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vp social
by Amanda Shendruk
Fulcrum Staff

CONTRARY TO POPULAR belief, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) vp social doesn’t spend all of his or her time partying—just some of it. The executive’s biggest project
comes at the beginning of the year with the organization of 101 Week, but following the first-week extravaganza, the position is responsible for the SFUO’s social events program, coordinating
events with faculty associations, and making sure that students know the who, what, where, and when of social events on campus.

Alexandre Chaput Coordinator of the SFUO’s Zoom

Productions. Jean Guillaume Fourth-year social work student.

Goals Goals
• To make 100 per cent of SFUO events acces- • To create events which are inclusive, mul-
sible to all students ticultural, and are relevant to as many stu-
• To focus on organizing quality events, not just dents as possible
as many events as possible • To be in solidarity with students working
• To restore the Winter Challenge (this year it towards lowering tuition fees
was the Winter Games) to its original week- • To have not only more parties, but better
long format parties
• To strengthen links between the on-campus • To develop an events list on the SFUO
clubs, federated bodies, sports services, and webpage where clubs can post activity and
student media. This means supporting non- event announcements. In this way stu-
SFUO events and working with media so that dents can always know what social events
more students are aware of coming events are happening on campus

Big idea Quote: Big idea Quote:

To ensure that programming structure is
solid. Chaput explained there will be no
last minute events, only quality events.
This also includes encouraging student
participation and increasing event visibil-
ity on campus.
“I’m here for [students]. I’m going to be listen-
ing to what kind of events they want. I’ve al-
ready talked to a lot of students about the type
of programming they want to see … [I want]
to listen to the events that they want, and make
them accessible.”
To ensure that all events are inclusive.
Guillaume indicated that he feels it is al-
ways the same group of people that come
to events, but all students should feel like
getting involved and everyone should be
represented.
“It’s [the students’] campus, so they have to cre-
ate it they way they want it. Most of the time a
lot of people complain, but not a lot of people
[get involved]—so we have to give them the op-
portunity to make the move.”

ichaput.com jeanguillaumevpsocialv-psocial.blogspot.com

vp finance
by Jessica Sukstorf
Fulcrum Staff

ESSENTIALLY, THE VP finance is in charge of doling out the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) dough. Like the federal finance minister, the vp finance prepares a budget that is
presented early in the school year; however, unlike with the feds, there’s no worry about the SFUO dissolving if the budget needs some tweaking. The vp finance also implements the budget, keeps
an eye on the undergraduate health plan, and is responsible for the SFUO’s businesses.

Roxanne Dubois Current SFUO vp finance. Maureen Hasinoff Second-year

political science student.

Goals Goals
• To encourage the SFUO businesses on • To switch the focus of the SFUO back to stu-
campus to give students a reason to use dents
them, such as offering bartending work- • To establish good surplus management so
shops at 1848 that it can be put to better use, such as offer-
• To give students a say in the budget pro- ing scholarships to low-income students
cess through consultations • To create effective [financial] plans with the
• To have strong social engagement through SFUO’s businesses to help them succeed; for
implementing sustainability and respon- example, getting a full kitchen setup for 1848
sible purchasing policies so that the SFUO can maximize the use of
• To push the “OHIP For All” campaign to available space
allow the over four thousand international • To offer programs that teach students how to
students on campus to receive health care properly manage their finances
at the same rate as Ontarians

Big idea Quote: Big idea Quote:

To foster social engagement, to be re-
sponsible and accountable for the SFUO’s
finances, and to advocate issues that are
important to students.
“It’s important for the person who takes on the To change how the executive approaches “Choose change for the betterment of all stu-
position of vp finance to have strong account- and works with students. dents.”
ability, transparency, and responsibility when it
comes to finances. At the same time it’s impor-
tant to push for social issues that affect students
and that’s why social engagement [is in] my
platform.”

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vp communications vp student affairs
by Laura Clementson by Laura Clementson
Fulcrum Staff Fulcrum Staff

WHETHER IT’S PREPARING interviews with external media or dealing with Sandy Hill commu-
nity relations, the vp communications of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa
(SFUO) is all about getting the SFUO’s messages out to a diverse public. The position is also
responsible for updating and maintaining the SFUO website, managing the SFUO’s brand on
campus and externally, and ensuring that all SFUO communications are bilingual.
THE STUDENT FEDERATION of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) vp student affairs assumes a vari-
ety of responsibilities, including looking after all of the campus clubs—which include academic,
philanthropic, and recreational groups—and the SFUO’s services, including the Pride Centre,
International House, and the Women’s Resource Centre, among others. The vp student affairs
also chairs the Student Life Services committee.

