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U of M set to redeploy Bannatyne security officers to Fort...

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba is reorganizing its Security Services department, a move that has some students studying at the Bannatyne campus concerned. Effective Dec. 12, 2011, the university will begin efforts to redeploy patrol...
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local news briefs

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Sarah Petz
Homicide record broken The death of Harry Wellington Gegwetch on the morning of Nov. 12 marks the 35th homicide for Winnipeg, surpassing its 2004 record, reported CBC News. Gegwetch, 42, was found in a vacant...
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Lukacs leaves U of M

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Sarah Petz
A year-long, controversial battle between the University of Manitoba and math professor Gabor Lukacs has ended with Lukacs leaving the university. A joint statement released Nov. 10 explains that the university and Lukacs “have...
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U of M campus continues to grow

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba celebrated the completion of several infrastructure projects through a special campus-wide open house on Nov. 9. The projects were made possible through the federal government’s Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP), which...
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Crime beat

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Sarah Petz
Thefts dominated crime on campus for the month of October, with 14 thefts reported this month. “The items stolen range from a cellphone and items taken from breaking into a vending machine to laptops...
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UMSU notes

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on Nov. 4. UMSU president Camilla Tapp reported that she had discussed student issues with Internet service technology (IST) on campus with the U of...
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Author and activist Marina Nemat speaks at U of M

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Sarah Petz
A survivor of the infamous Evin prison in Iran, author and activist Marina Nemat shared her story at the Strangers in New Homelands conference held at the University of Manitoba last week. In 1982,...
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