Gym over-crowding:
Matt discusses the pair's plans for gym expansion
Scott wants to communicate with administration to evaluate all available options.
Why are you better?
Pat draws on the pair's track-record of confronting students and finding out what it is that students want.
Julia explains how her and Matt are a well-rounded pair.
Past experience:
Julia's involvement in the charity hockey game.
Scott initiated Bishop's ball.
Why should I not spoil my ballot?
Pat: because the union is an important part of the X experience that has the ability to affect the lives of many students here. Students should use their democratic ability to make the first step.
Matt: Want students to get involved and voting is the first step.
The one thing that makes you perfect for the job:
Matt: both actually care about students and this job.
Julia: we want to and we're passionate about it.
Pat: I believe I can help you. With me as president you will have sufficient opportunity to make change.
Who will win the Stanley Cup?
Patt and Scott: NY Rangers and Ottawa Sens
Matt: Pittsburg
Weaknesses:
Pat: overly passionate, angry and aggressive - but it's because I care about what I'm invovled in and want to make change.
Scott: work and work and work
Julia: Not in the union
Matt: lack of residence experience
Relay for life thoughts:
Julia: very involved with it for the last three years
Matt: It's awesome
Pat: participated last year and commends everyone invovled
Rising residence costs:
Scott: 40% of students in residence; communicate with administration' utilize student reps on BoG to help reduce residence costs and find balance to make sure students get a fair deal.
Matt: work with administration
Social life for underage students:
Julia: involvement with DART program to make all events wet/dry.
Scott: experience as Burke House president, dealt with underage students
U Exec clique:
Pat: committed to advertise exec positions as widely as possible to hopefully ensure diversity during the hiring process. Reforms to executive to increase accountibility.
Matt: Meet your union event so people feel welcome and comfortable with the exec.
Julia: exec attend most if not all events on campus.
Role models:
Matt: Marc Rodrigue
Julia: my mom
Pat: my dad
Scott:
What makes you unique:
Scott: student relations experience - most dedicated to changing, expansion, improvement
Matt: unique pair - got some of each side of the university. Cover a lot of ground.
Most important part of platform:
Matt: fix intermural program
Pat: ensuring sufficient opportunity for students to participate in their union.
Fav X Memory:
Scott: homecoming weekend first year
Pat: playing in Burmac first year
Julia: homecoming first year
Matt: 19th bday
Women at X:
Julia: I am a woman and it will be beneficial.
Pat: gender does not affect your ability to reach out to others.
Events for next year already planned:
Scott: broad appealing bands. Repeat/improve frosh week.
Julia: Activities advisory committee
Burmac's portrayal of women:
Scott: working closely with Joe MacDonald on explaining the harms of the offensive language during Burmac.
Conflict resolution on the exec:
Julia: Senior RA = conflict resolution; also manages a team of ten other people.
Scott: Burke house pres in charge of house council.
Better relationship between theU and res life:
Scott: tried to do exactly that in role as house pres
Julia: awesome relationship between her and house pres in Lane. Want to implement social events between the two groups to improve relationship.
What animal are you?
Julia: A panda because they are cute.
Matt: Cheetah
Scott: A cat - they have the best life.
Pat: Dog
Something that hasn't been done in the past:
Pat: reaching out to students more, making them feel like they are making changes.
Matt: X factor volunteering.
Students from away:
Matt: get them involved
Pat: full-time international student advisor
What disney character?
Scott: Jasmine
Pat: Ariel
Julia: Goofy
Matt: Mickey
How specifically will you support societies?
Matt: society support on theU website. promoting societies that are beneficial to X.
Pat: societies that are beneficial should get funding. Tiered system and advertising.
What position would you consider getting rid of?
Scott: None. Enforce terms of reference and make sure people are doing their job.
Matt: No
Tuition:
Scott: Discussions with admin, work with student reps to make sure any increase is as small as possible and accounting for every dollar.
Matt: student recruitment = less tuition.
How will you ensure that students know about the union?
Matt: availability. Exec updates, getting them out so students feel comfortable with them.
Scott: Communications platform - improve website, use of facebook, blogs from students reps throughout campus, engage students.
"Tell me about the union"
Scott: theU is there to represent the student body and express student concerns
Matt: students watching out for each other and standing up against the powers that be.
Do you think student discipline trials should be made public?
Pat: No. Students are innocent until proven guilty. Remains private unless the student is a threat to the community.
How will you ensure that students trust the union with your leadership?
Scott: show students what we are doing. publish documents, videos, blogs so students know what's going on.
Matt: use the website to ensure that students have as much information as possible. Trust comes with availability. Students need to see their exec.
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Regarding Julia's choice to not field Burmac's portrayal of women question:
After answering two questions before that she believes woman rights are important at X because she is a woman, I thought that it was very hypocritical to choose to not take a stand on women's rights at BurMac. For such a major event that objectifies and degrades women, I was hoping for her to be a strong leader and represent females on campus.
I remember the question as being specifically posed to Pat and Scott, as a result, why would Julia answer the question. I thought that was the appropriate option seeing as she wasn't asked the question and it was quite specific to pat and scott. I think they did the right thing by not answering, answering would have resulted in digs between the slates
Actually, I think this question presented Matt and Julia with a perfect opportunity to take a stand on a very pressing and important issue at STFX. To not respond seems indifferent and unaware of the problems that BurMac does create on this campus. A response which did not endorse BurMac may have sat well with spectators in the crowd which view BurMac in the same light.
In fact, BurMac is an issue that the new VP and president- elect will be dealing with on a constant basis next year. I would have hoped that someone running for those positions had an answer for concerned students. Indeed, this lack of response seems to prove that Matt and Julia did not.
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