IM CHLIBOYKO

t is upon us. August 6, 1998. That is
he date that the 1998 Douglas College
tudent Society Annual General
eeting (AGM) will finally occur. To
e clear, it is the Special General
eeting (SGM) because, according to
CSS president Jaimie McEvoy, the
GM must occur in the spring for it
o technically be the AGM.

The AGM, or in this case the SGM,
Ss an important event for students to
ttend, What happens at the meeting
an determine both the minutiae of the
perations of the*$tudent society for
he upcoming year, or how much
oney a particular DCSS-funded pro-
ram will receive.
So, what will happen at this year’s
GM?
“Tt is important to get our audit
assed and to get back on-line finan-
tally,’ says McEvoy. It has been a
haky year for the DCSS, with the
eged theft of thousands of dollars
y former treasurer Rhonda Lussier,
d the painstaking audits that needed
be completed following the discov-
y of the embezzlement.
Also on the table will be a few ini-
atives to make it easier for candidates
campaign, and a motion to create a
parate fine arts fee, says McEvoy.
But there is a further problem with
e late date: quorum.
“We need 75 people; we don’t know
were going to get it,” said McEvoy.
he quorum levels are pro-rated to
count for low college attendance in
e summertime, but it is still enough
a worry to make people wonder.
ithout quorum, the meeting, a long
e in coming, will account for noth-

g-

The SGM will be one of McEvoy’s
last official acts as DCSS president. He
hands the reins of the Society over to
incoming president, Dave Seaweed, on
September I.

However, Athletic Rep. Kelli Semple
doesn't think the SGM should be con-
sidered a legitimate meeting. “They're
trying to change policies before they
leave office—it’s brutal,” says Semple.

What also angers Semple, among
others, is that only the students cur-
rently attending school in the low-key
summer semester are allowed to vote at
the meeting. “It is totally unfair. We
only have one of three campuses run-
ning, a campus operating at about a
quarter of its capacity,” says Semple.
Semple also believes that the campus
representative

Special General Meeting—Finally

 

 

Significant Dates
August 6—DCSS Special
General Meeting

Also, 53rd anniversary
of the Hiroshima explo-
sion
September I-DCSS
President McEvoy to -
vacate seat for incoming
Pres. Dave Seaweed

Also, 59th anniversary
of the German invasion of
Poland

Coincidence?

 

 

positions for the
David Lam cam-
pus and the
Thomas Haney
Centre may be
jeopardized at
the SGM, some-
thing that would-
nt matter to stu-
dents or reps
who only attend
the New
Westminster

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