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…
UMSU election
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.
Future relations between UMSU and the CFS at stake in the next student election
The future of the Canadian Federation of Students’s (CFS) presence on the University of Manitoba campus may lie in the hands of the next University of Manitoba Student Union (UMSU) executive.
UMFM, WUSC fee hike referenda approved by UMSU council
Two campus groups have received approval from University of Manitoba’s Student Union (UMSU) to hold a referendum on hiking their student fees as part of this year’s UMSU general election.
Chief returning officers selected for UMSU, UMSGA elections
Coming in just under the wire, chief returning officers (CRO) for both the upcoming University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) and University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMSGA) general elections were selected the week before nominations opened.
Leave the tweets out of it
Shortly after Christopher Bélanger confirmed his candidacy for the position of vice-president internal of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), a set of screenshots…
Heated UMSU election results in mixed executive
The 2015 UMSU general election turned out to be a nail biter, with students electing five candidates from the two competing executive slates, resulting in…
Profile of Clear Slate candidates
Here are the self-submitted profiles of the UMSU General Election executive candidates for Clear Slate. Name: Spencer Yasui Position: President Studies: Fourth year, psychology Why…
New rules for UMSU elections
The 2015 General Election of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union will be the first to feature new rules related to election penalties after UMSU…