The Press, Volume 17, Issue 23, March 18, 1981

Smylski, Brian (EIC); Welsh, Larry (Writer); Horeczy, Larry (Writer); Van Asten, Peter (Writer); Nichol, Rob (Writer); Wansell, Geoffrey (Writer); Nagami, D. (Writer); Thorn, Linda (Writer); McGinnis, April A. (Writer); Dobell, Russ (Writer); Wiens, Greta (Writer); Osoba, Patricia (Writer); McVittie, Ron (Writer)

The Press, Volume 17, Issue 23, March 18, 1981

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Date

1981-03-18

Authors

Smylski, Brian (EIC)

Welsh, Larry (Writer)

Horeczy, Larry (Writer)

Van Asten, Peter (Writer)

Nichol, Rob (Writer)

Wansell, Geoffrey (Writer)

Nagami, D. (Writer)

Thorn, Linda (Writer)

McGinnis, April A. (Writer)

Dobell, Russ (Writer)

Abstract

The Press, Volume 17, Issue 23 includes: Student referendum shows strong support for Pat Meagher as next year’s BUSU President; less conclusive support for OFS retention at Brock; and Peter Park will be next year’s Ombudsperson; University sports face a major crisis as the Ontario University Athletic Association (OUAA) threatens to pull out of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) over disagreements on sports scholarships; Peter Van Asten responds negatively to Kevin McCabe’s prior article on creationism and discourages students from attending the upcoming lecture by Dr. D.T. Gish; Steve Leonard, a student at A.N. Myer High School, collected 7,500 signatures to protest what he thinks is discriminatory wage legislation; Ontario professors are leaving the province due to the government’s under-funding of education, according to the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA).