Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporiwr dangclo@usnews.com

A 17-year-old West Vancouver resident spent the first dav of school asleep in a jail cell Jast year.

He was charced with com MAUBNR miwhiet ater police sav he kicked out the window of 3 polwe Jeep an Sept &, $998 ncar West Vancouver secondary school,

The teenager cannon be named as that would) contre vene the Young Oftenders Act.

West Vancouver Police Consi. Ryan West testified on Wednesday in North Vancouver provingial conrt that the youth was) arrested shortly after 7 asm. as he walked towards the lower parking lot of the schoot near Kings Avenue.

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CAPILANO College studests recently

protested against a monopoly agreement the school signed with

Coca-Cola.

Students fear the scerct terms and conditions of a 10- year contract graning the pop company exclusive selling fights on campus will perpetu- ate commercialization in their school. The student newspaper, the Capilune Courier, orga- nized the Jan. 28 action. Students handed out cans of Pepsi and copies of the paper, which outlined the — issue. Approximately 350 si; protesting the deal were col- lected during a one-and-a-half hour protest.

“Students feel they haven't been included in this discus- sion. This is a public insticution paid for by public funds,” said Gabriclie Peters, a first-year university transfer student.

But Bill Gibson, vice presi- deat of Capilano College, said students participated in discus- sions at education council and college board meetings in January of 1997, when the deal gained board approval. According, to him, the deal is necessary to keep costs down and to maintain accessibility to

rporations are in. pablic schools now because of die fis- cal need,” said Gibson.

Sonja Wasyk, a college board representative for the

Students Union said she understands the aeed for revenuc, but supporting corpo- ratc infileration isn’t necessary.

“They’li go as far as they can go to get more moncy so they grow exponentially. That’s fine, bat vou don’t do it at the expense of students in a public institution,” suid Wasyk.

Maura Pate, chair of the Canadian Federation of Students said the issue may seem innocuous, but it’s a slip- perv slope.

“The concer isthe colleges become dependent on those funds and when the agree- Ments expire it puts the compa- nics in a greater bargaining position. That lends itself to even greater advertising excha- sivity,” said Parte.

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“What we were imang to asond) was drunk uidivtdual grabbing vehicles an the park ing fot. and deahas with thar.” testified West

West sad thar he warned the intoxicated teenager at feast woo nimes before the youth was arrested.

West said the teenager was searched by West) Vancouver Pohee Const. Jan) Morrison betore being placed in a police Jeep.

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The crowd of voung pes pec Bevan chanting “tree our mead” 7 Rodnes Rane.” and “police abuse.” said West

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“They were becoming very aggressive.” sat West to quesuions from prosecuting Crown lawyer David Pavn

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The atficer sand the vouth’s mother was oiled at O30 ani West sad the teen's mother didi not want ote ttke him home and asked that her ser be allowed to “sleep it otf at the police station.

West testified he read the vouth his nights shortly after 2 pom, about seven hours after the arrest.

The twenager’s lawver, Gillan Boothroyd, repeatedly asked questions about the tength of time that clapsed

CAPILANO College students (from left) Afsaneh Sharif, Heather MacKay, Carotynn Strother and Becky Hudson oppose a Coke monopoly on campus.

Justin Lim, a first-year gen- cral studics student, said he has made a personal choice to stop buying pop on campus.

“The moncy from this deal

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is not being specified for usc. (Coca-Cola) could play a big role in curriculum. You can’t say for sure bur it is plausible. The trouble is we don’: know

what is detailed in the contract so thery is some fear and para- noia as to what could happen when its ame for the contract to he renewed,” he said.

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West sudono. He said the toomager Was arrested when the vouth was wih me gids and moving towards the park ing fot area where *we dincet ed then notte go.”

West agreed with the detence dawser that be had “iwisted quite aggressively” the tenayer’s tee after the window was kicked our.

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