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Volume 48 Issue 15 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2007 www.cordweekly.com Break-in at King St. An unidentified man broke into King Street Residence last Friday after midnight, stealing a set of keys from a don on the third floor female wing

WALEED HAFEEZ found out in the parking lot and the INTERNATIONAL EDITOR keys were missing." "There's no suspects at this time," Additional security measures are in he added. place at the King Street Residence In response to the incident, Com- building after an incident last Fri- munity Safety and Security and day in which an unidentified man Residential Services have bolstered entered a don's room on the third the building's security with extra floor female wing and stole a bag duty dons and special constables with, among other things, a set of on patrol throughout the building. keys. Residents ofKing Street were of- The man later returned to the ficially notified at a meeting Mon- don's room at approximately 2:55 day night, though some had al- am, knocked on the door and, upon ready been told of the situation by receiving no immediate answer, their individual dons. tried to enter the room with the Some, like Lauren Gillespie, a keys. French student who lives on the The don opened the door and fifth floor, felt that it was dealt with caught sight of the man running "pretty late" and that although it away. was the weekend, "the response "[At] 3:18 in the morning, it got time could have been so much reported to us that the room had faster." been entered and some articles But Gillespie seemed to be in the were taken along with a set ofkeys," minority of the approximately 25 explained Rod Curran, Director of residents The Cord spoke to. Community Safety and Security. "The bag that everything was in was SEE KING ST., PAGE 2

SYDNEY HELLAND Studentrepresentation The Cord examines how student government reflects undergrad needs

JOE TURCOTTE that is common in many other members create policies and the SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR non-profit organizations, and was vision for the Union, and having introduced in order to better rep- the President's office delegate dai- Each year, the undergraduate stu- resent the needs of the union's ly operations amongst a variety of dents at Laurier turn out, in rela- ownership: the undergraduate departments. tively few numbers, to elect their students atLaurier. The idea that WLUSU's Boards student representatives for the "We needed a new governance have not always been effective next year's Wilfrid Laurier Uni- structure; in my opinion it was at representing the wishes of versity Students' Union (WLUSU) just that simple," says Matt Park, the electorate is a common idea government. These representa- Chair of the WLUSU Board and its amongst current and former tives hold an important role in Chief Governance Officer."And in board members. Due to the large the quality of life for Laurier's my opinion, that comes down to a numbers of policies and provi- students, as they are able to affect lot ofthings, one ofwhich was that sions that were contained within policyand decision making within the Board [as it was operating] just the previous Governance Manual, the Student's Union. wasn't governing." which was nearly 200 pages long, While the students elect both The move towards a policy gov- many Board members did not the WLUSU President and the ernance model has enabled the necessarily understand their role Vice President: University Affairs, Students' Union to have clearer as a director. they also choose who will repre- and more efficient roles and de- This lack of clarity led to a sce- sent them on WLUSU's Board of cision-making policies. In the nario where the board was not Directors. This past year, however, past, this had not always been necessarily acting in the interests the roles of these elected repre- the case, as the Board specifically of the school's undergraduate sentatives changed, as a new form was often bogged down in a sea of students. °112 governance was instituted. bureaucracy. PAUL ALVIZ Lhis model is based upon a sys- This newfound clarity has been RESIDENCE STRIFE - An unmarked security cruiser stands guard. tem known as policy governance achieved by having the Board SEE WLUSU, PAGES 12-13 2 News WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

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75 UniversityAvenue West - FROM KING ST., COVER cameras will be expensive," ex- Waterloo, Ontario plained Dodd. N2L 3C5 "I think it was dealt with okay; "But if it makes students feel WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2007 I'm one of the least concerned like they're secure at home, then VOLUME 48 ISSUE 15 people," explained second-floor it's worth it. We don't want our Next Issue: November 28 resident Charlotte Chittenden, students to feel they could be vio- who also noted that four women lated, whether personally or their QUOTE OF THE WEEK on her floor had left theresidence property. "Laura, you're a terrible feminist. Why does "Until all the locks are changed " temporarily. loe have to do everything for you? "The first time anyone heard over here we're going to be as vig- - Jeremy Tremblay, Opinion Editor, commenting on News about it, they started to freak out, ilant as humanly possible," Dodd Editor Laura Carlson's inability to use an automatic stapler. but really, anyone can tailgate added. WORD OF THE WEEK into the building at any time." Though Curran noted that he Cretin - A stupid person, as in one with unreasonable Chris Dodd, manager of Hous- has received a number of phone problems regarding thecontent of The Cord ing Services and Residence Life, calls from concerned parents, CONTRIBUTORS stressed the student role in ensur- the residents of 200 King Street residence seem to be relatively unfazed with Michelle Caldaronl ' Linda Givetash Wendy Nind ing safety. Isaac Card Laird Herbert JenniferRae Luke Ootto Dan Kellar Greg Sacks "The security measures we have the incident and are generally Kimberly Elworthy CourtneyLavigne Trlsh Stott Gillian Fartoer Heather MacDonald Riley Taytor in place are only as good as the pleased with the steps taken to Shannon Farrell Evan Millar Rebecca Vasluianu Raymond Giu Andrea Millet Mike Whlthouse Alison Grenkie Kelly Moore Nicole Wray residents ofthe building," he said. ensure their safety. "The minute you let someone into "The meeting [on Monday WLUSP STAFF the building that you don't know, night] was a good thing. It got ev- It's a crazy Copy Editing Manager Caitlin Henderson all bets are off." eryone informed. situ- Copy Editors Ariel Kroon addition to the increased ation," said King St. resident Re- Meredith Barrett In Heather Olaveson presence in the building, all the becca Manias. "All the dons dealt Emily Slofstra Kendra Howard locks in thebuilding are also being with it very professionally, the Gina MacDonald Miriam Cunningham changed this week, a long process extra security made us feel very, IT Manager Bryan Willey each lock approximately very safe." Distribution Manager Nicole Laouataris as takes Production Assistant Christine Parent 15 minutes to change manually, In what isthought to be an unre- explained Dodd. lated incident, eight door handles WLUSP ADMINISTRATION Presently, the locks on the sec- were stolen from the eight floor President Keren Gottfried Tuesday am. Wa- VP: Advertising Angela Foster ond and third floor rooms in both rooms on at 4:30 VP: Brantford Dan Schell wings have been changed and the terloo Regional Police were called Chair of the Board Colin LeFevre Vice Chair Rafiq Andani rest are expected to be done by in to investigate. At this point, this Board ofDirectors Ryan Clubb Rachel Crawford the end of the week. incident is thought to be a prank. Curran explained that they're According to Curran, the only ADVERTISING "hoping to have the building se- "vague" description of the sus- cured two days, and in Friday break-in is All advertising inquiries shouldbe directed to within we're pect night's

* / . , VP: Adveftislng"AngelaFoster at . - * ■ , also contemplating further secu- of a man wearing a black leather 884-0710, ext. 3560 [email protected] rity measures in the building, in jacket, approximately six feet tall regards to cameras." with short black hair. COLOPHON • JOE TURCOTTE "It's expensive ... it's going to See PAGE 16 for editorial reaction to this story LOCK 'EM DOWN - Lock-changing has been underway since Monday. The Cord Weekly Is the officialstudent newspaperof be ten grand of lock work, those theWilfrid Laurier University community.

Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an UPDATE editorially independent newspaper published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its board of directors. group wraps In the November 14 issue of CjllitfU Lobby 1-HnieriMiUVWij'^^ The Cord, the article entitled wIuRTS "Natural gas leak at King Street ubifc3tk>ns sH2arP residence" reported that such Opinions expressed within The Cord are those of the author and a leak occurred on Tuesday do not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board, Vie Cord, up Ottawa conference WLUSP, WLU or CanWeb Printing Inc. evening in the building. All content appearing in Vie Cord bears the copyright expressly article went of their creator(s) and may not be used without written At the time the consent. Laurier student attend talks as first-time CASA members to print, authorities stated that The Cord is created using Macintosh computers running OS X.2 representatives using Adobe Creative Suite 2 (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, gas had entered the build- Distiller and Illustrator). Canon Rebel XT 8.0 megapixel digital cameras are used forprincipal photography. ing. However, upon investi- Vie Cord Weeklyis a proud member of the DAN POLISCHUK Speaking of this year's projects, Allison described gation by Physical Plant and Ontario Press Council since 2006. T) Any unsatisfied complaints can be sent NEWS EDITOR five major initiatives being taken on by the group. Planning (PP&P), it was later to the Council at [email protected]. Some of the more pertinent include the renewal discovered that there was no The Cord's circulation for a normal Wednesday issue is 7,000 copies and enjoys a readership of over 10,000. With yearly membership fees totaling $45,000, it of the Millenium Scholarship - which hands out leak. There was simply a prob- Cord subscription rates are $20.00 per term foraddresses within appears that to Canada. Wilfrid Laurier University Students' $350 million in grants every year needs-based lem with the airflow converter be The Cord Weekly is a proud member Union's (WLUSU) admission into the Canadian Alli- individuals. on the roof, which will of the Canadian University Press (CUP), since 2004. ance of School Associations (CASA) has been worth With the project coming to expiration in 2008-09, repaired. every cent. CASA has renewed efforts to get the Conservatives to Campus Plus is The Cord's national advertising agency. Having just returned from CASA's Lobbying Con- renew the Liberal initiative for another 10 years. The ference, held in Ottawa this past week, WLUSU Presi- response of the federal government has been very CORRECTION Preamble to The Cord Constitution dent Dan Allison gave rave reviews about a group positive. that he had that The Cord will keep faith with its readers by presenting news and initially recommended the Union "We've got some allies within the government," In last week's article, entitled expressions of opinions comprehensively, accurately and fairly. apply for "associate status," which "is a more minor commented Allison, explaining that the consensus "Veteran journalist speaks The Cord believes in a balanced and impartial presentation of all relevant facts in a news report, and ofall substandal opinions in affiliation." appears to be that the project will be renewed, but about AIDS" incorrect infor- a maner ofcontroversy. Creditingthe platform ofLauren McNiven, VP: Uni- under a remodeled name. mation was given in regards The staff of The Cord shall uphold all commonly held ethical conventions of journalism. When an error of omission or of versity Affairs, he explained how "the Board [of Direc- In addition, the group is also pushing for a "Pan- to Stephanie Nolen's age. She commission has occurred, that error shall be acknowledged 35 promptly. tors] took the opportunity to say they wanted full sta- Canadian Accord," which will see groups of federal is in fact 36 years old, not When statements are made that are critical of an individual, or tus right then and there [at the initial presentation]." stated, and has an organization, we shall give those affected the opportunity to representatives work with the provinces "to make as the article reply at theearliesttime possible. In addition, McNiven also currently holds the posi- sure the education system is consistent around the lived in Johannesburg for four Ethical journalism requires impartiality, and consequentiy tion of vice-chair for CASA's Board of - conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest Directors as country." years, not six. by staff. will be avoided all well as the Central Region Director. While the initial response has been promising, the Also, the article wrongly The only limits ofany newspaper are those of theworld around "We was it, and so Vie Cord willattempt to cover its world with a special shocked everybody when we got that posi- Union President admitted that it is still early in its reported that her book focus on Wilfrid Laurier University, and the community of million Kitchener-Waterloo, and with a special ear to the concerns tion," said Allison, adding, "It was really impressive." evolution. named for the 28 of the students of Wilfrid Laurier University. Ultimately, The from Cord will be bound by neither philosophy, nor geography in At press time, McNiven was still in transit from the "I'm not going to see it in my time as president people who have died its mandate. conference. here," Allison said, while praising the overall efforts of the disease when, in fact, that The Cord has an obligation to foster freedom of the press and freedom ofspeech. This obligation is best fulfilled when debate Acknowledging that the other alternative was to the group. number refers to the people and dissent are encouraged, both in the internal workings of the paper, and through The Cord's contact with the student body. seek membership with the Canadian Federation of "We're hitting [the government] at a peak time to living with it. these Vie Cord will always attempt to do what is right, with fear of Students (CFS), which, Allison is Cord regrets neither repercussions, nor retaliation. The purpose of the explained, "more lobby," which is a few months before the release of The student press is to act as an agent of social awareness, and so protest CASA shall conduct the affairs of our newspaper. oriented," showed promise in that "they the 2009 fiscal budget." errors. have been successful" in a lot oftheir lobby efforts. Weekly ■ Wednesday The Cord November 21,2007 News 3

VOCAL CORD What do you think about the SBE-TVready to go live newTVs in the SBE building? as new marketing tool Newly installed televisions will be used to keep students informed; WLUSU eyeing similar initiative

