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CAS Unresolved Contract staff negotiate their agreement with WLU News, page 4 Hawks head to Turmoil at Queen's Referendum could impeach student representative National, page 6 CIS final eight A Closer world? CIGI panel discusses the downside of globalization World, page 7 Women's basketball continues best Hawks Win gold Laurier women's curling team wins national title Sports, page 18 season in team history; heads to nationals a JUSTIN FAUTEUX SPORTS EDITOR We've played a lot oftop New music showcased in Toronto Don't look now, but Laurier might teams these past few just be on its way to becoming a Arts Editor Sarah Murphy talks to up-and- basketball school. weeks and we'll be ready coming stars at Canadian Music Week Over the weekend the Golden Arts, pages 10-11 Hawks women's basketball team continued their dream season, beat- come Friday." ing the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) and then up- setting the host Regina Cougars in the Canadian Interuniversity —Paul Falco Sport (CIS) West regional final. Head coach, women's basketball This vaults the Hawks to the CIS final eight this weekend in Windsor, which is the furthest they have gone in team history. This comes just a week after Lau- rier's men's team turned some heads three-pointers all game. To limit a by leading the undefeated Carleton, team that usually averages in the 70s who won the national championship to 51 points was a heck ofa defen- this past weekend, for three quarters sive effort and a big reason why we in their provincial semifinal. won." "It's huge for the program," said Laurier's match-up with Re- Laurier head coach Paul Falco. "I gina in theregional final was much think we've put ourselves on the more difficult, both in terms of the map with the top teams in the quality of their opponent, and the country and the excitement around circumstances. what we've done is great. I'm ex- The host cougars went 19-5 in the tremely happy for the girls to get this regular season, four more wins than experience." the Hawks, but more important- The Hawks' first game ofregional ly had only lost one game in their finals weekend came Friday ver- home gym all year. sus UQAM, where the purple and "The gym that was packed with a gold came away with a 61-51 win. couple thousand people and I think Although the Quebec-based team about six were cheering for us," said was unfamiliarto theHawks, Falco Laurier fifth-year Mai Kohlmeier. compared themto a team Laurier is "But I think we actually thrived off quite familiar with to generate the that. Itreally got us excited and perfect gameplan. pumped up to play." "They're really similar to Brock in our division, in that theyrely on their three-point shooting, so that was our focus defensively," said ALL PHOTOS BY MEGAN CHERNIAK PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER Falco. "And we only gave up two Sports, page 17 2 EDITOR'S PAGE THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16. 2011

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75 UniversityAve W Suspicious Person Theft Under $5,000 Assault How effective is the 5 Waterloo ON N2L 3C5 Location: Library Location: Concourse Location: FNCC days for the homeless 519-884-0710 X3564 Reported: Mar. 8,2011 @ 6:54 p.m. Reported: Mar. 13,2011@ 3:23 a.m. Reported: Mar. 13,2011(a) 11:26p.m. A complaint was received about a Special Constables responded to While working a paid duty at the campaign? March 16,2011 suspicious male in the Library on a report from the Dispatch Cen- Turret Night Club a Special Con- Volume 51, Issue 26 the fifth floor. He was described as tre that they had observed three stable was approached by a female Next issue: March 23, 2011 a strange older man, brown skinned males take a six-foot table which non-student who reported that (no age given) sitting near girls and had been taken from the Concourse while she was in line another un- Advertising staring at them and then moving on and placed it in their vehicle which identified female kicked her in the All advertising inquiries should be to another group once they became was heading towards King St. The upper leg and groin region. - directed to Angela Taylor at aware of his presence. SCS officers theft had been monitored on CCTV The suspect female is described 519-884-0710 X3560 attended but were unable to locate cameras. The vehicle was stopped' as caucasian with blonde hair wear- [email protected] anyone throughout the whole Li- inLot # 24 near King St. The three ing a leopard print dress and a long brary. CCTV camera footage was re- male suspects were identified as 18, black furry hooded coat. In 2 010 the CanadianCommunity | viewed with negative results. 19and 20-year-old WLU students According to the complainant "I think it needs to in- Newspaper Association awarded and were made to return the table the suspectfemale was denied en- _ . 2010 WINNER » ,, volve more people, The Cord second place in the ccna better University regulations to where it came from. No crimi- try through the back VIP door to the four NEWSPAPERS campus newspaper category. competition violation nal charges were laid but the mat- Turret. The complainant was not people is not enough to Location: Frank C Peters Building ter will be sent to the Judicial Affairs able to point out the suspect and did be effective." Editorial Board Reported: Mar. 7,2011 (112) 8:30 p.m. Council. not know where she may have gone. -Andreas Mantas Editor-in-Chief Alanna Wallace SCS officers assisted two T.A.'s The suspect could not be located. Second [email protected] (teaching year chemistry News Director Linda Givetash assistants) for a first- Injured/Sick Person [email protected] year business program in locating Location: Residence VisualsDirector Nick Lachance [email protected] a missing business midterm exam. Reported: Mar. 11,2011 (a) 2:29 p.m. WebDirector David Goldberg An 18-year-old male student had SCS officers, ERT members and [email protected] Campus News Editor Mike Lakusiak reviewed his midterm papers and EMS attended tothe student resi- [email protected] failed to turn it back papers dence in response to a medical For rest of O' Local andNational Editor VACANT the Bag [email protected] were located and returned to the emergency. Two 18-year-old male Crime, check out WorldEditor Alexandros Mitsiopoulos T.A.'s. students had been running in the [email protected] In Depth Editor Rebecca Vasluianu hallway of the residence chasing one thecord.ca [email protected] Alarm another. One male sustained head Features Editor ! VACANT [email protected] Location: Bookstore and facial injuries (lacerations) and ArtsEditor Sarah Murphy Report: Mar. 10,2011 (a) p.m. under his right arm as a result of [email protected] 8:37 "Really effective, I'm in Opinion Editor Eric Merkley The East Meets West group set off running into a pane of glass in the [email protected] the glass break alarm atthe Book- hallway door. 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Service. the music. -Emily Pham Senior staff First year BBA Lead Reporter Bree Mantha Web Content Editor Drew Higginbotham Copy Editing Manager Emily Slofstra .Kelly Burwash Dana Fancoeur Gina Macdonald Kaidin Oosterink Cord nominated Jocelyn Smith This week in quotes for two national Contributors Kevin Campbell Keith Marshall JustinSmirlies "I have long johns on but I may have to ditch those for some more conven- awards Devon Coote Don Morgenson lan Spence Marcie Foster Olivia Nightingale AmandaSteiner tional underwear." Nick Gibson Leeza Pece Stephanie Truong Shad re: playing WLUSP received word this week that Nicole Green Erin Schut Alex Watson Wilf's Deborah Lam Claire Scullion The Cord has been nominated for "I'm not really aware of "I wasn't really feeling Rev, it freaked me out a little bit. I'd go to Phil's." two Canadian Community News- WLUSP administration —Shad re: Waterloo bar scene paper Association awards. The Cord what it is." 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JUSTIN SMIRLIES Bargain- SPENCE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER STAFF WRITER ing will conciliator LAN continue through the any form of Students encounter 5 Days participants outside the FNCC. Since the expiration of the contract conciliation process. dispute — wheth- in August, Wilfrid Laurier Universi- "Conciliation is jus er that is a lockout tyand the Wilfrid Laurier University a normal part of theprocess," or a strike — will not occur. Faculty Association (WLUFA) have agreed Jim Butler, VP of finance and Davis-Gains, who is also part of Homeless here been negotiating a renewed collec- administration. the strategy committeefor WLUFA, tive agreement forpart-time con- He also noted that the concilia- feels that communication is key BREE MANTHA Rights Council, most individuals in tract academic staff (CAS). tion officer, John Miller, has worked between the union, administra- LEAD REPORTER Canadian homeless shelters are be- On Feb. 17,WLUFA — the union well with WLU previously. tion, part-time faculty and even the tween the ages of 12 and 24. thatrepresents CAS — called to "You start out with a lot of stuff students. Matt McGuinness never thought he McGuinness decided to get in- have a conciliation officer oversee on the table and you keep working "The strategy committee, I think, would have to worry about sleeping volved in the campaign after real- and ease the negotiations. at it until you get an agreement," is trying to help with transparency, outdoors in winter weather. izing just how privileged he was. Denise Davis-Gains, theWLUFA he added. "So the conciliation of- to make sure it's not something that But thefourth-year business "Through my fouryears here, I've communications co-ordinator and ficer will help us work through is negotiated behind closed doors," student is currently in the middle come to realize that I am one of the kinesiology and physical education that, hopefully to get to a collective she added. of a week of outdoor living that he luckiest kids around campus," he ex- professor, questioned the state of agreement." She also expressed a sense of signed up for. McGuinness is one of plained. "I've had a lot of opportuni- the affairs. The discussion between the two shock when the last strike occurred the four students trying to emulate ty for personal growth and develop- "Why is it taking so long [to ne- sides, in relation to part-time facul- in 2008, and feltthatpoor commu- the life of a homeless person as part ment, as well as support from other gotiate] and why isn't administra- ty, tends to revolve around particu- nication was the result ofthat. of the School ofBusiness and Eco- students, family and friends." tion coming to the tableand coming lar ongoing issues. To WLUFA and When asked how he felt about nomics Students' Society 5 Days for One ofhis fellow volunteers, sec- to-a conclusion?" she asked. CAS, issues such as pay, compensa- the current negotiations, Butler re- the Homeless campaign. ond-year student JordanBishop, According to Judy Bates, WLUFA tion, increasing work load and job plied, "I say they are goingvery well, "[The first night] was minus 14, was inspired by the 5 Days for the president and professor ofgeog- security are a priority. I remain optimistic we will get an apparently," McGuinness said. "I Homeless campaign before he even raphy and environmental studies, "Those are the major issues that agreement." couldn't get comfortable. It was a attended Laurier. "I saw the people a conciliator will be help to solve have been going on campus since Bates also stated similarly, "I am pretty crappy night." sleeping outside two years ago when the deadlock between the two par- the beginning," Bates said. She also hopeful that we will be able to reach As part ofthe stipulations for vol- I was here on Laurier Day,"he said. ties, just as it has been a method of stated that the university would a negotiated settlement that cer- unteers, the students entered the "That was actually one ofthe pri- achieving agreement in thepast. most likely want to keep costs tainly trusts the powers on both campaign with only the clothes on mary reasons I went to Laurier." "That's a very frequent aspect of down, therefore conflicting with sides ofthe table." theirbacks, a sleeping bag and a pil- On Thursday, the team will host a negotiations, it often happens that the hopes ofmany CAS in terms of Davis-Gains, while noting the ex- low. Volunteers may only acquire St. Patrick's Day BBQfor students, we bring in a conciliator to help compensation. tensive length ofthese negotiations, food through direct donation and and on Friday closing ceremonies move the negotiations forward," For what the university hopes to said, "I haven't heardanything neg- are not permitted to leave campus. will take place. An estimated $6,500 Bates explained. accomplish, Butler stated, "The is- ative in the last week." While these students must attend had been raised as ofTuesday. A conciliator, who meets with the sue we like to deal with is getting a WLU and WLUFA are still in the class, the use ofFacebook and cell Bishop said that he hoped in- two sides separately, attempts to collective agreement that is fair to process of consistent negotiation, phones is prohibited. dividuals would not simply toss decrease tensions, create a produc- everybody, keeps us competitive so and much has yet to be achieved. According to the Region ofWater- change at the campaign but stop to tive environment and to investigate we can recruit people." The two parties will continueto loo, an estimated 2,000 individuals learn about the cause. "You can give possible solutions. While negotiations atLaurier in meet until a collective agreement is are homeless in this area and three a dollar, but it doesn't mean that Unlike an arbitrator or a media- the past have resulted in disputes, agreed upon. to five of every 1,000 of the region's you actually care about what's going tor, a conciliator has no authorita- including the CAS strike in the "There's not a lot to say right citizens are at risk ofbecoming on," he said. "We want to make sure tive power over the two parties and middle of March 2008, both parties now," Butler concluded. "We're still homeless within the next year. Ac- people understand what this cause does not make thefinal decision. are hopeful that with the aid ofthe bargaining." cording to the Canadian Children's is that they're supporting."

