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A new pope was chosen on Wednesday, Mar. 13, approximately two weeks after Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation and at the closing of two days of voting. Argentinean Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis,...

Prairies regional organizer of the Council of Canadians Scott Harris spoke to students at the U of M about organizing activism and politics in the Canadian prairies on Mar. 12. The workshop intended to...

The Winnipeg Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (WCAIA) and Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) coordinated events on both University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba campuses during the week of Mar. 11, in conjunction with...

The Portage Daily Graphic, Portage La Prairie’s local newspaper, was altered from a daily publication to a weekly on Mar. 11. The decision was announced by Sun Media and came after large company cuts...

Six U of M Asper school of business students spent five days “temporarily displaced” outside University Centre last week as part of an annual national charitable campaign – 5 Days for the Homeless. Five Days...

Two complaints were filed against the Fresh slate during the UMSU general elections for using information regarding the U-Pass that the supervising CRO (chief returning officer) ruled was outdated. The first complaint to be...

A photo of recently elected University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) president Al Turnbull circulated on Facebook, drawing some criticism of the Fresh cabinet leader. The photo in question shows Turnbull wearing a shirt...