University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontarid
volume 15, special issue
tuesday, november 5, 1974

Students and faculty at Renison College who are opposing the decision by John further their demands. Starting Monday members of the association began the boycoti
Towler, principal of Renison, to fiie Jeffrey Forest and Hugh Miller and prohibit the of classes and started picketing in order to further educate the other students of
presence of Marsha Forest at Renison have formed an academic association in order to Renison as well as the students of the University of Waterloo.

Students boycott classes known and to invite specific re-

sponses to specific questions from
the board members particularly the
constitution
vulnerable
we will continue to be
to whatever
he wishes to take’ to silence any
measures

Executive Committee, whose be- further faculty or students who

haviour is unacceptable to, the stu- want to challenge his modus
dents. operandi.
5. Democratic reorganisation. The 6. Exposure of documents. We raise
late student-faculty council (this this issue in the interests of
body is no longer recognized by the abolishing secret negotiations, a
Renison academic students; we practice which we feel Towler has

S have reconstituted
Renison academic assembly)
ourselves

been fighting for a strong constitu-

tion f&r awhile, a constitution
the
has
instituted at Renison.
7. End in-camera sessions. Like the
two previous demands, we raise it
as insurance against secret negotia-
1. Immediate reinstatement. Since to outfit his office in spiffy carpets college body or action other than which would place power over im- tions. Had it not been for the sec-
these firings were arbitrary and au- and wali panelling. Meantime, his classes. In other words, silence portant decisions in the hands of recy and distrust which Towler is
tocratic and since these faculty part-time faculty share a virtual is being enforced on him, to make students and faculty. This seems so handy with, we feel that none of
members are not guilty of the only cupboard ior office space and the him ineffective in the college for the more urgent than ever before to this could have happened. Since we
recognized. causes for such students have no office space at all. duration of his term. protect ourselves from any repeti- want democracy and w,e want these
dismissals-moral turpitude, gross It is also noteworthy that even be- 4. An open hearing with the hoard. tion of the current situation. If particular teat hers, we would
miscdnduct, academic misconduct fore the renovatiois, Towler’s of- The students want an opportunity Towler is unconcerned with the never have allowed this process to .
or incompetence-we make the fice was-clearly the most spacious to clear theii- demands publicly, to students’ views about faculty and reach its absurd end if discussions
just demand that our teachers be and attractive of all the offices at, make their feelings and intent- course contents, without a strong had been held openly.
reinstated immediately. Renison. His view of priorities are
entirely unacceptable to the stu-
2. Resignation of John Towler. We dents.
feel this demand would be approp- Towler has done his level best to
riate even independent of the re- undermine the authority and credi-
cent firings, Towler Has already bility of the student representa-
proved himself intending to act tives. Besides publicly defaming
against the best interests of the stu- them, he has been reluctant to deal
dents. After the Faculty-Student with them as a group. Instead, he Due to the firing of Jeff.Forest and Hugh Miller and the cummary dismissal of Marsha Forest from her
Council had democratically voted a picks them off, one by one, always position at Renison, all regarded as totally unfounded by many students, faculty and staff, as well as other
-$lOO donation to the Ojibway War- iss&g individual invitations to his members of the University of Waterloo academic community, students have begun an organized protest.
rior Society to support the strug- office parlays. In addition, he nev&r We no longer recognize the student-faculty council and have reconstituted ourselves the Renison
gles of Native Peoples, Towler at- bothered to invite several reps to Academic Assembly. In a six hour meeting Friday Nov. 1, 1974 the Assembly voted in favor of decisive
