It's a touchdown! 🏈

Anybody else watch the Super Bowl at the weekend? 

This week, we’ve got lots of wins for you to celebrate – from competitions to events, there’s something for everyone! 

Keep scrolling to check out what’s going down as Lent Term continues. 

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It's almost closing time ⏰

Nominations for this year’s LUSU Elections are almost ready to close! 

Nominations close tomorrow, Friday 14th February, so now is your last chance to have a think – do you have what it takes? 

Check out our Election Guide to see what it means to be a Full-Time Officer at LUSU, and what the process to becoming one looks like. 

We're backing your Tenants Union 🤝

On the 4th February, at Union Assembly, a paper was passed for LUSU to support Lancaster University Tenants Union – a Union created by students, for students, with the aim to make rent in Lancaster more affordable. 

You can read more about the decision, and about the Union, from the team themselves at the article below. 
 

And the winner is...

It’s time to announce the winners of our Sugarhouse Galentines Day Competition. 

Drum roll please 🥁

Maisy Pilkington
Tia Hardy
Alice Loewenthal

Congratulations! Keep an eye on your emails for more information on your prize. 

It's time for Virtual Refreshers 🔁

You may have heard that last month, Refreshers was hit with a bit of a windy hiccup… but that doesn’t mean the fun is over. 

Because Refreshers is back! This time, on the web – welcome to Virtual Refreshers! 

Discover everything you almost missed from Refreshers, but online. Spot a society you’re interested in and give it a quick click on our fancy digital map to find out more. Plus, look out for some stories on our Instagram where we give you insight into some of the different kinds of societies here at Lancaster.

Don’t forget there’s even more out there too! This guide just covers some of our societies that missed out on their chance to host a stall at Refreshers due to the cancellation. We support many more clubs, societies and student groups and you can find them all here.

Check out the map below. 

Get ready for Fashion Week 🧥

LUSU have teamed up with Sugarhouse to offer THREE lucky competition winners FREE ENTRY and Q-Jump for their Fashion Week Friday club night on Friday 21st Feb 2025. 

All you have to do to be in with the chance of winning, is correctly answer the question below, leaving your name and contact details.

The competition closes on Wednesday 19th February 2025 @ 11AM, so be quick!

Lancaster University's Net Zero Energy Project

This year, the University continues its work towards the Net Zero Energy Project – construction of a ‘Net Zero Energy Centre’ on campus. 

You may not have heard about the university’s Net Zero Energy Project, but don’t worry, because we’ve broken it down for you. From what it is, to how it will affect students, you can read all about the project in the article below. 
 

LUSU in your area 🖤🩷

We cannot wait for K-Pop night at The Sugarhouse this Saturday 15th February. 

We’re so excited, in fact, that we couldn’t resist putting together a little (huge) playlist full of our favourite K-Pop beats. From classics to 4th gen hits, get ready to replay (replay, replay) over and over again! 
 

Swap & Style 💚

Need your next fancy-dress outfit, but not sure where to grab something from? 

Look no further than LUSU Green’s Swap & Style! 

It’s as easy as the title says – swap your own pre-loved fits for something available on the Swap & Style rack. Open Monday – Friday from 10-4 in LUSU, grab your next night out costume for FREE! 
 

Sugarhouse Pic of the Week 🪩

Lookin’ good, feelin, good! 

Sugarhouse Pic of the Week winners get free drinks vouchers, so always strike a pose... you never know, next week could be you!

And now: your sport update ⚽️

It's time to see what all your student sports have been up to the past week! 

You can check out the updates, including the week 15 fixture guide over on the LUSU Sport Instagram.

Supper Club 🥗

Supper Club is back this term, in collaboration with the university – Supper Club offers you a free hot meal to get you through. It takes place every Thursday night of term in Marketplace – but places are limited and pre-registration is essential.

Grab your Supper Club entry card from the ONLINE from the LUSU website, then head down to Marketplace between 5-7pm on Thursday. 

See you next week!

Take care of yourselves, message us if you need anything and follow us on socials for more throughout the week!

The LUSU Newsletter Team 💜