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In
a
press
release
(September
26,
1990)
Paul
Ramsey
stated,
"Students
can
influence
elections,
but
to
do
so
they
must
first
be
registered
to
vote."
When
queried
about
this
later
he
expressed
the
belief
that
many
students
have
"a
sense
of
helplessness
"what
can
do?'
This
is
why
they
following
program
areas:
ABE
or
ELT,
Health
Sciences,
Technologies,
Vocational
and
Trades,
Social
Services
and
Early
Childhood,
and
Office
Administration.
All
of
these
awards
are
in
addition
to
existing
scholarships
and
bursaries.
get
availability
info
from
financial
services
Enrolment
in
many
classes
has
been
up
this
fall,
but
part
of
the
seeming
increase
in
FEEEHDOM
OF
EXPRESSION
IN
THE
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Entertainment
Review
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Politics
on
Campus
By
Molly
Eichar
Politics
on
campus?
Why
this
hasn't
happened
for
twenty
years!
And
yet
both
major
political
parties
were
represented
on
the
CNC
campus
this
week.
What's
happening?
Must
be
an
election
in
the
wind.
On
Wednesday,
Sept.
26,
Lois
Boone,
NDP
MLA
for
Prince
George-Mount
Robson
was
on
hand
to
field
questions,
along
with
Paul
Ramsey,
NDP
candidate
for
Prince
George
North,
and
Sheryl
Kozyniak,
the
local
Young
New
Democrats
representative.
They
presented
information
detailing
the
NDP
policy
position
on
post-seconday
education,
and
to
respond
to
various
student
concerns.
aren't
very
active."
Some
student
comments
overheard
were:
"I
don't
mind
Harcourt
NDP
leader
,
but
I
don'tknow
what
he's
about."
"NDP
Rules."
"Mike
Harcourt
made
his
first
campaign
promise,"
said
Paul
Ramsey.
"He
promised
that
under
the
NDP,
B.C.
wouldhaveabalancedbudget.
Thatmeans
theNDPwill
notoverspend;
we
recognize
that
we
in
B.C.
have
a
mixed
economy
and
we
aren'
t
about
to
shoot
private
enterprise
in
the
neck.
We
are
not
advocating
a
command
economy
like
Eastern
Europe.
Those
don't
work.
We
believe
that
a
planned
economy
with
the
involvement
of
business,
government
and
labour
is
the
only
way
that
will
work.
There
are
many
successful
planned
economies:
Sweden,
West
Germany,
and
Japan."
"The
tuition
fees
in
B.C.
have
increased
190
in
the
last
ten
years,
and
they
are
the
highest
in
Canada.
We've
got
to
stop
this
kind
of
mess."
News
from
the
College
Board
New
scholarships
and
bursaries
have
been
announced
for
distribution
in
the
following
areas:
Four
bursaries
of
$300
for
full-time
Prince
George
students
Twenty
bursaries
of
$
150
forpart-time
Prince
George
students
One
scholarship
for
$500
for
a
full-time
student
in
each
of
the
students
has
come
about
by
a
reduction
in
maximum
class
size
from
42
in
1989
to
37
this
year.
This
has
led
to
larger
numbers
of
wait-listed
students,
up
from
76
in
September
1988
to
260
in
September
1990.
The
average
class
size
was
down
slightly
from
30.0
in
1898
to
26.0
this
year.
Some
of
the
increase
in
overall
students
numbers
is
attributable
to
a
higher
number
of
students
in
the
second
year
of
University
Transfer,
but
the
largest
pro-,
gramme
increase
came
in
the
first
year
Electronics
Technology
programme.
Most
of
the
Career-Technical
and
Vocational
programmes
are
running
at
capacity.
(From
CNC
Board
News
and
Agenda
Item
33
Public
Session,
September
19,
1990)
Friday,
October
5,
1990
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The
Free
Press's
photographer
being
hauled
away.
Photo
by
Molly
Eichar
CNC
Student
Arrested
By
Ernie
Miller
Ever
wanted
to
get
back
at
a
friend
for
something
that
really
ticked
you
off?
Well,
two
members
of
the
Free
Press
did,
and
the
Special
Olympic's
Punish-a-Pal
program
seemed
to
fit
the
bill
for
just
the
right
type
of
revenge.
On
September
20,
at
approximately
12:40,
an
off-duty
auxiliary
policewoman
walked
into
the
Free
Press
office
with
a
warrant
for
John
Van
Geloven's
arrest.
The
charge:
Being
an
arse.
Of
course
that
was
the
polite
term,
and
it
stemmed
from
a
stunt
he
had
pulled
a
week
earlier,
which
won't
be
described
at
this
time.
John
was
asked
to
fill
out
a
form,
and
was
then
hand-cuffed.
Luckily,
he
knew
about
the
Punish-a-Pal
program
previously,
as
he
had
been
thinking
about
punishing
his
roommate,
so
he
went
good-naturedly,
through
the
cafeteria
(with
an
entourage
of
"caring"
friends),
and
down
the
halls
to
the
front
door,
where
he
was
led
to
a
van
to
await
his
arraignment
at
Pine
Center.
A
Kangaroo
court
made
up
of
local
celebrities
was
waiting
for
him
after
a
half-hour
holding
period.
John's
bail
was
originally
set
at
$25.00
by
his
"pals",
but
the
judges
can
raise
bail
at
a
whim,
which
meant
John
had
to
earn
$100.00.
3ail
could
be
lowered
by
the
defendant
performing
a
skit,
which
was
not
the
case
with
John.
Bail
is
raised
on
a
donation
basis
from
friends
and
enemies
alike.
With
the
money
going
to
such
a
good
cause,
it
should
be
easy
to
earn
the
money.
The
process
to
"Punish-a-Pal"
was
simple.
Just
call
the
Punish-a-Pal
Hot-line
(the
Special
Olympics
head-office),
and
tell
them
who
you
want
punished,
for
what
reason,
where
they
will
be,
and
how
much
bail
should
be
set
A
total
of
five
or
six
people
were
arrested
at
the
college,
which
included
students,
instructors,
and
administrators.
One
hundred
seventy-five
people
were
arrested
in
total,
with
the
average
bail
set
at
$100.00.
The
Special
Olympics
committee
hopes
to
earn
$
14,000.00
if
all
money
is
collected,
all
of
which
will
go
to
the
Winter
Special
Olympics
to
be
held
in
Prince
George
February
22-24.
The
original
Punish-a-Pal
program,
which
ran
from
September
20-21
was
so
successful
that
a
second
Punish-a-Pal
was
set
up
for
the
week
after,
with
calls
starting
on
October
1,
and
arrests
being
made
October
4-5.
The
moral
of
this
story
is,
of
course,
be
nice,
since
you
never
know
when
a
"pal"
will
decide
to
"punish"
you.