student finance

NDP 2011 Budget

Students and universities in the province of Manitoba should be happy with the provincial NDP’s 2011 budget. The budget will link the rate of tuition…



Where do those student fees go?

With UMSU about to experience a changeover of executives following the recent election, the current executives are busy drafting the budget for 2011-12. UMSU vice-president…


International Briefs

Low graduation rates at for-profit colleges: study A report on graduation rates found that only 22 per cent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit colleges…


Trouble in the U.S. of A.

The future looks bleak for the economy of the United States. Currently, the U.S. is embroiled in a dispute about whether the decision by Federal…




UMSU Notes

The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) held their latest council meeting on Nov. 4. The meeting opened with a presentation of the short segments…


UMSU votes to makeover awards roster

The campus isn’t the only thing receiving a radical makeover. The University of Manitoba Students’ Union awards are undergoing major changes, with a proposed increase…