SS Sa ae ae PS . a SE NN SS a II SET VEE OY ees Se OT SE SRE SR TH OT = TT aia lie tiie the Cay Gther Press Volume 22 + Issue 17 *February 25 1998 Room 1020-700 Royal Avenue New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 general@op.douglas.be.ca Phone 525.3542 Fax 527.5095 or 525.3505 David Lam Office Room A3107 Phone 527.5805 he Other Press is Douglas College's autonomous student newspaper. We've been publishing since 1976, The Other Press is run as an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take turns acting as sort of an executive officer for the week, but all the decisions of this officer must be ratified at a special bi-weekly meeting, by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs, but by a two thirds majority in the case of... The OP is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters and monthly [as a magazine] during the summer. The Other Press is made by Douglas College students. All DC students are welcome to join. 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Also, Amanda Wheeler, and others from the DCSS also opinions@op.douglas.bc.ca wrote many letters and articles, to both the Other Press, and to the local newspapers. They also actively cam- paigned to the students, college, and community to keep this campus open, so students in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows area would have accessible education. As a result, the Thomas Haney Campus will remain open, with guaranteed full time first year Arts with smaller certificate programs on the side, and full DVST course loads. Also, there is now one scholarship offered to each secondary school in the Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows district, worth approx. $1400 to students who attend Douglas College’s Thomas Haney Campus. I would like to thank Amanda Wheeler and DCSS supporters because without opinions@op.douglas.be.ca Enjoying the ride? Steve IsSane upcoming Canadian Federation of Students reinstatement referendum. So I figured I should find out more about this whole situation before I cast my vote this week, and what I found out is very disturbing. Poll clerks are not allowed to help you vote in any way and the scrutinizers are not even allowed to speak to you. But if you ask what this referendum is all about, of course the poll clerks won't help you—but the supposedly neutral scrutinizers are more than willing to point you to the CFS campaign table across the atrium. How can they get away with this? All campaign material used for the GFS referendum, whether for or against the CFS, had to be approved by the Referendum Oversight Committee. This committee consists of four people. Athletic Department Reps allege that three of the four members on this committee are biased towards the I ve been hearing a lot about the Canadian Federation of Students. I’ve noticed their are no anti CFS posters or pamphlets to be seen anywhere, even though Athletic department reps say posters and pamphlets have been handed in to the committee for approval. Is this fair? Several Student Society Reps allege that a few student society executives stand to gain from the passing of this referendum vote, and the name most often . mentioned, is that of Student Society President Jaimie McEvoy. McEvoy has said on tape that he will be leaving Douglas ‘College for a position with the Canadian Federation of Students in some capacity in the near future. McEvoy should instantly be well looked upon Renaissance Jooks Buy « Sell + Trade Show your DC student card and get 15% off Over 50,000 gently read books covering most subjects. Largest sci-fi selection in town 525-4566 804 -12th Street New Westminster all their hard work the Thomas Haney Campus was likely to have been fazed’. out or shut down. : Sarah Hossack Deadly political flu...achoo About this scandal in the DCSS. I find it really offensive that I receive students’ hard earned money to carry out my roles within the student society, and collect my honoraria check by doing productive things for the students, while other people spend their time slandering the society. They waste student money on vendettas and to fund their own by the CFS. Why? Because if Douglas College joins the CFS, the college will instantly become the CFS’s second largest financial contributor from BC, ’ with the first being SFU. Douglas College students would pay $6.24 per semester on top of all other existing student fees. This figure is estimated to be $120,000 per year. When DCSS exec:tives are questioned about what the CES contributions will be used for and how joining the Canadian Federation-of * Students will make things better for Douglas Gollege students, the DCSS executives do not respond with a straight answer. Joining the CFS will benefit the DCSS executives, however; they get to go to 11 CFS =o * personal political agendas. I believe what's going on is just a big load of bullshit and isn’t eyen that big a deal to} start an impeachment over. The same type of situation occurs in every single organization. I’m not going to name these organizations where the similar situation has occurred because I don’t use dirty tricks in order to win the favo! of the populace. Anyways, these action: make me sick to be involved in the sa student society with these people, and hope these actions will stop before this situation goes too far and things get ou of hand and people get hurt. Salim Mit U.T. Representati conferences per year. The DCSS sent two people to a four day CFS conferen( in Ottawa last year. That conference co’ the Student Society $3000 and the DCSS reps who went to the conferencq lost their expense sheet, but were repaid ‘their money on the honour systgm and were never reprimanded or held accountable, according to the athletic reps. The CFS bill is starting to get awfully big. How can the students possibly afford this? We appear to have a well organized conspiracy here at Douglas College, sey up to benefit a few certain individuals. They get what they want and we the students of Douglas'College get stuck with a huge annual bill, and for what? I hope you're smelling something fis about all this, because I think this who situation stinks:to-high heaven, and I’ starting to get nauseous from thé’smell I’m Steve and that’s my opinion! @ Hey, you, @O vote! Question: Do you want to renew membership in the Canadian federation of Students? Concourse Monday Friday 120, boo Where and when? Monday, Feb. 23 to Friday, Feb. 27 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Tuesday to Thursday 7:30 am to 9:00 pm 10:00 am to 3:00 pm No (Douglas College can represent itself—thank you) or Yes (Students of DC think $120,000 a year is reasonable to be part of the CFS clan) ‘ herpress.douglas.bc.ca 2 February 25, 1998 The Other Press