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Volume 42 Issue 16 Wednesday November 27 2002 www.wlusp.com Sniper attacks students Two suspects arrested on twenty-three charges related to string ofpellet gun attacks

Stefan Sereda the back of the leg. After removing match the one constructed by the In the wake of arresting the father- and disposing of the pellets, detectives. A few victims and-stepson sniper duo in the Kristin phoned the police, who described the vehicle as similar, United States, WLU students are asked her to write a report of the but white or cream coloured. also being subjected to similar, incident, as four other individuals Sergeant Russo believes these though less dangerous, violence. had reported similar incidences. descriptions to be inaccurate, as Someone opened hunting season The officer who responded to "tan can look cream at night if it is on students last week, forcing Pomery's call told her at the time seen in certain lighting." neighbourhood residents to dodge that the pellets "were probably The Division Three Detectives the pellets. 8.8.'5, as pellets would have most Office faxed the application for a Suspects Emanuel Paulson likely stayed in the leg." search warrant to obtain the pistol and Paul Fitzgerald were arrested Presently, the shootings have off to Newmarket on November on Tuesday, after police received been attributed to a CO2-pow- 26. Other shootings took place on information that they were ered pellet pistol; two pellets were and around King and Erb streets, responsible for a pellet gun shoot- surgically removed from Roger Albert Street and Seagram Drive, ing spree which took place a Roberts, who had been shot once Victoria and Weber and Fischer- week earlier. Currently, there are in the face and three times in the Hallman. While none of the vic- twenty-three charges being laid, chest. One pellet impacted tims were seriously injured, some some singular and some joint, Roberts an inch from his eye, surgical and non-surgical treat- with more to come. which he noticed after he discov- ment was required. Seven random individuals ered he was bleeding. In addition to the seven were injured in the off-campus Incidentally, this victim managed injuries were several reports of neighbourhood on Tuesday to get a look at the perpetrator's property damage to residential November 19, the victims of car, and his description matched houses, car windshields, strip mall drive-by pellet gun shootings. The some of the others received by signs,and school windows. There seemingly connected shootings police. had also been a previous pellet were reported to Waterloo According to Sergeant Peter gun shooting reported on Regional Police between 7:40 and Russo of the Waterloo Regional November 11, but the individual 11:01 pm, and occurred as close Police Division Three Detectives in question was not wounded. to campus as the corner of King Office, the car was first identified Sgt. Russo also speculates that and Bricker. "These were unex- as an "older model '82 to '84 there "may be another victim out pected shootings.. .a drive-by type import, like a Datsun or a Toyota." there." Police received informa- of thing," commented Manager of Sergeant Russo also noted that the tion about another shooting, JenniferAsselin Security Services Peter Jorg car was a tour-door, and tan in which they will investigating fur- One of the sniper's victims, Kristin Pomery, displays the scar left from the "It's kind of scary that you colour. Presently, a 1998 Nissan, ther. pellet that was embedded in her leg. Inset: A close-up of the wound. can't walk down the street without believed to be the car in question, The main charges being laid getting shot with a 8.8. gun," said has been impounded. The shots against the suspects include point- Any charges relating to property Division Three Detective Office at victim and WLU student Kristin were apparently fired from the ing a firearm, assault with a damage are yet to be laid. 653-7700, extension number Pomery. Kristin was walking backseat of the vehicle. weapon, possession of weapons Waterloo Regional Police urge 333. Information can also be home "around 8:30" after a night There were also some descrip- dangerous to the public peace, anyone with information about given to Crimestoppers at 1-888- class, when she was shot twice in tions of the vehicle that did not and assault causing bodily harm. the random attacks to call the 222-TIPS. Students waiting for compensation

Bryn Boyce work action, midterms have been rescheduled sprung from two problems: the Laurier library's Inside with class input and there have been no labs or lack of completion and functionality due to Waiting... waiting... still waiting... It's been 23 make-up classes during weekend or holidays. construction, and the strike. Despite the News 2 clays since the labour dispute called it quits and "The resolutions were designed to compensate speedy implementation and informal hiring Opinion 6 still no word on how the university is going to undergraduate students for the services they procedure the shuttle service has operated adequately compensate Student Life 11 students. Moreover its are paying for and not receiving as well as effectively. "I think it's a nice gesture to the stu- been 49 days since WLUSU first released its addressing our academic concerns," said Ben having put con- Feature 15 dents for up with the ongoing ten-point proposal designed to lobby the uni- Durrer, a Student Senator involved in the cre- struction," said Kevin McNeil, Hub Student International 18 versity for student reimbursement. Well there's ation of the ten-point plan. Manager. Sports 20 good news and bad news. The shuttle service to U of W's Dana Porter The speedy resolution of some of WLUSU's Entertainment 24 Good news first. Library has saved many a paper in the dying requests was encouraging early on but it's Business 26 The WLUSU initiative has more or less days of this fall term. Initially proposed by becoming more and more evident that the Among others, convocation Classifieds 27 been fulfilled. was WLUSU and implemented by the Laurier financially desirable resolutions are at risk of i rescheduled for December 8, there are no administration, the has run 12 a Arts 28 service hours becoming fantasy. I interest charges on outstanding bills during the day since October 21 at great cost. The idea (continued on page 2) 2 News Wednesday November 27 7f)n? Boisjoly's business ethics Blower'BusinessChallengerlecturesDisasterEthicsLaurier'Whistle-on

Reed Curry discarded. The first shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. Aerospace engineer, Roger One year later, Challenger was Boisjoly, renowned for his completed, followed by involvement in the 1986 Discovery in 1983, and Atlantis in Challenger space shuttle disaster, 1985. Challenger flew nine suc- addressed members of the Laurier cessful missions before January 28 community in the Arts Building 1986. On that fateful day, the this past Friday. world stopped for a moment Boisjoly was ostracized by his when the shuttle exploded a little peers after the tragedy for going more than a minute after takeoff, public with information pertaining killing the seven astronauts on to Challenger's faulty rocket board. booster design and his last minute The twenty-fifth shuttle flight attempts to avert its launch. was to kick off the busiest and "You're looking at a real life most ambitious year ever for the File Photos whistleblower," he told the audi- National Aeronautics and Space The tragic Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986 brought new importance to ethical business practices ence. The importance of career Administration. No fewer than 15 ethics and individual morality was missions were to be flown in Program. Sharon McAuliffe, Thiokol conducted a number of Boisjoly and a number of his co- selected from more than 11,000 experiments to test the resiliency workers could not convince applicants, was chosen to be the of the O-ring material at low tem- NASA management to abort the first teacher in space. The peratures. Challenger mission. "I had to be immense publicity given to the As Boisjoly expected, the able to prove it wasn't safe to new program turned the results indicated that the rocket's launch," said Boisjoly during his Challenger mission into the structural integrity would be com- lecture. "Could I prove it was biggest space spectacle since the promised at a temperature of 50 goingtofail? No. Could I prove it Apollo moon landings. As a result, degrees Fahrenheit or less. He was going to work? No. It was a NASA, already facing unforseen claims that this data was discussed crapshoot!" competition from the European with Morton Thiokol engineering The first hour of his Laurier Space Agency, was under consid- management, "but was thought presentation was essentially a erable public pressure to make too sensitive by them to release." basic lesson in engineering and a McAuliffe an American hero. Boisjoly suggests that Morton technical explanation of what Working as an engineer for Thiokol was never willing to pro- went wrong with Challenger. Morton Thiokol, the company vide the resources necessary to Nevertheless, the underlying contracted by NASA to build the address the problem. The compa- theme is an important one, and rocket boosters used to propel the ny did not want to appear as if its especially relevant today consid- space shuttles into orbit, Boisjoly products were flawed, so they ering the recent Enron and first noticed a problem with the insisted that he play down the CD- WorldCom scandals. equipment during a post-flight ring problem; so did NASA, who An advocate of strong business hardware inspection in January Boisjoly alleges gave him "strict ethics, Boisjoly argues that the 1985. instructions not to express the crit- same moral values one uses to He found evidence that the ical urgency of fixing the O-ring." make decisions concerning their low temperature on the day of It was not until the night before family should be applied to deci- launch, the result of what was Challenger was scheduled to sions made during their career. Matt Benassi then the worst temperature launch that any serious objection "Always tell your customers what Boisjoly's lecture delves deep into "business ethics" change in Florida history, had to the mission were presented. they need to know, not what you compromised the O-ring which Florida weather forecasts indicat- think they want to hear," he said. to form the basis of his discussion. 1986, whereas previously the was used to join the various seg- ed a hundred year low, 18 degree "Abide by the Golden Rule; do The U.S. Space Shuttle pro- record number of launches in a ments of the rocket together, Fahrenheit overnight temperature. unto others as you would have gram was established in the early single year had been nine. resulting in a gas leak. He claims At the insistence of Morton them do unto you." 1970's to create reusable craft for The Challenger mission was that NASA management insisted Thiokol, NASA called an emer- transporting cargo into space. unique, however, in that it was the that he soften this position for the gency meeting to discuss the for- Prior space craft could only be first flight to take part in a program final review board the following mer's recommendation not to used once and were subsequently called TISP, the Teacher In Space month. Later that year Morton launch. Despite their best efforts, ...We're still waiting... continued from cover does come of this problem it must fall Upon completion of this administrative tary compensation that will address every under a certain range to be decided by the process, the two proposals will be set for individual student's needs," said Dean of A nice segue into the bad news. university. So don't expect wondrous review by a Board of Governors sub-com- Students, David McMurray, "Will X dollars Both WLUSU issues pertaining to returns for your patience, undergrads. mittee and presented to the Board early in be a compensation or an insult?" financial reimbursements or rebates are Pushalik expects the official budget to be December. The Board has the final say in "There has to be some piece of the pie sketchy at best. The bookstore proposal, announced sometime in the coming week tuition and bookstore discounts, like all for the students because they are, in my which would grant students a 25% dis- but said, "no matter what students get it financially-based proposals. eyes, the most important group on this count off all course textbooks for their win- won't be enough." The talks between the university and campus," stated Pushalik. ter term, and the 10% tuition rebate are the The university administration has been the Student's Union have been bogged They debate and we wait. And wait. two most beneficial proposals and there- scrambling to get definitive statistics on the down in a debate about fair compensation. Then wait some more. Luckily, time is run- fore the most controversial. "It's been real- number of enrolled undergraduate students Students were affected and inconve- ning short, and a decision must reached ly frustrating because its taken a long time and the total funds available for compen- nienced in varying degrees throughout the before the Board of Governors convene in for the university to settle their accounts," sation. President Rosehart confirmed that strike so the question remains: how do you December to decide precisely how much stated WLUSU President, Andy Pushalik. the strike has delayed the administration's proportionately recompense each student our patience and inconvenience is worth. University policy does not permit the accounting and hindered their ability to in one generic resolution? It comes down passing of deficit budgets, so whatever determine the total budgetary allowances. to fairness. "I don't think there's any mone- Wednesday November 27_2002___ lews 3 Student video production gets grant

Jacky Drouin

A new culture of independent and respon- sible media is on the rise in North America. As the Michael Moore's are putting gun laws, corporations, and the American gov- ernment on the question stand, the docu- mentary film of the 1999 Seattle protest, This Is What Democracy Looks Like, demonstrates the increase of politically active and conscious citizens within civil society. Something is going on, "a resur- gence of public protest," as explained by Anthony Piscitelli, and this movement is being captured on film by: Voice And The Voiceless (VATV) productions. "Mainstream media wasn't explaining the issues behind the protests," explained Matt Brodie, one of the originators of VATV. "They would capture the violence, the arrests, but never explained why people were there." Nearly nine months after the Quebec City protest in 2000, Brodie ran into Mike Brown at the public library where they wandered into a discussion about the role of media, what it captured, and what really went on in Quebec City. "If you were there," tried to explain

"you would have seen that there — Brodie, II iSi I were more people than the media estimat- File Photo This subvertisement shows the tear-gas realities of recent economic policy protests such as City ed and that they were there for different rea- those in Quebec and Jakarta, Indonesia sons." A few weeks later, on New Years Eve, Brodie had the idea for a film to capture the reached out to as many different members been made possible by a grant received by tus. As an educational charity organiza- issues surrounding protests. of society as possibly: "Groups at protests, the WLUSU and is still pending on the sup- tion,the curriculum package will provide The idea soon developed into a full- businesses, the media, professors: we let port of Roseheart. students with the experience in both writing scale project, wherein people across them express the two sides, three sides, or "This hasn't been done on a uniquely and debating. Canada were interviewed on the topics of all the sides of the issue." Canadian scale," concludes Brodie, "The goal is to get students more well- globalization, the role of civil society and "Close to 40 people have worked on emphasizing the importance of portraying rounded on debate issues," explains "what makes people get out there to this project," explains Matt, "putting in hun- the Canadian protest scene as it is. Anthony. "There's a whole history to public change things?" dreds, some of them thousands, of hours." "We already looked at how this film protest, and we've received a lot of positive "Our first project was the documentary Matt is quick to point out that the progress could fit into the curriculum and to meet support from the community and the peo- film The Resurgence of Public Protest in of the film is due to the dedicated and the provincial requirements," explains ple we've met along the way. This film will Canada." explained Anthony, one of the strong vision of VATV productions, includ- Brodie, pointing towards the civics classes compel you to discover your own values core members of VATV productions. "There ing the contributions made by the director offered in Ontario. While the film is in its and how they fit in to the bigger political are two kinds of film documentaries: the Andree Souliere, who has matched the final editing stages, the development of a debate." first kind is like an essay, where you have a vision of VATV. curriculum including the history of public People from Waterloo to Vancouver to thesis and try to prove your point. The sec- The documentation began in Waterloo protest in Canada, on-line discussion tac- Calgary have worked on the film: for those ond kind is to examine what other people and slowly made its way to the G-8 Summit tics, and teaching tactics is still in the works. interested in volunteering, or finding out think, get them to convey the message and in Calgary last summer. The film is only a "We're waiting on a couple of things," more about VATV, contact Lauren at (519) set the direction of the film. That's the direc- stepping stone, with the intent to develop a explained Brodie, noting the need for inno- 884-6049, or [email protected]. tion we took." curriculum for Universities and high vative volunteers to help direct the project In order to remain unbiased, the team schools across Canada. The project has and achieving charitable-organization sta- Cord News Salutes: Francoise Ducros

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The beloved Francoise Ducros, with remark- able elegance, told George W. Bush what mil- lions of people yearn to say. Despite her recent resignation, the ex-Director of Communication in the Chretien government belted out three earth shattering words, "What A Moron." Perseverant 'Jackass of the Week' and right-wing presidential candidate, Pat Buchanan, took this opportunity to call Canadians "spoiled brats." Despite the angry dissent from the far right,

jfl — Ducros' fantastically sober statement deserves _ ,-ir, I §P the inaugural position in the Cord's new "Cord News Salutes" section. Merci Francoise!

