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FELIX

The student newspaper of Imperial College Issue 1053E March 4th 1995

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E L E ÂŤ3*T\| O N S Y The results of the sabbatical elections were announced last night after a drop of 25% from last year in the number of students voting. Many people, including the candidates, expressed concern at the l o w turnout, several commenting on the general disinterest with which the results were received in DaVinci's Bar. The post of Felix Editor & Print Unit Manager was only narrowly won by A l e x Feakes in the wake of his extensive grilling by the medics last week, though they seem to have lost their "king-maker" status of previous years due to a small group of defectors. "I like to think that most people who voted for me have given me a mandate to carry Felix into the next year," Alex said cryptically. W i t h regard to the turnout, he was less enthusiastic. "It was a bit of a poor show, quite frankly." The presidental vote was more decisive, with Eric Allsop voted in with a winning margin of 141 votes. Eric, who had been ill with a bad case of diarrhoea for most of the day, told Felix of his appreciation of those who turned out to vote. The other candidates seemed philosophical in defeat. "I'm a bit upset," a defeated Luke Morales told Felix. Regarding his plans for next year, he said "I haven't decided yet. I'm finishing my

Celebration: Sarah, Alex and Piers go for a drunken threesome, while Eric looks a little less comfortable. P h D at the moment, and after that I'll see..." Mark Bridge, who came third, seemed more disappointed at the turnout than at his own showing at the polls. "I'm terribly depressed at such a low turnout," he said. "I feel strongly that I C is full of good people who should feel fully comfortable with the union." O n being asked whether he would run for the post again, he said, "In a couple of years, if I

can make a difference." Easily the most magnanimous i n defeat was N e i l O'Shaughnessy, defeated by Sarah Corneille in the bid for the post of Deputy President for Clubs & Societies. "I feel wonderful," he said, " A great person's got the vote." Sarah herself was initially lost for words but obviously ecstatic: "I'm really, really, really happy." O n being asked whether she would stand

by her manifesto, she said, "I will do... one hundred per cent." Neil himself will "still be here next year, and I'll make sure she does... I'm still in my third year of Biology to make sure my good friend Sarah still does it... I love her." The other defeated candidate, James Handley, was unavailable for comment. Piers Williams, the only candidate for Deputy President continued overleaf

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year's turnout of 1209. I C U has

tative and a member

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Elections Commitee, said the

O h , I've been dying to use

So where does that leave us?

the last few years, which peaked

elections were fairly run. "Those

that as a heading for weeks... But

Only 11 % of Imperial College

o f the

in 1994, when 1670 votes were

Mary's votes

didn't make the

look folks, we can't particularly

students got involved in choosing

cast. This year is the first where

difference at all... you've got to

complain because —60% of St

the people who will

the turnout has dropped below

hand it to St Mary's that they

Mary's students vote compared

them to the decision makers of

1000. Because under 2000 votes

actually had a decent number of

to around 8% of students on the

the college and beyond, distrib-

were cast, the poll will

have to

people voting, unlike some of the

South Kensington campus. They

uting the ÂŁ2million available for

be ratified at the A G M in M a y . It

measly shows at some of the

wouldn't have a particularly great

their welfare and entertainment.

is possible that many students

departments," he said.

were unable to vote because they didn't have I C U cards. The fall in turnout wasn't in

Tim

influence if a strong

Townend, the current

had

electorate

But they have chosen four enthu-

turned out campus-wide.

siastic, capable and highly moti-

D P ( C & S ) , was keen to dispel

IC's medical students

qualms

have a strong sense of concern

about

the

turnout.

represent

clearly

vated people, so perhaps it doesn't really matter.

evidence at St Mary's, so their

"When everyone hears the total

for the future of their college:

Congratulations to them all,

influence increased to over 30%

figures of people who voted, they

their opinions may be a fraction

and just as importantly, thanks to

of the vote. The medics' voting

think it's really really low, but a

biased and stubborn but hey,

the runners up, who all went to a

followed the pattern of recent

figure of 10% is on a par, if not

we're talking student politics

great deal of effort to express the

years, with students largely fol-

better, than at a lot of universi-

here. Better a prejudiced view-

concern and motivation so many

lowing

ties...

point than none at all.

of us lack.

a unanimous

'official'

like Aston, U M I S T and

decision on which candidate to

H u l l . . . I tTiought the result just

support. As their choices seemed

completely reflected the mani-

to largely reflect

festoes that went into Felix..."

the general

trend of the South Kensington

Insisting that "there's no such

vote, the poll was much more

thing as apathy" he added, "I

decisive than in recent years, ren-

don't think it's cause for much

dering the single transferable vot-

concern, but it should always be

ing

proceedure

results

were

irrelevant. The

looked at, you should always look

announced

to optimise your turnout."

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