tempted to act on his own wisdom his little tete-a-tetes; those reps are action and demands. A boycott of all Renison classes will begin Monday Nov. 4, 1974 and will be carried
that Renison should not donate the now leading members of the protest through until the three faculty members are fully reinstated and satisfactory negotiations on all other
money. When the student-faculty orgdnization. From the beginning, demands are in process with the board of governors. This does not meati that the educational process will
council resolutely demanded that they challenged Towler’s right to cease; after the first two days of the boycott students and faculty will be encouraged to meet outside
he honour their wishes, he finally behave so autocratically; he was Renison.
conceded but took the money from not about to be challenged and sim-
the academic support funds of indi- ply ignored them. His actions gen- We demand:
vidual faculty members, funds erally have had the effect of divid- 1. Immediate reipsfatement of Jeffrey Forest, Marsha Forest and Hugh Miller to their respective Renison
which are supposed to be under the ing the students and casting disper- College positions.
direct control of each faculty sions on *the official representa- 2. Resignation of John Towler. r
3. That no reprisals be taken against any member of our college community. ..
member. He refused to allocate’the tives. (see story “How it Began”)
donation from the academic dis- 4. An open public ,hearing with the entire Renison board of*governors, all faculty, students and oth’er
cretionary fund and in fact ensured 3. No reprisals. We refuse to have concerned parties:
that this particular fund be transfer- the academic freedom of the stu- 5. A commitment from the board of governors that an immediate reorganization of the governing structures
red to his sole control; the fund dents and supportive faculty mem-, of Renison College be undertaken to reflect equal representation from all sections of this academic
conveniently became the prin- bers compromised by further dic- community as a safeguard against future exercise of arbitrary authority.
cipal’s discretionary fund. tatorial measures. Towler is not too 6. That all pertinent documents relating to the firings and related academic affairs be made available to all
While the physical state of Reni- concerned with academ’ic freedom interested parties upon request. This specifically relates to certain defamatory allegations made by John
. son has been deteriorating over the as can be evidenced in the way the Towler about faculty members, student rkpresentatives and the academic integrity of our institution.
past few years and while Renison firings were handled. Jeff Forest’s 7. An end to all in-camera sessions. The recent firings could only have occured in an atmosphere of secrecy
suffers from a space scarcity, letter subjects him to immediate and distrust. _
Towler saw fit to spend over $3,000 dismissal if he participates in any
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No reasons
for firings Boycott and strike were the main
,*
Thursday afternoon a great
shock hPt the students of Renison responses from the students. There
College. Two of our professors
were fired without
another banned from our class-
rooms. Three of our teachers
was a consensus that a meeting
warning and should be held to inform others,
who were not then present, of the
unjust firings and the feelings of the
The .:
-amongst the most respected and students. Committees were set up
best-were dismissed. The ques- to contact students and ask them to
tions that students began asking come to the next meeting at 11:00
were, “Why?“, “How could they a.m.
fire Jeff and Marsha Fgrest and ! On Friday approximately 100
Hugh Miller?, “What do we do people met in the Moose Room to
next?” Emotions were high, many be brought up to date on what had The Principals’* Social Hour was
were angry, some began crying, happened the previous day. Many held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oc-
others began organizing. All the came to show their support for their tober 30th, 1974. John Towler,
students that knew of this action professors. The meeting lasted for Principal of Renison stated that this
grouped together. En masse they six hours with positive reactions was to be an open meeting with
, entired the meeting room where shown in support of the tliree. students to give them the opporiun-
the firings had taken place to speak It was the general consensus,of ity to openly air their views and/or