Julie Séguin Michèle Lamarche

Current vp communications–
francophone for the Students’
Current vp communications for the SFUO Association of the Faculty of Arts

Goals Goals
• To continue increasing the SFUO’s visibility, which • To increase promotion for the SFUO’s services and
includes creating more accessible and more environ- ensure all services have the resources they need
mentally friendly promotional material for all SFUO available to them
services and businesses • To investigate club systems at other universities and
• To expand the SFUO’s network of partners, and to work compile a report with possible recommendations to
with the community on many levels implement within our own club system
• To increase advocacy for the presence of bilingualism • To work to bring the SFUO’s services to the Roger
on campus, as well as other language issues Guindon campus
• To improve student spaces, whether acquiring new
spaces or making existing spaces more accessible
and functional for students

Big idea
To see the SFUO collaborating and networking with other groups on campus to see everyone’s
Big idea
To increase awareness that the SFUO and its services are available for students and to ensure that
campaigns and events succeed. services and clubs have the maximum support and resources that can be made available to them.

Quote:
“There are many, many projects on the go at the moment that are not done and that I want to finish.
But there are also [relations] I want to strengthen and work on, internally and externally, and I feel
like the best person for the job, having that institutional memory and the experience.”
julieseguin.com
Quote:
“I want to make student life on campus as great for everyone else as it has been for me. I want every-
one to love this university as much as I do ... I want all students, no matter their reasons for coming
to campus everyday, to be proud to be [U of O] students and to know that if they ever need it, the
SFUO is there to help and support them during their time at the U of O.”
michelelamarche.com

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president
by Amanda Shendruk
Fulcrum Staff

THE PRESIDENT OF the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) is responsible for
relations with the U of O administration, the federated bodies and faculty associations, other
universities, and any external groups or organizations, including all levels of government. The
president chairs the executive and is the face of the SFUO.

Renaud-Philippe Garner
Goals
2008 SFUO presidential by-election contender
Renaud-Philippe Garner
• To change the terms of scholarships so that if marks decline students won’t lose their
funding completely; scholarships should drop according to marks, giving students an op-
portunity to get their scholarships back
• To have the library open 24 hours for students during exam periods
• To create an ethics committee that would hold student leaders accountable for their deci-
sions
• To make funding for clubs proportional; the size of their club and their events should
determine their funding

Big idea Quote:

Focus on the scholarship and library proj-
ects because endeavors like these affect stu-
dents directly and significantly.
“Students come first. The SFUO has lost its way
and most students don’t connect [with] or feel
represented by them. [It’s] back to basics.”
Marc Kelly
voterpg.ca

Marc Kelly Sixth-year physics student

Goals
• To work towards direct democracy; students should be free to speak at and participate in all
meetings and debates
•

•
To work towards transparency; there should be recordings of all decisions, and the rationale
behind those decisions should be accessible to all students
To develop a democratic syllabus; students should be able to vote on their syllabus at the
Tyler Steeves
beginning of their course
• To increase student representation on the Board of Governors; one student for every ad-
ministrator

Big idea Quote:

To take power from the administration “Students need to have more control over their
and give it back to the students. own education, and we can do this by taking
power away from the administration and giving
it back to the student population.”

marckelly.uottawa@gmail.com
Seamus Wolfe
photos by Martha Pearce

Tyler Steeves Fourth-year management student Seamus Wolfe Current SFUO vp university affairs

Goals
• To reconnect with students
• To get first-year students hooked on the U of O experience at the beginning of the year
• To foster an open source community where not only the most prominent student groups but
everyone has the means to do something meaningful
• To develop a productive relationship with the university, not a blind allegiance to the ad-
ministration but rather a desire to work together towards student goals while not causing
unnecessary conflicts
Goals
• To build a community by empowering and supporting student groups
• To ensure student rights by opposing high tuition fees as well as working towards a declara-
tion of student rights and a change in the academic appeals process
• To fight racism and discrimination on campus
• To ensure transparency and accountability of the SFUO; general meetings should be held
where all students have a vote

Big idea Quote: Big idea Quote:

Not to start new, expensive projects but “It is time that the SFUO really actively out-
To create a great university experience for “You won’t remember sitting at home doing complete the ones that are ongoing now reach to students who are not involved and stu-
all students at the U of O. nothing; you will remember next year.” and to not make promises to students that dents who are not seeing all the benefits they
can’t be kept. can from the student federation.”

