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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 35 no. 14. 28 June 1972

Cultural Affairs Officer

page 14

Cultural Affairs Officer

Fiona Enid McAlpine

fiona mcalpine is too busy producing the play of daniel to write election manifestoes, but she sends her horoscope for readers to study, and points out that the sun in virgo in the third house will make her an efficient officer and member of exec, and cancer rising and venus in libra show an artistic disposition, she is immodest enough to suggest that this is the ideal combination for a cultural affairs officer.

Drawing of a star sign diagram

Byron Cullen

Byron is a 3rd year BCA-BA student who has taken an active interest in both Cultural and Sporting Student Affairs.

At present he holds the following positions:
  • Treasurer of the Cultural Affairs Committee.
  • Member of the Cultural Affairs Council.
  • Student Representative on UE, Bursary, Scholarships Board. Cultural Clubs Auditor.
  • President of the Squash Club. Executive of NZUSRC.

Byron states:

"If elected:
(1)I would ensure that grants are fairly distributed. Having audited all club accounts I have gained an integral knowledge of how money is being spent, - this is a necessary prerequisite to a fair distribution of grants.
(2)I would ensure that grants are' paid earlier in the year so that clubs are not inhibited in their activities.
(3)I would like to see the introduction of a club day during orientation week, where students could visit displays and decide on which club they wish to join.
(4)I would like to see the Cultural Affairs Council taking a much mere active part in Cultural Activities.

Photo of Byron Cullen

"I have no political affiliations and am standing purely from the viewpoint of interest in Cultural Affairs."

Errol R. Greaves

In the four years I've been around this campus the community spirit has never seemed so low as at present. Unfortunately it coincides with an election year in which the grand ole party is determined to make political meat out of us on the issues of law and order (of Macready's contrived experience on the Auckland campus) and governmental spending on education (of Muldoon). In addition the world we're growing into urgently demands our commitment on the environmental issues (and for me Indo-China is one of these)

My vote on executive will go towards a strong unified campus voice in the NZ community.

This campus is rapidly losing its soul under the combined onslaught of the increasing roll (with its ridiculous overcrowding problems), the matchbox building designs proposed, the new exam system, the lack of strong leadership by exec., Muldoon's concept of the role of the varsity and the insidious stiffening of public opinion under his influence whilst we at Vic do not positively and publicly oppose his narrow merchantilist ideas.

Photo of Errol R. Greaves

My actions as Cultural Affairs Officer will be directed to promoting a sense of unity and community on the campus through the avenues which the position provides - to encouraging people to think beyond their own little career-goals to the wider issues which if left to themselves will engulf us all - to convincing people that these developments won't be reversible later - to ACT NOW.

I believe that the obligation of all the arts today is to intensify, to alter, perceptual awareness and consciousness of the world in which we live. (John Cage, Joe Byrd, and many others) So I propose the implementation of a concept of theatre new to Vic activities - a concept which has little to do with a theatre building or amateur dramatics - but involves People in unselfish participation in loosely-structured multi-faceted Live Events in the Union Hall in the winter and in the Bot. Gardens in the summer.

My concern would be to help the Creche and projects like that on and off the campus: The Big House is the sort of enterprise which builds the spirit I seek.

I've been on the campus long enough to know my way around, to have gained the experience necessary for this job. The enthusiasm I have anyway.

Pierre Maru

Pierre is an Arts student who is at present:
  • An Executive member of the N.Z. Race Relations Council. Victoria Universities Arts Festival Co-ordinator for Arts Festival 1972.
  • A member of the Cultural Affairs Council and active in numerous University Clubs.

Manifesto

Encourages and promote the cultural ideas of students with the intention of creating a "university community" appealing in a multi-media sense. Special emphasis would be directed at the aesthetic and creative arts. Encouragement would be directed at
a)an Intra-University level
b)an Inter-University level
c)an International level (viz. Australian Universities.

Specifics

1.Support and assist New Zealand Universities Arts Council
2.Reduce cost for students to cultural activities.
3.Organize a Clubs Day.
4.Promote and encourage participation at Arts Festival.
5.To try and get a Cultural grant from the Executive equal to that of Sports Grants (At present Sports Council receives $500 more). Pres for a light show for University social activities (and thus save expense which amounts to hundreds of dollars at present).
7.Encourage and promote contact with other local tertiary institutions and cultural organizations eg a Poly-Tech display.
8.Encourage liason with other N.Z. Universities with intentions of promoting and increasing the present circuit to enable more people to participate in inter-university activities.

The Cultural Affairs Officer also plays a role in political policy and administrative decisions of the executive.

Policy in this field would include:
  • Unreserved support for Hart, unreserved support for OHMS. Support for Womens Liberation. Elimination of Racism.
  • Support for S.R.C. decisions.

Photo of Pierre Maru

At present NZUAC have plans to invite the Australian Dance theatre, a cartoonist and political speaker. I fully support this participation at present not only includes those given, but also contact with a group in the USA in order to bring some activity here.

I believe there is too much dead wood in the Student Association. Action is vital. I would continue to organize such activities such as a Cultural Clubs Day which I have already initiated.

The sleeping Student Association needs to be awoken.

John Underwood

Que fait xáos? xáos? existe [unclear: depu] [unclear: toujours] — la Sainte Vierge deja fut xáos?— xáos? jamais raison.
1.Past President of Anglican Society.
2.Currently studying music for B.A. Hons.
3.I believe in perfect xáos?
4.I believe my election would be to the detriment of VUWSA.

La plus belle decouverte de [unclear: I'homme] [unclear: est] le bicarbonate de soude — II [unclear: n'y] a pas d'inconnus excepte pour [unclear: ms]

5.I am standing because my [unclear: al] [unclear: egiance] to xáos? obliges me [unclear: to] do so before leaving V.U.W.
6.If elected I will do my [unclear: utm] to create xáos? in all [unclear: facets] University life.
7.I have had religion.

Lo! thy dread empire, xáos? restor'd,

Light dies before thy uncreating word.

Thy hand, great Anarch! lets [unclear: the] curtain fall;

And universal darkness buries All.

Photo of John Underwood