News briefs August 2020
Former director of NCTR set to continue decolonization work at University of Victoria On June 24 it was announced that Ry Moran, founding director of…
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From a basement on a hill
Near the end of my first term and after my second election I went to see a counsellor who said I likely just wasn’t cut out to be in a high-stress job and I should consider leaving my post.
U of M Student Emergency Fund closed after two days
Two days after becoming available, the COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund closed. The fund was announced on March 31 by the U of M as…
UMSU board approves universal transit contract
The U-Pass will return to the U of M this fall at $200 per term. UMSU’s board of directors voted March 26 to approve the…
UMSU challenges city’s U-Pass numbers
UMSU president Jakob Sanderson is questioning the logic of a city committee that unanimously supported a Winnipeg Transit budget proposal that recommends cutting the U-Pass,…
UMSU For You sweeps election
UMSU For You has successfully swept the 2020 UMSU general elections, taking all five executive positions. The slate is led by current UMSU vice-president student…
UMSU condemns aggressive Indian response to protests
A motion put forward by International community representative Victoria Nwabuisi “in support of freedom of speech and freedom of assembly in India” was passed at…
Meet your community representatives
LGBTTQ* representative Trevor Smith is a third-year psychology student who has served as the Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) committee president and the director of communications…
Connect UMSU VPFO reinstated in executive campaign
Connect UMSU vice-president finance and operations candidate Tino Hove has been reinstated in the executive campaign after being sidelined for three days. Hove — who…
Meet the UMSU presidential candidates
Jelynn Dela Cruz Running on the UMSU For You slate, Jelynn Dela Cruz wants to bring her unique experience as current UMSU vice-president student life…