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Label Editor Anna Cooper, chatted to Rachel Caverhill, your candidate for AU Clubs Officer about her manifesto and ideas for the role! What are the main points of your manifesto? I want to promote inclusion, improve the training and support that clubs receive and evaluate and develop procedures. What experience do you have that makes you suitable for the role? I’m currently the AU Welfare Officer, so I’ve had lots of experience working with lots of different people this year. Also, I’ve seen how the AU works. In addition, I’ve been on the AU Women’s Rugby Committee for two years.…

Here’s what your candidates for Enterprise Section Chair had to say to Label!  Charley Bircumshaw  What are the main points of your manifesto? Increasing further engagement across the campus, looking specifically at increasing engagement in halls and looking at the demographic at each year group to provide the right events. Building on what has already been achieved this year, we’ve had a great turnout within the section, even with the growth we’ve experienced, it’s still such a new section. I was to be able to manage this growth and create a more of a community atmosphere. I want to look…

Label interviewed the Media Section Chair candidates and here’s what they had to say! Afzal What are the main points of your manifesto? “Boom boom week”, a chance to get free training workshops for basic skills “A ticket to media” more opportunities to flourish your skills “Media showcase” student-led competition for your pictures and videos to get recognition What experience do you have that makes you suitable for the role? I am a good painter and came second in an international painting competition, I also have a marketing certificate and experience of social media for different societies, also departmental committees. Through…

Label chatted to Abby Reynolds your current Societies Section Chair who hopes to be re-elected! What are the main points of your manifesto? I want to revitalise give it a go because it gives students who wouldn’t otherwise find a society, could see it front and centre. It’s a way of giving them a platform and letting them engage with new students, bringing more activity to the union. I want to make the refreshers bazaar bigger and better as many wanted to get involved but we just didn’t have the space for them. I also want to introduce adopt a…

Label interviewed your Rag Section Chair candidates and here’s what they had to say! Hettie Bawden What are the main points of your manifesto? I would like to increase opportunities for students to fundraise for charities of their choice, this would involve looking into the possibility of three peaks or an on campus tough mudder. I would also extend the rag family to postgraduate and college students, both in Loughborough and London, giving them opportunities to get involved in bucket collections and for external challenges. Build up on the amazing collaborative efforts that we already have within rag and further…

Label Editor Anna Cooper, interviewed candidates Tom Calcuth and Jodie Evans on their ideas for Action!  Tom Calcuth What are the main points of your manifesto? First off, I’d like to reproduce and reinvigorate the family and social aspect to the community within action but also in the wider community. We want to see more captivating project leaders and feel part of this social atmosphere within action. Through collaborating we can increase retention of volunteers as well as empowering as leaders and student volunteers. My second point is all about developing better feedback and better appreciation to our volunteers. I…

Your Sport EO candidates chatted to Label about their plans if they were to be elected!  James Greer What are the main points of your manifesto?   My manifesto has 4 points; clarity, integrity, inclusivity and opportunities. With clarity it’s about making sure that students know exactly what is going on in sport in terms of the whole sport pathway. When it comes to integrity it’s making sure that we are representing Loughborough in the African Violet in the best way possible, making sure that even though we want to win, we win with pride and we lose with grace.…

Label Editor, Anna Cooper met with Alex Marlowe, your candidate for Welfare and Diversity! Welfare and Diversity EO Alex Marlowe What are the main points of your manifesto? My first point is to install the postgraduate welfare and diversity officer role on the welfare diversity committee, this is because I am a little bit attuned to postgraduate needs having seen the elections last year and I think it’s clear to see that they are fairly underrepresented. So, I thought what could a wealth and diversity executive officer do? There is currently no welfare and diversity representation for postgraduates – there’s…

We asked some questions to your Education EO candidates and here’s what they had to say! Ana-Maria Bilciu What are the main points of your manifesto? So, they are split into three main categories which are Accessibility, Collaboration and Engagement. So, each of these categories cover the main challenges facing the section right now. Regarding accessibility, we don’t really have a platform where we can interact with students directly and not having a social media presence means that student don’t really know what the Education section do so we would like to revamp the section and launch it properly next…

Label’s Head of Social Media, Leah Langley, shares what she would say to her future self if she had the opportunity. To My Future Self, I hope that things are better for you. I hope that you feel like you know who you are. I hope that you have found more meanings to life. I hope that you actually feel like you’re living now. I hope you’re able to find joy every day and realise just how beautiful the world is. I hope you’re still volunteering and helping people in any way that you can. Please never forget just how…