CORD THEVolume 29, Number 18Thursday Feb. 2,1989 WEEKLYWilfrid Laurier University PHOTO: NEVILLE BLAIR The Cord Weekly 2 Thursday, February 2,1989 Ist Year Arts & Science THE WEEKLY What do you do Anthropology Who i a when you see February 2,1989 Biology something you Volume 29, Number 19 Editor-in-Chief Cori Ferguson Computing NEWS WSICfC Editor . Bryan C. Leblanc English Instead of just writing Associate Jonathan Stover wMJ 1 gtK||p a letter to the editor, Contributors L come up and get in- Keri Downs James R. Allen rrtA(^on l( td Sean Stokholm Ian C. Morton tfa volved. Here, every- Alison Wearing Mark Hand Cllll one's opinion on any Michael Hunt History subject important — is COMMENT r to Contributors us as a staff. Even if wW BlHMVI • Steve Giustizia Mark Hand Mathematics WW disagreements arise, D.C. The Pelvis (inspiration) we will fight to the Frances McAneney Erika Sajnovic ' Sarita Diaram Political Science death for an y°ne s FEATURES right to speak their E.A. Sajnovic A? 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No part of 'BOOOOOR L.V.D.W. this publication may be reproduced without the permission of the Editor-in-Chief. The Cord Weekly NEWS 3 Thursday, February 2,1989 New Crest for WLU says Senate By Mark Hand shield and the scroll containing the school motto will also be altered. The colours would be changed Laurier's coat of arms will get an overhaul if the from black and red to school colours purple and Board of Governors accepts a recommendation gold. made by Senate. The results of the unofficial poll of Senators Arthur Stephens, Director of Institutional Rela- was compared to similar polls of various other tions, encountered a heated debate when he pro- groups totalling 322 individuals, including current posed the idea to Senate last Tuesday. Laurier students, alumni, staff, and faculty. Visiting Stephens supplied four designs to the high school students were also asked for their Senate—three new ones and the existing crest. opinions, as possible future students of the Univer- After a lengthy debate over procedure, the Senators sity. were polled to see which was the most favoured de- In every group, the results were more or less the sign. Fifteen preferred the existing crest, but same. The existing crest consistently lost out to the twenty-three liked new designs. The most favoured three-leafed pattern. Fifty-six high school students received nineteen votes. liked the new design, compared with eight prefer- The favourite design is an attempt to change the ring the existing one. These opinions were un- 1962 Waterloo Lutheran University crest to tainted by tradition and custom since most of them represent the character of Wilfrid Laurier Univer- didn't even know which one was the existing crest. sity in 1989. Staff and faculty also showed a surprising will- The Luther Rose, the prominent feature of the ingness to change, 85 liking the new and 14 the old. present crest, will be bumped to the upper left It was alumni and current students who were least comer. This would mean the existing beaver would in favour of change, although the results of 74 go, and a trio of maple leaves would take up the preferring the new and 51 the old still show a central position. The inclusion of the leaves decisive preference for the new design. represent the Canadian identity of the University Stephens emphasized that the crest supported by and link it with the Ontario coat of arms. The three Senate is not the final design. Changes are still in maple leaves also appear on Sir Wilfrid Laurier's the making as the Canadian Heraldic Society must family coat of arms. The book of knowledge will approve the new crest design. remain in an updated version. The Senate recommendation will now go on to The torch above the shield is to be made into a the Board of Governors. The Senate was only a step small flame. This will facilitate the transformation in the progress, as it takes the approval of the Board of the coat of arms into circular crest format. The to become official. existing torch is unwieldy—it protrudes upward, Stephens hopes the new crest will be in effect throwing the crest out of balance. The shape of the by the fall. Parking hell for residence students By Keri Downs unaware that there were two lot- in student delegated parking lots Berczi said that a deal was ne- How does Laurier plan to deal teries being done at the same time on campus. Now, residence stu- gotiated with City Hall to get off- with this situation? Both Belanger If you're looking for some- — one for twenty-four hour park- dents must park in a specific lot. campus space for Laurier stu- and Berczi say that Laurier is where to park, WLU isn't the ing and one for daytime parking. Students were informed in dents. The original agreement looking into acquiring more land place to do it. Consequently, many entered their early fall that any car parked in a was not granted, however, due to over the next 18 months, and Faculty and students alike are applications into the wrong lot- lot without a valid permit was the opposition of residents around hopefully some of that can be somewhat dissatisfied with the tery. subject to ticketing and towing. the campus. Additional spaces converted into parking space. parking situation this year. Belanger noted that security was "The idea is up in the air now," Residence students, however, are Of the 863 in "good about it", and did not begin said Belanger, due to the high students "Those students on hit hardest by the chronic lack of residence, only 47 are sold the ticketing or towing process cost of land. If Laurier does not parking facilities. before they had also campus don't need to have a parking permit at WLU. to. He noted purchase more land before next Of the 863 students in that Laurier has an "erratic policy a car — they can walk." year, Berczi is certain that the ex- residence, only 47 are sold a of towing." Cars are generally isting parking regulations will parking permit. Seven of those "Because of some confusion, carted off on a complaint basis were granted at Seagram's stand as is. spaces are reserved only. for disabled people applied to the wrong lot- Stadium, but Berczi feels that Belanger would "very much students and for those students A parking tery," remarked Belanger.