Caps' Events Suspended After Fight
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HUMBER LT CETERA PR students raise $30,08© for charity I S«coii(t-year FHdHic tHMottoiw stMckWit mkI eampirfgn Director of Rnance Kara-Ann Rogers, hoMs up the clieque for the United Way. The weelc-long cam- }-. pai^emlBdwitti the cAte(|ue presentaSon in HumlKN^s Seventh Semester. S f Caps' events suspended after fight Minority events being targeted, says SAC President Ramsuchit by Sara Paine came in," said Steve Portt, manager Gary Jeynes, director 6f think people at the Thursday night According to Jeynes, a number Special events at Caps have of Caps. Physical Resources, said he is pubs behave themselves ... white of witnesses have been inter- been temporarily banned after a Loreen Ramsuchit, president of assembling a report to be given to people behave themselves." viewed, as well as people involved fight broke out involving some SAC, said no Caps staff came out- Giroux and a final decision will be But Jeynes was adamant this in the incident. members of the Afro-Caribbean side to help break up the fight. But made after Giroux assesses the was not the case. "It's unfortunate that one or two Club outside the pub. according to Portt, that was information. "Not true ... Not true ... it's individuals spoil an event and other Police are investigating the inci- because there were 150 club mem- Right now, it's not certain how unfortunate that she feels that people suffer," he said. dent and the Students' Association bers and only 10 Caps staff. long the special event suspension way," he said. Jeynes also said this kind of thing Council has put forth recommenda- "I told my staff to stay inside will go on. At the SAC meeting, it was has not happened much in the past, tions to make the clubs take because of safety reasons," he said. "This is basically an opportunity unanimously decided SAC would which is why the college is taking responsibility for their actions. The fight occurred outside Caps. for the college to sit back and have put forth a three-level punishment this time to review the information. However, at the SAC North Two days later, at the Punjabi club a breather to look at events in gen- system to make the clubs more "We're looking at our proce- committee meeting, it was suggest- night, another fight almost broke eral and how they're handled, to see responsible for themselves. This dures and making sure that we're ed Caps was at fault for not having out, said Portt. if we can improve on what we would include: doing something as best we can," enough security at the November 1 The suspension of special events know," said Jeynes. 1. Probation - The clubs director he said. event. But Caps maintains it wasn't was handed down by Roy Giroux, But Ramsuchit disagreed, citing must approve all activities Portt said the special event sus- even a special club night. vice-president of education and other reasons for the special event 2. Fine -$100 pension was harmful to everyone. "It was just a normal faculty services at Humber. He suspension. 3. Club termination for the remainder "We lose money, the clubs lose, Wednesday evening and members said, "We will take any steps nec- "Minority events are being of the semester which involves loss and the staff loses hours," he said. of the Afro-Caribbean Club just essary to ensure that it is safe." picked on," said Ramsuchit. "They of the club account. No charges have been laid. SAC rethinks concert by Ryan-Anthony Trotman before publication. Programming, took a defensive ial was the idea of having students reduce the cost of the events so Humber's North Campus The concert would have cost position on the issue following an pay $10 to attend the concert on students can afford to attend. Students' Association Council has students $10 each and probably editorial in the Et Cetera on top of the $23.96 activity fee "My objective as pub program- laughed off the idea of hosting a would have resulted in a loss of November 16. already paid to SAC. Many mer was to get a.', many different $10,000 benefit concert featuring money. Instead, a Comedy Night, "Where this originally all came thought the money spent on hiring people into the pub as possible. Kim Mitchell to raise money for featuring headliner Simon B. together with Kim Mitchell is that Mitchell should have been given It's not to make money because we food banks. Cotter, has been scheduled as part being a Canadian artist and having directly to the food banks, elimi- don't make money on the pub Humber Et Cetera reported last of Cultural Awareness Week. the charity aspect would have nating the risk of losing money on events," he said. week that SAC was planning a Even though the event was brought it all together. I wanted to the event. The logistics of the Comedy concert in the Pipe on December 1 called off on November 13 at a try to get somebody that everyone "We just can't go out to the Night event still have to be worked The concert, however, had been meeting, Steve Virtue, knew," said Virtue. food banks and hand people the SAC SAC out. SAC may be restricted to called off by on the director of Entertainment and Pub At issue in the Et Cetera editor- said Virtue. is a SAC Monday money," "SAC holding the event outside Caps due non-profit organization." to an internal investigation, The donation to the food bank The investigation results from would have come from the $10 two separate 'disturbances' in the ticket fee. Food banks in need pub during SAC events. Virtue has reduced the cost of "The administration has decid- the entertainment for this fund- ed that there will be no special raiser. Surge in users expected due to cuts events until an investigation has "(Comedy Night) won't be cost- been completed," said SAC by Christine Sfamkunik soup, canned vegetables, pork and affect them. ing the students anywhere near the President Loreen Ramsuchit. Former food bank users are beans, rice, canned pasta, tea or Food bank workers have $10,000. It will be $1,000 which, There is a standing liquor for a comedian, is very quick to volunteer as a way of coffee, snack food crackers. already noticed an increase in good and license for the Pipe with a capacity repaying a system that helped users. Fifteen thousand additional because there are a lot of comedi- Food banks don't get any gov- of 700 people. Virtue plans to ans out there who want $2,500 them survive some rough times. assistance, people used food banks around ernment but receive exercise this license and* hold the hotel, plus Virtue. Grace, an unemployed nurse, Metro in September, according to plus food," said cash donations from companies event there. believes The editorial also questioned He the atmos- who didn't want to give her last and individuals. Donators can Gerard Kennedy, executive direc- why Virtue did not organize a phere of the Pipe may be more she the tor of the Daily Bank. name, admits used food specify how they want their money Bread Food smaller event utilizing the pool of appealing to students who may be three or four times over three can't guarantee that bank spent, either on food, or for gener- "We we talented musicians available in intimidated by Caps pub atmos- years on an emergency basis. She . will survive over Christmas. This al upkeep. (Humber's) music program instead phere. now volunteers there five days a (cutbacks) is something we Both volunteers and clients Co-Director of Entertainment, week. haven't seen before," said of higher priced talent. range from teem^^^ to the elder- Virtue said he has scheduled a Vassel Kiszoff, confirms the newly "They need the help and I can't Kennedy. "We expect to have a ly- number of independent bands in planned event is '99 per cent' sure find work," she said. "1 enjoy 90 per cent increase in mid-win- Students from a local high Caps and it is part of his 'philoso- to take place on December 1 as helping others and this is a gctpd ter." school were at the I London Food phy' to give ihem a chance and part of Canadian Culture Day. way to do it." Jane Roy, a worker at the Bank one morning volunteering About 20 per cent of food bank London Food Bank, said the nuiii- their time. - users around Metro are students, ber of users will increase slightly; "It's great because you know including high school, college and in December because welfare and Academic council you're helping out." said Erin, a university students, said Sue Cox, ' mother's allowance cheques will student volunteer who wished to executive director of the Daily not be affected until next month. withhold her last name. Bread Food Bank. Roy hasn't seen a noticeable set "As a teacher, I believe stu- by-elections increase in.uso^ yet, but expects a Cox said there is no "typical" dents need to know about helping huge increase by next summer. user, but eight to nine percent of others. I'm hoping that the stu- "I think that we'll at least dou- food bank users work in low- dents will come on their own and ble our clientele over the next few for December 13 income jobs and the rest receive volunteer," said teacher Carol months, but that's just my opin- government support.