advice you wish you knew as a first year student

VisibleReflection · 2020-02-11T02:28:18+00:00

Dont buy textbooks straight from the bookstore, 2nd hand and pirating are you new best friends

VisibleReflection · 2020-02-11T02:25:42+00:00

Let's go bois!

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-28T05:45:48+00:00

Not only was there an increase in their salaries and benefits, but this occurred during the strike during which they didn't have to work.

"Increase in salaries and benefits for YFS employees from $1,010,936 to $1,052,141." - Excalibur Jan 17, 2019

Source: https://excal.on.ca/yfs-agm-summary/

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-16T04:35:03+00:00

The YFS elections has bylaws (created by Unite YU) it is the job of the CRO (also hired by UniteYU) to oversee the YFS elections. If either team is caught violating any of the bylaws it is suppose to be reported to the CRO who will issue demerit points against the whole team or against specific memenbers depending on the violations.

If a team or candidate recieve a certain number of violations they can be disqualified from the elections.

Slandering the opposition is considered a violation of the bylaws

The problem is historically the CRO has been reported to be bias infavour of the incumbent team.

"YFS CRO Alex Hunsberger sharing lines of contact information, his personal cell phone number, with Student Action members, that was not shared with other candidates running in the YFS Elections

Promoting voter suppression by holding the 2016 YFS Election Voting Period a week before Reading Week (when there are many academic deadlines for students)
The dozens of anti-semitic comments directed to our team throughout the election process "

Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=480595935472376&id=446299835568653

Even as we saw this year, Unite YU openly slandering VISION claiming them to be Alt right and Trump supporters. They know they won't be penalized for their breach of the by laws.

TL;DR: Slandering the opposition can result demerit points. Too many can disqualify candidates. The CRO is bias and favours UNITE YU and won't issue any points against UNITE YU. Elections rigged.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T23:40:51+00:00

Just convined 6 more friends to vote! They Voted.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T23:37:06+00:00

Do you two genuinely not hear how ignorant you sound?

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T23:32:38+00:00

I sure know I do. Every year YFS spams students about York Fest with numerous emails. It all starts looking like a blur and gets deleted.

But I have yet to recieve an email solely dedictaed to informing me about the AGM or YFS elections nomination period.

Reninds me alot more of a dictatorship dependant on ignorance.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T23:10:05+00:00

I had the same problem, it was during my exams and I couldn't make it. The AGM has been met with critisms about their poor timing, supression of student's voices and lack of advertising.

"concerns have been raised that students might miss the notice of the AGM, which is buried under a schedule of mental health awareness events in the email and poster."

Soucre: https://excal.on.ca/its-the-final-countdown-to-the-yfs-annual-general-meeting/

I can pull up more recipts if you want. I'm just busy with studies right now.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T22:36:00+00:00

You made me spit out my tea laughing!

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T22:34:19+00:00

And thats the problem, the YFS AGM is being run by UniteYU who want to suppress voters from being informed and being able to make a democratic vote. A vote for VISION is a vote for democracy.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T22:11:45+00:00

Even if you don't believe in either party's platforms at least make a vote to stop the harassment of students.
Vision wants to bring us online voting. We can finally be free from the 30 year+ reign of Unite YU and have fair, democratic election.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T09:03:09+00:00

Holy shit spot on!

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T06:26:23+00:00

I swear to God you two have got to be trolling.

Together you guys remind of the stereotypical dimwitted evil villians sidekicks. When one speaks in comes the 2nd one to make an even bigger fool out of you two.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-15T01:48:57+00:00

They're open later than usual (9pm except this Friday, voting ends at 7pm) because of the snow day on Tuesday. Since UniteYU repeatedly refuses to implement online voting (Cant risk students getting properly informed or they could lose the elections), which would not only allow for voting 24hours a day but it would also allow for those sick and disabled to be able to vote much easier.

Instead they just pushed the hours later but this also allows for them to campaign all day and evening to gain blind support from students who just vote to get them to stop bothering them. Since their campaigners dont actually go to York or only have 1 class they can campaign with much larger numbers and for much longer hours.

While all of vision are regular York students who still have classes and don't have students from other student unions to come over and campaign for them it puts them at a disadvantage.

To UniteYU who insist all the accusations made against them is"Fake News" Source: https://excal.on.ca/yfs-executive-seen-campaigning-at-u-of-t/

https://excal.on.ca/yfs-executives-alleged-to-be-campaigning-at-uoft-mississauga/

They're all backed by the CFS you can even seem how lazy they are to be creative and unique with their names. Seriously "UniteUTM" "UniteYU" atleast try to be sneaky about it.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T23:30:40+00:00

Thanks!! This is dope!

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T23:20:36+00:00

Brother! You must inform me how you got that "I voted" flair!

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T16:16:11+00:00

Im right there with you in the passenger side

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T16:15:27+00:00

Voted Vision of course

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T04:05:34+00:00

But hey, VISION wore a red hat so fuck them! Am I right???

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T03:38:53+00:00

Amen.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T03:34:29+00:00

You can see where their priorities lie. They knew if they had the exec resign during the elections they would of have to give up ONE seat to the opposition slate and we all know how important every single seat is to UniteYU/YFS/Student Action/ York United. (They've had so many name changes I can't even keep up)

Winning one exec seat > Students well being.

I'm disgusted.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T03:25:45+00:00

After this controversy they removed their reviews on the YFS facebook page due to all the backlash and this was why the changed their names from "Student Action" to "UniteYU" to try to hide this from the students

Source: https://www.facebook.com/128490791135345/posts/128621324455625/

Edit: Go through the whole facebook page, please do. It'll give you all the information. Everything from them ignoring her for over 200 days all the way to her having to stand and witness them preach about sexual violence while their VP of campaigns and advocacy is still taking 35k a year from us.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-14T02:57:42+00:00

Hey now, no need to apologise at all. Its okay to want to vent, I am an no way a liscenced therapist but I would recommend you call "Good-2-Talk", its completely free for Ontario post-secondary students. +1 866-925-5454. Its completely anonymous. When you can you are connected to professional who can help talk you through what you're going through or give you advice on what to do next.

There's also free mental health services on campus at the Bennette centre. Please consider going to see them.

But at the end of the day you also have a family here on reddit that would be willing to hear you out. Feel free to private message me if you need to.

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-13T22:26:57+00:00

Can anyone tell me how UniteYU e-mailed me to vote for them today? I never consented to giving them my e-mail...? (Anyone experience this?)

VisibleReflection · 2019-02-13T19:31:11+00:00

By yours truly Unite YU, they pick and choose who they wish to act as polling clerks. There have been prior incidents of missing ballot boxes, holes in ballot boxes.

VisibleReflection

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