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Volume 48 Issue 10 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2007 www.cordweekly.com Laurier schooled by Ottawa WLU's Golden Hawks concede first loss to 's Gee Gees in a 27-15 game, disappointing surprised fans at home

Ryan Stewart

PAIN TRAIN - The Golden Hawks couldn't stop the Gee Gees stampede from bursting through their defence, leading to their first loss of 2007-08's football .

LAUREN MILLET October afternoon at Knight-New- What ensued in the second quar- The Gee Gees responded, ham- ties we did in the second quarter, SPORTS EDITOR brough field. ter, however, handed Ottawa the mering off 20 unanswered points they're going to take advantage of "We're disappointed of course; it victory. that included a touchback, a safety, it." A stampede of Gee Gees tore just wasn't our day," said Manager The Hawks offence was struggling two touchdown passes from Gee "We weren't clicking," said through Waterloo last Saturday of Football Operations and Head to move the ball, and continuously Gees quarterback Josh Sacobie and third-year Noble of the offensive and, when the dust cleared, the Coach . "We didn't play turning theball over with two fum- a in the dying seconds struggles. "We weren't all on the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks foot- as well as we would have liked." bles and two interceptions, leaving of the second quarter, leaving the same page today. There were a lot ball team was left bewildered with The game began with a fairly their defense with a lot of work to Hawks down 20-6 heading into of mental errors." Noble completed the first blemish on their win-loss even match-up of the two unde- do in bad field position. Quarter- the dressing rooms and their fans just 6 of 17 passes for 68 yards and record. feated teams, with the Hawks able back lan Noble was also sacked stunned. two interceptions in his worst game The nation's second-ranked Uni- to get on the scoreboard first with four times, equaling the amount "They're a good football team," of the year. versity of Ottawa Gee Gees defeat- two Chris Mamo field goals of 21 accumulated from the previous six said Jeffries. "You give a good team ed the Hawks 27-15 on the chilly and 29 yards respectively. games combined. like that some of the opportuni- SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 11 Laurier founds international office in China New opportunities available to WLU students interested in studying in Asia

MICHELLE CALDARONI rier University. Other programs such as the 2+2 Pro- CORD NEWS These linkswill provide many stu- gram are available as well, which al- dents with more opportunities for lows students to study for two years Wilfrid Laurier University officially exchange in Chongqing. Currently, in China and two years at Laurier, opened the doors to a new office there is a desire from Chinese stu- in the end receiving a degree that in Chongqing, China on Friday, dents to come to WLU due to the is recognizable at both institutes. making it the first Canadian uni- high demand for post-secondary Currently, Laurier's main part- versity to establish a connection education and the lack of space nerships are with two of the within the quickly-growing region. available in Chinese universities. largest universities in Chongq- The office will serve as liaison be- "For Chinese students, many of ing: South West University and tween Canadian and Chinese stu- them have affluent families. They the University of Chongqing. dents, professors, researchers and perceive [higher education] as a As Paul Maxim, Associate Vice other university staff. It will also be way of getting better careers, and President of Research at WLU, ex- of usedforreceivingincomingCanadi- yet they have not been able to get plains, the University Chongq- mainly for its sci- ans to the region and will forge new into the Chinese universities of ing is known and is links between the two countries. their choice because the demand ence programs comparable to the . On We're helping to strengthen for universities there is so great, the other hand, South West Uni- ties with the two big universities and the supply of places avail- is more similar to Laurier, ln Chongqing because we feel it's able is restricted," said Dr. Horton. versity a its focus predominantly on very interesting opportunity to The exchange programs offer with the humanities, social sciences make links with China in an area a variety of disciplines, including and and a renowned music program. Courtesy of Paul Maxim where few other universities have business, science, social work - Paul Maxim signs an agreement for the China office. existing links," said Dr. Susan Hor- the humanities, with many different CHONGQUING ton SEE CHINA, PAGE 3 ' Academic at Wilfrid Lau- partner universities in the region. 2 News WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

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- Opinion Editor Jeremy Trembley differentiating between changes the qualityof life around the world. under 'financial umbrella'of WORD OF THE WEEK All clubs now

Serendipitous - come upon or found by accident; fortuitous. Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union

CONTRIBUTORS LAURA CARLSON such a thing," said Ojjo. Sheeria Archie Carrie McNabb Trish Stott Michelle Caldaroni Evan Millar Riley Taylor NEWS EDITOR Alaric Dennis Andrea Millet Sarah Topple Since WLUSU does sponsor the Raymond Giu Kelly Moore Laura Tomkins Linda Givetash Jamie Neugebauer Geetha Thurairajah various campus clubs, Ojjo feels Alexandra Howard Luke Reimer Esther Wheaton Ameilia Lockhart Brent Rohrer Mike Whitehouse to the Allie Maxted Ryan Stewart Campus clubs are currently un- it's important take appropri- dergoing a transition in the way ate measures to ensure that each WLUSP STAFF which their finances are managed. club is being financially respon- Though in the past, each club sible with student money. Copy Editing Manager Caitlin Henderson Copy Editors Ariel Kroon was in complete control of their "We need to perform our own Marissa Neufeld Heather Olaveson money, this year the groups are due diligence to ensure that the Meredith Barrett each required to open an account accounts are being taken care of IT Manager Bryan Willey through the Royal Bank of Canada and we do provide that responsi- Distribution Manager Nicole Laouataris under the Wilfrid Laurier Univer- bility to students because it is stu- WLUSP ADMINISTRATION sity Students' Union (WLUSU). dentmoney that's going into these Sanjay Ojjo, VP: Finance for accounts," said Ojjo. President Keren Gottfried VP: Advertising Angela Foster WLUSU explained that though the Jacob Pries, president of the VP: Brantford Dan Sche|| Chair of the Board Colin LeFevre union has no intention of moni- Global Studies Club, noted that Vice Chair Raf l p An(tani club accounts, now WLUSU he no issue with switching Board ofDirectors Ryan c|ubb toring has Rachel Crawford is able to obtain financial records over his club's bank account as if there is any sort of suspicious he also feels that this new system ADVERTISING activity. will give everyone more "financial "We no will ever All advertising inquiries should be directed to in way go in accountability." VP: AdvertisingAngela Foster at and try and stop them or control "I think it's important. I under- 884-0710, ext. 3560 or [email protected] anything [the clubs] do," said Ojjo. stand that they had some prob- Sydney Helland

Although her club, Laurier Mu- lems and so I think it's a good WHERE MY MONEY AT? - A change in policy has WLUSU in charge of COLOPHON sical Theater, was exempt from mechanism to ensure that basical- each campus club's finances.

The Cord Weekly is the officialstudent newspaperof switching over their account be- ly students aren'tripping off other the Wilfrid Laurier Universitycommunity. cause of special circumstances, students," said Pries.

Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an president Janice Lee noted that she weeks; however, the middle of the semester and we editorially independent newspaper published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a would have preferred to be more for some clubs still don't have access to our mon- corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its "The whole system takes so board ofdirectors. informed from the beginning as the transition ey," Enns added.

i-ai't iti to why this financial change was MUCH TIME TO GET DONE BECAUSE process has been "The whole system takes so wluigv necessary. a real problem. much time to get done because Kuwraflt publications: it is WLUSU. I wouldn't say it's "At first I was a little confused Although the it is WLUSU. I wouldn't say it's Opinionsexpressed within The Cord are those of the author and as to why they were doing this [Sanjay's] fault; it's just the History Stu- [Sanjay's] fault; it's just the whole do not necessarilyreflect those of the Editorial Board, The Cord, WLUSP, WLU or CanWeb Printing Inc. everyone was apprehensive dents Union inability and whole Students Union and their Associa- Student's and their All content appearing in The Cord bears the copyright expressly it was WLUSU to tion their done of their creator(s) and may not be used without written that trying take closed to get things properly." consent. financial control, but they assured INABILITY TO GET THINGS DONE old account and Ojjo explained that most clubs, The Cord is created using Macintosh computers running OS X.2 that the using Adobe Creative Suite 2 (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, us was not case and that PROPERLY." has one of the especially the larger ones, have Distiller and Illustrator). Canon Rebel XT 8.0 megapixel digital cameras are used forprincipal photography. they wouldn't interfere with our new accounts set already opened their new ac-

. ® » The Cord Weekly is a proud member of the accounts," said Lee. up by WLUSU, counts, and that the overall transi- Ontario Press Council since 2006. T>

- Any unsatisfied complaints can be sent aopMHip Ojjo explained that previously Chris Enns, of the History have not tion process should be completed **' president they to the Council at [email protected]. £ there have been some situations Students Association been able to ac- "shortly." The Cord's circulation for a normal Wednesday issue is 7,000 copies and enjoys a readership of over 10,000. in which club money has been cess their reserve "I would probably say by the end Cordsubscription rates are $20.00 per term foraddresses within used fraudulently and that now of end of next Canada. money since this month or the the The Cord Weekly is a proud member union is taking the appropriate "Nothing really changes; it's just mid-September. month it should be complete, it's of the Canadian University Press (CUP), %■ Wff since 2004. steps to ensure that they have the that now we are sort of under the "We have no bank book, no real just that clubs are always trickling authority to gain access to the ac- umbrella ofWLUSU." way ofgoing to the bank and inter- in," said Ojjo. Campus Plus is The Cord's national advertising agency. counts if need be. According to Ojjo, after the acting with our account... no tak- Despite several attempts to "There were a couple ofinstanc- clubs' old bank accounts have ing money out or putting money contact campus club coordinator es one closed, Preamble to The Cord Constitution in the past, including this been the process of trans- in," said Chris Enns, president of Rachelle Lozon via phone, e-mail

The Cord willkeep faith with its readers by presenting news and past summer, where it would have ferring the funds to the new ones the History Students Association. and in person she was not avail- expressions of opinions comprehensively, accurately and fairly. proven beneficial to be able do can take between two and three "It's kind of ridiculous [that] it's able for comment. The Cordbelieves ina balancedand impartial presentation ofall relevant facts in a news report, and of all substantial opinions in a matter ofcontroversy.

The staff of The Cord shall uphold all commonly held ethical conventions of journalism. When an error of omission or of commission has occurred, that error shall be acknowledged promptly. Panel discusses 'disappointing' election When statements are made that are critical of an individual, or an organization, we shall give those affected the opportunity to reply at the earliest time possible. Ethical journalism requires impartiality, and consequently Experts acknowledge that 'one-topic' discussion hurt calibre of debate as well as voter turnout conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest will be avoided by all staff. The only limits of any newspaper are those of the world around DAN "dis- it, and so The Cord will attempt tocover its world with a special POLISCHUK ond majority in October 1937. happenings of this past Tuesday. Docherty called the election focus on Wilfrid Laurier University, and the community of NEWS EDITOR Kitchener-Waterloo, and with a special ear to the concerns This, however, left apanel ofelec- David Docherty, dean of the appointing" for "very quickly turn- of the students of Wilfrid Laurier University. Ultimately, The Cord will be bound by neither philosophy, nor geography in tion experts unimpressed at Mon- Faculty of Arts at Laurier, summa- ing to a one-issue campaign." its mandate. With Dalton McGuinty and his day's post-election discussion. rized it as "the Seinfeld election - it "I think, generally, this may have The Cord has an obligation to foster freedom of the press and freedom of speech. This obligation is best fulfilled when debate Ontario Liberals winning a sec- Organized by Laurier's political was about nothing essentially." been the most disappointing ... in and dissent are encouraged, both in the internal workings of the paper, and through The Cord's contact with the student body. ond straight majority in the prov- science department, the two-hour With all parties involved focus- terms of lost opportunity," he said. The Cord will always attempt to do what is right, with fear of ince, they were able to accomplish period allowed for some of the ing solely on the issue of John neither repercussions, nor retaliation. "The purpose of the

press to act - 4 student is as an agent of social awareness, and so something the party has not done school's strongest speakers on the Tory's initial intent of expanding SEE PANEL, PAGE shall conduct the affairs of our newspaper. since Mitch Hepburn won his sec- topic to give their thoughts on the funding to faith-based schools, The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday october 17,2007 News. 3

VOCAL CORD How has your experience WLU expands to Far East been with fake IDs? School moves to China in accordance with internationalization initiative outlined in Century Plan

FROM CHINA, COVER The region of Chongqing, which small university in the world scale, periencing a period of economic is relatively unknown in compari- but we have to put our energy in a growth and, with that, a rise in de- Maxim also explains that this son to the larger regions of China place where we felt diere would be mand for universities. region of China is a great place for such as Beijing, may seem like an opportunities for Laurier. The China liaison office initia- students interested in the environ- odd choice to place a Canadian "Everyone is stampeding into tive was organized by the Laurier ment due to the unique conditions university liaison office but Horton Beijing and Hong Kong, but this International office at Waterloo. there, as well as for students look- explains that there was a reason for was an area where we felt we could The internationalization is one ing to learn Chinese. choosing this particular location make a difference," explained step that Laurier had proposed in

At Laurier's partner schools in for theWLU bureau. Horton. the Century Plan - an agenda cre- ever a "I don't think I've had fake ID, China, a variety of programs are "The timing was right, there With over three million people ated by Laurier to improve the uni- exceptthis dorky driver's license I available for students interested in were opportunities there and there in the city and 32 million in the versity in a variety ofways by 2011. have." learning Chinese in one week, or was strong interest in the Chinese municipality of Chongqing, this even in one semester. partnering with us. We're just a dynamic region is currendy ex- See PAGE 18 for editorial reaction to this story - David Smith Third-year History

"I scratched my health card and they didn't even believe it was me and took it away."

