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Volume 49 Issue 25 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009 www.cordweekly.com Alumnus facing terrorism charges Laurier MBA graduate Suresh Sriskandarajah may face extradition to the US, pending appeals

LINDA GIVETASH goods - such as military software

STAFF WRITER - into Sri Lanka. In 2006, the US alleged Sris- Last Thursday, 28-year-old Suresh kandarajah was associated with Sriskandarajah was ordered to be the Liberation Tigers of Tamil extradited to the United States. Eelam, which it considers a ter- Sriskandarajah holds an MBA rorist group. At the time, he was from Wilfrid Laurier and was completing a degree in electrical awarded a CIBC Leaders in En- engineering at the University of trepeneurship Award in May of Waterloo. last year. A joint investigation by the Sriskandarajah had to enter RCMP and FBI led to 12 arrests in Staying custody following Thursday's rul- the US and Canada. ing. He was released on Friday Included in those arrests are pending an appeal of the extra- two other former University of dition, which could take place Waterloo students who face ex- silent in a year or later, after posting tradition to the US. $445,000 bail. Charges against him include SEE EXTRADITION, PAGE 6 to speak money laundering and smuggling RYAN STEWART

DEVON BUTLER ing safer schools and accepting last night in the Paul Martin Cen- versus radical methods, the neo- embracing both sides of issues and STAFF WRITER environments. tre for an event titled "Speak before liberalism movement to violence not getting too extreme. Initially, the primary message the Silence: Oath of Silence speaker against women and lesbian, gay, "It is about educating and Today, thousands ofstudents across for the campaign focused on dis- panel." bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) spreading awareness. By taking the North America will remain silent crimination based on gender orien- The panel included Dr. Helen Ra- rights. oath of silence, you are shedding for the day to actively participate tation and expression. mirez, aWLU Women's Studies Pro- Engaging inopen discussion with light on a variety of issues people in Oath of Silence Day. On campus, When the WLU Rainbow Centre fessor; Jacob Pries, a fifth-year Lau- the audience, the panel largely dis- face everyday. It is not about speak- the event co-ordinated by Laurier's adopted the campaign in 2007, they rier student activist and Will Rowe, cussed the Oath of Silence, what it ing on behalf of other people." Rainbow Centre is designed to raise felt the need to expand and include currently studying at McMaster means to be silent and whether this Rather, Hafeez sees the campaign awareness for those facing oppres- individuals and communities fa- who "turned from radical lesbian is the most effective form for raising as a medium allowing those who sion and discrimination. cing prejudice, discrimination or to transvestite post-structuralist." awareness. are often silent on a daily basis to The idea for Oath of Silence Day intolerance based on their gender, The panel discussion ranged in Waleed Hafeez, events and activ- express themselves. originated in 1996 in the United race, religion, ethnicity or culture. topics from the proper approaches ities co-ordinator for the Rainbow

States with the focus of creat- Similar issues were discussed to campaigning for a cause: silent Centre, believes the cause is about - SEE SILENCE, PAGE 6 Area residents concerned by development, by-law enforcement

MORGAN ALAN enforcement, community groups, "Our focus has been primarily on STAFF WRITER students and permanent residents. first-year students. We're currently "The city has been very limited in discussion with several private

Last night at St. Michael's Church, in the amount of control it has to developers ... to add approximately City of Waterloo Ward Six Coun- make things better. We just don't 460 beds for first-year and return- cillor Jan d'Ailly held a town hall have the power that we need," said ing students," he said. meeting on the topic of communi- d'Ailly. Trevor Mayoh, WLUSU's current ty-building and city initiatives. In May 2008, Waterloo City vice president of student affairs, The meeting was dominated by Council voted not to re-zone hous- was the sole student representative an hour-long roundtable on the ing surrounding Laurier and UW. on the panel. Mayoh spoke about growth of student housing into The decision was widely opposed the role that students play in Wa- what was formerly single-family by permanent residents of the area, terloo in both a community and housing. who believed that the expansion of economic sense. According to d'Ailly, perma- student housing into their neigh- "We all recognize that there are nent residents of neighbourhoods bourhoods was having a negative challenges in our community ... around the city's two universities impact on their property values but we're all partners in solutions have voiced their concerns over and quality of life. to these problems," he said. passive by-law enforcement, noise, David McMurray, dean of stu- In the following question-and- trash and aesthetically displeasing dents and member of the roundta- answer period, both long-term student housing. ble panel, spoke of Laurier's efforts residents and students voiced their to rectify the housing issue, outlin- concerns to the panel. The roundtable included repre- RYAN STEWART sentatives from Laurier, UW, city ing Laurier's plans to increase on- HOUSING - Panellists discussed student housing at the town hall. planning, regional police, by-law campus residence space. SEE CITY, PAGE 7 2 News WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,2009 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

The Cord Weekly -The tie that binds since 1926 ~ "We need to have phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax:(519)883-0873 email: [email protected] The Cord Weekly a better story than 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 the MARCH market": May WEDNESDAY, 11, 2009 VOLUME 49 ISSUE 25 Next Issue: March 18 On Thursday, Elizabeth May spoke about society, QUOTE OF THE WEEK "I'm pretty done with the wrath and the environment and the the plagues ... let's move on!" religion at seminary

- Print Production Manager Sydney Helland as God abandoning the Old Testament. REBECCA VASLUIANU May continued, stating that en- WORD OF THE WEEK NEWS EDITOR vironmental questions are funda-

Gall-Bold, impudentbehaviour. mentally those that threaten the Last week, Green Party leader "integrity of creation." CONTRIBUTORS Elizabeth May spoke to a packed She raised the example of a crowd of students and community Catholic bishop from Northern Al- Morgan Alan YusufKidwai Trevor Schicdel Sheena Archie NickLachance KatrinaSchmidt Chris Baluschak Trevor Loughborough Alison Schofield members at Waterloo Lutheran berta named Luc Bouchard, who Shannon Rusta Will Main Mara Silvestri Devon Butler Kareem Larcher Josh Smyth Seminary bringing a religious per- spoke in religious terms against Melissa Cupovic Tieja MacLaughlin Jaclyn Stief Kim Elworthy Sarah Murphy Wade Thompson spective to the issue extraction Man English HenjiMilius Alanna Wallace controversial the of oil from the Atha- lustinFauteux JamieNeugebauer Lyla Wilson Linda Givetash lennifer Rae of climate change. basca oil sands in Alberta, a pro- Kevin Hatch Sam Ritehes May, who is studying to become cess that is gaining much criticism WLUSP STAFF an Anglican minister, began by due to the large amounts of green- clarifying that she was not speak- house gases it produces. ing as a member ofthe Green Party Bouchard released a statement Copy Editing Manager Meredith Barrett Copy Editors Caitlin Henderson of Canada. about thepractice, saying: "The in- Ariel Kroon Gina Macdonald "I won't be speaking with that tegrity of creation is clearly being Natasja Pannecoucke Kristen Rowatt hat on," she said. sacrificed for monetary gain." "This is the personal reflection According to May, his actions of an environmentalist, a politi- are an example of the potential cian and a practicing Christian," a religious approach to environ- WLUSP ADMINISTRATION she continued. mental awareness has to "awaken President Greg Sacks in [individuals of faith] to VP: Advertising Angela Foster Speaking the silent chapel, something VP: Brantford Holly Gibson May explained that she wanted to they would not have heard from Chair of the Board Bryn Ossington Vice Chair Janice Lee begin by clarifying a misconcep- Greenpeace." Board ofDirectors Brendan McGill KAREEM LARCHER Luay tion commonly harboured - that "It's something that can happen Salmon REFLECTIONS - Elizabeth May spoke at the seminary on Thursday. Judeo-Christian tradition rooted block by block, town by town and ADVERTISING in Genesis was the source of hu- parish by parish." manity's ideas of exploitation. The trusting and attentive audi- ligion can have is to help shift the the market has become the biggest All advertising inquiries should be directed to VP: Advertising Angela Foster at Citing the writings of Reverend ence that spiritual centres have in values of society. and most important story in the 884-0710, ext. 3560 [email protected] Thomas Berry, May urged that their members is the perfect set- "We have seen a tipping on its world, there are other more im- Genesis encourages the opposite ting in which awareness can be head of what we used to consider portant stories, such as those told COLOPHON of exploitation; it encourages the spread about environmental is- virtues and vices," she said, ex- through religion. respect of all of God's creatures. said that con- that "the The Cord Weekly is theofficial student newspaperof sues, May, adding plaining bottom line" "To find meaning in life we need the WilfridLaurier University community. "We know that at each stage of gregations can also be mobilized and economic advantage have to have a better story than the mar- creation God stopped and said, collectively to institute environ- now become what we consider ket," she said. Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an vir- editorially independent newspaper published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a 'And this is good,' which in creation mentally friendly practices within tuous, disregarding the traditional "These better stories help peo- corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its board of directors. terms means it's good and sacred their buildings. virtues such as compassion and ple remember that we are very re- our However, love. a with a _iraiBKtburierflfflW and worthy of reverence," she May proposed that cent events in planet huge wluigp explained. the most profound impact that re- May stated that while it seems history."

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The Cord is using running OS X.3 created Macintosh computers Finance - Naz Because new tor and coordinator. using Adobe Creative Suite 3 (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, REBECCA VASLUIANU AVP: Abduila the public af- 0-Week Distiller and Illustrator). Canon Rebel XT 8.0 megapixel digital NEWS EDITOR cameras are used forprincipal photography. Department: Administration fairs department has changed in "He's very down-to-earth and

The Cord Weekly is a proud member of the .fteffi-j Outside involvements: O-Week structure, incorporating a broad understanding, which is perfect Ontario Press Council since 2006. Any unsatisfied complaints can be sent yy 1 The Students' Union has com- icebreaker, student recruitment volunteer base rather than com- for the position," said Sheridan, to the Council at [email protected]. rans3*an« pleted the hiring of Assistant VPs, mittees, Dudley's main task will stating that his wide array of cam- The Cord's circulation for a normal Wednesday issue is 7,000 copies and enjoys a readership of over 10,000. welcoming four new individuals to Abduila will work directly un- be managing the volunteer base of pus involvements will allow him to Cord subscription rates are $20.00 per term foraddresses within the management team. der VP: Administration Monika the department and overseeing all connect to all students. Canada. Two AVPs have been added un- Mistry to form budgetary plans for advertising and promotions. The Cord Weekly is a proud member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), der the Clubs and Activities de- WLUSU. "Marketing re- AVP: Clubs and Faculty since 2004. has probably

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VOCAL CORD Should marijuana be Staffassociation legalized? and university to begin arbitration Arbitration will determine whether students employed by Laurier are or are not members "I think it should be because if it were of the staff association unit legalized, people would do it less bargaining often."

JEREMY TREMBLAY union is asking any change take -Ayla Mandel LYLA WILSON NEWS EDITOR place by way of vote. "We're try- Third-year communication studies SECRETARY - Board secretary-elect Michael Onabolu. ing to ensure that all students ... Like it or not, students employed get to say yes or no," he added. by WLU may soon be members The inclusion of teaching as- Onabolu elected secretary of the Wilfrid Laurier University sistant positions concerned Staff Association (WLUSA). The many graduate students present REBECCA VASLUIANU Onabolu explained that during union and the university, as well at the meeting. NEWS EDITOR his term he wants to do whatever as legal counsel representing the "It's going to change the way he can to promote awareness of the Graduate Students' Association TAships are awarded," pointed Michael Onabolu was elected board's activities. While he is happy and the Wilfrid Laurier Univer- out Melany Banks, a student in board secretary at last Thursday's with the way this year's secretary sity Students' Union (who were Laurier's philosophy doctor- board-elect meeting. Andrew Fryer performed, he says granted intervenor status dur- ate program and the GSA trea- "I think that it should not be.... You Once the floor was opened for he's confident that he will be able ing arbitration in May, 2008) will surer, pointing out that incom- have to consider that it will encourage a nominations, Onabolu was named, to bring his own skills to the job. undergo arbitration on March ing graduate students won't form of smoking." along with directors Jackie Dob- "I think I'll take a bit more of a 16, 17, 27 and April 1. have seniority within the union, son, Sunny Chan and Christopher mentor role with the position," he which means they - Geoff Oldfield Oberle; however, only Onabolu and said. "It's going to change the way wouldn't get the First-year business Chan accepted their nominations. Onabolu also commented on job against anoth- The question period that fol- the idea of an honourarium for the TASHIPS ARE AWARDED." er applicant with lowed touched on a variety of topics position, stating that he does not experience.

