Posts by Tony Siu
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This post probably shows I'm a student.
I know there is so little at stake for academia but I would like take time to point out some real world examples.
Last week, the UoA Tramping Club realised it's either going to raise its member fees, run less long form South Island trips or stop maintaining its club hunt/shelter out West Auckland because of the lost funding from AUSA. We are now in the process of turning down trips from international student that have extra costs (i.e. snow-based footware, specialiased tents) because we have no longer have means to fund them. Imagine telling an American student who flew here for the outdoor experience that he/she can't go to Cook Strait because the club can't fund the extra costs.
I started my debating/public speaking from the uni debating club. Now with the lost of AUSA funding, costs like airfares, motel and entry fees from long form debating tournments will now be cover by law firms and other external sources. 6 of the 12 executive member that I know of, whom all roughly start from the beginning like me, are not in law firms and analysis roles. The last time I had contact with the club, they were scaling down speaking roles and tournaments because they can't find people who will pay their own way. Because of that, those kids will never experience how to debate - whether in a law court for moot or knifing Kiwiblog online commentators.
To me that's sad state of affairs.
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Why didn't you post this up last year when I did my one and only political essay for university? Why?
Great work!
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3 refresh, 2 different browsers and half an hour later - I am finally able to buy a ticket to LATE. The Museum's site doesn't really like Safari does it.
And also, can anyone figure out what's the differences between the payment option Visa and Visa - box office? -
The localist ad reads, at least on my end, 'Party in Auckland today'. Heh
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The VSM really annoys me because our University of Auckland Tramping (hiking) club, which have been the largest, friendliest and most established club on campus will lose out funding from AUSA for the upcoming semester. Which means, despite our push for membership drive in which that's where our majority funding comes from will be gone. The National Bank Dole SuperFood University of Auckland Tramping Club doesn't really have the same ring doesn't it?
PS: I'm the publication officer this year.
/rant off
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RE: Mr De Freitas article.
As someone who had studied and works as a tutor in the geography department of UoA, the article really piss me off.
First of all, going back to the original article's argument that "the GEOG 101 course didn't included recent climate change arguments". I would like to point out that 100 level courses are designed as basic framework with broad themes and ideas lay out for students so they can take more courses should they desire. There are only 13/14 teaching weeks in the semester, so there is a lot* of material to go through, especially for courses like "introduction to physical geography (http://web.env.auckland.ac.nz/course_pages/geog101/)". I would like to point Mr De Freitas is not the main professor taking all of the lectures. There are 3 rotating lectures for the course and Mr De Freitas's lectures are only a small portion of the course. Pinning all on Mr De Freitas is uncall for because the argument is weak and puffy - it's like asking why an Economics 101 course didn't teach me the financial crisis? -
To Craig Ranapia,
If I say hi to you, you won't run away will you?From the guy you slay 4 years ago,
Tony -
Damn, missed the live show!
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I'm overseas at the moment and I might be a bit slow in reading this thread but I found this at a local bookstore the other day while buying a gift last Monday: http://yfrog.com/gysj9bpj