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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 35 no. 18. 27th July 1972

Election Supplement

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Election Supplement

President

Peter Wilson

Peter Wilson

The past year has shown that the Students Association cannot afford equivocating leadership. Nor on the other hand can we afford dictatorial officers. My position at all times and on all issues will be clear, but decisions on all matters of policy will be referred to S.R.C. and S.G.M's. All such policy will be upheld and enacted promptly.

Manifesto.

1.Equal staff/student participation in hiring of lecturers and in determining course content. Educational reforms must be concerned with course content. Under the credit system only the quantity of the work has increased- not its relevance or attractiveness to students.
2.Crechr-Students Association should provide financial support. Push for creche facilities to be included in new Arts tower block due to begin construction next year, and in all such buildings in the future.
3.Accommodation-Sexual desegregation of existing University hostels. Full co-operation with all organisations attacking the problem in Wellington, Major political priority: rent control.
4.Health Services- should be made available to students whose parents live in Wellington. Services, therefore, need to be extended. Students Association to compile and present the case for such extensions.
5.Full investigation of cafeteria management with a view to having it taken over by the Students Association.
6.No cuts in library facilities and hours whatsoever. An extra floor was promised two years ago - we want it now!
7.Opposition to any toughening of exclusion and entry regulations or any attempt to impose an upper limit to the number of students.

B.A. Honours student in Anthropology and International Politics.

Hart Area Officer. Wellington 1972

President, V.U.W. Labour Club 1972.

Student Rep. Chaplaincy Advisory Board 1972

V.U.W.S.A.'s delegate to N.Z.U.S.A. May Council. 1972.

Stephen Hall

(no photo supplied)

"Krap. Crap. Shit". With I motto and election promise like that I make an excellent modest middle-class student leader. I own one tic and have medium length hair. This will help in establishing a community feeling amongst everyone of you 6000 students. I have a wide range of promises to which you are welcome to add anything you want. Flexibility is the crux of the matter. I have not thought about the function of the university at all and have never challenged the extremely satisfactory stable order of things Let sleeping professors lie.

I have had no experience on committees except for one. It set out to design a horse and came up with the camel. "If it rides hump it. If it humps ride it." V.C.D.A. Another quotation rumoured by F.A.R.T. to originate with the Irish poet S. Milligan "McKinley Restus in Pieceus"

I believe, deep in my soul, in party politics. A friend of mine is having one on Saturday so trot along. I read about it in Grassroots. Those naughty righters. A liberal thinking man (women don't count at Vic) who supports the South Afrikaaner tour is needed. Find him and vote for him.

A vote for me is a vote for progress!

Vote for me and I'll remember you for life-but I'm not very good with names.

Support the growth of the thinking majority.

A wide awake campus is needed. And before I go to bed I must say that I must say that the real issue of this election is bananas and softer nicer whiter toilet paper. And therefore, because of that it is obvious that I will lead you to victory over adverse elements. Down with bad weather and hard rain......crap rap app - etc.

Ian Powell

Ian Powell

I am heading up the Young Socialist's election slate because I believe that students should organise to build the most powerful movements for social change, in particular the movement against the Indo-China War, the fight for the repeal of all abortion laws, and an end to all racist sport's tours.

I am especially opposed to the tactic, advanced by a few student "radicals" represented in this election by Peter Wilson, of disruptive protests.

The counter-productiveness of disruption was classically illustrated by the PBEC demonstration. Here the aims of the demonstration were obscured and the media capitalised on the disruption to attempt to discredit the protest movement as a whole.

Disruptive protests against the 1973 Springbok tour could prove even more disastrous The anti-apartheid movement will only have an effect if it is really powerful. That means involving tens and hundreds of thousands of people in active opposition to the tour, as has been done in the anti-war movement.

The power of the Student Association membership and facilities should be used to add real weight to the movements for social change which students support. The University buildings, its expertise, its printing facilities and the activity of the thousands of its members can have tremendous consequences.

