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: News: INGRID NIELSEN NEWS EDITOR SHELDON PAGE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Teach-in on our futures Bonnie Redekop CordNews alistic solutions. Naill Johnson, President of A teach-in on the future of Lau- the Laurier Graduate Students rier took place in the Turret on Association, said that he opposes Monday March 15. It dealt with OUSA because it treats education issues such as budget cutbacks as a privilege, and not a right. and restructuring, as well as Johnson said that there should Laurier's vision for the future. be a progressive introduction of A high degree of student apa- free education, and that an in- thy could be seen in the numbers of come-contingent loan repayment empty seats at approximately ten plan would negatively impact those o'clock, when the teach-in began. students who can least afford it. Relatively small increases in at- Concerns were also raised tendance could be observed for the about the fact that Laurier has remainder of the morning session. about a $ 14 million surplus, but is Concerns about Laurier's in- still serving the faculty, staff and creasing costs were high on the students with budget cutbacks. agenda. There were also questions Dr. Thomas Hueglin, Politi- about where Laurier is heading in cal Science faculty member, said the future. that he questions why Laurier has The Ontario Undergraduate to react to government budget cuts Student Alliance (OUS A) attempts in the same way as do other uni- to address the economic concerns versities that are not in a surplus with a new vision for the future. position. Alexandra Stangret, Vice-Presi- Hueglin said that the possibil- dent University Affairs, was a ity of using these surplus funds, panelist in favour of OUSA. which were set aside for a "rainy The teach-in, while being well advertised had a pitiful attendance. Photo: Mark Hand OUS A wants to implement an day", should be considered now Marsden said that Laurier's the future. Laurier needs to ques- The teach-in provided the op- income-contingent loan repay- that Laurier has hit tough times. vision should be decided collec- tion who its clients are and how it portunity for members of the Lau- ment plan for Laurier students. Dr. Lorna Marsden,President tively, keeping in mind that uni- wishes to grow into the future. rier community to open a dialogue The plan would take into account of WLU, introduced a discussion versities are an important part of Christina Craft, President of on various issues of concern. the degree to which education re- on Laurier's vision for the future. civil society. As well, universities the WLU Students' Union, said More questions were raised ceived at Laurier is reflected in Marsden said that Laurier> should maintain intellectual au- that Laurier is becoming more than were answered, which clearly post-graduate jobs. ancestors had a clear idea of the tonomy, and, as far as possible, government oriented, and that she demonstrates the necessity for this Stangret said that the concept vision they wanted. They envi- autonomy from bureaucratic insti- envisions students becoming more kind of exercise at Laurier. In or- of cost-free education is unrealis- sioned asmall, intimate, academi- tutions. involved, aware and active. Craft der to provide clear and compre- tic and cannot be taken seriously. cally strong university, and Dr. Donald Baker VP: Aca- said that she encourages students hensive answers, Laurier's gov- Instead, OUS Amaintains that con- Marsden said that Laurier is all demic, said that Laurier's self- to use the Students' Union as their erning bodiesmustfirstknow what centration should be placed on re- these things. conception is key to its vision for government. the questions are. VP: Academicreveals the factsbehind smaller classes
Steve Doak Cord News approximately 10,170 BlU's, By being underfunded to this ex- for different degrees have been same number of courses as they which is approximately three per- tent, WLU will be more likely to noticeably decreased. Fewer have in the past is because of the cent higher than what the govern- receive a larger amount of money courses are needed for each stu- increased costofprofessors, Baker Laurier students and faculty ment funds us for. when the government increases its dent, and a smaller selection of said. have been complaining about Laurier currently has a high budget foruniversities, Baker said. courses is needed overall, Baker Since the last agreement with cutbacks throughout the univer- proportion of general students and Laurier currently has a high said. the faculty, professors have been sity. The cause of the problem is fewer honours students than other proportion of general students and The smaller selection of required to teach five courses each that the government is funding universities. By increasing the fewer honours students than other courses costs the university less to rather than six courses, which was the university for fewer students number of honours students, the universities. By increasing the pro- operate than more courses would. the case before the agreement was than actually attend here, Don administration will increase the portion of honours students, the Fewer courses combined with made. Baker said. BIU level of the university. administration will increase the an increase in the size of the stu- The agreementalso includes a Baker is the Vice-President: The administration plans to BIU level of the university. This dent body has led to larger class yearly incremental increase in the Academic at Laurier. maintain the enrollment at this will make the need for funding sizes. salaries of professors. Professors The government funds uni- point in order to be atthe top ofthe more apparent to the government. The principle reason the uni- now teach fewer courses for more versities in increments called Ba- government's "funding corridor". In recent years, requirements versity cannot afford to offer the money than they did in the past. sic Income Units (BIU). One BIU is calculated as the approximate cost of a first year student in arts attending a year of courses. This Grogan violates election council's policy works out to about five thousand Ingrid Nielsen Cord News to Terry can be better prepared tained candidates' platforms. decided against disqualifying dollars. than the other candidates for the These platforms had been submit- Grogan from the election. Currently, Laurier has one of Terry Grogan, senator candi- open forum on Thursday," said ted for publication in the upcoming The election policy states that the lowest average BIU ratings in date, has been fined by the elec- Dave Bigoni, Students' Union di- issue of the Cord. a candidate can be disqualified for the province. The average BIU of tion council for accessing com- rector. In a letter to the election coun- a violation of the by-laws. If the students at WLU is 1.46. Other puter dies holding other candi- The election council met to cil, Grogan said, "I checked my candidate violates three by-laws, universities range from 1.42 at dates' platformson March 15, in discuss the charge on March 16. platform...then I looked at four or she or he is automatically dis- Ryerson to 1.99 at Queen's. The the Cord offices. The council unanimously voted five other platforms...And then I qualified. average for Ontario is 1.72. "So essentially, itcomes down for the motion to fine Grogan thought"You know, this is kind of "The only way that I could Laurier currently enrolls ap- $24.00. This is the maximum fine unethical", so I stopped going down really disqualify him [Grogan] is proximately 10,600 BlU's of stu- for a first violation. It is 30percent the list." if we charged him with each plat- dents. The government funds the of the allowable personal cam- Ryan Feeley, Art Director for form he viewed as a violation," university for about 9,870 BlU's. paign expenses. the Cord, was in the offices on said Mahaffy. According to the government's "I'm not surprised," said Monday evening. Grogan says he doesn't think system, that is how we are under- Grogan. "I expected to get fined "Terry sat at the...terminal. I this will affect him at the open funded, Baker said. when I heard the council met. I heard him say something [to forum. "I don't really think it's an The size of the gap between made a mistake." Andrew McKee, senator candi- issue, and I'll tell that to anyone these two figures will be decreased On the night of March 15, at date] about 'yours wasn'tchanged, who brings it up. It wasn't sneaky by cuts in admission of students to approximately 11:30, Grogan I'm gonna check mine.'," said or nothing," said Grogan. first year. The administration's opened computer files under the Feeley. When asked if he would ap- current goal is to reduce the election directory in council, Darren said, no Terry Grogan. File Photc the Cord of- The chaired by peal, Grogan "There's enrollment of Laurier down to fices and viewed files which con- Mahaffy, ChiefReturning Officer, point. I won't win." THE CORD 4 News Thursday, March 18, 1993 Hiring policies debated
Cord staff members on the com- Kinzinger reminded the BOD Chair Brian Gear questioned think is insulting is someone who BORED mittee. And, because the Cord that it has a final say in hiring via the definition of office hours con- does a half-ass rat job and at the Constitution has notreturned from the ratification process. He then tained in the proposal. He said that end of the year says, 'where's my WATCH the lawyer JohnKendall, ithas not suggested that the Board "let sleep- clause in it that required position money?"' been fully ratified and cannot be ing dogs lie." holders to stay on the Third Floor The Board, however, decided STUDENT PUBLICATIONS used as a guideline. With that he proposed a tem- of the Students' Union Building to strike the passage. They felt Current Cord EIC Pat porary motion, stating the hiring during their office hours was policedproperly, next Lee "in- that, if year' s Hewitt Commentary Brethour defended the composi- be conducted using the constitu- sulting". employees could be held to their tion of the committee by stating, "I tional formula. It was passed by a Gear added that such a provi- office hours. front of a packed In house, the thought the consensus was that vote of 3-1, with Walker as the sole sion would mean the BOD was With that, the job descriptions Student Publications Board met we'd be using the constitutional opposition. "treating their employees like chil- were passed. After a staggering on tokick Friday butts and take formula." He added that the move At this point, BOD Member dren." two hours and 10 minutes of numbers. de- was, "a little late." Dawna Maclvor began to discuss The justification for the clause mocracy in action, the BOD called The first item of business was Observer Jim Lowe added next year's Student Publications was that it would force employees it quits for the day. brought to the Board by President to the defense saying it was, "irre- job descriptions. to not wander off during office Next week: It's the day after Martin Walker. It involved a po- sponsible to bring this [issue] up All positions were opened, hours, and to do their jobs more the St. Paddy's Day green beer- tential problem Cord with the EIC three hours before the process." retroactive to the period begin- effectively. fest in Wilf's. Do you really hiring ommittee, which care interviews He added that keeping the com- ning February 25, and ending Kinzinger added, "What I what's going on next week? applicants for the post and decides mittee at its current status would March 11. Of course, the meeting who next year's Editor will be. be a "gesture of good faith to the took place on March 12, which The process was set to begin in Cord staff." meant that the positions were al- a mere three hours. However, However, Returning ready Chief closed by the time they were Dates Graduate update Walker stated that the committee Officer Darren Mahaffy, also had opened. The wheels of effective - Convocation weekend is May 28-30. The formal will "is not of the right composition." a concernabout the committee. He democracy keep on grinding... be held at Bingeman Park May 28. His complaint with the proc- asked, "should the Cord staff out- on to The Board moved the - The morning convocation will be for: Business, Honours ess was that there were too many weigh the elected BOD members?" proposal on the Advertising De- Eco- nomics, Music, and Masters grads. The afternoon session is for: partment. It suggested that was Arts and Science grads. the it become an autonomous de- - The "Last Bash" party will be held in the Turret Saturday May 29. partment within Student Publica- tions, and its manager would re- Lodgings and food port directly to the WLUSP Presi- - Conrad residence dent. will be the hotel for graduating students on Grad Weekend. Conrad will also serve as the headquarters for all Grad With a few minor additions activities. and subtractions, the proposal was - A and sporting events passed. BBQ will be held at Conrad on Friday 28. - Final Farewell brunch to be held on The exact The rest of the job descrip- Sunday. time and location has yet to be announced. tions that Maclvor had prepared were then discussed at great length. Fundraising The only major change to the - The Grad Committee is running several fundraisers including descriptions was to the position of pizza days, BBQ's, and raffles. KeystoneCopy Editor. Itwaselimi- Grad merchandise and formal Dealing tickets go on sale Wednesday, 17, at with hiring policy. Page nated for next year. March the Centre Spot.
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Steve Doak CordNews cost will drop from $49.00 to In the middle of the year, Birth control pills will be avail- question should be adjusted to ex- $37.82 per student?" Health Services said the new ar- able from pharmacies for approxi- plain the issue more thoroughly. On Monday, March 22 students Last year at this time, students rangement has caused adminis- mately $10.00 per month as well The official wording of the will be asked if they want to voted in a referendum to add oral trative problems. as from Health Services. question is biased towards the af- subsidize birth control pills with contraceptives to the health plan. The Students' Union Board of If students decide to remove firmative side. Darren Mahaffy, the health plan. The health plan then covered half Directors decided to hold a refer- oral contraceptives from the health the Chief Returning Officer, said The official wording of the of the cost of the pills. endum this year to reverse the plan, the cost of the plan will be that bias is inevitable in questions question students will be asked is The contraceptives have been decision made last year about sub- $37.82 per student. The pills will of a financial nature. "Do you wish that coverage for available at the Health Services sidizing oral contraceptives with be approximately the same price Information packages on the Oral Contraceptives be removed office for $15.00 for a four month the health plan. as before fromHealth Services and issue will be available at the poll- from the Wilfrid Laurier Univer- supply under the health plan. Costs If students decide to retain the normal price of about $20.00 ing booths on the day of the refer- sity Student Union Health Plan for at drug stores are approximately contraceptives on the plan, the per month from other pharmacies. endum. 1993-1994, recognizing that the double that amount. plan will cost $58.43 per student. The Union cannot change the March 22 is also the first day comprehensiveness of the plan of elections for studentrepresenta- without getting student approval tives to the Senate. Theseelections New BOD takes in a referendum. will continue until Friday, March When the referendum ques- 26. tion was first planned, it did not In the nextacademic year, stu- BORED on next include the difference in cost of dents may also have to choose WATCH year's jobs STUDENTS' UNION the health plan per student. between a mandatory, opt-in or Steve Doak Commentary Committee, which conducts an ongoing review of Alexandra Stangret then said the opt-out health plan. the operations of the Union. The new Students' Union Board of Directors has The Constitutional and Operational Develop- chosen its Chair and representatives and is ready ment Committee (COD) will be chaired by Martin to take over from the old BOD on the first of May. Chartrand. This committee serves as "our resident The new Chair of the Board is Hugh MacPhie and lawyers", Sean Taylor said. the Vice-Chair is Paul McQueen. MacPhie immedi- Plans for expansion of the Students' Union ately took control of the meeting after being acclaimed Building will be overseen by the Space Committee. to this position. It will be chaired by Taylor nextyear. Tim Crowder, Charlie Angelakos was acclaimed as Chair of the JennFlynn, Charlie Angelakos, and Jason Gilmore External Affairs Board (EAB), a committee that was will also sit on the committee. formed this year. JoelLynn and Craig Moffatt will also The BOD also ratified the Vice-Presidents who sit on this board. were hired earlier last week. Rob Trojansek is the Laurier's representatives to the Ontario Under- new VP: Marketing. Aileen McPherson will serve as graduate Student Alliance (OUSA) will be selected the VP: Student Activities. The Manager of Student from this committee later in the year. Services will be Tara Collins. The Finance and Building Committee will be The new BOD will take over in the beginning of chaired by Alex Czekalla. This committee is respon- May after a three-day training session. sible for the management of the Unions' material Like the old BOD, the new BOD apparently assets. Allison Kwekkeboom, the new Vice-Presi- believes the best way to clap is by banging obnox- dent: Finance, will sit on this committee as well. iously on the table. Perhaps it makes them appear Czekalla will also be the chair of the Audit more sophisticated. Pi^-Hut?^2a2M^^llil^^^ll oraanx?
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And a Appiications for %j| spcciauhanks to aii r Jm the position of Foot Patroler are now wlusu and wlusp Mw available in the Students' Union Offices. Appiications due Wednesday March 24th THE CORD Thursday. March 18. 1993 News 7 Focusing on student life Lynn McCuaig CordNews WLU marketing department of Academic, said theacademic plan- Student Services/Institutional should take on campus. Christian false advertising in brochures sent ning committee implemented a Projects, said he did not want to prayers at convocation were the The afternoon session of Mon- to high schools. "sunset clause". The clause would get into that particular aspect. "A center of discussion. day's Teach-in in the Turret Arthur Stephen, Director of eliminate courses from the calen- balance carry over doesnot fit into Chaplain Graham Morbey and discussed the quality of life at Institutional Relations, said his dar after seven years. the given fiscal year." Wilgar said Laurier Christian Fellowship Laurier. Issues included class aim is not false advertising. "54 "It's a political issue" said "if people choose not to eat there, member, Christine Faust said that sizes, the course calendar, food percent of classes at the under- Baker. "Departments think if that doesnot minimize the univer- Christian prayers should remain services,Students' Union expan- graduate level have less than 25 something is taken out, they will sity's cost." at convocation. Both cited Lau- sion and the role of religion. students. That's a reality, and it's not be allowed another course to The final issue raised con- rier's history as a Lutheran Uni- Marie Molloy, a researcher in not just the music faculty". replace it." cerned Students' Union expansion versity. the Quality of Student Life Study, Loeters attributed this percent- Loeters said the calendar cre- plans. Christina Craft, Students' Christina Craft proposed al- began the afternoon session with a age to classes like Spanish and ates a false impression to first year Union president, outlinedproposed ternatives to Christian prayers. report from a survey done in 1990/ German whichare not mainstream. students. Baker said a sunset pro- changes tothe Student Union build- Craft said a silent mediation would 91. Molloy noted open forums, the "Laurier needs to point out reali- vision will indicate which courses ing costing 2.8 million dollars. be more appropriate. course calendarand improvements ties" said Loeters. are offered every twoor three years The funds would be generated from "Meditation is a cop out, it to the fitness center as important Stevens maintained that Lau- or less frequently. the elevator fund and a surplus suggests that religion is a private student concerns. rier is not misleading. "Students Price, waste and meal plan created in the Students' Union affair." said Morbey. Faust said The Quality of Student Life unaware that they are competing were issues raised concerning food budget. that religion should be shared and and Student Services on Campus for 150 positions for third year services. Jim Lowe, a third year Martin Walker, president of should not threaten other people. panel consisted of students and business program — that's mis- student, said individual topping StudentPublications, said students Jim Wilgar said that religious staffmembers. The first half of the leading." packets and plastic are unneces- didnot have enough input. Walker aspects were removed from staff discussion focused on Laurier's The course calendar was also sary. The focus of the discussion said the survey conducted by the functions. He invited anyone to his projected image. a target of misrepresentation was the meal plan. Lowe said the Students' Union was bias and not office to voice their concerns about Mike Loeters, a student activ- claims. Many of the courses listed mealplan should have a carry over representative. next year's convocation. There ist, said that small class sizes need in the 1993-94 calendar are not to the next year. The final panel of the teach-in were no non-Christians on the to be preserved. He accused the offered. Dr. Donald Baker, VP Jim Wilgar, Associate VP: discussed what direction religion panel.
