THECORDWEEKLY Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Thursday, March 25,1982 Volume 22 Number 21 15% Increase Less Than UW's Students Pay Big Bucks Next Year by Steve Patten university increased tuition 5% Full-time undergraduate WLU more than the increase in operating students will pay $135 more for grants two years ago, and again last tuition next year. For senior BBA year did the same thing, then this students this means a 14.8% year that university's tuition could increase to $1,050. Other onlyincrease by the samepercentage undergraduate students will face as government operating grants, tuitions of $1,025, a 15.2%increase. 12.2%. These figures, which "were released Last year the basic operating last week in the Board of Governors grant was $851 and WLU arts Executive Committee 1982-83 fee tuition was $890 and therefore, schedule, bring the senior business WLU had used up 4.6% of the 10% tuitions and other Undergraduate allowed. This year operating grants tuitions to the maximum allowed to went up 12.2% andLaurier had the WLU by the government to 2.5% option of increasing tuition 17.6% below the maximum. (10% - 4.6% plus 12.2%). Tuition is only one of the number When asked why the Executive of fees to increase in September of Commitee of the Board of 1982. The business Co-op fee will Governors would recommend a increase by $20. The total of the 15.1% increase for Arts tuitions various incidental fees for Student when universities are in a financial Union, Athletic and Health services bind, and the Committee had the will increase by $8. Residence fees power to move to 17.6%, Peter are increasing approximately 17% Venton, Vice President of so that in 1982-83 a student in a Administration and Finance, double room with a full meal plan replied: "We wanted to go to the wil pay $2,498 for the full range of maximum but also to go gradually residence services. rather than crank any students fee Even with the increase, WLU fees up more than 15% in one year." are at or below the provincial Thus far, the reaction of WLU average. U ofW Arts tuitions are set students has been one of having to to increase 16.7% to $1,050 and. "face the realities of inflation and Engineering, Optometry and higher costs of education." Architecture will rise 21% tosl,l4U. WLUSU representatives have Their Co-op fee is increasing 12.2%. said that rather than complaining The government's method of about the increases, attention figuring how high tuitions can be should be turned to improving raised is a confusing matter. A student grants and loans such as couple of years back the provincial QSA.P. A provincial government government gaye universites the research report leaked last week has option of increasing tuition 10% warned the Minister of College and more then the increase in the basic Universities thatradical changes are operating grant per student. needed to aid and encourage lower However, this 10% could only be income students to attend post- Wilt's celebrated a top ot the morn'n all day last Wednesday, as these partiers used up once. For example, if a secondary educational institutions. demonstrate. Display Features Hunger Awareness by Fred Ludolph production of locally needed food countries to grow food and produce Lutheran World Relief, and the Church's involvement in political "It is meaningless to speak of the by occupying it with the production goods for their own needs. development agencies of the and economic issues,feeling perhaps Word of Godapart from an event," ofsugarandbeef for expojlto North Advocacy is also important. Catholic, Anglican and United that the realm of the "spiritual" read a passage that'was central to the American markets. This same Changing social structures and Churches to name a few. Third, should remain the Church's sole Laurier Christian Fellowship World system operates around the world government policies is essential to simplify your own lifestyle. concern. Hunger Project held Wednesday ih the production ofcotton, rubber, the development of Third World Consume less, pollute less and March 17th in the concourse. The coffee, tea, and grains for cattle countries. actively seek to learn how to live a We would like to thank all project had several emphases: and poultry feed. - more relationship-oriented lifestyle students and faculty who sponsored How can we help? Most as opposed to a material-oriented participants in the thirty hour fast To make the Laurier Campus Another emphasis of the display importantly we can become more lifestyle. held over the weekend, as well as all aware that world hunger and was that hunger is rarely due to informed about the issues. Global Reaction to LCF's hunger those who stopped to ask questions economic injustice are concerns natural catastropheorenvironment- Community Centre is a good place project was mixed. Students and and view the display. The Christian which Christians are grapplng with al changes. Most often, as in the to get a hold of information. faculty were generally interested and community is concerned about the and staking positive action to Dominican Republic, it is a problem Secondly, support reputable many were supportive. Some Third World countries and how resolve; created by political and economic development agencies such as the negative reaction was received from our culture is involved in their imbalances. Foreign investment, Mennonite Central Committee, LCF members who questioned the problems. To raise the awareness of which grows food or exports students, especially in a business- resources for profit, rather than oriented school, that North produce goodsfor localpeople, pays American lifestyles and economic little to work and confiscates land, leaving nations unable to buy or Board Against Subsidizing patterns create havoc in Third World Countries; grow products for food, clothing and shelter. Often these foreign -by Rodger Tschanz Board of Directors voted down the spending our money on. Ourrole (in night's WLUSU suggestion of having WLUSU the matter) would be to negotiate And to raise financial investments are protected by local Last Sunday on support subsidize the Kitchener Transit of the through a thirty-hourfast to support governments who crave foreigp Board Meeting was the Board's last behalf students rather than for this school term Commission in any manner to get a subsidize the students. the work of the Global Community capital. This has often taken the planned meeting and such the business which was decrease on the cost of bus passes. Centre and the Mennonite Central form of military action, sometimes as Committee. backed by the governments of the discussed