Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 15, No. 1. March 5, 1952

A Student Voice Wanted

A Student Voice Wanted

The national organisation for students, the New Zealand University Students Association (N.Z.U.S.A.), has at various times suggested to the Senate that a representative from N.Z.U.S.A. on the Senate would be wise. Salient was informed by an observer at the last N.Z.U.S.A. meeting that this suggestion is unlikely to find any favour with the Senate at the moment. N.Z.U.S.A. is therefore waiting until the members of the Senate have changed.

Exam fees rose quickly only a year ago and so far no realistic adjustments at all have been made in University bursaries. Students who have to pay exam fees had little opportunity to make any protest. There was, at the Senate meeting, some opposition to the new marking system which is supposed to be for the benefit of students. N.Z.U.S.A. itself is aware that in some universities the new system is unpopular. It was not possible to present the student case to the Senate which was responsible.

It is a long time since most of the members of the Senate were at the University and as students are not confident, that their meditations alone are sufficient would the Association President make enquiries for the benefit of Salient's readers?

This is a state of affairs which has been allowed to continue without action too long. The sooner students know why the Senate is without an N.Z.U.S.A. representative and why the sooner will student opinion and organisation be able to present a reasonable case.