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URSU board appoints current president as interim GM
Past execs voice concerns
After a roughly 90-minute in camera session during their Tuesday, March 23 board meeting, the URSU board confirmed that they would go ahead with the firing of General Manager Carl Flis, with outgoing President Gurjinder Singh Lehal stepping in as interim GM. Although the move seems to be a violation of Section V of the URSU constitution, board chair Tim Otitoju, said that the board has consulted with their lawyer, who did not specifically say that appointing the current president to the GM role would be a violation of the section, which states that “no Director may hold more than one office or paid position of the student union at a time.” Otitoju noted that Lehal will not be getting paid for his GM role. “It depends on your interpretation of ‘two roles,’” as to whether the boards’ decision to appoint Lehal is unconstitutional, he added.
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URSU General Election to be held March 17 and 18
Hannah Tait versus Amir Said
After what can only be described as a tumultuous year, the University of Regina’s Student Union, or URSU, is preparing for another general election. Only two presidential candidates have been nominated this year: current URSU Vice-President of External Affairs, Amir Said, and former chair of URSU’s HR committee, Hannah Tait. Both candidates agreed to be interviewed by the Carillon regarding their platforms and the elections. What follows is a breakdown of each platform in their own words during their respective interviews.
Said, who has been the URSU’s Vice-President External Affairs since October 2020, whose interview was conducted via text, stated that his platform, “[I]s centered around continued advocacy for students on important issues, increase financial and academic support for students, stronger diversity and student representation within the organization, more student employment opportun
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