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MOH'REAL (CUP)—- The administration at the universite de Montreal is under fire from students over academic changes, non renewal

of a teacher's contract ' and alleged physical harassment.

More than 200 students in the faculty of educa- tion have been boy- cotting classes since October 9th. They are asking that the third year 24'credit project, reduced to 9 credits this year, be reinstated and that a professor and a teacher's aide be re-

-At a press conference Oct. 22 the dean and the vice dean of education explained that the change was the result of a three year examin- _ atiCn of the project and that the issue of the professOr and the aide were entirely separate.

"The existence of

mm (CUP) -—- More than 5000 demonstrators ‘ marched to theuniversite de Mmtreal October 22 to protest thefttcharges laid against a student by the university. Chanting slogans, \the demonstrators , mostly student delegates from CEGEPs .and universities throughout the province, peacefully protested ' the case of Guy Heroux, who's preliminary - 7 hearing began Oct. 23;. ' Heroux is charged with theft when he collected rent payment cheques

/ Ude M boycott classes ,i

the project’raises ‘a umber of«questions" said vice dean Gilles Bibeau. '

to Bibeau, in May\1979 faculty in the pre v school/primary section of faculty of edu- cation were to answer questions cozcerning the project's method of evaluation, content, framework and relative importance. ‘Last May the faculty council - received a submission

'fromthe sections'

faculty asking that the 24 credit project be retained, but without responding to any of the questions.

Bibeau said students would not be penalized _ academically for missing classes if the boycott ends soon. "As long as the boycott does not go on for more than three weeks, itcanbemadeup, within the year", he said.

There are currently no

negotiations going on ’ between the students and

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pressure the adminis— tration to drop the

_ charges against Héroux,

there were many placards and slogans supporting the U de M in their

fight against the uni- versity's demand for a permanent injunction to stop fee strikes and boycotts. After two hours of rallying and marching, the demonstration ended ' with a mass gathering in front of the U de M's administration building. "Welcome to the prison of

- Montreal" said one student.

from university residence »

students to protest a

in fees. Residence, students had given Heroux a mandate to withhold ' the cheques. While

the major issue of the demonstration was to

Chouvini‘sf/ ,C.P. Polic. ~

by Maureen Hartman The Campus Police Force ~ was extended from 18 to 23 for the 1980-81 academic

year, and the five additional

In' addressing the crowd Hercux said "we are sl'lowing what the student movement will be like for the next

\ ten years."

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members will be male, it was

decided at Sunday night's CounCil Meeting.

Picket~lines were set up in front of the mmmicipal

court house where Heroux will;

face prosectuion Oct. 23rd.

newmembersbemakein

keeping with the present

ratio.

As of now, Campus Police

policy states that "The

Campus Police Force will be I __comprised of the following

positions: 1. Chief. I '.

.\

the administration. "There is no conflict as far as we are concerned", said edu- cation faculty dean Marc Gagnom

Gagnon also denied that he

pushed a student during the

occupation of his office earlier this week. "They _ caught me by surprise as- I was leaving my office, I

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tripped and tried to right myself. They (the studentsl like to enlarge things," said Gagnon. Que of the occupiers said Gagnon pushed one student

against the wall and

kicked another. "Even

the security guards

told him to cool down"; Said Nicole Villeneuve.

Conclusion . crisis

only, asked that the five

Campus Police Chief, Bruce HiCkey, who has distinctly stated more than once at Council Meetings, that he is the Senior Class

2. AssistantIChief ' 3. 16 regular members (of V which 4 are female)."

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ST. JOHN'S (CUP)-- The

1 blockade of a Memorial

University of Newfound- land road ended Oct. 21 when the provincial , government promised to construct permanent . crossing facilities on the parkway whiCh re- cently claimed the life of a MUN student.

Judy Ford was killed Oct. 17 on a pedestrain crosswalk on her way to ' class. Over 2000 students set up barricades on the parkway, which runs through the campus, demanding

that on overhead. skyWalk be »

constructed to end the dangerous conditions. Newfoundland Premier

Brian Peckford said Oct. 21 I

the provincial government would pay 75% of the $1.5

million cost of constructing

twO skywalks and installing traffic activated lights on the parkway. The University and the city

of St. John's will share the remainder of the

costs. Construction

on the skywalks will begin in six months. The traffic lights will be installed

OTTAWA (GJP)-— The average American college student no longer belongs to a fraternity, plays. on the football team or guzzles 'beer with the boys. _ According to the United States Census Bureau, the average ~american student is a woman. StatistiCs released last week show there are 5,9 million '

' women enrolled in

American colleges com- pared to 5,48 million men. This is the first time since world war two that women have outnumbered ’

' men on‘American Campuses.

James Wells-Schooley, vice-president of the National Organization for Women, says major

to Memorial

next month.

Fences were put on the median of the parkway Oct. 22 to prevent jay- walking. The speed limit has been reduced to 30 kilometres, police patrols will be increased and warning signs will be placed on the parkway.

The government has also agreed to establish additional security measures in a tunnel under the parkway, used infrequently because of poor lighting.

The demonstrators are currently negotiating with the university to ensure that no one who took part in the blockade will be penalized academi— cally. Joe Greene, presi— dent of the Material stu- dent council, said he is pleased with the results. He said it was a unanimous decision to end the block— ade. The protest was supported by the National Union of Students, the Association of student councils, Ford's parents and

- many Newfoundland colleges

and high schools .

-. Women dominate campus

reasons for the increase in women are laws pro- ' hibiting discrimination against women in enroll— ment and the pressure for extra education to compete for jobs.

The biggest change was reflected in the almost 1 million women over the

‘ age of 35 on American

campuses, This figure compares with less than 1/2 million men of the same age. Schooley called that statistic, "a phenomenon of the time." "we are in a two wage

- earner economy, frankly,

I think, to keep the country from depression," she said. _