Would resign if she could By Viva Dadwal
UWSA Senator March 18, 2009 Well, it’s that time of year. I didn’t think I would have the motivation to write about the elections again. To be quite frank, after my history with it, I’ve tried to distance myself from this annual, emotionally draining process. Unfortunately, through no fault of my own, I get sucked in. I don’t know what it is; I always get sucked in. Maybe I’m just really weak. Or, just as arguably, it might be my own passion that puts me here.
They tell me that things have changed around the UWSA. There is more involvement, more initiative, refined governing documents, a sense of integrity, accountability and responsibility. Many concerns from the past have been overcome. We have progressed. Sensible leaders sit on behalf of students at Council, making decisions to the best of their ability. There are many avenues for regulation— the policies, the bylaws, or the Constitution itself. Mismanagement is a thing of the past.
Yes, things have changed. >> | Fighting despair after elections By Sushank Saha
Electoral Monitoring Committee member March 18, 2009 It was during one of my many conversations with Ms. Dadwal, a good friend of mine, that I came to realize the rather transient nature of student bodies. While the offices and the names by which they are known as, remain the same, the day to day functioning and motivations behind the actions conducted by the said, change in accordance with the person in charge. Surprisingly so in fact, given that by-laws and policies are framed with the intention to introduce an unending continuity and consistency regardless of the occupant.
Sadly, at the same time, one is forced to recognize the marvelous human ability to bend laws and regulations until one is left with a perfect skipping rope, bent and stiff and all that is missing to play the game is a group of people willing enough to be mindless puppets.
The context of this particular conversation was the ongoing UWSA general elections, and the offices I had in mind were those conducting and overseeing them. Bodies which I would have considered to be beyond reproach, but alas, only in an utopian world. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | Voted for 'None at all' By Chris Avery
First year English March 18, 2009 As my Grade 12 physics teacher said to me, “We are all mushrooms, kept in the dark and fed horse [feces].” I voted yesterday, and I’m quite willing to admit I voted ‘none at all’ for all of the candidates. I have a quite sound and reasonable explanation.
Why would I vote for someone where I don’t even know what their position is? It’s not like voting Liberal or NDP, at least there you have a somewhat coherent idea about what those candidates stand for. So on Tuesday of last week, I approached the UWSA office to obtain reading material on the candidates for presidency.
When I asked whether they have any brochures or websites I can go to, to view the candidates’ positions, the receptionist had no idea what I was talking about, and quite gladly put me on a wild goose chase to find the CRO or DRO. I said ‘Alright,’ and agreed to further pursue an already annoying and soon to be cumbersome adventure.
I advanced into the UWSA Clubs room to find the current CRO, Naaila Sangrar. During my visit I asked a few small questions like where I can find any material on the candidates, and how I am suppose to know who to vote for without this information? >> |
