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Laurier's Official Student Newspaper • Volume 42 • Issue 22 2News Candidates plead their case Students' Union EVP: University Affairs hopefuls get mouthy at Open Forum Matthew Cade logged in the Students' Union just counts a greater base of experi- ence. Considering the relative animosity LLI "That just makes me a better between Edwards O that exists Kristi candidate," she said. Q_ and Regan Watts, this year's < The VP nominees disagreed on 00 Executive Vice President of several other issues as well, albeit >- University Affairs candidates for CD not as belligerently. 1 the Students' Union, it was only a I — Edwards emphasized student 0 matter of time before their feelings CD housing and the lobbying efforts LU burst out for public display. LU that will be necessary to ensure the $ At yesterday's open forum for LU rights of students are upheld. on Students' Union and Student LU Watts, meanwhile, was more con- X Publications Presidential candi- h- cerned with the creation of an dates, Students' Union and z OSAP information package that will 1 Student Publications Board candi- teach students both about what UJ dates as well as the EVP: UA candi- £ they're signing and the importance dates, Edwards and Watts University answer of personal money management. Executive VP: Affairs candidates Regan Watts and Kristi Edwards students' questions at exchanged personal shots during yesterday's open forum in the Concourse Student Publications their closing statements. Presidential candidates David each candidate individually. Of for this lack of experience. Student Publications board mem- "I'm not someone who's sat in Field, Ben Martin and Steve Tanner Martin, Ellis questioned his techni- Ellis then called Field "basically ber who has also been acclaimed an office for a year," said Watts in were drilled with more questions cal and production experience and the exact opposite," questioned for another term next year, ques- reference to his opponent. "I'm than those running for any other suggested that the President need- his leadership ability and asked tioned Tanner's knowledge of the someone who's stood in an OSAP position. Current President Chris ed "to be multi-faceted." how he would "break out of his inner workings of the organization line, I'm someone who's slept Ellis stressed the importance of the Martin questioned the necessi- shell." Field responded by describ- considering his absence from through an exam. I'm a student independence of the Cord and ty of Ellis' role on the technical ing that he has been a leader with- every Board meeting this year. who knows the students." that, at least in terms of the control side of the organization and sug- in the organization in several dif- "I am totally committed to you, Edwards responding by of content, it operate by itself. gested better communication with- ferent capacities. explaining that all the time she's Ellis then went on to challenge in the organization would make up Amanda Baumann, a current Continued on Page 4 Publications' referendum question stymied Martin Jennifer as official student representatives, Student was somewhat rushed to get it done," says create a new business plan for Student This year's general election referenda ballot Publications didn't have the authority to ask Ellis. "I thought it would be best to get the Publications, one that will eventually assist will have one less question on it than origi- for a fee without going through us." question out there and clean things up in gaining a permanent spot on campus. nally scheduled. Removed only a few days Chair of the Board of Directors Paul later." "We recognize why Student Publications before the election period began, a Student Tambeau adds, "one of the biggest issues Despite the potential for tension is important," says Prang, and Tambeau adds Publications question regarding fees was was that there was no plan. We didn't feel between the two organizations, Ben Martin, that, "we are committed to finding a solution withdrawn in response to allegations that that students should have to pay fees when Chair of WLUSP Board of Directors says, by the time we leave office." Though Martin posing such a question was outside of there was no plan behind it." Overall, "there was no animosity." Though Ellis is optimistic about the receptiveness of the WLUSP's jurisdiction. though Prang acknowledges that, "in itself it describes Byron as acting "like a father who Union and the University, exclaiming "we've The decision to remove the question, is not a bad idea," it was felt that since no tries to help two brothers bickering," the gained the support of the administration on which proposed to "levy a mandatory fee of date had been given for the beginning of the two corporations managed to compromise this. It's incredible that this has happened. not more than 4 (four) dollars per semester collection of fees, it would be unfair to take on the issue at hand. The emergency meet- It was unexpected." Ellis remains cautiously on full-time students of WLU in the event money from students who might not benefit ing facilitated the formation of a committee, pessimistic, stating, "a lot of good ideas that the Wilfrid Laurier Student Publications from its use. comprised of the Presidents, Chairs of the came from this, and that's about it. If it does needs to renovate or build long-term accom- Due to the pressing nature of the search Board and Vice-Presidents: Finance of both lead to anything, it will be more stable." modations for our offices in the future" was to find space for Student Publications on organizations, as well as Bob Byron, the "They had to understand that they need- made jointly by representatives of Student campus, WLUSP administration was eager to Vice-President: Finance and Administration ed to help us as well," he adds, and acknowl- Publications and the Students' Union. bring the issue to the students. "I'll admit it of the university. Together they will work to edges that entering into the election without On Monday, January 21st, two days prior the support of the Union would have been to the start of the election period, Student The Controversial Question "like committing suicide." However, Ellis is Publications received a letter from the Union willing to admit that the Union's assistance questioning their authority to pose such a "Be it resolved that Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, producer ofthe will make finding new housing for Student question and asking for its withdrawal from Cord, WW yearbook and WLU'er, levy a mandatory fee of not more than 4 (four) Publications easier. the election. The next day, an emergency dollarspersemester onfull time students ofWLUinthe event that the WilfridLaurier "Though it would almost be better for meeting was called for representatives of University Student Publications needs to renovate or build long-term accomoda- Student Publications to do this independ- WLUSP, the Union and University tionsfor our offices in thefuture. This fee will only be used until any debt accrued ently, it will be easier with the support of the Administration. Though WLUSP President by WWSP in connection with the renovation or building of long-termoffice accomo- Union and the administration." Yet, he is Chris Ellis is "in full disagreement," WLUSU dation is paid off." quick to assert that, "In no way will I sacrifice President Dave Prang explains, "we felt that our independence for this." 2 news Battle of the Boards WLUSU Board hopefuls face tough questions, comments, while already acclaimed WLUSP Board receives few questions. Dillon Moore laughs of the afternoon with his response, "vote for James McKay." The candidates for the Board of Towards the end of the session, Directors, almost equal in number the candidates had to face the to the spectators in the Concourse harsh comments and questions of yesterday, failed to ignite any out- former Students' Union President bursts of enthusiasm, but some did and current Student Senator face hard questions from past Jeffrey Kroeker, who blasted them Students' Union members. for what he saw as poor research Appearing after the candidates into what the job entailed. He cau- STREET for Students' Union and Student tioned them, "this is not a high THE Publications Presidents, and candi- school students' council,"and said ON dates for Executive Vice President: bluntly: "you better find the University Affairs, The BOD hope- answers pretty damn quick." MAN fuls took part in what proved to be Kroeker then turned his atten- a protracted event, because each tion to two particular candidates, CADE. candidate was given a chance to Tudor Costache and Myles Wilson, speak on each issue that was pre- calling on them to answer some sented. hardball questions. Kroeker When questioned about what referred to the platform of MATTHEW experience in student government Costache as "sarcastic in tone and they would bring to the Board, few insulting," and demanded "if had much to say. Kerri O'Neill is you're going to represent the stu- running for the BOD again after dents what are you going to do to being a member last year, and Ben make amends to those that you Durrer has served as both vice- have offended?" He then stated to chair of the Board and in the hired Wilson that some members of the position of Vice President of Board had had trouble dealing Marketing. with his personality over this term, STREET A number of issues - growth, and asked him what he intended to THE accountability and approachability, do to make sure Wilson can get classroom space - were men- along with other student represen- ON tioned by various candidates. tatives. Some of the candidates, however, Neither candidate seemed to MAN seemed to have their own particu- shrink from the challenge. lar focus. Costache replied that he felt the CADE. Jaskiran Samra stressed the board is "no longer representative importance of diversity, and Ben of students," and referred back to Durrer placed greatest emphasis Kroeker's earlier point, marking MATTHEW on academic issues such as the the WLU student government as, Some of the candidates for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union Board of Directors (above) and the availability of elective courses. "like a high school council, more in acclaimed Student Publications Board of Directors (below) James McKay, who made the charge of running activities than trip from the Brantford campus, providing a valid student voice." others, Wilson replied, "I know doing. ised to do a good job, and based his ideas around the concept Kroeker responded with a terse there are some people who don't After the Students' Union can- expressed their happiness that of unity between the two campus- "prove it!" Costache also stated like me, and I know there are some didates spoke, it was the turn of they would be involved with the es. Candidate Jason Shim, that he "didn't mean to insult stu- who don't like you, Jeffrey." Wilson the Student Publications candi- Board next year. Questions for the responding to the question of how dents, only to raise (his) voice as a pledged that he would do his best dates to speak. The crowd dwin- acclaimed board members were Laurier Brantford could be better student." to get along with the other mem- dled noticeably; no surprise con- few, and generally the replies represented in student govern- In response to the question bers of the Board, and pointed to sidering this Board has already could be considered a consensus. ment, gained some of the few about his ability to get along with the recent training he had been been acclaimed. All of them prom- Anti-civil service ads promote controversy

Kevin Klein nuts: Why should I work for 12 to 21 per And since university campuses are a hot However, the AMAPCEO website states cent less than I could make anywhere else? spot for recruiters looking for fresh faces that: "the average age is much older than the In an attempt to stop university graduates What future will I have in an organization entering the job market, student newspa- average Ontario employee, and young peo- from entering the Ontario civil service, a bar- that has cut thousands , pers are a good place ple are shunning the Service." A chart from gaining agent has taken out advertisements of jobs in the last J for the advertise- August, 2001, shows that the average age for in 16 campus newspapers, including the decade? Why won't my ments. employees is 35 - 54, and compared to the Cord. salary even keep up There has been But according to provincial statistics of approximately 10 per The Association of Management, with the cost of living? no decrease in the head of career cent of workers being under 30, only about 5 Administrative, and Professional Crown How can you expect counselling, Jan per cent fall into that category when strictly Employees (AMAPCEO) has launched a me to work unlimited applicants for civil Basso, the ad isn't AMAPCEO employees are studied. $16,000 publicity campaign in an effort to overtime without com- service positions working. Currently, the Ontario government is in have university grads and other people on pensation? Why do interest She told the negotiations with the Crown employees to the hunt for jobs think twice before joining current Ontario public and the Record, "given the job replace the contract that ran out in March of the Ontario civil service. servants feel forced to still seems to market right now, my 2001. These negotiations have proved There are currently around 6,000 put out ads like this?" be there. opinion is I don't unfruitful so far, as no agreement has been AMAPCEO members, including financial and According to a think' it's going to reached, and the Ontario government is now policy analysts, auditors, truck inspection statement by associa- have much of an in a position to impose a new contract or supervisors, water treatment supervisors, tion president Gary ' impact." lock out the affected workers. Talks contin- and health lab personnel. Gannage in the January 31st edition of the Basso went on to say that there has been ue, but a communication blackout ordered The ad that ran in the January 30th edi- Kitchener-Waterloo Record, they are "trying no decrease in applicants for civil service by the mediator is still in effect. For more tion of the Cord contained "Five questions to raise awareness of the working conditions positions and the interest still seems to be information, check out the AMAPCEO web- that drive Ontario Public Service recruiters for provincial civil servants." there. site at www.amapceo.on.ca.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 news 3 Science expansion in the works Donated money to be used for upcoming major renovation Stefan Sereda how successful the applications for building facilities were that had Though the popularity of Thomas been sent to the CFI In April, a let- Dolby's hit "She Blinded Me With ter of intent for a grant to build a Science" has undeniably plummet- new research facility was sent in. ed since the 1980s, there is still a The federal government promised remarkable amount of interest in to pay 40 percent of the costs. The studying science among university school is expecting an announce- students. To help Wilfrid Laurier ment from the provincial govern- University compete in this field, ment, who are likely to match the the faculty of science will be initial figure. expanding. To complete the facility, it will According to Dr. Arthur Szabo, cost approximately $10.8 million, the Dean of the Faculty of Science so Dr. Szabo hopes that a compo- here at WLU. nent of $2.2 the school million will be will be receiv- igranted by ing a $4.3 mil- The final result will i the WLU lion grant be a 55,000 Board of from the , Governors. extension ! Canadian square-foot The final Foundation on to the Science result will be a 112 or Building, likely to 5 5,0 0 0 Innovation. be placed on the square-foot This gov- extension to MOORE ernm en t Western side. the Science organization Building, like- funds the-— - ly to be placed DILLON development of infrastructure for on the Western side. The facility, The Science Building, scheduled for renovation with newly donated funds research in Canada. Industry built due to a "total lack of Minister Allan Rock announced the research space" will exclusively sophisticated research equipment, on how the university is viewed," early as next summer, to be com- four grants which total $4,327,440, "house all of the research of the a greenhouse capable of function- making science a "pillar of the uni- pleted by 2003. on Wednesday, January 30th. faculty of science." ing all four seasons, offices for versity." Consequently, he also A final note offered by Dr. "It's very exciting," says Dr. Dr. Szabo feels that a building graduate students, and several feels that Laurier's graduate pro- Szabo is that "essentially we have Szabo, "we realized we had a need consisting strictly of research labo- other central features. The Faculty grams should become more diver- $4.3 million to cure the Science to attract high quality faculty and ratories is "needed to expand fac- of Science is also anticipating a sified and comprehensive, and that Building, but will need more space graduate students, and that we had ulty and graduate programs." The growth of 20-25 faculty members. "it will be great when they put a four or five years from now." no space to do that." In response, building will feature a "common Dr. Szabo feels that the new shovel in the ground." last year Dr. Szabo inquired into instrument laboratory" containing facility "will have a major impact Construction could begin as Culinary Club feeds the homeless Team takes food into Kitchener on cold, snowy night JennMartin weather, there "weren't too many homeless people out," says Fox. Finding only about 6 Though inclement weather forced the can- people to give their packages to, the team cellation of their buses to Toronto, deter- attempted to find a soup kitchen where they mined members of the Culinary Club would could donate the food. But after three hours not be dissuaded from their plan to go out spent looking for individual people to feed into the community and help to feed the outside, no soup kitchens remained open homeless. and the food was finally dropped off at the Although original plans assumed that House of Friendship the next day. there would be four or five teams participat- "There is a hostel at House of ing, because of the weather conditions that Friendship," says McColeman, "and they also number was reduced to one. The team met provide meals and programs." Due to the

at a member's house to — extreme weather con- make the sandwiches ditions, House of before going out in the Upon finding an Friendship also hap- cold. Overall, about 60 elderly man stuck pened to be offering sandwiches were made. in the snow, their Out of the Cold Though "they were program. The food, mostly beef with cheese members of the club which was dropped off and lettuce," says enthusiastically on Friday morning, Culinary Club president was "actually put to and founder Brendan pushed his car good use" for that Fox, "we did have some out of the evening's program. FOX variety with ham and snow bank. Yet feeding the cheese and salami." homeless was not the The sandwiches ■" club's only act of kind- BRENDAN were put fruit, drinking that evening. Upon finding an elderly into packages with ness Members of the Culinary Club pose with the donated and bought items used to create boxes, condiments donated by the cafeteria, man stuck in the snow, members of the club care packages to be handed out to the homeless in Kitchenet. chocolate chunk cookies donated by the enthusiastically pushed his car out of the Second Cup and even a number of Maple snow bank. well taken care of in Kitchener-Waterloo," the forces acting against them, Brendan also Leaf toques donated by sponsors. "We prob- Overall, the organizers felt that the event said McColeman. feels that the event was a success. "Basically, ably had about 40 bags," says Jessica was a success and all who participated were "I think ideally we were really pumped it was a night of fun with a charity aspect tied McColeman, the club's vice-president. pleased with the outcomes. In addition, "we for Toronto," said McColeman, "but at the into it,"he says. "Everyone was so excited However, due to the unusually bad learned that the homeless seem to be really same time it worked out really well." Despite we just decided to make do." WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 4 news WLUSP celebrates 75th ClubLaurier.ca launch coincides with birthday bash. Dillon Moore change the name of our university's sports The only real moment of discord during the teams from"the Mules" to "the Golden Student Publications 75th anniversary din- Hawks." ner prelaunch of clublaurier.ca was the Overall, many of the alumni remembered sound of shock from alumni when they Student Publications fondly, as a place found out the arts section of the Cord had where they met many friends and learned been replaced by the business section. many valuble skills. Generally, though, the mood was one of The crowning event of the evening was good hope and nostalgia, as current Student the unveiling of the new Student Publications members and alumni from over Publications website, clublaurier.ca. Dave 4 decades came together to celebrate the Field, who has spearheaded the project, occasion. seemed quite happy with the launch. ELLIS Nicole Kozicki, who was in charge of "The prelaunch at the dinner went organizing the event commented that "it exceptionally well, and the official launch at CHRIS went great...the alumni seemed really the Turret was phenomenal, with a great happy to reunite. Linda McKenzie (editor of turnout." NOT the Cord in 1967) really touched me by say- Clublaurier.ca, which has launched now, ing that I had helped her to reunite with will start out by reprinting many of the sec- people." tions of the Cord online. It also has a num- McKenzie was one of the 132 alumni who ber of unique sections, including "arts" and returned to see how Student Publications "procrastinator's corner," the latter of which has changed after them. She, along with is currently featuring Java games that can some others who spoke, remembered their soak up a lot of time. time at the Cord as being very political. Field has also been quite happy with the Ronald Berenbam, the editor of the Cord number of hits the site has had since it in 1961 recalled the time that students had launched. Prototype versions of clublauri- gathered for a protest march to city hall to er.ca received something like 4,000 hits per speak out against a massacre that had taken month. In the time since the official version place in Africa. Berenbam said that this was a launched on Sunday morning, the site has CADE remarkable event at the time, because stu- received over 1,500 - in just a couple of dents generally only got in the news "by see- days. ing how many of themselves they could fit But where will the Cord fit in with this into a phone booth." He sees the event as new addition. Field thinks there will always i MATTHEW Current Cord Editor-in-chief Mali Cade greets 1961 Cord Editor Ronald Berenbam one of the earliest in the wave of activism be the need for both, stating "you can't look (above), and clublaurier.ca Editor-in-chief David Field presenting the site (below) that would go on to sweep university cam- at Clublaurier while waiting for class." puses in the 60s. Envisioning 5 years from now, Field sees ties for volunteering and content. For exam- which few are ever published, could find a Berenbam also remembers participating all of the student publications working co- ple, the hundreds of pictures taken by the place to be displayed online. in the printing of an editorial that helped to operatively, and providing more opportuni- Keystone and by the Cord each year, of Milner on civic democracy Candidates decide Thomas Thompson our future Political scientist Henry Milner compared factors affecting the rate Continued from the Cover increase in funding for campus of political participation within sev- clubs, was asked why he would eral democratic nations while he the students," said Tanner, "and I pursue such a policy when the evi- was speaking about his new book will change if elected." dence from this year has shown last Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Other questions on last year's that not the funds given are used. Hall. The book, which is titled financial mishaps and the increas- Pushalik's response revolved "Civic Literacy: How Informed ing complexity of the organization around the inability of those cur- Citizens Make Democracy Work," were asked of the candidates. The rently involved in campus clubs to looks at the decline of civic answers were varied but none of get a hold of these funds, engagement in different nations. the candidates were completely "We need to improve the poli- The book makes comparisons clear in their answers. cy so clubs have easier access," he between social-democratic nations Of those candidates running said. such as Sweden, where there is a for the major positions, the Balaskanthan was asked by Fox higher amount of participation in Students' Union presidential to explain his primary platform the political process, and Anglo- hopefuls provided the smallest goal to expand opportunities American democracies such as bang. when there continues to be an Canada, the United States or New Both Jeyas Balaskanthan and inability on the part of the Zealand, where participation has Andy Pushalik were questioned by Students' Union to fill many of the severely declined in the last half MOORE the students on issues including existing positions. century. Milner looks at several old favourites like their ability to Balaskanthan responded by social factors and phenomena in DILLON hold administration accountable arguing that part of the job comes his analysis and has determined "The rate of political participation in the social-democratic nation was and their accessibility. in encouraging students to take Milner...no, no their relationship with regard to this big!" said he didn't say that More interesting were a series these positions and explaining different nations. Essentially, of questions from current their importance. Milner found that where voters had examined to illustrate this complex two are titled Social Democracy Students' Union Vice President of Most responses from the greater levels of political literacy, subject. The book is divided into and the Rational Choice (1994) Finance and Administration Presidential candidates were the greater the civic and political four parts. These include civic and Sweden: Social Democracy in Michael Fox. Fox focused on each unfortunately very similar, howev- engagement was in the population. engagement and social capital, Practice (1989). Milner is also co- of the candidate's campaign plat- er, when asked about campus life, One nation that has consistently sources of civil literacy, policy editor of Inroads and a political forms and drew out what he saw leadership, the double cohort and had a poor performance in this choices promoting civic literacy, scientist at Laval University, and as flaws. the Union's relationship with regard has been the United States, and civic literacy and social-eco- the University of Umea in Sweden. Pushalik, who supports an Student Publications, but all Anglo-democracies appear nomic outcomes. The Political Science department to from this problem as well. This book is the third Henry of Wilfrid Laurier University spon- suffer Di110n...1 couldn't do it. 1 don't have the guts. Numerous social factors were Milner has written. His previous sored the discussion.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 news 5 Crime in a Bag THEFT UNDER $5000 Act and issued a written trespass their separate ways. FALSE FIRE ALARM 1330 HRS SAT FEB 02/02 TUE JAN 29/02 notice. 0322 HRS SAT FEB 02/02 An ambulance was called to Person(s) unknown removed a DRUGS POSSESSION Person(s) unknown caused a false University Stadium when two pow- parking sign from lot 21. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE(S) 0045 HRS FRI FEB 01/02 fire alarm at 205 Regina by activat- der puff football players ran into 0030 HRS FRI FEB 01/02 An officer attended at Conestoga ing a pull station. There was no each other knocking their heads. THEFT UNDER $5000 An officer responded to a resi- House in response to residence sign of smoke or fire. One player was taken to hospital 1730-1930 HRS MONJAN 28/02 dence at Laurier Place after receiv- staff reporting a possession inci- for observation. A WLU student reported the theft ing a complaint of marijuana dent. One marijuana cigarette MEDICAL ASSIST of a text book from the lounge in odour. The officer along with resi- which belonged to a guest of the 1015 HRS SAT FEB 02/02 THEFT UNDER $5000 the Science Building when she left dence staff conducted a consensu- resident was seized and turned A WLU student was taken to hospi- 0027 HRS SUN FEB 03/02 it unattended for a short time. al check of the residence but no over to Regional Police. The guest tal by friends after she was injured A WLU student climbed over the drugs were found. The occupant was evicted from WLU property at University Stadium playing pow- counter of the Harvey's outlet in MISCHIEF claimed to have been burning and issued a trespass notice. der puff football. the Nichols Ctre and helped him- TUE JAN 29/02 - WED JAN 30/02 incense. self to some fries. The matter will A WLU student reported that the DRUGS POSSESSION MISCHIEF be forwarded to the JAC. rear window of his vehicle had ASSIST POLICE 0159 HRS SAT FEB 02/02 1110-1210 HRS SAT FEB 02/02 been smashed with a rock while THU JAN 31/02 Waterloo Regional Police turned Person(s) unknown damaged the MISCHIEF the car was parked in the St Officers assisted Waterloo Regional over three WLU students who they door lock of a car parked at 0140 HRS SUN FEB 03/02 Michael's lot overnight. Police in locating a WLU student in found smoking marijuana in University Stadium. It appears that Person(s) unknown threw a small response to a call from a third Waterloo Park. The marijuana was entry to the vehicle was attempted table through a window at Mac SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE(S) party who reported that the WLU seized by Regional Police. The mat- without success. House. TUE JAN 29/02 - WED JAN 30/02 student was about to commit sui- ter will be forwarded to the JAC. A report was received that some- cide. A check of her residence MEDICAL ASSIST one had pushed up the pins in the determined that she was not there hinges to a door at the Science and was at the Turret with friends. Building. It does not appear that Regional Police and ambulance entry was gained. staff were satisfied that the call was unfounded. TRESPASS 0115 HRS THU JAN 31/02 CAUSE DISTURBANCE A U of W student was evicted from 0215 HRS FRI FEB 01/02 campus when he was observed uri- Officers responded to a fight out- nating at the main Turret doors. He side the Turret. The parties were was charged under the Trespass separated and eventually went

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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 8 Opinion Nation

