Student

 

by L.C. Di Marco

POSITIONS:

President -- Karen Downey
Aiaz Perez
Herb Hanna
Scott Riley

Vice-President -- Scott Nelson
Marcel Chambers
Carla Crozier
Ronaldo Horvat

Treasurer -- Julian C. Smit
Cathy Schofield

Secretary -- Tracey Harrison

ne Sonny Kisch

 

 

 

Karen Downey: "It is my
belief that experience working with
people is essential for an effective
leadership role. These are some of
the issues that concern me:

1. Funding

2. Services

3. Quality Education

4. Liason between students,
faculty and administration

5. Equality

I have the experience and ‘the
desire to be effective, and with
input and support I can ensure that
student concerns will be recog-
nized and promptly acted upon.
For further information regarding
these issues, please attend the all-
candidates meeting in the concorse
Thursday, March 24 at 12 noon. I
will be more than happy to answer
any questions you have for me
during this week and at the All-
Candidates meeting."

Aiaz Perez:. "l. Lower
cafeteria should be student run and
operated, providing student
employment - a student discound
should be given to provide more af-
fordable food.

2. Educational opportunities
should be enhanced for single
mothers, by lobbying administra-
tion to expand day care facilities, as
well as fund them.

3. Emphasis on the quality of
education. Lobbying for more
courses (especially second year and
summer programs) and to reduce
the cost or books and tuition.

4. Raise the level of internation- °
al consciousness by bringing in °
speakers, having debated focussing’

on issues of global concern suchas:
South Africa, Latin America, Mid-
dle East, The environment, as well
-as examining Canada’s role in these
issues. These are the issues that I
consider to be of primary impor-
tance, for I feel that their im-
plementation will cause nothing
but positive change."

Herb Hanna: "This is the age
of technocrats - I’ll have to ask my
campaign manager to write my
platform."

Scott Riley: No platform sub-
mitted.

Marcel Chalmers: “I am the
best person for the position of vice
because I stand for that which is in
the best interest of the student body.
I would be available to all the stu-
dents at the New West campus
Mon/Thurs for as long as possible
and on Fridays I would be at Maple
Ridge listening to the concerns of
our annex campus. In this way I
would guarantee that the concerns

_ of our total student body would be
heard and well represented.

Among immediate issues that I
would attempt to deal with are:

1. Canada Games Pool (Admis-
sion) - I would wish to meet with
pool officials to discuss the pos-
sibility of lowering entrance prices
and to write up a contract holding
them to a set sudent rate for a period
of time.

2. Transit fares - I would ar-
range a meeting to discuss student
fares for bus and SkyTrain users.
Asa bus user I hate paying so much
it is almost better to drivge a car,
but...

3. Student parking - should be
free for those students who drive to
douoglas. If Capilano and Langara
students have free parking why
shouldn’t we? We have the space.
Why should IMPARK have it? I
want to see students running the
parking lot, and free, (or at the very
least greatly reduced) parking
rates.

4. C.F.S. - The vice is expected
to work with the Canadian
Federatrion of students which gives
us a great many services. Some of
these are Student-Saver Discounts,
Travel Cuts, Swap, and much
more. My stand is for CFS since it
helps us! I feel that we should stay
with it. SO...YOU SHOULD
VOTE FOR MARCEL CHAL-
MERS FOR VICE...VISIT ME IN
THE STUDENT SOCIETY
LOBBY."

Ronaldo Horvat: "If elected as
‘vice, one of my first priorities is to

“create greater clean-up attempts in
the concorse area during college
hours. There are many employ-
ment opportunities within the col-
lege that are presently being carried
out by contracted organizations.
These opportunities should be
given to students in financial need.
The cafetiria is run by a company
that is profitting from STUDENT
sales. The prices are outrageous, so
if elected I will try to make the
lower cafetiria into a student-run
cafe with an espresso bar and pub.
This will create student employ-
ment opportunities while offering
cheap prices. I would be com-
‘mitted to the creation of stronger
support for Douglas College from
external organizations in the hopes
of having greater lobbying power
to promote the interests of students.
Presently the Student Society of-
fice has not been as accessible to
students as I would like. The
photocopying machines in the of-
fice are paid by students therefore

the society office should keep
longer hours so students can benefit
from these machines. If elected I
will keep extended office hours so
all students can have a chance to
voice their concerns to a person that
will listen and act upon those con-
cerns. The present mode of adver-
tising for events around the col-
legee is in definite need of upgrad-
ing. If elected I will make sure that
students will be properly notified
about all issues concerning them. I
believe that students are not here
for faculty and administrat but
rather they are here for students.
Faculty and administration have a
duty to uphold and that is to provide
the highest education standards
achievable as well as improving
student services. I aim to make sure
that these standards are upheld and
where possible, greatly improved."

