Cultural Affairs Officer

It thk university is to cease to be a job training institution and to become active in the forefront of change, students must become more active in the cultural clubs of this association. I would therefore demand that all cultural clubs are active during orientation, and that no clubs are restrictive in their membership as was at least one club earlier this year.

Students are being forced to live further and further away from the university and are therefore increasingly regarding it as a centre of instruction, rather than as a centre of cultural activity. In order that this problem may be at least partially solved, it is essential that the exec look extremely closely at the possibility of purchasing flats in the vicinity of the university. Students close to the university are better able to participate in the activities of the clubs.

I am at present:

Cultural Affairs Officer

Executive member of the N.Z. Race Relations Council

Arts Festival Co-ordinator

And a member of numerous university clubs.

My aims are

To continue the present work of supporting, promoting, and en-couraging the Cultural Affairs of the university that I am at present doing.

To continue promoting opportunity at the 3 levels outlined in my last manifesto

a) Intra-university

b) Inter-university

c) International level.

To continue supporting direction from student general meetings. To keep building the university community.

I would not hesitate to initiate another Clubs Day next year with an eye on increased participation and involvement.

To keep supporting N.Z. Universities Arts Council

To give special emphasis to promoting N.Z. ideals and creations.

My political beliefs have not changed from my last manifesto and with the 1973 Springbok tour still on, I will reiterate unreserved support for HART, and support for the elimination of Racism. Student Welfare also deserves mention and I will support moves to improve welfare services.

Victoria students have by far the most active and progressive community in the country. I want not only to keep this going, but also to build it.