The end of Gadhafi
The death of Moammar Gadhafi marks the end of a terrible chapter in Libya’s history. For more than 40 years Gadhafi ruled Libya with an…
politics
Reginald “Reg” Alcock mourned by university
Reginald B. Alcock, executive-in-residence at the University of Manitoba’s I.H. Asper school of business, died of a heart attack on Oct. 14 at age 63….
Capitalism is peaceful
Capitalism is a system based on trust and mutually beneficial trade. You trade time and productivity to your employer for money. You trade that money…
Putting their name on the ballot
Along with the Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens, there’s a fifth party running in the Manitoba provincial election: the Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba….
Elections Manitoba hopes to make voting a breeze for students
On Oct. 4, thousands of Manitobans will go to the polls for our 40th provincial election, but if voter turnout follows past statistics, young people…
Patents
Patents, while at first glance seem to be rather dry and unremarkable, are invariably affecting everything that you do, especially when it comes to technology…
What’s in a name
There has been some recent concern over the fact that there may be an increase in the number of “honour killings” taking place within Canada….
Common sense justice system
The recent crime wave sweeping through our city has put people on edge. From the murder of Harvey Sanderson, a man with brittle-bone disease, who…
U2011 wants you to vote
U of M political science professors Jared Wesley and Andrea Rounce, along with a group of student volunteers, are taking action to promote knowledge and…
Vote mobs ineffective
Being a kid is fun. You get to run around and play games, you don’t have many responsibilities and you get to feel like you…