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SSMU spends $1,500 on incoming executives’ PR training, hires publicist
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Only elected executive allowed to formally speak with media and student body, with some exceptions
Caroline Sun Staff Writer
In May 2022, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU)’s Legislative Council passed the Motion Regarding the
Adoption of a Media and Transparency Plan. The motion mandated that the Society hire a public relations (PR) advisor by May 2023 to increase transparency and provide media training for SSMU staff. According to vice-president (VP) Finance Marco Pizarro, SSMU officially hired a publicist in February 2023 and PR advis-
Know Your Athlete: Isabel Sarty
Martlets swimmer reflects on phenomenal final year of competition
Eliza Lee
Staff Writer
February was a busy month for varsity swimmer Isabel Sarty. At the RSEQ provincial championships over the weekend of Feb.
3, the Martlet won gold in her three individual and three relay events and was named RSEQ female athlete of the year.
Later that month, she competed at the U Sports championship, earning a bronze medal in the 50-metre fly.
These achievements are only a few drops in the pool of Sarty’s exceptional six-year varsity swimming career. During her undergraduate degree at Dalhousie University, Sarty won a total of ing will be incorporated into the 2023-2024 SSMU executives’ onboarding.
20 provincial Atlantic University Sport (AUS) medals and broke the AUS records for women’s 50 and 100-metre frees. Outside of the pool, Sarty completed a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience at Dalhousie and began a master’s in neuroscience at McGill in 2021, all while dominating in the water.
SSMU President Risann Wright and VP Internal Cat Williams did not respond to The McGill Tribune’s requests for more details about the hiring.
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