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Salient. Victoria University Students Newspaper. Volume 38 Number 8. 1975
Academic Staff Support and Their Demands
Academic Staff Support and Their Demands
The students' protests received support from a large number of the academic staff. 'The University's Academic Staff Association said if believed the issue of poverty raised by students in recent demonstrations was reasonable'. (Straits Times, 11-12-74).
'The National Institute of Technology Academic Staff Association, the Universiti Sains Malaysia Academic and Administrative Staff Association and the U. of Malaya Academic Staff Association issued a statement demanding:
| 1) | The immediate withdrawal of police from in and around the universities. |
| 2) | The immediate and unconditional release of all detained students and staff. |
| 3) | Refraining from further arrests of students and staff. |
| 4) | Allowing the councils and senates of the universities to exercise their legitimate functions....' (Straits Times. 13-12-74). |