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Gone, we believe, are the days when we pas sively wait out election periods and hope the mess of posters get taken down quickly before finals season. We have seen over the past two years how student advocacy has pushed for change — however small — for struggling stu Overdents.the

It’s been the better part of a year for Uni versity of Calgary students navigating the woes of online learning, and we are back with a weird hybrid version of an SU election. Since last years’ race, students have seemingly been dodging crisis after crisis — from the at tempted privatization of the bookstore, to the exceptional tuition increases, to food insecuri ty on the rise and the price of housing skyrock eting. Let’s just say, it’s not easy to be a student nowadays. Oh, and did we mention the global pandemic that’s still hanging around?

While we recognize that a majority of the rac es are uncontested, we also appreciate how difficult it is to put yourself out there and run a campaign — no matter the position. It has never been more difficult to be a student pol itician, and we wish all candidates the best of luck.

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Family Day long weekend, the Gaunt let team interviewed almost all of the candi dates about their platforms, why they chose to run and what differences they hope to see or make if they were to get their respective posi tion. We have included our thoughts on these platforms as well as our endorsements, and highlighted some of the key messages these student leaders hope to take to the campus community over the next two weeks.

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Voting days are March 8, 9 and 10. Voting starts at 9 a.m. on March 8, and closes at 4 p.m. on March 10 online through your myUofC stu dent portal. There will also be polling stations located in Mac Hall, Science Theatres and Tay lor Family Digital Library (TFDL).

Don’t get me wrong, this is a much better po sition than we were in last year, where accla mations were still accepted. However, in a year where students suffered so much, we were disappointed to see so little choice among can didates for students this time around. With all of the growing commitment to mobilize the student body, we really thought that more peo ple would be inclined to run for positions that have the potential to make lasting differences.

Despite all of these issues, there were a num ber of student-led initiatives to attempt to seek change or strengthen the campus communi ty. We saw an increase in advocacy measures from the Students’ Union (SU) this year, with more attention paid to social media outlets to reach a student population wide-spread due to off-campus learning. However this mixed-de livery election pans out, we’re excited to see the beginnings of old traditions resurface — like an onslaught of posters, candidates milling around Mac Hall and the general frantic en ergy of students giving classroom talks in the approaching voting days.

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While there are still many challenges this next year of candidates must be cognizant of, there is a record number of uncontested positions. Most shockingly, all but one of the executive positions are uncontested. While the SU did vote recently on the implementation of a “yes” or “no” vote, students now have a choice be tween a person or a vacant position to contin ue to advocate for their interests.

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lizing the presidents’ email, as well as social media sites like Instagram and Reddit were successful tools she will be using again to get as much infor mation out to the student population as possible.

Overall, McHugh has always wanted to be in volved in student politics and wants to help stu dents in a positive way this upcoming term.

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While this year has been tough, Schmidt has ad dressed many recurring issues like tuition increas es as well as newer issues like the privatization of the bookstore by gaining feedback from the stu dent body and working to ensure the SU’s advoca cy measures don’t go unnoticed.

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One of Jinnah’s main platform points is to em power all students — ensuring that first-gener ation, BIPOC, mature and neurodiverse students have their voices heard. She hopes to fight for issues such as mental health, advocating for more experiential learning programs and undergraduate research and the overall quality of students’ education during this Jinnahtime. was inspired to run as a result of her own personal university story — she is a combined degree student who has had to navigate the uni versity’s services and at one point felt failed by the university academic administration.

COURTESY OF THEODORE MCHUGH COURTESY OF NICOLE SCHMIDT COURTESY OF SHAZIAH JINNAH

Jinnah is looking to make sure that students do not do any academic work on their break. This in cludes tests or assignments due during and imme

Schmidt also plans to continue putting pressure on administration by actively and consistently seeking media coverage.

Along with advocating for more experiential learning opportunities, Jinnah also plans on col lecting student data on students’ academic con cerns as we move back to in-person learning.

Thevice-presidentexternalistheStudents’Union’srepresentativetomunicipal,provincialandfederalgovernments.TheyarealsotheprimarydelegateforthemanyumbrellalobbyingorganizationstheSUtakespartin.TheodoreMcHughwantstotakeontheroleofvice-presidentexternalinordertoadvocateforgreateraccountabilityfromtheuniversity,includingfacultymembersandprofessors.WhiletheSUhasalreadybeenfightingtirelesslythisyearagainstthetuitionincreasesandbudgetcuts,McHughbelievesmorecanstillbedoneandplanstofighttothegreatestextenttomeettheneedsofstudents.HismotivationtorunforanSUexecutivepositiondidnotbeginuntilthepandemicafterseeinghow

the university administration went about address ing students’ needs.

alsochargehaveThepresidentistheleaderoftheStudents’Union.Theythemostflexibleportfolio,butaregenerallyinofsettingthedirectionoftheorganization.Theymaintainofficialrelationswiththeuniversity,overseetheworkofStudents’LegislativeCouncilandvoteontheBoardofGovernors.Backagainforhersecondterm,NicoleSchmidtisdeterminedtocontinuetheadvocacyworkshehasbeendoingonbehalfofUofCstudents.Whileherplatformhighlightsacontinuationofhereffortsoverherlastterm,Schmidtsaidthatmuchofthisyearwasaboutcrisismanagement,andisexcitedtocommittomorelong-termgoalsfortheStudents’Union(SU).Hergoalsofbecomingmoretransparentanduti

McHugh believes that over the course of the pan demic, university staff and faculty have not been held accountable to students. This has inspired him to want to create a system that specifically targets university professors and teaching staff, so that they are better equipped to provide students with the proper resources.

