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….
News
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…
Growing pains
To say that the Internet can be controversial is a supreme understatement. With but a few keystrokes, sites containing literally anything can be happened upon…
Dr. Know
Greetings to you mammalia! Hah! Hoo-hah! I’ve created a word! Ah, linguistics. Quite a feeble study, is it not? It is. Does it count as…
Science Briefs
LHC collides hadrons at 7 TeV The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced on March 30, 2010 that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) had…
Canada: a haven for pirates
Earlier this month, a Montreal man was convicted of illegally recording a movie in the theatre, and sentenced to 2 ½ months in jail. This…