including an honourarium for the agree with it due to the economic - Melany Banks, GSA treasurer She added position, the relationship between climate, but he would be flexible that many stu- the secretary and chair and be- if the amount of work being done dents depend on tween the board and management. merited compensation. About 1,300 students are cur- the funding they receive through After questions, the board elect- Onabolu will officially take over rendy employed by the universi- teaching assistant positions, and ed Onabolu to the position. from current secretary Fryer when ty. WLUSA is looking to include removing the positions would "It's definitely a big honour," he the board-elect comes into power all "office, clerical and technical affect Laurier's ability to com- told The Cord. "I'mreally excited." on May 1. positions performed by regis- pete for graduate students. tered graduate and undergradu- Evan Stamp, a student in the "It shouldn't be legalized. If it hasn't ate students, other than students MA Ancient Mediterranean been for so long, why now?" engaged on a casual basis," in Cultures program, was also con- their collective bargaining unit cerned by the effect on teaching -Jay Dhan according to a grievance filed assistant positions. First-year political science with the university on October "I wouldn't be in school if I 1, 2007. didn't have my TAship," he said. These positions range from During the meeting, both Le students working as teaching Fevre and WLUSU General Man- assistants to those working as ager Mike McMahon informed dance instructors, according to students that the arbitrator's de- students' union President Colin cision would be binding. Le Fevre. "The arbitrator has the last The union's association griev- word," cautioned McMahon. He ance seeks to represent student added that the two groups rep- positions under its current cer- resenting students are "equally tificate, so students will not be cautious of a hallway deal," "Alcohol is legal, so why not legalize able to vote on whether or not where the university would marijuana? Just have certain they should be included. agree to move some student po- restrictions." According to WLUSA Presi- sitions to WLUSA in exchange dent Sandra Castellanos, the for settling the grievance. - Kristy Macklaim union has being trying to have Le Fevre explained that if the Second-year political science the university recognize that stu- arbitrator were to decide in fa- dents were part of its bargaining vour of the staff association, unit "for quite some time," and the only way students could the grievance was filed to force leave the union is through the issue through when the uni- decertification. versity didn't agree. Decertifying a union, a pro- A document distributed at a cess that gets rid of a union WLUSU- and GSA-run informa- which no longer holds the sup- tion session that took place last port of its membership, requires night showed that members the support of 40 percent of a of WLUSA's 1995 certification union's bargaining unit. committee have confirmed that WLUSA currently represents "I don't believe it leads to subsequent students were not considered about 480 positions, which drug use or violence, so I don't see why for unionization at that time. would make up less than 30 per- it shouldn't be legalized." At last night's meeting, Le cent of the membership if 1,300 Fevre emphasized that the stu- jobs currently held by students - Monika Dolenc KATRINA SCHMIDT dents' union does not approve were added to the union's bar- Third-year psychology HISTORY OR MEMORY - Dr. Jonathan F. Vance, a Canada research of either the university's posi- gaining unit. chair in conflict and culture at the University of Western Ontario, closed tion against unionizing students Tri-University Undergraduate History Conference key- the 2009 with a or the staff association's posi- note speech titled "History or Memory?: The Past Isn't What It Used To Compiledby JenniferRae, tionto unionize them. Photos by Mara Silvestri. Be." The conference took place at Laurier this past Saturday. See PAGE 18for editorial reaction to this story Le Fevre explained that the 4 News WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,2009 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY Discussing marijuana Former leader of Marijuana Party of Canada speaks to students about resolving prohibition

LINDA GIVETASH He also debunked misconcep- STAFF WRITER tions that this will have negative effects on the amount of employment Marc-Boris Saint-Maurice, national necessary for maintaining police ■executive director of the National systems. Saint-Maurice believes it Organization for the Reform of will only help contribute allocating Marijuana Laws (NORML), con- manpower to more important and ducted a talk titled "Resolving Mar- pressing issues. ijuana Prohibition" last Wednesday The importance of marijuana for at Wilfrid Laurier University. medicinalpurposes, aiding patients The talk covered four funda- with diseases such as cancer, hepa- mentals - economic development, titis and HIV/AIDS, was stressed. health and medicine, social justice Although medicinal marijuana is and policy implementation - for a legal with the proper documenta- nationalresolution for the legalization from a medical practitioner, tion ofmarijuana. the ability to access it and even ob- Saint-Maurice has been holding tain the proper documentation is a such discussions across the country long and complicated process that at universities and community cen- has negative impacts on those who tres to raise awareness ofthe issues desperately need it. surrounding prohibition and to en- Surrounding social justice and gage in progressive discussion. policy, Saint-Maurice believes that Having founded the Marijuana "prohibition is a lack of control." It LAURA TOMKINS

Party of Canada and acted as direc- allows for our government to ban it PRO-POT - Saint-Maurice feels that common misconceptions about marijuana give it a negative image. tor for the Compassion Centre in entirely, eliminating the need to es- Montreal, which dispenses medi- tablish controls and restrictions on cal marijuana, Saint-Maurice has a the use of marijuana. the medical aspect or the financial safer." new laws. long history in dealing with govern- The ban does not, however, aspect ... and not so much on the Creating such policy is only pos- Saint-Maurice hopes to return ment policy. make the issue disappear. Rather, product and its effect." sible once its legalization is agreed to WLU again with updates on the Considering economic develop- it criminalizes those who use it for Legalizing marijuana will not be upon. Through NORML and these progress of his endeavours through ment, Saint-Maurice addressed the recreational purposes and even for a simple, one-step process. "We conferences held nation-wide, NORML.* Until then he reminds all issue of the cost of prohibition in medical needs. have to look at what we're doing Saint-Maurice is creating a list of supporters for the legalization of policing and the judicial system as Saint-Maurice advocates that we with alcohol and other drugs ... supporters that will be presented marijuana to join NORML and ad- well as the potential tax revenue if "find issues that will strike a chord finding measures to control, to re- to government officials. He hopes vocate their cause to government prohibition is lifted. with those who don't understand duce access to youth [and] make it it will create pressure to determine officials and other citizens.

Campaign targets barriers to post-secondary accessibility

MORGAN ALAN OUSA, even if they don't know it. roundtable will be compiled into STAFF WRITER We want to increase our presence a letter that will be sent to Laurier on campus," he added. president Dr. Max Blouw. Last week, the Ontario Undergrad- According to Mayoh, action at As Laurier faces economic un- uate Student Alliance held its "Blue Laurier is required to increase the certainty, the feasibility of policy Chair Campaign" at universities institution's accessibility. with a focus on accessibility was a across Ontario. "I think people in the adminis- central topic of discussion. The campaign, which is in its tration recognize that accessibility Howie Bender, the executive di-

second year at Laurier, is meant to is an issue ... but they have priori- rector of OUSA, stressed that there raise awareness and funds for in- ties to run the university and keep are financial benefits to increased dividuals who cannot attend it he said. ALEX HAYTER post- financially sound," accessibility. secondary education due to finan- "The benefits cial, social, structural and other of accessibility are "blue chair is not just about Student struck by barriers. incredible. Helping During the week, empty blue MONEY FOR OUTREACH, BUT TO people to succeed chairs were placed at locations is the solution to ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND BUILD vehicle onKing Street across campus to symbolize stu- economic prob- dents who cannot receive high- AWARENESS IN THE STUDENT BODY lems," he said. male Preston, REBECCA VASLUIANU the 26-year-old MBA stu- er education because of these SURROUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION Kory NEWS EDITOR dent was taken to the hospital barriers. Laurier's current for possible bone fractures and a Trevor Mayoh, current WLUSU ISSUES." OUSA campaign A Laurier student was hit by a ve- back injury. vice president of student affairs co-ordinator, sees hicle while jogging last Thursday However, Heinzel was un- and OUSA president, spoke about - Trevor Mayoh, OUSA President continued success at the intersection of King Street able to confirm the exact injuries the multifaceted intent of the for accessibility North and Bricker Avenue in sustained. campaign. and the Blue Chair

Waterloo. • "At this point no charges have "Blue Chair is not just about Last Thursday, Blue Chair or- Campaign at Laurier. * Waterloo Regional Police Ser- been laid," said Heinzel. money for outreach, but to engage, ganizers at Laurier held an open "The main objective was to bring vices (WRPS) received report of "However, there's enough in- empower and build awareness roundtable on the accessibility of out a sense of awareness on cam- the incident at 12:44 p.m. formation for me to say that we're in the student body surrounding post-secondary education in gen- pus. For a three-day campaign, I've According to WRPS Public Af- not treating it as a hit-and-run." higher education issues," he said. eral and WLU itself. heard a lot of positive feedback," he fairs Co-ordinator Olaf Heinzel, "All students are members of The recommendations of the said. The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday, march 11,2009 News 5 Success under 40 The second installment in a series profiling individuals affiliated with Laurier who were honoured in The Record's "40 under 40" list

REBECCA VASLUIANU NEWS EDITOR Yasmine Mohamed Peter Sweeney Wendi Campbell

Wendi Campbell Occupation: Executive Director at the Waterloo Region Food Bank

Having completed her MBA at Lau- rier, Campbell was thrown immediately into the field of not-for-profit work, eventually moving on to the food bank. Campbell devotes much of her time to work with Foodbanks Can- ada and the Ontario Association of Foodbanks, explaining that she believes providing food to those in Shawn Sajkowski Katerina Goros need is a crucial and fundamental service. "It really touches the lives of people we all know. People are losing jobs and we need to make sure everybody stays healthy so that they can be healthy enough to meet the challenges they face in the next year."

Katerina Goros Occupation: Human Resource Director with the Royal Bank of Canada

Catherine Grant Brooke Young Goros describes her life as a con- GRAPHIC BY JUUE MARION, stant "balancing act." CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS EXCEPT FOR YASMINE MOHAMED BY LAURA TOMKINS As a mother, Human Resources student at Laurier Centre at Grand River Hospital. Director and Life Coach, Goros also finds time to volunteer on the Volunteering nearly every day of Peter Sweeney board of directors with the not-for- the week, the part-time French, fine Occupation: President of the profit organization the Cambridge arts and Arabic major has a nature St. Mary's Hospital Foundation Kips Gymnastics Club as well as for teaching. her Greek Orthodox church as a "Teaching gives you that window Graduating in 2006 after complet- FREE ADMISSION Sunday school teacher. of opportunity to help someone ing his MBA part-time at Laurier, "It takes constant prioritizing," open their door, open their win- Sweeney went on to work with a said Goros, but she adds that "she dow," she said. public relations agency in Toronto could not imagine" her life without Mohamed volunteers her teach- before returning to Waterloo to her volunteer commitments. ing assistance at Laurelwood Public work at St. Mary's Hospital Foun- The 1998 MBA graduate of Lau- School, as well as with Laurier Stu- dation, fundraising within the com- rier explains that she thinks her dents for Learning. On Fridays she munity for support. recognition on the list is an hon- works with adults who are learn- "It's not about what the hospital our, adding that she's happy that ing English as a second language needs, it's about what the commu- her holistic life choices have been and on Saturdays and Sundays she nity needs," he explained. recognized. works as a teacher at an Islamic Sweeney also volunteers with school. the Rotary Club and his neighbour- Catherine Grant hood association. Occupation: Third-year History Shawn Sajkowski student at Laurier Occupation: Employee at Brooke Young Research in Motion Occupation: Co-ordinator of As a former volunteer with the Lau- OK2BME program rier Association of Black Students, Two years after graduating with

as well as co-organizer ofthe "Beat a BBA in 1998 from Laurier, Sa- Having completed her masters at ' the Odds Conference," which aims jkowski was diagnosed with Non- the faculty of social work, Young to help students overcome obsta- Hodgekins Lymphoma. immediately found work at Kitch-

, cles they face in completing their Suffering numerous relapses ener-Waterloo Counselling Ser- education, Grant is someone long- until he received a stem cell trans- vices doing what she is passionate

time friend Keshia Johnson-Knight plant in 2006, Sajkowski is currently about - providing counselling and described as an "inspiration." on the path to recovery. education for lesbian, gay, bisexu- "Her main goal in life is to edu- "I don't regret going through al, transgender or questioning (LG- cate people and make them aware this experience. It taught me what BTQ) youths. /

, of different situations that people it's possible to overcome," he ex- According to Young, while . >• in " - go through," says Johnson-Knight. plained, adding that at his initial some ways things have improved Grant was awarded with a Con- consultation his doctors assured he for LGBTQ individuals, there are gress of Black Women of Canada would not live to 30 years of age. still significant strides to be made. Award of Excellence in 2006; how- At 34 years of age, Sajkowski has "Kids are feeling safer to come ever, Johnson-Knight explains that become a volunteer with numerous out at earlier ages and we're one she has remained humble. cancer centres, aiming to educate of the only communities that has a "She was happy to get it but she those who have also been affected support for them, but it's also about CULTURE§©» always feels like there's so much by the disease. moving our whole community to a more she could have done." "He didn't choose the illness, but place where diversity is something TURRET MARCH 24 7PM he's doing so well to make mean- considered wonderful, not looked Yasmine Mohamed ing out of it," said Reverend John down upon," said Young. % Part-time ore Occupation: Lougheed of the Spiritual Care 6 News WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,2009 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

Appeal may take over a year CANADA IN BRIEF

- FROM EXTRADITION, COVER he will be extradited," explained Sriskandara- Manitoba NDP won't cut Levy said the project, which The Globe jah's lawyer, John Norris. and Mail reports has been confirmed by the Piratheepan Nadarajah was also ordered into This ruling was simply to determine "evi- education funding University of Waterloo, will take a practi- custody and extradited last Thursday, and dence and decide if there is enough evidence cal approach to create technological solu-

Ramanan Mylvaganam will appeal his extra- to justify a trial," said Norris. The credibility of BRANDON, MB — Globe Campus reports tions to make Toronto a world leader in new dition order in the Ontario Court of Appeal the evidence and determination of Sriskan- that Manitoba Premier Gary Doer an- media. on May 14. darajah's innocence were not issues evalu- nounced last week that his government will "Our goal is to devise made-in-Toronto All three men were members of UW's ated in the hearing. not be cutting funding to education, train- solutions for i-banking, i-business, i-news, Tamil Students' Association. The association The evidence in question did not include ing or research in the province. i-industry, i-medicine, and i-everything." itself was determined to be uninvolved in any Sriskandarajah's co-op term in Sri Lanka in Doer said the NDP government may in- criminal activities in February 2007, after a fi- 2004. Rather, Norris explained, "We are con- crease spending at a smaller rate than ex- nancial report was released by UW. sidering our position based on how it can be pected, but such spending is vital for the Student fees set to rise in Kevin Crowley, associate director of public of assistance to us." future. affairs at WLU, said the university does not in- Whether Sriskandarajah will be extradited Manitoba's economic growth is expect- Nova Scotia tend to revoke the CIBC Leaders in Entrepre- muststill be decided upon and finalized. "The ed to measure 1 percent this year accord- neurship award presented to Sriskandarajah decision is going to be made by the Minister ing to the Conference Board of Canada HALIFAX — The Chronicle Herald reported in May 2008. of Justice," said Norris, who anticipates that - the second-highest rate of all of Canada's on Saturday that the Canadian Federation "Mr. Sriskandarajah was awarded that par- this will take several months. provinces. of Students' provincial representative Kaley ticular award for the work that he did while In the event that the Minister of Justicerules Kennedy is concerned that about $10 mil- he was here," said Crowley, adding that Sris- against Sriskandarajah, Norris explained they lion of provincial funding will be cut from kandarajah was not subject to events occur- "have the right to challenge those decisions Ryerson announces graduate Nova Scotia's universities, increasing stu- ring beyond the conditions in which it was in the Court ofAppeal." dent fees as a result. presented. With months of appeals still to occur, Sris- digital media program in Kennedy told the Halifax paper that one Thursday's ruling "is one step along the kandarajah will remain in Canada pending students' union reported that universities way, but it's not the final decision on whether further decisions. partnership with UW and UT are considering making up the fees by increasing tuition.

