Adam Banks, Arts U4

In many ways, the position of SSMU President is a thankless, complicated job—you’re blamed when things go wrong, and people rarely notice when you do a good job. You have to listen to student complaints and respond in an unbiased manner, deal with institutional pressure, and speak to the media on a regular basis without being quoted out of context. When it comes down to it, the SSMU President is a human resources position, and it just makes sense to elect someone who has been studying and working as an HR professional for the past two years. Austin has great working relationships with many of the candidates and permanent staff, and I think he’d be a great representative of our university. Most importantly, the SSMU President must be a wearer of many hats, and Austin owns fifteen.