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Volume 46 Issue 27 WEDNESDAY MARCH 22,2006 www.cordweekly.com American education cheaper than ours: report

ADRIAN MA News Editor

Canadian students are usually under the impression that post- secondary education is more affordable in Canada than in the United States. But a soon-to-be- released report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) is set to state otherwise. The EPI, a research group based in Washington DC and Toronto, asserts that Canadian provinces are falling far behind American states when it comes to the affordability of post-secondary education. In an analysis of 50 states and 10 provinces, Canada fails to break the top 30. Jordan Jocius The report, entitled "Beyond the

VETERAN OF THE STUDENT COMMUNITY - Long-time Waterloo resident Dorothy McHugh stands at Veteran's Green, a park directly across from WLU, 49th Parallel: Affordability of with a picture of her late husband John, himself a veteran. Having lived across from the school for a staggering 46 years, she knows the ups and downs University Education", states that of living in a student-infested area, and recently talked to The Cord about what she thinks of her younger and decidedly rowdier neighbours. in spite of higher tuition fees, American universities are more affordable because of the increased financial aid that US students receive. "Tuition is a small percentage of money in education," said Sean lunor, an analyst at the EPI. The data, which was collected 'What's up until 2001, shows that the aver- wrong cost age total of of attendance for a Canadian university student ($8,336 a year) is lower than in the United States, where the average student can expect to shell out over $10,000 a year. Where the US outperforms is in the amount of grant money and these assistance with kids?' financial available. In 2000-2001, the Canadian government spent an average of $955 per We drive down their property values and keep them up at night, but what do the permanent residents of student on grant aid, while US students were provided with an aver- Waterloo really think about students? In this Special Project, we found out the answer isn't age of$1,562 ($1,288 USD). all that obvious In terms of student loans, the average Canadian student borrower is allocated $4,601. This is APRIL CUNNINGHAM "Maybe they realize they have weighed only 68 pounds. finally erected last summer. eclipsed by the United States, Special Projects Editor to study, with all the money it's "He was lucky to survive," says But, McHugh thinks it came where $19 billion from the US costing these days to go," she McHugh. She says most of the too late. Department of Education trans- The chilling winds of St. Patrick's adds. men who were a part of his unit "I just wish my husband had lates into $7,248 per borrower. Day chase the sun over the hori- McHugh has lived across the were friends and relatives from lived long enough to see it," she lunor said that Ontario in par- zon and green-clad students street from Wilfrid Laurier their hometown in Wales. Most of says. She adds that she was ticular is a major cause of Canada's stumble through the streets of University for 46 years. She and them died as prisoners. pleased with the idea to honour low rank. There are Waterloo. hoots and her late husband John moved Just a few years ago, McHugh's the local veterans, but she was "It's fair to say that the previous hollers floating through the air in into the area after World War 11, husband died of cancer. afraid that students would not decade ... hasn't been fair to the Hazel-Hickory vicinity. when the city set up low-cost Now Veteran's Green, a memo- respect it. Ontario students," said lunor, cit- Yet amid the inebriated excite- housing for returning soldiers rial space with benches and his- "A lot of these kids, they don't ing that accelerated tuition costs ment, 76-year-old Dorothy and their families. torical signs near Hazel and know what these men went and stagnant financial aid have McHugh sits quietly watching As a member of the British University, serves to honour through for them," she says with hampered post-secondary access, Wheel of Fortune in her home army, John McHugh fought in those such as Mr. McHugh, who concern in her voice. "How especially for students from low- alongside Veteran's Green. Japan at the age of 21 and was served in the war and whose fam- they're having the free life they income families. "In years [gone] by it was diffi- taken as a prisoner of war for four ilies helped to build the local uni- have now. A lot of them don't cult," she "But says. it's been real- years. He helped to build the versity community. appreciate what these guys at - See FUNDING, page 2 ly quiet lately. I saw them going famous bridge over the river After a fundraising campaign their age went through." with their green today, but it's Kwai. by students and the surrounding really quiet. > When he came home, he community, the memorial was - See WATERLOO page 14 Editoriol reaction to this story on PAGE 4 |The Cord Weekly 2 WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2006 News

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The Cord Weekly - From FUNDING cover 75 UniversityAvenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L3CS Ashlea Crowe, a third-year History and Political Science stu- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 dent at Laurier, was "shocked" to VOLUME 46 ISSUE 27 learn about the findings in the Next Issue : March 29 report. QUOTE OF THE WEEK "It's unfortunate, really, that "I thought if waslike high school, where youcould get some students in Canada, one of the spores." richest countries in the world, - Features Fdiror BAFS, realizing she needs 20 credits tograduate have to go through this," she said, WORD OF- THE WEEK adding that some ofher friends in scorn (n.): Contempt or disdain felt towarda person or object considered despicable or unworthy. There are no university have racked up to words todescribe thescorn I feel for you. Except scorn. $70,000 worth of debt. CONTRIBUTORS "I know so many people who Mark L>. Hopkins Marcos Moldes Micaela Bontjc are because they're so JoeTurcoiic Dave Alexander Carolyn Brunner starving in Dru Lcmesuricr Veronica Hughes Bruce llarpham Rod Perry Chris Collie Dru Jeffries much debt," she said. "Beyond Parry Sohi Su/an Toperczer Dave Ricci Mark Adamson Jackie Martin? tuition, people have to pay for rent, people have to pay for books

WLUSP STAFF ... there are so many bright indi- Production Consultant Ron Johnson viduals out there who are turned Production Assistant Anan than Sinnadurai off by the cost of university." Janet Linscpian Copy Editing Manager. Aria Latto-Haii Junor feels that the report is a Copy Editors jCaitlin Henderson reflection of the problems of the Liz Fenduk Emily Rilley Ariel Kroon Laura Henderson last decade, and believes that Mallory O'Brian Photo Managers Jordan Jocius results will be positive if the Sydney Helland Canadian government extends Online Production Manager. Jason Shim tuition Human Resources Sanjav qjjo grants and OSAP loans in IT Manager. Regan WaMi the face of rising tuition. Distribution Manager. i eo Yu Pam Frache of the Canadian Federation of Students, however, WLUSP ADMINISTRATION is skeptical about the findings in Contributed Photo President Anthony IVuiclli the EPFs She calls the - want costs. VP: Finance Frascr McCracken report. PRICE NOT RIGHT Students lower university But is American-style funding really the answer? VP: Advertising Angela Foster EPFs work, "politically motivated VP: Brantford James Scott income, Chair Of the Board Penny Shearer research." aren't all that rosy." the top quintile offamily friends are also facing. Vice Chair. Sanjay Potttnger "It is true that the US has had a Despite high levels of financial go on to earn a BA. "The evidence is showing in Board of Directors Evelyn chiu George East national system of grants ... but assistance, university education However, only 29 percent of the US that they're heading into a Arthur Wong that program and the upfront in America is not necessarily students with top math scores real crisis of university access," ADVERTISING grant program has been deterio- more affordable. coming from low-income fami- said Frache. She remains uncon- in the last few years," she Dynarski, same. Ail advertising inquiries should be directed to rating Susan associate pro- lies do the vinced that adopting American- VP: Advertising AngelaFoster at 884-0710, ext. said. fessor of public policy at Harvard Dynarski also found that since style education funding will be 3560 or [email protected] She said that organizations like University and research fellow at the 70s, the adjusted average the answer to alleviating the the EPI idealize the American the National Bureau of Economic earnings of a university graduate financial barriers facing COLOPHON system ofhigher tuition rates and Research, discovered that 74 per- has remained level, but that stu- Canadian students.

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Prospective Laurier students swarm the campus on a particularly "festive" day

"What daywas that again?" DAN POLISCHUK News Editor

- Steven Jackman ThirdYear Honours As Laurier students packcd the pubs last Friday for St. Patrick's Psychology & History Day, it was the prospective university students milling on campus that filled in for them in the lecture halls and campus centres. With approximately 2,500 high school students touring around WLU on a day dedicated to binge- drinking, one could not help but wonder what the repercussions of Carly Beath combining the two events would MULTICULTURAL JAM - diverse mix of people check out the displays A various at Kitchener's City Hall. be. But according to senior liaison "I went to a really fun dance ADRIAN MA women are particularly vulnera- sored by Laurier's Faculty of officer Lise Pederson "everybody News Editor party at a Mend's house." ble. Events like the one at City Social Work, and participants behaved themselves."

Hall are excellent ways to reach included several ethnic student "Certainly there was ... spirit, in Julie Wild knows about the out to the community. organizations. Getting his mes- terms of students getting dressed

- Kate Fullerton importance of multiculturalism - "All but 14 percent of Muslim sage across to young people is up and celebrating the day, but no Third Year English her job depends on it. women belong to a visible something Karumanchery is incidents," she said. She's the community promo- minority," says Mazhar. excited to do. Having been well aware that the tions manager of 98.5 CKWR, a "Education is the best way [to "I think the biggest thing is spring edition of Laurier Day was

Waterloo radio station that fea- help eliminate racism] ... you talk that this generation has the to fall on the day commemorating tures broadcasts in several lan- to someone, you interact, and potential to be able to see the Irish saint, Pederson com- guages, representing twelve dif- you learn." [racism] in a way that previous mented that the school was "pre- ferent cultures. Wild is always on The United Nations' generations never could," he pared for [the bar crowd]." the lookout for new programs to International Day for the says. "We were prepared for any large add to their on-air schedule. Elimination of Racial "We have more knowledge lines that were going to happen

This moment is no different - is Discrimination observed every about the ongoing, everyday sys- outside ofWilf's ... We had some at Kitchener City Hall, while March 21 to commemorate the temic features of oppression that discussions with [WLUSU presi- attending her display booth as day in 1960 when South African we didn't ten or fifteen years ago. dent] Dan Robert about things we part of the United Nations' police opened fire upon 69 peo- Realistically, fifteen years ago, I'm might do. One thing we decided "I was on the bus to Rhode International Day for the ple at a peaceful protest. not even giving this talk." not to do was ... anything in the Island to playrugby." Elimination of Racial He knows Hall of Fame," she said, adding, Discrimination, Wild spots a generation from experience "Sometimes the challenge is when group of young men milling "This has the how important it is the Open House falls the day after - Jeffrey Hunter around. potential to be able to see to push issues of St. Patrick's Day because some- First Year Geography & "Do you want a radio show?" racial discrimina- times the campus isn't in the best Political Science she asks one of them eagerly. [racism] in a way that previous tion to the fore- condition at that point. Having it "What's your background?" front. He credits a the day-of is never really an issue "Portuguese," replies Paul generations never could." "powerful academ- for us." Mendez, a spiky-haired high- ic," a former profes- With little to worry about in school student from nearby St. sor ofhis, for inspir- regards to drunken and rowdy stu- Louis. Dr. Leeno Karumanchery executive director of ing him to speak dents, the second Laurier Day of "Oh sorry," smiles Wild. "We Diversity Solutions Inc. out against preju- the school year went off without a already have one." dice. During a lec- hitch. The foyer is bustling with activ- Wilfrid Laurier University got ture about discrimination, "It was a great day. We had one ity; young children walk hand-in- started a day earlier: on Monday Karumanchery, then a 20 year- of our largest crowds ever," said hand with their mothers, elder afternoon Dr. Leeno old university student, accused Pederson. men and women mingle at the Karumanchery was invited to his old professor of being "racist With the crowd easily doubling