From being on academic probation to being on the Dean’s list, Jinnah is a great candidate for this role seeing as she’s been through the ups and downs of the university experience.

All undergraduate students can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Shaziah Jinnah as VP ACADEMIC or ABSTAIN from voting.

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diately after the break and plans to work with both university admin and students to ensure that all parties are aware of the definition of what a term break means for academic well-being.

Her plans to address the increase in tuition, and to create more accountability with the university administration have prompted her to advocate for the creation of consultation guidelines.

Although we are not sure how this system will work, McHugh only shared an anecdotal experi ence that largely inspired this platform point and did not elaborate further.

All undergraduate students can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Nicole Schmidt as SU PRESIDENT or ABSTAIN from voting. All undergraduate students can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Theodore McHugh as VP EXTERNAL or ABSTAIN from voting.

With a provincial election just around the corner, McHugh states that he plans on working with both the UCP and the NDP over the course of the entire election process to advocate for policies in students’ best interests — like tuition hikes and budget cuts. He did not give specifics on how he plans on achieving this, or why he believes this is the best course of action.

One of the biggest changes she made this year was pulling the SU out of the Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS). While she recognizes this as a controversial decision, Schmidt ultimitely stands by her choice to lead the SU in a more sus tainable direction.

Schmidt managed many of the curveballs this past year threw at the SU and post-secondary students in general, and will continue to bring accountabil ity and consistency to the U of C.

She believes that academics are tied with well-be ing and hopes to campaign to help students un derstand the difference between reading week and term break.

The vice-president academic is responsible for improving the academic experience and promot ing undergraduate research. Their job mostly consists of sitting on committees, meeting with various members of university administration and administering programs like the Teaching Excellence Awards and Undergraduate Research Symposium.ShaziahJinnah is running uncontested as the SU’s vice-president academic. She hopes to be a strong voice for diversity for U of C students.

McHugh spoke on how his conversations with Albertan politicians over the last year make him a qualified candidate for the position, and that students should still put their faith in him even though he is uncontested.

During his time as a Cumming School of Med icine representative, Sanguinetti explained how far too often SU members were not fol lowing through with their role expectations, and wants to implement pay deductions for those who continuously fail to submit weekly Althoughreports. he acknowledges the controversy that may exist regarding his final goal, San guinetti reassures students that introducing accountability for SU elected officials is in their best Sanguinetti’sinterest.

With the experience of sitting on SLC this year at the current Schulich School of Engineering representative, Akhtar is very aware of the numbers, focusing on realistic and attainable goals for a relatively large portfolio.

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Another popular platform point that is often cir culated during election season, is the promise to improve campus spaces. Akhtar mentioned that this point was at the top of his platform for a rea Heson.plans on utilizing Quality Money funding — which he also mentioned goes underused — to ensure that spaces like Mac Hall are functional to welcome students back to full-time in-person

dedication and determination makes him an excellent candidate for the po sition of VP Op-Fi.

All undergraduate students may vote for one of the three candidates for VP OPERATIONS & FINANCE or ABSTAIN from voting.

Considering any final decisions are yet to be made, Sanguinetti says this is an opportunity to take action and turn the bookstore into an SU business to reduce financial stress many students are facing.

Akhtar also stated that he would like to pro vide more attention and funding to the SU food bank, as he does recognize the increase in use of the food bank over the course of the pan Whiledemic.it is a popular platform point for the VP OpFi position to advocate for things like food co operatives — as we’ve seen in the past — Ahktar said that building up a resource that is already there like the food bank, will provide a more sta ble and secure resource for students in the future.

In one of the few contested races this year, Herring wishes to continue the ground work the current VP OpFi has done into his term, if Hiselected.point on directing more funding to Faculty Associations is inspired by the need to create more feedback opportunities from students across campus. While one of Herring’s plat form points last year was to defund the Faculty of Arts Students’ Association (FASA), Herring now believes that a more robust and secure funding model for Faculty Associations is the best way forward.

All undergraduate students may vote for one of the three candidates for VP OPERATIONS & FINANCE or ABSTAIN from voting.

OpFi, Sanguinetti aims to look over the SU Student Health and Dental plans to make sure students’ insurance plans are up to date with the needs students currently have. San guinetti wants the best possible deal for stu Thedents.privatization of the bookstore was a pro posal made by the university which the SU and many students did not approve of.

Overall,learning.Akhtar’s previous experience and con fidence in what students need moving forward next year make him a reliable candidate for VP OpFi.

While Akhtar will ensure to advocate for stu dents against the privatization of the book store, he is also confident that he will represent student interests against tuition increases.

There hasn’t been much news about defund ing FASA since the last SU election, and it will be interesting to see how Herring continues to promote Faculty Associations from a bud get-lens this time around. Herring’s points on creating a food cooperative are in line with his overall goals of making re sources more accessible for students. Herring plans on continuing the work that vice-pres ident Hendi did to create a food cooperative, and hopes to sit on a Food Advisory Board that Herring said will hopefully exist next year.

TAIMUR MATTHEWAKHTARHERRINGRAFAELSANGUINETTI

All undergraduate students may vote for one of the three candidates for VP OPERATIONS & FINANCE or ABSTAIN from voting.

