Photo provided by Zoe Ritchie The Strand sat down with Academic and Professional Development candidate, Zoe Ritchie, to discuss goals for the upcoming year, and how to improve the academic and professional health of Vic students through more visible opportunities. The Strand: Can you start off by telling us why you chose to run […]
Photo provided by Stephanie Spagnuolo Scarlet and Gold Commissioner candidate, Stephanie Spagnuolo tells The Strand about her plans if elected, and future plans to maintain a successful Highball. The Strand: Can you tell us why you chose to run for this position? Stephanie Spagnuolo: I really like getting involved on campus, I have been getting
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Photo provided by Shailee Koranne The Strand sat down with Equity Commission candidate, Shailee Koranne, after the VUSAC Townhall to discuss equity issues on campus. The Strand: Within your position on the strand and writings outside UofT, your experience as a woman of colour is of strong focus. This narrative is an underrepresented one
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Photo provided by Isaac Khouzam The Strand briefly spoke to Board of Regents candidate, Isaac Khouzam, before the VUSAC 2017 Townhall. The Strand: Why do you want to run for this position? Isaac Khouzam: [being commuter commissioner] was basically my first experience with student governance. I had a blast, and learned a lot about
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On March 9, the CRO received two complaints related to candidate posters and campaigning in the Sanford Fleming building. The CRO had awarded 10 demerit points to Chris Dryden of the Demand Better slate for the alleged act of removing other slate’s posters along with a arms length party. The ERC later overruled the
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The Strand talked to the We The Students slate about an accessible and active UTSU for students. The Strand: How will you make a more transparent UTSU? We The Students: The fact that many students and clubs feel underserved by UTSU, and even more are unfamiliar with what a student union can do for
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The Strand sat down with UTSU slate, Demand Better’s Presidential Candidate, Mathias Memmel, to discuss the current reality and future of the UTSU. The Strand: Last year you wrote an article for The Varsity questioning whether the UTSU was worth saving and now you’re running for president. Can you elaborate on that decision? Mathias Memmel:
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Canadian university students take a non-traditional route towards paying off student debt Many college and university students in Canada are investing in relationships with sugar daddies to supplement the costs of rising tuition and living expenses. A sugar baby/daddy relationship is a consensual relationship between two adults where the sugar daddy often provides their partner with material or monetary
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Missing money from ticket sales cashbox calls for new sales policies.
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On December 2nd, VUSAC Finance Chair Nicole* resigned from their position. Co-Presidents Rahul Christofferson and Stuart Norton considered the termination of Nicole due to the neglect of fiduciary responsibilities. Nicole posted a Facebook status catalyzing the recent discussion around mental health and trans representation around campus. A post by VUSAC that stated the reasoning behind
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