Tag: Su Elections

By Chris Beauchamp

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

The race for Vice-President Events was probably the least exciting in an election of epic proportions. With only two candidates running, it was also the smallest. “I’m super happy,” said Alex Vyskocil, who won with 2,954 votes. “I have wanted this position since last year, so it’s time.” Vyskocil, currently an Events Commissioner, says he… Continue reading Vyskocil is eventful

By Katie Hobday

The highly coveted position of Students’ Union Vice-President External was decided last week as voting ended and the election frenzy died down. With five hopefuls vying for the position, the results showed a clear victory for Barski’s Cabinet member Mike Bosch. “When it all comes down, students decide who they want to represent and lead… Continue reading Barski’s Cabinet’s Mike Bosch wins VP External

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 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

By Veronika Janik

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

By Veronika Janik

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