"Had water - a fight!" various information booths speak about racism and discrim- towards white people." the 1,300 students that toured in people of all different ethnic ori- ination. "I was one of those kids whod the fall, there were some new gins are a part of this - Sarah Currie annual Karumanchery is the executive say 'Oh racism doesn't affect me, additions to the itinerary, includ- event to promote racial aware- director of Diversity Solutions, you can't be too sensitive.' I used ing an "Open House" in the brand Third Year Communication ness. which offers diversity training to to say all those things ... and at new Athletic Complex. Studies "I didn't realize how culturally businesses, youth groups, and the same time be really really Giving attendees the chance to diverse the Waterloo region is government organizations. hurt," he recalls. meet varsity coaches and athletes until I got involved in this radio "Being able to see what [dis- This professor told as well as witnessing classes in station," admits Wild as she crimination] does to you every- Karumanchery that he could go action turned out to be a "great

glances around. day single day - that's a powerful through life with blinders on, or hit." Mendez is also happy to see tool," says Karumanchery, who that he could see the world for 'Academic Sessions', which gave the strong showing of diversity. immigrated to Canada from what it was. He no longer strug- a chance for students to meet pro- "When you look into the India as a toddler. "Most people gled with denial. fessors from the various faculties crowd, you don't see one white don't have that, you know. I "When she said that, it was like and question them about the guy ... you see a whole mix of always run into people of colour, a veil got pulled off my eyes," he workload a first-year student friends," says Mendez. "I have a or women [who sayj 'It doesn't says. should expect, were also met with lot of Muslim friends, Arabic affect me.' Yeah, it affects you. Karumanchery is impressed a lot of interest. "I helped my girlfriend study friends, Portuguese friends, You might not see it, but it affects with the effort that students and Maybe it was the luck of the

Asian friends ... if for an exam, and then we're all living you." faculty have made for the forum, Irish, but when all was said and drank here together we might as well a greenbeer." Karumanchery, who will but it is his hope that events like done, Pederson was very get along." assume a teaching post at Laurier this will continue. impressed with how the day pro- Fauzia Mazhar, 41, works for in the spring, was asked to speak "It's a wonderful start and I gressed. - Ben Ryan islamic Books and Multimedia to an audience at the Turret as hope they keep working at it,"he "It was a good showing of sup- FirstYear Archeology Products and volunteers for the part of an open forum entitled says. "Does it filter into the hiring port from the Laurier community Muslim Women's Network. She "Racism and the Intersection of policy? Does it filter to what they on what is, traditionally, an excit- Compiled by Emilie Joslin, says that racism and discrimina- Oppression: Beginning a do on a systemic level at the uni- ing day on campus." photos by Sydney Helland tion affects everyone, but that Dialogue." The event was spon- versity? I don't know." The Cord 4 WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2006 Editorial Weekly

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Editor-in-Chief International Editor Special Projects Editor Brandon Carrie Tony Ferguson April Cunningham [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (519) ext. 3563 Arts & Entertainment Editor Cord Historian News Editors Alex Havter Kris Cote Adrian Ma [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sports Editor Print Production Manager Dan Polischuk Mike Brown Brynßoyce [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Opinion Editor Features Editor Photography Managers Car'y Beath B ]air forsyth-Stark Jordan [ocius [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Graphics Editor Student Life Editor Sydney HeUand Emilie Joslin Michelle Pinchev [email protected] [email protected] 884-0710 ext. 2852 [email protected] Students need more grants, less debt The problems with a recent report by The Education Policy Institute, Canada fared dismally in terms of affordability of post-secondary education. The report claims that while the US has higher tuition fees, they Inalso offer more money per student in grants and loans; American students on average received 30 percent more in grant aid than their 2000-2001. MIT's $100 Canadian counterparts in laptop Pam Frache ofThe Canadian Federation of Students disputes some aspects of EPl's report, but nonetheless sees problems with Canada's keep up to. It forgets that maybe system. As she put it, "We need an upfront grant program, not more Bill Gates and MlT's laptop creators are out-of-touch we have too much already; we student debt." have more than we deserve, and Canada's student assistance is already weighted far too heavily with the realities that many face-one no one can keep up to us. towards interest-saddled loans, rather than grants. where basic Computers aren't a bad thing. If the best the government can do is lend students the money to go Giving kids in poor countries to school rather than give it to them, at the very least it should make necessities are needed before computers opportunities for learning isn't a the loans interest-free entirely, not just while students are in school. bad thing. But when, as Senator The government should be looking to help students, not make money per capita yearly income of Udomo says, children in Nigeria off of them. Nigeria is about $300." under the age of five are dying at 'Expenditures' on post-secondary education are, in reality, invest- It's almost obscene for Bill Gates rate of 79,500 per month due to ments. It's something that's often spouted by Queen's Park and to suggest a $599 computer as a malnutrition and lack of health Ottawa, but philosophically, their mentality is that student aid is still, CARLY BEATH reasonable alternative in a coun- care, it's time to re-examine prior- more or less, a handout. Opinion Editor try where people make $300 in an ities. The government, both provincial and federal, needs to realize the entire year. Even if people were Instead of spending their benefits of post-secondary education for the economy and social After just shelling out almost sharing the computers. Even ifthe resources on creating a laptop, well-being of the country, which is why they need to start providing $1800 for my new ißook, the idea government was paying for them, maybe American companies students with meaningful assistance in the form ofgrants, not loans. of a $100 laptop seems pretty rather than individual citizens. should be working on cleaning up Statistics Canada, reporting on the Survey of Labour and Income good, even though I wouldn't get a But Gates' view isreally just mir- oil spills (mostly caused by Shell), Dynamics, says that students from high-income families were 2.5 chance to buy one. At first glance, roring the view of many people in so that Nigerians can reclaim valu- times more likely to go to university than students from low-income that is. developed countries. We can't able farmland and fishing waters families. A group comprised of MIT fac- even relate to what an income that that they need for basic survival. This proves that the current system of loans isn't working; the cost ulty members is working to create low would be like. So we continue It comes back to being unable to ofpost-secondary education is clearly prohibitive, and the assistance a $100 laptop for children in devel- to look at things from our own look at things from other peoples' the government is offering isn't enough to counter that. oping countries. Their plan is to frameworks - frameworks where a perspectives. We assume that The idea of graduating with an average debt load of $25,000 just have the laptops purchased by few hundred dollars is a manage- everyone wants, maybe even isn't appealing to many people. government ministries, who able cost. needs, a computer. It's not that According to an analyst at EPI, Ontario is, one of the main reasons would then dole them out to stu- children in devel- for Canada's poor performance in the report. With about 40 percent dents. They're already in talks with it's like someone with a $60,000 oping countries of the country's population residing in this region, any systemic prob- Brazil, China, Argentina, India, don't deserve the

- lems education or otherwise - exert a serious effect on the rest of Thailand, Egypt and Nigeria. income paying $20,000 for a same opportuni- Canada. The Harris government's handling of education in Ontario Bill Gates has criticized the proj- ties as those in has led to tuition fees increasing faster than inflation, while student ect, ostensibly because he thinks computer. Doesn't seem so great developed coun- aid has leveled off. the computer is lacking in quality tries, but progress Countries like Finland and Sweden manage to provide free post- (although others have pointed out now, does it? shouldn't outpace secondary education; Canada should be able to do the same. that it might have just a little to do necessity. Trying to The Graduate Students' Union at the University of Toronto writes with the fact that the computers keep up to our on their website that Canada signed on to a United Nations are running Linux and not I bet at the start of this column excess will leave developing coun- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Windows). Instead, he's pushing $100 seemed like a good deal. But tries in an even more dire situa- which states that post-secondary education "shall be made equally his own "low-cost" laptop, priced think of that as a third of your tion. A child who doesn't make it all, on accessible to the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means between $599 and $999. income. It's like someone with a to her fifth birthday because of a and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education." Gates' assertions are extremely $60,000 income paying $20,000 for lack of food won't have any use for This hasn't happened, and it's time that the government lived up to out-of-touch with reality. It's like a computer. Doesn't seem so great a laptop. its promise by working towards providing grants that truly make col- he's forgotten that not everyone is now, does it? If it were me, if I wasn't as lucky lege and university affordable. in his situation, or even the situa- But it's not just Bill Gates' cri- as I am, I'd choose the luxury - and The worst is that wasting the talents of part we're many people who tion of an average North tiques ofthe project that are prob- that's what it is - offood and clean afford tuition just can't Canada's skyrocketing fees. American. $599 is couch cushion lematic. It's the project itself, too. water. I'd choose being alive over Everyone should have an equal chance at education, and students change to someone worth US $27 The whole thing is propped up my ißook any day. to or should be able attend university college and better their lives billion. It isn't even really that by an underlying myth about As they position themselves as without the burden of thousands of dollars worth of debt. much to someone with an aver- progress. It's a myth that says we benevolent Improvers of Lives, age-paying job in North America. need to keep pushing ahead with MIT and Bill Gates should keep in But stop for a second and con- technology, that we need to be mind that most people would do template Nigeria. According to wired the world over, that technol- the same. This unsigned editorial was agreed upon by at least two-thirds of the The Nigerian Senator Udoma Udo ogy is king. It sets up the Western Cord's Editorial Board and does not necessarily reflect the views of The Udoma, "70 percent of Nigerians world as the pacesetter, the exam- Cord's volunteers, staffor WLUSP. live on less than a dollar a day. The ple that everyone else needs to [email protected] The Cord Weekly| * Opinion WEDNESDAY MARCH 22. 2006 5 Unity lacking on tuition increases

The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance and the long OUSA campaign calling for student is a CFS member, tuition of organizing a series of protests annual tuition increases of two to fees have been frozen for eight against the tuition increase. three percent. years running. Meanwhile, at a policy convention Canadian Federation of Students both represent If it seems wrong-headed that in Meanwhile, in Ontario, tuition last weekend, OUSA resolved not the middle of a tuition freeze, an has skyrocketed in recent years, to organize demonstrations or to university students, but one does it better organization that supposedly almost tripling since 1991. work together with CFS, opting speaks for students would call for instead to write a dents, and thousands more a tuition policy that leaves stu- "sharply-worded" nationally. dents worse off, perhaps some They say pragmatic, I say policy response to In short, OUSA supporters pre- clarity is needed. deal with the situa- complacent - DAVID ALEXANDER fer to lobby government officials The OUSA position was agreed while OUSA was tion. Minister Keystone EIC for 'realistic' reforms while the upon after Ontario's of In a recent CFS is seen as more 'radical' in its Education told members of the helping to justify the coming press-release, outright opposition to policies organization that a continuation OUSA explained Last week, Dalton McGuinty's gov- that could harm students. of the freeze was not possible; stu- tuition increases, CFS schools that they were "dis- ernment announced it was open- OUSA did not support a contin- dents would be more likely to were left to fight continue appointed" and ing the floodgates. uation of the government's two- achieve a cap on the coming to the "concerned" about Over the next four years, year tuition freeze and it shies tuition increase. freeze by themselves. the announcement Ontario universities will increase away from participation in public They say pragmatic, I say com- on the basis that our tuition fees, despite the fact protests, fearing that these tactics placent. "Ontario students that fees have skyrocketed at over might tarnish their legitimacy in While OUSA was helping to jus- Yet, for every extra dollar stu- are already paying proportionally six times the rate of inflation in the the eyes of Ontario legislators. tify the coming tuition increases, dents paid in tuition, $1.25 was cut more of universities' operating past 15 years, leaving students But what about their legitimacy CFS schools were left to fight to by the government. Despite assur- costs through tuition fees than three times more indebted than in the eyes of the undergraduate continue the freeze by themselves. ances that quality and accessibili- their Canadian counterparts." ever before. This announcement students of Laurier, Brock, Was CFS any more effective in ty will improve with these tuition They should be disappointed occurred despite the united oppo- Waterloo, Western, Windsor, their efforts than OUSA? Not this increases, we've heard the same and concerned; their attempt to sition of students across Ontario. Queen's and McMaster? time. But it is worth keeping in story from provincial govern- get in bed with McGuinty failed, Wait, did I say united? Critics of OUSA see it as an mind that the two-year freeze on ments of every stripe as class sizes and now the students they sup- Two major lobby groups repre- under-resourced and ineffective tuition was adopted as a Liberal and debt levels have reached new posedly represented will be put sent university students in organization that does not reflect platform at the demand of CFS heights. further in debt. Ontario. the beliefs ofthe students it claims while the 'pragmatists' of OUSA What is needed now is for a Sharply-worded indeed. The Ontario Undergraduate to represent. were still calling for a cap on the broad alliance of groups to come Student Alliance (OUSA) repre- A plebiscite conducted earlier rate of increase. The CFS admits together and advocate for accessi- [email protected] sents about 125,000 students at this month at McMaster that governments don't always ble education. Affordable, high- seven universities, including University revealed that 99 per- like their oppositional tactics, but quality education is an investment undergrad students at Laurier. The cent of students opposed tuition they claim their strategies are that is in the best interests of par- Disclosure: David Alexander is Canadian Federation of Students increases. This result has raised effective. ents, educators, business leaders editor-in-chiefof the Keystone (CFS) represents about 300,000 some serious concerns since They may be right too: in and students alike. Yearbook for WLUSP, as well as a Ontario college and university stu- McMaster has been part of a year- Manitoba, where every university The CFS has begun the process WLUSU director. Aliens a metaphorfor human atrocities "The creature that lurks in the night" could really be a government figure, like McCarthy or Bush

