UMSU to adopt ranked ballots in general elections
The UMSU board of directors voted at its Jan. 11 board meeting to move toward the implementation of a ranked ballot voting system for general…
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Damilola Ojo named UMSU Black students’ rep
Becoming the new Black students’ representative on the UMSU board of directors feels like a “full circle moment” for Damilola Ojo. Ojo was elected as…
Kinew revokes Eckhardt’s honours, WAG drops name
Premier Wab Kinew posthumously revoked one of the province’s highest honours from Ferdinand Eckhardt earlier this month. Eckhardt was an art historian and philanthropist who…
Barbershop opens on U of M campus
Two years after the opening of its first location in 2019, Swish Barbershop was voted the number one barbershop in Winnipeg by CommunityVotes Winnipeg. Since…
Three friends of U of M appointed to Order of Canada
Members of the University of Manitoba community Richard Kroeker, Gen. Raymond Henault and Victor Hetmanczuk were appointed to the Order of Canada for their achievements…
How a U of M prof unwittingly became one face of a major crypto scam
In May of 2022, a man walked into frame on the set of Netflix’s documentary Bitconned. “Hello, I’m Michael Edwards, founder and CEO of Centra…
Investigation into U of M student’s death transferred to Alberta organization
To avoid any “perceived conflict of interest,” an out-of-province organization has taken over the investigation into the Dec. 31 fatal police shooting of 19-year-old U…
‘Zero calls to action were completed in 2023’: report finds
An annual status update published by the Yellowhead Institute found that zero of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) calls to action were…
Self-funded healing lodge has grand opening
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the founders of Three Wyndi’s Healing noticed that, while interruptions and changes occurred around the world, grief and trauma remained constant. …
October and November campus crime report
Statistics published by U of M security services for the months of October and November are now available on the security services’ website. In a…