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Dear [insert MP here],

University of Otago is full of intelligent, enthusiastic (not always) young people who are working incredibly hard to get a tertiary education and put back in to NZ society. In two days on our campus we asked students to tell us what they were working towards, how much they have borrwoed to date and how many years it will take to pay off and the results were astounding. There are some HUGE debts owed by students who are going to be our future doctors, lawyers, CEOs, teachers and many more. Looking at the amount of time required to pay back a student loan, it is no wonder they are leaving the country so quickly. 
On behalf of the students at the University of Otago I urge you to consider the impacts of changes to the Tertiary Sector on the young  (and not so young) people of our nation, in particular reductions in funding to Universities and the potential of adding interest to student loans. Please find attached some images of our recent installation for OUSA Art Week.
Yours Sincerely,
Harriet Geoghegan
OUSA President