The Cave Newspaper
BY THE CAVE HILL GUILD OF STUDENTS Volume 2 Issue 5 (Last) Monday, May 30th 2022
MONTHLY RELEASE
“School administration has truly become like civil service now. They give you runaround and runaround and runaround and it is as if they’ve lost the capacity to solve problems (main job) and they caught up in the bureaucracy so much that they forget that their job is to solve problems creatively. All they do is add on more processes and procedures unnecessarily to get you frustrated.”
“I would like to thank my team for their amazing work and support during this crazy tenure. Tyla Walkes, Divedi Ramdass, I wish you two the best in all your future endeavors. The publications committee came back with a bang!”
Say it with your [ch]est
Publications Committee Chairperson
i am a [ch] blackbird
— Aldon Gage
AS GOOD AS GONE. FEATURED STORY
The president? Good as gone. The funds? As good as gone. The tenure? As good as gone. As the 2021/2022 tenure comes to an unfortunate close, many questions which have presumably fallen on deaf ears are still left unanswered. For several months now, councilors who had used their personal funds to pay for various initiatives have still not been reimbursed. After a number of follow-up requests were sent to the relevant administrative bodies, the council was informed that the task of processing outstanding requests for funds fell on the office manager of the Guild. Many councilors, after being notified, redirected requests to the office manager in hopes of swift transactions and reliable communication. What was received however, was an email notice of the manager taking leave/vacation. This move came across as a slap in the face for many councilors since the office manager, from time to time, had been actively neglecting
some of her duties to the council. Interestingly enough, it was noticed that the office manager had been in constant contact with the recently resigned president, Mr. Kyle Holder-Leach. Whatever the case may be, the council hopes that it is for the right reasons, rather than the wrong ones as seen in the past. The constant and obvious runaround for funds frustrating the councilors is at this point seen as nothing more than campus
administrations’ way of rubbing salt in the wound for the sins of the resigned president. These administrative entities are clearly unwilling to help resolve financial issues and the council would like to apologize to the countless students who are still owed various forms of welfare. The outgoing council does hope however, that the incoming council gains the respect and autonomy from the campus that it rightfully deserves as the student government. Godspeed.
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IN RECENT WEEKS NEWS IN SHORT
01
MUGGER STILL AT LARGE
For the past month there have been reports of a male individual robbing persons, particularly women, in the Husbands Heights and Wanstead area. After numerous attacks and neighborhood meetings, persons were advised to practice caution as the perpetrator is still at large.
HELPFUL
TIPS FOR
SURVIVING
THE UWI SUMMER CAVE HILL SCHOOL CAMPUS EDITION Tip #1: Make a daily schedule. This tip may sound basic, however summer school is a fast-moving and compact time. Schedule your days accordingly so that you don’t miss out on meals.
be flooding you with new content fast! So ensure that you have the space to keep up.
Tip #4: Don’t waste time. You’ll be in your second week preparing for a test sooner than you know it, so don’t wait until the lecturer Tip #2: Create meal announces it, take initiative and study whenever the plans. Speaking about meals, opportunity presents itself. ensure that you have meal plans for those extra long Tip #5: Pay those fees. days in class. This tip may With only two months to come in handy for those work with and busy schedattending face-to-face ules, it can be easy to forget the money aspect of classes everyday. school. Pay your fees at the Tip #3: Make space for earliest convenience to ensure that you are able to new material! Whether it be freeing up do all your exams and enjoy space on your laptop for August debt free! course content, or having to buy new books and See you in September pens, summer classes will for more survival tips!
02 SOUP KITCHEN A SUCCESS! After months of battling the OSS and making countless revisions to the initiative’s proposal, the Guild Council finally hosted its annual soup kitchen through the services offered by the Mount. Both chicken soup and vegetable soup were packaged and made available to all students over the course of two days.
03 HANDING OVER CEREMONY The Guild Council handing over ceremony which took place on Tuesday May 17th 2022 was a complete success regardless of the troubles the campus gave in organizing it. For that, we take pleasure in highlighting the awardees for extracurricular activities and leadership throughout the tenure. Who do you think got faculty of the year? Go to page 4 to find out!
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Guild Council Handing Over Ceremony Highlights
Together We Can Make It Happen
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EXtracurricular & Leadership Awards Faculty Of The Year Faculty Representative Of The Year Island Association Of The Year Academic Club Of The Year
Outreach Club Of The Year Arts Club Of The Year Religious Club Of The Year
WINNER Medical Sciences
RUNNER UP Culture, Creative & Performing Arts
WINNER Shanice Musgrave
RUNNER UP Chelsea Jordan
WINNER Saint Lucian Students’ Association
RUNNER UP Grenada Students’ Association
WINNER Young Economists’ Association
RUNNER UP Accounting Students’ Association
WINNER UWI STAT
RUNNERS UP CIRCLE K, ROTARACT WINNER PHOTACC
WINNER Advent Fellowship
RUNNER UP Shepherd House International
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EXtracurricular & Leadership Awards Island Association President Of The Year
Clubs & Societies President Of The Year
Guild Committee Of The Year
Guild Councilor Of The Year
WINNER Alyssa Gustave
RUNNER UP Trevon St. Bernard
WINNER Justin John
RUNNER UP Darien Lalgee
WINNER Events Committee
RUNNER UP Commuters Committee
WINNER Suthany Hall
RUNNERS UP Adalia Nembhard Aldan St. Omer
WINNER Martina Magalhães
RUNNER UP Shanice Musgrave
WINNERS Nikkhil Willoughby Nickel Lewis
RUNNERS UP Suthany Hall Renetta Haynes-Layne
WINNER Unity Week
RUNNER UP SFK Week
Mr/Mrs Congeniality
Team Player Of The Year
Best Week