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The results of the Coke Exclusivity Referendum are finally in, with students casting 1966 (55.6%) votes in opposition to the renewal of an exclusive contract with Coca-Cola on campus.
YES: 1966 NO: 1584
Abstain: 711
Spoiled: 19
Total Valid Ballots: 3550
Total Ballots Cast: 4280
You know it's going to be awesome. This Tuesday, February 9th is the day you're going to suit up and then go to class, to the gym, to get some chili from Bridges; wherever you go, do it in a suit!
Just wanted to let people know that the new spring/summer 2010 term timetable is scheduled to be posted on Feb 22, 2010. In fact, you can go and check the timetable link now to confirm for yourself!
COPE: A Student Mental Health Initiative is running 2 events in support of the Alzheimer's Society of Canada!
"The Notebook" Valentine's Movie Night!
Free Pop & Popcorn! Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Time: 6:00 PM Location: HSC 1A3 (Health Sciences Building, 1st floor, Room 1A3) RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=285405527650&ref=mf
COPE is screening "The Notebook" in support of the Alzheimer's Society of Canada. There will be free pop and popcorn! All are welcome to attend and ADMISSION IS FREE!
Brief Synopsis: A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences.
Handcrafted Origami Roses for Alzheimer's! Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010 Time: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Student Centre Atrium! (Look for COPE's Table) RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=464413950054&ref=mf
Beautifully handcrafted origami roses will be going on sale in the student centre atrium this Thursday February 11, 2010! All proceeds will go to the Alzhimer's Society of Canada.
I cannot believe I will (finally) be ending my undergraduate career at Mac as of this April. I have had lots of good times (as well as some hard ones) here, met tons of people, and had a lot of shenanigans (random or otherwise). I'm very sad (bordering on despondent) that I will no longer be able to be a Welcome Week Rep.
I was a WW Rep for four years: I was a res rep three times (Whidden '05, Bates '06 and Bates '07), a Faculty Rep (Soc Sci '06) and a Maroons rep in 2008. My experience as a rep were some of the best I had at Mac: I met a lot of people; I got to initiate students into the traditions we created during my Welcome Week; I've helped start new traditions; I've raised money for Shinerama; and perhaps most importantly, yelled and jumped around like an idiot in a brightly-coloured jumpsuit.
I'm going to miss it so much.
My frosh have told me that they have wanted to become Welcome Week reps because of how awesome I made their Welcome Weeks. Not everyone enjoyed their Welcome Week (or even attended it, for that matter), but that doesn't mean you can't be a rep. Everyone I know has a better time being a rep than they did as a first year student, which is why so many people become reps year after year.
If you are thinking about becoming a rep, we have a stockpile of old articles that give first-hand experience to what it was like being a rep. Applications to become a rep for Welcome Week 2010 start soon, and we will be posting information as it becomes available.
In the meantime, please check out some of our existing articles on being a Welcome Week Rep. If you would like to tell the MacInsiders community about your experience please do so! You can submit it here.
The Elections Committee is still counting the ballots for this year's election.
Voter turnout seems to be better than last year, with the MSU website stating that "the total number of ballots cast [is] approximately 4400, representing 22% of the undergraduate student body. This is an increase of more than 75% over last year’s election turnout and a 10% jump in the total student population that went to the polls."
If you click our search box in the top right corner of MacInsiders you will notice now that new options appear that give you more control over your search. By default, searches will now search the titles of threads giving you more accurate and relevant results. You can also now sort and filter results by different options such as views or replies (to see most popular results) or by relevancy or date. Enjoy!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2010 Presidentials forum discussions and asked the candidates insightful questions, as well as participated in some great discussion.
All candidate threads have now been closed. The presidentials general discussion thread remains open to discuss until the results are released.
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