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Interview with Vice President Student Organizations candidate, Sayeh Yousefi

The Strand: Mental Wellness Commissioner is a relatively new position within VUSAC. What do you think your role and responsibilities are?  To create an environment where everyone would be able to have access to the resources they need in the most comfortable manner. To have events and workshops where we can provide support to those suffering from mental illness, but

Interview with VUSAC Sustainability Commissioner candidate, Victoria Silva

The Strand: Mental Wellness Commissioner is a relatively new position within VUSAC. What do you think your role and responsibilities are?  I think that my main role will be raising awareness about mental heath.  Have you been involved in student politics before? What draws you to the Mental Wellness Commission?   I never had time to run for

The Strand: Can you describe the positions you’re running for? How do you see your responsibilities?  The Victoria University Senate is responsible for honorary degrees, educational programming at Vic, and awards. Having served in the position already for a term, the responsibilities are those which I know clearly—to advocate on behalf of Vic students at the

The Strand: Why did you decide to run for the position of Commuter Commissioner?  I’ve tried to find the right words to explain why I decided to run for commuter commissioner, but it boiled down to wanting to improve commuter life on campus and being an advocate for commuters considering incoming changes. We make up ~70 percent of the student

The Strand: Can you outline the responsibilities of the VPSO and how you see your role within the wider context of VUSAC? Basically, the responsibilities of the VPSO position focus [on] liaising between VUSAC and our clubs and levies. The VPSO traditionally brings clubs forward for ratification and generally provides support to clubs and levies. However, given Doug Ford’s recent move to make student