hy. a Page 6 March 28,1986 Candidate Scorecard Elections will be held on - Thursday, April 10th, for next year’s Student Society Execu- tive. Normally their term would begin next September. How- ever, the recent resignations of President Michael Glavin and Treasurer Wayne Schm- uland have left those offices vacant, so the persons elected President and Secretary on Thussday will begin their terms immediately. A strong field of candidates are contesting all four posi- tions - President, Vice Presi- dent, Treasurer, and Secre- tary. All but one talked to the Other Press about their quali- fications, their reasons for running, and their hopes and plans for next year’s Student Society. By way of saving you all reading time, let it be stated now that every single one of the candidates feel the senate has had a lot of problems.. They all feel that these prob- lems can be fixed by 1) im- proving the organization of the senate; 2) increasing com- nunications, between the Ex- exutive and the senate mem- bers, and between the Stu- dent Society and the student body; and 3) getting more students involved. Some of them had more specific ideas on these subjects, as well. Karen Hooey Karen Hooey is a first year University Transfer student. Although she has not sat as a rep on the senate, she has been ‘‘actively involved’’ in the student society, attending many of their meetings and serving on the Canada Games Pool Subcommittee. She has also written for the Other Press... She feels this experience gives her the knowledge of how the senate works, ‘’and doesn’t work’’, to make a contibution toward improving it. She feels organization and communication are the keys. She thinks that one of the first priorities of the senate has to be moving as quickly as possible to get a Student Union Building (a project which the current executive has already begun the groun- dwork on). Hooey would like to see more involvement with the Canadian Federation of Stu- dents fight to improve student aid, and work in the commu- “nity to get the general public more aware of student’s prob- lems. On the downside, her youth and relative inexperience may be a liability. écott¢ Nelson ium Although Scott Nelson has not been involved in the student society at Douglas, He gained experience with student government as Pres- ident of Columneetza High School, in Williams Lake. Aside from organization and communication, Nelson feels decentralization is one way to help improve the senate. ‘‘Let’s give a little responsibility to other student groups,’’ he says, ‘‘like the athletics department. Give them their own budget and ‘let them make their own decisions. Then the student society wouldn’t have to look at every little problem.’ Ed. Note : these pieces are based on interviews with the candidates, and contain some analysis. Parts of the Scott Nelson and Mike Bouchard Pieces have been removed at their request. Jesse Sedhu Jesse Sedhu was the only candidate who failed to talk to the O.P., as he failed to contact the O.P. when he ran for sécretary last semester, and as he failed to attend Thursday's all candidates’ meeting. President Nelson emphasizes that he is a business management student, but he is clearly linked with a group of ath- letics-oriented students, which include Mike Bouchard and Janet Blaauw, who are running as a group for the senate (although not as a slate or ticket). Sedhu gained experience as president of the D.C.S.S. last year. His term of office fea- tured the suspension of stu- dent pub nights by the admin- istration because of security problems. He ran for secre- tary last spring, but withdrew form the race after complaints about his handling of the Society's Annual General Meeting. He ran for secretary again this past fall, but lost to Wayne Schmuland. Ghris Lirette Chris Lirette has completed a year and a half of his U.T. now, ‘‘before property values increase dramatically’’. Chris has brought a lot of good ideas to the senate this year, but in most cases, like his proposals for compart- Treasurer commerce program, and has served as a Business Rep on. senate this year. He was also Douglas College’s representa- tive to the Canadian Federa- tion of Students’ Annual Gen- eral Meeting in January. He says he has ‘‘strong ties with management that does budgeting, and has done re- ports on other people’s budg- ets. He adds he has ‘‘no real job experience, but an infinite amount of personal back- ground experience. ’’ Lirette wants to see ‘‘a lot of housecleaning’’ in the sen- ate. He’d like to see more de- centralization, with more dut- ies placed on the representa- tive councels - ‘‘almost like course unions at UBC’’. He also wants to see a Student Union Building — purchased mentalizing the school’s bul- letin boards, he has had trouble getting his fellow sen- ate members to approve them. Steve Brown Steve Brown has experi- ence dealing with ‘‘large sums of money’’, which he aquired as treasurer of a Knights of Columbus youth group. And, he adds, he ““knows how to spend it’’. He is also familiar with Robert’s Rules of Order (the book by which senate meet- ings are run), which should be of help on the senate. Brown, a first year Crim student, says he ‘‘Would like continued page 7 «Mike Booth The first of two Mikes running for V.P., Mike Booth recently joined the Senate as a University Transfer Repre- sentative, and also is the student representative to the College’s Self-study and Stee- ring Gommittee. Along with the usual organ- ization and communication issues, Booth feels the exper- ience he has gained since’ joining the senate will be a big asset. ‘I’m aware of what’s going on in the so- ciety, so it’s not so much a question of learning the job as stepping into it.’’ “1 know I can do the job.’’ Although a bit soft-spoken in meetings, Booth seems to handle his senate duties well. «Mike Bouchard Mike Bouchard is in first year of University Transfer, aiming for the Faculty of Education at UBC with con- centration in Phys Ed and Social Studies. He has worked communication and organi- zation, saying ‘‘groups like P.E., Crim, and Business Ed should be more involved’’. He also promises there will be ‘‘A minimum of three senate meetings at Maple Ridge’’ (this year there were none). Vice President for three years for BC Fores- try, an experience he says ‘got me used to red tape and bureucracy’’. Bouchard wants _ better Janet Blaauw Janet Blaauw is in her second year of general studies with a Crim and Phys Ed background. She had been involved in student societies form 8th grade through high school. She also feels that commu- nication and organization are aa organization will bring ‘‘a change for the better’’. One disadvantage Mike will have is that he will not be available to fill the secretarial position over the summer. Jamie¢McEvoy Jamie McEvoy. is a first year UT student. He has been Secretary -cking - ‘‘with a little com- munication and organization, a lot can be gained’’, she says. She feels the biggest prob- lem at the college is .that ‘‘nobody knows what’s going on’’. She would like to see more postering and more not- ices in the Other Press. Hav- ing experience in designing posters (‘‘did you see all the athletics ones downstairs?’’) Blaauw feels her talents could be usefull to the senate. «Mike Hurtubise Mike Hurtubise has some involvement with volunteer groups, but this is his first stab at the senate. He believes ‘‘the position of secretary needs an honest person, and | am that per- son’’. He also feels that improved communication and on the executive of the NDP youth wing, and is on_ his constituency executive in North Delta, in charge of education and publicity. He has been considering student politics, but ‘‘I’ve been discouraged by the mess I’ve seen. | intend to restore dignity to the office’. He would like to see a total restructuring of the society, starting with its Constitution. ‘‘The old one doesn’t work, and is totally contradictory,’’ he says. ‘‘I’d like to see a way for students to participate without necessarily having to sit on the senate.’’ He would also like to see more involvement with the CFS, ‘‘to take a_ stronger front-line stance against the mess Bennet has made of post-secondary education.”’ He would also like to see the. society take a higher profile in the community.