Friday, December 7,199O Vol. 13 No. 21 Second Class Registration Number NP6455 Kitchener, Ontario

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THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDENT NEWSPAPER

Feds’ Presidential knot untangled by Peter Brown Imprint staff

This has been a busy couple of weeks for Tess Sliwinski. Days after the defeat of the Student Life Building proposal by student referendum, the Vice-President Operations and Finance has become President of the Federation of Students following John Vellinga’s November 25 resignation.

“It’s primarily a legal change,” said Sliwinski. “Kim and I will be splitting the President’s duties as much as possible. Well be more like co- presidents.” Kim Speers will remain, officially, Vice-President University Affairs.

Sliwinski thinks that she can han- dle the extra workload, though it will be heavy. “The winter term is traditionally the lightest workload for the VPOF. The main event is Winter- fest, which will be held in the campus pubs this year instead of the Big Tent. I’m also working with Athletics and on the Alcohol Awareness program. All of that will continue as always.”

The two executives had hoped to split Vellinga’s a-officio duties, but the University may not agree. “Administration wants me to sit on both the Senate and the Board of Gqvernors,” Sliwinski said. “But we may still be able to work something out.”

The President’s ex-officio task are ones which are required by Federa- tion and University By-Laws to be carried out by the person in that posi- tion. The two most important of these are seats on the University Senate and Board of Governors. Speers already sits on the Senate, indicating an obvious division of tasks.

There are other cominittees which The Fed Students’ Council will Last week, it appeared that overlap the duties of the three execu- oversee the hiring of an Executive Thursday’s General Meeting would tive members, meaning that more Assistant for Sliwinski and Speers to turn into a battleground, as a pro- than one of them serve on these help relieve the day-to-day workload posed amendment to Federation By- already, according to Sliwinski. One of running the Federation. This will Laws would have given the Fed

Two of UW’s hardest working executives: Tess Sliwinski, newly appointed Federation of Students’ President (left) and Fed Vie-President University Affairs Kim Speers, who will be sharing some of the Presidential tasks. / Photos by Dave Thomson

of these is the Buildings and Proper- make it easier for them to take on the ties Committee, one that Sliwinski additional presidential duties. Can-

Board of Directors the power to

has already become involved with didates for the job are being con- appoint a President should he or she

because of her work on the Student sidered now, and a decision is resign after November 1 of their term.

Life Building proposal. expected in January, 1991. The original By-Law required that the VPOF becomes President.

On this night, Ro bert ruled by Paul Done Imprint staff Federation 01 Students

Univeroity of Walerloo

Statsmctnl of Revenue and Expanasr and Menben’ Estitv

taining custody of cash should be separated, and lastly, that monthly statements should be issued by each ‘business unit” of the Federation.

In the stead of the Chaplain’s Com- mittee, among whose stated respon- sibilities were To advise Studmfi’ Council on the activities uf groups on Campus, upon rquat, and, To work with the fiblic I&WS Board on Cult Awarenes an Campus, a Cults Com- mission has been formed to mar&or all groups on campus which may k using mind-control techniques to MC& or cundition its members.

While many items of significance (and many more of no significance) were dealt with during the two-and- a-half hours of Thursday’s Federation of Students’ General Meeting, the turnout was the usual bare-quorum requirement of 50. In fact, when quorum was called about two-thirds of the way through the meeting, a short recess had to be called whiIe extra votes were rounded up so that quorum was achieved.

During the course of the meeting, the 1989-90 Auditor’s report was pre- sented and approved; and a number of changes to Federation By-Laws were presented and passed. As significant as the changes that were made to* the By-Laws were the changes that were not made - changes which were either withdrawn by the Policy and By&w Review Committee or which were tabled until the next Gefieral Meeting in March 1991,

The Auditor’s Report, prepared by Price Waterhouse, indicates that, overall, the Feds are in a decent finan- cial position. Despite the fact that expenditures rose by 10.2 per cent while revenue was rising by onIy 6.3

Revenue Student F&WIICWN tees Bar sales Metchand~se sales Fooo Saks Adm~ssmn receipts lnveslmsnt incom Mlscellaneoue ncm

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Salaws. wages and benelns Rent Oeprecl*lkon Repairs and mamfenance Utllitles Insurance oroless~onal fees Stabonecy. office supplles Adverrwng inrerlalnment ChIna and small turnlshlngs InterestBank charges Mlscellaneuus

Net revenue (loss)

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Members equity. end 01 year

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er cent, the Feds are in solid cash-on- Ll nd position of about $175,000. While this is down some $125,000 from last year, it is more than offset by the $430,000 that was invested in fixed assets.

