"The Union is 33 years old this week! To celebrate we've got some smashing things lined up" leads this advert from October 1990 which includes a ballot, debates, socials, and a gig by New Fast Automatic Daffodils in the Academy.

It says that when you vote, you a get a sticker so that all the candidates will stop hassling you and gain access to birthday cake.

Taken from the Mancunion newspaper, written and edited by University of Manchester students. With thanks to James Peters at the University of Manchester Archives and Ben Ward at University of Manchester Students' Union.