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[26 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]

Sometimes it seems like there’s nothing harder than choosing your courses. Whether you’re looking to cobble together a light semester, or just trying to pick only four or five of the dozens of interesting courses being offered, registration can be a challenge (not to mention the aggravation of trying to get into a course that’s full by the time your registration period begins). In the interest of making your life a little less painful, here’s some good information for this period of your life.
First, it’s important to know, and then …

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[26 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]

Did I miss something; do you have suggestions for improvement? Contact me by email: campus.beat@themeliorist.ca
Thursday, November 27
1st Choice Savings Centre PE152, 7:00 am: A.M. Step is a class with high- and low-impact options for all participants. Focus on cardio conditioning with some core muscle work. Open to all fitness levels. Free for students.
LINC Group Study Room 9, 10:50 am: Informal Japanese Conversation Group open to all interested students, staff and faculty. Free.
Max Bell Aquatic Centre, 12:15 pm: Drop-in noon hour Aquafit. …

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[26 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]

Your search results are partly determined by the databases you search, as well as by the search terms you use. In the last column, we talked about how to pick the best library database depending on your research topic. This week, we will talk about finding the right words to search those databases.
Most students search for information using “keywords.” A keyword is basically just a word found on a page that signifies your topic. Since a word can mean many things, and there are numerous terms to describe …

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[26 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]

Okay, now I’m just getting excited for the end of classes. Forget the whole finals-and-final-projects thing; I’m ignoring that for the moment. Next week leaves plenty of time to still panic, I say. Try these events to help you forget your impending doom (or not, as the case may be), and make sure to check out Weekly Maintenance, Flavour of the Week and Upcoming Horns Games elsewhere in the paper to make sure your personal event listings are complete.
Did I miss something; do you have suggestions for …

Sports »

[26 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]

The Pronghorn men were successful; their opponents, the University of Manitoba Bisons, fell twice under the Horns’ hooves. These two wins put the Horns above five hundred for the season…