was an attempt to tie up This year's Drama Club investors (the US has twice invaded loose ends. This subsidy idea was first production Hay Fever netted the A main feature of the Concourse the Dominican Republic and has suggested by Wim Simonis club a substantial loss since it had to display was the audio-visual vested interests in other countries The Board voted in favour of Federation of Students President at be performed at the WCI theatre. presentation. One program, "Guess because of American investments. purchasing a print of "The Laurier U of W, who felt that the $12/term This theatre cost $970 to rent. Who's Coming to Breakfast" Canada's multinationals undoubt- Mistake" for $280.72. This film, a discount on student bus passes WLUSU voted in favour ofcovering (produced by the Inter-Church edly benefit from the US stance on satire on "The Laurier Decision", offered by Kitchener Transit wasnot half of the club's loses with the Committee on Corporate these issues). was shown in the Turret last year to acceptable. His idea was to subsidize understanding that the university Responsibility) explored the enthusiastic crowds and it is hoped the Transit Commission $19 per will cover the other half. problems of North American Finally, the display sought to by WLUSU that similar showings student if the cost of the four month backed cash cropping in Third emphasize that providng food for next year will initiate the same bus pass was lowered $19. It was this The final business of the meeting World Countries. Guild and the hungry is not enough. Rather, response. proposed subsidy which, after concerned Student Union fee Western's sugar operations in the development aid is important. Aid limited discussion on the part of the increases. This fee will increase by Dominican Republic was targeted as that does not come in the form of With regards to the ongoing Board members, was voted against. $5.00, a 10% increase. Steve Patten one company that helps keep native high technology, military hardware, campaign on the part ofWLU and U WLUSU president, Steve Patten made special mentionofthe fact that peoples in poverty situations by or tied to trade restrictions. Aid of W Student Councils to get said, "This (subsidy) does not fit this fee could havebeen increasedby taking valuable farmland out of the must help people in less developed reduced bus fares for students, our into the scope of things we should be the full CPI of 12% but wasn't. March 25,1982 2 The Cord Weekly. Thursday. THE CORDWEEKLY
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Part of our program provides industry. And it's an investment that'helps Canadaprecious resource is our skilled workers. training for women in non-traditional-jobs. Canada work. Right now, there are jobs in Canada which The rewards are great because training in because short people skills is a key security the For a coPy of tne booklet can't be filled we're of priority to job in M with the right skills in the trades and new 1980s. And more women are entering the Are we ready to change?" wr'te: ' technologies. More and more, finding the right trades each year.,Last year over 22,000 women "CHANGE" Ottawa, Ontario OJ9 ' person for a jobmeans finding the man or . took part in on-the-job training. Thousands KIA woman with the right training. more benefitted from training in the techno- NAME: , At Employment and Immigration we're logics artd other career areas. address: ■• 1 . creating a new National Training Program to '1 hat's an investment in Canada's skilled - ______assist in on-the-job and classroom training in X work force. If san investment in Canadian U_nl_nB_s__ _"«_■_ _l ______the skills Canadian industry needs now, and in nCID-flg WdllclClcl wTrOliC. Employment and Emploi et > ' I _f^~~ l ll^l ■ Immigration Canada , Immigration Canada # OTloHo Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Lloyd Axworthy, Ministre V__yCUL XCjLvJLCL The Cord Weekly, Thursday, March 25.1982 3 MorgensonSupports Abolition of Death Penalty by Rick Nigol committedby people fully expecting it costs the state too much to hold a a police officer is truly tragic but we unadulterated retribution. In this Dr. Donald Morgenson of the not to be caught, or committed by convicted killer for years on end so must ask ourselves it the threat of age of uncertainty, it is easy to whip Psychology Department at Laurier the mentally ill. why not just kill him) is a frightful ,the death penalty would have up an "emotional fire" and provided a thorough andconvincing Morgenson noted that approxi- bit ofreasoning. We have reached a prevented it. The statistics indicate "exercise doubts" by carrying out case for the abolition of the death mately three quarters ofall murders sorry state of affairs when we begin that it would not. justice upon a convicted killer. penalty in an address to an Amnesty are crimes of passion. Tht placing a price on human life. Turning to Canada's judicial Morgenson described this as a Internationalmeeting last Thursday murderers are friends, family One of the strongest arguments system, Morgenson claims that we dark inner drive for revenge. at the Waterloo Public Library. spouses or lovers caught up in used by abolotionists is that the should be much more selective in Everyone can understand the Some 140 countries still employ emotionally charged disputes. Most death penalty is capable of being who we detain and for how long. He simple, unambiguous, direct the noose, gas chamber, electric are not capable ofcontemplating the inflicted upon the innocent. Dr. notes that Canada is one of the most striking out at a hideous act or chair or firing squad. Over 50,000 consequences of their actions and Morgenson pointed to the punitive nations in the world with a person. A corpse slumped in a chair people are known to have been are consumed with remorse after the execution of Timothy Evans in very high ratio of per capita jail. or dangling from a rope became executed in the last 10 years. Along fact. England in 1948afterMr. Evans had sentences. Yet our rates of symbolic evidence of justice being with these gruesome international The statistics certainly do not lend confessed, under police coercion, to recidivism (the return rate of served. It also brings out theworst in statistics, there are constanl credence to the deterrence the murder of his family and others. prisoners) is about 6 or 7 out of 10(a all of us. rumblings in Canada for the argument. In Canada, for example, It was only after the execution that virtual revolving door) while it is as In Morgenson's view, the death reinstatement of capital punish- the homicide rate has