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ANNIKA HUMPHREYSSOME of you may have heard that a number of positions for ANUSA 2014 were filled last week, but a number of other representatives, including those running for General Representative, Na-tional Union of Students (NUS) delegate or Edu-cation Officer, have not yet been elected. This is where you as a student can change the game.

Election week, with Union Court full of colour unlike any other time of the year, is your chance to ask questions of candidates and decide who will represent you and your student experience over the next year. Every single person running for a position has put a significant amount of time in working towards well thought-out and achiev-able policies.

What people often forget is that although there are some positions that have a more directional role within ANUSA, every representative is just as important as the next in contributing to ANUSA running as well as possible. Without hard work-ing General Representatives, new ideas for pro-jects, running events and holding meetings would not be possible. Without Faculty Representatives, ANUSA would not have a point of contact be-tween the academic colleges to monitor proposed changes to our education. The NUS delegates are crucial in providing a voice for the ANU and working on lobbying priorities.

It is easy to think that what goes on in the of-fices looking over Union Court doesnt affect you and by that extension, there is no need to vote. You are directly involved with ANUSA if you have attended Orientation Week, been along to an event thrown by a club or society, or have partici-pated in academic forums. More commonly and not always as apparent, ANUSA filters throughout the university in other means. If you study at li-braries on campus late at night or if you listen to recorded lectures when you miss class, you can do so because past ANUSA representatives have worked incredibly hard to work for students.

By not exercising your democratic right to vote in the ANUSA elections, you are losing one op-portunity to have your say in what you see as the most important issues facing ANU students.

Annika Humphreys is a member of Bounce! and Vice President-Elect 2014.

Why Vote?

SAMANTHA BRADLEY

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13. During campaign week, make it the responsi-bility of every single person on your ticket to per-sonally facebook message, text and email every single one of their friends that go to ANU and in-struct them to vote.

14. A high profile Facebook page is a must. You should also get every single person on your ticket to get every single one of their friends to like and share it.

15. This is only if they still have friends. By this point they have ideally been so pesky that every single person they have ever met on cam-pus is avoiding them like the plague.

16. Post funny videos, photos and memes on said Facebook page. Realistically, this is the only way that anyone is going to look at it.

17. Finally, camp out in Union Court for a few weeks until people are so worn down by your incessant perkiness that they go and vote in the futile hope that you will finally go the fuck away.

7. Be careful that you dont have too many Arts/Law students on your ticket as well. They shouldnt exceed 70%.

8. The next step is brainwashing every single per-son on your ticket into actually giving a shit about student politics and believing your policies. This way they will willingly go out and harass tell their friends about your ticket, well before the actual election.

9. You need a campaign name. This should either be a short and catchy verb (eg. Jump, Stretch, Laugh, Scream, Ejaculate, Energise, Vomit etc) or a variation on an inanimate object (cotton, gold, ugg-boot, tampon).

10. Now, several months ahead of the actual elec-tion you should also go out and order a heap of T-shirts. The colour of these T-shirts is quintes-sential to the success of your campaign. Lurid and bright colours (yellow, orange, pink, emerald green, royal blue, salmon, puce, maroon, navy) are the best options by far.

11. During campaign week, it will help your cause massively if you recruit a Labrador (preferably a puppy), and put it in one of the above T-shirts in Union Court. Inform constituents that they are only entitled to a cuddle if they first vote.

12. Ditto if you provide free food to the masses.

1. The first step is obviously to find yo-self some fellow ticket members. It is important to remem-ber during your recruitment process that it is not what you know but who you know that mat-ters. Thus, your ticket should be 30% Burgmann, 10% Johns and 25% other Daley road residents with the exception of Ursies; dont worry about them. The remaining 40% should be 15% Griffin, 20% well-connected international students, a cou-ple of token UniLodge kids and maybe one from Fenner. Dont question my maths. I study politics.

2. Throughout your recruitment process you should also keep in mind that, ideally, about 25-30% of your ticket should look like catwalk mod-els.

3. About 10-15% should be exceptionally en-dowed (either upstairs or downstairs, pursuant on the situation).

4. Never say either of the above two points out loud as they are politically incorrect and inappro-priate.

5. 10-15% of your ticket should have either fa-mous or rich parents.

6. Everyone else should be popular and well liked on campus and have the capacity to produce quality banter, even when no-one is listening or cares.

How to Make a Ticket

CASSANDRA WILKINSONANUSA and NUS Elections begin on Monday Au-gust 26 and end on Thursday August 29. Voting is completed through two ballots in the Refectory next to Union Court.