ing point of humanity paints a very disturbing picture. I mention Clooney's film CHRISCOLLIE because it was recently released Space on DVD, its content raising a num- The Between ber of important questions. Although no blood is spilled and Ifyou watch a lot of science fiction no one is physically attacked as films, you will surely notice one of they are in Alien, lives are quite the strongest premises running similarly ruined with alien-like through the genre. precision at the hand of the antag- No matter how the green, bug- onist's lust. eyed and hideous alien-monster is Fascinatingly, Clooney couldn't displayed visually on the screen, find anyone more insanely terrify- its disturbing physical image ing to play Senator McCarthy in means nothing compared to what the film than McCarthy himself, it represents metaphorically. using original stock footage of him The creature's significance for every scene that he is in. This always goes beyond its skin-deep allows for a very accurate show- fright of bad skin and bad posture. case of his rage-eyed and focused Contributed Photo Those physical not - attributes do insanity. NOTHING TO FEAR BUT OURSELVES Is a movie like Good Night, and Good Luck scarier than Alien? It just might hold the balance of the ability to Senator McCarthy was far more be, since Joseph McCarthy's Communist witch-hunt is currently being mirrored in the War on Terror. scare an audience, regardless of frightening than any alien-mon- how real they come across on ster from the sci-fi vaults, yet he This was another human trait less-entertainment value being and sweaty figurehead, the simi- screen. was not a work offiction. He was a that he lacked - "the ability to rea- two of them. larities are striking. This is because it's never the real person. He acted with the son." If Edward R. Murrow and his However, more profound psy- When I recently asked a quite alien-monster itself that is most emotional disregard of the inhu- CBS counterparts hadn't stood up chological reasons parallel these, intelligent classmate of mine if frightening, but what it's capable man alien-monster, and with that to him using that very power of one of which we must keep a times had changed since of doing. same unrelenting determination. reason, who knows how far his sharp focus upon because it's McCarthy, he responded, "Oh, I We create these inhuman and Yet he was one of us, lived where reign of terror would have based in a certain reality. don't think so." other-worldly creatures to stand- we lived, and talked like we talked. reached. This is that the defeat of Sen. I took a moment to think about in for the atrocities that we as Dare to challenge him and you Maybe all of us would have been McCarthy and his HUAC commu- it, and realized that he was correct;

human - beings don't like to admit were susceptible to the alien-like labeled communists those nist witch-hunt was only in 1954, just take a good look around. we are capable of. precision highlighted by the best against his crusade cast into the and the reality that something Witch-hunts will never go out of This way, we don't have to face sci-fi. shadows to this very day. similar can and will happen again. style, both on the national and our own truths. "Of course it's not In real life, the creature that At last check, Good Night, and As a matter of fact, Good Night, international stage. us who could commit such terri- lurks in the night can work for the Good Luck had grossed $34 mil- and Good Luck mirrors all-too But neither will our fear of the ble atrocities towards humanity, United States government as a lion at the box office, with a sci-fi accurately our present time and alien-monster, and hence our fear only the alien-monster could!" paid public representative. And blockbuster such as Star Wars: such endeavors as the "You are of ourselves and each other. It This is why films such as George the only thing more frightening Episode I grossing $431 million either with us or against us" War looks like it might Clooney's even be coming Good Night, and Good was the degree to which McCarthy (both USD). on Terror that worked so fervently back into fashion. Sleep tight Luck are even more terrifying than believed in his task, making it That difference of $397 million to divide the world into two everyone. Ridley Scott's Alien. impossible to discuss its parame- dollars is surely due to a lot of opposing camps, leaving no room Ifart imitates life, then the start- ters intelligently with him. things: marketing push and mind- for neutrality. Minus a more visible letters@cordu>eekly. com Weekly 6 WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2006 Opinion |The Cord One last bit ofsagely queer wisdom Marcos Moldes waxes nostalgic on the overlaps between queer culture and straight culture, and the merits of angry letters

If there's one thing you do dur- day the lists are posted. to a major conclusion: while queer spend too much time in flannel ing your time here at Laurier, I I want tears! I want huge sobs culture and straight culture may pyjamas and hooded sweatshirts. would tell you to spend a summer and people looking for hugs! look different, I think I can say that And you know what? That's a MARCOS MOLDES here in K-W (Waterloo in the sum- (Okay, so maybe one cattyremark, there isn't a fundamental differ- pretty fabulous realization. My mer is probably the city's best kept just for old time's sake). ence. Life So-Called Queer secret). After many a missed deadline, a We're all really the same, boring, So while I sit here drinking cof- few last-minute edits because I badly dressed undergrads who letters@cord weekly, com It's hard to believe that we're fee after coffee, trying to figure out need to learn how already near the end of the semes- how to sum up the last two years, I to be tactful ter. just can't seem to find the words I and a lot of To wax nostalgic for a moment, want. hair pulled my five years here at Laurier and I could just fill this column with out, I came two years writing "My So Called some sort of sagely queer wisdom, Queer Life" have come and gone I could drop in a few "just be true faster than I thought they would. to yourself" cliches or the kind of As I'm sitting in my pyjamas catty one-liner that has so often procrastinating while I should be punched my column every few getting ready to move out and lines and tended to result in angry graduate, I can't help but think letters. about how quickly time passes. The truth is that I grew very That's one of the sad things attached to the angry letters in the about university; the party ends, paper with my name on them. andpeople graduate and move on I like knowing that I made peo- to whatever their next adventure ple stop for a minute and feel the might be. need to express themselves, to get I do love this time of year their point ofview out for others to though. People start talking about read. what they are going to do for the So thank you, dear readers, for summer, grads start thinking disagreeing with me and taking about leaving and moving on. the time to write in and say your Even winter starts to let up; the piece, even if you may not agree days get nice enough that dons with my views about conservative and first years start sporting shorts family values, Ugg Boots or the lib- and flip-flops again. Suddenly, eral use of the word fascist. waiting in a lineup to get into the Well, a few catty one-liners bar doesn't involve worrying won't do it. Wrapping up for the about hypothermia anymore. I year should be sentimental, and it can see the start of patio weather should make people as emotional IDENTICAL? - We're all the same, right down to the hoodies and on the horizon, and I'm waiting as all of the WLUSU volunteers fundamentally pyjamas, Marcos Moldes has happily realized. for it with gleeful anticipation. who didn't make icebreaker the Don't gofor credit in the real world

Sure, charging it seems like a good idea at the time, but is that extravagant purchase really worth the trouble and interest? asks Veronica Hughes

Contributed Photo can. you - PLASTIC FANTASTIC Credits cards are an easy way to get what you want when you want it, and also an easy way Take for instance my good to amass a tonne of debt. friend from home. Visiting her involves the usual gossiping, then VERONICA HUGHES inadvertently Rant Space discussing her replied that she had paid for it all practical self by saying it, but it you cannot get a credit card or financial situation. in cash. I was so relieved. really scares me. credit until you are 21 or 22. The subject arises after she dis- Has she finally realized that the How can you have a chance of The one essential problem with I must make one thing clear about plays all the new outfits she's interest she pays to buy clothes being able to make it in the 'real this is that after 18 we are consent- myself: 1 am very practical, most acquired since I've been away. I makes the sale cost more than reg- world' with debt weighing you ing adults. likely too practical for my own know she can't afford them, and ular price? down, usually on top of educa- If we can vote and die for our good. that she's living beyond her That was until she replied that tional debt? country, we should technically be And one thing I am anally means. prac- she used cash because she's Should we conclude from all of able to responsibly hold a credit tical about is money. The fact that she is one of my maxed out all her cards. Feeling of this that money really does buy card. Every bill is paid as soon as it closest friends is the reason only I relief gone.... happiness, since none of us can I want a fancy MP3 player and comes, otherwise a panic attack ask her how she did, in fact, pay The scary thing is, my friend is seem to control the flow of money designer bag as much as the next ensues in the form of creditors for all ofthis. part of a huge group of people our from whatever source we can get person, I just don't think it is banging down my door. A couple years ago it was Visa, age who are doing exactly the our hands on? worth the sleepless nights and 20 Because of this, I don't go on then department store credit cards same thing. In the US, students have com- percent interest that goes along massive shopping sprees with and then my overdraft. I have friends at Laurier, friends mitted suicide because they've with the purchase. in Visa, or buy things without ago- Let's keep mind there is a from home and friends of friends racked up so much credit card nizing if 1 really need them. couple years of OSAP on top as who all buy things and live well debt. I realize this isn't healthy, but well. beyond their means. Parents of those children are is up neither racking debt because This past visit she actually I know I sound like my boring trying to change legislation so that [email protected] The Cord Weekly Opinion WEDNESDAY MARCH 22. 2006 7 BACCHUS bureaucracy This is highly problematic on so many people and clubs do, but What harm could a chapter of Students Against Drunk Driving do, especially since many levels and perpetuates igno- why not our riddle chanting 24- rance, which doesn't really go hour-lounge clique BACCHUS? BACCHUS' efforts lack the dignity and passion that the issue should command? hand in hand with a university At this stage in our lives it is atmosphere. dangerous to assume we are per- internalize the message of "Don't seen the "Fiesta in the Concourse" I would just like to add a person- fectly aware of ourselves and the Drink and Drive"- so much so that this past February, where Macro al component to this thought and world around us. it has become a second nature Fiesta played and 300 condoms tell you that my very own brother, It seems as though BACCHUS

