The Student has investigated the approval ratings of Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) in the run-up to coming elections, revealing students think that EUSA are “out of touch.”
EUSA seeks to: “represent and support,” the 42,000 students at the University.
They are primarily a representative association which acts as a bridge between students and university officials.
However, some students feel they are, “out of touch,” and “useless.” One student suggested they were: “Lap dog[s] to the bosses.”
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Another student voiced their complaints that the only people who manage to be elected for EUSA are those who use: “buzzwordy manifestos,” promising “novelty projects” such as “affordable charity balls.”
This student suggested that even if a candidate had a “real concrete idea for improvement,” they wouldn’t be elected and, as a result, EUSA did not deliver on their promise to “empower” students.
Another student voiced his criticism of the EUSA directly to the student about their negligent attitude to Jewish and Muslim students.
This complaint came after EUSA released their statement claiming to “extend solidarity to our students who have been impacted,” and to enforce a “zero-tolerance approach to all forms of hate speech and discrimination.”
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One student told The Student:
“As a Muslim, I lost all respect for EUSA after their near-total lack of action to create harmony or prevent hatred against both Muslim and Jewish students after 7/10.”
According to the testimonials gathered by the student that EUSA are fulfilling their ambition to “deliver outstanding support.”
Voting for EUSA elections will run from 10:00 GMT on 4 March to 17:00 GMT on 7 March, with the results being released at 18:00 GMT on 8 March.
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