DOUGLAS COLLEGE LIB~ ARCHIVES It's K\V tie College ••• Story Below STUDENT-FACULTY Vol. 11 No.1 Sept.29, 1980 Douglas College B.C. INDIAN NAME 'Tireless Runner' wins $500 BY DAVE KING Pinion Editor It's now official-the southern half of Douglas College has a new name. A large response of 200 entrants for the re-naming of the three Douglas campuses south of the Fraser River has resulted in the name, Kwantlen College, meaning "tireless runner". The name Kwantlen, submitted by the Surrey leader News Editor Stan McKinnon, was unanimously chosen by the College Board and the Ministry of Education last weelc. Beginning in April, 1981, tribe was once closely-as­ Douglas College campuses in sociated with James Douglas Surrey, Richmond, and Langley (hence Douglas College), and will separate from the four other then relations were severed campuses and will adopt the when the capital was moved B.C. Indian name. from Langley to New West­ All campuses to the north of minster-which almost parallels the Fraser will retain the name the split that is occurring Douglas College. presently at Douglas College. The education board spon­ sored the contest which was First place winner, Surrey leader News Editor Stan McKinnon, and second place winner, open to anyone in the NAME'S ORIGIN Richmond resident Shirley Gelz, pose with college committee. From left: College Council community, with McKinnon Chairperson Helen Casher, Interim President Reg Pridham, McKinnon, Gelz, and Jo winning the first prize of $500. Second place in the contest According to Wilson Duff, Booker, member of the College Council. Photo by Jim Dion went to Richmond resident author of the Upper Stalo Shirley Gelz who submitted the Indians of the Fraser River in name Tillicum College, and won B.C., "the Kwantlen were a $250 for her effort. Third place large tribe of great hunters, and was won by Bonny Ricker of their name means, • 'tireless New West campus Surrey who gets a bursary for runners." one year's tuition (at either Their territory extended down college) for her submission, the North Arm to a small creek Dogwood College. Salish Col­ above Marpole, and down the lege was another close con­ South Arm to a small slough a sideration. few hundred yards above is on schedule Ladner. It extended through (Surrey) to Mud Bay and 200 ENTRIES included the Serpentine River." BY BILL MCFADDEN says that "they are within our parking totalling 680 stalls will New West. Campus Editor assumptions.'' serve the campus, and another Of the 200 submissions, more Although their territory When completed the new 325 will be on reserve at the extended to the north shore of After three months of campus will contain many than a third of them were clever downtown parking ramp on acronyms combining initials and the Fraser, most of it lay south construction, work on the new features not existing at the Columbia St. of the river extending to the Douglas College campus in New present campus. syllables gathered from the "We won't own·. it (the campus locations. Some of them eastern end of the Lulu Island Westminster is on schedule with The 400,000 square-foot parking ramp) but we will have where it met the land of the anticipated occupancy in the fall structure will house a 350-seat included: Surdelari, Surich­ the rights to them exclusively," langdel, Surdellamond, Surich­ Musqueum, to West Delta of 1982. theatre and a multi-purpose noted Day. where it bordered Tsawwassen "We are on schedule, if not gymnasium "close to Olympic Delang, Raids, Su-Ri-De-La, Twenty per cent of the Surdel-Langrich and Dayy. and to Serpentine Fen where it ahead," says campus Principal standard," claimed the prlncl· campus's total area will consist met the hunting grounds of the Bill Day. "We haven't had any pal. of a plexiglass roofed concourse, 'Kwantlen' is taken from the Semiahmoo lands. To the east, problems." The new library will house a landscaped court and roof Indian people who inhabited the the Kwantlen territory extended Excavation ofthe 6.8 acre site more volumes than its prede­ gardens. territory corresponding closely right across Langley to Matsqui did not uncover any under­ cessor. "We have 45,000 books The campus will be able to to the college area south of the territory. ground water as was suspected. now but that should rise to offer new programs in the fields Fraser River (Langley). To match the new name, Labor difficulties have not 50,000 when we open," claimed of engineering technology, the been evident thus far, and head librarian Virginia Chis­ A major reason for the name Douglas College graphic stu· performing arts, computer dents will be asked to co'me up although Day agrees that holm. Kwantlen being chosen is science and data processing, with a new logo. construction