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74-707: The Brock University Students' Union ( BUSU ) is the students' union representing the over 17,000 undergraduate students of Brock University in St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada. BUSU is a founding and current member of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance . The Brock University Students' Union executive is made up of four popularly elected students: the President, the Vice President Student Services,

148-453: A student activity centre building, and may also refer to a building run by that representative body. Depending on the country, the purpose, assembly, method, and implementation of the group might vary. Universally, the purpose of students' union or student government is to represent fellow students in some fashion. In some cases, students' unions are run by students, independent of the educational facility. The purpose of these organizations

222-928: A student government . The law requires all universities and high schools should have a Student Association. Many universities student association in Taiwan are members of the National Students' Union of Taiwan ( Chinese : 臺灣學生聯合會 ). The role of students' unions in Myanmar were attached with Politics. From 1920, the students' union were outcoming and tried to get the Interdependence of Nation. There were many students boycotts in Myanmar: 1920, 1936, 1962, 1974-75-76, 1988, 1996, 2007 and recently 2015 March. Most of them were connected with political issues. In South Africa student representative councils are

296-487: A Halloween night at Isaac's Bar. Some students in the costume were found to have put on black faces, prompting controversy. BUSU has since begun monitoring costumes entering their bar as a result. This was the third time a black face incident had happened on campus, as former students also won for the bobsled team costume, and one in 2009 won the contest for dressing up as Lil' Wayne. In February 2022 an anonymous Reddit post alluded to reports of sexual misconduct against one of

370-543: A compromise to the amendment that allowed for a Compulsory Vs Voluntary referendum to be held at every public Tertiary Education Provider. The amendment also allowed for subsequent referendums which could not be held until at least two years had passed since the previous referendum and only if a petition was signed by 10% of the student populace. The first wave of referendums were held in 1999, in which several Polytechnics and two Universities (the University of Waikato and

444-406: A cultural association, 文化会 (bunka-kai), and a sports association, 体育会 (taiiku-kai), are included within a student body as autonomous organizations. A student belongs to one or more students' organizations, and he or she does extracurricular activities through these students' organizations. However, the extracurricular activities of universities and colleges have been declining since the 1990s . There

518-723: A national level; the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations is the umbrella organisation for postgraduate students' unions. Azerbaijan Students Union (ASU) was established by students from Baku on 15 September 2008. ASU is an organization which was established on basis of international experience and it was the first student organization which united students irrespective of gender, race, creed, nationality. During its action period ASU has formed stable structure, presented new suggestions about student policy to appropriate bodies, made close relations with international and regional student organizations, prepared new action plan according to

592-462: A nomination process that includes a stricter vetting process of candidates, further Gender and Sexual Violence education and training for all staff and board members through Brock's Human Rights and Equity services, and further transparency with all BUSU Board Meetings now filmed and available via YouTube. Students%27 union In the United States, student union often only refers to

666-533: A physical building owned by the university with the purpose of providing services for students without a governing body. This building is also referred to as a student activity center , although the Association of College Unions International (largely US-based) has hundreds of campus organizational members. Outside the US, student union and students' union more often refer to a representative body, as distinct from

740-698: A quasi-judicial function as the highest level of appeal for all redresses of grievance with, or within BUSU. BUSU operates student services that have the goal to improve the quality of students on campus experience at Brock. BUSU is responsible for running the O-Week in conjunction with Brock University during the first week of the school year, putting on all-ages events and information fairs for first-year students at Brock as well as returning students. BUSU provides extended health and accident insurance programs for Brock students through their health and dental plan. The goal

814-568: A strong history in New Zealand of involvement in political causes, notably the Halt All Racist Tours campaign during the 1981 Springbok Tour . All universities, and most polytechnics and colleges of education have a students association. Since the economic reforms of the 1990s and the introduction of user pays in tertiary education, students associations and the national body have shifted their focus to challenging inequities in

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888-600: A student division of the Labor Union in the different areas. For instance, the teachers' students are organised in the national labor union for teachers and so forth. The Upper-Secondary schools (In Danish , Gymnasier ), It is in Denmark a law that there has to be a student council at the Upper-Secondary schools. The student councils are organized in the following organisations: The central organization of