consistently John Christy confessed to the low as 1 out of 10 in Denmark. The penalty "lowers the respect for life" ment. Morgenson claims, however, declined since abolition ofthe death murders. In haste, an innocent man fact is that our prisons do little to and "denies the sanctity of life". that the death penalty is penalty in 1977. As well, Morgenson was put to death — his unjust reform prisoners and are closer to Why should we collectively emulate "indefencible", both on the grounds noted that homicide rates have not penalty being irrevocable. This being schools of the criminal trade. the killer? Taking one more life will of social utility and morality. significantly varied in Denmark ultimate of injustices plagued the In this light, Morgenson feels that not bring back one second more of Proponents ofcapitalpunishment since its abolition in 1897. There is conscience of the English nation for there are probably about 10% ofthe the life of a murder victim. argue that it is needed as a deterrent virtually no difference in homicide years afterwards. prison population who are arealand Morgenson feels that he should to murderous crimes. They assert rates between abolitionist and non- Bringing the discussion back to significant threat to society (the not have to justify his abolitionist that people wish at all costs to abolitionist states in the U.S. ■ Canada, Morgenson noted that Clifford Olson's of this world) who stance—that the "onus of proof preserve theirown livesand, as such, The deterrence argument rests every time a policeman is slain, a should be locked up with the keys concerning the social utility and will think twice before murdering upon using human beings for other conservative backlash demanding thrown away. The trouble is, morality of the death penalty lies someone. ends—as examples for others. For the reinstatement of the death however, defining this 10%. As with its supporters. The evidence, Morgenson, on the other hand, Morgenson, this runs counter to the penalty ensues. Police associations Morgenson admits, this is where however, is not convincing and this argues that murderers do not "Kantian imperative" which asserts and police wives claim that danger many psychologists and psychia- is why there is no sufficient undergo a "cognitive calculous"— that people must be seen as ends in to the lives of policemen would be trists have often failed. Mistakes justification for the death penalty. weighing the benefits and possible themselves. removed if capital punishment were have been made and dangerous In many ways respect for human costs of theiractions. In fact, most The economic arguments used by in force. killers have been released in the past life has been eroded by our steady murdersare eithercrimes ofpassion, supporters ofthedeathpenalty (that No one will deny that thekilling of to again wreck havoc. It is in this diet of violence in various media. area, therefore, that a great deal Today, more than over, we need to more research is required to exhibit a reverence for life. The develop standards of mental institution and practices of the state stability. and society (that's you and me) 'Week of Concern' Meeting Today Finally, Morgenson stated that should not reflect the inhumanity UW NEWS - Faculty associa- "The implications are serious," he available elsewhere. once one agreed that the deterrence found in the psyche and acts ofa few tions at the University of says. "While mass firings of faculty "This is particularly the case in argument was absolute bunk, the twisted people. Waterloo(UW) and Wilfrid Laurier and staff don't appear to be on the such areas as accounting and support of capital punishment "Why must we kill people to show University (WLU) are jointly horizon yet for Ontario universities computer science, for instance," rested squarely upon pure, people thatkilling people is wrong?" organizing a meeting on university there have been many firings in ; Says Dr. Brox. "A graduate with a underfunding, to be held Thursday other provinces - notably in Quebec bachelor's degree alone can make COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL OF CANADA evening, March 25. and British Columbia. virtually as much as a PhD starting 430 East 25th Street The meeting is part ofa "Week of "Moreover, what people may not off as a university teacher at the Hamilton, National Concern for appreciate is that we are in a Ontario University assistant professor level." Canada LBV 384 Underfunding" being held across situation where the quality of Dr. Brox says Canadians are also Canada by the Canadian education is threatened." being lured south of the border by Tel: (416)387 (4,16)383-1626 Association of University Teachers. This situation will be spelled out higher salaries and cites the example It will be held in room 5158, in considerable detail Thursday of a recent Canadian PhD (in A private co-educational school, mathematics and computer building evening, he promises. But some I economics) who spurned Canadian on the UW campus, starting at 7:30 consequences already evident appear university teaching jobs to take a Now invites applications for Pre-University (Grade 13), pm. The public is invited to attend. to be: (1) Professors are teaching post at Yale. Grade 12 and Grade If-students. "University funding seems to be a more classes and larger classes and problem throughout the western do not provide individual attention Students with at least Form 3 or equivalent 10 to the extent they were able to, few of Grade world," comments Dr. JamesBrox, a results can apply. UW economics professor and one of years ago; (2) Students are working the organizers of the local meeting. in cramped facilities with less than Dr. Brox says the local meeting up-to-date equipment and thus in All you jokers out there- We offer high academic standards; dedication and care for has the full support of the many instances don't know how to submit your bawdy, international students. administrations at both universities, use the most up-to-date equipment ridiculous, zany, but no the non-teaching staffs and the such as they will find on the job, joke Extra E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) and students. In fact, he says, it is a after graduation; (3) Students are doubt hilarious T.O.E.F.L. classes. follow-up of a student week of grouped into larger classes or'lab articles on or before concern for the universities, just teams and derive less benefit from Monday at noon. We need Scholarship, Bursary and School Residence are available completed. each class or lab session; (4) and for application. The meeting will hear Universities are finding it difficult to News, Entertainment presentations intended to dramatize recruit top notch people because the Sports jokearticles. C'mon Tuition fee: C52,700.00 the impact of underfunding on salary levels they offer are not show your sense of | PRINCIPAL: Mabel Young, M.A.