the April 7 1999 Graduating from throwing chairs since 1976 to kicking in file cabinets Volume 23 • Issue 23 Tuition freeze continues Clark opened his announcement, Education that we're making today, with any grant portion," he continued. Clark's only good which was delivered 25 minutes late, aside from the freeze, is that we're "There are only two, and we have, by with a joke suggesting that instead of increasing the number of spaces in uni­ far, the most generous student loan pro­ news delivered the premier in the deli, the students versities and colleges by 2,900 more gram." thought someone said, "there's free beer students," he said. "That means in the The premier acknowledged that his at Douglas in the deli," which explained the large three years since government would come turnout. the last election, under pressure for increas­ ANNETTE MARTIN He thanked the Canadian Federation we will have ing, rather than decreasing, He came, he talked and the crowd went of Students (CFS) and student activists increased the num­ education funding as the wild. for keeping the issue of tuition fees and ber of spaces in province faces some serious Glen Clark, premier student debt in front of British Columbia's economic challenges of British Columbia, government and media, universities and "But," he said, "That visited the New and joked about the colleges by would be misguided and Westminster campus of 10,000 postcards students 16,000," he added. short-sighted. The key to a Douglas College on across the province have "Now listen to strong, prosperous economy sent to Vicoria. this," he went on. and a healthy citizenry is Friday, March 26, to Premier Glen Clark and New announce his govern­ The premier said that "In every other Westminster MLA Graeme Bowbrick access to high quality public ment's commitment to it in the last three years, province enrolment Annette Martin Photo education-no matter where post-secondary educa­ BC has gone from having is declining, but in you live and no matter what tion. the second highest British Columbia enrolment is increasing your income is today." "We are proud to tuition fees in Canada, to directly because of increased funding Clark did not say whether funding fot announce that the the second lowest. and a tuition freeze. I'm very proud of college programs would be increased to tuition fee freeze is He continued, "And we that and you should be proud of that as offset less revenue from tuition fees, -extended for a fourth won't stop until we have well." nor did he accept questions on that consecutive year." Glen Clark in media serum at the lowest tuition fees in The third announcement was an topic. Predictably, his Douglas Canada, because it's good increase of $7.7 million in funding for In response to student questions words produced enthu­ Annette Martin Photo for you, but more impor- student financial assistance. from the floor his final comments were, siastic applause and tantly it's good for British Clark said Quebec and BC are now the "Can we do more? Yes! Will we do more? whoops of delight from executive mem­ Columbia and the future of our only provinces with a grant portion in Yes!" bers of the Douglas College Student province." student loans, referring to the Federal It could be the only favourably Union, the Canadian Federation of stu­ The premier then made two compan­ government's new Harmonisation pro­ received move made by his government dents and the mass of students crowded ion announcements. gram. this year. into the Douglas Room. "The second part of the Access to "We are now the only two provinces The Kashmir crisis ZAHRA JAMAL poked into their genitals. The list goes police in looting property, assaulting December 1998, people were forced to on and on. children, and assaulting senior citi­ come out of their homes in the merci­ ndia's government has over 600,000 Tenor has taken over the state of zens." These lowlifes even urinated into less cold (Kashmir is located on moun­ mercenaries licensed to kill, and Jammu and Kashmir as thousands of cooking vessels. tains) to be tortured. At another crack­ has empowered 700,000 troops in I people struggle with this never ending Events such as these take place every down in Islamabad, 50 innocent Kashmir to crush the freedom genocide. day in Kashmir. Women are raped while civilians were arrested and kept stand­ movement. Innocent civilians have been Last year, a local human rights pregnant; civilians are tortured to death ing in cold water for hours. More than persecuted by being beaten, raped, organization in Kookal Panchayat if they protest; explosives are placed in 20,000 aggressors have been arrested burned with cigarettes and hot rods and reported, "Women