-Ally Dietrich Third-year English

"I have one but I haven't got caught."

- Andy Thiravie Courtesyof Paul Maxim

First-year Bachelor of Business LAND OF OPPORTUNITY? - Laurier will be teaming up with the University of Chongqing and South West University in the Chinese region of Administration Chongqing to offering a unique exchange program. Fugitive arrested in Mountie killing Manhunt for suspect ended Friday in Edmonton

can get a "I used my sister's but not very often. It DAN POLISCHUK lawyer. NEWS EDITOR The news comes as works because she looks like me." Worden, who died at the age of 30, was re- a hunt, membered at aregimental funeral - Naomi Rupke After enduring police Em- arrested Ottawa this Mon- Third-year Archeology rah Bulatci, 23, has been service in past and formally charged with first- day. According to the CBC, more degree murder in the shooting than 2,500 uniformed police offi- death of Laurier graduate Chris cers paid their respects. The 300- Worden. seat church was filled to the brim, As an RCMP officer in the with many more watching from Northwest Territories, Worden a large screen set up across the was dispatched on a noise com- street from Notre Dame Basilica. plaint in Hay River, a community Constable Mike Carter, a friend of approximately 3,600, just over and colleague of Worden's, gave a week ago. Having lost contact the eulogy on behalf of the RCMP. with Worden, back-up officers While Worden's widow Jodie

were sent out soon after, eventu- - holding eight-month old daugh- "I have one. I got it taken away but I got ally finding him in a nearby set ter Alexis dressed in a miniature another one." of woods suffering from multiple RCMP uniform - watched, Carter gunshot wounds. Worden was was emotional in remembering - Taylor Campel pronounced dead at the hospital. his fallen comrade. First-year Archeology Accessory in the shooting case "The world is a lesser place was 21 year-old Jarred Dale Nagle, without you," he said between Contributed Photo

Compiled by Kelly Moore, whose court appearance has been tears. CAUGHT - Emrah Bulatci is charged in the murder of Chris Worden. photos by Riley Taylor moved to October 29 so that he - Withfilesfrom cbc.ca 4 News WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY Moral Masquerades at WLU Last Friday's annual Hunsburger lecture identifies self-deception as the primary motivation behind unethical behaviour

REBECCA VASLUIANU hypocrisy. CORD NEWS Dr. Batson spoke about a re- search experiment his team per- The annual lecture, in memory of formed which had startling results one ofLaurier's mostaccomplished regarding this widespread moral professors and researchers, Bruce issue. Hunsburger, intrigued and fasci- The experiment was carried out nated Laurier students last Friday. through a series of task assign- Taking place in Bricker Aca- ments. Each subject was told he or demic, the speech was delivered she had to choose either one of two by guest speaker Dr. C. Daniel Bat- tasks, assigning the one left uncho- son, a professor at the University of sen to another person. The partici- Kansas. pants were told that one task had "Although Bruce and I never col- a reward, which was a raffle ticket laborated on research, we learned for a prize, and the other task had a lot from each other," said Dr. no reward; therefore, the basis on Batson. "Over the years I came to which the subjects decided was admire Bruce's readiness to avoid used to determine how they made preconceived ideas." moral decisions. Entitled "Moral Masquerades" He then went on to explain the the lecture focused on the idea of results of the experiment. While moral hypocrisy, which is what Dr. most people chose to assign them- Batson presents as the most promi- selves the reward, when they were nent strain of moral thought in to- offered the chance to flip a coin to day's society. decide most of them opted to do Sheena Archie

- prevalent in modern society. Throughout the lecture, Dr. Bat- that. Strangely, however, approxi- MORAL DEBATE Dr. C. Daniel Baston speaks about the ethical hypocrisy son explained that there are sev- mately 90 percent of subjects still eral distinctions that can be made received the positive reward, indi- between people and their different cating that they had, in one way or is surprisingly not necessarily relat- ment, and subsequently, the results tivation exists, perhaps, because of types of moral motivation: those another, cheated in the coin-flip. ed to the deceit of others. Dr. Bat- of the coin toss became even. the way our moral principles are who do something moral to gain a WTiat Dr. Batson believes is that this son explained that it was instead Dr. Batson believes that people acquired," he stated. reward, those who act due to their study illustrates the major theme of due to self-deception. need to start becoming self-aware "We tend to teach our children moral principles and those who moral hypocrisy. Proof of this is evident through when making moral decisions. Yet principles, not waiting for them wish to appear to be committing "The problem is that their behav- another variable that was added to near the end of the lecture Batson to discover them for themselves. moral acts, whilenot caring wheth- iour is not in line with their stan- the experiment. Researchers tried left the audience with another in- As a result, principles are inter- er they are actually done. This last dards," Dr. Batson explained. placing a mirror in front of subjects teresting thought. nalized through introjection, not group, he explains, is today's moral This common trend, he explains, as they performed the task assign- "The weakness in our moral mo- integration."

Laurier professor MMP didn'thave "teeth"

- FROM PANEL, PAGE 2 of the Ontario Citizens Assembly winsresearch award (OCA), the government-appoint- GeoffreyStevens, journalist, au- ed commission that proposed thor and adjunct political science MMP, was a little more optimistic. Dr. Johnson is one of 17 Canadians to receive the Fulbright Scholar Award professor at WLU, echoed those "I don't think the discussion is sentiments. over," he said, adding, "Maybe it "This was a very status quo, anti- was the beginning of this discus-

ALARIC DENNIS number of students," explained versity of California - Santa Bar- change election," saidStevens. sion rather than the end." CORD NEWS Johnson. bara as well as guest-lecturing at The rest of thepanel, which also The fact that voter turnout was Another area of interest for Dr. Stanford University. included Professor Barry Kay and at an all-time low in Ontario (at Laurier Professor Dr. David John- Johnson included the recent elec- "It's a wonderful prize to have Political Science Chair Brian Tan- 53%), left the group, again, attrib-

son has received the prestigious tion in Ontario - which he feels won. It's a wonderful research op- guay, agreed wholeheartedly that uting it to the fact that the one- Fulbright Scholar Award for his re- became very much a one-issue portunity. Santa Barbara has got more pertinent topics needed to topic debate "didn't really engage search into the economics of edu- election surrounding the topic of all sorts ofpeople doing interesting be addressed - as well as the issue the public in the end," according cation. Dr. Johnson is one of 17 Ca- funding for faith-based schools. things in my area," he concluded. of electoral reform. to Tanguay. nadians to receive the honour this He believes that "there is at least Asked what, specifically, should As much as the province may year. as much evidence, if not more, that have beenbrought to the forefront, have struggled to get people out to The Fulbright program was competition between school sec- Docherty listed the economy, pov- the polls, Docherty believed that founded in 1945 by the United tors will do more to increaseresults erty and urban transit systems. three middle-aged candidates and States government is designed than smaller class sizes." "Where was the environ- "didn't really represent ... Ontar- to promote scholarly exchange be- Dr. Johnson also pointed out that ment in this election?" he also io." tween countries. provinces that have allowed for a questioned. He admitted, though, that he Dr. Johnson's work on the eco- system change tend to do better. Speaking on the abysmal failure has yet to figure out a quick-fix nomics of education has measured Some of Dr. Johnson's previous that was the attempt to change answer. how policy interventions have af- work on the economics of educa- the first-past-the-post electoral "I don't know the solution fected standardized test results in tion looked at how students from system to mixed-member pro- [to the voting malaise]," said Ontario elementary schools. different social and economic portional (MMP) representation, Docherty. Working from data gathered be- backgrounds have performed in el- Tanguay admitted that the whole While Kay could not provide a tween 1999 and 2006, Dr. Johnson's ementary schools. idea was "seriously flawed." suggestion either, he did admit research analysed the relationship This data will frame his current One of the issues with the idea that by somehow making it more between class sizes and test scores. research on class sizes, as it may be not having any "teeth" behind it entertaining in the future, so that

"Class size ... is an enormously that students who have "fewer ad- was the fact that the "major par- the general public would take central issue in the economics of vantages" may benefit more from ties have no incentive to reform more interest, would be seriously education because clearly teach- smaller class sizes than those who things." foolish. ers' salaries make up virtually all come from a more advantaged eco- "The window for reform in Can- "It's prostituting if you lower of the cost of education and every nomic background. Courtesy of Public Affairs ada has closed, sadly," he added. politics to a level of popularity, time you make a class smaller you Starting in January, Johnson will Matthew Certosimo, a member concluded the professor. hire more teachers for the same be continuing his work at the Uni- DR. DAVID JOHNSON The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday october 17,2007 News 5

INTOXICATED PERSON DRUGS CANADA O'CRIME Reported: Oct. @ BAG 13 12:04 hrs Reported: Oct. 13 @ 23:08 hrs An intoxicated male was removed Four WilfridLaurier male students INBRIEF from the Turret after being ap- were loitering on the north side of DRUGS proached for smoking in the 202 Regina St. When approached Acadia faculty strike Tame Homecoming at Reported Oct. 12 @ 01:27 hrs building. Once the Special Con- a strong odour of marijuana was An incident of possible drug use stable established the identity of detected. All were advised of the Wolfville, NS Queen's University in residence was reported to the male, the Laurier student was drug policy on campus and were Talks inregards to a strike between Community Safety and Security escorted home by Foot Patrol. turned over to the Residence Life the Acadia University Faculty As- Kingston, ON by one of the Duty Dons in the Coordinator in their area. sociation (AUFA) and the Acadia The homecoming celebrations residence. The occupants of the INTOXICATED PERSON Board of Governors came to a halt that took place last weekend at room in question were warned of Reported: Oct. 13@ 12:45 hrs BY-LAW COMPLAINT Sunday after a long day of negotia- Queen's University were deemed use the consequences of drug in An intoxicated Wilfrid Laurier Reported: Oct. 13 @ 23:08pm tion, with no further consultations a success, according to Kings- residence. University female student was One of the four Wilfrid Laurier currently scheduled. ton police, with only 54 arrests in found in the women's washroom. students involved in the drug inci- The AUFA feels that the board's comparison to over 100 in 2005. CRIMINAL HARASSMENT She was attended to by Wilfrid dent was cited for soiling property last offer was no different from The annual event, well known Reported: Oct. 11 @ 17:45 hrs Laurier Emergency Response and will be going before JAC. their previous offers, and that it for being one of Canada's wild- An unknown person has been Team after vomiting in the toilet has left them with no choice but est parties deteriorated into riot- making several unwanted phone in one of the washroom stalls. She LIQUOR OFFENCE to take job action. They insist that ing two years ago when students calls over the past month. The was later escorted home by Foot Reported: Oct. 13 @ 23:08 hrs they are willing to resume discus- overturned a police car, lighting case remains under investigation. patrol. Special Constables seized sev- sion at any time if theboard is pre- it on fire and pelting it with beer eral containers of beer from four pared to make considerable prog- bottles. INJURED/SICK PERSON PROPERTY DAMAGE males that were loitering on the ress on their proposals. This year's 6,000 partygoers, Reported: Oct. 11 @ 18:38 hrs Reported: Oct. 13@ 18:50hrs north side of 202 Regina Street. This marks the second faculty covering two blocks of Aberdeen A Wilfrid Laurier University male Four males walking through the All were underage and resided at strike in Acadia's history, the first Street in Kingston seemed tame student was working out on the Schlegel, Peters, and Arts building 200 King St Residence. This matter having been in 2004. by comparison. Police officials treadmill in the Athletic Complex were observed on Video surveil- will be addressed by the Judicial Elsewhere in the country, part- were pleased that there were no when he experienced chest pains. lance camera. One of the males Affairs Committee. time faculty at in severe injuries, and also with the Wilfrid Laurier University Emer- was seen breaking an office door Peterborough are facing similar reduced property damage com- gency Response Team was at the window on the second floor Arts INJURED/SICK PERSON wage concerns, but they plan to pared to that of 2006.

