Tag: ASUS elections

Team David and Matt want to “bring ASUS to you”

ASUS presidential candidate David Niddam-Dent, ArtSci ’22, and vice-presidential candidate Matt D’Alessandro, ArtSci ’22, hope to win leadership of Queen’s largest faculty Society by “bringing ASUS” to students. As one of two teams running in this year’s ASUS executive election, Team David and Matt...

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Team Chris and Taylor want to hear “your voice”

For Team Chris and Taylor, the biggest focus of their campaign in this year’s ASUS Executive election is to increase efficiency and transparency in the Society. If elected, presidential candidate Chris Yuen, ArtSci ’21, and vice-presidential candidate Taylor Magee, ArtSci ’21, will focus their efforts...

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Team Sagal & Alissa elected ASUS executive 2018-19

After being disqualified, reinstated and put on a temporary campaign blackout, Team Sagal & Alissa has been elected the 2018-19 ASUS executive team. When they take office on May 1, they’ll be the first all-female ASUS executive in at least 17 years. “To be a female of colour and to be the President...

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ASUS executive candidates debate recap

One thing was clear at the ASUS executive debate Friday night in the Lower Ceilidh of the JDUC: each team has a very different vision for the future of ASUS.  Team Eric & Dave began the proceedings by addressing their platform point of creating faculty-specific denim jackets. Speaking to the non-aesthetic...

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ASUS papers over problems in DSC election

ASUS switched to paper ballots during Department Student Council (DSC) elections last Thursday after experiencing errors in its online voting system, and there’s still confusion about who’s responsible. While ASUS representatives say there was an issue with the list they received from the University...

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Second-year team wins ASUS executive race

This year’s ASUS executive election went to Brandon Jamieson and Andrew DiCapua in a race that pitted the pair of second-years against two upperclassmen. The news arrived at the team’s Albert St. party in the form of this year’s ASUS executive, Adam Grotsky and Blake Butler, who were armed with a...

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ASUS executive candidates assert differences at debate

At the ASUS executive debate Wednesday night, the two teams clashed over issues ranging from mental health to experience in ASUS. When asked what the strongest part of their platform was, both teams — Jon Wiseman and Brendan Goodman, both ArtSci ’16, and Brandon Jamieson and Andrew DiCapua, both ArtSci...

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Wiseman and Goodman use dissent as a strength

Jon Wiseman and Brendan Goodman met in first year and bonded over their mutual love of politics and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The ASUS executive candidates — both ArtSci ’16 — don’t agree on everything, they said, but they think that’s an advantage. Wiseman, who’s running for president, describes himself...

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Jamieson and DiCapua look to future of ASUS

This year’s Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS) election will see a pair of second-year students in the race. Brandon Jamieson and Andrew DiCapua, both ArtSci ’17, are hoping to use their youth to their advantage in the society’s presidential and vice-presidential election. “Because we’re...

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Two teams for Arts and Science society

The two teams running for next year’s Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS) executive have something in common. Each team consists of two housemates. Presidential candidate John Whittaker and vice-presidential candidate Tom Jacobs want to strengthen the Departmental Student Councils (DSCs)...

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