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CUSA announces 13 councillors elected for next year, but more than half of seats...

As the Carleton University Students’ Association wraps up its 2026-2027 general election, 13 members have been elected to its 32-seat council.  Because only 13 students...

CUSA presents budget, vice presidential candidates campaign to council at first AMM

The Carleton University Students’ Association held its first of three annual members’ meetings on March 2.  The annual members meetings are council meetings for large...
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CUSA council takeaways: Executive director out, OSAP cuts, new anti-semitism definition and CASG referendum

The Carleton University Students’ Association signed off on its last council meeting ahead of its annual members meetings by condemning the OSAP grant reductions.  The...
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BREAKING: Maxwell Heroux wins CUSA presidency; voter turnout plummets to single digits

Maxwell Heroux will be the next president of the Carleton University Students’ Association, ending an election marked by single-digit voter turnout and a slew...
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BREAKING: Both CUSA presidential candidates’ disqualifications overturned, election results to be announced Friday

The appeals committee of the Carleton University Students’ Association has overturned the possibility of multiple disqualifications for both of the union’s presidential candidates, Maxwell...