(Ed.), Canadian universities. competitive with the salaries TAMIAE Executive Tamiae Formal 2nd year Reps: The extravagant Tamiae Formal Tom Pacholkiw will be held tomorrow night at the Dawn Murray Transylvania Club. Tickets have Co-op Rep: Jane McCarney been selling very well. A ,great YUKON JACKATTACK 2. turnout of both staffand students is expected. If you have not gotten Social Committee: your ticket by now, get it soon. It Nancy Morris TheWolf Bitfi should be a super night. Michelle Dennis Doug Airey s____! ___*__. UYukonJackwithl ounce TAMIAE Executive Cathy Dafoe Larry Deverette _ the Tamiae is proud to announce next Lyndsay Whillans _"~~ 'r~" . _k and you'll have lassoed ._"_-___—_ \ -__^i>|i>— // Wolf Bite. To heat the bite, year's executive: > kri:\ substitutecoffeeforsoda. " President: mark Van Dongen Anyone interested in becoming _i**~^"* Inspired in the wild, midst Jjj^ L_i_ -" *» ____ Vice President: Tom Teaume involved in any of the many events ______tne damnably cold, this, the_p3^ . black sheep of Treasurer: Laurie Herman that Tamiae runs, should contact '#______Canadian is Yukon Jack Secretary: Joan Wiggins one of the above people. Tamiae - ____t-' V* __~ •* W. V' liquors, r^-^a traditionally runs the most events of 4th Year Reps: any school club and needs all kinds Rod Foster of talents, ideas, and bodies. Now is Vickie Cook the time to help organize any ofour great activities. 3rd year Reps: Keep youreyes open for a Tamiae Rose Pulis General Meeting sometime next The Black Sheep of Canadian Liquors. Greg Smith week! Concocted with fine CanadianWhisky. 4 The Cord Weekly, Thursday. March 25,1982 Question of the Week Bits "Are sorry to see Neale Tayler go?" Little you by Dan Little of creating another life and by Lynn Barrett & SueRusciolelli Have your parents ever tried to drastically changing your own? convince you how immoral and Think about it guys, what if you and your girlfriend felt your Abecassis basically bad premarital sex is? I Aron of this emotions were ready for sex, then a 2nd yr. Business imagine most us have had little later, she comes to'you and says Not really. type of lecture at some point as we were growing up. Yet most of us, it she missed her period? Instantly your mind races, what you do Debbie Stalker seems, ignore this pointer from our will - what can you do? You can do 2nd yr. Master Poli Sci elders. Sure, attitudes change and nothing but wait. And ladies, by I think we're always sorry see contraceptive methods are always - to the laws of nature pregnancy is anyone job available, all making sex more not who's done a good leave. something you can easily walk away I just hope his replacement can prevelent and hassle-free. Yet I from. Are you prepared to take the maintain the same high standards wonder if we are missing the subtle j what our told us. chance of having life , plans we've come to expect from Dr. message in parents Tayler. That is to say, sex is not something drastically changed by being to be taken lightly because of not pregnant? onlythe emotionalpoweroftheact, Don't get me wrong, I'm not but how it can changeyour life. In a advocating a ban on sex. It just word - pregnancy. seems more and more couples I. am reminded of the proverbial become sexually active and thinking hell I've seen close friends go about what it means less. Sex goes through wheneven the best-thought beyond your body and yourmind. It Wong have failed. Is it worth can reach into the future in the form SMay3rd precautions yr. Geography it? That is the biggest question about of a child, and unless you are ready I don't know who he is. sex. Are you willing to express that to accept that chance, however slim, love for someone at the possible cost don't do it. Chris Spence 3rd yr Psychology No I'm not sorry at all. I think a Classified Unclassified Classified turn over is good and we need new blood in there. Please pay parking violations at Sunday at 12:00 at 47 Erb St. W. Be- the Business Office by March 31 to there or be canned, avoid extra $3.00 ownership charge. Congratulations Tougie on your Thanks to the gentlemen of "Successful" Floor Party with the Columbia House. We had a bloody Nurses. good time! The girls from Clara Conrad Love ya, Steve McCaig C3Honeybees 2nd yr Poli Sci cut above the I didn't know he was leaving. 1 To All Superjammers RESUMES a rest! don't really want to see him go. It was you who made SuperJam a First impressions do matter, andso successand remember..."S_p in the does YOUR career(886.089). P.S.- NameofLove." H'fh stationary, mult- The Staff copies, *?*«?diskfile storage. Barbara Williams Expert Typing (IBM Selec- 3rd yr Music and Psychology Newsflash .SuperJam Franchises Service We need a change. A presiden are now available. trie n/Qy* 4)-Standard Service: shouldn't be in for too many years Correction of errors in spelling. UCPA's, Reminder to all Tunas of the year- grammerand punctuation. end banquet which takes place work rePorts theses welcome. 886- -6275. - . _. 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Degrees I ))J WRITING AND For information call 828 - 5244 or 828 - 5344 J J\ •■ Erindale College (i SUBMITTED BY (( Mississauga Road // MARCH (( Mississauga, Ont., )) 31st, 1982 LSL IC6 V , ) J The Cord Weekly, Thursday, March 25,1982 5 LETTERS regardless Owner: "My partner and I have not WORLDWIDE (not just Ist World of the economic reasons and non-elected nominees in a grad made this decision as of yet. In the ,or just 3rd World) voluntary human for their persecution. committee election? This might not Distressed past we have supplied the dons with rights movement which is In closing, I would like to follow Formal Election Protocal, a free room with bathroom facilities, independent of any government, emphasize that the kinds of but 'tough shanoobs.' Dear Editor, prisoners A.I. works to free are Several of the Honourary article in which is a direct loss ofincome to us political faction or religious creed. After reading the last those unjustly suffering through President nominees would not let of of $1350 per don." A.I. worksfor therelease ofmen and week's Cord, on the withdrawal abuses of Universal Declaration of their name stand if the gesture of the King St. Residence, I was Question: How do you personally women imprisoned anywhere for feel about the residence being their beliefs, colour, ethnic origin,or