A manifesto for

After the mirage of Welcome Week, organising surrounding the University of Sydney Union (USU) Board elections inevitably begins to gain steam. Familiar talking points are circulated around the Union: clubs and societies, support for revues, transparency, governance and whether one should always adhere to fiduciary duty, necessary as they are.

Student life in 2023, however, is not normal. Marked by a twin cost of living and student housing crisis with “mind blowing” rents and return to inperson learning, this year is one that cannot be regarded as business as usual.

Here is a manifesto of what the USU should consider to make USyd student life more secure:

Going beyond Foodhub and paying volunteers

The Union has a profound financial and moral mandate to implement more comprehensive measures in combating the cost of living crisis currently gripping student life at the University.

As is, there is a dire lack of imagination on what