The Ubyssey
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note: Still in recovery since 1918 AMS elections a joking matter by Sarah O'Donnell This year's AMS elections may be more of a "joke" than usual. When nominations closed last Friday, an equal number of joke slates had announced their bid for office as had serious candidates. Joke slates like the "Radical Beer Faction," a group of Science Undergraduates, have become a regular part of AMS elections, but some of the candidates trying to take this year's election seriously feel the joke slates have gone too far. Allison Dunnet, coordinator of external affairs candidate for "Agents For Change," says she feels the joke slates are a disservice to UBC's electoral process. "It makes the jobs of people who are trying to take [the election] seriously harder," Dunnet said. "I would have preferred it if there had been a lot more serious candidates out there." "Students for Students" presidential hopeful Scott Walker says the AMS should be fun, but argues joke slates are not the ideal way to bring levity to a student society. "A society with a gross budget of around ten million isn't really a joking matter," he said. Presidential candidate for the Radical Beer Faction Blair McDonald expects the large percentage of joke slates will further reduce an already traditionally low voter turnout. "It's not something I want, but I couldn't justify running seriously," McDonald said. "People just aren't going to come out and take the time to vote for fun; they only vote if it's an issue they really believe in." Although most of the candidates expected the Radical Beer Faction to run, some were suprised when "Like We Care" Commerce support staff "tired of remaining silent" by Sarah O'Donnell Support staff in UBC's Faculty of Commerce are being forced to work in an environment "rife with fear, insecurity, and suspicion" according to a letter received by the President's Office, CUPE 2950, Commerce faculty administrators and The Ubyssey. The annonymous letter alleges "numerous incidents of racial and…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
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language: English
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