THE CORD Shut your trap, Laurier I know we are a small school, and I also to spice things up. their equally pathetic friends. WEEKLY know that a lot of people chose Laurier After all, this educational establish- The victims of your big fat mouth are The tie that binds since 1926 for this very reason. We didn't want to ment is filled with too many uneducated affected in ways that you couldn't imag- A Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publication be a number, we wanted to know the people to talk about anything real or ine. And if that's your goal, then good Third Floor, Fred Nichols Campus Centre people we passed in the hallways, we important going on within its walls. job, you're doing exactly what you set 75 University Avenue West, didn't want to have to hike half an hour Instead, we feel the need to butt in to out to do. On the other hand, if you're Waterloo, Ontario, N2L3CS to class, and we thought school spirit others people's business in a desperate just a little slow and fail to think before (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 would be in full force with such a close- attempt to seem and feel informed. And you speak, I urge you to do so next time. Fax: (519) 883-0873 knit group. Debatable as these attrib- I cannot begin to tell you how potential- Advertising: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3560 utes of our school may be, what we ly damaging your words can be. www.wlusp.com probably didn't bargain for was the me favour. Make a point, every- e-mail: [email protected] Do a ridiculous nature of the random rumors day, to observe and say something nice I can smell how bad this is surfacing at every turn. about someone doing something good going to taste. You fart and the whole campus or respectable. It's surprising how such seems to hear about it. (Not literally, but a little gesture can have a great impact Kevin Klein you catch my drift I'm sure). Some way on the people who you truly care about. Editorial Staff or another, news travels here at alarm- This time, instead of pinching you in the Editor-in-Chief Matthew Cade ing rates. And when I say news, that butt like the rumors do, you can pat News Editors Jennifer Martin means virtually anything. Even the most yourself on the back for your efforts to Dillon Moore frivolous detail seems to cascade effort- be a better person. Opinion Editor Amy Wright lessly through the general student pop- All I have to say to the schemers is, Entertainment Editors Lynnette Visaya ulation. From dancing "scandalously" at stick a sock in it, would ya? And if you Amanda Fitzpatrick the infamous Turret, to falling off the think I'm being too harsh, you're proba- Sports Editors Wilbur McLean treadmill at the Athletic Complex, rest bly one of the culprits feeling guilty at Mariana Hrkac assured that you will be exposed sooner this very moment about tainting some- International Editor John Carlaw or later. And my money is on sooner. we're all guilty of it to a certain degree, one else's image and dragging their Features Editor Tannis Fenton If it's newsworthy, it's bound to myself included. But some, I swear, name through the mud. Student Life Editor Kevin Klein make the story circle of the student should be diagnosed with a chronic con- Your feelings are the least of any- Business Editor Chris Jacobson press, and I'm not talking about the dition and subsequently disciplined for one's concerns, so cry me a river, Built To Last Maneesh Sehdev Cord. At least there's some factual cred- their reoccurring offenses. Argentina. Actually don't, just do every- ibility within this paper. The rumors I No one wants to hear the same peo- one a favour and jump into one instead. Cord Staff speak of travel strictly by word of ple, day in and day out, talking trash Classified Coordinator Michelle McCulloch mouth. They take on a life of their own about everything they can get their Mariana Hrkac On-Line Editor David Field as they transgress from one person to hands on. Stirring the pot is what I like Sports Editor Production Assistants Nick Solowski the next, each new self-appointed to call it, constantly brewing up a new Raymond Kit The opinions expressed in this ecStorial are those of Sun On Carol Rich reporter adding their own special twist batch of shocking headlines to run by tie authorend do not necessarily reflect Ihose of Anna Gunny Dan Heilbrunn TtieCorci Staff, the ectterfd boad WtUSP orWiu. Copy Editors Debra Siemens Chris Clemens Heidi Sundwall Michael Millard Dianne Tennen LETTERS Circulation and File Manager Wayne Money Student Publications Staff Rebuttal I don't pretend to know your busi- discovered that two more were not Cord Photo Manager Laura Rochacewich ness. I've never run a bookstore myself, handed in on time. So what is to say of Keystone Editors-ln-Chief Lynette Clarke Few words can describe my shock, dis- but I'm still very upset with the way the fourth? Laura Jardine Sandra Mackenzie appointment and yes, anger at having you're treating your customers. Giving Well, when I found out that the Keystone Photo Manager Martin Kuebler my voice silenced in The Cord's election away your excess profits to student fourth candidate, whose name is Tudor, IT Manager Maciek Makarski edition. activities is a noble cause, but a very not only handed his platform in on Advertising Manager Angela Foster However, of all candidates who sub- misguided one. By giving money to time, but is the only candidate running Ad Production Manager Dara Hakimzadeh mitted a platform, mine was the only Union sanctioned activities, you're feed- for the BOD who was essentially differ- Ad Production Assistants Elisabeth Oliveira one left off the printed page. This omis- ing the evil social machine that is our ent from all the rest of the candidates, I Nelu Handa Jennifer Summerfield sion, the election committee argued, student government. became suspicious and wondered if cen- Public Relations Coordinators Trisha Merz was in no way intentional, and my This "Union Tax" that you've placed sorship was occuring within our very Ami Shah Jessica Reid views, considered objectionable by on our books benefits only a select few. own school. Human Resources Coordinator Vacant some, have in fact not been censored. Foot Patrol is an example of a closely- Tudor is the only candidate that It was all a "mistake"—a very conven- guarded clique for the very "elite." Its wishes to dismantle WLUSU and create Administrati on ient, damaging, and suspicious mistake. current coordinator has been previous- an alternative student body for more President Christopher Ellis Regardless of whether this "mistake" ly demoted for unfair hiring practices. effective results. Interestingly, his claim & Edward Schall VP:Finance Administration was intentional or not, my voice has still Why then should I be giving them more as a candidate running for student body Board of Directors Ben Martin been silenced, and it hurts. A democra- money on top of the Union fees on my actually states that he is running against Heather McFarlane Nicole Kozicki cy is only as good as the quality of infor- tuition? it. Another interesting point is that his Gary Kenning Amanda Baumann mation received by the people through By turning your excess profits to the platform that failed to be published in Secretary Jill Hartry Board the media, and to that end journalists lowering of textbook costs, you benefit the Cord, the spot where virtually every Contributors have the duty to verify their sources everyone that goes to this school. Your student would see it, was still Terri Ramsawack, Sean Geobey, Kevin Reid, Thomas whenever possible. Socialist ideals are a nice fancy, but a lot So I wonder if WLUSU is using censor- Thompson, Kristin Lipscombe, Kent McCrea, Jennifer Asselin, students afford the cost of their the a Alex Diceanu, Maren Delion, lan Lochbiler, Stu Reed, Melissa In this case, The Cord could have of can't ship to try to keep Union particu- Allen, Kat Lourenco, Michael Cameron, the catalogue quality easily verified the information it own books. People come here to learn, lar way. If they are, then this is wrong teachers, girl, models of 111, Kevin's french the SAD Rich, not to O-week. can Tudor is saying that the Carrie Patterson, Guns 'n' Roses, Michelle for the Sweettart received from WLUSU by going to the attend You take your and right in and nice dinnertime conversation, Stefan Sereda, Richard official election site.- Union Tax and shove it. Union should be dismantled. Tudor has looking good; Marilyn Piotroski... -Amy; Anna for so out the need for the WLUSU to from Mel's ana Jessica too (mmm, the pink dress); Joe for www.wlusu.com/election/. pointed playing Bad Religion, The Clash and Rancid today: Richard The system has failed not once but CoF in Leifso become more diverse and it's true. Dropkick Fryor; NOFX, The Pogues. Beastie Boys. Murphys, the a small por- Helmet, The Waiters, RATM; Mike for not visiting yet again (no repeatedly, which makes silencing WLUSU does only represent surprise); Finally, The Cord isn't run by WLUSU so don t blame more profound. Editor's note: No more bookstore let- tion ofLaurier's actual students. us when they Inevitably screw up again... -Maneesh ters. AW They have done absolutely nothing LETTERS POLICY: Tudor A. Costache I think as students, we need to •All letters mustbe signed and submitted with the author 's name, student identification for me. number, and telephone number. take more action against the Union in •All letters will be printed with the author's name. Letters can be printed without the Conspiracy Theory author's name with permission from the EIC. order to see the developments we • The Cord comes out on Wednesdays. Letters must be received by Tuesday at 12:30, Suggestion If censorship is being used by on disk, or via e-mail at [email protected]. A desire. •Letters must be typed or easilylegible, double spaced and cannot exceed 350 words. I was recently disappointed to see that the Union, we as students must break • The Cordreserves the right to editany letter. Spelling and grammar will be corrected. • The Cord reserves the right to reject any letter;in whole orin part, that is in violation I'm sorry Laurier Bookstore Staff, but some of the candidate's platforms in the them down. policies. of existing Cord to to turn your last of the Cord missing. The Cord will not print anything that is racist, sexist, or homophobic in nature, as I'm going have generous issue were deemedby the staffas a voting body. The Cord will notprint personal attacks or defam- offer down. My concerns are for the After doing a bit of investigative Michelle Marleau atory statements. The Cord will notprint anything in violation of its Code of Ethics, out- lined in The Cord Constitution. Cord subscription rates are $20.00 per term lor address- entire WLU student community, and I research I found that one of the plat- es within Canada. The Cord is printed by Hamilton Web Printing. All commentary is strictly the opinion of the writerand does not necessarily reflect thatof the Cord staff, the want them to hear what I have to say. forms was at the back of the issue, and editorial board, or WLU Student Publications. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 opinion Nation 9 Pay for this, sucka No Choice Terri Ramsawack employment raise their rate of pay in order for the students to make The last American election was an as good enough. They should be dates is more powerful? Once unafraid there an election in which a enough money? I doubt it. The excellent example of having no aware of real issues and was of voters were financial aid available would stay choice. It seemed as though to stand up for students. I'd rather large percentage the lack of choice the same and the only people George Bush and Al Gore were the not vote for some hotshot who disgruntled with attending university would be the same person at times, choosing to acts like they like me now but and vision among candidates. exact to me next Instead of not voting, they chose few elite students whose parents address the same issues, probably won't talk their frustrations clear by- make over $100,000 a year. But I often taking the same stand on the week just so I can feel happy to make democratic 'no choice' on their bal- wonder, would that amount of issue. The lack of choice effective- about using my right. writing a of the I refuse to that the lots. So what was the result, you income even be enough to finance ly made joke 'democracy' accept so dear. this of ask? not find out for yourself? This Wednesday there will be a the education of two children in America claims to hold 'issues' presented by group Why the issues rel- Do feel the issues you are rally held in the Paul Martin this day and age? With Laurier's own elections candidates are only you seems as evant to This group of most with have not Centre from 12pm-4pm regarding We also have to consider the approaching, it though students. concerned found themselves in been in the platforms the idea of freezing tuition. cost of our own children's educa- students have addressed of WLUSU candidates? Are you All of this began with the sug- tion. Will our income even allow a similar situation. I do not refer to the Student tired of the bureaucracy that dom- gestion from Queen's University us to save enough money to send If their system in inates this institution and prevents that the administration be given them to school? If things contin- Publications (WLUSP) election, doesn't work for any real change from occurring? the opportunity to raise fees as lit- ue in the direction they are head- which much diversity exists you until February of each tle or as much as they deem fit for ed, tuition could be doubled, even among the candidates and is wor- you and you have Do wait thy of However, the year to use your right to vote, only their institution. Recently, there tripled in the next couple of years. attention. no choice, do not elec- to find such little choice on the has also been mention that I doubt anyone wants to think Students' Union (WLUSU) tions have once that be silent about it.. ballot that your vote wouldn't Laurier is willing to jump on the about the cost of tuition thirty again proven even tuition-raising bandwagon. Sucks years from now, when our own candidates know how to pretend Vote no choice. matter? they As a voter at this school, I to that. children will be ready to begin to care about mundane issues cannot do about demand more quality from candi- What I do not understand is their post-secondary education. actually anything precious dates. I refuse to accept the status whv the university If the university as the voting population ends up candidates has offered only because they have little in terms ideas. The so- quo and reject the agenda that has feels as though it was granted the voting of been harassed into so called issues are really just catch been set in this current election. can raise tuition, Tuition could right to set tuition doing by that use to And know not alone. But if and still expect fees, select stu- their peers. phrases candidates I I'm be doubled, Laurier, voting make as if they are con- you think your vote doesn't mat- students to be dents could be At is touted by it seem with something. ter, try using in different way. able to afford the even tripled in automatically dis- just about everyone as the great- cerned it a est right we have. I'm not sure Therefore, they have used such The real majority at Laurier is the costs. If the uni- the next couple carded from the a completely nonsensical terms as group disgruntled with student versity was given selection process. how great 'right' is when it ofyears. forces to choose between (a term politics with no candidates to vote free reign to set Would me 'responsible growth' no options are essentially the one has close to explaining) for. This majority should no longer tuition costs they target a select that come of and relied on silent. If their doesn't when I was apply- group of people same. Even within the pages once again promis- stay system this will find ing more and teacher eval- work for you and you have no ing to university, I would not be whom they deem fit to attend paper you messages parking to vote. the were all of do not be silent about it. here. It is hard enough with their institution? It is difficult to telling you However, uations. We promised choice, these four and Let them know how you feel. Vote tuition costs as they are now for believe that simply because a stu- reason why voter turnout is so low things years ago, of them have happened yet. choice. students to make summer income dent has a lot of money, they have at this school is due to the fact none no and student loans last. the brains to accompany it. Or that no choice exists. Students Why should we believe they would Imagine if the university was vice versa; that because a student do not care because nothing is happen now? Is there any for voter? Maneesh Sehdev given this right and raised fees is intelligent, they must have the being offered to them. We know recourse a disenchanted what the and know not is the Production Manager one hundred percent. Would the money to complement the brains. agenda is we it For some, voting be followed matter which solution. believe their voice government and banks increase It seems like an interesting way to will no Many will matter the status by one hundred percent the deal with admissions and educa- students are masquerading as not since leaders at the moment. quo will continue to rule at The opinions expressed It this ecfioriol are amount of money that is offered tion, don't you think? those of the author and do not necessarfy Student leaders not silent to students? Would companies are people Laurier. However, why stay reflect those ofThe Cord Staff, the editorial board. WLUSP or WLU. who hire students for summer the rest of campus should look at when a clear refusal of the candi- LETTERS

We Need Leaders surpass the minimum standards laid out by the subject of an editorial in last week's arrival of the Olympic Games beginning the letter of the law. Cord entitled "Raising the Flag." The February Bth in Salt Lake City, I have decid- I am compelled to express my complete I am not convinced that the students Redneck team carried a Confederate flag, ed that I am not going to watch this year. disappointment with many of the candi- giving up their votes via these proxies fully which struck a chord with some Laurier With the many dubious circumstances sur- dates that are running for office in this understand what they are doing, and that is students. This flag was used strictly to rounding the Games in Salt Lake, it has Thursday's election. disappointing. enhance the theme of the Rednecks; it was become apparent that the true spirit of the I have gotten to know most of you It would be even more disappointing to never used with the intention of alienating Olympics has been lost. through various activities at Laurier. I con- see this election decided in this manner. anyone. If the weight of commercialism is not sider some of you friends. It is partly for Take a minute and think about how I do wish the author of "Raising the enough to dampen the spirit of the this reason that I expected more of you. much better off the students would be if Flag" had alerted the Rednecks team or the Olympics, are we expected to forget that At the open forum, the students of these representatives-to-be spent half as Winter Carnival executive of his concerns the Salt Lake City organizers have already Laurier witnessed a variety of atrocities. much time preparing themselves as they as soon as he noticed the flag. Had these admitted to unprecedented levels of Misinformation about issues such as did taking advantage of apathy. concerns been brought to our attention, bribery and corruption? Is this the spirit of Brantford, enrollment management and vir- If you think you're doing students a the matter would have been resolved the Olympics? Are we supposed to be tually every other issue could not be favour, think again. immediately. impressed that the United States Olympic ignored. However, what was most alarming Every participant in Winter Carnival committee has managed to "clean up" their was the fact that evidence of individual Michael Fox would agree that the week is about spirit act? Do we really believe this? thought and original ideas did not exist. and togetherness. I'm troubled that one of The government of the United States I think the one thing that has proven to our team's actions was interpreted as being has refused to observe a cease-fire during be most disappointing has been the Redneck Retraction one of exclusion. This was never meant to the Games, despite repeated requests from unprecedented use of proxies thus far. be the case, and on behalf of the Redneck the international community and the Many of the powers that be will defend this As first-time participants in the Winter team, I apologize to anyone who was United Nations. The question that must practice, but the fact is that it would be dif- Carnival this year, the Rednecks quickly offended. now be asked is why the US gave American ficult to find an example of a similar envi- established a reputation as an energetic, troops a day of rest to watch the Super ronment where proxies are used in this sportsmanlike team. Through the props we Dave Mollica Bowl, an "undeclared national holiday," manner. Yes, the candidates have every used and the clothes we wore, we strove but refused to cease military action when Salt right to collect these proxies. That does for a tongue-in-cheek depiction of friendly, the eyes of the world are focused on not make it right. albeit naive, Southerners. Turn It Off Lake City? Furthermore, does the world for I expect our elected representatives to Unfortunately, one of the props we demonstrate ethics and integrity that far used attracted negative attention, and was With the media juggernaut announcing the Continued on next page... WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 10 opinion LETTERS WLU, The Real World

