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the CORD weekly LAURIER'S OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER SEX ASSAULT EAR CANDY WOMEN'S i c i o ' VOLUME 41 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 2001 - ISSUE 22 IN PARK J MADNESS 1J VOLLEYBALL 10 Prang Wins WLUSU Wellhauser and Ellis take other executive spots DILLON MOORE Wellhauser intends to spend CORD NEWS the next while getting caught up with school and integrating After all the it himself with the \MSU vice President W H 0 SP tallying was done, fully processes was found that 1655 students of student government. P[p®®0aI®0Dft UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS Pks@D(i!©[D5 (or 25% of the student His to other roughly message newly body) came out to vote last elected members is that they Thursday, and to decide the should do their best to be Dave future of the University at the accountable, and to be visible Prang 822 2001 elections. to the student body, either by iteOOfofe The big winners were Dave means of "getting out there and who was elected to Eric Davis 605 WM\ms Chris Ellis 1161 Prang, as talking them, or by wearing $8® WLUSU President and CEO, reflective vests at the start of the Dave elected Wellhauser, as school year." Nathan §9dqq®oo Nathan Executive Vice President of Chris Ellis received a more- 336 University Affairs, and Chris than-comfortable 78% of the Ludwig 146 Ludwig Ellis who his as in WLUSP won place vote the run for WLUSP President. All of the President. He intends to spend Spoiled 118 §(P®SD©d] @4} Spoiled 195 referendum questions were the next while meeting with passed, with the exception of other student government mem- even though about the same the LIFT proposal, making it bers, going through the training Referendum Results number of candidates were run- only the second referendum Ellis looks forward to process. ning. receive question to a negative getting familiar with everyone The last time numbers like the of the and WLUSU: YES NO WLUSP: YES NO response in history "making sure everything this were seen was when 25 dif- Students' elections. Union goes smoothly." ferent people were vying for who the 1. PASS 1141 224 1. PASS 898 552 Dave Prang, won spots on the Board of Directors; position of WLUSU President Referenda Results a contest which was avoided with 52% of the said he Two referendum 2. PASS 1137 191 2. PASS 728 435 vote, important when all who this year, ran in the WLUSP section was with the result, questions delighted were acclaimed. One of the 3. PASS 1170 237 3. PASS 1075 261 and tired from the cam- were passed. really ques- Chief Returning Officer He also his tions will allow for Student paigning. expressed Christina Lee attributes this 4. PASS 1301 116 4. PASS 1144 183 great respect for Eric Davis, his Publications to collect their fee year's increase in interest to a instead of it opponent. directly, having go number of factors. She cites the Although Prang and the rest through WLUSU first. The sec- 5. FAIL 546 907 strong field of candidates, and of the elected officials ond was the of 1 alone must Board Of newly repeal By-law assume responsibili- year's Directors, the contentious issues of LIFT will not be office until and its with By-law for its failure." who their taking replacement ty whereby anyone put and the Student Publications fee which will in May 1, he intends to spend the 3, put place a Kroeker felt too much time name in to run will receive a separation question as factors and need- interim time ready for legally passed badly working on the proposal had place on the Board. e did getting that increased people's impulse which will his with ed give more been with some concern. role, communicating update spent working express to vote. Also, the number of the old and student to members and and not "There is of new govern- protection University politics, a group people spoiled (blank or otherwise himself and the had been done and directors, change man- enough to on the Board who have no fun- ment, familiarizing get deformed) ballots cast for with the Procedures ner in which business is han- the students of the damental of how Operating message to understanding WLUSU President was higher dled. Agreement. "serious state of I.T. on cam- it works, but the beauty of the proportionately to the other sec- which When asked what it was that The LIFT proposal, pus," and of the benefits of cre- Students' Union is that will they tions of the election than nor- addition- made students for would have levied an such a fund. learn," said Kroeker. vote Prang, ating "Returning mal. fee of $50 Kroeker that the he responded: "I try to come al to a maximum on hopes new members of the Board will play This suggests that the Laurier student. I the students each term for the administration will fit role in across as a see to a mentoring significant Presidential election was not think that. of informa- look LIFT in the future. members." I accomplished purpose improving at again new the top issue of concern for tion at the school, "This must make People responded to my per- technology university a who many voters, may have that drew decision focus and feel comfortable was one polar- to on Solid Turnout sonality, very strategic showed in of up just to vote one with their voice." ized In the end, 62% the future is tech- 25% voter turnout me as responses. technology... Although the other sections. Vice of chose to no to the said Kroeker. "If when The new Executive voters say nology," stu- may not seem impressive Lee also noted the greater President of University Affairs, proposal. dents could see the state of compared to other election involvement from the faculty of When current information at other it is considered be Dave Wellhauser, won his seat questioned, technology processes, to music, and an improved voting President would be with about of the He WLUSU institutions, a substantial turnout for the 47% vote. Jeffrey they for students which system co-op his "I embarrassed." his thanks to all those Kroeker expressed dismay. Student Government elections. expressed allowed their vote total this year with Kroeker asked The who voted for him, and to all am obviously disappointed was to previous year's election to be 18, which is 18 more than Kroeker. the said "I to the situation in this saw turnout of his volunteer results," respond a roughly 21%, what it supporters. was the previous year. 3 News 6 Opinion 9 Student Life 10 International 12 Feature 14 Entertainment 18 Sports 21 Business 23 Classifieds ' Binoche [ohnny I )epp I "OPEN 7 DAYS A wear . >, J S lulicllc ' $* '< - § i ! 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"I was really disturbed by Using a knife, an unknown what happend," said Scovil, male behind the ran up victim "and I want to show my support and forced her wooded into a for those who have experienced of the area park. this kind of [pain]." in It was this wooded area The vigil not only showed that the female forced victims was to support for the of sexual oral the perform sex on man. assault but also those who have After he fled the area the become victims of fear.