News Entertainment Arts McDonough Those Langen speaks at rootin' Showcases uofW C tootin' "j (C Karen "J fj Newtons 19 JLO campus w Kulyk "The tie that binds since 1926" WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1,1998 STUDENT PUBLICATIONS WLU VOLUME XXXVIII • ISSUE TWENTY-EIGHT the Cord New trio to lead athletics MIKE MCKENNA position at the University of Toronto Cord Sports - Mississauga Campus, Baxter has In what must be considered a been more than successful. for the "Peter has incredible in ground breaking move strength the Laurier Athletic Department, area of Sports Management, Student Assistant Vice President: Facility management and program Services/Dean of Students David co-ordination," added McMurray. made for will work the McMurray plans restruc- "He on strategic goals turing of the Laurier Athletic for the program and expand Department in an exclusive inter- Laurier's outreach in the communi- view Tliesday. ty, both in the school, and the K-W McMurray announced the hiring community." of Peter Baxter, formerly the Baxter will focus on facilities and Director of Athletics and Recreation recreation but will also be responsi- at the University of Toronto - ble for sports information, market- and Erindale Campus, as the new ing soliciting sponsorship at a Director of Recreation, Facilities corporate and community level. Business "I and Operations. This am incredibly excited, proud, and become appointment is a huge step in the privileged to a Golden right direction for this department Hawk," said Baxter. "This is a great situation in which has been more than lacking to be stepping to, the in development of these areas. support that will be forthcoming In addition, Wayne Gowing, who from the top is second to none. I his 25th students the HARDING recently completed season want to give opportuni- as coach of the Golden Hawk Men's ty to be proud of the facility, allow the athletes to have an on Hockey team will now assume our impact the KATHERINE position of Manager of Inter-univer- community." also the sity Athletics and Student Athlete McMurray stressed that athletics Development. change in attitude towards PHOTO: of What does this bring to the will be seen in the administration Department? Along with a new the program. There will be a new From left to right: Wayne Gowing, Dean of Students David McMurray, and Peter Baxter commitment from University departmental vision. the will in Administration, it will bring a new One of changes come of direction, breadth of the form of a Council A to Laurier larger pro- Governing and Athletics. The council will include longjourney gram competitive opportunity from for notjust Laurier Athletics but the representatives the student and KEVIN RAMZI NASIR to for the der town and then lift to entire alumni, the up volunteer Young got a community. body, faculty, Education Cord International Christian Association for Relief Nairobi. It was difficult staying in the An extremely excited McMurray Department of Physical James Swaka "We and and will fall under is a Golden Hawk Services (YCARS). YCARS helps Kenyan capital with a forged pass- commented, are doing more Kinesiology, not than Athletic the of Baxter. with a story to tell. Born in 1970 in those living in the north who were port and enough money, so just hiring an Director guidance declare We three In President Juba, southern Sudan's largest city, displaced from the south, by provid- James was forced to refugee today. are adding people, addition. University Bob Rosehart will he thrust and status. included, to a role Dr. chair the was immediately into a ing medicine, clothing, spiritual myself leadership that will far what President's Task Force Student world of turmoil. guidance. Doing so meant going to a go beyond it ever on not be avoided As James has before." Athlete Since 1955, one year before its Friction could refugee camp. comments, Development. in in Nairobi "There will be tremendous "We will be the first in independance from Britain, the with a missionary Christian organi- "being a refugee camp sup- university of in is for Athletics and Recreation all of Canada to have such a Northeastern African nation had zation operating in the largest city or in Africa general not an easy port unique been feel like useless and Facilities, business structure that will increase not ensconced in civil war. But by the Muslim north. James' entire thing. At times you a ventures, only for the and total for of 1985, both southern Christians and team faced intimidation tactics and person, sitting idle, waiting support for the program," the opportunities development his life added "The team athletes but also the results on northern Muslims were tired of the threats from authorities in next day." He had to start McMurray. we our and bloodshed, and widespread civil Khartoum, who clearly did not want from scratch, receiving only a tent have assembled is eager we the playing field," stressed led free elections. them there. James and ration of food from will be for results, and there who has made tremen- uprisings to was interrogated a monthly looking McMurray, the United Nations will be results." dous strides forward with the There was a prevailing sense of twice. Recalling the experience, High and relief whatever Commission on In Baxter to the of Athletics across the country when James said that "you fear Refugees. adding depart- department first went that After about six months in ment, individ- Recreation in his at James to Alexandria, Egypt, words you speak. You feel every Kenya, McMurray brings an year enrolled in Studies is nail James heard that another member ual with a wealth of in Laurier. a Maritime pro- word you speak gonna you." experience his YCARS team had been athletics to Laurier. In his current Continued • Athletic 13 gram at the Arab Maritime When the local Bishop found out of impris- see page Academy. about the threats the close- oned and lost his upon \ his would not last knit he told them to (probably 112 Yet, relief long, group of seven, sight Inside and of the torture). Graduation before he completed his degree, each find their own way out through Portrait Special at Egypt sent him back to Sudan. 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Week Competition. afternoon. a ceremony on Friday Patients the brink of death on From a group of 35 teams, the Outlining immediate, short- WEEK due to forms of five aggressive finalists presented their case term, and long-term plans, Team leukemia received intra- I.C.E. daily solutions to an external board of Eights solution stressed innovation, doses of arsenic. The trick four Vice-Presidents from COM AN venous communication, and the expansion administer OF is to enough poison to DEV and one senior executive from of COM DEVs labour force. cells without destroy tumour Manulife Financial. The panel Mina commented that the the patients. the teams detailed and killing judged using accomplishment of the team was a COURTESY "This is not offbeat it as as systematic criteria. result of everyone's individual sounds," said Dr. Raymond The of the annual exer- "Without purpose strengths. every member PHOTO: a leukemia cise is to Warrell, specialist atj challenge business stu- and their own talents, we couldn't Memorial Cancer with Sloan-Kettering dents to deal real business have won," said Mina, adding that Look, we have a trophy and our earning potential has increased centre in New York, "Low doses of issues. The ideas last all of teams presented the this year put in a arsenic are effective." ■ were in COM extremely Friday ways which tremendousamountof work.