The Cord Weekly (September 5, 2002)
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The Cord Weekly Laurier's Official Student Newspaper Volume 43 • Fourth Issue!!! Thursday September 5, 2002 vwwv.wlusp.com Orientation Week Arrives the funk the Stefan Sereda up at newly-improved Turret, or get down like James Brown at The unmistakable shouts and yells start- a dance party in the Quad. ed Monday, the jams were kicked out Amid all the partying the students the usual club fairs and by Tuesday night. The school year were exposed to opened with the usual fanfare: O-Week. had the opportunity to attend Powered by 2,100 frosh students "Academic Integrity" sessions, giving who moved into residence and driven them the chance to hear some of the of lecture. by a massive team volunteers, faculty Orientation Week 2002 is well under- And of course, there is Shinerama. to make first stu- This aimed way. Designed year year's fundraising campaign the week research dents feel welcome at Laurier, at generating money for to is aimed building community and fight Cystic Fibrosis has big shoes to fill, and feet fill them. Last school spirit. Jess to year The Monday move-in went Laurier's frosh set a Shinerama record than last with enroll- and collected but this smoother year: nearly $120,000, there less ment down and more residence space year are approximately 300 the school's adminis- freshmen. Still, Shinerama leaders tration was able to the keep their promise are rallying group and rid the for the main drive SEHDEV campus on to of triple rooms. Designed Saturday, where frosh the While last year's make first year go out into MANEESH jaded group of fresh- students feel community to raise men temporarily money and spread welcome at withheld their bitter- Laurier's school spir- the the week it. This ness, new group Laurier, year's goal is of Golden Hawks is aimed building set at $90,000. their frosh the fun met community ancT Indeed, is and the groups leaders, just beginning for school divided spirit. up into red, first year students: and the blue, gold green after Wednesday and started the night Sloan concert chants. Then they and extravaganza took the Athletic for comedian there to Complex open- at Wilfs, is a trip to ing ceremonies, beginning a week of Bingeman's Amusement and cheerful which can often be Recreation Park lined cacaphony on up for heard in and around the and tal- campus. Thursday, Friday cheer-off While Laurier's frosh week has its ent show in the Athletic Complex, and fresh mainstays, ideas are still being the closing ceremonies. added. old Regatta games featured Other events, such as the movie favorites such the but have been as tug of war, it night on Thursday night, also added in some downright raunchy planned in order to provide next year's fun, namely a game where the winning frosh with non-alcoholic opportunities. team determined who could Who could what else think was by guess they'll make a longer line out of removed arti- 0f..? CHERRY cles of clothing. Enjoy the free food and parties On host while frosh: Tuesday night Laurier was they last, memories are CHRISTINE to an where on-campus party, frosh swell, but free stuff is scant, at best. could rock their socks off Wilf at s, give Above: A packed AC hosts Opening Ceremony celebrations. Below: Eager off-campus students check out the Locus presentation in the Concourse Staff Association threatens strike Thomas Thompson stoppage. In other words there can either be a long one that started at the beginning of the sum- While neither party were in a position to divulge strike the union where the staff refuse factors both to by to work mer. Time is of critical importance for WLUSA as the specific they were willing With the boisterous cheers of frosh or a lockout the administration ifthe well. describe the that have undertaken. echoing by university process they the throughout campus and the clusters of 0- negotiations fall apart. This is a situation that WLUSA president and chief negotiator Dr. There are two basic aspects that are part of week activities it is to that there is could have a effect the Wolff said that of members the collective Die first is the contract easy forget a profoundly negative upon Bruce many its were agreement. very serious issue that is in the life of the Laurier have which outlines such the condi- being played out community. eager to a collective agreement in place language, items as Laurier The contract between the If there work frontline and community. is a stoppage, many before the beginning of the fall when the entire tions of work, how to handle grievances, Wilfrid Laurier and the Wilfrid in the of University Laurier services University would be affected, such University community is occupied by one of it's health and safety. The other aspect the contract Staff Association, which the as the Health classes busiest times of the Wolff indicated that is the which University represents Registrar's office, Services, year. monetary aspect, encompasses clerical, and technical staff of the and labs and of the services that of when had entered that benefits and vacations. When it support many are a pan they into negotiations wages, comes to has this and has entered the life Both sides had asked little when first collective said that University, expired June daily on campus. expressed WLUSA for very they making a agreement Wong into a of collective the period renegotiations. strong interest in reaching a agreement submitted its proposals to the University in order often both parties usually focus on language the one of most miscon- as soon the last took before discussion about the mon- Perhaps popular as possible. to save time since agreement 25 days they engage in that has been around the "The and nine-month Wolff further ceptions spreading University wants an agreement is over a period. went on etary issues. Laurier is that WLUSA will be campus on to work towards a fair settlement that he had idea that the was mentioned that it has been going prepared to pre- stating no process Wong monetary strike. This is not the but the of work case possibility a vent stoppage," Philip Wong, Assistant Vice- going to confrontational. issues that have been a concern for the university. strike does this exist at point, and if a collective President of Human Resources for WLU and the Both Wong and Wolffeach said that they had agreement is not reached before chief for the commented believed that the and take September 13th negotiator University, process is a give both parties will be to work afternoon. Yet the position create a legal Wednesday process has been a process yet they still have a lot of issues to resolve. Continued on Page 3... 2 j%etosi Constructing a university Touch-ups and renovations cause a plentitude of inconveniences around campus. Construction on the whole remains behind schedule. Stefan Sereda will continue into October. Construction have slowed New at Laurier may down, Quad took build. first video but at least the Pyramids longer to Anxiously awaiting its dance party, the school the Woods should Sacrifices must be made as tries to new Schlegel/Ans/Alvin Quad improve its facilities. have retaining walls, sidewalks and other hard Inconveniences abound as finishing touches landscaping by Monday. Sod, shrubs, trees and of various furniture will be in thereafter. are placed on many the building proj- put place shortly around While the ects campus. new complexes are for nearly complete, renovations still persist. The Turret Functional and aesthetic improvements to The Waterloo College Turret, WLU's on-campus and The new Waterloo College nightclub, are complete Hall residence opened for the While the first the club is ready for business. influx offrosh on Monday, com- three floors of the Conveniently, the Health offices plete save for its food service Services are also newly library were renovated and for area, scheduled to be complet- ready use on to be ed in October. Final site supposed the morning after. and for cleanup landscaping are reaay by early also scheduled for October. July, they remain Dining Hall The hall is still closed, unfinished. dining Schlegel Centre with minor construction still CHERRY Office furnishings are continuing. Additional staff is floors trained for the being moved into two being servery and three of the Schlegel/SBE Building this week, and new furniture was moved into the enlarged CHRISTINE with desks and seating already installed. The proj- dining area on Thursday. The elevator at the east schedule and classes will be of end the cafeteria is but it awaits ect is on open as of complete a The inside of the nearly completed dining hall. Are those study carrols? September 9th.. In addition, the Schlegel/Peters license which will hopefully be issued at the end of the second week of St. Michael's Student link will be ready for traffic some time during the September. Arrangements thirty to forty-seat computer room. office for The Michael's lot has been offices and bookstore have first week of classes. The Albert Street parking lot have been made with the special needs St. parking lounge space, faculty a for but individual assistance. 270 above the ini- also been added. and landscaping project is set October, any handicapped requiring expanded to spaces, 150 spaces features pedestrian traffic routes are already in place. The adjacent areas on the second floorof the Paul tial figure. Personal safety such as lighting, Martin Centre are still under construction. video cameras and a safety pole have been added the school's latest Library to paved paradise.