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provinces are completely
different from B.C., we
would only use Ontario for
comparisons.”’

Terry Clement, one of
Thompson’s assistants, said
that the ministry took data
from many different sour-
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of the information, pub-
lished since Thompson’s
decision in January, indica-
tes that the Ministry of
Education may have been
wrong. ‘‘There are a lot
of unanswered questions,”’
said Clement. ‘‘We are
now in the position of
determining whether the
program is needed or not,

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because of the additional
information we have.”’
Thompson and other mini-
stry officials will be meet-
ing with Bill Day and
college staff, next week
to discuss and conclude
the matter.

Day has set March 3lst
as the absolute deadline
for a decision.

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report to the Executive that
we passed (the) referendum
with only 20 people pre-
sent.’’

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dents a nationwide political
voice and organization.
Membership in the CFS
also entitles all full-time
Douglas College students to
the International Student
Identity Card, which gives
students discounts at hotels
and restaurants, at home
and abroad. CFS is also the
force behind the current
anti-cutback campaign _in-
volving students from ac-
ross the province (including
Douglas).

also passed at the AGM
was a new constitution. The
old constitution had under-
gone several revisions.
“‘We are not changing any-
thing (in the constitution)
other than removing a pap-
erwork bureaucracy,’’ said
Hallgate. ‘‘They (the Pro-
vincial Societies Act Office)
are unaware of the constitu-
tion we are using, and we
are unaware of the consti-
tution they think we are
using.’’ i foore

In fact, the Student Soc-
iety did make two altera-
tions to the ‘constitution.
Under section2E, an addi-
tional purpose of the society
is the phrase ‘‘to promote
the principles of equality’’.
This addition brought on:
®References to he/she will
now be alternating through-
out the constitution bet-
ween she/he and he/she.
(The student society had
originally proposed to
change all cases of he/she
to she.)

Of the decision, Hallgate
said ‘‘Women are fighting a
battle to become equal in
our society. It is our job to
ensure that the students of
DouglasCollege are equal.’’

The audit was also pre-
sented at AGM. Student
Society Treasurer Tim
Shein said there is a sur-
plus this year of $3,000. It
will be used to help furnish
the Student Society area at

4 the new campus.

Elections for Student Soc-
iety positions, to be held on
March 26th, with nomina-
tions closing on March
15th, were announced at
the meeting. Hallgate said
he and most of the current
student council will not
return next year. ‘‘Even-
tually we have to grow up.”’

The last contested elec-
tion forstudent Society posi-
tions was a few years ago.

For more information on
the election, phone the Stu-
dent Society at 522-6038 or
talk to the business man-
ager Merrilyn Houlihan at
the McBride site Student
Society between 8am and :

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