One UMSU sweeps executive positions
In an election with the largest voter turnout in recent memory, One UMSU has won all five executive positions with the student union.
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UMSU sees major turnout on first day with online voting
In the first 12 hours of the three-day election, a full 14.57 per cent of members cast their ballot, according to UMSU CRO Michael Catanese.
Laura Garinger and UWSA Connect sweep U of W student elections
Three slates – Students’ Voice, UWSA Connect, and Rising Voice – and one independent presidential candidate faced off in the executive race.
How do we fix our infamous pothole season?
After surviving months of winter driving, the Manitoban driver’s reward is the beginning of pothole season. The erratic fluctuations between warm and cool temperatures in…
Vaquita porpoises at risk of immediate extinction due to illegal fishing trade, says WWF
The world’s rarest marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, has lost half of its population in one year. Just last year, it was reported by the…
Stephen Lewis slams Trump on human rights during U of M lecture
A strong voice calling for the revival of human rights spoke at St. John’s College Feb. 28 for the annual Marjorie Ward Lecture. Stephen Lewis,…
UMSU VP candidate apologizes for comments on transgender rights bill
A University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) vice-presidential candidate has apologized for comments made in November regarding a federal government bill that would provide further…
Platform promises
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Large counter-protest dwarfs anti-Motion 103 rally at Winnipeg City Hall
A small Winnipeg protest against the Liberal’s anti-Islamophobia motion, Motion 103, was met with a counter-protest at City Hall.
UMSU United claims campaign shenanigans
A web address with the same name as an executive slate running in the 2017 University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) General Elections directed visitors…