A prominent initiative that's emerged from federal election campaigning has been the Liberal Party's Canada Learning Passport, which promises future postsecondary students a $1,000 yearly grant over four years, and the Students' Union will add their own plans to improve student interest.
"You remember SUBSpace? That you did? And then I killed?"
– Zach Fentiman, Vice President (Operations and Finance), on Steven Dollansky’s term as Vice President (Operations and Finance)
Students' Council moved to deal with absenteeism among undergraduate representatives Tuesday night, tackling what Board of Governors Representative Craig Turner called "a serious attendance problem at council."
Colten Yamagishi was elected as the Vice President (Student Life) to the Students' Union executive Friday night with 50 per cent of the first-place votes, beating out rival candidate David McBean.
Two slates in the Students' Council elections have been disbanded with only two days left of campaigning.
The Discipline, Interpretation, and Enforcement (DIE) Board ruled Monday night that having candidates run in a slate in the same faculty race qualifies as endorsement, which violates bylaw.
Ensuring the Students' Union is relevant to undergraduate students — it's a big goal, but incoming SU President Rory Tighe has his sights set high.
"I really want more people to be interested in the Students' Union next year. I really want students to feel more connected to the SU and the university," Tighe said.
The Students' Union has a new president-elect after election results were announced Thursday night, with an overwhelming victory for the sole candidate, Rory Tighe.
After running uncontested campaigns to lead next year's Students' Union, three candidates for the Vice President positions, along with the candidate for Board of Governors Representative, celebrated victories in their respective positions when the election results were revealed on Thursday night.
While other candidates were celebrating as results were read out Thursday night, the two candidates for Vice President (Student Life) will have to wait a while longer for students to decide their fates after the Student Life race was cancelled.
