MOVE-IN DAY ISSUE Weekly The Cord The tie that binds since 1926 HURRICANE HUGO TAKE IT EASY MAKE ME A MIX TAPE Venezuelan president threatens to Avoid burnout during Ultimate tunes to drown out & ... ... cut oil exports to US PAGE 10 0-Week ... PAGE 12 13 frosh cheers PAGE 16 Volume 47 Issue 4 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4,2006 www.cordweekly.com Alumni Field too small for lacrosse Upgrades to green space carry mixed reviews DAN POLISCHUK SPORTS EDITOR As the now-renamed Alumni Field reopens this month, bringing more life to the heart of campus, it will leave a couple of Laurier varsity teams on the outside look- ing in. April Robinson The men's and women's soccer BACK TO THE BOOKS - Dad helps daughter find course materials for a year of serious study at the Laurier Bookstore last Friday. teams will be the only teams reap- ing the benefits of the new playing grounds. Women's lacrosse and both men's and women's rugby, usually drawing only a handful cuts of fans per game, had hoped for Stadium city deal a renovated field big enough for their varsity games, but had no Programming and protocol at University ally looked at it significantly that crease brightness of the lights on such luck. there were improvements that the field. Lynn Orth, head coach for the Stadium is tweaked to make it less of a burden could be made for everyone," The construction of Alumni lacrosse team, admitted that says David McMurray, dean of field, formerly known as Willi- while she hasn't gotten onto the students at Laurier, who acted as son field, has helped offset the field yet, she is "disappointed" by TONY FERGUSON annoyed a lot of residents within chair of the task force. stadium usage. This means that the fact that the team will not be NEWS EDITOR earshot of the stadium. When the lights were exam- intramural sports will finish able to use it for scheduled home "It was a major departure from ined, it became obvious that they much earlier at the stadium with games. After months of negotiating, Wil- what we'd experienced in years had actually been knocked out a lights-offtime of 11:00 pm. Less "I didn'tknow until they put the frid Laurier University has come past where a football game would of aim after years of exposure to use of the stadium also means lines on that we wouldn't be able to an agreement with city resi- start and the announcer would high winds. Some were pointing less wear on the turf, which is to use it," she commented. dents living near University Sta- just announce the plays," says more in the direction of houses beginning to degrade and will be "When they started building the dium on Seagram Drive. Many Peter Mansell, who lives on Al- than on the playing field. The expensive to replace. field, I sent them my specs; they residents living nearby were bert Street and chaired the com- lights were re-aimed and visors The sound levels were also as- talked about it being tight [for bothered by the amount of light mittee of concerned residents. were installed which reduce light space], said Orth. "But I always and noise emanating from the Carmeta "Betsy" Abbot has spillage into the night sky and in- SEE STADIUM, PAGE 3 said, 'Wait until it's built. I under- facility during sports games and lived on Young Street since 1968. stand the constraints of the park- concerts. She misses the days when the ing ... but when it's built, if we can "There were concerns about sounds off a football game were fit a regulation field on it - that light and especially about lights welcome in the neighbourhood. would be great,' because [Athlet- being on longer and into the "Regular football games were ics] were saying 110 metres, which wee hours of the morning," says part of an ambience, we looked is what I need." Kaye Crawford, manager of com- forward to having it," she says re- Orth expressed further concern munity relations for the City of calling the occasional cheers from with the fact that "we built a single Waterloo. fans that would float through Wa- use facility." The lack of facilities for intra- terloo Park to her home. "If we get on board and imme- mural sports was causing players In the past couple of years, diately do the upgrades to the sta- to remain at the stadium as late the stadium had an increase in it dium next summer ... that's a dif- as 1:00 am, making difficult for use, which prompted residents ferent story. It's a one year thing," some residents to sleep with the to take action. It was only when she said. glare of the stadium lights shin- representatives from the city, the "What they're saying now is it's ing through their windows. university and the neighborhood a soccer field and green space." The format of the programs came together that it was discov- In the mean time, she explains, was also changed, with the tradi- ered there were improvements Tony Ferguson the team will take advantage of tional announcer being replaced that could