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Psychology Could Face Cut at College • Proposal put forward to cut Psychology from College • HSU President blames Government not College • Motion put forward at HSU AGM for student reaction James Johnston HSU President On 17th of march the following email was sent from John mcDade sJ to Psychology students, and I passed it on to all other students a day later. “In the current economic climate the College, along with all other university institutions, is reviewing its financial position and the implications for its activities. One area under consideration is the future of the Psychology joint undergraduate programmes of BA Psychology and Philosophy and BA Theology and Psychology. It is possible that the College may end recruitment to these programmes from September 2011. The proposal is under consultation and proposals will go to the Academic Board meeting on 6 April 2011. We wish to reassure all of you studying Advertisement
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on these programmes that your provision will remain until you have completed your studies. Also, arrangements to support/’ you to achieve British Psychological Society membership through Masters level study will remain in place. As Principal I invite you to an open meeting with myself, the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, the Psychology Programmes Convenor and the Heythrop Students’ Union President to discuss this possible development on Friday 25 March at 1.30 pm in the Brinkman room. “ Continued on P3>
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Candidate Drops Out Over Alleged Bullying Alex Hackett News Editor second year undergraduate Duy Hoang has left the race to be the next Vice President for Development in the Heythrop students’ Union Election, after comments were made on his facebook group. Complaints have been sent to the returning officer that the comments were racially motivated as well as being homophobic in nature homophobic.
Duy states on the group that “After Careful Consideration, I’ve decided to pull out of the Election Campaign. I’m sorry if this group has caused any inconvenience”. Some of the most controversial comments came from Ex-President of the HSU and Heythrop Alumnus John Underwood, who said of Mr Hoang’s campaign that “I will personally return to Heythrop, burn the HSU constitution and physically assault the bust of Freddie Copleston in the library if this travesty is allowed to occur”. Other comments refer to the fact the Duy ran
for the same position last time and was unsuccessful stating a lack of knowledge of the role as the primary reason for his defeat. HSU returning Officer Ben Lund-Conlon issued a statement on behalf of the HSU Executive Condemning the comments. The statement reads “The Heythrop Students’ Union (HSU) would like to express their vehement condemnation of the rude, ignorant and excessively personal abuse that has been suffered by some candidates in this year’s election. Such personal attacks are not in the spirit of the HSU or Heythrop
College and we deem them grossly inappropriate and entirely unwarranted. The HSU is particularly appalled at such alleged comments when they are of a racist or homophobic nature; this is wholly and utterly unacceptable. The HSU wholeheartedly supports every candidate in their decision to stand for election and we are dismayed that any candidate feels the need to step down from the election due to bullying.” In response to the statement, Mr Underwood has defended the comments, Continued P3>