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By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor

he Douglas Students’ Union is
hosting its general elections,

and one of the slates running
in the election is reFresh. The reFresh
slate features currently elected DSU
representatives Christine Nieder, Sandra
Gwardys, and Donna Rose, who are only
a few among many new faces.

What reFresh would like to see
accomplished in the next year is to “build
back up the reputation we have lost over
the last few years,” according to Christine
Nieder.

reFresh intends to accomplish this
goal through accountability. To establish
this accountability they want a paper trail
for everything, more staff, especially for
the David Lam Campus and an update to
the DSU’s policies and by-laws. Nieder
explained that the policies and by-laws

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are living documents that needs to change
as the board of directors changes.

Nieder explained that to accomplish
their goal of accountability the DSU
will need to be more visible on campus
and that they need to spend more time
in the atrium and concourse, in addition
to updating their website and Facebook
group. Nieder went on to explain that
reFresh will ensure that students become
more aware of what the union is up to if
they are elected.

The other slate was given an
opportunity to discuss their biggest issue
that they believe needs to be resolved,
however, they did not respond by the time
of The Other Press’ deadline.

Slates are a semi-party system in
which students run together in attempt
to share votes. The goal is that if you are
with a slate and your slate does well you
are more likely to be elected.

   
 

 

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OTHER PRESS

By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor

mong universities the idea of having a
A= club is quite common. These clubs

are completely student-driven; students
pick the sport, create their own teams and
ensure their own funding. Sport clubs are about
developing leadership in the students who take
part in these clubs.

The program has not actually begun yet,
but they are already seeing students taking on
a leadership role. For example, a girl’s softball
team is already being developed. This is being
done completely on the girls’ own initiative.
This club will actually be used as a pilot project
because of their early start.

The Athletics Department hopes that these
sport clubs will help develop leadership among
students. They believe that this will be a simple
task because students have to maintain these
sport clubs. If they do not, there will be a staff

 

 

   

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person who will be put in charge to ensure that
they are. If students cannot maintain these clubs
the offending club will be ineligible for funding.
The onus is really on the students to make the
program work for their own benefit. The staff
person is merely there to assist these clubs and
keep them on track if the start to flounder. The
student will have ultimate control to ensure that
they have the ability to develop into leaders.

The CSRW though also “do not want to kill
the idea or the motivation for it” according to
Dean Howie, director of the Centre for Sports,
Recreation, and Wellness.

The department wants to reward this type
of leadership, which Howie explained is a big
part of why the department is participating earlier
than they expected too. The fact that the CSRW
is able to use the club as a pilot project is a more
of a coincidence.

This program most likely will be officially
offered in September. However, with the
leadership already shown by the girl’s softball
team, one their main goals have already been
fulfilled well before they have even formulated
the entire program.