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Volume 48 Issue 6 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 www.cordweekly.com Student house broken into

A residence on Regina St. becomes victim of theft

LAURA CARLSON down like every half hour. Our NEWS EDITOR other roommate and his girlfriend were downstairs only 20 minutes Last Saturday, after attending a before that, so within that window get-together in an upstairs apart- of time, which was like 20 minutes, ment suite located on Regina Street they got into our place," saidPortz. North, a group of Laurier students Due to the fact that they were returned to their own five-bed- just upstairs and a key was needed room apartment, located within to gain entry, the group didn't think the same complex, as victims of a to lock the front door or the doors break and enter. to their own rooms - something Upon their intrusion at approxi- they typically do when they are not mately 11:00pm, the two male bur- in the building. glars stole five laptops, three wal- "If we're not in this [complex] lets, an iPod, two backpacks and we usually lock our doors, but all other personal belongings. of our doors were open or at least Chris Beech, one of the victims unlocked," said Portz. of the theft, and a third-year busi- The suspects entered the apart- ness student, expressed how taken ment through thewindow in Portz's aback he was after his roommate room, which was also not secured. informed him that their house had "I left [my window] open about been broken into. 30 or 40 degrees and the guy, I "I was just stunned. I was just guess, kicked in my screen," he standing at my room for a while. said. I just couldn't believe it," said As one ofPortz's roommates and Beech. his guest were coming back down Philip Portz, Beech's roommate to the apartment they noticed that and a third-year biology student, the deadbolt was locked. They at- noted his shock in regards to the tempted to go around to the back crime, especially because he and door to get into the house, which his otherroommates never actually is when the guest was able to get left the apartment complex. "People were coming up and SEE BURGLARY, PAGE 3

Sydney Helland

WHY NO WI-FI? - A malfunctioning wireless Internet service left students in need of technical aid from the help desk of Laurier's Information Technology Services, located within the Concourse. WLU's wireless woes Laurier's campus-wide wi-fi project experiences "growing pains"; second server installed to accommodate high demand for Internet service

DAN POLISCHUK hon is one of these students who fairly clear." NEWS EDITOR are really hoping the process be- Where the problem really lies, comes less painful sooner rather the attendant explained, is in the With monetary donations coming than later. fact that each computer is in- from the department of the VP: Describing the online instruc- stalled with different settings. In Academic as well as Information tions as "very complex," McCahon this regard, they believe "there's Technology Services (ITS), a free expressed frustration because of nothing much [ITS] could have campus-wide wireless network all the time it has taken to try and done [to improve the situation]." was installed at Laurier's Water- install something so integral to her "It's like any new system. You've loo and Brantford campuses this daily life. just got to work out the bugs," they September. "I only have a wireless network. added. Despite their efforts, however, I don't have a landline anywhere," John Kearney, director of ITS, ITS Help Desk attendants have she explained. acknowledged that they "expected been bombarded, in the first cou- A Help Desk employee, who some minor growing pains." ple weeks of school, with swarms spoke on condition of anonymity, "We looked into what was the of students looking to conform also expressed some frustration most simple [system] to roll out for

Greg McKenzie their laptops to the new system. with having to deal with the same

Third-year communication issue on a consistent basis, but did - SEE WIRELESS, PAGE 4 MIA - Philip Portz is without a laptop after it was stolen from his room. studies student Krishna McCa- feel the online instructions "were 2 News WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

The Cord Weekly ~ The tie thatbinds since 1926 ~ phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax:(519)883-0873 WLUSU grants approval to email: [email protected] The Cord Weekly 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 fraternityforPikecoming VOLUME 48 ISSUE 6 Next Issue: September 26 The annual Homecoming event receives official university support for the first time in four years; QUOTE OF THE WEEK fraternity president hopes to eliminate 'negative stigma' that comes with Greek clubs

"It's all like for the people, by the people ... and 1 was like 'shut up.'"

- International Editor Waleed Hafeez sored concert, featuring perform- ers such as headliner Choclair as well as several supporting acts, in- WORD OF THE WEEK cluding local punk-hip hop band

Cacophony - A harsh, clashing noise or mixture ofnoises. Jen Militia and Toronto-based Red Light Riot, will be held at Binge- man's in Kitchener. CONTRIBUTORS Pike President Mike Perulli, who

AlexanderArmstrong Mike Lippert Kari Pritchard took over Laurier's Pi Kappa Alpha Melissa Dranfield Andrea Millet Vivek Sarma Emily Harrison Allie Maxhead Matt Symes chapter in May, said that moving Carrie Jackson Cassandra McKenna Riley Taylor Carrie McNabb Don Morgenson Sarah Topple Kelly Moore Pikecoming to a third-party lo- cation this year has been driven WLUSP STAFF by several different motivating factors. Copy Editing Manager Caitlin Henderson Copy Editors Ariel Kroon According to Perulli, these in- Marissa Neufeld Heather Olaveson clude "heightened by-law en- Meredith Barnett forcement, efforts to appease IT Manager „ Bryan Willey dis- Distribution Manager Nicole Laouataris gruntled neighbours, and [most importantly] in hopes of building IJS ADMINISTRATION a more positive overall attitude to- wards the Pikes President on campus and in Keren Gottfried VP: Advertising Ange|a Foster the surrounding community." VP: Brantford oan Sche|| Chair of the Board Colin LeFevre Perulli, who has been a Pike for Vlce Chalr Rafuq Andani Board of Directors years, is Ryan c|ubb three feels that "there a lot Rachel Crawford of negative stigma around Greek' life on campus." Their goal this ADVERTISING year "is to build a positive image

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The Cord's circulation for a normal Wednesday issue is 7,000 hon, WLUSU's general manager. copies and enjoys a readership of over 10,000. Laurier's dean of students, Da- Cord subscription rates are $20.00 per term for addresses within Canada. vid McMurray, has been actively The Cord Weekly is a proud member W V involved this year in the efforts to of the Canadian University Press (CUP), %■ wM SydneyHelland since 2004. help revamp the image of Greek PIKE HOUSE - The frat house on Albert Street has been the home of Pikecoming for the past three years. Life on campus. McMurray stated Campus Plus is Vie Cord's national advertising agency. With support from WLU, the event now moves to Bingeman's in the form of an all-ages concert. thatWLUSU's biggest concern with events like Pikecoming is safety, Preamble to The Cord Constitution MELISSA DRANFIELD memory occurred during Home- booked by the fraternity. and he feels that this year the Pikes CORD NEWS The Cord will keep faith with its readers by presenting news and coming Weekend 2003 when The Having to deal with long wait have done an excellent job ensur- expressions of opinions comprehensively, accurately and fairly. Cord reported that, with approxi- times and line-ups, impatient at- ing that the event will be properly The Cord believes in a balanced and impartial presentation of all relevant facts in a news report, and of all substantial opinions in This weekend, as Laurier students mately 1,650 people in attendance tendees began gettingrowdy. This managed. a matterofcontroversy. begin celebrating Homecoming at the Rod and Gun Club in Elmira, escalated to the point where Foot McMurray was also encouraged The staff of The Cord shall uphold all commonly held ethical conventions of journalism. When an error of omission or of weekend, included will be Friday a riot broke out. Patrol, ERT mem- the by commission has occurred, that error shall be acknowledged BACCHUS and by "extensive genuine effort promptly. night's annual Pikecoming event bers were spat [Perulli] and the Pikes, as well as When statements are made that are critical ofan individual, or thrown by Laurier's Pi Kappa Al- an organization, we shall give those affected the opportunity to LAURIER's DEAN OF STUDENTS, on and verbally the leadership of other fraternities reply at the earliest time possible. pha fraternity, better known on abused. and sororities," to revamp their im- Ethical journalism requires impartiality, and consequently campus as the Pikes. David McMurray, has been conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest On top of that, age on campus. willbe avoided by all staff. For the past few years, Pikecom- ACTIVELY INVOLVED THIS YEAR IN approximately WLUSU President Dan Allison The onlylimits ofany newspaper are those of the world around has been a it, and so The Cord will attempt tocover its world witha special ing fairly typical univer- $900 worth of shares McMurray's confidence in focus on Wilfrid Laurier University, and the community of THE EFFORTS TO HELP REVAMP THE Kitchener-Waterloo, and with a special ear to the concerns sity-type party at the Pike House damage was the smooth execution of Friday of the students of Wilfrid Laurier University. Ultimately, The Albert image of Greek campus. Cord will be bound by neither philosophy, nor geography in on Street, and has not been Life on caused night's event. its mandate. through affiliated with Laurier due to a kicked-in bus A Pike alumni himself, Alli- The Cord has an obligation to foster freedom of the press and freedom of speech. This obligation is best fulfilled when debate past incident in which the behav- "I couldn't be hap- and dissentare encouraged, both in the internal workings of the windows. son stated, paper, and through The Cord's contact with the student body. iour of students attending a field With the kegs having run dry This year, however, the Pikes are pier thanto see Pikecoming evolve The Cord will always attempt to do what is right, with fear of party led to several issues with the earlier than people be- to turn con- neither repercussions, nor retaliation. The purpose of the expected, hoping things around for into [a WLUSU-endorsed] student press is to act as an agent of social awareness, and so university. gan lining up for a ride back to as shall conduct the affairs of ournewspaper. Pikecoming. The event, which is cert at a trusted venue such The incident of most recent campus on one of the 12 buses to be an all-ages corporate-spon- Bingeman's." The Cord Weekly - Wednesday September 19,2007 News 3

VOCAL CORD fairs coordinator for the Waterloo ever building you're in should be How has your experience been Students should Regional Police, noted that stu- secured properly when no one is dents should be taking more pro- there; even when they are there, with the new WLU wireless active measures to safeguard their it's not a bad idea to keep doors secure homes belongings. locked," he added. Heinzel also suggests that stu- system? dents should be

- FROM BURGLARY, " COVER and theroom was dustedfor prints, AS THEY WERE COMING DOWN, THE taking pictures of Portz and his roommates feel as their valuables and GIRLFRIEND a look at the suspects as they ran though they have little hope of re- [OF HIS ROOMMATE] keeping receipts out the back door and up Marshall covering the stolen goods. SAW TWO GUYS RUNNING OUT THE for records of serial Street. And with Portz's insurance de- numbers, so that if BACK DOOR." "As they were coming down, the ductible costing $1,000 to get mon- police do recover girlfriend [of his roommate] saw ey back for any of his missing items, any stolen items, two guys running out the back he is quite frustrated with his cur- have a - Philip Portz, third-year business you higher door; she got a pretty good view," rent situation. chance of getting noted Portz. "It's unfortunate that crimes student and victim of break and enter them back. "Setting up is easy but it cuts off once The witness described the two like these go on and it's the sort of "Protect your in awhile. It's not too reliable." men as between the ages of 17 and thing that goes on all the time," said valuables is the un- 20 years, both about five feet, 10 Portz. "A lot of these types of break and derlying message," said Heinzel. -AndyTran inches tall, one with brown skin 1,036 enters With break and re- enters are crimes ef opportunities , Third-year Business and the other with white. ported in the Waterloo region in said Heinzel. Though they filed a police report 2006, Olaf Heinzel, the public af- "The main entry~points to what- See PAGE 24 for editorial reaction to this story

"I had to reconfigure seven other laptops. It's horrible to connect to and it keeps disconnecting."

- Zabeen K. Second-Year Religion & Culture

"I have a Mac and I don't know how to switch over. The instructions they give me for the new one don't work out."

