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UMGSA passes motion to provide bus pass subsidies
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At its last meeting, the U of M Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) passed a motion that will subsidize bus passes for up to 500 graduate students for the fall semester.
Since the pandemic, the fall...
Bison athletes gear up to take part in consent culture workshops
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For the first time, Bison athletes will participate in a consent culture workshop held by the U of M student group Justice for Women with a contribution of $1,000 from Student Affairs.
Justice for Women’s...
UMSU implements changes to health and dental plan
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UMSU recently revealed a reformed health and dental plan that sees the maximum coverage for certain services increase.
The plan, administered through StudentCare, is now offering increased coverage for visits to mental health practitioners, physiotherapists, athletic...
Some classes cancelled in solidarity with virtual scholar strike
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Underrepresentation in academia among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) students and faculty is nothing new, but last Wednesday and Thursday, academics across Canada and the U.S. took a stand against it.
Either by...
Part-time enrolment spikes despite tuition hike, pandemic
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Despite the increasing tuition costs and shift to remote learning amid a pandemic, a preliminary 2020 fall term report states that the U of M has seen a sharp increase in enrolment compared to...
UMSU offering subsidy to offset transit costs
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UMSU is offering a transit subsidy to some students who purchase a post-secondary pass for the fall semester.
No U-Pass is being offered this fall term due to the majority of courses being offered remotely....
Faculty of health sciences approves anti-racism policy
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The U of M’s Rady faculty of health sciences (RFHS) approved the first anti-racism policy of any kind to exist in a Canadian post-secondary institution on Aug. 25.
The creation of the disruption of all...
