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U of M Faculty Association calls strike vote

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Garett Williams
UMFA represents nearly 1,200 professors, researchers, and librarians and has been without a contract since its last three-year deal expired March 31.
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Nearly 2,000 U-Pass opt-out forms submitted to UMSU

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Levi Garber
Nearly 2,000 U-Pass opt-out forms have been submitted to the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) from students looking to be refunded their fee from the universal buss pass. UMSU vice president internal Adam Pawlak...
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Turning enemies into allies

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Hannah Froese
The key to achieving peace is positive human development, not violence against its enemies, argued Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias in a lecture at the University of Manitoba Sept. 28. The two-time former president of...
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ARTlab bags prestigious design award

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Osho Samuel Adetunji
The University of Manitoba’s cutting-edge ARTlab facility is once again in the spotlight, collecting a 2016 Governor General’s medal in architecture. Announced in May, the award is the third recognition the building has been decorated...
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UMFA considers university proposal

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Garett Williams
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is held a special general meeting Tuesday to discuss the most recent offer from U of M administration toward a long-term agreement. The university presented the association of professors,...
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UMSU VP student services resigns

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Levi Garber
When the meeting’s agenda was released Tuesday, it included a confidential motion that was to be tabled in a closed session. After Smith’s resignation was tendered the motion was struck.
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Facing Canada’s residential school history

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Garett Williams
“What does real reconciliation look like if First Nation values clash with capitalism, with resource extraction, with the understanding of how important water is?”