Docherty hired as Mount Royal U president

MIKE LAKUSIAK 2000s. He became the dean of arts CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR in 2005, a position he held for four years. First setting foot on campus 31 years "I am going to miss being in the ago, political science professor, for- classroom," he said, noting that mer dean ofarts and current senior while dean of arts he still taught advisor on multi-campus initiatives classes all but oneyear. He said that David Docherty is leaving Wilfrid he hopes to still manage to teach in Laurier University to take on the some capacity in his new position at role ofpresident of Calgary's Mount MountRoyal. "I quite enjoy getting Royal University. to know the students, it was a great Docherty attended Laurier as a opportunity to talk to them and it student between 1980and 1984and can be very informative." after completing his Master's and MountRoyal University was, PhD in Political Science elsewhere, from 1911 until 2009, Mount Royal returned to Laurier as a professor College and has approximately the in 1994. same number of students as Laurier

"Leaving here, it's the people. - though currently it only offers un- There are 10,000 things I like about dergraduate programs. FRED TAYLOR FILE PHOTO this place and they all have faces," Docherty said he felt prepared to Docherty's WLUSU VP platform Docherty said. enterthe role of president. "I cer- ran in The Cord on Jan. 27,1983 "Some ofmy closest friends are tainly have a few thoughts on where here." I think it might move," he said. "I committeehad been working to- "This is a place where I can't re- really want to spend the first few ward a decision for more than a member one day that I didn't want months listening to people and get- year. to go in to the office." ting a sense ofthings." "[Mount Royal] is in the build- In his time atLaurier as a student, His main area ofresearch, pro- ing process of creating more degree Docherty was a contributor to The vincial politics will be relevant in his programs which is fun," he said, not- Cord, reporting and writing stories closerelationship with the Alberta ing that while degree offerings were on the Wilfrid Laurier University government in his new role, he said. in place prior to 2009, the university Students' Union (WLUSU) in his "I've always triedto be careful is still undergoing some growth. second and third years. He success- ofwhat I say, but I'll have to really "It's got a great group ofpeople, fully campaigned forWLUSU vice- curtail my public comment on the certainly the time I've spent there president in 1983. political process because these are so far makes me think that it will be Upon returning to Laurier in individuals I'll be working with on a just as fun going to work every day 1994, Docherty taught statistics and very close basis." there as it is here." courses on Canadian politics and He declined to say how long the "I've got to clean my desk, I'm NICK LACHANCE VISUAL DIRECTOR was chair ofthe political science move to Mount Royal hadbeen a not sure ifuniversity presidents can David Docherty will leave Laurier for Calgary after this semester. department throughout the early possibility, justthat the selection have desks this messy." 4 THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 CAMPUS

Campus News Editor Mike Lakusiak « [email protected] Fashion show hits Turret Event held by campus club fundraised for Canadian Cancer Society

OLIVIA NIGHTINGALE models modeling clothing provided STAFF WRITER by nine local retailers. Aris Evolu- tion, a Ryerson student-run graphic On Sat. Mar. 14, the WilfridLaurier t-shirt company, created custom- University Fashion and Lifestyle ized t-shirts specifically for the Society held its first ever charity show. fashion show, called "The Answer Dior provided makeup for the to Cancer." The event, held at the models and Spabar, located at the Turret, raised funds for the Cana- corner ofKing and University, did dian Cancer Society. After months the hairstyling. of planning and soliciting sponsor- Putting together such an event ship, the inaugural event was an was no small feat for the club. Ro- enormous success according to its dricks described it as "a real team organizers, with approximately 250 effort." Their work certainly paid off guests in attendance. as the $1,000 goal set was far sur- The club's vice-president, third- passed. Tacchi estimated that ap- year business student Trisha Ro- proximately $3,600 in total was NICK LACHANCE VISUAL DIRECTOR dricks explained that she was "ex- raised for cancer research and pa- Daniel Adelman addresses those assembled Mar. 10 for the "Celebrating Laurier Women" event. tremely happy with the turnout." tient support. The WLU Fashion and Lifestyle The cause is close to Rodricks' Societywas started last year by heart. After losing an aunt to the fourth-year geography student and disease, she explained that she club president, Natasha Tacchi. "wanted to give back because my Celebrating women The club aims to keep its mem- aunt loved fashion and would be re- bers up to date on the latest trends ally proud." « in fashion, beauty and health. The With their endeavour into orga- MIKE LAKUSIAK "Women supported and still sup- fashion showwas the largest event nizing and hosting a fashion show CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR port the core of this university in the group has undertaken so far. complete, bothTacchi and Rodricks Women haven't been academics, sports, volunteer work "It seemed like a natural step for the are hopeful that it will become a The Senate and Board Chamber was and the hundreds of small deeds club, and because Laurier is so hos- regular event. here as students since filled with students, faculty and staff that happen every day that usually pitable and generous when it comes "I am really happy that I could Thurs. Mar. 10 for a ceremony cel- go unnoticed but make this univer- to charity, we hoped it would be suc- participate in the first annual fash- the very beginning, but ebrating past and present women at sity a warm and welcoming place to cessful," Rodricks said. ion show," Tacchi, who graduates Wilfrid Laurier University and their be," Adelman said in between an- After ayear ofplanning, "The this spring, said. "I hope that it they have always been contributions since the institution nouncing names of the women be- Answer to Cancer" featured 25 keeps getting bigger." began as a men's-only seminary in ing recognized. shaping the character of 1911. Adelman told The Cord that the The first female students did not event had been in the works since Wilfrid Laurier" enrol until 1929. last summer as part ofthe universi- Hi fflr "Women haven't been here as stu- ty's centennial celebrations. "There H fIMHB Jp pr dents since the very beginning, but haven't been a whole lot of events mmIfjyliisSfl —DanielAdelman they have always been shaping the recognizing specifically women's If eventorganizer H |Hh|F PW^PV character of Wilfrid Laurier," fifth- contributions," he explained. "So B pi vk §J£ 112 11 112 year women and gender studies we set up a nominationprocess so and cultural studies student Daniel folks can nominate women that they Adelman said. think contributed something to our Adelman cited examples like community." Clara Conrad, who was head of an Dean of students Leanne Hol- educational group at the seminary land Brown explained her thoughts and worked to provide opportunities on the importance of such an event. for women to attend the school. "Ultimately it's an event that builds Adelman helped organized the community and recognizes the event, part of International Wom- wonderful people that make up the en's Week, and co-hosted it along Laurier community," she said. live uiell learn well with Ginny Dybenko, Laurier's exec- While the number of attendees utive: strategic planning. 45 women could not be confirmed, the Cham- from all areas ofthe university were ber was packed from wall to wall. "It

recognized including several current just goes to showyou — in my day a students. few years ago, this never would have Dybenko began the night with happened — ever," Dybenko said of atalk on her time in the business the turnout. "As a university, I don't world at Bell Canada and the bar- think we do anywhere near enough riers she encountered as a woman celebrating everything. We have so in what was then a predominantly much to be proud of, particularly male environment. this."

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NICK LACHANCE VISUAL DIRECTOR Member of the Laurier custodial staff Amada Moreno was among the women recognized Thursday for their contributions. THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 5 LOCAL Local Editor Vacant • editortathecord.ca The science behind climate change

CLAIRE SCULLION Turning to the focus ofhis lecture, as there is an increased presence of urban from CORD LOCAL Yan began discussing the urban heat heat islands resulting Urban Heat island (UHI) within the problem urban development. Yan explained Urban waste, natural disasters and ofclimate change. Yan, describing that this needs to be paid close at- Islands globalwarming were at the fore- UHIs, said" [It is] a phenomenon tention as it is a veryreal contribu- front ofthe University ofWaterloo's that causes theair temperature in tor to the global warming crisis • The result of energy emissions (UW) third annual Interdisciplinary urban areas to be higher than those around the world. from cars, factories and air Centre on Climate Change, which in rural areas because ofthe en- The focus ofYan'sresearch is Ja- conditioners ran from Mar. 10 to 11. On Friday, ergy expended in human activities pan's effort to combat rising urban • They are attributed to increas- the student organized summit wel- within urban centres." He went on temperatures. One way to "miti- ing the affects of global comed renowned geomatics engi- to explain that the energy emitted is gate the effect ofUHIs is to imple- warming neer Wanglin Yan to speak during a result ofcars, factories, air condi- ment regulations surrounding the the lunch hour session. tioners and reduced green and water construction ofhigh rise buildings Yan, originally from Japan, re- space. in already large cities," he said. He ceived his PhD in geomatics engi- The identification of this phe- also identified efforts being made in Measures to neering from the University ofTo- nomenon is relatively new, Yan told Japan currently, such as more green kyo is 1992. Currently he is a profes- the audience. It is juststartingto space and parks, water space, so- improving sor and researcher at the University take off, he explained, because "it is larradiation shielding and rooftop ofKeio where he specializes in geo- a very expensive process so data col- greenery. urban warming informatics for urban and regional lection is difficult." Yan, through the University of environments as well as planning The technology used to study ur- Keio, is also involved in programs • Water retentive pavement for sustainable development. ban heat islands are called isotherm designed for fostering environmen- • Reflective paints Before introducing his topic Yan maps, which plot the different tem- tal leaders in Asia and Africa and is • Indoor ventilation solemnly noted the recent natu- peratures present across a given attempting to accomplish it by wel- • Photovoltaic cells ral disasters and the magnitude of geographic area. More recently, sat- coming international students and • Expanding green space such the devastation in his homeland ellite-based thermal remote sens- offering post-graduate programs as parks of Japan and spoke to connections ing devices are being introduced as in environmental sustainability. • Increased water space such as between increasing levels of earth- a technique to evaluate these heat In tackling the problem of climate ponds STEPHANIE TRUONG STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER quakes and tsunamis as a result of islands. change, Yan stressed, "Both a private • Solar radiation shielding Wanglin Yan discusses climate global warming. The science isgaining importance and public approach is necessary." • Rooftop greenery change at UW. Simplifying commuting Future of transportation considered at Walkable, Bikeable Forum

ERIN SCHUT CORD PHOTOGRAPHY Dozens of citizens gathered to learn about safe and environmentally friendly transit options.

NICOLE GREEN explained, raising the question of benefits but in Waterloo walk- STAFF WRITER what kind of city Waterloo wants to ing and biking may become a main be. mode oftransport out of necessity. "We need to stop building cities like "We need to define our cities The region faces a population in- everyone is 30 and athletic," is the around us." For Penasola that means crease of 25,000 people in the next mantra that Gil Penalosa has built allocating more space for walkers 20 years, which is a 47 per cent pop- the Canadian non-profit organiza- and cyclists by widening sidewalks, ulation increase. Questioning how tion 8-80 Cities upon. Explaining expressing, "People may fit in to two Waterloo could accommodate 47 per further he said, "Cities need to be meters. But ifyou have four you can cent more vehicles on the road, Pe- safe for children aged eight to elders make friends, ifyou have eight you nasola asked, "Why not be bolder, aged 80." can have a party." But widening the be ambitious." On Mar. 9, the community gath- sidewalks comes at a cost of nar- Penasola used the example of ered at Waterloo city hall to par- rowing the streets. Penasola sug- Velo City in Copenhagen, which has ticipate in the Walkable, Bikeable gests that we shift our priorities. undergone significantchange in Waterloo Forum. The day included "A $40 bike is just as important as a the last 40 years. Parking lots were sessions and workshops as well as $40,000 car." turnedinto public places. Six lane >ct/artist a Walkability assessment ofKing Here, Penasola raises an interest- roads were reduced to two lanes and Street. That evening, community ing point on our values as a commu- filled with green space. Traffic was members gathered in the council nity. Looking at the students in the slowed to 30 km per hour. chamber to listen Gil Penalosa, the room Penasola said, "I know where "Biking is not justfor men in executive director of8-80 cities and everybody was last summer, you spandex," as Penasola showed that director ofInternational Liveable were off flipping hamburgers work- in Copenhagen 38 per cent of peo- Cities, speak about how to create a ing somewhere. Why wereyou flip- ple use bikes as their main mode of more vibrant city and healthy com- ping hamburgers? To pay foryour transportation. Furthermore, the Interested in writing for munities. "The end goal is to make car. Why do you need a car? To get number one reason that people in people happier and the means to to work." It's an endless cycle that is Copenhagen bike is because it is the %kecal and National news that end is walking and biking," he notalways rational. Penasola quot- fastest, easiest and most convenient said. ed statistics from the Canadian Au- way to get around the city. SJ) this summer? Penasola's revolutionary plan tomobile Association which showed Penasola called Waterloo to ac- calls for an emphasis on the pe- that two cars purchased in the last tion, "Today we are talking, but destrian. "The pedestrian is the four years will cost a family $20,155 there is not enough doing, tomor- most vulnerable... Last year a pe- oftheir income versus a family that row we have to do." Penasola argued, Contact lgivetash(a)thecord.ca destrian was hit by a car once every used walking and public transit "This is not about money, it's about four hours and ten minutes in the which cost $3,375. a change in culture, you have to have for more information. municipality ofToronto alone," he Not only are there economic the vision and the guts." 6 THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, .2011 NATIONAL National Editor Vacant [email protected] Vote at Queen's could impeach student leader

