LCCSA Proposes Transfer of Campus Recreatioii

Inside this week's The paper 0 9 9 9 0 9 Tuition increase 3 Students will have tq wait until April to find out whether user fees and loans will go up because Vol. XXV - tô. 21 Thursday. March 28, 1991 of the 15 per cent tuition increase. Native's ignored 6 "Idon'tthlnkallthe events LCCSA proposes transfer from last yearchanged the basic outlook for na tives." of Campus Recreatioii LOG has proud past..? Canada's first public By Harland Richards Sheen said the proposal to trans The SA voted to table the motion fer campus recreation came from for further discussion at its next community college is 34 Responsibility for the administra John Huston, the current SA presi meeting on April 2. year's old. tion of campus recreation could be dent, and was prompted by three In other business raised earlier in transferred from the Students' As ongoing concerns. He identified the meeting, Kelly Cooley, business Classifieds 14 sociation to Student Services on June these as the SA's lack of administra and applied arts representative tive continuity in light of annual announced that the new Ben the 30,1991. Kodiaks bronzed 15 In a motion introduced at a meet executive changes, the heavy work Bear is nearing completion. ing ofthe LCCSA Tuesday evening, load of the campus recreation staff "The head is the only thing that's Women Kodiaks bring Charlie Sheen, SA financial co-ordi who currently oversee operations at not done," said Cooley, who added home bronze medal from nator,- proposed the transfer of the SA owned Bam, and the bene the new mascot might be unveiled nationals in Kamloops, at the April 2 luncheon marking the campus recreation and the SAfiinds fits, derived from campus recreation B.C. budgeted for it to student services. facilities by non-students such as changeover ofthe SA executive. Cooley also presented a summary If passed in its present form, the faculty, administration and alumni. Last day for withdraw Following the introduction ofthe of the schsdule of events for this motion would result in the creation als for this semester of a committee to "draw up policies motion, Huston set a 15 minute time spring's convocation. and procedures for the change", with limit on discussion. Members ofthe The program, which was prepared is Monday, April 1 a transfer scheduled for June 30, SA expressed concerns about the by the LCC convocation committee, 1991. The committee would consist financial effect of a transfer, the will include an address by guest Pre-registration of two S A representatives including impact on staff members, and the speaker Jim Gladstone, a local law the SA president. Tammy Pasloske, availability of background informa yer and former world calf roping forfair91 campus recreatiop co-ordinator, tion. champion. Dean Stetson, dean of studeiit serv "My cohdem is the major budget Tammy Pasloske, LCC campus begins Monday ices, and Tim Tollestrup, director of implications," said Ilan Cooley, SA recreation co-ordinator, told the SA athletics. vice-president. a new logo for campus recreation By Dorothy Zunti If the SA passes the motion, final "We're jumbling with someone's has been selected. The new logo, approval forthe transfer would still career here," said Kevin Iverson, SA which consists of a stylized "C" and "R" combined together was the crea The college will try a new be required from the college man special events co-ordinator. **We've form of registration when agement committee, said Sheen. really got to be careful." tion of Kristine Little, technologies and trades representative, and students return to LCC in "That's where the ultimate deci Julie Nolin, business and apphed the fall. sion would be made," said the SA artsrepresentative, told the SAthey Jorunn McEvoy, said Pasloske. "The fall of '91 is when well bring Pre-registration will be president-elect for 1991-92 academic should look closely at the facts be held April 1-5. Dates and year. He said Stetson is aware pf the fore making a decision. it out," she said. "I think it's very professional and it's very '90s." times wall be posted on the proposal and has agreed to raige it "I wouldn't feel comfortable vot registrar's bulletin board at with the college management com ing right now on the information It was the last full meeting for the outgoing SA executive. student services later this mittee. that's been given," said Nolin. week. "I'm lookingforward to pre- registration. It will be a great trialrun," says Linda Hoover, the registrar of student serv ices. "The objective is always to improve registration." All students returning to their second year programs must pre-register or risk losing their course selections or even their seat in the programs. Students must also pay a $75 deposit by July 2 for the fall semester and another $75 by Nov. 4 for the winter semester. Students who pre- register will be entered on the computer in their course selections for the entire cal endar year. Hoover says students re ally benefit by pre-register- ing because it saves a lot of time. Last year pre-registration for the fall semester took Photo by Tkvcey Volk place the last week in Au gust. A vieiv of Lethbridge's famous High Level Bridge from Highway 3A 2 THE ENDBAVOR ThiuBdajiL> M^rch 28, 1991 By Hazel H6yle "It was actually a lot of hard work, first perceptions of everyone else." values and values as a group," said a tiring experience," said Iverson. This helps people ûnderstand Burke. A weekend spent in a cabin-like "When I got home, I went straight "where they stand" and how to deal The weekend was a transition for lodge with the only outsiders being to bed," with each individual. the old executives to get to ]know the ^>oin Switzerland, made the LCCSA The weekend began late Friday "That's a biggie, getting past first new executives and help understand ret "eat in Femie on March 22-24, afternoon and Iverson said the first impressions," said Huston, alias what to expect from the year ahead. *Tike being in a dêrent country." thing they did was get together to get Leisure-suit Pookie. "The old can see how their roles The retreat was completely iso to know each other better. Later in the evening Stetson spoke progressed over a year and a new lated from outsiders, says Kevin John Huston, LCCSA president at a session. group is coming in to organize what Iverson, LCC's special events co-or said this was accomplished through The next day.entailed a full sched will be a lot of responsibilities," Burke dinator. the "name game," something Huston ule of sessions at which Stetson and said. There was no radio or television dug out of an old psychology book. Burke, alias, Eagle Eye, "worked as Huston said the sessions had much and the only interaction was between In the game eveiyone gave a name a team," to show the students how to interaction and discussion amongthe the SA executive, old and new, and to everyone else ijiat described, in deal with goal setting, values, con speakers and students.. the two speakers, Dean Stetson, dean their own words, the other persons' flicts, role playing and working to He said this year's retreat was of business and Applied Arts and characters. The names were also de gether as a group and individuals in better than last year's which had, "a Richard Burke, Communication Arts fined. the student government. class room environment where you instructor. "It helps to get to know people's •We looked at values - individual sat on chairs for hours and hours." This year it was more out in the open and there was a more relaxed atmosphere. Next year's financial co-ordinator Kristine Little, alias, Shrew, said the weekend was busy. "It was basically a transition," the old executive tell the new about the little "not-written rules" that need to be done, said Little. She said it was good to be "iso lated" in the Island Lodge because it gave them a chance to learn and to get to know each other without out side interruptions. "If it were any hotel or even at the college here, there would be a lot of interaction, so it wouldn't have been one on one." Iverson, alias, Norm, said the new executives are full-time students next year and will have to strive for their goals. "They have a lot planned for next year. I hope they can fulfil it." Little said she is confident of the new offices' abilities. "It may sound to others like high Photo hy Dorothy Zunti expectations, but I know we can pull Students are not scared off their bikes by a little snow. it off." Predictions that spring had arrived were quashed by an unexpected snow storm. Academic council accepts task force By Eric Ouellette Their first meeting will take for everyone at LCC. place April 2 at 8:30 a.m. Six major objectives concerning the issue were A task force to investigate the creation of a client The impetus to create the first raised at the Dec. 11,1990 academic council student centred environment has been set up to client student centred envi retreat. Some of these include more emphasis report to the fall sitting of the LCC Academic ronment comes from a need being placed on communication to and from stu Council. for a holistic approach to stu dents and the importance of professional mode A motion to create the six member committee dent learning, according to an ling by college employees, according to the attach was accepted by academic council March 26.

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