Thursday, January 26, 1978 theCordWeekly Volume 18, Number 15 A look at the presidential candidates Kurt Ditner minority, he must stand up and administrative knowledge on involvement with WLSUSU is an something students will like, that A second year honours busi- express his feeling on major responsible authority. Mike feels asset as it leaves him unbiased probably meaning disco. ness administration student, issues. He feels he is an easy the real issue is the shelving of and able to objectively set He feels that as president of Kurt has worked as assistant person to talk to, and he can matters that have occurred with priorities straight. Also, not the new board, he could serve the manager for Premier Theatres in relate to concerns arising at previous boards; he would like to having been on the Board this important purpose of keeping a Toronto, a teacher at the future Board meetings. He feels see more action being taken more year, he seems to be prevalent close eye 'on OFS and making Developmental Centre for Men- equal to the responsibility, and quickly. His basic philosophy among Board members. sure students are informed on all tally Handicapped and Retarded feels that strong basic Christian includes three major points: He feels long term planning aspects of the issue. Children, as leader of a drop-in beliefs will make him concerned teamwork, action and results. By should be a top priority of the He also feels there is a big centre and as an organizer of more with students themselves, this, he means that cohesive new administration. communication problem between Christian Retreat Weekends. and how they feel rather the topic group effort should be employed the grad students and thegeneral He feels board cooperation is of money-making. He also feels it to facilitate dealing with issues as student population, as well as of great importance; he doesn't would be a beneficial ideafor the they come up, with a "less talk, Claude Turcotte between the music students and want to see the board become the student's union to provide a tax more action" intention. Claude is in third year the general population. He would vehicle for a power struggle or a service for themat less expensive He feels the biggest problem business, he has been Winter like to improve on this situation. personality contest. He feels rates. this year has been a lack of Carnival Coordinator, Director of He makes no unlikely promises; proxy voting should cease, and teamwork and what is needed is a Student Activities, an officer of he feels his experience enables would attempt to terminate it is Mike Hadlow president who will lead the board the corporation, has sat on the him to be realistic. elected president. Also, he would Mike is a third year business in unified aciton. OMB and knows a fair deal of like to see the Turret lounge be student. His qualifications in- He is running because he feels general information about stu- He is running because he has removed to make greater seating clude having been president of competent, and his involvement dent affairs in general~~ from experience and a desire to do the capacity in the Turret. Although Tamaie this year, a member of since first year in Tamaie has having worked on the calendar. job for the students and for an outsider, he feels he can work the Senate Finance Committee, made him desire more involve- Claude feels the Saturday himself. He is involved now, and well within the system. and a don in Little House. He ment with the university as a night pubs which started this would like to remain so. He is running because he feels combines these experiences for whole, through WLUSU. year, should definitely be chan- He feels somewhat negatively that as a member of the silent an accumulation of valuable He feels his lack of prior ged, and changed quickly, to towards the use of proxies. Switalski by pics Kurt Ditner Mike Hadlow ClaudeTurcotte Winter Carnival: Snowdown '78 is history now by Kathy Connor Hines, Ed Gettings, Lisa Elkin, proximately forty men and Lynn Goodayle and Kathy Con- the skating party were Wendy Once again, Laurier Winter and Kathy Connor helped make women competed in Co-ed nor. Muir, Craig Crane and Nick Carnival ended up a successful the day a success. Innertube Waterpolo. Eight The campus rink on the Cajganick. week of activities. The events The pubs on Wednesday and teams vied against each otherfor football field outside of Willison Flap jacks, sausages and which finished off the week of Thursday nights featured the a chance to play in the four semi- Hall attracted a number of orange juicewere featured at the Carnival were cross-country ski- fifties band