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Conservatives cut post-secondary funding yet again
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Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative-led government has cut post-secondary operating grants for the third year in a row.
The budget includes a one per cent reduction in the provincial sales tax as well as a $25-per-tonne carbon...
Graduate students hit pause on research
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The U of M’s more than 3,400 graduate students are facing an uncertain future as they deal with the “massive” disruption caused by the university’s indefinite closure.
The same day the provincial government declared a...
Pass/fail option announced for winter courses
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The U of M has announced that students will be given the option to have winter 2020 courses take on a pass/fail grading scheme on their transcripts in response to academic hardships resulting from...
UMSU board approves universal transit contract
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The U-Pass will return to the U of M this fall at $200 per term.
UMSU’s board of directors voted March 26 to approve the newly increased U-Pass rate recently passed in the City of...
U of M to allow selective exclusion of grades
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Following a petition urging the U of M to adopt more flexible course assessment methods because of academic changes made to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the university announced that students will...
Campus reacts to COVID-19’s arrival in Winnipeg
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As the number of COVID-19 cases in Manitoba climbs, the U of M continues to expand precautionary measures.
Health Canada has issued a number of precautionary measures to control transmission of the virus — including...
Students sleep outside to raise cash for homeless youth
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Five U of M students took to the elements last week to raise awareness and funds for local initiatives battling homelessness.
The U of M Commerce Students’ Association organized this year’s annual 5 Days for...
