Reading Time: 4 minutes“I’m a full-time student. I have my proof of enrollment. I have this line on my statement of account, and I’ve been [working] at UOSU for two years … for me, I am a member”
UOSU by-elections
Reading Time: 2 minutesUndergraduate students can vote in person or online until Oct. 12.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the “highest turnout ever recorded for a by-election in UOSU’s history”, four seats on the executive committee have been filled, including Delphine Robitaille as union president and Daniel Thorp as communications commissioner.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDebates for UOSU Communications Commissioner and President will be held bilingually, moderated by the staff of the Fulcrum and La Rotonde.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s (UOSU) Board of Directors (BOD) met for their monthly meeting on Sept. 17. Called to order at 1:07 p.m. and adjourning just after 5:45 p.m., the meeting was the shortest BOD meeting of the term thus far.
Reading Time: 7 minutesUOSU has completed its Spring/Summer semester for the 2023-24 academic year — here are its key developments
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is an important distinction between governance and politics. By governance, I mean the administration of the union, the fulfillment of its obligations. In terms of governance, the UOSU seems to be doing alright. By politics, I mean the human aspect, the making-people-care. In terms of politics, the UOSU seems to be doing much worse.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite efforts, turnout remained low for this by-election, with Sana Almansour receiving just 1,278 votes out of a possible 36,855 voting members. Chloe Bergeron and Harneet Cheema were each only eligible to be voted in by members of the faculty they were vying to represent.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe UOSU called a by-election on Sept. 12 for an Oct. 12-14 voting period. The by-election will seek to fill vacant positions on the University Senate as well as UOSU’s Board of Directors (BOD) and Executive Committee. The seats remain vacant due to a lack of candidates in the general election held in March of 2021.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSquat, a raccoon who was fined $150 for speeding on an electric scooter, has just been elected as the UOSU’s first safety commissioner.
