. page 4 December 6, 1985 The Volume 19 Issue 7 Oh, well... Polls are fun. Our right honourable Prime Minister won’t do a thing without a poll. Usually, he won’t do a thing with a poll, either. And quite often he’ll say he’s going to do something, and then later change his mind. Why? Polls. There’s power in polls. Bill Bennett said he wouldn’t negotiate native land claims, but now he may, because a poll said most people in B.C. think he should stop being a jerk about it. But then, he may not. Bennett may have his faults, but at least he has the guts to do what he believes and doesn’t consult his pollster before deciding which pant leg to put on first in the morning. ‘That is, for better or for worse, what is called leadership. It is a rare thing these days, and getting rarer. We nearly had some here at Douglas. Michael Glavin had the potential of being one of the best Student Senate Presidents Douglas College has ever seen. At the start of his term, he did something that many. people thought impossible - he won back the student’s right to hold pub nights on campus. In the process he also gained the respect of the College Administration, a nearly unheard of achievement for a D.C.S.S. president. Michael had a lot of ideas, a lot of hope for his term in office. Unfortunately, hé found himself more and more frustrated, by a student senate that didn’t seem to want to help, and by a student body that didn’t care. Now he’s gone. We get to have another election for president. By the time the lucky winner gets a feel for the office, and long before they have a chance to accomplish anything, it will be spring and time for another one. Another year down the tubes. ~ Oh, well - Merry Christmas. The Other Press is a democratically run, autonomous student newspaper, published several times a semester (usually every two weeks) under the auspices of The Other Publications Society. 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Mollusc, Chris Brown, Paul Ehni @ i : : Pei reine 0 ont ns ee ca Dave Watson @ Guilford shopping centre in Surrey GASSIEICCSMEOONCHRIAROb pare 4 vols grees ve ccs co Sh Ben denk eae audeende Pinky Hunjan : Aiehar The Slushy-“lor streets oF the ® Fraser Valley more than took their toll Ree eS e cocieaeeat eis: cial Jeremy Bloom. & Pdem alae Unters 5 SaaS SER RUS GIE NG Cynthia Kilt § Jane Muskens, Jim Kelly ; folks, nobody owes you anything. But hey, | don’t mind that you all think | walked into my math class today, and there | found some union propa- ganda dealing with the Canadian Tire dispute scattered around the room. The attitudes displayed in that leaflet typify the attitudes of most British Columbians. Geez, people in this province seem to think the world owes them a living! Well, I’ve got news this way, because I'll be busy climb- ing the ladder of success while all my competition - that’s you poor saps - is standing around looking for handouts and wondering why the province is going to hell. The guy you'll be blaming for the state of affairs in 10 years The Other Press Other Press Douglas College’s Autonomous Student News paper Mailing Address: The Other Press Box 2503 Douglas College New Westminster, B.C. V3L 5B2 When Loggers go bad... | Other Staff Meeting Tuesday, Dec 10, 3:00 pm Deadline for next ish (the registration issue) is Monday, Dec 16, 6:00 pm Happy Holidays!!! Through the tough winter road John McDonald conditions of the final weekend in Jean Joyce { SAR AU To iieies ceca dere Doug Finnerty } HumaniRights: Coordinator cit.cces suse ee a a Paul Pilon icipants in the 1985 Christmas Bureau 1 Toy Run. November, three bike riding Douglas College students joined the 400 part- We started the ten mile ride at and finished at the Cloverdale Civic on the already windswept riders. It was freezing out there. But | knew | had to complete that ride. The kids were counting on me. Just the thought of their bright little smiles on seeing the gifts was all | needed to torment myself through - the worst motorcycle road conditions in my entire riding lifetime. The other Douglas riders were Craig Casavanti and Peter Gill, who participated in the ride for the first time. | rode in last year’s event. In total, over $8,000 cash as well as gifts from each rider were donated at the end of the one and a half hours of ice and wind. Craig brought along two stuffed parrots, and said his hands froze when he had to untie them from the handlebars at the end of the ride. The trip was full of slips and slides by the riders. | nearly fell a couple of times, but | managed to pull myself up before going down completely. Peter Gill brought along a stuffed teddy bear, and | donated another stuffed parrot. Santa Claus also rode in the event on a Honda Aspencade. The seventh annual toy run was organized by the Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club, and we are hoping more people from the campus will join in next year. There is the possibility more bike rallies for Douglas College students could be organized this spring. | don’t know if | want to go on a rally in this type of weather, but we will be looking forward to riding again when the weather clears up. Interested students can contact me at 324-3595. : Paul Gill