The polling times are:

Mon Aug 26 11am - 4:30pmTues Aug 27 12 - 6:30pmWed Aug 28 10:30am - 3:30pmThu Aug 29 10:30am - 12:30pm, 1:30 - 4:30pm

Votes are counted by an optional preferential system, with two alterations; votes for candidates voted after the primary round are distributed and votes distributed by preference are distrib-uted on a diminishing scale.

How to Vote

LINDA MA

Who are You Voting For?LILLIAN WARD

Science, liaise between students and faculty of their colleges and the rest of ANUSA. They report to the Education officer and work to further the educational opportunities of students in their col-leges.

The International and the Queer* Officer are the head of the International Students Depart-ment and the Queer* Department respectively. Departments are inclusive bodies that represent all their constituents. Their roles are to advocate for and serve their community and represent their interests to the university through ANUSA.

The General Representatives of ANUSA assist the members of the executive and the college representatives in their projects. The General Representative role is relatively undefined which allows them to purse independent student advo-cacy as well as work to further the aims of the as-sociation.

accessible education for students in all Colleges. The Education Officer is the ultimate student authority in campaigning for improvements in courses, degree structures and teaching quality.

College Representatives, such as the College Representative for Engineering and Computer

THE ANU Student Association (ANUSA) is the rep-resentative body for students of the ANU with a mandate to advocate for students and provide them with services.

This ANUSA election many of the candidates have run unopposed but there are some con-tested positions including one executive position, Education Officer, as well as the College Repre-sentative of Engineering and Computer Science, International Officer, Queer* Officer, and General Representative positions.

Running parallel to the ANUSA elections are those for the National Union of Students (NUS). Candidates elected for NUS will attend the NUS conference in an attempt to represent the inter-ests of ANU students in a national forum respon-sible for national student representation.

The ANUSA Education Officer is responsible for advocating for students at the ANU education committee in an attempt to deliver excellent and

From Deep within Union Court

Who, What, When, Where, Why

Candidates elected for NUS will attend the NUS conference to represent the interests of ANU stu-

dents in a national forum responsible for national

student representation.

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13. During campaign week, make it the responsi-bility of every single person on your ticket to per-sonally facebook message, text and email every single one of their friends that go to ANU and in-struct them to vote.

14. A high profile Facebook page is a must. You should also get every single person on your ticket to get every single one of their friends to like and share it.

15. This is only if they still have friends. By this point they have ideally been so pesky that every single person they have ever met on cam-pus is avoiding them like the plague.

16. Post funny videos, photos and memes on said Facebook page. Realistically, this is the only way that anyone is going to look at it.

17. Finally, camp out in Union Court for a few weeks until people are so worn down by your incessant perkiness that they go and vote in the futile hope that you will finally go the fuck away.

LINDA MA

attendance. Although they are hosting a Student Forum about the CASS tutorial cuts and held a similar one earlier this year about CASS educa-tion committee changes, these have been largely underpublicised and too little, too late. In the absence of a strong ANUSA voice against cuts to the student experience, the Educational Action Group has risen to fill the void, hosting a protest march with over 100 students to the Ethel Tory building on August 15.

On a positive note, ANUSAs Brian Kenyon Stu-dent Space has continued to be maintained well this year, providing free tea and coffee, an infor-mal space for students to relax, with pamphlets, advice and assistance readily accessible. The free yoga classes on Wednesday morning and free breakfast in the Student Space have also been welcome changes for students, complementing the already-existing regular weekly Universal Lunch Hour between 12 and 2 in Union Court on Thursdays. This weeks launch of the Student As-sistance Unit will further highlight this ANUSAs focus on student service aid and assistance provi-sion.

With three months left to go in their term, we can hope that these positive changes indicate that Common Thread is moving in a productive direc-tion for the rest of the year, and that the faith stu-dents demonstrated in Common Thread back in August 2012 does not go misplaced.

not source a speaker in time. There was no pub-lication of the First Year Guide and the promised smartphone application with a budget of $15,000 has so far failed to eventuate.

ANUSAs first OGM in March failed to reach quorum to pass motions, reflecting the apathetic attitude of the student population towards this years ANUSA. This low attendance was repli-cated at the OGM last week. It seems that despite ANUSAs employment of a Communications Of-

ficer on $60,000 p.a., they have failed to widely engage the student population and effectively advertise and market their events. The First Year Faculty Camps were dogged by poor ticket sales and many were combined.

In the important field of student advocacy and representation, Common Thread has failed to live up to expectations. The rally which was or-ganised last week in coordination with the NUS National Day of Action had less than 20 people in

IT has been a lackluster year of student represen-tation from the Common Thread ticket. Elected last year promising greater financial accountabil-ity, a focus on student mental health, and greater engagement and communication between ANU-SA and the student body, their promises have largely sounded hollow. This has been especially concerning in a year where student representa-tion and services have been particularly impor-tant, with the Gillard/Rudd Labor Governments huge cuts to university funding and the disem-boweling of the College of Arts and Social Sci-ences.

