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KEVIN CAMPBELL backbone in each of Laurier's past people thought, we became a good runningback to only 88 yards rush on their few chances with the ball. SPORTS EDITOR two games stood tall and didn't football team today:' ing and no touchdown was longer First, Dillon Heap, the fifth-year flinch in the face of one of the great Sam Aird and Mitchell Bosch led than a six-yard run-in. Varga had punt-returner shocked Western This time, there was no reason for est offences in the country. the way for the young defence with averaged 122 yards per game in with a stunning catch just outside hanging heads and dragging cleats. The Hawks (1-3) knew they had eight and 7·5 tackles respectively. Western's three previous tilts. the end zone and Rashad La Tou The Wilfrid Laurier Golden to get up for this game against the Bosch repeatedly shut down "That's the defence we're used to;' che, Laurier's runningback turned Hawks had left everything and Mustangs (4-0). Not only to silence Mustangs' quarterback Donnie said Jeffries. "They've got a lot of fill-in punt-returner ran it in for the maybe even the kitchen sink on the the naysayers, but to prove to them Marshall and first-year phenom and weapons; a lot of ways they can at touchdown. gridiron against their arch-nemesis selves they belonged on the same Kitchener native runningback Tyler tack you ... our kids just dug in:' Heap finished the match with No. 2 Western Mustangs in their 34- field as the best team in the Ontario Varga. Laurier gave Western trouble all seven catches for 176 yards, includ 28loss on Saturday before 2,688 at University Athletics thus far. Varga leads the country with 12 game long. ing a 63-yard punt-returning touch University Stadium. "We knew we could compete with touchdowns in four games, and ob With the score 21-7 and less than down 8:45 into the game. The usually-stalwart defence, them and we did;' said head coach tained three of those on Saturday. two minutes left in the first half, the which had been the missing Gary Jeffries. "Despite what a lot of But the defence held the prized Laurier offence started to capitalize Sports, page 20
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MARCIE FOSTER LEAD REPORTER "As long as we're not overly compromising our Next year, students may see the ad ability to deliver great programming for Orienta clition of a new fall study break, however, this may bring consid tion Week, I'll be okay with it:' erable changes to the structure of 0-Week. A proposal of a two-day fall reading break, which would be -Nick Gibson, WLUSU president and CEO placed at the third weekend of Oc tober, would potentially affect the placement and possibly the length would have people start class on by up to two days with classes tak ofWLU's traditional weeklong the Thursday instead of the follow ing place on the Thursday and Fri 0-Week. ing Monday after Labour Day;' said day in order to free up two days later "It came up at senate last fall, Darling. "What we'd have to do is in the term. The other option was to when I was presenting the academic start classes a little bit earlier:' use the two study days in between dates:' said Ray Darling, registrar The proposal was then discussed classes and finals. and commissioner of oaths at WLU. again last week by the commit- "You're going to run into issues "That day, people had questions. tee and was also sent out over the when you push it back;' said Emily They were questioning the length of summer to all the division councils. Butcher, a head icebreaker during the orientation period, as well as the Darling aims to present the finished this year's 0-Week. "Dons would possibility of a fall study break:' proposal to the WLU senate in No also need to be trained earlier, and After the senate meeting, a com vember, should it pass at the senate prepared earlier, and would have to mittee was formed that included academic meeting next Monday. be on duty longer, because they'd David McMurray, vice president of "The reason why we're doing this have that extra weekend to have to student affairs, and former Wilfrid is to benefit the students;• he said. watch students:' Laurier Students' Union president "The big concern is the impact on Although this is one issue that and CEO Kyle Walker. Orientation Week:' "We drafted a proposal that Orientation Week could shorten Campus, page 6
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wife and still don't un Assist Other Service By-Law Complaint What do you think I Location: 41 Bricker Ave. Location: 232 King St. N. I of the university derstand women:' Reported: Sept. 16 at 1:30 a.m. Reported: Sept. 20 at 2:33a.m. shortening 0-week? I SCS officers on mobile patrol came A 21-year-old local male was is I across a noisy and rowdy party on sued a Provincial Offence Notice Bricker Ave. Eight WRPS units were contrary to the Waterloo Public Nui I on scene in an effort to dismantle sance By-Law for 'Foul, permit to B -J.D.McGuire,K-WGreenParty the party goers. A 23-year-old WLU foul land owned privately: He had candidate when asked what he'll do for student was extremely rude, dis been caught on CCTV cameras uri I women and women's rights ifelected respectful and uncooperative with nating by the front doorway of the WRPS. As a result of his actions this SCS offices. matter will be dealt with by the Judi cial Affairs Council. Unwanted Contact CORRECTION Location: 202 Regina St. In the Sept. 21 article "Giving back, one photo at a time" a quote by Matt Assist Other Service Reported: Sept. 20 at 12:30 p.m. "It's a terrible idea, 0- Symes incorrectly read as though working for the organization Self-Help Al Location: Arts C Wing SCS dealt with a former student liance was difficult, when rather he meant that in previous years, attempt Reported: Sept. 19 at 12:33 p.m. wishing to attend this years' Home Week is one of the ing to reach out to organizations was difficult. His experience working with SCS officers assisted WRPS plain coming. It was discovered that he attractive things about Self-Help has been a turnaround from that. A second quote "One in five clothes officers in making an arrest was still on a trespass ban at WLU. Laurier." Canadians commits suicide every year" was also published incorrectly as it of a 20-year-old male WLU student He was informed that the ban is still -Mike Abramovitz should read that one in five Canadians suffer from mental illness. in relation to a criminal offence that in effect. Fifth-year kinesiology in Allan Strong's affiliation was printed incorrectly, and he in fact works had been reported at an off-campus with the Self-Help Alliance. Their website is not www.self-help.ca but rath location in August. Impaired Driver er www.self-help-alliance.ca. The Cord apologizes for this error. Location: Parking Lot #20 rec Reported: Sept. 22 at 4:54a.m. SCS officers discovered an intoxi cated 18-year-old male sleeping be hind the wheel of a parked vehicle. WRPS attended and arrested the While some places charge male for having the care or control up to $6000/term, WCRI of a motor vehicle while his ability offers housing at an unbe to drive was impaired by alcohol. lievable rate. We also pro Theft Under $5,000 vide many services such Location: Residence "I think it's a good idea, Reported: Sept. 22 at 5:05p.m. we have a lot of mid SCS is investigating the theft of a bi terms to write." cycle from a storage area on the fifth -Jingting Hu floor of the student residence during Orientation Week. Second-year economics The bike is described as a men's make 'Giant', Model- Rincon, 24 speed, red in colour bearing a J&J Cycle sticker. Valued at approxi mately $6oo.oo.
Injured/Sick Person Location: Off Campus Reported: Sept. 23 at 12:10 a.m. Cambridge EMS called SCS Dis patch Centre to advise of a caller (male party) that had fallen and in jured himself at an unknown loca tion, possibly on campus. WRPS, "It's a bad idea, it's for SCS and EMS eventually located the kids to get to know the subject at King St. and University school and the school Ave. The services of EMS were not environment." required. -Katie Williams Disturbance Third-year English Location: Residence Reported: Sept. 23 at 11:52 p.m. SCS officers attended to a student residence in response to a com plaint of a disturbance having taken place. A consensual fight had taken place between a number of males and females over 'catcalls' between all parties. Several punches were thrown and a window was smashed in the pro cess. One male sustained a severe cut to his wrist and was treated on scene. He refused any further medi "It's a bad idea because cal assistance. that's where everyone Most of the responsible parties meets everyone." had fled the scene upon SCS arrival. -Nishant Sripathy Residence Life is dealing with the Second-year BBA known students responsible for the damage and their behaviour. Compiled by Katie Flood Waterloo Cooperative Residence Inc. • 268 Phillip Street Waterloo, ON N2L 6G9 • Phone: 519-884-3670 • Email: [email protected] Photos by Kate Turner
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Sporta Editor...... •..•...•...... •. f News Director Inside Just1n Fauteux Campus ...... 4 j fa uteux@ thecord .ca Local ...... 7 NEWS National ...... 9 Interim Liberal leader visits Laurier Bob Rae discusses legacy of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier JUSTIN SMIRLIES experience;' Rae said during his days ahead;' he continued. "Is that CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR presentation. we don't see the world as a place "We were pulled from differ where, necessarily, issues are going Speaking to an audience of both stu ent directions, internally and to be resolved by means of military dents and locals, Bob Rae, interim externally:· confrontation:' leader for the Liberal Party of Cana Rae continued,"The first thing After many questions were asked da and former chancellor at Wilfrid you have to remember about foreign from various students and profes Laurier University, took the stage at policy is that it's not really foreign. sors, Rae discussed his thoughts on the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall It's merely an extension ofyour do foreign policy with The Cord. on Sept. 22 to present a lecture on mestic policy. It's a reflection of who For Rae, Canada's foreign policy the history of Wilfrid Laurier as a are you as a country. And that is true should not only look outward to the prime minister and Canada's place as much as it was during Laurier's countries surrounding the nation, in terms offoreign policy. time as it is today:' but also inward at its inhabitants, The former premier of Ontario Rae then went on to explain in especially as multiculturalism be recounted the time that Laurier was more detail some of the issues, comes an increasingly large part of prime minister from 1896 to 1911, both domestic and foreign, that the Canada's identity. with the last year of his term be- seventh prime minister of Canada "Canada in itself becomes, in a ing the "birth" year of the Evan faced. In particular, Rae discussed sense, a mini-world. Therefore our gelical Lutheran Seminary of Can the implications of the Boer War success in bringing people togeth ada, which later evolved into WLU and Laurier's political battles with er will enable us to do a better job throughout the 20th century. The Robert Borden, the Conservative around the world," he said. talk was part of a series of"centen prime minister that succeeded him Rae also feels that Canada will, nial" lectures hosted by Laurier that in 1911. and should, make a substantial im look back at Canada's politics for the Citing various examples from pact in world politics in the future last century. more contemporary times, Rae talk "What happens in the world has "Laurier, the prime minister, had ed about Laurier's political legacy a profound impact on Canada and I a vision of a bigger country, a big and influence on various political don't think we should feel, because ger place, a bigger world. He had a figures in Canada. we're a relatively small country in humanitarian vision that was very "I had no doubt in my mind, that terms of population, that we can't powerful that was about liberal Mr. Chretien had Laurier in mind really have an impact on the world;' values and human values and that when he said 'no' to George Bush's he said. stood the test of time;' Rae told The proposal to join the coalition in With his stint as Ontario's 21st Cord after the lecture. "I think it's Iraq;' he added. premier from 1990-95, Rae still had something that has a lot of mean While the majority of the talk was messages to send to students about ingtoday:' non-partisan, Rae did take some the upcoming provincial election, The lecture was primarily focused time towards to the end of the lec hoping that involvement continues on Laurier as an individual and what ture to criticize some of his political in an election that directly affects contributions he made to the iden opponents, most notably the Con them. tity of Canada, including his efforts servative Party of Canada. "I think it's inevitable and natural in trying to create a cohesive society "I think for example, when we for students to think about the is between the English and the French. look at provisions between the sues that affect them. Like tuition "Laurier (the prime minister] was Liberals and Conservatives today and education and so on. But it's NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER dealing, from the very beginning, and as Liberals we need to articu also important to think about more Interim Liberal Party of Canada leader Bob Rae speaks at laurier with the realities of the Canadian late these differences more in the broadly;• concluded Rae. Sept. 22. Rae was the chancellor of WLU from 2003 to 2008. More news: online WLUSU election Visit thecord.ca on Oct. 6 Centennial plans hit a snag for breaking news coverage celebrations as the results of the provin MARCIE FOSTER cial election are announced continue LEAD REPORTER "I guess (it was] just un After Elections Ontario delivered the news that Wilfrid Laurier Stu clear information in our WLU celebrates dents' Union was not permitted to draft mail for off-campus students communications with I 100-year to use as proof of residence in the Elections Ontario." RADIO L AU HlER P RESENTS ..