Thursday, November 10, 1977 the Cord Weekly Volume 18, Number 9 Student senators get seats by acclamation by Barbara Wolfe Anyone found the misplaced officer and certain other signa- be stated in clearer terms in the ters working under her authori- eligibility. To fit this description Senate elections? tures for specific places basically Senate Bylaws. ty. Otherwise, the danger here is the Registrar's Office has to It seems we have a senate but for control regarding the maxi- Bell doesn't find this issue at that fact that anyone could put up declare them as fulltime students the elections are another thing. mum amount of funds that may all questionable. "I have no real illegal posters for a candidate and and the Business Office has to Scheduled for Monday, Novem- be. used for campaign purposes. decision, I justenforce therules" have'them disqualified. "It was declare that a percentage of fees ber 7, the elections were found Cameron French, Commis- he stated. Bell relied on a unfair to two this time" says has been paid. French claims the unneccessary as two of the five sioner of University Affairs, dictionary for a definition of Jane, "and whoknows how many electorial officer must supply candidates were disqualified, admits to having hung flyers for posters. inthe future.'' On these grounds, these forms to the candidates. leaving three to fill the vacant the two girls involved without Combined with this lack of Jane is appealing her disqualifi- French said that he asked Bell seats. theirpriorknowledge or approval. distinction involves the rule that cation before the Dean's Advi- about the forms, but Bell didn't Bob Bell, chief electoral officer Having run for Senate two candidates are responsible for sory Council, Wednesday, Nov- feel that they were important. disqualified Jane Carswell and years himself, French was aware the actions of their supporters. ember 9, whose decision will be Bell- says he accepted the Nancy Saunders on grounds that of the rule regarding authoriza- French was implied as a binding upon Bell and the candidates' word and the fact they had campaign papers hung tion of posters but, he stated that supporter, though this term is not candidates. that they had student indentifi- without the proper signatures. he was not aware that flyers defined in the Bylaws. If called beforp the Council, , cation cards. Campaign posters require sig- became posters when stuck on Jane Carswell feels she should French will argue that the If in fact these forms were natures from both the electoral the walT'French feels this should be responsible only for suppor- elections were null and void from required, then there should never the beginning, due to improper have been a campaign. procedure on the part of Bell. Personally, French hopes-"The Senate Bylaw 2, Section 2(g) Dean's Advisory Council rules states that candidates require the election null and void and we Turcotte appointed DSA proof that they are students, for start from square one." by Steve Graham sumed the position on Sunday, committee was set up to find Wilfrid Laurier University has November 6, 1977. After the people suitable to replace him. a new Director of Student removal of Mike Regan from the John Spadoni, Dave Canton and Assault charge laid Activities. Claude Turcotte as- office of D.S.A., a search Marg Royal formed the commit- tee and from the four applicants by Cleve Roberts entered the residence. The of Dean Hartley, Claude Tur- Charges have been laid against Laurier student had again lost cotte, Bill Gray and Brian a University of Waterloo student consciousness and security, see- Sutherland they recommended following a disturbance last ing this, asked the Waterloo Hartley and Turcotte to the board Thursday night. The incident studentto leave. At this point the of directors as being qualified to started when a Laurier student, Waterloo student became ver- fill the position. According to returning from the Pub, was bally abusive and when force was Miss Royal, the committee was struck by a University of tried to remove him, he struck looking for someone with the Waterloo student. The Waterloo John Ball, head of security. In the administrative ability to do the student had also been at the Pub scuffle that followed the Water- were job, and someone able to fit into and his conduct there was loo Regional police called the Board of Student Activities disruptive. The attack, which in. The student was subdued and with the least amount of friction was totally unprovoked, was now faces charges of assaulting a from within the B.S.A. staff. serious enough to cause the peace officer. The names of the two men Laurier student to lose con- At present there are some as the sciousness momentarily. regulations to University of chosen suitable to fill our position were submitted to the TheWaterloo student realizing Waterloo students entering W.L.U.S.U. board of directors his mistake, proceeded to follow Pub, but presentation of their for is sufficient, a final decision. After a forty-five the Laurier student to his student's card to entry. minute closed meeting, the board residence to apologize. gain On the other hand announced that Claude Turcotte WLU Security, which had been students going to University of would be the new Director of attracted by the disturbance, Waterloo Pub must be signed in. Student Activities. He has spent the last few days getting things organized. Tur- cotte was previously the chair- man of the Winter Carnival New proof of age committee, he indicated that he was giving up this position and by Beatrice McMillan weU-Jor identification purposes. left his responsibilities in that It is written that... Many stores use it as identifica- particular area with his co-ordin- ...Any drinking establishment tion for cheque approval. ators in Ontario has the right to refuse Last month when the "Age of Claude Turcotte, our new DSA pic by Switalski Herb Hartfield and Doug Robinson. to serve you liquor if you do not Majority Cards" were available have an "Age of Majority Card." at Market Square in Kitchener, The Liquor Licence Board will over 6,300 persons attained only accept this one card as proof theirs. The response to this Report on WLUSU of age. system has been very successful. The "Age of Majority Card" is Applications can be picked up original to the province ofOntario in liquor stores, beer stores, by Brian Harrison appoint Turcotte to the position grounds to disqualify the candi- alone and can be issued to hotels as well as our Turret and The position of Director of in a vote of ten to three. John dates. persons eighteen years of age or the WLUSU office. The card is Student Activities was filled as Spadoni declared conflict of After four years of negotiating over. Jim Gilliland, the liquor well worth your while and as Sunday's Board of Directors' interest and Richard Saliwoncyzk the Operating Procedure Agree- inspector in this area, said that a Gilliland stated "for yoOr own meeting. However another va- was rulled as having a conflict. ment was approved by the Board drivers licence and a birth benefit". cancy was created when Bob Bell During the report of the and now proceeds to President certificate "are not acceptable At present some hotels are resigned as Chief Electoral Vice-President, changes to sever- Peters for final signing. This proof of age"; the reason being leniant and may serve you Officer. al by-laws and regulations were agreement defines the relation- that neither have a photo of the without an "Age of Majority There were four people who brought forward, one of which ship between WLUSU and the individual for exact identification Card"...but this will change in applied for the position of was to make the job of Chief University. purposes. Even your student card the future as wider acceptance of Director of Student Activities, Electoral Officer an "apolitical" complete with photo, is not the new system is adopted. Flicks that which became open when Mike position, being unable to com- Scott reported acceptable. It may be fine for In the end, two dollars plus a Regan was fired. The candidates ment on any political issues on Charlie Farquharson has been school pubs but it is not photo of yourself can gain you were Brian Sutherland, Bill Gray, campus. Bob Bell, the current confirmed for the Boar's Head governmentally issued as the hotel entrance without an addi- Dean Hartley, and Claude CEO, felt that this was unfair and Dinner on December 7 for the "Majority Card" is. Also once tional three-piece identification. Turcotte. The search committee said that he would resign rather price of $2,000. Tickets will cost you are graduated, your student So save a lot of hassle, since it is that interviewed the applicants than work under that system. $1.50 for on-campus students, to card becomes useless. Older written into the law that these could not decide whether to put Before stepping down, Bell is cover entertainment costs, while persons have applied for cards as cards are a must. emphasis on administration abili- going to finish off the Senate off-campus students will pay ty or to promote someone from election. $4.75 for meal and entertainment with the organization, so they Concerning the Senate elec- charge. It is possible that if all presented two names to the tion, two of the five candidates the tickets for the meal are sold, Board. In their opinion, Dean have been disqualified for illegal the balcony may be used to seat Hartley was the best administra- campaigning.