Common Thread soundly won a highly con-tested election last year, sweeping the entire executive and most faculty representative posi-tions among a tough field, as two other tickets The Front Row and A Naked ANUSA also had a full spread of candidates across these positions. Compared with this years paucity of candidates and the uncontested elections of the vast majority of executive and faculty representative positions on the Bounce! ticket, one would think that Com-mon Thread would be more careful to live up to the promises and expectations. However, it seems that this years ANUSA has become complacent about its responsibility to deliver outcomes to the student body.

ANUSA has failed to deliver several key prom-ises relating to student engagement. The tradi-tional Commencement Address, a light-hearted opening to the year typically delivered at ANUSAs O-Week party, failed to eventuate as ANUSA did

Common Thread in Review

Science, liaise between students and faculty of their colleges and the rest of ANUSA. They report to the Education officer and work to further the educational opportunities of students in their col-leges.

The International and the Queer* Officer are the head of the International Students Depart-ment and the Queer* Department respectively. Departments are inclusive bodies that represent all their constituents. Their roles are to advocate for and serve their community and represent their interests to the university through ANUSA.

The General Representatives of ANUSA assist the members of the executive and the college representatives in their projects. The General Representative role is relatively undefined which allows them to purse independent student advo-cacy as well as work to further the aims of the as-sociation.

Bullet Train, Where Art

Thou?BEN LATHAM

BULLET Train for ANU will not be contesting the 2014 ANUSA and NUS elections. Initially per-ceived as a joke ticket, running the Fat Control-ler from Thomas the Tank Engine as President and running on a plethora of locomotive-related puns, the ticket considered legitimately challeng-ing the elections and posing as Bounce!s only competition for positions in the ANUSA executive.

For many, Bullet Train represented a ray of hope for student elections. A tongue-in-cheek mockery of one of the worst weeks in the year, taking the piss out of hacks and insufferable poli-ticking.

A spokesperson of Bullet Train, stated that a considerable amount of pressure was placed on us not to run by Bounce! ticket members and [Stand Up for Your Education]. They were scared! To the extent of pleading with us not to run. This had no influence on our decision not to run how-ever.

The spokesperson further explained, however, that Bullet Train would be continuing its cam-paign throughout election week: Bullet train for ANU believes it can create change as an inde-pendent lobbying group, rather than a soulless political ticket. We believe that social movements are the key to change at any.

At the time of print, Bullet Train had accumu-lated 385 likes on its Facebook page making the it, at least by social media, the second most popular ticket of the elections.

One fan of the ticket explained her disappoint-ment regarding Bullet Trains absence from the 2014 ballots: I was hoping Bullet Train would run because I was feeling disillusioned about the entire election. Bounce! is just plain dodgy and Stand Up is full of ALP supporters. I would have rather liked the Fat Controller as ANUSA Presi-dent. That would have been great.

From Deep within Union CourtVINCCI LEE

nation. Perhaps this is also the reason why at least half of the ANUSA positions are uncontested this year. But one more important reason to note is that being a student politician is very tough work. When you are a full-time student and have casual work, duties of your ANUSA position could be beyond your capacity especially when you are keen to bring a change to the ANU. It can be even more frustrating when it takes at least five years to make your change come true - unless you are an Asia-Pacific/Law student, going to Year in Asia for 10 months, doing Honours and under-loading every semester. Otherwise, you can hardly see your change come true.

It seems I am ending the article with some sadness, but certainly the ANUSA election week is one of the best and memorable things to me when I campaigned for Golden Ticket and for myself with Common Thread. Working at ANUSA has been an awesome experience where you can meet interesting uni staff and great friends you wont forget for the rest of your life! Last but not least, I would like to send my best wishes to this years candidates who are still contesting and look forward to see another interesting contest on Monday!

other tickets arent enemies. However, you may consider some peers at college as friends, but dis-appointingly they could try avoiding you and tell you they are not interested in politics and turn you away when you have not even asked for a vote. Perhaps this is why our ANUSA election re-mains at such a low voting rate, but ironically we are studying at Canberra.

Are ANU students indifferent to politics? I can certainly tell you NO, when most of our Face-book newsfeed was flooded by #ruddmentum on the night Rudd beat Gillard. Last year, half of my college friends were watching the US Election when exams started the next day.

