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On Monday 24th February, a petition to install street lights on Station Road, which had been signed by over 1500 people, was handed over to Nottinghamshire County Council. The petition is part of an ongoing campaign aiming to improve the safety of the road, which many University of Nottingham students have to use to access Sutton Bonington Campus.

Katy, a student living on Sutton Bonington, told 'The Pulse' about why Station Road is a concern for students, and their hopes for what the petition might achieve:

Next, we discussed the issue in the studio:

However, not everyone agreed that street lighting is the ideal solution. One listener said of Station Road:

"It's a rural road, usually quiet even in day time. There is paving too. I'm all for the project but realistically I'd rather money be spent on provision/mobility for the elderly - money's tight. SB students - invest in fluorescent stripes, walk on the pavement. OR petition for more frequent buses, not costly street lights."

We also considered the use of a petition in the campaign, and how successful petitions in general can be in bringing about change:

Student Leader Elections

As of Tuesday 4th March, eight candidates have withdrawn from the SU Student Leader Elections. There are now 50 candidates:

• Sam Todd is no longer running for Mature Students' Officer. The position is now uncontested.
• Josh Powell is no longer running for President
• Jack Salter, the current LGBT Officer, is no longer running for President
• Pelumi Owoseje is no longer running for Community Officer
• Yixiu Jiang is no longer running for Education Officer
• Lauren Godin is no longer running for Disabled Students' Officer
• Boudicca Palmer Roberts is no longer running for Activities Officer
• YOLO is no longer running for President

The current candidates campaigning for the seven full-time Student Leader positions are:

President:

• Callum Morris
• Harry Copson
• James Potts
• Johnny Lawrence
• Katie Williams
• Mandour Jr.
• Tom Hicks

Activities Officer:

• Hugh Purves
• Joe Caunce
• Jonathan Davis
• Nick Mugridge

Sports Officer:

• Adam Turner
• Chloe Scott-Mearns

Student Leader Elections

The candidates for the 2014 Student Leader Elections have been announced! 58 candidates are running for the seven full-time roles and seven part-time roles (up from 45 last year). These candidates are running to represent you within the Students’ Union, with all elected full-time officers being paid throughout their time in office.

The candidates for the seven full-time Student Leader positions are:

President:

• Callum Morris
• Harry Copson
• Jack Benjamin Salter
• James Potts
• Johnny Lawrence
• Josh Powell
• Katie Williams
• Mandour Jr.
• Tom Hicks
• Yolo

Activities Officer:

• Boudicca Palmer Roberts
• Hugh Purves
• Joe Caunce
• Jonathan Davis
• Nick Mugridge

Sports Officer:

• Adam Turner
• Chloe Scott-Mearns
• Frazer Bowen
• Jack Mousley
• Jon Spinks
• Kiri Madhani

Education Officer:

• Adam BK
• Alex Turner
• Paulina Niemczewska
• Pratheek "Raff" Badrinath
• Greg Timms

"Neknominate", also known as "neck and nominate", is a drinking trend that has spread across Nottingham campus in the past two weeks. It began as a chance to be creative and share funny videos online with friends, but after deaths have been associated with the game opinions are beginning to change.

The Pulse looked into how it began, students' stories and opinions on the trend, and where it's headed:

We spoke to Jack about his pre-exam "neknomination":

The rest of the team shared their experiences of the game:

The Pulse Team gave their final word on whether "Neknominate" is dangerous or fun:

If you have any neknominate stories or thoughts on the discussion then please comment below.

The School of English

Yesterday, it was found that Tony Fisher, a lecturer in the School of English here at Nottingham, had made derogatory comments about students on his public Facebook page. We discussed this, and various reactions to it, on The Pulse.

Caitlin first explained a bit about the comments:

Next we discussed the issue in the studio:

We spoke to Lucy, who is one of Tony's tutees, and who supports the view that this was a simple mistake which has been blown out of proportion:

Not everyone agreed though, as we discovered when we went out and about on campus to get other students' views.

You were keen to express your views about this throughout the show. One listener said:

"There isn't an issue at all. It's such a non-story...I'm more concerned that students who are adults are unable to handle comments on the internet without freaking out to this extent. If someone says something online that you disagree with either ignore it or just tell them. This just in, Nottingham admits babies."

Someone else added: