Message from the Prez. Well kids, it’s a new year and already we’ve cancelled two meetings, and we even had a turnout. Hopefully the rest of the year won’t be so scattered. As for our formal concerns, there are a few major things that this year’s Student Society Executive would like to deal with. These include: the Grad Catalogue; the possibility of a student-run gallery; the cafeteria food issue; the Planet of the Arts and the setting up of a communication network between art institutions and art students across Canada. Aside from these there are a few small problems that will have to be addressed, such as student apathy and a general lack of awareness concerning the functioning of your Student Society. We may be contacted at any time, in person at the Student Society Office in the Cafeteria or through a message left in our box beside the main reception desk. goodbye pam Sincere and heartfelt thanks from all of us to retiring President-wonder-woman Pamela Tagle for resurrecting the Student Society last year. Pam and her crew brought us up to a state of organization from the veritable chaos of previous years, to a point where we can begin to function as a proper society. One result of Pam’s reign is that we are working on a real constitution and becoming a registered society under the Societies Act of Canada. Until this happens, we don’t legally exist. A large part of our mandate for the coming year rests upon the foundation Pam has established, which means taking care of business within our own beloved college before venturing out into the world. the s.s. in newfoundland Last May, President Rich Nielsen and myself did venture out into the world, and hazarded a roller-coaster economy-class flight to St. John’s Newfoundland to attend the 6th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Federation of Students. The trip was paid for through a small-member’s subsidy by the National Office of the C.F.S. We travelled far and wide through many different lands; what did we see there? We decided to create our own council within the Foundation area. The two official representatives we chose to sit on the Student Society are: Karen Opas, Sindy Mehat These two people will have voting power within the college as representing the voice of the Foundation area students. rich nielson-prez gillian davidson-sec Miessage from ocicly President Rich sat on the Programs Committee and was unimpressed by what he saw. He was, however, enthralled by the spectacle of the Closing Plenary. This is a place where the recommendations, resolutions and motions from the individual committees are fleshed out through the nitty- - gritty ordeal of political process. Rich also took care of the stringent social demands placed upon his office throughout the conference. A detailed account of one such “social function” can be foiind in our files, and is a model of protocol for anyone considering a career in the diplomatic corps (available on request). Personally speaking, I saw a lot of the inside of the Memorial University of Newfoundland, or MUN, as the locals affectionately refer to it. I spent an average of ten hours a day attending meetings or sitting on the torturous Budget Committee. Through this committee I was able to get a pretty good idea of the nature and internal functionings of this national organization of student societies and unions, of which, believe it or not, we are a member. Spe he Student Society of E.C.C.A.D. held a referendum about two years ago, and the students at that time decided by a large majority that they would like to become full members of the C.F.S. Through some unexplainable oversight on our part, we have neglected to pay our dues for the last couple of years. Why haven’t we paid our dues? The following is my opinion: The C.F.S. has two major functions as far as I can see. The first is to act on our behalf as a lobby group to the Ministry of Education and/or the media for the purposes of issues related to the quality of post-secondary education in Canada. I think they are doing a great job in this area. They were instrumental in the establishment of the debt-load ceiling that was instituted by the government earlier this year. The second function is to provide us with services. Their current programs include STUDENTSAVER (a student discount card), ISIC (International Student Identity Card), and SWAP (Student Work Abroad Program), to name a few. Again, these programs have established themselves as being reasonably successful. Why then should we not pay our dues? I think the answer to that question lies in the size of our college and the nature of art students in general. In order to be heard on the lobbying front it takes a lot of time and organization. Most of C.F.S. member institutions have student union executives who are paid for their time and effort. In effect, it is a paid job. The history of the E.C.C.A.D. Student Society shows that we seem to have trouble just getting enough participation to take care of the matters within the College, without cutting into our own work-time too heavily. The nature of art students dictates that we have a different method of dealing with ~~ than through conventional means such as lobbying — that is, through our Art. Whether or not it is worthwhile to give a large chunk of our budget to the C.F.S. in order to receive access to the services that they offer, well, I'll leave that for you to decide. new kids on the block Laura Evans. planet of the arts vol 8 nol S$O44-330UN nq BYIURLURS bad food equals bad art Have you ever heard this one — you are what you eat? If you’re like me in that you care about what you ingest, then you may have felt cause for concern over the quality of food served in the cafeteria. My basic philosophy is: if you want to make good art then you have to eat good food. Bad food equals bad art. Many students with whom I have spoken recently say they don’t care about the quality of our cafeteria food, because they eat at the Market. Some of us cannot afford to live this (if I may paraphrase Ian Wallace) “quasi-bourgeois lifestyle”. Quite simply, we require better, fresher food at reasonable prices at the school. How do we go about this? Consider: a) The Student Society has in the past expressed concern directly to the owner of the Vegetable Patch over the quality of food. This resulted in little if any improvement. b) At the end of last year during a meeting between the Student Society Executive and the E.C.C.A.D. Administration, the subject of cafeteria food was mentioned again. The Administration suggested they were “considering” the establishment of a new “services evaluation system” to further evaluate such situations. We’re still waiting. c) The Vegetable Patch pays no rent for the privilege of serving us and maintains this only through a verbal agreement with the administration of the College. This should enable them to charge us lower prices, since they have little overhead. So much for the facts and past efforts. I think it’s time we took a more direct route to getting better food service in the cafeteria. How much longer can we subsist on left-overs and bags of dried-out carrot sticks? All we’re asking for here is crispy lettuce. All we want is soup that doesn’t make us fart in the darkroom. All we really desire is a stiff cucumber, a radiant radish, a prodigious pepper, gregarious guacamole... omnipotent onions! We want the eggplant, and we want it now! Is it too much to ask? Richard Gordon Vice-President E.C.C.A.D. Student Society zoad DIA-UOPsOS PaAByous The following two people are. part of a support structure for Karen and Sindy, and are members on our Foundation Council: David Daoping Bao, *< We are open to other committed people being part of the Foundation Coun- cil. [f you are interested, contact anyone of the above people. -> rs] Message fr Well kids, it's new year and already eve cancled wo mesings and we even ‘at tumout. Hopefully the rest ofthe year won't beso scattered, "As for our formal concems, there are a {ew major things that this year's Student. Society Executive would ike to deal with. 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