REBECCA YASLUIANU i"The administration hasn't com- a "partnership" between student The wish-list of locations for STAFF WRITER mitted to anything yet, but, in a lot groups and the university. these screens includes the din- of institutions, Universities have Although there i» stiti some ing hail, the ¥red Nichols Build- As part ofan initiativetaken by the paid for something like this," says question as to whether or not ing, the Science Building Atrium, "They can be useful justas long as they School of Business and Economics Allison. these screens will actually be in- and possibly one at the University benefit the student population." (SBE) at Laurier to keep students "I'd reaHy like to see the univer- stalled, according to Dawson, the Stadium. informed and to promote events, sity give back to the students in administration is showing a lot of While it is unclear whether - Jonathan Sobottka expect to see the newLCD screens, more creative ways, so this might excitement about the project. WLUSU's wishes will be granted, Fourth-year Economics which have been installed in the be an interesting spin to it." "Everybody in spirit would like the union hopes that Laurier will business buildings, starting to run According to Dan Dawson, Gen- to have the screens installed be- finally come up to full technologi- live on November 26 at 11 am. eral Manager of Student Services, fore the end ofthe school year, but cal speed, for the best interests of Of the three screens that were a meetingwill be held next week to it's really still all up in the air," ex- everyone. purchased, two have been in- discuss the logistics of theproject. plains Dawson. "It's not just for WLUSU, not just stalled in the KPMG (Schlegel In attendance will be VP: Fi- One of the major aspects of in- for athletics, it's an all-encompass- Centre) Atrium and one in the Pe- nance Jim Butler, as well as the terest to university staff is the im- ing thing," explains Allison. ters Building Atrium. Public Affairs Department. Daw- plicationit would have on campus- According to Isaac Santi, the son explained that the general goal wide security, keeping in mind re- for a shared finan- like the Tech assistant to the associate dean the project is cent events Virginia See PAGE 16foreditorial reaction to this story of business, the new screens will cial contribution, or as he puts it, shooting. serve a variety ofpurposes. "There doesn't seem like there's any "Students can see everything business for them." from events to faculty profiles, and general information like what's

- Heather MacDonald happening as far as student coun- Fourth-year Business cil, clubs and academic dates," ex- plains Santi. "It's really open for a lot of possibilities." Sponsored by PRISM, the stu- dent-funded group that works to- gether with the SBE to provide in- formation technology and training services for students, the screen project cost about $60,000. The hardware for the screens was obtained through a company called OMNIVEX and includes "I didn't even know there were TVs a variety of integrated safety there." features. "It's really neat because the sys- - Nigel Edwards tem can tie into the fire alarm or Second-year Communications any emergency alerts," says Santi. Also optimistic about the possi- bilities that SBE-TV will create is Laurier marketing instructor Shir- ley Lichti. "Let's face it, many of my stu- dents never even check their school emails, they're all using Hotmail and other accounts. So if you're sending something out that's important, this is a way to make sure everyone will see it," "What's the point of having a TV when says Lichti. you can search information online?" And SBE is not the only group on campus seeking to take advantage

- OliverKirby ofscreens on campus and jump on Fourth-year English the technological bandwagon. According to Dan Allison, presi- dent of Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union (WLUSU), the Students' Union is currently try- ing to get similar screens put up all around the school. "We approached the university stating that we had this need for less 'postering' on campus, due to environmental issues, as well as the need for a go-to spot for stu- dents to find out what's going on "I think it's a great start. It needs to get - on any given day," said Allison. the benefit of the doubt." WLUSU is trying to get the uni- to provide entire funding -Justin Medakiewicz versity for the project in place of student Fifth-year Business and club donations, like some uni- versities across Canada have done, GREG MCKENZIE

Compiled byKelly Moore, such as Southern Alberta Institute HITTING THE AIRWAVES - LCD screens will be used within the SBE to provide students with information. Photos byRiley Taylor of Technology (SAIT). 4 News WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

GREG MCKENZIE

THE SUITS - The leadership team for the Waterloo Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, a joint effort between Laurier and the University of Waterloo, gathered for the wrap-up of the event on Sunday afternoon at Laurier. From left to right: James Mackness, William Dourocher, Suzanna Gardner, Nadia Salvo, Andrew Dilts, Jeff Henry and Renjie Butalid. Social entrepreneurship in Waterloo This past weekend, nearly 150 delegates attended the first time conference which was held at UW and WLU; the three themes addressed included international development, community leadership and sustainable enviornmental change

ISAAC CARD change, but in a sustainable busi- out Borders (EWB), Roter was able he cites this goal as the idea behind "We did put everything together CORD NEWS ness-minded sense," said Gardner. to shed light on the "opportunity social entrepreneurship. from scratch in about six weeks, On Friday night, 118 full dele- gap" which prevents many impov- The three themes discussed in and I would say one of the biggest This past weekend, the first-ever gates and 24 limited delegates reg- erished countries from breaking the conference to address the issue challenges would have been con- Waterloo Conference on Social En- istered in the conference and filed free oftheir burdens. of social entrepreneurship were in- vincing people that 'yes, we are trepreneurship was held jointly by in for the premiere event of. Young ternational development, commu- going to pull this off' and 'yes, you the University ofWaterloo and Wil- faces filled the lecture hall, showing nity leadership and should support usl" the idea being able frid Laurier University. offthe youth ofthe community and "It's of to do sustainable envi- "We are thrilled, we couldn't conference's The stated goal was their keen interest on the topic of SOMETHING GOOD, TO HAVE SOCIAL ronmental change. be more thrilled," added Gardner "to match individuals and orga- social equality. The conference when discussing the leadership's nizations CHANGE, BUT IN A SUSTAINABLE passionate about social "It's not something new, but at organizers saw response to the overall proceedings change with the business-focused this point it can take more promi- BUSINESS-MINDED SENSE." these areas as fun- ofthe weekend. resources and knowledge that they nence, more technology, more re- damental grounds "We have been doing a lot of talk- need and to thrive succeed,"accord- sources," said Gardner. "I think it's where people can ing already, the leadership team, to - Suzanna Gardner, Director of Public ing the conference's website. sort of an idea that everyone might expect to make of the things we want to do," said Suzanne Gardner, Director of have always wanted to do, but we Relations for the conference change possible, Gardner, speaking on the future of Public Relations for the confer- are more able to do now." and as gateways social entrepreneurship. was able to ence, explain this idea George Roter started things off as Roter went on to describe how to be able to approach the social When asked whether or not further. the keynote speaker on Friday eve- eliminating this opportunity gap is problems plaguing today's world. the conference will be repeated, "It's the idea of to being able do ning at UW. Being the co-founder the main motivation for him and "We definitely got a lot of scep- she was quick to add, "without something good, to have that social ofthe organization Engineers With- many other members of EWB, and tics," said Gardner. question." LSPIRG board approves innovativebusiness plan

Laurier Students' Public Interest Research Group to go forward LSPIRG's hope is that the university will be cepting of the proposal, were given the op- included as a partner in the project, some- portunity to raise any questions and related with "Social Incubator," an on-campus shared working space thing that will help ensure that the centre can concerns. offer affordable rental rates. At this time, board member Janice Lee "On campus, we can leverage off of uni- voiced her interest in seeing the space leased JENNIFER RAE The LSPIRG Centre for Community In- versity infrastructure," explained Piscitelli. to the various arts and cultural heritage CORD NEWS novation, as it is named in the business pro- He predicts that the centre will be "very com- groups currently without an office to work posal, has been a subject ofinterest for quite petitive for what we're offering, in relation to from. The Board of Directors for the Laurier Stu- some time. other shared office spaces." Bryn Ossington, another board member, dents' Public Interest Research Group We've been working on it for over a year," In addition to reduced start-up costs, a indicated the need to clarify that the venture (LSPIRG) has officially approved an innova- said Piscitelli. partnership with the university would offer is not-for-profit as he hopes that "a surplus tive new business plan, presented this past As outlined in the project overview, the other unique advantages, such as access to down the road would be re-invested into the Sunday afternoon by LSPIRG Di- Executive office space will be an "environment specifi- existing amenities like the campus library. organization." rector Anthony Piscitelli. cally designed for non-profit organizations, Ideally, a new building will be constructed, Other issues addressed at Sunday s meet- The project entails the establishment of an charities, green a businesses, social entrepre- although renovating an existing space is a ing included potential tenants, funding, on-campus "Social Incubator," which is es- neurs and artists." possibility which Piscitelli sees as most likely values filter for donations (to ensure that sentially a shared office space intended to at- Now the that the Board has approved the plan, to occur within the next five years. groups who donate are not at odds with tract a diverse spectrum oforganizations that the idea will soon be pitched to the President Before approving the business plan, the LSPIRG's ethical beliefs), as well as parking share in the ideals ofLSPIRG. ofWLU, Dr. Max Blouw. LSPIRG Board, who were generally quite ac- and location. The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday November 21,2007 News 5

CANADA Laurier's SBE program INBRIEF Quebec student ranks inworld's top 100 protesters arrested Montreal, QC Student protestors attempting to The Aspen Institute declared WLU's program as "It helps me better understand its last survey in 2005, such as a strike in Quebec are being met the competitive nature of the MBA dramatic increase in the percent- with force from police, with ap- 65th internationally and third in Ontario program at Laurier." age of schools that require stu- proximately 100 arrests last Tues- "This ranking will only make dents to take a course dedicated to day at the post-secondary insti- me more proud to walk away with business and society issues. tute CEGEP du Vieux-Montreal. MICHELLE CALDARONI ranks full-time MBA programs a Laurier business degree and to Rounding out the list, universi- After refusal to stage a peace- STAFF WRITER that stand out in the world. have those letters after my name," ties such as York (Schulich), Stan- ful bed-in, hundreds of students "We've always known this, but Langdon said. ford, Dalhousie and Yale were also barricaded themselves inside the The Laurier School of Business the media hasn't picked up on it "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" as- surveyed and ranked according school, while others remained in and Economics (SBE) was award- until now," she continued. sesses full-time MBA programs to the Aspen Institute's "Beyond the streets gathering support in ed top marks by the Aspen Insti- For honours business student from around the world over an 18- Grey Pinstripes" program. regards to Quebec'srising tuition tute in New York City on Thursday Jackie Langdon, the Aspen In- month period in order to create its Roughly one-third of all the fees and inadequate government in its 2007-2008 ranking ofthe best stitute's survey results only rein- list of top ranking schools. schools surveyed were located in funding to post-secondary insti- MBA programs in the world. forced her choice of the Laurier The Aspen Institute has seen countries other the USA. tutions in theprovince. The Aspen Institute's "Beyond business program. changes in MBA programs since While student radicalism at Grey Pinstripes" program is a the school isn't anything new, research survey and alternative the harsh countermeasures have ranking of business schools that students convinced that the ad- focuses on how well social con- ministration fears such a dem- cerns and environmental steward- onstration of studentpower. ship is integrated into MBA pro- grams at post-secondary schools across the globe. U of S worker strike Universities are assessed in four categories: student opportunity, Regina, SK student exposure, course content University of Saskatchewan and faculty research. workers are continuing their On an international scale, Lau- strike for a second week. rier was awarded the 65"' position Because students are unable to of 100 schools, and was ranked sign out books from the univer- third in Ontario. sity library, many of their classes Faculty research was WLU's have been cancelled. strongest category, ranking 43 rd of As well, all janitorial and the 100 schools. maintenance duties have been "The Aspen Institute has given completely reduced. The strike us our first global ranking. In the has also gready affected school past we have never sought nor athletics. achieved a global ranking, but All attempted negotiations be- it's really important for us," said tween the two sides have broken Ginny Dybenko, Laurier's dean of down, with university and union business and economics. staffunwilling to cooperate.

"I'm thrilled because this par- CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Elsewhere in the country, fac- ticular ranking is special, it goes ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - The Aspen Institute has internationally recognized Laurier's MBA program. ulty atAcadia University have re- a step further, it's innovative, it turnedto their jobsafter a month of striking, while York University staff have begun their job disrup- NEWS INBRIEF tion in the form ofrefusing to use e-mail, due to attempted cancel- lations of need-basedbursaries. WLU prof wins UW president to New MSc at WLU Laurier MBA alumni - Compiled by Evan Millar $100,000 on television help with Mulroney- In September 2008, Laurier's honoured School of Business and Econom- game show Schreiber inquiry ics will introduce the first Cana- The Laurier MBA Alumni Awards dian Master of Science program took place on November 8 in Sandra Zichermann, a 29-year- Stephen Harper announced last that focuses exclusively on Supply Toronto and honoured Lau- old professor of sociology at Lau- Wednesday in the House of Com- Chain Management (SCM). rier MBA graduates and their rier, appeared on Are You Smarter mons that he has appointed Da- The program was considered a achievements. Write for The Cord's Than A Canadian sth5th Grader? last vid Johnston, president of the natural fit for the school, as Lauri- Alumni from across the globe Thursday, walking away with a to- University of Waterloo, to handle er has the largest group of Supply were present to celebrate the Action News Team! tal of $100,000. the terms ofreference for inquiry Chain Management (SCM) ex- tenth anniversary ofLaurier's To- She turned to an 11-year-old into the business between former perts in Canada and isrecognized ronto program. for the final question she an- Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as a pioneer in the CanadianSCM Dr. Max Blouw , President of swered, which asked the colours and German-Canadian business- field. WLU, was the keynote speaker For information on of the Belgian flag (red, yellow man, Karlheinz Schreiber. The new masters program will and awards were presented for and black). The scandal, which resulted in also benefit from Laurier's asso- Outstanding Executive Leader- how to get involved However, Zichermann decided Schreiber paying Mulroney over ciation with the Centre for Supply ship, Outstanding Innovation to call it quits on the $175,000 sth5th $300,000 in cash after he left of- Chain Management, which was and Achievement, Outstanding email: grade measurement question, fice in 1993, requires Johnston to awarded the Oracle/SCL Inno- CMA/MBA Alumnus and Recent which asked her to calculate the sift through almost 20 years ofpo- vation Award in 2005 by Supply Graduate - MBA Alumni Award of Canada in Distinction. volume of a pool according to litical history in just eight weeks. Chain and Logistics [email protected] specified dimensions. Johnston, a law professor and recognition of outstanding vision, Alumni Award winners includ- Zichermann told The Record two-time ail-American defense- leadership and innovation. ed Bruce Hodges '97, Dave Lacey David '98 and Debra or she intends to use her winnings to man at Harvard University, has Graduates of the program will '95, Hayter invest in an upstart photo-sharing chosen to remain silent on the learn to use analytical and de- Gillies '07 for each respective [email protected] website, as well as pay off her re- subject until January 11, 2008, cision-making skills in order to award. maining school debt. when he will present his findings, help organizations design and co-

