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Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 2. March 5 1979

A Service to Students

A Service to Students

This desire for balance reveals itself more strongly in Campbell's ideas on news and commentary. "It could be very dangerous if the station starts to get used as a propaganda thing," he says. On the other hand there is a clear lack of comment on things happening in the country and the world that are of definited relevance to students. Would Active like to be getting into this field? "The thing is" answers Campbell, "everyone's views differ, so what we'd have to do is put an editorial comment over the whole station"

He asks what sort of things exactly are meant. The announcements over the last few days of the enormous rise in the cost of power and milk are cited. These things are important to students, yet if we want radio comment on them we have to listen to another station. How does he feel about this? 'I guess' says Campbell, "that it boils down to a question of responsibility to students..........At the moment the reason for our lack of this kind of thing is that most people involved are solely interested in radio. It's not that we don't think about these things, it's just not something we've thought of doing. At the moment we are more concerned with some of [unclear: th] other (technical) problems than in getting [unclear: it] to these areas that are legally closed off to us .... Getting into the student thing, the student comment, could cause problems. If we had open comment it could lead to a conflict of views in a station that really wants uniformity". But for those who despair of the day when Active will lift its eyes from the turntable, there is a note of encouragement: "Perhaps one time of the day might be an idea......."