MDXSU
ELECTIONS 2019 VOTING CLOSES MARCH 7 2PM The MDXSU Elections are your chance to vote for the students that you want to lead your Students’ Union next year, including the full-time President and Vice Presidents, and Student Trustee roles. This guide includes details of all candidates, and the manifestos of students who are standing for full-time positions – read through to find out who they are and what they want to achieve if you elect them. You can find out more online at www.mdxsu.com/elections
YOUR CANDIDATES FULL-TIME POSITIONS The President and Vice President are elected to work full-time to represent students at Middlesex University. They are paid an annual salary of £24,000 and lead our work and campaigns.
PRESIDENT Anas Badar Reygan Davison Moham Elawad Danait Fkadu Ash Khalifa Lara Old Mohammad Pela Azize Peraj Denisa Sivakumar Cora-Paula Vacaru
VICE PRESIDENT ART & DESIGN AND MEDIA & PERFORMING ARTS Lucy Holland Arina Ko Janet Osayande Jess Watson
VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS AND LAW Uduak Benson Jeison Berrio Calle Tahmina Choudhery Noor Fekri Yash Gujaran Aman Jamwal Sedigheh Koohi-Ronaghi Derek Lamb Seakhy Lay Warda Mairaj
VICE PRESIDENT HEALTH & EDUCATION AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Khalid Abumaye Nawal Ibrahim Miten Manek Aymen Shahid David Temilade Tejasbhai Viradiya
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PART-TIME POSITIONS Our Student Trustee roles are parttime and sit on the MDXSU Trustee Board – our highest governing body – alongside MDXSU representatives and expert external trustees. It is the job of the trustee board to scrutinise the work, finances and strategic direction of your Students’ Union.
TRUSTEES Binoof Ali Abdullahi Anirban Adhikary Khadiza Ali Akbar Zoe Carciente Sian Chinwuba Gebriel De Costa Patricia Faustino Correia Inas Hassan Blessing Kasha Iliya Petria Koumi Reece Andre Laporte Francis Abdikadir Ahmed Osman Cindy Rivera Carreno Tasneem Rostom Saud Salaat Mumtaz Salad Aashi Tejwani Katya Turikova Katherine Turner Lydia Webb Natasha White
Vote on changes to your SU As well as voting for candidates, you also have the chance to vote on how MDXSU should represent you more broadly. Over the past term we’ve been gathering feedback from students on how MDXSU could best represent you. The final stage requires you as students to approve or reject our suggestions. Should we increase student representation based on your identity, interests and circumstances? Do you want to be more involved in delivering solutions? Have your say at www.mdxsu.com/vote before 2pm Thursday 7 March.
REFERENDUM QUESTIONS 1. 2. 3.
MDXSU should use multiple mediums to gather student feedback, and ensure students are involved in finding solutions at every stage of the policy decision making process. MDXSU should represent students academically at a faculty level, alongside representation based on students’ identity, circumstance, and extra-curricular activities they are involved in. MDXSU should continue to elect student leaders aligned to the Middlesex faculty structure.
Find out more at www.mdxsu.com/democracy-review
CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT
Anas Badar
PRESIDENT
#1
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ANAS BADAR Arab Society President 2017-19 / NUS Delegate 2016-19 / NUS International Delegate 2018-19 / Student Voice Leader 2018-19
Ban the 10 minute rule. Cut down on paper version assessments. Lecture capture in all courses! Increase Office Hours to fit around commuting students. Parking for students. MDXSU live transport information in the app.
Ensuring that the student voice is heard/ implemented from the beginning of the new catering contract. Module Accreditation for all student representatives. Ensuring student’s voice is heard in every step of the Development of Allianz Park.
Open a full-time staff at Help Desk to provide information for International students. Language support classes around campus Affordable accommodation! Emergency International phone booths around campus. Introduce an Intern role that engages students with language barriers.
Provide Wi-Fi for all floors at Allianz Park. Better variety of food/ drink at Allianz Park. Designated Prayer room spaces at Allianz Park. Shuttle buses from MDX campus to Allianz Park. Ban the rule for compulsory Gowns. Have the option to hire out recyclable (material) Gowns.
