A tepid ‘Yes’ to downtown student centre in practice referendum
U of T students said they were in favour of building a new student centre on the St. George Campus in a non-binding plebiscite last week. The vote was decisive, but not a landslide: a 57 per cent majority said they would like to build a student centre and were willing to pay up to $45 each for it. Thirty-six per cent said no to the idea, and seven per cent abstained.
“I think it’s great,” said SAC VP University Affairs Howard Tam. “We’re on our way to getting a student centre here at the St. George campus. I’m glad that students support this initiative, and that they’re willing to support it financially.”
The vote doesn’t mean the building is a done deal, however. The plebiscite was just to test the waters for student support and an official referendum will have to be held next year to carry any financial weight. In the meantime, SAC will use the results of the vote to lobby U of T administration and try and raise some money.
-Graham F. Scott
The unofficial results of the SAC Board of Director elections are in:
Innis College (1 seat)
Teresa Langan
New College (2)
Sean Hayto
Kriss-An Cousley
St. Mike’s College (2 seats)
Reza Ketabi
Lara Tourian
Trinity College (1)
Aldous Cheung
University College (2)
Results held pending electoral appeal
Victoria College (2)
James Armstrong
Shahmeer Ansari
Woodsworth College (2)
Andrea Armbrost
James Wardlaw
UTM (6)
Babajide Adeoye
Vladimir Glebov
Mitra Malekan
Anis Malik
Sana Pathan
Ryan Singh