TORONTO — Last Friday, Ryerson Univer- About a year ago, there was a letter of sity President Sheldon Levy announced a understanding between the province's uni- Silence not "ineffective" partnership between the University of To- versities and the ministry of education that ronto, the University of Waterloo and Ryer- placed a three-year freeze on tuition. The

- FROM SILENCE, COVER the sense that we are here to enhance the son to bring a graduate digital media pro- province's deputy education minister said university environment for LGBTQ indi- gram to downtown Toronto. that the government has told universities The campaign has undergone criticism, as viduals in the Laurier Community through In his address, Levy spoke about how On- that increasing tuition is not an option. silence is often perceived as an ineffect- awareness promotion, education, advocacy tario's digital entertainment and culture in- Kennedy, however, said that if the prov- ive means for spreading awareness. Maeve and support." dustry is the third largest in North America ince cuts its post-secondary funding, it has Strathy, a co-ordinator for the Oath of Silence "Aradical form of activism can be ineffect- after Los Angeles and New York. no way to force universities to hold to their Day, says the Rainbow Centre was attracted ive, but ironically enough, being silent is a Referring to a 2006 speech he gave in portion of last year's agreement. to the campaign because it was a peaceful way to speak to people," commented Jacob which he discussed universities as city-

method of activism. Pries. "Staying visibly silent is more thought- builders, Levy spoke of the importance of - Compiled by Jeremy Tremblay with files "The Rainbow Centre is not an activist or- provoking." attracting new talent to Toronto to catalyze from The Globe and Mail and The Chronicle- ganization on campus, but we are active in economic growth. Herald

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Victor Malarek comments on human trafficking

MELISSA CUPOVIC ents," he explained, are "extreme STAFF WRITER poverty, criminal greed and the perverted sex drive of men." Every year, approximately two mil- Trafficking is often the result lion people are bought, sold and il- of abduction, use of force, fraud, legally moved across and within na- deception and violence. "Crimin- tional borders. They are then forced als know only too well how to em- into a life of degradation and sexual ploy weakness, and impoverished, exploitation. These individuals, the desperate young women are easy overwhelming majority of whom prey," said Malarek. Recruiters set are women and young girls, are the up modelling agencies, newspaper victims ofhuman trafficking. ads and job fairs that, from the out- According to the UN, human side, look legitimate. They promise trafficking is the third most profit- desperate women employment in able illegal money-making venture foreign countries that will enable in the world, earning an estimated them to provide for their families. 12 billion dollars per year. Last In hopes of attaining a better life in Wednesday, The Zonta Club of theWest, women are lured into a life Kitchener-Waterloo hosted a lec- of abuse and sexual exploitation. Victor a Gemini recruit- ture by Malarek, According to Malarek, NICK LACHANCE award-winning, investigative jour- ers themselves are sometimes traf- PERSISTENCE - Malarek gave a moving lecture last week, describing the effects of the sex trade on women. nalist and author, on the subject of ficked women who are told, "You trafficking women. will be set free if you bring two or Malarek described the traffick- three in." In certain cases, family, obedient to their keepers. They are realize that they are the problem: argued that legalization is a form ing ofwomen and girls as "a monu- friends and even orphanages in threatened, beaten and drugged. "It is men that are fuelling the ex- of "harm reduction" rather than mental human rights disaster," countries like Romania and Mol- Malarek said that trafficked women plosion." Malarek argued that or- "harm elimination," which would one which "has yet to register as a dova are involved in selling women "live in constant fear as their abus- dinary men - fathers, husbands, lead to an end. "Legalizing pros- priority for the vast majority of na- to traffickers. ers convince them that the author- CEOs, politicians, policemen, etc. titution is a gift to Johns," Malarek tions." According to Malarek, there Malarek explained that although ities are in on the action." From his - "are at the very root of trafficking." said. It is an invitation to rape and are many reasons for the explosion women have heard horror stories own experience and investigation, If there is no demand there is no will only exacerbate demand. It will of the global sex trade, which in- and are aware of the dangers of Malarek has learned that often need for supply. Therefore it is men not empower women, as the mes- clude government corruption, the such agencies, ads and fairs, "They police are directly involved in traf- that hold the key to ending the traf- sage that it will convey is "that it is involvement of organized crime, are willing to roll the dice out of ficking, particularly in places like ficking ofwomen. okay to buy and sell the bodies of the Internet, the ever-increasing sheer desperation." Greece, Israel, England and the Organizations are pushing for women." Prostitution according to demand from men for paid sex and Once the women are captured, United States. the legalization of the sex trade, Malarek "is not a job opportunity the movement to legalize prostitu- they undergo a process of "season- According to Malarek, this prob- arguing that it will help victims or an occupation but a lifelong jail tion. However, "The key ingredi- ing," which ensures thatthey will be lem will persist and grow until men of trafficking. However, Malarek sentence." International enrollment in Canada Of Canada's 80,000 international students in 2008, Ontario accepted nearly 27,000 students throughout the economic downturn

HENJI MILIUS the Canadian dollar has meant that ly enacted in 1978, opened the the best thing to do during a bad to last year, [international students STAFF WRITER more money could be gained from country to many immigrants from economy is to stay in school and are still interested in coming to foreign currencies," said Jennifer Asia, Africa, Latin America and the become more specialized by pur- WLU]," she said. In 2008, up to 80,000 students from Humphries, vice president at the Caribbean, creating the legacy of suing a Master's degree or a Ph.D. "Laurier takes its recruitment in- countries around the world came to Canadian Bureau for International our multiracial and multicultural Tony Gelineau, an exchange itiatives seriously and would not, by Canadian universities, despite the Education, to Embassymag. society, making the educational student from France studying lan- any means, regress reaching out to economic downturn, to broaden However, economics aren't the prospects of many international guages, said that he was optimis- as many students as possible - even their life experiences as individuals only reason why many internation- students possible. tic that Canada's economy would during an economic downturn - by and professionals. al students choose Canada. Also, recent immigration laws recover from this recession, and partnering with the University of The province of Ontario alone Bendu Kosia, a biology student and regulations have made it easier that if it did not, he would have to Guelph, Conestoga College and took in 26,764 students while Brit- at Wilfrid Laurier University who for international students to study, change his plans and think of other using faculty members -doing re- ish Columbia came second with comes from Sierra Leone, said that work in and immigrate to Canada, options a year from now, when he search overseas to promote Lau- 25,670, reported Citizenship and her parents had a lot of great things mentionedinternational education hopes to graduate. rier," said Glennice Snyder, man- Immigration Canada. to say about Canada and encour- experts to Embassymag. Despite the figures from Statis- ager of student recruitment. Among competitive European aged her to live and study here. During a recent conference for tics Canada, with unemployment The economic downturn's nega- countries, the US and various other Rami Andari from Lebanon a group of 1,600 unemployed or at 7.2 percent, a low inflation rate tive effect on Canada's career mar- countries overseas, Canada pro- heard from his geography teach- underemployed internationally of 1.0 percent and a gross domes- ket is evident, with a record 129,000 vides a unique experience with its er that Canada was a safe haven educated professionals, Immigra- tic product (GDP) of -1.0 percent, job losses in January, as reported democratic, multicultural and bi- and that his post-secondary stud- tion Minister Jason Kenney said one would think most universities by Statistics Canada. lingual characteristics, alongside ies here would be rewarding and that a "significant reduction" in would ramp up their efforts to re- During good or bad times, Tara two main factors. valuable, especially with the co-op foreign students applying to study cruit more international students Orchard, co-ordinator in Career First, tuition fees are relatively program since he wanted to study in Canada could be expected if the to bring in more revenues. Consulting at Laurier, emphasized cheap here, by up to $20,000 less business here. trends of the economy continued Lise Pedersen, manager for pro- that it was imperative for foreign per year, compared to international It was under Prime Minister John to go badly, reported The Toronto grams and services atLaurier Inter- and domestic students to seek prestigious establishments such as George Diefenbaker that the Can- Star. national, which was established in help in advance and consult career Harvard University, the University adian Bill of Rights in 1960 made When asked whether the bad 1994, explained that"it was too ear- services to prepare themselves so of London and the University of it possible for racial minorities to Canadian economy affected his ly to see the impact of the economy that their overall experience in the Sydney, where tuition is consider- slowly come to the country. views on his academic future, Fanli on international student applica- world job market could be worth- ably more expensive. Pierre Elliot Trudeau's revision Jia, a Chinese student in psychol- tions and, given an increase of five while, enriching and successful. Second, "The drop in the value of of the 1952 Immigration Act, final- ogy at Laurier, told The Cord that percent in applications compared The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday, march 11,2009 International 9 Photography displays conflict in DRC

MARA SILVESTRI Gerald said that he had to work at began in 1998 and has "resulted in placed in NorthKivu and unable to that aspect. STAFF WRITER not letting his emotions consume the deaths of more than 3.5 million return home because of increased A message that Gerald wants to him. "I was focused in photograph- people from violence, famine and fighting." send to Canadians is that crisis isn't Shedding light on the conflict-rid- ing the crisis and victims and the disease," which are exactly the is- In fact, Gerald said that his in- limited to distant parts of the world den Democratic Republic of the child soldiers. When I work, I total- sues to which Gerald wants to draw tended message in creating this and we have to be aware of it."I Congo (DRC), the Centre for Inter- ly focus on my work and I just have attention. photo exhibition was that hope also saw such crisis in Europe and national Governance Innovation to think about things afterwards. I Funded by Canadian Inter- can still be delivered: "There is still in Burma, so it can happen every- (CIGI) is holding a photo exhibi- have to work like a robot because national Development Agency hope in crisis zones and there are where," he said, "but we shouldn't tion until March 27, detailing the otherwise I am too emotionally af- (CIDA), the photo exhibition had people that are dealing with de- be so sure that it won't happen in experience of photographer Eddie fected," he said. a specific focus on the Congolese livering hope and humanitarian the Western world." Gerald. Entitled Delivering Hope, One of the poorest countries in province of North Kivu. The con- agencies even though they have Although he is based in Isra- the exhibition was organized with the world, DRC is the third-largest ditions displayed were meant to small resources and are not in the el, Gerald has photo exhibitions the mandate to bring attention to geographical space in Africa. Ac- evoke feelings of hope in viewers, news headlines." Hope is available worldwide, detailing photo stories the underexposed conflict that is cording to the ClA's World Fact- with taglines on photos such as, in any capacity, and Gerald felt that of arange of transnational issues. taking place in DRC. book, the current conflict in DRC "Almost 800,000 people are dis- the DRC was particularly ignored in Taken on Gerald's trip to DRC in 2007, which was on assignment with the UN World Food Program (WFP), the exhibit holds 14 images of some of DRC's harshest reali- ties. The photos depict daily experiences for the Congolese, such as malnutrition, sexual violence, loss of family and friends and displaced persons. "At one point we have to identify ourselves with victims because sexual harassment also happens in Western cultures, and what I saw over there with the rape phenom- enon was catastrophic. We are talking about more than 300,000 women raped over there. There are also sexual harassments in the Western communities, but we don't always speak about it so loudly," said Ger- ald, explaining his experience. With images of malnourished youth, those forced to join armed militias and violated women, a spectrum of emotions was por- trayed in the images, including feelings such as sorrow and loss. Many of the images include depictions of the assistance that the is providing in DRC, with images of food distribution and safe hideaways. SYDNEY HELLAND HOPE IN THE - Photographer Eddie photo daily 27 It and open public. Detailing his experience in DRC, CONGO Gerald's exhibition will run until March at CIGI. is free to the

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Palestinian PM to resign were travelling to theirrural home in Buhe- North Korea released a statement claim- disturbed character," according to the BBC, ra. A truck carrying freight connected to the ing the nation could not guarantee any air- though he also claims Fritzl is not a "sex Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Co- United States Agency for International De- planes' safety. monster" as media headlines have made lombia Palestinian Prime Minister Salam velopment (USAID) crossed into their lane South Korea has called on its northern him out to be, claiming his client loved his Fayyad has said he intends toresign in order and side-swiped the couple's SUV this past neighbour to withdraw the threat, as ten- daughter Elisabeth "in his own way." to pave the way for a national unity govern- Friday. Tsvangirai wasreleased from hospi- sions grow between the two nations. The ment between the current government and tal on Saturday after suffering minor head BBC links the clash to a US-South Korean their rivals Hamas, which controls the Gaza and neck injuries. 12-day military drill beginning this week. Ex-FARC rebels released Strip. The BBC is reporting that the Movement North Korea has long objected to the yearly Hamas demanded Fayyad's departure but for Democratic Change (MDC), Tsvangirai's exercise. The Colombian government has released BBC correspondent Tim Franks believes Zimbabwean political party, will conduct Tensions between the two nations con- two former rebels of the Fuerzas Armadas this to be a political move of careful calcu- an investigation into the crash, though it is tinueto run high, surrounding issues of nu- Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), also lation in the creation of a new Palestinian not suspected to be the result of foul play. clearization and bilateral and international known as The Revolutionary Armed Forces government of national unity. Fayyad will Government ministers have been quoted aid. of Colombia after they have vowed to work not step down until this unity government as saying the driver of the truck fell asleep for peace. The two former rebels, Karina and is enacted. Current expectations are for the at the wheel. Others have contemplated the Olivo Saldana, said they would help to recreation of such a government at the end of state of Zimbabwe's roads, as a result of the Austrian to plead guilty integrate other former rebels into society. March. state's failed infrastructure, as having been Other such plans and releases have been Talks are ongoing between political party a factor in Friday's collision. Josef Fritzl, who was arrested last year for made in the past and the BBC reports that Fatah and Hamas, as well as other Palestin- Married in 1978, the couple had six imprisoning his daughter in the family cel- this most recent release comes under harsh ian groups. The new government is seen as children. Tsvangirai was sworn in as Zim- lar and fathering her seven children, will criticism. a positive move towards peace in Gaza. babwe's Prime Minister on February 11 and plead guilty to most of the charges for which Karina was found guilty of murder, kid- was set to travel to Murambinda, Zimbabwe he will go on trial on March 16. napping and massacres, and was sentenced this weekend to hold a celebratory rally. He will plead guilty to deprivation of lib- to 33 years in prison. Olivo Saldana was also Zimbabwe PM's car crash erty, rape, incest and coercion, but denies convicted of similar charges, including ex- killing one of the seven children he fathered tortion. Both are part of the government's Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Ts- South Korea diverts airplanes with his daughter over the 24 years he kept increased movement against the FARC re- vangirai has been injured and his wife Su- her captive. He will face life in jail if he is bels, in which 3,000 former guerrillas have san Tsvangirai was killed in a deadly car Korean Air and Asian Airlines have made convicted of all charges. turned themselves in to authorities under accident south of the nation's capital of the decision to reroute some 30 daily inter- Fritzl stands trial after psychiatrists the government's amnesty legislation. Harare. national flights that pass through North deemed him mentally fit to do so last au-