Bag O' Crime March 12 "STUDENT CLASS" FARES* MISCHIEF - (2230 hrs): A con- cerned student called security and reported observing two rowdy males in the Central Teaching Building breaking one of the panes of the glass parti- tion separating the Book Store from the Concourse. The two suspects were discovered by se- curity in one of the neighbour- hood bars and arrested. A 22 year old UW student has been charged.
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MISCHIEF - (0200 hrs): Re- (AT PRICES LOWER THAN YOUR Q.P.A.) ceived a call from a WLU stu- dent reporting that he has just witnessed a male kick in the Believe it or not, it costs even less to get to Europe this summer than it did WLU crest on the sign located last summer. Flights are the cheapest they have been in over 15 years and TRAVEL CUTS on University Avenue and Mid- is just around the corner to provide Laurtor students with just the right ticket to Europe I campus Drive. The caller indi- (And railpass, and hostel card, and travel insurance, and ISIC, PLUS any other travel needs cated that he had a real good students may have). look at the perpetrator since the culprit's foot got stuck in the hole and had a difficult time In University Shops Plaza fcr removing his foot from the sign. The culprit, a 21 year old McMaster student, was appre- University \\ uJ hended on University Avenue \\\ Reuben & Shops Piaza uj \\\_ Wongs and arrested by security. The estimated cost of repairing the sign is approximately $700.
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Bumbling bank recognizes funny money (Wellington) A 13-year-oldboy from New Zealand found an old 'SMUTCIUSS" 10,000 Japanese yen note in a book, and cashed it in to the National Bank ofNew Zealand. FARES fill The bank accepted the note and To and from class. Jn a class of your ownl granted the boy $78 U.S. It was discovered later that the money was actually the Japanese ver- sion of Monopoly money. The bank, humiliated by the whole affair, has decided to write off Incredible student fares across Canada the loss. PRICES Rich Brit in a snit has a fit and AT BELOW YOUTH STANDBY/ gets in shit (France) A wealthyEnglishman without any money in hispocket Flights are available one way or return was billed at a posh hotel in <4* In University Shops Plaza Lille last week, and when the bank refused to grant him any 4" Valid for up to one year g funds, the man threatened to ppk~j T~ buy the hotel so that he could fire the manager. The man be- Very few restrictions came so angered over the affair i L*ndlnß that he rammed his luxury car University -— ol \VV\ / 1 through w>t«ioo the front door of the «L Designed by TRAVEL CUTS exclusively jj »vehue wot hotel's restaurant, causing * $9400 for full time students // //\ d«m i in damages. Well, he showed them. Apartmißt
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Jim Boyce Cord News Canada. (for instance, his experiences as a John Crispo, of U of T, said to live with the possibility that The conference was called Christian in a secular university). "it should not be a left-right is- they were hired because of their "The thesis of the conference is "University in Jeopardy" and fea- Frigidity occurs when people are sue" since both sides have suf- gender, she said. Not only will this that, while the original intent of tured a series of speakers who at- persecuted for their ideas. He said fered persecution at different devalue the idea of women as role certain policies may have been tacked employment equity pro- "The New McCarthyism" at U of times. He said that 20 to 25 per- models but will, as studies have to ensure equality of opportu- grams, and addressed perceived T includes "a 41 Purity Platoon" cent of his students are Asian, shown, cause low self-esteem. nity in academic pursuits, their threats to academic freedom and that is attempting to "impose re- far higher than the proportion of Gruhn claimed that money was effect has been largely the re- thequality ofeducation in Canada. strictions on behavior and speech Asians in society, but that this the real barrier to education and verse. They now seriously in- Doreen Kimura, President of within the University that go be- should not be an issue. What is that expensive preferential hiring fringe on the freedom of discus- The Society for Academic Free- yond civil and criminal laws." the issue is "equality of opportu- programs came atthe cost of schol- sion which is essential for open dom and Scholarship (Ontario), Other speakers included nity and how we get there." arships. enquiry, and they have signifi- opened by saying that many pro- Michael Walker of The Fraser In- The afternoon speakers dealt The conference closed with a cantly undermined the merit fessors are fearful of what they say withemploymentequity policies. Roundtable discussion. Panelists principle in appointment and intheclassroom since "almostany GrantBrown of the University of were asked many questions. How promotion of university faculty. behavior can be construed as a Almost any behavior Lethbridge presented a study can merit be measured? How can The direct victims of such poli- violation" and as offensive. This, can be construed comparing the number ofwomen senior faculty be encouraged to cies have been faculty members she said, has led to an atmosphere hired in universities to the raise their voices? Why do so few who dare to speak despite the of self-censorship in which "the as a violation number of women qualified for people publicly oppose employ- rules, and those who censor them- truth can only be spoken if it is those positions. Even after con- ment equity policies? A major criti- selves to avoid trouble. The indi- completely innocuous or if we're stitute and Jan Narveson of the sidering criticisms from people cism was the one-sidedness of the rect victims are the students and foolhardy enough." University of Waterloo. opposed to him, Brown said, the panel. Kimura responded that the the public who are being de- John Furedy of the University Several questions were di- results still showed women were conference was designed to put prived of a genuine university." of Toronto stated that "an iron rected at the speakers. One audi- favored in hiring by a significant forth an alternative voice. In this —From the program of the "Uni- curtain of political correctness" is ence member said the panel could margin. respect, it was successful. versity in Jeopardy" Conference being raised. The present climate be accused of whining. Furedy re- Ruth Gruhn, President of the Next week: Keynote speaker "Politically incorrect" people in universities is "notmerely chilly, plied that whether he was whining Society of Concerned Academ- Dinesh D'Souza, authorof thecon- from across Canada gathered at but positively frigid." Chilliness or not, the critical issue was ics, was the final speaker. All troversial book Illiberal Education, The Royal York Hotel to discuss occurs when people are made to whether what was being said was women hired AEE ("After Em- and former editor of the equally the future of universities in feel "intellectually uncomfortable" true or false. ployment Equity") will be forced controversial Dartmouth Review. Official-Languages NEWS Monitor Program Under a program funded by the Department of the of State of Canada, of Education WE MIGHT ONLY HAVE TWO ISSUES LEFT BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. IF YOU Secretary the Ministry and Training in conjunction with the Council of Ministers ARE GOING TO BE AROUND IN THE SUMMER, COME ON TO THE CORD UP OFFICES of Education, Canada, apply for TO SHELDON. invites students to the AND TALK THE CORD NEEDS SUMMER WRITERS. position of second-language monitors (French or English) for the academic year 1993-94. - — Monitors Ipart-time) Official-languages monitors must be full-time postsec- ondary students usually studying in a province other than their own. They will work between six and eight hours per week under the supervision of a second-language teacher. Some francophone monitors will be assigned to French schools outside Quebec. For eight months partic- ipation in the program, they will receive at least $3,500 and one return trip between their home and the host province. To be eligible for part-time monitor duties, students must have completed at least one year of postsecondary studies or will have completed such studies by the end of the 1992-93 academic year. Monitors (Full-time) Full-time monitors must have completed at least one year of postsecondary studies. Duties consist of assisting second-language teachers (French or English) in rural or semi-urban areas usually in a province other than their own for 25 hours per week. Some francophone monitors will be assigned to French schools outside Quebec. Monitors will receive up to $11,400 for 10 months of par- ticipation. They will also receive two return trips per year between their home province and the host province. They may also receive a settling-in allowance of a mini- mum of $300 and a maximum of $1,110 for commuting expenses within the host province.
Application forms and program brochures may be obtained from placement offices in postsecondary institu- tions, or from the address below: Provincial Co-ordinator, Monitor Program Ministry of Education and Training Curriculum Policy Development Branch 16th Floor, Mowat Block, Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A IL2 Duly completed application forms must arrive at the address indicated in the information package, post- marked no later than March 19, 1993. Qualified candi- dates will be required to attend an interview.
* applies to men and women equally THE CORD Thursday. March 18. 1993 News 11 AIESEC Cultural festival
Sheldon Page Cord News "1 was ecstatic," said AIESEC (In- festival. ternational Association of Students Nextyearplans for the festival in Economics and Commerce) include: more groups, smoother International culture came to the president John Siambani. "It was operation, and a greater variety of Turret Sunday in the form of a complete success in every aspect acts. AIESEC's multicultural festival. of the word. It was by far the best "We want a grand finale," said The festival featured eight live thing we have ever done." Siambani. "It would involve all acts along with international cui- AIESEC tried a similar event the groups. It would be more of a sine, crafts, and clothing. last year, but it never got off the showcase." A wide range of cultures were ground. Siambani said thatthekey The funds raised by the event represented at the festival. Repre- to making the event an annual go back to the event itself. "I think sentatives from the Chinese, success is by starting a tradition. wejustbrokeeven," said Siambani. Ukrainian, Croation, Portuguese, The festival has to overcome Lau- "We anticipated a reasonable loss." Irish, along with several other cul- rier's current trend of student apa- "AIESEC is an international tural communities were involved. thy. organization of students devoted The event was a success com- "It's like pulling teeth fat to promoting international under- pared to a similar event last year. WLU] to get people out to events," standing and cooperation amongst A step in the direction of cultural tolerance. Pic: Rich Vollering said Siambani. "You have to have the different people and cultures
something that is proven — a tra- of the world," states AIESEC lit- dition. If it is consistent and reli- erature. Rev. Gmeindl leaving WLU able, people will know about it." "One of our main goals is to Realizing the lack of student promote [cultural] tolerance," said Lianne Jewitt Cord News Leaning back in his chair, that believes in cause and effect, support for special events, AIESEC Siambani. v Gmeindl said the thought occurred Christian faith says ~ surprise, went to the community for sup- While AIESEC's name im- Outside, smoking a cigarette to him "sometime when I was hitch- God forgives'." port. The festival was advertised plies that it is for business stu- stood Reverend Bob Gmeindl. hiking through Europe." Gmeindl said, "I've been told in local newspapers as well as on dents, this is not the case. "Mem- Gmeindl has been a Chaplain at After a year at University, that I have some unconventional the radio and on flyers. bership is open to anyone who WLU for four years. April 30, Gmeindl took off with sixty-five beliefs." One of which includes "We banked that the parents wants international work experi- 1993 is his last day. dollars to try to find himself. What his vision of humanity. "God cre- wanted to see their children per- ence and cultural understanding," Gmeindl is leaving WLU, "but he found was the"notion (that) my ated very good people," and be- form," said Siambani. The tactic said Siambani. "It is not just for not because I want to," he said. faith had some helpful things to cause we allow ourselves to view worked and most of the perform- business students. A fourth year "The campus is downsizing (their) say to people." humanity as bad, "we tend to for- ers involved in the event have ex- psychology major was in charge of commitment to campus ministry. "I believe I come from a church get that." pressed an interest in next year's this event." It's most unfortunate." that believes in love and forgive- On the topic of Religion, "I Gmeindl has been associated ness," Gmeindl said. In a "world don't believe that Christianity has with WLU for twenty years. In exclusive rights to God," Gmeindl 1980, he graduated from WLU said. with a Masters in Systemic Theol- Keeping an open mind when ogy, he then taught on campus, it comes toother Religious beliefs, and is now leaving after four years Gmeindl enjoys discussions with as a Chaplain. members of all religions, believ- "I've really enjoyed my time ing that God would look down and here," Gmeindl said, adding say,'you're all fairly cool.' proudly, "I think I've really done Upon leaving WLU, Gmeindl some good work here." said he'd "like to continue (work- It has been ten years since ing) on a campus," adding that he Gmeindl was ordained. When is "looking at both church and asked about his decision to enter secular employment." this field, Gmeindl laughed, "it Gmeindl stated that "students wasn't God's voice coming down are too serious," so when asked for saying "Bob, you've got to be a , -. riairif t ' ~ 1,,,, B. Gmeindl. Pic: Inst. Relations some finalwords ofwisdom,laugh- minister, babe'." ing, he said, "have fun." A cultural fashion show. P/c: Rich Vollering
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His first dunk, ticular dunk after about die tenth attempt. the same as die one Harold Miner used in winning Another crowd favorite was Andrew the NBA competition excited die crowd and silenc- Scharschmidt, who despite failing to advance past ed the competition. Nicely used a Dominique round one continued to receive vocal support Wilkins dunk to propel himself into the finals throughout the competition. Golden Hawk football where he amazed the crowd widi a Jordanesque star Hugh Lawson also had a lot of support and ex- dunk, taking off from just inside the foul line in cited die fans with a Shaquille O'Neal hang-from- what was the most impressive dunk of die entire the-rim-dunk. competition. The competition was a huge success, with the The crowd favorite was WLU's Rico Medeiros, stands jam packed with fans who were having a who despite his lack of size at 5'9" was the second great time. Hopefully next year's competition will most impressive dunker in the competition. His best bring together a strong field tbat can 'compete with dunk came in die finals where he threw die ball up. Nicely's aerial assault. Football clinic Evan Bailey Cord Sports Future Golden Hawks from the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge area were treated to the third an- nual Waterloo County High School Football Clinic. The clinic was organized by seven Laurier Phys. Ed. students; Kathie Fitzsimmons, Mike Babcock, Marg McAdam, Craig Brenner, Michelle Meyer, Colin Sindlater, and Joe Brazeau. Coke and Dutch Boy pitched in as sponsors. Four- teen high schools in the area par- ticipated in the full day event. The camp began bright and early (8:30 am) Saturday morning in the cozy confines of the Athletic Complex. A few of Golden Hawk football players were present to assist in the day's — — activities. The Agenda for the day 1 1 ! development Vollering consisted of a comment from Football clinic skill pic : Rich Coach Rich Newbrough, a drug The day was a success. The few future football stars had been Power jamming pic: Rob chisholm seminar, and a skill development participants enjoyed themselves formed. Two thumbs up for all program. and when 4:30 rolled around a those involved in the event. Laurier goes over the top Martin Cheski Cord Sports Arm wrestling made its debut at Laurier in the Arm Wrestling Championships at Wilf's on Saturday afternoon. A large crowd was on hand to witness the event. After a brief explanation of the finer points of arm wrestling, courtesy of three members of the Port Hope Arm Wrestling Club, the preliminary matches began. The contestants were divided, by weight, into men's light, middle and heavyweight, women's open class and left hand open. The star of the preliminary matches was lightweight Paul Boyd whose longest match was three seconds. Boyd handily put away his competition with the help of an effective icy stare which could be felt as far away as Mac House. In the lightweight final Boyd was pitted against Don McClure. Boyd's past arm wrestling experience was evi- dent as he quickly put away McClure to claim the lightweight title. Late entry Frank Nardi took home third prize. The middleweight semi featured Cam 'Sly' Croxall against Ryan Djordjevic. Croxall used the fingerwalk technique to defeat Djordjevic, but then fell to a more powerful Steve Jorgensen in the final. The most exciting match-up of the afternoon was between Nena Orescanin and Amanda Tuill. These two ladies battled, to the delight of the crowd, for over 1 1/2 minutes in their preliminary match and for over three grueling minutes when they met in the quarter final. Tuill won the second match to advance to the semis after falling to Orescanin in the preliminary match. Both ladies were visibly shaken The mother of all battles pic : McKay continued on page 15 Scott THE CORD 14 Soorts Thursday, March 18. iqq? Men March 0/3) PERFECT! madness(Last Week, on a league Record: 2/8 M.O.S. S-E PICKS: Seton Hall In C.F.L. news, (BG), Kentucky (AH), Seton Hall which seems to lose credibility by BG) 20103193 Det (V) over JL) 18103/93 N-J (H) over Edm...Oilers are sunk (JL) the day, it appears as if the Bos...Wings fly high in the sky STL (V) In the west, Michigan could Toronto Argonauts will allow 20/03/93 L-A (H) over 20/03/93 over L- MENSPORTSon the Ismail to head to silver STL...LA's gearing up A...Blues gearing up by Jim have an easy path to Final Rocket Lowe. Brian in Los 21103/93 Cal (V) over Win...No 21/03/93 Win (H) over Gear and Adam Holt Four. The Wolverines have been and grayer pastures mauling their opponents of late Angeles. Ismail, who's stunning comment Cal...Teemu breaks the record March Madness is here! The an- and, while fourth ranked Georgia kickoff returns were rivalled only BB 19/03/93 N-J (H) over BB 19/03/93 Pho (H) over nual N.C.A.A. tournament begins Tech could be tough, their by his knack for concussions, is Mil...Bucks get bucked Det...Charles in Charge tonight, as sixty-four teams battle strongest competitor will be simply not worth the cash that the 20/03/93 Den (H) ties 21/03/93 Por (H) ties 805...01 d for the college hoops Vanderbilt. Argos are paying him. It will be Orl...Chicken Nuggets play better Celts will surprise championship. The tourney's top M.O.S. West PICKS: Arizona interesting to see how the league Record: 5/12 (Last Week, 4/4) Record: 5/12 (Last Week, 2/4) four seeds are North Carolina, In- (BG), Georgia Tech (AH), adapts to losing one of its two diana, Kentucky and Michigan. Michigan (JL) marquee players. North Carolina has dominated While