Activity Room

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It’s Flash no more at Douglas College when the activity
room closes forever to make way for more classrooms. Five
students had jobs working in the games room.

The Yeti Report

The first ‘’Yeti’’ ski trip of

 

day long trip with one ‘’Yeti’’

the year was a ‘‘crashing’’
Success.

Participants reported clear
sunny skies and short lift
lines on the Dec. 1st. trip to
Blackcomb mountain.

The 47-passenger bus was
filled to capacity due to
$17.00 group rates on lift
tickets and an inexpensive
$5.00 fee for transportation.

having to be taken down the

‘mountain by the ski patrol,

due to inebriation.

The next ‘‘Yeti’’ excursion
is scheduled for Jan. 24-26 in
the new year.

The fee is $85.00 which
includes 2 days accommoda-
tion and lift tickets, plus

transportation. Deadline for
full payment is Dec. 13th. For
more information contact Paul

Revelry was rampant on the — Ehni Jr. at 939-6173.

News perverts, polls and pub-
lications

Editorial Glavin Gone. ..pg. 4

Columns

Pregnancy, both wanted and

un-, small furry critters, and
....the Tentacled Sage... .pg.5

Pennies

Youth This feature looks at
our Cabinet minister ....pg.8

Entertainment Trials and tri-
bulations, much music, and
the Atomic Sage .. .pgs.10-12

Funnies of course! ....pg.13

 

 

An administration ordered
closure of the Douglas stu-
ent society activity room on
January 24, 1986 will cause
the loss of five student jobs
and end change and photo-
copier services.

‘“‘Bill Morfey informed me
that by the end of 1986 the
activity room had to be totally
empty in preparation for a
class, no ifs, ands, or butts,’’
said Merrilyn Houlihan, bus-
iness manager for the student
society.

“| don’t know what we’re
going to do with all the
equipment down there,’’ she
said, adding ‘‘it’s going to
make it more difficult here.’’

College bursar Bill Morfey
said ‘‘Its with a great deal of
reluctance but we have a need
for additional space.’’

Student society president
Michael Glavin recently an-
nounced his resignation, in a
polite letter, but the letter
and a subsequent interview
did not match in emotion.

His resignation __ notice,
effective Dec. 31st. 1985,
claimed ‘‘extensive considera-
tion’’ and concluded that his
“continuation in the office
will benefit neither the stu-
dents not myself.’’ In conclu-
sion he claimed to have
“enjoyed serving as_presi-
dent,’’ and offered his ‘‘suc-
cessor the best for the
future. ’’

However when interviewed
Glavin revealed his disap-
pointment and the ‘‘underly-
ing reasons”’ for his resigna-
tion.

“It’s really frustrating be-
ing almost the only person to
have sufficient commitment to
do anything. Many people
who could have contributed
lack experience and many
who have sufficient exper-
ience don’t have the motiva-
tion’’ he exclaimed.

Glavin is critical of the
student population. ‘‘If the
student population wanted me
to do a job, they should have
been there to help,’’ he said
sharply. ‘‘It’s really frustrat-
ing.’’

Glavin speculated on stu-
dent apathy saying, ‘‘I sup-
pose there’s a level that even
a clam gets angry. There’s a

“| don’t like the idea of
cutting student jobs, but
which is more important, stu-
dent jobs or education?’’ He
added, ‘‘It’s unfair to put the
college in the place of the
heavy.’’

Morfey said that the act-
ivity room arrangement was
on a temporary basis and
added ‘‘I’ve been telling them
for years to buy their own
property and build their own
building.’’

Terry Leonard,acting director
of facilities and services con-
firmed the need for the room
saying ‘I’ve got to find nine
rooms for January.’’ He listed
faculty offices, a word-pro-
cessing lab, a Basic Occupa-
tional Education classroom
amongst others as potential
tenants. ‘‘We’ve got to find
room for 150 Psych nurses

Glavin resigns

to close

from  B.C.I.T.,’” Leonard
added.

Student society president
Michael Glavin has started
a petition opposing the ad-
ministration move.’‘It was the
natural thing to do,’’ he said.
“‘T will try to see to it that we
don’t loose the activity room
altogether,’’ said Glavin but
he admitted ‘‘its not a totally
neccesary thing.’’

Activity room employee
Paul Ehni said ‘‘it really
pisses me off because we’re
providing an excellent place
for the students to relax
between classes. It also helps
a few students make a living
and eat.’’

The lower level activity
room is deficit-run by the
student society and employs 5
students at $5.00 /hour at an.
average of 8 hours a week.

 

 

  

photo by Brian Bissett

From Glavin Gate to Glavin Gone

point at which the squeezing
is going to get everybody. |
was wrong about the level of
punishment these students
are willing to take.’’

He denied that he should

have anticipated on-going
apathy. ‘‘That word again,’’
Glavin groaned. ‘‘| assumed

that there would be some
students who wouldn’t suc-
cumb to that or recognize it
themselves.’’ He defended
his assumption, saying ‘‘those
people are out there.’’

 

“I’m not doing what | went
there to do so why continue
the pretense? It’s not for lack
of trying, but for lack of
help,’’ he said.

“It’s interesting that those
people most interested in stu-
dent politics and most con-
cerned that students recieve
their rights are not students at
all, but members of the fac-
ulty and administration.’’ he
said.

Continued on pg 2