Human Rights. A.I. works through being nominated for an Honourary distressed at the biased point ofview withdrawn from its religion, as long as they neither exerting international public Position was cheapened by expressed in the write up. Being a present have affiliation with university? used nor advocated violence. It is pressure alone, chiefly by writing publicizing the results and portraying resident at 151 King St., I felt it was the these people alone who are polite letters to diplomats in the a competitive atmosphere. All the my dutyto look intothe otherside of Owner: "I feel it is very sad that the defined as of conscience." These prisoner's own country. On this ballots and totalled results were issue. situation has reached this point. It is "prisoners the people in exile who basis alone, 5 prisoners of submitted to Dean Nichol's office if During an interview with one of unfortunate that the university lost are not an off-campus residence last year, imprisoned are not prisoners of conscience are released a day. anyone wanted to inquire. the owners, I discovered some (Hickory Street), and is losinp, King conscience. But another issue is prevalent pertinent thatshouldbe information St. this year. The plans and the 1) Condemnation A.I. On behalf of group 9 here. Upon overhearing several brought to the attention of the of for purpose of initially this perpetrating problems in the 3rd Anna Hemmendinger complaints in class and by students of WLU. building residence was the result of many World. examining the source of those Is the quote "The owners Question: meetings with Dean Nichols. We With over 250,000 members in complaints, it became apparent that of this residence want an increase of Complaint Dept complied with as many as over 130 countries in both the Ist these are the same 'social at least and possibly as high as requests 20% possible and 3rd World (including hypochondriacs' that have been 25%", an of humanly as to the Having assisted in the Grad actual representation construction of building Argentina, Chile, Iran, Iraq, complaining since day one at Laurier. the proposed financial situation? the and Committee Elections, I • felt it even to the of an additional Lesotho, Morocco, Pakistan to This society of complaining Owner: "On the advice of our point - necessary to clear up some of the $38,000 after the mortgage was name a few), A.I. works on behalfof students, of which I sure was the accountant, in order not to show a 'misconceptions' presented in the finalized, to build a communal prisoners" of conscience ANY- founder, can be easily disregarded continual loss, as shown in 1981, he letter 'Disappointed' by Gail lounge for' the students. This WHERE in the world. This means until you volunteer to run some suggested that it was necessary to Shaatlander for those people who tha A.I. adopts prisoners of event. It is easy to pick them out, increase the rates by 19%." building was designed andbuilt with are confused by most things that interest of conscience (p.o.c.'s) in the Ist World they are the ones that'Never Saw the How do you justify the the best students-in mind! happen around them. Question: countries including Poster,' 'Weren't Present during the fact that the university is only We do not anticipate any return on the United Firstly, the general grad meeting our investment for the ten States (One such prisoner was Imari Announcement,' and blamed the increasing their fees by 17%and you next was attended by 5 to 6 times more years." Obadele, imprisoned in 1979for his doctors for not giving 'Adequate wish to the King St. fees by grads than in past years-filling most: increase After being resident King political activity as leader ofa black Notice' for them being overdue at 19%? a at of lEI. During that meeting, dates Street, I have had the privilege to independence movement). When birth. It is then that they start to Owner: "Since our mortgage and times for the nomination benefit from its offerings tofirst year such a prisoner is adopted by A.1., complain, to anyone that will listen, increases 10% per year on the meeting and election day were students. It is too bad that future the case is assigned to an A.I. group that things aren't being run principal, the rising operating costs announced later reaffirmed by first year students will be deprived outside of the prisoner's own - properly. I can't help to think that and the fact that since King St. is a posters. Secondly, once all the from the friendships and university country. Each group is assigned at these people aspire to be seagulls so privately owned building, we do not ballots were tabulated on Thursday participation that this residence has least 3 prisoners from countries with they can fly around and 'shit' on qualify for a 12.2% government night, ALL nominees were phoned been an asset in developing. 3 different political orientatious everything within sight. grant as does Wilfrid Laurier to relay the results -only three of Unfortunately, money is the countries, thereby demonstrating The grad committee elections are University." which could not be contacted. The deterring factor in this crisis. A.l.'s impartiality. Group 9inK-W, over and and enthusiastic Then can we assume that results were not publicized due to Question: Speaking on the behalf of most of for example, is working for committee has been elected. But I the university is charging the the nature of the positions being the King St. residents, is hoped prisoners in Yugoslavia, South am sure Gailand company canfind September '82 students a 17% ' it elected. Who benefits by publicizing that the can Korea and Morocco. If Amnesty is o_t_> increase and also receiving a differences be resolved the voting results (orboth theelected continued on r 12.2% and King St. Will remain a residence not only impartial, but also works subsidy from the government? of on behalf ofp.o.c.'s throughout Owner: "We presented, to Mike WLU. the world, how can it be seen as Belanger, these figures of the Yours truly, ConcernedKing St. Resident perpetrating the 3rd increase and the A problems in percentage World? government grant and he neither 2) Peoples all developing commented nor disputed therates." from A Defence nations, periods How did the decision to from all of history Question: Dear Editor, have at the hands others. withdraw the residence come about? suffered of Lee Onn Hean Joseph's letter of Amnesty would certainly agree Owner: "After our submission of March 11, 1982,to the Cord.seems to with this statement. Some of the our Income Statement to the 1) condemn Amnesty International examples to support this claim university* Mike