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_ UW pub By Stewart Sutheriland A student pub in the University of Waterioo‘s Campus Centre may be closed temporarily to "teach students respect for property and other people‘s possessions‘‘ followâ€" ing an outbreak of vandalism on campus, according to the centre‘s operations coâ€"ordinator. Ann Woodruff told the Chronicle that similar action was taken four years ago when vandals destroyed campus property and she said "it served its purpose by settling things down and ending the desâ€" truction. She called the latest incidents of vandalism ‘‘one of the worst outâ€" breaks seen by the centre‘s staff in recent years" and termed the siâ€" tuation "ridiculous." ‘‘Once again it‘s a case of a few people ruining things _ for everyone,"" Woodruff said. We all end up paying for the damage in the long run and it‘s time for stuâ€" dents to apply peer pressure to end the destruction." Woodruff said recent incidents at the centre have ranged from verâ€" bal abuse directed at staff and seâ€" curity to the uprooting of trees. Other incidents include: e vending machines damaged and fire alarms and signs ripped from walls; e microwave ovens and bulletin boards set on fire:; _ _@ ceiling tiles and hand driers ripped out from the men‘s washroom in the pub; â€" _ e fistfights and an incidence of exhibitionism. Woodruff said the damage isn‘t limited to the Campus Centre. â€" "It‘s campus.wide. There has been an increase in damage reportâ€" ed at the villages (student residenâ€" ces) and you can see other exâ€" amples just by walking around the campus, * she said. Even if the pub remains open, Woodruff maintains the centre would have to hire more staff and pay higher insurance fees to comâ€" bat the increasing vandalism. This would lead to higher beer and liquor prices at the pub to cover increased costs, she said. ethree glass doors smashed and glassware in the pub broken ; ‘‘*Budget cuts pretty well eliminâ€" ate the possibility of hiring more turnkeys (security and information personnel) and it‘s not their job to get involved in violent situations anyway," Woodruff said. ‘"Their job is to keep the centre open for the entertainment and comfort of students." Wim Simonis, newly elected preâ€" sident of the UW‘s Federation of Students has a different view of the situation. He claims the vandalism only occurs during exams and said incidents have been ‘"overplayed." ‘‘Incidents of vandalism are down from previous years and when it does happen, it‘s usually a few students going haywire for three or four days during exam time,"" Simonis said. ‘"There haâ€" Vandalism may close ‘‘The coâ€"op students just get adâ€" justed to school life and get into a daily routine and then they find they have to leave for a work term and have to start the adjustment all over again,‘‘ he said. ‘"They tend to let off a little steam before leaving the campus." ven‘t been any problems that I‘m aware of since last September‘s exams." Simonis claimed the vandals are students who are "frustrated"" by exams and suggested many of the incidents are caused by coâ€"operaâ€" tive students prior to their leaving for work terms. He said beer and liquor prices at the pub should be raised to cover increased costs, if necessary, and warning signs could be posted throughout the campus in general and especially at the pub. However, "there aren‘t enough grounds to justify closing the pub," Simonis said. ‘"The problem can be solved, if there is a problem that is, but closing it isn‘t the answer." Woodruff said no single group of students could be blamed for the destruction and said "frustration over exams is no excuse for what‘s happening. ‘‘What we have here are two problems. Who is doing it and why and we haven‘t come up with the answers as yet," she said. ‘"And I guess there‘s another problem. How do we stop the vandals? She claimed the vandalism is not just restricted to exam time at the university but occurs ‘‘anytime and anywhere." Alexis Murray and Derek Olson are turnkeys at the Campus Centre with differing views on the situaâ€" tion. **People blame it on all the booze consumed at the pub but I think it‘s more than that," Murray said. "A lot of these guys are trying to live up to a macho image and think desâ€" troying property is the answer. Murray claimed the problem is steadily getting worse and said "it‘s about time people are aware of it. ‘‘Individually the incidents are small, but when lumped together they all add up," she said. ____ _ Olson claimed the situation is not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. He said it boils down to stuâ€" dent pranks. ‘*Pranks are a part of university life, but I