Referendum called to remove Day from his position as rector

ALANNA WALLACE If passed, the referendum will "Mr. Day's views do not and ONTARIO BUREAU CHIEF simply be a recommendation to the should not be seen as being repre- university council to suspend Day's sentative ofthose of the university WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) - Nick role in the position at a time where or Queen's students." Day's job may be on the line after an he could serve another one to two According to AMS president Safi- article he wrote supporting Israeli years. ah Chowdhury, the rector is "a stu- Apartheid Week (lAW) was pub- Day's article was an open letter in dent-wide position that represents lished yesterday on Rabble.ca. response to Liberal leader Michael all 20,000-plus students both at the At a Mar. 10 meeting of Queen's Ignatieff's statement calling Israeli undergraduate, professional and University's Alma Mater Soci- Apartheid Week unethical. graduate level." ety (AMS), a unanimousvote was In the article, Day defends lAW, The position is the third-highest passed to hold a referendum ask- saying Israel is committing genocide position at the university after the ing students to decide whether Day in Palestine and accusing Ignatieff chancellor and vice-chancellor. The will continue to hold his position as ofbeing "an active and powerful ac- rector also sits on the Queen's board rector. complice in a human rights tragedy." oftrustees and senate. Despite the passing of the refer- Day signed the letter as a rep- "I hope to have Mr. Day removed endum, Day stands by his position resentative of the university, a de- from his position," said Roth. "Not on lAW and maintains in a written tail that's causing much outrage on because of anything against him statement that he fulfilled his duty campus. personally or politically, but be- as rector to foster academic dialogue "My problem is that he was cause I think he's using his authority on campus. His statement defends speaking on behalf of his constitu- inappropriately." lAW and the views he expressed ents when he did not have any basis Maddie Axelrod, an execu- in his open letter to the opposition to do so," said Jake Roth, a first-year tive of Queen's Israel on Campus leader. student at Queen's who created the group, agreed with Roth, saying she "In this sense I have fulfilled my Facebook group "Remove Nick Day wouldn't be advocating for Day's re- mandate as rector and brought wid- as Queen's Rector," one of the many moval ifhe had not included his title er attention to the academic and Facebook groups that have been cre- at the university at the end of his re- political significance of lAW for ated in the wake of the events. sponse to Ignatieff. JUSTIN TANG THE QUEEN'S JOURNAL Queen's students and to campuses In an official statement earlier to- "He signed his name as 'rector' The fate of Day's position as rector will be decided on March 22-23. across Canada," the statement read. day, Queen's principal Daniel Woolf to these opinions and in that way According to the Queen'sJournal, said he had spoken to Day personal- spoke for everyone, including those as "rector," he stresses the need for involving Day's perceived politiciza- the question at the special winter ly and the university is considering who don't necessarily hold those open dialogue on campus. tion of events. Last November, the referendum, which will take place Day's actions "inappropriate." views," argued Axelrod. "There is no consensus view in a Queen's Journalreported that Day was on Mar. 22-23, will read: "Shall it "The views in the letter are not Day argues otherwise, saying that large and diverse population such as censured by the students' society be recommended to the university the issue — agree or disagree, he is he never stated that his view on LAW the Queen's student body. However, for "using his position to speak per- council that Queen's rector Nick Day entitled to them — it's the context in was representative ofthe student this does not mean that we should sonal views that don'trepresent his be removed from the office ofrec- which he communicated his person- body. Although he does not men- be silent," he stated. constituency" during his Remem- tor? Yes or no?" al opinion," Woolf wrote. tion his signing of his submission This is not the first incident brance Day address.

Canada in brief HUMBER The Business School Outrage over McGilltuition hike The Montreal-based university began charging an annual $29,500 in tuition for students in its two-year MBA program, a fee which is nearly nine times higher than the provincial cap. As a result, the Quebec government announced on March 14 that it will be seeking to cut roughly $2.1 million from the university's public subsidy, as the university raised tuition without the government's approval. McGill cites the university's jump in the Financial Times' rankings and its considerable Global Business Management ' improvement in recent years as reasons increase tuition. Human Resources Management for the in The university plans on increas- International Development Igpifr j ing tuition for MBA students by next in order International Marketing another $3,000 year; to do so it has given up public fund- Marketing Management m ing for the program. These first made Public Administration A steps are not unlike those by Queen's University in the 1990s when it moved to privatize its MBA Like you. program, allowing it to set tuition rates higher than provincial limits. —Compiled by Alanna Wallace You may not have done as well on your exams as you hoped, but with transfer credits from Athabasca University,you can Civil rights report calls for pick up the classes you need to G20 public inquiry

complete your degree. AU offers OTTAWA (CUP) - Entitled "Breach over 700 courses delivered online of the Peace," the report was pub- and at a distance, many with lished by the Canadian Civil Liber- theflexibility of monthly start ties Association and the National Em- dates. Let AU help you finish your Union of Public and General ployees on Feb. 28. The report sug- degree in record time. gests a public inquiry examine several specific incidents that occurred Learn at more during the G2O protests, including www.athabascau.ca. the absence of authorities during the more extreme acts of vandalism Athabasca University^ that occurred on June 26; the protest breakup at Queen's Park, among other incidents. % ft -V —Emma Godmere, Ottawa Bureau Chief (CUP) THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7 WORLD World Editor Alex Mitsiopouios • amitsiopoulos

Islanders remains repatriated from London museum

DEVON COOTE approximately 138 Aboriginal peo- existence. The Torres Strait Island- society such as technological devel- processes," stated Bonnie Glencross, STAFF WRITER ple, obtained during British explora- ers believe the spirits of a person opment, diet, social organization, WLU professor of archaeology. tion in the 18th and 19th centuries, are interconnected with their bodies settlement patterns, trade, migra- "While conditions such as obe- After a year and half ofconsulta- that have been the subjects of sci- and remains, thus the return oftheir tion, diffusion of ideas, religion and sity and diabetes are archaeologi- tions between London's National entific study since theirpossession. ancestors will allow their spirits to belief systems," he added. cally invisible, they can be linked to History Museum(NHM) and the The Torres Strait Islanders are one rest after centuries ofdisruption. The analytical research on these historical changes in dietary quality Torres Strait Islanders in Austra- Aboriginal nation out of manythat Scientific research on human re- artifacts can offer such a vast span and activity levels which are visible lia, another repatriation of human have faced this form ofsubjugation. mains and other artifacts and sites ofknowledge that remains contem- archaeologically," Glencross con- remains from the U.K. to the Tor- The repatriation decision demon- does have immense capabilities in porarily relevant. However, there tinued. "This information is being res Straitcommunity commenced strates ways in which Aboriginal discovering new insights into so- is an obvious tension between re- used to develop pragmatic solutions on Mar. 9. This event marks the peoples can retain pieces oftheir cieties ofthe past, and connecting search and respecting the culture for the treatment and prevention of second and largest act ofrepatria- history. these discoveries to society today. from which they belong to. health disparities amongst mem- tion the NHM has undertaken. It For the Torres Strait Islanders, the "The people are represented through "Absolutely central to this process bers ofthe community." acknowledges its desire to move to- return ofthese remains is a great the artifacts thatwe find," explained is the establishment and mainte- The repatriation ofthe Tor- wards improving archeological col- leap forward. The process ofrepa- John Triggs, associate professor and nance of an open dialogue between res Strait human remains by NHM laboration withaboriginal nations triation provides a way for the com- department chair of archeology at descendant communities and sci- demonstrates not only the action whose values have been repeatedly munity toreconcile their cultural Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU). entists, and alignment ofanalytical but the ideological change towards a undermined. identity with the effects colonial- "And in studying these, archae- goals through the involvement of collaborative approach to scientific The NHM has the remains of ism had, and still has, upontheir ologists seek to address aspects of descendants in the decision making research.

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I*l Government Gouvemement Canada THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9 ARTS Arts Editor Sarah Murphy • [email protected] Shad's triumphant homecoming

this MIKE LAKUSIAK playing shows and touring withDJ University in Vancouver year, CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR T-Lo since his early shows at Lau- said he plans to work on new mate- rier and his subsequent albums, The rial once he's finished touring Cana- alum Shadrach Ka- Old Prince and TSOL. da and the U.S. on the final leg ofthe bango, better known as "We were here four years ago," tourthis spring. Shad, played his first show Shad said. "Nothing I've seen has "I'll probably record when that Laurierat Laurier since 2006 to a been too crazy different, the staples tour is done," he said. "This will be crowd of285 students in a capacity- of my life are more or less intact." my last term so I'll be done pretty reached Wilf's on Friday. He noted that an apartment soon, assuming I don't fail." The 2005 BBA graduate along building had been built in place of "No big plans afterward really, with fellow alum DJ T-Lo, sat down his former house on King St.and probably just work on some new with The Cord before the show. fondly remembered his experience music, that's about it." Shad explained that this show, with Waterloo's student housing. Asked about theWilf's setlist, he the night before an appearance at "My apartment in fourth year, my quipped, "I'll do a mix of stuff, al- the Canadian Music Fest in Toronto, room was on a slant so I would be most all covers." was spur of the moment. typing at my computer and my chair He continued, "I really want my "It was fairly short notice, I think would move and I'd have to pull my- cover set to take off, it's so much only about a month in advance," he selfback," he said. easier than writing new songs." said, expressing some uncertainty The show that brought him back "A lot ofBoyz II Men," T-Lo chimed about the crowd and stage in Wilf's. to Laurier was promoted almost ex- in. "I don't know what it's going to be clusively online using Facebook. Coming onstage after 11p.m. fol- like, it'll be a little tight, the stage is Shad explained concert promo- lowing London's Two Crown King, only elevated aboutthat much," he tion on the campus before social Shad, backed by DJ T-Lo and lan gestured with his hands as he leaned media. Koiter on bass, blazed through a back on a couch. "I remember one time K-OS quick set featuring tracks from "I like small shows but when played and there was like 30 people all three ofhis albums and"I Get it's too small it might be a little bit there," he said. "There was no ad- Down," the song that won him the weird.But this is thekind ofvibe I vertising about it because of our prize money for his entrance into like." primitive Internet in 2003, just a the music business. While a student at Laurier, Shad chalkboard outside that said 'K-OS Shad even ventured in to the won 91.5FM The Beat's "Rhythm tonight'. That's all we had. Morse crowd on a few occasions. After- ofthe Future" contest and used the code and hieroglyphs." wards, the ever-approachable Shad MIKE LAKUSIAK CORD PHOTOGRAPHER proceeds to finance his first album, Shad, who will complete his MA stood and talked to audience mem- WLU grad Shad returned to play for the crowd at Wilf's on Friday. 2005's When This is Over. He has been in liberal studies at Simon Fraser bers long after the lights came up.

Cinema Politica tackles issues of homelessness

ALEXANDROS MITSIOPOULOS "It really gives you the opportuni- getting to know their lives in a deep- WORLD EDITOR ty to see how homeless people live, er sense," Hall added. to get a sense oftheir views on their Carts ofDarkness arrives at a time The final instalment ofthe Cinema situation and deepenyour knowl- when awareness for homeless indi- Politica series featured Carts ofDark- edge ofthe issue in that wayrather viduals is at its height. ness, a documentary that exposes the than through statistics and policy The WilfridLaurier School of realities ofhomelessness in Van- papers." Business and Economics launched couver and also explores the new The documentary represents a re- its annual charity event, Five Days extreme sport ofdownhill shopping visit to the style undertaken by the for the Homeless, this past Sun- cart racing that has been quickly first film in the Cinema Politica se- day in the Quad. "We were certainly gaining popularity. ries, Please Votefor Me, a film experi- happy that [the film] coincided with Originally based out ofMontreal, menting with democracy in a Chi- the campaign," Hall said. Cinema Politica is an organization nese primary school class. The Cinema Politica series has dedicated to the screening of films As with Please Votefor Me, Carts shown six documentaries thus far. with"a political component. The KW ofDarkness's director integrated Highlights include H2OU, a film ex- chapter is co-ordinated by profes- himself into the lives ofthefilm's posing the adverse effects of min- sors Tanya Richardson and Derek subjects. ing the Albertan tar sands and Exit CONTRIBUTED IMAGE Hall ofthe anthropology and politi- "We are interested in movies that through the Giftshop, an alleged "pran- cal science department respectively. take an ethnographic approach — kumentary" featuring the elusive outset last September. "We're really think there's aplace for Cinema Po- "The main thing that [Carts of that are based not so much on ex- graffiti artist Banksy. happy with the interest that there's litica in Kitchener-Waterloo and Darkness] does is that it humanizes a perts, talking heads and interviews While the series has ended for been this year," Hall added. here at Laurier, so I think it would situationthat is so often dehuman- but based on spendinglong periods this school year, Cinema Politica has "With the number of people that be great to have it keep going next ized," Hall explained. oftime with the people and really enjoyed a strong following from the have come out so far we definitely year," he concluded. IMDIO UUIRIERI #pan I presents | h iii mT ii pi ttttJ vt lal I 14 I H lr< 1 ■ dominos.cii I • Complete 30-Hour Seminars SAVE • Con»'n""lw«ke"dSchedu" Li TIME AND * ■mm ■ Til Wm mmm■■ ■■ ■ Proven I ¥ KIN UU ■ ORDER ONLI N E Course I"»t™ctors II • H ■ I V Comprehensive Study Materials

