Other Press by Tim Crumley The Ombudsoffice report was based on political bias and rumour, according to members of the Douglas College Student Society. The report, made by Om- budsperson Keith Olstrum, accuses the society of mismanagement and constitutional violations. The report is due to be released today. Jaimie McEvoy, Vice-Presi- dent Internal of the DCSS, was in- censed. "It [the report] lacked suffi- cient evidence and detail, and I think it is a personal attck on four individuals in the Student Society DCSS president Perez feels Ombudspersons questions “irrelevent" | without just cause." "I'd like to know how he found his findings." McEvoy also states that Olstrum has attacked the Society at the expense of his job. "The report contains no men- tion of issues of sexual harrass- ment, racism, homophobia, or disabled issues. There aren’t even any mentions as to complaints about the cafeteria or parking,” he said. "[have had people coming into my office with complaints on these issues, and he doesn’t mention any- thing in his report on any of theses issues. "It places me in the position of having to do the work on my own, or doing guesswork on what the needs of students are." Olstrum says he hasn’t received any complaints on those issues, so he couldn’t write any- thing in the report. "Most of my complaints were strike-related," he explains. The report singled out Presi- dent Aias Perez, Speaker Norman ~ Gludovatz, and Society employee Jennifer Whiteside as principal of- fenders of constitutional policy. Norman Gludovatz, speaker of the Representative Committee, felt that he was being personally attack- ed. "Keith has taken it upon him- self to make his position political and to involve himself in the politi- cal happenings of the Student Society. There is definately a per- sonal bias in the report." Olstrum disagrees. "I have proof for everything in the report. Everything that’s in the report, I have documentation for." "I don’t have anything against anybody. I’m not looking at the people as individuals." The Ombudsperson has had at least one confirmed altercation with the people named in the report, and McEvoy feels this is clouding Olstrum’s judgement. "[The people named] are all individuals he has been seen around the office to have public arguments and diasagreements with on other issues," McEvoy said. "The only person I’ve had an argument with is Aias," Olstrum stated. "That’s an argument which originated out of a concern that I brought forward to him as the Om- budsperson to the President. He didn’t want to hear what I had to say; he told me to fuck off and leave." Perez denies that allegation. "I didn’t tell him to ’fuck off’. He didn’t bring a shred of evidence with him, so I assumed he was ac- ting on his own, and that he was pointing fingers and making ac- cusations just for the sake of making accusations," he said. Olstrum has stated in his report that "the current President has not shown an academic level which is acceptable to the College and there- fore must be questioned as to whether or not he should remain in office." Perez feels that the question is irrelevant. "It’s true that my grade point average was low last semester,and anyone who runs for a position knows that [grades] are in direct competion with the duties of of- fice," he stated. "There is nothing in the con- stitution, or in the policy manual, or anything which states that grades are a part of the job description." McEvoy questioned the Ombudsperson’s professionality. "One of the things that come under confidentialty is grades," McEvoy explained. "For the Ombudsperson to publish a report alleging that some- body has low grades is a violation of that person’s confidentiality." Jennifer Whiteside, Resource Co-ordinator of the Society, said "I would hate to dignify the report with any sort of response other than it’s inaccurate and unprofessional." Olstrum is also the subject of a complaint from Whiteside, alleg- February 26, 1990 photo by Racheal Burnett Speaker Norman Gludovatz says he doesn’t know where Olstrum finds his facts ing that he intimidated her to the point of harassment (see related story). Commenting on the inci- dent, Olstrum said "You can make an issue out of anything if you want to, and if they want to, that’s fine." Gludovatz says he hasn’t done anything wrong. "I have no idea where he gets his information from," he says. "Never once has he come to talk to me about specific incidents of breeching Robert’s Rules. Maybe it’s about time he started talking to people and giving them facts." Olstrum remains adamant about his sources. 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