wate ta mt 1h Orther Press shite Other Press Douglas College’s Autonomous Student Newspaper lThe Orther Press The Other Press is a dem- ocratically run, autonomous student newspaper _ serving Douglas College since 1976. It publishes 16 times a seme- ster, once a~“weéék, under the auspices of The Other Publi- cations Society. Our funding comes by way of a direct stu- dent levy paid at registration and through local and _ natio- nal advertising. The Other Press is a member of the Canadian University Press and subscribes to it’s state- ment of principles. OPS Board of Directors Chairperson: Vacant Member at Large: Vacant Member at Large: Vacant Staff Representative: John McDonald Staff Representative: Kirstin Shaw Business Manager: Mark Roberts Other Press Staff Production Co-ordinator: John McDonald _ Typesetting Co-ordinator: _ Jeff House Production Assistants: Rob Hancock Jennifer Whiteside David Mills Copy Editors: Jennifer Whiteside Mike Roberts John McDonald News Co-ordinator: John McDonald Editorial Co-ordinator: | Colin Turkingdon Entertainment Co-ordinators: Jeff House Kirstin Shaw Features Co-ordinator: Vacant Classifieds Co-ordinator: Vacant Sports Co-ordinator: Veronica Blok Recruitment Co-ordinator: Karen Dhillon Graphics Co-ordinator: Chris Brown Photographic Co-ordinator: Rachael Smith Contributors: John McDonald Jordan Acomba Lori Donald Chris Brown Veronica Block Rachael Smith A Grand Show The February 5th Special General Meeting of the Student Society was a grand show. This meeting showed a marked change in the tactics of the supporters of Scott Nelson. The same people who cried “foul” to the “stall tactics” of the last S.G.M. used the same tactics trying to preserve the position of Scott Nel- son. The body of people that were using “stall tactics” eventually left after they realized that the speaker was neutral and could not be har- assed. Scott Nelson’s supporters attemp- ted to have the meeting called due to a lack of quorum. Over the course of the battle one individual was called out of order three times. The entire internal political structure of the Student Society will be altered by the removal of Scott Nelson. The To whom it may concern: As a student of Douglas College and a woman, I take strong excep- tion to the poster at the entrance to the cafeteria, advertising women’s athletics “slow and sleasy”. First of all please understand that it is not the person who put it up I am annoyed with. Their moti- vation, I’m sure, was well inten- ded, and perhaps thought that this might be a fun way of advertising a keep fit class for low back prob- Letter to the Editor: This letter is in response to the events at the Special General Meeting Held on February 5/87. I do not question the validity of the meeting, nor the procedures that took place. What I do take excep- tion to is the fact that Mr. Nelson was not given the chance to defend himself. This is tantamount to go- ing to court and being read the charge and sentence all in the same only question that can be asked is whether his removal was warranted and whether his removal will bene- fit the society as a whole. If you do not participate in a soc- iety that you are a part of then you leave it open to be run by anyone who can get one hundred of his friends to show up at the meeting. His removal at an S.G.M. is sup- posed to be representative of the wants of the society as a whole, not just a small faction. The athletics levy was deleted from the minutes of the last S.G.M., perhaps this demonstrates that the last S.G.M. was not representative of the soc- iety. Every member of the society should take interest in the workings of the democratic system that they are forced to join at registration. The next general meeting of the soc- iety will prove to be interesting. David Mills, a concerned student “ lems. But the “...sleasy” insults me as a woman because it promotes two things: 1) that women keeping fit is simply for male pleasure, and 2) that if you do enjoy slow sexual movement, you must be sleasy. That is just not fair. I would suggest that if you wish to continue promoting this class, that a healthier message be adver- tised. If traditional attitudes to- ward women are to change, the essentialness of seeing ourselves as sexual objects must change. Fran Lurie General Studies breath. While the meeting did follow correct procedure with regards to Robert’s Rules of Order, I find it somewhat offensive that the rules were used in a way that infringed on Mr. Nelson’s right to speak and defend himself. In es- sence the impeachment of Mr. Nelson was procedurally correct but on ethical terms it was sadly lacking. Michael Booth Vice-President, DCSS. (under the door) the Other Press. University Press statement of principles. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Letters may be edited for brevity and clarity and to subscribe to the Canadian To the Editor In regards to the latest S.G.M., February 5, 1987. I must relate to my public speech and the ousting of the President, Scott Nelson. My speech was disregarded because I was unable to state what my objec- tion to the Question was. The majority of those present seemed in- *tent on lynching the President irregardless. He appeared to be jud- ged solely on evidence obtained from propaganda. Since the S.G.M. has past, and bygones are bygones, I will not pursue the issue any further. It would be a waste of breath. So in ode to the ousted President, I wish to include the speech I had prepared in _ his defense. “Mr. Speaker, the reason that I would like to address the issue of Mr. Nelson’s resignation is that I feel that there has been far too much attempted refutation on both sides. Refutation which I feel is intol- erable. This argument first started with a press release issued Nov. 10, 1986. In said press release, Mr. Nelson was accused of interference in the By-election by the polling clerks, Mr. Mills and Mr. Balasubra- manian. On November 16, 1986 the student Senate passed, in principle, a motion to disqualify the U.T. Rep. Re: Vander Zalm Thinks! _ I must agree sex education is needed now more than ever in our school systems. Don’t you think, though, that Vander Zalm has a point? AIDS has developed to the proportions it has today because of sexual To everyone: The recent Student Society spe- cial general meeting was a bit of a sham. Recently the average student here has been subjected to the single-minded determination of a certain, un-named former member of the DCSS Executive wishing to institute an Athletics Levy. A wor- thy enough cause, given the high standards of play by virtually every team supporting our name. Problems, however, erupted when the methods chosen by the athletics supporters became known. Dare it be said that “bullying tactics” were used by some of our team members? Nasty letters declaiming the levy opposition were written to this newspaper. The result -- not surprisingly, a backlash against athletics at the February 5 SGM. At this aforementioned meeting, students revoked their previous support of the levy and then hastily impeached the sports-minded pres- ident. Dare I say these actions are too little and too late? Fear not athletics, according to the statements in our student news- paper, the administration at Doug- las College does support your levy. It will very probably be in effect by September. The money should be put to good use in getting better equipment, and possibly for offer- ing scholarships to the better high school athletes considering the options at Douglas College. But one Michael Bouchard because of these irregularities. He was subsequently dismissed. Since then, another By- election has been held and the students voted Mike Bouchard back into office via a yes/no vote. To me, this says that the students have confidence in Mr. Bouchard despite the Election irregularities. Since these irregularities are what formulated the whole issue of Mr. Nelson’s resignation, I feel it is ludicrous that Mr. Nelson is being asked to resign. Mr. Nelson is vital to the affairs of the student Society due to the fact that he has done a great deal for us, the student body, already. He may get “out of order” now and again, but is that any reason to ask him to tender his resignation? We have sufficiently proven that the past el- ection fiasco did not mean a great deal to the student body, because Mr. Bouchard has been re-elected. Should we lose him, or any other member of what is said to be the best Student Society in years, it would be a sad day for all of us. In conclusion, I believe it would be a grave mistake on the part of the student body to ask for Scott Nel- son’s resignation. He has shown us that he can be a good leader. Thank you Mr. Speaker.” Michael Shane Polak Business Rep, DCSS permissiveness. It only makes sense that the best preventive medicine is abstaining. Sex deserves respect. How about giving some thought to the idea that handling such a life-threatening disease is the job of good government. L. Tinevez General Nursing Program word of warning. If this new levy, already the brunt of much criticism, is seen to be abused for such ex- travagancies as far-flung travel, etc., the athletics department will suffer great loss of confidence from the rest of the student body. Witness, for example, the recent display of the student nurses (usual- ly a very complacent group, willing to let other departments proceed as they wish) actually becoming in- volved in an issue which had noth- ing to do with raising money for their own graduation (the primary concern of all nursing students). Even before this unusual twist of events students in other depart- ments began circulating petitions in favour of their own levies. Let’s hope these latter actions amount to little. But the point, the underlying rea- son for this letter! Athletics deserve a levy, if it is used for the proper expenditures. The fee will be worth- while, also, if the college does not, in turn, reduce its own funding for athletics. And finally, we can all hope that people such as those in athletics are a little more aware about such mundane items as protocol, and politeness when deal- ing with other mass groups of stu- dents. Yes, in my opinion the ball was badly fumbled by our athletics activists. Bravo Scott Nelson, you probably accomplished what you wanted most - but you fell victim to your actions. Better luck in the fu- ture. Anonymous