virtue that compels to inter- were handed to students - all Kevin Toperczer (age 31), was acts like we are already perfectly SUZAN TOPERCZER you out to to over $700 killed by a drunk driver aware of the horrors of drunk driv- Gueit Columnist vene and firmly suggest Buddy of this amounting two that he should take a cab. raised in four hours for the Septembers ago - by one of those ing, so why mess with perfection? Sadly, a 'second nature' Stephen Lewis Foundation. "Buddies" at the bar who quite For them to continue ignoring I'm proud to be a university stu- response to this prevalent issue is Thank God I did not try to start possibly could have been persuad- our potential to discover our pas- dent, and especially proud to be a nonexistent since BACCHUS has an HIV awareness club, because ed not to get behind the wheel if sions is an insult to us as universi- member of the WLU community. failed to entice the student body to that too would probably be turned someone who was exposed to a ty students. Undoubtedly, university is a develop it. down since BACCHUS supposedly passionate attitude concerning Become passionate. Become time in our lives when we cultivate I guess they think we are already makes valiant efforts for this cause this issue had been around. informed. Become the best you a view of the world that promotes perfect and don't need to be as well. Is it too idealistic to hope that that you can be. Know that you endless possibilities, especially informed about the realities of life Both the issues of drunk driving when we say we care about issues and this world are not perfect - but recognizing that we can affect pos- while we are here at university. and HIV have the"It happens to and wish to promote them that we always strive for perfection. itive changes and impact the Their pathetic attempts to pro- other people and not me" mindset actually do so with the dignity and world around us. mote this issue include: having a attached to them. passion they deserve? I know letters@cordweekly. com Laurier students, through clubs, smashed car in the quad every lectures, rallies and publications, year with no information or leads voice their opinions about count- to get information (I had to ask less topics. around to find out it was indeed But couldn't we do better? them that put the bloody thing For instance, the issue of drunk there!), and a sad chalking on the

driving has been handled with side of the DAWB - both lacking in carelessness. creativity, passion and respect. Even if we are supposed to be an So why doesn't someone else educated community, too learned pick up the slack and cover this to drink and drive ourselves, this is issue properly? A good and obvi- the time and place where we have ous question. the opportunity to become pas- Last year I applied to begin a sionate about such a cause. Laurier chapter of S.A.D.D There is a vast difference (Students Against Drunk Driving) between passion and the, "Yeah, I and was continuously turned know I shouldn't do it" mentality. down by Campus Clubs because Scenario: You're at a bar five this issue is under BACCHUS' years from now and you overhear jurisdiction. Buddy at the next table rambling: So you might be wondering, "I'm gonna...uh *burp* go "Who is this girl and why is she home...me think...where are my hating on BACCHUS?" keeeeeys?" Here's the deal. Over the past Choices: You ignore the words two years I have worked with the because you know better, or your Anthropology Society to fundraise Suzan Toperczer memory reverts back to your time for HIV awareness. HITTING - See how you barely notice the anti-drunk driving message on this wall? That's exactly the prob- spent atWLU when you were peti- You yourself might have been a A WALL lem, says Suzan Toperczer. tioned by your fellow students to part of the drum circle last year, or Reevaluate irrelevant evaluations

until the end of the term to tell dents to make specific comments "are very fair in the way they eval- WLUSU needs to push for course evaluations that their prof that they can't hear about their experience. The Dean uate" instructors and acknowl- them... of Arts, and Laurier Alumnus, Dr. edge that there is consistency in provide useful information, not empty scores The Arts and Science Students' Scott Grills even goes so far that the ratings from year to year. Union (ASSU) at the University of students have a responsibility to Dr. Scott Carson, the Dean of Hegemony. Have a good weekend Toronto publishes something they review their class and since it's in the School of Business and class, and remember next week's call the Anti-Calendar, which is electronic form, these evaluations Economics, is in hill support of exam will be on why globalization meant to act as a student-based can be done more easily than ever. wordier forms of feedback as a is the devil." review of the University's official So far, unsurprisingly, the result of his time at St. Mary's BRYNBOYCE Without a good way to identify course calendar. It uses the data Students' Union's political will is University. Production Manager which classes are truly interesting that students give during these nowhere to be found. Improving "1 personally would like to see to students, how can we expect evaluations and it includes specif- the professor review system has course evaluation forms with "This course contributed to my our professors and departments to ic comments from past students been talked about - but that's pret- commentary sections. I've found learning." respond with new options and to decide on the best courses to ty much all. Petty squabbles about them to be the most helpful," Rank your opinion between improvements? What does a ques- take. the activities of individual direc- since they tell a more complete zero and seven. Now. tion like, "The instructor speaks Brandon University in tors keep these Unionites from story, he explained. Well, the Discovery Channel clearly and audibly," really con- Manitoba uses an online course moving on issues like the Anti- The concept of evaluation isn't

contributes to my learning - tribute? No student would wait review program that allows stu- Calendar. just about venting some rage sometimes more meaningfully The current evaluation is lack- because you got a D in first year

than certain classes at Laurier - ing because, on the student end, Psych. It's about trying to improve but that doesn't mean it would they force us to tack a number to the courses and teaching styles make for a stimulating education- our experiences and watch as our that we're paying for. If we send al experience worth offering to real opinions become lost in a sea our departments and professors university students. of statistics. On the professor's more thorough feedback, we'll see The problem with the upcom- end, the numbers only reflect any- higher quality teaching and more ing teaching evaluations is that thing when something is going realistic course expectations.

they reduce student opinions into really badly - everyone (including This, of course, won't happen superficial statistical aggregates. PhDs) can stand some feedback. until WLUSU realizes that ques- This is an easier way to evaluate The Faculty Association has tions like, "The instructor is well- professors, but it tells them far too taken a fairly cautious approach to prepared for each class meeting" little about what they should do to student-led evaluations because aren't exactly ensuring that valid improve both their teaching style of the questionable methodology student concerns are being heard and their course content. and a fear that these ratings could inside faculty offices. But if you How many times have you gone cost some union members their intend on waiting for WLUSU to to a class and found it to be an jobs. lead, well, you just may graduate utter disappointment? That being said there are many first. Hegemony. Glocalization. Contributed Graphic professors, including Dr. Steven

Globalization. Ethnocentric. ANTI-CALENDAR - An example of U of T's detailed course evaluations. Brown, who think that students letters@cordweekly. corn |The Cord Weekly 8 ' WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2006 NCAA Preview From Sweet Sixteen to Final Four Week one is in the books and, with the standard abundance of upsets, your bracket is undoubtedly a tangled mess. Why not turn to Pro-Line and make back what you've lost? After three of our four upsets panned out, Cord Sports is back to tell you who to put your money on

MIKi BROWN DRU LEMEISURIER Sweet Sixteen: Sweet Sixteen:' Duke over LSU ■ \ Duke over LSU Texas over West Virginia Texos over West Virginia Memphis over Bradley Memphis over Bradley Gonzaga over UCIA Gonzaga over UCLA

UCONN over Washington ; UCONN over Washington Wichita State over George Mason George Mason over Wichita jfale Viilanova over Boston College . ' Villanova over Boston College Fiorido over Georgetown Georgetown over Florida

Elite Eight: : . ' Elite Eight; Texas over Duke Texas over Duke Gonzaga over Memphis , Memphis over Gonzaga UCONN over Wichita Slate UCONN over George Mason Viilanova over Fbiido io i ' Georgetown over Villanova

JOE TURCOTTE MARK P. HOPKINS

Sweei S'xtfieii Sweet Sixteen. Duke over LSI) ' Duke over LSU West Virginia over Texas * Texas over West Virginia Memphis ove: B:adiey ] Memphis over Bradley C-onr.ogn :;ver UQA j UCLA over Gonzaga UCONN over Washington -| UCONN over Washington Wichita State over George Mason 112 Wichita Stale over George Mason Boston College over Viilanova J Viilanova over Boston College Georgetown over Florida . J Florida over' Georgetown

-- " o - ___ j _ ; Elite Eight: ' o Elite Eight: Duke over West Virginia Duke over Texas UCONN over Wichita State Memphis over UCLA Gonzoga over Memphis LJCONN over Wichita Slate Boston College over Georgetown Florida over Viilanova

notch guard quartet put the clamps on the BC backcourt, the Eagles will be grounded. UCONN boasts a wealth of talent with six The Florida-Georgetown battle is anoth- potential NBA prospects. er interesting one, as the seventh-ranked Two of those stars, Marcus Williams and MIKE BROWN Hoyas play their traditionally hard-nosed ORU LEMESURIER Denharn Brown, carried the Huskies out of Sports Editor defence and Florida is very young. But Hired Gun Philadelphia and now the spotlight shifts to they're also very good. Look for the emo- the local Baltimore boys, fosh Boone and Record: 35-13 tional Joakim Noah to be a game-changing Record: 34-14 Rudy Gay, as they head to DC. presence in the post as the Gators move on. Their next opponents, the lesser-known I gambled with nine first-round upsets and Good as they are, I think Florida's youth Through two rounds, the Mid-Majors have Huskies from Washington, are a quick got five of them, with the twelfth-seeded catches up to them in what will be the tour- dissuaded the rampant skeptics who ques- team, adept off the bounce. If UCONN can Montana Grizzlies and Texas A&M Aggies nament's most interesting game against tioned the legitimacy of this year's relative effectively limit Washington penetration paying big dividends. However, UNC- Viilanova. 'Nova starts four guys under 6'3", unknowns. Wichita State. Bradley and from guards Brandon Roy one of the Wilmington's second half collapse and San whereas Florida gives significant time to George Mason have surprised many out- nation's most underrated players, and Diego State's heartbreaking last-second five guys 6'B" or taller. The matchup prob- side the conference, but few within. Justin Dentmon, then they should be in loss leave me in a tough stretch drive as I lems are obvious. Meanwhile, my confidence in the Big Ten good shape. seek to defend my title as The Cord's top In the end, though, the Wildcats' seniors was clearly ill-advised with all tour teams In one of the most intriguing Sweet college basketball seer. Upsets have made will pull them through. Allan Ray proved from this 'power' conference returning to Sixteen match ups in recent memory, headlines thus far, but look for the heavy- his eye was not an issue with 19 and 25 their studies at their respective campuses. upstarts Wichita State and George Mason hitters to take over and send Cinderella respectively last weekend. do battle. Look for Mason guard Tony home as we head to the Final Four. The kid's from the Bronx and he's got ice Sktnn. in his second game back from sus- in his veins. Also, don't sleep on freshman pension, to be a key factor. Despite beating Minneapolis Regional point guard Kyle Lowry, who can create off heavily-favoured MSU and UNC, George the bounce for teammates like Ray and Mason heads into Minneapolis with their Many see Viilanova as the first #1 seed to Randy Foye. fall, but I'm standing by my Wildcats. Bottom line: if you can call the tight Boston College has not given the ball to Minny region, it'll go a long way to ensuring their bigs enough and when 'Nova's top- bracket success. back to reality.

sional level. It is always popular to take the perceived weakest #1 seed and have them knocked JOETURCOTTE bracket, Supporter MARKD.HOPKINS out in the second round in your Cinderella Regularly UsedGun and many had Memphis doing just that. 1 don't think so. Memphis, while unknown to er, Texas narrowly escaped a Mountaineer Record: 35-13 most, boasts Conference USA player of the upset, surviving 7G-75 on November 21. year, Rodney Carney, and defensive guru, 3) West Virginia's on a roll. Having beaten While I didn't have an outstanding first coach John Calipari, leading his young should've known that, witij a mug like this, Southern Illinois and Northwestern State couple of rounds, I'm marginally satisfied squad through the bracket. Wave goodbye Cinderella wouldn't take a second look at by a combined 31 points, Pittsnogle and with my performance. I would still take to Bradley's Cinderella attempt. me. company have the confidence and aggres- MSU and Kansas over George Mason and While I expect Gonzaga-UCLA to be a Considering she granted my pleas siveness to stick around for one more Bradley if they were to do it again. Syracuse close game, I can't see the Bruins losing to

dance. - - " was a I do - ■ . . '' '• ■ " . "- big surprise for me not too pleased this soft Gonzaga squad. Trust me Of course, I'm no tool. That's why a with the Orange right now, having screwed think that Bulldogs forward Adam strong and determined Duke squad should me for back-to-back years. Morrison is a solid player with a great be able to make their way past LSU and offensive game. Oakland Regional However, he needs to understand that basketball is played on both ends of the Let me establish three things: Memphis is court and needs to take some of his energy worthy of a #1 seed, Gonzaga isn't a final and learn how to play defence and be a four team, and Adam Morrison, while very leader. Memphis-UCLA should be a great

good, needs to learn to be a more complete Elite Eight tilt - Memphis rides their solid player if he hopes to succeed at the profes- defence to a win. Weekly! The Cord Sports WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2008 9 Hawks vets end career with a win

