Month: February 2004

After two years as a Students’ Union Operations and Finance Commissioner, challenger Scott Appleby feels it is time to make the Board of Governors more than a retirement ground for SU executives (his opponent is a former Vice-President Events). Having maintained an up-to-date knowledge of external matters, he is ambitious, ready to learn and serve… Continue reading BoG – Scott Appleby

Ian Smedley is an outside candidate from within. He has no experience as an elected official within the Students Union, but has been variously employed by the organization. In addition to prior experience overseeing facilities for the Calgary Rowing Club as Vice-President and involvement in civic politics, Smedley’s unique insight into the day-to-day operations of… Continue reading VP Op-Fi – Ian Smedley

‘Unfortunately, the Gauntlet was unable to interview Vice-President Academic candidate Aaron Baker from Barski’s Cabinet. Nor did he participate in the Students’ Union Academic forums, thus we were directed to the Barski’s Cabinet website for his platform. There is no individual platform for the academic portfolio, only a universal Barski’s Cabinet platform. While there are… Continue reading VP Academic – Aaron Baker

[No Platform] How do you plan to work with the university with regards to academic initiatives? What plans do you have with regards to future scholarships and bursaries? How do you plan to deal with accessibility? How do you plan to effective use SAA?

In short, Andrea Kettle is unqualified to be Students’ Union Vice-President Academic. She lacks the requisite knowledge to handle the largely information-based portfolio. Asked about several issues such as accessibility and faculty retention, she was unable to articulate a position which would be beneficial to students, or any relevant position at all. Kettle wants to… Continue reading VP Academic – Andrea Kettle

Laura Schultz is the best candidate for Students’ Union Vice-President Academic. She has practical experience as the Communication and Culture faculty representative for two years. She is well-versed in academic issues. Ask her about any academic issue (retention of professors, accessibility, etc.) and she knows her stuff. On top of that, she is well-respected by… Continue reading VP Academic – Laura Schultz

Robbie Schuett ran for Vice-President Events two years ago and lost to Irene Enyedy. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear Schuett took any opportunities to become better prepared or more informed to run for the Students’ Union a second time around. Schuett’s campaign is full of mission statements and ideological hooks. Phrases like “[Alberta Premier Ralph] Klein… Continue reading VP External – Robbie Schuett

Like other members of his Action Party slate, Mark Scholz is a candidate born out of frustration and bent on change, bringing little experience. He is also a candidate perhaps running for the wrong position. Much of Scholz’s platform fits best under the Operations and Finance portfolio. He said the Students’ Union must demonstrate they… Continue reading VP External – Mark Scholz