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PATRICI'S Chrystal cAulay, room t"'S, SU • Deaclli • to apply is Wed asci y, rclt g1 at 4pm. VEEI'E ID For more info call Chrystal at 494 1 g75. Fi;ATURING DS IF ·ECO CERTSE E5#3 DE T AH 'A" Societies get: 5 tickets for the even . f1ARCH 16, 2001 All ''B-E" Socteties wil receive 2 tickets. Tickets will be av:airable to be picked up o Monday, March 9 to Friday., March 23. ic ets mus e ic ed up by 2 noon on AC~ F i a .. Those tha are no picked op wil be redistributed. f1ARCI-I _7, 2001 AN Oto F ASHIONr::o CApe: B. ETON lsi: Annual DSU Occupat:ional Healt:h and SaCet:y/Securit:y Education Week -1 Events include: - Safety demonstrations ,. a - F1rst Aid demonstrations -Tiger Patrol information - Stress management workshop - Basic Self-Defense Course for Women FEATliRINCi OpEN 1\.iiCS This event wil be hel in the Dalhousie Student nion Buildingtake p ace on Wednesday and ursday7 2 and 22. Cou r AppLETON qre1-c 5-c. p1-cric\:' srtc'1+)·•· TIGER PATROL f I I I II I P 1-1 c> · r +l) 4 6 4 o o 3 National News FASS not fast enough from the Canadian University Press newswire by Wendy Sawatzky Construction fights faulty wiring and vandalism by graham simms communications data wiring that the believe they were simply interested in Gunman taken down at University of Alberta the gazette EDMONTON (CUP)- Police wrestled a man armed with semi·automatic supplier had supplied - the wrong getting inside and looking around. shotgun to the ground at the University of Alberta on March 7 after receiving a wiring. They're replacing it all. The third case there was a fair tip he was on campus to "settle a score." Despite a series of setbacks Essentially they've admitted they amount of vandalism damage was The suspect allegedly caught a cab to the University, bringing the including being over budget, having accidentally supplied the wrong caused- the two kids were feeling shotgun with him. As the taxi approached the school, the accused asked the the wrong computer cables installed wiring and [accepted] liability." pretty happy, maybe they'd been driver to turn around. Police say he pulled out a knife and robbed the cab and suffering a series of break-ins, Another minor delay in the drinking or whatever - I don't know. driver, then carjacked another man's car and returned to campus. the new Faculty of Arts and Social completion of the Arts and Social But one of them was a Dalhousie When police notified the University to watch for the suspect, employees Sciences building will be opening on Science building has been a series of student and my understanding is he's locked down six buildings, as well as several offices. People on campus who schedule on May 1 of this year, says break-ins- apparently curious and made full restitution." security believed might be at risk were notified and evacuated. Bill Lord, director of Facilities drunken vandalism being the The subject of the inflated The man allegedly approached the building with his gun under his arm Management. Lord is pleased with the motivating factor, resulting in the budget of the FASS building has been and, according to bystanders, asked a student outside the doors for a cigarette. progress and quality of the building arrest of at least one Dalhousie controversial for those involved with Police did not find the accused until he returned to the car and are and views the setbacks as minor. student, Lord explained. the project. uncertain whether he went inside any buildings or why he came back to the car. "The completion date hasn't "We've had three cases of "It's been a little over budget Former second-year mining engineering student Fa reed Wijdani has been changed, we are proposing that the vandalism and break-in," said Lord. for a while. Without cutting corners charged with two counts of armed robbery and three weapons charges. Campus faculty move in on the first of May - "On each occasion, since we have an we're tryin~ to save wherever Security hod the man's picture on file and friends of Wijdani say that he had the building will be complete by alarm system there, our security possible. We're typically not been barred from campus in October. then," said Lord. "The wiring problem people were able to apprehend the commenting or talking about the is a very simple one. It was culprits .. .In a couple of the cases we budget as we're often mis-quoted." Newfoundland tuition cut won't help all students STJOHN'S, Nfld. (CUP)- The government of Newfoundland has ·' announced it will roll back tuition 10 percent, but some of the province's students won't benefit. While the policy will include a tuition cut and some debt relief for MUN Student renters not all bad students, it will not apply to Memorial University of Newfoundland students in the school of medicine, or to students at the College of the North Atlantic or Be extra careful when looking to rent international students. Tuition in Newfoundland has increased 145 percent in the past ten years, sub-letting works," she said, noting that popular belief, students are not worse according to Statistics Canada. last year it was $3,300. by myra hyland tenants in her building are responsible tenants than the general public. She the gazette for any damage their sub-letters cause. insists that there are always some bad UBC clinical profs boycott classes "So it's always best to go with eggs in every basket. VANCOUVER (CUP)- The University of British Columbia's clinical in the The horror stories of slack someone you trust," she advised. Anna Ripley, a student at the faculty of medicine boycotted classes last week to protest what they see as a lack landlords, sub-letters who don't pay Baker says that as long as tenants University of King's College, says one of of support and compensation from the university. their rent and faulty smoke detectors are pay their rent on time, and are the most important aspects of renting a Clinical professors ore medical doctors who instruct medical students and relatively rare in the world of student considerate of their neighbors, there new place i: roommates. residents part-lime. housing, a Halifax landlord says. shouldn't be any problems. "You need someone who can Aspokesperson for the professors said they are seeking higher fees, Julie Baker, landlord at Quinpool Issues arise when people fall respect your space, and who is going to more administrative support and recognition for their trade association. Towers, says students can and should behind in their rent if they party too have the same needs as you, like the Under the current arrangement, UBC's 1,600 clinical professors ore take precautions to make their renting much, or if they are loud. Baker says same degree of cleanliness," she said. treated as independent contract workers and have little collective bargaining ex erience better. that sometimes they have to kick "Even though you might get a ong power with the university. UBC has refused to recognize the association "You have to make sure that your 'partyers' out. marvelously with someone in everyday The walkout did not impact UBC's 500 medical students because enough building has good security, and students "If other tenants are complaining, life, things are different when you have notice was given to allow full-time faculty to cover the threatened classes. always like to have good laundry we're going to get rid of the to live together." The professors say the two sides may be dose to agreeing on mediation facilities close by," said Baker. problem ... We'd rather lose a bad tenant Ripley says it also helps to have a to discuss the issues, but ore not ruling out the possibility of another walkout. "Definitely look at the place before than a good one," she said. signing anything, and ask about how But Baker adds, contrary to continued on page 5 Week-long strike disrupts classes at McMaster - ----------- HAMILTON, Ont. (CUP)- Aweek-long strike by staff at McMaster University has left students increasingly frustrated. Lab technicians, secretaries, counselors and various other McMaster Passing the DSU tor University Stoff Association members walked off the job seven days ago. The association is seeking its first contract and outstanding issues between staff and Reflections on the past year the university include job security, wages, working conditions and benefits.