I MFGILL TRIBUNE U n io n b u ild in g in a c c e ssib le to h a n d ic a p p e d The Cerebral Palsy Association of Quebec, Inc., needs McGill's help for the Cerebral Palsy Telethon taking place on February 6 and 7, 1982. The association is looking to McGill and all other schools for promotion of the telethon and for donations. Keith Hennessy, V.P. Internal of Students' Society, says that American schools have been known to be avid supporters of such telethons, by holding fun draising events such as dance marathons and twenty-four hour basketball games. Two years ago, McGill hosted a beer bash that raised 1500 dollars for the telethon. Mr. Donald Cameron, representative of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Quebec, hopes to see McGill and other schools organizing some events of this sort for the telethon. However, for three years running, the McGill Daily has refused to write about the Cerebral Palsy Telethon. This year, Cameron hopes to get some publicity from the Daily for the telethon. The major goal of the telethon this year is to make enough money to build a residence for adults who have cerebral palsy. Also, the association is hoping to receive enough funding to support its ten Quebec chapters for the next three years. "Sooner or later, the floor is going to fall out of the CP Telethon," says Donald Cameron. "We think we would be much better off to put our energies into a big telethon every three years, than to try every year." At this time, there are 6500 people in Montreal who have cerebral palsy, and 15,000 in Quebec. These people have myriad problems to deal with every day. There is a shortage of suitable residences, and those people that have CP must often live in places not equipped to help them. 580 residents in government senior citizen homes have cerebral palsy, says Hennessy. Some receive adequate assistance, others stay
Students' Society of McGill University Vol. 1 N o. 5 October 29,1981
Commit Yourself
On Monday, November 2, at 5:30 p.m., there will be a meeting to elect a club representative for each of three Society committees: the Policy Review Committee, the Structural Review Committee, and the Tribune Editorial Board. in bed all day, and are served food The Policy Review Committee will only once a day. include one club representative (to be Transportation is also a problem. elected), one councillor (Laura Since cerebral palsy affects motor Drover), V.P. Finance of Student's coordination and control, most of Society (Brian Fish), V.P. Internal of those who have CP must use taxis. Students' Society (Keith Hennessy), Taxis are subsidized by the Cerebral Union building inaccessible to han and a president of a faculty society Palsy Association and this, according dicapped students (Tony Bettino, Engineering). The to Hennessy, takes the biggest chunk committee will review and analyse all out of the $750,000 operating budget of policies at Students' Society concerning the Montreal chapter. see Handicapped — page 7 funding, recognition of student groups, office space, and the booking of rooms in the Union building. Student's Society feels that there are a number of existing policy problems. Political and religious student groups are refused funding and office space in the Union building, while others believe that all student organizations should have office space in the Union, and funding. The Policy Review Committee will, after having studied the various policies, make recomA tuition fee climb to $2000 over the next two years is widely feared by | mendations, and bring its ideas to members of the student movement in Quebec. Pressure from the Quebec Council at the end of January, 1982. government to raise tuition is increasing. This pressure is echoed by Aside from one club representative universities and other sources who find that, in light of government I (to be elected), the Structural Review cutbacks, their backs are up against the wall. Committee will include V.P. Finance Our own Principal Johnston has already called for higher fees (McGill (Brian Fish), V.P. Internal (Keith has a $15 million deficit this year). The Conseil de Universités, Quebec's Hennessy), and one councillor (Dave advisory body on universities, is reportedly considering reccommending Toupin). The committee will closely that tuition fees be raised to 4 times their present level. study Students' Society structures, and Tuition fees exceeding $2000 will of course mean that if you have a look at the efficiency of Students' younger sister who intends to study at McGill, she will have to scrape up Society committees. It will attempt to $1400 a year more than you have this year. It also means that higher II decide whether Students' Society is education will no longer be accesible to the large majority of Québécois. responsive to McGill students, and The Quebec government has made it clear that the cutbacks are here to repersentative of their wants. It will stay. The post-secondary education system is therefore forced to look also review the Judical Board, the elsewhere for funding: to students. Nominating Committee, and the Joint It is interesting to note that in 1976 the PQ was elected on a platform of § Management Committee, which makes free tuition. The overall plan was to ensure that post-secondary all financial recommendations to education would be accessible to all segments of society. With imminent Council concerning the Union tuition fees of $2000 per year, it is time to reflect on that tact. Students building, club budgets, and salaries. As have a low participation rate in elections, maybe it is time to change that. well, the Structural Review Committee 16,000 McGill voices can have quite an impact. will look at how responsive the Paul Smith Executive Committee is to Council and VP External Affairs students. McGill Students' Society The function of the Tribune 392-8971 Editorial Board will be to come up with see Committees — page 2
McGill Tuition fees may quadruple