OTN FG mp — ae eingge, Sa A me a a pannempiapuammmenecs hry ETERS TRAP EEME Spa EE aan February 1, 1985 PAGE 3 News Mudslinging Every election campaign, it seems, involves a certain a- mount of mud-slinging and slimy politics, and the recent by NORAH HOLTBY student society’ by-election was no exception. The contro- versy began on January 15 with {he appearance of a large campaign poster featuring a drawing of a female cheer- leader with the words ‘’Vote for Brad’” written across her breasts. The poster was torn down by a group of women who objected to the poster on the grounds that it was sexist. “Pederson is using a wo- man’s body in a crass attempt to secure student support,’’ said an unidentified member of the group. ‘‘There is no reason why he has to use a scantily clad woman on his poster. It had nothing whatso- ever to do with his cam- ign.” ene don’t understand why they are so upset,’’ Pederson said in response to the attack. “| didn’t see anything wrong with it. | was trying to get the athletic students to’ vote for me. | thought that a cheer- leader was a good symbol for sports. | thought that it would be alright considering that it was a girl who drew the poster for me. | am_ also annoyed about the fact that | wasn’t consulted before the poster was taken down.”’ The women claim that they complained about the poster to student society president Jesse Sedhu, who gave them permission to remove it. According to Sedhu there isn’t any written policy re- garding election posters, how- ever the student society has adopted the B.C. Status of Women’s ‘‘Rights of the Fe- male Student’’. There are clauses in the statement of Rights which protect students from sexist advertising on campus. ‘Seeing as there isn’t any policy about complaints about election posters, | would be the correct person for stu- dents to talk to if a sign was to be removed,’’ Sedhu said. Pederson was not the only candidate who experienced difficulty with his campaign. Another vice-presidential can- didate, Susan Woods was the object of a cruel practical joke Two days prior to the election the student society received two posters that had been removed from bulletin boards around campus. Un- derneath the heading ‘’Vote for Susan Woods’’ someone had written sexual slurs a- gainst Woods. ‘4’m very upset,’’ Woods said. ‘‘! have been working hard on this campaign and | have been trying to run on my own merits. It is unfortunate to think that this type of thing happens at a college level.’’ “This happens every. elec- tion,’’ said Jesse Sedhu, ‘‘the student society will have to look in to the situation and establish a campaign policy to prevent this kind of behaviour in the future. No money theft here Recent reports that the Douglas College student soci- ety lost a sizable sum of money to an adventurous thief have proven to be false. Merrilyn Houlihan, student society business. manager, said this week the report of a theft of over $650 was pre- mature, and the result of a bookkeeping error. The story of the stolen money managed to make it into a local paper before Houlihan was able to discover the mistake in the books, and the police report has now been closed, she said. The student society would not normally keep that a- mount of cash in their offices at any time, Houlihan said. But the reports of theft are increasing at Douglas College over the past. month and a half, and Ken McCoy, direc- tor of site services, warns everyone to watch their. be- longings. Don Radstaak memorial The Don Radstaak Mem-: orial Bursary Fund has been established by Douglas Col- lege. Anyone wishing to make donations should make cheques payable to the “Douglas College Student Trust, Don Radstaak Fund’’ and submit their donation to the Accounting Office. Don Radstaak, Adult Basic Education Faculty, died sud- denly last week at the age of 32. He will be missed by his loving wife Kathryn Teneese and their children. A ‘‘Memory Book’ is being assembled in the ‘Adult Basic Education curriculum _ field base for presentation to Don’s wife. Anyone wishing to ex- press condolences to the fam- ily or to contribute to this book in any other way should contact Judy Murray in Room 4200, local 4200. marrs elections while projects. One of the most helpful women at Douglas College is retiring today after spending nearly ten years helping students get messages to their instructors, talking about personal problems, and giving sup- port to people trying to accomplish worth- Mary Eady, the- smiling face in the humanities department, will be spending Mary Eady takes her retirement the next few months preparing for a well deserved vacation before contemplating one of her many hobbies. A long time supporter of students, Mary Eady will probably still be around Douglas College, visiting with her many friends, and helping some of our more forgetful instructors remember their appointments. Have fun in Hawaii Mary. Grovelling for money B.C.’s_ three universities will go to battle for extra funding dollars next year if provincial government. ap- pointees get their way. Victoria [CUP] Officials from the Universi- ties Council of B.C., a mediat- ing body between the govern- ment and universities which doles. out operating grants, wants to create a pool of money for which universities will have to bid. The UCBC proposal would force the universities to give up a small percentage of their operating grants for the pool. The amount would only total $3 to $5 million a year per university, says UCBC mem- ber Lee Southern. The successful bidder will likely be a post-secondary institution with special pro- jects but arts and humanities studies would not necessarily be at a disadvantage. “Universities run in cy- cles,’’ he says. ‘‘In five or six years, we may be using the fund to support social sci- ences.’ Southern says the -pool would provide funding for both new and existing pro- grams and enable universities to gain back some money they have been losing as a result of decreases in provincial op- erating grants. ‘‘In the last two years, the government has reduced uni- versity operating grants. The UCBC has asked the govern- ment to arrest that erosion and maybe increase. the grant.” Though the government wants to emphasize programs promoting economic recovery and job opportunities, Southern says the fund will ultimately benefit all universi- ties. “It will help the system adjust to the changes in the budget, and to adjust it in a way that will help the transi- tion into the system ahead.’’ Some administrators are al- ready worried. Says Bob McQueen, University of Vic- toria vice-president of fi- nances: ‘‘If we’re going into another cut in the budget, which it looks like we are, | think we’re going to need every dollar we can get.’’ The B.C, government has warned the universities to expect. a five per cent de- crease in funding next year.