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Contents

Natasha CoxEditor in Chief

Grace MerittEditor

Ana CurbeloArt Director

George MostynOnline Content Editor

Broderick SuthlerlandDeputy Editor

Greg CarterHead of Illustration

Carolyn BrownHead of Photography

Jan BaykaraDesign Assistant

Meghan McCabeVignette O’BrianNews Editors

Cathryn AntoniadisLaura SmithFeatures Editors

Dan NicholsonElla StanbrookMusic Editors

Beth Baker-WyseJoanna DonnellyCulture Editors

Anna BirtwistleChloé FallonStyle Editors

Chloe HemmingsRebecca OldhamSport Editors

Peter WoolleyWebmaster

Maxine CheyneyHead of Events and Marketing

Disclaimer: Label is the publication of Loughborough Students’ Union. The opinions contained are those of individual contributors, not of Loughborough Students’ Union, the editorial team, or any other officer of the union unless otherwise stated.

Broderick Sutherland –Deputy EditorEllie Read – PresidentAli Cole - VP Democracy and Communications

President and VP Democ-racy and CommunicationsVP Education and FinanceVP Welfare and Head of MediaRag and ActionSocFed President and AU President

Cover image by Ana Curbelo

4 EDITORIALS

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22 THE EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS LEGACY

RESULTS

STYLE COSTUME AWARDS

14 TOTTY SPOTTER

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the Winds of Change

How do you measure success? Do you measure it by quality or quantity?

If one were to take the ‘glass half-empty’ approach to these Executive Elections then you could argue that very little has changed. The candidates have their usual gimmicks with the posters, the costumes and the sweets which add nothing to the political nature of what elections are supposed to be about.

However, if one were to take the ‘glass half-full’ ap-proach to the elections then you can simply disregard the above as gibberish. The newly implemented budget cap, as well as LSUTV’s The Bubble Debate and the shortening of the campaign period meant that policy has been scrutinized more than ever before or at least in the three years of my Loughborough experience.

I would argue that the gimmicks are necessary for the time being until Loughborough becomes more accus-tomed to the political nature of elections. Yet the winds of change are blowing for a more serious Executive with people that are definitely suited for ‘The Ultimate Graduate Job.’

Therefore it can be said that this election can be judged as a success story. Voting figures may not have been affected significantly, but it is safe to say that the quality of these elections will hopefully define a new legacy for the politics of Loughborough Student’s Union.

Until next time,

Broderick SutherlandDeputy Editor

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EDITORIAL04 - 05

Welcome to this special issue of Label featuring your new Executive team for 2013-14!

In my opinion, after running last year, the Executive Elections needed to change. In particular the budget and the time schedule needed to be reviewed and re-duced. Now, with the election over I have the chance to look back and see how my changes have affected our biggest elec-tions. Have they been for the best?

As an election, I still believe this has been the most accessible and policy focused election we have seen for at least the last four years. With a cap of £100, and a new live Hustings show introduced, we have seen less sweets and more scrutiny. But has the whole elections experience diminished as a result? From where I am sitting I am tempted to say yes. Whether this is because we had fewer candidates and less contests, or whether there is an-other reason I don’t know, but something has been missing.

I still stand by my decisions made last term, and I hope the next few VP De-mocracy and Communications doesn’t revert to the old election style, and keep faith in a smaller budget and campaign period. In the long run, I am confident it will develop a new elections culture and a better, more inclusive election!

Ali ColeVP: Democracy and Communications

What a few weeks it has been! The prepa-ration, recommendations, nominations, running, voting and results of elections has proved to be an incredibly exciting time for all of us at the Union, many Loughborough students and most predominantly the candidates themselves.

There’s been a different feel to campaign-ing this year with the shortened length and budget cap but it is great to see candi-dates less exhausted by the whole experi-ence than perhaps we looked and felt last year! I feel like there has been less of a buzz from campaigning as a whole this year and a much more relaxed atmosphere compared to how manic last year was, but perhaps that’s because this year I am just observing rather than taking part.

Nevertheless, I think we can be confident that our Exec team will be highly success-ful and they should all be very proud and excited. I got myself a job last week and they specifically said that they picked me because of my experience as Union Presi-dent, which is great news for the prospects our new Exec team!

I wish them the best of luck when they start in July!

