The tie that binds since 1926 The CordWeekly A SULTRY WEEKEND STROUMBOULOPOULOS The Cord takes a peek at Erotica 2005 and gets an Speaks to The Cord on his show, life after eyeful of the adult entertainment industry Much and Britney Spears' chewing gum ...FEATURE, PAGES 10-11 PAGE ... A&E, 20 Volume 46 Issue 7 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28,2005 www.cordweekly.com Incident near Rev leads to homicides DAN POLISCHUK News Editor Waterloo Regional Police have begun a homicide investigation into the tragic deaths of brothers Soumiyan and Chandrasegar Nagulsigmany that occurred in Waterloo this past Friday night. Soumiyan, 19 and a student at the University of Waterloo, and Chandrasegar, 21, were both attending a back-to-school party at Revolution nightclub when investigators believe they got involved in an altercation with to be from another group, thought the Greater Toronto Area. At approximately 1:15 am, the Nagulsigmanys and a mutual friend got into a fight with another am - at the Marsland Drive loca- Sandra Howard group tion, the boiling point of the con- frontation coming when a large vehicle drove into the brothers and their friend, Arikaran Mac Kunaratham. Kunaratham, a biol- Laurier student at UW, was treated for ogy jumps his injuries and released. He is back home in Scarborough, but is not speaking to the media. Police have said they believe the Laurier faltered, but managed to shut the door on the Marauders late in the fourth vehicle in question is similar to a GMC Tahoe, Yukon or Suburban, their 13th consecutive season OUA quarter to secure regular victory and could have a broken window on the passenger side, including other damage. Rames Paramsothy, a fourth- Economics student at year Laurier, had met with the to couldn't convert in the first half. A ning back Nick Cameron managed up MIKE BROWN forty seconds left, brought light after 135 brothers earlier that Editor I was some 50 yards averaging night. Having Sports the vulnerability of the school's couple times, making just bad reads." in the first three weeks. left before the incident occurred gridiron giants. per game he side of the was "in extreme in a time, Granted, had less time to On the other ball, Paramsothy Three yards. Ultimately that was For the first time long shock" when he heard of their their favoured think than usual, as Mac's even the Hawks' extraordinary the insurmountable distance that WLU fans saw top- defence relentless defence showed holes, a deaths, especially of Chandru's, made losers of the McMaster Hawks squad falter. Quarterback notch brought allowing who he described as the more the team's heart and There, however, we see 94-yard touchdown run to rookie Marauders in Saturday's much- Ryan Pyear, pressure. hole that Laurier fans back Jordan Kozina of the two was not his usual self, yet another running early "passive" siblings. hyped battle with the Wilfrid soul, despite "I shocked that some- are unaccustomed in the second half, followed short- was just Laurier Golden Hawks at so The Hawks oft- thereafter a less could do something Stadium. to. ly by impressive body University "1 don't think I played that well. 1 offen- equally effective 15-yard scam- extreme. 1 can understand, okay, - a impenetrable The energetic crowd of 3,233 yet - line couldn't McMaster within five, into a fistfight whatever. The sive per to pull you get number no doubt deflated by couldn't convert in the first half. A the Marauders at 23-18. But just the extent that they went Score's national coverage of the keep To to - I'm in shock," he said. undeni- at bay. came their credit, the Laurier - treated to an Pyear game was 1 was some couple times, making the into the hav- offence recovered and put togeth- According to The Record, ably exciting contest in the game tremendous drive. came from not been er a scoring Nagulsigmany family rematch of last year's Yates Cup bad reads," ing yet looked the skies for an Sri Lanka over a decade but sacked this season, Pyear to ago, Final. Many a hoarse Hawks sup- - his and found it maintained a connection the Ryan Pyear, WLU Quarterback due to superior answer consistently strong