JudgeFor Yourself! Real Bush Quotes! "It's hard to imagine Osama bin Laden under- standing the joy of FHannukah " jig; "A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it." "I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically" "Rarely is the questioned asked: is our children learning?" "We're concerned about AIDS inside our White

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Food services is expected to Stefan Sereda expand its capacity for the increas- As Laurier waits tor the double ing number of WLU students as cohort hammer to fall, further well, and is set to open a food out- preparations are being made to let in Waterloo College Hall. This expand the WLU campus. dining area, together with the resi- Although space for faculty and stu- dence's multipurpose room, are dents to smoke is yet to be includ- both months behind schedule, and ed in the building plans, construc- set for completion in the new year. tion on several other residential However, as construction and educational facilities are teams are working through the underway. Christmas holidays, the building Construction on campus is process for Laurier's new facilities progressing forth steadily, with fin- remains on schedule. Two 'Sky' ishing touches being added to cranes have eclipsed the sun in the some projects, while more recent Laurier neighbourhood, as the projects are developing speedily. new science additions and the According to the university's King Street residence require such Assistant Vice President: Physical elevated construction. Resources, Ron Dupuis, five The research expansion to the Laurier buildings, both old and Science Building and the new new, are currently being erected or teaching building are close to hav- retooled. ing first-floor concrete installed, a The new Schlegel Center, a definite sign of progress. The area building wherein construction was between Wiilison Hall, Bouckaert rushed to completion for the open- Hall and the Science Building has ing of classes in September, is been fenced off for the past two finally receiving minor finishing months, and some minor land- touches. Dupuis reports that scaping outside of the fencing has "internal deficiencies" are being been completed. This landscaping worked on and corrected, and includes an addition to the landscaping is being done to the Science Building's parking lot for surrounding area. accessibility. To accommodate the Dupuis mentioned that the addition, a small area at the edge library renovations are undergoing of Wiilison Field was paved over. Matt Benassi a similar process of deficiency Aesthetic improvements to the Come Children... Play On Me... Climb Me... I Am Fun... I Can Break Things... repair, with carpet being laid on landscape outside of the Science the seventh floor. With books and Building were included as well. ground, with the first floor/parking shelves now moved back to the Following the destruction of garage ceiling to be poured in a sixth floor, the seventh floor several wartime homes on King month. resources are soon to be returned. Street, construction on the new Both buildings are expected to Work is set to begin on the new King Street residence has also be complete in September, for the cafe located on the second floor, begun. Set to house 300 incoming influx of the double cohort. Work Village and it should be open for business students in September 2003, foot- in the Global in a few weeks. ings are now emerging out of the I WANT YOU International Project Management post-graduate $fTS- / a 12-month certificate program i in international development at Humber College

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Crime of tile Week O' arrived. ASSAULT 2255 HRS MON NOV 11/02 An as yet unidentified male threw a knap- Bag Crime CAUSE DISTURBANCE 0210 HRS sack at a multi media student staff person SUN NOV 17/02 when he requested him to vacate the room Officers dispersed two groups of males due to lock up time. The matter is under A WLU student reported that someone had who were yelling at each other in the investigation. smashed the window of her vehicle parked MISCHIEF 2345 HRS SAT NOV 16/02 Nichols Ctre Quad. at 65 Lodge. Person(s) unknown broke a window at one FAIL TO REMAIN MVA 1700-2210 HRS of the entrances to Little House. NOISE COMPLAINT 0305 HRS TUE NOV 12/02 FALSE FIRE ALARM 0155 HRS SUN NOV 17/02 A WLU student reported that his vehicle FRI NOV 15/02 MISCHIEF 0200 HRS SUN NOV 1 7/02 A number of individuals were sent on their had been struck by an unknown vehicle Person(s) unknown caused a fire alarm at A male WLU student was observed kicking way after reports were received of exces- while parked in lot 3. the Science Building by activating a pull in a large window at the entrance to sive noise on Chancellor Dr. station. There was no sign of smoke or fire. MacDonald House. The matter will be for- POSSESSION STOLEN PROPERTY 0305 warded to the Judicial Affairs Council. NOISE COMPLAINT 2344 HRS HRS WED NOV 13/02 CAUSE DISTURBANCE 0330 HRS SUN NOV 17/02 While on patrol, officers observed two FRI NOV 15/02 CAUSE DISTURBANCE 0120 HRS An officer responded to the area outside males carrying computers on the north side Officers responded to a report of a fight at SUN NOV 17/02 Little House after receiving a complaint of of the Athletic Complex. When the officers University Place. When officers arrived the A non WLU male was issued with a written excessive noise. A number of individuals approached, the two males dropped the fight had already stopped. The matter will trespass notice after being involved in an were spoken to and warned. computers and fled. They were chased but be forwarded to the judicial Affairs altercation at the Turret. lost in the area of Marshall St. The Regional Council. Police Canine Unit was called in but were MISCHIEF 0013 HRS SUN NOV 1 7/02 unsuccessful in locating the suspects. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE 2040 HRS A report was received that an unidentified Computers were recovered. SAT NOV 16/02 group of males were throwing garbage Waterloo Fire Department responded to an cans and newspaper stands into the parking MISCHIEF WED NOV 13/02 - alarm at Conrad Hall. No sign of smoke or lot at University Place. Those responsible THU NOV 14/02 fire was found. had already departed by the time an officer New Dean Of Grads

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The Cord Weekly I am not Lennon The tie that binds since 1926 John A Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publication Stefan Sereda used, the new art never lives up to the somewhere else. You do not put the Third Floor, Fred Nichols Campus Centre expectations. It is unfair to perpetually same milestone down twice in the same 75 University Avenue West, compare new art to its superior prede- place, as this is redundant, and only Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5 cessors, no matter how sweet the serves to remove recognition from the (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 money-making intentions are. In addi- previous achievement. Fax: (519) 883-0873 tion, original artists who choose not to A good example of this is calling ext. Advertising: (519) 884-1970 3560 go with the formula are ignored, Jakob Dylan "a Bob Dylan for our gen- www.wlusp.com because promoters have no frame of ref- eration." Excuse Bob while he rolls over e-mail: [email protected] erence to work with if they can't call in the grave that he was buried alive in. News Editor their latest prodigy "the next Elvis Maybe you should excuse Jakob for "Everybody hates us." Presley." Worse still, most of the McArt inheriting big shoes that he could not The Cord Staff served up recently does not deserve to possibly fill, but was expected to any- I am not the next John Lennon. In all fair- way. Editorial Board ness to myself, this editorial is not even When something finally sets a prece- the next "I Want to be Vin Diesel." I dent, its respective industry bleeds it dry, Editor-in-Chief Christine Cherry would be embarrassed to advertise it as "Excuse Bob and feeds the vampires that prey on Assignment Editor Caitlin Howlett such. Dylan while he quality art to feed their own pale, lifeless Production Manager Wilbur McLean That being said, the art world is rolls over in the representations. Actually, this is how News Editors Stefan Sereda plagued by marketing agents fresh from grave that he was Yoko Ono manages to maintain a Bryn Boyce selling snow to Siberia, who seek to pro- buried alive in." healthy diet on the blood of The Beatles. Opinion Editor Regan P Watts mote new pieces as "the next something If this may seem like the next petty International Editor Brandon Currie or other." Constant comparisons to past -Stefan J. Sereda thing to squabble about, just take this Entertainment Editors Melissa Allen achievements are being made: new hor- message into consideration the next time Geoff Padmore ror movies are called "the next Exorcist," you see a commercial for a war movie Sports Editors Kristen Lipscombe new science-fiction/adventure movies that is allegedly "the next Saving Private Colin Duffett are called "the next Star Wars," new gui- Ryan." You know before you go to see it Business Editor Jennifer Wilder tarists are the next Hendrix, new car- be associated with the classics. This is that it won't live up, so why bother? Features Editor Jeff Latosik toons are the next Simpsons. the equivalent of giving everyone and Never mind the products, don't buy into Student Life Editor Jennifer Asselin Alternatives to this sort of language everything a standing ovation. If Carolyn the ads themselves this Buy Nothing Arts Editor SIOBHAN Bhagwat include "a (insert classic reference here) Rhea's audience gives her a standing Day. Don't watch the regurgitated for- for the new millennium" or "a (drop ovation at the beginning and end of mula film, released by the studio for the Coed Staff name here) for the next generation." You every program, how genuine is this ges- sole purpose of using your money to can guarantee to hear a variation of the ture when received by someone who is make the next movie with the exact Classified Coordinator Kristen Howard former every decade, and the latter is not such an appliance ready to be melt- same intentions. The recycling bin Production Assistants Joanna Lau just pathetic, considering artists such as ed down? belongs on the curb next to the garbage, Natalia Swierczynska Amy Mallett Jon Bon Jovi will drop their own name to Honoring the genius of previous gen- dig it? Paul Jarrett Carol Rich promote the same stale piece of excre- erations is great, but milestones are Laura Armstrong Carly Beath ment they dropped on the previous gen- called milestones for a reason: you rec- Rebecca Toombs Jennifer Choong erations. ognize the ground that they covered, The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Cord Copy Editors Debra Siemens As much as this form of advertising is and you move on. You build on it, or go Staff, the editorialboard, WLUSPor WLU. Amanda Elliott Sarah Friesen Amy Rogers Dianne Tennen Tara Koshowski Kim Brown Photo Manager Matt Benassi LETTERS Circulation and File Manager Wayne Money Advertising Manager Angela Foster Ad Production Manager Elisabeth Oliveira Unjust rationality agenda is ludicrous. What self-serving you agree with this rule, or whether or Ad Production Assistants Nicole Wilker purpose were they trying to promote? not you choose to obey it, either have Matt Christie Kam Athwal I am writing this letter in response to an They are all students here at Laurier and the rule and enforce it with some form of Mikel Sala Juliah Thrift editorial "Rational Thoughts" that was gain nothing when a grade 12 or OAC punishment or don't bother having it at published in The Cord last week. I per- student decides not to come to Laurier, all. sonally believe that this editorial was an nor do they gain anything if they do Editor of the Week unjust attack on a group that was trying decide to come to Laurier. Evan Mitchell Caitlin Howiett to bring change and awareness to This agenda is not self-serving in the Laurier. It is good to see that a group (no least, they too volunteered their time to Expensive jokes CONTRIBUTORS matter how small) is actually trying to offer a different point of view, and isn't Paul iambeau, Chris Clemens, JackyDrouin. April Campbell alert prospective first years of potential that what democracy is all about? Kudos to Ben Durrer's recent article Jessica Mclaughlin. Joe the Toothless Hobo, Mary Hermsen, Reed Curry. Andy Owens, JustinSharp, The Champs ft oo> ni? si issues they may encounter if they choose Letting the people decide for themselves titled "Faculty hide behind course evalu- ing AGAIN. Regan tor getting bombed and leaving me to do the to attend Laurier. I find this a refreshing by offering two or more points of view. ations." The current professor and cur- • r , lope you feel better (we need your pha- I

