Protesoptog by TUKS - Kantoor van die registrateur - Stormfront
Protesoptog by TUKS - Kantoor van die registrateur
02-23-2005, 03:43 AM #1
Verklaring deur die Universiteit:
Op Donderdag 17 Februarie 2005 het die studente-organisasie, PASMA, ‘n protesoptog op die Hoofkampus van die Universiteit gehou. Daar is vooraf met PASMA ooreengekom oor die aard, tydsduur en roete van die protesoptog. PASMA het nie een van die ooreengekome reëlings met betrekking tot die protesoptog nagekom nie. Die optog het ontaard in ‘n algemene boewery waar mense beseer is en skade aan eiendom aangerig is.
Sentraal tot PASMA se griewe is die kwessies van uitsluiting van studente op grond van swak akademiese prestasies asook die nie-betaling van klasgelde. Die Universiteit wil graag sy standpunt oor dié sake stel:
Wat betref uitsluiting op grond van swak akademiese prestasie:
19 000 nuweling studente het vanjaar aansoek gedoen om by die Universiteit van Pretoria te studeer. Slegs 8 000 nuweling eerstejaars kan egter geakkommodeer word. Studente wat oor meerdere jare nie akademies presteer nie verhinder dat ander voornemende studente toegang tot die Universiteit verkry. Laasgenoemde is nie in die Universiteit of die gemeenskap se belang nie. Daarom word studente wat oor meerdere jare akademies nie presteer nie, akademies uitgesluit. Die moontlike redes waarom studente nie presteer nie (soos bv siekte) word wel in ag geneem as ‘n besluit oor uitsluiting geneem word. Die Universiteit se beleid met betrekking tot akademiese uitsluiting is dus op beide akademiese en menslikheidsgronde regverdigbaar.
Die Universiteit wil dit baie duidelik stel dat die Universiteit nie deur middel van intimidasie en geweld gedwing sal word om studente toe te laat wat weens hulle eie swak prestasies die voorreg om aan ‘n universiteit te studeer, verbeur het nie.
Wat finansiële uitsluitings betref:
Die Universiteit se ondersteuning aan studente wat beurse en lenings betref (uit eie en ander fondse) oorskrei tans R200 miljoen per jaar. (Laasgenoemde sluit NSFAS-lenings in.) Waar studente akademies presteer, maar finansiële probleme ondervind, probeer die Universiteit waar hy kan om studente tegemoet te kom. Die Universiteit is egter nie in die posisie om studente wat substansiële bedrae geld skuld te akkommodeer indien genoemde studente nie finansiële reëlings tref oor die betaling van studieskuld nie. Wat hierdie saak betref is die Universiteit van mening dat sy beleid billik en redelik is met inagneming van die belange van studente asook die belange van die Universiteit self.
Wat PASMA se gedrag betref:
Universiteite is oop instellings wat toeganklik is vir mense en idees; instellings waar die krag van die argument en nie fisiese geweld nie, die hoogste goed is. Om aan ‘n Universiteit te studeer is ongelukkig nie vir almal beskore nie. Daarom is die geleentheid om te kan studeer ‘n voorreg en nie ‘n reg nie. PASMA het gister deur middel van openbare geweldpleging en vandalisme nie net die voorreg wat die organisasie se lede het om te kan studeer misbruik nie, maar in die proses totaal en al in stryd opgetree met die wesensaard van ‘n universiteit. Dieselfde geld vir ander studentegroeperinge wat die reg in eie hande geneem het om PASMA te opponeer en in die proses ‘n reeds moeilike situasie heelwat vererger het.
Die Universiteit wil langs hierdie weg vir alle studente en personeel, alumni en besoekers wat gister deur PASMA en sekere ander studentegroeperinge se laakbare gedrag verontrief is verskoning vra. Die Universiteit sal stappe neem om te probeer verhoed dat daar in die toekoms ‘n herhaling van gister se gebeure is.
Vanaf die Universiteit se kant wil ek die algemene studentegemeenskap bedank vir die feit dat hulle onder moeilike omstandighede beheersd opgetree het en op eie inisiatief gehelp het om die kampus weer op te ruim.
On Thursday 17 February 2005, the student organisation PASMA held a protest march on the main campus of the University. Prior arrangements were made with PASMA regarding the nature, duration and route of the protest march. PASMA neglected to keep to the agreed arrangements with the result that the march degenerated into general thuggery with injury to people and damage to property.
PASMA’s grievances primarily involve the issues of exclusion of students based on poor academic performance as well as non-payment of tuition fees. The University wishes to state its view on these issues:
Regarding exclusion on the basis of poor academic performance
The University of Pretoria received 19 000 applications from new entrants this year. Only 8 000 new first years can however, be accommodated. Students who do not perform academically over several years effectively prevent other prospective students from gaining access to the University. This is neither in the interest of the University nor of the community. For this reason, non-performing students are eventually excluded from studying at the University of Pretoria. The possible reasons for non-performance (for example illness) are taken into account when a decision regarding exclusion is made. The University’s policy with regard to academic exclusion is therefore justifiable both on academic and humanitarian grounds.
The University wishes to state very clearly that it will not be forced through intimidation or violence to admit students who have forfeited their right to study at the University due to their own poor performance.
Regarding financial exclusions
The University’s support to students in terms of bursaries and loans (from own and other funds) is currently in excess of R200 million per year. (This amount includes NSFAS loans.) If a student performs well academically, but experiences financial difficulties, the University tries where possible, to accommodate such students. The University is however, not in a position to accommodate students owing substantial amounts of money where such students fail to make financial arrangements for the payment of their study debt. With regard to this issue, the University is of the opinion that its policy is reasonable and fair and that it takes the interests of both the student and the University into consideration.
Regarding the conduct of PASMA
Universities are open institutions accessible to people and ideas; institutions where the power of reasoning and not that of physical force, is the greater good. The possibility of studying at a university is not available to all. The opportunity to study therefore, is a privilege and not a right. Yesterday, through public violence and vandalism, PASMA not only abused the privilege of the organisation’s members to study, but in the process also acted against the essential character of a university. The same applies to other students who took the law into their own hands to oppose PASMA, and in so doing exacerbated an already difficult situation.
The University wishes to apologise to all students and staff, alumni and visitors who were inconvenienced yesterday through the disgraceful conduct of PASMA and certain other student groups. The University will however, take steps to prevent a repitition of yesterday’s events.
On behalf of the University, I wish to thank the general student community for acting in a restrained manner under difficult circumstances and assisting, on their own initiative, with tyding the campus after the march.
02-24-2005, 12:09 AM #2
Re: Protesoptog by TUKS - Kantoor van die registrateur
Ek is so bly ek gannie Universiteit toe nie
Ek is bly die broeksakliberales se seuntjies en dogtertjies gaan Universiteit toe .
02-27-2005, 11:55 PM #4
Dis uintlik hartseer die TUKS plekkie. Ek het so rukkie terug artikel gelees van broer en suster (wit) in TUKS wat saam bly soos twee, weet nie hoe om te se nie, basies bloedskande. En ook dat VIGS onder die wit klomp ook begin, want paar van hulle kon mos nie nee se vir die "ifirmative action" nie.
Flip weet wanner die land weer reg is moet daai klomp kinders van na gelooi word