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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 23. September 17, 1968

pettipoint

pettipoint

In the corridors of student power sly looks are shared. A quiet occasional twitch crosses the otherwise placid mien of many. While looks at his Exec, and wonders. Saunders, a journalist, thinks of power. Shand. always a bridesmaid, begrooms himself. Bradshaw smiles abrasively. Council, slightly atremble, awaits its injection of student power.

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"What this paper needs," the Press Baron considered, "is more fearless, liberal reporting. Criticism of our society, our government. That's why the Sunday Times does so well. What this paper needs is the abrasive, youthful outlook of, say, a Bromby. Get me Bromby, boys. Get me Bromby and give him Action Line. Give him fearless, hard-hitting Action Line. That'll fix the circulation. Keep my friends happy too. You know these election years." He chuckled subserviently.

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One Frank French from Yorkshire wants a penpal.

Friendly correspondence with young people from all countries, in English, French, German, and Russian. Interested, he says, in revolutions

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The National Development Conference Lives! Pass it round. No, I mean the hat. A relevant thought from Galbraith — if private industry had to rely on itself for its trained people, vast investment would be seen to be justified by the expected economic returns. However, for the next hundred or so years no doubt we will continue to have begrudging politicians.

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The Administration conducts a losing fight against graffiti—at least in the men's ones. Even a layer of sand doesn't work against the frustrated creative urges of the university population. So how about a fair go? We demand a pad of graff paper in each grot!

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"It Is incongruous, said the High Commissioner, "to have an Australasian Association for New Zealand and Australian students at Oxford. Australia and New Zealand are, after all, two separate nations. The Government decrees that the Association split up, if its members want jobs when they get back home."