Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 13. June 11 1979

John Penney

John Penney

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Democracy means decisions made By the people For the people. But at Victoria most students are not involved in the decision process. SRC as a platform for student representation is not working: few students attend. Some are excluded (part-timers) most are too busy. Decisions are made by the few who will sacrifice academic committments for active politics which often have little to do with the real, general concerns of students. These people must have the right to voice their concerns but it is ludicrous to assume that 100 students can make majority decisions for 6,000.

I believe that this situation must be changed so that all participate in decisions for the common good and all may have their voices heard.

If I am elected I will:
  • Maintain and improve awareness of students general concerns and work with others for the common good.
  • Work hard on such issues as education cuts, bursaries, workloads, assessment and the cafeteria.
  • Endevour to establish a means for all to participate in decision making.
  • Seek the modification of, or if necessary abolition of SRC to this end.
  • Ensure that students are well-informed and know what is going on.