UMSU launches peer-to-peer tutoring app
UMSU’s peer-to-peer tutoring app has arrived.
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LGBTTQ* rep queries students on title change
The LGBTTQ* student group Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) gathered signatures last week to gauge support — or lack thereof — for changing the title of UMSU’s LGBTTQ* representative.
UMSU joins CASA mental health campaign
UMSU joined university campuses across Canada last week to foster awareness of mental wellness by taking part in the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) #StudentsLetsAct initiative.
UMSU LGBTTQ* rep announces resignation
UMSU LGBTTQ* representative Eun-Bi Kang has said she will resign this week, likely after the union’s Feb. 7 board meeting.
In defence of lobbying for up-front grants
Re-allocating funds away from tax credits could put more money in students’ pockets.
UMSU, neutrality and crocodile tears
The only person who is convinced UMSU is neutral on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement is UMSU president Jakob Sanderson.
Students need student unions
Ford’s initiative to cut mandatory student union dues is an unsubtle attack on organizing politics.
UMSU changes executive titles, responsibilities
The UMSU board of directors passed a motion to change various responsibilities and titles of the board’s executive positions at its Jan. 24 campus meeting.
Band critical of UMSU BDS position dropped from Frost Fest days before event cancelled
An artist slated to perform at UMSU’s Frost Fest — which was abruptly cancelled last week — was dropped from the bill after telling organizers he would publicly criticize the union’s recent condemnation of the Canadian Federation of Students for affirming its support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
UMSU Frost Fest cancelled after low ticket sales
Students looking to party at UMSU’s fourth annual Frost Fest were left out in the cold last week after the event was cancelled. According to…