Save The Class List, following their victory in the student referendum on the future of Class Lists last week, has sought to reconcile their position by forcing CUSU to actively inform the members of Regent House, the University’s top decision-making body, that the student population wants an opt-out system.

The group, which led the Yes vote, successfully campaigned to change CUSU’s pro-abolition stance on results being posted in a vote last week, which saw the second-highest turnout in CUSU referendum history.

They have now put forward an Emergency Motion to CUSU Council this Monday, which will be voted on by JCR and MCR representatives. It seeks to bind CUSU into informing senior University members – who will vote on the future of the lists at the end of this month – about its amended stance, which now favours the continued publication of the lists.

Jack Drury, a a spokesperson for Save The Class List, told Varsity: “We have submitted this motion to CUSU Council on the back of the convincing majority in favour of retaining the Class Lists with an easy opt-out system. CUSU’s position on Class Lists was set by the referendum: this motion is a formality to ratify the result, and Council is bound to pass it.”

The motion calls for CUSU to prepare a ‘fly sheet’, which will be circulated among the over 5,000 members of Regent House, ahead of them voting on a Grace proposing the abolition of the lists.

It aims to “ensure that all eligible and mandatable CUSU officers sign the fly sheet.”

The CUSU sabbatical officers excluded are those who are also the heads of autonomous campaigns. This applies to Disabled Students’ Officer Jessica Wing, and to Women’s Officer Audrey Sebatindira, who head up the Disabled Students’ Campaign (DSC) and Women’s Campaign (WomCam) respectively. The DSC will hold a meeting this week to decide upon its stance.

Yes vote wins in Class Lists referendum

“The referendum result involves a U-turn in CUSU policy, and given the previously-stated positions of various CUSU Officials, it is particularly important that CUSU is shown to have listened to the students it is meant to represent,” said Drury.

CUSU Council will take place this Monday at 7pm, in the Cormack Room at the University centre. All students are allowed to attend