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The Cord Weekly The tie that binds since 1926 TheWeekly Cord BEARING THE COLD MAY DAY BACK TO CAMP Emilie Joslin recalls her educational trip to Churchill, Green Party leader visits Hawk lineman to train the world's bear PAGES 14-15 Laurier... PAGE 2 polar capital ... with PAGE 17 Argos ... Volume 48 Issue 19 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23,2008 www.cordweekly.com Park's new job Park resigns from the board to take on a part-time staff post LAURA CARLSON NEWS EDITOR than month after Less a step- ping down from Chair of the Wilfrid Laurier University Stu- SYDNEY HELLAND dents' Union (WLUSU) Board of A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME - Party leader Stephane Dion speaks with Liberal caucus in Kitchener and does not rule out 2008 election campaign. Directors (BOD), Matt Park re- signed from his capacity as a di- rector and has now been hired as a part-time staff member for Liberal leader visits KW WLUSU. "I've taken on some project work for the support president and right now my project sup- caucus saw Dion address the war and Canada's Yesterday's meeting Stéphane Afghan economy is said Park. port elections," "When I was given the op- DAN also cabinet minis- still work POLISCHUK "2008 is a new ball game," stated net minister John Manley leading and Jake Epp, a portunity to on sup- NEWS EDITOR determine fromthe cabinet. in a confident Stephane Dion, having a five-person panel to ter Mulroney porting the organization a The that's conducive what's & DAVE SHORE just delivered a speech to members what Canada's continuing role in 90-page document, which way to FEATURES EDITOR ofthe Liberal caucus. Afghanistan should be. was released at 10 am during Di- coming up in my own schedule Addressing reporters outside According to CBC.ca, the panel on's speech, somewhat hindered now, to be perfectly honest it the one ofthose During a time when his leader- the conference room at the Fair- included former broadcaster Pa- the quality of any response that was just opportuni- didn't think could no ship has been cast into doubt, the way Road Holiday Inn, Dion was melaWallin; Derek Burney, former opposition leader gave. ties I I say he added. Liberal party leader exited yester- pressed to provide his insight on ambassador to Washington during to," day's caucus meeting with a clear the just-released Manley Report, the Mulroney years; Paul Tellier, - SEE PAGE 4 - SEE PAGE 2 message. which had former Liberal cabi- former clerk of the Privy Council; DION, PARK, Sacks victorious as Student Publications president President and board both decided by surprisingly lopsided margins after much debate during Annual General Meeting of REBECCA VASLUIANU In his speech, Sacks stressed bridging the Hafeez focused on a more internal level STAFF WRITER WLUSP's external relations with or- the to do with gaps in organization, appreciating - WLUSP, PAGE 4 ganizations like the Students' Union, while volunteers. SEE Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publica- tions' (WLUSP) Annual General Meeting on of Monday proved to be an interesting night debate, as Laurierstudents came together to elect the new president and four members of the WLUSP Board of Directors. In what many within WLUSP were ex- be pecting to a close election, Greg Sacks, a fifth-year student and current director for the Laurier University Students' Union (WLUSU) Board of Directors, was chosen as president by an overwhelming 71 votes. He beat out Waleed Hafeez, International Editor of The Cord Weekly, who received 26 votes, and Matt Given, Editor-in-Chief of The Keystone year- book, who received 17 votes. The debate turned out to be riveting none- theless, as candidateswere drilled with tough questions about their platforms. They were asked to deliver a speech about their plat- form, each expressing their differentoutlooks °n the direction of WLUSP. News 2 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23,2008 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY The Cord Weekly - The tiethat binds since 1926- Green leadervisitsWLU phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 Party fax:(519)883-0873 email: [email protected] The Cord Weekly Elizabeth 75 University Avenue West May speaks Waterloo, Ontario about climate N2L 3C5 change WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23, 2008 and Stephen Harper VOLUME 48 ISSUE 19 Next Issue: January 30 DAN BELGUE QUOTE OF THE WEEK WEB EDITOR "So I've decided that being drunk in class is the I don'tfall and I should only way asleep do it all the time." Last Saturday evening, a capacity - Sports Editor LaurenMillet,while enteringWllf s after crowd of - comprised in supporters drinking two-thirds of a mickey ofvodka hernight class. of students, Green Party members WORD OF THE WEEK and the general public - gathered - dose of medicine Overdose a dangerously large or a drug, the often with fatal results, especially when relatedto in Bricker Academic Building celebritiesand the like. to welcome Elizabeth May, leader CONTRIBUTORS of theCanadianGreen Party, to the Michelle Attard