Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association. Vol 40. No. 7. April 13 1977

President

President

Angel holding a sword

Last year's Bursaries March was described by the then Massey President as a "hybrid of picnic and revolution." The present bursaries situation is no longer a "picnic" — with inflation ravaging the present low bursary levels, keeping in line with cost of living becomes a bit of a joke. Early this year the New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA) made representations to Gandar about the cost of living increases and eradicating the many anomalies existing within the Standard Tertiary Bursary. Gandar was seemingly sympathetic and promised to present our case to cabinet

Since then, we have not received any word of a cost-of-living increase.

On April 29, the National Executive of NZUSA has another meeting planned with Gandar. There are a few questions that I will be asking —
1.) Where is this reformed Standard Tertiary Bursary that the National Party promised in their election manifesto?
2.) Why is it that the students cannot be paid fortnightly or monthly instalments?
3.) Why do students transferring from University to Polytech not receive a STB when those students transferring from Polytech to University are eligible for a STB?
4.) Is it fair or even logical that orphans, because their parents are dead and their home is thus classified wherever they live receive an abated bursary?
5.) Why has there been no cost-of-living increase when New Zealand has an annual inflation rate of 15%?

This week's SRC is going to debate what action we should take to obtain some answers.

If you are unhappy about your bursary, or fed up with the existing anomalies, come along and decide further action.

If we don't fight now, education will become even more of a luxury available to those few who can afford to pay.