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Scottish gay community fight for equal marriage rights »

The 1000-strong crowd assembled in Bristo Square to march to Holyrood

Over 1,000 equal-marriage campaigners, including hundreds of students from across Scotland, marched to Holyrood this Valentine’s Day to keep up the pressure on the Scottish Government for a change in the law that would allow same-sex couples to m...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Kasia Bylinska re-elected NSA President »

Kasia Bylinska

Napier Students’ Association (NSA) President Kasia Bylinksa has issued a point by point rebuttal of the vote of no confidence which was passed against her at the emergency Senate meeting on 12 March. After sending an email to students on Saturday morn...

Sat 27 Mar 2010 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Constitutional breakdown »

NSA

One issue loomed large over last week’s internal feuds and censorship protests which met the wall of silence surrounding the election battle of Napier Students' Association: the constitution. The original article which caused the paper to be banned saw...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Matthew Moore, Nick Eardley | Read more »

NSA censorship: A confederacy of dunces »

There are few real lessons in journalism, but this is one: don’t let yourself become the story. It is doubtful that The Journal would receive a passing mark on the basis of the past two weeks, but if this publication is made to stay after class t...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 | Read more »

Burns wins second term as NUS Scotland President »

Liam Burns

NUS Scotland President Liam Burns will enjoy a second year in office as he was re-elected at the NUS Scotland annual conference in Dunfermline last weekend. Mr Burns won 87 votes while his sole opponent Nathan Sparling received 10 and Re-Open Nominati...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Melanie Archer | Read more »

Vote of no confidence in Napier student President passes »

Vote of no confidence

Students on the Napier Students' Association Senate passed a motion of no confidence in current President Kasia Bylinska at a meeting late Friday evening. A dismissal vote which would have seen Ms Bylinska removed from office with immediate effect fel...

Fri 12 Mar 2010 by Nick Eardley, Matthew Moore | Read more »

NSA receives complaint over errors in voting sytem »

Napier University

Napier Students' Associations' election has been thrown into turmoil after students were able to view up-to-the-minute voting results on the election page. Students reported being able to see the running progress of the election results, matriculation...

Wed 10 Mar 2010 by Constantine Innemée, Nick Eardley, Matthew Moore | Read more »

NSA removes The Journal from campus in election row »

Empty Journal Stand

Copies of the latest edition of The Journal have been removed from Edinburgh Napier University campuses in a row over an article covering the Napier Students’ Association (NSA) presidential election. The move came after The Journal published a front p...

Sat 06 Mar 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

War breaks out at NSA over no confidence motion brought against President »

Kasia Bylinska

Napier Students' Association (NSA) President Kasia Bylinska's re-election campaign is under threat after allegations of constitutional violations were made and a vote of no confidence was backed by student representatives late last week. The NSA Stude...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

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