ss ihe: Other Press Sept esther. 26; 1985 PAGE '5~

 

=More Other Correspondance—=

(cont. from page 4)

We have received every indication
that the remaining $16,000.00 will be
returned to us in the very near future.
In speaking with the CDIC, an agency
of the Canadian Government, | was
informed that the Government is
expected to pass legislation which will
ensure the immediate and total refund
of all deposits, irrespective of the
$60,000.00 insured limit. In view of
these developments, the Executive
was greatly relieved to know that a
potential disaster had been averted.

These events took place before the
fall election of the Senate Representa-
‘tives and Secretarial positions. What
would definitely have been an issue
for the Senate and the entire Student
body wa virtually resolved before the
time of the elections. As the Execu-
tive was, and has been for some time,
fully confident that our funds are
completely secure, the matter has
become a part of the administrative
function of the Student Society, hence
the little coverage it has received. the
matter was not considered to be of
sufficient import to raise at the Senate
meeting of Monday Sept. 23/85, in
view of the great number of items
requiring immediate Senate attention.

As is evident by the type of
coverage this matter has received in
today’s ‘‘Special Edition’ of the
Other Press, it was apparent to me
that clarification was in order. | hope
that this has served to allay any
unwarranted fears that the articles in
the Other Press may have created
with regard to the Northland Bank.

They also, in their somewhat pre-
mature ‘‘Special Edition’’, ask you, as
students, to think about what other
issues the Executive will decide you
‘should remain. blissfully ignorant
about’’.

As the Other Press is the only
student run organ of communication
in the college, it occurred to me that
the students will be informed only of
those matters which the Other Press
deems important. For this reason the
Student Society will circulate a bul-

 

letin of this nature periodically to
keep you informed of what we, your
Executive and Senate, believe you
should be made aware of. We encour-
age your input and direction, and we
welcome all students to attend the
Senate meetings and receive the
infor mation first hand.

Michael Glavin
President

=Protest

the Swamp Pig
Massacre!!!

 

 

Students, like anyone else, are
individuals. But there is one issue
that has passionately stirred the
aware and concerned on campus - the
proposed ‘‘Last Great Hunt’’ in
Antarctica.

Picture, if you will, a great beast
8’6’’ at the shoulder. The build is
similar to that of the spectacular
plains bison, but considerably bulkier.
A thick, oily, off-white wool covers the
body except below the knees, where
black hair descends down to the large,
cloven hooves. There is a cute, curly
tail at one end of the monster. At the
other is the head. Consider the head
of an average wart-hog, now enlarged
5 to 6 times, and endowned with the
fore-mentioned greasy wool, heavy
black eye-lids (an adaptation to over-
come snowblindness), and menacing
planks for incisors, jutting a full 7”’
below the whiskered snout and being
4” wide.

This is, of course, Megaporcus
Australoslimus, the great Pleistocene
Swamp Pig, -long thought to be
extinct.

The creature feeds on snow algae,
lichen, spiders and penguins, when it
is able. Many zoologists and _ paleo-
entologists now feel it was the Swamp
Pig that originally drove the penguin
into the drink, as it were. Says Dr.
Dale Russle, Canada’s leading Paleo-

zoologist, ‘“What the hell is a swamp
pig2’’ Adds his assistant, ‘‘The Ty-
rannosaurus Rex was a real (sic) big,
scary lizard! And he ripped guts open
for lunch!’’

But the security guard disagreed
with both, and theorized - ‘‘OK...you
boys got press passes? Real ones?’

We can clearly see then that the
Swamp: pig, which survives in- Ant-
arctica precisely because nothing else
can, is a precious international bio-
logical artifact.

 

 

 

But not for long.

Bill Bennett, to celebrate Expo ‘86
is flying the best hunters in the world
to the Antarctic this January, during
the summer breeding season of the
Antartic Swamp Pig. The plan: for at
least one hunter from every country to
bag himself a prize pig, and have the
heads mounted on plaques beneath
the flag of the home country of the
hunter. These are to be displayed in a
pavillion being built on the Expo site
even now for this purpose; a great

 

hall, in the style of a Bavarian Jaeger
Haus, built with logs of aluminum and
plexiglass.

Biologists estimate the population
of Megaporcus Australoslimus to be
about 120. Any grade schooler can see
what will happen - this ‘‘Last Great
Hunt,’’ that environmentalists call the
“‘Swamp Pig Massacre,’’ is going to
cruelly destroy a whole noble, ancient
species of animal.

Way to go,Bill.

Its wrong. It’s sick. And we won’t
let it happen without a fight. End the
Massacre!

P. Mollusca

=Gillding
the [ily

September 26, ‘85
To The Other Press
Dear [Ms./Mr.] Editor:

Appreciated your special edition of
the O.P. especially the report-on the
Northland bank episode. As a fee
paying member of the Douglas Col-
lege Student Society | felt it was very
important for the full story to be told.
| am sure that Mr. Glavin and his
executive felt that they were acting in
the best interests of the students by
not worrying them over a paltry sum
like $16,000. The F.A.S.T. students
campaigned on an open and demo-
cratic platform and assure that we will
do our best to inform the students of
all issues that affect them and their
money. In the mean time keep up the
good work.

Sincerely

Paul J. Gill

member. of

For Active Students Today

P.S. Layout looked good too.

 

The Other Press would like

to apologize to Larry Fairfoull
for the incorrect spelling of
his name in the last issue.

 

 

 

 

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