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BREAKING: MUN Faculty Association passed a motion yesterday to support university divestment from companies tied to “Israeli apartheid, war crimes, and occupation,” sources say.
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BREAKING: PRESIDENT VIANNE TIMMONS OF @MemorialU is no longer president. Dr. Neil Bose will take over for 2 years.
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UPDATE: @MUNStudents4pal have set up two tents inside the Arts and Administration building.
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CORRECTION: During her voluntary, paid six-week leave of absence President Timmons will make approximately $52,000. (Based on 2021 income data) The average Newfoundlander & Labradorian makes ~$38,600 per year. (Community Accounts NL)
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During her voluntary, paid six-week leave of absence President Timmons will make approximately $48,200. (Based on 2021 income data) The average Newfoundlander & Labradorian makes ~$38,600 per year. (Community Accounts NL)
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A 47-year-old man allegedly assaulted two women at Saturday’s pro-Palestine march. A student organizer with @MUNStudents4pal and a community member were left with injuries. The man was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and assault with a weapon: @RNC_PoliceNL
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POSC professor @MehmetEfe_Caman facing contract precarity: HSS dean, MUNL personnel, and POSC student society speak out.
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Happening now: @MUNFaculty members are delivering a letter to President Timmons.
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Despite corporate donors like Harvey Home Heating and @CoxandPalmer dropping out due to involvement of @PalActionYYT , @StJohnsPrideNL sees massive turnout.
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Thousands march for @StJohnsPrideNL as @PalActionYYT leads as grand marshals.
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During her voluntary, paid six-week leave of absence President Timmons will make approximately $48,200. (Based on 2021 income data) The average Newfoundlander & Labradorian makes ~$38,600 per year. (Community Accounts NL)
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Update from @MemorialUSci regarding the survey of ~6000 students: There was no survey sent to students. An email memo was sent by the Dean of Science. One student responded to this email with concerns. @MemorialU @MUNSU35 @MUNFaculty
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Happening Now: @MUNFaculty rally outside arts and admin bldg.
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BREAKING: Students to receive tuition refunds for time lost during the @MUNFaculty strike. @MemorialU @MUNSU35 More clarification to follow.
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BREAKING: President Vianne Timmons @VianneTimmons of Memorial University has deleted her twitter account. It is unclear as of right now if this has anything to do with the recent investigative article released by the CBC. More to follow.
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The Muse
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BREAKING: @MemorialU Campus Enforcement Patrol dismantles and removes tents from the @MUNStudents4pal encampment.
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The crowd is large and faculty union representatives are present from universities across Canada. @MUNFaculty
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MUN Memo Reveals $7.1 Million Invested in Companies Tied to Israel’s Invasion of Gaza, Illegal Settlements
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An interview between @vianne_timmons and @MehmetEfe_Caman from 2020 has resurfaced. President Timmons is quoted "Memorial is lucky to have you." Almost 3 years later Dr. Caman still claims to be only on precarious 8 or 4-month term appointments or per course. @MemorialU
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A @MemorialU student created a petition calling for the resignation of President Timmons. Reasons mentioned: 1. Cultural appropriation. 2. MUNFA strike. 3. Removal of the Ode to Newfoundland without consultation. 4. Banishment of a student protestor.
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Chants from @MUNStudents4pal and @PalActionYYT “The more they try to silence us the louder we will be.”
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Picketing locations for @MUNFaculty tomorrow: Arts and Admin. loop Education parking lot Elizabeth Ave. near residence (away from residents and child care) Westerland Road (Opposite field house) UC, next to the engineering building Picketing starts 8am. @MUNSU35 @MemorialU
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BREAKING: 3 protesters have been charged with petty trespassing by the @RNC_PoliceNL .
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BREAKING: Glenn Barnes has resigned as chair of the Board of Regents.
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BREAKING: @MemorialU announces that student protesters “cannot continue to live in a building or camp on grounds that are meant for work and study.”
