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He said they were an amount determined by the of Action classes tvedbyhavii releasing anger without telling the number of hours they were forced government what they really want to miss. by Jessica Lyall uncli of people Three weeks ago, an organiza- The legal fees would be paid NxwIUpotttr tional meeting was held to discuss out of a fund created by SAC last The Students' Association walk around down- the protest. Virtue attended and year for just such an eventuality. Council has threatened to sue the noted that the teachers' biggest SAC contends the stril<e violat- town" faculty union for more than concern seemed to be whether ed Ontario laws. $100,000 because teachers failed -Steve Virtue they would be paid for the day. Faculty Union President to show up for classes on Friday. He asked the college to request Maureen Wall, who spoke at the SAC President Steve Virtue said SAC presid an injunction from the attorney- education rally on Oct. 25, said it he doesn't believe the union had general which would see teachers than one day of classes. 1 neres so was not an illegal action. She said the right to advise fired If they walked out. The teachers to much more at stake for students." the faculty who participated in the request was denied. attend a downtown ec|i4$9tion rally Virtue agreed there are bigger Day of Anion did so legally, under instead of classes. ' '- Virtue said he doesn't believe issues invol^d concerning govern- an agreement with the college the strike solved any of the teach- "It's not their option to legally ment cutbacks, but wants to focus administration. ers' problems. say, Tm not coming to school.' It's on the students' immediate needs. Wall refused to discuss the "They're not going to get any- not in their contract," said Virtue. He said since the cuts have legalities of a possible suit, prefer- thing resolved by having a bunch of Virtue said he believes students already occurred, we must learn to ring instead to talk about the should be taught, since they have deal with them. The college must people walk around downtown. union's reasons for striking. paid for those learning hours. look for alternative ways to cut It's counter-productive to what However, Wall did say, "I think "If I've paid for something and I down costs and increase revenue they've chosen as their career as there Is much more to be lost if don't get it, I want my money to put back into the school, he teachers," said Virtue. the cuts to education continue said. back," he said. page 4 for more SPORTS See ^ Final Say Permanent Drug Mart Coimniatiy kiofM in (he Bh»v Rn ti^ across Hvi7 27 fn^ Wo liondiir till' Smdi'iit Dmuriaii. 416-7454212 or Rk 416-74»«213 • 106 Humbcr Coktfe BM., Renbie HUMBER COLLEGE i, . LIBRARY 1 Ct Cetera SAC BOG Lakeshore Residence r jr- ®pcomins School reaps plastics cash pay for everything here. We pay Plastics Training for our facilities, our furniture, for Centre an industry everything. We are a self-con- tained unit," said David Alcock, leader and college director of the CPTC. money-maker "That is how it should be," he said. "It's a good relationship and by Sean Hamilton the college has a first-rate reputa- Reporter News tion." When it comes to forming a Ken Simon, the chair of manu- partnership, Number College and facturing and design, agreed the the Canadian Plastics Training partnership between Humber and Oct. 3 Centre fit the mould. the CPTC is a good one. The CPTC is a joint venture "The centre is a significant part Pumpkin Carving between the college and the pri- of the certificate program. There Contest vate sector. would most likely not be a plastics 12:30 p.m. in the Student It is designed to provide school- program had it not been for the Centre, judging at 2:00 p.m. ing in plastics w centre," he said. Prizes will be awarded. technology to Simon said the students and "Every year we ^% provides Craft & Pie Sale CPTC industry work- state-of-the-art and Raffle have been able to ers. equipment and More than 20 vendors will be And despite excellent hands- hawking their wares. I m more how it might on training. Hospitality students' fruit pies appear on the [enue than "I think it is an and strudels will be on sale balance sheet, asset to Humber too. Raffle prizes include: the CPTC is not dieted/' College. Dinner for two at Mandarin losing money for Everywhere I go Restaurant, Sweatshirt from the schoo\. d Alcock, people know National Research Council reported in that Cliib Med, two botties of wine The a recent study the Last year's about it," said Canadian Plastics Training Centre is an important contributor to the Free $170,000 deficit Ken MacKay, Tuition Contest this country. plastics industry in ; ^ was covered by coordinator of The last day to enter the grants private sec- together. ness plans in the first three years Students' Assodat/on CoanaVs government and Number's plastic engineering tech- tor donations. nician program. "We have established it as one of operation. Every year we have free tuition contest Go to the '^ Unlike other divisions in the The only the of our specialties. It is the only been able to bring in more rev- SAC office {KXi OS) money CPTC college, the CPTC is an indepen- receives from Humber is for the plastic program in Ontario and one , enue than we predicted and have for details. dent business, meaning they are lab time it rents for their plastic of three in Canada," said less of a deficit than we predicted," Nov.2 responsible for their own profit engineering technicians. Gataveckas. he said. Student Seminar On and loss, their own overhead, and MacKay said he feels the cost of The CPTC is the last centre of Alcock said the centre, recently are still responsible for making a the lab time is nothing compared specialization to be financed by rated by the National Research Public Policy Issues contribution to the college's bot- to the experience they get from both the federal and provincial Council as one of the top support Free seminar hosted by the tom line. the high-tech labs. governments. institutions for the plastics indus- Fraser Institute at the Two years ago, the most recent "We appreciate how the CPTC The rest of the money comes try, has surpassed everyone's Sheraton Centre Hotel, year for which the CPTC could is running the labs and are happy through donations of cash and expectations. 123 Queen St West provide figures, the college reaped to be cooperating with them in machinery from the private sector. He said the training "centre has 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. $ 1 1 2,00 from th^ partnership. such a capacity," he said. Alcock said they have already built up its revenue base in a very To be discussed: education, "We have never contributed Kris Gataveckas, vice-president achieved their five-year plan to short period of time. employment, taxation, less than 1 per cent [of gross rev- of business development, said have revenues match expenditures. Alcock said he expects the strategies for the future. enue] to the college overhead. We Humber and plastics go well "We have exceeded our busi- CPTC to break even by 1997. Scholarship to honor ex-student student journalism at Humber College. After just five years in the busi- ter and The Toronto Sun's TV Journalism tfimi(tl "She was really friendly, and ness, she became the editor of columnist. "We just hope it's went on to work always knew what she wanted." Expecting, a magazine for soon-to- going to be a significant award." lolarship mil Ohannessian, 26, an editor at be mothers. The qualifications and the at Today's Brides Expecting magazine, was killed Ip keep her "You don't expect that some- amount of the scholarships have Expecting magazine Oct. 23, when she was struck by a thing like that could happen to not been set yet. GO Transit bus as she crossed an mne alive and one of your young students, that "The response to donations so by Tom Strgacic intersection near the Pickering you knew so well," said Nancy for has been overwhelming, and News Reporter Town Centre. help out students/1 Burt, number's journalism pro- we are very pleased," said Bickley, Shirley-Anne Ohannessian will She is survived by her husband gram coordinator. also a Humber graduate. J-Claire Bickley, be remembered for her great Shant, parents John and Jean A journalism scholarship is Donations to the scholarship sense of humor and hard work Bickley, and four siblings.