CFS-MB cries foul over UMSU act amendments
Amendments to the UMSU Act are being criticized by the Canadian Federation of Students – Manitoba (CFS-MB) as an assault on students. The UMSU Act…
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Election snapshot: UMGSA campaigns
Campaigning is underway for the University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) general elections, with one full slate and two independent candidates in the running.
Province mulls stripping universal healthcare from international students
The Manitoba government is looking to save money, but it may come at a cost for international students studying in the province. The provincial government…
UMSU lends support to international students
At its regular council meeting March 15, UMSU council unanimously approved a motion encouraging its members to help increase the number of student signatures on…
Universities and colleges see less funding in 2018 provincial budget
As part of Manitoba’s $17.4 billion budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year, unveiled March 12, support for post-secondary institutions will be cut by 0.9 per…
GPESA speaker event reimagining growth
The University of Manitoba’s Global Political Economy Students’ Association (GPESA) is set to host a panel discussion examining alternative ways of conceptualizing consumption, measurements of…
Elevate UMSU sweeps executive ballot
Elevate UMSU – anchored by Arts Student Body Council president Jakob Sanderson – has swept the 2018 UMSU executive election. Sanderson beat out current UMSU…
Future UMSU candidate accused of involvement in verbal racist altercation
Future UMSU VP finance and operations candidate Jonah Wasylak is facing allegations of involvement in an incident where two international students were allegedly verbally assaulted…
Group aiming to increase UMSU participation
A group of students at the U of M is aiming to improve democracy on campus. The group, Students for Democracy in UMSU, aims to…
Meet your community representatives
Alannah Mckay, Abubakar Ibrahim, and Eun-Bi Kang are running uncontested in the 2018 UMSU general elections for the positions of Indigenous, international, and LGBTTQ* students’…