Blog the Vote
Blog The Vote: Whelan Wins
[View the story "Blog The Vote: Whelan Wins" on Storify] Blog The Vote: Whelan Wins Storified by Western Gazette· Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:16:55 That was a close one. Right down to the moment the results were announced, I had ... Read More »
Blog the (Re) Vote, Day 11: Seriously?
No one wanted to say it. As if even speaking his name would somehow spread a thick, black fog over UC Hill. But last night at 12:01 a.m., as USC election voting commenced, something was up. Tweets began popping up ... Read More »
Blog The Vote, Day 10: This is the end
This is it. After two long weeks of campaigning, USC elections are upon us. This presidential election campaign took some time to pick up steam at first, but after the first boring debate the candidates started to differentiate themselves. All ... Read More »
Blog The Vote, Day 9: Stop talking about O-Week
Let’s talk about Orientation Week. It’s an issue that has come up in nearly every debate during this campaign. Between the sophing bursary, bringing O-Week downtown [update: and how could I forget the Soph Association?] and discussions about integrating myriad ... Read More »
Blog The Vote, Day 8: The case of the mysterious YouTube views
It appears that since Tuesday morning, when Vivek Prabu’s campaign video had a total of 3,537 views, the video has been watched over 11,000 times—more than the total number of voters in last year’s record-setting election. I was first made ... Read More »
Blog The Vote, Day 7: The satisfactory debate
[View the story "Blog The Vote, Day 7: The satisfactory debate" on Storify] Blog The Vote, Day 7: The satisfactory debate Storified by Western Gazette· Wed, Feb 06 2013 13:07:48 A strange thing occurred last night in the Mustang Lounge. ... Read More »
The other elections
During all the excitement surrounding the University Students’ Council presidential elections, sometimes the faculty races get lost in the shuffle. But away from the glitz of the USC presidential elections, many hopeful student politicians are vying to represent their respective ... Read More »
Blog The Vote, Day 6: Social Supremacy
[View the story "Blog The Vote, Day 6: Social Supremacy" on Storify] Blog The Vote, Day 6: Social Supremacy Storified by Western Gazette· Tue, Feb 05 2013 13:10:04 Today, we finally got some action. That’sright folks, yesterday a single demerit ... Read More »
There’s an app for Pat
iPhone App: Team Whelan Patrick Whelan may have driven the final nail into the coffin of physical campaign materials this year with his team’s iPhone app. As a campaign tactic, it’s certainly innovative, but it could have been a risky ... Read More »
Blog the Vote, Day 5: All quiet on the Western Front
We’re nearing the halfway mark of this year’s University Students’ Council elections and I certainly hope a Beyoncé-esque performance is planned soon, because we’re in need of something fierce up on this campus. And it’s not even me—an evil journalist—who ... Read More »
Blog The Vote, Day 4: Big Purple Questions
Yesterday afternoon the USC presidential and vice-presidential candidates (minus Sam Krishnapillai, home sick) sat down for interviews with the Big Purple Couch. It was a more relaxed environment than Wednesday’s debate—what with the elbow room and all—so it gave them ... Read More »
Blog The Vote, Day 3: Zzzzzz
Last night the USC presidential campaign began in earnest with the first presidential/vice-presidential debate in the Mustang Lounge. The candidates delivered a captivating debate, clearly differentiating their platforms and visions—oh wait, that was last year. Last night’s debate was frankly ... Read More »
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