03/10/2020
Tomorrow an email will be sent to every McMaster student, where they will be able to vote wether to keep OPIRG’s optional fee or not. The SASS Executive Team highly encourages you to vote to yes and keep the fee*
OPIRG stands for Ontario Public Interest Research Group, with many branches in Ontario universities. As stated by Nicole Strader, “OPIRG McMaster has a rich history of meaningful campus and community advocacy since 1995”. OPIRG also has a high reflection of Arts and Science students within its demographic.
When you think of Threadworks, Eco-Friendly Mac, Bleed Free McMaster, or even new initiatives like Warm Soles — you’re thinking OPIRG and they require their funding to be able to continue these projects. *Remember: The fee is optional and you can always opt out. What you are voting on is whether the organization continues to get any funding from its student fee at all. For more information on this referendum, please visit msumcmaster.ca/elections or opirgmcmaster.org/referendum/