college basketball may Finally, how could we write opponents throughout the year, be dominating the airwaves, the this column without commenting and are picked by many experts rest of the sports world continues on an incredibly successful week to be in New Orleans at the end to roll on. Baseball is gearing up, for Canadian sports. Canadians of the month. Expect the Tar hockey is in its strctch drive and won medals from across the Heels to face stiff challenges the rumour mill is once again sporting world. From Eisler, from Cincinnati, Arkansas and churning in Argoland. Brasseur and Browning to Surin, Virginia. Down in Dunedin, winter hurri- McKoy and Pace, Canadians M.O.S. East PICKS: Arkansas canes have not been able to blow were treated to a display of ex- (BG), Cincinnati (AH), N. Caro- away concerns about the Blue cellence from their athletes. Such lina (JL) Jays third base woes. Eddie success, coming only one week Indiana's Hoosiers are a Sprague, quite simply, does not after the Canadian sports ego was perennial crowd favourite, but have what it takes to be an every- bruised by Ben Johnson for a sec- may have to contend with two- day third baseman. Toronto fans ond time, is more than enough of time, defending champs Duke. will be missing Kelly Gruber a reason to celebrate. This bracket contains a number of soon enough. tough teams, including Kansas The N.H.L. season is winding MEN ON SPORTS and Oklahoma State. up, but none of the divisions are SUPER PICS: M.O.S. M-W PICKS: Duke without exciting playoff races. AH) 18103193 Mnt (V) over (BG), Duke (AH), Duke (JL) The Adams Division may have Que...Revenge is sweet Kentucky is the top seed in turned into the league's best, with 20/03/93 Bos (H) ties Det...Too the Southeast, but may have the Montreal and Quebec battling it close to call hardest time advancing. Seton out for first overall. When the 21/03/93 Phi (H) over N-J...Eric Hall has consistently been one of Leafs/Wings horserace and the will rock Scott again the year's best teams, and has the Patrick Division logjam are fac- BB 19/03/93 LAL (H) over potential to go all the way. Keep tored in, we are left with one of Bos...Home court advantage an eye on Florida State and Wake the most exciting stretch drives 20/03/93 Uth (V) over LAC...I Chris Weber leads Michigan into playoffs pic : Sports Illustrated Forest as well. that hockey has ever seen. don't know why Grad at the Prices: LaumCTJraHß $16.00* / person / night Rooms available: Single & double rooms Thursday, May 27 * taxes included Friday, May 28 Saturday, May 29 Grads stay Clara Conrad 'Hilton' Rooms available for parents In Brlcker 'Ramada' Payment By Cash or Cheque THE CORD 18, Sports Thursday. March 1993 15 wrestling continuedArmfrom pag§ 13 a success after their see-saw battle and In the heavyweight division, Stopenbracher and Pete 'Tiny' Gisborn, still ecstatic from his Martin with some delay tactics, received a standing 'O' from the over 200 lbs., there were only Gisborn. Gisborn was accused of heavyweight victory placed third but Martin was unfazed and went crowd. Tuill met Lori Spoltore in three competitors, but the big using a controversial grip by in the left hand competition, on to defeat Grossman in a heated the finals, but dropped' the deci- men put on quite a show. Mike some Stopenbracher supporters, while in the final Fred Grossman match. sion. Anna Sakasov took third Urminsky settled for third place but went on to defeat his smaller squared off against P.J. Martin. The final set of matches was prize. while the final featured Paul opponent. Grossman attempted to psych out for the overall title. The winners of the men's light, middle and heavyweight divisions would battle to determine Laurier's arm DANCE 4 wrestling champ. In the first match Boyd met Gisborn. This David and Goliath match was too much for Boyd as he succumbed \ Tuesday I quickly to his much larger op- \ March2 3 ponent. Gisborn then met J J? Jorgensen in the final. Jorgensen % \ 7-1 OPM / J? surprised ('tisborn and it looked % A/C as if an upset may take place, but in the end it was Gisborn who Featuring last sign up aerobics N/ date: March 22 was crowned champion. instructors from 11-1 PM The event was a highly suc- all over the city!!! in the A/C cessful one and enjoyed by all who attended. Hopefully it will be back again next year to allow HEART the champions an opportunity to Armwrestling at its best pic . Scott McKay defend their titles. Ottawa wins THL crown Morgan Goodwill Cord Sports The 1992-1993 TAMAIE Hockey League came to an end last Thursday night as Ottawa cap- tured the playoff championship by defeating Detroit in the best of three final. The road to the finals for Ot- tawa and Detroit was challenging to say the least. After receiving a bye in the first round, Ottawa played Calgary in a two games no pump total goals series. Calgary, led by Greg Rickwood and Bill Gourley made this an exciting series, al- most knocking off Ottawa in the final minutes of game two. How- ever, the strong Ottawa defense no managed to pull off a win sending nil* them to the finals, where they awaited the winner of the Quebec - Detroit series. Detroit, after narrowly beating out Vancouver in the first round, no was ready to batde with Quebec. bullshit Throughout season two the these teams have had close games, with Quebec winning every contest. Quebec was not able to overcome the strong work ethic that Detroit ' displayed or the strong play by comfortable £' Detroit goalie Tom Mochos. The final score of the two game total goal series ended up 4-1 for De- troit. So the stage was set for the final: Ottawa vs. Detroit. The final series was a hard fought battle in which Ottawa emerged the victor. The strong work ethic that has become De- troit's trade mark was not evident in the first game as Ottawa walked away with a 5-1 victory. In the second game, the Ottawa defense, led by Steve Hong and Dave Finch, were again able to down the Detroit shooters. ' v>"Hf s- 1 1 p&Wm£* shut Ottawa won the second game by v- - v A - ---:v-^' a score of 4-1 capturing the * ' % **i; 't, Sjte£««.„ * * • ?r championship. Throughout the playoffs Ottawa played the most disciplined hockey and managed to put it all together when it . counted the most. The directors of the TAMAIE Next to the Zellers Plaza Hockey League would like to W Waterloo T|JT%A congratulate Ottawa on their fSpUs 746-4983 lE%ir\ championship season and thank " FOOTWEAR all the teams or an excellent sea- son. THE CORD 16 Feature Thursday March 18. Iqq? VOTE DAMMIT. BOARD OF GOVERNORS TAKE THREE. Concerned about course cuts? Large classes? The quality of education? Then prove it, by voting and actively par- ticipating in this March by-election. Ten candidates are vying for eight positions onLaurier's Senate. These eight student Senators will be your voice on Laurier's highest academic body. It's up to you to determine how that voice Sean Taylor Dave Bigioni For those ofyou who don't know will speak. As for other positions, both candidates for the The Board of Governors is me already, I'm Sean Taylor and responsible for the long run plan- I'll be your WLUSU President Board of Governors are acclaimed. All three candidates ning of Laurier. And as such, next year. You may be wonder- Publications are But you will needs student representation with ing why the President of the Stu- for the Student acclaimed. a strong voice who are willing to dents' Union would want to get still have the chance (and, perhaps, the duty) tohear what ask questions and demand an- into the political arena again. swers. I stand for increased aware- There are three reasons: (1) lam all the candidates stand for at Thursday's OpenForum at ness of what BOG is and what informed, (2) I have opinions, they do. I stand for increased (3) I will already represent stu- 11:30 am, in the Concourse. Go-to the Open Forum, and student representation on Bog. I dents on a full-time basis. Al- want to know why Purple and though $600,000 was cut from get informed. And then vote, dammit, on Monday. Gold has the exclusive rights to the University's operating the trademark; why food services budget, do you think that the had a breakeven budget but turned Faculty will accept a pay cut in a surplus of $80000 last year. I their upcoming negotiations? I want to know how the adminis- don't think so either. The Stu- STUDENT PUBLICATIONS tration plans to spend $30 mil- dents deserve a leader and repre- lion raised in the capital cam- sentative who will demand a fair paign. degree accountability of our Fac- ulty and Administration. Next week remember Sean Taylor for Board of Governors. Jeff Oegema Sue Barry Chris Bradley As a member of Student Publica- Students of Laurier, I would like to I would like to take this op- tions BOI), one of my main con- thank you for acclaiming me to the portunity to thank each of you for cerns will !>e getting more stu- Student Publications, Board of acclaiming me to the Board of dents from different faculties in- Directors. As a member of the Student Publications. It is my volved - both as Cord staffand as Board I will be responsible in rep- intention to ensure that The Cord writers, be it on a regular or occa- resenting you in a fair and objec- reflects student ideas and opin- sional basis. I think it is also tive manner. The Board of Direc- ions. Further, I will ensure that important to address what some tors for next year will face many through the Board The Cord is people see as a credibility and challenging and. at times, contro- accountable to you. integrity problem in the Cord. ()h versial issues, such as the Cord Next year will be a very ex- yeah - we've gotta get the car guy Constitution and Hlection-Day citing year lor Student Publica- back. Hditorials. I feel it is important for tions and also a very important the Board to work closely with the one. 1 intend to make sure that Cord and Keystone staffs. As a you have a voice on the Board team, we will be able to continue next year. I encourage you to improving the quality of Student approach me with any concerns Publications at Wilfrid Laurier. you may have. Once again, thank you for your support. Oral contraceptives go to referendum Do you wish that coverage for Oral contracep- tives be removed from the Wilfrid Laurier Uni- versity Student Union Health Plan for 1993- 1994, recognizing that the cost will drop from $49.00 to $37.82 per student? Vote and make See related news story, page 5 your mark. Get it? THE CORD Bl^99^_ Thursdaxk JMarchm Ji Feature 17 AND THE RACE FOR SENATE... Barb Curran Terry Grogan Tim Barnes Ken McGuffin Susan Griffin I am a third year Honours Politi- Hi, my name's Terry Grogan. I'm "Introducing Tim Barnes He is Hi! My name is Ken McCiulTinand Hi! I'm Susan Griffin. I'm a cal Science student with a trench running for a seat in the Senate, the often politically incorrect, he always I'm a third year political science second year Honours Business minor and the internship option. body that deals with academic regu- questions Professor's ideas and he student. This year I have been student. I would like to represent My ambition is to become an lations and admissions requirements. likes to get things done." If you vote greatly concerned about the qual- your concerns as a student sena- active voice for you, the student. I would like to be a Senator because for me I will guarantee to do my best ity of education at Laurier. I was a tor. Over the past two years at I believe any issue at Laurier is a 1993-1994 will be a very important to see improvements in class si/e and member of the petition committte, Laurier, I have been involved in student issue and that there must year at Laurier: our professors will quality of education. My greatest attended Senate meetings and several activities 011 campus. I be strong student voices in Sen- be renegotiating their contracts; concern is with compromising edu- wrote a commentary for the K-W am currently a volunteer foot ate. There are two questions one course cutbacks, overcrowding, and cation for the "bottom line". The Record. I lowever the time for com- patroller. I would like to con- should ask when selecting a stu- tuition increases will continue to realities offinance mustbe combined plaining is over and the time for tinue this involvement as a mem- dent senator. First, what moti- threaten the quality ofour education; with more innovative aid resource- action is now. First, all student ber of the Senate. Issues facing vates this person and second, how and, the university administration ful ideas. SinceLaurier became gov- representitives need a common the Senate recently have been well will they represent the stu- plans a major overhauling ofthe Sen- ernment funded the Administration front when dealing with the ad- course cuts, making progression dent body ? I strongly believe that ate's structure of committees. Vote has become increasingly self-perpetu- ministration on all issues. 1 pro- requirements uniform, and I would represent the students of TLRRY GROGAN because I'll do ating. It is time education became pose regular meetings between stu- changing the course calendar. I Laurier confidently and that my my part to be the voice of the student priority number one!! I've got the dent Senators and the Student will work hard to stay on top of motivation is based on my con- body when it comes to tackling these mouth and the guts to do something Union to ensure that all students these issues, and I'm dedicated cern for Laurier. changes. about it!!! working together. Secondly, to maintaining the quality of edu- there cation at Laurier. Dave Bart Andrew McKee Sydney Pereira Wayne Gingrich Pruyn Haskins I am running for the posi- Hi, my name is Andrew McKee Hi, my name is Sydney Pereira and I'm Wayne Gingrich and I'm running Hi! My name is PRUYN tion ofSenator beeause I want and I am interested in represent- lamasecond yearstudentrunning for Senate because I'm concerned about HASKINS and I am running as answers for all of the reeent ing you, the student electorate, in tor a position as a Student Senator. the quality ofacademic life at Laurier. I a candidate tor Student Senator. administrative deeisions that WLU's Senate next year. As a The Senate is a body consisting of ask you. what are you getting for your I am a second year business stu- have a great effect 011 my life third year student, I have felt the members of the administration and tuition dollars? I encourage all students dent, and I believe that I could and every other student who increasing cuts to the number, and eight elected students whose duty to ask each candidate. "How will you make a positive contribution to attends Laurier. I don't feel that variety of academic courses of- involves establishing the educa- specifically represent the student body?" Laurier. Currently a Legal Re- the students have had enough fered al Laurier. My goal is to tional policies of the University My platform form is based on in- source Councillor, lam growing input or been given valid justi- improve Laurier's academic repu- and making recommendations to creased accountability. the introduction accustomed to dealing with stu- ficationforthese so called "nec- tation by opposing administrative the Board of Governors with re- of a teaching/learning centre, an "effec- dents' problems. I enjoy dealing essary cutbacks". Being a mem- cutbacks. Secondly, I wish to at- spect to any matter pertaining to tive" use of the committee structure, with people, and I work well in ber of the Senate will allow me tract private industry and future the operation of the University. and cooperation with the WLUSU groups. I'm never afraid to voice to explore all aspects ofpresent employers to WLU, and have them Being a very involved and eager Boardof Directors. REMEMBER. eight my opinionand stand-up for what and future administrative deci- invest in our school, thereby elimi- person, I would like to stand up for candidates are going to represent your I believe in. If elected, I'll work sions that may effect the stu- nating tuition increases upon the us,the students, and voice an opin- interests at Laurier. On Election Day hard to maintain the fabric of dent population. student body. Finally, I hope to ion over Laurier's academic fu- lookout for your "best interest". VOTIi Laurier, and keep students' in- provide a voice in the Senate lor ture. So. VOTE SYDNHY WAYNE GINGRICH. terests as mv highest priority. campus and athletic clubs as well. PKRKIRA FOR THE SFNATF. VOTEDAMMIT! the COi 18 Feature Thursday, March .. Ever wondered what is available on Laurier's computer system? Wonder no more - the Cord's computing Be on the lookout for Viruses feature is a whirlwind tour of what's available and Steve Schaus Feature One such virus attacked Internet, a very DC how get help. - im to Sheldon Page Cord News Editor global computer network, tant, said Lawrence A are com- 16 users, There mixed reviews from the computing proximately million including gover munity concerning the impact of computer viruses. ments, universities and research centres, were i Arleen Greenwood, the user liaison for WLU's fected as the network was rendered complete Afraid of computers Computing Services, said computer viruses are a useless. "major concern". What would motivate someone to create such Ingrid Nielsen Feature in "A computer virus is basically a program de- program? "It's the thrill of 10...9...8...7..." knowing they had i My eyes did a two foot dive out signed to disrupt the lives and files of other people," effect around the world," said Greenwood. "Th "Welcome to Political Science of my head, and I started beating said Greenwood. "There are approximately ten new their existence is felt." "Computer geeks or hacke class 232. As you have heard, a on the save key. No use. Then viruses released in the world everyday." see it as a challenge," said Lawrance. large part ofthis class consists of every other key. No use. People Bob El 1 sworth, a user consultant atLaurier, agrees. Presently, it is virtually impossible to identii using a machi worldnews com- were watching as I swore, begged, "Almost every second day of the month a new virus is these individuals. "The program is hidden inside puter account..." reasoned, and bashed the daylights supposed to pop up." However, Ellsworth did say that larger, more legitimate program," explainedGreei "Ahhhhhhhh..." out of my computer. Fifteen min- only a handfulofpeopleat WLU have lost information wood. "These programs are often time delayboml My name is Ingrid Nielsen utes left. because of a virus. which do not activate for several months." and I have computerphobia. All the while, my friend (he "Don't lose sleep over viruses," said Alan While it is impossible to completely preve I hate them. They're conde- knows who I mean) had been sit- Lawrance, a programmer/analyst with IBM in To- computer viruses from existing, there are certain scending, confusing, moody, un- ting innocently behind me. He ronto. "They've been hyped by the media." Lawrance precautions users can take. "Don't trade copie predictable, and not once have I found this neat trick that allows recalls the dire predictions of the media surrounding software," suggested Lawrance. "And only de ever sat down in front of one and you to send a message to someone the infamous "Michaelangelo" virus. with reputable bulletin board systems." thought, "I know this computer who is working on the system. Greenwood also said the impact of the "Don't leave a disk in your disk drive when yc ' will do exactly what I want it to." 'Ha. Ha. You should have seen Michaelangelo virus was over-estimated. "Only a turn offyour computer orreset it," warnedEllswortl It just doesn't happen. your face. You were really..." couple hundred users were affected," said Green- "Boot programs can also be infected." The only experience I had with Whack. wood. "However, the virus did serve to educate the "Computing Services is really pushing prote< computersas a kid was a Commo- This incident did wonders for public." tion and detection," said Greenwood. "Virus Check< "Some viruses dore 128. My dad bought it for me my computer self-confidence. are harmless," said Ellsworth. is available for those students with Banyan a( for Christmas, justlike every other Now we have to deal with E- "They just replicate themselves. Others can be much counts," dad that year. What could I use it mail. Great, anotherform ofcorre- more destructive." Ellsworth also said the extent of A variety of software is available to computc for? Well, I could make m" name spondence that people can ignore. damage varies. "Some programs are designed to pull users that will detect and remove any viruses. Tw cover the screen in diagonal. My Actually, theE-mail system is quite a simple prank while others are designed to deletedata shareware programs are also available to WL1 1 dad was thrilled. amazing in theory, and I'm sure or remove files". students from Computing Services. Eventually weall entered Uni- one day I'll grow to appreciate it. versity of Computer. It was either It is also considerably less compli- learn WordPerfector sell your soul cated since theyrecently re-vamped to the roommate in the computer the system. Internet is the school's best lab. Unfortunately, now itis merely Ryan Feeley — Even I have to admit comput- patronizing as it asks things like, Feature at 56,000 bits per second more Also, before you start trans ers are the only way to go with "Do you really want to quit PINE than twenty times faster than Lau- ferring files from somewhere i Getting essays. I know, I know, I hate them (y)(n)?" the most out of your rier's fastest modems. youraccount have something spe machl too, but hiding will only make it YES, or I wouldn't have account isn't very hard. Originally called Arpanet and cific in mind — like Star Tref With a few to worse. There's apoint when we all pressed quit two seconds ago, and minutes spare you used by the military, Internet didn't sounds. Take advantage of th can mail must face down those lines of but- no I don't want fries with that. send to a friend in Ire- really become interesting until the databases which can tell youwher land, tons led by a monitorinrank so we So if next time you have to sit download a virtual-reality introduction ofthe Berkeley UNIX to find Trekkie tunes. might as well hold our heads high down in front of a terrifying termi- shareware game from Germany, system in 1980. These databases are callei and march valiantly into battle. nal (funny how that word also or talk online to a NASA engi- In the fall of 1990, WLU be- Archies, from which you can ac Horror stories? But, ofcourse. means death), I'll be there with neer — completely for free. came a full-fledged Internet mem- cess from your machl account. It was a first year religion you in spirit. According to Bob Ellsworth ber, giving Laurier students com- An idea originating fron ofComputing Services, course, and I had an essay due in Despite my paranoia, it prob- Internet is plete access to information, soft- McGill, Archie sites are operatei half an hour. I was typing like a ably won't chew up your essay, it a "WorldwideComputer network" ware and computer pictures from by people who are nice enough t; demon, praying that maybe, just might justplay hide and seek with consisting of thousands of compu- all over the world. turn their own computers inti maybe, this one time the computer it for a while. It also won'-t re- ter sites (like WLU's machl) and If you're interested in getting databases. These databases con over one would be on my side. interpret your E-mail message to million terminals. Al- really great shareware [free com- tain information about what's 01 Twenty minutes and two pages your prof from may I have an though students aren't charged for putersoftware] and interesting text the hard drives of all the Interne to go. The little letters are flying extension on my assignment, to using Internet, the university pays files [essays, poems, stories], an sites. up on the screen, and I'm doing you have a big, fat bald head. a flat rate of $18,000 a year to easy way to introduce yourself to So, if your looking for some my once-every-two-seconds-on- So why not give the millions ONET (Internet of Ontario) for Internet is via the gopher system. thing about Ross Perot, you cal screen check. of computer wonders a chance? clean connections and some basic Gopher, meaning "go for", is one of the several (around six A new message appeared at Aside from your sanity, your as- hardware. an information retrieval system. North American archies and ask i the bottom of the screen. signments, and a byte of pride, Our connection, running You can peruse to your heart's where old Ross may be. The* through "This program will terminate what have you got to lose? private phone lines, runs content. Archie will give you a list of thi Where to go whena computer decides to eatyourtermpaper Libbi Hood Feature world. Classes are regularly offered tolearn Internet. Students already using Internet can direct their There is a solution available for problems big and questions to Bob Ellsworth in 1-401A. small in the Laurier computer labs. Students also have problems with communica- Here are several examples of common mainframe tions applications such as computer mail. Any tech- computer problems and where to go when they are nical problems with communications should go to encountered. Bob Ellsworth. Usage problems in communications Viruses are an urgent problem should go to Arlene Greenwood in for all computer users, regardless Help 1-4018. of experience. If you cannot re- is always Help is also available by send- trieve a file, then suspect a virus. It ing electronic mail (see article on is good also a idea to check for available at E-mail) to an account called viruses when none are visible. help@ mach7.WLU.ca. All mail is Computing services has print- read and responded to by a staff outs on how to scan for viruses. It Computing Services member. is also possible to get a copy of the Opening an account atcompu- program to scan and clean your at X2270 ter services is easy. Students fill home computer. Any furtherprob- out a short application and the lems can be taken to a consultant account is available within a dav. in 1-401A. Holding a computer account is free. The only Printing is a problem for many whoare unsure of charge is printing, which is six cents per page. A the procedures. Operators and printouts are available minimum of five dollars must be kepton the account for immediate help. Students can also learn more than for printing. the basics by attending classes offered by computing Classes are available in Wordperfect, Quattro services. Pro, and intro to DOS for the beginning computer Internet is Laurier's computer link to the outside user. Call Computing Services at x2270. The heart and soul of the WLU's computer system. File Photo THE CORD 18 Feature TT\ursdax lm JMßrcl±ii 1^199^ 19 World information at your fingertips Michael Rosenblatt Feature Interested in world events? Interested in finding information about the world? Have a hobby or interest that you would like to talk with others who share that interest about? If the answer to any of the above is yes, then with a mach 1 computer account, access can be gained to a world wide information network called newsgroups. The newsgroups are carried to host computers around the world via Internet (a global computer network). The newsgroups can be valuable for anyone that has an interest in common with anyone else. Newsgroup users can exchange information, or just shoot the breeze. An avid guitar player for example would find the newsgroup that specializes in guitar music of value. The group contains tabuliture for a huge variety of songs. Once a particular song is located, the user can store the tab/lyrics in the user' s mach 1 accountand print them outon a line or laser printer. Newsgroups allow a user to post requests or messages - depending on the newsgroup and its function. With the guitar example a message could be posted asking for the music to a particular song. Eventually a response would be posted to the group and the user would have the music. There are hundredsof differentnewsgroups available on the system that cover anything from the country of Brazil, Astronomy, to Heavy Metal Rock and Roll groups. There is something in the many newsgroups for everyone. In addition, the system runs 24 hours a day, seven says a week and can be accessed from any terminal that is connected with machl on campus. For those who like personal one-on-one contact, it is possible to have a computer pen-pal at a different university, in another city, state/province or country. Laurier students have recently been conversing with people from secret: Access to free software South Africa, San Francisco and many other places. possible places Perot At present there is no extra charge to the student for using the stuff may be megabytes of space in your ac- some toying around, you can be — besides the newsgroups. The University pays a set yearly fee, which remains the Larry King Live count, and if not, check with Com- fully functional in a matter of days. Show. same whether they have one user, or three thousand users. puting Services. If you have your Gophers, archies and FTP sites Users can use the network as often as they want. Since newsgroup Once you know where to call, own computer, this is immensely come fully equiped with help pro- material can be stored on the mach 1 system, it should be noted that due valuable. According to Bob grams, if so you're really con- to disk storage space restrictions, it is only to save Ellsworth, these files are com- possible a limited fused, help will help. amount of material. pletely virus-free. UNIX won't Although painfully slow, every- Old files should be deleted to makeroom to store new information. carry them. thing can be home, done from For new users, the newsgroupreader program(RN) is easy to All files in your machl ac- including learn. Getting your transferring files from A usercan start to feel comfortable with the system count are useless until you can put after about three uses your account to your own compu- of about fifteen each. There them onto a disk. Thank goodness minutes are no difficult tricks to using the ter. system, and help is always available through Computing Services. for Banyan and the remote file All you need is a modem, a PC To get started with the system, a machl account is required. $$ transfer. This allows you to take or Mac, and out of UNIX you are set. Call 884- Accounts are available from Computing Services. Computing files from machl and put them pick Services 7910 and up a copy of the offers a book entitled "Zen art onto a floppy disk. From there, and the of the Internet" to get one started Kermit file transfer program from with newsgroups. The book costs $3.50. they're yours to do with as you Computing Services. Arleen Greenwood from Computing Services said that due to the wish. If you're willing to take some you're toFTP (File increased interest in the newsgroup system, more documents will be ready Transfer To take advantage of this tre- time to learn it, Internet can Protocol). pro- available in the near future. Logging in as an' anony- mendous service, get a machl ac- vide you with hours of enjoyment mous' user, you Any questions or concerns about the newsgroups, can be directed to can — copy soft- count and a Banyan account. You and hundreds of games, virus ware, text files, sounds, or Computing Services. graph- might want to get the Internet scanners, graphics, sounds, and ics from any FTP site location to manual called "Zen and the Art of disk utilities. your machl account. the Internet" from Computing Internet is the best kept secret Operating You probably have around two Services. It's only $3.50, and with this school has. E-Mailing around the world WLU's computers Crawford Samuel Feature it isn't. He has a large wrench in John McHutchion Feature puters. "You can't go to the moon, but you can go his office for the really big jobs. every place else," said Greenwood. One of the problems is disk Imagine being able to contact people around the For the $18,000 by paid the university to be "You don't want a system crash- space. He makes decisions on world without having to play telephone tag. Imag- connected to Internet, users gain to access hundreds ing. It aggravates the hell out of whether to move people to new ine the time, money and paper saved by not having of computers throughout the world which serve as a people when it goes down in the disks, and or to archive old files. to use the postal system. WLU's electronic mail wealth of information sources, in addition to being middle of them doing something. "They get pounded a lot," says system makes this possibility a reality. able to communicate with other Internet users. And it's also a bit dangerous." Langford, in reference to the disks. Since the machl system was installed last sum- Those with opening computer concerned their Carl Langford, the computer The disks are like a hard disk in a mer, Laurier has been using the PINE mail system. to the outside can world take precautions before system manager at Laurier, com- hard drive, but are one gigabyte This easy to use system connects all mach 1 users at using the the electronic mail system. mented on problems that can hap- (1,000,000,000 - bytes). school including faculty, staff and students. A user's computeraccount which includes mail pen to the system. He deals with There can be 210 people on Arlene Greenwood, the Operations and User Li- messages is as safe as users the wants it to be. This the main frame and Micro net- machl at a time and so the disk is aison Coordinator forLaurier's Computing Services, means being careful what is done with one's pass- work. goingconstantly. Langford explained that the ability to use PINE simply requires word. has had Langford is the "bridge" be- to come in at three o'clock in the knowledge of another user's logon to serve as a Greenwood said that users should make their tween the technical side and the morning and has found fifty peo- mailing destination. password very (read secure unique) and not some- planning side of computer serv- ple on the system. An online user directory is available for finding thing obvious that easily can be cracked. ices. He isn't a technician, but he The biggest problem is when out mail addresses. Ifthe user's name is known or even While electronic mail systems open many doors has to be able to tell what caused a the system crashes. It could be a justpart of a name, chances are that a mail address can they are not without limitations. Disk storage space problem before he can call in tech- hardware or software problem. be located. This service lists Laurier users only. constraints limit the amount messages of mail that nicians. "If somebody's going to lose Greenwood said that PINE is meant to be self- can be held in a If user's files. mail users are Trouble shooting is a big part twoto three hours of work... I mean, explanatory and users should be able to explore the receiving and savings large messages Greenwood of his job. "If word perfect just that's not good." program without fear of hurting the system. said there is possibility of running out of allocated plain doesn't work, that' s my prob- "If it's software, what caused Besides being able to communicate with all PINE storage space. lem." Langford installs the soft- that to happen. That's where you users on the machl system, Laurier faculty and stu- For those interested in learning more about ware packages that reside on the get into the really ugly problems. dents can also make use of the university's link to the electronic mail systems, such as PINE and Internet, system. He is responsible for see- The difficulty is that you have to Internet system. Computing Services has handouts on operating ing that the systems do what they know exactly thatcaused the prob- Internet is a global computer network that links instructions can and offer advice on use of the are supposed to do. Ifa network is lem before you can call (the tech- university, corporate, government and private systems. com- not adequate, he has to decide why nicians)." 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Upbeat and spunky is released their third issue of music makes the listener want more of more like it. samplings in the form of a cas- the same. Poor Matt Osborne! I hope sette with a cool cover. Boasting I do not understand the lyrics his rather humorous song is not Pray musicians from Laurier, the com- to the "Lilith Crane" and based on actual experience. I pilation is well worth listening to would not want to find my wife and an excellent way to show doing the nasty with other people. support of your fellow students. The blues-like tune carries the The music varies significantly song well and sets the mood for on the tape from a blues like such an unfortunate incident. hales condoms sound from Matt Osborne to After prying my head free of the dry wall I sat back and en- / through his nose. something out of early Clash in The Result's "A Political Song". joyed Madhat's "Reprise- I listened to the tape several Tranquilize". Shooting me back times before doing this review. to my punk days with a techno- — — Overheard Certain songs tended to stick in thrash beat, I recalled those happy my head more than others, but days of self scarring and audio they are all well done. "The Tree blasting. That Never Grows" by The Hag- There is not one song on the "I was into pulling 360's in the Universal parking gard Man reminded me of the whole tape that is not worthy of lot and disappearing three days for things one for early seventies, almost Jefferson attention. The artists have done needs blood transfusions to recuperatefrom." Airplanish. Sit back and get mel- an excellent job and the mix of low music. I wanted to take my writing styles and musical tones Robert Downey Jr. on his early days as an actor. clothes off and run through the offers something for everybody. park with flowers in my hair (ex- This tape is worth checking out. cept it was too cold). Happy listening! THE CORD 22 Entertainment Thursday, March 18. 199a Back to the littlest detail Martin Walker Entertainment movies. In Part 1, the movie parts 2 or 3, so the only shots theatre started out in 1985 as a they used of him was from I challenge anyone to find me porno theatre playing footage from Part 1 or from a someone who hasn't seen Back "Orgy...American Style". When look-alike actor from a distance. To The Future. While not as Marty goes back to 1955, "Cattle 8) There is a poster in 2025 ad- momentous as Star Wars or Queen of Montana" is playing. vertising "Surf Vietnam". Gone With the Wind,/it still When Marty goes back to 1985, 9) In the restaurant in 2025, there remains a very well liked and no pornos are playing. Instead, are a bunch of T.V.'s playing old well watched movie. Then came the billboard highlights "Assemb- 80's T.V. shows, one of them is the next two movies...true com- ly of Christ."(!) But in the year playing old Family Ties episodes mercialism at its best. However, a 2025, "Jaws 19" is shown ("This with Alex Keaton (Michael J. true connoisseur of these movies time, it's really, really, really per- Fox!) shown. will enjoy the movies in relation sonal"). 10) The Chicago Cubs win the to each other, including all the 3) George McFly (Crispin Glover World Series in 2025. They minute details that the avid Fu- -the guy that went insane on sweep the Florida Gators(?). ture fan must look hard to find. David Letterman) is eating 11) The "Save the Clock Fund" is Below is a list of things to watch Peanut Brittle in a cereal bowl. still going on in 2025. It was for in the Back To the Future 4) The shopping mall where originally started in 1985, and ob- movies. If you liked the Friday Marty goes back in time from is viously is still trying to raise the 13th Butcher-count, you called Twin Pines Mall. But upon enough money to repair the in- should enjoy this. going back to 1955, he runs over famous clock tower. 