The Charlatan 1993-94

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May 27, 1993
VOLUME 23 NUMBER 1
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NEWS
Editors Mario" Carlucci
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Hana Ahmad Renata Manchak
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Josee Bellemare
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2 • The Charlatan • May 27, 1993
NEWS
Students pay departure tax
bChyar l aHtaann aSt af fA hmad cation budget. The amount paid for by pensive but n ecessary as it is too cold to their convocation ceremony is not new
the levy will depend on how many peo- hold the event outside and it i s too big for — it happened in ceremonies from the
Students who want to graduate in ple participate in the ceremony. the gym, " s ays McEown. Spring convoca- mid 70s up until 1983 or 1984. He says
convocation ceremonies will have to fork Many students expressed discontent tion ish eld on the lawn outside the ad- students then were charged $15 — just
over $30 starting this November. after convocation was cancelled, includ- ministration building. erennotualg.h to cover the cost of their gown
Fall convocation was cancelled at the ing student representatives on the Board The total cost of fall convocation, which
end of March by university administra- of Governors, the Graduate Students' includes renting the NAC, setting up and O' Brien says the fee is "an example of
tors as a cost-saving measure. The uni- Association and CUSA, the undergradu- tearing down the stage, renting gowns the difficult financial times the univer-
versity would have saved $40,000 by ate students' association. and producing programs, is about sity finds itself in.
cancelling the ceremony. CUSA circulated a petition "to show $40,000. "It was not something the university
In early May, Carleton President Robin the students' disappointment with the Professor Michel Gaulin, clerk of the wanted to do but it w as the most fair way
Farquhar decided to reinstate the fall cancellation of convocation," says Gary university Senate, says student resistance to try and reduce expenditures while
ceremony. Students graduating will now Anandasangaree, CUSA's directorof aca- to the cancellation wasn't anticipated, continuing to provide the ceremony for
have to pay a $30 "participation charge" demics. The petition, which received hun- since "only half of students who get their those who want to attend."
to take part in convocation ceremonies. dreds of s ignatures, was not sent to degrees actually attend (the ceremony) Anandasangaree says he's "nothappy
The $30 levy will help pay for gowns, Farquhar, because administration had and a number of universities have al- with the fact that they are charging us
chair rentals and post-graduation recep- aelmroenayd.y agreed to reinstate the fall cer- ready eliminated the ceremonies due to for graduation in addition to four or five
tions. The charge will not be in effect for years of tuition and books.
this spring's convocation, but will be The one major expense of fall convo- the O c'oBsrtise n i n svaoylsv e bde.t" ween 1 , 300 and 1 ,500 "Administration is charging us for
applied for all other ceremonies. cation isr enting the National Arts Cen- students graduate every fall. Of those, everything. The least we can have is a
saysP u cbolsitcs nroetl a ctoivoensr e dd i rbeyc t tohre $P a3 t0 lOe'vByr iwielnl tret,i vsaey sa Dssoisnt an tM. c EIto wcons,t s F maorrqeuh a tro' s r eenxte ctuh-e only n i7es 0in 0t h e o r m o8r0n0 i nagt te onrd a fthtee r nfaololn .c eremo- forpetei o gnr a dtuoa tbiroinn.g Bbuatc k if g trhiasd u iast oiuorn , o nilfys
be paid for out of the university's convo- National Arts Centre, which is "very ex- McEown says charging students for something we have to live with." □
Capital Foods raises prices and ire
bChyar l aRteann a Sttaaff Manchak "You have to realize that the figure
came from averaging out the increases,
runF o boyd Cparpiicetsa l at F oaolld c Saemrpvuicse s c awfeentte ri ausp tBhierd d seacyrse.a ses and the constant prices,"
May 1, leaving some customers with a "You have to take into account that
bitter taste in their mouths.
