Helping or hurting? While voluntourism may have its benefi ts, a negative experience can possibly be harmful to both the volunteer and those in need In Depth, page 10 THE The tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University since 1926 Volume 53, Issue 15 Wednesday, November 21, 2012 thecord.ca Fund looks to prevent violence LINDSAY PURCHASE LOCAL AND NATIONAL EDITOR A new governmental funding initia- tive aims to benefi t women on uni- versity and college campuses across Canada by supporting local organi- zations that address sexual violence. Nearly $4 million is being distribut- ed to 21 organizations that will work in partnership with various post- secondary institutions to deal with issues o violence against women on campus. One organization that was in- NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER cluded is the Sexual Support Centre o Waterloo Region, which is receiv- ing $191,030 and will be working in partnership with the University o Growing hip hop at Laurier Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier Uni- versity administration and student groups over the next couple o years. WLU’s ALIAS takes third at the Ontario Universities Competition for hip hop Sara Casselman, the public rela- tions and operations manager for AMY GRIEF universities out there, in terms o and drop-it for the chance to win the Sexual Support Centre, said that ARTS EDITOR hip hop is under the radar,” he said. the top prize o hosting next year’s research will be conducted to “pre- “Laurier, in comparison “I really want to stick it out there competition. vent future violence and i it does “I want it to be one unifi ed com- and be like ‘hey Western, hey York, Durham College swept the com- happen, how we can respond appro- to all the universities munity. I want it to be a unity, you hey Queens, Carleton,’ whatever; petition for the third time in a row, priately to that violence.” know,” said forward-thinking fi rst- all the universities out there, Lau- however, Laurier delivered one o When asked why it was benefi - out there, in terms o hip year business student Kang Tran. rier is here to fi ght, you know what the most passionate performances cial for organizations to receive the While hip hop and Laurier are not I mean?” o the night, eliciting raucous cheers funding, rather than having it given hop, is under the radar.” oten thought o in tandem, Tran is Ater leading ALIAS to a third and a standing ovation from much directly to universities and colleges, dead-set on changing up the dance place fi nish at OUCH, held last Sat- o the audience. Casselman responded by saying, scene on campus. urday night at the John Basset The- Unlike many o the other compet- “Assault centres are experts in the Though only in his fi rst year, Tran atre in Toronto, it looks like his vi- itors at OUCH, Tran incorporated area o sexual violence. We have the is already spearheading ALIAS, sion is coming into fruition. a variety o styles in his choreogra- ability to kind o step back and use —Kang Tran, member o Laurier hip Laurier’s fi rst ever hip hop “crew” to First held ten years ago at the phy, bring many o his dancers out our expertise in partnership with hop crew ALIAS compete in OUCH, the Ontario Uni- University o Waterloo, OUCH versities Competition for hip hop. brings together hip hop crews from “Laurier in comparison to all the across the province who pop, lock Arts, page 14 National, page 8 Inside Dealing with depression Losing value Hawks keep rolling Broadcast legend in K-W TSN’s Michael Landsberg stops Cord Columnist Leah DeJong 5-0 win over Waterloo improves Retired CTV anchor Lloyd by WLU to discuss his 15-year laments the bachelor’s degree’s women’s hockey team’s record to Robertson visits Words Worth struggle with mental illness status as necessary for most jobs 11-1-1 on the season Books to share his story News, page 3 Opinion, page 17 Sports, page 19 Local, page 6 2 • THE CORD • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012 Editor-in-Chief Editor’s choice Editor’s choice online Justin Fauteux ‘College crack’ more harmful than helpful This Week Around Laurier [email protected] Life, page 12 thecord.ca Inside Got a hot This Week in quotes Vocal Cord scoop News ………………………3 presented w e ’ v e b e e n Campus ……………… 4 “They may keep you by Local ……………………7 awake longer but no sci- missing? National ……………… 10 Do you think your Send a news tip to In Depth ……………… 12 entifi c evidence suggests degree will lead to a editor@thecord. Editorial ……………… 14 that they help normal job? Opinion ……………… 16 ca or submit one Arts ……………………… 18 healthy young people to anonymously on Classifi eds ……………20 thecord.ca Sports ………………… 21 become smarter.” —Laurier pro Bruce McKay on stu- dents using Adderall to study “Yes.” –Rebecca Maxwell Follow us “There’s a lot o people that don’t like me from TV. But what they second-year, don’t like is me... [while depressed] I couldn’t be me.” communication studies –Michael Landsberg, host o TSN’s O the Record on struggling with @cordnews depression “Please don’t make me look bad in the minutes.” –WLUSU director Scott Fleming ater making an explanation at Friday’s board o directors’ meeting “The company they go with wants to make money by having them there but it doesn’t necessarily have a job for them. Those are not helpful exchanges. Those are not benefi cial to the student or the community.” –Laurier pro Joanne Benham Rennick on how some voluntourism organiza- “A degree is one aspect, tions operate but it’s so much more than that which leads to “He’s winning us games. We can’t win games without him. He’s a job.” probably one o the best and I love it.” –Men’s hockey player Ryan Lopes on goalie Ryan Daniels –Aykhan Ravjiani third-year, business “I spend money.” –WLU assistant VP: physical resources when asked about funding for the Glob- al Innovation Exchange building “You’ve got to give it up to Toronto. They played an amazing game. From retail management to They hustled, they worked and we’ve got little things to work on that wholesale to logistics, this we can do in practice but we played hard and did all we could. 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