advertises the revue on its Cover: From Friday 30 April -Saturday 8- May 8 PM MAIDMENT ARTS CENTRE Princes St Auckland Directed by Ron Rodger Designed by Michael Mertz At the Be Decline and Faulls afterwards peop some more than The Education Fightback Campaign culminated in last made a few more Thursday’s march to Aotea Square. Generally speaking, the Star said there \ March was small, vocal, disciplined and looked terrific in its insurance asse generous than tl new-season colours of red and green. more accurate, I followed it for a while, and it lead me to ask some that’s what coun questions (with a bit of prompting... doesn’t take much on Friday mornings). Just what has any Fightback campaign achieved over the At day’s end last few years? Have they affected governmental decisions National Officer on Tertiary Education. Are they a waste of time and money? University Stu Can anyone think of a super name for my friend Biddy’s still standing p unbelievably cute kitten? A chocolate fish to the best rhetoric pouring response to this one. Was today’s success, Robin A “Yes”. David Photo: Leo Jew Darryl Carey, Vice-President, j What do we want? “Yes” said Da Why? ISSUE 8 CRACCUM “Because it wi “There’s moi VOL 56 1982 Chatshow said the other, that we have s What I really want to talk about and the Goverr this week is s. 88AA (i) (d) of the are concerned i Land and Income Tax Act 1954 Zealand’s Edi (now s. 67 (4) (e) of the Income Tax being cut back, CRACCUM is registered with the Post Ofice Act 1976) and whether it amounts to only of the stu( as a newspaper. It is published by the a capital gains tax, but I know that country as a wh Craccum Administration Board for the most of you don’t care whether it Auckland University Students’ Association, “Well, there i and printed by Wanganui Newspapers Ltd. does or not and that David has too one. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily much stuff this week anyway, so I ’ll “And then tl anyone’s, including the Editorial Staff, and in just wrap it up here and head back we have now , no way represent the official policy (should to the Law Library while wishing all there be any) of the Association. support for the of you all the best for your particular on Education, Editor.............................................David Faulls brand of end of term fun. effectively lo Technical Editor............... William Mcllhagga Parliament anc Advertising Manager............................. Jason Kemp Yours per incuriam, to rethink th€ Assistant Editors.................................... Jenny RenalsDak ......................................... f ....................Paul Grinder unthinking pr Typesetters...........................................Barbara Amos Education.” .................................... Raewyn GreenP.S. I t isn't a capital gains tax, no matter “Yes, that’s i Photographer................................... .. Leo Jew what the Court of Appeal says. Unanimity i: the campaig] Photo: Leo Jew Craccum? “Oh, yes” sa “I wouldn’t other. EDUCATION t catering notebook Thursday, April 22 was the of students took to the streets. National Day of Action on From the start it was apparent Education: Students throughout the that the march was going to go well. country demonstrated to try and People were happy, singing, “stop the chop”, to get the chanting and giving away $95 notes Government to realize that cuts in to passers-by. Education are actually uneconomic $95 is the amount of money that HOME MADE SOUPS in the long run, and to show the will be taken from Education each public how strong student feeling is minute by the 3% cuts in 1983. on the issue. At intersections along the way, Ubiquitous Craccum reporters points were made about the success AVAILABLE were on the scene to record the certain big businesses were having moments that went to make up the at the expense of Education. Air big day. Here, for the first time, are New Zealand is getting $50 million those records. from the Government, which is how much Education is having taken IN THE CAFE, • • • away. Some large companies pay no Organisation is the strong point of tax, despite producing large profits. any campaign, and, luckily for McDonald’s food has been proved to AUSA, organisation is Darryl be lethal if force-fed. Carey’s middle name. As a bow to history, there was a “Orgy”, as Darryl is sometimes brief sit down in the intersection of called, had, with the help of John Wellesley and Queen Streets, and TEA AND COFFEE Rodgers and other members of the then on to... Progressive Club (known SERVERY respectively as “Rodgy” and • • • “Proggy”) been working for weeks on the build-up to the Day of Action. ... Aotea Square! Speeches were AND COFFEE BAR AT Badges and banners had to be made by representatives of Teacher designed, leaflets and letters had to Trainees, Technical Institute ONLY 60c PER CUP. be written and people had to be Students and University Students, organised. and then followed some vivid and Spot the connection? entertaining street theatre. President Dak was seen by some Photo: D avid Fau • • • diligent Left-handers to be yawning. They reprimanded him. After a blitz of banner painting And, all of a sudden, it was 2 and placard making in the Quad, o’clock. Back up the hill. Sod it. followed by some fire-up speeches and chant practices, the great mass 2 • Craccum April 27 1982 At the Beggars’ Banquet Campus News afterwards people sat and rested, some more than others. TV News The University Council at its Another item from last week’s last week’s Craccum it is surprising made a few more people famous. The meeting last week discussed the column concerned the large bequest that no one asked the obvious Star said there was only 500 of us - government’s policy on overseas received for recreational purposes. question during the recent S.R.C. insurance assessors are more students. If you paid attention It appears that the press does have election: Is it true that Heather generous than that, not to mention during last week’s column you will some powers, for the matter is now Worth was seen applauding Eric more accurate. But we know, and remember that this includes to be discussed by the next meeting Butler at a recent League of Rights that’s what counts, eh, Biggies? “earning foreign exchange through of the Recreation Committee. We meeting? using our education system as a would have thought that was the commercial asset”. Now the first body the University should To counter accusations that we are University Council does not include turn to for advice on such a matter, biased towards stories of University m At day’s end Craccum found a large numbers of overseas students but better late than never. wrong-doing here is a little tale of National Officer of the New Zealand so the Union of Malyasian Students high principles within the student University Students’ Association in Auckland prepared a submission It is not unusual for the University body. During the summer vacation still standing purposefully around, and sought leave to address the to keep matters away from relevant a group of six S.C.S.P. workers rhetoric pouring from his mouth. Council meeting to make committees. For example the 1983 decided that the disparities in their Was today’s Education March a suggestions with respect to the Welfare Services Levy has been wages were inequitable given that success, Robin Arthur? government’s policy. The under debate by an adhoc sub­ they were sharing the work of “Yes”. University not only refused to hear committee and will shortly be set by producing an arts festival. They had Darryl Carey, AUSA’s Education this address, it also declined to place the University Finance Committee, their wages paid into a joint account Vice-President, agreed. the submission before the Council. on which students are not and divided the money equally. As “Yes” said Darryl. U.M.S.A. took the sensible steps of represented. The Welfare their wage rates were strange as well Why? distributing their submission Committee has not been consulted, as disparate they pressed claims “Because it was” said one of them. individually to Council members and however. Could this be because for increases and during the course “There’s more to it than that” of arranging for the A.U.S.A. there are student members and the of the summer adjustments were said the other. ‘‘There’s the point President to speak on their behalf, committee as a whole might object made and back-pay duly divided. that we have shown to the public but the question remains of why the to the reductions in staffing and the Last week a final increase was and the Government that students University tried to avoid increases in levies being approved for three of these people are concerned about the way New representations on this most contemplated by the Finance (the speed of the Labour Zealand’s Education System is important matter from those Committee? Department!) but one of them being cut back, to the detriment not students most directly affected. It decided to welsh on the deal. only of the students but also of the has been suggested that the decision An interesting new factor in the Reportedly he only supported the country as a whole.” was made by a senior administrative Welfare Services debate is the re- equal division because he was “Well, there is that” conceded the officer of the University who was election of Heather Worth to the receiving less than the average, but one.