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Say ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ to U-Pass

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Dana Hatherly
University students are urgently invited to participate in the democratic electoral process by registering sides, campaigning, and voting for or against the universal bus pass (U-Pass), which permits access to more affordable public transportation...
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Visionary and critical conversation starters

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Tariq Sohail
The University of Manitoba continues to play a key role in promoting intellectual growth and stimulating discussions – both inside and outside the typical classroom setting. By hosting free educational seminar series—such as Critical...
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Developing story: Winnipeg mayoral candidates on ranked ballots

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Craig Adolphe
Robert-Falcon Ouellette, David Sanders, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, and Brian Bowman voiced their opinions on ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections. The Manitoban contacted all of the mayoral candidates for their position...
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CFS-MB releases, retracts city mayoral candidate report card

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Craig Adolphe
The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) released a report last week assigning grades to all of the mayoral candidates still in the running for Winnipeg’s municipal elections, and then proceeded to retract it later...
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Garbage pickers sweep up data from trashed Red River

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Philma Scheepers
The first-ever Red River shoreline cleanup took place on Friday, Sept. 26 along the shoreline of the University of Manitoba campus. Nine volunteers contributed to the project, spending nearly two hours walking along the...
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Pro-democracy protesters demand fair elections for Hong Kong

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Dana Hatherly
The government in Hong Kong declared that Monday, Oct. 6 was the deadline for pro-democracy demonstrations since university students recently boycotted their classes and students, professors, and citizens alike occupied the highways and streets...
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Ouellette weighs in on ranked ballot system

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Craig Adolphe
Robert-Falcon Ouellette has come out in support of ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections. Mayoral candidates on rapid transit, value of post-secondary education Municipal election draws big names for open St....