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Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 41 No. 10. May 15 1978

Capping

page 13

Capping

Photos: Stephen Benbrook

Photos: Stephen Benbrook

Capping has come and gone. It's not what it used to be, many people moan. But did you know what it was? Capping controller Spiro Anastasiou assures Salient that an excellent time was had by all who participated, and his word is good enough for us.

A new record was set in the raft race (by the blokes at the bottom, not the funny looking creature at the left), and the drinking horn actually ran out of beer. So many thanks to Trevor Snowden, who invited everyone down for a drink at his place: Barretts. Trevor was actually the saviour of capping in many ways, getting more people into his pub on Friday night than a sexy agrophobiac could entice into a telephone booth.

But what about the stunts? Well, maybe you'll have a chuckle over some of the following.

Cat owners were required to register their pets; the Karori Post Office was inundated with phone calls and had over 100 people dutifully turn up.

Traffic was diverted off Mulgrave St. and onto the motorway, first exit Petone.

The doors of Parliament were chained and padlocked.

The Cuba Mall fountain was filled with soap suds, while passers-by commented that it was a good thing the fountain was finally getting clean.

A VD scare was perpetrated on the inmates of Willowbank House.

A penguin (or something/someone looking suspiciously like a penguin) was pursued through various lecture theatres by Batman and Robin. (or someone, etc.).

Many people were summoned to Court for jury duty. This may not have been a stunt, but if it was it won first prize, if it wasn't it still won, but because it wasn't and at the same time was, is, it does.

Photos, clockwise starting at top right:

1. You need a six year degree to understand this.

2. Women's delegate to May Council Caroline Mass of getting a bit of practice.

3. Women's delegate to May Council Caroline Mass of getting a bit of practice.

4. Women's delegate to May Council Caroline Mass of getting a bit of practice.

5. The raft racers looking for a bursary cheque someone threw at them by mistake.

6. The cocky little bastards who won.

7. One of these men freaks the other out. (Marijuana forum).

8. One of these men freaks the other out. (Marijuana forum).

9. VUWSA President Lindy Cassidy running a pike through Allan Littlejohn (we've censured the other half of the picture in the public interest).

Stop press: we've had the other half censured for us, so offer you instead a picture of some erudite fellow applying his shaving lotion.

Photo of beer steins

Two photos of two men

Photo of wet men sitting on a beach

Photo of a boat race in Oriental Bay

Photo of a woman drinking beer

Photo of a woman drinking beer

Photo of a woman drinking beer