The vice-president operations and finance is responsible for the Students’ Union’s budget, SU policy and the fiscal operation of their busi nesses in MacHall. They also chair several SU committeesBackfrom his first term as Art rep, Mat thew Herring is seeking the executive role of vice-president operations and finance.

COURTESY OF TAIMUR AKHTAR COURTESY OF MATTHEW HERRING COURTESY OF RAFAEL SANGUINETTI

While Herring didn’t mention how much groundwork had been laid, he believes this ad visory board will be an effective way to voice student Althoughconcerns.someof Herring’s platform points might benefit from more clarity, his goals of making sure students’ voices are heard are ad mirable after a rough year.

The vice-president operations and finance is responsible for the Students’ Union’s budget, SU policy and the fiscal operation of their busi nesses in MacHall. They also chair several SU committeesRafaelSanguinetti has been the Cumming School of Medicine representative for the past year, but plans to take on more responsibility within the SU as vice-president operations and Thefinance.third-year Biomedical Sciences student wants to address student issues by focusing on transparency and putting the needs of students Asfirst.VP

Operations & Finance

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OF ADRIAN ALCANTARAMALEANGUYEN All undergraduate students can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Adrian Alcantara as VP STUDENT LIFE or ABSTAIN from voting.

Student Life ADRIAN ALCANTARA

Thevice-presidentstudentlifeisinchargeofstudentclubs,eventslikeOrientationWeek,FrostbiteandBermudaShortsDay,aswellasmentalhealthandoverallstudentwellnessinitiatives.AdrianAlcantaraisaneagercandidaterunninguncontestedforvice-presidentstudentlife.AlcantarahasplentyofexperiencerunninganumberofstudentopportunitiesandorganizingonlineeventsthroughtheHaskayneStudentsAssociationandasthecurrentHaskaynereponthisyears’Students’LegislativeCouncil(SLC).WhileAlcantaraspokeextensivelyonthemanyinitiativesandprojectshewishestocompleteoverthecourseofhisterm,heseems

confident that his time as Haskayne rep and strength collaborating with others, will help him to stay on top of his ambitious platform. One of the areas Alcantara spoke about was his motivation to continue the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) work he started with Fac ulty of Arts representative Fayo Abdi this year. He said he would like to continue to imple ment it more frequently in events and work shops for students throughout the school year, rather than structuring it into one week. He also spoke at length about the numerous ways he would like to get students involved as they transition from online to in-person learn ing. While he has had many experinces conducting online events for Haskayne students, Alcantara believes that collaborating as much as possible with SU club executives will create the neces sary environment to foster safe community Hisengagement.enthusiasm for this position and excite ment to connect with students makes him a strong candidate for this position, and gives certainty that he will commit to his many plat form points throughout the school year.

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She plans on meeting students where they’re at — both literally and figuratively, planning on travel ling across campuses to meet with students who have concerns. She mentioned how gaining student feedback through surveys is helpful, but by prioritizing in-person meetings, students are more likely to come back and interact with the SU again.

Shubh Patel is in his second-year looking to represent students as the Cumming School of Medicine representative. Patel was a part of his student council in high school which later led to his interest in advocacy and stu dent government.

This initiative would provide colourful backpacks to medical students during orientation to help them recognize and connect with one another.

MacPhail also mentioned that her top priority is to ensure that students feel seen and heard with in the faculty. While the SU mainly advocates for undergraduate students, MacPhail has the unique perspective of holding many other positions from a graduate and research lens. She recognizes the changes the program has gone thorugh since she was in her undergrad, and hopes to continue to gain feedback to work with students navigating those changes.

Tazreean stressed that part of the reason why she wanted to run was so that she could specifically represent Health and Society students as well as Community Rehabilita tion and Disability Studies students at SLC Her experiences with SU working groups as well as external clubs gives her insight into the effective ways to advocate for student needs to university administration. Her platform largely consists of helping new students navigate their first year in the

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Faculty Representatives: Contested

His platform points on academic support and course registration support fall in line with the second commitment of the Eyes High strategy.

Along with the responsibilities outlined for all SLC members, faculty representatives are accountable for responsibilities particular to their role including: Reporting to students of their faculty the policies, positions and programs of the SU, reporting to their faculty itself (e.g., Dean’s Council) the policies, positions and programs of the SU, representing student constit uents of their faculty at SLC, representing student constituents of their faculty on university committees and reporting to the VP Academic on matters of academic importance within their faculty.

COURTESY OF EMILY MACPHAIL COURTESY OF SHUBH PATEL TAZREEAN

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Patel wants to ensure that students feel connected to one another and encourage community in and around the U of C campus.

Looking to become re-elected as the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) representative, Emily MacPhail has a solid understanding of the role of faculty rep, and is well equipped to represent stu dents over this next term, if elected.

All undergraduate students in the Cumming School of Medicine may vote on their ballot for two of three available candidates as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

She plans on hosting an accessibility audit and then presenting this audit to CSM leadership to move forward with initiatives like program chang es and space renovations.

While there are a multitude of issues affecting CSM students — especially as a result of the pan demic — we wonder if backpacks are exactly what CSM students need right now.

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Running in one of the few contested races this year, MacPhail plans on continuing much of the advocacy work she has already committed to, es pecially through student wellness.

A major part of her platform consists of ensuring that holistic student consultation is achieved as the Cumming School of Medicine is very diverse in its programming.