scene and attended to the subject. C Wing. Reported: Oct. 14 @ 00:00 hrs return to the bargaining table on Only 20 people were hospital- Subject stated he was fine and re- Special Constables transported Monday. ized for minor injuries, whereas a fused any further assistance. ASSIST OTHER P.F. a male Laurier student to Grand constant flow of 10 or 15 through- Reported: Oct. 13 @ 19:36hrs River Hospital after he turned out the course ofthe night was ex- BY-LAW COMPLAINT Waterloo Regional Police arrest- his ankle while walking down the College enrolment up perienced last year, according to

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LUKE REIMER lation of sanctions to ensure that ments, has decided to send $75 the ongoing plans for the con CORD INTERNATIONAL Iran does not pursue a detrimental million in aid to the Iranian people struction of a United

nuclear goal. - up from the originally proposed States radar missile Over the past several months, Ira- US President George W. Bush $25 million. defence sys- nian President Mahmoud Ahma- confronted the Iranian issues in a Ahmadinejad continues to at- tem across dinejad's harsh words regarding United Nations address condemn- tack the United States and west- Eastern Eu- western politics and initiatives, ing the Iranian President's offen- ern ideals in word and opinion, at rope with coupled with questionable poli- sive words. The majority of Bush's times demanding a public debate sites in Po- cies and actions pertaining to the rhetoric centred on the upholding with President Bush, and at others land and construction of nuclear facilities, of human rights in the Middle East refusing to deal with the US govern- the Czech have angered several world pow- and maintaining stability in the ment unless D.C. changes its poli- Republic. ers and provoked an international area. United States congress is in cies towards the Iranian capital of Several response. support ofBush in this regard, and Tehran. political fig- Ahmadinejad has stepped on has also officially declared the Ira- When challenged regarding ures, includ- several international toes over the nian Revolutionary Guard to be a his nuclear program, Ahmadine- ing Iraqi Shi'a past several months, casting harsh foreign terrorist organization. jad has in turn pointed fingers at Leader Ammar words and opinions on several Iran is by no means unified un- the nuclear arsenal of the United al-Hakim and US central issues. As reported by the der the ideologies and actions of States, questioning motives and democratic presi- Khaleej Times Online, he has ques- President Ahmadinejad. Hasan conditions on a similar level while dential candidate tioned the historical validity of the Rowhani, member of the Iranian continuing to deny the pursuing of Hillary Clinton, are Nazi Holocaust, called for Israel's Supreme National Security Coun- atomic weapons ofhis own. calling for peaceful dia- Zionist regime to be "wiped from cil, the Experts Assembly, the Ex- One item of agreement between logue between the United the map," attacked homosexuality pediency Council, and the former Bush and Ahmadinejad is the lead- States and Iran in order to and accused the United States of Chief Nuclear Negotiator, has said ership ofIraqi Prime Minister Nouri resolve the surface issues and using the 9/11 terrorist attacks as that Ahmadinejad's policies and al-Maliki. However, Ahmadinejad focus on human an excuse to wage an ill-founded actions are detrimental to Iran's has stated that should the United rights needs war. economy and international status. States be forced to withdraw troops in the Additionally, Ahmadinejad has Rowhani has spoken at several from Iraq prematurely, his troops area. continued to pursue the construc- Iranian venues, firmly stating, as will "fill the gap," as reported by the tion of nuclear facilities, despite cited by the Associated Press, that Washington Post. opposition and suspicion from the Iran "can't reach adequate national Bush's response expressed fear of

United Nations - specifically Brit- unity with so much short-sighted- the sparking of a nuclear arms race ain, France, Russia and the United ness." In addition, Iranian students in the area should such military States. have protested on more than one manoeuvres occur. Tangible In a recent Associated Press ar- occasion against Ahmadinejad, steps being taken to guard ticle, US Secretary of State Con- calling him, in reports by Aljazeera, against such wide-scale doleezza Rice has accused Iran of a "dictator" and even burning an possession of nu- deceiving the United Nations about effigy while he gave a speech at an clear arms in- its intentions, saying that Iran's am- Iranian university on the pitfalls of volves J bition is the capability to produce Western ideals. atomic weaponry. The United Na- The United States are aware ofthe Contributed Photo tions is currently in discussion re- lack of unity in Iran and, regardless MEAN MAHMOUD - The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been accused of being a tyrant. garding the possibility ofthe instal- of Ahmadinejad's offensive com- Ahmadinejad reinforces bad image International Editor Waleed Hafeez rages against Mahmoud Ahmadinejab's puzzling stances on women and homosexuals

garding the treatment of women Women in Iran are still forced by wrath has little time left before everyone to watch and cheer. in the country or the treatment of law to appear in public only if cov- they face the consequences of their For hours the bodies hung off homosexuals, the government of ered from head to toe in a aba'aya, "disgusting ways" By their own trees amd were jabbed and prod- Iran has shown the worst ways the and are not allowed to leave unless admission, Iran's Revolutionary ded at with sticks and stones. Their WALEED HAFEEZ INTERNATIONAL EDITOR human race can treat its own. Pub- accompanied by a male member of Guard prefers to meet offenders in bodies were left in the nooses until lic beatings and executions are per- the family. They cannot work, can- the aforementioned arranged en- the boys' families braved the em- In a recent speech, Iranian Presi- haps the most humane way some not drive, cannot speak and most counters as it is probably easier for barrassment and jeering and took dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has of the country's people have been certainly cannot speak their minds. them to dole out justice, but if push them off. By then, therewas littleleft once again said some things that treated in the past - and continue Some sort of love, I say. comes to shove, they are more than of the two boys but bloody, stumpy have come back to bite him in the to be treated. As for the torture of homosexu- willing to simply trace the comput- masses that used to be people. ass. Although he has areputation of In the past, Iran's ruling power als, the world's media has seen er used in the chatroom back to a Of course, upon the question being rather controversial (a pretty took great pride in its misconstrued how the Iranian government treats person and deal with them as they of Iran's treatment of homosexu- mild word for his extremist views), form of Shari'a law. This warped the people in its country who are see fit. als at the Columbia talk, Ahma- this time he reinforced many of view of the Islamic legal code has suspected of homosexuality. The What follow next are brutal beat- dinejad replied, "We have no such the views held about him and his "allowed" them to commit thou- tightly controlled Internet access ings, public humiliation and an people. This is a phenomenon government. sands of crimes against humanity, that blocks thousands of websites eventual and inevitable death. The that doesn't occur in our coun- Iran has, for generations now, only some of which have been re- deemed inappropriate by the gov- morbid irony of this is that many try." Once again, his response been an undoubtedly repressive marked on by the world at large. Al- ernment also monitors chatroom of the people caught for being ho- was met with boos and hisses. government. I can say from person- though the Ayatollah are no longer discussions. mosexuals are raped by the police. What scares me most is ifa coun- al experience that even the most re- in power, Ahmadinejad's govern- Government officials and mem- Recently, two males aged 16 and try can do such things to its own strictive Arab governments look at ment is no improvement. bers of Iran's extremist Revolution- 18 were accused of having sexual people with its bare hands, what Iran as an example of how people When asked at a talk with Co- ary Guard often enter online chat- relations and were hung in a public would it do to its enemies with a shouldn't be treated. Unfortunate- lumbia University students and fac- rooms with the intention of catch- square. They had been beaten by the weapon capable ofkilling millions? ly, Iran has a history of not giving ulty about Iran's (mis)treatment of ing people who show any interest. police and then handed over to the And although Ahmadinejad has a fuck what the international com- women, Ahmadinejad reaffirmed They then proceed to arrange times public for them to do as they saw fit. said repeatedly that Iran's nuclear munity thinks of it and its policies. that Iran loves its women more and places to meet, often discuss- Once the public was done en- development program is for the Although the previous Iranian thanany other country in the world. ing activities and promising sexual forcing their God-given right sole purpose ofthe creation ofa re- regime was considerably more Judging from the scoffs his remark acts. to punish the worlds' sinners, newable energy source, the world conservative, Ahmadinejad's Iran received, no one in that audito- At this point, the person on the they were returned to the po- and I am not falling for yet another is no less repressive. Whether re- rium bought what he was saying. receiving end of the government's lice and hung until death for one of his blatant lies. Weekly ■ Wednesday The Cord october 17,2007 International . 7 Iran's sinister nuclear plans

The nightmare of a nuclear holocaust could soon be a reality if nothing is done to stop Iran's apocalyptic armament schemes

To question the viability of Ahma- Ahmadinejad, who insists that on its own missiles. by Iran as not being in a position to dinejad's intent is a matter of pure Iran will acquire a nuclear capa- This issue between the US and attack. ignorance, for the tyrant could bility whether the West approves Russia is further conflated by Rus- Hence, the option to exploit ALEXANDRA not have made himself more clear or not. For the Iranian leader, sian refusal to lend its support for these advantages is undoubtedly HOWARD when he declared, "Israel must be "atomic energy is a blessing giv- UN sanctions against Iran; given attractive to Ahmadinejad; his CORD INTERNATIONAL wiped off the map." en by God'! one that he vows to that Moscow has nuclear coop- blatant disregard and violation of Emboldened by the American share with other Islamic countries. eration agreements with Tehran, NATO regulations bears witness to In the midst ofall the world's quan- preoccupation with Afghanistan Thus, after over 25 years of insti- President Putin has urged further this fact. dries, a plan sinister enough to rival and Iraq, Iran is ever closer to be- gating calamity in the region, Iran's inspection of Iranian facilities by As the largest state sponsor of all other plots of destruction waits coming a force to be reckoned with. open proposal for nuclear weap- the International Atomic Energy terrorism for a number of years, patiently in one ofthe most danger- From funding foreign gangsters to onry will be its final over-stepping Agency. and with a long-standing history ous minds of the 21st century. financing Hezbollah, and subvert- of the boundary; the possibility ofa With or without Russia, the US of covert activities, Ahmadinejad's The scheme, concocted by Ira- ing the Israeli peace process, Iran Middle Eastern arms race is terrify- could potentially have to singular- malicious intent should be met nian President Mahmoud Ahma- has exhibited a determination to ing enough. ly destroy Iran's nuclear program with the same iron fist that he him- dinejad, has made the threat of a induce volatility and violence out- Moreover, analysts have found since Israel alone could only eradi- self exacted. nuclear holocaust a startling real- side its borders. that the extremist forces within cate 40-50 of the estimated thou- In this case, negotiations will ity in calling for the destruction of Evidently the aggressive stance the capital, Tehran, actively arm sand strategic aim points in Iran. certainly prove to be of little con- Israel and the impairment of the taken by Iran has been taken to a American enemies in Iraq who are Yet retaliation is not as easy as sequence; the point must be made United States. new level under the leadership of devoted to ensuring failure in the one would hope; distracted by the that the world will not sit idle while region. commitments in Iraq and Afghani- a menace conspires to launch If their hopes are fulfilled, it is stan, the United States is recognized atomic arsenal. predicted that the instability will have a ripple effect, bringing in a flood of terrorists that will only Volunteer with The Friends Program widen the gap between the global- Volunter a few hours weekly during the school day and make world and the Middle East. ized a life long difference to a child. Volunteers are matched by the For quite some time, US offi- Canadian Mental Health Association with children who need cials have accused Iran of trying to additional support at school. Friends operates in partnership develop nuclear weapons behind with the local school boards and helps children 4-15 years. the fagade of a civil atomic energy iaap|Rjj CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION program; those who preached tol- „ CAn AA 1 Call 519-744-7645 ext 317 illSI of and insisted erance Iran upon Grand River Branch giving Iran the benefit of the doubt