5 to the Executive of the Board of the meeting that a boycott of clas- grievances concerning affairs at the
Governors. At this time there was ses should begin as soon as possi- College.
oraly the principal, John Towler, ble. It was agreed by the majority of As the ‘meeting began, two fa-
and the chairperson of the Board, the Renison academic students at culty members Jeff Forest and Mar-
. Reverend Conyard in the room. this meeting that Monday would . “If the attempt to settle the mat- lene Webber were asked to leave,
The two members were asked for be the beginning of this boycott. ter fails”, states the CAUT hand- Towler stating he could.n’t and
an explanation of this brutal action. For two days picket lines will be book, “the university shall inform wouldn’t conduct the social hour in
No explanations were given! We -formed and meetings will be held the member in writing of the their prescence, a8 he felt that the
were told that reasons would not be to discuss further actions and to charges against him/her in suffi- lines of communication would be
given without the consenit of the allow the Board of Governors
professors because it would be de- have the opporttinity
trimental to them. One student with the students.
to negotiate
to
CAUT cient detail to enable himjher to
prepare for his/her defense.”
continue in saying that A) within 14
They
hindered. After a short protest by
some students, the members of the
faculty left. Again it was km-
went directly to Marsha Forest and The issue is clear. Who runs Re- days of the receipt by the member phasised that students could
Jeff Forest received
1 giving the principal
Board of Governors
two letters
and/or the
their permis-
nison College? Is it John Towler as
the strong arm of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Gover-
- role of the written charges. . .the uni-
versity and the member shall meet
to name jointly an arbitration
openly voice their concerns, free of
any outside influences.
Since the students did not re-
sion to release the reasons for their nors? Is it the faculty and students? In light of the recent firings at committee. B) the arbitration spond immediately to the above
dismissals. “We have nothing to It is not enough for Jeff, Marsha Renison College, of Hugh Miller committee shall consist of three suggestions, Towler proceeded to
hide,” they said. Still John Towler and Hugh to be reinstated because and Jeffrey Forest, teachers a? professors from outside the univer- express his concerns with regards
refused to disclose Ihe reasons. on any day three others can be many universities may be asking sity tiho are acceptable to the uni- to his responsibilities at Renison,
(Perhaps because he has non’e). fired. What we need and want is a themselves “Can I be called in to- versity and the member. C) If the its’ relation to the Faculty of Arts,
After twenty minutes of fruitless complete and democratic restruc- morrow and be advised of my dis- university and the member are un- faculty qualifications, and the rele-
confrontation, the students de- turing of Renison College so this missal and can I have virtually all of able to constitute an arbitration vance of course content and struc-
cided that further rhetoric was type of authoritarian rule cannot my rights in that institution bet- committee within 21 days the uni- ture. Towler then questioned the
senseless. take place. We are taught that we ween the time of the announcement versity and the faculty association quality of teaching at Renison,
Approximately fifty people re- live in a democratic country. If this and the time of my dismissal, taken shall jointly appoint a person of un- since he had received complaint8
grouped in the Moose Room to dis- is true then our three professors away from me ?” Though Renison questioned integrity and indepen- from some students. He made al-
cuss what further action should be will be reinstated and a democratic Administration would wish it that dence from outside the university legations against unnamed faculty
taken to reinstate their professors. I%enison will be built. easy, it may not be. All university to act as an arbitrator. An arbitra- members inferring that about 10%
teachers are protected in this area tion committee shall then convene of the faculty are unqualified to
by a body called the Canadian As- and attempt to conclude their pro- teach and that their degrees are

