The Cord Weekly (September 19, 2007)
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The Cord WeeklyThe tie that binds since 1926 NOZUKAMANIA ANIMAL HOUSES? GLOBALIZATION Justin Nozuka makes An in-depth look into Greek Life at Global Studies matures into a x a stop at Wilf's ... PAGE 32 Laurier... PAGES 16-17 full department... PAGE 8 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 AJI advertising inquiries shouldbe directed to for the Pikes - and for all of Greek VP: Advertising Angela Foster at life." ext. 3560 or 884-0710, [email protected] He added that "Pikecoming is to be a fun, safe event for Laurier COLOPHON students to enjoy." In order to re- The Cord Weekly Is the official student newspaper of inforce the safety of concert-go- the Wilfrid Laurier University community. ers, off-duty police officers will be Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an working the event. editorially independent newspaper published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a Integral in improving percep- corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its board of directors. tions of the Pikes on campus has been getting the university offi- wluTStf cially on-board with publications: Pikecoming. As a part of Greek Council, the Opinions expressed within The Cord are thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board, The Cord, Pikes are technically considered WLUSP, WLU or CanWeb Printing Inc. a campus club, and like any oth- All content appearing in The Cordbears thecopyright expressly of their creator(s) and may not be used without written er campus club, they have to go consent. through a formal approval process The Cord is created using Macintosh computers running OS X.2 using Adobe Creative Suite 2 (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, with the Wilfrid Laurier University Distiller and Illustrator). Canon Rebel XT 8.0 megapixel digital cameras are used for principal photography. Students' Union (WLUSU). This The Cord Weekly is a proud member ofthe requires an Ontario Press Council since 2006. O that off-campus event Any unsatisfied complaints can be sent agßEnng form McMa- to the Council at [email protected]. be signed by Michael 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.