Marcin Kielczewski

During the 2022 DUSA Annual General Meeting (18/03), the President of DUSA and the Senior Management of the organisation summarised the previous 12 months and outlined their plans for the rest of the year.

"We started talks with the School [DJCAD] to rebrand the cantina and create a more art-relevant space for students to enjoy," says Claire Lornie, DUSA's Head of Operations, Hospitality and Events. "The plans are to create a more plant-based menu and change the decor of the venue."

"The DJCAD

Dundee University students have decided to occupy one of the key buildings on Campus in their support of the striking University's staff. The strike is part of the University and College Union's [UCU] action against the pension cuts and poor working and pay conditions. This series of strikes has begun on the 21st of March and is planned to last 5 days until the 25th of March.

"When we said direct action, we meant it. We have occupied the fourth floor of the Tower building [where the Principal's

Life of an Executive Officer appears to have many sides. On the one hand, we see smiling people drawing promo materials on the ground. On the other hand, the behind-the-scenes appear to be filled with anonymous threats and abuse.

During last Friday's hustings, which can be watched here , the candidates for each of the Executive roles answered questions asked by the student community. Th

Why are the sounds of the glass ceiling cracking still accompanied by the quiet sobs from behind the wall?

The pandemic has halted many ambitions of the Dundee University Students' Association for this academic year. Yet, the organisation is undergoing its periodic review to reassess wider strategy and next steps. We speak to those at the heart of the proposed changes.

With an excess of information input into your brain, the news loses its significance. We become apathetic, not because of our lack of interest but due to the normalisation of tragedies. They say it takes 66 days to create a habit. If you hear about one car accident every day for ten years, what are the odds that such information will trigger any (negative) emotion in your brain at all? Quite low, I’d argue. It prompts the media to spice up the news. Knowing that ‘plain’ information will not induce any emotional reaction from their audience, some outlets will strive to add personal details about victims, publish their last words, or inform them about their age or profession.

Iain MacKinnon is a former President of Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA) (2013-2015), DUSA's Honorary Secretary (2011-2013), and a former contributor to DUSA Media. As current Senior Project Manager at the Parliamentary Digital Service, he took me on a journey through his career and his outstanding relation with media.

‘Why bother?’, I was asked while handing in my apostasy papers. ‘So many people drift away from the Church, yet do not feel the need to formally withdraw from it,’ the priest continued. It was in 2017 when the word ‘apostate’ was still a bit of a novelty. Three years later, it becomes clear that a rapidly growing number of people know about apostasy.

Is this the end of the Wurst and the Crêpes? How Brexit is affecting the European societies on our Campus.

Raise your hand if a pint with a group of like-minded people was your prime objective when joining a Society last year. With the appearance of you-all-know-what, everything has had to be moved online. Does that mean that the ratio of academic versus social activities will swing in favour of the former? I've asked some great team leaders to see what their Societies are up to this year, what events are they planning to hold, and what their opinion is on the VPSA's handling of the situation.