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129th Year No. 4 No, Wilfrid Laurier University athletic director Dave (Tuffy) Knight has not found a new dryâ€"land training method for his football players, he was merely one of the celebrity entrants in last Friday‘s alumni tricycle races held as part of WLU‘s Mardi Gras Madness ‘83 Winter Carnival celebrations. The weekâ€"long slate of activities was highlighted by unique events such as these (Tuffy lost the race miserably) and wrapped up Saturday night with a gala Grand Finale dance. S THE KNIGHT RIDER THIS WEEK INSIDE â€" SEE PAGE 12 Bluevale casino night Kevin sings at Bluevale SEE PAGE 14 Rick Campbel!l photo "It is desirable to have more than one (council) member with a working knowledge of a particular organizaâ€" tion and would ensure a fresh approach."" he explained . ' The policy changes were made as the reâ€" sult of a report by a Council Subâ€"committee established Jan. 10 to study the appointment of aldermen to boards and committees and to make:recommendaâ€" tions to council as to how the process could be improved. Members of the committee were Aldermen Brian Turnâ€" bull., Glen Wright and Thomas. Turnbull, in his reâ€" port to council on beâ€" half of the committee said that in order to choose the most suit able representatives for committee appointâ€" ments. the back grounds. abilities and interests of council members should be considered. The committee rec ommended | that each candidate fill out an application form prior to the appointments specifying the positions he is interested in, exâ€" plaining the reasons for that interest, outlin ing his particular qualâ€" ifications and what he hopes to accomplish. Each member would also be required to outâ€" line any potential conâ€" flicts of interest that might occur. In his report. Turn bull also recommended that council members serve no more than six years on any commitâ€" tee. Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff Alderman Doreen Thomas says that she is "delighted" with the new policy adopted by Waterloo city council to govern appointments of council members to boards and commissions. "That is precisely what I was looking for," she said. "It will eventually achieve better representation on council and will ultimately serve the community in a better way."* And in order to keep Lynn‘s top UW athlete â€" SEE PAGE 25 Appointment policy betters representation The committee was formed at the request of Thomas after a conâ€" troversy arose last year among council members. Some counâ€" cil members criticized Thomas for her attenâ€" council upâ€"toâ€"date on what is happening in the various organizaâ€" tions, Turnbull sugâ€" gested that committee members should make regular reports to councillevery six months to outline the number of meetings that have been held. what has been accomâ€" plished. Members should supply a deâ€" tailed record of their attendance at these meetings, he said. Schaefer lauded for $$$$ savvy ‘‘"Some municipalities are going to be burned badly. We should thank our lucky stars that we are not going to be," said Turnbull, referring to the recent seizure of the assets of Crown, Greymac and Seaway Trust companies by the provincial governâ€" ment. In making investments, Schaefer went only to the most substantial borrowers, the country‘s five major chartered banks, explained Alderman Brian Turnbull. Chronicle Staff Waterioo city council showed its appre ciation Monday night for the "aggressive yet conservative" investment policies of City Treasurer Don Schaefer and Waterâ€" loo‘s finance department. The city of Kitchener and the region of Waterloo have a combined total of $3 million invested in Crown Trust. Thomas said that she particularly approves of the new requirement that members report back to council on their activities and attenâ€" dance at committee meetings. cluded dance at council meetâ€" ings and suggested that she was seeking only "plum" appointments to boards and commisâ€" sions. "It will be a good indication of who is working and who isn‘t" she said. "I think it is a much fairer, more sensible approach.‘‘ she conâ€"