Editorial
By Tania Mead | 8 Sep, 2008
I found it uncharacteristically difficult to know where to start with this editorial. Bearing in mind that feminism is a dependable impetus for various colourful rants, this was perplexing. More
By Tristan Egarr | 1 Sep, 2008
Since the next few months are going to be dominated by three elections, you’ll notice Salient become a lot more political in this last quarter of the year. More
By Salient | 11 Aug, 2008
Dear VUWSA,
You know, we’re pretty much joined at the hip, you and I. You underwrite half our costs because we provide your main point of communication with students, and the most obvious proof that they’re getting something for their levy. More
By Tristan Egarr | 4 Aug, 2008
We can all be wonderful creatures who express ourselves in curious and delightful ways. More
By Tristan Egarr | 28 Jul, 2008
I fell in love with Wellington about a week after moving in. It happened as I sat in the uni library overlooking the city splayed out sunny and comfortable. More
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
