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VOLUME XXV, ISSUE 14 February 17, 1998 Speak DCSA looks your for mind advice BY JASON CRAMP BY MICHELLE WYTON Chronicle staff Chronicle staff you have any r-TMic DCSA is taking suggestions, I requests from stu- Docom m ents, JL dents about what ideas or concerns that they would like to see the are college related? tuition increase spent on. Well now Is your Of the 7 1/2 per cent chance to state them. increase announced in ^Seven new sugges- January, 2 1/2 per cent is tion boxes will be earmarked for technologi- going at Durham cal upgrades. The plan was College campuses, to use that 2 1/2 per cent The Communica- to provide all Durham stu- tions and Develop- dents with e-mail, but ment office Initiated according to DCSA presi- the idea to put up the fholo by nm Frtzgsfalc dent Kevin Jones, there's boxes to keep the lines SO FAR, SO GOOD: Crane operator Gerald Mortimore gives the thumbs-up been some backlash. of communication while working on the new residence being built next to the existing . The "I thought, In general, open. and to allow for new housing for students will have 107 rooms and over 200 beds. It's for all students, what improvement of all the expected to be completed by September of this year. would be most helpful DC campuses, said would be e-mail accounts Carol Beam, of the to increase communica- Communications and tion between students, fac- Development office, ulty and the DCSA," Jones The boxes are ection "Class open El time j ust explained. presi- to staff and students. dents disagreed with the e- The seven boxes are mail idea and came back located: with the idea to form a 1) In the main foyer subcommittee, and that's of the Gordon Willey around the corner what we're doing." building by the mini- Because of time con- manager machine. straints, he said he consult- 2) In the staff lounge ed with the DCSA execu- on the second floor of tives but not the class pres- the Gordon Willey idents before putting the building. for 7 D C SA ots idea of e-mail before the 3) In the 'A' wing of sp college. the Gordon Willey BY ELIZABETH DUNKLEY_________________ That was their only idea building across from Chronicle staff tion, said Pitcher. on how to spend the the bookstore. The nominations must be returned to the money to benefit the great- 4) In the Student o you want to change the way things office by noon on Friday, Feb. 20. est number of students. Centre outside the stu- work at Durham College? If you have the There will then be a meeting with the candi- Now they are working on a dent association D marks and the commitment, you could dates, and the elections subcommittee, which program-by-program basis. offices. be sitting on the Durham College Student consists of current president Kevin Jones, execu- According .to Durham 5) In the Whitby Association executive next year. Nominations tive assistant Cathy Pitcher, and three class pres- president Gary Polonsky, campus outside the for the upcoming elections are being accepted ' Idents who have volunteered and are not return- students will still have e- administration offices. this week. ing. mall accounts next year. 6) At the Uxbridge To be eligible you must pick up a nomination The subcommittee has decided what the cam- "I know some programs campus. package from the DCSA office or the reception paign procedures will be and at the meeting they have fed back to Kevin, 7) In the cafeteria of desk in the pit. You must be nominated by one will go over them with the candidates, said and through him to the Simcoe building, mover and two seconders, said Cathy Pitcher, Pitcher. myself, that they would The boxes have executive assistant to the DCSA. Nominees must The subcommittee will also monitor polls and have other priorities," signs on them saying have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at make sure the candidates abide by the rules. If Polonsky said. "We asked for It." the time of the most recent grade report (the fall candidates do not follow the campaigning regu- The e-mail system will semester report) and have no failures. They must lations, they may be disqualified. eventually happen but it also have paid their student activity fees. During campaign week, March 2 to 10, the will not be out of the 2 1/2 The nominees must also be bondable and can candidates will give speeches. per cent tuition increase, R 17 run for only one position. There are seven posi- The speeches will be at noon, March 3, in the Jones said. CHL prospects tions, including the presidency, available for Simcoe building; 11:30. a.m., March 