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Day 1: Wednesday, March 9 Da

The Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre The The Line-up: Rococode, Whale Tooth, Birds of Tokyo, Mother The Mother Wint

Canadian Music Week started with flair on Wednes but the songs were just too generic-sounding to re day night at the Phoenix. Headlined by Mother ally connect with the audience. Mother - who were backed by Rococode, Whale Mother Mother revived the night, however, bring Tooth and Birds of Tokyo - the line-up showcased ing the perfect combination of energy and talent to talent originating from Vancouver, Toronto and even the stage. Playing to a venue packed with their fans, provide Australia. the band opened with "0 My Heart" from their 2008 included First up were Mother Mother's fellow Vancou album of the same name. students verites Rococode. Andrew Braun and Laura Smith They also showed off new tunes from Eureka ( re- · displaye ~ fronted the band, each holding their own as the ven leased Mar. 15) like "Original Spin;' "Baby Don't taining ue filled up. Smith's presence, however, was undeni Dance" and "The Stand:' Lead singer ~an Gulde When ably attention-grabbing as such a huge voice came mond joked about the new record, telling the crowd, Tavern out of her tiny frame. "Download it for free or sell it for crack, whatever fore, as f~ They played songs including "Tina" and "Blood;' makes you happy:' show. and although no recorded material is available at Speaking to The Cord, Guldemond revealed that Trulys the moment, a debut album should be out later this the recording process for Eureka was "arduous and day's line year. meticulous;' but the band has grown a lot in terms Halifaxru Unsigned Toronto band Whale Tooth followed of their working relationships. Haligo Rococode and hit the stage running with a power "There's greater unspoken synergy between ev the show fully punchy set. Frontwoman Elise LeGrow stole eryone in the band and that's really what you want It's only~ the show, jerking around the stage in a spastic to go for;' he said. of her foE manner that somehow still managed to exude sex Nevertheless, it was obvious that the crowd still Shes appeal. appreciated the older tracks, as "Polynesia" and the Duke Declaring her love for drinking and screaming, "Wrecking Ball" received incredible reactions from she pulled the crowd onto her side and got them the sea of fans, who belted out every lyric. riled up well before Whale Tooth's set ended with Speaking about the night's performance, Gulde special guest Scott from the Russian Futurists play mond said that the band "didn't hold back:' He con ing the trumpet. tinued, "We did our best, that's for sure:' Australian rockers Birds of Tokyo took the stage As Mother Mother closed out the night with an next, but failed to deliver as engaging performances encore set and fans filed back out into the miserable as their openers. They played a tight-sounding set rain, Guldemond's earlier remark, "Who cares what and technically speaking were on point throughout, it's like out there, it's good in here;' really rang true.

Day 2: Thursday, March 10

The Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern The Line-up: Modern Supersbtions, Molly Rankin, Memphis, Still Life StilL Zeus

Thursday night's show at the legendary Horseshoe They put on a polished, poppy performance with Tavern was a testament to the festival's organization all the theatricality of a Stars show, but one that al- . and planning team. With a great line-up and impec lowed Campbell to really shine in the spotlight. cable punctuality, the CHARTattack showcase went Memphis ran through a set that included "What see Diem off without a hitch. ever You Want;' "I am the Photographer" (which he Diemo Clockwise from top: Modern Superstitions opened the night with a dedicated to the front row) and "Let's Get Incredibly chains an short set that included songs from their EP, as well · Drunk on Whiskey;' which were interspersed with back to'S Mother Mother, Modern as some new tracks. Campbell's hilarious banter. Japan' Superstitions, Zeus, Memphis Despite the early timeslot and small crowd, the He declared, "Thankyou for coming to Canadian tainings and Rococode. foursome gave it their all, delivering an awesome Music fuck down!" then introduced himself to the the crazi start to the evening. crowd by stating, "My name is Torquil - I would like Fromg Speaking to The Cord before the show, lead singer any drugs that you have:' sidethes Nyssa Rosaleen described the band's sound say Labelmates to Memphis and Zeus, Still Life Still demons ing, "We write pop songs and we play them fast and took their turn on the stage next, but failed to deliver Dinos loud:' As for their experience playing CMW, guitar as lively a performance as the first few acts. set pack ist Matt Aldred summed it up stating, "We're excited They managed to get a good response from the their afte1 to be playing with the other bands:' crowd, but most of the songs in their set seemed to The Cordi Next up was Molly Rankin and her four-piece drone together, until they picked it up with the final to, sayin backing band, who delivered one of the most two tracks. greatba charming sets of the night. Zeus, however, made up for any weak links in you top She had made the drive from P.E.I. and with her Thursday night's line-up, establishing themselves Heals · mother and cousin in the audience, she put on a as one of Toronto's finest live acts within moments ing, "the performance that surely made them proud. of starting to play. ing ablet Rankin's music definitely borrows from the Mari Tlie four-member, multi-vocalistgroup wel bringsth times' tradition of folk, but with songs about broken comed the crowd by proclaiming, "We gotta cram a Theev hearts and stolen boyfriends, Rankin gives listeners lot of shit into 50 minutes for you people:' restofth something a little more modern. And despite the short set, Zeus did indeed man honouri The heavy hitting sound was even more impres age to fit in a lot of catchy, well-played "shit:' music. sive coming from the tiny-statured songstress on They started off with a really strong performance Hoste stage. When she wasn't entertaining the crowd with of "Greater Times On The Wayside/The River By Magneta songs off her first release, the SheEP, or a cover of The Garden" and carried on the set with songs off awards i1 Kristy Maccoll's "He's on the Beach;' she was elicit their album Say Us like "Marching Through Your Georgas, ing laughs from them with comments like, "Who's Head" and one of the highlights of the night "How Maria going to see Janet.Jackson? Not me!" Does it Feel?" entto ace Rankin's impressive set was followed by Stars' Another high point of the night was their epic istor Gro Torquil Campbell's side project Memphis. If Camp ·rendition of Genesis' "That's All:' Year, resp bell hadn't revealed that the show was the band's Closing the not-long-enough set, Zeus followed Interm first in five years after only one rehearsal, no one in "Kindergarten" with "The Renegade" before going Mumford the crowd would have been able to tell. off-stage and leaving fans wanting more. Georga .... FEATURES THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 • 11 Week takes over Toronto lhotography Manager Megan Cherniak covered concerts hailed from across Canada to as far away as Japan, the e best new bands out there, as Well as old favourites.

Day 3: Friday, March 11

The Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern other The Line-up: Christina Martin, the Sheepdogs, Hooded Fang, Winter Gloves. Cuff the Duke ding tore- On Friday afternoon, the Toronto Institute for the build working relationships:' Enjoyment of Music hosted one of the most unique Martin was followed by Saskatoon's the Sheep ever, bring concerts of the week. dogs, who delivered a 1970s southern rock vibe, d talent to The Institute, primarily used for music lessons, from their rock 'n' roll sound to their shaggy long their fans, provided an intimate setting for an audience that hair. Fans sang along towards the front of the stage, their 2008 included a range of people from middle-agers to picking up the energy in the room for the next band students to a crowd of toddlers. We're Not Popstars to come on. IEureka (re- · displayed their talented brand of Latin jazz, enter Toronto's Hooded Fang were up next, who 1yDon't taining the diverse crowd. brought their synthy pop-rock sound to the nGulde When night-time rolled around, the Horseshoe warmed-up audience. With seven members on thecrowd, Tavern filled up more quickly than the night be stage, including barefooted singer Daniel, there was whatever fore, as fans packed into the bar to see another great no shortage of action to watch. The set included show. songs off their debut album Hooded Fang Album like ealed that Truly spanning the width of Canadian music, Fri "Laughing:' uousand day's line-up saw artists from Toronto, Montreal, The four members of Montreal's Winter Gloves ;tin terms Halifax and even Saskatoon. were next on the bill, showcasing the band's key Haligonian songstress Christina Martin started board-heavy poppy rock music. The bouncy, high the show by remarking, "What are you doing here? energy show got the crowd moving 11Vith songs off It's only 8:30;' before launching into a powerful set their new EP Heart Out. Clockwise from top-left: of her folky tunes. Finally, Oshawa's alt-country Cuff the Duke took She shared the stage with her husband and Cuff the stage for a commanding performance, prov- Cuff the Duke, Christina Martin, the Duke guitarist Dale Murray, making the crowd ing themselves to be an outstanding live act. They Dinosaur Bones, Hollerado, laugh with her continuous stream of banter about ripped through songs off their latest album Way Janelle Monae and Hannah everything from the lack of olives at the bar to her Down Here such as "It's All a Blur;' "Listen to Your Georg as Ce, Gulde and Murray's recent marriage. Heart" and crowd sing-a-long "Follow Me:' Fan fa tk:' He con- In a brief interview with The Cord, Martin stated vourite "Take My Money and Run" from 2oos's self that the atmosphere in the Horseshoe was "really titled album also got an amazing response from the 1twith an conducive to putting on a good show;' and went on audience. ~e miserable to say that being part of CMW was "a privilege:' An excellent closing to a day filled with wide ·cares what She also noted that the wee!<-longfestival"is a ranging musical sounds, Cuff the Duke stole the rang true. really great opportunity for artists to network and show.

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ancewith Saturday saw another unique afternoon set, this included tracks off her album This is Good like "Bang nethat al time at the Bait Shop. With the stage set up at the Bang You're Dead:' She was also presented with the tlight. end of a half-pipe, fans piled in to the skate shop to award for Favourite Solo Artist of the Year. ed "What see Diemonds, the Zoo bombs and Dinosaur Bones. Hollerado, winners of Favourite Video of the Year (which he Diemonds rocked out, fully clad in leather pants, for "Americanarama;' also played a short, exciting 1: Incredibly chains and denim vests, giving the crowd a throw set that included a performance of the aforemen !rsedwith back to '8os hair metal. tioned song, as well as an audience-sung rendition Japan's the Zoobombs put on an incredibly enter of "Happy Birthday" for bassist Dean Baxter. Canadian taining set for the audience, who witnessed some of The next notable performance came from Lon elf to the the craziest moves of the week. don, Ontario's Shad, who had played at Wilf's the I would like From guitar spins to climbing up on a ledge be night before. side the stage, lead singer and guitarist Don Matsuo Speaking to The Cord, he described his win for l Life Still demonstrated his uncanny talent for showmanship. Favourite Artist ofthe Year by saying, "It's cool, I get rt~.to deliver Dinosaur Bones followed up the lively set with a a free guitar and a record sleeve and it's awesome:' set packed full of their garage-rock sound. Prior to Before rushing off to compile his setlist, he threw from the their afternoon slot, bassist Branko Scekic spoke to in a "Go Laurier!" His set included numerous songs seemed to The Cord about the musical environment in To ron off TSOL like "Rose Garden;' "Telephone" and "Keep th the final to, saying, "It's just an amazing scene, there's a lot of Shining:' great bands coming out of Toronto that I think cause No one in the crowd could have anticipated the fi inks in you to push and strive to be a b~tter band:' nal performance of the night, which came courtesy' emselves He also talked about the CMW experience, stat of poppy soul songstress Janelle Monae. moments ing, "the best part is just getting a wristband and be Every element of the show was designed to en ing able to run around and see a billion bands. It just tertain, and boy, did it ever. From an elaborate in .pwel brings the city together:' traduction to dancing nuns to a dancer-controlled ttacrama The evening took on a different feel than the giant butterfly, there wasn't a boring moment in the rest of the week for The Indies - an awards show set. 1eedman honouring Canada's favourite acts in independent Monae's immense talent shone through her ridic :hit:' mu-sic . ulously awesome dance moves and flawless, power . rformance Hosted at the Royal York hotel, presenters like ful voice. iverBy Magneta Lane, Sammy Hagar and k-os handed out While hits like "Tightrope" and "Cold War" from ~ongs off awards in the form of guitars to artists like Hannah last year's TheArchandroid definitely made the high ghYour Georgas, Hollerado and Shad. light list, fans were undoubtedly left in awe after her ht"How Marianas Trench and Alexisonfire were also pres performance of Charlie Chaplin's classic (also done ent to accept their awards for Favourite Pop Art- by Michael Jackson) "Smile:' ist or Group of the Year and Favourite Group of the Followed by an incredible encore performance Year, respectively. that had fans crouching on the floor before Monae followed International winners included the Black Keys, crowd-surfed across the entire room, Monae' s show ore going Mumford and Sons and Sleigh Bells. was undoubtedbly one of the best of the week and Georgas performed a four-song set, which the perfect way to close Canadian Music Week.

