I was advised to lay off the politics and promote some of the clubs social events that were coming up, in particular the ENSOC Ball and Malaysian Students' Club Ball.
The little black hovering ball is actually a kind of "personified bullet point" that appears in the pages of the CANTA Magazine. Sometimes referred to by readers/writers as "The CANTA Man".

LINGO TIME! Aegrotat = Consideration to have one's grade adjusted (increased) on grounds of impaired performance cause by illness, injury, bereavement, or other unavoidable circumstances. Because sh*t happens.

Too bad I can't get an aegrotat for that lame punchline. Welcome to the real world.