Candidates ready By Paul J. Gill The candidates were there but the students didn’t bother. At the all candidates meeting of the Students’ Society elections, a lacklustre performance by aspiring politicians and an indifferent stu- dent electorate made for a quiet meeting. About one -hundred _ students were on hand to hear the speeches of the various candidates although -it appeared that most students were presept..only because they would normally be in the con- course during this time. The controversial Scott Nelson was once again the centre of atten- tion, questioned a number of times about his behavior in the past. Asked why there was no “booze cruise” this year he responded that the society had difficulty procur- ing a boat because of the problems with rowdy behavior that occurred at the event last year. Last year Nelson was one of the people accused of creating a disturbance on the cruise. Paul Davidson, one of the few students in attendance at _ the meeting, repeatedly questioned Nelson about his behavior in the past while President of the DCSS. Nelson avoided specifics in any of his answers. Davidson, asked why he was agitated by Nelson’s candidacy, commented, “he (Nelson) © was ousted once by the students and he thinks his personality will over ride that, how stupid does he think the students’ are?”. When asked about race relations at Douglas College, Anthony (Tony) Balasubramanian a_ vice- presidential candidate replied “I have not in all my time at Douglas seen a whole lot of it (racism), personally I feel that the people who bring up this issue are the problem”. Fiona Cairnes, also running for vice president commented _ that this (race relations) was an issue that had to be met and that better- ing race relations was something that had to be ongoing. Cairnes, questioned about her stand on a number of issues including CFS, refused to make any commitment or give her own opinions on any of the questions posed, rather, she. stated she could not make up her mind until students told her what to do. Presidential candidate Brett Regan Demerais, who circulated an allegedly copyrighten _ state- ment, added color to the otherwise mundane meeting by telling the students that “I must be crazy”. Gene.@. ICk semester. An Apology from the O.P. We here at the Other Press apologize for the break in our weekly service involved with our last issue. Due to the inevitable “burn-out factor” involved with putting out 10 weekly issues in a row our staff was overcome and we were forced to take a week off. We are back with issue 11 and hope to continue our weekly tradition until the end of the The Other Press Billing himself as the “happily divorced and presentable” candi- date Demerais stated <‘the main reason that I am running is if I got the position my tuition would be paid for’. Other candidates at the meeting included Anena Johnston who is running for president, and San- dra Glass who was running for president but has now withdrawn her nomination. Candidates that were unable to attend the meeting were: Petra Bangemann; president, Dominic Brookes; president, Kamal Al- Romeshi; vice president, Shane Polak; treasurer, and Marnie Willis; secretary. — 7 Student Society executive All-Candidates Meeting; half of the candiates and none of the students showed up to hear plat- form speechs. Here Brett Demerais stands in a less offensive pose. Volume XXll Issue X! Other Editorials— That time of the year agian It’s that time of year again when aspiring politicians brave the stu- dent electorate and put their name forward. This years election is interesting only in that it is so boring. Not that there isn’t any controversy, but because the candidates have not done a very good job of campaign- ing. We may be witnessing the return of the most known face (thanks fo the OP) around the college. Scott Nelson who was in almost every issue of the Other Press before (and after) his impeachment by the students is running again. This particular politician who has mastered the trade well could actually be the next Student Society president. The question is how long will he remain in office this time. There is talk of an ABS movement (Anybody But Scott), but will this be enough. Nelson is already involved in a controversy regarding his _per- formance at the Man in Motion so- cial. A complaint has been filed with the Student Society Discipli- nary committee and it’s a shame that it won’t be heard before the vote on Thursday. As for the other candidates, well if you went to the all candidates meet- ing you would know why the paper has had such difficulty covering the campaign. On Thursday, the students will make a choice as to who the govern- ment will be for the next year. Some choice. The Other Press does urge everyone to vote as is their right in a democracy but we also feel for you in the difficult decision that you face. From the Other Press to all the candidates Good Luck, and that goes for Scott Nelson too, for he has made for good cosy. The Other Press Nelson, the sane alternative This election we see that Mr. Nelson is running for President, again. Last semester Mr. Nelson was impeached for willful and to- tal abrogation of his duties as President. If you, being a student of Douglas College, want to vote in a sane manner then vote for Mr. Nelson. He is obviously the best choice to represent you given his past reputation which includes: 1/ ejection from numerous socials, 2/ having all Douglas College boat cruises cancelled forever, 3/ Assaulting a volunteer at a benefit for Rick Hanson. Mr. Nelson is obviously a better choice than all of the other candi- dates, because anyone who is bold enough to run after all of that deserves something. However if I were to mention what he should get, it would be libelous. Personally, I am offended that Mr. Nelson would run after what he has done in the past. My ques- tion is that given his reputation, can he adequately represent the Noe MYA Tar [ia Douglas College's Autonomous Student Newspaper student body of this college? The intent of this letter was not to cast aspersions at Mr. Nelson’s character; it is a critical analysis of the position of President. The President of the Student Society is an elected official who represents the student body. If any credibility is to be given to Douglas College, then our president should be an outstanding member of the soc- iety. Outstanding should not be in terms of past offences. Insulted & Assaulted David Mills Candidate _ spurns photo By David Mills The photographers for the Other Press have come under criticism by presidential candidate Brett Dem- erais, who raised a stir about a photo taken for the Student Soc- iety at the all candidates meeting held on March 26. The photo was a candid shot taken of Demerais at the micro- phone speaking to the audience. “We took several shots of Brett and submitted the best one to the Student Society,” said photog- rapher Nicholas Tanner. Demerais vehemently _ rejected the photo submitted to the Chief Returning Officer of the upcoming election, John Blauuw, and de- manded that a different photo be used. The photo was replaced. Demerais refused an interview saying, “I feel that the Other Press is biased against me, so I wouldn’t agree to an interview.” ; PORVOO HOD SOtOT Trea gers ey