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A U.B.C. student leader has backed
down from his planned penny protest
over student-rate bus fares.

by Jeremy Bloom

Duncan Stewart, Alma Mater So-
ciety external affairs coordinator, cit-
ed timing as the deciding factor.

‘‘The (Greater Vancouver Regional
District) Transit Commission is look-
ing into the possibility of reduced
fares, and will report in May. If we do

Be Re Re OR ee ere ree ee ee EL a...

No fare protest for now

this now, it may just antagonize
them,’’ said Stewart. He also gave
organizational difficulties as a factor
in the decision.

‘I’m ‘disappointed,’’ said Douglas
Student Senate President Michael
Glavin. ‘‘| thought it was a very good
idea. He would have had our complete
support.’

College and university students
used to have a reduced rate, but it
was cut out as a cost-cutting measure
several years ago.

Douglas Notes

Learn while you earn

Douglas College is introducing a comprehensive co-
operative education program in 1986.

Co-operative education is a work and study program
integrating classroom learning and course-related; paid
work experiences. Students who choose the co-op option will
alternate semesters between the classroom and full-time
work placements in a bona-fide employment situation.
Participating students can expect to develop the necessary
skills and confidence for working with other people, improve
their post-graduation employment opportunities and, at the
same time, earn money to help meet the costs of their
education.

Co-op is not a new concept. The first program in Canada
was begun at the University,of Waterloo in Ontario in 1957.
From its small beginning, Waterloo has expanded ‘its.

’ offerings to encompass ten program areas; approximately
8,000 students were placed in the 1983/84 academic year.

B.C. has a shorter history in Co-op; it was less than ten
years ago that the University of Victoria initiated the first
program in the province. As of next year, there will be ten
post-secondary institutions in B.C. offering a Co-op option.

Our program will be unique in B.C. because it will be
student-centered rather than program-centered, in order to
provide work experience opportunities to academic as well
as occupational students. It is the college’s intent to offer
co-operative education options in as many programs as
possible. :

For more information about program offerings and
student eligibility criteria, please contact the Co-operative
Education Office in the Counselling Centre.

Registrar coming Jan 6

Gerry Della Matia has announced the appointment of
Patricia Angus as College Registrar.

Patricia was a school teacher prior to taking employment
at the University of British Columbia, where she worked for
two years in the Department of Systems Services. In 1976,
she transferred to the Registrar’s Office and, since 1980,
she has been Assistant Registrar. Though she will not be
starting her new assignment until February, 1986, Patricia
will be with us for the week of January 6th through 10th to
assist with our Registration process.

Activity room going Jan 24

Services no longer to be provided by the Student Society
from this room will be as follows: 5 cent photocopier,
change service, pinball, foozball, pool, video games, table
games, gymnasium equipment, pop machine (65 cents each)
OR just plain socializing.

GONE: At the request of the Administrators of Douglas
College.

 

     

Student Society president Michael Glavin will not be
resigning after all. The O.P. wishes him the best of luck in
the three remaining months of his revitalized term.

[For the full text of Glavin’s letter, see page 4.]

Old Spaghetti Factory

Your great neighbour

on Jan 8th 1986
Jom us for

2 for 1 appetizers

m our Lounge

 

between 2:00pm — 6:00pm

 

Photo by Brian Bisset