Belanger and the cited for perpetrating problems in the (The Spanish Inquisition, North accounting department of WLU Third World, 2)showhowall people American Indians, etc.) represent stated that our presented figures of developing nations from all precisely the sorts ofcases on whose were understandable and justifiable. periods of history suffered at the behalf Amnesty works. If only A.I. However, he refused to the negotiate hands of and advocate had existed before 1961! additional increase others, 3) requested 2% unlimited trade throughout the .3) A.I. should advocate unlimited ON ,ssm over and above the 17%, which world. each of these trade ll____r^ THE GRANDjIj In response to throughout ■^TRIPPERS the world. meant we would have to cover the ™ BRIDGE ST. W., KITCHENER-7 points, I would like to first explain While some the underlying ||lpr 6 44-6368 JfJ loss once again. This left us no of briefly exactly what Amnesty's causes of.oppression may have an alternative but to withdrawfrom the mandate is and to define a "prisoner, economic basis, it is not within affiliation with the university." of conscience" the term L.O.H. mandate to address the With the residence — Amnesty's Question: Joseph has used to describe problem of world trade. A.I. withdrawn, do you anticipate Ayatollah Kohmeini when anarrowly goalof having need for dons for the maintains defined the, Kohmeini was exile. human violations 82/83 semester? in decreasing by Amnesty International is a working on behalf of p.o.c.'s, _^<*___^??r EXPERIENCED TYPIST IBM Selectric, Waterloo location. Please call THEHERO Karen at 743-6210. V WV(*^\ Espagne/Spain Engaged, Perils of a Grand Passion by Jerry Zeidenberg Marriage, they tell us, is sacred. It The story concerns Cheviot Hill, a realizes. "That is an unreasonably it was later discovered, a declaration abnormally hoarse sounding voice, is also a pillar ofsocialstability. But young man who falls in love with long time to be responsible for of this sort was considered a legal and a tendency to turn his back to above all, marriage is an investment. every girl he meets. The infatuated another person's expenses." marriage. Very funny stuff. the audience, rendering himself involved So before you get involved, you'd be hero becomes engaged to three The story teetered and tottered Also in the story was totally inaudible. wise to look around for thedeal that women at the same time. Each ofthe like the stock market as Cheviot Cheviot's friend Belvawney, who Paul Carpino was very good as Angus Macalister, offers the best return on your three is seduced not by the charm of grabbed at the girls, building and received an income so long as the teary-eyed but rather his Cheviot remained bachelor. Scotch train derailer. money. the young man, by breaking both their hopes and his. a And He spoke with they find is a a very This is the sort of thinking that wealth. (Cheviot, out, And just like it often is with the there was Simperson, who stood to thick highland brogue, raced through the minds of the major shareholder in the "Royal stock market, the final decision was gain that income ifthe hero married however, which I must admit took some characters in Engaged, a terrifically Indestructable Bank.".) Each ,nade by forces outside the his daughter. time to get used to. funny play that was staged at U of swoons at the thought ofthe opulent individual buyer's control. In addition, there was a Scotsman The play was helped along by the W's Humanities Theatre last week. life she would lead upon marrying thrown into the storyjustforfun. He acting talents of Dr. Jan Zwicky. Engaged was written in the 19th him. Cheviot ended up marrying oneof made his living by derailing trains. She played Belinda, the girl Cheviot century by W.S. Gilbert, of Gilbert his three lady friends not because he The acting in Engaged was well eventually marries. Zwicky is a very & Sullivan fame, and the play still Cheviot, however, is not blind to really wanted to, but because he had done. Frank Kerwin played fine comic actress. She has loads of rings and stings with truth today. pecuniary matters himself. In fact he declared himself to be her husband Cheviot, and was very good in his style and a good sense of timing. But Gilbertsaw then, as we see now, that is rather on the cheap side, and while in Scotland. The wild as the passionate young man whose should faculty members be nearly stays a bachelorbecause ofit. was just meant as it is not love but the pocket book announcement lust was uncontrollable. participating in student plays? It is years," something gag. that conquers all. "A marriage could last 50 he ofa But, in ScotlandT His only faults seemed to be an something of a moot point. Cockburn: Two Chocolates and a Radish by Mike Strathdee filling in remarkably well on songs man is an excellent musician, but Have you ever gone to a candy whose album version feature horn one must wonder why to chose to store expecting a real taste treat and sections. autograph virtually every song with come home with two chocolates and The forceful imagery which minute solos. In several places, the a radish?? Bruce Cockburn's 5 recent Cockburn uses tends almost to solossounded quite niceand worked Hamilton performance undoubted- overpower his audience, both in very effectively. Over the course of ly left many people with that verve and volume of images the evening, the drawn out strange, partially disappointed presented. 'Civilization and its feeling. instrumentals became somewhat discontent' and 'Going against tedious.; Mercifully, Cockburn came on chaos ' are two recent statements of stage at Hamilton Place sporting Cockbufn's disaffection with our Judging by audience response, neither the leather jacket nor the cold, concrete society. The images many persons were bored almost to punker pants that some recent become more complex as the man's sleep on several occasions. A roanof publicity shots portray him as music progresses. approval greeted "Walking"(the wearing. Carrying a blue win One constant in Cockburn's most recent single), but the energy shaped electric guitar, he launched music is the image offlight. Almost died with the opening riffs of the into a spirited version of "You Pay everything evolves or is transformed next song. There was very little Your Money and You Take Your in this direction, song after song. i sustained enthusiasm over the Chances" fron his latest album. Helicopters beat against the face of evening. After one staged encore of Music from Inner City Front the moon, violin notes drift off into two songs (the obligatory dominated the set, although there the air to become