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All undergraduate students in the Cumming School of Medicine may vote on their ballot for two of three available candidates as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

faculty, and hopes to promote a culture of growth and shared experiences. She plans on hosting a “Failure Forum” — an event in which alumni and guest speakers discuss risk-taking and embracing failure in the Shefield.also hopes to advocate for CSM students to have more comprehensive course selec tion, which is a recurring issue many Med reps have advocated for in the past. Tazreean also wishes to implement a “scarves initiative” which would see CSM students don colourful scarves, much like the tradition in the Faculty of Engineering.

Overall, MacPhail has the knowledge and capabil ities to represent CSM students well, as the univer sity welcomes students back to in-person learning.

Running in one of the few contested races this year, Reeana Tazreean hopes to become one of the new Cumming School of Medi cine representatives next year.

one of her competitor’s platforms, we won der if giving scarves to CSM students is the best way to advocate for the issues that have arisen for students, especially as a result of the Tazreeanpandemic.has a comprehensive platform which seeks to represent smaller depart ments within the Cumming School of Med icine, and would be a good choice to bring to SLC and advocate on behalf of students.

While something similar is addressed in

All undergraduate students in the Cumming School of Medicine may vote on their ballot for two of three available candidates as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

Patel believes his platform stems from the Univer sity of Calgary’s Eyes High strategy and includes three of the foundational commitments — re search and scholarship, enriching the quality of learning and integrating the university with the Patelcommunity.wantsto encourage more career fairs within his faculty to help give student more opportuni ties. He notes that this point aligns with the first commitment of the Eyes High strategy.

Patel aims to continue the implementation of the 24-hour stress-buster within the CSM and advocate for more practice exams and ques tions. He also hopes to engage in talks with the faculty and the SU to increase seats in classes that CSM students need in order to graduate. This is something that most all Med rep candi dates note is a major frustration with students in the Lastly,faculty.Patelwants to build a sense of communi ty through his CSM backpack initiative — in line with the third and final commitment from the Eyes High strategy.

Ghaderi wishes to give more scholarship op portunities for students, intended to reach more students in the faculty with a specific focus on reaching out to underrepresented Careergroups.

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Ghaderi has confident and realistic goals as a faculty representative, and would make a sol id choice for science students next year.

Chopra plans to continue her Quality Mon ey project to create a scholarship for inter national students and a general scholarship through the Faculty of Science. Moreover, she’s looking to promote external scholarships that students may not be aware Chopraof. plans on working collaboratively with SU executives to ensure that her plans are sucessful, and has been in conversation with other science students, as well as the Faculty of Science administration to solidify these scholarship opportuniteis. Through implementing these scholarships, Chopra hopes that she can help students’ academics as well by relieving any financial stress they may be facing.

Chopra hopes to continue her term for the last year of her degree and finish the work she has already begun this term.

She’s a reliable choice for Faculty of Science representative and has extensive knowl edge of the inner-workings of SLC

Running to be one of three Faculty of Science representatives, Navid Ghaderi outlines pre dictable, but achievable goals in his platform.

Through his experience in programs such as the science mentorship program to even start ing his own club, Zhu explained how these op portunities have allowed him to gain an insight into how students have been doing and what areas within the Faculty of Science need im Zhuprovement.hasconcrete platform points that are achieveable, and would ensure he regularly collects student feedback.

Amin hopes to help students become involved in their education and have their voices heard. To do so, she wants to ensure that commu nication between students and their faculty is improved. She hopes to utilize in-person interactions, D2L shells and social media to gauge how students are feeling and receive Oncefeedback.she receives this feedback, Amin notes that she will be persistent in demanding changes from the faculty, and notes that she is not afraid to speak up for her fellow students.

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Her past experience in advocating for mental health resources for students became a cata lyst to her wanting to run. Amin wants to not only get involved but also be an outlet for stu Indents.one of the few contested races this year, Amin believes that she stands out from her competitors because she’s not afraid to stand up for injustice and hold professors and the university accountable.

Zhu’s platform is jam-packed with items he wants to accomplish over the course of one term. Some of the ideas he would like to ad dress specifically surrounds mental health with regard to networking and socialization.

2022 SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT | 7 Sandra Amin is a passionate third-year hoping to be elected as one of the Faculty of Science representatives. She promises that if elected, she will implement improved communica tion, accountability and transparency.

In her past terms, she was able to accom plish an on-campus enhancement to pro vide students with another place to study in the Earth Sciences building. She aims to keep these study spaces avail able for students to use as they make the transition from online to in-person learing.

NAVID GHADERI

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All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science may vote on their ballot for three of four available candidates as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

Harold Zhu is an eager third-year Cellular, Mo lecular, and Microbial Biology student looking to help provide a smooth transition back to campus for students as a Faculty of Science

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science may vote on their ballot for three of four available candidates as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

She spoke about how these injustices con cern everything from tuition increases to how each student experiences science courses — although these issues are wide-ranging, and require vastly different solutions.

Pragya Chopra is back and running for a third term as a Faculty of Science represen tative. Chopra — being an international stu dent herself — wants to continue advocating for science students and international stu dents as she has been for the last two years.

development opportunities and men tal health supports are typical of a faculty representative’s platform, and Ghaderi plans to collaborate both with the university and wellness services to give students more acces sibility to things like workshops and forums.

Zhu wants to also increase accountability by being available for students on social media, ensuring voices are being heard and concerns are being addressed.

Whilerepresentative.in-person learning is now resuming, Zhu wants to see a more adaptable approach to learning by continuing to support students who wish to continue their studies online — this includes advocating for both virtual and in-person study spaces for students.