962-456: A student union (In Danish , Studenterråd ). Membership is not mandatory. The student unions are funded by the university and the Ministry of Science on the basis of the percentage of votes received every year at the university election. The student union is autonomous, its internal life organized by its by-laws. The student unions are responsible for all representation of the students and elect

1036-432: A student union. The official student union in junior and senior high school is usually called Organisasi Siswa Intra Sekolah (Intra-School Student Organization, abbreviated as OSIS ), is formed by the school. A general election to choose the leader is usually held every year. OSIS organizes the school's extracurricular activities such as music shows and art gallery ( pentas seni/pensi ). The student union in universities

1110-506: A variety of programs, activities, services, and facilities. It may contain lounges, wellness centers, dining facilities or vendors, and entertainment venues. The student center is often the center of student affairs and activities and may house the offices of the student government or other student groups. It may also act as a small conference center , with its meeting rooms rented out to student groups and local organizations holding conferences or competitions. An example of this for instance

1184-710: A variety of social, arts, political, recreational, special interest and sporting clubs and societies. Most also operate specialized support services for female, LGBT , international and indigenous students. Many expressed concerns over the introduction of voluntary student unionism (VSU) in 2006. In 2011, the Government passed legislation to allow universities to charge students a compulsory service fee to fund amenities such as sporting facilities, childcare and counselling, as well as student media and "advocating students' interests". The National Union of Students of Australia represents most undergraduate students' unions at

1258-500: Is a member of the European Students' Union. The National Youth Council of Armenia was established in 1997 and represents 70 student and youth structures throughout Armenia. In Denmark the higher education system comprises two parallel sectors: universities and university colleges of applied sciences (e.g. nursing and engineering schools or teachers' colleges). Universities are characterised by scientific research and

1332-578: Is commonly called Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa (Student Executive Board, abbreviated as BEM ), though the official name could be vary between universities or faculties. Most of BEMs are affiliated with several national unions, such as All-Indonesia BEM (BEM SI) or BEM Nusantara (BEMNUS). In Japan , the student body is called 学生自治会 (gakusei-jichi-kai). In Japanese, the word 学生自治会 (gakusei-jichi-kai) means students' self-government-organizations. The student body in Japan promotes extracurricular activities. Usually,

1406-464: Is no nationwide student union in Japan that participates in university administration or university management. Malaysia has 20 public universities. Each of them has one students' representative council ( Malay : Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar, MPP ), the highest student body of such university as stipulated in the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU). The registered students of

1480-556: Is the Michigan Union , which hosts the University of Michigan Model United Nations conference. Depending on the school and its location it might have unique amenities such as a bowling alley, cultural or prayer rooms and unique services. At Eastern Michigan University Student Center the building offers a kiva , a round, 360-degree room patterned after spaces used in Native American cultures. The Kiva Room at EMU

1554-459: Is the student government . Nevertheless, the Association of College Unions International (largely US-based) has several hundred campus organizational members in the US; there is no sharp dichotomy in interpretation of union in this context. The US usage in reference to a location is simply a shortened form of student union building . The first student union in America was Houston Hall , at

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1628-699: Is the umbrella organization of 14 unions of university students. However, most of these have political affiliations and function as proxies of these political factions. Many unions take an active political role within the university and in the country as a whole. This frequently lead to much clashes between rival students' unions or the authorities. In Taiwan , the student body is called 學生會 ( pinyin : Xuéshēng Hùi ; lit. 'student union or student association') or 學生自治會 ( pinyin : Xuéshēng Zìzhì Hùi ; lit. 'students' self-government-organizations'), these groups are often known as student association and students' union , or less commonly

1702-467: Is the only students organisation in the country which was actively involved in the Indian freedom struggle, but affiliated with political parties, as in the case of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad , Muslim Students Federation , Students Federation of India , National Students Union of India etc. who compete in elections to control posts in universities and colleges. Examples of activist unions include

1776-450: Is to provide peace of mind through insurance and to offset costs associated with their health needs. Coverage includes prescription drug coverage, accidental travel insurance, emergency dental coverage, and optical coverage. BUSU provides every Brock student taking 1.5 credits or more with unlimited use of St. Catharines, Welland, and Niagara Falls Transit. This service is paid for by an ancillary fee collected with student tuition. The U-Pass