be made for both resi- GLARING BACK - Young Street resident Carmeta Abbot looks at the the increase in usage time at Uni- with a new one who was aptly dents and the university. stadium lights not far from her front yard. versity Stadium. nicknamed "the screamer." This "We recognized when we re- Josh Windsor, coach of the men's rugby team, admitted that while he was not able to move his COMING NEXT WEEK: - SEE FIELD, PAGE 8 CORD INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATES THE UW TERRORISM SCARE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR LAURIER 2 ■ MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY News The Cord Weekly - The tie that binds since 1926 - phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 to '07 fax: (519) 883-0873 Ed faculty open in email: [email protected] The Cord Weekly Waterloo's knowledge-based economy helped Laurier win the bid against four other schools 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario MIKE BROWN N2L3CS NEWS EDITOR MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4,2006 VOLUME 47 ISSUE 4 At long last, there's a local option Next Issue: September 13 for students whose hearts are set on molding the minds of the QUOTE OF THEWEEK future. "Yankit out like you're startinga mower" On July 25, Dr. Bob Rosehart, - Tony Ferguson toa bemused Alex Hayter, regarding the force necessary to remove a memory card from its reader president of WLU, and Kitch- ener Centre MPP John Milloy announced the establishment of CONTRIBUTORS a Wilfrid Mark Adamson Ashley Rose Amanda Branch Faculty of Education at Paul Alviz Laura Carlson Ariet Kroon Jacqueline Martinz Don Morgenson Nick Boyd Laurier University, set to open Jennifer O'Neill Andrea Battista Mark Hopkins Dni Jeffries Carrie McNabb DaveRicci its doors to approximately 90 JosiahYoung Josiah Young students in the fall of 2007. Pre- WLUSP STAFF viously, the closest options for Production Assistants Vacant students in the area - which ac- Vacant Vacant cepted a whopping 50,000 un- Copy Editing Manager Caitlin Henderson Copy Editors Diana Paul dergrads between WLU, Water- Heather Olaveson and Guelph - were Vacant loo, Western, Vacant Brock, and various schools in the Vacant Photo Manager Sydney Helland GTA. Online Production Manager Kathy Matte ALL SMILES - MPP John Milloy Dr. announce the opening of the new faculty of education. IT Manager Graham Wyatt "There are currently 12 public and Rosehart Distribution Manager Needed education programs in the prov- "You don't really need a lot of WLUSP ADMINISTRATION ince, but there's not one within edge the cooperative role played involve a mentorship component easy distance of this communi- by the two neighbouring univer- that continues after graduates classroom space," added the Lau- President Fraser McCracken VP: Advertising Angela Foster ty," noted Rosehart. "Geography sities in the bid. The initial pro- leave. rier president, citing Northdale VP: BrantfOFtl Paige Desmond St. Michael's Chair of the Board Keren Gottfried probably helped us a lot in the posal was made jointly with the "It's designed to give them a and campuses as Vice Chair Arthur Wong attachment to schools potential options to begin with. Board of Directors Ratiq Andani final analysis." St. Jerome's campus of Waterloo, stronger Penny Shearer Indeed, with four other schools and they will handle the Catho- so they know what to expect Ultimately, Rosehart is just ADVERTISING vying for the faculty, the commu- lic school board side of teacher when they start out in the profes- ecstatic to have the process All advertising inquiries should be directed to nity of Waterloo appears to have training. sion and then also to bring them underway. VP: Advertising Angela Foster at 884-0710, ext. been a major factor in the suc- As for the details of the bid it- back in their first year of teaching "Laurier has grown to be an 3560 or [email protected] cess of Laurier's bid. With a well- self, Milloy bestowed high praise. to support them," says Horton. institution with 12,000 students, COLOPHON known knowledge-based econo- "This [will] not just be an ordi- Despite all the accolades the but we still have a very narrow The Cord Weekly is the officialstudent newspaper of my and support from world-class nary facility, but one that [will] be administration expects this an- range of professional schools. theWilfrid Laurier Universitycommunity. facilities like the Perimeter Insti- cutting edge, incorporating some nouncement to bring, there is We only really have three profes- Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly is an tute, Laurier is well-situated to of the most current research in one major outstanding issue: a sional programs and there hasn't editorially independent newspaper published by Wilfrid Lauriert University Student Publications, Waterloo, a provide for teaching needs in tra- terms of teacher training with a location.