A commenter ‘VP’ tells Busuleaks, “It’s truly surprising that someone as attentive as you could not see how truly insignificant you are,” adding that Busuleaks has “well-researched and insightful content” but “obviously, no one cares.”

They argue, “There are no ‘haters’ trying to stop you from doing anything” while themselves trying to suggest I should “move on” because “you’re better than this.”

This same commenter (‘VP’) has previously been trolling Busuleak’s comment fields with bully-like memes including “you are a sad, strange little man” (re: Toy Story). When I shared this bully-meme with this Busuleaks on Facebook, one person wrote: “Stay strong. Many of us appreciate the work you do.” Other commenters have said things like “Thank you for standing up to BUSU” and “I’m glad to see someone policing BUSU”. I have had BUSU executives, BUSAC members, and members of the general public (undergraduates and alum) thank me for what I do. The founder of the short-lived club “Advocates Against Apathy” began by dubbing me an honourary member; why? because, “you inspired me”, Carson Hill told me in mid-2012.

When ‘VP’ argues that “No one cares” he or she must be referring to him- or herself (and, perhaps, their apathy clique). I’m being trolled by a coward who only goes by the name ‘VP’ while I have gone against (and through) a corporation while using my real name and admitting responsibility.

To this person I would say: Reveal yourself if you believe in your words. The fact that hide your identity is evidence that you know you are bullying…

“No one’s trying to stop you”, VP says… but, “Move on”.
“You’re better than this”, VP Says.

He or she just don’t understand, yet, who I am and what I’m doing back at Brock University. I am a journalist (Niagara College, 2006) and I have selected Brock University as my focus for a variety of local and global political reasons. I’m an Interactive Arts and Science undergraduate. I’m nearly 30 years old and most of my career has been as a professional web designer.

If you want better from me than Busuleaks, you shall have it soon.
Busuleaks was just the larval stage….

"There are no “haters” trying to stop you from doing anything. It’s truly surprising that someone as attentive as you could not see how truly insignificant you are. Seriously, no one cares about any of this. You actually have some well-researched and insightful content on here, but obviously, no one cares. Move on, you’re better than this."

Asking questions at BUSAC earns someone an “#stfu” Tweet and an exchange of (dismissive) references from “Mean Girls”

The record shows Pepsi fund amounts ‘About $100,000’ in May 2012. Renovating General Brock Store: “Funds will come from the Pepsi Betterment of Student Life fund”. Source BUSU.net

The fund was discontinued but the policy applies and states “these monies are not to be a part of BUSU’s regular operating budget and are held in trust for the betterment of student life at the University.”

This raises my eyebrow in a variety of directions. I’ll follow up later.

Pepsi has been an ongoing theme of Busuleaks.

Pepsi Betterment of Student Life Fund. Pepsi gives BUSU $50,000 per year

Source Busu.net

Speers isn’t sure which hat he’s wearing. He’s VPFA. When he posts the “State of the Union” he calls himself Vice President of University Affairs. Forgot his own job? Just checking to see if anyone will notice? “Luke just does everything”, Nicholls says.

A meaningless joke to make light of the VPFA’S “VPUA gaff”?  — Or is this the tip of the iceberg to a greater truth about who’s been the main influencer lately at BUSU Inc.?

Who’s writing the VPFA’s report card? So far we have, Knows his own job title, F. You can see some initial responses I composed in the above Facebook comments.

But flip through and make your own assessment: Download the “BUSU 2012/13 State of the Union” PDF, which is better described as a overview of the Corporation’s social programs and businesses.

UPDATE: “That was a typo from myself, Chris Green. Luke was the VPUA last year. I have since corrected it. Thank you for pointing out the typo. Interesting how a typo of a position someone held previously can lead to a post like above. Cheers,”

“Mr. Stutter Face” responds: “I’d bet you didn’t know I had spent over a year and a half in a wheelchair as a kid”

In a previous post, I published a conversation between myself and someone I labeled as C.H.

Note the follow passage from C.H.: “i hope you know that you and mr stutter face presenter have EMBARASSED yourselves beyond fixing no one at brock cares about you or his complaints anymore”

At the time I thought he was talking about Vince, who I joked, “he’s french.”

But Tyler realized who he was talking about when C.H. refered to “mr stutter face presenter”.

