UMSU board meeting update
UMSU’s board of directors discussed Respondus Monitor, board restructuring and U-Pass concerns at its Sept. 24 meeting. UMSU’s vice-president advocacy Kristin Smith reported on her…
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UMSU implements changes to health and dental plan
UMSU recently revealed a reformed health and dental plan that sees the maximum coverage for certain services increase. The plan, administered through StudentCare, is now offering…
UMSU offering subsidy to offset transit costs
UMSU is offering a transit subsidy to some students who purchase a post-secondary pass for the fall semester. No U-Pass is being offered this fall…
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…
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…