Inside This Issue: Sports pg 7 Editorials pg 5 CUP News pg 4 Arts & Review pg 9 - A-omophobia Present at Maple Ridge - Campus of Douglas College --~~----~------------by Matthew Martin a complaint. Olstrom referred campaign on Thursday, March 8th. There have been allegations of Adair to Student Society Vice­ O'Gourman told Adair that Car­ homophobia, a fear or prejudice of President-Internal Jamie McEvoy. ruthers was unavailable to meet gay, lesbian or bisexual people, at On Monday, March 12th, with him. the Maple Ridge Campus of Adair met with Carruthers and 0 '­ However, when a third outside Douglas College. Gourman to discuss the problem. party requested to meet with Car­ Angus Adair, Maple Ridge Adair said they told him he ruthers, he was given a 45 minute Member at Large for the Douglas wasn't doing his job properly. time block by O'Gourman. College Students Society, made the "She [O'Gourman] towered According to Adair, he complaint after several events oc­ over me, shoved memos in my face suspects that O'Gourman thinks he curring over the past month. and told me I was unable to see the is gay even though he isn't, and Adair posted flyers, on behalf truth." this, he says is the reason that he is of the newly formed Lesbian, Gay, "I've never felt so intimidated being harassed. Bisexual Collective, at Maple in my entire life." "It was nothing short of abuse. Ridge at the end of February. Soon Adair was also told that the I finally felt what it was like to after, several of the flyers were threat the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual experience homophobia." taken down by students. (LGB) collective perceived was Carruthers and O'Gourman It was later revealed to Adair false. could not be reached for comment. that the students had done so at the Carruthers also used the word Both College President Bill advice of Judy O'Gourman, Rick "fag" twice, even after being told Day and the College's Public Infor­ Carruthers' personal secretary. that the word was offensive alleged mation Officer, Bill Bell, stated Carruthers, the chief ad­ Adair. The LGB community that the Administration could not ministrator of Maple Ridge, prefers the word 'gay'. make any comment about the inci­ apologised to Adair for the inci­ The whole incident started dents until they had seen the formal dent. when Adair requested the meeting complaint. When posters continued to be to ask Carruthers to write a letter in Olstrom is now investigating pulled down, Adair approached support of the LGB collective and the matter. Ombudsperson Keith Olstrom with the D.C.S.S.' anti-homophobia Library Patrons Registration by GPA Proposed by Tim Crumley Angus feels that although the "[The Ottawa Board ofEduca- Targets for Thieves Starting in September 1991, system doesn't clear up all the tion] has found that policies based students at Douglas College may problems, it is better than the old on grades tend to discriminate by Mathew Martin find themselves scrambling system. against minorities. Because it's Corrie Stuart, the Senior Library Assistant, is convinced the recent through a new kind of registration "Academic achievement is minorities, like Native students, rash of missing wallets, purses and other personal items in the College system -one which may not be any just as good a system of prioritizing · who are most likely to suffer from library is the work of an organized theft ring. better. registration as any other method," the conditions that lessen their per­ "It is not random," said Stuart. The college Administration she said. formance in school, by virtue of the The culprit or culprits always use the same method of stealing, has set up a Registration Priority "I think there are enough in- fact that it's very difficult to per­ waiting until the person goes to look for a book, and then they strike. Review Committee, and its main stitutions who have been using it form when you're undergoing They then take the purse or pack sack and leave the library. purpose is to entertain a proposal to for an extended period of time to emotional and financial strain," "Nobody ever sees anything" said Stuart. show that GPA doesn't dis- saidMcEvoy. tnake Grade Point Average (GPA) Security guard Fadi Baydoun says the thefts are "too small to be the main factor in determining who criminate against students." "If we took every factor that organized." gets priority during registration. McEvoyisskepticalaboutthe contributes to grade point Baydoun said students do not carry enough money to make it worth system working properly. average ... we simply don't have the Patricia Angus, Douglas the robber's time. College's Registrar and chair of the "If C average students are ability to do that," Angus stated. Baydoun also suggests that students, in order to protect themselves, committee, says if approved, the going to consistently have trouble "I am sure that is not the only keep their belongings with them when looking for books. new system will be implemented getting their courses year after factor that contributes to grade for the Fall semester of 1991, and year, then [the system] is not ac- point average. It's a very compli­ Douglas College Student Society Vice-President External, Chris­ will take student's grades from ceptable," said McEvoy. cated area, and I don't think it's as tina Steinmann, stated, "If the library wasn't so understaffed, the library wouldn't be such open territory for thieves." either the Spring or Summer 1991 "I looked at the Fall registra- simple as what you're saying," she semesters, depending on which of tion of 1988 .. and I looked at how said to this reporter. those a student had last attended. aGPAprioritywouldhaveaffected "That's insulting," stated Me­ "It [Fall 1991 start date] gives students in that semester. So we Evoy, "because my memo quite a chance for the proposal to be dis­ have a know ledge of how it's going clearly states it is the leading factor, Rose Grassman Resigns cussed, and if it's accepted, for stu- to impact," Angus stated. and it is the leading factor. That's -dents to have the opportunity in McEvoy sent Angus a list of based on scientific research," he by Ross Bogle around the economic administra­ advance for the students to know concerns regarding the proposal. said. Rose Grassman, Douglas Col­ tion of the society. that this is the situation they are Included in the list was a concern "I sent her the information - lege Student Society Treasurer, has One of Grassman's concerns going to encounter,:' said Angus. that underprivileged groups, such she can take a look at it. Now I decided to resign for the second was in the area of staff salary ex­ However, Vice-President In­ as people who live in poverty, admit it's a few hundred pages time this semester. penditures. ternal Jaimie McEvoy says the would suffer the most from the im- long, but to send someone a few Grassmann made her inten­ "In my efforts not to run a DCSS has some serious concerns plementation of this policy. hundred pages of information and tions official by submitting a letter deficit budget I discovered, for with the proposal as it stands. McEvoy included a study from then have them say to somebody of resignation to the society dated example, that our staff expendi­ "We don't think that it effec­ the Ottawa Board of Education that else that it's a simplistic approach March 14, 1.990. tures have increased from 1988 tively deals with the problems of sh ow ed stu dents who live in pover- is not good." In her letter she expressed con­ to 1989 by about 100 percent. students not being able to get their ty score consistently lower than Angus emphasizes, however, cern over several issues in the This was not done through courses," he stated. DCSS. Most of these were centered salary increases but students who live poverty-free. contiued on page 3 contiued on page 3 2 Other Press March 19, 1990 Other Classifieds Will do word processing sionally this year. Get back but at least you're not wrink­ bian/Gay/Bisexual meeting Committee meets this at home. Manuscripts, more money from the ly!! Love, the OP bunch. will take place this Tuesday. ~~~at 2pm in the reports, resumes, etc. $25 per government. Call David at All prospective members Women's Center. All inter­ hour. Please call520-1961. 936-9735. 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