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Sarah Petz
Man survives three days alone in Manitoba wilderness A Manitoba woodcutter survived three days after being hit by a falling tree, just north of Winnipeg, reported the Canadian Press. The 51-year-old man was struck...
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Campus mental health services see increase in demand

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Sarah Petz
While more university students are coming into campus health centres with greater mental health challenges than in the past, it may not necessarily be a negative sign. Don Stewart, director of the University of Manitoba...
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No more party buses at U of M

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Talia Joundi
The University of Manitoba has banned buses, rented for events involving alcohol, from entering the Fort Garry Campus as a response to safety concerns. However, many students feel that the new regulations will encourage...
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Campus beat

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Talia Joundi
U of M professors lead series to address civic disengagement Two political scientists at the University of Manitoba have teamed up with the Manitoba Institute for Policy Research (MIPR) to lead a series about the...
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Adding polling stations won’t reduce apathy: students, CRO

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Tessa Vanderhart
This year’s UMSU election will be in full swing after nominations for candidates close Feb. 18. Now for the next step: where to vote? Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Jason van Rooy has finalized this...
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Local Egyptians demand change

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Sarah Petz
Local Egyptians showed their support for protestors demanding democracy in Egypt at demonstrations held at the University of Manitoba and on the steps of the Manitoba legislature last week. U of M students Halim...
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Life: all tangled up

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Martin Turczynowicz
How is it that birds, those tiny feathery creatures, were precisely navigating the globe while hominids had not yet managed to efficiently communicate directional information? Why is it that bees, seemingly mindless hive animals,...

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