WEEKLY The tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University since 1926 HE ORD EEKLY Volume 50, Issue 2 Wednesday, June 24, 2009 www.cordweekly.com ENROLMENT The university has more first-year students than ever before, News 4 Cuts total HOUSING Two new buildings are being A first year's guide to $8.9 million leased as residences, News 4 LAUREN MILLET a break on the [payments];' said vice­ NEWS EDITOR president of finance Jim Butler. THE PARTY LINE "The two biggest drivers [to the uni­ Learn more about political groups The office of the vice-president aca­ versity's debt] are the pension defi­ demic has been given one year to fig­ ciency and the structural deficit;' add­ on campus, National9 ure out the best way to implement edButler. five per cent cuts within the various "[The deferral] pushes everything departments. out a year ... the deferral increases the NIGHTLIFE The cuts resulted from Wilfrid Lau­ cash flow by $4 million [for this year]:· Waterloo bars within walking rier University's operating budget for Butler added that the amount of the 2009-2010 fiscal year, which was debt created by the pension and bene­ distance, Life ·14 officially released on June 18. fits payments really questions the sus­ WLU president Max Blouw believes tainability of the current system. the school has done the best they could, The main purpose of the pension given the current economic state. deferral is to buy some time for the J WHAT'S THE POINT? "We spent a great deal of time de­ university to conduct proper planning Three students weigh in on the value veloping the budget and in an environ­ for next year's academic cuts. of attending university, Life 15 ment of tremendous uncertainty, the While there will have to be cuts budget balances a prudent approach to made, they will not be a big as they our future against the quality of the ed­ might have been without the deferral. ucation we can provide;' said Blouw. The numbers show that the office AN 0-WEEK TALE The most significant component of of the vice-president academic will be A short story, inspired the budget includes a one-year deferral experiencing the most cuts; however, by Orientation Week, Life 15 on pension payments. the figures are slightly misleading be­ .. This deferral will allow the universi­ cause academics is the largest depart­ to save $8.7 million this year; money ment. !!.Y have put back into the aca­ "ProportionaTiy, they are actually NECESSITIES demic department as one-time-only cutting less than other departments;• What you'll need to spruce funds. said Butler. "Universities have been lobbying see page 3 up your dorm room, Life 17 the government asking them to give us CORD-0-SCOPES Mystical insight into your first year at Wilfrid Laurier, Life 17 8 varsity teams lose funding, page 26 WISE WORDS Upper-year students offer Budget cuts by department advice, Features 19 VP: Academic FROM KISS TO ALEXIS $5.248,000 (59%) A history of 0-Week Institutional $1.793.000 120%) concert headliners, Arts 21 VP: Finance ~ $733.000 (8%) 0-WEEK'S WORTH VP: Brantford Two columnists spar over the $367.000 (4%) week's value, Opinion 23 Dean of Students $335.000 (4%) VP: Development GOLDEN HAWKS $189.000 (2%) An introduction to President's departmE varsity athletic teams, Sports 27 $187,000 12%1 ~ Board causes budget confusion $25,000 amendment to the students' union budget leaves WLUSU searching for funds, page 5 tt tt I certainly see the board as taking the reins It's a balanced budget with a on this 100 per cent. From what I understand, $25,000 amendment, which VP: public affairs has $[7,500] in their means we have a budget budget to do their own market research. with a deficit of $25,000. - Andrew Fryer, - SaadAslam, RLE PHOTO / RYAN STEWART WLUSU director WLUSU chair ofthe board 2 . EDITOR'S PAGE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009 • THE CORD WEEKLY THE CORD\\ This month in quotes ONLINE PRINT Vocal Cord un~ ~lifetime of ~~generation gap" What is your New art learning" favourite part discussi ''I will note for the about Laurier? minutes that you Linda Givetash Katie Flood LAUREN MIL are a socialist. Local and National Editor Staff Writer NEWS EDITOF WLU psychology professor Through multi-media art, This fall, there ' Don Morgenson addresses "Talkin' Bout My Generation" fered in the fac\ the importance of continued - an exhibit currently on senior-level sn learning in a public lecture display at the Waterloo cussion leaders -SaadAslam, chairofthe WLUSU held to honour the Laurier Regional Children's Museum Part of the cr board, to director Andrew Fryer after Association for Lifelong - contrasts youth culture