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, […]
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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 […]
Review: The Brexit Club
We could be forgiven for forgetting that somewhere, amongst the fog of the Brexit headlines and the smog of the Farage drivel: o cleverly designed to numb and confuse, we are still- albeit slowly and awkwardly- exiting the European Union. Yet, there I was sat at the Cygnet Theatre watching comedy duo ‘Substance and […]
Interviews with students: what do they really think about Jeremy Corbyn?
P olitics has become a rather confusing mesh of contradictory ideologies and populist policy recently. Gone are the days when a rather posh, stern BBC reporter produced the facts! In their place we have the political commentator, like Exeter’s finest Katie Hopkins; then if we multiple this with the volatility and speed at which fortunes […]
“Southampton is better off out”: an alternative NUS stance
I remember my confusion a few months before university when I applied for a NUS card to find out Southampton wasn’t on the list. Before I arrived, I assumed all universities were members. I heard a lot about why Southampton wasn’t affiliated in my first year, and how dramatic the referendum the year before […]
NUS president visits Exeter while Lincoln disaffiliate
The new President of the National Union of Students, Malia Bouattia, visited Exeter yesterday to campaign for the university to remain in the institution. The President-elect spent the day campaigning in both the Forum and in DH1, alongside the Stay With NUS campaign and NUS Vice-President Shelly Asquith, talking to students about the benefits of staying within […]
Could we leave the NUS?
Voting has now opened in Exeter’s much-anticipated NUS referendum – meaning students have until 13 May to decide whether the Guild leaves the National Union of Students. But from Guild President Laura-Jane Tiley’s defence of NUS restrictions on Yik Yak to doubts about new NUS President Malia Bouattia, recent weeks have already seen heavy student […]
BBC Question Time to be filmed at the University of Exeter
The next instalment of the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, Question Time, will be recorded live at the University of Exeter on Thursday 21st April 2016. David Dimbleby is set to host his 770th episode of the long-running series, which will also mark the fifth time that the programme is hosted in Exeter since 2001. The programme […]
The UK and the EU: Ask the experts event at Exeter University
In light of the upcoming EU referendum, taking place on the 23rd June, the University of Exeter is hosting a neutral panel discussion at the start of term three. The panel consists of six leading professors from the University of Exeter, the University of Cambridge, and the LSE, who will be discussing the referendum and […]
Referendums and reefers
SHOULD we stay or should we go? We’re asking the question so much these days we’re in danger of sounding like The Clash. Another NUS referendum (the second in as many academic years at Exeter), conveniently placed slap-bang right in the middle of exams, seems a little excessive if you ask us. There are certainly […]