..Continued from last page pus. The Real World. It is such a simple As hard as one might try, As our campus community little phrase. Sean Geobey everything in the real world is too get that the United States boy- grows, we need to start looking at I can remember growing up big to understand. cotted the 1980 Olympics in what is most important to the and having people tell me how Embrace the real world I say, Moscow due the Soviet military people this university serves. We things are going to be different for it will embrace you anyway. action in Afghanistan? are in an institution that educates once I get into the real world. All Right now I guess I am getting 1 would like to make it clear people, but we as students will go of those warnings about how a little bit of a taste as to what the that 1 fully support our Canadian on after we graduate to be a part much tougher things are going to real world is. Co-op gave me expe- athletes and wish them the best of other communities. How be once I am in it. rience in the real world, writing of luck in Salt Lake City. However, important is it to you to take care I still do not understand what reports, drafting policy, doing I have serious grievances with the of the community you live in? exactly this "real world" is. Am I in research. Managing rent, tuition manner in which these Olympics Transportation to and from it once I leave school? Am I in it fees, and student loans on my own have been organized, and with campus is a major issue, especial- once I have a full-time job? Am I in our GDP, there are elections and is giving me a taste of real world other circumstances surrounding ly since our growing student pop- it once I have a family? Each one platforms and politicians rearrang- finances. I think I enjoy having this them. This is why I ask you, in ulation will need to find housing sounds like a reasonable dividing ing the world around their petty sort of power over my own life -it the true spirit of the Olympic further and further from campus. line between the real world and grievances. is quite freeing. Games, to change the channel. Students need to start looking whatever not being in the real Before I was in the real world, into taking the bus, and I applaud world is. However, I have already I still had decisions to make, but fyler Crosby Wellhauser's initiative to make been getting the sense that the they were not real decisions. this a priority in our school's lines are not quite so clear. It seems like Deciding whether or not to ignore administration. It seems like the real world the real world a rather unstable-looking home- Tanner Talks I would call on Rosehart as slowly creeps in on you. Bit by bit less man asking for change is one well as our elected WLUSU repre- relationships, jobs, bills and all of slowly creeps of those little decisions. I am writing in response to Matt sentatives to continue working on those other real world things start in on you. So is deciding whether or not Cade's characterization of me in this issue. creeping into your life. you can safely walk past a gang of last week's Cord. Competition gets tough; already fifteen year olds drinking in the While I may only hold a gen- Heather Patterson being here at WLU feels more like middle of the sidewalk. eral level position in WLUSP, I the real world than it did being There are corporate finances Or deciding which parts of have two years of editor experi- back home going to high school. and sweatshop labour, media town you can walk through after ence. I have also worked in the A Different The real world seems to be a reports and investment opportuni- nightfall. publication of yearbooks, newspa- Perspective rather incomprehensible place. ties. It is a bewilderingly complex But then again, that is not the pers, newsletters, and online pub- There are economic forces world, fraught with invisible forces real world. But, I am still wonder- lications. These diverse qualifica- determining the rate of growth in and powerful institutions. ing what you would call it? tions make me very capable of In response to Wilbur McLean's effectively running the organiza- editorial entitled, "Raising the tion. Flag," I felt compelled to express The article also neglected to my own opinion on the subject mention that I am currently a and to shed a little light on some LOCUS Don, Footer, and current- apparent misconceptions of ly hold a leadership position American history. within LCF. To say that I love I for one share the opinion of Laurier would be an understate- those southern Americans who ment. The relationships I have believe that they should be able made through my various posi- to fly the so-called "Confederate tions will be invaluable as WLUSP Flag" as a celebration of southern enters one of the most challeng- heritage, as a tribute to their ing periods of its existence. ancestors who shed blood As for being the youngest can- beneath that very flag. didate, I do not see this as a It is true that hate groups of downfall. Since I would not be the world have adopted the graduating at the end of my term image of the Southern Cross and NOW WHAT? in office, I would not only be this has led to responses like that accountable to the WLUSP Board of McLean. It is also unfortunate of Directors, but also to the stu- that the thousands of men who Your degree is done. You need a profession, dents who elect me. died under the Southern Cross I already work hard for the cannot be honoured by their students and I will work even descendents. Enroll for September 2002 in the harder if I win. Too many times I for one am not an advocate during this campaign I have of racism or slavery and the flag INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL PILOT PROGRAM heard students refer to Student itself was never intended to rep- resent ideas Publications as an inside joke. of that nature. The new standard in Professional Pilot Training. Well, the joke is over. It is time Moreover, the fact that it has for an outsider that understands been misconstrued to be a sym- that varied needs of students to bol of hate and oppression bring WLUSP back in touch with shouldn't cloud society's knowl- /\ - the needs of its readers. edge of its creation or intentions. 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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 12 international Innocent Afghans Perish Thousands of civilians have been killed during the Afghanistan Campaign AlexDiceanu and the political elite." As evidence, he points out that during As the war in Afghanistan appears to be the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the winding down, Afghan civilians continue to Soviet army established military installations suffer the consequences of the American-led deep within urban areas where they could military campaign. be better protected from rural Mujahadeen Due to what foreign correspondent Rory fighters. He states that as a consequence "a Carrol describes as "innumeracy, rapid bur- heavy bombing onslaught must necessarily ial, damage to bodies, propaganda and result in substantial numbers of civilian remoteness," arriving at an accurate calcula- casualties simply by virtue of proximity to tion of civilian deaths from the bombing military targets." campaign is a difficult task. Dr. Alistair Edgar, professor of interna- Reuters and Human Rights Watch place tional relations at WLU, disagrees with Dr. the death toll at approximately 1,000 civil- Herold's assessment of US military actions. ians killed in US bombing raids. The highest "In a military campaign we cannot demand estimate comes from an ongoing study being perfection as long as a genuine effort is carried out by Marc Herold, a University of being made to avoid civilian casualties." New Hampshire economics professor. As evidence he points to efforts on the He estimates, in what has thus far been ground using laser guidance technology to the most rigorous monitoring of the situa- ensure accuracy and to the US military con- tion, that the number of civilians killed by sulting lawyers before deciding to bomb tar- US bombing raids to be approximately 4,050, gets. a death toll higher than in the September However, in several attacks within 11th terrorist attacks. Afghan cities, the US seems to have carried Dr. Herold arrived at this number after out strikes knowing that there would be a

extensive gathering of _ high chance that civil- reports from major ians would be killed. PHOTO news agencies and The military On October 21st, FILE newspapers from in one of many docu- campaign in Smoke rises after a U.S. airstrike on the village of Khanaqa, 34 miles from Kabul. around the globe. mented incidents, a News of his study Afghanistan has failed attempt to hit have purposely targeted civilian infrastruc- Ed the collection of the fall harvest. recently appeared on increased the number military barracks ture. Early in the conflict the US bombed Despite recent improvements in some CBC and in the Globe ofrefugees by up resulted in the US both the Kabul telephone exchange and the areas, relief efforts continue to be hampered and Mail. The report is bombing a military Kajaki dam power station. It was the only by lack of aid, inadequate roads (many available to the public to 3.5 million people, hospital and a mosque, power station in Afghanistan. Other targets destroyed by US bombing) remoteness of on the internet at bringing the killing over 100 civil- included civilian fuel truck convoys as well villages and the theft of supplies by armed www.zmag.org. total to ians. This as the Al-Jazeera Kabul office just days after groups. Thousands have already died and Besides human attack was reported by the US administration asked the government many more thousands are likely to share and technological approximately at least seven sources of the United Arab Emirates to close the their fate. errors, the report also 7 million. including the UN, independent station down. The UN has warned as many as 150,000 documents that Agence France Press The use of cluster bombs by the US mili- children may die in the near future while Afghan warlords have 'and the Times of India. tary also raises serious concerns. Cluster reporters on the ground estimate that purposely misled the US into bombing vil- Human rights organizations have, as they bombs are meant to explode just before hit- approximately 100 refugees die every day in lages so as to strengthen their own position did during the NATO-Serbia and Gulf Wars, ting the ground dis- each of the major in some areas. One such incident occurred criticized the US for not providing sufficient persing hundreds of camps. on January 7th when US planes, following warning to civilians near military targets. Dr. smaller bomblets that The number of civilians The human cost false information provided by an Afghan war- Peter Eglin, professor of sociology at WLU are then meant to killed US of the war raises seri- lord bombed the village of Qalaye Niazi echoes their criticism. "Knowingly using explode on impact. by bombing ous questions about killing approximately 100 civilians. weapons in circumstances where civilians However the bombs raids is estimated to be whether the military Dr. Herold blames the high death toll are near, knowing that civilians will be killed suffer from a high 4,050, a death toll campaign will primarily on "the very low value put upon merits testing as a war crime." "dud rate." The United than the decrease or increase Afghan civilian lives by US military planners In other instances, it seems US planners Nations estimates that higher the likelihood of ten to thirty percent of September 11th future terrorism all bombs dropped on terrorist attacks, directed against the Afghanistan did not and allies. iiUS its explode, presenting a J | Dr. Edgar significant danger to civilians both now and believes the US-led actions have severely in the future. weakened the ability of terrorists to strike. The matter has been made even more "When it comes to fighting terrorism force is dangerous due to the physical similarity the best deterrent. The legacy of this conflict between the cluster bombs and food pack- will be that terrorism is going to have a bad ages dropped by US planes. One UN official time around the world and that Afghanistan in Afghanistan estimates that 40 to 100 peo- will be a better place to live." ple a week are being killed or injured by Dr. Eglin disagrees. "The way to fight ter- unexploded bombs. rorism is to dry up their support so that The death toll of civilians who have died those they walk among will no longer toler- from indirect consequences of the war is ate them. You do this by addressing the even greater. The military campaign in motives of their actions, which has not at all Afghanistan has increased the number of been done. The legacy of this conflict is an refugees by up to 3-5 million people bring- increase of fear and hate and consequently ing the total number of displaced civilians to an increase in the likelihood of future ter- approximately 7 million. rorist attacks." Death due to starvation and exposure, It is possible that both professors could already common in the camps before the be right. At least in the short-term it seems start of the campaign, were made even evident that terrorists operating from worse when the Pakistani government, Afghanistan have been severely weakened. PHOTO responding to US demands, closed its bor- However, it is also possible that, in the long der with Afghanistan cutting off one run, suffering of Afghan civil- ■, ■•■-■.■.vm-..,.....v,. Tr,W.Y,. what the death and *■ Yff.W. T ...VTY ■ l rrfti mill M.B FILE■ Residents of Asmani Kilai, in the southern Paktia province of Afghanistan, look New York Times reporter called, "their only ians will fuel anger and spawn a new genera- through the rubble of their houses December 22, 2002 after U.S. air strikes. lifeline." The military campaign also disrupt- tion of terrorists.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 international 13 Modeling the UN Maren Delion policies. The difficulty of representing a country 44 WLU students represented the negotiat- such as Saudi Arabia, whose views on politi- ing postions of five nations as the World cal and human rights differ from those Affairs Society made its annual trek to espoused in Canada, is that delegates must Montreal for the McGill Model United Nation submit to the character of the nation they Conference (McMUN) late last month. are representing. For two years in a row the Laurier Thus, when other delegates within Delegation has been comprised of 44 stu- UNHCR were advocating policies that com- dents participating in ten separate simula- plied with international standards, acting in tions, making the Laurier delegations one of the interest of Saudi Arabia superceded my the largest at the conference. McMUN is a personal views on this issue. prestigious conference, with a high caliber Although the challenge of representing of universities involved, including Harvard, the wills of a foreign country are numerous, Georgetown, and Princeton. This year the delegates encountered other failures of the University of Ghana also sent a delegation. United Nations. The diplomatic wrangling DELION The opening ceremonies featured that is characteristic of the UN, for example, Canada's Permanent Representative to the can be time-consuming and tedious. MEREN In the UNHCR session we were faced United Nations Paul Heinbecker as the guest Laurier's World Affairs Society sent a delegation of 44 students to Montreal speaker to over 1,200 delegates. with three topics for discussion: there were other preserving the United Nations, because of Mr. Heinbecker, a graduate of Laurier, Repatriation of Afghan refugees, Africa in sion-making processes, the United system of the integral role it plays in global stability. spoke of the impor- Crisis: The Question of Eritrea, and Making drawbacks to Nations _J r the World Safe for negotiation. The strict rules of procedure A guest speaker from the UNHCR, Marcia tance of the United j 4 that the delegates were mandated to work Ali, gave us a historical overview of the prob- Nations in a changing You will need the Refugee Children. within tended to hinder the progress of lems that have plaguedAfghanistan over the world system. While Nations, Merely deciding United and the informal two decades and suggested the means acknowledging both on which topic to debates and negotiations. However past United Nations will while a less rigid might pro- by which Afghan refugees should be repatri- its successes and fail- address first con- environment better-quality resolutions ated. ures, Mr. Heinbecker need you" sumed an entire duce UN because of less inhibited exchange of ideas, they Ms. Ali asserted that the most pertinent stated that it is a - three-hour session. a Paul Heinbecker, the reversal of years of much-needed appara- Sadly, it is incredibly may be necessary so that the entire organi- issue at hand is Canada's Permanent does descend anarchy. exclusion and demobilization that has tus for international difficult to rank the zation not into Being did open plagued Afghan women, while adding that cooperation. Ambassador to the world's problems, involved in the UNHCR to some of the of the UN. there will be no quick fixes after 23 years of He closed by Nations even in a simulated my eyes successes United For instance, the UNHCR's mandate is to war. telling the audience . environment. to resettle or repatriate the Overall, the McMUN was a very beneficial "you will need the United Nations, and the Personally, I devise plans world's while ensuring their safety exercise understanding how different United Nations will need you." found it hard to decide between the repatri- refugees, in and meeting their basic human needs. nations operate within the world system, Representing countries such as ation of Afghan refugees and the repatria- such crisis-ridden the work of and how the United Nations both helps and Azerbaijan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and tion of Eritrean refugees. As the UN is prone In times, is extremely valu- hinders progress and was the Swaziland, the Laurier delegation had the to do, the committee broke into factions. an agency like the UNHCR international able to millions of around highlight of my university career. Students opportunity to participate on eleven com- The "Third World" faction wanted to address displaced people the world. Working within a ded- interested in participating in such a simula- mittees that ranged in size from 15 to 150 the needs of the Eritreans, because they felt committee icated the of the world's should their eyes open for the delegates. that Africa is often overlooked in the United to protection tion keep to the importance of World Affairs Society next year. Laurier had representatives on such vari- Nations while the other faction, dominated refugees brought light ous committees as the World Health by the American delegate, wanted to address Organization, the World Summit on the Afghan question. Being the Saudi Sustainable Development, the Organization Arabian delegate, I joined the ranks of the The Cord's International Notices for African Unity and the 1945 San Francisco latter faction to support my political and 1) Thursday February 7th, Laurier 2) International Development week contin- round of negotiations that led to the estab- economic allies. International is pleased to host a visit from ues in the Concourse this week until lishment of the UN and its charter. Although I received pressure from the Mr. David Preston, the Canadian High February Bth from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm daily The value of an exercise like McMUN is Third World coalition because of the Islamic Commissioner to Bangladesh. Mr. Preston that it provides an opportunity for students connection between Saudi Arabia and will be speaking on the economic and Please forward suggestionsfor to become familiar with different nations' Eritrea, I did not vote to discuss the African political challenges facing that nation. The International Notices to the cultures, political systems and values. For situation. Because Afghanistan is of vital presentation will be in the Laurier Green International Editor's mailbox in the instance, I represented the Kingdom of importance to the Americans, it was of vital Room (Health Services Building) from 2 WLUSP on the 3rd the Fred Saudi Arabia within the United Nations High importance to the Saudis as well. Such is the Office floor of until 4pm. All students and faculty are wel- Nichols Campus Centre or e-mail events to a nature of capitalism, er ... international Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), com- > come to attend.