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LAIRD HERBERT a caravan of over 100 individuals JOURNALISTS FOR HUMAN from Southern Ontario to make the COURTNEY LAVIGNE RIGHTS 24-hour pilgrimage to Georgia for CROSSED - Demonstrators at the SOA vigil looking at the hundreds of victims commemorated at the event. the demonstration. On November 16-18 2007, the an- Vanessa Murphy, a first-year cent civilians were killed by SOA The demonstration culminated announce a cessation of training at nual School of the Americas (SOA) global studies student, described graduates. with a symbolic funeral procession the SOA/WHINSEC. Watch Vigil took place in Colum- the event as "a very emotional re- Rufina sought to make the whole of over 20,000 people to the gates of In January of 2004, Hugo Chavez bus, Georgia at the United States minderof the direct connection be- world aware of the SOA military Ft. Benning, led by torture survivors announced that Venezuela would Fort Benning Military Base. tween the SOA and the massacres training camp, and she was a stead- from Latin America. Crosses repre- no longer send troops to train at the With the largest turnout since the and injustices that have taken place fast leader ofthe entire movement. senting the victims ofthe graduates school. event was initiated over 18 years in Latin America. of SOA were laid Canada has yet to announce ago, 22,000 people from around "The most disturbing thing was Over its 59 years, the SOA on the fence at the any opposition to the training North America came together to how many of the crosses placed gates of the base, that takes place at the school, HAS TRAINED OVER 60,000 demonstrate against the existence on the fence of the base were dedi- while the victim's and sent three soldiers last year. of the SOA training facility. cated to children, showing that the Latin American soldiers in names were read While coverage of the event re- The School of the Americas, US is complicit in training soldiers aloud over a sound mained insignificant in the United COUNTERINSURGENCY TECHNIQUES, recently renamed the Western who have no qualms about mur- system. States and Canada, thousands of Hemisphere Institute for Security dering innocent civilians, and in SNIPER TRAINING, COMMANDO AND The event also people also took part in simulta- Cooperation (WHISEC), is a com- particular children." PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, MILITARY included a dem- neous events calling for the clo- bat training school run by the US Twelve individuals were also ar- onstration through sure of the School of the Americas AND military. rested. In a tradition dating fromthe INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION the streets of Co- throughout Latin America this

Over its 59 years, the SOA has very first demonstration, activists TACTICS. lumbus on Satur- weekend - in Argentina, Bolivia, trained over 60,000 Latin Ameri- cross onto base property in an act day night, a full Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salva- can soldiers in counterinsurgency ofnon-violent civil disobedience. In part, the demonstration was schedule of workshops, direct dor, Paraguay and Peru. techniques, sniper training, com- Consequences for these indi- meant to highlight that graduates action training, puppetry perfor- mando and psychological warfare, viduals include up to six months in of the SOA have consistently used mances, movie screenings and talks military intelligence and interroga- prison and $10,000 in fines. Since their skills to wage a war against at a nearby convention centre. This article is part of a tion tactics. protests against the SOA/WHIN- their own people. The SOA/WHINSEC narrowly number of pieces con- The graduates of the school are SEC began 16years ago, 211 people Among those targeted by SOA averted closure earlier this year tributed by the Waterloo notorious for human rights viola- have served prison sentences ofup graduates are educators, union or- when a bill to cut funding to the chapter of Journalists for tions and have been responsible to two years for civil disobedience. ganizers, religious workers, student school lost in Congress by a margin Human Rights and does for the deaths of tens of thousands This year's event also remem- leaders and others who work for of 15 votes. not necessarily represent of innocent civilians, as well as sev- bered Rufina Amaya, the sole sur- the rights of the poor; graduates of Earlier this year, the governments the views of The Cord. eral journalists in Latin America. vivor of the El Mozote Massacre the school have hit journalists par- of Argentina and Uruguay became Five students from WLU joined in El Salvador in which 900 inno- ticularly hard. the second and third countries to WORLD INBRIEF

Lawsuit charges 20 10-yearsentence in prison Tuesday for forc- ment in the Mideast could be realized as UN estimates Somali IDPs at ing a 14-year-old girl and her first cousin to soon as 2008. toymakers over lead in marry. one million products in The self-proclaimed prophet of the Mor- - Info from CBC California mon sect and vocal polygamist was con- MOGADISHU - The UN has released data victed on two charges of accomplice to Israel to release 441 stating that a "staggering" one million So- CALIFORNIA - 20 toy companies in San rape, sentenced to five years to life for each mali people have been displaced as a result Francisco are facing a lawsuit for charges charge. He will serve them consecutively. Palestinian POWs of armed conflict in Somalia. An estimated of selling toys with "unlawful quantities of Victim ElissaWall, now 21, sat front row at 200,000 people have been uprooted from lead." California Attorney-General Jerry Jeffs' trial and spoke to the court before the JERUSALEM - The release of 441 Palestin- the capital alone in just the past two weeks. Brown accused the 20 firms, including Toys sentencing. ian prisoners was approved Monday by the The conflict between the allied Somali- Us of 'R' and Mattel, knowingly selling toys Israeli Cabinet, after it was pressured by Ethiopian troops and Islamist insurgents

too much and - that contained lead, failing to Info from Reuters the US government to appease Palestinian has displaced around 600,000 people since provide adequate warning as provided by President Mahmoud Abbas in light of the February. US law. Middle East peace summit upcoming Mideast summit in Annapolis. High-level officials working on the crisis If the lawsuit is successful, companies The US demanded that Ehud Olmert re- in Somalia said that the country has higher could be forced to pay $2,500 for each viola- begins Monday lease Palestinian prisoners and halt their malnutritionrates, more current bloodshed tion. for both 'R' Spokespeople Toys Us and settlement of the West Bank. and fewer aid workers than Darfur, which

Mattel have claimed they have expected the - MARYLAND Formal invitations to a Mid- The 441 prisoners to be released will be is often said to be the largest humanitarian suit for some are the time, and already in east summit in Annapolis, Maryland have the largest number in years, though it falls crisis and has attracted more aid. of ensuring their process safety standards been issued to both Israeli Prime Minister dramaticallyshort of the 2,000 prisoners de- UN officialsreleased this datato coincide for the future. Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President manded by Abbas. with a meeting between Somali President Mahmoud Abbas as ofTuesday. As for the West Bank, Israeli Prime Min- Abdullahi Yusuf and leading candidate to - Info from CNNmoney.com The offices of both Olmert and Abbas ister Ehud Barack said that there would be be appointed Prime Minister, Nur Hassan have confirmed that the invitations have no new settlements and he won't 'choke off' Hussein. Appointment ofHussein as Prime Polygamous church leader been received and that they will be attend- the growth of existing ones. Ministerwill come as an effort to renew po- the ing event. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki litical stability in the nation of 10 million. sentenced to prison The summit is aimed at renewing peace said that the release of the prisoners is wel- talks the in Middle East that were stalled come, but they will continue to demand - Info from Reuters and New York Times UTAH - Warren Jeffs, leader of the Funda- seven years ago. After meeting with Egyp- more until their desires are met. mentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- tian President Hosni Shore Mubarak Tuesday, Ol- - Compiled by Features Editor David Day Saints, was sentenced to a minimum mert stated that he believed a peace agree- - Info from CNN The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday November 21,2007 International 9 Kickstart a UN career Former UN volunteer and Public Information Officer, Mona Lisa Wessel, spoke with The Cord last Thursday, reflecting on her experiences and encouraging students to get involved with the UN and its various organizations

WALEED HAFEEZ research assistant and editor with the Joint start here, in our community. contribution to the organization and recalled

INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Inspection Unit of the United Nations Office "We have places like CIGI here ... how that "at the memorial on Remembrance Day in Geneva, followed by time with the World blessed are the students at this campus! The two weeks ago, there were a few Blue Berets A conversation with Mona Lisa Wessel is an Health Organization, she made her way to brain-power, like at the Perimeter Institute, and I thought to myself, 'I was a part of this!"

experience. Having lived what seems like 10 Africa, taking a six-month safari through the the people that visit ... they love you to pick Ms. Wessel is committed to coming back lives in her 50 years, she has so much to say eastern, central and southern regions of the at their brains and ask them about their lives to Laurier and having the talk that she had that it was difficult to listen to her talk for just continent. and careers." She also stressed the contribu- originally planned on. She is pushed by the a few minutes and then say goodbye. Soon she was stationed in the Democratic tion of Laurier International and the oppor- thought that even ifthere is "one student who Ms. Wessel's original talk was supposed to Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a Public In- tunity it presents to combine "education with might actually follow through on all of the be about volunteering with the United Na- formation Officer with the United Nations internationalexposure." steps, or find on the way some greatness in tions. She was going to give the Laurier com- Volunteers Support Unit, where she wit- The trauma Ms. Wessel has undergone their own lives or something that gives them munity tips as to how we can go about setting nessed some of the worst crimes ever perpe- does not show when she speaks. Though she the same feeling that the UN gives me," then off with a career in their service, stationing trated against humanity. has horrific stories to tell, she tells them with it would be worth it. ourselves in various conflict regions across In her career with the UN, Ms. Wessel has a passion and optimism that is both refresh- The best way to plan out a career in the the world. seen her friends die and fellow UN workers ing and reassuring. Nevertheless, these are UN is through www.unjobs.org, "a stepping

However, due to some unforeseen cir- cannibalized - an occurrence that was ig- occurrences that haunt her everyday. "You ground for a life with the UN." Mona Lisa cumstances, her public talk was cancelled. nored by the world's media too many times, know that 'I see dead people' thing; I have Wessel's talk will be rescheduled and held She did, however, make it to Laurier, and she said. that as my wallpaper on my brain all the sometime before the end of this semester, The Cord was lucky enough to sit withher in One reason she encourages people to vol- time." and it promises to be an enthralling talk, re-

the Laurier International office and hear her unteer with the UN - or any government- Despite the fact that she doesn't work for gardless of whether or not a career with the speak. backed international volunteering program the UN anymore, she thinks about the orga- UN is for you.

- is because they have systems in place nization everyday. She prides herself on her to have a proper evacuation in the "YOU KNOW THAT 'I SEE DEAD PEOPLE' event of a coup d'etat. THING; I HAVE THAT AS MY WALLPAPER Having had an AK-47 pointed in her face and had the doors of her car ON MY BRAIN ALL THE TIME." ripped from their hinges a mere 50 feet away from the UN's gated sanctu-

- Mona Lisa Wessel on the atrocities she ary, one could only imagine the level has witnessed during her time as a UN of fear and trepidation she must have volunteer felt. The only reason she is still alive to- day is because she was with a group of people who were trained to maintain Ms. Wessel's first international job was the peace. as a certified language instructor in Japan. "You have to take precautions that are put With thousands of dollars outstanding in into place for you to do your job safely and studentloans, she saw this as an opportunity one of the things I like to stress is that it's not

to pay off her bills - something she did in 18 a holiday," explains Ms. Wessel. months. Ms. Wessel was clear to note that a "BA in Afterher stintin Japan, she decided to move Global Studies is not going to prepare you" WALEED HAFEEZ ENCOURAGING WORDS - Mona Lisa Wessel at the Laurier International office speaking to Geneva, where she got her foot through for an international volunteer experience. In with a few lucky people about working for the UN. the UN's door. After a number of years as a choosing where one wants to go, we should Saudirape case draws internationalattention A Saudi Arabian woman was sentenced to both a jail term and 200 lashes for being in a car with a male non-family member