- Ben Sehl Second-year Communications

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"It only seems to connect when it feels like not double it... which is very often." fY\ •Joseph Farag cheeseburger i'm lovin'it I Graduate of Cultural Analysis and Social Theory At participating McDonald's " restaurants in Canada. c 2007 McDonald's Compiled by Kelly Moore, photos byRiley Taylor 4 News WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY NEWSIN Toronto Star cuts Strict enforcement distribution to for bylaws over Frosh Top teachers campuses outside the weekend Three Laurier professors win provincial awards for classroom leadership GTA While working to enforce the city's newly revamped by-law LAURA CARLSON Nominated through student and As recipients of the awards, the Laurier students and faculty ex- noise enforcement policy, the NEWS EDITOR faculty applications, the three Lau- professors are set to receive $20,000 pecting to find the Toronto Star Waterloo Regional Police and rier professors were selected along over the next two years, and the available around campus this fall Waterloo By-law officers have The Ontario government has re- with 97 others from various univer- university plans to hold a reception will be disappointed to learn that been dishing out high numbers cently granted three Laurier pro- sities and colleges in Ontario for later in the year to recognize this as of August 31, 2007 the Toronto of tickets. fessors 2007 Leadership in Faculty their exceptional and motivational prestigious honour. Star has cut its distribution to The Waterloo Regional Police Teaching (LIFT) awards. teaching styles. university and college campuses have recently released the sta- outside of the GTA. tistics of how strictly this new According to Jacqui Tam, direc- "zero-tolerance" policy is being tor of public affairs and publica- enforced. tion at Laurier, the Star said that The weekend before univer- this decision was based solely on sity students returned to classes, a lack offunding for continuation September 5 to 8, a total of 216 of the program. charges were laid. This included The university has not been 14 criminal charges, 26 noise by- given any indication as to wheth- law charges, 20 public nuisance ShirleyLichti Catherine Black Thomas Fleming er the Star intends to resume dis- charges, 113 liquor-related of- Department: Business Department: Languages and Department: Criminology and tribution at a later timeif funding fences, and therest were other in- Teaches: Marketing Literature Contemporary Studies (Brantford) becomes available. In the mean- fractions such as traffic offences. Years atLaurier: 13 Teaches: French Teaches: Criminology time, the National Post will now During this same period City Background: Worked with IBM for Years atLaurier: 13 Years atLaurier: 4 serve as the only daily newspaper of Waterloo by-law officers also 14years Background: Professor at UW for Background: Has conducted re- available on campus, available laid 23 charges for breaking noise Plans withprize money: Attend 10 years search about serial murder, forms in the School of Business and regulations (for a total of 49). conferences Plans with prize money: Organize of homicide, life prisoners and Economics. workshops and attend conferences mentally disordered offenders After working first-hand in the Plans with prize money: Conduct marketing industry for over a de- Catherine Black came to Canada more research cade, Shirley Lichti approached from France as a graduate student Laurier SBE creates UW brand being sold Laurier SBE and asked if they were and has been teaching here ever As a professor in the relatively in need of a specialized professor. since. After a high school English new field of criminology, Thomas international at Conestoga Zellers Along with running her own mar- teacher suggested acareer in teach- Fleming has had a very active role keting and consulting business, she ing, she spent a term as a teacher's in advancing the industry within partnership Based on an increasing amount teaches both third- and fourth-year assistant in England. Black added Canada. He has been involved in of students, parents and other marketing classes at WLU. that she "sort of stumbled into developing a national society in WLU's School of Business and shoppers wanting to get their Lichti encourages students to ap- [academia]." criminology and has conducted Economics (SBE) has signed an hands on UW apparel, Zellers ply all the theory they learn to real Black feels that her high stan- various types ofresearch on a vari- agreement with the School of at Conestoga Mall will now be and current circumstances, and she dards, "wacky" sense of humour ety of subjects. Global Management and Lead- selling items affiliated with the doesn't believe in simply lecturing and passion for words all con- Fleming feels that these own ership (SGML) at Arizona State school. out of the textbook or having her tribute to her successful teaching personal studies have really al- Univeristy. According to Maclean's maga- students regurgitate the informa- methods. lowed him to apply current events Coming into her term as dean zine, the exclusive line will fea- tion back to her. She expressed the immense joy to classroom lessons. of SBE at Laurier, Ginny Dybenko ture men's and women's t-shirts, "It's not amatter ofme just stand- she has received from teaching un- "[My teaching style is] making has aimed to form more interna- full-zip hoodies, coffee mugs, ing up there and talking to students. dergraduate students because she theory come alive by combining tional relations between Laurier water bottles, pad holders, key I try to just have alot of discussion," feels that when working with stu- it with the research I've done, so and other universities, and this is tags and lanyards - all branded saidLichti. dents at this level, students' devel- when I use examples for students seen the among beginning steps with a newWarrior's logo. For Lichti, the most rewarding opment is a lot more evident. they're not just drawn out of some- of achieving such a goal. part of teaching is when students "You nurture, you make them one's book," said Fleming. The aim of this partnership is are able to take what they have grow and you see the potential, Fleming notes that he spends a to form a strong bond between - Compiled by Melissa Dranfield, learned in class and use these skills and from there you push and it's lot of time with students both in- the two schools and there are Laura Carlson, Dan Polischuk outside the walls of the university. just lovely to see them take off," she side and outside the classroom, to plans exchange faculty and and Cassandra McKenna "[lf I can teach my students to] said. which he feels had a large factor in students. There will also be col- apply everything you learn in this "It's always worth it. Every single his nomination. laborative quantitative teaching, course to yourself, I figure that day, the moment you step into the "I love teaching... so an award is research and sharing knowledge. that's my job done, I've been suc- classroom," she added. something that is wonderful," said cessful," said Lichti. Fleming. McGuinty in Waterloo A crowd of over 200 people were JOIN THE gathered at thecampaign office of Wireless to expand in Liberal candidate Leeanna Pen- dergast last Thursday for a rally CORD ACTION withPremier Dalton McGuinty. During his speech, thePremier 'second phase' next spring NEWSTEAM spoke about education and how important it is to keep on the

same path his - government start- FROM WIRELESS, COVER ney is certain wouldallow for larg- points already purchased, in con- ed. He spoke against Progressive er sharing on the bandwidths. junction with the "second phase" Conservative leader John Tory's the beginning of the year," Kearney "We tested it as much as pos- outline, the department plans Apply today! for funding said. support faith-based sible during the summer... but we on expanding access to outdoor and schools, touched on the top- Aside from having to wait in can't mimic a full [student] load," locales, including Alumni Field, ics of and health care supporting line-ups to link themselves to the commented Kearney on the im- University Stadium, the Quad and Email: Ontario's growing communities. system, many students are also be- plementation process. otherlocations that are brought up the Laura Carlson The rally also highlighted ing shut out completely, in terms Having been initially laid out to the department through student importance of supporters getting of gaining Internet access, due to as a two-phase project, the initial requests. [email protected] active in the campaign. the huge demand on numerous installation saw 60 "hotspots" in- Local candidates Louise Ervin, "access points." stalled for the Waterloo campus, or John Milloy, Kathryn McGarry In response to this, a second 20 for Brantford and eight for St. Dan Polischuk and Liz Sandals were also pres- server was being put into place Jerome's. See PAGE 24 for editorial reaction tothis story [email protected] ent at the rally. yesterday afternoon, which Kear- With an additional 20 access Weekly The Cord ■ Wednesday September 19,2007 News. 5 CANADA INBRIEF Expert gives election insight Balsillie continues to Dr. Steven Freeman breaks down the electoral that has support academia fraud recently plagued the United States during an afternoon lecture yesterday for an audience of primarily Laurier communication students Toronto, ON DAN POLISCHUK The "charade" to which he refers In addition to the lack of trans- But with as much frustration as it RIM co-CEO, Jim Balsillie, has NEWS EDITOR is that of the exit poll results com- parency with the new voting sys- has inevitably has caused, Freeman recently donated $1 million to ing out ofthe last election. With the tem, Freeman also pointed out that is optimistic that a move towards a Canadian think-tank that will With the upcoming presiden- figures initially showing a definitive in one crucial state, specifically optical scanning paper ballots will be run out of the University of tial election on February 5, 2008, victory for Democratic candidate Ohio, the required recount was be the method of choice after the Toronto's Munk Centre. the notion appears to be that the John Kerry, Bush was somehow simply ignored and precincts were upcoming election. The Canadian International American electorate want to get hand selected dur- "If [electronic voting] can be done Council (CIC) will focus on the 'right' results this time around "It's awful. We really need ing a recount. that quickly, it can be undone even Canada's role in the larger global - and in the eyes of some, 'right' As a result, he quicker," he saidwith confidence.

INTERNATIONAL HELP ... economy. appears to be anyone other than a WE'RE came down with a Aside from crediting Canada for Aside from this personal gift, Republican as their leader. CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE." conclusion stating having "the best voting technology: Balisillie has also been very vo- Appropriately enough, esteemed the harsh reality hand counted ballots," the profes- cal in challenging and encourag- scholar Dr. Steven Freeman, af- - in his mind. sor conveyed his plea for more in- ing other corporate executives filiated faculty with the Center for - Dr. Steven Freeman, Center for "Americans do not ternational pressure to be placed to out money shell to such re- Organizational Dynamics at the OrganizationalDynamics at the own their elections on the United States to fix things

institutes. - search-based University of Pennsylvania, was at ... like so many and soon. University of This past summer, Balsillie Laurier yesterday to present every- Pennsylvania other things, [elec- "It's awful. We really need in- also donated $50 million towards thing that the U.S. government has tions] have also ternational help," he said, adding, a new academic institute, which done wrong up until now. able to recover and retain the White been privatized," he said. "We're causing a lot of damage." will open in Waterloo September At the top of the list, for Freeman, House. Using the fact that Diebold, a All discrepancies aside, when of2008. who was brought in to speak by the Freeman went on to ex- company known for constructing asked for his prediction regard- The Balsillie School of Interna- communication studies depart- plain that, unlike a paper-ballot ATM machines, is the sole provider ing the outcome of the upcoming tional Affairs, which will be run ment, is the introduction of elec- vote, there is no way to actually of the electronic voting machines, presidential race, Freeman would by Wilfrid Laurier University, the tronic voting machines for the 2004 track an individual's selection once Freeman is disenchanted by the not lean either way.

University of Waterloo and the election - which inevitably aided in it has been put into the system. He fact that with 300 million Ameri- He did suggest that even if a Centre for International Gover- the re-election of George W. Bush. defended this witb an intense data cans there are only nine major me- Democrat does get into power, with nance Innovation (CIGI). In a sit-down interview with the analysis conducted on govern- dia companies - which never, to the lack of action by a Democrat-

Cord, before speaking to a capacity ment-issued information - on top this day, has reported fully on the controlled House of Representa- crowd gathering at the IEI lecture of the final results released by the discrepancies of the voting system. tives a change in office may pro- No more tuition on hall, Freeman conveyed his "fasci- media on Election Day 2004. "In this case, the 'cure' was 100 duce no real effects at all. nation" with how the Republicans "The only explanation for the times worse than the 'disease,'" he "Let's just say I don't think we're BC's adult education were able to "pull off a charade of data is that this election was sto- saidof using voting machines to ac- seeing a need to fix election in classes such huge magnitude." len," he summarized. curately vote tallies. 2008."

British Columbia

NANAIMO (CUP) - The pro- vincial government of British Columbia has announced that tuition fees will be eliminatedfor all Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes. ABE classes provide primary and high school level courses to adults who hope to complete or upgrade their education. More than 70% of ABE students live below thepoverty line. According to Malaspina Uni- versity-College's Students' Union organizer Patrick Barbosa, the September 7 announcement was largely inresponse to a mas- sive lobbying effort from the Ca- nadian Federation of Students (CFS) last spring and this fall. In April, members of the CFS met with 61 members of the BC legislature, securing majority support for the initiative. Then, throughout the week of Septem- ber 10, petition postcards from thousands of students also piled into the legislature. "This was no natural evolution of the Liberal's policy," says Bar- bosa. "Students made it impos- sible for the government to not hear their call." "Because of the hard work of students across this province, the [government] realized that their decisions were bad for B.C.," says Barbosa.

- Compiled by Laura Carlson and Emily Harrison (The NavigatorJ Greg McKenzie

LAYING IT ON THE LINE - Dr. Freeman explains how the United States are going down a dark path by using electronic voting machines. 6 News WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

: BAG O' CRIME ASSAULT ft W Location: AlumniField INJURED/SICK PERSON Reported: Sept. 14 @ 01:077hrs Wednesday, September 26 Location: Wilf's Pub A WLU student reported that he

- Reported: Sept. 10 @ 15:30hrs was punched in the face by an 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Special Constables responded unidentified male while he was to Wilf's after receiving a report crossing Alumni Field. A search RIM that a student was choking on for the suspect was conducted Park, Waterloo

her food. Another student had by WLU Special Constables & administered the "Heimlich Ma- Regional Police but he was not noeuvre" but the student lost located. consciousness. The rescuing stu- dent was then able to clear the INTOXICATED PERSON obstruction and the victim was Location: University Place treated by EMS personnel and Residence

released. Reported: Sept. 15 @ 00:47hrs An ambulance was called for a fe- BREAK & ENTER male student at University Place Location: Science Building who had passed out because of Reporteid: Sept. 11 @ 08:35hrs excessive alcohol consumption. Two rooms in the Science Build- She was taken to Grand River > Network with over 280 employers from diverse industries ing were broken into and at- Hospital for observation. > Learn more about career opportunities made tempts on another two. > FREE admission with Laurier Student/Alumni ID Nothing appears to have been ASSIST OTHER P.F. > FREE transportation to and from the Fair stolen, although a computer was Location: Off Campus > Career Fair workshops - learn how to prepare for the moved. Reported: Sept. 15@ 01:00hrs

. Fair...see the website for workshop Regional Police attended at the Career Centre dates PROPERTY DAMAGE Community Safety & Security of- Location: Little House fice to advise of a male WLU stu- Reported: Sept. 12 @ 00:48hrs dent who had been involved in a Visit CAREER CENTRE or Special Constables attended to fight at an off-campus bar where the Little House in response to a re- he was arrested for assaulting two the Career Fair websiteforfurther information port of students causing damage. bar staff. While being escorted to andfor a copy of the Employer Guidebook: Two male students were spoken a police cruiser he spit blood into to. The matter is being dealt with a Regional Police officer's face. lVWlV.partners4employment.ca by residence staff. The matter is also being sent to the Judicial Affairs Council. THEFT UNDER $5000 Location: Wilf's Pub DISTURBANCE r fa ft Reported: Sept. 12 @ 23:21hrs Location: Nichols Centre Quad

A patron at Wilf's reported that Reported: Sept. 15 @ 02:35hrs a $100 bill he claimed to have Special Constables broke up an left on the table to pay his tab altercation between two males was stolen. The matter is under in the Nichols Centre Quad. Both investigation. parties apologized to each other and went their separate ways. ASSIST OTHER P.F. Location: Bricker Ave PROPERTY DAMAGE

Reported: Sept. 13 @ 00:23hrs Location: Turret

Regional Police requested as- Reported: Sept. 16 @ 02:18hrs sistance on Bricker Ave. regard- An unidentified male broke the ing two intoxicated female WLU glass in the entrance doors at the students. The students were ob- Turret and then fled. served by the Regional Police of- ficer preparing to urinate on the DISTURBANCE lawn outside the Science Build- Location: Terrace Food Court

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WALEED HAFEEZ order to apply the theories that they tivism. Even now, many ofthe cam- INTERNATIONAL EDITOR learn in class. pus clubs at WLU involved with so- Although many students have cial affairs are run by GlobalStudies The Global Studies program has tended to go into the exchange with students. Dr. Ejobowah adds that come a long way since its inception. of the is In July, Dr. John Boye Ejobowah hopes changing world, Dr. "by definition, Global Studies was made chair and the program Alex Latta, Associate Professor and part academic and part social work was officially made into a depart- the Undergraduate Program Advi- on a global scale. Those who look at ment. sor for Global Studies, was quick the global arena tendto be socially

Dr. Ejobowah, the previous Glob- to note that "volunteer work is not conscious ... it's a part of the train- al Studies Experience (GSE) coor- a selfless kind of thing. In fact, our ing. We're teaching our students to dinator, feels that the department students probably gain more from be global citizens; that's one of our has gained considerably since get- their volunteering than they give goals." ting the aforementioned recogni- back." Although the Global Studies de- tion. This recognition allows them partment is still to award their own degrees, hence relatively small "volunteer work is NOTA self- making the program a force to reck- compared to vari- on with. less KIND OF THING. IN FACT, OUR ous other facul- Although growth is inevitable, ties on campus, STUDENTS PROBABLY GAIN MORE the department is currently under- it is one that has staffed. "Currently, we have around FROM THEIR VOLUNTEERING THAN been growing about 1,400 students who are tak- THEY GIVE BACK." steadily for the ing our courses, and in terms of past few years. full-time faculty we have about six. Looking ahead,

So if you look at it that way, we are - Dr. Alex Latta, Associate Professor and Dr. Ejobowah working really hard to meet the de- Undergraduate Program Advisor sees a department mands of our students." that will consoli- It is important to note, though, date and grow that over the past few years a num- exponentially. ber of full-time faculty have been Dr. Ejobowah added that "one Nevertheless, he reassures hired. positive side of a fieldwork is that Global Studies students that "we Dr. Ejobowah noted that "it is not before students go they have a no- do want it to grow out of hand. If that being understaffed was a con- tion that the developing world is it keeps on going that way we will scious policy. It was rather that the where they can go to make a change. lose that community structure." department grew veryrapidly and it They go to conquer poverty; they're The department does have a gradu- caught the university unawares. We going to change the place. They ate program in the pipelines, but had the authority to hire, we hired, §o there to find that the place is "iHyill lose focus if it continues to but still it isn't enough." changing them. The advantage is grow." There has always been a sense that they come back balanced; they One ofthe most important initia- of community within the Global don't have a one-sided view of the tives undertaken by the Faculty of Studies department. Global Stud- world any more." Arts, School of Business and Eco- Sydney Helland MAN WITH A PLAN - Dr. Ejobowah discusses the future of Global Stud- ies students often take a number of Dr. Latta remarked that "we're nomics and the University of Wa- ies and student activism at Laurier. courses with the same professors also looking for students to reflect terloo is the new Ph.D. in Global and form a bond with them that on their experiences. Not just in Governance. The Global Studies gram; in the short term we do want ness is part and parcel of the pro- lasts until the time they leave the terms of saw a different part of department 'I is heavily involved in to become more involved in the gram and its teachings. As Dr. Latta university. the world and things are different this new graduateprogram and Dr. graduate program. But in the long explained "I think one of the rea- One crucial aspect of the Global there.' But rather of being someone Ejobowah spoke of the problems term, we would like to have our sons we have a sense of community Studies program is the GSE portion in a privileged position from the the had department been facing own graduate program as well." here is not because we're smaller of the degree. As a requirement, Global North, having the of with luxury it. Overall, the Global Studies pro- but because our students are so students must either complete an travelling to another place." we're "Right now, having trouble gram is one that is defined by .its active. I would certainly hope that academic exchange, a co-op ex- The Global Studies department finding the teaching resources to students. As Drs. Ejobowah and even if we grow a bit we can try to change or a volunteer exchange in has always encouraged student ac- make our contributions to that pro- Latta mentioned, social conscious- maintainthat sort of feel." Student aids progress in Uganda around the K-W community, as chase, and upgrade, of a flourmill. Ayiko Solomon returns well to Western Uganda with his NGO, Peace For All as a number of WLU and UW According to Solomon, PFAI's students. The current focus of PFAI philosophy is to give people the International, to continue his work with refugees and displaced persons is the rehabilitation of the afore- means to be self-sufficient. Instead mentioned areas ofUganda. ofconstantly giving food or money, Solomon recently spent two PFAI is determined to provide a ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG fringes of Uganda and the Suda- dren have been mutilated, raped, months in the Pader CORD INTERNATIONAL district of means for people to attain these es- nese border, in efforts to form an and forced to murder family mem- Uganda. Bringing with him a mod- sential things themselves. insurgency group dedicated to the bers and commit crimes that no est budget of around $6000, Solo- After years of internal With this in mind, the women of twenty con- dissolution of the new Ugandan human should let alone endure, a mon managed to spread this fund- the Pader district wanted Solomon flict, Western Uganda - specifi- government. child. ing thin and complete an incred- cally the Pader district to share this storywith anyone who and its sur- Nearly 20 years later, this plan As a child survivor of the conflict ible amount of peace-building and would rounding area - left listen. With absolutely no has been in to retake the government by force in Uganda, Wilfrid Laurier student volunteer support in the area. funding, the women of the district, shambles. has left Uganda in a fractured state. had Ayiko Solomon vowed to re- The most successful endeav- the This is not to say that the beauti- Over with help of the men and even 60,000 people have fallen vic- turn to his home to country help our, said Solomon, was to open a some of the able children, built an ful landscape of the once-thriving tim to the brutal ploys of the Lord's those in desperate need of stability restaurant near the country has been Internally Dis- orphanage out of traditional ma- destroyed; it is Resistance Army, most of them and peace. placed Persons (IDP) camps, which terial (fire-heated clay and wood) the people who have been scarred. completely detached from govern- Once a mere child living in pov- was turned over In to the local women meant to hold 60 children. 1986, a group of civil activists mental affairs. erty, with an unshakeable dream to to serve as both a led by westernized General self-sustaining The orphanage stood three sep- Yow- It is estimated that over 30,000 study in Canada, Solomon recently business and a gathering ground arate times. Each time, *a violent eri Museveni ousted Tito Okello, children have been by abducted formed a non-government organi- for local inhabitants the president. This to converse rainstorm crashed their dream to prompted the the LRA and forced to serve under zation called Peace For All Interna- and approach healing ceremonies majority of Okello's supporters to fear of death. tional(PFAI). in a new-found - flee the of light. Another addi- SEE UGANDA, PAGE 9 capital Kampala to the According to reports, these chil- PFAI consists of volunteers from tion to the community was the pur- The CordWeekly ■ Wednesday September 19,2007 International 9

- FROM UGANDA, PAGE 8 determination. would have stood the first time, They had only this message to they reasoned. he ground. Yet at each failure, pass on to those who had ears to lis- Ayiko hopes not only to inspire he women did not give up. The ten, said Solomon: "Look what we people to get involved, but to also the travel bug? nothers, grandmothers, sisters have done with nothing. Imagine give hope to those with none. PFAI ind daughters of Uganda built an what we could have done with sup- has done a lot of Uganda and with jrphanage for 60 children, three port. All we need is support." With the support that Ayiko continues to laughters of Uganda built an or- a monetary sum of only $1000, the receive it hopes to do so for many >han9ge for 60 children, three orphanage could have been built of years to come. imes and did not give up hope or a sturdier material, say, brick, and

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Weekend split on the diamond Laurier conquers adverse weather conditions to drop the Varsity Blues 53-10 The men's baseball team took to the mound at Bechtel Park this past weekend against the two- time defending champion West- ern Mustangs. After losing the first game 4-1, the Hawks fought back in the second, taking the Mustangs down 5-4. Rookie pitcher David Canavan stepped up to the mound and, after allowing four Mustang runs in the first inning, shut them out the rest of the game. Last night, the Hawks fell to theWaterloo Warriors 8-0 at Jack Couch Park in Kitchener. This brings their record to 4-4.

Lady Hawks add four points The women's soccer team en- tered the weekend hungry for victory over Waterloo. Striker An- drea Bettello gave the Hawks the first jump, slamming a rebound into the net. It was not enough to hold off theWarriors however, as they tied the game in the second half. The battle ended 1 -1. The Hawks then traveled to St. Catharine's to take on the Brock Badgers on Sunday, in search of the season's first road victory. The first halfended scoreless, but both teams came roaring back onto the pitch. The Hawks went Sydney Helland up 2-0, only to see the Badgers

