Volume 118, Number 3 September 19, 1985 Capital fund Waiting drive swells for a by BILL OVEREND "This is a staggering :<«;;-::.~~·»o'.'»a;~x~~.~rm1rf::tP~tt~trr@tt!:r:~,~w~ commitment that the students Dalhousie's five-year $35 have made," says Mabley, who is student million capital funding overseeing the corporate and campaign has swelled to $18.6 alumni fund drives within the loan? million after only eleven months campaign. of existence, says director of Corporate and alumni donors development John Mabley. now being solicited read the Keep And the commitment of Dal students' three quarter million students to contribute $750,000 to dollar commitment as a waiting the campaign, which began last challenge to meet or exceed, says October, has greatly aided the Mabley. solicitation process, says Mabley. " The willingness of the By KIMBERLY WILLIAMS Students voted in favour of a students to contribute $750,000 ~t~&k~~=~~~r::Jt.;i.WWthtJ.:~~--~w.mr:~w $15 increase in their student has been a great motivator," he JOHN HOLM, NOVA SCOTIA union fees as part of a six year says. NDP education critic, is urging agreement with the university. In Mabley says he believes the Terry Donahoe, provincial exchange, they got guarantees of administration will be true to its minister of education, to take tuition hike ceilings of four per word and negotiate the agreed­ immediate action to resolve a cent per year for three years, and a upon tuition fee limits in good major backlog in the processing negotiable four to 12 per cent per faith. of student loan applications. year for three more years after ''I'm unaware of any second In an open letter to Donahoe, that. 5« "Fund Drive", page 7 Holm recommends the hiring of additional staff to help process the backlog of applications. The backlog is a result of problems with a new computer system installed this spring. Although Nova Scotia Student Acadia pulls the Aid hopes to have their computer system fully functional for next. year, this year's applications will .not be completely processed until chute on SUNS May 1986 and incoming applications are not being By MICHAEL DANIELS SUN.S has and he knows it's not a acknowledged. ·~:· -:-:· ·»X·~ ;m:-:-~.;1-:$.-:'......, lot," says Savage. "The ASU "There is a need for additional THE COUNCIL OF THE ACA­ claims ther's been a breakdown of staff to assist in the processing of dia University Student Union communication and it puts all student loan applicatins," says (ASU) has decided to pull out of the blame on the Halifax office." Holm. the Student's Union of Nova Sco­ At this stage, now in Sep­ Hugh MacLeod, Dalhousie tia (SUNS). tember, I don't think his (Public­ public relations officer, says, The council met on Sept. 17th over's) council knows what's "There are normally 17 people to debate the question, "Are the going on (in SUNS)," Savage working on the applications and benefits of membership in SUNS says. 6 to 8 additional people from worth the cost?" The ASU was The Acadia pull-out is within the Student Aid Office are expected to have an effect on the expected to pay a membership fee now helping with the work unity of Nova Scotia university of $5,000 this year. load." students. The long-overdue Students sne:~k in the back door of the archaic "MISTRY" building. Plans are The decision was based on the "I realize that student aid is Report of the Nova Scotia Royal underway to build a new Chemistry facility. Photo: Suzan Ketene, Dal Photo. results of a "cost/benefit analy­ doing their best and I am not Commission on Post Seyondary sis" of SUNS membership pre­ criticizing the individuals, but Education is expected soon, and· pared by Keith Publicover, ASU New chemistry the situation is unacceptable," student unions in the province president. says Holm. "The council asked me to look must be prepared to fight some of at SUNS specifically over the the Commission's recommenda­ facility on the way There is always an influx of summer," says Publicover. He tions, says Savage. department into the old archives applications at this time of year says he was asked to review the "We (SUNS) want to have a building. A more detailed study and there are always extra people role and purpose of SUNS to see if united effort to fight the Commis­ .;l~ft1~sv:i wA \7 of space needs by the university brought in to assist in the· it meets the needs of Acadia sion's recommendations, or we overcrowded, especially with the determined the archives doesn't proceSsing of applications," says students. may not be able to fight them at number of new majors". contain enough space and the MacLeod. Publicover says the ASU had all," he says. That's the way a fourth year quality of the space is inadequate. Student leaders say this year is been considering a review of Publicover says the university's chemistry student described the "I think from all constituencies one of the worst. SUNS membership for the past councils can still be unified with­ situation in the Dalhousie on our campus the number one "They've been computerizing three years. out SUNS if they all agree on the chemistry buiding. In the face of priority is the ' chemistry the department precisely to avoid The ASU has been critical of issues. the situation, the university has building" says Robbie Shaw, this situation," says James what it sees as an inefficiency in Trent Allen, one Acadia stu­ decided to build a new facility as vice-president of finance for the LeBlanc, chair of the Students' SUNS operations. dent who says Acadia can benfefit well as refurbish the existing one. university. Union of Nova Scotia. Publicover was quoted in the from being part of SUNS, has "Our labs are archaic," ~vs Dr. Shaw says the project will "This year there was a I 0 Sept. 13, 1983 issue of the Athe­ begun to lobby fur the decision to Charles Warren, chair of the consist of three phases over a percent increase in applications naeum, Acadia's student news­ pull out of SUNS to be put to a building committee, "and yet period of five years: over last year," says MacLeod. paper, as saying~ "This student referendum. chemistry is supposed to be a "There are 3,200 applications to organization (SUNS) tends to be Allen says he only found out modern science". • a chemistry podium to house process, and Student Aid is about more bureaucratic than the about the Sept. 17 council meet­ Warren says the chemistry teaching facilities as well as halfway through." bureaucrats themselves. I find ing two days before it took place. department has wanted to undergraduate labs; Although the Student Aid them ineffective and a stagnant He began circulating copies of a improve the facilities for years. • complete refurbishing of the Office has contacted post­ group of people." letter asking students to go to the He says the lack of proper lab existing chemistry building to secondary institutions in the Putting the blame on the meeting to ask for a referendum space has caused the rescheduling house research labs; province to inform them of the SUNS Halifax office is unfair," on the matter. of labs in the introductory course • reburbishing of the MacDon­ stituation and has requested says Barney Savage, vice­ Allen says he feels the ASU from one lab every week to one ald science library for chemistry assistance, Holm fears many president external of the Dal­ rushed to get a decision made lab every two weeks. purposes. students will suffer unnecessary housie Student Union. without adequately informing Warren says the original plan The stan dates of the three financial hardship or be forced to "He knows how much money students on the issue. was to move the chemistry 5« "Chemistry", page 8 withdraw from programs. 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