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WLU actually has increased the number of firstâ€"year stuâ€" dents it will be accepting this year by approximately 150 to 200 students. It was hoping to enrol 1,653 new students this year and already is considerâ€" ing enrolling 1,680. *So I think all of the univerâ€" sities are somewhat worried about that," she said. "Whether it has a huge effect on the number of ‘no shows‘ has yet to be seen. But we are sort of planning for that possiâ€" bility * Hickson said WLU had a similar problem but that school officials weren‘t overly concerned. WLU already has met its enrolment targets for the coming academic year with students to spare. looking good." "So we‘re keeping our finâ€" gers crossed," he said. "We‘re just sending out the tuition bills this week. So we don‘t have them (the successful applicants) in the fold yet. But we‘re optimistic. Things are But Lavigne also said there is a potential problem because UW announced its 1996â€"1997 tuition increases after its firstâ€" year application pool had been created He said he believed UW‘s reputation for strong programs and the attraction of its cooperâ€" alive education program were largely responsible for the increase in applications. some programs, such as engiâ€" neering, were up by as much as 15 per cent. uvugncsaidllmno(onjy were firstâ€"year applications at UW up on average by five per cent, but also applications for sion, so that we were able to meet our increased enrolment target, is also quite favorable." t _ At UW, registrar Ken Lavigne "It was in order to compenâ€" said the number of firstâ€"year sate for decreasing funding applications to UW for 1996â€" from the government," Hickâ€" . 1997 was up approximately â€" son said. "And the fact that we ;fiwpammfllhd could take in some more stuâ€" Z compared with the previous . dents, still accommodate them $ academic year. And at WLU, in programs and get a little bit i acting director of admission, more money to work with." ; Christine Hickson, said as of ;â€"3 the end of July WLU had .fl.” received 8,116 firstâ€"year appliâ€" %mhdul%lm” fngnned demic year compared with esenen ) h Q only 8,064 applications last me, quite happy with because obviâ€" ously Laurier is still considered a viable alternative in a declinâ€" ing pool," she said. "And the fact that we‘ve had a number of affirmative responses, or conâ€" firmations for offers of admisâ€" At WLU, Hickson said that although the number of firstâ€" year applications was only up less than one per cent for the upcoming academic year, schooloficfimhy'hb the results. its fees by approximately 15 approximately 20 per cent earâ€" her this year while WLU raised "It‘s a situation that we‘re * e nrvrnnnbn‘ e en‘ o vhan Lavigne said UW is hoping to enrol approximately 3,700 fim-ymuudcus’tflsyaf, approximately the same numâ€" ber it enrolled last year. The university received well over 16,000 firstâ€"year applications 8 other styles to choose from (Continued from page 1) Wny w cce nacas, vvte h thvat en 0 o ts on to 75 per cent from 78 to 79 per cent last year. In general science, the cutoff mark has dropped from 77 per cent to 73 per cent for 1996â€"1997. Tuition for a firstâ€"year fullâ€" time student at WLU will be $2,816 for an eightâ€"month term this coming academic year. At UW, tuition for a firstâ€" year fullâ€"time student in a typâ€" ical eightâ€"month arts or science program will be $2,936. UW students must also pay incidental fees ($221 for a fourâ€"month term) and a coopâ€" crative education fee ($411 for a fourâ€"month term) if they are in the cooperative educaâ€" tion program. gram this coming year dropped wflnmmnwm Hickson said the cutoff mark for firstâ€"year students to get into WLU‘s general arts proâ€" He also said cutoff marks for entry into such things as UW‘s firstâ€"year aris and science proâ€" grams remain at approximately the same levels as they were in 1995â€"1996, in the lowâ€" to midâ€" s‘ We ts t pate ts 000 0. * on sets of 15 yr or greater * FREE PiILLoOws * FREE DISPOSAL * FREE STEEL BEDFRAME * Awte m aem m ht Pn ctate 9000 t e npeae 12 other styles to choose from 6 t e sA 1 | "*p w MRME Vn sarcore e Covan ueA . i i | ] The committee of Nov. 23, 1994 appr application to allow a Waterloo committe concerning proper zo stote at Lexington Ro: Doucette, franch for the M&M Meat St Lid. store at 102 We Street North, began th Robert Beausole Galore Ltd., said in not take the advic Doucette Holdings, ener, who wrote M Galore‘s lawyer Jun suggesting Meats G: should shut dowr pperation at 105 I ington Road and « sider possible l action against the of Waterloo. lake and the has been no sign "Brian made re 30 days where th City of Waterloo tion of Silver Lak evidence that the waterlow! on the 747â€" Tout said he The heat may Botu