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On Oct. 4, the Fulcrum received an anonymous article submission raising concerns with many elements of the Union’s operations, the most pressing of which being the ongoing by-elections.

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Two candidates for the UOSU executive team are running uncontested; Rayne Daprato for Student Life Commissioner (Daprato has held the role in an interim capacity since May) and Tristan Maldonado-Rodriguez for Francophone Affairs Commissioner. Here are their insights on the roles they hope to fill.

This approaching by-election includes nine referendum questions, one being whether or not the Student Union should open a bar. Lukas Redmond shares his thoughts on the Pub Levy referendum question he brought.

Reports began emerging that the UOshow’s opening act, Nic Gignac had (as part of his magic act) asked for five female volunteers to join him on stage and proceeded to guess the colour of their undergarments. Some observers pointed out that at least one of these volunteers was wearing a red wristband, identifying them as under 18 for 101-week events serving alcohol in Quebec.

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The University of Ottawa (UOSU) held its Board of Directors meeting on July 23, the fourth of the term. The seven-hour meeting included a student statement, the establishment of a communications commissioner, and a debate on the controversial freedom of expression motion.

“I was unfortunately uncontested as was the operations commissioner and we only had two candidates for another role. And I think that is tragic, truly. I want to see more student engagement. I want to see those numbers go up in the voting, but also people will only show up to vote if there are candidates.”

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As we approach a new cycle of student union elections, I wanted to share some thoughts about how the University of Ottawa Students’ Union can better engage the student community.

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