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On Stephen Toope (or, the Case for Students)
Tonight the student senators were invited for dinner with Stephen Toope. I had attended several dinners with Martha Piper, the former president, so I was wary of another superficial, “schmoozy” conversation. It was a surprise to me that out of the conversations which unfolded at the dinner table, I received the distinct impression that this [...]
Issue of the Day: Educational Quality
Out of all the ongoing races, arguably the academic portfolio (Senate, and part of VP Academic) has received the least amount of attention in debates and media sources. While we constantly discuss issues surrounding access to postsecondary education we rarely take time to consider the quality of the education which we struggle to receive in [...]
Updates on Student Email Lists; Good news!
See below for an email from the University to Kevin Keystone, AMS President. It was sent yesterday at 5:34pm. The short version is that the University is agreeing in principle to allowing students to authorize the giving of their information to the AMS, so, by next year, the AMS may have contact info for its [...]
Interview with past execs
As some of you have noticed, I’ve interviewed many old execs from the past, including:- Spencer Keys, President 2005/2006- Manj Sidhu, VP Admin 2005/2006- Rev. Josh Bowman, VP Admin 2003/2004- Ian Patillo, current VP External- Holly Foxcroft, VP External 04/05- Sophia Haque, current VP Finance Check them out! What about VP Academic, you ask?I’m trying [...]
Update re: Debate tomorrow
I’ve started to complain about how the debate structure was impossible for candidates to answer questions properly. Tim is talking to the host of the debates in hopes to change the structure. Stay tuned.
Synopsis of the Candidate’s Debate II
Today’s Candidate’s Debate left me with a foul taste in my mouth – it lacked particularity, depth, and informed opinions (and therefore, any possibility for even an hint of a constructive dialogue). To criticize the layout of the debate: giving the candidates 30 seconds to answer a question was simply insufficient, and an attributing factor [...]
Great News
The nomination forms for Tariq Ahmed (Senate), Tristan Markle (BoG), and Thomas Masterson (VP External) have all turned up. Now back to the issues! Make sure to read and post to the Issue of the Day post!
Interview with Spencer Keys, President 2005/2006
1. What skills that you had did you find most valuable in your capacity as President? On the window of my office I wrote “my ambivalence will be my success” because I actually believed that my ability to dispassionately consider all sides of an issue helped me greatly as President. We often think of the [...]
An Interview with Manjinder Sidhu, VP Admin 05/06
I talked to Manj about her experience as VP Administration.Prior to taking on the role of VP Admin she had been involved with SAC (Student Administrative Commission) for several years. 1) What skills that you had did you find most valuable in yourcapacity as VP Admin? -organizational/communication/interpersonal skillz -goal-setting abilities and the drive to get [...]
Interview with Ian Patillo (current VP X)
1) What skills that you had did you find most valuable in yourcapacity as VPX? I am pretty good at using a telephone, and I learnt about email quickly.You have to be able to identify priorities quickly, and this meanschoosing between competing needs. That can be difficult. 2) What skills did you wish you’d had, [...]
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