Shadow Council was informed on Wednesday 20th March that the incumbent VP Education, Warren Bingham-Roberts, was content to keep the Digital Check-in system in place provided that sufficient reassurances had been provided on five aspects of the system. These reassurances surrounded accessibility issues for students who lack phones, concerns that had been raised over protecting […]
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‘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 […]
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 […]
Gold Idea taken down
A Gold Idea entitled “The Guild should buy a helicopter” was suspended on Monday 4 December and ultimately closed, following complaints about its promotion of views related to right-wing extremism. The Idea, which suggests what is presumed to be a humorous tone that “a Guild helicopter could be used to promote its education survey from […]
Are Student Ideas taking the mick?
The Guild has defended its Students Ideas system following complaints that some proposals are simply “taking the mick.” It doesn’t want to treat students “like naughty children,” a spokesperson told Exeposé. Over the past year, the online Student Ideas platform has registered votes on issues from NUS affiliation and Right2Debate to exam timings and the […]
Student Idea: pregnancy tests
A Student Idea popped up last week to start selling pregnancy tests in both the Guild Shop and the Marketplace. The vote closes on 20th October, and currently stands with 52.9% in strong support of the idea. Nevertheless, with only 68 votes cast, the question stands as to whether this is the true opinion of […]
Student Idea on Exeter graduate branded “personal attack” by students
AStudent Idea on the Guild website demanding the retraction of graduate Charlie Evans’ Honorary Lifetime Guild Membership has been branded a “personal attack” on his political views by other students. The description of the Student Idea reads: “As someone that has had little positive contribution to the Guild yet has flip-flopped politically to suit his own agenda and […]
NUS vote breaks record for student turnout
Exeter’s NUS membership has officially become the most voted-on topic in Guild history, with over 2,400 students registering their opinion on the Student Ideas forum. Exeter Change and Represent announced the record turnout on Twitter on Sunday evening. The motion “The Guild should disaffiliate from the National Union of Students” launched as a student vote […]
Page 3 for Exeposé?
AStudent Idea has called for Exeposé to introduce a ‘page three’ feature to “help boost popularity”. The idea of “introducing a specific page in the student newspaper dedicated to scantily clad models” was created by an anonymous student, who claimed that the feature “would help boost the popularity of the publication as well as promoting […]