VSU Emergency Rally - Tommorow (Wed 16th) (1 Viewer)

[Jonathan A]

They do at broadway, so why wouldnt they at uni?

buy a bottle and get value for your money! And just think, you will have an extra $150 + spare to do this.

 

[Xayma]

The SRC is about $66. Now student services contribute to most of that, however, they destroy their image to students by running the campaign. A fair bit of this could be avoided and would more likely have higher membership if a) they didn't run the campaigns or b) allowed people to contribute only to the student services (at a reduced fee (where those contributing to the politics wouldnt get some "full membership discount")).

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Is it possible... for someone using student services to get more for their money than the ammount of money they donate?
With all the political campaigns etc i'd say these people would be very rare.

 

[jellybeenz]

buy a bottle and get value for your money! And just think, you will have an extra $150 + spare to do this.

I prefer cans...

Thanks for the suggestion about the 24 cans from coles though, just wondering how exactly I'd keep a can cold all day long?

 

[MoonlightSonata]

I wouldn't use the Federal Government as a good example, the majority of Australians didn't want more troops to be sent to Iraq. Did they listen then?

I'm not saying that I agree on that particular issue, but sometimes government must make decisions in the best interests of the country, not just what the majority wants.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

I dunno? I usually keep cans in a lunch box in my bag and they stay fairly cold... if only in there for a few hours.

 

[jellybeenz]

Ah then you'll see my dilemma... I'm at uni from 8-5 some days... there is no way a can of coke would stay cold until the end of the day.

In conclusion, VSU is bad for me. I've talked about benefits to general university population with USU, but today I'm being materialistic and selfish. I want the price of cans of coke to stay at $1.50.

 

[Jonathan A]

I prefer cans...

Thanks for the suggestion about the 24 cans from coles though, just wondering how exactly I'd keep a can cold all day long?

So by paying a union fee, this so-called 'problem' of yours would go away. It just shows how useful they can really be.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

Well basically.. if all u want it for is coke, say u save... 150-600 dollars or whatever it is.. I'm sure that's more than enough for a can a coke/day for a year lol

 

[Jonathan A]

I'm not saying that I agree on that particular issue, but sometimes government must make decisions in the best interests of the country, not just what the majority wants.

Very true. THe concept of the greatest good for the greatest number isn't always the most popular option in reality. Rather it should be based deciding based on merits of the options. In the case of student unions, its the position of the union now, it has little relevance to what the masses at universities seek.

 

[Jonathan A]

Ah then you'll see my dilemma... I'm at uni from 8-5 some days... there is no way a can of coke would stay cold until the end of the day.

In conclusion, VSU is bad for me. I've talked about benefits to general university population with USU, but today I'm being materialistic and selfish. I want the price of cans of coke to stay at $1.50.

You can't tell me you are in any way an economics or business student with that mindset unless you drink a lot of drinks, more than three a day.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

The student unions remind me of aboriginal lobby groups, who sit around spending all their money on a "sorry" campaign, that really does nothing for the issues of aboriginals today, while they could be focusing on trying to fix the social/economic problems that aboriginals are facing NOW, things we CAN fix.
sigh...

 

[Jonathan A]

In conclusion, VSU is bad for me.

How many other students go to the University of Sydney? Is VSU bad for every single one of them? Or do they agree that they shouldn't pay for something they may not support nor care about, other than to study and continue the life they worked hard for?

 

[Not-That-Bright]

If the price goes up 50 cents, and you drink 1 a day every day for 52 weeks, that's still only going to cost you $182 extra...
With the say $200 saving you had from not having to pay your student union fee you actually MAKE an extra $18.

Either your some INSANE coke drinker, or you just haven't thought about this carefully enough.
P.s. i doubt the price will go up to $2

 

[Jonathan A]

If the price goes up 50 cents, and you drink 1 a day every day for 52 weeks, that's still only going to cost you $182 extra...
With the say $200 saving you had from not having to pay your student union fee you actually MAKE an extra $18.

Either your some INSANE coke drinker, or you just haven't thought about this carefully enough.
P.s. i doubt the price will go up to $2

True, also the student may not be on campus everyday. Not to mention they may decide not to drink a can that day.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

That was 7 days a week.. ( i don't think anyone goes to uni on the weekend? )

 

[jellybeenz]

How many other students go to the University of Sydney? Is VSU bad for every single one of them? Or do they agree that they shouldn't pay for something they may not support nor care about, other than to study and continue the life they worked hard for?

Wow. Other people go to uni? SO wait a minute... VSU is bad for me but not for other people? Just like USU is bad to some people but not for me?

Not to mention they may decide not to drink a can that day.

Oh I never decide not to drink a can of coke. Yeah I'm insane that way.

The student unions remind me of aboriginal lobby groups, who sit around spending all their money on a "sorry" campaign, that really does nothing for the issues of aboriginals today, while they could be focusing on trying to fix the social/economic problems that aboriginals are facing NOW, things we CAN fix.
sigh...

Hey! I joined the Aboriginal club thing at uni... you think we just might ideologically disagree?

 

[Not-That-Bright]

If you feel that campaigning the sorry campaign is more important than looking out for the issues which are affecting aboriginals NOW, then you have a whack ideology.

 

[jellybeenz]

I feel that once the problem is acknowledged (by the govt), the solution will naturally and more easily follow. I'd go into it in depth but I really feel that its off-topic.

 

[Not-That-Bright]

I feel that the sorry campaign put too much emphasis on reconcilliation and took focus away from the real problems the aboriginal community faces.