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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 ThevGord Weekly is published by Student Publications of Wilfrid Laurier University. Editorial opinions are independent of the University; WLUSU*and Student Publications. The Cordreserves the right to edit ail articles and letters submitted to it. The Cord is a member of the Canadian University Press cooperative. Editor •-• • • ' -•••• --RodgC T Ralphr^ar«Bandy. 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