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by Rob Macqueen . Imprint staff The Federation may provide 1500 dollars% in financial backing to a group of students who are prepared to take the issue of pro-rated rent to the Ontario Supreme Court, said Federation President Wim Simonis this week. Several landlords have been demanding that student tenants pay’ a full year’s rent in eight ’ monthly instalments during the school year. The practice is clearly- discriminatory to students, said Simonis, and has been occurring for a number of years. It may cause financial hardship both to students who are full-time residents, and to those who sublet their apartover the summer ments
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The issue has been before the courts already: Waterloo County Court three years ago ruled that the practice was legal, a decision which was subsequently invalidated by an appeal court decision that the issue did not fall under the county court’s jurisdiction. However by this time the student involved had graduated,. and proceedings were dropped. The Legal Resource Office earlier this term moved to reactivate the issue by sponsoring a meeting attendeb by about thirty-five students.
Simonis said that the Federation generally helps to pay the legal costs of students involved in landlord-tenant disputes when it feels the students are justified. “We try to ensure that lack of financial backing is not the reason (for students not to contest unfair treatment)” Simonis said. In this case, due to the amount of money required to bring a case before the Supreme Court of Ontario, the Federation’s financial . involvement will have to be approved by a Board of Directors meeting next week. Simonis said that the Federation’s “door is open” to any students who feel they are being mistreated by theirlandlord;.
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by Len Gamache Imprint staff The Committee to Oppose the Suspension of the IMSA (Iranian Muslim Students Association) is considering pursuing legal action against the university(for being denied a meeting room) and against a university student, who was caught tearing up and disposing leaflets of the committee announcing last Wednesday’s meeting. The IMSA had received confirmation for a room booking in the Math and Computer ‘Science Building for a public meeting last Saturday at which Rajaii Khorasani, Iranian ambassador to the United Xations, was scheduled to speak. The booking was subsequently denied after a request by the IMSA for a security officer (a general procedure accorded most visiting dignitaries). Campus Security had the room cancelled saying that more security would be required than they were able to provide. (The meeting was eventually held at the Valhalla Inn in Kitchener without incident. About 100 people attended.) UW President Douglas Wright upheld the campus security decision after being asked by the IMSA to intervene on their behalf. In a related matter, the Committee to Oppose the Suspension of the IMSA spokesperson Jeff Conway said that he caught U W student David Schreier tearing up leaflets announcing this week’s meeting. Schreier is a member of the Waterloo Jewish Students Association. A campus security officer was called to the scene and received statements from both Conway and Schreier. Schreier allegedly indicated to the security officer that he would continue ripping up such pamphlets as well as copies of the Chevron. At Wednesday’s meeting (at which S.chrier was present) he further stated that he had been
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given permission “and support from Wim Simonis and the Federation to tear up Chevrons.” Schreier also said that the IMSA members have still “not apologized for being offensive, but only for clarifying the confusion.” The. “confusion” which Schreier was refering to involves an IMSA poster from a number of weeks ago which displayed a Star of David equatingaNazi Swastika with supposed drops of blood dripping from each symbol. The IMSA was subsequently suspended bythe Federation Board of Entertainment, adecision which has been backed up by the Federation Board of Directors as well as Students’ Council in recent weeks. The IMSA is still lopking to have the decision reversed by presenting a motion which may or may not be considered at the Federation general meeting on Monday evening. (November 29th). The IMSA feels that they were “unfairly accused of discrimination” and that they were suSpended without knowledge of specific violations (A fact which became evident at last week’s Board of Director’s meeting, where the policies violated were spelled out for the first time). Students themselves will have an opportynity to resolve the suspension question at Monday’s general meeting, (when they decide) whether or not to consider the motion. The Board of Directors essentially admitted that the suspension had not been approached properly when it resolved that “in the future, any decision by the Board of Entertainment concerning club status especially, with reference to suspension or revoking of that status make specific reference to the pertinent policies, procedures, By-Laws and Charter paragraphs which that group has contravened.”
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by Julie George Imprint staff The group walk home - You may have heard about it but for those of you who haven’t . . . The idea behind the group ‘walk home is that women who have to walk home alone after night class can meet each other at the Campus Centre at 10: 15 p.m. The idea is that women will meet someone walking the same way and not have to walk home alone. Unfortunately, the group walk home has not worked as well as anticipated. Some women have found walking companions but others have not found anyone walking their way. If you are one of the people who wanted to use the group walk home but haven’t rn%tia&rie yet, drop by the Women’s Centre Room. 149’i’i the Campus Centre; we’ll try to match you up with someone who is balking home at the same time. To help the Women’s Centre get some idea of where women are walking and whether they’ve had any problems, please fill out the accompanying survey and return it to the Women’s Centre, CC 149. This survey will only be worthwhile if many people respond, so please take the time.
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