Boycott

Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of VUWSA.

The strength of the reaction to the increase in caf. prices was to be expected. The increase was large, and as holiday earnings were often low, the time inopportune.

But if boycott is able to make a point it has certainly made it by now and must be stopped immediately, only to be restarted if we receive blatant non-co-operation.

Mr. Levenbach has a monopoly, but can raise his prices only with the consent of the University Council.

But details of Mr. Levenbach's accounts remain secret to all but a select group of non-students. To divulge them would weigh competition with outside caterers against him. And it is this outside catering that is supposed to keep our prices down.

There are two demands we can reasonably make, however : To know the profit he makes on outside functions (and so the importance of his loss on student meals), and to be able to make any suggestions of ways for him to save money.

Possibilities that deserve investigation are ten-trip meal tickets, students clearing their own tables, an automatic coffee dispenser, and having all prices in units of 5 cents.