On Feb. 7, the first of three BUSU election debates occurred in the After Hours Lounge of DeCew Residence. Though the crowd consisted mainly of current Brock University Students' Union (BUSU) staff and the candidate's campaign members, it still proved to be an engaging and entertaining debate.
After two long weeks of campaigning BUSU election results were announced Feb. 15, at 11:30 p.m. to a crowded Isaac's bar. All candidates, along with their campaign teams waited in anticipation from 9 p.m. when the polls closed, and three and a half hours later, some were awarded with the satisfaction of a seat on Brock University Students' Union's (BUSU) executive council for the 2007/2008 school year.
Brock University was the target of yet another safety issue this school year, as a bomb threat in the Walker Complex forced a prompt evacuation of the area on Feb. 8. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) received a phone tip from an unknown caller who claimed there was a bomb in the athletics portion of the campus.
President 1. Who is the management team at BUSU? 2. What makes a fair election? 3. How would you handle an election that didn't go fairly? 4. Who are the executives at the university? 5. What are the top five issues for Brock students that you can control? 6.
1. Ron Gourlay who is the business manager, Tom Bonney as the Food Services manager who runs Grillers, Rob Morosin, who is in charge of the bar, and then I know there are other people who deal with off-campus affairs for example Troy Brooks who deals with things like that, and I have worked with many of them in the past, and hope to work with many more of them in the future.
1. Who is the management team at BUSU? 2. What makes a fair election? 3. How would you handle an election that didn't go fairly? 4. Who are the executives at the university? 5. How would you assess BUSU's position at the current time? 6. How important is it to be in the black? 7.
1. Who is the management team at BUSU? 2. What makes a fair election? 3. Who are the executives at the university? 4. How many clubs are there? 5. How much was budgeted to clubs? How much of it was used? 6. Comment on the success of O-Week, BOC, Foot Patrol and Brock First Aid.
1. Tom Bonney is the Food and Beverage Services manager, Rob Morosin is the Liquor and Entertainment Services Manager, Michelle Post is the Retail Manager, Susan Holland is her Assistant Manager, Paula Woodward is the Manager of Advertisement and Design Services, Ron Gourlay is the Business Manager.
1. Kithio Mwanzia is the president, Adam Smith is the current VPFA, Brad Humble VPUA, and Lauren Souch is VPSS. 2. Fair election - co-operation, abiding by the rules, similar goals. 3. Notify the authorities. 4. Jack Lightstone captures most of the attention these days, but I'm kind of at a blank here.
1. Kithio Mwanzia is the president, Adam Smith is the current VPFA, Brad Humble VPUA, and Lauren Souch is VPSS. Then there is Ron Gourlay who is the Business Manager, Tom Bonney who is Food and Beverage manager, in Issac's there is Rob Morosin, the executive assistant who is Michelle Szäfer who are the main management team.
1. Who is the management team at BUSU? 2. What makes a fair election? 3. How would you handle an election that didn't go fairly? 4. Who are the executive at the university? 5. How would you justify lobbying expenditure at the local, provincial an
1. What are some of the key issues in the Board of Directors, and what makes you a good candidate to help? 2. The Brock Press writes an article that defames someone. As a member of the Board of Directors, what would you do if they were in the wrong, a
1. President - Kithio Mwanzia, VPSS - Lauren Souch, VPFA - Adam Smith, VPUA - Brad Humble. 2. A fair election is how they have it now, with limitations on spending, there's no campaigning outside classrooms. Everyone has the same opportunities and whether they take advantage of that, is totally up to them.
1. President - Kithio Mwanzia, VPSS - Lauren Souch, VPFA - Adam Smith, VPUA - Brad Humble. 2. The rules that are currently set by the bylaw sets a fair election, everyone has the same amount of posters, you are allowed to say the same things in each classroom, everyone should have the same amount of resources, the Brock Press should be available to everyone.