SMACKDOWN - First-year linebacker John Borden squashes the hopes of Blues kicker Mark Stinson as he blocks an attempted punt. follow closely behind with two goals of their own. Hawks' midfielder Monique LAUREN MILLET picked up a Blues fumble and ran Third-year quarterbackBen Wil- out there, so it took a while to get Da Silva dug in hard to score the SPORTS EDITOR it 22 score the yards to third touch- sack was brought in for the third used to each other." winner, giving the Hawks a 3-2 down. Lynch made it 28-0 with a quarter, completing 1 of 4 passes "I'mreally proud. We justplayed triumph. The ladies now proceed Last Friday, the 2-0 Wilfrid Laurier 13-yard run near the end of the for five yards. Mamo punished the three games in 12 days. The kids with a record of 4-1-1 to tackle Hawks Golden traveled to Varsity quarter. Blues further by popping another came out and played their hearts Guelph this afternoon. Stadium to take on the 0-2 Uni- The Blues finally got the ball between the uprights, giving the out," said Jeffries. "It was hard to versity of Toronto Varsity Blues. In down the far field enough to open Hawks a 44-l01ead. prepare for this week. We have a Men's soccer sees mixed action front of their homecoming crowd the second quarter scoring with a With the start of the fourth lot of injuries." The men's soccer team came into and under merciless rain clouds, 25-yard field goal. Hawks kicker quarter, there finally came a break Adding to the growing list of in- the past weekend's action seek- the Hawks devastated the Blues Chris Mamo followed with two the in downpour. First-year quar- jurieswere fifth-year receiver Andy ing to improve their 2-2 record. 53-10. scores of own, his from 13 and 26 terback Luke Thompson was put Baechler and fifth-year offensive The Hawks scored quickly, go- If the team's respective records yards respectively. in to show what he could do, and lineman Kyle Sanderson. Baechler ing up 2-0 in the first half against and their history, dating back to proved he can went down from a tackle shortly cross-town rivals, the Waterloo 1996 and including eight consecu- compete with "I'm really proud. We just played before the halftime break and had Warriors. Keeper Yousef El-Ab- tive wins for the Hawks, didn't the older guys. to be helped off the field; however, bar was able to keep theWarriors provide enough foresight as to THREE GAMES IN 12 DAYS. THE KIDS He completed he was able to walk slowly to the out of the net in the second half how this game would play out, of CAME OUT AND PLAYED THEIR HEARTS 2 4 passes for dressing rooms at the half. to earn the shutout. then the first 15 minutes definitely 28 yards and "He's going to be okay," said OUT. WAS Looking to continue their cleared it up. The Hawks went up IT HARD TO PREPARE FOR rushed for 76 Jeffries, referring to Baechler. "He success on the road, the team 28-0 in the first quarter, scoring THIS HAVE A His first WEEK. WE LOT OF yards. hurt his ankle. Hopefully, he'll be traveled to Brock to take on the four touchdowns on the ground. INJURIES." play on the field alright for Waterloo. If not, I don't Badgers. The Hawks struggled "We just got up early and never was a 49-yard think it's any sort of season-end- to keep the Badgers in check as looked back," said third-year start- carry. ing thing." they went down 2-0 in the first ing quarterback lan Noble. Noble - Head Coach Gary Jeffries After another Sanderson wasn't so lucky. After half. Their struggles continued was a perfect 4 for 4, passing for 56 touchdown by going down late in the third quar- into the second, losing 3-0. With yards before taking a seat on the Turner, putting ter, he was helped off the field, but a record of 3-3, the Hawks will bench in the second half. The teams then sought shelter in the Hawks up 51-10, the Blues couldn't put weight on his leg. travel to take on Guelph today. "I thought we played real well their dressing rooms, leaving a conceded a two-point safety near "He's had some real trouble under bad pretty conditions," score of 34-3 on the board. Com- the end of the game to spark the with his legs. We're going to have Women's rugby start 1 -1 commented Manager of Football ing back after the break, both final whisde. to wait and see there," said Operations Jeffries. The Women's rugby season and head coach Gary squads took to the field while the "I thought we played great," "We're going to take a little bit of kicked off last Wednesday at Jeffries. unrelenting rain continued to commented Turner, who after re- time off tomorrow. Get a little bit home on Knight-Newbrough Running back Ryan Lynch drench them. Noble and Lynch lieving Lynch in the second half, £>112 a rest. We'll get right back at it scored three field against the Toronto Varsity touchdowns, rush- did not return to action, and each led the team with 144 rushing on Sunday." Blues. Coming back from a tough ing for 73 yards on seven carries, took a seat on the bench to watch yards on 12 carries. "I was happy Up next for the Hawks, whose putting him first in the 0-5 season last year the ladies nation in their younger counterparts tackle to see everyone executing well," win this week moved them to were looking to improve this sea- touchdowns and second in rush- the gruesome conditions. he continued, referring to the fifth in the CIS ing yards. rankings, are the son. The Hawks were able to put The Blues seemed to come out amount of new faces that were on 3-0 Waterloo Warriors, who upset away the Blues 24-7. His second score came from of the dressing rooms with re- the field. Windsor 26-23 on Saturday. They a 48-yard run into the endzone. On Sunday, the Hawks trav- newed energy as they returned the "It was good to get a chance to will meet this Saturday at 2:00 pm elled to London only to fall at the The Blues were struggling to get kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. see a lot of the younger guys play," at the University a in the Stadium. hands of the Western Mustangs. hold slippery conditions, Their momentum was short-lived, said Noble. He attributed the "It's our homecoming, it's in our The final score was 62-0. as missed punts and sloppy pass- however, as running Steve back amount of fumbles throughout the house. We're definitely ing resulted. defen- going to be Second-year Turner shut them up with a 58- game to the conditions. "The ball ready, said Jeffries. "We're excited - Compiled by Lauren Millet sive back Giancarlo Rapanaro yard run into the endzone. was wet. We had a lot of new guys about it." Weekly ■ Wednesday September The Cord 19,2007 Sports . 13 Men's rugby recovers from opening loss Laurier shuts out neighbouring Waterloo 17-0 to get first win of the season

ANDREA MILLET passes, Laurier fought together as CORD SPORTS a team and showed that they are a force to be reckoned with. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden The Hawks' defense came out Hawks men's rugby team wel- strong and held back the Warriors, comed the visiting Waterloo War- preventing their opposition from riors to Knight-Newbrough Field getting on the scoreboard. last Friday, as they hoped for re- Fullback JeffDanko was the first demption after last week's 43-0 loss to break the Warriors' defense and to the McMaster Marauders. The score a try for the Hawks. Although Golden Hawks proved ready for the Waterloo pressed hard in the final challenge as they held off the War- minutes of the first half, WLU held riors for a 17-0 win. them on the try line until the whis- "We workedreally hard this week de, entering the dressing rooms on defense and transitions and it with a 5-0 lead at the half. showed today" said Head Coach Laurier came out determined Josh Windsor. "We're just going to and confident in the second half, continue to work on giving them hungry for a victory. They pressed the experience they need to get bet- on through exhaustion and rain, Matt Symes ter throughout the year." and the second half saw backrow BREAK ON THROUGH - Hawks Steve Williams breaks a tackle from two Warriors en route to a 17-0 win. Friday's game was a perfect ex- Bob Elliott and scrumhalf Spencer ample of the Hawks' improvement Houlihan across the line for two through experience. Despite the more Hawks' tries. his high expectations for the future. their league season with a 37-14 GOLDEN HAWK Warriors' 43-10 win over Guelph Third-year flyhalf Jeff Cooper put "I think we showed today that we're win against Toronto. The game will last week, they were no match for through a convert on Elliott's try, going to be a pretty solid squad and again be held on the Hawks' home PDAT the Hawks' unbreakable defensive bringing the final tally to 17-0 for I think we can even come up with a turf on Friday, September 21 at 3:00 line and their quick offensive runs. the Hawks. win again," he said. pm. Week While still struggling on line-outs Windsor showed confidence and Next week, Laurier, now 1-1, fac- of and connecting consistently with support for his team and revealed es the RMC Paladins, who opened Sept 19 - Sept 25, 2007

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leld at Bingeman's, far from any other resi- Many people say that it was brotherhood or and another are small. The other thing that makes brotherhood and charter a few years ago after an out-of-control son makes a bad image for whatever DAVID SHORE move will to look bad on all of ients. Perulli hopes this help redeem sisterhood that attracted them to fraternity or "People have this notion that the biggest dif- sisterhood unique is that all international fra- FEATURES EDITOR The Philanthropy Pikecoming event. zation, it's going u he Pikes, and Greek Life in general, in the eyes sorority life, and most enriched their and sororities (every group at Laurier This meant that the Pikes could not adver- Perulli. university ference between the Pikes and us is that they're ternities us, )fthe community. experience. the party fraternity and we're the leadership except for the Alpha Omegas, who remain a lo- Fraternities and sororities are unmistakably a Philanthropy work is one of the ideals Greek tise on campus, hold meetings on campus, or "When there's so many of drama is now says However, it is very difficult to capture what guys, and that's not true at all. The leadership cal chapter only) are linked with other chapters large aspect of the university environment. Life was founded on, and today it remains one rush on university grounds. Losing university to happen every and then," Ca And there are the irotherhood/Sisterhood exactly makes the bonds created between program at Pi Kappa Alpha is a great program around the world. This means that members They walk around wearing strange letters, of the most significant aspects of every frater- support means losing a great deal of ability to though inevitable a "brothers" and "sisters" different from the as well," says Park. can go to other cities and still have the sup- they throw parties and they are always exceed- nity and sorority. attract new members as well as the ability to that cast Greek Life in negative light, for ternities and sororities strive to lie words "brotherhood" and "sisterhood" are bonds other students make in university. Park explains that Sigma Chi is looking for port oftheir organizations, even after they have ingly polite whiletrying to convince you to join Fraternities and sororities spend a lot oftime operate smoothly. Evidently, a slip-up one ensu are safe controlled. hrown around a lot surrounding the discus- Part of what makes this definition so hard is students with "different temperaments, talents graduated. their clubs. giving back to the community, despite how ofthese groups can be very costly. their parties and ion of Greek Life. that the distinctions between one Greek group Some students see them as a great way to strained the relationship between the two can "We're all under Greek Council. If one per- That's why this year's Pikecoming i: and convictions." on are network around campus. Some see them only sometimes become. The Pikes, the other hand, looking for Rushing and ac- as people that need to pay money to make "50 percent of our time is devoted to charity "scholars, leaders, athletes gentlemen," friends. work, the other halfis devoted to weekly meet- cording to Perulli. Rush is the period of time in which students be recruited or soror- What is certain, though, is that Greek Life is ings and social events," says Jacqueline Calver- These vague descriptions hardly offer any attempt to by a fraternity and the frats and turn de- a very emotionally and politically charged con- ly, the President of the Alpha Omega sorority. ity, sororities in well the other members of cide who they want in their group. cept. Whether you love it or hate it, very few Calverly, as as "People have this notion that people are without opinions on the Greek Let- Greek Life Council, believes that the charity The rush period lasts roughly two THE BETWEEN ter System. work Greek organizations do is one ofthe main BIGGEST DIFFERENCE weeks in thefirst month of every semester, consists many events are Most of these opinions and preconceptions selling points to potential members. the Pikes and us is that they're and of free that come from movies and television, or from "A lot ofthe guys that join, they want to jointo geared towards having potential members, THE PARTY FRATERNITY AND WE'RE stories we've heard from other people. Most do charity work. Especially in the last two years, orrushers, meet with existing brothers and people seem content to pass judgment on their I think 50 percent of the guys that came in said the leadership guys, and that's sisters, and vice versa. existence without any real knowledge of their they wanted to help the community more," says Every Greek organization agrees that NOT TRUE AT ALL. THE LEADERSHIP activities. Mike Perulli, Pi Kappa Alpha's President. the only real way to grasp what Greek Life But what really goes on in a frat house? Is the "You do your community service in high PROGRAM AT Pi KAPPA ALPHA IS A is like is to attend rush events. that they day it's "That's what rush is for. We have two accusation only just party every a school, and then over, and many girls come GREAT PROGRAM AS WELL." fair one? Does the existence of fraternities and to me saying they want to give back," says Me- weeks of free events that doesn't cost any- sororities harm Laurier, or do we benefit from gan Amodeo, President of Alpha Phi. thing to the people that attend, and that's it? These are precisely the questions 7he Cord Every fraternity and sorority on campus has - Matt Park, President of Sigma Chi just to get a feel if its for you or not," says sought to answer. one main charity that they donate to. These Perulli. range from the Children's Miracle Network "Even if you're concerned you don't (Sigma Chi) to the Canadian National have enough time, even ifyou're concerned "We're all under Greek Council. If Institute for the Blind (Delta Gamma) real insight into what distinguishes a Pike from about finances, even ifyou're concerned about Chi. reality, all fraternities and so- it a prep organization all about net- ONE PERSON MAKES A BAD IMAGE FOR to local women's shelters (Alpha a Sigma In being that's

