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Lulu Karra on running for Equity Commissioner

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? My mandate as an equity commissioner is to represent students’ equity-based concerns at the college, advise the council and student organizations on inclusivity and accessibility, coordinate equity training to council and executives of clubs and levies, facilitate educational programming, services and […]

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Nerija Gray on running for Academic Commissioner and Victoria College Council

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? First and foremost, Academic Commissioner! The Academic Commissioner is responsible for the academic programming at Vic, with the big event being the Networking Dinner. The Academic Commission also hosts Language Cafés, Exam Jam, professional development workshops, and much more. The Commissioner

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Rachel Leggett on running for Mental Wellness Commissioner

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running for Mental Wellness Commissioner! The position is centred around advocating for better mental health services, sharing information about resources, and trying to destigmatize struggles with mental health. Can you summarize the key points of your platform? My platform is

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Spandan Sengupta on running for Vice-President Internal

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running for the position of Vice-President Internal. This position is mainly concerned with keeping VUSAC running as smoothly and efficiently as possible and maintaining the internal workings of the council. This includes sitting on the hiring panel for staff members,

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The breakdown: microtransactions at UofT

A paywall for grades or a digitized learning service?  It’s an all-too-familiar scene for some: enrolling in a half-year course and looking at the syllabus only to realize the course requires a mandatory subscription to a third-party learning service, constituting 25 percent of the grade. These mandatory third-party services, also known as “microtransactions,” are a common practice by university professors, and

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