Michael Faulds
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Students’ Union 2024 Election season concludes
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On Feb. 1 at 9:00 p.m., the results of the Students’ Union 2024 election were announced at Wilf’s on Laurier’s Waterloo campus. After the voting period from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Ben Jesseau was announced as the incoming president and CEO for the incoming 2024-2025 academic year. There were three rounds of voting. “It doesn’t quite feel real yet…
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Students’ Union election season comes to a close
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The Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union election ended last Thursday night as Megan Spenler was announced the incoming 2023-2024 president and CEO on Jan. 26 at Wilf’s. Voter turnout was 15.32 per cent with 2,980 total student voters; Spenler received 92.72 per cent “Yes” votes and expressed her gratitude and excitement to take on the role…
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What you need to know about the upcoming Students’ Union election
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From Jan. 24 at 8:00 a.m. to Jan. 26 at 8:00 p.m. , Wilfrid Laurier University students can vote for their next representatives on the school’s Student Union. For those new to Laurier, the Students’ Union is a not-for-profit organization that is made up of 12 Board of Directors – all of whom are volunteers.…
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Laurier’s SRAC: know your rights when leasing
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When it comes to renting, students are an especially vulnerable demographic since the majority of them are first-time renters who do not have the expertise or legal understanding to defend themselves if they are treated unfairly. The Students’ Union website has a section dedicated to university-related matters where students may discover contact information for relevant…
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Final review of the 2021-22 Students’ Union Board of Directors
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The following reviews are based on interviews conducted with members of the Students’ Union board of directors as a means to reflect on the term and evaluate their performance as representatives of Wilfrid Laurier University’s undergraduate student body. The information presented in these reviews is pulled directly from these discussions and does not reflect the…
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Fire causes $40K in damages to The Turret
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On March 24 at 8:20 p.m., a Clubs and Associations event ended prematurely at The Turret in the Fred Nichols Campus Centre due to an active fire that was discovered in the third-floor prep kitchen. The fire was extinguished by a Students’ Union staff member and there were no reported injuries. Although the fire was…
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Underprepared and unappreciated: Students’ Union executive reflects on a difficult, unfinished term
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Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of suicidal ideation Before the end of the 2021 fall semester, two members of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union executive team left their roles. The departure of the executives wasn’t made public until members of the students’ union board of directors mentioned the vacancies to The Cord during…
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Shane Symington elected as 2022-23 Students’ Union president
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Shane Symington has been elected as the next Students’ Union president and CEO for the 2022/2023 year. Symington won the election on the evening of Jan. 27, with 1372 votes which was 53.47 per cent of the student vote. Opponent Ezra Ceniti received 1194 votes, which was 46.53 per cent. In an email statement sent…
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What each Students’ Union presidential candidate has planned for student life
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With the Students’ Union election closer than ever, the future of the undergraduate Laurier experience is in the hands of this year’s candidates; Shane Symington and Ezra Ceniti. One of them will be directly responsible for overseeing the union that represents the over 19,000 undergraduate students at Laurier. Simply put, the candidate who wins will…
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Midterm review of the 2021-22 Students’ Union board of directors
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The following reviews are based on interviews conducted with members of the Students’ Union board of directors as a means to reflect on the term and evaluate their performance as representatives of Wilfrid Laurier University’s undergraduate student body. Pegah Jamalof — President and CEO President Jamolf did not respond to The Cord’s multiple requests for…
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