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CDs & DVDs 97 Osborne St 475-0077 DVDs CDs VHS 57 Osborne St 477-5566 Red River College's newspaper October 29 2001 Pool -0 .A..., rampant at RRC By Kelly Stifora ue to persistent student theft, the Red River College Students' DAssociation is considering a rise in the price of a pool game on the RRC campus. RRC Students' Association Executive Director Owen Desnoyers is currently considering options to prevent students from using wooden coffee stir sticks to cheat the coin mechanisms on the pool tables located in the Cave lounge, a practice that has led to a drastic drop in revenue generated by the tables. The SA has already tried placing signs in the Cave warning students of the consequences if they get caught steal- ing on campus, which could include expulsion from the school. The signs have been repeatedly ripped down shortly after their posting. "Due to the fact that we're seeing almost a 50 per cent drop in revenue within our pool table service, we may have to raise the price from $1 to $1.25 to make it more difficult to cheat," says Desnoyers. "Or (we could) incur a much higher cost and re-configure the actual key mechanisms to make it very difficult to cheat. The end result is that it will become very inconvenient to students in general. "In one week we saw a $300 drop in revenue." Of the profits generated by the tables, 60 per cent go back to the SA and, therefore, into student programming and other SA initiatives intended to improve student life. The other 40 per cent goes to Premiere Amusements, the company that installed and maintains the tables. "It's unfortunate that the dishonesty of a few students is causing so much havoc," says Desnoyers. "If this contin- ues, it wouldn't be beyond the realm of possibility for (Premiere Amusements) to decide it's not worth it to have the tables here; they have other locations. They could just pull them altogether." "This is a business that the company does on our behalf, and they're giving us a commission for the privilege." According to Desnoyers, another option available for curbing theft is going back to tables that require four quarters instead of one loonie. "Again, it will become a greater • inconvenience for students, who would have to go and find quarters some- where on campus," says Desnoyers. The change machines in the Cave dispense only loonies. Dennis LaPlume, co-owner and oper- ator of Premiere Amusements, says that this problem is not one that his compa- ny runs into in other locations occu- pied by their machines. "I would say that it's unique to Red River," says LaPlume. "We have pool tables in several bars in the area, and we don't run into that problem in those locations." A projector staff member photographed these students playing pool in the Cave Oct. 23. None of them dug for CONTINUED ON PAGE 2... change before starting their games. 2 THE PROJECTOR - October 29, 2001 Correction Notice In the Oct. 15 issue of the Projector, Azon Canada Inc. was incorrectly identified as Avon Canada Ltd. The staff of the Projector would like to College vacations will apologize to anyone affected by this error. 2C NIB /IQ Red River College BEST PRICE IN TOWN go ahead as planned Staff and Students "Trori rKetrifra' 157 Off 0 Vulous gifon fstory Din' 9-4FUTON All Regular Priced Merchandise mi. 204-943-8866 BEST PRICE GUARANTEE 70 Albert St. at McDermot Ave. MON, TUES, WED 8 FRI 10 AM TO 6 PM THURS 10 AM TO 8 PM tin the exchange district) SATURDAY 10 AM TO 5 PM SUNDAY 12 TO 4 PM Kick start your career...Volunteer! Want to add experience to your education? Gain practical skills like communicating, teamwork and problem solving? Volunteering can help you develop the top labor market skills potential employers want. And it couldn't be easier to get to the Health Sciences Centre....just take the #27 Notre Dame bus directly from Red River College. Parking or bus tickets are provided for volunteers who drive or use transit. Visit our web site http://www.hsc.mb.ca/ to explore our volunteer opportunities. Call 787-3533 or email [email protected] photo by Rayna Anderson CHRISTMAS STUDENT FLIGHTS Dancing days in Mexico will return for another year. Despite some travel fears, the SA Don't wait... Or it will be too late! has decided against cancelling the spring break trip to Puerto Vallarta. By Andrea Slobodian director Michael Blatherwick bars in Mexico offering food won't make any guarantees. and drink promotions and ed River College stu- Also available are 55 spots says they might be even more dents aren't letting ter- for Minnesota. This year's trip willing