UMSU toy drive and holiday hamper program records success
UMSU organized its annual Holiday Hampers and Toy Drive program during the month of December to deliver hampers over the winter break. The project, which…
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UMSU council to lobby for optional summer U-Pass
UMSU council unanimously passed a motion encouraging the union’s executive to lobby the City of Winnipeg to introduce an optional universal transit pass (U-Pass) for…
Winnipeggers mark Idle No More five year anniversary
More than 50 people gathered at Portage and Main to observe the fifth anniversary of the Idle No More (INM) movement on Dec. 23. INM…
Young and Arab in the age of revolutions
Beyond Crisis: The Middle East Past, Present, Future event series hosted University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole Dec. 11 at the Canadian Museum for…
UCRU recommends eliminating tuition tax credits
A report prepared by Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU) recommends that the federal government scrap the federal tuition tax credits moving into 2018. The UCRU…
U of M Fort Garry bus station construction nears completion
Transit service on the Fort Garry campus of U of M has returned to normal since temporary stops were installed along Maclean Crescent after construction…
Provincial climate change plan broken down at town hall meeting
Manitoba Eco-Network, alongside organizations such as Climate Change Connection, Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition, and Wilderness Committee, gathered for a town hall to discuss the province’s…
Treaty interpretations: beyond state-based mechanisms of rights
University of Manitoba’s department of Native Studies hosted university lecturer Gina Starblanket on Nov. 29 as part of their weekly colloquium series, “Revisions and revitalizations:…
Winnipeggers respond to reports of slavery in Libya
Winnipeggers have organized in response to a mobile phone video, obtained by CNN, of men being auctioned off in Libya. The video, which has been…
ASBC committee takes on campus mental health
The Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) Wellness Committee released a resource guide on Dec. 4, which pertains to mental health services available to students on-…