Ellie ReadUnion President

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Media Week seems a long time ago with us getting our hands on the list of seventeen candidates for the first time before getting them to reveal all about their manifestos, fears, and even targets for the campaign period ahead.

There has been controversy from the very first day with the introduc-tion of the success that is The Bub-ble Debate. Questions were asked and answered, issues were debated and discussed, as the candidates aimed to prove their worth as Lough-borough watched on, live on LSUTV.

Loughborough Students Media have been with our candidates from the

very start, from the Live Reveal, through the line of fire at The Bubble Debate, and to the closing days of campaigning.

But after ten days of hard graft, shout-outs, door-knocking, flash mobs and seeing how our candi-dates attempted to meet as many people as possible across sixteen halls, a grilling at the hands of the Firing Squad at The Bubble Debate and look where we are now... It is time to announce YOUR Executive for 2013-14!

Words: George Mostyn; Vignette O’Bryan; Chloe Mcmackin; Amber Hawkins; Cathryn Antoniadis

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president

Josh Hurrell

vp: d

emoc

racy

Hannah Chrisp

Former Elvyn Richards Hall Chair Josh Hurrell

became Union President after winning his uncon-

tested bid. He achieved 5305 votes in total. His

manifesto points include an aim to ‘make the

Students’ Union stronger’, and reach out to

the 9% of current Loughborough University

students who are currently unsatisfied

with their experience. Hurrell told Label:

“I’m ecstatic; I’m on top of the world

at the moment. I’m also really happy

with the Exec that’s been elected,

I reckon we’re going to have a

really productive year next year

and I can’t wait.”

AU Executive member Hannah Chrisp became your

VP Democracy and Communications after achiev-

ing victory against David Haines by winning with

4222 votes. With manifesto points including

making students more aware of their Union

Executive and making further improvement to

the Elections process so that ‘more barriers

are broken and the opportunity is open to

everyone’, it is interesting to see what

impact Chrisp could achieve next year.

Chrisp told Label, screaming with joy:

“It could not be a better day, ever,

ever, ever, ever, ever!”

Rebecca

Lauder-Fletc

her

Zak Evans

Hannah Chrisp

Running uncontested, Rebecca Lauder-Fletcher

became VP Education after winning with 4830

votes in total. Her main focus is to develop the

implementation of an Academic Mentor-Match-

ing service, the modernisation of depart-

mental committee systems, the inclusion of

Postgraduates into the University and the

transformation of postgraduate funding.

Despite this, it will b

e exciting to see what

Lauder-Fletcher can bring to the table

next year as our VP Education. Lauder-

Fletcher told Label: “It

was amazing. I

kind of knew what I was expecting but

I was still a bit nervous.”

Former Rigg-Rut Hall Chair Z

ak Evans is

the new VP Finance after beating fellow

candidate Chris McKenna by winning

4594 votes. With his manifesto points

focusing on expanding the range of

students attending the Union, intro-

ducing new cash points on campus

and developing a better targeted

marketing system for Union events,

it will b

e intriguing how Evans fits

into his new role. Evans told Label:

“I’m ecstatic, and I can honestly

not admire my campaign team

enough for all the effort th

ey

have put in. I’m so happy and

this is simply amazing.”

vp: finance

vp: e

duca

tion

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vp: welfare

Helen Crossle

y

head

of

media

Isobel F

ord

Running uncontested, current LSUTV Head of

Factual Production, Helen Crossley, won her bid

to becoming Head of Media with 4778 amount

of votes. She aims to focus on four main

areas, increasing consumption of media,

improving hall media, establishing more

industry links and promoting the new

sector of Loop. Talking to Label after

results, she said: “It feels amazing.

The moment I heard it, I

was liter-

ally like ahhh. There was such a

rush of relief and excitement.”

Isobel Ford, a member of the Welfare and

Diversity committee this year and previ-

ously on Elvyn Committee during Fresh-

ers, won against Murtaza Haider and

David Tingle with 3569 votes. Ford will

be working towards developing and in-

creasing awareness of services and

facilities, embracing diversity and

engaging and improving interac-

tion with hall committees among

other fundamental ideas. She

told Label after the results:

“It feels like a dream. I’m

so

tired. I’m

so overwhelmed

with it all.”

