“Electrify for ANUSA” has announced their ticket for the upcoming ANUSA elections, punctuated by the slogan “More Parties, Less Bullshit.” The group will be running on a platform centred around developing the social climate in and around ANU.
The principal objective of “Electrify” is to “focus on issues that students actually care about,” primarily by increasing the frequency and accessibility of social events to students. More specifically, “Electrify” has stated that they will look to deliver “more accessible and affordable live music” as well as “better and more engaging social events, more often.”
In the aim of “creating a vibrant campus culture that bridges gaps between… on campus, domestic or international (students),” Nick Pagonis, ticket convenor, commented that he plans “to engage international students in the planning of events to make them more culturally relevant.”
When asked about the “unconventional” nature of the ticket, Pagonis outlined that “students are disengaged with conventional tickets”, and that “Electrify” plan to “run a campaign that doesn’t take itself too seriously.” Despite appearing nonchalant, “Electrify” highlighted that it still intends to “excite students in a process they still care about.”
“Electrify” is only looking to contest one executive position, with Nick Pagonis running for Social Officer. In addition, “Electrify” will also be running 10 General Representative candidates as well as two candidates for the College of Arts and Social Sciences and one for the College of Asia and the Pacific. Lastly, the group will contest all five delegate positions for the National Union of Students.
With “Electrify’s” announcement, the number of election tickets grows to three, with more to come.
The entire list of “Electrify” candidates are as follows:
Social Officer: Nick Pagonis
General Representative: Alex Conneely
General Representative: Annika Rees
General Representative: Armaan Kapila
General Representative: Ben Rowley
General Representative: Eleanor Hickey
General Representative: Georgette Mouawad
General Representative: John Atkinson
General Representative: Louis Gordon
General Representative: Shayan Lahijanian
General Representative: Sophie Macdonald
College of Arts and Social Sciences Representative: Ellie Hawthorne
College of Arts and Social Sciences Representative: James Eveille
College of Asia and the Pacific: Spencer Cornish
NUS Delegate: Nick Pagonis
NUS Delegate: Sophie Macdonald
NUS Delegate: Georgette Mouawad
NUS Delegate: Eleanor Hickey
NUS Delegate: James Eveille
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