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TIEJA MACLAUGHLIN "[Teammates] Bevan and Iron- STAFF WRITER side just got back from the FSIU winter games in China, and I would Kinesiology major and Golden love to do something like that," she Hawks rookie Abby Rainsberry explained. has had quite the season so far as "The biggest motivation for me is a member of the Laurier women's my teammates. I can relate to them, hockey team. and they are great role models; it As a first-year, Rainsberry has al- makes you realize things are more ready established a strong name for attainable."

herself - currently leading her team Coming to the end of her first in assists and game-winning goals year at university, she is very happy and has tallied 18 points in total. with her decision to come to Lau- Asmall-town Petrolia, ON native, rier, and couldn't imagine play- Rainsberry is humble in describing ing with a better group of girls. her experiences on and off the ice. "I'm so content with everything. I

"A lot of my development this love hockey, I love my program - I on year has been from the girls the wouldn't change anything." LAURA TOMKINS

team, the coaching and the train- AMAZING ABBY - In a stellar rookie season, Rainsberry picked up an OUA All-Rookie nod.

ing - they've shown me potential I never knew I had," she said. Growing up just outside of Sar- nia, she and her two brothers were raised in the country. "Everybody knows everybody there," she joked. A great deal of support comes from her parents and the rest of her family who come Week of out to all the games, most notably March 10 - 16, 2009 Grandpa Rainsberry: her number- one fan. LAURIER Rainsberry played on boys' teams until the age of seven, but switched Learning Services over to women's when the opportunity arose. Iff Q3.07.09 W - 2 She played Midget AA and Ban- Hockey 3 Queen's M Hockey - Western 3 tam in Sarnia, and later in Strathroy 2 for the Bluewater Junior Hawks. fMjTffW IB^^nTiW 03.05.09 "It's different on the girls' teams; there is a more social aspect," described Rainsberry. Now as a member of the Hawks, Wk.c v »' 'Nw.w',": . she works hard with two early- hm.M .lfa"'fH morning practices a week and office training, on top of a home and away game. The girls keep things lighter on the road, though, with some sing- ing and dancing, good movies and fun games. W Hockey vs Guelph 7:30 With what little free time she Sunlife Financial Aram, p.m. ' has left, Rainsberry enjoys spending time with friends and family. ENGAGE o LEARN o PREPARE Final (if necessary) As an ex-baseball player, her sum- OUA vs mers have now been taken over by W Hocte| Guelph training. SiWlife Financial Arena, f.30 p.m. "It's totally worth it, though," she Preparing for Avoid Cramming said. "You realize how hard you have towork to stay on top of things your Exams Workshops

- it's really a year-round thing." IMS WMK • • 81210 EC295 . March 26 Working her way into the playoff • BUI • season, Rainsberry wears a Golden 21 GG2SB 6 pm, 8A305 Hawks bracelet as an ode to her • CHIII • MUI37 S Hockey • team and the essence of teamwork. • CH2O3 • MUI7I March 30 She the mean- goes on to explain • Alicia Martin CPII4 • MU237 5 pm, ICI7 ing behind it:"I have a D, but a D Women's Hockey • ECI4O alone means nothing. When we all come together it spells Laurier Golden Hawks." Come Support the Hawks! Looking into the future, Rains- berry hopes to pursue her career in hockey. www.laurierathletics.com 12 Sports WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,2009 > THE CORD WEEKLY March MadnessPreview

A glance at the top teams Who's playing against the odds

TREVOR SCHIEDEL CHRIS BALUSCHAK and UConn, Gonzaga has the op- not proven they can play at the STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER portunityto once again raise some required level to make the tourna-

eyebrows. Their success will be ment - let alone succeed in it. North Carolina Tar Heels Gonzaga based on their ability to close out However, Florida has a repu- victories and maintain big leads, tation for achieving on the big The core of Tyler Hansborough, Ty Lawson, Danny Green, Wayne Elling- The team that everyone seems to as well as Daye's talent from be- stage, and for that reason, no one ton and Coach Roy Williams need a championship to cement theirlegacy root for come tournament time yond the arc. is counting them out. Although as one of the greatest UNC teams ever. They simply have not been able is this year's number-16-ranked young and inexperienced, they do to get it done. However, they have shown continued improvement in the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Florida have 21 wins on the season and «• tournament over the last three years and made the finalfour lastyear. They WTiether it be their reputation can guarantee themselves a tour- have more talentthan anyone in the country, will have a number-one seed for late game heroics and major Florida is in a unique situation nament berth if they can make it and should be playing in state early on in the tournament. This is theirlast upsets, or their emotional fairytale heading into this year's tourna- to the SEC tournament finals. chance. Can they get it done? runs (see Adam Morrison, 2006 ment. Presently hovering around If they can play well over the tournament versus UCLA), fans the 49 seed, the 21-8 Gators next week and earn a spot in the Pittsburgh Panthers always seem to jump on the Bull- are flirting with the possibil- tournament, understand that the dogs bandwagon come March. ity of not clinching a berth in the Gators have turned the corner and After beating a number-one-seeded Connecticut team for the second time This year, standout forward tournament. are ready to chomp. this past Saturday, Pitt has shown the ability to win big games against top Austin Daye has led his team to an They are a very young team opponents. Behind the scoring punch of Sam Young, the toughness of Big impressive 25-5 record. With con- with little big-game experience. Notre Dame East leading rebounder Dejuan Blair and the guidance of the nation's sec- vincing victories over Tennessee, They have not performed particu- ond leading assist man Levance Fields, the Panthers have the personnel but notable losses to Memphis larly well on the road and have One of the biggest surprises this to match up against anybody. Their experience cannot be underestimated season has been the play of the as Young, Fields and starting forward Tyrell Biggs are all seniors and have Fighting Irish. After a very promis- played in many big games. ingregular season last year, which saw them rewarded with a num- Memphis Tigers ber-five seed in the tournament, they have been a major disap- Few thought the Tigers would be in position to capture another number- pointment thus far. one seed in 2009 after losing their three best players to the NBA. Coach 2009 has been surprisingly un- John Calipari has recruited a fantastic freshman class including rookie-of- kind to Notre Dame, who took to the-year candidate Tyreke Evans. While their conference schedule may be the hardwood this season with much easier than the other elite teams in the nation, they have not lost a four returning starters and under- conference game in three years. They also proved that they can beat any- standably greater expectations. one (and would have been national champions if they could have made They began the season on a tear, one free throw) in last year's tournament. amassing a 12-3record. However, it was all downhill Connecticut Huskies from there, as they lost seven straight, which severely hindered UConn has been dominant all year and have only lost two games in 2009, their chances at this year's tourna- both coming to highly ranked Panthers. Hasheem Thabeet is without a ment. They presendy sit 69th in the doubt the most dominant force in the nation on the defensive end. He country and with a 16-12 record, is second in America in blocks, averaging 4.5 per game. The Huskies are may be hard-pressed to crack this loaded with talent and experience at all positions but the loss of Jerome year's top 64. Dyson really hurt this team. He was the only other player besides A.J. Price They started off the season re- able to make perimeter shots arid create easy baskets for his teammates. ally well; provided they do gain entry into the tournament, they may be a lower seed than they are able to overcome. Players that will have an impact

SAM RICHES main post option for Pittsburgh. and the game is on the line, there is sidered in many circles to be a top coupled with his soft hands, allow STAFF WRITER At 6'6" and 285 pounds, Blair relies no better player in the country than pick in the 2009 NBA draft. In addi- him to clean the glass and get easy on his bulk rather than his finesse. Harden. tion to his size, Thabeet also has second-chance points. With the 2009 NCAA Tournament Although somewhat undersized Hasheem Thabeet: The 7'3" big above-average speed and explo- The alley-oop is always a threat almost upon us, here is a break- in terms of height, Blair carries a man from the University of Con- sive leaping ability. His presence when Ihabeet is on the floor. Look down of several key players to 7'3" wingspan and arguably plays necticut will look to continue his in the paint will be felt by anyone for the man in the middle to con- watch for in this year's Big Dance. with more heart and determination defensive dominance and help that attempts to drive to the bucket tinue his dominance and improve Blake Griffin: The consensus than any other player in the tourna- lead UConn deep into the tourna- against UConn. Offensively, Tha- his chances of becoming the num- number-one pick for next year's ment. A team leader, Blair anchors ment. Averaging a ridiculous 4.5 beet's game is not as refined. ber-one pick in next year's NBA NBA draft, Griffin is viewed by the Panthers defence and looks to blocks a game, Thabeet is con- However, his speed and size, draft. many as the most dominant big win, rather than focus on individ- man in the country. At 6'10" and ual numbers. 250 pounds, the athletic Griffin at- James Harden: An intriguing tacks the paint with reckless aban- player, the 6'5" Harden does not donment. A monster on the glass have the traditional explosiveness for the Oklahoma Sooners, Griffin and athletic ability often seen in will look to prove he deserves the elite shooting guards. However, his spotlight as the best player in the remarkable basketball IQ, teamed nation. An emotional leader, Griffin with great court vision and offen- leaves it all on the court, averaging sive skill, allow Harden to score in 22 points and 14rebounds a game. bunches. He does an excellent job His only glaring weakness is his of taking what the defence gives foul shooting, which at 59 percent, him and not forcing his own of- could be the difference between a fence. His court vision allows him to win or a loss in close games. get teammates involved and spark Dejuan Blair: An old-school- the offence for the Arizona State type basketball player, Blair is the Sun Devils. When the score is close The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday, march 11,2009 Sports 13

SENSATIONAL SAVE - Goalie Liz Knox makes one of many key saves during their 3-2 victory over the Queen's Gaels. Knox made 18 saves during the game. Hawks advance to OUA finals Hawks sweep the Queen's Gaels in two games, winning the second 3-2 in triple overtime to advance to face Guelph in the finals

JUSTIN FAUTEUX "I thought in the first game we ing the game at two. But STAFF WRITER scoring chances. Melissa John but we knew that [game two] wasn't got a lot of good bounces. played a John spectacular game really played a great game," said going to be a cakewalk, we knew we "Today was pretty tough, and I'm for the Gaels. She saved 57 of the Osborne. were going to have to work hard." A tense playoff atmosphere was in not surprised. has Queen's tradi- whopping 60 Hawks' shots, as she "She was in a zone. When I saw In such a mentally and physic- full force last Saturday as the Wil- tionally, over the years, played us rebounded well from her shaky her bat that one out of the I frid air, ally exhausting game, maintaining Laurier Golden Hawks wom- really tough. They play areally good performance in one. game knew it was going to be really tough composure becomes just as critical en's hockey team advanced to the rope-a-dope style and they elimi- "She stood on her head," said to beat her." as OUA finals, fighting fatigue. the result of a thrilling nate the grade A scoring chances Hawks captain Bevan of John. As the teams setded into the The main reason that the Hawks 3-2 triple-overtime victory over the nicely." "Compared to - the last game, in third overtime the sixth period of were able to do this, Queen's Gaels. and ultimately Third-year Liz Knox got the start Kingston, she played - absolutely the game the Gaels ran into pen- come out on top, was the team's This second and deciding game between the pipes for the Hawks in amazing. alty trouble. solid core of leaders. of the best-of-three series was in game two and wasn't tested very "She kept them in it the entire Already down one player, veteran "We've in stark to been these scenar- contrast the first. often early on. game, and really let didn't us capi- defender Alison Bagg took a slash- ios before, so we're prepared for Game one saw little competi- Second-year Heather Fortuna talize on our chances. You definite- ing penalty. it," tion commented Barch, one of the from the Gaels as the Hawks opened the scoring for the Hawks, ly have to a give her lot of credit." Just 15 seconds later, a question- team's assistant captains. "It was cruised to a 7-0 victory. but the Gaels answered quickly on John's terrific play carried over able call saw Mary McNeill, an- mostly about motivation. Cindy Eadie stopped all 18 shots one of their two shots ofthe period, into the first overtime period, with other Gaels veteran, ejected from "Just making sure that everyone she faced for the shut-out, while as rookie Kristin Smith tied the Knox matching her save for save, the game after she appeared to run kept their heads high and believed Alicia Martin and Kaley Powers game at one. and the teams found themselves over the referee. that we could do it. we each twice to Now, have to scored go along with The Gaels pulled ahead in the tied after one extra frame. Almost immediately after Mc- take it game by game and just focus goals from Katherine Shirriff and second period when fourth-year The second over-time would fol- Neil's ejection, veteran forward on Thursday." recent Universiade gold medal- Cassandra Sparks beat Knox short- low a pattern much the same as Lauren Barch picked up a loose lists The Hawks will now face the Andrea Ironside and Andrea handed to give her team a 2-1 lead. the first, as the were Hawks getting puck at the side of the net and put it Guelph Gryphons in a best-of-three Bevan. It was a lead they would hold chances, but John stood tough in- past John, finally ending the game series for the OUA "Today was a tough playoff banner. game onto until midway through the cluding several incredible, and acrobat- sending the Hawks to the OUA The series begins tomorrow night that we absolutely needed," said third period, when second-year ic stops, even a batting goal-bound finals. at 7:30 p.m. at the Head Rick SunLife Financial Coach Osborne after Powers deflected a Kate Psota shot shot out of the air. "I knew I needed to score," said Arena in the Waterloo Recreation game two. past Gaels goalie Melissa John, ty- "I do think we had our share of Barch. "We won the first game 7-0, Complex. Mustangs trample Hawks

