Talk to me about
the vast array of opportunities available to get involved with Union democracy and anything to do with Sports/Society/Committee finances
Course
Economics
Birthday
May 13th
If I only achieve one thing this year
It would be to have a fully functioning Elections Group
You will most likely find me
In the Dirty Duck
I can't live without
My bed
If I could have a superpower it would be
The ability to fly. It would save me so much money on flights if I could do it myself
If I could meet a historical figure
It would be Joseph Stalin
Cov or Leam?
Leam. No doubt about it
Sports or Socs?
Sports
I like playing
The piano
I like eating
Chinese Food with lots and lots of soy sauce
I like watching
Doctor Who. Usually on repeat
I like listening
To pretty much anything. My iTunes library caters for literally all tastes
I like reading
Do I?
I have never
I hate this game...
Mine’s a…
Southern Comfort
  • The End of an Era?
    Thu 18 Feb 2010 09:10

    With Election Week imminently looming there’s an onset of an odd feeling amongst the Sabbs. In just over a week’s time we’ll know who our successors are (never mind that it seems like only yesterday when we were elected) but there’s also the fall of the guillotine in the sense that some of use definitely won’t be here next year. I personally had never really considered running for a second term and have no desire to do a Masters at this moment in time, so whilst I always knew I wouldn’t be here next year the close of nominations last Friday brought the realisation back home.

    Either way though, campaigning all kicks off at 9am next Monday. All the candidates I have spoken to so far have impressed me in different ways and I can’t make a judgement call in any of the Sabbatical contests. It’s certainly going to be an exciting Elections period and some of the campaigning ideas mooted are certainly original and entertaining (hopefully). Next week does mean that the attention does somewhat shift from this year’s team to next year’s hopefuls but saying that, this year’s team still have over five months of their term left. Whilst I don’t yet know what my focus will be for those five months yet, once Term 2 is over and Elections, Referenda and Budgeting are out of the way I should have more time to utilise.
     
    So, good luck to all of the hopefuls and may the best candidate win!
  • Elections are Nearly Here!
    Mon 25 Jan 2010 18:24

    Term 2 wouldn’t be term 2 without the Officer Elections gracing our presence in Week 7. For those new to Warwick this year, the Officer Elections Week is when campus gets literally snowed under with publicity and campaigning by some of next years Sabbatical hopefuls and you get your chance to elect your representatives for the following year. Something that always gets overshadowed somewhat is the vital roles and work done by some of the Union’s Part-Time Officers, students who have a role within the Union whilst still studying towards their degree.

    There are nearly 30 roles available covering a wide range of Union activities. There are 7 Officers who are solely responsible for various campaigns the Union runs. Remember Pride Week in Term 1, or Go Green Week at the start of this term? These were both brilliant campaigns run by our LGBUTA+ Campaigns Officer and our Environment Campaigns Officer respectively. Our remaining Campaigns team includes Officers encharged with Anti-Racism Campaigns, Ethics and Social Justice Campaigns and campaigns for Women, Ethnic Minorities and Students with Disabilities. Campaigning is a great way to get involved with your Union if you have an issue that you feel passionate about and want to further.
     
    There are another 7 Officers who represent your academic views to your respective Faculties through various mechanisms including the SSLC system; namely an Undergraduate and Postgraduate from the Arts, Science and Social Sciences faculty as well as a Medical student. We have 3 Officers who make your voices heard on the highest bodies of the University hierarchy too (University Council and University Senate). University Representatives do a lot of work on making sure your concerns about your course are listened to and acted upon by the various University bodies and committees.
     
    Finally, we have the chairs/coordinators of our various committees/forums/bodies. These are set up each with a specific aim. We have forums concerning campaigns and academic representation which aim to coordinate the work of the respective Union Officers in those fields, committees looking at the Union’s democratic processes and welfare provision, committees looking after the interests of societies and sports clubs at Warwick, and Officers representing Postgraduate, International and Lifelong Learning Students. Not to be forgotten however are the Chairs of Union Council and the Chair of the Union’s Executive Committee.
     
    The majority of these roles will be elected at the same time as next year’s Sabbatical Officers so if you’re interested in gaining a role within the Students’ Union next year and getting some valuable experience and skills at the same time, take a look at the timeline below:
     
    Prospective Candidate Meetings: Monday February 1st and Tuesday February 2nd, noon and 6pm, Atrium (Week 4)
    Nominations Open: 12 noon, Friday February 5th (Week 4)
    Nominations Close: 12 noon, Friday February 12th (Week 5)
    Actual Candidate Meetings: Monday February 15th and Tuesday February 16th, noon and 6pm, SUHQ (Week 6)
    Paper Manifesto Deadline: 12 noon, Monday February 15th (Week 6)
    Online Manifesto Deadline: 12 noon, Friday February 19th (Week 6)
    Campaigning Begins: 9am, Monday February 22nd (Week 7)
    Voting Opens: 9am, Wednesday February 24th (Week 7)
    Voting Closes and Campaigning Finishes: 9pm, Friday February 26th (Week 7)
    Results Announced: Saturday February 27th at the Elections Results Party
     
    Once nominations have opened you will be able to nominate yourself online. You must then print off the form, sign it, and take it to the Democratic Services Office (Top Floor, SUHQ) with a deposit, which will be returned after the Elections Period subject to following Elections Regulations.
     
    As usual, for more information on any of the roles available, contact me or any of the Part-Time Officers.
     
    Good luck!
  • It's Wickedness That Keeps a Man Alive
    Sat 09 Jan 2010 00:04

    A sneak preview of the most exciting show to hit Warwick in recent times.

    The Threepenny Opera shines the floodlights on a shadowy culture of materialism and money-grabbing. Beggars are trained professionals, whores are glamour girls and the underworld is running the show. This cut-throat, cutting edge production by student company Opera Warwick places theatre side-by-side with new media to create a panorama of the greedy glitterati and grasping gutter folk in a dystopian twenty-first century.

    Backstreet front man of the show is ‘Mack the Knife’, a thieving, bigamist, murdering, back-alley businessman who has seduced wide-eyed child of the on-screen generation, Polly Peachum into marriage.

    But in this world, matrimony is a bargain and love is even cheaper. Macheath is finally brought under the spotlight, backed by a live jazz orchestra and silhouetted by the camera’s flash.

    Tickets are available from the Warwick Arts Centre Box Office now. Don't miss out!