~ Interviews with students of LUNA ~

It is time to reveal one of the bigger interviews we made during 2016; with the mentor generals of LUNA. Full transcript of the 20 minute long interview is available in Swedish here.

The Mentor Committee (FU) is one of the committees of Science Student Union. They are responsible for the novisch period at the start of every new term. The Information Committee had the opportunity to get an interview with the generals of the FU, Johanna Jangefelt Frising och Eric ”Herrgårn” Andersson, after one of their committee meetings. The newly elected general, John Wimarsson, was also present to give his thoughts on the upcoming tasks. John and Eric are astrophysicists, and Johanna is studying general physics.

How was the novisch period of 2016?

Herrgårn “Really good. People were hyped, and a lot of fun novisches. The general mood was really nice.”

Did you feel like you had a lot to do during the period?

John “Moderately, I did not know what to expect. It was my first big novisch period. So it takes a while to get used to it, but it went well. I got good coaching.”

Johanna “Yeah, it is a lot to do, but mostly fun things, so it is okay.”

Do you feel pressured when you are a general?

Herrgårn “I would say a little.”

Johanna “You are a little stressed, but at the same time you know that you have an entire committee helping you. You put your trust to them to 100%.”

Johanna and Herrgårn have been generals during 2016, and Herrgårn has now left the seat for John, who has been elected. Normally you are elected general for a year, being Junior the first semester, and Senior the second semester.

Do you feel like you know what it is like to be a general now?

Johanna “I think so, yes. We had a new situation when we were elected because we were both new.”

Herrgårn “I got to be Junior for like one meeting. But I think it went well. Since you have the whole committee as a general, you are never alone.”

Johanna nods in agreement.

What does a general do that the others in the committee do not?

Johanna “The general is the face out to the novisches. So when the novisches are given information, it is through the generals. They are standing in front and talking during the activities, and that makes them a familiar face for the new student.”

Herrgårn “In some sense, they are also the source of energy. The ones who get the hype going.”

John “I can not really speak from experience after being a general, but after have seen generals ”in action” I have gotten my perspective on the generals. It is always the generals you remember from the novisch period. There are many new faces when you begin your student life, but the generals are at least familiar from the start.”

(To John) How does it feel like to be the next general?

John “It feels great, I am looking forward to it. You know you have a standard to live up to, but at the same time you have this great cooperation between everyone in the MC. I also know that I can ask the older generals for advice, if something would go wrong. That feels really good.”

Is there something else you would like to say to the members of LUNA?

All “Become a mentor!”

John “It is really fun, and you get to meet a lot of different people…”

Johanna “…and not just from your own study council, but from all different kinds of study councils that you otherwise might not have had the chance to meet.”

Herrgårn “It is when you start as a mentor you get into the union life. The first time you are in the novisch period, you only scratch the surface. When you are a mentor, you really get to do everything.”

Interview made 2016-12-12 by Sebastian Wolsing. A full transcript of the 20 minute long interview is available in Swedish here.

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se and the Mentor Committee chairperson at fu-ordf@luna.lu.se. You can reach the current mentor generals at fg@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about life as an active member of the union, you are always welcome to stop by the union office or simply browse our webpage. You can contact the union via this form (you can be anonymous) or by e-mail at luna@luna.lu.se.

~ Interview brought to you by the Information Committee ~

~ Interviews with students of LUNA ~

It is time for another interview. This time with the chairperson of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee moreover the Chief Safety Officer (HSSO) of LUNA, Leo Östman.

“The HMS (Environment, Health and Safety) committee exists to coordinate student representatives in matters regarding the work environment throughout the faculty. It consists of representatives from each study council, the student safety representatives or SSO, and a chair, the HSSO. There are also many more fun acronyms, though mostly in decently technical Swedish, for anyone interested in having a say in their own study environment. During our meetings we mostly sit around and talk about what has been going on at the department level, where most of the work done by us representatives happens. We all sit in HMS committees at our departments, where we bring up whatever issues concern the students, or just complain. Additionally, we conduct a yearly survey regarding the psychosocial health of the students. This is done to find out where things are good or could be improved. It’s really actually tons of fun.”