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Do you find yourself ranting about the previous night's game? Bring your ideas to the table. Write for Cord Sports. Hawks [email protected] fall in semifinals The men's baseball team grabbed their first win in a playoff game before falling to the top-ranked Mustangs

eye exams available on site RAYMOND GIU home on Saturday. CORD SPORTS Veteran fourth-year pitcher Tim fashionable eyewear Lawrence was given the nod to be- Last weekend, The Wilfrid Laurier gin the series against theMustangs, exceptional vision men's baseball team began playoff pitching for five and one-third in- sensibly action for the third year in a row, nings. He allowed nine hits, seven priced opening up with a three-game of which came home for points. semifinal series against the top- With their season on the line, 55 King st. n. seeded . With the Hawks took to their home field, helping WLU students to ,J home field advantage, the Mus- Bechtel Park, in hopes of bringing 1 ■ ■■ 4. (Kmg at University) 1 4.1 u tangs came out of Friday's game the series to a third and deciding look and see their best Waterloo with a 7-2 win, forcing the Golden game in London. On Saturday af- since 1995 519-888-0411 Hawks into a must-win game at ternoon, the Hawks succeeded at www.opticalillusioninc.ca getting players on base early and GOLDEN HAWK often, which ultimately led to a de- cisive 13-6 victory, and their first in a playoff game since the sport be- UPDATE came OUA varsity in 2001. Week of "We executed early in terms of Oct 18 - Oct 24, 2007 bunting and moving runners along and that gave us some confidence, RECENT SCORES and this game is all about con- 10.11.07 fidence," said Head Scott W Hockey 1 - 4 Coach Ballantyne. 10.12.07 It did not take long for the Hawks M Baseball 2 - Western 7 to get some runs on the board. Af- M 85 - Laurentian 84 ter starting pitcher Brad Binns got the hitters out order 10.13.07 Mustang in

Footballl5 - Ottawa 27 with a mere ten pitches, the hitters Ladfow* 11-Queen's 7 quickly began to manufacture runs. M Baseball 13 - Western 6 Damien Eccleton and Brian Mac-

W Basketball - 45 65 Seneca Donald started it off by both getting on base and 10.14.07 stealing successfully. M Hockey 0 - Western 5 With runners on second and third, M Soccer 4 - McMaster 0 Curtis Young got the first run on the W Soccer 2 - McMaster 2 board with a single. After a sacrifice W 18 - Guelph 6 fly by Chris Pittaway, Andrew Ste- W Lacrosse 17 - Western 5 vens capped off the inning with a M Baseball 0 - Western 5 two-run double to make it 4-0 for UPCOMING HOME GAMES the Hawks. The was domi- 10.18.07 second inning M Basketball vs Dalhousie nated by small ball, as the Hawks Athletic Complex, 7:00pm productively laid downbunts. After a pair of singles by Jeff Brunsek and 10.19.07 Scott Mahn, a sacrifice bunt by Ec- M Rugby vs Western cleton advanced runners to second Krught-Newbrougli Field, 3:00pm and third, allowing Young to single 10.20.07 in both runs. M Basketball vs Alumni Withthe score 6-0 in favour ofthe Complex, Athletic '1:00pm Hawks, Mustangs starting pitcher W Hockey vs Toronto Rubin was pulled after only one Waterloo Recreation Complex, 3:00pm Jon M Hockey vs Windsor and two thirds innings pitched. This Waterloo Recreation Complex, 7:30pm was only a sign of things to come, as theWestern pitchers struggled with 10.21.07 location all game long. W Hockey vs York "They just kept throwing strikes," Waterloo Recreation Complex, 7:30pm said outfielder Brunsek, who fin- ished the game 4 for 5 with three LAUR1ER BOOKSTORE runs in. "I'm a fastball hitter ATHLETES OF THE WEEK batted and was strikes." Steve Tsandelis everyone throwing Brunsek showed his offensive abil- Men's ity by hitting three singles to differ- Amy Fincham ent parts of the outfield, including Women's Lacrossc

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ANDREA MILLET The Mustangs showed their STAFF WRITER speed running the ball down the field, but it was no match for the The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Hawks' skill, precision and team- women's lacrosse team took to work. After losing ten players from the field for the last time in their last year's championship team, regular season on Sunday, playing the new squad came together the and West- and worked as a finely tuned unit. ern Mustangs. They entered Uni- "I'm really proud of the versity Stadium ready to defend girls," commented Coach Orth. their unbeaten record, and did not "It's pretty impressive that the disappoint. younger players could step up." The ladies dominated the field Rookie midfielder Jayme Beard and walked away with an 18-6 vic- led the scoring with an impressive tory over the Gryphons and a 17-5 total of six goals, followed closely win over the Mustangs, topping off by teammate Amy Fincham with their perfect season. four of her own. Also getting on the The Hawks had a shaky start to score card were attacks Heather play in the first half against the McHardy and Kristen Gerrie, as Mustangs and while midfielder well as Vanessa Lublin and Aman- Andrea Wylie scored the first goal, da Marshall. they soon fell behind 2-1. First-year In their earlier game on Sunday, Braedyn O'Rahilly leveled out the the Hawks pulled offa clear victory, score, only to see the Hawks fall finishing ahead of the Gryphons back once more before finally tak- 18-6. ingcontrol of the game.They ended Strong efforts in the first half saw the first half with a close 6-4 lead the Hawks with a 10-3 lead at the over the Mustangs. whistle, and an equally impressive "We started kind of slow, and second half topped off the win. were intimidated by their aggres- Leading the scorers were attacks sive play, but I thinkwe settled into McHardy and Fincham with four our own game," said Head Coach goals each, followed by Gerrie, Jes- Lynn Orth about the second half sica Ilott, Marshall, Laura Juha, Wy- improvement of her team. lie and Megan Fox, who all got on The Hawks definitely came out as the score sheet. Laura Tomkins* a different team in the second half, On Saturday, the Hawks traveled RACE TO IT - Hawks attack Heather McHardy chases down the ball during the game against the Mustangs. putting ten unanswered goals past to London where they faced the the Mustangs' goalie, and control- Queen's Golden Gaels. In a close ling the play, keeping possession match the ladies pulled through McHardy, Fox and O'Rahilly with offs, which will be hosted at Univer- Western at 2:00 pm next Saturday. in their opponents' end. The Mus- victorious, defeating the Gaels by a one goal apiece. sity Stadium on October 26- 28. Toronto will play the highest re- tangs were only able to come back score of 11-7. The Hawks have been OUA The Hawks will get a bye in the maining seed in the other semifi- with one goal of their own before Attack Gerrieled the scoring with champions for four consecutive first round and will play the lowest nal at 12:00 pm. The finals will be the Hawks stole the last point of four goals, followed by Fincham years, and now their perfect record remaining seed from the winner of played on Sunday the 28 lh at 2:00 the game, bringing the final tally to and Beard with two points each. has landed them in first place and either quaterfinal featuring Guelph pm. 17-5. Also beating the Gaels goalie were home field advantage for the play- versus Queen's and McGill versus Lady Hawks shut outWaterloo Women's hockey team move to 2-1, denying the Warriors any access to the net en route to their 4-0 win

JAMIE NEUGEBAUER ing positions for this year's WLU STAFF WRITER women's hockey team. The Hawks in recent years have The Women's Hockey team has, in never had trouble putting the puck past years, been one of Wilfrid Lau- in the net and this year should be rier's most consistent nationally no different. Led by veterans, such competitive programs, winning the as the slick stick-handling ofAndrea OUA the last four seasons in a row Ironside and the more straight-for- and the national championship in ward style of goal-scoring dynamo 2005. This year, the Golden Hawks Lauren Barch, the Hawks will fill are poised to contend once again the net more than their fair share. with a younger team, but one of The forward recruits are led by the quickest and biggest in recent Katherine Shiriff, whose powerful memory. frame hides deceptively quick feet "We're at our best when we're and exceptional puck-handling playing an energy game. We're tak- abilities. ing away time, we're taking away On defense, the Hawks have the space and everybody is going all luxury of a solid brace of players the time," said Head Coach Rick who are tremendously gifted offen- Osborne of the team's identity. sively and are outstandingly intelli- The 2007-08 Hawks are noth- gent and responsible defensively. ing short of a complete team with Team Captain Lauren Meschino offensive talent and defensive re- and last year's Player of the Year

Mike Whitehouse - Laurier Athletics sponsibility up and down the line- CAN'T TOUCH ME - Hawks' centre Heather Fortuna emerges from two Warrior tackles with the puck. up. Here is a breakdown of the SEE HOCKEY, PAGE 11 forward, defensive and goaltend- Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday october 17,2007 The Sports . 11 Gee Geesrun over Hawks In the battle for first place in the OUA, the Hawks were overmatched by Ottawa for the third time in two years

- FROM FOOTBALL, COVER vour ofthe Gee Gees. "We didn't play at our potential," Fourth-year running back Ryan said fifth-year linebacker Anthony Lynch said the main problem was Maggiacomo. "Especially against a turnovers. "We handed our defense team like that, if we don'tcome out some really bad field positions in all cylinders firing, results like this the first half," he explained. Lynch are going to happen." Maggiacomo still managed to get 137 yards rush- led the Hawks defense with 12tack- ing in 17 carries for the game. les on the day, and sits second in Returning to thefield for the sec- the OUA with 49.5 for the season. ond half, the Hawks had lots oftime "They're experienced; they have to come back from the 14-point very good players in key positions. deficit, but the offense continued A lot of their guys are back from to struggle against the giant Gee the last couple years and I think Gees defense, which was breaking that makes a difference," continued through the offensive line much Maggiacomo. more than in games past. "We turned the ball over too of- ten, played too much in our own "We didn't play at our potential end," added Jef-

... IF WE don't COME OUT ALL fries. "We played better the sec- CYLINDERS FIRING, RESULTS LIKE THIS in ond half, but we ARE GOING TO HAPPEN." had dug too big of a hole."

- Anthony Maggiacomo, Linebacker Jeffries said of the quarterback After the Hawks defense man- switch in the fourth quarter, "It's aged to hold off the Gee Gees of- nothing to read into. [Noble] was fense and give their own offense struggling, we needed a spark and a chance at decent field position, Luke came out and gave us that." Ottawa conceded a safety, pushing Next week, the now 6-1 Hawks the Hawks back deep into their own complete their regular season ac- end. tion traveling to Toronto to take on With the hopes of sparking the 1-6York Lions. something in the faltering Hawks "We're not going to dwell on offense, rookie quarterback Luke it, what's happened already hap- Thompson replaced Noble for the pened," said Lynch. "We've just got fourth quarter. Not long after his in- to come back strong." troduction, he was able to connect "The main thing is that we with fourth-year receiver Dante Lu- bounce back from it and have the ciani in the end zone and close the opportunity to play them again," gap to 15-20. commented Jeffries. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough, The Hawks have now secured and the Hawks were unable to second place in the OUA and will reach the scoreboard again. After a host the highest remaining seed af- Ryan Stewart late 45-yard touchdown pass from ter the quarterfinals. That gamewill

- Hawks BIG REACHHH Ottawa Gee Gees running back Davie Mason stretches for a first down while Golden Sacobie to prolific receiver David take place on November 3 at 1:00 defensive lineman Alex Ellis tries to prevent the gain in the game on Saturday at Knight-Newbrough Field. Crane, the game ended 27-15 in fa- pm atUniversity Stadium. Women downWaterloo Hawks lose three-game battle on diamond ton, who contributed a total of 21 tice and inreal tough games we miss

