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Elections 2015: Sutton Bonington Question Time

posted 11.03.15 at 9:36pm

On Tuesday 10th March, The Pulse headed down to the fiercest question time of the year, on Sutton Bonington campus, to find out how the candidates would deal with the student's questions.

Our presenting team of Meg, Rhiannon and Sam posed questions to the candidates that you, the students, wanted asking and commentated on how they felt the evening was going.

They also caught up with Jake Richards, chair of the SB Guild:

The team then reflected on how important they felt it was candidates were put through Question Times, and what they would be considering throughout the evening:

PRESIDENT

The Presidential candidates were put through their paces, with the panelists talking about whether sexual consent classes should be compulsory and outlining how they would work with the SB Guild if elected to office:

EDUCATION

The crowd at Sutton Bonington tested out the Education Officer candidates, asking about how they would support the students on satellite campuses and deal with lecture captures in future:

EQUAL OPPS & WELFARE

URN Questions: The Candidates

posted 07.03.15 at 2:12pm

Throughout the elections period on The Pulse, we are questioning the candidates to be your next Student's Union officers. Posing the issues that matter to you and debating the detail, we'll be seeking to find out about the policies behind the people.

During any of our debates, if you want to join the discussion, remember you can tweet us @URNPulse or send us a free webtext on urn1350.net

PRESIDENT

The Presidential candidates were questioned on their manifestos:

As well as discussing their policies, we also put questions to them from you, the students, which provoked disagreement:

EDUCATION OFFICER

The Education candidates came into the studios, to have their policies scrutinized by our News Editor, Sam Boyle:

We also put the students questions to the candidates, to see how they would deal with the issues that matter to you:

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND WELFARE OFFICER

We met the equal opportunities and Welfare Officer candidates and asked them about their policies: