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Monthly Archives:: May 2006
Kiss your interest good-bye – Loan interest write-off comes into force
The much-celebrated wiping of interest on student loans is due take effect this Saturday. Read more »
Student Apathy SInks IGM – Suddenly, we’re half the quorum we used to be…
VUWSA’s Initial General Meeting (IGM) was abandoned half-way through last Wednesday after student numbers dropped ...Read more »
Union Watch: Keeping an eye on student violation
The VUWSA and Salient offices were brought to a standstill last Monday morning after a ...Read more »
Mixed views on multinational forum
A multinational forum on tertiary education held the week before last is being touted as ...Read more »
TIASA Members Back Down in Pay Dispute
The union representing polytec’ staff, the Tertiary Institutes Allied Staff Association (TIASA) has decided to ...Read more »
Party pills + booze = bad time – Who’d have thought?
The University Reduce Harm committee has produced a leaflet of ‘party pill facts’ in order ...Read more »
Timetabling chaos claimed – Students urged to keep their heads
The new system of setting University timetables has come under criticism by members of the ...Read more »
Vic News In Brief
VUWSA is providing free flu vaccines next week. The vaccines will be available from Tuesday ...Read more »
MSM diss NZUSA
The New Zealand Students’ Association are to publish an opinion piece in the Sunday Star-Times, ...Read more »