- FROM HOCKEY, PAGE 10 goals and 43 points together as well them and we're looking for players

as a tremendous level of veteran that are going to pick up that slack," - FROM BASEBALL, PAGE 9 through the rest of the game by Andrea Bevan are just typical ex- leadership. added Osborne. "All five forwards trading runs with Western, lead- amples of the fantastic depth the were brought in a clutch single in the third inning ing to an eventual 13-6 final and team possesses. Vanessa Ley is the [They left me] big shoes to fill with replacing Ais- that increased their lead to 8-0. sending the teams back toLondon and The Hawks' Binns man- for the final game ofthe series. team's lone defensive recruit and live ton Kenworthy pitcher ... it's high standards to she has already asserted herself as in mind; we were aged to keep the Mustang hitters Although the Hawks had mo- ME BE THAT a special teams threat as well as a UP TO SO IT PUSHES TO trying to keep our quiet for the first four innings, mentum on their side, they failed hits. maintainit in the third game as strong, dependable defender. CALIBRE AND TO BRING THAT TYPE OF speed and skill and only allowing two It wasn't to In net, the Hawks are rich in perhaps add to our until the fifth inning that they fi- they were unable to generate any LEADERSHIP TO THE TEAM." talent and experience as both robustness at the nally got some runs on the board. offense, and committed five er- fourth-year Morgan Wielgosz and same time." The Mustangs started a rally, get- rors, which led to four unearned

second-year Liz Knox logged over - Lauren Meschino, Team Captain The Hawks im- ting four quick runs on the board runs as they were shut out 5-0. 685 minutes of work and had the proved to 2-1 on without managing an out. Rookie pitcher David Canavan for top-ranked save percentages in the Monday evening With the Mustangs threaten- was given the start, throwing hits country at .950 and .930 respective- with a resound- ing for more, Binns was able to six innings, allowing 7 and 4 The loss the end of ly last season. In fact, in 24 games, "[They left me] big shoes to fi11... ing 4-0 victory over a very physical induce a ground ball that led to a runs. signaled with all the With the Hawks season. both ladies gave up a combined to- it's high standards to live up to so it team well-executed double play. his The now proceed to tal of a mere 28 goals. pushes me to be that calibre and to goals coming from different players two outs, Binns kept compo- Mustangs and struck out hit- the OUA Championship against The greatest adversity that the bring that type of leadership to the including even-strength goals from sure Mustangs Andrew Salmon to the the where the first Hawks will have to face is the loss team," commented Meschino. "I Shirriff and Meschino, as well as ter escape second- fifth game will take place in London on from last year of two of the best take bits and pieces from what they power play markers from inning. Felice and With a comfortable lead at 9- Friday. players the Hawks have ever had, in had to offer and bring my own stuff year forward Daniela Di 4, the Hawks were able to cruise the form offormer captain Laurissa to the table as well." third-year forward Ashley McMil- Kenworthy and left-wing Fiona Ais- "There's no question that at prac- lan on the power play. 12. SPECIAL PROJECT WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2007 • THE CORD WEEKLY THE ent r1vac• at aur1er• While most students at the school are unaware, every day we leave agiant trail of potentially dangerous personal information around campus

JOETURCOTIE curity plan; we only have 12 special doors in the science building:' SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR constables on campus;' says Curran ''As soon as you swipe your card we of the need for the camera coverage, have a record of where you've been;' Luckily for the majority of Laurier "so the security cameras assist us in Tomljenovic continues. students, issues relating to privacy monitoring emergency situations This information is then stored in a and personal information are of little and also if we see suspicious charac­ mass database for an indefinite peri­ concern. Having never lived in a re­ ters coming on campus:' od of time and can be accessed by the pressive police state or been victim With the irregular hours that many individual student at any time. "It's to identity theft, most students walk students keep, CS&S works to ensure like banking information;' explains around campus unaware that their that the campus remains under the Tomljenovic. "It's kept indefinitely personal information is being col­ watchful eye of the cameras long af­ just in case you should ever need to lected and stored. ter most people have gone to sleep. pull it up, or if you should come back has While this information is not be­ "The [cameras] are monitored here years later and decide you want to to do ing used for malicious reasons, it 24/7 by our student dispatch;' says look at it:' with who may come as a surprise that the lives Curran. While this information is readily can break a of students may not be as private as "The cameras assist us greatly;' he available to the individual student, firewall:' they believe they are. continues, providing an example of by accessing it online or at the On­ As the amount Although many students are not how the cameras are utilized. "Ear­ eCard office, it is not available to any of spam that overly concerned with their privacy, lier in the spring, it was really busy other student or to faculty or staff. regularly fills many members of the Laurier com­ one Saturday night. Some people And the information that is stored the email in­ munity are. Currently, Dr. Martin were stealing furniture out of a resi­ within the database is not used for boxes of Laurier Dowding, an assistant professor in dence; they were followed on camera targeted marketing purposes by students' school the communication studies depart­ over to Albert Street. Two days later, campus businesses or the Student's accounts dem­ ment, is looking into privacy issues the police were called and we got our Union. onstrates, there relating to students. furniture back:' "We use it for things like Food is no shortage "[At Laurier] people don't seem However, while CS&S preach the Services to see how they're doing in of people will­ all that excited about [privacy] or in­ virtues of cameras on-campus, Dr. terms of sales. The Students' Union ing to try and terested in it;' Dowding says, talking Dowding is wary of the use of these uses the OneCard system to see their circumvent the about students in particular. "There's sorts of surveillance techniques. sales breakdowns by units, but that's system and a kind of carelessness that we've had "We could very well be in trouble if all sort of internal breakdowns done maliciously on campus. There's been a kind of we watch each other too much, " he by themselves;' he explains. "We use personal trust. We've been isolated for so long says. don't really bother to see who's eat­ information. but as the university becomes bigger ing where:' While this here at Laurier we need to be more "MOST OF THE INFORMATION WE Despite the fact spam is a nui­ careful:' that such targeted sance that is GATHER STARTS AT THE APPLICATION But while Dowding is concerned marketing or the potentially with how information is tracked, he PROCESS. RIGHT AWAY YOU'VE GOT tracing of particular dangerous, students has not oc­ points out that there's a delicate bal­ ALL OF YOUR WALLET INFORMATION Carl Langford ance between privacy and security curred, Tomljenovic ,manager of net­ that must be maintained. "There's ... YOU'VE GOT YOUR GRADES, THE admits that the use of work operations a real tension;' says Dowding. "We PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE APPLIED TO the digital database for Information want to feel free and yet at the same makes such actions Technology Servic­ time we want to be secure:' HERE, YOUR DATE OF BIRTH." possible. es, assures us that With the majority of the Waterloo "The only people ITS is doing its best campus contained within one city - Ray Darling , Registrar that could actually call to keep Laurier block, many students feel secure in on it would be securi- Email account in­ the knowledge that their campus is ty," he says. "If there's formation secure. safe. Adding to this sense of security "In the event that we have this en­ an incident at a particular location Since the Ontario is the fact that campus security has tire surveillance infrastructure set up and they wanted to know the last government imple­ over 130 digital security cameras at and we have a reasonable govern­ person to swipe in, then we could tell mented the Freedom its disposal. ment, that's all well and fine;' he con­ them who that is:' of Information and This coverage amounts to "about tinues and explains his hesitations With the amount of information Protection of Privacy Act private 80% of the exterior of campus" says regarding surveillance, "but what that is relayed by the OneCard and (FIPPA) last year, the ways are the actual director of Campus Safety & Secu­ happens if things slip a little bit and contained in the digital database, it in which students' Email ac- Email accounts rity (CS&S) Rod Curran, and various we have a very different kind of gov­ becomes imperative that this infor­ count information has been dis­ themselves. interior places around campus in­ ernment? That's what worries me:' mation is protected from hackers or tributed had to be changed. As Langford explains, "We cannot cluding the Concourse, library, the The use of video cameras as a sur­ other breaches to the system. Until that time Laurier had an on­ see the actual message, and in fact Peters Building, the Bookstore and veillance technique is not the only While the firewalls that protect line database where the Email ad­ we cannot see who it is from. Basi­ in and around the Dr. Alvin Woods way that the personal information the OneCard servers are "state of dresses for students, faculty and staff cally the message is a black box; we Building. and privacy of students is monitored the art" and "very secure'; Tomljen­ could be accessed. "We were noti­ can tell it's there but we don't know But Curran is quick to point out on campus. Information relating to ovic admits that they are not perfect. fied by the Privacy Officer that that who sent it, when they sent it, we just that CS&S respects the privacy of the use of things as innocuous as our "There's no such thing as a 10, but I was no longer acceptable, so within know that something's there:' the school's students. "We're not OneCards, Emails and computer use, would say we're as close to it as we a few minutes that was turned off;' The Email systems are not the only intruding on anybody's rights here, and school records are maintained in could possibly be;' he says. explains John Kearney, director of account information that falls under­ ling, we're just doing the outside of cam­ extensive databases. Such imperfections are the sorts of Information Technology Services. neath of the ITS umbrella. Each time you've got all pus;' says Curran. "We're not in the "Your complete financial history things that worry Dr. Dowding and This move was done to ensure a student logs into a computer on tion, you've g< residences:' is kept;' explains OneCard Manager like-minded individuals. "Every time that students' account information campus, that information is stored in that you've att For Curran, the cameras are mere­ Nick Tomljenovic. "For a lot of loca­ anewtechnologyisdeveloped, some­ could not easily be discovered on the a protected database for a short pe­ grades, the pn ly a means for ensuring that the cam­ tions, your complete access history body's going to figure out how to do school's website. Another aspect of riod of time. plied to here, ~ pus remains safe. "It's part of our se- is kept, just for example, for sensitive an end-run;' says Dowding, which "all the Email system that ITS seeks to keep "We keep limited logs so that we This inforn KLY THE (ORD WEEKI Y • WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2007 SPECIAL PROJECT. 13

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LINDA GIVETASH alternate format services. These ac- The program isn't set in stone. CORD STUDENT LIFE commodations make it possible for Your consultant can always make students to reach their full poten- changes if it isn't working for you. The Accessible Learning Centre tial. That's not to say, however, that If you don't have a diagnosed (ALC) helps students with a wide the students are getting advantages disorder and suspect that you range of disabilities. From learn- at a reduced academic standard. do, you can still contact the ALC ing disabilities to visual or hear- "What we're really here to do," and they will put you through a ing impairments, the ALC devel- says Gwen Page, manager of the screening process. If they agree ops programs to accommodate ALC, "is to level the playing field, that there is a cause for concern, each student's individual needs. not create an unfair advantage for they will send you to a local psy- the students." This chologist so you can get diagnosed means and the assistance. "What we're really here to do is that stu- get proper dents with note- The program is not flawless. As TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, NOT takers still have to Riccomini reflects on his univer- CREATE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE FOR go to class, and stu- sity career, he recalls having to wait dents with exam until mid-semester before getting STUDENTS." accommodations his transcribed books. The ALC still have to meet continues to adapt and change

- Gwen Page, manager of the Accessible the same aca- their services to be more efficient demic standards. and accessible for the students. Learning Centre at Laurier The difference Riccomini admits that, "it's better the ALC makes now than [when] I first got here." in the lives of the There is also the issue of money. 762 students were registered students they help can be dras- The service itself is free, but if a with the ALC as of April 30, 2006. tic. For many students, it makes student needs adaptive technol- Their disabilities included Atten- education a reality that would ogy or psychological assessments, tion Deficit Disorder and other otherwise seem impossible. "I there are many costs and it can learning disabilities, medical couldn't think of coming to uni- become expensive. The ALC tries Sydney Helland problems, physical or mobility versity if [the ALC] wasn't there," to lessen these costs by helping HERE TO HELP - The ALC is always open to students who need help. impairments, psychological disor- says Chris Riccomini, a visually im- students get access to bursaries ders, acquired brain injuries and paired student graduating this fall. and scholarships that are available. tors and support volunteers. The you can reach its volunteers in visual and hearing impairments. To register with the ALC, you Outside helping students with amount and the types of positions person at their office in the Arts To help these students, the ALC must bring formal documenta- disabilities, the ALC also offers are always changing depend- Building. More information about provides exam accommodations, tion to verify your disability. From many volunteer opportunities. ing on the needs of the students. its included services can be found learning strategies, tutoring, note- there, you'll be paired with a con- It recruits tutors, the always-in- If you are interested in register- online at http://vww.mylaurier.ca/ taking, assistive technology and sultant who designs your program. demand note-takers, peer men- ing or volunteering for the ALC, accessible/home.htm.

