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Post by omni on Jul 6, 2007 20:39:09 GMT 10
Auburn, you have me on the AFES count, but no I don't buy from the UWSSA, Penrith Plaza is up the road and generally cheaper, I figure if I'm so opposed to CSU it'd be rude of me to cop out and take advantage of things (it's the reason I didn't take anything from BBQs while at Hawkesbury). My issue is that as long as I have been at UWS it's been user pays, and Hawkesbury was a dive where the UWSSA didn't care I think this could be more to do with UWS and its problems (merging all these different unis into one was always going to increase the dominance of one campus) but our experience does colour how we see things.
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Post by Pete on Jul 7, 2007 13:53:15 GMT 10
i feel your pain pete as does many other australians as a percentage of income australians are now paying more in mortgage interest than at any other time in our history Mick, I wasn't being too serious there mate, I was having a wisecrack at Dibo. But yeah, it's certainly a drain on the fortnightly income, but I prefer to pay a mortgage than pay rent. I was lucky to have saved a deposit and bought my townhouse before property prices went off the scale. |
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Post by Pete on Jul 7, 2007 14:00:19 GMT 10
How about we lobby for mortgage repayments to be tax deductable ;D Dru, I actually think there's a tax deductibility for mortgages on your home, or at least a portion of it, if you are self employed, work from home and have a home office? Things like the phone line, internet connection, electricity etc. can be pro rata'd too I think. Don't take that as gospel, I emphasise that I am not an Accountant and this is definately NOT tax advice, but I do recall a fair bit of home mortgages for business purposes (cross collateral & work from home) when I was working for a finance company years ago. |
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Post by marinerbhoy on Jul 7, 2007 19:02:37 GMT 10
Makes me want to change unis ;-) What those advocating FSU (Forced Student Unionism) is that many students don't utilise extra services, nor care much about the social side. I've had grievances with the uni in the past, and those grievances have been dealt with through the department heads and other staff members - up until now I've never even been aware that there were other methods through the union to resolve such grievances. There doesn't seem to be anything on the uni website - the first port of call for anybody in trouble. As for food and services, I think we can all afford a slight increase in prices. You can criticise those who don't get involved in the social side of uni, but there can be a number of reasons. Many people don't really have the time, or don't feel like travelling for 1-2 hours just to enjoy that social side. I'm finishing off an Arts degree, and I know that myself and others have found that this is a bad degree to get into socially as you usually only see the same people for one subject for one semester - there's no sense of 'being thrown into the fire together', or no unifying common factor (I mention this because somebody else mentioned that the choice of degree could be relevant, and I do believe it can be an influencing factor). And when you're talking about a bunch of unused services and barely discounted services and products, who can blame ANYBODY for not wanting to fork out up to $300 per semester? That is a LOT of money - and you may argue 'what about everybody else? Campus life is drying up if you don't contribute, even if you don't benefit' but then you're basically trying to say that campus life is a charity ('here, give them some money and feel good that you're helping other people') - and most students don't really have a spare couple of hundred each year to give to charity - particularly when it's due at a time when students could be paying several hundred dollars for textbooks. Many people don't have the opportunity to get involved in the uni as much as others - so why should they pay for others to have a better time than them? Yeah, there are a number of services aside from social that can be affected, but a lot of students don't use them - and it's probably a bit much to ask them to fund those unused services particularly at a time when money is even scarcer than usual. I wouldn't have too much of a problem if it could be worked out with HECS or something, so there wasn't immediate financial hardship - but I always was strongly in favour of VSU. I remember enrolling at mac a few years ago, I noticed that you could elect not to become a member of the SU, but you still had to pay all the associated fees.... Also consider that the student council and the sports club take a portion of the fees, and are itemised in the fees listing at mac. I don't really feel the desire to contribute money to sporting facilities I've never used, or to fund a council that for years has been rife with corruption and other legal problems. here here. all i am hearing is what about everyone else? but really its what about us? its argument that will never go through mate, we are just all a minority group of right wing facists in the eyes of others. its funny how we are an apparent minority yet i am still to study with someone who is so oppposed to FSU. oh well, no one will win this argument. |
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Post by kevrenor on Aug 8, 2007 15:25:17 GMT 10
You really must rein in Prof Swartz and your wonderful management Ursus!!
"Sydney FC and Macquarie University form new winning team
High-profile football club Sydney FC is linking up with Macquarie University in a unique relationship for an Australian professional sporting club and a university.
At the heart of the agreement is an arrangement whereby Sydney FC's Hyundai A-League players train at Macquarie University's excellent sporting facilities, including the recently opened $20m Sports and Aquatic Centre.
The club will also run their football camps and holiday clinics at Macquarie University, taking full advantage of the seven hectares of sporting fields, comprised of up to five football pitches.
But Macquarie University vice-chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz says the partnership will also include a range of educational, corporate and research linkages that will benefit both organisations.
"We're keen to help Sydney FC's players access educational opportunities and establish their careers beyond football - after all, teaching is what we do best," says Professor Schwartz. "At the same time we're keen to explore
other prospects, both locally and internationally, because like Sydney FC we're a young and vibrant Sydney-based organisation with a growing international profile."
Another aspect of the agreement which has recently been developed is a media internship program for Macquarie University students.
"Sydney FC's ground-breaking partnership with Macquarie University offers a great opportunity for the club, the players and the university," said Sydney FC chief executive officer George Perry. "The more we work together, the
more mutually beneficial initiatives will present themselves."
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Post by Pete on Aug 8, 2007 17:05:18 GMT 10
Any chances the chemistry boys could knock up some funny powder, instead of the usual Gatorade Ursus?  ;D |
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Post by dibo (pron. "DIB-OH") on Aug 8, 2007 17:26:18 GMT 10
Any chances the chemistry boys could knock up some funny powder, instead of the usual Gatorade Ursus? ;D pfft... like they'd spare it for that bunch of droogs and mouthbreathers... |
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Post by kevrenor on Aug 12, 2007 9:27:42 GMT 10
Just as well my wife and I will be on the south coast for our anniversary, I'm not sure I could take the sky-blue invasion. I intend to wear my Mariners shirt to the Macquarie Uni Open Day on Sept 1 though!
"Circle August 19 in your diary as you would be mad to miss Sydney FC's fun-filled 2007 Fan Day and Season Launch at Macquarie University Sports Fields.
Kicking off at 10.00am, the free Sydney FC community event will start with an open training session. After that there will be a Sydney FC junior coaching clinic exhibition before a stage presentation at which Sydney FC's players will receive their official home jerseys for the Hyundai A-League 2007/08 Season that kicks off at Sydney Football Stadium on August 24."
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Post by Pete on Aug 12, 2007 12:44:26 GMT 10
Just as well my wife and I will be on the south coast for our anniversary, I'm not sure I could take the sky-blue invasion. I intend to wear my Mariners shirt to the Macquarie Uni Open Day on Sept 1 though! "Circle August 19 in your diary as you would be mad to miss Sydney FC's fun-filled 2007 Fan Day and Season Launch at Macquarie University Sports Fields. Kicking off at 10.00am, the free Sydney FC community event will start with an open training session. After that there will be a Sydney FC junior coaching clinic exhibition before a stage presentation at which Sydney FC's players will receive their official home jerseys for the Hyundai A-League 2007/08 Season that kicks off at Sydney Football Stadium on August 24." WHAT are you doing advertising Budget FC events on the Mariners Fans' Forum, mmm? Sounds like Spam to me, delete the post Moderator!  ........Oh...  ;D |
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