February 18, 1980 The Other Press page three by Dan Hilborn The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Douglas College student society will take place Thursday, Feb. 28 at 21:30 in the New Westminster campus Cafeteria. the society, said that there are 13 amendments to be introduced at the meeting but added that the most important one may concern the Other Press. The student newspaper is hoping to pass an amend- ment which would give them an additional five percent of the student so- ciety budget, which accor- ding to Other Press busi- ness manager, Dave Hayer, will enable the paper to keep afloat. Also to be included in the meeting is an auditors’ re- port which will be presen- ted by society treasure, Carolyn Steinson. Steinson also released a revised budget for this semester this week. Due to constitutional by- law, amendments passed VANCOUVER [CUP]—The University of British Co- lumbia’s board of gover- nors is refusing to make any special provisions for Iranian students who want to transfer to UBC from U.S. universities. The board defeated a letter requesting the spe- cial provisions to senate (which sets admission stan- dards). Student board | member John; Pellizzon said he proposed the mo- tion so senate could be made aware of the concerns expressed in a letter from Simon Fraser University’s Student Society. The SFU Student Society letter requested special provision be made so Iran- ian students suffering har- rassmenht in the U.S. could study in Canada and charged that UBC had ac- tively discouraged Iranians from attending the univer- sity. But UBC administration president Doug Kenny said that Iranian students have been treated like any other foreign students studying in the U.S. He said UBC’s policy is to disallow foreign students to transfer from Les Brett, president of motion Feb. 5- to refer a_ by the Special’ General Meeting this fall, the spring budget passed by council and published in last week’s Other Press, has been declared: uncon- stitutional. A new budget has been drawn up and will go to Multi-campus Council on Monday, Feb. 18. The proposed budget is: Office Admini- strationn $10,000 The Other Press 9,250 Services 4,500 Activities 4,500 Conference 2,000 Contingency _ 3,050 Richmond 1,100 Surrey 1,100 Clubs and Associations . 1,100 Langley, Maple Ridge, Agnes St. and Newton 500 New Westminster 0 Coquitlam 0 Neither New Westmin- ster nor Coquitlam campus may receive student society money until they have re- presentation on the student society. Iranian students do not rate special privileges according to UBC govenors plete their studies there. “And Iranian students who are bonafide students are not being hassled in the U.S. | don’t think they (the authors of the letter) are talking about students,’’ he said. SFU student society pre- sident Bill Goodacre said Feb. 6 the UBC Board’s response was not. sur- prising and repeated his charge that the university has discouraged Iranian students from registering at UBC. “‘If that’s not discouraging people from applying, | don’t know what it,’’ he said. Goodacre said UBC’s in- sistence on enforcing its regulations strictly ‘’ is more than just a passing bureaucratic situation.’’ The decision is yet ano- ther form of harassing Ira- nian students, he said. But Goodacre said he will not send a letter to the senate but added that the SFU student society exter- nal affairs officer will send a further letter protest to Kenny later this month. He said he did not send a letter to the SFU administration because it had not discou- raged Iranian students from applying for transfer. ’ Amendments at AGM, Feb. 28 ‘All right I’ll play the Osmonds-everyone likes them , ‘ie says DC disc jockey. Apathy attacks students by Rob Campbell Perhaps you’ve noticed the posters in the various cafeterias and hallways of Douglas College offering to students an opportunity to participate in the actual functioning of the student society. Unfortunately, as wit- nessed by the response the society has received, there is a growing amount of apathy in the student body. What is needed for New Westminster, Coquitlam, and several other campuses are five students per cam- pus to act as student re- presentatives. At the present time, New Westminster and Coquit- lam are operating with no student reps. This situation is not allowing students full access to the student so- ciety. Widespread student ap- athy is not, however, con- tained to just student so- ciety business. Pubs, tournaments, and dances being affected by a lack of student participa- tion. For the position of stu- dent rep the student society is looking for people who are willing to serve as a go- between for students and _ society members. “‘There’s more work in- volved but they don’t have to give up their life to being arep,”’ said Hallgate. For those interested in participating in the deci- sion-making process of stu- dents by students and for students, stick your head into any of the student society offices. They’ll be glad to help you. -Garden Centre If you are presently em- ' ployed, or seeking employ- ment, in a garden centre, Douglas College has a course that may interest you. The College is offering a four-evening training course for garden centre retail clerks, on the Langley Campus, starting February 19: The course has been de- signed to teach garden centre personnel how to give effective customer ser- vice, and includes instruc- tion in horticultural skills, plants and products on the market and offers solutions to common garden _prob- lems. Classes will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is: $30. For further information contact the Langley Cam- pus at 530-5138 or Admis- sions at 588-6404. CAMPUS REPS WANTED Earn extra money by introducing the GRAD CREDIKIT SERVICE to your fellow graduating students. No ACTUAL SELLING; NO INVENTORIES SUPPLY KIT PRO- VIDED; EXCELLENT REMUNERATION. Contact: , H. Hoff GRAD CREDIKIT SERVICES 516 Eglington Ave. E. Toronto, Ont. ; Ma4P 1N6 the U.S. until they com- eee . Phone 481-5637 y a