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UMSU, UCRU lobby against tuition tax credit

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Malak Abas
At the first board meeting since lobbying for students in Ottawa in early December, UMSU president Jakob Sanderson gave a presentation explaining the priorities of the trip — some of which left some at...
Quincy Houdayer
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New international students to provide photo, fingerprints

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Malak Abas
Following border regulations put into practice Dec. 31, nearly all international students coming to study in Canada will be required to submit biometric information.
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LGBTTQ* rep tables name change motion indefinitely

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Malak Abas
A motion brought to the UMSU board of governors in December by its LGBTTQ* community representative to change the title of the position to the Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversities (GSRD) representative was tabled indefinitely...
Asha Nelson
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Portage and Main blocked by pipeline protesters

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Malak Abas
Winnipeg protesters flooded the Portage and Main intersection during rush hour Thursday in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land protectors in B.C.
Asha Nelson
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UMSU condemns federation’s support of BDS

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Malak Abas
UMSU passed a motion condemning the Canadian Federation of Students for affirming its support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement at its last meeting of 2018 in December. The motion, which was brought...
Evan Tremblay
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Grad student association restructures executive

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Garett Williams
The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) is restructuring its executive team. The number of executive positions is being reduced from six to five by combining the VP external (VPE) and VP marketing (VPME)...
Asha Nelson
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UMGSA calls out racism, harassment on campus

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Ty Brass
The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) released a year-end statement in December highlighting a number of issues U of M students and staff faced during 2018. The statement touches on challenges including racism...
Asha Nelson

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