All articles by James Balloqui: 41 articles

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  UNION

  Explainer: a who, what, when of the Union Rep Elections

  19 October 2026
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  UNION

  ‘It’s sending the wrong message’ — Union President criticises UCL for joining Defence Universities Alliance

  7 October 2026
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  EDITORIAL

  UCL is what you make of it

  7 October 2026
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  UCL EAST

  Mayor of London launches Violence Against Women and Girls strategy at UCL East

  7 October 2026
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  UNION

  Down Your Union: Issue 98

  15 June 2026
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  UNION

  UCL votes to leave NUS by landslide margin

  10 May 2026
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  UNION

  NUS Remain campaign attacked for ‘lack of transparency’

  7 May 2026
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  UNION

  Polls open for National Union of Students’ referendum

  4 May 2026
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  NEWS

  Students’ Union election results announced: Christian Chambers elected president

  23 March 2026
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  UNION

  Union’s Eleven — Meet the candidates running to be your next Union President

  18 March 2026
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  SATIRE

  A day in the life of a lazy sabb

  16 March 2026
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  UNION

  Down Your Union: It’s all a bit cloak and dagger at 25 Gordon Street…

  16 March 2026
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  UNION

  How does Union Democracy work?

  16 March 2026
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  UNION

  Record number of candidates running for Sabbatical Officer positions

  9 March 2026
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  UNION

  Union President comes under fire at Exec for comments on Libertarian Soc event

  7 March 2026
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  NEWS

  BREAKING: Student arrested on campus during ‘Walkout for Palestine’ amid UCL200 celebrations

  12 February 2026
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  UNION

  State of the Union (bars): A slow and painful death?

  8 February 2026
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  INVESTIGATIONS

  UCL did not report data breaches of care-experienced students

  12 January 2026
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  NEWS

  UCL chairman failed to register ties to Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader

  5 December 2025
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  ANALYSIS

  Record turnout at 2025 rep elections but apathy remains clear winner — analysis

  8 November 2025
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  NEWS

  Union breached sustainability policy at Welcome Fair

  13 October 2025
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  INVESTIGATIONS

  Bereaved student felt "harassed" by Student Finance over loan repayments

  22 September 2025
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  UNION

  Down Your Union: Exclusive interview with SU President Anam Choudhary

  22 September 2025
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  NEWS

  UCL worst impacted by proposed international student tax, data reveals

  4 September 2025
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  UNION

  Union President quits job on the first day

  7 July 2025
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  NEWS

  Ex-UCL student sentenced to life in prison for rape offences

  20 June 2025
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  UNIVERSITY

  Will Labour's immigration plans make things worse for international students?

  13 June 2025
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  UNION

  Down Your Union: Rachel's parting gift, the search for Shaban – and more

  13 June 2025
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  AWARDS

  Arts Awards 2025: Jazz Soc wins Arts Society of the Year

  30 May 2025
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  AWARDS

  Society Awards 2025: Malaysian Soc wins Society of the Year

  30 May 2025
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  HUMOUR

  The Cheese Grater's Guide to Recession Indicators

  17 April 2025
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  UNION

  Union elections: the Results

  24 March 2025
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  VOICES

  The Union's election rules are unfit for purpose

  20 March 2025
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  UNION

  Mud throwing in Union elections reaches new heights

  20 March 2025
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  UNION

  The Hopeful Eight: Meet the candidates running to be the next Union President

  19 March 2025
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  UNION

  Explainer: How does the Union work?

  19 March 2025
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  UNION

  Record 4,000 candidates compete at Union elections

  12 March 2025
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  VOICES

  Is the Students' Union an elective dictatorship?

  15 February 2025
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  UNION

  Union apologises for being too inclusive

  14 February 2025
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  UNION

  Sabbs abstain in vote to ban oil and gas sponsorships for societies

  3 February 2025
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  CLUB AND SOC

  UCL medics back NHS privatisation in debate

  4 December 2024