The Cord Weekly (October 22, 1987)
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Volume 28, Number 8, Thurs. Oct. 22,1987 the CORD Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Laurier parking shortage running on By Mary anne deBoer regarding the fairness of Laurier's method of will only be limited because of a limited available. New permits have been issued to distributing parking permits—the lottery amount of space." both staff and students, regardless of whether in WilfridLaurier University's parking problem system. "I live inKitchener," said one student, According to Laurier's Vice-President of they have had parking the past or not. By became evident last month when parking Academic and Student Affairs, and a doing so, security hopes to eliminate all "but I didn't get a parking permit, and people member permits were issued and close to half of of the expired permits from previous years. campus committee, Jim Wilgar, "The solution students who applied were denied a parking who live right across the street from Alongside Planning In addition, a new security system has been spot. did." the Group, is the "ongoing" Ancillary Parking Committee, devised so that illegally parked cars can be Preference for permits is given to students easily their All According to Earl Rayner, Laurier's chaired by Laurier's Director of Physical traced back to owners. permit living in residence whom occupy between 80 holders are required fill a questionnaire Director ofPersonnel, there were 1,295 appli- Plant and Planning Wesley Robinson. The to out and 100 of the parking spots on campus, as in turn, a received for consideration, and 700 committee is concerned with Laurier's parking which, is punched into computer. cations well as those students commuting from out- Security checks the parking permits issued. Although there are problem. The committee's major responsibili- lots constantly, looking side the K-W area. The remainder of the for invalid parking permits. cars only 500 actual parking spots available to ties include establishing appropriate permit Those that applications are then put in a lottery and are found to be illegally parked are either students, there is a 40 percent oversell fees, and rules and regulations, as well as chosen at random. towed or fined. This applies students, not all students use their parking creating new parking. to because faculty, and staff. privileges at the same time. i A new organization was formed over the Although Robinson stated that the com- summer to investigate Laurier's parking mittee is "still in the planning stage and hasn't The University of Waterloo offers their The number of student applications have ■ problems. The senior administrative Planning come up with any solutions yet," they have students an extensive amount of parking by approximately this year. spaces. increased 150 Group, chaired by Dr. Andrew Berczi, Vice- already ruled out two options; a parking In addition to their two resident However, there has also been a 20 percent President of Planning Finance and Information garage, which would be too expensive, and parking lots, they have visitor parking—which increase in the amount of oversell. ! Services, has met to review the present removing more greenery to fit in more parking students are allowed to use —parking at St. Presently, there are 944 parking spaces I parking situation. Being a "long range" organi- on campus. Jerome's, Waterloo's affiliated college, and to both staff and including , zation, the group has dedicated the 1987-88 parking lots across the street from campus. U available students, One option the group has been considering, those designated parking spaces on Bricker : school year to the collection of pertinent data, of W students either purchase a parking the gathering of information from various however, is installing a gate system, which permit at the beginning of the semester or pay and Ezra St, the parking lot of St.Michael's all equal opportunity sources, and an inspection would enable students 50 to 75 cents everytime they use the parking church, and the immediate side of Seagram's overall of the parking problem. committee hopes to at campus parking. lots. According to Stadium parking. The one Waterloo student, put forth a solution to the parking problem by As for this year, steps have been taken to "There is always a parking spot whenever I Concerns have been raised by the students September, 1988. tighten the security on the spaces that are go." Bowl tragedy injures students on By Phil McCluskey quoted in the Globe and Mail Monday as saying that riotous stu- caused the accident. A section of balcony railing at dent behavior Landsdowne Park Stadium in Ther©'were indications that some Ottawa collapsed Saturday, injuring of the more seriously injured stu- 38 University Carleton students, dents fell backwards from the plat- three of them seriously. form, which suggests that they may The accident took place during have been trying to leave by a nearby half-time at the annual Panda game exit rather than rush the field as had between the University of Ottawa originally been thought. Gee-Gees and the Carleton University Ravens. Last year a similar accident occurred at Lansdowne Park Injuries included broken limbs, Stadium, in which one Carleton damaged eyes and a broken pelvis student was injured. There is no when the students plunged more evidence to suggest that any sub- than three metres to the concrete stantial repairs have been done to below. Ten students required hospi- the stadium railing since then. talization, with the most seriously There were an estimated 20,000 injured student undergoing brain fans in attendance at the game, for surgery the same day, in Ottawa which 83 police officers served as General Hospital. security. Carleton defeated Ottawa 8-4. Alderman Robin Quinn was Election appeal denied Cord Photo by Joan Sandberg By Frances McAneney candidate Bryan Leblanc of the elec- and Erika Sajnovic tion committee's decision to deny his appeal ofthe October 6, WLUSU "I guess a death in the family gives by-election. York strikers to return to work you a licence to break any rules you An appeal by Leblanc and Scott like," said failed Vice-Presidential Piatkowski protesting winner Brett Connors's campaign conduct was By Phil McCluskey "In the end, the sticky issue turned out to be wages," rejected by the electoral committee said James Flagal, Editor of The Excalibur, York University's student newspaper. due to extenuating circumstances. A tentative settlement between York University and union, range The charged infractions attributed the York University Staff Association (YUSA) was The whose members' annual salaries from $18,000 to $40,000, originally 13 to Connors listed on the appeal, ratified last Thursday night, ending a sixteen day old had demanded which were waived by the election strike. percent and 11 percent pay increases respectively for each year of the year finally accepted committee, included the displaying The strike, involving the university's more than 1000 two contract; but 6.4 and plus a one bonus of of more posters than were allowed clerical, library, computer and technical support percent 6.4 percent, time $300 per and campaigning on election day. workers, had threatened to close vital university worker. management However, more infractions were services including the library and bookstore. Although personnel and students part-time open committed according to Piatkowski. Key issues in the were pay equity, equipment working kept the library and bookstore strike as a "1 have reports he (Connors) was upgrading, job retraining and evaluation, and wages. luring the strike, some classes were disrupted promising people alcohol to votefor During the course of the mediations, the union dropped continued on page 3 Brett Connors continued on page 3 pay equity and job reevaluation as contract issues. 2 -the CORD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22,1987 the CORD October 22,1987 $ Volume 28, Number 8 5.00 ADV. g ~;.r,*~ |T J "I Edltor-ln-Chief Rob Furlong NEWS Editor Erlka Sajnovlc Associate Eric Beyer ■ ■ CAN YOU ENROL FOR A McGILL C.A.?H Contributors SK2K2" Liz in Elizabeth ClTostney I You can, if you have an undergraduate degree any discipline. GaMn Mary anne Bill Hrycay deßoer Sandra Haley Jantos Carter I You can start in May, September or January on a full-time or part- Phil McCluskey FEATURES ■ time basis. 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