many of the items remained constant,"
Prices were increased in the Peppermill, she says. "Breakfast was where most of
the increases occurred and we decreased
Loeb Cafe, the Fit Stop, Hugo's, the Bent
CSouibn ainn d th e t ahdem i ntiusntnrealt i osnn a cbku il dbianrg , n eMarr. the " pWrei'cvees okfe p dte l ia l lt o tphep i nsgtse.a"m table items,
Paterson Hall. which are the meals such as lasagna, at
Jim Johnston, associate director of the same price because we believe that
Housing and Food Services, says a notice they are important to the diet of our
was posted at all Capital Foods outlets on customers," says Johnston.
campus in the first week of May. The letter criticized Capital Foods not
The notice said "overall prices on most only for their increase, but for "taking
items would be kept to less than three per advantage of their captive student mar-
cent," says Johnston.
But some customers were angry that Capital Foods' contract with Housing
not all prices went up uniformly by three and Food Services gives them a monopoly
per cent. on all student eateries outside of the
An anonymous letter posted on the camkpeut.s" residences until the year 2001.
Peppermill's feedback board in early May " I t hink the price of food on campus is Buddy, can you spare three bucks for a cup of coffee?
accused Capital Foods of raising prices too high already," says Lucy Watson^
much higher than the promised three
per cent. parsessoicdieantti o no.f t h"eT h uen d esrtugdreandtusa t ear e s tauldreenatdsy' complaining about the price increases, money has to come from somewhere,"
three of which appeared to have been says Johnston.
breaFkorf a setx a mwpilteh , b atchoe n le tutseer d s atyos c oas t t w $o2-.e8g5g. being taken advantage of enough with- written by the same person. ordeTrh e fctu t liesr y a n aontdh e rb ef ocroset , t hsea y osr d eBri r di.s p "aIi'ldl
out having to pay more." Watson says
Under the new price system, it c osts $3.45 the association has no plans to try and Johnston says Capital Foods raises its for I h ave to order more," she says.
— an increase of more than 20 per cent. set up a student-run cafeteria. prices Mcraeayse was 1 b e etvwereye n ye afro.u r L aasnt d y efairv'es pienr- Johnston agrees theft keeps prices
Peppermill manager Colleen Bird says "We know we have a captive audi- cent, he says. high. "I'm sure between Marriott (the
tehaicsh , i sa n b e cinacurseea s ee g gofs 5 0w e npetr ucepn t .1 5 cents with (enceH, s" o auyssi nBgir d ,a n "db u tF o owde hSaervvei c eas )c o ntto r arcutn con"siMdoesrta t isotnu d etnhtes c onsetgsl e tchta t t ow e t a hkaev ei n ttoo corporatietoerinas) an d t Chaapti t oaple r aFtoeosds , r e tshiedyen c seu p cpalfy-
Bird says the three per cent figure is an cutlery and china to quite a few apart-
average increase. thesBei r dr e srteacueriavnetd s .f"i ve anonymous letters face: payroll, purchasing, overhead. The ments in O ttawa." □
Library to improve accessibility
bChyaf l Jaloans t Seta ll Bellemare campus for people with disabilities. The fhoars i nbfeoern m aitni otnhe sweorrvkicse s ,f o rs a ayts l tehaes t e lae vyaetaorr. on Bsutta f fh e fo sra y asc c setsusd e ntto s 'a bcuuirlrednitn g r emleiaanncse
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The elevator will provide direct access Use of the new elevator will not be with university administrators. McCloskey says Carleton's reputation
reserved for students with disabilities Larry McCloskey, director of the Paul as an accessible university could be im-
tnoe l .t he library's main floor from the tun- alone. Menton Centre for Persons with Disabili- proved from a greater commitment to a
The elevator used now is l ocated at the "We don't want to create a special has bteiees,n s ay s a t h ceo n qcueersnt i osinn c eo f 1 l9i8b1r.a ry access a"cbcaersrsiiebrl-ef r epel a dne s fiogr n c,"a m pmuesa.n ing a fully
staff entrance to the library on the tunnel condition where only handicapped peo-
level, where deliveries are also received. ple can use it," Novosedlik says. "(Library access) is the biggest physi- andA t yheea rP-aluoln g M e snttuodny bCye n Pthryes i ecsatl i mPaltaendt
A person who wants to use the elevator He says there won't be any signs say- cal access issue on campus," he says.
