In PORTRAIT STUDIO support Grad Photos jg Special Bxlo Two 5x7 Six 2x3 of Veggies Foronlys 49g99 No sitting fees with this ad. WEEKLYCordthe - 744 5553 see page 15 The Synergyenergyof ir\ i that would the tuxedo-clad male LORI DYSIEVICK the crowd, a practice amongst dl Cord Entertainment be repeated throughout the night. models until the end of the scene The moment the lights went down, This was the first crowd-pleasing when they seductively untucked went used to their hair and the crowd crazy. WLU's technique that was bring literally ripped open j. w their annual high charity fashion the audience into the show. shirts, (they were wearing i energy black rnw performance entitled Synergy '97 Next, a hip-hop scene, "Hip- tops underneath). '97 was met with enthusiastic antici- Hop, Ya Don't Stop," featured the Synergy featured the annu- first pation from an ecstatic crowd on dance leader wearing a micro- al event's bathing suit scene in few with models Saturday night. The crowd's phone to interact with the audi- a years, dancing and and around in bikinis and The expectations were completely ence eventually run in wraps. catered to - the entire show was pick out a girl to dance with. seventh scene opened with models with crowd touches. the third the crowd with filled pleasing "Margarita", scene, gave whisking through More female models the and onto props, special effects, experi- some opportu- flashlights sunglasses up mental stunts and excellent stag- nity demostrate their strength by a stage sheathed in smoke while made the show difficult and the theme to Mission: ing exceptionally holding poses prove song creative and original. An especially that they aren't afraid to kick up Impossible played. Then the cur- nice touch" was the move from two their skirts. The "fitness" scene fol- tains open partially to reveal sets MC's With their theatrical in which the the to four. lowed, models wore a of models working runway to and the selection of U2's Yet the entertaining dialogue, great workout wear "Discotheque". real MC's the show the and with unbroken work in the pushed over zipped energy came following scene, edge, from great to fantastic. through boxercise, cardio-funk, "MenAt Work", the all-male scene the 'sort of The opening scene featured all and step aerobics. in which models wore and coveralls. The models sixty-four cast members on stage The formal scene to overalls of the (which was a feat in itself on a Madonna's "Material Girl", was redefined the meaning word stage that small) dancing together very theatrical. The models threw "provocative" with their push-ups and level fake the audience and and that real men establishing the infinite money into proved yes, can of energy that continued through- floated around with feather boas dance. out the entire show. Many mem- and fans. Three female models bers came on the stage through dressed in tuxedos blended in -Continued on page 20 News • • • • • 3 International 10 • Opinion 12 • Student Life 16 Sporto 14 Entertainment 20 Classifieds 25 Brain Candy 26 Che tie that binds since 1926• VOLUME XXXVil • ISSUU TWLNn-SKVKN • VVU)MSD.\\: MWI19,1997 • WLU STUDfcYT PU3UO\TK)NS W [ I I I I J fl V M |A ma I jgKtfc XVII Systems F=oa-ftu«-e * Intel Pentium® Processor 120MHz System *16 MB RAM Memory * 256 KB Pipeline Burst cache * hard 1.2 GB High Speed drive JHAapSj^^ PCI video card * £T/f 2MB MREG SVGA g3T*TinfOM * Windows Fax/Modem 33.6 K Internal ■■■■■■■■■■ * card & speakers MULTIMEDIA.: 8XCD-ROM, 16-bit sound * w/manuals) MS Windows "95 software (pre-loaded * included FREE 74" SVGA Monitor 5 * Pentium® * lntel Processor Intel Pentium® Processor /ilirljfll * ■ 133MHz * 166MHz System I *N<ldW System *1.7 GB hard drive * High Speed i .7 GB High Speed hard drive * Winder * MS Side game pad Quick Shot game pad * * Virtual Fighter (By SEGA) Virtual Fighter (By SEGA) rkOntilllYV ' * Kr 14 FREE 15" SVGA Monitor Included o c e s s o r yXfaToAAe""Systerris fnolude the following popular -titles ■ Bondwoll. manufactruod systems are fc>y he er J r r ......i..i s.%T. .2«i.V...T.r. «.ri?ii7?"T..?.°.°.®'?..