UMSU ratifies election results for 2023-24 academic year
Following the chief returning officer’s (CRO) report on the election to the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) board of directors, the board voted to…
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Palestinian Awareness Week comes to U of M
Last week saw Palestinian Awareness Week come to campus, courtesy of the university’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Zahra Rizvi, president of…
ISC to offer drop-ins for two-spirit students
The Indigenous Student Centre and Community Engaged Learning have come together with two-spirit Elders to create a safe space for the Indigenous two-spirit community on…
5 Days for the Homeless returns to U of M campus
The 5 Days for the Homeless campaign — a national campaign to fundraise and spread awareness regarding homelessness — returned to the University of Manitoba…
U of M encourages students to take part in survey
Some University of Manitoba students received an email earlier this month linking to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a survey distributed to undergraduate…
‘There were no rules broken’: No runoff election to follow emergency meeting
After an UMSU Chief Returning Officer’s (CRO) motion to hold a runoff presidential election was ruled out of order at an emergency board of directors…
UMSU president announced after emergency meeting
Following an emergency meeting on Monday concerning UMSU’s recent general election, the union’s board of directors ruled that Tracy Ayebare Karuhogo will become the next…
Two candidates disqualified from UMSU election
The UMSU executive candidates, Peter Akiode and Justin Langan, were disqualified from elections last week. Langan received two disqualifications, though the first was overturned through…
Working toward an anti- racist U of M
The University of Manitoba hosted its first anti-racism forum on Monday, March 6, to connect members of the U of M community with the university’s…
Temporary doubling of student grants set to expire
A policy doubling Canada Student Grants is set to expire at the end of July 2023. The maximum aid available for full-time students through grants…