porter exited the stadium after his the Tamil mobility and knack in the outstretched arms of with community. thrilling win, be it from jeering the for tackles. core. After a Chandrasegar, better known as out-of-town Mac fans or simply slipping lights-out receiving crucial 24-vard first down Chandru, was as an Arts for 306 and The Mac defence was able to turf pass to registered screaming their support of the throwing yards adding receiver student an education in another 24 the ground. Sure, the undersized QB three times, standout Joel Wright and pursuing purple and gold. along science. His when it mat- one a 38-yard sideline grab political But those damaged vocal he came through though, including crushing gorgeous younger left breath- Baechler, hooked brother, balanced a the tered, but missed in the blindside that Pyear's by Andy Pyear Soumiyan, chords were not only lingering passes with receiver Andrew while disconcert- a little laboured. fifth-year factory job attending effects of Laurier's 33-26 victory. first quarter were still ing up Centennial in Moreover, the Laurier rush was for the eventual game-win- College The second half unraveling, which ing. Agro Hawks 33-19. himself admitted to a halt McMaster's ner to put his up Scarborough. saw Mac battle back from a 23-4 Pyear readily ground by front Funeral services were held yes- to be his saying, seven, accumulating a paltry third quarter deficit, only sub-par performance, Please see HAWKS, 8 page terday in while stu- with don't think I that well. 1 88 yards. Bruising fifth-year run- Scarborough, stopped on third and goal "I played dents from the University of Waterloo will conduct a memorial at the accident site today at 7:oopm. LAID ON THE LINE CURRY IN A LITTLE WHILE COMING NEXT WEEK... Food to experiment Kris Cote looks at The Cords 'War Years' The Laurier community responds to the gentleman's Our Critic shows students how With files from The Record and 100 Police with the - whether like it hot mild 1936-1946 in his second installment of Wafer Regional guide with a mailbag full of letters to the editor Indian dish you or OPINION, PAGES 6-7 ...STUDENT LIFE, PAGE 14 our paper's history. ... News Cord 2I* WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 |The Weekly] The Cord Weekly 5 Day Action News ~ The tie that binds since 1926 ~ Weather Forecast phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax; (519) 883-0873 email: cordS'vvlusp.coni The Cord Weekly 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L3CS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 Students article VOLUME 46 ISSUE 7 protestWeinberg Next Issue : October 5 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 370 students sign petition "Of course her ass is lumpy; she's gothemorrhoids." -Photo Manoger Jordan Jocius, on the merits of photoshopping people's osses and the possibly disastrous consequences asking for apology from CONTRIBUTORS GinaRacine Jeremy Delman Jillian Pancoit JoeTurcoilc Heather Currie Grosney Amanda Branch Weinberg, Lexi Stadnyk Dr. Pclcr Elgin Sandra Howard ThuyTran Lauren Millet Stephanie Vollick Zack Weinberg SincadIrvine Josh Boros MattSymcs WLUSP STAFF GINA RACINE News Writer Pagination Editor. DaveAlexander Production Assistant ■ Ananthan Sinnadurai Laurier student Zack Weinberg's Dan Belgue JanetLinseman Copy Editing Manager. Aria Latto-Hall article, "A gentlemen's guide to Copy Editors Ada Sharpe laid at WLU" has Ariel Kroon getting sparked Emily Rielly Mike Zabic Ansaar Maharaj so much outrage that students are Caitlin Henderson Jarrett Powell Laura MacDonald a for an Nathanyel Terrace circulating petition, asking Heather Olaveson apology from The Cord Weekly. Photo Managers Jordan Jocius a third Sydney Helland Lucy Vanderhelm, year Online Production Manager. Shim Jason History and Global Studies major, Human Resources Sanjay Ojjo IT Manager. Regan Walsh was shocked and appalled by Weinberg's article, which accused WLUSP ADMINISTRATION the "young women of Wilfrid President Anthony Piseilclli Laurier University" as being VP: Finance Fraser McCracken Dan by nature." 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