• relationship with upcoming provincial election, di rector of policy research and advo Lutheran Seminary cacy Chris Hyde and vice president of university affairs Sean Madden worked together to find a solution. ltYitkt.tt~ "I think each side thought we -Sean Madden, WLUSUVP: univer THURSDAY OCTOBER were on the right side of the page sity 1 with what we're being required, and I guess we got mixed sig nals between the two of us;' Hyde explained. both elections so where the federal "I guess one of the strongest rea rules would have allowed something sons was that we just finished the like this, there's confusion that the Government of Canada elections, provincial rules are the same:' which have their proof of residence Madden then explained how rules, there were a lot of them and it Elections Ontario originally sup LATANYA HYATT STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER took time to get used to them. Once ported the idea to draft mail for we were acclimated to those rules, proof of residence for off-campus they probably dominated how peo students. "I guess [it was] just un ple look at the elections" clear information in our commu $lOA Elections Ontario forbids WLUSU nications with Elections Ontario," TICKET from drafting mail for students to he said. $12AT Hyde's role use as proof of residence in the up Moving forward, Hyde and Mad coming provincial elections on Oct. den drafted a poster detailing what 6, something that WLUSU thought is required for students to prove restructured they could offer to students. On proof of residency. Some listed in campus students are unaffected as cluded lease agreements, utility bills WLUSU avoids Madden explained. and loan agreements. "Elections Ontario accepted resi Madden added that the websites potential conflict dence rolls [lists of students in a itsyourvote.ca, elections.on.ca and of interest during residence J as proof of residence wemakevotingeasy.ca are all help documentation, and so the 3,000 ful resources to help you get ready elections odd students that are in residence to vote. are covered;' he said. There are advanced polls taking Madden added, "It's many of the place in the Concourse Sept. 28 and thecord.ca same staff that they have hired for 29 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. THECORI: 4 • THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 Campus News Editor Justin Smirlies CAMPUS [email protected] Mi WLU in brief WLU appoints a new chan WLUSU hosts debate for students cellor, Michael Lee- Chin On September 23, Canadian busi nessman and philanthropist Mi chael Lee-Chin was officially ap pointed chancellor ofWilfrid Lau rier University. The decision was made with unanimous support from the Board of Governors and the Senate. Lee Chin, who will become Laurier's eighth chancellor, will be succeeding John A. Pollack. Lee-Chin will balance his new role at Laurier with a plethora of business and philanthropic endea vours. Lee-Chin was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, but relocated to Canada to enroll at McMaster University as a civil engineering student. Possessing a knack for financial investment, by his early thirties Lee-Chin had purchased $500,000 of stock in Mackenzie Financial. In 1987 Lee-Chin started Port land Holdings Incorporated. The ROSALIE EID PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER first major acquisition was Advan Candidates from the Kitchener-Waterloo riding came to Wilfrid Laurier University on Sept. 22 to take questions from students. tage Investment Council, and, under Lee-Chin's tutelage, the company Ultimately, the debate focused premier:' said Witmer. possibility of the Liberal party grew to manage billions of dollars in JUSTIN SMIRLIES on the issues relating to students The second question of the debate building more nuclear plants, which assets. CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR - such as education and the grow was more centred around student Cisterna believes is too expensive Portland Holdings Inc. has since In an attempt to get more students ing number of university students issues, where a student asked the and detrimental to the environment, grown and owns a majority interest at Wilfrid Laurier University in - but also healthcare, trade and the panel of candidates, "Why should I especially when more renewable in a variety of companies including, volved in the upcoming provincial environment. Present at the debate let everyone pay for my education?" options are available. AIC International Investments Lim CJ election, the Wilfrid Laurier Univer were incumbent Progressive Con Davis replied to this by saying, "We also have to make sure we ited, CVM Communications Group, sity Students' Union (WLUSU) held servative candidate Elizabeth Wit "Fundamentally, there are some keep nuclear energy going, at least National Commercial Bank Jamaica an on-campus forum last Thursday mer, Liberal party candidate Eric people who don't have children and for the time being. It makes up so Limited and Senvia Money Services la with four of the candidates running Davis, NDP candidate Isabel Cis we pay for public schooling, there per cent of our energy mix;' an Inc. in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding. terna and Green party candidate J.D. are some people who don't need swered Davis, mentioning that the Throughout his lengthy ca Similarly to the federal election, this McGuire. hospitals yet we pay for hospitals. Liberal party will refurbish many of reer, Lee-Chin has also managed Ten riding holds special importance be After a brief introduction from The point is that we're all in this the existing plants. "We want to di to become heavily involved in cause it encompasses two universi each of the candidates, the floor was together." versifY the green energy mix but we philanthropy. =====I ties and a diverse local and student then opened up to students where One of the more interesting ques can't do that overnight:' In addition to the focus on cor MARIS population. the first question regarded the is tions of the day- something which One of the concluding questions porate citizenship on the part of CORD The forum was moderated by sue of provincial debt and proposed lightened the mood of the debate of the session was from a student Portland Holdings, he has made Chris Hyde, WLUSU director of pol budgets. somewhat - was a question from a who, most appropriately, asked why sizable personal contributions to a FewW icy, research and advocacy and The "So when we do it [implement Twitter follower of the debate. The students are important topics of number of institutions including the dents Cord's editor-in-chief, Linda Givet the NDP budget], we're not cutting question was simple; asking each discussion during this provincial Northern Caribbean University in clition! ash. While only an hour long, the services but enhancing them. And candidate who their all-time favou election. Mandeville, Jamaica. onca~ debate offered students the oppor we're doing it in a responsible way rite Canadian was, where each can "I don't want to be singing that With these donations, he gave Class tunity to ask the candidates ques that puts families first," explained didate gave a different answer. children are future or anything $30 million to the Royal Ontario alsw tions about their concerns and is Cisterna, noting that her party will After a brief pause from political like that, but it's true:' joked Mc Museum, which assisted in the cre sity s~ sues for the Oct. 6 election. balance the budget. discussion, a female student came Guire. "We're a party focused on the ation of the Museum's addition, the (CAS) "We really wanted to give stu Davis and McGuire stated simi to the podium and asked how each future:' "Michael Lee-Chin Crystal: Fo dents an opportunity to ask their larly to Cisterna, saying their parties of the candidates were going to en "When you take a look at our fu Lee-Chin will formally become that tl questions," Sean Madden, vice pres will not cut services but try to con sure the rights of women within ture, we realize we're going to be Laurier's chancellor during Fall theC ident of university affairs at WLU trol spending. Witmer, on the other the sphere of health and job equal living in a global economy. It's go Convocation on Oct. 28, usher endp SU, told The Cord after the debate. hand, felt that the current McGuinty ity. Most of the candidates said that ing to be extremely important that ing WLU into its next one hundred poin "As well, I wanted the candidates to government hasn't been responsibly women's rights and equality is still our young people have skills;• added years. agree speak to kind of a unique perspec controlling government spending. an issue to be aware of and that Witmer. -Compiled by Olivia Nightingale tive in terms of provincial politics "We have seen irresponsible more women need to get involved in "Not just professional and educa u!l because I can't think of any other spending in the past eight years. the political theatre. tional skills but social skills in order Check the Oct. 5th issue Wilf~ riding with two universities and a We have a debt, by the way, that At one point during the debate, that we can continue to develop so ofThe Cord for a story on Asso college:' has been doubled by the current Cisterna questioned Davis on the lutions to problems:• WLU's new chancellor that tenn 201 H raill Bat fes me~ maj co will TAYLOR GAYOWSKY GRAPHICS E.DITOR Alumni Relations plan for centennial homecoming JACQUELINE SALOME director of alumni relations Bridget festivities will act as reunions for Saturday morning. Saturday night This outreach event raises mon CORD NEWS McMahon stress that those attend graduating classes of 1961, 1971, will see alumni and student parties ey for Laurier's Sun Life Financial I ing the game should arrive at or ear 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and at both Wilf's and the Turret. Movement Disorders Research This year has marked the 10oth an lierthan 12:30 p.m. to ensure atten 2006. Total attendance is expected New programming includes a and Rehabilitation Center (MDRC) niversary of Wilfrid Laurier Univer dance at the pregame events. to surpass 10,000 people. Sunday afternoon performance of whose research focuses on Parkin sity and with it comes what Teresa "The student body will have to Festivities this year will include Jesus Christ Superstar in Stratford, son's disease. Each year, the football Smiley, alumni relations officer at trust us that it's going to be unique;' the traditional WLU favourites such and an alumni dinner at Bingemans team participates in this event in WLU, is calling "the biggest and said Smiley. as a free pancake breakfast for stu Conference Center. Here, Laurier's full force. "Whether you're an avid hopefully best (homecoming] in Those who have arrived and had dents, staff, alumni and community 100 Alumni of Achievement-alum runner or have never run before, it's Laurier history:· their ticket scanned before 12:30 members hosted in the quad before ni who are leading 'lives ofleader fun to come out and just support the The WLU men's football team will p.m. will be entered in a contest. the football game. ship and purpose' according to the cause. It's another event we'd love take on the Ottawa Gee-Gees at 1 One winner will have the chance to Alumni and community mem WLU institutional proposition-will to see student participation out at;' p.m. on Saturday Oct. 1 at Universi make a field goal attempt between bers can partake in open houses be celebrated. said Smiley. ty Stadium. Pre-game activities will the third and fourth quarters of the hosted by each faculty or attend the The fourth annual Laurier Loop, a "We're marketing this as the be in abundance, though the nature game for a chance to win $10,ooo. Legends of Laurier lecture in which road relay race of 2.5, five, or ten ki homecoming you don't want to of these activities as well as halftime Alumni attendance is expected retired WLU business professor lometres around University Stadium miss. It's a celebration of100 years events will not be disclosed until the to be at an all-time high for the Tupper Cawsey will be speaking in and through Waterloo Park will be that's not going to come around for day of the game. Both Smiley and centennial year. Homecoming the Senate and Board chamber on held Sunday. another 100:' added McMahon. THE CORD • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 CAMPUS • 5 Milloy joins K-W candidate at La ur1er• some could say modest, platform. in order to compete in the global LINDA GIVETASH economy:' EDITOR- IN-CHIEF We have 45 commitments, which at the end ofyear four [is] about a In adding more spaces to uni Local Liberal candidates Eric Davis $1.5 billion, about a third of that on versities, an emphasis on interna and John Milloy visited Wilfrid Lau the post-secondary side in terms of tional students has been viewed by rier University Tuesday afternoon tuition credit;' Milloy explained in the province since early 2010 with to spread the word among students response to the effects the tuition concerns on attracting these stu regarding the advanced polls being grant would have on the overall pro dents and the challenges they have held on campus on Sept. 28 and 29 vincial budget. He critici2ed that the in funding their education. for the provincial election. opposition parties are offering many "No, they will not be eligible, I've In addition to providing polling more commitments at a higher price been asked about the tuition credit;' information, the candidates, along tag. Milloy said about international stu with members of the WLU Young Not yet of voting age, first-year dents. "But what we're looking at is, Liberals, informed students about global studies student YusufZine are there better ways to accommo the Liberals' education platform. said while his family tends to vote date international students in terms Minister of training, colleges and NDP in elections, the Liberal plat of certainty around tuition, in terms universities and Kitchener Cen- form on education has spiked his of the support they're receiving at tre incumbent member of provin interest to learn about the party's the institutions?" cial parliament (MPP) Milloy dis other policies. "One of the things we've done to cussed the rationale for the party's "This is the first time somebody try to attract PhD scholars is the tril proposed tuition grant. "We want has actually come and talked to us;' lium scholarship;' he said, adding to make sure finances are not an saidZine. that this is a program the Conserva obstacle for any student;' he said, "It's a lot more personal:' tives intend to cut. regarding their proposal to offer Looking at the benefits of the Lib Milloy concluded that interna undergraduate students a $1,600 tu eral post-secondary platform for tional students are still accessing ition grant if their family makes less Kitchener-Waterloo, an area that is Canadian institutions at a bargain than $16o,ooo annually. home to two universities and a col in comparison to schools in the U.S. On deciding the focus of the party lege, Davis, a WLU grad said, "One or Europe. "University-wise you're platform, Milloy said, "We identified of our commitments it to create coming to some of the best institu the key areas, health care particular 6o,ooo more post-secondary edu tions on Earth and you're paying a ly for seniors and the other is post cation spaces ... the primary reason relatively small amount when you NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER secondary education:' being that we need to make sure we compare it to something in the u.s.;• Milloy and Davis came to WLU on Sept. 27 to meet students. "We put forward a very careful, have a highly-educated work force he said. CAS, WLU ratify labour agreement Tentative deal reached in June finalized MARISSA EVANS CORD NEWS "Some people are going Few Wilfrid Laurier University stu dents need be reminded of the con to be very happy, some ditions that temporarily