carry out every day, but because of adultery. As a result, the woman was left supposed to serve ten months to other unfortunate events that oc- So why is it that the criminals are stranded without a lawyer, allowing five years in prison. It seems to me curred that night. being charged so lightly and the the judge to dismiss her after more that the judge has only done this in HEATHER I was shocked to discover that victim, who in most circumstances than doubling the original convic- an attempt to alleviate questions of MACDONALD the convicted woman and her male would be rightly told that she is not tion of90 lashes. Often, within Sau- fairness because the victims are in STAFF WRITER friend were attacked and gang- to blame, is being classified equal di Arabia's legal system, judges are the public eye. raped by seven men that wretched to the criminals through the Saudi seen eliminating the protection of a We are lucky enough to live in of rape Last week, a Saudi woman was sen- night, just 18 months ago. judiciary? defense lawyer. a culture where victims have within their tenced to six months in jail and 200 The Shi'ite woman was secretly The Saudi wom- crimes support an, who is not be- communities. lashings on the account that she meeting with an old high school We are lucky to live in a society In of sexual as- was alone in a car with an unre- friend when two men entered the ing held in custody Canada, subjects WHERE RESOURCES ARE the sault have the facilities they need lated male. Both of them were later vehicle, abducted them, and drove ADEQUATE prior to carry- of her sen- in order to help themselves after gang-raped by seven men. themto a secluded area where both AVAILABLE TO HELP VICTIMS OF ing out this, whereas the of were raped repeatedly by tence, has made an attack such as Because strict gender segre- friends BOTH SEXUAL ASSAULT RECOVER an to the strict system in Saudi Arabia is not gation laws, many Muslims that seven Sunni men. appeal case. Despite the only blaming the victim for the oc- shared their opinions on the BBC The seven rapists received pun- PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. realization that the currence, but also physically pun- News website understand and ac- ishments varying from two to nine charges are likely ishing her. cept the enforcement of this par- years in prison. With such strict to increase once the woman We should definitely have respect ticular law, as it is embedded in the laws pertaining to sexual matters Human rights lawyer Abdulrah- again, and her husband plan to fight hard for Muslim countries that agree to Islamic Sharia legal code which is in Saudi Arabia, one would think man al-Lahem had been defend- the laws they have in place, regard- based off the Qur'an. that judgements such as these ing the woman throughout her trial for her freedom. the the last The woman's friend, who was less of the state of oppression they Although most Canadians, my- would not be so lenient towards the until beginning of hear- when he was suspended from also charged for violating the gen- appear to be in. But when a case self included, are not familiar with attackers. ing, from the der segregation law, is not making like this comes along, I think there this sanction, there is no need for Moreover, the Qur'an is quite practising law and banned an appeal for fear of a discipline needs to be more of a humanitarian the statements describing Saudis clear with its equal treatment of courtroom. that greater than the 90 lashes he has aspect involved in judgement. This as barbaric and uncivilized savages both men and women, in all in- Arab News reports suggest and the acquired. woman should be protected, not as seen on the BBC News website. stances. For example, in 24:2 of the the judge felt both Lahem to and The attackers in the situation persecuted. Alas, many are outraged at this Islamic holy book, it is clearly stat- victim "attempted aggravate through the were also granted greater penal- conviction, not because the woman ed that both men and women are to influence the judiciary ties, as they were originally only [email protected] has been criminalized for an act we be flogged 100 times if they commit media." 10 Sports WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

SPORTS BITES GreyCup tofeature under dogs With a late injury to Winnipeg's quarterback, the Blue Bombers are left with the untested Ryan Men pickup Dinwiddie to lead them against a solid Saskatchewan line-up in hopes of winning the 2007 Grey Cup

weekend split Dinwiddie fails to even be a screw. is strong, but again, the Bombers the upper hand. The newly acquired The Bombers, trying to capture receivers don't have a good enough running back Keith Stokes is prov- The Wilfrid Laurier Golden their first title since 1990, are truly arm delivering them the ball. Jo- ing to the Argos fans that he was too Hawks men's volleyball team in deep against the Roughriders, seph has simply too many weapons valuable to release and kicker Troy stepped out onto the court LUKE DOTTO who are trying to capture their first not to be effective, arguably led by Westwood is as peculiar and clutch STAFF WRITER twice this weekend, facing first tide since 1989. former CIS and OUA behemoth re- as kickers come in the CFL, espe- the Western Mustangs on Sat- Offense: It all starts at the quar- ceiver Andy Fantuz. cially in the playoffs. urday and then the Windsor The 95th edition of the Grey Cup terback position, and the Green Defense: The Green Riders have On the Green Riders sideline, Lancers on Sunday. The men's will be held this Sunday in Toron- Riders have the upper hand. Kerry a terrific mix of youth and experi- running back Corey Holmes is dan- six-game losing streak grew af- to under the lights of the Rogers' Joseph will win this year's league ence, speed and power. Anchored gerous, but not deadly like Stokes, ter facing theMustangs, as they Centre. Two underdog teams will MVP award, has acannon ofan arm by linebacker Reggie Hunt and de- and kicker Luca Congi has had a could only secure one during battle in the trenches, thebackfield and can rush to make something fensive end Fred Perry, it's a mobile exceptional postseason. However, thebest-of-five game. and downfield, for the right to call out of nothing, as evidenced by his defense that blitzes exceptionally the Riders probably won't be look- The Hawks were finally able themselves champions. 700+ rushing yards this season. well and is in the back pocket of al- ing for field goals; they've gotWest- to turn things around when they Unfortunately for the CFL and On the flip side, the Bombers most every receiver that they come wood's punts in their minds. found themselves up against the 53,000 fans that will attend the quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie has across. Although it would be a feel-good the Lancers on Sunday. They game, it's shaping up to be as one- proven nothing in the CFL except The Bombers defense is admi- story for slot back Milt Stegall to never gave their opponents a sided as any Grey Cup in recent that he has enough fortitude in his rable and strong, led by veteran get his first Grey Cup victory, his chance to get ahead, taking memory. It may also make the fans wristto hold a clipboard for 60 min- linebacker Barrin Simpson and chances went down the drain when thefirst three sets and securing wonder why the game will even be utes every game day. He has shown defensive tackle Doug Brown, and Glenn's wrist broke. their second win of the season. played at all. no other dimension to his game should keep their team in it for part Simply put, the Bombers of- Next up for the 2-8 Hawks The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and will have to beat one menacing ofthe game. fense will stutter with Dinwiddie is the Toronto Varsity Blues on might have had a chance in this defense. The problem is that with all the behind the centre and they don't Saturday and the York Lions on game until their quarterback and After the quarterback position, weapons on the 'Riders' offense, hold enough of an upper hand on Sunday. MVP of the East, Kevin Glenn, the Bombers will have to lean on the Blue and Gold defense will be the defensive side to make up for broke his wrist in the final mo- running back Charles Roberts, but spread very thinand will have trou- Dinwiddie's shortcomings. ments of the Blue Bombers East this becomes difficult because the ble focusing on any one area. How- I feel wholly comfortable ending Hawks continue semi-final trouncing of the Toronto 'Riders can focus so much of their ever, if by some miracle they can with this: Party on Saskatchewan, Argonauts. attention on him without worry- contain and negate Joseph, they you're getting a Grey Cup. dismal start Glenn is the main cog in the ing about Dinwiddie picking them might still have a chance to win. Blue and Gold's offensive machine, apart. Special Teams: This is the only The men's basketball team trav- while backup quarterback Ryan The receiving core of both teams area where the Blue and Goldhave GOLDEN HAWK eled to Ottawa this weekend looking to add a win to their 0-2 start to the season. They played UPDAT the Gee Gees on Friday and the Laurier alumni in the pros Week of Carleton Ravens on Saturday. Nov 22 - Nov'2B, 2007 They were unable to secure a win, thus extending theirrecord Where are they now? We follow up on where some ofWLU's top athletes go to 0-4. Despite a fierce come- RECENT SCORES back against the Gee Gees, they RAYMOND GIU in the CFL are second finish the currently employed ing place in 2006 11.14.07 fell STAFF WRITER just short, losing 73-68. wide receiver Andre Talbot, who world championships. M Hockey 3 - Brock 4 The Hawks then faced de- plays for the Toronto Argonauts, For any athlete, however, what 11.16.07 fending CIS champions, the Ra- Wilfrid Laurier's athletes practice linebacker Yannick Carter and wide is as as just important their profes- M Basketball 68 - Ottawa 73 and vens, who demonstrated why train every day to excel at their receiver Cory Grant, who both play sional sports career is what they do W Basketball 69 - Ottawa 60 they are the first-ranked team sports. Collectively, they represent for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, afterwards, says Baxter. Their ability 11.17.07 in Canada. The Ravens domi- our university with pride. In their and Winnipeg Blue Bombers de- to fall back on their edu- university M Hockey 6 - Guelph 3 nated the game and the Hawks four to five years of attending this fensive back lan Logan. cation has allowed Laurier alumni M Basketball 66 - Carleton 90 suffered a 90-66 defeat. university, they not only get valu- Talbot, who has played six years to continue to have a successful ca- W Basketball 60 - Carleton 51 M Volleyball 1 - Western 3 This weekend the men will able experience playing a differ- in the CFL, experienced a career reer after are sports - their days over. W Volleyball 0 Western 3 welcome the Queen on Friday ent field of competition, but at the year this season with 803 receiv- One player who has gone on to and the RMC on Saturday. Both same time achieve a university ing yards and six touchdowns, and an alternative career is Eric Calder, 11.15.07 W Hockey 2 - 1 games will begin at 8:00 pm. education. he continues to be a key part of a former Queen's NHL/AHL player who M Voileyball 3 - Windsor 0

With ' the incredible avenues a the Argonauts' offense. Grant (458 now owns Skills Plus hockey clinic, W volleyball 3 - Windsor 0 university provides for their ath- yards) and 2006 draft pick Carter teaching others to play the game th Ladies extend strong letes to fulfill their aspirations after (20 overall) have had a part in that's been so good to him. their university eligibility runs out, helping the Roughriders advance Another is Paul Markle, who record on the court there are a number of athletes who to the Grey Cup this year against played for the Argos and has used have the capability of taking their the Bombers, where they'll face his marketing expertise to become The Hawks L :ING GAMES Golden women's athletic skills to the next step. another Laurier alumni in Logan the Toronto Blue Jays Director of HOME basketball team also took to the Most Laurier athletes who make (16 tackles, two interceptions this Marketing. Most recently, in 2007, 11.23.07 court this •iasketball vs Queen's past weekend in Ot- the jump from university to profes- season). Donnie Ruiz has pursued a fine arts tnletic Complex, 6:00 pm tawa, facing the Gee Gees on sional sport lie in the football pro- Y■ ■ A number of athletes outside career after playing six years in the ijketball vs Queen's and the Ravens on Sat- Friday gram. Many are drafted into the Ca- of football have made an impact CFL. H ihktic Complex, 8:00 pm urday. The women continued nadian Football League (CFL) and playing in their sport profession- "When I see student athletes, I'm their start two given 11.24.07 strong adding a chance to continue playing ally. First, in hockey, a few former interested in what they're going to more Basketball vs RMC wins to their 3-1 record. the sport they love. Golden Hawks have had a chance study, because is going that's what I ,!hlctic Complex, 6:oopm Both games ended close with However, being drafted is only to reach the big stage. to carry them a lot further. They're i. basketball vs RMC a difference of nine the the points, beginning of the story. A mini- Most notably, former women's all going to have to fall back on their H7.'llhletic Complex, 8:00 pm Hawks the defeating Gee Gees mum of 12 Canadians must be on hockey captain Cheryl Pounder education," Baxter commented. 69-60 and the Ravens each 60-51. CFL team, leaving the other has been a crucial part of the 2002 Although the chances of taking This their record to brings 5-1, roster spots to be challenged by and 2006 women's gold medal win- the leap to professional sport is very placing them second in their American football players, who ning hockey team, and continues to low, we've witnessed a number of division. the look at CFL as an alternative to be a fixture in their defense to help Laurier alumni take that chance to I' BOOKSTOKf This weekend the women will not making the NFL. the national team win more medals continue to play a sport after their r UI * host the ATT' VvOl IHI j Queen's Golden Gaels "It's tough getting a job in the down the road. university career. ■ on Friday and the RMC Pala- CFL, it DavidMtighes# believe or not," said Peter Another athlete making it in As the athletes continue their dins on Swimming Saturday, both games Baxter, Director of Athletics and the big leagues is former women's athletic careers into the profes- Amanda McDonald will start at 6:00 pm. Recreation. "You have to have a captain hockey Ashley Stephen- sional world, they give us reason to Women's Basketball for the 112 passion game to make a liv- son. She has furthered her love for continue to cheer and root for these - Compiled Andrea Millet by ing for a long period oftime." baseball, playing third base for the athletes who once wore the purple I those who Among players are Canadian National team's surpris- and gold with utmost pride. vv vvw.laurierathletic^^^J Weekly ■ Wednesday s The Cord November 21,2007 $112" It -••• ,7 V. X 11 Ladies pickup tenthwin The women's hockey team extend their record to 10-1-1 with a win over the weekend and remain on top of the OUA while also sitting fifth in the country

