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Court rejects legal injunction to stop UMSU referendum

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Colton McKillop
A motion for a legal injunction filed by the Canadian Federation of Students, aimed at stopping UMSU’s planned referendum on the student union’s continued membership in the federation, was dismissed by the Court of...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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Performance-based funding still on the table for Manitoba universities

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Gillian Brown
Despite concerns from university faculty and the official Opposition, the provincial government is still considering a performance-based funding model for universities in Manitoba. The decision to look into a performance-based funding model came after responsibility...
Faith Peters
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Spook-tacular things to do this Halloween

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Matthew Merkel
This Halloween there are numerous celebrations students can take part in. Now that there are no COVID-19 restrictions in place, events and gatherings will be in full force this spooky season. The University of...
Heebie Jeebies
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UMSU holds breast cancer awareness fundraiser

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Alicia Rose
Each year, the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign is held in the month of October. In support of the campaign this year, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) will be selling three-dollar cookies on...
Faith Peters
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Consumer’s graveyard: commercialism of spooky season

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Braden BristowDina Hamid
Let us begin by saying that this is not a Halloween hit piece. We genuinely enjoy the holiday. When Braden was younger, he was far from a Halloween fan. It overshadowed his birthday, and having asthma made...
Jenna Solomon
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Banning strikebreakers is good for workers

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Braden Bristow
Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Wab Kinew recently announced at the Manitoba NDP annual convention that if elected, the party will consider banning replacement workers. It is important to explain what replacement workers are and what...
Jenna Solomon
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Haven’t you heard? Hot people dress up for Halloween

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Jory Thomas
As social media editor at the Manitoban, I scroll through every social media platform all day, every day. Although we don’t have a TikTok, I can admit that it is where I spend the most time. Since...
Dallin Chicoine