Candidates announced for 2017 UMSU general election
Among the candidates are two full slates of candidates and seven individual candidates running to fill four of the five community rep positions.
UMSU election
2017 UMSU general election set to go online
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) voted at its regularly-scheduled meeting Jan. 5 to approve purchasing software from online ballot specialists Simply Voting for…
Mixed UMSU executive vows to work together
After students elected a mixed-slate executive to lead the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) for the second consecutive year, candidates who once traded barbs…
Tanjit Nagra wins presidency, to lead majority Strong UMSU executive in 2016-17
For the second year in a row UMSU has elected a mixed slate executive. The incoming executive will be led by president-elect and current Arts…
UMSU executive candidate under fire over Facebook comments
A candidate on the UMSU For You University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive slate has come under fire for comments posted on Facebook in 2012.
UMSU fee hike divides candidates
Fault lines are being drawn in the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) general election over whether due process was followed in the approval of…
UMSU executive candidates talk differential admission
International students took to the streets in summer 2014 and 2015, denouncing differential admission requirements and increased tuition fees. There is a limited amount of…
UMSU hopefuls talk mandatory indigenous studies requirement
With the University of Winnipeg introducing a mandatory indigenous studies course this fall, all eyes are on the University of Manitoba. The topic has been…
Meet your candidates
The Manitoban sat down with each UMSU executive candidate and asked everyone two questions: ‘what is your background at the university,’ and ‘why did you…
UMSU presidential hopefuls weigh in on campus divestment campaign
With the 2016 University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) general election in full swing, the Manitoban caught up with each of the presidential candidates to hear their plans surrounding the ongoing campus divestment campaign.