4
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THE
CNC
FREE
PRESS
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STRIKE
ISSUE
NUMBER
ONE
The
Death
of
Education
The
strike
has
gone
on
too
long.
Everyone
agrees.
Well,
what
can
be
done
about
it?
A
group
of
students
who
have
been
active
since
the
beginning
of
the
strike,
have
come
up
with
a
way
to
make
the
public
more
aware
of
what's
going
on.
Wooden
crosses
with
orange
tagging
tape
tied
around
them
have
been
made.
At
nine
am,
March
1st,
work
began.
At
nine
pm,
same
day,
they
will
be
put
up
around
the
college
campus.
They
will
remain
up
for
a
few
days,
but
rest
assured,
they
will
be
collected
again.
The
students
who
spent
their
morning
making
the
crosses
say
they
represent
the
death
of
our
education
at
CNC,
and
would
like
to
leave
them
up
until
we're
back
in
class.
Students
also
were
planting
to
stand
at
the
bypass
on
Vlarch
2nd
to
raise
awareness
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Industrious
students,
fed
up
with
being
out
of
class,
make
crosses
in
protest
ofthe
strike.
Photo
by
J.
Cole
about
the
strike.
Five
local
companies
were
kind
enough
to
donate
materials
to
the
students
for
the
crosses.
Although
two
companies
would
prefer
to
remain
anonymous,
the
other
three
were
Western
Equipment,
Anchor
Industries
and
Lakeland
Mills.
A
big
thank
you
goes
out
to
these
companies
for
all
their
assistance.
In
addition
to
the
crosses
there
is
a
core
group
of
students
involved
in
a
sit
in
at
the
MLA's
offices
in
the
CBC
building
on
5th
avenue.
They
have
been
there
since
February
25th,
and
have
been
there
around
the
clock.
They
intend
to
remain
until
the
strike
is
resolved.
They
are
studying
their
courses
and
remaining
undisruptive
although
it
appears
that
the
two
MLA's
are
beginning
to
be
annoyed.
The
students
are
demanding
the
MLA's
resolve
the
strike
so
that
students
can
get
back
to
class
before
the
semester
is
effectively
destroyed.
It
is
within
Lois
Boone
and
Paul
Ramsey's
power
to
do
this.
Right
now,
the
two
MLA's
are
refusing
to
be
involved.
"No
action
will
be
taken
by
the
government
while
the
two
parties
continue
to
negotiate,"
Lois
Boone
has
been
quoted
as
saying.
However,
the
mediator
has
booked
out,
as
of
March
1st,
and
talks
have
broken
down
once
again.
Settle
in
for
a
long
one
guys.
Negotiations
will
remain
slow
going
because
there
is
no
pressure
on
the
Administration
to
get
back
to
work.
There
are
no
'profits'
lost,
per
se,
but
perhaps
the
administration
and
negotiating
teams
should
look
at
the
loss
of
revenue
they
may
face
in
the
future.
What
student
will
want
to
go
to
an
institution
that
cannot
guarantee
a
full
semester
for
their
students?
For
those
of
you
who
may
be
getting
bored
with
the
same
old
routine
during
the
strike,
and
you
know
the
one
I
mean,(
sleep
till
noon,
watch
talk
shows
all
afternoon,
eat,
have
a
shower
and
hit
the
bars)
get
involved.
It's
your
education
that
is
being
screwed
with
here.
The
Student
Association
is
no
longer
behind
picket
lines,
and
is
now
located
down
town,
on
4th
Avenue.
The
phone
number
is
562-7415.
The
Free
Press
is
also
there.
Both
need
volunteers
to
halp
out
until
the
strike
os
over.
Apathy
won't
get
you
a
diploma
or
a
degree.
You
are
in
college
for
a
reason,
and
that
reason
is
being
taken
from
you
right
now.
Isn't
it
time
you
put
down
your
beer
and
got
angry??