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19 June 2017 Vol. 18 May Week Edition www.tcs.cam.ac.uk
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Penalties faced by CUSU candidates as voting continues
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Eyre’s presidential campaign briefly suspended
Jackson warned for being “unacceptably aggressive”
Matt Gurtler
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he CUSU Election Committee (EC) released a statement on Wednesday asserting that Daisy Eyre’s CUSU presidential campaign would be suspended for nine hours, following reports that a leaflet was circulated in Homerton which personally attacked another candidate. Eyre’s campaign was initially suspended for 12 hours after a complaint was lodged concerning a leaflet that had the words “Jack Drury is a lying Tory” written in red pen on the back. It also had been graffitied with the suggestion to vote “1. Daisy, 2. Re-Open, 3. Keir, 4. Jack”. In a Facebook post, the Elections Committee stated: “The EC emphasises that personal attacks of this nature are unacceptable and the Eyre campaign has had this reinforced with them. The EC wish to see this campaign fought cleanly and on policies, and will not allow such conduct.” However, after having held a disciplinary meeting with the Eyre campaign, the EC issued another statement announcing that the ban has been shortened due to “the Eyre campaign’s complete condemnation of the activity and stated intention to take remedial action.”
Speaking to The Cambridge Student, Presidential hopeful Eyre said, “We are absolutely shocked and disappointed by the incident which came to light this [Wednesday] morning. Writing this inappropriate and disrespectful remark on one of my flyers is entirely at odds with my campaign. I do not know where the flyer came from and I hope it was not from anyone who supports me. We have no evidence of the source of this defaced flyer and I entirely condemn it.” Separately, University Councillor candidate Josh Jackson had been called in for a disciplinary meeting, after his campaign was deemed “unacceptably aggressive” by the EC. At hustings , Jackson was accused of defamation and slander by incumbent Umang Khandelwal. He repeatedly accused her tenure of lacking transparency and accountability, and tension was palpable as she corrected his pronunciation of her name. Jackson commented to The Cambridge Student: “At the beginning of this election CUSU said that we were allowed to attack other candidates. Throughout this election I have consistently drawn attention to the record of inaction and lack of accountability [...] I haven’t made any personal attacks.” A view of Cambridge from the top of Castle Mound on a crisp Spring day More on CUSU Election p. 3 → Image: Lili Bidwell
Pink Week raises record £33,000 for cancer charities Khushali Dodhia Pink Week 2017 has raised a record total of £33,688.35 for breast cancer charities, smashing its target of £30,000 and up from the £24,078 raised last year. The rise in donations came in spite of controversy during the week, when the Pink Week ball had to be shut down early, allegedly due to the destructive behaviour of its guests. The ball nevertheless raised £24,000, £15,000 of which was raised in the first 30 minutes of ticket sales, according to organisers. Speaking to The Cambridge Student, the Pink Week committee said: “The enthusiasm for Cambridge Pink Week has grown year on year, and we hope that our fundraising achievements are paralleled by an increase in awareness of breast cancer, and individual body norms. “A month on from Pink Week 2017, we hope that a monthly check for signs of breast cancer becomes routine. Because early detection saves lives. “Pink Week could not have happened without the huge support of those beyond the organising committee – we have been overwhelmed by the support of the Cambridge community in our initiatives, and hope it will continue for Pink Week 2018.” Pink Week was founded in 2011 by Cambridge alumnus Nina Rauch, in honour of her mother Dina Rabinovitch, a former Guardian columnist who died from breast cancer.