- ' - >stei - re who c nc change from the trend of conformity that find it very ignorant of this author to dis- rent course evaluations on this campus falling down Nicole lor ell the jokes that are normally made at seems to breed here at Laurier. miss these people's actions as perni- are a joke! The punch line (the evalua- Stefan's expense Doing made a? her expense, James Hnvnas, words that have too many vowels, dogs with wheels, fistv-fisty, Much like the author of that editorial cious. Pernicious is causing great harm tions) are delivered by your professors in Fight Quo. the study space that provided the perfect context for has the right to express his opinion, these or destruction, how were their actions the final weeks of every term, but the unending jokes enlarged heads that eclipse'the sun, white people who love Public Enemy's Fight trie Power, if P. Diddy wins the ores concerned students have the right to pernicious in the least? Take your own true comedian in this farce is WLUFA identiai race we won't call Jesse Jackson an international jackass inform first years of what they see as advice, you don't have anything nice who has fought arduously to keep the for taking revenge, which is the better,album: Abbey Road, Sgf. "If Peppers or The WhiteAlbum? Brazilians in Brantford and in the problems here at Laurier. I will quote the to say, please don't say it at all," and yes, current impotent evaluations and the shower, poets everywhere - except for Margaret Atwood, Happy author as saying, "They attempt to dis- no one reserves the right to rain on flawed process as is. Unfortunately, this Birthday Dan King, Tom Pole, Pipo, Stumpy Jim. this contributors section for being bigger than dollface's head, Peter and Paul, cat credit what you stand for by confronting another's parade, so don't rain on theirs. joke falls at the expense of all students at tranquilizers. Special K, huffing exhaust pipes, cult members Neil your guests with useless propaganda and impacts the value of our and Bob. the 6:00 o'clock news, brother Jim, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me Laurier Me, Me. Nicole, we're just kidding, we love your gums. which serves no purpose other than to Curt Crossman degree. advance their own agenda..." I see Evaluations are an integral part of the many flaws with this statement. First of Smoking blenders learning process where, as a whole, we The Cord Weekly is the officialstudentnewspaper of WilfridLaurier University. It is an edi- all, they were not trying to discredit this can see what is working and what is not. torially independent newspaper published by Willrid Laurier University Student Publications. Waterloo, a corporation without share capital. institution, they were merely trying to Everyday I see people smoking about Not only in terms of just evaluating pro- question practices they see as wrong. three feet away from campus buildings fessors but evaluations should be All letters to the editor must be signedand submitted with the author's name, studentiden- tification number, and telephone number. Letters must be received by noon Tuesday on disk, or What kind of society would we live in if (and as the evening comes on, directly designed to gain feedback from students via e-mailat [email protected]. Letters must be typed or easily legibleand maynot exceed350 groups like this did not question estab- outside.) Now, arguing about when one in order to keep improving the level of words. The Cordreserves the right toedit any letter for brevity and clarity. The Cord reserves the right toreject any letter, in whole or inpart. lishment? What if Rosa Parks did in fact person's rights end and another's begin learning in every program. For Laurier to give in and go sit at the back of the bus? (especially relating to the smoking offer superior programs the ever- The Cord reserves Hie right not topublish material that is deemed tobe libelous or in con- situa- in travention with the Cord's Code of Ethics orjournalistic standards. How would the moral fiber of society tion) is about as productive as sticking changing academic world, altruistic ever advance? one's head into a blender, only messier. evaluations are a real, necessary and Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board, WLUSP, WLU or Hamilton WebPrinting. Second, by saying that they confront- The point is this rule obviously carries no meaningful way to attain this objective. ed prospective students with useless power in terms of fear of possible reper- However, true to form, antiquated Cord subscription rates are $20.00 per term toraddresses within Canada. The Cordis print- edby Hamilton WebPrintingand ispublished every Wednesday. propaganda which only serves their own cussions when broken. Whether or not unions, under the guise of protective Wednesday November 27 2002 Opinion*7

LETTERS associations such as WLUFA, only wish to whose information on their instructor's "Business Eat World" - the title of the essay dents come to universities to learn how to agenda at further their own the expense of classroom performance (and the handouts, submitted Wednesday, November 13 by hoard the economy's money, to operate students. The only way Laurier can excel etc, that may have distributed, including WLU's own school news editor: Bryn slave labor in third world countries, or to and successfully compete is to have top the Course Outline) is less than perfect. Boyce. After reading his views, such fiery carry on financial misconduct. From a per- programs, top students, and top professors. Indeed, perhaps interested parties should expressions led me to believe this individ- sonal standpoint, I think Boyce's article was The last time I checked, our ranking has agree that only those students with an ual would love to get up and change the ignorant. I can say that I, for one, am not along with admission (and gone up cut-offs. 100% attendance record who have world, try everything in his power to elimi- attending Business to sit in class for the next What have remained unchanged in my four digested the handouts and the Course nate capitalism, and ensure that the world's four years, remain oblivious to "the finer Outline) years at Laurier are those comical evalua- should be casting "votes". entire fortune is distributed equally among things in life," while feeding my brain tech- tions that WLUFA has barred the university You wouldn't, methinks, attach much all of its inhabitants. In defense of the nical knowledge until the day I become and students from changing. value to a review of "King Lear" by a Laurier Business program, I have decided to employed to function like some sort of As writer John Ibbitson once said of reviewer who missed the opening scenes compose a response to Boyce and anyone heartless robot. Businesses, from produc- unions in the education system: "They stifle ("couldn't find the theatre"), dozed through who supports him, so that perhaps 1 may tion to distribution, make the clothing; the competition, ("had resist innovation and reward much ofAct Two a heavy night"), was succeed in aiding even a few individuals in food we consume. Where would we be mediocrity. They are the greatest threat to distracted during Act Three ("wondering recognizing that there are two sides to without businesses responsible for medical public education in our time." This could what happened to Mrs Lear"), and missed every coin. research, water treatment, and highway not be truer in WLUFA's case and their self- most of the final scenes of the performance When I read Boyce's article, I found his construction? There are several organiza- serving ignorance only fuels and validates ("my spectacles got lost and then my hear- points completely bias "unrepresentative" tions who practice good business conduct, this sentiment. ing aid packed up")...and then composed a facts. With regards to business, Boyce who give back to their communities. Sadly, the inside joke continues... review trashing the bard (for not making the writes, "education will be nothing more I will not disagree with Boyce in one plot clear) and the players (for consistently than ...a profit turning investment." He respect. Ifs true that there have been Nicholas Avramis late entrances and mumbling, or whatever) adds, "What happened to self-improve- accounts when the hunger forfame and for- - and Mr Lear for unwillingness to give a ment? Education for its own sake. As its tune has gotten out of hand. The WLU biz Learing reviews private performance. own payoff?" As I read along, J couldn't program, however, includes bright individ- Or would you? help but laugh. He is attacking the entire uals with creative ideas. My case stands: It's perhaps not surprising that as the term Good luck to y'all with your exams and Business program, not just a few bad business should not be regarded negatively. term) ends (especially this and finals loom Happy Holidays! apples. By doing this he is referring to all Boyce, you know as well as I that the owner an "Opinion" piece on our course evalua- those enrolled in the program as money of the corner store is surely not striving to be tions appears. The thought that crosses my Bruce Young making machines. In Boyce's eyes biz stu- like Bill Gates, neither is he attempting to mind when the, to me, distasteful subject is Professor Emeritus dents are eager to attend classes for the sole "employee him." Take a few bad business raised,is that perhaps someone should reason of raking in the cash. The heck with scenarios if you will, but those who attack devise a way of negatively weighting (or Business not all bad business ethics, morals, and productive business will not succeed. discounting) the responses of students goals! Right? - Wrong. Not all business stu- Jennifer Steele

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Knee-jerk egos French Bench way for the Canadian Alliance to Get what you need form a government is for them to either elect a levelheaded leader awesome. the world as it is, and how it coulc from the west, or elect someone Music is awesome, but why? I be. from Ontario (like Tom Long). think it has something to do with Back to the train station I final- Either way, even if an Ontarian the fact that it's a unifying force; it ly figured it out. were elected to lead that party, I breaks through borders and over- "I need help," a phrase I picked up think the Reform party will resur- comes languages. The Rolling in second grade, has been a rect itself and we would be back Stones, U2 and the Beatles, having friendly backup Paul Tambeau statement I use to square one in another decade. achieved international fame for every now and then, in believing So what does the ring-wing in Jackie Drouin being rock stars, are more widely that people in general are pretty Canada need to do to fire the known and loved than most rock- nice and willing to help if you're What are the Tories to do? Liberals? I only see two options. et scientists and dictators. Some of willing to ask. A less pride on m\ Canada's right wing parties are in The first would be for the Tories these bands are probably closer to part, and a little more significan trouble, and there is no hope in and the Canadian Alliance not to The lessons that matter in life are achieving any kind of world peace feeling on the part of someone sight for improvement. If things each run a candidate in a riding. the ones you'll carry to the ends of than some international organiza- else, is something I can deal with do not change quickly, the In the last federal election, the earth. At least they'll be the tion just because people are actu- We can't do everything ourselves Federal Liberals will be in power according to my recollection, ones you'll remember when ally listening to their lyrics. and in having to overcome our for a long time and our country there were roughly 35 seats in you're standing at a train station in Not everyone knows who Samuel pride and stubbornness by asking will continue to be led with knee- Ontario where the right-wing par- Frankfurt and not knowing a word Huntington is and his "Clash of for help is a hard lesson to learn, jerk policies and egos. In the ties split the vote allowing the of German. With nothing more Civilizations," but everyone but one that helps us see to thai meantime, the Liberals are being Liberal candidate to win. In that than a knapsack filled with books knows John Lennon and his we're all in this together. Even the torn apart with Jean Chretien case, let the Canadian Alliance and a pocketful of Euros, the famous 'give peace a chance'. Beatles knew the value of 'a little holding on to the Prime Ministers dominate the west, let the PC innate desire to buy a hot pretzels Huntington was trying to point out help from my friends'. Office to spite Paul Martin. So Party dominate the east, split up from a street vendor made me the reasons for future conflict, It's all about evolving with one even the only party that seemed the Ontario ridings and only run realize that I should have paid while Lennon was saying that a another, and knowing that if we to have its act together is in disar- one right-wing candidate. From more attention to my German les- world without conflict was possi- can't rock together, we can't walk ray. there, there would likely be sons and less attention to the Cat ble as long as we were willing to together. Maybe the lesson of the The PC Party of Canada is in enough seats to form a strong Stevens albums I fell in love with take a 'chance' on it. day is that we have to forget out chaos. Joe Clark was a poor minority government. last summer. Even the Rolling Stones' front- pride, just chuck rationality out the choice for leader to begin with, The second option, and the one I But we as human beings must man Mick Jagger was quick to door, put on our dancing shoes and now that he is leaving, there think is more viable, is to forget learn to deal and work with what point out that while we may not and just go with the music, is only one candidate who has about the west. If Kyoto goes we have and know. I'm a pretty get everything we want in life, Because all in all, we're doing all officially stepped forward to lead through, Alberta will see this as slow learner but I eventually catch 'you get what you need'. Peace right for ourselves, we just need tc the party. Heward Grafftey was a another example of the federal on to things here and there. I know and sustainable development? Oh dance a little more. And eat more Minister of State for Joe Clark, and government taking advantage of that despite my half-hearted these rock stars, with their fancy ice cream. it is very unlikely that he will the west for the benefit of Ontario attempts to recall the German moves and crazy notions! Who make it very far. and Quebec and they will never phrase for 'pretzel', I'll continue to would have known that these rock The other hopeful is Peter vote for a party from central be my own personal self-dis- stars were providing the world MacKay, an MP from Nova Canada. In that case, we need to tracter, humming along to Cat with more than just music, but a Scotia. The only problem with get a strong conservative like Steven's "Father and Song," notic- whole new way of looking at the him is that he is from the east, and Mike Harris from Ontario, with a ing shiny objects and discovering world? But that's what art is sup- I don't foresee a day when right- strong lieutenant from Quebec or that amidst it all music is truly posed to achieve, inspiring us see wingers from the west would vote New Brunswick (Bernard Lord) for someone from the Maritimes. and take over the ridings in the Also, when I spoke with him at a Maritimes, Quebec, and Ontario. recent Ontario PC Convention Conservatives like myself are fed about how he might bring the up of the Liberals, and unless we Canadian Alliance and the PC get our act together they will be in Party together, his answer was power forever. We need a strong quite poor and it appeared as if he fiscal conservative who has a Weekly never thought about the issue social conscious and a n aggres- The Cord before. He threw out the idea of sive plan to lead Canada in the having a mediator or an arbitrator right direction. Right now, we to come in to resolve the prob- have Jean Chretien's ego running lems. I am sure he has had much the place, and our citizens have The Tle That Binds Since 1926 more experience dealing with the everything to lose. Canadian Alliance on this issue, The country's health care system but I certainly would not put trust is in trouble, our economy is in a leader who needed an arbi- strong but needs a boost, our gov- trator to get a group of politicians ernment is embroiled in bureau- to agree on a matter of principle. cracy and waste, our National The other right-wing alternative is Defence is weak and soon the the Canadian Alliance and the Americas will stop involving us in only way they will form a govern- the protection of our continent. ment is if they win a large number I just hope that people like Mike of seats in Ontario. Practically, Harris, Ralph Klein, and Bernard under Steven Harper's leadership, Lord will take an active role in there is no way that levelheaded finding some cohesion within the Ontarians would vote for a social- right-wing, and help us fire the ly conservative idealist from Liberals. Alberta. In that sense, the only

