Well, what an eclectic mix. With three strong candidates running, I would have loved to automatically side with my college, but it seems that two out of the three candidates are from Vanbrugh, so that won’t help narrow it down much!
This means I am going to have to analyse their policies rather than depend on biased allegiances.
So, it makes sense to start with Kallum considering that he is already in office. Kallum has made an impact on me personally, as opposed to the last YUSU president – whose name I’m not even sure I know. As for Kallum’s policies, the bus from Hes East to West has ensured that my gym membership is not entirely futile.
His promise to improve well-being as well as welfare is enticing: he makes an interesting point about the difference between feeling fine and needing counselling being so vast, with little provision put in place for it. Because of that he looks like a pretty good candidate. However, I’m not sure how I feel about the plans to embrace the Android. As students we spend pretty much all of our time looking at a screen, so I really dislike the idea of more technology encroaching on our lives. However, I can see its appeal.
Now, Tom’s policies jumped out at me as soon as I saw the word ‘Courtyard’ because I spend just far too much time there and so I must be a target demographic. While it may be open to interpretation, his policies seem far from humorous to me. And maybe, I would spend less time in Courtyard and more time in the library, if dimmed lighting really was introduced and I could enter without the constant danger of being referred to as the ‘make-up-less tramp’ on Spotted (hasn’t happened yet, but who knows with that page). In addition to this, were Tom to get the winning position, and Kallum’s buses were still ensured, I could travel to the gym in style, a genuine bendy bus, circa London 2003.
The promise of employment after university makes Matt look incredibly appealing, not because it’s a bribe, but actually because he wants to extend the careers service which is getting right to the heart of what a lot of students’ main concerns here are.
My main problem with the candidates is that they were all asked to provide a funny joke, or a weird fact, and as you can see from above, they just weren’t hilarious enough to be featured. And as you all know at Vision, we definitely love the punny jokes. Nonetheless, they are three great candidates and I am very much looking forward to the next two weeks of campaigning. May the best man win.