The Link, September 30, 1987 Shinerama '87

Shiners raise over $1^,000 Cameron Knowleton and was a lot more (money) there." Students participating in by Don Wright friend looked quite formidable: Sheila Harder, a nursing both were dressed in karate student, said her group went to BCIT's Shinerama '87 collected Students were dressed in a outfits, but he said they had a Lion's Gate Hospital. "It was over $1^,000 during the one-day variety of costumes, individually lot of fun and didn't think their really good, we didn't even have and in groups, everyone from to ask for money, they would shoe shining blitz, held Minnie Mouse and E.T. to a large just donate." She said it had been group of toga-clad heavily advertised in the Wednesday, September 23. Administrative Management hospital, and "all the doctors students hit the streets, donation knew." boxes in hand. The amount raised is up $1,500 Bruce Geogory, an Op Man Terry Gaetz, Health over the total raised last year student, said shining was great: chairperson, drove around town "we accosted all the passerbys and organizer Leigh Sheather keeping shiners stocked with and picked up as much money as polish and supplies. He said it we could. We were at Hornby expects the total amount raised looked like a "day time and Main where there was a lot Halloween" with great crowds of of traffic". He said that people will reach $[7,000 once costumed and boisterous BCIT in cars were the best to hit for shiners on every corner. "The donations .."we jumped out in Shinerama dance proceeds and students were really into a good front of them." time," said Gaetz. corporate donations are added Dean Russell, a first year Most of the students dressed student, said he had fun during later this week. in costumes thought their outfits Shinerama. "There were a lot of attracted the attention needed nice people out there, really "It was BCIT's most successful to get people to stop and make a willing to help, ready to donate. donation. We didn't shine many shoes, Shinerama ever," said Sheather, A first year TV Broadcast people were too busy going to student said she stood in front of outfits intimidated too many! meetings, but they left us a lot adding that she was "really a bank and "grabbed people as people. of money." pleased" with the turnout. they came out." She said that Students tended to position All money raised through although she got lots of themselves in high traffic areas. Shinerama, and proceeds from interesting looks, and a couple of One student said that although^ the dance at the Commodore dates," she thought the (clown) they were positioned near a; Saturday October 3 go to the costume she was wearing made a welfare office and foodbank,! Canadian Cystic Fibrosis big difference. "A lot of people there was "a lot of money ^ Foundation, based in Toronto, came up and made a donation coming in, considering thei for distribution to various cystic because they said they liked the people going by, but then we' fibrosis research projects and costume." moved to Oakridge, and there; programs. VolumTHe 22, Number "( E LINSeptembeKr 30, 198 7 Student Aid Program Full of Cracks Canadian University Press school now," said Hagen. .emission. In order to qualify for VANCOUVFR UBC director of awards and a grant students must work, financial aid Byron Hender said study, or volunteer during their B.C.'s new student aid pro• the new program represents such summer holidays. gram represents a dramatic a great improvement over recent "1 think that should be improvement over past years, years that it is unreasonable to loosened to allow for document• but students say there are still complain. ed job search," said Byron Beery, cracks in it that need filling. "I think it would have been a UBC researcher studying stu• The new program revives a nice if the province could have dent aid programs in B.C. and grant system, forgiving loan made it retroactive, but things Canada. debts over $12,000 for students don't always work out that way," Nevraumont said she objected who successfully complete a he said. to the personal responsibility degree within five years. Some students also object to clause on principle. But students who graduated in responsibility guidelines re• "It's the only province in the years without a grant pro• stricting eligibility for loan Continued on page 3| gram, many of whom have accumulated debts of over $20,000 will not benefit from the government's new-found leniency. More teams than ever Rebecca Nevraumont, presi• dent of the University of British Link Staff Report aware of the programs offered. Columbia student council, thinks A record number of teams will He said SA sports chairperson the provincial government is be competing in Intramural Dean Mikalauskas and recreation shirking its responsibility to past leagues at BCIT this term, says staffer Paul Fortier tackled graduates. Jim Mitchell, director of promotion over the summer, and "If the government is now Recreation and Athletic made sure technologies were recognizing the problem with the Services. A total of 83 teams, a encouraged to select sports reps. system why can't they accept dramatic one third more than "At our first sports council the problem of a few years ago?" this term last year, have signed meeting," said Mitchell, "we had said Nevraumont. up to participate. 46 sports reps show up. Last year Royal visit ail setj at this time we had less than 30, "There's no recourse for those Wallyball, a relatively new Classes are cancelled for one unique, mutually supportive people (with high debt loads). intramural sport, showed the I expect now the number of hour while His Royal Highness relationship with business and What the hell's supposed to greatest increase, with 16 teams sports reps is now closer to 60". The Prince Philip visits BCIT, on industry". happen to them?" signed up to last years six, but He also thought the support of Thursday, October 15. Prince The Prince will then be given The average debt load for numbers are steady or up in student council, the orientation Philip arrives on campus at 10:40 two demonstrations, alloted 1986 B.C. graduates with loans is other sports as well. Thirty-five committee and even BCIT's a.m., and after several seven minutes each, the first is a $15,000, up $12,000 since the teams are planning to take part president Roy Murray, presentations, demonstrations demonstration of "articifial elimination of the grant program in volleyball, up over last years contributed to the huge signup and a short tour, is scheduled to and teams intend to intelligence" and the second in 1984. The 1986 default rate 28, 12 this year. leave BCIT at W-AO a.m. During challenge each other at flag involves interactive video disc was 20 per cent. "By having that many people that time all classes have been football, up four over last year. (touch screen) technology. Graduates faired better in knowledgeable about officially cancelled. Intramural hockey attracted one At 11:10 the official party 1984 and 85 because they were intramurals, it helped create a more team over last year's six The Prince's itinery at BCIT is heads over to the Broadcast able to take advantage of the old much greater demand for and soccer maintained the 86-87 as follows: centre for a demonstration of grant system in their first years. programs," said Mitchell. signup at I 3 teams. At 10:'*0 the official party Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Advanced education Minister He said that although his proceeds up the Library steps technology, and an interview Stan Hagen offered sympathy Mitchell said that at an department had to juggle league (south side), and is greeted and between a Broadcast student and but said his ministry couldn't average of 14 or 15 players per schedules to accommodate the welcomed by BCIT and His Royal Highness. afford to offer past graduates team the figures mean that at large number of teams, it was a government officials. Finally, the Prince is due at assistance. least 1200 students plan to take "nice problem to have." part in intramural sports this Once inside the Library (at the Machine Shop for a CAD/ "1 don't think there are enough Students who missed 10:^*7) the Prince will view a CAM demonstration at 11:32. funds in the program (to cover year. Intramurals, can signup for clubs seven minute video highlighting His Royal Highness departs retroactive remission) and if we Mitchell attributes the good all this week, or look into the BCIT's "importance as a training BCIT at lli'fO a.m. A band will were to do that it would have to turnout to the extra effort that drop-in program, scheduled to centre province-wide and its j be playing. have an impact on the people in was put into making students start next week. -j Free trade discussed by Carmel Smyth <». The same rights as Canadians in business TAPS Pierre Burton, David Suzul<i, opportunities and everything else; Norman Jewison and Margaret 5. The Auto Pact; Atwood are all members of the Council of Canadians, a 6. An end to all "unfair" non-partisan group of Canadians government subsidies, including 4 'Name the Moose' trying to prevent Canada from social programs and benefits being swallowed by the U.S. that "we enjoy and Americans They want to protect the don't:" Student grants/loans, Canadian way ol life and universal medicare, subsidized Contest starts safeguard our national identity.

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