paused life on campus in the winter of 2008. people aren't, some are Classes came to a halt and tutori als were put on hold as the univer going to be in the sity saw its contract academic staff (CAS) haunting the picket lines. middle:' For the time being, it appears that the disagreements between the CAS and WLU have reached an -Kendra Young. administrative man endpoint - or at least a starting ager ofthe faculty relations at WLU point in a future of negotiations and agreements. Months of bargaining between "It wasn't very objective:• university administration and the Kendra Young, administrative NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty manager of the faculty of relations at Association (WLUFA), the union WLU, agreed that one of the things AND VISIONING WORKSHOP that represents the CAS, led to a both sides wanted was to stream The City of Waterloo has initiated the Northdale Land Use and Community Improvement tentative settlement on June 16, line procedures with regards to hir Plan Study and has retained a consulting team comprised of MMM Group Limited in 2011. ing. As a result, one of the changes association with RCI Consulting Inc. and Sweeney Sterling Finlayson & Co. Architects However, the settlement wasn't being implemented is a roster form. Inc., to complete this study. The purpose of the open house and visioning workshop is ratified until quite recently. Judy "We had training on that last week," to seek public input in the development of a vision for the Northdale neighbourhood Bates, WLUFA president and pro said Young. "It was actually a good and to obtain public input on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats fessor of geography and environ change in the agreement:' (SWOT analysis) for Northdale. This event represents the first consultation exercise for mental studies, explained that the Despite the fact that the CAS this study. majority of the CAS members have achieved many of their goals, a few contracts to teach in the fall and issues were left unresolved. How Open House and Visioning Workshop Det:ails: winter term. ever, Bates acknowledged that this Wednesday, October 5, 20 I I, 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. "We felt that it would not be ap was normal for negotiating. New Location: propriate to go ahead with the rati She contended that this could be Federation Hall (University of Waterloo campus) fication vote in the summer;' she due to the fact that CAS members 200 University Avenue West added. Instead, they decided to wait weren't fully engaged in the process. until the fall, when more CAS mem "Had they been;' she reflected. "I Registration: ·--~ ~--~ ...... i, •- • ••• •, .flNI'II'~ii.TJ!IiJIT.Wj'l] ••••••••••, bers would be present. think we would have achieved a lot Participants are required ~o R.S.V.P. 1 due ~o space constraints to : 1 ,' Ratification took place on the eve more:' ....: - I 't ! Anne-Marie Phelan at ~ ~ ning of Sept. 14. Bates said that the Young said university adminis ~· ~ ;!"" r i J l :j i changes will come into effect over tration was happy with the results [email protected] :.: ,, l !l ~ ..._ :§ ;· or phone 519-747-8752. 3: ; • .· I t T t I ...... ~ t the course of the next few weeks. on their side. "Like everything;' she 1 fa f ;· i .- •. ~ --..-• % ._"""tr ~ When asked about the goals the continued. "Some people are going Agenda: .: I. l - "I ~ l ~.~... *.;,..,·I . · I .,'Iii CAS was hoping to achieve in the to be very happy, some people aren't Available for viewing at • ·-- • •oJMl'ell •lliv'-v'EH'!Jl.;"Ell~ -- • • • ' new contract, Bates explained, "One , some are going to be in the middle:' www.wa~erloo.ca/nor~hdale of the main points was that we Overall, the CAS members were wanted to improve working condi mostly satisfied. "I mean, obviously We encourage the public to provide input into this important study. If you are unable to attend tions for our faculty:• they would have liked more;' Bates the public open house and visioning workshop, a survey soliciting input will be made available Out of date computers and lack explained, concluding that terms not the day of the event (linked from www.waterloo.ca/northdale). Members of the public not of access to offices in the Dr. Al met will be goals for next time. able to attend this event also have the option of submitting written/ electronic comments. vin Woods Building (DAWB) were From the university standpoint, The public is informed and notified that names and comments may be made public. both issues they wanted addressed. Young found that the bargaining For further information regarding this public open house and visioning workshop, Improvements were made in both went very smoothly. She said that please contactTanja Curie, City of Wa~erloo Policy Planner, at 519-747-8745 or instances. the process was a good pace, filled [email protected]. Bates further noted that the most with lots of discussion. important topic may be the trans "I hope that what we came up THE CITY OF 1:':"41 parency in the hiring processes. "We with actually worked for both par Northdale LAND USE & COMMUNITY were finding that some instances, ties;' she concluded. "There were a IMPROVEMENT PLAN STUDY Waterloo rare instances, but nevertheless lot of improvements that both sides some; it seemed to us that depart actually agreed with and want- .. www.waterloo.ca/northdale ments were hiring friends;' she said. e d . 6 • THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEM BE R 28. 2011 Counselling services expand their availability Increase demand results in new times ELIZABETH DICESARE are now facing, WLU's Student Suc CORD NEWS cess Team (SST) has recently put to gether new Student Crisis Response Wilfrid Laurier University's Coun Procedures (SCRP). selling Services has implemented The SST is made up of faculty and new walk-in times to book both staff who have a lot of interaction intake and crisis appointments in with students and are able to identi order to keep up with the demand fY students who may need increased from students for their services. support. They analyze trends within In the past, Counselling Services WLU and come up procedures, such offered one-hour appointments for as the SCRP, that will aid students. students based on the availability "Laurier is a community where of the counsellors working, which our faculty and staff care deeply slowed down the appointment pro about students . (SST] wanted to cess. Students had to wait long pe make sure that the whole communi STEPHANIE TROUNG GRAPHICS ARTIST riods of time before being able to ty was in power to be able to support speak to someone and this became a the students," said dean of students, concern for many students. Leanne Holland Brown. "This is not Potential changes worry volunteers "Demand for counselling and one person's job-this is a job of the the wait for initial in-take appoint entire university community:• ments became longer and longer," The new procedures will make it -cover the number one orientation pro going on during the day;' he ex explained Alison Bertoia, direc- easier for faculty and staff to refer gram in the country. It's like that plained. "Essentially, the idea there, tor of Counselling Services. "And students to services available, which may arise, Butcher claimed there for a reason. That's why we have my fear is that people will see this (Counselling ServicesJ didn't want can help with different challenges would be more to the logistical is a week. It's called 0-Week," she as cutting up 0-Week, but I see it as to cause a barrier fo r anyone and they may be facing. sues than residence life and pro explained. sort of an integrated thing:' wanted to be able to invite people in It has information and contacts gramming challenges. "It's not just about pushing 0- It is Gibson's expectation that al as quickly as possible:' regarding such services as Special "Nobody really likes the idea of Week back two days when you really lowing students a break in the fall New walk-in appointments were Constables, Counselling Services, having to change 0-Week, and this think about it:' semester would benefit everyone also implemented to help counsel academic advising, Residence Life year we made a lot of changes. There Nick Gibson, WLUSU president with their academics. ling services be "more responsive to and the WLU Food Bank. were a lot of issues but there were and CEO, was also concerned about "Ifyou're in a spot where there decrease barriers for students com "The ultimate goal [of the SCRP] also a lot of positives that happened the proposal. seems like no end, there's no room ing in and gives the student a chance would be that it allows students who with it," she reflected. "Changing so "As long as we're not overly com to breathe, by any stretch of the to have initial consultation as quick need the extra support to access that much at once, there have been a lot promising our ability to deliver imagination that is a huge mental ly as needed;' continued Bertoia. support in an easier fashion;' con of questions as to what is the value great programming for orientation health strain:' The new walk-in times for in tinued Holland Brown. "Collectively, ofO-Week, and cutting it down to week, I'll be okay with it;' he said. He claimed that at the end of the take appointments are from Mon we are all helping our students suc four days is a possibility:' "I know there are many merits, it's day it is important that students get day through Friday from 9 a.m. to ceed [together]:' Butcher was concerned that, even pretty well known that there is over a break, even just to relax for a few 12 p.m., and Wednesday from 5:30 For more information regarding with WLUSU out to represent stu whelming support from students days whether or not they have work to 6:30p.m. Walk-ins for crisis ap the new procedures outlined by the dents' interests in this proposal, 0- to have that break. How it is actu to catch up on. pointments take place Monday SST, students and staff can look on Week would be cut down regardless. ally done, that's where some conflict "Whatever they decide to do that's through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. the WLU website or stop by the dean In defence of a weeklong 0-Week, tends to come up:' their prerogative. Giving them that Bertoia also stated that the de of students office. Butcher stated that she, along with Gibson sees the opportunity to opportunity, ultimately if we want mand for Counselling Services has Students interested in gaining other icebreakers and volunteers, create synergy between orientation to be a university that supports aca been "increasing incredibly quickly;' more information regarding Coun would be enraged should orienta week and academics. demic success, we need to be open which also affected the decision to selling Services are invited to go tion week be cut. "I'd envision there would be pro to what most of the universities have new walk-in appointments. by their office, located across from "The programming is really im gramming going on the Thursday do, and that's giving some sort of a In order to help with the grow Health Services on the second floor portant. Laurier is supposed to be and Friday nights, with classes break:' ing amount of challenges students of the Student Services Building. THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 • 7 Local Ed1tor Amanda Steiner LOCAL asteiner@thecord .ca Easing students' financial woes LINDSAY PURCHASE we can talk to them sort of on their monitoring perspective it's kind of students would have to be particu the bankers honest:' LEAD REPORTER own level:' a plus, relative to what currently is larly careful. "They're here for four Waterloo Banking Project aims The goal, said Helena Cao, who available, where, you know, there's a years, and then they're gone, so if to open in the spring of2013. In the When Ryan Chen-Wing first stum is the senior director ofWaterloo pretty distant relationship between they make some bad loans to other meanwhile, students are encour bled across the entirely student-op Banking Project, is for students "to the person lending the money, and students and are not held account aged to complete the organization's erated Georgetown University credit be able to carry themselves through you:' able to that, then that's a problem;' online survey to further under union during a research project, he their education with the least However, he also acknowledged saidZiss. standing of student needs and de was struck by the idea that such suc amount of debt that they can have:' that the selection process for hiring "There's still that issue of keeping sired financial services. cess might be mirrored in Waterloo. The agreement is currently being "We have talented students at finalized with an interested partner. Waterloo and Laurier;' the Universi Chen-Wing explained, "When we ty of Waterloo student commented. presented to them, and they were "If it can be done anywhere in Cana excited about it, that really validat da, it can be done here:' ed the idea for us. Here is someone Chen-Wing is the founder and who could help us, and who is in the project leader of Waterloo Bank business, and says yeah, that makes ing Project, a business which will sense:' provide an alternative platform for Cao acknowledged that the co student money management. The op opportunities provided by both financial institution will include universities exemplifY the ability of services typically offered by larger students to work to a profession- banks, such as accounts, loans and al standard. "This experience will credit cards, but will be entirely run hopefully help them in the future, by unpaid students from both of the and develop their career path in a local universities. way that's more beneficial than it is Students, Chen-Wing believes, already;' she said. would be more adequately prepared Steffen Ziss, the chair of the de to provide financial advice and partment of economics at Wilfrid banking services to their peers due Laurier, was in agreement. " I mean to their personal experiences. you have a School of Accounting "We expect to be competitive in and Finance over there [at the Uni terms of our prices and our rates, versity of Waterloo], you have aBBA but we think that we'd be able to program here, and they're all doing ( help students more in terms of ad finance, and they may have some vising them;' said Chen-Wing. knowledge about how banking "Here's something where we're in works," he said. the same situation as students, and Ziss continued, "I think from a Local PC candidate creates political youth cabinet LINDSAY PURCHASE announcement came at a less than but seemed unsure as to whether it provide a unique attempt at combat LEAD RE PORTER opportune time. "The last thing stu would generate real results. ing the undeniable fact oflow youth dents want to see are politicians Although he acknowledged that voter turnout. The alleged indifference ofyouth to pandering to them during election the type of people likely to be drawn Part of the problem, according the political process is a topic that time," he acknowledged. "If we can to such projects would likely be to Roy, comes down to a question ironically