Rix alleges she was “told to keep quiet about what happened” after filing a harassment complaint.
Rix alleges she was “told to keep quiet about what happened” after filing a harassment complaint.
By: Nathan Hood At an extraordinary meeting of the UPEISU council on March 18th, SU ombudsperson Sweta Daboo released her findings relating to the notice of a motion of non-confidence against former president Chelsea Perry and the allegations associated with […]
Details revealed on the ongoing investigations and a letter from a councillor involved.
By: Nathan Hood UPEISU President Chelsea Perry has resigned, according to a resignation letter obtained by The Cadre. The letter read as follows: 13 March 2018 Dear Councillors and fellow executives, It is with a heavy heart that I ask […]
Results are unofficial until approved by UPEISU Council
By: Nathan Hood The February 25th meeting of Council saw the reading of a letter criticizing Love & Sex Week, an in-camera discussion of executive evaluations, an update on FOIPP Act work, and the consideration of bylaw and policy amendments. […]
By: Nathan Hood The candidates for the UPEISU’s spring election have been announced. Every executive race will be contested. For President, current Vice President Finance & Administration William McGuigan will face off against past presidential candidate and former arts representative […]
By: Dan Timen and Nathan Hood The Mental Health Initiatives Fund, launched by the Student Union to support mental health initiatives at UPEI, has sparked debate within the SU as some student leaders attempt to determine its future – while […]
By: Adi Vella UPEI has come under fire for its handling of its storm closure decision on January 23rd. While PEI’s public school board had announced its decision to close schools three hours early and Holland College announced it would […]
By: Nathan Hood After a byelection to fill the vacant UPEISU president position for the remainder of the semester, Chelsea Perry has been elected president. The results were announced Wednesday evening at The Wave. The election results are unofficial until […]
By: Allison O’Brien Last week, a number of UPEI students reported seeing white nationalist posters around Charlottetown. The posters read, “Stop the ethnocide of old-stock Canadians†along “Defend Your Freedom†and “Defend Your Identity.†The posters were placed at a […]
By: Nathan Hood The nomination period for the UPEISU presidential byelection closed on Tuesday, January 16th and Chelsea Perry, a first-year political science student, and fifth-year political science student Justin Clory are the sole candidates for the position. The post […]
By: Nathan Hood The UPEISU Council held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the dates for a presidential byelection and to approve the recommendation of a hiring board. Byelection Dates The primary order of business was to approve the dates for […]
The UPEI Student Union found itself in a controversy after a UPEI Confessions post accused UPEISU President Hammad Ahmed of taking credit for the work of others, particularly regarding the sexual assault policy currently under development by UPEI. The accusation […]
The UPEISU Council met for its final meeting of 2017 and discussed the Student Centre Refresh, the creation of a new SU award, a proposal for a clubs mentorship program, and the SU’s 2016-17 audited financial statements (okay – these […]
Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. Looking for another report card? Find them here: President (here), Vice President Academic & External (here), and Vice President Student Life (here). William McGuigan Grade: B- Vice President Finance William McGuigan […]
Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. Looking for another report card? Find them here: President (here), Vice President Academic & External (here), and Vice President Finance (here). Megan Rix Grade: C Of all the executives this year, […]
Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. Looking for another report card? Find them here: Vice President Academic & External (here), Vice President Student Life (here), and Vice President Finance (here). Hammad Ahmed Grade: D+ Hammad Ahmed was the […]
In mid-March, a new crop of executives were elected and hired, keen to improve the lives of students at UPEI. The executives are now more than halfway through their term, so the editorial board of The Cadre sat down with […]
The UPEISU Council met on November 19th for an extended meeting to hear a presentation from The Wave, review financial reports for Mickey’s Place, The Wave, and Halloween Pub, and vote on the amended budget for the SU. #SaveTheWave Presentation […]
After inquiries from councilors and months of uncertainty, the UPEISU Council discussed its evaluation of SU executives’ performance at its October 29th meeting. The results of the evaluation were discussed in a closed session and remain confidential. Council conducted the […]
The UPEISU Council met on October 29th for their fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the semester. The meeting saw prolonged discussion on executive evaluations (which occupied half of the meeting time), as well as motions on rape culture, land acknowledgments, […]
How to host a rad party you ask? Well, you need good music for starters, you could bring some mad flipping lights and if you’re feeling really ambitious, add a few smoke machines. You’d be amazed how these things can […]
Vice President Academic and External Taya Nabuurs and Policy and Research Coordinator Colin Trewin presented the UPEISU’s policy priorities to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s Standing Committee on Education and Economic Development on October 18th. The first policy […]
It’s very refreshing to have many systems that enhance daily student experiences here at UPEI. With utilities such as Onesearch, Moodle, and MyUPEI, we are well equipped with services for having great success during any given semester. The black sheep […]