1) Huey Lewis (you know, the one of Old Man Peabody's two 12) Check out the newspaper "Power of Love" singer) in a pine trees. When Marty goes back headlines. In the alternate univer- cameo role as the teacher who to 1985, the name of the mall has se of the evil 1985, one paper stops Marty McFly's (Michael J. changed to Lone Pine Mall. headline reads "Nixon To Seek Fox) audition because his group 5) The manure company that Biff Fifth Term. Another headline in is just "too darn loud". He's not (Thomas F. Wilson) falls into in 2025 advertises Queen Diana's the only famous personality to all three movies is owned by the visit to Hill Valley (the town appear in these movies, Red Hot same company each time. "D. where everything happens). Chilli Pepper's Flea also is fea- Jones Manure Company" exists 13) "Home Breast Implants" are tured in Parts 2 and 3 as Marty's in 1885, 1955 and 1985.There is, being advertised on the Home loser friend "Needles" while however, no record of it in 2025. Shopping Channel in 2025. Marty SCTV's Joe Flaherty plays a 6) Old Man Peabody reappars McFly Jr. is angry because he Western Union guy. "Young back in 1985 when Marty returns can't watch "The Atrocity Chan- Guns" Casey Seimaszko is also in as a drunk sprawled out upon a nel". and instill a sense of fear). After nifty Back To the Future jokes 14) In 1885, all three parts, portraying one of park bench. a "Joe Statler" is Marty goes back to 1985,1 guess that you probably missed because selling 1985, Biff's thugs. Most prevalent, 7) Elizabeth Shue takes over the horses. In Joe Stat- the townsfolk thought he plum- of their obscurity. If you missed however, was rock group ZZ role as Marty's girlfriend (Jen- ler is selling Toyotas. metted off the ravine. You know them, don't worry. It only took Top, as the country band playing nifer) in part 2 and 3. Where the 15) A recurring joke throughout this because the ravine has been me about 40 times before I started at the Hill Valley festival in 1885. original actress went (a general Part 3 was the fact that Marty named "Eastwood Ravine" in catching them. Next week: the 2) Check out the Hill Valley nobody, anyways) is unsure. called himself "Clint Eastwood" 1985. fun and glory of the Godfather movie theatre throughout the Crispin Glover refused to be in in the wild west of 1885 (to try These are just some of the movies. -: - % Ii mm > W:' isw. if < %j-if J *» *»<''' ? ' ■' -mb £ I WEDNESDAY I 1 ; I THURSDAY ■ m m i I rmronFi a 9k , si if ■• IwfMi ■ ¥ i H »7\M H n [{• I• kA m , i ■ME lii vjy tJ V.l O . B H #■ ;1: \ ■112 m c :S BH 81lL I i ;<;mFVJI'JAti:^l ; "# ■uyMiHi t Jf , ■■■■■■■■ ■ - ■ - ■ CLUB ABSTRACT, 667 KIMG STREET WEST, KITCHENER, 571-903 2 THE CORD Thursday. March 18. 1993 Entertainment 23 Consolidated point fingers dear Ouija Dear Ouija, My nick name is Dirty. As hard as I try to keep clean people still call me Dirty. I've tried to keep my image clean hut no matter how hard I try, no one will notice. Oh omniscient Ouija, how do I get people to start calling me Zest? Signed, Zestfully Clean Dear Zestfully Clean, First of all I think you should start using it. Extra attention to the genital area is a must as it does not get as much ventilation as the rest of the body. Dear Ouija, I am a participant in a group of people who all work for the same We all party together and have quite a lot of fun. 1 admit I do place. Openers the New Fast Automatic Daffodils relax while Consolidated lecture pic : Jason Harmer partake in alternative substances albeit nothing excessive. Last weekend, my friends had a party and one of my friends Jason Harmer Entertainment vegetarians gave way to the footage of cattle pulled out a dube that was about 8 inches long and 3 inches thick. We slaughter. "Typical Male" pointed a finger towards had the best time ever. I think society would be a better place if we all When I hear the word 'RAP' I cringe in fear the stereotypical male who 'thinks with his dick'. partake in a large dube or two. What do you think? and develop an automatic stereotypical picture of After the gig, Consolidated gave one of their Signed, an L.A. homeboy wearing a touque spewing out popular open mic sessions where the audience has Cheech non-sensical slang backed by record scratching and the opportunity to question and comment on the Dear Cheech, excessive bass. band or anything their little drunken heart desires. First of all, why wasn 't I invited? 1 think you should start a lobby NO MORE... Some people actually had some worthwhile ques- group to get marijuana legalized. Until then, pass it down the line. After seeing Adam Sherburne, Mark Pistel and tions for the band but of course some right-wing Buzzably yours, Philip Steir I have developed a new respect for this wanna-be reform party politician had to try and ac- Ouija techno band gone 'rap'. cuse the band of being hypocrites and challenge After a fabulous high energy set from the New them that they were exploiting Rodney King by Fast Automatic Daffodils and a rather brief pause showing video footage of him. Some complained A'l STORAGE SPACE Consolidated broke out their video screens for a that the band was preaching to excess and others display worthy of any activist anywhere. said they didn't say enough about the solutions to Rates Available! Their music and video performance allows no the topics at hand. I say the band presented a lot of Student one the luxury of turning a blind eye to the over- information over the course of their set and whether whelmingly disturbing problems which plague our you decide to act on it or not is entirely up to you. between 8:30 am - 7:00 pm society today. "This Is Fascism", showing video The only disagreements I had with Con- footage of Hitler saluting a mass of troops over- solidated was their views on Hunter S. Thompson layed on top of the American flag, follower closely and industrial music, and the fact they closed with 60 OTTAWA ST. S. 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What we have here is The introduction of the CD saw (in North America, anyway) the general phase out of the vinyl record get more irresistible than this. If ultra high energy mega-melodic just as analogue 'compact cassettes' saw the phase out of bulkier 8 track tapes a few years earlier. you thought Nirvana and Ned's popcore with a kind of relentless flourishes some and Vinyl, however, still in countries like the U.K. in DJ specialty shops here in Atomic Dustbin were exciting, pounding that fails to bloody quit as to use in mixing and gives response North America it's easier better bass than CD. or better yet they bored you into a even after it ends. And how it Now, paltry vying a mere 10 years after the introduction of CDs there are three new music formats coma, for heaven's sake read on. ends! A rip-roaring rhythm ac- dollars, (from for the consumers' pounds and deutschmarks. They are Digital Compact Cassette Please. companied by an annoying chant- Philips), Mini Disc (from Sony) and Recordable CD (which are extremely expensive at $8,000 per The band is Rocket From the ing of 'take that' fusing into a $50 not at public). machine and per blank disc and are therefore aimed the general Crypt and the lp is Circa:NOW!. thing about smoking pot! Well, The argument right now whether or not market can accommodate formats big is the all the available. Don't forget. that's how I hear it; check for not, answer, Can cassette, CD, MD and DCC all survive and if who is going to be the loser? The as Stage names like Speedo, yourself. consumer. Recall, if will, parents on 8 track that usual is the you all those great albums your bought Atom and Apollo 9 may make Circa:NOW! is a welcome they've had to replace or all those crackling LPs you've converted to CD? What the introduction of them seem like a joke, but never breath of fresh air roughly these new formats means is mega-bucks to the manufacturers as consumers scramble to rebuild their mind. Right from the opening reminiscent of 80's American collection the new music in formats. seconds, out roars a sonic blast of powerpop hardcore like the De- There is, however, no guarantee of the survival of either of these new formats. This means that you scendents could find yourself shelling out several thousands of dollars rebuilding your collection in MDs only to and Husker find that in 1995 Sony wants to discontinue it because the Philip's DCC is the better seller. It hap- Du, but with pened with Betamax, 8 track and vinyl and it probably will happen with this new controversy. saxophone to Currently both Philips and Sony are embroiled in a harsh advertising war to lure consumers to their boot. The side. The big batde, however, is going to be fought over software. Sony has the catalogue power of lyrical content the entire CBS empire (Columbia, Epic, CBS masterworks, etc.) as well as other major label support, may not have while Philips has the PolyGram empire to offer (PolyDor, Mercury, Vertigo, ffrr) as well as the Mat- Bob Mould's shushita owned MCA catalogue. insightfulness One of the big draws to MD is the CD-like quality of random track access it possesses. You can ac- , but hell, so cess any track instantly, while the DCC unit is still sequential. As well, MD combats a problem that what? For has beleaguered CD owners, mainly the laser-skip when the machine is jogged, by building a three about 40 second memory chip into the new unit. This feature can be a bit unnerving because when you take the minutes, you disc out of the unit, it still plays for another three seconds. Another advantage is that unlike tapes, MD can jump can't stretch or jam in the rollers of the player. MD, however, is not 'backwards compatible' like around like a DCC. 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March 18. 19a? New Duran Duran disc I The Entertainment Section is I I nam accepting reviems of country I offers up surprises music, although Feizal is all I Rick John Entertainment I it. It's a bit confusing, this album dancey-love ballad well worth the Surprises abound throughout I achey-breakg over I titling thing. In 1981, a small, vir- extra months of prep time. Also this release. "Breath after tually unknown band from on the new disc is the killer track Breath", a striking duet with Birmingham exploded onto the "Too Much Information" which Milton Nascimento, complete worldwide music scene with their attacks the view many held of the with Spanish lyrics, harks back to well-received self-titled debut. early Duran Duran as a video a Peter Gabriel/Sting-ish, world- Now, 12 years and several per- band ("This band is perfect just beat sound and Jonathan Elias' sonnel changes later, Duran don't scratch the surface"..."Just Requiem for the Americas pro- Duran have decided to start put us on the cover we'd be smil- ject, which the band took part in phase two of their career with the ing anyway"). Similarly, the track back in 1989. "Femme Fatale", same formula that began phase "To whom it may concern" (writ- the old Velvet Underground one: release a self-tided LP. Their ten out as a memo from "Duran tune, also receives an update on second eponymous release Duran Ltd." in the lyric booklet) the new album and is destined to DURAN DURAN (cat. no. 7 points to a certain animosity become Duran's "The Chauf- 98876 2/4) hit the shelves on the towards a fictional character feur" of the 90s. All in all, the al- 16th and is poised to repeat the named Mr. Bones. With lyrics bum is a well assembled mixture success of the top 3 lead-off like "I've had enough, you can try of semi-acoustic ballad and dan- single "Ordinary World". to pull us down with your ceable pop hits. Look for Duran Originally slated for an early pinstripe weasel stuff but word Duran to repeat the success of 1992 release, the band took back travels in this town", it's clear their first eponymous LP with the master tapes and rewrote that Simon's singing to either an this latest one. There's only one I Write for Cord Entertainment. I some of the material. 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Within, cenebAal oiAuoni dance meAAily, Jlike a mental tolled cooiteA- with no- boA. We ne ifuAallincj- dmtuuaaAdA, iideuteuyi and wpAide-dcpwn. Qui not (me of uA would tnade a nide It only- cpeA wp and down. Hike maAtwibatina, |S|||j It i not the neat thmq,. |8jj • •/ tjcud- te juAl cjowtj, tliAoucjli the notianA Unfulfilled Wiihuny you- could be douixj, iomethiny you- ne not. 7he banl&i- feeds'. i-uAl a/mutd my ioul. 9 jjakethe dmcte, tecite the nakie s 9t Iu love, no- deep&i than t> 'J lay Ute umiii uuUiotd Ute fflecuiutep, fSulUum,, miide, 9 die. -, I /tMed d nMui-ui thtow^k." 9ilnuyyte undeA, iniSidenA- 4et upon me by the leit. 'UteiA dneawui and exp£clalion And how- my jfinal Utoucjld doed twin to- lonely people ail, 9 amkd (me youl wiio alio- Qaitlei not to jail. Should 9 not unalde tie, to- hold my head above the wave, tyoAxjiue me and nemembe/i, 9 waA- too- atone to- THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1993 VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE26 COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: SCOTT MCKAY THECORD "The tie that binds Laurier" since 1926 A Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publication 75 University Ave. West, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 3C5 (519) 884-2990 -- Fax: (519) 884-5596 Advertising: (519) 884-5092 EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Pat Brethour NEWS EDITOR Sheldon Page ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Ingrid Nielsen ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Feizal Valli ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR.... Jennifer O'Connell SPORTS EDITOR Evan Bailey PRODUCTION MANAGER Ren6e Ward GUEST FEATURES EDITOR Kathleen Honey ART DIRECTOR Ryan Feeley STAFF REPRESENTATIVE Lucie Zima STAFF Production Assistants: % Gail Norton Lynn McCuaig Scott McKay Don't be reeled in Classified Co-ordinator Libbi Hood Circulation and Filing Virginia Parker Copy Editors Tom Tanner have these fish, you see. Two orange ones and a white one. They're not very interesting pets, you Julie McAlpine can't play catch with them, but they're fun to watch when I'm procrastinating. Every morning when I I wake up they're making silent chomping motions with their mouths at me through the glass of CONTRIBUTORS: their aquarium. They're dependent and hungry, so they eat whatever I give them whether its smelly fish Rich Reiding, Scott McKay, Rick John, Jason Harmer, Martin flakes -- or dirt. I've tried it. They fight over the stuff. Walker, Ingrid Nielsen, Steve Schaus, Ryan Feeley, Libbi Hood, Lately I've developed a more empathy towards my fish. I've realized that I'll take what I can get and I'm Rosenblatt, Samuel, Vir- John McHutchion, Michael Crawford struggling to get things I don't even want. I'm registering in classes I have no interest in because they're the Kathleen Honey, Adrienne Hodgin, Paula Kalijarvi, ginia Parker, only ones available. I've realized I'm naive to think I can actually get into the electives of my choice. I'm Brian Gear, Jim Lowe, Adam Holt, Martin Cheski, Tom Dabek, merely taking what fits and and is open. If that means getting up at 8:30 am every Friday to attend Selected Morgan Goodwill, Lee Hewitt, Patti Chippa, Lianne Jewitt, Jen- then so be I'm chewing on as we nifer O'Connell, Angela Gallup, Jim Boyce, Lynn McCuaig Themes in Political Thought, it. the dirt speak. in not lab Production: Andrew Cameron, Lindsay Dwarka, Sandra You've heard the horror stories. People waiting in line at 6:30 the morning, having enough Gabriele, Steve Doak, Christina Craft, Adrienne Kolotylo, space to accommodate all the students who need a particular course to graduate, waiting lists of literally Kathleen Honey, Katie Billingsley, Rob Chisholm dozens of people and fourth year courses closing within minutes on the first day ofregistration. Photo: Scott McKay, Dave Scott, Jason Harmer, Rob Chisholm, In the faculty of Arts and Science next year, the part-time teaching budget alone was reduced by $228 Rich Vollering, Mark Hand, Sheldon Page, Darren Myher, Jim 000 thereby eliminating 57 one-term courses. Why is it that when budget cuts are made, it is our courses and Hertel professors that are cut and reduced? Isn't the purpose of university to attend classes and to learn from profes- sors? Not much more can be chipped away before Laurier is stagnant and overpopulated with students pos- STUDENT PUBLICATIONS sessing oversimplified course loads. TREASURER Rosemary Banks A new science building is being constructed to alleviate the unbelievable space problem in that depart- Vacant SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN ment. But who is going to fill the new building if the professors and the courses no longer exist? PHOTO Chris Skalkos MANAGER will transferred to more accessible science programs at other universities Photo Technicians: Eda DiLiso Students won't. They have Jo-Ann Julien where courses of not only their major, but of appealing electives are offered. the Graphic Arts Technician Kathleen Honey I wonder who is telling these fresh-faced high schoolers who so frequently tour our campus truth about registration here at WLU? Who is informing possible Laurier students interested in sociology that get- ADVERTISING ting a general degree here is akin to playing an expensive game of Russian roulette? Manager Jamie Neilson You must remember being that young, that hopeful and that idealistic. You think the world is chock full of Ad Production Manager Brian Craig possibilities and an infinite number of choices. Someone should warn them that academic selection is pretty Ad Production Assistants Eric Green scarce at this particular institution. And that their choices, to be valid and feasible, must comply with the Paula Kalijarvi complicated politics and diminishing budget of the university. Craig Kelley Sales I this place three years ago innocent, not suspecting that a recession and ensuing funding cuts Hope O' Heron entered of I been in, a John McHutchion would lower the quality my education. feel I've reeled well..like fish. I feel I'm dependent on those who know more and wield more power. I'm hungry for a decent education. whatever they give BOARD OF DIRECTORS But I'm tapping noiselessly at the glass door of an administration who knows I'll devour Martin Walker, President me. I'm grappling and waiting in line for academic provisions that I don't even want. I'm being fed dirt. Brian Gear Sean McLean But unlike my three little fish swimming around in their microcosm of an aquarium, you and I don't have Vacant Phill Kinzinger to be gullible and mindless. As a student body, we possess a voice that should and must be heard. We have Dawn a Maclvor Michael Rosenblatt the ability to change things as long as that voice is not the unproductive whining of the past two weeks. Christina Craft (ex officio) Take valid personal complaints to someone with the authority to fix them. Band together as a collective voice. Because even if you can't choose your courses, you can choose your response. Editorial by Jennifer O' Conneil, Assistant Entertainment Editor The Cord continues its publishing year, with the end clearly in sight. Any Letters 1 he opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the rest to the Editor must be submitted signed, typed and double-spaced by Tuesday, of The Cord staff, or ofits publisher, WLU Student Publications. March 23 at 12:00 pm for the following publication. But, we can only print letters that bear the author's real name, telephone number, and I.D. number (if ap- plicable). All letters must be 500 words. 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There is a attempt on tions Board of Directors. deliberate the part of the Students' Union to ram this proposal through, without any real Copyright (c) 1993 by WLU Student Publications, 75 University Ave. West, chance for students to debate, and make an informed vote. That is contemptible. Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. Unless you own a twelve-gauge. THE CORD 30 Letters to the Editor JTiursday, March 18. lag.? Boyce minimizes LETTERS EDITOR THE TO oppression The Cord's Letter Policy Dear Editor, • All letters must be signed, and submitted with the author's name, student In response to the letter in The Cord by Jim Boyce on Thursday identification number and telephone number. 10, 1993, my March it is in interest to express my views since I am • All letters will be printed with the author's name, unless otherwise requested. the author of the quote he used or to be precise, the he quote misused. • Letters must be received by Tuesday at noon for publication in that week's Personally I would like to thank Mr. Boyce for taking the time issue in print or on disk. Disks can be picked up on Wednesday. and effort to respond to the article. I was beginning to think that the • Letters must be typed, double-spaced and cannot exceed 500 words (2 pages). student body at Laurier was not interested in the ideas of the group • to letter, will not correct spelling Men Against The Cord reserves the right edit any but and Violence Against Women, (MAVAW). grammar. When Mr. Boyce attended the meeting of MAVAW in the fall, he • letter, part, was told that violence committted against women was different than The Cord reserves the right to reject any in whole or that is in existing policies, specifically : personal violence committed against men. Mr. Boyce asks in his article "But violation of Cord letters which contain attacks, or defamatory what does this mean". Mr. Boyce says that this difference in violence statements. against the genders, which he does not explain, "hardly proves that the battering, bruising and murdering of men is of absolutely no im- portance". The members of MAVAW do not imply or never had im- plied that violence against men is of no significance. It is regrettable proud that Mr. Boyce does not tell the reading public why the violence is Woman, and free different, since we believe that this would help clear up his misinter- pretation his misrepresentation and of the facts. This difference is that Dear Editor, Zikopoulos, protest? Probably not We should be women are assaulted by men for the simple reason that they are I feel compelled to respond to the comment in happy that The Cord didn't wimp out and censor women, whereas, men are not assaulted by women for the simple rea- the Cord Feedback column by Paul 'hide your the picture, as this would have contributed to the son that they are men. Power, control and domination of women by - shame' Zikopolous. I would like to say that my 'Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde woman breast' syndrome men is all prevalent in our society. Even Mr. Boyce agrees with this . reaction to this comment was at first, disbelief, fol- "keep 'em hidden until we wanna see 'em, and they It is interesting that Mr. Boyce believes that men need to protect lowed by intense anger. I would also like to address better be lookin' pert and perky, cause damnit, we women in our society, or at least this is his interpretation of this letter to anyone who is currently making use of pay big bucks to see 'em! Yuk Yuk!" Excuse me, MAVAW. By quoting me out of context, Mr Boyce has put his own the front cover of the March 4th edition of The but I think I'm going to vomit now. Or cry. ideas forward which I will try to explain to his reading public. The Cord as a pinup, or to anyone who has made a When Zikopoulos made his comment "hide quote concerning four women in your life deals with the fact that 1 in remark about the 'unattractiveness' of the woman your shame", he instantly implied that breasts are 4 women are sexually assaulted by males. Mr. Boyce believes that featured, or to anyone who just happens to give a shameful, and furthermore, the human body is this leads to a double standard in which MAVAW will impart patriar- damn about the issue of women's breasts. shameful. Are you aware, Paul, that you have chal values. We at MAVAW are educating the public, and asking First, this woman is not being exploited, and the breasts? That you are surrounded by people with men to take responsibility for their own actions, not to protect use of the picture is not a sensationalistic tactic. breasts? That this "shame" is what nourished you women. Mr. Boyce's attitudes women towards is evident through his The Cord is a non-profit organization, and and gave you life in your infancy? When you look interpretation of the fact that in women are assaulted by men 1 4 theoretically does not need to care if the paper is at the woman in the picture, you feel disgust. To being equated as women being needing not weak and protection, the read by anyone. The prominent placement of the me, that woman is a symbol of freedom and beauty. assaulting men aggressive actual fact that these are and power picture was initially a shock, but as one saw The I am proud of her and I think she is brave to go orientated in their attempts to subdue women. Cord lying around for a week, the shock wore off. against sexist throwbacks like yourself. Now we have exposed Mr. Boyce really is, that for what he is We got used to the sight of the female breast, didn't The human body, whether female or male, trying to oppression which is another insecure male minimize the we? The more we see the breast in its natural state, black, white, hairy, underweight or overweight (or against half of the human ask are so concerned race, I him, if you the less inclined we are to sexualize and objectify even if it happens to sport a pair of breasts) is a violence against males, and months, about have been for several how breasts. Because they were (or apparently are) con- being of the purest beauty, not of shame, and is come heard your establish kind I haven't of efforts to some of support -- sidered 'objects' to be hidden away and only seen meant to be admired not scorned. Attitudes like center or group. You can't allow women and men supporting in pages of 'adult' magazines, they have been yours, Paul, are exactly what caused the exploita- women's rights to voice their opinions and try to do something posi- sexualized. When nipples aren't airbrushed and tion and sexualization of women, and is the reason tive about it. Maybe if you lost your anal retentiveness you could join breasts aren't crammed into lacy little push-ups, people are now offended by the sight of an un- the human race in trying to extinguish oppression or would that not they aren't sexual objects anymore, are they? exploited breast on the front page of a newspaper. be too cool with the guys. If the woman was scantily clad with a come- Paul Laurie hither smile, would these same people, like Paul Adrienne Kolotylo Shatter, don't work around, glass ceiling Dear Editor, "invisible organizational barrier maintaining barriers that women their opportunities. abuse unconditionally. that prevents women from reach- face. Marsden argues that women Her final message is to sur- This is a letter concerning ing top ranking positions. Women the We feel that the advice given should learn how to say yes. round yourself with critical seminar given by Janice can see through the glass to the by the lecturers circumvented the However, this does not appear to friends in order to assess whether Fioravanti and Dr. Lorna next corporate level but the real issue. Marsden and be the problem women have you faced some discrimination. Marsden on International seemingly unbreakable ceiling Fioravanti focused on teaching today. Women are mothers, This perpetuates the ideology that Women's Day (March 8) prevents getting address- them from the survival tactics within a male wives, business women, some women imagine discrimina- ing women in workplace, promotion". the in Some of the mes- defined workforce. The real issue caregivers, and responsible for tion. specific - the glass ceiling. we received reinforce The sages and is to challenge the existing struc- most of the housework. Con- Fioravanti affirms that a glass ceiling was defined as an perpetuate the glass ceiling tures all that limit women and sequently, women are suffering glass-ceiling exists but, that it is from burn-out. They over-extend the responsibility of women to themselves and say yes too often. find the openings or "airholes". Often working-class women and This is a very individualistic view Rule of thumb cruel their struggles are ignored. These for women and success. It is not women in most circumstances do women's responsibility to search Editor, Dear so far removed from its true definition, that it no not have the privileged option to for or create openings in which to Over Reading Week something strange hap- longer matters what the true meaning is. I disagree. say yes or no. Their answer must slide through. We do not wish to pened to me, I learned something. My mother, in Throughout history men have beaten their wives, be yes in order to provide food diminish the accomplishments of her constant quest for trivial facts, came upon sometimes to the point of death. Should these for their children. Marsden for the women who have been success- something not so trivial. read She an article that atrocities be forgotten? I think not. This saying is most part speaks to and addresses ful. In fact, we believe that these explained where the phrase "rule of thumb" came offensive to both men and women alike. It is ap- issues concerning white, middle women have worked harder than from. Most people use this phrase to refer to a palling to think that in the year 1993, we are still so to upper-class, educated women. most men in similar positions common rule to go by; a at to some- hint how do backward as to use a saying that refers to the size of She fails to recognize the diverse simply because of the obstacles thing, but this is not the true meaning. an instrument of torture. needs of diverse women. they have overcome. However, "Rule of thumb" originated way back when it The reason that I am bringing this issue up is Marsden advocates a "never instead of recognizing the success was legal for a man to beat his wife. You see, a that, since Reading Week I have noticed that many give up" policy towards sexual of a few privileged women, man could not legally beat his wife with just any- of my textbooks use this saying. Furthermore, I harassment. She states that shouldn't we be addressing sys- thing, no, the object that he used could be no wider have noticed a couple of Professors using it. lam "women should never temic discrimination against than his thumb. Therefore, when a man beat his sure that these people do not know what the resign...keep on going no matter women? wife, he used the "rule of thumb". original meaning of the phrase "rule of thumb" is, how outrageous you may think The glass-ceiling must be It is no longer legal, or acceptable for a to man but that does not excuse its use. I would hope that the treatment is, it is always bet- shattered. The issue is not how beat his wife with anything, let alone something as once people know what this phrase means, they will ter to stay in there and fight it...." women should learn to rise within wide as his thumb. So why do we still use this sick be just as offended as I am, and will think twice Living with systematic dis- a male defined institution, but saying? I hope that the reason is that this law was about using it again. There are so many phrases out crimination produces horrific rather, how women and men in place so long no one that — ago, remembers its true there that could be used to refer to a common rule side-effects decrease in self- should re-define the system to meaning, notion that people use because the this to go by, why use one that is associated with torture esteem, poor job performance, oppressive barriers. saying knowing really eliminate while what it means is in- and cruelty? absenteeism and sleeplessness to comprehensible. name a few. It is unfair to expect Lisa Swain Some people may say that its meaning today is Karin Paulson women to endure this type of Mohini Athia THE CORD Thursday. March 18. 1993 Letters to the Editor 31 Stop classroom stereotyping - now Dear Editor, gender-neutral society. minute, imagine you are a woman of the lecture gives a comment much to expect sensitivity and Most of us have dealt with Unfortunately, my experi- student, just about to write your that people from the Far East do understanding from seniors who some stereotypes of sorts in our ences at Laurier in the past few midterm, then the professor an- not understand economic laws. ought to be our role models? Is it lives. Stereotypes are often rooted months contradict that stance. nounces that he made the exam All they know is how to expecting too much to think that in people's beliefs. Like Stereotypes still thrive in offices tough deliberately so he could reproduce like rabbits. How professors, more than anybody ideologies, they serve as spec- and lecture halls unabated. Even weed out women from men. What would you respond? else, ought to know that dif- tacles through which reality in the at a time when in the history of would be your reaction? Some students laughed of ference based on gender, race or social world is seen, through most this institution, we have the first What about being a Japanese course. And when he adds, pru- ideology are meaningless? of the time, distorted and over- woman president, probably the student in a Western environ- dent investors do not invest be- In a country that is trying to simplified. best executive that will ever sit in ment, you ask a question about a cause they love your green eyes build cultural, racial and gender We all have pride in Canada this chair, women are still concept in a book the professor or your black skin! harmony, one does not need to and boast of the significant gains referred to in derogatory terms. co-authored but in reply he shuts Now, how far can these kinds prove to anybody that he is a man women and all visible minorities For sometime now, a profes- you down, saying you don't un- of remarks go? When is enough or is better. It is enough to know are making. One would hope that sor has been making derogatory derstand these things. Funny? enough? that you are a person and compe- all sane minds in Canada would comments about people in a man- Lastly, think about yourself as Of course this country has ting fairly. support and move geared at ner that turns them into objects of a Chinese student from the Far academic freedom and profes- The standard should be com- strengthening a face-free and ridicule, probably jerks. For a East. The professor, in the middle sorial prerogatives. Is this profes- petitive excellence, not gender, sor within this limit? If we think race or ideology. Professors know they are relevant examples, can more. But we also deserve better. we agree that he ought to know a Slop it, Professor, it is not funny Cremation is cool better way of framing them so any more. they don't demean us? Is it too request Dear Editor, Cemeteries are for the living, not the dead. So if Name withheld by All around the world people are still burying the people want to worship the dead so badly let them dead. At the same time the cities encroach on the do it in their own home. Sure, just set up a little farmlands that feed us. Why do people still insist on plaster bust of Uncle Mot in the living room and being buried. Does the thought of having worms worship away. up. All across Space talk writher through their bodies for eternity excite When is it alright to dig the dead them? Does the thought of laying around long the country there is forgotten grave yards. Dear Editor, enough that someday an archaeologist will im- Eventually there is nobody around that knows any- Last year the University Administration agreed to give the Stu- mortalize them in a museum excite them? What are body in the grave yard so the grave yard begins to dents' union a certain amount of funds which ena led us to hire an ar- these people thinking? slip into a big vegetated area. An area that no one chitect to look into possible expansion plans for the building, now Cremation is one way to go which makes more can use because there are useless dead located thes plans are becoming reality and the possiblities for the new Stu- sense. In China it is illegal to bury the dead. (Well there. dents' Union Building are endless. These plans would make the Communism has one good point.) They realize that Why not just burn the dead and end the problem building twice its original size and would incorpoarte the exppansion not only is there a population problem on the sur- before it starts. Ashes are also good for growing of Wilfs, the Turret, campus clubs space and perhaps even includea face of the earth, but a problem underneath the sur- gardens. See, look at all the benefits. new Food Court and Student Services i.e. Health Services and face as well. Burn the dead! Save the space! Scott McKay Counselling. Cemeteries are also a waste of space. Cord Staff In order to finance the expansion it is likely that the Students' Union will ask the students to pay the $15 a year tyhat they now pay towards the elevator fund, towards a fund for this new 'space' pro- Humans have it easy ject. The elevator fund will be retired as of May '94, and therefore we would not be asking the students for any additional money, rather pecking and an overpopulation of Dear Editor, "top of the order" there's they simply continue paying towards a new funding goal. moose woods, so they are Picture this: Two bears funneling other living beings started infest- in the This years Board has just decided to take this issue to referendum pipe - our environment with going to tear down your neigh- toxic waste through a into ing living in the fall, but before doing so we wanted to get a feeling of how the house. waste. What they started borhood to plant a new forest Do an onlooking man's The their if students felt about it On March 2, during our public BOD hours this Waste some of us for sport? you mind? Too bad. You're not caption reads "Animal shooting was what the question fo the week dealt with. The response has been the anymore. Management". Uh, sorry, but Johnny wolf boss overwhelmingly in favour of the expansion of the Students' Union a Far come a brand of styl- Do you get my point? Maybe Do you get it? Yes, it is has up with Building and in favour of the continued payment of the $15 a year to making a t you don't. My point is we are Side comic but it's also ing mousse and he's going achieve this, here are some of the comments given: good point. Things wouldn't in to test animals. Just because we've been very smear it your eyes how "It's good to see students getting something back for their efforts and extra amount of be so great if we weren't at the dangerous that is....Damn it, cursed with this money." "intelligence" and a thumb, "This would allow us to expand services and remain financially doesn't mean we have the right to exploit other living beings. sound." "This would boost student moral and offer more centralized services Overpopulation is definitely a Good grades fore the students." problem and it is helping to "I'd like to see more handicap doors, and perhaps an off-campus destroy our If you environment events centre." are environmentally conscious, are not enough "Fod court is a good idea and a new terrace in Wilfs is a great idea." just do it for future genera- don't "Looks great, WLUSU is too overcrowded. Different departments tions; Think about the life forms need more space, i.e. campus clubs." Dear Editor, are going extinct or being that "But what about the academic program?" Over the past weekend, fourth year business students were forced endangered every day. If you are "Better this than @*?!