RED RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE MONDAY, MAY 14, 1990 STUDENTS' JOURNAL WINNIPEG, MANITOBA NEWS DIVERSIONS SPORTS Students' Association presents New Teacher Evaluations Still In Limbo 2 Software "Bugs" Bug Students 4 Loot Clue #2; scn King's New RRCC: The "green revolution" hasn't hit here yet. Flick A Dud 10 It Ain't Easy Being Green By Melanie Verhaeghe best to use "green" products. quality paper and computer paper If any profits are made, they are A newly-formed sustainable "The government is trying to for recycling. They, in turn, ship put back into student program- A Musical development committee made up buy products that have recycled it to plants in Burnaby, Toronto, ming. of RRCC staff and an SA repre- content. We occasionally run into and Montreal. "I believe the recycler's group Celebration sentative is investigating ways the supply problems with bulk or- One company that takes this is making some money," Dicarlo college can become more envi- ders. But as demand increases, paper is Willpax Ltd. in Win- said. Of Life And ronmentally friendly, and how to availability rises also," Cum- nipeg. Owner William R. Spence University of Winnipeg Stu- feasibly implement new ideas. mings said. said his company pays for such dent President Kyle Briggs said Freedom 11 But Andrew Burzynski, chair- "When I first came into office, paper except for newsprint be- any profit they make from recy- man of the committee and an I couldn't find anyone to print my cause it costs $35 per tonne to cling is donated to charity. Applied Sciences instructor and business card on recycled paper. ship it and companies only pay Next year's SA President Paul curriculum co-ordinator, says the Now I can." $20 per tonne to take it off con- Milan said greening the college Bailey's college right now, is behind in Another concern with govern- sumer's hands. is one of his priorities. terms of its greening. ment is the price of recycled prod- Spence also said that Manitoba "I would definitely encourage Back Down "Definitely we're way behind. ucts. and Newfoundland are the only the idea of using recycled prod- Basically we're (the college) not "We wanted to purchase more provinces in Canada that do not ucts and recycling. If they can get Under doing anything. We only have a paper with recycled content, but have recycling legislation. the enviro-mugs in, then by all few boxes around to collectcans," it has to be reasonably priced. I Other environmentally-related means use them," he said. 12 he said. can't predict if we'll use all re- projects have been planned for The library and the college Print Burzynski says the lack of cycled paper in the future," RRCC, but Kirzinger said that Shop are other places where First Year Student: Returning to Red environmental consciousness is Cummings said. the "Tote-a-Mug" idea did not go environmental improvements not the fault of employees. They Presently at the college, theonly through because of a lack of inter- could be made. would be more than willing to use item recycled is drink cans. There est. The Print Shop sells plastic I River for 1990/91 School Year—Reimbursement Fury: Ready! recycled products and to recycle are boxes set up in the cafeterias The idea was that a mug for cards ,with a magnetic strip, that Bombers: ??? in general. to collect the cans. $3.75 would be available in place are used on campus instead of The Manitoba government Otto Kirzinger, department of the Styrofoam cups usually used coins for photocopying. These of full tuition and student fees. orders supplies for the college, so head of food services, said the for coffee, tea and hot chocolate. cards are thrown away after the what the college uses is entirely collection is working well except "I'm willing to give it a try, number of copies are used up. 14 in the government's hands. for the occasional foreign gar- given the populace and if the SA However, the cards can be used However, Burzynski says the bage that isn't a can. wants to try it," Kirzinger said. again. government is developing a pol- Proposals have been made to "But given the reaction I had, I "I don't mind re-using them; icy, but did not say when it would recycle glass and plastic bottles, didn't pursue it. I said well I'm the hardest part is getting the Second Year Student: or Student NOT but there are problems with it, not going to cut my own throat." students to bring them back," come into effect. A pilot project is planned to Kirzinger said. Kirzinger said he gave the Kathy Lee, print shop duplicat- returning to Red River for 1990/91 School recycle office paper, copier paper "Who's going to separate the proposal to the SA, the vice presi- ing operator said. and computer paper in RRCC