KELOWNA B.C. [CUP]-A provincial government move to make community college boards more ac- countable to the cabinet has come under fire from educators and students at Okanagan College. The Social Credit gov- ernment amended its Col- leges and Provincial Insti- tutes Act this summer so that . government = ap- pointees will number one more than school district representatives. Appointees will also now serve two year terms; while district repre- sentatives will continue to sit on boards for a year. “These particular chan- ges have the result of making the college. boards less accountable to the communities they serve,’’ said Okanagan College student association chair Nobu Ono. The education ministry says the increase of gov- ernment appointees, ‘‘re- flects the change in 1979 to 100 per cent government funding of colleges.” The amendments have been harshly criticized by the B.C. School Trustees Alberta Some changes -In college politics Association, the B.C. Tea- chers Federation a nd the B.C. Students’ Federation. BCSF rebuked education minister Brian Smith for introducing legislation which contradicts the. phi- losophy of community col- leges. They said the changes are destructive to the avconomy of the col- lege boards and their abili- ty to be responsive to the communities they serve. Student association exe- cutive member Stewart Murray said the amend- ments are an attempt by the Socred government to centralize control of post- secondary education under the min istry and cabinet. “‘They hope to consoli- date their control of the colleges by giving their appointees the edge, while paying lip service to ideals behind the community col- lege.’’ Says Ono, ‘‘Smith states that 100 per cent govern- ment funding of the col- leges should give his mini- stry control over them while forgetting where the government gets 100 per: cent of its funding from.’’ faces housing problem EDMONTON (CUP) - Fol- lowing national trends, the university of Alberta is suffering from a major housing problem. . The unofficial vacancy ‘rate has dropped to just over one per cent in Ed- monton. Students at un- iversities in Calgary, Van- couver and Waterloo are also facing critical housing shortages. The vacancy rate in the U or A area was 0.2 per cent in September 1979 and is now ‘‘probably lower than that’’, according to U of A housing registry director Tracy Kuhtz. Kuhtz does not expect a major easing of the pro- blem until next spring. University residences have waiting lists as long as two years. For students who fail to find accommo- dations, the university housing and foods service is operating a temporary emergency relief program. Fifty to seventy five dorm- itory style rooms are avail- able for $6 a night, how- ever students may only stay a maximum of three nights. Prices for available hous- ing have increased drasti- cally in Edmonton since rent controls were lifted. Increases of up to 20 per cent have occurred. Kuhtz said most students must pay $150 to $250 for shared accommodations. One bedroom appartments usually cost from $250 to $400. @ Students turn animal Ottawa [CUP]- {pm an ap- parent effort to make the film Animal House look like scenes from a day care centre, three University of Ottawa students held a . house breaking party, which resulted in the dwelling being condemmed by the university. One occupant of the house said the house was slated for demolition since last Sept." by the U of O Housing services. We threw the party and things got a little out of hand. We ended up saving the university a little hassle with the demolition, ’’he said. the house is being torn down solely because of the dam- age caused by the party. ‘‘Therewastoo much abuse onthepremises, supposedly caused by a party“‘, said Raymond Adler, housing service rental officer. ‘‘This forced us to condemn the building. Thecostof repairs is just too much.”’ The Other Press by Sandra Fox The busing systems available for students at Douglas College involve a choice of a lengthy wait at _a bus stop or a long walk to the campus. For some students, it is both. John Day, of the Urban Transit Authority, (UTA) said on the subject of inadequate busing, ‘“‘When people build institutions, whether it be schools, hos- pitals, or supermarkets, they build where the land is cheap and the land is cheaper where there is no adequate transportation . available.’’ Day would like students to realize that it is not the UTA’s fault for the in- adequate system. ‘Providing a bus route for different areas takes money. The money must come from the municipality and if the municipality doesn’t give out any, no routes will be available,’’ he said. For an area such as Langley, the largest bulk of money for busing must come from the municipality itself. UTA is in partnership with the Greater Vancou- ver Regional District (GVRD) and Metro Transit. The provincial agency provides the vehicles and GVRD provides the bulk of the planning. Day said that the reason for any problem may be due to the fact the UTA has only been in partnership for six months and the process is brand new. An additional problem is the fact that some students live in problem areas. Many people live in areas ~ which are much further away than others. It. is difficult to make a bus route to suit everyone’s liking. Student Susan Shaw is one example. Shaw travels from Haney Inadequate bus systems Page three the college for years. photo by Bill Lingenfelter to the Coquitlam campus. The route involves two transfers and it takes two hours to get home. The Dean of Student Ser- vices says it this way, “‘I would like to see students get assistance in transpor- tation but I can recognize the fact that they cannot open new routes for twenty students.”’ The Dean added, ‘‘Doug- las College has a serious problem with locating dif- ferent campuses. There are zoning and facility pro- blems to consider. The bus routes are all pre- determined.’’ The majority of routes The carefree days are over, as Douglas College have a goodlaughoverthelacklustre bus service thathasplagued based upon the number of students enrolled at a particular campus. The fewer number of people, — the less chance there is of getting a.route, whereas a college with 2,000 students enrolled, will receive an adequate system. In addition, there is a bus pass available to students for $18 a month but the pass is not good for certain areas. The pass cannot be used in Langley, Clover- dale, Maple Ridge or Whiterock. The GVRD are _in the process of redoing and reviewing this, but this process will be a slow one. There would have been dancing... by Julie Valenti The music was loud and continuous- Billy Joel, Nick Gilder, old Beatles, new Eagles jumped and thump- ed through conversations. To be heard was to shout. A beer carrier appeared : : - with consistency, stagger- Howeverthe university says “e ing under cases of Ranier, trying to get through the ‘‘full house’’ crowd to the serving counter without mishap. Arm wrestling com- menced, the Ranier beer train commercial emenated from a table in the centre of the room, a girl nodded in disgusted agreement to her male compan- ion’s story. Later, a session of table’ banging by fidgety fists, ‘‘yee-hahs!’’ and high pitched acreams competed with the New Wave frenzy blasting from the stereo. Cowboy hats were doffed to the ladies, a warm hug was given here, a surrep- titious kiss there. The smell of beer, cig- arettes, cologne and damp bodies mingled heavily in the air. When the doors were opened many headed for the the cool night air and the sweeter smell of grass. An -upraised palm and surprized laugh rejected the offer of a toke, the joint ae eS ee having been boldly, openly brought in. Four blonde first year females giggled in the ladies room, philosophized over the dilemma of a steady boyfriend vs. the fun of flirting, expresses enthusiasm about their courses and instructors. There would have been dancing if there had been a space cleared for it near the stereo platform. The beer ran out at 10:30. Thus went the Student Society’s first pub night in the cafeteria on the New - West campus Friday night, September 12th.