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Year in review: Revisiting the biggest stories of 2018

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Malak Abas
From plebiscites to protests, here’s what happened on campus last year.
Asha Nelson
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Students react to Indigenous admin’s resignation

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Malak Abas
In the wake of U of M vice-provost of Indigenous engagement Lynn Lavallée’s resignation, some Indigenous students on campus are looking toward an uncertain future. Lavallée, who was appointed to the position in Sept. 2017,...
Lauren Siddall
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U of M vice-provost of Indigenous engagement resigns

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Malak Abas
The vice-provost of Indigenous engagement at the U of M has resigned, citing a lack of response on Indigenous issues by the school’s administration.
Megan Colwell
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UMSU executives lobbying in Ottawa

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Malak Abas
UMSU executives are in Ottawa this week advocating for students on Parliament Hill. The union is lobbying members of Parliament with the Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU) on several priorities, including increasing support to...
Asha Nelson
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Master of human rights coming to the U of M

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Malak Abas
The first master of human rights graduate degree program to be offered in Canada is coming to the U of M — and earlier than originally expected. The program, which will begin in September 2019,...
Quincy Houdayer
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Student advocates for decolonizing policy at federation AGM

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Malak Abas
Students from Manitoba and across the nation gathered in Ottawa from Nov. 16 to 19 for the Canadian Federation of Students annual general meeting (AGM) in Gatineau, Que. One student, University of Winnipeg Students’ Association...
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UMSU board votes against affirming membership in Canadian Federation of Students

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Malak Abas
The UMSU board of directors voted against affirming membership in the Canadian Federation of Students at an emergency meeting this evening. According to amendments to the UMSU Act passed in the spring, the board must...
Evan Tremblay
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