NEWS ENTERTAINMENT College Treble plans for Charger 56% tuition turns it up hike... a notch... 57 Osborne St. • 477-5566 Page 3 Page 1z 97 Osborne St. • 475-0077 www.pangea.ca/moviev www.pangea.ca/musict the,„ial E c 0 R w T red river college students' association newspaper november 27, 2000 Revealing Insights What do these RRC Business Administration graduates have in common? VP Finance & Administration at Standard Aero Chief Financial Officer at Arnold Bros. Transport Ltd. CMD Controller at Cargill Limited NEWS 2000 november 27 LONG DISTANCE CALLS AT REDUCED PRICES!!!! Computer theft For your calls to Europe, Latin America, or Asia, at any time of day, Monday thru Sunday. With VTC CANADA we have very low prices. Some of these include: prompts security • Japan: $0.15/minute • South Korea: $0.13/minute • Philippines: $0.34/minute • Germany: $0.12/minute • Italy: $0.13/minute • Portugal: $0.24/minute review at RRC • Hong Kong: $0.11/minute • Argentina: $0.35/minute • El Salvador: $0.37/minute For information about prices for other countries or if you are Police say thieves 'knew interested in applying please call us at: • (204) 661-1847 The sooner you do, the sooner you will SAVE!!!! the college' before raid By Kyla Duncan The theft had happened Committee was recently in two brand new areas. formed to examine the innipeg Police are The security hadn't quite effectiveness of security We're Coming to See YOU! still investigating been completed in those measures in use and the Stop by our table & get a FREE massage! W a $15, 800 comput- computer labs, another two possibility of a greater er parts theft from two labs days and all the proper investment in security. DEC. 4-6 .4T RED RIF ER COMMUNITY COLLEGE in buildings A and B in late security measures would October. have been in place," says Cameras in labs District 2. Det. ' Rick Security manager Jim Daryl Nielsen is the chair Lighten Your Load... Sierhuis is one of the offi- Dreyer. of the Risk Control We lighten your stress cers investigating the theft. Committee. He says the He says he believes the "Finding committee will exam- thieves knew the col- If you have student health insurance, those labs is like find- ine all areas of secu- They can lighten the cost lege and knew what rity from they were doing. ing a needle in the haystack. personnel to "Finding those The college is like a maze. I think entry points. being well with labs is like find- it was obviously someone with The commit- the well being ing a needle in tee is basically the haystack. The knowledge of the college, someone a work college is like a who had spent time there," improvement maze. I think it was team formed to obviously someone examine computer with knowledge of the Det. Rick Sierhuis security issues and the college, someone who had overall effectiveness of the Massage Therapy spent time there," says security for computers," Sierhuis. Currently, RRC computer 203-670 broadway west says Nielsen. labs have some sort of "We'll be looking at to book YOUR appointment, call Attention to security security measures in place tracking the perimeter The incident has drawn to prevent theft or loss, entry points with swipe 774-2670 attention to the kind of such as swipe-cards and cards, to record the time security in place at comput- chained-down equipment, massage therapy - hydrotherapy - craniosacral therapy - reiki and person who entered infant massage training - personal resistance training er labs around Red River says Dreyer. the lab. We're looking at College. The Risk Control the possibility of cameras in the labs." Nielsen says despite the possibility of bumped-up CASH FOR YOUR security efforts in computer labs, students working at 0 E the college should not be VHS & DVD COMPACT effected. "The nature of our busi- ness is to make the labs MOVIES DISCS accessible to the students, NIFE so students shouldn't notice much of a change," 57 OSBORNE ST. 477-5566 www.pangea.ca/moviev/ 97 OSBORNE ST. 475-0077 www.pangea.ca/musict/ says Nielsen. ■11111•-- Red River College BEST PRICE IN TOWN the Staff and Students 41 PRO J ECTOR Christmas "WoN tkotritr" tI I abulous %on glory Red River College's Student Newspaper for over 30 9-4FUTON years. 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Wpg, MB,R3H 0J9 Advertising and Sales Manager Guy Lussier Or Advertising can be reached at 632-2070. email: [email protected] NEWS 3 2000 november 27 RRC plans for 56% tuition hike Board of Gov. discussion paper forecasts possible tuition increases By Sean Thiessen Canada. It then outlines the potential impact of var- discussion paper to ious tuition rate increases. be presented to Red Thachuk says the provin- A River College's cial government, which Board of Governors con- supplies approximately 55 tains a scenario involving a per cent of RRC funding in tuition increase of 56 per the form of grants, gave the cent over the next five college a clear direction years, says Students' last year with a 10 per cent Association president Ian tuition cut. With no such Scott. direction coming from the "Is education a right or a _province so far this year, privilege," asks Scott. "It's. Thachuk says other sources moving towards a privi- of revenue have to be lege and that's not right." explored, namely tuition. Scott says the projected We are conscious of the tuition increase will reduce students' pocket book and the number of students students' needs," she says. while not necessarily "The issue is that if we improving the quality of don't get increases in rev- education. enue we'll be falling "Statistics prove behind. Our when tuition "Is dilemma is goes up less education a how to bal- people can ance this." right or a privilege? go to Thachuk school," It's moving towards a says she he says. privilege and that's not hopes the "There discus- isn't any right." sion paper evidence will put that by Ian Scott pressure on increasing the government tuition that educa- to recognize the edu- tion will improve." - cational value of the col- Scott says the SA has lege and increase funding. countered the discussion "We want the public to photo: Katie Chalmers paper with a discussion value education more and A Board of Governors discussion paper suggests without more funding paper of its own highlight- fund it through their tax from the province RRC students will have to open up their wallets - wide ing students' tuition con- dollars," she says. cerns. Thachuk says with a half This is in addition to a dozen new members still petition the SA is organiz- going through orientation, Student Work ing along with the no timetable is in place for Full Colour Canadian Federation of the board to review the dis- Abroad Students that has gathered cussion paper. Printing 4/* Programme over 1,100 signatures. Scott Scott says anyone inter- - Typesetting & says once 2,000 signatures ested in signing the peti- are gathered the petition tion against the proposed Design Working Holidays in will be presented to the increases in tuition can Continuous & Britain board. drop by the SA office in He says the SA hopes its room DM20. Laser Forms 2001 Ireland actions will encourage the B France college to go to the usiness province instead of stu- Stationery, BROCHURES Germany dents' wallets for funds. hat Li Pamphlets & ARE HERE Australia "The Board of Governors Booklets New Zealand has to make it an issue with Hobe would a tuition the province and take a ncrease affect your lif Wedding South Africa stand," says Scott. Are they necessary? ; Invitations USA RRC president Jacqie Numbering, Japan Thachuk says the discus- Write sion paper is an informa- Die Cutting & Pick up a SWAP brochure at: The Projector tion tool for the board to Bindery use in its upcoming bud- D1 X120 2055 Notre Dame geting process. Wpg. NIB, 17.31-1 0J9 She says the paper, pre- projectrO)rrc.mb.ea 2TRAVEL CMS pared over this past fall, (include name and dept.) www.fraveleufs.00m compares RRC tuition rates with other post secondary 499 Portage Ave. 269-9530 institutions across the ou Think province and across Dread sad operated h1 the Caeadise Federate. if Stedeato Because we care... Benefits Office opening on Tuition Freeze campaign, we campus to better serve the will be setting up in or near As you may or may not know, students. Another subject of Otto's in the next few weeks. the SA has comment boxes concern was voiced by our You can come sign the petition, around campus, which we vegetarian students, regarding and have a cup of coffee on the periodically empty and dig the sale of soy-based beverages SA.