1850-405: Is to represent students both within the institution and externally, including on local and national issues. Students' unions are also responsible for providing a variety of services to students. Depending on the organization's makeup, students can get involved in the union by becoming active in a committee, by attending councils and general meetings, volunteering within a group, service or club run by

1924-554: Is used as a meeting space, for collaboration, or for musical purposes. In the Ohio State University-Ohio Union , the student union offers an interfaith prayer room which has feet washing area for Muslim students. The University of Central Florida has an eyewear and optometric consumer service location. Likewise, a Canadian example would be at the University of Waterloo where the student life centre holds many different businesses and services such as

1998-473: The French higher education system means that local university bodies have restricted decision-making power. As a consequence, student unions are generally established at national level with local sections in most universities. The largest national student unions have a strong political identity and their actions are generally restricted to the defense of their vision of higher education rather than being focused on

2072-483: The Hong Kong Federation of Students . Many secondary schools also have students' unions or the equivalent. Students' unions are called student council and students' association in some secondary schools. Students' unions in secondary schools and universities are elected democratically and universally by the student population, and the cabinet winning a simple majority becomes the new students' union of

2146-590: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union , Delhi University Students Union , Udai pratap college students Union Swaero Student Union . Recently few school administrations had also started including the student government system as co-curricular activities in one form or another. There is one of a kind, non-political independent architectural students body, National Association of Students of Architecture . In Indonesia , every university, college and higher education school has

2220-666: The NRHP include O'Hara Student Center ( University of Pittsburgh ), McKenny Hall ( Eastern Michigan University ), and the Tivoli Student Union . The Tivoli Student Union was originally home to the Trevoli Brewing Company but since has been converted to serve several institutions in Denver , Colorado . In 2007, the University of Vermont 's student center became the first LEED Gold certification by

2294-536: The Philippines , student unions are referred to as "student government" and "student council." They are vital organizations for student representation and advancing the struggle of the people for their democratic rights and freedoms. At the primary and secondary level, student unions are referred to as pupil government handled by the Department of Education under their Student Government Program . Meanwhile, at

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2368-691: The U.S. Green Building Council . Other examples of student centers include West Virginia University 's Mountainlair , the J. Wayne Reitz Union at the University of Florida , the Bronco Student Center at Cal Poly Pomona , the McCormick Tribune Campus Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology , and Price Center at UC San Diego . The first student center in the United Kingdom

2442-573: The University of Auckland ) elected to become voluntary. In 2002 a second referendum was held at the University of Waikato and students choose to return to compulsory student membership. Similar referendums at Auckland University in 2001, 2003 and 2005 have all elected to retain voluntary student membership. Most of New Zealand Tertiary students' associations are confederated under the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations . In

2516-431: The University of Pennsylvania , which opened January 2, 1896 and remains in operation to this day. The first Ohio Union at Ohio State University was Enarson Hall. The building opened in 1911 and was the first student union to be built at a state university and the fourth of its kind in the United States. Oklahoma State University 's student union opened in 1950. Subsequent additions, and renovations in 2010, have made

2590-471: The student cockade Student activity center A student center (or student centre ) is a type of building found on university and some high school campuses. In the United States , such a building may also be called a student union , student commons , or union . The term "student union" refers most often in the United States to a building, while in other nations a " students' union "

2664-645: The BUSU bulletin boards and advertising in the Brock Press. BUSU clubs are overseen by the BUSU Vice President Student Services. The Brock University Students' Union operates several businesses on campus, including the campus bar, Isaac's; the Students' Centre cafeteria, Union Station; and the on-campus convenience store General Brock. BUSU is unique to many other students unions in relation to their campus bar as they are one of

2738-564: The Ministry of Education, and the Art Schools belong under the Ministry of Culture. There are 12 universities at the moment, but in 2006 there is a major merger process going on to make fewer, bigger institutions. The student unions at universities (and some of the art schools' student unions) are generally members of the National Union of Students in Denmark which represents these students on the national level. Every university has

