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Monday, 23 March 2009

Summer Ball tickets are going fast! Love your Personal Tutor? Sign the petition! And More!



With almost 6,000 tickets gone, the Summer Ball tickets are selling out fast!
Tickets for the 8.00pm and 9.00pm coach leaving times are now completely sold out, and the 10.00pm tickets are selling fast. Make sure to get your ticket for the biggest student-only event of the year from CATS, the Riley Smith Hall and online at www.leedssummerball.com!


Celebrate Week is coming!
Celebrate Week commences Monday 27th April and nominations for the Rileys Awards and the Change Awards are now open! Do you think someone has done something amazing this year? Find out more about the awards and submit your nomination online at www.luuonline.com/getinvolved/celebrate.


Sign the petition!
With reports that tuition fees are set to rise even further, join LUU's World Class Funding campaign that calls on the government to increase their spending on higher education, not yours! Sign the petition at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/WorldClass/ so we get enough signatures to get this demand heard by Prime Minister Brown and his cabinet! Find our more about the World Class Funding campaign at www.luuonline.com/campaigns/currentcampaigns.


Love your Personal Tutor?
The 'I Love My Personal Tutor' scheme is a chance for all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students to nominate a personal tutor who they feel has been exceptionally supportive or offered significant assistance during their time at university. Find out more and submit your nomination online at www.luuonline.com/ilovemypersonaltutor.


This week, get yourself along to...
Harder Timez presents Cally and Juice, Nero and loads more!
10.00pm to 5.00am, Saturday 4th April
Stylus and the Terrace, Union Building
£8.50 advance from www.leedstickets.com


For information and a full list of what's on at Leeds University Union, as well as a Skint discount voucher, check out the Gist. Pick up a copy today from the Union building or download now from www.luuonline.com/thegist.




Monday, 9 March 2009

Vote! Sign the petition! Christie Championships 2009; and more!




CAST YOUR VOTE

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Polling stations are now open for you to submit you vote in the referendum. There are ten motions; have a read and decide whether to vote FOR or AGAINST these motions. www.luuonline.com/vote.



TAKE PART IN THE SECOND STAGE OF THE REVIEW

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Come along to the drop-in ideas session, from 10.00am on Tuesday 10th March, to give us your thoughts on some of the issues that the online Review survey uncovered. Pop into the Information Point, in the Union building, anytime throughout the day and tell us what you think!




LET BATTLE COMMENCE...
Wednesday 11th March sees the return of the Christie Championships 2009! www.luuonline.com/getinvolved/christiechampionship.




SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION FOR THE RILEYS
This year's Celebrate Week starts Monday 27th April, celebrating the achievements of individual members and student groups involved in Leeds University Union. Various awards evenings take place throughout the week, rounding off with The Rileys, the massive societies awards evening. Nominations for The Rileys open today, so if you know of a club or society that's done amazing things this year, nominate them for an award! Nominate online at www.luuonline.com/getinvolved/rileysnominationform. More information about Celebrate Week will be online soon!




SIGN THE PETITION

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The World Class Funding campaign calls 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!
Find out more about the campaign at www.luuonline.com/campaigns/currentcampaigns and sign the online petition at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/WorldClass.




GET YOURSELF ALONG TO...
Kissdafunk with Chris Lake and Rob Tissera
10.30pm to 3.30am, Thursday 12th March
Stylus, Union Building
£5 advance from www.leedstickets.com






Monday, 2 March 2009

This year's Safety Survey is launched!



It is really important that you take part in this survey as it is your chance to have a real, direct impact upon the work LUU does in relation to safety as well as being able to pass on anything that concerns you to the University as well as to the Police and Leeds City Council. Plus, you could win some great prizes!
The survey will be online until Monday 16th March. To take part, click the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=lGMaRjNv9tZDAq2wpE7mLw_3d_3d.