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…
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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…
Leave us alone
Bannatyne is not Fort Garry. While this statement is self-evident, it is not always so to the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU). The most…
Whose student experience?
Another UMSU election has come and gone. As tradition requires, students were bombarded with the fresh, enthusiastic faces of two different slates running to provide…
City committee to take the wheel on U-Pass implementation
The universal transit pass (U-Pass) implementation is back on the table early next week, with major implications for the already controversial 2015 city operating budget….
National union demands changes to economics department
Over two months after the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) released a controversial report on tensions within the University of Manitoba department of economics,…