Archive for November, 2009
Weather conditions set back Hawks comeback
Since the question was last put to the Huddersfield Hawks about what they were going to do with their season, two scheduled games have been postponed due to weather conditions. The home match, against Lincoln Colonials due on 22 November, was cancelled after Kirklees Council applied a blanket cancellation to all field games - due to the [...]
Hawks playoff season hopes shattered?
After two crushing defeats for the Hawks, who were being dubbed the ‘outside northern contenders’, their chances for playoffs seem dashed. With mental errors and sincere issues with finding that game-winning offensive rhythm that took them to their victories last year, the Hawks are facing a turning point which will define their [...]
HSLive poll gets higher response than UHSU by-elections
If you turn to page 17 of the latest edition of Huddersfield Student (November/December 2009 if you're reading this in the future), I would like to draw your attention to a Comment & Debate article by yours truly, entitled 'Communication, not apathy, is the cause of poor turnout'- or words to that affect anyway. Two days ago I set up a poll [...]
Patrick Stewart on RadioHudd
"Now it's time for what we've all been waiting for," came the voice of Matt Christie over the airwaves of RadioHudd followed by the voice of the University of Huddersfield Chancellor, actor Sir Patrick Stewart. "This visit has been unlike any others," Stewart told the 'Matt and Dan in the Afternoon Show'. Normally only staying for a day or two, [...]
UHSU to lobby Uni to stop ‘on-the-hour’ class changes?
The University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) Council last night discussed plans to lobby the University against their proposal to move class starting and ending times from quarter past the hour to on the hour. The stance, proposed by VP Education & Welfare Haneef Rashid after consulting with course reps, will be voted on in the [...]
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What happened to humanity? We used to be bad ass; we would strut about, like we owned the place and didn’t give a rat’s ass whose garden we stepped on. This couldn’t have been more evident than in our cinemas; every movie starred grizzled action heroes with biceps big enough to crush cars and stubble rugged enough to bore holes though [...]
All four candidates elected to UHSU Council
The four candidates running in the Unversity of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) by-elections for the position of Union councillor have all been elected. The positions, of which there were eight available, were expected to fill up with around 30 application forms taken away during the nomination period, at the end of October. The four [...]
UHSU by-election results announced for some positions
University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) by-election results for the majority of positions were announced last night. Andy 'Frodo' Blunt was elected as Union Chair after the former Chair, Zehra Ali resigned from the position last month. Michael Mattison, the newly-elected Disabilities Officer, was elected to the post over Ben Medley [...]
UHSU Council candidates forced to wait for by-election results
Candidates running for University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) council positions are waiting to hear their fate after a technical error meant Union staff were unable to check the results for the position. Jenny Haigh, UHSU Membership Services Manager and Returning Officer for the by-elections, last night apologised to the candidates [...]
UHSU by-election candidates announced
A list of candidates for the 2009/10 University of Huddersfield Students' Union (UHSU) by-elections have been announced. The by-elections will see a total of 14 candidates running, 12 of whom will be uncontested. Andy 'Frodo' Blunt is running for Union Chair and, if nominations are not re-opened by the vote, will oversee the Union Council, which [...]