So why such low turnouts? Simply because ANUSA is student politics a game within a small group of people. Having gone through student elections at the ANU twice, I cannot deny that stu-dent politics can be very dirty. Some candidates would run on a ticket because they want to bring changes with peers sharing the same vision. But some candidates would form a ticket under the insistence of experienced ex-officers, or may try holding a party to remind their peers to vote ap-propriately a day before the week starts.

Well, yes, this is politics dirty beyond imagi-

IT is hard to believe another year has just gone by when it feels like yesterday I just finished cam-paigning in the freezing, wet and gloomy Union Court. This year, Union Court may look slightly colourless no more massive pink yarn or golden-yellow stickers around the poles. It may be good news to people who always remember to avoid Union Court one week every year. But having campaigned at Union Court since my first year, I feel sad because campaigning was certainly one of the best parts of my uni life.

You may not believe it, but this is a week you can know your university peers better. Some students choose to avoid Union Court in election week, some may even crazily map a route in advance, but quite a number of students do not. In fact, most of our ANU peers are friendly and patient to listen to your advocacy or even go into a deep discussion about a particular issue at the university.

The campaign week can also tell you who are your good friends. Most of your good friends would show their support by votes, but some may even come visit and campaign for you. You would certainly get an exclusively big smile from peers running on the same ticket, but fellows on

It seems that this years ANUSA has become complacent about its

responsibility to deliver outcomes to the student

body.

An Overview

The Tickets

The Big 5 Stats

1. Stop the Tute Cuts campaign and lobbying

2. Cheaper textbooks by banning parallel import restrictions

3. Ensuring all lectures are compulsorily recorded

4. More 24 Hour computer labs and libraries

5. No exams on Saturdays for working students

Number of candidates:

29

Number of positions contested:

31

Number of positionsalready won:

15

Number of Facebook likes:

428

1. Responding to cuts by campaigning on the quality of education, not the cost

2. Investigate banning campaigning within 100 metres of polling booths during election week.

3. Creating a comprehensive Clubs and Socities List

4. Increase dialogue with students through regular forums and consultations

5. Run information sessions with Youth Law ACT and the Student Assistance team

1. Information packs to new students on assault and harassment and

counselling services

2. Sessions to promote healthy body image

3. Fight against the tutorial cuts to ensure student learning is not compromised for profit

4. Lobby for national policy that ensures no funding for anti-abortion socities

5. Encourage another survey on womens Safety on Campus in 2014

Number of candidates:

13

Number of positions contested:

19

Number of Facebook likes:

254

Number of candidates:

5

Number of positions contested:

10

Number of Facebook likes:

51

The Rundown

The Tickets

Bounce! was the first ticket to launch their 2014 election campagin, complete with everything students have come to expect from their polit-ically-minded peers; a flashy colour, a snappy name, and an undeniably attractive bunch of candidates hand-picked from around the university.

Bounce!s campaign was given a major boost when fifteen of the tick-ets candidates hopped straight into office uncontested.

But how will this affect Bounce!s battle for the remaining positions, in-cluding Education Officer, Gen Rep and NUS delegate? Supporters of Bounce!s already elected candidates may not see a point in turning up,

while undecided voters may elect to vote against a Bounce! orangewash.

Bounce!s policies were headed by the proposal to ban campaigning in Union Court during Election Week 2014. By extending the campaigning ban from 10m to 100m from the poll-ing booths, the ticket hopes that can-didates will be compelled to engage students in more meaningful interac-tions than shouting slogans and wav-ing flyers in Union Court. On the sur-face this seems like an instant hit with voters, considering that a majority of the student body is apathetic towards ANUSA elections and avoids Union Court like the plague.

However, students raised concerns

that the policy might disadvantage independent candidates and small-er candidates that wouldnt have the manpower to campaign all through-out the university or engage students with debates and large-scale events. Even for the apathetic, the fact that campaigning and politicking will spread from one easily-avoidable lo-cation might be a bad thing.

Hypocritically, Bounce! will still be campaigning in Union Court this election week to stay competitive after discussions with other tickets and candidates to follow suit failed. Bounce! will, however, be vacating Union Court for at least one hour every day to pursue other more en-gaging avenues of campaigning.

Stand Up for Your Education was the second ticket to the party, con-testing Education Officer, Gen Rep and NUS delegate. Stand Ups poli-cies are, surprise surprise, focused on education, spearheaded by oppo-sition to the tutorial and course cuts being introduced to the College of Arts and Social Sciences.

It should be noted, however, that at least eight of the tickets thirteen candidates are affiliated with Young Labor, and most students neednt be reminded that it was the Gillard/Rudd Labor Government that intro-duced the higher education budget cuts to begin with.

So, come September 7, will most Stand Up candidates be voting for a

political party that doesnt advocate the slashing of university funding? Almost definitely not. But ticket have at least criticsed the ALPs actions and will be launching a Hands Off Our Tutes campaign around campus and fighting the cuts at the NUS Confer-ence.