RAYMOND GIU out a rebound that forward Lauren centre Katherine Shiriff both draw- STAFF WRITER Barch pounced on and pocketed in ing consecutive tripping calls. Al- the net to score her team-leading though both were warranted, they On Sunday afternoon, the Wilfrid sixth goal of the season. were questionable. Laurier Golden Hawks women's Although the momentum was "I saw quite a few other penalties. hockey team hosted the University mainly on the Gaels' side, the There were outright body checks, of Queen's Golden Gaels as they Hawks managed to outshoot them trips and obstruction interference sought to increase their nine-game 8-5 as they went into thefirst inter- and they were totally ignored," said unbeaten streak. In a low-scoring mission with a 1 -1 tie. Head Coach Rick Osborne. "I just game, the Hawks escaped with a 2- As the second period began, the thought the timing of those calls 1 victory, improving their record to Gaels continued to keep their of- were strange." 10-1-1. fensive pressure, but the Hawks Regardless, the Hawks were The game began with the Gaels kept their composure. The Hawks' forced to kill off the five-on-three dictating the play and maintain- defense was able to limit their powerplay. With a few key blocks ing the pressure on the Hawks' scoring chances, as the Gaels only by forward Andrea Ironside and defense. had two shots on goal in the entire clutch saves from goaltender Mor- Within six minutes of the game's period. gan Wielgosz, the Hawks escaped opening whistle, the Gaels capi- Simultaneously, the Hawks be- the penalty kill only to be met by talized on the Hawks' slow start came sharper with theirfore-check- another tripping penalty with 1:22 as they opened the scoring with a ing. They began to win more battles remaining in the period. quick goal by Newmarket native and it led to a couple of penalties in With the Hawks back on the pen- Andrea Leblanc. the latter half of the second period. alty kill, the Gaels pulled their goal- With the 1-0 lead, the Golden On the powerplay at the 17:20 ie, making it six on four. However, Gaels did not let up, working hard mark, Hawks forward Alicia Martin the Hawks penalty kill stood tall, to win battles and maintain puck was rewarded for crashing the net, and kept the score 2-1 as the buzzer possession. Itwas only a costly mis- finding a loose puck and scoring to went. take that allowed the Hawks to gain give her squad a 2-1 lead. "If you take a look at our pen- momentum. As the third period commenced, alty killing percentage, we're pretty The Hawks took advantage of a the Hawks spent most of the time confident in our own end," said Os- turnover in the Gaels' defensive in the offensive zone, continuing borne. "I never once doubted we zone, with captain Lauren Me- to fore-check and get shots on net, were going to kill them off." schino picking up the turnover and whilenot allowing the Gaels to gen- The Hawks will look to take their taking a quick shot on the opposing erate any scoring chances. unbeaten streak to 11 games as MIKE WHITEHOUSE - LAIJRIER ATHLETICS goaltender Katie Boyd. With 4:24 left in the third period, they travel to London to take on the GOAL! - Katherine Shirrif takes a shot during Laurier's 2-1 victory on The shot forced Boyd to make a the Hawks penalty trouble, Sunday against the Queen's Golden Gaels at the Waterloo Rec Centre. got into Western Mustangs on Sunday. nice save, but in doing so, she let with forward Daniela Di Felice and

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yet - I mean it's implicit in the name came from hired staff. representation is paramount for the were elected as intelligent indivj, )we should be going and commu- members. "We're acting too often as tive as it could be is because oftrain- he says. "It's more that we members. - way," FROM WLUSU, COVER Students' Union -1 just mean that the "No, [the Hawks' Nest] wasn't from Board of Directors; as the only group als who can make those decisii ting more with the students and elected representatives who have the ing; they just don't know at this point would be more effective and do a As Allison says, "We go to the full- ... corporate side lot of identified of student-elected without gets a prior- a strategy plan; that was an representatives needing to refer back to iking sure that the way we want to right to make these decisions," says [in the year] what they shouldknow," better job of representing if we were time staff to get questions answered As Dan Hocking, a former Vice ity over the representation aspects." project as something to try and gen- on WLUSU, they are regarded as students," says Kory Preston, aft : the board go is the same direc- current director Colin LeFevre, who says LeFevre, adding, "and that's trained better." about how to best accomplish what President of Marketing for WLUSU And Hocking feels that instances erate more business for the Turret," the link between the undergradu- time memberofthe board. "When ti that the students want to see the was also a member of the board last Training is an is- we want to get done." Allison also and the Chair of the Representation such as this year's renovation of the explains Allison. "The Turret wasn't ate ownership and those who run I come from the other camp, whicl ard go." year. "We're not doing enough con- sue that Mike McMa- says that, in this respect, thefull-time Committee that initiated the move getting any business the daily operations of the union. that we are elected to representee "The structure of [the union] is "The issue that the students' [his move towards a more con- sultation with the students through- hon, WLUSU's Gener- staff offers, "consistency amongst towards policy governance says, "In was on its off days, we Unfortunately, it appears, at least individuals in more of'as the voice tative and representative function out our terms." STARTING TO EVOLVE AWAY FROM ONE al Manager, feels will the corporation, as well as we have a lot of ways, in a lot of years in the ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WEREN'T needed to spice up the in its first year of operation, uncer- the students! the board is a held Another that LeFevre feels help resolve the issues who are able to advise on past, it has been something where environmentto try and tain whether or not WLUSU's policy commonly aspect THAT INCORPORATES INTO IT THE IDEA experts DOING THAT, THEY WEREN'T goal amongst will enable theboard to betterreflect some board mem- things. But the key is advice, they the board has just been a rubber make it so that wed- governance model has created the OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT." various the wants of Laurier's undergradu- bers feel regarding don't manage." stamp and management really made REPRESENTING, THEY WEREN'T ding parties wanted to clarity that the union desired. representative As issue the decisions." use it, so that we could "I think that right now, that ate students is a move towards more their with the board, the of DOING ANYTHING, SO THAT WAS - Board Member representation is to Another oft-cited critique of pre- rent it out to people the board is kind of split training. "I think in many ways the Greg Sacks, WLUSU function within the also crucial the vious boards is that former board FUNDAMENTAL [FOR THE CHANGE]." during the summer for between ideologies reason that the board is some- union. "We probably president's office as Allison, along members would regularly represent their stag-and-does that, when we times not as ef- dropped the ball with with VP: University Affairs Lauren not on the directors, that's on the we were front- McNiven, are the only student-elect- the needs of students and groups - stufflike that." were elect- fec- on-going training; with that they were associated or familiar - Matt Park, Chair ofthe Board and CGO Capital projects, ed, we training." end heavy training and then we ed representatives (although the VP: the become with. such as the renovation Saying this, however, LeFevre is didn't carry it through year," says UA will a hired position next that he McMahon. to better accommodate As Greg Sacks, a current WLUSU of Students' Union quick to point out year in order Board member, says, "As far as the Turret's Hawks' Nest demonstrate facilities, call into question does not feel that the "And I think that policy govern- the position within policy govern- past there have been directors that I that the board and, in turn, the inter- how the interests of the Board is being mali- ance really asks you to continue the ance); this office, often referred to think were making decisions on, not ests of the undergraduate student's undergraduate student cious towards its training process, especially for a stu- as the Management Committee, in- necessarily self-interested decisions, are not being represented fully. population are be- stakeholders. "It's dent board now where we see, on cludes both the president's appoint- but decisions that were made based "I think that it's the management ing represented. not that we're average, students that are 18 months ed vice-presidents and the hired full- on the small groups within the school side, for sure, pushing forward the Yet the issue of acting against younger than we did for 29 years of time staff. that theywere representing, that they opportunity to, as they see, an op- student the stu- our history." In order to achieve representation, thought they were representing." portunity to drive more dents in As the general managerofWLUSU, Allison prefers to rely upon weekly This style ofgovernance was prob- business through, which any- McMahon is part of the union's full- interactions with anonymous stu- lematic for the board, as it is charged they see as gaining more time staff, who are experienced pro- dents on campus. He generally walks with the responsibility of serving the profits, which they then fessionally and are hired by the union. "around the Concourse, around the interests ofthe union's stakeholders. argue will be money that However, as full-time staff members, Science Building, just talking to peo- "The issue was that the students' will be sent back into the there is no direct connec- pie in the Atrium, just kind of tak- elected representatives weren't do- students," says Hocking. tion between them and ing that time to talk to average stu- ing that, they weren't representing, For his part, current the union's ownership. dents," says Allison. "I've commit- they weren't doing anything," says WLUSU President Dan Instead, the full-tim- ted to just talking to the general Park, commenting on what the role Allison confirms that ers serve the office of population." of the Board should be. "So that was the Hawks' Nest initia- the president, and For Allison these types of fundamental [for the change], tive was not a motion help to mentor the encounters offer a valuable the Board is there to rep- that was presented j president, VPs and, way to reach out to students resent and everyone by the student- at times, and garner their input, as he else is hired." elected board, the board feels that "it's really hard to However, while the but instead make a formal connection decision to adapt a [with students]," pointing out form of policy gov- that WLUSU often has formal ernance for WLUSU open forums for students to was made in order to voice their opinions, which better facilitate repre- are often underattended. sentation of students "To be honest I think infor- amongst their elected mal connections are the best representatives, not for the individual directors," all of the individuals says Allison explaining his po- involved in the proc- sition. "Go out to the events, step ess are certain that outside of your comfort zone and this goal has come to do things that you wouldn't nor- fruition. mally do and talk to those students As an organization around you." that is comprised of While both the Board and the both a democratically President's office are making strides elected board and presi- towards greater representation, dent who hires a staff of and since this is the first year since vice presidents to carry WLUSU has moved to the adapted out operational func- policy governance model, both parts tions, WLUSU is open to of the Union recognize that there are problematic instances. bound to be growing pains involved, "The structure of [the growing pains that need to be ad- Union] is starting to evolve dressed in order to better fulfil their away from one that incor- obligations to Laurier's undergradu- porates into it the idea of rep- ate students. resentative government," says Sacks. "I don't want to go as far as to forgotten sav that we've about that See PAGE 16 foreditorial reaction to this story 14 Student Life WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21,2007 > THE CORD WEEKLY

BRIGHT LIGHTS - Over a thousand candles were purchased and set up in the quad yesterday to raise money for a local organization, the HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre. Luminera candles lightup the quad The Charity Ball Committee sold candles and raised approximately $2000 for local charity HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre

NICOLE WRAY ling if they need to talk to some- people today," Tugnett explained. cord-breaking year," Tugnett said. thing. You can actually see the STAFF WRITER one and all the people that work at Candles were on sale prior to the The Charity Ball Committee suc- lights; it makes itreal, and it makes HopeSpring have dealt with cancer event for $2 or three for $5. The goal ceeded in selling more candles the hope real." Laurier's quad was beautifully themselves in the past. The cen- for Luminera this year was to reach than last year and Luminera was For more information about decorated with candles last night, tre is not only for people dealing 1000 candles. able to raise approximately $2000 HopeSpring's events, programs and purchased by students to support with cancer personally, it's also for In hopes of exceeding this num- this year. services, visit www.hopespring.ca. the HopeSpring Cancer Support ber, the Charity The Charity Ball Committee will "Everyone Centre. knows someone who's Ball Committee continue to raise money through- Luminera was put on by the BEEN LOST TO CANCER OR JUST BEEN decided to make out the year to give to HopeSpring Charity Ball Committee and is a competition until their main event, the Charity Cord/Online event of the fall HURT BADLY THROUGH CANCER, SO IT "their biggest se- out of which Ball, whichwill take place on March > cordweekly.com mester," said Heather Tugnett, the CONNECTS EVERYONE TO THEIR FAMILY campus clubs, 1, with tickets going on sale during >StudentLife Charity Ball Coordinator. committees or the second week of AT HOME OR THEIR FRIENDS AT HOME." February. HopeSpring is a charity in the groups could "Everyone knows someone Charity Auction area. Kitchener-Waterloo "Basi- raise the most who's been lost to cancer or just LUCK's 12th annual charity cally it's a place where people can - JaniceVaughan, WLU student the hurt cancer, money for been badly through so auction takes place tonight go between the hospital and the charity. it connects everyone to theirfamily in the Turret from 7-10 pm. home; they can go for support, they "In one day, we at home or their friends at home," Read Heather can go for counselling, they can go friends and family, support workers jumped from 411 candles sold to said Janice Vaughan, who came out Hamilton's for any sort ofrelaxation therapies," and caregivers. It's a nice resource 1300 candles sold; we far exceeded to support the event. coverage of it later in the said Tugnett. for everyone that has to deal with a our goal by almost 400 candles, so Krista Boniface, another student week online. "There is one-on-one counsel- terrible disease that affects so many this year has definitely been a re- in attendance, said, "It's a tangible V J

Success, O-Grant, Second Chances York City. and Seed to Start, all of which are "I got to meet people from Ka- SIFE detailed on SIFE zakhstan, Uzbekistan, France, Hong Laurierpromotes Laurier's website. While these programs are unique Kong [and] China," Huang said. "It to Laurier, SIFE is willing and happy was a world-wide competition so I to "expand our programs to reach got to meet so many people; it was outreachprograms a greater amount of people if we fun." think we're comfortable with our SIFE is able to send members all Volunteers are given the opportunity to use for programs and we think they're able over the world, as it is a recognized their education a good cause to be given to another SIFE chap- international organization that re- ter," said Huang. ceives sponsorship from business- NICOLE WRAY rector of SIFE at Laurier, is a sec- of increasing market economics, "We did that with Cafe Justo es and individuals. SIFE members STAFF WRITER ond-year student who got involved success skills, entrepreneurship, where we partnered with a univer- go out and look for sponsorship in SIFE's Aboriginal Development financial literacy and business eth- sity in Ghana and that's been very themselves by providing a detailed in Free Enterprise Students (SIFE) program in his first year at Laurier. ics. These initiatives offer students successful so far and we're going to report of exactly what they will be is a non-profit organization "I that wanted to get involved in en- the chance to network with like- be implementing that in January," doing with the funding. While ac- operates at Laurier and other uni- trepreneurship my entire life and minded entrepreneurial students, Huang added. Cafe lusto is a pro- quiring funding, students can con- versities around the world, allow- this was the one organization that alumni and executive members gram assisting a coffee cooperative nect with sponsors and recruiters students a chance to their combined to ing put entrepreneurship and within sponsor organizations. in Mexico to develop their business in every professional industry The higher education into practice. community. Like-minded individ- SIFE Laurier has eight programs, and management skills. jump-start their career. organization the offers students uals to go out there and implement all of which "were created by Lau- Along with the opportunity for "There's internal and external opportunity over that to travel all the initiatives would positively im- rier students, and SIFE Laurier stu- students to put their knowledge to sponsorship. Anybody that wants world, community we re implementing pact the community," Huang said. dents are the only ones involved in use by creating and implementing to get involved and likes what 11 outreach projects or competing in SIFE creates teams with the task the programs," explained Huang. SIFE's programs, SIFE also holds an doing, they'll come to us or we international and world ex- regional, of developing community out- These programs include Aboriginal international World Cup competi- go to them and we show them the competitions. reach projects aimed at dealing Development, Bookswap, Bridging tion, which Chris Huang was able actly what were going to do with Chris the di- with SIFE's educational focuses Huang, managing the Gap, Cafe Justo, Makeover for to attend this past October in New funding," Huang explained. ■ Weekly ■ Wednesday THE Cord November 21,2007 Student Life . 15 Landlords 101:What to look for Linda Givetash sat down with Legal Resources to get the low-down on what students should expect from their landlords

lord," said Perdigao. ties are all part of their job. You Landlords are only allowed to ask should approach them if there are for the first and last month's rent any problems in and around the paid up front, she explains. They property, advises Perdigao. are not allowed to ask for security "It's always good to have a decent deposits or post-dated cheques for relationship with [your landlord]," the entirety ofyour lease to be given said Perdigao. It will make ap- up front. There is the option ofwrit- proaching them much easier and ing post-dated cheques to give in they will be more inclined to help advance, but it is not mandatory. you. That will allow any problems

