Sedhu said Sedhu says

Student society president
Jesse Sedhu found himself in
“hot water’’ recently over an
ad which appeared in the

 

by NORAH HOLTBY

 

Royal City Record on Sept-
ember 1st. The ad, an election
endorsement for PC candidate
Bill Grant, featured Sedhu’s
name and title in bold print.
Under the heading Sedhu was
qugted as saying:

“I’m in my final year of
university and |, along with#a
am
worried about getting a job
when | finish school. I’m really
anxious to get out and work

lot of other students,

and | hope there is work for
me. | think the PC’s can turn
things around for Canada and
our community. | also think
that if they do, it will mean
more jobs for me and my
fellow students.’’

Members of the student
society senate as well as
students at large felt that
Sedhu had not acted in the
best interests of the student

body.

“'There’s no way he should

be doing that,’’ one student
commented. ‘‘He’s an elected

ents and he has no right
representing students in that
fashion.’

The ad is a violation of
Special Resolution | of the
student society’s constitution
as well as Bylaw 3, which
names the Senate as the
exclusive body of communi-
cation for and on behalf of the
students. Mr. Sedhu failed to
make the other members of
council aware of the fact that
he was allowing his name to
appear in the endorsement.

Sedhu claims that he was
tricked by Socred MLA John
Parks, who convinced him that
it would be beneficial for the
student society if he supported
the PC campaign. John Parks
has stated that the entire
incident is the result of a gap
in communications between
Sedhu, Parks and the person
responsible for drafting the
ad.

Sedhu’s involvement with
Parks began over the summer
when representatives from the
college put forward a proposal
to have the work-study pro-
gram budget increased. The
program lost 26 positions this
year due to budget cuts.

According to Parks’ recollec-—

representative for the stud- tion: ‘‘l was impressed with
September 21st, 1984

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Shark attack
Miami Florida

A shark attack was averted
off the coast of Florida after
the contents and crew of a
small sail boat were spilled

into the ocean.
The crew had been taunting

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the sharks with bits of meat
and were not terribly happy to
find themselves the center of
attraction when the boat cap-
sized.

The Miami coast guard
towed the craft into port and
discovered a $200 000 dollar

Faculty insinuation

In the last issue of the Other
Press we published a story by
Dan Hilborn which may have
caused a lot of students need-
less anxiety. The article gave
the impression that the Doug-
las College Faculty were about
to strike.

While the Faculty Associa-
tion is in a legal position to
strike, there are several steps

which would have to be taken
before a strike could come into
effect. Faculty vice-president
Len Millis explained that in
order for a legal strike to take
place the mediator would have
to be asked to book out. A
strike vote would then be
taken and a notice of intention
to strike given. This process
takes at least a few weeks tc

  

the case that was put forward
and got the bureaucrats to
recognize the importance of
the work-study program. The
proposal is now on the min-
ister’s desk and it looks as
though the program will be
reinstated. ’’

In late August Parks was
approached by some business-

 

cache of cocaine in an aft
compartment.

Later that day two sharks were
retrieved from the same area
containing large amounts of
the same illicit substance
proving that 2 out of 3 sharks
prefer coke.

put in motion.

Len Millis has stated that
the Faculty Association is not
at the present time preparing,
to strike.

The Other Press apologizes
to the Faculty Association and
to our readers for any mis-
understanding created by Dan
Hilborn’s article.

 

men who were looking for
prominent members of the
community to support Bill
Grant. Parks in turn spoke
with Sedhu.

“| explained to Jesse that
supporting the PC’s couldn’t
hurt the college, Parks said. If
the PC’s won, and at the time
the polls indicated that they
would, then Douglas would
have the ability to open doors
which had remained closed to
them before.’’

The two men then discussed
the context of the ad and Parks

relayed the information to a

member of Bill Grant's staff.
This staff member was to have
contacted Sedhu to confirm
what was to be printed. Sedhu
denies that he gave permis-
sion for the student society
title to be used.

“| figured that if using my
name could get us the funding
then why not give it a whirl
but | stated that my title as
President of DCSS should not
be included. Instead | sug-
gested that he could use my
position on the Board of the
Association of Canadian Com-
munity Colleges. | figured that
this would be a good idea
because we could get the
funding for work study and
since not many people knew
what work study was, | would
not really be representing the
students.’’

On the other hand, Parks
said that he thought Sedhu
was agreeing to let both titles
appear in the ad.

“What was in the article
was purely a misrepresenta-
tion of my name and office,”’
Sedhu said. The Senate is
now looking into the matter
and will be deciding on a
course of action.

Gordon Bryan, Federation
Rep, was actively involved
with the student society over
the summer. He suggests
that;

“We should speak to the
candidate and staff. The whole
thing could have been avoided
if he (Sedhu) had consulted us
about the ad. If we had known
what was going on, | can
assure you that Jesse would
have met massive opposition
to the whole deal.’’

Another member of council,
Ron Huml, summed up the
incident this way;

“It seems to me that a.
particular political group took
advantage of Jesse’s good
nature. | think that Jesse has
learned a very valuable lesson
in regards to dealing with
professional politicians.’’

“| hope the students will
understand,’’ Sedhu © said.
‘From now on the office of the
president will be as apolitical
as hell.’’