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New Brunswick university students voted Monday on ‘ a referendum calling for "students of the universi- ties to join with the ot- her students of the pro- vince in a demonstration againSt the oppressive- student aid program of the provincial government?

Results were unknown' ‘ at presstime. The ref-. erendum, sfibnsored by the New Brunswick caucus of the Atlantic Federation of Students, does not spec— ify what form the demons-' tration will take but the students representative council at the University of New BrunSWick in Saint John has voted to support aprovinceiwide student :, strike. , ;, f

Randy Hatfield, presi- dam of the UNBSJ student council, said that in Saint John the students wmfld probably march on Hm Provincial Building,’ ifthe referendum is pai ssaL while students at tuber campuses would ar— range their own demonst— . rations. ;

The UNB academic senate mned Tuesday to support Um demonstration provid- h% it lasts only two days, mm asked professors not tOpenalize students ta-, khg part in the demonst— ration. , ' ' 7

Mr. Hatfield said the NEWBrunswick Federation, Oflabor has also declared “3 support for the pro- “mad demonstration.

Currently, New Bruns: it YidUs student aid program lsidentical to P.E.I.'s.

. The students are ask- “B that the maximum loan eset at $900 and the re— mainder, up to the total °f$2,800, be considered abursary. » l

Thevstudents also want

9 interest-free period t01381: one year after graduation instead of the Current six months and Ziigcations for living ex-

93 to be increased by

percent and indexed to

e rate of inflation.

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NewBrunswiCk Students MayHoId Aid Protest

V In addition, the stud- ents"federation is seek— ing placenent of student representatives on all government bodies dealing with student aid. _ '

Mr. Hatfield said stu- . dent representatives have ‘ had six meetings in the, past year with provincial officials respOnsible'for. student aid in their eff- ort to have the changes

. made, but they have rece-

ived a negative response.

He said that the chan- ges proposed by the Atla— ntic Federation of Stude- nts would bring New Bru—

-nswick's system to a par

with that of Newfoundland. . He_said he did not think students would be' apathetic towards the issue. ‘ 'p

"The biggest thing is to make them realize it is not going to be a radical, rockrthrowing,

‘banner-waving strike.

"We're trying to hit the government with the numbers game. There are

‘.'14000students in this ;province - that's 14000

votes; and then there are their parents too." Evelyn Briggs, direc— tor of student aid in the New Brunswick provincial department of youth, said she had not received a copy of the students'

' demands, and therefore

faund it somewhat diffi- . cult to comment on them. However, she said she knew basically what the demands were from meetings with the students.

She said it is probably true that student in New Brunswick incur larger de—

Vbts than those in Newfound-

land,.but there are a”lot

of strings attached to

the program in Newfoundland. She said students who /

attend university outside

VVNewfoundland, when their

courses are offered within the province, are not el- igible for any student aid, while New Brunswick students can attend any university_>

. in the world; and still be

eligible. ‘ A '

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UPEI's new $3,000,000 library had‘yet another it its incre- asingly long list of problems in cOnstruction when the second level mezzanine tile buckled On Sunday. ,

The tile rose about four inches above the underlying cement resulting in the de— struction of a strip about twelve feet long and up to three feet wide.

Since its Completion about a year ago, the building has suffered from faulty wiring and a leaky roof. At pre- sent UPEI is attempting to get some reccompense from either the builder or the architect for the damage. _

According to one workman

-"the latest problem shows

that the building is unsafe and should be closed" until

’a complete investigation is

done into the construction.

'carleton Joins;

library FloorShows Buckles/in the Tile

He is scared that the floor may fall through.

But according to Merritt Crockett, the Head Librarian "it seems to be a flaw in the way the quarry tile was laid down." Originally he and the construction firm "were afraid that the flaw was in the building but it now lggkg(his emphasis-edJ like its just in the tile."

“However, aside from the obvious carnage to the floor, there is a hairline crack in the wall of men's washroom.

This reporter saw Merritt Crockett come storming out of the washroom while a workman stood by with an 'oh—oh' look on his face. ,

The cOntract for the builé ding expired yesterday. ’

Meanwhile the roof still leaks.

March Against,

Ontario Student Aid Policies

Ottawa (CUP)-¥-- Carleton university students are planning to boycott class-

'es and join a province

wide march on Toronto,

r January 21, to protest

Tmassive and regressive revisions" to student— aid programs and the dr- opping of the federally— . sponsored Opportunities for Youth program.

\At a Carleton Unive-

rsity Students Associa-

tion.(CUSA) open meet— ing January 9 President

Dave Dunn said, "It app- ears both governments are taking aim at post-

' secondary education."

rThe students predic—

ted militant action if

’ the province and federal governments continue to tamper with the quality and access to post-se- condary education.

It is expected that ‘buses will be'rented by CUSA to get the students frOm Ottawa to Toronto

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