Sports & Fitness
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Wesmen add men’s and women’s soccer teams to its program
This fall, men’s and women’s Wesmen soccer teams will participate in the Manitoba College Athletic Conference (MCAC) as they prepare to join the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) league in 2011.
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Pudding cake recipe uses healthy ingredients
To live well is to eat well and you all know what that means: meals should be both nutritious and tasty! Luckily, slipping greens and lean protein into main dishes is a fairly simple process.
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Dispelling health myths
No matter how healthy we think we are, there are often small ways we can tweak our mindset and our choices to make our lifestyles even healthier.
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Basketball players go from green to red
The University of Winnipeg’s Wesmen Women’s Basketball Team has recruited two new players from the Vincent Massey Trojans. Stephanie Kleysen and Ashleigh Chichlowski have been two key players for the Trojans this season.
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Two-legged transit is the best
It is hard to go anywhere within the city limits and not hear the gentle rumble of a car driving down the street. For about 75 per cent of Canadians, according to a 2007 Statistics Canada report, motor vehicles are the transportation method of choice.
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Listen to your body when it comes to deciding which foods to eat
Have you ever wondered why you are drawn to some foods over others? Besides your preference of ice cream over vegetables?
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Wesmen volleyball seasons come to a close short of nationals
The 2009–2010 Wesmen Men’s Volleyball team started out the season with six talented new athletes in the program.
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And… Cut! That’s a wrap!
You could say that a men’s basketball team that loses almost every game in a season isn’t entertainment – and you may be right. Yet it’s the courage of the Wesmen Men’s Basketball team to step out onto the court, with the hopeful ambition that these men did, that is the true spectacle. They went out and did their best every single game.
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Reading between the grocery store lines
Choosing healthy foods at a grocery store is a daunting task if you have no idea how to read a package.
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Preventing diabetes
Pre-diabetes and diabetes affect more people than you might think.
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Mind over muscle
As the nation watched Canadians collect medals in Vancouver, a trio of former Olympians were mentally preparing the next batch of podium-climbing hopefuls.
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The Wesmen Men gave it their all
It was an easier win for the Trinity Western University Spartans Men’s Volleyball team than in their past games against the Wesmen Men’s team at the playoffs on Feb. 25-27.
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Que sera sera
Unfortunately for the Wesmen Women’s Basketball team, their playoff run came to a close this past Thursday, Feb. 25 and Friday, Feb. 26. The Simon Fraser University Clan quickly took leads in both games and eliminated the Wesmen easily and painfully.
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A guide to cholesterol alternatives
For the majority of us, fats are not something that we need to consciously include in our diet.
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It’s playoff time!
Whether you’re a basketball or volleyball fan, you can look forward to some exciting playoff action from both Wesmen teams starting Thursday, Feb. 25. The Wesmen women’s basketball team and the Wesmen men’s volleyball team will be working hard in the next week at playoff games in B.C. to bring glory back to the prairies.
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This is how they roll
Roller derby will be back in town for the first time in 30 years this weekend, showcasing the Murder City Maidens, Winnipeg’s finest women on wheels, full-speed, viciously hip-checking each other to the cold, hard floor.
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Making sure you get your chlorophyll
We all know that we should include more greens in our meals, but sometimes it is hard to figure out exactly how to go about fitting in those extra, essential servings of green vegetables. If you don’t like the taste or if you’re just having difficulty trying to increase your servings, these ideas will motivate you to experiment in the kitchen once again.
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A series of great games
If you weren’t at the Duckworth Centre this past Friday, Feb. 5, you missed some great games.
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Duff has the stuff
The Wesmen Women’s Volleyball Team headed off against the Manitoba Bisons on Feb. 3, both teams looking for the win to get the playoff spot.
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Sad end to hope for the playoffs
The 2ndplace Regina Cougars men’s basketball team beat out the Wesmen team this past Friday, Feb. 5. Despite the setbacks the Wesmen have encountered this year of losses, they put up an incredible battle and made Regina fight for their victory.