The tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University since 1926 Volume 50, Issue 11 Wednesday. October 28. 2009 thecord.ca ---------------------- --------- ---------------------------~-------- ---- :Profs raise concerns over 1 class sizes ANDREA MILLET ~ L[AO REPORTER The thing that troubles LAUREN MILLET NEWS · ')!' OF me is: how come Despite administration releasing no we don't have any numbers to the Laurier community, class sizes have increased, which is numbers? What is having an effect on both students and professors in the classroom. average class size - by Administration has previously 1 stated that this year classes have year, by department, by gone up by approximately five per cent, however, some feel that there I faculty?" is more behind this information. "[Vice-president: academic] Deb MacLatchy mentioned the other I ~ Teny Copp, professor emeritus day that on average class sizes have risen by about five per cent, now YUSUF KIDWAI PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGI R clearly that five per cent masks con­ Laurier's Scott McCahill (16) intercepts Queen's quarterback Dan Brannagan on the Hawks' goal line. siderable variation between dif­ Thanks to the upset win, the Hawks finish second in the OUA and earn a first round bye in the playoffs. ferent areas in the university;' said Judy Bates, president of Wilfrid Lau­ Professor emeritus and director rier University Faculty Association of the Laurier Center for Military {WLUFA). Strategic and Disarmament Studies "Although I have no evidence of {LCMSDS) Terry Copp noted that Hawks stun undefeated Gaels I this, there are departments in the one of the reasons for the increase in faculty of arts where class sizes have class sizes might be the university's passed for over 500 yards against "That was a huge play," added increased by considerably more shift in focus from undergraduate JUSTIN FAUTEUX the University of Toronto -had manager offootball operations and than five per cent:' studies to the area of graduate stud­ SPORTS EDITOR moved ahead of the Gaels' star. head coach Gary Jeffries. "That was Bates continued, saying that larg­ ies and research. ~~--------- Brannagan was able to set the re­ a real turning point in the ball game, er classes impact the student experi­ "There are costs to such a choice The Wilfrid Laurier University cord, but the Hawks' defence didn't it gave us a bigger cushion and it ence in the classroom. and the costs are borne primarily by Golden Hawks' men's football team allow him to do much more. Not shows you how talented our defence Professors have to make do with­ the undergraduate students. There shocked the undefeated Queen's only did the Gaels' offence not reach is, to come up with a big play that:• out tutorial leaders, thus using a is a price to switching the empha­ Gaels on Saturday, beating the num­ the end zone until a fourth quarter While Brannagan may have different method of teaching and sis;• said Copp. ber two nationally-ranked team run by running back Ryan Granberg, been the more talked-about quar­ evaluating students. Bates noted He stated that large lecture class­ from Kingston 25-13. With this but the purple and gold also held terback in this game, Pawliuk was that the increase in marking limits es have their place in any university, win, the Hawks jumped ahead of Brannagan without a passing touch­ more effective. The third-year ran the amount of writing assignments and it isn't that large lectures are Western, Ottawa and McMaster, down and intercepted him three · the offence more efficiently than a professor can assign to a class. bad, it's that only having large class­ finishing second in the province times. he had all season, completing 20 of A student representative on the esis bad. and granting them a bye in the first "It was great game-planning once his 30 passes for 273 yards while, faculty of arts council, Anatolijs "The university has to be struc­ round of the playoffs. again;' said safety Scott McCahill of most importantly, throwing zero Venovcevs, came forward with in­ tured so that classes are smaller as "After this game, I think we've the defence's effectiveness. "We've interceptions. formation from the council's lat­ the students progress up the ladder proved that we can beat anyone;' got great athletes on our defence Pawliuk also threw a beautifully est meeting, saying that the idea towards a point of specialization said quarterback Evan Pawliuk. "We and we can all make plays. The d­ placed 44 -yard touchdown pass to of adding desks to classrooms to and that every student gets a semi­ know that if all three phases of our line played well, everyone kept their second-year Shamawd Chambers accommodate more students was nar experience in their third and team are working, we're going to coverage in the secondary; it was a just three minutes in, after veteran being