New attitudes at Lincoln

Press, 22 December 1987, Page 3

New attitudes at Lincoln

Lincoln College is changing its image — the students’ magazine, “Ram,” is on the way out, and a child-care centre is on the way in. Maryanne Aynsley, the 1987 students’ association president who feels the attitudes are changing at Lincoln, says the previous president, Kirsty Burnett, laid the- groundwork for many of the changes.

A child-care centre should be open by next year, and the college had recently appointed a Maori to its resource management centre, which should help bring a Maori perspective on land to the college teaching, she said. Lincoln had also responded to change by broadening the courses it offered, and the Parks and Recreation Diploma becomes a degree next year. Ms Aynsley said the momentum for change in all areas at Lincoln had to be maintained. “Let’s remember that more has yet to be done.” Ms Aynsley emphasised the need for a living allowance for students. Students must not be put in the position of having to rely on outside support, possibly from parents, she said. "For many students, there’s a lack of support for the idea of tertiary education — if you also have to fight financially, the odds are stacked against you.”