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Canadian Citizenship

form states, “All
Canadians share a
common belief in a

commitment to freedom
and justice. This freedom
includes the right to vote,
to run for election and to
express thoughts and
beliefs freely and openly.”
As|am doing, incidentally.

And ultimately:—The

Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms
states,

“Fundamental Freedoms.
Everyone has the following
fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience
and religion; {b) freedom
of thought, belief, opinion
and expression, including
freedom of the press and
other media of
communication; (c)
freedom of peaceful
assembly; and (d)
freedom of association.”

We should not view
dissidents with acrimony.
We can afford to be
magnanimous to.those
marching to the beat of a
different drummer. In
doing so we grow in
stature.

A union based on
voluntary membership is
the only kind that is
honourable.

Cedric Vendyback
Professor (retired).
Chairman of the Students’
Association, Harrogate
College.

A Lack of
Papyrus

It has been almost three
weeks since the computer
labs have not had any
paper suppiied. The paper
constraint’s began about
a month ago, where
students had to go to
security to get more
paper. Now when a
student needs to print
something out, you have
to use your own paper.

This system is requiring
many students to use
recycled paper when
printing. When recycled
paper is used on the
printers, the rollers get
pattern marks on them.
The new paper comes out
marked from the photo

marks on the rollers.
Cleaning maintenance of
computer equipment is
minimal causing printed
documents to look
terrible. . Also, these
printers are not set up to
handle the document
production that will be
required using recycled
paper. Perhaps, the long-
term maintenance costs
at the university may be
high.

| have been at UNBC for
three years. Throughout
this time period, there
appears to be a complete
lack of planning in the
computer labs. In the first
semester, the paper
supply was totally abused
as no security was present
and thefts of paper,
mouses, keyboards, etc.
occurred. There was so
much theft that at the
height of the exam period,
the computer labs were
closed down one night
without warning. A
student outrage turned
the situation around and
tighter security enabled
the computer labs to stay

open.
In the summer of the first
year, the university

recognized that there was
an inappropriate use of
the paper and began to
monitor it by having every
document printed out

with a header sheet. The’

consumption of paper for
this test was phenomenal.
The results of this test did
not change the paper
consumption as no
conservation strategies, to
my knowledge, were put
into place.

In the second year, the
computer labs were
monitored, and began to
become a working space
for students to do papers
or projects. The system

was working, with
computers being
monitored and_= staff

available and access fo
Internet or Email easy.

In this third year, we now
have a lack of buffer
space to get onto the
Internet, Email. Often you
cannot get onto
Netscape or Email until
late in the evening.
Research has again
become cumbersome as
the computer labs have
not kept in pace with

student demands.

Yet this lack of planning
is not as difficult as the
recent move by the
university to cut off the
paper supply, without
what appears as any
form of consultation with
the students.-l have
talked to many students
from other universities
and asked what other
universities have done
with their paper
consumption in computer
labs. :

There are many
alternatives to the paper
consumption besides just
cutting off the paper
supply without warning.
Charging students using
their computer account,
computer cards, etc., or
a minimal charge after
using so many sheets of
paper could be
negotiated. Students had
never been part of an
institution in the middle of
the busiest part of the
semester cut off the
paper to “discipline” the
students for using too
much paper. Paper is
required for class
presentations, essays,
research projects, reports.
This is what students do -
they use paper!

| feel that it is
irresponsible of the
university to be penalizing
the students for their lack
of planning. This is not a
new situation. The use of
paper should have been
remedies in the first year.
To expect that students
will supply their paper
under the present
circumstances is wrong.

Now students are lining:

up at the printer fo put
their paper into the paper
tray. Often the printers
jab up and the student
has to keep jumping up
and down from their
computer to get their
document to print.

As the students come.

into the last stretch of
their semester, this is an
Unnecessary stress
placed upon us. The
university's main goal is to
assist students to get an
education. Are we being
penalized for their lack of
planning and foresight?

Elizabeth Lee

Top Ten Reasons For The Lack of
Good Courses Being. Offered For Fall
1997 Semester At UNBC

By Vince Yim

10: A revolt towards the
lack of copies of The
McLean's Guide to
Universities.

9: To keep students here
longer than necessary.

8: Ingenious plot to make

sure students finish their

degrees in EXACTLY four
years.

7: A guy in a dark trench
coat went to the powers
that be at UNBC with a
very full briefcase (that
joke has been.
successfully beaten to
death...this will be the last
joke about a guy ina
dark trench coat from
here on).

6: To see how many
students could chain
themselves to President
Jago’s office.

Science Students

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5: To make sure everyone
is taking the same
number of. courses and
the exact same classes,
ensuring uniformity of
thought and ideas. Big
brother is watching you,
you know.

4: Cutbacks, cutbacks,
cutbacks, cutbacks, and
more cutbacks!

3: Some moron actually
complained that there
were too many courses to
choose from.

Oe AWNIT IY, with
tradition?

Mess

1: 4's all_avconspitfacy
against students who
aren’t in Forestry and
Natural Resource
Management.

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vironmental
th

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