The growing irrelevance of school surveys
Every once in a while, I receive an email encouraging me to take a survey. Whether it is from the faculty of science or of…
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Classes cancelled in Tier following Thursday night fire
Winnipeg Fire Paramedics services (WFPS) responded to a fire on the fifth floor of Tier at 9 p.m. on March 21. The fire was extinguished…
Anti-Palestinian racism definition proposed to UMSU
A motion to adopt the Canadian Arab Lawyers’ Association’s (CALA) definition of anti-Palestinian racism was brought forward during the most recent UMSU board meeting on…
2024-25 UMSU general election results
Results for the 2024-25 UMSU general election are in. Divya Sharma, Prahbnoor Singh, Rachhvir Dhaliwal, Bolu Akindele and Carolyn Wang have been elected to make…
Student-held rally raises awareness of accessibility concerns
The Social Work Students’ Association (SWSA) held a rally in front of Elizabeth Dafoe library last Wednesday in response to concerns raised by group members…
Come, let’s talk
Throughout the past several years, UMSU has been criticized for not listening to students. When I ran to become UMSU president, I heard these concerns…
Student Success Month features workshops for students
October is Student Success Month at the University of Manitoba and this year the month features a variety of workshops on career preparation, stress management,…
Bridging the mental health gap is the community’s job
Though Zoom memberships have now expired without an expected renewal, sweatshirts are wearing thing, and restrictions are essentially fully eased, one issue persists: the toll the pandemic has taken on the student body.
Students still facing pandemic alone
The pandemic has disproportionately affected students and they are still feeling the residual damages caused by changes to the education system and the labour market. Although their situation is getting somewhat better, students’ lives have been changed permanently byCOVID-19 and they still lack proper support.