guess that‘s really no exâ€" cuse for wrecking something. Olson said. ‘"However, if there really is a problem you can blame it on exam pressures." Rita Schneider, pub manager, declined to comment on the vandaâ€" lism at the Campus Centre and barred a Chronicle photographer from taking pictures of the damage in the men‘s washroom at the pub. ‘‘The people (students) that need to know are aware of the situaâ€" tion,"‘ Schneider told the phoâ€" tographer. "I don‘t think the rest of the community needs to know about our problems." The local antiâ€"fluoride lobby is using a report preâ€" pared for the Quebec government as ammunition in its battle against fluoridation of the city‘s water supply. _ The 1979 report for the Quebec‘s ministry of the environment caused the government to postpone enâ€" actment of Bill 88, which would have made fluoridaâ€" tion compulsory in every municipality in the provinâ€" ce, where possible. 5 In an interview with the Chronicle, Dr. J. Benoit Bundock, M.D., chairman of the advisory commitâ€" tee that prepared the report, confirmed ‘"at this time, there is a moratorium"* on compulsory fluoriâ€" dation, adding the ‘"report is being evaluated." Quebec report used in fluoride battle _ Herbert Reidel of the Waterloo Safe Water Soâ€" ciety, which is spearheading a campaign to have (Continued from page 1) tawa‘s strength."" Meanwhile, Bob Needâ€" ham, an economics proâ€" fessor at the University of Waterloo who ran unâ€" successfully as an NDP candidate in last year‘s federal election, has anâ€" nounced he will seek the party‘s provincial noâ€" mination at a meeting Sunday at the Kâ€"W Labor Centre in Kitchener. Parties gear up Needham said in an inâ€" terview yesterday that he too is unopposed but if someone more qualiâ€" fied seeks the nominaâ€" tion he would drop out of the running. ‘‘Others _had _ exâ€" pressed an interest but the timing wasn‘t right. By Philip Jalsevac However, I‘d like to see more people seeking the nomination because I think it‘s healthy to have a choice,"‘ Needham said. He claims Davis called the election beâ€" cause he studied the opinion polls and saw a strong possibility of getâ€" ting a majority. > Needham said he would run on a platform based primarily on deveâ€" loping an economic and industrial strategy and turning the resource and manufacturing indusâ€" tries into crown corâ€" porations. ‘‘"Getting elected is an educational job that‘s got to be done and I can do it," he added. WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1981 â€" PAGE 3 residents vote against city fluoridation in a June 8 plebiscite, said the society has been circulating copies of the Quebec report. â€" â€" The document claims "there is only a very thin line" dividing acceptable and toxic levels of fluoride intake and that "many cases of intoxication"" have been cured by removing fluoridated water from a patient‘s diet. As well, the report cites studies which have linked fluoridation to cancer mortality rates and which inâ€" dicate "that even a low level of fluorides can cause changes in the genetic material of cells." Lloyd Bowen, fluoridation officer for the Canaâ€" dian Dental Association, said there has been no ofâ€" ficial response from the association to the Quebec report. In the interview, Dr. Bundock said one of the main findings is that "there‘s enough fluoride now * in the environment in general, without adding it to water supplies. However, it is likely the dental association would find much to argue with, as several of the sources relied upon by the Quebec committee have already been discredited or contradicted in literature put out by the association. That body and most government and health authâ€" orities hold fluoridation to be a riskâ€"free health benâ€" efit that prevents tooth decay in young children. _ Dr. Bundock said environment minister Marcel Leger "is behind what I‘m saying"‘ in his warnings about mass fluoridation. But the Quebec government is apparently conâ€" sidering extending its moratorium on compulsory fluoridation for another four to five years while further research is done. But Denis Vincent, director of the Quebec cabinet, said in an interview from Montreal that the cabinet isn‘t likely to make a decision on the committee report before the next provincial election â€" or "sureâ€" ly not before fall." ‘‘There is no emergency right now and we want to check some of the facts," Vincent said. 2 Meanwhile, the Waterloo Safe Water Society is holding a public meeting tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. in the Waterloo public library downtown. ‘‘We‘re inviting everyone who wants to help us with the campaign to win the referendum,"‘ Reidel said.