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It's just our luck... „.VIP return to Laurier for Alumni Awareness Dav A Page 19 THE CORD WEEKLY WWW. ' '•) 'J 112 , ' - March 2002 '. Wednesday 27, ca Laurier's Official Issue 28 Student Newspaper • Volume 42 • 2 News 6 Opinion 10 International 12 Feature 14 Entertainment 18 Sports 20 Student Life 22 Business 23 Classifieds Absolute K-OS at Wilf's Off-campus committee Scott Cairns improves A charting hip hop single with no housing bass line? A live Hip Hop show with from no drums? Conscious raps Jenn Martin straight out of Southern Ontario? What is the world to? Who coming With housing issues on the rise in is such excellent up to nonsense? Kitchener-Waterloo, new efforts by The all those answer to ques- the city are in the works to well the of tions, as as meaning increase the viability of off-campus familiar life, is K-OS. Those not housing and improve relations doubt with the name will without a with the community at large. be his album in a matter Based the bumping on a program at of months. Those who are already University of Western Ontario, the "down" with K-OS probably saw Waterloo community is hoping to him Wilf's last where at Thursday, develop a similar program enabling rocked with he the house along easier mediation between stake- friends Kamau & Marvel, in promo- holders in the community and tion of his new album, Exit. and for greater safety knowledge Born in Whitby, Ontario, K-OS students who live off-campus. The (meaning knowledge of self, or city's establishment of what is Kevin's original sound...depending referred to as the 'Off Campus It's when on you're talking to him) (Y)our Neighbourhood had a few thoughts for the Cord Committee' has ensured that rela- about black Weekly being a musi- tionships between stakeholders cian outside of Toronto's cultural will be built in order to create an slipstream. off-campus housing program it's always the that are people ROCHACEWICH acceptable and beneficial to all just outside Toronto that pick up members of the community. what's because on really going on As it stands, the committee they're really observing what's LAURA hopes to institute an off-campus going on." and housing mediation program an Whitbv-born artist K-OS put on an outstanding (if too short) show at Wiif's last week. He showed with up advisor off-campus housing pro- Continued 14 no no on page drums, spoons, and no lyrics...check that...he rhymed like Dr. Seuss. "It for off- gram. covers everything campus living," explains Kaye Clubs as Iron Chefs Crawford, a committee member. mediation could be Campus compete The program accessed by either a tenant or a landlord for use in dis- The resolving two groups competing were the Waterbuffalos and the Arts Club. A putes. Culinary pre- However, a large portion of the released scouting report had rumors circulat- of the lies in the "If show strength program ing; they (Waterbuffalos) up sober, advisor proposed off-campus pro- they have a chance to take the title." where the basic idea gram, is to As for the Culinary Arts Club, it was said "hire students who live in the "With cooks choose that, so many to from, this to act as advisors is have if neighbourhood team guaranteed to a strong showing; after Crawford. check their hours," says they egos at the door." Hired students would be called Before the competition got started, I was mediation and able to give advice, sup- to get a few comments from one of the of in a variety situations expe- judges, Union vice-president, David Wellhauser. port rienced by off campus students. "I hope you're all ready, this is going to be Fully trained, advisors would be an excellent competition. I hear they (the handle number of situ- able to any KRUCHAK Waterbuffalos) can add booze to anything." ations ranging from people park- The other judges consisted of David's ing on front lawns to noisy neigh- MATT brother Paul, a former graduate of WLU, Tim bours in the middle of the night, Fox and WLUSU President Dave Prang. Buffalos cooking chicken...that's funny. Buffalos and Culinary Arts raising money...that's cool and would also be able to contact The crowd favourites were the Waterbuffalo the director handle Asselin introduced the and program to any Jennifer at beginning the contest- team, consisting of three members of the club. situations felt unable or ants one hour to cook and The they are given up a storm Culinary Arts Club, had fan base as well to deal with. On cook! make as dishes with this unequipped your marks, get set, many item as possible. with their team of three members. "It on These words Wilf's The members are allowed of gives you peer peer rang through Saturday group to use any "It's going to be fun but