If you want a functional Students’ Union, you won’t get one here.
For my first meeting, I can’t say I wasn’t bored by the show, but I was disappointed by the actors’ performance.
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NUS referendum scheduled for October
Students’ Union UCL (previously known as UCLU) will hold a referendum this October on whether it wants to remain a part of the NUS (National Union of Students). As usual, we are late to the trend following on Cambridge and Oxford who both held referenda on the topic last year. The decision to hold the …
Exam timetable delayed, approximately no-one surprised
For those who still have questions about whether water is wet and whether or not the Pope is Catholic, it may come as a shock to learn that the publication of this year’s UCL exam timetable has been delayed. The arrangements are complex. There are around 83,000 exam sittings to be organised. The ‘technical issues’ …
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UCLU attempt to clean house
Conflict erupted at the March Union Council meeting, as plans were revealed to cut the hours of UCLU’s contracted cleaners by 30% in a bid to cut the Union’s £300,000 deficit by a third. Divisions at Council At March’s Union Council meeting Sustainment, Engagement and Operations Sabb Zakariya Mohran argued that UCLU should prioritise spending …
The tragic story of how UCL fails victims of sexual assault
“They push you around the system until you give up. There is no system to help”. These are the words of a UCL medical student who was raped in her first year at university. Her story, alongside many others, exposes a pervading culture of sexual assault and violence that has been left unchecked by staff …
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