30%
      of
      eligible
      voters
      took
      part
      in
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      general
      election
     
     
      this
      week,
      with
      Clare
      Henderson,
      Mark
      O'Halloran
      and
      Peter
      Grandy
      coming
     
     
      out
      on
      top
      to
      make
      next
      year's
      executive.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Grandy,
      receiving
      340
      votes
      (13.9%
      more
      than
      second
      place
      candidate
      Shaun
     
     
      Coady),
      beat
      Coady,
      Meaghan
      Rogers
      and
      Adam
      Doucette
      for
      the
      hotly
      con-
     
     
      tested
      position
      of
      Vice
      President
      Activities.
      "First
      I
      would
      like
      to
      thank
      every-
     
     
      one
      who
      helped
      me
      during
      my
      campaign,
      and
      also
      thank
      the
      candidates
      who
     
     
      I
      ran
      against
      —
      it
      was
      quite
      a
      battle,"
      he
      said.
      "I
      was
      serious
      when
      I
      was
      talk-
     
     
      ing
      about
      the
      relationship
      between
      the
      Student
      Union
      and
      the
      clubs
      and
      soci-
     
     
      eties,
      and
      I
      would
      like
      to
      strengthen
      that
      as
      much
      as
      possible.
      Also
      I'm
      plan-
     
     
      ning
      on
      working
      hard
      to
      get
      all
      the
      best
      bands
      to
      come
      out
      and
      play
      at
      UPEI."”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      closest
      race
      for
      an
      executive
      seat
      saw
      three
      people
      vying
      for
      the
      position
     
     
      of
      Executive
      Vice
      President.
      O'Halloran
      emerged
      a
      victor
      upon
      beating
      oppo-
     
     
      nents
      Laurel
      Murphy
      and
      Ryan
      McDermott.
      He
      narrowly
      won
      his
      bid
      for
      this
     
     
      position,
      coming
      out
      with
      329
      votes,
      only
      ten
      (1.2%)
      more
      than
      Murphy's
      319.
     
     
      "It
      was
      such
      a
      close
      election,"
      he
      said,
      "and
      I
      would
      like
      to
      congratulate
      all
      the
     
     
      candidates,
      especially
      Laurel
      and
      Ryan,
      on
      running
      great
      campaigns...
      I
      feel
     
     
      very
      fortunate
      and
      honored
      to
      have
      been
      elected
      to
      represent
      the
      student
      body.
     
     
      I
      will
      definitely
      work
      my
      hardest,
      tirelessly
      and
      endlessly,
      to
      put
      forth
      the
      con-
     
     
      cerns
      and
      see
      that
      every
      student
      gets
      the
      best
      bang
      for
      their
      buck."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Henderson,
      having
      run
      uncontested
      for
      the
      position
      of
      SU
      President,
      was
      test-
     
     
      ed
      with
      a
      yes
      /
      no
      /
      abstain
      vote,
      and
      received
      a
      final
      count
      of
      635
      (82%)
      yes
     
     
      and
      143
      no
      votes."First,
      thanks
      to
      everyone
      who
      voted,"
      she
      said,
      "The
      fact
     
     
      that
      30%
      of
      the
      student
      population
      did
      so
      is
      an
      indication
      that
      students
      do
      want
     
     
      to
      get
      involved.
      Looking
      at
      the
      roster
      of
      candidates
      that
      were
      just
      elected,
      next
     
     
      year
      looks
      promising
      for
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI.
      I
      take
      it
      as
      a
      personal
      chal-
     
     
      lenge
      to
      ensure
      that
      at
      the
      very
      least,
      those
      students
      who
      voted
      stay
      involved
     
     
      in
      the
      Union
      and
      I
      look
      forward
      to
      working
      with
      everyone
      next
      year."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lloyd
      MacKenzie,
      who
      received
      the
      support
      of
      81.6%
      or
      voters,
      will
      fill
      the
     
     
      position
      of
      Ombudsman.
      Matthew
      O'Halloran
      was
      granted
      the
      seat
      of
      Board
     
     
      of
      Governors
      Rep
      upon
      receiving
      support
      from
      90.3%
      of
      voters.
      Six
      people
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Council
      members
      2004:2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2005
      Executive
      Members
     
     
      Clare
      Henderson
      (suprez),
      Mark
      O'Halloran
      (suvp)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      competed
      for
      four
      Senate
      rep
      positions,
      which
      will
      be
      filled
      by
      Erin
      Coady,
     
     
      Patrick
      Curley,
      Megan
      MacKinnon
      and
      Sarah
      Simpson.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      newly
      elected
      faculty
      Reps
      are
      as
      follows:
      Arts
      —
      Ryan
      Gallant,
      Jeremy
     
     
      Hogan,
      Ellen
      Klein,
      Chelsea
      MacLellan
      and
      Brandy
      MacLellan;
      Science
      —
     
     
      Tristan
      Murray,
      Johnny
      Love,
      Arlo
      Sutherland
      and
      Katie
      Younker;
      Business
      —
     
     
      Natasha
      MacKinnon,
      Shelley
      MacNeill
      and
      Ryan
      Palmer;
      Nursing
      —
      Lindsay
     
     
      Currie.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Shauna
      Blois
      defeated
      Kieran
      Hennessey
      and
      Abbey
      MacPherson
      for
      morn-
     
     
      ing
      convocation
      Valedictorian,
      and
      Joel
      Walker
      defeated
      Mike
      Roberts
      and
     
     
      David
      Coughlin
      for
      speaking
      rights
      at
      the
      afternoon
      ceremony.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Two
      referendum
      questions
      were
      also
      voted
      on
      in
      this
      election.
      The
      first,
      the
     
     
      addition
      of
      a
      non-voting
      disabled
      student
      representative
      to
      council,
      was
     
     
      passed
      with
      537
      (86.9%)
      yes
      and
      81
      no
      votes;
      however,
      the
      second,
      changing
     
     
      the
      student-to-representative
      ratio
      from
      200:1
      to
      300:1
      (in
      an
      attempt
      to
     
     
      decrease
      the
      number
      of
      representative
      positions)
      was
      defeated.
      Many
      students
     
     
      reported
      concerns
      about
      decreasing
      representation,
      not
      understanding
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union's
      attempt
      to
      tighten
     
     
      the
      current
      structure
      of
      council.
      It
      is
     
     
      unfortunate
      that
      the
      position
      was
      not
     
     
      publicized
      so
      students
      could
      realize
     
     
      the
      benefit
      of
      changing
      the
      represen-
     
     
      tative
      formula.
      According
      to
      council
     
     
      members,
      the
      Student
      Union
      was
     
     
      aiming
      for
      quality
      not
      quantity
      in
      the
     
     
      composition
      —
      something
      that
      all
     
     
      students
      probably
      would
      have
      agreed
     
     
      with
      had
      they
      understood
      what
      they
     
     
      were
      voting
      for.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Executive
      position
      candidates
     
     
      Ryan
      McDermott
      and
      Shaun
     
     
      Coady
      consoie
      each
      other
      over
     
     
      election
      disappointment
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      29.2004
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