ignites plenty of passion constantly get in to see students and those with a prior interest in poli of resources. Political campaigns from all ages. Are the young vot be in front of them throughout the tics, Roy noted that those involved running on a stretched dollar may ers of today merely ambassadors of four years, they'll begin to realize could potentially inspire friends to choose to "exclude young people" on a lazy generation? Do students not this is a constant thing, not just dur do the same, leading to a "snowball the basis that strategic efforts could vote because politicians don't care? ing election time:' effect:' be used more effectively with an in Kitchener-Conestoga Progres From being high school president, He commented, "I think part of volved demographic of voters. sive Conservative (PC} candidate to being involved in the students' the problem is whether young peo "It's just this circular effect;' Roy for member of provincial parliament union during his post-secondary ple see this as sort of ... a veiled at explained. "They're not being en (MPP) Michael Harris is aiming to education, Harris maintained a tempt at actually including them gaged, they're not being motivated, dispel these stereotypically cited commitment to the political process when in fact their input's not really they're not being asked to join and explanations. throughout his youth. wanted:' participate, and therefore they're On Sept.21, Harris announced "I've benefited from the opportu "Young people are perhaps frus not:' a campaign promise at Conestoga nity I was given as a young person trated with this idea that parties are Conversely, it may be that the College that pledged greater efforts to get involved and engaged," he ex trying to appeal to them and engage problem does not lie with the tra to engage youth in the political pro plained. "Given the opportunity to them, but not really in a meaningful ditional blame game of reasons for cess. The plan included such ambi be elected, I definitely want to ex way," Roy continued. low voter turnout, but with tradition tions as a "Youth Cabinet" for ages tend the same opportunity and defi Politicians often rely on venues itsel£ 14-24 that would advise on student nitely make an effort to reach out to such as Twitter and Facebook to Roy concluded, "Our formal rules issues, a spring job fair and an "MPP our young people:' communicate with youth, which is of politics ... just simply may not For a Day" program, among other Professor of political science at important, but insufficient. move fast enough for a generation initiatives. 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Teams of five, each orte presented with a wheelchair, band to the challenge:' its~· ed together to collect pledges and den help raise money for the Canadian Vi Paraplegic Association. K Teams competed in several dif -Sheila O'Neill, regional event co Vic · ferent types of races including sla ordinatorfor the Canadian Paraplegic the !om and speed, with prizes going to Association wh' the fastest teams. Prizes were also grac awarded to the top fundraisers, cor Legal Wheelies relay team said he no porate teams and community teams believed this year's turnout was the ap< as well as the teams with the most best the event has have ever had. exp spirit and determination. Media coverage by Rogers Access ALEXANDRA WATSON GRAPHICS ARTIST "This event;' said Sheila O'Neill, helped to spread the word before the w) regional event co-ordinator for the event, which is usually hyped only ass Canadian Paraplegic Association, through word of mouth. A different kind of donation "is a way to bring awareness to our "We had n teams, each with five organization and to the issues that participants;• O'Neill recounted. people in wheelchairs face on a daily "We were also in a very public area, ENVIE presents Women Crisis Services with intimate apparel basis:' so people were stopping to watch Organizers started the day with a and enjoy as well. But if it's just par warm-up stretch led by volunteers "Size can be a factor," Sue said. development manager at Women's ticipants, we had 55 in total." AMANDA STEINER "But what we're doing is we have a Crisis Services as saying, "Without in order to make sure that none of The new location in Waterloo LOCAL AND NATIONAL EDITOR the competitors injured themselves Town Square also helped attract variety of sizes and shapes and we're continued support from companies as using a wheelchair can be hard on foot traffic and local spectators. "When people think of donations;· just going to select a handful from like ENVIE Intimates, we would not the muscles of the upper body. O'Neill also mentioned that this re said Erin Sue, public relations coor each to donate:• be able to provide the support and "F "The most general comment we lay has been trying out a variety of dinator at ENVIE Intimates, "they The $100 purchase requirement, guidance we offer women and chil get;' O'Neilllaughed, "is that it's locations, and Uptown Waterloo think of a financial amount or they necessary before the donation can dren as they flee domestic violence much harder than it looks. Everyone has proved to be the most success think to donate food, but a lot of be made might seem like a high and start living a life without vio does the race in a wheelchair, and if ful. "We will definitely be holding people forget about the basics like number to some, but Sue assures lence, a life we all deserve~ you don't have a spinal cord injury, it again in this same location, next body products and intimate apparel. customers that it's actually quite ''I'd say WCS thinks the idea is "We're donating a quality product reasonable. great;• Sue said happily. "As I said you can find it's really challenging:' year on Sept. 22;' she said. I] Participants said they were Notably absent was the presence that every woman needs:· "We really do try to provide a before, a lot of people don't think to sl floored by how taxing manoeuvring of university students as spectators ENVIE Intimates, located on King range of bras that are affordable to give intimate apparel or the basics, a wheelchair is, but they all agreed or team members. Street in Kitchener, has decided to every woman of every price bracket;' so they're really excited in the fact that the experience was a lot of fun O'Toole mentioned this may be roll up their sleeves, or rather, un Sue said. "Most of our bras range that we're giving a quality product ~ and that they were happy to partici because most organizations un hook their bras, and give back to the anywhere from $30 to just over $100. that every woman needs:• She con it pate and help raise awareness about derstand that university students community through intimate appar So if a woman has a bra in hand, tinued to say that WCS, "gives back d spinal cord injuries. already have a lot of financial pres el bra donation for every $100 pur we'll promote maybe buying the to so many women and children in "We're trying to bring awareness sures, and do not want to add to that chase in store or online. matching underwear or something the area. This is something that is in a fun way;• O'Neill said. "People burden. He also added that it would For the month ofSeptember, EN from our body collection, just to really beneficial to them- to have like stepping up to the challenge, or be great to see more student faces in VIE intimates will be donating bras bump that number up:' those items ofstock to give:· trying to do better than they have the coming years. to Women's Crisis Services (WCS) Earlier this year, ENVIE did at "We're really excited to have this before:' All proceeds from the day will be ofWaterloo Region. tempt a donation of slightly used or partnership;' Sue said. "We're very The races were not the only at going to the Canadian Paraplegic "We just thought that since we lightly worn bras to give to WCS, but new to the community- coming up traction of the day either. Balloon Association ofKitchener-Waterloo, have a lot of stuff to give, we should wasn't as impressed with the result. on our one year anniversary in No animals and face painting were of which uses its funds to help people do it since we're in the position to," "You know how sometimes you vember and we thought it would be fered for the younger spectators, as with spinal cord injuries and their Sue said. "It's really based on WCS buy a bra and when you try it on it important to be more involved in the well as raffle draws and a free lunch families through the recovery pro of Waterloo Region. They're such a doesn't really fit? Before, you could community, especially with worn provided by local restaurant Angie's cess, and also helps them reinte phenomenal organization and they bring it in and we could donate en's issues." Kitchen. grate into the community. give so much back to those in our this for you. But this time we really In the future, ENVIE hopes to People of all ages showed up to "We raised $25,000 that day;• community, so we decided it was wanted to donate something that work with other organizations in or cheer on family members, friends O'Neill said proudly. "That was $10 our time to give back." was brand new, something beautiful der to raise awareness for a variety and colleagues who sported team ooo more than last year, and we look A selection of bras in all colours and special. And it's been going re of women's issues. Bra donations outfits and showed off their com forward to a beautiful, sunny day and sizes has been selected to be do ally well;' said Sue. will continue until Friday Sept. 30, petitive side. again next year:• nated at the end of the month at the The ENVIE Intimates web when the total number ofbras do Doug O'Toole, a member of the -WithfilesftomAmanda Steiner ENVIE location in Kitchener. site quoted Margaret Bauer Fund, nated will be released. The following Faculties of Education are coming to Laurier to provide program application and admission information. Don't miss this valuable opportunity! Teacher October 3, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.; CC-101 (Career Centre, 192 King St. N.) Brock University, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Weste rn Ontario October 3, 2- 4 p.m.; CC-101 (Career Centre, 192 King St. N.) Education University of Toronto. UOIT, Trent Un iversity October 4, 10:30 a.m.· 12:30 p.m.; CC-101 (Career Centre, 192 King St. N.) Queen's University, Nipissing University, Lakehead University, University of Ottawa October 4, 2 • 4 p.m.; CC-101 (Career Centre, 192 King St. N.) weer< Charles Sturt University, Niagara University, Redeemer University, Tyndale University Teacher education programs (Ontario, US and International) will also be represented at the Graduate and Professional Education Fair on October 19. For details and to regiSter, visit www.wlu.ca/career. lAURIER Career Development Centre THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 • 9 National Editor - Amanda Steiner NA~ I0 NA L [email protected] Canada in brief Life 101: ideas for the world Oilsands protesters con verge on Ottawa HIRRA GILANI OTTAWA (CUP) -An estimated CORD NEWS 100 people were arrested on Par liament Hill Sept. 26 as hundreds A free course with no exams, quizzes of citizens from across the country or tests? It's not worth a credit but is descended on Canada's seat of gov it still beneficial? The dean of stu ernment to protest the construc dents at the University of Toronto's tion of the Keystone XL pipeline and Victoria College thinks so. further development of Alberta's Kelley Castle, dean of students at oilsands. Victoria College, recently launched The action, which was billed as a the Ideas of the World experiment peaceful sit-in, was co-ordinated by which involves six courses with no several groups, including the Coun grades, no exams, no pre-requisites, cil of Canadians, Greenpeace Cana no credit, and no charge- all part of da and the Indigenous Environmen a post-secondary education (PSE) tal Network and drew citizens from experiment she calls 'Ideas for the all over the country. World: -Briana Hill, CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief According to Wendy Freeman, assistant professor at the Depart ment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences of McMaster Univer UWO library staffretum to sity, "Students that are interested in work after deal reached these kinds of things, giving them TORONTO (CUP)- Last week, a opportunities to creatively use the deal was reached between the Uni knowledge and I think it might even versity of Western Ontario (UWO) enhance their performance in sub TAYLOR GAYOWSKY GRAPHICS EDITOR and the university's library staff. sequent courses or courses they're ending a strike that has disrupted in as they do this:' that, "I do think.that this is a nice and encourage students to engage professor and student. the campus since it began on Sept. In a statement by Castle, she said, addition in order to help students more freely in learning. "The main difficulty for the teach 8. A four-year agreement was voted "For too long we've created class apply knowledge, but I think that it "A student can freely express er will be, how do you prove that the in favour Sept. 2 3 by 84 per cent of rooms where students aren't inter wouldn't replace more traditional their opinion, a student can freely student has actually gone through the library and archive staff, with ested in deep learning; they're so kinds of courses where that knowl contribute to it without any com the process that they should have Western's Board of Governors also worried about upsetting their pro edge acquisition takes place:' promise in terms of being scared of throughout the course and that they voting their approval. fessor, they're afraid to take a risk. Rumsha Usmani, second-year marks," he said. have learned what the course was The strike began due to issues But I really believe universi commerce major at U ofT, contra "You will see a lot of students who intended to give them to provide over pay, with a pay gap of 20 per ty should leave you stirred-and dicted this opinion when he said, take the course doing it out of per them with all the skills?" she said. cent between Western librarians shaken:' "They [traditional courses] teach sonal will, because there's no credit "But at the same time, you do and archive staff and library staff at Freeman added that, "Now us about work ethic and discipline involved. If this is involved, and if leave the students free to learn how other comparable Ontario universi they are interacting more with the and I feel like taking a course that this case is true, then you'll see that much they want and to make their ties. Workload and the number of knowledge than trying to rope learn has no marking scheme or no any they're doing it out ofpersonal in own effort regardless of the marking staff were also discussed, according it, they are trying to understand how thing wouldn't do that right? Be terest and that they will actually system:' to a statement by the University of does it fit in the world, how do you cause you're free to do whatever you contribute with a lot of quality." However, as Mingallon put it, Western Ontario Faculty Associa use it to solve problems or under want, there's no discipline in that:' Maria Mingallon, a chartered "It is a new way of teaching and a tion. The four-year deal will see the stand things that are meaningful to Hasan Siddiqui, a second-year structural engineer and professor new way of forming professionals. 