The Insiders
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Jan
23
Link-splosion, January 23
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 23, 2009 | Comments Off on Link-splosion, January 23
As we come to the end of the first week of campaigning, here’s a look at some of the stuff we’ve been reading: A Perspective from the Ubyssey about how the War on Fun is really just paperwork, and a rebuttal from the Radical Beer Tribune. A first from the Ubyssey: a video recap and […]
Jan
23
Debate Photos, January 21
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 23, 2009 | 5 Comments
I’m a big fan of balancing out coverage of the elections, and while it’s fine and well to analyze soundbites and award points, sometimes it’s necessary to post photos of people bearing facial expressions that only appear between words, and for us to come together as a community in laughing at the people who are […]
Jan
23
Election Debates Fail to Impress
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
I must admit that I spent a large part of the debates wondering why I was there, and then another part of them wondering “If I were Fire, what puns could I make about these debates?”. Things like “none of the candidates seemed to have spark”, or “candidates preferred flame wars over debates”, or “debates […]
Jan
22
Why don't students vote?
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 22, 2009 | 8 Comments
I’ve heard this question asked countless times- why don’t students care about AMS elections and student politics? Why don’t they vote? How do we get them to vote? I can’t say I have a solution, but it seems to me that this has been a problem for quite some time, so campaign promises that eloquently […]
Jan
22
Rumour has it…
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 22, 2009 | Comments Off on Rumour has it…
So I recently made a post about a rumour that I heard students discussing. I posted the rumour and flagged it as such, as I felt that it was something that students were talking about, and felt that it was something to be discussed. I feel that part of covering elections includes posting things that […]
Jan
21
Interviews
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 21, 2009 | 2 Comments
I felt like it was important to get some information from candidates running for office, so by using the handy tool that is facebook and doing some AMS election group stalking, I managed to get some email addresses and contact people running for office to ask them some questions regarding the election. I intend to […]
Jan
20
Things I find interesting about elections
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments
This isn’t a comprehensive list, but just some pet peeves and observations.1.) Candidates promising to lower tuition. You know who you are. Some responses to my pointing this out have been “but it sounds better”. I personally call it false advertising- but even if people wanted legitimately to try to lower tuition, it’s simply unlikely […]
Jan
20
AMS Elections: Candidates
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
A long-awaited list of all candidates!PresidentBlake FrederickPaul KorczykAlex Monegro VP AcademicDavid NogasSonia PurewalJohannes RebaneJeremy Wood VP ExternalTimothy ChuFireThe King’s HeadIggy Rodriguez VP AdministrationCrystal HonTristan MarkleWater FountainJeremy “Kommander Keg” McElroy VP FinanceAle CoatesTom Dvorak Board of GovernorsBijan AhmadianAndrew CarneMichael DuncanBlake FrederickTristan Markle There are a few new names, but lots of people are also returning. I’m […]
Jan
20
Presidential Platforms: Paul Korczyk
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 20, 2009 | Comments Off on Presidential Platforms: Paul Korczyk
Alex’s platform is still not up (although I am now greeted by a nice profile shot, so as long as I see his right side, I’ll recognize him), so I’m moving on to looking at Paul’s. I was interested by the contrast of issues I found discussed on his website. Here I’m hoping to highlight […]
Jan
19
Presidential Platforms: Blake Frederick
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 19, 2009 | 5 Comments
While Alex Monegro’s website is not yet up and running, the other two presidential candidates have their platforms posted: http://www.blakefrederick.ca/Student%20Support.html and http://voteforpaul.wordpress.com/platform/ . I hope to provide a bit of critique of both, starting with Blake’s (I figure alphabetical organization is the least biased of options, and since Alex’s site isn’t up yet…)Blake Frederick While […]
