The CUSA vice-president (internal) made waves when she attempted to remove 16 people from council, kicking off a legal battle that lasted almost five months and cost upwards of $200,000 in student money.
From her handling of campus sexual assaults and controversial response to calls for divestment, Carleton president Roseann Runte has faced intense scrutiny this year.
Members of Students Against Israeli Apartheid has been pushing all year for the university pension fund to divest from corporations they say are complicit in the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
The CUSA president was the only member of the executive to side with the plaintiffs during CUSA’s long-lasting legal battle.
The CUSA vice-president (finance) was unable to pass the CUSA budget for months due to the legal battle that kept council from meeting for more than five months.
The CUSA computer science councillor received 149 votes.
The CUSA councillor and vice-president (finance)-elect received 144 votes.
The co-founder of the Coalition for a Sexual Assault Centre also received 144 votes.
The Rideau River Residence Association (RRRA) president also received 144 votes.
The CUSA chief electoral officer received 135 votes.