Marie Nicholaou notes that, had it not been for Hamish removing all of the offending pictures early on Monday morning, a vast number of students would have seen the posters as they came into College which would surely have had a massive affect on the outcome of the election. Various students around the room note that this entire process will severely damage the Union s image as far as typical students are concerned. However, Hamish notes that, whether or not this is the case, Council must vote on the issue on its merits, not in terms of who should win the election, or how the election should be run. Hamish proposes that a secret ballot should take place, and those present accept this proposal by a large majority. Richard Taylor s final appeal from disqualification Hamish disappears with the Elections Committee to locate the relevant set of election results, returning a few minutes later to announce that Sen Ganesh will be the next President of Imperial College Union.
Full results are below.
David Roberts presents his paper, as tabled, along with a promise that this will be the final Felix paper presented to Council this year. There being no comments from the floor, the proposal is passed nem com, to come into effect at the beginning of the next academic year. Stef presents his paper, as tabled, outlining the pros and cons attached to the decision to merge the Biology and Biochemistry departments into a new Life Sciences Faculty. He notes that the College has promised that there will be no staffing or course changes for the time being although future changes have not been ruled out. His biggest concern is the complete absence of consultation which took place indeed, it would appear that even the staff involved were not informed of the change until the day of the merger.