2812-674: The Student Centre. The campus bar, Isaac's, Skybar Lounge, and the Union Station food court also occupy the Alumni Student Centre. The Brock University Students' Union was a founding member of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance . The student association is also an observer member of Canadian Alliance of Student Associations . In 2015 a group of Brock students dressed as the Jamaican bobsled team for

2886-586: The UK following World War II with architectural styles ranging from classical to modernist ; the brutalist Dunelm House , built in 1966 for Durham Students' Union , is considered "the foremost students’ union building of the post-war era in England" and was listed in 2021. As of 2021 , these are the only three student centers to have been listed in England. The conversion of former polytechnics to universities in 1992 sparked further construction of student centers at

2960-617: The Union Générale des Étudiants de Tunisie founded in 1952, and Union Générale Tunisienne des Étudiants founded in 1985. While each students' union varies by countries the European Students' Union is an umbrella organization of 45 national unions of students from 36 European countries. The Armenian National Students Association was established in September 2003 and represents 90 thousand students across Armenia . It

3034-673: The University, other than external students, shall together constitute a body to be known as the Students' Union of the University, and the Union shall elect a Students' Representative Council. (Article 48 Section 1-2, Universities and University Colleges Act) A general election is held every year, usually in November (With the exception of University of Malaya in July), to elect representatives to MPP. The percentage of voter turn-outs are usually high (70 to 95 percent) largely due to enforcements from

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3108-597: The Vice President External Affairs and the Vice President University Affairs. The Brock University Students Administrative Council (BUSAC) is a popularly elected legislative body composed of representatives from all academic faculties of the university as well as representatives for Residence, Off-Campus, and International students. The Brock University Students' Union Board of Directors comprises seven members,

3182-409: The actions we plan to take, to convey the severity with which we acknowledge any allegations of harassment or misconduct.“ As a result of the accusations, some portions of the student election were postponed. BUSU staff and board also committed to an action plan that included additional student representation, increasing their Board of Directors to 13 voting students , changing the election process to

3256-477: The autonomy of the MPP, since executive decisions were depending upon the advice of the Students' Affairs Department ( Malay : Jabatan Hal Ehwal Pelajar ), especially among several students' rights activists, who insists that the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU) to be abolished and replaced with a new act to 'revive' students' autonomy on administration as in the 1960s'. Students associations have

3330-466: The building one of the largest student activity centers in the world at 611,000 sq ft (56,800 m ). Some student centers carry unique origins and historical significance with some on the National Register of Historic Places . The William Pitt Union was originally constructed in 1898 as a hotel and was converted into a student center in 1956. Some student activity centers on

3404-684: The centre-right National party proposed the Voluntary Student Membership amendment to the Education act which would have made membership of Students' Associations voluntary at all Tertiary Education Providers. However the National Party relied on support from the centrist New Zealand First party to pass legislation. The New Zealand First party preferred that Tertiary Students themselves choose whether their provider should be voluntary or compulsory and pushed through

3478-594: The executive and plenary body of student governance and charters and provides most of the funding for other student groups, and represents students' interests when dealing with the administration. In several instances representatives of these bodies are members of the university's Senate. In 2012 the first student union in Libya , after 42 years of suppression, was founded. Students from Al Mimona Ebem Alharth school public school in Tripoli-Libya successfully established

3552-429: The few student unions that hold their own liquor license, as opposed to the university holding it. The Alumni Student Centre is the head office of BUSU and is owned and operated by BUSU. All BUSU offices are housed in the Alumni Student Centre. The Alumni Student Centre contains a lounge for off-campus students, discount photocopiers for student use, and a coffee shop. The offices of the Brock Press and BrockTV are also in

3626-496: The first student parliament established and the oldest of its kind in Malaysia, to involve participation of more student leaders in decision and policy making as well as to establish a legislative branch in its Students' Union system instead of having the only executive branch. A university student parliament is composed of MPP members and other elected or appointed student leaders representing their respective student body, along with

3700-439: The general students' unions, whereas in others they have their own postgraduate representative body . In some cases, graduate students lack formal representation in student government. As mentioned before universally the purpose of students' union or student government is to represent fellow students. Many times students' unions usually focusing on providing students with facilities, support, and services. Simple variations on just