BELIEVE IN ME, VOTE FOR ME! WWW.MDXSU.COM/VOTE 1st TO 7th OF MARCH
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SCAN ME
Reygan Davison
PRESIDENT
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Moham Elawad
PRESIDENT
For President Of MIDDLESEX Student Union! (Previous President For MDXACS 2018-2019)
About me I have been in this University for three years studying BA Marketing and took over as President for Middlesex ACS. I was able to be self motivated by exploring all the weaknesses at this university which still need to be achieved. Bringing people together and connecting with them is something that I have always been good at.
What I have already achieved while President for MDXACS 2018-2019? For the first time, we have been involved in external events such as Ministry of sound, Icecream and Waveology which has not happened in the past 5 years. There’s more to come such as the Cargo event and the XOYO partnership take over to finish the year.
A new Coach Partnership which should continue to help me support those societies that want coaches for external purposes. I managed to fight for ALL students in London in order to welcome them to our events at Middlesex which has NEVER been allowed and it will be successful benefiting all societies in 2019 onwards. Launching the First MDXACS YouTube channel this year in March. There has been many more to list which I can’t, but the Main objectives were achieved, thanks to the team.
OBJECTIVE AS PRESIDENT OF SU Accommodation- Return coaches to be provided for every late event that happens In MDX. Society leaders– To have personal funding for society leaders for their time and effort for this university. Funding also for the promo team. New members receive Events– Exploring new events to keep students motivated such as Paintball, Roller-skating, photoshoot, Charity events, Sports events and more take overs on externally and internal. Car Park– To extend the hours of parking backwards instead of 16:30 and local council to have a certain area for students to park with a discounted price. Prices– COMPLETELY Removing the Chartwells Middlesex as many presidents aimed to reduce prices on food but instead they have just increased. Time for a new partnership as there are many out there. BUILDING– Expanding the pray room as it is small. Please Refer to my manifesto of my other aims!
Once again, my name is Moham ELAWAD (MagicMo), you know what to do. (Vote) Thank you!
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Danait Fkadu
PRESIDENT
As student president, it will be my aim to ensure that all student's voices are heard. My motivation is simple; I believe in this university and through the collective work of the executive committee, staff and the students, we can continue with great progress that this university is making. Furthermore, I want to be remembered as a student president who pursued the wishes of the students and accomplished many great things. I will be willing to do anything within my power to achieve this as students are my main concern. As student’s president, I will bring leadership, commitment, and creativity to the role along with a strong work ethic and positive mental attitude. Over the next years, I want to see more power in the hands of the students, and this will be an underlying objective of any changes that I make over my term as a student president. Firstly, I will be raising the importance of workshop classes for second and third-year students; as I truly think students should get all the help and guidance they need with their assessments, in order to help them achieve the grades they need. Secondly, I will try and improve healthy diet options on campus, as there are only a few options at the moment, as well as having choices of religious dietary options. Please, support me and vote for me in the student president elections in order to achieve this. If you decide to vote for me, you will be choosing a leader who is dedicated, focused and committed to improving the lives of all students at this university.
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Ash Khalifa - President ak2093@live.mdx.ac.uk
Ash Khalifa
Voting opens: 1 March - 7 March 2019
PRESIDENT
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Role: School Voice Leader for Science & Technology Name: Ash Khalifa Contact Details: akhalifa89@gmail.com: (FB, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat use: @akhalifa89) Course: MSc Creative Technology
Why people should vote for u: Because I believe that the uni can and should do more for us students, I’m empathetic, an international student & caring, and together we can make a difference and create a better student experience & campus life easier. I believe in democracy, transparency & student welfare. About Me • • •
How I got to Middlesex University: I did my Undergraduate BSc Hons Technology Entrepreneurship (2:2) from University of Surrey graduating in 2010 Student Voice Leader, Vice President of Entrepreneurs Society, Student ambassador at Mdx Uni University of Surrey BSc Technology Entrepreneurship: o Elected International Student Office of the University of Surrey Students Union o Represented Surrey at NUS International Student conference 2010 Nottingham o Represented University of Surrey at various Model UN conferences across the UK Unis o Awarded the Best Entrepreneurial Team at 3rd Annual Enterprise Summer School 2009, o Worked as both a Student Ambassador and Court Mentor during university o Elected Year Representative for my degree program o President of Entrepreneurship Society o President & Events Manager of Arab Societies
What inspired me and How will I inspire others: Giving back to the MDX Community Ideas & Manifesto Key Points: Academic • •
Pressure put on module leaders to meet deadlines & feedback on grades. (Maximum of 17 working days) Module Leaders to respond to emails within 5 working days.
