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Students stage sit-in in president’s office
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Students from University of Manitoba Student Action Network - a chapter of the Revolutionary Student Movement (UMSAN RSM) - staged a sit-in in the office of U of M president and vice chancellor David...
Subject of informal complaint running for UMSU office leaves woman feeling...
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A former University of Manitoba student said she feels “failed” by the University of Manitoba’s sexual assault policies after a student she filed an informal complaint against ran in the 2018 UMSU general elections.
The...
International students stripped of universal healthcare
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The provincial government announced March 27 it plans to cut universal healthcare coverage for international students enrolled in post-secondary institutions across Manitoba beginning in the fall of 2018.
The government expects to save approximately $3.1...
UMSU Council to be named Board of Directors
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UMSU council approved a motion at its regular meeting March 29 to formally change its title to "UMSU board of directors."
This follows a series of changes to the union’s bylaws, which were presented by...
UMGSA elections committee unanimously upholds candidate’s penalty
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A candidate who ran for the University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association’s (UMGSA) VP external claims a penalty issued by the chief returning officer (CRO) for campaign violations was unfair, and cost him the...
ReconciliACTION campaign kicks off
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The ReconciliACTION Campaign launched at the U of M March 27 as one of a number of events lined up to mark Indigenous Awareness Month.
The ReconciliACTION campaign was launched with the objective of ensuring...
Tuition fee increases coming to U of M
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Tuition fee increases are coming to the University of Manitoba.
Provost and vice-president (academic) Janice Ristock has confirmed the U of M plans to raise tuition for the upcoming fall term by 6.6 per cent...
