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Forget exoplanets

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Leif Larsen
School-aged children the world over collectively tweeted “WTF” in November 2010, when two astronomers announced that they think there could be a previously undiscovered planet orbiting out in the distant reaches of the solar...
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Commute to U of M could get easier

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Chelsee Cure
Better access to the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus from the St. Vital area could be within reach with this week’s launch of a request for proposals for new transportation routes by the...
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International News Briefs

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Sarah Petz
Dog food meal sends frat pledge to hospital A student from the University of Virginia was rushed to the hospital after eating a meal made of dog food, soy sauce, matzo balls and geflite fish...
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Campus Beat

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David OpeymiTalia Joundi
Environmental Awareness Week reminds students to respect their environment Environmental Awareness Week is set to return to campus again this year, with events taking place March 14-18. The week of activities is organized by University...
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Thank you for voting

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Leif Larsen
As you may or may not have heard, the Manitoban won its recent referendum, in which we asked students to increase our levy from $3 to $4 per student per term. To the 1,982 students...
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Inner-city rep & racialized student rep coming soon to UMSU council

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union is in the process of creating two new student representative positions, one of which will sit on UMSU council as soon as next month. The positions of a racialized...
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Faculty salaries in Manitoba fall below average

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Talia Joundi
In comparison to other Canadian universities, professors at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg have salaries that are below average, making them among the poorest paid professors in Western Canada. Statistics...

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