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Muslim Student Association fundraises for Rohingya refugees

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Shaden Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba Muslim Student Association (MSA) raised $2,000 in donations last week in support of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority. The funds will be donated to Islamic Relief Canada’s Myanmar Emergency Appeal fund, which aims...
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Concerned Manitobans rally against healthcare cuts

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Shaden Abusaleh
Hundreds rallied outside the Manitoba Legislative Building on Sept. 13 to protest ongoing cuts to healthcare. The rally was organized by the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU), which represents 40,000 provincial workers from...
Asha Nelson
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UMSU council to spend up to $200,000 in additional funding for...

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Shaden Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved a motion to spend an additional $200,000 from the capital projects fund for the completion of the IQ’s renovation project at its regular meeting Sept. 14. The...
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Corporate use of GoSA disappoints members of School of Fine Arts...

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Shaden Abusaleh
During Orientation Week, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) rented out the Gallery of Student Art (GoSA) to Bell MTS, sparking disappointment among members of the School of Fine Arts Student Association (SOFA). Mathew...
Asha Nelson
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Critics cry foul over UMSU organizational shakeup

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Shaden Abusaleh
Changes to the organization of the University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) community groups are being criticized by the Womyn’s Centre Collective, which says the reorganization will “directly threaten our safe space.” A post published...
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Study compares access to mental health and addictions care services across...

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Shaden Abusaleh
A Canadian study published in July is reporting that adolescents and young adults have the poorer access to mental health and addiction care compared to older age groups. The study, “Toward Quality Mental Health Services...
Asha Nelson
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Winnipeg group hosts public forum on race and white supremacy

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Shaden Abusaleh
Approximately 200 people gathered at the University of Winnipeg’s Bulman Centre Wednesday to participate in Silence is Violence, a public forum aimed at establishing a community conversation on race and white supremacy and providing...
Asha Nelson
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