CORD A THEWILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY STUDENT PUBLICATION VOLUME ISSUE 15 NOVEMBER XXXIII 26 1992 Laurier Hawks rock joins O.U.S.A. STEVE DOAK The Cord Laurier's Students' Union has joined a new association that will give the students a more prominent voice in the government. The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) was launched officially on Tuesday, November 17 at a press conference at Queen's Park. A general proposal titled "Students for Change: Access, Student Aid, and Financial Recovery in Post-Secondary Education in Ontario" was released at that time. It is based on the belief that uni- versities in this province are under-funded and that "the benefits of a university education flow from the individual to the rest of society." The suggestions made in the proposal would "pump $360 million into the university sector over three years, while improving student aid programs." These funds would come from increases in tuition of ten percent per year over the next three years with a matching, dollar- for-dollar increase in money from the government. Contributions from the private sector are expected to increase five percent as well. The provincial government recently announced that it may not make any increase in university funding for the next two years. A new student aid program has been outlined to compensate for these increases. The income contingent loan repayment plan (ICLRP) will be available to all university students as a supplement to OSAP. It will loan students money to cover tuition and books and will be repaid through additions to income tax after the student has attained an annual income higher than the provincial average. The funding proposal acknowledges that tuition fees will be in- creasing in the future, and demands that the increases do not occur in | Stoning in Waterloo - see story page 12 photo Chris Skalkos a vacuum. It says that students will accept changes in fees if, and only if, there is an equivalent change in government support and reform of the student aid program. Through the proposed changes, universities will be more accoun- table to the students and to the private sector. Perpetual monitoring of all areas of universities will assure this. OUSA includes the students of Laurier, the University of Water- Ticketforbike loo, Queen's University, the University of Toronto, and Brock Uni- versity. Western University has been involved with the group and CAREY WATERS The ticket was not canceled in the standard way, may be joining soon. The Cord however. The letter issued to John Olliffe states that Most of the member universities arc former members of the if he buys a parking permit then his "appeal may be Ontario Federation of Students (OFS). OUSA was created as a reac- On September 28, John Olliffe, a student at reconsidered." tion to the OFS's "unrealistic" policy of no tuition at all. Each group Wilfrid Laurier, was issued a $10 ticket for park- Olliffe said that this idea is "ludicrous." The currently represents about half of the university students in Ontario. , ing his motorcycle without a permit. He still has parking permit is $20, twice the price of the ticket. The idea for the group was originally conceived in the spring of not paid the ticket. In addition, Olliffe points out that if motorcycle 1991 by Nick Jimenez (who was WLUSU president at the time) and "I haven't paid it and I have no intention of owners must have a permit, they should be entitled his counterparts at Queen's and Waterloo. At that time they called paying it," said Olliffe. to a full parking space for each vehicle. "I should themselves the Ontario University Student Funding Alliance. Olliffe was parked on the curb by the security be entitled to park anywhere a car parks," he says. OUSA has received support from the Council of Ontario Univer- overpass where he said he has parked for the last He adds that he doesn't understand why he sities (COU) and the Ontario Community College Student Par- four years without receiving a ticket. Olliffe would purchase a twenty dollar permit to avoid liamentary Association (OCCSPA). The Minister of Colleges and believes that the university has set a precedent by paying a ten dollar ticket. Universities refused to officially recognize the group until Monday, not ticketing motorcycles in that area. "I think that Nichols said that Olliffe is welcome to reappeal when the NDP announced that it would consider the funding anyone who has been ticketed there this year should the decision but adds that maybe instead he should proposal. get their money back," he said. think himself fortunate. "He received a ten dollar Olliffe's appeal to the Parking Petitions Com- ticket in return for four years of free parking." mittee was turned down. The committee is chaired Olliffe does not see things that way. In a letter by Dean of students Fred Nichols. to the Cord, Olliffe suggested that the university Nichols said that the rules are clear; anyone was trying to raise money for the new dining hall or INSIDE parking without a permit will be ticketed. Science building by "digging up a previously un- known and unenforced rule." News Chief of Security, John Baal, housing threat...........page 3 said that the reason for the stric- Student ter adherence to the rule is that motorcycle usage has increased Sports this year. "People with car permits complained that they had Hawks break Lancers ..page 11 nowhere to park," he said. He also said that written warnings were issued to motorcycles, al- Feature though he could not be sure that all motorcycles ticketed received Seagtam solutions short... a. mmpage 16 warnings. Baal suggested that students Entertainment should be encouraged to bring Maicom X @xts, aordinmry.......*page 19 motorcycles to school as they take up less space. Students could be encouraged, he says, by making parking free. Comment Olliffe and the offending cycle. Photo: Mary Olllffe Olliffe plans to reappeal the A censored C0rd?.................page 26 Committee's decision. 2 Advertisement THE CORD W—W i— __ Old South Regular, Pulp Free or More Pulp — 89t I Product of U.S.A. California Sunkist I SAVINGS WORTH STUDYING Seedless Oranges I I You can count on us f\f\ I to save you time and money. Q . Kww I Why shop around OID DQg W ■ 7 7 I I when the value is right here! I I Product of U.S.A. #1 California I I ffESSSEETO Head Lettuce I £2£ raPfVra Premium, Lazy Maple or Salt Reduced Sliced Paramount Red I kWw3 Swift Side Bacon Sockeye Salmon I I 600g__T99 i49 I I „ EVENTS. EVENTS. 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Sex UN FYC abuse biassed activity 5 7 page 11 News page page : r NEWS EDITOR : SHELDON PAGE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR INGRID NIELSEN Student housing threat PAT BRETHOUR ings with 6 or more tenants - it's an illegal house, that's it he students," said Tricia Siemens, the day of the informal public The Cord would be prohibited under the [the landlord] is done," said Councillor for Uptown Ward, the hearings. proposed changes in the City of proposed regulations, scheduled Susan Forwell, Councillor-at- area of Waterloo in which most Stangret thinks that the zoning Waterloo's zoning regulations to take effect on December 16. large for the City, and the chair of of the to-be-downzoned areas are changes aren't necessarily bad for could have dire consequences Lodging houses which are the November 18 informal public located. students. for student housing. currently licensed will continue to hearings on the changes. Neither the city nor the Stu- "The intention of the city is to Two major changes are pro- operate, but those operating il- Forwell said that the city will dents' Union have taken any not necessarily increase or posed by the City's planning de- legally, without licenses, could be be stepping up efforts to detect steps to deal with the possibility decrease any type of housing, but partment. Areas surrounding Wil- shut down. Students living in and shut down unlicensed lodging of students being evicted from to relocate [them]," she said. "It frid Laurier will be 'downzoned', these 'illegal' lodging houses houses, since they usually violate unlicensed lodging houses. will have an impact, it won't be a meaning their housing capacities would then be evicted and forced fire safety regulations. Alexandra Stangret, VP: Uni- very large impact." will be frozen. The construction to find new accomodations. "Chances are the victims [of versity Affairs, and the Union's Student ghettos, she added, of new lodging houses - build- "When and if the city realizes the zoning changes] will be the representative on the city's Ongo- would be avoided with the zoning ing Student Housing Committee, changes.