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By Aeriol Alderking

The DCSS AGM was cancelled
when Rick Shepherd asked for
quorum at thé béginning of the
meeting, on Thursday, March 17th.
There were approximately 33
people present. The SGM on
February 25th was also cancelled
when quorum was asked for by
Herb Hanna. There were 78 stu-
dents at that meeting, but as stu-
dents were leaving prior to the end
of the meeting, only 60 were
present when quorum was called.

Herb Hanna said that the reason
it is important to have at least 100
students at the meeting is that there
be adequate student body repre-
sentation. He also said anything
passed without quorum is illegal
and can be challenged and struck
down.

The next AGM will be held
April 7th. Rick Shepherd said this
way "April 7th gives us time to
work effectively to achieve quorum
because I know someone will call
quorum again. If we can get a stu-
dent committee to actively pursue
the attendance for this AGM, hope-
fully we'll have at least a 100 stu-
dents there."

As quorum was called im-
mediately upon accepting the agen-
da, no DCSS business was handled.
"This next AGM is critical" says
Shane Pollack. "If we don’t provide
audits on a yearly basis we lose our
status as a society and cease to
exist." One of the agenda items is to
choose the auditors.

This is not the only reason to at-
tend the AGM though. There are
other issues being raised such as the
funds being lent to athletics. Four
athletes were lent $800.00 to curl in
Manitoba with the understanding
that the money was to be paid back
by December, 1987. Only $100.00
has been paid to date and another
cheque for $100.00 bounced. The
DCSS also lent $4000.00 to the
men’s and ladies’s basketball teams
to go to Hawaii to play exhibition

_ games. They repaid $2000.00 but
were unable to pay the balance and
asked the DCSS to write their debt
off, which the DCSS did.

This is just one example of the
agenda items to be discussed. As
Shane said, "This is the student’s
time to voice their concerns." One
concern that might be worthy of ad-
dressing is the recent escalation of
job action by the DKFA.

Another agenda item is the
amendments to the DCSS constitu-
tion. One such amendment would
not allow people who have been
impeached from their positions to
tun for office for a period of five
years.

Scott Nelson, who is running for
vice president, was impeached
from the position of president of the
DCSS on February 5th, 1987. Scott
was accused of election ir-
regularities in the Oct 8th by-elec-
tion. This story was covered in the

S.0.L

Other Press November 10th, 1986
issue. The CRO said that his polling
clerks overheard both Scott Nelson
and Mike Bouchard telling people
to vote for Bouchard. Bouchard’s
ballot was pulled by the CRO who
was then allegedly threatened by
the pair. "I was there when they had
their discussion and no threats were
made," said Nelson, who added,
"put I probably would have hit the
son of a bitch."

The December 8th minutes of
the senate meeting addressed a
problem with the ski club social.
There was apparently differences in
the ticket and raffle sales and
$80.00 went missing from the
shooter bar. Chris Lirette reported
"Revenues turned in were confus-
ing. There was money transferred
from the shooter bar to the cashier,
and the money was not seen for
quite a while. The President, (Nel-
son) who was a student that night,
brought money from the till without
proper accounting. The Social co-
ordinator chased him back to the
DCSS office and brought back a
receipt. The sobriety of the Presi-
dent was questioned at this time."
Scott replied, "This was the third
time I collected the money. It is not
a matter of sneaking around with
the money. I was asked to take the
money due to the fact that there was
too much in the till to handle."

Chris goes on to state that "after
the money was counted, the Presi-
dent and Mike Bouchard threw the
money around the office. It hasn’t
been recognized that the executive
in charge or the President can take
money from the cashier; a serious
violation on the part of the Presi-
dent."

There was a party held after-
wards in the DCSS in which Scott
took part. There was drinking,
dancing on the tables, and beer bot-
tles smashed on the floor. Security
tried to remove the participants and
were met with animosity. Discipli-
nary action was taken and Scott was
requested to turn in the main office
key to Terry Leonard. He was
denied access after 9 p.m. and had
to make a written and verbal apol-
ogy to the security personnel in-
volved, Terry Leonard, and the
Senate members.

There was also a motion at this
meeting calling for the resignation
of the President. Chris said,
"throughout this meeting and pre-
vious meetings there has been con-
cerns regarding Scott. He states
rules are made to be broken." Brent
Wilson said regarding the SGM that
had been held, "Scott did not ac-
knowledge the challenge to the
chair and at this time swore and was
drinking before and after the meet-
ing." Scott said, "he tends to be
nervous and wanted a drink."

At the Special General Meeting
held February 5th, 1987 it was fur-
ther found that there were ir-
regularities in the quorum count for

Monday, March 14, 1988;

Volume XXIV: Issue IIX

 

 

 

Faculty forced silence

By Ronaldo Horvat

Faculty walked away from a Douglas College
board meeting on March 17 feeling disgruntled and
angry at Douglas College administration. At the col-
lege board meeting, which a great deal of faculty
members attended, Len Millis, President of the
Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Association, said that
faculty wanted negotiations to resume in order to
squelch any type of job action that faculty might take.
To much applause by faculty, Millis presented his
cause followed by Fiona Cairns, Vice-President of
DCSS, who stated the students view of the situation
to the board members present. Cairns said that stu-
dents were afraid of possible job action taken by facul-
ty and urged administration to resume negotiations

and settle on a contract.

Bill Day, President of Douglas College,

responded by saying that administration was also
interested in negotiating a contract.

The board members present were then asked if
they had any comment. None of them had any com-
ments so the meeting moved to the next item on the
agenda which was an auction for the Douglas Col-
lege Foundation.

Faculty walked out of the meeting feeling ig-
nored by administration and very angry. Some
harsh words were said by faculty as they left the
board meeting.

Faculty are expected to meet on Monday, March
21 to have another "study session" and discuss pos-
sible job action recources.

 

the passing of the athletic levy to
which Scott argued that he had done
the count himself. It was at this
meeting that Scott Nelson was ac-
cused of "willful and total abroga-
tion” of the student society constitu-
tion and was swiftly voted out.

During the past year Scott has
had to appear before three discipli-
nary hearings, one of which was for
assaulting the bar manager. He had
been instructed not to serve Scott
and informed the bar staff to do
likewise as it appeared that Nelson
was intoxicated.

Currently the Yeti Ski Club, of
which Scott is Vice-president, has
been accused of selling tickets il-
legally at their social on February
26th. There appears to be $100.00
missing from ticket sales. Scott in-
formed me that the ski club was
giving Crimestoppers, $100.00, but
this is supposed to be done through
the DCSS and Rick Shepherd said
that no cheque, to his knowledge,
was issued. Later Nelson changed
his statement to the effect that the
missing money was from ticket
revenue that had allegedly been
given to the cashier but no receipt
was given to the ski club member.
Nelson also stated that the ski club
would be willing to write the money
off so as not to accuse anyone?

Scott was also President of
Colmneetza high school student
council and was impeached for
"overstepping his authority and
abuse of power.”

This is why the DCSS executive

believe it is important for students
to attend the AGM. It is the oppor-
tunity, not only to voice concerns,
but ask questions and become more
aware of the functions of the DCSS.

 

 

The Inside Box

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Thanks, Rick - Page 5
Review of "The Hostage" -
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