51 members of staff receiving a sal them, which are things going on in political science student at the Uni of architecture at McGill University It can open the mind of the student ary increase of 1.5 per cent per year. the world today :• versity of Toronto Mississauga felt took a more critical approach, ana as to what actually their work in life -Lee Richardson, CUP Ontario Bureau However, Freeman also noted that such a course would enhance lyzing the pros and cons for both would be." Chief University of Ottawa 0 ' 0 . 0 .o Gj__ o~'. 0 \ - ' ..._ ' ~ 0 0 ··-- 0 0 CQ 0 O(b ,~"\ () 0 0 0 n-.0 0 () ~ () 0 '-U c> u 0 \ 0 () \.I - ; _~-. ·- Learn more about graduate studies, visit www.discoveruOttawa.ca. "' Q 10 • Bree Rody-Mantha • [email protected] FEATURES Findin eace thr u erformance Features Editor Bree Rody-Mantha speaks to students and professionals about the mental benefits of the arts. ince childhood, Michelle Gould has had a passion for dance. ( "It's an indescribable feeling," said the third-year Wilfrid Laurier University student. "It's the most fun way to stay fit. It's an awesome energizing feeling learning someone else's choreography:· Gould is one of the many Laurier students who uses forms of art such as dancing, drawing or playing music to escape from the stress that comes with being a university student. But Gould doesn't just dance for hersel£ Every week, Gould uses her love of dance to inspire a group ofyoung people who had not previously been given the opportunity. As the co-founder and co-instructor of Feel the Beat, a dance class hosted by Laurier Athletics for young adults with developmental disabilities, Gould teaches self-expression through hip hop and jazz moves to a group of enthu siastic young people. She spoke of the obvious physical benefits of the class, which currently runs with nine students and nine volunteers, but also felt that the partici pants experienced significant social benefits. "From the start of the semester to the end of the semester one of the big gest changes we notice is the communication skills;' she said. "Some of them are very shy at the start. But by the end they feel confident to express themselves. For example, they're able to say, 'oh, I can't do this move, it hurts my knees:" Gould remarked that the students of Feel the Beat have shown improve ments in communication both in and outside of class. "Their parents come up to us and tell us how much they appreciate these things too:· Another common practice in the class is to allow the students to move be yond the structured environment of traditional dance classes and improvise. "They love showing off their best moves;' Gould said. "It gives them a lot of confidence and allows them to express themselves:' "This is my voice, informed by everything I know and who I am. And isn't that interesting?" -Dr. Carolyn Amason, associate profossor ofmusic therapy Associate professor of music therapy at WLU Dr. Carolyn Amason, who works with students and clients in clinical improvisation, provided perspec tive on why improvisation is a healthy form of therapy. "Improvisation gives a container, it gives a freedom for expression," ex plained Dr. Amason. "That container can be big or small. It's like, 'this is my voice, informed by everything I know and who I am: And isn't that interesting?" Third-year business student Ian Watson, a dancer and musician, has a multitude of reasons why the performing arts have benefited him as a per son - though he didn't always have access to it. "At my school, I'm not sure if it was just that particular district, but we didn't have any focus on dance in our curriculum and the music program wasn't very well-funded either;· Watson explained. "It might also have been the case that they didn't take it as a serious discipline. Personally, I think it's as vital as something like math:' Coming from a low-income area, Watson never had the opportu nity for studio lessons and instead learned his craft on the streets of his neighbourhood. Recalling his early memories of dance, Watson explained, "My first rec ollection of dancing was being six years old and coming home from school. We'd have the cardboard out down on the ground and everyone would be breakdancing. It was so fascinating to me, so I decided to pick it up myself.' "We didn't have things like cable TV or computers. Dancing was what we did:' As a teenager, a ski accident as well as another incident resulting in multi ple stab wounds threatened to put one of Watson's knees out of commission. However, determined to pursue his passion, he used dance as a form of physical therapy. "It's just like biking or jogging - stimulating and slowly exercising your muscles to promote recovery;• he explained. "Obviously you can't go at it too in their life that allows them to express the hard or you'll make it worse. But it's a great form of therapy:' For one former Laurier student who as But it's developing new skills as an adult that Watson said has been truly about far more than challenging herself to beneficial both physically and mentally. along the path to emotional stability. "It wasn't until! started at Laurier that I began taking classes in hip hop, "I was molested for many years as a ch' as well as contemporary and lyrical," he said. "When you're learning some suffered from post-traumatic stress disor thing new and learning to move in a totally foreign way, you're exercising and severe depression for many years:' your brain in ways that you don't normally. It's like learning a new math Her severe anxiety lead to an inability tl formula." men, and also lead to self-harming beha Watson also continues to use art as a form of release and therapy in his she began to pursue music through sever adult life. Like Amason, he sees the benefits of improvisation as a container lessons, singing lessons and I joined a co for emotions. Her love of music has allowed her a heal Specializing in krump, an aggressive style ofstreet-based hip hop that self able to use musical composition and • utilizes exaggerated movements of body parts, Watson uses dance as an out my stress;· she said. "I put all my pent up let for emotional expression. expression." "As a in all your emotions into it," he explained. The biggest benefit from music has "It's all aic~~~ijii;ii~~ feelings ... so when I'm feeling stressed or a healthy relationship with a male. "My just kr:ump. Bv~ORe !lee.dnornethi.ng-- I've ever trusted;' she said. "I associate FEATURES THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 • 11 ce rts. them to express themselves:' positive emotions and he has instilled in me a great sense ofself-confi -- Laurier student who asked to remain anonymous, art was dence, something that not even the females in my life were able to do:' n challenging herself to learn a new thing; it helped her Dr. Amason, who specializes in the guided imagery of music, told emotional stability. The Cord that being inlmersed in music often leads to significant ~ for many years as a child," the alumnus explained. "I have breakthroughs. st-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder "There are often parts of oneself that have been put away because of sst~ • on •OrL'. many years." our family dynamics or the people we grew up with or maybe trauma riety lead to an inability to feel comfortable around most that people have experienced," Dr. Amason explained. "They've gone ~d to self-harming behaviour. However, several years ago away many times for good reason - to stay protected:' sue music through several means. "[I started taking] piano "Breakthroughs are like parts ofyourself being uncovered or re lessons and I joined a competitive travelling choir:' vealed," said Dr. Amason. She emphasized that one does not need to be c has allowed her a healthy outlet for emotions. "I find my a trained artist to experience these breakthroughs. "There's benefits for tusical composition and singing as a means of redirecting everyone, and those benefits are available for everyone:• ~id. "I put all my pent up emotions into a healthier means of The former Laurier student affirmed this. "Music definitely does have healing powers," she ~'-Without it, I wouldn't be who I am today:' nefit from music has been her ability to once again develop ship with a male. "My vocal coach is a man- the only man oh #-- I f it.. l ~ · .-'! -t.A.' .. .: r --1 12 • THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 Arts Editor Liz Smith ARTS [email protected] Laurier launches literary competition to commemorate Centennial year Emily Bednarz's "Piece" announced overall winner of 100 Words Centennial Drabble Contest Brian Gabriel Smith in the leader ship category for "Leap of Faith" and Nicholas Dinka's "Peach Tree" in the purpose category. "The entries explored a range of topics in each of the assigned cat egories, and the winners all showed their ability to adhere to form while demonstrating innovative or strik ingly original use oflanguage;' said MacDonald. Of the winner, MacDonald said, "I know that we all really liked the range of things Emily was working with. In some ways she was the one who balanced lyricism and story the best, which is what makes her the overall winner. She managed to do both; a little narrative and these beautiful images within:' The response to the drabble con test was impressive. ''A contest that's run by a university is attrac tive for many university students to enter because it has a lot of safety, NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER it's not like a contest that a literary magazine would run, but yet, it at LIZ SMITH purpose. flash fiction, or fiction under 500 (poetry and narrative] :• tracted over 200 entries;• MacDon ARTS EDITOR "It's a centennial initiative, a cel words, are becoming quite popular The panel, made up of associate ald concluded. ebration of creativity at Laurier. as a literary genre:• English professors Tamas Dobozy The winners of the competition In celebration of its 10othyear, Wil Also the idea that each of the three As a judge in the drabble compe and Tanis MacDonald and director will be publicly honoured with their frid Laurier University launched drabble categories reflect the Lau tition, MacDonald told The Cord, ofWLU Press Brian Henderson, de awards at a celebration at the Hawks a literary competition called "wo rier slogan," associate English pro "What we looked for in many ways clared the overall winner of the con Nest on Sept. 29 at 7:30pm. Words Centennial Drabble Con fessor Tanis MacDonald said of the was very basic; good writing. But test to be third-year Laurier student Including the winning drabbles, test:' Participants in the contest contest. "It's a little bit of a gimmick, good writing in 100 words has to be Emily Bednarz with her fictional 48 entries will be published in an of were asked to write a piece of fiction having a story of 100 words to reflect very precise. It's not a lot of words work entitled "Piece:' ficial keepsake book. using only 100 words exploring a 1ooyears~ to tell a story in, but it's longer than The additional winners were Ei Copies will be available for pur topic from one of the following cat "There's a big challenge to writing most poems. In some ways it's a leen Morouney in the inspiration chase at the celebration event for $10 egories: inspiration, leadership or a story in 100 words. Things called genre trapped between those two category for her piece "Laurifer," each. s p r. ( s THE CORD • WEDN ESDAY. SEPTEMB ER 28. 2011 ARTS • 13 Student DJ gaining steam Laurier student enjoys recent success of National OJ title LIZ-=SMITH J national competition as welL I confidence. When I wentto the na ARTS ED TOR OfDJing at a competitive level, I tionals I was really comfortable;' -- I Meyer said, "It's something I've Meyer continued. Wilfrid Laurier University student J been working at passively for a Despite the recent success- Jacob Meyer has an intense love of while now. I'm always working on es Meyer has enjoyed as a DJ, he Custom Screen Prinfing making music and a long history of I scratching and different techniques. doesn't plan on making a career out involvement with his craft. The phi I first competed five years ago and it of it. &Embroidery losophy major is a DJ gaining steam didn't go super well, but there were a "It's more than a hobby, it's my and exposure in the music industry couple of guys who were really suc passion. I'm really in it for the ar as oflate. cessful Canadian DJs who noticed tistic element of it. It's something I "I started making music when I had a bit of promise:' It was those feel like I'll do many years from now I was in grade seven, on the com homegrown successes that gave -probably my whole life. I do com puter," Meyers said. "Some of my Meyer the advice to keep practicing petitions but I don't do clubs. A lot friends when I started high school his talents. of guys use competitions as a step started getting into breakdancing ... "I entered the East Coast com ping- stone to get into clubs but I'm and I was really awful at it. But I still petition [in Hamilton). and I won not really interested in that because wanted to be involved and I love hi it. I didn't really expect to," said go per cent of the music played phop, and since I was already mak Meyer, noting that his music selec nowadays I'm not really into:' ing music, I got into DJing:' tion was among the obscure at the Competing under the pseudonym This initial foray into DJing has competition. "DJ Vekked;' the charismatic DJ now begun to pay off- Meyer re "When I did the East Coast shows promise of a fruitful career in cently won the East Coast Cana competition I was pretty shaky, I the music industry that has only just dian DJ Mixing Championships screwed up a bit in my routine. After begun. (DMC) DJ battle, going on to win the I won the East Coast I got a lot more ·--lfM~---·-ONLINE ORDERS...... ONLY NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER Laurier student Jacob Meyer shows off his swagger following his win at a national DJ competition. Radio Laurier Spotlight:· J. Cole praised 'biggest rapper alive' Up-and-comingrapperJ. Cole is issue of abortion. Toronto last month. making waves this week as his debut Cole admits most of his songs are With his debut album now in album Cole World: The Sideline Story inspired by true events and his sto stores and the buzz only growing in hit stores on Sept. 27. ryline's often relate back to his Fa the industry, J. Cole is setting him Cole, rejected in the early stages ther who abandoned him at a young self up to lead the next generation of of his career by rapper and hip hop age. This depth is what makes Cole hip hop artists. It's a Cole World, get mogul Jay-Z, eventually became the World a unique and outstanding lis your pea coats. first artist signed to HOV's record tening experience. label Roc Nation. A far cry from being the only ones Cole World: The Sideline Story was enamored with J. Cole's talent, the -Allie Hincks and Emily Frost, preceded by several mix tapes in September issue of GQMagazine (TheA & E Show, Wednesdays7-9 p.m. eluding last year's surprise hit Fri praised him as being the "biggest on radiolaurier.com) day Night Lights, which featured such rapper alive" on the cover and Rolling members of hip hops elite as Kanye Stone featured an in depth video on West, Drake and Pusha T. their website of the rapper premier J. Cole, known for his lyrical tal ing his new song "Cole World" in ent, often makes reference to both his impoverished upbringing as well AlE~!'