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The Cord WeeklyThe tie that binds since 1926 NATIONAL MYTHS AFGHAN ART Canada isn't the peacekeeping CIGI displays work of female FITNESSFIRST nation we think it is ... PAGE 20 Afghan journalists ... PAGE 23 Volume 48 Issue 13 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2007 www.cordweekly.com Yates out ofreach Hawks will miss the Yates Cup for the first time in five years, falling 38-31 to Guelph on Saturday LAUREN MILLET ers. Full credit to them though, they SPORTS EDITOR deserved it," said Manager of Foot- ball Operations and Head Coach During a weekend of upsets in OUA Gary Jeffries. "But our guys played football, the nation's fifth-ranked extremely hard." Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks fell "They were really prepared victim to a much quicker Guelph for us today, they played a great Gryphons squad. game," said third-year quarterback Led by third-year quarterback lan Noble. Noble completed 25 Justin Dunk, the Gryphons outran of 36, throwing for 306 yards in- the Hawks to score 38 points from cluding one touchdown and one the second to fourth quarters, com- interception. ing back from a 24-point deficit and The Hawks kicked off the game, stunning the home team 38-31. and shut down the Gryphons on In the last eight meetings be- their first drive. The Hawks then tween the teams, WLU has proven proceeded to string together seven victorious seven times. It was not plays, driving 56 yards and ending to be this time for the Hawks, how- in a touchdown by running back ever, as they struggled to contain Ryan Lynch. Lynch finished the the dynamic duo that is Dunk and game running for 135 yards in 25 second-year running back Nick carries, with three touchdowns on FitzGibbon. the day. RYAN STEWART "We had trouble getting them SO CLOSE - Andy Baechler beats his man, but can't quite catch up with quarterback lan Noble's toss. stopped, they're tremendous play- - SEE YATES, PAGE 15 Gathering to remember Since Remembrance Day falls on a Sunday, the on-campus ceremony will happen this Friday LAURA CARLSON veteran, and the "Last Post." NEWS EDITOR There will also be a gathering in Wilf's after the event has wrapped With Remembrance Day quickly up. approaching, the History Stu- "As students, we would have dents Association (HSA) and been the people heading off to the Wilfrid Laurier University war had it been 1940, and it's nice Students' Union (WLUSU) have to pay respects to those who went SYDNEY HELLAND come together to organize the an- over and sacrificed so much for nual Remembrance Day ceremo- us and it's just a little token of our ny, which will be taking place this appreciation," said Alex White- Dalai Lama in Toronto Friday. man, a fourth-year history and Phil Champagne, program- political science student, and ex- ming and promotions manager ecutive member of the HSA. His Holiness delivers speech entitled Art of Happiness' to 16,000 people for WLUSU, describes the service Though Whiteman expressed 'The as a fairly "typical ceremony." his disappointment that the cer- It is scheduled to begin at 10:30 emony will not actually be held WALEED HAFEEZ ing press and media from all over people of every race, social back- am in the Concourse and will on Remembrance Day, he noted INTERNATIONAL EDITOR the globe. ground and religious affiliation, start with a reading by a chaplain, that a lot of the individuals in at- Toronto is home to nearly 4000 and it seemed like most non-Bud- introductions from the HSA and tendance are typically just walk- TORONTO -- On Wednesday, Oc- Tibetans, many of whom came to dhists in attendance were equally a speech from a professor in the ing through the Concourse, so tober 31, Toronto was blessed with Canada with the Canadian govern- in awe of being in His Holiness' lh history department. they get much higher attendance a visit and talk by the 14 Dalai ment's Tibetan Refugee Program, presence as those who followed the 'these speakers will be fol- during the week. Lama, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso. though they were only a fraction of ancient Asian faith. lowed by a reading of "In Flan- Close to 16,000 people attended the people present in the enormous ders Fields" by Dean of Students the monumental event held at the arena. SEE PAGE David McMurray, a speech by a - SEE CEREMONY, PAGE 2 Rogers Centre in Toronto, includ- Looking around, one could see DALAI LAMA, 10 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2007 ■ 2News THE CORD WEEKLY The Cord Weekly ~ The tiethat binds since J926 ~ phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax:(519)883-0873 email: [email protected] The Cord Weekly 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 WENDESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2007 VOLUME 48 ISSUE 13 Next Issue: November 14 QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Peter Baxter kinda looks