UMSU sees major turnout on first day with online voting
In the first 12 hours of the three-day election, a full 14.57 per cent of members cast their ballot, according to UMSU CRO Michael Catanese.
UMSU election
UMSU VP candidate apologizes for comments on transgender rights bill
A University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) vice-presidential candidate has apologized for comments made in November regarding a federal government bill that would provide further…
Platform promises
Here is your UMSU election Spark Notes.
UMSU community reps need a bigger platform
UMSU community representatives need more resources so the advocacy of marginalized groups can be carried out more efficiently, more substantially, and with greater impact.
UMSU United claims campaign shenanigans
A web address with the same name as an executive slate running in the 2017 University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) General Elections directed visitors…
The malaise of student politics
UMSU is powered by the tyranny of the self-interested.
Student elections make a difference, but you have to vote
When it comes down to it, writing off student elections is the worst mistake you can make.
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.
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…