psavED FEB211990 RED RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1990 PERIODICALS Allegations Of Racism , I- A liege Once Again: College and Province Investigate By Carol Fedick The college and the province There is an investigation multi-cultural backgrounds feel issues, Newman explained. that when I first raised these are investigating allegations of underway and until the results of about remarks made against them This is the second time this allegations in the house, I had all racism made against one of the that investigation are known, I through multi-cultural seminars. year that charges of racism have kinds of anonymous letters and administration's vice-presidents, have no comment," Newman said. "Inter-cultural awareness been levelled at the college's anonymous messages left at the college President Ray Newman Newman explained that the seminars are raising that issue," administrators. constituency office. People were says. college is a large institution with Newman said. Liberal education critic Iva Yeo saying there are big problems at The complaint against one of 28,000 students and 1,000 The college tries to have these said that the allegations have been the community college over and the college's four vice-presidents employees and that as a whole the seminars as often as possible and raised in the legislature and that over again," Yeo said. alleges that the individual referred college does not have a racism Newman says that he intends to she is concerned that racism may Newman said that he has to another staff member as problem. have all his managers go through not be the only problem the instructed his staff to direct all "ambitious and power hungrywan "This is a large place and the seminar before the end of the administrators are facing. inquiries about the matter to RED RIVER'S POWER STATION aggressive Jew." whenever you get a bunch of academic year. "I'm not pointing my finger at himself and that he will not release College President Ray people together, they wil 1 all have "Now this is not always easy any person who is alleged to have any information about the Newman refused to confirm a variety of thoughts about a because we do have a college to made remarks but I ask questions allegations until the investigation which of the four vice-presidents variety of issues," Newman said. run," Newman said. in the house to demonstrate that is complete. was accused. Newman explained that the The seminars run for a period there really is a mess at the "This is a personnel matter and "I will not have any of my college is attempting to teach its of three days and involve an college," Yeo said. I repeat that I will not have my employees tried in the media. employees about how pc,ople from awareness of multi-cultural "What I'm concerned about is staff tried in the media," Newman said. Soc STUDENTS' JOURNAL WINNIPEG, MANITOBA NEWS DIVERSIONS SPORTS College President Prepares For Even rIg Retirement: Prospective Candidates Eye Job Hungrily "Top 10 CD Giveaway" By Carol Fedick Newman said that he does not "There are at least 750 people Red River's adminstrators take anonymous letters working here. Work places tend won't confirm rumors that a seriously. He added that if there to have people with differing power struggle is under way in were real problems they should personalities and, of course, the Tower for college president sponsored by labatts "LIVE" be discussed openly and not sometimes things will happen," Ray Newman's job. secretly. Assistant to the President Rick Newman will be retiring at the I don't even bother talking Dedi said. end of this school year but doesn't about stuff like that (anonymous Vice President of believe that members of his staff letters). If people don't have the Administration Jim Lowe said would resort to one-upmanship guts to put their names on that the staff usually works very and struggling with each other to things...well, it's just hogwash," well together and that the college get his position. Newman said. is concerned about its image. "That's a pretty poor way of An anonyomous letter recently "This isn't a perfect world but doing things. People should aspire aturday, Feb. 10 reached the media alleging that I do think that most of us work to positions because of their one of the college's vice very well together. We're background and training. To get president's made racist remarks concerned about the college's a position in that way is really about another member of the staff. image and we don't like to see low, low, low, super low," Charleswood Legion Yeo called it a small illustration things that could hurt its image or Newman said. of a much larger problem. the students," Lowe said. Liberal MLA and education "It's a symptom of a disease Yeo.said that if a problem does critic Iva Yeo said that she has that is far greater than the exist between members of the 6003 Roblin Blvd. spoken with members of the symptom itself. I wouldn't administration staff that she would college administration staff and presume that anyone is guilty of like to see them dealt with publicly has recieved many anonymous making the remarks, what I'm so that the college can be made a letters and phone calls about saying is that it may just be a better place for everyone. problems that exist among them. Draws starting at 8:30 ploy," she said. "If there's a deeper disorder Two of the college vice one would think that it would be "What I have found out over presidents say that there aren't better to have an almost open the last little while is that there are hearing to give some of the fr: .* • to any serious problems existing 8:00 Tickets: $7 • many problems at Red River 4 • • V•14+1; • s• students and community a _60 • 4,14•.•44%,4 between them and that given the • I College. I don't !mow quite what opportunity to make a response. 1;4 -44.77. ,••••• ••-• • • 4 n large number of people that the w--Phatp:By Paul Deleske the problems are but I know that college employs, it's only natural Let us try to make the community there are problems. There is a lot A DAN$ PRODUCTION! Back stabbing and petty politics in the tower? that incidents will sometimes college a better place for of unhappiness at the college," everyone," Yeo said Yeo said. arise. as Page 2 Monday, February 19, 1990 Monday, February 19,1990 Page 3 Labatt's And Molson's Battle It Out Over The Buck Styrofoam Cups vs. Serving The College Campus Stops By Bob Cooney Reusable Cups of Labatts products in exchange "What troubled me was that we The Students' Association beer Dear Editor, for promotional items. never really had an opportunity to Here bash agreement with Labatts Carry around a plastic cup? No wouldn't work for me—I'm Carol Williams said. The SA is allowed 12 liquor present our case." Bradley said could be depriving Molson's beer way!! having enough of a problem A very vocal student, Marilyn permits per year for social Molson's still sponsors som e Red drinkers of their favorite brew on In an informal poll, the carrying around my books," said Feuer, added this. "Styrofoam is functions, and Sudletsky River staff events. campus, the Projector has learned. consensus around the col lge was a student who prefers to remain disgusting! With all the products estimates they spend about $1,500 "I don't think it had anything to But Labbatts says there's no Well, I'm touched. Maybe, just maybe, we might a whopping 3 to 1 against the anonymous. thatdestroy the ozone layer, we're per permit on beer. do with the product...it was one specific agreement, the SA To my surprise upon arriving see a student union building. But plastic cup proposal that Food Finally, a clever student, Jackie going to ruin our whole "An agreement exists, but it is individual's call, and that person representative who signed it isn't at school one quiet Monday that might be wishing for too Services Supervisor, Otto Galaugher, came up with a environment. I think the reusable con fi dential," Sudletsky said. She is not there anymore, so I couldn't here anymore, Molson 's is curious morning, I was greeted by a wall- much. Kirzinger, is considering. solution—"Just bring one from cup is a great idea—we go through added she is working within the say why," he said. to know why they were put on ice. full of green "Van Bruggen Anyways, it's nice to finally Some comments made by home." so many cups a day. We have to terms of the agreement for now, At the discretion of previous SA President Sheri Burns also Bucks" redeemable at our non- see some creativity and students sitting in either the Hold on! Environmentalists put a stop to our destruction." and will likely make a decision Program Directors, Labatts and supported the idea, though she existent gas station. imagination coming from the Buffalo or the Cave were, in a don't lose your cool—there are a So there you have it! Now about next year's beer contracts Molson's sponsored different says she hasn't read the whole Someone went to a great deal Students' Association. word, interesting. few opinions at RRCC that will students, what's our decision in April, to take effect in the fall.