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Sarah Murphy NEWS EDITOR

Candidates may have out numbered electoral promises at Wednesday’s Student Union General Meeting.

Ten candidates are currently campaigning in hopes of being elected to the four Student Union Executive Council positions. This is a change from previous years when candidates battled for four Vice President positions and

for the Presidency.

oR ae restructuring of the council, approved last year to make money available for the hiring ofanother full time employee at the Student Union, has likely increase competition for these sought after student jobs.

Third year Art student, Lori Doiron, is the only candidate in the

running for Vice President Activities, and is the only candidate running unopposed. Doiron, who has been active in various sports teams, and as an New Student Orientation Leader (NSO), says she is interested in contributing to student life. Doiron see the position of Vice President Activities, as an opportunity to increase student spirit. Ectier ea

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candidates are going head

to head for Vice President Finance; Kent Avery, 2™ Arts student, Gordon Henley, 3" year Business student, and Kim Tran, a 2™ year Business Student.

Henley and Tran, boasted their exhaustive academic background, and its relevance to the job. Although both refused to make empty promises and false platforms, both pledged to be responsible, accountable, and available to answer _ their membership’s questions in regards to the Union’s finances.

“There are lots of things here that I want to change, but know most of them are out of my hands,” said Henley.

Henley and Tran both recognized the importance of the Vice President Finance in the Union.

Avery, who

presented an extensive account ofhis involvement with local, provincial and national youth groups, and who participated in the much

publicized

Vancouver APEC hearings, made note of his understanding of the importance of student issues.

Avery’s sees the items ofhis platform notas five promises, butrather as five commitments. These included to better serve the student population of UPEI, to fight tuition hikes, fiscal responsibility, increase campus spirit, and put more emphasis on communications amongst all Union members.

T h -e position of Vice President Communications is also coveted by three students. Roger Baird, a political studies major, John Flemming and History and Economics major, and Kristin Stavert, a 3" year Biology major, are all in the running for the job.

Stavert, wholike Doiron has been an NSO leader, and who has been involved in other on and off campus activities, also refuses to make any promises. Stavert said she was unaware of the resources and the materials which would be available to her as Vice President Internal, and therefore could not give a definite answer as to what

she planned to

accomplish if elected. ~~. Stavert relies on her drive and dedication to pull the vote. Baird, like most candidates insisted on_ his

willingness to work

hard and on his determination to do the job right. He spoke of his involvement withthe Communications Reserves, and insisted that the skills he acquired would be an asset to the position of Vice President Communication. “[UPEL is] a small university that [has] built a big reputation,” said Baird, who is committed, like most candidates, to improve communications within the Union. Although brief in his comments, Flemming echoed his two rivals, and believes he is the person for the job. “T think I a seg sabe a

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