2013 SU Elections Discussion Thread - read mod note in first post

Seren_

Pre-emptive strike seeing as my FB creeping informs me that nominations are now open.

Nominations are now open for NINE positions on the Students’ Union Executive:

1. President
2. Vice President for Clubs, Societies and Union Development
3. Vice President for Services, Events and Communications
4. Vice President for Welfare and Equality
5. Irish Language and Cultural Affairs Officer
6. Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Representative
7. Social Sciences Representative
8. Science and Engineering Representative
9. Theology Representative

Please consult the Constitution of Maynooth Students’ Union (Articles 9 and 10) for further details on the positions, available at http://issuu.com/msuvpsec/docs/msuconstituion

Nominations forms are available from the Students’ Union Offices, North Campus. The nomination form must be signed by at least sixty students.


Order of Election Events

1: NOMINATIONS will close at NOON on Tuesday the 12th of February. You must return your completed nomination form to the Students’ Union Offices by this time on this day to be on the ballot.

2: A CANDIDATES’ MEETING will be held at 1pm on that day. ALL CANDIDATES MUST ATTEND. Ballot paper photos will be taken at this meeting. If you cannot attend please contact the Returning Officer to arrange a separate meeting with him.

3: Campaigning is allowed ONLY after the close of nominations, until the close of polls.
You MAY NOT campaign before Noon, Tuesday 12th of February. This includes, but is not limited to, posters, leaflets, stickers, social networking pages/groups and lecture announcements.

4. HUSTINGS will be held on Wednesday 20th, Thursday 21st and Monday 25th of February, from 12 Noon in the Common Room. This is a debate between all candidates for the position they are seeking, and an opportunity for the electorate to ask the candidates questions. All candidates must attend their respective hustings.

5. ELECTION DAY. Polls will open at 9:30am on Wednesday 27th of February and will close at 6:30pm.

6. The ELECTION COUNT will take place the following day, Thursday 28th of February, from 9.30am in the Venue, Students' Union Building.

Contact Details

For further information or clarification please contact Ciarán McFadden, Maynooth Students’ Union Returning Officer: returningofficer@nuimsu.com

Vacancies
Applications are invited for the position of Election Count Staff in this year’s Student Union Elections. Candidates must be free to work from 9.30am on Thursday, 28th February until the end of the count. Please send your CV to returningofficer@nuimsu.com before Wednesday, 6th of February, highlighting your extra-curricular activities. Previous experience with election work is not necessary as all training will be provided. All election staff are expected to remain impartial throughout the duration of the election season, and may not campaign for any candidate.

Mod Note:
Signing up to boards simply to shill/advertise on behalf of election candidates will lead to a permanent ban from this forum. People who already have a boards account and have posted here before may mention that they are running, but blatantly asking for votes is not allowed. PM me or Thwip if you need clarification.

Turtyturd

A bit early no?

DB21

I, Darren Buckley, would like to announce that I am running for......ABSOLUTELY NOTHING :P

Kiwi_knock

2913 :eek:

Seren_

Turtyturd wrote: »

A bit early no?

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

2913 :eek:

I don't know what yous are talking about *whistles nonchalantly*

Duddy

Thwip!

Duddy i dont know what you're running for....but that kitty just won you my vote :P

roxyworldgirl

Does anyone have any info on election counting positions ? What are they looking for and is it good experience ?

banquo

If you can count, you're in. Duddy^^^ (Returning Officer, the Boss) will explain everything to the team.

roxyworldgirl

Ha ha seems like a tough application process.
Does it look good on cvs ?
Pretty sure this is a stupid question because I'm sure of the answer but is it paid or what? Just the way they ask for a cv and basically a cover sheet seems very formal if voluntary

banquo

Email returning.officer@nuimsu.com, Ciaran (Duddy here on boards) will be able to answer all your questions. I know it's an open call for applicants, don't know how many they actually need but always worth it throwing your name in.

Is it really this time of the year already?
I can't wait to be annoyed walking to and from lectures again.

Duddy

roxyworldgirl wrote: »

Ha ha seems like a tough application process.
Does it look good on cvs ?
Pretty sure this is a stupid question because I'm sure of the answer but is it paid or what? Just the way they ask for a cv and basically a cover sheet seems very formal if voluntary

You do get paid:D Looking for anyone with team-work experience, so society stuff or extra curricular things in secondary school.


And ability to count, yes.

roxyworldgirl

Cheers Duddy
Sure ill email tomorrow .. No class on Thursdays so itd be one less boring day if it worked out

JellyBeans92

So.. no candidates then?
I'm on internship so I'm somewhat out of the loop this year.
:pac:

Kiwi_knock

The RON dictatorship begins next year then.

Doctor Strange

I've heard one name, not sure if I'm allowed disclose it (no, it's not me)

Duddy

Nominations close on Tuesday, all shall be revealed

Woodward

Does anyone know if any of the people running for Welfare/equality have any interests in working on male right issues?

