So what position of authority are you in? (2 Viewers)

[Not-That-Bright]

AHAHAHAHAH! RETARD!!
hahahadhahhaa GRONK!

shit you're dumb woman.

 

[hiphophorray123]

AHA! i wasn't bragging you gronk!

the goddamn thread asks 'so what authority do you have now you're in yr 12'. we now have the authority to push in front of people. as in, it is sanctioned by the school. i made a mistake for nearly a week which i felt bad about.

I ANSWERED THE FUCKING QUESTION! AH! RETARD!

that made no sense and will be dismissed as a very lame post

a sanction is a punishment...are the year 11's being punished by allowing the year 12's, by some kind of law, push in front of them in the canteen line.

 

[girlanachronism]

yes they are being punished for not being in yr 12


btw honey, i hate to pull out dictionary.com but sanction has many meanings. isn't that amazing! the meaning of a word changes according to its context! *kiss*

sanc·tion Audio pronunciation of "sanction" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sngkshn)
n.

1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid. See Synonyms at permission.
2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.
4.
1. A law or decree.
2. The penalty for noncompliance specified in a law or decree.
5. A penalty, specified or in the form of moral pressure, that acts to ensure compliance or conformity.
6. A coercive measure adopted usually by several nations acting together against a nation violating international law.


bolded the appropriate ones to make it easier on you

 

[Skillo]

As above.

I got vice-captain of Coonabarabran High School, which for me wasn't a bad achievement because as the story goes i was niether a football player or a teacher's kid. *dances a jig* So anyway tell me about it.

Wow. A Coota kid. Hello. I'm an Albury kid.





Strange. Just thought I might share.

 

[Phanatical]

There seem to be lots of these "authority" threads in this forum. When you guys come to USYD, you should join the Diversity Party and run for SRC and Union.

 

[thorrnydevil]

There seem to be lots of these "authority" threads in this forum. When you guys come to USYD, you should join the Diversity Party and run for SRC and Union.

Diversity Party? I've heard about it...but what is it?

 

[zahid]

Diversity Party? I've heard about it...but what is it?

A party that is Diverse maybe :uhhuh:

 

[joujou_84]

hmmmmmmmmmmm. i had no position of authority........bastards...........does dux count

 

[thorrnydevil]

A party that is Diverse maybe :uhhuh:

Smartarse...I gathered that much!

 

[courtnez]

I got prefect, and prior to that I was a monitress and captain of drama (they do subject captains in year 11). The office bearers (head prefect, deputy, head boarder, house captains etc.) don't get announced until the very end of term, however I'm doubtful that I got any of that. Lacking in spirit etc. Doesn't really bother me though anyway, I think there's enough to make a swanky CV

 

[Mr. Sadam]

Diversity Party? I've heard about it...but what is it?

it is the IRAQI dictatorship party

very diverse with the Sunni and SHiite muslims

 

[Phanatical]

Diversity Party? I've heard about it...but what is it?

There are a number of major factions in student politics at the University of Sydney.

USYD NOLS (National Organisation of Labor Students) is the most powerful, controlling both the SRC and the Union. Publicly, they're known as "Action", and their political affiliation is the Labor Party Left (Young Labor), and they work under the motto "Unionism, Feminism, Socialism and Democracy". As well as controlling the SRC and Union, they also control the SRC's newspaper, Honi Soit, which is why this year it was full of publicity for the Action candidate for SRC President.

USYD NOLS also has a Labor Party Right faction. Known on campus by various names ("Students First", "Change", "Student Card" etc.), these guys aren't as strong politically on campus as Labor Left, but they get along well with those guys since they're all trying to get jobs within the Labor Party together.

"Socialist Alliance" is the socialist/communist faction. Known as "Keep Left", they're not as politically strong as the Labor factions, but they maintain the balance of power on the SRC and Union. They currently control the Union Recorder (Union's magazine) which is why this year it was full of publicity for the Keep Left candidate for SRC President.

The other major faction on campus is the Liberals, who have recently split into two groups. The "Dry Liberals" are the conservative Young Liberal type who support Voluntary Student Unionism and pretty much All Liberal Party initiatives. The "Wet Liberals", or the "Progressive Liberals" as they like to be called are somewhat more moderate, but they still support some Liberal Party policy.

This year, I ran for SRC President, and I was backed by a team of two candidates. We formed the Conservatorium Diversity faction, and on a budget of $50, I secured 10% of the vote for President. Since the election, Diversity has grown to include members from other faculties, and will next year be a major player in a better position to take votes from the other factions.

Diversity stands for embracing the ideals of Universal Student Unionism - since every student has to pay for membership, every student should get what they pay for. The University of Sydney has a number of off-site campuses, including mine (the Sydney Conservatorium of Music), and we don't get representation, so we believe that representation for these campuses needs to become a priority. We also believe that the SRC and Union should be accessible to students of all political persuasions. The SRC president should be able to talk to a Liberal, Anarchist, Communist, Socialist, Green, Pink, Labor, or Apathetic student and feel that he or she represents each of them equally. Unfortunately, we haven't had one of those ever.

Diversity also stands for equal rights for men. The SRC pays a Women's Officer (who was recently promoted to SRC President) to make life more difficult for men, and even though men have problems too, they don't have access to many of the resources of the SRC that women do. We don't support women-only spaces (without men-only spaces), and gay-only spaces (without straight-only spaces), because they're not only denying services to a majority of students, they're also being condescending towards the groups they're supposed to help. Hence why many of my supporters are women and/or gay.

In other words, we basically don't want the SRC and the Union to give our money to the political parties in exchange for our representatives getting Parliamentary jobs. We want the money and resources to flow back to who needs it most - students.

 

[thorrnydevil]

Sounds far enough...have you moved into other Unis yet? What political party do you support?

 

[Phanatical]

Personally, I'm a Labor voter. Mark Latham is exactly what I want to be like in a few years. But we have Communist Diversity members, and Liberal (capital L) Diversity members.

It only takes one person to start a faction at another university. I have a lot of supporters at UTS (including a lot who just want to beat up my opponents!), but there's no movement there to become a faction yet. If you get into uni and want to associate yourself with Diversity, it'll be fantastic.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Do you have any extremist right-wing facist group supporters?
ie, one nation?

If so then you are truely diversity.....

Anyway, from what i've heard your party sounds the best so if i go to usyd i'll vote with u guys.

 

[thorrnydevil]

Yeah, I truly like the idea of your party...I may be going to UNE so I may start one up there...if thats O.K. How did you get it off the ground?

 

[Phanatical]

Easy, I just asked some friends to support me for SRC President. Since most of the advertising had the name "Diversity" on it, it meant brand recognition.

Then I'm going to register it as an official club/society of the university soon, and then that means that we also get funding and certain advertising done for free.

 

[somethingwitty]

Position of power?

Nothing official, but I like to think of myself as the person who can get things done.



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