!P.~I.~ as his university education, a juxta - position that is not often seen in the hip hop industry. ~<(Jt?J~ His method of storytelling and commitment to his performances ON-CAMPUS is what gained him much popular 1~- ity prior to the release of a studio album. 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SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 Won't find 'Phony Rappers' here Princess Original Cinema screens a film about the rise and fall of a prominent 1990s hip-hop group MIKE LAKUSIAK Beginning with the group's early and Phife, along with battles with juxtaposed against the compet- today apparently willing to hit the IN DEPTH EDITOR days in the New York borough of their label, the Tribe dissolved with ing personalities that tore the Tribe road for tours from time to time - Queens, it introduces Kamaai"Q out warning to fans after the release apart from the inside, makes for not that the internal drama the au Ifyou're not familiar with A Tribe Tip" Fareed, Malik "Phife Dawg" of their final album, The Love Move compelling viewing. The thought dience is privy to seems staged or Called Quest, the first suggestion of Taylor, Jarobi White and Ali Shaheed ment in 1998. ful, impassioned tracks produced by exaggerated in the film. this writer would be to immediately Muhammad, the group's original Shot during the lead up to and the group helped bring hip hop to For its well researched back story familiarize yourself with the early lineup. Appearances by collabora during the group's 2008 reunion prominence in the decade that saw and countless interviews with those Iggos hip-hop pioneers. With that tors De La Soul and other big names tour, Rapaport gives a front row seat its rise to the place it currently holds who were the forefathers of, played out of the way, the recently released that came into their own around to the palpable tension and bicker in popular music. alongside and felt the legacy of the documentary chronicling the rise the same time and place help string ing between Phife and Q-Tip, to the Familiar or not with the Tribe, the Tribe, Beats, Rhymes and Life is and gradual decline of the Tribe be together the story of the Tribe as it point that taking the stage to per film stands on its merit as a well well worth g8 minutes ofyour life, comes a compulsory viewing. Beats, went on to release the seminal al form for packed stadiums becomes done depiction of inner turmoil especially given the several hours Rhymes and Life: The Travels ofA Tribe bums The Low End Theory and Mid questionable at times. leading to the demise of a wildly afterward that the soundtrack - Called Quest, directed by Michael night Marauders during the rise of the The film's depiction of the successful group. spanning the group's entire discog Rapaport, screened at the Original New York hip-hop scene. Tribe during its heyday, with the Of course the hatred seems more raphy and arranged by DJ/producer Princess in Waterloo last week to a Amid sparring between the two group's signature cries for unity superficial than not at times, as the Madlib - will bounce off the walls packed house. most prominent members, Q-Tip for the common cause of one tribe, members have been and are still ofyour brain. Arts bites The latest news in entertainment Lautner film flops (Flea of the Chili Peppers IS a Taylor Lautner of the Twilight se bandmate). is close to releasing ries premied his new movie. Ab an album. dutction. last week to scathing reviews. Mov1e reviewing site Rot ten Tomatoes awarded the movie Mayer under the JUSt 3% on their rating scale. De weather spite virtually non-exsistent act Singer-songwriter John Mayer Ing chops Lautner was estimat has been diagnosed with granu ed to be among the highest paid loma. a serious throat condition. teen actors in Hollywood 1n 2010. Consequently he has cancelling all plans to sing or perform in the near future. Radiohead to tour in Further. his fourth studio album 2012 Born and Raised will have it's re Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke lease date postponed as Mayer has announced impending plans is unable to finish recording his for a Radiohead tour in 2012. on vocals on several tracks. Every BBC 1 earlier 1n the week. Yorke's where. the hearts of housewives side projest. Atoms for Peace are breaking. SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 -JANUARY 22, 2012 www.THEMUSEUM.ca THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 • 15 Advertising Manager Angela Taylor CLASSIFIEDS [email protected] Employment Dear Life, give something back after years of Services I wish people would stop referring pain and neglect. So for a while now, THE BAUER KITCHEN and soon EVERYONE ON CAMPUS is get DearLIFE to Laurier as a "business school". I go everyday and drop a deuce in to open The Bauer Bakery Cafe ting cheap eats, movie tickets. 2 No self-respecting business student the 3rd floor bathroom of the music are accepting resumes for Baris for 1. and FREE stuff. Get yours Dear Lift is your opportunity to write a would forego ethical and legal prac building. tas, Servers & Hosts. too! 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Impressed by a strong and proven commitment to post-secondary education and a platform that address es the long-term interests of the province, The Cord endorses the Ontario Liberal party and local Liberal candidate Eric Davis in Kitchener-Waterloo; McGuinty ---- has earned a third term. The proposal to cut Ontario tuition by 30 per cent will provide welcome assistance to the province's stu dents as they seek to finance their education in in -----· creasingly difficult economic times. The New Demo cratic party {NDP) has offered a commendable pro posal to freeze tuition for two years. This is a worthy policy but questions arise as to what the NDP's plans are for post-secondary education after the freeze ends. J ·--··- A $1,600-tuition cut, as the Liberals propose, offers immediate relie£ The Progressive Conservative {PC) policy on post secondary education is underwhelming. With the elimination of scholarships for foreign students form ,__ ing the central plank of PC policy, the party seems to be \ __ seeking a wedge issue to use with voters instead of pro viding everyday solutions for Ontario's students. As the current PC member of provincial parliament {MPP) for Kitchener-Waterloo, Elizabeth Witmer's 21 years of service are commendable. However, her tenure r-· ( as minister of health and minister of education during I the years of the Mike Harris and Ernie Eves govern ments puts a blemish on her record. Ontarians are not ready to return to an era where those key policy portfo lios were characterized by detrimental spending cuts. Kitchener-Waterloo Green party candidate J.D. Mc Guire has demonstrated an unbecoming lack of knowl --- edge about his party's platform and in his political ·, I views in general. Unable to answer questions at various \ - all-candidates meetings, McGuire is not a viable op tion for MPP and detracts from any potential benefit of ALl UROSEVIC GRAPHICS ARTIST the Green party's ideas and policies. It will be difficult to oust a sitting MPP with such an engrained foothold on the riding. Yet, if students turn out and cast their ballots for Davis and the Liberals, a progressive alternative that looks to improve our col Laurier in danger of being lective future, we can send a message that we are a gen eration that believes in the benefits of government, and that we appreciate a party that pays attention to our known as 'last chance university' needs. Aside from post-secondary policy, the McGuinty Liberals offer a well thought-out and optimistic vision of our province's future. On health care, the Liberals have committed to continuing the success of the last ===,,=== upon graduation) increases every year, eight years while introducing new measures such as Laurier could benefit from jacking up the home care. By raising the admis average. By raising the admissions av With an inspiring commitment to improving our en erage, we would be picking from an en ergy policy and our province's environment, the Liber sions average, we would tirely different pool of students, snatch als have committed unprecedented support to electric ing up those who would otherwise have vehicles and have expanded GO train service to key be picking from an chosen Western or Queen's. parts of the province, including Kitchener. MARCIE FOSTER It would lower the stress on adminis Our political system unfortunately features the LEAD REPORTER entirely different pool of trators and advisors who are responsible drawback of casting a vote for a local candidate instead for assisting the students, who once ad of the provincial party. Local Liberal Davis is perhaps Wilfrid Laurier University's reputation students, snatching up mitted, fail out or scrape by in first year. not as seasoned as Elizabeth Witmer, with substan has been debatable for some time now. Dropouts would likely tailor off, creat tially less experience in public life. He does not share Last Friday at the faculty of arts council those who would other ing stable funding and budgeting, and the same eloquence and demonstrative passion for so meeting, the thunder was brought down ideally a school more students would cial justice as NDP candidate Isabel Cisterna. He does, upon this entire debate. The proposi wise have chosen West transfer to. however, belong to the party with the best policies for tion? Raise the admissions average for While funding is always a concern, this election, and he shares the Liberals' commitment incoming arts majors. The premise of ern or Queen's. the amount of students declining of to securing a sound and vibrant future for Ontario. the discussion was that the reputation of fers from Laurier would likely decrease In this election, the Liberals are the only party offer the school is undoubtedly on the brink as our reputation albeit slowly returns ing a tangible solution for students and a platform that of becoming "Last Chance U" or worse to being a quality school. More students showcases a viable future for Ontario. than "Ifyou can walk and talk you can these standards are primarily indica would want to come here because as a go to Brock:' tive of a school's prestige. Schools in the school we no longer "fill space." Profes - The Cord Editorial Board While my friends at Brock could im United States rely on the Standardized sors would have fewer masses of stu mediately disagree with their reputa Admissions Test {SAT) to determine a dents who require extra help on the rna tion, it's hard to argue what impact a bad student's capabilities and is weighted terial; TAs would enjoy marking papers How the Cord arrived at the endorsement: reputation can have on a school and its heavily in admissions considerations. that aren't flooded with spelling and admissions. The obvious problem with talking grammatical errors. The Cord's decision to endorse the Liberal party in the pro As a university, Laurier wants to at about admissions averages restoring There are really many pros to raising vincial election was based on debate and discussion at the Sept. tract top students: the brains and in the reputation of Laurier is that faculty the minimum entrance admission aver 28 Editorial Board meeting. Each party's platform was dis novators, the leaders and creators, but budgets and funding are based largely age. It would even help current students cussed in detail, with Cord staffoffiring competing viewpoints without a great reputation for Canadian in part upon the number of students we out, by providing some kick to the de on the merits and drawbacks ofeach. A formal vote was held "excellence;' we risk becoming a medio admit. A couple of weeks ago it was re valued arts degree, or giving that extra amongst all attending members and ten voted in .favour ofen cre university in a sea of quality Canadi ported in The Cord, and confirmed at boost on a grad school application. We dorsing the Ontario Liberal party, one voted in.favour ofen an institutions. This is due, in large part, the council meeting, that arts admis can promote Laurier all we want, and dorsing the Ontario NDP and two voted to abstain. to the admissions average of 2011 hang sions have gone down about ten per provide some of the best programs and ing out at a meagre 73 per cent. cent, leaving already starving depart professors in the country, but with a crap While high schgol grades are arguably ments meagre amounts of funding. We reputation we might as well be hand already inflated, a 73 per cent in high need to admit more students but we ing out degrees and become a revolving school is considered well below what need to do it without lowering our ad door of half-wits. This unsigned editorial is based offinformal discussions and other schools demand. McGill Univer missions average to the point where But whatever students come in with, then agreed upon by the majority ofThe Cord's editorial board, sity requires an 86.8 per cent for admis Laurier is considered the last choice. We that doesn't mean they'll fail or that which consists of14 senior Cord staff including the Editor-in sion to arts programs while Western, also can't lose any more funding. they're incapable - I was one such stu Chiefand Opinion Editor. The arguments made may reference considered a comparable school to Lau So then, my proposition, although dent who didn't get gos in high school. any facts that have been made available through interviews, rier, requires low 8os. laughed at by many a faculty member The day I got into Laurier I thought it documents or other sources. The views presented do not neces All of these figures inherently say and worried staff, is to raise the admis was a joke, because I didn't think my sarily reflect those ofThe Cord's volunteers, staffor WLUSP. something about a school's reputation. sions average to 78 per cent. Because grades were good enough. This was al While the best and brightest among the amount of students with an So dra most four years ago, and although there The Cord is published by us may not have received outstanding matically increases before tailing off at are always great bright students who Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications. go-plus per cent grade averages in high go, according to a report by Alan Slavin, turn on all the engines and graduate Contact Erin Epp, WLUSP President and Publisher school and extra-curricular activities in and the amount of Ontario Scholars successfully, there are too many who are 75 University Ave.W, Waterloo