" ...... '~ ., ... . 12 THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 EDITORIAL Opinion Editor Eric Merkley • emerkley(athecord.ca

More constructive ways to address homelessness Over the course of the week students atLaurier will not be able to help but notice the presence of students huddled together outside as part ofthe "5 Days for the Homeless" campaign. To raise awareness for the approximately 2,000 homeless people in Waterloo Region, the School of Business and Economics Students' Society hires four students to pretend to be homeless for five days. They are not allowed to have income, food or drink that is not donated, cannot use communications technology and must sleep outside. One might equate this with camping outside for a few days. And they would be correct. It is clear the participants are not experiencing real hunger, as shown by the abundance of empty pizza boxes and coffee cups around their location, generously donated by students. While we applaud efforts to try and help ease the homelessness problem in the region, we can't help but wonder if there are better ways to serve this end. First, we can't help but feel that some advocacy cam- paigns are less about the issue itself and more about making the people that participate feel good about themselves — to ease their guilt over their own wealth and not doing more, whether it is volunteering or do- nating to the cause. This can partially be seen in the rather condescending signs posted by the activists on campus that reek ofmoral indignation directed at other students, such as "Ifyou are not part of the solution, you are part ofthe problem." Second, perhaps a better use of time for all those that participated would be to spend several days volunteering at a shelter or soupkitchen or devoting their time to raising money and lobbying public officials for policy change. As admirable as raising awareness is, we don't think people are in denial about the existence of homeless people and seeing privileged university students "tough it out" for a few days isn't going to change anything. The disagreement rests on what to do about the problem, which activists aren't addressing. Homelessness is a problem, but there are more constructive ways to handle it.

-The Cord Editorial Board STEPHANIE TRUONG GRAPHICS ARTIST Queen's rector abused his power in letter to Ignatieff Controversy recently arose at Queen's University when the student rector, Nick Day, sent a scathing letter to Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, which was published Grit part of the game on rabble.ca condemning his support for Israel on behalf of students. The rector at Queen's is tasked to rep- that that's bullshit. resent students to the university in matters pertaining Fans of the game can demand any to education. sort of suspensions that they want, but The NHL has justbecome Among the absurd comments made by Day in his let- really what good has that done so far? ter was the insinuation that Ignatieff was complicit in Take just the most recent example: Is- a much bigger and faster genocide and an accomplice to "perhaps the biggest hu- landers forward Trevor Gillies. The man man rights tragedy of my generation." returns from a nine-game suspension game. With the rule chang- Apparently human rights catastrophes like the geno- only to last a period and a halfbefore cides in the Sudan, Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia WADE THOMPSON hitting Cal Clutterbuck and receiving a es after lock out, the game never occurred, along with mass starvation of North [email protected] 10-game suspension. Hereally learned Koreans by Kim Jong 11, Hussein's gassing of the Kurds his lesson, yes? has simply evolved in grit or the ongoing tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Last week, Boston Bruins captain Zde- Players like Gillies, Matt Cooke and the Congo. no Chara decided to finish a check on Sean Avery all have a history of suspen- just as much as in speed. Regardless of the absurdity of his claim, he does have Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pa- sions attached to theirrecords, but alas, the right to speak his mind. He cannot, however, do so cioretty. It occurred after the winger they continue to be the morons that they in the name of 20,000 Queen's students. He signed his had already released the puck and Chara are. letter as "Rector" and stated that he "was elected to rep- unfortunately rode him into a stanchion If the league really wants to get the resent the approximately 20,000 students of Queen's that divides the two teams benches. message through to these guys, stop suspensions of 10 games for foolish, University." His mandate as rector had nothing to do Pacioretty received a concussion and a thinking that they care about the loss of one-time acts. Hell, if we think back with Israel and has nothing to do with international af- broken vertebrae. money and ice time. priorto the Steve Moore incident, Todd fairs. It has to do withrepresenting students on educa- Now, despite thepopular belief of Ca- Take former New Jersey Devils de- Bertuzzi was arespected power forward. tion issues to the administration. Anything more is an nadiens fans, Zdeno Chara should not fencemen-turned-hockey analyst Ken And yet even after setting an example abuse of power. have been suspended. I don't care ifit's Daneyko's solution. Instead of having through these players' punishments, The Queen's Alma Mater SocietyAssembly should George Molson, Air Canada or Stephen them sit games, put a bounty on their Chris Simon still tried to chop off Ryan be congratulated for approving areferendum torecall Harper stating otherwise, the man was head for the games that they do play. If Hollweg's head with his stick and Shane Day as rector. While his term is coming to an end, it is finishing a play that simply ended in an the guy is a repeat offender and is show- Doan still attempted to take out Dan an important symbolic victory to send a message to fu- unfortunate area of the ice. ing no signs of smartening up, allow a Sexton on his wayback to the bench. ture student officials that abusing their power in a re- Should he have received a penalty? week or two where the rest of the league NHL hockey has just become a much spected position is unacceptable. Yes. But a suspension? No. You cannot can do what they want to that player bigger and faster game.With the rule punish a clean record player like Chara without any sort of consequence. changes after the lock out, the game has -The Cord Editorial Board for simply completing a check that only After having been run and beaten for simply evolved in grit just as much as in years earlier would have been seen as a week, see ifhe everthinks of doing it speed. This is something people seem the correct thing to do. again. to fail to recognize and that's where the But of course, quite a few people Of course, this is only a speculative public obsession with suspensions has This unsigned editorialis based offinformal discussions and don't see it this way. And I think that's solution and in short, would have little come in to play. then agreed by the majority The Cord's editorial board, upon of because we've been blind towards the effect on the so-called "violence" plagu- You can try to take the violence out of which consists of 15 senior Cord staff including the Editor-in- game ofhockey. ing the league. Even ifwe do take care«. the NHL, but the bottom line is you can't and Opinion Editor. The made Chief arguments may reference Due to an apparent rise in headshots of the idiots, there is absolutely no way take outthe idiocy. There will always be, interviews, anyfacts that have been made available through and illegal hits, fans and league offi- that we're going to be able police the without fail, some player to fill that role. documents views or othersources. The presented do nat neces- cials alike have become enamored with idiocy. And don'tget me wrong, certain plays sarilyreflect those ofThe Cord's volunteers, staffor WLUSP. suspensions. Some ofthe most violent acts in the deserve punishment. The main thought being that the more history ofthe league have been perpe- But the sooner we stop getting all up we suspend players, the stronger the trated by guys with previously clean re- in arms after a "hockey play" and realize The published by Cord is message gets across that violence will cords acting simply in the heat ofthe that this gameisn't all that much differ- Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications. not be tolerated in the National Hockey moment. In the last decade alone, the entfrom the one we enjoyed in yester- Contact Bryn Ossington, WLUSP President and CEO League (NHL). likes ofrespected players Owen No- year, the better it will be for the sport . ,>, 75 Vwersity Aye-W, AN >, , say ladies and gentlemen, lan and Scan Neidermayer received,,,. ,ajtd its fans., ' THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 13 THE FORUM Opinion Editor Eric Merkiey • emerkleytathecord.ca Creativity crisis in modern society Cord contributor Don Morgenson explores the causes and ramifications of a growing creativity deficit amongst youth that threatens the foundations of our way of life in the long term

falling and in the sixth grade the de- Mostof the concern, however, questions because they are no lon- has important implications for our creases in creativity scores is most focuses on the public school sys- ger interested, rather they lose inter- educational systems as well asfam- concerning. tem which is "not fostering creativ- est because they have stopped ask- ily life. And all ofthis is occurring when ity in our children." Experts argue ing questions. As a teacher, I share some ofthe the IQ scores of our children have that there is no concerted effort While this is worrying enough, guilt. been rising for generations. to nurture the creative process in there is now evidence that a creative I give my students multiple choice In the early 1980s, James Flynn school children who are smoth- imagination may also reduce risk exams — surely the ultimate method DON MORGENSON studiedIQ variations in 20 coun- ered in "drill-and-kill" pedagogical factors in the emotional lives of our tapping merely a convergent intel- [email protected] tries and reported that IQ scores procedures. children. lectual style — searching for that rose from six to 10 points every The creative process, first of all, Mark Runco, professor ofcreative one correct answer. Some years ago a researcher gave generation. involves what is known as a diver- studies atthe University of Georgia, Some of my more creative stu- a variety oftests ofcreativity to a He has recently said that such in- gent intellectual style — generating asked university students to: "Think dents will suggest, sometime vehe- number ofchildren. creases in IQs have leveled off, but as many unique ideas as possible. of all thethings that could inter- mently, thatthere exist many more A sample ofthe tests of creativity while intelligence scores were ris- This is followed by a convergent in- fere with graduating from universi- correct answers than the four lim- are: list the objects that have a circle ing, creativity scores were falling. tellectual style — combing those ty." Then Runco asked them to pick ited choices I provide. as the main element in theirbasic Teachers, developmental psy- different ideas into the most func- one ofthese obstacles and come It is surely possible that our edu- design; list all the uses you can think chologists and parents are con- tional or useful result. Creative ideas up with as many solutionsfor that cational system can encourage cre- offor junk automobiles; think ofas cerned. And in a recent IBM poll of must not only be unusual, but they problem as possible. ativity, using a variety ofapproaches many fluids that burn, as you can; 2,500 CEOs, thesebusiness experts must also be useful. What Runco found was that some to the subject matter, for example an and list as many impossibilities as identified "creativity" as the number Developmental psychologists tell of the students were able to list the inquirybased approach. But most you can think ofin 5 minutes. one "leadership competency" of the us that young children ask about 100 things that might go wrong to pre- of all we must encourage a student's The researchers followed those future. questions per day. Some parents, vent them from graduating from full engagement and encourage cog- children who came up with more Why are creativity scores fall- suffering from "question fatigue" university, but they were incapable nitive flexibility. creative as well as useful ideas and ing? People typically blame video wish the questioning would stop, of coming up with creative solu- This means thatwe as teachers found as adults they became entre- games obsessions and sitting in and tragically, this questioning, cu- tions to the problem. must cultivate our own openness preneurs, inventors, authors, physi- front of a TV set for hours. For ex- rious attitude does stop. Professor Runco concluded that as well as that of our students. We cians, diplomats and computer soft- ample, research data out ofthe Uni- Somewhere around the sixth/ those students who were unable to must cultivate an openness to the ware developers. versity ofTexas suggests that for seventh grade, children stop ask- generate alternative approaches to world's variety all around us, full of All well and good, but new wor- every hour a child watches televi- ing questions. At this time too, the problem were those most likely ambiguity and irony and though it ries have developed: from kinder- sion,the child's overall time in more studentacademic engagement and to become depressed and develop may sound heretical, perhaps that garten to the sixth grade, creativ- creative activities drops as much as motivation decline as well. Experts suicidal ideation. Surely such an single correct response to deep ity scores among our children are 11 per cent. say that children do not stop asking atrophy ofthe creative imagination questions may not even exist. Letters to the Editor

PointCounter-point they both relied on the felonious expansion. hemp need to be dispelled, so that Of course for this to happen, poli- failed to criticize Israel assumption that the Israeli gov- When Binyamin Netanyahu reason can prevail. ticians first need to stop lying to the RE: Point-Counter-point:IsraelApart- ernment has done and can do no called the German chancellor, An- Marijuana has no links to cancer public and fear mongering so they heid Week, Mar.p wrong. gela Merkel, to protest German sup- or other life threatening illnesses; can further powerful industries for I am really disappointed about the To be frank, anybody that refuses port for the resolution, she chas- not one death has been directly at- their campaign interests. lack of diversity among the opinions to acknowledge the Israeli govern- tised him by saying he has broken so tributed to marijuana, whereas hun- It's a revolution ofcommon expressed in the article about Israeli ment's crimes against Palestinians many promises that no world leader dreds ofthousands occur annually sense. Are they up to the challenge? Apartheid Week. The "Point/Coun- (whether it be the continued de- believes a single word he says and from alcohol and tobacco. Hemp has You can't argue stupidity forever. ter Point" section ofThe Cord gen- privation of an occupied people or then demandedhe make peace with been used for hundreds ofyears; it But anyone who's extensively re- erally represents two radically dif- the horrific assault during 2008-9 the Palestinians. When commen- is a suitable bio-fuel, it isbetter than searched its uses will tellyou, pro- ferent views. Operation Cast Lead), as Misters tators ignore Israeli government cotton for clothing and paper, and hibition ofcannabis in all forms is This week both writer's seemed Shaposhnik and McNinch-Pazzano crimes they promote injustice to has more medical uses in one natu- laughable and causes far more harm to share the same opinions regard- do, are the real threat to the Israeli both the Palestinian people and the rally occurringplant than any other than good. ing lAW, with slight variations in people. citizens ofIsrael. known to man. —Jackson Hounsell the words they used to condemn The continued uncritical support —Culum Canally The Canadian government the event. Additionally, Mr. Sha- from the Canadian and American spends 1.3billion dollars a yearto poshnik made slanderous generali- governments and its lapdog elite prosecute marijuana users. As an sations about the motives of lAW media is alienating Israel from even unregulated business, the profits organizers. its staunchest allies and defenders. Fear mongering behind for grow-ops reach several billions Letterpolicy