to do such things R orism-spawned is relatively new; a Mall of now, which he says students travelling fears stand in their America trip was planned last will appreciate. way of having a good time. spring but fell through Blatherwick and SA events PLANNING ON FLYING HOME Despite the wave of fear because of a lack of interest. co-ordinator David Rittberg that washed over world travel Last year, the spring break say they have not heard of FOR THE HOLIDAYS? in the wake of the Sept. 11 trip to Mexico sold out with- any students opting not to go 'To help facilitate your travel needs Travel CUTS terrorist attacks, RRC is still in about two weeks, says SA on either trip because of trav- offering student trips to secretary Fairlie Wilken, who el worries. has initiated a Travel Request Register. This can Minnesota Nov. 23-25 and is responsible for taking trip "The only concern I've be completed at one of our booths or online. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on deposits. heard is that money has to be spring break. When asked if trip interest in before Christmas," says Issues of travel safety has decreased because of stu- Rittberg of the spring break Book your flight now and only a $25 deposit is haven't seemed to impact dent travel fears, she says, "I trip. required until one month prior to departure. many students' choice to take haven't heard anything in Last year, final deposits had a vacation. The RRC that regard at all." to be in after the new year. Students' Association began "We're confident we can The change in deadline BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS NOW! accepting deposits for the sell the vast majority of the results in this year's switch to trips Tuesday, Oct. 16. So far, spots," says SA executive a higher-calibre all-inclusive 13 people have signed up for director Owen Desnoyers. resort. 499 Portage Avenue Minnesota and nine for "Students shouldn't have The trip also costs about Mexico. to worry about anything. It's $100 more than last year 783-5353 A total of 40 seats are avail- going to be a great trip." because an upgrade was able for Mexico. Last year, However, Desnoyers made from a two star to a there were 75. There is a pos- admits, "The recent develop- three-and-a-half star hotel. VITRAVEL CUTS sibility that the number will ments have had us asking 'is The thought of spring be upped if more people are there going to be any reluc- break on a Mexican beach is www.travelcuts.com enough to renew some stu- Owned and operated by the Canadian Federation of Seidents interested, but SA program tance?' We suspect there will be some reluctance." dents' interest in travel fol- Yet Blatherwick says, "I've lowing the terrorist attacks. had tons of people inquire." "I want to go, hell yeah," Red River College's newspaper He says he has no worries says first-year Business about either trip. "I think it Administration student would be a lot different if we Jeffrey Bull. "No worries." were going overseas." CMOR station manager While he's sure some are Corey Ducharme wasn't so ie leery of travelling now, positive when he was asked if lo7octorjs Blatherwick says, "Being cau- the Sept. 11 events have put tious is great, but people have him off travelling. lives... The hospitality indus- "Fuck yeah, it's scary," he Red River College's Student Newspaper for over 30 years. try wants people to move says. Yet he is still planning to on." go to Puerto Vallarta and is Projector Staff Contributirig Writers and Photographers A plus Blatherwick sees in putting off going to the recent impact on the trav- Minneapolis so he can save el industry is that it may have for Mexico. Editor-in-Chief the hospitality industry tak- He says his travel fears will Kelly Stifora ing extra measures to ensure be present on the airplane, Myleen Aco Gordon Ellis customers are happy and will but he has a strategy to stifle News Editor Steven Adams Teresa Nickerson return. them: "I'm going to sleep the whole way so I won't worry." Andrew Buck Rayna Anderson Natalie Perrault He gives the example of Andrew Buck Natalie Pona Entertainment Editor Merrit Buffie Natasha Roebuck Andrea Slobodian Jackie DePape Andrea Slobodian Pool theft Trevor Dineen Kelly Stifora CONTINUED FR M PAGE 1... Photo Editor DJ Phat Samuel Thompson LaPlume adds that before raising the price, adjustments Rayna Anderson Heather Dreger Laura White will be made to the tables' coin mechanisms, which may help to prevent students form hijacking games. "We're going to try to toughen up the coin mechanisms a Advertising and Sales Manager bit to make them a little bit slower," says LaPlume.