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 vp university affairs
by Jolene Hansell
Fulcrum Staff

THE MANDATE OF the Student Federation of

the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) vp university
affairs is anything but limited. The position is
responsible for establishing and maintain-
ing relations with the University of Ottawa’s
Board of Governors and creating and running
various campus campaigns. The vp university
affairs also makes recommendations to the U
of O’s Senate, ensures that students have ad-
equate representation on administrative and
educational committees, and keeps in contact
with off-campus community groups.
photos by Martha Pearce
The vp university affairs candidates, left to right: Ted Horton, Sidney Loko, Cameron Montgomery, and Jeremy Stuart.

Ted Horton Current Faculty of Social Sciences

representative on the Board of Administration Sidney Loko Helped found the West African Youth
Association on campus

Goals
• To improve classes by ensuring that different sections of the same class have similar assign-
ments and courseloads
• To improve campus by campaigning for macro-level issues like lowering tuition fees as well
as micro-level issues like improving internet access and food services
• To improve the community through obtaining a U-Pass, informing students of their rights
as tenants, and improving student living conditions
• To improve SFUO transparency
Goals
• To increase the diversity of the SFUO’s activities and improve representation
• To ensure equity for all students
• To guarantee better advocacy on behalf of international students
• To offer higher quality education by allowing access to cooperative internships

Big idea Big idea:

To obtain a truly representative SFUO executive that actively seeks the input of students and To guarantee an inclusive SFUO that brings the student community together.
represents their interests, and according to these interests, improves university life and re-
sponds to feedback and criticism from its members.

Quote:
“I’m running because I believe in the representation of all students. Because I have been
involved across campus, I believe myself able to represent the diverse needs of our student
body—to improve the daily lives of students, ensure a diverse and accessible campus, lobby
for post-secondary funding, bring fairer tuition for international and domestic students, and
ultimately serve the needs and concerns of students as directed by students.”
Quote:
“I want to represent all students of the university, including international students. I feel that in
the past [the SFUO executive] ... has not been fairly [representative], making most of us think
that we are not included in the [SFUO]. I believe that we are, and that [students] can all con-
tribute to a better [SFUO] ... that represents all students.”

ted09.ca votesidneyloko.webs.com

Cameron Montgomery Jeremy Stuart Fourth-year political science

and history student

Goals
Current Faculty of Arts representative on the Board of Administration

Goals
• To take action against substandard student housing and to institute an appeal process for
students having trouble with landlords
• To make under-advertised and under-used student services, such as depression, anxiety,
and abuse resources, more available to students
• To promote bilingualism as well as the culture of First Nations peoples, and take steps to
have the university offer a First Nations language class
• To compile a comprehensive student scholarship guide so students can take advantage of the
hundreds of scholarships available to them every year
Big idea
To provide the money for students to participate in humanitarian aid projects (through fund-
• To work on problems that matter to all students, such as the difficulty of maintaining en-
trance scholarships
• To establish two-way communication with students through general assemblies, classroom
presentations, and an official blog
• To put students before politics by running information campaigns
• To work towards dropping and freezing tuition fees by working with administration and
provincial and federal politicians
Big idea
To create an educational and inspiring lecture series at the university featuring top politicians,
CEOs, artists, and other top professionals.

Quote:
raising and community sponsorship) and, in doing so, offer students the opportunity to con-
front discrimination and intolerance.

Quote:
“I am one of those people who moves into a community, and within a week I’m organizing a
recycle drive, teaching the neighbourhood kids to skate at the local rink, and shovelling old
people’s driveways. It’s just how I roll. I like to be a part of my community and help it grow. I
feel that as vice-president of university affairs, I would be in a position to do really good things
for the university and its students.”
“I’m running for the position because I think our student federation needs to focus on students
again. Our SFUO does many complicated and worthy things but seems to forget the simple
things we lack. [For] example: getting the internet to work across campus, because if Carleton
can do it, then so can we. Some may think it is not an issue for the vp university affairs, but
internet access affects our education, and you should not need to spend 20 minutes of every
hour in the library trying to stay connected to the VPN. The SFUO can work to fix these small
problems and, through focusing on students and their small day-to-day problems, I think we
can make our university experience much better.”

