& WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY STUDENT PUBLICATION THE CORD VOLUMEXXXIII ISSUEB OCTOBER 8 1992 Hawks let one get away INSIDE News Building kills trees.......page 3 Sports Blues bash Hawks.... page 13 Entertainment MISS live and loud. page 19 Comment Violence grows ai Lamrier....,.page 2B Hawk loss them number drops to four in the national rankings photo by Jim Elkins 2 Advertisement THE CORD Thundmy, Ootobmr M, l>|| Hp O Don't get behind pH in your reading. ' '" " r ' 4SR& IT !• " , ; „ *' ' ■ • %iF!d $ *.*"**" > i & .»„ 4* t » . It : /"-^ilf)|i11' life cord up "* ' ■ m&. UNIVERSITY STUDENT PUBLICATION r ./ ll I CORDIES PUT OUT WEEKLY. 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Krebs later said, "Trees Those who show concern for that are old are more hearty Baker pointed out that a the old trees on the proposed against acid rain." site maple and a willow tree were of Arts and Science building When asked about other pos- St.and concern. "We should be (at the corner of King particular We sible sites for the new building, able to save the maple easily. Bricker Ave.), are not alone. Baker replied, "other sites were be able to save the wil- WLU VP: Academic Donald may not considered but there aren't many "We all share the low." Baker says sites on the campus." As it is, Krebs, however, is skeptical. same concerns." houses will have to be down for the torn Geography graduate students She stated that when plans to allow for the four-story build- were first discussed, Lorri Krebs and Lynda Formosa building scheduled for construction in said would ing, addressed the issue in the Sep- "they they originally Since 1993. tember twenty-fourth edition of build around the two trees. July said for the amount With to the The Cord saying, "We hope the then, they've regards diagram of the treed of the building plans consider the sig- of trees lost, they'd plant sap- landscape and the nificant values of mature trees." lings." campus, approximate area their letter The the will Values which include "keeping In to Cord, proposed building cover, Krebs Formosa stated, "no Baker said that, "it is a con- the aesthetic quality of the uni- and just ceptual approach. Il gives an idea of where the build- ing should proba- bly be located." Although the sketch clearly shows that many trees could be at risk, Baker holds that, "the build- ing could take Hey, it looks like a tree hugger to me. I bet he is a several shapes. I vegetarian too. Photo: Keith's friend have no idea how will will to these old trees? As it Baker others many trees happen stands, and Baker does to be affected." plan plant sap- in charge are aware of the crucial Still, if the lings, yet stresses that "we should nature of such trees, and maintain site in question is strive to maintain the existing that they plan to do everything j ultimately de- trees." He recognizes that "giant to them alive. ' cided upon, what trees don't grow over night." possible keep Laurier is represented LEE HEWITT terms of status with OFS Ken on the issue of university funding. negotiation President, Craft, The Cord the is unclear at in It states that "responsibility for government, however, does not view OUSA the funding higher education should present, although several meet- same light. The Wilfrid Laurier Students' "I think that it is not a good Union has recently joined a idea," said Craft, "I'm not sure lobby which will OUSA is a diservice group "performing why it was formed." He added the student in represent body that since the OFS is an existing external university affairs. and established democratic orga- The Ontario students." - - Ken Undergraduate to Craft (OFS) nization, that OUSA is actually, Students' Association [OUSA] "performing a disservice to will be the voice for have occurred between the negotiating be shared by students, the public ings Ontario students." approximately 87,000 students. and the Ministry 1 — sector and the private sector." fledgling group The charter members of this of Universities and Strangret supports this view, Colleges. Christina Craft. File photo group include the full time stu- "tuition The status of OUSA is unsure adding, fees are going to dent bodies of because of the Ontario Brock, Waterloo, ous schools' students' govern- increase,",, but, "we don't want right now the of Toronto, University ments by October 9, will now be them to increase in a vacuum." Federation of Students. The Queens and Laurier, and the made in late October. part- public The group's mandate is senior lobbying group has been time students at U of T. At Laurier, there will be entrenched as the sole students' op- limited to these funding concerns The birth of OUSA came after for student the in the portunity input on at this time. However, there is a organization province. a June 6, 1992, "informal round- proposal after the ratification. possibility that OUSA could deal Laurier has never joined. table held at the of University OUSA plans to work coopera- said Toronto," Alexandra tively with the OFS. The philoso- "We are revolving around the fund- Strangret, VP: Affairs University of the organization is to, phy Alexandra Slangrel. and the Students' Union's Fi|e photo repre- "manifest a non-confrontational sentative in OUSA. in relations with all Christina Craft, Students' ing issue" -- Alexandra Stangret approach At these discussions, the rep- groups." Union President, maintains a dif- resentatives the of OUSA mem- "We [OUSA] are a con- ferent at least for stu- "Right now," said Strangret, with other student issues at a later not view, the ber schools discovered that they "we [OUSAJ are revolving date. frontational group," said dent body of her university. held many common views. This in in around the funding issue, the "We can see, possibly, the Strangret conformation, "We "It is the first time that consensus led the to drafting of a don't funding of secondary education in future, expanding the mandate to intend to be confronta- Laurier has been involved ex- proposal for OUSA. said had ade- Ontario." include other concerns," tional; we would like to, in as ternally. We have never The proposal, which was in- The organization's mission Strangret. much is possible, work with the quate representation (in external tended to be ratified by the vari- in statement puts forth their position The official role of OUSA, OFS." university affairs)." said Craft. 4 News THE CORD Thurmdmy, Ootobmr a, Iff] Tax refunds snatched TORONTO -- If federal the mind (CUP) you portion, only provin- that students should be to back the students their just trying get money to repay debts indi- have a Canada Student Loan cial share had been cleared, while paying off their loans in full," that students owe it," Renaud cates what's just really, wrong the federal remained make sure you pay all of it off. part unpaid." Bruce, "but says taking money said. with the Canada Student Loan Under announced Richard Bruce, a regulations University from students who But chair of away really Kelly Lamrock, system. in federal the of student February's budget, Regina councillor, says need it -- out of the blue - is real- the Canadian Federation of Stu- "The fact that we have these federal can now seize he is with one government currently dealing ly unfair." said dents, the federal govern- students defaulting on their loans the income tax refunds of stu- case where a student's refund So far, about $21 million has be ment is waging a public relations should a hint that the amount dents whose loan in payments are cheque was grabbed by the been collected by the withholding campaign against students. asked for by the governments is And it's it. arrears. doing government. refunds of students whose loans "It wants Canadians to believe too high," he said. "If someone's "We received a lot of calls "What's really weird," says are in default, said Claudine that we're a bunch of ir- making $600 per month and the from students and former students Bruce, "is that this student's loan Renaud, press secretary for Sec- responsible spoiled brats," he government's asking for $400, who their were depending on dates back from the 19705. I of State Robert de Cotret. said. "But in the how does the retary reality govern- rent get paid? How refund finance to their mean it's ment's cheques prehistoric." The federal government has own figures show that the does he eat?" education," says Van Buchanan, a Bruce said the statute of withheld income tax refunds for repayment rate for student loans But Ranger said that if stu- constituency assistant for British limitations provisions in Sas- other is 91 reasons before and found it per cent and there's usually dents really can't pay their loans Columbia NDP MP Hunter.