The Cord Weekly (September 29, 1999)
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~ Wednesday, September 29, 1 999 • Volume 40, Issue 7 SiII%ox%)mrs Building up to peace the Cord /i, 16 3 News 8 Opinion 10 International 12 StudentLife 14 Features 16 Sports 22 Entertainment 26 Arts 27 Classifieds WLU's own Mr. Romance Yvonne Farah second game. Lifestlye section. The road to the contest all began Readers of the Sun then voted for when his mother in his their Sitting there in Student Union 24- fiancee's sent ten favourite ten men. to the ten to hour lounge with fiancee Natalie photo Toronto Sun newspaper. Those men then went on Gaudun, Harvey Stables looks like The Sun had announced a contest compete in the contest. football for the "hunkiest" heroes to out for So had to make the cut every other twenty something try Harvey player at WLU. the Mr. Romance '99 pageant. about four times before even starting little The received over 40() the Except for one thing, Harvey newspaper pageant. will entries from hundreds of kilometres The model he has just won one contest that cover competition in of the change his life. away. competed was part Romantic book On the weekendof September 17 to Times Magazine convention held in time 19 1999, Harvey competed in and Toronto, for the first this won the sixth Annual 1999 Mr. year. All it takes held the Romance Cover Model Pageant in The pageant was on Toronto. Saturday of the four-day convention. is mixture who a Ten Canadian and How does a guy grew up in competitors about a dozen from as far as Belleville, playing every sport from men, of luck the hockey to football and everything in- Germany, partook in competition end contest like this? at the Sheraton Centre. between, up in a and talent The had three All it takes is a mixture ofluck and pageant main seg- ments to it, the tuxedo round, the talent and a lot of support from fami- and a lot ly and friends. character phase and the pose down This personal trainer is finishing off competition. of his degree in Kinesiology here at support... In the tuxedo portion of the event Laurier. the gentlemen modeled while a brief read. He will add that to the degree he biography was earned at Loyalist College in Belleville The female staff photographers at The character phase entailed the for Police Sciences. the Sun had the tough job ofwhittling participants to be matched with an While at college he was awarded that numberto down 120. author and they then were asked to those 120 the lead male character from the top fitness award in the program. They photographed portray After completing his degree at men and from those pictures chose thatauthor s book. This meantdoning PHOTO Loyalist he gained late acceptance to 80. full costume. For Toronto Laurier and a spot on the football eight straight days the team where he was at the Sun featured ten a in its' Continued on page 13 COURTESY starling guys day Laurier parade takes wrong turn The police had decided to redi- and making music to help raise fan rect traffic down Ezra Street and support. parade participants simply complied The Spirit Band, just 10-days with the members police. new and 10 strong, pro- "It was a last minute decision. vided cheerful anthems as a warm- The the traffic at Ezra for the cops stopped up game. so we went down Bricker," said Tim Maxwell, Spirit Band Co- recruit Homecoming Co-ordinator, Jeyas ordinator, hopes to more stu- Balaskanthan. football and dents for further games Despite the unexpected turn, the other campus appearances. parade looked bet- "We are hoping ter than ever. Five for a good turnout. flatbed 1 think it's the transport It was a last trucks carried the Saturday morning Greek Council, minute that's what's keep- Water Buffaloes, ing people the Student decision...so away,"Maxwell Alumni said. ELLIS Association, the we went The parade Psych Society with helped increase CHRIS Mac the House, down awareness for Kristina Spence The parade participants followed had even preset their coffeemaker Laurier Spirit other Band and the Homecoming banner, on Friday night as part of their own Laurier Bricker. H omecoming Almost and and Place. and 200 energetic early-risers Homecoming King Queen parade preparations. events put cheered their WLU Hawk and onto When it was discovered that the Other in the way through the up Seagram Campus everyone streets Street but the such the Foot of Waterloo to begin the Albert took an unexpected parade was passing by Bricker, Clubs as Patrol, football spirit on a sunny Saturday Student and the Saturday festivities of the 71st WLU turn onto Bricker, stopping short of pajama-clad ladies trekked across Union Cheerleading morning. the Ezra Street the street to houses team walked the streets the back in Homecoming. expected appear- glimpse between among Stalling May, approxi- Several cried in floats, as well as volunteers have campus organizations ance. and out disappointment as some Big Brothers. mately 25 to 30 gathered housemates at had the last of The football to the success of in the parking lots of Four 31 Ezra couple floats disappeared Pikes ran a from helped ensure from lamilton Seagram Stadium to decorate their settled themselves on their front sight. 1 to Waterloo with a goal of Homecoming activities. floats, their before 9:30 a.m. antici- An "I'm so mad" all that for An estimated 3000 staff cars and even them- porch just in was was raising $1500 Big Brothers. alumni, selves. the A and pation of the event, a tradition the heard as saddened ladies few flatbeds down, other students attended the weekend women started two years ago. 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MacDougall Kerrdwg, the Minister of Education for the Water Buffaloes slyly com- 23 in the mented, "It's it's a real On Thursday, September magnificent, hall of Wills Foot beaut." holy hallowed The Patrol officially unveiled the brand Foot Patrol van has already Drive Home its and new Foot Patrol proven capable handling flashy good looks Orientation Program. during the Home Parade and Foot Patrol was established at Week, Coming the Elmira hairier in 1992 and has expanded Terry Fox run. The donated to total ol' 130 van was kindly on a tliis year a grand shiny who 12 month renewable lease from happy volunteers provide a walk homeservice Seherer Pontiac of Buick CMC Ltd. for every night the week. 2 Footers + The University In 1997, Foot has brought the Patrol added a 6 Riders + van into the fleet swank bike team policy, which will cover the cost of to accommodate 1 Cool those students insurance while with farther and Van = Meloche Monnex farther reaching and the City of distance to tra- Drive Home Waterloo have in the both contributed verse accu- THFRRY mulation of their Program annual financial of education. sums $2,500 Now with the and $1,000, which rHRKTINF covers the amenities of vehicular new deckled destination bus Foot Office dream hiis The Foot Patrol Drive Home second Development a Patrice Bamett, a year soci- Patrol will be able to provide greater transport. become reality. has materialized through stated As Clearnet Program ology major confidently, and more efficient service to those well, Currently Foot Patrol boasts 11 the time and effort of alumni, com- "Luxurious, innovative, millenni- students who live increasingly fur- Communications has provided the competent drives that meet the munity businesses and students. um style. I'll be calling Foot Patrol ther distances from Laurier. line people at Foot Patrol with a cell uncompromising driving standards The Foot Patrol van will provide more often." and for the The new-fangled FootPatrol van phone air time privileges and for the students with late regulations put in place easier access to Students, staff and faculty can is a rad Pontiac Montana2000 with Drive Home Program. pilots of the Foot Patrol van. night events, activities on dial 886-FOOT seven nights a week liter V6 The Drive Home was campus a 3.4 engine, power doors, Program In the near to present future and will offer a heightened sense of between 7:30 and 1:30 a.m. , p.m. CD and cruise control. initiated by John Hilson and through more drivers will be hired to fill the security and comfortability to the (2:30 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday) It has the to seat six his vision, dedication and hard work capacity pas- and volunteer and be biked driven sweet glamorous posi- Laurier environment. can walked, or sengers and two footers. Greg in conjunction with the Laurier tions available. When asked for her thoughts to their destination. WLU grad reaches top Senate Meeting Kristina Spence posed calendar changes. Students Ed President of Procter and Gamble can contact the Faculty of Arts for Canada.The appointment of Penner from ftirther information on how to enter Everything new programs to to such a prestigious position has the new students were discussed at the the program.