JAMIE NEUGEBAUER The Hawks had a chance to "I think the game favoured them STAFF WRITER even up the series on Saturday in a little bit," commented Nobes. "It London. was an old-time hockey game and The Golden Hawks men's hockey It was another back-and-forth af- they have a bigger, more physical team was forced to swallow a bit- fair and the Hawks fought with all team and certainly in this rink it fa- ter pill as they battled hard but did the hunger they had. voured them with only five penal- not lead for a single moment in the In the end, however, it was not ties being called all night." series, falling to the Western Mus- enough as the Mustangs came away "It's unfortunate," he continued. tangs in a two-game sweep in their with a 3-2 victory to take the series. "You would like to see the standard OUA Semi-Final. "They are the type of team that being called, but it is the way it is." "They caught us flat in game one," goes to the net and creates some Western's big forwards engaged commented Head Coach Kelly No- traffic in front and that's how you in their cycle game and the Hawks bes. "Tonight was just a playoff bat- score in tight games," goaltender defenders had a tremendous tle, and they had one more than us. Jeff MacDougald said. "They got a amount of difficulty containing They played a good game and you couple breaks in the end and we them and gaining any sort of flow have to give them credit." didn't." in the third period. The Hawks dropped game one of After going behind early in the "We played hard and came out the best-of-three set last Wednes- second, Hawks Captain Nick Verg- desperate," mentioned a deflated day at the Waterloo Recreational eer started the come-back when his Rizk. "But I think we could not buy Complex by a score of 4-3. turn-around wrister beat Mustangs a bounce and in a game like this 1 I yusuf Hawks offensive leader Jean-Mi- netminder Brad Topping up high. when you don't get the bounces it's kidwai chel ROUGH STUFF - Rizk races for the puck during their loss to Rizk and veteran defenceman Craig Voakes, the hero from the tough to come back." Western. Chad Kennedy paced the purple Lakehead series, looked to play the MacDougald faced 42 shots and gold with three points each, role again scoring on a beautiful while Topping faced 31 shots. The men's hockey in recent memory. recruit well, but it be but it will tough to was not enough as the tal- breakaway move with four-and-a- game ends the Hawks' season - a "We are losing a lot of key guys lose the guys we are losing. But that ented Mustangs team kept them on half minutes to go in the second to season that will be remembered as [next year]," Rizk added. is part of the game and we will just their heels all night long. tie the game. one of the best for Golden Hawks "It will be important for us to have to rebuild." 14. SPECIAL PROJECT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009 • THE CORD WEEKLY THI

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Though women have made tremendous strides since the first wave of the women's movement in the early 1900s, full equality has yet to be re Last week The Cord explored the progress of women on campus. Part Two of this series addresses the most prevalent problems women facet/ and highlights three campus groups that are working to combat them. Special Projects Editor Laura Carlson reports Fem-i-ni m the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economi<

) "Women can vote; they must be equal;" Embracing feminism \.: ' The importance ofallies ~-! What's the harm in asexist jok "There are more females at university than males;" "I've never faced any discrimination; One of the most challenging things about fern While feminism is typically addressed as a the work of feminists must be complete:' inism is getting women and men to identify women's issue, Lawrence notes the important Ideas such as these, which are prevalent in with the movement and embrace the term. role men play in establishing gender parity. ''~It's not======:=:l funny; it's degrading and it'j the general public, are often used to suggest Common misconceptions exist about what "Until men realize their privilege ... we're Those jokes are purposeful even if t that gender oppression no longer exists. exactly feminism is and many negative ste going to have problems:' doesn't consciously think so. The jo Yet despite these current opinions, wom reotypes often get associated with the word And as Ramirez explains fighting for female en's studies professor Dr. Helen Ramirez feminist. equality has widespread social ramifications make you understand what your po notes that, with the prevalence of things such "We always vilify anything that tries to cre that goes beyond improving just the lives of be, so it makes you feel badly about as violence against women, female poverty ate change that's about social justice;' ex women. "[Men] also benefit from feminism and negative perceptions about body image, plained Ramirez in regards to the concept of because masculinity can also be very rigid -·Dr. Helen Ramirez, professor women still have a long way to go before true feminism. "If we vilify that group then nobody and confining and destructive .... Wouldn't it equality is reached. wants to join it:' be better if everybody had the ability to solely "I don't think it's widely understood the ex When such negative connotations surround be themselves?" tent to which there's inequality;• said Ramirez. the word, Klein feels that it gets very difficult Klein echoes Ramirez's sentiments, not "I get tired of being the person that talks about for women to challenge a patriarchal society, ing how important it is for women to engage It's important in a culture to also lq how awful these things are .... I just can't bear especially because there are often ramifica in dialogues with men about issues such as '-='==== to decide what's funny .... The [logic that [change] is so slow:' tions for how they are perceived. masculinity and violence against women. According to the latest Statistics Canada "In a society that devalues women, you get "We are really, really good in society at 'that's just a joke' - that's a stateme Report, in 2005 women earned 85 cents for by when you don't criticize that, when you regulating women's behaviour;' said Klein. right there. That's saying 'I'm part< every dollar paid to men. Statistics Canada don't criticize the status quo.... You're more "We need to start teaching responsibility and gets to decide what's funny and you also reports that an estimated seven percent acceptable when you're a person that doesn't accountability to our young men .... We won't of women have experienced spousal violence challenge the way things are:' change until we start learning how to give -Kate Klein, Womer in the past five years and that between 1999 young men credit:'

and 2004, three percent of women report The numbers logic ) ed being sexually assaulted in the previous twelve months. Despite the large number of females present In its current form feminism has become However, the report estimates that in 2004 on Laurier's campus - 60 percent of the stu about more than just ending sexism. It is People that make the comment, ni~ only 23 percent of female spousal abuse vic dent body is female - this itself is not neces about putting an end to all forms of discrimi ''-===== tims and less than 10 percent of sexual assault sarily an indicator that women are at parity nation, such as racism and homophobia. out of ten don't believe it, but they'1 victims reported these crimes. with their male counterparts. "Hierarchies exist because they all work to [the joke] to get some sort of ... res] Statistics such as these trouble Ramirez, "We are more arts-focused, and I do think gether;' said Klein. "They all intersect, they all -Adam Lawrence, Office of S though she feels that they remind us that that that will make a difference in the types of build and add to one another, we can't all be there is still a lot of work that needs to be done students that will attend;' said Sasha Cocarla, equal until we get rid of hierarchy in general:' before gender parity is reached. co-chair of the Waterloo chapter of the Miss "We have to make sure we get those ideas G_Project, of the exceptionally high number out there ... and that we're supporting people of females at Laurier. that are trying to make change;' said Ramirez. "There's still going to be those [influences The Miss G_Project Kate Klein, arts co-ordinator at the Wom of] how we're brought up when we're younger en's Centre, feels that the inequalities women -women do arts and men do science, that kind Changing education face are related to forms of sexism that are of stuff, it's not something we've escaped;' she deeply embedded in our culture. added. Working primarily with high school students, the Miss G_Project has the primary objective of "We need to start valuing womanhood and At the staff level, WLU's Annual Equity re implementing a women and gender studies course in the Ontario high school curriculum. femininity;' said Klein. port notes that in 2005 only 21 percent offe The project began in 2005 at the University ofWestern Ontario and now has various chap "Look at the main insults ... used to in males working at Laurier filled faculty posi ters across the province, including one at WLU, which is co-chaired by two Laurier students: LaurieJj sult men and it's to be womanly, to be girly, tions and 36.7 percent were employed in po Sara Conrad and Sasha Cocarla. "It's to be effeminate. That to me is an indicator sitions relating to clerical and administrative "The Miss G_Project is a province-wide, grassroots movement;' explained Cocarla. "For openly that women are valued less in our society, work. any bold change to occur it will need to start really young, we need a redo of the entire way standa1 that even though we have a lot of legal equal However, 56 percent of the new faculty hires we raise our children [as well as] the education system:' ande ity there are still many cultural barriers and for 2009-10 are be female. The project has already experienced many successes in this respect, and in 2008 the Min The problems:' Adam Lawrence, co-ordinator of the Office istry of Education promised that a women and gender studies course will become an elec every Sara Conrad, co-chair of the Waterloo for Student Diversity, stresses that numbers tive at Ontario high schools by 2010. dedica chapter of the Miss G_Project, notes that even alone do not validate the success of women at Aside from advocating for curriculum changes, the WLU chapter of the Miss G_Project as well things as seemingly innocent as "CEOs and Laurier. also runs local high school workshops with the aim of breaking down myths surrounding workin office hoes" parties can have a detrimental ef "I hate the argument where people say gender. The fect on the way we perceive women. 'there's more women on campus than men so "We can't start moving towards change until we understand the issues;' said Conrad. havea

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a culture to also look at who gets funny .... The [logic of] saying ~· ...., that's a statement of privilege 1978 's saying 'I'm part of a group that Male: 1,780 1at's funny and you are not."' Female: 1,153 2008 -Kate Klein, Women's Centre arts co-ordinator ...... Male: 4,823 Female: 7,348 e the comment, nine times GRAPH BY SYDNEY HELLAND )elieve it, but they're making Enrollment at WLU Numbers based on full-time undergraduate students some sort of ... response." iam Lawrence, Office of Student Diversity co-ordinator Visit cordweekly.com to read Part 1of the "Women at WLU" series and an interview with women's studies professor Dr. Helen Ramirez. You can also nominate awoman from Laurier to be profiled for the final installment of the series. Nominations close Friday at noon.

The Women's Centre LMAe A safe space on campus Engaging males in the dialogue bjectiveof The WLUWomen's Centre currently exists to fulfill three primary mandates: providing a safe Laurier Men Advocating Change (LMAC) is a recently formed group with the goal of ending Ticulum. space on campus for women - or any individual comfortable using ~the space - to talk about sexual violence towards women. ouschap issues of gender, to offer resources - including a library - and to encourage activism in the LMAC, which began meeting last semester, operates under the premise that sexual as students: Laurier community. sault is not simply a women's issue, but is just as much a men's issue as well. "It's really important to have this space where anyone can come to talk about gender "It makes sense that men be involved in all steps of the process and lend support in any :arla. "For openly without a fear of being judged, without feeling that you have to live up to a certain way they can;' said Adam Lewis, a current member of LMAC. "But at the same time men mtireway standard of gender performativity and where [women) can feel safe from physical violence have to be careful that they're not hijacking the feminist struggle;' he added. and emotional violence;' explained arts coordinator of the Women's Centre Kate Klein. LMAC works with the Women's Centre and the Office for Student Diversity to develop a HheMin The centre currently has five co-ordinators; however, they operate as a collective and united front in dealing with gender oppression. e an elec- every decision made is one of consensus. "It's really important for an organization that's "There needs to be a co-ordinated response to these issues;' said Lewis. "[LMAC] is the dedicated to anti-oppression that our practices and the way we operate are anti-oppressive third piece of the puzzle:' G_Project as well;' said Klein. "We can't advocate for equality in society if we operate on an unequal Lewis feels that it is also important to recognize that who is delivering the message often :rounding working system;' she said about the structure of the centre. affeCts the general dialogue surrounding it " The Women's Centre falls under the Office for Student Diversity, which ensures that they "We still live in a white, privileged patriarchal society ... and I think that men are more >nrad. have adequate funding for all of their events. receptive to these sorts of issues, unfortunately, when they come from other men:' he accep This also means that the Women's Centre has become a formal link at Laurier when issues With the group engaging in topics of discussion about language, violence and masculin asanatu- relating to gender arise. "It has really allowed us to form stronger connections with other ity, Lewis is optimistic about the future this young campus group holds, especially in the groups on campus;' said Klein. context of how important it is that both men and women are involved in ending gender renormal For the centre's volunteers, they feel that the space has fulfilled the mandate it initially set oppression. out to, when it was first created in 1990. "There's still a fundamental, systemic, structural problem with society and, more than "It's really important for women to get together and have a space just to hang out socially," ever, men need to challenge it;' he added. said current volunteer Heather Wells. "That's something that is lacking in our culture." 16 Student Life WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009 > THE CORD WEEKLY Cord-o-scopes

Now that spring is finally on its Virgo way, this week's Cordoscopes will Ytf) 23 - * predict the outcomes ofyour sum- Aug. Sept. 22 1^ mer vacation. Your goal for the summer is to take on a personal challenge, like run- Pisces ning a marathon. Sure, running Feb. 19 - Mar. 20 dozens of kilometres a day in intense heat sounds like a bad idea Your plan this summer is to take now, but when you're agonizingly a road trip across the continent. tired, having finished 42K, it will But when your car breaks down in all be worth it. Or, you could take Winnipeg, a.k.a. the city that nev- up swimming. er sleeps before 7 p.m., you'll be stranded for a month. Needless Libra to say, you'll never drive through Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 M Western Canada again.