were kicked and mosques and shrines; children are for such crimes during the last seven suspended by th~ir feet. Their limbs beaten, their clothing was torn, and abducted, and crackdowns are constant­ years; none of them have been tried in have been crushed by heavy rollers and police forced st~cks and iron pipes down ly performed. electric shocks, and needles have been their mouths. Attackers joined the During one of these crackdowns in I Continued on page 5... OEiniflns~' ' Real announcement after media serum disperses K. MARTY ment echoed across the campus, where DSU reps and staff from unfinished general meeting. His SPECIAL CORRESPONDEm "Clarky has left the building. Brooklyn Tap and Grill were anxious entourage followed, Clarky has left the building." waiting. muttering, "Don't drop that Volwne 23 • Issue 23 • April 7 1999 Friday March 26, 1999 was a Room 1020-700 Royal Avenue That was the cue to reveal "You deserve this," he began, Twinkie." significant day in the history of New Westminster, BC the real purpose of his visit, "You've worked hard for it, and Special OP correspondent, K. V3l SB2 Douglas College. and a small contingent of we, your government, are here Marty, later learned-from an [email protected] Not only did media from /604.525.3505 administrators, students, staff to see that you get it." unnamed source-that the pre- fx/ around the Lower Mainland and faculty trooped quietly into His announcement was met mier's announcement is an anti- David Lam Campus converge on the New the Student Building. with loud cheers, and he had to dote for the governments Room a3107 Westminster Campus for a spe- Preferring to ignore the, pause before he could continue. tuition freeze. Ph//604.527.5805 cial announcement by Glen "Leaky Condos Have Nothing On "As you know, this govern- "If large numbers of students The Other Press is Douglas Clark, Premier of British College's autonomous student Us" and, "We Want Our Money ment is committed to higher can be encouraged to drink Columbia, but a government newspaper. We've been pub­ Back" banners hanging promi- education, and doing every- [cheap] beer during class times, lishing since 1976. The Other secret agenda was also revealed Press is run as a non -hierarchi­ nently across the entrance, thing we possibly can to make and miss scheduled classes," cal collective. Actually, nothing to college administrators and Clark-a little shaken but not students' lives easier." More said the informer, "the govern- here is heirarchical. It's all the executive of Douglas pretty flat. No bumps in the stirred by his run-in with the appreciative applause. ment will feel less guilty about road, just independantly College Student Society (now bumpy noggins. media-marched straight up to "To this end, we are not funding college courses The OP is published weekly known as DSU). the candy kiosk. announcing today a $1 million affected by frozen tuition fees." during the fall and winter "We couldn't say anything semesters and monthly [as a Flashing his trademark dollar grant for a student pub Now that this hidden agenda magazine] during the summer. while the press was around," Our summer begins May 5. toothsome grin, he purchased a at Douglas College, because a has been uncovered, it's diffi- whispered DSU president-elect Which means our next copy five cent candy, a package of drunk student is a happy stu- cult to say how students will deadline is April 26. Some sub­ Miranda Tireless, "But were just missions may be valued more condoms, "Because you just dent, and we like happy stu- react. When contacted before than others. so proud that the premier of never know," and a Twinkie to dents!" the newspaper deadline, DSU We receive our funding from the province would take such a a student levy collected every munch on during the limousine At this the crowd went wild, president-elect Miranda Tireless semester at registration, and personal interest in our prob- from local and national adver­ ride home. and stormed the lectern, lifting was unavailable for comment. tising revenue. lems." Then it was time for the the premier onto the shoulders "I think she's gone for a The Other Press is a member Immediately following a of the Canadian University main area of business, and he of several DC Reps and carrying beer," said her assistant. Press (CUP), a cooperative of media serum, a PA announce- student newspapers from moved into the old cafeteria him off to participate in an across Canada. We adhere to CUP's Statement of Common Principles and Code of Ethics. The Other Press reserves the right to choose what to pub­ lish, and what not to publish, but usually we print every­ thing, unless it is racist, sexist or homophobic.