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se and the Chief Safety Officer at hsso@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about life as an active member of the union, you are always welcome to stop by the union office or simply browse our webpage. You can contact the union via this form (you can be anonymous) or by e-mail at luna@luna.lu.se.

~ Interview brought to you by the Information Committee ~

It is time for the second part of the Absurd Student council Olympics. It is an old tradition of union being revived by the Party Committee and the student councils of LUNA for the first time in a long while.

On Saturday April 22nd the second ASO session takes place. From 13 o’clock the teams will gather in Stadsparken and then compete in three adventurous games. The event is free of charge. You can like and follow the Facebook page for continuous updates, attend the Facebook event for the second session, and sign up to this form to get free food on Saturday!

Later in the day the champions, and any member of LUNA who is interested, will gather at Lunds nation and for a union sittning in all its glory. Attend the Facebook event for more information or contact you local sexmästare. You can sign up here, deadline for sign up is April 14th.

This post has been updated continuously between April 18th and 20th.

~ Interviews with students of LUNA ~

It is time again for another student interview, this time with the chairperson of the Party Committee, Filip Nygren. He will guide you through the responsibilities of the committee, as well as giving some insight into who he is. Sounds great, right?

“Party Committee Chairperson Filip Nygren Party Committee! The name says it all, but only almost. Our job and passion is to organize various social events for all of you, the science students. No one makes better Novisch periods than the Mentor Committee, and the Sports Committee offer the sportiest of sport events, but our focus is general social events and parties aimed to bring science students from all subjects together in fun-ness and good times! Remember also to support your local student council party committee for your day-to- day event cravings.

Who am I? My name is Filip Nygren, currently on my third year of mathematics. I’ve been a mentor in the Novisch period two and a half times, been a member of the MUR party committee for one and a half year, and various other posts. Starting my third year, I figured it was time to take it to the next level, and thus I applied to the Party Committee of LUNA.

As of the academic year 16/17, the Party Committee received a large influx of members, growing from 3 to 9 members. With this followed also a large amount of that precious resource that drives Lunds student life: the tagg. Then our dear chairperson Johan (Book) went skiing, so I decided to pick up where he left. Together with my fellow party masters, we continue to hold the flag high as we let all them events coming, yo!

Besides our usual activities like our much appreciated sittnings, club nights, waffle brunches, billiards evening, sauna nights and more, we also help out organizing the larger union-wide events like balls, the Tandem Relay etc. And all this is very important, because it brings us science students together, and allow us to mingle and bond, no matter what subject we study.

Also keep your eyes open for the coming annual Absurd Student council Olympics ASO, which, according to old traditions, is a friendly but prestigious competition with a series of inexplicably absurd events. It’s gonna be big. Be on the look out for our posters and we hope to see you on our events!”

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se and the Party Committee chairperson at 6m-ordf@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about life as an active member of the union, you are always welcome to stop by the union office or simply browse our webpage. You can contact the union via this form (you can be anonymous) or by e-mail at luna@luna.lu.se.

~ Interview brought to you by the Information Committee ~

Academia is not the only possible future for science students. Meet Caspar Håkansson and Johan K. Jensen, the two biology students behind Naturlaboratoriet. Naturlaboratoriet is a small company selling restored, historical and biology-themed posters. Their materials are climate-compensated and locally produced in Lund. You can read more about their work on their website.

The founders explain their vision as a way of showing the wonders of natural science for a wider audience.

Naturlaboratoriet offers all union members a discount code lasting up until April 30th. Enter “LUNA” at checkout and get a 15 % discount on your purchase. Use the buttons below to explore Naturlaboratoriet online.

