Other Press sem ees Bic Wy ’ sae oF pt 2 OR ewe tt aren ene b Keohwres Mondav October 23.15 1989 To All Women Of Douglas Your opporuntunity to express problems you face simply because you are women has come. The Women’s Organizing Commit- techas arisen here at Douglas Col- lege, and has already proven to be ‘a strong one. Recently, the group did some organizing on campus around the issue of CHOICE and attended the October 4th rally held at Sunset Beach. The rally was a success, and many women felt an incredible surge of unity: that finally our voices were heard. However, this is not the only issue the WOC is going to be work- he Other Press | The Other Press is Douglas] © lege 's Democratically run, autonomous student newspaper, serving the college since 1976. A member of Canadian University Press. the paper follows the CUP Statement of Principles and Code of Ethics. Funding for publication comes from a student levy and local and national advertising. Other Publication Society Chairperson * Vacant Members at Large Brett Bonderud Tim Crumley Staff Representatives Rachael Bumett. Vacant Business Manager Steve Nezaticky Office Co-ordinator : Tamara Gorin Other Press Staff Peduction Co-ordinator Matthew. Martin Advertising Manager Vacant News Co-ordinator Marion Drakos: Photo Co-ordinator Dave Baxter Editorial Co-ordinator Vacant Entertainment Co-ordinator John Santics Graphics Co-ordinator Lindon V. SportsCo-ordinator Peter Malacarne Human Rights Co-ordinator — “Vacant Contributors . ; Betty Cheung. Tamara Gorin Dean Kobasiuk S. Michelle Dill Your Name Here Your Name Here - Your Name Here: ~ Your Name Here Your Name Here Reading Collective: You The Other Press is located in the [bowels of the college, room 1602, We love visitors, our pop is cheap, rs we are always looking for new staff ee ing on this year. Other items on our agenda include: O affirmative action policy implemented on campus; using non-gender specific language in classrooms and reading materials; educating the membership about safe sex so that fewer women will be forced to look at abortion as an alter- native; © and many more. We are hoping to expand our group so that we can become more productive and instrumental in fighting for equality for women, on campus, in the work force, and society in general. If you are an interested woman, please forward your name and number to the Stu- D.C.S.S. Executive Criticized Oo dent Society so that we may contact you as to the whens and whereabouts of our meetings. For any men interested in discussing Women’s Issues, the WOC would ’be more than happy to set up a "Gender Equality Workshop" to discuss your concerns. Please let it be noted that the whole purpose of the Women’s Or- ganizing Committee is NOT to put HOT AIR! Air, air and more air. The elected officials to be (i.e. politicians) are at it again. Money, social benefits, taxes and education promises are being born and shot down that a gale is now blowing rather heavily. Would anyone care to count the number of false promises made by politicians, elected or not? If there was a Guiness book of promises, who do you think would down men, or to sit and feel sorry for ourselves. It is simply a group of women tired of being treated as the weaker sex, and being per- cieved as to fragile to think in- teligently. We will not stand for this stereotyping any longer. In Solidarity, Christina Steinmann, Women’s Organizing Committee member VP External, DCSS Dear Other Press: The Douglas College Student Society is an asset to the students of Douglas College. Not only does the Society provide exceptional ser- vices for new and returning stu- dents, it also has responsible personnel who try to ensure the operation runs smoothly and effi- ciently for the best interests of stu- dents. The task of responsibility and efficiency is difficult however, due to understaffing and limited availiable resources. Further, the executive do not always adhere to sound descision-making policy. On Tuesday, October 10, 1989 during a representative com- mittee meeting a decision was made to allocate approximately $26,000 of student money for the purchase of office equipment. This descision was premature and ir- responsible for several reasons. First, the amount of money al- located is extremely significant and should the student populace should have the opportunity to discuss any expenditure of this magnitude with the Student Society. After all, the students support the Society through membership fees, so our input concerning financial des- cisions should be welcomed, in- deed sought aftgr.