Thinking that you love working Aries CYj with kids, you've decided to work Mar. 21 - Apr. 19 I at a summer camp. But when a group of hyperactive six-year-olds This summer, you've finally got hopped up on Dunkaroos start that corporate internship you've jumping up and down on your always wanted. Turns out, the reproductive organs, you'll start corporate world isn't as intellec- to realize that maybe sterility ain't tually stimulating as you thought such a bad thing after all. it would be. Besides, how were you supposed to know they don't Scorpio drunk? letyou show up to work Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 I*l

Taurus * In a rush to go travelling abroad Apr. 20 - May 20 V this summer, you'll forget to get SHEENA ARCHIE your travel inoculations. Think- I'M YOUR VENUS - A Venus Dip with pita triangles was served as an appetizer to the meal. During a camping trip in the ing that you've contracted Hep-B Canadian wilderness, you'll get in Kuala Lumpur, you'll end your separated from your group and trip early, only to find out it was lost in the woods. You'll be found all in your head. You actually con- a few weeks later, but by the time tracted it in Taiwan. you re-enter society, you'll be Raintree diverse than human. The more animal Sagittarius '»/ news is that some day, there good - Nov. 22 Dec. 21 if*/ will be a straight-to-DVD movie loosely based on your story. In addition, the majority of the This dangerous portioning does After a whole year of freedom at art on the wall is for sale, in case it not exist at Raintree cafe, where ii university, you have to go home really catches your eye. they have found the perfect bal- Gemini to live with your parents again. We started with the Venus Dip ance of generous and realistic. May2l - June 20 II Hell, I'm not even going to write ($6.95) and pita triangles, which Between the main course and

anything mean about this - that came untoasted and floppy. This dessert, I ventured into the wash- In need of a last-minute job, you'll just straight-up sucks. was the most disappointing part of room and was not pleased by what get hired as a telemarketer at a MICHELLE CALDARONI the meal because the raw pita tri- I saw. Mouldings peeling away call centre. By remarkable fluke STUDENT LIFE EDITOR angles did not make it easy to scoop from the wall, boxes stacked as they chance, you'll misdial and end up Capricorn the dip. It may sound silly, but with- would be in a storage room, dark Dec. - 19 on the phone with Barack Obama, 22 Jan. The Raintree Cafe, located at 220 out a spoon this is not an easy feat. and dingy and a toilet that did not eventually solving the global eco- King St. North, is one of the closest Our meals arrived quickly and flush without persuasion... I hoped nomic crisis. Sadly, the most ex- You've always wanted to write a restaurants in proximity to Wilfrid were appetizingly displayed with that the bathrooms were in a pro-

posure you'll ever get is a straight- novel and this summer you'll fi- Laurier University - literally across brightly coloured accents and cess of being remodelled. However, to-DVD movie loosely based on nally have the time to do it. While the street from the Athletic Com- sauces. I fear that's not the case. your story. your 850-page work will never be plex adjacent to King Street Resi- The Cajun chicken wrap ($8.95) For dessert, we ordered squirrel published, you'll always have the dence - yet many students have not and Mediterranean wrap ($8.95) pie and a mango cheesecake. The a Cancer • mystique of knowing that maybe enjoyed the small and intimate feel were gracefully balanced on their latter was a plain cheesecake with none too June 21 - July 22 centuries down the road, a future ofthis hidden gem. respective plates, with strips of car- mango jelly topping, and society will read it and find it a Identifying the style of Raintree rots and dip on the side. The toast- exciting. However, the squirrel pie forgotten classic. Hah! Yeah, you Cafe is tough, as the menu hints ed wraps were stuffed with meat. was very interesting. Having failed a course or two this keep telling yourself that. towards a Caribbean, Thai, Indian While they appeared thin, the two Immediately the connection semester, you've decided to stay in and American feel, which isn't the pitas were very filling and made for between squirrel pie and Reese's Pieces was The dessert had a Waterloo to take summer courses. Aquarius most common of combinations to good leftovers. made. a^aa was a fudgey chocolate layer, thinly But with all the beautiful summer Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 say the least. The third entree vegetarian dark weather and patio parties, you'll The menu offers an adequate Thai mango ginger stir-fry ($13.95) spread across the top. The inside end up failing those courses, too. selection, and keeps options open thatcame piled with colourful pep- was like a peanut butter mousse there, while Let's face the facts - you're just Youknow what they say: there's no for those with dietary restrictions. pers and bok choy, in a creamy with peanuts here and a chocolate not very bright. time like summertime for an ar- For example, the pasta entrees mango sauce. The chow mein noo- the crust was made of ranged marriage. Okay, so I don't are vegetarian but chicken or tiger dles were piled high in the bowl graham cracker crumble. I would Leo know if people actually say that. shrimp can be added for a low extra and covered in the mango sauce. recommend this dessert, despite July 23 - Aug. 22 W J But when your parents try to set charge. While a little spicy, the dish was not the silly name. you up with some weird guy who's Our entourage of Cord reviewers spoiled by it. The Raintree Cafe offers an aver- writing an 850-page epic novel, was seated immediately and given The large portion was presented age dining experience, enhanced by Attracted by an advertisement just be glad that it's summer. a choice from the ten-or-so tables well and was enough for a few left- the variety in their cultural foods. for earning 100-500 dollars a day, at the small, two-floor restaurant. over meals. With a comfortable and casual com- you'll sign up to be a landscaper When Dave Shore was a child, he The dimly lit restaurant offers At most average-priced restau- atmosphere and satisfying, is for the summer. But, after a freak was a victim of an alien abduc- a cozy and intimate experience, rants, portion is often not realistic fortable food, the Raintree Cafe weed whacker incident, you'll tion. Now, his therapist thinks it's and lends itself well to a romantic to how much people eat (I hope). a great place for students to check wind up with no money and a a good idea to getdrunk and write date or casual lunch get-together. Pasta bowls overflow and bread is out. lifelong crippling fear of perfectly fake horoscopes to help him over- With interesting art on the wall, the served without end, where glasses However, I advise that you stay trimmed lawns. come the trauma. Raintree decoration offers a point of pop are bottomless and Caesar away from the washrooms. of conversation during the meal. salads are magically refilled. The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday, march 11,2009 Student Life 17 Being Fash Forward at Caesar Martini's

The Steele Family Foundation hosts a charity fashion show entitled Fash Forward to benefit charities in the Kitchener-Waterloo region

JACLYN STIEF family's foundation supports. Jen- She actually claimed, "I'm pretty CORD STUDENT LIFE nifer explains how the location, confident. All of our friends are the designers, the models and the promoting it. It's just a lot of work,

On April 3, Jennifer Steele - a 2006 Steele Family are all from the Kitch- but nothing that isn't manageable.

BBA Laurier grad - will be hosting ener-Waterloo area, making this an "People are usually more under- a charity fashion show at Caesar entirely local event. standing when it's for charity, more Martini's. This event is titled Fash Amanda feels that this event is willing to help out." In terms of Forward, combining fashion and unique because "it's a lot of social goals, she hopes to match or even raising money for charity in one interaction; more personal instead surpass the $2,500 that was made night. t of sitting down at a gala and know- last year. When asked about her Laurier ing no one. You come with friends Both sisters encourage students experience, Jenniferreflected on it and have a good time." to come out to support charity and fondly, saying, "I took business so have a great time I learned a lot about management at Caesar Martini's. "I'm pretty confident. All of our and working with people in differ- Jennifer is excited for ent situations. I am able to apply FRIENDS ARE PROMOTING IT. It's the newly improved to event because, this then the foundation and all JUST A LOT OF WORK, BUT NOTHING "The of the work I do." fashion show is big Her sister Amanda has complet- THAT ISN'T MANAGEABLE." but having these lo- ed two years in an arts program at cal designers is halfof Laurier and is assisting her with the the main attraction; fashion show. - Jennifer Steele, The Steele Family half is charity, half is It is because of Laurier that Jen- Foundation designer clothes." nifer explains, "I feel I can interact For those wor- better with people. The academic ried about giving up and the social; it's better integrated. The Steele sisters shared a couple a night out on the town, don't fret. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO - It gave me a lot of confidence and laughs when asked about their re- Fash Forward is like any other reg- WALK THE LINE Fash Forward is being held this year at Caesar Mar- tini's on April Doors for the event open at 10:30 p.m. made me more goal-oriented." lationship. According to- Jennifer, ular club night with drinks, music 3. Both sisters feel Fash Forward they are very dissimilar but close. and dancing, with the added ben- will be quite different from last "We have different interests. I'm efit of watching a fashion show. year's event, Fashionably Founded. more business-oriented. Amanda's Doors open at 9 p.m. and the

Not only is this more localized, it is more creative." • - show starts at 10:30 p.m., with tick- also "close-knit" because her fami- Amanda also shares that, "We'll ets costing $5 in advance or $10 at ly, friends and the community have put our differences aside and work the door. There will also be dessert become more involved. together for projects like these." Is samples throughout the night along Fashionably Founded was more Jennifer worried about this year's with free prizes and gift'baskets to of an urban relaxed feel with street charity fashion show? Not one bit. be won. wear; Fash Forward is more formal ' S ■ I and classy with upscale clothing. m jgKp: •.* « ? a ■->.'. m Hiv. __ .-•.^• *,1:' «TS*I Fash Forward is also quite differ- ffli 112 a ent this year, as clothes are being supplied by two local designers, .. with Different Stmvk. Megan Bambach and Julie Jacinto, of the retailer used last year. your instead oil friW^ Bambach's designs are chic out-

W»- A fits for women, whereas Jacinto's I^-' Pafftj's Day designs are inspired by the seven deadly sins. Together, the two designers will be producing close to 30 unique creations, giving the opportunity to see two very different collections in their first public showing. If you are looking for a one-of-a- kind piece to add to your wardrobe, look no further, because all of their designs for sale. Both of the / will be opportunities to students from . \ |\j designers are also willing to craft a^ar' custom-made outfits. The Steele Family Foundation, Their family's own creation, raises and distributes money to multiple • Programs in Primary/Junior and %. local charities. It was started in Intermediate/Senior • Accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers 2007 as a way for their father to give • Convenient on-site classes in the GreaterToronto Area back to the KW community, in the Master of Teacher Education hopes that his family would carry • Programs in Primary/Junior and Intermediate/Senior on the tradition. • NCATE-accredited "grass- The Steele family chooses • Convenient U.S. location across the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge roots charities" says Jennifer, as they Check it out! Call 1.800.462.2111 or visit niagara.edu/advance today. don't get the funding they need to remain active in the community. Ja College of Education The idea of having a fashion Niagara t University Academic Comp |ex show was created toraise addition- Niagara University, NY 14109 Education That Makes a Difference -j -QOO-778-3450 al money for the many charities the 18 Opinion WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,2009 . THE CORD WEEKLY Students and city need co-operation