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and _ Listings of schools, agencies, _ _ from ingesting any more newsprint, I have psychological help, less Mountain Dew) is we shouldn't be recruiters from around the world 1 -800-269-67 I 9 decided that this week will mark an impor- what's needed! Also, what's the deal with able to devise our For More Info ConUct Oxford Seminars: (&i A\ 974-T740 1-800-269-6719 /41 6-924-3240 tant step in my journalistic career. I will sex? University kids are schlocking (way own concepts, or pppppri9iriSPßWpPHPi pack so many commonplace opinions and too much, not enough) these days. Fix it! even a uniquely overdone complaints into one piece of Now! Be a model student, go to the Boar's individual twist on writing that the average reader has to iden- Head Dinner and as usual, my opinion is a common view- tify or agree with at least part of the col- right. point. Sure, not umn. Choose the bracketed options below Alright, that's enough of that. Sardonic everybody is that suit your viewpoints best and enjoy a writing aside, the point here is that trying to going to agree custom tailored opinion that nobody can please everybody with your opinion is with you or like hate. ridiculous. The more you try to homoge- what you have to As I sat in (a bar, my room, the nize your views to coincide with the rest of say, but there's a Concourse) last night, I began thinking the world's, the less entertaining those ideas price you have to about how most people here at Laurier become. I've noticed a disturbing trend in pay to be different. have no idea why they're even at school. individual opinions lately, in people who If things keep It's completely obvious that the purpose of feel that recycling commonplace societal going this way, post-secondary education is to (get you a concerns as manifestations of their person- everyone's opin- job, get hammered a lot, steal all of your al beliefs are satisfactory replacements for ions will be capa- Peaceful Respite

its." All of society plays a part in this overbearing con- Bryn Boyce sumer wasteland. Nothing changes unless everything changes. So what's the solution? BND? This narrowly focussed event? One day? What difference does it make if we participate or not, it changes nothing. You're right, this action isn't going to be a consumer revolution. For better or worse tomorrow will appear s the same. MacDonalds will still McHappily propagate P m V obesity and Gap will still lash out against the princi- ( News Editor ples of human dignity, "Everybody in Chains." BND may be a benign protest in its practical sense but Ahh, Buy Nothing Day, a peaceful respite from our it's a powerful symbolic gesture. If everyone gave up daily consumer grind. BND is a lot like winter really. spending for one day, it would finally represent a true Snow softens life so well. It quiets the world and shift in attitude. Instead of unconsciously basing our calms the mind. Notice BND's convenient date, lives around Ecko or American Eagle, we would set a November 29. Only 27 shopping days left to fill the new sustainable consumer precedent. Actions follow void in our lives! Take a day off! ideas and we need so desperately to change our I work at a mall book store during the holidays and ideas. it rapes your spirit. Poor me right. A bookstore. Well Some may disagree. This system works well all in its not the work that does it. It's the customers you deal all. Consumerism is a blessing not a curse. It fuels with that push you. They're the most desperate and growth, prosperity and everyday low prices. Bullshit. despicable people in all humanity. I'm one of them. This prosperity benefits a minority (conveniently to Frenzied and rampant, we scavenge around the stores which we are all party) and it comes at a cost borne for what we need. It's the commercial scenery that by blank and distant faces. Ones we do not care to ne magic of jolts you. The ocular toxins, banners and billboards. see. Ever. Visual ejaculate at best. I only hope that at least BND will make people Wait. This is the part where you scream 'FHYP- think about how we all live. That's all it was ever OCRITE'! Because what right do I have to criticize if designed to do. Don't scoff at its practical impotency, I'm part of the problem? Well you see this problem is instead take your day to think about the destructive-

bigger than just • v the individuals. It's about the whole, ness of mass consumerism. Take a walk in the snow. ■Bjy^iM^rniiru- -r-f jr v■ ■ r-'"y :': 1; the broad principle of consumerism. As Jean Chretien It's so peaceful, so calm, so beautiful and best of all: put it, with trademark eloquence, the West is seen as it's free. "arrogant, self-satisfied and greedy and with no lim- 10 Opinion Wednesday November 27 200?

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~ '"'~ N ' You can't have it all Christine Cherry ning. If I have determined that it is rifice their personal lives. A good not really possible for me to have friend of mine was told flat-out by it all, did I make an unconscious a guy that he would not date her choice when I started at Laurier? because she makes more money Without knowing it at the time, than he does. He wanted a girl had I already decided to place my who was willing to stay home and career first? look after the household. She was This question began to trouble shocked. I wasn't. I wonder if all me as I took a look at the accom- men were honest with them- Editor-in-Chief plished women around me. Not selves, how many would realize \ , I \ ? too long ago, The Cord staff went that they too feel this way.

• | :• . ;.. . \ ■;• - ; You can have it all a great career, to the Toronto Star for a workshop Simple biology determines that ■r^C^rJ a happy marriage and well-adjust- that included three speakers on women will be the ones to bear Missing a Piece of ed children. You will never have the career of foreign correspon- children; it's not fair but it isn't to decide between the two. This dents. Two of the speakers were going to change. Women have

. Your Degree „ has to be one of the most damag- male: they both had wives and just become so used to getting ing myths in current circulation two young children. The woman everything they want that I think amongst women of my relative was single and childless. Maybe most believe they can overcome age group. this was just a fluke. It doesn't this biological hurdle. More When I started here at Laurier prove my theory, I thought. women my age are under the I thought I was on the path to a I then looked around our impression that they will be able bright future. I was going to WLU community. The majority of to establish their careers first, become a lawyer and meet and female professors I have met are delaying having children until marry a great guy who enjoyed unmarried and without kids; the well into their late 30's and early reading Hemmingway as much as 40's. The honest truth is that older I do. After a few years, once my women have a much harder time husband and I had established conceiving. Regardless of our careers, bought a nice house A Mend of mine advances in fertility treatment I in the suburbs and purchased a was told by a guy wonder how many of my friends sensible yet luxurious SUV, we that he woulan t are going to be devastated when would produce two neat, clean date her because they find out that they waited too and highly intelligent children. she makes more long. This is where my planning money than he These same women, if they stopped. does. She was have children, may also be sur- Even after I started to work at shocked. I wasn't. prised to find out how difficult it The Cord and my aspirations really is to work and have chil- turned to journalism I failed to dren. The choices they will have think about who would be there to make, such as going to their with my family while I was out exact reverse stands for the male daughter's soccer game or finish- chasing down the next story? profs I know. Of the married ing off that project that their boss Journalism doesn't allow you to female professors, the majority demands to be done for the next keep regular hours, so who would had to, at one time another, post- day, are going to be very difficult, tuck my children and husband pone their education, often their and I think unexpected. into bed each night? Would I be Ph.D., while they cared for their Like it or not, you can't do it all. WMHHWKittV willing to forego exciting assign- small children. Not that there is Supermom. Superwoman. \ ments because they would sepa- anything wrong with staying Supermyth. _ c rate me from family for too long? home to care for children, but Athabasca Universitya It wasn't really until this year, how much did these women suf- with graduation looming in front fer professionally to do this? Canada's University" of me, that I finally began to do From my observations, most [email protected] « http://ausiness.athaaascati.ca some rational thinking and plan- professional women seem to sac-

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those who have their own laptops. lence in undergraduate studies, you'd think Jennifer Asselin Although there were many new carrels I there would be a bit more available. Instead found the large "clusters" of carrels located of having rooms for Ph.D. students, why not Distracting, small, loud, dim...no, I'm not on a couple of the floors to be a breeding "undergraduate rooms"? With this question describing the attributes of my last date ground for distraction. Although at the time in hand I asked about whether or not stu- although some of these may apply, but of surveying the situation there weren't dents actually had any input on the renova- The Science building is not bad as a study rather the conditions available on campus many people around, I figured that closer to tions made with regards to study space. I alternative, especially if you want people to for studying. As most will attest, the study exam time (where more people are looking was met with an unfortunate, "No." "Years see that you actually study, Just ask Joe the space available around WLU is very limited ago we received input but for these renova- Toothless Hobo. and with the university expanding at a rate tions we asked a consultant that was knowl- you are quite disciplined and can separate beyond our control space is dwindling by edgeable in the library field," replied the minute. Skelton. My question is, if students are so Although space is limited and the sub- concerned with study space and because it yourself from the hustle and bustle of the been the topic of conversation is such an issue here, why there any world around you. The social scene does ject has wasn't let it students for quite awhile there discussion between students and the you "get out of your system," replied among reno- "You to socialize bit but seem to be much going on to fix it. vations team? Morris. come for a doesn't then just jump in [to the studying]." Basically students have to deal with what Essentially the library as a whole does you Of course whatever works for you has been handed to them. well in facilitating a quiet environment for it's but for someone like myself who needs "It's not all crap," commented Jeff those who need silence to study. The only quiet and enjoys socializing way too much, Latosik a fourth-year student big into the problem is the construction. With all the this study space is not ideal. issue of study space. "There are very few Entering the Solarium is much like walk- hammering going on, it can some times be good areas though. Places are overcrowded ing into a group of homeless people: you a bit distracting depending on the time of and there are always distractions," he con- feel weird. Just ask Joe the Toothless Hobo. day you go. With construction, this also tinued. means that group study rooms are not Overall, consensus is space always only some of the that the accessible and that the Solarium available to students is not measuring up. tor space) the carrels would probably fill up floors are open. I then checked out the Solarium. As I For the most part students don't want to quickly. Having so many people in one tiny walked into the area felt like an outsider, think about studying never mind study space directly next to one another even I as if didn't belong. Everyone watched as space but with exams looming in the dis- though each have there own "walls" to I I tance issue arises. After hearing a plen- block distraction, just doesn't seem entered the window-encased room. I later the like a it is automatic reflex, since titude of complaints made on how unreli- productive learning This is realized that an environment. quiet, to direct able study space around campus could be especially true if you are one that gets easi- the room is so your attention I to opened it as thought would check it out for myself and ly distracted. the door once someone has I it disturbs the silence. Although mentioned report my findings. "I wish there were more tables, so I can I that I like quiet, this place was too quiet. see out the window and not get so claus- foreign trophobic," replied frustrated second-year Each sound echoed and made the lack of noise Lighting also a prob- student, Laura Milton. With the reconstruct- eerie. is lem as much of the rooms light is attributed ing of the library, it is apparent that those in to natural light and as the sun goes down so charge didn't take into consideration this light available to students. didn't need for a larger workspace, as does the I there are stay long, as I did not like this atmosphere very few actual tables available on the dif- ferent floors. at all. To each his own I suppose. I also discussed study space in the The Torque Room is lacklustre in terms of library with the Renovations Manager, a study spot, but if socializing or relaxing Michael Skelton. "Once construction is is your goal, it's a great place, just ask Joe done the Toothless Hobo! we will have even more carrels avail- Science Building able," he replied. "On floors four through The library scores top marks as an on-canv Science Building was my last destina- seven we will have clusters seat The pus study spot. Just ask the Toothless which will Torque Room tion. again experienced the echoes Joe 48 alone." He also went to discuss Once I Hobo. He knows. on the chose to stake out The Torque of conversations and small noises around addition of "Grad carrels" that will be Next, I high area, in me. The area did have low traffic at the time assigned to MA students, as well as "Ph.D. Room. Since this is a traffic order to study, you need to pick and choose though which was good. This is a good Library Study Rooms" that students will be able to the of day you come at. As second- place for students who do not have classes The library was my first destination since sign out. was quick to ask about under- time I year student Mike said, "You build here as you are unlikely to know as many this is where usually choose to study. was graduate student and the options available Morris I I up is people won't get distracted as interested in what all of these renovations to them, "Besides the carrels, the tolerance for the 'white' noise, that and therefore there will be noise was poor had to offer. was pleased to see the addi- the group study rooms on the of other people's conversations easily by passerby's. Lighting I the second floor and the little things though again of the light tion of new carrels to each floor, each as well as floors five through seven that seat that you could find dis- as once a lot tracting if paid lot of attention to from outside. This building is also equipped with their own power source, eight to ten people each." Skelton com- you a comes them." home to a few rooms designated as "quiet light, and eventually they will all have a mented. Basically this is an area to study only if areas" which are helpful to those seeking data jack for easy access to the network for For a school that is known for its excel the refuge of a quiet space.

