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The Other Press

Tuesday, December 9, 1980.

Maple Ridge Campus

‘an obvious lack of
commitment between
student society

and the students”’

by TOM SCHOENE WOLF

The students’ council of
Douglas College’s Maple
Ridge campus said that the
campus is being ‘‘system-
atically squeezed out hy the
administration and student
society of Douglas College.’’

Lori Agasse, newly ap-
pointed Maple Ridge repre-
sentative, and Brett Valente,
an active student on the
campus, voiced concern over
the future of the campus at
last Monday’s multi-campus
council meeting.

Valente expressed a need
for the Maple Ridge campus
to have its own executive
member (chairperson) on
multicampus council.

“‘Our own seat on multi-
campus council would help
eliminate the obvious lack of
commitment that exists be-
tween the student society
and the students of Maple
Ridge,”’ he said.

Kevin Hallgate, student
society president, said that
under the present society
constitution on executive po-

 
  
   
   
 
  
   
  

 

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sition on council for Maple
Ridge is ‘‘not feasible.”’
For any campus to contain

its own executive member
there must be a minimum of
300 students enrolled at the
campus. Until this require-
mentis met, those campuse-
es are considered to be a
‘satelite’ of the nearest
major campus,”’ he said.

Since Coquitlam is the
nearest major campus to
Maple Ridge, Coquitlam
campuses chairperson, Tim
Shein, and principal Ann
Kitching, represent Maple
Ridge at the student and
administration level respect-
ively.

““We are obviously not

happy with this present set-

up,’’ said Agasse. ‘‘We
have only seen Tim Shein at
the campus once since he
was elected at the beginning
of the semester. This is an
example of our student reps
lack of commitment.’’

Shein said that if the
students of Maple Ridge
request his presence at the
campus he will ‘‘go and see
them.’

 
  
 

 

We must remember that
Maple Ridge is 22 miles

from Coquitlam. I don’t
really feel like going out
there for no reason at all.
Lorri as a student rep has a
responsibility of voicing anv
events, activities or prob.
lems of Maple Ridge to me
or any member of multi-
campus. council,’’ Sheir
said.

Agasse and Valente said
they want control over their
own budget. Presently the
student society receives $600
per semester in student fees
from the Maple Ridge cam-
pus. $125 is returned for the
campus’ budget and the
remaining amount is used &
for pool facilities, a privilege
of every Douglas College
student. that pays student
fees.

““We can appreciate the
fact that the money is being
spent on pools for the stu-
dents.. The problem is that
the majority of Maple Ridge
students are mature stu-
dents who cant use the pools
because of the amount of
time they have available.

  

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