Editorial
By Albert Tibble | 21 Jul, 2008
Nā Tai Ahu rāua ko Haimona Waititi i whakamāori
Nei rā taku mihi maioha ki a koutou ngā iwi karangamaha, ngā maunga kōrero, ki tēnei pukapuka-ā-tau ko Te Ao Mārama. More
By Tristan Egarr | 14 Jul, 2008
I used to think anti-globalisation protestors were pretty cool. Of course, this was when I was about fourteen and fancied myself a revolutionary More
By Tristan Egarr | 7 Jul, 2008
Over the course of the weekend, the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) met in Auckland to address student debt. More
By Tristan Egarr | 26 May, 2008
Prohibition laws are fundamentally about preventing people from having fun. Supporters of prohibition argue that restricting access to drugs prevents drug abuse and thus reduces harm. More
By Tristan Egarr | 19 May, 2008
The Dunedin poet and linguist David Karena-Holmes once demonstrated that the Maori homeland Hawaiiki is in Italy. Karena-Holmes traced Dante’s journey with Virgil through Hell in the fourteenth century to the Maori arrival in Aotearoa, also around the fourteenth century. More
By The Tory and The Marxist | 12 May, 2008
“It is said that the Queen has come to love the Commonwealth, partly because it supplies her with regular cheering crowds of flag-waving piccaninnies.” - Daily Telegraph, 10 January 2002
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By Tristan Egarr | 5 May, 2008
With the news that International fees are set to rise two per cent, it’s time to consider where International students fit in to this university. More
By Tristan Egarr | 28 Apr, 2008
Today the National Library sent me a press release promoting their Anzac Day events: “On Anzac Day this week, we commemorate all New Zealanders and Australians who have served in a military campaign. More
By Tristan Egarr | 7 Apr, 2008
Maryjane, the NORML CannaBus, is usually parked at Auckland’s Albert Park, where she hosts 4:20 pm protest smokeups on Wednesdays and Fridays, with a ‘bring and share’ policy. But she left Auckland on 14 March this year to spread her message. More
By Tristan Egarr | 24 Mar, 2008
4. “Politics and sport should be separate.” Such was Muldoon’s argument in 1981 - but in 1980 his National Government had put immense pressure on competitors to pull out of the Moscow Olympic Games. More
By Tristan Egarr | 17 Mar, 2008
There is a theory that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. More
By Tristan Egarr | 10 Mar, 2008
At the Wellington Queer Fair a week ago, a group of police officers were present to make sure religious preachers didn’t get all up in our face. More
By Tristan Egarr | 3 Mar, 2008
Victoria is a gloriously inefficient university. The Universities of Canterbury and Otago, which share roughly the same student population and academic prestige as Vic, are both laid out across single large, flat areas with a river running through. More
By Tristan Egarr | 25 Feb, 2008
A Canadian biologist I know once remarked that although Kiwis read more voraciously than most nations, we hardly ever discuss the books we read. We have a long tradition of laughing off academic pretensions. More
By Tristan Egarr | 18 Feb, 2008
Welcome to the Orientation edition of Salient magazine. Here you’ll find a description of all the happenings put on by the Victoria University Students’ Association (VUWSA) over the next two weeks, from a BBQ accompanied by ska-punk bands, to a hangi accompanied by soulful reggae tunes. Above all else, we encourage you to rock on down to at least one of the three Clubs days, because no matter how weirdly unique you are, we guarantee there will be at least one group worth joining. More
By Steve Nicoll | 15 Oct, 2007
This week you are holding the last Salient of 2007, where we summarise the highs and lows of the Salient year. My vision for Salient was always to increase the level of radicalism, and while I know that’s meant at times it’s been a serious read, I don’t apologise. More
By Steve Nicoll | 8 Oct, 2007
At 4pm today, the University Council is meeting to decide how much they can raise your fees by, and while that might not be of much interest (judging by the numbers who responded to the online poll on the Salient web site, 61 at last count), it should be. Because it affects you all. More
By Steve Nicoll | 1 Oct, 2007
Last week, a number of concerns were raised by the A-Team and the returning officer Andrea Reeves over the way Salient covered the elections. We were alleged to have broken the VUWSA constitution, to the point where it was likely to influence votes.
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By Steve Nicoll | 24 Sep, 2007
In 1957, writing on the state of his times, American Norman Mailer penned a message that has perhaps more relevance now, in modern day New Zealand than it ever did for 1950s America.
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By Steve Nicoll | 17 Sep, 2007
Wandering through the university you may have noticed the writing is on the wall…floor and web. Yes, those posters and counter posters and chalked walkways mean that campaigning for the VUWSA elections has begun. More
