A few more Hack Awards…

Andy Hallett laziest candidate award: Alfred Kovaci for just describing himself as ‘visionary’ and expecting to win.

Joel Kenrick speech of the year memorial award: Michael Deas for beginning one of his speeches, “when the school was founded in 1869″ much to the dismay of everyone listening.

James Ketteringham ‘Loser’ award: Proprieter of Hack attack 2, Arthur Lowe

Comment of the year: Ben Jones saying, “Joseph Brown was a shit anti-racism officer.”

Best Alias: Peter Barton aka Peter Fart-on

Best campaign moment of the year: Unawarded because of the unmomentus nature of the election.

Finance and Services committee confirmed

Finances and Services Committee:-

Valerie Choo: 248
Aliabbas Virani: 251
Arjun Madhaven:219
Hinal Shah:221

All the above candidates have been elected to the committee.

Sam Tempest Keeping on his sucessful management of Rob Low’s campaign

When referred to as ‘the second half of the candidate’ Sam Tempest Keeping was modest is responding that Rob Low “did 98% of the work” but that he could still be referred to as a “king-maker”.

Cole Ryan’s reaction to Emmanuel’s win

Cole Ryan, Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang’s campaign manager, gave credit to the other candidates in the Ed Welfare race: “All candidates ran a very hard race, and it was open to anybody. They are all very qualified. Emmanuel is going to do a great job.”

Helen Roberts reacts to defeat in Education and Welfare race

Roberts: “I should have won. It’s unfair that the Sabbs are allowed to re-run, it puts them at an advantage.”

When asked about allegations that Ed Welfare was the dirtiest race, she “totally agrees, but I had nothing to do with it, and nor did Ruby.”

Ed Welfare speaks live on our feed

“I’m going to everything it takes to make sure that the students of this university get everything they deserve” said the re-elected education and welfare officer Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang.

He commented that at every point the race for Ed Welfare was “open”. He expressed confidence for Aled’s camapign for re-election saying, “I wouldn’t have been able to do my work without Aled.”

He said that his job was very difficult but that he was, “absolutley delighted to be coming back next year.”

Akpan-Inwangs election means that the Sabbatical team will once again be all male.

Streaming issue

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First comments from Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang

Emmanuel: “I’m very happy – over the moon. What can I say? Thank you to all my supporters, and particularly to Cole Ryan who has worked for endless night managing my campaign. I’m really over the moon.”

Reaction to Emmanuel’s win

Dan Sheldon and Will Barber express shock at Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang’s re-election as Education and Welfare Officer, saying “his campaign was shit and lacklustre.”

Incumbant re-elected

Education and Welfare Officer:-

Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang: 805
Helen Roberts: 610
Ruby Buckley:381
RON: 75