{"id":12591,"date":"2020-10-01T11:10:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T15:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=12591"},"modified":"2020-10-01T11:14:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T15:14:32","slug":"meet-the-candidates-for-masu-fall-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/meet-the-candidates-for-masu-fall-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the candidates for MASU fall elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting opens today for the Mount Allison Students\u2019 Union council fall elections.<\/p>\n<p>Nine students are running for five different positions on the MASU council.<\/p>\n<p>CHMA and the Argosy have collaborated on a questionnaire to help get to know the candidates, and find out what they have in mind for the Mount Allison community.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates talk about a host of possible changes they\u2019d like to see at Mount Allison: better crisis training for residence assistants, green initiatives on campus, spaces for students and community to share international cultures, improved sexual harassment awareness, and getting the lowdown on those increases in tuition fees.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the candidates, answering the CHMA-Argosy questionnaire:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Running for 2 positions as Councillor-at-large<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>(any student eligible to vote for these representatives)<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>James Piers\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Political Science, 3rd year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-6217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/James-Piers-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"544\" \/><figcaption>James Piers, photo contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12591-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/James-Piers-final.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/James-Piers-final.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/James-Piers-final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><figcaption>James Piers, candidate for councillor-at-large<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Erica Nowlan\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>International Relations, 2nd year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-6216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Erica-Nowlan.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"544\" \/><figcaption>Erica Nowlan, photo contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12591-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Erica-Nowlan-final-1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Erica-Nowlan-final-1.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Erica-Nowlan-final-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rohin Minocha-McKenney<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Biochemistry, 2nd year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-6213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rohin-Minocha-McKenney.jpg?resize=800%2C766\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"766\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Rohin Minocha-McKenney, photo contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12591-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rohin-M-M-final.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rohin-M-M-final.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rohin-M-M-final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Spencer Keller<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>unable to participate<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Running for one position as First Year Councillor<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(eligible voters are all first year students)<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Grace MacLean <\/strong>(she\/her)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Psychology, 1st year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-6226\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Grace-MacLean-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Grace MacLean, photo contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12591-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Grace-M-final.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Grace-M-final.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Grace-M-final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ca Nguyen\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Biochemistry, 1st year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-6225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ca-Nguyen.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Ca Nguyen, photo contributed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12591-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ca-Nguyen-final.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ca-Nguyen-final.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ca-Nguyen-final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Alivia Warr<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>unable to participate<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Running for International Student Representative<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(eligible voters are all international students)<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Suchet Mittal<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him)<br \/>\nPhilosophy, Politics, and Economics, 1st year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-6227\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/suchet-mittal-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Suchet Mittal, photo contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12591-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suchet-Mittal.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suchet-Mittal.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Suchet-Mittal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Running for Gender and Sexual Diversity Representative<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(eligible voters are students who self-identify as LGBTQIA2S+)<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Eli Wood<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him)<br \/>\nPsychology, 2nd year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-6228\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/eli-wood-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Eli Wood, photo contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12591-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eli-Wood-final.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eli-Wood-final.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eli-Wood-final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3ac84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db3ac84\">\n<div 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Nine students are running for five different positions on the MASU council. CHMA and the Argosy have collaborated on a questionnaire to help get to know the candidates, and find out what they have in mind for the Mount Allison community. 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