And they're off. It's that time of year again — time for the McMaster Students Union (MSU) presidential elections. This year, seven candidates have entered the race to become next year's MSU president.

The candidates are: Neville Boney, Adamo Discenza, Shano Mohan, Jamie Paterson, Richard Safka, Ken Seville and Adam Spence.

“Students should find out what these candidates have to say,” says current MSU president Evan Mackintosh. “The job of MSU president is to work for the students.”

The McMaster Students Union represents more than 14,000 undergraduate students on campus. The MSU president is elected by the student population at large and has a one-year, full-time term starting on May 1. Student Representative Assembly elections take place in March. The vice-presidents of finance, administration and education are elected by the new SRA.

Polling takes place Feb. 5 and 6 from 9:20 to 4:30 p.m. in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business lobby; John Hodgins Engineering lobby; Health Science Centre (outside of 1A1); Gilmour Hall (basement, across from the bookstore); Ivor Wynne Centre (lower level, by Burridge Gym); Commons Building lobby; and Burke Science Building lobby.

To vote, students must be MSU members (full-time undergraduate students taking 18 units or more). Students need their student card to vote.

Students can also vote Feb. 5 from 9:20 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Feb. 6 from 9:20 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the McMaster University Student Centre Marketplace and Mills Library.