Student Attitudes

Interviews with students afterwards produced some interesting findings. There are those who are just not interested. They "haven't thought about it"—the whole problem seems so far away, and very remote from the life of the average Kiwi student. Generally, there is a "we-are-quite-safe-here" attitude. One student—in Economics—thought he could calculate and prove the unlikelihood of another World War. Many of those at the meeting favoured the termination of nuclear tests. But it seems that unless more publicity is given to the issues of nuclear arms the Kiwi student will never come out of his trance—he is too content, and feels too safe to be really frightened.

—B.T.M.