* astroturf!" into participating in yet another case competition. Although it was environmentally con- not already "Non-smoking bar wanted." structured to be similar to the I.C.E. competition in third year, this ex- scious, get with the program! then "About time there was competition with food services." ercise was to test the skills that we have supposedly learned in our like this I would also to take Yes: 63 core classes, under an 'intense' pressure situation. From the students' opportunity to say cheers to Scott No: 3 point of view, the case itself was so easy to understand that any McKay for his last two letters in tough, intelligent decision making was not required. But, what this the Cord. Moore competition did accomplish was to bring to the forefront the many in- Ruth Gmehlin, Michelle adequacies and imperfections of the SBE. Line Perrier Students' Union Board ofDirectors An upsetting result of the exercise was that it revealed the blatant favouritism that business professors (with the exception of the fi- nance profs) have towards certain students. Is it really fair that fourth year business students should be permitted to judge their peers? Al- Cord is prejudiced beit these students are extremely intelligent individuals, there is no way that a fellow student of mine should be allowed to determine my Dear Editor, mentioned whether or not committee members final grade in a course. Also, it was conveyed to us that these 'judges' Thumbs down to The Cord's "Thumbs Down" were qualified). had to make a tough choice in participating in the exercise or becom- editorial on February2s, where it is charged that, This editorial is not only unfair but inconsistent ing a judge. After talking to one of the judges, he told me personally "Ten out of eleven members of the [Academic The same issue of The Cord features a picture of that he was never actually given this option. He gladly accepted this Restructuring] committee are men.... Male domina- the recipients of the President's Scholarships: three appointed position of power without any indecision or thought. tion of the committee is disturbingly reminiscent of white women. Where is the "Thumbs Down" What bothers me the most with this whole situation is the com- a bad 1950's sit com." editorial deploring the "insensitivity" towards placency of the students. After going through four years of this place, If this is the criteria for "insensitivity to gender aboriginal Canadians, males, members of minority students (especially the ones in business) have learned to blindly ac- issues," then Student Publications has long been groups and the differently abled? If one is going to cept any of the garbage that the administration throws at us. Who are guilty. How else can we explain the fact that the make insinuations about "insensitivity," at least be we to question why? We should have a right to ask the tough ques- last four editors of The Cord have been males or egalitarian about it! But rather than be consistently tions because we are the ones who are paying for this. that the Board of Directors has traditionally been (or inconsistently) unfair, it would be even better if The purpose of this article is to inform the younger students of dominated by males (and white ones at that!)? Let's The Cord could be consistently fair. what to expect in the senior years. Basically, if you are smart, attrac- face it, this situation shows serious "insensitivity" The type of popular prejudice that the "Thumbs tive, and willing to buy your professor a drink at WilTs you're on the or so it would seem if we followed the logic of the Down" editorial supports is astounding in com- road to the top. Simply being smart and getting good grades just "Thumbs Down" editorial. Obviously, it would be parison to the following week's editorial on bigotry doesn't cut it any more. unfair to accuse Student Publications of such a in journalism. thing without providing any proof, and it is just as Derek Kodama unfair to make a similar judgement about the Aca- J.W. Boyce Fourth year business student demic Restructuring Committee (the editorial never Religion and Culture THE CORD 32 Comment Thursday. March 18. 1993 Oatmeal does not a nation make Dear Editor, "headway" on the deficit, O.K? 143%. Now, I'm not sure about whining N.D.P politicians that Ed "a shattered manufacturing This letter is in response to The Tories began with a pri- your marks, but I would conclude want the $500 billion debt in- sector". Brace yourself: Manufac- Pat Brethour's "A Tory for mary deficit of about $16 billion that I'm makin tons o' "head- creasing at a much faster rate. turing in Canada is dying. Do not Breakfast". in 1984. In 1992, the Tories had way". True, the total deficit is in Also, you said the Tories blame the Tories, it's not their Pat, I hope my letter brings created a primary surplus of the red, but that's because the should axe business tax deduc- fault, it was already dying when you closer to current reality. about $7 billion (An improve- Tories are making interest pay- tions. I get the impression that they won office in 1984. It'll There is so much I want to dis- ment of 143%). Now, let's put ments on Canada's huge debt. you are not a huge fan of any keep dying as long as Canada cuss, so let's start with your point this in your terms. Say you write And this monster is the result of business in Canada (Since you pays $14.41/hour for shit produc- that the Tories haven't made any an exam, and by golly you get spending-happy Liberals, with suggested that we axe business tivity and quality levels. And grants also). Let me suggest that what of all these people who sup- business, while not perfect, pro- posedly lost their jobs to free And someone critiques the vides Canada with benefits that trade? What of their future? Well, aren't possible in their absence. I that's up to them is it not? Or think jobs are a good example, have we forgotten the reason any entire comment section don't you? It's a sheltered world of us came to Laurier in the first you live in if you think businesses place? We are taking control of Dear Editor, We can no longer elect an official there are too many issues, too stick around when you treat our future. Canadians do not need Alright, here goes. "We have to represent our views, because many stances, and too many indi- will them like shit. Let's put it back in the Feds spoon feeding them suc- an obligation to right our there are too many issues. Your viduals. your terms. Say you are at Wilf s, cess, they're better than that. To wrongs". In this letter last week, grand scheme, Pat, for removing With all the call for and a great looking women/man market yourself you can get David Ray had "a remedy", the PC government is all well and referendums and asking for the (hey, it's the 90's) walks up to everything from a PHD to calling which was "the truth". So, if I good, but hey, there's no 'right' people's opinion (i.e. telling the you. For results, you should: up Gloria from All in the Family don't believe truth exists, that choice. Somewhere along the people that represent Canada cur- best a) Give a polite compliment and to get a diploma in art, manage- pretty well shoots down that way, populations grew too large, rently that they can't make offer to buy a drink. ment, t.v. repair... argument, doesn't it? However, and democracy stayed hidden in certain decisions, because hey, all him/her b)Tell how sick you are You see, Perrin Beatty was were I to believe in a different textbooks, and ideology. we did was give them enough him/her of and tell to trying to explain that "the right truth, the same thing would be ac- Well, thanks for telling us that ticks on pieces of paper), perhaps men/women him/her start buying own thing to do" works better than complished. Jon, but we don't believe you, we -should abolish the govern- his/her fuckin "the popular thing to do." That is If I were to say that grouping and if we did, what are we sup- ment as it stands, and leave drinks. Finally, I'd like to address how you nation-build, not by re- Canadians into 'the West', and posed to do about it? We11...1 everything to referendum. If we point that Free Trade has searching cereal endorsers. stating that we have an obliga- don't know. I'm just here to com- can't trust people to make deci- your caused unemployment and creat- Huk tion, was wrong, was...racist, and plain like everyone else. While sions, then an alternative is to Bil I believed it, then Mr. Ray's truth I'm complaining, I'll complain make those decisions indepen- would not exist. If I were to say that the government is supposed dently. Have a much smaller that Canada is in severe trouble to be composed of people that in- government around to handle the right now, and needs money to dividuals have put their trust into, day-to-day affairs, and some sort stay developed itself, then advo- not people who we are constantly of information-releasing or WOMEN WORDS cates of sending money would be attacking. How can we expect a referendum-handling group. I wrong. country to fare well, when we don't know. And yet, I ask you by members of the Women's Centre How do we decide what is don't put people we trust into all, what are we to do? Never will by Beth Haydl and Mohini Athia right? Through democracy? power? And yet, no solution everyone agree on anything. Does Fine...except it no longer exists. seems to come to mind, because majority rule? Do we continue to there is enough pie for everyone it obviously distrib- question, or do we accept, leaving uted unfairly. Feminism is the advocacy of equal pie for time for peace and quiet, or other Althoughwomen. We don't want to take pie away from the men, we Correcting issues we wish to question? We just want an equal share for all regardless of ability, sexual orienta- now stand at a point in time when tion, race, class and gender. When we say "pie" we mean rights. everything is changing, where Rights are different from privileges in that one person's right does not everything is being questioned. come at the expense of another's. corrections The morals which have gov- If men are afraid that they will lose something if women gain men are not Dear Editor, erned society for so long are now equality, this may be because what enjoy privileges, The letter I sent to The Cord last week regarding the review of being challenged. Take your posi- rights. Male privileges include but are not limited to: being able to the Faculty of Music opera production was misread, and the paper has tion now, folks, because these is- walk home at 2:00 am without feeling nervous, earning an average of printed a Correction that is more incorrect than the original mistake. I sues aren't going to rest anytime one-third more than women for equal work and being taken seriously am grateful for Leslie O'Dell having had her gender straightened out, soon, and there will be more to by employers, professors, doctors, and auto mechanics. but she had nothing at all to do with the opera production. Leslie follow. Wonder...as Jim wonders, Maybe some men hate feminism because they don't want to lose De'Ath conducted the opera on Feb. 26/27. Leslie O'Dell is a profes- we must all wonder. privileges. Maybe some women hate feminism because if they call sor in the English faculty, and directs theatre productions on campus. The opinions expressed here themselves a "feminist" they'll be hated. Few women take pride in do not necessarily reflect those of publicly calling themselves feminists. (Mr.) Leslie De'Ath, the author. A common misperception is that feminism means female supe- Associate Professor, riority, and that because of the rise of feminism, women will receive Faculty ofMusic Jonathan Winter all the pie. A male professor here recently commented that in our society, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction in favour of women. The professor felt women were demanding everything and men Dating in the '90s, Part 2 were getting the raw end of the deal. Yes we are demanding - demanding our rights because we know that they will not be relin- Terry Humphreys comment a men their privileges what can you do? never know how people will take quished without struggle. Why would surrender Your mind starts to race. You it. But it is the only card you have willingly? moment is not a negative thing. People are threatened by crucial need to think of something quick left to play before she walks off Feminism is change, they to as negative. feminism is positive stretching into eternity, to keep the interaction going. the floor...and out of your life, or and tend view it But Theand you don't mind he- and progressive. Feminists celebrate women and womanhood, things "Are you sure you don't want to so it seems. You muster what is cause you could stand on the which have generally not been celebrated. dance some more?" you ask, left of your ego and decide you night not men to give us validity identity. But loving dance floor all just staring hedging your bets. are either going to win or lose We do need and at her. The question is, will she "No, I hate this song, but this step in a big way. "Please women also does not mean hating men. slow women mean women with one voice dance with you or go hack thanks anyway", she says. Does don't take this the wrong way, Loving doesn't that all speak to her and that all women with each other all the time. Each woman friends discuss your she really hate this song, or is it a but. would it be possible to get and agree from a different perspective. Every woman's feminism is dif- quick way to ditch you.' It's get- your number?" you ask with comes ling late and you might not get a abated breath. ferent. The Men's Room Let's our is apple pie. liberal reformist feminist second chance. "What did you say?" she yells say society an A pie we equally among women by members of Men Against "Can I buy you a drink?" you over the music. The agony. would take the have and redistribute it wants Violence Against Women blurt out, and a second later wish Saying it once was bad enough, and men. The goal is to achieve legal equality. An eco-feminist grown one made ingredients and you could take it back because it but twice? You step in close bes- an organically pie, not with artificial style? bleached flour because she equates the destruction of our environ- very peculiar dancing sounds like such a line. ide her and repeat yourself. That the moment ment to the degradation of women. You feel like has "No," she says, and you think long moment of silence returns to bit long now, Socialist feminists want to throw the apple pie and bake a stretched just a too you hear the politeness in her plague you once more. away cherry pie. want a cake, dammit. A lesbian and is feeling a uncomfortable. voice slip a little. Is she getting "Actually", she says with new Radical feminists closer, for And an You move in indicating perturbed? You may have just shrugging shoulders, sort separatist wants one pie for women and another men. "I'm of [communities] your want to continuing the dance lost the battle in the seconds it seeing someone". The classic line anarcha-feminist wants all different flavours of tarts she feels the same. living autonomously and communally. itnd hope took to say that line. that is neither here nor there but too and perspectives to varying de- She moves in close You hope that you just im- is impossible to discount. Many feminists draw from all of these couldn't is the beauty of feminism - diversity. just as you think things agined that disdain in her voice. That's it, the game is over and grees. That any better, you hear her we is desire to improve the lives of all be going You only have one line left although it went farther than you What all have in common a Feminism, reality exists and will say "I think I'm going to go back and it's a doozy. Should you ask planned, you can't help feeling women. the ideology, the term, the Feminism is here to to my table, OK?". her for her phone number? It's id- continue to be a shaping force of our society. 0K?...n0 it's not OK, but ways a tough decision and you continued on page 34 stay. THE CORD M*n,h 1R IQ9a Comment Tr-"*" 33 Pill referendum leaves voters in the dark Jim Lowe Cord Comment and "ignorant students" were their family doctor. to include the proposal's draw- vote in this referendum will be misinformed when they voted. You probably won't hear backs. equally in the dark. when you thought it For a time, that argument may much about this referendum, If, after a proper information You would think that a corpo- was safe to trust your have held some merit But now, though. At the present time, no campaign, the student body ration that effectively has two JustStudents' Union again, the same people who complained open forums have been scheduled chooses to agree with such a Presidents, two Vice-Presidents political underhandedness and are running an even more and the corporation has not made proposal then, fine, the health (University Affairs) and twenty- plan attempt to un- hidden agendas have reappeared. clandestine campaign. any attempts to stage a proper should die. To eight board members would be dermine its value and viability by In less than two weeks, the To be fair, there are a number Yes/No information campaign. willing to run a proper informa- Wilfrid Laurier University Stu- of reasons for removing con- Why? Because they'd rather quietly targeting segments of the tion campaign for such an impor- dents' Union will be holding a traceptives, not the least of which rely on student apathy to achieve plan, is cowardly. tant issue. Unfortunately, Stu- The con- contraceptives referendum -- a referendum is a promise from Health Services their political goals. Oral are a dents' Union politicians are will- which happens to target women to deliver the Pill at a comparable traceptive plan was approved dur- health issue. They warrant inclu- ing to let the students of Laurier in a as who choose to be sexually active. rate to the currennt plan. ing the annual election last Febru- sion health plan just al- be used as political pawns in the Certain inhabitants of the Including oral contraceptives ary, at which over a quarter of the lergy pills or PMS medication do. designs of a few of their col- by-elections, Union offices, it appears, don't in any health plan is an expensive school voted. March How many more groups will be leagues. This is unacceptable. like the fact that our health plan matter, and warrants discussion however, rarely achieve more targeted through muted referenda Regardless of how you feel on subsidizes oral contraceptives. by its participants. than 12 per cent voter turnout. until the support base for the plan the issue of oral contraceptives, disgusting totally So, they've decided to slip a There are also a number of Even more than is undermined? do not let this insulting action by question dealing with its con- reasons to keep the health plan as this attempt to exploit student Sadly, this referendum will our politicians go on without con- tinued existence onto the Senate it stands. Oral contraceptives lethargy is the blatant biases in not render a valid decision about demnation. Tell current bosses and Board of Governors' election come in a variety of prescriptions, both the election mailout and the oral contraceptives in specific, or Alexandra Stangret and Christina ballots. and often have side-effects. Be- referendum ballot. The -mailout, even the health plan in general. Craft that you are fed up with What those Union execs are fore a woman can be prescribed which should present both sides This referendum will only reveal political maneuvering. conveniently ignoring is that a the Pill, she must undergo a num- of the issue, contains two reasons whether or not the students of Inform Tim Crowder, Sean majority of Laurier students voted ber of tests, and be monitored by against keeping oral contracep- Laurier will allow themselves to Taylor and next year's Board of three rea- in favour of including oral con- her physician for three months. tives in the plan, and become mere sheep to an elite Directors that such games won't traceptives only 13 months ago. This requires an intimate rela- sons in favour of removing them. group of politician-shepherds. be acceptable during their term. Ever since the students ap- tionship between doctor and At last check, those two If those shepherds are so con- Start real debate on the issue proved the new plan, its op- patient, a relationship which phrases meant