garbage? Who's going to trans- dent and dean of the college and Her office has just placed an offices. port it and where?" SA Executive Director Don Hill- order for over 10,000 new cards. It is only in the planning/dis- He said that in Manitoba it is man. Environment week in the col- Year 200.00 cash. To date, the SA has not offi- lege is June 3-8th. There are a cussing stages and no exact start only feasible to recycle cans, date has been announced, but plastic bottles and glass, there- cially discussed the proposal. variety of speakers scheduled for Burzynski is hopeful that it will fore, they haven't even consid- The University of Manitoba has every lunch hour in the Green Find out more in the next issue of: begin in September 1990. ered recycling paper, and there an "Eco-Mug" program in place, Lecture Theatre who will address Manitoba's Environment Min- isn't anywhere in Manitoba that and Student Union President local environmental issues, and ister Glen Cummings was not will take it. Adam Dicarlo said it is working even issues as far away as the aware of RRCC's sustainable However, Manitoba does not well for them. The university ozone layer. development committee, but he have a de-inking plant, but there also recycles cans, plastic bottles said the government is doing its are companies that accept high- and paper. Monday, May 14, 1990 Page 3 Page 2 Monday, May 14, 1990 • .•••■••••-•,..•. • .4 • Teacher Evaluations irrz -ve . ■-•••• ■ qi • 1.• 0.4214 41 0- AV' s . ■ Green Scene ? •Ir. International ""•••.-17, - - Still Under Scrutiny • - .•-•-••• • Newsstand We're doing a little should startany time now. Right? up, either at the garbages By Jill Sabiston old," McLaren said. Vice-President Academic Myrtle experimenting out at the Wrong. Government will have to themselves, or later after A task force of students and One of the items the task force Nichols said. Projector. Rather than approve it first. pick-up to separate our trash. instructors are looking at ways is looking at is how many times Student evaluations do not boring you with my editorial The SA is also uninformed as So I leave you with a little the current instructor evaluation an instructor should be evaluated solely affect an instructor's job rantings issue after issue, to what the sustainable thinking to do. Are there system can be improved, and hope during the year. status. Other considerations are we've decided to take turns development committee is. Sheri some things you could do, The deadlock in some of the hostages, to have a new system in place by "We want to find something curriculum development, doing it instead. This week, Burns, SA president, said she like bring your own mug, negotiations to free signalling the first real September 1990. that is acceptable. We have to administration, time News Editor Melanie was never sent an agenda. put your cans in the bins for American hostages in progress in Arab/Western The Student Evaluation of decide if an instructor should be management, leadership, and "Green" Verhaeghe gets her This college requires vast recycling, or ride a bike to Lebanon is finally loosening relations since the crisis Instructors Task Force includes evaluated by every student in each professional development. chance up on the soap box. changes before anyone remotely school. It's up to us as after more than five years of began in 1985. three current students, one class he or she has, or by just one "They (the evaluations) are Don't worry, environmentally conscious would individuals to take some frustration by two U.S. The sudden move points graduate student, seven class," McLaren said. looked at over a period of time. environmentalists; she's give it a thumbs up. For example, initiative and make changes administrators. A stubborn to some obvious reasonshe instructors, and Joan McLaren, Student evaluations are They are taken as a series. One biodegradable Paul D. why isn't the "Tote-a'Mug" happen. commitment to never deal first real progress in Arab/ the Director of Program and Staff presently used as feedback to each group may relate differently to an program in place? If not that Unfortunately, it's too late with terrorist organizations Western relations since the Development. They have been instructor from the students. The instructor, or perceive that This issue's front page program, then why not create a for this year's SA, so how had left the U.S. in the crisis began in 1985. looking over the current students' comments on the instructor differently than the next story examines what RRCC "Bring-your-own-mug" about a challenge to next awkward position of trying The sudden move points evaluation system and modifying evaluation forms are discussed group," McLaren said.