Vancouver [CUP] - There are so many summer jobs avail- able at EXPO ‘86 that the world’s fair is already com- peting with Pavillions at the site to attract employees. But because the federal jobs are only for those who can stay through mid-Octo- ber, returning university stu- dents won’t get ‘em. The federal government's Canada Pavillion is offering higher wages than EXPO, de- signer uniforms, and sub- sidised housing to prospective employees. Although almost 5000 people have already applied for the 451 available jobs at Canada Place, officials there still say they'll have a tough time finding workers. Barry Jackson, personnel director for the pavillion, said with EXPO hiring 15,000 people ‘‘we have to offer a competative package Jackson refused to disclose the salaries but said ‘‘I can assure you that our scale is very very good.’’ ; Julie Ovenell, Canada Pavillion public relations of- ficer, said the salaries are “much more generous than EXPO salaries.e They'll be in 1000-plus range.’’ 4 As well, employees will be able to wear, and keep what a press release called ‘‘elegant uniforms created by Canada’s celebrated fashion designer, Alfred Sung.’’ Unlike EXPO, subsidised housing, probably at brand new condominiums close to the University of British Columbia, will be available to anyone who needs it. “We'll pay the majority of, the rent,’’ said Jackson. Canada Pavillion will even pay for return travel costs for our of town staff who stay for the duration of the fair said Jackson. But Canada Pavillion only wants to hire people who will work until EXPO closes in mid-October. They're offering a cash bonus to any staff who stay for the full term of employment. “‘The dates of EXPO are difficult on student terms,’’ said Jackson. Because pavil- lion officials expect the vol- ume of tourists to remain constant through September and October, they need staff who will stay, he said. ‘““A number of students indicated they see working to completion as a possibility,’’ he said. ‘‘People on the sem- CURS$E$ by Sandra Glass ' Whether or not theatre pro- ductions should be run as business ventures is a dilem- ma that has faced producers for decades. Gordon Gillgan, Dean of Academic Studies provided Dorothy Jones, Director/Producer, of ‘‘The Curse of the Werewolf’’, with an innovative solution. Jones will be working with Walter Pickering and_ his marketing students to pro- mote ticket sales for ‘‘The Curse’’. Pickering recently gave theatre students a semi- nar on sales techniques. ‘‘The key is to make people realize that they need theatre,’’ said Pickering. The Theatre Dept. has set up a table for advanced ticket sales on the concourse level and will be showing video tapes of previous productions as well as scenes from ‘‘The Curse’’. The marketing students will receive class credit for their participation as well as com- peting for a cash prize donat- ed by the Theatre Dept. for the highest individual sale of tickets. The combined efforts of the marketing and theatre stu- dents should make it impos- sible for anyone to resist supporting the ait: of Doug- las College. Sayonara Bill. by Sandra Glass Geisha girls bearing a gift of plum wine bade Bill Day and Gordon Gillgan a fond farewell as they departed on a quest for academic redis- covery in the mysterious far east. Dorothy Jones, head of the Theatre Dept., instructed two of her first year theatre stu- dents, Tracy Eisner and Anna ‘Marie F. Stricker, in the sacred arts of servility and modesty. These three young maidens presented Day and ‘Gillgan with an unexpected array of delights to help make their journey more pleasant. Wine, music, and much merriment accompanied the ‘ancient tea serving ritual. Day and Gillgan may fina the transition to ‘Japanese’ much easier after Jones and Co’s orientation. ester system are little better off than the People on the term system.’’ The EXPO ‘86 corporation, meanwhile, is compiling a data bank of those qualified for the 15,000 other jobs available at EXPO this sum- Need a summer job? “We anticipate there will be a large pool of returning students among the appli- cants,’’ said John Evans, the manager of recruiting and employment for the EXPO ‘86 corporation. He said attend- ance at the fair will likely drop off after August so a lot of students will probably still get jobs. And rather than competing for employees, Evans said, ‘‘we expect the competition for the jobs will be quite stiff.’’ No more Cash! Ottawa [CUP] - The federa government and the provinces - used National Universities Week last week to blame each other for the country’s impov- erished institutes of higher learning. When NDP education critic Howard McCurdy (Windsor- Walkerville) asked Secretary of State Benoit Bouchard how $6 billion in planned transfer payment cuts for health and education would affect col- leges and_ universities, Bouchard said, ‘‘| am sure (McCurdy) can understand my reluctance to comment on the quality of education in the various provinces, for | do not think it is my role.’’ “‘|_ am quite confident ‘that the matter will be resolv ‘Bouchard said, ‘‘as will other questions relating to educat- ion.” Ontario’s finance ministry estimates transfer payment cuts, announced at a closed meeting of finance ministers in September, will cost the province $750 million a year by 1990. And Bob Richardson, an aide to On- tario’s colleges and univers- ities minister Greg Sorbara, said if the cuts mean educat- ion quality goes down, it will be the federal government's fault. “Education comes under provincial jurisdiction but the money comes from the federal government,’’ Richardson said. ‘‘So any cut is going to affect the quality of educat- ion.’’ Sorbara announced a $50 No more 6 Ottawa [CUP] - The govern- ment of Canada should write laws soon to abolish all forms of discrimination or the coun- try’s courts will be tied up with hundreds of long and expensive challenges under the Charter of Rights, says a Parliamentary committee. This is good news: for uni- versity professors, who are fighting in Ontario and Alberta for an end to manda- tory retirement. Most universities outside of’ Manitoba and Quebec require professors to retire at age 65. In its report to parliament Oct. 25, the Committee on Equality Rights suggested mandatory retirement be a- bolished in favour of flexible retirement. ‘Fixed date re- tirement at age 65 offends the prohibition of age discrimi-: nation contained in Section 15 of the Charter,’’ said the committee in a report sum- mary. Responding to a question from Svend Robinson (NDP - Burnaby) on the report in the House of Commons Oct. 28, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said the govern- ment will respond to the report at a reasonable short: moment. ‘“l suspect that the honour- able member will not be surprised to learn that | am against any kind of discrimi- nation whatsoever,’’ Mulroney said. Reine . Degarie, a_ public relations officer for the com- mittee, said the committee wants laws eliminating all forms of discrimination - and fast. “If they don’t make laws, all these (discrimination) cases will have to be argued in court, which will take up an enormous amount of time and cost a huge amount of money,’’ Degarie said. Meanwhile, Ontario univer- sities may have to pay nearly $30 million in damages if they or the provincial government don’t move to abolish manda- tory retirement, a professors million grant to universities last week. But Richardson said ‘‘If we put in new money ‘and they (federal govern- ment) cut, then we’re just keeping things at the status quo level.’’ Referring to the $50 million grant to universities in On- tario, Liberal MP David Berger (Laurier) asked in the House last week ‘‘is the Government of Canada will- ing to do its share to correct the chronic problem of univer- sity under-funding?2’’ Bouchard said ‘‘We make the transfer payments to the provinces, and they make the decisions. We cannot guaran- tee, as the federal govern- ment, that these funds will be increased or reduced.’’ group says. The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Asso- ciations (OCUFA) says $30 million is the amount of money that would be earned by the 287 professors and librarians due to retire over the next three years. A test case challenging mandatory retirement is now before the courts and is ex- pected to reach the Canadian Supreme Court in three years. If the case (involving three York University professors) is successful and all 287 em- ployees file claims, OCUFA says the universities could be out of alot of money. Claims filed in other prov- inces, including one by an Alberta history professor, would increase the $30 million total. Word Technolog? Word Technology PRO WORD TECHNOLOGY Word Technology Word Technology “ard Technolow Word Processing Services Resumes, Term Papers, Theses, Technical Reports Letters Call 584-8434