The Cord Weekly (November 27, 1986)
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theCORD Inside Man in Motion 3 Byelection Platforms 11 Something Wild 15 Volume 27 Wilfrid Laurier Number 14 University, Waterloo weekly Thursday, November 27, 1986 Opposes Saturday class Thompson will work for students' weekend By Eric Beyer Tron said the Senate last year more closely allied with WLUSU for made the firm rule of providing 60 a more coordinated student voice. Everybody's working for the academic school days per semester. Burchill said he has tried to weekend. Tron said that if there are any arrange a meeting with all of the Student Union President Brian logical solutions, he would like to student senators, but so far has Thompson said he will work with hear them. been unsuccessful. student senators to try and stop the "The student senators did not The relationship between implementation of a Saturday class make any adverse comments in the WLUSU and the student senators next October. Senate," he said. "is tenuous — at arm's length," said The Saturday class is scheduled Only one student senator, Allister Burchill. for October 17 to make up for the Hain, was present at the 5 Novem- Student senator Doug Earle said preceding Thanksgiving Monday ber Senate meeting to vote on the that at the beginning of the school holiday. issue. He voted for it. year the student senators wanted to Thompson said that he will talk to Senate Assistant Secretary share an office with the Board of the student senators, but the Jaqueline Heit said she could not Directors, but the directors refused. senators — not connected with remember the last time a senate Earle said Burchill is more than WLUSU — have no obligation to motion was rescinded after the welcome to come to student senator listen. meeting had ended. caucus meetings. Only one of eight student sena- But Heit said the Senate meetings Student Senator Peter Nosalik tors was present at the Senate are run according to Robert's Rules said Senate committee meetings meeting that passed the Saturday of Order, and that it is possible to were more important than Senate class. rescind a motion after it has been general meetings, because it is Alluding to the 'Rambo Hamster' passed. "where most of the work is done." cartoon strip, Thompson said Student senators are elected by He said he would be more concerned "someone was undermining students for a two-year term. if student senators did not go to democracy." Student senators do not have to committee gatherings as opposed to Peter Tron, Laurier's Head attend school during their term of the general meetings. Registrar, defended the decision to office, but must attend half of the Presently the eight student have a Saturday class. meetings in a year, or risk losing senators are Doug Earle, Bruce "Based on everything I read, it their seat. Elliot, Tammy Yukk! Winter! Agh! Exams! Aggggghhhhh! At Higginson, Christy (the term) had to be 60 (academic) WLUSU Vice President: Snelgrove, Allister Hain, least it looks nice. Cord photo by Rob Mellow Andy Berg, days. There weren't too many University Affairs Jeff Burchill said Andy Shannon, and Peter Nosalik. options," he said. he wished student senators were •Sec related story, page 3 Feminist prof stands up for rights By Susie Petersiel, McGill Daily dents whose expertise in some area 'take a run at Sheila,' and feit that In addition to disapproval from minutes by a colleague who told her and Heather McAsh may exceed hers, and encourages my use of gender-neutral language students, Mclntyre's job security that she had better alter her con- students who would not normally was my attempt at shoving my became unstable. She implied that duct if she hoped to be rehired. A Queen's University law pro- speak to participate. politics down students' throats," she was rebuked, insulted and The memo has also elicited open fessor who introduces a feminist "Lack of hierarchy means re- she said. threatened in her offices for 45 Continued on page 5 perspective to the classroom has ducing as much as possible the seen reaction move from abusive balance of power between student demonstrations last year to national and teacher," Mclntyre explains. support this year. "You must self-consciously make WLUSU Pres cautious Media recognition and letters of spaces for different voices, (or) support from 20 North American women's voices might be silenced. universities came for Professor "I do not subscribe to the myth of Sheila Mclntyre after she wrote a objectivity ... I admit my personal about S. African policy 19-page memo last July to the perspective (in the classroom). I say members of the Queen's University 'I believe' and don't play the devil's By Catherine McCauley chines and student pubs, sells cussing the issue. Law Faculty Board. advocate," she said. Carling beer products and Roth- "We have been looking at issues Mclntyre said she wrote the Reaction to both her memo and Wilfrid Laurier University Student man's tobacco, two companies with directly affecting Laurier. In January memo to create awareness of the her teaching style has not always Union President Brian Thompson extensive South African holdings. we will be looking at broader issues," problem that women face in every been positive. thinks the student council should "Pulling beer is a weak way of Thompson said. classroom — a problem, she said, "People who never understood not dictate what products students doing it (protesting)," Thompson In Thompson's opinion, educa- that is intensified in the traditionally the problem became more self- should buy, even when the com- said. However, "we would stop tion about apartheid is the rational male dominated discipline of law. conscious," she said. "Feminists panies involved do business in ordering it if people stop buying approach. "We should educate the "I was committed to teaching as often are more concious about South Africa. these products." students regarding South African my legal career ... and I wanted to power relations than non-feminists," Laurier faculty hope to involve "It (would be) patronizing to tell products and let them make up their teach as a feminist," she said. she explained. WLUSU in protesting apartheid, the students what to buy," he said. own minds." "Introducing a feminist per- "It is particularly galvanizing (to and voted to divest pension fund Carling O'Keefe beer, based on The best approach, said spective to law meant more time them) when someone goes public money invested in companies with the sales of Miller, Miller Lite, Thompson, is to utilize "consumer spent altering the style of the class- with this sort of information." operations or assets in South Africa. Carlsberg and Carlsberg Light, power" where "any individual can room, rather than the content. I Mclntyre said she received a The Faculty Association will ap- accounts for "approximately 20-25 affect federal policy by not buying think it's important to validate the strong negative reaction from proach WLUSU in the new year, per cent of beer sales," said Lynn these products." voices of women in the classroom so several male students in her Tort and are seeking ways of initiating Kurtz, Vice President Finance. Thompson has said he "would they're not seen as emotional, or class. "About six men were de- "concrete action" against South There is no formal board policy welcome any initiative from the their ideas seen as irrational." liberately disruptive, uncooperative, Africa's apartheid system, said about South Africa at this time, faculty regarding faculty-student Mclntyre interruptive, January said she tries not to and angry," she said. Faculty President Dr. Paul Albright. Thompson said. In and Continued on page 7 silence students, recognizes stu- "These students pre-arranged to WLUSU, through vending ma- February the board will be dis- THE CORD WEEKLY 2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1986 the CORD weekly November 27,1986 Volume 27, Number 14 WLU Student Publications Editor-in-Chief Matt Johnston NEWS Editor Bruce Arculus Associate Eric Beyer Contributors Alex Greer Sandra Healey Steve Howard Catherine McCauley Don Minato Kevin Montgomery Erika Sajnovic FEATURES Coordinator Heather McAsh ENTERTAINMENT Editor Anne-Marie Tymec Contributors Steve Howard Watch For It! Dave Lackie Steve McLean Kirk Neilsen Tony Spencer Mike Wingert Ruby's New Year's Eve SPORTS Start out with Hors D'oeuvres, enjoy the Editor Rob Furlong Contributors Serge Grenier & . Sally Lichtenberg Brad Lyon Hot Cold Buffet. Scott Macdonald Jeff Madigan Party along with the VJ and all the Party Steve McLean Chris Starkey DESIGN AND LAYOUT Favors are on us. 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