Carla Crozier: "I am a respon-
sible and open individual who will
work for student needs. My prac-
ticality allows me to debate a broad
spectrum of topics and come to
concise conclusions. The Student
Society needs to be more visible.
More emphasis needs to be placed
on keeping students informed of the
Student Society actions, as well as
those of the Canadian Federation of
Students. I am more than willing to
discuss my stance on issues at
anytime. If you have any questions
concerning the eleddctions, please
feel free to talk to me."

Scott Nelson: "Vote Scott Nel-
son for Vice! Avoiding a strike and
negotiating a contract betweeen
faculty and Douglas College is the
most important issue affecting
Douglas College and its students at
this present time. We must con-
tinue to apply pressure to both sides
for a quick settlement. Issues of
vital importance such as the pos-
sibility ofa strike is where your stu-
dent government can voice your

ociety candidates

opinion. I’ve been at Douglas Col-
lege for 2 1/2 years upon which two
of these have been involved with
the student society, intramurals, ski
club, and other student interest
groups. With your support as vice,
I hope to:

1. Help get a contract settlement
between faculty and administra-
tion.

2. Pressure the gov’t to increase
spending on education.

3. Increase day-care funding for
single parents.

4. Push for campus pub.

5. Bring your interests forward
to senate.

6. Pust for more job programs
which help fund student jobs."

Julian C. Smit: "I welcome this
opportunity to inform you, my fel-
low students, of my background
and experience, and why in voting
for me as treasurer you shall be ac-
ting to elect a trustworthy candidate
capable of faithfully executing the
duties of the office. Prior to attend-
ing Douglas College I was
employed in the Canadian Finan-
cial industry as a corporate banker;
stock, bond and futures broker;
foreign exchange trader and as an
investment portfolio advisor and
co-ordinator. I hold membership in
the Vancouver Society of Financial
Analysts, Canadian Society of
Financial Analysts, Royal
Economic Society (Cambridge
University), Canadian Bankers’
Association; and as a Fellow of the
Canadian Securities Institute. Fur-
ther, I acted as a Canadian repre-
sentative and advisor to both the
Aga Khan Foundation and the Aga
Khan Fund for Economic Develop-
ment. I hold a universtiy degree in
Economics, Politics and
Philosophy as triple-majors. While
at Douglas College, I have acted as
a Health/Dental rep. to the DCSS
and as a Senate member I have

regularly attended numerous Col-
lege committees and the Douglas -
College Foundation and College |
board meeting. I sincerely feel that
with my experience in both the .
financial world and a Senate mem-
ber I am uniquely qualified to co-
ordinate an annual budget of over
$200,000. The treasurer’s office is
one that must be filled by a can-
didate that is qualified, popularity
alone is not enough."

Cathy Schofield: "I would like
to explore the possibility of
employing students in the cafetiria.
I would like to improve student
awareness of the political scene
and of the various activities on
campus and I advocate employ-
ment of funds to the benefit of the
student body as a whole."

Sonny Kisch: "I have par- «
ticipated in school politics before
and I have also been a member of
the work force for 3 years. Having “
attended Douglas College since the
spring of 1987, I am concerned
about: increasing the child care ser-
vices, student parking facilities,
student employment as well as sup-
porting the possibility of getting a .
Pub."

Tracy Hanson: "The gal in the
flying wheelchair is Tracey Han-
son and I’m running for secretary. <«
I have worked in previous settings
in the community as recording
secretary, both office and board of
directors. I intend to put a big "E"
in for effort if elected. Regardless
of who wins the secretary position,
next year’s secretary will certainly ~
be a capable and worthy individual
to assist the senate."

These are the unedited versions
of the candidates platforms. Can-
didates that are elected will be in
office for one year. We hope this
will better enable you to choose the
candidates that represent your *
concerns.

 

  

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