The Cord Weekly (January 6, 1977)

RNOLD CHARGEDWITH THEFT Student Union Business Manager operations were not nearly as high it would glow in the dark when Arnold has been charged with as they should be. Comparing them subjected to a blacklight, yet the counts of theft over $200 from with similar operations that Currie markings were not visible to the eye atudent union of Wilfrid Laurier Distributing is involved in else in normal light conditions. ersity. These charges and the where, Laurier profits were far All machines were watched IDequent dismissal of Arnold below what was expected. Advising throughout the night to ensure they his position as WLUSU Scott that their may be some theft were not tampered with by other lliness Manager came after taking place, Currie recommended sources. The following morning >ld was apprehended Dec. 6 that an investigation of the Arnold emptied the machines as he money that was allegedly operation be conducted. had throughout his 6 year term as llllen from the student union. Arnold emptied the machines on business manager. He then took the Waterloo Regional Police arres a regular basis and was solely in money to his office to be counted. Arnold in his office in the charge of recording the profits Before counting it, he sent the nt Union Building on the made. After emptying the mach representative of Currie Distribu !!"~!ling of Monday, Dec. 6 after ines, he would then take the money ting up to the Turret to collect funds :chiog tht financial operations of to his office to count and record it. from machines there. While alone, business manager for some Having such restricted control over the cash from the games room was 1e the money made Arnold a prime counted. Sources say Arnold never The money under question is suspect in the investigation to counted the money while a >ned to be funds from the discover where the funds were representative from Currie Distri machines operating in the going. ;iball buting or anybody else was present. Carl Arnold has been dismissed as business manager of WLU es room of the SUB. Police Having alerted the police to the Regional Police were waiting Student Union, following his arrest and subsequent charges of theft first alerted to the situation by situation, union executives then around the corner, down the hall from union funds. >D president Larry Scott, who ·acted with the police to try and from the union offices. When been in consultation with the ascertain whether or not Arnold was Arnold had finished counting the the safe, Arnold stated it was from Arnold appeared in provincial court r of Currie Distributing, the stealing cash from the pinball funds, the police then entered the the pop machines. The contents of in Kitchener. He was remanded to pany who supplies the mach operations. offices with the permission of the bag were sujected to a Jan. 27 where he will be tried in ; used in the games room. On the weekend before the arrest president Scott. blacklight. All coins glowed in the Preston on the two accounts of Mrs . Currie had notified Scott and the week before, money in the When confronted by police about dark. Arnold Spent the day in jail. grand theft. the profits from the pinball machines had been marked so that a large amount of money in a bag in On Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, Volume 17, Number 12 the Cc>~d Wee~ly Thursday, January 6, 1977 Student senator wants differential fees ANCOUVER (CUP) - A Univer them to consider this alternative. "asinine," because differential fees effect on the education budget. Blandford said, she has written to ' of British Columbia student "It seems our fees are lower than will "add only minimally to the "It might make a little difference several universities in Ontario, "ator who wants visa and those at quite a few other operating revenue of the universi if they (the board of governors) where differential fees will come -of-provin ce students to pay universities in the country," she ty" and will "deny accessibility to decide to only raise tuition fees a into effect in J anuary at an ~her tuition fees said she has no said. foreign students." little bit, so it might help," she estimated saving of one-sixth of one idea how many students would be "And nobody seems to want to do Blandford admits the two-tier said. per cent to the colleges and cted. anything to stop people coming in system will probably have little Since proposing the motion, universities budget. I don't have exact figures (on for university here." number of fo reign students)," According to re'gistrar's office Joan Blandford said Nov. 21. ''I had figures, 3, 715 international stu estimated about four per cent, but dents are enrolled at UBC this year. Committee to check ._ manager role 10111eone told me later it was closer Of these 2,675 are landed immi Student leaders have taken presented by graduate representa It was emphasized that the 1.7 per cent. grants. Another 369 are on initial measures to prevent the tive Warren Howard. I;>ue to the committee would not necessarily '1 haven't done all the ground exchange programs and their further possibility of theft occurring urgency of the situation, members die with each student government yet to speak to the motion. I'll governments pay the fee. in the handling of student union were appointed to the committee in but would be a continuing entity, Yeto find out how many people it That leaves 643 on student visas money. At a Board of Director's the same meeting. It will consist of outliving the present board. The will affect," she said. out of a total population of 23,000. meeting Tuesday night, the Board two board members, the union need for such an ongoing committee Blandford introduced a motion to They and the exchange student are passed a motion calling for the treasurer, and another member was deemed necessary, since it is senate recently which said the only ones who would be affected creation and immediate organiza chosen at large from the student realized that the possibility of a 1b00 fees should remain the same by Blandford's motion. tion of' a committee to check into body. full-time employee handling funds iucrease slightly for BC students, As well, there are 1,560 · cash control procedures and the role could mishandle money unnoticed, le out·of·province and interna out-of-province students, according of business manager of the student While there is yet little in terms due to the annual restructuring of tioul students should pay the to Moe Sihota, Alma Mater Society union. This action was in response of concrete guidelines for the student government. At each .best fees. external affairs director, who to the report given to the board by committee to follow, it is expected it annual election, almost all student Clandford said she is making the estimated about 85 per cent are president Larry Scott about the will have sufficient access to leaders either resign or seek ion so th e board of governors graduate students. arrest and dismissal of business student government bookkeeping in different positions. aware of this alternative (to Sihota will present a motion to manager Carl Arnold. order to properly scrutinize current g fees across the board) and the students council opposing The motion was readily accepted practices of controlling and ac The committee is expected to are that some students want Blandford's motion, which he called by most board members after it was counting for union finances. begin work as soon as possible. Initial reactions to OFS.counter-grou p negatiVe Ont. (CU P) - Initial October referendum at Western to exist some form of liaison with other Western. see the need to fill the gap left by to the University of withdraw from OFS, said, "The student organizations for Queen's "I was very disappointed to withdrawing from OFS. .em Ontario student council University students council general and that is the OFS." receive your letter (of invitation to But, she said, "the effect will ) attempt to establish a ly agreed that there should be some "While I find it most regrettable the rr.eeting)," French wrote. become painfully clear in to me. lei organization to the Ontario form of liaison with other student that Western is no longer a member She suggested if liaison is desired Your council's dissatisfaction with leration of Students (OFS) has organizations.'' of OFS (for the time being) I do not it should be "Through our OFS was ill-founded." negative. But, the response, from Queen's want to subvert the purpose of OFS provincial and national bodies-the SC president Marg O'Grady has and the University of Toronto, has by supporting the growth of Ontario Federation of Students and "The Ontario Federation of ved only two responses to a been negative. , 'counter-organizations'," his letter the National Union of Students. Students is not a perfect organiza 18 letter inviting student Jamie Avis, Queen's student said. "I strongly feel that both these tion but I do not think that any of us cil presidents to a meeting at president, agreed to attend the Shirley french, president of the organizations represent students can claim that our students council ;tern Jan. 15 . meeting, adding, "I would like to U of T student union, was more well and that attempts to under is a perfect organization either." The letter, which followed an point out however that there does emphatic in her criticism of mine these organizations such as you are suggesting should not go French criticized the Western without comment.

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