Dec. 6, 1977 CAMPUS page 5 myrtle. (Not to be confused with ‘‘the great snow storm of 1975’’) and accounts of accidents and traffic jams will be talked about for at least the next five years. People driving into ditches, telephone poles, each other...streets, bridges and tunnels closed...dinged fen- ders, head-on collisions, 17 car pile ups...mass chaos in the Lower Mainland of B.C. 5 It seems ridiculous that such a small amount of snow is capable of paralyzing so many people, but it happened and it will happen every time we get a snowfall. People here know that snow is inevitable at least once each winter, but ‘they refuse to prepare themselves for it and I can’t imagine what reasoning is behind their lack of action. As for the people who do prepare for a snowfall, at least with a good set of snow tires, maybe even studded, well, most of them haven’t got a chance with the other drivers on the road. There are the numerous cars abandoned in the middle of the road to watch out for, the business man with the Lincoln who is sliding down the wrong side of the road, sideways, with his foot down hard on the brake and a death-grip on the steering wheel, the housewife with a station wagon full of groceries, kids, and a dog, who has the accelerator to the floor and is moving at the speed of one centimeter per hour and that’s the depth of the hole she’s digging with back wheels. There’s the macho type in the four by four who is equipped to drive through Alaska with no trouble, but he’s got a chance to show off a bit, so he’ll execute perfectily controlled four’ wheel drifts around corners, that is until he comes face to face with our previously mentioned businessman. ‘Everyone has heard a story of a Yankee who comes up to Canada looking for Eskimos and igloos, and we seem to maintain a very smug attitude about their ignorance. I wonder if any of those ‘‘dumb Yanks”’ happened to see how we Northern Snow People handle a storm. I also wonder how many proud Canadians saw any film footage of the same storm in Oregon. They got considerably more snow probably Canadian tourists) the traffic was moving smoothly. Picture an American listening to a news broadcast from Vancouver: ‘‘...and traffic is a state of disaster after a 10 centimeter snowfall earlier today, R.C.M.P. are advising that no one should attempt to drive; do not leave your homes.’’ Now the U.S.A. is not too familiar with the metric system of measurement, so some misinterpretation could be possible...‘‘Hey there Paw, y’all hear ’bout that there blizzard up in Canada? Must be ten feet a snow.”’ horses; so’s they can get thru the snow.” Richmond expands the best, but it is more than adequate. We haven’t had complaints from any of the by Marianne McKave The Richmond campus is It will become known as ‘‘the great snow storm of 1977”’ than we did, but in most cases (the exceptions were. ‘Yah, Boy, that there is why they all have their police eS one of the more rapidly ex- panding of the Douglas Col- lege campuses. This year has seen the unification of the campus in one building, as well as the growth of atten- ding students. ‘*The whole atmosphere of the school has changed,’’ said Pat Major, education planner at the Richmond campus. ‘‘People really seem closer. I think that the new lounges upstairs and downstairs give the campus a very casual atmosphere.’’ In general, the Richmond campus is situated in a very small-area. “I think the Richmond campus is located in a good area,’’ remarked Don Porter, dean of instruction. ‘‘It’s not students.”’ “In terms of revision, the one-building design of the Richmond campus is under long-term planning, as the other campuses, including Surrey, New Westminster and Haney, are first in priority.’’ In the Weisman report, it was being considered that the Richmond campus may eventually end up as its own self-contained college. Ac- cording to Porter, there has been no serious discussion on this issue as of yet. We are not anticipating any major changes at the campus in the near future,”’ Porter commented. ‘‘At pre- sent, the structure is working fine.’’ College magazine? It looks like Douglas Col- lege has a slim chance of getting a magazine, if the proposal by Bill Burnham is any indication. i A meeting between Burn- ham and representatives from the student council, administration, The Pinion and the Other Press was held to discuss whether a maga- zine was needed on the cam- pus. During the meeting on Wednesday night, Burnham said that as well as being a practical learning device for students and a source of information a magazine would also be a vehicle for exposing talent. Typicalcouncilmeeting by Keith Baldrey The student council *of Surrey campus clashed with the executive student council in a meeting held Monday November 28 in New West- minster. Geoff Nash, Surrey repre- sentative, presented a mo- tion that would not allow any student council to have an affiliation with, or give dona- tions to, political parties. ‘‘Money shouldn’t be allo- cated to parties that students may not agree with,’’ he said. The motion passed, with student president Dave Johnston approving it. Nash also wanted to. a- mend the student society constitution to state that donations by a student coun- cil would be allowed if 75 per cent of the students voted to do so in a referendum. Nash was told to come back to the next meeting with a more organized and_ informative motion. Accompanying the Surrey council were two students: Jim McConnel and Lee Thompson. They questioned whether the executive stu- dent council should use stu- dent funds to go to a retreat in the spring, to educate the new student council (elected in the spring) on how to run a student government. The retreat was held in April last year at Hayward Lake. It cost $365.75. McConnell felt the request was a waste of students money. ‘‘Any seminar to educate the new _ student council can be held at any campus and it wouldn’t cost anything,’’ he said. His views were not sharéd by too many people at the meeting. Lynn Warner, Sur- rey chairperson, felt that the retreat was ‘‘beneficial, a good atmosphere to learn ine “They (student council) put a lot of time and effort into their jobs, and they deserve the retreat,’’ she said. Johnston echoed her views. ‘‘The classrooms here (Douglas College) are the shits for learning and educa- tion,’’ he said. Former student council president Ray Harris was present at the meeting and he too expressed support for the retreat. ‘‘You should question me. It was my idea,’’ he said. ‘‘The semi- nar would not be successful if it was held at Douglas College, because it’s just not conducive to learning. You shouldn’t get the student government education in the backseat of a car.”’ After almost an hour cf discussion, Johnston advised McConnell and Thompson to “direct their energies into something on Surrey cam- pus.”’ Student council supported the new swimming program in Surrey, calling it ‘‘money well spent.’’ Johnston added: ‘‘There aren’t many activities in Surrey.’’ The council also will have a new letterhead and it will be bilingual. Bob Tinkess, Surrey representative, was worried that there wouldn’t be any room left for infor- mation on the newsletter if so much space was taken up for a letterhead. His worry received little education. _ dents In other news, council de- bated whether to pay a rugby player’s legal fees. Last year the player, employed by the student society as a bouncer for a pub night, was involved in a fight for which he was sued for assault. No decision was reached by council on whether to pay him his legal fees, although Johnston said they had a ‘‘moral respon- sibility’’ to pay him the fees, which come to about $309. Geoff Nash - Surrey rep. Councii also declined to vote on hiring pub staff instead of volunteers, which is the present practice. A vote -will be taken next semester and the position of pub manager may be created. The National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has _ ex- pressed a desire to hold a panel discussion or debate on Surrey campus in the near future. Johnston called it a ‘‘ter- rific idea.’’” However, War- ner warned that many stu- may be afraid to Participate in any debate because of those watchful eyes of the RCMP. Serve snapping cold. With or without all your favorite foods. MATEUS. MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. Marketed across Canada by Scheniey Wines and Spirits Lid.