Student Council: why is it so important?
Eric Blair explains why your opinions are so vital in the running of the Union
So you’ve heard that the Union is more than a night club and shop; it’s a whole building packed with exciting opportunities. But beyond this physical existence, the Union is the heart of student identity, run by a team of student councillors and executives.
Cardiff Students’ Union is run by students, to function for students. Every action it undertakes is overseen by 20 elected student executives who report directly to the 59-strong Student Council or, if you will, the Union brain.
Does Politics Matter?
Polly Lord considers what could be done to get students more involved with politics and off their sofas at home
Politics is a word which conjures up images of stuffy politicians in tweed jackets sat in London making decisions for all of us based on personal agendas. Many students feel that politics is either dull, or that there is little point in being bothered as our views are never heard.
This apathetic response to the governors of our country is worrying; students are the workers of the future, the electorate in waiting. If students are being turned off now, then turn out at future general elections will be low, and decisions that affect us as adults in “the real world” could be made by those who have been elected without a majority. Indeed, the word itself comes from the Latin “politicus”, which in turn is defined as “of the citizens or the State”. Surely this would mean that the very meaning of politics is being threatened, currently it is not engaging the citizens it seeks to protect.
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