| GLAVIN GATE Northland f. allure ¢ cau There was not much con- troversy at the Sept. 23 Stu- dent Senate meeting. But it’s early in the year, give them time by Jeremy Bloom ; round startup of pr showing the ropes to reps. Opposition, and eve discussion, was at a mum, However, many hands were raised when volunteers were required, and the new reps appear enthusiastic, and will probably be more vocal in the coming weeks. Money figured prominantly in the discussion. Treasurer Cindy Davis brought in her first budget; at $48,000 a nine per cent increase over last year’s. It was approved with- out opposition or discussion. Also approved without oppos- ‘ition was an $11 requisition for a 16 month Nicaragua Calendar, upon recommen- dation of president Michael Glavin. Glavin also received ap- proval for a $275 outlay to the Humanities Institute, to fund the airfare for Keith Philander, and anti-apartheid activist who spoke at the college Sept. 26. The Humanities Institute, or- ganized by two Douglas facul- ty members, will be present- The Douglas College Stu- dent Society executive has decided that a_ possible $16,000 loss does not warrant the attention of its own sen- ate. John McDonald The $16,000 in question is the uninsured balance of $76,000 worth of thirty day term deposits, the student society has on account with the financially troubled North- lands Bank. The Canadian Deposit In- surance Corporation insures all accounts to a maximum of $60,000. However, no mention w. made of the situation to the would become source of fund- re we can. get em the better.’’ He also expressed concern that jthout Senate subsidies, the ould ‘‘fall under the in- fluence of the administra- tion.” The first signs of discussion erupted over the proposed purchase of two new type- writers for student use in the library. According to Social Science rep Larry Fairfowl, a study last year indicated that the four typewriters already in use are quite adequate to meet student needs, except at the few peak periods when all the last-minute assignment typers converge on them at the same time. In spite of this, it was decided to go ahead with the purchase, in order to better meet that peak period demand. Full blown controversy then erupted for the first time in the meeting. The contract with the Canada Games Poll for free use of the facilities has to be signed by the end of the month. This service actu- ally costs the Student Senate $1.80 per use, or $10,000 for the upcoming semester. Glavin obsrved that his ex- senate through the executive reports or in the Fall ‘85 budget during the September 23 senate meeting. Three of the executive were aware of the affair as early as Sept- ember 2, the date control of Northlands passed to the In- spector General of Banks. The $76,000 in term de osits was deposited in lands in early June by ident Michael Gla assumed the pgsftio _as penditure was extremely high - 20 per cent of the Senate budget. In fact, the pool expenditure is the second largest item in the budget. There was some concern ex- pressed at this rather exten- sive subsidy of a small group of students by the student body as a whole. Student reps Katherine McDonald and Al Russell, on the other hand, said they used the pool several times a week, and knew many students who were very pleased to have the facility. Secretary Wayne Schmuland proposed a com- Other Press Douglas College’s Autonomous Student Newspaper — — Glavin claimed the r 2ason ‘C ent Susan ‘ ated that. ‘“We’re e iot trying to cover thing'up’’. She added that ©¢‘didn’t think it was portant’’, but admitted that “they didn’t want to start a mass riot’’ by disclosing the information. Treasurer Cindy Davis and ex-Secretary Ron Huml were unavailable for comment. Newly. elected Secretary Wayne Schmuland denied any knowledge of the affair. ‘‘I mise: whereby a user fee, possibly of 50 cents, would be collected, with the Senate providing the difference. It was decided to appoint a committee which would sample student opinion, and come up with a recommenda- tion before Sept. 31. Upcoming events which were discussed included a Nicaragua relief project, coming. in November; the Famine Relief project October 15 through 21; and donation of money to an Acid Rain group, which was deferred. ight S.0. have not been made aware of any account that | know of’ said Schmuland, but added that the term-deposit situa- tion was something ‘‘that | would like to know about’. Ex-speaker of the house, Matthew Owers, ‘whose term ended on August 31 did not recall the original transfer of the term deposits but added that the fund-freeze should ‘definitely have been presen- ted to the senate’’. Marg Fartaczeck, Univer- sity Transfer Rep. said ‘‘1 think it should have been number 1 on the agenda’. Business Manager Merri- lyn Houlihan explained that the funds in question were transferred during an execu- tive meeting over the summer. The initial deposit was - ~~ $50,000 from the capital fund with the balance from various other accounts, on the sug- gestion of the Student So- ciety’s auditors. Glavin says that he is con- fident that the uninsured bal- ance of $16,000 can be te- covered by appealing to the C.D.I.C. for ‘‘hard ship status as a non-profit society. ‘‘ would say that the chance of it not being returned is neg- ligible’’, said Glavin, but ad- mitted that ‘’The chance is there’ for its loss. He reasoned that ‘‘it is in the interest of both the gov- ernment and the chartered banks not to let the depositors lose faith’. Candidates confirmed Candidate Wayne Schmuland has been confirm- ed as Secretary in the Sept. 19 Student Society election. “1 see the position (of secretary) as basically non- political,’’ said Schmuland of his 117 vote victory over rivals Paul Gill and Shelley Zwarich. . Gill was the only member of the F.A.S.T. slate of candi- dates to be denied the elec- toral nod. Returning officer Marilyn Houlihan reported 275 votes cast with 26 rejected votes. The rejections are caused by a ballot marked with anything other than pen or any symbol other than an X. Houlihan considered the e- lectoral response apathetic saying, “With all the cam- paigning that went on, the poor turnout is surprising.’ In the house representative elections every candidate was approved, with the exception of university transfer hopeful Jon Zuccolin. There will be a by-election on Oct. 10 to fill the vacant U.T. position as well as one representative position in the Health/Dental House, one in the Business House, and a surprising four vacancies in Music/Arts, a situation called “’strange’’ by Houlihan. “You'd think they would get involved considering the amount of funding they re- ceive from the Student Society,’’ said Houlihan who added that there has never been a Music/Arts Represen- tative in the three years since the Student Society switched to the house system. For information concerning nomination forms and election rules contact Marilyn Houlihan in the Student Society office. Deadline for nominations is Thurs. Oct. 3 at 2:p.m.