te page 14 CAMPUS the other press October 3 1977 steeper + aap ee eee lef oe en ere i | ; i cont’d. would have to study the report in detail before any decision could be made. Douglas College principal George Wootton said later that council ‘‘does have a choice’, but because the decision involves different levels of government, there is pressure for the college to make a decision. He said the provincial minis- try of education has left the decision up to the college, but that decision must be made in the next few weeks because ‘“‘site examination funds’’ from Victoria had run out and no more funds will be available until the college decides on a site. At present, Douglas Col- lege owns a 48-acre site at McBride and 6th Avenue, which has been under study as a possible permanent campus site for the last four years. The college planners will now have to decide which site (the one under study or the BCDC site) is most appropriate for the college. But Wootton said he could see ‘‘no major problem’’ if the college was to move downtown. To oversee the project, the BCDC will form a company to be known as The First City Company Ltd., to issue shares to investors and arr- ange the lease of govern- ment land. The company would also package and re-- direct public projects now being planned and bring in new investment. The company board will include representatives from city council, BCDC and the participating companies. The scheme is the result of more than a year of planning by BCDC ed the city of New Westminster. The GVRD was also invol- ved during the community hearings, fheld last year to develop a plan for the down- town, but their role became less important when BCDC became involved. BCDC was brought into the Pic Mah, winner of the graduating Dental Assistants General Proficiency Award with sons Trevor and Mark. project as a result of pres- sure by Mayor Muni Evers on the provincial government to aid the city in its redevol- opment plan. The city’s plan had been put in jeopardy when ICBC decided not to construct a regional head office in New Westminster. (The BCDC redevelopment pag calls: for Douglas Col- ege to built on the original ICBC site.) ‘Douglas College has been consulting with BCDC since last May, but this week was the first time they were shown the final plan. Douglas College student president Dave Johnston said,‘‘the concept (of the BCDC plan) is good...the trouble is you’re talking a- bout concepts and things on paper.”’ He said he agrees with the idea of ‘‘putting the commu- nity college within the com- munity’’, but he still had ‘“‘mixed feelings’’ about the lan. The college won’t have a cafeteria or bookstore based on student prices, he said. He also expressed concern that the students would be used as ‘‘free labour’’ by the commercial businesses near the college under the guise of gaining ‘‘practical experi- ence. A major feature of the BCDC plan is a performing arts centre sponsored by David Y.H. Lui. McIntyre told college council this week that the centre would not be built if the college did not commit itself to the plan. He said Lui had committed him- self to the project with the intention of working with the college’s theatre department in the centre. In an interview with The Other Press last Wednesday, Lui‘ called the plan ‘‘quite incredible’ and the college would be ‘‘very foolish’’ not to approve it. He said the plan gives the college an opportuntity that ‘“‘no other vee has had’”’ to work with such a centre. Dental Raffle winners The winner of Douglas College Dental Assistants’ raffle for a ‘Texas Mickey’ and one hell-uy-a-hangover- was TT. Kosberg number 3698. Second prize, the 26-er of Canadian Club, went to Nick Buyan, number 4882, with third prize, the case of beer, going to Dennis and Mag Graham, number 162. The raffle took place Friday at the Coquitlam campus with Coquitlam secretary Debbie Webster drawing the tickets. The Dental Assistants raised approximately $500 for their graduation, and wish to thank all those who pores by purchasing a tic- et. College last to be consulted The college should be invol- ved with the community, he said, and not set off by itself as it is now. Lui said he had been invol- ved with the project as ‘‘a sort of consultant’’ for al- most a year. When asked why he has been involved for a longer period than the college had, he replied: “‘If they say they haven’t (been involved as long as he has), well, they have.” Ken Ward, Contacted later, Douglas College theatre director Dor- othy Jones stated she had only learned of the proposed performing arts centre when she read about it in the newspaper. She said she would be “‘willing to accept any prop- osal ‘‘for a theatre centre as long as the college had some type of control over schedul-: ing and the type of facilities used. Jones said at present her eparttment was working Westminster Actors, a new local troupe, discussing the possibility of sharing their theatre facilities on 8th AVe. Ward, the first person to graduate from D.C.’s Psychiatric Nursing program is congradulated by Principal Dr. | George Wooton. 4 and Carnarvon. She said the troupe had invested $60,000 in the theatre but Douglas College had not spent any money towards it. College Council Chairman John Sutherland said he also had not had any involvement with the Lui project and knew little about it. He said that the college could not consider any project like that of Lui’s until‘‘he puts his name on a piece of paper.”’ ‘““That’s the — whole trouble,’ he said, “‘no one talks to Douglas College.”’ kkk (ottate cont'd. I might further note that the letter carried in your public- ation by Steve Ferguson is libel and that, although prin- ted as a letter to the editor, the vehicle carrying the arti- cle is the guilty party in a libel suit. Let us hope that no further action is taken in regards to the letter as, in hurting you, it would give Douglas Col- lege a bad name. However, what was written on the letter(?) written by us(?) (The Pinion) is true. The printed definition you carried in your paper is not a legal definition. That bit about ‘‘read and heed’’, I saat add, is quite good as a rule the journalism students of this college learn states: ‘‘When in doubt, leave it out.”’ Despite the hopefully har- mless slip, I will continue to commend you for giving everyone a chance to voice their opinion but I think you should make it known that you reserve the right to edit letters to the editor for Rages of not only libel, ut for clarity, brevity and taste as well. Yours Truly Rick Weldon Pinion News Editor From one editor to another (?),Rick; if we had followed your last suggestion (taste) this letter never would have been printed. Viva la Pinion Student Council Other Press in bed Dear Editor(s), So, the Other Press say they‘re not the Student Soci- ety’s newspaper. Oh Really! Let's take the case of Dave Johnston, our president.Last year Dave‘s campaign was to provide more leisure space for the students.Now the obvious question the O.P. should have asked was, How? How, Dave Johnston are you going to provide the extra eisure space? Well, of course, this quest- ion was not asked. Why? Could it by that they didn‘t want.to embarrass their can- didate? . That can be answered by the interview the O.P.did with each candidate last year. They made B.Burnham look like a hippie, B. Sickert a joke, but D. Johnston, he came out smelling like a rose. (At the beginning of the semester Dave said there wasn't any leisure space available, a lot of thought must of went into that ans- wer). Just recently Mr. Johnston sent an angry telegram to Pat McGeer concerning the Colleges and Institution Act. Our president made the sta- tement to the O.P. that this act would lead to higher tuition fees? Well, of course, this wasnt asked. Why? Could it be that the O.P. didn‘t want to embarress their president with a question he couldn‘t answere? Heaven forbid! Now the Other Press and Mr.President are blocking an attempt by Bill Burnham to start up another student © newspaper by not allocating the necessary funds. I wonder why? Viva La Otra Prensa Mike Del Santo Obviously you haven't looked ‘at Bill 82 Mike, otherwise you wouldn‘t need to ask such a naive question. (Why the Other Press didn‘t ask Johnston how the act would lead to higher tuit- ions.) The bill provides for many extra levels of bureau- ocracy with the college sys- tem. The money to pay for these extra people must come from somewhere... As for us ‘‘blocking‘‘an attempt by Bill Burnham to start another newspaper; I ss that you talk to Bill or the student society before you make such an unwarren- ted assumption. In our deb- ate with the council, we based our entire presention on a student newspaper‘s basic right to be free from outside pressures. (including the student council.)