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131ist Year No. 3 Wednesday, January 22, Elderly residents of Uptown Waterloo would live in fear of reprisal from unruly students if they complained to the authorities about student conduct, claimed speakers at a task force meeting las.t Wednesday. d sdbrdid â€"ardmabintf iss abadient in d i Speaking at the second meeting of Waterloo‘s Student Housing Task Force, the steering committee faced a barrage of grievances from residents concerned about the conduct of students living in offâ€"campus housing. The grievances included excessive noise, public drunkenâ€" ness, parking infractions and disregard for public property. To complain about this type of behaviour to police would put many in fear of retalliation, said a number of speakers at the meeting. [ -Ch:e;i lvl()\vx's'{(;n;)fkg Central St. said students have not actually sought revenge on anyone in her neighborhood, Elderly would fear reprisals Housing Task Force told but several older persons on her street would fear‘‘ if they stood up to r(_)y(?y stp(!ems. m‘.‘.()lt;e;. ;o;I;'(;eirtfi;f if 'vil'ey (students) behave that way at parties, what will they do to other persons homes T C C ol M q og e ie e s hhlont Ailaidh shnidbinhiond Abhincaban t oanatre / e N if they give them problems?" she said.Another resident, John Daiton of 94 Columbia St. W., said the threat is so real that he spent a week sleeping on the couch after one incident because he feared a brick would be thrown through his front window. hasicindivitras ~ andiciardiints is t tdfi umt rinni At least five of the other speakers mentioned reprisals in their prepared written briefs. The steering committee met the allegations with a certain amount of skepticism. "I woul:l"l;;;; ‘t'l.lg; '(;é-sâ€"ld-e}lts) are exaggerating," said Wilfrid Laurier University Student Union President Matt Waterioo, Ontario 2seonhatthow Jim Bering, a Shawn O‘Sullivan lookâ€"alike who is a rink attendant at Columbia Icefield, uses a hockey net near the boards as a kind of hammock while watching University of Waterloo Warriors play hockey against University of Toronto Blues. If Bering doesn‘t seem to like what he‘s seeing it could be because Blues defeated Warriors 6â€"0 in the game on:â€" Sunday afternoon. Warriors used to be leaders in the Ontario Universities Athietic Association but they‘re winless in three starts in 1986. See story on page 22. Richard O‘Brien photo "live in Mark Bryson Chronicle Staff One of Waterloo‘s new aldermen suffered a double defeat Monday night as council ganged up on two motions he believed to be positive steps for the city to follow. _ _ mnbuinl. stifinds duitiiconiodliin in db uies it cothl Ald. Andrew Telegdi watched on as veteran aldermen shot down a proposal to reaffirm council as a place ‘"open to hearing delegations..." and a subsequent motion "that staff be directed to examine in conjuction with Social Resources Council, the feasibility of providing work place day care of infant care facility at City Hall." Amen n e e t Telegdi admitted following the meeting that it was unlikely his daycare proposal would go anywhere because CN, owner of the new city hall, was against the idea of daycare in the complex. He backed his claim during debate by reading minutes of the Jan. 15 meeting of the Technical Coâ€"ordinating Committee that stated, "CN Real Estate would not allow a day care facility as part of the lease." Bo.th motions landed the rookie alderman in hot water with his colâ€" leagues. t 7 â€" â€" Tob oo â€" i 4 Li ons #p cmsmecccddcsl.. Ki. He was abruptly halted by Mayor Marjorie because he was quoting "private and confidential" material. Telegdi pushed on. "I recognize that, Your Worship. But for us to consider publicly the motion before us, there are a lot of innaccuracies in the report," he said Fo'llowing the meeting he told reporters the report was "less than truthful, in fact 95 per cent incorrect", but declined to site specifâ€" ics With his motion only supported by Ald. Lynne Woolstencroft, council opted for a rewording by Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney which instructed regional day care staff to look into setting up a facility in the uptown area. _ Vnss _ â€" c . â€" _ C Fe 2 2 s 3 nicbdriibad. dntasiidibiniietiiinctad CN Director of Development Projects, Doug Pearson, denied Telegdi‘s allegations; but was quick to point out the lease specified "office space‘" and he believed the idea of daycare to be a "negative proposal." r.é'or;lvg;hat demoralized but none the less enthusiastic about his second motion, Telegdi explained to council why they should reaffirm (Continued on page 8) Rookie lands in hot water with proposals A RINKSIDE SEAT Certosimo. "If our universities are providing citizens who practice reprisal, there is a very serious problem in today‘s society. I hope these are sincere complaints, because if they are not, all we‘re doing is inflaming the rhetoric,‘‘Certosimo added. Ald. Andrew Telegdi also had his doubts about some of the complaints, but stated the city has a responsibility to deal with citizen concerns, whether they be real or merely perceived. ic usds TB sb tnliodin ts nb cb "Obyviously some degree of paranoia exists. But if it (reprisal) really does exist, I would urge residents to contact the police force, that‘s why we have them," said Telegdi. (Continued on page 3)