THE CORD WEEKLY Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario Thursday, November 18, 1982 Volume 23 Number 10 'We're for You' falls victim to economy by Dave Docherty "It's easy to understand why some retail stores cannot afford to pledge money. Everyone realizes how bad things are economically, I just hope they realize how worse off they would be if not for the students" Sutherland states. With ten prospective projects businessmen will be re-approached outlined and over six million dollars in January, after the Christmas needed to meet their project costs, boom period. Laurier's "Excellence in the Sutherland feels that the Eighties" fund raising program is a approach used by "We're for you" must. The "We're for you was a good one and has no qualms campaign is an important part of about continuing with it in the New this money drive says Mike Year. It was a student participation Sutherland of the University program with eighty students (sixty Development and Alumni Affairs. from WLU and twenty from UW) Sutherland heads Laurier's half of spending a Saturday canvassing the WLU-U of W "We're for you" K-W merchants for the $500 drive which is designed to receive pledges. $500 per year on a five year pledge All businesses that were from K-W and area businessmen. approached had previously been The donations will be equally mailed flyers explaining the divided among the two universities. program and therefore knew the The idea, explains Sutherland, is students would be coming. Those to let the businessmen put some of merchants who donated to the fund the student money back into the were .given "We're tor you decals to institutions. With an estimated be placed in their windows. This twenty five million dollars spent identifies them as participants and annually by the 22,000 University the Universities ask that both students in Waterloo, the program students and staff support these seems logical. However, says businessmen. Sutherland, so far "We're tor You Not surprisingly, some of the has not met our financial goals." more amiable donations were the The new music building is among those plans for the Development Fund. The former WLUSU President local night spots. "Most of the bars said he felt sorry for some of the which attract students, realize the When asked where this money expensive: costing an estimated two into this improvement zone, at an "Businessmen. "Sure, the donation is Universities are their chief source of will be spent, Mr. Sutherland replied million dollars. estimated cost of i .2 million dollars. "While this certainly long a tax-off, but who needs a write off income and are happy to put some that all the money raised from the is a when they're losing money and money back into the two schools" "Excellence in the Eighties'" Other target areas include: half a range project", concludes Mr. don't know if they-'ll be in business explained Sutherland. What was million for renovated Science Sutherland, "The board of under the next month." surprising was the absence of Campaign is jurisdiction laboratories, $200,000 for new food Governors hopes to have its first of the Board of Governors, but is Of the 6.2 million dollar total, donations from some of K-W's service equipment and another area decided upon by the spring. "We're for you" is trying to raise record stores. However, these are limited to Capital Needs. Of the ten $200,000 for a modern telephone With 34'/( of the six point two one million dollars. The campaign among the stores which will be outlined projects the two floor communications centre. The million already raised, we may see will be extended and many reapproached, says Sutherland. addition to the library is the most proposed new Music wing also falls work begin next summer." Accesibility targeted for late 80's at Laurier by Rita Pekrul available, it will be approximately 5 presently enrolled. looking? chair students and a modified According to Dean Nichols. years before accessibility at WLIJ Despite these funding problems, Several universities across the computer terminal. Priority is given "Laurier's administration has been becomes a reality, said Nichols. other universities have made province have facilities that are to handicapped students who apply aware of tlie problems faced by In light of statements made by considerable strides in providing outstanding relative to the other to residence and the new Olympic handicapped students at this Carol Barrett (University Affairs services for their handicapped institutions. sized pool has a moveable floor to institution for years." Officer at the Ministry of students in recent years. According to a report issued by facilitate easy entry and exit from Yet is was just last vcar(during the Universities and Colleges) regarding Residence facilities at 13 ol the 16 York University entitled the pool. I year of the disabled) that a the improbability that monies will Ontario universities are now "Accessibility and Services lor the According to "I lorizons". IJ of W tcommittee was struck to investigate j