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No experience necessary. experience No you! want We @THEGATEWAY /THEGATEWAYONLINE /THEGATEWAYONLINE @THEGATEWAY THEGTWY @THE_GATEWAY @THE_GATEWAY THEGTWY THEgateway WWW.GTWY.CA Volume 106, Issue 25 news 3 News Editor Email Richard Catangay-Liew [email protected] Phone Twitter 780.492.5168 @RichardCLiew Volunteer News News meetings every Monday at 3pm in SUB 3-04 HOLY TRINITY This year’s SU presidential race will feature the three current members of the executive committee. OUMAR SALIFOU & CHRISTINA VARVIS Three VPs duke it out in stacked presidential race Jamie Sarkonak & Mitchell into account the perspectives of all or to help fill an endowment. to work with the businesses, the undergraduate students, I made Sorensen undergraduates on campus. services, and the staff here in the sure that students from every single Rahman: There are four points in Students’ Union as well as the faculty were heard by actively The President is the primary spokes- Give us a brief overview of your particular that I want to focus on. university. soliciting feedback from Students’ person for the Students’ Union. They 2platform. And it starts with mental health. I know the SU and the University Council as well as the undergraduate are responsible for maintaining an Mental health has been a huge focus inside and out, I know all the players, faculty association presidents. awareness of major issues affecting Bondarchuk: I’m focusing on three for the Students’ Union and the I know who to talk to. I do think students and shall supervise the over- main points, and they all have sub- university in the past few years. And Ops Fi and my experiences before If you could be the president of any all administration of the Students’ promises. Generally, looking towards rightly so. We need to ensure that we that put me in the best position 4country, what would it be? Union and co-ordination of the Execu- a tuition strategy where we can look have consistent and stable funding because I have that well-rounded tive Committee. at what is the cost of tuition and look from the provincial government to understanding. Bondarchuk: Oh my God, probably This year features a higly competi- at tuition as a resource instead of a run the programs and services. Iceland. Not a lot of people and those tive presidential race, where three commodity. I want to lobby the provincial Hanwell: Well the question we mini horses are adorable. current VPs are vying for leadership Second, campus equity, really government for increased support need to ask is, “What is the role of the SU. continuing the work on gender for student financial aid so that of a president? Why do we elect a Hanwell: I’d say of Russia. I’d want advocacy and making sure we have affordability isn’t a concern for president, and what is it that we think to be — I wouldn’t want to be Putin Why are you running for Students’ representation of all demographics anybody studying post-secondary, they should do?” And my argument — but he has A) a ton of power as an 1Union President? for students in leadership. and so that more students can get would be that the president is the face individual and B) Russia is a pretty, Third thing would be student involved with great experiences like of an organization and ultimately it’s well it’s got some issues, but you’re Cody Bondarchuk: I’m running voice, making sure students are getting involved with student groups the ambassador of an organization.