Conservative candidate dips out of U of M debate
Given the Conservatives’ track record of skipping public debates, not many people were shocked when Gordon Giesbrecht, Conservative candidate for the Winnipeg South riding and…
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Active Living Centre not accessible, say critics
The University of Manitoba’s Active Living Centre, which opened last winter to much fanfare, is leaving a few of the university’s physically disabled students upset…
U of M takes steps toward affirmative consent
Since the beginning of this school year, students at the University of Manitoba have been bombarded by a rising number of messages promoting consensual sexual…
Blood politics
By highlighting MSM as an exposure category, current data collection and reporting methods support Canadian Blood Services’ screening practices. If UMSU wants screening practices to focus on specific high-risk behaviours, it needs data collection to also focus on specific high-risk behaviours.
City councillor ramps up fight against illegal housing
South Winnipeg-St. Norbert Coun. Janice Lukes is setting up a residents’ association to address a growing problem around the University of Manitoba – the proliferation…
UMSU council authorizes $1.4 million in capital spending
The University of Manitoba Students Union (UMSU) council authorized its executive to spend $1.4 million to renovate a spate of union-operated restaurants last week with…
Students with disabilities secure new service group
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has approved the creation of a new student service group for students living with disabilities. The motion that…
Lots of love for the Lytics
Established local hip-hop group the Lytics are set to play the University of Manitoba Student Union’s (UMSU) annual concert hailing the start of the school…
Who does UMSU really work for?
Welcome to the University of Manitoba: a campus that “thrives” and “grows” by disengaging from the student population via the brick walls of bureaucracy and oppressive ideology. Please do not be fooled by our school’s glittery and distracting advertisements that announce “I am a trailblazer” or “I am a rebel.” In fact, you are not a trailblazer or rebel, as a student of this university.
Instead, you are expected to pay your dues and enter into a submissive relationship with both the university administration and student union. This was shown during the 2014-15 school year when several student, faculty, and staff groups protested the austerity budget that would see four per cent cuts to most faculties and some non-academic units. Here are some – certainly not all – things to consider should you decide to continue your academic journey through this treacherous campus.
Get involved on campus
Every year the same advice is given to students heading to university, whether it’s their first or final year. You’ve probably heard it, or maybe…