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UMFA rally highlights major concerns of faculty members

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
Members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) and a group of supportive students held an information picket in front of the administrative building Friday. The rally came two days after the association representing...
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PC government introduces new mandatory sexual assault policy legislation

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Levi Garber
The Progressive Conservative provincial government has introduced new mandatory sexual assault policy legislation for Manitoban universities and colleges after striking down similar legislation only a week before. The Sexual Violence Awareness and Protection Act, also...
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UMSU students with disabilities service group in limbo

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Osho Samuel Adetunji
More than a year after the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved the creation of a service group for students living with disabilities, advocates say they are still waiting to see results. UMSU council...
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Student-led UMSU motion calls for universal parking pass

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) was presented with a proposal to create a universal parking pass for undergraduate students at its regular council meeting Sept. 28. Haben Gabir, a science student at the...
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University of Winnipeg student executives, director detained outside Parliament in anti-pipeline...

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Craig Adolphe
On Oct. 24, two executives and one director from the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) were among a group of young people detained for trespassing in Ottawa while participating in an anti-pipeline demonstration...
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UMSU passes motion to oppose disproportionate international student fee hikes

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Levi Garber
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) adopted a motion at its regularly scheduled council meeting on Oct. 12 committing to advocate for international students should the provincial government decide to hike tuition fees. Motion...
Photo of UMSU president Tanjit Nagra in front of the University of Manitoba's administration building.
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Mumps on Fort Garry campus

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Garett Williams
Manitoba health officials are urging University of Manitoba students to take care after a number of students have been diagnosed with mumps. The province’s chief provincial public health officer reported last week that nine cases...

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