be made available; 19X7-88 seems to accessible to individuals in Phvsicallv Handicapped at Ontario provides its students with 28 rooms these problems and co-ordinate be the target year for accessibility wheelchairs, this according to a Colleges and Universities" Carleton in residence, full accessibility, : efforts to help solve them. here at Laurier. This prospect publication entitled "Horizons" University in Ottawa, is totally housing priority and a trial period in services, to I II no funding from the Ministry of provides little incentive or hope for which lists facilities and accessible "through a series of residence evaluate the living Colleges and Universities becomes ' th os e handicapped s t u d en Is courses offered by various tunnels and main entrances to conditions. universities in the province. buildings." I lie University has York provides pre-universitv According to this publication, the accessible washrooms in all of its academic and mobility counselling; 3 institutions which do not provide buildings and an accessible mobility tours: orientations, a accessible residences are Lakchcad swimming pool. Handicapped volunteer referral service and University in I hunder Bay. students are given priority in complete accessibility, including the IJnivcrsitv of Ottawa and yes - you residence and a group of both residences. guessed it. VVIAJ. handicapped and non-handicapped As of yet. l.aurier has two It seems evident that if funds to students provide students with buildings that are accessible (Peters provide accessible residences can be information, as well as suggest and CTB) complete with washroom found by over SO' \ of Ontario improvements around the campus. facilities. The library is "useable" universities. WLII could find them Brock University (though not and some renovations are presently as well. entirely accessible) has a special being completed around the How hard is our administration chemistry apparatus for wheel- campus. Inside: Weekly Chuckle Board makes plummcrs wait 'til 9:30 PJJ- 3 Mushrooms not so magic in residence 6 Why do UW Engineers drink beer instead of Kool-Aid? Because they Vulgar Luther pg- x still can't figure out how to get two quarts of water into those little Feature: Pot laws obsolete? Pg- 7 pouches! Gabriel exceeds the consciousness pg- i() The 2 Cord Weekly, Thursday, November 18. 1982 Laurentian University falls to rationalization OTTAWA (CUP) - The long- to convince four seperate boards of and eliminate duplicate programs. "intended at least to some extent to critics can only speculate governors, said Stephens. The government has chosen the see how of who abom expected rationalization of Ontario rationalization programs s next. But "it's safe universities has begun. "This is certainly a method of latter option, according to Stephens. could work." they re considering t0 a merging the gaining more control." "They say they can't afford to This move will the Bette Stephenson, Universities keep give universities in Ottawa and the twlT and Colleges Minister, announced Government officials began all the universities open, but Ontario government more control over how Waterloo," said Stephens Oct. 29 that Laurentian University discussing "rationalizing" Ontario has dropped from fourth to tenth universities allocate resources by The Ontario College of Art m and three colleges in the universities during the late 19705. place among the provinces in per centralizing decision-making beco™ parl „112 northeastern Ontario mining belt Those ideas came together in the capita funding during the last five powers in fewer institutions, said Toronto tine arts department, will be into 1981 Fisher report on the role of years," she said. "Their priority is Stephens. And she said Stephens. said amalgamated one funding for Proposals to cut universities. The buying out Suncor (an oil company will or course university in September 1984. report gave the the new univesity almost merge institutions that The new university will be government two options; increase now 25 per cent owned by Ontario), certainly be lower than for the four involve Ryerson wou Polytech, Yo administered from Sudbury, the site university funding each year by one not funding universities." current institutions. University and the Univers.ty 0 of Laurentian University. Algoma or two points more than the The government plans this Further moves to rationalize the T° r° mo are considered she College in Sault St. Marie, Nipissing inflation rate, or merge institutions amalgamation as a trial run. universities are still being studied, so added. ' College in North Bay and Le College de Hearst will still exist, but will lose their autonomy, including their boards of governors and faculty unions. The Ontario government has appointed a committee to Long recommend a name and the funding Enter Distance levels for the new university, .leanne Stephens, a researcher for the Canadian Federation of Students- Ontario, said the hybrid institution will probably be named the University of Northeastern Ontario.