He launched into the following amazingly called-for missive on the BUSAC group on Facebook.

Hey Carson [H] didn’t know you were a perfect physical specimen…
You call me “mr stuttering presenter” behind my back?!
I guess your recent brush with mortality and sibsequent shoulder injuries make you an expert, eh? I bet you didn’t know I have to take two different anti-convulsant medications to simply function on a day-to-day basis. Two medications which have the nasty side effect of dilating my pupils and impeding my immediate executive functions. However, I somehow manage to function; while I am certain they would have you on your ass feeling drunk within 15 of taking them. I’d bet you didn’t know I had spent over a year and a half in a wheelchair as a kid, or that I’ve suffered two strokes and have Cerebral Palsy which seriously impedes my ability to move the left side of my body, regulate body temperature, balance myself as I walk or speak without stuttering every second word. The fact that I can walk without the aid of crutches is considered a highly improbable ‘medical miracle’. So how about this, next time you feel inclined to speak about me behind my back regardless of whether it is over facebook or not, you come and insult me to my face? You think I stutter significantly now? You should’ve seen me as a child, I spent several hours 3 times a week across the road from Brock at the Niagara Region Childrens Centre just so I could one day aspire to walk and talk as well as I do today. Your opinions about this referendum aside, I’ve really lost respect for you and hope you can one day reach a level of maturity commonly associated with not only a university student but also a representative in student government.

WHEN AN UPPER YEAR GIVES ADVICE TO A FRESHMAN…

brockurealities:

FML

“Do we care? FUCK NO! That’s what you’re up against”

13:20 Sandor Ligetfalvy
hey man I was surprised and pleased to see you at BUSAC

13:20 C.H.
why

13:20 Sandor Ligetfalvy
you’re back ?

13:20 C.H.
back at what?

13:20 Sandor Ligetfalvy
I thought you said you were done? “fuck people”

13:21
C.H
i am
last meeting
was there for the gommies
also

13:21 Sandor Ligetfalvy
ah i see

13:21 C.H.
i hope you know that you and mr stutter face presenter
have EMBARASSED yourselves beyond fixing
no one at brock cares about you or his complaints anymore
at least a marginal few
who mainly dont understand what has happened
that there is no way to repeal the fee

13:22 Sandor Ligetfalvy
who is mr stutter face? vince?

13:22 C.H.
yeah lmao

13:22 
Sandor Ligetfalvy
he’s french haha

13:22 C.H.
you of all people
trying to grasp at imaginary strings of connectivity
trying to link OUSA and CASA to a referendum
lmfaoooo

our students dont care one way or anything
i voted yes
as did many of my friends
were we informed?!
hells yes we were
do we carw anyways?!
FUCK NO
thats what your up against
NO ONE CARES EVER
thats our school

13:23 Sandor Ligetfalvy
that’s fine. We’re going through the motions. Including using all available venues.

13:23 C.H.
and you and vince are not going to change that ever
i want you to know that
that it will NOT matter
students dont care
it takes one fucking charismatic person
and all your hard work will be undone
camillo and cooper
and you are boned for life
with anything to do with athletics

13:24 Sandor Ligetfalvy
i’m not fixated on the fee

13:24 C.H.
our BUSU and our student government is a fucking JOKE
AN AWARD WAS GIVEN OUT
FOR MOST ABSTENTIONS
THATS HOW FUCKED WE ARE

13:24 Sandor Ligetfalvy
Why do you say I’ve embarassed myself beyond repair

13:24 C.H.
everyone makes fun of you
calls you weird and crazy
everything thinks your super retarded and lame for trying to BE A GREAT BUSU JOURNALIST
like thats even a thing

13:25 Sandor Ligetfalvy
Mmhmm but that speaks more to their insulated arrogance than who I am

13:25 C.H.
maybe tyo you

13:25
Sandor Ligetfalvy
I don’t mind the peer pressure or social isolation

13:25 C.H.
you think the average brock student knows what insulated arrogance is?

13:25 Sandor Ligetfalvy
I agree, I am weird, and have also been crazy. Everyone is going through a learning experience, myself included

13:26 C.H.
your stupid partner wasted like 2 hours of my time
trying to link shit
that doenst even make sense

13:27 Sandor Ligetfalvy
how so?