Ask if you can sign an individual you may have - such as a broken lease. This can provide protection washing machine, leaking pipe or

if one of your roommates forgets slippery driveway - to be taken care to pay their rent on time.If a room- of quickly. mate damages any of the property, There are legal methods in which such as breaking a window, you will you can choose to act, if you find not be held responsible. that your landlord is failing to meet Legal Resources also advises their responsibilities. However, you to watch out for any clauses a this requires expensive paperwork, landlord may try to impose on you. court dates and a lot of time. Your Clauses include any rules concern- best method of action is to simply ing pets, noise levels and guests. work out your problems one-on- These clauses are often held against one with your landlord. If you do your rights oudined in the Residen- choose the legal path, Legal Re- tial Tenancies Act. sources can provide you with the You should ask for your land- paperwork and information you lord's contact information, includ- need. ing mailing address. This will be The search for the perfect place, have space for and your TRISH STOTT useful if you any questions with enough you concerning your lease or have friends and a decent distance from FOR RENT - Make sure to do some research before signing a lease to make sure you're getting a good deal. problems with the property. If a school, is a lot ofwork. Making sure landlord refuses to give you any of you've done your research and are LINDA GIVETASH sure that your finances are safe and work. their information, consider finding aware of your rights and responsi- STAFF WRITER yourrights are upheld. Be aware of what you're paying a differentproperty. bilities will make finding a home The Cord sat down with Tiffany for. Landlords can easily trick you Landlords have a lot of respon- much easier. Leasing an apartment or house can Perdigao, a member of Legal Re- into paying more than you should. sibilities concerning the mainte- For more information on leasing, be very stressful. There is a lot to sources, to find out how to pick a If you are asked to pay "for extra nance of the property. Shovelling contact Legal Resources, located consider when meeting landlords good landlord and how to make charges, that's a clear sign that you snow, taking care of the yard and on the third floor of the Fred Nich- and signing a lease. You want to be your landlord-tenant relationship should look deeper into your land- repairing the building and its utili- ols Campus Centre. Finding a study spot to suit your needs The Cord runs down a list ofthe best places to hit the books on campus

GILLIAN FARBER of learning. Not only is every book, is not common to find students CORD STUDENT LIFE magazine and academic journal studying outside on the soccer there for easy access, but, given its field or on the grassy areas around No one likes studying, but the bane size, it is still a heck of a lot quieter campus at this time ofyear. The so- of university life is that all students than any residence building or stu- larium, however, provides students have to do it. Other than your com- denthouse. with the outdoor experience in an fortable room in residence or in For group work and not-so-quiet enclosed space. The glass walls al- your rented accommodation, what studying, most students stick to the low students to view the outside, are the other places you can go lower levels. Alternatively, those while also being able to watch the where you feel relaxed enough to who prefer a quieter study environ- throng of people walking by. take in the complexities of stats, ment will find what they're looking Now that Laurier has decided chemistry, business and all those for on the upper levels; there is an to network their wireless Internet other subjects that make up our unwritten rule that the higher you across almost the entire campus four years at Laurier? go, the quieter the crowd is. without any cost, more students A stroll through campus gives The Science Building is a great have found interesting - and some great insight into the interesting, place for group work and it also would say out-of-the-ordinary quaint, usual and unusual nooks has a silent study room for seri- - spots to study. This tool has pro- endless and crannies that students find to ous studying. A word of warning: vided students with possi- hit the books. if you're going there at night try to bilities as to where one might park SYDNEY HELLAND

Each area offers a comfortable bundle up, as it can get pretty chilly. themselves for studying purposes. STUDY TIME - The solarium is a great place to study in silence. learning experience for students Also, half of the lights shut off at The women's bathroom just be- to sit with their laptops, fiddling around 11:00 every night so try and hind The Hub features a long shelf rather than taking notes, is studying high up in the Fred Nichols Cam- with their essays or calculating sit under the big lights attached to across from the sinks where there but ben- for another class. For many, the fact pus Centre in the 24-hour lounge. logarithms in between classes. the wall. have been cases of short that you even showed up to class is Collectively, Laurier students There are great places for students Some other common areas eficial study sessions. to hit enough to make you feel less have clearly found numerous sweet who work well with constant back- where one would typically find stu- Another strange place the likely

- spots to lessen the stress of study- ground noise and, alternatively, for dents revising their notes or simply books is, ironically, in lectures not guilty. lecture correspond- Students who prefer the quiet ing. In the end, though, all that re- those who get distracted easily and doing some "people watching" are necessarily the or quiz, but may not necessarily enjoy the ally matters is that you find a place prefer a silent study area. the Concourse and the dining hall. ing to the upcoming exam workswith your personal study Like Waterloo's unfortunate but a classroom where it's not obvi- overwhelming feeling of being at that at ) With ' any theWLU li- • university, j ) t . J- . , > » , > r . r 'I:• ii I the student, the near-silent library congregate habits. brary is considered the great centre location amidst the Snow 6elt, it ous to the professor that 16 Opinion WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKIY Residence Life's response too slow

In the early hours of the morning this past Saturday, a set ofkeys was sto- len from a don's room in King Street Residence. As ofMonday, ResidenceLife has begun changing locks in the building. A building meeting took place on Monday night to inform residents of the situation. It is known that the thief gained access to the building a second time and the don caught him trying to gain access to her room again. The looming question resulting from this situation is: Why didn't Resi- dence Life act sooner after this theft took place? All Laurier students who live or have lived in residence know how seri- ously Residence Life staff emphasize residents' role in maintaining build- ing security. Indeed, posters reminding students not to prop doors open and that allowing people to "tailgate" into the building puts the whole community in danger come to mind. It is for this reason exactly that Residence Life should have acted faster in this situation. It is timethey take responsibility for putting a community of over 250 residents at risk because they were slow to take action. It is understandable that it is time-consuming and costly to replace all the locks in a building, particularly on a weekend. However, students liv- ing in King Street Residence should have been made aware of the situation and the actions being taken on Saturdayrather than Monday, so that they could make a personal decision ofwhether or not they felt safe. Even if a full plan ofaction was not available so soon, building residents deserved to know what had happened and when full details of a plan of action would be available. It is also reasonable to expect that locks in the residence's outer doors be

changed right away. This is particularly true because only dons have keys TRISH STOTT to the outside doors, while residents use their OneCard to gain entry. Not only is it unfair that students in King Street were left in a situation where their safety and theirproperty were compromised, but it is also un- fair that they were left not knowing for 24 hours or more. Residence Life to Christmas has a to take its role in dealing with unforeseen situations reclaim responsibility Time more seriously. consumerism Fees poorly spent from off, but also it allows us to rekin- there are many opportunities in Starting next Monday, the School of Economics (SBE). A totalof $60,000 dle the true Christmas spirit. This most communities. Business and Economics will begin was spent on the three TVs. year, I'm excited for the best things During the holidays, focus on broadcasting on "SBE-TV." While If there is no better way for about the season, like being with the things that mean a lot to you the information to be broadcasted PRISM funds to be spent to truly DAN BELGUE my family and friends, decorating, and your family that aren't based WEB EDITOR by the TVs is preferable to ads, the benefit and enrich students of the listening to Christmas tunes, eat- around consumer goods and re- TVs are still unnecessary. SBE, a reduction ofthe ancillary fee ing awesome food and having a ally pursue and enjoy those ac- They bring no great benefit to should be considered. Even though Christmas is still over nice and necessary break from the tivities. Things like getting to- students, as they will only pres- The same is true of all funds a month away, there is no doubt stresses of school. gether and making festive food, ent information which is currently collected through ancillary fees that we're already in a full-out My family has agreed that in- having Christmas parties without available on the Laurier website. It charged to students. If the money holiday mindset. stead of spending money on each giving gifts, going out for walks is also unreasonableto expect these cannot be meaningfully spent This is especially true, of course, other, we can put some of the around your community to take screens will be effective in commu- within a reasonable period of time in the world of consumer goods. money towards different charities in the festivities and getting some

nicating with students - students from its collection, it should not be While many people would like to and people who actually need it. friends together to go caroling are passing by in a rush to get to class used to make expensive purchases keep the torrential tidings of joyat Isn't that what this season isreally just some examples of Christmas may be no more interested in stop- merely so that thefunds are used. bay for at least another few weeks, all about? fun without gift-giving. ping to read the information on the These funds, and the fees that there is no escaping the push from Regardless of your family's re- These are just suggestions, TVs than they are in checking their generate their revenue, should be companies and retailers. These ligious background and beliefs, if but the point is your Christmas WLU e-mail accounts. carefully examined. If a large sur- retailers got in the spirit right you celebrate Christmas, why not doesn't need to be about exces- Currently, PRISM (which funded plus is found as a result of spending away, and have had their seasonal change how you do things this sive consumerism this year or any the purchase of the TVs) collects that cannot keep up with the col- displays up since the day after year, even if it's just a little bit? year. $65 per semester from students en- lection of fees, it's time to reduce Halloween. A buy nothing Christmas may If the buy less idea still doesn't rolled in the School ofBusiness and what students pay. This is because Christmas has seem unrealistic or daunting, and appeal to you, at least look at ev- become a vehicle for consumer- I realize that part of the fun of the erything you're buying and take These unsigned editorials were agreed upon by at least two-thirds of The ism. There is no way around it. Christmas season is going out and a little time to ask yourself why Cord's editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the views ofThe Cord's Even our beloved Santa himself is buying gifts for your loved ones, you're buying it, and if it's really volunteers, staff or WLUSP. a fictional character dreamt up by but I think everyone can practise necessary. advertisers to sell more stuff. a little moderation and not get Just make this Christmas a more Now I know this is no revela- completely consumed with buy- aware one; be aware of yourself, of The Cord Weekly tion; everyone knows Christmas ing presents. your wants and needs and those Editorial Board 2007-2008 is automatically associated with If you don't have a buy nothing ofthe world around you. buying a bunch of shit, but we of- Christmas, maybe just have a buy I, for one, am completely con- Edltor-ln-Chief Special Projects Editor Graphics Editor of the Mike Brown Joe Turcotte Julie Marion ten forget to remind ourselves this less Christmas; don't just buy gifts tent with steering clear [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] and end up doing it anyway. as a for over-crowded shopping malls (519) 884-0710 ext. 3563 formality. Gift-giving just Features Editor Online Editor Chances are that we don'treally the sake of gift-giving isn't heart- and just saying "no" to a corporate News Editors David Shore Dan Belgue Laura Carlson [email protected] [email protected] need more stuff. I know I don't, felt and is unnecessary. Your dad Christmas. [email protected] and this is probably true for much doesn't want If this comes off too idealistic Student Life Editor Photography Managers another tie, believe Dan Polischuk Ashley Jang Sydney Heliand of the university community. So me. to you, then at least think more [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] this year. (519) 884 0710 ext. 3564 this year, my family and I are hav- Take some ofthe timeand mon- about your Christmas Arts & Entertainment Editor Greg McKenzie ing a buy now, we've lost sight of what Editor Paul Alviz [email protected] nothing Christmas. ey you will inevitably save, and Right Sports However, Lauren Millet [email protected] This may sound like the last maybe buy some toys for needy holiday spirit truly is. [email protected] Print Production Manager how we do Opinion Editor Alex Hayter thing on earth you'd want to do children in your community or with a little change in Jeremy Tremblay fin International Editor [email protected] this time of the but this year, everyone can Waleed Hafeez [email protected] year, I haven't spend a little time volunteering things [email protected] been this excited for Christmas in for one of the many organizations the spirit again. a long time. that does Christmas-based things, The Cord Weekly is published by Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications. Not only does this way of cel- like the Salvation Army. With a Contact: Keren Gottfried, 75 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 ebrating take a huge load of stress little research, you will find that [email protected] ■i - i*r I" 'Lit i ' The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday November 21,2007 1J "j^|* 17