Amin said that she plans to grow her cam paign as she receives feedback. While we don’t exactly know what this means and can only anticipate what she might add to her campaign as a result, she ultimately wants to ensure students have their voices heard.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science may vote on their ballot for three of four available candidates as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

While Zhu mentioned that this is unique to his platform, he is building off of infrastructure that already exists.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science may vote on their ballot for three of four available candidates as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

He says that he plans on promoting this infor mation so that students know exactly where to go to get the help that they need and how to get more involved.

Overall, Zhu heavily emphasized on the need for social events to engage and connect stu dents, but most importantly to listen to them.

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PRAGYA CHOPRA

He plans to connect students and expand their social networks to build the science mentor ship program, which would see more commu nity building than career building, like some of the other workshops hosted by the university.

HAROLD ZHU

Although new to the role, he mentioned that he insured to research what past science reps had done and how he could build off of their Hismomentum.firstpoint consists of creating more awards and scholarships for students in the faculty, and said that he wishes to make these scholarships available to a broader range of Fromstudents.his own personal experience, Gha deri said that he has seen outstanding re search-based work and volunteer commit ments by students across the faculty. However, he consistently saw how high-achieving students still didn’t receive recognition for their work, stating that dif ferentiating these students’ applications be comes challenging and sometimes arbitrary.

COURTESY OF SANDRA AMIN COURTESY OF PRAGYA CHOPRA

Rachel Cabalteja stepped forward for the role of Faculty of Arts representative in the hopes of eas ing the transition of new students to university life.

Rezaei-Afsah also hopes to fight for Arts stu dents who haven’t been able to access the classes needed to graduate in a timely manner and wants to push university administration to fix the problem of what courses are offered and Althoughwhen.this is his first foray into SU politics, Rezaei-Afsah wants to fight for a more equita ble treatment of students.

Ermia Rezaei-Afsah is running to be a Faculty of Arts representative. He hopes to talk to stu dents and fight for solutions to the issues raised by students — one of which is food insecurity and Rezaei-Afsahdiversity.

A no-show for her Gauntlet interview, Areeba Nadeem is running uncontested for Faculty of Arts Sincerepresentative.wewereunable to interview her in time for print, we will only have her platform to go off Nadeem’sof. platform advocates for pretty runof-the-mill points, including creating more work experience for students, accommoda tions for class delivery and reducing the cost of Aftertextbooks.thetough

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COURTESY OF RACHEL CABALTEJA

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Rachel Cabalteja as one of five FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

While the university is home to over 300 clubs, Cabalteja aims to increase club promotion through two main focuses — student clubs and faculty or department clubs. She wants to focus on connecting clubs with simi lar interests and engaging students that way, while also focusing on networking events for clubs with in the same faculty or department.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Areeba Nadeem as one of five FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

academic year many U of C students have faced, these are standard goals that a typical faculty rep can sustain over the course of their term. Nadeem states that she would like to host relevant workshops to promote different in ternships and research opportunities over the course of the year.

While she mainly targets first-year students with this goal, she also wants to help all students feel less lost within the community when returning back to campus. She is well aware of SU politics, having volun teered to run campaigns in the past, and has seen the changes in SU administration over the years. She was heavily inspried to get involved after see ing her sister navigate the uncertainties of online Throughlearning. in-person events, Cabalteja wants to help students slowly get comfortable in an in-person setting by talking to other students face-to-face once again. Due to the pandemic, many clubs were no longer able to promote or even host events to the extent at which they used to, resulting in a lack of student Cabaltejaengagement.isaware of the safety concerns some stu dents may have coming back to campus, but en courages students to embrace finding their com munities as they adjust to in-person learning.

She also plans on creating more network ing events where students can connect with alumni from the Arts faculty.

meals program for all students by working alongside the SU Food Bank with options based on dietary needs.

In addition, he wants to make sure that stu dents have more options for halal and kosher food around campus and specifically in Mac HeHall.hopes to push for more affordable and ac cessible options for students over his term.

Cabalteja’s previous experiences with debate and as deputy speaker in the Student Legislative Council, make her a knowledgeable candidate who knows how student politics operate — she would do all that she can to meet the needs of Arts stu dents.

He mentioned the possibility of exploring a food cooperative, but while researching this initiative, found that this would require chang es to the SU’s constitution and ultimitely be lieves it is not feasible.

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Nadeem will also advocate for teaching staff to upload their notes online to help create a smoother transition from online to in-per son learning, as well as have instructors continue to provide recorded lectures to students. She also would like to provide resources to create a used-textbook community on social media — which is something that currently already exists via the U of C textbook ex change on Facebook. Overall Nadeem is a safe choice for Arts rep, and will advocate for students who have struggled throughout the pandemic.

spoke about how his inspiration to run for this position was brought on by the lack of initiative he found with the current Arts reps.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Ermia Rezaei-Afsah as one of five FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

He believes that running SU positions for a re sume line is doing a disservice to students, es pecially with the level of diversity within the faculty — the biggest struggle is to properly rep resent all Rezaei-Afsahstudents.islooking to implement a free

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Fine also mentioned that many Haskayne students do not have a clear understanding of where the non-instructional fees included with their tuition go, or how they’re used. He plans on conducting a financial break down and connect with other Haskayne stu dents with faculty-related clubs to ensure this money is being used in students’ best Fineinterests.isexcited

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All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Siraaj Shah as one of five FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

Shah’s plans moving forward are well thought out and feasible for his term. Shah’s advocacy work in the past shows how he is a strong candidate for this role.

