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UMSU snubbed at CFS Day of Action

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Levi Garber
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) vice-president external Wilfred Sam-King said he was prevented from addressing students during the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) Day of Action demonstration on the steps of the Manitoba...
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Canadian astronomers claim star activity is ‘probably aliens’

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Malak Abas
Stars behaving strangely have been suggested to be a sign of alien life.
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UMSU audit shows $690,000 operating fund deficit in 2015-16

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Levi Garber
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) ran a $690,000 deficit in its operating fund last year, according to its official audit presented at council’s regular meeting Oct. 27. The audit stated that the total...
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UMSU council chooses to leave VPSS position vacant

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Levi Garber
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council voted unanimously to leave the vice-president student services (VPSS) position vacant for the remainder of the year at its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 27. Former VPSS...
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UMSU LGBTTQ*, Aboriginal representative positions filled

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Hannah Froese
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) finally has a full slate of community representatives after filling its LGBTTQ* and Aboriginal students’ rep positions at its last regular council meeting Oct. 27. The Aboriginal representative...
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U of M’s office of sustainability set to begin waste audit...

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Osho Samuel Adetunji
The University of Manitoba’s office of sustainability is preparing to conduct a broad-scaled waste audit and organic waste processing feasibility study after receiving a $40,000 provincial grant this summer. The project funding was granted through...
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Canadian scientist leading research on synthetic compounds to treat Alzheimer’s disease

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Malak Abas
Is the answer to the Alzheimer’s disease epidemic computer-modelled molecules? Donald Weaver, senior scientist and director at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto, believes it very well may be. The University of Manitoba’s faculty of science...

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