UMSU proposes closing selections committee process to public
Among UMSU’s recently-proposed governance restructuring is a possible amendment to close all meetings of its selections committee from public purview.
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Meet your community representatives: international students’ rep nominees
There are three students running for the position of international students’ representative for the 2019-20 year.
Meet your community representatives: accessibility students’ rep nominees
There are two students running for the position of accessibility students’ representative for the 2019-20 year.
Meet your community representatives: uncontested candidates
Indigenous students’ representative Alicia Kubrakovich Alicia Kubrakovich is a first-year student and executive member of UMISA who said she plans to continue on the path…
Ed students challenge attendance policy
The faculty of education is the site of a struggle between students and administration over the faculty’s attendance policy, which some students are saying is…
Slate withdraws before campaigning begins
One of four potential UMSU presidents dropped out of the race before campaigning even began after raising concerns regarding the union’s chief returning officer (CRO) — but his would-be running mates cite conflicting reasons.
Community rallies for justice after man shot and killed by police
Winnipeggers gathered in the cold outside of the Winnipeg Police Headquarters Friday morning to demand justice after a police shooting left a newcomer to Canada dead.
Faculty of agriculture appoints new dean
A U of M administration alumnus hopes to sow the seeds of a bright future as the new dean of the faculty of agricultural and food sciences.
“As a Métis student on campus, a lot of the stuff that we see around campus is really troubling to me”
Jakob Sanderson is hoping for one more year as UMSU president as part of the Your UMSU slate.
“It’s your money — you should be deciding how it’s spent every year”
Business student and event producer Jake Letwin said his first goal if elected president will be shifting the union’s focus away from “aggressive” political theatre and toward student outreach.