Fine also wishes to submit a Quality Money grant in order to update many of the spaces in Scurfield Hall for Haskayne students — something that is a popular platform point for Haskayne reps in the past.

Shah mentioned how the vast array of program ming in the Faculty of Arts is a benefit for advoca cy measures, in that Arts students have incredibly unique persepctives to bring to the forefront.

Tschupruk is running uncontested for the Faculty of Arts representative position and he includes three main pillars in his platform.

All undergraduate students in the Werklund School of Education can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Dhwani Joshi as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

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Joshi said the biggest accomplishment she has achieved in her past term was creating a solid Instagram page for Werklund students to engage with. Although her platform discusses the lack of research opportunities for education students, Joshi explained how there are research opportunities out there for those in Werklund but that not enough has been done to get the word out about them.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Nathaniel Tschupruk as one of five FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

The first point centres around accessibili ty, which would see Tschupruk advocate for teaching staff to continue to post recorded lectures and notes online for students.

Fine’s biggest platform point concerns ac ademic standards and fairness towards stu Hedents.is keen to help enact the Student Bill of Rights to ensure that punitive exam mea sures are no longer administered for Has kayne students, and wants to commit to quality education for students to match their price of tuition.

Shah looks to work closely with other elected Arts representatives and even the next VP Student Life to achieve the goals set out in his platform.

Dhwani Joshi is running uncontested as the Werklund School of Education representa tive, and is advocating for largely the same goals she set out in last years’ platform.

She plans on making these opportunities more available through platforms such as Instagram and D2L

Tschupruk also identifies U of C as a top five research institute, however highlights that the university still struggles to provide ad equate mental health services. He hopes to create more trust between students and the mental health services on campus, pushing for more funding for mental health programs. Tschupruk’s last two pillars revolve around accountability and communication. He hopes to send out monthly surveys to students, the results of which will be shared with the uni versity’s Tschuprukadministration.alsowishesto host two town halls each academic year, as well as create a live Google Form to be added to the SU’s social media pages for constant student feedback.

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To help with this, Shah looks to implement an SU working group that would unite experts specifi cally at the U of C to combine efforts and show case to the university ways tuition can be reduced and how resources can still be offered at a lower Shahcost.

Joshi isn’t advocating for anything very am bitious in her platform, and Education stu dents can expect more of the same from her for next year.

Running uncontested for Haskayne School of Business representative, Daniel Fine structures his platform through a strong stu dent-advocacy lens.

He expressed that he has always wanted to get involved in SU politics and has a good understanding of how the SU works, helping campaigns and staying current on informa tion and announcements.

Siraaj Shah is running uncontested to be one of the five Faculty of Arts representatives. He hopes to continue the fight against tuition hikes, boost club and student engagement and further support Quality Money projects. His extensive background in advocacy as a stu dent and as a licensed realtor shows that he is passionate and willing to achieve what is best for Shahstudents.talked about how there is a structural prob lem in the provincial government and in how tui tion is administered.

While there are workshops already held by the Education Students’ Association, Joshi plans on hosting her own workshops

The Gauntlet was unable to contact Nathan iel Tschupruk in time for print, so we will be commenting on his online platform alone.

spoke about collaborating with SU Club ex ecutives to bring them more training opportuni ties so that more students would have important knowledge and skills on how to run events and Whileworkshops.thisalready exists in the form of ClubHub 101 and ClubHub 201, Shah aspires to create re treats for club executives to hone these skills.

for students and faculty where they voice their concerns or needs, as well as provide de-stress kits specifically for Werklund stu dents — especially with teacher burnout be ing at an all-time high.

One of Joshi’s biggest goals is to create op portunities to reduce burnout and support students’ mental health.

to get started and has good foundational knowledge on the SU. He has a strong understanding of what Haskayne stu dents need from their SU coming back after almost two years online.

Joshi spoke about how she became more in volved this year on seeing out a multi-year project which will hopefully come to frui tion soon — the creation of a multi-sensory room that was first proposed by former Ed ucation rep, Georgia East.

All undergraduate students in the Haskayne School of Business can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Daniel Fine as one of two FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

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It is still unclear as to what Tschupruk hopes for once this feedback is shared with the uni versity administration, and how the consulta tion process will move forward given that the SU has had many conversations around stu dent consultations this year. Tschupruk has many actionable goals for Arts students this year. His platform indidcates he will continue to provide outlets for student feedback during his term.

Another no-show for a Gauntlet interview, Lauren Stoffregen is running uncontested for Faculty of Veterinary Medicine repre sentative. We will be commenting solely on the online platform provided.

She plans to work with the Wellness Centre to provide more accessible resources for law students next year.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Lauren Stoffregen as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

Her major goals for nursing students con cern obtaining discounted resources such as study guides and practice tests, as well as discounted parking for students on clinical.

Running uncontested, Haq is looking to represent students in the faculty for a sec ond term. She states in her platform that mental health is something that she will prioritize, as students prepare to make the jump back to in-person learning.

Running uncontested for Faculty of Nursing rep, Melody Chu is soft-spoken, but ready to commit to student success.

The Gauntlet was unable to reach Saliha Haq for an interview, so we will only be commenting on her online platform for Faculty of Law representative.

While Chu didn’t mention collaborating with the incoming vice-president academic on this plan through something like Open Educational Resources ( OERs), she plans on finding free or reduced resources on her own so students can receive the best chance for Chusuccess.alsoplans to send out monthly surveys to nursing students to get a better idea of what nursing students want, and adapting her goals and initiatives to reflect this.

