Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 35 no. 14. 28 June 1972
Peter Boshier
Peter Boshier
[ unclear: At] a time when we are particularly [ unclear: vnerable] to the whim of the local [ unclear: press,] our publications, especially [ unclear: Salient,] are extremely important to [ unclear: u] because they are independent, and though this we can have open criticism [ unclear: o] all issues of concern. This [ unclear: independence] and openess must be not [ unclear: merely] maintained, but fostered wherever possible, and one of my major aims as Publications officer would be to co-operate with the [ unclear: technical] staff to the limit of fairness in [ unclear: anieving] this.
Publications are very often taken for [ unclear: gunted] — they just appear, but there [ unclear: is little] campus involvement. If [ unclear: posse] I would try to encourage cultural [ unclear: and] other clubs to contribute in some [ unclear: wy,] for only by seeking to involve [ unclear: students] in activities can we attempt [ unclear: t] humanize our campus, and bring a [ unclear: it] of enjoyment around the place.
[ unclear: As] far as broader policies are [ unclear: concern-] my prime interest is in civil [ unclear: liber]. To me this is our means to do [ unclear: whatever] we want to do, and should [ unclear: or] freedom of expression or [ unclear: movement] be limited then the whole of life [ unclear: suddenly] becomes very much more [ unclear: nfined.] I would encourage publications to comprehensively cover our rights, and the reason for and constitutional importance of rigorously maintaining them. If the Rugby Tour [ unclear: ges] ahead next year, this will be [ unclear: paramount] because liberties will probably receive the biggest test for a long time.
I am against violence in protest [ unclear: part] because this is an infringement on [ unclear: other']s rights and priveleges, and I think we can only try to maintain our [ unclear: own] rights if we respect those of others.
[ unclear: I] elected to the position of publications officer, I would continue [ unclear: Saint] along the lines developed by the technical staff and work with them [ unclear: and] students in achieving any implements thought desirable. My knowledge of this position is not [ unclear: great,] but as a full time student I am repared to learn and gain experience.