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May 27, 1993 • The Charlatan • 3
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Editor.
Your writer Angelia Wagner man-
The signs they are a'changin' ox^ to get just about everything wrong
by Am Keeling and Sean Silcoff ble football goalposts. In case of damage for five years before it was approved in
Charlatan Siaff or changes, the signs can be easily re- December 1992, says Novosedlik. The 2i1n,9 94 h3-e)Dr. airstsiucel,e" ( T"hCeo m mCihatrtleaet a ni,n a cAtpirvie l o n1,
Feelings of frustration and confusion moved and replaced. Design Workshop, a local firm, was hired
among visitors to campus may soon be a Isabelle Roberts, an applicant to Car- to design and construct the system. First, the Turf Management Com-
thing of the past once Carleton finishes leton visiting for a day, said she and her "A lot of questions had to be answered mittee's mandate is to conduct an alter-
installing a new sign system. two friends found the campus layout before we knew what kind of signage we native organic lawn care program on
The $133,000 project, which will be confusing. But she said the sign she used wanted. Since it i nvolves the whole cam- an area of the administration lawn
fully operational within a pus, we h ad to decide what the cam- around the fountain. Also, she mis-
few weeks, will replace pus wanted to be," says Novosedlik. quoted both Jane Beauchamp and
Carleton's antiquated and A committee comprised of stu- Connor Boegel of OPIRG-Carleton.
user-unfriendly wooden dents, staff and administrators pro- While they both expressed some con-
signs with a system of co- vided input for the system, which cern that they had not yet heard when
ordinated, easy-to-follow gets its trial run during the Learned meTurfManagementGsmniitteefrMC)
directional signs. Societies Conference, starting May was meeting, they both told her they
The system is divided 30. think the committee is a positive first
into three levels: 10 road Brenda Kennedy, Carleton Foot step in eliminating synthetic chemical
signs with directions to Patrol co-ordinator, says the patrol pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers on
parking lots and buildings; had no direct input into the design campus.
19 pathway signs with or placement of the new signs. With regard to the moratorium on
maps and directions to However, she says signs are im- the use of 2,4-D, the memo we received
buildings; and six parking portant to c ampus safety for visi- from Spruce Riordon on Nov. 18, 1993
lot signs, which identify tors, who may risk attack if they are states:
public access parking lots confused about directions on cam- "Selective use of herbicides on play-
and the buildings closest ing fields will be considered in 1993 if
to them. "It's definitely an improvement necessary as a matter of player safety,
The new signs were de- (on the old signs)," says Kennedy. as determined by the Vice-President (Fi-
veloped with ease of use "The more signs the better." nance and Administration) on the ad-
and maintenance in mind, Kennedy says the sign outside vice of t he Director of Athletics." The
says Tom Novosedlik, the Unicentre near the bus stop seems TMC had its first meeting on April 7.
Cpornosjtercutc t cioon- o rSdeirnvaicteosr. for aipstu ts ri.am cptiovret a anntd cfloera r slay f emtayr k ecdo,n s iwdheirca-h Aidngm isntiatsetdr a tthieoren w oofuflidc i ables naot s pthraaty imnegeotf-
tions.
"Most people I've talked the playing fields this year but that the
to say it takes a while to uj "I could tell there was a map, use of 2,4-D would continue as neces-
get used to campus. The £ which is good," she says. sary. However, Keith Harris, Directorof
new system will take care o However, she says it remains to Athletics, expressed his willingness to
of that, " s ays Novosedlik. a be seen how effective the signs will explore alternatives to the use of pesti-
He says the white-on- be at night and after weathering an cides itf hese would produce a satisfac-
green signs are easy to One of the brand, spankin ' n ew signs. Ottawa winter. The signs do not tory playing surface. We at OP1RG are
maintain and repair, since light up at night. encouraged by the positive attitude of
they are built with standard sizes of was "more or less" effective. This project is the first part of a two- the committee members to alternative
aluminum and steel. methods of lawn maintenance.