3774-401: The highest education based thereon. University colleges of applied sciences are oriented towards working life and base their operations on the high vocational skill requirements set by it. These vocational institutions offer 3-4 year 'professional bachelor's degrees'. Besides that there are a number of art schools. Universities belong under the Ministry of Science, University Colleges belong under

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3848-466: The leadership of Communist Youth League of China , which to a large extent limit its function as an organization purely belonging to students themselves. All universities in Hong Kong had students' unions until the Hong Kong national security law came into effect in 2020, when the many students' unions were forced to disband under political pressure. Most of these students' unions were members of

3922-667: The modern foundations of student unionism in France in 1946 when it adopted the Charter of Grenoble . There are also class-struggle student unions such as the Solidaires Étudiant-e-s (formed in January 2013 through the fusion of the former organizations SUD Étudiant and Féderation syndicale étudiante (FSE)) which refuse to cooperate with the universities' direction and work to organize students. Or radical-right student organizations like

3996-536: The name include the name differences between the United States (student government) and other countries (students' union or student association). Depending on the country there are different methods of representation compulsory education to Higher education or tertiary. In Australia , all universities have one or more student organizations. Australian student unions typically provide such services as eateries, small retail outlets (e.g., news agencies), student media (e.g., campus newspapers), advocacy, and support for

4070-467: The new universities, examples including the students' union buildings of Sunderland University and the University of the West of Scotland , both built in 2004. Broadly speaking, the facility is devoted to student recreation and socialization. A student center or student union is the community center of the college, serving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests. A student activity center might offer

4144-569: The other hand, these student unions are also connected throughout the country via an alliance or network such as the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), which serves as a nationwide alliance of student councils/governments/unions committed to the advancement of the students' democratic rights and welfare since its establishment in 1957. In Sri Lanka , each state university has several Students' unions with formal links to respective faculties. Inter University Students' Federation

4218-410: The particular interests of the membership of a single university. Union membership is regarded as an essentially political decision, without any particular advantage for students. The strength of unions is often measured by their effectiveness in national protests rather than by membership figures. The National Union of Students of France (UNEF) is the oldest French student union created in 1907. It laid

4292-545: The presence of the management's and students' representative as observers. In 2020, Universiti Utara Malaysia revived the Students' Parliament ( Malay : Parlimen Mahasiswa ) as the legislative branch in its Students' Union system which was left dormant since its last meeting at 2013 and the next meeting since its revival was held in April 2021. As at May 2021, 8 public universities in Malaysia had their student parliament established. However, there were several disputes regarding

4366-414: The president and one other executive member, two members of BUSAC as appointed by BUSAC, as well as three student at large members elected in general elections. The board of directors is responsible for overseeing the human resources of the students' union, as well as having a fiduciary relationship with the organization, particularly in regard to its corporate and legal responsibilities. The Board also serves

4440-441: The student body is usually referred to as 学生会 ( pinyin : xuéshēng hùi ; lit. 'student union') or 学生联合会 ( pinyin : xuéshēng liánhé hùi ; lit. 'student league'). Membership in different universities has different functions. Some universities may give the membership a task of recording the students' attendance and the complex grades. Student associations of Chinese universities are mostly under

4514-400: The student executive candidates. While BUSU was not aware of any such incidents prior to this Reddit post, there was a statement made on Instagram that was later deleted as it was viewed as not supportive of survivors. BUSU apologized for the original statement with the following statement. “ We recognize that a previous statement made via this social media channel was not written in a way that

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4588-499: The student loan scheme and high levels of student debt. Part-time work alongside the introduction of internal assessment and the change of semester structure has been attributed to the declining involvement in extracurricular activities and a shift in focus of the student movement from mass protest to lobbying. Previous to 1998 membership of Students' Associations (pep) was compulsory at all public Tertiary Education providers (universities, polytechnics and colleges of education). In 1997

4662-456: The student members of different administrative organs. They usually coordinate and finance the activities of smaller, more specialized student organizations. For the financing of their activities, some student unions exact a membership fee and/or engage in different businesses. In the Ministry of Culture institutions there are also local student organisations. In the Ministry of Education institutions, The student activities are very much related to