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During their report, Price Waterhouse made’ three recommen- dations: that receipts should be issued for cash be& held overnight in cash-driven Federation businesses, that the jobs of receiving and main-

Earlier in the week, the Board had decided in a supposedly confidential meeting that, if the amendment was passed, they would appoint Speers to the position. The release of this infor- mation, combined with the timing of the proposed By-Law change, pitted supporters of the two Vice- Presidents against each other and threatened to politicize the vote.

As it turned out, the motion was withdrawn and tabled to the March, 1991 General Meeting. The tabling of the motion was a delicate piece of procedural maneuvering, as Robert’s Rules prohibit the discussion of the particulars of a motion when decid- ing whether to table that motion to a future meeting. This doused the potential bonfire of debate on how the President should be chosen and which of the Vice-Presidents should assume that position.

Speers was the chairperson of the Policy and By-Law Review Commit- tee which made the motion to amend the By-Law in question. The Commit- tee also proposed the splitting of the VRJA position into two separate Vice-Presidents, Internal and Exter- nal. According to Speers, the pro- posed change to the succession policy grew naturally out of the idea to add another Vice-President.

“The amendment was brought forth mainly for housekeeping reasons,“she said. “We felt that it was a more democratic way to determine who became President in such a situation.”

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Perhaps the most significant aspect of the changes proposed by the Policy and By-Law Review Committee would have been the splitting of the Vice President University Affairs Position into two positions, renamed Vice-President Internal, and Vice- President External. This was, however, withdrawn by current VPUA and chair of the By-Laws Com- mittee Kim Speers, who indicated that it bight better be acted upon by a future VPUA.

A second major proposed change that was tabled until the March meet- ing were the provisions for filling the Presidency in the event of a vacancy. For further details, see the story elsewhere in this paper.

Major items of business included:

The Standing Committees of the Federation were overhauled and updated during this meeting. The Chaplain’s Committee was dissolved, the Policy and By-Law Review Com- mittee was converted from ad,hoc to Standing status; while three new committees: Athletics, Spirit and External, were formed.

The Policy and- By-Law Review Committee has been made a standing committee since it was the opinion of all involved that the large number of By-Law changes suggested was a direct result of neglect for their main- tenance. A standing committee would correct this neglect.

The Athletics Committee brings together representatives from the Campus Recreation Advisory Coun- cil, the Women’s Intercollegiate Council, the Men’s Intercolletite Council, and the Cheerleading squad. The Athletics Commission has been eliminated.

The External Committee will take over the tasks formerly handled by the External Affairs Board, which has been disbanded. The Spirit Commit- tee. labelkd the “‘fun” committee by SkGnski, has been formed to attempt

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2 Imprint, Friday, December 7, 1990 News President l cont’d. from page 1e

Speers regrettecl the politicking that resulted from the Board’s deci- sion being made public. During last week, “there was increased con- troversy over the motion,” she said. “On Thursday, I called Tess and told her that Scott Murray (member of the Board and the Committee) would be withdrawing the motion because of sIandering that took place.”

dent budy responsible ftr promoting human rights as outlined by the Gnu- diun Charter of Rights. Commissions within the Board will include Physically Challenged Commission, the Race and Ethnic Relations Com- mittee, the Gay and Lesbian Rights Commission, and the External Com- mission.

SIiwinski and Speers agreed that this episode had been a lesson in politics. “Confidentiality at the board level is very important; as shown by this situation,” Sliwinski said. “You feel a need to keep students informed, but when something Iike this rest&,, you realize that discretion is also important.”

Meeting l cont’d. from page l*

to build a “positive attitude” towaid UW and to “combat student apathy.”

The Board of Internal Liaison has been renamed the Board of Student Organization, and has had two com- missions removed: Athletics (as mentioned previously) and Comput- ing and Information Services.

The Women’s Issues Board has had

a commission removed and had one added. The Childcare Commission has been terminated, while a new commission: The Campaigns Com- mission has been initiated The primary duties of the new commis- sion are to iiaw with ti;eprovincial and

fedpral wumenk commissions - in other words OFS and CFS.

In a restructuring which has pre- viously been discussed at Students’ Courkil, The Committee of Pre- sidents has been divested of the res- ponsibility of approving new clubs,

which has been passed to Students’ Council. It had been proposed that membership be restructured SO that the Presidents of the professional schools (Optometry, Architecture, ‘Accounting, Urban and Regional Planning) be added as voting mem- bers. However, dutig the meeting, it was decided that they would be added as non-voting members.