MADD for BACCHUS bucks There are other spaces available that I only briefly checked out including student study cessful that the expectations of the two This being the second year that BAC- spaces on each floor of the DAWB, resi- groups were nearly doubled. "It is a true CHUS and Residence Life have held dence study rooms, the dining hall and the Stefan Sereda testament of the dedication that these two Freshfest, BACCHUS Coordinator Simone 24-hour lounge. Although most of the areas organizations as their speculates at Usually when money is being exchanged display they surpass Moreau that "it will only get I looked at seemed quite empty the time, initial goal of and break the limits more successful the in the Concourse the area looks like a mar- $1,000 as years go on and we with exams creeping up I'm sure these for Kotsopolous, vacant ket place, with corporate wares up on the charity," remarked continue putting on the event." spaces won't remain for long. regarding amount by Although expanding, block. Laurier's most recent deal did not the raised BACCHUS Residence Life also invited BACCHUS our campus is and and Residence Life. to seems, shrinking, try to require booths or haggling, just one over- attend the IRC Formal, where BAC- as it space is take sized novelty cheque. The 'dry' event, this year's annual CHUS organized buses to run to and from advantage of the study spaces that are avail- was held in The RIM Residence Life and Laurier's branch of Freshfest, Turret and for Park, where the event was held: BAC- able rather then dwelling on those that have the first time with no corporate sponsor- safety gone missing. BACCHUS gave MADD Canada a cheque CHUS also ensured the of those for $1,730, at a reception in the Concourse ship on November 4. The dry night pro- attending the event, and ran a coat check vided a fun-filled evening, complete with which in Smiling study tips of the Fred Nichols Campus Centre on brought another $230, bringing Jenn's prizes and a mocktail competition, to $730 goal. (because one smiling Jenn is better than none) Monday November 25. MADD represen- which their total over their intended tative to also addressed controversial issues. The The money donated to MADD will be Sandra Henderson was on-hand - Never study right before the exam - if you don't receive the event gave BACCHUS a venue to discuss used to fund a large video production charity funds, which Vice know it by then, chances are you won't ever know it President of Student Services Sophie the pressure on students fresh out of high which will tour Kitchener-Waterloo area Kotsopolous school to indulge in the consumption of high schools. As MADD is now spreading = calls "an amazing accom- - - plishment." alcoholic beverages during their first year their anti-drunk driving message to a Fish Brain food eat lots! college university. The money to Mothers Against of or BACCHUS also younger generation of students in an effort given assessed the -Acronyms are your best friend. For example, if you Drunk Driving was generated through two effects of drinking after a year to promote early awareness of the dangers or two of engaging in excessive liquor- surrounding this activity, Moreau feels that were trying to remember "Jenn's the Best Student Life fundraising events. Residence Life and Editor" would create the and BACCHUS swilling activities. this is "a great opportunity for us to go and you acronym JBSLE teamed up to host an on cam- you're good to go pus 'dry' night for first-year students and The event also included a Don auction, give back to our community." in which also ran the Inter-Residence Council residence students placed bids on their chosen residence Don. -Ifyou are a visual learner, rewrite important sections Formal. Though they had set their initial This event alone proved to be a tremendous of your notes to refresh your memory. If you are an goal at $1,000, the events proved so sue- success, raising almost $1,500 for MADD. audio learner, recite important sections of your notes 12 ￿Student Life Wednesday November 27 2002

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Matt Benassi Students get LUCKy at last weeks LUCK Charity Auction. If Pau! Tambeau is up for bidding, then what the on, heck is this other guy pointing at? Pull Memberships and a whole lot The LUCK team organizing the more. event 40 I included volunteers and Mary Hermsen WLU students' generosity was 4 executives. Many donated items Jennifer Asselin endless throughout the evening sprung from the many volunteers and LUCK volunteers as well as who had contacted the sponsors those present were shocked at the on their own. Sponsors included Four-leaf clovers ran amok last kick outpouring of contributions. "It is local businesses such as the Green Wednesday as a bidding war went a warming thought that people are Monkey on King St.and down between students at Wilf's. is so beneath you. so willing to open their wallets Regina. off. Aesthetics located No, this wasn't some random to j and their hearts such a wonder- event of fun but rather it was the The also included a evening ful cause" states Nicole Wilker, an silent the first of its kind LUCK Charity auction that was the auction, observer at the event. The piece this year. This is a direct result of cause of all the ruckus. On de of the evening amount to November 22, (Laurier resistance was the of prizes donated LUCK the much anticipated prize from auction. University Charity Kouncil) held the The silent auction the Dean of Students, David alone to raise it's charity auction managed approxi- 7th annual with McMurray, $2,000 going who closed the auc- mately towards the cause. proceeds to the Canadian tion at 9:30 Cancer Society. Amy Pergolas, p.m. This year's goal was to raise a The crowd in Wilf's erupted $10,000 coordinator, says the rea- as total of for the organiza- LUCK's Dean McMurray's was tion. However, auction son why LUCK chose the prize the was announced. The prize included a successful in Canadian Cancer Society as quite exceeding their at they managed to in Stout Brown and Black. opposed to other possible chari- home made breakfast his home, goal as raise ski trip to New York, pack- $ is because is one of a a spa 10,164. This was a huge increase ties "Cancer age, plus a. dinner at the famous the things that effects everyone in from last years effort which raised Prince of Wales Hotel. This $6,300. some way." Cancer is something The money will go to Available Exclusively In Waterloo earned a final bid of $1,220 and treatment that is becoming so widespread improving Cancer and was purchased by a team of five. helping to fund further research. at.. that everyone knows at least one This trip came right out of "Daddy "I think everyone was sur- person who has had or who has Mac's", as is touched by its effects of. he affectionately prised that we made and exceed- been referred to as, pocket. There is one at Wilf's was packed as students ed our goal made last year's stipulation - both he and his fami- event," Amy Mallett, LUCK were out in full force with only a ly will be accompanying the win- member, standing room available. 5:30 said. At ners on the trip. Most of the success of the partcipants picked up their auc- there were many event can be attributed to the by event Overall, tion paddles and 6:30 the choices pertaining to the items Warehouse Store underway. Andy Pushalik, incredible student support it was students were able to bid upon WLUSU president, started off the received. "Wilf's was completely with a student executive coming event," evening. Recognizable people full the night of the Mallett out with each item. The execu- pointed out. There plenty of WhereElse Do You Find GreatFootwear from around campus were paired was tives were chosen to accompany from student with charming prizes. Some of the interest organiza- the prizes in order to help encour- tions, as much of the biding came At YourDoorstep? prize packages included in the age biding. "They are considered from other WLUSU-based clubs. event were Mama Mia tickets to be role models to many of the event look which were paired up with peo- Organizers 133Weber Street. N A A ple," replied Laura to 112 cat Mitchell, a forward upcoming activities as (near Bridgeport) <4 WLUSP's very own cool — LUCK executive, as she explained the student body continues to get Wilbur McLean, CN tower tickets, ///t ■ appeal of execu- LUCKy. WATERLOO ■\J GoodLife Gold the the student Fitness tives. HOURS: Mon.-Wed. 9:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; You gotta be shattin' me! Sat. 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ; Sun. 12:00-5:00 p.m. v>/

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24 hours, don't buy a thing. This (www.earthday.net) allows con- Foris the challenge presented to bil- sumers to calculate their "ecological lions of consumers on Buy footprint", or, how many natural Nothing Day (BND), an annual resources a person's lifestyle requires. tradition that highlights the dangers of Although our lifestyles seem mun- a global economic system privy to dane and our luxuries are taken for Buy mass consumption. The Media granted, many North Americans Foundation, an organization behind would be surprised at how big their Adbusters Magazine and the promo- footprint is. Even someone like me, tion of BND claims that BND, is a who considers himself to be a mild "personal statement and public exper- resource user, was surprised to dis- iment." As such, they invite con- cover that it would require more than sumers to withdraw their purchases six planets worth of resources for for a full day in an initiative dedicated everyone to live a lifestyle like I do. Nothing to non-consumption and fighting the According to the site, scourge of affluence common to "Nature provides an average of North American society. Started 11 2.1 hectares of biologically produc- years ago in the Pacific Northwest, tive space for every person in the BND takes place on the day after the world...On average, people use 2.8 U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, the tradi- hectares, but there is a wide range. In tional start of the Christmas buying some countries, the average is as low season. BND will be celebrated at as 0.5 hectares, while others use as Day WLU for the second time on much as 13 hectares per person" November 29; the event is sponsored By these calculations, our world pop- by Laurier Students for a Public ulation is already suffering from an Interest Research Group, Laurier ecological deficit, and this will con- Activist New Democrats, the tinue to rise with population growth Enviro/Human Rights Club, among and increased consumption. others. This year, it is estimated that 9 Increasingly, the environmental million people in 30 countries will consequences of unregulated con- take part in BND by not participating sumption are becoming apparent. in the tree-market system for 24 hours. Pollution of the land, air, and water Martyn Lee writes in the are now recognized as issues in need Consumer Society Reader that, "histo- of attention, as more and more nega- rians looking back at the twentieth tive consequences of poor environ- century may well conclude that it was mental management become evident. the century of the consumer society." Besides the obvious environmental Lee claims that the changes over the problems of solid waste disposal, fos- past hundred years - where we live, sil fuel emissions polluting the atmos- our forms of transportation, our food, phere, ozone depletion, and poi- how we spend our leisure time - all soned water supplies, the conse- reflect the way in which mass goods quences of consumption can take have become available. This rate of years to show up. For example, on consumption has not only changed January 2, 2002, an orca whale was our material wealth but the very way found dead in a bay on Washington's we conduct our lives. Consumer soci- Olympic Peninsula. May 2002, scien- ety in North America has its roots in tists announced that the dead whale the post-war credit-card revolution; was possibly the most toxic mammal credit was extended to consumers in ever discovered. Levels of polychlori- the 1950's as a convenient time-saver. nated biphenyl's (PCBs), banned in The ability to "buy now and pay later" Canada and the United States since led to an increasingly expanding con- the 1970'5, were so high that Gina sumer economy in the United States Ylitalo, a researcher for the National and most Western nations in general. Marine Fisheries Service, told fellow It is only been recently that the conse- scientists at a recent seminar that, quences of a "consumer culture" "[the whale] basically knocked our have been seriously considered, but instruments off. We had no idea we'd there are many: environmental degra- see these levels." The testing appara- dation, poverty caused by exploiting tus had to be recalibrated in order to cash crops in poorer nations, and cre- read the results. ating a social atmosphere where peo- The cultural significance of a con- ple are constantly over-drawing, over sumer society is perhaps best spending, and overdoing. accounted for by Thorstein Veblen in On a global scale high levels of The Theory of the Leisure Class, writ- consumption are mostly seen in the ten in 1925. Veblen observed that the world's richest nations. The Sierra upper classes create a culture of con- Club reports that the US, with less sumption by constantly trying to one- than 5% of the world's population, up each other, buying more and more consumes almost 25% of the world's extravagant goods. This mindset is resources. Other wealthy Western observable in the modern day obses- nations along with US, account for sion with always wanting, and some- 20% of the world's population, but times having, more material goods use more than 70% of the globe's than your neighbor. In a similar argu- resources. These figures point directly ment, Michael Argyle, author of The towards a crisis of consumption, Psychology of Happiness writes, "Any resulting from an economic model relation that does exist between hap- that is hardly sustainable for most piness and income is relative rather Western countries, let alone for all 6 than absolute. The happiness people billion of the earth's inhabitants. derive from consumption is based on It is this sense of economic defi- whether they consume more than ciency that has led environmental their neighbours and more than they groups, social justice activists, and did in the past." For many of us, who concerned organizations to work for consider ourselves relatively easy to the education of citizens about the please and content with our lot, this consequences of their consumption. notion may be sobering, to say the For example, the Earth Day Network least. 16•Feature Wednesday November 27 200?

Research studies, however, demands that can be created Society and The US Academy of have not only concluded that through media persuasion. Sciences concluded that, "If cur- consuming has little to do with When someone considers how rent predictions of population happiness, but also that the hap- often the promotion of goods growth prove accurate and pat- piness consuming does offer is comes into play in modern life, terns of human activity on the little more than a momentary from simple TV and print ads, to planet remain unchanged, sci- euphoria. If anything, consump- event sponsorship and the uni- ence and technology may not be tion is cyclical in nature: it cre- versality of corporate slogans able to either prevent irre- ates what social scientists call a and iconography, it becomes versible degradation of the envi- "hedonic treadmill," or, a desire readily apparent that leaving a ronment, or continued poverty to acquire more and more prod- lifestyle of consumption behind for much of the world." So like ucts no matter the ethical impli- is not a simple proposition. On it or not, patterns of sustainable cations of attaining them. In the other hand, in an economy development will be required to hey boys...this is your week for addition, it is estimated that the built on a voracious need for guarantee quality of life on this pain caused by surrendering lux- consumer items, a sudden curb- planet. uries is twice as large as the hap- ing of consumption would have The consequences of our piness achieved by attaining high costs, especially in employ- North American lifestyle are them. This is a disheartening sta- ment. Politicians on the right are becoming more and more tistic for those who hope to con- already lined up against envi- inescapable, and sadly it has vince Westerners to agreements to notice. ROHANNE'S alter their ronmental such as taken us this long take / BAR & GRILL consumer-driven lifestyles. Kyoto as these agreements will There are two choices facing .*3&.I <*SB* There are other reasons it may have a serious effect on jobs. you as consumers: To go about ...where it's aii about talent! be hard to eliminate a consumer Efforts to reduce consumption your everyday life like before, or driven lifestyle. On the one for the environments' sake will to realise the wide-ranging KING STREET NORTH WATERLOO AT NORTHFIELD hand, the call for unnecessary continue to be an uphill battle. effects of your lifestyle. Tel: 886-7565 consumption is übiquitous in The biggest problem is that a November 29 can be the first our society and sometimes hard choice to consume less is step in a lifestyle change, one to turn away from. And yet, con- becoming a less viable option; where consumers become citi- www.opticalillusionsinc.ca suming has little to do with need soon, however, it might be -2 and we all collectively

