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Student community garden still coping from losing shed in fire

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Sarah Petz
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...
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UMSU rep: U of M falling short in providing access for...

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba is falling short when it comes to making the university accessible to students living with disabilities, says the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) Community Representative for Students living with...
Sports

Hips don’t lie

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Sarah Petz
Belly dancing classes can be found nearly everywhere these days, at almost every recreation centre or dance studio in cities across North America. Even my hometown of Russell Man., at a population of 1,500...
News

Board of Governors approves 0% increase to executive salaries

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Sarah Petz
The decision to approve the zero percent increase was made by the management resources and compensation committee at Tuesday’s board meeting. “It’s a prudent step, and a responsible step, given it’s a challenging economic...
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U of M endowment fund recovering

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba endowment fund is steadily recovering from the effects of economic recession. Due to the collapse of investment markets, in 2008 the University Investment Trust (UIT) fund lost approximately 20 per...
Arts & Culture

Danger! Highly dubious ancedotes

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Sarah Petz
My younger brother, who used to flail around to “Danger! High Voltage” (you know, the song from that dumb car commercial with the sumo wrestlers) first introduced me to Electric Six. Thankfully, I’ve since...
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Research funding may not sustain universities’ research

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Sarah Petz
While provincial funding for research at the University of Manitoba has increased over the past five-years, the level of funding the university receives may not be enough to sustain the amount of research it...
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