UMSU membership should be voluntary
Students are allowed to opt out of UMSU Health and Dental Coverage. Why can’t the majority of students opt out of UMSU Membership itself? Some…
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An evening of jazz
An Evening of Jazz Song, coming up on Jan. 15 at the Park Theatre, features both past and present members of the University of Manitoba…
University e-mail shuts down
Students, faculty, and administration should experience better performance from the university e-mail system starting in the new year. After the university experienced an e-mail outage…
Construction starts at U of M library
Students could face difficulty studying in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library this semester as the early phases of construction started in December and is expected to…
Crime Beat
November Theft of personal items continued to be prevalent during month of November, the majority of incidents involved the theft of laptops. 11 thefts were…
Body found on U of M campus – UPDATE –
University of Manitoba Security Services reported the discovery of a body on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus to the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS)…
Senate Notes
The University of Manitoba Senate met on Dec. 7. Three matters were carried without debate including the proposed academic schedule for the 2012-2013 academic year….
Know your history
Hockey has its roots as an amateur game played across Canada. Amateur hockey leagues were first formed in Manitoba during the early 1890s. For the…
Bettering our campus
From Nov. 17-20, the fifth annual Canadian Conference on Student Leadership (CCSL) was held in Calgary, Alberta. I was one of the eight undergraduate students…
Deborah Young leads indigenous achievement on campus
Deborah Young is the first executive lead for indigenous achievement at the University of Manitoba. The position, which Young started on July 4, was created…