Faculty sociation of University

(CAUT).
long to this organization
though many small university-
Teachers
Canadian utiiversities be-
and al-
ceedings and render their decision
as expeditiously as possible.
“The CAUT (also) believes that
the person alleging cause for dis-
questionable.
that he formulate
Committee
He then suggested
an Advisory
from the Faculty
Arts, and his personal friend, an
of

- statements
Balasubramanyam Hyma: I was Board of Governors have acted
affiliated colleges, such as Reni-
son, are not direct members, they
are expected to follow the policies
-and guide-lines laid down by
missal should not also be the one to
judge the adequacy Of that cause.
Since the president of the univer-
sity must believe that there is evi-
assistant director of social services
to investigate.
He further stated that he had
\ been told that if matters at Rehison
surprised’by the firings due to the completely unprofessionally and CAUT. dence on which to bring forward a were not. cleared up immediately,
fact that we were not made aware have exercised arbitrary authority On the question of academic case on the advice of his/her ad- that within the next twelve tionths,
_ before-hand of the decision to do so in the firings. Their actions are un- freedom CAUT states that ministrators, he cannot claim’ to be negotiations would begin to sever
(to fire); it did not in fact pass acceptable. It is encouraging to see “Academic freedom includes the impartial nor can the men/women the affiliation between Renison and
through the Student-Faculty the strong protest sentiments the right within the university to decide who advised her/him. The Board of the University of Waterloo.
Council. students are justly expressing in who shall teach, who shall be Governors is in almost every case Since student enrolment in the
Carole Irrizarry: No statement. their planned boycott. As a faculty taught, and what shall be studied, the legal employer. Furthermore first year was higher than ever be-
(Part-Time professor) member I fully endorse th6 decisive taught, or published. Because a the board is bound to support the fore; since more students ‘from
Donald M’Timkulu: No statement. protest which the students are university’s essential concerns are judgement of its chief executive of- other universities and programmes
Mark Nagler: As far as academic launching in defense of stu- intellectual, academic freedom in- ficer because refusal to do so would on this campus are transferring,to
‘integrity is concerned an explana- dent/faculty interests. volves the right of appointment of be tantamount to a vote of non- Renison than ever before: since
tion with regard to what has hap- Jeri Wine: What happened is in- staff or admission of students re- confidence and a request for resig- more students from Renison were
pened is owed to the faculty and credible. The firing procedures gardless of race, sex, religion, or nation. Nor are the members of the accepted into graduate schools
students of Renison. were ill-adviced. politics. It involves the right to board of governors likely to have than any year previously; and since
Werner Packull: The people in- Monna Zetner: The situation at Re- teach, investigate and speculate the academic expertise to judge an students who have graduated from
volved have my sympathy. I critise nison seems to me difficult for all without deference to prescribed academic dispute over compe- Renison are being offered more
the way the firings were handled. concerned. I certainly feel sym- doctrine. It involves the right to tence.” jobs, the accusations and state-
But at the same time I feel it is a pathy for my colleagues. However criticize the university.. .. It is obvious that gross neglect ments made by Dr. Towler can be
matter between the Administration I do not fe&l that simplisticstate- Academic freedom concerns the has been practiced at Renison Col- only considered contradictory to
atid the individuals involved. ments or solutions are pertinent for university as an institution; it con- lege in the dismissals of Forest and reality.
Sandra Sachs: I am very much such- a complex situation, which cerns the students; it concerns the Miller, in that not one of the Bill Townsend a member of the
. shocked by what has happened. seems tti me a culmination of sev- faculty. ’ ’ forementioned procedures has Executive of the Renison Board of
As far as I *am concerned it is an era1 longstanding issues and prob- Reasons for the dismissal of a fa- been adhered to. It is evident that Governors said “The board has
issue of principle of faculty being lms. I shall continue to hold clas- culty person are strictly limited to the onus is on the board of gover- operated in-the best.interests of the
fired arbitrarily without adequate ses. I do not feel that a boycott is two areas; gross misconduct and nors to show adequate cause for College. We’ve taken the neces-
? cause and without consultation, in helpful but I certainly do feel that persistent neglect of a professor’s dismissal and on Forest and Miller sacy legal steps. We do not have to
a manner which entirely con- students should feel free to make duty to his/her students or his/her to defend these charges in a democ- give cause as to why Professor
travenes established procedure their own choices about the discipline. If there is reason to be- ratic hearing before official notice Forest &as dismissed. I do not plan
- within the academic community. boycott. I continue to have some lieve that adequate cause exists the of dismissal can be given. Clearly to attend the Tuesday night meet-
The underlined problems have to hopes that the present difficulty CAUT gives definite guidelines as this has not been done. It is be- ing with the students.”
do_ with decision-making relation- may be resolved without serious to the’ procedure that should then lieved that Hugh Miller was in- Renison Board of Governors
ships between administration, fa- harm to anyone. ensue. structed not to discuss the reasons member’, T. T. Ritson told the
culty and students and nothing Judith Miller: Many people espe-m First, the person in question of his dismissal and Jeffrey Forest Chevron Sunday that “I am very
whatever to do with the academic cially at Renison are seeing this as a should be advised that his/her dis- has not even been given reasons. upset and regretful that this has oc-
competence of the people dismis- question of personalities, but I missal is being recommended. The responsibility to a.ct on these curred. It is very unfortunate for
sed. I want to see them reinstated think that the issue is one of a clash They should then be invited to a injustices is encumbent on us, the Renison and it is a great pity. I have
immediately and a constitution between ideas of democratic par- meeting with the dean of the fa- students and the faculty of the Uni- high regard for the people con-
worked out for Renison which ticipation and autocratic control. culty. the president of the univer- versity of Waterloo. If we are to cerned and I wish it could be solved
would ensure the participation of Darryl Bryant: An appallingman- sity, a disinterested professor who prevent the recurrance of arbitrary another way. One positive out-
students and faculty in the ifestation of arrogance, oppor- is acceptable to both the dean and firings we must protest and we will. come could be the opening of
decision-making process, and pre- tunism and disregard- for faculty, the person in question and the head The issue is much larger than the communications between the
elude the possibility of such a thing students and the college. I support of the department. The teacher immediate firings; it is a question of Board and students.”
happening again. the boycott. should also be permitted to bring academic freedom and the interests Other Board members could not
Harry Tuyn: No statement. The rest of the faculty members and be assisted by an advisor of which this and all universities be reached for comment. before
Marlene Webber: Towler and the could not be contacted. his/her choice. serve. press time.
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and had hopes of initiating a co-

