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Election RESULTS

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M E E T Y O U R F ULL T I M E ELECTED OFFICERS! From th e ti me th e gon g ra n g f or t h e close o f vo ti ng, t o t h e m om e n t t h e winners w ere an n oun c e d i n D yl a n ’ s b a r, the ten si o n amo ngst c a n d i d a t e s w a s pa lpabl e. Th e sense of re l i e f h a d t ur n e d into a n ervo us an t i c i p a t i on , a s m on t h s of preparati o n and a h a rd f oug h t w e e k of co mmi tted camp a i g n i n g h a d c om e down to thi s.

re v e r be ra t e d t o e a c h c a mp , a n d a c e l e b ra t io n o f t h e win n e r ’ s s u c c e s s wa s m e t wit h e qu a l dis a p po in t me n t f o r t h e r un n e r ’ s u p. T h e b it t e r s we e t s e n s a t io n w a s c o mp e n s a t e d b y t h e h u mble n e s s of e a c h win n e r, wh o s e e mo t io n a l sp e e c h e s c o n g ra t u la t e d c a n dida t e s f o r t h e i r wo n de r f u l c o n t r ib u t io n s , a lo n g s ide e v e r y o n e wh o v o t e d.

The vi be was el e c t r i c a n d a s R ub y L im bri ck, the cur re n t VP C a m p a i gn s explai n s, the suppo r t of p e op l e p a c ke d into al l co r ners of D yl a n ’ s m a d e t h e a tm osph ere al l th e b e t t e r. “ You c oul d rea lly sen se th e a n t i c i p a t i on a n d excitemen t amo ng t h e c a n d i d a t e s a n d their fri en ds before t h e re sul t s w e re a nnoun ced. ”

H owe v e r, t h e n ig h t ’ s s u c c e s s be lo n g e d t o o u r n e w e le c t e d o f f ic ia ls : M u r ra y Si m p s o n , o u r n e w P re s ide n t , J o h n G usm a n , o u r n e w V P E du c a t io n , A n n ie H a l l , o u r n e w V P Co mms a n d S o p h ie C h a y t o r - G r u bb, our re - e le c t e d VP L a n s do wn e .

L ive entertai nmen t f rom N e r v e * R a d i o kept th e cro w d ti c k i n g ov e r w h i l e w e wa ited fo r th e resu l t s. P re se n t e r s R up e r t a nd Mi ch ael bo unc e d of f t h e c row d a s they w andered roun d a sk i n g p e op l e ‘ what th ei r mo st emb a r ra ssi n g m om e n t s in B our n emo uth ’ w e re . N e e d l e ss t o sa y, there were so me i n t e re st i n g re sul t s. In be tw een , th e sc re e n i n g of SUBU’ s vid eo mo ntage of c a m p a i gn i n g rem inded everyb od y j ust what a su ccessful week i t h a d b e e n . L a ugh s filled th e ro o m, as t h e i n i t i a l w or r i e s of over-co mpeti ven ess a n d a w k w a rd n e ss a m on g can di dates w e re q ua sh e d , a n d a sen se o f co mrade r y sh on e t h rough .

Ta l k in g t o t h e n e w t e a m a f t e r t h e a w a rds , a ll f o u r we re h u mb le d by t h o s e t h a t h a d v o t e d. M u r ra y s a id: “I t ’ s s o n ic e t o see s o ma n y s t u de n t s in v o lv e d in t h e St ud e n t s U n io n a n d a c t u a lly t a kin g a n a c t i v e ro le in v o t in g . I t ’ s a t e s t a me n t t o a l l o f t h e h a rd wo r k t h e c a n dida t e s a n d SUBU s t a f f pu t in t h ro u g h o u t t h e we e k. ” J oh n G u s ma n e x t e n de d h is g ra t it u de t o e v e r y v o t e r, s a y in g : “I t ’ s re a lly impo r t a n t t o t ake p a r t in t h e de mo c ra c y h e re a n d I ’ m j u s t s o g ra t e f u l a n d p ro u d o f y o u . ”

Af ter the certi fi cat e s of i n v ol v e m e n t were h anded o ut t o a l l c a n d i d a t e s congratul ati n g them on their ou ts tandi n g ef fo rt s, t h e c l oc k t i c ke d over to th e el usi ve a n n oun c e m e n t t i m e . SUB U presi den t Loui se Br ya n t a n d VP C a mpai gn s R uby L i m b r i c k e m e rge d , resu lt s i n h and, to a n ow si l e n c e d room where they expl ai ne d t h e p roc e d ure of votin g.

