This section of Salient is only what You make it, so contributions, whether results or just chatty snipets will be gratefully received.

If you think I'm going to waste 2 hours a day chasing sports clubs for copy, you can think again.

I can't even guarantee that what I receive will be printed as even a student newspaper editor appears to require the observation of some literary standards.

Tramping

Well wankers if you want to know about VUWTC you should have read your bloody handbook. However if you are literate only 50% of the time there will be a few clods around manning a display during Mon/and or Thurs. of the 1st week of term with a freshers weekend trip planned for the 1st weekend. For further gen watch the club notice board or ring Andy Wright 757-169 or Dave Banford 697-273.

Car Club

The Car Club will be operating again in 1972 and judging by the popularity of the Club last year, (its first full year of operation) it will grow to even greater strength. Naturally, with the growth of the Club, the Committee has been able to obtain some benefits for Members which would pay Any Car Owner to join the Club even if they do not take part in events held by the Club (which is not very likely.) These benefits include an exclusive discount available to Members of the Victoria University Car Club Inc. on purchases of new tyres and retreads. With an annual subscription for Students of only $2.00 You will be able to save well over this amount throughout the year by using this exclusive discount. The subscription also includes a University Car Club window sticker, and free entry into your first event.

The Club will be holding its first event for 1972 on Sunday afternoon, March 5th, starting at 1.45pm. from the Top University Car Park in Kelburn Parade. This event is a Car Rally especially designed for those who have never before taken part in a Car Rally (although "old hands" can enter if they wish). The event will end with a Bar-B-Que, so bring food and drink with you Cars taking part in a Car Rally are not permitted to carry drink during the course of the event but about getting that to the finish as the Club will provide alternative transport for your refreshments to the finish where you can collect it when you arrive. Simply hand, the drink into the Flagon Wagon at the start, clearly marked with your name, and it will be waiting for you at the finish If you have ever thought that you would like to take part in a Car Rally and have never before had the opportunity, then don't let this one slip by.

Very little equipment is needed to take part in Car Club events: the basics include a car, three or four people, some biros, paper, and a clock. Why don't you make up a crew and come to the next event — the only restriction on entry is that one person in the crew mutt be a Member of the Car Club. Application forms, to join the Club, for those who didn't get one when they enrolled are available by writing to The Secretary, VUWCar Club Inc. P.O.Box 196, Wellington, or join at the start.

The Club is in the process of becoming affiliated with the Motorsport Association of New Zealand which meant that any University Car Club member will be able to take part in other Car Club events throughout New Zealand. Those who would like to try their car in a hill climb, or a Levin Meeting will then be able to take part if they with.

Keep an eye on the Car Club noticeboard for Car Club information about coming events, results of past events or other motering information. The noticeboard it situated at the Eastern end, first floor, of the University Union Building and it known as Car Club Corner.

303 Rifle Club

This club affords an opportunity for the less violent to partake in University sport. It operates in conjunction with the Wellington Rifle Association and the Seddon Range, Trentham, every Saturday from about 1pm Any students, are Invited to participate, and there will be vacancies for some beginners to join our Tournament team in Wellington at Easter. The club supplies all necessary equipment, so newcomers need only present themselves either at the range, where they should make contact through either Karori or Upper Hurt clubs, or by telephoning the officers mentioned below. In addition to some 303 rifles, the club has been able to obtain two new 7.62mm O mark rifles, which will be available for more experienced shooters. We are able through our senior members and the cooperation of the other Wellington Clubs to provide top class coaching for shooters or potential shooters

Anyone who wishes to make further enquiries should see handbook.

From the Gym

Visit the Gym immediately to plan your programme of leisure and recreation before it's too late or before the physical welfare staff become too tired through talking to you and missing out on their own leisure and recreation. They offer specially for 1972 (with you in mind) unsurpassed opportunities for recreational gladness. You can, for example:-

-partake of casual recreation at most times of the day,

--join an Intramural Sports team in badminton, soccer, basketball or volleyball, but be quick

-join an instructional class in such things as badminton, trampoline, keep fit etc.,

-find out about joining sports clubs,

-talk to nice people.

Not all classes are wildly sweaty or vigorous-(we have great showers) so come over and ask about yoga, relaxation, house painting, weight control, modern dance, swap holiday experiences plan a weight training programme, personal exercise programmes, how to run a rock concert or you name it out over a cup of iced orange.

Ail classes are free and voluntary and we offer a hire service for gear, clothes and towels. We are experts in confusion so join us in our green and yellow domain, just south of the Rankine-Brown, and help us to unravel some of the mysteries of your personal leisure and recreation programme. All our classes start on Monday 6th March which is the second week of term before essays.

If you are especially interested come to the gym on Tuesday 29th February for the Sports Club bazaar when there will be an organised pro-gramme of displays and demonstration games. Come soon or we will feel out of work.

Underwater

Although the executive of the club hold strong doubts over the value of competitive spear-fishing, particularly in the Wellington area, every facility will be made available to any group within the club who would like to organize or participate in a spearfishing championship. The committee of the club will make no plans for Easter Tournament unless specifically requested to do so by such a group of interested people Up till now club trips have been fortnightly. But with the approach of exams, trips are not expected to be at regular intervals! Lew Ritchie enlightened the Marine Sciences Society Conference recently with an extremely productive and provocative talk on observations that he. Wade Doak, Roger Kempthorne and others had made in a diving/marine biology programme. The theme was one well worth propagating: if you want to study the bloody thing, it may be of considerable advantage to jump in and look at it where it lives, rather than kidnapping it and taking it to your place before looking at it!

Yoga

Swami Venkatesananda

will give two lectures in the Union Building Tuesday 7th March at 8.00pm, Wednesday 8th March at 8.00pm. Do not miss this eminent speaker. Further lectures will be given at the Y.M.C.A.

Orchestra is a Phallicy.

Easter Tournament

To the uninitiated N.Z. Universities sports tournaments involves grog and sex seasoned with a sprinkling of sport here and there. This Easter Vic, has the dubious honour of staging Easter tournament and Tournament Controller, Warwick Dewe, is already deep in the task of stirring summer club members Out of the traditional lethargy that seems to pervade sports clubs at Victoria when the question of pulling their fingers out arises.

As usual billets for visiting team members appears to be a major hangup so if you have a spare area of floor or don't mind sharing your bed with another, get in touch with Margaret Mollier, or leave name and phone number at the Stud. Ass. Office.

If you are a fresher or an apathetic old hand and fancy your skills at a particular sport then browse around the club notice-boards for details of trials for teams, or, go and pester the Stud. Ass. staff for names of club officers.

Sports for Easter Tournament are:- Athletics, Cricket, Rowing, Shooting, Surfriding, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Yatching, Billiards, along with a car rally.