The Cascade Wednesday, January 18, 1995 A3 News Library Move Initiates "Space Wars" at UCFV Occupation of the new Learning Resource Centre creates a game of musical rooms as all involved want more space. "The main thing would be to get the Cascade and the Student As the construction of UCFV' s new library comes Society down there because that's to a close, a final decision will be announced this week in where most of the student traffic is," Photo By Bryan Sikora regards to what will be done with the available space. Clarence Giesbrecht, UCFV West According to Erling Close, Dean of Student Services, Campus Chair, said. Although Clare Goldman, a member of the Student Society executive, and the list of requests for space is too long, that "it's space In addition, a third room is the rest of the UCFVStudent Society wanted space in the old Abby library, wars." wanted by the Society for clubs to no formal request was put forth in time to be considered. There are 3169 .0 square meters of space available, use as a meeting room. The area while a total of 3387 .1 square meters have been requested. would also include bulliten boards The changes resulting from the library moving, Certain groups and departments will be moving or for student use. This would centralize information about however, are not the only ones which will be taking place. expanding, and as they move out of one area, more space used books, car pooling, and accomodations, as well as UCFV has leased the old Abbotsford RCMPbuilding, the will become available in other parts of the school. providing an area where messages could be left by and for home of UCFV before the Abbotsford campus was built. Norah Andrew, UCFV's Bursar, says that "its a students. The Applied Graphic Design Program will be moved there. whole series of moves that will have to take place." A member of faculty, who wishes to remain This will open up even more space - most likely for Planning of the new library began approximately anonymous due to the delicacy of the situation, told the two years ago. Part of that classroom use. Cascade that the Student While it is not known for certain who will get the process included forming a Society may acquire the space which will become available by the relocation of the committee to decide what current Athletics office. The Applied Graphic Design library and Graphic Design program, but request for the Athletics and Activities renovations would have to be Program will be moved to the old made to the existing library to would then move into the space has been enormous. Student Services, Continuing Education, and Co-op accommodate its new International Education Abbotsford RCMP building. have been struggling for space for a long time. In the last offfice. occupants. two years International Education has doubled, perhaps -- · The committee has According to Close, even tripled in size. $750,000 available for the renovations, with the preliminary however, notlling has been requested in any formal sense New programs, such as Kinesiology don't have a planning going on for the last eighteen months. All of the from the Student Society. proper home right now. UCFV personnel has increased in moving and renovations must be finished prior to the Andrew pointed ou't that "there was a User numbers from 400 to 600 people in the last few years, with beginning of the Fall 1995 semester. Committee and there was student representation on it." Several groups have submitted proposals requesting a recent hiring of 60 people. Formal proposals from the Student Society were not Each yearUCFV takes in an additional l,OOOstudents, more space than they presently h,ave. The UCFV Student made 18 months ago when the initial planning began, but and there is a constant need for more classroom space. Society has requested space in the "A" building. they will not be left out of the changes. By MoniqueMarchant New Structure Propose4 for Student Government 1995 Constitution to be voted on at A.G.M. January 26 By Bryan Sikora Out with the old, in with the new. The Student Society, in step with the changing face of UCFV, has re-written its Constitution. It will be presenting it to the student body for ratification at its Annual General Meeting, January 26 on the Abbotsford Campus. "The old system no longer works," Jeff Tisdale, the East Campus Chairperson of the Student Society told The Cascade. "The wall is coming down." The new constitution will be presented January 19 in Chilliwack for students to review and comment on, with the actual vote taking place a week later. Among the many changes that can be found in the new work, is a name change. The new moniker of the student government will be the UCFV Students' Union Society. Another major difference will be an overall structural change, with a President replacing the current East and West chairs. "Recently, problems between Chilliwack and Abbotsford councils - a power struggle comes to mind - have forced us to look at the structure," explained Tisdale. The changes also takes the various students groups into account, making things more "equitable" for them. Copies of the new Constitution are available from any Student Society office. "Kudos to everyone involved, sµcking with it from beginning to end," added Tisdale; "It's always darkest before dawn." $$$ Available Waiting for your student loan? Need some extra cash? The Cascade is presently looking for persons to sell advertising space. Receive a 30% commission on every dollar sold. Drop by room E-242 for details, or call 854-4529 and leave a message. ALSO Newspaper Production assistants required t,o~.lhough). 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