BOOM DE YA DA! Student Politics

The phrase "that’s been done before" comes to mind.

March 13, 2009

As a ~~recovering~~ former student activist turned professor of post-secondary education studies, I continue to maintain a keen interest in the student press and student politics, especially on my own campus. Only two of five executive positions are being contested in the on-going Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union (MUNSU) election. One of the candidates, Cameron Campbell, has an entertaining campaign advertisement up on YouTube.

Have a look. It’s quite creative, though I’m not really clear on the platform. It’s very reliant on love:

The phrase "that’s been done before" comes to mind.

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