Senate charades By John McDonald Reacting to allegations of election interference in the Oct. 8th by-election, the Student Society senate passed in principle, a mo- tion to disqualify the elec- tion of Universty Transfer ‘representative Mike Bou- chard. In an attempt to delay the motion, society pre- ae toe sident Scott Nelson, also under fire for election irregularities, led enough members of the senate out of the meeting to lose the required majority. Without quorum _ the motion could only be passed in principle subject to ratification at the next senate meeting. UT rep Bouchard" was visibly annoyed at the ru- ling. “I’m not sure what the hell is going on,” said Bouchard. “I do know that Gutteridge is insulting my integrity.” “T’ve been accused — of hanging posters and other’ stuff and I didn’t even get a chance to respond to the accusations.” Nelson, who ended. the meeting before the acc- usations aginst him could be ruled on, said he thinks the students decide if there were irregularities. “I think there has been a lot of misconceptions and I’d like to clear them,” said Nelson. Nelson added that he thought the Other Press coverage of the affair was “a little bit negative and one-sided.” But Andrew — Gutter- Athletic levy postponed By John McDonald A -. Douglas College Student Society — senate meeting, centered on the introduction of an athletic levy, turned into a “sporting event” when | over fifty students showed up to voice their support for the motion. The motion, calling for DCSS verbal support in a presentation to the College Board, would see an athletic levy of $1.00 per course to a maximum of five courses, applied to all students. The meeting turned stormy when a group of senate members invoked Roberts Rules of Order to deflect the motion. Society treasurer Chris Lirette and former senate member Keith — Wilson, idge, chief returning of- ficer who made the allega- tions, remains firm in_ his opinion that Nelson and Bouchard should be dealt with. “They not only _ bad- gered me with obscenities and loud voices then, but they’re still trying to twist my words,” said Gutter- idge. “They should be setting a good example to the stu- dents since they represent them.” Volume XX}, Nelsol: Under fir election irregularities Issue VI. Thursday, November 27, 1986 OTHER Ba out of the jurisdiction of the senate. The disorderly meeting led Wilson to challenged chairperson Mike Bouch- ard to a vote of confid- ‘‘We may not be able to afford to go on a hockey trip to Kamloops.” with advice from former society president Michael Glavin, mounted a proce- dural attack on the motion and argued against con- sideration because it was Page 2 Page 5 Page 7 Night Lines Page 8 13 Page 14 ENS IES BOX Luau on Friday Concerned Senatees Les Autre Funnies, of course The atomic sage page A WHOLE page of sports ence, charging misuse of procedural rules, a _ vote Bouchard Lost. Athletics supporters at the meeting reacted with jeers and catcalls to the drawn out counting of Douglas Colle ge's Autonomous Stuc votes and eventual defeat of the motion. Betty Lou Hayes, direc- tor of athletics programs, said the athletics levy would be used to supple- ment their present budget. “We need money for things like uniforms and travel and medical supplies,” said Hayes. “It’s costing more every year to run the teams.” She added that she would be the one administering the money collected by the college board, if the levy passes a Cap College back to school VANCOUVER (CUP) - The 4,000 students of Capilano College returned to classes Nov. 12 after a two-week facul- ty strike, based largely on the issue of increased workloads. The faculty and college board reached a tentative three-year agreement Nov. 10, and agreed to a special committee to in- vestigate workloads. They refused, | however, to reveal any further details. Faculty representative Crawford Killian said fac- ulty now have the option to teach an eight or ninesection course load. Eight sections had _ been the standard until the 1984-85 academic year, when _ instructors agreed to teach a _ nine .section load to keep the college within budget. The salary for an eight section load had been in negotiations, as the board originally offered $518 less than the 1984 pay scale. Student council president Theresa Newlove, who supported dent New Ss} 010] ele), General Meeting of the society. Society president Scott Nelson said at the senate meeting that the athletic budet was $45,000 of which $25,000 goes to Hayes’ salary. Hockey player Rob Everett says the senate ru- ling “sucks” and points to Douglas as one of the only colleges in B.C. without an athletic levy. “We've just heard that we might not be able to af- ford to go on a hockey trip to Kamloops,” he added. the strike for its duration, said he was glad to go ‘back to classes, which will be extended until Dec. 12. Council vice-president Irwin Oostindie said fac- ulty and students were working out — different solutions to make up for lost classes, such as lengthening class time, meeting on saturdays, or handing out extra preparation materials for final exams. “The accelerated busi- three days ness students may be shortchanged to a_ small degree,“ said Oostindie, “but I’m confident we will make up for all lost time in most classes.”