theCORDweekly Inside Torque Room 3 Air Farce 7 Soccer Undefeated 13 Volume 27 Wilfrid Laurier Number 8 University, Waterloo Thursday, October 9, 1986 Laurier's liability insurance premiums skyrocket Insurance Company has now agreed to Next spring, the university will be looking insurance plan, assuming that it is available," Don Minato insure the the school a into the of said By university, giving possibility a group insurance Rayner. total of $3 million in with other This In the of the general liability. plan, universities. idea case a person suing school The administration of Wilfrid Laurier The cost of the additional $2 million in for an of that originated a report prepared by the amount money exceeds its is about Last the Canadian Association of said the University has found a company to renew a coverage $22,000. year, University Business liability coverage, Rayner university same cost Offices would have to liability insurance policy with about a 2100% coverage the university only (CAUBO). pay for it out of their assets. increase in the premium. $1,042. "If they didn't have the cash they would have This the of The stated "a of universities raise the year, general liability coverage report group to cash," he said. $1 million same can obtain better and premium WLU could not renew a $2 million liability costs $17,500, while the coverage last than a in said one a school could insurance policy after it expired at theend of coverage year was $5,079. The new terms single university today's Rayner way At that all market." generatefunds if were in such a situation June. time Laurier was able toobtain policy covers liability, including univer- they million vehicles. "Next when it comes renewal would be to take a on a only $1 in general liability coverage. sity-owned spring, to mortgage out Theadditional million will time, we will be both what the to raise the $2 coverage not looking at building money. "Any organiz- Earl Director of Personnel and be available until November of this and insurance has done to soften the ation would the decision Rayner, year industry probably appeal Administrative Services, said the Zurich will be in effect by the spring of 1987. premiums in conjunction with the CAUBO before that would happen," he said. Validity of health plan referendum questioned By Liz Jefferson Heated debate at last Sunday's Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union Board of Directors meeting raised several points concerning the validity of Tuesday's health plan referendum. Contentious issues centred around the exclusion of oral contraceptives from the plan, and the lack of board involvement in setting the actual referendum question. Board members said they had never seen a complete list of available benefits from the the companyoffering plan, and thereferendum committees were campaigning ballot on a which had never received their approval. Graduate Director Potter criticized Shelley a survey of 450 students done by WLUSU's marketing depart- ment, saying it was "seriously flawed" and conducted The unscientifically. survey did not state the specific cost of the plan with the pill; it merely indicated it with asterisks as one of several options which would add a substantial increase to the total cost of the health plan. Potter argued more students might have favoured oral contraceptives as part of the plan if they had known exactly how much it would increase the cost. Vice-President: University Affairs Jeff Burchill said in a later interview the cost of the plan would probably increase from $16 to $25 with the pill included. Eileen Stumpf, the Queen of the Concourse. Her scores as she coffee. We "Birth control is a standard part of university health pours your morning smile is to lift the of think plans," said Potter. She suggested amending the warm, cheery enough spirits the Eileen Stumpf Campus Centre has a of the students downtrodden soul. An avid wording referendum question to let any Hawk fan and nice ring to it. Or even the Stumpf Room instead decide whether to include birth control, in addition to of a WLU Letterman's of the Room? proud possessor jacket, Torque Are you listening, Dr. Weir? accepting or the fill rejecting complete plan. Eileen can always you in on the latest sports Cord photo by Scott McDiarmid. Vice-President: University Affairs Jeff Burchill objected on the grounds that adding the oral contra- Health ceptive question would split the voteand the two-thirds and Life plan rather than one offered by the results needed the would be CanadianFederation of Students. "Ross and Referendum majority to approve plan not myself set the he said. reached. 50 of students wanted and question," "We had a direction seal "Only per cent it, to sign, we need 67 and deliver a package for October per cent to pass it,"he said. 7. 'Yes' by a landslide "We either offer this Mary Ellen Zastawny, Vice-President: Marketing, plan or no plan," said Burchill. said He added costs considered more students indicated a preference for dental were after the choice of was and benefits coverage than birth control pills. "Why the big plan made, could be added at a future Yes: 488 (82%) date. "I find obsession with oral contraceptives?" she asked. it appalling and rather insulting that after all discussion referendum this work (researching and the During on whether the negotiating plan) was No: 93(15.7%) questioncould be modified, Arts director Dave Bussiere done, people are saying these things two days before raised the the referendum." He also criticised board point that the referendum campaigns were members for Spoiled: 8(1.3%) being carried out even though the board had neither "adding things according to personal quirks." been "I can't believe this Total votes cast: told the exact wording of the referendumballot even is happening," saidPotter at 589 "I nor asked "Do one point. wanted an considered to approve it. we have a procedure on simply option what level of WLUSU has the formulate the because I consider the be flawed." The health fee will be power to marketing survey to $16 plan included in students' question?" he The showed that 33 fees asked. "It could be illegal." survey per cent of students next September. Some of the areas the plan will who with wanted birth control but the Burchill, researched the health plans along pills included, only 13 per cent cover are: cost of prescription drugs (except oral would favour a executive Ross said had plan costing over $20. said accidental dental and vice-president Legault, they Zastawny contraceptives), coverage am- been the bulance fees given the authority to formulate question up to $25. Continuedon page 3 when the board approved their choice of the University THE CORD WEEKLY 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986 AUTOGRAPHING the CORD PARTY weekly Aid in the Gift of Help Literacy October 9,1986 Volume 27, Number 8 WLU Student Publications We take great pleasure in inviting you to our autographingparty to launch a beautiful new book published on the occasion of Wilfrid Editor-in-Chief Matt Johnston Laurier University's 75th Anniversary. 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