costs have risen, he Three levels of underground and dentistry. because of the fact the Indian The Pinion 50 Pints for Joe Demers BY YVE'ITE VIGNA aseptic white walls of the international proportions. Richmond Campus Editor · hospital lab. He has left behind that "Back in those days it wasn't sanguinous colored life-giving "Human life is pretty damn organized like it is now. The Red fluid in England, Germany, important to me in any way, Cross didn't sponsor blood Jamaica, Cyprus and the U.S. shape or form." donor clinics. If you wanted to Most of the time it was done out Not merely a cliched give blood you went to a hospital of good will. platitude, devoid of meaning and made your way to the lab." "While I was in Cyprus as and therefore action, Joe It was curiosity more than part of the U.N. Peacekeeping Demers, Richmond campus anything that compelled him to force, if there was any major college administrator, does donate those first few times. crash or accident the company indeed practice what he "It ·was. something new, commander would hear and preaches. something different. To my soon pass the word down to us. Throwing aside any fear he surprise I didn't even faint." It helped improve relations may have harbored towards 'the Unfortunately, his donating quite a lot." needle', Demers has reached soon took on a more personal Demers feels that if everyone the lofty heights only few of us note while he was in the air gave blood only three times in attain. force. their lives there would never be He has donated blood in "I'd hear of someone's wife a blood shortage. excess of SO times. being in the hospital and His personal crusade began needing blood, or of someone "It's not that people don't unassumingly enough in the having an accident and again want to give blood, it's just one basement of an Ottawa hospital needing blood. Word soon got of those things they haven't got 26 years ago. around and a bunch of us would around to doing. But when an Having never given blood go and give some." accident happens in the family, before, not really even knowing Demers travelled frequently · it becomes more personal and Red cross nurse takes blood from Richmond it was possible, fate and while he was in the air force and people realize the need and Campus Editor Yvette Vigna, who is also a nurse. circumstance lead him to the his donating soon took on give." Survey indicates ~Fr1_0MMENT J graduates opinions Prevent rape DAVE KING the college system are In· A number of the respondents terested In, and concerned took the opportunity to also BY ALEXANDER KOPS Results from a B.C. Com­ about, the post-secondary write comments about their Pinion Staff munity College Survey of former education they receive. college experience. About 60 academic non-transfer students Of those recetvmg the percent of the comments would Many Douglas College bulletin boards carry a poster indicate some interesting if not questionnaire, 3923 (56%) be regarded as complimentary unpredicted data. responded. This reponse rate is to the colleges, about 30 percent which states that a woman or girl is raped every 17 Some 8,000 graduating, or higher than the average for critical and the remainder minutes, yet Surrey and New Westminster campuses graduated, students were sent a similar studies conducted ambivalent. have lights at their parking lots which are most l~ngthy questionnaire in April of throughout North America. One measure of success of the inadequate. this year asking their views Thirteen of the province's 14 college "academic transfer" Evening classes are very frequent for many students about the education system on community colleges provided program, In one respect, Is the and the shimmer of light which is supposed to deter the college level as well as their the needed data for the research actual transfer rate of coUege vandats and potential rapists is not up to standards. views on the education they team to conduct the study and students to the provincial 11 Although some campuses are only temporary received. present the opportunity for universities. This rate has facilities, the cost of adding additional lights surely Here are the results: former students to express their generally been less that 20 must be available," an unnamed instructor from Results from the study views about the college percent. Results of the study 11 lndleate that former students of education they had received. have clearly Indicated that ouly another campus said. After all, it's best to use 40 percent of the colleae preventive tactics." academic program students The instructor had never been at the Surrey campus stated tllat transfer to a before and he expressed surprise that students haven't university was their original complained about the situation.