There is a National Day of Action this Thursday with events in every capital city. For those in Melbourne there is a rally at the State Library at 2pm and then some live music at the Treasury Gardens which I believe is going to be mixed by our very own Fancy Dave Bower.
On a similar topic, the Melbourne Uni paper Farrago is doing an article on VSU and it's effects on Western Australian universities and in particular, student media. I am putting together my thoughts on VSU and student media now, and seeing as though we have quite a few Guild types that frequent this site I thought I'd open up the comments section for discussion.. I will forward any submissions onto the Farrago team. See the 'read more' link for a list of the email questions.
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Your full name:
University you were in:
University degree/course:
1) What were some of the immediate visible results in your university and other universities when VSU was implemented in Western Australia?
2) What effect did it have on student media (especially the Pelican)?
3) How did the student unions cope? Which services ceased to operate/were still operating?
4) Did this affect the numbers of the student intake that year (and the years following) as far as you know?
5) How was your university's response in this situation?
6) How do you think the student media could play a role in countering VSU?