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      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      16,2009
      EJ
      ECTION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nic
      Frost
      is
      the
      only
      candidate
      not
      currently
      on
     
     
      council,
      something
      he
      believes
      is
      favourable.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Post
      staff
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Asher
      Fredricks
      says
      he
      wants
     
     
      to
      see
      a
      Student
      Union
      that
     
     
      works
      “with
      students,
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents”,
      some
      good
      terms
      be-
     
     
      tween
      the
      Union
      and
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      themselves.
      Asher
      said
     
     
      that
      this
      has
      been
      lacking
      for
     
     
      sometime.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      want
      to
      see
      a
      Union
      that’s
     
     
      more
      accountable,”
      Fredricks
     
     
      simply
      stated,
      “I
      want
      to
      see
      a
     
     
      Union
      that’s
      more
      engaged.”
     
     
      This
      would
      require
      empower-
     
     
      ing
      the
      students
      with
      decision-
     
     
      making
      sway,
      and
      Fredricks
     
     
      wants
      to
      see
      the
      accountabil-
     
     
      ity
      of
      the
      Union
      made
      pub-
     
     
      lic
      for
      the
      students,
      including
     
     
      routine
      publication
      of
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Criticism
      won’t
      get
      Frost
      down
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Post
      staff
     
    
   
   
    
     
      They
      say
      no
      publicity
      is
      bad
      public-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ity,
      and
      in
      the
      case
      of
      Nic
      Frost,
      it
     
     
      almost
      seems
      like
      a
      way
      of
      life.
      -
     
    

    
     
      Since
      deciding
      to
      run
      for
      Student
     
     
      Union
      President,
      Frost’s
      campaign
     
     
      has
      been
      rife
      with
      accusations.
     
     
      From
      putting
      up
      posters
      too
      early
     
     
      to
      accusations
      of
      not
      being
      fit
      for
      the
     
     
      position,
      Frost
      has
      taken
      everything
     
     
      in
      stride
      and
      has
      never
      allowed
      any-
     
     
      one
      to
      stop
      him
      from
      accomplishing
     
     
      what
      he
      says
      this
      school
      needs.
     
    

    
     
      While
      most
      candidates
      are
      focus-
     
     
      ing
      on
      student
      engagement
      and
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      fees,
      Frost
      has
      also
      embraced
     
     
      the
      smaller
      things
      around
      the
      school:
     
     
      salting
      sidewalks
      and
      lowering
      pric-
     
     
      es
      at
      Chartwell’s.
     
    

    
     
      He
      has
      also
      taken
      a
      comedic
      ap-
     
     
      proach
      to
      running
      his
      campaign,
     
     
      with
      his
      posters
      featuring
      his
      face
     
     
      imposed
      on
      Will
      Farrell’s
      body,
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      declaration
      to
      vote
      for
      him
      because
     
     
      his
      “dad
      said
      he
      needed
      to
      get
      a
      job
     
     
      by
      Friday.”
     
    

    
     
      Online
      videos
      of
      him,
      featured
     
     
      on
      Facebook,
      use
      reference
      to
      the
     
     
      WWP’s
      Mr.
      Perfect.
      In
      Mr.
      Perfect’s
     
     
      videos,
      he
      performs
      impressive
      acts
     
     
      of
      athleticism.
      Frost
      does
      much
      the
     
     
      same,
      playing
      a
      perfect
      game
      of
     
     
      darts,
      nailing
      strike
      after
      strike
      in
     
     
      bowling,
      and
      clearing
      a
      pool
      table
      |
     
     
      without
      a
      single
      miss.
      All
      of
      which
      |
     
     
      seems
      to
      say,
      “if
      I
      can
      do
      this,
      think
      |
     
     
      of
      what
      I
      could
      do
      for
      the
      school.”
     
    

    
     
      But
      all
      this
      has
      not
      been
      without
     
     
      criticism.
     
    

    
     
      A
      Facebook
      site
      for
      formed
      by
      |
     
     
      students
      who
      were
      concerned
      with
      |
     
     
      Frost
      as
      president,
      although
      it
      was
      |
     
     
      promptly
      removed.
      Despite
      this
     
     
      Frost
      has
      remained
      persistent
      and
      |
     
     
      has
      stuck
      to
      his
      guns,
      swearing
      that
     
     
      if
      he
      is
      elected
      president,
      some
      seri-
     
     
      ous
      changes
      would
      be
      heading
      to
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      goals,
      meetings
      and
      practices
     
     
      online
      on
      the
      SU
      website.
      “If
     
     
      they
      published
      online,
      students
     
     
      don’t
      forget
      throughout
      the
      year
     
     
      what
      you
      promised
      them.
      Stuff
     
     
      like
      that
      is
      on
      there,
      and
      they’re
     
     
      gonna
      hold
      you
      accountable
      to
     
     
      that.”
      He
      goes
      so
      far
      as
      to
      say
     
     
      that
      impeachment
      proceedings
     
     
      should
      be
      considered,
      so
      reper-
     
     
      cussions
      of
      failing
      to
      meet
      their
     
     
      tasks
      has
      stern
      and
      immediate
     
     
      consequence.
     
    

    
     
      “Tf
      they[the
      students]
      demand
     
     
      more
      from
      us,
      we
      can
      perform
     
     
      to
      the
      best
      of
      our
      abilities
      and
     
     
      goals.”
     
    

    
     
      Accountability
      seems
      to
      be
     
     
      the
      main
      focus
      of
      Asher’s
      cam-
     
     
      paign.
     
    

    
     
      He
      has
      been
      outspoken
      on
     
     
      many
      issues
      pertaining
      to
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fredricks
      wants
      to
      see
      more
     
     
      accountability
      in
      the
      Student
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union,
      including
      inci-
     
     
      dents
      at
      the
      Wave.
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      also
      his
      second
      attempt
     
     
      at
      the
      presidential
      seat.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      year
      he
      lost
      to
      current
     
     
      president
      Justin
      Douglas,
      but
     
     
      it
      failed
      to
      deter
      him
      from
      run-
     
     
      ning
      again.
     
    

    
     
      He
      said
      many
      things
      hap-
     
     
      pened
      over
      the
      year
      to
      cause
     
     
      him
      to
      run
      again
      and
      has
      so
      far
     
     
      garnered
      a
      lot
      of
      attention
      on
     
     
      campus
      from
      people
      interested
     
     
      in
      seeing
      Asher
      take
      over
      as
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union.
     
    

    
     
      Never
      one
      to
      shy
      away
      from
     
     
      making
      an
      opinion,
      Asher
      has
     
     
      made
      it
      clear
      that
      he
      fully
      in-
     
     
      tends
      to
      get
      work
      done
      if
      he
      is
     
     
      elected
      as
      president
      of
      the
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Union,
      and
      plans
      on
      start-
     
     
      ing
      right
      away.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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