VP Social Anglo - CONTESTED!

Finally, an exciting one...

Maggie vs Feria

Opening Statements:

Maggie (speaking REALLY well):

During her own 101 Week, her Social inspired her to get involved on the way to Camp Commie. She believes a Social is approachable, accessible and inclusive. She has been involved with the CSA already, and she was a part of the Party Party. She has been working with Bruce to organize for Relay for Life - moving toward interesting new events. Allow her to be a part of your experience next year and vote for Maggie!

Feria (reading from a paper, and stumbling a bit):

Academic aspect of school is important, but Social is crucial too! 101 Week is the strongest 'social aspect' of the year for students, but she would like to carry this feeling throughout the year. She wants to create events and initiatives so that students do not have to worry about their social calendars.

Question from the Moderator:

How will you build on the accessibility of 101 week after Bruce and Cait ran an entirely accessible week?

Feria:

has met with Virginie - knows there is an accessibility fund and that they can help her plan

Maggie:

wants to be inclusive, so accessibility is really important to her - does not want to ever turn a student away from an event or initiative. Will also use the CSD as a key resource.

Questions for each other (they brought back the BEAR!):

M to F: What is the Comm spirit to you and how do you embody it?

Feria: be loud! work hard! try to consider different personalities, backgrounds, etc.

F to M: In your platform, you say you have a lot of passion - did not see much passion in your campaign, re: presentations, chalkboarding, etc. Where is it? (yikes! not gentle.)

Maggie: There is a fallacy there - I have been doing presentations, I am passionate, I have been approaching students one-on-one, asking them what they want to see next year.

Questions from the audience:

1) Cait for both of them - hypothetical:

sports night with a concert following, and the bar gets the date wrong. The place is half full, and the person you had been working with at the bar has been fired, so no one knows you are supposed to be there. What do you do?

Maggie:

need more follow-ups! Thinks they failed at that this year. Thinks one VP Social could deal with the problems, and the other could keep the students happy as the 'face of the event' while things are being put back together. Face-to-face is the best form of communication

Feria:

Would want to speak to a manager - explain what is going on and talk it out with the bar. The event would have to go on, could try to get exec members to distract the incoming students. Thinks that a bar would not complain about free entertainment (not so sure about that... set-up is complicated and needs much organization : \)

2) Joel:

how will you expand social programming to include more commies who do not come out now:

Feria:

Word of mouth, Promote the hell out of the events: Facebook, etc. New programming: survey students to see what they want.

Maggie:

Use the entire exec because it is a TEAM - work closely with the VP Infos. Rave cards, posters, blitzes. Does not want to have an environment where people don t want to come out - prioritize the 101ers, so that they want to keep coming out.

3) Danielle:

Considering amalgamating Promo and Events Committees - how will you make sure to utilize this resource, and work with the Promo side to co-chair?

Maggie:

Would meet with the Infos before to set up a plan. Get their opinions, and work very closely with the VP Infos - using their advice, since they are crucial to having successful social events.

Feria:

Would also meet with the Co-Chairs to set up plans - need a goal to keep people motivated.

4) Gregg:

Fave 101 activity? As a Guide or a 101er

Feria:

As a guide - Shinerama. As a 101er - Camp Commie, was a great bonding experience. Met current friends.

Maggie:

Camp Commie for both guide and 101er. Can t beat the bonding with the other guides, the new students - it s the spirit of what makes Commies special.

5) Amanda:

What separates you? Your platforms are very different.

Maggie:

My experience with the CSA since her first year - she can only think of one event that she has missed.

Feria:

Her experience with the university, but not the CSA - thinks she has strength from coming from outside. Is in a sorority where she is very involved.

6) How do maintain 101 week hype?

Maggie:

really stress the Commie-centre Comm Games and Slurvivor.

Comm Games - have workshops! so that students are prepped

Slurvivor - have tournaments to build up hype for Slurvivor - low-key, easy events that build up

Feria:

Have lots of events to keep interest high - even just random stuff like capture-the-flag or movie nights

7) Any completely new events in mind to build on traditional ones?

Feria:

Theme-pubs. Capture-the-Flag comes up again (?). Silly old games from when we were young could be fun.

Maggie:

Slip-and-Slide party!! Not completely accessible, but wants to figure it out! Would spend her summer brainstorming to try to add to the legacy events.

Closing Statements:

Feria:

Goal is to keep Commies connected like they were during frosh week (EFF-word ALERT! BAD GUIDE!). Please vote for me!

Maggie:

Would really love the opportunity, and considers the position of Social very important to her. Said FROSH, but caught herself and changed it to 101 week. Wants the next year to be accessible, inclusive and FUN. Vote Maggie.