Instead of complaining about students and evading responsibility, perhaps they should focus that energy on actually doing a better job of promoting the SFUO and its democratic structures.
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Fiduciary duty must be synonymous with the needs of students, and if there is ever a conflict between the two, the students should prevail.
Candidates will be expected to submit their nominations and platforms no later than five days in the past.
The fear that the GA won’t meet quorum shouldn’t discourage you from bringing motions forward—they can pass either way.
The SFUO has 3,283 page likes on Facebook, and a whopping 4,015 followers on Twitter, which it uses even less than Facebook. If used effectively, these tools could really keep people involved in student politics.
Clubs are an integral part of the university experience, and this is why the SFUO cannot settle for poorly managed clubs going forward.
Any report done by the SFUO needs to really examine what benefits are provided by the CFS. It can’t stop at superficial terms like “lobbying”—it must dive into the data to see if CFS services are working.
If change is to take place on campus, the SFUO cannot do it alone—it has to be in collaboration between federated bodies, clubs, and all facets of our campus, including students at large.
The rally was part of a nation-wide movement organized by Black Lives Matter (BLM) Toronto in light of the death of Abdirahman Abdi, a Somali man with autism who was killed by two Ottawa police officers in July 2016.
We don’t all have to be in solidarity with the students in Quebec. But we should at least be inspired by them.
It’s time to admit that general assemblies at the University of Ottawa have been a failed experiment.
In light of this less than stellar first outing, how can we improve how the general assembly is run?
Continuing budget issues have led to the cancellation of a long-time institution at the University of Ottawa.
To the surprise of many, it looks like change might finally be coming to the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
You don’t need to take an intro political science course to know that democratic legitimacy requires fair and open elections to exist, or that the federation elections as run on this campus don’t usually meet these basic standards.
This contest is probably the worst way Hamoud could have responded to her critics.
From a broader perspective, it seems like these recent program restructuring plans are part of an ongoing attempt by the university administration to convert our liberal arts institution into a vocational school.
Info on the candidates running in the 2014 SFUO election.
The SFUO elections committee has released the official list of candidates for the 2014 elections and referendum.
With the student federation election campaigns now underway, many of those involved in student politics believe continued membership in the Canadian Federation of Students should be a focal point of discussion.