«. A Medaille of NY n College Buffalo, P Offers a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Pre K-6 Yqjj teachers for A Preparing over 50 years. A Student teaching available in U.S. and Canada. T Small, classes. aaittit/i personal I A II lit 11\1 A Located 15 minutes from the Peace Bridge. FOR A Teachers A „ Iflfw Medaille College Coi I f,gf7 * Jm 18 Agassiz Circle • Buffalo, New York 14214 (716)884-3281 • 1-(800)292-1582 NEWS WLU students 1st place winners at Queen's LORI DYSIEVICK She deserves a lot of credit." Cord News When asked for a comment Rice I This past weekend, four 2nd yr. said,"l am so proud. am so happy work hard Business students, Leslie Berger, to with such a working Stefanie Mclver, Joe Thompson and bunch of students." Reagan Ruslin placed first out of 24 The team's plan was for a busi- teams from across Canada in the ness called "Custom Fit Creations," that Queen's Entrepreneur Competition. a tuxedo business brings formal The competition, sponsored by wear, including fitting and rental, Coopers & Lybrand and Canadian directly to the customer's location. Business Magazine, is open to any All four team members dressed in full-time under graduate student in tuxedos to present their plan to the Canada. Nine teams were selected panel. from across Canada to travel to OiOHd "The skills we learned competing Kingston to present their business against 3rd and 4th year business plans for the final round of competi- students across the country is tion. immeasurable. Being number one The presentation is made in •jlavWSuW in the country is a huge honour, but front of a panel of five judges, a beating both Queen's and Western 3 partner from Coopers and Lybrand, was most rewarding for me." said a partner Deloitte & Touche, repre- Left Stefanie Leslie and with team member Joe Thompson. From to Right: Mclver, Berger, Joe Thompson Reagan Ruslin pose sentatives from Scotiabank and the Overall the competition was a their $3,500.00 cheque, the reward for winning the Coopers and Lybrand Gold Medal for Royal Bank of Canada, and a writer tuxedos their tuxedo firm huge success for the team. "The Entrepreneurial Excellence, they sport to promote agency proposal. from Canadian Business Magazine. thing that I enjoyed the most about to to two teams class for which the students had to teams The students have thirty minutes how committed you are your Queen's, from Western, the weekend was meeting the make their presentation followed by idea," said team member Reagan one from Brock, one from RMC, one develop a business plan as a term from other schools," said team a question and answer period in Ruslin. from Saskatchewan and one from project. As soon as the students member Leslie Berger. Ruslin team next front of an audience and then a less When the team arrived on St. Mary's. The Laurier pre- heard about the competition, they added, "I hope that year WLU formal debriefing session. Thursday evening there was a wine sented on Friday. were interested. "We had our sights does send teams to (the competi- During the debriefing session, and cheese held, at which the teams Professor Barabra Rice first told set on the competition from the get tion), we hope that we have started "the judges feel you out, see how learned the order of the presenta- the students about the business go," said Ruslin, "and Barbara Rice a winning tradition." well you know your business and tions. There were two teams from competition in her Business 211 really pushed us and believed in us. Donna French visits WLU Kristin French's mother delivers poignant message victimized ANGELA ORTICELLO Donna French hopes that her people, dying to hear gruesome maintaining French's faith in justice her daughter. It is against Cord News motivate to of lined in Section 486 section 486 and section 745 of the story will help people details the case, up days being served. of the first and One in four females will be sexually put an end to these faults. advance to get into the courtroom. criminal code came very near to crminal code, which allows assaulted in their lifetime. From Throughout her speech, she contin- Books focusing on the case became allowing the tapes to be viewed in second degree murderers to apply 1982-1994 violence mentioned how she number sellers. French the that Donna against Women ually felt one court. considered for early release, increased with facts child French would like to take by 60%. It was betrayed by the media. When Recall the constant sensational footage was blunt pornogra- people such these that Donna French Kristin had first been the of the in the action. as missing, coverage story paper phy. began speaking last Wednesday Through petitions, phone calls, when she visited Laurier to raise "Justice will not be rightly served until and letters, French encourages the awareness about not only violence public to contact MPs MPPs and the against women, but violence in gen- the public voices their justice minister. French feels justice eral. unhappiness will not be rightly served until the Donna French, mother of Kristin public's voices their unhappiness with the current French of St. Catharines, stressed system." with the current system, which is killer's that the impact of violence cannot more concerned with the be understood until it is media was and under- and the the At the of the than the of the victim.