Welfare • •
Return Redbull or Energy Drinks to the vending machines around campus Much Improved Communication from Mdx University & MDX SU
Campus • •
Campaign for longer hours access to Grove & Ritterman (aim for 24 hours) More inclusive, friendly and open-door (for MDXSU)
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More diverse range of student events
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Lara Old
PRESIDENT
As President of MDXSU, I want to help continue the work of Ayah this year but continuing to tackle hate crimes on campus and sexual harassment (especially at socials and parties). I want to highlight the POW! Media sector and help students get the experience and knowledge required outside of lessons to get the job they want when they graduate and not just a dissertation - especially those creative students. Finally, I want to create more support networks and knowledge of the in-house mental health care university provides and more outlets for students to depend on because a lot of the time when speaking to students they don’t know about university’s support - as Student Voice Leader I have tried to spread the awareness of such help and encourage lecturers to voice such support as well as look out for at risk students.
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Mohammad Pela
PRESIDENT
Dear Students, Let me start by thanking you for giving us your time to vote and to choose a president for the next term, who will be taking responsibility to deliver better services than what we as the student have received in the last couple of years. Vote for someone who has actual/practical work experience, I do not shy away from taking responsibility and to stand for the rights of the students. I will make sure to have more Halal varieties of food available at our university for students. The prayer room needs to be better managed and better facilities need to be provided. The room bookings for societies and is been a joke, it’s in need of some serious reforms and I’ll make sure to make it easy and more efficient for all of us. You deserve a better reward for the poor service you were receiving. It cost us £9000 each term and there must be accountability, the university been having it too easy. Let's not make it easy for them anymore. I have plans for every department of our university, please vote for me and count on me, give me a chance and I will make sure to deliver it. Kind Regards Pela
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Azize Peraj
PRESIDENT
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Third year BA English student Student Voice Leader Marketing Ambassador Digital Ambassador
More networking events to be introduced within student’s courses to enhance the university social experience students are receiving. (ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUTER STUDENTS). Introduce more forms of communication e.g. videos (WEEKLY MDX NEWSFLASH) to make students more aware of upcoming events that take place on campus.
Introduce more affordable food on campus (MDX CORNER SHOP ON CAMPUS) as well as MORE HALAL and VEGAN and KOSHER options in the food outlets we already have. Work with employability service team to ensure more consistent work opportunities for all students (MORE PERMAMANT JOB VACANCIES AND INTERNSHIPS). EXTEND CLOSING TIME for buildings on campus to 12am e.g. for Grove and College building. Introduce ANOTHER LIBRARY on campus. Invite academic guest speakers to discuss topics which are more RELATABLE to students. Have NO MORE THAN ONE exam or assignment to submit in a day. Students to have the option to RESCHEDULE lectures which are cancelled.
I WANT TO DO THIS AND SO MUCH MORE SO
VOTE FOR ME!
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Denisa Sivakumar
PRESIDENT
My name is Denisa Sivakumar and I'm running for the MDXSU President role. As a current final year student, I have experienced the life as a student and want to help the other students to enjoy their time at Middlesex too. Being the president of the Erasmus und Exchange community in my final year I have taken the role to lead events but also bring in the awareness of our community to the students, for them to know that we are here to help in every possible way. I organised meetings and went to several meetings to hear and understand what students are looking for and make it possible within our community. Being able to work with people who have the same interest is an amazing opportunity and as a MDXSU President it is something that I am looking forward to. I want to become MDXSU President because I want to bring awareness about the possibility of a study abroad as I have realized not many students from Middlesex have thought or heard about that and studying abroad while at university is an opportunity one should not miss. I also want better timetables for students, as there have been clashes with classes and sports activity. To enjoy their time at university one should also be able to join sports activity and the matches. I hope to provide an alumni event where organisations participate and explain requirements programs for graduates as that will help students for furture career plans.
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Cora-Paula Vacaru
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PRESIDENT
CANDIDATES FOR
VICE PRESIDENT ART & DESIGN AND MEDIA & PEFORMING ARTS
Lucy Holland
VP ART & DESIGN AND MEDIA & PERFORMING ARTS
re-elect
Lucy Holland #1 Vice President Art and Design, Media and Performing Arts
What have I done?
What is left to do?
