Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 23. September 12 1977

A Fickle Pickle

A Fickle Pickle

1977 is a landmark in VUWSA history. In one of the largest votes of the decade (almost an exciting 22%) the silent majority have spoken. It was us alright—just look at how badly all those nasty communists have done. Students, real students who study hard and drink harder; who don't waste time and our money on South East Asia and other such irrelevancies, have come to a decision. We don't want anarchists, we don't want Trots or Marxists (sorry, was that Maoists?). We don't want wankers.

Student traditions have been eroded by restrictive bureaucracy, so we have voted for Informality. Long may it live. Up to 35% of us have voted No Confidence. This is a great step. "Anybody who stands for office must be an idiot", said one voter. He spoke for all of us, and we have told them so.

Now, hopefully, there will be no more tedious articles in Salient about student politics, pretending to tell us what is going on. We didn't read them but we know those 'politicians' weren't doing anything. Now, hopefully, there will be no more compulsory-attendance SRCs. No more futile attempts to gauge our opinions or involve us in university life. We've told them: we're not interested.

When did one of those commons ever shout you a drink at Sascrac? Have they got us a decent bursary? No, and just think how silly they must have looked on that selfish march. Why don't they go and get proper jobs like we have to?

Have they abolished exams, and essays, and bad lecturers? Have they rid us of all the landlords? When is Peter Frampton coming to Vic? And for Christ's sake have they cleaned up the cafe and brought us decent French cuisine?

They've been promising all these big things for years, absolutely years. So we say fuck them. We've already abolished the need) for Secretary, SRC Co-ordinator, Cultural and Sports Officers. Let's not have any more politics at all.

One thing though. If all the leafletting stops, how will we be able to throw darts in class?

Simon Wilson

The results of the election held last Wednesday and Thursday are as follows—

President:
Michael Bergham 482
Robert Moore-Jones 373
Patrick Mulrennan 198
No Confidence 208
Informal 144
Womens Vice President:
Juanita Doorey 205
Leonie Morris 572
No Confidence 471
Informal 157
Man Vice President:
Peter Callinicos 582
John Hebenton 334
No Confidence 288
Informal 201
Treasurer:
Steve Underwood 756
No Confidence 494
Informal 155
Publications Officer:
Tom Duggan 928
No Confidence 304
Informal 173
Accommodation Officer:
Kevin Callinicos 927
No Confidence 304
Informal 174

The positions of Cultural and Sports Officers, SRC Co-ordinator and Secretary remain unfilled. These will be elected at SRC until new elections can be held next year.