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Chester elected ASBC UMSU rep, referendum fails
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The Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) held a byelection Oct. 26 and 27 to fill a vacant position for ASBC University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) representative.
Students also voted in a referendum on implementing...
Amnesty event illuminates Rohingya persecution
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Amnesty International and the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) hosted apanel discussion examining the persecution currently faced by the Rohingya peopel in the northern part of the state of Rakhine on...
“Who has jurisdiction over water?”
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The University of Manitoba hosted the Student Pipeline Action Committee’s (SPAC) inaugural speaker panel event on Nov. 2.
The event, titled “Beyond Borders: Pipeline Resistance from Standing Rock to Manitowapow,” was held in Robson Hall...
Progressive Conservatives lagging in MSBI funding targets
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During the campaign leading up to the 2016 Manitoba provincial election, the only Progressive Conservative platform plank that reached into post-secondary education was a promise to increase funding to the Manitoba Scholarships and Bursaries...
Students, faculty challenge “regressive” Bill 31
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Nearly all of the more than 50 people registered to speak at a public hearing on Bill 31 - the Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act - last week argued against lifting the cap that...
Department of Canadian Heritage gives NCTR 1.1 million dollars for a...
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The department of Canadian Heritage has contributed $1.1 million to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) to acknowledge Canada 150 through a nationwide celebration of Indigenous arts, artists, and literature.
The grant will...
Frosh Music Festival may be on verge of cancellation
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union’s (UMSU) Frosh Music Festival is on the ropes.
Reporting on this year’s festival at UMSU’s regular council meeting Oct. 26, VP external Wilfred Sam-King said the event either needs...