MDXSU list of trusted estate agents Introduced We Need To Talk evidenced by students campaign Held monthly Chill Out Hub Mobilise students to tackle rising cost of Halls of Residence Created How To Rent Guide More funding for the kit hub in Introduced Anti-Knife Crime Grove Campaign Anonymised course feedback – Brought back Dogs on presented at PVG Campus SU run catering and bar on campus Confirmed fruit and veg market on Focus mental health strategy on campus disabled students Increased food and drinks deals Abolish Graduation Fees Built strong relationships in ACI, Increase creative study space in influencing all decisions made by academics affecting students Shepherd Library Develop mental health guide for Fought for support for EU students survivors of sexual harassment and - post Brexit violence Confirmed Safe-Sesh Campaign Guarantor Scheme for International Oversee University Timetabling students Committee
Voting is open 1st to the 7th March
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Arina Ko
VP ART & DESIGN AND MEDIA & PERFORMING ARTS
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Janet Osayande
VP ART & DESIGN AND MEDIA & PERFORMING ARTS
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Jess Watson
VP ART & DESIGN AND MEDIA & PERFORMING ARTS
VOTE FOR JESS
(IF NOT FOR YOUR 1ST CHOICE, THEN FOR YOUR 2ND!)
“FOR STUDENTS, FOR ALL” SOCIAL HEALTH BETTER WALK-IN SERVICES AT SUNNY HILL
ACADEMIC CAMPUS WIDE COLLABORATION SPEARHEADED BY THE CREATIVE ARTS FACULTY
SOCIAL WELLBEING PROMOTING ALCOHOL & SEXUAL A SSAULT AWARENESS EDUCATION AT MDX
DON’T FORGET TO CAST YOUR VOTE ON MDXSU’S ELECTIONS WEBSITE
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CANDIDATES FOR
VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS & LAW
Uduak Benson
VP business and law
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VP BUSINESS AND LAW
Jeison Berrio Calle
Who I am: 2nd year BA International Tourism Management. Current Student Voice Leader. Enactus project member. A competitive person looking for new challenges and self-growth. Open-minded, I believe hard work pays back. Never afraid to defend my ideas.
Jeison Berrio Calle VP Business and Law candidate
Why me? I am an approachable and friendly character that still believes in the good will of people. I do understand people are different and have different needs. I know the struggle of trying to achieve goals without help. I wish better for my colleagues. Life and working experience makes me a strong candidate capable of representing fellow students the way that they need and deserve. I believe unity is strength and I am willing to sacrifice for the common welfare.
What I want to achieve: Different students have different needs, some minorities has life difficulties which interfere with their studies. If I am elected, my focus will be on this people, and how to improve students experience to the maximum. I will be devoted to those minorities making sure that they are given what they need.
Ideas: Improve the way that student’s support and feedback are delivered before the submission of assignments through the use technology. Propose a detailed survey to identify critical IT and network issues, as student complained about different problems on those fields across campus. Explore the possibility of having a 24hour resting area for students with that sole purpose, especially for the exams periods. There are negative comments from students about the quality and variety of food products offered on campus; it is time to take the lead into making real changes on this matter. Bring awareness about student loans, different students ignore the benefits they are missing due to lack of knowledge of how the system works.
