No assessment

Assessment, something which is a direct course of the present dissatisfaction on campus is not in itself wrong or somehow injurious. But the reasons for being assessed will determine the methods of assessment used, and the strictness with which they are applied. The university, as it stands, is an institution interlocking with the rest of society. Its continuance demands that it fulfils its functions within society, and so the question of the university's function in society cannot be divorced from the question of assessment and its function. As long as the system of which the university functions as a part, demands that students be rigourously and strictly assessed, on the basis of quite distorted criteria, then the problems associated with assessment will remain.

The type of change that the October Club is hoping to achieve and which was attempted by the Orientation Committee involves advancement on two levels. Dialogue and thought must be complemented by positive action. This combination of action and reflection should lead to changes on both the level of structure and consciousness. This sort of synthesis was the one aimed for by the Orientation Committee. The success achieved and the experience and guidelines gained promise well for future action.