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U-Pass referendum set to be held from Feb. 12 to 14
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The UMSU board of directors took an official position in support of the continuation of enrolment in the U-Pass program and set the dates of the deciding referendum for Feb. 12 to 14 during...
Campus mourns victims of Flight PS752
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Friends, family and colleagues gathered on the Fort Garry campus Friday to mourn the loss of U of M community members who were on board a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran, Iran, Jan....
Winnipeggers demonstrate against mid-east violence
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Close to 100 demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg Saturday to protest escalating tensions and imperial violence on Iran.
Undeterred by temperatures falling below -20 C, organizer Esther Wolfe said the demonstration was...
Community group challenges transit safety study
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A City of Winnipeg request for proposals to examine transit safety issued this month is drawing criticism from a community group that argues the study’s premise is flawed and the funding should be redirected...
UMSU sifts through participatory budgeting suggestions
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UMSU vice-president finance and operations Mbuli Matshe is spearheading an ongoing initiative to incorporate participatory budgeting into the students’ union’s finances, holding three days of tabling in UMSU University Centre to ask students “What...
UMSU VP attends anti-racism conference in Ontario
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UMSU vice-president student life Jelynn Dela Cruz attended the two-day ConversAction: Race Matters conference in November, an anti-racism conference hosted by Renison University College and the University of Waterloo, hoping to return with new...
U-Pass referendum set for February
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The UMSU board of directors passed a motion at its Dec. 5 meeting scheduling a referendum of the student body to decide the fate of the U-Pass program.
