Pigs on campus

I was very shocked to see nearly a dozen policemen patrolling around freely in the Student Union Building during the MSSA rock music party last Saturday night. Who was responsible for this invasion of police on to the campus? It seems that nowadays the police can enter the university premises too easily and receive little opposition. The VUWSA should investigate this serious issue. Police should not be allowed to walk on an inch of the university ground in future.

One wonders what MSSA is doing these days. The organisation has degenerated into a pleasure seeking group by having rock music dancing. The results are shocking: bottles thrown everywhere, windows smashed during the party; widespread fighting. Some of those who joined in the "shindig" were no better than drunkards; their vomit was everywhere. It should also be pointed out that no MSSA Committee member offered any help to those poor drunkards who just laid down like half dead bodies.

To sum up, the MSSA dance created fighting, smashed windows and most unpardonable, resulted in the invitation of policemen on to the university ground. MSSA should review its value as a student body which should show concern for the motherland and the living conditions of the people at home.

Usually, a social gathering allows people to have the opportunity to meet, talk and discuss together. Participants are able to make friends and promote better understanding between the overseas students and local people. The MSSA had advertised down town and tried to attract as many outsiders as possible. The intention of MSSA Committee members to help their members to get to know more friends from all corners of the city is good.

As can be seen from the function, these 'friends' from all walks of life are those who can afford to pay money, money, money. Some of them are drunkards and probably some are 'friends' who liked fighting at the party. It is clear that MSSA has degenerated to being an entertainment group with a profit motive by offering fun and alcohol. This profit motive of MSSA, however, turned out to be a disaster. This is a good lesson that MSSA should learn. As a student body, there should be a lot of meaningful work to do, apart from organising 'hot' music parties.