Celebration Week celebrates its 40th anniversary
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, UMSU Celebration Week will run from Jan.25-29 at the Fort Garry campus and from Jan.20-22 at Bannatyne. As with previous years,…
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Students feel more should have been done to alert them of transit changes
Despite efforts to inform students of the change, a number of students have been saying that they’ve been waiting for buses at the wrong location…
Online banking preferred method of tuition payment at U of M
Over half of students at the University of Manitoba now use online banking to pay their tuition. Sam Vagianos, assistant manager of the revenue, general…
A critical analysis of facilitated communication
Locked-in syndrome is a terrifying condition where an individual’s senses, such as sight, hearing and touch, are intact, but they are physically paralyzed — they…
Zoological investigations VII
That’s right, I said “oxpecker,” and no, I am not just gearing you up for Valentine’s Day. Folks, I am talking about birds — vampiristic…
Dr. Know
When last we left Dr. Know he spoke of having been in the midst of fleeing human authorities for some reason involving organ harvesting. Oh…
Privacy vs safety
Exhibitionists might just decide to fly more often, following an announcement by the federal government on Jan. 5, 2010, that, in order to increase security…
How do you like my third arm?
If you’re one of those people who sit up at night, worrying about what radiation is doing to you, you might be worried about the…
Geologically quick
The natural forces that shaped our planet, such as the formation of oceans, seas and ice ages are gradual processes that take thousands if not…
Facebook changes privacy settings . . .
Last month Facebook.com prompted its 350 million users to update their privacy settings. Given the option to keep their old privacy settings or allow everyone…