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Former Bison is first U-Sports female football player

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Matthew Merkel
In 2018, the Mississauga, Ont. native became the first female athlete ever to be named to a U-Sports football roster when she was named to the University of Manitoba Bisons football team, a monumental...
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Mental illness has a story, let’s treat it that way

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Lucas Edmond
This article discusses suicide. My brother, Colin, was the type of character to fill rooms with laughter. Although large and at times intimidating, his strong heart and habit of not taking life too seriously tended...
Jenelle McCann
News

U of M Student Emergency Fund closed after two days

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Ty Brass
Two days after becoming available, the COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund closed. The fund was announced on March 31 by the U of M as well as via an email from UMSU to the student...
Quincy Houdayer
News

Conservatives cut post-secondary funding yet again

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Ty Brass
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative-led government has cut post-secondary operating grants for the third year in a row. The budget includes a one per cent reduction in the provincial sales tax as well as a $25-per-tonne carbon...
Ally Gonzalo
News

Graduate students hit pause on research

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Garett Williams
The U of M’s more than 3,400 graduate students are facing an uncertain future as they deal with the “massive” disruption caused by the university’s indefinite closure. The same day the provincial government declared a...
News

Pass/fail option announced for winter courses

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Gillian Brown
The U of M has announced that students will be given the option to have winter 2020 courses take on a pass/fail grading scheme on their transcripts in response to academic hardships resulting from...
Quincy Houdayer
News

UMSU board approves universal transit contract

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Amira Tekle
The U-Pass will return to the U of M this fall at $200 per term. UMSU’s board of directors voted March 26 to approve the newly increased U-Pass rate recently passed in the City of...
Ally Gonzalo

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