October 14, 1986. Page 2. The Other Press On September 29,1986, the Douglas College Student {Society Senate met for the first time in the 1986-87 school year. The senate con- ‘Jsists of the Executive and Representatives elected in the Sept. 18 election. Although the meeting was long, a lot of business was completed. The Student Society’s budget for the fall semester was approved, with mor€é “money _ being spent on_ things’ for the students in general than in past years. Among the items discussed at the meeting was _ the purchase of a pair of Jumper Cables. These cables will be available at the Security Desk on the main concourse for_students_to_borrow_when they have car troubles. Also passed was a motion to donate $300.00 to the Event magazine. Event is a creative writing —‘ journal published through the college and_ has recognition throughout North America as a_ high quality literary magazine. The Student Society will be selling tickets for the “Rock for Brains” concert at the Commodore Ballroom on Oct. 16. This three hour concert is being put on by the Simon Fraser Student Society in order to draw attention to the problems afflicting Post-secondary education in B.C. Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased at the Student Society Office. gained > Student Society Update The Student Society also decided to put $500.00 to- ward a campaign to place ads on the buses pointing out the problems with Post- secondary funding and in process, making funding a major issue in the upcoming Provincial election. UPCOMING EVENTS: October 16: - Student Assistance Task Force (Lower Cafeteria, 12:00 - 15:00), Rock for Brains (Commodore Ball- room, 21:00, tickets $5.00 in Student Society Office) 22: - Election Day 31: - Marketing Club Social|| (Advance tickets only: $3.00 each or 2 for 5.00). International fee increases OTTAWA (CUP) -- For Sulley Gariba, the last five years have been unex- _ pectedly difficult ones. ~Gariba, ~ who arrived from Ghana in 1981, came to Canada with many ex- - pectations shared with other international students. “Because of Canada’s colonial heritage, a tolerance for other cultures, internal divisions of it’s own, in- ternational students choose to come here rather than go to the United States or another traditional western country,” Gariba says. But in 1982, increases in differential fees were placed on international students in Canada. The surcharges and new fees, Gariba said, quickly destroyed some of the impressions interna- tional students had of this country. _Acording to Gariba,_ in- ternational students already have enough difficulty try- ing to adapt to Canadian life. “The most profound em- otional problem is one of loneliness,” Gariba said, ad- ding life in a new culture, a heavy workload and_ few friends can compound the problem of high fees. “T see all of these problems as connected,” said Gariba. “Many students can adjust to the fact that they are lonely, but the high fees and other money problems can make everything very stressful.” Rising differential fees are acting as a block to students considering education —_in Canada, says Jim Fox of the Canadian Bureau for _ In- temational Education. new CBIE_ report shows foreign enrollment in the country’s post-secondary schools has fallen in the last four years. “In 1982, 37,000 there were international students in Canada,” said Fox, who expects that number to drop to 27,000 this year. “There ‘is something in Canada that is _ deterring students from coming here. We think differential fees are a key reason,” Fox said. The CBIE_ reports that while foreign enrollment has dropped, proportional increases have been found in other countries such as Great Britain and France. “Students were hit very hard by © differential fees, and now they tend to choose other countries,” said Gariba. “I’m sure many students have made plans to study elsewhere.” Fox said provincial gov- ernments introduced charges for international © students because “there is a suspicion that they are being subsidized for their educa- tion here. There is also a strong orientation that they can afford to pay more.” Ontario and Quebec, which attract the greatest number of international students, also charge the highest differential fees. In students A: face Ontario 1982, increased these fees by 125%. Manitoba provinces that don’t charge international students extra fees. Differential fees at the University of Toronto are among the highest in the country. An __ international student in a full-time arts and science pays about $5,000 per year, while a Canadian would be charged $1,450. In engineering, the charges are 8,073 and $1,677, respectively. Elizabeth Paterson, direc- tor of the International Students Centre at U of T, said other costs are con- tributing to the drop in in- ternational enrollment. “T think it’s costs overall. I am certainly noticing that the cost of tuition is an im- portant factor, but other costs, such as housing and the cost of living, are also high,” she said. “And we must also re- member that economic problems at home _ con- tribute to these problems,” she said. Fox said the drop in in- ternational students has caused many schools _ to reconsider their policies. “Many universities are realizing that international students can be a hitch,” he said. “And not just for money. They ~ contribute about $100 million to the Canadian economy, but they contribute a lot more as and | Newfoundland are the only } Transit Continued from page 1 cerned, it’s an issue of polit- ical censorship,” she said. “The Transit Authority doesn’t mind running advertisments for Expo, yet Expo is being used as an issue in the election.” Although the ads pertain to the upcoming election, Scott Nelson, president of the DCSS feels the campaign has managed to remain un- biased. “We are not as_ anti- Socred as it. was alluded to in (SFU — student newspaper) the Peak,” he said. “It is not our position to support the NDP or any other political party.” “We want people to ex- amine the policies of ‘each party and vote for educa- tion,” said Nelson. “That is what this whole campaign is about.” Since the refusal by B.C. Transit to run the ads, the CFS has decided to turn to the airwaves instead. “We will be running ads on CKLG for four weeks, starting on October 7,” sai Fartaczek. ne adver- tisements will basically be. the same as those that were turned Transit.” down: by "BIC: ‘Are you covered by AW ee hospitalization at the present time? And if so, what kind and how much?’ len 5 ! S arn 7 so GT . é . + + f 7 ee ty 75 wh 7 ee $i cee eS Ah ’ “ ne a ee “ pL j +4 ; Nelson Continued from page 1 still there. We haven’t heard from the “Big Boy” at the top for quite some time, but when he heard that some of | the colleges and universities were thinking of pulling out (of CFS) all of a sudden the phones started ringing - I think they’re trying to save their jobs. OP: You’ve been associated with the Athletics depart- ment and their failed attempt last year to pull out of CFS -and re-direct the funds to their department. Does this have anything to/ do with that? NELSON: It has nothing to| do with it although I agree with their proposal. OP: If the referendum is successful, does that mean we will see a corresponding’ decrease in our DCSS activity fees at registration? NELSON: The funds will be redirected into the new organization to create jobs and services within B.C. OP: Do you have anything you would like to say to CFS? “a NELSON: Yeah. I want to cut off the pipeline to CFS and tell them to ram it. ee motte A oe +