Top U of M campus news stories of 2012
6. Stephen Lewis speaks at the U of M amid Kony 2012 phenomenon Last March saw renowned human rights activist Stephen Lewis hold a series…
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End all subsidies for transportation
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Save the ELA: Fight to keep Experimental Lakes Area continues
On Nov. 27, world-renowned limnologist David Schindler delivered a compelling speech at the University of Manitoba entitled “Contributions of the Experimental Lakes Area [ELA] to…
E. coli, food security, and the ethics of meat production
A new labour studies course entitled “Advocacy and Animal Rights,” will begin in January 2013, and will examine the issue of food ethics. The course…
U of M professor explores swine housing options for farmers
A professor at the U of M is conducting research into tools that will assist farmers in making the transition from the individual housing of…
Large majority of students say yes to U-Pass
The results of the U-Pass referendum have shown that a large majority of students have voted in favour of the U-Pass. The referendum was held…
Man collapses in University Centre – Thursday, November 22, 2012
At approximately 3:00 pm this afternoon an unidentified male collapsed just outside the food court in University Centre on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry…
Agriculture student competing for award in New York
University of Manitoba student Brett Sheffield made it to the final round of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) competition in New York City on…
Campus news briefs
U-Pass referendum results show support for universal bus pass The counting of the UMSU U-Pass referendum took place on Nov. 16 and saw 73.82 per…
Crime beat
October saw several accounts of criminal activity at the University of Manitoba. Ten thefts were reported from Oct. 1 to 31, nine of them being…