It's week 8 - This week is the week you get to choose who will be representing you for the coming year - so read on for full details about the elections and how to vote.

Elections - Candidates Questions

Wondering what it's all about? On Tuesday evening you will be able to find out who your Full Time Officer candidates are and what they would do for you if elected! Candidates Questions is a chance for students to challenge candidates on their policies and ideas, ask questions and find out who is best for the role.

Tuesday 6th March, 6.30pm, in the Minor Hall

Elections - Vote

Voting opens at 10am on Wednesday this week and closes at 4pm on Friday!

Now is your chance to make sure that the right people are elected to represent you. If you don't think any of the candidates are right for the role, then you can also vote to 'Re-Open Nominations' but unless you vote you won't have had a say in who will be representing you to the University and wider community for the next year. It's essential that ALL students vote this week!

Positions open for voting:

LUSU President
Vice President Events & Democracy
Vice President Media & Communications
Vice President Academic
Vice President Activities
Vice President Equality, Welfare and Diversity

Cross Campus Elections Officer
School of Health and Medicine Officer
Post Graduate Research Representative

NUS Delegate

Some JCR positions are also up for election.

How Do I Vote?

You will receive a voter code in your @lancs email inbox. Follow the link in the elections email and enter the code to vote!

What if I don't receive an email?

If you haven't received an email prior to voting, please email elections@lusu.co.uk. To request a voter code.

MAKE SURE YOU VOTE

Roses Stewarding Opportunity

Are you interested in being a steward for Roses?

We need around 70 people to help co-ordinate all of our matches on the weekend of 4th/5th/6th May! To sign up, please email Marc by the end of week 8 and we will get in touch with you.

Purple Offers

Welcome to Fairtrade fortnight! Weeks 7 & 8 are Fairtrade fortnight so various activities will be going on across campus!

We will be running a  Purple card offer each weekday for Weeks 7 & 8 in LUSU Shop and LUSU Central.

Monday Week 8: Fairtrade muffins, biscuits and flapjacks only 45p!

Check out the Purple and LUSU facebook pages to keep up to date with the daily offers!

Lancaster Teaching Awards

The Lancaster Teaching Award recognises excellent teaching by giving students the chance to nominate a teacher who has had an exceptional impact on learning by going above and beyond what you would normally expect.

If you would like to nominate somebody for this award, please collect a nomination form from LUSU or complete an online form. We need to recieve your nomination by 30th March.

Sugarhouse

This week's Jinxed! is another Happy Wednesday which means that if you're with us between 11 and midnight you could win some treats from Team Sugar in the building.  Friday night's the announcement of the FTO and CCO Election Results from 8pm (free entry!) and from 10:30pm we celebrate all that's old and cool with a Retro Kids dress-up theme!  Saturday night is Sweet As…but for how much longer?

Campus Festival

CAMPUS FESTIVAL is coming in week 9! It’s back for the third year running, and this year it’s going to be bigger and better.
Come along and join us on Saturday the 17th of March for one of the biggest events of the year as we celebrate all the amazing things that our students do. There’ll be live performances, bands, stalls, food, drink, and activities including a Climbing Wall and Silent Disco! We are currently confirming the line-up so keep an eye on the Facebook event page for more information:

Lancaster Goes Global

LUSU and SIFE present Lancaster goes Global – Weds 7th March in the Great Hall. Get Global and join our societies as they present a fun filled cultural extravaganza. 

There will be music, food, dance, stalls, games, activities and much more, as well as a Mexican night in County bar:

 For more information join the Facebook event.

Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands Final – After 4 weeks of heats the final is finally coming on Saturday week 8 in Cartmel! Featuring heat winners S.A, Jess French, Soulrigg and Innamorata and judge's wildcards Illumine and Yellow Bird. 

The winner of the final will get the headline slot at Campus Festival in week 9, as well as the chance to perform at this summer’s Beach Break Live! It’s all to play for so make sure you head down to show your support and help your favourite band to win! 

