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Bucky Driedger (second from right) with his Royal Canoe bandmates (from left) Matt Schellenberg, Brendan Berg, Matt Peters, Derek Allard, and Michael Jordan.

Royal Canoe guitarist talks about how CMU has shaped his life

With its forward-thinking blend of pop, rock, hip-hop, dance, soul, and electronic music, as well as its energetic live shows, Royal Canoe has made a name for itself as one of Winnipeg's most exciting bands.

Two of the band's singles have reached the Top 5 on CBC Radio 3, they have toured throughout North America and Europe, and they've earned praise from venerable publications like The New York Times to blogs like This Music Doesn't Suck, which described the band's sound as "a clever blend of aesthetics and genres executed with a confidence and expertise usually reserved for more established groups."

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Heather Schellenberg (CMU '10) and Michael Harms (CMU '11).

Bridge-builder Profile: Heather Schellenberg and Michael Harms

Heather Schellenberg and Michael Harms recently moved to South Korea, where they will teach English for one year.

But before they left, the CMU alumni—who were married in 2012—bought a tile to support the university's Come Together: Be a Bridge Builder campaign.

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Joani and Paul Neufeldt with their son, Cayden.

Bridge-builder Profile: Paul and Joani Neufeldt

Paul and Joani (Goerzen) Neufeldt were both taught growing up that tithing is important. So when they married, they decided to regularly give away at least 10 per cent of their gross income.

When Joani gave birth to their son Cayden three years ago, the couple had their wills written and they thought about their giving plan even more.

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The CMU Blazers face off against longtime rivals the Providence Freemen on Sept. 27.

Whet your appetite for CMU sports at Fall Festival

Athletics plays an important role for many people who study at CMU, whether it's competing on one of the university's basketball, volleyball or soccer teams, sitting in the stands cheering on those teams, or playing pick-up hockey on the ice rink on south campus.

So it's no surprise that the schedule for Fall Festival 2013 includes two basketball games. The women's and men's teams will face off against the Providence University College Freemen on Friday, Sept. 27.

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Artist's rendering of new Library & Learning Commons and Bridge.

Attend the groundbreaking celebration for CMU's new Library & Learning Commons and Bridge

This coming Monday, July 8, CMU President Cheryl Pauls will gather with federal, provincial and civic representatives for a groundbreaking celebration to mark the start of construction of the university's new Library & Learning Commons and Bridge.

As an alumnus, you are heartily invited to attend this event.

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