By John McDonald Calling it an “Okanagan Old Boys Club” DCSS acting president Michael Booth says the student society could pull out of the Cana- dian Federation of Students as ear- ly as next month. “They bounce from school to school and position to position,” said Booth, of the Pacific Region staff of CFS. “You’ve gotta wonder about a lobby group that spends 70% (of their budget) on salaries on three people.” .- CFS is a national student lobby group consisting of 66 member student associations | encompass- The Other Publication Society | has presented a proposed contract agreement to govern a $20,000 loan from the Douglas College Student Society... The loan, ratified at the last stu- dent society SGM, replaces an agreement passed at an SGM in the spring 86 semester that called for the student society to pay the interest portion of a lease agreement the OPS has with the supplier of their type- ‘setting equipment. Some points of the proposed loan ‘contract include: a five-year term interest-free a six month “grace period’ of non- payment before foreclosure OPS loan considered -a guaranteed portion of the OPS ing 400,000 students _across Canada including 65,000 within BC: The DCSS will pay just over $27,000 this year or $7.50 per stu- dent for membership, according to treasurer Chris Lirette. CFS also provides such services as Travel Cuts, a discount travel service, and Student Saver discount goods and services, amongst others. Each college in the Pacific Region (B.C.) has one representa- tive on the provincial executive, which also includes a_ full-time paid chairperson, a treasurer and a national committee representa- tive. Booth acts as the DCSS representative to the regional ex- levy as security -a negotiated discount to the DCSS for typesetting and advertising ‘a guarantee not to use foreclosure threats to influence editorial policy. OPS spokesperson Kirstin Shaw said she thought the loan was a good idea. “Considering the DCSS has such a high cash surplus, it will not hurt them financially - in fact they will be saving approximately $6,000 in. interest,’ said Shaw. Negotiations on the contract will continue at least through the next DCSS senate meeting, Shaw said. — The Douglas College Student Society, in an effort to save you money has provided free phones just out- side the library. Use them and save. Page 2 It's Torture Pages Briefly Page 4 Feinstein Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Inside Box Slow and Sleasy Royal Performance Les Autre Funnies, of course utive. The DCSS, acting on a motion from within the senate, will hold a campus-wide referendum on March 10th to let students decide on continued CFS participation. He said there would be a for/ against campaign conducted _ be- fore the referendum, with both sides receiving equal funding, to make students aware of the con- sequences of the vote. Booth added that CFS would need “ a hell of a lot of improve- ment” before he would vote to stay with the organization. Secretary Janet Blaauw “we're better off without unless you happen to said them, live in Volume XX1I| Ontario.” Treasurer Lirette said that while he thought CFS “has a lot of potential” he had problems with some of the costs and their restric- tive membership policy. The Simon Fraser Student Soc- iety recently cancelled a_ similar referendum in a letter to national CFS chairperson Tony Macerello but added in the letter that. their “criticisms of the national organi- zation remain.” A recent referendum at Selkirk College in the Interior saw stu- dents vote in favour of remaining with the national student lobby group, according to a CFS press release. 1 SSSTULS maa Douglas College DCSS vice-president Michael Booth; senate considering Douglas College’s withdrawl from the Canadian Federation of Students. Mhoto by Rachael Smith Wednesday, February 19, 1987 ‘s Autonomous Student Newspaper Student centre considered Although they can’t offer any fi- nancial support at least one ad- ministrator’’ thinks it would be good for the Douglas College Stu- dent Society to establish an off- campus building. “Quite frankly, I think it’s a good idea,” says college bursar Bill Mor- fey. “It could possibly be a good experience for them and maybe cven a moneymaker.” “I’m sure they must consider it desireable,” said Morfey. “I don’t think it will be possible for them to grow within the building.” “It would quite definitley have to be a student venture,” added Morfey. “We wouldn’t be able to offer financial support.” Morfey pointed to several pro- vincial and federal sources as a way to get the project off the ground. “Anything we could do in the way of helping them we would do,” he added. Student society treasurer Lirette, who consulted college management about their feelings on the subject, said his concern Chris was whether the student society would eventually be asked to va- cate their offices. “Bill Day said there would be no effort to kick us off campus but there would also be no effort to give us more space,” said Lirette. He said the DCSS has looked at several places this year, including the Old Courthouse/Answer Cen- ter site (Carnarvon and Lorne), the former YW/YMCA building (Sixth and Queens) as well as a vacant lot on Royal Ave. with an eye to fu- ture development. Nothing dev- cloped from their considerations, but Lirette added that the DCSS hadn’t a mandate from the stu- dents to move on the matter. “There would have to be a sur- vey done on what the students want and the options open to us,” Lirette said. Lirette added that the DCSS has approximatley $108,000 earmark- ed for capital expenditure, but noted that the fund “wasn’t desig- nated for any one thing.” funding | We would like to apolo- gize to anyone who found the cover of last issue to be offensive. It was not meant to portray violence to women but rather was an example of an artist’s work who’s story was inside the newspaper. Thank You The Other Press There’s a grassroots student mov- ement happening within the per- forming arts discipline, according to Music/Arts senate rep Sandra Glass. “There has been a radical change in the attitude in the performing arts,” says Glass. ‘Music and theatre departments are moving closer together,” says Glass, “and there is a student-gen- erated movement to integrate the two programs.” “The teachers are trying to ignore it,” says Glass, “but I’m — ex- cited about it.” “It’s silly that they are segregat- ed,” says Glass, who will be writing a letter to the department heads to ask them to consider moving the two proecams closer together. _ “Nothing makes more sense than a music student taking one of our _ A new song and dance? dance classes,” says Glass. At p sent the Music and Theatre pr grams are virtually closed, with fe classes available to anyone outsic the program. Another part of the movement will be the charter of a performing arts society, a first for Douglas Col- lege, according to Glass. “Our objective is to provide a student or person off the street wi the opportunity to get involved in the performing arts,” says Glass. “We'll try to provide money ai space for these people to get in- volved.” : The society will try to get funding from the DCSS to hold workshops for the general public at a minimal cost, says Glass. The DCSS will vote on acceptance of the charter at their next senate meeting.