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U-Pass defeated by over 1,000 votes in largest student voter turnout in school history Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR t was a bittersweet evening for University of Windsor Students’ Alliance executives Thursday as a record number of students voted in this year’s general elections, but opted against a universal bus pass. Out of 10,913 eligible undergraduate students, 4,565 (42 per cent) voted in this year’s election, according to chief returning officer Jordan Renaud. “We’ve broken 20 years of provincial records for an educational institution,” said Renaud, who found the referendum outcome to be the greatest surprise of the election. The...
Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR he word acclaimed is usually seen as a positive connotation, but not when applied to the number of uncontested seats in student government. With the 2012 University of Windsor Students’ Alliance General Election underway, every faculty representative seat is currently acclaimed, meaning those running for a seat simply need to receive a vote of confidence from the student body. Of the 28 council seats reserved for faculty representatives, only 17 are currently spoken for, while the faculties of human kinetics, education and law haven’t garnered any candidates. The Centre for Interfaculty Studies, the Schulich School...
Ashley Quinton LANCE REPORTER niversity of Windsor Students’ Alliance general elections are quickly approaching. Students interested in one of the 56 available student government positions, are able to submit their nomination forms starting Wednesday, Feb.1 at 9 a.m. Forms are available at the UWSA office, CAW Student Centre information desk or the Commerce Society desk located in the Odette School of Business. Nomination forms require 200 signatures for executive positions, 50 for board of directors and 50 for the senate. All nomination forms must be handed in prior to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.15. Candidates will have the chance to...
Polls open for 40th Ontario General Election IT’S POLLING TIME AGAIN. The 2011 provincial election will begin Thursday, Oct. 6. Polling stations will be open throughout Windsor-Essex from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.. The University of Windsor has extended students without a three-hour break between classes the chance to vote by simply informing instructors one week prior to Thursday’s provincial election. Those students with the foresight to take advantage of the Academic Amnesty program will be permitted to cast their vote during the timeframe agreed upon with their instructor. Complete details on how to vote, where to vote and further...
With the provincial election looming we find out what the candidates have to say Rahul Radhakrishnan NEWS EDITOR The provincial elections will take place on Oct. 6 for 107 federal ridings across Ontario. The University of Windsor will host an all-candidates debate on Sept. 28 with members from the Windsor-West riding present to discuss what they have to offer. The all-candidates forum will take place at noon in the CAW Student Centre. Students and members of the public will be able to ask the candidates questions from the floor. Please visit uwindsorlance.ca and elections.ca for updates and information about local...
By Gord Bacon LANCE REPORTER ith provincial elections quickly approaching, student organizations across Ontario are making a push to revive an anaemic post-secondary demographic and force government officials to acknowledge education reform. On Oct. 6, University of Windsor students could potentially join over 600,000 of their peers in selecting the new structure of Ontario’s provincial government. Over the next month, the Canadian Federation of Students will be running it’s Take-It-Over political awareness campaign in conjunction with the It’s-Your-Vote initiative, organized in partnership by the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance and the College Student Alliance. The respective organizations will attempt to raise...