/ Laurier musicians Pierre Berton rock out at Wilf's visits Laurier Page Page THE , 2 CORD WEEKLY * Wednesday November 21, 2001 *Laurier's Official Student Newspaper • Volume 42 • Issue 15 2 News 6 Opinion 10 International 12 Feature 14 Entertainment 17 Sports 20 Student Life 22 Business 23 Classifieds More growing concerns "The reputation of Laurier has has also adversely affected WLU's She went on to say that many Students' Union requests an been tainted," said David public image, most notably in last more people accepted the offers of Wellhauser, Executive Vice week's Maclean's magazine univer- admission than in past years, a immediate freeze on current President of University Affairs. sity rankings. development that WLU was unable "Over-enrollment has had a nega- "WLU sent out too many offers to anticipate. The increase in enrollment levels tive effect on all students. It's irre- of admission," said Wellhauser. "It acceptances was most noticeable sponsible, and has to stop." was an irresponsible mistake that from students for whom Laurier MartinKuebler regarding the unexpected growth The Students' Union pointed should have been caught." was not a first choice. of Laurier's student body in recent to a number of reasons that have However, Undergraduate In order to properly address The issue of responsible growth at years. Of particular concern was contributed to over-crowding. Admissions Manager Gail Forsyth the growth situation, WLUSU pro- Laurier has not been given the what the Union called a "miscalcu- Among them are inadequate said the increased enrollment posed that current enrollment lev- "proper attention or recognition," lation in the admissions formula," provincial funding for universities experienced in 2001 was unfore- els be frozen immediately until stu- and the WLU Students' Union resulting in the surplus of 962 stu- and the deviation from the seeable, and was not as a result of dent concerns are addressed. wants the University administra- dents experienced in 2001. The University's published institutional a miscalculation. In addition, a permanent tion to do something about it. report outlined a number of prob- growth plan. The Union's report "The reputation of Laurier has enrollment cap should be imple- In a report to be released today lems caused by this sudden states that this deviation has had a grown," said Forsyth. "When inter- mented. (Wednesday), the Union increase in the undergraduate pop- negative effect on the academic est in Laurier increases, enrollment addressed student concerns ulation. quality at Laurier. Over-enrollment increases as well." Continued on page 4 Basketball Hawks continue to roll Craig Reaney A surprise is something that is unexpected and startling. Laurier's men's basketball team can definitely be considered surprising given such a quick turnaround in perform- ance from last year. Laurier 82, Laurentian 79 After opening the regular season with two wins against Queens and U of T, the Laurier men's basketball team was anxious to return home and attempt to continue their winning streak this past weekend against Laurentian and York. It all commenced Friday evening as Laurier faced Laurentian, Head Coach Peter Campbell's former team. This game was sig- nificant as it provided an opportunity for Laurier to stay atop the OUA West standings as well as to extend their win streak to three games. The game began with Laurier taking quick shots and pushing the ball more than ROCHACEWICH usual. However, the Hawks were given plen- ty of good looks from the three-point line LAURA and converted them early on. Chris Caruso (21) scored some important points and helped the Hawks defeat his former team, the Laurentian Voyageurs. "There were so many guys that made a said Campbell of the comeback that was A slowed-down offense from Laurier Laurier team. contribution," said Campbell, who added made late in the game by his former team. proved to be effective as York was attempt- "We out-rebounded them in the second that "nobody really carried us." This was The combination of Todd Cooney miss- ing to get the Hawks to play their up-tempo half," said Campbell. "That made a huge dif- obvious as the scoring was well-dispersed in ing both of his free throws late in the game style. James Hudson led the way for the ference." Laurier upset the Yeomen with a the Laurier offense. At half-time, Dan and Lauder's poor help defense set up an Hawks in the first half with eleven points, final score of 75-66. Jonkers already had eleven, Chris Keith had opportunity for Laurentian to steal the win. producing a 35-33 lead for Laurier Campbell stressed the balance of the dropped 13, and Wade Currie had eight With the Hawks up one, 80-79, a Laurentian The second-half began with Caruso hit- offense but mentioned one player in particu- points in less than six minutes of play. guard drove down the lane to what