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Week 1, Semester 2, 2017
Woroni Vol. 67, Issue 7. Week 1, Semester 2, 2017
ELEANOR KAY & CAMERON ALLAN SET TO FACE OFF FOR ANUSA PRESIDENT scene,’ Allan told Woroni. Text: Jasper Lindell & Bella Di Mattina-Beven
The campaign for president of the ANU Students’ Association is shaping up to be a strong contest between the current vice-president, Eleanor Kay, and the current social officer, Cameron Allan. But prominent figures in student politics circles are concerned that previous incidents of Allan’s apparent financial mismanagement could result in a funding cut to the association if he wins the election. Allan’s ticket, Shake Up ANUSA, was launched on 2 July, in a move that Allan said was not early campaigning. ‘We launched early because we want to reach beyond our own hacky circles and make stupol [student politics] more genuinely diverse. It’s not easy to give a toss about, let alone get involved in, student politics if you’re a newcomer to the
Kay’s ticket, Lift ANUSA, will launch next weekend, Woroni has confirmed, as the ticket was not convinced ‘students were engaged over the winter break, which is why we are waiting until semester begins again. ‘This way, we hope students will stay engaged right until elections,’ Kay said. Both Allan and Kay have signed a document, committing to maintaining a ‘professional relationship with each other and to still fulfill their duties as members of the 2017 executive,’ the current president, James Connolly, told Woroni. Kay said that she respected Allan and said that the pair had a ‘strong working relationship.’ ‘We have already discussed that we both want to maintain that over the coming month,’ she said.
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