The University of Exeter has suspended students involved in a group chat which featured racist, sexist and homophobic language. Those involved have also been suspended as members of the Students’ Guild, according to Guild President Shades, who commented on the matter during today’s Shadow Council. The offending comments were made in a group chat involving […]
UCU rejects agreement to end strike
The UCU’s Higher Education Committee, following the views of branches from across the country, has rejected the agreement made yesterday that would have seen the USS pensions dispute come to an end. As a result, the strike will continue this week, and the 14 days of approved action during the exam period will remain on […]
Exeter UCU rejects new pension deal
The Exeter branch of the University and College Union (UCU) has rejected a proposal agreed by national negotiators and Universities UK regarding changes to the USS pension scheme. The rejection comes after a committee meeting this afternoon, in which members voted unanimously to adopt a position of defending the status quo on pensions. “In line […]
36 Hours Inside: How Northcote House was occupied
SATURDAY 3 MARCH There was discontent – that much was clear. The ongoing UCU strike has been a polarising one, but the anger here was not at the lecturers. Instead, they had two targets: a Students’ Guild that in their eyes was incapable of supporting academics with any substance and, of course, the University of […]
Northcote House occupation spreads
The occupation of the John Usher meeting room in Northcote House has sparked a second occupation, as students have now entered one of the lobbies of the building. Seven students (on the latest update, down to four) decided to occupy the lobby after the conclusion of a rally held in support of the John Usher […]
Students occupy Northcote House meeting room
Students are bedding in for the night as they countinue to occupy meeting room in Northcote House in opposition to the ongoning USS Pensions dispute. The John Usher room, just down the corridor from the University’s Council chamber, was taken over at around 8:30 this morning. They managed to gain access through an open door. […]
Guild ‘sympathetic to the views of both sides’ in UCU dispute
The Students’ Guild has released a statement on the upcoming UCU strike, in which it describes being “sympathetic to the views of both sides”. The Guild also describes itself as being “concerned by the likely impact this will have on students at Exeter, especially those in their final year or who teach as part of […]
No more Saturday Lemmy this year
The Lemon Grove will no longer open on its trademark Saturday night, until the start of the next academic year. However, the venue, based in Streatham Campus’ Cornwall House, will continue to host one-off events and gigs, such as Battle of the Bands. In a press release, the Students’ Guild said that it was “very […]
#NeverOK posters vandalised
The Students’ Guild has been accused of attempting to cover up the circumstances surrounding the mysterious disappearance of this year’s #NeverOK pledge posters. Sources have revealed to Exeposé that racist and Islamophobic messages were written on this year’s posters, despite Shades, the Guild President, insisting that they were instead “torn”. They also contained messages relating […]
Idea calls for ‘Almost National Union of Students’
The Guild is set to bring a motion to the NUS National Conference which calls for it to be renamed the ‘Almost National Union of Students’ (ANUS), after Shadow Council refused to veto it. The motion was first proposed by a Student Idea, which said that the rebrand was required “due to drop outs of […]