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BoG notes

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors met on June 22. University President David Barnard spoke about the negotiations between various professional faculties and the provincial government over raising tuition levels above the previously approved...
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UMSU notes

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on June 24th, 2010. The council approved the selection of Darcy Vermeulen to fill the position of UMSU council chair for the 2010-11 year. Services Coordinator Sharilyn...
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International briefs

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Chelsee CureSarah Petz
Prof suspended over using offensive rape metaphor during lecture A professor at the United States Naval War College was suspended when he used a rape metaphor during one of his lectures in May. A video...
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Local briefs

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Chelsee Cure
Cell phone ban brings in $22K on first day in effect The Manitoba government began enforcing its ban on cell-phone use while driving July 15 and is estimated to have brought in about $22,000 in...
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10 out of 12 requests for tuition increases declined

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Sarah Petz
Students in professional faculties, who were dreading a massive increase to their tuition fees this fall, can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Advanced Education and Literacy Minister, Diane McGifford, declined 10 out of...
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Degrees, UMFM, UMSU Vision under construction

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Laura Blakley
While the second renovation to the Degrees restaurant over the past two years is currently underway, the UMFM station is also getting its first facelift since moving into the third-floor space in 1998. UMSU...
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Some students dissatisfied with security on campus

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Ashley Gaboury
Some staff and students at the University of Manitoba feel “perfectly” safe on campus while others feel that more should be done to keep individuals better informed when crime does occur. Ramona Garbald, a former...

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