page 6 December 6, 1985

[Vancouver Cup-]A UBC stu-
dent leader plans to pinch
Metro Transit with a penny
protest over bus fares.

Duncan Stewart, Alma
Mater Society external affairs
coordinator, called for stu-
dents to pay the $1 fares with
pennies beginning in Jan-
uary.

Stewart said a similar pro-
test worked effictively in Tor-
onto. ‘‘The subway machines
blew up; the buses broke
down, it was absolute chaos,’’
he said. ‘‘The students got a
concession fare within 12
hours.’’

The Greater Vancouver re-
gional district transit com-
mission voted to conduct a
review of fares to examine the
feasibility of reductions for a
number of groups including
post-secondary students, the
handicapped and Unemploy-
ment Insurance recipients.

Stewart said the commis-
sion’s decision was the easy
way out. ‘’The transit com-
mission has members who do
not want students to have
concession farecards, and
they’re using everything they
can to fight it. | suppose you

could call this a compromise, |

but it’s not even that.’’

 

The commission spokes-
person said introducing a stu-
dent farecard would cost
Metro Transit $600,000 to
$700,000 per academic year in
lost revenues.

Terry Hunt, Canadian
Federation of Students Pacific
Region chair, could not com-

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ment on the commission de-
cision but said granting  re-
duced student fares could
increase the number of bus
riders and increase revenues.

A transit commission
official said the review will be
completed by about May.

Peeper problems

Burnaby, B.C. [CUP] - Simon
Fraser University security
can‘t seem to nab a man who
has been peering through the
windows of campus resid-
ences since September.

“Twice we have gotten
within twenty feet of him,’’
said Tom Bennett, SFU’s di-
rector of security. ‘‘But he’s
elusive and seems to know
the area well.’’

The incidences seem to be
on the increase. Campus sec-
urity received complaints on
four occasions. As a result
they stepped up surveillance

around all the residences.
““We’re going to catch this
guy one way or the other, if |
have to come at 3 o'clock in
the morning,’’ said Bennett:
“We've developed a very
efficient hit on the area.’’
Witnesses agree response
has been ‘‘pretty damn snap-
Sofie Bartek, a resident
assistant at one resident said
“‘He’s got a lot of gall.’’
Residence students watch-
ing soap operas said they
were concerned but were tak-
ing the situation in stride.

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nicians Add in our Oct. 14 issue that they give Eye :

Examinations. This should

have read ‘‘arranges’’ eye :

examinations. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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