The Cord Weekly (February 14, 2007)
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Weekly The Cord The tie that binds since J 926 SEX, SEX, SEX JOB SHUFFLE AT LINT BREAKING THE SILENCE Get your Scooner or Rebecca in shape Three positions in jeopardy with Laurier What some Laurier students are doing to Valentine's ... PAGE for 12-13 International shake-up ... PAGE 6 celebrate Black History ... PAGE 8 Volume 47 Issue 22 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14,2007 www.cordweekly.com Stadium to cost $5M Crumbling complex needs upgrade, say officials ASHLEY JANG STAFF WRITER With final approvals completed on Monday, the university is begin- ningits plans for $5 million renova- tions at University Stadium. Originally purchased by WLU in the 19505, the stadium is not quite whatit used tobe. "My own person- al view is that thefacility is very old CURRENT FIELD A COLLECTION and tired and when somebody goes OF CARPETS': ROSEHART over there and takes a look at it, it safety concerns with an old turf doesn't look very impressive," said that is no longer stitched together Ron Dupuis, assistant VP: physical properly. "What would happen is resources. people would trip and get hurt and The renovation s will focus on four if somebody actually got hurt by components; the stadium-building, that; since we knew about it, the the stands, the turf and the track. university would be liable." The stadium building, with an Finally the university is plan- estimated cost of $3.3 million, is ning to renovate the track around the biggest and hardest part. Of pri- the field for about $300,000. "The mary concern is the air circulation track we wantto rubberize so that it within the building. is there for jogging and timed run- "The indoor air quality in the ning and possibly also intramural building became an issue because track meets," said Peter Baxter, di- there's no air circulation. When rector of athletics and recreation. JonKit you have a lot of humidity from With all four projects, the com- the showers you get mold," saidDr. plete renovations are expected to Rosehart, president ofWLU. total approximately $5 million. The stands are also a primary Funding for this project will be Rise Against rocks concern because they are start- coming from a number of sources. ing to rust. "To strip and repaint Primary funding will be coming the stands is estimated at about from WLUSU and the university REAL ROCK CROWD MOSHED IN THE TURRET TO TUNES OF WAR-RESISTING BAND - SEE PAGE 14 $300,000," said Jim Butler, VP: fi- who will be providing $1.5 million nance and administration. each towards the renovations. The Next, the artificial turf on the rest of the cost will be covered by field needs to be replaced, which surcharges on rent to external us- will cost approximately $1.1 mil- ers, unrestricted campus donations lion."The field is a collection of and money from fundraising. carpets that are stitched together One of the main goals that the Powderpuff and that carpet was guaranteed for university hopes to get out of this tuffstuff 8 years but it's been down there for project is to make the university Women's winter football tournament much more than just a charity event 12 or 13years," said Dr. Rosehart. Dr. Rosehart also explained the - SEE STADIUM, PAGE 2 right thing to say after such an in- games of organized fast pitch and tense game that was not short of basketball games. I can honestly insult and injury. say that this event offered me the "And you can go ahead and print most unique and entertaining ex- DAN POLISCHUK that too," stated Dan Mcßride - with perience yet. SPORTS EDITOR a wry smile coming across his face. Even while combining possibly The difference with the afore- two of the largest male obsessions - With the final whistle blown, al- mentioned match was that the re- - women and football can often lowing one team to start cheer- cendy graduated member of the leave a grin on a lot of guys' faces, ing and the other to mope back to football team was, instead, an ob- it was the intensity these females their coaches, there was no doubt server rather than a player this time showed throughout the weekend that another classic football match around. that sparked a reaction in me simi- up between McMaster and Laurier Being on thefield with him atthe lar to Mcßride's. we about some of the had justtaken place ... with a slight time of his revelation, had just Knowing pain twist. concluded officiating one of the that is dealt out - having a few "Man, that felt like throwing up many Powder Puff football games friends take part in past tourneys and having diarrhea at the same this past weekend. and nursing wounds afterwards time!" Having volunteered for therole, I - it's not until you have a girl While not have been the most really didn't give it another thought. Courtesy Scott Hayter eloquent comparison ever uttered, I'd been in some pretty tough