THECORD WEEKLY Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario Thursday, November 27, 1980 Volume 21 Number 12 COMMUNICATE! by Carl Friesen on the nature of the message) are Did yousay somethingreally rude also delivered personally to the to Security in the Turret last night recipient's door. Members of the but are now too embarrassed to go company said that given the words and apologise in person? Looking or the general idea they will make up for a really novel way to request an the lyrics and the tunes also if extension on an English essay? Or necessary. are justdying to ask out the guy you "The two that sing, study Vocal" sit next to in Biz 111but justcan'tget said CarsOn. "We're willing to sing up the nerve? anything, absolutely anything". the services offered by five She added that the group will do enterprising residents of Hickory traditional songs like Happy House. FUN ... WOW! "The Birthday. "For that one we tap Company" is willing to deliver a dance". Cookie-gram, Singing and/or For this service the charge is dancing telegram, or Flower-gram $3.00. to anyone within walkingdistanceof For Flower-grams, the customer the WLU campus. has a choice of a rose or carnation A Cookie-gram is a message "colour of your choice". The service ("any message you want — includes delivery of an attached absolutely anything") written in message, the cost also being $3.00. icing on a large chocolate chip Flqwers are bought from a flower Little House floor B-1 wins a "case of bubbly" and congrats from the Cord forits business-like cookie. "As long as we can fit it on" shop but Carson would not reveal approach. Days of future past. said Sandi Carson, one of the five. which one. "We're still looking for She said they will draw pictures as the best dcal">- per special requests. She said FUN...WOW! is the idea This service costs $3.50 and of people in one ol the apartments at STUDENTS SPEAK includes personal delivery. Hickory House. Why do they do it? THE Singing and/or dancing telegrams "There wasn't anything like this by Mark Wigmore opinion of the student body and The Vice-President-Academic, (the dancing is optional and depends around". A record voter turnout and an recognize the importance of Dr. John Weir, who presented the overwhelming pro-Reading Week Reading Week in the academic motion to abolish Reading Week to have combined \to__give the year." Senate at its last meeting, was not as Senate a strong impression of elated as the Student Union ELECTION HAPPENINGS student opinion. In the vote held Brown feels confident that Senate President when interviewed by the Cord, Monday by the Student Union, 1861 will decide to retain Reading Week and thus his comments were by Carl Friesen question of whether the two should to quite students turned out cast their and work around the.problems in curt. Deb Harmaty was elected to the be disqualified with WLUSU Vice- ballots on the question of whether ways, other much the way other aosition of Arts Director in last President Randy Elliot, and he had Reading Week should be abolished. universities have. He suggested a When asked if he thought the Tuesday's byelection with 33 votes. agreed they should be disqualified. 1821 voted in term Of those students shorter academic could be one referendum question was a fair one. Runner-up was Cathleen Robinson "I have to follow therules. If I don't of keeping Reading Week favour way of solving the problem. He Dr. Weir replied, "No Comment". with 31. I'm being weak". forty saw while the remaining pointed out that Wilfrid Laurier's When asked if he was surprised a' The other two candidates, Although having a representative abolishing Reading Week as the best sixty-five day is the longest in term either the turn-out of voters or th« Christine Rol and Jason Price each present to count ballots is a Only two ballots were alternative. the province and that both Queen's vote, he stated that he was received 34 votes but were privilege not an obligation in many spoiled. and McMaster have maintained a surprised at the way it turned out.'' disqualified because neither had a elections, the ChiefElectoral Officer good academic reputation while When asked what effect he thought representative present to count is WLUSU elections empowered The referendum results are not in maintaining Reading Week and the referendum would have on ballots, a requirement which was set to make therules which must then be binding on the Senate but will be establishing a shorter academic Senate, stated, Dr. Weir "You out as manditory by ChiefElectoral followed. "1 made it mandatory at brought to Senate by the Student term. The theory that somehow should go to Senate and see". When Officer Debbie Stalker. theBusiness byelection and I made it Senators when the topic of Reading there is a relationship between term questioned further on the effects of explained this at mandatory at this election" Stalker Week comes up at the next Senate length and academic presitige, the referendum on Senate he She said she had meeting when she said. meeting in December. according to Brown, "doesn't hold allowed that "now (we) have an the all-candidates other rules of the water." indication as to how the students went over the Jason Price commented that had either WLUSU President Mike Brown feel". election. All candidates "obviously she (CEO Stalker) did had sent a was extremely surprised at the turn- He explained that the referendum been there or not make it clear enough that required. She out for the referendum especially question Was a fair one and that he representative, as somebody had to be there to count and Rol had "in light of the fact that it was an had inquired of the President of the added that both Price votes, or two people wouldn't have opinion to the university rather than University and Dr. Tayler had said Last Cord been there in person. failed to have been there. If she did a binding vote" on whether to keep it was a fair referendum question "I told them a violation of any of say it she did not state it clearly Reading Week and he was quick to and thus he saw no reason for the till Jan. 8 the rules and regulations would enough." point out that "more people voted Senate to disregard-it as illegimate. mean disqualification" said Stalker, Rol said she was disappointed (in % terms) in our student He also pointed out that the reference to the rule that in with what had happened, especially referendum than in the American combination of WLUSU funding Have A candidates had to have a as she came so close to winning, but election". for both sides of the Reading Week representative in the Concourse by did not dispute the ruling. She said question combined with the 4:00 pm. on Monday to count Merry she had written down 4:30insteadof He felt the whole referendum was coverage by the Cord gave ballots. "We stayed in the 4:00 as the time when her "extremely positive from the opportunity for a fair and equitable Concourse until seven or eight representative had to be in the student's point of view" and that he decision. minutes after four." Christmas Concourse. was take into "I probably in "hoped Senate will She said she had discussed the rules." consideration the overwhelming error. Rules are / Enginews 6 Rock Talk 10 Hockey in the Thick 15 Among other things it could be Bits and Piecesfrom around the Three Victories in a Row have IN THIS ISSUE: called a different type ofpress, Music Business put the Hockey Hawks into the A look at the Engineers at middle of the play-off race Meet the People 2 Good News or Bad Waterloo term a newspaper The Weighing of Waits 12 Santa Claus isn't coming to News? 3 Garbled, confusing, poor, Volleyball Hits Top 18 town, he lives in town. He's a Employment stats for Hollick at the Turret 8 shabby but still great? Must be The Men's Volleyball team are student at WLU, but don't tell university graduates have been Sold out .performance of Tom Waits in a firstplace tie with theaid of the kids released. They're good or bad Hollick speaks for itself students from Bridgeport depending on your point of Public School view The Naismith Way off Campus 2 Tournament 14 Who goes to University.... 3 Cummings Still the Same 8 Women's Volleyball WLU is a many campuses The Centre Hawks hook up on one of the A study done at the University in the Square, Plumbered 19 wonder. Barrie, Brampton, Burton Cummings mixed the best B-B Tourneys in the Orillia, Durham, England and of Waterloo has' found that nation. Beat McGill but lose to The University of Waterloo university is still the domain of old with the new and remained beat the Hawkettes, but there is the Caribean are among the entertaining eventual tourney champs, places Laurier reaches the middleand upper classes Acadia still hope in the young season 2 The Cord Weekly, Thursday. November 27. 1980 A DIFFERENT LOOK AT HISTORY MEET THE PEOPLE by Joanne Rimmer there has been relatively little Unions, according to Dr. Morton, Last Wednesday, the Bookstore written about this part of our have been responsible for many by Debbie Stalker says Santa, and he sponsored another "Meet the history. Dr.