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UMSU shaves election day, passes preferred name motion

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Amira Tekle
UMSU’s board of directors gave the green light for two changes to its elections and referendum manual proposed by the UMSU governance committee at its Jan. 16 meeting. The changes include shortening the voting...
Alexander Decebal-Cuza
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UMSU calls for de-escalation of Middle East tensions

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Amira Tekle
Manitoba Law Students’ Association representative Silas Koulack introduced an emergency motion at the Jan. 16 UMSU board of directors meeting putting out a call for de-escalation of conflict between the United States and Iran. On...
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U-Pass referendum set to be held from Feb. 12 to 14

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Amira Tekle
The UMSU board of directors took an official position in support of the continuation of enrolment in the U-Pass program and set the dates of the deciding referendum for Feb. 12 to 14 during...
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UMSU sifts through participatory budgeting suggestions

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Amira Tekle
UMSU vice-president finance and operations Mbuli Matshe is spearheading an ongoing initiative to incorporate participatory budgeting into the students’ union’s finances, holding three days of tabling in UMSU University Centre to ask students “What...
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UMSU VP attends anti-racism conference in Ontario

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Amira Tekle
UMSU vice-president student life Jelynn Dela Cruz attended the two-day ConversAction: Race Matters conference in November, an anti-racism conference hosted by Renison University College and the University of Waterloo, hoping to return with new...
Chantal Zdan
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U-Pass referendum set for February

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Amira Tekle
The UMSU board of directors passed a motion at its Dec. 5 meeting scheduling a referendum of the student body to decide the fate of the U-Pass program.
Ally Gonzalo
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Sexual violence policy consultation draws discussion

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Amira Tekle
UMSU, in conjunction with the U of M’s office of human rights and conflict management (OHRCM), held a sexual violence policy consultation with students Nov. 21 to discuss the policy recommendations laid out in...
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