By Emily Senger
When the results for the Students’ Union Vice-President Academic were announced, perhaps the most surprised candidate was the winner herself, Laura Schultz. Schultz’s strong campaign matched with two years previous SU experience as the Communication and Culture representative made her a qualified candidate for Vice-President Academic. But this did nothing to lessen her agitation upon… Continue reading Schultz tearfully takes VP Academic
By James Keller
A MacEwan Student Centre meeting room erupted in cheers Fri., Feb. 13 as Bryan West was named Students’ Union President for the coming year. Chief Returning Officer Shuvaloy Majumdar left the results of the presidential race until last, slowly reading off the names and totals of the bottom four candidates as they scrolled down a… Continue reading West victorious as president
By Natalie Sit
Greg Clayton, a current Events Commissioner, will handle the Students’ Union finances as the newly elected Vice-President Operations and Finances. Clayton is “pumped” to begin his job and start making changes. “It was intense,” said Clayton, who won with 1,478 votes, just before he headed to the Den to celebrate. “I’m glad the independent majority… Continue reading Clayton wins Op-Fi
By Natalie Sit
The Muslim Students’ Association will have to pay $2,610.80 for Ramadan room bookings despite petitioning the Students’ Union to have the fee waived. Debate centered on whether it was a religious or a club issue. However, an amendment striking statements mentioning the religious significance was passed. As well, an amendment to reduce fees by 75… Continue reading SU will not waive fees for Ramadan
Students voting in the Students’ Union general election had a shot at direct democracy with five referendum questions on the ballot. Students voted overwhelmingly to continue the U-Pass, with 4,370 in favour to 1,328 against. “Personally, I’m quite surprised with the margin of victory,” said “No” campaign organizer Oliver Bladek. “I respect the decision of… Continue reading Students say no for SLA, yes to U-Pass
By Katie Hobday
[ed: Originally posted 2004-02-10]The three-hour presidential forum was the most interesting election debate in quite some time. Six candidates fielded questions and responded to comments from an impressively large turnout of students. With current Vice-President Events Richard “Krafty” Bergen moderating, presidential hopefuls promoted themselves and their platforms in front of roughly 150 students, the largest… Continue reading There can be only one
By Ben Hoffman
Engineers, always eager to show off their different ideas, shed new light on the stale ritual of student election forums last Friday. Election hopefuls ranging from academic commissioner candidates to presidential ones were paraded in front of curious engineers and were on the business end of a water gun at the weekly Piss On Everything… Continue reading ‘Geer forums all wet
By Katie Hobday
The forum for the highly competitive race for the position of Vice-President Operations and Finance featured a quintet vying for a spot on the Students’ Union executive. Though each candidate had different ideas on how to approach to the most important issues pertaining to the position, the high cost of tuition and SU budgetary concerns… Continue reading VP Op-Fi candidates cash in at forums
Alex Vyskocil took the stage Thu., Feb. 5, as he debated for Students’ Union Vice-President Events–against himself.Fellow hopeful Spencer Brown did not make it to the forum for undisclosed reasons, leaving Vyskocil to engage in a one-person race, where he proved to be quite amusing.Vyskocil, currently an Events Commissioner and host of the SU’s radio… Continue reading Vyskocil debates himself at the VP Events forum
The race for the events commission was on as four out of 11 candidates ran head to head, taking positions on a number of matters. Moderated by current Students’ Union Vice-President Events Richard “Krafty” Bergen, the forum on Thu., Feb. 5, didn’t generate an abundance of viewers.First to speak was Barski’s Cabinet candidate Gable Gross… Continue reading Events commission candidates sing