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Hancock Determined to Fight On . " " 1 Newspaper of Humber College The Student '^^iS^^ \()i. 21 I HI Ksh \N \PKn I 5 ' H I9^>3 Hancock determined to fight on by Jaymee Cuddy "Dennis' reaction in the meeting reinforced Dennis Hancock, vice- the conflict of interest president ol Students' that has been going on Association Council (SAC) during the election, " said vowed to fight a Task Force Harvey. ruling that he had been just- Hancock argued "I ly disqualitied from the question how the com- presidential election. mittee was chosen. 1 was President Robert never asked my side. Gordon, who appointed the And if you want to talk eight-member Task Force about conflict of interest said this was not an easy Judy (Harvey) is friendly decision for the Task Force with Gordon." to reach; however, "in my Scott Brewster, the 22 years in college adminis- only student on the Task tration I've never encoun- Force said "there was a tered a problem quite simi- lot of debating. Every lar to this and there were no member of the task force easy answers. We wanted to was legitimate and there come up with something were no personal views fair to all parties and which brought into the deci- respects the constitution." sion." He added "I am not Gordon said both he accusing anyone of any- and his lawyer had thing. I do not think anyone reviewed the Task Force did anything deliberately decision and found they dishonest and no one was (Task Force) had acted in the best interest of the happy in having to make students in handing down this decision." the decision. He said that The Task Force, made McCardle did his job and ALAN SWINTON of staff, faculty one up and was acting within his Under the 'gun! — SAC Vice-President Dennis Hancock listens intently as President Robert student was appointed by rights when he disquali- Gordon, on March 30, to Gordon speaks on behalf of the appointed task force. The task force unanimously ruled that fied Hancock. Gordon investigate the student gov- Hancock yi2& justly disqualifled from the presidential elections. said SAC could fire ernment operations of the McCardle but could not pre-election week. The Task dential election. During those for you guys to grow up and call education and faculty service, overrule any decisions he made Force unanimously recommend- meetings, McCardle was fired this quits and move on. The said "If they had a problem with before his dismissal. is they ed the presidential election con- and Hancock was reinstated as a majority of council manipulat- the CRO (Gregg McCardle) As a result of this major con- ing to suit their have brought it before flict, that a long- tinue, with Dorothy Wemer and candidate by SAC. everything bene- should up Gordon said term study will be undertaken to Lesia Bailey, the two remaining It has still not been decided fit not the students. now." review the SAC constitution and candidates. when the new election will take Hancock and his supporters He added "The committee election package. Just hours before the polls place. Gordon told SAC they walked out before the meeting couldn't have been more fair and The study "will clarify such closed on March 24, Gregg could go ahead and set a new was over and Hancock claimed concerned with the good of stu- things as the relationship between is all bullshit. the school." McCardle, chief returning offi- date either at the end of this "this dents and the Board of Governors, Council cer, informed Hancock he was month or the beginning of Hancock said, "I did not cheat Judy Harvey, chairperson for of Student Affairs and the vari- disqualified from the election September. and I'm not willing to accept this the Task Force, spoke on behalf ous student governments ... The Task Force made the decision. I intend to seek legal of the Task Force at the meeting. because he had violated the rules staffing and student government; announcement at a meeting April council and sue the individuals She said the meeting went as she set out in the election package. how they are spending their 13. During that meeting Lesia involved with slandering expected and she was not sur- Over the next two days, sever- my money, constitutional issues, by- al meetings were held to decide Bailey, director of multicultural- name." prised when Hancock walked law issues and operating proce- the fate of Hancock and the presi- ism, told SAC members "It's time Roy Giroux, vice-president of out. dure issues," said Gordon. Computer errors scare college applicants by Jennifer Morris original grades were not on file. All of Ontario's 23 com- "It's massive ... a huge project to undertake," she said. | munity colleges were notified as soon as the application Casson said there are only five initial courses of sig-— Only ei^t per cent of college applicatioas are at risk centre was aware of the problem. nificancc when screening applicants to the college ^| of error.s caused by a computer prograntming problem. "Some courses they did have might not have shown senior english, math, chemistry, biology and physics. If According to Martha Casson, Humber College regis- up on their electronic transcript here," said Casson. any of these courses are missing or have an incorrect trar, there is not cause for alann. However, Casson said this is not a serious concern, grade, it is automatically changed at the registrar's office. Before the problem was found, thousands of high and the system is being checked for any other enors. Each college is responsible for correcting its own .school students were at risk of not being accepted into Student's records are being compared with tho,sc in the records. college based on incorrect transcripts. application centre, and any courses that would affect Ote Casson points out that students applying to Humber or Becau.se of an error in programming at the Ontario student's chances of entiy into Humber are being added any other Ontario college have no need to worry. She College Application Service in Gueiph, the central appli- or changed. .said the people in the registrar's office will do their best cation centre for the province, some course codes were "They found a hug and fixed it, " Casson said. to not put anyone at an unfair advantage or disadvantage. not showing up on the student's records. She also said the central application service is operat- Casson is confident that any problems will be fixed The application service found the errors after a num- ing only in its first year, and prt^lems like this could be before May 15, the deadline for sending out acceptance ber of high scbcK)! students submitted grade changes. The expected. and reiection letters. " " ^^^''''^-—^^'^-^-'^^-*^^ -->..-. ni^tmi MUJU UMiwailiiillittkilltltaMU Thursday, ApMI 15th, 19^ Coveh Equine program on the move? Victory by default by Marg Land equine program could move into The proposal is the only one to the facilities as soon as be submitted to Lancelotte so far. by Amie ffeaslip The number of applications Humber's equine program inay September, but Lancelotte said The college had been kmking at for floor representative was Leitchcrofi Farm, at Bayview be getting a new home if a pro- that if the proposal is accepted, and A lack of cwdidates forced disappointing, as the council posal submitted to the college last the equine program would use the Highway 7. but that deal had fall- an unexpected of canceilatton had plans to have a complete facilities until en through. week is accepted by administra- current on-campus last week's Residence Life election. the spring of 1994. "They indicated that we would tion. Council (RLC) elections. According to Eli/.abeth "The proposal will have to be not fit into their plans for their The applications had to go There was only one candi- McMuUen, the director of equine evaluated in terms of what the facility," said Lancelotte. through administrative saeen- date for president of (he coun- studies, a Brampton area farm cost is going to be," he said. Although Equine Director ing. "Several people were cil and one for vice- president. owner has submitted a proposal to McMullen is optimistic about the were turned down after administra- house the equine centre at his 'At this point there is a current proposal, she said the Both acclaimed. Jason tion screening because of farm, located north of Humber proposal and it depends on equine program had other alterna- Stein is the new president and grades. It is the same as SAC, College on Airport Road. what administraton is tives and ideas being examined. Bill VanBroeklin is the new "About a month ago, Mike "We have a number of things vice-president of the council. if you don't have 60 per cent going to do with it* (Lancelotte, Associate Dean of on the burner," said McMullen. "The nominations were (academic average) you can't A.C.A.) and I went up and looked "It will be submitted to the "(With) this one, at this point, open, and you were to collect run for council," said Langlois. at the place," said McMuIlen. Dean (of ACA, Carl Eriksen) and there is a proposal in before the your signatures, and I did that, The cancellation of the "There are lots of stalls, automat- then the Dean, in conjunction college and it depends what and no one ran against me, so I elections a disappointment ic manure removal, 10 paddocks with the Vice President, administration is going to do with was was acclaimed," said Stein.
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