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The tie that binds since 1926 The Cord Weekly It's a bird, it's a plane... it's a Party Hats? Find out in comic 14 Sex Life... 17 book feature... page page Wednesday March 3, 2005 www.clublaurier.ca Volume 45 Issue 24 Lady Hawks en route to nationals Steve Russel OUA CHAMPS: Members of the Women's in celebration hockey team scream over their 3 - 0 win U of T and back-to-back OUA title. Fuil 28. against story on page Walking for Post-secondary reform gets nod at liberal convention human rights Dalhousie University in Halifax. backs dedicated transfer "We need to start KRIS COTE while in October 2003 Canadian Party deciding International Editor where the should go." photo-journalist Zahra Kazemi for education money payments Cherniak said at was arrested, tortured and killed policy passed the cold weather, for the convention is far from taking photos of an Iranian Despite MEGAN THOMAS who Cherniak, was instrumental Kurosh Laurier but Shaliabi, a becoming law, he said it's an prison. CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief in issue the getting the on con- sociology student and Iranian because it shows Expecting his journey to take important step vention agenda. refugee, told a small of than group least more just students want at 15 days, Shahabi painful- OTTAWA (CUP) — If the Cherniak said in and full spending supporters a Concourse reform in the structure of notes that if he to launch Liberal has its a new post- ly were party way, of transfer payments was cut in the bargain shoppers that he will similar in he dedicated transfer of secondary funding. a campaign Iran, money from mid-'9os to create fiscal order. walk to Ottawa and deliver a let- "This is a the Liberal would be arrested and tortured. the federal to the policy government That has ter spending now started to to Prime Minister Paul Martin, he said. He out Canadians will have to ail- party wants," points that are provinces go to increase, and Cherniak said some urging him to condemn the The Young Liberals, who lucky to live in a country where ing post-secondary institutions. human of the social transfer to the rights abuses of the worked exercise such More than together with several sen- they can rights. 2,000 Liberal dele- Iranian provinces should he set apart to government. ators and MPs to the motion Conservatives con- from across Canada get regained gates gath- make sure enough is Abuses are money spent rampant in Iran, on the convention now trol of the Iranian Majlis (parlia- ered in Ottawa March 3 to 6 to agenda, on universities and claim such colleges. groups as Human must rely on members of ment) in last year's election, due create policy they hope will be Rights Watch Currently, post-secondary -<HRW) and Martin's government to move the to interference adopted by Prime Minister Paul government education is funded out of a larg- Amnesty International, and policy forward. against moderates. As a result, Martin's government. The dele- er social transfer from the federal upwards of 100.000 dissidents Cherniak said he hopes the Shahabi worries that the human gates passed a Young Liberals of have to the been killed the government provinces. since 1979 motion dedicated transfer payment could rights situation in Iran is getting Canada urging a dedicat- There is no set amount that revolution. become ed a reality in the next year, worse. "People are struggling just transfer payment for post-sec- provinces have to on edu- In spend said February, Arash Cigarchi but policy often takes sever- to survive," laments Shahabi, and ondary. cation. was sentenced to 14 in al years to become law. years are so that "We think now is the time," many desperate '"they "We prison for are in a position now writing a blog that crit- are forced to sell their orsans." said Liberal outgoing Young where icized transfers are increasing," the Iranian government, executive member Jason - Please see Shahabi, 10 said law - page Cherniak, a student at Please see Convention, page 2 2 News Wednesday March 9, 2005 - The Cord Weekly Social Work Week celebrates Cord clippings community, honours diversity NATIONAL Border still notopen to beef Although the U.S. border was Rae Bob attends of for screening set to open Canadian Beef March 7, the U.S. From Madhouse to Our House government has since imposed more road- blocks. A U.S. District Court AMY ROGERS March 7 through 13, will follow judge in Billings, Montana Copy Editing Manager the theme, "celebrating commu- ruled that the border opening be - nity honouring diversity" and delayed since it was not clear documentary highlighting Laurier will be A promoting com- that Canada had dealt with the the mental health initiatives efforts made munity by staff, stu- mad cow problem, reports