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Some over enthusiastic opaquer, or some one else up at the Wanganui Chronicle got a little upset over some parts of Norm Kirk's letter in the last issue of Salient. They cut out a reference to the fact that Mrs Tirakatene-Sullivan practice interracial marriages, and that Tom Shand was an ex-member of the CP.. Later in the issue a reference to Mrs Pig was reduced to Mrs P. All three comments were made in very bad taste of course.

The local fuzz have been a little over enthusiastic lately, or else they've been getting a bit bored with their lot. Any way over the last couple of weeks haries have been stopped in Aro St. area and asked embarrassing questions, such as their names, where they live and what they do. On finding out that you're a student they ask to see your I.D. card. Having had their fun they cruise off looking for another long-hair. Actually I heard on the grapevine that the Polcie Dept. has been a bit embarrassed over the Crewe murders (they just can't squash those rumours) and the Beard murder (they just can't convict their suspect), especially after spending millions of dollars of public money on the cases, so the present effort is probably a P.R. gesture just to let the public know that no one's going to get away with murdering a hitch-hiker or a farmer in Aro St. That's the great thing about Law and Order in the '70's, the only people you have to watch out for drive grey cars with red lights on top.

As I said last time Salient always gets it's fact wrong. Just to give John Hales a chance to redeem himself we gave him this little test to see how well he would do in exam tecnique. He crapped it. Have a go yourself - (answer true/false/undecided) You should;

1.	Note your exam times carefully and have somebody else check them for you.
2.	Ensure that you know what part of the prescription each paper covers.
3.	Check the exam timetable each morning early enough to get to the examination room in time if necessary.
4.	Safeguard you health; exercise, eat regularly, sleep adequately, avoid over-tiredness.
5.	Consult your doctor, the Student Health Service, The Student Counsellors, if you are at all ill or are particularly upset. That's what they are for!
6.	Apply immediately for aegrotat consideration if you consider that your performance has been or is likely to be impaired by illness, injury, bereavement or other critical personal circumstances involving a close relative. (It's not much good next February saying you were sick at exam time!)
7.	Read exam questions carefully and answer the question asked.
8.	Allot your time sensibly and ensure that you answer the required number of questions.
9.	Avoid panic. The questions in the paper may seem formidable, frightening, unfamiliar - but they probably look the same to everyone else. Stay there and start on what you do know; the rest will come.
10.	Sit all papers. Your first might not have been as bad as you thought; your second may be a winner.
11.	Remember that however much the eaminers have enjoyed your presence in their classes during the year, they don't want to see your back next year!

If your answered false to all these you should bolt in for an M.A. (Hons). John did.

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Managed to catch Union Managing Secretary, Buick-Constable, off guard late last week. He'd just finished a round of tough negotiations on the new catering contract, and was recuperating down in his plush office on the ground floor of U.U.B, A few of the tit-bits he let out were Prices for controlled items will be up 20% approx, next year, this increase is largely due to increases in the cost of labour (40% in the last twelve months) and the cost of rave materials, especially meat. That the Union Management Committee will be meeting today to complete the negotiations.

That the final approval will be given by Council on 18th Oct.

Looks like the 40% increase in Bursaries over the last five years is going to be very useful.

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A couple of things for overseas student's..... If any overseas students are having any trouble in connection with renewing their entry permit to study in N.Z. next year, get in touch with Ian Boyd, Director of Student Welfare Services. He liaises with the Labour Dept. on behalf of the University, ring him at 46-040 ext 620, or see him in his office in the Counselling Service, 2 Wai-te-ata Rd......The Accomodation Officer, Mrs Brown, would like to draw all students' attention to the fact that the service provides placement for overseas students newly arrived in the country. Now that the Overseas Students Admissions Committee has been set up any overseas student who is offered a place at University will have accommodation guaranteed automatically. This means that accommodation will have to be found, either temporary till the students can find their own (a week or so), or permanent, at relatively short notice. Would any students who can provide either accomodation in Feb. next year please contact the Accommodation Officer in her Office, 1st floor, U.U.B.

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It's really good to see that we have an Exec that cares. Fronted along to a meeting last week, to find that it was all off. Appears that they could get a quorum quickly enough, so Collins ended the meeting by not starting. Half an hour after the meeting was due to start there was a quorum sitting round the table wondering what they were going to do. The main worry was the O. King of various bills, but they all can rest assured, our credit reocrd is so bad that a couple of weeks here or there in the paying of bills could make the slightest difference.

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Anyway solvency for the Stud. Ass. might be preserved for another year follwoing the outcome of last Thursdays S.G.M. A proposal to have $1.10 per student paid directly to Cultural Council and $1.90 paid to Sports Council was overwhelmingly lost. Appears everyone was threatening fee increases if the motion was past. But isn't it about time these bodies were guaranteed a certain sum each year so that they can at least get involved in a little long-term planning? Obviously not - leave them entirely at the will of successive Execs, just to make sure they don't get out of line, eh Trev.. The pen is mighter than the sword, especially when it's a National Bank biro.