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THECORDWEEKLY Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Thursday, November 11,1982 Volume 23 Number 9 Labatt's ad push gives O'Keefe the blues By Chuck Kirkham way into our school. offered the eight universities fifty to With offer of thousand blanket offer. an over eight seventy as a O'Keefe Carling player of the thousand In schools dollars to our football August, seven agreed to Labatt's player ofthe Is game; game. program. Labatt's has taken over the terms and split the money. there difference? any the rights to promote Golden Hawk Mr. Luke Koval, Labatt's of this The last page newspaper football. Carling O'Keefe has Promotion Co-Ordinator for has one or the other or both usually admitted that they could not even Ontario, said "Labatt's thought that beer in the close such could football in companies represented come to matching an they help university of the selections. And player ganle offer. Ontario. We saw a market that was there is a difference. In eastern Dave yes, Ryan, Sales Director for not being reached by the Ontario alone the difference is tens O'Keefe in Kitchener-Waterloo, universities." thousands of dollars. At Laurier, said of "Coach Knight made a sound Koval and Labatt's felt that the in the thousands the difference is of business decision, no one could turn universities were missing out on the down that Labatt's dollars to our athletic department much money." off-campus markets. all that and directly affects varsity sports Knight was not the only Athletic believed they could help the and make schools that market. small large. Director to such a "sound cover An important policy change took business decision." In fact, seven ol "The program was a success, a Athletic place this year at the the eight schools in Ontario total success." Koval boasted. "I do that for has have but Complex the most part University Athletic Association not the exact figures you unnoticed. will find that attendance gone football also made the same choice. throughout For the first time in of ten Western Ontario was the five years, University province was up twenty to O'Keefe is Carling Breweries not the only abstainer. It is the policy at thirty per cent." associated with the of the not to promotion Western have breweries, The original deal left Labatt's football at Laurier. This distilleries, .tobacco program or companies with the first right of refusal on the year in an attempt to corner the school events. sponsoring one year program. They hope to Ontario Athletic In of Labatt's first University May 1982. pick up the contract again next year Association's football promotions the OUAA about approached and possibly come up with a longer /*llOlO connew IV/.i market. Labatt's Breweries ol football possibly sponsoring term contract. Scenes of the Labatt's has such as this one may be a thing past. replaced Ontario has their the The\ literally bought throughout province. cont'd 16 on page of events at WLU. Carling O'Keefe as the major sponsor sports Weir installed as Laurier's third President at Convocation presidential robes of office. is beneficial. Dr. Weir today, any experience unexpected. "Finally", From the provincial government In conjunction with the current wished, "May the wind be always on the Assistant Deputy Minister from economic crisis, Dr. Weir warned back". your the Ministry of Colleges and the graduating class that there will With that. Dr. Weir sat down and Universities, Williams, Benson gave be "no solution forthcoming until the presentation of academic hoods his while the of greetings mayor we are prepared to deal seriously and degrees began. Fifty-one Waterloo. Marjorie Carroll, with the problem." He also said that graduate degrees were awarded, represented the city. Most of the in all needs a "negotiation sectors of these from twenty-seven coming Ontario Universities sent their order of co-operation" in to spirit the Faculty of Social Work. The congratulations as did the be restore stability. Students must of largest group graduates were of Prince Edward Island University to take advantage when "prepared General Arts students who claimed and Mount Saint Vincent comes." University recovery hundred and one seventy-seven from Nova Scotia. " While this means that degrees of the three hundred and Dr. Weir then turned his attention universities must be concerned with fifty-seven awarded. to the audience and his address gave the of employment their students". Thirteen students were named to to the Convocation. He by began Dr. Weir that was quick to say now the Deans HonourRoll for first class everyone for their thanking more than universities ever must academic standing. Among this attendance, but then said it was the in the remain as beacons Eric Ziezold who was also community group was graduating students who had many and not be pendulums which swing the recipient of the University Gold people to be thankful of. They back and forth with current trends. Medal for Outstanding Achieve- should be grateful to the help they've A be University should always a ments. the who received from parents stable guiding light according to the The entire ceremony lasted little backed them morally and Dr. Weir closed his than hour and half and new president. longer an a Photo by !