Birmingham City Students Union
Birmingham City University Students' Union is located at the City North Campus. There are several reception offices located at all the university's campuses. It is affiliated with the National Union of Students, and all students are automatically members of the union. Student media comprises a magazine, Spaghetti Junction (also known as SJ magazine), and a television station, Tiger TV. The Students' Union also has close ties with the student and community radio station Scratch Radio, which is housed in the main Students' Union building.
The student union of Birmingham Polytechnic was condemned in November 1974 when its council passed a resolution supporting IRA terrorism. The polytechnic's student radio station, Radio G, was the runner-up in the 1989 Guardian/NUS Student Media Awards.
Now Birmingham City Students' Union. It holds elections every to elect the 5 full-time sabbatical officers who run the Union and act as its Company Directors. Currently these are:- President- Elgan Hughes Vice President Education & Welfare- Kirat Raj Singh Vice President Activities & Sport- Mobashar Mahmood Vice President Comms- Rocky Thompson Vice President Campus Engagement- Joe Boyd
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