' "oO ee Ka) 0 gi November 16th, 1984 Dear Other Press, | believe clarification is in order concerning Ms. Musken’s (sic) mis- leading article entitled ‘‘Rock’n Roll vs Sports’’. To begin with, the statement ; attributed to Mr. Kennedy was in fact Mr. Kennedy’s personal opinion and in no way can be construed as D.C.S.S. policy with respect to intramural sports. |. suggest Ms. Musken’s (sic) investigate all aspects of a subject —before she commences writing. Had she followed this sage advice, she would have realized that the Student Society is extremely supportive of intra-mural_sporting events. } The Student Society entered into an agreement with the College whereby the College provided the salary for an _athletics co-ordinator, | Betty-Lou Hayes, who worked in a _ part-time capacity of intra mural co-ordinator. The Student Society, in return, provid- ed a minimum sum of $1000.00 per term for intra mural sporting supplies and related items. This agreement is still in effect and the Student Society has not reneged on this committment (sic) to intra mural sports. Secondly, it ‘has never been D.C.S.S. policy to relegate student activities to categories of importance. | . take exception to comments such as ‘Rock and roll becomes more impor- tant than a student’ s‘efforts to improve our intra mural program’’. As stated previously, the D.C.S.S. has not de reneged on our committment (sic) to intra mural sporting events. It should be noted that Mr. Toor will be attending the intramural conference courtesy of both the College and the Student Society. Negotiations were - commenced and it was decided that the benefits accrued from the confer- ence were worthy of the expenses to be incurred. The full cost of the confer- ence will be provided by the College in conjuction (sic) with the Student Society, the cost to be divided on a 50/50 basis. E | shall take this opportunity to commend Mr. Tani Toor for his in- volvement with the intra murals program. It is through the efforts of individuals such as Mr. Toor that we can provide the students of the College portunities. After all, the D.C.S.S.’s aim is to provide a variety of activities to the membership of the society, thus ensuring a pleasant and productive college career. Thanks, : Ron Huml }. .Dr.Ca aida with greater recreational/sporting op-. Letters Dear Other Press The $150 per month stipend that the N.D.P. Government gave the student nurse was not a great deal of money. However, it did provide the nursing student with funds to provide the basic necessities for the activities of daily living, such as cosmetics, hygiene products, funds for hair and mouth care as well as a bit of pocket money. As soon as the Social Credit Govern- ment was re-elected they immediately discontinued this stipend, for reasons ~ that are not quite clear to me. Perhaps - if they could be encouraged to have another look at this from the viewpoint of the student nurse, they could be persuaded to re-enstate this financial imbursement. Unlike other students in the College, student nurses do not regularly have a Spring Semester break, and there- fore do not have the opportunity to seek employment in order to provide funds for the following year. The Nursing course is a continuous on- going process and the students must apply themselves whole heartedly to their academic endeavours, having that stipend would provide them with a better sense of well being, dignity and self-respect and | feel that looking at the issue in this context, it should be re-instated. Furthermore, the government cut- backs have adversely affected our — - College financial office, and this is. affecting a tremendous number of students who are depending on finan- cial aid in order to help finance their school year. While Julie Steele impresses me as a very hard working, conscientous woman, the staff cutbacks in her department have left her with a workload that is almost unsurmount- able. It has been my experience that an appeal for financial aid has sat in the College files for over a month before it can be assessed locally, and then sent on to the Provincial Govern- ment. I’m sure that Julie sympathizes with the plight of the students, but nevertheless, has to remain unmoved by the pleadings of various students 'to expediate their application. | feel that if there are going to be staff cutbacks in the College, the financial office should be the very last, rather that the first, to have staff removed from. their workload. Audrey Friesen nnabis Dr. Cannabis will answer any ques- tions on lust, drugs, booze or anything under the full moon. Just drop them off in room 1602. Dear Dr. Cannabis | think | have a disease called Americanism. Ever since | read Fitz- gerald’s The Great Gatsby, | have been suffering from symptoms rang- ing from arrogance, to attending Chevy Clubs and being tortured by the’ American Dream. | would like to know where | can find treatment. Victimized _THE OTHER PRESS This page of The Other Press is reserved solely for the purpose of correspondence and opinion. The views expressed on this page do not necessarily reflect those of this newspaper, or the Douglas College student society or administration. All letters and opinions must be typed at a 60 stroke line, triple spaced and bear the name and telephone number of the writer for reasons of verification and validity. The telephone number will not be printed and the name may not be printed ifjust cause is shown. Letters should be no more than 200 words in or and opinion pieces should be under 1000 words in length due to space layout requirements. We reserve the right to edit all letters and opinions for clarity and libel. 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