we're also going to mediation," Crawford of the night, as the first Iron Chef the other food items around Wilf's as well as says Competition got do a little something for the community," said who explains that with underway. ingredients provided by the Culinary Arts Club, Brendan Fox, the president of the Culinary Arts process, advisors in need For those of who have no idea what this with the of place police only you who, help many sponsors, helped Club. be called if the situation escalates is, let me The Laurier ver- on this event. competition explain. put The competition was fierce. I do have to to since "it's sion of the Iron Chef, similar to that of the tele- When the the unacceptable levels, time is up, judges do a taste note that both sides had some interesting an to deal with vision show, had two of Laurier's clubs test and a winner is chosen. A two-dollar dona- easy, friendly way biggest strategies. The buffalos (not always clear-think- behavioural or nuisance issues." to find out who the finest cooks on tion at the door was collected, competing with the winning ing guys), decided to start with the Minute Rice campus are. team getting the proceeds to donate to chosen A Continued on 3 secret ingredient, in this case chicken, is Continued 21 page charity. on page 2 news Grads defend their home Graduate Students'Association President John Lomotey speaks on the planned Science Building expansion and the Grad House conflict Stefan Sereda Although the Grad Pub has been targeted for demolition, some members of the Laurier communi- less than with the ty are happy decision, indicating that a new chapter in responsible growth debates has begun. Continued dis- cussion over the impending destruction of the building to accommodate new teaching facili- ties has revealed that certain cam- with pus groups are disappointed the decision. Specifically, the Graduate Students Association has expressed discontent with the amount of negotiation and consul- tation that went into the decision. CADE GSA President Jonathan Lomotey addressed several issues regarding between the negotiating process MATTHEW his and WLU's Senior group "we have Administration, stating, science in The Grad House, looming ominously over the dwarfed building the background. Oh wait, perspective. been talking about it, though we about the that "we have noted that the establishment still and are not totally happy way position is not Lomotey no agree- option: having are underway, Lomotey has been han- with the has been reached remain in its location. "would the work it agreed ment through present want process to died." administration the course of the recent discus- Lomotey stated that he is "keeping out in everyone's benefit." "We have not to take down sions with the administration and an mind" with all three he wants to that According to agreed open However, ensure Lomotey, the with the a(±rilriistra- the existing that the GSA feels that "all the options. the interests of graduate students administration grad house." options are still open." These Should the grad house be would be taken care of. tion to take down agreed to con- He further options include the construction moved or rebuilt, Lomotey said Negotiations between Laurier's the the "it of house that the GSA would ask the admin- administration and sult GSA on existing grad commented, a completely new grad as senior well the of the finance the Graduate Students all issues before house." appears we as dismantling pres- istration to reconstruc- Association will Grad and its tion in further the a final decision have but we ent Pub reassembly negotiations. The be continuing throughout ii elsewhere The was made, and have not for- on campus. GSA, proceedings regarding the future week. they did not. Lomotey's official mally agreed." however, is also negotiating a third of the Grad Pub and its employees Gallery showcases Laurier talent Robert Langen Gallery displays student, staff, and faculty art from March 19th-30th...for free! WEDNESDAY MARCH 27 2002 3 news The Dalits' struggle Scholar Arpita Anant lectures at Laurier on India's most beleagueredpeople Dillon Moore archy is still in place because of financial standing and family name. The Dalits of India have made The persecution faced by the the Dalits has been terrible and dehu- some great progress in past few decades, hut they still bear a manizing. heavy burden of stigma. Anant outlined that the Dalits those At a guest lecture last Tuesday, were people who did what brought to Laurier by the depart- were generally considered "pollut- & ed such vil- ment of sociology anthropology jobs," as cleaning up and the South Asia Partnership of lages and burning animal carcass- discussed Ottawa, Arpita Anant the es.