The sign plates slide into slots and lock said".I t told us where we want to go," she psihgansse d isryescttienmg. pTehoep l en e ixnt a npdh a saer'o uwnidl l dsiefe- Alette Willis
in place on the signposts, which resem- The project was in the planning stages ferent buildings, says Novosedlik. □ OP1RG Board Member
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS
New university builds on optimism
bChyar l aAtman StKafef eling them t raacwta pyr.om inent faculty rather than scare
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — When I a r- "I hope it's going to be very innova-
rived for t he public information session tive," he s aid.
for UNBC, the administrators had forgot- UNBC received2,100applications for
ten the key to the building, so they held only 40 new faculty positions for 1993-
it on the grass in a nearby park. 94. The applications have already yielded
This is a university? some high profile professors.
It is, in fact, Canada's newest: the The chair of the Natural Resource
University of Northern British Columbia. Management program -- an alternative
And despite a rocky first year, the first
entirely new university in Canada in 25 taos s itshtea n tt r addiirteicotonra l w i"tfho r ethset r yU"n i t-e- d w aSst a taens
years is shaping up to be a legitimate Forest Service.
educational destination for both students As well, many other professors lured
and faculty. to formulate programs are young yet
If enthusiasm and optimism count, have published and won teaching
UNBC may overcome the challenge of awards, Coates said.
building a modem university from the Perhaps its crowning academic
ground up. achievement thus far has been the grant-
"The university doesn't want to be a ing of a prestigious Fulbright scholar-
gloriffiiceerd R ob c voalnl e gAed,r"i cshaeidm . UNBC media of- and srhiep tso a ena r cAhm e rati c UanN B Cp.r o fOesnsloyr stiox t seaucchh
van L iAkder i tchhee m u n iisv ey rosuintgy , a ntdh e e n2t2h-uyseiaars-toilc.d Ken Coates talks to students and the public in a Prince George park. sucnihvoelrasristhiiepss l awsetr e y e aarw.a rded to Canadian
On a tour of the half-built university site Only about 70students attended UNBC "This university's really exciting, " s aid But a long road still lies ahead for
on Cranbrook Hill overlooking the city, courses in 1992-93, so the need for stu- UNBC. The Prince George Citizen reported
van Adrichem said the university has dent organizations has not surfaced. To SapeWrigtiha . t h"eV e rkyi n du n -ofs t oindpguyt. " the students in March that the first phase of construc-
earned an early respect from its more lobby for certain courses or changes to have had so far in developing the univer- tion for t he university buildings came in
esta"Ibtl'iss hgeodt ap e erresp u tina t Ciaonn a doaf . b eing brash rweagsu l aastki.o ns, all the students had to do ment.si ty, it's n ot surprising to see their excite- oAmvidelrlrii co bhnu ed mhg;ie gth.e r T hteh an b i lelx p weacst e da,b o suati d $v8a.n7
and confident," he said. "We sort of got what we wanted," said The public information session in the
However, establishing an operational Sapergia, who found professors and ad- park, conducted by vice-president aca- As well, workhas been delayed on the
university has not been easy. demic Ken Coates, was a vision of a new road up Cranbrook Hill because the
ministration responsive to students' sug-
last U yNeBaCr , boeffgearni n ga "thQiuridc- k Satnadr t "f o uprrtho-gyreaamr gestHioownesv. er, with about 1,500 students univCeorastietsy pweirtshoonuatl l yt h ea n bsuwreeraeudc r qauceys.t ions hoiplelnsi d eo n eb e gyaena r t ob e shliipn d a w asyc.h e Tdhuel e ro iand S weipl-l
courses to students in northern B.C. trans- expected to enrol for the official opening about the calendar and asked the dozen- to the untemiber9 1v 9e5r.s i Tthye.r e is now only one road
ferring from colleges. Course offerings of the university in 1994, plans are in the or-so students at the session how UNBC
were sparse and classes in Prince George works for a student government. UNBC could best maintain a strong student However, many people in the north
were held in a small building used by the will be hiring a director of student serv- voice in university affairs. say the demand for higher education in
French Canadian Club. ices, a p rocess that will involve student Coates told the students he hoped to B.C. should overcome these difficulties.
