Will Imperial College Union reaffiliate with the National Union of Students or remain independent?
A petition has been signed and a referendum called. The campaigning is on with strong arguments from both the Yes and the No parties. This week from Tuesday 14 November to Thursday 16 November the students will be voting on this issue and the result will be announced at 19.00 on Friday 17 November. This debate has been around since 1922 when the College became one of the founder members of the NUS. Imperial withdrew after only a year and has had an on-off relationship with the Union ever since. The College’s centenary year in 2007 will see Imperial withdraw from the University of London, which also means withdrawing from the University of London Union. Will the College Union go it alone or join forces with one of the largest student organisations in the world? The voting will be online and in the weeks running up to the referendum there will be teams of Pro and Anti NUS campaigners on campus. The question on the electronic ballot paper will be, ‘Should Imperial College affiliate to the
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