PARRY SOHI upset hopes, and Cape Breton lective will was tested when big- Sports Writer closed the game on a 13-3 run to men Rob Innes, Bert Riviere and advance with a 62-53 win. Trevor Csima all fouled out. This The men's basketball team entered "Breton wasn't playing great opened the door for York co-cap- the CIS National Championship defensively and the shots were tains Dan Eves and Jordan Foebel. this past weekend as underdogs, there," explained Laurier sharp- Both finished with a game-high 23 much as they'd done in the recent shooter Brandon Gorman about points and nine rebounds for York; OUA playoffs. With the lowest rank the loss. "We justcouldn't hit them however, it was not enough down in the ten-team field, it would be down the stretch." the stretch. an uphill climb all the way. Though the expectations out- Rookie point guard Jesse The opening game saw the side the program weren't high MacDonald once again demon- Golden Hawks battling the sev- going in, coach Peter Campbell strated his lofty potential, nailing a enth-seeded Cape Breton Capers. refused to use their low seeding as clutch jumper to put the Hawks Coming off a tough loss to the an excuse. ahead by 18 late in the half. McMaster Mauraders in the OUA "We knew going in we had an MacDonald finished the game semi-final, Laurier came out reju- outside chance," he explained on with 13 points, four assists, and venated, led by strong post-play Tuesday, one day after returning to four steals. Despite a late surge from Bert Riviere and solid shoot- Waterloo. "We certainly thought from the Lions, the Hawks pre-

ing by Andrew MacKay. we could've taken Cape Breton ... vailed with a 76-65 victory to end In addition, fourth-year guard and then maybe have the chance the season on a high note. Omar Miles provided the neces- to steal a few games." For many within the program, it sary leadership at the point with There was no time to mope was more than just their seasons his unselfish play and clutch free about the loss, though, as the that came to a close, though. While throws to keep the Hawks in the Hawks found themselves with a Miles and Riviere will be consider- game early on. A confident Laurier Friday night date with the York ing rejoining the team for their team surprised many, emerging at Lions, the ninth-place spot in the fifth year of eligibility, MacKay, the half with a 33-29 lead. tournament and a measure of Currie, Innes and gritty guard After the break, though, the pride on the line. Todd Cooney have all played their Hawks were unable to convert The aforementioned Gorman last game in the purple and gold. from the perimeter, while Ryan was the story in the first half. The Indeed, it will be a vastly Keliher and Paul Blaker of the St. FX transfer converted on three changed squad that takes to the Capers capitalized in transition to consecutive three-balls, ending hardcourt come fall, but Campbell put Cape Breton ahead late in the the half with six three-pointers remains optimistic. second half. Not to be outdone, and 18 points. His offensive explo- "The nucleus is there to be fifth-year guard Wade Currie sion was enough to give the Hawks decent next year," he explained, countered with a three-pointer, a 41-34 halftime lead. referring specifically to returning the lead to the Hawks, "I was getting the same looks as MacDonald and versatile second- 50-47, with under seven minutes the night before," shrugged year guard-forward Matt Walker, to play. Gorman about his hot hand. whose sophomore season was Mike Whitehouse/www.laurierathletics.com It was not to be, however, as "They just fell." plagued by injuries. "We just have

TO THE HOLE - Jesse MacDonald splits two York defenders in Laurier's 76-65 Laurier's inability to hit key free Things would not come so easy to add some parts and do some win. The first-year guard can expect a spike in playing time next season. throws down the stretch sunk their in the second half, as Laurier's col- recruiting." Show skaters some respect Equestrian Club seeks to raise profile Despite a short two-year existence, Laurier's equine supporters have high aspirations for continued growth

video games which, I'm sure, Sure, I've politely told many MARK ADAMSON By hosting an inter-university everyone has at least watched security guards to go lick their Cord Sports competition in just their second someone play. mother's breasts, but I'm not going year as a club and winning the in the beating the head Most Laurier students would be award for best new club in ROD PERRY Skate videos past were to go them over campus Beleagured Boarder dominated by the ollie and kick- with my board. Even the sugges- surprised to find that the universi- their first year, the equestrian club flip, but now you'll be lucky if you tion is justridiculous. ty even has an equestrian club, but has shown the ability to grow and go two minutes without witness- The fact is that corporate socie- that hasn't stopped the group from improve its profile. Still, club Curbs, handrails, and stairs. ing a 360 flip down a 10-set. So, ty and skateboarders are just going becoming active in competition sponsorship coordinator Frances For most people, they're only a with all the professionalization of to have to learn to get along, and on the Ontario university scene. MacLaren admits that there is still simple part of the everyday urban the sport, where does society businesses need to quit proliferat- They hosted the first-ever a lot of work to be done. aesthetic, but to a kid with a skate- stand with regards to its image? ing the stereotyped hatred of the Ontario inter-university horse "We need to get the sport going board, they represent a Mecca of The answer may lie simply in sport via their "no skateboarding" show earlier this month, compet- in the high school system, and up possibility. the multitudes of handrails dot- signs and the like. ing against four other Ontario uni- to competing at the university The fact is that skateboarders ting the city ofToronto which have Recently, my mom showed me versities and finishing first overall. level," explained MacLaren. "We represent an ever-increasing sub- been capped or 'skate-proofed'. an example of the two worlds The event is a culmination of understand that we have to create culture that has witnessed signifi- The message is loud and clear: amalgamating. increased activity within the sport a circuit. There's so much that we cant progressions over the years, skaters are being stigmatized as An article in the Toronto Star in Ontario, and the club hopes know we have to do, and we're as more and more youngsters are vandals by corporate society. pictured a 28-year-old lawyer with that it can work to establish more working on getting there." catching on to the sport. It's There's an office building down a skateboard in hand, wearing a frequent competition next year in One of the club's goals is to ulti- almost sickening to go to a skate the street from my house in business suit and standing in front the form of a circuit with other mately gain varsity status for the park and see 12-year-old kids Etobicoke and the security guards of a skate park. schools in the province. sport here at Laurier. "We want to doingkickflip noseslides. there are just assholes. As soon as I While this could be a healthy Many are looking to raise the go varsity someday, but we under- Over the past 15 years, pro make my way over to the stairs, example of boundaries being profile of their equestrian pro- stand it's going to be a long skateboarders have had a lot to do I'm intercepted by a screaming transgressed, it remains to be seen grams and join in the competition, process," says MacLaren. with the sport's expanding popu- 5'4" security guard, telling me to whether that was just an isolated which points to the potential for The club is hopeful they can larity. go across the street or he'll call the case. continued growth at the university obtain varsity status in the future, Guys like Rodney Mullen, who cops. Hopefully, the sport will contin- level. but is aware that there are a num- invented the kickflip, darkslide Calling the cops seems to be ue its progression to the point Founded in 2004, the Laurier ber of governing bodies which and primo slide to name but a few, society's solution to what they per- where skateboarding in a parking Equestrian Club has about 25 would have to approve such a and Jamie Thomas, with his infa- ceive as a "threat," but how many lot becomes as socially acceptable members and is a campus club move. "We understand that we mous 'Leap of Faith', have revolu- skateboards have actually been as rollerblading through a park. under the jurisdiction of WLUSU. might not ever get it," said tionized the sport along with the used as weapons in assault cases They are not yet affiliated with MacLaren. "We're really pushing likes of Tony Hawk through his (ignoring the movie Kids)? letters@cordweekly, com Laurier Athletics. for it." [The Cord Weekly 10 WEDNESDAY MARCH 22. 2006 Sports

National pride can't Write Next Year come before contract 5 SPORTS! World Baseball Classic, professional baseball players are playing [email protected] in major international competi- MARK ADAMSON tion for the very first time. Sport However, the timing of the event Cord has been a cause for concern for Major League Baseball teams. Many professional athletes who Players competing in the Classic represent their country in interna- did so by skipping spring training tional competition describe the with their professional clubs, experience as being one of the which is a crucial time of year greatest of their lives. Often, these when players prepare their bodies major sporting events can capture for the rigours of a 162-game sea- the imagination of a sports fan in a son and develop a rapport with way that professional leagues teammates. Several clubs have can. The UNIVERSITY rarely expressed displeasure with the JBM Even though many fans think tournament, claiming that its tim- NEWCASTLE that participation in these interna- ing is causing players to miss out EH of tional competitions should be a on this valuable training and player's priority, the reality is that preparation with their teams. an athlete's responsibility to their Outspoken Yankees owner professional club should outweigh George Steinbrenner has been To learn more about University of their desire to play for their coun- particularly upset about his play- TEACHER EDUCATION try. ers participating in the Classic. Newcastle, visit an Information Miikka Kiprusoff of the NHL's Most of the Yankees' best players Session Calgary Flames opted out of the chose to play, including Derek • One year Graduate Diploma in 2006 Winter Olympics out of Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and the Education, primary and secondary Presented by: David Wise, Faculty respect for his professional club. newly-acquired Johnny Damon. of Education & Arts He was coping with nagging Steinbrenner has been openly crit- • Now offering places in teacher injuries and decided his focus ical of the tournament and man- education programs, for July 2006 and Thursday 30 March should be help the to convince to Flames win aged some players, February 2007 intake Station Park All Suite Hotel London, the Stanley Cup, not to help such as catcher Jorge Posada, to 6pm-Bpm Finland win Olympic gold. stay with the club and pass up the • 242 Pall Mall Street, London So instead of starting a premiere opportunity to play for their coun- Ranked in the Top 10 research NHL goaltender, Finland was left try. Universities in Australia, Top 100 Asia- with Philadelphia Flyers' backup Steinbrenner is justified in his Pacific Universities and Top 200 Friday 31 March Antero Niittymaki between the anger at the player participation. Universities in the World Waterloo Inn, Waterloo, 6pm-Bpm pipes. The Scandinavians lost the Spring training fans have rightly 475 King Street North, Waterloo

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AMBUSHED - Rebecca Cuff (left) help-ed us surprise our lucky winner. BEFORE -Top student, swimmer and volunteer, Jayn~ is due for a new look.

