JuHen Jo-Ann by and Photo warm holiday. a Have toasty 29,1990 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 15 ISSUE XXXI VOLUME PUBLICATION STUDENT UNIVERSITY LAURIER WILFRIDA thecord the cord 2 Thursday November 29, 1990 Thursday Nightly jHßfr ll Nigh J : & ! 2_AM__jFree Nacho Bar! 110 PM -12 AM I , w ___ w __ of?4pf 1 BUY YOUR TEXTBOOKS BEFORE JANUARY ESf I A /[ 4-A I It Ofr WINGo J J aKI r\ r~% r~ at™ -rt 1 1— at I Lowest Prices AN D B EAT TH E GST! ' //O T/\ TUC W I ' I rIU | (The first ever tax on 29K1NGSTN! I bo°ks in Canada.) IhSdJl Bookstore SUPER FALL SPECIAL! ! FREE Ddkm. \ 1/2 BAR-B-Q RIB DINNER! jon \ -served with choice of bar-b-q or honey garlic J sauce, french fries & roll. /v $4.99 S _ I WING NUTS SPECIAL J i B I -after 9pm $6.99 for 18 wings g QUPON ' QL lis ■ ■^ i 363 ICSrig StN, 2399 KingswayDr. [ FREE GCirliC 1 (at Columbia St.) (at Franklin) I I Waterloo K«cH«,er . « R — We Deliver - 894-1515 J 7TT7 ■ 55..0U « i J WLU people taking supplies to Nicaragua over Christmas Nicaragua. The group whose diesel because it is easier to come Fraser J. Kirby The Cord members are Dr. Susan Heald, by than regular petrol, will be left AFTER EXAMS are over, most Angela Petten, Claudia Filici, in Nicaragua for use by the of us will retire to the comfort of Danielle Balfoure, Kim Jones, county's largest trade union of our family homes to sleep, eat Skye Gordon, Hanna Markus and farmers. and be merry. Lynn Smith, is called "Trucks for The group, headed by WLU Some, however, will not be tak- Nicaragua". 'Trucks' is a branch Sociology professor Dr. Susan ing this time to relax and spend of a Toronto based organization Heald, will make the 10 day trip peaceful time with the family and of the same name. to the country through areas friends. The women are headed for which are currently in the midst A group of 8 women from the Nicaragua on the 19th of Decem- of unrest. Guatamaula is currently WLU community will be taking ber in a 20 person bus loaded torn by a series of sporadic civil this time to travel to the ravaged with medical supplies and chil- strife in the country Central American country of drens' clothes. The bus, fueled by Dr. Heald's interest in Nicaragua is rooted partially in her support of the Sandinista rev- olution which successfully over- threw the longest running dic- tatorship in Central American his- tory, the Samozas. Since the revolution in the late 1970's the country has been the center of attack from US right wing politicians and the focus of US foreign policy action because of the Sandinistas socialist ideologies. The CIA under William Casey helped in the creation and support of the Contra rebellion against the Sandinista government. The Con- tra "freedom fighters" have con- ducted a guerrilla war against the Sandinistas since the early 1980's. Casey and then president Ronald forced the government into The Sandinista regime called an Reagan, was a great blemish on reformatory action. election in February of this year the Reagan administration. The government began a plan of in answer to economic and politi- The cost to the iNicaraguan rebuilding the civil structure and cal pressure. In a action rare to people was even greater. From industrial base as well as social revolutionary governments, the the years 1978 to the present ap- justice reforms. Sandinistas lost, and stepped proximately 20,000 people have The Trucks for Nicaragua group down peacefully. been killed in civil war. There are hopes to help fill the cracks of the The legacies of this conflict arc over 50,000 refugees from collapsed infra-structure. One many. The Iran-Contra affair Nicaragua. Since the middle group member stated, "The new which implicated US Army Lt 1980's inflation has consistently regime has been restricting and Col. Oliver North, Admiral John run at several thousands of per- heavily taxing donations to the Poindexter, CIA director William cent. This economic collapse has CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Honours Phys Ed programme Physical Education, who would like to be eligible The Cord Rob Millar for admittance to the Honours level. A petition with WILFRID LAURIER University is currently the the signatures of 155 of the 235 students in Physical only Ontario university offering Physical Education Education was given to Baker and Read, stating that does not have an Honours programme. This is their distress. Native law scheduled to change by next year. Rowan Meggison, a second year Phys. Ed. and History major, has also written several letters to the Sue Bailey The Cord The WLU Honours Physical Education pro- gramme has been on the drawing board for four administration asking that current General level "THE INDIAN Secretariat in Toronto has been making a real effort years, but delays have deferred implementation. majors be