ON N2L 3C5 high school should also be considered, (students with an So per cent or higher not on track to do so. THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 OPINION • 17 " New Opinion content Online Comments exclusively online this week at thecord.ca More Canadians should Twelve months of abstinence is not gay rights," Sept. 21 swagger back. embrace Tl FF enough. Comment posted: Sept. 25 in response to While the Gee-Gees should be a The freedom of university Re: "Why do people really go to TIFF?" Even the modern HIV test still "sfassd" tough one for them, they can take Musings from a first year Sept.21 miss o.os per cent of true infec Care to source where you got the experience from this game and about what it's like to Comment posted: Sept. 23 tion, so in one million donations, your information? Homophobics run with it. experience uninterrupted I wish more people had your atti there are soo HIV contaminated Anonymous? This game, albeit a loss is more freedom for the first time tude when it comes to the Toronto blood samples that skip the tests. Statistically, only about five per where I expected Laurier's competi · · Matthew Grar'lt International Film Festival (TIFF). On the other hand, the HIV progress cent of worldwide cases of AIDS are tive level to be this season. My eyes Love how you describe it as "the art to AIDS takes ten years, so after ten contracted by homosexual males. will be glued to @cordsports Twitter Don't forget about social of exploring:' So, so true! Sure, the years of no sexual activity and the There is a much higher chance that feed on Saturday. parties are fun and the fashion is in person is still asymptomatic, and the blood of a heterosexual is infect -Brandon issues in election spiring, but let's not forget about the has negative tests, the probability of ed with AIDS. Why abortion and sex actual films (oh, right, those). Great the infection is tiny. - Get your facts straight education should be piece! So the ten years deferral is still considered hot button -she warranted for a risky population issues in the Ontario such as homosexual males. Letter policy election - sfassd Golden Hawks Letters must not exceed 250 words. In Hayden Starczala rebounding? clude your foil name and telephone num Hold <;>ff on gay blood Re: "Hawks return to form, foil short," ber. Letters must be received by u:oo From your Board donation Sept.24 p.m. noon Monday via e-mail to letters@ The benefits of first-year Re: "UK blood donation policy a win for Risk of gay blood dona Comment posted: Sept. 26 thecord.ca. The Cord reserves the right to seminars gay rights," Sept. 21 tion overstated Everything about this game leads editfor length and clarity or to reject any ~ luke Ootto Comment posted: Sept. 25 Re: "UK blood donation policy a win for me to believe Laurier got their letter. / Harper gets tough on crime / You know what yanks correlation between economic to do. hardship and criminal activity. It tells the world that our gov -... my Cord ... The colourful graphs from Statis ernment is willing to step up to the tics Canada seem to indicate that plate and take a firm stance to pro as personal income decreases, the tect the victims of Canada. rate of crimes increase. As the stock For that, the Conservative gov ... the poster sale in the Concourse. original and in first year I did the markets once again tumble and ernment should be commended. First years love it but everyone same. Annoyingly however, while EMMA VAN WEERDEN cries of a recession are renewed, this else dreads it - and for good rea all first years are buying posters, ev O PINION COLUMNIST would seem like a foolhardy time to son. If you were in the Concourse eryone else is buying textbooks. take a passive stance on crime. last week you know exactly what I'm So this means hundreds if not Even with the disturbing talking about. The Imaginus poster thousands of students are funneled On Sept. 20, the Conservative gov number of crimes still being sale - you shudder when you hear into the one metre gap between the ernment released its "Tough on committed in Canada, one the name. Bookstore line and the vast array Crimes" omnibus bill. I found the can still question whether Every year it shows up for a cou of posters. How lovely, two com entire experience quite amus- an active stance toward ple days, then thankfully they bug panies making enormous amounts ing, really. No, I didn't go down to crime is possible. This ger off for a few months. So why do I of money while both of them make Brampton to watch justice minister new omnibus bill is one hate it so much? students miserable. Nicholson deliver his speech, nor that claims to be "tough Firstly, the location. Could they Now that first year is just a mem did I live-stream it. Rather, I set my on crime:' but what put it in a more inconvenient loca ory, I really wish Laurier would ditch Google search settings to "mos_t re does such a deliciously tion? Of course_it helps their sales the poster sale. It's an annoying cent," typed "Conservative tough on vague term entail? putting the event in one of the high money grab that inconveniences all crime bill" into the search bar and The eight acts that est traffic areas of the school, but in students. repeatedly hit refresh. comprise this omnibus doing so, it becomes the world's big Please, get rid of it. Or at least Oh, how the comments flew! crime bill take whole gestpain. host it at a different time in a differ Journalists from across the coun some steps toward Secondly, the timing. Now don't entspot. try immediately protested, claiming achieving a tougher get me wrong, I understand that Please, for everyone's sake (or at ideological oppression. However, as and more efficient stance all of the first years have hideous least just my sake). I read this omnibus bill, I began to on crime, with provisions MITCHELL CHEESEMAN GRAPHICS ARTIST dorm rooms and want to make them -Alex Reinhart gain respect and admiration for it. including: minimum sentences on Though I feel the bill is not flawless, those convicted of sexual assault on it does raise a valid point. Officially a child under the age of16, tougher titled the Tackling Violent Crimes punishment for those involved in Act, the bill introduces a long-need drug-related activities, particularly ed backbone into the current wishy if those activities are gang-related, washy Canadian legal system. Re adult-length sentences for youth j-j Jj_0 j ~iJ"j_0 j freshingly, this bill was written with convicted under a set list of seri victims in mind. ous crimes, removal of the right to (_.;J ( \ I \ ~ ) r ) ( \ I \ f ) ~ .....r- _j _r- _J No one could argue that the house arrest for those convicted of ---.___/ J j~ ~ J j~ current legal system raises a few serious and violent crimes, enshrin questions. Why were two Mis ing the victim's right to take part sissauga teens required to serve a in parole hearings, eliminating the combined total of seven years in ability of those convicted of sexually prison for cold-heartedly drown abusing children to be granted par ing their mother in the bathtub back don, allowing the minister of public Oetto~~~ 1·2 in 2003? Why was a 30-year-old safety more leeway to deny Cana man, convicted last week of danger dians convicted of serious crimes ·~ ous driving causing the death of two abroad to transfer back to Canadian SATURDAY-SUNDAY Brampton women, given a house ar soil, giving victims of terrorism the nto ntion ((: nt~~ rest where he can still drive to and ability to sue alleged perpetrators from work? Why was Randal Hop for loss and damage within a cer 1pm-6pm ley, with multiple child molesta tain time frame and finally, allowing tion convictions, able to snatch little immigration officers to refuse work Kienan Hebert out of his house? permits to foreign nationals, when Granted, these cases are all high it is deemed that worker would be profile media stories but they serve at high risk of "humiliating and de to prove a point. They illustrate that grading treatment:' we are dealing with a legal system All in all, do I think this bill is which is plagued by inconsistency, perfect? By no means. As with most inconsistency which has, in turn, critics, my primary concern lies in created more victims. the cost of implementation, a cost This vicious cycle is what the that has not yet been revealed. The current government has vowed to safety of society's most vulnerable, FREE ADMISSION change. particularly young children, is not Let's take a good look at the big something that I feel we should put ger picture before jumping in with a price tag on, yet Canada's cur FREE SEMINARS two feet. As Bob Rae, interim leader rent economic situation cannot be starting at 12 noon of the Liberal party, is so eager to ignored. point out, the Canadian crime rate A second, though not as pressing, has been decreasing for the past few issue I take towards this bill is the years. Fantastic. I won't argue the inclusion of the drug activity act. statistic, but to me that's like saying, Drug activity should not be ig 1!1•. 1!1 "I just raised my school grade from. nored, but placing it in conjunction ·-··-·.studyandgoabroad.com an 'F' to a ·c: I might as well stop with a series of bills focusing he avi ~ 1!1 .. y. • • trying now:' lyon sexual assault against children SPONSORED BY Canada cannot simply sit back seems to cheapen the tremendously UNADIAN and be content with our 2.1 mil serious nature of the latter. GOSTUDY www.gostudy.ee ~!.!~E.'!!!J ~~I :I§ con!iki h._QANTAS lion reported crimes a year. It has Nonetheless, I feel that this bill .__.., been said that there is a negative has accomplished what it set out 18 • OPINION THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 Under fire, Obama courts middle class After a bruising debate with the Republican Congress over the debt ceiling this past summer, Obama can hardly afford another fight. This time, he's putting himself on the side of the middle class. Is it sincere? Medicare and Medicaid are expect insincere. On the other hand, Dem ed to contribute $580 billion. The ocr at Senator Carl Levin of Michi diminishing or ending of the United gan was pragmatically happy that States' role in Iraq and Afghanistan 0 bama was acting progressively in is expected to provide $1.1 trillion in his planning instead of simply be revenue. coming cynical of his intentions. And finally, from decreasing the It is hard to doubt that the presi SHAUN FITL overall debt, the government will dent has set the goal of weighting OPINION COLUMNIST also save $430 billion from the lower the deficit-reduction responsibil amount of interest paid. ity primarily on the shoulders of the On Sept. 19, American President A quick glance at the list of cuts wealthy elite of America. However, Barack Obama announced his defi and reforms that Obama is plan it is always up for question what ex cit reduction plan in the White ning gives the impression that the actly the president's motives for this House Rose Garden. The major president's deficit reduction plan plan could be. theme in his speech was the protec is weighted heavily towards the Obama comments on his pro tion of American equality values in responsibility of the upper-tax posed structural reforms for Medi the process of generating revenue bracket. care and Medicaid, which are part for the plan. Obama's rhetoric in The new "Buffett Rule" is being of the $580 billion in spending cuts, cluded the phrase "fair share;' which accepted in the debate, which de and reminds that "we will reform he used frequently, to illustrate the cisively states that any individual Medicare and Medicaid but we will overall framework for his plan. earning over $1 million cannot pay a not abandon the fundamental com Obama is well aware that raising lower income tax rate than someone mitment that this country has kept taxes always creates unrest in the who makes less. for generations:' public. To soften the message, he This is an important ruling as a He threatens that he will veto any quoted George Washington explain high amount of income that these bill that proposes cuts that will af ing that debts can only be solved elites achieve is from investments, fect benefits for those who need with revenue, which must come which are taxed at a much lower rate them most. with the difficulties of raising taxes. than corporate salary. The president seems to be making The purpose of the plan is said to The question becomes, why does a very conscious effort to comfort create "conditions where businesses Obama care so much about protect the working class. can hire and middle-class families ing the working class now? His promise to allocate a "fair can feel a basic measure of econom He did not display the same bra share" of responsibility for the defi ic security:· vado during the July and August cit reduction has resonated through Both the Republican and Demo debt crisis where he catered the fu out the ranks of American politi cratic parties agree that the deficit ture of the US debt-based economy cians and incited different respons must be reduced by $3 trillion more, around the interests of the Republi es from each. including the $1 trillion in cuts can party and their supporters. It is now up to the commentaries from August, in order for this to be It could just be a change of heart of Republicans and Democrats alike achieved. that can potentially occur in any to mould ilie president's plan into a The revenue is expected to come human being, although this would reality that can be contemplated by from four different areas. Tax re be very unlikely given the massive individuals from any degree on the forms, on the 2001 Bush era tax cuts amount of interests that are con political spectrum. for the upper tax bracket as well as stantly competing for the president's Yet, the sincerity of his motives the closing of many tax loopholes, attention. remains in question. will contribute $1.5 trillion, the most Republican Senator John Thume His focus on the working class revenue of the four. of South Dakota later dismissed the now seems more steeped in elector Spending cuts from policies like president's plan as being motivated al awareness than any genuine con All UROSEVIC GRAPHICS ARTIST reforming agricultural subsidies and by "election year politics" and, thus, cern for the debt. When 'planking' actually has a purpose of commuters, dangerous and that participants are risking ilieir lives and limbs. I agree; planking with a number of people on a busy road has all of those consequences. But, that is the whole point of such forms of non-violent protest. Whether you ANDREWCHAI agree with it or not it is supposed to OPINION COLUMNIST grab your attention. It is called civil disobedience for a reason. It is always nice to see someiliing The proposed legislation states completely useless turn into some that the bill should be enacted as a thing actually useful. In this case, it universal code of student conduct is planking - the game where you that strictly prohibits planking "as try to find the most unusual place to a form of redress of grievance" dur take a picture ofyourself lying face ing street rallies or protests. What's down on in a rigid "plank" position. next? Are they also going to ban This trend has spread like wildfire walkouts and sit-ins. over the Internet with celebrities This amounts not only to an at such as Ellen Page, Katy Perry, Chris tempt to restrict the act of planking, Brown, Gordon Ramsay and Justin but to restrict students from staging Bieber also partaking in the game. protest actions on the whole. UNLIMITED YOGA It is in the news today not because I have nothing but praise for another person has died from taking these students. this game too far, but because of its The Philippines is a country with innovative use as a form of protest. a long history ofauthoritarian rule, STUDENT SEMESTER SALE Last Monday, a group of at least 20 the use of martial law and the sus members of the League of Filipino pension of human rights. 