Reignited spat with CFS a pretext for defederation
If nothing else, the University of Manitoba’s Students’ Union’s (UMSU) latest foray with the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has shown the UMSU executives are…
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PCs are out of touch with average Manitobans
The working class have nothing to gain and everything to lose under Pallister.
In defence of pragmatic tuition policy
I recently read Mary Asekome and Sofia Descalzi’s piece “Don’t Tell International Students To Accept Fee Increases” and I would like to address some comments…
Calm reflection must prevail during next round of faculty negotiations
Happy New Year to all my university colleagues, administrators, and students! I am excited, as I’m sure you are as well, about the prospects of…
A post-strike letter to University of Manitoba students from UMFA president Mark Hudson
Over a month has passed since members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) closed our picket lines and returned to work in labs,…
Backyard Memories
Fiona watches the sun rise. She hasn’t been sleeping lately. She floats for eight hours a night in a dreamless blur. She wakes up for…
Sessions
what did you do last night? i was on my knees. i was on my knees trying to pray but all that came out…
The Redwood
I turn the silver knob and push, stepping out the back door of my home. My senses instantly become realized as I take in the…
A historic opportunity squandered: reflections on the UMFA strike settlement
As one of us wrote in these pages a few weeks ago, the recent University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) strike stood to win historically significant…
Don’t tell international students to accept fee increases
Far past the closing of the 35th annual general meeting of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), tweets rang out early into the night with…