[Chad]

And the next MSU President is...

Vishal Tiwari!

Official results and count details will be posted on the MSU elections website. Keep checking macinsiders for more details.

Vishal won with 59.27% of the popular vote!

Follow the updates in the forums:
http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=2061 3

[AndrewC]

Can't get my hopes up like that...o man

[deadpool]

It's me. I won.

I really wish someone would be withing the meetings with a Twitter thing. THIS IS WHAT TWITTER IS FOR.

[Nino]

lol...CLIFFHANGER!

[c.erl]

Directly from the Elections Website -


The 2009 MSU Presidential election:

Following a gruelling night of ballot counting and extensive review, the Elections Committee would like to announce the the winner of the 2009 MSU Presidential Election is Vishal Tiwari, with 59.27% of the popular vote.

Details of results to follow shortly.

https://www.msumcmaster.ca/news/msuNews.htm

[Nino]

lol so I was right...Like I said, not much of a surprise. Popularity is key.

[myoozik]

Blurgh!

[steps2health]

[158701]

Originally Posted by nino

lol so I was right...Like I said, not much of a surprise. Popularity is key.

Really? Because it seems as though experience and ability are key. Vishal was far and away the best candidate.

[samantha__]

Originally Posted by nino

lol so I was right...Like I said, not much of a surprise. Popularity is key.

Agreed. But what can you do? He's a nice guy though and I'm sure he'll do a great job. Well I hope.

[steps2health]

Originally Posted by 158701

Really? Because it seems as though experience and ability are key. Vishal was far and away the best candidate.

In b4 coleman.

[sew12]

*shocker*

Not.

Also I disagree immensely that Vishal was the best candidate for the job.

Sure he has the experience of being part of the MSU already but that doesn't make him the best.

His slogan for his campaign is totally BS, for students, not forgetting students. My foot. He'll have forgotten students before his term even begins next year.

He should have been completely honest and said "for me, don't forget me." He still would have won.

[DavidR]

Surprise! Why do we even bother holding elections? Stupid ideas and MSU insiders always take it... glad I'm graduating. Enjoy another year of the same, all!

[micadjems]

*rolls eyes* yep.. here we go again

he came into my class being like.. i'm doing stuff for engineers too you know! I want to get a green roof!

we were like.. durrr.. this is a statistics class containing materials and software. not society. and that green roof on the new building, i think is supposed to be there anyway.

whatever. gotta deal with it i guess. at least we have the MES!

[sew12]

It's unfortunate more people didn't read/follow the advice Joey Coleman gave in his opinion piece for the Sil's special Election edition on Tuesday. I felt it made valid points and pointed out the best choices for people who don't want more of the same.

With turn out so low though it's obvious no one even cared enough to attempt to vote for someone who isn't the same old MSU insider.

It'd be interesting to really look at the numbers too. If the turn out really was only 2500 how many in that already small group were campaign team members for a certain candidate, friends of a candidate, SRA members, other people currently involved with the MSU etc? I'd be willing to bet a very small number. For the most part it seems only people who are directly involved seem to give a damn.

It's unfortunate since it really is an issue that affects us given all the fees and losses that were talked about during the campaign.

Vishal's platform was pretty unappealing to me and barely even tried to hide the fact that it will be more of the same. His answers to questions at the "debates" it what he wrote for the Sil made this even more clear.

I wanted something different and I voted for someone different at the very least, it's unfortunate that other students either a)don't care enough, b)aren't informed enough or c)both.