News

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Federal budget ignores post-secondary

Thursday, March 11, 2010 ·

The Harper government’s 451-page budget was bursting with promises of another year of economic stimulus, but nothing was mentioned for debt-ridden students nationwide, complained student leaders. Katherine Giroux-Bougard, national chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), was quick to...

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Opinions

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Gay marriage brings hope and tension to Mexico City

Thursday, March 11, 2010 ·

Undiplomatic Relations Mexico City handed out its first licenses for same-sex marriages last week, as a bill passed in December made gay marriage legal in the city. This development comes just days after Washington, D.C. and Buenos Aires blessed same-sex...

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Features

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Who dunnit?

Thursday, March 11, 2010 ·

No one knows just how it began. If they do, they’re not talking, and definitely not to the press. Spies and assassins – especially teams of hit men – belong in novels from the Cold War, James Bond, and Jason...

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Movie reviews

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Smoking caterpillar yields parental guidance advisory

Thursday, March 11, 2010 ·

Alice In Wonderland Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, and Stephen Fry Walt Disney Pictures 109 minutes Rated PG By Zaren White The psychedelic, nonsensical dreamscape that surrounds the story...

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Sports and Health

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Femme finale

Thursday, March 11, 2010 ·

It’s that time of year again: Memorial’s varsity athletics are slowly winding down, and the teams are all looking to leave a lasting impression in the 2009-10 season. The women’s basketball team has had success in recent years, and this...

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Graduate funding cuts for next school year

Thursday, March 11, 2010 ·

Prospective graduate students at Memorial will bear the burden of budgetary cuts this coming fall semester. Projections state that the graduate school will see a shortfall of about $2-million in operating funds, according to a news release on today@mun.ca Noreen...

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No hard evidence of misconduct: Probe proves inconclusive

Thursday, March 11, 2010 ·

MUNSU Beat A MUN Students’ Union (MUNSU) investigative committee set up to evaluate anonymous allegations of abuse of union finance has concluded there is no hard evidence to either prove or disprove the allegations due to a lack of documentation....

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Arts

Ben-Hur, The Exorcist and me

By Guruchathram Ledchumanan

Sonic Temple I don’t know why my younger brother and sister and I would watch the...

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Science

Try this at home

By Dr. Jon

Maintaining Equilibrium Whipping out a science experiment in the middle of a rip-roaring party might not...

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