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3 months
UPDATE: @MUNFA President Josh Lepawsky condemns @MemorialU administration use of police to shut down protest calling it "cowardly and dangerous."
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Twelve university encampments across Canada release statement in solidarity with @MUNStudents4pal and @McGillSPHR following police crackdowns on both campuses.
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The Muse
2 years
Students @MemorialU from @MUNGeog are here with coffee and snacks for @MUNFaculty on the picket line!
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BREAKING: @MUNFaculty and @MemorialU reach tentative agreement!
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This afternoon @MemorialU held a town hall with staff that are required to work. While The Muse was denied access to this meeting, individuals have sent in information regarding what was discussed. For job security reasons, their identities will remain anonymous. More to come.
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People from across Canada are in NL for the @MUNFaculty strike. Dominic Silvio: DUFA Rick Brick: UAFA Michael Shaw: UMFA Michael Arfken: UPEIFA Peter Mclnnis: StFXAUT Hassan Qudrat-Ullah: YUFA Ryan Stack: AUFA Kate Cushion: URFA Pauline Maclntosh: StFXAUT Chris Burton: ULFA
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BREAKING: @PCPartyNL call for resignation of Board of Regents Chair Glenn Barnes
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@MUNFaculty says they will be going back to the negotiating table with @MemorialU administration tomorrow. More to follow.
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Investigation Confirms Board Chair Violated Privacy of Alumna
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MUN Students gather at the UC to stand in solidarity with students in Bangladesh facing police crackdown.
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BREAKING: @MUNSU35 accuses @MemorialU of spreading misinformation MUNSU requested President @vianne_timmons for a Senate meeting before the @MUNFaculty strike Timmons claims Senate's authority is limited and can only provide leniency MUNSU says this is wrong More to come.
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Open letter from MUN professors calls for Barnes to step down as Board Chair during Regent's Code of Conduct violation review.
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@MUNStudents4pal raise helium balloons spelling “DIVEST” and Palestinian flag in the @MemorialU Arts and Administration atrium.
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BREAKING: @MUNFaculty will hold another Rally. Date: Friday, Feb. 10th. Time: 12 noon Location: Arts Building at @MemorialU St. John's Campus. Rally will "host nationwide supporters" from 7 provinces. @MUNSU35
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BREAKING: @MemorialU Board of Regents says they will “not divest of any university investments.”
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BREAKING: CEP has informed faculty and students participating in teach-in that the police will be called to the scene in 15 minutes.
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Board of Regents Chair Under Investigation Over Privacy Breach
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Update on MUNFA negotiations: @MUNFaculty members voted 90 percent in favour of authorizing a strike in a vote held on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Turnout for the vote was a historic 93 percent of MUNFA’s membership. @MemorialU @MUN_Students
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The Muse
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President Timmons is entitled to a severance payment of at least $675,000, or 18 months of base salary AND more than seven months' pay owed to her for accumulated administrative leave ~$270,000. (Total minimum: $945,000) Credit: CBC News
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There are allegations that @MemorialU is violating LUMUN's collective agreement by containing Nursing 4516 using per course instructors (and administrative leadership.) Credit : @RussAlanWill @MUNFaculty @MemorialU @MUNSU35 @LUMUN_NL
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Many are pointing out a contradiction in the @MemorialU 's and Pres. @vianne_timmons 's messaging as comments were turned off in the same video that claimed to "ensure that everyone's voices are heard." Among other things admin. also continues to deny interview requests to media.
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Exhausting...I guess the voices she is referring to are in her head? Love the crazy eyes in this frame though... @MUNSU35 @MUNFaculty #FairDealAtMUN
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‘They Need To Grow Up’: MUN Board of Regents Chair On Student Protesters
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In context, the average Newfoundlander & Labradorian would take: ~20 years to earn the same severance as Dr. Vianne Timmons ($675,000). ~29 years to earn the same total compensation received by Dr. Timmons at the time of her exit. (~$945,000)
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Do you support @MUNFaculty members on the picket lines? If yes, why?
