Thursday afternoon saw more than 30 firefighters tackling a blaze as it consumed two flats above Tennent’s Bar on Byres Road. The fire, which begun shortly after 4pm, closed both Byres Road and Highburgh Road for several hours. There were no serious injuries, although one woman was taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation. The [...]
Students from the Glasgow School of Art have been turned away from voting in Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA) elections. This comes despite Art School students being allowed to vote in previous years, and presidential candidate Chris Millar planning in his manifesto to canvass those students. The decision comes as the result of a clause [...]
Having led two societies and with a convincing win for SRC international officer in the spring elections last year, Helle is a candidate with a proven amount of campus support. However his reform-heavy manifesto risks being drowned out in a year in which almost every candidate is talking about democracy and accountability in the SRC. [...]
Harrison is the candidate with most direct SRC experience in this presidential election. His role currently is as the SRC’s vice president for learning and development. His support is strong online and his orange t-shirts have already started making appearances at campus events in the run up to polling, hinting at a well-organised campaign. Harrison’s [...]
Dhillon is part of the Our Glasgow slate and the candidate of the left in this election. Unlike many people who have held this position before Dhillon isn’t a divisive figure on campus, having built up a level of respect as a figure comfortable and capable both of negotiation and of moderating her own views. [...]
Having spent time on both the QMU’s Board of Management and as the SRC’s School Of Biological and Earth Science Rep, Walker is well placed in terms of campus support. This plays out in the amount of support he’s received on facebook and appears to give him the slight edge in the run up to [...]
Having come close to victory in last years elections for the same position Razvan is some what of a known quantity. The question is, can his campaign, both online and on the ground, go that little bit further this year? His manifesto talks about class representatives,SRC funded scholarships and improving essay and coursework feedback. Q&A [...]
Standing as part of the “Our Glasgow” slate, Cowie has an inbuilt base of support. However her relatively low campus profile and the slate itself could work against her. Main manifesto talking points are about transparency and accountabilty on the university Senate and the commercialization of Freshers’ Week. Q&A Guardian: It seems pretty clear from [...]
Pete Samson is a former qmunicate editor and has designed many of the SRC posters around campus in the last year. With a good chance of picking up the QM vote and a solid history of design Samson should put up a good fight. Q&A Guardian: You don’t have much experience in the four SRC [...]
A former Glasgow Guardian news editor and currently a member of the SRC reception staff, Campbell’s knowledge of the SRC’s internal working is unparalleled in this contest. But without a firm base of support on campus does he have the resources to make a dent in this election? Q&A Guardian: Do you think the SRC [...]