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Prague was viewed by analysts as a that." Brandon Currie beneficial breeding ground for co­ It is also clear that the people of operation that now stretches over Chechnya are not about to forget three continents. The meeting closed what they perceive to be state spon­ with non-NATO nations pledging sored terrorism at the hands of their support to help "fight the Putin's regime. To draw attention to November 19 - 1he United States scourge of terrorism" their struggle Chechens sent an open The degree to which America's para­ Not one to turn down an oppor­ letter to Bush pleading for protection noia has been amplified since 9/11 tunity to advertise the War on Terror against "military aggression," and has manifested itself in the greatest to a captive audience of world lead­ requested Bush act as a peace medi­ government overhaul in 50 years, as ers, Bush used the conference as a ator. File Photo the US Senate voted 90-9 in favour forum to apply more pressure on Above: American military personnel are amassing and training in Kuwait, just 30 miles from the Iraqi border. Below: On Monday, President Bush of creating a Department of Saddam Hussein who faces the first signed the bill to officially create the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security. The decisive round of actual weapons inspections vote will set in motion the merging of this week. Bush asserted that over 22 agencies with a combined "Saddam Hussein has been given a November23-Roman~ budget of $40 billion, and will very short time to declare truthfully A visit to historic Revolution Square encompass over 170,000 employ­ and completely his arsenal of terror. in downtown Bucharest marked the ees. Delay and defiance will invite the final stop on Bush's visit to Eastern Although the bill contained con­ severest of consequences" Europe to publicize NATO's historic troversial pro-corporate plans in the expansion and solidify support for manufacturing of vaccines, it the War on Terrorism. Imparting his addressed the ''the tremendous chal­ usual rhetorical dichotomy, Bush lenge facing the country to combat told an enthusiastic crowd "You terror," said Democrat and Senate value freedom because you have Majority Leader Tom Daschle. The November 22 - Russia lived without it. You know the differ­ overwhelming support for the bill As part of his sweep through Europe ence between good and evil has been attributed to speculation promoting his self-proclaimed War because you have seen evil's face." that Democrats lost seats in the on Terror, President Bush met with In fact, the theme of history ran November 4th mid-term .elections· Russian President Vladimir Putin in throughout his speech, as he likened because of their flaccidness on St. Petersburg to discuss the growing potential terrorists to Romanians for­ homeland security. partnership between the former mer oppressors, the Communists. he last tim.e the Senate Cold War rivals. "Our alliance of freedom is being Blix and his 18 member inspection assault. approved such a broad-based over­ While gaining Russia's Security tested again by new and terrible dan­ team entered what journalist Olivia This comes at a time when Iraq haul was in 1947, when American Council vote on the final Iraq resolu­ gers. Like the Nazis and Ward calls, "the eye of a global hur­ feels increasingly and unfairly cor­ paranoia was last bureaucratized, tion took some convincing, Putin Communists before them, the terror­ ricane." nered by an UN-backed American forming the beloved Department of threw absolute support behind the ists seek to end lives and control all Adding to the surmounting pres­ regime that will attack regardless of Defence. need for Iraq to "comply fully and life." sure of President Bush and the what weapons inspectors find. Iraqi immediately'' with UN weapons Broadcast on jumbo screens potential cataclysmic consequences General Hussam Mohammed Am in inspectors. Despite Russia's eco­ around the square, one journalist of a war in the Middle East, Blix and explains, "If we don't produce lists of nomic links to Iraq that were described the event as a his team must determine in two weapons, we'll be attacked. And if rumoured to be behind their initial "Hollywood type production," as months what arms Iraq possesses. we produce a list just to satisfy their November 21 - Czech Republic · decision to reject US demands, the nation celebrated their accept­ This process usually takes well over (America's) demands, we'll be Although last weekend's meeting of Putin now seems to fully support the ance into NATO and improved rela­ a year. Saddam must declare his accused of lying, and bombed." the North Atlantic Treaty Iraq objective, but made it clear that tions with the West. weapons by December 8, allow To somewhat confirm Amin's Organization (NATO) in Prague was America needs a broader focus. As if Bush could control the them to be inspected by the 23, giv­ suspicions, it was leaked from host to world superpowers, it was Of the 19 participants in 9/11 ter­ weather too, a rainbow adorned the ing the team until February 23 of Washington on Sunday that senior Canada that made headlines as rorist attacks, he said "we should not conclusion of his speech. He told next year to report their findings. Bush administration officials have Prime Minister Jean Chretien's press forget about those who finance ter­ onlookers that "God is smiling on us Although Bush has warned the drawn plans for political reconstruc­ aide labelled US President George rorism ... 16 were citizens of Saudi today." Iraqi regime that any disobedience tion in a post-war Iraq. Comprised of Bush a "moron". What's more, the Arabia. We should not forget about will result in their ultimate destruc­ three phases, the supposed plan pro­ PM has refused to accept the aide's that." He also hinted that Pakistan, tion, Iraq has not taken the sudden poses the initial institution of resignation, setting off speculation although a hesitant American ally, invasion of its sovereignty lying American military rule, followed by that he does not necessarily disagree. should not be ignored. 'Where has down. With American troops amass­ an international civilian administra­ Despite the controversy over the Osama bin Laden taken refuge? November 25 - Iraq ing in Kuwait, and preliminary plans tion under a diminished US pres­ remark, the meeting aimed to col­ They say he is somewhere between The actual process of determining in place for a military strike and post­ ence, and finally after drawing up a lectivize the anti-terror efforts of the Afghanistan and Pakistan. They what comprises Iraq's ostensible war Iraqi government, Iraq drafted a constitution, a representative multi­ 19 NATO nations and the 27 mem­ (Pakistan) are heavily armed, includ­ "arsenal of terror" began on letter this past Sunday outlining its ethnic regime. ber nations of the Euro-Atlantic ing with weapons of mass destruc­ Monday, as United Nations (UN) position that the .current UN resolu­ Partnership Council. The meeting in tion and we should not forget about weapons inspection leader Hans tion is a pretext for an American Suiddde bombing tragedy in Jerusalem

arrived safely. Every other morning, she blast Dikla died on the operating table. She explosives and shrapnel. He reportedly board­ Dan Sennet received the answer she had hoped for. was buried the next day. ed the bus around 7am on Mexico Street. The morning of Thursday November 21 start­ However, on this morning she heard the Most of the 11 victims have been laid to Before the bus reached the next stop, he deto­ ed like any other in Jerusalem, as commuters news that forever changed her life. The princi­ rest; of the 48 survivors, most were children, nated the device, killing himself. The shrapnel and students busily filed into buses to make pal solemnly informed her that a suicide students or elderly. exploded in every direction, resulting in the their way to work and school. Although it had bomber detonated himself on the very bus that The militant group Hamas and Islamic need for 40 ambulances to take away the vic­ the appearance of an uneventful morning in her daughter was on. Hadaya, just 13 years Jihad both claimed responsibility for the attack, tims. the epicentre of Hebrew culture, around 7 am old, was buried that night. although neither claimed they worked in con­ In retaliation, Israeli troops entered and a horrifying blast penetrated the polluted Dikla Zino boarded the same bus as junction with other. The attack occurred on a reoccupied Bethlehem, bringing Israeli occu­ morning air. Hadaya and Nael Abu Hilail, the Palestinian crowded bus travelling though the Kiryat pation to almost the entire West Bank in an Hodaya Asraf's mother called her school bomber. Dikla, 22, had been released from the Menachem district during morning rush hour. attempt to reduce terrorism. Within these on Thursday morning, just like she had done army four months earlier and was looking for­ Jerusalem Police stated that the bomber regions, Israeli troops are raiding and demol- every morning, to make sure her daughter ward to the rest of her life. As a result of the was carrying a five-kilogram belt packed with continued on next page Wednesday November 27 2002 International 19

International Opinion A good time to be Canadian munity should look to Canada where people, works ask Why is Islam Evil?' in weekly polls. engulfed every minute of CNN airtime. no matter come from, can have a we see any polls Robert Demille where they Do entitled 'Why is Even in South America, the newest place home and live in peace. Christianity Evil?' No, because anyone with to come under the watchful eye of the United It sickens me to think that the America has money can spew propaganda against any States for its increased numbers of Muslim con- turned foreign governments against their own minority they want. They talk so much about verts, people are scared because of the history people, degrading democracy and civil rights. how great America is; why don't they shut up of Christian influence and deep pockets of the For example, in places such as Indonesia and and keep it to themselves. US Government. Asia Minor, governments are putting new laws Personally it sickens me to see to what In fact, new believers have been the in place that allow them to violate basic extent people are immersed in America ideals. repeated targets of police raids, including sev- human rights. Arrest without The people of the Islamic faith eral in the Philippines accused of running a evidence, imprisonment on are better then the 'morons' military training camp with links to the al- hunches and persecution who put on those stupid shows Qaeda network. The Philipino government When talking about personal faith, people because of anti-American What has hap- in the first place. I wouldn't believes that new converts are more likely to don't normally ask what God you believe in or beliefs are all becoming com- pened to the want to lower myselfto the level become terrorists then those that have been what religion you follow. Throughout my mon. world? Is this this those American personalities do part of the faith for a longer period of time. entire life in Canada I have known people to What has happened to the the life our everyday of their lives. In essence, these people are being robbed be very accommodating when it comes to dif- world? Is this the life that our grandparents I will have to define myself of their right to be proud of their ethnicity, her- ferent religions. grandparents fought for in the fought for in the here so others will understand itage and nationality. They are being denied People of varying faiths are respected and first and second World Wars? two world Wars? where I'm coming from. I do the feeling I get every time the Canadian treated just the same as anyone else; the same The constant deterioration not condone the measures anthem is played or each time Remembrance courtesies are extended to them at every level of privacy and freedoms have taken by the United States, Day comes around. I wish everyone could feel of society, or at least they should be. They are degraded to such a point where though I also do not condone the same way about their individual countries our next door neighbours, our co-workers and nothing is respected. Muslims cannot live in the measures taken by people defending the or religion. In this way I have some vague possibly our family members. They can be the peace anymore. Their lives are continually crit- Islamic faith. understanding how Muslims feel about their fire fighters, or the police who protect the com- icized in the media and their faith is equated A road is being paved toward an inevitable beliefs. I respect and understand their struggle munities in which we live. with terrorism. The United States is now doing global conflict, transcending borders and laws for the right to practice without scrutiny, and It does not matter what religion people fol- to Muslims what they did years ago to the alike. Wars fought in the name of religion have their right to dream. low, because they can relate to each other Blacks. happened many times in history and it was just through other means. The international com- Only in the America do television net- a matter of time before somethingof this nature Jackass of the week: Michael Jackson By S. Joseph Sereda / i III Smooth criminal and self-proclaimed King of Pop, Michael Jackson has dominated the jackass charts since Bad was released. This week in Berlin MJ was photographed at the zoo with his chil- dren, wearing scatves to hide their faces from the media and kidnappers. While this may be seen as a tad overprotective, fans and various members of the media also caught a glimpse of Jackson negligently dangling his son over the railing of his fourth-floor hotel balcony. Jackson admits that this was a "terrible mistake/' indicating that he "got caught up in the excitement of the moment." Hopefully, the Bambi Entertainment Lifetime Achievement Award Jackson picked up on Thursday does not celebrate his lifetime of "terrible mistakes/' a list which includes marrying Elvis Presley's daughter for publicity, sucking up to Prince by naming his son after him, and his latest release, Invincible. Apparently, Jacko's sole weakness is his inability to preventthe media from finding fault in everything he has done since Thriller.

