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Wednesday, March 2, 2000 • Volume 40, Issue 23 Small schoolsurvival fling bab? the A r".-" 55 Cord U 3 News 6 Opinion 8 International 12 Feature 14 StudentLife 16 Sports 20 Entertainment 22 Arts 23 Classifieds Basketball Coach fired after three Restroom theatre poor seasons Antoine Volpini he was working with a team that fea- tured eight rookies and wasn't given Monday evening it was official. Mike the chance to develop them. Kilpatrick's three year tenure as Despite Kilpatrick's known repu- Head Coach of the WLU Men's tation with his players and his inten- Basketball team was over. sity for the job, Baxter said, "in the Kilpatrick was dismissed by end, scoreboards and standings do Athletic Director Peter Baxter, who mean something." said Coach Kilpatrick failed to reach Obviously, Kilpatrick's character the bench marks set before the sea- was never in question, however his son by the Athletics Department. ability to win games was. The most important mark The news came as no suprise to PHOTO Kilpatrick fell most people for short of achieving two reasons. The was leading the Kilpatrick most obvious rea- COURTESY Hawks to a playoff son was the terri- Josh Marshall Wilde, as well as a number of stu- Hie Studio will became the per- berth, something failed to ble record the dent pieces to be performed, manent home for theatre at'tawner he failed to do in team finished The limrier Theatre Collective is Amy Neufeld, Producer of and members of the (Collective are each of his three reach the with in each sea- proud,to present Restaurants and Restaurants and Restrooms eta excited and proud to be performing seasons at WLU. son under Restrooms etc, a variety show fea- and President of the Collective the location's inaugural show. Baxter empha- benchmarks Kilpatrick. turing scenes "written, directed and shared her enthusiasm about the Danielle Fielder, one of the per- sized "that the fir- The second, performed by students. show' saying, "it's been great to see formers expressed her excitement ing had nothing to set before underlying cue, The show debuts tonight and so many students interested in cre- about the experience saying, "It has do with the effort was the hiring of will run through Saturday March ating theatre at Laurier, Their ded- been a lot offun to he. a part ofthis thatKilpatrick had the season. popular Women's 4th at the University'& new Studio ication is truly amazing." production. put into the team basketball coach Theatre. Although the Theatre Collective "There js a relaxed atmosphere or to player devlopment," both areas Stu Julius in May of 1999. Admission is $3.00. with half the has been active throughout the that comes with putting ona variety in which Kilpatrick seemed to strive. This was an obvious sign to most : proceeds going to the Laurier chap- year, holding Improv nights and show as opposed to a full play. This was reiterated by Golden people the athletic department was ter ofHabitat for Humanity. preparing for shows, Restaurants Getting to play a couple different Hawk players upon hearing the putting an emphasis on basketball at Restaurants and Restrooms eta and Restrooms etc will be the first characters is great and we have news of losing their coach. Laurier and that further change was features 14 Laurier students who lull-length. show performed in the had lots oflaughs, ifs going to be a One first year player, who wished on the way. hurry through many costume and University's new Studio Theatre. funny show;" to remain nameless, said Kilpatrick So, when the team failed to make character changes to present a The Old Brewer'sPub, located at 'This style of show allows a was a hard worker, who cared for any improvements in the standings variety of dramatic and comic 65 B Lodge Street was recently great deal of freedom for both them both as basketball players and this season, it became a matter of scenes, songs, and monologues. purchased by the University and actors and directors," Neufeld said, as people. when, not if, Kilpatrick would be The show includes scenes from converted Into two Studio spaces by agreeing. Other players felt Kilpatrick's fir- fired. William Shakespeare and Oscar students, one for theatre and one ' ing was premature, based on the fact Continued • See Coach page 16 for fine art. Continued • Set? Theatre pg. 21 Government fund enables renovations tutions as part ofthe Ontario govern- within post-secondary institutions over $742 million this year alone. ment's Superßuild program. over the next few years, Cunningham said they were very University administration from Cuooningham said the growth will not impressed by the quality of the 100 both Laurier and the University of be temporary and that our universi- or more proposals made and that Waterloo attended the event, with ties and colleges ofthe future willnot the announcement of the funding is UW President, David Johnston, pre- be like those of the past. about the students. siding over the activities. Of the funds awarded, UW will Johnston said it was a day of cel- receive $37 million for the develop- ebration for the universities, the city Today ment of a centre for environmental of Waterloo and the entire region, studies and a co-operative education calling Cunningham a "champion for we start centre while Laurier will be awarded our cause." about $6.3 million for its two proj- Cunningham then took the stage, building for ects. SPENCE saying it was a thrill to be in Cunningham added the govern- Waterloo that day. the future. ment understands the current needs KRISHNA 'Today is one of those milestones and pressures but not all could be Kristina Spence revelled in a week without work, that brings this goal close. Today we With students demanding more addressed in the Superßuild project. universities and colleges across the start building for the future," she co-operative education programs University President and Vice- After months of idling at the cross- province learned of their financial said. and technical courses, Cunningham Chancellor, Robert Rosehart, then roads, Laurier has finally received fortunes. Cunningham said the $20 billion said Ontario universities can expect spoke about Laurier's funding, say- the green light to go ahead with the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Superßuild program is the biggest to see more buildings used at night ing "we have a very tired library. 30 Schlegel Centre and Library renova- Universities, Dianne Cunningham, funding program in the provinces and in the summer. or 40 years ago they built libraries tions. visited the University of Waterloo history with all capital spending The Superßuild program will for books, and now they build them While most students basked in (UW) on Thursday, February 24, to being managed under one roof. create 57,000 more spaces for stu- for people and information." the sunshine of tropical escapes or announce the funding for local insti- Outlining the expected growth dents over the course of spending Continued • See Making room pg3 j /Thanks for checking out \. 5 \ 'I "\. ,...., | r^^:r X 1 " > ; "~"' _^MM«MM»m«iMIIIIIIIMlMliiB8iBBBBBMBBMBlill— »<,'^ '">r\^ 's* W"'X B °*° K ' >: a & your response tvas overwhelming! 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Region. length, however none as effectively Question Period following the Speakers included University of as Professor Hayes who discussed announcement of the latest liberal Waterloo history professor Jeff the impact of World War One on the budget. Hayes; Rych Mills, Director of the largely German-influenced city of budget, promises $58-bil- The which Waterloo County Historical Society Kitchener, then known as Berlin. lion in tax relief over the next five and self-proclaimed 'local history 'The First World War had an budget years, is the seventh pro- zealot'; and WLU's own Barry extraordinary impact on Berlin, and by duced Paul Martin. Gough, history professor at our dis- indeed the entire Waterloo area," he "1 guess it is pretty bard for the oppo- tinguished school. All dignitaries said. to good news," sition take Martin were seemingly impressed by the 'This was a city that was based said. organization's efforts. on manufacturing and industry. The discussions focassed on Jane: "This is the first time in my 25 'Made in Berlin' was a mark ofpride, fiasco, (he Stewart's HRDC misman- years at Laurier I've seen students but after the war started that all agement of tax dollars and the need take such an initiative to learn about changed." for a first minister' meeting on the; their heritage," said Gough. The city, during the war, was sub- lack of health-care funding in the! " I wish people knew more about ject to intense suspicion by the rest of budget. our history, about our triumphs and southern Ontario and was, quite bla- failures." tantly by some, accused of disloyalty being beaten up on the street success story." Centering the discussion were to Canada and its allies.

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