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UMSU board meeting Jan. 26

By
Matthew Merkel
The UMSU governance committee and a representative of the St. Paul’s College Students’ Association (SPCSA) each put forward a motion at UMSU’s board of directors meeting Jan. 26. The motion from the governance committee proposed...
Jenna Solomon
Comment

The right to bear (life- ending) arms

By
Sarah Cohen
The headline read, “10 dead, 10 injured in Southern California mass shooting.” Yet, I read it with the same emotion I might have if it were any other headline. The Jan. 21 shooting in Monterey...
Jenna Solomon
Comment

What Blackness is

By
Dina Hamid
Growing up, people have always been “hush-hush” when talking about Blackness. I would observe people doing mental and verbal gymnastics in order to avoid using the “B” word — Black. This was always confusing...
Jenna Solomon
Editorial

Military booths at U of M conflict with university values

By
Colton McKillop
Students walking through University Centre two weeks ago would have seen a number of U of M career fair stands advertising jobs in various public and private sector industries. Nestled among the run-of-the-mill, boring employers...
Jenna Solomon
Research & Technology

Using genes to individualize cancer treatment

By
Elah Ajene
Of all eight billion people on the planet, no two individuals share the exact same genetic makeup.  These genetic variations account for different responses and treatment outcomes in different people.  Fields of study such as precision...
Jenna Solomon
Editorial

The good in the ominous

By
Matthew Merkel
As one of the two news editors at the Manitoban, there are strict journalistic practices that I must follow when writing any news article. I must write in a specific format, and present an...
Jenna Solomon
Comment

The student illusion of absolute answers

By
Dina Hamid
Very early on in life, we learn that there are questions and there are answers. How many chromosomes do humans have? 46. What’s the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter. What is the most...
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