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Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 19. August 6 1979

Varsitys a Let-Down

Varsitys a Let-Down

Dear Edit whore,

NICE TA SEE YA 'GAIN PAL - YEAH, I'M O.K.

Okay I've finally admitted to myself that university is a hole. All that shit that everybody writes (eg in the handbook) about university being a watering hole for the economically privileged who stand for the status quo of society, etc, etc, is, would you believe it, actually true. So who writes it? Those who stick out this place for three years hating it all the time then taking it out on us poor 1st year suckers for the lousy time they've had here.

Yeah. So last year at school when life was a drag, it still is by the way, I thought, well, keep at it — varsity's the eternal paradise at the end of this shitty academic system. People here are so aware, so understanding about the problems and needs (joke) of society the whole place is just one great big commune with all these professors and academics (I even used to think there were intellectuals here), oh and students working and growing together in awareness and knowledge of life.

Well, I haven't come across one original idea so far. I couldn't give a damn now whether I was studying Bus. Ad. or the faecal matter of the South Andalusian rhinozingo fucken-sauropleurococcus, all I want now are my B1 passes and my bursary back next year.

Whose idea is it to turn every free thinking individual into a mindless credit hungry twit? I don't do Economics or Education or even Zool 305, but it seems to me that some people, a lot of people are most concerned with turning out machines to fill a few special specialised job slots and not have them ask questions such as do I actually enjoy this or do I find it meaningful?

Those doing Arts seem to be more clued up than than us Science students. Mainly because no one really cares what they think ie their power to shape society is not as potentially great as the scientist's — it is the latter who is at the forefront of new developments. With one of these mindless people (scientist) doing their job it is easier for vested economic and military interests to control just what they want the world to be.

So who wants to give the power to the people (to coin a phrase) by having too many clued up scientists and technicians around. Make them into unthinking machines by making their only concern at university, polytech, whatever for them to pass exams, and stuff as much shit down their throats as possible without asking questions about life, the world and their place in it, etc..

And those who do use thier brain to think are turned off by a society that can do without their type infiltrating the university system and challenging the powers that be to control the directions (or lack of them) of people's lives and thus those of the world.

Let me end this by making a final point. This letter was a fucking waste of time. No one could give a damn about what I've written and nothing I've said will change things.

Yours with love and kisses,

(ex) President Nixon.

PS Sorry about any grammatical mistakes. I don't do English either.