Issue 27, Volume 87 - The Lance

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Rez students branched out into the Windsor community by collecting donations for local food banks.

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Future engineers came to the UWindsor campus for the annual high school engineering competition.

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The Windsor Express have tied their final series 1-1 and are looking forward to this weekend’s games.

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The Windsor Spitfires are putting 2014-15 behind them, as head the coach bluntly says they just weren’t good enough.

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YOUR C AMPUS AND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER // APRIL 2 2015 // VOL. #87 ISSUE #27 // UWINDSORLANCE.C A

Landslide Victories Take Over UWSA Elections

HANIYASSINE

relieved for the race to be over, but

Arts Editor __________________________

is also looking to waste no time in

Breaths were held, sighs of relief were made and tensions were mended as the winners were being read off. On the evening of Mar. 26 the university’s engineering centre had numerous UWSA candidates waiting patiently but nervously for the results of a hard-fought election. With 39 candidates in all vying for one spot or another, UWSA chief returning officer April Adams said it was a bit of a nail biter. “In some of them they were really close, some as far as four or five votes separated from the two,” Adams said. Not all races were close however. Among the big winners of the night was Farah El-Hajj who was elected the UWSA’s new vice president of student services in a landslide victory. Having more than 300 votes over her opponent, R.J. Sivanesan, she’s eager to helm her new position but also extremely relieved for the race to be

injecting the university with some newfound spirit. “What just hit my head was everything I wanted to do for the students, I can now make that possible. So it’s exciting,” Tarpeh said. “The way I like to meet is by bringing everyone on board for us to move together, because you can try all you want by yourself but if people aren’t with you, leading thousands of students, it’s a hard job.” But of course, where there are winners, there are losers as well. Ronald D’Aguilar was edged out in what was an extremely close race for the two available senate seats. With just 12 and 10 votes behind respective winners Grace Bottah and Ghadder Alghosein, Aguilar was surprised by the results but accepts them nonetheless. “I have to be honest, I’m surprised, I am quite surprised. But the students chose their representatives and that’s

over.

what matters,” D’Aguilar said.

“Honestly I feel so relieved. I don’t

With the elections now over, the

even have words to tell you how I’m

transitioning period with the new

feeling right now. I just can’t wait to

UWSA members is now underway.

make this year the best year the Lanc-

Adams said she found this year suc-

ers have at UWindsor,” El-Hajj said.

cessful and is hoping this shake up

Without a doubt, the biggest win-

Jaydee Tarpeh is all smiles celebrating his election win as the new UWSA president at UWindsor’s engineering centre Mar. 26. [Photo by // Hani Yassine]

rejuvenates the alliance.

ner of the night was none other than

“It was a great year,” Adams said. “I

Jaydee Tarpeh who took home the

really enjoyed myself and I hope that

majority of votes to become the new

the members are starting to feel that

president of the UWSA. He too is

they can at least trust the process.”

Candidates hold their breath as UWSA CRO April Adams reads off the election results at UWindsor’s engineering centre Mar. 26. [Photo by // Hani Yassine]


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