UMSU officially endorses fossil fuel divestment
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union approved a motion this week to seek divestment from fossil fuel companies. An overwhelming majority of councillors at the…
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Campus bar cannot make ends meet
The Hub, the campus bar run by the University of Manitoba Students’ Union, will be closed over the summer months this year after failing to…
One Voice sweeps up seats in UWSA executive election
The final results of the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association 2015 general election are in after a count was completed late Wednesday night. All of…
Respect campaign garners disrespectful responses
Aside from some inappropriate posts, including racist and sexist remarks directed at Nigerian women, the university’s “Scrawl on the Wall” initiative garnered mostly positive attention…
Graduate Students’ Association election results
After nearly two weeks of campaigning, the 2015 University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association General Election resulted in the re-election of several former executives as…
Economics professors speak out against CAUT report
Weeks after the Canadian Association of University Teachers renewed its call for the effective dismissal of the head of the department of economics, many faculty…
Officials call for tuition elimination
Cape Breton University (CBU) officials released an open letter last week demanding that the federal government and provinces develop a strategy to eliminate tuition fees…
5 Days for the Homeless
Six students will be sleeping outdoors from March 15-20 in front of University Centre as part of “5 Days for the Homeless,” a national campaign…
UMSU election leak examined
The chief returning officer of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) 2015 General Election assured the Manitoban last week that there were no irregularities…
City committee takes brakes off U-Pass
The universal transit pass (U-Pass) is now in the hands of Winnipeg city council and the University of Manitoba Board of Governors (BOG) after recommendations…