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Archive for February, 2012
HUU Elections 2012 – The voting process
Feb 29th
Tweet Many of you will have already voted in the HUU Elections and that’s great. You’ve taken part in a vital process which can make a positive difference to the future of the student union. If you haven’t made your choices yet, there is still time. Voting closes at 5pm tomorrow (for both campuses). You…
HUU Elections 2012 – Further analysis
Feb 28th
Tweet In the posts so far, I have looked at all the various positions available in this year’s elections, as well as the candidates going for them. In this post, I’ll be looking at some more interesting details that I have found after looking at the nomination forms and other relevant documents. In addition to…
HUU Elections 2012 – The other positions
Feb 27th
Tweet So far, I have looked at the candidates for all of the sabbatical positions, as well as those running form roles in the AU and Scarborough Execs. However, HUU has even more positions available and are in all of the various zones. For this post, I will be looking at those remaining positions. I…
HUU Elections 2012 – The Execs
Feb 25th
Tweet In the series I have looked at all the sabbatical officer positions (as well as covering a piece of controversy), but there are many other positions available that are important too. The VPs for Sport and the Scarborough Campus have their own Executives and that is what this post is all about. The jobs…
HUU Elections 2012 – Scarborough candidates
Feb 24th
Tweet The University of Hull’s Scarborough Campus has (roughly) 1,800 students. The overall student population (according to the University’s website) is 23,043. 7.8% of the population doesn’t sound like much, but the students still deserve to have high quality representation and a good standard of facilities. The attitude towards Scarborough seems to frequently change. Sometimes, there is…
HUU Elections 2012 – Sport candidates
Feb 23rd
Tweet It’s good to see the amount of responses I’ve got to this series of blog posts so far. I was expecting that not everyone would agree with everything that I’ve said and I’ve replied to those comments in a courteous manner. I’m also pleased to see that some candidates have taken the time to…
HUU Elections 2012 – Welfare candidates
Feb 22nd
Tweet The position of VP Welfare is an important one and that show in the number of candidates – five. That’s more then any of the other sabbatical elections this year. It’s also level with the number of candidates for Chair Media and the only other elections that have more are ‘Councillors of Scrutiny’ and…
HUU Elections 2012 Extra – No confidence motion
Feb 21st
Tweet At Hull University Union, there are various documents containing rules and regulations that particular people are expected to follow. It’s like any other organisation really. If someone breaks the regulations, then they should expect some form of penalty and will have to accept the consequences of their actions. I have been made aware that…
HUU Elections 2012 – Community candidates
Feb 20th
Tweet My first two posts in this series were about the Presidential and the Education candidates. This post is about the three students running for the position of VP Community, which is a wide-ranging role that includes work with societies, media and multiple standing committees. The current VP Community is Tom Peel, who is in…
HUU Elections 2012 – Education candidates
Feb 19th
Tweet In the first post of this series about this year’s Hull University Union elections, I looked at the candidates for President. Using a similar format, I’m now going to look at who is going for the VP Education position. For those old enough, you might remember it being called VP (Academic Representation). It was…