This week at LUU - Take action against ID cards!

ACTION AGAINST ID CARDS!

Following the government's unveiling of the new ID card scheme, the Student Exec and members of Leeds University Union are joining forces in action against the new ID cards.

Join your fellow students in this anti-ID card campaign...

Come along to the 'No-to ID demo' at 6.00pm today outside the St John's Centre in Leeds to burn a giant ID card, and attend the event: ‘Forum on ID cards: what’s the big fuss about a little piece of plastic?’, hosted by LUU Liberty Society, at 5.00pm to 6.30pm on Wednesday 26th November.

VOTING STARTS THIS WEEK!

The most important and active part of the referendum process, Voting, starts this Friday! Read the motions, going to the referendum vote, online at www.luuonline.com/referendum. You will be able to vote at the ballot stations in the Union building, on campus and online at www.luuonline.com/vote from Friday 28th November to Thursday 4th December.

FIND OUT WHAT LUU HAS BEEN UP TO – THIS TUESDAY!

LUU's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Tuesday. This is an opportunity for all students to find out what LUU has been doing over the past year. Come along to the Riley Smith Hall at 4.00pm on Tuesday to see how LUU’s activities have impacted on you!

EXCHANGE LAUNCHES TODAY!

Exchange, a new project run by the Volunteering and Community Office, launches today! Volunteer just five hours of your time, per term, and you could get involved in anything from the construction of a community mural to helping an elderly neighbour get online. If you're interested in signing up then come to the Volunteering and Community Office, on the first floor of the Union building, to start exchanging today!

TELL US YOUR COMMENTS OF 'YOUR COMMENTS'!

We want to know what you think of our 'Your Comments' scheme – have you used it before to tell us what you think of LUU? Was it useful? Perhaps you have never heard about it before?
Tell us in our short online survey at www.surveymonkey.com.

GET YOUR FREE COFFEE...

Get a free coffee with any delicious dessert bought from Mine! Collect your voucher for this fortnightly offer, brought to you by Skint, from the new issue of the Gist (Issue 6) or download a voucher now from www.luuonline.com/skint.

NEW ISSUE OF THE GIST IS OUT NOW!

Pick up your copy of Issue 6 from the Union building or download a version from www.luuonline.com/thegist.

The biggest event of LUU's calendar starts today!

The biggest event of LUU's calendar starts today!

Nominations for the Student Executive Elections open on Monday 17th November. These are to elect the six students to become the Student Executive Officers for the 2009 to 2010 academic year. These elected students take a year out from the rat race and spend their time fighting for the rights of their fellows Leeds students and determine the political direction of the Union.
Find out more at www.luuonline.com/elections.

Skint? Buy one, get one free!

Skint's buy one smoothie or juice, get another free, is still available up until the end of the week! Take advantage of this offer and get yourself, with your voucher, along to the Union's Juice Bar now! Cut out your voucher from the latest issue of the Gist (www.luuonline.com/thegist) or download one from www.luuonline.com/skint.

Look out for the new offer of the fortnight announced in the new issue of the Gist, published this Friday.

Also, this week

• Referendum debate meeting - Thursday 20th November, 1.30pm in the Information Point. Come along to listen to the proposers speaking about why you should vote for a motion.



• This week is Nightline awareness week - look out for the Nightline team around campus all week advertising our service, as well as giving out freebies! www.leedsnightline.co.uk.




• Free Chlamydia Testing Session - Monday 17th November, Worsley Building, 12.00noon to 3.00pm.



• Lots more ‘Give It A Go’ activities for you to try. www.luuonline.com/whatson

LUU News - featuring: summer ball; free smoothie; motions to the vote, and more!

What do you want from your summer ball?

There may only be a few weeks until Christmas and the weather outside is cold and wet, but here at LUU we are always looking on the bright side…we have already started thinking about next year’s Summerball! Tell us what you thought of the Summerball 2008 and help us to make Summerball 2009 the biggest and best yet!

