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See Inside As Pro Tem Interviews Several Candidates Vying For Pro tem le journal bilingue de Glendon • Glendon’s bilingual newspaper March 17, 2004 See Inside as Pro Tem interviews several candidates vying for positions on the 2004-2005 Glendon College Student Union Council 4 OPINIONS March 17, 2004 • Pro Tem Editorial Note prroo tem e decided to dedicate this Pro Tem issue to the two major events that Pro Tem is the bi-weekly and Ware taking place in the Glendon com- autonomous newspaper of “We Asked You” munity. These are are the GCSU’s elections Glendon College. First published and “La semaine de la Francophonie”. in 1962, it is the oldest student publication at York University. LETTERSPro Tem’s roving staffers hit the halls of Glendon to We tried to interview as many candidates En plus d’être gratuit, Pro Tem ask: as we could and asked them more or less est le seul journal bilingue en the same questions. By reading the paper, Ontario. As a full member of the students should get a more precise view of Canadian University Press, we the candidates – who are, in the end, sup- strive to act as an agent of social “A re you going to vote in the upcoming Glendon posed to represent them, and what they are change and will not to print copy all about. deemed racist, sexist, homophobic College Student Union Elections — why or why or otherwise oppressive. Enjoy your reading and don’t forget to not?” make your voice heard at the ballet box. The elections are continueing Wednesday Editor-in-Chief the 17th and Thursday the 18th of March. Chris Spraakman Erin Elliot Rédactrice-en-Chef “Yes, women sacrifi ced and fought in the What is autonomy? Julie Marion Sage 1920’s for the right to vote. I intend to exercise (as you know, Pro Tem just gained au- my democratic right and get out to vote!” Layout/Design tonomy) Jadzia Karas Chris Spraakman utonomy for a student newspaper Amy Desrochers fi rst allows it to act as a free press Cover Design Jadzia Karas “Yes, I will vote because I just want to have Awithout threat of interference in one fi nal say before I leave Glendon. I’d like Contributors its editorial, fi nancial or legal affairs by any to leave this school knowing that it will be well Loic Lahournat represented in the future..” outside organization, specifi cally a student Ted Xiao Guo Kristin Foster council. Melissa Fockler Nathalie Bock Cory Macmillan Second and more importantly, it requires Jacqui Simon Julie Ellis “Most likely yes, of course. So that I can it to be a responsible press. Ultimately, Cathia Badière actually have a say!” Ashley Beaulac a student newspaper worthy of its name Tim Gunderson must be able to justify its editorial, legal and fi nancial actions to its readers, who, for Naomi Knight autonomous papers, are usually its owners. Volume 43, No. 8, March 2004 Most student newspapers began life as “Je ne m’interesse pas au GCSU. Il y a trops Please respond to what you read d’affi ches, je ne veut pas gaspiller mon temps” an operation of the student council. The in the pages of Pro Tem. We can be reached at : student council, however, has an inherent 416-487-6736 confl ict of interest when dealing with the Siré Kaba et Raja Razafi arisoa [email protected] student paper. Even the most sincere coun- “ Oui, on va voter car c’est un moyen par lequel cillor, when dealing with the newspaper’s Pro Tem on va s’impliquer dans la vie universitaire ici à Rm. A202 York Hall, Glendon Glendon. Etr s’il y a un moyen d’améliorer le internal affairs, will be infl uenced by how College. 2275 Bayview Ave. Toronto, M4N 3M6. sort des étudiants, laors pourquoi pas!” she has been or could be treated in the newspaper’s articles. Venez nous voir tous les mardis Christian Anton après-midis dans notre bureau. Autonomy does away with the confl ict of “ Yes. I feel I am educated enough to make a interest, and leaves the newspaper free of Letters to the editor may be decision..” edited for content or clarity. fear of reprisal or harassment for the way it reports on council, or indeed reports All copy appearing in Pro Tem anything. is at the discression of the Stephanie Wilkie editorial team. “ No, I’m not going to be going to Glendon From: “A Brief Guide to Becoming Au- next year.” tonomous” by Greg Ip. From The Canadian University Press Styleguide. Pro Tem • March 17, 2004 OPINIONS 3 DDearear EEditor:ditor: pro tem Ed. Note: we encourage you to respond to what you read in our pages and we’re always looking to create a dialogue for current events at Glendon and beyond. As an environmentalist, humanitarian, and more children in cities are developing and animal rights activist, I can’t hold asthma due to the smog in the air and back my sentiments any longer regarding require medical attention. the atrocities being aided by all students Hi, at Glendon but also all over this great With Earth day quickly approaching in country of ours. April, (April 22nd for all those who forgot!) am not speaking on the behalf of my department or theuniver- we need to be more conscious of these little sity (I’m a staff member here), however, I just wanted to note There are certain things that people may things so on the grander scheme things I on a personal level that this year’s edition of ProTem is the best not be thinking about or are just are not will be better. Think twenty years down that I have ever seen since my fi rst days at Glendon in 1998. I have caring about - but I believe it is safe to say the line when your children have to go to meant to write this to you all for a while, but I never got around Glendon may have single handedly wasted school suited in chemical suits because it’s it (sorry)! a couple of acres of rainforest or some poor supposed to rain that day. Or when you unsuspecting woodland that never saw it have to put on gas mask because the snow Great stuff!! coming. fl akes outside are really soot, and have little to no trace of natural elements in them. Am I overreacting? No. Some of you, Not how you want your children and their Jason hopefully all of you, have noticed that the children and their children to live is it? halls in our beloved school are wallpapered with ads, posters and pictures, especially So I propose a series of solutions - think Ahaving to do with the upcoming elections. about the amount of vibrant colored posters you are plastering all over the place. If you It’s really not necessary to have the same are a good leader you should have no need images mere inches from each other on to spread your message on paper as much every wall that has an open space. These as you do. People should just know because open spaces are rapidly diminishing as the you have spread the word and made year ends. yourself available to the public. Second, if an event is coming up word of mouth The need to publicize the upcoming works much better because people aren’t elections is understandable. Also, the paying attention to the “crap on the walls” various groups should be able to publicize anymore. their events, such as the Liberal club’s wine and cheese, housing and textbook ads, but Yes still put up a poster or two just not does anyone care where this paper goes at in every possible area. Spread the word! the end? Tell everyone you know that this or that is happening and tell them to tell a friend! Doubtful, in fact, while walking past one of Third, it is called the internet and e-mail, our brightly wallpapered halls I passed a very handy for posting wanted adds for garbage bin fi lled with recyclable materials apartments or textbook sales. Also Glendon and a few posters that had fallen from the radio (CKRG) is a great way to have your walls. voice heard, maybe they should have an ad hour for all those who need to sell or buy It sickens me to not only realize the horrible something. waste of paper that is going on in our school but also to see other materials in the trash Most important of all for a plausible that will end up in a dumpsite never to be solution to a healthier future starts with heard from again. you, the individual reading this article; pick up the garbage, put the can in the blue bin Come on people! It is not a hard task to take not the garbage - it isn’t that heavy. Mother those extra steps to get to the cafeteria and earth with thank you and you will thank put your paper and plastic in the recycling yourself when you fi nd it does not reach bins. When things are recycled there is less ridiculously hot temperatures in the summer need to abuse natural resources from our and you can breath just a little easier. already relatively depleted sources. As the song goes “what the world needs Those of us in residence are even more now, is love, sweet love,” love the earth, you guilty of adding to the environmental may only gain a little but the good old terra problems! I shall not tell a lie in that I fi rma will be just that much sweeter for am innocent of such wrong-doings as I to your kids and their kids.
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