operative program as well where
students would have access to se-
quential academic and work terms.
There was every promise in the air
that our proposals would find ap-
proval. Yet this year we have suf-
fered enormous setbacks and de-
lays around the final passing of
even the honours programme.
Towler’s hand is conspicuously in
this stopping process. (see Federa-
tion story, page 2).
At every turn we encountered
resistance -outright refusal on
occasion-to act on the democra-
tic decisions bf our Student-
Faculty Couhcil. Towler was to be
in control, and that’s all there was
to it. Insofar as our governing
Someth-ir
bodies supported his individual
prejudgements on matters, he was
willing to recognize our authority.
But wherever we transgressed his
different
- wishes in our votes, suddenly the
word would come down that we Once again, it’s that time of term these mam&oth* battles as the
somehow acted beyond our that all the engineers look forward giants battle for top honours.
privilege and rights. Towler’s to, and the rest of the campus Friday night is an event that no-
most flagrant violation of our ex- dreads-Engineering Week! one will want to miss! The lntra-
Students of the Renison academic asspciation set up an information pressed wishes. came around our This year, tours of the different Provincial Boat Races will be held
table in front of the Moose room at Renison college and urged stu- decision to- donate $100 to the departments of the Faculty have in the SouthXampus Hall at 8:00
dents to sign a petition supporting the groups demands. Two of those Oj ibway Warriors Society. Towler been organized to acquaint the stu- P.M. with crews ‘representing all
demands are that the fired professors be reinstated and that principal thought it inappropriate and would dent body and the public at large the “other” Engineering univer-
John Towler, who initiated the firings, resign. not yield. Only because we per- with the different research projects sities gatheripg in another fu_tile at-
sisted was the check finally drawn and facilities that normally remain tempt to wrest the Provincial
but it came not from the fund which hidden in some dark corner of E-3. Trophy from the hands of the U. of

Reniiion: * should support

rather, without
such allocations;
our consent,
used our meagre academic support
It’s amazing just what you can miss
he discovering in five years hard
W. Engineering body (fat chance2,
Remember,
labour here, so treat yourself to a (and lady’s) event, so open your
this is a gentle.m’an’s
(
_

