The Cord Weekly (April 2, 1987)
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Editor-in-Chief Matt Johnston NEWS Editor Erika Sajnovic Associate Eric Beyer Contributors Alex Greer Sandra Haley Sarah Hayward Greg Samuel FEATURES Coordinator Heather McAsh ENTERTAINMENT Editor Anne-Marie Tymec Contributors Mary Falloon Paul Van Dongen Tony Van Noggeren SPORTS Editor Rob Furlong Contributors Brad Lyon Jeff Madigan Anna Muselius Doug Schooley Chris Starkey Available at: Pants Plus DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY Production Manager Cori Ferguson Assistants Heather Lemon Nancy Ward Systems Technician Chris Little Copy Editors Doris Docs Michael Wert Contributors Steve Giustizia Steve Howard Marina Munro (mascot) Ron Shuttleworth Shannon Stafford PHOTOGRAPHY Manager Vacant Technician Andrea Cole Graphic Arts David Wllmerlng Photographers Dave Bartow Barb Catchpole Andrea Cole lan Dollar Peter Dyck Cori Ferguson Rob Furlong Liz Jefferson Matt Johnston Rob Mann Scott McDiarmid Rob Mellow Kirk Nielsen Anne-Marie Tymec Dave Wilmering - s g&s&ssff K & ADVERTISING Manager Bernard J. 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NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA THE CORD WEEKLY NEWS 3 THURSDAY, APRIL 2,1987 Correspondent feels he has freedom Soviet writer: USSR media like Canada citizens and edited By Sandra Haley by the journalist. Dorofeer claims that censorship Newspapers of the Soviet Union does not exist in the Soviet Union but there is The have a lot in common with the "yes, editing." govern- look articles newspapers in Canada, said Igor ment must over any Canadian the Soviet Dorofeer, a correspon- regarding military. He commented that the satellite dent of the Soviet news industry. the US television Dorofeer spoke on the role media visions seen during factual. plays in Soviet society in the Paul show Amerika were not "Soviet are human Martin Centre on Thursday March people actually 26. we are also going through an ... aerobics craze." He was born in Moscow but grew father the follow- up in Australia where his was During question period the Soviet diplomat. He completed ing Dorofeer's talk, the audience interest in his education in Moscow. In 1983, showed an Soviet per- of Canada. Dorofeer joined Novosti, a public ceptions he owned feature and in 1985 Dorofeer said as a school child, agency, "Canada he came to work in Canada. and his classmates knew Dorofeer kept hi speech brief, was a huge country, almost as big as Soviet Unionand that the climate commenting "you don't speak more the than 20 minutes in North America, was similar to our Russian feder- otherwise audience dozes off ation." your The Soviets know of even President maple trees, ... Reagan." and the Canadian Dorofeer talked about the simil maple syrup flag arities he finds between Soviet and and Dorofeer recalls hearing our Canadian A of national anthem. Canada is note- newspapers. variety the home of the Soviets publications cater to theentire family worthy as favorite — hockey. "We're which may have 4-5 subscriptions sport for the household. damned grateful to Canadians for of Soviet he said. Thirty to forty per cent hockey," Dorofeer admitted the Soviets do journalists are journalism school know about Canada. graduates and 60 to 70 per cent are not enough The number of for specialists in one particular field of requests Dr. Thomas Hueglin (left), listens intently as Igor Dorofeer speaks to his Soviet in writing. A journalist first becomes Canadianarticles the newspapers Government night class. Dorofeer also spoke earlier in the day to an interested audience there is a interest. an editor, and then turns to writing. proves growing in the Paul Martin Centre. Cord photo by Cori Ferguson of the work In a question about the Only forty per cent answering Canadian-Russian involved. submitted is what the journalist notorious hockey criticized, not the countries brawl," he said. Chernobyl disaster. At the evening's which ended in a "It takes side make offense Dorofeer. The re- brawl, one to an said he had been wrote, says game Other questions concerned Stalin, end, Dorofeer Dorofeer said the were it takes sides to make mainder is writing received from only players but two a Afghanistan, politics and the "thoroughly grilled." Vote Thursday Fraternity coming to WLU Eric Laurier's By Beyer in of this fraternity becomes a Pilldebates explode definite ideas February year. pe- titioning local on April 8, whenSigma In about time Wilfrid a year's Chi's American GrandConsul meets the has 26 Laurier Presently, fraternity University may have its first with their head executive to look into wars: brothers. Ten people have been shouting fraternity. over new fraternities applying for rejected. (potent al second Fledges Doug Hewson, a year membership. members) must have unanimous Honours studentand Consul By Sarah Hayward English The petitioning local stage should support from all "brothers" to join. (president) of the "I last for before the club be- fraternity, said, a year Robert second Mann, a year think it will be a for flared forum whether the should be official — with Tempers at an open on pill really good thing comes individuality was one of the ten not Laurier." student, included in Laurier's health Potter and Karen a plan next year. Shelley expressed through unique Greek it accepted. He said was a "strategic The male which will Bird, chairs of the 'Yes' and 'No' committees, fielded a number of hostile fraternity, name. move" because the fraternity wanted be instituted questions from the floor in the crowded Concourse at noon Monday. probably at Laurier, is The executive of a fraternity is to operations with a small of the Chi begin Potter came under harshest attack. One male student stated he would part large Sigma (pro- shaped after the Roman government cloistered unit. Mannsaid if a frater- nounced if an internation- — with Consul refuse to pay the additional $16 fee, which will become mandatory a "Ki") group, a as President, a nity starts with a large membership of students the the referendum Another al club with about 192 active Proconsul majority approve plan in today. chap- as Vice-President, a due to the initial enthusiasm then said that him the WLUSU would be his ters located in 43 states of the US in of the by forcing to pay fee, violating Magiester charge pledge because the subsequently, group constitutional "Under what does WLUSU I can't and four provinces in Canada.