First Aid No Problem for Night Students Hillman Says Bus Survey
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RED RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Monday, November 2, 1987 Monday, October 19, 1987 Page 12 ;2;c4:1:44.?: :AU ICF,S,v+ zt sviW First Aid No Problem for Night Students By Paul Samyn workplace, health and safety trail of blood," Hillman said. evening division office. The six years," said Ernie Marion, The college's ability to ad- committee following an acci- "They [security] joked that office would then notify supervisor of college security. minister first aid to night dent on Oct. 7 when a night the new procedure was now security. "We here to stop the school students has not suf- school student walked through phone the power house, they'll bleeding until an ambulance a plate glass window, seriously phone security, and then hide "It would be nice to have arrives. The difficulty in fin- fered since the termination of nurses running hot and cold 24 Rob Young's athletic therapist cutting her leg and breaking the body." ding the injured woman was her nose. hours a day," he said. "But just a misunderstanding, but position, the college's vice- However, Ray Newman said that only happens at a president academic says. not on our part."' Hillman said the loss of the accident report indicated hospital. We're tried to do the Nurse Arron said she was "We embarked on a pro- athletic therapist Rob Young that there was no problem. next best thing and from what confident security could han- gram for security to update whose responsibilities last year Newman said security found I've seen, it looks like the girl dle any first aid situation. their CPR and first aid included first aid during even- the injured woman at the nurs- got pretty good care." "We couldn't pin Rob through workshops operated ings, had resulted in confusion ing station shortly after being College staff agreed with Young down to set hours by Health Centre nurse, as to who was handling first notified of the accident and Newman's assessment that the anyway," Arron said. "It was Phyllis Arron," Ray Newman aid and the procedure for such tended to her until an am- college could compensate for very wishy-washy as to when said. emergencies. bulance arrived. the loss of Young's first aid he would be around and we SA executive director Don "Security were told that Newman said the procedure services. now have many ready for first 4)?tfltitki; Hillman had raised the first there was an accident but they for an accident during night "I can only remember using aid instead of just Rob aid concern to the college's couldn't find the body, only a school is to call the college's him [Young] once in the past Young." • 4.1\• Sa44-75F,1=7. way Ta Rfll:'^p Oltawnsent it-vtai,••• .1,04 Hillman Says Bus 4 Includes Come As You Are Survey Biased (Superstar) Nighttime Lover and Invalid By Pat St.Germaine Don Hillman said there are The Students' Association 5,000 to 6,000 students atten- said a survey conducted by the ding RRCC. University of Winnipeg last Mag Burns, of Angus Reid year indicating RRCC Associates Inc., said a survey students think bus fares are would require a response from too high is not valid. 300 students to be considered a valid representation of a stu- Photo by Lindsay Vanstone dent body of that size. Do Ya Wanna Go Faster? Don Hillman, SA executive A general survey of student director, said lobbying for attitudes at various institu- Three of the students who enjoyed the Labatt's Olympic Caravan on Oct. 22. lower bus fares is an issue at tions would require the same the U of W, not at RRCC. number of respondents for a "Our feeling when we got valid representation of the report was that the report students as a whole, she said. was biased," he said. Jim Lowe, vice-president of LRC Director Upset Last year's vice-president of administration, said there are the SA was told the U of W 1,800 to 2,000 student parking wanted to have an indepen- spaces at RRCC. With Budget dent group do the survey, he said. Lee Holleran, U of W By Kelly Taylor "That independent group Students' Association presi- Includes Jane's Getting Serious The college library has been full-time students. zero growth policy across the turned out to be the U of W's dent, said there are no parking Lipservice operating with a no growth He says part of the problem board." Institute of Urban Studies." spaces for the 8,000 students Suffering Fools budget for the last four years, is former education minister "We have to accommodate Wendy Fraser, of the In- attending the U of W. and that has Director Pat Maureen Hemphill's over- ourselves within our existing stitute of Urban Studies, said Porter upset. indulgence in new programs. budget." the Institute conducted the Spokesman for the U of M The budget has remained "If the government is not The $6 million being spent survey at four post-secondary Student Union, Wes Pringle, the same for the last two years, funding existing programs on the new library has no bear- schools last year. couldn't give a figure, but said but because of inflation, the adequately, they shouldn't ing on the operating budget of She said that 86 students, or there are not enough parking services offered at the LRC start new ones," he said. the LRC, said Lowe. 7 per cent of the 1,225 spaces to accomodate the have been cut. He said part of the reason "To some extent they're respondents, were from 19,000 students at the U of M. This year, Porter has for the new programs is two different issues. The new RRCC, 61 per cent were from He said he doubts a lobby budgeted to buy 1,648 new political. library is being built because the University of Manitoba, a for lower bus fares would be 1st Prize: an AIWA AM/FM, auto-reverse BALLOT books. "There's good publicity of a need for more study 28 per cent from the U of W, successful. "That should be 2,000," when you start a new pro- space." and 3.5 per cent were from St. "It's brought up every year, personal stereo cassette player. she said. gram, but no adverse publicity Lowe could not predict Boniface College. but the executive didn't think Also, the library has had to from Red River because no- what the budget would be once it would be worth the time and NAME cancel some magazine one here complains." the new building is complete, The survey, as reported in effort," he said. 5 Secondary Prizes of the Passion new music subscriptions. The problem is not unique but offered this comment: "I the Oct. 19 Projector, in- "I don't think lower fares is The Executive Director for to the library. Jim Lowe, vice- would imagine that if the dicated that 58 per cent of an issue." sampler cassette. ADDRESS the Students' Association, president administration, said government put $6 million in- RRCC students ride the bus, Director of Transit, Nick Don Hillman, agrees the ser- a zero growth budget is true of to a new library, they would and of those, 80 per cent think vices are not adequate to serve everybody. "For the last four provide sufficient funding to the price of bus passes is too see Ability/2 Draw deadline is 6:00 p.m. Oct. 31. Winners PHONE the college population of 5,000 years the college has had a start it up properly." high. to be announced in the Nov. 16 edition of the Projector. Bye Bye Belting Out Pick a Nazi s Concentration, Elections, Hello the Blues Flick At Movie Tanzania & Byelections A look at We review them, Theatres Clubs Dave McLean. you choose 321 Portage • 947-0483 Apathy sacks them. The Nymph can't All three are council elections. 2 5 6 stand it. 9 in College Focus. 10 1308 Portage • 783-4605 Monday, November 2, 1987 Page 2 Monday, November 2, 1987 Page 3 Staff Development Day A Positive Experience Editorials By Denise Creed ing the cost of the project to a Teachers attended a variety minimum, which was of courses, Oct. 16, for the estimated at less than $2,000, Cooking Student Burned college's staff development McLaren said. day. Roy Pollock, staff develop- College president Gary ment coordinator, and a group From the Editor's Desk: Polonsky said there was a 100 of 12 volunteers were responsi- During Work Experience per cent turnout of staff, and ble for organizing the day. the overall attitude was "very This year, for the first time, positive." the Deans of each division It was therefore of great in- often asked, and expected, to "The staff at RRCC have were responsible for the Apathy Personified Dear Editor, terest to me when, the very stay on part time. After all, always recognized the impor- development of the afternoon I am writing in hopes you next day, Mr. Thorton arrived they just spent two months tance of keeping current in sessions for their own staff, will review the following situa- at the restaurant. He had a training you and it would be a their field," he said. McLaren said. At College tion and perhaps save my discussion with the chef for waste not to keep you on at Professional development Len Perry of the business career. Regretfully, I feel this about twenty minutes, after that point.