The Volume 19 Issue 1 Other Press ee College’s Autonomous Student a Banned booze bashes back | by Jeremy Bloom We Got Em! Student-run pub nights will be returning to Douglas Col- lege next week, after nearly a year’s absence. Student*Society President Michael Glavin announced the good news. Tuesday, following lengthy negotia- tions with the administra- tion. The first pub of the social season will be held Friday, September 20, and, barring unforseen problems or disasters, will be the first of many. Student pubs were canned last year following a violence and damage filled evening, November 17. Bill Morfey, College Bursar, shut them down until the security prob- lem was dealt with. The issue was never effectively dealt with by last year’s Student Society. 5 Michael Glavin met last week with Comptroller Peter Greenwood, and_ Terry Leonard, Acting Director of Facilities and Services, to In this issue... 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Glavin feels he has dealt with this problem to the satisfaction of the adminis- tration. ‘‘We felt that both the students and the ad- ministration would feel more comfortable engaging the services of the security com- pany already contracted to the college. Additional secu- rity staff for pub nights will be arranged by Mr. Leo- nard’s office and the added expense will be assumed by Doubt by John McDonald Ideafest has become “Doubtfest’’ for the Douglas College Student Society President Michael Glavin. However college bursar Bill Morfey believes Glavin’s doubts are unfounded. The plan behind the $700,000 hi-tech arts and science extravaganza would see the concourse trans- formed into a giant mock-up of a working space station. Some college facilities, in- cluding the library and nurs- ing sections, plus a number of rooms would be reserved to accomadate the antici- pated hundred participating companies and the projected crowd of 450,000 visitors expected to flock to the hi-technology hands-on dis- plays. “lf the thing went. off beautifully and brought ac- claim to the college and if students benefited directly either through employment experience, or knowledge gained then | would say to Alan Clapp please do this,”’ stated Glavin, ‘‘but | don’t think its going to work and | don’t believe it will justify the inconvenience to the the Student Society.’’ This arrangement should not cost much more than last year, an expenditure, Glavin adds will be ‘‘well worth it.’”’ Another area of Adminis- tration concern was the need for student-run pubs, when there is no shortage of drinking establishments in the campus area. In Glavin’s opinion, a very large contin- est for students.’ “The major objections | have to Ideafest, is that there is no detail to the budget of $700,000, said Glavin, ‘‘and as well Clapp doesn’t feel he has to adver- tise because he believes the local media coverage will generate enough attention. Morfey, who admits ‘‘We haven’t seen a detailed bud- get’’, denies that the college could be hurt by Ideafest. “The college board has re- fused Clapp’s proposal for a partnership and has instead opted for a landlord/tenant arangment.’’ The agreement would require liability in- surance, and the college would collect 20 per cent of the gross revenue as rental. While calling the college board’s decision to refuse the partnership ‘‘wise’’, Glavin also believes Ideafest to be targeting the wrong audience. ‘‘Here we have a hundred hi-tech science and space companies setting up these incredibly complex displays, and they’re expect- ing to attract George and Martha and the three kids out from Expo?”’ Glavin would not specu- gent of the student popula- tion, particularly the wo- men, are highly offended by the strippers and general meat market atmosphere of the vast majority of the local establishments’’, a response which was fully appreciated by the administration. According to Terry Leo- nard, the only odd part about the affair was that it party? Whose idea was. that wasn’t settled sooner. ‘Bill Morfey sent the let- ter (outlining his concerns) in January, but as far as | know, he never received a response until now. | just hope it works.’’ But he added, ‘‘I don’t forsee any major disaster, particularly with the intent of Michael’s proposals.’’ Douglas? late on any possible misdeal- ings by the privately funded, profit-oriented project. ‘‘I am convinced that Alan Clapp is an honorable per- son. He is imaginative and creative, and he has a good track record. He has a good idea - there’s nothing wrong _ The name Ideafest con- jures up interesting images but the reality could be out of this world. Alan Clapp, the promoter and self-styled entrepreneur behind Ideafest intends to bombard the senses with everything from a_ giant model of the solar system complete with jet-packing astronaut to a_ hands-on } space station. And that’s just in the concourse. At least a hundred hi-tech displays will be set up in a number of classrooms and laboratorys with the exhibits ranging from far-out video equipment and_ innovative transportation systems, to advanced communications equipment and sophisticated robotics as well as actors in alien costumes and space with the idea - it’s appropri- ate to hold a function of this type in an educational in- stitution provided there is a minimum of inconvenience to the students,’’ said ‘Glavin, ‘I don’t think this is the right institution.’’ Clapp. ‘‘If you put some-] thing in there that people} can’t touch and punch and operate we don’t want it.’’ Clapp has had a number] of successful ideas come to fruitation. He originated and has produced the ‘‘’News Hour’’ on BCTV as well as] conceiving and developing | Transportation } the B.C. Museum. Add to that the production of various concerts, fairs,] and parades. But his biggest project was the development _ of Habitat Forum, the} ‘“‘peoples arm’’ of the 1976} UN Conference in Van- couver. He has experience. Douglas College will be entering into a_ landlord tenant agreement with Clapp and as such will receive 20 per cent of the gross revenue uniforms. “‘And hands on,’’ insists :