from ing, Learning : Fryer suggested money collected Learning's (LALL) 12th the '60s and early '70s to that the Liberal Art: from Waterloo students should be anniversary. oftoday. actually leadinl reallocated to spending in Brantford "Orientation Week, for year tutorial cia sure." "We think 1 cordweeldy.com/news Arts, page 20 - Heather Pritchard Other universi1 of things, but "Jim is one of those rare individuals. He defines three things: vision, leadership Fourth-year psychology and generosity. They all come together in terms of institutions like the Balsillie said dean of art Centre:' "What we're - John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, speaking about Jim Balsillie recognize · the after he contributed $50 million to the Balsillie Centre ofExcellence dents might be centive in first "This is like a large ship. WLU cannot be turned around like a large speedboat. getting experie We are not as nimble." We are giving tl -VP: Finance Jim Butler speaking to the academic senate on the topic ofbringing the university here:' out ofdebt Currently, f lead by teach "If they're too big to fail. .. they're also too big to bail out." who are either - Griffin Carpenter, president ofthe Campus Greens, on the GM auto bailout (CAS), masten "What would be really interesting is if we were able to see some type of pan­ "The small community. Canadian accord where all the provinces come together and together came up It only takes five minutes with a strategic vision of what education should look like across the country." to get to class." - Kory Preston, WLU's CASA delegate, on thefoture ofpost-secondary eduction - Jen Mooney "We find our club is very exclusive and accepting of all people who are interested Fourth-year sociology WLU b in the subject matter." - ChloeArbutina, president ofthe Campus Conservatives penSIC "Learning, of course you know, is the one activity of which the individual is capable, that never flickers with age as long as we make the effort ... It never fails What is your with illness or fades during persecution or disgrace. Learning always implies a least-favourite part FROM BUDG move to a higher stage of understanding your relationship with the world:' - WLU psychology proftssor Don Morgenson speaking at a public lecture on the implications about Laurier? Studentsenatm ofcontinued liberal learning the proposed cu "It wasn't n knew there wa cuts;' said Asla "It's not somet 10 things brochures won't 10 things that are actually necessary in th The one-tirr tell you about Laurier true about Laurier demics for the the departmen 1. People do walk on the Hawk and they get great pleasure from doing it. 1. The campus is over 60 per cent female. Most ofthese females are blonde. smoothly. 2. Never trust anything the nurses at Health Services tell you, especially 2. Orientation Week is just as crazy as you've heard. It's filled with "You can't cl if they say that you are "okay" and you don't think you are. hundreds of screaming volunteers everywhere you turn; Winter "Definitely St. Mike's. It's grams of the UI Blouw. "Stud~ 3. The dining hall closes at the most convenient meal times and Carnival is a drunk version of this. realty grimy." everything always looks better than it tastes. 3. Laurier is a small school; so small that you will run into the one is a whole ser 4. We have terrible technology. WebCT - the online educational person you are avoiding twice in the same day. - Danielle Barron within our aca software you need to complete your course work - will crash; 4. Laurier students really do party harder than UW students, no matter Third-year English to fit what we wireless Internet only works in certain buildings; LORIS, the online what those fucking engineers tell you. means having registration system, can't handle all the students trying to register for 5. Five years to finish your undergrad at WLU is never frowned upon. terlocking pie classes at the same time; there are not enough laptop outlets. 6. Everyone really does get involved in something (this is why it takes Jonathin Fin 5. We have aBrantford campus; it's like the cousin you never speak of. many five or plus years to finish a degree). cations depar 6. There is not enough study space, especially during exams. 7. You can get to any of your classes in five minutes. are going to t~ 7. Classes are held in a renovated elementary school across the street. 8. During the winter, nearly every Laurier girl can be spotted wearing "It's going 8. The A. C. is always to crowded to get the exercise machine you want, Ugg boots and tights. rigor of our ' unless you go at 8:30a.m. 9. Biz kids think they are better than everyone else.