4736-529: The tertiary level, private and state colleges and universities have their own student councils. A university may further be subdivided into colleges with their own specializations (e.g., College of Law, College of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, etc.); in this case, the highest student representation will usually be referred to as the university student council while the student representation of these colleges will be called college student council(s). Aside from student unions, students are further represented in

4810-668: The through the student regent (e.g., UP Office of the Student Regent for the students of the University of the Philippines System ). The student regent is a consequence of tireless and continuous struggle of the students to be represented in the highest policy-making body of their respective universities such as the school board where the student regent has voting powers, among others. Student regents are very common for universities with campuses in different locations and most especially in state universities and colleges. On

4884-472: The union and promoted for other schools around the country to do the same. The founder Alaa Amed received local media attention for this achievement. While higher education and student activism might vary depending on the country the National Association of Nigerian Students' is an organization with well over 50 university union across the nation. Tunisia has many students unions including

4958-502: The union, or by becoming an elected officer. Some students' unions are politicized bodies, and often serve as a training ground for aspiring politicians . Students' unions generally have similar aims irrespective of the extent of politicization, usually focusing on providing students with facilities, support, and services. Some students' unions often officially recognize and allocate an annual budget to other organizations on campus. In some institutions, postgraduate students are within

5032-935: The universities' management which, at the same time, acts as the Election Committee. Amendments on the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 in 2019 allows students to be fully in-charge of the Election Committee. Every year, the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education would set meetings and arrange programmes with all MPPs. Nevertheless, each MPP has their own autonomous right to govern their own membership. The size of MPP differs from each university, from as little as 12 to as many as 50, which may include non-associate members from student leaders representing their respective student body. All MPP members are part-time and unpaid officers. In 2011, Universiti Sains Malaysia established Students' Consultative Assembly ( Malay : Dewan Perundingan Pelajar, DPP ),

5106-602: The universities-students-companies' relations in Azerbaijan. ASU considered international relations very important. For the first time ASU's delegates were participants of the First Asia IAESTE Forum in Shanghai during 12–15 November 2009. After that forum ASU established close relations with IAESTE which is one of the biggest student exchange organizations. As a result of relations on 21 January 2010 ASU

5180-543: The year. Students' union maintain quite a hierarchical structure. India has developed a complex tradition of student politics dating from the era of Indian National Congress movement domination. Student unions are organised both within universities, like the Student Council of IISc and across universities, All India Students Federation (AISF) is the oldest student organisation in India founded on August 12, 1936. AISF

5254-512: Was accepted a member of IAESTE. The union gained right to represent Azerbaijan students in IAESTE. That membership was the union's first success on international level. During 20–27 January Azerbaijan Students Union was accepted as associative member of IAESTE in 64th Annual Conference in Thailand. Azerbaijan Students Union has been a full member of European Students' Union until 2015. In China ,

5328-577: Was at the University of Liverpool , built 1910–1913 for the Liverpool Guild of Students and listed on the National Heritage List for England from 1975. Another historically important student center is Newcastle University Students' Union Building , built in 1924 for what was then Armstrong College of Durham University and listed from 1987. Many student centers were built as part of the rapid expansion of higher education in

5402-613: Was first implemented after a student referendum in 2003. BUSU operates Brock Aid, which is a first aid responders team that provides emergency medical response during BUSU events. BUSU also oversees BrockTV, the online campus television network. BrockTV provides all facets of student-made content from news briefs and guest lectures, to varsity highlights, musician interviews and entertainment parodies. The Brock University Students' Union ratifies student clubs and provides them with funding and organizational assistance. BUSU provides clubs with room bookings, BUSU.net e-mail addresses, postings on

5476-566: Was supportive of survivors of sexual violence. It was for this reason taken down. We apologize to those who were made to feel unsafe, triggered, or that they could not come forward. This was truly not our intention. We do not believe, and it was not our intention to convey that because this allegation came through certain channels, that it is not fully valid. We do take all allegations very seriously. With full transparency, yes, there have been serious allegations made online against certain candidates in this election. We aim through this statement, and

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