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Published by the Students' Society of McGill University since 1981
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
Democracy in McConnell Engineering students head to the polls Looking back on her year as
David M. Nataf
vice-president external, David said
Undergraduate engineering stu
she was most proud of her involve
dents will vote March 10 to 12 in the Engineering Undergraduate Society
ment with the McGill Engineering
council elections. High among the
Career Centre. “They are reaching out to stu
issues raised by the candidates are
dents much more: meeting with the
improving the society’s
departmental presidents, MECC access
finances,
enhancing the EUS frosh experience and combating student apathy. Students are also being asked to cast their ballots in a fee-increase referen
through
WebCT,
booths
in
the
Engineering buildings,” she said. Nancy Nikolakakis and Ariel Dahan, the candidates for vice-presi dent services, have experience work
dum. Presidential
candidate
Zahi
ing as managers of the EUS general
Chihane is promoting the idea of a
store
student-run radio station that would
Nikolakakis said her goal would be to
broadcast in the cafeteria and near
“ensure that these services are proper ly maintained and, not to mention,
building entrances. His campaign
and
Frostbite,
respectively.
mentions the poor availability of pro
improved in the next year.” Dahan said he would seek to
fessor evaluations, which are present
combat student apathy and to listen to
ly piled up in the library, and says he would look into giving published
the undergraduate community. “I believe the role of the EUS is
copies to every student. His competition, current EUS
twofold: to represent the engineering
Vice-President
Victoria
provide them with a wide range of
David, stressed the importance of pro
activities and services to make their
tecting EUS assets. “McGill, now more than ever, is
stay at McGill more enjoyable.”
under scrutiny for its actions with
for vice president internal, has anoth
regard to the cafeterias,” she said, adding that any future council must take “the necessary steps to keep
er solution to student apathy. “I think that the engineering population is not informed well
these services when the [letter of
enough about the events that are
platform also
External
Andrea Linsky, who is running
tion.”
No SUS president after both candidates are disqualified. N EW S, PA G E 2
What have McGills budding playwrights been up to? Full Drama Festival review. A& E, PA G E 22-23
“Perhaps an NHL lockout will be a bless ing in disguise for Canadian sports fans.” SP O R TS, PAGE 25
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S S M U will resume full m em bership in lobby group Pierre-Olivier Savoie, the Law repre
are dissatisfied with CASA. Could we have done more [in CASA)? Yes... I’m not deny
sentative, said that most of the problems
After debating the issue for more than
ing that," she said. “[But] to say the prob
that McGill students are concerned about
hours Thursday night.
Students’
lems at CASA are caused by SSMU is ridicu
are provincial in nature, and that SSMU
Society council voted to remain affiliated with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, a federal lobby group that
lous.” In a SSMU document published last year— “Fighting for an Effective CASA: The
should concentrate on provincial lobbying. Science Representative Lazar Konforti summarized the arguments of those in
SSMU co-founded in 1995. The discussion picked up where it
Winds Are Changing Again"— former Vice-
favour of dropping out.
left off at the last council meeting in
Nick Vikander proposed
February, as both sides dug in their heels
including increased mobilization of stu
and refused to budge. Councillors and executives debated CASA’s effectiveness
dents and formal opposition to the inclu
“I am not ready to throw in the towel on CASA," said SSMU Vice-President
and the merits of federal lobbying. They also discussed whether SSMU’s recent lack
sion of education in international trade agreements like the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Residence Representative
of involvement in the organization con
Gonzalo Riva told council that the time had
tributed to the current dissatisfaction.
come to stop trying to alter the organiza
has been doing." Choy noted that students have made
James Gotowiec two
See E U S, page 7
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Council stays in CASA
students to the world at large and to
agreement] comes up for re-negotia
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SSMU elections kick off with a flurry of posters and stupefying stump speeches. Meet the candidates, pages 3-5.
Arts Representative Elise Legault addressed all three concerns as she spoke in favour of withdrawing. “It really seems like a lot of people
“CASA, as an organization, has failed
President Community and Government 10 reforms,
us," he said. Many disagreed with that statement.
University Affairs Vivian Choy. "Change requires small steps, and that is what CASA
tion.
numerous complaints about SSMU this
“We have tried hard enough [to change CASA],” he said. “It is not worth
year. "Do our members leave us and aban-
$40,000 of students' money.”
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