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Chester elected ASBC UMSU rep, referendum fails

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Shaden Abusaleh
The Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) held a byelection Oct. 26 and 27 to fill a vacant position for ASBC University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) representative. Students also voted in a referendum on implementing...
Quincy Houdayer
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Students descend on legislature to protest expected tuition fee increases

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Shaden Abusaleh
More than one hundred students marched from the University of Winnipeg to the Manitoba legislature on Thursday, calling on the provincial government to scrap Bill 31. Bill 31 was introduced by the Progressive Conservative government...
Asha Nelson
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The successful economic integration of refugees

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Shaden Abusaleh
Taking two buses from Corydon Avenue, Rasha Kossad leaves her home on Saturday mornings to head to the Polo Park Hearing Centre where she works as an administrative professional. “At Polo Park, I work from...
Asha Nelson
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UMSU reports first budget surplus in nearly a decade 

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Shaden Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved its 2016-17 year-end audited budget at its regular meeting Oct. 12, which, for the first time since the 2007-08 fiscal year, reports a surplus. The budget shows...
Carolyne Kroeker
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Jane Goodall receives honorary degree from U of W

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Shaden Abusaleh
Primatologist Jane Goodall received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Winnipeg Friday in a special convocation ceremony. Goodall joins a distinguished list of individuals who have received honorary degrees from the...
Asha Nelson
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UMSU approves motion supporting extending international students’ fee payment deadline

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Shaden Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved a motion to advocate for extending the deadline for tuition fee payments for international students at its regular meeting Sept. 28. UMSU will pressure university administration to...
Asha Nelson
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Syrian families targeted by hateful graffiti

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Shaden Abusaleh
Syrian families living in a housing complex on Dufferin Avenue woke up the morning of Sept. 19 to discover hateful graffiti scribbled on their fence. Phrases such as “Go back to your country,” and “Leave...
Asha Nelson
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