Saban Singh

I am a 4th year BCA student majoring in Business Administration. Over the past years I have held the following positions:

1971—Vice President, MSSA

July 1971-May 1972 —National

Editor 'Berita MSSA'.

1972— Overseas student officer, VUWSA.

Accordingly, I have set squarely on the peripheral of students activities. And have come to feel that the greatest problem which students have to face is our apathy - resulting from our disunity. We must accept the fact that we are hopelessly disunited. A minority which is splintered into many sections must necessarily be ineffective. At the same time we want a more humane and equal society, we want a campus that really works. A campus where we can pursue our individual goals, where everybody has a decent hope to do so, and the chance for an education to give him a fuller life. Yet we stand uninvolved. This is why I am sounding the call for unity for total involvement and co-operation.

This is my main objective in seeking the position for vice-president. For I feel the said can only be acheived by a closer co-operation with all sectors of community and I intend to do my utmost to ensure that at least one voice is heard and we do get a square deal. Campus being a multi-racial society we cannot operate or exist by ourselves, particularly when we are a minority, we must be able to get people spending as much intelligent thought and sweat on the development of 'higher-values' - such as men's character and ability to live with his brother man, instead of developing his worth, his power and his scientific knowledge that our presently 'education-meal-ticket-system does.

To be effective, therefore, we cannot stand on the sidelines and cry we are neutral for we are a part of the whole. The fuller the commitment, the greater will be our strength. Sitting on the fence is the surest way to political cultural and social oblivion, if not extinction.

Perhaps just another voice against the mighty wall!