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Analysis of the rests of Activities and Development Officer, Disabled Students’ Officer and AU President

Analysis – International Officer and Community and Welfare Officer International Officer The winner of the race is Diana Yu with 671 votes, while her opponent Jan Ladzinski received 585 votes. Few elections presented as stark a contrast as this one. Diana Yu promised to be an International Officer much along the lines of incumbent Hannah…

This next batch of elections are rather less prominent, but, as usual, it’s important.

Reading through the AU Manifestos, you get the gist – a few key words jump out and stay in the mind. Nicole Mateer wants integration, generosity and satisfaction; Matt Stimson offers to listen, assign accountability, better media connections and wants to realise the potential of our athletes; Ben Johnson wants collaboration, a bigger and more…

It’s 8.22 and the first batch of winners are being announced – all of individuals who ran uncontested.

Before the results come in, here’s a few things to remember

Perhaps the most controversial election rules decision this election has been the decision to disqualify Jason Wong, a candidate for student trustee. Wong has been a notorious figure in the Union this year – his candidacy for Treasurer of Bankside House Committee last Michelmas was terminated when he used sexist posters to campaign, in a…

Voting for the Lent Term elections has just closed and our reporters have been out and about gauging the mood on campus. At 6.30pm, Houghton Street was almost deserted, with only the last few hardy campaigners attempting to scrape together those all-important extra votes in the final half-hour of their campaigns. In an attempt to…

Why Andreas Hansen is sick of point-scoring and counter-productive dialogue

LSESU’s Palestine Society President reflects on last Monday’s events