Assessment

At last, Vic has an assessment policy, Now, hopefully the ground-work for change in the learning process at this university can begin. All student reps now have the onus on them to pursue this policy at all levels of the university bureaucracy. The change must also come from students in their classes. The Students' Association can give you support over injustices in assessment. If something is wrong in the way you are currently being assessed, then talk it over with your fellow students and act.

The Education Officer, members of the Executive and Salient will give you backing in your fight for less onerous assessment. Also consult the free booklet on the subject — available at the Studass Office.

• that the minimum mark restrictions and terms requirements imposed on Registry examined work be abolished.
• that all courses institute a double chance assessment system whereby the year's work can count for 100% of the total mark and if a student wishes to improve or change their mark, he/she either sit an end of year exam or resubmit his/her year's work (altered and unaltered) at the time the end of year exam is scheduled both for up to 100% of the total mark.
• that group work be made assessable and the current restrictions both formal and informal be abolished, and that as a principle the university encourage more co-operation among students rather than competition between students in the learning process.
• that in courses where it is relevant, high priority be given to the inclusion of New Zealand material at all levels.
• that, in the first week of lectures each year, each course controller should present it's planned assessment programme and allow discussion of the programme and the modification of the programme by the students.

  (a)	and, that student reps put forward these demands at all relevant committees and forums.
  (b)	and, that a forum be held soon, to discuss these demands and the on-going campaign.
  (c)	that we set ourselves the objective of achieving these demands this academic year.

• that there be two student reps on the committee of Vice-Chancellor and Deans.

VUWSA received this telegram on the 13th April requesting people to travel to Auckland to support the 100 or so people who are camped on Bastion Point. It is likely that the Government will attempt to shift the protestors in the very near future.

The eviction threat was made on the 12th April by the Minister of Lands, Mr V.S. Young, on the grounds that Bastion Point occupants were erecting "illegal buildings." Mr Young went on to say that the protesters were "in danger of undermining the requests from the Ngati Whatua elders that he was prepared to put to the Government for consideration."

The Government is trying every trick in the book to split the united front by land protestors to expropriate the prime land for the development of a high class housing area.

So far the Government has got nowhere in its bid to smash the Bastion Point organisation and to avoid embarrassment. Even the Mayor of Auckland has refused to enforce building codes on the point.

The Bastion Point protestors have to have buildings, especially now as winter is setting in. If the Government decides to step in now, people will be required to physically support the legitimate right of the protestors to occupy the land.

If you feel that you can help, please get in touch with the Students Association Office, Bastion Point still needs food and money to help them in their struggle.