included in the programme. Replies polite to finally consult, and listen to the native people of this province as to These delays include the consultation with other have been but non-committal. how they want their future to unfold. I congratulate Ontarians — this universities and the Ontario Council on University "There hasn't been a lot of information made avail- isn't happening anywhere else in Canada". Affairs (OCUA). able to the students," Meggison said. These were the words of Jack Woodward, an expert in Canadian Two professors must also be hired. The funding Baker has said that most likely only students en- aboriginal law and a legal representative for several bands at all of the programme is another obstacle which must tering their first or second year at the time of imple- levels, including the Supreme Court of Canada. As part of Laurier's be overcome. WLU Vice-President: Academic Don mentation will be eligible. continuing Lecture Series, Woodward addressed a sizable crowd in Baker said that factors such as the new provincial Read admitted that the final decision has not yet the Aird Centre Recital Hall on November 21. The topic of discussion government's policies and the recession will in- been made. was aptly, "Canadian Indian Sovereignty in Light of Oka". fluence when the programme gets implemented. Co-ordinator of Physical Education, Bill A member of the British Columbia bar, Woodward has worked on Student tuition pays for only 15 to 20 per cent McTeer, is also pushing for early implementation. behalf of native interests in several landmark court decisions. He is of the cost of university education, and that govern- He said the programme ."came about from a desire currently providing counsel to the Nuuchah-nulth Tribal Council in ment support is the primary source of funding. to provide a better academic programme", and to the Meares Island dispute, and regularly represents the legal interests Also of concern are the intellectual components "meet the needs and interests of students." of the Haida Nation. and course content, according to Baker. One stu- McTeer feels that the Honours programme will Woodward is also the author of Native Law, a comprehensive work dent, who wished to remain anonymous, felt that make Laurier students competitive with students encompassing all elements of aboriginal law in Canada as it currendy some of Laurier's administrative personnel think from similar programmes across the province. exists. that Physical Education is not a legitimate academic Faced with this the possibility that she will not Woodward referred to the volatile events at Oka, Quebec, last discipline. Arthur Read, the Dean of Arts and be made eligible for the Honours programme, Meg- summer as being startling, but not surprising. Denouncing the civil Science, acknowledged that Physical Education gison said "it will be very difficult to get into disobedience tactically used by the natives, he said, "...our only an- suffers from a stigma, but that the WLU Adminis- teacher's college." chor at sea is for people to obey the law. That's why I will always ad- tration does not abide by this prejudice, so it does Students holding General degrees are at a dis- vise that groups obtain a writ and go before the courts. As soon as not influence their decisions. advantage when attempting to enter graduate pro- you start to break the law you take one step closer to Lebanon or The obstacles impeding the Honours pro- grammes, and also generally enter jobs on lower CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 gramme are distressing to many students already in pay scales than Honours graduates. 4 the cord NEWS Thursday November 29, 1990 History thesis will be optional Too many people and not enough professors to go around Lorimer, History and Etta DiLeo The Cord Professor of The dreaded History 398: Meth- dinosaur", the fourth year seminar Dr. Zeyl also revealed Honours co-ordinator, with ods and that the Philosophy of History, courses will expose others "to the other departments feeling ON THURSDAY, November 1, proposed changes the "History 499 will also become an optional valuable experience of working same staffing shortages 1990, Terry Copp announced to (the thesis) may also becomes optional and course but it will be offered as with primary sources and doing turn to the optional thesis the fourth year Honours students the mandatory 400 as a level seminar one of the Honours-only courses. an extensive research paper." method of dealing with the larger that they would be the last class courses will both be taken in The proposed changes have Dr. Lorimer stated that he number of students entering the to have to write a mandatory his- fourth year instead of one in third come with regret as a result of an hopes the changes will be in ef- Honours programmes.