Tag: SRC

  • Meet the new Education Officer

    Meet the new Education Officer

    By Dominique Lakis Note: After the writing of this article, Unite! Candidate Vedant Rampal withdrew from candidacy in this year’s election. Cherish Kuehlmann has been elected as Education Officer unopposed.  The role of the SRC Education officer as stated in their mission statement is to provide “a forum for students to fight for change to…

  • SRC’s Unite ticket appears to have folded – the day before the election 

    SRC’s Unite ticket appears to have folded – the day before the election 

    By Alex Neale It seems that the Unite! ticket for this year’s SRC elections have up and left, within 48 hours of the beginning of polling.   It would mean that candidates Paige Sedgwick (President, Together), Reid Hou (General Secretary, Together), Cherish Kuehlmann (Education Officer, Left Action), and Mya Thit Khet (International Students Officer, Together)…

  • “International Students are vulnerable to exploitation” – International Officer Candidate  

    “International Students are vulnerable to exploitation” – International Officer Candidate  

    By Kabir Chisty Ayush Gupta is contesting the International Student Officer role in tomorrow’s SRC election. Gupta is an international student from India, participating in the election with the ticket Unite!. According to Gupta, the ticket is a collaboration of executives from various societies at UNSW.  Gupta brings a set of policies to the tableat…

  • General Secretary – Candidate Interview

    General Secretary – Candidate Interview

    By Harrisen Leckenby Tharunka interviewed both candidates for the 2023 SRC General Secretary position. Here’s what they said:*  *Due to contracting COVID-19, Vihan Roy provided answers in the form of written responses.   What is your Name and Degree?   Reid – third-year studying Arts and Law, majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Politics.  …

  • SRC President – Candidate Interview

    SRC President – Candidate Interview

    By Alex Neale One of these people will be your SRC President in 2023. Get to know them first.   The two prospective SRC Presidents for 2023 sat down with Tharunka and answered questions about university life, their policies, and why you should care about the upcoming election. Christine Nohra – Unite – Bachelor of Laws…

  • Women’s Officer – Candidate Interview

    Women’s Officer – Candidate Interview

    By Ellie Ng  As part of Tharunka’s coverage of the 2022 SRC elections, we had the opportunity to sit down and get to know the three candidates running for the position of Women’s Officer:  Emma Terry – Left Action  Estell Mathew – Together  Hannahbeth Marchant – Unite  Emerging from a broad range of perspectives and…