Stand Up is also focused on reduc-ing the up-front costs of textbooks by allowing books to be added to HECS debt. The ticket also advocates the re-moval of parallel import restrictions on books (similar to the geoblocking of online software purchases), which currently prevent booksellers from sourcing cheaper editions of the same title from the world market.

How will Stand Up bring about

these changes to textbook costs? By lobbying the NUS which is a diffi-cult avenue for change considering that the ANU only has five delegates due to our small campus size. Now that the University of Canberra has disaffiliated from the NUS, however, the ANU is the controlling power of the ACT branc of NUS, while NUS delegates elected from Stand Up may have some sway through Stu-dent Unity a major NUS faction from the Labor right.

Stand Up is also campaigning for greater equity for international stu-dents, including lobbying the ANU to reduce unnecessary international student fees. It is not clear, however, how Stand Up proposes the univer-sity cut these fees without cutting

Strong Unions Need Women was the last ticket to launch its 2014 elec-tion campaign, and so far has been the least publicised. Little is known about the tickets policies, but Strong Unions, as its name might suggest, is strongly advocating for the better representation of womens welfare around campus and at the NUS.

The ticket also ran last year, and all candidates are affiliated with Young Labor, including Charlotte Barclay, President of the ANU Labor Students Club.

Only one member of the ticket is an active member of the Womens

Collective, however the collective has been consulted regarding the tickets policies.

Like Bounce! and Stand Up, Strong Unions plans to lobby against the universitys tutorial and course cuts, however the ticket is yet to properly outline any specific details of their policy or a tangible plan of action.

However, what sets Strong Unions apart is its focus on womens rep-resentation in both ANUSA and the NUS. Strong Unions is advocating for an information pack on assault and harassment to be given out to all new students, as well as the promotion of

healthy body image through free sessions. At the NUS, Strong Unions will be lobbying for the banning of campus societies funding anti-abor-tion advocates, and encourage the undertaking of a Womens Safety on Campus survey. This survey is particularly pertinent to the ANU, because a survey conducted by the Womens Collective last year found severely inadequate lighting around campus, but was not acted upon.

Feminist sentiment and posi-tive action is predicted to win at least one NUS delegate position for Strong Unions based purely on the tickets name.

Education Officer

Laura Wey Tom Nock Connor DrumBounce! Stand Up for Your Education

Ive had an amazing student experience by being in-volved with clubs & societies and ressie life, but Im at the ANU because of opportunities to do research, small-er class sizes and our ranking. As a Peer Mentor Ive con-tributed to ANUs academic support network of tutorials and PAL. As an ANUSA Science Rep Ive worked with Zai-ga to improve the class rep system so students can have a say about the quality of their education. As Education Officer, I will keep the discussion focused on the quality of our education, not the costs. This means only chang-ing degree programs or education delivery methods for pedagogical advantage.

Do you want the education you expected when you applied to ANU? So do I thats why Im running to be ANUSAs Education Officer 2014 with Stand Up for your Education. Im a 3rd years Arts/Economics student. The College of Arts and Social Sciences is the epicenter of damaging restructuring at this university and Ive ex-perienced it first hand. Together, the Stand Up team has developed policies based on the principles of quality, eq-uity and practicality. Our policy is coupled with action points to lobby for quality education, smashing addition-al course costs, and getting the university to respect our education.

1. A smart, targeted campaign to stop all tutorial and course cuts

2. Lobbying to remove parallel import restrictions thus lowering the price

of textbooks

3. Launching a review of how ANUSA creates awareness of educational issues

Independent

1. Keep discussion focused on the qual-ity of our education and not the costs

2. Keep students informed about chang-es to their degree programs

3. Ensure that the interests of ANU stu-dents are represented at the National

Union of Students

Im an English/History student towards the end of my Second Year officially, although Ive been around the ANU since 2010 chopping and changing my degree. Ive done lots of activism around education with a number of groups at the ANU, including the Law School Reform group, the Education Committee, and this year with the ANU Education Action Group. The EAG has had a num-ber of successful protests and Im looking to bring the EdCom and the EAG closer together, and get heaps of on-the-ground resistance going, alongside continual lobby-ing and working with national and state organisations, like NUS.

1. Employing a professional historian todocument education changes at ANU

2. Making public shows of strength with ANU students through protests

3. Making the mental health committee a department by itself, with an officer

and budget autonomous budget

At the end of the day, student experi-ence, to me, comes second to the qual-ity of education that we get here. I came to ANU...because of opportunities to do undergrad research projects, the smaller

class sizes, and the ranking. I started getting involved with ANUSA because I wanted to protect what we have thats so amazing.

