ther ress Douglas College’s Autonomous Student Newspaper since 1976 Volume XIII no. 3 Douglas College's Autonomous Student Paper Election Results by Tim Crumley Students around Douglas will be pleased to know that the official results of the Sudent Society elec- tions are in. The winners are: UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Andrew Burton Norman Gladovatz Jamie McEvoy Cory Moore Collette Purcell Donna Rainford-Moore NURSING/DENTAL Barb Alsop Janet Fors BUSINESS Maria Cruz ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Naomi Takeda MUSIC/THEATRE Michael Cook MAPLE RIDGE Cindy Philip MAPLE RIDGE MEMBER-AT-LARGE Angus Adair None of the positions were contested, and all positions were elected with not more than fifty votes for the candidate. Their responsibilities include representing you in Council meet- ings, where all the descisions . regarding Student Society policy and spending are made. Teachers Vote 75% in Favour of Strike! by Tamara Gorin Douglas College students may be faced with a cessation of classes right at the busiest time of the semester, between midterms and finals. The Douglas College Faculty Association held a strike vote on October 11th, voting 75 percent in favour of going on strike. The Association has served notice of their intent, and has set a tentative strike date of November 6th. "We have tried everything else," said Adrienne Peacock, DCFA_ Vice-President and spokesperson for the negotiating team. "Management has left us no other option. Either Management has to seriously negotiate or we have to strike.” Both sides in the dispute tabled proposals in March of this year. The Administration’s package was their final offer, and the Associa- tion was notified of this on May Cocaine Forum With the use of cocaine and derivatives such as crack becom- ing prevalent in many large North American cities, it is no surprise that cocaine abuse and dependency is increasing in the lower mainland as well. Harold Urstad, will be moderating a public forum November 7 at Douglas College called "Cocaine: Key Issues and Understanding." The purpose of the forum is to explain and discuss the drug, and how an abuser can stop. WE'RE GONNA sTeice EON Is this the future for Douglas College? 30th. The Association seat a letter to the Administration in late August asking if it was willing to negotiate at that time. They received a letter in return, stating that the College’s original position was the one it was standing by. This prompted the Association’s action last month of voting on whether or not to have a strike vote. At that time, 76% of faculty voted in favour of a strike vote, which then led to the current decision to strike. "The DCFA is not prepared to accept any offer from Management that does not concern some move- ment on such important issues as workload, improved job security for contract faculty, salaries, and sexual/personal harassment," Peacock stated in a letter to the College Board. The-“/Gollege’s:: ives. Negotiator, Ross Cameron, was preparing to respond to faculty late last week. "We need to find out just ex- actly what the Association means by ‘movement’. We are in the process of preparing a letter to the faculty at this time, " Cameron said on Thursday. According to Cameron, the ‘Administration is "basically going to listen" to faculty demands if and when they sit down to discuss the situation. Student Union Building Plans Revamped! by Matthew Martin ; This fall, the Student Society are reassessing their plans for the Student Union Building. The building committee decided last month to "scale down from 19000 square feet to 14000 square feet" says Jennifer Whiteside adding that there will still be the same services offered but only smaller and as of yet there have been no specific space alloca- tions. The building will be located off the library with two entrances Student Housing Crisis ! VANCOUVER (CUP) -- A City Council ruling on rented rooms in family houses will decimate low-rent housing stock, Vanessa Geary says. The University of British Columbia student council external affairs co-ordinator says the decision may push rents higher, and reduce Vancouver’s already low vacancy rate. About 105 "secondary suites" will now be illegal in part of the West-side neighbourhood of Kitsilano near the University of British Columbia. Suite owners in the two other neighbourhoods will also have to register with the city and meet building and safety standards, or get shut down. City councillor Jonathon Baker said the policy will cause rents to rise faster. Baker said landlords looking to meet the new building and safety standards can expect to pay as much as $6,000 in renovations. Geary said most suite-owners don’t have the money to absorb the costs and will likely pass the costs onto the tenants. "Or they may just decide not to register the suites,” she said. There is no assurance that (the new zoning) is going to maintain affordable housing in this area, and I think we should e concerned,” Geary said. to the college and is being designed so that additions will be possible in the future. "The main priority right now, is to establish credibility with the college administration as well as the student community and the community at large." The main obstacle however is funding. "The estimated cost of the new building is about $2,000,000" says Whiteside. The committee would like to raise half of the total cost through the $9 student levy and government grants. The other $1,000,000 will come from a bank mortgage. The D.C.S.S. has al- ready raised $110,000 since January 1989 from the student levy. The funding for the day to day running of the building will come from revenue generated from inside the building(i.e. rent). When Whiteside was asked why current students are paying for the building, and would not be able to have the use of it, she replied "Students in September of 1988, at the Annual General Meeting, made along term commitment to fund the building.” Whitside also added that previous students will have ac- cess to the services as well as use of the building during alumni ac- tivities. Construction is now planned to start in September of 1991 and finish by September of 1992. Any studerits who would like to take part in the planning or would just like to know what is happening, are welcome to attend the committee meetings on Thursdays at 6pm. Ask at the D.C.S.S. for the room number. jonal Students Week PRESENTATIONS Exile - Tuesday, October 24, 7:30 Leach, Kwantlen College. repuiing Conada For the Pacific Century - Wedneday, Oc; tober 25, 7:30 pm Room 1717 Speaker: Dr. Louise Ann May Capilano College. Organizing Developmen Projects - Thursday, October 26 pm Room 4245. Speaker: Dr. Barry | 7:30pm Room 4306. Speaker: Jum |