Mike Mckinley

Mike Mckinley

Age: 26. Married

Third year B.A. student majoring in Political Science.

International Politics, and Asian Studies.

Man Vice-President on current executive.

Previously Sports Officer.

Representative on Professorial Board

Student Representative on Professorial Board

Member: Publications Board,

Sports Committee,

Cultural/Sports Grants Investigation committee

Finance/Representation Organiser NZUSC

Club Captain University Swimming Club.

A positive stand and strong leadership are imperative if the students' association and its executive are to function as a responsive student body. In financial matters this need is especially conspicuous. My policy and efforts will be directed accordingly — particularly in the genuine spheres of student concern. To the end I will actively support:

NZUSA's Accommodation Trust. Which aims to provide housing suitable for student leasing.

Earlier Bursary payments to avoid the present needless delay and financial embarassment.

Realistic Creche assistance — Financial as well as moral, which is the right of all student — parents.

Creation of a $1000 budgeted Upper Limit for total donations in 1973

Independent Chairman for SRC towards which significant progress has already been made and which recent developments now demand.

National and International affairs of concern — Every facility to be made available but with the definite provision that allocation of funds must be viewed in the foregoing perspective.

Proposed Merger (In Principle) of NZUSA and STANZ into NUS without which Victoria will lose (for instance) all benefits accruing from travel concessions.

NZUSA Liaison Officer

Peter Rendall

Peter Rendall

I am standing for the position of N.Z.U.S.A. [unclear: Leason] Officer because I feel that I could do the job.

I am a 3rd year arts student, with a major subject varying from year to year, since I seem to crap out in my chosen major each year.

My previous experience in student affairs has been largely non-political I am at present V.U.W.S.A. Welfare Officer, and am involved in the organization and running of the Food Co-op.

I attended N.Z.U.S.A's May Council as Victoria's Welfare Rep, and thus have some experience of the back stabbing and power politics that occurs on such occasions.

I believe that the Proposed National Union of Students has some advantages over the present organization, but that it will require a large amount of work to make it feasible and acceptable to the majority of students.

I will, if elected, continue to assist on Contact and in the Food Co-op., and try to make them viable centres for the development of Community on Campus. The Student Travel Bureau I would try to see extended, so that the best service possible is available to students. This could entail the employment of a full time travel officer.

I believe that 1973 is going to be an extremely interesting year—the proposed tour by the Springboks requires a strong executive to co-ordinate activities against this side, so I wholeheartedly support HART and CARE in their Activities.

Rod Woodward

Rod Woodward

Most students are antiwar and antiapartheid; few people dispute that anymore. Yet only a small minority of students would claim to be committed radicals. Yet NZUSA has adopted policies which only this radical minority could support.

A strong, united national student organisation is potentiallya very powerful pressure group and defender of student interests. It is important if such a body is to be effective, however, for its elected leaders to be sensitive to student interests and student opinion. This unfortunately has not really been the case with the current NZUSA leadership, which has adopted policies quite out of touch with student sentiment.

First of all, NZUSA is the main force behind HART, the anti-apartheid group committed to halting South African sports tours by physical disruption, against the will of the majority of New Zealanders, if necessary.

Secondly, at a recent council, the NZUSA leaders adopted a policy of "Victory for the NLF" for NZ students by a vote of three universities for, one against, and three abstentions. In fact they refused to support the July 14 mobilisation, except around the slogan of "Victory to the NLF"."Nobody can say that there was overwhelming support for 'Victory to the NLF' " said NZUSA President, Dave Cuthbert, in the June 23 Canta. In fact Canterbury students have already rejected this policy at an SGM.

As the Young Socialist candidate for Liason Officer, I am completely opposed to elitist, disruptive politics. I shall campaign for NAUSAtoadopt policies and strategies for issues such as apartheid, the war and abortion, that does not alienate students and the general public, but can involve them all in the movements for social change.

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Man Vice President

Saban Singh

Saban Singh

Experience: 1972: Overseas Student Officer; VUWSA.

1971-72: National Editor 'Berita MSSA'.

1971: Vice President, MSSA.

University/Community Intergration:

I believe University is an extension of society; intiating Social development, change and research through participation and co-operation.

Policy: Promote community projects and advocate their crediting towards degree requirements.

Women Self-Determination:

Women have not only the intelligence, but above all the heart power, to heal the hates of the modern world.

Policy: Promote women right to 1. seek equality in all fields. 2.choose abortion and birth control on demand. 3. equal participation in policy making. 4. Creche - to be free as part of student welfare service.

Student Self-Determination:

At present we are not even listened to. Surely effective student representation can only be achieved by united action.. Policy: 1. Press for the merger of NZUSA/STANZ into NUS. 2. Provide a Candidate for 'Nov' elections. 3. Make SRC the supreme decision making body.

Student Development:

Students must spend much intelligent thought on the development of 'higher values' instead of developing worth, power and scientific knowledge.

Policy:
1.Introduction of degrees in ecology, community development, race relations, public entertainment and social leadership.
2.Greater participation and use of student Representative on faculties.
3.Action to encourage Staff/Student joint participation.
4.Advocate open structured tutorials for the pursuit of personal research, that's credited towards degree.
5.More residential accomodation to solve accommodation problem. The $31,000 that is held in reserve be used to do so.

"Your friend is your needs answered."

Robert Reid

Robert Reid

Next year I will be a third year student having had one year in science and one year in an arts course.

Currently:

International Vice-President of NZUSA.

Executive member of NZSCM

National Chairman of OHMS

Member CORSO/NYC Youth International Committee.

Previous experience:

Executive member of Lincoln College Students' Assn.

Organizer for Christchurch Youth East Pakistan Appeal 1971.

NZUSA liason officer with HART.

After being a Vice-President of NZUSA you may wonder why I wish to return to local student politics? As an undergraduate I am experiencing the alienation of the present University System and therefore want to devote my energies to counteract this rather than work in the perhaps more glamorous field of International Affairs. I see the main job of Vice-President as the building of a strong University Student community that will enable students to take more committed and more effective action in the University as well as the local, national and international level. Specific areas I will deal with:
1.Student alienation.
a.Complete new style of Orientation week to involve more people.
b.Replacing of Capping with May Day ceremonies to involve Teachers College, Polytech and Workers.
c.Promotion of new forms of media on campus, e.g. Student radio on campus.
d.Promotion of regular weekend camps for building student solidarity.
2.Accomodation.

Students along with other Wellington citizens must take direct action to combat the shortage and exorbitant rents of flats.

If elected I am prepared to assist the President in his administrative functions.

John Barton

John Barton

Active in Ecology Action, at present in charge of Curriculum Development.

Treasurer of Young Socialists.

I don't intend to present a full coverage of ray policy here. I stand by the platform of the Young Socialist Ticket as presented by the other Candidates, and in our other election publicity. However, there is one important point I wish to make.

The question of Medical Aid to North Vietnam and Liberated areas of South Vietnam has been prominent on campus with a Special SGM reaffirming the decision to send $2,000. My position is that while Medical Aid is worthwhile it should not be a priority for the Student Movement. Students should aim for prevention and not cure, and this can best be achieved by mobilising support for political action to stop the war. The priority on finance for issues such as the Vietnam War must be building political action involving the students and not mere charity whether it be CORSO for the Imperialists or Corso for the Rads. The sooner the war is stopped the sooner Medical Aid will be unnecessary. New Zealanders cannot dissociate themselves from the murderous assault on the Vietnamese People by conscience money, but only by involving themselves in a movement to get the U.S. forces out, and leaving Vietnam to the Vietnamese.

Sports Officer

Garry Arnott

Garry Arnott

I'm a third year student working for a B.A. in psychology. Among my qualifications for the job is the fact that I have worked in the University gym for two years and have gained a considerable appreciation of the needs of many of the clubs both through the clubs themselves and the very helpful physical welfare staff. I am active as an individual in sports such as basketball skiing and badminton.

Many Vic clubs are floundering because of lack of stable organisation and one of my efforts would be to promote stability in this respect. The timetable in the gym has only to be looked at to see the pressure lack of space is placing on both club and individual activities, and anything I can do to relieve this pressure will be done.

I would like to see sport at Vic oriented to both club and individual activity to foster both the competitive spirit and recreational relaxation.

I also believe that as the money for club grants comes from your Stud Ass. fee it should not be the non-student members of Vic's clubs that benefit.

Gary Dyall

Gary Dyall

I am a third year Law student. My policies are:
1.to actively support the introduction of snooker tablet in the union building (snooker and pool are great games).
2.to bring about greater participation and social activities among sports teams - thereby introducing some spirit within the student body.
3.to encourage the participation of non-students in university sports teams thereby "bridging a gap" between John Citizen and the student elite (if you're on a demo, you won't have your head kicked in by a non-student team member 'cos he'll know you — hopefully!!!) However, non students, won*t be subsidised by student fees.
4.to endeavour to help those sports teams which sincerely need financial assistance.
5.to support the printing of sports news and activities in Salient.

At present I am the treasurer/secretary of the Phantom Club and a member of the Legal Referral service, that is, the Citizen's Advice Bureau.

Graeme Cookson

Graeme Cookson

The central issue concerning sports facing Victoria students, is NZ's continuing sporting contacts with racist South Africa. As Sports Officer, I would campaign vigorously for an end to university and national sporting contacts with that country.

Don Carson, the present incumbent, is a leading advocate of disruptive protests on this campus. He was one of those who attempted to lead a sit down in Willis St. on the July 14 mobilisation, and supports similar disruptive protests against the 1973 rugby tour.

As a candidate on the Young Socialist ticket, I am strongly opposed to the anti-apartheid movement adopting tactics of disruption. I believe that the majority of New Zealanders can and will be won to opposition to racist sports tours, just as the majority has already been won on campus. The way students can most effectively win this majority and stop the tours, is through using our facilities to educate and organise others against the tour eg through ananti-apartheid version of Indochina Report, and through organising massive non-disruptive demonstrations as have been so successful in the antiwar movement.

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Don Carson

Don Carson

As current Sports Officer my intention is to provide continuity in the Exec, from 1972 into the crucial and testing year of 1973.

I intend to continue to emphasise recreational sport on this campus. The casual participant is losing out to the organised lobbies of the sports clubs. In line with SRC policy, another priority is to ensure that non-students pay their fair share when they join university clubs.

It is only fair to penalise exclusivism in sports clubs, intentional or otherwise, if advertising is insufficient.

I play both rugby and cricket, but I have no vested interest in any particular club, and I have had substantial experience in club administration.

Politics are an integral part of the Sport Officer's portfolio. The Sports Committee deals with the more apolitical and administrative aspects of clubs. The Sports Officer must deal with affairs in their wider Association perspective.

The Association should in turn promote action to attempt to deal with the many social problems that afflict our community from the issues of Viet Nam and CMT to creche centres and racism.

Finally the Sports Page should return to Salient next year and stay there. Sports events are news.

Alan Paterson

Alan Paterson

I am a second year commerce student standing for the position of Sports officer for reasons pertaining solely to the furthering of sporting interests within the University. I believe that the combination of my involvement with sport within the University (Rugby league, Tramping Club, Motorcycle Club) and the degree which I am pursuing will be a major advantage in carrying out the duties of a sports officer. As parties, tickets, and cliques have no place in my view of student affairs my candidacy is independent and involves my being prepared to work with any individual or club. My more immediate concerns for sport within the University are as follows:

I object to Student Association funds financing the membership of non-students to University Sports clubs. Although I believe they should have every opportunity to join they should be levied accordingly. I would make further investigations into the financial position of the Ski-clubs lodge on Mt Ruapehu and ensure that all possible avenues for making it profitable are researched before any consideration is given to its sale. I support and would ensure the regular (1 page per issue) appearance of sports in Salient I do not support teams selected with racial bias and touring under the title of a Nationally representative side.

John Sones

John Sones

My major asset is a variety of sporting interests—Having played soccer, rugby, tennis, table-tennis, fencing and still playing cricket for Varsity. This will undoubtedly assist me in association with these clubs tending to give me a sympathetic and unbiased view of their needs and problems.

Sports should in no way be affected by political biases and to this end I support the 1973 South African Rugby Tour of New Zealand as much as I support the Chinese Table-Tennis teams tour this year.

I also intend to press for the return of the Sports Column in Salient. The student body has a right to know of the progress of our teams and the loss of this column was a great disappointment to all those concerned with sporting activities.

For my piece de resistance I believe I have the knowledge to work in harmony with the Executive. Being a second year Accountancy major I have a basic financial understanding and will be able to use this knowledge to its greatest effect in the administration of funds for the sporting bodies.

Cultural Affairs Officer

Tim Brown

Tim Brown

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.

Pierre Maru

Pierre Maru

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.

Secretary

Bernard Avery

I am a 4th year law student, and should, with any luck, finish my degree next year.

I feel the position of Secretary is an important one as it should be the focal point of communication between the President and other executive members, and the student body as a whole.

Because of the problems besetting this university, the executive should be fighting to obtain more finance for development of space, because I am completely opposed to any curb being placed on the number of students attending this University. I fully support the anti-Tour movement and the Anti-War movement, but feel that it has got to the stage where we must do something positive; to make a positive commitment to the causes we support. The Students Association should also be giving more support to groups on Campus who are doing constructive work amongst the underprivileged groups on our backdoor step i.e. those involved in Homework Centres, Legal Referral work etc.

Despite the mud that has been thrown at it, I fully support the move to amalgamate with STANZ because for too long Universities have been an elitist power group. Such a move would increase resources and also provide a lot stronger base for action.

Hamilton Metcalfe

Hamilton Metcalfe

As the exclusion rules are strict enough, I do not support any changes pertaining to these rules. First-year students commonly face drastic changes in routine and so should be given the time and chance to adapt to the situation.

I support the idea that the association should buy flats in the vicinity of the University for student use, charging rents within the means of the average student.

I advocate strong support for anti-racist causes such as Care and Hart.

I support the repeal of the National Military Service Act.

I am anti-bomb, anti-war and therefore support organisations such as Greenpeace etc...

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Lisa Sacksen

Lisa Sacksen

Previous Experience:

Student Rep. Faculty of Lang, and Lit.

Student Rep. Interdisciplinary Activities Committee

Student Rep. Catering Sub-Committee

Student Rep. Publication Board

Has worked in the Union Building in the holidays and therefore has experienced the workings of the Union Building Has put into practice the promise of trying to often the prerequisites within the English Department by conducting a survey.

Report still in the hands of faculty bureaucracy.

3rd year Arts Student prepared to limit academic activities to one stage I unit.

Policy:

Revamping of Orientation Programme, using a group of persons with widespread interests.

Investigating the possibility of a "private" radio station at University - similar to the one operating at Auckland University. Support for S.R.C. policy towards such organisations such as HART, OHMS, Anti-War and Women's Liberation Movement. Dissatisfaction with present caterers, and support for more varied and frequent vegetarian meals.

Aim for increased student participation in all the affairs of the University, e.g. on council, Professorial Board, Faculty committees etc.

Continuing the work of the present Exec. in developing all available empty houses as student hostels.

Love and peace. Lisa.