like an osterich. He's big, he's tall and he's got a really big nose." - Sports Editor Lauren Millet speaking about how we should depictLaurier Athletics as having their heads in the sand WORD OF THE WEEK Quixotic - Of persons:Resembling Don Quixote; hence, striving with lofty enthusiasm for visionaryideals. CONTRIBUTORS Chris Baluschak Raymond Giu Jennifer Rae Michelle Caidaroni Alison Grenkie Jana Russell Elise Cotter Daniel Joseph Greg Sacks Brittany Oa Silva Heather MacDonald Ryan Stewart Ashley Doodnauth Evan Millar Geetha Thurairajah Kimberly Elworthy Andrea Millet Sarah Topple Gillian Farber Kari Pritchard Reoecca Vasluianu WLUSP STAFF Copy Editing Manager Caitlin Henderson Copy Editors Ariel Kroon Meredith Barrett Heather Olaveson Emily Slofstra Kendra Howard Gina MacDonald Stephanie Williams JOE TURCOTTE IT Manager Bryan Willey KEEP - A small group of participants in WLU's Speak Silence event gathered at Wilt's on Friday night to end their six-hour vows. Distribution Manager Nicole Laouataris QUIET! Production Assistant Christine Parent WLUSP ADMINISTRATION President Keren Gottfried VP: Advertising Angela Foster VP: Brantford Dan Schell Chair of the Board Colin LeFevre Vice Chair Rafiq Andani The sound of silence Board ofDirectors Ryan Clubb Rachel Crawford Laurier-Waterloo chapter of Journalists for Human Rights raises awareness for social injustice ADVERTISING to raise awareness of reasons for himself. Laurier students All advertising inquiries shouldbe directed to MICHELLE CALDARONI In hoping silencing special position VP: Advertising Angela Foster at STAFF WRITER the human rights injustices occur- "Everything that makes me are in. 884-0710, ext. 3560 [email protected] ring across the globe, the group special, everything that gives me "All of us are in a unique posi- The Laurier-Waterloo chapter of handed out pamphlets about their my rights, is exactly the same for tion; we're educated, we're able," COLOPHON Journalists forHuman Rights(JHR) Speak Silence campaign and their everybody. Bolton told a small, but enthusias- The Cord Weekly is theofficial student newspaperof came together on Friday for Speak reasons for taking a stand. "Anything that I appreciate in tic crowd of supporters. theWilfrid Laurier Universitycommunity. Silence, an event to raise aware- "I am incredibly privileged my life is worth fighting for in As he spoke, photographs of the Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an ness for those who do not have a in my life to be able to open my somebody else's life," said Ciesluk. refugees he met in Ghana flashed editorially independent newspaper published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a voice in the world due to human mouth whenever I want and speak While mall security did not ap- behind him, and the JHR group corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its board of directors. rights issues. on whatever I want, so shutting up preciate their presence and asked looked on. For six hours, the group of stu- for a few hours is nothing," said the group to leave the premises al- "Writing is powerful," Bolton wlujgy dents did not speak a word, each fourth-year political science and most immediately, the JHR group said, adding, "The pen is the ve- fIfITTTiT - publications tying a white bandana marked economics student Josh Smyth. continued their silence at a differ- hicle of change." Opinions expressed within The Cord are those of the author and with a black 'X' over their mouths. "Remember that some people ent do not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board, The Cord, location. Local punk band Broadcast WLUSP, WLU or CanWcb Printing Inc. At 4 pm, the group began their have to shut up for their whole JHR finished off the event at Zero wrapped up the event at 10 Allcontent appearing in The Cord bears thecopyright expressly and head- of their creator(s) and may not be used without written six-hour vow of silence lives," he added. Wilf's, where guest speaker Ryan pm, at which point the JHR group consent. ed to Conestoga Mall, where they One of the organizers of Speak Bolton, a Laurier alumnus who re- finished their six-hour silence, and The Cord is created using Macintosh computers running OS X.2 using Adobe Creative Suite 2 (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, took their place in the middle of Silence, fourth-year philosophy cently visited Ghana, spoke about removed the bandanas from their Distiller and Illustrator). Canon Rebel XT 8.0 megapixel digital cameras are used for principal photography. the Friday afternoon shoppers. student Mark Ciesluk, had his own refugees, child soldiers and the mouths. .-ft » . The Cord Weekly is a proud member of the Ontario Press Council since 2006. T) Any unsatisfied complaints can be sent to the Council at [email protected]. The Cord's circulation for a normal Wednesday issue is 7,000 copies and enjoys a readership of over 10,000.