in the Kitchener-Waterloo area dents and alumni. Maclean's. On top of that, the was launched this Tuesday as a The of purpose Social Work US Senate voted against admin- part of Social Work Week at raise and Week is to awareness istration to keep the border Wilfrid Laurier. celebrate the profession of social closed. Bush claimed to veto From Madhouse to Our work. Laurier is the but it could taking advantage vote, take sever- House focuses on the participato- of this opportunity to raise aware- al months to through. action research of Laurier go ry psy- ness and promote the active role The border has been closed chology professor Geoff Nelson that the Faculty of Social Work since May 2003, and since then and his colleagues, Joanna has in the larger Kitchener- the Canadian cattle industry has Ochocka and Shawn Lauzon. Waterloo community. Some of lost roughly $7 billion. The film followed several K-W the which took events place as community organizations that are PROVINCIAL part of the celebration included with mental health run by people Ecstasy for kids an international student presenta- in issues as they participated Batman and 7-up logos adorned tion and multicultural dinner, a Nelson's research study. the ecstasy tablets confiscated presentation by Maude Barlow of With estimated 100 an people from a Scarborough 'factory' in the Council of Canadians on in the Laurier attendance from a $6 million seizure this week. global poverty, presentations and K-W Nelson felt community, The colourful tablets were made to honour graduates and the of the documen- that the premier believed by police to be aimed launch of two documentaries. was success with "a tary very towards young teens, says The As the to University prepares enthusiastic reception." He went Toronto Star. Five people have move the Faculty of Social Work how this of is on to say type event been arrested in what police to downtown Kitchener, this as it "shows the kind of claim important may remove a substantial demonstrates an increased focus work does Laurier with the larger quantity of ecstasy off the on community relations. Mamie community." streets of the GTA. The drug Morrow, Coordinator: Bob Laurier's chancellor Rae, was accompanied by caffeine Continuing Education/Field and former NDP a premier, was extract from China, the addic- Specialist for the Faculty of also in attendance to applaud the tive methamphetamine and Social Work, echoes Nelson's work of the researchers. When he food colouring. sentiments: "as the community he instated the first was premier, sees [students and social work- LOCAL consumer survivor initiatives, ers] actively involved, they are Stratford water tainted which continue to act as a peer more welcoming." Residents of the Stratford area for mental health. support groups were warned not to drink or use Laurier's Faculty of Social their water after wax Work has yesterday been busy organizing a Erika Ivanic from a car wash leaked into the series of events taking place this Please see Dave Alexander's Bob attended the Rae School of Social Work's launch of a new drinking water supply. As of week and last to celebrate and the work of researchers. on the film 7. documentary applauded opinion on page Tuesday, residents were Canada's national Social Work allowed to drink it, Week. The official week, from although they had to boil it first. The issue arose when a resident "It's closer actual- one step to called health authorities dedicated transfer ly receiving a Monday, complaining that the Still chance for transfer in Canada," Soule said. payments payment water was pink and smelled like The Canadian Federation of chemicals. who Any persons Students and the Canadian and may have drank the water - Convention, from cover Lakehead University Young responsibilities for supporting Alliance of Student Associations are feeling ill have been urged Liberals, said etching the dedicat- education. He said it should be have been lobbying for the dedi- Nonetheless, Cherniak said to go to the hospital, although ed transfer into the policy manual modelled after the Canada Health cated transfer for making the dedicated transfer payment sever- the tainted water will only act is in the which the one step right direction, Act, outlines govern- al years. Soule said that work The payment part of Liberal policy as an "irritant," claims but it needs to be followed ment's role in Canada's medical continue if the by must policy is to Toronto Star. Tanks of water was a victory for the Young several others. system. become a reality. Liberals. have been shipped from "This is one solution for one George Soule, national chair "We are still a long, long way Waterloo and St. "There is a sense of having Mary's.

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