Omega). rorities are simply looking for new members working ... try to put all of that on holdfor a bit WHATEVER ORGANIZATION, IT'S GOING TO Generally, each organization runs that will fit in with existing members, and will and come see what it's like. And if you get your LOOK BAD ON ALL OF US." one major charity event each semes- reflect positively on their organization. belief confirmed, hopefully you've had a good ter to raise money for their cause. For "We're not looking for the most guys, we're two weeks," urges Park. example, Pi Kappa Alpha, more com- looking for the'most best guys'," says Perulli, as While rushing will give you a feel of what - Mike Perulli, President of Pi Kappa Alpha monly known as the Pikes, pull a fire if this is a common mantra for recruitment. GreekLife is like, what itwon't do is give you an truck from the University ofWaterloo There is also some disagreement between understanding of how you are being evaluated to University Stadium to raise money Greek group members on what exactly broth- or selected. The Facts for the Big Brothers of Waterloo. In addition, erhood and sisterhood means. "We have a deliberation process. I can't go

some of the money raised from their parties is "Sisterhood is ... 'I would do anything for into it very much because it's aritual," explains Laurier is very unique in that it is the only often donatedto charity. these girls. I would stand up for them whether Calverly. "They have to attend three to five university in Ontario to recognize its Greek I thought they were right or they were wrong,'" events, and if they have, then they're usually system within its faculty. GreekLife is currently The Parties says Calverly. offered a bid." under control of the Dean of Student's office, Park, on the other hand, doesn't believe this "Its called mutual choice. They choose us ultimately the responsibility of Dean of Stu- While not everybody knows exactly how is the essence of brotherhood. "You support and we choose them," says Thompson. dents, David McMurray. much effort goes into theirphilanthropy, every- your brothers, you educate your brothers, but Though there maynot be any way ofknowing Currently, the university recognizes six one is aware that the fraternities like to party. you don't unquestioningly protect and defend exactly what will get you a bid and what won't, Greek organizations on campus: three sorori- In fact, a common preconception is that par- your brothers when it's not valid." Park advises rushers justto be themselves. ties and three fraternities. The most recent of ties are the sole focus of fraternity life. Park explains that he would not have asked "If you come in and admit yourself, faults

these organizations, the Phi Delta Theta frater- "I think it's ... because in movies and televi- his brothers to vote for him unquestioningly and all, then this is going to be interesting. nity, came into existence in 2005. sion shows, good television and good enter- last year when he ran (successfully) for Chair This is going to be somebody who is going to There is also one other organization, a Jew- tainment comes from one segment of it, which of the Board of Directors for WLUSU, and if he be committed to the process of understanding ish ofLaurier that is not fraternity recognized is parties. And all of a sudden everybody gets had, they would not have obliged. who they are," Park feels. the by university. the idea that that's what you are," believes Matt In this sense, very little separates brother- Even though most people who go out and The Greek current system at Laurier is rela- Park, President of Sigma Chi fraternity. hood or sisterhood from other strong friend- rush are offered a bid to join at least one orga- tively new, started having only in 1986. In only Though Park insists that there are many ships. Brothers and sisters are merely brought nization, the fact that selection processes are has 21 years, it already seen rapid expansion in other focuses of Greek Life, such as education, together by common interests, spend a lot of entirely secretive can give the feeling that fra- the number of existing organizations. leadership and philanthropy, he does not deny timetogether over their university careers, and ternities and sororities are too exclusive. All of the recognized Greek organizations that the fraternities do throw parties. But he develop close bonds. Still, there is very little that is strange about at Laurier are affiliated under the Greek Life also notes that fraternity members are not the There are two main things that distinguish GreekLife. They are nothing more than student Council. The president of Greek Life at Laurier only students who throw keggers. brotherhood or sisterhood as unique. The first groups that throwparties, do charity work, and is Dan Hocking, two-time former member of "The difference between our parties and is that each member has knowledge of the se- have created social ties in a different way than WLUSU's management committee, and a Sig- a regular keg party that is ours are organized cret rituals of their organization that are entire- most. ma Chi. much better. By that I mean security, IDs are ly unknown except for its members. The perceptions perpetuated by movies like The other members of Greek Life Council in- checked the door ... at brothers don't drink The Greek Life Council has a strict no-haz- Animal House and Old School are largely un- clude the six presidents of the fraternities and during the parties," explains Perulli. "It's a lot ing policy that all organizations must adhere true. While Greek Life is not for everybody, it sororities on campus, as well as one other del- more controlled than a regular party, only be- to. The rituals are simply something that bonds can certainlybe a worthwhileventure for many egate from each organization. cause we are liable for what happens. If [some- members together. students. Laurier also has had a Dean of Greek Life in thing goes wrong], we could lose our charter." "You have to trust the girls ... it's just some- the past, but after the most recent dean, Barry This is the Pikes something are all too fa- thing special for that individual group," Gough, retired in 2005, the position has yet to miliar with, having only regained recognition says Meghan Thompson, President of Delta be filled. by the university this past year. lost They their Gamma. 18 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 > THE CORD WEEKLY

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ASHLEY JANG Saturdays you will probably hear a FUBAR ternative dance club that has been ship and is located on King St."The titanium STUDENT LIFE EDITOR little bit of everything. The Details in operation for 16 years. Its main vault is an actual bank a with Since opening three years ago, attractions are a patio, a billiards vault. It's trendy nightclub with a [and] leather couches," What betterway to have a fun, care- The Specials FUBAR has proved to be a very fun room and a dance floor big aquariums said new owner Brent Campbell. less night with your closest friends Thursdays are martini nights at dancebar that is popular almost ex- screen TV. than to go out and dance the night Caesar's, where more than 50 types clusively with university students. The away? Waterloo has a great selec- ofmartinis are offered, and domes- The Crowd Crowd The main clientele con- tion of dance clubs to meet your tic bottled beer and bar shots are The Music "Thursday is a little bit of ev- Vault's it's sists of professionals and needs, so get out your dance shoes both $3.00. On Fridays, you can get "We do concerts once in a while erybody, more of the regulars; young their and get ready to shake your tail on imported bottles for $3.50 and if on off-nights. Tuesday, Thursday a slower evening. Friday is really students in third and fourth the universities. the dancefloor. you get there early, they serve half- and Saturday nights we are top 40, more of a mainstream crowd and years at price appetizers from 4:00-7:00. hip hop, R&B, [and] classic house," Saturday is a little more of an al- Philthy McNastys said owner JerrySmith. ternative crowd," said owner Mike The Music The Details The Lineups Ibrahim. They have a live DJ who plays pri- Philthy's is part of a chain and Anyone who has been to Cae- The Specials marily hip hop, rave, house, and a has been around for 10 years, lo- sar's knows that the lines can get a On Tuesdays, FUBAR offers all The Music vast mixture oftop 40 music. cated beside the University of Wa- little ridiculous. They usually begin domestic drinks for $2.50. Before Thursdays at Abstract are all-re- terloo. It functions as a sports bar at 9:00 on Thursdays, 9:30 on Sat- 11:00 on Thursdays drinks are quest nights with free pool and no The Specials and a family dining room, but to us urdays and it fluctuates on Friday, $2.50, and after they go up to $3.25. cover. Friday is retro 80s night and "We have deals on martinis, mar- students, it is known primarily for depending on the event. On Saturday nights the drinks are on Saturdays you can expect a mix garitas, mixed drinks, and shoot- the nightclub downstairs. $3.25 all night long. of alternative music. ers on the various nights," said The Dress Code Campbell. In addition, they offer The Crowd Caesar's has a dress code that The Lineups The Lineups bottle service, which, at The Vault, On Mondays and Fridays, when they very strongly enforce. "Our Lineups usually start on Tues- Friday is normally the only night includes your own waitress and se- the nightclub is open, the crowd dress code is basically no jerseys, no days between 12:00 and 1:00, on that Abstract gets a lineup, and that curity guard. is primarily UW and Laurier camouflage, tears in your jeans, no Thursdays between 11:00and 11:30, starts up at around 11:00. students. holes in your clothing, no profanity and on Saturdays, the busiest night, The Lineups on your clothing," said Howie. between 10:30and 11:00. Why you should check it out Lineups usually start at The Vault The Music Every now and then it's nice to between 10:30 and 11:00 on Thurs- The nightclub features primar- Why you should check it out Why you should check it out get out of the Laurier bubble. Ab- days and Saturdays, while Fridays ily top 40 music, with a touch of It gives you a chance to have "It's constantly changing, we're stract is a little further than the usually aren't quite as busy. dance and house. Starting thisyear, a classy night out, and they offer consistently renovating, updating, main bars that Laurier students Philthy's will hold country nights bottle service, which is where a offering a new atmosphere, [and we go to, but it would make for a nice Why you should check it out on Tuesdays and Thursdays. group of people can order a bottle have] amazing service," said Smith. change of scenery. The Vault just reopened last of liquor in return for VIP treat- Thursday and has gone through The Specials ment. Plus, they have a great food Club Abstract The Vault a lot of interior changes. "People Philthy's offers $2.25 drinks on menu and half-price appetizers on The Details The Details choose to go to the Vault because Mondays and $2.75 drinks on Fri- Tuesdays. Located just up King St. towards Once a TD Bank, The Vault has of the atmosphere; we supply more days before 11:00. They also have Kitchener, Club Abstract is an al- just reopened under new owner- class than our competition," said food specials from Monday to Fri- Campbell. day, with a management cocktail party every Friday where free appe- Revolution Nightclub tizers are given out. The Details Rev has been around for almost The Lineups 10 years and is located on Marsland Since the nightclub is only open Dr., off of Colombia St. With a ca- twice a week, it tends to get pretty pacity of 1500 people, it is the big- busy. "On Mondays it usually be- gest club in theKitchener-Waterloo gins around 10:30,and on Fridays it area. would normally be around 10:00," said Jeremy Farwell, front-of-house The Crowd manager. Rev's main clientele is young adults, and many university stu- Why you should check it out dents on Fridays, when it is 19+. "Our prices are cheaper than "We try to inflate ourselves to a cer- most and the crowd is defi- bars tain degree by doing 21 and over on nitely a lot more student-oriented," Saturday nights," said GaryStewart, saidFarwell. the club's owner. This helps them ensure that they still get local busi- Caesar Martini's ness when students aren't in the The Details city. Caesar's has been openfor a little over two years now and is located The Music in the expansive University Plaza. They have DJs on both Friday "We're kind of a casual fine din- and Saturday nights. Fridays fea- ing [place] with a wine bar, martini tures primarily R&B and hip hop lounge feel to it," said owner Rob music, whereas Saturdays feature Howie. more classic top 40 plus house, hip hop, R&B and dance music. The Crowd Caesar's main crowd is young Lineups professionals and third- and fourth- On Fridays, admission is free year university students. "Probably until 10:30, so lineups usually form about 65% of our clientele is fe- close to that time.Saturdays as well, male-based," said Howie. admission is free before 11:00 so it gets pretty busy around then. The Music On the nights Caesar's functions Why you should check it out as a nightclub (Thursday, Friday It's a nice change from the little and Saturday), the music is always bars Laurier students are a little bit different. On Thursdays that most used to going to. Plus, for those stu- you can expect top 40 and hip hop,

'° who on Mar n dents come from bigger cities Fridays you can expect top 40 GROOVE IS IN THE HEART - Dance away all of that built-up stress by hitting up a dance club in the like Toronto, it's a little taste of the and old-school hip hop, and on area" nightlife back home. Weekly The Cord ■ Wednesday September 19,2007 Student Life 21 A dayin the life of... the president of WLUSU Student Life Editor Ashley Jang sits down with Dan Allison to find out exactly what the Students' Union president does on a day-to-day basis

Despite the fact that he didn't semester. As if the presidency and Ultimately, however, he hopes have a background as a VP, Allison class weren't enough, he somehow to get involved in the area of ac- picked up on things pretty quickly manages to go out and have a good cessible learning. With attention with a bit of help from his prede- deficit disorder cessor, Allan Cayenne. "He was (ADD) and a pro- "IT'S SOMETHING I COMMITED TO really good at letting me take on cessing disorder responsibilities early so I became WHEN I WAS DOING THE ELECTION. that makes it diffi- comfortable in the position," said I SAID THAT I'M NOT GOING TO STOP cult for him to get Allison. thoughts out, he AND Now that he has gotten into the WALKING AROUND CAMPUS was grateful for the groove ofthings, Allison has a pret- TALKING TO PEOPLE AND ASKING help the university ty regular schedule. "I get up and provided him. "The THEM WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE ABOUT have breakfast, go to the gym and accessible learning come to the office," he said. WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE office was a huge has for Allison weekly breakfast SCHOOL [AND] WHAT THEY DO LIKE." support me meetings with Max Blouw, numer- over the years." ous meetings with Dean McMur- Allison insisted

ray, and even meets with the mayor - Dan Allison, president ofWLUSU that his execu- ofWaterloo, Brenda Halloran. tive team has also True to his platform, Allison has been a huge help been keeping his Mondays open time. "I also have a fairly fruitful to him since his presidency be- so that he can interact with stu- social life so I go out with friends. gan. "It just makes my life so much dents. "It's something I committed I consider myself a pretty average easier because I have such a strong to when I was doing the election. I student; I never look at myself as support network with amazing said thatI'm not going to stop walk- president." personalities."

