News Library to be renamed Donor Wall announcement at David Lam Campus Annette Martin This Thursday, the largest donation that Douglas College has ever received from an individual donor will be informally recognized at a ceremony to unveil the Donor Wall at the David Lam Cam- pus. The Douglas College Foundation has received $250,000 from Mr. Bill Hughes, former broadcaster with CKNW radio, and host of the Roving Mike Show, which was often broadcast live from the Royal Avenue Campus. Hughes has given his time to many causes and has been a member of the Douglas College Foundation for over 10 years. He believes passion- ately that society should support students who need financial assistance, and while broadcasting his live radio shows he often talked to students about their educational goals and the financial barriers they faced. In recognition of Hughes’ generous donation, and in keeping with a policy of offering donors naming opportunities, the library situated at the New Westmin- ster Campus is to be renamed, “The Bill Hughes Family Library.” The Douglas College Foundation’s fundraising campaign, “Building on Excellence” has focused on raising money and creating partnerships to help the college with a budget short- fall for the David Lam build- ing. However, many of the gifts and partnerships have benefited the college as a whole, and as Bill Hughes stated that his association was in New Westminster, it was decided to offer him an opportunity for recognition focused on the Royal Avenue Campus. A more formal ceremony recognizing the new library name will occur at the New Westminster Campus later this spring when a date has been set. Contest!!! Want to win 4 tickets to the Canucks game on February 26? Then answer the question below, fill out the required bio information and return this form to the Other Press office, room 1020. Contest closes Monday, February 22. Winner will be contacted by phone. o won the first game in Maple Leaf Gardens? Douglas Student Union AGM loses quorum Corene McKay “I'm going to rip my arm off and beat myself with it, that’s how bored I am,” complained someone sitting behind me. We were attending the Douglas Student Union’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). As reflected by the comment above, these meetings can cover rather dry material. On the agenda last week was an overview of executive reports, the ombudsperson report, ap- proval of past minutes, the acceptance of the 96/97 audit, appointment of audi- tors, constitution and bylaw changes, motions referred by the Representative Commit- tee, and policy changes. The reports detail the enormous amount of work done by the student union, and give updates on future plans. If you’ve ever wondered what the student union actually does, pick up copies for yourself at the Student Union Office next time you're in the student building. The minutes, draft audit, and auditor were all accepted without incident. The biggest change in the proposed new constitu- tion and bylaws involves a restructuring of the Repre- sentative Committee. If passed, the committee will include: Executive Officers, comprised of an External Affairs Coordinator, Treasurer, Internal Affairs Coordinator, and a College Relations Coordinator; Representatives, consisting of a Thomas Haney Campus representative, David Lam Campus representative, and three members at large; and Constituency Liaisons, consisting of a Women’s liaison, Pride liaison, Aborigi- nal Students’ liaison, and a Disabled Students’ liaison. At present, 31 out of the 37 people on the Representative Committee are Representa- tives (most of these represent departments, for example there are reps for Theatre, University Transfer, and Physical Education). The changes will streamline the committee to thirteen people. University Transfer rep Nichole Okum says she has mixed feelings about the proposed changes. “I think having less people more committed will be benefi- cial,” she added. Debate at the meeting did not centre on the pros and cons of these changes, however, but rather on whether the liaisons should be representatives (with more hours), and on whether these liaisons should elected by the general student popula- tion, and not just by their constituent groups. These amendments did not pass. The meeting lost quorum before the new constitution and bylaws could be voted on, and despite a frantic attempt by the DSU executives to get people back into the room, the meeting had to end unfinished. Douglas Student Union AGMs have chronic difficulties achieving quorum (a whopping 75 students out of 10,000 must be present in order for the meeting to pro- ceed). However, although all students have paid their society fees ($36.63 for nine credits), and have a vote at the meeting, few seem to want to check up on how this money is spent. The last AGM was held April 14, 1997. Another was attempted August 6, 1998, but quorum was not achieved. One problem is the short time most students spend at Douglas. A Print Futures student explains his absence from the meeting: “With the speed that the DSU makes decisions, I feel that any decision that I was involved in making would not affect me, but students four years after I have left Douglas.” The meetings tend be mainly made up of student athletes, who are encouraged to attend by their depart- ment. “Because we get an athletic fee, they have a civic tesponsibility to support the student society,” Director for the Centre of Sport Recrea- tion and Wellness, Lou Rene the union will serve students now and in the future, the meeting is 4-6pm Thursday February 25, 1999, in room 2201—bring your student card. Legge, explains. Although athletes’ presence at the meeting is not mandatory, their attendance is recorded. However, their presence does not seem to be enough. To help get essential business passed, the DSU is taking some extreme meas- ures to ensure quorum at the next meeting. All in attend- ance will be given a free dinner at a barbecue follow- ing the meeting, and door prizes will be given out. If you wish to have a say in how NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS REGARDING ELECTIONS TO THE COLLEGE BOARD AND EDUCATION COUNCIL Elections to the College Board and Education Council will be taking place at the end of March. This notice is to advise all students regarding the Nomination Process. There are 2 positions for the College Board and 4 posi- tions for the Education Council. The term of office is ONE year commencing September 1, 1999 and ending August 31, 2000. Nominations for all positions must be RECEIVED by the Registrar at the New Westminster campus no later than 4:00 p.m. February 26, 1999. Nomi- nation forms are available at the Registrar’s Office and at the Student Soci- ety Office at all campuses. Elections are being conducted for the College Board to fill ONE seat for female students and ONE seat for male students. Elections are being conducted for Education Council to fill ONE seat for student attending at the Thomas Haney Centre, ONE seat for students at- tending at the David Lam Campus, and TWO seats for students attending at New Westminster. For more information please contact the Registrar, Trish Angus, at 527- 5358. the Other Press February 17 1999 13