Guild General Meeting = Controversy

( left& right) members of the Guild Council and students look on as some students air their concerns.

When the Guild of Students of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus held their Annual General Meeting last Wednesday,February 23rd in LT1 of the Roy Marshall Complex their was a pervasive feeling that all was not well.That feeling was transformed into reality when, after the opening prayer by Frank Worrell Hall Chairperson Mr.Carlon Mendoza,the meeting was declared in session just after 6 p.m by the Guild Secretary Ms.Heidi Badenock who acted as moderator, it was announced that Guild president Carl D.Padmore was seeking medical attention.This caused a notable stir among the modest gathering of students on hand and it would have appeared that some members of the council were also upset by the absence of the leader. Also absent from the meeting were Law Rep. Andrew Wildes,Pure&Applied Rep. Mario Vanterpoole and Part-time rep. Kidwe Sandiford with excuse. The agenda then flowed unencumbered form one presentation into another.The G.C.C Mr.Akil Dowridge gave an update on Intercampus Games followed by Vice President Mr.Odwin Trenton who gave an InterClubs update. N.A.C.C Mr.R. Ziggy Marshall gave a Carnival update and encouraged students to get involved in the various activities of U.W.I Carnival 2011.Guild Returning Officer Mr.Kezron Walters then made his contribution to the meeting, informing those present of the upcoming Guild General elections.The audience had grown considerably by the time Mr.Dario Greenidge made his way onstage for the much anticipated Treasurer's report. Students were unsatisfied with the report which was neither available in print nor via electronic media and gave general figures offering no specifics of the Guild's expenditure during the 1st semester.

The Treasurer in his defence noted that the report came directly from the Campus Bursar and that promised funds to Clubs and Societies on campus would be given before his tenure in office expires on the 31st of March. He also asked to students to be aware of the prevailing Global Economic Crisis.These explanations however were not well recieved by the now 150 odd gathering and a fiery question and answer segment followed . led by the Cave Hill Association of Post Graduate students who took the treasurer to task over allegations that they had recieved more funding than they had in actually had.With accusations been hurled at the Treasurer the moderator briefly lost control of proceedings and it was only brought back to order by R.O Walters, after several council members including P.R.O Danny Babb attempted to do so. Also fielding questions on the night was Guild P.C.C Mr.Andre Layne who was asked to defend P.C.C spending to which he gave estimates of the portfolio's expenditure as well as its revenue.The Social Sciences Rep.Mr.Damien Belgrave was also called to defend the preference of social events during his week of activities which he did with the assitance of his deputy.Student Welfare was also a major issue raised during the meeting with some suggestions ben given to improve the current system while some expressed disgust with the proportion of funds spent on welfare compared to fetes.Other issues raised included perennial concerns such as security and transportation.The meeting concluded around 9:30 p.m.

New Turf on the Hill

(left)Two female teams "christen" the new hockey turf during the UWI/Powerade Scrimfest.

Cave Hill hockey players will have "New Turf"to defend come May when The UWI Cave Hill Campus hosts the InterCampus Games.

The UWI Hockey Turf was officially opened on February 15th with a brief opening ceremony.Those gathered in the audience included members of the administration,Sport Academy Cave Hill and hockey players,coaches and supporters.The Guild Council was represented by the Games Committee Chairperson, Mr.Akil Dowridge.The gathering was welcomed by the Director of Sports Mr.Roland Butcher after which the Deputy Principal Professor V.Eudine Barriteau made her remarks.The turf was blessed by the Rev. Arlette Waterman and declared offically opened by Mr.Butcher.

The UWI /Powerade Scrimfest Hockey Championship which immediately followed the ceremony was declared open by Mr.Clifford Gooding Edghill the brand manager of BBC Brands.

The Vote of Thanks was then moved by president of the UWI Hockey Club Mr.Bradley Harris.

The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Sport Academy Cave Hill's own Aundrea Wharton.

Pure & Applied Week 2011

(above left) The Pure & Applied crowd was in!

( below left) mad models in action!!

Pure & Applied Week 2011 ran from February 13th to Febraury 19th and did not disappoint its faculty members.The highlight of the week was the Valentine's Day fashion show which saw the Student's Union transformed into the fashion capital of Cave Hill as seven sexy models strutted their stuff down the catwalk.The show started with a "mad modeling" segment which was followed by casual wear both of which were well recieved by the sizeable audience.The evening wear segment was the epitome of chic and sexy with the models showing of their curves in cocktail dresses in classic shades of black and red.The event was hosted by Pure&Applied representative Mario Vanterpoole along with immediate former Pure&Applied Rep. Danielle Kirton.Technical Soundz kept the building rocking with the latest in pop and dancehall music while th Papparazi(PHOTAC) added to the high-fashion atmosphere.

Also a hit during Pure&Applied Week were their eye-catching t-shirts!!

(left) a model striking a stunning pose!

Humanities and Education Week 2011

(left) Humanities and Education week climaxed last Friday with a Vbyz Kartel inspired lime entitled "Wear What Ya Have!!"

The highlight of Humanities and Education Week was arguably the Poetry Reading held in the Student's Union on Wednesday February 2nd 2011.It being Black history month, perhaps it was no coincidence that apart from a few pieces which offered perspectives on relationships, most of the pieces performed on the night were about the awakening of black conciousness.Matthew Murrell arguably presented this concept best with his highly acclaimed "Angry Black Boy" which was well recieved by patrons and fellow performers alike.Other performers included first timer to the stage Keemah Bayne, Rohan Best and Simon Dolcy.Popular "fling"(bajan version of rap) group Azman were among the seasoned performers onstage along with Daba and a special appearances by Donya Piggott and "Alff " Padmore.

MC's for the show were Apollo and Christina Smith.The latter took the opportunityto launch U.W.I.W.A, short for University of the West Indies Writer's Association.Smith stated that the new organisation would seek to encourage writing among its membership and provide outlets for them to showcase their talents.

Student Meeting

(Inset) the flyer for the NACC's Student Meeting.

The National Affairs Committee has broken the silence on the announcements made by Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler in last year's Budgetary Proposals with regard to U.W.I students.

The meeting which was chaired by the National Affairs Committee Chairperson R. Ziggy Marshall was attended by a modest but vocifeours gathering.The students in attendance shared their views and gave suggestions on how the policy can be improved. Mr.Marshall says these suggestions will be compiled and sent to the Offices of the Minister of Education and Minister of Finance in an effort to assist in the making of the final policy decision regarding the matter. Mr.Marshall said a response was expected within 30 days after which the normal procedures would be exhausted,however he warned that failure to recieve a response would result in protest action being taken. Also on the panel representing the Guild of Students were Danny Babb P.R.O, Kidwe Sandiford Part-time Representative,and Damien "Figgy" Belgrave Social Sciences Representative.

*More information on this meeting will follow in the first issue of the CAVE Online newspaper expected to be available by month end.