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Workers’ Party announce party list

By Seonah Choi | October 9, 2008

The Workers’ Party announced their party list for the 2008 general elections this afternoon, and it features a few names familiar around the University:

The Party is contesting the party list vote for the first time in these elections.

“Our main campaign slogan for these elections is ‘workers should be running the …

“Animal” offenders

By Dr Peter Manglethwaite | October 9, 2008

National supporters back the death penalty for “animal” offenders.

A leaked email penned by Sonny + Jasmine’s press release

By Seonah Choi | October 3, 2008

I was forwarded a certain email by three different sources this afternoon. The said email is one sent by Sonny Thomas (or at least sent from his email address) to Jasmine Freemantle, the day after the election results were announced. The contents of it are below:

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Sonny …

Thomas to lodge formal complaint

By Seonah Choi | October 3, 2008

Despite the announcement of the results earlier this week, the furore and brouhaha that probably characterised this year’s VUWSA general elections looks set to continue, with Sonny Thomas announcing his intentions to lodge a formal complaint with Returning Officer Roy Siemens to investigate “concerns” that have allegedly been raised over …

SALIENT WANTS YOU!

By Jackson Wood | October 2, 2008

Work for Salient in 2009. It’ll be awesome!
Incoming Editor Jackson Wood is looking to fill the following positions
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Paid, 40 hour week position. Looking for a slick designer with experience in Adobe Suite and Mac. Please submit CV and a portfolio.
News Editor
Paid, 20 hour position. Responsible for eight pages of news …

Connors 4 Prez winz our heartz

By Dr Peter Manglethwaite | October 1, 2008

It turns out that after a miscount and some confusion by the Returning officer, His Majesty Sean Hussein Sidney Connors III esq has won the VUWSA Presidency!

VUWSA Election Results

By Salient | October 1, 2008

With a total 2657 votes cast in the Presidential ballot, this election has had a turnout of above 10% of voters (10% being the magical number in student elections). The victors are listed in bold, followed by those whose campaigns were unsuccessful.

President: Jasmine Freemantle 895 votes
Sonny Thomas 762 votes
William …

Fraud

By Jackson Wood | September 29, 2008

Last week The Press ran a story about an employee of the Christchurch Polytechnic’s Student Association who is suspected of defrauding the Association. I’ve decided to semi-fisk this… so bear with me.

McQuillanation of the candidnation

By Laura McQuillan | September 27, 2008

For once there’s a VUWSA election where I’m not backing any candidates. This is because they all suck. No, no, I joke. Now that I’ve moved on from Victoria University, Salient and ever having to attend another VUWSA exec meeting, it delights me to bring you a guide to the VUWSA election candidates without fear that they’ll deny me pizza at a meeting or write letters to the Publications Committee about me.