Campaigns Forum

On Wednesday Week 9, LUSU will be holding some Liberation Campaign Forums for:

2pm: Black & Minority Ethnicity (BME) Campaign
3pm: Students With Disabilities (SWD) Campaign
4pm: Women’s Campaign

These will be a chance for anyone to come and discuss any campaigns they would like to do around these liberation areas. Previous examples include Love Music Hate Racism, Access All Areas and International Women’s Day. If you would like to be involved or have any campaign ideas you want to see happen, please just come along at the above times to the Meeting Room in the LUSU Building. Please contact Matt for more information.

Easy Tiger

A Night to remember, not a night to forget.
As well as being aware of the amount of alcohol you drink on a night out, you also need to be aware of what you are drinking. Drink spiking is a national issue that can easily be avoided with a little bit of vigilance. To help protect you from drink spiking, Spikeys are available from LUSU, The Sugarhouse, all college bars and also the bars in town. You can find out more about what drink spiking is and how you can avoid it on the Easy Tiger website.

Activities Video

Would you like to be part of a video like this?
If you're a club or society LUSU and LA1:TV need YOU to help create an even bigger and better video that shows off all the things that our groups do! We are hoping to film on Sunday of Week 8 and need as many groups as possible to get on board, so if you’d like to represent your club or society and be a part of something amazing, sign up outside the Communications Office in the LUSU building or email Ellie.

Help, I Need Somebody!

Student loan ran out? Constantly being ignored by your landlord? Keep complaining about your course but no-one is listening? Have a personal issue that is affecting your studies and don’t know who to tell? Work becoming too much and not sure how you’ll cope with the exams?
No matter what your current issue is, whether it is financial, personal, about your accommodation or academic the LUSU Education & Support drop-in is for you. We are available from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday in the LUSU Building or alternatively come along to the Management school, Meeting room 5 on Thursdays between 1am-3pm. Click here for more information:

FREE T Shirt

Did you lose you Big Night Out T Shirt, or would you just like another one? There will a limited number available FREE from the LUSU information desk from Monday. First come, first served!

NUS Extra Cards

Have you ordered an NUS Extra card but not collected it yet? There are quite a few waiting at the LUSU Information desk for collection. Come and collect your and start making the most of your discounts!

Holi (Festival of Colours)

Indian Society invites you to be a part of the Indian festival of colours: Holi. It is a two day celebration filled with joy, happiness, delicious Indian cuisine, foot-tapping music and of course, lots of fun. We hope to send you drenched in colour!

Day 1 (9th March 2012):
Traditional Bonfire at 8:30pm (Outside Barker House)
Dinner 9pm in Barker House

Day 2 (10th March 2012):
Playing with Colours from 12pm to 2:30pm. 
Lunch from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Near the duck pond

For more details see the Facebook Event Page: 

Alex Lap

This year's Alexandra's Lap run will take place on Sunday 11th March at 1.30 pm. The course is just one mile long around South-West campus and all proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first three finishers [both male and female] and other prizes awarded for best fancy dress. Entry will cost just £3 [or £4 on the day] and you can sign up either in Pendle TV room at 6.45 on Monday 5th or 1.45 on Wednesday 7th March, or at our stall in Alexandra Square on Tuesday 6th March.

Town-planning, taxi-driving and Mark Padmore at Live at LICA

Theatre | MANDY ROMERO: Stevenage | Tues 6 March 2012 | 8.00pm | Nuffield Theatre.

A unique solo multimedia performance that looks at interlinked lives by weaving together stories of journeys, cinema, sex, town-planning and taxi-driving. Tickets can also be purchased for a special artists workshop the following day, contact Alice Booth on 01524 592994 for further details.

Concert | MARK PADMORE tenor | ANDREW WEST piano | Thur 8 March 2012 | 7.30pm | Great Hall | Pre-concert talk 6.45pm

One of the UK’s very finest tenors Mark Padmore is joined by the distinguished pianist (and former Lancaster pianist in residence) Andrew West.

Tickets are available via: liveatlica.org or 01524 594151