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NEWS: Motions for PRP and support of UCU strike carried at SU Council

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Motions for PRP and support of UCU strike carried at SU Council

The first SU Council meeting since the sabbatical elections witnessed a number of constitutional amendments passed as well as the inclusion of two new societies. The meeting also featured a number of heated debates between councillors over the proposal of performance related pay (PRP) and an emergency motion relating to the upcoming University College Union (UCU) strikes on the 21 and 24 March. 

BY SEAN AHFORD AND KERRI-ANNE CAMPBELL

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NEWS: Candidates emerge for SU sabbatical elections (updated)

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Candidates for the upcoming Students’ Union sabbatical elections are beginning to emerge in what is shaping up to be a closely contested campaign. Five of the seven current officers will seek re-election. SU President Gareth McGreevy and VP Education Nathan Anderson on the other hand have decided against standing.

BY SEAN ASHFORD

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NEWS: Constitutional amendments pass at last SU Council meeting of semester

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SU Council’s last meeting before the Christmas recess passed three amendments to the SU constitution and unanimously backed the reports of each sabbatical officer. Tuesday’s meeting also witnessed lengthy debate both on last week’s student protest outside Belfast City Hall, and on the proposal for a Republican Congress society at Queen’s.

BY CONNOR DALY AND SEAN ASHFORD

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NEWS: Union defends A-level results drink promotions in Speakeasy

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Student representatives have defended the decision to hold an A-level results party in Queen’s Students’ Union on Thursday night. In the same week certain nightclubs and bars throughout the province have been criticised for offering cut-price alcohol promotions to school leavers, and Social Development Minister Alex Attwood has expressed wishes to introduce controls on drinks promos, the Union offered 3 for £5 on selected drinks at the Speakeasy Bar. According to the official Queen’s Students’ Union Bars Facebook page, ‘What better way to get a handle of life as a student?’

BY CONNOR DALY

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