Libs getting busy....

[Freo Big Fella]

I'm the same as everyone else really, if people don't want to belong to a student union, why make them join?

 

[CharlieG]

I'm sorry to say you'll have to pay the $400-odd next year, but with the Liberals promising to push through all the reforms they were unable to pass previously, I'm happy to say you'll probably get the chance to spend your money on something YOU want to spend it on in 2006.
Best of luck with getting into Melbourne.

Who said I don't want to join the student union? I can see that there'd be a lot of benefits to it... I just don't think I could afford it.

If this is the only reform, it's nothing to worry about. Might force the union to drop their prices to the point where plebs like me can pay for it.

 

[MillerCHF]

Who said I don't want to join the student union? I can see that there'd be a lot of benefits to it... I just don't think I could afford it.

If this is the only reform, it's nothing to worry about. Might force the union to drop their prices to the point where plebs like me can pay for it.

Where did I say you didn't want to join the student union?

If you go back and read what I said, I said you can spend the money on what YOU want to spend it on. If you want to spend it on joining the union, that is perfectly fine by me. But under these circumstances you get to joinit of your own volition rather than being forced to - and that is the only fair way. And the added benefit is they will drop the prices. If WA from a couple of years ago is any example, it will cost somewhere around thr $50 mark. In which case it's quite possible you will get what you paid for. And again, that's quite fair and I have no problem with that.

And it's not the only reform, there's a lot of reform but I don't have time to give you the whole summary now, so maybe you should just research it on the internet.

 

[mantis]

A question for the mods: Why is p1ss considered an offensive word? How are you meant to say stuff like I got p1ssed the other night if the word keeps getting blanked out?

Maybe it keeps getting ********** out, because admin don't want the word used & with you altering it so it doesn't get *****, might see you banned, swear filter evasion is a bootable offence I hear.

 

[puddingfactor]

I think if student unions were more accountable with how they actually spent their money then they might actually get a bit more support.

Does my $400 just go to the union to spend on alcohol for the union's own consumption?

Or does it go to supporting things such as child care and health care on campus?

And if it goes to both, what is the break down? Is there a disproportionate amount going to social events compared to helping students who may need assistance in making ends meet?

$400 is a lot of money for people who go to unis such as Melb and Monash.

While big issues such as Iraq and detention centres are important, I think clearing up an issue such as this should also be given some time.

When it comes to student election time all the flyers seem to say the same thing, and candidates pleading for your vote when they are virtually unseen for the rest of the year.

 

[Rodion]

If the union in question is anything like the one run by Scott 'Cockroach' Crawford, it will embezzle, lose and squander the money in order to deliberately make student unions look corrupt and incompetent.