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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 16 entertainment The divinity ofit all Celebrate Diversity Dara Hakimzadeh that fans in the bar were drawn to the cluttered stage. Five angels descended on the city 'Hugger of Trees' continued Melissa Allen of Cambridge last Friday, dressed what was to be an interactive for the snowy weather in parkas karaoke session as some young On Tuesday, January 29th, at and hand-knitted toques. fans sang along with Jose, Dill, 8:0flpm in the Maureen Forester Jose Miguel Contreras, By Brian, and Colleen. The beat Recital Hall, Culture Shock was Divine Right's self-professed "non- becomes embedded in your soul, presented by the Equality practicing intellectual," was light- to the point where you think you Awareness Committee, co-ordinat- heartedly joking about a recent are at a Who concert. ed by Amardeep Girn. The aim of Now magazine blurb, which sug- John's booming Keith Culture Shock is to learn about and gested his song writing was flaky. Moonesque drumming is a breath- appreciate the cultural diversity at He reminisced "The other taking experience. Dill and Brian Laurier. night I showed up at songwriter's really seemed to enjoy running out The first act was a Spanish night. My friends were there and I into the audience with their guitars poetry reading by the SP 362 wasn't playing, they were. So we and table diving, which provided PHOTO Spanish class, who translated were having dinner and they were even more entertainment for the FILE many thought-provoking works. imitating me. 'Wanna hear my new already excited crowd. The next performance was a classi- By Divine Right: anotherrock band that think they look cooler in shades song? Oh yeah, you're beautiful. Good Morning Beautiful trans- cal Indian song, sung by Savithri Yeah, yeah, alright....' I was like, gresses into an awesome live vibe, and dig out a nugget." journey. He said, ""Duran Duran Shastri, whose strong, beautiful screw you dudes." probably attributable to the fact They recently jammed in brought me into music. In grade vocals captivated the audience. Laughing, he continued that the band members are not Australia after completing a cross- eight I really got into Duran Duran. 'Eat, drink, man, woman,' was a "Maybe I'm moving in on some- afraid to push the boundaries of Canada tour with The Watchmen. That took me to Depeche Mode skit performed by Chan-Ra Rin, Jeff thing. If you can sum up an artist, noise. As with fine wine, their John echoed the sentiments of the and Ministry." Getting into the Yee, and Kelly Dao where the gen- it's okay." Jose's laid back attitude sound has aged perfectly with band, "It was fun playing to a gothic scene, he left pop behind to eration gap between first genera- reflected the entire band's ability time. Their ability to transform the crowd who didn't know who you return to sixties rock years later. tion kids and their traditional to laugh off insults and conduct album's singles into magically were. It allowed us to rock out that Now he listens to bands like The Chinese parents is humourously themselves with a mellowness that improvised masterpieces makes a much harder. So they really Tragically Hip, Gang of Four, and portrayed. A dramatic interpreta- set me at ease immediately. By Divine Right concert uncompa- thought we were rock-stars." Spiritualized. tion of the song 'Higher' by Creed Good Morning Beautiful, their rable to over-rehearsed, unimagi- Laughter filled the room, then his Good Morning Beautiful has was presented, which symbolized fourth release, has morphed into a native performances of some other amusing commentary continued, been described as a love letter to how people are lost without Jesus. brilliantly grooving live atmos- well-known bands that will remain "for a second there, I almost the universe, possessing a spirit This presentation, of course, was a phere. Jose noted, "It's disguised unnamed. thought we were...nobody has that encompasses a giant piece of collective effort of The Embassy, as light music. It has a lot of depth Jose summed up his songwriting heard about you or seen your human expression in under an Lutheran's Student Movement, and works on so many levels." as "a beautiful mystery. It comes videos. In a lot of ways you get a hour. The lyrics possess brevity Laurier Chinese Christian As the concert began, By Divine from inside you and from outside really honest reaction." that shows inherent honesty and Fellowship, and Laurier Christian Right made their energetic pres- you. It comes together like a Guns 'n' Roses started my adora- wit. Online surfing is not complete Fellowship. ence known. Jose sang 'Stella dream, together again and again. tion for music in the same way without examining their impres- Meeti Dewan, Milli Jain, Nalini Heart Ocean' with such emotion You reach into the mystery pool Duran Duran began Jose's musical sive site, www.bydivineright.com. Jain and Uppekha Jain all per- formed 'Josh' an East Indian dance, which featured modern and classical Indian songs. Forget About It! Next, the Chinese Students' Association did a creative, interac- Ian Lochbiler were mixed; the album completely lacked glimpse of the original band. The first smatter- tive presentation on the origins of intensity and it appeared that the ing of songs will always have a place in my the Chinese word using different The Stereophonies came out of the woodwork Stereophonies had settled down. The new PG- heart. overheads and cut outs of different with a working class determination that our -13 version of the band sold more copies, but Tonight's opener, JJ72, stormed on and off objects to explain that in Mandarin generation had never seen before. had nothing worth lending an ear to. the stage in a fit of rage that wasn't human. and Cantonese, many written Their first and only masterpiece, The Word Kelly Jones and company headed back to Truth be told, I was there to see them and the words resemble the actual objects Gets Around was released in 1997, and the band the studio in 2001 in an attempt to slay their Stereophonies were an added bonus. JJ72 didn't they represent. has been trying to capture their past glory ever critics. They were out to prove that they never disappoint and their set was nothing short of After CSA, Tara Ramphal and since. On the strength of singles like 'Traffic' changed, and that they were and always would smashing. They were the Stereophonies of old, Sumud Alamin did the 'Dollar and A Thousand Trees,' the Stereophonies be rated AA. only better, and it seemed like an omen. Wine,' a provocative West Indian quickly won over the hearts of an impression- JustEnough Education to Perform hit the My new found hope for the 'Phonics was dance. After Intermission, "Haka, able UK audience, and were even crowned best shelves and actually had a provisional title of quickly eclipsed when an electronic sample of the Aboriginal Dance of New new band at the British equivalent of the JEEP, until the automobile 'Mr. Writer,' was aired over Zealand," featured one sole per- Grammys. company sued. (" the loudspeaker until the former, whose powerful chanting, With a future painted in fine pastels, it In a throwback to the band chimed in. After they abrupt and aggressive hand and appeared that the band could do no wrong. 'Phonics of old, it appeared finished the second half of foot movements, and overall pres- They immediately set out to record a follow-up that Kelly had something "[Kelly] even goes the song, I was already ence silenced the audience. album on par with anything ever released in the worth saying this time as far as to looking at my watch. My personal favourite was industry. After immense record company pres- around. Too bad it was only say that he On the whole, the Abhita Yadav's hip hop routine to sure to get something out at all costs, on the surface. In the new tracks had no pop 'This is For My People' by Missy

wants to - Performance & Cocktails, was released in '99 to singer penned 'Mr. Writer,' and the added members Elliott Fashion 'n' Motion could mixed reviews. Kelly uses the track to lash shoot them all." were only used to cover use her skills. The surprising part was that the reviews out at his critics, and even up for the immense lazi- The last performance of the goes as far as to say that he I I ness of the 'Phonics front- night was the Hindi folk dance, wants to shoot them all. ** man. 'Mera mahi bada sona hai,' by the So, on the eve of the Toronto date of the One thing the band has never lost track of beautifully costumed Neetu 'JEEP' tour, I sit and I listen to their latest offer- was their image. The self-proclaimed 'Greatest Godara and Pearl Lall. Franklin ing, hoping desperately that I don't have to lis- Rock Band In Britain,' fits the rock-star look to Ramsoomair, a beloved professor ten to the self-indulgent 'Mr. Writer' live. As a T, complete with tinted shades and some fine here at Laurier, gave a touching excited as I am about tonight's festivities, I still looking loafers. speech about multiculturalism. can't make it through the whole record in one In the centre of the set, the skies started to Ardeep Girn, alongside Tina session. clear, a few of the old songs surfaced and I think Kapoor, did an amazing job of put- This isn't the first time I've seen the trio Kelly even smiled and pumped a foot in the air. ting this moving event together. If from Wales, but it is the first time I've seen When the band finally left the stage, it was Culture Shock becomes an annual them as a 5 piece. The band decided to beef up in the same forgettable way they entered. I can't event, I encourage more students PHOTO their lineup in an attempt to make their bland even remember the final track and it's only one of WLU to go and show their sup- songs sound not so bland. I don't expect the day removed. Just Enough Education to port to all the cultures that help wrewwi .v.v...... '' FILE world tonight. I am shelling out $30 for a I'd like to see their grades. contribute to WLU school spirit. Stereophonies think: pretty flower. Perform? WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 entertainment 17 Backtrax: Andy Warhol The work ofAndy Warhol pushed new limits in commercialism and art. He has been an influence on film, art and music for thepast forty years.

