Basketball On Nov. 24, the Bisons basketball teams went to the Duckworth Center at the University of Winnipeg to play their crosstown rivals, the Wesmen. Sadly, the Bison women’s team lost, 72-53. Meanwhile, the men dominated their game and won 87-70. The women did quite well in the first half of the game. They entered [...]
The Manitoban
The Students' Newspaper of the University of Manitoba
Archive for November, 2011
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Rallying for first place
The Bisons men’s volleyball team find themselves in a tight race at the midway point of the Canada West season. After getting off to a perfect 8-0 start, the Bisons hold a slim lead in the standings over the Alberta Bears and Trinity Western Spartans — who sat tied in the standings at 6-0 — [...]
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The new Winnipeg workhorse
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers left Toronto back in week 13 having lost a pivotal game to an East rival, but more importantly having lost the bulk of their backfield to two devastating injuries in a single game. Fifth year star running back Fred Reid was lost for the season to a torn ACL. Carl Volny, [...]
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For the record lover
When it comes to collecting vinyl, everyone is different. Whether it be a passion for 45s, imports, or collecting the entire catalogue of a particular label, it’s safe to say there is something out there for everybody — even you. Vinyl records can have many fun and unique quirks. Excluding the already above mentioned, there [...]
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Talking Heads re-imagined
A group of musicians and graduates of our U of M jazz program have recently begun a fantastic series of concerts wherein classic pop albums are re-imagined in the style of contemporary jazz tunes. The first two albums showcased were Bob Marley’s album Exodus and Stevie Wonder’s Inner Visions. Up this Thursday is Talking Heads [...]
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Putting a price on biodiversity
Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a global ecological crisis, conservation efforts around the world continue to face an uphill battle. A recent article in Nature suggests that if our current critically endangered species go extinct, we will have achieved an extinction event of a magnitude comparable to that of the [...]
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Manitoba’s cougar
Are there resident breeding populations of cougar in Manitoba? “The answer is a resounding . . . maybe,” according to Bill Watkins while presiding over a crowd of engaged university students and science professionals in attendance at The Wildlife Society’s fall mixer on Nov. 17. Watkins is a zoologist for Manitoba Conservation and a local [...]
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Bird’s eye view
As new research demonstrates how an artificially mutated a strain of avian influenza can spread in at unprecedented rates in ferrets — and possibly humans — scientists and public officials are debating whether the results are safe to publish, out of fears over bioterrorism. Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a virus that affects birds, [...]
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No shave November, no lay Movember
If you’re a lady who has ever kissed a bearded man, you can vouch for the facial rug burn you receive after a round of tonsil hockey. Don’t get me wrong, folks; I love a burly, macho, bearded, lumberjack of a man as much as the next girl, but only to an extent. It’s just [...]
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Mates and moustaches
You probably have a pretty good idea about what Movember is, but do you know how it came to be? Let me enlighten you. The movement has increased in popularity since its modest 2003 launch in Melbourne, Australia. It all began with a simple conversation between two friends — Luke Slattery and Travis Garone. The [...]