[HDNG]DUNDEE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION (DUSA):[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]P6[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] 2 sabbatical [BULL] Turnout at last ballot: 15% [BULL] Ave. turnout at [PARA]General Meetings: 2% [BULL] NUS member [ESTAT][PARA]The Union is the name of the [ITAL]horribly mirrored[EITAL] building where [PARA]DUSA, the representative and organisational body is based. The [PARA]Debating Union is something else altogether - a free talk shop.[ITAL] [PARA]Having unwound these knotty confusions, we are ready to [PARA]describe DUSA. But, there's not much to say. The students are [PARA]fairly politically apathetic. Many are on the right and the University[PARA]has the largest student Conservative Society in the UK. The [PARA]Scottish National Party (SNP) is gaining popularity, though.[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]SU FACILITIES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]In the Union: 4 bars; coffee lounge; minibus hire; travel agency; [PARA]photocopying; banks and cashpoints (Clydesdale and Royal Bank[PARA]of Scotland); pool tables; swimming pool; bookshop; launderette; [PARA]photo booth; vending machine; large games room. Outside the [PARA]Union, but also on campus, there's a general shop.[HDNG]CLUBS (NON SPORTING):[EHDNG][PARA]African; American Students; Asian Cultural; Bahai Women's [PARA]Group; Celtic; Chinese; Choice (encouraging wider University [PARA]entry); Dundee Monsters (Conservative); Dead Pop Star; Duke of [PARA]Edinburgh Award; Esoteric Circle; European; Hispanic; Hua-Xia [PARA](Cantonese); Hellenic; Libertarians at Dundee; Literature; Militant; [PARA]Mortarboards (drama); One World; Operatic; Pakistani; Pooh [PARA]Bear (Children's charity); Pro-Life (anti-abortion); Sci-Fi and [PARA]Fantasy; Scottish Country Dance; Scottish Football Supporters; [PARA]Scout and Guide; SNP; South African Students; Stock [PARA]Exchange; Ulster Students; Wargames.[HDNG]OTHER ORGANISATIONS:[EHDNG][PARA]Every 2 weeks, the student newspaper 'Annasach' comes out, [PARA]as well as McDougall and Year Zero. The Charity Campaign [PARA](Rag) raised[ITAL] [EITAL]รบ6,000 last year. The Student Community Action [PARA]group is [ITAL]somewhat more successful[EITAL] - the large active group of [PARA]volunteers get involved in local help projects 2 or 3 times a week. [PARA]Debating is huge; the University sent a team to Australia this year.[HDNG]RELIGIOUS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] 5 chaplains (CofE, RC, Baptist, Methodist, CofS)[ESTAT][PARA]In the University, there are a large chaplaincy, [PARA]inter-denominational chapel and Muslim prayer room. In town, [PARA]there are other churches and places of worship, catering for [PARA]most types of Christian, as well as Muslims, Jews, Sikhs and [PARA]Hindus.[HDNG]PAID WORK:[EHDNG][PARA]Some seasonal work at the local Outdoor Pursuits Centre and [PARA]tourist spots across the Tay in Fife.