Please tell us what you think by completing our online survey at Survey Monkey.

The motions going to the vote will be decided!

The Union Council meeting continues tonight. The motions proposed will be discussed, and debate, and it will be decided which will be going to the referendum vote. The full referendum agenda will be online tomorrow at www.luuonline.com/referendum. Come along to the informal debate meeting at 1.00pm, Thursday 13th November, in the Information Point. This is a great opportunity for you to listen to the proposers speaking about why you should vote for a motion and ask questions about the motions, the reasons behind them and their consequences.

Free smoothie...

Buy one smoothie or juice from LUU's Juice Bar and get another free! Collect your voucher for this fortnightly offer, brought to you by Skint, from the new issue of the Gist (Issue 5) or download a voucher now from www.luuonline.com/skint.

The new issue of the Gist is out now!

Pick up your copy of Issue 5 from the Union building or download a pdf version from www.luuonline.com/thegist. This issue features: information about the 'It's Easy' campaign; information about the start one of the biggest events in LUU's calendar; an interview with Green Streets, a list of the fortnight's events, and more!

LUU News - This week at LUU see's a 'Day of Action'!

World Class Funding – Day of Action!

One of the Student Exec's priority campaigns this year is World Class Funding! We are calling on the government to increase spending on higher education from the current level of 0.9% of GDP to meet the OECD average of 1.1%. This would mean an extra £2.5billion to spend on reducing fees and improving the university experience! To find out more about our campaign, come along to Pulse in the Union building on Wednesday 5th November at 1.30pm. We will be holding a short talk about our campaign with guest speakers, before marching down to Millenium Square in the City Centre for a special stunt involving lots of balloons, banners, noise and a giant inflatable globe! Please come along and join our campaign so that we can make it as big as possible! For more information about our campaign, please join our World Class Funding Facebook group where we will keep you updated on all of the exciting events we have planned!

Design Competition!

Create a visual identity for a new Leeds-wide student health campaign on the topic of alcohol and substance use. If your design is chosen you will win £25 worth of High Street Vouchers and will also see your design used in the campaign, beginning in January 2009. Find out more at www.luuonline.com/help/drugsdesigncompetition.

Recycle your old phone, get paid for it, and help the Union's environmental projects!

Find out more at www.luuonline.com/vandc.

Free Chlamydia Testing

Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection affecting one in ten young people. The NHS Primary Care Trust has teamed up with LUU’s Advice Centre to offer tests to students for FREE! Just drop in and get tested - you will also receive a £1 Union voucher and free condoms.

The next free session takes place on Tuesday in Meeting Room 2, upstairs in the ARC, from 12.00 noon to 3.00pm.
Find out more at www.luuonline.com/safe/chlamydiatesting.

Referendum – what happens next?

The motions are online for you to read and amendments have been submitted. The next stage of referendum is the Union Council meeting on Thursday 6th November. The aim of this meeting is for Union Council to agree the agenda for the referendum. They will discuss the proposed motions and amendments and vote whether each motion will go to the referendum or if they will be rejected. Anyone can attend the Referendum Union Council meeting, it will take place from 6.00pm in the Riley Smith Hall. www.luuonline.com/referendum.

Have you got the Knowledge?

As part of the ‘Knowledge’ campaign’s re-launched last Monday, you may have seen the installation in the Union’s reception. This ‘Knowledge Lounge’ has been really successful in engaging with our members, letting them know what it is all about and how to stay safe in Leeds. The Knowledge Lounge will be touring various locations around the city including the other Leeds students’ unions spreading the ‘stay safe’ message.

Check out the website with the latest crime stats, real life stories, and information: www.knowledge-leeds.co.uk and why not become a fan of the Knowledge on Facebook (search ‘Knowledge Leeds’)!

Don't forget to pick up a copy of Issue 4 of the Gist to find out what's going on at LUU, or download a pfd version from www.luuonline.com/thegist.