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Your SU Needs You!

Your SU Needs You!

Max Earnshaw convinces us why every student at the University of Manchester should vote in the upcoming SU elections
New exec hail huge win for “underrepresented students” despite cheating controversy

New exec hail huge win for “underrepresented students” despite cheating controversy

The historic election of two Chinese officers comes alongside accusations of misconduct directed at some winners for the second year running
There’s still time to vote in the SU elections

There’s still time to vote in the SU elections

There’s still time to have your say in this year’s Exec Officer elections – don’t miss out!
An unsavoury taste: the Students’ Union elections

An unsavoury taste: the Students’ Union elections

Cachella Smith suggests that providing incentives to encourage people to vote will not necessarily generate a fair and representative outcome

Preview: SU Elections 2019

Polling stations can be found in the Students’ Union, North Campus, and Owens Park, Fallowfield

Students’ Union General Secretary defends manifesto

Alex Tayler was elected on a manifesto promising cheaper food, an increased bursary fund for masters students and an affordable ‘Stagecoach-First’ bus pass

Students’ Union General Secretary to go “on tour”

The event follows the ‘All Student Vote’ which 1.3 per cent of students voted in due to lack of “face-to-face engagement”, according to SU General Secretary

Only 16 per cent of students vote in Exec elections

The Exec elections saw a 36 per cent drop in turnout for 2017 elections, as Alex Tayler becomes General Secretary of the Students’ Union

Check the Exec!

The Mancunion profiles the members of the Students’ Union Executive Team and takes a look at what you can expect from the Union in the forthcoming year

Check the Exec: Policies and Promises

Haider Saleem takes a look at what the Exec have planned for the Union during their year in office.

A response to the ‘crisis of apathy’

General secretary Grace Skelton responds to last week’s elections criticism, reminding you why you should vote

Absent Exec Officer drops out of Gen Sec race

Stuck in Pakistan, current Diversity Officer pulls out of running

‘Sack half the exec,’ says Gen Sec candidate

– Colin Cortbus pledges to cut Students’ Union executive from eight to four at election hustings – Grace Skelton, James Johnson criticise the proposal