The age of things
Just over 200 years ago, the prevailing belief popularized by religious mythology was that the planet earth had been around for just some 10,000 years….
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Jesus lizard (and shark, and bird . . . )
Sexual reproduction is a wonderful thing — scientifically speaking, of course. Through the combining of genetic material two individuals create a genetic offspring that is…
Transit users can now text for ‘real-time’ bus schedules
Winnipeg Transit has launched a new system that allows transit users to text for “real-time” bus schedules. Introduced on Feb. 10, the new system, called…
Graduate students elect new GSA executive
Meaghan Labine has been elected the new Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) president for the 2010-11 year. The other GSA executive include: vice president external, Liz…
UMSU council representative interviews
Two candidates: LGBTT* students’ rep LGBTT* students’ representative candidate: Neal Pineda The Manitoban: Why did you choose to run for this position? Neal Pineda: Originally…
Candidates for UMSU executive positions running uncontested in 2010 election
For the first time in three years, there is only one slate running in the UMSU elections. Heather Laube, current vice-president student services, is running…
IQs water fountain spouts dirty water
John Danakas, spokesperson for the University of Manitoba, said that the water provided on campus has always met the Canadian Drinking Water Quality guidelines, whenever…
UMSU Election Forum
Students at the University of Manitoba had a chance to ask questions of the Moving Forward Slate, the only slate running in this year’s UMSU…
2010 UMSU Election Sees Vandalism, Assault
This article has been updated with new information as of 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3. Poster vandalism leads to physical confrontation. As CRO Jason…
Health Canada approves HPV vaccine for men
Health Canada has approved the use of the HPV vaccine Gardasil for men. Merck Frosst was granted authorization by the federal government on Feb. 22…