Pesticide use to begin on campus
A public notice was issued regarding upcoming potential pesticide use on campus on March 1, with the program expected to run until Dec. 31, 2011….
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No aboriginal rep on 2011 UMSU election ballot
Despite an extension of the nomination period, the 2011 UMSU general election, which was held between March 9 and 11, went ahead without an aboriginal…
News Briefs
City of Winnipeg workers vote on new contract A Winnipeg branch of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is prepared to cast their vote on…
International News Briefs
Students call for elected administrators Students at Cairo University held a demonstration outside the office of its president to demand that elected administrators replace the…
Campus Beat
RPM celebrates LGBTT* Awareness Week The Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) at the University of Manitoba is hosting LGBTT* Awareness Week between March 21 and 25…
New residence nears completion
Residence students will have a new home at the University of Manitoba, as the construction of new Pembina Hall residence, which is slated to replace…
Two former U of M students wanted on terrorism charges
Two former U of M students are wanted for charges related to terrorism, the Manitoba RCMP announced at a press conference this morning. Warrants has…
Rats & lizards
I spent the Sunday previous, as I’m sure many of you did, watching videos on fractal shapes, the creation of non-Euclidean planes from both beads…
ARAMARK takes over Caretaking Services
A deal was struck last week that will see the management of Caretaking Services, a division of the Physical Plant department of the University of…
Where do those student fees go?
With UMSU about to experience a changeover of executives following the recent election, the current executives are busy drafting the budget for 2011-12. UMSU vice-president…