Gord Downie helps clear path to reconciliation
In August, Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie used the band’s final show to try and light a fire. With the eyes of nearly a third…
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Bike Dungeon shuts its doors
University of Manitoba cyclists are in the lurch after the Bike Dungeon in the Helen Glass Centre closed its doors indefinitely while plans to build…
U of M to host first ever LGBTTQI* homecoming event
The University of Manitoba’s LGBTTQI* alumni (UMqueer) community will host its first-ever event Friday, dubbed “Queers, Cheers and Homecoming Years.” The event will coincide with…
Visionary Conversations looks at reconciliation
The new season of the University of Manitoba’s Visionary Conversations series launches Wednesday with its sights set on reconciliation. Titled “Reconciliation: What Needs to Happen…
No second chances
The University of Manitoba has introduced a policy to tackle students repeating faculty-required courses with the aim of achieving a higher grade. Under the new…
UMSU scales back health plan
A nearly 60 per cent increase in the number claims submitted through the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) health and dental plan has lead…
Tuition fees continue to rise nationally
Tuition fees across the country are on the rise again, according to Statistics Canada. In a public release posted to their website on Sept. 7,…
UMSU settles three-year dispute with student federation
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has settled a more than three-year-old dispute with the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), paying the lobbying group…
U of M introduces sexual assault policy
The University of Manitoba has introduced a new standalone anti-sexual assault policy at a time when sexual assault is a hot-button issue at Manitoba universities…
Midwifery students rally for cancelled program
Students and supporters rallied at the Manitoba legislature June 30 in support of the province’s only bachelor of midwifery program, which students learned last week…