Looking back at Folk Fest
The annual Winnipeg Folk Fest (WFF) celebrated its 45th year with over 70 bands gracing the nine stages nestled in Birds Hill Provincial Park. Jam-packed…
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Celebration and solidarity: Indigenous Day Live 2018 at the Forks
On Saturday, June 23 hundreds of people came together at the Forks in Winnipeg to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day at APTN’s Indigenous Day Live…
Taking pride in who they are
The LGBTTQ* community and its allies look at the origins of stereotypes and the definition of pride while celebrating at the annual Pride Winnipeg Festival. Pride…
Subject of informal complaint running for UMSU office leaves woman feeling “failed”
A former University of Manitoba student said she feels “failed” by the University of Manitoba’s sexual assault policies after a student she filed an informal…
UMFA challenges administration in open letter
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is urging university administration to increase full time academic staff, increase funding for students enrolled in graduate studies,…
Province mulls stripping universal healthcare from international students
The Manitoba government is looking to save money, but it may come at a cost for international students studying in the province. The provincial government…
UMSU lends support to international students
At its regular council meeting March 15, UMSU council unanimously approved a motion encouraging its members to help increase the number of student signatures on…
Elevate UMSU sweeps executive ballot
Elevate UMSU – anchored by Arts Student Body Council president Jakob Sanderson – has swept the 2018 UMSU executive election. Sanderson beat out current UMSU…
Future UMSU candidate accused of involvement in verbal racist altercation
Future UMSU VP finance and operations candidate Jonah Wasylak is facing allegations of involvement in an incident where two international students were allegedly verbally assaulted…
Meet your community representatives
Alannah Mckay, Abubakar Ibrahim, and Eun-Bi Kang are running uncontested in the 2018 UMSU general elections for the positions of Indigenous, international, and LGBTTQ* students’…