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VoteAnyWay contest winners revealed
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Along with the results of the Manitoba provincial election, the winners of the VoteAnyWay project’s public service announcement contest were announced last week.
The “VoteAnyWay” initiative, organized by professors and students at the University of...
UMSU irons out security issues with The Hub
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As opening day of The Hub is getting closer, UMSU is working to address potential security issues that may arise.
Linda Lavallee, director of the Security Services at U of M, said Security Services will...
Libyan students feel effects of revolution from miles away
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Though physically thousands of kilometres away, Libyan students and expats of the country have felt the emotional — and sometimes financial — effects of the unrest that has permeated their country over the past...
Abortion presentation sparks protest
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A presentation organized by Students for a Culture of Life that focused on abortion incited a protest from members of the U of M Womyn’s Centre last week.
During the event held on Oct. 4...
Professor protesting removal from thesis committee
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A professor in the faculty of education is protesting his removal from a master’s thesis committee last summer, alleging his removal violated the “appropriateness of past practices”.
Rodney Clifton, a professor in the department...
UMSU notes
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) met on Oct. 6 at the Bannatyne campus.
Heather Paterson, director of U of M’s Services for Students at Bannatyne Campus, made a presentation on the services...
Program gives refugee students chance to study on campus
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In many of the countries in the world, education is a right, however, in some nations, due factors such as war or political repression, students face hurdles not present in the Western world.
The...