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Candidates announced for 2020 UMSU general elections
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The list of candidates for the 2020 UMSU general elections have been announced.
UMSU president and VP meet with provincial ministers
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UMSU president Jakob Sanderson and VP advocacy Sarah Bonner-Proulx met with two provincial politicians in recent weeks to advocate for several policy proposals on behalf of international students, sexual assault survivors and the UMSU...
Students critical of response to provincial mandate letter
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A preliminary draft of the U of M’s answer to a provincial shift in its direction is “toothless,” according to students who are pressuring for a stronger response.
Queer students react to discriminatory education system
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News that the provincially-appointed board overseeing the Manitoba Human Rights Commission buried an investigation that found Manitoba’s education system discriminates against LGBTTQ* families is striking a chord with former students.
Nearly three years after initial...
UMGSA to hold referendum on U-Pass
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With UMSU preparing its referendum on the U-Pass, the UMGSA council voted to hold its own referendum on the subject during its Jan. 22 meeting.
A motion passed at the meeting set a UMGSA referendum...
Forum educates on sexual violence
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It can be difficult for survivors of sexual violence to find institutional support on campus and for both students and faculty to educate themselves on the issue. Student activists Karan Saxena and Atreya Madrone,...
UMSU shaves election day, passes preferred name motion
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UMSU’s board of directors gave the green light for two changes to its elections and referendum manual proposed by the UMSU governance committee at its Jan. 16 meeting. The changes include shortening the voting...






