Coloumns

The Board of Samfunnet

Finally, spring is here! The temperature lurks upwards, the sun warms your cheeks and the double blues are gone for this year. At least, we hope.

Life in the office wing rambles on. We look forward to better times when we can move into the office again. A few restrictions do not stop us, so the planning of various events is going well. One thing we have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is to be open to new solutions. From the first digital term kickoff, the digital Business Day, the UKEfestival – the rewarded experience is enormous! A round of applause to all committee chiefs and committee members who have given us these tiny highlights for the bygone weeks!

The veterinarian students have moved in since the last column. We have taken care of a minor moving load, which is stowed away in storage. Finally, the moving is here, and we are looking forward to the students moving Campus, and not just their things. It will be fun to be acquainted with even more remarkable traditions!

Together with the AU, Buddy Week, SiÅs and NMBU, we have embarked upon a new event concept: the Tårn-tournament. Here, you are admitted into a randomly picked team, partake in weekly challenges and a competition for pretty prizes! The challenges are varied, with a combination of physical and digital activities. It will already have started off when this goes to the press, but you can still participate! Check out the event “Tårn-turneringen” on Facebook!

Additionally, we have begun planning the General Assembly of this term. Time is frighteningly short until it is here, and there are many documents that must be prepared. Multiple positions and roles are up for election this year, including a whole board of UKA. If you are curious about the positions, you should check out the great promo-videos out on social media. There is also a Question Time on March 1st, during which you can ask us questions directly. Otherwise, please contact the Election Committee at valgnemnda@samfunnetiaas.no or if you see us at the store. We will try to answer every question we can!

A week before the General Assembly, there’s the Sprell Festival, and it’s happening! Its outline is still unsure, but we cross our fingers that the restriction guidelines will go our way. Even though its content is still a matter of discussion, we are sure it will be fun!

We will cross our fingers and toes that we soon can meet over a beer at the Bodega. Until then, look after one another, and follow our channels for more info! See you!

Maylinn Dramstad Leader of the Board of Samfunnet

Student parliament

The buildings have been more or less closed, but the student democracy lives on! Digitally! The student democracy – well, what is it, you ask? We will ask you: what do you want it to be? The student democracy is you, and all other students at NMBU. The student democracy works for issues YOU are concerned with. So, what has the Student Parliament done for the student democracy?

Firstly, here is the situation with the Health Station. Last autumn, it looked like the municipality was about to cut funding to our Health Station, and we protested. It was not going to happen. Fortunately, the municipal budget did not result in any cuts. A committee is working to renegotiate the deal. We, the students are naturally represented in this committee, and we will update you when the negotiations are concluded.

We know that more of you need reading halls and group rooms, so we have delivered a large question mark to the government and the municipality on why the reading halls were closed. The libraries and the cafés were open – so why not the reading halls? We have been working tirelessly to place this question on the agenda both locally and nationally, and we have got a lot of attention to it in the media. We are delighted that the readings halls have finally opened.

S T U D E N T T I N G E T The survey for the Study barometer has gone public. NMBU N M B U

students are pleased on average with the digital lecturing and study programs (yet many things can be improved). The survey shows that we are lonelier, and miss our social environment more than the rest of the country. It confirms what we knew from before, that we are lonelier and miss the social life, but it is important for our work to make your studying life better.

This is just a selection of issues we are working on. If you have any input, questions or want to share your own issues – please contact us.