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Dozens of students at the University of Winnipeg camped on the university鈥檚 front lawn Sunday night to support fossil fuel divestment in advance of a vote by the school鈥檚 Board of Regents. The board met yesterday to vote on a new environmental investment policy. 鈥淎fter three years of fighting and working really hard to get this university to divest from fossil fuels, they’re finally going to be voting on a motion,鈥� said UWinnipeg student and event organizer Avery Letkemann. 鈥淪o we want to show them that we have a broad support system, students care about this issue, community members care about this issue, faculty cares about this issue.鈥澛�惭别迟谤辞听reported late last evening that UWinnipeg’s Board of Regents ultimately adopted a a 鈥渞esponsible investing policy鈥� that stopped short of full divestment, but committed to 鈥渆stablishing a renewable energy investment fund ie: a ‘green fund’ as a new option for investors.鈥