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UMSU Frost Fest cancelled after low ticket sales

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Malak Abas
Students looking to party at UMSU’s fourth annual Frost Fest were left out in the cold last week after the event was cancelled. According to a statement released by UMSU Jan. 16, the event —...
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Pro-life student group resurrects campaign in UC

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Malak Abas
After having its tabling materials confiscated in the fall, U of M pro-life student group Students for a Culture of Life (UMSCL) faced renewed criticism after reappearing at UMSU University Centre with new campaigning...
Quincy Houdayer
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Can you explain your research in three minutes?

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David Zirangey
Writing a graduate research thesis sharpens time management and communication skills, but so does explaining your research in 180 seconds.
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Community initiative funding motion pushed

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Malak Abas
UMSU voted to table a motion at its Jan. 10 board meeting that, if passed, would alter how community groups receive funding.
Quincy Houdayer
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U of M scientific journal announces best paper winner

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Malak Abas
Wuzinski, a fourth-year microbiology honours student, won for her paper titled “Developing a Genotyping Scheme for Myobacterium abcessus Complex Using Whole Genome Sequencing Data.”
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UMSU, UCRU lobby against tuition tax credit

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Malak Abas
At the first board meeting since lobbying for students in Ottawa in early December, UMSU president Jakob Sanderson gave a presentation explaining the priorities of the trip — some of which left some at...
Quincy Houdayer
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New international students to provide photo, fingerprints

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Malak Abas
Following border regulations put into practice Dec. 31, nearly all international students coming to study in Canada will be required to submit biometric information.