US President Barack Obama announced that Bin Laden’s death at the hands of US military personnel meant that “Justice is done”. If this is true then America has a strange definition of justice.
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NEWS: New Gown Team Selected
Following an afternoon of interviews the Gown team for 2011-2012 has been picked.
BY EMMA GALLEN AND BEN FINCH
FEATURES: No to AV
On 5 May we will be asked whether we wish to change the system of voting MPs to Westminster. The question is whether we stick with first past the post the system we have used for centuries or adopt the alternative vote (AV) which is more proportionate. Proponents of this change maintain that it is a no-brainer to adopt a more proportionate and thus fairer system of voting. This is not strictly true as it can be argued that proportionate means of voting promote incompetence and stagnation.
BY ALEXANDER REDPATH
NEWS: Former Council Speaker quits Union politics as nominations open
As nominations to Student Council opened this week, former Council Speaker, Alexander Redpath, has announced that he is stepping down from Union politics. Redpath stated that he can not afford any distractions as he enters his third year as a Law student. ”I am reasonably happy with my contribution over the past two years. It has been good fun at times,” he said.
BY KERRI-ANNE CAMPBELL
NEWS: The Chucked-out Bros?
Students’ Union VPs Paul Lilly and Barry Duffy could tonight be out of a job as student councillors vote on whether to prematurely oust the pair from elected office.
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