(~ Once again Douglas College students are doing what they t: nothing. ooh cote fact that ; federal election and possibly a provincial election are coming up is no excuse for student apathy or lack of involvement in the upcoming student society Een apathy has always been. noticeable at fe community college such as Douglas College. However, this is no reason for the lack of candidates for student society seats. ae As of press time, there was no one running vice-president internal, vice-president external, treasurer, New Westminster chairperson, and Coquitlam chairperson. Frankly, we find this behaviour depressing. How do students expect to have any say In how their student activity fees are being allocated, much less a say 1n how the college is run? Do students actually believe that without adequate student representation they can expect student activities such as pub nights, dances, sporting events, not to mention such things as student inbbying groups to fight tuition increases, and budget cutbacks: We know better. : About three weeks ago, 3,000 students in Nova Scotia marched on the provincial legislature and let the government know they were against reduced funding and cutbacks. Regardless tuc hi fight back and influence administration policies. the students, Rave to do is make yourself heard. Go to the student society office on your campus and inquire about possible jobs you can do for your campus. Go to a student council meeting or a multi-campus meeting and inquire about things that will affect students or that may not be beneficial to students. | ; But for your own sake, try to at least learn how the. system works. You'll not only become more aware, but you'll have some say on how the student society spends your $11 each semester. It's your money and you have a right to know what is done with it. But that’s not all there is to becoming involved in your student society. , as In times of financial restraint and budget cutbacks it ts imperative that students are aware of what they can do to combat the rising costs of a post-secondary education and reduced funding. - oe Students of the late 1970's are confronted with a lower quality of education as a result of continual cutbacks and reduced student services. =~ At Douglas College this is a very real problem. Douglas College was built in 1970 as a temporary of what some students may think, they can All you, years, and it is still in existence today. Students at Douglas don’t have some of the services that other colleges or universities are able to provide. For example, students at Langara have student lounges, a permanent campus, and gym facilities. Yet Douglas College has several temporary campuses and no gym facilities on any campus. Douglas College students do have the use of Queen’s Park Arenex, but only when it falls into a strict schedule. : Student apathy is not only a problem at Douglas College, but at other institutions also. Out of a population of 22,000 less than 30 students have attended the meeting during the last three years. , Thirty students in three years. Almost certainly, this portrays the state of student involvement on campuses in B.C. and indeed, in Canada. it It is net a desirable attitude, nor is it a healthy sign. full-time students at UBC, annual general that, they have to be aware and responsible to work on the behalf of the students. - campus, with buildings meant to be used no more than five . They have a duty to serve the students, but in ordertodo , hookstores for $25. by Keith Baldrey _ Douglas College unveiled the first glimpse of the proposéa model of the permanent New Westminster campus at a news conference Monday. The new campus, to be located at Royal Avenue and Eighth Street, is designed to accomodate 2800 full-time stu- dents, and will have the capacity to expand to 4500 full-time students. It-will cost over $25 million. Construction should begin in eight months, according to the ~* architects, Carlberg-Jackson. The campus should be open to students by the fall of 1981. Mayor Muni Evers of New Westminster called the model ‘‘a milestone in the develop- ment of our downtown core.”’ Evers said that he was- pleased with the model, but alsocalledthe parking situation at the campus ‘‘critical’’. “IT think we should look at Dear Editors: It should be considered a grievous insult to the intel- ligence of the entire stud- -ent body, that The’ Other Press after interviewing ‘uy stat iteieane can feel : ave -e ‘ inti your article published Nov-’ | . D.C. in future. Permanent campus will feature windowless buildings and wii | 2 will b truct entirely of Lego blocks. Duplicates of ‘'New Campus Sites’’ can fe bought Se ae additional parking,’’ he said. The model currently allows for 580 parking spaces, all of them located under the cam- pus. Negotiations are presently underway with The First Cap- ital City Development Company for additional parking - spac: near the campus. ; Although the campus will be patterned closely after the mo- del, the exact building plans have not been finalized. The need for more parking may ious departments within the college. ‘You have to look at this model as a very general state-~ ment, with very little detail,’’ said the architects: ‘‘It’s a site analysis, not a final design.”’ The site of the campus covers 6.7 acres, and the land is sloped towards the Fraser River. The college will be built on this hill, which will almost hide the campus’ buildings from view on several main streets. Executive. have representation on the Multi Campus Council. We think, to research the story at lease the campuses should have been spoken to, if not to the Society Glimpse of new campus cause some changes, as will shel final space allocation for var-; - Since only the roofs of the! buildings will be visible, land- scaping will be done on them to create a ‘‘park-like atmos- phere,’’ according to the ar- chitects. A main concourse will also be centrally located in the campus. It will be fed by the main; transportation routes, and will be accessible from all parts of the college. The campus will include a gymnasium and theatre facil- ities. The college has also been given five acres for recreational fields, but the exact site of these fields has not been set. The Pacific Terminals site on! the Fraser River was originally given to the college, but the college will try to obtain land closer to the new campus, according to college planning officer Hank Naylor. representatives, the Doug- las College Student Society, has had little, success, - abating the problem.’’ It is your job to inform the _ Students, so if there is eee mere, but do it rrectly without your own - abundance of apathy inter- : : ee to attack t Only by people becoming involved, can they accomplish 3 pei ids 1979 ‘““DCSS quote, eee phi fla ’Sikcadil hat. Wa Douglas College has’ sine | Douglas College is so wide- Ted Lorenz - : ; pes spread most of the st i i campuses, five of which don’t-realize it, snd cue poss. pera Se Conspiracy ? by Pat Worthington Permanent NW campus lin Crouter, a Surrey represent- Perc teeeme sate setae Thieves broke into the Sur- rey student society office on Thursday, Dec. 8 and stole the stereo that was used to play the music in the cafeteria. At about the same time the stereo belonging to the Rich- mond student council was sto- len by unknown persons. Frank Gilbert, the ex-Surrey student representative, sus- pects a conspiracy. ‘T suspect a conspiracy,”’ said Frank. The drama began when Col- that the stereo was gone. ative, walked into the student society office Friday morning around 8 o'clock and discovered the stereo was missing. ‘‘The campus stereo is miss- ing,’’ said Collin. Bob Tinkess, vice-president internal, reported to Rick Rey- nolds, the campus supervisor, “It’s gone,’’ said Bob. The insurance company was contacted and is now investiga- ting the claim.- delayed - again by Rob Guzyk approved,”’ Graydon said. Construction of the new | Jhere’s always a chance it permanent New Westminste. Might not be, but we have to campus could begin as early as be optimistic.”’ November, according to Doug- “The architect has moved las College planner Wes Gray- from the preliminary design don. stage to the production of ‘We'd like to think there’s a Wotking drawings,” Graydon |’ 20 per cent chance that we'd be S214. demolishing and dewaterin Construction of the new this Nov. or Dec.,” Graydon Permanent campus will - take said. ; : place in different stages known Graydon said approval for 2S ‘‘fast-trucking.”” the college is expected to take This method consists of con- place within the next three to ‘Tactors working on different five weeks. steps before the final drawings are finished. “We figure it’s going to be continued on page two J worn) bepizsiwu jo 203/ yrswi—eesyt 190 snl dC] Ersdarsiqse =o __ thaword batsiuesrnU Yo erns¥ yinowT—zesr4 rortO oT BCCI € r9dmsiqee 79 -