The tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University since 1926 Volume 50. Issue 25 Wednesday, March 3. 2010 thecord.ca NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER Laurier students gather at University Avenue and Mid Campus Drive; Canada won gold in men's hockey, setting a record for the most gold medals at a single Winter Games. Students celebrate Canada winning goal not only gave Canada business student Kendra Dunn. WLU Special Constable Service JUSTIN FAUTEUX the men's hockey gold medal and "It's so patriotic. There's no and the Ontario Provincial Police SPORTS EDITOR a Winter Olympics record with 14 words, it's unbelievable:' were also called in for assistance. It means everything for gold medals overall, it also gave the The singing and flag waving - at Aided by a police escort, the mas­ LAURA CARLSON nation an excuse to celebrate. least around Laurier - started in sive group then went up and down ''Canada to win.... EDITOR-IN-CHIEF And shortly after, the celebra­ two separate groups, one at the en­ King Street as well as University Av­ tion spilled out from the bars, base­ trance to the university and one at enue, making their way to both the The Olympics couldn't Any stereotype of the over-polite, ments, living rooms and even front the Uptown Waterloo square. Laurier and University ofWaterloo soft-spoken Canadian was shat­ lawns around Laurier and into the Eventually, the two groups con­ campuses, going right through Lau­ have finished any tered on Sunday night as Waterloo streets, in a show of national pride verged at University Avenue and rier's quad and into the Concourse. was flooded with red and white clad the likes of which few have ever Hazel Street and formed a pack of The celebrating Canadians even better:' Canucks screaming, singing and witnessed. what Waterloo Regional Police Ser­ stopped traffic at King and chanting for their country. "I've never seen this before in my vice (WRPS) estimated to be be­ Sidney Crosby's overtime life. It's amazing;' said third-year tween 1,500 and 2,ooo. Sports, page 23 -Jake Deoaurentis, second-year student Sunny Chan resigns from board Inside the confidence of the undergraduate didn'twantto be contacted. He's Student engagement Classy drinking on LAUREN MILLET student population of this university moved on, I guess:' in national politics a budget NEWS EDITOR to continue to represent them," said The letter of resignation sent in ------- Chan. by Chan stated that his reason for Green Party leader visits Laurier The best wines for under $15 At Friday's Wilfrid Laurier Univer­ "The number of votes is a clear resigning was that he felt he could sity Students' Union board of direc­ indication:' no longer represent students on the National, page 8 Features, page 12 tors meeting, the board approved Chan received 149 votes out of board in terms of governance, advo­ the resignation of director Sunny the 3,502 - four per cent - cast for cacy and representation. Chan. president. "My personal opinion about be­ On Feb. 5 at 5:12 a.m., just hours Chan is the third director to step ing a director: you have to be honest after it was announced that he came down this term, following resigna­ and transparent;' said Chan. Professors and Cord staff make in last place in the presidential elec­ tions from both Justin Glover and He added that didn't feel as their predictions for this Sunday's tion, Chan sent chair of the board Peter Hanna. though he had accomplished any Academy Awards show Saad Aslam his letter of resignation. "I think he was really disheart­ advocacy and there were too many "To be honest, based on the pres­ ened by the results;' said Aslam. idential results, I don't feel I have "We tried to contact him, but he News, page 4 Arts, page 14 -------------------- 2 • EDITOR'S PAGE The Cord • Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Editor's Choice News ....................... 3 Feature ..................... 12 Editor's Choice Local ....................... 6 Arts ........................14 In photos: Laurier celebrates Canadians have National .................... 8 Opinion ....................18 pride International . .. 9 Sports ...................... 