„ Mr. Shaposhnik is in no posi- According to Uri Avnery, a former marijuana prohibition annually. Letters must not exceed 250 words. In- tion to speakfor the opinions of or- member ofthe Israeli Knesset, ithas With the world in financial turmoil, Move to regulate marijuana with clude yourfiill name and telephone num- ganizers of an event that is held on gotten to the point that Germany, health care systems becoming more taxation and re- invest in vital areas ber. Letters mustbe received by 12:00 university campuses worldwide. In a historic defender ofthe nation and more unsustainable, a sensible and we not only solve the deficit and p.m. noon Monday via e-mailto letters@ regards to his comments about the ofIsrael, voted for the UN Security solution is in dire need. The lies that health care, but can stop deforesta- thecord.ca. The Cord reserves the right to lack of supportfor lAW on campus: Council resolution to condemn the have been told for thepast century tion, the fuel crisis and reduce phar- editforlength and clarity or toreject any as an organizer for lAW on Laurier Israeli government for its settlement against marijuana, cannabis and maceutical costs. letter. campus in previous years, I must re- spectfully disagree. Our events were well attended and encouraged dialogue in an environment where hate speech or dis- crimination ofany kind was not ac- cepted or tolerated. In regards to why there is no lAW ND WINGS lb at Laurier this year: while people wanted to attend events, they were BuR^R^ unable to organize them. This does not mean there is no longer a large $^50/ demographic ofLaurier students who are in solidarity with the Pales- tinian, and the objectives oflAW. —GinaKish

I could not think ofa better illustra- tion ofthe stunted media dialogue on matters regarding Israel than last weeks "Point/Counter-point: Is- rael Apartheid Week." Neither ofthe commentariesacknowledged the voluminous condemnations ofthe Israeli government's crimes against Palestinians from NGOs and gov- Sawdust and Beer at 28 King St N, Uptown Waterloo • 51S-954-8660 • Join Chainsaw Lovers on Facebook ernments around the globe. Instead 14 THE CORD « Wednesday, March 16, 2011 OPINION Opinion Editor Eric Merkley » [email protected] You know what yanks my Cord...... the ridiculous number of use- litany of other issues, can anyone less television channels. The latest seriously tell me thatthey have the monstrosity to take to the airwaves time or the need to watch any ofthe is a 24-hour channel showing noth- aforementioned channels? ing but three ugly chickens swirling We need not turn away from the around on arotisserie. true reality ofthe world we are fac - This channel comes courtesy of ing to fall into an alternative reality Swiss Chalet, who clearly thinks full of pretty sunsets and suppos- that showing abunch of meat drip- edly appetizing chickens. Facing the ping with grease will make one say world we live in and knowing the "mmm let's go get us some Swiss challenges we need to confront is Chalet tonight." vitally necessary and an increased But mesmerizing chicken is only variety of television coverage of- the beginning. We also get the sun- fers us the opportunity do that more set channel which only serves to effectively. make my grudge against winter But with all the useless 24/7 even stronger. The aquarium chan- loops, we have to question wheth- nel offers the convenience of sitting er that is what television isreally in a dentist's waiting room without about anymore. When cable com- leaving the comfort ofyour living » panies list all ofthese channels in room. their packages as an added benefit And who can forget the 24/7 fire- of spending between $50 and $100 place channel, which after the initial on television, is it really going to humour ofthe situationwears off, sway apotential consumer toward a only makes you question whether more expensive cable package? this unusual television experience If it does, maybe at least we can actually made you feel warmer. be comforted bythe fact that ifthese With a devastating earthquake people enjoy the virtual reality they Obesity in Canada ravaging Japan accompanied by a are living in, they won'treally have 'Fat tax' unfeasible real threat of nuclear meltdown, to leave their homes and interact • 23 per cent of Canadians rapid and unpredictable change with the rest ofus. obese as of 2004 obesity is that the former is some- sweeping the Middle East and a —Joseph McNinch-Pazzano thing that directly hurts the indi- • An additional 38 per cent are vidual smoking, but also anyone classified as overweight exposed to second and even third- hand smoke. • Only 13 per cent of Canadi- This causes undue harm to non- ans were obese in 1978 smoking individuals — a negative NICK GIBSON externality. Additionally, the cor- • Of those with only second- [email protected] relation is much stronger between ary education, 28 per cent smoking and lung disease, so tax are obese The obesity crisis in Western society measures make sense in modera- is not something that will simply go tion, so long as it doesn't push sales • BC leads the country with an away, so we must work hard to fig- to the black market. obesity rate of only 19 per ure out ways to curb it.For those of I do not reject the notion of junk cent us not genetically-predisposed to food being bad foryour health, but *Courtesy of Statistics Canada hating taxes, it may initially seem I do realize that using government like a good idea to impose a so- intervention should not be our first called "fat tax" — atax that would be thought, especially when the solu- imposed on unhealthy "junk food," tion is as convoluted and of ques- with the intent of dissuading con- tionable efficacy as this one. sumers from purchasing these items Rejecting this alternative leaves

(at least as often). us with the normative question — This approach is very controver- what ought we to do about chronic sial and has evenbeen proposed in obesity in our society? Government Ontario back in 2004 — only to be could invest in programs that pro- canned after intense backlash. And mote healthy eating choices, but

« *- it was a good thing too, not because to start - — - - - -a* they have becoming a lot FANSHAWE . COLLEGE I disregard the problem, but rather more innovative in order to be suc- i I question the effectiveness of a "fat cessful, not to mention accountable tax" as a solution. for results. I agree that a fat tax would at- Further research would allow us tempt to address negative side-ef- to make a more compelling caseto fects (externalities) of an unhealthy everyone to make their eating choic- diet, like the stress on the healthcare eswisely and would be used to pres- system. sure industry to adjust to consumer As costrises, consumption tends -demand rather than punishing the to go down. Yet how do you mea- consumer. For now, that is the best sure this in a way thatis objectively we can do. quantifiable? There is no consen- In the meantime, let's work on sus as to whether this tax should be ensuring thatthose struck by pov- leveled against sodium, transfat or erty can afford healthy food. While saturated fat among other possible the prices may often seem cheaper, measures. fruits and vegetables tend to spoil It appears that our problem is 112 much quicker than other foods twofold. Firstly, what is bad? Sec- which in practice tend to make them ondly, how much is bad? more expensive. A combination of Until we can get those things poverty-reduction strategies along straight, it is difficult to rational- with further research about the ef- ize that government should adjust fect of food on our health should be the tax code to incentivize people to our main course of action for the STUDIES eat food thatis not necessarily bad timebeing. for them. For example, justrecently There are many other barriers

there was a study published in the to healthy lifestyles — including American Journal of Clinical Nutri- countless ones beyond the control tion which noted that the link be- of the individual, including genetics, tween saturated fat and cardiovas- which contribute to obesity. And cular disease is not as clear as once unfortunately, imposing taxes inthis thought. way is not going to mitigate those There are just too many items on barriers. the shelves at grocery stores nowa- So while everyone contemplates days that it would be a bureaucratic the merits of a "fat tax" on junk food, nightmare to determine how to im- I am going to go to my closest Bulk plement a '"fat tax," even ifwe could Barn and load up on my favourite answer the question of what consti- candy. tutes "badfood." It's a very taxing time ofyear — I Cigarettes are heavily taxed but need something cheap to relieve the the difference between smoking and stress. THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 15

"Since rights aren't numbers that can be tacked on a balance sheet Governor Walker has essentially eliminated the union voice from the equation." —Marcie Foster

Point Counter-point. labourWisconsin crisis

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Columnists Keith Marshall and Marcie Foster debate the controversial abolition of collective bargaining rights for public sector employees in Wisconsin to reign in a spiralling budget shortfall

he is mandating fewer benefits for Wisconsin would have been ill fa- public-sector workers, but reduc- voured for the governor. I do not ing the threat of unions collectively Obama's involvement in agree, however, with the elimination bargaining for obscene benefits in of collective bargaining rights. the future is what is best for thelong this state matter shows Unions are necessary to protect term fiscal prospects of the state. the workers' interests over those Presently, the largest age groups justhow much ofa ofthe corporation. In this case, the KEITH MARSHALL in Wisconsin are the 45-49 and 50- MARCIE FOSTER corporation isthe government and [email protected] 54 age brackets, meaning that in the union hack he is. [email protected] the pay is coming out of the tax- next ten years more Wisconsin pub- payer's pocket. It is understandable lic-sector employees will be retir- then that the government faces this For almost a month the state sen- ing than ever before. This will mean Lately the newswirehas been in- amount ofresistance when changes ate ofWisconsin was paralyzed and even more people will be reliant on undated with the topic ofprotest: need to be made to ensure that both unable to go ahead with budget cuts the state's pension and health plans. Egypt, Bahrain, Libya and Wiscon- taxpayers' and the workers' interests proposed by Governor Scott Walker. It also means that in the future sin. Although what seems like an are considered. While as Canadians we may be used there will be more pressure on the anomaly, the battle over the bill to Workers need to be paid well and to politicians' petty bickering, in future public employees and taxpay- abolish collective bargaining rights treatedfairly and taxpayers need Wisconsin state senators took it to ers ofthe state in paying for this. rights. If FBI agents only have a vol- for public sector employees is actu- responsible government spend- the next level. Walker is taking the kind oflong- untary union, why not state teach- ally working out to be a significant ing. The problem is that the unions With the state facing an estimated term action that more politicians ers? In Wisconsin workers earn turning point in the state's legisla- seem to be so caught up in their own $3.6 billionbudget shortfall over the need to take. Pension funds should $i,Bc, o more eachyear in wages and tive history. sense ofequality and fairness that next fewyears, members ofboth not be freely handed to public work- benefits than theirprivate sector Democrats, Republicans and they forget that the taxpayers' in- state legislatures were asked by the ers, nor should health plans be so counterparts. They aren't struggling public union employees are all be- terests should also be upheld. There governorto support a bill that would heavily subsidized. to get by. ing squeezed into a big room where is selfishness from the unions, and see most state workers having to put Of course short-term minded Despite the solidarity nonsense everyone's voice needs to be heard. selfishness from the government. more oftheir wages into the state critics have failed to look over this being chanted by pundits like Mi- The importance of labour unions, The taxpayer is caught in between. health and pension plans. Hoping to aspect ofthe debate. Since the con- chael Moore we are nottalking bargaining rights and pensions are As sacrifices will be made on both stall the bill's controversial clauses troversial aspects of his budget re- about the union's rights created to all brought to the table, and the gov- sides, the potential loss of collec- fourteen democrats decided to flee pair bill first made the news Walker protect factory workers from unsafe ernor is trying to satisfy all parties tive bargaining rights still doesn't the state and deny quorum. has been unfairlybombarded by conditions. Just because your job while balancing the budget. seem like it has any purpose. This is The remarkable thing is that political pundits nationwide, with requires you to work for long hours The bill ended up being passed on a fundamental right ofunions and while there has been some criticism even the president chiming in on the doesn'tmeanyou need to be part of Mar. 10; the most controversial part taking it away seems uncalled for in the media about theactions ofthe debate. Obama's involvement in this aunion. ofthe bill, the removal of collective given concessions the unions made. senators and the budget cuts pro- state matter shows justhow much of These cuts have already allowed bargaining rights, was separated Since rights aren'tnumbers that posed, the overwhelming coverage aunion hack he is. Until he gets his the state to lower its business taxes, from the main budget bill to ensure can be tacked on a balance sheet, has been regarding other clauses in own fiscal house in order, if ever, he which will hopefully allow more passage in light ofthe absence of GovernorWalker has essentially the budget bill. Allowing for volun- should keep his criticism to himself. businesses to hire workers and im- Democratic lawmakers. eliminated the union voice from the tary union membership and remov- Others in the media have found prove the economy. Fiscally speaking it seems that equation. They have no choice but ing state workers right to collective other absurd ways of describing And at the very least making thebenefit cuts make sense, or to accept these new changes and bargaining for anything other than ScottWalker's plans. Centrist and union membership voluntary will rather that these cuts will save the whatever more may come. Collec- wages have been the two controver- left-wing media outlets see these allow workers to make their own state billions of dollars in the long tive bargaining rights need to be sial aspects ofthis budget repair bill. changes as an attack on the working decision on the need for public sec- run. I do agree that this will reduce kept — to abandon this most funda- Walker is only doing what needs class, even ifthe reality couldn't be tor unions in the 21st century. For a the state deficit. With the average mental right will lead the state and to be done so thatlocal govern- farther from the truth. Public sec- country founded on the principle of income tax rate sitting at 6.6 per those whofollow its example down ments stand a chance at fairly ne- tor employees do not need compul- liberty for all it's the least the state cent, almost a full per cent high- a slippery slope to neglect the inter- gotiatingwith their employees. Yes sory unions or collective bargaining can do for its workers. er than New York, raising taxes in ests ofworkers.

