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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol. 35. No. 12. 7 June 1972
NZUSA Liaison Officer
NZUSA Liaison Officer
David Cunningham
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As the present N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer, I am pleased that this by-election gives students a greater opportunity to indicate whether or not they have confidence in my ability to serve on the Executive.
My experience in Student's Association affairs includes work as student member of the Faculty of Arts(1972), the Teaching Aids Committee (1972), the Union Management Committee (1972-3), and Publications Board (1972-3).
The position of N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer is not one about which detailed statements can be made for it is the duty of an executive officer to carry out policy not to vaguely announce it. I support the present Association policy and am therefore motivated to put it into practice, if this situation were to change I would resign. I do not seek election for status or illusory power but in order to be able to work on Association policy.
| 1. | Efforts to make students more aware of the advantages and uses of V.U.W.S.A. and N.Z.U.S.A. |
| 2. | Improvements in Union management particularly the quality of catering. |
| 3. | An effort to reduce the runaway workload of the credit system. |
| 4. | Continuing action on the creation of more low cost housing. |
Steven Underwood
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A 3rd year Law/Commerce student.
The general lack of interest within the university coupled with the ever increasing gap between the main student body and N.Z.U.S.A has prompted me to stand for the position of N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer.
- increased bursaries
- student accomodation
- rent control
- greater liaison between the students at Victoria and N.Z.U.S.A.
- consolidation of N.Z.U.S.A. into a stronger political body to represent all students in national affairs and government policy concerning students, for example, the proposed cutting of funds for the universities in favour of technical institutes.
Russell Johnson
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There are in reality two slates being presented to students for the vacant posts on the executive. The Mulrennan-Rotheram Johnson slate of the Young Socialists which stands for the end of the factional stupidity and disregard for the minority rights shown by the editors of Salient and backed up by the present executive, and the Gilbert-Leishman-Cunningham slate which stands for its continuance. Now I am sure that this latter group of people will not be acknowledging that they are in fact a slate of 'Trot-baiters' in their policy statements (in fact I wouldn't be surprised if they ran on smiling faces and vague promises to"'better represent all students").
Ann Gilbert: supported the breaking up of the University Feminists A.G.M. and chaired the Hart meeting which had Peter Rotherham thrown out as a 'right wing agent".
Barbara Leishman: as Cultural Affairs Officer sponsored a publication which announced the formation of A.T.A.C. (the Anti Trotskyite Action Committee) which was "dedicated to conduct a campaign of violence and terror against the Trotskyite elements in this country until they cease their activities".
David Cunningham: screamed at Rotherham at this year's A.G.M. that he could understand why people attacked him.
This same "anti-Trot" frenzy has been carried in to N.Z.U.S.A. In fact in 1971 the V.U.W. S.R.C. censured the then N.Z.U.S.A. President, David Cuthbert (now N.Z.U.S.A. travel officer), for red - smearing the Socialist Action League in the antiwar movement. And N.Z.U.S.A. current International Affairs Officer, Alec Shaw, has been involved in stone-throwing expeditions on the residence of some Young Socialists.
As N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer I will actively campaign for an end to this factional stupidity in N.Z.U.S.A. and on the Victoria campus, and for the rights of all student groups to function on campus without fear of disruption and violence.
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