The Guild Sabbatical Officers have criticised the student body’s response to the closure of ExeHonestly, which they say ignores the “seriousness of racist and hateful actions.” In a shared statement to Exeposé, the Guild Officers condemned the reaction to the page shutting down. “We also believe that the response has also been misdirected; it has […]
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Vegan outlet in Devonshire House cancelled
A plan by the Students’ Guild and vegan food retailer How on Earth to open a shop on campus has been cancelled. The proposed outlet, which would have taken the place of DH2 venue Italiano, was announced on social media by the retailer in late-July. This publicity came before the deal itself had been finalised. […]
Students’ Guild cancels annual Freshers’ Ball
Exeter Students’ Guild announced this afternoon the cancellation of the 2019 Freshers’ Ball. The event had been scheduled for the evening of Sunday 29 September. The Guild were still publicising the event on social media as recently as yesterday, 24 September. In a statement, the Guild announced the decision to cancel the event “was made […]
Guild to restructure ExTunes
The Guild has announced substantial reforms to ExTunes, which has raised concerns amongst committee members of the ExTunes Council. Last Wednesday (15 May), committee members of the ExTunes Student Council were told that the student group will go through a significant restructuring in August. The Guild has concluded that ExTunes in its current format does […]
Exeter votes to stay in the NUS, again
The Exeter Students’ Guild has voted to stay in the National Union of Students. 1,291 students voted, surpassing the 1,187 total the referendum needed for a legitimate result. Out of the 23,615 students eligible to vote, only 5.5 per cent voted. 681 students (52.75%) voted “For” continued affiliation The online vote opened at 9am, […]
Incoming Guild Chief Executive appointed
The Students’ Guild have announced the appointment of Joff Cooke as their incoming CEO. Cooke, who will start in August, has been appointed after a two-day recruitment process chaired by Guild President Grace Frain and supported by trustees and senior management from both the University and Students’ Guild. Cooke, who has had a long history […]
Students’ Guild announces referendum on NUS membership
The Students’ Guild announced last night that a referendum will be held to decide whether they should remain affiliated with the National Union of Students. Student campaigner registration will be open from Monday 13 May to Thursday 16 May, with voting open from Tuesday 28 May to Thursday 30 May. The announcement comes only three […]
Guild responds to NUS Exeter delegate’s Israel comments
Update: After this article was published on 11 April , the Exeter Students’ Guild apologised to the student on 17 June for releasing a statement that “unintentionally implied” the student’s comments at the conference were of a hateful nature. The Exeter Students’ Guild’s full apology can read here. Exeter Students’ Guild has responded after an […]
Students’ Guild launches Go Green Week
On Monday 18 March, the Exeter Students’ Guild launched Go Green Week, a weeklong event aiming to raise the student body’s awareness of sustainability issues. The Forum hosted several events throughout week. An ‘Ideas Tree’ was available in the campus centre for students to contribute ‘sustainability pledges’ to improve the university’s policies towards managing climate […]
‘No meaningful communication’ on sanitary products student idea
Students have sent an open letter to the Students’ Guild which states that there has been ‘no meaningful communication’ on a student idea calling for free sanitary products to be available on campus, despite the idea having been passed in December. The letter asks the Guild to contact the person who originally submitted the idea […]