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—cover number-two ranked Saskatchewan Huskies, a team that has only lost The hostile environmentproved twice all year. to be no detrimentto the Hawks While the Canada West cham- as they came away with an 82 - 67 pion Huskies present an obvious win vaulting them into the CIS final challenge, the Hawks have gained eight. The 82 points mark the sec- experience playing with and beat- ond-highest point totalfor Laurier ing teams ranked higher than them all season, and it came on a night this post-season. Most notably their when Regina heldthree-time all- upset ofnumber-three nationally star RenataAdamczyk to just three ranked Western Mustangs in the points. Ontario UniversityAthletics (OUA) "That was their gameplan. They West semifinal. thought that if they could stop Re- "Saskatchewan is definitely a nata they could stop our team," said tough match-up. They're a very Falco. good team and they're a very vet- "But that left things open for our eran team," saidFalco. "But we've shooters up top and I think Mallory played a lot oftop teams these past [Kohlmeier], Christa [Mancino] and few weeks and we'll be ready come Kim [Yeldon] really took advantage Friday." of that." In addition, Falco says the Hawks Those outside shooters proved will have a pseudo home-court ad- to be deadly to the Cougars as vantage when they play the Huskies Kohlmeier put up 25 points, while on Friday. Mancino had 21 and Yeldon had 14 "We're playing in our home away coming offthe bench. from home," he said. "Windsor's is "That's what teammates are for," a gym that we've played and prac- said Kohlmeier. ticed in more than any other gym "That's what I think is so strong other than our own, so we should be for us, wehave so many players that comfortable." * can step up on any given night and Tip-offforthe Laurier-Saskatch- in that game we had some good ewan CIS quarterfinal is 3:00 on looks and we knocked down our Friday. shots." Should Laurier knock off the The Hawks will now look to keep Huskies, they would play on Sat- this magical season going versus urday night in the national semi- the nation's top teams. Going in as finals, while if they lose, they will the number seven seed, Laurier will be relegated to the consolation JARRETT CROWE THE CARILLON be in tough in their CIS quarterfi- round, which begins on Saturday Laurier celebrates after their upset win over Regina in the CIS West regional semifinal. With the win, nal this Friday as they take on the afternoon. the Hawks continue their great season, which has now seen them advance further than ever before. GOLDEN HAWK JPPAT Curlers win third title in four years Week of March 14 - 20, 2010 JUSTIN FAUTEUX SPORTS EDITOR RECENT SCORES 03.13.11

Laurier's most successful team of W Hockey 0 - Queen's 1 the past 10 years justadded another W Curling 7 - Brock 4 national title to its collection. The Golden Hawks women's curl- 03.12.11 ing team won their third Canadian W Basketball 82 - Regina 67 Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship in the pastfour years last 03.11.11 weekend, beating the Brock Badgers W Basketball 61 - UQAM 51 7-4 in the gold medal game in St. M Curling 5 - Alberta 6 John's, Nfld. M Curling 8 - Guelph 9 VV Curling 9 - Regina 2 "We always had confidence in W Curling 6 - 5 this team," said Laurier curling head Guelph W Hockey 4 - Manitoba 0 coach Gary Crossley. "We knew we had the talent,we knew we had the 03.10.11 and doubted them support we never W Hockey 3 - St. Francis Xavier 4 for a second." M Curling 7 - Saskatchewan 5 What made this year's title even M Curling 7 - Saint Mary's 4 more impressive is the degree of M Curling 6 - Manitoba 7 roster turnover that the Hawks ex- W Curling 8 - Memorial 3 perienced this year. After last year's COURTESY OF LAURIER ATHLETICS W Curling 11 - Saskatchewan 4

CIS silver medal finish, the team Laurier's women's curling team celebrates their third CIS championship in the past four years. W Curling 9 - Brock 2 lost skip Danielle Inglis as well as fourth-years Laura Hickey and Hil- theprogram and how we're able tremendously over the pastfew has been discussed briefly, but at 03.09.11 ary McDermott. to attract the top players from the years and we know it's only goingto this point it's far too premature," he M Curling 3 - Memorial 8 However, thanks to third-year province." get better." said. "Obviously we hope it's going M Curling 5 - Trent 6 Laura Crocker stepping up in the Crocker, Gatesand Wilkes all The win qualifies Laurier to rep- to stay in Karuizawa because that W Curling 9 - Saint Mary's 11 skip's role and outstanding per- earned CIS first-team all-star hon- resent Canada at next year's Ka- will mean things have gotten better W Curling 11 - Alberta 2 formances from fellow third-years ours while Wilson was named top ruizawa International Curling in Japan." Thank you to the FANS Jenny Gates and Sarah Wilkes, the coach on the women's side. Championship. In years in which Laurier's men's curling team who have supported the Hawks were able tore-claim CIS Along with continued success therfe is no Winter Universiade, such also took part in nationals over the Golden Hawks all season long! gold after winning it back-to-back for Laurier at the national cham- as 2012, the CIS champion is Team weekend. in 2008 and 2009. pionship, Crossley notes how far Canada's entry at another major in- However, they didn't fare as well LAURIER BOOKSTORE "Not only is it the tournament come in recent tournament. as their counterparts. In another champion- has ternational female ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ship, but it's with a completely new years, thanks to a partnership be- The Karuizawa Championship is what was one the tightest compe- team," said Crossley, who oversees tween the CIS and the Canadian supposed to take place in Karuiza- titions Crossley had ever seen, the Matthew Mapletoft the entire program, but takes charge Curling Association (CCA). wa, Japan, next January, but with Hawks finished 3-4, placing fifth in Men's Curling ofthe men's team at tournaments "The CIS curling championship last week's earthquake and tsunami the nation. while assistant Maurice Wilson is in is evolving rapidly; it has become devastating the country preliminary Fourth-year Matt Mapletoft Christa Mancino charge ofthe women. a significant event in the curling re-location discussions have taken was named a second-team CIS Women's Basketball There was a lot ofturnover of arena," he said. "All the assets of place. However, according to Cross- all-star after tying Guelph's Craig players and we were able the able CIS it's to tell whether or Van Ymeren for the highest still to per- CCA are to come to the ley, too early shoot- www.laurierathletics.com I form at the highest level and I think and it's made for an outstanding not that will actually transpire. ing percentage among skips at the | that really speaks volumes about championship. I've seen it evolve "[Re-locating the tournament] tournament. GET CONNECTED. 18 SPORTS THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 McGill reclaims CIS gold medal "This KEVIN CAMPBELL one ranks way up there," said Martlets' head STAFF WRITER coach Peter Smith. "We've had a great season, In the end, it was no contest. a great team, but there's a lot of The McGill Martlets' women's coaching going 0n... to be able to hockey team cruised to their third come back and win this year was national championship in four pretty special." years, as they beat the St. Francis First-year Leslie Oles gave a Xavier University X-Women 5-2 at standoutperformance all tourna- the Waterloo Recreation Complex in ment, adding a goal and three as- front of 1,032 fans on Sunday night. sists as well as a pivotal blocked Carrying three Canadian national shot in the second frame. team veterans in goaltender Char- Labonte appreciated the Bea- line Labonte, defenceman, captain consfield native's effort. Cathy Chartrand and blueliner Gil- The Team Canada veteran skated lian Ferrari, the Martlets were clear- over to the bench during a whistle ly playing at a level above the rest of and offered her appreciation. the tournament all weekend. "We've been talking about sacri- Ann-Sophie Bettez opened the fices," said Labonte. "How it's going floodgates for McGill late inthe to be hard, it's going to be painful, first period, notching her first of the but at the end, it's going to be worth tournament on the powerplay. it. She got infront of that shot, she Leslie Oles and Caroline Hill add- got hurt [but stayed in the game], ed singles oftheir own, both their but you know, that's what it takes. [I second of the national competition said] thank you and keep it up." held in Waterloo, 38 seconds apart. JordannaPeroff was also among The quick strikes effectively end- leading tournament scorers, adding ed the X-Women's drive and sunk two goals and three assists and took their spirits for the rest of the game. home the tournament's Most Valu- Jasmine Sheehan and Alessan- able Player award. draLind-Kenny tallied third-period Carolyn Campbell and Suzanne markers to cap off the win. Fenerty replied for St. F.X. It was a familiar game-plan for It was the X-Women's first foray the Martlets. into a gold-medal final, and the sil- Gaels' bring new To reach the gold-medal game, ver is their best-ever finish. McGill ended Queen's Cinderella "I believe that's the first medal run in the round-robin tournament for theAUS [Atlantic University with a 3-1 victory. Sport], and I think it's terrific," said Both the game-winner and the Smith. "I give them a lot of credit," blood to CIS finals insurance marker came within 2:33. continued the coach. "I thought they The Martlets went 3-0 in the played hard. We had 26 shots on DEBORAH LAM STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER tournament to improve their record net; that's one of our lowest shot to- to 33-0 versus all Canadian Inter- tals we've had all year... they were KEVIN CAMPBELL eventual champions, Queen's. playoff magic. university Sportthis year. doing some good things out there." STAFF WRITER Nor did they stumble in the Ca- "I'm proud of them," said iconic They have lost only once in the With a 113-1record in CIS com- nadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Laurier goaltender and recently- past fouryears in CIS play. petition in the last fouryears, the It doesn't matter whether a team bronze medal rematch versus the graduated, Liz Knox ofthe Gaels. The AlbertaPandas held the key Martlets must feel like they've not plays in a peewee or a professional Gaels. "That's whatwe need. We need to their demise in the gold-medal fi- only been blessed with gold, but league, a run of seven straight titles They were simply outperformed. teams to represent the OUA, we nal in 2010. have reached seventh heaven. by one squad is a dynasty in every Sure, the Hawks racked up 24 need teams to show the CIS what sense ofthe word. wins in 27 contests during the regu- kind of talentwe're up against." But when it happens in one of the lar season compared to Queens' 15. The Gaels are just the tip ofthe top women's hockey leagues in Can- But Queen's took a very different trendsetting iceberg. ada, the Ontario University Athlet- route to their first OUA title since The Brock Badgers put up an as- ics (OUA), something is fundamen- 1979. tounding 22-5 record to finish in tallywrong with the structure of the As opposed to the Hawks, whose second place, with Badgers' coach HUMBER organization. immense school expectations in- Jim Denham recently named the top (fjf That's why the citations in School of Applied Technology Queen's Gaels' clude frequent as the top coach the country. 2011 OUA championship, which team on campus and a "win or go The Badgers won the season se- broke Laurier's record-breaking run home" mentality, the Gaels were ries with the Hawks, 2-1. of seven straighttitles, is good for progressive in their road to the ti- Even the fifth-placed Windsor thepurple and gold. tle. Lancers managed to topple Laurier Make your degree work for you Once the home-ice, national They started small. They evolved. in October. bronze-losing performance-by the The Gaels came together as a "We deserve to be here [at the CIS Golden Hawks has finished hum- team halfway through the season championship]," said Gaels head bling the squad, the Laurier players to the point where taking down the coach, Matt Holmberg. "The team and coaches will wake up to a new Hawks was not only possible, but realizes now that they belong in day — and a new league. probable. the same breath as [powerhouses take it tech No longer a dynasty, but still very Throw in clutch scoring from a Alberta, Laurier, and Manitoba], much a threat, the Golden Hawks duo of second-year sisters, Brittany and that's giving those teams full Increase your skills and competitiveness have become a part of apower shift and Morgan McHaffie, a talented respect." thathas seen a rise in talent in rival sniper in Kelsey Thomson, and "I think it's great having a new in today's job market with a Humber graduate schools. timely saves from a goaltender who team in the championship," said na- The Hawks didn't "choke" in simply refused to lose, Mel Dodd- studies program in Applied Technology. tional champions' McGill captain their OUA semifinal series loss to Moher, and you have the recipe for and Team Canada veteran, Cathy Chartrand. Project Management "We hope it's going to stay like Supply that." Chain Management Bronze medal, goal-scoring hero- Wireless Telecommunications ine Kerstin van Bolderen of Queen's also likes the future of her school's prospects. Watch ALL Your Games Here! "Hopefully the recruits coming in see that we've got a great program... we're thrilled with the exposure, we're really proud ofthe program we've got over there." A deeper competition pool for coach Rick Osborne and his Hawks guarantees not only abetter on-ice product, but a more consistent team measuring stick. No longer will practice scrim- mages be the mosttalent-laden gamethe Hawks play in. Prospects will find schools like Queen's and Brock just as enticing as Laurier with the advancement of their respective programs. The Hawks will play meaning- Apply now! ' ■ ful, hard-fought games in both game one, as well as the championship. humber.ca/appliedtechnology/graduatestudies It may hurt the purple and gold's scouting efforts, but the improvement in the quality of the league will reap enormous rewards through

these teams' new-found talents. , SPORTS THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 19 CIS officiating still a problem

