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Union Votes Against Military Ban

Students voted against a proposal to ban the military from the University campus last Wednesday. The proposal, tabled at the last general meeting of the Students' Union this year, had caused much controversy across campus over the previous week, attracting national media attention.

University Alumni to Fund More Projects

Manchester RAG have just received confirmation that the University Alumni fund will be awarding them £3000 for training and re-branding.

SONG AND DANCE... Pangaea returns for its sixth outing

Pangaea Returns to the Union

The post-exam climax of the Students' Union's sixth Pangaea festival is set to return to its student-led roots. The not-for-profit event will see the Academies across the Students' Union play host to various acts including live bands, DJs, reggae and "a few surprises and surrealism."

Vagina Terminology

"Reclaiming cunt: Don't let your vagina be an insult!" is one of the bold motions to be discussed at this week's general meeting. Women's rights campaigners are calling for the term 'cunt' to be transformed from an insult into a positive word, shedding its degrading connotations.

QUEUING AT BLACKPOOL... Delegates at the annual conference

NUS Commits to Fighting Top-Up Fee Increases

The National Union of Students has scraped its calls for free university education, in favour of a more "pragmatic" campaign against lifting the tuition fees cap. Instead of demanding the abolition of fees, the organisation will fight against the possible removal of the cap, a move which has disappointed some campaigners.

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Students' Union Scores Green Awards

Going green paid off for UMSU last month when it was awarded two environmental awards for its efforts. The Students' Union received a Bronze Award and an Award for Innovation in the annual Sound Impact Awards.

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NUS Reject Governance Review

April 1st saw the rejection of the controversial Governance Review by electors at the NUS National Conference. Political parties have allied themselves very strongly with both sides of the debate, with the SWP and the Green Party arguing against the proposals.

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Hard Left Suffer Crushing Defeat

The hard left were overwhelming beaten in an election of high drama and disqualifications, with many contests coming down to just a handful of votes.

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The Week That Was

Petty fights and disputes marred last week's elections as rumours of disqualifications rolled in. The first row of the week involved current Communications Officer Alex Castro and a ruckus with a Law lecturer. The appearance of swastikas on some candidates' manifestos was the nastiest turn of the week.

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Calls For International LGBT Rights

The next General Meeting is due to take place this Wednesday, if enough students attend. Several previous meetings have had to be cancelled because of poor attendance. Among the issues to be discussed are LGBT rights, abortion and the conflict with Iran

Choose your vote carefully

£4.3 Million at Sake in Union Elections

£4.3 Million is the staggering sum of money your fourteen Students' Union Executive members have control over. Student Direct are encouraging our readers to vote in this week's Union elections to decide who controls the purse strings next year.

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Another Union Sponsored Anti-Climax

Just one non-candidate turned up for the NUS delegate election hustings event last week in what was slammed as "a complete farce" by one candidate. The embarrassing showing was blamed on the "inactivity" of the Returning Officer, who is also the Students' Union Communications Officer.

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NUS Elections See Low Turnouts

Low turnouts continued to plague the NUS elections last week, with only 3% of students turning up to have their vote counted. Twenty delegates were elected for the Annual NUS conference which will be taking place in April, at which the controversial governance review will be discussed.

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General Meeting Called Off

Last week's general meeting was cancelled due to poor attendance – for the third time this academic year. Wednesday's meeting had been scheduled for 1.30pm, but did not have the three hundred students needed for quorum by 2pm and was therefore cancelled.

Manchester Students Tackle Climate Change

Climate Action Week starts this Monday at the Students' Union, and a wide range of events has been planned. Events include debates, cycling proficiency classes, discussion groups and tree planting.

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Student Discount at Students' Union Bars

Students' Union bars have started offering a discount to students because they have become rammed with greasy-haired bikers and gig goers. Bar staff in the Solem Bar in the Steve Biko building have made the move to keep students drinking in the Union.

Electoral Reform Blocked

Fundamental changes to the way that elections are run in the Students' Union were blocked last week. Students' Union elections have long suffered from very low turnouts so the reforms were drafted to get the 'ordinary student' interested.

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Setting Priorities

This Wednesday is the first General Meeting of the semester. Starting at 1.30pm in Academy Two there are a number of motions to be discussed.

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Controversial NUS Reforms Get Go-Ahead

The NUS is on track to be transformed after a controversial modernisation was passed at an Extraordinary Conference last week. Representatives from Students' Unions across the country voted in favour of the radical NUS shake-up at the Leicester Conference.

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Pro-Choice on General Meeting Agenda

Choice and reproductive advice is to be discussed at the General Meeting in the Students' Union this week. More than 1,000 people attended last month's General Meeting to debate whether the Union should continue to be twinned with a Palestinian university.

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