It would be good to see some meaty opinion articles on here. Someone should write about the ways that the decisions of federal government, state government and bodies like the VC’S committee affect students.

Surely you are being sarcastic?

I just think it was better when we had more services available and it was more run by students (isn't it now half run by staff?). It adds to campus life.

Students having a degree of control over services is vital for a good campus environment. Students should be the best positioned to decide what services are vital. The only way to really ensure that it is students who are making the decisions is too get funding from by means external to the university administrators. ie. a fee paid by all students to the student organisations.

When student rely on taking money from the university to provide services, they become dependent on the administrators and then it is they rather than students who have control over what services are provided since they can choose to withdraw funding.



   

I am begining to think that if there was a fee I wouldn't pay it. although in the past I have been antiVSU I don't think FlindersOne really would deserve my fees. They don't seem to do a whole lot for students.

I think what jimmy means is that you couldn't just fix it now by all the students paying a fee.

I agree with him because the students have been pushed out of being in control so any fees we paid might not be used how we wanted.

IMO FlindersOne has wasted a LOT of money on glitzy advertising on campus that could/should have gone on supporting students services. That website alone would have racked up tens of thousands to build.

yes like when one has an issue like access to services and experiences age discrimination, or has a problem with a lectuer or faculty, ive also notices a bracket creep backtowards the exams rather than assignments. which is an issue that the union fought hard for (from what ive been told)

what has happened to unionism on campus? does the NUS still do anything, i wrote to the state NUS rep a week ago and have heard nothing back from them.

i value the importance of a union representative for mature age students too. I wrote to MASA at the beginning of the week and havent heard back from them. where does a student turn to for student rights?