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Rumours have spread that a @MUNFaculty member was hit by a vehicle while on the picket line. The Muse was informed that this rumour is false despite a close call on Wednesday around 8:50 am on the Elizabeth Avenue and Russell Road entrance to campus. 1/3
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BREAKING: @RNC_PoliceNL have ordered student protesters to vacate the Arts and Administration building.
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BREAKING: President Timmons will be taking a voluntary, paid six-week leave of absence from her duties. During this time, Indigenous leaders will lead the Board of Regents in a Roundtable Engagement with Indigenous Peoples to consider the president’s claims of Mi’kmaw heritage.
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MUN social work professor Bren LeFrancois begins teach-in on “The Exterminatory colonial logic performed over Palestinian childhood” in the Arts and Administration lobby.
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Man Charged After Allegedly Assaulting Two Women at Pro-Palestine March
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There is a strong sense of unity among students and faculty at Memorial University as @MUNFaculty members enter day three on the picket lines. Written by: @Jlreid02
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UC is practically empty and it’s approaching lunch time on a Monday…
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Highlights from the Auditor General’s Report into @MemorialU : Extremely excessive spending by Pres. Timmons and other exec Outdated or non-existent compensation policies $1.1 mil spent on search firms to recruit 15 mgmt. and exec positions Excessive travel spending
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The Muse
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BREAKING: @MUNSU35 will be holding a rally tomorrow at 12 noon outside the Arts & Admin. building @MemorialU in support of the @MUNFaculty strike. More to come.
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📢 ATTENTION STUDENTS Rally tomorrow in support of @MUNFaculty strike for a #FairDealAtMUN ! St. John's Campus When: Friday, Feb. 3, 12 pm Where: Outside Arts/Admin Building, St. John's campus #StudentsAndFacultyUnited
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BREAKING: @MUNFaculty claims @MemorialU admin is planning for a longer strike rather than negotiations!
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MUNSU says MUN statement makes “false equivalency” between the situation faced by Palestinian and Israeli students. It says that “the violence in Palestine is not two-sided, and disproportionally impacts Palestinians.”
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Students should be expected back on campus sometime next week. Tuition reimbursement to be discussed soon. Semester will end on time. @MemorialU @MUNFaculty More to follow.
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Breaking: Min. Tom Osborne confirms that President Vianne Timmons and @MemorialU Admin. approached the government first regarding raising tuition. Timmons previously said "there was seperate truths regarding this" President Bose said can't be categorically answered. #nlpoli
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The motion also supports “calls to step up pressure to end the war on Gaza and join the international movement calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire.”
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Breaking: Auditor General's Report into @MemorialU claims the Genesis Centre sent the AG's office a cease and desist letter regarding the conduct of their investigation.
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The Muse
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Students call for divestment from companies involved in Israel’s war on Gaza today at a ‘die-in’ at the food court.
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The Muse
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There are allegations coming from some students that the internationalization office @MemorialU has sent false information to international students regarding how a strike action will affect students' study permits. More details to follow.
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Students gather at the clocktower today to celebrate the resignation of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina following month of student protests.
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UPDATE: @MUNStudents4pal to host rally at the Arts and Administration building tomorrow morning at 8am to protest raid by @RNC_PoliceNL .
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A link to a report by HESA in MUN's last statement on collegial governancr was brought to our attention. While it's unclear if this was paid for by MUN, a recent ATIPP request found out that the author of the article, Alex Usher, has been previously paid by MUN. ($36,000+).
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RNC Charges Three Student Protesters with Trespassing in Arts Building at MUN’s Request, CEP Clears Encampment: Legal expert calls MUN’s justification for shutting down protest legally ‘misleading.’
