Exec rat race off to a slow start
Hub windows are clear of posters no more with USU Executive nominees transforming the area into campaign central.
Of the 15 candidates running only three made a strong poster presence in The Hub area in the first week of campaigning.
Current USU President Pete Hodkinson is running for a second term, and has teemed up with Vice President Candidate Shannon Pennefather to run a joint poster campaign.
The pair have posters in The Hub area, as well as a large canvas banner.
Fellow Presidential candidate, Kevin Mbici, has dominated the Uni Mart Pharmacy area with his posters.
There were no posters in The Hub for the third President nominee Seyed Ali Derhamy at the time In Unison went to print.
Several other nominees entered the race in the second week of campaigning.
Some candidates have gone beyond a standard poster campaign and have embraced online promotion.
Umar Ayub, who is running for Postgraduate Representative, has directed students to his blog, which features a poll asking students if they would vote for him. As this issue went to print 80 per cent of voters ticked the “yeah” option.
Shaun Overton has chosen to use his body as a poster, donning a tee shirt saying “Want onions with ur sausage?”
There is a distinct lack of presence from the other candidates compared to last year’s campaigns.