The University Times

“The campaigns that the union works on are stuff like student fees and the housing crisis. I think that these are issues that affect every student in college, so as much as they are campaigns and are seen as outside the union, they are rooted in the issues that students are facing. Running a campaign, you know the housing crisis isn’t something that’s distant from the student body.”

“I want to change the students’ union. I think the students’ union has become something ‘other’ to the rest of the students. I think the majority of the students don’t vote – they dont care. They see the union as this kind of thing that they can’t really be part of. I want to change that, because I think the SU could be a really great thing, and with some of my policies I could really get people engaged.”

“I’ve worked quite closely with the education officer over the years and I think it’s a really, really important role. I know it’s the one person I’ve been able to turn to in the past, and they’ve been an incredible help to me – both as a student and within my capacity in the student’s union. I really enjoy the idea of me being able to be that for somebody else.”

“I chose to run because I feel like I am of a compassionate nature and I think my social work training will really lend to my provision of case work and things like that. And the equality part, I’m just quite passionate about student welfare in different areas. My passion could really bring lots to that landscape.”

“One of the main things I’m pushing in my manifesto is student engagement with the SU and student accessibility with the SU. In terms of increasing what students know about the SU, I want a lot more transparency in terms of what we pass at council. And I guess, addressing more pertinent social media methods now – so for example, more people engage on Instagram now than they would on Facebook. That’s kind of the direction I’m heading towards.”

“I love having the craic. I think part of entertainments is to be entertaining, and when I started my Trinity Truths web series last year, that really kind of made me realise there is a hunger on campus for good craic and stuff like that.”

“Within Radius, my job is primarily management. I manage a team of 16ish people. I have made a huge effort to make sure that lines of communication are open and specifically to give personal feedback to every person. I have done this, because I understand – having been a new writer last year – I understand what a difference it can make to have that open-minded communication with someone who is in the know.”