The Douglas a stu- dent society will try to spend their $40-60,000 trust fund when it holds it’s Annual General Meeting sometime by Dan Hilborn in January. Sean Balderstone, pres- ident of the society, and a music student at Douglas, said that the society would like to purchase a building or facility near the New - Westminster campus for use as cheap student housing _and possibly a pub. Balderstone admits the trust fund itself is not enough to cover the cost of a building, but added that they were looking into alter- ate sources of revenue. e refused to comment on the alternate sources -may be. - Another item Balderstone hopes to discuss during the AGM is an increase in the honorarium society execu- tive receive for their work on the council. Currently, the president and other executive mem- | bers are refunded the cost of _ their tuition. “‘Tr’s not worth it,’’ said -Balderstone, who claims the - executive ‘‘spend thousands of hours a week’’ on student business. Balderstone feels that the students at the college do | not know how much work is | involved in being an execu- | tive member in the society. “We don’t just run Pub _ Nights,”’ he said. “Students need to be _ aware of the issues concern- ing them,”’ he said after he ‘_was elected to the society. Free legal advice is offer- é in the society offices twice a month for students who wish to use it. The society's lawyer is available to discuss any legal problem students may _have, as long as the student has arranged an appoint- _ ment with the society’s bus- -imess manager, Merrilyn Houlihan, Balderstone said. Other services the society offers to students are free swimming at the Canada Games Pool, free use of electric typewriters on the second floor of the library, i »? photocopies for only a nick- el, intramurals, an activity room (Room #1606) with video games, cards, and board games, the student handbook, the Canadian Federation of Students discount catalogue, financ- ing of clubs and associa- tions, as well as two scholar- ships given out each year. ‘‘The student society is not responsible for the Other Press,’’ Balderstone said. An education action week was sponsored by the soci- ety prior to the Operation Solida arity picketing that nearly closed down the col- lege for three days in Nov- ember. Balderstone also asked Terry Nash of the Nuclear Disarmament committee to speak to students after a owing of the film ‘“‘If You — Love This Planet’’ in Oct- -ober. ““We were going to run a film series featuring popular feauture films, and docu- mentaries in the new the- atre,’’ Balderstone _ said. However, administration was reluctant to let the soci- ety use the new facility be- cause of possible damage from students. ‘“‘The Other Press should run a story on the different services we provide,’’ he said. ‘‘We offer thousands of services, if anyone cared to find out.’’ Some of the activities the society has been involved in have brought the ire of some . of the college’s more con- servative students down on Balderstone. Gerry Della Matia, dean of student services at Doug- las College, said earlier this year that a group of students’ came to his office to discuss the legal rights of the soci- ety, as outlined in their con- stitution. He refused to comment on what specific questions the students had. Balderstone said that he heard rumors around the campus that he was allowed to run a tab at the College Place pub in New West- minster, rumors which he emphatically denies. “‘T don’t even drink at the College Place anymore,’’ he said. _.Balderstone said that. if any students have questions about the society’s activities should bring them to the society's open meetings. Several times this year he has spoken to the members of the college’s administra- tive board about what he perceives students concerns to be. “‘Students are the hardest hit of anyone,’’ he told the board when it appeared that the college was going to be DOUGLAS COLLEGE’S AUTONOMOUS NEWSPAPER behind picket lines in Nov- ember. ‘‘The labor climate affects students in a short term basis.”’ The society defended the cont. on page 2 CFS discusses money You paid for it. You have the right to know what went on. As reported in the last issue of The Other Press, by Ian G. Lyon Paula Gledhill and Gord Bryan represented this col- lege (Douglas) at the Cana- dian Federation Of Students (CFS) conference in Ottawa. Among the topics dis- cussed during the eight days of seminars and caususing included: Travel CUTS - the nation- al student travel agency; SWAP - Students working Abroad Program; CFS Information Resource Service. It was recommended that Travel CUTS strive to obtain a higher profile and enhance its services to students. Suggestions _ regarding SWAP included that there be more publicity directed to smaller institutions, that an attempt be made to increase the number of destination countries, imiate an invest- igation regarding the feas- ibility of establishing perm- anent accomodations and facilities in London and to lobby the federal govern- ment into removing the cur- rent age restrictions in the program. Regarding the CFS Infor- mation Resource Centre there was only one major recommendation and_ that was that there should be a greater amount of promo- tional materials. CFS is the only national federation of students in the world. Power is in numbers and the CFS is striving to use their numbers to ad- vance the opportunities and protect the availability of a quality education for all who wish to use it. Student society opens books for all So you want to know how much of your money the student society spends on paper clips, do you? The Douglas College stu- dent society financial re- cords are open for viewing to al/ students at the college. The. only stipulation is that interested students must give Merrilyn Houl- ihan, the society business manager, at least 24 bus- iness hours of notice. (Three days, real time.) dent society is located in room 2320, behind the stu- dent lounge, near the sec- ond floor cafeteria (right beside the Other Press). The business hours of the society are 8:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, closed for lunch between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. Arrangements can be made to open earlier or stay open later for a_ special needs student or situation. All student society meet- ing minutes are posted on the bulletin outside of the second floor cafeteria.