CNC
Free
Press,
November
9,
1998
This
year's
Student
Association
election
was
characterised
by
a
stunning
lack
of
interest
from
the
student
body.
On
election
day,
Oct.
5,
the
polls
were
open
from
8:30
am
to
8:30
pm.
Only
94
students,
that's
less
than
two
percent
of
the
student
body,
bothered
to
vote.
Only
two
positions
-that
of
Secretary
Treasurer
and
External
Communications
Coordinator
-
were
filled
through
the
election.
The
other
five
candidates
were
acclaimed
to
their
positions
because
no
one
ran
against
them.
Despite
such
an
inauspicious
start,
the
9899
CNC
Student
Association
is
now
up
and
running.
So,
now
that
we've
got
'em,
who
are
these
people
and
what
can
they
do
for
you?
President
-
Chris
Schloegl
Chris,
19,
was
vice-president
of
the
Student
Association
last
year
and
allowed
himself
to
be
talked
into
running
again
this
year.
"I
didn't
really
think
I
had
the
time,
but
then
a
couple
of
other
people
said
they
wouldn't
run
if
I
didn't."
He
put
his
name
forward
just
two
days
.
.
before
the
nominations
closed
and
no
one
ran
against
him.
"I've
always
loved
politics,"
he
said
when
asked
why-
he
got
Your
Student
Association
0'.
.j
involved
with
the
Student
Association.
"The
experience
is
fun,
and
I
go
to
a
lot
of
meetings
and
learn
about
how
different
meetings
are
held.
I'm
the
voice
for
the
students,
like
with
the
media.
I
get
to
help
people
out
around
here.
It's
nice."
Chris
also
represents
students
at
special
committees,
such
as
the
CNC
Board
of
Directors.
Chris
said
most
of
the
time
the
Association
organizes
"stuff
for
fun"
such
as
casino
nights,
or
deals
with
everyday
problems
like
keeping
change
in
the
vending
machines.
.
..
"The'
best'
way
"to
promote
the
council
is
through
events,"
he
said.
"People
come
because
they
(the
events)
are
fun
or
because
they
want
to
help
in
fundraising.
They
start
to
find
out
about
the
Association
and
then
they
want
to
get
involved."
Vice-President
Brent
Whyte
Brent
likes
to
think
of
himself
as
"a
voice
for
mature
students"
on
the
Association.
He
is
a
40-year-old
ex-forestry
worker
who
returned
to
school
two
years
ago.
"I
hope
older
students
feel
fhey
can
come
and
talk
By
Luisa
Lazzarotto
to
me,"
he
said.
He
said
he
became
involved
with
the
Student
Association
because
"I
was
curious
about
how
this
thing
runs."
He
was
disappointed
with
low
student
participation
in
previous
years
and
with
what
the
Association
achieved.
"We
need
more
events,
more
participation
from
the
students.
We
are
trying
to
create
morale,
but
with
a
high
turnover
of
students,
it's
difficult.
I'd
like
to
see
us
hold
more
'mixers'
-
events
that
would
cost
nothing
to
the
students
but
would
give
them
an
opportunity
to.
mingle.
Maybe
we
should
hold
a
studentteacher
night
where
students
could
get
to
know
their
teachers
in
a
social
setting.
We
need
money
to
do
these
things,
so
fundraising
is
really
important."
But
the
job
of
vice-president
is
not
all
planning
social
events
and
"mixers".
Brent
also
deals
directly
with
students.
"Part
of
my
job
is
to
make
sure
individual
rights
are
looked
after,
if
an
individual
has'
a
complaint
about
their
grades
or
a
conflict
with
their
teacher."
"SecretaryTreas
urer
-
Hart
Mclnerney
Hart,
19,
said
his
main
functions
on
the
Association
are
to
take
and
post
minutes
of
the
weekly
association
meetings
and
to
oversee
the
$100,000
budget.
He
said
he's
not
sure
where
the
money
comes
from
-
"the
government,
I
guess.
"
Nor
does
he
know
what
it
is
to
be
used
for.
"Mostly
it
just
sits
in
the
bank,"
he
said.
However,
Hart
does
have
some
ideas
about
how
to
get
better
interest
rates
and
make
the
funds
grow
quicker.
x
Hart
doesn't
seem
to
put
much
stock
in
the
election.
"It's
a
big
popularity
contest.
No
one
votes
for
anyone
because
they
know
anything,"
he
said.
One
problem
Hart
sees
at
CNC
is
that
"students
don't
really
mingle."
He
hopes
to
be
able
to
organize
some
"games
days"
where
students
could
play
war
games
like
Assassin
or
Gotcha.
Interest
in
these
activities
could
lead
to
dances
or
college
parties
being
planned.
E
x
t
e
r
n
.
a
1
Communications
Coordinator
-
Jason
benefitting
them
in
their
post-secondary
education."
His
role
is
to
act
as
a5
spokesman
for
the,r
Student
Association
andj
to
present
the
media1
with
information
about
the
Association's
position
on
various
issues.
He
said
he
"had
never
written
a
press
release
before"
but
was
pressed
into
service
s
hortly
after
the
election
with
the
threat
of
the
support
staff
and
faculty
strikes.
The
other
function
of
the
external
communications
coordinator
are
to
communicate
with
other
post-secondary
institutions,
and
with
provincial,
national
and
international
student1
organizations.
Jason
said
he
is
looking
forward
to
attending
student
conferences
and
learning
about
issues
which
affect
all
students.
Davis
Internal
Jason,
20,
ran
for
a
Communications
position
on
the
Student
Coordinator
-
Ellen
Association
because
"I
Bryden
knew
people
who
were
if
you
catch
18-year-
involved
last
year
and
I
old
Ellen
yawning
oi
could
see
how
it
(the
find
her
flaked
out
or
experience)
was''