Continued from previous page ishing the homes of suspected terror- ists. Citing a biblical refernce, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says that "anyone who harms Israel, a little or a lot, will have his hand chopped off." His policy to deter suicide bombings by punishing the bomber's families File Photo has had particularly devastating An Israeli bulldozer levels a Palestinian settlement on the West effects. Bank, a source of hostility for poten- Abu Hulail, the bus bomber's tial suicide bombers. UNLIMITED TOPPINGS** mother, sat beside the rubble of her

j3m& former home and said "I was left with- last Thursday's bus bombing has been L n jga gMa> fl&g&HB ti£MgaS&B&B&sSSteßßi. - unßl ID out a house for my children." His the eighty-sixth suicide attack in 26 father was quoted as saying "our reli- months of fighting. bp ANYTIME gion says we are proud of him until Former Isreali Prime Minister the day of resurrection. This is a chal- Benjamin Netanyahu, Ariel Sharon's lenge to the Zionist enemies." main opponent in the upcoming Following the bombing, the first elections has campaigned on the plat- act of Israeli retaliation was to sur- form that his first act would be to round the Church of Nativity, the his- expel Yassir Arafat. However, the US torical birth place of Jesus. The last has condemned this course of action time the Israel Army occupied in an attempt to maintain friendly $723pius taxes, delivery extra Bethlehem, there was a one month relations with other Arab govern- *excludes Party Pizza, double toppings arid stuffed crust standoff at the church because rebels ments while its feud with Iraq contin- ** J F extra cheese additional cost I immediately took shelter there. This ues. time, the army cut off access in order President Bush condemned the to better seek out and arrest militants bombing, saying that the goal of the Israel's responses are limited by US is to see two independent states, 465 PHILLIP STREET LOCATION ONLY pressure from US President George Israel and Palestine, lying peacefully Bush, as he has called for Israel to side-by-side. His goal is to see an conclude their Bethlehem operations interim state by 2003 and a perma- as soon as possible. Israel has stated nent one by 2005. While Prime that their goal is to leave by Christmas Minister Sharon has even offered a and to leave the to E 746-6893NOT VALID WITH V.I.P. CARDS / COUPON EXPIRES December 31, 2002 area "completely settlement the Palestinian authori- j safe" for tourists, despite the fact that ties, the fighting continues. 20 Sports Wednesday November 27 200; Men split weekend series Hawks maintain. 500 record alter tough pair of games Shawn Parker good chances, and eventually led UQTR's times. again. third tally on a partial breakaway by for- The Hawks held the opposition without Tremblay would add an empty net goal Set at a time of the year when most students ward Alexandre Piche. a shot until sniper Tremblay tested Day to seal the win and give the Patriots their are bearing down and preparing for exams, Laurier cut the deficit to two goals on a again. However, Day came up big and the ninth win of the year. The Hawks fell to a the Golden Hawks men's hockey team took powerplay, with five minutes left, on a goal Hawks turned around to cut the lead to one to the ice this past weekend for a pair of reg- from John Jarram. If not for the stellar play on a goal by Colwill. ular season home games. of Day, the Hawks would have trailed by Late in the third, with the Hawks pres- Laurier 4, Concordia 3 Friday night's game took place in a near much more heading into the third period. suring, both teams lost their composure and empty Waterloo Recreation Complex A different Laurier team showed up to mixed it up in front of the Hawks' net. The game below five hundred at 4 - 5 - 1. against the number two-ranked team in the play in the third. This was a motivated, end result ofthe fighting was game miscon- In Saturday's game against the intense team that came out skating around ducts awarded to two players, and a four- Concordia Stingers, the Hawks had a the Patriots. The Hawks applied pressure on minute powerplay for the Hawks. chance to even their record and split the UQTR 4, Laurier 2 UQTR for the first half of the period and Eager to get the game going, the referee weekend series. The Hawks were tested by generated chance after chance. The Hawks dropped the puck with no Patriots on the one of the country's best teams Saturday nation, the University du Quebec a Trois- could not beat goalie Jean-Philippe Piche, ice, and watched as the Hawks skated in on night, and needed to come up big on Rivieres (UQTR). The Patriots also came who was equally as brilliant as Day at Piche, only to be stifled by the net minder Sunday in order to stay in the thick of the into town boasting two of the OUA's top playoff hunt. scorers, Jerome and Alexandre Tremblay, Concordia came in with a record of who have tallied eight and eleven goals this 4-5-1. Watching their Eastern division season, respectively. rivals the Patriots steal two points on The Hawks also have two scorers in the Saturday the Stingers hoped to accomplish top ten, winger Kevin Corso and center the same. The Hawks, however, would not Richard Colwill. While Colwill would score have such an outcome. Laurier came out for the Hawks, it was Alex Tremblay that on top with a 4 - 3 victory, pushing their gave the defense fits on this night. record again to five hundred. The Hawks came out of the gates slow- The Hawks take on the Waterloo ly, but managed to keep the Patriots off of Warriors in their next game, Thursday night the scoreboard until Tremblay broke in on a at the Waterloo Recreation Complex. Then breakaway off of an inaccurate Hawks' pass it is off to Guelph, where the Hawks will in Laurier's own end. The puck slipped past participate in a tournament. The Hawks rookie net minder Justin Day, to put the then play both home and away sets against Hawks down by one goal. the Gryphons. The Patriots went up two goals five min- utes into play, when Martin Cote walked in past the Hawk defender and roofed his shot I I over Day's shoulder. The Hawks lethargic Matt Benassi powerplay then gave the Patriots some The Hawks managed to defeat the Concordia Stingers but fell to UQTR. Women's volleyball defeat cross-town rivals

One of the standouts through- lot to do with it," said Mclntyre. Amy Shipway and Ashley Millen with this team," commented Derek Iwanuk out the second set was All- The Hawks regrouped and also contributed to the win. Mclntyre. The Laurier women's volleyball Canadian player Cathy Ingalls, After a quick start in the fourth Currently, the Hawks are rid- team avoided a potential upset by whose excellent play both on set, the Hawks never looked back ing a two game winning streak. beating cross-town rivals, the offense and defense lead to Laurier 3, Waterloo 1 and took the set 21 - 12, and the Laurier takes it on the road to University of Waterloo Warriors, Laurier's domination in the sec- match three games to one. Ottawa on Sunday night, in hopes three games to one on ond set. went out with a new sense of The win brings the Hawks' of continuing this pattern of suc-

Wednesday night at the Athletic The Hawks cruised to a 25 - determination. They looked like record to 4 - 4 in a young season. cess. Complex. 12 win in the second set, taking a the same dominant team that took "Give or take a win, 4 -4 is where The first set saw Laurier setting commanding two game lead in to the floor in the second set. I thought we would be right now. the tempo of the game. Although the match. After such a dominat- Again, Ingalls stepped up offen- Too many errors cost us that one the first set was a close 25 - 23 ing performance in the second set, sively and got some big points. game. It's a psychological thing victory for the Hawks, the margin the Hawks hoped to keep their for victory could have been much concentration and focus up, in larger. order to finish the Warriors off. The Hawks missed a couple of The Hawks got off to a slow scoring opportuni- start in the third set. ties on offense and The Warriors capi- failed to capitalize "I told (the team) talized on some on Waterloo mis- that the match did Laurier errors and takes. Midway notrepresent the took an 11 -16 lead through the first set, way we are. Also, I at break. Laurier the score was 16 - think determina- players regained 13 in favour of the tion had a lot to their focus and bat- Warriors, led by do with it." tled back to make it some solid offense close but it was too from Waterloo. -Head Coach little too late for the However, the Dave Mclntyre Hawks. The Hawks did not lose Warriors took the set focus and came back to take the 25 -23. set. Although this brief mental The second set was everything lapse cost the Hawks a set, Head the first set should have been. The Coach Dave Mclntyre had some Hawks capitalized on mistakes by words of encouragement for his the Warriors. Excellent defense by team. "I told them that the match the Hawks lead to offensive fire- did not represent the way we are. Matt Benassi works. Also, I think determination had a First year player Andrea Steacy spikes the ball through the Waterloo block Sports 21 Wednesday November 27 2002 NHL's Colin Campbell speaks about hockey president of hockey operations. trouble." He pointed to the players and incident in the playoffs last year and my Colin Duffett Campbell, whose daughter attends their huge contracts, the fans for not attend- personal favourite, the time Leafs defense- Laurier spoke in the Kinesiology/Sociology ing games and even laid some blame upon men Jyrki Lumme called him "Judge Judy." Laurier was recently paid a visit by one of course on a variety of topics including the the owners and the league as a whole; Colin Campbell provided those in atten- ranking " the higher officials within the NHL. business of the NHL, the proposed upcom- Campbell himself admitted I don't know dance with a much needed but rarely seen Colin Campbell, also known as the NHL's ing lockout in 2004 and of course his job. why the heck they ever went to Nashville view of the status of the NHL and the future Top Cop, was on campus last Thursday as a Campbell spent a great deal of his guest anyway." of hockey. It's rare that anybody is exposed guest speaker in Professor William lecture dealing with the business of hockey For the remainder of the lecture he to a view like this in such a media oriented McTeer's Sociology of Physical Activity and its effects upon Canadian hockey and commented on his job, including his most town like Toronto. His lecture was a course. hockey in general. Campbell emphasized prominent responsibility, justice. Colin refreshing look at the NHL from a former Campbell's career spanned 12 seasons the struggling nature of Canadian hockey as Campbell is responsible for all the suspen- player/coach and current vice president of and included a stint as assistant coach and a business, using Calgary and Ottawa as sions and fines that are leveled upon the hockey affairs. eventually head coach of the New York examples. Campbell himself admitted players and organizations. The matters that Campbell brought to Rangers. Campbell was a member of the among other things that hockey as it stands He entertained the attending students attention surely can't be ignored by the 1993-1994 Stanley Cup Ranger team as now can't survive as a business and raised with funny stories about the 'Great One' hockey masses for long because if they assistant coach under 'Iron' Mike Keenan. some valid points as to why a lock-out by Wayne Gretzky during his stint as coach in are... in 2004 there might not be any hock- As a head coach, Campbell ranks seventh the owners in 2004 is a very real possibili- New York, the time defensemen, his expe- ey to enjoy. all-time in games coached, games won and ty. rience with annual jackass Bryan winning percentage among Rangers coach- Campbell was quoted during his lecture Marchment who threatened to sue him, the es. Campbell is the NHL's executive vice- as saying "Our game as a business is in debate over the Shayne Corson kicking

Lady Hawks battle the the Holy hockey team Hawks is being played in support of both Laurier women's hockey and The famous Flying Fathers hockey team Anselma House. will be facing off against the Golden Although the Hawks are a successful Hawks women'shockey team on Monday team, boasting a regular seasonrecord of December 2. The event will be the first 24-1-2 over the past year and a half, the 4j| Learn how to time that the Flying Fathers face off Fathers also have an impressive record manage against a women's hockey team, making on the ice. The Fathers carry a record of the match-up between the Fathers and 900 - 6 - 1 going into their game against the country's the defending OUA Champions a histori- the Hawks. cal one. The puck drops on December 2 at | greatest assets. The Flying Fathers consist of a group 7:oopm at the Waterloo Recreation of Catholic priests on skates who play in Complex. '

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trol. Bernard Dawson Laurier was unable to put up a fight as This has not been the greatest season in Waterloo built a large lead. Near the end WLU men's volleyball history. In fact, this the Hawks possessed the deer caught in season has been far from it. So far this year, headlights look, as the Warriors cruised to nothing seems to be going right on the court an easy 25 - 15 win. for Laurier. In between the second and third games The jinxed Hawks hosted their rivals many fans left the gym, believing that a from down the street, the Waterloo Hawks comeback was impossible. These Warriors, last Wednesday. Entering the fans missed the most entertaining game of match with a 1 - 5 record, Laurier badly the evening. needed a victory to rally some hope for the The third game began the same way as rest of the year. the second had ended, with the Hawks on A medium sized crowd filed into the their heels. Waterloo jumped out to a huge Athletic Complex to see the heated rivals go early lead and to the remaining fans it head to head. They saw the Warriors take looked like the match was just about over. an early lead over the Hawks in the first It seemed that no one told the Hawks game. that the match was done. With Survivor's Waterloo was unable to put away the "Eye of the Tiger" blasting during every Hawks right away, and Laurier made the timeout, Laurier made a Rocky-like come- game seem closer than it really was. But back. Playing with nothing to lose, the when the dust settled, the Warriors pos- Hawks soon closed the gap and tied the Matt Benassi sessed a 25 - 23 victory and a one game to match. Number 11 Jordan Brennan went for the kill against the Warriors this past Wednesday However, this was to be Rocky the orig- inal, not one of the sequels, as the Hawks on a hot streak. The Hawks had the serve; record and in last place in the Ontario Waterloo 3, Laurier 0 lost the final match by a 25 - 23 score. The however, it was sent out by a country mile, University Athletics (OUA). Hawks put forth a valiant effort, only to lose giving the Warriors a 24 - 23 lead and serv- The game was also the team's last home none lead. three games to zero to Waterloo. ing for match point. game until the New Year, The Hawks travel The second game was not as competi- While the Hawks were able to put up a Small mistakes such as missed serves to York and Queen's this weekend in their tive as the first. It began as a point for point fight, they lacked the ability to close out added up against the Hawks, and were the last games before the December break in contest and ended as a rout. About halfway when they had a chance. Late in final game deciding factor in the close first and third the regular season.