of Bob Shoo Bop finals rounds. In the final match, skaters to a skating party Friday Pancake Breakfast on Saturday ing on Wednesday, the Bop Shoo Revue. Although Wednesday teams one and four played to night. From seven o'clock on morning. Cheerful, friendly ser- Bop Revue pub on Wednesday night was designated as official determine the winners of individ- there was open skating for all vice was provided by organizer and Thursday nights, the hayride "greaser pub night", some ual trophies awarded by Labatts comers, with music provided by Jayne Brown and the women Thursday night, co-ed innertube people showed up Thursday to the members of the winning the Labatts van. Labatts beer from floor C-l in Conrad Hall. waterpolo, and the skating party night in greaser attire as well as team. Team one, comprised of glasses were presented to Greg Snowdown '78 had its finale on on Friday and the pancake on Wednesday night. An added Sam, Al, Steve, Pam, Michele, Barratt and Pat Pierce, winners Saturday night to the semi-formal breakfast and the Semi-Formal feature of the Thursday night pub and Kathy emerged victorious. of the skating competitions held in the Turret ballroom. Not on Saturday. was the wristwrestling champion- The winners were also presented conducted at the party. Donuts as many people as in previous Approximately sixty-five WLU ship matches. Paul Gagnon, with swim goggles by the WLU and hot chocolate were served at years attended this year's dance, students, staff and a prof organizer of the event, announc- Bookstore. Organizers and refer- a disco dancing party inside the but those who did go enjoyed participated a day of cross- es the winners as follows: Men's ees of the waterpolo even were Willison Lounge. Organizers of themselves. Fay Booker was the in p. country skiing at Molson's Barrie Division: under 149—Phil Cont'd,on 2 ski area on Wednesday. Trans- Cooper; 150-174—Steve Daub; portation was provided by a bus 175-199-Glenn Billiard; 200 and and two vans (special thanks to over—Pete Hume; Women's John Enns for driving the bus.) Division: Sue Thomson. A cool Proxy voting in election possible The skiiers were provided with clear night and plenty of hay theproper equipment and given provided the setting for the by Joanne Wise responsibility to ourselves and to out to the polls on February 2. a few rudimentary instructions hayride at Elora Gorge on It's election time again and, as the University of which we are an You willbe helping to combat one before setting out for several Thursday night. The buses were members of the "Corporation", integral part, to see to it that the of the most misunderstood, most hours of touring the trails at packed to capacity as 150 people time for the student body to raise 1978-79 WLUSU fulfills its abused voting policies in the Molson's Ski Area. A race was rode to Elora Park where two its head above the Torque Room obligations as our legal repre- Corporations Act: The Proxy held at the end of the day's flat-bed wagons pulled by tract- smoke and show its democratic sentative. Vote. skiing. Winners of a silver-plated ors waited to convey the eager face. In accordance with the laws Ideally perhaps this istrue, but The function of Proxy voting is beer mug apiece, awarded by 'hayriders' along the woodsy of the Corporations Act of in reality "dirty politicing" is to enable students, who would Molson's, were Marilyn Morris road. After enjoying the leisurely Ontario and the policies of our often as prevalent as clean otherwise be unable to make it to and Ron Brown. Apres ski, a chili jaunt, the riders gathered around Union, all positions on the Board politics. The election is, of the polls, to have a voice in the dinner was served. The weary a roaring fire and roasted hot of Directors are one again up for course, where it all begins. The election. Unfortunately that func- skiiers later called upon hidden dogs while warming themselves. grabs. For the politically minded private power struggle between tion has been extended by reserves of energy and danced to Carla Biancucci competently co- this means a chance to get candidates now, may well be- candidates in previous elections, tunes provided by a disc jockey. ordinated the details of the involved; for the community come a corporate struggle in a to include the practice of A fine job of organization and hayride. minded, it means a chance to few short months. To safeguard power-play-politics. Some can- planning by the Cross-Country Snowdown made a big splash exercise a basic right—the right against this, and to show due didates have been known to Ski Committee members, Ken on Friday afternoon when ap- to vote.