Brock Press

Issue date: 2/2/10 Section: News

Media Credit: Erika Hughes

Luke Speers
Third Year -
Political Science

What do you feel is the strongest aspect of your platform for the 2010-11 year, that you feel will benefit students both now and in the future?

I have attended post secondary before I came to Brock and I found online student voting both convenient and popular. I will enact online voting for the internal student union elections. This will both increase our dismal election turnout and help the environment by eliminating costly paper ballots, and the gas needed to commute to vote at school. Online voting can be in the convenience of your home, at any time during the polling days.

What do you feel is the most important academic issue facing students, and how will you address it?

I believe the current budget problems across the university faculties represent the most important academic issue facing students today. I understand that budgets are tight and that some cuts may have to be made, but I do not believe that seminars and labs are the place to do it. Seminars and labs are the most important part of class of a University education to remove them or move them online is a mistake.

How do you see Brock's relationship with OUSA and CASA in the upcoming year?

I see the upcoming year as being critical for OUSA to create a name for its self for the students it represents, most of them are not aware they exist.  In the coming months the provincial government is going to deliver its next education plan, when that happens OUSA needs to be prepared to fight against any proposed lifting of the tuition freeze or cuts to OSAP students need to see their union dues working.

What Brock related issues will you fight for at the governmental level?

Maintaining the current tuition freeze, and reforming OSAP, both are key to increasing the number of students who can attend university, money should never be a determining factor in gaining education. Most jobs in the future are going to need people with post secondary education, and if Canada wants to maintain its edge in the competitive global economy, it is going to need an affordable education system to create an competitive workforce.

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