Her hope to include mental health related events like stress-coping workshops and mental health awareness campaigns are typical of faculty representatives, but it is unclear how she will ensure busy law stu dents are able to attend after-lecture work Sheshops.also hopes to connect law students through more social events, by organizing panels to bridge the gap between upper-year law students and first-year law students.

Chu said that nursing students are already under lots of stress when studying for their NCLEX exams.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Law can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Saliha Haq as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

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It is also worth noting that Haq plans on reaching out to campus resources like the Q Centre, the Women’s Resource Centre, the Native Centre and the Faith and Spirituality Centre to better connect students and sup port accessibilities on campus. Haq’s platform should be attainable as it is a direct copy of her platform from last year.

While the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine often seems like they’re disconnected from the rest of the student body, Stoffregen hopes to continue representing these stu dents and have their voices heard at SLC

While Stoffregen recognizes that there is a general lack of SU services on the Spy Hill campus for students in the faculty, she plans on creating a resources list for students so that they are aware of the services available to them over the course of the school year.

While she seemed hesitant in her inter view about some of the questions asked, she maintained that she believes her role is only important if she has student support.

One of the examples she cites on her plat form is the lack of de-stress kits from the SU available at the Spy Hill campus. She plans on making specific de-stress kits for VetMed students so they may also benefit from this Stoffregenresourse.hasa solid understanding of what Veterinary students need, and has a feasible plan on how to advocate for them.

She has previous experience planning and leading activities for her fellow nursing stu dents, and feels this role would fit well with the knowledge she already has on nursing student issues.

This will be Stoffregen’s second term as Vet erinary Medicine rep, and identified exter nal resources she will be using to advocate for change for students — like connecting with MLA Jackie Lovely for students who work in rural communities. She also said that she will advocate for more financial support for students by advocating for the re-implementation of summer stu dent wage subsidies as well as implement ing financial incentives for students who find job opportunities in rural Alberta.

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Although uncontested, Chu addresses key concerns for nursing students in her plat form, and hopes to continue building a rela tionship between students and the SU

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While these initiatives are still important to advocate for, we are curious as to what she might do differently this time around to achieve her goals.

All undergraduate students in the Faculty of Nursing can vote YES or NO on their ballot for Melody Chu as FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE or ABSTAIN from voting.

The Gauntlet was not able to contact Armaan Sidhu in time for an interview, and so will be commenting on his online platform for Senate Runningrepresentative.inanuncontested race, this will be Sid hu’s second term as Senate rep. Sidhu managed to win a majority “yes” vote in the SU’s by-election in October, and has stated that he will be advocating for the same goals in the upcoming academic year.

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Hitting on the major points that students are most concerned about, especially as a result of the pandemic, Mamur plans on increasing mental health resources, on-campus em ployment opportunities and bursaries and Mamurgrants. plans on hosting and promoting mental health workshops that are specifical ly created to relieve student stress.

While Mamur might not have all the details worked out, through his experiences as an SU club executive and as an international student, Mamur will bring a unique perspective to the Senate.

While this would in fact give more job op portunities to students, it is unclear how he will navigate the parameters for student em ployment at these establishments.

He hopes to create more opportunities for stu dents through funding and research, and hopes to integrate a message of sustainability through the university’s teaching and learning initiatives.

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Running uncontested for Senate representa tive, Arafatul Mamur plans on using his ex periences as an international student to bet ter advocate for student services on campus.

This platform point was created in the hopes to reduce the time it takes to travel to a job off-cam pus back to class for students who need to balance their work life and their academic life.

While the university is proud of its status as a top five research institute, we are unable to com ment on what research opportunities Sidhu is talking about, and what types of funding he in tends to make available.

curious as to what he managed to ac complish this year, and are unsure what he will change in order to achieve these goals for his second term.

While he also hopes to create more employ ment opportunities, he said he wants to en courage those opportunities with Mac Hall vendors and in the office spaces on campus like the Wellness Centre. He hopes to push to have a set number of student positions reserved at campus-run businesses to increase student employment.

While most of his platform points read as vague, Sidhu’s main goals seem to reflect building a stronger community of students through leader ship initiatives on campus.

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Navid Ghaderi has great ideas and a tangible way to achieve them for science students if he were to be elected. He provides clear and actionable steps on how he plans on following through on these goals, and was confident in his knowledge of the position.

Navid Ghaderi has a strong platform and un derstands how he wants to work to achieve them. He’s a great candidate for this role.

Faculty of Science representatives: Due to a conflict of interest, I will be abstaining from an endorsement in this race.

Every year, the GauntletStudents’ Union election supplement panelists individually compile a list of endorsements for candidates. While we take pride in the work we do on this supplement, please don’t take it as gospel — do your research on candidates by reading their platforms online, engaging with them during the campaign period and attending forums and debates. Not all panelists endorsed candidates in all faculties, but did so where there were people they felt passionate about. These students will represent you over the next year. Vote for candidates whose platforms you believe in. Voting runs from March 8 at 9:00 a.m. to March 10 4:00 p.m. and can be done through your my.ucalgary.ca student centre. The un-official results being announced in-person in the South Courtyard of MacEwan Student Centre at 5:30 p.m, March 10. You can also watch the livestream, same date and time following a link released on March 1 at www.su.ucalgary.ca/about/elections.

