A petition demanding that students be given a proportional refund for credit hours lost during the work stoppage was circulated in November and signed by 1516 Brandon University students. This petition was presented to the Brandon University Board of Governors...

Directly prior to the short holiday break, students from a select number of classes in the Faculty of Education were outraged when they realized that their marks were lowered under the direction of the Dean. Students were told that the...

In the lead-up to the National Day of Action on February 1st, we are calling out to students for both written and video testimonials about student debt to use for our Drop Debt campaign.

Bill C-13 has recently amended the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act (CSFAA), removing the $15 billion ceiling on student loans disbursed by the government without public consultations. The CSFAA governs all of the rules and provisions for the Canada Student...

On February 1st, tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of students across Canada will be participating in the Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action. For the first time in 6 years, students will stand in solidarity...

Students at Brandon University cannot seem to catch a break. The Monday following the longest labour action in Manitoba history, a fire was started in the boardroom of the student-owned Knowles-Douglas Student Centre on campus. It just so happens that...

What does contemporary misogyny look like? Hundreds of years ago, in Early Modern Europe, misogyny looked like the prosecution of an estimated 35,000 innocent women over a three-hundred-year time-span for allegations of witchcraft.

Almost fifty years ago, misogyny looked like...

As the Brandon University Strike of 2011 approaches its 40th day, students are desperate to get back to class and salvage their term. Unfortunately, we have seen little commitment from either side to come to terms on an agreement that...

It is obvious that the strike has been difficult for everyone involved. Therefore, the Brandon University Students’ Union is ecstatic to be bringing our members and the community two thrilling acts: sexy Shawn Desman on Thursday, November 24th, and hilarious...

The Brandon University Students’ Union would like to extend its gratitude to all the participants in this year’s Halloween Food Drive. Thanks to the competing groups, we successfully collected 6065 pounds of non-perishable food for the Food Bank.

We would...

Arbitration is a proceeding in which a dispute is resolved by an impartial adjudicator, whose decision will be final and binding, whether by agreement of the parties involved, or by legislation.

Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR),...

After a strong lobbying campaign calling for equality of international students, the Canadian Federation of Students in Manitoba can celebrate another victory in the student rights movement. It was announced a few weeks ago that the academic year of 2012-2013...

Exactly three years ago, when I had first caught wind of the possibility that faculty may strike, I wished that someone would take the time to explain some of the fundamentals of collective bargaining and strike etiquette. While anticipating the...

Its that time of years again. No, not strike time (although it seems to be somewhat of an October tradition), but time to have some fun, dress up, and support a good cause. Yes, the annual Halloween Food Drive is...

Well, folks: it’s that time again! The BUSU by-elections are underway. Potential candidates spent last week collecting nomination signatures from their respective faculties or constituencies. The positions that are up for election are: Aboriginal Student Commissioner, Music Commissioner, LGBT Commissioner,...

On September 29th, Bill C-11 was introduced as a proposed amendment to the Copyright Act, which includes anti-circumvention provisions that will seriously undermine students’ and academic institutions’ access to copyrighted works, while overlooking and degrading the pivotal role that fair...

Five short months after the polls closed on what was a truly historic federal election, Manitobans are once again preparing to make a crucial democratic decision. While provincial elections may lack the grandiose of their federal counterparts, their results are...

On September 22nd, the Brandon University Women’s Collective held its annual Take Back the Night march at Princess Park in downtown Brandon. Students, community members and even provincial election candidates from the NDP and Liberal party came to hear and...

In order for the Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU) elected representatives to better act on behalf of our members, we are attempting to create clubs for each individual department on campus in the hopes of improving communication. We believe that...

Rock The Block is the annual street party put on by the Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU). Rock The Block takes place at the heart of downtown Brandon on Rosser Avenue, between 7th and 10th Street. This year, we will...