[HDNG]SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY UNION OF STUDENTS:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]P4[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] 9 sabbatical [BULL] Turnout at last ballot: 7% [BULL] Ave. turnout at General Meetings: 2% [BULL] NUS member [ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]In the past, the students have elected Militants and extremists on the right as their delegates to NUS conferences, but they represent a vocal minority. The main contact with the Union is through its services which, to a large extent, are left to run themselves. The Union's main effort is concentrated instead on the clubs and societies.[EITAL][HDNG]SU FACILITIES:[EHDNG][PARA]The Union has facilities on 4 of the 5 sites, Hallamshire being the odd one out. However, at Totley, Collegiate Crescent and Psalter Lane, the Union facilities don't amount to much more than an office, bar and shop. But at Pond St in (believe it or not) the Nelson Mandela Building, a purpose-built centre, there is a [ITAL]handsome [EITAL]level of provisions: 2 bars (1 is a smoke-free zone); 1 cafeteria; 3 snack bars; shop; baby room; NatWest bank (with cashpoint); Endsleigh Insurance office; travel agency; optician; disco; gay room; ticket office; video games; vending machines; photocopier; function rooms.[HDNG]CLUBS (NON SPORTING):[EHDNG][PARA]Asian; Circus Skills; Film; Irish Soc; Malaysian; Medieval; Sci-Fi; Sikh; Welsh; Youth Against Racism.[HDNG]OTHER ORGANISATIONS:[EHDNG][PARA]'S-Press', the free student mag, is funded by the Union. There's also a propaganda news and events sheet every 3 or 4 weeks. The locally produced 'Orange' is a gig guide aimed at students. The charity Rag, run jointly with [ULNE]Sheffield University[EULNE], employs a full time organiser and has a sabbatical student chairperson and raised รบ100,000 last year. More than 500 students get involved in direct community help through the community action group.[HDNG]RELIGIOUS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] 3 chaplains[ESTAT][PARA]There is a chapel at the Collegiate Crescent site.[PARA][BOLD]Religion in Sheffield:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]Sheffield University[EULNE].[HDNG]PAID WORK:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]Sheffield may offer a lot of things to students, but employment isn't one of them. It has its own unemployed to worry about first. Only the usual bar and restaurant work.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