And I want to keep doing that as Education Officer - to protect the reason why I came here and why other students came here.

Bio

Policies

Last WordI firmly believe that we take our educa-tion at ANU very much for granted. I first realised this at the beginning of the year when I walked into my Australian Foreign Policy tutorial...there were people sitting on the floor, there werent enough desks

or chairs. It was a travesty... We formed this group and started floating around ideas about how education should be treated at the ANU, and came up with three core principles; equality, equity, practicality.

The problem with the ANU is not the consultations themselves. Theyve been

bad, in that they almost havent happened, but thats not the problem. ...They are not appropriate ways to run a university. There

needs to be a much higher level of stu-dent engagement, and much higher staff and student influence in how courses are constructed...Ive got a very quiet, but a

very deep anger about the way education is being treated.

Contested Positions

Connor DrumIndependent

Im an English/History student towards the end of my Second Year officially, although Ive been around the ANU since 2010 chopping and changing my degree. Ive done lots of activism around education with a number of groups at the ANU, including the Law School Reform group, the Education Committee, and this year with the ANU Education Action Group. The EAG has had a num-ber of successful protests and Im looking to bring the EdCom and the EAG closer together, and get heaps of on-the-ground resistance going, alongside continual lobby-ing and working with national and state organisations, like NUS.

1. Employing a professional historian todocument education changes at ANU

2. Making public shows of strength with ANU students through protests

3. Making the mental health committee a department by itself, with an officer

and budget autonomous budget

Ben GillIndependent

What I offer the ANU Queer* Collective is an organised, passionate and determined individual who will strive for community at all times. I acknowledge that the Queer* community is greater than just ANU and would love to see us expand ourselves and branch out. We have made enormous progress this year and I can only imagine what we will accom-plish in the year to come.

Lachlan MainIndependent

I have a strong passion for the queer* collective, as I have seen how it has helped people in significant, life changing ways; by creating an environ-ment where everyone feels comfortable just being themselves. I believe that the collective can have a greater positive influence on campus, and the greater Canberra community.

Rama Fatah

IndependentI am currently a 2nd year Bachelor of Economics student. I come from

Indonesia. International students faces difficulties when they arrived here, they face the issues that most students face when coming to university, and in addition to that, there are cultural differences. I run to ensure that inter-national students are able to get the best out of their university experience at ANU, that includes solving the cultural boundary issue amongst others.

Suzy Nopamornbodee

Independent

Alan Babaei

Bounce!Im passionate about ensuring there are effec-

tive feedback systems in place at CECS. Working with Ramya, I will work towards setting up a class representative system based on the successful im-plementation at from the current combined Col-lege of Science ANUSA representatives. Studying both Engineering and Computer Science, it is im-portant that we work together to ensure that the CECS student experience continues to be positive.

Probie Offner

IndependentIm in my 4th year of Software Engineering/Sci-

ence. Im the president of the Computer Science Students Association. Im running for CECS rep because of a historical lack of representation for Computer Science amongst ANUSA CECS reps. If elected I will ensure that Computer Science is properly represented.

Ramya Raghavan

Bounce!I want to help improve the experience in the

CECS department and am really enthusiastic about representing your voice in ANUSA. To-gether with Alan, I will ensure that the inter-ests of both Engineering and Computer Science students are represented on CECS SRC and the Education Committee. We have also investigated opening the Ian Ross kitchenette which has been received positively.

Im a Commerce/Law Student from Thailand, the Land of Smiles. I am currently the Vice-President of the ANU Thai Association am currently or-ganizing the Thai Interstate Sport Games. I have in mind a 3 tier approach to address the issues of international students as ISD President in 2014: reaching out to clubs and societies; reaching out personally to interna-tional students; advocating the issues and concerns the international com-munity raises.

Queer*Officer

InternationalStudents

Officer

College Representative of Engineering and Com

puter Science

The problem with the ANU is not the consultations themselves. Theyve been

bad, in that they almost havent happened, but thats not the problem. ...They are not appropriate ways to run a university. There

needs to be a much higher level of stu-dent engagement, and much higher staff and student influence in how courses are constructed...Ive got a very quiet, but a

very deep anger about the way education is being treated.

General Representatives

Gabriella AndrewsANUSA has eased my entry into university life and I am keen to help other new students at the ANU. Id love to see the roles and duties of ANUSA publicised show students how they can get the most out of their university experience.

Gemma ButlerI want to be involved with ANUSA as it represents and supports students. Its important to effectively communicate with students and ensure that they know ANUSA is the place to go should they have questions or concerns about their university experience.