seabirds, and "Wondering Where The Lions was a fair mix of tunes from sparks struck from a lovers' hair Are", for one) the house lights came Cockburn's last 3 or 4 albums over blowing in the wind become wings. up and the crowd shuffled out of the course of the evening. A highlight of the evening was 'I'm their seats and into the street. The songs from "Inner City Going to Fly Someday", a song It's ironic that Cockburn's 'new Front" seemedto be performed with which affirms Cockburn's personal wave' electrified sound lacked the the greatest intensity and this Christian faith! energy of his earlier, supposedly perhaps gave the listener a better The influence which reggae has folkie days. Maybe next time out idea of what the album is all about. had upon theartist was very much in he'll stick to his funny guitar with Cockburn's back-up band evidence, particularly during a the hole cut in the side and let his remained primarily the same for this slowed version of 'Rumours of audience sing along to "Mama Just tour as it has beenon recent outings. Glory. Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Hugh Marsh was a particular Unfortunately, the concert fell Long". Here's hoping. standout on violin and mandolin, flat on account of Bruce's ego. The 8 The Cord Weekly, Thursday, March 25,1982 Letters cont. from pg. 6 to be...to be.. Who's Fault? Fast Food In Wilf's? It is unframed, reasonable in price Dear Editor: March 25 Re: Graduate Executive Elections and there is lots of it drawings and by Diane Pitts Music at Noon presents Anner - Who's Responsible? paintings done by students in the adds that "after the Board of Bylsma, baroque cello in the Keffer Personally, I feel that the entire but aesthetics studio at WLU. It is up on meeting, they came Memorial Chapel. election was not effectively run, and This year,, the idea of Director's up clotheslines for a day-long sale from that weren't really hearsay (which it might be) tells me incorporating a fast food service in with extra costs 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in the necessary."Patten refutes this March 27 concourse. my feelings are not unique among The Turret was seriously brought to The U of W Arts Centre presents the graduating class. Gail the fore by a fourth year business statement and adds that "corners cannot be cut, especially with the Sounds Spring, a rousing band March 31-April 13 Shatlander's letter in last week's student named Ted Rosschen. of health board." Also, since this concert with the UW concert band, The U of W drama department issue is in support of my thoughts, service should be in the best at the Theatre of the Arts. Show presents Samuel Beckett's Endgame, However, the* class of '82 may be This service would sell items such interests of the students, Patten feels that starts at 8:00 pm. Generaladmission the modern classic of life at the end stuck with its new executive, hereafter as pizza and submarines during frozen pizza cooked in a microwave is $3.00 (stu/sen $2.00). of its tether. The production takes known as THE GANG OF FOUR (I Turret hours to enable students to satiate their and oven coufd be detrimental to the March 30 place in the Theatre of the Arts and support Glenn Carroll). It is my hunger pains perhaps absorb the that has consumers and should not be Gays of WLU coffeehouse curtain time is at 8:00 pm. Tickets sincerest hope that the gang offour alcohol - 8:30 been during evening. tolerated simply because it wouldbe pm Lower are $2.00 for students and seniors. can take this exercise in resume consumed the Lounge, Seminary Ted's inteht is less expensive than purchasing fresh Building. building, and turn the class of '82 to clean up the cloak April 1-3 into a graduating class WLU can be room and run the service from there, Dizza. March 31 The Centre in the Square,presents proud of. Initially, your credibility paying WLUSU a fixed rent for the The Kitchener-Public Library therecreation ofsome ofthe greatest has been hurt. allotted space. However, after this As far as the student demand is presents Dr. Gordon Greene, Dean moments in Burlesque, in I hope the class of '83 can learn idea was discussed at a Board of concerned, Patten says their of Music at WLU. He will be Broadway's biggest musical hit from this year's mistake, and hold Directors meeting it was turned pessimism stems from a past speaking on Verdi and Wagner at Sugar Babies. Tickets are $15.00, elections much earlier, and use the down. Oktoberfest in which sausage and $17.50, 7:00 pm as part of a university and $20.00. time to your advantage. According to Rosschen, the sauerkraut was sold inThe Turret. It lecutre series. April 14 A Dissatisfied Customer proposal was rejected because "they was not a successful endeavour as the demand just wasn't there. Understanding What's Happening: Big SisteTs of K-W and area (the Board ofDirectors) didn't think Rosschen however, says that Marriage and MaritalBreakdown, is Annual General Meeting at 8:00 pm the demand was there and also, he discussed the problem of the topic ofthe first lecture in a series in the Gold Room, Valhalla Inn, WLUSU didn't want to taketherisk student of four at the Kitchener-Public Kitchener. of the business failing. Although, demand with several second year Library at 7:00 pm. according to Rosschen, if the business students who, after polling Grey Baiting business did not prove to be a the student body, feel that there is pa______B______H__B______B successful one, the only person who enough demand. But Rosschen Direct fromScotland would lose any money would beTed adds, "one can't base much on that (RNR/CUP) The Gray himself. Furthermore, he feels that because it's easy for students to Panthers, an American— lobbying WLUSU has intentions of starting respond positively to such an idea." BillyConnolly group for senior citizens, is this business upfor themselves in the Rosschen states that his idea had Scotland's'answerto George Carlin* reportedly considering legal action future. According to Steve Patten, proven to be quite popular with Joe Bawdy, Outrageous W WM Bt" against the Mo ral Majority for WLUSU President, Rosschen's Veit, then past President of Humour at it's best! labelling it a pro-communist nest of proposal was rejected for several WLUSU, and adds that "Joe and I . ;_P'v_i free-love advocates. reasons, the first being thatWLUSU had a health inspector inand talked Warning The in this language ■: ft _PW[ is to a people (i.e. performance may be offensive lo A new Moral Majority not satisfied with hissuggestion as majority of Dean some UW ___. ;^^!