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UMSU holds strategic planning consultation

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Ngozi Okose
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) held a strategic planning consultation at its board of directors meeting on Oct. 17 at the UMSU council chambers. Sandra Woloschuk, UMSU’s strategic plan facilitator, led the consultation. “I’ve...
Milan Lukes
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U of M hosts third annual budget town hall

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Iyanda Ajuwon
Michael Benarroch, president and vice-chancellor, Diane Hiebert-Murphy, provost and vice-president (academic) and Mike Emslie, CFO and comptroller, hosted the university’s third annual budget town hall on Oct. 16.   The budget town hall is an event...
Nischal Karki
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Contribute to mental health and well-being strategy

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Iyanda Ajuwon
The university is seeking perspectives from students, staff and faculty in the development of a new mental health and well-being strategy.   Well-being is one of the core values that was emphasized in the university’s new...
Nischal Karki
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Summer of discontent

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Adam Johnston
A series of cycling and pedestrian deaths, including a senior, a teen and two Indigenous women, sparked outrage amongst the local cycling community this summer. Poor city planning, toxic car culture and built-in racism within...
Fumnaya Ifeadi
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Parking services creating financial strain

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Quinn Mayhew
If you have ever tried to find parking at the U of M, you know how difficult and frustrating it is to acquire a parking spot, regardless of whether you have a parking pass...
Michele Melendez
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Technology is a lifeline

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Thandeka Katsika
About a week ago, my laptop stopped charging. As a digital notetaker with a job in journalism, I knew I needed it fixed as soon as possible. I went to a place recommended by...
Teegan Gillich
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Is neighbourliness a lost art?

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Deveney Jarrow
Whenever I tell a story about the apartment buildings I’ve lived in, it usually involves my neighbours. The girl with the three-legged dog, the loud upstairs neighbour with sorrels or Christin and her cat,...
Fumnaya Ifeadi