John CaseyI want a deeper engagement with students by actively opening up dialogue about all issues, big and small. I will be easily accessible by going out to events and meetings to constantly get student feed-back. By getting your ideas, we can create the university you want.

Beng ChangI am concerned with the transparency of financial matters within ANUSA and want to further enhance the existing internal control measures. I am also looking to work towards creating an ANU identity that makes students proud to say where they study.

Scott ArmstrongI believe that a university education is an opportunity to broaden the mind like no other. However, with callous course cuts to a wide range of disciplines, this opportunity is diminished. We will Stand Up to the course cuts!

Josh BolithoI have been campaigning for issues that matter from a young age. That is why I am so passionate about improving the lot of inter-national students at ANU. I will oppose any University plan to in-crease international student fees unnecessarily.

Jamie BryceIve decided to put my hand up and run as a Gen Rep because Im passionate about the quality of our education. Our team has some really dedicated individuals and Im proud to be a part of it!

Karan DhamijaI am a first-year originally from the hipster wasteland of Mel-bourne. As a first year, I believe that ANUSA-hosted information nights explaining the basics of an ANU degree would be of great value to all students both new and old!

Daisy EwanTo me, saving the tutes is not just a catch-phrase, but a personal vendetta; tutes are essential to my Arts subjects. Its hard to imag-ine my creative writing class flourishing when there are no small groups to talk about writing.

Peter FermanIve decided to run because I cant accept what is being planned in regards to tutorials. Tutorials remain a vital part of our university degree and I will fight tirelessly to preserve them.

Amy FosterFriends of mine have complained that they do not know what ANUSA does. In fact ANUSA often acts on students behalf to ad-vocate and enforce their educational rights. We will ensure that students know that ANUSA will fight for them.

Charlotte BarclayUniversity is a place of learning, socialising and our home. Women have a right to feel comfortable and represented which is why I will be lobbying for ANUSA to hand out harassment and assault information packs and lobby at NUS to promote Pro-Choice policy.

Clare CavanaghIm passionate about issues that affect women on campus as well as making ANU a fun place to study and live. I want to lobby NUS to establish welfare policies at residential colleges and start working on making universities a safer place to be.

Karina Curry-HydeI believe that we should all have a voice in ANUSA and NUS. I am passionate about achieving a national welfare standard at all resi-dential colleges. I also believe that course and tutorial cuts are not okay! We have such a great university, lets make it even better.

Caitlin DelbridgeEveryone deserves to have their voices heard but all too often women are under-represented in forums like the NUS and ANU-SA. Having previously attended NUS, I understand how important it is for womens voices to be heard.

General Representatives

Gemma ButlerI want to be involved with ANUSA as it represents and supports students. Its important to effectively communicate with students and ensure that they know ANUSA is the place to go should they have questions or concerns about their university experience.

I am concerned with the transparency of financial matters within ANUSA and want to further enhance the existing internal control measures. I am also looking to work towards creating an ANU identity that makes students proud to say where they study.

Bianca Hennessy Im continually in awe of ANUSA, an incredible organisation that can deliver real support to students. I want to help ANUSA con-tinue to strengthen their Student Assistance Office and make sure that awareness of mental health services reaches more students.

Tom LonsdaleANUSA played a big role in easing my transition from school to university, making my first semester a success. The next step for me is to give back and help the next group. Im keen to work on distributing information about access to mental health services.

Ella MasriUntil I got involved with Bounce! I didnt know all of the services that ANUSA has to offer. Effective communication with students is very important, not only in regard to services offered but also in providing information to help students with the issues they face.

Evan PackardI have taken advantage of many of the services that both the ANU and the ANUSA provide. I would love to now enhance both the ac-cessibility and quality of existing ANUSA services as well as create new ones with the creative and dedicated Bounce! team.

Em RobertsIm passionate about being involved in the ANU university envi-ronment we live in and I strongly believe that we all have a respon-sibility to contribute in some way to campus learning and life. I would be thrilled to be one of your representatives for 2014.

Daniel WallI want to help clubs and societies have greater accessibility of funds. This in conjunction will providing information on how to market and run successful events will give clubs and societies fur-ther outreach and a greater presence at ANU.

I am a first-year originally from the hipster wasteland of Mel-bourne. As a first year, I believe that ANUSA-hosted information nights explaining the basics of an ANU degree would be of great value to all students both new and old!

Friends of mine have complained that they do not know what ANUSA does. In fact ANUSA often acts on students behalf to ad-vocate and enforce their educational rights. We will ensure that students know that ANUSA will fight for them.

Jacob IngramIm interested in practical student issues, and Im driven to solve those issues with diligence. Thats why I will concentrate my ef-forts in lobbying for more 24-hour computer labs, no exams on Saturdays and compulsory lecture recordings.

