Vice president external

by Pat Worthington

Jim Fisher, Vice Presi-
dent External (VPE) at
Douglas College, sees
himself as officer between
the college and outside
influences.

Fisher’s job is to ‘‘im-
prove relationships with
the student society and
outside agencies such as
the B.C. Student Federa-
tion, the National Union of
Students, and the civic
community.”’

Though still, as he says,
“getting the feel of the
office,’’ the VPE is already
working on plans to ‘‘re-
move the apathetic attitude
on the part of the students
by getting people involved
with the student popula-
tion.”’

Fisher says the big reason
apathy is such a problem at
D.C. is because students
are here for just one or two
semesters. Consequently

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Society pubnight mak

by Tom Schoenewolf

Douglas College Student
Society’s (DCSS) pub night
on Friday had a record
turn-out which led to a
profit of $679 for the
society.

At a dollar a drink, 100
cases of beer and many
bottles of liquor were gone
‘by 10:30 p.m. Over 400
people took part at one
time or another throughout
the evening.

Kevin Hallgate, DCSS
president, said that the
surplus was a first: for
Douglas College.

‘I’m not sure whether
it’s because of planning or
because of beer, but if it’s
the latter then we should
have as many pub nights
as possible before the beer
strike ends,’’ he said.

Hallgate also said that
the student society is not

they develop ‘‘no sense of
identity, of belonging.’’

People aren’t impressed
with D.C., Fisher states.
Perhaps, he hopes, when
the permanent campus is
built the students will dev-
elop a sense of pride that is
lacking on our current
makeshift campus.

One area where Fisher
sees a potential source of
interest is at pub nights.
Though in the past pub
nights have suffered from
a lack of attendence the
VPE feels that, with the
college’s newly decorated
cafeteria, pub nights could
be a lot of fun.

‘“‘No one can say it’s
drab,’’ states Fisher em-
phatically.

. The VPE would like to see
‘‘theme’”’ pub nights at the
college. People enjoy
dressing up, Fisher says,
and would come out in
greater numbers to gra-

out to make a direct profit
on college activities, but
that ‘‘the surplus does help
out ‘the activity fund.’’

Representatives from the
College’s drafting club are
holding a pub night in
Richmond on Friday from 2
to 6 p.m.

The club has already
purchased 40 cases of beer
and was present at Mon-
day’s multi-campus meet-
ing to apply for additional
funds for clean-up and
security.

Council decided 40 cases
of beer was not sufficient
for a pub night. A motion
was then passed that the
DCSS would buy extra
beer, and the profit from
the extra beer sales would
be used to pay for the
clean-up and security (ap-
prox. $100). The remain-
ing profit if any, would be

fiti nights, film nights,
and hallowe’en nights.

Fisher reports a lot of
people have gotten involv-
ed with the New Westmin-
ster student society this
semester although interest
lags at other campuses.

Many people think work-
ing for the student society
involves a massive amount
of time and energy. This,
Fisher relates, is simply
not true.

‘Students would have to
go to a few meetings and
work a half an hour to an
hour a day,’’ the VPE says.

Fisher is a fourth seme-
ster student at D.C. and is
enrolled in the _ science
program. At present: he
has no career plans.

“For a successful and
meaningful year at Doug-
las, involvement in student
activities is essential,’’ de-
clares Fisher.

es profit

given back to the drafting

club.
Odds n’ ends: a hiring

committee will be estab-
lished by DCSS_ for the
purpose of hiring a cashier
and possibly a pub mana-
ger.

e The committee will
consist of Hallgate and
campus chairpersons.

e Hallgate has asked his
council members to con-
sider nominations for Hon-
orary Memberships. The
memberships will be awar-

ded to persons that have-

helped either the student
society or the students or
both.

eHallgate will be meet-

ing with campus chair-—

persons in order to draft a
fall schedule of events
which will most likely in-
clude a DCSS sponsored
dance on Halloween.

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