UMSU board unanimously votes out community rep
The UMSU board of directors (BOD) unanimously voted to remove Black students’ representative Anita Ayame from her position during a special meeting held on Thursday,…
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Exam schedule posted just shy of exam period
University of Manitoba students are up in arms over the delay in the fall term exam schedule. Second-year biochemistry student Benzeta Adun said, “as an…
Winnipeg Transit sets Dec. 11 strike deadline
With exam season on the horizon, some students could be left without a reliable way to get to campus in the near future. Winnipeg’s transit…
A new celebration of Indigenous achievement
As a finale to Indigenous students’ month at the University of Manitoba, the first-ever Indigenous Leaders’ gala was organized with the hope of inspiring Indigenous…
Faculty of engineering hosts Polytech shooting memorial
The Price faculty of engineering is hosting a memorial this Wednesday for those lost in the 1989 École Polytechnique shooting. The event is a collaboration…
Nursing student suspended
Fourth-year nursing student Arij Al Khafagi is facing academic discipline following what lobbyists say were social media posts “expressing her opposition to Israel’s extreme violence…
Palestine talk raises academic freedom concerns
An academic discussion on the Israel-Palestine conflict held by a number of University of Winnipeg professors has stirred up controversy and raised questions about academic…
NDP announces free birth control
The newly formed New Democratic Party (NDP) government of Manitoba reassured the right to reproductive health care, including access to prescription birth control, last Tuesday. …
REIA to host affordable thrift shop
Everything is expensive, and clothing is not an exception. This is a fact that Victoria Romero, Racial Equity and Inclusion Alliance (REIA) executive, knows well. …
Indigenous art for all
Indigenous art education co-ordinator for the school of art gallery Justin Bear L’Arrivée hopes to expand Indigenous art across campus. Bear L’Arrivée is the co-ordinator…