Manifestos 2007

AN INTRODUCTION FROMTHE VICE PRESIDENT

This booklet contains the bright ideas of those characterswho wish to stand up and represent you next year. Theseare the students who wish to argue your case with the peo-ple who have the power (such as the University elders) tomake your time in Cardiff better. They will be the Directors,Trustees and Executive members of your Students’ Union.

I encourage all of our students to take a little time to paysome attention to what the candidates are saying aboutyour stay in Cardiff and how they think they can help.Candidates in our elections are always people who havededicated an enormous amount of time to the clubs, soci-eties and activities with which they’ve been involved andthey work incredibly hard over the elections period. Having put myself and my potatoesthrough it all last year, I have the utmost respect for their efforts.

Our elections are a fantastic tool for finding people with some of the key qualitiesrequired of a student representative: leadership, creativity, popularity and communica-tion skills are just a few of these. But what is it that the candidates will use these skillsto achieve? Their ideas and principles, as laid out in this booklet, are the causes thatyour Students’ Union will be fighting for next year and the facilities that next year’sExecutive will hope to provide. I hope you enjoy reading about them and go out to voteon March 19th & 20th.

Ed Jones, Vice President

THE GUYS CURRENTLY IN THE HOT SEATSabbatical OfficersPresident Joe Al-KhayatVice President Ed JonesEducation & Welfare Officer KateMonaghangair rhydd Editor Perri LewisAthletic Union President JamesWoodroofSocieties, Postgraudate &International Officer Katy Dobbs

Non-Sabbatical OfficersWomen's Officer Victoria SomanAthletic Union Vice President Jo

DingleXpress Radio Station Manager SydLawrenceQuench Editor Sophie RobehmedPostgraduate Officer Nik ThakkarHealth & Welfare Support OfficerKate MarshStudents With Disabilities OfficerHannah FarronWelsh Affairs Officer Huw PrichardMature Students' Officer RussellSimpsonEthical & Environmental OfficerChris Senior

CANDIDATESJonathon CoxChristopher Trefor DaviesJoanna DingleFelicity HodgesTirion JonesSyd Lawrence

PROPOSEDRichard KellyGerald BleeNatalie ClaydonSian MiguelKerys ThomasHuw Thomas

SECONDEDRichard WhittyMary BleeLowri BizbyJames BoardAlice BerrySuzanna Griffin

Or vote RON for Re-Open Nominations for by-election

PRESIDENT

22000077ELECTIONS

The President will not only be the leader of the Executive Team andanswerable to the 20,000 plus students of the Union, but is also the ChiefExecutive of a multi-million pound company, Cardiff Union Services Ltd(CUSL) and the liaison with the University through various committees.

CANDIDATESJames CorlessAndrew FarquharsonCatherine GapperNick GoughRebecca JohnsonHannah McGuireRowena Vassallo

PROPOSEDAlexandra SorensenCatherine JonesLaura McGregorAlex McLachlanRachel ThomasLucy SaunterAmy Starnes

SECONDEDAlexandra Quas-CohauHannah WhiteAdam DeeksMo FawziJennifer willisCatherine DaviesFern Bolwell


VICE PRESIDENT

22000077ELECTIONS

The Vice President position will take care of all things democratic, beresponsible for commercial services and be directly involved in the Unionfinances. As well as this they will manage the Union campaigns.

CANDIDATESJoanna Plummer

PROPOSEDLyndsey Davies

SECONDEDJenny Derbyshire


EDUCATION AND WELFARE OFFICER

22000077ELECTIONS

The Education and Welfare Officer will take on the combined responsibilityfor academic affairs, as well as looking after all the related welfare issues.They also co-ordinate the Students representatives, and organise BEARS.

CANDIDATESSophie BlairOwain Gwynedd GriffithThomas KileyVictoria MorganBenjamin Turner

PROPOSEDKatie DarlowIestyn Richards-ReesThom RowlandsRosamund ParkerOwain Bevan

SECONDEDElisabeth HawesGregory FurySteffan PowellEmma GoughRobert Isaac


ATHLETIC UNION PRESIDENT

22000077ELECTIONS

The Athletic Union President will oversee the co-ordination of the sportsclubs, including all of their accounts and budgets. They sort outWednesday sporting afternoons, communicate between University staff, theSports and Exercise Department, the Students’ Union and Athletic Unionstaff, and work closely with the Athletic Union Non-sabbaticals to ensurethat students get the best possible sporting opportunities.

CANDIDATESSally AireySophie BarfieldAdam CottrellAndrew PikeJesse ScharfCaleb Woodbridge

PROPOSEDEleanor GreeningK S BucktowonsingLowri DaviesAmira HashishJames EdwardsGiles Langston

SECONDEDEmily SpaldingL E MilneMatthew HutchinsonAngharad WilliamsLara BellIan Nimmo-Smith


SOCIETIES, POSTGRADUATE ANDINTERNATIONAL OFFICER

22000077ELECTIONS

The Societies, Postgraduate and International Officer will be the primarycontact with all societies, also organising the annual Societies Fayre duringthe Freshers’ week. They also take on the responsibilities for developingfacilities for international and post graduate students, as well as co-ordinat-ing the highly successful Global Village event.