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Naturlaboratoriet is a great example of entrepreneurship among science students. There are several ways to help encourage such through union work. The Corporate Relations Committee is an obvious route; either by taking part or simply come with suggestions. You can always reach the Head of Corporate Relations at naringsliv@luna.lu.se.

The Faculty of Science has realized the importance of better connections between students and the corporate world. With the establishment of Arbetsmarknadsrådet, the faculty is working strategically to improve the possibilities for their students.

Naturlaboratoriet has sponsored LUNA with a poster.

The Nomination Committee of LUNA is proud to announce their suggestions for the operational year of 2017/18. Below you find the minutes with the nominations to parliament as suggested by the Nomination Committee after thorough interviewing and discussion.

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If you wish to counter-candidate any nomination (including vacancies) you can do so in written form up until 12.00 Friday April 14th by e-mailing ordf@luna.lu.se, and at the meetings if the parliament decides upon opening up for free nomination. You can find a complete list of posts up for election here.

Interested in the election process? Refer to §6.8 Valkollegium and §13 Förhandlingsordning in the union statutes for details on how it all works. If you have further questions you can ask the chairperson of the Nomination Committee at valb-ordf@luna.lu.se or the union presidium at luna@luna.lu.se.

All documents for the elective parliament meeting will be sent out to members of parliament and permanently co-opted union members on Tuesday April 11th. The documents will also be available on LUNA Archive and linked from the LUNA Facebook page. You can also follow the election by attending this Facebook event.

~ Interviews with the students of LUNA ~

The Information Committee has done quite some work this year. It is finally time to post the interviews with the wonderful members of the union that have been carried out during the year. Every week we will post an interview with a member of LUNA that will tell you a bit about what they do for the union. The material has been gathered by the members of the committee, Sebastian Wolsing and Isa Bengzon.

A long time ago, LUNA had a student magazine called Nadir, and so to honour the legacy of our former predecessors, we have decided to name these updates Nadir!

First up is the previous chairperson of the Gender and Equality Committee (JoL), Hanna Thosteman, that will give us a brief description of what it was like to be chairperson and what they have achieved during the year 2016/17.

“As the chairperson of this fantastic committee, I must say the past year has been outstanding. We have managed to execute the biggest event in the history of the committee, together with Medicinska Föreningen and Teknologkåren. We invited the “conversational activist” and lecturer Navid Modiri to talk to our students about integration, fear and stepping outside one’s comfort zone. Thanks to the ambitious and hardworking volunteers, the evening we planned for a year was a great success and much appreciated among the students. The committee has grown from an almost unknown part of LUNA to become a visible asset for all members, and we want to keep working with discrimination and gender issues so that all students can feel safe and accepted.”

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se and the JoL Committee chairperson at jol-nfak@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about life as an active member of the union, you are always welcome to stop by the union office or simply browse our webpage. You can contact the union via this form (you can be anonymous) or by e-mail at luna@luna.lu.se.

~ Interview brought to you by the Information Committee ~

It is time for the Absurd Student council Olympics. It is an old tradition of union being revived by the Party Committee and the student councils of LUNA for the first time in a long while.

Be ready for everything!

On Saturday April 1st the first ASO session takes place. From 12 o’clock the team will gather in Stadsparken and then compete in three adventurous games. The event is free of charge. You can like and follow the Facebook page for continuous updates, attend the Facebook event for the first session, and sign up to this form to get free food on Saturday! Find the ASO lounge at Delphi X from 19 o’clock.

A survey of student psychosocial health

The Environment, health, and safety committee (HMS) is carrying out a survey of student health at the Faculty of Science. Psychosocial health has become an increasingly noted matter and is included in not only the scope of the student organisations of Lund but also the university centrally. Make sure to take the opportunity to make your opinion heard.

Help the union getting a better understanding of issues to work with and improve in the future by answering a few questions. You will find the committee campaigning for the survey during the upcoming week. Updates will be found on Facebook.

Your voice matters.