The Cord Weekly Volume 29, Number 2 Thursday, July 21,1988 Laurier Receives Residence Grant leges and Universities, and Herb a rate of, say, 12 percent, this By Frances McAneney and will across the province universities Epp, MPP for Waterloo North, reduce it to 9 percent" said Weir. residences in Southern Ontario, Bryan C. Leblanc are facing serious housing July 7 at a press conference held An additional 5 000 as well as legislate an end to dis- residence shortages". at the University. beds, province-wide, will be cre- criminatory anti-student exclu- McLeod said that the project, Wilfrid Laurier University has "We are simply very very ated by this program but Shelly sionary by-laws." "represents another component in relieved a grant of $3.9 million pleased to receive this grant" said Potter, Chairperson of the Ontario the government's commitment to from the Ministry of Colleges and Dr. John Weir, President of Federation of Students says that it A site for the new residence ensure access to all qualified stu- Universities to aid in the financ- WLU. "We will now be able to isn't enough. "Though providing has yet to be chosen, with con- dents." ing of a new 300 bed student accommodate all freshmen on some desperately needed beds, struction expected to begin in ear- According to Epp, Kitchener- residence. The grant, part of a campus." this program does not address the ly 1989. When asked about the Waterloo has the "largest ratio of provincial government initiative The provincial subsidy, to be real needs of student housing residence location, Weir said in student/non-student (residents) in to create 5 000 student residence allocated over 25 years, "amounts Ontario", said Potter. Toronto "very truthfully, we don't know... "In the province". This has en- beds, was announced by the Hon. to a 3 percent reduction in the in- alone, institutions are in need of (but) if it is off-campus, it will be couraged acute direct competition Lyn McCleod, Minister of Col- terest rate. For instance, if we had more than 5,000 spaces, and very close." for affordable housing between students and low income families Due to high construction costs and as a result it has put an in- in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, creased burden on the low in- Weir said, the proposed design of come housing market. But, ac- the new residence will require a cording to McLeod, some of that "no frills" approach to its con- pressure is expected to be al- struction. As of yet, the meaning leviated with this new initiative. of "no-frills" has not been made "We urge the government to clear. conduct a study of the actual This project, slated for oc- housing needs of students in cupancy in September of 1990 at Ontario," said Potter, "and fur- the latest, will bring the total thermore, to act on lifting the ban number of residence beds at on construction of college Laurier to 1,169. WLUSU to Build Elevator By Bryan C. Leblanc The Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union Board of Direc- tors has approved the allocation of $40 000 to the construction of an elevator adjacent to the Student Union Building. These funds will be in addition to a $20 000 grant from the Wilfrid Laurier University Administration. In addition to the funding, the University has agreed to provide a Balloons! funding plan for the remainder of the cost, at an interest rate of 10%. Canada Day was a blast at the University of Waterloo. Hundreds of balloons were released into For years, WLUSU has been talking about building an elevator to the sky to commemorate the 121stbirthday of this great country. Cord Photo By Anna Muselius assist physically challenged students in accessing WLUSU and Uni- versity facilities. "I believe this is an enormous step in making our campus accessible," said WLUSU V.P.: University Affairs Jill Ar- cher. "But it is only a first step." Bus Pass Problems The addition of the elevator will also aid in the moving of beer and band equipment to the Turret. By Bryan C. Leblanc proposal was turned down flat. taken by the average university The exact location of the elevator is as yet undecided. Beck said "absolutely not" when student to be 139. With the cost The University, in a gesture of good will, is undertaking the draw- The Wilfrid Laurier Univer- asked whether he would consider of a four month pass at $147.00, ing up of architectural and technical plans for the elevator. "When we sity Students' Union, in conjunc- the three month pass. "For the the cost per ride is $1.06 when first thought that we would have to go outside for drawings, we were tion with the University of Water- number of students who use it, using the current pass. given a quote of between 11 and 12 thousand dollars" says WLUSU loo Federation of Students, has it's not worth it," according to The report also points out that President Karen Bird. "They are going to absorb the risk of loss if we made a proposal to Kitchener Beck. Kitchener Transit saves money in do not get the grant." WLUSU has applied for an accessibility grant Transit and Waterloo City Coun- A comprehensive report administration costs with the uni- from the provincial government. "If we do get the grant, the Univer- cil in order to secure a three detailing the benefits of the pro- versity pass, none of which is sity will work the cost of the drawings into the financing", said Bird. month bus pass for university stu- posed pass was prepared by Scott passed on to students. The According to Bird, "the quote for the project is between $180 000 dents. McCann, WLUSU Municipal Re- savings occur because the univer- and $200 000. That is ballpark." The proposed cost of this pass searcher, and presented to Coun- sity pass is administered through "Originally, we could not have built this year without the govern- would be $94.50, which is cur- cil on June 16, 1988. In it was WLUSU and UWFS. ment grant, but now with the University money, we can even without rently the rate paid by high school outlined the specific reasoning The main benefits to Water- the grant," said Bird. students. behind the proposal for a reduced loo, as outlined in the report to Additional funding for the project will be secured by extending There has, however, been student pass, and a request for a Council, would be a reduction in the current Development Fund commitment for several more years. considerable resistance to this subsidy. the concentration of students Approval of the entire project will occur during a referendum in the proposal from Kitchener Transit According to the report, living close to the Universities fall. Director Walter Beck. In a meet- Kitchener Transit may, in fact be and a reduction in the severe In other developments, WLUSU has approved their $1.2 million ing held on May 31, 1988 be- overcharging students with the parking problems at WLU. budget for 1988-1989. "It is a very good budget," according to tween Beck and representatives current pass. Kitchener Transit Council, while apparently WLUSU V.P.: Finance Christopher Gain. "We have made room for from WLUSU and UWFS, the estimates the total number of trips continued on page 5. capital improvements without damage to operating. There were some continued on page 5. The Cord Weekly 2 Thursday, July 21,1988 The Cord Weekly Tfcnfcy. July 21. I9W Votan* 79 Nxanbcr 2 I can't believe May 26,1988 Volume 29, Number 1 there are STILL Editor-in-Chief Cori Ferguson NEWS Editor Bryan C. Leblanc positions McAneney some Associate Frances P. Contributors COMMENT available Contributors Doug Earle Mike Leblanc FEATURES Editor E.A. 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