By Katie Hobday
In this year’s election, there are several referenda questions concerning decreases to Students’ Union levies. One levy in question is the Library Assistance fee. "Students don’t need to pay as much to receive the same amount of funding," said Gavin Preston, head of the "yes" campaign to reduce the levy. Preston, who brought the referendum… Continue reading Library Assistance Fee
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
By Ben Hoffman
The future of academics hung in the balance Tue., Feb. 3 as three political warriors battled. Candidates for Students’ Union Vice-President Academic took the stage following the academic commissioners forum to discuss their platforms and respond to questions in Speaker’s Corner. Attending the forum were hopefuls Laura Schultz, Action Party representative Andrea Kettle and Mohamed… Continue reading VP Academic hopefuls speak their piece at forums
By Ben Hoffman
Academic Commissioner candidates showed their election smarts Tue., Feb. 3. Independent candidates and members of the two slates spoke at the Students’ Union election forum, sharing their platforms to students in Speaker’s Corner. Eight of the 11 candidates appeared. Independents in attendance were Ashley Martin, Eli Akbari and Natalie Logie. Barski’s Cabinet members attending were… Continue reading Academic commissioners make the grade
By Peter Stein
Student Legal Assistance is the subject of a referendum question for the 2004 Students’ Union General Election to reduce their levy. Currently, all students pay $3.50 per student for both the fall and winter semesters. The proposal looks to decrease the levy to $2.00, its pre-2001 figure. SLA would lose approximately $40,000 annually from the… Continue reading SLA levy
By Peter Stein
With a panel of seven students vying for four external commissioner positions and a large group of spectators, it did not take long for the similarities and differences of the candidates to take center stage at Speaker’s Corner in MacEwan Student Centre. Each candidate began by outlining their vision and aspirations. Many similar issues were… Continue reading External commissioners come out
Candidates Kevin Maloney, Mark Scholz, Mike Bosch and Robbie Schuett had their chance on the mic at the Students’ Union Vice-President External forum at Speaker’s Corner Wed., Feb. 4. Each candidate outlined their views on student issues, including how to deal with tuition increases, student loans and government lobbying. Outgoing VP External Lauren Batiuk asked… Continue reading VP External candidates strut their stuff
By Chris Tait
The Students’ Union released their official candidate list Wed., Jan. 28, in preparation for the upcoming SU General Election. "Some serious steps have been taken," warned Chief Returning Officer Shuvaloy Majumdar, referring to the changes in security strategies for this year’s election relative to previous years. Some of the new features being implemented to prevent… Continue reading Get ready for the SU election