UMSU needs a strategic plan
What will the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) look like in 10 years? Five years? Next year? We don’t know because UMSU has no…
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U of M budget woes a function of weak provincial leadership
The modern student movement, namely the Canadian Federation of Students and their ilk, has accomplished something that is at once absurd and increasingly detrimental: they…
Campus bar cannot make ends meet
The Hub, the campus bar run by the University of Manitoba Students’ Union, will be closed over the summer months this year after failing to…
Economics professors speak out against CAUT report
Weeks after the Canadian Association of University Teachers renewed its call for the effective dismissal of the head of the department of economics, many faculty…
Advocating for students
Earlier this academic year there was a fleeting debate in the Manitoban on the role of student unions in connection with political advocacy. Since that…
An epistle to the arts
I must begin with an apology For my utmost and true sincerity. My mind is at the mercy of my pen, (A weakness for the…
Officials call for tuition elimination
Cape Breton University (CBU) officials released an open letter last week demanding that the federal government and provinces develop a strategy to eliminate tuition fees…
5 Days for the Homeless
Six students will be sleeping outdoors from March 15-20 in front of University Centre as part of “5 Days for the Homeless,” a national campaign…
Lost Luggage
The event of travelling is a distinctive concept with many different variables. A unique story may arrive as one enters the airport, when one reaches…
City committee takes brakes off U-Pass
The universal transit pass (U-Pass) is now in the hands of Winnipeg city council and the University of Manitoba Board of Governors (BOG) after recommendations…