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Wagner praises Laurier Chronicle Special Over the past 20 years slimness seems to have become an in creasingly desirable quality in fashion Chronicle Special More than 6,000 parents and friends filled the Kitchener Auditorium Sunday, with many standing, as a record 960 students received graduate and undergraduate degrees in Wilfrid Laurier University‘s spring convocation. Among those receiving degrees were the first graduates in the university‘s honors science program in computing and computer electronâ€" ics. An honorary doctor of laws degree was conferred upon Norman Wagner, now president of the University of Calgary and a former dean of graduate studies and research at Laurier. In his address to the students Dr. Wagner paid tribute to Laurier as an institution that had "challenged the accepted" in a variety of important ways. It had remained relatively small when others grew as rapidly and grandly as possible, he said, and had dared to maintain a strong arts and science tradition while balancing it with a number of professional and applied programs. It also continued to balance its budget while other institutions were embarrassed by deficits. The university‘s extension programs, now offered via television, its exciting athletic program and its commitment to community involvement are all examples of how this university has fought off the temptation to be just like everyone else, he said. ‘"Laurier has always been a bit different and a bit special." Added Dr. Wagner, *Perhaps this institution, by its very being. has demonstrated to all, especially its students, that it is possible to be different and vet not to be mediocre." Women tough critics on selfâ€"image Presiding at the convocation ceremony was the Hon. John Aird. lieutenantâ€"governor of Ontario and chancellor of the university Following the ceremony, students and faculty attended an outâ€"door reception on campus. hosted by John A. Weir, president of Laurier. 3 Year Warranty on all Zenith TVs CLEAROUT AT ‘1235 Remote control CLEAROUT COLOR TV FROM Cash ‘n‘ Carry at these priceg! 3 Year Warranties! ENITH 1984 COLOR TV [ PE models and beauty contestants. Along with this society has beâ€" come increasingly health and fitness conâ€" scious. Dr. Anita Myers, Remote control, 127 channel capabihity CLEAROUT AT CLEAROUT AT ‘670 â€"‘880 260 Fult tunc son remote 154 channel convert automatic colour /fine tuning. new 1984 model University of Waterioo health studies profesâ€" sor, has been wonder: ing how this relates to the fact that the body weight of the average North American | has steadily been increasâ€" ing. Does this make it harder for us to feel good about our own bodies? ‘"Research in this area to date â€" having to do with our body image â€" has focused mainly on women of high school or college age," she said. "I want to find out how people of all ages feel about their bodies, men as well, and how they feel about those of the opposite sex." She is interested in answers to questions such as: Does the curâ€" rent thinness standard conflict with our inâ€" creasing fitness and health consciousness? Do males and females agree on an ideal body image for the opposite sex? Do different age groups have different ideals? Do our feelings about our bodies change as we grow older? She has collected in formation from a booth at the Ontario Science Centre. She has inforâ€" mation on 194 males and 200 females, inâ€" cluding their personal weight â€"histories, diet behavior, and their likes and dislikes with respect to their own and others‘ appear ances. She also mea sured subjects four ways _ weight. height. girth and skinfold The data is still being analyzed but Myers has some interesting preliminary com Focus on thinness? ments. In general, she finds, women are more dissatisfied with them selves than men; they show a stronger dislike for their own waists, stomachs, buttocks, hips and thighs. Some differences are age related; men and women in their 40s are more dissatisfied with their weight than those under 40. They are also more dissatisfied than those over 50. ‘*These people reached adulthood in the 1960s," she said, C2 / io oiein ces stie ane “;3 Come in and choose e & from 900 cake top THE SMURF CAKE > Make an ordinary day special with a decorated "Kopy Kake" available exclusively l ‘ "The Home of Quality Baking"‘ T7O2 KING ST. W.. 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