The main university site will be com- input. establish a "student-driven timetable," Students who are unable or unwilling to
pleted and full course offerings will be One challenge the students did face tualityl.o red to meet the time constraints and attend the crowded universities in south-
available in September 1994. course interests of students before fac- em B.C. may soon have an opportunity
Niki Yandeau and Heather Sapergia laarsrti v yee aurn t iwla s n e atrh a tt h et h eeinrd t oefx t tbheo o kfisr st d tiedrnm'.t to get a quality education.
are part of the first group of UNBC stu- But despite some problems and very "We're looking for faculty who will According to Niki Yandeau, that was
dents. lean course offerings for next year, the initial attraction of UNBC for her,
They said the small number of stu- Yandeau and Sapergia — who are due to acceWphti l eth a ts,w"a t htei n sga i dm.o squitos after the and the reason why she has weathered
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Tiny Tories work for Charest and Boyer
by Josee Bellemare and Arn Keeling Charest campaign, said the delegates is a prime factor.
Charlatan Staff must be members of a campus PC club "He's very energetic, he looks like a Burton also said he thinks Charest will
Phones are ringing and photocopiers before entering the delegate race. The bom leader, " h e said. " H e's very enthusi- come from behind to win the Tory lead-
are zooming as Carleton delegates pre- club members choose the delegates first, astic and he really gives the impression he cares." ership. □
pare for t he Progressive Conservative lead- then the alternates.
ership convention on June 8 in Ottawa. There will be about 1,000 youth del-
The Carleton PC Youth Club elected egates to t he convention out of about
two delegates and two alternates sup- 3,700 delegates.
porting Jean Charest as well as one del- Burton said youth delegates share the
egate and one alternate for Patrick Beyer's same privileges at the convention as oth-
campaign. ers, including voting for the candidates.
Delegates campaign for leadership "We try to make the right decisions
candidates and the alternates replace about a leader," he said.
Burton said the leadership campaign
them if t hey can't show up to the conven-
tion.
has been good exposure for the Con-
Don Burton, the delegate supporting servatives, but h e was critical of the press
coverage.
Boyer, said he has done everything from
driving his candidate to public appear- "The press doesn't care about issues,"
ances to p honing youth delegates across he said. "Issues don't sell."
the country to pitch the Boyer platform. L'Africain said Charesf s p olicies will
Burton said he knows Boyer doesn't appeal to students.
have a realistic chance at winning the "I like his ideas on education, and
how he wants to increase tax deductions
leadership race because Boyer isn't a
cabinet minister and doesn't have a lot of for schools," he said. "He wants to get
money to spend on a campaign.
people off welfare and back in school."
"It's more important for him to make Despite Kim Campbell's lead in the
sBuurret o tnh.e issues are brought forward," said cChaamrpeasti g wni,ll bLe'cAofmrei c atihne nseaxit d p rhiem e h ompien-s
ister of C anada.
He said Boyer wants to freeze all gov-
ernment spending for 36 months to re- "I'm not too sure," he said. "I don't
duce the federal deficit. Boyer also sup- think Kim Campbell will win on the first
ports reinstating the death penalty if ballot ... I d o believe Jean Charest will
public opinion favors it, s aid Burton. Jean Charest will have two Carleton delegates with him at the Tory convention.
L'Africain also said Charesf s energy
Serge L'Africain, an alternate for the
win." May 27, 1993 • The Charlatan ■ 5
"The DO It ethic
working witfci
you ' r e
a group of people that have a really
'orld,
diffe!|ent idea ait w]
should be going on in th
those ideas
are not going to be accepted
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the world, iAs that people are afraid to
call therrtfeelves jflito
Question.
j.f you've got a
scene happening
around that,
you've got to do it
urself ."
Chris Aube
6 • The Charlatan ■ May 27, 1993