“It was not. Second, the equipment pur- chases motion was passed during the Representative Committee’s win the highest number of unkept promises, most ridiculous promise ever spouted, longest running promise. What about the false promise supported by the highest number of politicians? Give up...so do I. I admit I don’t know the answers to the above questions, but I try to keep up on matters that would affect my welfare and of the people around me. How many of you voted in the last election? Of those who said yes, how many of you know if the person(s) you voted for kept up her/his end of the bargain? And for those who know, do you regret making your decision? The people of yesteryears had avery g00d practise, that we should re-introduce again, on how to treat representatives that fail their duty. We should begin peaching them. When they start blowing air in public, everyone should take a few peaches and peach the person. LT). I understand what the teachers are going through but it’s the time that it’s happening that’s bad. If the semester is canceled some students who! are transfering (to university) won't be able to. Kym Baily 2nd year Uneversity Transfer. first meeting, which was extreme- ly irresponsible for a couple of reasons. First, the newly elected representativesweren’t present. Second, the elected representatives should ensure that they report mo- tions, such as $26,000 of equip- ment purchases, to the program departments who elected them. They did not. Third, the Student Society has yet to pass a motion to accept the new budget. In other words, there is no budget. In effect the Student Society has not, by procedure, as- sesed the Societies’ financial status. A motion has not been made that allows for the alloca- tion of capital expenditures. Form which area, then is the money coming? Will the Douglas College Stu- dent Society act accordingly and show restraint in the face of such unpecedented capital expenditure policy, and indeed re-assess its des- cision, as to such a time as the Society has effectively explained to the students the rationale behind such large purchases? Rick Shepherd D.C.S.S. Splurges Dear Other Press: Douglas College students will be signing a petition this week in response to the Douglas College Student Societie’s approval of aproximately $26,00 in capital ex- pentitures for the purchase of Society office equipment. In short, the petiton is a demonstration of concern, and the signing students will want an oppurtunity to discuss expenditures of this magnitude before any-purchases are made. Rick Shepherd, studnet and ex-Vice-President external of the Douglas College Student Society, who heads the pettion stated "the Student Society should exercise restraint with vast finacial outlays, until such time as the students can have and oppurtunity to pro- vide their input.” Mr. Shepherd also indicated that the Student Society at one time had by-laws that limited capital ex- penditures to "around $5,000"’ and any amount above that figure "had to be subtstantiated at a Special or Annual General Meeting." this means that consencus had to be reached among a large group of students, and that acxcountability was an issue for the whole socicty. The current constitution and by-laws of the Society was passed at a general meeting in 1988, how- ever, important financial by-laws were left out of the fianl draft. The current by-laws place no finacial limit to the Society’s expenditures. According to Shepherd “theoretically” all of the Socicty’s capital funds could literally be spent in one mecting by a very small group of people.” Further, "a budget has yet to be passed. In ef- fect, they haven’t assessed finacial status.” Sheperd indicated that "a sys- tem of checks and balnces is essen- tial" and the "constitution needs to include financial by-laws to chsure responsible action by the Student Society on behalf of the student populace." He hopes the Student Society “will address by-law amendments at the Annual General Meeting for approval of the student body. Name withheld by request The Other Press adheres to the canadian University press State x1ent of Principles, and because olf is, has the right not to publish aything the staff collective deems ‘0 be sexist, racsit homophobic on warmongering in nature.The ppinions expressed in the Othed Press are not necessarily those of the entire staff.Any letter submis sions {o the O.P. will be printed verbatim (spelling and grammiati- cal errors includedjand must be submitted with the student's full name and student number, with hames being withheld by request Photo Poll photo by: Betty Cheung What do you think about the possibe faculty stike? University Transfer. ‘It sucks! I’m paying them to be here, they (faculty) better be here so [can learn. Chris Weltons 2nd year Photo: Marion Drakos Te 6) We're going to suffer in the long run. The students lose out in the end; but I could use a vacation. Sukhwinder Basra Ist year Office Systems. srike) because teachers are being treated very unfairly (by adminstra- tion). There needs to be an adjust- ment with increases of teachers for students. Adminstration needs to be more aware of faculty needs. Rod Dublin 1st year University ||Transfer. I can see why (the faculty may | .