VP Operations & Finance: Taimur Akhtar is currently the Schulich School of Engineering representative, so already has SU ex perience. He knows what works for students, and he understands how to make an impact using the tools already available to him as an executive. He was confident and assured in his answers, and is someone who is definitely aware of what the port folio entails.

Sophia Lopez News Editor VP Operations & Finance: Rafael Sanguinetti is confident in his abilities to achieve the best possible financial outcome for students, while also aiming to hold other elected officials accountable. He has SU expe rience that makes him knowledgeable on stu dent politics and how the system works, and is willing to challenge that system when it’s not working in favour of students. From turning the bookstore into an SU business and imple menting pay deductions for elected officials who fail to meet their responsibilities, San guinetti is not afraid to go the extra mile for students and is very open to hearing out con cerns. I think he would be a great choice for VP OpFi.

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Faculty of Science representatives: Pragya Chopra has previous SU experience and a laundry list of projects her and her colleagues have worked on during her time in office. She has a very clear and determined understanding of her role as faculty rep and has shown a strong com mittement to her long-term goals.

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Cumming School of Medicine representa tives: Emily MacPhail is definitely someone who will bring her extensive knowledge of both the faculty representative role and the role of the SU to med students. She has clear goals and a comprehensive strategy to achieve them, and is aware of the nu ance in trying to represent a diverse faculty.

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Cumming School of Medicine representa tives: Emily MacPhail is an experienced student who has the best interest of students in mind. Having been in this position since November of last year, MacPhail understands the respon sibilities of being a Cumming School of Medi cine representative. Her extensive experience in SU politics also gives her an advantage in this race. I think she will fight her hardest to continue to support students and listen to their Reeananeeds.

Emily MacPhail has already been in this role for a few months and has gained valuable ex perience that puts her at an advantage against her competitors. She is knowledgeable about the position and knows what students want. I think she will continue to fight for students if Reannare-elected.Tarzean has a really good grasp on what she wants to see the CSM become and has feasible ways to achieve it. I believe she would be a good fit in the position alongside MacPhail.

Harold Zhu has a lot of common goals with the rest of the candidates but he still maintains a realistic approach to them.

Faculty of Science representatives: Pragya Chopra has been a Faculty of Science representative for the past two years. She un derstands the position well and ensures that students’ voices are heard. Chopra has proven herself to be reliable and ambitious in this role. She has accomplished a lot in her two terms and I believe she will continue to do so.

Tazreean has a lot of energy to bring to the table for the Cumming School of Medicine. Like McPhail, she also has a lot of advocacy experience, and if she were to be elected, I’m sure she would be able to engage the faculty and create a more positive environment for med students.

Harold Zhu was shy in his interview, but his platform certainly isn’t. There are a lot of goals that Zhu would like to achieve, however, they align well with common issues faculty repre sentatives choose to target and aren’t trying to be too ambitious.

Rafael Sanguinetti looks to promote ideas that will ensure that SU representatives are doing their best work for students. His background with SLC as the Cumming School of Medicine representative this past year shows that he is well-versed with how the SU functions. San guinetti’s plans to have the bookstore run by the SU and introducing pay deductions to SU representatives not performing their roles ad equately show how much he cares for students and want what is best for them. I believe San guinetti is an excellent candidate for VP OpFi.

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Reeana Tazreean is in a unique position to rep resent students from smaller departments, like Health and Society and Community Rehabilita tion and Disability Studies. She has a lot of previ ous advocacy experience has a clear understand ing of some of the key issues that students in the faculty are concerned with.

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According to the notice of referendum, stu dents will be asked three questions — if they support allowing annual fee increases based on inflation, if they support a $10 increase to the annual Dental Plan fee and if they support a $20 increase to the annual Health Plan fee. The SU announced that it will launch an information campaign educating students about the upcoming referendum, although it will mostly be online and social media-based since returning to in-person seems to be up in the Agendas,air. minutes and upcoming meetings for SLC can be found online.

In the last Students’ Union ( SU) by-election, students had the opportunity to vote on the fate of the Health and Dental Plan, an insur ance plan that allows the students who have paid the appropriate fees to have free or re imbursed health and dental services at the University of Calgary.

A new set of referendum questions are set to appear on the ballot on the SU’s general elec tion taking place in March. A referendum, un like a plebiscite, is binding, meaning that the SU is required to act on the results received.

Citing the increasing costs of insurance pre miums, the SU has determined that it can no longer financially support the health and den tal plan in its current state. For the first time since 1993, the SU is considering changing the price of the health and dental fees. At $193 a year, the University of Calgary’s health and dental student fees are one of the lowest in the country. For comparison, the University of Alberta and Queens University both have student fees around $300 a year for about the same coverage. In a Student Legis lative Council (SLC) meeting, Mickail Hendi, vice president operations and finance, said that the SU loses about $12.95 per student. The plebiscite revealed that the largest plu ralities of students were willing to pay more in order to receive improved coverage.

Enobong Ukpong News Assistant T his week’s SLC meeting took place on Feb. 8. The main topic of discussion was the upcoming Health and Dental Plan referendum.

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IncreasesFutureTetheringFeetoInationQuestion1Yes No Increase to the QuestionPlanDentalFee2Yes No Voting Days are March 8 - 10 in your my.ucalgary.ca Student Centre. Preview the referenda questions atwww.su.ucalgary.ca/electionsIncreasetotheHealthPlanFeeQuestion3YesNo 202 2 The SU’s General Election Ballot will have three questions that will determine the future of the student Health and Dental Plan:

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