With Student Representative Assembly elections finished, it’s time for everyone’s favourite kind of conversation: an “inside baseball” look at student politics. The SRA is an important group (just ask them) and play a significant role in shaping the student experience at McMaster. This is not up for debate. But the paradox is that the SRA […]
With a conference and Student Representative Assembly meeting, MSU constituents have had their hands full this weekend looking at new policies to implement this year. On Nov. 12, the SRA held its policy conference, where students were encouraged to make their voices heard on the subjects the SRA discussed the following day. This term, the […]
It is the governance issue that keeps on giving. Vice-presidential election reform is back in the student politics spotlight after a petition was submitted to vice-president (Administration) earlier this year calling for VPs to be elected by the student body. At the Oct. 16 meeting, the Student Representative Assembly debated what stance to take and […]
Students were returning to Hamilton after a week off for fall break, but the Student Representative Assembly was putting in work. The SRA discussed a variety of topics, but there were a few takeaways. Negative stance on vice-president at-large referendum After two hours of discussion, the SRA took a negative stance on the topic. This […]
On Sept. 11, the Student Representative Assembly passed a motion to amend the Operational Policy regarding McMaster Students Union vice-presidential, speaker and commissioner elections, in order to allow for the public release of ballots to the student body. The motion was proposed earlier this summer when it was determined that there were two conflicting regulations […]
Hoco will be loco this year. The Student Representative Assembly unanimously approved a $25,000 expense to improve Homecoming at McMaster. The $25k is a part of a $226,000 budget that includes contributions from other campus groups like McMaster Alumni and McMaster Association of Part-Time Students. The main features include two concerts, a beer garden and […]
**TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors.** McMaster’s Homecoming could be getting an upgrade, pending a Student Representative Assembly vote on Jun 19. The McMaster Students Union released a proposal on June 15 outlining a $25,000 capital expense that would be part of a larger $226,000 […]
[adrotate banner="16"] [feather_share show="twitter, google_plus, facebook, reddit, tumblr" hide="pinterest, linkedin, mail"] This is an argument independent of the opinions of the Presidential candidates. But when it comes to the referendum on VPs at-large, it's clear that it's unfashionable to be against an at-large vote. To catch anyone up: until now, the Student Representative Assembly has […]
The MSU VP (Administration) received a petition on Friday, Oct. 2 related to amending the VP election process. Upon verification, the petition reached the required 672 signatures and will be discussed at the next SRA meeting on Nov. 1, at 5:00 p.m. in Gilmour Hall Council Chambers. At this time the MSU does not know the total number of verified signatures, […]
[feather_share show="twitter, google_plus, facebook, reddit, tumblr" hide="pinterest, linkedin, mail"] In a 22 hour long meeting on Sunday, April 12, the Student Representative Assembly (SRA) elected the MSU Vice Presidents and Speaker for the upcoming term. For the VP (Administration) role, Giuliana Guarna defeated Corey Helie-Masters, Shanthiya Baheerathan, Natasha Sandhu and Mike Cheung. Cheung, the 2014-2015 MSU Speaker, […]
