h sa Other Press by Ian Hunter Douglas College is ahead of Kwantlen College in the student body count, but only by a nose. An earlier report, printed in the student journalism paper the Kwantlen Com- ment (formerly The Douglas Pinion), had put Kwantlen’s enrollment way out in front of Douglas College, how- ever, a recent report by Douglas’ Registrar, Andy Wilson, gives the college on hte north side of the Fraser 102 more students. Douglas College’s student enrollment for the fall sem- ester is 3,212 compared to 3,210 for Kwantlen. Both figures could still vary slightly. Despite Douglas College coming out on top, the final figure did prove a surprise to faculty and administra- OTTAWA (CUP( 4f On the eve of Federal government plans to reduce funding for post-secondary education, the Canadian student move- ment has merged into a new structure with a new name. More than 130 delegates at a five-day conference of the National Union of Students ( NUS) and the Association of Student Councils (AOSC) held the founding plenary of the Canadian Federation of Students, October 14th. CFS officially unites NUS, the political-lobbying _ organi- sation, with AOSC*a student services group. The new Federation will - also incorporate most of the provincial level student organisations, and each student council will partici- pate in all levels through a single membership in CFS. Douglas College is a pros- pective member in CFS. Douglas College student society Kevin Hallgate and New Westminster chair- person May-Liz Vahi attended the conference. “I am extremely pleased with CSF,’’ said Hallgate. “They have good people working for them and they have very good objectives.”’ He added,‘‘ I was not too impressed last year with BCSFor NUS.”’ “The need has never been greater,’’ said Mike McNeil, chairperson of the CFS Eatery at the opening plenary. McNeil said the rest ( Body Count Up tion in both colleges as Kwantlen enrollments were expected to suffer: as a result of the division of the college last April. It is believed that Kwan- tlen’s information campaign helped in pushing up the enrollments. That campaign included newspaper and ra- dio advertising, bus bill- boards, posters, press re- leases and mall displays. University transfer stu- dents are the single largest component of the student population with a 1,148 en- rollment, followed closely by an occupational and career population of 1,129. The are general studies (753), unspecified programs (101) and ongoing programs (181). Last fall the combined number of students for Kwantlen and Douglas was 6,483. mn activities of the new co- alition in the next six months will shape the role of post-secondary education for students in the coming years. The conference followed a year of preparation for the merging of the two nat- ional organisations, after members of both voted to rid themselves of the over- lap between the separate bodies. NUS and AOSC had shared conferences and resources throughout the past nine years. The membership of each student union in CFS must be approved by students voting in referendum on each campus. Full members will pay a $4 per student membership fee each year to the Federation. John Doherty, Executive Officer of CFS, said student unions may become prospective members through a council vote, but must hold a campus referendum on full membership within three years. , “After five years,’’ said Martha Elliott, CFS Internal Co-Ordinator, ‘‘People are firming up their commit- ment to build a_ unified student movement.”’ The CFS plenary opened the conference, held at Carleton University, but both NUS and AOSC will continue to exist until all members pass referenda for CFS membership. | A different Way of Doing Things by Dan Hilborn Student participation in the functions and organ- ization of Douglas College will be substantially increas- ed if a proposal by college president Bii Day is passed by the College Board. ~ In a draft submitted to management, staff and faculty Oct. 27, Day recom- mended that five students- one each from the four departmental divisions and one from the student society -be placed on the College EDucational Planning and Policy Commitee(CEPPC) plus one student society appointee onto the College Management Commitee (CMC). Under the proposal the organization of the college will br divided into two processes: management and governance. Governance will involve making recommendations on developing policy and assessing and advising on educational plans and policy for the Board while the management side will implement the _ board’s decisions. The CEPPC will belong to the governance process while the CMC is in the management process. According to Day his proposal is a ‘cooperative model’ for B.C. because ‘it is very participative.’ ‘There are also being Friday November 9/81 Winslow Site Cafeteria 6:00PM -- midnight Guess whos going to be pouring your Suds? that handed out the Big A? on your midterm, or it could be your friend on and ours, Yvonne, from —Enginn Engineering Science, or possibly even our exalted leader, Mr. Day. Be sure to come and meet the Pub volunteers from the Faculty, Staff and Administration Departments at Douglas. We need your support. All proceeds go to the United Way Campaign. It could be that Instructor two provisions made for student reps at the depart- mental level, he said. One student society rep commented after skimming over the draft thatthere may be too many recommend- ations for all of themmto be implemented. There are a total of 14 recommendations in the draft. Gerry Della Matia, Dean of Student Services, said, ‘with this proposal we hope we've learned from the problems of the past.’ The final draft will be presented ‘to the College Board on Nov. 19. ‘All criticisms are gratefully accepted,’ said Day Night