Alderman John Shortreed suggested counâ€" cil send the request to its finance advisory committee, but alderman Richard Biggs said council should make the decision. and moved to ‘note and file" (forget) the request. "I thought I was denying it," said Biggs Council agreed. ‘‘*You mean deny it," said alderman Doreen Thomas. THIS WEEK INSIDE Familiar ring to CIAU finals ~â€" SEE PAGE â€" 10 Needham told the stuâ€" dents that ‘"if education is a right, it should be freely available to everyone,"" while outlinâ€" ing the NDP hopes to do Jim had a ball SEE PAGE â€" 9 (Continued on page 4) Joe Szalai dressed up as a mermaid who had been doused with acid rain and despite the frigid temperatures on Saturday, paraded in front of Market Square with other members of the Kâ€"W March 19 Environmental Action Committee. The organization was protesting what they believe to be lack of discussion on the part of all three poliâ€" tical parties in regards to environmental issues. ‘MERMAID® PROTESTS Mark Twain ‘, comes alive on UW stage seeraceâ€"i6 , %