7&8 Poetry And Comix 4&5 Arts and Reviews 3 The White Ribbon Campaign Men Help Stop The Violence 11&12 Douglas College Sports AS, 2 Stagecraft Feature ols sos} douglas college's autonomous student newspaper -— since 1976 ee Volume 15 Number 8 by Christopher MacLaren The D.C.S.S. defeated a motion to strike a Discipline Committee against three executive members. The proposed Discipline Committee was aimed against Charles Parker, Vice President Internal, Julian Smit, Treasurer, and Karm Sedhu, Speaker, to examine alleged, questionable behavior in accordance with their duties. Charles Parker has been accused of entering the college premises intoxicated, consuming alcohol in a non licensed area, and directing “racial slurs” at an East Indian guard. Julian Smit arbitrarily signed a contract with an American based company to receive a reader board, and 500 dollars a year, for ten’years, in exchange for advertising without D.C.SS. knowledge or approval. According to Jerome Bouvier, D.CSS. President, Karm Sedhu left a D.C.S.S. sponsored social, of which he was the executive representative in charge. Bouvier also stated that Sedhu was not exposing students from New Westminster, Maple Ridge, Coquitlam, and more filling his position as Speaker effectively. Bouvier spearheaded the motion to strike the committee ”...to resolve the issues that are perceived to have resulted from the actions of the V.P. Internal, Treasurer, and Speaker.” Before the vote was held Sedhu stepped down as Speaker and proposed that the motion be ammended to include Jerome Bouvier to the list. Sedhu refused to publicly disclose his reasons for proposing the ammendment saying only “What's good for the goose is good for the gander.” The ammendment proposal was defeated. Charles Parker feels that Jerome Bouvier has dealt with these matters in accordance with his own personal mandate. “He had the will to speak to other members of the rep committee concerning the disciplinary issue but not the people in question,” said Parker. Parker also stated “He [Bouvier] has taken a lot of the energy away from the society and directed it toward trite, frivolous matters.” Bouvier was shocked and dismayed at the outcome of the vote. “If they’re not going to take account for what's going on, and if the society doesn’t want to make them accountable then fuck it You've got some bitch voting there who doesn’t know what the fuck’s going on,” said Bouvier. Bouvier was surprised at Sedhu’s motion to have his name added to the list. “No one has any idea why he did that. He just doesn’t like me and I don’t like him. Bouvier also feels he has been treated poorly by Sedhu. “I’m saying fuck it to everything because all I get, is treated like shit, [and] abused by a foul mouthed immature little fuck like Karm. If I ever see him somewhere else I will choke his fucking ass.” November 13, 1992 FREE Division Within the DCSS Bouvier went on to say “I’m going to Terry Leonard on Tuesday.....and I’m going to tell him the Student Society has chosen not to deal with it, and I guarantee he'll pursue it.” Terry Leonard, Director of Facilities, said he had no intention of pursuing this matter. “None what so ever,” said Leonard. Julian Smit was unavailable for comment at present time. Vice President Internal Accused Of "Racial Sliurs" by Christopher MacLaren Charles Parker,Vice President Internal, has been under scrutiny for an incident that took place on campus October 16. Parker was accused of entering the college premises intoxicated, and making “racial slurs” towards a security guard. The security report provided by Terry Leonard, Director of Facility Services, stated that Parker was allowed access to the D.C.S.S. office at 1:30 am “...to pick up some personal belongings.” Approximately 2:05 am, a security guard found Parker asleep in his office and ”...a strong smell of alcohol in the room.” The report states that when Mr. Parker was woken and asked to leave “...he responded with a barrage of obscenities and racial slurs directed at the guard, [Ranbir Bajwa] an East Indian. ” Parker admitted to using obscenities, but felt he was being oe harrassed by the security guard. “I did not respond with a barrage of racial slurs, I said ‘I can’t understand a fucking word you're saying ‘”, said Parker. Parker said the reason he came to the college was to find his keys,which he had lost . “| couldn’t get into my house. inking I might have left them in my office I went down to the school,” said Parker. “When I couldn’t find them I grabbed a sleeping bag and planned to go to sleep. A discrepancy in the official report stated that “...he entered with his own key.” Parker argues ” How the hell could I let myself in if I didn’t have my keys?” Parker claims the guard continued to harrass him as he was trying to phone a friend to arrange a place to sleep. 4 “I kept saying just a moment, just a moment, I'll leave, I’ll leave. But this guy was continually being rude to me. I kept saying could you shut up? The guy just kept talking ~ to me and I couldn’t understand what he was saying, ” explained Parker. “Finally I held the phone up to the and asked my friend, who is also East Indian, “ Can you understand what the fuck he’s saying? ’.” > In a memorandum, Terry Leonard reminded the Student Society that the office space utilized by the D.C.S.S. is college property and falls under college jurisdiction. “Consumption of alcohol in non- licensed areas is prohihibited.” According to the security report , “Mr. Parkers’ office was littered with empty pop cans , and an empty liquor bottle.” Parker admitted to being intoxicated, and said he regretted breaking school policy. “1 went in drunk and had a bottle in my bag, or what was left of it. I never should have drank that last little bit. should have just left it in my bag.” Jerome Bouvier, D.C.S.S. “Charles Parker feels his comments were sarcastic, not racist President, feels Charles Parker has not taken responsibility for the incident and needs to be accountable. “Charles wont mention it. He won't say a fucking thing. He wants to ignore it, “said Bouvier. Bouvier also stated that Terry Leonard wants Parker to formally apologize to security. r femy s any ae down to security to see if anything has been done, and there hasn’t. He’s going to be even madder when | tell him that it’s not being dealt with. I’m going to recommend he deals with Charles in any way he thinks is right.” Terry Leonard denied requesting a formal apology to security He also added that he has nothing to do with the internal disciplining of the D.C.S.S. “My response to the Student Society regarding the incident with Charles Parker was a memorandum that you have a copy of. And I have no problem with you publishing it. I have asked for no further action, and nothing else will be undertaken.”