Sydney Helland ing around campus and talking to What are the best perks of the As president, Allison hopes to get

THE BIG BOSS - WLUSU president Dan Allison sits atop a lofty perch. people and asking them what they job? "The access to the university students more informed of what don't like about what's going on administration is definitely the best happens at the Students' Union. around the school [and] what they perk," saidAllison. "For me, to have "We just want everyone to know ASHLEY JANG Allison, a fifth-year political sci- do like." the ability to have these meetings what's going on and where their STUDENT LIFE EDITOR ence and global studies student, According to Allison, his sched- with upper-level administration student dollars are going." didn't plan on running for this ule is never quite the same from is going to be hugely beneficial to As far as accomplishing his plat- Every year a new WLUSU president position initially. "I didn't neces- day to day."It fluctuates all the me." form, Allison said it "has been great is elected, with big dreams and sarily envision myself as becoming time. I answer a lot ofe-mails; they Allison hopes to do some post- to get underway." It seems he has big hopes for the Students' Union. president of WLUSU; I just wanted pile up pretty quickly, so that takes graduate work in the field of uni- been having a good time so far. "My This year, that lucky person is Dan to mean well and make the biggest up a big portion of my day." versity administration or a second- experience [as president] has been Allison. impactpossible," he said. Allison is also taking one class per ary school board. great." Adjustingbackto the life ofaLaurier student Getting back into the swing of things once school starts can be a bit tricky, so here are some pointers for a smoother transition

SARAH TOPPLE story ifyou so desire) and stick with friend? You don't have to give that dining hall - they will all add up. cies or unexpected costs. For more CORD STUDENT LIFE it for the next week, until you hon- up. Make time inyour week for one Which is not to say that you can't financial advice, see the good folks esdy know how much sleep your or two summerrituals. enjoy thefiner things; justknow at the bank. Getting back into the groove, the body needs (generally between six You may need to cut back on how much money you have to en- swing of things, the daily grind and nine hours). Once you know the time you devote to "chillax- joy them with. Bringing home thebacon

- however you want to say it, sum- that, you can play with your time. ingl" but don't let your entire life be Make a budget. Go through your If you are working during the mer is over and we're all back at During the summer, many of us consumed by homework. Just like bank statements and figure out school year, chances are you know school. Making the transition from have a regular job with daytime physical health, lots of work and how much you spend on a few key all about money. It may be tempt- take summer life back to student life is hours, so it'll take some time to monthly catego- ing to on as many shifts as never totally smooth, even for the get used to getting up early some Remember that you will not be ries like food, rent your paper schedule will allow, but days and late on others. One thing and bills. Then fac- remember - school is your job. You seasoned, professional apple-pol- MAKING THE SAME KIND OF MONEY isher, so here are some helpful tips to avoid is sleeping in until mid- tor in less frequent are here at this fabulous university DURING YEAR THAT YOU MAKE costs, like tuition this or- to ease the change from the sum- afternoon on days when you have THE earning fabulous degree in and books, and der to a fabulous career. mer you to the scholar you. a later class. That will likely make DURING THE SUMMER, SO KEEP TABS get you groggy and unable to sleep that see how much you Make sure you have enough time ON YOUR SPENDING. have left. There's to earn the grades need. Most Getting used to a weird schedule night and you'll have a hard time you your fun money. bosses, especially in are Chances are you have a night waking up early the next day. K-W, really can havoc on your It may be hard to stay on budget, of student sched- class, some really inconvenient no sleep wreak understanding so make sure you but just thinkabout what it'll be like ules and can accommodate you; intro class that goes right through Saying goodbye to summer mental health, have some "you" time during the in three months when you can't af- just make sure you let them know lunch and maybe a class or two freedom bid fare- week. ford hot dogs because you bought a of any changes in your schedule as at the ungodly hour of 8:30 am. In It is often a little sad to bunch of movies that you are now soon as you know. order to fit in eating, sleeping and well to the lazy summer lifestyle. Money, money, money sick of. Ifworse comes to worst and your reading, make a schedule for the Even the most work-loaded em- has Another unfortunate conse- The Student Awards website has boss is an absolute tool, make it next week. ployee finds that summer just quence ofending that sweet sum- a budget form for scholarships and clear that school is priority one It may sound crazy and ever-so- a different vibe than the school what mer job is the dent itputs in your bursaries that includes all the costs and, if necessary, start looking for micro-managed, but until you have year. If this is you, think about funds. Remember that you will not you could ever think of. Print one alternative employment. your new schedule internalized made summer awesome. to the pool three be making the same kind ofmoney off and fill it out if you're stuck for Have a great year and just re- (read: you don't need to consult Was it going Watching Dancing during the year that you make dur- what costs you money. member: though it may not be all WebCT to find out where you are times a week? eat- ing the summer, so keep tabs on It's also a really good idea to es- fun and games, it certainly isn't all going and when), it is a good idea With the Stars reruns while waffle your spending. That poster, those tablish a minimum balance for books and classes either! to budget your "free" time. Set a ing a DQ chocolate-dipped shoes, thosefour meals at the your account in case of emergen- bedtime (complete withmilk and a cone? A weekly lunch date with a 22 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 > THE CORD WEEKLY HOMECOMING 2007 jkA HAWK ATTACK! ICI Saturday, September 22 FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST

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At the beginning of this month, Information Technology Services made free, expanded wireless service available to Laurier students. The fact that this service, which used to be provided by the Laurier Bookstore for an installation fee, is now free and more widely available is excellent news. Unfortunately, the new wireless functions extremelypoorly when a large number of studentslog on. It's unfortunate that this is the case, as it should have been expected that a large number ofstudents would log on now that the system has been madefree. Yesterday, ITS installed a second server to help alleviate the issues

caused by a lack ofbandwidth - though it's still a game ofwaiting to see if the problems will be solved. A second phase of expanded wireless is planned, largely to bring cover- age to outdoor spaces, to take place in the spring once the weather be- comes good. While more expanded coverage is great news, the current system should be virtually error-free before further expansion is even con- sidered. ITS should also take into careful consideration how much usage will increase when wireless internet coverage is further expanded. The new wireless system was supposed to be simple to install. In a July interviewwith The Cord about the expanded wireless, Carl Langford, Man- ager: Network Technologies, explained that "the intent... is that our own help desk will be able to do a lot of the troubleshooting. We're also expect- ing that there'll be very little of it; we've done a lot of testing." A simple method to set up the new wireless would be great. But the 24 steps outlined for users of Windows Vista are less than simple, and the constantly long line outside of the ITS help desk in the concourse is far from "very little" troubleshooting. Overall, this is one more example ofLaurier dreaming big but bungling the execution. We're thrilled to see great plans for our campus, but it would

be a welcome surprise to have the plans actually turn out well - from the beginning. Finger-pointing isn't preventingrobbery Julie Marion

Being robbed in Waterloo is, un- we're doing to protect ourselves fortunately, an extremely common from robbery. occurrence for students to hear Leaving windows and doors un- and many ofus know some- locked, let alone open, when no down about, Fast slowing one whose home has been broken one is home is an unnecessary risk, food into whileattending school. and can easily be avoided. When customers Our common reaction to this is the reason for leaving our homes Terrace Food Court's dismal service hurts and employees alike

to blame our landlords - of course unlocked and insecure relates to a student's home was broken into. structural problems with the build- robotic behaviour of the food break, I was left feeling embar- The houses we live in are run- ing, we have to make a point of service staff, but after waiting rassed that I used to work at the down, have doors that you can jim- talking to our landlords instead of nearly 15 minutes to even be ac- Terrace, and also very distressed my open with a credit card or just just blaming them for the problem knowledged, I would have almost that all these businesses remain don't lock, windows can without them a chance to SYDNEY HELLAND real robots. At least the successful plain you giving fix PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER preferred financially despite such liftfrom theframe from the outside it. student feeding process would be poor customer service. and every other defect you could Sure, some landlords won't do a done more efficiently and, in par- It really is a shame that several possibly name. good job fixing the problem, but Before coming to Laurier, the sug- ticular, faster. businesses not only continue to We shouldn't be so quick to lay the majority will. If your landlord gestion of visiting "The Terrace" That leads me to the second sustain themselves, but thrive, the finger of blame, though. Water- isn't reasonable about making re- would have personally inspired thing I noticed about the food simply because of convenience loo Regional Police Public Affairs pairs, remember that you did sign visions of sipping a demitasse of court: the extreme sluggishness and lack of alternatives.

Coordinator Olaf Heinzel described a contract - repairs should be in- espresso at a teak table spread of service. Every action seemed to On top of everything else, the many of the over 1,000 break-and- cluded in it. with an array of colourful tapas, take an unreasonable amount of last thing that left a bad taste inmy enters in the region last year as Being robbed sucks, but it's time while a fresh breeze swept through time to perform, while customers mouth (other than my lunch) was crimes of opportunity. Obviously, we put a little more effort into keep- a nearby vineyard. However, after fidgeted impatiently in line. the fact that for many employees, we need to think more about what ing our houses secure. recently visiting Laurier's Terrace working for the Food Court, my experience was Terrace is a first For many employees, working These unsigned editorials were agreed upon by at least two-thirds of The very far removed from the majes- job. As a result, is first Cord's editorialboard and do not necessarily reflect the views o/The Cord's tic image I once had in my head. for the Terrace a job. As there are count- or WLUSP. In Iwould say volunteers, staff fact, that my experi- A RESULT, COUNTLESS STUDENTS DO less students ence was downright miserable. that do not de- NOT DEVELOP A PROPER WORK As a former employee of the ETHIC velop a proper The Cord Weekly Terrace, I was disturbed to see AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. work ethic Editorial Board 2007-2008 the dismal state ofa place whereI through no fault once enjoyed working, socializing oftheir own, and Editor-in-Chief Special Projects Editor Graphics Editor Mike Brown Joe Turcotte Julie Marion and (of course) eating. will continue to [email protected] [email protected] . [email protected] What struck (519) 884-0710 ext. 3563 me first was the Finally, the food that was churned struggle at jobs in the future. Features Editor Online Editor melancholy nature of the Terrace out after 23 painful minutes of Therefore, encourage the Stu- News Editors David Shore Dan Belgue I Laura Carlson [email protected] [email protected] staff working at the various food waiting was something that even dent's Union and managers of the [email protected] stations. Those who were a Student Life Editor Photography Managers working garbage-eating raccoon would Terrace to sit down and formulate Polischuk Dan Ashley Jang Sydney Helland where I decided to pick up a little find offensive. Okay, perhaps some kind of solution to address [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] that (519) 884 0710 ext. 3564 sustenance all seemed to be con- was a little harsh, but assembling the issue of substandard perfor- Arts & Entertainment Editor Greg McKenzie suicide while a Sports Editor Paul Alviz [email protected] templating process- sandwich/pita/sub is not exactly mance. Speak with staff and cus- Lauren Millet [email protected] ing customers through like cattle. rocket science. Doing it with at tomers alike to see what [email protected] Print Production Manager changes Opinion Editor Alex Hayter They would take an order, ring least some form of friendly, hu- can be made in an attempt to im- international Editor Jeremy Tremblay [email protected] the Waleed Hafeez [email protected] through transaction, make the man interaction also isn't that prove the present hostile atmo- [email protected] food, hand it over to the customer, hard. Yes, I sympathize that work sphere that is negatively affecting fake a smile (optional) and then is sometimes a bummer, but you both employees and customers. The Cord Weekly is published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications. repeat. just have to do it Contact: Keren Gottfried, 75 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 anyway. At first, I was amused by the After this very frustrating lunch [email protected] Weekly The Cord ■ Wednesday September 19,2007 Opinion . 25 Welcoming the demise ofthe nuclearfamily Children of single-parents more likely to have the knowledge and drive needed to be sucessful on their own than those from traditional families

