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"When you are reports in Shh...it Happens/Bag O' inebriated, you are just more likely Crime. These reports include eve- to hurt others or yourself," Baal rythingfrompeopleslippingon ice said. and general drunken stupidity to There have been a few crime more serious crimes like assault "trends" recorded in Shhh...it Hap- with a weapon, possession of sto- pens/Bag O' Crime over the past len property, and auto theft. six months. Over 25% of the reports are On the lighter side, the gate due to non-Laurier students com- arm for Lot #20 has been broken or in ing to our peaceful campus and otherwise damaged four times wreaking havoc. At least 66 non- the past six months. Geez, the things Laurier students have been impli- people do to avoid paying a few cated in security incidents on the bucks for parking, eh? We the cheese File pic. Laurier campus. shall not forget thiefs. Other trends are a lot scarier. September, there have been Although this number does As Laurier's Director of Secu- that originate from drunken non- something almost funny about the Since suspicious include some medical assists, the rity John Baal explains, Laurier university affiliated people," Baal majority of the "crimes" that Lau- seven reports of per- on ornearthe Lauriercampus non-Laurier people arc usually re- "gets a lot more trespassers who said. rier students do around campus. sons six reports of harassment sponsible for reports of mischief happen to wander on campus from However, Laurier students are While other universities' stu- as well as male and female Lau- (i.e. vandalism), disturbances (i.e. neighbouring pubs". This translates also guilty of their fair share of dents are beating up on each other towards both rier students. fighting) and trespassing. into "a sizeable number of offences fights and the like, but there is in theTurret line-up, what are Lau- rierstudents doing? Stealingcheese Changes to the Criminal Code leav- this past year have given police , urinating on pop machines, ing pay phones in the middle of the and security officers more options Provincial testproject for alternate quad, joy riding on snow blowers when dealing with threatening per- and having food fights. sons. With this new legislation, Although at first glance, these "there is no reason for anyone to be loan said Baal. national student program crimes may seem funny, Laurier's stalked," security treats them very seriously. Earlier in the year, there seems to have been a string of break and STEVE Student Loans and provincial loan programs. Pay- "These are generally just inebri- DOAK enters. First Purple and Gold was Cord News ments on the loans could then be collected by Revenue ated shenanigans, but... [Laurier] broken into, then a few weeks later, The Ontario government is investing time and money Canada along with income taxes. students who misbehave usually said. Club Mill was broken into. The a new of student loan that could lead to One of the problems of such a program, MacKay go before the DAC" Baal to test type irony is that one of the people who dramatic changes in funding to universities. said, are the start-up costs. In Ontario alone, for The DAC (Dean's Advisory punish- broke into Club Mill was wearing In the fall, the Ministry of Education and Training example, $1 billion would be needed in the first Committee) hands down a jacket that was stolen in the Pur- initiated the Income Contingent Loans Pilot Project to couple of years. At least part of these costs could be ments that range from expulsion to ple and Gold break-in. observe the an income loan received from distribution of government bonds. alcohol counselling or suspension practicality of contingent Overall though, Baal is plan for Ontario. This type of student loan Money could also be inputted into the system from the campus bars. repayment "pleased to say it's been a very has been advocated most notably by the Ontario from payments on past OSAP loans. Payments on old Alcohol plays a large role in very good year" for campus secu- Student Alliance and the loans arc going to the banks which have helped to fund many of the campus security inci- Undergraduate (OUSA) rity, with generally less fights and Council of Ontario Universities (COU). OSAP, and the banks might or might not be willing to dents for both Laurier and non- most disturbances from years passed. The pilot project is being overlooked by a student continue their investment in the proposed new loan Laurier students. "1 think physical altercations are due to in- "Foot Patrol has helped agreat support team, led by Jamie MacKay, who is also a program. deal", said Baal, "They are like representative of the on the team. OUSA and COU have each submitted proposals ebriation - fights between guys in Ministry extra eyes and ears on the security pilot project consists of loans of $2500 to to the Ministry including specific models for imple- the pub", said Baal. The force since they can report on fights 1000 students throughout the province. All of the menting an income contingent loan program, with Of the 27 disturbance reports, drinking before they get into full swing". are final of their pro- different figures on the rate of payback of the loans 20 make some mention of students in the year respective When it comes to campus refused OSAP. and the maximum amount to be leant to each student. or inebriation. There were also six grams, and all of them were safety, we know that things like estimating the These models do not address in a detailed manner the reports of intoxication in a public The goals of the project include fights and general drunken idiocy interest potential of this type of loan system, and affects of fluctuations in interest rates and income place, six LLAviolations,one Lau- and one can be avoided, because after all, an adequate payback schedule, MacKay levels. rier alcohol policy report designing Laurier can only be as safe as we - in the said. Students over $30 000 per year after The Canadian Federation of Students Ontario drunk and disorderly report earning students want it to be. thcirgraduation willpay theirentire loans back within (CFS-O) opposes an income contingent loan pro- past six months. two years. Those making between $20 000 and $30 gram, and advocates the elimination of tuition fees. 000 will pay part of the loans over the two year period. This type of loan program could make it easier for the Those making less than $20 000 will not have to pay government to raise tuition fees, as well as charging Correction the loans back at all. students interest on their loans immediately rather In "Union employee dismissed for accepting personal cheque , This experiment is limited, MacKay said, both by than waiving interest charges until after the student appearing in issue 22 of the Cord, it was stated "But Charlene the time constraints and by the limited number of has graduated. Lissel, the cashier for the Union, had already gone home for the students participating in the project. But it will give The students participating in the project should holidays." The person who had left for the holidays, preventing the government more information on the pragmatics be graduating this year, and willbe paying their loans John Kolovrat from being reimbursed was Cynthia Hargrove, the of altering the student loan over the next two years. Any substantial changes in the system. Comptroller for the Union. An income contingent loan program "would have student loan program are not expected until after that to be national," MacKay said, toreplace both Canada period.