looked ting two early three pointers. This kept the lar. It was Chris Caruso, however, that was to be the winning hoop. But it was Adam game close until the eight-minute mark "Caruso, he hit some huge threes and looking to lead the team in the second half. Rogers that stepped up big with the game- when Andrew MacKay hit a long three point- defensively did a great job." Campbell was Caruso, a transfer from Laurentian, was look- deciding blocked shot. Laurier continued its er off the glass to put Laurier up 57-51. Soon quick to point out that the teams goal "is to ing to prove something as he rattled off five winning streak with a final score of 82-79. after Rogers was fouled while dunking, but probably become more consistent" as there straight points to increase Laurier's lead to Next in line for this undefeated Hawk missed the free throw. The Hawks continued were times when the Hawks looked lost. eight in the early stages of the second half. squad was the York Yeomen, ranked 6th in to extend their lead as Caruso hit another Laurier will have a chance to remove Laurentian would not be counted out, the nation. Coach Campbell described York pair of three-pointers. more of the doubt associated with the team though, as they slowly neutralized the lead. as "a much bigger team than Laurentian," The lead continued to grow as the half and extend their winning streak to five "The trouble with Laurentian is that they adding, "when they play well, they may be progressed. York's competitiveness persist- games this Wednesday at Windsor. can shoot their way back into any game," (ranked as high as) 3rd," in the country. ed but was no match for the determined 2 news Pierre Berton in person Pierrebook, MarchingBerton sharesAs TohisWar,new as well as political opinions. Stefan Sereda the author referred to as the"the most remarkable period in For fifty years, Canadians were Canada's past." embroiled in international conflict, The book examines how and it took Pierre Berton another Canada developed as a nation fifty years of peace to reflect on through participation in interna- this period and compile his latest tional conflicts. From the Canadian book. assistance to Britain's colonial pur- This is less than surprising, poses in Africa to their activities in considering that Berton has writ- the Korean War, Berton discussed ten forty-eight books to date, how Canada was shaped by these author, "adolescent which according to philan-i years," wherein the thropist, and country dealt long-time friend with its own of Berton's Edna 'We should "puberty" and Stapner "have entered into four given Canadians do what we wars without Pierre Berton speaks on his new book and current Canadian issues. more knowledge can to stop preparation. around British nationalism and When confronted with the To which he eloquently answered and more pride in this war from According to entered into war with ideals of question, "are there areas in "I think we have to be prepared, our country than Berton, the heroism and the symbol of "Jack Canadian history that deserve not necessarily with guns, but with other writer." going any nation under- Canuck" to show their ferocity had, more attention?" Berton replied an attitude. That attitude is that Stapner was further." went massive according to Berton, achieved the that "all areas need more atten- we as Canadians are peacekeep- given the honor changes in this reputation of world peacekeepers tion." ers." When asked what of introducing. fifty-year period, when Lester B. Pearson was award- He further added his belief that Canadians should do about the war Berton, Canada's most popular his- including the emergence of ed the Nobel Peace Prize for set- "what we are seeing in the schools in Afghanistan, he continued to torian, on Monday night to an French-Canadian nationalism, tling the Suez Crisis in the 1950'5. is a shame and a scandal." A narra- apply his view of Canadians as appreciative crowd in the Maureen women acheiving the vote, a shift When referring to the World tive historian, Berton advocated peace-keepers, and that history Forrester Recital Hall. in allegiance to the American Wars, Berton stated that "we can story-telling as a method of can be used as a guide for solving The event, sponsored by empire from the British and, final- only pray that we have learned encouraging interest in Canadian present crises. Wilfrid Laurier University and ly, the transition from being a from history, and that we will history. Berton called for a tax-hike to Marion Schweitzer Lectures, fea- nation respected for its fierce mili- never see this like again." The During the discussion period help supply the Afghan people tured several readings from tary to gaining the status of world author also spoke of the value of following the reading, Berton was with food and stated that "we Berton's latest novel Marching As peacekeepers.