/// (•(/ ('/long financially, and to the Faculty and address by advising the students the students seemed more relaxed the class at last Dr. Weir addresses graduating Sunday's staff who helped direct their graduates that they now have an outside the confines of the to in the Convocation. He told the to have the 'courage academic careers graduates proper their "obligation to use knowledge, auditorium, where they could offer direction. stand and it h other their on principle' expand wherever possible". ea c per son a 1 Dr. Weir said that, when This, he said, should give the congratulations. by Dave Docherty The Convocation ceremonies reviewing the list of graduating graduates "courage to stand on For President Weir the beginning In a brief but elaborate ceremony. when the Bedel students, lie noticed an officially began "unusually and with principle" provide them of a new role marked the ending of Dr. John Weir was formally sixteen and of work the pound, gold high degree experience" the placed means to cope with the one for the siraduation he addressed. installed Laurier's President. In as W.L.U. the feet of the walnut mace at among graduates. Approxi- addition, three hundred and I'ifty- half of the the University Chancellor. Lt. mately one people getting s even g r a d u a t e s r ece i ve d Governor John Black Aird. The Lt. degrees on Sunday were adult convocation into the of fellowship floor the students who held down while Governor then gave the to jobs academics. Chairman of the Board of attending University. The Kitchener Auditorium was Governors of the University, John In addition, there was a large near capacity as family and friends F. Moffat. number of Co-op, Internship and ol the graduating class came to Oath work students Dr. Moff at administered the Social Work term witness the event on Sunday, of Office to Dr. Weir. In addition, among the group. This. Dr. Weir November 7th. in the Vice-President Academic. Dr. said, will be an invaluable asset 1 he Wilfrid Lauricr Wind invested the new Max Stewart, future career goals. In a recession as Ensemble for the the played procession. President with purple bad as the one facing the people looks at Memorials 3 INSIDE: Major Shelley pg. Newswriting work- Federal national government proposes student aid this 2 shop Friday, program Pg . November 12 at 7 Feature - Accessibility at WLU? Pg 2:30 p.m. WLUSU lives 8 National-The Great Pumpkin on pg. board room, 2nd Huis Clos: One Hell of 9 a joke Pg . floor Student Union Varsity teams lose in sponsorship Building. Everyone changeover Pg . 13 welcome! Photo courtesy WIX Remembrance day ceremonies held at Laurier at 11 AM today 2 The Cord Weekly, Thursday, November 11. 19X2 Ottawa pledges support for post-secondary education It's not too late to that the have PHOTOGRAPH by Mike Strathdee of the students...we hope your the most important resource - the photos by Bob Fehir provinces for sure are going to give a skill and vitality of our people". He taken for Christmas under his higher priority to contributing to pointed out that Financing of post-secondary their of the lederal share of own system post-secondary education remains an important government, education" Lalonde stated. has for the federal post-secondary funding Graduation priority government. Photographs increased form 47% in 1976 to 57%' Prime Minister Trudeau stated in a make a nice Christmas Present this He added that at the same keynote address to the federal year. the provincial share has Liberal policy convention in Ottawa time, from last weekend. "We declined 37% to 25%. say that All Students already photographed The minister claimed that education is still a we prime in the priority, say please return proofs concourse students that education is the provinces are forcing to critical to Nov. 9&10 between 10-2pm educational economic the rest of their recovery...we say that our pick up costs. system of higher education must be Finance Minister Marc Lalonde preserved," Trudeau told a packed said after the that the ballroom at the Hull convention speech Trudeau has "already centre. government FORDE made it quite clear to the provinces do find for that we not it adequate the provinces to pull out of financing higher education, as the federal STUDIOS and At a social workshop.