CANDIDATESAmy HarrisonSofie JenkinsonKatharine Kennedy

PROPOSEDRhiannon Fitz-GeraldBenjamin LepleyAdam Millward

SECONDEDAndrew WyldeBenjamin HattGillian Roberts


GAIR RHYDD EDITOR22000077ELECTIONS

The gair rhydd editor will have the mammoth task of managing all of theUnion’s media output such as Xpress Radio, Quench magazine and gairrhydd. They will also oversee the Union’s websitewww.cardiffstudents.com.

+ Features Editor, gair rhydd ‘06-’07

+ Features Editor, Quench ‘06-’07

+ Travel Editor, Quench ‘05-’06

+ Contributor ‘04-’07

+ Reader ‘04-’07

+ Xpress Radio Presenter ‘06-’07

+ Final year English Literature student

Over the last three years I’ve workedmy way up through the Quench andgair rhydd ranks. My experience, mypassion and my dedication make mean ideal candidate for the editor’srole. gair rhydd is for students andthe newspaper’s content should be relevant to student issues and raiseawareness about student matters.

So, read all about it and vote Amyfor gair rhydd editor.

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+ YOU… gair rhydd is the voice ofour student community. I want youto want to read it and get involved.+ SPORTS… whether you play mainstream or extreme sports forBUSA or IMG, I want your successes covered.

+ SOCIETIES… I will promote yourevents and report your achievements

+ FREE WORDS… gair rhydd shouldbe a forum for debate and opinionon issues that matter to you.

+ XPRESS RADIO… increase thepublicity for our premier studentradio station.

+ CUTV… this is a valuable addi-tion to student media and I willcontinue to develop it.

+ GAIRRHYDD.COM... utilise the website to its maximum potential.

VOTE

...MY VISION...ME

gair rhydd editorAMYREAD ALLABOUT IT...

WEBSITEMore content and interaction bydeveloping a substantial team ofonline editors to work towards aneven more amazing website.

EVENTSMore gair rhydd presents events toget more people involved and excit-ed about issues including...

SOCIETIESIncrease support and make a regu-lar and integral part of coverage

THE ENVIRONMENTA commitment to covering a widevariety of environmental and ethi-cal issues but developing a ourown policies e.g. turning off com-puters, recycling etc

SPORT & NEWSMaintaining a high level of cov-erage in both these importantareas

INTEGRATIONMore correlation between vari-ous sections in Quench for amore cohesive media

More lovely PICTURE space

How I will improve our student media...

SOF

gair rhydd

Music Editor 2006-7

Editor, Quench’s Local Mixtape 2007

Co-odinator of Quench’s Local Mixtape CD 2007

Contributor, gairrhydd & Quench 2004-6WH

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Put a JURASSIC SPARK into the future of gair rhydd

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ote...

Looking at options to make elementsof Quench glossy

Increasing the amount of extra onlinecontent available in areas such asmusic, books, film reviews etc

gairrhydd editor- ASAURUS

More cross over between Quench andXpress where possible

Better cohesion between gairrhydd/Quench and Xpress events todevelop more support for all areas

Over the past year Ihave begun to realise all the amazingthings that can be achieved through student media and howfun it can all be.Ive spent more hours in the gair rhydd office than I careto remember, and not one minute of this has been a waste.It has been a highly rewarding and enjoyable experience. I would love the opportunity to improve our already superbstudent media and get even more students involved atevery level. Anyone and everyone should feel welcome!My main aim would be to conserve and respect the pastof the paper while moving it towards a cutting edge future.

CANDIDATESTiree AtkinsonScott Pigott

PROPOSEDIzzy TryJoanna Huckle

SECONDEDBecca EighteenAdam Smallman


ATHLETIC UNION VICE PRESIDENT

22000077ELECTIONS

Work closely with the Athletic Union President and assist in the prepara-tions of all Athletic Union events with particular responsibility for the varsi-ty match and the Athletic Union Auction.

CANDIDATESJohn CowieStephanie Sullivan

PROPOSEDGeorge TarambikosEdward Smith

SECONDEDArla GamperRich Ward


ETHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALOFFICER

22000077ELECTIONS

The ethical and environmental Officer brings issues of an ethical and envi-ronmental nature to the Executive for discussion. They also ensure ethicaland environmental policies are upheld.

