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Governor General in attendance at last day of Truth and Reconciliation commission On the fourth and final day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission event…
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Waterloo suspends football program for one year Following the biggest steroid investigation in Canadian university history, the University of Waterloo has put its football team…
Residents petition to keep new stadium away from neighbourhood
A group of concerned Fort Richmond residents have begun a campaign to keep the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium away from their neighbourhood. The residents,…
Winnipeg Pride Parade has biggest turnout ever
The annual Winnipeg Pride Festival had its most successful parade ever this year, with 36 floats and walking groups and over 10,000 participants turning up…
Student community garden still coping from losing shed in fire
The University of Manitoba Student Community Garden continues to cope from the loss of their shed, which burnt down in a fire on April 23….
Construction underway on various projects throughout the U of M
The University of Manitoba continues to be booming with construction on several projects that are expected to rejuvenate the Fort Garry campus. The $150 million…
Students living on campus faced with increased fees
The University of Manitoba Board of Governors recently passed a five per cent increase to student residence fees on top of tuition fee increases that…
Where did we come from?
If you ask a room full of biologists how life arose on our planet, you could start a fistfight. Current theories clash on details such…
Practice makes perfect
In the 1960s, research by Endel Tulving demonstrated that, as with studying, being tested on material is not a neutral process but rather a beneficial…
Multiple choice exams:
The majority of teachers and students — myself included before researching this article — are under the impression that they should stick with their first…