Fair Pricing for UC Students

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The first and fundamental object of the association shall be to remain a student owned and governed organisation that represents the student body and organises and co-ordinates services conducive to the welfare and well-being of students of University of Canterbury and to provide the opportunity to enrich the university experience of students by providing the best value and most relevant range of services to members. This object shall be known as the primary objective.

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Taken from University Of Canterbury Students' Association (Incorporated) Constitution and Rules section (1.3.1)


To The University of Canterbury Students Association (UCSA), Phil Ryan

The Current situation at UCSA food and beverage establishments is unacceptable. While we believe that the service and quality of the goods available is acceptable, the cost of these goods is not.

As you are aware New Zealand students are some of the most financially poor groups in New Zealand society today. It is therefore unacceptable that prices of food and beverage are set to a premium level.

We require one or all of the following actions to be taken.

1) Pricing control over goods sold by the UCSA eateries should be given to the UCSA executive, hence our elected representatives have control.

2) Prices of standard items are reduced through current controls. (ie beer, chips, fruit, etc.)

3) The standard 1liter jug is once again sold at The Common Room.

If none of these actions are put into practise or are undertaken to an extent deemed unsatisfactory, then members of the current student body will begin steps towards a referendum. The goal of this referendum will be to encourage these reasonable requests upon the UCSA as per University of Canterbury Students' Association (Incorporated) Constitution and Rules Section 6.3

Please use your REAL NAME and STUDENT e-mail. Fictitious entries will be removed. Please select the 'available to author' option, your e-mail will only be used as proof when submitted to the UCSA, you will not receive any correspondence via e-mail from the author, nor will your e-mail be made publicly available on the internet.