CORDsince THEThe tie that binds Laurier University Wilfrid 1926 Volume 51, Issue 9 Thursday, October 14, 2010 thecord.ca On-campus protest supports G20 accused Re-arrest of Laurier grad sparks controversy amonst students and faculty MIKE LAKUSIAK CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR A group of approximately twenty students and faculty from Wilfrid Laurier University along with mem- bers ofthe community gathered Tuesday afternoon to march from campus to the Waterloo Regional Police station in Uptown Waterloo. The march was in protest ofthe re-arrest and detention ofAlex Hundert, a Laurier graduate and member oftheAW@L activist group, who was first arrested in June in connection with the G2O protests in Toronto. Hundert was arrested again in September for breaching a bail con- dition that he not participate in any demonstration after speaking as a panellist at university events at Lau- rier's faculty of social work in Kitch- ener and Ryerson University. Those gathered atLaurier on Tuesday questioned the circum- Municipal heat arrest Hundert's politics stances ofthis as participation in the panels was ruled "demonstration" by a justice of the up Concourse Local page 6 peace last week. "Maybe the court and police need to know what a demonstration re- ally is," said AW@L member and Laurier music student Rachel Avery afterthe group arrived at the police station. "This is a demonstration. We are here today because we are outraged at what they've done to Alex and we demand his release." Campus, page 5 Inside Fluoridation debated Exploring Oktoberfest Opinion columnists take sides The Cord visits Munich during on this election's referendum the biggest festival in the world, question regarding adding fluoride exploring how the original to our water. celebration is hosted. Opinion, page 16 World, page 9 Football Hawks fall to Paying tribute to the late Gee-Gees John Lennon Outplayed offensively, the men's Arts Editor Sarah Murphy football team loses 44-21, making commemorates the Beatles career theirrecord 3-3 and threatening a and life. playoffposition. Sports, page 19 Arts, page 13 Hypnotism: Just a myth? Aboriginal students experience Laurier Exploring the various uses of Lacrosse tournament brings youth hypnosis, Features Editor Laura to campus in hopes of increasing Sedgwick discovers the power of Aboriginal post-secondary suggestion. enrolment. ALL PHOTOS BY MEGAN CHERNIAK AND ELLI GARLIN Features, page 10-11 Campus, page 4 2 EDITOR'S PAGE The Cord Thursday, October 14, 201(1 Editor's Choice News 3 Arts 12 Editor's Choice Local 6 Opinion 16 LGBTQyouth suicide rate This week aroundLaurier National 7 Classifieds 17 causefor alarm World 8 Sports 18 flickr.com/photos/ Feature 10 cordphotography/ Opinion, page 16 Editor-in-Chief Alanna Wallace « awallaceQthecord.ca This Week in quotes Bag O' Crime Vocal Cord Assistance call from football game. They were sent on Do you feel safe public their way. walking home from a Date: Oct. 8,2010 (a) 1:37p.m. campus at The police is force Location: Schlegel Centre Liquor Offences night? Special Constable Service received Date: Oct. 6,2010 (a) 1:46a.m. that's really stifling a report from a concerned faculty Location: Residence member regarding a student who A complaint was received about li- dissent" has not been attending a number of quor infractions in a student resi- his classes and was not responding dence. SCS officers and a RLAC at- to email messages sent. The student tended and a quantity of alcohol was was located and is fine. He indicated seized for destruction. that he had been missing classes Two 18year old male students due to illness. were issued Provincial Offence No- tices for "Person under 19 yrs. of age —Rachel Avery, member ofAW(a)L Property (lost and found) having liquor". Date: Oct. 7, 2010 @ 2:10 a.m. Location: Residence Drugs "Yes." Al7" ivory coloured clay statue Date: Oct. 6,2010 (a) 11:02 p.m. -Avi Trajah (replica of Michelangelo's Pieta) de- Location: Residence First year BBA/financial the cradling the complaint about drug usage was picting Virgin Mary A mathematics dead body of Jesus was located at received in a student residence. A the front entrance. The head ofthe SCS officer accompanied by a RLAC a Virgin Maiy was knocked off and attended and a small quantity of Laurier is a community where any disrespectful missing. It's unknown where this marijuana and drug paraphernalia statue came from. Tagged and held. was seized for destruction. behaviour directed at any student, staffor faculty An 18-year-old male student will Property damage be dealt with by Residence Life for will not be tolerated. " Date: Oct. 6,2010 (a) 3:10 p.m. the infraction. Location: 325 Spruce St. A complaint was received about —Leanne Holland Brown, dean ofstudents damage to the building caused by paint balls. SCS officers and a For the rest ofBag O' WRPS officer attended. The paint Crime, check out "You know, you have to use some common sense in today's world because balls had been fired from an adja- "Not really ... not ever you know there are some bad people outthere." cent apartmentbuilding. The ten- thecord.ca since the recent attacks." —Rod Curran, directorofLaurier's special constable services ants were spoken to by WRPS and -Natalie Palma given a verbal warning. Fourth year global stud- "We have educational we follow with whenever there's an act of programs up and gender hate, so there is that educational aspect to that hate crime." Unwanted Person ies studies —Adam Lawrence, managerofdiversity and equity Date: Oct. 2,2010 (§) 1:09 p.m. Ifyou have any information regard- Location: University Stadium ing these orany other incidents please "I've never met mass murderers before. It's really different onceyou have A SCS officer and a WRPS officer call 519-885-3333 or Crime Stoppers at met them. It's really differentstudying them in films and books and then dealt with three males (non-stu- 1-800-222-TIPS. The Bag o'Crime is meetingthem in person." dents) attempting to scale thefence submittedby WLU Special Constable —Madelaine Hron, English professor re: conducting research in Rwanda in order to watch the Homecoming Service. Photo from the archives "Yes ... although after the attacks last week it's Oktoberfest - kind of questionable." 1986 -Charmila Ireland Oktoberfest was officially opened Third year history at Laurier with the tapping of the beer keg. Onkel Hans, Miss Ok- toberfest Adrienne Ross of Tex- as and WLUSU president Brian Thompson and others were on hand for samples. Laurier tried to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest bird dance. 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