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More Fee Hypocrisy From WSU
Monday, 18 June 2001, 5:39 pm | Student Choice
The Waikato Students' Union (WSU) support for the government's fee-freeze deal is hypocritical when the re-introduction this year of compulsory membership of WSU added over half a million dollars the annual cost of attending Waikato University, Student ... More >>
Student Politicians Have No Claim On TEC Positions
Monday, 9 April 2001, 11:39 am | Student Choice
Student politicians should not be granted representation on the proposed Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) because compulsory student associations are illegitimate and do not represent the views of all students, Student Choice spokesman Clint Heine ... More >>
What Would Fraser Make Of Pro-Conscription Law?
Monday, 19 March 2001, 2:01 pm | Student Choice
The publication of Peter Fraser's biography is a reminder that last year the Labour-Alliance government introduced another form of conscription with a law allows one group of New Zealanders to be forced to join political organisations, Student Choice spokesman ... More >>
Maharey To Students: I Know Best
Monday, 27 November 2000, 9:45 am | Student Choice
"Now that students at Auckland University and the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic have voted for voluntary membership of their student associations, they should expect Steve Maharey to tell them they’ve made a mistake," Madeleine Flannagan, Regional ... More >>
Civil Rights at Waikato Squashed in Backroom Deal
Friday, 20 October 2000, 11:22 am | Student Choice
"It took a secret vote, held during study week when few students are on campus, with 24 hours notice, only one side of the debate being heard and unconstitutional actions on behalf of the Waikato Students' Union (WSU) for a compulsory vote on student ... More >>
Waikato a hotbed of corruption of student politics
Monday, 16 October 2000, 3:24 pm | Student Choice
"Waikato University is again involved in a hotbed of corruption of the democratic process. In a recent meeting of the Waikato Students' Union (WSU), the compulsory Law Students' Association and the Vice-Chancellor and Assistant Vice-Chancellor and ... More >>
Waikato University Referendum Undemocratic
Monday, 16 October 2000, 1:10 pm | Student Choice
"The referendum on compulsory membership of a student union at Waikato University this week is blatantly undemocratic and biased. In a hasty decision last Wednesday, the Waikato University Council decided to hold a three day referendum during study ... More >>
NZUSA: Going, Going....
Monday, 19 July 1999, 5:06 pm | Student Choice
On Saturday the New Zealand University Students' Association (NZUSA) lost a second member association and is on the brink of losing a third, leaving the widely criticised body with just four out of seven local associations as members, Student Choice spokesman ... More >>