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STUDENT PERSPECTIVES
Katie Price telling me that she had nothing prepared,
or waiting anxiously for the next Cherwell issue,
wondering what stories I would have to deal with this
time.
It takes commitment and endurance to get and, more
importantly, to stay involved in the Union aswell as
meeting your academic expectations. But the feeling
when you walk into the chamber, next to some of the
most prestigious public figures of our time with some
500 students eager to engage in the debate you have
organised makes it all worthwhile: every vacation spent
in the Union working instead of lying somewhere at the
beach, the long hours required to win the elections,
and the dedication necessary to get the best speakers
possible in fulfilling your presidential pledges.
The Union Presidency has undoubtedly been my most
exciting experience to date. But I certainly could not
have got there on my own. I have always felt incredibly
lucky to be a part of Catz, such a diverse college with
an incredible sense of community. Yet I never imagined
I would receive so much support for my aspirations. My
friends got me through every election and every hard
time along the way and the support from College made
me particularly proud to finish every debate with the
words, ‘Isabel Ernst, St Catherine’s College and Your
President’. n
Isabel with tennis champion,
Boris Becker
ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2012/35