aN pee David Lam The DCSS in Coquitlam Compromise and conflict within t’s election time once again. Which means it’s time to pull out your politicking filters and root through the hype and hypocrisy to find the candidate most capable of representing your concerns. The Douglas College Student Society (DCSS) is an organization dedicated to bringing your concerns to anyone capable of altering your education, your programs and funding. Federally and provincally, there are forces at work and they’ve got their own agenda. The DCSS’s agenda is the Douglas College Student.Vote for the Rep that truly represent your concerns. Make a difference. Marcel Martin The upcoming election at David Lam should be an interesting experience or ordeal, depending upon your relationship with Coquitlam’s Student Government. It has been reported that there has been turmoil and arguments inside the inner cabinet of the David Lam Chapter of the DCSS. These accounts can be backed by the two current David Lam Reps: Ivor Shanks and Rob Tang. Rob Tang and Ivor Shanks both agree that the internal conflict has to stop. Both David Lam Reps are in the running for the position of Vice-President at the David Lam Campus, along with Coley Mansfield, the current VP. Of the positions available, the quest for David Lam may prove to be the most interesting. The initial results may be without interest, it is the | 703 Front St. | New Westminster 525-0255 | Offer ends April 30/97 | NEW MEMBERS ONLY PLEASE. FREE MONTH! With this ad. QUEST | complexity of the rapport between current elected Reps that will be intriguing to follow. Will the bickering continue? Will there be a renewed resolve to keep internal strife away from the eyes and ears of the David Lam students? Coley Mansfield, the incumbent, believes she has a number of notable achievements. They include a good rapport with administration, an open door policy, involvement in the opening barbecue and Winter Social, and the organization of the Montreal Massacre Memorial. She helped to introduce measures to achieve lockers, bike racks, and a student phone that have been implemented during her time in office. Mansfield wanted the introduc- tion of a shuttle bus to move students to and from the New West and Coquitlam Campuses. In her estimation, and after consulting * CASUAL ATMOSPHERE - NO HIGH PRESSURE SALES + FREE QUALITY INSTRUCTION OTHER LOCATIONS: Fitness Quest #1 5685 Main St. (at 47") 325-3203 444 W i Ave. (at Cambie) 879-7855 eee game em a a ace aN Se a cea Genel a ete ce ee eda Os Toa, eng ae ene: Gene “ep administration, this program was not cost-effective. In the future she hopes to maintain the good rapport with students and admin- istration. She would like to see more positive growth at the David Lam Campus for many semesters to come. Mansfield believes she is the best candidate for the job because she feels that the role of a student representative is not one that should be political. The elected official should be doing the job for the enjoyment of serving the students. She believes she has met her objective. For some reason, not fully explained to me, I had to ask the candidates about their favourite Smartie colour. Coley Mansfield’s favourite Smartie colour is purple. Rob Tang offers a different perspective of the inner mechanics of the David Lam DCSS. Like the others, he is tired of the constant bickering within the office. He ‘would like to put aside the per- sonal differences between DCSS members and strive forward with the best interests of the students at heart. He believes that much of the turmoil within the office could have been resolved long ago, if compromise was made. Tang believes he is best suited for the position because he has played the role of the mediator and peacemaker between Mansfield and Shanks. Tang believes that “both candidates never get any- thing done because of constant Peaceful serenity Mighty Hoy Creek | Miguel Strother na thin, quiet stretch of contemplative green belt next door to the dreams of an aspiring few, sits the habitat and safe haven of salmon and old folk. It’s not the redwood forest and it doesn’t even compare to the vast, about to be tamed, wilderness that lies not half an hour above it, but Hoy Creek is the perk that every real-estate salesperson in the league is looking for. Less than two years ago this forest was an untamed bit of land that provided “grounds for quiet contemplation” according to one of the many travellers that I encoun- tered on what could have been the most beautiful day of 1997, the 4th of April. This trail, carefully manicured by the city of Coquitlam, is the last thread of wilderness which seems to wow and inspire the residents of Coquitlam. Every November salmon make a perilous run up the creek to fulfill their life quest and hundreds of residents and passers by stand to reflect on nature’s majesty. The massive fish blend with the speckled pebbles and fight to their death up this shallow run off of Coquitlam lake. It’s squabbling. They point fingers and call each other names instead of doing what the students want.” Tang goes on to say that “team- work is the only way to get things done.” Tang also believes that the there should be no need for David Tang believes he is best suited for the position of David Lam VP because he is able to work with both administration and the students. He is a firm believer in an “open door policy” by making time for listening to student's Lam Reps to consult the David concerns. Lam VP before preparing a Rob’s favourite Smartie colour i statement to the students or media. blue. “There were more volunteers than visitors. The ‘no minors’ rule made a difference from the WinterFest.” “The dance music was fine. The dance itself wasn’t so good. I had fun, but I wish there were more people.” Lori Robinson Photos Perhaps it was a little ambitious of the LGBC to hold an unprec- edented second social this semester. Some peculiar karma is the only possible reason the Post Cards from Paris social had such poor turn-out. There were nine volunteers, three security guards, a DJ, the appropriate number of responsible administrators, and at any given time, a dozen guests. But that doesn’t matter, because, aside from the security guards, everyone had a good time. nothing more than a perk to the high property taxes and dreams of an aspiring few yet it keeps people from the burbs in touch with nature no matter how thin the life line may be. If you look on a map of the Coquitlam-Port Moody area you will be hard pressed to find Hoy Creek, yet many of its polluted, tire infested cousins will pop out instantly. Both the cloudy Coquitlam river and the shopping cart lined shores of Scott Creek run parallel to the pride of newly developed property near the David Lam campus. None, however, seem to be cared for like the Hoy Creek trail. Freshly laid gravel and perfectly built salmon habitats line the well travelled Hoy Creek path. Ducks find harbour and dogs find a brief moment of freedom, albeit on a master’s leash, on this carefully laid trail. It may look fake and it may be nothing more than a cheap gim- mick for real estate sales but the fact is that this is one of the few strips spared by the bulldozers of development, so enjoy it and find solace in it, for it too may one day be lined with rusty shopping carts and bald old tires. @ See those two buildings? If you keep walking in that direction, for about a (Coquitlam) block, you'll hit David Lam. On the southeast side of the bridge there’s a map of the entire Hoy Creek Trail. It’s a nice Sunday walk, if you'r into those sorts of things.... The fishies’ house. The Streamkeepers’ shack... the notice board is covered in . useful fish etiquette information. In case you haven't figured out where the creek is yet, look across the monthly parking lot, behind Douglas Daycare, the copse of trees surrounds the spring-melt swollen creck. 6, April 71997 The Other Press