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Most of us have tried to use one, or at least tried to find one, to get into a bar while still underage. They come in many forms, whether they're a complete strang- er's, a sibling's or a family mem- ber's, scratched or changed using a laser. For most underagers it's a ticket to freedom from the typical house parties and keggers they're used to attending. In a city like Waterloo, where the bar crowd is primarily students, it doesn't come as a surprise that there's no shortage ofpeople trying to use fake IDs. "The two men at the front door are specifically trained for IDs," said FUBAR owner Jerry Smith. "[We get] anywhere from 10 to 15 fake IDs per night." Philthy's sees their fair share of

GOT A SECOND PIECE? - Fake IDs are common in the area, since both UW and Laurier have so many underage students. - SEE FAKE, PAGE 16 A dummy's guideto student groceryshopping

SARAH TOPPLE ers, and re-usable shopping bags That costs how much?! is printed right on the labels as well When to shop STAFF WRITER if you want to be environmentally The final total at the checkout can as the cost per kilogram or pound. You shouldplan to do two or three conscious. be startling, so keep your eye on Grain and dairy products are trips a month, one big one to get Everybody eats, which means ev- the price stickers. For produce, buy generally pre-packaged and do not everything you need and one or erybody needs to find food. Here At the store what's in season. give you many opportunities to two refill trips. For information are some easy tips to help even A good idea is to start at one end of In the fall, these include pota- save money. on sales, flyers from all major gro- the most inept student shop for the store and work your way to the toes, carrots, peas, onions and most cery stores are available online. In groceries. other, and remember to pay par- other vegetables. Peppers and other When you get home Waterloo, Zehrs, Sobeys and the ticular attention to sales. Sobeys imported produce will cost more, When you get home, unpack your Wholesale Club (no membership Gettingready to go to the store and Zehrs make this easy by having so try to buy them in bulk. groceries right away. Put all perish- needed) are all just a short bus ride When it comes to buying food, not their sale tags in Day-Glo colours Fruit, with the exception of ap- ables in the fridge or freezer. from campus. knowing exactly what you need or attached to theracks. ples, won't be in season again any If you bought a lot of meat, or want can turn a quick trip to the Always make sure the items are time soon, but a good tip is to buy more than you will eat before it ex- So grab your roommates and your grocery store into an entire after- things you need or that you will fruit that is slightly under-ripe. This pires, put it in the freezer using a favourite shopping bags and jump noon of wandering the aisles aim- use before they expire. Compli- way, you will have timeto eat them freezer bag. on the next bus to the closest gro- lessly. Make a list. Try to make a list ments, no name, or PC products before they go bad. Put your fruits and veggies in the cery store. You'll save a lot of mon- as you run out of food to save you will almost always be cheaper than Meat costs the most. You will pay fridge and avoid peeling or chop- ey and eat a lot healthier than you some time. brand name ones, so learn to love more for meat that has been exten- ping. This will keep them fresh for would if you were eating out all the Before you leave, make sure them. They usually taste the same sively treated (i.e. extra-lean beef) longer. time. you have your list, coupons or fli- anyway. or naturally expensive. The weight CrantFund NOWOPEN! '■ A \ ' ■* Checkout J, WLUSU.COM L submissions are due by

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FROM FAKE, PAGE 15 puts a line down the card so [that] Braiden. every other bar in town knows it's Even falsifying your identity StamP ede Ranch fake IDs as well. Referring to the a fake." without ID is a huge risk. "Even if Monday of O-Week, owner Jer- If you're from outside Ontario, they didn't give us an ID but they emy Farwell said "We got 26 fake you've probably run into some said a false statement of who they IDs, [and that's] just the ones we problems at local bars, primar- are, we can arrest them on that," caught." ily because bouncers aren't sure said Constable Braiden. "They As many of us know, if a bouncer of where to find the information could be arrested and charged with suspects that your driver's license on the card. "If we get an ID that's impersonation." , T . . „ Kitchener is not yours or has been tampered out-of-province we always ask for a Moral of the story: if you're going Time for a Road Trip into the country with, they will ask for a second second piece," said Dean Gibbons, to get a fake ID, at least get one that Check us out online at Thirsty Thursdays piece of identification. owner of Molly Bloom's. will work well, and if you can get http://www.stampederanch.ca/ No cover for Students Since bar-goers here are primar- According to Farwell, being your hands on a second piece you ily students, Laurier OneCards and caught with a fake ID at a bar is way will have much more luck. Waterloo WatCards are usually ac- better than being caught by a police ceptable. "Even though they don't officer. work as ID, it's just something to "We explain to them that it's a say your name," said Chris Leggett, good thing we caught themand not Take Your Career In A security personnel at Phil's Grand- an officer, we explain what could son's Place. happen if a police officer caught Since there are no formal guide- them, and then if they continue to lines for how to deal with a fake be rude and unruly to us, we tell NEW DIRECTION! ID at a bar, each bar has their own them they are now trespassing and policy. ask them to walk to the sidewalk." Certain bars, like Philthy's and Using a fake ID falls under false a health care career in the Fox and Fiddle, will confiscate impersonation in the Criminal Try your ID ifthey believe it's fake or it's Code of Conduct. "The person been tampered with. "If we know could be charged with trying to im- CHIROPRACTIC, that it's not them and we've proved personate somebody, which is the them wrong with one of the ques- worst that could come out of that," MASSAGE THERAPY, tions, we will take their ID and give said Constable Braiden. them the option to let the owner of According to Farwell, using a ACUPUNCTURE or the ID know to pick it up the next fake health card is a whole other day," said Farwell. issue. "We never, ever do this, but Constable Braiden of the Wa- we could call the police and make ORIENTAL MEDICINE terloo Regional Police assured The a charge because a health card is a Cord that confiscating a fake driv- federal card." er's license is allowed. "It doesn't Fake health cards and passports belong to the person to begin with can often mean more trouble for a lot ofthe time." those trying to use them. "With a Another way that bars deal with driver's license, some ofthe charges fakes is putting a crease in the card. can fall under the Highway Traffic According to Smith, FUBAR uses Act, whereas if you're doing it with this method. "We take that ID, fold passports or health cards it is fed- it in half, and give it back to them. It eral and criminal," said Constable

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The benefits of internationalization are numerous for the school, pro- viding greaterresearch opportunities and chances to study abroad for stu- dents and faculty both here at Laurier and those at international institu- tions; it could also mean a more diverse international student population on campus. Forging these links brings WLU closer to its desired position as a suc- cessful mid-size school, and it is commendable that administration has successfully followed through with a plan that requires a great deal of planning and cooperation. However, was China really the right place for Laurier to open an office? While it meets the requirements of the Century Plan and has the benefits of internationalization, partnerships with China are morally suspect. Laurier should not be run strictly as a business. As a post-secondary institution, we should be setting an exemplary role by striving to uphold moral and ethical rights. China could not be further from meeting these moral standards. China's long laundry list of human rights offenses includes repressing Tibet, supporting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, assisting the facilita- tion of genocide in Darfur and aiding the Burmese junta, along with the upholding of social policy resulting in infanticide and repressing freedom of the press within its own borders. These occurrences should make us think twice about expanding our presence in China, yet it seems no one has brought forth such concerns. While it's unfair to say that WLU supports the repression of human the school should these offenses rights, not ignore in its eagerness to gain Julie Marion a greater presence abroad. Even if it means not being the first Canadian university with a presence in a certain area, we need to be wary ofwhat our connections implicidy say about our morals. Railfunding short Privacy needs attention falls proposal doesn't increase the So we're looking at a trip of Currently, the university has a great name and social insurance number level of funding despite knowl- about an hour and 20 minutes deal of personal information about as the three cornerstones of identi- edge of the increased number of from Toronto to Montreal, a meth- each student attending classes ty theft; many students display two passengers. David Jeanes, presi- od of travel relatively good for the JEREMY here. And with the majority of it of these (birth date and full name) TREMBLAY dent of Transport 2000 Canada, environment and a system that OPINION EDITOR comprised of things like grades, freely on their Facebook account. told CTV Newsnet that "the spe- is more likely to be able to run in contact information and registra- Facebook also allows all kinds of cific programs that were identi- poor weather conditions. A win- tion information, we can't say that people to view photos and personal Last Thursday, the federal govern- fied [Thursday] ... that's money win situation - one that is being the school shouldn't have the infor- information unless privacy settings ment committed $691.9 million in that really had to be spent to keep held back by a lack of political mation ifwe expect to get degrees. are changed. Most of us don't make funding over the next five years to those trains in good order." support. The good news on the matter is these changes. Via Rail, a crown corporation pro- Rather than a true improve- Gravelle's report goes on to say that the university is currently han- We students need to be far more viding passenger rail service from ment or extension of service, the that "the question is not to ask dling our private info well and with concerned than we currently are Halifax to Vancouver. The money government seems content with whether [high-speed passenger care. While this is no cause for the about privacy. When the Privacy is to be used for capital projects continuing to string passenger rail] is worth government support, university to stop working to con- Act came into effect, we were quick and to subsidize operating costs. rail along. Countries in Europe but rather where it stands with tinually update and check the mea- to complain about how impractical According to a Ministry of and Asia have spent the past sev- respect to competing mega-proj- sures in place to protect our infor- and silly it was. Instead, we should Transport press release, the capi- eral decades installing and sub- ects on the priority list of decision mation, current efforts indicate no gladly put up with the few small tal funding will allow for "fleet sequently expanding high-speed makers." Last week's almost $700 cause for alarm. inconveniences that it has caused renewal, through refurbishment trains, and yet here in Canada we million passenger rail funding an- The bigger concerns for students in exchange for the greater pro- of the F4O locomotives and light, have nothing of the sort. nouncement makes policy mak- and privacy are Facebook and our tection of our privacy it brings. We rapid and comfortable passenger The worst part is that high- ers' priorities quite clear; there own ignorance of what personal also need to make a greater effort of cars; strategic infrastructure im- speed trains make sense for Can- wasn't so much as a whisper of information should be withheld for protecting our own privacy when provements to eliminate bottle- ada. Trains are more environmen- funding for high-speed rail. security reasons. regulations aren't forced upon us, necks in the Quebec City to Wind- tally friendly than cars and buses Without this funding, it's certain Experts identify date ofbirth, full as is the case with Facebook. sor corridor; and station refur- and far more economical than air that theproject will not take place. bishments [sic]." travel. Trains are also less likely to It is estimated to cost as much as These unsigned editorials were agreed upon by at least two-thirds of The This funding is certainly good be affected (i.e. delayed) by ad- $11.1 billion for the Montreal-Ot-

Cord's editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the views ofThe Cord's news, but the government is far verse weather conditions - a big tawa-Toronto route, and a pro- volunteers, staffor WLUSP. too self-congratulatory for fund- deal in our temperate climate. posed high-speed link between ing that is overdue and far from An August 2007 report by Andre Calgary and Edmonton is esti- innovative. Since its founding, Via Gravelle of the firm UMA Engi- mated to cost$3.4 billion. Govern- The Cord Weekly Rail has suffered from the politi- neering Ltd. for Via Rail, obtained ment investment in high-speed Editorial Board 2007-2008 cal whims of virtually every party by the Canadian Press under ac- rail links is standard worldwide. It that has been in government. And cess to information laws, says that is not a reason to say high-speed Editor-in-Chief Special Projects Editor Graphics Editor Mike Brown Joe Turcotte Julie Marion Stephen Harper has made no mo- "the merits of high-speed pas- rail is impractical. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] tions to any an- (519) 884-0710 ext. 3563 act differentlythan his senger rail have been clearly es- While last week's funding Features Editor Online Editor predecessors. tablished." Seven major studies of nouncement is very welcome, News Editors David Shore Dan Belgue Laura Carlson [email protected] [email protected] The funding announcement creating a high-speed rail link be- it's barely a first step towards the [email protected] Student Life Editor Photography Managers closely parallels funding an- tween Toronto, Montreal and Ot- government investing in needed Dan Polischuk Ashley Jang Sydney Helland nounced in October of 2003 by tawa have taken place since 1984. transportation infrastructure. As [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (519) 884 0710 ext. 3564 Jean Chretien's Liberal govern- Although there is no standard our biggest cities continue to grow, Arts & Entertainment Editor Greg McKenzie ment, was cancelled to Sports Editor Paul Alviz [email protected] which in definition for high-speed trains, the government needs under- Lauren Millet [email protected] December of the same year when in Europe they run upwards of200 stand that highways and roads are [email protected] Print Production Manager Opinion Editor Alex Hayter Paul Martin became prime min- kilometres an hour. Modern tech- less and less a practical solution International Editor Jeremy Tremblay [email protected] ister. this The Waleed Hafeez [email protected] Despite lack of funding, nologies push the speed of the to our transportation needs. [email protected] Via's passenger load increased trains to 400 kilometres an hour time has come for serious and in- from 3.8 million to 4.1 million in and faster on new track while trav- novative action. The Cord Weekly is published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications. 2006. at slower on old track, Contact: Keren Gottfried, 75 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 eling speeds Sadly, the current government's usually located in cities. letters@cordweekly. com The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday october 17,2007 Opinion 19

