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G U I L D 101
VICTORY
In the latter half of semester 2, QUT students have
the power to elect their student representatives for
the QUT Guild.
Last year saw two teams nominate
with what was regarded as
one of the quietest elections in
recent QUT history. EPIC arose
victorious in what was a display
of their continued commitment to
redefining what university culture
should be at QUT.
The election saw EPIC retaining the Guild
and picking up a majority on the Guild
Student Council. 2017 will bring another
12 months of an EPIC executive, with more
EPIC parties and an even more EPIC uni life.
Before EPIC there were only 40 clubs and
societies, no QUT Sport, minimal student
advocacy, and annual deficits of $800,000.
Since EPIC’s inaugural win in 2011, the EPIC
executive has delivered students an official
world record with the World’s Largest Toga
Party, has grown club affiliation to over
160, founded QUT Guild Social Sport and
increased student advocacy to support
almost 1200 students in 2016.
Of course EPIC is all about the good times
on campus, but are also your experts in
academic advocacy with the 24/7 student
rights hub, featuring the 1800 WINGMAN
advocacy hotline. EPIC has continuously
had your back during exam times with
puppies and pancakes, chill spaces and
support stalls with endless amounts of FREE
stationery, FREE coffee and FREE Redbull.
Under EPIC, university life for students
has definitely been loaded up on Redbull,
don’t worry that you will be made to pay
for it. With EPIC, the Guild will never waste
money on irrelevant political grandstanding
or pushing personal agendas unlike
others in the past. Students of QUT
overwhelmingly voted in favour of EPIC,
receiving approximately 68.5% of the
student vote, in what was an EPIC victory.
QUT STUDENT GUILD
ELECTION RESULTS
Last year saw the Botanic Bar, also
introduced by EPIC in 2011, officially become
the number one university bar in Australia.
The Guild bars and other commercial
services are all a part of EPIC’s financial
responsibility to accommodate student
needs while remaining independent from
the university. In doing so EPIC still has
increased club funding, grown social sport
to over nine competitions and continued
to bring you the UNIVERSE Magazine that
you are reading now.
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