Diepenbeek (Brussels morning newspaper) – Student life in Diepenbeek experiences its third week of consumptive elections because electoral fever continues to increase in intensity. Renikéa requires a new Student Association Board, which voters will choose while enjoying hot sun and refreshing drinks.
Duration five consecutive weeks, Limburg Student Associations have a ‘week of elections’ that includes the daily tournaments of the daily Pong beer organization along with Cantus meetings, while thematic bars operate and Thursdays are dedicated to TD (technical service).
As a candidate for paesis (president) of the Rekinéa Association, Stijn de Geest administers the soft execution of these events. The elections attract a substantial participation of the students by offering beer and low -price soft drinks to one euro and cocktails at two euros through their commercial relations with AB Inbev and other companies.
“You have 5 weeks in a row that the associations organize an electoral week. Every day is something different: a Bear Pong tournament, a cantus, a Fakbar. And on Thursday it is always TD” “,” “
The spirit says.
“This week I only have to make sure that everything works without problems. I am the person who, ultimately, responds.”
“The associations have agreements with companies such as AB Inbev to maintain low prices. But if we want something extra, like our Aperol support, we organize that ourselves,”
The spirit continues.
Uhasselt advances all costs and then paid for all associations.
“The gain we maintain in our events throughout the year.”
Today, a Pong beer tournament is planned, which also implies a good amount of alcohol.
“You choose when you come and baby. The sun shines and it is tempting to come and sit here. That quickly goes hand in hand with a bear or cocktail.”
The spirit says.
Each association takes measures to ensure that the event works safely.
“We have security at the entrance every night to prevent drunken people from entering the field. There are also party leaders who walk through the streets to make sure people do not fall on the channel and that everyone is at SOSIGS.”
This week we will also reach 27 degrees in Diepenbeek. The associations are happy with that.
“The meadow will be full, also with no students. And that makes it even more beautiful.”
Heat and alcohol cannot be a good combination.
“We have demonstration palettes and we have sponsored the sunscreen.”
Parasols also organized to create as many shaded points as possible.
“If we can organize activities inside, we will do it,”
The spirit concludes.
What previous incidents have given the security measures of the duration of Limburg students?
The weeks of elections of Limburg students in recent years caused security measures that became stricter due to incidents. University medical staff treated a hospitalized student who got sick after too much alcohol consumption in a Pong beer competition, which caused associations to limit drinks and increase their safety measures.
The same year he witnessed the informed incidents of drunken people who drown in the nearby channels, which required the organizers to display the leading patrols of the party near these bodies of water.
A combination of UHASSELT officials and the Local Police gave a duration of the week of previous elections after obtaining reports on disturbances among students. The main administration of the public domain ordered a closure of letters from an outdoor cantus event because or overcrowding conditions and excessive noise violations.
All associations now need to obtain permits, which include limitations of multitude capacity and specific night at night. A procedure was implemented to require identification verifications in the entries after a 2022 event that involves damage to the non -students.
