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; e. 9 This year in school? My
loan comes zext year. Work-
i | j ; ersta i i ] i E ing for the paper was a wild
Tae e experience money can’t buy.
i (hic) Seatings Greasons!
Open Letter to Richard ‘ |
Moére election will occur, ot be-
Dear Mr. Moore: fore nor after.

I find writing in the paper to
address your open letter to

me in the November 25, 1982

edition of The Other Press, is
not the best forum for corres-
pondence. However, you are
the one who chose this for-
um, so I will respond accord-
ingly. :

In your letter you mention-
two main points, one concern
ing the position of Ombuds-
person and the other the pro-
posed advertising policy for
the College.

I shall deal with each separ-
ately. Before commencing,
however, I must say that you
appear to be an individual
who has a difficult time in
understanding simple situa-
tions. Despite this, I will dis-
cuss the two points that you
mentioned, if not for your
benefit, then for the benefit
of the students who read the
article relating to your con-
cerns.

The position of Ombudsper-
son is a separate position en-
tirely from the Student Socie-
ty Executive positions. The
Student Society Constitution
does not state anywhere that
the executive or myself must
call a by-election for the vac-
ant position of Ombudsper-
son. The election for Ombud-
sperson is scheduled for the
Spri at i th

         
 

 

Disarmament, Mr. Laine, is
not a utopian dream or a rad-
ical’s cause. It is an entirely
plausible solution to a prob-
lem that plagues every mem-
ber of the human race. An in-
formed and active citizenry is
the key to the solution. Per-
haps, Mr. Laine, you are
willing to meekly accept’ the
extermination of every living
thing on this planet, but
there are many who are not.
Please refrain from criticiz-
ing what you do not under-
stand, and writing on what
you know nothing about.

Respectfully Yours,
Dave Christian
First Year Arts

One point that you have ne-
glected to understand is that
we (the Student Society)
were elected to represent the
students and are zo¢ out to
shaft them. It is not a viable
solution to call an assembly
every time a decision has to
be made. Thanks anyway.

Your second point, the Ad-
vertising Policy, zs mot well
taken. This Policy will not be
a censorship Policy, but it
will require that any postings

that do go up, have prior

approval. The Policy also al-
lows the College control on
what is posted. The main
fear is that we do not wish to
have materials posted that
are contrary to College and
to Student Society policies.
As an example -- the Student
Society has a policy against
sexist and racist materials.

As a parting comment, I
want to assure the students
and yourself that the Student
Society is not out to shaft the
student population. As Stud-
ent Society President, 1
would like to say that the
council members and myself
are doing our very best to
help the students and we are
certainly not in these posi-
tions for our health.

Tim Shein,
Student Society President

 

 

shit

Hey! Have you noticed that
shit hanging from the ceiling
in the library and other
places? What the hell is it? I
assume it’s insulation of
some sort, but why is it ex-
posed like that? And why
does it move around in the
air currents?

It’s bad enough looking up
and seeing the wallpaper end
-a foot short of the ceiling,
leaving. the plaster and
leaving the plaster and gyp-
sum board exposed. But I
don’t see why we should
have to be exposed to what
appears to be an alien life-
form hanging from the area
above our head.

_ Has anyone checked this
stuff out? Is it a potential
health hazard or what?

Speaking of health, did you
know that the College water
tested by the chemistry dep-
artment has a p.h. of 9.5?
Rip your guts out or what? So
how about asking somebody
about this stuff, eh?

 

‘locate that garbage’

Dear Students,

I’m sure everyone has
cruised through the new
campus by now. But have
you looked up and admired
those fantastic skylites yet?
And how about looking
down? --No, thosé tiny burn
holes in the carpets, and
cigarette butts smeared into
the cement are not part of
the design; and no, the
garbage in the elevators and
on the washroom floors are
not included in the original
plans. O.K., now look up a
bit ’cause I’m sure your neck
is aching from looking down
at a// those burn holes and a//
those butts and a// that
garbage! Take a walk in the
cafeteria and look at those
wonderful new tables and
chairs.. No, those trays and
dishes are mot part of the
decor. Tired of looking?
O.K. then, listen:

As mature students of a 40

 

million dollar campus, there
is absolutely ”o reason why
we cannot treat this structure
with the respect it deserves.

Smokers: take the time to
find an ashtray.

Oscars: locate that gar-
bage can.

Eaters: tray trolley’s are
situated all around the cafe-
teria; use them!

Due to the cutbacks, the
caretakers need all the help
they can get from us. as
students, so take into con-
sideration the above state-
ments. We have a beautiful
campus so let’s make it
something to be proud of.

Thank you for your time,

E. Alanna Whitley

Vice President, Douglas
College

Student Society

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Craig (his last name remains
a mystery)

This year has been alright,
though I don’t spend much
time here. You see, I’m only
enrolled in non-credit music
courses. But these courses
have been great. I never
could get such an education

college looks good from the
outside, but I hope it doesn’t
change the community col-
lege. After I’ve learned what

I intend to do, it won’t matter
whether I have learned it in a
portable classroom or a $40

million dollar campus.

 

 

 

 

on so little money. The new -

answer an Other Corner
Question.
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Tom Boer
i was happy to see the new

college open but I wish I
could have devoted more
time to school work this year.
I see the future as ‘‘tough
times’’ (I know it’s a cliche)”
for community colleges and

am interested in following
the issues.

 

Gerry Oikawa

I am sure you're wondering
why my picture is here and
the photo credit says all pic-
tures by Gerry Oikawa. It’s

just that the problem arises
when all the students of
Douglas College refuse to