Last night's town hall meeting at St. dent areas icy and dangerous. And Michael's Church re-opened an on- when regulations are enforced, by- going debate between permanent law officers usually target students residents of the City of Waterloo themselves. and its student population. Rather than threatening us with If one thing is clear from this fines and by-laws, the city should long-time argument between resi- create arespectful partnership with dents and students, it is that some- students. If Waterloo wants to cre- thing needs to be done. ate a cleaner neighbourhood and Residents are right to feel upset. retain more students after gradua- Their property values are suffering tion, it must make the student pop- and they are living in a neighbour- ulation feel like a welcome part of hood filled with excess noise and the community. litter. The most important course of ac- Yet residents must remember tion for the city, however, is to work that the student population allows with developers and landlords. the local economy to thrive. Developers must be held ac- Students are also often unhappy countable to ensure that new stu- withliving conditions. We pay high dent housing units are built sound- rent payments to landlords that ly and are within a reasonable price are often negligent of their duties, range for students. many of them living outside the The city must ensure that land- city. Off-campus student housing is lords maintain their properties in- often in poor repair and unappeal- stead of passing these duties on to ing to live in. It is understandable students. that we don't treat our neighbour- Of course, students must be held hood with care. accountable for their actions. But If the city expects students to re- for the most part, improving the spect the community, it certainly quality of living for students in the does very litde to earn it. Sidewalk community would mean improv- regulations are rarely enforced in ing the quality of living for every- winter, making sidewalks in stu- one else, too. GRAPHIC BY MATT ENGLISH WLUSA grievance selfish Science students missing The Wilfrid Laurier University Staff Association's (WLUSA) efforts to unionize nearly 1,300 student jobs on campus are misguided and selfish. The WilfridLaurier University Students' Union (WLUSU) has evidence to out on WLU volunteerism prove that when WLUSA unionized in 1995, student jobs were not sought after to be part of the certification. This suggests that WLUSA's current grievance is a retroactive attempt to gain additional income and influence in the university. Skills gained from a science degree don't prepare students for real world While the benefits to WLUSA are clear, unionizing student jobs is harm- ful to most other group on campus. For students, it would make on-campus jobs harder to obtain in the future. This is especially relevant to gradu- never heard a science professor ful midterms that take a lot more ate students, many ofwhom rely on guaranteed TA positions to fund their mention is how important it is for than just memorization. We aren't schooling. students to get involved outside of really given the time to do much Furthermore, a decision in favour of WLUSA would strip students of the classroom. else. not all about the aca- you have a then that's what should be their right to decide for themselves whether or not to LAURA TOMKINS See, it's If job, unionize. PHOTO MANAGER demics, as they like to think it is. what you've got on the side, but As for the university administration, which has been making attempts Sure, you can be academically where is this community involve- to expand its graduate programs, this unionization could hurt its ability to Have you ever felt like the odd smart, which may land you a well- ment that others speak of? attract strong students. ball? Have you ever been unable paid job, but it is also important Why aren't science students Should WLUSA be allowed to unionize students, the university may also to give an explanation for what to be "street smart," so to speak. given as much of a chance to get be forced to pay the union 14 years' worth of union dues on behalf of past you're doing in life? Ifyour answer If you don't learn to keep up with involved in co-curricular activities students. It hardly makes economic sense to demand an already struggling to those questions is yes, then I the way the world is changing, the as arts students are? institution to take an unnecessary financial blow. can relate. ways people interact with one an- Something has to give some- WLUSA should take a step back from its self-serving position and realize As I'm sure we're all aware, Lau- other and to just put yourself out where, whether it be thatyou don't that it should back downfrom the arbitration process. rier is a school that places a great there to learn something new, it get perfect As for every course or emphasis on the volunteer op- will be difficult to adapt later on. that you miss out on other oppor- These unsigned editorials were agreed upon by at least two-thirds of The tions it has available to students. I'm sure that most profession- tunitiesaround campus. I, for one, Cord's editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the views ofThe Cord's This is the beauty of being part of als who are in the field and who think it's not all about the marks. volunteers, staff or WLUSP. such a small campus. hold a science degree under their I enjoy what I am doing right Sure, you can find a lot of diver- belt aren't constantly secluded now. I have learned a lot more by sity within the campus clubs that within a lab setting. Look at doc- being involved around campus The Cord Weekly are available here, but what they tors and therapists, for instance; than I would have learned other- head in Editorial Board 2008-2009 lack is balance. these people have to be able to wise just from sticking my By this I mean that we are se- communicate with others in order a textbook during my free time. Edltor-ln-Chief Special Projects Editor Graphics Editor to the fact Aiex Hayter Laura Carlson Julie Marion riously lacking in the number to perform their duties, but you I'm not trying denote [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] of science students that get in- don't learn these skills simply by that arts students have more time (519) 884-0710 ext. 3563 Features Editor Web Editor volved around campus. But what studying a textbook. on their hands, but look around News Editors Kari Pritchard Dan Polischuk is the Jeremy Tremblay [email protected] [email protected] underlying cause for this These jobs require the knowl- you. How many science students [email protected] minority? edge of the tone that you must are involved in the campus club Student Life Editor Photography Managers Rebecca Vasluianu Michelle Caldaroni Ryan Stewart I'm sure there are people who adopt, the body language you give that you're in? [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] will me science most the is a em- (519) 884 0710 ext. 3564 agree with that the off and, importantly, Nowadays there greater Arts & Entertainment Editor Laura Tomkins professors in this school tend to ability to understand the person- phasis for individuals to be more Sports Editor Daniel Joseph [email protected] Lauren Millet [email protected] emphasize how important it is to alities of the people you are speak- well-rounded, to be able to adapt [email protected] Print Production Manager on Opinion Editor Sydney Helland keep top of your schoolwork, ing to. to the changing environment. International Editor Dave Shore [email protected] make sure you answer every ques- It feels like we are forced to al- Laurier's science program would Heather MacDonald [email protected] [email protected] tion that is assigned to you and ways be focusing on getting our do well to take this into account. complete every lab report with labs done, writing up all the re- Publications. The Cord Weekly is published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student clarity and precision. ports that follow them and to con- Contact: Greg Sacks, 75 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 But the one thing that I have stantly be studying for the dread- letters@cordweekly. com The Cord Weekly - Wednesday, march 11,2009 Opinion . 19 Discussingfeminism With International Women's Week brought to a dose, two Cord opinion columnists debate some of the finer points of feminism IfGod exists, it Feminism mustn't doesn't have a penis reinforce status quo is most responsible for the shape of West- We all know that there isn't equality ern social institutions. However, let me be amongst all men; there have to be con- clear that this is not a problem in any way siderations ofrace, class and sexuality when exclusive to Christianity; sexism is pervasive KIMBERLY statements like these are made. WILL MAIN through most major religions, because they ELWORTHY There has to be recognition of a woman's BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM all involve the codification of thousands of UNDER THE RADAR race, class or sexuality as well. years-old social structures. Generally, it is assumed that women want While walking around a campus both heav- Furthermore, I feel I must be explicit in It's hard to believe that since 1971 women to be equal to white, middle-class, hetero- ily clad in Women's Week promotional ma- saying the problem is not necessarily with have made over two-thirds of enrollment sexual men. terial and home to a remarkably creepy old the idea of God, just the idea of that God. growth at universities in Canada and yet only However, this legitimizes and reinforces seminary building, I was struck with the im- To move forward we need to first let go of one-third of Canadian faculty are female. the hierarchy of patriarchy instead of chal- pression of a strange tension. the past. Religion is historical codification As InternationalWomen's Week continues lenging it or breaking it down. In the name of social progress for women and progress will be inexorably limited until to grab the attention of students, arguments Some women are equal to some men, es- (as well as other historically oppressed we let go of it. arise over the necessity of such a week. pecially when the context of those individ- groups) we have made persistent efforts to So if you consider yourself a feminist, Most people hear the word feminism and uals is considered, but this is obviously not bleed our society and culture of all institu- someone who wants equal rights for all automatically clench their shoulders and enough. tions that accommodate or perpetuate said genders, please do not consider yourself adopt grotesque, repulsed faces. Having marginalized people being equal oppression. religious and vice versa. To consider your- In a recent study, more than 60 percent of to other marginalized people does not make However, there is one institution that we self both religious and in favour of equal- American women said they would not con- for progress. have yet to make concerted effort to rid our- ity for women would make you a walking sider themselves feminists. Attempting to define levels of oppres- selves of, and this one could easily be called contradiction. What is it about feminism we seem to dis- sion furthers the confusion of feminism. the great grand-daddy of all misogyny: You can keep your spirituality, your belief like so much? Is a homosexual white man as equally dis- religion. in something greater, and even your belief As women and men of the West during a criminated against as a heterosexual white It is difficult to think of any one social in- in God, but please, please, doaway with any supposedly "progressive" era, why is it such woman? Is a lower-class man of a visible stitution which has caused or condoned as belief you may have in the ridiculous and a difficult concept for us to understand? minority equal to a lesbian white woman? much sex-based oppression as religion. outdated social system prescribed by main- Basically, feminism's goal is to assert Context is obviously a huge determinant From Biblical verses that declare that stream religion. women as equals to men and, more specif- to these questions and makes it almost im- wives must "submit [themselves] unto their No woman can be free while bowing be- ically, encompass the same legal rights as possible to make collective statements of husbands" (Colossians 3:18) to those that fore a man. men. women's experience in society. Everything state that women must keep silent in church Obviously, there are many problems that is dependent on time, location, demograph- and save any questions they may have for letters@cordweekly. com arise from this statement alone. ics, etc. their husbands at home (I Corinthians Understandably, feminism loses its ener- 14:34-35), religious teachings are packed full gy with the burdening of all this relativism. of explicit and implicit sexism. It makes sense then for an equal rights Taking cues on gender relations from re- movement to adopt quick explanatory ligious texts and teachings merely serves to statements such as the one I made earlier, codify ancient and absurd social norms. "Women as equals to men," for a simple There are many other incredibly outdated understanding of the cause, but this also edicts in the Bible such as those against eat- works to completely disassemble its own ing pork, shaving or wearing clothes made goals. from mixed fibres that we long ago aban- By fighting for the same treatment and doned. The question then presents itself: considerations as white, middle-class, why have we allowed ancient notions of heterosexual men, feminists by default sug- gender relations to persist? gest that men's experience is the best and The reason is that the sexism in popular must be achieved. religion runs much deeper than a few verses; It devalues the lifestyles of other people it goes right to the core. and cultures that choose not to adhere to the To the believer I ask in earnest, haven't system of patriarchy. you ever thought it strange that an omni- Assuming a "type" of person has the per- benevolent being would create two kinds fect life experience is quite naive as well. of people, but create one in "his" image and Men find dissatisfaction in the pub- love them more? Or that it would send a lic sphere and in capitalist society, just as piece of itself down from heaven as a man? women do. Or that all of the disciples of this holy man Although it is not encouraged in Western would also be men? culture for men to work within the home, If God exists, It cannot be a man. To be many have found satisfaction in raising fam- a man would be to make women naturally ilies, cooking, cleaning and running ahouse- inferior, which really wouldn't be a nice or hold - roles typically considered feminine. sensible thing for an all-loving and all- Feminism should seek to align all those knowing being to do. If God exists It has no of difference because everyone should have penis, no testicles, no face, skin or sexual the ability to choose the life that seems right orientation. for them and not have to adhere to socially There's a reason it all seems particularly accepted gender roles. unenlightened and out of step with our gen- Maybe women do not identify themselves eral views about inherent human equality. as feminists anymore because they do not And that is that religious text was less likely wish to have exacdy what men have, but written by an omni-benevolent being than it rather they want all that femininity now has was by a small handful of old and dried-up to offer. men in some dusty old tower a few thousand 20 Opinion WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,2009 > THE CORD WEEKLY Canada's anti-Islamic actions shameful Harper's treatment of Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian citizen trapped in Sudan, is enough to warrant kicking him out of office

a crime, denied all ties to al-Qaeda delrazik why he wasn't allowed on In 2007-08, the RCMP officially be seized, and that anyone who and testified for the prosecution the plane. reported to the government that helps him purchase a ticket home during the trial of Ahmed Ressam, He lived under surveillance in they could find no evidence of any will be committing a crime under the "Millennium Bomber." Khartoum until 2005, when he was criminal activity on Abdelrazik's anti-terrorism laws. JOSH SMYTH In 2003, he returned to Sudan re-arrested. Recent documents es- part, but CSIS still lists him as an This Kafkaesque bullshit is THE EXAMINED LIFE on his Canadian passport to visit tablish that either his first, second "important Islamic Jihad activist." shameful and must end. his mother. There, he was arrested or both arrests were on the request In April 2008, he sought refuge It exposes the worst instincts of Our government should be thrown and imprisoned by the Sudanese of Canadian Security Intelligence in the Canadian embassy in Khar- our current government, whose out ofoffice. Now. government. Service (CSIS). toum, and was granted it on the combination of chest-thumping se- Not for what it has done or hasn't After 11 months of torture and grounds that he curity consciousness, vote-chasing done to the economy, health care interrogations, including ques- Let's not kid ourselves. If faces risk of re-ar- Islamophobia, secrecy and servile or foreign affairs, but for what it has tioning by agents he identified as rest. He has lived attitude towards the US has de- Abdelrazik had a white face, or done to just one man: Abousfian Canadian, he was released. The Su- there ever since. prived an innocent Canadian citi- Abdelrazik. danese government later officially IF HIS NAME WAS ROBERT, HE WOULD The govern- zen of his rights and torn him from here ment, as of 2004, his family. Abdelrazik immigrated as exonerated him. NEVER HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO A a refugee from the civil war in his After his release, he expected had promised that Let's not kid ourselves. If Ab- native Sudan in 1990. In 1995, he to fly home on a Lufthansa/Air Sudanese torture chamber on Abdelrazik was en- delrazik had a white face, or if his became a Canadian citizen. Canada ticket paid for by his fam- Canadian request. titled to the same name was Robert, he would never He lived here quietly with his ily. Following standard procedure, as any Canadian have been thrown into a Sudanese family until 2000, when he was a diplomat was to accompany him, citizen: emergency torture chamber on Canadian among a number of Montreal Mus- as his passport had expired while After ten more months in a Suda- travel documents to return home. request. lims subjected to intense surveil- he was in prison. nese prison, he was again released. They refused to issue them, how- Were it not for the efforts of The lance by counter-terrorism agents. At the last moment, the airlines Sudanese authorities refused to ever, until he obtained an airline Globe and Mail (from which this Although he was subjected to refused to carry him, citing his pres- hold an innocent man. reservation. article gleaned many facts) and surveillance severe enough to ence on the US no-fly list (although Ottawa ordered diplomats to In September 2008, he got the res- NDP MP Paul Dewar, this matter prompt him to call the Montreal his route did not stop in the US). deny him a passport or travel docu- ervation. Canadian authorities still would be buried. police to complain of harassment, Canadian diplomats were or- ments, and the US formally desig- refused to issue the documents. It is not, though, a partisan issue. Abdelrazik was never charged with dered from Ottawa not to tell Ab- nated him a terrorist. As of December 2008, Passport The government should be thrown Canada changed the rules. Abdel- out not because it is Conservative, razik, now utterly destitute, has to but because its treatment of this produce a fully paid-for ticket be- man has been shameful, immoral fore documents will be granted. and illegal. to now Society needs widen The government has indi- cated that his remaining assets will [email protected] its concept ofbeauty Campus Pictorial Our narrow definition of beauty harms the confidence of too many people

obtaining beauty. Cultures and What is it about a perfectly thin countries all over the world have nose or slender figure that makes a drastically different definitions of person beautiful? Is it okay that 90 its meaning. percent of women told Dove's poll DEVON BUTLER Recently, the BBC investigated that there is something about their HYDE PARK CORNER the extremes that people go to in bodies they desperately want to order to achieve beauty all around change? I think I may be the only person on the world. We are greatly conditioned by the earthwho does not find Brad Pitt or In Japan, perfect skin is the key society we grow up in to think a cer- Angelina Jolie attractive. This has to true beauty. Instead of injecting tain way about how we should look led to various debates with people collagen or botox, women consume or the kind of person we should be. who are convinced that Brangelina collagen orally by injecting it into Perhaps if we grew up in Mau- is the epitome ofreal beauty. their food or water. Their desire for ritania, our perspective would be Though most say "beauty is in porcelain skin doesn't end there; a different. In this African country, the eye of the beholder," people of- frequently used beauty remedy is skinny women are viewed as sick ten come to similar conclusions on mixing soap with bird droppings to and unhappy - the beauty norm is what constitutes beauty. use as face wash. to carry some extra weight. Beauty pageants such as Miss To the Kayan tribe in Burma, But who do these beauty practic- America, television shows like Ex- beauty is an elongated neck. Ethio- es really benefit? Most cultures use treme Makeover and People Mag- pian women find beauty in scarring these beauty rituals only in hopes azine's "Most Beautiful People" their body, whilst Polynesians ac- of attracting a mate. countdown exemplify this. quire it through tattooing. Feeling beautiful should be Ihey define beauty as thinness, Though some of these practices something everyone, woman and clear skin, a perfect white smile may appear excessive, they are not man, feels without having to cover and, of course, long, luxurious so different from spending hun- up what our society deems as ugly. locks. Delicate features are also dreds ofdollars on beauty products, This confidence should be drawn desired; however, most human be- hair extensions, eyelash extensions from a place deeper than mere ings are not born with this "natural and tanning. Imagine how bizarre physical appearance. beauty." our beauty routines would appear I doubt Brangelina is going any- Perhaps this accounts for the to other cultures. where and I don't see a time in the 11.7 million plastic surgery proce- Aside from North America, the near future when the demands dures that occurred in America in most beauty-obsessed location is for perfection will decrease. We the past year alone. Brazil. The average weight of Bra- should, however, learn to distin- Widening our perspective on zilian women is 110-125 pounds, guish reality from plastic. beauty is not a new concept. A few and it's no surprise they are the big- Perhaps if we understand more years ago, Dove launched its "Cam- gest consumers of diet pills in the of what other cultures see as beau- paign for Real Beauty" and the world. ty, our focus will become wider and message was well-received. How- Even Iran, a country of strict together as a society we can start ever, since then, our perception of conservatism, has been named the accepting people as they are. not with beauty has changed by much. "nose job capital of the world" YUSUF KIDWAI North America is not the over 60,000 rhinoplasty only operations HACKIN' - Nick Bryans enjoys the warm March weather on campus. place obsessed with defining and occurring annually. letters@cordweekly. com The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday, march 11,2009 Opinion 21 Letters to the Editor (financed through student fees) to have kids, the responsibilities of iJ)' HUMBER Apartheid week support human rights and peace- life come about with no real stable School of Applied Technology ful resolutions has chosen not to connection as a couple. The rela- one-sided mention this at all, and instead tionship dissolves and ends up in has sided aggressively with one divorce. In quite contrast to what The Apartheid week campaign side on the issue. This will greatly our striving journalist says, mar- sponsored by LSPIRG on our cam- hinder the hope of any education riage as a business contract isn't pus was offensive and ignorant for and discussion as other people are doing us well, and is not what our several reasons. The posters that almost forced to choose a side as ancestors did. Our ancestors were featured an Israeli helicopter at- well contributing to an us vs. them young, broke and had nothing to tacking a child, or the Israeli sol- mentality. offer each .other. They only had dier keeping the baby away from So was this week really about themselves to offer each other, the bottle are pretty controversial, I educating, or more about yelling they had kids young and fell in mean do you really see all Palestin- for something that seemed good love with the concept of family. ians as babies? Think of a reverse on paper, until some of these is- They went through hard times and version of the poster where a Mid- sues are put into context this is not got to the other side because they dle Eastern man with a Palestinian quite the Apartheid week that it connected as a family. When times flag and bomb strapped to him claims to be. got rough, she didn't take the easy was approaching a bus full of Jew- way out and find another man for ish children. I would expect a lot of -Vadim Levin emotional/financial support. It is people to be equally offended. My easy to prostitute ourselves to get Make problem is that the posters are one the vices in life like money and sided and simplify a conflict that is Family is important beauty, but leave us broke of love, technology much more complicated than the emotional connections/stability, posters make it out to be. Raising As a more mature, experienced family, fun and laughter. To this I awareness for current the victims 30 something returning Laurier say to you my young readers, will work for you. is not the same as raising aware- graduate, I have great concern for you make the same mistakes as my ness of the entire conflict. woman/men who seek out shal- fellow peers have and continue to In just two semesters at Humber, you could upgrade A lot of educated people on our low rewards as those in the article make filled with vain rewards of your degree with a postgraduate certificate in campus have their opinion on the "Gold diggers need comeback" material possessions and a trophy Wireless topic which is good, however the I have witnessed manyfriends go wife? Telecommunications, majority are not educated and through the relationship process Supply Chain Management influencing them in this way is of their twenties, getting engaged, -Cory Schneider nothing short of propaganda. In having kids and ultimately getting or Project Management. 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ESTHER WHEATON true to some extent, that's the im- STAFF WRITER age we've backed ourselves into in the 20th century. It's not! The tickets Edwin Outwater thinks Bjork and are cheap, first of all. It's not elit- Beethoven are both great artists, he ist, people can afford to go to these ignores the bounds of genre and he things. It's cheaper than a movie has a blog. Edwin Outwater is not sometimes. Yes, there's a culture of your typical orchestral conductor, snobbery that surrounds the mu- or at least what you would consider sic, but we're trying our best to get one to be. Since he began working rid of that." with the Kitchener-Waterloo Sym- I think, rather than a museum,

