CAMPUS NEWS
Welcome SRC and HKs of 2014/2015!
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Kinga Siejek
Photography: Mpitse Mpitsi & Kinga Siejek
August turned into a month of
election chatter on Campus, as
the Campus Student Representative Counsil (SRC) and Residence
House Committee (HKs) manifestos
and elections were happening.
voting commeneced the next day.
From 20 - 21 August, students had a
chance to pop by the IEC voting tent
and place their votes.
All students from the Campus were
welcome to nominate themsleves
for either category, with the hope of
making it through to the manifesto
round.
SRC Elections
19 August was THE day for all the
SRC finalists to have their say and
answer questions that students may
have about what they would do for
the Campus if elected. Manifestos
give a chance for both sides of
the platform to have their say; with
the SRC candidates expressing
what their ideas of their respective
porfolio contain, and what they plan
to achieve in that portfolio; BUT
manifestos also give the students a
chance to ask questions on issues
they are facing and find out how the
possible future SRC representative
would be able to help rectify such
issues.
HK Elections
After all was said and done, the
students then then had a chance to
sleep on it, with all the information
being carefully processed before
The Campus rector, Prof Thanyani Mariba then went on to give a
thoughtful speech on keeping true to
yourself, not abusing power, and remembering to respect everyone, as
you are accountable for your actions
against them.
After all the counting was done, the
new SRC of 2014/2015 was presented during the Elections Party on
the night of 21 August. But the work
of the students was not done yet.
The Chairperson of the SRC for
2014/2015, Bethuel Mokoena, with
the rector by his side, recited the
Oath of Office while everyone else
followed and read along, learning
the words that they will live by for
the year.
Soon after the SRC elections, the
residences had the opportunity to
begin their manifestos for the elections of the HKs of 2014/2015, and
on 26 August the students of each
residence had a chance to vote for
the HKs that would be representing
them.
Where to next?
After all was said and done, it is
now up to the new SRC and HKs
to prove that the students’ decision was correct, and make sure
that their time in office is used to its
full advantage and remember that
they not only represent themselves
anymore, but their residence, their
fellow students, the Campus, as well
as the North-West University as a
whole.
SRC Inaguration
On 28 August, all the new SRC and
HKs for 2014/2015 came together
with Managament at the Honours
Wing of the Learning and Research
Commons to swear in for the Oath
of Office.
THe event started with, an interesting poem presented by two of our
very own tlaented students, that
would make anyone think twice
about their responsibilities as a person in high office.
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Good Luck leaders!
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