Law is a Bean Bag

Reclining in his bean bag, Steve Underwood reported that CASS (Commerce and Administration Students Society) along with its bean bag enterprise had ended. Salient thanks its special correspondent W.P. for his/her investigative journalism whilst CASS was running. But as they say a bean bag isn't as good as a suit(e) so it's doom was inevitable.

Steve was at the last University Council meeting. A motion was passed limiting the number of law studnets able to enrol in 200 level Law classes to 170. Council also decided that 'Law in society' 'Legal Sustems' and 24 non-law credits were prerequisites to Stage II Law. This seriously effects students intending to do a law degree or even simply a few units. Steve believes that this will lead to a reduction in the number of graduates. Also expressed was the feeling that to reduce the number of graduate merely to tailor for the market (which is low at present) is a pretty shallow move by Council. He suggested that if this was the case then the Law faculty could be moved to Polytech.

Lindy felt that if Council was struck by reefer madness and did reduce the size of the courses then the Law Faculty should follow the Religious Studies and Anthro departments who give preference to students intending to major in the subject.

Lindy reported that she had been at National Exec, bought a pair of dingarees, been to a couple of pickets and that her mother was fine. She said that it was agreed on at National exec that if Muldoon didn't come through with the goods (not to be confused with bacon, sausages and other small goods) a bursary demonstration would be held after the budget.