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BOG - Senate - BOA
by Emma Godmere SEVEN SEATS—ONE representing each faculty—are filled by students on the U of O’s Senate. Senators are respon-
Fulcrum Staff sible for overseeing educational policy, approving new courses and programs, dictating admission requirements,
handing out honourary degrees, and looking after the scholarship and bursary distribution at the university. Only
THE HIGHEST GOVERNING body at the University of Ottawa, the Board of Gov- full-time undergraduate students are eligible to run and vote for candidates.
ernors (BOG) is responsible for overseeing all major financial and contractual
matters of the university, the hiring and promotion of staff, and general gov-
Telfer School of Management Faculty of Arts Kyle Simunovic
ernance and administration of the university and campus. There is one under- (1 available seat) (1 available seat) votekyle.ca
graduate seat and one graduate seat on the BOG, and the elected students
each serve a two-year term. All full- and part-time undergraduate students are Eric Datars Melanie Book Faculty of Medicine
eligible to vote in the election of the undergraduate representative to the BOG. edata054@uottawa.ca votemelbook.com (1 available seat)
Graduate students will vote for their representative at a later date. Andrei Huranchyk Michael Cheevers
Amy Kishek Casey Rowed andre09.ca cheevers.wordpress.com Andrew Boozary
amykishek.ca crowe050@uottawa.ca Aaron Kozak abooz008@uottawa.ca
Faculty of Science akoza098@uottawa.ca
Austin Menyasz Mohammed Selman (1 available seat) Faculty of Health Sciences
bodbgd.ca mselm038@uottawa.ca Faculty of Social Sciences (1 available seat)
Alexandre Bevington (1 available seat)
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kmomo029@uottawa.ca dominicvilleneuve.ca Julie Levionnois Mike Fancie smoha026@uottawa.ca
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Bon Appétit! Food Bank
SINCE 2006, THE Student Federation of the
University of Ottawa (SFUO) has been pro-
viding students, alumni, and employees of the
university with the Bon Appétit! food bank,
where those in need of food for any reason are
eligible for a three day emergency supply of
food once a month from Bon Appétit!.
Bon Appétit! is helped by donations from
the community and a current levy of 25 cents
per full-time and part-time student, per se-
mester. With this funding alone, Bon Appé-
tit! has served over 7,000 items to almost 500
people so far this academic year.
The service is looking for a levy increase of
75 cents for full-time students and 25 cents
for part-time students.
Bon Appétit! Yes committee representa-
tive Scott Pritchett noted the neglect the food
bank has received relative to other SFUO ser-
vices.
“As of now, all other SFUO services are re-
ceiving $1 while Bon Appétit! gives constant-
ly to our community, and we are the lowest
funded of all services,” he said.
There is no registered No committee for
this referendum question.
—Catherine McIntyre
Millennium Villages
THE MILLENNIUM VILLAGES project is
a United Nations (UN) initiative in which
University of Ottawa students would donate
money to help a rural sub-Saharan African
community in extreme poverty.
The project supports UN Millennium De-
velopment goals—global targets for reduc-
ing extreme poverty and hunger by half, as
well as improving education, health, gender
equality, and environmental sustainability by
2015.
U of O undergraduate students would be
the first post-secondary students to engage
in such a project, helping approximately
5,000 people. If passed, the Millennium Vil-
lages project would add $6 to the student
levy for all full- and part-time students.
Nadine Lemoine, Yes committee member
for the Millennium Villages initiative, ex-
plained the importance of the project.
“This is the University of Ottawa’s oppor-
tunity to take global student leadership on
the issue of extreme poverty and show that
we believe that we are all equal,” she said.
There is no official No committee for the
Millennium Villages referendum question.
—Katie DeClerq
Friday afternoon
journalism workshops
The Fulcrum is hosting free weekly workshops for students
hoping to learn the craft of print journalism.
Feb. 6 - Arts criticism
All workshops begin at 1 p.m. and take place
at 631 King Edward Ave.
No registration required. All are welcome to attend.
Aboriginal Counselling Resource Elder
Service
IF THIS REFERENDUM passes, the Aboriginal
Counselling Resource Elder Service (ACRES)
would offer a counselling service to First Na-
tions students at a price of $1 per full-time stu-
dent per semester and 50 cents per part-time
student per semester.
President of the Aboriginal Law Students As-
sociation and Yes committee member Dennis
Stark has seen at least five Aboriginal students
withdraw from their law programs at the U of
O in the last year. With access to elders who
understand their unique situations and can pro-
vide appropriate guidance, he believes Aborigi-
nal students will be more likely to stick with