is just one of the many phrases that strative of a lack of critical thought people say that has lost its original in society in general. Language proves we meaning. We absorb these phrases and In George Orwell's essay "Poli- spit them out again, aware ofwhen tics and the English Language" it's socially acceptable to use them Orwell cites what he calls "dying but otherwise unaware of their no longerask 'why' metaphors" as a further example of meanings. this common problem in our lan- It's not that individuals who guage. Metaphors such as "toe the speak English in this way are stupid Society's disregard for grammar has left meaning to fall by the wayside line" are used without knowledge or uneducated, for these mistakes of their meaning. Orwell believes are so common that they have de- lots of rides" in the second-place more difficult (and it causes the this to be true because it is often er- veloped new and contextually cor- entry. speaker to appear less intelligent). roneously spelt as "tow the line." rect social meanings. The problem That particular error is one that I However, what we really must fear The overuse of words such as is that, when using language, our have been noticing a lot lately. The is not the consequence of poor "like" "sketchy" and "random" society as a whole has failed to ask ALLIE MAXTED lack of a contraction for the phrase English, but the cause. hurls them into a world of mean- the question "why?" RESIDENT CYNIC "there are" has resulted in the use The majority of these language inglessness as well. Since all meaning is essentially of "there's" in its place. This has oc- issues are a result of people just While these words are abused grounded in language, this lack of Recently, when I was at my local curred so often that "there are" has, plain not thinking about what they primarily by youth, older folk can- concern towards it is a dangerous fall fair, I took a moment to browse for many people, ceased to exist are saying and never questioning not escape criticism either. Political thing. Whether it is attributed to la- the entries by schoolchildren in entirely. its meaning. catchphrases such as "account- ziness, apathy or even indoctrina- the exhibition hall. I looked at the Now, I've witnessed poorly spo- The common statement "I could ability" and "freedom" are similarly tion, such an attitude is carried into winners in categories like posters, ken English before and no doubt care less" is a perfect example of problematic - everyone loves to everyday life. handwriting and miniature scare- committed the atrocity myself, but this. While there is nothing wrong use them, but no one is quite sure If we fail to think about why we crows, but it was when I reached 1 was disturbed nonetheless to find with the statement grammatically, of their meaning. do things, it allows people to hold the grade eight poetry section that I we have reached the level where we it is nearly always used incorrectly, While this deterioration of the power over us and it limits our free- made a distressing discovery. are rewarding people for it. This is when the user really means to say, English language has been blamed dom. This is why it isn't something Despite being rather decent po- true, it seems, even in a school-re- "I couldn't care less." If you could on a variety of things, from the fail- that grammar lessons can fix. It's ems, the winners of this section lated activity. care less, then you're implicitly ad- ure to teach grammarin schools to up to individuals to take control of were teeming with grammatical er- Bad grammar may not seem like mitting that you do care to at least technologies like text messaging, their own language use and, in so rors. I am not referring to small, nit- a big issue for many people, and some degree, which is generally not these explanations are oversimpli- doing, take control ofmeaning. picky things, but glaring, obvious that is precisely the problem. Poor the intended meaning. fied. In fact, that people make the errors, such as the phrase "there is English makes communication This, like most grammar errors, kind ofmistakes they do is demon- [email protected] Letters to the Editor

Why music's silent work hard to become professional, difficult-to-move teaching tools munists Joseph Stalin or Josip Broz capture the full reality. Perhaps well-rounded musicians. Quite that our professors need. Tito. The legacy of Guevara is not they could be called 'part-paid, I'm a fourth-year music student frankly, if there are some parts of I do have classes outside the mu- as a revolutionary or martyr, but worse conditions' faculty. A good here at Laurier. I've also been an the school can't be bothered to take sic building, and I consider non- as someone that laid the ground- example is the newly renovated Icebreaker, a Bacchus volunteer, the time to know about us, it's their music majors amongst my closest work for the destructive and brutal Woods building. Generally, full- a member of the A-Team and my loss. friends. But should this really be an guerrilla warfare that has plagued time faculty are pleased with what House Council, as well as a Student integration, or 'music majors vers- Guatemala, Colombia, Bolivia and is for them an improvement. It is

Ambassador. As a representative of - Laurel Tubman es non-music majors' issue? Maybe Peru, and that in some cases still not an improvement for part-time both the music program and extra- the real solution here is to take an continues today. faculty members. They no longer curricular student life on campus, I Music must stay put interest in what your fellow stu- The path of violence that Gue- have even shared office space to would like to offer my own insight dents on campus are doing. Take vara left for the Latin American call their own. They must book as to why the music faculty seems pride in your university - home to countries he 'helped' has only rooms for particular times in order to be so segregated in comparison Thank you for publishing the ar- one of the country's finest music served to make them more reliant to meet with students. I do not have to the rest ofthe school. ticle "The Silence of Laurier's Mu- schools. on American support. He did no space here to begin to fully detail Firstly, we make up about three sic." Laurier students need to know good, only harm, and it's disturbing the manner in which Laurier ex- percent of Laurier's total popula- about the world-class music faculty - Julie Rochus that people view him in such a pos- ploits its part-time faculty; but stu- tion. There are simply less of us to located on the same block as most itive light. There is nothing positive dents should be aware of two facts go around. Secondly, the require- of their classes. However, I disagree Che a disgrace about him. concerning it. ments for the music program are with many of the comments said First, the Wilfrid Laurier Univer- very strenuous. The students are in the editorial "Music students - Josh Grigg sity Faculty Association (WLUFA) is studying under world-class per- isolated." As routine with student publica- presently in contract negotiations formers (and pedagogues) and I agree that we do not place post- tions and culture, Ernesto 'Che' Part-time faculty with the university and trying hard are held to extremely high perfor- ers to promote concerts and events Guevara is thought of highly by to improve the pay and working mance standards on a daily basis. in and around campus as much as many who view him through the members neglected conditions ofpart-time faculty. Sec- Not only that, but for all of us, our we should; however, our concerts glasses of nostalgia as a heroic rev- ondly, students should know that bodies are a part of our instru- are always listed under upcoming olutionary fighting the imperialism I wonder if many students realize the outcome of these negotiations ment. It's impossible to do well in events on the Laurier website. As and totalitarianism that facedLatin that they are probably being taught is not merely an altruistic issue of a lesson or a master class if you're well, the faculty publishes pam- American. by second class citizens, or rather, social justice, but it is also some- hung over from the night before. phlets listing all of our upcoming The first thing that struck me people who quite justifiablybelieve thing that will profoundly affect the When a student from another fac- concerts, and they can be found about the article in the previous they are being treated as second quality ofeducation they receive. In ulty goes home at the end of class, many places in the music building issue was the mention of Guevara class citizens. I am referring here to the coming weeks people support- they may need to do some readings (and as an added bonus, this would as a physician. As a physician he part-time faculty members. If you ing the part-timers will be wearing orpapers, but music students need give you a reason to visit the Aird had to adhere to an oath; there do not know whether or not your badges asserting that part-time to spend an hour or two practicing, building). Besides getting more are many, but the common quote professor is full or part-time you faculty give full-time value. There is then do our readings etc, all with excercise, the benefits of moving is that, 'I will do NO harm! In this, can almost flip a coin to reasonably a great deal of important truth be- enough time to get a good night's theory and history-based music Guevara disgraced himself and the guess: forty-percent of Laurier's hind this simple slogan. sleep for the next day's routine. classes to other buildings are few. profession he studied. Guevara teaching is done by part-time em- It's extremely tough for music stu- The classes would still be com- did immense harm to the places ployees. "Part-time" is something - Dr. Garry Potter member dents to be able to balance all of prised of all music students, so the he professed love for when he laid of a misnomer; many part-time WLUFA Executive the things we would like to do, and only "integration" would happen down his medical kit and picked up faculty are teaching greater num- for most of our education wins. the rush hour between classes, a gun to fight Batista and support bers of courses than their full time us, in Letters Policy: That is, after all, why we're all here. which is not a great time for con- thereplacing of one totalitariandic- colleagues. Some are teaching at The fact that we're such a well- versation. We also do not have time tatorship for another. In doing so, several different institutions simul- All letters to the editor must be signed and submitted with the author's name, student murders taneously with all the extra travel known yet exclusive program to be running all over campus for Guevara committed many identification number, and telephone number. 12:00 (noon) means that we can to ac- integration's sake. The convenience against those he fought and those time that that involves. "Part-time" Letters must be received by pm choose Monday via email to [email protected] of betraying himself certainly need not refer to "part of cept only the best and most dedi- ofhaving our next class orrehearsal he suspected or through our website at www.cordweekly. for such com. Letters must not exceed 350 words. cated students. But look at it this down the hall from us means we and Fidel Castro. He was described the work"; a better term

- would be "part-paid" way if you had the chance to study can set up or pack away our instru- by his peers as ruthless and brutal employees The Cord reserves the right to edit any letter for and clarity. The Cord reserves the right with some of worrying about be- in his revolutionary quest and was faculty as they get paid in a per brevity the best in your field, ments without to reject any letter, in whole or in part. The Cord fashion works out to be wouldn't you take that opportu- ing late. Most importantly, music willing to do unspeakable things to course that reserves the right to not publish material that is deemed to be libelous or in contravention not further what he believed was the a lot less money than their full-time nity seriously? There's a reason that theory and history courses are with the Cord's Code of Ethics or journalistic our faculty has the reputation that all pen (or pencil) and paper. Pia- right path. This makes him little colleagues. standards. not - But even 'part-paid' would it does it's because our students nos would just be one of the more different than other brutal Com- 20 Opinion WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17,2007 > THE CORD WEEKLY

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institutions? if you don't know anything about I'd like to know when pink was the Leafs. If the only players you one of the Jays' colours, or even can name are Sundin and maybe University ESS AMELIA worse, one of theLeafs' colours. Tucker or Kaberle, that doesn't LOCKHART In the Air Canada Centre store, make you a fan. LEFT TO WRITE none of the pink jerseys have a Though we live in an apparent player's name on the back. This im- time of equality and acceptance, Now that the 2007-08 NHL season plies that women don't know any- gender stereotypes remain deeply I M ■ 1 BJj Hu IHMMM has officially begun, so has the thing about the Leafs. Though I like rooted in our society. I learned ev- emergence of students wearing jer- the colour pink, there is a time and erything I know about sports from seys and t-shirts supporting their place for it. watching my older brother, yet he favourite teams. I have officially put still refuses to be- away my Jays shirts and brought I'd like to know when pink was lieve I know any- out my Leafs ones. thing about hockey ONE OF THE EVEN As a true Leafs fan, I can never JAYS' COLOURS, OR or baseball. In his find enough memorabilia or cloth- WORSE, ONE OF THE LEAFS' COLOURS mind, it just isn't ing and, even though the Leafs have right. a large fan base (despite their not- As long as I can H so-perfect track record), it is more I refuse to wear a pink jersey and remember, I've been going to his difficult thanyou would think. am disgusted by girls and women hockey games and have come to With news of the new and im- who wear tight sports t-shirts that call our local arena home, so why proved Jays Shop at the Rogers reveal cleavage, a miniskirt, heels isn't it a plausible conclusion that Centre, I eagerly anticipated my and matching bling to games. It just I'd be interested in the game? It's first game of the season this year. reinforces gender stereotypes and his fault; he refuses to take the However, I was less than impressed says, "I'm only here to look good." blame. when I could not find anything I Well then, get out of the way so the Obviously, men and women liked such in a big store. real fans can watch the game. aren't the same, and that's why I could not find anything in the Now, I'm not saying you can't they have separate hockey leagues. "women's clothing" section of the go to a game if you know noth- But what role does gender play in a store that wasn't pink or baby blue, ing about the team. This summer I fan base? or had sparkles or cutesy lettering. went to a Jays' game with a friend Does your genetic makeup really Though the men's shirts actu- from work, mainly because she got influence your interests and hob- ally looked like Jays jerseys and had us free seats from her dad. It proved bies? It shouldn't. actual players' names on them, the to be an entertaining game because There is no need for sports cloth- sizing didn't fit me; the small shirt she knew nothing about the Jays or ing to be gendered. We put pink would have been a dress on me. I even baseball. hats on our newborn girls and blue finally found a shirt that liked and I Still, I was impressed with her hats on our newborn boys toreduce that fit - the infants me in and tod- willingness to learn and her atten- gender confusion. Why do we need dlers section. tiveness to the entire game. You to put pink Leafs jerseys on women 150 University Ave, Waterloo What I don't understand is why can never have too many fans. But and blue Leafs jerseys on men? Hie Delivery from Nam Steps from the University of sports clothing has to be gendered. don't say you are a fan of a team if gender differences should be obvi- Our dough is made with purified water Waterloo at Phillip Street Why is it that gender boundaries you don't know what you are talk- ous by now. are so deeply embedded in social ing about; don't wear aLeafs jersey [email protected] The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday october 17,2007 21