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UPDATE: @MUNFaculty president and Geography professor Josh Lepawsky begins a reading, no sign so far of @RNC_PoliceNL
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‘Stop Killing Students’: Rally Against Bangladesh’s Violent Crackdown of Protests
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Students @MemorialU have organized a petition "Standing in Solidarity with Dr. Jeffrey van den Scott and Dr. Mehmet Efe Caman"
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Happening Now: Second Rally outside Arts and Admin. Building at @MemorialU . @MUNFaculty
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How long have you been listening to @Nickelback ? @CPMFEST Day 1!
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Students are calling @MemorialU tuition fees “too damn high” #AllOutLike99
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UPDATE: @MUNStudents4pal responds to @MemorialU Gazette statement: “We are not moved by MUNs illegitimate attempts to leverage the UoT decision to intimidate us.”
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There have been rumours of President Timmons being outside the province at this time. The Muse has been notified by @MemorialU that these claims are false, and that President Timmons is in her office in St. John's. @MUNFaculty
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MUNFA members will vote at a general meeting on Friday whether or not to support university divestment from companies tied to Israel’s war on Gaza.
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“We are hoping that this physical symbol (the letter) pushes the administration to meet us at the table and reach a fair deal”. @MUNFaculty @MemorialU
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MUN's Communications Manager, Dave Sorensen, has stated to the MUSE that the "Tips for safely crossing the picket line" document was issued in error. More to come. @MUNFaculty @MUNSU35 @MemorialU
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MUNL “modified” figure for tenure-track salary to include tenured salary faculty. Written by: Jacob Laybolt
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MUN Students gather for a second time at the clocktower to support student protesters in Bangladesh. @MUNSU35 @MUNFaculty and @CFSFCEE in attendance.
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@NLNDP say it will scrap the tuition hike, refreeze tuition, and ensure students with work terms get paid.
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Waterford Valley By-election: NDP's Student Platform
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Lots of support for @MUNFaculty
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BREAKING: MUN recommends “privacy training” as a remedy after their investigation into privacy breach determines “there was an unauthorized disclosure of an email.”
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Dr. Neil Bose has accepted MUNFA’s ( @MUNFaculty ) letter, which calls on the @MemorialU to negotiate in good faith with MUNFA and reach a new collective agreement deal at the bargaining table.
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@MUNFaculty members outside the education building @MemorialU are on the picket line with music and coffee! The few flurries in the air haven't deterred them!
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Recently, frustrations over St. John’s campus picket lines have boiled into blatant aggression as some drivers have begun to accelerate toward picketers. Written by: Jacob Laybolt
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Should @MemorialU divest from companies involved in Israel's invasion of Gaza and illegal settlements?
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@MUNSU35 and @MUNFaculty members were assembled outside the Core Sciences Facility anticipating President @vianne_timmons 's tour of the building. President Timmons did not show up, and it appears she did cancel her tour.
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Calls Grow for Board Chair to Step Aside
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Breaking: In a media availability today President Bose of @MemorialU committed to end using executive search firms for hiring vice presidents and other executive positions, with fairly limited exceptions.
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For @MemorialU students that need to cross the picket line: Solidarity scarfs are available through picket captains. @MUNFaculty @MUNSU35
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@ashleyHD_ @MUNFaculty @MUNSU35 @GSUMUN Ask the picket captain on the picket line for a solidarity scarf. You can wear this scarf each day that you have to cross the picket line and the picketers will know that you are in solidarity with them/us!
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MUNSU’s Nicolas Keough speaks at ‘die-in’ for MUN divestment from Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Newly formed Student Alliance for Bangladesh in Canada are hosting another rally in support of student protesters in Bangladesh tomorrow July, 23rd at the clocktower at 4:30.
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@themusenl
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2 years
MUNL admin. and @MUNFaculty are on the bargaining table today.
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MUNL apologizes for “clerical error” amid “picket line crossing” plagiarism accusations Written by: Jacob Laybolt
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MUN Bangladeshi Cultural Community is hosting a protest today, 4:30 at the clocktower, in solidarity with student protests in Bangladesh.
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