Thompson. We quickly learned that our We ambushed a deservin·g Laurier student for a new cut and do' and a splash of Rebecca Cuff nominated Jayne, a makeover recipient had an inter top student at Laurier, a fellow view that evening with WLUSU and makeup; with the help of Cowboys and Angels, Jayne Thompson is turning heads member of Laurier's varsity swim that Rebecca had arranged for their team and a good friend. Cuff told us swim team and friends to meet at MICHELLE PINCHEV her friend could use a self-esteem Wilfs beforehand. This meant we Student Life Editor ditional programming as we know Our agenda is far less extreme: "boost." This, and the fact that Jane had two hours to cart the girls off to it, giving television a makeover of Cowboys and Angels Salon agreed is a swimmer (we all know what Cowboy's and Angels and get Jayne Originally made popular by day its own. to cut, style and make-over one chlorine does to our hair) made her party and interview-ready. time television and talk show'S, The leading makeover shows lucky Laurier student. a perfect candidate. On the way, we got to find out makeovers have recently been such as What Not To Wear, Queer We placed an ad in the Student This past Tuesday, we ambushed more about our winner. Jayne, a pushed into the media spotlight. Eye for a Straight Guy and Extreme Life section of The Cord and Jayne at Rebecca's Macdonald second-year Political Science and The core idea, being that of a Makeover (to name a few) all deal encouraged students to nominate House dorm. Jayne had no clue, Communications major, attends transformation, has become a key with different aspects of personal themselves or a deserving friend. walking into Rebecca's room, that WLU on a full President's ingredient in the recent success of transformation, from clothes to We had dozens of applicants send we would be waiting for her with a Centennial Scholarship, meaning reality shows. With enough lifestyle to one's actual physical in photos and explanations as to camera and some good news. she has to maintain a 10.5 average. makeover programming to warrant appearance. Some go as far as put why we should pick them. In the Unfortunately, we caught Jayne off She also swims twice per day a 24-hour 'Style Channel', it seems ting makeover recipients under the end, it was a simple letter from a guard and sick, but she was a troop when training for meets and once a that makeovers have hijacked tra- knife, from head to toe. friend that moved us to chose Jayne er from start to finish. day in the off-season, helped lead Student's hair

around my Carolyn Brunner grew her hair out for 18 months, just so ponytail What a she could chop it all off for a very good cause hold my looked small CAROLYN BRUNNER had been telling everyone for child in Cord Student Life months that I was planning to donate my hair so there was no way Earlier this month, I walked into X I could chicken out now. Centric Salon, sat down in the chair, It's not that I would have changed and when the stylist asked, "Are you my mind, it's just hard to let go of ready?" second thoughts raced something that you've had for a through my mind. such a long time. I had just spent 18 months grow She pulled my hair into a ponytail ing my hair just so I could chop it all and got out the ruler to measure off for a good cause. just to see how long it really was. The anticipation had been build I closed my eyes and the next were ing for what seemed like forever. I thing I knew, hair was falling all free. T

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Shawn Sayer shows Jayne how to tame those unruly locks. SMOKY EYES -Shawn lines Jayne's eyes with an angle brush and shadow. HOT MAMMA! - Her silky face-framing strands and fresh makeup is a hit!

Photos by Sydney Helland THE VENUE -This fabulous salon agreed to transform our lucky winner.

that our the "Green Dragons" as an ice but conventional. We were greeted them for the cut and style, the Shawn offered some helpful tips and back-combed the top for vol breaker and currently works for at the door by Taz, the owner's results were going to be a surprise. along the way, pointing out that a ume, Jayne got to put in her con WLUSU as aPR volunteer (the posi adorable pug, and immediately Shawn cut very little, so Jayne girl with curly locks (and who hap tacts and see the results. "It's so tion she was re-applying for that observed the friendly, upbeat staff could still pull her hair back in a pens to be a swimmer) should not light! Wow ... I love it." night). and edgy decor. pony-tail, but gave her some flat be shampooing every day. Shawn then applied light, inter "Jayne tries really hard in school "We're a higher-end salon," tering face-framing layers. He "Curly hair is naturally very coarse view-appropriate makeup while and she doesn't have a lot of time Shawn explained, "but we're not blow-dried her hair straight first and dry; even if it feels soft it's still gaving us a few pointers. "Using for herself ... I just thought she real uptight at all. It's a very laid-back with a ceramic flat paddle brush coarser than straight hair; the dirtier eyeshadow instead of eyeliner is ly deserved it, " Rebecca said when atmosphere. The biggest thing I (the ceramic is key in getting it as it is, the better," Shawn said. "The really big right now," he said. asked why she responded to the ad. hear from clients is they love com straight as possible) and then flat oils make curly hair look a lot softer "Instead of using eyeliner, use an Cowboys and Angels, currently ing in here because they feel like ironed it with a ceramic 'fhi' and more manageable; the drier angel brush and just put shadow located at 16 Princess St., has been they're hanging out with their straightener. curly hair is, the fuzzier it'll be." right at the base of the eyelashes, around for almost ten years. friends." Before he straightened her hair, Shawn says that a simple rinse and in the corners for a smoky-eye Shawn Sayer, a trendy Kitchener Jayne's thick, curly locks were Shawn kindly showed Jayne how to and conditioning should get rid of look." He also pointed out that a meaning stylist who's worked there for two once quite long, but tragically right create a curly style as well. "You that chlorine smell and that a bit of light shadow under the brow 0.5 average. years, agreed to do Jayne's hair and before her high-school graduation don't want them to go home look baby powder at the roots keeps "opens up the eyes." per day makeup for free. a scissor-happy stylist chopped it ing fabulous and then wash it and curls looking gorgeous and grease Jayne and Rebecca were both and once a While it's a higher-end salon, way above chin-length. Since Jayne not know what to do with it," he free for as long as three days. thrilled with the transformation, as helped lead Cowboys and Angels is anything wears glasses and had to remove said. After he straightened her hair were we. air chopped in the name of Love

around my face and a 14-inch I decided to donate my hair after thousand dollars, because each being able to help others are well The most difficult aspect of the 1' just so ponytail was placed in front of me. my friend told me how she had hairpiece is handmade, a single worth the effort. For example, they entire process is, obviously, letting What a bizarre feeling it was to donated her own hair a few years strand at a time. accept a minimum of ten inches of go of your locks; but you have to hold my hair in my hands like that. I ago. I thought it was a noble and It takes six to ten ponytails to real human hair only. remember that it is for charity and looked down and realized that my selfless act and I was determined to make one hairpiece and the pro If your hair is long enough and that hair eventually grows back. small sacrifice would be helping a do the same. duction is a long, drawn-out you decide to go ahead and make So, to all who want to do some fYOne for child in need. If you are donating your hair to process. the donation, make sure your hair is thing that will surely make a differ ~nning to After the initial shock wore off, I charity, there are a number of Since these wigs are so expensive, clean and dry. While coloured or ence, start growing your hair and rvasnoway was extremely proud of what I had salons in Waterloo that will cut your Locks of Love makes the hairpieces permed hair is accepted, bleached donate it to Locks of Love. done. hair free of charge. It is simply a for families who cannot afford to or chemically treated hair is not; if It's a great cause and a very lrechanged I got my hair cut at the XCentric matter of asking around. buy them. you're unsure, you can always ask rewarding ~xperience. If you do not :o let go of Salon, located across the street from I chose to donate my hair to The wigs boost children's self your stylist. have long locks or would not feel had for a Wilfrid Laurier University in the Locks of Love, a non-profit organi esteem and confidence and allow Locks of Love needs hair from comfortable parting with them, Quizno's Plaza. zation that makes wigs out of them to feel comfortable around people of any race, age or gender. financial donations are accepted as l a ponytail They did an amazing job and human hair for children who are others. Right now the majority of hair well. o measure since I chose to donate my hair to suffering from long-term medical Locks of Love has some require donated comes from children who Personally, I'm very proud of illy was. the Locks of Love foundation, they hair loss. ments but the commitment is by no are wanting to help other children what I have done and I only hope j the next were generous enough to cut it for Wigs made from human hair cost mean& a large one. like themselves. Laurier students that I can encourage and motivate falling all free. anywhere between three and six The rewards that are reaped from need to get on board! others to do the same. |The Cord Weekly 14 WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2008 Special Project

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MEMORIES BY THE GREEN - Local resident Dorothy McHugh wishes students would stop and think about the sacrifices soliders made so we can be so carefree today. She is disgusted by the disre- spect shown by drunk students who stumble through the Veteran's Green without appreciating its meaning. Above, McHugh shows a photograph of her husband John and a map of where he was a prisoner of war in WWII. He recently died of cancer. A delicatebalance: students and seniors on the same block

tions, the City of Waterloo He pledges that students don't Students make up 40,000 of Waterloo's population of 110,000, but are we really embraces student growth in the receive any special treatment in community for the most part. council decisions. However, stu- welcome here? Local residents, community organizations, student politcians ond After all, it translates into big dents are conscious of their bucks for local businesses and the impact on the community. the mayor of Waterloo weigh in on how students shope the city economy Out of a total popula- Student housing is one impact tion of 110,000Waterloo residents, that has angered a few local resi- 40,000 are students from UW and dents recently.

- From WATERLOO cover an tenants in the same building councillor in Ward 7 of Waterloo WLU. Brian Costello, president of the pay nearly double. last week. Herb Epp, the mayor of Uptown Waterloo Residents' Now she regularly witnesses, The veteran and senior commu- Piscitelli believes his presence Waterloo, agrees that students Association, has had to deal with and must live with, the shenani- nity surrounding Laurier contin- on city council could help bridge "absolutely" have an impact on the issue of student housing and gans of Laurier students living in ues to subsist in spite of the the gap between young people the economic growth of the city. how it encroaches on single-fami- her community. She says her growth in student numbers. They and the city. He says there are two particular ly housing. younger neighbours on Beech seem to put up with the noisy stu- "Communication is the biggest impacts: as students and once He says that often the problem Street have been charged numer- dents because of their own roots thing," he says. they graduate. This leads to physi- lies with landlords who do not ous times for building fires on the in the area. A recent example was when a cal growth. take adequate care of student street and letting offfireworks. For Anthony Piscitelli, a politi- number of citizens in the commu- "We're almost out to our bor- houses.

" What's wrong with these kids?" cally active Laurier student, the nity raised concerns regarding the ders, soon we'll have to build up," "Students themselves com- she asks. "They're 19, 20. What's Veteran's Green is a symbol of the potential noise at Polar Jam, a day- he says. Students also add to the plain," he says. "There have been wrong with them?" university and the community long concert held by WLU and the intellectual and cultural growth of years when it was pretty bad ... the Over her 46 years living across working together. University of Waterloo at the city as well, he adds. landlords wrote the rules." For from the university, she has had to University Stadium Epp is also firm in his belief that permanent residents like Costello, call the police on occasion due to in January. students make Waterloo what it is. lazy landlords are the enemy when rowdy students. She has also had a "There are always a few people Piscitelli says "There's one identity in Waterloo, unkempt houses detract from few sleepless nights. the issues didn't and that is the universities," he property values. "Other years when they go that are acting out for whatever get to the people says. But in some cases, communities home at two or three o'clock in the who could address But the image of students is not have successfully formed morning, it's been really bad," she reason ... Students are students." them quickly all rosy and positive. covenants against the encroach- says. enough. "I think it's very mixed," says ment of student housing on their - Yet McHugh continues to live in Herb Epp, Mayor of Waterloo Although coun- Piscitelli. "It's usually one or two family lifestyle. the area, enjoying her retirement. cillors were aware, individuals or instances that cause Costello says the Central and "1 love it here. And where would the university did- some frustration." Albert Street area has frozen the 1 get it cheaper?" she laughs. The "It shows there was a communi- n't hear about any complaints Epp agrees. "There are always a ability of owners to turn single- rent for her attached home when ty here long before we got here," until an internal employee few people that are acting out for family housing into duplex units she moved in 1960 was just $54 per he says. brought it to the administration's whatever reason," says the Laurier month. Now McHugh pays about He chose the Veteran's Green to attention. grad of '61. "Students are stu- 15 $455 per month while non-veter- kick-off his campaign to run as Despite such miscommunica- dents." - See WATERLOO page The Corp Weekly Special Project WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2006 15

- From WATERLOO page 14 for students. McHugh is disgusted with the amount of student housing that has been raised in her area in the last few years. "They've really spoiled the whole place with making these big houses," she says, "because they were all built for veterans." She is unhappy to see the landlords squeezing out the quaint housing that was originally intended for young families. And the students that come along with the large new units? "Most of them are pretty good," says McHugh. "It's just those few idiots that make it bad for everybody. But I guess they're away from Mommy and Daddy and they think they can do anything." And who could blame McHugh? When her husband was the same age as those students setting fires on Beech Street for kicks, he was a prisoner of war, starving, with the belief that his sacrifices Jordan Jocius could make a difference. - STARTING EARLY Anthony Piiscitelli is a current Laurier student running for councillor of Ward 7 in the municipal election next fall. He kicked off his cam-

paign last week at the Veteran's Green since it represents a connection between students and the community - something he wants to address at city coun- Disclosure: AnthonyPiscitelli is the cil. current president ofWLUSP.

