The leading candidates of VeSte, S&I and CSF. Photo Resource Today is the last day of the Student Council elections. Students can cast their votes for a candidate from CSF, S&I or VeSte until midnight. Last week we already spoke to the leaders of each party, now it’s the voters’ turn.
Shirsho (21), Bachelor’s student Environmental Sciences from India, is looking for water beetles in the pond between Forum and Orion. Has he already cast his vote?
‘Definitely, I voted for Siddharth from S&I. I know him as a very responsible person. Really the type that you want to represent you in the Student Council.’
Does the vote then go purely to the person? Not quite, Shirsho says. ‘The idea of sustainability—one of the main pillars of S&I—appeals to me.’
Bachelor’s students Biology Mijke (19) and Sanne (18) are sitting in Orion. They have not voted yet, Mijke says. ‘I do know about the elections, but currently I’m very busy with other things. Tomorrow we have an exam and I’m still studying for that.’
Sanne adds. ‘I see a lot of promotion for VeSte, but it’s not clear to me what other parties there are.’ Mijke: ‘I don’t have enough time to properly figure out who to vote for.’
Quintijn (23), Master’s student in Biobased Sciences, is on the way to his study advisor. ‘Yes, I have already voted,’ he says. ‘For Sterre. I think she’s a candidate for VeSte.’
Why? ‘A fellow student told me that she is sympathetic and suitable for the Student Council. I’ve been bombarded all week with questions about whether I’ve voted already. I wasn’t used to that—I did my Bachelor’s in Utrecht where the Student Council was not really a big thing. At some point I thought: I’ll just vote, to get it over with.’
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