Michael
Martin,
Editor
Hello
and
welcome
back
to
another
issue
of
the
Free
Press.
This
seems
to
be
the
month
of
political
upheaval.
On
a
provincial
level,
we
are
witnesses
to
the
not-so-lovable
antics
of
Premier
Bill
Vanderzalm
who
is
currently
trying
to
squirm
out
from
under
another
leadership
crises
(without
much
success,
I
may
add).
On
the
college
level,
political
activity
has
exploded.
The
big
issue
this
month
was
the
firing
of
Charles
McCaffray
which
happened
on
Thursday,
January
18
and
was
announced
the
next
day,
which
coincided
with
the
arrival
of
the
last
issue
and
now
it's
now
outdated
article,
The
Rouecheans
Are
Coming,
The
Rouecheans
Are
Coming.
And,
of
course,
election
fever
has
struck
the
student
populace
(or
at
least
a
few
of
them).
Traditionally,
campaigning
for
the
student
elections
consists
of
putting
up
posters,
getting
your
picture
taken
for
paper,
showing
up
to
the
Candidates'
Forum
in
case
there
might
be
an
audience,
and
buying
lots
of
drinks
for
their
friends.
There
will
be
two
such
popularity
contests
taking
place
this
month.
The
first
is
the
by-elections
held
to
fill
in
the
positions
of
President,
Vice
President,
External
Officer,
and
Sports
and
Clubs
Coordinator
for
the
remainder
of
this
year.
The
second
is
the
election
held
to
fill
all
positions
for
the
following
school
year.
Not
that
the
average
student
really
seems
to
care.
The
unfortunate
thing
about
these
elections
is
that
it's
not
the
responsible
students
who
most
often
win,
but
those
who
party
the
most
and
the
hardest.
The
highest
positions
of
the
Student
Association
are
usually
held
by
shnooks;
who
are
simply
in
it
for
the
glory
and
the
honoraria
(which
makes
me
very,
very
glad
that
the
Student
Association
does
not
have
much
control
over
the
vital
operations
of
the
College).
Of
course,
not
all
of
the
elected
officials
are
total
nimrods
(serious
people
have
friends,
too).
Hopefully,
the
jerks
will
be
kept
out
of
the
Association.
Amongst
the
by-election
candidates
I
have
met,
I
was
impressed
by
four
of
them
(Sorry,
can't
mention
any
names.)
The
other
two
left
me
with
a
queasy
feeling
in
my
stomach.
I
ask
that
all
of
you
consider
your
choice
of
candidate
carefully
and
be
sure
to
vote.
Now
that
I
have
done
politics
to
death,
I
would
like
to
discuss
the
possible
future
of
the
College
of
New
Caledonia.
The
coming
of
the
new
university
will
create
dramatic
changes
in
the
function
of
the
College:
It
has
been
speculated
that
the
arrival
of
the
university
will
signal
the
demise
of
CNC.
Many
feel
the
university
will
take
away
so
many
students
that
the
College
will
go
bankrupt.
Others
believe
that
CNC
may
become
the
technical
institute
that
-Charles
McCaffray
has
dreamed
about
for
so
many
years
while
the
university
caters
to
those
who
wish
to
achieve
university
degrees.
One
idea
that
has
been
expressed
is
that
CNC
will
continue
to
offer
two
years
of
university
courses
while
the
university
provides
the
other
three.
Of
course,
this
would
be
unlikely
because
the
majority
of
a
post-secondary
institution's
income
is
derived
from
first
and
second
year
tuition
fees
without
which
the
university
cannot
survive.
It
is
easy
for
colleges
in
the
Vancouver
area
to
compete
with
universities
simply
because
there
are
too
many
students
for
the
universities
to
accommodate.
If
this
situation
were
to
occur
here,
CNC
may
have
a
chance
to
remain
unchanged.
However,
being
located
in
the
Central
Interior
has
its
disadvantages,
it
is
likely
that
there
will
be
only
enough
students
to
support
the
university.
If
this
is
the
case,
CNC
will
have
to
specialize
as
a
vocational
institute
in
order
to
attract
enough
students
to
survive.
I
hope
that
CNC
will
not
be
forced
to
do
this.
February
has
finally
arrived
(weather
wise,
that
is).
We
are
finally
getting
the
cold
weather
we
should
be
having
at
this
time
of
year
(I
feel
like
a
Canadian
again).
For
a
while,
I
was
beginning
to
believe
that
there
might
be
some
merit
to
the
"green
house
effect"
theory.
Skiers
across
Prince
George
are
now
celibrating
a
fresh
deposit
of
snow,
while
motorists
are
uttering
unspeakable
curses.
I
would
like
to
remind
everyone
to
take
care
while
parking;
the
lots
are
extremely
slippery.
One
effect
of
the
snow
is
that
the
speed
trenches
are
now
unable
to
rip
of
f
your
axles
.
Many
of
you
will
be
tempted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
speed
up
while
travelling
through
the
lots.
I
urge
you
not
to
do
this.
Otherwise,
what
stops
your
car
from
speeding
may
be
a
fellow
student
in-
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I
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to
give
my
thanks
Jennifer
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who
is
another
good
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need
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more
good
reporters
and
layout
technicians.
So
ends
another
installment
of
the
editorial.
See
you
next
issue.
Michael
Martin
Editor
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