Wednesday, February 4, 2009

So I'm a few days late

Starting what is sure to be minimal election coverage. However, www.iwillvote.ca has enticed me with offers of free ipods. That and I've been following the news fairly closely so far; Serge Miville has given me a convenient opportunity to practice my french while I procrastinate on assignments as I know we're all wont to do.

What I've seen so far:
Monday- desmarais lobby- Dominic Villeneuve (BOG) was with a friend of mine, I was on my way to work but he seemed like a nice enough guy. Seemed quiet though, which might not be the best for student representation on the already outnumbered board.

yesterday Feb. 3, Austin Menyasz (BOG), Aminka Belvitt (BOA SocSci) and Amy Hammett (BOA arts) in MNT203 @ 2:30.
Menyasz seemed most comfortable and most prepared. His platform seemed to appeal to students and he recieved a significant round of applause. The professor for the course nodded vigourously to his advocacy for better deals for part-time profs. He was concise and common sense (smaller classes etc.), not much rhetoric here.

Belvitt talked very quickly, trying perhaps to fit too many points into such a short presentation. Very enthousiatic although I had some trouble keeping track of all she was saying, main point seems to be that she is willing to listen to people who aren't part of SFUO 'in crowd'. Additionally, she was campaigning in what is primarily an arts class, might want to change audience.

I can't vote for Hammett so I won't lie, I didn't follow it all too much. Talked about student power etc.

Today: TBT 333
11:30- Peter Flynn (BOA SocSci) talked, he kept it brief which kept everyone happy. He was straightforward and generally accessible I think. He's also stopped updating his facebook status 20 times a day which is nice.
1pm- Comp. politics with Joseph Roman, Seamus Wolfe shows up right near the start of class but isn't allowed to speak. Unfortunate for such a large class.
2:30- My roomate keeps texting me about presentations she's seeing, says that I should admit Wolfe is "passionate" and says Peter Flynn is a "good speaker."

That's about it. I have too much stuff to do to follow these people around, this is what I've got. I'll post whatever tidbits show up. And no, I don't twitter.

3 comments:

  1. I'm in that Comparative Politics Class and that is actually the 2nd time I've seen Wolfe get shot down by a Prof for the opportunity to speak to the class.

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  2. I inspire bloggers everywhere :)

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