Paul Nanson

Sarah Haar

Running uncontested, current LSUTV Head of

Factual Production, Helen Crossley, won her bid

to becoming Head of Media with 4778 amount

of votes. She aims to focus on four main

areas, increasing consumption of media,

improving hall media, establishing more

industry links and promoting the new

sector of Loop. Talking to Label after

results, she said: “It feels amazing.

The moment I heard it, I

was liter-

ally like ahhh. There was such a

rush of relief and excitement.”

Former Bill Mo Rag rep and Rag com-

mittee member Paul Nanson has been

announced as the new Rag Chair re-

ceiving 2929 votes, despite being hotly

contested by Mike Lyness. Throughout

campaigning, he has proven to be

very well informed of progression

within the section and, through

several manifesto points, hopes to

further Rag’s success in the com-

ing year. Nanson told Label: “It was

amazing. I don’t know. It doesn’t

feel real.”

With firm experience both as Cayley’s Action

Rep and on Action committee, Sarah Haar

fought a close battle with Michael Jordan

to eventually be named as the Union’s

new Action Chair with 3450 votes. Her

manifesto promises to develop more links

with media and other sections, as well

as introducing new sports coaching

qualifications, which could make it an

exciting year for Action. Speaking to

Label, she had this to say: “It feels

like a blur literally. It’s so amazing.”

Action chair RAG

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10 - 11

Georgia

Cheyne

Jennie C

ooper

With a final total of 4855 votes, Georgia

‘Ginger Spice’ Cheyne has been elected

as Societies Federation President. The

Pole Dancing Society Chair, gladly

following in the footsteps of current

SocFed President Sophie Sanders,

aims to increase inter-society col-

laboration and promotion. After the

announcement, Cheyne told Label:

“I’m absolutely ecstatic, it h

as been

so exhausting over the past ten

days but I’m so so happy.”

In a fiercely contested battle

between IMS

and AU experience, Jennie ‘Call On Cooper’

Cooper has been elected as AU President,

beating Tim Jenkins with 3776 votes in

total. The former IMS Chair claimed her

place on Exec, with the aim to improve

communications between the AU clubs

and President, creating an essence of

‘One AU’. Cooper spoke to Label after

results: “I’m overjoyed. I d

efinitely

didn’t expect that kind of re

sult at all,

especially against a worthy candi-

date like Tim.”

au p

resi

dent

Socfed president

Socfed president

best of elections

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In aid of LSU’s charitable activities

Most Creative

Most Fashion ForwardIzzy ‘Rascal’ Ford

She rocked clashing colours, high tops and every girl’s trouser of the moment; disco pants! When it came to picking our ‘Most Fashion Forward’ candidate, one girl sprung instantly to mind, Izzy Ford. The 90s vibe to Izzy’s outfit is huge for Spring, plus the decision to wear a bomber jacket and high tops to run around campus in the cold and damp weather, earns Izzy extra points for being stylish yet practical. Al-though it may not be easiest look to wear on a regular day-to-day basis, it has most definitely captured Style’s heart.

Runner Up: Helen ‘Hands On’ Crossley.

Sarah ‘Heart’ Haar

Sarah Haar’s hand-made outfit certainly lit up our elections, giving everyone a reason to smile through the campaigning period. To hand-make an outfit that big must have taken time and dedication, translating how much she wanted the position. The Style team loved Sarah’s co-ordinating shiny, red wellington boots, perfect for the recent snow and damp weather that seems to have crept up on us, plus the statement colour will see her through to this year’s festival season.

Runner Up: Jennie ‘Call On Me’ Cooper.

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Style’sCandidate

Most Relevant to the Position

Dave ‘Pringle’ Tingle

Oh Dave... Why did you not put armholes in your Pringle can? It was one of the most original campaign outfits we’ve seen in recent years and definitely one of the most memorable, however the Style team just wanted to roll you around campus in that Pringle can. As much as we were impressed with the amount of effort required to make it and shuffle around in it, to not put arm holes in something that big is just silly!

Runner Up: Becky ‘Bunny’ Lauder-Fletcher.

Paul’s outfit is undoubtedly the most relevant to the position. The obvious alter campaign ego made it instantly clear which position he was running for. However, what Style loved most about this outfit was that the majority of it was made up from items from charity shops, meaning that part of his budget went to good causes. Thriftiness from the Rag Chair candidate and donating to help others whilst creating a memorable outfit, deservedly earned Paul the title of ‘Most Relevant Costume’.

