Issue 2, april 2019
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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The Middlesex Echo What’s your next step?
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just finished your exams? unsure what to do next? we have asked experienced students & alumni for their advice on the best next steps for you!
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The prevalent Impotence of the 21st century thought. COMMENTARY | OPINION | What can be done about climate change?
BLAZEJ WARTALSKI Everyone knows that climate change is happening. We have heard about multiple reports by desperate scientists urging world leaders to take action. The situation is indisputable – we are destroying our planet, and at this point only fools and con-men disagree.
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“the least aggressive elections period our student union has had” STUDENT LIFE | NEWS | MDXSU Chief Executive Ed Marsh pleased with elections conduct despite cheating accusations. MELISSA NABRE & NATALIE ROSE Ed Marsh, Chief Executive for Middlesex University’s Students’ Union, stated during his opening speech of the Elections Results Night 2019 that he was “proud” of the conduct of the candidates in this
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year’s union elections. He stated that it was the “least aggressive elections period our student union has had”. His statement seemed to reflect on previous elections, specifically
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the 2017 elections, when three candidates for the full-time positions were disqualified from running mid-way through the elections. Middlesex University’s Students’ Union have stated that in 2017 they “received a number of complains which were all investigated in line with our elections complaints procedure” and that, following this, three candidates were “removed”. Although the students’ union cannot comment on the individual complaints, students who were close to the election told us that the
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disqualified candidates were caught breaking rules such as campaigning in student accommodation, destroying the promotional material for their competitors and hassling students to post videos on social media to promote their campaign. Ed Marsh’s statement at the awards night was despite accusations from several students of some campaign teams for the 2019 elections bending the rules.
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