considered before asking ad­ fourth year;• said Copp. win no matter what, and it all defi­ real team effort:' Giancarlo Rapanaro had intercepted ministration to add more classes. Professor of politichl science nitely came together today and you McCahill, who was making his Brannagan on the opening drive of When asked about this, the act­ Thomas Hueglin noted that with can't ask for anything better going '5econd career start, made a game­ the game. ing dean of arts Mary-Louise Byrne larger class sizes, you have to sub­ into playoffs:• changing play in the second quarter. "I thought we managed the game denied knowledge that this idea was stitute individual attention and su­ Coming into the game, much With the Hawks' up 11-4, the Kings­ well on offence; we didn't make ever discussed. pervision of students with other was made about Gaels' quarterback ton native intercepted Brannagan on mistakes and that was the biggest "It's disappointing, outrageous mechanisms of teaching. Danny Brannagan's chase of theCa­ the Laurier goal line and returned it thing," said Pawliuk. "We won the and really troubling;' said fourth­ "I think what the worst part is, it's nadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) 110 yards for a touchdown. turnover battle and that was why we year archaeology student Ve­ false advertising because we still ad­ career passing yards record. "I saw it the whole way and I got came out on top in the end:' novcevs. "It's getting to the point vertise ours as the close-knit com­ Brannagan entered the game a good break on the ball," said Mc­ The Hawks now find themselves where it's going to be a physical im­ munity experience and that's for the just 31 yards shy of the record and Cahill. "Once I made the catch I had in second place in the Ontario Uni­ possibility ....Will they defy the fire most part just not true anymore;' achieved the mark in the second a whole sea of blockers with me and versity Athletics {OUA) standi~gs, regulations now, just to cut costs?" said Hueglin. quarter. However, by the end of the everyone was going all-out to get "It's treating students like cattle, day Western's Michael Faulds - who the touchdown:· Sports, page 17 how many can you fit into a bam?" News, page 3 Inside . Men's soccer team falls A lifetime of learning short of playoffs After a 1-1 draw with McMaster WilfTschirart, 88, will be and a 4-0 loss to la·st-place Brock, receiving his PhD in geography Laurier's men's soccer team will and environmental studies tltis miss the playoffs for tlte first time Friday. Tschirart has been enrolled in 12years. at Laurier since 1986. Sports, page 19 Features, page 11 2 • EDITOR'S PAGE The Cord o Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Editor's choice News ........................3 Feature ..................... 11 Editor's choice Recalling Laurier's Local ........................5 Life ........................12 Blue Man Group ends three-year tour in Kitchener National .................... 6 Opinion ....................14 musical past International .................7 Sports ...................... 17 Arts, page 8 Arts ........................ 8 thecord.ca/arts Editor-in-Chief Laura Carlson o lcarlson@thecord ca This week ·n quotes Vocal Cord Is university more about getting a high-paying job than learning? Ij ''=== I would assume that as It just seems that Laurier soon as I walk in there, is going thorugh some I would get punched in bad management:' the face. That would be the cover charge:' "It's more about under­ -Canadian actor Paul Bates, who is -Fourth-year Laurier student Anatolijs standing. concepts and in KW filming the new series Dan Venovcevs, speaking about the learning about the world." for Mayor, on his initial impression cu"ent state ofthe university. -Nazneen Basrei ofthe Waterloo bar Chainsaw. Second-year business "You could feel your chest moving with that music going right through you:' "We've had some adversity and there have probably been some people who -Director ofstudent services Dan Dawson recalling his favourite show at had some questions, but we didn't have any:' Laurier, the Tea Party and Big Sugar who played the Tu"et in the mid-'gos. -Manager offootball operations and head coach Gary Jeffries on his team's second place finish. "I've never been much for making favourites, I like them all:' - Wi!fTschirart, an 88-year-old geography and environmental studies student who will be "Once you start dealing with large corporations, they're really not interested receiving his PhD this Friday, responding to which professor at Laurier is his favourite. in hearing what regular people have to say about their policies.~ -Laurier student andAW@L member Adam Lewis, who participated in the protest against "It is impossible to expect the people to want to return home when they have RBC on Friday because ofthe company's involvement with the 2010 Olympic games.