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?
There's been plenty of concern amongst the west coast rollin' 50s chapter for some time now that our east side brothers have lost sight of the original dream and maundered. As such we have unanimously decided to send the hardest diamond-tuff scout to Melbourne on a one way ticket to sort shit out and additionally introduce Melbourne to fresh new perm styles.
So: goodbye drinks upstairs at the Sail and Anchor in Fremantle* on Friday night the 22nd of April, hello drinks and ritualistic gang beatdowns at Stash's birthday party in Melbourne on Sunday the 24th of April.
In short, I'm coming to Melbourne! W00t!
Much love, badg
*KL if you need directions give me a call
After the Catholic Davros dies he will…
1. Become 'Robo-pope'
2. Be hailed for bringing down the Soviet Union.
3. Not be criticised for urging AIDS-ravaged Africa to avoid condoms.
4. Not be critised for supporting military dictatorships in South America.
Anything else?
Perth crew and visiting easterners are encouraged to come to my abode on the night of April 2nd.
Food and liquor will be put on at 7:30pm.
We are celebrating the arrival of our new housemate Russell Withers, my new job as a journo at the Freo and Melville Heralds, Joey's mate moving in to the house behind ours, Marcus Whisson getting a photographer gig at the aforementioned Heralds and Brett Hirsch getting an article published in the Ben Johnson Journal.
These are reasons enough.
Anyone who wants to come and does not know the exact address should contact me.
An important message from DJ KL.
In the absence of BDW, I have taken over the asylum!!
You are invited to join my AFL 2005 Footy tipping competition at OzTips.com - Your Sports Tipping Headquarters online.
Comp Number: 51792
Comp Name: KizzL's AFL Compizzle Fo Shizzle
Password to join: thewizard
To join:
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1. Go to www.oztips.com.
2. From the home page, select “I'm new and I want to tip”, and setup a user account (if you don't already have one on OzTips.com).
3. Select “I want to join a Tipping Comp” on the home page, or the “Tipping” tab.
4. Enter the Comp Number and Password details above.
5. That's it. Full instructions on how to tip can be found on the site by clicking on the “Help” tab.
Regards,
DJ K to the I-zzL
