THE CORD WEEKLY Wilfrid Laurier Volume 30, Number 12 Thursday, November 16, 1989 University The more that things change, the more they stay the same. The Cord Weekly 2 Thursday November 16, 1989. I I ° \ L<2 I Parkdale Plaza II CORD WEEKLY I 746-4220 Kitchener // / NOVEMBER 16,1989 607 King West A/ >J VOLUME 30, NUMBER 12 y 578-5050 \L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF...Chris Starkey Kitchener n I ' 210 Lorraine 1/ * * * J Stover NEWS EDlTOR...Jonathan ASSOCIATE NEWS EDlTOR...Caroline Baskerville NEWS CONTRIBUTORS Gail Cockburn, Jill Cleaver, Mark Hand, Sean Rasmussen, Bill Needle, J.R. Artinger, Ron Grimes, Neville Blair Norman E. Wood, Walter Kovacs, Erin Fletcher, wm mm ■ VALUABLE coupon ■ ■■ H KB mm ■ VALUABLE couponihu * * * TWO TWO COMMENT PAGES CONTRIBUTORS I II I Sean Rasmussen, JA. Artinger, Liza Sardi, Jana Watson, Steve Robert Cameron I ■■ Burke, SMALL MEDIUM ■ * * * Chen FEATURES EDlTOR...Elizabeth PIZZAS PIZZAS * * * i IS with checsc and 1 with checse and 1 ? 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Tyler Leatherland, Brian Owen, We invite you to about CUSO, largest independent show Feizal Valli, Neville Blair, Chris Gain, Elizabeth Chen international development organization. Our slide presentation will can you the exciting work we're doing in Ghana, and you'll learn how you * * * be part of it. ADVERTISING MANAGER...Frank Reilly Wednesday 22nd November at 7 p.m. ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Kitchener Public Library Rose Belvedere, Marlie Yoshiki, 85 Queen St. N., Kitchener Martin Walker, Kelly Wilkinson, Eric Gregory CLASSIFIEDS CO-ORDINATOR...Anoushka Boteju will talk about his work in Sierra AD PRODUCTION MANAGER...Brad Jandrew Bill Berkley AD PRODUCTION ASSISTANT...Tanya Reitzel Leone CUSO salaries, although low by Canadian standards, will meet overseas NATIONAL ADVERTISING Campus Plus (416)481-7283 living costs and benefits are generous and comprehensive. 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"!A is a coward's We much Be- £Un weapon. /{iff so zue've cause made it too easy, sparing ourselves the The NEWS trousCe...andthe -- 'Batman Jonathan MicfiaeCStover, 9{sxvs "Editor Caroline Hasfervitte, Associate 'Editor TV lounge smoking ends 'Smokers have no rights' said that of students did WALTER KOVACS Cord Weekly over seventy-five per cent not smoke He that this When classes resume in January there will be four years ago. imagined is lot When asked if no more smoking in the Student Campus Centre TV figure a higher today. any sur- been done the Lounge. vey had prior to making original mo- tion At their meeting on Sunday, November 12, the over two weeks ago he admitted that nothing had been done. When the WLUSU Board of Directors voted in favour of ban- motion was presented still students had ning smoking in the TV lounge. Besides the again on Sunday no been asked residences, only certain areas of Wilf's and The what they thought of smoking in the TV Lounge. will allow of Turret still smoking on campus as Jan- WLUSU President A 1 Strathdee was in favour uary 3,1989. of the ban. "As far as I am concerned smokers have The motion was forth WLUSU Con- brought by no rights," said Strathdee. Chairman of the Board stitutional Operational Development (COD) com- Scott Williams passed the chair to have a say in the Maureen McGuire. mittee chair matter. He agreed with Strathdee. "Smokers don't the second time the motion had been It was pre- have a lot of rights. I chose not to smoke and they to the board. It the first time sented was defeated do and that infringes on my rights," said Williams. and tabled back to COD to see about enforcement Director Anastasia Hryciw worried about the of the policy and to get an idea from the students as lingering effects of smoking. She thought steps to how many people would like to see smoking be to the smoke in should taken purge that is the banned. and It that carpet furniture. was decided since it is It was decided that the same system would be the smoke coming from people's lungs that is of- used as the rest of the University. Security will fensive and dangerous to non-smokers that it is patrol regularly, and during the day the games room only important to remove this from the lounge. attendant will monitor the lounge. Another worry was that people had to walk No survey was ever conducted by WLUSU to through the lounge in order to get to the Student see what the student body thought about smoking Union Offices. Many directors said they did not as a whole. like going up to the offices because they would be There were several reasons given to support the assaulted by smoke along the way. They said that ban. There were fears that government legislation they feared that visitors might be put off by this too. would soon prohibit smoking on University proper- There were a few directors adamantly against ty. It was said that it would be good to be able to the motion. Robinson led the show that WLU is smoke-free Mary objections already a campus wondering where under-age people can go to when government officials dictate a universal ban. smoke. Since the only places left to smoke in are Many directors said that they thought that the WilPs now has draught beer, and so Dean Nichols, who enjoyed smokers will TV had turned now liquor-licensed, under-age be the beer both and the lounge into a smoking lounge. first at WilPs Turret, got to perform anoth- forced to outside. Robinson said this was unfair go er ceremonial We Sardi While this was fine for those who smoke, it was chug. recommend the Dark Ale. (Liza and would lead to litter problems. noted, it perceived to be a nuisance to those who do photo) hand smoke It not. "Second kills," said Director Cory was mentioned that the number of smokers He Lipovschek. supported the ban on smoking in who would be upset by this were not enough to the TV but that should the who would like the lounge, urged it not be im- overpower many policy.