Senate plays vital role APOLOGY In the Wednesday, November 14th issue of The Cord, Canada's current system avoids inefficiencies while reviewing potential laws Winston Hind's opinion column entitled "Buy Noth- ing Day counterproductive" was unknowingly published that the Senate was created to curb Tories called an election on the is- having been partially plagiarized from Monica Harvey's the "democratic excesses" of the sue and were swept back into pow- "When you buy nothing, you're doing nothing" which ap- Commons. er. The bill then faced little opposi- peared in the November 9th issue of Imprint (University On the surface of things, this is a tion in either house. of Waterloo). Upon becoming aware of the incident, The GREG SACKS rather sinister sounding justifica- As its role regarding legislation Cord has investigated the matter and Hind has been per- SACKSUAL HEALING tion, and critics have seized upon has lessened, the Senate has also manently banned fromvolunteering for WLUSP as a result. it as such. When looking at how the taken on other equally important The Cordregrets the incident and will continue to work to I need a Senate. Particularly on Senate has historically operated, duties. Its committees have pro- be more diligent in both the deterrence and detection of bar nights, I definitely would ben- though, it becomes clear that the duced innumerable useful reports plagiarism. efit from a sober second thought upper house has rarely blocked the on topics that range from con- about my decisions. And when he Commons from doing its job.Those sumer credit to the state of science

- used those very words - "sober sec- rare exceptions have typically oc- in Canada hardly subjects at the ond thought" - to explain the exis- curred when the government tried top of most politicians' to-do lists, tence of our Senate, I'm sure John pushing through legislation that but highly important nonetheless. A. MacDonald was drawing on the fell outside its mandate. In this way, the Senate has often afterthoughts of his own famous al- Take Bill C-43 for example, intro- actually been a place of sober first coholic excursions. duced by the Progressive Conser- thought later converted into policy. In 1867,this phrase was supposed vative government in 1989, which The upper house's usefulness in to comfort concerned citizens. was designed to remove a woman's these regards would seem to indi- Today, however, such paternalis- right to choose to have an abortion. cate that abolition is an extreme op- tic sentiments are of little comfort The bill came on the heels of a Su- tion.There remains for the Senate's to the masses. Correspondingly, preme Court decision and was no- antagonists, then, the possibility of there has been an increasingly vo- where to be seen on the Tory policy making it an elected body. cal movement to revisit the exis- radar beforehand. The problem with this solution tence ofthe Senate, a call culminat- Not surprisingly, many interpret- is that it would have two practical ing with our current Conservative ed this as an opportunistic attempt effects on our government. First, government. by social conservatives to entrench Senators would be drawn much Reasonable? It certainly sounds their beliefs without consulting the deeper into partisan politics than so, given Canada's commitment to broader population. After pass- ever before. Combined with the democracy. As usual, however, not ing in the Commons, the Senate geographic basis for their appoint- all is as it seems. There is, ofcourse, blocked it in 1991 in a historic tie ment, it would create a complex always room for change, but con- vote (don't ask - the point is that it web of loyalties that could lead to a trary to what one might think, hav- was blocked). great deal of confusion and greater CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

- of Commons is kept in check by Senate. ing the Senate elected would actu- Only this and three other bills deal of meddling by both party and BICAMERAL The House the ally be detrimental to the function- have been vetoed by the Senate in provincial leaders.

ality of our democracy. recent decades, all in the 19905, Second, an elected upper house politics - that is, in order to pass a intruding into the democratic pro- Based as it was on the British and each time it was similarly be- would of course have a mandate law, a Senator might have to incor- cess. This is not America, nor is it

Westminster model, the Canadian cause the government sought to to become fully engaged in legisla- porate into a bill the completely un- Australia - moving to an elected Parliament was, and still is, made pass a law which stood in contra- tion. This would reduce our Parlia- related projects of other politicians Senate would just throw a huge

up of two bodies - the elected low- vention of the mandate with which ment to the legislative efficiency of to gain or maintain their support. wrench into our political machin- er house, or House of Commons, said government was elected. the American Congress. Also, those The bottom line is that our sys- ery, and abolishing it would rob us and the appointed upper house, The Senate can also admit when previously mentioned webs of loy- tem actually works quite well. Our ofan extremely useful resource. or the Senate. Expanding on his it is wrong. After the senate shot alty might easily lead to the kind Senators are not sitting on their explanation, MacDonald stated down the NAFTA bill in 1988, the of pork barrel spending seen in US hands doing nothing, nor are they [email protected]

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Intolerance at Wilf's think I know everything regard- As a positive space on campus, be e-mailed to [email protected] ior. It is ignorant of Mr. Baker to After reading the article about the ing the subject. It makes me angry the Rainbow Centre works to fos- Thank you, think that he could come to a stu- homophobic remarks made on the that people can even imagine that ter social, academic and personal dent bar, spew hate speech, violate

Wilf's stage, I was shocked. I like to calling other people names like growth for all individuals in the Wil- - Adam Cilevitz everyone's safety and then leave think that society and our Laurier "faggot" won't hurt. These kinds of frid Laurier community, through The Rainbow Centre without any resulting controversy. community grows more and more remarks can have far wider effects personal support, awareness pro- Coordinators & Volunteers I wouldalso like to address equat- accepting ofall individuals and that than intended. It could be an event motion, advocacy and education ing the exposure of one's bum with homophobia soon will be an issue like this that can drive a person over regarding LGBTQ issues, rights and Baker pathetic screaming hate speech. Someone of the past. the line and go as far as commit- experiences. We are a safe, fun and moons you, and you tell The Cord Reading the article and hearing ting suicide. Never forget that you supportive space where everyone This letter is in response to Casey they were "completely nude," and accountsfrom people whoattended don't know what someone is going at Laurier and in the broader com- Baker and the Buffalo Sinners' that the student community should the performance makes me ques- through or what has happened to munity is welcome, regardless of pathetic (at best) defense of their be more pissed off about that than tion how somebody, in this case them in the past. their sexual orientation or gender despicable behavior in Wilf's last the spewing of hate speech in our Casey Baker, can make remarks like I honestly hope people will re- identity. We advocate for and pro- week. space? "you fuckin' faggot" and think it is alize what kind of effects these ac- vide awareness about the LGBTQ It was foolish that Mr. Baker as- We gave Mr. Baker the privilege accepted and okay. Newsflash! It is tions can have and think before community, while acting as a social sumed he could draw conclusions of playing for us; he then repaid and not okay. they speak or act. outlet and resource centre. about anyone's sexuality. Whether us by getting on stage verbally Casey Baker implies that it is We would like to extend our sup- he believed the patron to be het- abusing a patron, and proceeded to the lose it on stage as a of okay to make those kinds of com- - Marjolein Wijbenga port to anyone who has questions erosexual is ofno consequence; way dealing solu- with a little bum. Baker will not ments to someone you expect to or concerns resulting from this in- fact remains that Mr. Baker's Mr. if that the be heterosexual, but that he would cident, or any other homophobic tion to the problem he was experi- get far in his career is way Stopping hate he plans on treating his fan base. not have said the same thing to acts. It should be noted that as a encing was screaming speech the At the risk of May I also point out the context of someone known to be homosexu- homophobia campus service we stand behind into microphone. the a microphone those booty shorts. Everyone who al. This only adds to the ignorance Wilf's immediate action in this stating obvious, hear: the was there, Mr. Baker, portrayed and the segregation of The Rainbow Centre would like to situation, and finally, all of the stu- implies that everyone can including other knows that those booty shorts were homosexuals (or any LBTGQ indi- address the unfortunate event at dents and patrons of Wilf's should patron in question, all pa- members. Did Mr. the result ofa successful interaction vidual for that matter) instead of Wilf's this past Thursday and give be congratulated for showing that trons and staff assume the heterosexu- of the audience and the opening working on an accepting commu- recognition to the staff who took this will not be tolerated at Laurier. Baker also of other person in the band - you would think you would nity for everyone. positive and warranted action in We commend their actions and ality every bar that moment? have fed off that energy. Wow, Mr. I admit that I didn't realize the regards to comments made by the would like to encourage continued at Baker's actions effectively Baker, your record label must just extent of the effect of these and headlining band. We would like to community efforts in stopping ho- Mr.

- indi- a space that should be thrilled. similar remarks, until I took "So- commend the Wilf's staff for taking mophobia as a community, transformed everyone into an unsafe ciology of inequality" with Ken action and asking the band to leave viduals at Laurier have the capacity be safe for one. Wilf's, a bar full of students, - Sarah Sousa Montgomery. I learned a lot during the stage due to inappropriate and to make a lasting impact. J 1 ' ' Or comm'ehts can will not tolerate this type of behav- this ctnn*s'e ahdT'definitely do not hdmophobic Comments. 'J- Any qUestrotiS Opinion 18 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

and have addressed you created a an embarrassing and messy situ- Medication not a solution dependence on drugs. ation. Car trips had to be carefully When I speak of the root of the planned and became the only op- ture death. is paid from tax money, insurance problem, I do not mean to simplify tion for transport. The painfully obvious analogy is companies are billed for the phar- the secrets of good health to one Fed up with this life, she decided thepetroleum-based war assurance maceutical and you get treated(not thing. Though our culture may lead to take her health back and visited system common in North America. cured). The problem goes away on us to think everything is simple and a naturopath in North Vancouver DAN KELLAR Both of these systems treat prob- its own, or lingers on indefinitely, easy with one solution that will cure who taught her how to cure her- BEING THE CHANGE lems as independent factors, cause while the prescriptions continue all illnesses, this does not exist. self by using the resources of the untold suffering and the unneeded and the roots of the problem are Ignorant food choice, inactivity, natural environment: eating the The current pharmaceutical-based deaths of millions every year while not addressed. chronic exposure to toxic chemi- foods that will give her all required healthcare system we have in Can- creating ridiculous amount of prof- The Hippocratic Oath that physi- cals, stressful lives, and poor envi- nutrients, avoiding foods that she ada is not aligned for curing mala- it and unmatched levels of environ- cians used to hold dear originated ronmental quality are all roots of is sensitive to, supplementing the dies. Instead, nearly all pharma- mental destruction. from a Greek genius who, 2400 bad health and are all things you now hard-to-obtain nutrients from ceuticals pacify the alien intruder Take your average medical doc- years ago, stressed to let your food can either change yourself or work natural sources, and making posi- but do not remove the underly- tor (MD); you visit, tell them where be your medicine and medicine to improve as a society. tive lifestyle changes. ing problem that is the root of the it hurts, they prescribe a pharma- your food. A few years ago, my best friend Within three months she was ailment. ceutical and tell you to take it to get How did the practice of healing was diagnosed with pre-Crohn's cured and feeling better than ever. Treatments continue unwaver- better. They get paid for their time, become "prescribe pharmaceu- symptoms and Irritable Bowel Syn- This baffled the specialist MDs she ingly. For a chronic problem, the the pharmacist gets paid for their ticals until all is numb, and if that drome. She was told to wait until visited. She broke out of pharma- treatment is for life, for an acute counting and separating skills and, doesn't work, diversify the attack conditions became worse so they ceutical dependence. issue, until you "feel" better. Phar- according to studies from the New with more pharmaceuticals?" could start treating her. The pre- Remaining healthy is an interac- maceutical companies profit much England Journal of Medicine, the This "diversified" attack strategy scription was to take drugs every- tive process. You must be actively more from treatment than from a Journal of the American Medical is a feedback loop requiring ever day until she died. engaged in the quest to livewithout cure. Association, and the World Medi- more and new pharmaceuticals These drugs were not a cure; they malady, to have a resilient whole- The treatment for an acute prob- cal Journal, the MD gets paid again to counteract the side effects of were meant to reduce the associat- body system of good health. It does lem issome form ofnumbing agent. (one way or another) by the phar- the old ones. Eventually you have ed pain and to make the symptom, require an input oftime, but what is The only exit strategy most doctors maceutical company whose drug a meal worth of pharmaceuticals. the need to defecate at a moment's life without good health? have for life-long illnesses, such as the MD justprescribed. I did not realize pharmaceuticals notice, more "manageable." colitis, Crohn's, high cholesterol, Meanwhile, the government is made it into the food guide. Life became difficult. Straying and many others, is your prema- billed for the medical exam that The root of the problem is not too far from a toilet could lead to [email protected]

