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Petition for lower tuition gains thousands of signatures

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Cam Cannon
On Nov. 22, third-year faculty of arts student Simranjeet Kaur — under the name “Advocating for Students” — launched a Change.org petition calling on the U of M administration to reduce tuition for the coming...
Alexander Decebal-Cuza
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UMSU board meeting update

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Cam Cannon
At its Nov. 26 meeting, the UMSU board of directors received presentations from the Canadian Federation of Students and the U of M student senate caucus. The board also defeated a motion reaffirming UMSU’s...
Jenelle McCann
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Holiday hamper program in full swing

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Jacob Davis
The shape of education and student life is continuously changing over the course of the year, and students of all backgrounds have had to adjust and adapt to different academic circumstances and pandemic-influenced choices...
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Strike action avoided

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Amira Tekle
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) voted Nov. 20 to ratify the deal reached on Nov. 15 as a result of mediation between UMFA and U of M administration. This ratification means there...
Anthony Nardella
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Sweeping changes coming to UMSU board

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Cam Cannon
Over the last few months, UMSU’s governance committee has been working on developing and proposing changes to UMSU’s governance structure as a part of efforts started by last year’s UMSU board of directors, which...
Megan Colwell
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Faculty of engineering appoints first-ever female dean

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Gillian Brown
Marcia Friesen is paving a new road in the Price Faculty of Engineering as its first female dean. Even though female enrolment has increased since Friesen’s time as a student in the faculty, she said...
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UMSU campaign to ‘mobilize students’ if UMFA strikes

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Gillian Brown
As the labour dispute between the U of M administration and the U of M Faculty Association (UMFA) goes on, the impact it has on students continues.  “We’re seeing students reduced to a bargaining chip, meanwhile...