4, at the A deadline for sugges- Future NHL stars? next year. This year there were eight positions, Whitby Campus; noon, March 5, in the main tions has not been set. but it's likely that VP of Intramurals and VP of cafeteria; and noon, March 10 in E.P. Taylor's. Jones recommends that Athletics will be combined into one position, Voters, who must be full-time Durham stu- people start talking with called VP of Sports. The DCSA is waiting for the dents who have paid their student activity fee their classmates and teach- final okay from the Senate, according to Pitcher. and be enrolled in a post-secondary program, ers to come up with some Current executive members who are planning may vote on Wednesday, March 11, in the cafe- ideas. on running again roust have a cumulative 2.5 teria from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jones admitted that if a grade point average with no failures to be eligi- If, however, a student can not vote on that program docs not have any ble for nomination once again. Also, these elec- date, they may still have a chance to vote in the specific requests they may tions are not available to Durham University advance polls, explained Pitcher. end up not benefiting, Students, since they have their own organiza- See Election, page 2 2 THE CHRONICIE ---February 17. 1998 'US NE^S Poor turnout for unity debate BRIEFLY BY TIM FITZGERALD___ Chronicle staff Canadian unity. The Grad photos Another brief was document chapter Attention written in the great Canadian was drawn .graduating - now the debate last week as a small but up in students is determined crowd showed up September time to get your gradua- at Durham College to discuss of 1997. tion photos taken. (lie future of Canada as a unit- The meet- Stephen Lassman stu- ed country. ings took dios will be back at the The chapter will probably place with college from March 16 to read like this: Few came, some o n e 20. You must book an spoke, Quebec politicians still notable appointment. There will want to leave. premier be a sitting fee of $11.50, Local MPPs were on hand at missing - payable when you get the the Feb. 10 meeting to listen to L u c i c n pictures done. Seven (lie concerns of citizens regard- Bouchnrd, proofs to choose from ing the future of our country. something will be mailed out to you MPPs Jim Flaherty (Durham that was a few weeks later. Centre), Julia Munroe (Durham not lost You can sign up now North), Jerry Ouellettc on the at the DCSA office. (Oshawa), and John O'Toolc crowd. (Durham East) listened to the M a n y Cancer Info minuscule crowd of about 30 of the people. Despite the poor c o m - turnout, those who were on t s Tlie Durham Environ- plain Pholo by Joiomy Lapralrlo liand were vocal. tlie crowd mental Network Is hold- Allan Stitt, who facilitated had about FRUSTRATION DURING DEBATE: Participants in the unity debate at a seminar on envi- Durham frustration with Quebec ing the meeting, opened the discus- the state express politicians. ronmental links to breast sions by asking the crowd what of the cancer at Durham It thought Canada should look country focused on their belief Canada." Boudreau said he hearings were a non-partisan College on Feb. 26. like in five years. that Quebec will never be satis- takes exception to the notion way for both the provincial and The evening begins at Concerns about health care, fied, regardless of what conces- that Quebec's culture is vital to federal governments to get 7:30 in room C-113 with making Canada a leader in the sions are made. the existence of the country. input from citizens. The MPPs a showing of a film called field of technology, lowering Edward Cauchi echoed those "I don't feel that their cul- were not there to answer ques- "Exposure", which deals youth unemployment, reduc- sentiments. ture is fundamental to Canada tions, but to gather the opin- with the relationship ing the federal debt were "The people have to stop because I don't think it is a very ions of citizens to formulate a between the environ- among the issues the crowd pandering to the Quebec politi- positive one at all," said strategy to help unify the coun- ment and breast cancer. wanted addressed. cians," said Cauchi. Boudreau. try. Admission to the event After a brief exchange, a Andre Boudreau had a partic- John O'Toole said he Anyone who missed the is free for network mem- pamphlet was handed out out- ular concern regarding the enjoyed the discussions by the meeting can still voice their bers and $2 for non- lining the Calgary Framework, Calgary Framework.

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