Mildly talented? T" A ~w~ " 1 ■ 1 W Got initiative? LAURIER Still a student next year? Laurier wants your feedback! National Survey of Student Engagement If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, The Cord wants you to volunteer next year and over the summer. Over the past month, a random sample of Laurier's first- and upper-year students have been We're looking invited, via email, to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). for:

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TORONTO (CUP) - Hundreds of protesters assembled near the American consulate on Saturday to condemn military action all over the world. Though ostensibly held to mark the third anniversary of the March 20, 2003 invasion ofIraq by the US and Britain, the protestors addressed a variety of world issues, including Canadian invole- ment in armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Haiti. The protestors' global concerns were epitomized by their repeated chants of, "From Iraq to Palestine, occupation is a crime." At the pre-rally for the student contingent of the protest, held at Dundas Square, an Arab Students' Collective representative con- Contributed Photo demned what the group sees as HAPPY THIRD ANNIVERSARY - A protestor stands outside the US Consulate in Hong Kong to express dismay over the ongoing occupation of Iraq. oppression of the people of Palestine. was the Ryerson Student Union "lt takes more courage to leave a MP Peggy Nash in a speech. "We versity professor who attended the Other speakers talked about whose members carried a banner. war than fight one," said sergeant should be declaring war on pover- rally. "I'm also here to support the Canada's participation in a coup Although any kind of oppres- Patrick Hart, a former US sergeant ty, not Afghanistan." US war resisters who are trying to d'etat in Haiti in 2004. sion seemed fair game for con- attending the protest who fled to The theme that military spend- stay in Canada." The variety of issues energizing demnation, Canadian military Canada last August rather than be ing was detracting from more Despite the multitude of the protesters was considerable: involvement in the Kandahar sent back to Iraq. important domestic issues was speeches and placards, the protest some hawked leftist newspapers, region of Afghanistan was at the "My enemy is not foreign, it's reinforced by student's placards was noticeably quiet, attended by while others carried large top of the agenda. domestic," continued Hart, refer- which proclaimed, "Books not only a few hundred people. Palestinian flags. Most had plac- Some of the protesters focused ring to the US Army oath to pro- bombs" and "Healthcare not war- The roughly 60 police officers ards made by the Toronto on the death of Nasrat Ali Hassan, tect America from "all enemies fare!" present on University Avenue Coalition to Stop the War. an Afghani who was shot and foreign and domestic." "I'm against this war of aggres- stood at attention throughout the The only student group in the killed in a taxi this week by "We can't slide into George sion against Muslim countries," protest, but the demonstration march to explicitly identify itself Canadian troops. Bush's wars," said Toronto NDP said Ismail Norman, a retired uni- was without incident. Student goes Irish

TONY FERGUSON she was received. fly out to almost anywhere in International Editor "I didn't find the people as Europe for around 50 dollars. friendly as I thought they would She also spent one weekend in Despite what many students may be," she said. Northern Ireland where the long- have believed last Friday on St. It was mostly the girls who did- running tension between Patrick's Day, Ireland is not the n't give her the time of day, but Catholics and Protestants became place to go to if you want to see Fischer found the guys to be a lot quite apparent. shamrocks and leprechauns. friendlier, especially when she vis- "There's a lot of hate there a "It got to point where I was ited the bars. between the two religions ... embarrassed to go inside a tourist Of all the things to do in Belfast in particular is very scary," shop to buy silly things because Limerick, this was the best thing she explained. that wasn't Ireland at all," says the town had to offer. Nearly everywhere she went in Anne-Marie Fischer, a fourth-year "I didn't like Limerick too much the city she saw anti-Catholic or Laurier student double majoring itself but it had a good night life," anti-Protestant posters as well as in English and History. she said. security measures such as watch- Fisher spent her first term of Also known as "Stab City", towers with special microphones fourth year in Ireland on exchange Limerick is home to two disputing used to record the conversations through Laurier International. families stuck in a chronic battle ofpassersby. "The biggest thing was that I over drugs. "You feel really sad, you see kids realized that Ireland was com- "It was really scary," said walking around knowing that they pletely different than everyone's Fischer. hate a certain religion but they perceptions of it," she said. While out shopping with a don't really know why ... it's Fischer had taken a trip to the friend one afternoon, Fischer and ingrained in them," Fischer said. island nation two years earlier and her friend were approached by a Overall, Fischer was glad that was blown away. woman who warned them that she went on exchange and that "I absolutely fell in love with the they were being followed by two she was able to dive into an unfa- country," she said. Being Irish and men. Fisher and her friend noticed miliar situation and adapt. wanting to get connected with her the men and clutched their purses "I learned a lot about myself... it heritage was another reason for but they eventually disappeared. was a really good way to start the her to spend a term there. Because of Limerick's unwel- segue into adulthood," she said. Fischer attended the University coming atmosphere, Fischer used Fischer currently works at the of Limerick, which is just outside as much of her spare time as she Laurier International office and the town on the Shannon river, could to get out of the town. One hopes to continue this work at which she could see from her resi- weekend she went to Paris and another university when she grad- dence another was spent in Stockholm. uates.

"It was absolutely beautiful ... Traveling was easy because every- She also hopes that more stu- Tom Fiischer first class," she said. thing was so well connected. dents will inquire about going on

Hoping to make some new There was a major airport exchange because, she says,"it YAHOO! - An overjoyed Anne-Marie Fischer jumps over an incoming wave friends at her new school, Fischer (Shannon airport) 30 minutes can change your life just like it at Inch Beach on the West Coast, one of the places she went with her par- was disappointed with the way from her house where she could changed mine." ents who stayed with her for two weeks before she started school. The Cord \Uxki.y| International WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2006 17 Wombs open for business in India

TONY FERGUSON quite conservative and questions International Editor still get asked. So often these women will just move out of the Ajay and Saroj Shah wait patiently local area to have the child," she in an Indian fertility clinic, but the says. Anglo-Asian couple aren't having The couple are part of a growing tests done or even seeking treat- trend of paying women for preg- ment. They are taking advantage nancy in India, where lax regula- of what has become an attractive tions make the procedure much option for desperate, infertile cou- easier. Indian mothers. "What is missing here is a ples: surrogate Contributed Photo Daksha, a shy Gujarati women debate about not protecting the in her early 30s, will carry the rights of the surrogate mother," MOTHERS TO BE - Dr. Nayana H. Patel is seen here with a group of surrogates. These women will carry children for Shah's baby for its first nine says Susan Seenan, of Infertility foreign couples who are willing to pay up to $4,000. months at a price of 150,000 Network UK, a network that pro- rupees (CDNS4,OOO), an improve- vides support to those facing fer- ment over her current job which tility problems. "It does not matter pays only 2,000 rupees a month. where you are - in the UK, US or

She got the idea to become a India - giving up a child is a terri- surrogate mother from her friend. bly emotional issue." What was most appealing to her The loose regulations in India was the remuneration. "I am not are creating a global baby indus- rich so the money will help me a try, leaving loopholes that can be \, ftI lot. I have no problem bringing joy exploited by customers who are w t jfls J¥l JL/ to this family. I do not need anoth- willing to travel, she adds. er child. have two of my own," Apart from the lower costs in I 112 ' March 31 & 2006 at she said. India, couples who travel there to April 1, Bpm The Shahs, who have already find surrogate mothers can expect < Centre In The Square, Kitchener 60,000 pounds a higher chance of having a child. spent r (CDNSI2O,OOO) on fertility treat- Indian medical guidelines allow • 4- • | I"i ' . ment in Britain with little success, five embryos to be implanted into David Lockington, conductor are finding the deal also works a surrogate mother, compared well for them financially. After with a maximum of two in Britain. Stephen Sitarski, violin* they were told that Mrs. Shah Some European countries are would not be able to bear chil- moving towards a single embryo dren, they tried looking for an transfer. Haydn: Symphony no. 88 Asian egg donor in Britain. As the Once the child is born, the cou- search became more and more ple can also expect a greater Kelly-Marie Murphy: Violin Concerto* hopeless, they considered India. chance of keeping it. While British Schumann: Symphony no. 4 "We were at the desperate stage, law stipulates that a surrogate both of us are not getting mother can claim the baby as her younger," says Mr. Shah. "We met own within the first two years of a doctor from India who came to the child's life, a surrogate mother KVVS Concertmaster Stephen Sitarski's give us a talk about surrogacy. She in India signs away her rights to [said] it is easier to get an Asian the baby soon after birth. dynamic interpretation promises donor here. So we decided to give This 20-billion-rupee-a-year an exciting performance! it a try." (CDNSS million) business has Kaivla hospital in Anand, a city been fueled by its relatively cheap in western India, has found seven costs, making it appealing to cou- surrogate mothers in the past 18 ples like the Shahs who have months for British and American exhausted their bank accounts couples of Indian descent, includ- trying to have children. An in vitro ing the Shahs. fertilization (IVF) method, which Rush $15 or use Nanya Patel, medical director at is a procedure used to increase the Student Tickets: Kaivla hospital, says that convinc- chance of fertility in women, costs ing healthy mothers to become about 3,000 pounds (CDNS6,OOO) J surrogates is still difficult. in Britain, four times what you "You see, Indian society is still could expect to pay in India.

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JACKIE MARTINZ Supporters in the Netherlands Cord International and Colorado had offered to let him store the bodies if he failed. After 22 years of lying in a freezer, However, following the technical the bodies of Raymond Martinot failure, Martinot gave up. and his wife have been cremated. "I don't feel any more bereaved The couple believed that if they today than I did when my parents remained cryogenically frozen died," he said. "I had already done until 2050, technology would be my grieving. But I feel bitter that I advanced enough at that point to could not respect my father's last bring them back to life. wishes. Maybe the future would They had been France's best- have shown that my father was Contributed Photo it preserved corpses until was dis- right and that he was a pioneer." JUST CHILLIN' - The Martinots spent their after-death years in a cryogenic capsule similar to this one. Cryogenic covered that the freezer used to Martinot's father, Raymond, freezing is a delicate process involving many complications such as ice crystal formation that can tear tissue. store their bodies had broken was a respected Parisian doctor down and the couple had began to and teacher. After the death of his thaw The discovery was made by wife, Monique Leroy, of ovarian their son, Remy Martinot. cancer, the doctor placed her in a "I realized in February after a stainless steel freezer and allowed technical incident their tempera- paying visitors into the cellar to ture had risen to -20C probably for meet his high refrigeration bills. several days. The alert system on In 2002, at the age of 84, Dr. Student Care Special the freezer had not worked," Martinot died of a stroke and was Martinot said. placed in another freezer beside his wife. fIESHj affordable But Remy Martinot Canada's leading team of laser eye surgeons They had been France's best- is not the only one State-of-the-art Bausch & Lomb technology disappointed by the Custom Zyoptix™ Wavefront available preserved corpses until it was loss of his parents' 20/20 vision achieved for majority of our patients dream. The Cryonics Mm /eye* discovered that the freezer used Institute in Michigan was hoping Martinot Save up to $300. to store their bodies had broken win would his case so Student Care Special Includes: mr cryo- preservation » One Year Free Vision Care Plan WM W down and the couple had begun *'*if would become more • Student Care Network Health insurance plan will "vlSflp :'oSg&' to thaw. accepted. cover a portion of the cost of procedure Ben Best, president * - •' of the institute, said, Book your free consultation today , 1/ He had no choice but to remove "We think cryo-preservation their bodies from the freezer once should not be treated as a crime. (416) DOCTORS ''"'J their temperatures had risen France seems to be one of the Answering your"J //) QL 7 7 above the required level of -65C. "I worst countries for intolerance of 7 days/week JUi "00 / / decided at that point that it was different ways of dealing with peo- not reasonable to continue." ple who are legally dead." MISSISSAUGA, 5025 ORBITOR DRIVE ■' For years Martinot had fought David Pegg, who runs medical TORONTO DOWNTOWN, 130 KING ST. WEST with French officials over the law cryobiology at the University of TORONTO EAST, 2235 SHEPPARD AVE. EAST that a corpse must be buried, cre- York, agrees with Martinot's deci- * until 2006, mated, or formally donated to sci- sion to remove the bodies." minus Valid March il, Wees mayvary based on if prescription strength. Applicable to surgery on both eyes. ■ ence. He threatened to take his 20 C would have been disastrous. I case to the European Court of would say even minus 65C was far Human Rights so that his parents too high." could remain in his cellar. Celebrate With the National Champs Come to the Vanier Cup ring presentation and free BBQ ff M