CANDIDATESRichard CollinsKate Warren

PROPOSEDGwilym ConranRachel McWhinney

SECONDEDLauren PerryLee Macaulay


XPRESS RADIO STATION MANAGER

22000077ELECTIONS

As Station Manager for the Union’s award winning radio station, XpressRadio, the Station Manager will have to ensure that the station maintainsthe high quality out-put during its time on FM broadcast. The StationManager not only ensures that Xpress Radio fulfils its function in studentinvolvement, they co-ordinate training for DJ’s, help with the programming,secure the necessary RSL licence and expand Xpress Radio’s reach. TheStation Manager works directly with the gair rhydd editor.

CANDIDATESBen BryantSimon Truss

PROPOSEDTom WoodsWill Hitchins

SECONDEDChris RogersMike Richards


QUENCH EDITOR AND DEPUTYGAIR RHYDD EDITOR

22000077ELECTIONS

Help the Editor of the gair rhydd produce the weekly student newspaperand oversee the running of Quench Magazine each fortnight.

An evaluation of theQuench aesthetic toensure that it stayscolourful, accessi-ble and a bit ran-dom.

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for a new editor

Vote who?

Features editorfor Quench & gair rhydd 2006-7

I’ve edited bothQuench and gairrhydd and I knowtheir history. I’vespent nearly twoyears contributingto the best stu-dent media in thecountry, andalthough awardsare important, mypriority is to keepQuench groundedin entertaining thediverse interestsof the studentbody.

What will I get up to...?

No monopolies!Editors will not beallowed to domi-nate their sections.This will meanfewer articles bythe same person,and more opportu-nities for contribu-tors.

!! Make it

funky!Keep it readable!

MaintainingQuench’s fertileconnections withlocal live bands, butalso promotingmusical diversityand other scenes.

BEN O’CLOCK!

Support local scenes!

Keeping it gritty,smutty and juicy,and concocting adiverse Quench thatbeats in time withthe heart ofCardiff’s studentcommunity.

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IT’S

- ROCK OUT WITH YOUR CLOCK OUT!

Hello. My name’sSi and I’m a sec-ond year philoso-

phy student and Quench Magazinefilm editor.

Since I first started at Cardiff inSeptember 2005 I have been a regu-lar contributor to many sections ofGair Rhydd and Quench.

Being film editor is a role thatinvolves keeping in constant contactwith local cinemas and national pro-motion companies so that we canprovide the most up to date reviewsand most interesting interviews.Through doing this I’ve become veryskilled at communicating with vari-ous media companies and havedeveloped relationships that canreally benefit student media.

This year I have been responsible forproviding Gair Rhydd and Quenchwith interviews with the likes of DirtySanchez, Borat (aka Sacha Baron

Cohen) and Cars and Toy Story direc-tor John Lasseter.

Over my time writing for and editingQuench I’ve gained all the skillsvital for the position of editor; agood grasp of the software and tech-niques we use and an understandingof how student media runs best.

Most importantly I have always triedto be a key and effective member ofthe Gair Rhydd and Quench teamand genuinely care about producinga paper and magazine of amazingquality.

As Quench Editorand Deputy editor ofGair Rhydd I want toproduce publica-tions that are truly interesting andexciting to read.

This means encouraging and assist-ing each and every section toachieve its maximum potential, mak-

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WHO?

WHY?

ing sure we are always chasing thebest interviews, giving you the firstreviews and the most relevant andaccurate news.

In this way we can make our awardwinning student media an absolutelyvital part of student life.

And I want to get more of youinvolved!

I hope to make Gair Rhydd andQuench an accessible and excitingway for students to get writing andjournalism experience.

This means more opportunities forcontributors to get involved andmore support from our editorial teamfor students who want to developand improve their writing skills.

I want student media that is excit-ing, fun and vital, not just to readbut to write for too.

These are therobots of mundane journalism;

HELP ME DESTROY THEM!

VVVVOOOOTTTTEEEE

CANDIDATESAbdullah Mumtaz Kahloon

PROPOSEDRabi Rahman

SECONDEDOxoyom Mbuk


RACE EQUALITY OFFICER

22000077ELECTIONS

Represent students of all ethnicities within the University, locally and inter-nationally, liaising with NUS and all the other relevant and appropriate bod-ies. Aid and assist students of all ethnicities as appropriate.

CANDIDATESEdmund Shiress

PROPOSEDAlexandra Lopez

SECONDEDMelanie Biggs


STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESOFFICER

22000077ELECTIONS

Represent students with disabilities within the University, locally and inter-nationally, liaising with NUS and all the other relevant and appropriate bod-ies. Aid and assist students with disabilities as appropriate. Organiseevents for World Mental Health Day.

CANDIDATESDavid Jones

PROPOSEDThomas Matthews

SECONDEDSteven Clareboets


HEATH CAMPUS OFFICER

22000077ELECTIONS

The Heath Campus Officer will communicate with and represent all thosestudents from schools based at the Heath Campus. He will be responsiblefor identifying their specific concerns, expressing them to the Union andUniversity, and campaigning to resolve those problems.

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