13:27 C.H.
and for reasons like that
im out

13:27 Sandor Ligetfalvy
well, I embrace feedback, even if it’s not exactly what I want to hear..

13:27 C.H.
WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME!?!?!?!

13:27 Sandor Ligetfalvy
The outcome is we tried, and it didn’t work, and that’s life. I’m not narrow focused
Let me put it this way,and you’ll probably laugh, but if there was enough pissed off people for a “protest”, we need to be able to say we Tried every available venue of recourse
We are not merely representing ourselves but others who share our views.

13:28 C.H.
all 13 of you

13:28 Sandor Ligetfalvy
?
Is that the tally on the petition tyler presented?

13:29 C.H.
no one voted on that
or cared about it
students will do ANYTHING you tell them to bro
vote for me
“okay”
vote no for this “okay”
people dont care to get informed
they LIKE being sheep

13:31 Sandor Ligetfalvy
I don’t know how people think they can paint others with such a broad brush

13:31 C.H.
i was there
for 2 years sandor
representing them
did people ever come to me to get informed?
i just told them what to do and they did it
it was that simple
people dont give a shit about learning

13:32 Sandor Ligetfalvy
yes, I find it frustrating
some do
and they deserve to be included

13:32 C.H.
they think by completeing uni they are winners

13:32 C.H.
no

13:32
Sandor Ligetfalvy
Well, I hope you’re not going to tell me not to do my thing.

13:32 C.H.
they deserve to suffer for what they didnt pay attention to
they dont care
and now they should pay that price

13:33 Sandor Ligetfalvy
Give me a year

13:33 C.H.
lol k
good luck sir
you’ll need it lmao

13:34 Sandor Ligetfalvy
There are others who come up to me and say “you are doing good work” including an former exec who said “you’ve had a major impact on the insiders, we actually ask ourselves ‘what will the reaction be’ “

13:34 C.H.
i tried to fight apathy sandor
it did NOTHING
16 people in a whole year’

13:35 Sandor Ligetfalvy
C.H, my friend, your efforts were cut short, and they were not quite as prickly as mine

13:35 C.H.
lol
well as i said man
i hope you do
the whole building needs a wake up call

13:35 Sandor Ligetfalvy
Yes sir
please support my ambition

13:35 C.H.
lol
im not a brock student anymore
so i honestly could give a shit less

13:35 Sandor Ligetfalvy
well then thank you for the insights of the others
making fun of me and vince and what not
good to know

13:36 C.H.
lol
at lets pot stirring has done SOMETHING

13:46
Sandor Ligetfalvy
yep. and the audience never knows what it needs. it’s the artists job to give the audience what they need. before they know they need it.

I shit on the #buzies and they’re all like

But i’m all like

“And I don’t want you and I don’t need you
Don’t bother to resist, or I’ll beat you
It’s not your fault that you’re always wrong
The weak ones are there to justify the strong”

Allan demands answers about the Pepsi contract.

Someone decided to add this video as a comment to a variety of posts on Busuleaks. “Do you even go here?” “No, I just have a lot of feelings.” Ha, ha. Certainly the use of this meme is just more bullying. Not an undergraduate? Actually I am, and I’m an ex-insider.

CRAZY COINCIDENCES OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

March 26 to 28, 2013:
1. province lauds $27M “Mental Health Innovation Fund” for campuses
2. BUSU advocacy team deploys “Mental Health Awareness Week”
3. OUSA’s #MINDHACKON deployed at Brock
4. Student Life fee referendum held, touted as “Mental Health”

1. March 26: province announces $27M “Mental Health Innovation Fund” (MHIF) for campuses
• OUSA touts MHIF on Sept 27, 2012
• The RFP for this fund was due Oct 12, 2012  

• $360K is earmarked for Brock University and Niagara College
    • Project is specified as website/resource pertaining to “holistic wellness”

• OUSA gives quote and endorsement to MHIF press release
• “We’d like to thank our partners at the Council of Ontario Universities, Colleges Ontario, and the College Student Alliance Updates for their strong support of the Mental Health Innovation Fund. We’re looking forward to seeing how the projects supported through the fund improve mental health on Ontario’s campuses!” OUSA Facebook

2. March 26 to 28: BUSU advocacy team deploys “Mental Health Awareness Week” (MHAW)
• Daily volunteer advocacy reps in multiple locations on campus including places inaccessible to campaign teams
    • Poster has BUSU, Admin (including sponsors of referendum) logos and reference to “mental health resources website” — (the same one announced the same day by MHIF )

MHAW March 26:
Brock University Student Health Services facebook promotes BUSU advoacy team, stating “1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime” …

MHAW March 27:
BUSU.net
“Volunteers will be around campus promoting mental health awareness… we will be set up at four (4) locations on campus: Isaacs, Thistle hallway, Mackenzie Chown A Block and The Guernsey Market from 10am – 4pm. Get informed Badgers!”  