of various family units which differ For my mother, part of this was a from the traditional western nucle- result of the time she took off work ar family. when my sister and I were young (a Evolving attitudes towards wom- luxury she would not have had as a ALLIE MAXTED en, combined with the lifestyle of single parent at that time). Despite RESIDENT CYNIC consumerism, have pushed most support payments, I felt the decline women into the workforce, plac- in standard of living. The 2006 Census was released by ing added stress on marriages. The While some children counted the government earlier this month. high divorce rate has meant more as part of single-parent families It some common-law contains interesting infor- partnerships, espe- live in a joint-custody relationship IN DECLINE - The nuclear family is no longer the majority in Canada. mation about the changing state of cially in older divorcees, and is the (which has its own stresses on the the Canadian family, most notably largest reason for the increase in child), many others do not. This to the growing number of young While parenting children with- that households headed by hetero- single-parent families. means daughters without mothers adults who feel they are not ready out a partner is no doubt more dif- sexual marriages are-for the first Because the current state of Ca- or, more often, sons without fa- for the real world. The 2006 Cen- ficult for both the parent and the time in history-outweighed by their nadian families has been steadily thers, and all the implications that sus revealed that just under half of children, this does not necessarily single, same-sex and common-law over come those situations. 20-29 are at home. make it a bad children developing time, we've may accompany those aged living „ thing. Many counterparts. to accept it as normal. But with 2.1 The life experiences of both girls Having grown accustomed to their of single mothers or fathers appre- In the last two decades, the num- million children living in single- and boys generally differ, especially cushy lifestyles, they expect the ciate their parent more and have a ber ofmarried couples has dropped parent households, it's important to in the teenage years. This is some- same standard of living throughout better understanding ofwork ethic. from 80 to 68.6 percent. With the ex- distinguish whether the new norm thing that makes parenting a child life, without the necessary values The hardships which arise from ception of commuter suburbs such is a negative or positive thing. of the other sex difficult on a per- and knowledge of how to obtain it. lower incomes can lead to impor- as Vaughan and Aurora, the nuclear As someone whose family went son. Emotionally and financially, On the other hand, childrenfrom tant life lessons for a child. family has been nearly abolished in from two-parent to single-parent single parenting is very difficult. single-parent homes seem to better As such a lifestyle grows closer this country, now making up only at the age of 14, I have person- However, because of - and not in understand the sacrifices neces- to becoming the norm, children in

17 percent of all households. Sin- ally experienced both situations. spite of - these adversities, the rise sary to make a living, as they've that situation feel less like they are gle-parents experienced the most Financially speaking, those living in single-parent families may be witnessed their parent work two or missing out on something. This is growth, now making up a record 25 in single-parent households are a positive change. While children three jobs to support them. After a good thing, as they need not feel percent of families. clearly worse-off. The average in- in these homes are generally less my dad left, I developed a greater that way. What is most important There are many reasons sug- come of a two-parent family sits at affluent, this does not necessarily appreciation for my mother and is not whether a child has one or gested for the changing landscape $67,600, compared with $30,000 for make them less happy. The result her strength, and the drop in liv- two parents, but that all parents are of the Canadianfamily. In Quebec, a single-parent family. That figure is of affluence is often parents who ing standards only made me rec- dedicated and committed to do- the Quiet Revolution is a driving even less than half the income of a cannot bear to see their children ognize that money is not infinite. ing their best for their children, re- factor, as residents tie the rejection two-parent family as women make unhappy and thus work to provide In this sense, less affluent, single- gardless of whatever sacrifices are of marriage into their rejection of up 80 percent ofsingle parents, and them with all their wants. parent families may better prepare necessary. Catholicism. The immigrant popu- on average get paid much less than The rise in this type of parental the child emotionally for the real lation has brought withit a plethora men. problem-solving has contributed world. [email protected] Letters to the Editor Hawk unnecessary ing a carrier in the Mediterranean. Canada not secular Honour thy parents ping class, fornicating copiously, While these seem like serious etc. Be very careful in the deci- Thank you Jeremy Carnegie for threats, they are merely Cold War I have to disagree with the com- I write to inform you of an event sions you make and the friends you your opinion piece on the BOD's threats, in a time now beyond that. ment that "Canada is a secular that occurred recently at the Adults choose. Try your best to honour plans to spend $10,700 on a marble The threat of ICBMs pales in com- country" (from "Expanding public Only Video store on the corner of your parents by doing what would hawk. I completely agree that there parison to the ability to park a nu- funding of religious schools half- Columbia and King Street. make them proud and avoid those are much better uses for this mon- clear sub, quieter than surrounding baked plan" by Allie Maxted, Sept. As some of you may have no- who would encourage you to do ey. Scholarships and bursaries are water, on a foreign country's coast. 12, 2007) since 'secular' suggests ticed, the Adults Only store has otherwise. excellent suggestions, and I would With the ability to lob a missile that no support for any religions or reli- displayed a large, prominent side- I would also ask all WLU stu- like to put forth a challenge to the can reach its target in a matter of gious activities. In fact, Canada is a walk sign that says, "Your parents dents over the age of 18 to keep an student body: Where do you think minutes, rather than hours. multicultural mosaic that supports will never know!!!" I feel it is highly eye on the sign at Adults Only. If it that money could be better spent? The aircraft carrier in the Medi- and funds many religious and cul- inappropriate to advertise this way, goes back up, I call on you not to Think about what your facul- terranean is just an empty threat. tural activities (in contrast to the to encourage first-year students to remove them yourself (if you did, ty, department or student group With the declining state of Russia's melting pot that exists in the US). engage in behaviour that would you'd need a #1 Robertson Screw- needs, or what could help improve military, they lack proper air cover Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatch- dishonour their parents. driver) but to write a letter or even

Laurier's sense of community, and - without which, an aircraft car- ewan, Alberta, BC and the Yukon Last night, I confronted the own- go into the store and voice your After tell Dan Allison. Tell The Cord. Tell rier is just a hunk of floating steel. all subsidize faith-based schools, er about it. refusing to take displeasure. Remember, the pen is down the 'freedom of than drill! WLUSU. Tell the BOD. Be loud. Post And lastly, though the threats while Newfoundland and the Mari- sign, citing mightier the noted this ar- I decided to take action. suggestions to Dan Allison's door if against former Soviet blocs may times do not. As in speech; the With my 18V - Michael Flaman need be. seem threatening, they are equally ticle, Ontario is only problem the help of cordless that funds 650,000 stu- I had all the letters down and Jeremy is right when he says that hollow. Many former blocs such province drill, schools stacked neatly in a matter of min- those who support this $10,700 as Azerbaijan, Georgia, and not to dents in public Catholic while to assist the 53,000 utes, whereupon I was met by two hawk are a noisy minority. I think mention Russians themselves, are refusing of NATO. And students in other religious schools. uniformed police officers. After it's time for the rest of us to speak members or partners of non-funded stating my case and waiting while up. while Russia has pulled from the As a graduate a reli- talk Letters Policy: CFE, the treaty was signed back in gious high school, my parents had they went in to to the owner, the Soviet to education taxes in addition I was not charged but am now All letters to the editor must be signed and - Angela Shea 1990, at the very end of pay fee. What- banned from the premises (which submitted with the author's name, student Union. to my school's tuition identification number, and telephone number. Letters be 12:00 (noon) to the current state of the ever comes of John Tory's plan, I is fine by me). must received by pm Due Monday via email to [email protected] it an So this letter is to warn all first- Russia no threat Russian military, conventional at- can only hope that results in or through our website at www.cordweekly. threat. All of equal education system for all On- year students of the dangers and com. Letters must not exceed 350 words. The article, "Is the Cold War return- tack is no longer a seem to be tario students, regardless of their temptations you will be facing in The Cord reserves the right to edit letter for ing?" is a fairly far-reaching predic- Russia's current threats any first brevity and clarity. The Cord reserves the right to restore somewhat of religion. your year away from home. tion. Not the farthest I've heard, an attempt to reject any letter, in whole or in part.The Cord they There will be chances to do many reserves the right to not publish material that but the mark. Of that old Soviet power, though still likely far off is deemed to be libelous or in contravention - Jaclyn Milstein things that you parents 'will never course, we've all heard the news, no longer possess it. with the Cord's Code of Ethics or journalistic know about; like drugs, abusing al- standards. the oil threats, the threat of redi- cohol, vandalizing property, skip- recting nuclear missiles, or deploy- - Chris Nyland 26 Opinion WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 a THE CORD WEEKLY

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DISPASSIONATE CAMPUS - Despite being institutions of higher education, we still see deplorable incidents such as violence, racism and sexual assault take place at universities. Learningfrom the past their dark deeds? How can we rec- ied gave them no sensitivity to the In 1945, the explanation was that young into the logic of the present oncile Auschwitz crematoria and needs of the "common people." the studies pursued then had no system and brings about conformi- Beethoven's string quartets? How Rather, their studies seemed to connection with real, lived life, with ty to it, or education becomes "the could men and women violate oth- separate them from humankind. the people. Rather, their education practice of freedom, the means by DON MORGENSON er people, then weep over Rilke's While none of this is forgotten, it created an elite with a disdain for which men and women partici- ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE Duino Elegies? is of the past. But what concerns us the masses. pate in the transformation of their Hitler's Death's Head Division today is that some of our university Today, the causes may be else- world." Amid the rubble of Europe in 1945, was lead by an officer corps of campuses are occasionally scenes where. We often speak of the need Some years ago, in a Harvard the atrocities systematically com- which 23 percent were univer- of violence, vulgarity, racism, sex- for "disinterested scholarship" University report titled "General mitted by many came to light. At sity graduates and 19 percent had ism and even sexual assault. and "dispassionate inquiry." This Education in a Free Society," then- that time, historians, Ph.D.s. All the philosophers while, a mere two may contribute President James B. Conant wrote: and social critics began to raise percent to threepercent of the Ger- Hitler's Death's Head Division to a fear that us- "Unless the educational process troubling questions, not only about man population had completed a ing our includes each LED BY intellects at level of maturity the moral state of university WAS AN OFFICER CORPS, 23 Germany but degree! to further moral some continuing contact with those

on an even more unsettling topic: It was Arnold's • Matthew hope PERCENT OF WHICH WERE UNIVERSITY ends is somehow fields in which value judgments are "How could an educated people that studying "the best that was GRADUATES; PERCENT HAD PH.D.S. improper. We re- ofprime importance, it must fall far commit such atrocities?" Given the thought and said in thepast" would 19 main subservient short of the ideal. The student in genocides occurring in our own result in a humaneand sensitive in- to the tenets of our high school, university and gradu- time, such a question takes on a dividual. Franz Kafka Novelist once professions or our ate school must be concerned in greater urgency. said, "Books must be ice-axes to Today, we may ask the same disciplines although said tenets part at least, with the words right George Steiner, writer and critic, break the sea frozen inside us." painful Why questions asked in the past: may violate our deepest feelings and wrong in both the ethical and refers to this as the "brutal para- didn't knowing the best that was how can people exposed to Mat- as human beings. Perhaps the tra- mathematical sense." dox" - death camps in juxtaposi- thought and said break the frozen thew "the the Arnold's best," privi- ditional neutrality of the scholar is With students of today, such a tion with high culture and a classi- sea within the elite German corps? leged, intellectual elite, behave in a disservice to the very ideals we "transformation oftheir world" may cal education. To put the question The answer for the question such ways? How can such behav- teach in our classrooms. involve a revolution in knowledge more bluntly, how was it possible posed in 1945was thatall the learn- iors be reconciled with the fact that Paulo Freire (Pedagogy ofthe Op- and a revolution in the missions of that Adolf Hitler's elite SS troop- ing, the sophistication, the classical they carry - Plato's Republic orKant's pressed) argues that there can be no the university lest we fail to learn ers could carry copies of Goethe's education of these individuals had Critique of Pure Reason their in such thing as a neutral educational painful lessons from the past. poems in the pockets of their black absolutely no organic link to their backpacks? George Steiner's "bru- process. Education eitherfunctions uniforms as they daily went about daily lives. The classics they stud- tal paradox" is once faced again. to facilitate the integration of the letters@cordweehly. com