Runner Up: Zak ‘Sparrow’ Evans

Most Impractical

Paul ‘Ragnam Style’ Nanson

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EThe Executive Elections LegacyMentioned in almost every Executive Elections article thus far, the changes to rules of campaigning implemented by VP Democracy and Communications Ali Cole have, in no small part, influenced the 2013 elections. Label Online Content Editor George Mostyn debates whether these changes have been effective, and whether they will face alterations in 2014...

T o quote Benjamin Franklin: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” And for our winners, those

pennies will feel hard earned after learning to campaign on a budget; one of the major changes to the Executive Elections’ structure for 2013.

For most candidates, the £100 budget cap was manageable, with only a solitary sanction for stretch-ing over the limit. However, issues concerning previously owned items, associative campaigning and product sourcing were always going to be at the pinnacle of the budget debate.

Although associative campaigning can’t be avoided, I believe tighter guidelines regarding previously owned items should be put in to place. In addition, after seeing the likes of Izzy Ford banned from campaigning for the use of an unde-clared material, the introduction of a fine system should be introduced to coalesce with the new budget cap in future elections. Finally, despite the beliefs of many stating the £100 budget has filtered out the most suitable candidates, to ensure a high level of student interest and the best quality campaigns, I foresee the budget cap rising over the next few years.

From an elections coverage perspective, Media Week was a major success for LCR, LSUTV and Label, allowing us to obtain all the information we required from the candidates for upcoming content without interfering in the midst of campaigning. All content produced across the sections was at an excellent standard, and even sup-plemented The Bubble Debate and specific articles during cam-paign week.

A further triumph for Ali Cole came in the form of the shortened cam-paign time, down from sixteen to ten days in length. As well as adjusting

for the addition of Media Week and the budget cap, the concentrated time frame pushed our candidates’ campaigning skills and reduced the overall stress placed upon them. Many current Exec, when asked, have told Label they would have much preferred a shorter campaign week, reflected by the reactions of this year’s candidates.

The development of Hustings into the highly successful The Bubble Debate double-bill especially for the Exec Elections was the highlight for many involved with the elections and was a tremendous effort by LSUTV to produce such a high-quality live broadcast on succes-sive nights.

And finally, the changes to the rules regarding pre-campaigning have seemed to be widely accepted by the student population, without much recognition that anything had actually changed. Ali Cole’s adaptation to the rules, mainly to accommodate a new independ-ent publication in Loughborough, stated that candidates were able to declare their intent to run in the elections without engaging in any campaigning. VP Finance candi-date Chris McKenna was the only individual in breach of the new rule; resulting in one of four full-day bans he received during the cam-paign period.

Whilst doing live updates during the Candidate Reveal before cam-paigning begun, there were many Twitter-users using the #ExecE-lections hashtag who claimed to “know all the candidates already.” This is not an ideal situation for the Union but they cannot prevent an independent journalistic entity from revealing potential candidates ahead of the reveal in the future.

This may also explain the lower number of applicants than ex-pected, and when Label spoke to Ali Cole, he seemed to agree: “I think it’s crossed everyone’s minds. The reporting of manifesto points in January, effectively campaigning for potential candidates, would’ve have certainly put people off.”

“The issues with pre-campaigning began last year when we became aware of an independent press body in 2012. In real world elec-tions, ’free press’ is an extremely important influencing factor, so I don’t think they will be a full-blown threat to future Exec Elections. And although they may take the fun out of a student elections, their informative content ensures the students acknowledge our candi-dates’ manifestos.”

There is no doubt in my mind that The Bubble Debate will continue to remain a ‘staple’ for the opening days of the Exec Elections for years to come. However, there was one commonly-discussed issue: Although the input from the Firing Squad sparked some heated debate and provided a platform for the candidates to prove the rationale for their manifestos, many questioned why members of the Firing Squad were selected for the second instalment, featuring the Section Head candidates. With no experience in Rag, Action or SocFed between them, many view-ers questioned why the panellists Jago Pearson, Chris Carter, Sophie Pettifer and Jon Constantinou weren’t substituted for individuals more suited for discussing the ideas of our Section Head Candidates.

E ‘Many questioned why members of the Firing Squad were selected for the second instalment’

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