A completely new board was created during the meeting, the Human Rights Board, with the primary mandatti of acting us CI stu-

Despite the fact that the Federation took out three full pages of adbertis- ing in Imprint announcing the upcoming meeting the Ievel of stu- dent knowledge of the meeting could

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Forum Imprint, Friday, December 7, 1990 3

The What is a cult? The Federation of Students seems to have

decided, if not on a definition, then on whose definition they’ll use. At last week’s General Meeting, one of the By-Law changes approved was the addition of a Cults Com- mission within the Public Issues Board.

In the past few months, Imprint has been accused of labelling as a cult an organization called The Movement. I suspect that it is con- cern about this group primarily which has motivated Kim Speers to advocate a co& sion to formalize the Federation’s”cult aware- ness” role.

As it turns out, we did not launch a pro- paganda campaign against The Movement; we merely reported the accusations of people whom the group had attempted to recruit. It is unfortunate if our reporting has been the catalyst for the kneejerk reaction of the Federation.

But back to the Cult Commission. The original draft for the By-Law listed the

Duties and Functions of the Commission as foIlows: “1) To monitor all groups on campus which may be using mind-control techniques to recruit or condition its members; and 2) To promote education of students about the danger of cults.”

Luckily, someone at the Meeting pointed out the cu6ous ambiguity of how the Federa- tion was going to determine what constituted a mind-control technique, and made an amendment to the motion. Instead of “which may be,” how about “which are using mind- control techniques according to the Council On Mind Abuse (COMA).”

Someone else objected to making COMA the exclusive arbiter of cult behaviour. So, another amendment was made, changing “according to COMA” to “according to COMA or other recognized authorities.”

Good. I feel inuch safer from the zombies now.

In successive amendments, the Feds con- tradicted themselves. First, they tightened their definition of cult, reducing the chance of abuse of this Commission; next, they

cult of bureaucracy widened the scope of authority to whomever they deem to be credible, thus opening the door to a greater variety of definitions.

Anyone %vho wants to attach the “cult” label to a group on campus now has a institutionalized and ambiguously defined method for doing so.

The Federation, of course, will argue that the Commission is necessary to educate UW students about the dangers of cults. But is the occasional Cult Forum, Cult Awareness Week, or feature in the Imprint enough of a workload to justify the further expansion and bureaucratization of the Feds?

In a word, no. Ail that this Commission ser-

- Hockey: hypocrisy Hockey is a violent sport; that fact is a given.

The League’s lax attitude towards adeliberate attempt to injure - such as Boston Bruin Cam Neely’s vicious attack on Randy Ladouceur of the Hartford Whalers - speaks far louder than any of their anti-violence bleatings.

The NHL office describes the incident thus: “It is clear that after jostling with the Hartford player, Neely swung his stick in a deliberate and severe manner.” For those of you who didn’t see the incident, I’ll describe it for you: after Ladouceur and Neely bumped each other, Neely turned around and drove the butt end of his stick into Ladouceur’s face; as Ladouceur bent forward covering his face with his hands, Neely delivered a violent two- handed slash across the back of Ladouceur’s helmet, knocking him to the ice, at which paint the linesmen intervened.

I don’t call this swinging a “stick in a deliberate and severe manner,” I call it assault and battery - punishable by incarceration or fines, anywhere but on a hockey rink, that is. When Philadelphia Eagles safety Andre Waters tackled an opposing quarterback across the knees, he was fined $lO,OUO! That’s a little stiffer than this five game suspension junk the NHL tosses around.

Even more appalling than the Iight punish- ment handed out by the NHL is the range of outraged responses from various people in the Boston organization, claiming that the suspension was too tough. It wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Neely scored

55 goals Iast season, and was the second-most valuable Bruins’ player behind Ray Bourque, would it?

In body-contact sports, there is plenty of opportunity to exact vengeance upon an opponent, without resorting to deliberate violence. Four years ago, New York Giants’ tight end Mark Bavaro embarrassed San Fran- cisco 49ers safety Ronnie Lott in front of a television audience of millions, dragging him for over ten yards, while Lot-t was unable to bring him down. Bavaro pays for that play every time he catches the ball against the 49ers. During Monday night’s Giants-49ers game, Lott delivered a pair of bone-crushing, concussive hits against Bavaro - clean, legal hits. A Iittle patience can produce a much more lasting retribution.

Hair-trigger tempers and violent retaliation typify the general level of arrested develop ment which is a prerequisite for playing pro- fessional hockey. Only a concerted, sincere effort on the part of the NHL offices can con- vince professionals that flagrant stickwork will not be tolerated. Neqly should have been sum pended for at least 20 games - even if he is a Star player. Rules should be applied equally, whether to journeymen or marquee names. Punishment for Neely befitting the despic- able nature of his attack would have sent a stem message to all NHL players.

