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UMSU shifts performance incentives to finance committee

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Qudus Abusaleh
UMSU council approved a motion giving the finance committee the responsibility of rewarding  performance-based incentives to the union’s executives at its regular meeting Nov. 23. Previously, the reward of performance incentives was a function of...
Chantal Zdan
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Tanya Talaga looks for hard truths

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Imreet Kaur
Investigative journalist Tanya Talaga  – revered for her coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and the Rana Plaza  disaster in Bangladesh – visited the Winnipeg Public Library Nov. 16 to discuss...
Asha Nelson
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Tuition increases affect low-income students disproportionately: study

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
A recent report prepared for the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) reveals the impact of tuition fees on student enrolment, career preference, teacher compensation, and other factors. Robert Chernomas, MOFA president and professor in...
Asha Nelson
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Meet Me at the Bell Tower celebrates six years

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Qudus Abusaleh
Since 2011, every Friday evening - rain or shine - North End community members have rallied next to the bell tower at Selkirk Avenue and Powers Street to tackle a range of issues including...
Quincy Houdayer
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Panel challenges Quebec’s “religious neutrality” law

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Qudus Abusaleh
The Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) and the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) co-hosted a panel discussion Thursday challenging the constitutional legitimacy of Quebec’s recent “religious neutrality” bill. Bill 62 -...
Asha Nelson
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UMSU to hold plebiscite on CFS membership

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Shaden Abusaleh
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved a motion at its Nov. 9 meeting to prepare a plebiscite - a non-binding referendum - for January 2018 asking UMSU members whether they wish to...
Asha Nelson

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