___ publication, edited by the Reverend they feel he has overlooked many Nichols, the management of The Wednesday, April 7 Jerry Falwell, cites the Gray issues. In addition, Patten states that Turret, etc.) and everyone was in Panthers as an example of to pass inspection with the health agreement and it was justa matter of left-wing board, it presenting it to the $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 L______i dangerous organizations would cost between new board after _____ receiving indirect financial support $400.00 and $1,000.00 for such elections. He feels that theoldBoard from the federal government. things as electrical outlets, a new of Directors would have passed his The book described the Gray sink, a new counter and minor proposal and states that it's "just a Panthers - who lobby for improved repairs. Patten adds that WLUSU matter of how it is presented by the W_» IF^jT_yp_L_r nursing home and health care would only agree to pay for the President." Patten, says that to his ■ Ii facilities for the aged as a "pro- erection of the new walls and that knowledge, Joe has done very little Castro activist group- which "Ted is responsible for therest ofthe research into this project and encourages multi-generational expenses." Rosschen states that his "hadn't discussed it with either the mixed sex and communal living." is willing to take on any extra costs Board or the Executive." n___ STUDENT LEGAL .:. . u«n SERVICES are looking for volunteers for PvaJMI m in the ALL NEW the 1982-83 school year. Interested persons please contact Janet McCallum at the Legal Aid office or call BRAND NEwV f NIGtl ||| [884-5330 by April 3, 1982. WE GC/KS VS THEC/^S J 7eVe!r^!______K Waterloo Square //// 0 WHO WILL J 886-4270 / 1/1/ J 4 StanleyPark Mall 4/ LiiMjV ___^^ &BE 893-1900 FORCEDz/amateur 1 // _** STRIP? PARTICIPANTS I Well - wait till Tuesday MU R ■ and join us for a night of M II I ______! j \ The Cord Weekly, Thursday, March 25.1982 9 Sound Affects can be Siouxsie and the Banshees nave Murder been around since 1976 but became a real group in February 1977. Siouxsie (vocals) and Steve Severin (bass) were joined by Peter Fenton (guitar) and Kenny Humorous Morris (drummer). The band had a very rough beginning into the music business. They were so broke that by Jerry Zeidenberg they could not afford equipment. So, what they did was to book a gig and The long blade flashes in thelight, hire a support band, then they would then deftly slits a throat. The victim arrive claiming there was a screw up groans. Blood squirts from his with their equipment and end up severed neck. And Sweeney Todd, borrowing equipment from the the "demon barber of Fleet Street" support band. chalks up another one. They were lucky that their first album The Scream was very Shooting Star way things successful. The single Hong Kong That was generally the Hang On For Your-Life that Gardens made the top in England went in Sweeney Todd, a play and is on Once proved murder can be immensely Shooting Star is a from included Upon a band Time/The Single as well humorous. Seattle, Washington, consisting of as on Mirage from thatfirst album. Gary West keyboards,guitars, lead - Since that time they have released vocals, Van McLain lead gitarist, threealbums. On this newalbum are lead vocals, Charles Watlz- violin, This popular broadway show - new tracks which were released _s vocals, Steve Thomas drums, Ron about a barber who kills his singles in 1979 in the UK, "The Verlin bass guitar, Billy- Guffey customers has won 8 Tonys. It - - Staircase Mystery," "Playground keyboards. played last week at the Theatre-in- Twist," and "Love in a Void." the-Square in Kitchener. The major problem with this Note: The band has changed album, is how does a band from some of its members from the Sweeney Todd was a barber who Washington get signed with the original Banshees. It nowconsists of lived in Victorian London. He was most prestigious labels in all of John McGeorge (guitar), Budgie blissfully married until a judge England? I thought that there must be (drummer) and original members spotted his beautiful wife. Sweeney something here in order for this Siouxsie and Steve Severin (bass). then found himself exiled to band to get signed to such a label as Siouxsie and the Banshees have Australia on trumped-up charges, Virgin Records. Ifthere is something appeared on Toronto's New Music with his wife stolen from him by the Mrs. Lovett, played by June Stage sets were used innovatively here I can't find it. On the whole, it's program playing the song lusty judge. Havoc, was the play's outstanding in Sweeney Todd. A two-tiered an average album and with prices of "Spellbound" which first roused my performer. She had the best lines, a wood house was wheeled around on records it doesn't make sense interest in the band. And now, after Returning 15 years later, Sweeney great sense of timing, and stage. With actors standing on top, wasting money on an album that listening to 2 Once Upon a Time/The looks for revenge. He sets up a tremendous acting ability. and at the bottom, two activities isn't worth the vinyl its printed on. Single, I am very glad I now have the barbershop, above a meat pie store, could and often did take place on This album does have a few good album and I expect the group to do and longs for the day that the judge stage at once. tracks such as "Flesh and Blood", comes in for a shave. well in their next tour of North Ross Petty as Sweeney was also "Breakout" and "You've Got America. As Melody Painted panels of 19th century Maker's Steve very good. He played a heroic, Love." The only problem is that Sutherland said when he reviewed industrial England formed the Until then, he wreaks defiant Sweeney. This seemed to three respectable songs do not the album, "And the real backdrops. And a piercing whistle buzz vengeance by murdering his lend more depth to both the constitute a good album and justify yet to was used to further simulate the is...the best is come." Emptor! character and the spending over eight dollars on this customers. Caveat play. A plainly factory setting, and also to tingle the barber-would-hayeiheen too record. comical .pines of the audience. simple, even silly. This album, has a few bright spots disposed of. Atlanta Rhythm Section The bodies are neatly The audience at the Centre in the or moments but your money is Sent downstairs to the meat pie Quinella One often had to wonder whether Square thoroughly enjoyed the better spent if you wait for your shop, the owner, Mrs. Lovett, makes by D. R. Hiller I this maccabre story was really a barb-erous humour, and rose at the friend to buy it and if he's smart he delicious meat pies with th