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Low graduation rates at for-profit colleges: study
A report on graduation rates found that only 22 per cent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit colleges in the U.S. graduate within six years, according to...
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Two new Rhodes Scholars for the U of M
Two students at the University of Manitoba set to graduate this spring have won prestigious Rhodes Scholarships.
For Melissa Bailey and Jody Reimer, this scholarship means spending...
Dec. 6 sheds light on gender-based violence
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On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lepine walked into École Polytechnique de Montréal and murdered 14 students because they were female.
He separated the male and female students in a classroom, allowed the men to leave...
Province targets minimum secondary dropout age
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New provincial legislation will increase the compulsory education age from 16 to 18 in an effort to curb dropout rates in Manitoba.
The minister of education, Nancy Allan, said the proposed legislation reflects a changing...
Cold weather brings flurry of car accidents
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As winter brings with it a flurry of holiday cheer, an increase in car accidents on and near campus comes along as well.
On Nov. 19, just after 11 a.m., an SUV rolled onto its...
U of M home to new Monsanto Canada Breeding Centre
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On Nov. 23, the University of Manitoba welcomed a new Monsanto Canada Breeding Centre. Meanwhile, protestors gathered on campus to oppose the opening.
Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, relocated its Canadian corporate head office...
UMSU wants to bring pub back to campus
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) presented a proposal for a student owned-and-operated pub to the university administration on Nov. 16.
UMSU’s full-time office staff developed the proposal under the direction of the UMSU...