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Winnipeg Pride Parade has biggest turnout ever
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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 for the June 6th event.
“Despite changes to some...
Student community garden still coping from losing shed in fire
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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.
“The shed itself was a big loss, but it...
Construction underway on various projects throughout the U of M
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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 plan, called Project Domino, is one of the most...
Students living on campus faced with increased fees
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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 are yet to be finalized.
The cost of a...
Where did we come from?
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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 as which came first: genes or protein, where life...
Practice makes perfect
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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 process that helps individuals retain the information. Known as...
Multiple choice exams:
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The majority of teachers and students — myself included before researching this article — are under the impression that they should stick with their first instincts during a multiple choice test and not change...
