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UMSU president speaks out following lawsuit

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Gillian Brown
UMSU president Jaron Rykiss is speaking out following a lawsuit from the Canadian Federation of Students over unpaid dues amounting to nearly $1 million. While he could not comment on the lawsuit itself, saying that...
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Sexual Violence Resource Centre reopens in person

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Colton McKillop
The University of Manitoba’s Sexual Violence Resource Centre (SVRC) is readjusting to the return of in-person activities after two years of remote learning. The centre opened in January 2020, but was soon forced to shut...
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Men’s washroom sign replaced by gender-inclusive sign

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Colton McKillop
For the second time in six weeks, an unknown person has replaced the sign for a men’s washroom in the Price faculty of engineering building with a gender-inclusive sign. The dean of the Price faculty...
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News

Bison Bash concert cancelled

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Matthew Merkel
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union held Bison Bash last week. Formerly known as Frosh, the weeklong event featured karaoke, movies and a night market. However, the concert at the Burton Cummings Theatre was...
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UMSU hardship fund more than half depleted

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Colton McKillop
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) hardship fund is more than half depleted only two weeks into the start of classes due to an increase in students requesting financial aid, according to UMSU...
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Research & Technology

Activist cycles across Canada on solar-powered bicycle

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Elah Ajene
Biodiversity — the variation of life on earth at all its levels — is fundamental to a healthy ecosystem and continued life on our planet.   However, climate change has posed a threat to biodiversity, leading...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
Research & Technology

Analyzing First Nations wastewater treatment facilities

By
Elah Ajene
Research Manitoba’s New Investigator Operating Grant Competition — which funds the supplies and equipment needed for new investigators in Manitoba to establish independent research programs — has recently announced its 2022 recipients. Among them...
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