PHOTO FILE Andy Warhol (left) and friend Jean Michel Basquiat. Two artists, two friends, two legends. Got questions? Ask Nick. It- was his idea. Justin Sharp under an hour. Stuart Reed He soon helped them to get into the stu- Warhol's reason was a reaction to the mas- dio, and introduced them to a German sive amount amphetamines that were being In the mid 1960'5, Andy Warhol's strikingly singer by the name of Nico (born Christa "In the future, everyone will be world famous ingested nationwide. "Seeing everybody so original artistic style and bohemian Paffgen), who added a chillingly contrasting for fifteen minutes." up all the time made me think that sleep was approach to life gathered much interest in European style to the usually monotone Easily one of the most influential artists of becoming pretty obsolete, so I decided I'd the musical and artistic communities. Reed delivery. The result was a Warhol pro- the 20th century, Andy Warhol started off sim- better quickly do a movie of a person sleep- His figure represented a need for duced debut album (The Velvet ple. Born Andrew Warhola August 6th, 1928 in ing." change in a very rigid art world, and his Underground and Nico), which is now Forest City, Pennsylvania and after graduating His next film, Kiss, ran for 50 minutes and attitude mirrored closely the underground placed on par with Sergeant Peppers, Pet from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in contained couples in Warhol's Warehouse musical movement of the time. Drastic dis- Sounds and Blonde on Blonde as one of Pittsburgh, he got a job for Glamour in 1949. kissing for 3 minutes at a time. It's to be tortions of space and time that accompa- the most influential albums of the sixties. Soon his work was appearing in Vogue explained as a revolt against the early Hayes nied an acid trip, and the mind-altering Combining Reed's strongly ambitious and Harper's Bazaar and he was gaining Office regulation that couples couldn't be world of psychedelia was everywhere, and songwriting skills with bassist John Cale's praise for his commissioned shoe drawings. seen kissing on screen for more then 3 sec- Andy was at the centre of it all. often anthemic textures, the Underground With his first exhibition in 1959 behind him, onds. While other subcultural icons, like broke down musical walls, establishing a he began to paint with oil on canvas in 1960. Other films of the year included: Eat, Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey (and his whole new sound for music and eventually Some of these paintings included a television where Andy Warhol films Jack Smith filming ever-growing band of Merry Pranksters providing the blueprint for the punk aes- set, a Coca-Cola bottle, Normal Love; Tarzan including the Grateful thetic of the 1970'5. an advertisement for a and Jane, Dead) were pushing Their influence (and hot-water heater, an ice- Regained...sort boundaries in San even fashion style) is box, and a Campbell's taining Dennis Hopper); Francisco and up the seen even today with Soup can. Dance Movie, Haircut, West coast, Andy was the ever-hyped NYC In 1962 he would Salome and Delilah, firmly entrenched in group The Strokes. hold his "first show of Blow Job. The names the New York scene. As Warhol was real art in a real gallery;" given were more of a His sleep deprived spurring on The he showcased 32 differ- description of the con- lifestyle and excessive Velvet Underground's ent versions of the tent-even Blow Job. partying at clubs like career in the late Campbell's Soup can. In 1964 he Studio 54 introduced 1960'5, others were released Empire, 8 him to a who's who of taking notice of his The same year he hours of the Empire celebrities, and on artistic talents. His realized the potential of State building. Warhol any given night he now-world- renowned the silk screen to print was also able to could be seen along- banana album cover some of the most thoughtfully exhibit and side the likes of Mick for the famous images ever: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis question homosexuality in relation to tradi- and Bianca Jagger, Jim Morrison, William Underground's debut album was so origi- Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando and tional male figure cowboys in Lonesome Burroughs, and all too frequently one Lou nal, that his skills were suddenly in high the Mona Lisa. They were simple, plain, and Cowboys (1968). Reed. demand by bands for album art. poked/praised popular culture and mass con- Warhol would continue to experiment Lou Reed and Andy Warhol met in 1966, He chose only bands that he felt paral- sumerism, and they couldn't have come at a with film using his philosophy, which hap- and immediately shared a similarly off-kilter leled his style, and the result was many better time. pens to be similar to his record producing approach to music and life in general. Lou memorable album covers. Examples of his Pop art was becoming an accepted form skills, of setting up the camera, loading it with was experimenting with radically original work include The Rolling Stones' 1971 epic of fine art, and Warhol became the first artis- film, turning it on and that's about it, until his art-rock sounds, as well as lyrics that repre- Sticky Fingers (which featured a male tic celebrity. 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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 18 entertainment rage, making this one of the more melancholic, yet powerful tracks on the album. JJ72 seemed to find the perfect mix of dramatic ballads, and raw sonic assault that take you on highs and lows making the album candy flow. As you reach the climax know what? I'm not buying the weak is the chorus on "'Coming Bumble Bee,' the lyrically simplis- earhype. Sure, Cope (better know as Back": I'm coming back/I'm com- tic, quiet-loud Nirvanaesque track, Clarence Greenwood) is on the ing back/Back for your it makes you wanna come right cutting edge of music. He's origi- ass/Motherfuckin' fast). JJ72 down and do it all over again. nal. but that doesn't mean he's not However, despite a less than Media attention and airplay in boring. impressive album, Greenwood Right now you have two questions: Britain have established JJ72 as The thirteen individual tracks does have some worthy elements Who is JJ72? Why are they men- one of the years "greatest hopes." of Citizen Cope hold no distinc- to his music. Songs like the soulful tioned twice in this week's Cord? So does JJ72 live up to the hype? tion, each one merging easily into "If There's Love", and the bonus Even the name is a mystery; the They got my vote. the next. Incredibly repetitive, and track, a catchy tune called "Mandy" trio from Ireland has kept the overly electronic, there's more are surely worth a second listen. meaning of the name from every- Michael Cameron noise here than there is music. And no matter what his music one, media included. While the combination of instru- sounds like, there is something to Their self-titled debut album is Editor's Note: Maneesh's birthday.

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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 20 sports Volleyball remains undefeated Women's team win three matches, including one over #6 ranked York

Rich Kawamoto (McMaster) something different to look at." Amidst the bitter cold and the Millen definitely walked the heaps of snow, the Golden Hawks walk. McMaster never got the women's volleyball team captured chance to get into any sort of three wins in four days including rhythm. The Hawks' fast-paced, an impressive and convincing vic- exciting offence was too much for . Tory over a top-ten . the Marauders to team in Canada. Laurier 3, McMaster 0 handle and, at the In Wednesday Laurier 3, Lakehead 0 25th point, spec- evening's match Laurier 3, York 1 tators viewed against McMaster; 'McMaster as just at no time in the first two sets were another victim to Laurier's unde- the Hawks behind. feated run. Big kills by left-side hitter The following evening the Hannah Snider and timely blocks Hawks travelled to York University by middle Cathy Ingalls afforded through a nasty blizzard to battle the Hawks easy wins of 25-12 and the sixth-ranked team in Canada. 25-11, respectively. The WLU fan contingency of The third game had many lead friends, family and other Hawks changes. As usual though, the supporters, fought through the Hawks stayed alive with perfect weather and filled an impressive passes from co-captain and team number of seats in the York gym. leader Lisa Wallace, who never An expected high-intensity match ROCHACEWICH showed a glimpse of concern. The is exactly what fans got. LAURA Hawks won game three Excellent play by both teams 25-22. sure success this season Sure ... Unsure! on the women's volleyball team is of their "You've got to give credit to made for countless extended ral- Evervbodv (Lisa) Wallace," said Hawks Head lies and many bruised bodies. The to win and we gritted it out. It was the test on Saturdayas they board- three games to none. Coach Dave Mclntyre. "She did a Hawks collapsed in game one after a great team win," she explained. ed a plane in the afternoon and The three-match weekend great all-around job defensively mounting a comeback but carried Second year standout Lisa travelled north to the crowded and sweep catapults the Hawks' OUA and really kept us going in game their strong momentum into the Martin felt much the same way as cold confines of Lakehead regular season record to an unbe- three," he continued. next three sets, winning the match Wallace. "A definite combined University to face the lievable 16-0. There doesn't seem When things began to get tight in a comfortable four games. effort," Martin remarked. Thunderwolves. to be anything that can hold them and chaotic in the third game, sec- "We were really excited for this "There were a lot of long rallies The mullet-crazy fans wit- down. With only two games ond year setter Ashley Millen knew game," noted Wallace. "We were and we all had to play real tough nessed the Hawks destroy the ter- remaining in their schedule, the she too had to take some control. confident that we had the right and determined to come out on rible team they call their own. Hawks have first place wrapped up "Being the setter you have to tools to get the job done. This is top. We now have no doubt in our Game one saw the Hawks annihi- and are eagerly anticipating their keep talking and calm down the what volleyball is all about- play- ability and it can only get better late their counterparts 25-5 and first round match of the playoffs. team. I tried to use everybody on ing your best against the best. We from here." the romping continued from there A team of destiny? Stay tuned the court so we could give them had to use every facet of our game Martin's comments were put to in convincing fashion. WLU won for the answer. Ain't got love for the Lancers Women's basketball destroy Windsor but lose dose game to Badgers

Mariana Hrkac third-year Stefanie Nadalin, who we were pathetic. I was confident Hail-mary shot that should never Regardless of the reasoning, was an almost flawless 5 for 6 from that we could beat them by 15-20 have gone through the iron. Sadly, the loss against Brock was a loss, No sympathy from the Hawks for the field, having 4 assists of her points this time around," said it did. The Hawks had a chance to and the win against Windsor was a the Lancers on this particular day's own and collecting several Julius. score with possession of the ball win. events. The Laurier Women's bas- rebounds; all in only 25 minutes of Currently 7-9 with five games and 10 seconds to go, but failed Nothing less and nothing more ketball team took it to them and play. left to play, the women are within even to get a shot off. is gained from a close encounter held nothing back. They were able The numbers posted by the reach of hosting a playoff game. A miscommunication between when compared to a blowout such to regain the respect they had lost combination of Lodge and Nadalin More likely though, the ladies will teammates sent the ball away from as the most recent Windsor match. five- not long ago on Lancer turf. gave Laurier the advantage in finish fifth in their division and scoring territory as time elapsed The team looks ahead to a every category over the Lancers. travel to the home of the team that and Laurier lost by a measly point. game stretch against Brock, and Laurier 75, Windsor 56 Clearly, there was no one, two, "We were 9 for 16 from the free Ryerson, Waterloo, McMaster, three, or ten players on the Lancer Brock 54, Laurier 53 throw line. When you lose by one Guelph, respectively. Coach Julius This The women demolished the team who could answer the tag you see how important every free predicts a five game sweep. bet for Lancers by a final score of 75-56. In team effort of these two Golden ends up claiming the fourth spot. throw can be," explained a 'told will no doubt be a difficult their first meeting Laurier lost to Hawks. The Brock Badgers squeaked you so' Julius. Julius' team to follow up on. be Windsor, and the game was noth- Rebecca Franssen had a stand- out a 54-53 victory over the Hawks Conversely, the Badgers were The team will no doubt their ing short of awful. The ladies knew out game of her own. She was 3 for in a game away from home. This 13 for 16 from the line and Julius' competitive in each of their that they were not only capable of 4 from the field, collecting 8 points team will most likely be the one comment would make us infer that remaining matches and end note beating this inferior team, but by the conclusion of the game and that only disappointed the Hawks the game was lost in free throw ter- regular season on a good wanted to destroy them to fully making the most of her minutes on last week in the final seconds of ritory. heading into the playoff round. redeem themselves from the first the floor. Also generating a couple their game. Women's Basketball OUA West Division Standings dismal showing they put forth. of assists and steals for her team, A key game for the Hawks, the Christa Lodge continued to she gave a tenacious effort and had loss put them two games behind Team G W LPF PA P play well having a great 13 point, 6 a respectable all-around showing. the Badgers instead of tied with McMaster 15 13 2 960 828 26 assist, and 4 steal performance; The ladies played a particularly the same number of wins. An Western 16 12 4 1068 892 24 and all in 26 minutes of play. She good second half. "We were really unlucky encounter for Laurier, Waterloo 15 11 4 992 976 22 was an unbelievable 3 for 3 from good in the second half, shot the Brock pulled a horseshoe from Brock 15 8 7 942 904 16 beyond the arc and led her team to ball well. It was probably our best their behinds with just 14 seconds Laurier 16 7 9 993 984 14 the enormous lead they eventually second half effort so far," said a remaining in the game. Windsor 15 4 11 814 987 8 realised against the Lancers. cheerful Head Coach Stu Julius. A player who was scoreless Guelph 15 3 12 863 957 6 Helping to widen the gap was "The first time we played them prior to that point chucked up a Lakehead 15 1 14 924 1067 2

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 sports 21 Women's hockey claim two close ones Hawks margins of victory slimmer but team still defeats York and Brock

Kristen lipscombe were able to pocket any markers as Laurier was only able to out-shoot Golden Hawk women's hockey has York 8-5. snagged the West Division title and has comfortably secured itself a Laurier 3, York 1 spot in the 2002 OUA Women's Hockey Championships. The bat- Coming out of the dressing tleground has been moved from room and entering the second Windsor to Guelph for the week- period with more resolve, Laurier end of February 23rd and 24th. was finally able to secure a goal Last week, the Lady Hawks with a high shot from rookie for- were able to increase their impres- ward,Krissy Thompson. sive regular season record to 17-0- Despite increased momentum 1, with two victories over the York in the latter half of the game, the Yeowomen and the Brock Badgers. Hawks were unable to increase The only flaw to date on Laurier's their lead and topped off the battle year has been the 1-1 draw against with a tight 3-1 victory over York. the currently #2 nationally-ranked Head Coach Bill Bowker sin- ROCHACEWICH Toronto Blues. Laurier has slipped gled out some impressive play dur- into the #5 spot in the country. ing the game from rookie Merritt LAURA "I'm going to let it slide this time, but next time... I ain't messin' around!" As OUA pressure continues to Blundy, forward Amanda Joseph, grow stronger, the underdog teams and formidable net-minder Cindy might be able to shoot the Hawks struggling Hawks. are fighting to blemish the Hawks' Eadie. down. The period ended with no Offensive opportunities creat- During third period action the undefeated regular season record. "They all played outstanding," score. ed by the Badgers seemed to shake Hawks were able to improve their They are looking to do whatever is Bowker said of these players' "This was a typical first period the Hawks out of their on-ice lead over the Badgers, with goals necessary to secure themselves a exceptional efforts. for Laurier," said Bowker of the coma, and Laurier was able to re- from first-year forwards Thompson position in the upcoming playoffs On Saturday the Hawks faced team's lacklustre display during focus and create some scoring and Chantal Legere. Laurier con- and have stepped it up, resulting in the visiting Badgers. Although the first. "We came out flat with no chances for themselves. cluded with a 3-0 victory over diminishing margins on the score- Brock had already been eliminated intensity...they only play as hard Second year defense Arden Brock. They outshot their oppo- board for Laurier. from the OUA Championships, as they have to, not as hard as they Doidge-Flynn was able to open the nents 44-21 and Eadie pocketed On Thursday, York arrived in they came to Laurier looking to can," he continued. scoring with a beautiful point shot her seventh shutout of the season. Waterloo with the confidence nec- spoil the Hawks' self-assurance. Halfway through the second, it that deflected off a defender in This week the Hawks play two essary to face a strong Laurier looked like Brock was going to front of the net. She scored her games against their divisional rivals squad. The last time the Hawks Laurier 3, Brock 0 crack the goose-egg on the score- first goal of the season. Guelph. This series closes off the matched up against the board, when a Badger busted After Doidge-Flynn got the ball regular season for Laurier. Yeowomen, Laurier was only able Laurier came out in the first through Laurier's defense for a rolling, the Hawks demonstrated Following these two matches, to defeat York by a score of 3-1- period with little strength and clear breakaway. Fortunately, Eadie some impressive offensive play, Laurier's focus will be concentrat- After the first period, neither determination, and it looked like was able to read the play in time some crisp D-to-D passing, and ed on the OUA Championships. the Hawks nor the Yeowomen even the bottom-barrel Badgers and stop a low right shot for the newfound strength on the power 7 Swimmers qualify for nationals at OUA's Adam Purdy's world-record setting performance among highlights

