The Other Press ; Page 3 VANCOUVER (CUP) - They | carried a coffin for the ‘un- known student’ through cam- pus, padlocked a college ad- | ministration building and | burned a mock federal bud- get. Or they staged panels and forums with adminstrators and badgered provincial poli- ticians. - Across British Columbia. | post-secondary students con- demned dwindling funding and staggering cost increases in education. | Students at Douglas College -padlocked the administration building November 17. One week later, abut 100 students at nearby Surrey’s F _ | Kwantlen College marched _ | through the area’s business section and torched a mock ~ | federal budget. Student Society president Bob Powell criticized tuition increases which could reach an additional $370 next year. He now pays about $150 each 'term for his second year accounting program. . But if federal budget cuts are imposed he could pay more than $1,000 at the University of British Colum- College : Grads Lack Ambition (PNS/CUP) - The. American phone company says today’s college grads have lower ex- pectations and less ambition than those of a generation ago. After comparing manage- ment graduates hired in the late 1970s with their older counterparts, AT&T says younger workers don’t like to giver orders or take them. Ma Bell V.P. Robert Beck says there’s one glimmer of ‘good news in the survey: liberal arts graduates - at least those willing to work with computers - move up AT&T’s corporate ladder fast- er than scientists, engineers \or business majors. carried bia sext year, he said. ‘Reduced transfer payments to the provifices announced in the November 12, federal budget ‘‘sounded the death knell for post-secondary in- stitutions,’’ said B.C. Stu-- dents Federation deputy chair Rhonda Lavigne. “it will mean disaster for the community college system in our own province,’’ she said. ° -At Simon Fraser University 15 members of the Student Society Anti-Cutbacks Team carried a coffin through cam- pus to a rally billed as the funeral of the unknown stu- dent: one who can _ never attend university because of prohibitive costs. ‘The student society asked - the univrsity board of govern- ors, then considering a 22.7— per cent tuition fee increase, "to moderate that increase and, more importantly, to undertake a long-term pro- gram to protect the quality of education and accessibility at this university.’’ The board approved the fee hike. While faculty and staff at enarly every college and uni- versity across the province pledged support to student anti-cutbacks efforts, admin- istrators towed the provincial government line. At Capilano College, board chair Hilda Rizen told 80 students at a November 17 board meeting the board would continue to work with the province. Unlike an earlier faculty association speaker who said student and faculty concerns “‘dovetailed’’ Rizen was not interested in joining the col- lege’s Anti-Cutbacks Team. ‘‘We must step in line with government thinking,’’ Rizen said. And SFU president George Pedersen told 120 students at a November 19 forum that despite government non- support of education, attract- ing publicity to underfunding and pressuring the province would be useless. He said he wanted instead to improve SFU’s poor image in the business and political community, and ‘‘prove that SFU is of real value to the province.’’ wo. Oe? | Training for Trident? See story right. On the ball -(PNS/CUP) - The Army is looking for a few good video- game players. : While the electronic games been gaining popularity among young people, they’ve picked up support in the Pentagon, as training devices for future tank gunners and pilots. The Army has already mod- ified the popular ‘‘Battle- zone’’game to train tank per- sonnel, and officials are work- ing on military versions of “Missle Command’’, ‘‘Am- bush’’ and ‘Red. Baron’’. Steven Cox at the Army training support center says the video games are cheaper than buying expensive sup- plies for field training, and they appeal to young recruits. Dissabled urged to organize REGINA. (CUP) - Disabled people must organize politi- cally if they are to lower the barriers facing them i in post- secondary institutions. . “The handicapped are part of an emerging minority ‘group and must be treated in that context,’’ said Graham. He said the- formation of the Mel Graham, spokesperson World Coalition of the Disabl- for Voice of the Handicapped, at a torum on the disabled at the University of Regina, called for political action by the disabled. He said they must act collectively and use tactics such as lobbying to make their needs known. ed is part of this emergence. Physical obstacles on camp- pus are a major barrier to the | disabled, said Pat Danforth, co-ordinator of Voice of the’ Handicapped. Entrances are often not level, doors are extremely heavy, lockers are learning disabilities 1. Most people with learning disabilities have normal intel- ligence and no visual or hearing impairment. 2. The learning disabled suf- fers from a developmental condition that prevents them from learning in a normal fashion. The have trouble taking information in through the senses and bringing it accurately to the brain. The information often gets scram- bled. 3. Some of the difficulties include: a) reversing letters, words, numbers, or the order of letters. For example, ‘d’ and ‘b’ is confused, or ‘dog’ is deciphered at ‘god’. b) associating the sound of the letter with the- written symbol. Words like ‘tea’ and ‘sea’ can be _indistinguish- able. c) remembering words and their meanings. d) confusing left and right, directions, or instructions. 4. The key to helping an individual overcome or comp- ensate for the learining dis- ability is to find the means by which information can be processed. In general, the student will learn better the more sense. modalities used in the teaching/learning pro- cess - visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic. 5. A learning disability. will likely remain with the person for life. While some people will experience little difficulty after remediation, others will continue to need ‘special ass- istance throughout their lives. For further information, con- tact Gladys Klassen at 521-4851, local 285. totally inaccessible, and washrooms, even those de- signed for the disabled, pres- ent some serious problems. Some areas can only be reached by stairs, ruling out access to those confinced to wheelchairs. - Danforth said the Saskat- chewan Human Rights Code, which states that every per- son has. the right to an education and cannot be dis- criminated against on the basis of physical disability, it too vaguely worded. Students’ Union president} Trish Elliot said she is con- cerned that a report submit- ted by the SU, Voice of the Handicaped and _ concerned disabled students to the ad- ministration is being ignored. The report called upon the university ‘‘to take the initia- tive in approaching the Hu- man Rights Commission to develop a concrete plan of full accessibility. The Human Rights Com- mission -has still not been contacted about the report. Ruth Warwich of the Sask- atchewan Coordinating Coun- cil on Deafness said deaf people need special services and devices if they are. to attend post-secondary instit- utions. “The barrier of not hearing is just as real for the deaf person as Stairs are for the person in a wheelchair,’’ siad Warwick.