TMSU election posters cover the bulletin boards in the stairwell outside the TMU library. (OTR / Jess Bertan)
With a matter of days until the Toronto Metropolitan University Students’ Union (TMSU) election voting period from Nov. 24-26, campus bulletin boards have become an integral part of the candidates’ campaign aspirations. Here, we take a closer look at the runners’ posters as they fight for both a win — and advertisement space.
Team Forward’s campaign flyer clings to the corner of this Library bulletin, tucked behind a row of lockers and nearly concealed from the public’s view. (OTR / Jess Bertan)With a number of advertisement boards located outside the library, there were no shortages of platforms to campaign, though many posters seem to go unnoticed by passersby, who walked in and out of the library with a sense of final exam urgency. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Team Forward and Team Zenith jockey for ad space at the entrance to Kerr Hall. Worth noting is the variation in stationary used for the team’s election posters. Some, like Team Forward, opted for larger, glossy prints. Others, like Team Zenith, stuck with standard printer paper for a more cost-effective option. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Team forward places their poster front and centre at the entrance to Jorgenson Hall. Student voters can take note of the election dates printed on the flyer: Nov. 24-26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Campaigning around communal student spaces, like Hub Café, ensures students can stay up-to-date on election details on their lunch break. Most election campaign flyers feature QR codes and social media handles to aid student voters in making their decision. (OTR / Jess Bertan)The library’s stairwells feature a bulletin board on nearly every floor, each one plastered with advertisements for student campaigns, campus groups, and upcoming events. As a result, there is an exceedingly high concentration of election posters in this location. (OTR / Jess Bertan)The Service Hub may be where students go to seek academic assistance, but the poster boards situated outside provide plenty of reading material while they wait. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Kerr Hall West showcases its fair share of campaign advertising, with posters lining the walls. Amidst flyers for the TMU rowing team and math tutoring, Team Zenith makes use of the free bulletin space, though their advertisement seems to get lost in the sea of postings. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Team Zenith, Team AB Squared and Shammis Jumah Ali all campaign in Kerr Hall South. The flurry of posters concentrated in singular areas on campus may be due to the fact that advertisement restrictions vary by location. According to the TMSU office, apart from the main bulletin on the ground floor, the majority of floors in the SLC do not allow postings. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Rival candidates campaign side-by-side at the entrance to Kerr Hall West, in an alternating colour pattern of opposing posters. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Just one floor down from the TMSU office in the Student Campus Centre (SCC) building at 55 Gould St., Syed Mainul Hossain campaigns for vice president of research and education. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Team Zenith advertises their campaign for directors of engineering and architecture on the walls of Kerr Hall. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Poster boards in Kerr Hall South explode with campaign flyers, though the fashion students traversing the halls going from class to class hardly seem to bat an eye. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Team Forward protects their poster behind plexiglass in the Podium (POD), a way to prolong their campaign’s exposure and prevent their flyers from being posted over. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Team Justice’s campaign poster in Kerr Hall South has been stickered-over by advertisements for a cannabis study. (OTR / Jess Bertan)Students descending the stairwell outside of Oakham Café in the SCC are reminded of the upcoming by-election. This stairwell leads directly from the TMSU office on the SCC’s second floor. (OTR / Jess Bertan)