- through the round, the Warriors took con- the scored was tied at 23 - 23 Laurier was games. The loss left the Hawks with a 1 6 Hawks silver in cheering You're going places. The cheerleading Golden Hawks were I Go Greyhound. team's visit to the tied for second with Hersey Centre in the UWO 'X' troupe. Mississauga was a suc- After deliberating cessful one. Laurier on the situation, the traveled to Mississauga judges decided in to compete in the Laurier's favour award- National Cheerleading ing them second place Championships on in the national cham- November 23. pionships. The first round of This year's perform- the competition saw ance was head and Laurier in third place shoulders above last behind the University year's efforts. Their sil- of Western Ontario ver medal goes along Varsity Squad and the way towards making UWO 'X' squad. After Laurier an annual the final round the cheerleading favourite. judges were faced with a tough decision. For Kristen Lipscombe STUDENT FRIENDLY FARES the first time ever, You're going places in life, but right now you're there was at tie in the just going home for the holidays. With thousands of btmii 11i?iwri11ffffiliHMftIiBI I iHlßOMßffiaaaiTitil- lit——llill I -II i i'iY.Yiii .'i'iiib fares, competition. The Courtesyof Laurier Athletics destinations and great everyday low Greyhound gives you the freedom to go more places more often. Laurier cheerleaders pose for the finish

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Chris Clemens good unusually On an frigid and bitter Mary Hermsen Saturday night, those looking for cheap entertainment needed to In the American remake of search no further than Wilf's. one of Japan's highest grossing box office Enthusiastic cheering and quality hits, the creepy factor live musict echoed throughout the is definitely high. The Ring stars Campus revealing Naomi Watts, Centre that a Martin Henderson, and Brian furious of was Cox Battle the Bands and is directed by Gore taking place. Hosted and promot- Verbinski. The film is based on the novel ed by Radio Laurier, the second "Ringu" by Koji Suzuki, which is annual Battle of the Bands was supposedly based on an to urban intended highlight local talent myth. This premise is raise refugee stu- followed and money for through at the beginning of the dents attending WLU through a movie, which opens with three dollar cover two charge. This teenage girls talking about the event was far from a charity case movie as if it is an urban myth. You though, as the winning act was soon discover this isn't the case, as slated to take home half of the one of these girls and three of her door's earnings and play a 15- friends all die seven days after encore after competi- minute the watching the video at the exact tion. same time. Although running quite a bit Matt Benassi...? The movie follows the girl's later than the show's slated 8:00 aunt, Rachel (Naomi Watts), who pm start the Battle of the The competition was tough and varied in this year's Battle of the Bands contest. time, is asked by her mourning sister to Bands was kicked off by pop- find out the truth behind the girl's of the night with solid mentality and lyricism to do the catchy enough to attract my inter- punk act Unfair Advantage. With set a per- death. In a case of 'curiosity killing talking. performance est. punk a sound that reminded me of formance of high energy music Soulution's Other bands included the cat,' Rachel retraces her got and heads was rife with solos from every act Brave Dancing Sushi and The Rufio or New Found Glory, Unfair that feet tapping niece's steps to a retreat and finds Advantage performed with a fair nodding involuntarily throughout member of the band, each indi- Warm. the unmarked video and watches deal of gusto and stage presence the pub. Although very well pol- vidual temporarily taking the spot- Ultimately taking home first it. Rachel immediately gets a despite their excessively high bass ished, AT Power Supply looked light and later passing it along self- place in the contest was Damien phone call that informs her she has praise Robataille, a name you may have levels and somewhat uninspiring like they were having a great time lessly. Universal audience seven days to live. With the help of lyrics. Their song "Wash Away" on stage and it reflected itself in followed Soulution off the stage, seen plastered around the school boyfriend (Martin being potential paid they flyers an old struck me as full of the crowd's positive reactions. Of and their diversity off as or on promoting his new Henderson) Rachel has to find out and the band finished their set to particular interest was the trom- eventually took home second CD, which is also available in the where the video originated from applause player constant pseudo-rock act a smattering of audience bone who was a prize. Bookstore. A and how to save herself and her interesting bilingual twist, and general approval, a good source of amusement, attempting Laurier's own Shem mixed up with an son (who eventually sees this and his band carried a opener for the evening. to coerce the Laurier crowd into some electronica, which I'm told Damien video too) before it's too late. of Weezer-esque to match As the night progressed and skank dancing in front ofthe stage was a pretty good combination appeal The Ring jumps out at you in the audience, myself included, and playing her instrument on top hip hop and trance. My knowl- the music that wowed the crowd the beginning, has a scary ending, became limited but and won over the judges. By the more intoxicated, a wide of tables. edge of the genre is it but kind of falters in the middle. It interesting Shem judges inevitably variety of talent was displayed for Soulution followed up on this sounded and time the award- has a vague creepiness that stays to great act night at place to Damien the competition judges critique. later in the with seemed well ease behind the ed first with you after it ends, but leaves Although every act was worthy wicked-good turntables, joking Robataille, barely nosed out of their fusion of funk around with the who you with a lot of unanswered consideration, several bands and rhyme which easily got the crowd. Masters and Moderns, a Soulution for the victory, I was questions. The supernatural might pulled pack most to partially wasted and away from the with audience appreciation self-described emo band from the long gone, have to remain mysterious in this in knowing that my night their performances. that point. Soulution kept stage K-W area, were much like a blend content movie in order for it to work, but AT Power Supply, a Stratford banter to a minimum, allowing between Saves the Day and had been well spent at the Battle any confus- the Bands. that didn't make it less ska band, performed my favourite their intricate weaving of instru- Taking Back Sunday and were of ing. I could see no connection between the little girl (who is the supernatural villain in this movie) and a videocassette. How was it made? Where did it come from? Pop music is "dirrty" The movie attempted to answer these questions but I found the answers too distant. In fact, this movie was so distant I wasn't very Christina, Justin and Britney: You know you want them scared. There was the odd thrill factor where something jumped time. mean works really hard to Dark Child can be found almost on every I Britney out at you, but otherwise I found right a track can Nilgun F. Erkoc maintain her skanky image and Christina out- other song. The producer on myself trying to figure out why the skanks with one video! In the words ofthe turn a virtually talentless singer into a star. It's Has anyone noticed lately that the pop her characters were acting so stupid to music loveable Stephanie Tanner: How rude! As if all the beat and hip-hop reigns supreme in pumping out of your local generic radio sta- in be too upset. that's not enough, let's add injury to insult. the art of beat-making. tion pretty good? And me, as the self- I spent much of the movie is trust Timberlake, Britney's boyfriend-no- It's not only that pop as gone hip-hop but proclaimed snob that am, using Justin groaning when Rachel did some- music I the more, released his new solo album and the also hip-hop has gone pop. I'm not talking words pop music and good in the same sen- thing foolish (like watching a first single "Like I Love You" has launched a about Will Smith's Wild, Wild, West genre of sends a shiver down my spine. video that was surrounded by a tence (c)rap music, which never considered to be Nonetheless, it is time to come clean people I freaky urban legend, or making a hip-hop in the first place but rather rappers and share my dirrty little secret with the copy of it and letting her ex like Nelly, Lil' Bow Wow, Missy Elliot and boyfriend watch it, or leaving the world. Late at night when everyone is sleep- Eve. ing, I close my door and proceed to copy out where her kid could find "get true to its leech-like These artists cater to the pop scene with down" with Justin, Christina and Britney. Staying it, and then him watching nature, pop music has taken their brand of inoffensive, radio-friendly rap it...hmmmmm... pattern develop- There is no need to use last names. You all simultaneously providing the listener know I'm and made it while ing perhaps?). Don't get me who talking about! And if you what's popular those fresh head-bobbing beats. Even don't, with wrong, I thought Naomi Watts did well, you lie. it's own and for once it's not though pop, the still good. So it's music is an excellent job of portraying a I'm not exactly sure when this shameful so bad. learn from my mistakes and be a music snob pleasure first started but think Britney had strong female character (which is I no longer. Embrace pop music. It's okay to something to do with it. Britney's a true pio- rare in a horror film), but that's listen to it as long as you take it for what it's what made it all the more upset- neer in the pop field. Her music titillates worth. young pre-pubescent girls and middle-aged ting when she did something successful attack cold anti-pop heart. Don't look for deep meaning in the lyrics men alike. However, finally caught on my dumb. what my all heard this song while in the car or because you aren't going to find any that eye (me being neither a pre-pubescent girl or We've To be fair I can say that the at the bar and it's absolutely contagious. don't concern getting booty and partying. Just ending made an impression on a middle-aged man) was her song "Boys." already Justin has wisely recruited Pharell of the have fun with it. We've seen the give it away, but it did The first time I heard this song I was loving it. fame and fusion of and rock and all know how me. I won't "Boys" hip-hop Neptunes and N.E.R.D. rap group rap we some freaky supernatural stuff that possesses this untamable beat to track. Throw in long that lasted. So let's enjoy this new blend I Britney The Clipse join him on this made me jump. that couldn't resist. It seemed like N'Sync singer's melodic vocals of rap and pop while it's still here Unfortunately Brit, the former music The Ring is an enjoyable was on a role. for the bat- and not to mention his boyish good looks and because you never know when those 14- tle of the bottle bleach blondes continues as movie, but don't expect to watch you've got a hit. Seriously, point me towards year-old girls may role out of bed and decide Christina fired back by unleashing her version something clear or straightfor- the record store because I'm sold. country music is cool. Kiss 92.5 will have to of Redman's rap song Dirrty." ward. It has bleary explanations, "Let's Get So what is it about all this pop music that go honky tonk and promise you it won't be Accompanied by a and I but thrill-seeking entertainment is gratuitous it not only also enjoy- pretty. sultry makes tolerable but high. In other words this is a good video, Christina leaves Britney in the Simply put has hip-hop. proving again it big- able? pop gone date movie. dust once that she can do Staying true to its leech like nature, pop some reason she's still music ger and better and for has taken what's popular and made its own respectable artist. Man if were it more as an I and for once it's not so bad. It seems as of late- I'd be pretty tired of that Britney, getting ly, hip-hop producers like the Neptunes and Aguilera chick stealing my thunder all the Wednesday November 27 2002 Entertainment* 25

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The raging "Get Right" sounds the raw talent she has. They act as a fan- as though Pete Townshend (circa 1968) tastic tease with no payoff. This disc is just and Eddie Vedder wrote a song together. a slight disappointment because it's not the The standout track though is the sweet and avalanche she can produce. folky "Thumbing My Way," a delicate bal- Anyways, all that talk doesn't matter lad and their best song since "Light Years," because this album does produce some which was their best song since great tracks like "Bring the Pain," "Gossip "Corduroy." Folks" and "Go to the Floor." The first two Certainly not their greatest album, and tracks are two of the catchiest songs she's not as disappointing as No Code, Riot Act Warehouse Store 1 ever done (with the only exception of "Get does have enough good material to make Ur Freak On" from her last album) and the it a worthy addition to a casual Pearl Jam latter is an utter surprise in content. fan's collection. announces exclusive retail of To explain my surprise: I hate songs James Hrivnak that seem placed for obligatory reasons. Usually the addition of slow, sappy and Days that Stand Still just mind numbing emotionless love songs Vermieious Knid are placed, randomly into earth' tracked, albums thus making the album not as good as it could be but making it more acceptable to suburban chicks with real no concept of there's nothing like it™ real life. (Think Justin Timberlake's Justified .) "Go to the Floor" appeared to be this type of song and truly would have slowed down out to the album, but it turned be the feet are complete opposite of All unique, in size and shape. So, we have any sappy precon- created an adjustable Comfort Fit Systemo. Every pair of ceptions. Sure it's slow, but with the cho- Earth footwear comes with 2 sets of interchangeable rus containing lyrics like, "Pussy don't fail footbeds. One set is thicker, and comes inside the shoes. me now /1 gotta turn this ri**** out /So he The other is thinner, and comes inside the box. want / don't nobody else But me and only Mix and match footbeds to determine what feels best to me" it's clear that Missy's sense of humour you: and playfulness has reached a peak. It's Narrow: Insert the thin footbed, then insert the thick also a decent love song. Vulgar yes, but at footbed directly on top of it. least it's not about 'bitches' love Brantford's indie beating up or Right now, I scene. Medium: Insert the thin or cherishing, desiring, craving or any other Compared to big name album releases, thick footbed. cliche verb dealing with love. Brantford is full of passion. These guys Lastly a comment on the various spo- (and all Brantford bands) seem to really Wide: Wear Earth without ken word pieces in between songs: They want to escape from the dead, lunch-pail any footbed at all, because are the true jewels of the album. Through town, and slamming on a guitar must be Earth comfort is built into the them Elliot is able to set her tone and the most viable method. I praised Lemon foundation of the shoe. explain why the songs exist. The spoken Merchant's album Great Day for a tidbits also give a great pause and to Chicken Chariot Race for being total the entire album. chaotic and completely tight simultane-

Sharp ously - the Vermieious Knid's Days That Justin Comfort technologies Aligns with a calming j Still is exact opposite. Songs Stand the built into our latex rubber reflexive point on the Riot Act structure changes mid-way, dramatic outsole provides a firm foot & toes to (that allows Pearl Jam openings slow beat and then smash grip, plus flexibility spread into a natural, of noise, which I usually hate because the and durability. restful position. smash of noise is only a whimper on other albums) is great and amazingly effective. Their lyrics aren't the best and the

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/ Looking for that thought that has never been thunk, /' Almost as hard as meeting someone that doesn't know the colour of their own blood is red, / To plagiarize is to steal something someone else has already thunk, / It seems sometimes almost impossible to come up with new thought, \ /Similar to meeting someone that didn't know the fate of the Titanic, /We'll it's common knowledge my friend, / Everybody knows she Sunk!

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By Michael Gardner

Eventide by Lindsey Wain When once a day with holy pride, Now retreat from eventide. Fall from Grace To behold a beauty as yet unseen, by To behold a magic that's not yet been. Lindsey Wain Through the scarlet blood of time There was a time when I could fly, I see the world I wish to find. Above the clouds and sight of eye. The si ent presence of eternity, There was a time when I could fly, With no words to speak the truth I see. The earth and back on heavens wings. There was a time when I could fly And up so high, glance the face of eternity. There was a time when I could fly, The Chains of Style Without fear or thought to die. by There was a time when I could flv Adria Cehovin And in that time my wings did fail, I fell from grace Style is that which can sever, No longer to see eternities face, nor touch Or BLEND a person into a crowd. heavens wings. Like a drop of rain, I fell from grace Into a pool of water. To the earth so long ago seen and the waiting Sometimes that drop ripples, arms From one individual idea to another. of what I'd been. Until that same idea blinds us, There was a time when I could fly As does a cloud at night, ,gjj And see through thine universe silver eye. From the moonlight of individuality. In that time I fell from grace

And come to rest in a place _ Where hopes and dreams may sail as high, As my wings once aid fly. Poem by Corner