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Porges gets life

Mr. George Porges has been granted Honorary Life
Membership to the Douglas and Kwantlen Faculty Asso-
ciation for his ‘‘significant, positive and sustained service’’
to the Association. Porges has been’a Douglas College
faculty member in the History department for the past
sixteen years.

In his acceptance speech, Porges said:’‘l feel very’
humble, perhaps for the first time in my life, and proud, but
| am not sure that | deserve such an honour. | am also very
proud to be a member of faculty which has shown the
courage to stand up for human rights if they must be
defended.’’ He urged his fellow faculty members to
“.,.maintain our ideals of human dignity, professional
competence, service to others and civil courage in the face
of the present attack on academic learning and the right of
free speech.’’

Porges has served on numerous committees, among
them the College-Wide Self Study Committe for two years,
and the Representative Council representing Humanities
and Music for two years. He was also elected Ombudsman,
a position he held for one year. by LORI DONALD

Guitar poetics

A tribute in music and ‘\lm, to Spanish poet Frederico
Garcia Lorca is the focus of the April 3, Douglas College
Humanities Institute presentation.

Guitarist Michael Strutt, an instructor at Douglas College
will open the program playing ‘‘El Polifemo De Oro’’, (The
Polypheme of Gold), by Smith-Brindle. The piece is based.
on a riddle-poem by Lorca.

The film that follows, ‘‘Frederico Garcia Lorca: A Murder
in Granada’’, concentrates on his work: his poetry,
drawings, plays and paintings.

Lorca is one of Spain’s most important poets and

|Franco supporters in 1936 he managed to capture the soul
of Spain.

Much of Lorca’s early work is lost as he would recite his
poems from memory, never writing them down. He would
entertain large gatherings with his brilliant poetics and
feats of memory.

Lorca’s plays focus mainly on the role of women in
Spanish society and their relationship to the rest of the
world. Although he believes that women have the right to
‘breath freedom’’, most of Lorca’s heroines are tragic
figures, that either give or receive death.

This special music and film tribute is at Douglas College
April 3 at 12:30 P.M. and again at 7:00 P.M. in Room 2203.
All Humanities Institute events are free and open to the
general public.

Pushin’ up daiseywheels

Funds from the Student Society have made possible the
purchase of a letter-quality printer for use with the four
micro-computers in the Library. This Daisywriter printer is
attached to the IBM compatible computer, the Zenith. Also
available for student use are two APPLE IIt computers and
a second Zenith.

The computers are bookable on a two-hour basis by
applying at the Library’s Information Desk. Accompanying
APPLE andIBM software is available at the Reserve
fcounter; all software is also listed in the Library catalogue.

Survival of the fittest

Can community colleges survive and still provide much
needed services?

This important question will be the topic when three
post-secondary educators speak at Douglas College on

hursday, March 20.

Geoff Dean of the Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Association,
John Dennison of the University of B.C:, and Jack
Finnbogason, past president of the College and Institute
Educators Association speak on ‘‘Community Colleges:
Where Are We Going?’’ at 12:30, March 20 in the New
Westminster campus’ room 2203, just one block from the
SkyTrain

 

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And speaking of jokes...

OTTAWA (CUP)--The
Canadian Federation of Stud-
ents, a national lobby group,
has congratulated the federal
government on its decision to
no longer fund the Ministry of
State for Youth.

In a March 5 press release,
CFS chair Barb Donaldson
said the ministry was useless,
spending $24 million last year
on cheerleading and _ confer-
ences for Tory youth.

The minister has not
spoken for the concerns of
young Canadians, Donaldson
said. ‘‘At least the budget
reflects this.’’

Asked outside the House of
commons if the ministry, not
mentioned in spending
estimates tabled recently,
would survive,..Secretary of
State Benoit Bouchard said a
decision would come by the
end of the month.

“The financial operations
of the government end on
March 31. We will see at the
beginning of April what will
happen (to the Ministry)’’,
Bouchard said.

The national French tele-
vision chennel tva reported
last week that the government
plays to abolish the Ministry

of Youth on March 17, the
day after the national
Conservative convention.

Stewart Braddick, special
assistant to the Minister, said
the 24 people who work for
Champagne have plenty to do,
even though they administer
nothing.

He said he is working on
scheduling, correspondence
(he is the only Anglophone in
the office) and writing and
researching briefing papers.

“We're still waiting for an
announcement from Mr.
Bouchard (on the ministry’s
fate),’’ he said.

 

 

 

 

General Admission:

Students/Seniors

Call 520-5488
for ticket reservations
& information

college visa and Mastercharge accepted

douglas

: $5.00:

The Douglas College Theatre Department
Presents

THE

WOULD-BE
GENTLEMAN

(Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme)
A comedy, by Moliere

$6.00

 

March 14, 15, 17-22 inclusive
8:00 p.m.
Sunday matinee Sunday March 16th
2:00 p.m.

Performance Theatre,

700 Royal Ave.,

New Westminster, B.C.

One block from the SkyTrain!

 

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