The large number of candidates running for elected positions this year bodes well for the future of the union. What many candidates running may see as potentially detrimental to their campaigns given the heated competition that will occur around the contested races, can only be good in the long run for the union. In the past, the sabbatical officer elections have suffered because of the lack of variety in candidates – similar ideas propagate, and are rehashed every couple of years. For a brief period a few years ago, it seemed as though we had been promised plans for a student kitchen or a student … Continue reading Heavily Contested Races Bode Well for the Union