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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 copresidents.” Kim Speers will remain, officially, Vice-President University Affairs. Sliwinski thinks that she can handle the extra workload, though it will be heavy. “The winter term is traditionally the lightest workload for the VPOF. The main event is Winterfest, 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
There are other cominittees overlap the duties of the three tive members, meaning that than one of them serve on already, according to Sliwinski.
The Fed Students’ Council will oversee the hiring of an Executive Assistant for Sliwinski and Speers to help relieve the day-to-day workload of running the Federation. This will
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Last week, it appeared that Thursday’s General Meeting would turn into a battleground, as a proposed amendment to Federation ByLaws would have given the Fed
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 information, combined with the timing of the proposed By-Law change, pitted supporters of the two VicePresidents 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 As it turned out, the motion was withdrawn and tabled to the March, 1991 General Meeting.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 deciding 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 Committee which made the motion to amend the By-Law in question. The Committee also proposed the splitting of the VRJA position into two separate Vice-Presidents, Internal and External. According to Speers, the proposed change to the succession policy grew naturally out of the idea to add another Vice-President.
out.”
The President’s ex-officio task are ones which are required by Federation and University By-Laws to be carried out by the person in that position. 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.
by Paul Done Imprint staff
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 Properties Committee, one that Sliwinski has already become involved with because of her work on the Student Life Building proposal.
make it easier for them to take on the additional presidential duties. Candidates for the job are being considered now, and a decision is expected in January, 1991.
Board of Directors the power to appoint a President should he or she resign after November 1 of their term. The original By-Law required that the VPOF becomes 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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While many items of significance (and many more of no significance) were dealt with during the two-anda-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 presented 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 financial position. Despite the fact that expenditures rose by 10.2 per cent while revenue was rising by onIy 6.3
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taining custody of cash should be separated, and lastly, that monthly statements should be issued by each ‘business unit” of the Federation. 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 VicePresident External. This was, however, withdrawn by current VPUA and chair of the By-Laws Committee 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 meeting 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:
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During their report, Price Waterhouse made’ three recommendations: that receipts should be issued for cash be& held overnight in cash-driven Federation businesses, that the jobs of receiving and main-
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 Committee was converted from ad,hoc to Standing status; while three new committees: Athletics, Spirit and External, were formed.
In the stead of the Chaplain’s Committee, among whose stated responsibilities 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 Commission has been formed to mar&or all groups on campus which may k using mind-control techniques to MC& or cundition its members. 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 maintenance. A standing committee would correct this neglect. The Athletics Committee brings together representatives from the Campus Recreation Advisory Council, 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 Committee. labelkd the “‘fun” committee by SkGnski, has been formed to attempt
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a commission removed and had one added. The Childcare Commission has been terminated, while a new commission: The Campaigns Commission has been initiated The primary duties of the new commission are to iiaw with ti;eprovincial and fedpral wumenk commissions - in other words OFS and CFS. In a restructuring which has previously been discussed at Students’ Courkil, The Committee of Presidents has been divested of the responsibility of approving new clubs,
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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 commissions removed: Athletics (as mentioned previously) and Computing and Information Services. The Women’s Issues Board has had
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Speers regrettecl the politicking that resulted from the Board’s decision being made public. During last week, “there was increased controversy 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.” 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.” A new executive will be elected, as is customary, during February.
dent budy responsible ftr promoting human rights as outlined by the Gnudiun Charter of Rights. Commissions within the Board will include Physically Challenged Commission, the Race and Ethnic Relations Committee, the Gay and Lesbian Rights Commission, and the External Commission. perhaps best be summed up by a Despite the fact that the Federation passer-by’s answer to his friend’s took out three full pages of adbertisu&ion “Hey, what’s going on ing in Imprint announcing the i-l ere?” The response: “I dunno, I upcoming meeting the Ievel of stuthink it’s some kind of memorial serdent knowledge of the meeting could vice for the Montreal massacre.”
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 members. 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 CIstu-
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The cult of bureaucracy 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 changes Meeting, one of the By-Law approved was the addition of a Cults Commission within the Public Issues Board. In the past few months, Imprinthasbeen accused of labelling as a cult an organization called The Movement. I suspect that it is concern about this group primarily which has motivated Kim Speers to advocate a co& sion to formalize the Federation’s”cult awareness” role. As it turns out, we did not launch a propaganda 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 Federation 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 mindcontrol 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 contradicted themselves. First, they tightened their definition of cult, reducing the chance of abuse of this Commission; next, they
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 a group on campus now has a institutionalized and ambiguously defined method for doing so. to
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 Imprintenough 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 twohanded slash across the back of Ladouceur’s helmet, knocking him to the ice, at which paintthe 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 punishment 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 factthatNeely 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 Francisco 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 professional hockey. Only a concerted, sincere effort on the part of the NHL offices can convince 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 despicable nature of his attack would have sent a stem message to all NHL players.
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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
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Waterloopuckstersundefeated
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-ongoal 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, including a second-period beauty when he brought the puck from behind the Laurentian goal, patiently waited for everyone to flop to the ice, then flicked 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 Waterloovictorjl, while defense Photo by Peter Brown man Ian paund (3), staves off another Laurentian attacker. a crowd. Goalie Mike Udvari had his shutout broken at 11:Ol of the third, but still managed to lower his goals against average to a stingy 2.10. Sunday’s game against the Ryerson Rams was even more one-sided as the Warriors crushed them 8-O. With a shots on net margin of 61-19 for he Warriors, the Rams go&e h rumoured to be undergoing therapy for shell shock
Crisp continued his hot scoring touch with another two-goal outing, while MacKay, Darren Snyder, BiIl Whistle, Steve Schaefer, John Williams and Jamie Maki all tallied singles. While the first period was relatively even with no scoring and only a 12-6 shots margin, the Warriors gathered themselves and romped though the second and third stanzas. Three goals in a five minute
second period span staked Waterloo to the lead, while the other five goals came in six minutes and twenty seconds of the third. Giving Mike Udvari a night off, James Organ got the shutout between the Warrior posts. After dropping a 68-62 decision to the York Yeomen in early November, 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 Vankoughnett 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. Anderson 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 saving 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 University Invitational, December 27-28. Athena Basketbalk Ryerson Toumament, December 28-29. Manitoba Warrior m&!yl Invitational (Winnipeg), December 27i29.
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