“YR Lh ru aes October 28th ie November 10t The Other Press Page 3 ‘by Caroline Hardon Douglas College Student Council adopted a declara- tion of rights for women students on October 13. The DCSS vice president, Lenka Russ, gave The Other Press an inside look at what reper- cussions such a declaration would have on Douglas Col- lege. ee The declaration of womens rights was first drafted at the PEI Canadian Federation of Students conference by the women’s caucus. It is felt to be necessary, according to Russ, because women stud- ents should get special rights implemented on campus be- cause of sexual harrassment. _The declaration of human See | levels “ob er including le government. ; access to edu- limited by lack quality childcare fac- that there is a sponsibility on behalf levels of govern- subsidize full are facilities and thermore, that this ding be sufficient to, y childcare workers a decent living wage. that given the discrim- tory mature of the Canada Student Loan n which denies aid to -time students, the majority of whom are men, as wells as the > rights does not define this clearly and women on cam- pus should know that they have rights and the DCSS will enforce them. “1 don’t feel that any of the clauses are overboard,” said Russ, ‘‘but I am not a feminist.”’ On the effects of the adoption of this declaration on Douglas College, Russ thought that now more wo- men will be willing to talk about incidents of sexism to the DCSS. ‘‘Women feel more threatened by sexual harassment than most men do,’’ said Russ. Russ feels that the sexual harrassment definition was necessary to add because the students; to p. ( place for women to de- velop organizing and — political skills;to provide a torum where women — can develop a sense of = and co-operation. — C uncil'e . responsibility > aid in financing the abo ganization, j. that those _ materials which — discriminate against women in.a der- ogatory manner should be viewed within their specific historic and so- cial context and incorporated wherever possible into any pro- amming or service of- __ fered on campus. rogramming, in- cing (ete and rt that 1. that women’s _ studies courses are necessary as _they serve to raise the issues Faned by yee that... non-sexist literature be | CFS had a different interpre- tation of it from DCSS. ‘They thought that a way a person looked at you could be sexual harrassment, but that is hard to prove,”’ commented Russ. ‘‘Inci- dents of body contact or abusive language are the main reasons that the DCSS had to have a better defini- tion.”’ Asked why the declaration was orientated towards wo- men when men are some- times harrassed, Russ said there have been cases of men being harassed, but few cases of women abducting men; for men this sort of treatment boosts their ego, whereas women feel degrad- “ment a " recogni zed g-tevance - procedures and one possible means, in principle. oO. that academic counsel- ling should inform wo- men of all educational and employment oppor- tunities available i "streaming of women into madion nly. participants in Canad ian society, accorded freedom in their choice of lifestyle, employment and education. : “aa OF SEXU- AL HARASSMENT . 1)Any real or implied understanding that any denial of sexual favors woman Dee gecantiort ert sexual ma- DCSS adopts Womans Rights Amendment ed. ‘‘Society doesn’t give men an opportunity to ex- press their concerns about this,’’ said Russ. ‘‘As in the movie ‘Not a Love Story’, it is rather one sided, and does not show men being exploit- ed, only women.”’ Support given to women’s programs by the DCSS, accor ding to Russ, is’ minimal because they don’t.want to commit themselves to some- thing structured. There are no areas for change. The work study programs are being cut which is denying them ‘the right, in theory, to practise. would resul : in detri- C.F.S. cards explained by Caroline Hardon Those mysterious blue and brown print cards circulating around the campus actually have a name and a purpose. They are C.F.S. (Canadian Federation of Students) cards, and are available to all students. Most students are saying ‘‘they’re nice looking, but what do they do’’? The C.F.S. cards identify the bearer as a Post Second- ary student belonging to the Canadian Federation of Stu- dents. The cards are good for discounts at a variety of shops and services discounts range trom 5 percent and up. With a C.F.S. card, the student receives a National Student Discount Guide, which outlines the rules of the card’s use and places where it can be used. It is honoured across Canada. The C.F.S. also offers another type of card to the Post Secondary student, this one is called the I.S.I.C. card Et (International Student Ident- Hoek’s greivance by Dee Thomas The termination: of Mar- garetha Hoek, former Co- ordinator of the Women’s Program, has been rescin- ded. Jim Davies, sociation Vice-President, says ‘‘the official word is that the notice of redundancy has been declared null and void Faculty As- by the President of the college”’ But the college ‘‘has admitted nothing to the main substance of the grievance - that the women’s program- mer is of the same kind as the other programmers in the division. It hasn’t re- scinded the termination of the program. It will be easier to axe her if the program is already closed’’, says Da- vies. Hoek is still working right now but says she is ‘“‘still in limbo’’. She believes the college is intending to re- ity Card). It also offers a variety of discounts, but is honoured _ internationally. The I.S.1.C. card costs $5.00 and has picture ID. Students can inquire at the Informa- tion Centre about how to get this card. The C.F.S. has only been in existance for about a year and has some organizational difficulties, which explains the C.F.S. cards not arriving on campus on registration day as planned. Only about 600 of these cards have been given out, and 3,360 were received by the Douglas College Student Society. They can be picked up at the Information Centre to De- cember 1, 1982. Students should be warned to check the addres- ses of establishments, and make sure they are under the correct district heading. Some were confused and put in the wrong spots during production. submit the termination. Doerr, Dean of Continuing Education, who was Hoek’s immediate supervisor, could not be reached for comment. Hoek says she will be meeting with Doefr again. ‘“‘The grievance process has ended. But there were some points which were unre- solved. If the college restarts the termination, the grie- vance process will start all over again’’ Students/Staff/Faculty/ Administrators, please note that as of November 30, 1982, the FREE POOL PRO- GRAM at Canada Games Pool and at Chimo Pool will expire. This is due to the move to the new site on Royal Avy- enue. Arrangements will be made for new facilities’ us near the new site. These wiil be made available the first of January 1983. 2