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Page 16 The Chronicle March 2, 1987
Go Bus
extension a
possi bi l ity
by John Doherty Chronicle staff
A possible solution to transporta-
tion and parking problems facing stu-
dents living in the Uxbridge/Port Perry
area is a GO bus extension to/from Os-
hawa, including Durham College.
The bus extension is tied into the
expansion of the GO train, which should
be in Whitby by 1988.
An article in the Oshawa Times
(Fob 20) stated that the train is coming
to Oshawa despite rumours of cancella-
tion. Gary Herrema, vice chairman of
GO-Transit confirmed that the train
will go into Oshawa. Diesel trains will
pull into Oshawa, not the GO-ALRT
(electric trains); they were cancelled.
Other towns in the peripheral area
of GO-Transit ( i.e. Bowmahville and
Uxbridge) received a bus service be-
cause they were part of the initial study
and start up of GO-Transit in 1967.
These two lines were created to fill
a need for a link to major urban centers,
Toronto/Oshawa. .
To get a GO extension to Port
Perry, a financial feasibility study must
be done to determine if there is a suffi-
cient need to require the srevice.
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By Brian Chiasson
Two weeks ago, Laura Robinson,, who
teaches .Sports Administration,? and
Blake Fitzpatrick, who teaches pnoto-
graphy, invited speakers for a discus-
sion in the Lecture theatpe.
Robinson, who advocates peace, was di-
sappointed with the turnout (about 50).
She is surprised that in a place of edu-
cation they don’t let freedom of speech
occur. "When you cross a line, over from
democracy to what I would call totalita-
rianism, it’s very, very dangerous. ,
Rev. Bruce McLeod, one of Robinson’s
speakers and a columnist with the To-
ronto Star wrote that a Cougar tank
stood all day outside Oshawa’s Durham
College. "Students were invited to dis-
cuss careers in the Canadian Forces
with members of the Oshawa Regiment
(Ontario Regiment). It was an official
visit, approved by the college adminis-
tration."
McLeod mentions that through thejaer-
sistence of Robinson, there were two
unofficial noon-hour meetings on peace,
despite oppositionfrom college authori-
ties.
"The meetings used videotape previews
to focus on the negative propaganda ef-
fects of the $56-million television se-
ries, America," which portrays the
United States, in the late 1990s, under
the remorseless grip of Soviet rule.
McLeod mentions that Durham College
President Mel Garland, was advised of
the meetings but did not sanction them
and "any posted notices must be appro-
ved by the administration. Subse-
quently the college registrar, without
looking at the posters, denied permis-
sion for their use. He explained that
they did not reflect the college’s view
of peace.’"
McLeod stated that College presidents
should not prefer the display of Cougar
tanks over the discussion of mutual re-
spect.
Robinson feels that guest speakers
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shouldn’t have to agree with adminis-
tration. She’s never seen a written po-
licy from the college on peace or on po-
sters. "If you go to any university you’ll
see all kinds of posters up advertising
a whole menage of seminars and talks
and discussions that the university may
or may not agree with.
"They have decided that the posters are
not going to go up anyway, even if the
poster said This event not endorsed by
Durham college.’"
Robinson, bothered by the hypocrisy
says, "I think it’s completely inappro-
priate, especially at a place of educa-
tion. I think it’s a major insult to all
the students here...to make that deci-
sion for them is a major slap in the face
to every single solitary student here."
Herb Kirkconnell, director of student
affairs and registrar, says he has not-
hing to say. "I’m not sure I can trust
the ability of the first year journalism
students to report fairly and accurately
based on this year’s experience."
Kirkconnell says the school’s policy is
available through Brian Beatsoh, the
director of the plant.
Beatson says he "doesn’t have one and
to see Merrill Cook, the college admini-
strator.
Cook says the school has an official po-
licy; an official position but it’s not writ-
ten down on paper yet. "There hasn’t
been any real need to have it on paper;
we’ve known what our policy is for the
last twenty years."
"If they had wanted to, and-put a notice’
in the Chronicle, advertising and pro-
moting it... there would be no hang-up
about something like that at all... It’s
a legitimate vehicle for communication.
Bill Swan, the publisher of The Chro-
nicle says, "Yes, she could have adver-
tised with The Chronicle. It is a comple-
tely autonomous vehicle of expression."
Shawn Chambers, a second year office
systems administration student, drove
the Cougar tank an armored vehicle
with a 76 mm; gun through Oshawa
to the college. "We’rS recruiting officers
for the Ontario Regiment."
Chambers, 2Lt. Sg., said the regiment
has full approval of the city and the
region. "We need to educate the public."
Staff Sergeant Dan Matthews, of the
Ontario Regiment, says the Cougar
tank is just a tool of the trade that the
students who get a job will leam to use.
"It’s good for public relations."
Robinson says she wouldn’t join the On-
tario Regiment but it doesn’t mean that
they can,t come. "They’re a creditable
recognized source of employment for pe-
ople. I’m not saying that we can’t have
armed forces; I’m not that naive" but to
allow a tank to park at your front door
and the armed forces recruiting you,
you should allow an alternative view
having little to do with recruiting for
the armed forces."
Robinson says her posters were so inno-
cuous.
With permission from Methuen press,
who published the book Dear World,
and permission from Ben Wicks and his
wife Doreen, who pufrthe book together;
she had their blessing to reproduce the
poetry. The speakers and the time they
were speaking were underneath the po-
etry; nothing else. Very unthreate-
ning.
"It didn’t say Stop Wars Now^.it didn’t
say Americans are awful; it didn’t say
anything like that.
Wicks and his wife would have spoke
but were going out of the country.
’Robinson says she has competed since
age 16 in cycling, cross- country skiing
and rowing, on the national and inter-
national level. In all races "I would ne-
ver win the race by making it^more dif-
ficult for someone else to win. I would
never do anything against my opponent
so I would win. If I can’t win on my own
ability then I’m not good enough to win.
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