Tanya Talaga looks for hard truths
Investigative journalist Tanya Talaga – revered for her coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh –…
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Tuition increases affect low-income students disproportionately: study
A recent report prepared for the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) reveals the impact of tuition fees on student enrolment, career preference, teacher compensation,…
Math students challenge “unfair” midterm
Actuarial science students enrolled in the MATH 2720 multivariable calculus course are challenging what they are charging was an unfair midterm exam. “A few of…
UMSU criticized for short notice, poor publicity of AGMs
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is being criticized for poorly promoting its annual general meetings (AGM) after only two students attended the most…
Province, Ottawa trade barbs over climate plan
Premier Brian Pallister plans to introduce a $25 per tonne carbon tax starting in 2018 over the next four years, defying Ottawa’s directive. The federal…
Students protesting Bill 31 escorted out of the legislative building
Students and others partaking in a peaceful sit-in protest to oppose Bill 31 outside Premier Brian Pallister’s office were escorted out of the Legislative Building…
Amnesty event illuminates Rohingya persecution
Amnesty International and the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) hosted apanel discussion examining the persecution currently faced by the Rohingya peopel in…
“Who has jurisdiction over water?”
The University of Manitoba hosted the Student Pipeline Action Committee’s (SPAC) inaugural speaker panel event on Nov. 2. The event, titled “Beyond Borders: Pipeline Resistance…
Progressive Conservatives lagging in MSBI funding targets
During the campaign leading up to the 2016 Manitoba provincial election, the only Progressive Conservative platform plank that reached into post-secondary education was a promise…
Students, faculty challenge “regressive” Bill 31
Nearly all of the more than 50 people registered to speak at a public hearing on Bill 31 – the Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act…