Yet again, inconsistent refereeing takes centre stage at women's hockey finals

players on ours, who's bent over," she said. Beyond the missed Manitoba goal and the questionable call for Laurier, the officiating affected every team at the tournament. From McGill's Gil- lian Ferrari running a Queen's play- JUSTIN FAUTEUX er into the boards from behind and [email protected] not getting called to the refs calling three penalties in thefinal 1:30 At the 2007 women's hockey na- ofa 1-0 game in the Laurier versus tional championship, Rick Osborne Queen's bronze medal game to the and Howie Draper received a dis- seemingly endless parade ofplayers ciplinary message from Hockey to the box for, we'll say questionable, Canada after speaking out about the reasons. tournament's sub-par officiating. These teams work all year to get And here we are four years later to nationals, and represent the best and the Laurier and Alberta head the country has to offer. coaches, along with all the rest of Shouldn't the refereeing be the the coaches and players in the tour- same? It's unfair that officiating can nament, still dealing with the have such an effect on the outcome are COURTESY OF ADAM GAGNON same problem. This past weekend's of a tournament that is supposed Kristy Garrow, however the referee waved it off. Missed calls Interuniversity Sport to be the pinnacle of CIS women's The puck is clearly behind St. F.X. goalie Canadian officiating that dominated the CIS women's hockey finals. (CIS) women's hockey champion- hockey. like this just highlighted the inconsistent ship was marred by officiating that was certainly not biased, but was just downright bad. Missed call after missed call. Phantom penalty after phantom penalty. The refs in every game of the tournament seemed to lose control and ultimately be unable to call a consistent game. Normally I'm a firm believer that complaining about which penalties are and aren't called should be left to ■ fans looking for a cop-out excuse for their team's play, and rarely signal any real problem. But when the officials start missing clear goals that alter the entire shape ofthe tournament, then it's pretty clear: there's a problem. That is exactly what happened in Saturday night's St. F.X. versus Manitoba game, a match-up that decided thefates of all three teams in Pool B, the other being Laurier. With her team already up 1-0, Manitoba forward Tammy Brade Ik Ju put a shot over St. F.X. goalie Kristy Garrow's glove, only to have it come flying back out ofthe net. But one thingwas missing: The unmistak- able sound of a puck hitting the cross-bar. The puck had actually hit the padded bar in the middle ofthe net and came back out. But referee Christine Pellerin, who was in near perfect position, waved the goal off, and with the CIS

not having video review, play con -. tinued and Manitoba never got the goal. St. F.X. went on to win 4-3, putting themselves in the gold medal game, which meant that Laurier (who lost to St. F.X., but beat Mani- toba) had to play forbronze. Even in Laurier's loss to St. F.X., the referees played a much larger role than they should have. With the teams tied at two,Laurier was as- sessed a delay ofgame penalty that no one could quite figure outto put St. F.X. on a five-on-three. The X- your taxes, your refund. Instantly. Women would score and go on to For just $29.95, walk in with walk out with win the game. You'll also get a free SPC Card to save big at your favourite retailers.* Unlike in 2007, the coaches and players are trying to say all the right things when it comes the officials, however, thefrustration is clear. "The officiating at nationals re- student , minds me ofGroundhog Day. I wake we make xtaxes easy H&R BLOCK* up everyyear and start over again," pricing said Osborne. "But I'm not goingto knock on the officials, I think we still free SPC Care! have to look from within, there were opportunities [in the bronze medal game versus Queen's] and there were opportunities in the St. F.X. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook hrblock.ca game." That same frustration was evident or in Laurier only. Cash back service included. To qualify for student pricing, student must present either (0 a T2202a documenting 4 forward Vanessa Schab- © 2011 H&R Block Canada. Inc. *$29.95 valid for regular student tax preparation Expires December 2011. Valid only at participating H&R Block locations in Canada. kar's more months of full-time attendance at a college or university during 2010 or (ii) a valid high school identification card. 31. reluctance to discuss the phan- vary, restrictions may apply. Usage may be restricted when used ,n con,unction SPC Card offers valid from 08/01/10 to 07/31/11 at participating locations in Canada only. For Cardholder only. Offers may her down or certificates. tom penalty that put team with any other offer or retailer loyalty card discounts. Cannot be used towardsthe purchaseof gift cards two players during the game versus St. F.X. 'I don't wantto go against the refs, but you've got three oftheir 20 • SPORTS THE CORD » Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Crowds bring energy

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"I don't think I've ever seen this building so electric." That was how Laurier forward Vanessa Schabkar described the atmosphere inside the Waterloo Rec- reation Complex for her team's tournament opener versus St. F.X. 1,276 people were at the arena that night, marking the largest crowd for the weekend. In total, the attendance ofthe tournament was 6,114. 2,549 ofthat came during Laurier's games, while the gold medal game between Mc- Gill and St. F.X. drew 1,032. But beyond the number ofpeople who showed up to the rink, was the atmosphere they created. Every game was loud, every goal was accompanied by a powerful roar and every team had fans chanting for them when they were trailing. "I have never seen this place like this," said Schabkar. "We had so many people out here, it was such a great feeling, Iwill never forget it." LAN SPENCE CORD PHOTOGRAPHY For the Hawks, the electric at- Laurier protests the controversial game-winning goal versus St. F.X. That opening night loss cost the Hawks a shot at the gold medal. mosphere was an obvious benefit ofhosting nationals. However the sheer amount of screaming, chanting, pot-banging fans clad in purple and gold meant a great deal to the Hawks go without a medal players. "It was amazing," said Laurier "You have to a to JUSTIN FAUTEUX give lot ofcredit looking forward to seeing her devel- Bisons and then some help from captain Abby Rainsberiy. "It was don't think a lot ofpeople SPORTS EDITOR Queen's I op as aplayer and they'll definitely those same X-Women in order to definitely a differentfeeling than the took them seriously in the OUA and be relying on her for the next few play for gold. The Hawks held up last two years. The turnout we got The similarities were eerie. I think coming into this tournament seasons." their end of the bargain, with a 4-0 from the fans and the support that A missed Laurier penalty shot. it was the same thing," said Knox. While Dodd-Moher and the Gaels win, but the Bisons fell just short, we got from not only our friends and Mel Dodd-Moher standing on her "But we have alot ofrespect for ended the Hawks chances at bronze losing a wild 4-3 game to the X- family but also the rest of the school. head, stopping shot after shot in the them as a team, their coaching and on home ice with Sunday's win, the Women, sending the purple and Having that many people come out Queen's net. The upstart Queen's their goaltending. We.knew it was purple and gold's hopes of a home gold to the bronze medal game. and support us was a great feeling." Gaels giving the Laurier Golden going to be a tough game." ice gold were dashed a few days ear- This year marked the first time The fan support at this year's Hawks all they could handle and Van Bolderen's goal came with lier by eventual silver medalists, the since 2003-04 thatthe Hawks didn't women's hockey nationals, though more. just over two minutes left in Sun- St. F.X. X-Women. win a medal at nationals. But be- not overwhelming in numbers, was But what made things down- day's CIS bronze medal gameand The Hawks fell 4-3 to the X- yond losing a medal, the hardest simply betterthan almost any- right scary for the purple and gold gave the Gaels the 1-0 win. 1-0 Women on the first night ofthe part for team captain Abby Rains- thing that's normally seen at Laurier was when Kerstin van Bolderen's seemed tobe the only waythis game tournament puttingthem squarely berry was that the bronze medal loss sporting events. perfectly placed shotfound its way would end as Knox and Dodd-Mo- behind the eight ball in this quick was the last career gamefor fifth- While Laurier was clearly the past Liz Knox. The Gaels had done her were spectacular. tournament. years Knox and Erin Weber. most supported team at the tourna- it again; justlike in the Ontario Uni- Dodd-Moher made 33 saves, in- "We took it out of our hands by "It was really hard to see them ment, the fans ofthe St. F.X. must versity Athletics (OUA) semifinal, cluding an Andrea Shapero penalty losing to X," said Laurier head coach go out like that," said Rainsberry. be given credit. The X-Women faith- the underdog team from Queen's shot, while Knox made 26. Dodd- Rick Osborne. "Clearly we were "In that situation I don'tthink any- ful came with large numbers and had dashed the Hawks dreams. Moher's performance was indicative planning on the gold medal game onereally knows what to say. It was loud voices, something that didn't In the OUA semifinals, it was a ofthe way she played all tourna- in this tournament; that was our tough see them go and it's tough surprise St. F.X. head coach David run of seven straightLaurier titles ment and all post-season, carrying goal. But we couldn't get things to go knowing thatthat will be the last Synishin. that the Gaels disrupted. But on her team to the bronze medal. ourway and that's kind ofthe way game they play." "No matter what the sport is, St. Sunday afternoon, it was their shot "She's a great young goalie," things went this entire season." The future of fourth-years Kath- F.X. fans travel well," he said. "The ofwinning a Canadian Interuniver- said Knox of Dodd-Moher. "She's After losing to St. F.X., Laurier erine Shirriff, Alicia Martin and supportwe get no matter where we sity Sport (CIS) medal on home ice. got a great future ahead of her. I'm needed a big win over the Manitoha Heather Fortuna are still undecided. are is fantastic." Knox ends stellar career

JUSTIN FAUTEUX Knoxy back there," said Abby Rains- of girls, I would've really liked to SPORTS EDITOR berry, who was co-captain with have shared [a championship] with Knox this season. "She's such a great them," saidKnox. "On the whole, we Sunday's loss to Queen's in the goalie and having her on the back- did have a good season, we faced a bronze medal game was anything end was just amazing. We're defi- lot more adversity than we're used but the ideal way to end Liz Knox's nitely going to miss her." to and that builds character. It's a career as a Golden Hawk. However, Beyond her stellar on-ice play special group and I'm glad I could've it also won't come close to putting a Rainsberiy notes thatKnox will also been a part of it." black mark on the decorated goal- be missed for her presence in the For head coach Rick Osborne, the tender's five years at the school. dressing room. near impossible task ofreplacing a Knox leaves WLU as one of the "The feeling in the room is defi- netminder like Knox begins. Wheth- most decorated athletes in Lauier nitely going to be different with er it will be one ofthe two goalies history, taking home awards on her gone," she said. "She's been currently on the roster — Kristen the school, provincial and national an amazing teammate. We were Kilgallen who played in five career levels. co-captains this year and we just games or Rachel Hamilton who has Last season Knox took home a worked so well together. She's one played in one — or a recruit is yet to particularly incredible amount of of the easiest people towork with be seen. Osborne, however, is confi- hardware, being named Ontario you'll ever meet. We're going to miss dent his team will recover. University Athletics (OUA) and Ca- her a lot." "I think our program will inspire nadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) While the fourth-place finish may another great goalie," he said. "The player of the year, the Outstanding not have been a very fitting ending same questions were asked when Woman ofLaurier, along withwin- to a career like Knox's the way she [Cindy] Eadie left and we did it. ning the President's Award as Lauri- played in that final game was an al- We're certainly going to miss Knox, er's top female athlete and the Luke most perfect conclusion. Making but I'm confident we'll recover." Fusco award for academic and ath- key save after key save, Knox held When it comes to the future, in letic achievement. her team in the game. the short-termKnox will be trying But accolades aside, she was sim- While obviously disappointed out for a spot on the Canadian na- ply arock solid goalie who consis- after the final game ofher career, tional team next month. In the long- tently gave her team a chance to not Knox showed why she's the great term, she will be taking nextyear only win, but dominate. leader Rainsberry said she was. off to pursue a spot in the Canadian "We were always confident with "This is a pretty special group Women's Hockey League. ELLI GARLIN PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER