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