The Cord Weekly Thursday, December 2,1976

Volume 17, Number 11 theCord Weekly Thursday, December 2, 1976 Senate Meeting Visa student fee hikes issue Bottoms up ! by Karen Kehn Kingdom, the United Sates, and Marshall feels that the interac- beer from fifty to sixty cents, and At the Senate Meeting on Mon- Ireland. There is a fixed cost for tion of different cultures and with the complaints received day, November 29, Alan Mar- educating a certain number of philosophies adds a very desirable about waxed cups, it was decided shall, a student senator, proposed students, and the added expendi- dimension to education. In his es- to make the change. The new that the Senate oppose the fee ture for foreign students is almost timation, it was the Senate's duty cups cost three cents apiece, hikes for visa students. Marshall nothing. to "oppose the increase for visa while the old ones were approxi- presented an extensive report not just as By the fees, the gov- students, Canadians, mately one and a half cents each. concerning this issue, in which he increasing but as human beings". ernment only save $6 It is hoped that, during the week said that the increase will be re- will million The Senate supported is compared to when the bar is self-serve, cus- gretted in the future. which small their Marshall's motion to oppose the projected budget of$1 billion. The tomers will use the same cup for hikes, but they not Dr. Parrot, Minister of Colleges money foreign students bring into fee did feel each beer they have and thereby they ask the and Universities, justified the dif- the economy will exceed this ex- should Board of help cut the costs. ferential fee by saying that it is pense. Governors to review their ratifica- One other lype of glass, besides of Marshall found other countries, ft costs tion the increase, the ones now being used, was in The government visa regula- realizes that there is little uni- the taxpayer to educate foreign our considered. It was the clear liquor tions restrict entrance of students versity do, students, and the government is can since there is type glasses. However, it was felt $3000. Lan danger retaliatory economic re- to those who have of government that they were too brittle for the presently exercising student straint. Dantzer, another senator, action. drinkers iri the Turret. felt this limitation was unfair, The Senate's representative, by Brian Harrison Last year 200,000 glasses-were Marshall countered all these ar- since students with academic ex- Glen Carroll, will notify the No more eating wax with your used. The new glasses should get guments in his presentation. cellence, but insufficient funds, Council of Ontario Universities of beer — the Turret has switched a good test this year, because a lot Higher tuition rates for visa stu- would not be given the chance to the Senate's opposition to fee from waxed to plastic cups. of people plan to add to the dents are found only in the United attend university in Canada. hikes. With the increase in the price of amount used. Charges fly at UBC racism forum VANCOUVER (CUP) — An East But Ray Harris, a native of supporters of the Communist Harris said it's hard to correct a and whose houses are being Indian defence committee operat- fisherman from Chemainus, BC, Party of Canada (Marxist- system run by someone,you can't broken into. ing here is perpetuating racism, a claimed racism is perpetuated by Leninist) and many members of see or talk to. He said the news "The police say they can't do forum on racism held Nov. 18 at groups such as the EIDC the East Indian community who media is responsible for making anything; people tell us if we the University of British Colum- "It is perpetuated when you try are not supporters of the CPC issues out of several incidents. don't like it here we should go bia was told. to attack someone who himself is (M-L). "People who don't know how back to India; our former leaders The accusation was made by a being controlled by the system," The latter fact was almost to- to fight racism except by punching say we should do nothing and that BC native Indian after Kulbir he said. tally ignored when the Vancouver someone who comes up and tells they will make a petition to the Bahte, from the East Indian De- "When people become honest commercial media launched a bit- them they're the wrong color," he government; and once a house is fence Committee (EIDC), told the with themselves, and try and ter attack against the committee said. attacked, it's almost invariable personal discrimina- shortly its foundation, that it is attacked again in the next forum East Indians "are not going overcome after term- audi- turn cheek". tion, then we will have made a ing it a "vigilante committee" of Another member of the few days." to the other said the EIDC is only a short a damned racist slaps us, we start to overcoming discrimina- "Maoists". ence "If term and that the charges that will slap him back," Bahte said. tion. It goes a lot further than solution com- He said the EIDC are not going that." But the defence committee is mittee should be "trying to edu- is dealing with crimes and not ra- He said East Indians people a grass be second-class citizens, but The committee was formed not a vigilante group, Bahte said. cate on roots cism are untrue. to defending will fight. about a year ago and is composed "Our sole belief is in level". "When one house on a block is at- oneself. We don't seek out ra- to singled out again and again for "You should be attempting tacks, and when the occupants of cists. break stereotyping in we a down the are only East In- "Even if know where ra- English-speaking community," he that house the we go into his dians on the block, you have ra- Calling all Canadian profs cist lives, don't said. "There must be understand- he "But our own cism," Bahte said. home," said. if ing and compromise between both The following is an excerpt of a statement on faculty citizen- properties and workers are at- sides. Many people have said that A woman the audience ship made by the Honourable Dr. Parrott in the Legislature on and daugh- in tacked, if our mothers civility sign strength, not blamed the Canadian government Monday, November 15. not is a of ters are safe on the streets, we weakness." for perpetuating racism. "Last year, about 72% of all faculty members in Ontario were will take action." Canadian. In Britain 92% of faculty are British, in the United "The Canadian government is However, Harris said the prob- Bahte countered by saying the consciously implementing dis- Staes 98% are U.S. citizens, and in Sweden, 99% are Swedish simply lem of discrimination is not committee was formed to fight on crimination," she said. "Immig- citizens. All these countries have prestigious universities. a question of fighting force with two fronts. rants are being blamed in the Clearly, scholarship does not depend on having a large compo- force. foreign faculty. We no apologies attempt- media for the lack of jobs. There nent of need make for "It's not a question of 'I'm a "The first was a propaganda, ing to ensure that Ontario universities are distinctively Canadian. is no better way of inspiring r? red man and you're a white man' psychological We planned improvement by institutions, the front. cism than this. The shown most attention that's causing discrimination. to counterattack the psychological being given to the issue by the Department of Manpower and fear the East Indian community "And it is being done dci. Immigration, the continuing commitment of the Presidents and to "It's when you get an entire faced," he said. ately. The number ofpeople emp- ensure that Canadians and established landed immigrants are structure built around someone loyed has to do with profits, adequately considered, suggest that we may be optimistic. We else's values and my values aren't "The second involved the ac- machinery and the capitalist sys- will continue to monitor faculty appointments and I will keep the the same. Their values have over- tive defence of families whose tem. The corporations benefit House informed." run my values, and that's dis- property is being damaged, whose from this because it divides the crimination." pay cheques are being ripped off workers." No plans to reschedule WLUSU election There has been some discussion lem with the time of the election beginning of September so the members are left -with last year's ings of the offices but by this time about rescheduling the WLUSU was the long process of filling all budget should be passed before problems and very little help is exams have rolled around and general election from February to the positions for the Student then, though last year financial received from the previous gov- time is given over to them. the end of January. While the Op- Union. After the president and problems ran over into the new ernment. The students are un- The members of the OMB gen- erations Management Board has vice-president are elected, they fiscal year. familiar with the offices and find it erally agree that the election time been discussing the issue, no defi- must advertise for the other of- Larry Scott, the president of difficult to develop new program- will remain the same this year.

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