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Students protest lack of funding for First Nations students

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Sarah Petz
Students rallied on the steps of the legislature last Wednesday for more post-secondary education funding for aboriginal students. The event was organized by the University of Manitoba Aboriginal Students’ Association (UMASA) to raise awareness about...
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Top Ford Engineer helps U of M students on hybrid car...

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
A top engineer at Ford, Paul Aldighieri, was on campus to help engineering students build hybrid hot rods. Aldighieri delivered a seminar at the University of Manitoba on Friday, Sept. 24, on the award winning...
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Don’t let the bed bugs bite

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Miguel Yetman
Do you remember the old saying, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite”? That phrase has recently taken on a literal meaning as, depending on where you take residence, you might be suffering from an...
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Fake plastic trees

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Martin Turczynowicz
Solar panels are everyone’s favourite answer to our current energy crisis. They’re environmentally friendly, produce no emissions and use an abundant energy source. As it stands, they’re also horribly inefficient, they consist of scarce...
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Something wicked this way comes

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Colin Rumbolt
When reflecting on the H1N1 crisis last year, one can’t help but get the feeling the whole thing was way overblown. Still, it was impressive to see the massive mobilization of vaccines, hand sanitizer...
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Gerbasi faces opposition on both sides in Fort Rouge race

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Sheldon Birnie
City councillor Jenny Gerbasi is facing opposition from both sides of the political spectrum in this year’s municipal election, with Ian Rabb throwing his hat in the ring from the right side, and NDP...
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More students entering University in Manitoba

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Talia Joundi
Enrolment numbers have once again increased at the University of Manitoba. A total of 27,540 students are currently enrolled for the 2010-11 academic year, an increase of one per cent compared to 27,262 students...

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