GNC
FREE
PRESS
OCTOBER
y,
iy82
f
College
exchange
approved
Dr.
Jim
MacNeil,
Dean
of
Student
Services,
announced
this
week
that
final
approval
for
the
CNCDawson
College
Exchange
has
been
given
by
the
Secretary
of
State
Department.
Thirty
students
from
the
College
of
New
Caledonia
will
be
selected
to
visit
Montreal
for
seven
days
early
in
the
second
semester.
Shortly
afterwards,
thirty
students
from
Montreal
will
be.
hosted
by
CNC
in
Prince
George.
Dr.
MacNeil
was
very
high
in
his
praise
of
last
year'
8
participants
and
indicated
that
most
of
the
students
are
still
in
contact
with
their
Montreal
friends
-
Dr.
MacNeil
reports
that
there
are
already
more
than
50
applications
by
students
who
are
Interested
in
participating
in
this
year
'
s
exchange
.
Preference
will
be
given
to
students
who
are
demonstrating
good
academic
achievement
at
CNC
and
who
have
applied
early.
All
applicants
must
be
full-time
students
between
the
ages
of
17
and
23
in
attendance
during
the
fall
and
winter
semesters.
Each
participant
will
be
expected
to
pay
$100
and
to
host
a
Montreal
student
for
one
week.
While
students
are
in
Montreal,
they
will
be
the
guests
of
the
Dawson
College
group.
Dr.
MacNeil
reports
that
last
year's
group
underbudgeted
considerably
and
round
activities
in
Montreal
a
little
more
taxing
on
personal
budgets
than
was
anticipated.
All
travel
Challenge
By
Mark
Sutherland
From
day
one
in
the
history
of
roan
we
have
been
challenged;
we
have
attempted
to
better
ourselves
In
the
eyes
of
our
fellows.
Men,
down
through
the
ages,
set
themselves
goals
,
the
pyramids
of
Egypt,
the
world-wide
expansion
of
the
Roman
Empire
and
Hitler's
tyranny
are
vivid
examples
or
man's
perseverance.
As
our
minds
developed
over
the
centuries
th
truly
ambitious
men
set
themselves
far
reaching
goals
.
"The
sky
is
the
limit"
gave
way
to
the
vision
of
the
moon
and
when
we
had
conquered
our
satellite,
we
became
fascinated
with
the
further
reaches
of
space.
Should
the
day
arrive
when
we
conquer
time
and
space,
we'll
find
something
else
to
commandeer
our
Overheard
in
a
classroom.
A:
"Come
on,
Bill,
let
'8
go
and
get
a
coffee".
B:
"I'm
sorry,
can't
this
ranminp.
T'm
saving
my
change.
"
A:
what
for?
B:
I'm
saving
up
so
I
can
make
a
telephone
call.
"
Overheard
in
a
classroom.
(a
bunch
of
guys
are
comparing
how
broke
they
are)
A:
si
curiosity;-
or
will
we?
Today's
society
Is
becoming
more
and
more
automated;
we
have
reached
a
point
in
our
technological
advancement
where
metal
creatures
build
cars,
clean
our
homes
and
cook
our
meals.
As
our
lives
are
surrendered
to
the
machines,
will
we
be
content
to
sit
with
our
eyes
glued
to
the
holograph
machine?
Will
the
average
citizen
find
his
peace
of
mind
in
his
push
button
home?
Of
course
there
are
always
mountains
to
climb,
books
to
write
and
space
ships
to
build,
but
these
activities
are
reserved
for
a
select
few
Perhaps
the
average
John
will
find
his
challenge
through
crime,
or,
cotrarily,
man
may
become
a
race
of
Intellectuals
striving
for
Utopia.
I
hope,
for
the
sake
of
manhood,
that
It
is
the
latter.
UN-DER
"You
think
you
have
it
tough.
All
I
have
Is
change
(nickels,
dimes
and
quarters)
(short
pause)
In
fact.
I
can'
t
remember
what
color
a
dollar
bill
looks
like!
"
Overheard
outside
the
Canada
Employment
Office
On
Campus
:
"Well
the
money
is
not
too
bad,
but
sure
don't
like
to
work
for
it.
"
Overheard
at
the
FreeP
office,
"We
have
advertised
for
a
commissioned
salesperson
for
over
three
weeks
and
we
have
not
had
a
single
bite!
Answer:
maybe
no
one
is
"Hungry!?
"
Overheard
in
the
Computer
Lab:
last
week
I
couldn't
spell
computer,
now
I
are
one!
"
costs
are
paid
for
by
the
Secretary
of
State
Department
.
Students
who
have
signed
up
for
the
Exchange
with
the
Dean
of
Student
Services
are
advised
that
they
must
now
do
three
things.
1.
Pick
up
a
student
progress
form
at
the
Dean's
office.
2.
Fill
in
a
Visions
Canada
application
form
(available
at
the
Dean's
office).
3.
Provide
a
cheque
for
$100.
$50
of
this
amount
Is
sent
to
Visions
Canada
By
Lynn
LiicKens
and
$50
is
set
aside
for
hosting
the
Dawson
students.
Any
studeat
owing
money
to
the
College
of
New
Caledonia
will
not
be
-eligible
for
participation.
Studdnts
who
are
Interested
but
who
have
not
signed
up
should
do
so
as
soon
as
possible.
Dean
MacNeil
reports
that
Visions
Canada
has
not
funded
the
proposed
exchange
to
Holland
College
(Prince
Edward
Island)
but
that
he
is
petitioning
the
Secretary
of
State
for
special
consideration.
If
you
don't
have
time
-
read
this
With
great
skill
they
avoid
collisions
as
they
scurry
down
the
corridors?
lintent
on
their
urgent
f
tasks
Some
are
collecting
food
for
their
fellows?"r
others
nursing
the
young?
still
others
warding
off
enemies
Ants
are
always
i
on
the
mover
always
busy:"
Sound
familiar?
The
tasks
i
obviously
differ-
but
a'
foreign
giant
might
view
our
constant
activity
Just't
as
we
view
that
of
ants
!
truely
amazing!
How
do
they
do
it?
To
be
sure
I
often
,
ask
myself
that
same-'
ouestiom
especially
as
the.
top
of
my
Pile
of
assignments
disappears
into
the
clouds.
.
Ah
yes?
I
have
empathy
for
the
overworked
ant
And
apparently
I
am
not
alone
However
there
is
an
essential
difference
between
an
ant
colony
and
a
'
student
body.
In
order
to
'
function
as
well
as
they-t
do?
ants
are
in
constant
'
communication
with
one
another
Sadly
we
humans
don
t
seem
on
to
the
this
part
of
community
life.
Indeed?
how
can
there
be
any
community
without
communication)?
Perhaps
this
is
one
of
the
root
causes
of
the
apparent
student
"apathy
which
has
been
commented
on
so
much
iTrerrs-erarexeria!
wnat
isf
jimportant
thought.
isf
igenuine
person-to-person
contact.
Obviously
as
humans
we
have
been
"sifted)
with
more
than
the
instinct'
and
'wisdom'
of
an
ant.
We
are
capable
of
.shsrinff
not?
only
ideas
and
information;,
but
also
our
feelings
and;
values
our
hopes
'
anal
fears
In
short
-
our
vera1
selves.
In
so
doing
we'
not
only
discover
who
WE1
are
but
we
may
also1
hridht.nn
cnmonrta
alea''
tday.
Dr..
Paul
Tournierr'A
Swiss
psychiatrist
amsR
author
said
'No
one
carl
develop
freely
in
thi
world
and
find
a
full'
life4
without
feeling
understood
by
at
least
one
person
'
Simply
put?
we
can't
'go
it
alone
Have
you
taken
time
to
get
to
know
your
neighbour
in
Chem
101?
Or
i
does
he
or
she
know
you?
I
mean
more
than
name
rank,
serial
number
favourite
baseball
team
or
TV
show'
and
pet
peeve
about
the-instructor?
Do
you
sit
with
your
old
highschool
buddies'
in
the
cafeteria
or
do
you
to
have
caught-venture
across
to
a
table-
importance
or
where
someone
sits
alone?-
,At
first?
the
,
'idea
of
opening
up
to
a
"complete
stranger
paralyzes
many
of-us
Our
knees
go
to'
rubber,
our
feet
stick
to
the
floor
and
our
brain'
goes
numb.
.
.
but-
sunousn
not
every
new
recently.
This
is
not
to
person
you
meet
will
become'
imply
that
those
who
work
hard
"getting
the
word
out'
are
not
appreciated.
Granted?
publicity
could
probably
improve
for
such
events
as
the
S.
A.
elections
and
the
A.
G.
M.
'Annual
General
Meeting?
What's
That").
Or
perhaps
the
problem
is
that
a
large
majority
of
us
do
not
keep
our
ears
and
eyes
open.
More
likely
though?
we
have
become
slaves
to
"the
tyranny
of
the
urgent"
-
with
too
many
other-
tasks'
that
scream
for
attention.
The
Just
tve
to
be
done
--YESTERDAY!
Let's
return
tu
the
lowly
ant
once
more
and
perhaps
learn
a
lesson
from
ihis
MANNER
of
communication.
However?
absurd
it
may
seem?
ants
exchange.
chemical
information
in
a
social
"kiss"
called
trophall3;is.
Long?
scientific
terms
mean
little
to
me?
but
the
action
itself
suggests
good
J
things.
NO?
I
am
NOT
T
endorsing
necking
in
the
your
best
friend?
you
UILL'
find
yourself
becoming
more-a
part
of
campus
lifeV
After
all?
a
campus
is
made
up
of
indiiiiduels.
This
emphasis
on
individual'
communication
should
not
idiscourage
you
from
also
'contributing
to
the
Free
(Press
or
going
to
an
S.
A.
meeting.
But
do
not
go.
jmerely
to
let
off
steam?
or
to
make
sure
Hour
point
of.
view
prevails
For
if
we;
(only
care
about
issues?
we
,'will
sadly
end
up
biting:
and
devouring
each
other
in
our
blind
ambition.
The-command
to
love
our
neighbour
is
not
out
of'
.date
Conclusions
about
jthe
social
life
of
ants
I
wAij.
letjve
tot
vne
scientists.
For
us?,
friendships
are
the
trues,
basis
of
community.
and-
this
takes
time
and
honest?
caring
communication.
Will
YOU
take
the
first
step?
Will
YOU
take
the
TIME
to
reach
out?
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