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MUN bans the bottle

Earlier in September Memorial University of Newfoundland announced it will become the second Canadian university to ban the sale of bottled water. This move comes less than six months after the University of Winnipeg introduced a ban last spring.

“Students, staff and faculty have been working actively together with the initiative to raise education and awareness around the privatization of water,” said Elly Adeland, water and energy campaigner at the Polaris Institute.

UVic tackles a furry little problem

 

1000-plus feral rabbits pose a safety hazard and are responsible for damage on the University of Victoria campus ( Photo Provided )

 

Universities fight the ‘freshman 15’

 

The recent cultural shift towards focusing on healthy lifestyles has lessened the reality of the freshman 15 ( Photo: Lasia Kretzel )

 

Facebook may cause relationship jealousy

A warning to all those wrapped up in a new romantic love affair – be careful whom you “tag” or “poke.” A new study from the University of Guelph suggests that Facebook is a cause of jealousy and suspicion in relationships.

The study, conducted by PhD students Amy Muise and Emily Christofides, found a strong correlation between Facebook use and jealousy.

The motivation for the study came from students that Muise worked with.

iUSask – a Canadian first

 

I want to be in the pockets of all of these 20,000 students walking around. — Eric Neufield, department head of computer science at U of S

 

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