UVSS student affairs race heats up as candidate Hazam Nasir expresses reservations about sexualized violence training and advocacy groups on the board
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Two candidates are vying to be the next UVSS director of student affairs. Their platforms and stances on key issues, like advocacy groups and sexualized violence, are very different. Mariel Hernández is currently a director-at-large on the board and Hazam Nasir runs the UVic Tip Instagram page.
In her platform, Hernández emphasizes a need for teamwork on the UVSS board, supporting the sexualized violence policy, and working with advocacy groups to ensure their voices are heard. Nasir wants to create a communication network for students and has previously expressed skepticism on the UVic Tip page about the sexualized violence policy. The policy requires an executive from each club or course union to undergo sexualized violence prevention training. In an interview with the Martlet, Nasir said he would not alter the policy but maintains reservations about it.