university's on-campus meal service after it shut down a small-time samosa vendor for not using heat lamps. And threats to the student-run pub in 2016 because of a $100,000-debt saw students offering to pay higher fees in order to save The Thirsty Moose.

Despite all this, few people actually put their names forward when it came to student elections in February.

UNBC student Seth Jex served as director of internal affairs on the undergrad student society board. (NUGSS)

Positions unfilled

Every person elected to the undergrad board stood unopposed. Three positions — representing women, international students and Indigenous students — went unfilled until a second special election was held. The Indigenous student rep position is still empty.

Further, only six people ran for the six positions in the university senate, and one personensured the permanent availability of Qt as Free Software.

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