SU Election Candidates - Mod Warning post 196

Duddy

Might serve to stop the "hi my name is X and i'm running for Y" threads (hey let me have my dreams)

Anyone running for anything in this years elections? anyone know of anyone running?? not long now...cmon, i love the election hype!!!:D

irish_goat

When does everything start? I've heard and seen nothing about them apart from this on the SU website.

Elections for Students' Union Sabbaticals and Executive 2010/2011 will be held on 24th February 2010

Duddy

yeah heard that too from the RO, it was the 22nd last year I believe, I think there's to be a week of hustings. Ah campaign season, and I'm not impartial this year:D

irish_goat

Ah what you running for then? :P

Someone told me a bunch of potential presidential candidates but for the life of me I can't remember a single one.

Duddy

ah not running for anything, but over my 4 years here i've been a candidate, a tally, a vote-counter, and deputy RO...so this year i'm only gonna be a poster-maker i think:P


someone said LeopoldBloom was running for Pres?

irish_goat

Duddy wrote: »

someone said LeopoldBloom was running for Pres?

Just checked his name in the "Know your maynoothians" thread and it was one of the ones I'd heard mentioned too!

Mr sinister

Ah the old "random people handing out lollipops outside the arts block week" is coming up soon

Duddy

And about 75% of the populace will look at them with a blank look on their face:P

Have heard of two possibles for welfare, 1 for comms/devs, 1 for finance, and 2 for president...hopefully not as many as last year:p

LeixlipRed

I'm going to run on an anti-immigration platform. There's too many Scousers in Maynooth.

irish_goat

Duddy wrote: »

Have heard of two possibles for welfare, 1 for comms/devs, 1 for finance, and 2 for president...hopefully not as many as last year:p

Spill some names, either here or on PM. :P

BarryDoodles

Mark Duffy is running for welfare. Officially announced today. Glad to hear it too.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-For-VPWelfare-in-the-SU-Elections/303107140830?ref=mf

1968

I heard 'PrivateEye' is running for President.

BarryDoodles

Also i was talking to some guy who is running for president..his views were interesting; everything should be nationalised etc etc think socialist with a hint of BNP, heard he got kicked out of FEE for being to extreme.

Please let there be other candidates, i'd like to see joe byrne go through

LeixlipRed

Think I know who you're on about. Small tubby guy, a complete tool.

BarryDoodles

Yep, i listened to him for all of about 3 minutes. asked him what he was studying. The answer was NOT economics, politics or law so I informed he "talked alot of ****" and that i was going to leave before i started an argument

Duddy

irish_goat wrote: »

Spill some names, either here or on PM. :P

President: Leopoldbloom and the guy mentioned above
VP Welfare: the current clubs and socs officers? (only a rumour though)
VP Comms: Banquo??:)
Finance: I'm sworn to secrecy!

BarryDoodles

Lydia Farrell is running for welfare (confirmed)

(vote for mark cause his name doesn't rhyme with chlamedia) <--- why mark wont let me do his posters.

Osin Nolan is interested in the Finance position i hear

JBoyle4eva

Given time, I know there's a 3rd candidate for VP/Education & Welfare if the other 2 are definitely running

Rozabeez

Duddy wrote: »

Finance: I'm sworn to secrecy!

Is it? For reals!?

banquo

Who?

JBoyle4eva

Actually, anyone going for Ents? That's one nobody's mentioned yet

Duddy

Rozabeez wrote: »

Is it? For reals!?

Eh??:S

Rozabeez

*Harasses*

banquo

Duddy wrote: »

VP Comms: Banquo??:)

ssshh...

There are a few people in this thread who know exactly who's running for what, and who everyone hinted at above really is. We're all sworn to secrecy though. Well, more out of respect to let people announce by themselves without being outed on the Internet.

irish_goat

JBoyle4eva wrote: »

Actually, anyone going for Ents? That's one nobody's mentioned yet

I've heard one name mentioned but sworn to secrecy and all that.

banquo

JBoyle4eva

banquo wrote: »

That emoticon makes me think banquo knows something he wants to say......

banquo

Boards.ie for President!

Norrdeth

I think it's the happy face that won me over =D

Duddy

Last year's Equality Officer running for Finance!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Declan-Meenagh-for-Finance/272585808260?ref=ts

banquo

Sound guy.

declan06

Hi Everyone,
Yes I am running for finance. I'm trying to build a manifesto around suggestions made by students. Here's my fan page on Facebook. The issues I am looking at are:
-Transparency,
-Ents,
-Sponsorship,
-Public debates on fees.

What do people think about bebo? Is it dead, or should I have a fan page there too? I haven't used it in over a year.

BarryDoodles

Your platform is very close close to Marks. Although he is running for welfare,

EDIT Marks Manifesto;

I will ensure the finance, education and well being of each student on every level is provided for. My campaign will centre on ‘fixing’ some truths that you, the students, have brought to my attention.

The truth is that the recent cutbacks have affected the standard of education in this college greatly.
-As VP/Welfare I will campaign to restore tutorials and prevent time-table clashes.

The truth is that students are not made aware of the support systems available.
- I will endeavour to ensure that students are made more aware by providing information on supplemental student welfare such as grants etc

The truth is that now more than ever the college has to be open about how it spends our money.
-Improving the standard of welfare does not have to mean spending more money. I hope that greater transparency will lead to better allocation of money.

Vote for a Maynooth you deserve. Vote for Mark.

declan06

First of all I've submitted the nomination at 1 today, possibly the first one to be back. Thanks to all 70 people who signed it.
I've expanded on the points I made yesterday, I think they are sufficiently different from Mark's.
This is still an early version, so please leave comments and suggestions on facebook.
==Manifesto==
-Ents
I feel events in the union are too expensive, so I'll look into getting sponsorship to reduce prices.
-Fees and Support
The debate about college fees isn't over. The current system of supports in inadequate. I plan to organize a series of public debates to inform students of these issues and run campaigns to improve student welfare.
-Transparency
I want to publish a list of income and expenditure in every edition of The Print.
-Clubs and Socs Funding
I want to work with the relevant officers to help clubs and societies explore other options of funding including sponsorship.

karlsmith88

Gavin Brady(Gav) will be running for president, tall rugby looking guy. and a small tubby dude sharky his nickname is also.
No campaigns can be started til the 16th of feb.

LeixlipRed

Does he always capitalise his GAVness?

karlsmith88

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Does he always capitalise his GAVness?

that was me, pressed "capital" button.

Duddy

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=282427977635&ref=search&sid=261700068.4034020449..1


Nother candidate for VP Comms and Devs!

karlsmith88

Gav for President

leopoldbloom

Hi Boardsies.

I am officially a candidate now. Handed in my nomination form first thing this morning and thank to everyone who did me the honour of nominating me for President.

Much Love,
Aengus Ó Maoláin (leopoldbloom)

Rozabeez

karlsmith88 wrote: »

Gav for President

Very informative post, that.

Congrats Leopold Bloom!

banquo

I'm waiting to see all the candidates before making my mind up tbh.

'Ah sure I'll vote for yer mate lol' = sucky careerist SU every time.

Duddy

amazing how many people do it though...

banquo

There's a few like that running this year. Met one guy running for comms who had absolutely no idea what the job entails, same with one of the welfare candidates.

Oneka (ran for comms) last year said at hustings that she wanted to work closely with the editor of the magazine. Sigh.

banquo

Stupid Facebook keeps crashing when I go to create my group.

/tries again later

Seren_

banquo wrote: »

Stupid Facebook keeps crashing when I go to create my group.

/tries again later

banquo, are you running for something? I heard your name mentioned a few times but I wasn't sure if you actually were.

I wonder what would happen if all the sabbats elected were boardsies? *strokes imaginary beard*

banquo

Your Text Here wrote: »

banquo, are you running for something? I heard your name mentioned a few times but I wasn't sure if you actually were.

I wonder what would happen if all the sabbats elected were boardsies? *strokes imaginary beard*

That would be pretty funny alright

banquo

Thunderbirds are go. It's up. Manifesto and all.

K4t

You'll get my vote, banquo. Best of luck.

p.s. Were you at the train station last thursday evening? Think it was you I saw..

banquo

Don't think I was there, possibly though. About what time? Always approach me, would love someone to talk to at the train station!

/scratches head

K4t

banquo wrote: »

Don't think I was there, possibly though. About what time? Always approach me, would love someone to talk to at the train station!

/scratches head

Oh right maybe it was your doppleganger.......you asked some chap for a cigarrette>?