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Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 41 No. 15. July 3 1978

The Future?

The Future?

The vote at the SGM was a surprise to many. Lee and the 'business section' suffered a hard slap in the face and were demoralised by their rejection. Nevertheless they are recouping their forces and have already arranged for some National Front adherents to stand in an Executive by-election. Their election would give Lee a clear majority on the Executive. Although the principle of national unity has won an important victory the issue is by no means over and the debate will continue.

Meanwhile students must look to the rest of the country. Lincoln has elected a new president who is reportedly in favour of a national association (especially as NZUSA is involved in work over compulsory farm employment schemes for Lincoln students). At Massey NZUSA has a much better reputation now with its success in supporting the Social Welfare students.

This coupled with the Canterbury reversal suggests that the national association may be saved. Certainly the situation has immensely improved in the last couple of months. It is to be hoped, however, that the positive lessons of this debate and that NZUSA will not in future be isolated from grass-roots student opinion.

Ian Powell