Carrie Patterson put up a tough competition and finished Other top performances came via Peter tenth overall. Blaskovits in the 200 Breast, Mike Sax in his The swimmers did it: they performed well The highlight of the competition was 400 IM and Mike Stelmach in both the 100 when it counted. The Hawks left for Golden Hawk Adam Purdy who set a new Fly and 100 Back. Sudbury last Thursday during the snow- world record in the S-6 SWAD category. His The Golden Hawk swimmers surprised storm in order to arrive early and commence time of 2:42.81 shaved a full second off the us all this past weekend, as they were able to an intense 3-day competition at the OUA previous world record that he already had step it up and perform in the heat of intense championships. claim to. competition. With a great deal at stake they This competition put the Hawks against The women produced an overall third- concluded the swim season on a high note Ontario's best swimmers forcing them to place finish in their team relays. The first and in good spirits. soar to new heights as they were pushed to night saw veterans Tara Ross, Jen Kerr, The 7 CI qualifiers will now set their their absolute limits. Melissa Martin and Magda Vavak medaling in sights on something even bigger: the "Five women, two men, have now quali- the 4 X 200 Freestyle relay. Concluding the Canadian competition taking place in PHOTO fied for Cl's. Pretty good for a roller-coaster competition on a high note were Vavak, Vancouver in only a couple weeks' time. FILE season with a few of the veterans packing it Jenny Cramm, Melanie Francis and Martin Adam Purdy topped the world record in in. The women lost great leadership and who medaled in the 4 X 50 medley the S-6 Svvad category bv a full second. scoring impact with the departure of Sarah Outstanding individual performances Havekes and the men certainly missed were displayed by Martin who qualified for OUA Swimming Championships Spencer Cowan," coach Dean Boles com- Cl's in the 100Fly, Ross who won a bronze in Female Male mented. the 200 IM, Cramm placing fourth in the 50 Place Team Final Place Team Final Despite key veterans departing from the Fly, and Vavak placing in the top 8 in numer- 1 Toronto 828 1 Toronto 714 team, the results of the weekend speak for ous events. 2 McMaster 808.50 2 McMaster 586 themselves. The Golden Hawks experienced "In my mind the most exciting and per- 3 Guelph 313.50 3 Waterloo 417.50 a new world record, seven CIS qualifiers, haps rewarding swim was Kerr's 200 back 4 Waterloo 299.50 4 Laurentian 367 and many outstanding individual perform- consol with a great time of 2:24.41, qualify- 5 Western 299 5 Guelph 332.50 ances. ing her for Cl's. 6 Laurier 282 6 Western 295 Throughout the course of the meet the She was committed this year to swim 7 Brock 212.50 7 Brock 268.50 WLU women were in an intense battle with well and it sure paid off for her," Boles said 8 Queen's 211 8 Ottawa 261 Guelph, Waterloo and Western for third when asked to comment on the performanc- 9 York 136 9 Queen's 228 place, However, the Hawks ran out of gas on es of the women. 10 Ottawa 121 10 Laurier 109 the last night and concluded the meet in On the men's side Richard Malolepszy 11 Laurentian 119 11 Ryerson 71 sixth place. won his first bronze medal in the 50 back 12 Trent 51 12 Carleton 37.50 The men, with less than a full team, also enroute to qualifying for his first CIS meet. 13 RMC 28.50 13 Trent 19 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 22

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Mariana Hrkac atic minute -and-a-half-mark. That is when things got particularly It was an ugly scene from start to interesting. The test for the men finish, but the important thing is came when they found themselves that the men were still able to down by two points on a jumper come out on top by a score of 70- from a Windsor guard. 68. They somehow afforded to play It was Golden Hawk captain, far from their best, yet still pulled Dan Jonker, who answered by top- off the win against the Windsor ping the jumper with a deep three- Lancers. pointer. This basket put the Hawks up by one, and Windsor down in Laurier 70, Windsor 68 the dumps. The story of the next two trips The men had a less hectic down the floor was told by Laurier schedule this past week, as they as the Lancers were stopped from had only one contest to prepare scoring on both occasions and the for. Having grown accustomed to rebounds were subsequently col- the grueling five games in nine lected by the Hawks. ROCHACEWICH days schedule, the men were Todd Cooney had a big steal in somewhat shocked to have a few the dying seconds of the game that LAURA days to breathe in their schedule. upset a frustrated Lancer player Sure, this was an ugly game, but is it really necessary to grope the competition? They returned from a double- and caused him to foul Cooney, continued. sively and defensively," said playoffs, and may even be in the header line-up in Ottawa last week- sending him to the foul line. Also making significant contri- Campbell. market for a bye in the first round end in need of a well deserved Cooney finished on one of his two butions were teammates Dan On their worst basketball day, of playoffs. rest. Their next challenge was a attempts and time expired with a Jonker with 14 points and a big as exhibited on the afternoon in The Hawks continue to take week away against the Windsor final score of 70-68. bank play to regain their lost lead question, the Hawks triumphed the league by storm. An exciting Lancers on home turf. Hardly a Cooney led the scoring initia- as well as Chris Caruso adding 11 over this particular team. Against predicament for the team and a rest, the men had one day off tive for the Hawks with 18 points, points and several assists of his another more talented team, they welcomed unfamiliarity for the before they were back to the prac- shot 8 for 10 from the free throw own. may not have been so fortunate. fans, the success of this team has tice courts. line, and 2 for 2 from three point "I was disappointed our inside The men are currently tied for been nothing short of spectacular "We got off to a great start and land. He had several assists players did not have a good game. third place in the OUA West thus far and equally likely into the it looked as if we'd play well the throughout the game and came up They outrebounded us both offen- Division, are a sure bet for the near future. entire game," explained Head with the big steal to seal the win- Coach Peter Campbell. He was ning effort. Faculty of Arts Pre-Registration optimistic that his team had a very "Todd played really well for us, good chance against the lowly doing a great job with the ball both offensively and defensively," Lancers. In Arts Laurier maintained the lead for offered Campbell. "His contact February, the faculty of pre-registers all returning students for the the entire game until the problem- lenses are finally paying off," he next academic year. Your Department is responsible for counselling and registering you in your courses.

February 11-15 Attend information sessions for your Puffin' Powders Major Departments. Mariana Hrkac With several bruises, sore mus- cles, and frost biuen limbs to show j These information sessions will prepare you for your course selection, j When hear of football, images for it, entire weekend was a big you the program requirements, graduate requirements, etc. You will also of big, tough, testosterone-filled success. Weil worth every bit of the men are conjured. This past week- torture endured, the season receive your pre-registration package. end it was estrogen that flooded brought much laughter, many Golden Hawk football land with the friendships, and more practices February 27 Return pink pre-registration forms with pressure to perform looming in the than we had ever bargained for. snow-covered distance. It was up to The girls are extremely thankful major choices only to your Department. the ladies to uphold a strong to all the dedicated football players Laurier male football tradition. who gave their time, effort, and This past weekend the ladies of patience in making the Laurier February 28, Departments determine students Laurier had the chance to compete female teams good representatives March 1 - 6 registration in courses against visiting teams and the ele- on the powder puff scene. ments alike, in the Annual Women's The highest Laurier team sur- Powder Puff Tournament. Laurier vivor was "Who's Next," who was March 7 Pick up approved pre-registration hosted both Queen's and Waterloo disappointed by the "Body Shots" in the twelve team tourney. from Queen's University in a 7-0 forms from your departments The tournament consisted of loss in the semi-final game. three pools comprised of four The team that went on to win teams from the three participating the tournament was "Black Storm" March 7-8 Submit approved pre-registration forms schools. Each pool played a round . from the University of Waterloo. A to Registrars office robin amidst their pool and the top disappointing situation, the Laurier 1 two team - .uh anted to the plavotf girls would have rather dated an round. engineer than see a Waterloo team After Pre-registration Once in the playoffs, it was a take home the prize. sudden death situation for every- The Lettermen Club is to be May - You will receive a white Intent to registrar form. Follow the one. The possibility of losing the congratulated on a jobwell done in chance to continue playing in the organizing the football event as well instructions and submit to Registrars Office by the date specified on this freezing weather conditions was as the highly touted post tourna- form. July/August - You will receive a pink registration form from the one that was not looked upon ment celebration. The tournament favourably by the surprisingly eager ran very smoothly and the group of Registrars office. Further course/program changes will be made in and determined powder puff partic- gentlemen, consisting of Mark September. ipants. With all this at stake, cou- Patterson and company, did a great CONTACT YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS pled with their school pride on the job to ensure a fun and successful line, the competition grew even tourney played out. fiercer,

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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY.6 2002 24 La vie desetudiants Women who play sports Kristen lipscombe it has only been in recent years that WAA membership and on-campus involvement Some Golden Hawks may have heard of WAA have significantly increased. Growing from before, but some of you are probably won- approximately twenty members last year to dering what the heck it stands for. over forty members in 2001-2002, WAA's Before I wise you all up, you are probably recognition around Laurier is continuously asking why you should care... right? So, why expanding as more active, sports-minded should you know about WAA? Here are a few girls strut their muscles and cheer on their good reasons. First of all, the members of fellow women in athletic competitions. WAA like playing with balls. Second, WAA is According to WAA Sports Promotion very much like the Laurier Lettermen, Director Katie Midwood, WAA's primary except the members of WAA have nice sets objective is to "...provide all female stu- 0f... well, let's just say eyes. Third, WAA can dents who have an interest in athletics with show you the right way to get to third base, an opportunity to support Laurier women's and many members teams, to have fun and have home run experi--1 —r to meet new people. ence. Lastly, but most WAA consists "WAA also pro- importantly, WAA con- vides volunteer and sists of a bunch of hot ofa bunch of leadership opportuni- chicks who like sports. hot chicks who ties," added Midwood. It can't get any better like sports. It can't "For Kinesiology stu- than that, now can it? dents, WAA provides a get any better Ladies at the stadies cheerm for the ... well, the Hawks. You try to rhyme it WAAAAAAAAAAA Now that your great opportunity to attention has reached than that, now get your 48 hours of WAA is certainly not all work and no play. shirts, jackets and rings upon graduation. its peak, here's what can it? degree-required vol- The organization holds a number of socials Commitment with WAA is minimal. You can WAA is really all about. unteer activity." for members to get to know one another. participate in as many of the wide range of WAA is a group at -i— u The Women's This year, WAA has spent some nights at activities as you desire. Laurier, also known as the Women's Athletic Athletic Association members volunteer at Wilf's and had a potluck Christmas party. The WAA has also been the people to Association. It is in many ways the female an array of varsity competitions. Members Currently, a social mix with the Lettermen is prepare the Turret for the annual Athletics version of the Lettermen. However, you do are responsible for timing at Laurier swim in the works. Awards Banquet for varsity athletes in years not have to be a varsity athlete to become a meets, and this year have worked at cross- "We're also planning on doing some past. This year, the event is moving to the WAA member. country meets. In past years, WAA has par- fundraising on Valentine's Day," said Athletic Complex, where the members of WAA is for female sports enthusiasts who ticipated in time-keeping at varsity hockey Midwood. "We're hoping to sell candy neck- WAA will put their Laurier spirit at work in would like to support women's athletics on games and has worked on the sidelines at laces and glow sticks at the local bars." order to transform the gym into a magical campus in any capacity. Whether you are a Laurier volleyball games. In the future, WAA is hoping to get more purple and gold extravaganza. varsity athlete or an active intramural partic- "This year we've supported our women's involved at the intramural level. WAA starts up every September, and con- ipant, you are WAA-eligible. Whether you basketball, volleyball, hockey, rugby, soccer "We want to get more girls playing sports tinues throughout the year. Meetings are want to come out and cheer on your varsity and lacrosse teams... we get geared up in at a non-varsity level and are hoping to every other week, usually on Monday nights, Hawks or would like to volunteer your time purple and gold to cheer them on," said organize intramural tournaments, such as 6:00 pm at the Athletic Complex. A small fee at Laurier athletics activities, the girls at WAA rookie member Natalia Swierczynska. for Powder Puff football," explained gets you a WAA membership, a t-shirt, and will welcome you with open arms. As long as WAA has also participated in charity caus- Midwood. the opportunity to meet a great group of you are a sports-loving gal, WAA is for you. es such as Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops Members are awarded points for their friendly, spirited, sports-loving girls who are Although the Women's Athletics for Heart. Last year, WAA won the Jump Rope participation, which can be used towards proud to be Golden Hawks. And that's Association has been around for a long time, for Heart Spirit Award. purchasing WAA memorabilia such as sweat- WAAzup at WLU. Don't be SAD... It's only Winter Amy Wright carbohydrate or sugar cravings symptoms can be very similar, but the symptoms of SAD. Just place 2. Experience the beauty of a (often accompanied by weight to a lesser degree. any of these oils in a burner in warm coffee with a little bit of It's the middle of February, it's gain), difficulty waking up in the There are several options to your room, and let the odours of Baileys. freezing cold, and you just can't morning, sleep disturbance, social consider if you have been diag- nature do the work. 3. Have some sex. It also releases seem to drag yourself out of bed withdrawal, reduced productivity nosed with SAD. The most obvi- In Canada, we are fortunate endorphins that will have you for your morning classes. While and irritability. These symptoms ous choice is to have your doctor enough to experience four lovely smiling all day long. If you choose this may sound like prototypical derive from an imbalance ofbrain prescribe an anti-depressant. seasons each year. Unfortunately, to abstain, then become your own behavior of any university student, chemicals, namely serotinin and While anti-depressants have a about five of those months consist best friend. If you know what I it may also be the cause of some- melatonin. These chemicals can rather negative reputation, your of winter. For those who do not mean. thing much more serious. become imbalanced due to a doctor will be able to prescribe suffer from SAD, but simply hate 4. Sit in front of your window and Seasonal Affected Disorder decrease in the availability of light one that best suits your own phys- everything about winter, I offer laugh at all the people that fall (SAD) affects over 10.8 million during the fall and winter months. iological needs. you some suggestions on how to because you are too lazy to shovel North Americans, with women It is a cyclical illness, worsening in If you are one of many who maximize your fun and keep your your front walk. constituting seventy-five percent the winter months, and subsiding would rather go the homeopathic energy levels up during these cold 5. Learn to appreciate the exqui- of the diagnosed. The symptoms (although not completely disap- route, light therapy might be a months: site beauty of the winter wonder- most commonly experienced pearing) in March or April. The better option. Bright, fluorescent 1. Create snowpeople in compro- land outside. Or, the exquisite include feeling sad or depressed, "winter blues" may be described light has been proven to reduce mising sexual positions on your experience of waking up under- lethargic, difficulty concentrating, as a reduced form of SAD. The the symptoms of SAD. The timing front lawn. neath a big, warm duvet. of the exposure to the light source is essential. The recommended exposure time is 20-30 minutes in the morning, as exposure to light in the evening is likely to cause insomnia. Light sends signals to the brain, causing it to release suf- ficient amounts of serotonin and curtail the daytime release of melatonin. Another option may be KEVIN to try some aromatherapy. KLEIN DE Bergamot, grapefruit, lemon, DE orange, rosemary and peppermint KLEIN have been used to help combat KEVIN Winter is boring. We have nothing to do (except dream about Maneesh) Skating is fun. We're happy and not bored anymore!

