oh a tap nnee ey ee Tee nt meee mg ~~ oe Pt ne ee RNR E See ree Tuesday, December 9, 1980. TORONTO[CUP]-_ Ryerson students can expect a 12.9 per cent hike in tuition next year, according to Finance director P.G. Harry. Students will have to pay $86 more, for a total of $755, next year for their education to compensate for an antici- pated inadequate increase in the provincial government's grant to the institute. Al- though the grant will be increased, it is not expected to cover Ryerson’s budget- ary needs. Harry was told about the rant increase by a ministry f colleges and universities epresentative at a meeting f university finance offic- ers. They were told to ‘‘an- ticpate an increase of be- tween 7.5 per cent and nine er cent.’’ No formal government an- ouncement on the grants [CANADIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS|- The University of Calgary president waited un- til dinner was finished be- fore springing a nasty sur- prise on his guests, mem- bers of the student society executive. He told them to expect about a 12 per cent tuition hike. Student council president Theresa Goulet said she felt the hike will be made to test student reaction. She said vocal student opposition to the increase might have little effect on next years fees but could prevent a similar jump in the future. Tuition hike “increase in fees will affect More hikes has been made. Ryerson student council president John Long thinks it is ‘‘un- democratic’’ for the ministry to tell finance officers before the statement was made. “Tm amazed that it’s being brought up so soon,’’ he said, adding he had only heard rumors of the tuition fee increase. ‘‘SURPI (the council) has asked the minis- try for a study on how an Ryerson’s enrollment before they raise tuition fees again. Our pleas have fallen on deaf ears.’’ Long said he thinks con- tinued increases in tuition fees will limit Ryerson’s enrollment to upper middle class students who can af- ford the spiralling costs. Ryerson’s departments can expect to have reduced budgets next year as well. ‘*So we have to do some- thing or every year it will be the same thing over and over,’’ Goulet said. Full-time undergraduates| currently pay $605 annually in tuition, A 12 per cent hike would raise that figure to $678. U of C students already paid a tuition bill this Sept- ember which was 10 per cent higher than the year before. Goulet said she was also worried by a _ suggestion from the university presi- dent that tuition fees will be set at roughly 10 per cent of the annual costs of the students education and that would mean a 32 per cent increase. Wild blaze terrorizes Ukranian delicacies A noon hour fire at Nel’s Food Services disrupted hot food service last Tuesday on the New westminster cam- pus. According to Lorraine Bonneville, a worker at Nel’s, the fire started after she returned from trying to phone her boss, Earl Wa- gan, to tell him the propane line had frozen. High pressure propane passed through the frozen water in the regulator, start- ing the fire in the burners on the stove. According to Wagan, Bonneville did the right thing by activating the extinguisher then, however, Bonneville said that all of the hot food was ruined, including three dozen pero- gies she had just made. The propane, which also heats the building, was then turned off and cold food was served throught the after- noon while outside temper- atures hovered near zero degrees. ‘“‘We never even closed down,’’ said Bonneville. As finals draw near the library has become too crowded, so this young women has found refuge in a less populated hallway (and so did our photographer) S.S. semester evaluation by TOM SCHOENE WOLF While Douglas College students celebrate the Chris- tmas break, the student society will be wrapping up the semesters business. Kevin Hallgate, student society president, said that most of the major issues, such as possible tuition in creases, will be decided over the break. He also said he believed that a better work- ing environment for the stu- dents was created during the semester. ‘‘I would like people to realize that it takes any organization a certain amount of time to organize itself and become effective,’’ he said. Since this is the last issue of the Other Press for the semester is the time to eval- uate the performance of the student government of Do- uglas College. It is unfortunate that every position on council this semester was filled by accla- mation. Despite this, Hall- gate was given a vote of confidence in a _ motion moved by Richmond chair person Ian Macdonald. The student society consists of many -hard-working indivi- duals who spend a great deal of time involved in student’s concerns. The biggest concern to students was obviously pub nights. Many pub were financially successful, and a great way for students to get to know one another better. The only really negative pub night was in Surrey . when the student society and Barnes Security got the dates mixed-up and as a result no security guards showed up. Damage to the campus was the obvious result. The incident almost cost the students the loss of furthur pub nights. Because Hallgate has a good working relationship with both students and ad- ministration a compromise was worked out that enabled furthur pub nights but with reduced hours. Hallgate wrote a letter to The Other Press displaying his obvious displeasure with the situation and said that the students who caused damage and future pubs would have their student cards suspended. A few pub nights later it was learned that the student society was charging $1 for beer on pub nights when it was legally restricted to charge only 90 cents. This term is layed out in the Special Occassions License issued by the Liquor Control Board.$ Hallgate said that the price change would result in each pub night. ‘Other than legally through the LCB, the stu dent society is not doing anything moralyy wrong ‘by charging !1 ,’’ he said. A recent student issue is the possibility of a tuition increase at Douglas College. Steve Shallhorn, fieldworker for the British Columbia Students Federation (BCSF) told the student society at a multi-campus council meet- ing that Douglas would be hit by a tuition increase before next year. ‘‘The Other Press ran an editorial pointing out that Hallgate refused to comment on the possible tuition hike until after the college board had a definate proposal. Hallgate was frustrated by the editorial claiming that as a result of the editorial he had to make an official protest ‘‘long before it is either necessary of desirable to do do.”’ He did at the time say that he would protest the possi ble increase ‘‘if it is the will of the students.’’ Now there are tuition petitions at most campuses and Hallgate is hoping for 3,000 signatures. Treasurer Ron Burnstad has run a tight budget without going overboard on spending. Operating on a $35,000 budget is it reason- able to expect a surplus of $2,000. Burnstad made budget reports at regular multi- campus council meetings ‘with detailed. break-downs of every pub night, activity or any situation that resulted in expenditures. Earlier in the semester the student society handed out honourary memberships commemorating ‘‘outstand- ing efforts and sacrifices to Douglas College students.’’ Receipients of the award were; Les Brett, former stu- dent society president, Bill Day, New West campus principal, Reg Pridham, Douglas College principal, and Merrilyn Houlihan, stu- dent society business mana- ger. Hallgate termed the pre- sentation ‘‘one of the most pleasurable duties I have performed as president of Douglas College.’’ Looking back at the sem- ester Hallgate said_that the student society is now at the stage where they have be- come an effective organiza- tion. “The student society should be able to become extremely efficient in ex- pressing the views and con- cerns of the students during the next semester.’’