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War in Afghanistan action is preposterous. They are ments are not promoting or driving are the same as those used dur- with theblack X, and when another misrepresented trained in that manner necessarily, the current conflict in the Middle ing the Oath of Silence campaign. group uses these (for a very simi- not because they are animals, but East. War memorials shouldnot be Oath of Silence is a day of silence lar advocacy) it is in and of itself because we sometimes need them disrespected by serving as a quick intended to advocate for those who silencing those who put countless I strongly disagree with The Cord's to react to dangerous situations. In and dirty way to peddle any cause, are silenced by their gender, race, hours into making these bandanas

current representation of the war fact, we likely have the most sensi- pro-war or anti-war. religion, sexuality - anything that and creating a campaign to create in Afghanistan. Instead of seek- tive military on theplanet. leaves them as a minority. These awareness about oppression in all

ing the stories of Afghanistan on Finally, the suggestion, by the - Matt Symes bandanas are the staple of our of its forms. the ground - influential politicians editorial board, that the veteran's campaign. Any questions or comments can and soldiers who have served in Af- memorial is the perfect spot for Bandanas used The Oath of Silence was adapted be e-mailed to oathofsilencewlu@ ghanistan have been hosting talks a protest of any kind is to show a from the Day of Silence that takes gmail.com. Thank You, on campus and at CIGI - The Cord complete lack of understanding of without recognition place on campuses across the Unit-

has chosen to take the easy jour- the purpose of memorials. I have ed States, and we give recognition - T.J. Naven nalistroute and jump on the main- absolutely no problem with pro- As representatives of the Oath of to those who worked so hard for the Oath of Silence stream bandwagon ofrepresenting tests and free speech but there are Silence Campaign, spearheaded Day of Silence. And when we (the Coordinators & Volunteers the conflict in the negative light. certain locations, though atten- by the Rainbow Centre, we would coordinators and volunteers dedi- Even the Nov. 7 story on what Gen- tion-grabbing, that are meant in like to address the Journalists for cated to Oath of Silence) see Speak eral Grant had to saywas presented large part to be apolitical. War me- Human Rights' recent campaign, Silence using our bandanas as part Letters Policy: a in very matter-of-fact, emotion- morials are not promoters ofpeace, Speak Silence. We recognize the of theirprotest, we feel that our ef- All letters to the editor must be signed and less manner devoid of any serious or promoters of the ideals too eas- importance of this campaign; ad- forts, dedication and hard work are submitted with the author's name, student identification number, and telephone number. analysis. Instead of pondering the ily misrepresented by today's po- vocating through silent protest being silenced. This is our staple Letters must be received by 12:00 p.m. (noon) Monday via email [email protected] general's comments and how they litical climate; instead, they are like is a very powerful tool. While we this and it was tak- to for campaign, or through our website at www.cordweekly. differ greatly from the stories we are graveyards, a location to honour believe that that their initiative en, without permission but worse, com. Letters must not exceed 350 words. inundated with in the mainstream, the sacrifices of soldiers who have was noble, it has one without While raised major recognition. we The Cord reserves the right to editanyletter for theauthor chose simply to use a se- fought, some who have not re- concern. don't want to denounce the Laurier brevity and clarity.The Cord reserves the right The ries of long quotes. turned, in conflicts, and the The last week's to reject any letter, in whole or in part. Cord global photo in Cord chapter of Journalists for Human reserves the right to not publish material that More problematic, however, was ground must be respected. With- showed some participants wearing Rights and the Speak Silence cam- is deemed to be libelous or in contravention with the Cord's Code of Ethics or journalistic the previous article. The out memorials week's question, these will white bandanas with a big black X paign, we think that it is important standards. suggestion that soldiers ought to one day represent the soldiers in across their mouths. We would like to recognize that Oath of Silence is be ashamed for wanting to see real Afghanistan today, but the monu- to point out that these bandanas marked by those white bandanas

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PAUL ALVIZ A&E EDITOR Our verdict on the epic Anglo-Saxon tale: does it rival the original text? del's mother is more than "just friends" with king Hrothgar. Gren- Two weeks ago I had no idea what a CGI when seeing previews for the the embodiment of a "man's man" a more human side to the hero, del's mother appears to be content "Beowulf" even was. If you ask me film can attest to this statement. tough, cool, and confident. affecting pathos on viewers who living in a cave for eternity, as long today, I can truthfully tell you it's Director Robert Zemeckis fully Beowulf's cocky attitude and might have seen him as over the as she can get some action once ev- one of the most unique, exhilarat- utilizes his ability to place thevirtu- willful determination don't come top. ery few decades, and nobody picks ing theatre-going experiences out al camera anywhere, using exciting off as cheesy, but rather, fitting, as Anthony Hopkins gives a lovable on her son. there. Within seconds I was pulled angles during action scenes which he consistently gets whatever the performance as the inebriated King These unexplored avenues are a into a world where monsters lurk, allow you to follow characters any- hell he wants and shows only cold Hrothgar and, along withWinstone little frustrating, but leave the film

dragons fly, and where Beowulf where - to the bottom of the sea or calculation in the place offear. and John Malkovich, is able to keep open to interpretation for IMDB rules them all. flying high through the air. Seeing "I am ripper, tearer, slasher. I am a consistent accent. (The same can't message boards. the 3D version at IMAX theatres is the teeth in the darkness, the talons be said for Angelina Jolie or Robin Ultimately, the focus is on Be- The tech specs as close as you can get to actually in the night! Mine is strength, and Wright Penn, who tend to mash up owulf, in which case the story is being there without having to wield lust, and power! I AM BEOWULF!" their English words like an Irish- both heartfelt and dynamic. At Beowulf was shot using the lat- a sword yourselfyourself. he shouts, as he dismembers the Italian with a speech impediment.) times, it's unclear if he really is a est performance capture technol- Another aspect adding to Be- horrified Grendel. Crispin Glover as the tortured hero, or just as much of a monster

ogy - all the images are computer owulfs realism is its spectacular Later on, Winstone's portrayal of Grendel is absolutely horrifying-in- as the fiends he slays. generated, with the only input from use of lighting and colour. At night, Beowulf as a brooding king reveals a-good-way, as he puts a tormented actors being their actual physical the mead hall and caves are lit by spin on the terrorizing monster. The verdict movement (and voice). Wearing a firelight, which flickers and reflects He's more "hard to look at" than skin tight suit lined with sensors, off fabrics accordingly; during the he is "scary" and unfortunately Looking around a packed stadi- computers "film" where the ac- day, the sun casts a pale blue-grey Zemeckis seems to have had a nas- um of spectators sporting sleek 3D tors body parts move in a physical over a northern winter. ty obsession with rotting severed sunglasses (no more red and blue space, and later this information There are no cheap sets or cos- heads, as Grendel's is showcased paper specs of days gone by) in the is used as the base for a computer tumes, as everything can be crafted a little more than necessary. It's dark, their faces lit by a massive generated character. with the artist's literal vision. One probably okay on a TV screen, but glowing screen -1 couldn't help but One ofthe inherent benefits of3D scene involving a battle with 200- in 3D IMAX you might be inclined think of the sedated future predict- capture is that scenes are "filmed" foot long sea monsters is particu- to look away. ed in Huxley's Brave New World. in all dimensions, so the director larly visually stunning, as a thun- If you like being entertained, go can choose any angle from which derstorm breaks out over the water The story see Beowulf. If you're squeamish to show a shot after shooting a and Beowulfbatdes his attackers in or opposed to gratuitous gore and scene only once. This means actors the open water. Ifyou're an English major or just sexuality, despite the soft PG-13 can play out an entire scene with- a general history dork, you might rating, it'll hit you pretty hard. out interruption like they would in The characters be disappointed with the film's Some characters are rendered

traditionaltheatre - there's no need adaptation. They've taken some better than others, and despite An- to re-shoot for mirrored angles. The film's standout performance liberties with the original tale of gelina Jolie's seductive capabilities, This means actors can focus on in- comes from Beowulf, played by UK Beowulf and crafted it into a Holly- she seems a bit out of place in her tense scenes and have more realis- actor Ray Winstone, last seen as Jack wood script, although by no means character. tic dialogue. Nicholson's right-hand man in The a typical one. That being said, the film itself is, Departed. Undergoing a physical It seems Zemeckis decided to without a doubt, an achievement of The cinematography transformation on-screen into the focus more on pride and lust as the creative genius, and it succeeds at imposing, semi-invincible, "per- running themes of the plot, with everything it hopes to achieve. It's And what a world they have cre- fect specimen" of a hero appears to Beowulf's quest for power and sex a visually delicious, mind-numb- ated. Beowulf is by far the most real- have jived well with Winstone. His ultimately dragging him down. ing adventure that will entice your istic CGI to come out ofHollywood voice is rough and commanding, The origins and motivations of aural and visual senses beyond 3D since the days ofFinal Fantasy. The and when he shouts out his name Grendel and his mother are lack- and straight into the glory days of fact that some people, myself in- to those standing against him it's ing any historical development, Beowulf. See it in IMAX 3D if you

cluded, didn't at first realize it was narcissistically empowering. He's although there are hints that Gren- can - you won't be disappointed.

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RILEY TAYLOR to almost every song, with the track CORD A&E "Demon or Deity" being especially popular. When Wintersleep rolled into Wa- As Wintersleep made their way terloo last Thursday night, all the onto the stage, they were greeted by way from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Star- a large cathartic response from the light seemed like an appropriate audience. They opened their highly venue. Touring their new album, anticipated set with "Drunk on Welcome to the Night Sky which Aluminum" which is the first track was released on October 7, Winter- off their third, and latest, record re- sleep played alongside their friends lease. The crowd seemed caught on Wooden Stars and Waterloo's The every word of guitarist and vocalist Sourkeys. Paul Murphy and his beautifully Before Wintersleep hit the stage, distinctive voice. travelling mates Wooden Stars Playing almost every song off graced the stage with their own Welcome to the Night Sky, including blend of indie rock. Wooden Stars, their new single "Weighty Ghost" which was initially formed in the the band was thanked with tons of early 1990s and works out of To- energy from the audience. This was ronto, has quite the history. After reciprocated with a large smile on a five-year hiatus, they got back to- Murphy's face the entire set. gether this year and released their As the band ended their set and first album since 1999, People are left the stage, they were sung back Different. for an encore to their own lyrics They took the stage quietly but to "Home" off their first, self-titled had the crowd applauding and album. Not wanting to disappoint cheering after every song. Their their admiring fans, Wintersleep continually changing time signa- played "Home" allowing the crowd tures and complicated riffs worked to love every moment. well together for an impressive set. They continued their encore with With Wooden Stars finishing up, "Caliber" also off their first album. The Sourkeys were on deck. Their Wintersleep left the crowd with set was a great mixture of experi- their song "Jaws ofLife" off of their mental rock with noticeable indie second, untitled album. This song, influence. This was promised to be which usually runs about three their last show as the band has de- minutes, lasted almost 10 because cided to split. of the amazing drum solo per- However, they did not seem at formed by the very talented Loel all fazed by this, and performed Campbell. like animals on stage, ripping ev- With the audience appeased, ery song they've ever made apart. Wintersleep departed for the eve- Even though they've only released ning. The evening couldn't have one album, The Sourkeys have a gone any better and I'm sure we substantial fan base, all of which all welcomed the night sky a little RILEY TAYLOR to be attendance. more after the show. appeared in - HE'S SO HOT RIGHT NOW Paul Murphy of Wintersleep enchants the audience with his sing-song schtick. They had the audience sing along

Having an alternative to places like the phy, we hold on to films because of customer well-marketed Blockbuster opens a window interest." for students and other members of the com- Generation X opened in 1995 because, as Blockbusting the munity into the wonderful worldoffilm. With owner Mike Greaves notes in a February 1996 options ranging from Alfred Hitchcock to article in The Cord: "There's a need that's not

Martin Scorsese, cult classics to Hong Kong being met by the mainstream stores ... Peo- action films, Gen X provides the moviegoer ple have been waiting for a store like this [in next generation with an amusement park for the mind. Waterloo]." The desire for options is certainly As a former Blockbuster employee, Beck- being fulfilled these days. Blockbuster's sto- ett gives an account of one ofhis experiences ry is a little less romantic. As noted on their WENDY NIND It also still offers VHS rentals, whereas there: "There was an old foreign film that had website, Blockbuster was established in 1985, STAFF WRITER by now the major competitors have mostly been remade and people were asking for the and with 8500 stores in 28 different countries, phased them out of store stock, eliminating original at Blockbuster. I had a copy of it at itis currently one ofthe largest entertainment It's no secret that the arrival of VHS in 1976, film choices that haven't been brought over home, and so I brought it in for people who companies in the world. and eventually DVD in 1997, changed the to the new format. wanted the older film. Unfortunately, I was With all their stores and success, why not film world tremendously. Not only has this told that the head office does give Gen X a chance? Although Blockbuster impacted the studios that bank off of the new "Blockbuster is more for people who all the buying, it dictates what also rents video games and can afford to technology, but of consumers have stu- billions WANT BRAND NEW RELEASES IN SUFFICIENT we can rent, and so we had to eliminate late fees, Gen X also provides since enjoyed the ability to return again and reject those who wanted to see dents with incentive to rent independently.

... [WE] HAVE A LIBRARY us again to their favourite on-screen moments. QUANTITY this older film." "We respect students in town, they give a stu- Now the question is, where should you rent PHILOSOPHY, WE HOLD ON TO FILMS Since Gen X is an inde- a lot of business," says Beckett. For $20 as your favourite film? pendent store, it can provide dent can rent all Gen X films for half price BECAUSE OF CUSTOMER INTEREST." Blockbuster comes to mind, but maybe the better service to its customers. well as getting lowered late fees. The discount will t> e first thing you think of isn't your best option, "At Gen X, if someone requests pays for itself after six rentals and

- weeks especially for students. GenerationX, located Chris Beckett, manager of GenerationX a film, we go on the net, check available for purchase the first couple on the corner of Regina and Dupont in Wa- the availability and try to bring ofthe winter term. terloo, offers friendly, knowledgeable staff, a Gen X manager Chris Beckett notes, "The it in," adds Beckett. So if you're tired of the dry, mainstream, down Re huge selection of movies (both for purchase time when you're at school is when a person's "Blockbuster is more for people who want "blockbuster" flicks, take a stroll

... creati and rent) as well as alternative magazines, taste is shaped it's a time to broaden your brand new releases in sufficient quantity," gina and visit Gen X to quench your snacks and other diversions. understanding of the world and culture." says Beckett. "[We] have a library philoso- film thirst.