phony, Outwater has redefined the what an orchestra really is, is 52 - in

orchestra's image and invented a this case full-time - musicians who new concert series, Intersections, live and teach in the community, designed to feature music that be- make music of all kinds at the high- longs neither in the pop nor classi- est possible levels. They were cho- cal worlds. sen by national audition and are "Orchestra meets something virtuosos. I mean, that's a cool con- else," he called it in an interview cept. If you said we have 52 musi- with The Cord. "I was working with cians living in our town doing stuff a lot of artists who didn't fit into for kids one week, for old people any particular musical category. the next week, for young people the They didn't necessarily belong in a week after that. Play Nico Muhly classical music series. They didn't one week, play Mozart the week af- CONTRIBUTED IMAGE belong in the world of pop mu- ter that." INTENSE - But not inaccessible. Edwin Outwater belives in breaking down the mystique of the conductor. sic. They were hybrid artists," he It is critics and audiences that explained. Outwater blames for misconcep- "It's a popular series at UW, and tions of the symphony and the as- om, he makes a point of being ac- the focus is commercial, but maybe felt it in their bones." people come in and really don't sociated classical genre. The only cessible. "I believe in demystifying once you're in the door you'll have The next Intersections concert know what they're going to hear.We dividing line for him is music that and taking the anonymity away a better experience, better than you scheduled is "Fearless Piano" on don'tlist what's going to be played, is engaging versus music that isn't. from conductors and classical imagined. Because many people April 30 at UW's Humanities The- fere's just a theme happening." So "There's wallpaper," he said, "and musicians, so I look at my blog as don't know' what they're getting atre. Based on the intersection be- went on to say, the concerts there's music that turns you on. I'm a flash of what I'm into," he ex- into when they go to the orchestra tween music and art, students can Itave featured electronica, folk, jaezz always looking for new music that plained, contrasting his site with for the first time, they don't know watch pianist Eve Egoyan perform the future," on for $20. arid film music. "In ' he carries the tradition of being those of other classical musicians the potential power of the music Y ' ' suggested, "classical music meets engaging." who spend paragraphs writing until they've actually heard it and food." When asked which artists can analyses of single musical gestures. Performed in the Humanities claim this distinction, he listed art- "I don't want to read it, and I don't Theatre at the University of Water- ists he refers to as "hybrids:" Arcade want to write it,"he said. "But that ( loo, the concerts are more intimate Fire, Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy, doesn't mean they're not worth- than those performed at the Centre Silver Mt. Zion, Do Make Say Think, while." in the Square. "Also, we dispense Grizzly Bear and others. In today's failing economy, the ■MMki|KW with all the classical music rituals When Outwater programs a con- purpose of the arts has often been in this series," Outwater added. "A cert, he likes to take audiences on questioned. The KWS has a goal to lot of it is like'a talk show. We bring a journey, and wants them to go make the arts an escape from the in guests, we chat, we play music. home talking about something. "I hard times, and is showing their It's super informal, super funny. It's have to talk about something," he awareness of the situation by pro- great." explained. "It's not recycling the viding sales on ticket prices, and j And Outwater seems to be quite past; it's not ritualizing the past. I increasing advertising. 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Watching theWatchmen

The Cord takes an in-depth look at what has turned out to be the most devisive movie of the year

Despite most of the positive buzz a film which is within earshot of ter. The director of the stylistic but times it works, but other times it holocaust.

that surrounded the release ofZach greatness, and yet is never quite the less-than-stellar 300 accomplishes feels, again, lazy - he always picks Wow. That's a lot to take in. Snyder's new film adaptation ofthe Watchmen of expectations. the impossible by bringing sub- the most cliched music to convey a I saw this film without having read graphic novel Watchmen, it has still And yet, even such a compara- stantial life to the "unfilmable" certain mood. I mean, "Ride of the the graphic novel, and this might

divided critics and fans alike - in tively pale shadow of the original graphic novel of the same name. Valkyries"? Seriously? be the reason why it has not left a way that hasn't been seen with a proves an utterly exhausting expe- That's not even the impressive part. And yet, I enjoyed the movie. To a sour taste in my mouth. There major release in a long time. Know- rience, particularly for those unfa- What's impressive is that it's good. be fair to Snyder, it is visually stun- weren't any expectations of great- ingfull well that one opinion might miliar with the text itself. While Sny- No, not good. Fantastic. It is one of ning. At least he lets the dramatic ness or grandeur, and with little in- not be enough to properly inform der retains the narrative valiantly the most faithful adaptations to its framing of the comic book show formation on the storyline outside you about this film, we have decid- while truncating it into a palatable source material that you will ever its stuff. And considering how his of the few trailers, I went in blind. ed to provide you withfour different fashion for the uninitiated, view- encounter. last effort was based off 88 pages If you end up doing the same, and viewpoints culledfrom each writer's ers may still find the length, pacing The movie continually plasters of mostly action, this one is 416 have an appreciation for historical

review on cordweekly.com - all of and sheer mass of information pre- its audience with reasons to be densely packed, dialogue- and context and deep storytelling with which vary in opinion. One thing sented daunting and somewhat of glued to the screen, never wasting meaning-drenched pages... Suffice a bit of mystery, you will be thrilled

unites viewers, though - go and see a struggle to digest. Snyder's over- a moment of its prolonged run- to say, there are a few more compli- with Watchmen. it, and decidefor yourself. This isn't ly trendy cinematic sensibilities time. There has to be something cations adapting this one to a Hol- afilm to miss. hardly help the matter, attempting said about the opening credits se- lywood movie. But they do pretty to punch up the excitement fac- quence as well, which has to be the well. As entertainment value goes, KEVIN HATCH tor of an extremely long, mostly best I have ever seen. With the ex- the pacing was handled as best it narrative- and character-driven ception of the Dr. Manhattan flash- could be - it's a long movie, and I Fresh off a similarly faithful comic superhero film with sporadic slow- back sequence, the opening credits felt it moved along fairly well. And book adaptation of Frank Miller's motion inundated and frenzied, give the best example of all the ele- at least it was trying to say some- 300, Snyder's vow to cherish the garishly violent fight scenes. Al- ments that make Watchmen such a thing with that 162 minutes; al- graphic novel, Watchmen, as his though enthralling and often grue- compelling story. The art direction, though the use of the Cold War as Bible throughout filmmaking ap- somely engrossing, these scenes effects, editing and Snyder's fantas- the framing device no longer reso- peared the crucial solution to a prove so tiresomely in tune with tic direction all give way to the glory nates, the themes and questions

very complex problem. The di- recent action movie conventions - that is this film. explored do. rector faced the incredible diffi- such sequences adapt a look sure culty of transferring the stagger- to appear incredibly dated within TREVOR LOUGHBOROUGH DANIEL JOSEPH ing variety of thematic, social and a short matter of years. The musi- political content of Moore's dark cal score feels incongruous and jar- I've always kind of thought the Watchmen taken as a film - not as exploration and subversion of the ring, but just as often subversively whole "Zack Snyder is a visionary a comic - is a very bold enterprise. superhero myth: keep as much of fitting. The disconnect between the director" thing is kind of weird, be- A movie about a cadre of former it intact on screen as possible to two, however, shines light on the cause I can't think of anything less superheroes that fight against just satisfy the die-hard fans, without uneasy veneer of the film. visionary than just following exact- about everything from government alienating those uninitiated with ly what happens in the comic book, to petty thieves to outrageous con- the source text. However, Snyder's WADE THOMPSON nearly frame for frame. It seems spiracies in a Cold War alternate- slavish dedication to the graphic a bit lazy to me. This perception reality America where Nixon serves novel ultimately proves to be both Without a doubt, Watchmen is was strengthened in me by his use his third term as president and the

Watchmen's greatest strength and one of the most visually compel- of music in the film - it's about as (first) war in Afghanistan threat- most profound failure, resulting in ling films you will ever encoun- subtle as a sledgehammer. Some- ens the entire world with nuclear

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Socks and shoes were optional, and organic beer was on tap at the Grad Pub last Friday, as the Radical Choir took over the place to cel- ebrate their first birthday. In what could be described as a showcase for the artistically in- clined social activists at Laurier, the party saw performances by a variety of genre-transcending artists and began with a rousing group rendition of "Happy Birthday" Caleb Lance kicked off the performance portion of the night with an acoustic guitar and harmonica, capturing the crowd's attention with his heartfelt folk songs. He treated the partygoers to

a mix of music - from a song he hadn't played for anyone but family yet, to a cover of Josh Ritter's "The

Temptation of Adam" - and despite a solid couple minutes of screech- ing feedback, he was able to pull off a great set. After Lance's warm reception, Foyo Juma enraptured the Grad RYAN STEWART Pub with a blend of songs in both the Grad Pub for their first birthday bash. STOKED - The members of the Radical Choir serenade the crowd last Friday night in English and Swahili. The Kenyan singer and her acoustic guitar for Kevin Sutton said that seemed to already have quite a few cal Choir, shared that the idea performer an excel- fans in the room, but those who the group emerged from his de- the Radical Choir does hadn't seen her before were thor- sire to form a barbershop quartet lent job of "mixing fun and social oughly impressed. that wasn't limited to four people. change together" - a method that motivates Next, hip hop poet Kevin Sutton Concerned with bringing issues of effectively and inspires by eliminating "the doom took to the makeshift stage. Cross- social injustice to the forefront, the students that can result from ing borders between spoken word ensemble has been going for a year and gloom" important issues in our and rap, he got some people up and and encourages anyone who is in- confronting

dancing - he even got a couple au- terested to join. community. rest of the night hosted an ex- dience members to drop a beat for Another member of the choir, The him on the bongos. Emily Slofstra, described its im- citing and emotional performance The party really got going with portance to the Laurier community by Laurier's own poetess and spo- artist Britta Band saw the a piece called "THC Prophecy" as a method of bringing students ken-word which elicited more than a few from all backgrounds together for Radical Choir take to the stage for a some cheers from the laid back crowd. a common cause. Kids from a wide few more songs, followed by The Radical Choir finally got up array of academic faculties have open mic acts. and demonstrated their unique participated, including ones from Still going strong after a year, the style of peace caroling with some the more obvious departments like Radical Choir showed that they songs about, well, peace. And sav- music, environmental studies and know how to throw abirthday party,

- remaining socially conscious ing the environment! Enthusias- global studies but "even one or while

- our own commu- tic, but well-rehearsed, the choir two business students" have made and proved that a lot ofopportuni- showed that Laurier is packed with their voices heard in the Radical nity still presents YUSUF KIDWAI who care making a Choir. ties for social activism and change. students about RADICAL ROCK - Kenyan singer-songwriter Foyo Juma also entertained. difference. When asked why he agreed to Jacob Pries, founder of the Radi- join in the birthday festivities,

Compiledby Daniel Joseph THE BIG QUESTION "What do you thinkabout comic book movies?" Photographs by Sydney Helland

and fun. Iron "I love em. They have great action and like them. Spiderman was great. As "Never seen one the whole way "I think they do a good job at them. "Yes! They're interesting "I bring back something old." for Watchmen? I might not see it in through myself. I guess I'm not entirely I really liked Waltz with Bashir, Man is the best." theatres." interested!" especially from a historical standpoint." -AlexValeriote -JohnWelker

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