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Staying out of debt
How do YOU stay out of debt?
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Fashion Streeter
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Great looks for great prices
Second-hand shops offer a wide variety of clothing, accessories, footwear and other knick-knacks. It’s like one big treasure hunt to find that one-of-a-kind item or vintage piece.
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Beware Bob, the animals are coming
As citizens of a society, it is our duty to act as ethically as we can. However, in our quest to do the right thing, sometimes we misjudge the consequences of a particular action and end up doing something that we later regret.
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To dine in or to dine out? That is the question
Dining out is a popular get-together option. You can be with friends, family or co-workers, enjoy some food made by professional chefs and taste some special drinks you can’t always have at home.
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Quality food may be more expensive than the alternative, but it’s worth it
It can’t be denied that quality food is expensive. Eating organic, free-range and all-natural products tends to be in the higher price range. It’s no wonder that we turn to “cheap” fare: fast food and junk food.
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All about the other student debt
Statistics Canada cites that 45 per cent of undergraduates at universities carry debt, with an average of nearly $20,000. Those statistics surely refer to Canada Student Loans and student credit at banks. But librarians, barkeeps and video store clerks tell a story even more horrific than Statistics Canada.
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Slowing down and living the simple life
Fasten your safety belts for a lightning-fast tour of a movement that encourages people to do just the opposite: Slow down.
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Ambrosia: About a Culture – An Investigation of Electronica Music and Party Culture
Ambrosia is the attempt to fill a niche – an expose of the ins and outs, the highs and lows of a culture, a genre of music, a way of life: Electronica.
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Arts Briefs
Censorship in Scotland; The Jedi face discrimination; Monkey’s prefer Monkey Music, Metallica; Punkers go prancing
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Forward thinking fiction
Ontario-based author Robert J. Sawyer easily ranks among the sci-fi greats – illustrious among those in the know. He is one of only seven people to have won all three of science fiction’s top awards for best novel of the year: The Hugo, the Nebula and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
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And a five, six, seven, eight!
Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern’s documentary Every Little Step tells the duel story of the original production and the current revival of one of Broadways most beloved musicals, A Chorus Line.
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The pillar problem
Winnipeg art enthusiasts have not one but two chances to see the work of Montreal artist Michel de Broin this fall.
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SLIM TWIG - Contempt!
Contempt! by Slim Twig is a remarkably confusing and unpleasant album. It’s comprised of found sound and extensive sampling, with Slim Twig talk-singing his lyrics over the resulting noise.
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THE WOODEN SKY - If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone
My first introduction to The Wooden Sky was their brilliant cover of Colorado Girl by Townes Van Zandt, whose influence can be heard on many of the songs on this, the band’s sophomore release.
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AMELIA CURRAN Hunter, Hunter
Her first album crafted with the support of a label with major distribution, we reap the benefits of the promise of mass exposure.
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INGRID GATIN - Tin Heart EP
Earlier this year, after weeks of self-imposed solitude up at her grandparents’ cabin near Christopher Lake, Sask., Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter Ingrid Gatin emerged with a little prairie gem.
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GRAND ANALOG - Metropolis is Burning
Forget previous rap-rock fads; Grand Analog consists of music veterans (DJs, MCs, musicians and music collectors) who take the best of all genres for their sophomore album.
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Getting in the zone
When he talks about what it’s like conducting the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, music director Alexander Mickelthwate uses sports language.
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Not throwing herself in other people’s faces
This week Demetra Penner’s in Winnipeg, next week she could be in Churchill. This year she’s concentrating on her music, next year it could be her painting. Not knowing for sure doesn’t phase her.
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Cheering for the Bad Guy: More hardcore than most punk
These days, Sheldon Birnie can be seen straddling with an acoustic guitar and crooning dusty, hard-luck country tales with the Winnipeg band he fronts – the amusingly named six-piece Cheering for the Bad Guy.
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Re: Sharing time is over
In response to Andrew Tod’s article (“Sharing time is over,” Sept. 10) I just want to suggest that you open up the call for cyclists to share their horror stories of being a cyclist in Winnipeg! Many motorists in this city are completely hostile to cyclists, and these attitudes should not be tolerated.
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A loss of culture that has been lost in history
Often when beginning my aboriginal education class, I will ask students where their families originally come from. This often leads into discussions about ethnicity, cultural background and language.
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Epitaph for all those multicoloured bills?
Ever hear of the plan to get rid of the Canadian penny? What about getting rid of paper money altogether? As it turns out, these two ideas are not so far-fetched.
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The root of all evil and trust
If there is one thing that I’m sick of hearing people say, it’s: “I’d trust this person with my life.”
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Forget tuition – we need a vanity freeze
Like no other generation before, ours is expected to gain a post-secondary education. It seems that nowadays, a bachelor’s degree has about as much prestige as a high school degree used to have. Whereas a high school degree used to at least be a guarantee of relatively steady employment, obtaining one in the present day doesn’t tend to get you far in the way of the work force. Most jobs now require at least some form of post-secondary education.
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Down to the wire
“One second! One second on the clock!”
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It’s cool to compost
With the ban of plastic water bottle sales, the sourcing of local food in the cafeteria and a campus recycling program, the University of Winnipeg is consciously striving towards environmental sustainability. And as the compost program on campus continues to gain momentum, the university will further reduce its environmental footprint.
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Faculty fundraising efforts a success
Thanks to the fundraising efforts of university faculty and pay cuts taken by staff and administration, students this year received nearly the same level of financial aid as past years, despite the weak economy.
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My campus is greener than yours
Despite the jam-packed bicycle racks at the University of Winnipeg, the school’s participation in last year’s Campus Commuter Challenge was less than two per cent. Resource Conservation Manitoba challenges students of various Manitoba campuses to see which can register the most students for the challenge.
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Campus News Briefs
In the chief’s own words; UWSA day-care now open; Dean of education wins international education awards; Juice 9 launches Sept. 25; McFeetors Hall opens
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Local News Briefs
Interim ministers announced by premier; Bodily Fluids Act to support aid workers; Top restaurants take part in friendly cook-off; Exchange District gets its first grocery store; Amendment announced for Public Schools Act
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Post-secondary poverty
Students are not known for being flush with cash but few can truly relate to being periodically homeless and still showing up for class.
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Greyhound keeps rollin’ on down the highway
After a week of threats and negotiations, Greyhound Canada has decided to continue running their Manitoba passenger bus routes beyond Oct. 2, their previous date of withdrawal from the province.
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International News Briefs
Lethal injection cannot be performed due to unsuitable veins; Farmers crying over spilt milk; Woman regains sight after tooth implant; Slumbering teen narrowly misses death on train track
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Giving people a voice where they live
Housing co-operatives are an oft-ignored alternative to apartment or townhouse living. In a co-op, everyone owns an equal share of the project. Often this results in lower monthly payments with more control over executive decisions.
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Sidestepping debt in a credit-driven world
Odds are if you are over the age of 18 you fall into one of three categories: You have (a) never obtained a credit card and therefore have no credit history and can’t use eBay; (b) obtained at least one credit card and found yourself saddled with some amount of unwanted debt, with moderate difficulty paying it off; or (c) obtained multiple credit cards, made several large, ill-advised purchases, racked up tens of thousands of dollars in debt and suffered as a result.
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Manitoba rejects harmonized sales tax
The Manitoba government has decided that tax harmonization – a federal proposal to amalgamate the GST and the PST – will take away provincial tax control and hurt consumers along the way.
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