James KovallAs the Social Justice Officer of SASS I know just how important these clubs and societies are to the educational landscape. I will ensure that ANUSA Fac Reps engage with these clubs and societies to further educational outcomes at ANU.

Meg LaneWe want to engage with the ANU to make sure that all students are able to access the services they need to make sure the ANU con-tinues to provide the high quality education we all signed up for.

Ethan MoodyWhen I arrived at my first tutorial this semester I realised that I was sharing my tutorial with 29 other students. I believe that tu-torials are the most important pedagogical tool at university. I will fight to freeze tutorial sizes.

Tom NockSince being General Representative in 2012 I recognize there is po-tential for the SRC to really hold the ANUSA executive to account. As a Gen Rep Id support removing the rubber stamp tag the SRC has had for many years.

Josh OrchardIm running to ensure that the standard of education we get now is the same as when we applied, and remains so into the future. The Music School cuts devalued my friends degrees and CASS cuts will do the same.

Charlotte Barclay

Alicia TurnerI am a strong believer that the pastoral capacity of ANUSA should be expanded to show support and initiative in response to issues such as body image. It is important that ANUSA represents and looks after its students!

Ali JohnIm a second year Commerce student running and aim to work towards establishing strong communication between the student body and ANUSA. I want to make visible improvements to campus life concentrating on the issues that an ordinary student has.

Ian YoungI heard about these ANUS elections through the Canberra Times and I believe that Im just what a weak union needs. As a member of Flop! I think that students should sit down, shut up and enjoy whats left of their dwindling education.

National Union of Students Delegates

Alice DawkinsAn NUS delegate has a responsibility that extends far beyond the few days at the conference. Id like to see a consistency in consultation with students and coherent engagement on key issues. I want to make NUS relevant and important for ANU stu-dents.

Josh BolithoI believe that our relationship with NUS has so much unexplored potential. I want to see the National Union and ANUSA communicate more effectively and will, if elected as a delegate, con-centrate my efforts to this end.

Amy FosterWe want to see NUS take an active role in the fight against tutorial and course cuts at ANU. The national clout that NUS brings with it will be in-valuable if there is any possibility of reversing the cuts.

Charlotte BarclayUniversity is a place of learning, socialising and our home. Women have a right to feel comfort-able and represented which is why I will be lob-bying for ANUSA to hand out harassment and assault information packs and lobby at NUS to promote Pro-Choice policy.

Clare CavanaghIm passionate about issues that affect women on campus as well as making ANU a fun place to study and live. I want to lobby NUS to establish welfare policies at residential colleges and start working on making universities a safer place to be.

Karina Curry-HydeI believe that we should all have a voice in ANUSA and NUS. I am passionate about achieving a na-tional welfare standard at all residential colleges. I also believe that course and tutorial cuts are not okay! We have such a great university, lets make it even better.

Caitlin DelbridgeEveryone deserves to have their voices heard but all too often women are under-represented in fo-rums like the NUS and ANUSA. Having previously attended NUS, I understand how important it is for womens voices to be heard.

Evan PackardMaintaining a strong connection that allows the interests of ANU students to be represented on a national level is important to my idea of what the role of an NUS delegate is at ANU. Staying loyal to the students and ANUSA is vital.

Josh OrchardAcademic casualisation is a huge issue nationally, with some Universities employing over 30% of their staff on casual contracts. NUS must engage with all stakeholders or the quality of our educa-tion will be put at risk by this dangerous trend.

Alicia TurnerI am a strong believer that the pastoral capacity of ANUSA should be expanded to show support and initiative in response to issues such as body image. It is important that ANUSA represents and looks after its students!

Edward Byrne

Ben DugganFormer Chair of ANU Union who has been at ANU for too long. If you havent been asked to help him stimulate the union in the past, hes probably asked you to join Raising Hope change the world.

Stuart FerrieI have been involved in activism around the ANU, specifically in my role as Queer Officer for 18 months. I believe that the relationship between ANU and NUS can be a valuable one, which, as stands, is under utilised.

Meg LaneUniversities Australia recently reported that 20% of uni students skip meals to make ends meet. Textbook costs force students to make undesir-able choices between educational and living expenses. Texts on HECS would mean avoiding these difficult choices.

Tom NockNUS is the peak representative body of students in Australia. I primarily want to go to NUS to encour-age it to lobby for the removal of parallel import restrictions thus reducing the cost of textbooks, a real win for students.

Laura WeyIve had an amazing student experience by being involved with clubs & societies and ressie life. As a Peer Mentor Ive contributed to ANUs academic support network of tutorials and PAL.