Daniel Kari Joseph Pritchard for a fundraising lecture. Rae podium Priyam Bhargava Emilie Joslin Jennifer Elise Cotter Dan Kellar Keisey Rose Dennis Victoria Laura With and Alaric Kennedy Tomkins cheering standing Melissa Dranfield Heather Mac Donald Sarah Topple Shannon Farrell Carrie McNabb Mara Silvestri ovations occurring throughout the Evan Stewart Madhavi Ganju Millar Ryan Heather Andrea Millet Rebecca Vasluianu Gies addressed several Linda Givetash Don Morgenson Mya Wijbenga evening, May Alison Grenkie Jamie Neugebauer topics in her lecture - including WLUSP STAFF climate change and the aspira- tions for the Green Party. Copy Editing Manager Caitlin Henderson Copy Editors Ariel Kroon She was not shy in her criticisms Meredith Barret Marissa Newfeld Emily Slofstra of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Heather Olaveson Kendra Howard "His vision for the I Miriam Cunningham country is, Gina Macdonald think, a dangerous one," May said. IT Manager Bryan Willey Distribution Nicole Laouataris Manager She explained that he doesn't ProductionAssistant Christine Parent actually care about climate change as much as Canadians do. WLUSP ADMINISTRATION "The climate crisis is a central President Keren Gottfried concern to most Canadians today," VP: Advertising Angela Foster Dan Schell VP: Brantford she said. Chair of the Board Colin LeFevre Vice Chair Andani that Rafiq May hopes there will soon Board of Directors Ryan Clubb be in Rachel Crawford a significant change parlia- ment. Although she wants the ADVERTISING Green Party to gain more support in time, she is also intent on seeing Alladvertising inquiries should be directed to immediate, shift VP: AdvertisingAngela Foster at a more tangible 884-0710, ext. 3560 or [email protected] in the way things are being done. MICHELLE ATTARD THINKING BIG - Green Leader Elizabeth wants to see a shift" in Canadian She is hoping to see an election Party May "tangible governance. COLOPHON as soon as possible, with hopes of his current leader- TheCord is theofficial student of Harper losing Weekly newspaper what that for other watch- she said. "We have dif- down from her theWilfridLaurier University community. ship position. means small," a stepping 17-year "The federal will and under the value than director of the Sierra next election dogs regulators ferent set other parties. position as Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an Wilfrid editorially independent newspaper published by be the most elec- We want these ideas into prac- Club of Canada. Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a single important Harper government. put corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its this she said. that the Green tice. We will the climate in Also board ofdirectors. tion in country," May hopes Party's change speaking Saturday night May was specifically concerned time is coming. With the Greens parliament," she added. were the three local Green Party of wlulay with the sudden firing of Linda garnering 4.5 percent of the popu- May, a writer, activist and law- candidates: Cathy MacLellan -gjESJtpuWlc.nions the President of the Cana- lar in the 2006 has been involved with envi- the Kitchener-Waterloo Keen, vote January federal yer, riding, Opinions expressed within Vie Cordare those oftheauthorand dian Nuclear Safety Commission election, there has been a signifi- ronmentalism since the 19705. In Jamie Kropf of Kitchener-Con- do not necessarily reflect those ofthe EditorialBoard, Vie Cord, WLUSP, WLU or CanWeb Printing Inc. became the ninth from and a "watchdog" on nuclear safe- cant growth in support. August 2006, she estoga and John Bithell All content appearingin The Cord bears the copyright expressly of of Kitchener-Centre. ty, last Tuesday night at 10pm, and "Our goals as a party are not leader Green Party Canada, of their creator(s) and may not be used without written consent. The Cord is createdusing Macintosh computers running OS X.2 using Adobe Creative Suite 2 (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Distiller and Illustrator). CanonRebelXT 8.0 megapixel digital cameras areused forprincipal photography. The CordWeekly is a proud member ofthe OntarioPress Councilsince 2006. 'obvious choice': Allison unsatisfied be sent an Any complaints can Hiring tothe Council at [email protected]. The Cord's circulation for a normal Wednesday issue is 7,000 copies and enjoys a readership ofover 10,000. Cord rates are $20.00 term foraddresseswithin hires subscription per FROM COVER ficial contracts have been Allison said of WLUSU, when the union PARK, signed, manager Canada. have to that he is unsure of how much money Park will staff members it doesn't necessarily TheCordWeekly is aproud member W oftheCanadianUniversity Press (CUP), that Having officially started his new job on January be making - though he did note that he would go through the same protocol for hiring since 2004. 16, Park has been assisting the Chief Returning be paid a salary. they would need to if they were simply hiring Campus Plus is Vie Cord's national advertising agency.
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