21 men's hockey gold outside Opinion, page 18 thecord.ca Editor-in-Chief Laura Carlson • [email protected] Vocal Cord A week of Olympic celebrations How did you celebrate Canada's victory? Disturbance Location: Fred Nichols Centre/Concourse Reported: Feb. 28 @ g:10p.m. A large group of people "I was at my house sit­ who had taken part in a ting there as a giddy as a spontaneous celebration schoolgirl." parade on University Avenue • and King Street after Team -Nathan Thomson Canada won an Olympic gold Fourth-year history medal made their way into the Fred Nichols Centre and the Concourse area chanting and singing. After a short time, the group dispersed. "I joined a mob on King Street and got drunk." -Dennis Choi Bag 0' Crime YUSUF KIDWAI PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER Fourth-year economics Injured/sick person Reported: Feb. 27 @ 11:40 p.m. to a report of an intoxicated male. down King Street. The crowd even­ Location: Mid Campus Drive Special constables and EMS attend­ The male was found lying on a bed tually dispersed. Reported: Feb. 26@ 1:27 a.m. ed a residence after receiving are­ and had vomited several times. He A special constable observed a male port of an intoxicated female in one was assisted back to his own room Property Damage fall to the ground and strike his head of the units. Two female residents where he was left in the care of a so­ Location: King Street Residence as a result of some "horseplay" with were found in an intoxicated state ber roommate. parking garage another male. He received a cut and both had vomited several times. Reported: Feb. 28@ 8:55p.m. above his eye. One of the females was coherent but Unwanted person Special constables responded to the the other was unable to care for her­ Location: Lot 11 King Street residence parking garage "I was at Hazel and Mid­ Injured/sick person self and required treatment by EMS. Reported: Feb. 28 @ 3:05 a.m. after receiving a report that a num­ Campus Drive drinking Location: Residence Two females were observed on her of males were attempting to roll and being very patriotic." Reported: Feb. 26@ 11:59 p.m. Alarm CC1V cameras laying on the hood a car over. On arrival, no one was -Gary Sagoo Special constables responded to a Location: Arts E Wing of the special constable service ve­ found and no car had been rolled Fourth-year psychology residence after receiving a report of Reported: Feb. 28@ 1:40 a.m. hicle. They were spoken to and sent over. One vehicle was found to have an injured female. The female was Special constables attended to a se­ on their way. There was no damage a broken side view mirror. found in an intoxicated state at the curity alarm in room 1E1. On arrival, to the vehicle. foot of a set of stairs. She was un­ they found one of the doors inse­ Theft under $5000 able to explain how she got there cure. Ramblings of what appeared Assist other services Location: Aird Centre and was unable to say if she struck to be an intoxicated person were Location: University Ave./King St. Reported: Feb. 28@ 10:50 p.m. her head. found written on the white board. It Reported: Feb. 28 @ 7:18p.m. Person(s) unknown stole afire seems possible that an intoxicated Waterloo Regional Police requested extinguisher from its cabinet by Theft under $5000 person entered through the insecure WLU Special Constable Service as­ the Senate/Board Chamber. No Location: Student Services Building door, wrote on the white board and sistance with crowd control for a suspects. Reported: Feb. 27 @ 1:14 p.m. may have bumped into the console, large group who were celebrating "I was in downtown Person(s) unknown stole afire ex- thereby setting off the alarm. Team Canada's Olympic gold medal . tinguisher from the hall to the wash­ victory. Regional Police and the OPP ifyou have any information regard­ Toronto at College and room outside the Paul Martin Cen­ Injured/sick person shut down University Ave. and King ing these or any other incidents please Yonge drinking beer in the tre. No suspects. Location: Residence St. The group was monitored and callSJg-BBs-3333 or Crime Stoppers at streets." Reported: Feb. 28@ 3:25a.m. escorted from King Street and Uni­ 1-Boo-222-TIPS. The Bag 0' Crime is -llina Kamceva Injured/sick person Special constables and ERT at­ versity Avenue to the University of submitted by WI. U Special Constable First-year health sciences Location: Residence tended at a residence in response Waterloo and back, and then up and Service. Compiled by David Goldberg Photos by Nick Lachance Gold medal CORRECI'IONS There's no words, it's It doesn't happen every A little bit of public In the Feb. 24 article, "Vancouver victory '' 2010", it was stated that John Mor­ ''unbelievable:' day and it doesn't ''nudity, drinking, but no ris played for the men's hockey team when he in fact was on the men's i.n quotes happen like this:' fights:' curling team. It also said that Chris­ tine Nesbitt won a gold medal on -Kendra Dunn -Jake Deoaurentis -Sergeant Greer, on the celebrations her 20th birthday when it was actu­ Third-year business Second-year economics taking place in Waterloo ally Marianne St Gelais who won and political science a silver medal on her birthday.