Editorial

UMSU no longer functions the way a union should

By
Ethan Cabel
Late last year and early this year, the University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) vice-president advocacy Rebecca Kunzman was frantically seeking to quash a proposed change to the university’s voluntary withdrawal policy. The policy would...
News

UMSU set to run roughly $300,000 deficit, says vice-president internal

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Ethan Cabel
The University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) revealed at last week's annual general meeting that the union has accumulated a deficit, based on financial data from May 1, 2015, to the end of February...
News

Students seek referendum for recall of UMSU president

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Ethan Cabel
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council heard from two students March 10 claiming that UMSU president Jeremiah Kopp needs to be recalled from his position due to a series of bylaw infractions. Isaac...
News

The people’s college

By
Ethan Cabel
The St. Paul’s College bell tower has long been a fixture of the University of Manitoba’s skyline, but beneath the cross that hovers above the Catholic college is an institution that has experienced remarkable...
Features

UMSU fee hike divides candidates

By
Ethan Cabel
Fault lines are being drawn in the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) general election over whether due process was followed in the approval of a $64 fee increase on all U of M...
News

Voluntary withdrawal changes delayed at U of M

By
Ethan Cabel
The University of Manitoba will wait another year before implementing changes to its voluntary withdrawal policy after concerned student senators successfully pushed for revisions.
News

UMSU withholds $40,000 in fees under bogus contract, says University 1...

By
Ethan Cabel
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) entered into an illegitimate contract to use $40,000 worth of University 1 Student Council (U1SC) fees to help pay for last year’s Frosh Fest, the first-year council...
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