‘This week is the #MindHackON Mental Health awareness campaign. Go see our Advocacy Team for prizes and more #Brocku”
BUSU Twitter

MHAW March 28:
BUSU Facebook:
“Our Advocacy team will be set up under the tower today from 12-2 giving out free hot chocolate and prizes for Mental Health Awareness! Fill out the online survey and be apart of the change!”

“Volunteers will be joining us on the solidarity March around campus to raise awareness around mental health.” 

Brock University Student Health Services Facebook
• Posts image of green ribbon with “1 in 5” Shared by SJC at 3:40 pm.
“1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. Take the time to ask your friends and family if they’re okay. “

3. March 26 to 28: MIND HACK ON is deployed at Brock

• Unexplained posters and chalking “ #MINDHACKON”

“MindHackON was an OUSA campaign (Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance)… it was put on at the exact same time for all schools who are OUSA members who were participating - schools voted on that date. I am one of the Student Advocacy Coordinators for BUSU and I helped to plan this campaign with OUSA. “ Kerri Behling comments on FB

On March 28 Chalked the sidewalk with #MINDHACKON
“Shine a light on mental health”

“Shine a light on stigmas surrounding mental health #mindhackON”
@marcustut

4. $20 per credit Student Life fee touted as “Mental Health Awareness”
• The referendum for this petition is scheduled for March 26 —on Feb 5, 2013
• Uses and distributes a green ribbon as a symbol of the campaign
• Clearly borrows language and inspiration from previous “green ribbon” projects
    • 2011 “Green at Queens” sold 700 T Shirts to Queens varsity athletes
    • 2012 Guelph University: 1 in 5 Mental Health Awareness Week

“We created this important initiative after the tragic loss of students from suicide last year. We want to do what we can to encourage people to reach out if they are feeling overwhelmed and help reduce the stigma that pervades mental health.”

…

The organizers have already received over 700 t-shirt orders from groups such as varsity soccer and rugby teams, physiotherapy society students, and Commerce committees. To order t-shirt students should look for Queen’s Wears Green booths set up in the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC) and at Goodes Hall

How did this ice sculpture of a 007 Gun end up at the 2013 BUSU Inc prom/awards known as the “Buzies”?

Someone just invoked the code of “00” to the very heart of the 1% of the student government and businesses. What does its presence say?

The icy gaze of this licensed-to-kill sculpture sat and watched the youngsters all evening April 6, 2013, as BUSU Inc. government officials and elected reps give out award, have a buffet, and get sloshed.

Are we looking at product placement of BUSU Inc’s commercial alliance in Pepsico; just another opportunity for a brand to influence the student influencers?

We cannot know if this symbolic reification is an intentional message, or an emergent artifact. It demonstrates who BUSU people think they are: the sexy and powerful elite that gets all the fun toys. They believe their choices are moral simply because they are on the inside track of information and authority: the loyal guardians of the crown, and the Empire. But also it embodies the sort of endemic coercion of the power state—either by intimidation or inculcation—into the power structure. The gun points itself at you so that you may feel inspired to grab hold of it— and use it. The code of the gun is not just one of obvious and banal violence, but it exudes sex and power. The “00” means authorization to use unilateral power and the “7” means it is good, just, and, given the tradition of James Bond, enjoyable. BUSU has been handing out corporate licenses for the new 00: Acting with authority above the rule of democratic society because it maintains continuity of the crown. The Buzies is about enjoying that power.

Oh never mind. I get the joke now. BUSU is a bunch of numbered, coded, agents, who work under a British lady .

That’s how they’ll justify the “joke” of bringing visual representation of a weapon on to campus and brandishing it in front of all the student influencers. They’ll say it’s just a joke. The joke is only how blatant it is.