April 1st to April 14th, 1982

  
 
  

 

The Other Press

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Volume 12 Number 6 April Ist to 15th. 1982

 

‘The Douglas cose woo newspaper serving New Westminster Cccuiens,
“Maple Ridge and Agnes St. campuses. |

 

 

 

by Ian Hunter

“If we don’t do it now we
could be in red hot water
~by July’’, said Douglas
College President Bill Day

of the recommendations
‘that will be brought to the

College Board tonight re-
garding tuition fee hikes
and the cancellation of sum-
mer school

All of the academic
courses, of an already min-
imal summer semester,
may be cut and tuition may
go from $12 per credit to
$14 per credit. Short term

months are also expected.

About 500 students will
be affected by the cancella-
tion of the summer courses.
Kwantlen College, Langara
and Capilano College also
have very few summer
courses. Gerry Delamatia of
Student Services said that
‘‘for some students, the
only time they can go to
school is during the sum-
mer.”’

In anticipation of im-
pending cuts, Day says,
“‘we have to start closing
off blood vessels... to ig-
nore the intent of the
government is tantamount
to insanity.’’

Day roots his beliefs (of
the government’s intent to
cut back on funds to Doug-
las) in a March 23rd meet-
ing of B.C. Council of
College and Institute Prin-
cipals, at which Dr. Grant
Fisher, Deputy Minister of
Education in .B.C., an-
swered questions submitted
to him by the principals.
Day took notes of Fisher’s
comments.

Fisher’s major point. was
“the educational system as
a whole, andthe post
secondary section of that
system, will be held to a
total increase of not more
than 12 per cent.’’ Fisher
added that some budgets
may be ‘‘marginally in ex-
cess of 12 per cent’’, which
would mean that other bud-
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lavoffs.during the summer)

At the management com-
mittee meeting, Day ex-
pressed his concern that the
government will not be
giving the college enough
funds next year to operate
at this year’s level of ser-
vice. Day told the com-
mittee that they can expect
to see a 10 per cent
increase, far below what
the college needs.

“Tf all the employees in
this institution, including

management, take no in- |
crease, there will still be a -

three per cent difference

_between the money we .
have to spend and what we —

need.’’ Three per cent of
the college budget is more
than $400,000.-

Cutting summer school
would save from $45,000 to
$60,000; and hiking tuition
fees would maintain tuition
as five and a half per cent
of the budget.

Day said that he was
assured by Fisher and the
ministry that the increased
operating budget for the
new campus will be covered
but that ‘‘money -given to
one institution can only be
provided at the expense of
reductions to other institu-
tions.’’

Fisher also emphatically

stated ‘‘the capital budget
is in grim difficulty; no
contracts are being issued
at this time.’’

University transfer cour-
ses may also be in jeopar-
dy. A study on university
transfer programs by the
Ministry of Education says
that ‘‘SFU specifically is
able to absorb additional

lower-division students (on-

ly) if the number of foreign
students is reduced. This
matter may go to cabinet.”’
Day said near the end of
the meeting that this is
“the first little bit of what
we shall see more of in the
future.’’ He also said that
‘“none of us feel good about
reducing students’’.

continued on

What the new campus will look like,
For what it looks like now turn to last page.

Election Results E

by Chris Page

After the votes were
counted from the March
22-23 student election, Tim
Shein became the new
Douglas College Student
Society President. He will
take office in September
this year.

Of a total of 180 votes,
Shein received 123 to Jack
Crich’s 57. As there are
3200 students at Douglas
College, the turnout was
less than six percent. ‘‘That
low turnout is like an insult
to those guys after they
offered their time to the
student body’’, commented
one student.

After the election, Shein

seemed relaxed and con-
fident about his new posi-
tion. He also avoided say-
ing anything controversial
in an interview last Thurs-
day.

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~ Tuition Hikes and Biek
summer Offerings Ahead

 

 

 

 

 

He has no specific plans
at this point, but he feels
there may be some prob-
lems for students because
of the move to the new
campus. Pub nights may
have to be held in a small

photo by lan Hunter

 

Student Society President

_-elect Tim Shein...
relaxed and confident

ection Results

cafeteria there, and Shein
thinks students ‘‘could have
a problem finding their
classes.’’

Devoted readers of the
Other Press (all eight of
you) may have noticed that
relations between the paper
and the Student Council are
strained. Shein believes
they will improve: ‘‘The
Student Council should
work with the Other Press.
| don’t see any problems.’’

After he graduates from
the Marketing and Person-
nel Management program
in 1983, Shein hopes to
work in ‘‘anything that has
to do with business, some-
thing in sales or person-
nel.’’

Also in the same election,
students approved Steven
Blecic as ombudsperson.
The position of vice-presi-
dent and treasurer were
previously filled by accla-

mation. ie