President

Candidate Video Bio Transcripts

These are transcripts of video bios of the candidates.

Note that the audio quality is pretty poor on some videos, so these may not be 100% accurate. (?) means a word I am not 100% sure about, and (???) means I am missing one or more words here because they are completely inaudible. Actions are indicated in parentheses, e.g. (rolling around laughing at some of these videos).

Courtney Larkin

(Sitting awkwardly on a couch beside greenery)
Hi Tigers. My name is Courtney Larkin, and I want to be the president of your student union. I have the passion and dedication to be a strong leader to lead you to the change you want to see. This past year, I have been the vice-president (student life), and have been able to exceed all expectations. Through the management skills and leadership roles, through being a vice-president, and through orientation week and Charity Ball, all of those skills will be easily transferred into the president's role. Please visit my website, www.courtneylarkin.ca for mor information, and on March 18th to the 20th, please go and vote Courtney Larkin for president.

John Hillman

(Standing in front of a pink curtain with what sounds like teamsters destroying a building behind him)
Hi I'm John Hillman, I'm running for DSU President. Uh, I'm not going to make any crazy promises, uh, I'm not going to say there is going to be a Rihanna concert or promise you free tuition, but I will promise to treat your student fees with the same carefulness that I treat my own limited budget so you get the most bang for your buck. Uh, running out of time, so my website is www.freewebs.com/votehillman. Uh, and whatever you do, please come out and vote, the student union needs your participation.

Tara Gault

(Sitting in a chair underneath greenery.)
Hi my name is Tara Gault and I'm running to be president of our student union. Throughout the week, I look forward to meeting with you, listening, and talking about a DSU we can all be proud of. The DSU is more than a building. It is more than a collection of services and operations. The DSU is a way for students of all backgrounds, experiences, and interests to come together. Together we can rejuvenate student spaces like the T-Room, create a diversity space, and improve communication. Together we can make the DSU more approachable, more sustainable, and more empowered. You can see my full platform at votetaragault.com. Thanks for your time.

Gregory Debogorski

(Standing in the management building and above the noise in the Atrium.)
Hi my is Gregory Debogorski, I'm runnin for president this year for the DSU Elections. I'm lookin to create a program review, uh, some external auditing, I'd like to uh do things a little bit different this year, bring the students back into the Union. I think we need more accountability, more legitimacy in the, in the way things are run, I think we need to take another look at our constitution and have it addressed by, uh, law students. I, I think we need to start early, doing things different all the way around. It's time for change.

VP (Internal)

Victoria Jones

(Standing in front of a stone wall, speaking shrilly over other voices)
Hi, my name is Victoria Jones, and I'm running to be your vice-president internal. We need a strong VP internal who will keep our societies strong, who will foster leadership and who will build our sustainability. I believe I have the experience, personalities, and skills to serve you well. Please check out my website, victoriajones.ca, for more of my ideas. Or, look me up on facebook. And remember: VAJ, the Internal Choice.

Daniel Boyle

(Leaning on the railing in SUB, tough to hear over people in background)
The DSU offers unparalleled opportunity for involvement and leadership. It is the duty of the Vice President Internal to make students aware and recognize their opportunities. The last two years, I have been deeply involved in this portfolio, and have seen it transform into an efficient mechanism for connecting with students, but there's still a lot of work we can do. To share my vision, visit danboyle.weebly.com and remember to vote from March 18-20th, Daniel Boyle for Vice President Internal

VP (Student Life)

Krista Ali

(Second floor sub, over loud laughter from below)
Hi guys, I'm Krista Ali, and I'm running to be your VP of student life. I'm ready to be part of the student union that makes positive changes. The person who gets this position should be passionate, energetic, and approachable. I'm all of those things, and I'm confident in my ability to fulfill this position. I know that this position is a privilege, and if you give me the opportunity to represent you, I promise I won't forget that it was you that put me here. I'm ready to break the DSU out of the four walls of the SUB. It's time to put some life back into this position. So, get a life! Vote for me, Krista Ali for student life.

Kris Osmond

(Walking down a flight of stairs in the SUB)
Hi guys, my name is Kris Osmond, I'm uh running for vice president student life this year in the upcoming election. I really want you guys to vote for me, I've got the experience working all sorts of levels of this position over the last four years. Also received various awards for my contributions, and I've got some good innovative ideas for this upcoming year. More than that, its something I'm really passionate about deep down in my heart, I want to give it my all. So if you guys check out my website and facebook page, you can learn a lot more about what I'm talking about, and more than that, just vote for me, come out and vote in general so we hear your opinion.

Undergraduate Senate Representative

Eric Snow

(Sitting with no background noise ?!?)
Hi. My name is Eric Snow. I'm a third year student here, and I'm running to be your Senate Representative on the DSU. I've got experience being on DSU Council for three terms, I've got experience serving on Senate committees, and I feel I'm the best person qualified for this position. I have a five point platform articulating issues on academic integrity, on sustainability, on accountability, committees, and on external lobbying. If you'd like to learn more about my campaign, check out my website at ericsnow.ca

Jonathan Hughes

(Sitting on the stairs)
Hi, my name is Jonathan Hughes, and I'm running for undergraduate senate representative. For years I have worked as a referee in hockey and as such I have come to understand the intricate differences and subtleties between rules written on a page and how they are interpreted and applied. With that skill and experience I hope to represent you the student on Dalhousie's highest governing body. As your senate representative, I hope to build a stronger student voice. Thank you.

Kaylyn Fraser

(Sitting in the Grawood, with its wonderful acoustics)
Hi, my name is Kaylyn Fraser. As an active Dalhousie student, I understand the importance of student engagement and active communication between students, faculty, and the administration. If we in the student community are to succeed and grow, we require responsible governance and active involvement. I'm running for Senate I'm a dependable leader and I'm here to represent and foster responsibility and commitment. When you vote March 18 to 20th, vote Kaylyn Fraser for undergraduate senate representative.

Andrew Christofi

(Sitting.)
Sustainability. Certainly one of the most important concepts of the past few years. But how does this apply to the DSU? I believe it is done in two ways. The first is by furthering the interests of students wherever they are represented. Merely listening to students helps us solve the problems more easily. The second is through increasing student involvement. Having more individuals involved in the process also helps the problem solve itself more easily. I believe that I am the best candidate in the upcoming Senate elections from march 18th to 20th to solve these problems. So that's - it is why I ask you to elect myself, Andrew Christofi... [cut off]

Blair Mason

No video.