[HDNG]UMIST UNION:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]P5[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] 5 sabbatical [BULL] Turnout at last ballot: 10% [BULL] Ave. turnout at [PARA]General Meetings: 1%* [BULL] NUS member [ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]UMIST Union's main impact on the student in the hood is through [PARA]the clubs and services it runs rather than its representative role. [PARA]*In an effort to get people more involved, general meetings are to [PARA]be ditched, in favour of something more representative. The [PARA]Union recently spent ú750,000 on redevelopment and now the [PARA]facilities are hot as a stolen volcano.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]SU FACILITIES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]In the Barnes Wallis Building (named after the Michael Redgrave [PARA]look-alike who invented the bouncing bomb and who was [PARA]immortalised in the 'The Dambusters'), UMIST Union offers 2 [PARA]bars, a general shop, travel bureau, print shop, cafe, dark room, [PARA]TV rooms, Barclay's cash point, women's room, t-shirt printing [PARA]service, showers and pool tables.[HDNG]CLUBS (NON SPORTING):[EHDNG][PARA]Students are also entitled to join [ULNE]University of Manchester[EULNE] clubs [PARA]and societies and vice versa.[PARA]Bangladesh; Battle Re-enactment; Celtic; Choice (encourages [PARA]locals to apply to universities); Gilbert and Sullivan; Film; Gilbert [PARA]and Sullivan; Hiking; Hippy Club; Indie; International Society; [PARA]Iranian; Juggling; Malaysian; Medics Revue; Muslim Human Rights;[PARA]Norwegian; Role Playing; Rhythm and Blues; Motor; Role Playing; [PARA]Tarts (promotes safer sex).[HDNG]OTHER ORGANISATIONS:[EHDNG][PARA]The Union publishes the student fortnightly newspaper 'GRIP' [PARA](which has a sabbatical editor) and the weekly 'Update' (purely [PARA]Union-related info sheet). Jointly, with [ULNE]Manchester University[EULNE], [PARA]Campus Radio is applying for a broadcasting licence. UMIST [PARA]charity rag is part of MASS Rag (along with [ULNE]Salford University[EULNE]) [PARA]which last year raised ú60,000. Among other self-inflicted [PARA]lunacy, the Rag organises the annual Bogle Stroll, a 55-mile [PARA]sponsored walk. UMIST also has its own Community Action [PARA]group which employs permanent staff as well as enlisting [PARA]student volunteers.[HDNG]RELIGIOUS:[EHDNG][PARA]UMIST shares religious facilities with [ULNE]Manchester University[EULNE], but [PARA]does also have a Muslim prayer room of its own.[PARA][BOLD]Religion in Manchester:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of Manchester[EULNE].[PARA][PARA]
