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turning from 2nd St. onto
Royal Ave. in the parade to
celebrate the move to the
new campus Dec. 8.

Perhaps the failure of the
car engine as it headed tow-
ards the new building sym-
bolized the direction of post-
secondary education in B.C.

About 300 students and

personnel and 25 cars trek-
ked from the old McBride
trailers to the new Royal site
despite cold weather and ap-
proaching final exams.

Most cars bore signs like
‘“‘Geography,’’ ‘‘College Bo-
ard,’’ and ‘‘Douglas College
Student Society.’’ A few slo-
gans were political, like
‘Support students, not Soc-
reds,’’ and ‘‘$40 million for
the building, how much for
the students?’’ which comm-
ented that the budget allows

 

The green 1966 MG
stalled and refused to

for only enough classes to fill
half the building.

Although 12-2 p.m. classes
were announced as cancelled

some classes like Con Rea’s
Psychology 200 were held in
that timeslot.

When the trek reached the
new campus, the college
band inspired some informal
dancing and acrobatics.

EDP’s vehicle, disguised as
a computer, won a trophy for
‘‘best decorated car.”’

College President Bill Day
said ‘‘thank you’’ to those
who participated and then
the trekkies drank beer, part-
ly at the Student Society’s
expense.

‘“‘We were short of ideas on
what we (could) have down
(at the new campus after the
match),’’ said Student Soci-
ety President Tim Shein.
“It’s rather boring to have

-Trekkies March To
Half Empty Campus

free hot dogs (at McBride)
and then get (to Royal) and
have. some” more free hot
dogs.”

When students took the pol-
litical posters off the cars and
taped them on the railings on
the concourse, Student Soci-
ety rep Les Pandak tore them
down. Shein said it was bec-
ause ‘‘they didn’t get permi-
ssion first.”’

Unlike the drivers with anti-
cutbacks posters, the Stud-
ent Society car lacked polit-
ical slogans. ‘‘I don’t think it
would have been the time
and place,’ said Society rep
Stewart Woolverton.

 

 
 

Photo by Sean Valentini

 

 

The Prime Minister of

Canada graced Douglas

College with his

presence as students

trek to the new campus

 

 

 

 

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