ere October 28th to November 10th The Other Press Page 5 ‘Registrati on Up Slightly by Mori Hillman. - Despite recent news stor- ies to the contrary, Douglas College has gained no more than 161 students this sem- ester, compared to Fall 1981 according to an October 14 Registration report to the College Board. This report, although marred by mathematical er- rors, shows an increase of 183 University Transfer stu- dents in ‘‘General Studies’’ enrollment. There was a decrease of 21 career and vocational students from the last! fall semester. Total enrollment has taken “very close to a five percent increase’, said Gerry Della Mattia, Dean of Educational and Student Services. After inspecting the figures with some chagrin, he amended, ‘“‘at least a five. percent increase’. Noting that other colleges and universities appeared to have had larger increases in enrollment, he said ‘‘that percentage (increase) might have been greater ‘ifs the college had offered more classes’’. = ~~ et Jae Programs Protected by Chris Page Douglas College Students whose programs may be cut in the future now have some protection .as a result of a College: Board decision Oc- tober 21. College President Bill Day says, ‘‘existing students will be protected either through preservation of courses and programs (at Douglas) until they're completed, — or through provision made at other institutions on the low- er mainland’. Some students may be unable to complete their What Are Functions? by Chris Page Don’t be confused. ‘Functions’ is the new name for what Douglas Col- leg Student Society used to call pub nights, as liquor laws are now enforced more strictly. This shouldn’t change the way the events are run. A liquor regulation states “‘no person shall advertise the special occasion by indi- cating liquor will be sold’’. “The Liquor Control Board inspector interprets ’ in. the past, says Student programs as fast as they would like. For instance, Day suggests programs running four sections per semester may be cut to two sections. “It could result in a delay of priorities’, says Day. Programs due to be intro- duced such as Stagecraft Technology may be post- poned further. The College will also take the decision to include Fire Science students, whose program was killed this summer. Provisions will be made, but there is no time guarantee. (this) as meaning the word ‘pub’ implies liquor will be sold; thereby the word can’t be used’’, says Student So- ciety Business. Manager Merrilyn Houlihan. ‘‘The rule hasn’t been enforced this strictly before’. New interpretations of li- quor laws also mean the Student Society can no long- er use revenue from the ‘functions’ for activities, as Society President Tim Shein. : B) Genera. The Other Publications Society °