Union of UEA Students

Union of UEA Students

Institution	University of East Anglia
Location	Union House, University of East Anglia
Established	1969
Members	c. 17,000
Affiliations	National Union of Students
Student Officers	Full Time: Theo Antoniou-Phillips, Jo Swo, Madeline Coleridge, Amy Rust, Joe Zilch Part Time: Jack Robinson, Kate Snape, Abbie Mulcairn, Sharmin Hoque, Chris Ball, Lee Brown, Veronica White, Emmanuel Agu, Finn Northrop, Tom Etheridge, Tarun Sridhar, Malaika Jaovisidha, Louise Rudd
Website	http://www.ueastudent.com

Full Time:

Theo Antoniou-Phillips, Jo Swo, Madeline Coleridge, Amy Rust, Joe Zilch

Part Time:

The Union of UEA Students is the students' union of the University of East Anglia. All students of the university and some INTO UEA students automatically become members of the Union, but do have the right to opt out of membership. Membership confers the ability to take part in the Union's activities such as Clubs and Societies, and being involved in the democratic processes of the Union. The Union is a democratic organisation run by its members via an elected student officer committee and student council. It is affiliated to the National Union of Students. The Union follows its constitution and its policies. in order to fulfill its purpose 'to enrich the life of every UEA student.'

The UEA students union have generated a large amount of negative press over the years and scored Red (the worst) on a Spiked poll of universities and is accused of having banned and actively censored ideas and free speech on campus. Notable Instances include the banning of a UKIP member of parliament from entering into a political debate after being invited to do so by the political debating society, forcing the removal of clothing that was seen by the SU as contravening their stance on "cultural appropriation" as well as banning various newspapers, televised sporting events and music. The SU have also made headlines after banning both the university Rugby team and Hockey team for mild offences but when an SU officer was recently found guilty of assault, theft and abuse of position no disciplinary action was taken above a censure.

The Union Council, whose members are elected student representatives from each year of every school of the University and the clubs and societies of the Union, in addition to the student officer committee, meets a minimum of eight times a year and sets the policy of the Union and confirms the actions of the Student Officer Committee. The decisions of the Union Council may only be overturned by a ballot of all members of the Union, or by the Union's trustee board in the case of certain decisions, normally where the legal implications are more serious.

The decisions of the Union Council may only be overturned by a ballot of all members of the union. A referendum may be called by the Student Officer Committee, by the Union Council, or by a petition of 500 members (1/30 of the membership). The question must be balanced and is approved by Union Council. Every member may vote in a referendum - a straightforward majority will set new policy for the union. Policy passed by referendum cannot be overturned except by another referendum, although as with all union policy it is considered lapsed after two academic years. A referendum can be called for any reason, not only in response to a decision of the Union Council.

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