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REBECCA VASLUIANU his brother Joseph (Mark Wahl- STAFF WRITER berg) and father Burt Grusinsky (Robert Duvall) are high-ranking If you're looking for an enter- officers in the NYPD. Needless to taining action, drama and crime say, Bobby and his family don't movie, We Own the Night is right share a particularly close rela- up your alley. It's guaranteed to tionship, neither party approving have you on the edge ofyour seat ofwhat the other does. with tension, but be warned: its But this all changes when Bob- intensely dramatic storyline can by's brother Joseph is shot by a at timesbe a litde heavy. mobster well known to Bobby. Written and directed by James Out of loyalty to his family, Bobby Gray, We Own the Night is set in is forced to join the law enforce- New York in the 1980s, a time ment side of the war to seek ven- wrought with conflict between geance, and the heatrises as Bob- the NYPD and the Russian mafia. by and his family are considered Caught in the middle of the war is wanted men by the Russian Ma- Brent Rohrer

Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix), fia's most threatening criminals. PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE - Actor James Gallanders portrays Major Brent Beardsly in this adaptation. the manager of one of Brooklyn's This crime drama holds both most popular clubs. Owned by a entertainmentand gravityfor any- Russian mobster, Bobby's club is one who appreciates a good old- GEETHA THURAIRAJAH proud Canadian feature film that was being told in the most truthful regularly frequented by wanted fashioned film about the struggle CORD A&E conveys accuracy to a story that manner, representing the 937,000 the criminals in the drug syndi- between law and crime. Slightly has been tainted by our American civilians that lost their lives in the cate, who he treats as regular reminiscent of The Departed, di- Shake Hands with the Devil is friends. Canada's place in Rwanda massacre. It will be playing at

- every customers. rected by Martin Scorcese al- based on the best-selling book by was overlooked in Hotel Rwanda, Princess Twin Cinemas day October Yet the plot thickens when Bob- though packing much less punch the same title, which documents and that is why Shake Hands with from 19 to 25. by's family ties are revealed: both and intrigue - We Own the Night the experience of French-Cana- the Devil is such a necessary film. It is a quality film made better by its dian Lieutenant General Romeo bravely puts to shame the UN's lack acting. Dallaire (played by Roy Depuis) in of interest in protecting the civil- Always a masterofhis craft, Joa- Rwanda as part ofthe UN's attempt ians ofthe small African country. quin Phoenix delivered an amaz- at a peacekeeping mission in the Lt. General Romeo Dallaire is not ing performance as a troubled early 19905. the incompetent fool that was por- man caught between the grips The story of the Rwandan geno- trayed by Nick Nolte in Hotel Rwan- of two worlds. Also notable was cide has been told before, most da. Rather, he is a strong Canadian Mark Wahlberg's performance famously in Hotel Rwanda, which lieutenant who was determined to as a bitter cop traumatized by the was a high-budget Hollywood film bring an end to the genocide even events ofhis past. jam-packed with special effects if it meant sacrificing his life. the Moments to look forward to in and celebrity actors. Unfortunately, I did find that this film are the unpredictable ac- Speaking with lames Gallanders budget for the movie was perhaps almost al- tion scenes, such as the high-en- (who plays the supporting charac- a little lacking, but that's with our ergy car chase in the rain and the ter of Major Brent Beardsly) at the ways expected Canadian ending scene, a manhunt filmed Princess Twin for the opening Gala film industry. But with that being didn't need to ad- in a field of tall wheat. for Shake Hands with the Devil, his said, this movie scenes ofa At times, though, this movie response to Hotel Rwanda was that here to the costly action what American since it was may prove to be too melodramat- "it brought great awareness to typical film, find solitude in a ic, such as thefights between Joa- happened during the genocide able to powerful rather than having to supple- quin Phoenix and his girlfriend but a lot of it was just made up to script

... with effects. Amanda (Eva Mendes), and the make an interesting story This ment special This movie is possibly the most somewhat sappy ending. [Shake Hands with the Devil] is an accurate depiction of the Rwan- All in all, We Own the Night actual account of what happened genocide and will undoutedly lacks any of the depth and plot in Rwanda." dan a make any Canadian proud. It was creativity to deserve major praise, Rather than sugarcoating au- screened before the Rwandan gov- but for sheer entertainment val- story for an attention-lacking brings a ernment to ensure that their story ue, it should not disappoint. dience, this movie forth 24 A&E WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2007 > THE CORD WEEKLY Book launch at Jane Bond Coach House Books returns to the Waterloo lounge for the second year in a row to promote budding Canadian authors

PAUL ALVIZ those. Only my dad and my baby- Westhead expands on the book A&E EDITOR sitter ended up buying them," she and what she'd like readers to take adds with a laugh. "There was one out of Pulpy and Midge. "I guess When's the last timeyou read some- I made about a scary dream 1 had this sounds kind of corny, but just thing by a Canadian author, other called The Zombie Cats" a sense of hope. Pulpy and Midge than one of your textbooks? Just Although Pulpy and Midge may is just kind of about two ordinary like our music and television, the be lacking zombie cats, it does people living ordinary lives. But literature enveloping our educa- have the appeal of a modern office we all in our ordinary lives have tional and leisurely curriculum is mockumentary. It's a tale of the re- interesting things that happen to often pervasively American. lationships between lovers, friends us every day, and those things are Not to say the likes ofKerouac or and coworkers, based around an meaningful," explains Westhead. H.S. Thompson should be avoided, office and detailed in minute, often "And I didn't write a novel that's

but it's easy to skip over works by hilarious observations. sort of Indiana-Jones-esque ... I Canadians who might not have had Many of these observations mean, I love Harrison Ford, but the media blitz of something like come from the personal experienc- that's not the type of story this i5.... 1 Oprah's Book Club. es of Westhead during her years as want it to be inviting; I hope people Coming up this Monday, Octo- a temp in various office settings. takeaway a sense that every life has ber 22 at 8 pm, the jane Bond will "Before I started freelance edit- exciting things happen in it." be hosting the Coach House Books' ing I did a lot of temp work, pretty For the aspiring Canadian writ- Waterloo book launch for the sec- much only in offices. Over the years ers out there, Westhead comment- ond year in a row. The launch will I got interested in office politics ed that a resourceful website, www. feature live readings from authors and office gossip, and the whole of- placesforwriters.com, might be a Cara Hedley (Twenty Miles), Sarah fice environment," Westhead says good base to jump up from. She Lang (The Work of Days) and Jes- of her not-too-distant past. also recommends getting involved sica Westhead (Pulpy and Midge). She explains her sleuth-like re- with your local literary scene by In a telephone interview, first- search skills that inspired much of attending readings, meeting other time novelist and long-time writer the book. "As a temp I was always writers and gettingyour works read Jessica Westhead sounds excited neutral and on the outside, and by different people. to be promoting her comedic and able to observe these goings-on." Westhead adds more generally, somewhat cathartic book, Pulpy The tone of Pulpy and Midge is "If people have something they and Midge. generally lighthearted, centring love to do, or want to start doing, She explains having aspired to be around the leads Pulpy, a bit of a then they need to make time for a writer for quite some time. "Back bumbling office underdog, and that thing, no matter what." when I was really little, instead Midge, his eccentric and support- Catch her Cara Hed- along with Contributed Photo on ive have and Sarah my ley - of selling lemonade front wife. They a pet goldfish Lang at the Jane Bond THINGS ARE LOOKING UP Jessica Westhead unveils light new novel. lawn I'd make little books and sell and they go skating on weekends. this Monday. TheLastFive Years opens at T&C The first show of the season centers around a journey through the lives of two ex-lovers that uses a non-chronological form

CARRIE MCNABB and Cathy's failed relationship. The nate with youngeraudiences. STAFF WRITER audience sees every moment from Cloran also acknowledges the fi- their first date to their last goodbye nancial stress on many young peo- One can often tell a lot about a from each character's perspective. ple and has introduced Wednesday play by the way it starts. If it starts Jamie (Andrew Kushnir) tells his "Pay What You Can" nights at The- as a happy Utopia, this is a trag- story from beginning to end, while atre and Company. He hopes that edy and it will most certainly end Cathy (Julie Martell) starts at the The Last Five Years will not be the in depression and probably a few break-up and goes back in time un- last musical thatTheatre and Com- deaths. If the beginning of the play til the start. pany produces, since it has already is overshadowed with angst, it is a Their memories meet only once seen great success with the public comedy or musical and will end in in a pivotal shared moment in the in only its first week of shows. happiness. middle of their relationship. This Great performances were given Although The Last Five Years fits moment is the only one in which by the leads, which in this type of neither of these classifications, you they are both happy at the same musical is a testament to both their still know how the play will end, be- time. This unconventional format talent and flexibility. There is very cause the ending of the story runs works for the story, as it ensures no little dialogue as most scenes are Contributed Photo parallel to the beginning. moment is too gloomy by always dominated by soliloquized songs. LOVER'S TOUCH - One of the brief moments featuring both leads. The Last Five Yearsis about Jamie following a light-hearted memory Since all but one scene involves from another time in the relation- solo performances, their dedica- Towards the end of the play, Cathy's is the sort of giddy good- The Last Five Years ship. This is perhaps to remind the tion to the scene is of the utmost however, both actors reverted to bye that is inevitable after every Director: JulieTaymor audience that no matter how mis- importance. one-dimensional versions of their perfect first date and Jamie's per- erable a relationship may be at the Even still, there are clear com- characters, which is understand- manent goodbye is the kind that Writer: Jason Robert Brown end, it wasn't always bad. petencies from each actor: Kushnir able when actors have no one else every relationship dreads. Producer: Theatre and Vie Last Five Years is co-pro- was much better towards the be- to play off during solo scenes. A great beginning to Theatre and duced by the Kitchener-Waterloo ginning of the play when his char- Jamie suddenly became a phi- Company's 2007-08 season, The Company Symphony, which is a great fit for acter Jamie was happy, in love and landering husband who was unable Last Five Years plays until October this show since both Kitchener- still the Starring: Julie Martell, "good guy." to "keep it in his pants" and lost 28 at the Theatre and Company Waterloo and Theatre Symphony Similarly, Martell was also at her all layers of emotion his character stage at 36 King St. W. in Kitchener, Andrew Kushnir and Company are going through best in the first few scenes where once had. Martell, meanwhile, kept everyWednesday through Saturday some and to she Running: Oct 10-28,2007 re-building are hoping played Cathy as the hurt victim the depth to her character up until at 7:30 pm with an additional 2:00 get their new message out to their with dedicated emotion. The stage her final scene when Cathy became pm matinee on Saturday and a 4:00 Rating: A must see for music respective audiences. lighting was proficient in portray- a caricature of the typical young girl pm twilight on Sunday. and theatre lovers As the first true musical Theatre ing the sentiment of each scene in love. Tickets can be ordered online at and has Company ever produced, by helping the audience who may Regardless, the last moment is theatreandcompany.org or through Price: Student $10-$21 Cloran hopes the atypical format otherwise be confused by the "time nothing short of perfect, as both the box office at 519-571-0928. and contemporary style will reso- traveling." characters say goodbye.