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comic version. I haven't read Moore's From Hell, and its cinematic adaptation didn't particularly inspire me to seek it out. Knowing Moore, I should anyway. The combination of written word and static picture, the double-medium that is the comic book, is too often compared to the DRU JEFFRIES cinema, perhaps unfairly. Film Critic I've been guilty of this, often calling particular epic books (Mark "Artists use lies to tell the truth." Millar's The Ultimates and Mard This, paradoxically perhaps, is Waid's Superman: Birthright come not a lie, despite its source. to mind) "cinematic" in scope. Codename V in debut director Moore would probably tell me James McTeigue's V For Vendetta is that I've got it backwards, that cin- an artist, ahistorian, a hero, a villain, ema at its best has the capacity to a dandy, a vaudeville clown and a be 'graphic-novellian'. I think the great tragedian. He is a paradox. language could use a better adjec- Like the devil, he's a 'man of tive for this idea if it's to catch on. wealth and taste' and a "street The point is, the mediums are fightin' man", to quote two rele- fundamentally different. That vant Rolling Stones songs. He's said, Moore has nothing to be simultaneously human and much ashamed of in this film. more than human. He is an idea. I think that comparisons to last Vendetta is based on Alan year's comic book film par excel- Moore's graphic novel, an lence, Batman Begins, are useful Orwellian parable on tyrannical when talking about VFor Vendetta. governments (Bush?), terrorism Essentially, V is like Ras A 1 Ghul, (9/11?), the politics of torture the villain/mentor to Bruce Wayne (Guantanamo Bay?), justice (remember, remember that his (Iraq?), revenge (Hussein?), epi- League of Shadows "burned demics (Avian flu?), fear (Patriot London to the ground"). Act?), the media (O'Reilly?) and Both characters are of dubious revolution (Communism?). morality, steadfast in their dedica- It was originally written as a tion to the cause and willing to kill response to the Thatcher adminis- for it. Can we get behind these tration, but you can see as well as I characters? Absolutely. They're can why these ideas are as relevant charismatic leaders, and they do now as ever. make a certain kind of sense. At the "Words will always maintain end of the day, V might be equal their power," according to M even parts Batman and Ghul. After all, if his actions speak louder than what is the difference between a them. Speaking of which, source terrorist and a vigilante, really? author Moore asked to have his Despite it's subject matter, VFor name removed from this adapta- Vendetta is an unabashedly hope- tion. Perhaps he didn't care for the ful and unapologetically idealistic slight liberties that were taken film. In the voice-over that book- with his material. ends the film, the grandiose plot is But I think it's more likely that brought down to an intimate, he doesn't care for the cinematic entirely personal level. apparatus, period. At its core, Vendetta is not about Past films based on his comic terrorism, but rather an individ- material have tanked, including ual's right to make a difference, to Contributed Photo From Hell and The League of have their voice heard. Extraordinary Gentlemen, the lat- Perhaps the two are more com- DARKNESS! UNITY! - Hugo Weaving is the man behind the Guy Fawkes mask in the for Vendetta fantastic V ter being an abysmal shadow of its parable than we'd like to think. m HEADY FOR FINALS! Keep your head in the books and let us photocopy! s*6lfE^E| y Writ our wthsltefar exam hours: www.myia 11iier.ca/hub The Cord Weekly Arts I t WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 2006 23 JackWhite starts a new family White Stripe's new supergroup with Brendan Benson fails to 'rac' up the points

ALEX HAYTER played repeatedly until finish. I Arts & Entertainment Editor wanted epic, experimental stuff that sounds incredibly funky. But The Raconteurs' debut is simply like the bigger, meaner kid on the redundant by the subject itself. singing a forgettable White Stripes Jack White emulating Brendan alt-rockin' playground, Jack Anyway, let's focus on what song in the style of Elephant. Its Benson. No, wait. It's Brendan White's a bad influence on we've got. "Steady as She Goes" stomp-guitar rock, with most of it Benson stealing everything the Brendan. starts with a bass intro somewhat sounding like Jack writhing spasti- White Stripes ever did. Wait a sec. I'm not trying to tear thieved from Joe Jackson's classic cally on the floor with a slide-gui- Maybe it's a bit of both. On first apart White too much here, but "Is She Really Going Out With tar as Brendan nods earnestly listen, these are probably going to really- has he even written a new Him?". Things get good, but never After listening to this song, be the first thoughts popping into song in four years, since 2002's De great. White seems to be singing you'll probably just appreciate your head. Sri/7? about stuff he knows nothing "Steady as She Goes" a little bit After all, the band is simply Jack And Brendan - you were doing about: "Find yourself a girl, and more, because this one sucks. White and Brendan Benson tied so well! I thought epic pop-ballads settle down / Live a simple life in a It's sad to say but maybe some- together, assisted by The were closest to your heart, not quiet town", a lyric which seems to one should separate these guys, Greenhornes' Jack Lawrence brainless blues-fuzz. sum up the song as a whole. because I'm worried that things (bass) and Patrick Keeler (drums). The Raconteurs' EP offers only Benson offers only back-up are only going to get messy forThe Should I be expecting anything two tracks, "Steady as She Goes" vocals throughout the song, while Raconteurs. Word of advice: stick original? and "Store Bought Bones". It really White seems to imitate his voice to your day-jobs. Actually, I was. I wanted to hear gives you very little sense of who through most of it. Still, if you aren't sick of the something by Jack White that the band are, so in some ways "Store Bought Bones" sounds White Stripes yet, you might like doesn't just consist of four chords, maybe this critique is made exactly how you'd imagine Benson this. Tool's next epic should be worth the wait

DAVE RICCI available on Tool's official website best to agree to disagree but not in Cord A&E (www.toolband.com), 10,000 days the case of Tool. is slated to be released in North Since the release of their first Since their first release Opiate, America on May 2, 2006. album, Tool has proven to be one Tool have cemented a dedicated Boasting track titles such as of the most superb and consistent fan base and an astounding cata- "Rosetta Stoned", "The Pot", and mainstream rock acts. Their most logue of distinct releases. "Right in Two", 10,000 Days is recent album, Lateralus, was one Their unique blend of off-time already being hailed as one of the of the most acclaimed releases of arrangements and precision years most anticipated releases. 2001. drumming has brought them both Music magazine Kerrang! boast- Similarly, their earlier releases critical and commercial success ed that the album, consisting of Aenima and Undertow are as over the years, but as any Tool fan eleven songs spanning 77 min- strong as their later material. knows, the band is notorious for utes, will be, "packed with plenty Tool's strength as a band lies in taking their sweet time recording of eight minute-plus twisted riff-a- how each of their releases is dis- new material. thons, odd-tempo polyrhythms tinct and musically challenging. Even though eager fans are and the band's trademark, eerie Citing math metal masters appeased by lead singer Maynard interludes." Meshuggah as an influence, James Keenan work with A Perfect With all the pieces in place, its 10,000Days is shaping up to show- Circle, nothing quite satisfies like a only a matter of time until Tool case a heavier side of Tool. new Tool album. Nearly five years unleash what promises to be their In today's music industry there after the release of their 2001 opus most challenging work to date. are few bands that can deliver like Lateralus, Tool is reemerging with Some music fans will argue that Tool. Even though the wait for a a highly anticipated new album, Tool is an overrated rock act with new album is painfully long, Tool tentatively titled 10,000 Days. grossly artistic claymation videos. has proven time after timethat it is

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ADRIAN MA which also features indie News Editor chantesse Emm Gryner - kicks off a cross-country tour, taking It's been two years since Matthew Barber from Halifax to Victoria. Barber made the jump from With the tour wrapping up in late- Canadian indie-rock darling to April, Barber, ever the songsmith, major label musician. Since then, is anxious to compile new tunes he's noticed some significant and get back into the studio. changes. "Until that drive goes away, I He used to be label-mates with think I'll keep at it." bands like Stars, Plastikman, and Magneta Lane. Now he and Green You can catch Matthew Barber and Day have the same bosses at the Union Dues with Emm Giyner Contributed Photo Warner Music. He's actually mak- tonight at the Starlight Lounge at ing a little bit of money these days, 9pm. Tickets are $10. THINK YOU'RE LUCKY, PUNK? - For some reason, alt-country rocker Matthew Barber never had much luck hunting and he's also managed to shoot a

video and score a hit on the radio - "The Soft One", a song from his major label debut Sweet Nothing, was a Top 20 tune across the country earlier in the year. "It's been a positive experience | SPARK TELUS for sure," says Barber over the phone from his home in Toronto. ! the future s ilendfy* "But there's always the risk of getting lost in shuffle with a label that has so many acts." "It's kind of a struggle in this industry, even on a major label." For Barber, a pop rock trouba- dour who writes songs with a bucolic back-porch charm, suc-

cess is something he strives for - he says that he wants to play more : #*@k shows and reach a wider audience. But his priorities are still writing tunes /ffisg. and playing in a band. 9 v "I guess I just love the idea of bringing something into the world, bringing something into music history," explains Barber. "It's trying to make sense of your feelings and also the world around

you ... something that's really sat- isfying." His most recent LP, Sweet Nothing, reflects Barber ambition to combine a romantic's vision of the world with uncomplicated but emotive rock structure. Songs like "Easy To Fall" and lead single "The Soft One" are \ to reggae. filled with heartache sentiment and wide-eyed pondering about ! '") 112 \ A /1" i 'Oi "t* Q i-—'/\ [—s l\ If'o KO f*~\\ a / -f-j—s njr,T life and love, all set to a hi-fidelity s vv i icli ib OP Mr )i \ , II o : IUW U j CJfci n folk rock soundtrack reminiscient of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The record also features contributions by members of Metric and Jill Barber, Matt's younger sister jpJ and a rising star in the Canadian music scene herself. For Barber, succumbing to his love of was not songwriting always - a clear choice. The idea of being a You want a song'-' You got a son • professional musician was swim- I ming around in the back of his i Now r ; yv • n h v/.nr: . i [hear S; 'fi-f h head while he attended university, ■ and although he didn't want a "nine-to-five job", Barber strug- gled with the decision until he found a home with the indie- scene in Hamilton, Ontario. "Time goes by quickly, and you

... wake up and go 'holy shit' I've ':"; '■' ■'"■■ •' "'■'" :\ ;■'■■■■ :•' : ' v' ■■''■ AO. ■!.:! :i... .-'/f.X! sO/ V' ..; !■..'. : \'Ui' 0 ; ,r.:: :.y rf U■. A ; been a touring musician for four 1 i ■rA oC' "AA A> ■ AAA>. years now." oezeezm qsm oatt mm Some things never change - TELUS MOBILITY STORES & AUTHORIZED DEALERS Waterloo- Wilfrid Laurier .. University , ,, ( . | ~ Barber continues his life on the w >; ~, road with a show at the Starlight (jort&stoga Man * y? 555 *