exactly the same fident that their opinion on con- among your friends and col- ponents have claimed that the many women would not want to thing. That equals five reasons to traceptives is correct, then they leagues. referendum was not run properly, begin with anyone other than vote yes, and not a single ack- should be running a fair Above all else, don't allow nowledgement that an opinion to referendum. your vote to be used as a tool for the contrary even exists. This article is not about the someone else's partisan agenda. The political interference is merits of the oral contraceptive This issue is not as clear cut even more evident on the ballot. plan. For the record, I voted as the politicos would have you PINK INK The original question was rela- against including the pill in the believe and, as members of this tively unbiased. However, for health plan last year. Why? "corporation" we cannot continue by Denys Daivs some unknown reason, Vice- Because, there was virtually to let ourselves be snowed. again Madonna has been crowned queen of the gays, President Alexandra Stangret no information provided to me on or in this particular case, the lesbians. asked the Union's Chief Return- why I should vote yes. Sadly, OnceThe Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto has been on trial for ing Officer to include the possible with a campaign based on arm- Jim Lowe was a candidate for selling Bad Attitude, a raunchy tyke bag filled with hot pictures and financial savings of removal (the twisting and backroom whispers, VP: University Affairs in the Feb- steamy fiction about bad girls who ask for their bodies and minds to yes side's big selling point) on it is likely that the majority of the ruary election and campaigned in be assaulted. On February 16, Judge Paris handed down a slap-on- the ballot. No attempt was made five or six hundred students who favour ofthe current health plan. the-wrist decision ruling that nine of the ten articles were not obscene, based on evidence presented. Here is how the story un- folded. Students of namely need As usual the Crown called in its panel experts, Crown leftovers Attorney Charles Granek. He's famous for his last pom case which was won on the basis that Canadians could not tolerate seeing casual, physically satisfying, unprotected sex. Also present was porn researcher Neil Malamuth, professor of Retrospect psychology at the University of Michigan. The presentation made by the Crown was the usual story of media exposure leads to atti- The week in review tude change and that attitude change leads to behavioural change. all forgotten one other essential point: students In the vernacular, if you see bad stuff you will do bad stuff. In by Pat Brethour don't eat at Food Services sometimes...because the this case if women see or read material in 'Bad Attitude' where food is sometimes awful. women are pushed around and love it, some harm will happen to only bought a case of iced tea once in I remember some delightful concoctions in my some innocent woman. my life. That was in the last month of my first year: Ham and Cheese Soup, Corned Beet Psychologist Jonathan Freedman from the University of I'vefirst year here at Laurier. It was April 23 Burgers (semi-raw) and the infamous Swiss Steak. Toronto, told the court that Dr. Malamuth's testimony was (not his and I still had $28 left on my meal plan. You can hardly blame a first year student for word) crap, based on the fact that the connection between seeing I only wasted $28. I was lucky. One woman I sneaking off to McDonald's, can you? porn and doing bad things has never been adequately demonstrated. knew had hundreds of dollars left on her meal card, Enough about what the meal plan is, or is not. He further says that the effects of lesbian porn and straight porn that she had been unable to use or to sell to other What could the meal plan be like? may be different and any research done on this has been in- students. The University of Guelph's voucher system is conclusive. She bought five boxes of chocolate bars. the most attractive option I've ran across. You buy Another star for Glad Day was Professor Becky Ross from Every year students buy mass quantities of junk coupons, and cash them in at the appropriate food Ryerson, the holder of Canada's first doctorate in lesbian studies. food at the end of April. Either that, or they make spots around campus. Unfortunately Ross' testimony, on this her first appearance in court, an involuntary contribution to Food Services, You don't have to pay nearly $2 000 in Septem- was carefully dissected by Granek. What Ross did succeed in doing courtesy of Laurier's archaic and rather inane meal ber — and you have a choice of places in which to was reading Madonna's latest book, Sex to the court. The point of plan. spend your money. this was to show the rather remarkable similarity between Sex and For those who don't know (or who have forgot- Even without the voucher system, the adminis- Bad Attitude. Madonna, icon of the masses, has sold 35 000 copies ten), all residence students (other Uiau Bricker- tration could still reform the meal plan, and easily. of the book and has remained completely unmolested by police and dwellers) must buy a meal plan. The amount — $1 Students could be allowed to forward the un- censor boards. 838 for 1993/94 — is pre-set and non-refundable. used portion of the meal plan to the next year. Al- Legend has it that at this point, Judge Paris's eyes lit up, amazed According to Don Baker, that amount is set on a though they would still have to eat Food Services' by the number of books sold. This must be some sort of statement three-meals-per-day basis. If you miss a meal, says offerings, they probably wouldn't end up carting on what is acceptable to the average Canadian. Baker, that's your problem. You shouldn't expect a boxes of chocolate and iced tea home. During closing statements, Granek implied that he had the refund. Giving out refunds in April is another pos- forces of decency, civic order, romance, the family, politeness, Bullshit. sibility. The Food Services committee already has Western civilization, the Supreme Court, and fear on his side. Judge Don Baker has forgotten a couple of things. such a proposal formulated. Their $200 limit is un- Paris asked Granek if he had seen Truth or Dare. "Um-hum." First among them is that students are paying necessarily low, but it is a start. If the administra- Earlier in the trial Helmut Newton's SM fashion photos from customers, both of Food Services and of the univer- tion approves it. Vogue were introduced as evidence. Judge Paris had said, "Yes, I'm sity. He says that providing refunds is impossible Students should be able to either cash in their familiar with the magazine. We have it at home." under the university's present accounting system. full meal plan surplus at the end of the academic Now, I don't mean to belittle the issue of violence against That may be entirely true, but there's no reason year. Anything less than that still leaves hard- women. I personally can't believe that some of the more violent why that accounting system cannot be changed. earned student money in the pockets of an un- porn has absolutely no effect on encouraging violence, even though Can you imagine a restaurant that refused to deserving university service. it has not been scientifically proven. What I do believe is that give you back your change because their cash regis- Don Baker, and the rest of the administration, censorship is the greatest crime imaginable. Who are you to say ter wasn't working? better damned well start listening to students' con- what I can watch on TV, what I can read in magazines I pay for, Of course, that wouldn't happen in the real cerns about the meal plan. and what I can sit in my own home and enjoy. It's about time that world. And it wouldn't happen at Laurier, if the ad- Students, not the administration, know best the pro-censors realized that the tolerance of the average Canadian ministration had an ounce of respect for residence about the meal plan. That's the way I see it - at is changing. Or is it really? Maybe nobody from the powers that be, students. least until I see Don Baker at the Dining Hall for Jn their infinite wisdom, has ever asked for their opinions before! Baker, and the rest of the administration, have breakfast, lunch and dinner. THE CORD 34 Comment Thursday, March 18. SHOOTINGFROM Toeing the party line THE LIP to of their failure seek 'approval' Amit Kapur Cord Comment them because from the rest of the party. it seems that Dennis Drainville, an In extreme cases, dissidents have been kicked MPP and backbencher for the NDP party, out of a party because they didn't play follow-the- Well,is in deep trouble. leader. Drainville opposes one of his government's Voters on election day must therefore not only policies: a fact he has made public. The criticism he decide whether the person they vote for will is receiving is not from the opposition, nor from the represent their interests, but even if they can. They Question: How would you get rid of public. The criticism is from his own party. should ask if their MPP has any rights to speak up a roommate that you didn't want? The issue is casinos, and Drainville has spoken and vote according to how they feel if they disagree out against the NDP plan to bring casinos into with the party. The Shots: Ontario. Unfortunately, Drainville has now at- The rules that many parties use often make it tracted the scorn of the party leadership, which very difficult to vote anything but the party line. wants to show unity on these types of issues. Does this mean that Brian Mulroney or Bcfo Rae As a result, the NDP is formulating new plans themselves control what government policies de- regarding when MPP backbenchers may speak out cide? Does this mean that parliamentary approval is against government policy. The government is to just a formality? Doesn't that strike one hell of a decide when anyone in their party is allowed to crit- blow to the democracy which we so proudly claim? icize them. In the Drainville's case, the NDP is coming up This brings up the issue of whether there is ade- with some petty excuses for implementing their quate free speech in our parliament system, because policy. According to house leader Dave Cooke, the NDP is not the only party to create rules on MPPs could vote freely on 'issues of conscience', whether you can vote your mind. however it is still up to the government to decide Party discipline is a concept which is common what your conscience is. Does this mean that Drain- Canadian political system. When you are ville's views, though strongly held and reinforced "Put Kool-Aid in their gas tank." in the represent a constituency, you are ex- by his religious beliefs, are not a matter of con- Stephanie Williams elected to pected to represent the interests of the people who science? Third Year voted for you. But there are also rules that often From the time of their creation, the NDP has prohibit you from voting anything other than what been trying to pass itself off as the party that cares the party votes. about people, a party unlike any other. NDP leaders Though many people have tried to challenge have obviously forgotten about their political roots these rules, dissidents like Drainville have and have proven that free speech is acceptable in privileges and more senior positions withheld from their party — as long as it is their free speech. Initiation is torture continued from page 32 that you'll have to do this all over less than praiseworthy description again the next time a woman of the whole encounter. The big- very angry at her for some rea- catches your eye. gest question in all dating en- son. Probably because the ego is So what is the point to my counters is how to find out what a little bruised. dating scenario? Maybe nothing, the other person thinks of you "A quick handshake and a .357 The greatest torture of it all is but I hope you have caught my first. You have to so this without magnum." coining right out and asking. You Jay Slade and Dave Brosseau do it in a way that will enable you to save face, in the event that they CORDFEEDBACK think you're slime. So the solution is to engage in We're here to hear. an excruciating series of minfite steps, gestures, cues, and small The Cords Feedback Booth is open each Thursday, from 10 am to talk that are second guessed every 4 pm, in the Concourse. All members of the Laurier community are inch of the way. welcome to comment, although students will be given priority. As a male, I have dreaded Comments appear unedited. All comments must include the sub- having to always be the initiator mitter's ID number. Issues of pressing or enduring interest will be of dating encounters. At every commented upon by The Cord. We're your student paper - so make minute step of the way, there are your view known. countless decisions that males have to initiate. And at any one of "It's called, get a boyfriend your Hey Ingrid, it's called reality, check into it! these steps they can be rejected. It roommate does not like." —John Smith is like a continuous roller-coaster Lisa Hughes ride for the ego. Aren't you ever going to bring the car guy back? Women need to take more —Daniel Byers control and responsibility for in- itiating and carrying a dating en- Poor ignorant Feizal and his fear for the police. Attention seeking counter. Once this happens, we continues. will be on the road to breaking —Mike D' Costa down sex-role stereotypes...at least in the dating field. Who's this VARGHEESE GUY? Why are you bothering Pat? It's about time someone stands up for the police. Good article Sean. -Jason Lemaich More Cord Less inky. —Jen Ireland corrections "Put Exlax in their homemade 'dry witty In last week's correc- cookies." Where's that car columnist with the humour'? The Cord is lacking Dean's opinions on quality foreign cars. Bring back our tions we mistak- Heather Small and Jill Chalmers box, favourite car guru, now! Second Year Pranks enly stated that Leslie —Andrew Rice O'Dell had directed Pilgrim's Progress. It's getting warmer out. I think a column on a convertible would be in- appropriate (from that cool car guy). Our correction was -Steve Rident correct. Leslie De'Ath was, in fact, the direc- The comments in Retrospect are repulsive. The use of the paper as a tor socialist soapbox is reprehensible. For the love of God, Pat - resign. —Darren Mahaffy In last week's Cord, the When over 100 people attend an event to see two prominent cabinet Science Fiction and "Make a couple phone calls and ministers it is a news story. Do not relegate campus news to your Fantasy Club was mis- kill them." biased editorials. takenly identified as Melessanakis and Xenia Vlasios —Bonnie Parr "SFFC". 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M „ Professional flf Ijft ff I L WTj o h mn a , 7?S-fW)6 or visii The KW Rally club is holding its & Spelling grammar corrected. Large furnishedroom for sublet. Mortv's Pub next rally on Sat.Mar 20. Register Done by qualified Ph.D. student, Parking, laundry, 5 minutes from $$$ We need a responsible, out- " WHAT FS at the Pizza Delight on Hespeler English major. Kathy, 744-7391 WLU, huge balcony. Two fe- going, fun loving individual to be Rd. in Cambridge. The cost is roommates. negotia- our part-time orientation sales rep . male Price e e $15 per car. Call 742-9039 for inco me tax returns professionally ble. Call C.J. 886-8955 on your campus. Forward a brief J; >'°p'ntR J.™ more information. save $$, com- resume to Print Here, 170Univer- prepared to you those essavs we're - 12-107, puter calculated for accuracy, 5 bedroom house sity Ave. W, Suite » omj fI Got a car? Got any friends? Then electronically filed for quick Located 1 block from Laurier on Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3E9. S come on out to the Tamiae Pre — re f Unds. Free pick-up and King St. Available May 93 to t LUVCov/Olive' UU C Exam CarRally on Friday April 2 delivery, reasonable rates. Call April 94 $1500/month Call Waterloo NDP Riding Associa- Party afterwards. Sign-up at Ash, 638-3940 or Doug tion startinS new Campus NDP Raymond Greg 748-2029. Good P31171 or Call Sue at 725-5602. Bertrand, 669-3092 Club. Also working with Ontario jn dates. Fromp Susans ,,Sfln Gnffm Rooms for Rent $275 per month. New Democratic Youth. Scott March 19 - day to term theses, Paitkowski 746-8225. Final withdraw I will do papers, 5 minute walk to WLU. 75 Mar- Babble Babble Babble without failure and laser from six-week resumes with computer shall St. 885-2582 Thanks for listening to me Physical Ed. courses which began printer. Experience in APA. Fast VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! S w* P™ us a - care assisting youth February 22. turnaround. Sandy 658-1028. Apartment for rent 3 bedrooms - Show y°u by : ~~ through tough times. Close to University; parking, You're a true friend I sav Bring your friends out to processing by a uni- - OPERATION GO HOME, Quality word laundry facilities $315 per per- And to von Haimv Biithdav Rally on (English). Fast, - Tamiae's Car '93 held versity graduate son/month incl utilities Avail- 749-0323 Rabble Rabble Babble - Friday April 2 Last day of professional service. Spell able May93-May94 - Call 416- classes! $5/person, sign up in check/minor grammatical correc- 491-1370. Energetic and enthusiastic REMEMBER!' P3117A or call Sue at 725-5602. tions available. Laser printer. volunteers are needed to assist in- o e usan in or ena Call Suzanne 886-3857 House for rent - 5 bedrooms - dividuals who have a disability Close to University; on a one-to-one basis, in their M parking, Laurier a Favour WORD PROCESSING pursuit of leisure activities. For V laundry facilities. $290 per per- vOTF PRTIYN HASKTNS FOR - Lee m „ aA* aL jf a*. 51.50/pg, HIRE ME I'M BROKE son/month plus utilities Avail- more information call at IMM Christina, 746-2580 able May93-May94 - Call 416- 741-2228 PmJIT " — I 1"fl * 7 491-1370. Do ME a favour M I Word Processing Service. $675/ plus week VOTE PRUYn'HAS KINS FOR 3 resumes, letters, mailing . Work from home or travel across bedroom bungalow, 2 baths, Reports, 5 Bedroom townhouse only SENATE deck, pool, garage, 2 bedroom & lists, form letters, etc. on recycled $700/mo. May - Aug. ($1250 Ont. and B.C. registering living room in basement. 5 Dictaphone, equation edit- homeowners for long distance mins paper. Sept/Apr) Good location old MacDonald sittin'on a fence walk to WLU. 75 Marshall St. ing, optical scanning available. (Bluevale) near campus and savings. Over $29,000 in student Eatin his meal $154,900. scholarships Send 885-2582. Call Audrey 884-7123. amenities. Iyr lease, poss. sum- awarded. with a monkey wrench ■ „ mer - (Guelph) resumes/applications to: - sublet 1 763 1988 Mi dh .&.• ,• Soundblaster for sale with soft- Let me do your typing for you! Smart Talk network Blood all over his overalls"" ware. First $60 takes it. Call 18 years experience. On campus HOTEL LAURIER Residential Marketing Division Scott at the Cord. pickup, delivery. Single $19 95 ISKT* Student Recruitment program Call Sharon 656-3387. Double $37.00 8500 Leslie St Ste. 200 . dr«J%L i M A - 7MB All Sorts Books ; | May August Thornhill, Ont, L3T Going out of business sale. Qual- TYPING - English Grad with \ J Daily, weekly, monthly M jS, I ity books. Good prices. 103 IBM computer. $4.00 for four II 884-1970 ext.2958 WANTED: 2 bedroom for J W W $5.00 every ten pages. Queen StS, irregular hours. Call pages, for for more info tember. Must have 8 month lease. T R] laurier iacket DESPERATE FOR WORK! 886-4916 744-3324/743-9277 Rent Negotiable. Call wt 4 fril -° or 745 739 ATTENTION CO-OP students: 886-3907. Reward Andrew 747 . 3709 H>r-crc*rrm mi r Jl>csv« THE CORD 36 Thursday. March 18. -too? I i j ' . ! ; TURN I T U P FRIDAYEVERY '^ Jmmmim* m ■**• p••••• ••••=•• \ > SgW)gt«WSßiSgW3i*» - ~ v • >•• . ? >.;;• rV.?■. - « W>l j i Y9£T DJ JEREAAV SMITH SPINS ROCK IS! ROLL FROM AND FREE BEFORE 9 $»«r 341 MARSLAND DR WATERLOO I • . -v. - _ Wl j * * » rt