John Blincoe

John Blincoe

3rd year Arts and Law

Student S.R.C Accommodation Officer

Association Representative on Wellington Citizen's Committee on Accommodation.

Victoria delegate, NZUSA Council.

President and Past Secretary, Debating Society.

Secretary, New Zealand Universities' Debating Council.

The Secretary is responsible for the efficient day-to-day ad-ministration of the Association. However, the job is not simply an administrative one. As a member of Executive the Secretary must deal effectively with the problems and political issues confronting the student body. My views include'-

Staggered finals exams must be completely reviewed. Pressure throughout the year has been greatly increased but stress at the end of the year is unlikely to be lessened.

We must be constantly concerned with the purpose and the quality of university education.

Protest - We must back our policies with effective political action, c.g. in support of OHMS, HART, Antiwar. Where this means public demonstration the Association should lead and encourage. Rights of protest must be jealously guarded.

Accommodation - essentially a low-income-group problem rather than a student one. We must therefore concentrate particularly on continued close co-operation with community accommodation groups, especially the Wellington Citizens' Committee on Accommodation.

Publications Officer

Peter Boshier

Peter Boshier

3rd year LLB. (Hons.) student.

Currently Publications Officer.

Member Gazette Committee

Secretary V.U.W. Debating Society

Member N.Z.U.D.C. Member of the Phantom Club.

If re-elected to this position I would do what I think a Publications officer should do, i.e.

1.This is a demanding job and requires a good degree of application and time, I believe I can fulfil these requirements.
2.Keep my nose out of editorial policy.
3.Realign publications allocations with other Universities. It seems to me that there is a lot of money being literally wasted in management and naturally I would like to see some of this directed into the publications Board.
4.Support the proposed National Paper Undercurrent.
5.Avoid libel actions while not compromising true freedom of expression.
6.Realise that publications and particularly Salient are our most powerful media, and seek to involve all students who are interested in being involved.
7.In recognising the importance of the Freedom of the press, it is important that we have printers who are prepared to accept our policies without seeking to arbitrarily impose their own conservative attitude on us. As publications officer I would insist that our policy must prevail.
David Cunningham

David Cunningham

Who: A fourth year third year Arts Student. Age 23. majoring in Sociology and Philosophy. At present a student representative on Faculty of Arts, Union Management Committee

Inter disciplinery Activities Committee, and believe it or not the Teaching-Aids Committee.

Why: Not to interfere with editors (this, of course, does not imply that any other candidate has said he would.) But to work towards a better integrated set of Student Publications. I would like to see Handbook integrated with the Orientation programme, and think that the whole concept of "Cappicade" needs to be critically re-examined. The idea of student owned printing equipment also appeals to me and I would examine the possibility of setting aside some income toward the eventual purchase of such equipment. As an exec member I would seek to promote particularly ipatory democracy in the University with full student control of student affairs. I am not happy with the present system of token student representation, and will support efforts give students an effective voice in the control of the University.

Phillip Gibbs

Phillip Gibbs

I am running for publications officer on the Young Socialists slate, because I believe that students must be presented with a socialist alternative to the disruptive politics of many of the self-styled radical student "leaders" running in this election. I fully support the ideas expressed by other Young Socialist candidates.

Student publications, particularly Salient, are a potentially valuable weapon in influencing students and in publicising pressing social issues. In this respect, as publications officer, I would give full support and encouragement to the Salient staff to give full coverage to the antiwar mobilisations, antiapartheid activities, the pro-abortion campaign, and so on. I also believe that

Salient should provide a forum for the debate of the different perspectives put forward by forces in the student movement, on how to build the movements for social change.

Salient and other publications can play an educational and organising role outside the university as well. The publication of Indochina Report by student newspapers for nationwide distribution is an example of a trend that should be expanded.

The use of Salient by the editors and their friends to foster not debate, but smear attacks on their particular political opposition, as the current editors have done against the Socialist Action league, must be condemned and actively discouraged.

(Continued Overleaf)