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>> SPOKESPERSON: Students of the University of the Sunshine Coast, thank you for coming
here today in such a strong show of support for our friends; for our future colleagues;
the students in the city universities.
[General cheerS from crowd]
>> SPOKESPERSON: Today is about letting the world know that students from the city deserve
equality with our university and our way of life.
[General cheerS from crowd]
>> SPOKESPERSON: Yes, we’ve got a higher student satisfaction rating than any other
public uni in Queensland
[General cheerS from crowd]
>> SPOKESPERSON: but does that mean that we only care about us?
>> Crowd: No.
>> SPOKESPERSON: Does that mean that we should accept less for city students?
>> SPOKESPERSON: but does that mean we should accept lesser quality of teaching for our
fellow students in the city?
>> Crowd: No.
>> SPOKESPERSON: Our fellow students in the city bear many hardships each day.
>> Crowd: Boo.
>> SPOKESPERSON: Right now, they live with a beach that is less than one hundred metres
long.
>> Crowd: No.
>> SPOKESPERSON: And it doesn’t even have waves. Students of USC, I ask you, will you
stand beside the city students and show them a better way?
>> Crowd: Yes.
>> SPOKESPERSON: Will you help them understand that they have a right to the kind of quality
learning environment and the lifestyle that we enjoy?
>> SPOKESPERSON: Will we share in the freedoms we have to ensure that they too have the best
>> Crowd: Yes.
of both worlds?
[General cheerS from crowd]