UMSU polling referendum interest
In its ongoing bid to leave the Canadian Federation of Students, UMSU has set up a website encouraging students to “demand better” use of their fees.
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University publishes relationship guidelines for faculty
These measures come after a turbulent period for the university, with several allegations of sexual misconduct from faculty toward students coming to light in the last two years.
UMISA says executive ‘co-opted’ Indigenous initiatives
Several members of the University of Manitoba Indigenous Students’ Association (UMISA) have accused the recently-elected Your UMSU slate of “co-opting” Indigenous initiatives without giving proper credit to the Indigenous students and faculty who founded them.
U of M community gathers after mosque shootings
Students, faculty and members of the university community gathered in mourning Monday, days after terror attacks in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, took the lives of 50 Muslims.
Arts Student Body Council elections begin
The Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) 2019-20 general elections are underway, and one slate is set to take over all available positions.
UMSU motion to close selections committee to public purview fails
A motion to close off UMSU selections committee meetings from public scrutiny failed by only a few votes Thursday after members expressed concern the changes would create a less transparent union.
Complaints of rule-breaking disparage campaign
Rule breaking, Instagram poaching and even collusion — two weeks of UMSU election campaigning saw 10 submitted complaints.
UWSA votes in slate of women of colour
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) has made history after voting in an executive slate comprised entirely of women of colour.
LGBTTQ* rep campaign posters vandalized
UMSU’s recently-elected LGBTTQ* community representative has said two consecutive years of campaign-poster tampering has left him feeling unsafe on campus.
Your UMSU sweeps 2019 general elections
Your UMSU — led by incumbent candidate Jakob Sanderson — has swept the 2019 UMSU general elections.