Newspaper Exchanges

The Publications Board has rejected a suggestion from the Executive that it take over the financing of the student newspaper exchange scheme with other universities.

The Executive motion which led to the termination of the exchange scheme was passed on 27 April. On 2 May, the Executive agreed that the Publications Board be invited to consider the feasibility of operating a newspaper scheme under the Salient budget."

Members of the Publications Board considered that while the exchange scheme was a very worthwhile one there was not enough money in the Salient Account to finance the scheme nor was it desirable in principle that funds intended to be devoted to the production of Salient should be spent on outside publication.

The Board passed the following motions:

That the Treasurer of the Board do prepare an account for the cost of the newspaper exchanges with other universities made to date and that this account be referred to the Executive with a request for payment.

That this Board notes that the Executive has suggested that the Board do finance exchanges of newspapers with other universities and that the Board rejects this suggestion because in the Board's opinion it lies outside its purview.

That the Publications Officer do write to the Presidents of the other Students' Associations suggesting to them that in the light of the decision made by the Executive to cancel the exchange scheme they may wish to purchase Salient at cost price.