You probably know this by now, but to conclude our SU election series, we bring you the official results. These were ratified by the Student Council on Sunday, the 12th of March, 2017. Hammad Ahmed garnered 757 votes to become […]
Student Union elections are coming up on March 7th and 8th and will be available in your campus login. Some may cast this aside as unimportant in their already overstressed student life. I am writing this to urge every UPEI […]
Here is the footage from the debate at the Wave on Wednesday night. As students make voting decisions come the 7th and 8th of March, they are encouraged to gather as much information as they can by visiting the various […]
By: Morin Mawhinney February 5th, 2017’s Student Council Meeting began with a call to order, approval of agenda, and approval of the minutes from the January 22, 2017’s meeting. Each executive council member submitted their report, starting with Student Body […]
By: Via Reyes For the UPEISU’s traditional information feedback session, the Academic and External Affairs Committee and the Advocacy Team worked hard to organize the “Kids These Days” event, which included a panel discussion in an effort to start a discussion regarding the […]
By: Fallon Mawhinney The UPEI Student Union meeting on March 13 began with reports from all executives. President Dana Kenny described several points, since he and Vice President Academic and External (VPAX) Johnathan Rix were not present at the last […]
By: Drew MacEachern The following article recounts the UNOFFICIAL results of the election; the results will become OFFICIAL when approved by Council this Sunday After two weeks of campaigning, UPEI students finally saw their votes count at the finish of […]
The Ten Foot Pole was able to sit down with Emma McDermott and Nathan Hood, the two candidates for UPEISU President, discuss elements of their platforms. Voting takes place March 8th and 9th through your campus login
By : Elizabeth Iwunwa and Taya Nabuurs There are currently three candidates for the position of Vice President Student Life; Kaylee Jabbour, Esomchukwu Obinna V. Jr, and Sam Ferguson. The Cadre was able to sit down with each and ask […]
By: Fallon Mawhinney The UPEI Student Union meeting for February 28 proved to be brief and unusually focused on hypothetical rapper names. First, Bob Deziel opened the meeting with last meeting’s minutes and this meeting’s agenda. After the motion to […]
International Students comprise roughly 20% of the University’s population, and has been growing steadily for the past few years. However, international students face a variety of unique challenges and experiences. Here to talk about issues regarding campus integration, Student Union […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa The SU elections are this week, which means that students have some important decisions to make. To help with that process, the Cadre reached out to both Presidential candidates; VPSL Nathan Hood and Science Rep Emma McDermott. […]
If case you haven’t noticed, the UPEISU is currently in the midst of an election campaign. It’s time to see turn over with members of the Executive, as well as several council positions. This year there are contested elections for […]
By: Drew MacEachern Call to Order The meeting this week was called to order at the unusually early time of 5:05pm, to accommodate for the Superbowl. The agenda and minutes from the previous meeting were quickly approved with no additions. […]
By: Taya Nabuurs A fourth-year UPEI student has recently brought to light the university’s investments in the fossil fuel industry with a petition he began in an effort to urge UPEI to divest from fossil fuels and re-invest in companies […]
By: Drew MacEachern Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:01pm. Before the agenda for the meeting was approved. VPSL (Student Life) Nathan Hood moved a motion to add new society ratifications to the agenda. President Dana […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa The position of Vice President Communications which once was an executive position has metamorphosed into the post of Director of Communications. By voting on a referendum question click here if you missed it, UPEI students approved the […]
By: Fallon Mawhinney International students comprise a significant proportion of students at UPEI. For those who arrive not fluent in English, their first experience of UPEI usually comes through the English Academic Placement program, or EAP. We have already reported on […]
By: Drew MacEachern Call to Order The first council meeting of 2016 was called to order at 6:00pm. This was quickly followed by an approval of the agenda and minutes from the previous council meeting. President Dana Kenny added a […]
By: Drew MacEachern For many students, the most visible members of the Student Union are the Executive. However, they do not act alone. Most of the Executive’s work is done in relation to the SU Council. Despite this, the Council; […]
By: Nick Scott Over the past few days there’s been quite a bit of drama surrounding VP of Communication Alex Heighington’s resignation, especially surrounding the whole issue of this anonymous “letter to the editor†and its being deleted by the […]
Dear readers, at the UPEISU’s Council meeting on Nov. 29th 2015, both Alex Heighington, the VP Communications, and Ellen Boyd, the AVC Rep, resigned from council. Printed here in full is the letter that Heighington read to Council to announce […]
By: Nick Scott The Annual General Meeting for covered what UPEI’s student union has accomplished so far into the year, and furthermore on what they plan on tackling in the following semester. The executives were impressive, providing a concise, detailed […]
By: Taya Nabuurs Call to Order The Student Council Meeting was promptly called to order at 6:01. Reports President: Dana Kenny After the agenda and last meeting’s minutes were approved, UPEISU President Dana Kenny began the meeting with his report. […]