Name: Beth Curtis
College: Vanbrugh College
Year: 2
Subject: English Literature
Campaign in three words: Honest, radical representation.
What’s the most important part of your manifesto?
I want to open up the NUS, make it genuinely relevant to the ordinary student again. I’ll be fighting for the students who’ve been marginalised before, and in the past have been failed by the NUS.
How do you differ from the other candidates?
I’m the only candidate out of six to represent a campus that is made of over 50% women. As representation goes, that’s appalling. I’m a committed feminist, and women’s and LGBTQ issues are fundamental to both my campaign and my political outlook in general.”
What was your favourite thing the previous officer did and why?
I do really rate both Bob Hughes – who was universally known as a lovely human being – and Megan Ollerhead — who I know personally is focused, capable, and dedicated to what she thinks is right.
What’s the most important thing about the role you are going for?
Whilst I’m only one delegate, I’ll be contributing to a national conversation about student politics in an arena that’s large enough to enforce real change. The NUS has untapped potential to transform the political landscape, quite honestly.
How are you campaigning?
I want to try and engage face-to-face with students as much as possible, so plenty of flyers, with a healthy dollop of social media on the side.
What do you like the most about York?
Definitely the people I’ve met here.
What’s the best slogan you can think of for your campaign?
Depends if you reckon ‘Beth’ and ‘NUS’ is an acceptable pseudo-rhyme — it’s a bit weak, I reckon.
What do you think about York Vision?
Decent, unpretentious, has created some of the worst headline puns known to humanity.