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 a la 111 25 House-hunting help Ifyou are one of the many looking for a new home, look no further JenniferAsselin look like a dork, but believe me, you'll be thankful for those notes The hunt is on! Yes ladies and gen- in the long run. tlemen, it's that time again. The "People can tell you what's search for student housing has going to happen (when house come to a climax as the housing list hunting), but when you get out has finally been made available to there, it is totally different. students from the Housing Office. Seminars are good but they can't Most students go through the help with everything. You need to agony of searching and ultimately make mistakes yourself and learn choosing a house. For some, like GUY from them," Davis stressed. myself, this will be the first time You will see some good houses looking for a humble abode out- PHOTO and some...well, some not so side of the residence life. good houses but the main thing is There are most likely numer- KLEIN, that you find something that is ous questions running through right for you. your mind as you search frantically Don't feel as though you have for a place to lay your head, and KEVIN to decide on the spot and take the These girls were lucky enough to find themselves a to live. And so to home, this article probably isn't helping place close their former too! first house you look at. Browse and any. Questions like: Am I ever ers who are in the same boat. freedom you'll have of being on answer any questions you may compare. If it turns out that a going to find a place? Who am I "The worst thing," Susan Davis your own," said Farrell. have. house you've looked at becomes going to live with? How much said, "is knowing that there are But with freedom comes a The web site, as well as a semi- unavailable, don't worry. There will should I be paying? Each of these thousands of other students doing heightened level of responsibility, nar held on student housing is be more, believe me. are common questions the hous- the exact same thing. The idea of especially when renting a house or helpful in informing you of the The best thing to do is visit the ing office (on-campus) will help competition adds pressure." apartment. questions that should be asked housing office and see what they you with. According to Ashleigh Farrell, You need to make sure you when looking for homes. Some of have to offer. A word of advice One landlord told me, "Once another big thing is "trying to find know what your duties are as a ten- these include: questions on sublet- from Farrell; "talking to people and the housing list is made available, people that you can trust to live ant and if you have any legal ques- ting (which is a concern as most using the people around you as things get crazy. It's hard to get with. You need to tions feel free to leases run from May to May), ques- resources is a good way of finding appointments because things go so find people you contact the Legal tions on who is in charge of yard a place. By networking and finding fast." are compatible Am I ever going Resource Office. work and snow removal, cost of out what other people know, you Have no fear though. There are with and can get to find a place? One of the main laundry, where laundry services open yourself up to a whole new plenty of places available, you just along with." Who am I going concerns is rent are located (as it is not always in list of opportunities." have to get out there and look. If Those of you and knowing how your particular home). As well, you Advice from Davis is simple. you aren't sure where to start in who are looking to to live with? How much is too much. should know if there are any out- "You're going to get a lot of people your search, a good place would be live off campus for much should I Typically you standing repairs and if so, when telling you different things. Pick the WLU website, www.wlu.ca. the first time, this be paying? should be expect- they will be looked after. and choose the advice you take but As well, a relatively easy way to will probably be ing to pay any- Of course it is easy for some- mostly, go with your gut feeling. If find accommodations is to take a your first experi- where from $375 one to inform you of these things you like a place, take it. If you walk around the area and see if ence completely to $425 a month but in reality, when you are looking don't, then leave it!" there are any "For Rent" signs visi- on your own. There won't be any plus utilities. This is just an average at a house or apartment, things are The housing list is available ble. Some landlords will decide to cleaning people to clean your bath- for the area; prices do fluctuate completely different. You have a now for $1 in the Housing Office only advertise this way and it's only room after a late night of too much depending on what you are look- million things running through in the basement of Macdonald a matter of you having to put in the partying. ing for. your head and it's hard to know House. You can contact the office effort to search. An advantage that was noted by Again, if there are concerns or what to say and what to ask. It is at 884-0710 ext. 3218 to talk to the After talking to some students the students was that you get to if you feel you are getting the short always a good idea to bring a note- Housing Officer, Fran Parry. As who recently found a place to live, pick the place you want and your end of the stick, the Housing book and pen to jot down any well, you can visit the office to ask they were able to share some con- parents aren't there to judge it. Office is there for you and they questions and any other little tid- any questions from Monday to cerns and advice they have for oth- "It's exciting to think of the would be more than willing to bits of information. Yes, you might Friday, B:3oam to 4:3opm. tasty treat or trash?

Leung Yue Restaurant of ingredients, but like the names says, only one course of 65 King Street them. Being all fat bastards, my group decided to go for the Waterloo 112.95 unlimited hot pot feast. You receive the same set of raw ingredients, but they never stop coming. The ingredi- Kent McCrea ents for both versions include beef, chicken, squid, shrimp, oysters, four types of tofu, wantons, two types of noodles Now that the K-Dubya winter has caught up, temperatures and beef, chicken and pork balls. have plunged and the smokers must suffer once again. The Leung Yue serves Northern Chinese style hot pot Cheesy puns aside, hot pot is perfect in the winter and can and this shows up mostly in the dipping sauce. Each diner be a lot of fun with the right group of people. can mix soy sauce and a spiced peanut and chilli paste to Hot Pot began in Mongolia and has since spread into create a dipping sauce. For those allergic to nuts, that ingre- */irrr,Afl many parts of Asia, including Thailand, Korea, Japan and dient can be avoided, but as with all restaurant cooking, you China. Each has its own slight nuances according to local should still inform the staff and be quite careful. tastes, but the basic components are always the same. Our hot pot turned out to be amazing, but the best part i/CMT There is a large bowl ofbroth on a heat source of some sort, was the staff. They could obviously tell that we were new to the biggest drawback is that the restaurant only accepts cash nowadays generally a propane burner. Next, dishes of raw all this, and really spent quite a bit of time helping us mix - so stock up before you go. but prepared ingredients are placed on the table and finally, the dipping sauce and to identify the various ingredients. The ritual of hotpot is what makes it such a social activi- a dipping sauce is prepared from several ingredients accord- The restaurant itself isn't very fancy, but actually it ty. The time between cooking and eating is easily spent in ing to personal preference. Diners select the raw ingredi- reminded me of the sort of places I went to when I was in conversation, and the meal can last as long as long as a feast ents, cook them in the broth and then dip them in the sauce China this summer. Basically, it's a fairly plain room with none of the formality. A lot of friends have been dim before eating. crammed with tables that have had their centre cut out and summing like crazy recently (almost every weekend) but At the Leung Yue they serve two types of hot pot; One a hot pot burner installed. At both ends of the dining room now that winter isn't such a joke I'd recommend hot pot. Course and Unlimited (in addition to their full menu). At there were big screen TVs that allowed us to keep track of It's the same sort of social eating fun but that much better $9.95 per person for One Course, you receive a complete set the Raptors game between rounds at the hot pot. Perhaps on a cold winter day.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 2002 26 business Nah, Business Ethics? / Go'on RichardPiotroski institutions, it seems that students ing, details how Enron faked its Politicians and political figures however, seems to he business. are unofficially learning these profits and failed to report billions are trying to spread the word that Everyone wants to be rich. The Cheating, lying, backstabbing, lust, unethical traits, by cheating to get of dollars in debt in order to make the Enron affair is an abnormality problem is obvious; there is insuf- greed. Surely these are words that through their program and avoid- its stock attractive to unsuspecting that should not reflect adversely ficient light shed on the soul of a are associated with immoral, ing punishment. It also seems that investors. It's one of the worst on other well-run companies. business, the heart that makes it unethical behaviour. In recent there is less focus on ethical cor- business scandals in US history, However, many of the practices survive well into the future. years, these words have been con- porate behavior and more on max- and is currently being investigated that ripped Enron to shreds are Money isn't everything. stantly displayed through actions imizing corporate profits. by numerous congressional com- implemented in Without some within a capitalistic society, better Enron, the energy giant located mittees. There were simply no corporater 1 form of ethics known as the corporate world. in Houston, TX, has received plen- rules, no morals, and no ethics. America's code "Students are within a corpo- Company scandals such as Enron, ty of press for its now famous scan- Office affairs were frantic, divorce of conduct. To unofficially learning ration, its foun- unregulated accounting practices, dal involving their accountants among senior executives was com- add to that, the dation starts and the single-minded focus on from Arthur Anderson, Wall Street, mon and stories of couples steam- off-the-books, unethical traits by falling apart. corporate wealth at business and the US federal government. ing up glass-walled offices after manipulative cheating to get People begin schools have been ruining the rep- The shady financial practices and late-night meetings were the talk practices that through their backstabbing utation of the professional indus- executive greed that finally bank- of the town. led to the down- colleagues, try. rupted the Enron Corp., the On top of that, Enron was cre- fall of the energy program." falling into Corporate executives are seen nation's seventh largest company, ated on the same culture of greed trading giant depression, as ruthless fat cats who don't give a is a glaring showcase of corporate and reward that Wall Street was have served as a J- 4 becoming damn as to how they act or who America's 'culture.' forced to suppress by the insider- virtual guidebook for corporations addicted to drugs, and turning into they fire. Even in higher learning The story, which is still unfold- trading scandals of the late 1980s. that fail to inform investors or something they swore would never employees the truth about plum- happen. It's difficult to re-adjust, meting profits and rising liabilities. especially when you're set in a Such companies include airlines, mindframe that what you have banks, and high-profile telecom- been doing is proper. Bre-X, munications and electronics com- Enron, Eatons and many more panies. It seems like firms have risen to the top but in greedy, profit-scheming CEOs who the excitement, they have all lost play tough with their workers have touch with their mortality, as well become role models. Can corpo- as their morality. rate America be held responsible It is critical that a larger focus is for such disturbing practices, when placed on ethics within business the fact remains that it all boils schools. All business courses down to the beliefs and actions of should have a section on ethics the people that run these corpora- taught within the curriculum. Even tions? These same people are con- certain cases should pose ethical sidered to be the best, the ones dilemmas, so that a student's who graduated top of the class mindframe is set properly before from world-leading business they enter into the corporate schools such as Harvard and world. Maybe the Enron scandal Stanford. could have been avoided, if the CREATMTY The reason one continues edu- accountants at Arthur Anderson LITTLE cation after high school is so they were taught that honesty is key in can specialize in doing something business, or if the top executives at WITH they enjoy, in order to lead a hap- Enron were taught that the morals JERK pier and more prosperous life. In they hold are used as a yardstick the 21st century one can choose to when measuring ethical behaviour, SOME specialize in any one of a wide vari- and are mirrored by every employ- To prove that business' are ethical, here is Enron's condensed income statement. Numbers may vary. ety of professions. The trend, ee of the company.

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