SU Election Candidates - Mod Warning post 196

My dream is to learn to pee standing up.

I'm a big fan of 'points for trying'. On one hand, you never know. It might work.

On the other hand, you never know...

Hey guys!

Sorry I have been neglecting you all recently... But I promise I'm back!

First of all, here you go: http://www.facebook.com/pages/NUI-Maynooth/Vote-Louise-Feaheny-for-Entertainments-Officer-2010-11/307772817622?ref=ts


Secondly, I want to thank all of you who supported me in the run-up to the First Year elections. I really appreciate it! I had a fantastic time on the exec and I don't plan on leaving if I can help it!


For those of you who don't know me, my name is Louise Feaheny and I'm running for the Entertainment Officer for the SU in next week's elections.

My entire campaign is based on one message- I'm bringing the SU back to you- so a Vote for Lou is a Vote for YOU! (You may have seen my t-shirt or posters:) )

Basically, I'm fed up of not having an opportunity for students to suggest who they want to see in the college. On Monday night I was approached by a student who asked me if elected would I look into getting Hardy Bucks into the college. That night as soon as I got back to my apartment, I emailed the group who forwarded me their manager's email address. I emailed her and got a reply from her with their cost, and a little bit of info about them. I then forwarded it straight to Shea and it's now in his hands.

From the moment I was asked until I contacted Shea was less than 36 hours. Just imagine what I could do if I was actually on the Entertainment committee!
This year I also approached Shea with a highly reduced price offer from the international male strip-show, 'The Chain Gang.' These guys are a bit like the Chippendales but better! I know the manager, the DJ and all of the guys in the group and so, they offered a great reduced deal for the college. After trying to fob me off for ages, Shea eventually ignored the suggestion and refused to get back to me on it.
If I am elected as Ents Officer, I will have a say in the acts that perform and will do my best to choose acts that appeal to different tastes. I have mingled with a huge number of social music groups, ranging from death metal heads, to hippies so I appreciate every type of music!
Maynooth has a huge amount of talent also, with one of the local bands currently nominated for "Most Promising New Artist" in the Meteor awards- Jody Has a Hitlist. I plan on harnessing the power of our local talent and putting it to good use in the SU.

I want to bring Monday nights back to the SU. No other bar in town offers the same drink promotions that the SU does on a Monday. The only disadvantage is the lack of entertainment on the same night. I plan to bring Monday nights back to students and the SU bar.

As I have spent the last few months as the First Year Representative for the SU, I know how the exec runs and I feel this would be hugely beneficial to the student population, as I can get to work on the important stuff right away, meaning that less time has to be wasted learning the ropes.

I want to bring more bar ex's, especially affordable ones, and will seek sponsorship in order to reduce the cost for both the SU and the students.

I want to set up a website specific to the runnings of the SU bar and the events that take place there. There is no point in having events hidden away in a corner of a Facebook page that no one can locate. I will also work more with the VP Comms and Dev in order to ensure that each month's events are clearly displayed in The Print. I aim to have more student reviews of nights out and hopefully we can use this to work on our weak points.

We need more fancy dress! The themed bar ex's always sell out faster than the ordinary ones, so why not give the people what they want! Nuff said!

I am not going to promise you that I will reinstate RAG week or even pretend that it is possible. The Gardai refuse to grant licenses to anything that involves the letters R, A, or G. That is why Raise and Give week also had to lost the name. What I do promise is that I will work to make sure that Charity Week owns RAG Week's ass! (Excuse the profanity- If anybody is offended by that remark please contact me and I will change it to heiny... Although that just hasn't got the same ring to it!)

I will use my time on the exec to ensure that al students are catered for- not just campus residents, not just commuters, not just undergrads and not just postgrads. We are all students and we are all here to be represented! I want more day-time activities and more events that happen earlier, and not after 9 o' clock at night.

I have a huge amount of experience in organising campaigns and charity events. Last September, some of you may remember I posted a message on Boards asking for your help for a charity night that I was hosting in order to raise money for the New Dawn charity and The Little Princess Trust. (New Dawn helps with depression and suicide prevention in Ireland, and also runs an orphanage in Sri Lanka. The Little Princess Trust is a UK based organisation that makes wigs for children with cancer.) I had my hair all chopped off and had a few of the lads waxed for the cause. I organised the entire night by myself and raised over €4000 for the charity- not bad considering it was a once-off in a small pub! I also offered excellent media coverage to two local bands who offered their services that night. Afterwards, I was contacted by the bar manager who told me that the night was one of the most successful nights that they had in a long time, and to thank us he made a donation to the charity. Anyone who doubts this can contact me and I can provide a statement from him. He will vouch that I know how to pull a crowd!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055669808

I also have experience with helping the SU in a number of campaigns.

I have been very active in the charity side of the SU, helping with bake sales etc.

I am a member of the Media Studies and Drama Society and would like to see these and other clubs and societies more involved in the entertainment of the SU. As I said before, why not use the resources that we have. There is so much talent in the college and I want to use it.

I have a lot of experience dealing with print media, having worked with both the South East Times and Holistic Health magazine, and have learned what works in grabbing people's attention with regards to advertising and spreading the word.

I have jelly wrestled for your votes (and won against a rugby player!) I have covered myself from head to toe in luminous paint for them. I have made a complete and utter tit of myself for your votes, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN!


I am not going to promise you what I can't. I am not going to promise you transport that will take you to your front door. I am not going to promise a Spice Girls Reunion (although that would be pretty awesome!) I am not going to promise you that I will transform the SU into something that it cannot be-

But I do promise that if I am elected I will work my heiny off in order to help you make the best of your days here in NUI Maynooth!
I'm Bringing the SU Back to You- So a Vote for LOU is a Vote for YOU!!!


*also, I do not feel that I need to resort to public nudity in order to win a few votes... But if push comes to shove...*

Oh. That pub.

irish_goat wrote: »

I'd love to go to the pub.


Also, feast your eyes on this piece of design candy. We might actually get a real paper next year.

In the interest of fairness, here's the only piece of print design my opponent has on his own fb page:



The colours, children!