1. Head is Ron, Mary is bookkeeper, Rob is entertainment, Tom is in charge of food, Ken is his assistant, and Laura is also an assistant. Joanne is the health co-ordinator, Michelle is the executive assistant, Blake is the web co-ordinator, Joe does the advertisement - communications maybe? Lauren is VPSS, Adam is VPFA, Brad is university affairs, and Kithio is president.
1. Ron Gourlay, Michelle Post, Paula, Rob Morosin. 2. I guess having equal opportunity for every candidate to get his or her message out. 3. Terry Boak, Kim Meade, Jack Lightstone, and I think I'm missing someone. 4. I think there are 45 right now. Roughly.
1. President - Kithio Mwanzia, VPSS - Lauren Souch, VPFA - Adam Smith, VPUA - Brad Humble 2. A fair election is being out in the hallways and, having a fair debate without attacking one another. I have no idea where in history it occurred, but sometimes debate turns into taking personal attacks on people, where in reality it should be voicing what you believe in, how you feel this school should be governed, your platform and what you want to accomplish.
1. Ron Gourlay who is the Business Manager, Tom Bonney is the Kitchen Manager, Rob Morosin who is the Liquor and Bar Manager; there is a large management team. I know a lot of them, and have dealt with a lot of them on numerous occasions. 2. I think what makes a fair election is a respect for the other candidates at our level, and the second thing is equitable application of the rules in accordance with bylaw 650.
1. One of the things we've been discussing is the fact that we're not supposed to completely revolutionize the institution. Our job is supposed to be very pragmatic and make sure our responsibilities are fulfilled. We want to make sure that we're meeting the strategic goals of BUSU, like the strategic plan to comply with the constitution and the bylaws, etc.
1. We've talked about it already but our personal goal with the Board of Directors is to make it more transparent and more accessible so the students can understand what goes on if the information is more readily available to them. 2. Both: Well there are mechanisms in the students' union to help deal with that.
Accuracy: 8/10 Convincing: 8/10 Competency: 9/10 Effectiveness: 9/10 Ring generalship: 8/10 Overall: 8/10
On Feb. 8 in Isaac's, candidates struggled to speak over throngs of chatting students the majority not seeming concerned with the elections process. Questions were difficult to hear, and did not provoke much debate amongst candidates, while the audio system constantly squealed and squawked with audio feedback.
Accuracy: 9/10 Convincing: 9/10 Competency: 10/10 Effectiveness: 8/10 Ring generalship: 8/10 Overall: 9/10
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Accuracy: 10/10 Competency: 10/10 Convincing: 8/10 Fiscally responsible: 10/10 Ring generalship: 9/10 Overall: 9/10
CUP Ontario Bureau Chief Waterloo, Ont. (CUP) - As tuition fees jumped at universities in Ontario this past year, so has student protest. Back in October 2006, the CFS staged a mock funeral outside of Queen's Park in Toronto to "mourn the death of affordable post-secondary education".
Health Canada recently released the latest version of "Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide" in an effort to help guide Canadians to eating and feeling healthier. Health Canada is aiming to promote better overall healthy living for Canadians including a healthy diet, exercise and disease prevention.
If all goes as planned, downtown St. Catharines could see the opening of a new Centre for Fine Arts in as little as a few years. In an effort to help ease the space-starved Brock University Dramatic Arts program and the School for Fine and Performing Arts on campus Brock and St.
On Feb. 6 Roberta Jameison, the CEO of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and former Ombudsperson for Ontario spoke to a number of individuals in the David S. Howes Theatre. She spoke of the fundamental institutional changes that are required if Canadians are going to be able to respond to the countries changing demographics.
Chinese New Year The Chinese Students and Scholars Association invites everyone to celebrate the joy of the Chinese New Year from 2-5 p.m. on Feb. 17 in Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. There will be not only many traditional Chinese programs such as a lion dance, but also some creative ones such as dramas and songs from campus stars.