O n wh a t M u r ra y c a lle d a n “e mo t io n a l rol l e rc o a s t e r ” o f a we e k, t h e re wa s a n e n o r mo u s s e n s e o f pr ide a mo n g c a n d ida t e s , a n d t h e n e w o f f ic ia ls we re f ul l o f pra is e . A t e a r y S o p h ie s a id: “I wa s t e r r if ie d t h a t t h is we e k wa s g o in g t o be a w e e k f u ll o f bit c h in g a n d a wkwa rdn e s s , b ut it wa s n ’ t , t h e y we re a ma z in g . We a l l p u lle d t o g e t h e r a n d I do n ’ t h a v e a b a d wo rd t o s a y. ” A n n ie c la ime d it wa s t h e o t h e r c a n dida t e s t h a t ma de t h e w e e k s o e n jo y a ble : “I t wa s re a lly t o u g h c omp e t it io n , b u t I t h o ro u g h ly e n jo y e d t h e we e k a n d I t h in k t h a t wa s do wn t o t h e pe o p le I wa s u p a g a in s t. T h e y ’ v e w or ke d s o h a rd, s o it ’ s ju s t s u c h a s h a me t h a t t h e y ’ re c a n o n ly be o n e win n e r. ”

E m oti o n s fl uctuate d h uge l y t h roug h out the ro o m, as t h e a n n oun c e m e n t s

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Nerve FM: 87.9FM from now until 24th March. Speak Week: 18th -22nd March Have your voice heard this week. Wellbeing Week: 25th - 28th March Free massages, cooking competitions and more... Last day of term: Thurs 28th March Summer term starts: Mon 22nd April Have a great Easter. See you in April.

What’s on at the Old Fire Station... Milk: Tuesdays @ 10pm (Indie, Rock & Retropop) Lollipop: Fridays @ 10pm (Chart Floor-fillers & Urban classics) Comedy Nation: Thurs 21st March (Caihm McDonnell, Miss London, Chris Turner and Laura Lexx) Dub Optic: Sat 23rd March (Dub, Reggae, Jungle, Dubstep) UV Rave: Mon 25th March (Facepainting, Lazer shows and more) Red Lollipop: Thurs 28th March (A special Body +ive Lollipop event)

N e r v e * R a dio - keeping t he crowd e n t e r t a in e d b e t w een announcements

To book tickets : www.oldfirestation.co.uk

BUY YOUR SUMMER BALL TICKETS TODAY! This year’s B U Summer B all is set for S a t 8 th June and t icket s go on sale on TODAY (18th M arch). B ut hur ry, t hey’ll f ly out fast as t his is t he epic SUB U event of t he year. Expect fancy dress, fairground rides, booming sound syst ems, live music and more. Line- up yet to be announced but wit h acts like Plan B , Feeder, B ombay B icycle Club and Chase & Stat us headlining past Summer B alls, it promises to be a great night. St arting with a coach jour ney f rom The Old Fire Stat ion and ending wit h a survivors phot o on B our nemout h beach. It really is an unmissable night. For the latest infor mation, like ‘B our nemout h University Summer B all 2013’ at www.f acebook .com/ busummer ball2013 and/ or f ollow @SUB USummerB all on T witter.

☞ SPEAK WEEK: 18TH - 22nd MARCH ☞ Wellbeing week: 25th - 28th MARCH ☞ END OF TERM: Thursday 28th MARCH www .s ubu.org.uk


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