their studies and graduate.
“By voting yes to the ACRES referendum
question, all U of O students can ... show a strong
commitment to support Aboriginal students on
their journey to academic success and eventual
graduation while being proactive partners in the
reconciliation efforts between Aboriginals and
all Canadians,” said Stark.
The Student Academic Success Service cur-
rently operates an Aboriginal Resource Cen-
tre that offers several services to Aboriginal
students, including a visiting elders program.
ACRES, however, would be geared toward and
sustained by students and designed by Aborigi-
nal peoples.
While there are currently about 140 Aborigi-
nal students at the U of O and 600 students in
the Aboriginal Studies program, Stark explained
that ACRES will be open to all students.
There is no official No committee for the
ACRES referendum question.
—Des Fisher
Smoke-Free Campus
THE SMOKE-FREE CAMPUS campaign, start-
ed in October by Communications Students’
Association executives Sarah Burke and Ryan
Kennery, calls for students to support the ban of
smoking on campus except in designated out-
door areas.
The U of O’s current smoking regulations state
that smoking is not allowed within nine metres
of building entrances; however, the rule often
goes unenforced. Yes committee volunteer Tapas
Kulkarni indicated that the proposal in this ref-
erendum has received generally positive reviews,
some from students who are smokers themselves.
“Many students say that they do not know
where they are allowed to smoke on campus and
that having designated smoking areas would clari-
fy this for them,” said Kulkarni.
referenda
Should students vote in favour of the Smoke-
Free Campus referendum, the U of O will join
several other Canadian universities with the same
ban in effect. In 2003, Dalhousie University be-
came the first Canadian campus to implement the
regulation, with Brock and Lakehead following
shortly after.
There is no registered No committee for the
Smoke-Free Campus question.
—Kristyn Filip
Banning the sale of tobacco in SFUO businesses
ORIGINATING FROM THE Smoke-Free Cam-
pus efforts of Ryan Kennery and Sarah Burke
and supported by over 1,500 students who
signed the petition last fall, this referendum
question proposes a ban on selling tobacco in
SFUO businesses.
Burke has yet to receive any negative feedback
regarding her campaign, but she refuses to jump
to conclusions.
“There is going to be opposition; it’s just not of-
ficially registered,” she said.
Currently, the Pivik is the only SFUO business
that sells tobacco products. If this referendum
passes, the Pivik would have to stop selling such
products once their contract with tobacco compa-
nies is over and no other businesses could begin
selling tobacco.
For Burke, money is not the real issue; she
believes that student values should be placed
before profits. “We should be taking a stand on
these issues. It’s about making sure our voices
are heard,” Burke stated.
—Aaron Kozak
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Student Life Services
THE STUDENT LIFE Services (SLS) referen-
dum question will ask students to allow all 10
SFUO student services to be classified as student
life services, allowing them all access to the SLS
emergency fund.
The SLS emergency fund is a pool of money
that only some of the 10 SFUO student life ser-
vices—including International House, the Peer
Help Centre, the Pride Centre, Foot Patrol, and
the Centre for Students with Disabilities—cur-
rently have access to. If the referendum question
passes, all 10 services will be able to draw from
the fund.
“Basically it’s a little bit of extra money in ad-
dition to the budget that the services have that
they don’t necessarily use, but can if there is an
unforeseen expense that was not budgeted back
in the summer,” said Issa. The fund is used for un-
expected expenses such as new office equipment
or renovations.
The fund draws its money from pre-existing
student levies. For example, undergraduate stu-
dents pay a $1.50 annual levy to International
House; however, the service only uses $1 and the
additional 50 cents are put into the SLS emergency
fund.
“[If the referendum passes] students will not
be charged anything more than what they al-
ready pay,” explained Issa. “It would allow the
SFUO to use [students’] money more effectively
so in the future we wouldn’t have to charge stu-
dents more if certain services, say, wanted to ex-
pand their mandate a little bit more.”
—Amanda Shendruk
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and International Affairs,
in collaboration with the Centre for International
Policy Studies and the Library and Archives Forum
on Canadian Democracy, is proud to present:

A talk by the Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada

Global Governance and

the Future of the G20

February 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Location: Desmarais Building, Room 4101, 55 Laurier Avenue East

www.uOttawa.ca

FebruaryD 1st-15th
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