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MIKE LIPPERT situation and revealing details CORD A&E about both man and situation one at a time over the entirefilm's dura- Shoot 'Em Up is a film that prom- tion. Through some sort of insane ises violence and delivers it. A lot of logic, thefilm justifies its endless vi-

it - which, in a peculiar kind ofway, olence by making it seem as though is sort of satisfying: there's nothing the story is always advancing. It's a worse than broken promises. fantastic display of sleight-of-hand. But for those who wish to accept Then there's the action. it, Shoot 'Em Up is a fierce and un- The film constantly attaches it- deniable success. I can't say I liked self to the tried-and-true conven- it, but to strip it so easily of what it tions of the action film. How come works so hard to achieve would be hundreds ofbad guys can fire thou- utter negligence on my part. It's sands of bullets and never hit the shocking that, despite the fact that hero who can pick them all offwith the majority of the film is all sur- one shot each? face, all adrenaline and excitement, But at the same time, writer/di- all gunplay and bloodshed, still, at rector Michael Davis goes to great, a mere 87 minutes, it manages to illogical pains to show us things capture interest. we've never seen before. In Shoot Despite the lack of a coherent 'Em Up we see a hero who impales story, the film unfolds in a back- a man's skull with a carrot, deliv- wards manner, which is interesting; ers a baby during a shoot-out, cuts most action films separate drama the umbilical cord by shooting it from pyrotechnics. Shoot 'Em Up off, jumps onto an oil slick and dis- reveals itself to us slowly, starting patches a dozen villains all while with a random man in a random sliding on his back. And that's just the first 10 minutes. The plot is simple. A stranger named Smith (Clive Owen) per- forms a birth for a woman who is being chased by the henchmen of Hertz (Paul Giamatti, who snarls through his scenes the way Den- nis Hopper once would have). Why Smith decides to protect this wom- an and why Hertz wants her dead are among the many secrets that reveal themselves with time. I dare not give it away here. The reason, though, allows the Contributed Photo VIOLENCE - This classic recipe for a Hollywood action flick bakes a bloody good 'cheese' cake. film to make for some insignificant SEX AND social commentary on gun-related violence in America, which is awk- tached from them: it's just another go-round while Giamatti is trying gument: for every good film of this ward and unsuccessful. day's work. to pick it offwith a sniper rifle. nature Running Scared you get two How can a film talk down to its I like how Giamatti as the villain Shoot 'Em Up is the kind offilm terrible ones Domino, Resident Evil audience about the horror of gun- is able to go over-the-top in justthe that critics like to use as a scape- Apocalypse. related violence while physically right controlled amounts. It's not goat for the downfall of Hollywood. Yet, while watching a film like making it about as romantic as it uncommon for an actor to sneer It is loud, vulgar, obnoxious, and Shoot 'Em Up, one realizes that has ever been this side of James and growl and yell as a villain, but in overall bad taste. It has no story, there is a distinct charm to this sort Bond? Shoot 'Em Up is its own self- Giamatti never loses control of the no well-defined characters and is of thing: it's a film of great energy, fulfilling prophecy. character, playing him seriously in simply a succession of over-the- great excitement, great stupid- There's not much moreto be said that unserious sort of way that vil- top bursts of action for kids whose ity and great entertainment. If you for the film. I like the way Owen lains always need to be. minds hold the attention span of a find shooting and violence and ex- has the ability to enter scenes of in- Pay attention to how he handles fly's because of their steady diet of plosions to be redundant, why go credible impossibility and violence the film's single best line after video gamesand MTV. to see a film called Shoot 'Em Up in while seeming completely de- Owen saves the baby from a merry- It certainly makes for a stable ar- the first place?

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KARI PRITCHARD a few acoustic sets in a side project STAFF WRITER ofMista D's from The Salads, called Mob Barley. Last Thursday, reggae-inspired The band realized that playing bands Walk Off The Earth and Stay- acoustic was "really sexy," accord-

lefish played some kickin' tunes ing to Richard Howard , who sings that not even Wilfrid Laurier him- lead in the side project. self, peace be upon him, would be As such, Staylefish plans to re- able to resist busting a move to. lease an acoustic EP showcasing Both bands played during the O- their double talent as an acoustic Week Quad party, and returned to band in the spring, not unlike the Wilf's on Thursday night to play for Foo Fighters' double disc release, the rest of the Laurier community In Your Honor. who had to miss out the first time. Staylefish ended their set for the Walk Off The Earth, a reggae/ska night with a crowd-pleasing encore and little-bit-of everything band of "Deja vu" offtheir album Audible from Burlington, tore up the stage Addiction. as the opening act. 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- FROM TORONTO, PAGE 32 top films from the festival that are worth checking out include: David Cronenberg's follow-up to 2005's Also, there is something to be said History of Violence titled Eastern about experiencing a great film in Promises; Jason Reitman of Thank the company of others that appre- You For Smoking fame's new film ciate it. Nothing is more infuriating Juno; Atonement, which stars Kei- ra Knighdey and your If taste in movies is premiered at the ANYTHING BUT MAINSTREAM, TIFF Venice Film Fes- tival a few short PRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO weeks ago; and WATCH THE TYPE OF FILMS ON THE BIG the lovely Married Life, starring Ra- SCREEN THAT WOULD MAKE CINEPLEX chel McAdams and ODEON SHUDDER AT THE THOUGHT Pierce Brosnan OF THE BOTTOM LINE. in a spectacular performance. Contributed Photo

BRANGELINA - The couple was chased out of TIFF by crazed fans trying to catch a personal glimpse. than going to a film and sitting be- hind a kid that cries for the entire movie, or beside two teenagers making out. At TIFF, everyone that is there wants to be there (and for $20 a film, they better). Lasdy, a lot of movies from pre- vious years that went on to experi- ence great success got their start at TIFF, like 2006's Best Picture, Crash.

It infuriates you that Princess Theatre is the only theatre around that plays non-English movies If your taste in movies is anything but mainstream, TIFF presents the opportunity to watch the type of films on the big screen that would make Cineplex Odeon shudder at the thought oftheirbottom line. It's not that these movies aren't good; they are. They just, for one reason or another, fail to elicit the high sales of bubble gum pop movies like Rush Hour 3. Don't take it personally, though. You know it's just because it's too "smart" for them. Also, it's a great chance to check out some good quality home-grown films, like the slighdy taboo debut from Canadian director Martin Gero called Young People Fucking, which is similar to an equally controversial semi-por- nographic Canadian film from last year's TIFF, Shortbus.

You want to party like a movie star Toronto already has a pretty active nightlife all year round, but during the festival it is insane. The key to experiencing the festival from the VIP section of some of the hottest parties is - you got it - knowing someone. Unless you know some- one who worked on a film or has connections to the industry (either film or media), you won't be on the dance floor withBrangelina. But that doesn't mean you can't still have fun. With plenty of posh places filled with young people and after-parties for slighdy lower-key films, opportunities to "get your drink on" are endless. Packs eachconsisting ol 6BlackBeny 8100 Pearls and $ 100 ofpre-paidairtime having an approximate retail value of $3,100. Must be an resident of Ontario over the Ifyou weren't to make it out 7(107 eligible to win ! of 18BlackBerry Pear! Pice able •Contest doses rwOctober 7/, aw ParticiDants are J™ ,"l additional five(5) entnesby sending an email to five (5) of your friends,up toa maximum of five (5). Mathematical skill testing question to be correctly answered to win. No Purchase Necessaiy. the to TIFF lot age of 16 to enter. and trademarks ofResearch In Motion limited.Rogers™ and the Mobius design are trademarksof Rogers Communications Inc. Used under License. ©2007 this year, don't worry. A j jmges arx j symbolsate the exclusiveproperties of films from TIFF will be hitting theatres before December. Some 32 A&E WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19,2007 » THE CORD WEEKLY Nozuka makes Laurier debut At only 18, he's a seasoned songwriter with a full album and a video on MuchMusic. Jewel, eat your heart out!

easily denied either. zuka's friend, as his live show sets PAUL ALVIZ But that was forever ago, and and only the mini biography of- not be I just call it him free from the constraints of a A&E EDITOR Nozuka's genuine proclamation of fered there to go on, accompanied "Right now, would I'm not trying to pi- studio setting. "I've been wanting to do this for a by a briefWikipedia entry, intrepid soul music. it; it's just music that I m With a keen sense for bluesy A large blue van sits in the parking long time" is all the more evident journalists are left with something geonhole about," says Nozuka, on acoustic melodies and the ability lot behind the FNCC, packed full once he steps on stage. You may to be desired. passionate of where his full-length to blend with jazz and funk, "soul" of all the essential goodies: guitars, have recently seen the video for One thing that struck my at- the subject Holly might be found on truly is the best way to describe the amps, mics and all the necessary his song "Mr. Therapy Man" make tention, however, was the surely album After music. sound equipment. It's dutifully un- its debut on the Muchmusic Top 30 mistyped birth year of 1988. shelves. to see him perform- Unfortunately for American Idol, loaded by four young adults and Countdown. denying my suspicions of some As I arrived on-stage, through his Nozuka has a mind of his own and their manager, and brought to the "I never really expected that vid- kind of error and confirming his ing partway adds I was immediately is reluctant to stick himself in the stage at Wilf's without notice from eo to be on Muchmusic, so it was age of only 18 with a laugh, he second song, for off-guard by the sheer trans- cookie-cutter mold of some pop the patrons. a pretty big surprise," he openly "I've been doing overage gigs a caught formation from timid teenager to guru. One of these young adults is admits, with the classic modesty while." showman, holding con- "Feedback means nothing to me, named Justin Nozuka. Bright-eyed of a fresh new artist. Sure, it's only One can't help but notice the iro- crooning he's over the audience. really. I think art in general is open and shining a youthful vitality, the at number 30, with Soulja Boy's ny in the fact that technically trol Nozuka's emotional (not to be to everyone interpreting it in their anticipation of a show in just a few "Crank That" debuting at 29, but not allowed to see himself perform with emo) and rustic own way. Someone may not like hours has him practically beaming getting national recognition from at the 19-plus venues which are confused through the fourth it, but that doesn't mean I have to with excitement. Canada's most-watched music sta- common to his touring. voice punches the audience a sin- change it," reasons Nozuka. "It's my Hailing from Toronto, the self- tion is a big step when it comes to Despite what could be consid- wall, offering glimpse into the songwriter's expression. It doesn't have to be- proclaimed songwriter has been Canada's frigid music industry. ered an age barrier, Nozuka's fan cere come 'perfect!" working at his craft since the tender Local, talented musicians like base is varied and continues to soul. This was especially evident dur- These days, withall the hype over age of 12. Nozuka are all too often sideswiped grow. "I've seen lots of different which har- record sales and celebrity drama, Raised by his single mother, for the sake of big-name cash cows types of people at my shows ... old- ing the song "Criminal" halting on the it's refreshing to hear from an artist along with four other musically-in- from south of the border. er folks and younger folks." This is boured a crescendo With the of his band- who's in it for the right reasons. clined brothers, it's no wonder they With a Myspace account serv- due in part to his style ofmusic, but chorus. help ofhis can- mates, is clearly No- support his current aspirations. ing as his primary Internet contact the tone and spirit songs improvisation

Greg McKenzie

MR. THERAPY MAN - Justin Nozuka sings his therapeutic hit single Saturday night at Wilf's along with other tracks from his debut album Holly, which came out in March of this year.

in general is that the screening is quite often the first time an audi- Hollywood takes itto Toronto ence has ever seen this film. There is something so superior and elitist often thanyour email go to a film. Always had a major about that, non? Carrie McNabb offers a run down of the Toronto is crawling with celebri- crush on lake Gyllenhaal? Well, just Plus, the TIFF creates Oscar in ties during TIFF. You walk past the figure out which movie he is in, and buzz. Before these films even come celebrity-adored festival our province's capital hotels and restaurants on Bloor buy tickets to thepremiere. There is out in theatres, critics are already Street and they are surrounded a very good chance the stars (and discussing the performances and CARRIE MCNABB joy. Plus, everyone who lives even by paparazzi. It seems like every director) of the film will not only films that may get nominated.

STAFF WRITER remotely close to Toronto - that's club/bar/lounge has a red carpet be in attendance at their own films, For example, Cate Blanchett's

us, Laurier students - should check attached to it. but will help introduce the film and portrayal of Bob Dylan in Todd The Toronto International Film it out at least once in their lives. And if you're not very lucky with stick around for a Q&A. Haynes' spectacular pseudo-biop- Festival is a little like Disney World. chance encounters (or frankly, re- ic, I'm Not There, has been garner- No matter who you are and what You know you're TIFF materialif... ally don't recognize celebrities in You take part in Oscar pools (this ing a good deal ofpraise. your interests are, there is some- "regular-people" clothes), you are is nothing to be ashamed about)

thing about TIFF that you can en- You check PerezHilton.com more guaranteed to see celebrities if you The great thing about film festivals - SEE TORONTO, PAGE 31