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However, some in the government The people of the Philippines are planning something differ- face a long and hard road towards *full-time students only with valid id ent. Instead of working to solve the greater freedom. country's problems, Winston Cas And every demonstration and sale ends October 16th, 2011 telo, a congressman in the Philip protest will lead closer and closer pines, is trying to enact a law to ban to that goal. It is my hope that these planking. students live to see the fruit of their www.hotyogakw.com 1663 Belmont Ave. West A_519. 7 49.9888 He argues that disrupting traf labour and be able to live freely fic with planking is to the detriment without government oppression. THE CORD • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 • 19 Sports Editor Kevin Campbell S P0 RTS [email protected] ~orts in brief GOLDEN HAWK Tops in the country Laurier partners with multi UPDATE sport complex The men's and women's soccer Week of This was particularly disappoint teams have a new place to prac Sept 26 - Oct 2, 2 11 !ll ing for rookie goalkeeper Margaret tice in the off-season. Kitchener's l~llTl\:T SllJRFS Carmichael whose hopes of getting new multi-sport complex, which 09.21.11 a shutout on her first-ever univer has been the vision of investors and MSo .. , 0- ' IT sity start were upset. head coaches Mario Halapir and "The game was pretty well over at Barry MacLean, will house the soc 09.22.1 I that point;' MacLean said. "I think cer teams' practice facility. It is lo M BaseballlJ- (;up) h 6 our team took our foot off the gas a cated at the 401 and Homer Watson 09.2J.JJ little bit but that was the first shot Boulevard and will open this fall. W Hockev 1 -Ohio State 3 on goal and it went in the net so it is \1 Hock~y 3 - Windsor 4 what it is. I would have preferred to W Rugby 5- Trent 37 get a shutout for her. We just let our selves slip out of the game a little bit Baseball win one, lose four IJ'J.~.{J I The Golden Hawks' baseball team M Hasd1all 5- (;u,•lph 8 at the end:' . M Basebilll I - Cuelph 2 The Golden Hawks will face off have hit a snag in their season. After M football 2!l- Western 4 against the Brock Badgers on Sept. beating Guelph in 15 innings with M Hockey I - UOIT 4 28 for the second time this year. a 9-6 win, the team dropped four W Soccer 4 - W.11L•rloo 1 Winning their last game by a score in a row to Guelph (by 8-5 and 2-1 c;, •r 0 Wa •rl< 1 of only 1-o, Celucci is preparing for scores) and Toronto {by 4-1 and 2-1 (J'l2".11 a very physical game. scores). The team drops to 8-6 af :\1 B,,seb,lll 1 - 1orontn 2 "The last game we played against ter starting the year 7-1. They sit in ~1 g_,,,,b,11ll- lornntn4 MIRIAM SMIT CORD PHOTOGRAPHY Brock, they were really physical and fourth place. \1 Rugb\ :l- C.uel 1h 3H The women's soccer team has seven wins in its first seven games. I think we have to keep in mind that they are a hard team to compete LI'CC l\11!\:C lit l\11 C ;\MFS CASSANDRA BRUSH early goal just nine minutes into the with but it's nothing that we can't 09.2K.11 STAFF WRITER game. handle;' she said. Golf finishes 5th at first v\' I loch•\· \'S Burlington "Playing Waterloo, we knew they "We just have to make sure that OUAevent RFC Comple'. 7::10 p.m. Rookie Emily Brown attributes would come out strong because they we have our priorities straight, and The WLU men's golf team finished 1001 I 1 her Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks' are our local competitors;' Celucci we come out strong like we did in in fifth place at the Western Invita 1\1 I t>otl•.lll \' l ltt.l\\ .1 tiona!. Jacob Bishop collected a team women's soccer 4-1 win against Wa said. "I think that is one of the big the last game. If we do the same Ln,,.,.,,,t, '-.tad1um. I 00 'm terloo on Saturday to their remark gest reasons why we came out hard thing and stay composed against low +5. able team chemistry. right away in the very first hal£ We them like we did last time, we Guelph won the tournament 10.02.11 "Coming in as a rookie, the team kind of just wanted to prove a point shouldn't have any problem with while Waterloo and Brock finished M Basl'L>.1ll \'S Wt•st<'rn is so strong;' Brown said. "Their and get as many goals as we could as them:' in second and third. lktclwl f'.uk. I :00 p .m. chemistry is so high and we have a fast as possible:' M B,JS('b,,ll ,., \\·,,,tern lot of new rookies that are really tal And coming out hard is just what BL'Iclwl 1',1rk ..~::ltl p.m. ented. The vets just kind of take us they accomplished. "We ... wanted to prove Women's lacrosse notch Goli- Laurit•r ln\'ilational in and we learn their way of play. I Celucci finished the game with a first win Crev Silot;oii Course•- All Da\' think the whole team atmosphere pair of goals and Alyssa Lagonia fol The women's lacrosse team opened a point and get as many l \l Rill~ J;OOK'-'IlWI' just makes it such a great team:' their season with a 10-5 win over lowed to set the score at 4 -o after '-. l I I \\ I f Coach Barry MacLean echoed the first half. goals as we could as fast McMaster. Brown's humble yet confident abil "The rookies are great, but our Shelby O'Ryan, Jen Graham and ity in the team this year. "We have fourth- and fifth-year players have as possible:' Sarah Stanley all had two-goal some great chemistry from the bot great character and it's a very co games while Ashley Rutz, Jen Taylor, tom to the to~;· he said. hesive team. I'm very-pleased with Krissy Leeder and Tash Robertson It came as no surprise last Sat what we have right now;' said added singles. urdaywhen the nationally-ranked MacLean. - No. 1 Hawks trampled over their de In a disappointing last few sec - Compiled by Kevin Campbell fenceless neighbouring Warriors. onds of injury time, Waterloo man -Krista Cellucci (Laurier Golden Mill!si~HM With precise passing and impres aged to sneak behind the Hawks' Hawks'forward) sive team chemistry, the Golden defence and squeeze in a header off Hawks took control of the game ear a corner kick to finalize the score at ly on with Krista Celucci burying an 4-1. join Today! only SAQ9 - Success. Being successful includes overcoming obstacles. If your schedule is getting in the way of completing your business degree, don't let it stop you. Athabasca University's Faculty of Business has the courses you need -online, without the obstacles. Success begins at www.business.at habascau.ca. Athnba.sco. LniveNityll Faculty of Business 20 • SPORTS THE CORD • WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 2011 The real season starts in October The Cord's sports staff offer their insight as to who will win the Fall Classic. Kevin Campbell Chris Mander & over~ • over @; Ashley Denuzzo Eric Thompson ~over ~- • over ROSALIE EID PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER 1 .. Felix Odum celebrates a score while Anton Bennett evades a linebacker on his way to the end zone. Luke Dotto Justin Fauteux Playoff hopes remain alive • over ~- A over (/) -cover drives and while his receivers Brian The punting which showed its Marshall and Andrew Thibaudeau, frailty as La Touche filled in for the Just a minute later and with 11 sec usually threats on the offensive injured Ronnie Pfeffer also needs Sports in brief onds left in the half, Hawks' quar lines, were stymied. improvement. Pfeffer and starting terback Shane Kelly found Russ Jir Heap completed his OUA player kicker Nathan Hawkes are close to Rugby teams lose Cross Country team per gens in the end zone to tie the con of the week-winning game with a returning. Laurier's women's rugby team ( o-3) forms well at Western test at 21 going off into the dressing 52-yard touchdown reception in the Now, with homecoming looming, lost its third game in a row on Fri The Laurier men's side finished rooms. fourth. the Hawks will rest easier knowing day, losing 37-3 to Trent University. eighth overall with Shoaib Ikram But Western is a second-half But it wasn't enough. they can build on the best game of Patricia Shurrie led the Hawks with finishing with the best time at34:17 team and has historically pulled Untimely interceptions by West their young season. a try. The men's squad lost 38-3 to in the ten km race. The women's away from close matches in the later ern deflated the Hawks' momentum Laurier now faces one of the the Guelph Gryphons and fall to 1-3 team saw four members finish with stages of their games. at crucial points, including a turn OU.A:s top team in the Ottawa Gee on the year. in a minute of each other on the five Laurier was ready. over during Laurier's last-ditch drive Gees, a team that eliminated the kmrace. The defence held Varga to his with seconds remaining. Hawks in the semi-finals 32-31 just third touchdown in the third quar Kelly finished the game complet one year ago. Ottawa then lost to ter and allowed only two field goals ing 27 of 48 passes but allowed four Western in the Yates Cup final. Hockey teams lose in pre in the second half- both to kicker turnovers. "It's all about trust;' said Heap. season play Fastpitch improves to 9-4 Lirim Hajrullahu. "Offensively, we gave them a "Ottawa is a good team .... They're a Laurier's men's hockey squad WLU's women's fastpitch squad Then Western's offence came touchdown;' said Heap, referring to little underrated, so it's going to be a dropped two decisions to Windsor split both their doubleheaders apart at the seams. Sean Blake's touchdown. battle:' (4-3) and UOIT (4-1) on the week against York (3-2loss and 15-5 win) Marshall's passes started airlift "Coach V [Ron VanMoerkerke) "We'll get some wins," said end. The women's team lost 3-1 to and Queen's (12-3 win an 11-10 ing away from his receivers and his put together a good plan and got us Jeffries. Ohio State. Kristen Kilgallen saved loss) and beat Waterloo 2-1 on Fri runningbacks Nathan Riva and Var working hard for the week and it "This thing's a long way from 26 of29 shots and Katherine Shirriff day. The team sits in second place in ga couldn't muster any significant showed;' said Bosch. over:' scored the lone tally for the Hawks. theOUA. Toronto FC hires Hawks' coach as K-W scout Mario Halapir is scouting the region's top U-13 and U-15 players to feed Toronto's junior-level teams LUKE DOTTO proper coaching at that level for all strong followings, but they were STAFF WRITER the kids that have potential. Some bringing in players from all over the kids who have the potential will place at the ends of their careers to Ask any greybeard soccer-enthusi leave the system because the coach get people in the stands;• said Hala ast about the halcyon days of soccer ing isn't there or the environment pir. in Canada and they might get poetic isn't there that keeps them:' While butts in the seats meant about the Whitecaps and Blizzard, Losing top, young talent is a com money in the pockets, it was an un Beckenbauer and Pele, and the 1986 mon theme for the Canadian Soccer sustainable cycle and the North World Cup. Association. American Soccer League buckled, Ask a young soccer player in Can Names like Owen Hargreaves, shortly after the brilliance of those ada and they will tell you the glory Jonathan de Guzman and Daniel stars had waned. The key, Halapir days are still on the horizon while Fernandez all left Canada for Europe notes, is to have home-grown stars perhaps letting their imaginations at a young age to train with academy that motivate young people to take run wild with possibilities. teams in England, the Netherlands up the sport. "Young players every It was with that look to the future and Portugal respectively which is where else in the world have play and a potential for possibility that where, not surprisingly, they have all ers they look up to, teams they look Toronto FC has hired Wilfrid Laurier been capped as national team play up to; it's sorely missing here and University men's soccer coach Ma ers. it's very important we develop local rio Halapir to scout the tri-city area The inability to keep these bud talent and have those players in our for potential academy players for ding stars is a systemic issue, Hala leagues, two or three is better than TFC's newU-13 and U-15 programs. pir cites, and one that can be as zero:' The TFC Academy, made pos suaged with a greater focus on cre While those kids will one day sible by virtue of a 20-rnillion dollar ating a pathway to the highest level. hopefully love seeing their favourite investment at Downsview Park for "Without it, it is very difficult to athletes on a pitch, for Halapir, it's the team's future training facilities become a professional athlete. It's about something else entirely. and expansion of the club's current not about just the score-keeping, it's "I love being around kids, I love academy structure, will focus on about driving them to play at an in seeing the improvement;' he said. BMO G more grassroots development aimed tense level, at the highest level, it has at graduating young players to the to do with their training habits and older U-17 and U-19 teams. their technical habits, you shouldn't See thecord.ca for Eric "That's the one area that's lack have to tell these kids when to get Thompson's experience ing here in Canada. We need to put motivated but that's what happens about the latest Philadelphia more resources into the youth level. here:· Eagles' game and his We have lots of players with poten While names like Franz Becken thoughts on the NFL's first tial but our climate is different than bauer, Giorgio Chinaglia and Johan three weeks. other parts of the world. The pas Cruyff may bring to life images of sion or desire or hunger to get to the glory days of soccer in North the next level is not there;' surveyed America, an age that Major League Halapir. Soccer desperately wants to and Halapir, who began coaching at needs to re-establish, Halapir notes just 13 years of age, recognized how that the legends of old were not leg formative the early teen years are for ends of our making. developing talent but also how de "What was missing in the [North DEBORAH LAM STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER moralizing it can be. American Soccer League) days was Mario Halapir who runs the Golden Hawks' men's soccer program, "We are too overwhelmed in the connection to the community. has been hired as Toronto FC's newest scout for K-W area. Canada ... to be able to have enough The Blizzard and the Cosmos had