Kiwi_knock

Woodward wrote: »

Does anyone know if any of the people running for Welfare/equality have any interests in working on male right issues?

You can ask about it at the Hustings, if the candidates have no policy on it in their manifestos.

Falthyron

Musical chairs is back? Already? That year flew past! So who is swapping positions with whom? :pac:

Seren_

Either there is a serious lack of possible candidate gossip floating around, or no hacks post here. I'm going for the serious lack of gossip :pac:

banquo

Elections haven't been the same since I stopped running in them tbh.

banquo

Duddy should be along soon with the list of candidates.

Doctor Strange

Make with the list, McFadden! :P

banquo

/taps foot impatiently

He just rang me, it'll be up very soon. Legend is Duddy.

banquo

List is done, but the signatures for nomination have to be checked by the RO team first.

Doctor Strange

Since it looks like no-one else will put this up :pac:

MSU Executive candidates 2013.

PRESIDENT:
Ben Finnegan
Gearóid Veale

VP / WELFARE & EQUALITY
Conor Booth
Aidan McNally
Danielle O'Sullivan

VP / CLUBS, SOCS & UNION DEVELOPMENT
Dillon Grace
Louise Morris
Kieran Timmons

VP / SERVICES, EVENTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Mal Callan
Sean Marron

THEOLOGY REP
Storm Holden
Steven Fleming

SCIENCE & ENG REP
ChooYee Ong

SOCIAL SCIENCE REP
Caoimhe Hough

IRISH / CULTURAL OFFICER
Emma Ní Chearúil

ARTS REP
Anthony Lambe
Glen Spratt

Duddy

Correctomondo.

Although provisional until sigs are checked

Seren_

I'm going to register as a St. Pat's student purely to vote for Storm Holden. WHAT A NAME.

Daemos

Aaaand... the colour-coded election t-shirts are out and about already

Seren_

Also, I am unaware who a lot of the people running for things are. Truly no longer a student ;_;

Don't worry though, I'll make up for it in hackyness when I triumphantly return.

XxMCRxBabyxX

Seren_ wrote: »

I'm going to register as a St. Pat's student purely to vote for Storm Holden. WHAT A NAME.

I'm fairly sure her name was half the reason she was convinced to run. From what she and her friends have said anyway! There are some epic campaign slogans on the way!

Doctor Strange

Daemos wrote: »

Aaaand... the colour-coded election t-shirts are out and about already

There was a banner up in the common room a minute after nominations closed.

Kiwi_knock

Hey,

I (Kieran Timmons) am running for Vice President for Clubs, Societies and Union Development. I have linked my campaign page which contains part of my manifesto. I still have some more to add to it, should be up by the end of the week. I know which part of my manifesto will drive Banquo mad . If you have any questions about my manifesto you can ask me on this or by pm.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vote-Kieran-Timmons-for-VP-for-Clubs-Societies-and-Union-Development/577109782317796?ref=hl

Turtyturd

Whoever has the banner outside JH 1 should probably take it down...a night in the rain has left it looking like some kind of anti-abortion material.

Seren_

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Hey,

I (Kieran Timmons) am running for Vice President for Clubs, Societies and Union Development. I have linked my campaign page which contains part of my manifesto. I still have some more to add to it, should be up by the end of the week. I know which part of my manifesto will drive Banquo mad . If you have any questions about my manifesto you can ask me on this or by pm.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vote-Kieran-Timmons-for-VP-for-Clubs-Societies-and-Union-Development/577109782317796?ref=hl

Good luck!

Turtyturd wrote: »

Whoever has the banner outside JH 1 should probably take it down...a night in the rain has left it looking like some kind of anti-abortion material.

Seeing as the president of the pro-life soc is running for election, maybe it is anti-abortion poster :P

TO_ARTHUR!

Seren_ wrote: »

Seeing as the president of the pro-life soc is running for election, maybe it is anti-abortion poster :P

I can picture the slogan now, ''Not voting in this election will incur God's baby-killing wrath!!'':pac:

Turtyturd

TO_ARTHUR! wrote: »

I can picture the slogan now, ''Not voting in this election will incur God's baby-killing wrath!!'':pac:

With student priests handing out free sweets to garner votes....there is so much wrong with that image.

TO_ARTHUR!

Turtyturd wrote: »

With student priests handing out free sweets to garner votes....there is so much wrong with that image.

True, with that crowd it's get'em while they're young, or in this case while they're college students

I did theology for a year a while back and i'll never forget the two elections for theology rep within weeks of each other. Without naming anybody, one person stepped down after the first election but at the start of almost every class there was a speech by one of the two candidates. Not that I was complaining, less theology class time. It was a rare occasion any of the other people running would come over to canvas in Saint Pat's. But I think, without the help of one of those candidates, I wouldn't have been able to vote at the time:)

Turtyturd

Turtyturd wrote: »

Whoever has the banner outside JH 1 should probably take it down...a night in the rain has left it looking like some kind of anti-abortion material.

