DCUSU Elections

andyman

So the candidates were announced yesterday, with hustings taking place right now.

President: Colin Brennan and Aaron Clogher

Education: Ciarán O'Connor and Robbie Reid

Welfare: Laura Rice and Lorna Finnegan

Business Convenor: Alan Prendergast

Engineering & Computing Convenor: Aran Smith and Ian Kavanagh

Humanities & Social Sciences Convenor: Fionnuala Moran and Mark Young

Science & Health Convenor: Erin O'Reilly and Conor Palin-Stewart

Clubs Officer: Kenneth Browne

Societies Officer: Eve Kerton

I know who I'm voting for already. Not the greatest mix of candidates though it must be said.

Very interested to seeing how the Welfare race goes.

First year that I have no idea who any of them are...except one sabatical from last year who I dealt with and who I won't be voting for again......

Stev_o

Tbh I have found the SU really lack over the past 3 years. I remember when I first came to DCU when Alan Keegan was the SU president there seemed to be always a theme ever week and it was clearly advertised to the student body. Now you barely get any notification unless its Freshers, Halloween, Xmas, RAG(which seemed very quiet this year) or Summer.

myk

Sabbat officers re-running for election seems to be a big trend in the last 5 years. I generally think it is a bad thing.

p1akuw47h5r3it

Conor Palin couldn't organise hoodies for his CES class last year, can't see how he'll manage being the Science Convenor. Erin is getting my vote.

p1akuw47h5r3it

Stev_o wrote: »

Tbh I have found the SU really lack over the past 3 years. I remember when I first came to DCU when Alan Keegan was the SU president there seemed to be always a theme ever week and it was clearly advertised to the student body. Now you barely get any notification unless its Freshers, Halloween, Xmas, RAG(which seemed very quiet this year) or Summer.

RAG is always quiet in most Dublin colleges. Was the same in TCD when I was there. A lot of the fun in DCU has been lost with Toxic Tuesday ending. Always a handy night to have to go to.

Urizen

DanDan6592 wrote: »

Conor Palin couldn't organise hoodies for his CES class last year, can't see how he'll manage being the Science Convenor. Erin is getting my vote.

Ordering hoodies is a surprisingly small part of the job.

p1akuw47h5r3it

Urizen wrote: »

Ordering hoodies is a surprisingly small part of the job.

Of being a class rep? Are you serious! Got to the odd meeting, organise the odd night out, maybe hoodies. That's about it.

Urizen

I was talking about Science Convenor :P

p1akuw47h5r3it

Urizen wrote: »

I was talking about Science Convenor :P

Ah right haha

andyman

DCUfm/College View Opinion Poll results:

President:
Total polled: 222
Colin Brennan: 117
Aaron Clogher: 104

VP for Education
Total polled: 215
Ciaran O'Connor: 180
Robbie Reid: 34

VP for Welfare:
Total polled: 219
Lorna Finnegan: 72
Laura Rice: 146

xaoifsx

DanDan6592 wrote: »

Conor Palin couldn't organise hoodies for his CES class last year, can't see how he'll manage being the Science Convenor. Erin is getting my vote.

I think you'll find that it wasn't his fault the hoodies never came. They were only gonna be hoodies for only being part of CES for one year so its not that big of a deal..........

He deserved to win the position in my opinion. He has always been heavily involved with the SU .

p1akuw47h5r3it

xaoifsx wrote: »

I think you'll find that it wasn't his fault the hoodies never came. They were only gonna be hoodies for only being part of CES for one year so its not that big of a deal..........

He deserved to win the position in my opinion. He has always been heavily involved with the SU .

Nah I voted him in the end, felt bad not.

phantom_lord

Bit disappointing that no investigative journalist has uncovered that people vote multiple times in these elections.

myk

phantom_lord wrote: »

Bit disappointing that no investigative journalist has uncovered that people vote multiple times in these elections.

What makes you think this?

nbar12

phantom_lord wrote: »

Bit disappointing that no investigative journalist has uncovered that people vote multiple times in these elections.

yeah sure myself and my 8 friends voted 10 times each for ********

myk

nbar12 wrote: »

yeah sure myself and my 8 friends voted 10 times each for ********

This year?

nbar12

myk wrote: »

This year?

no I'm lying, I've never heard of anyone being able to vote more than once

phantom_lord

nbar12 wrote: »

I've never heard of anyone being able to vote more than once

Definitely never happens so.

Garseys

phantom_lord wrote: »

Bit disappointing that no investigative journalist has uncovered that people vote multiple times in these elections.

I don't know how this is possible, each person who mans the polling station updates the register of which students voted (which is why you're asked for your student card). If a student tries to vote twice it will say that they've already voted.

Kavrocks

Garseys wrote: »

I don't know how this is possible, each person who mans the polling station updates the register of which students voted (which is why you're asked for your student card). If a student tries to vote twice it will say that they've already voted.

Why respond to him? When asked why he thinks this is so he doesn't respond, you would be much better off ignoring him until he brings something more substantial to the table.

andyman

Aaron Clogher, Ciaran O'Conner and Lorna Finnegan all got elected as Sabbats, for the record.

Cardor

Garseys wrote: »

I don't know how this is possible, each person who mans the polling station updates the register of which students voted (which is why you're asked for your student card). If a student tries to vote twice it will say that they've already voted.

I wasn't asked for my student card.. I was asked for my student number and that was it!

Garseys

Cardor wrote: »

I wasn't asked for my student card.. I was asked for my student number and that was it!

same difference really, you couldn't have voted again if you tried as your student number is on the system.

Cardor

Garseys wrote: »

same difference really, you couldn't have voted again if you tried as your student number is on the system.

If you know somebody else's student number, who you know won't be voting, I'm sure it's an easy task to just give their number and say you're them.

Garseys

Cardor wrote: »

If you know somebody else's student number, who you know won't be voting, I'm sure it's an easy task to just give their number and say you're them.

your picture taken at Registration appears on the screen upon entry of the student number.

Not really an easy task.

Cardor

Garseys wrote: »

your picture taken at Registration appears on the screen upon entry of the student number.

Not really an easy task.

It's an easy task, when you know that people have done it!

Transition Metal

As someone who actually sat on the polling stations, we get both your full name and registry picture when your student number is put in. And we make damn well sure that no one votes twice (although you do get the odd messer who tries..)