funds. free tour. Monday is tour day for

a perspective . throat and let the good times pour!
The examples of his violations of the Electrical Department; Tues- Admission price is 50 cents and
our coll&ctive will are many, each day, for Mechanical Department, everyone is welcome.
more disturbing than the last. His and Wednesday, for the Chemical , Saturday morning, for those
Members of the ,I Renison ma1 amount of appeal. And, in fact, actions, which have extended into Dept. All tours leave the E-4 hardy souls that will be moving,
Academic Assembly asked me to my favourable impressions were efforts to undermine trust in faculty Lounge starting at 12:30 PM (and there are two great events being
put together my perspective on borne out. As democratic process members and student representa- continuing al2 afternoon). Once staged. Starting at 9:30 A.M. on
what has gone wrong at Renison, demands, much of last year was tives, have culminated in a general again, it’s open to everyone! Columbia Field, the annual Mud
on the events and process that pre- spent in meetings and we gave birth atmosphere of fear-fear that we The Second Annual Volley Bowl football championship will
cipitated the current state of affairs to a process which by its nature are being led into the noose of Tournament will be running all tear up the turf in all-out effort to
where the principal feels it so invoked a steady diet of dissent, heavy constraints against the exer- week in the E-4 Lounge. If you win the coveted trophy. Enter your
urgent to purge three of my co- confrontation, and aroused pas- cise of any democratic process. have a supple wrist and quick re- class’team in the Eng. Sot. office
workers. sions. But the atmosphere was The rampant speculation around flexes, sign up on the sheet posted by Thursday, Nov. 7th.
Clearly the atmysphere which open and contained quite easily the what might be going on behind our by the Volley Machine. There are At lo:30 A.M., all the Jackie
drew me to Renisonjin Sept. 1973 expression of the diverse views and backs erupted this week in the final prizes galore! Stewarts on campus will meet in
has suffered a collapse. What was it programs which students and fa- exercise of arbitrary authority Tuesday night, from 7:00 P.M. to Parking Lot ‘0’ (‘0’ for optometry) /
like then -and where are we now? culty put forth. It seemed we were -the firing of two faculty members ,. 1:00 A.M., the Black Bubble Cof- to check in for the Pub Rally. En-
More important, what accounts for struggling quite successfully to- and impossible restrictions on a fee House will come out of hibera- tries should be submitted to the
the purge? wards a co-operative management third. tion. With cheap donuts and coffee Eng. Sot. office ‘by Thursday,
The attractive, even compelling, model, though it was hardly com- At this point we find ourselves in and free entertainment, this is Nov. 7th. Entry fee is $4.00 per car,
qualities of Renison College even a plete when tie realized that stu- a situation which is the polarity of going to be a good spot to relax ,driver and navigator. Motion sick-
year ago centered around the dents were not given parity in the everything we have worked to es- from the pressures of mid-terms. ness pills, brown paper bags and a
shared commitment of leading fa- decision making bodies. The point tablish, and the most offending Wednesday will be occupied by supply of aspirin are recommended
culty and students to struggle to- is that the seeds were there; we had irony is the tacit understanding on the Chemical films and cartoons supplementary equipment. Come
wards the building of a programme every possibility of pursuing and Towler’s part that we have no shywing contipuoysly in the E-4 out and see’if you can read a map by
which would reflect a co-operative realizing an unfamiliar situation choice but to accept his dictum. Lounge. Come out, have a svb or 12:00 Noon.
model at both administrative and where the real decisions which af- But the democratic seeds were donut and watch Godzilla meet Finally, as a grand finale, Eng.
academic levels; Students and fa- fect acadkmic life would be concen- w’ell rooted before Towler took re- Bambi. Sot. proudly presents “A FALL
culty wanted control over the de- trated in the hands of faculty and sidence in his newly decorated of- In an effort to provide, entertain- AFFAIR” - this year’s Engineey-
stiny of their programme. They students. _ . fice, and those seeds are growing ing Semi-Formal, to be held in the
ment for everyonej Eng. Sot. has
were determined to work out a rela- But we were nowhere near the into a democratic organization far organized a Scavenger Hunt for all Viennese Ballroom of the Waterloo
tionship to the power structure of level of development where most beyond the scope of Towler’s of yoti amateur and professional Motor Inn at 9:00 P.M,Entertain-
