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Salient. Victoria University Students Newspaper. Volume 37, No 26. October 2, 1974

Editorial

Editorial

This looks like being the last Salient for 1974. Some of us would like to go on publishing forever, but the budget won't allow it. For this last issue it would be appropriate to write a valedictory editorial, but I haven't got it in me. It is probably truer anyway to let the issues speak for themselves — as far as they have been able to within the stifling limits of the law. Looking over the issues two related regrets emerge. First that we have painted some sort of picture of the problems of society, but have not done enough to describe the positive solution — socialism. Secondly, in our attempt to begin describing the problems in society we may have created a gloomy impression. We may not have been sufficiently affirmative in arguing what we believe, that there is no social problem that people's struggle and people's co-operation cannot solve.

The only other words I want to say are in deep gratitude to all the people who have helped me during my association with Salient. Firstly to this year's workers, including: Richard Best, Margot Bourke, Bob Brockie. Peter Bryne, David Buxton, Gordon Campbell, Megan Campbell, Don Carson, Colin Chin, Graeme Clarke, Christine Clegg, Graeme Collins, David Cunningham, Mark Derby, Martin Edmond, Diana Falloon, Colin Feslier, Derek Fikkers, Pauline Firth, Ellen Forch, Peter Franks, Noel Gledhill, Christine Haggart, Stephen Hall, Jonathan Hughes, John Henderson, Paul Jackman,. Brian King, Lionel Klee, Alison Mackay, Chris MacKay, Pete MacKay, Tom McGrath Peter McIntosh, Jules Maher, Pat Martin, Khrishna Menon, Janet Murphy, Patrick O'hagan, Paul O'Leary, Karen O'Neil, Wiki Oman, Pete O'Neill, Neil Pearce, Lynn Peck, Philip Peters, Ian S. Pilott, Tom Proctor, Robert Pui, Rawiri Rangitauira, Bruce Robinson, Amanda Russell, Ben Russell, David Rutherford, John Ryall, Lisa Sacksen, Tom Scott, Alex Shaw, Alick Shaw, Keith Stewart, Billie Joye Stewart, Richard Siegert, Graeme Simpson, Les Slater, Brendan Smith, Claire Smith, Mike Smith, Jan Stretton, Hakopa Te Whata, Stella Thorp, David Tripe, David Waghorn, Anthony Ward, Lloyd Weeber, Ahfo Wong, Audrey Young.

If I have missed any it is inadvertent, and please accept my gratitude anyway. To all the other occasional contributors, too many to name, my thanks for their enriching the pages and the life of Salient. Particularly to letter writers, who have made one of the liveliest and most worthwhile parts of the paper. Keep it up, it's worth it, no more need be said.

Salient, and my editorship, is finishing at a time when people's freedom and their rights are at stake as much if not more than ever. I will continue to play what small part I can to fight the encroachment on these rights and freedoms. When Salient resumes next year it will continue to inform and fight, and I will be in full support as long as it does. I hope all of its readers in the university and beyond will continue to support and help Salient — it's your newspaper.

— Roger Steele