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Quality of education unites all students
“While encouraging unity between the academic mandates of academic representatives and committees at the student and faculty level, the UTSU can address contentious academic issues to a degree that college or faculty student representatives cannot.”
Different views on the role of the union underlie most campus political disputes
“This election season I would like to hear from candidates who have comprehensive answers to these questions. What is the appropriate balance between services and political work and what community-building skills will they bring to the executive team?”
U of T lacks affordable, quality residences
by Alec Wilson
“Those running to lead the students’ union should consider how the UTSU can lobby more effectively to ensure that current residences on campus continue to provide enough affordable spaces to house a massive undergraduate population in the city, while also improving the overall quality of residence life on campus.”
If students don’t stand for social justice, who will?
“Historically, student unions have organized politically and taken stances on issues dealing with human rights, social justice, and equity. Students have frequently mobilized on campuses in the past: during the Vietnam War they organized to demand democracy in Tiananmen Square, and at U of T they pressured the administration to divest from apartheid-era South Africa.”
The UTSU must address the reality of student apathy
“So, why is it that students are generally so apathetic? Primarily, I think, because of the doubt about what the UTSU is and who it serves. What seems like apathy could actually be uncertainty.”