Renison which would guarantee in- people would be ready‘ to recognize worst nightmares. kleptomaniacs. Get your team to- ment will be provided by OPUS 11.
ternal control over such critical the absence of need for a chairper- Towler missed the most impor- gether now (maximum of six people A hot and cold buffet will be served
matters as hiring/firing, cur- son (principal in our case) and we tant historical lesson of all-that per team) and show up in the E-4 at 11:00 P.M., with drinking and
riculum, budget priorities, and all all went about the business of find- we &nnot possibly go backwards. Lounge at 9:00 P.M. to pick up dancing continuing into the wee
the constitutional matters which ~ ing-a princibal to stabilize the tem- His presence enforced only a your own personal “MPission lm- hours of the morning. Tickets are
ordinarily constrain academic porary position which was being fil- temporary regression, a short set- $10.00 per couple and they are av-
possible”.
freedom and locate unjustified led by one of our faculty members. back. But those of us, faculty and At noon on Friday, the survivors ailable from the Eng. Sot. and
powers in the hands of‘a top-heavy That process in which we sought students alike, who are outraged by of the Volley Tournament will meet Math Sot. offices. Hurry to get
authority structure. out a principal who would find ac- the preposterous actions of late, in the E-4 Lounge to decidk the yours though, because they go fast.
It would be a gross miscalcula- ceptance amongst all of us and the will carry forward the promises to champion. Come out and witness Hope you enjoy your week!
tion to suggest any radic$ intent; Board of Govenrors, was, as any- democratise Renison, to make it a
rather, it was a simple matter of one could predict, a thorny pi-ob- model which will continue to draw
‘working out a structure to promote lem. In the final analysis when we progressively minded people.
the decentralization of power and hired John Towler-a decision
an attempt to administer that which did not find universal
through a strong co-operative acceptance, or anything akin to
model which would legislate a dis- universal acceptance-many of us
tribution of power for students and were floating around with the un-
faculty.
Renison was compelling as well
fbr its academic content. The guts
comfortable feeling that he might
bring a much more authoritarian
view of things than we would be
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applied progrtimme and within it It did not take very long for our federation of students incorporated, university of water-loo.
there seemed serious intent around fears to bear fpit. In all conscience Content is the sole responsibility of the chevron editorial
constructing a curriculum and hir- I can say that every conceivable
ing teachers to accomodate an ex- effort was made by faculty and stu- Colin De’Ath on behalf of the K-W staff. Offices are located in the campus centre; (519) 885-
amination of the real forces in the dents to work in some kind of har- Human Rights Caucus: 1660, or university local 2331.
production -of social prg?olems as mony with.our new principal, who, .- CSirculation: 13,000
well as a conscientious application with little haste, made it clear that The secretive nature of how this
to questions of social change. My he did not share our committment decision was made is unacceptable. the renison affair will certainly be talked about many years hence when
impression was that Renison did to democratic process. All the ap- This issue has implications for the we’re all getting old and grey hopefylly in favourable terms though
not want to play out the cbnven- propriate rhetoric was there when rest of the Waterloo university renison principal john orchard towler might want to register his disag-
tional function prescribed for called for but as the early dtiys ex- community and we fully endorse reement on the latter point or then again he might also be happy with
universities-to produce mindless posed, there was virtually no con- student participation in this mktter. the exciting outcome of this return to the days of confrontation politics.
graduates who could be trusted to cert between whathe said and what The Human Rights Caucus urges Production on this special issue: marisa miller, barb innis, patty gilbert,
compliantly take their pre-ordained he did. the university faculty and student phil fernandez, carofyn sawyer, janet Steele, .rick degrass, ian layf ield,
places in upholding the status quo. We had worked very hard last body to become involved so this the dumont ducks, the federation bureaucrats and)wo ageing chevron
So, as universities go, Renison year towards the formulation and type of arbitrary procedure does hacks.
held out much more than the nor- approval of an honours program not become the norm. /
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