Legal System

Terms in this subject this year will be granted to every student with a 45% or higher mark average. There will be no discretionary grant of terms below 45%

(from Law Faculty Noticeboard)

Torts

Is what happens in Torts indicative of Law Faculty thinking?

Salient deadlines preclude any thorough analysis on the present situation in Torts, but it appears from our investigations that a quarter of those students who enrolled in the class will not be able to sit finals because they did not pass terms. Of the 60odd who missed out, only 15 students were eligible for terms consideration because the others had already fallen by the way-' side (discouraging course content/structure?)

What about the unfortunate 15? The cut-off point was 120 marks out of a possible 300 for two opinions and one terms test. An average of 40% sounds pretty fair until one realises that the average class mark for that notorious first opinion was about 25 - 30%.

Prof Palmer stated in class that those who failed terms could write an explanation to him which could cause him to change his mind although, he had never changed his mind in the past and couldn't imagine the circumstances under which he would in the future.

One particular student who had applied himself diligently all year (100% tutorial attendance, full participation in socratic discussion during lectures) missed out because his total mark of 108 was 12 below the cut-off point.

However good his case was, what chance of terms reconsideration did he have in view of Prof Palmer's virtually flat statement that no appeal stood a chance of success?

Concert Preview

Music Room (H332), Wednesday, Sept. 29th, 1.10pm and 8pm.

On Wednesday, the Music Society will present two concerts featuring pianist David Guerin. David completed a B.Mus Hons in Musical Performance at Victoria University last year, having studied in Wellington for several years with piano tutor, Judity Clark. He now lives in Auckland, where he is studying with Janetta McStay, and he was recently placed third in the Auckland Star Piano Concerto Competition.

The first of the concerts on Wednesday will be a lunchtime recital, at which David will play Beethoven's Sonata in A, opus 101, and Sonata (1945-46) by the American composer Elliott Carter. Admission to this concert is free.

In the evening, there will be a student concert, with works by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and Arnold Bax. Student performers include Rosalind Salas, Soprano, Ingrid Palmer, piano, Robyn Stapleton, clarinet, Greg Hill, horn, Kathleen Culliford, oboe, and Rosemary Quinn, piano. David Guerin will appear as the guest artist, and will play 5 Debussy Preludes and the Chopin Fantasie Polonaise. Refreshments will be served after the concert.

Gym Available Gym Available Gym Available!

In an attempt to conserve funds and the hope that the building programme will commence shortly the Gym will be closed on weekdays from the first week in November (Friday 5th) until early February....

However whilst the Gym is still open try a pre-study, or pre-dinner or pre-luncheon or pre-anything workout. Any member of the Gym staff will gladly advise you on activity programme to suit you.

In the even fo the a student group, club or organisation showing itself able to muster enough support to justify a booking in the evening the written requests must be made to the member of the Gym staff before September 30th.

The Gym will be open on weekends as usual........

If you enjoy cycling inthe sun and no wind then the newly repaired Gym exercycle provides just that at no extra cost.

Frisbees Frisbees Frisbees...........

Unlimited throwing in the Gym on Fridays 1-2pm. Come along and throw away your cares and woes. Here I go swinging low. Bye bye Frisbee !!!