Paul Done

ves is to provide an officially stamped method of using the formidable resources and clout of the Federation to exercise paranoia against The Movement and other supposedly dangerous groups.

No wonder we need three Vice-Presidents.

Pkteir Brown

This is the LAST issue of lMPRlNT before Friday, January4,1991.

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To AJl A Good Night!

Waterloo pucksters undefeated

Hockey and B-Ball Warriors win on weekend by Pad Done Imprint staff

With solid home victories over the lowly Laurentian Voyageurs and the Ryerson Rams, the UW Hockey Warriors cruised into the Christmas break with an undefeated league record and first place in the OUAA West. They currently stand alongside tie mighty Trois Rivieres Patriotes as the only undefeated teams in Cavda.

Friday night’s 6-l drubbing of Laurentian was a scrappy affair, marred by shoving matches and cheap shots instigated by the Voyageurs, obviously frustrated by Waterloo’s dominance in every phase of the game, as the 48-24 shots-on- goal margin for the Warriors would indicate. The game was marred by many penalties, culminating in two Voyageurs being sent to the showers for their part in a third-period.fracas. Tony Crisp potted two goals, includ- ing a second-period beauty when he brought the puck from behind the Laurentian goal, patiently waited for everyone to flop to the ice, then flic- ked it home over the sprawled goalie.

This was one of the few mistakes by the Laurentian goalie who was the only barrier between Waterloo and double-digit scoring. At Ieast three times, he stonewaUed the Warriors on breakaways. Other Waterloo goals were scored by Jamie Maki, who managed to slide the puck into the net despite being upended as he drove for the net, Jim David, who slapped one in from the top of the circle, Mike MacKay, who popped one in on a scramble in front of the Voyageur goal, and Rod Thacker, who opened the scoring with a wrist shot through

Wanti& goalie Udvari stymies another Laurentian attack in a 6-l Waterloo victorjl, while defense man Ian paund (3), staves off another Laurentian attacker. Photo by Peter Brown

a crowd. Goalie Mike Udvari had his Crisp continued his hot scoring second period span staked Waterloo shutout broken at 11:Ol of the third, but still managed to lower his goals

touch with another two-goal outing, to the lead, while the other five goals while MacKay, Darren Snyder, BiIl came in six minutes and twenty

against average to a stingy 2.10. Whistle, Steve Schaefer, John seconds of the third. Giving Mike Sunday’s game against the Ryer- Williams and Jamie Maki all tallied Udvari a night off, James Organ got

son Rams was even more one-sided singles. While the first period was the shutout between the Warrior as the Warriors crushed them 8-O. relatively even with no scoring and posts.

With a shots on net margin of 61-19 only a 12-6 shots margin, the for he Warriors, the Rams go&e h Warriors gathered themselves and After dropping a 68-62 decision to

rumoured to be undergoing therapy romped though the second and third the York Yeomen in early November,

for shell shock stanzas. Three goals in a five minute the basketball Warriors evened the

home-and-home exhibition series with a 64-61 squeaker in the PAC on Sunday afternoon. The Warriors had an 11 point half-time lead (44-33), which grew to 15 points at 51-36, early in the second half. They then held on to win despite scoring only 20 points on 30 per cent shooting during the second half.

Rookie phenom Sean Van- koughnett lead the way for the Warriors with 20 points, including 4 for 7 shooting from three-point territory. Chris Moore and Mike Duarte both hit double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Jason Poag and John Hamilton chipped in eight apiece.

Clive Anderson, with 23 points, and Mark Bellai with 21, did most of ‘the damage for the Yeomen. Ander- son shot a scintillating 9 for 14 from the field (44 per cent), while Bellai looked like the mad bomber, getting all of his points on 7 for. 13 shooting from treyland, some of which were heaved from NBA distance.

York tutied up at the PAC with only seven players dressed, and did not wear down despite the crushing full-court pressure which was applied by Waterloo during the first half. During the second haIf though, the Warriors poor shooting meant that they could not set up the press with any kind of regularity, thus sav- ing the undermanned Yoemen.

If you’re looking to catch up with any of the athletics teams over the holiday, here’s where they can be found: Warrior Basketball: Windsor Univer- sity Invitational, December 27-28. Athena Basketbalk Ryerson Touma- ment, December 28-29. Warrior m&!yl Manitoba Invitational (Winnipeg), December 27i29.

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