Uea(su) officers Alicia Perez and Sophie Atherton have joined more than 9,000 people in supporting a petition to reimburse tuition fees or clear debt for this year. The petition, which Manchester University’s Student Union (MUSU) started, says “It is not feasible to ask Universities to refund tuition fees as they are not legally obliged to”…
News
SU-turn: Union Council reverses controversial beef ban
Uea(su) Union Council has voted to reverse a controversial ban on selling beef in SU outlets.The beef ban was in place for less than a month. Following a debate at Union Council last night that lasted approximately half an hour, 52% of councillors voted in favour of reversing the ban, with 36% voting against doing so,…
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Union Council to debate motion to reverse beef ban
Union Council will tonight debate a motion to reverse a controversial beef ban passed at the previous meeting. The motion aims to “reinstate beef products, but to also help change the culture at UEA by bridging the price gap between beef products and their respective substitutes.” Jack Annand and Matty Yandle, of Cocktail Society and Pasta Society,…
Editor's column
Not registering is worse than not voting
Concrete is moving from strength to strength. Last issue we had fantastic levels of engagement in the paper, and this week we’re hoping for the same with articles ranging from the argument around rainbow poppies (page 17), which is “juvenile”, apparently, to the hunt for dark energy (page 18). Have a flick through this issue…
Main Stories
Following the herd: students vote to remove beef from SU outlets
An agriculture expert has said there seems to be “a trend towards campuses free of beef, and sometimes other meats such as lamb” after UEA became the third university to have some kind of beef ban on campus. Dr David Rose is an associate professor of agricultural innovation and extension at the University of Reading….
Features, Interview
Beef, Brexit, and how uea(su) does represent UEA students
After a hectic week within uea(su) largely focussed on Union Council’s decision to stop the SU selling beef, campaigns and democracy officer Sophie Atherton and I sat down to discuss what she’s been getting up to in her second year within the role. We met in a bookable room in Union House, away from the…
Deputy Editors' Column
Putting pen to paper
This semester is flying by – this is our fifth issue and my love for Concrete is growing more and more. This coming weekend we are going to the Student Publication Association Regional Awards, fingers crossed we win something! This issue has been quite an interesting one for me, most of what I have written…
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