UNION ELECTIONS 2020: Grilling Welfare Candidate Ruairí Power
I interviewed Ruairí Power who is running for Welfare Officer of UCD Students’ Union (SU). Power is no stranger to student activism as he co-founded the ‘Fix our education UCD’…
UNION ELECTIONS 2020: Grilling Entertainments Candidate Sarah Michalek
Sarah Michalek says she is running for Students’ Union (SU) Entertainments (Ents) Officer “primarily because I want to give back the amazing experience that I got through my undergrad and…
Opinion: The Students’ Union Online Voting Could Be A Recipe for Disaster
Elections and the voting systems they use are critical aspects of any democratic institution. Despite this, when elections roll around, most people end up focusing on the campaign, the “who”…
Blanket No-Detriment Unlikely in UCD, But New Policies to Better Support Students
A Working Group has been established in UCD to negotiate the implementation of revised academic policies. The changes aim to ensure students are not at a disadvantage with their assessments…
Minister Ignores Calls for No-Detriment Policy in Public Announcement
Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor has announced that further and higher education institutions will not be holding written, oral or practical assessments in examination centres during the COVID-19…
Nagargoje Pulls out of C&E Election, Handing Union Position to Gray
Rekha Vishnu Nagargoje has pulled out of the Students’ Union (SU) election race for Campaigns & Engagement (C&E) Officer. The graduate student is the third candidate to bow out from…
SU Elections 2020: Surprise Move as Katie O’Dea Drops Out of C&E Race
In a surprise announcement, the current Campaigns & Engagement (C&E) Officer for UCD Students’ Union (SU) has pulled out of the race for her re-election. In a statement online, the…
Students’ Union Gears Up For “Big Push” As Vote Passes To Hold Historic Online Elections
In an emergency meeting this week, UCD’s Union Council voted to approve moving the election of Executive Students’ Union Officers online. The constitution of the SU requires a two-thirds majority…
Students’ Union Elections: So Who’s Running This Year?
The Students’ Union is seeking to hold their annual elections online for the first time in history. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused multiple delays in election voting for the Union.…
Student Union Elections Postponed One Week Later
UCD Students’ Union has rescheduled its annual elections. This announcement comes after the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar declared that all schools and universities will shut until March 29th. The Returning Officer…