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Shane Kennedy, one of the can-
idates for the treasurer’s position
ould probably talk for hours about
how he disagrees with the Social
redit government's policies.

‘| think the Socreds are wasteful.
nd inefficient, and the NDP are
indecisive,’’ he said.

Kennedy prefers the Progressive
onservative party.

As a council rep this year he
upported a proposal to subsidize
artial. arts classes at Douglas
ollege. Women need a course like
his because ‘‘New West is not a
ery good area.”’

lhe helped out’the Karate club beef
up their advertising.

Like the other candidates for this
position, Kennedy feels council has
had a few problems this year. One
thing he proposed was bicycle lock-
ers.

“Saddle bags, quick releases, and
water bottles have been taken off
bikes this year. They’re doing pretty
nasty things here,’’ he said.

He was also opposed to a motion
that reimbursed the Zukerman’s of
Maple Ridge campus $141.10 for
textbooks lost in a house fire.

“They should have been more
responsible, they had no_ insur-
ance,’’ Kennedy said.

He said some people said it was
like the society was running an
insurance corporation.

.f One thing he did back up the
jf society on last year was their stance
Kore November strike. _

 

One of the candidates running
against a Yes/No vote will be Ron
Huml, the university transfer rep
who introduced the student building

 

| Next year, as secretary, Huml
would ensure that all committees are
attended and that they report their
findings to council. ‘‘I’m very per-
sonable, | get along well with people
_fand I’m just a pragmatic person who
is interested in other people,’’ he
said.

He also says his involvement as an
officer candidate for the Canadian
Forces has given him good exper-
fience in organizing things. ‘’’And
I’ve been a student council member
in good standing for a year,’’ he
said. :

@ Huml, a Criminology student at

 

Ith, 1984.

- Shane Kennedy

When council tabled the proposal -

 

He helped out on the picket lines
when the school closed down. ‘‘You
know those buttons that say Oper-
ation Soldout? That’s totally where |
feel,’’ Kennedy said.

Jack Munroe sold education down
the line,’’ he said.

The biggest problem students will
have next year will be accessibility
to the student society, he said.
Because the school doesn’t really
have an image yet most people just
go to the school, take their classes,
and take off, he said.

He supports increased social func-
tions, more attention to the school
teams, and Jesse Sedhu’s pres-
idency campaign.

How do I know ?

©
Because itis all
<I can See.

 

Ron Huml

Douglas, said council made a major
mistake in backing the Solidarity
campaign last November.

“My feeling is the goals of
Solidarity in respect to the educa-
tional problems were worthy of our
support, however, | believe that it
was a vehicle used by the BCGEU to
further BCGEU’s own aims, and
they basically forgot about the other
individuals affected by the govern-
ment’s~ legislative package,’’ he

«said.

One thing council should do next
year, after the society moves its”
offices to the south side of the
concourse, is hold their meetings
during the free period at noon on
Thursdays, Huml said.

“Overall | think council has done a
fine job and there’s been better
quality debate (this year),’’ he said.
“Our business manager is the heart
and soul of the DCSS, her job is
endless and she performs above and
beyond the call of duty.’’

. Huml withdrew his motion to buy
a student society building because
he was unable to compile all the
Sg and ‘‘the costs were way out of
ine.’’

It would cost about $90 per square
foot, or about $1.2 million for a
building able to hold about 500
people for a pub night, he said.

Huml believes the quality of
education at Douglas College will
decrease when the student popula-
tion increases again next fall.

THE OTHER PRESS-

 

‘Facing two other candidates for
the treasurer’s position is Gerry de
la Garza, currently a social science
representative on the student soci-
ety at Douglas College.

He says the treasurer has ‘‘no ‘set
control’’ over the way council
spends the student levy but it is his
‘responsibility to see the money is
spent where it should be.

   

The position is mainly managerial,
he said, and he has lots-of experience
‘in that field. Accounting experience
is not a prerequisite because the
business manager handles the
‘books, he said.

The biggest problem he _ sees
‘council being hit with next year will
‘be student apathy, and students
should be made aware that the

_ Gerry de la Garza

    

This year’s council should not
have been involved in the November
general strike, he said. ‘‘Although-
the purpose was to protest. the
legislation, which! agree with, | think
the fact there were a lot of political
overtones given to it sort of -hurt the
political sensitivity of a_ lot of
students.”’

“Siding with unions hurts feel-
ings. Some. people did like the
budget and the student society was
denying them rights,’’ he said.

De la Garza believes his three
years experience on council qualifies
him for an executive position with
the society. —

He has worked with, and quit, the
student association: at Kwantlen
College three times since he started
college, and is also a member of the
Young Progressive Conservative
party. °

“‘| did not agree with the policies
of the council (at Kwantlen) and
when the circumstances were such |
was unable to fulfill the duties of my
office. My philosophy is help out or
get out,’’ he said.

He said he would like to see the
society constitution reworked be-
cause ‘‘there are certain minor items
which could be clarified.’’

Membership is definitely an area
ware work will have to be done, he
said. i

 

Gerry

 

: With two years of experience on
the student senate, Gerry Oikawa
‘knows what his duties would be if
‘elected as treasurer. ye
' “1 can’t write a $500 cheque to
myself,’’ he said. ‘“Two people have
to sign it.’’

This will be the third time Oikawa
has run for an executive position.
Last year, he resigned his position
ras vice president only to lose the
by-election to Sean Balderstone.

He wants students to know that
he fully supports student represen-
tation on the provincial financial ‘aid
appeals committee. Oikawa sat on
the group this past year.

Usually they will go through 20 to
30 applications a month, with a
majority being accepted, he said.

involvement in the Solidarity Coali-
tion last November. ‘‘l went to
classes,’’ he said. ;

He said some of the students who
didn’t cross the pickets did so

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Oikawa

He did not support council’s.

because they didn’t know whether
or not their teachers had.

His advice to people who disagree
with government policy is to write
letters to your MLAs and MPs.

He said he would support the
government’s proposed 100 percent
tuition increase, if it was raised by
20 percent a semester.

“| paid $390 last semester, in-
cluding student: society and Other
Press fees,’’ he said.

“I'd be willing to pay $405 in
September.’’

He thinks. the society should

 

seriously look into getting lockers
next year.

The idea of student lockers was
brought up at the annual general
meeting last month. ;

With Douglas College growing
and being in new facilities, lockers
are something the students need,’’
Oikawa said.

Oikawa wouldn’t discuss what
motions he presented to council this
year. ;

“It’s all there in the minutes.I’m
sure everybody’s had a chance to
read it,’’ he said. J