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Tahmina Choudhery
VP BUSINESS AND LAW
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TAHMINA CHOUDHERY #1 for Business and Law LLB Law | NUS Delegate | Events Director of MDX Islamic Society | MDXSU Advice Advocate
Women as Changemakers at MDX
MDX Home – Make the Campus Yours -
Campaign for more variety of food on campus Free shuttle buses from all accommodation to university Funding for extenuating circumstances Raise more awareness for mental health on campus
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Spread out exams and deadlines Enhance employability services Better internship opportunities Lecture capturing
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Support the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign Make sports more inclusive for Muslim women on campus Tackle gendered islamophobia and all forms of hate crime Continue to campaign to get misogyny recognised as a hate crime
Inclusivity and Diversity Create awareness for international issues More diverse representation Close the BME attainment gap Scholarships for refugee’s Continue to empower BME students
WWW.MDXSU.COM/VOTE Voting between 1st to 7th March
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Noor Fekri
VP BUSINESS AND LAW
VOTE FOR NOOR FEKRI The following will be my main focus:
More course related placements + WORK EXPERIENCE FOR BUSINESS & LAW
ACTUALLY introduce a HALAL Subway
Improve access to mental health services
Introduce a cultural day
Recorded lectures Better timetabling
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YASH GUJARAN
VP BUSINESS AND LAW
NO MANIFESTO SUBMITTED
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Aman Jamwal
VP BUSINESS AND LAW
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Sedigheh Koohi-Ronaghi
VP BUSINESS AND LAW
NO MANIFESTO SUBMITTED
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Derek Lamb
VP BUSINESS AND LAW
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VP BUSINESS AND LAW Seakhy Lay
Seakhy Lay
(postgrad, Investment and Finance) Liv ed and worked across South-East Asia Trav elled across continents
Educated in the UK, I am a Student Voice Leader, Student Ambassador, and Treasury and Secretary of Banking and Finance Society,
I am standing for a Vice-President of Business and Law Department
(No more long queues)
https://www.mdxsu.com Voting opens from 1 March 2019 at 10am until 7 March 2pm
(More varieties of food choices, e.g. Asian Foods)
Food choices
Welfare support service
(Student Financial System, Student Portal, Student Timetable)
Unihub System
I will improve…
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Enlarge our voice, enhance our community, vote for ME “ Someday you have to create your own sunshine”
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Warda Mairaj
VP BUSINESS AND LAW
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CANDIDATES FOR
VICE PRESIDENT HEALTH & EDUCATION AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Khalid Abumaye
VP HEALTH & EDUCATION AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Nawal Ibrahim
VP HEALTH & EDUCATION AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
My name is Nawal ibrahim. I am a second year student currently studying neuroscience Bsc. I wish to run for the role of Vice President for Science and technology to make this university experience more accommodating for all. I am currently the president of the disability liberation group so due to this believe I can make the university better for all. Prior to university, I had experience as I ran as a prefect in both primary and secondary school and as a mentor in my college. What I plan to do if I get elected? If elected I will: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Improve academic support system for Disabled and abled student that works for all Build a university where science and technology students and staff can better work together . Improve disability student accessible on Campus Working toward a Campus hate crime free campus Work with the university to improve the punctuality and attendance policy.
These are just some of the things I will do if and when I am elected.
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MITEN MANEK
VP HEALTH & EDUCATION AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NO MANIFESTO SUBMITTED
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David Temilade
VP HEALTH & EDUCATION AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Address the SU legislation in regards to societies and having a more thorough processfor resolving complicated situations like removal of committee members. - Ensuring that the process of selecting student representatives are more thorough and provide a true reflection of what the student body wants. - Have more networking events throughout the year with businesses/creatives to increase employability for students during/post university - Have more initiatives combining the 3 different schools in order to gain greater bonds as a student body - Create a new role within the SU where there will always be a member of staff to listen to queries, concerns, issues and ideas each day of the SU opening hours. - Have greater impact on the local community and how we can benefit it and also how we can potentially benefit
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Aymen Shahid
VP HEALTH & EDUCATION AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Aymen Shahid
BSc Information Technology and Business Information Systems (Final Year) “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”- Mahatma Gandhi We don’t realize how important our university lives are for not only our future but also in building our personalities. As an international student I understand the difficulty of coming to new place and not having a clue of what to expect from this new life. I will urge the university to be more inclusive of people of different culture, race and religion to set an exemplary standard of diversity for others to follow. I will work with the faculty to provide better learning opportunities for which will help the students to recognize their individual core competencies. I will try my level best to lead you all from the front and work on finding solutions to any degree of problem. Mental health issues are something that are very close to my heart. As the VP I will urge the lecturers to be more understanding of the mental state of a student. The faculty needs to understand what a student goes through. There needs to be a haven provided to the students where they can be fearless and be their true selves. This will require a lot of determination but with extensive hard work and collaboration, nothing is impossible
Tejasbhai Viradiya I will try my best to make you all happy. I will take care all of you with your problems. And many more
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QUESTION TIME Come along and ask the candidates all your burning questions about their manifesto pledges! DATE: Tuesday 5th March TIME: 5.00PM - 7.00PM VENUE: The Quad, College Building Can’t make it? Follow Question Time in the Quad LIVE on our Facebook page at Middlesex Students’ Union and on our Twitter feed @MiddlesexSU Tag us at #mdxsuQT to ask questions and get involved!
RESULTS NIGHt Once voting has closed, make sure you’re the first to hear who gets elected! Head to MDX House on Friday 8th March from 5.30pm for excitement, celebration and the all-important results! Go www.mdxsu.com/events for more