spots THE NEW DIGS? - Artist's interpretation of the renovated stadium. somehow it just seemed like the in recent past having presided over - SEE POWDER, PAGE 18 2 ■ WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY News The Cord Weekly - The tiethat binds since 1926 ~ phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax: (519)883-0873 email: [email protected] Stadium makeover The Cord Weekly 75 University Avenue West After renovations, the stadium be and allow for Waterloo, Ontario will gender-friendly will more recreational use N2L 3C5 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14,2007 VOLUME 47 ISSUE 22 Next Issue: February 21 QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Ijustgot my scholarship cheque. And I'm going to getdrunk." - Alex Hundert, disillusioned Blueprint editor in the early afternoon CONTRIBUTORS Mark Adamson Chelsea Gasko Kelly Moore Paul Alviz Matthew Given Jamie Neugcbauer Amarnath Amarasingam Ashley Jang Mallory O'Brien Alex Bailey JonKit Shane Porter Laura Carlson AndrewKurjata David Shore Adria Cehovin-Brown JC McLaren Christine Suiza Ashley Doodnauth Ben McNeil Riley Taylor Mary Erskine Lauren Millet Marjolein Wijbenga WLUSP STAFF Production Assistants janei i.inscman Copy Editing Manager Caitiin Henderson Copy Editors Liz Funduk Marissa Neufeld Laura Henderson Mallory O'Brien Brenda Heatley Meredith Barrett Ariel Kroon Tanith Perry-Mills Soraya Klemenz Ayantika Mukherjee Heather Olaveson Photo Manager Sydney Helland Online Production Manager Kathy Matte ITManager Graham Wyatt Distribution Manager Lauren Bums Cord Interns. David Goldberg Laura Purchase WLUSP ADMINISTRATION Shane Porter President Fraser McCracken STADIUM UPDATIUM - From the rusty bleachers to the field turf having to be sewn together, University Stadium is well overdue for an overhaul. VP: Advertising Angela Foster VP:Brantford Paige Desmond Chair of the Board Keren Gottfried Vice Chair Arthur Wong - FROM STADIUM, COVER dents to have more time but because exams it year. Board of Directors RafiqAndani and space offinal may Penny Shearer to have some fun. "This is one be delayed until the end of April. Manyother schools, including U stadium facilities more geared piece of the puzzle that we don't "We can't really do anything until ofT andMcMaster, have renovated ADVERTISING towards women. "The stadium is have - casual recreation time." said exams are done unless we can fig- or are in the process ofrenovating a ure a All advertising inquiries should be directed to way overweighed in facilities for Baxter. "It will also address lot of out way ofrelocating some of their stadiums. "It's not going to VP: Advertising Angela Foster at men so one of the things we're our instructional users, the major- the exams," said Dr. Rosehart. be a new stadium but it will make 884-0710, 3560 or ext. [email protected] going to be able to do is make the ity ofwhich are women, to be able If all goes as planned, the sta- it renewed and will make us com- building more gender-friendly," to program more classes." dium renovations should be com- petitive again," said Dr. Rosehart. COLOPHON said Dr. Rosehart. The university plans to begin plete by the beginning of Septem- See PAGE 20 for editorial reaction to this story The Cord Weekly is theofficial student newspaperof The renovations will allow stu- renovations as soon as possible, ber, just in time for a new school the Wilfrid Laurier Universitycommunity. Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an editorially independent newspaper puljlished by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its board ofdirectors. Reaction to student dishonestystats wiulaP"QJSEBlpuklicatiom; Results of Maclean's article on cheating doesn't far back as elementary school, and day's technology is remarkable. Opinions expressed within The Cord are those of the author and to teach do not necessarily reflect thoseof the EditorialBoard, The Cord, what you teach parents Things such as cell phone cameras WLUSP, WLU or CanWeb Printing Inc. apply to Laurier says VP: Academic Sue Horton them," described Muirabout when and text messaging, it's almost too All content appearing in The Cord bears the copyright expressly of their creators) and may not be used without written students should begin to learn the easy for students." consenL LAUREN MILLET Canada is only from the University ways of academic misconduct. This is why Laurier is intensi- The Cord is created using Macintosh computers running STAFF WRITER OS X.2 using Adobe Creative Suite 2 (InDesign, Photoshop, of Toronto. It says that the number All first-year students go through fying the guidelines for penaliz- Acrobat, Distiller and Illustrator) and Quark Xpress 6.1. Canon Rebel XT 8.0 megapixel digital cameras are used forprincipal of cases of cheating has increased academic integrity sessions during ing students caught in any form photography.