OUSU Spoof not funny
The role of current OUSU Executive and Chief Correspondent of the Cherwell, Julia Buckley, was thrown under the spotlight last week. The debate arose after a spoof OUSU poster appeared in the Cherwell, increasing wide-ranging criticisms that the two posts were creating clear conflicts of interests.
The poster, headed: 'Official Propaganda: Fucked Off with Finance?' was an imitation of publicity produced last week by Funding and Finance at OUSU - of which Buckley is the Executive member responsible - regarding yesterday's march in London.
Despite tensions escalating at the OUSU Council last Friday, however, OUSU President Ruth Hunt claimed that the ordeal was "not being taken seriously" as "an appearance in [the Cherwell's] 'Evelyn' never constitutes as official."
However, despite Hunt claiming to "like the fact that Executive are diverse", and making clear that no action will be taken in response to the incident, events have clearly highlighted that Buckley's prominent role at both OUSU and the newspaper, in addition to her position as current OUSU rep of Christ Church JCR, means that criticism over the prominent positions conflicting look likely to remain.
21st Feb 2002