THE O €Ffim3r

This Week Future president page 2 Kodiettes win ACAC ' page 5 THE €ffiM3R Rappelling page 4 oIC J lethbridge community college Abused sport ' page6 VOL. XV-No. 21 \ Thursday, March 19, 1981 . Editorial 3 Sports 6 to ihlprm public Retreat acquaints new councillors PETER HELQA$ON Endeavor StafT Writer % The program is directed mostly at The open house commitê has .divided wJth purposes adults and business people he says, *'- the school into four sections for the tours. Sunday's Lethbridge Community Col Because if we are askingpeople.for dona Each section contains roughly one-quarter lege (LCC) open house is planned "to tions or to siet ttp scholarships ê'wapt of the programs the coliege offers. — show the community what we artf^^doing The newly elected members of them to know who we.are." • - Tours will begin at staggered times Stiidehts'Council were fanjiliarized with out here," says LCC's director "of ad LCC counsellor Gavin Edwards reaches throughout the day from various loca ministration. -; the purposes and problems of student most higH) school students in the area with tions in the school. £ach tour will ha've a government jit. the LCCSA students' Dean Stetson says he hopes to see about a prograiifi.he h^s set up that brings the, guide to explain the functions and Council retreat over the weekend. SOO people attend open house, which is students into the college on a rotating courses. - scheduled from 12:30 until 4:30. * The two day retreat at Gladstone Guest basis for mini-open-houses. Students arc there will also be signs all over the Ranch, west of Pincher Creek was design "In my 10 years here I've toured taken through the facility during class school for thoser who want to tour on their ed mainly to acquaint the new" council thousands of people through the college time and shown the college in actual own, says Stetson. As well there will he members with the whole concept of stu' and they have always êen amazed at'just operation. demonstations in the different areas with dent government, and to provide a job what we do out here," says Stetson. students working as they would on-an description for all the new executive, said The primary purpose of the open house Past problems between administration average day. LCC president Don Posmituck, is to foster community awareness and to and faculty regarding participation in the Free refreshments will also be available, "The retreat is also an opportunity for communicate just what all those tax open house have been resolved, he so-s, says Darlene Day, college information bf- the old student council to review their pasi dollars are going into, he says.. and full faculty support is anticipated. Ticer. As well, a buffet lunch will be served performance, to examine problems of the Around $2,500 has been spent on the Don • Posniituk, president of LCC from 12:30 to 2:30 featuring a hip of beef past year and the reasons, and to help set open house so far, the majority of it on Students' Association, says the student and cold'salads. This meal, prepared by priorities for next year," said Posmituck. advertising in The Lethbridge Herald and commercial cooking, will be available for body is also behind the project 100 per "It is important to get' into a totally dif on radio and TV. $2.50. cent. ferent type of atmosphere," said Posmituck."Past councils have had special sessions at the Barn and they didn't go over very Well." There was over nine hours of formal discussion at the retreat. Council dealt^ with suggestions on how to make student council more visible, and how to expand special events to accomniodate a larger segmment'ofi.the student population.^ Congestion in cafeteria will continue It is unlikely there will be any r- con gestion in Lethbridge Community Col lege's cafeteria iri the near futur&âys the. college's Director of Administration, Dean Cooper. "The new technology .building to be started in the fall will contain an alternate eating area, but the expansion will also Oh deer! mean more students." Cooper/says Photo by Lindy Biscagiia soup and sandwiches will probably be While stopping for a bite tp eat at Red Rock Canyon in siie.d our photographer in'hopes of something extra to eat served in a central area ofKhe technology Waterton, this deer thought he would do sortie-posing for instead of the usual dry grass. •building at lunch time. the.camerja. After having his picture taken the deer pur-"^ The eventual expansion of the present cafeteria'is part of a long range plan for the college's expansion Cooper says. But that is a few years down the road and New program to be discussed ' 'congestion is g>ing to get worse^ in the mean time." * A fprogram called Human Services "There are far more positions than Gerentology \yould prepare students to One solution may be to schedule classes Worker, may be implemented in there are graduates,'* he says. "We feel look after the elderly in senior citizens so everyone isn't ujing the cafeteria at the September 1983, says Doug Alston, direc-. that the need is there." homes. same time. Cooper says the lunch hours tor of science and agriculture. There is always a demand for rehabilita Alston says the need is increasing for could be changed- "perhaps from 10:30 - A series of meetings will be held in tion services workers because the drop-out' rehabilitation services graduates; for ex 1:00 to 11:30-2:00." ' ' ' • 1981-82 with various rehabilitation agen rate for the occupation is 40 per cent ^ says ample, the provincial government has In the long range plan both eating an~d cies to determine the extent of the needs of Alston. decided to build hospitals for the pro- - preparation areas will be enlarged says the proposed options. "It is a frustrating occupation where foimdly- handicapped in Fort Mcleod and Cooper. Four majors, child care worker, very much effort amounts to very Httle Bow Island, Alberta. "We would like to see additional prac rehabilitation services worker, residential progress:" tice kitchens where more specialized and services worker, and gerentology worker! 'individualized instruction is done.'- These 30-bed hospitals will need a stafAT. are suggested. ^ He says the child care worker option Cooper' says most of the practical Discussions on the program wilhprovide would prepare, students for jobs in of approximately 40 people each. '^tttH the high turnover in the occupation, new cooking experience the students now get is support data for a proposal which will be daycare centres while the rehabilitation positions will become available continual on the cafeteria's production line. Also, sent to the Department of Advzuiced services worker course would train people ly. the number of students entering the cook . Education and Manpower. * to.look after the, mentally handicapped. ing prpgram is now limited by the space ' Alston says it could become a very large and facilities available. program if undertaken by the college. Residential services worker is a fairly Alston says there will.be more positions "Eventually part of the.present gym Grant McEwan and Mount Royal colleges new occupation created by the govern available in the hospitals than the number. area will probably be' taken over by the have similar programs. ment. It involves overseeing a group of of people admitted into rehabilitation ser- cafeteria." But thisis a long way down • Various institutions have requested the handicapped people in a house: or apart- . vjces each year. the road says Cooper. It will be in a future college to move immediately with the pror meiit. It could also involve working in there are about 25. students admitted phase of the college's expansion when new gram because the need, is there, says such settings as a juvenile detention centre each fall, with 12 to 15 graduating, he physical education facilities will also be Alston. .^ ' or vocation training institution. says. provided. ,Z Tlianiiay,.Maitli 19, Ittl THE ENDEAVOR Loans report criticized Future council presfdeht IS sees position as chaflenge ds being tbi) general '>>'- JENNIFER WORLEY A third journalism student, Doug Tom Forrest, LCC's i^p-coming EndMvor Staff Writer students' council president, says he hopes >Vescott, also had trouble in obtaining a ; people will feel free to come and talk to loan' because of parental contributions. ' A task force repbrt identifying Although he applied for the maximum J him about their coijcems. weaknesses in existing student loan pro He says he wants students to know he's amount under the Alberta loan program, ' grams is too general, says LCCSA Presi he only received $900 because his parents "a normal person" just like them. dent Don Posmituck. Forrest says that some of the discus make too much money. "My view is the task force was set up to "1 sent them a letter saying my parents sions he has had with students this year- find specific problems and the govern ôuld help him in office next year. It has weren't supplying funds^ but by that time ment should use these findings as ai basis it was too late to appeal." . helped him to see some of the problems for action.'' around the college. the task force suggests, the identifica Knowing most of the other members of Posmituck says he is also disappointed tion ol*. three options for determining self- the newly elected council is deflnately a that the Alberta government and the stu support status in its report, but-fails to benent because you don't have to over dent finance board made no contributions name them.

Load more