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The money represents funds that were given to UW by alumni, corporations and friends over the past year. Until now, the development office has been funded partly through the interest earned on such contributions, which were "held back" for a year from the units that would eventually receive them. (Gifts from faculty, students, staff and retirees, and money designated for scholarships, were exempt from the one-year holdback.) Starting in 1996-97, the development office has become part of UW's operating budget, and the holdback of cash is coming to an end.
Maryann Gavin of the development office says she recently transferred a total of $5,554,910 to faculties, colleges and other UW departments. "This represented monies received during the 1995-96 fiscal year that were being held for 12 months, plus current years' gifts received to the end of August 1996." She says that from now on donations will be sent out in quarterly installments, with the first transfer due in January.
They did it Saturday, on a rain-soaked five-kilometre course on sloping, sloppy Mount Royal, where three days of downpour halted just before race time, paving a muddy way for the talented field of runners. The Athenas' Sarah Dillabough finished second in 17:57, Judith LeRoy was fifth in 18:24, and other runners came along strongly behind them. Overall, UW had 89 points, Guelph 109, and McGill 110 -- lowest score wins.
Dillabough, who won the OWIAA individual title a week previously, might have added the CIAU individual gold to her medal collection had it not been for an early encounter with two-time defending CIAU champion Missy McCleary of Windsor. The two set a blistering pace at the start and spent some energy jostling and jockeying during the first lap of the 2.5-kilometre course. Then Dillabough was passed in the final 100 metres by Nathalie Cote of the Ottawa Gee-Gees, who won by three seconds. Both she and Dillabough broke the course record.
Judith LeRoy "ran the toughest race of her life," said Athena coach Brent McFarlane, "showing class, heart and intense team leadership." LeRoy cramped up halfway through the course but did not slow and was the first number-two finisher for any team. The key performance, however, may have been Kim Langton's 13th. A national team cyclist, Langton returned this season from Achilles tendon problems and improved steadily. She was named both an OWIAA all-star and CIAU All-Canadian, along with Dillabough and LeRoy.
McFarlane, who completed his seventh season as coach, has worked with three of the team members for five years. Five out of the seven who ran at McGill will graduate this spring.
The Federation makes a second attempt tonight to hold its annual general meeting -- the first AGM, a couple of weeks ago, failed for lack of a quorum. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Student Life Centre. "All we are asking for is a couple of hours of your time," says Julie Primeau, VP (internal) of the Federation, appealing to undergraduate students to show up. "The first time I attended an AGM I was shocked to have so few people making decisions that affect so many of you."
Hundreds of co-op students got their eagerly-awaited matches yesterday and found out where they'll be working during the winter term. The match process went well, says Olaf Naese of the co-op department, who says he hopes to have statistics soon on just how many students did get jobs in this first round.
The text of UW's submission to the "Smith panel", the Ontario government's advisory body studying post-secondary education, is now available on UWinfo (look under Secretariat, then Other Documents). Watch for that text in print in tomorrow's Gazette too.
Jake Willms, who retired this summer as assistant to the dean of arts, and who for more than a decade has led Christmas carol-sings in the Modern Languages lobby each December, phoned yesterday to say that the tradition will go on. He'll be leading carols at noon-hour on Wednesday, December 11.
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