A Smurf dancing in the blood of his competitors.

TO_ARTHUR!

Deleted User wrote: »

A Smurf dancing in the blood of his competitors.

And what position is this dancing smurf running for?:pac:

Paczini

Mal just won my vote with his video

Doctor Strange

Paczini wrote: »

Mal just won my vote with his video

He had a nice shiny video last year too. Shame he destroyed The Print and failed in all his election promises.

Paczini

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

He had a nice shiny video last year too. Shame he destroyed The Print and failed in all his election promises.

I didn't see his video last year but personally I prefer current Print

Seren_

Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »

He had a nice shiny video last year too. Shame he destroyed The Print and failed in all his election promises.

MalCallan

I'd like to address your statement "Unforgettable Fire"

It's not like me to take to heart what somebody says on this but I think what you've said is unfair.

If you think I'm talking ****e, I'm going to give you my last years manifesto and compare it with it's current state. Please keep in mind that every candidate made promises that might not have fully came into fruition. I understand now what is possible in this job.

Bare with me, I wrote quite a bit last year.
"You cant spell entertainment without maynooth. Ok, you can, but thats not the point, Maynooth is simply the place to be and the high level of inward migration from students of other colleges is testament to that fact. Another generally accepted fact is that the SU with its ridiculously amazing €2.50 deal on fosters can barely muster up a handful of people on a good night. You couldn’t buy a napkin in mantra for €2.50! Why then is our beloved underdog, the SU, in such undesirable circumstances? Well maybe it’s because our entertainment really aint up to much.
Apart from the odd mega gig like Calvin Harris, the SU really is being underused and is being abandoned by students as a result. Why are we standing by and watching that place gather cobwebs? A big dream of mine is to have the SU back to where it was 4 years ago when I first entered college. That was a time of enthusiasm, when anything could happen and that burning desire to entertain is absent from the SU of this year. Bigger acts, Intervarsity battle of the bands, more super sweet cheap drink, less mickey joe hart and a lot less crazy frog being played on the jukebox on repeat. "

Answer: Bar is the most active and profitable it has been since 2009, I run 2 nights there a week, usually a quiz, bingo or getting live music for Thursdays. The Freshers Week video got over a thousand views in 2 days. We've shifted the balance from the odd mega event to constant free events to cater for changing times and tightening budgets. Ask the bar themselves. Things are much better.

"Put short, I want to make you excited about the Print. I want students to talk about it, learn from it and most of all I want you to feel a greater connection to this establishment after reading it. "

The print has had greater readership this year, if that is judged by copies left over. I would never criticise Broni's because as Paczini said, its a matter of opinion, but it is a friendlier and more student orientated publication. People know their union better from constant blurbs and notices of the sevices we provide. Both styles have their merits and cater for different people and I think it's great that we have the student standard to provide a more journalistic approach of student life.

The promise of regular video production:
Finally in January we got the camera, after a 2 month waiting period. This camera was needed to fulfil my main campaign promise last year. In the two weeks I’ve had it I have produced a new series called MSUnreal with 4 episodes so far and a huge pick up online achieving over 1,400 views in 4 days. I promised a news show and you’re going to get one. This election is a distraction and disables me from producing anything but I know how easy it is. If you don't believe me that's fine.

Radio
"I want to establish a radio station as well but I’ve heard this could be very difficult. For that reason, I would establish regular podcasts and have already been in contact with students who would be more than happy to host them."

Ask Broadcasting society founder and current president Colm Walsh what I've achieved with him on that front. Equipment secured by me is almost fully up to spec, station name is registered and all thats required is one installment of funding. It is inches from being fully realised and not to point the finger but there is red tape involved.

There was one other promise which was annihilated straight away at hustings last year because I found out it wasn't in my remit and that is getting wifi for river and rye. It was hit on the head there and then.

Perhaps still everything I said, despite being the truth is still all lies to you, and I have achieved nothing. In that case, I deeply regret making you read all of this. Thanks. *insert smart gif here*

Doctor Strange

Fair play Mal. I came off worse than I intended in my post. Apologies.

mickstupp

@MalCallan
I still have no idea what the thing looks like. Are you guys only printing a hundred or so? I can never find a copy. Does it say PRINT on the front? In big writing? Because if so... I still have never seen a copy.

Last year I knew what I was looking for and it was prominently displayed for minimum three days, often you could find it for a week (or I could at least). This year, not a hope.

Maybe with future issues, could someone come here and post up a big screenshot of the front cover, just so complete morons like me can find it? Maybe with a list of places you leave it? I don't even know when it gets printed. Every week? Three weeks? Two months? When should I be looking for it?

banquo

Is it about every two months?

banquo

Oh. I'm totally impartial, but everyone needs to look at Steve Fleming's election video right now. Hardest I've laughed in months.