Dhruvi Shah disqualified from 2024 general election
Dhruvi Shah, candidate for international students’ representative, was disqualified from the 2024 UMSU general election. A complaint filed by candidate Krupa Mashru against Shah that…
Student Politics
Ranked ballots missing from 2024-25 UMSU election
A motion passed by the UMSU board of directors late last year called for the introduction of a ranked ballot system in union elections. This…
The toxic culture of student council elections
As the dust settle after the recent Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) elections, I can’t help but feel disillusioned by the whole process. As an…
Zero-sum politics hurts everyone
Shortly before the special board meeting to discuss the recent University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) elections on March 30, a student asked me how…
What I want out of UMSU
The annual general election for the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is afoot. This means that our current UMSU executive and community representatives are…
The Canadian Federation of Students sues UMSU over nearly $1 million in unpaid dues
The Canadian Federation of Students, an organization that works to represent post-secondary students across Canada, has filed a lawsuit against the University of Manitoba Students’…
Meet the 2022 UMSU community representative candidates
Voting will take place online March 31 to April 1 at umsu.simplyvoting.com
Motion 0525 lacks appropriate representation
My hope is that one day, when looking back at this motion, student leaders will be able to see beyond the scope efficiency and find themselves more in tune with the appropriate steps they can make toward representing the U of M’s diverse community. But for now, I can only wish that constituents become more aware of who they vote for to represent them in the biggest student-led political body at our university.
A politicized union is an engaged union
It has become apparent that not even our elected board is trusted with proposing changes to governing documents. As UMSU president Brendan Scott made clear both during debate at a meeting Jan. 6 and in a subsequent interview, it is expected of representatives to simply provide yes-or-no answers to questions presented by bureaucrats.
UMSU board reform delayed by representation concerns
Changes to UMSU governing documents which would see the reduction of voting members of the board of directors from over fifty down to 21 have been delayed following a Jan. 6 meeting in which concerns were raised regarding representation for marginalized communities in the union.