The tie that binds since 1926 The Cord meekly OBAMA-NATION RIGHT REFEREEING INTERNETWORKING The Cord Barack Positive reports on changes made to wom- Profiling a variety of alternative online social net- Obama's PAGE 14 en's PAGE 21 works available to Canadians PAGES 16-17 Inauguration ... hockey officiating ... ... Volume 49 Issue 20 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 www.cordweekly.com Sue sexes up Waterloo time' when Sue Laurier got its very own 'sexy Johanson, famed carnal connoisseuse, returned to the Theatre Auditorium last Wednesday night CARLY LEWIS ronto's first free birth control clinic STAFF WRITER back in the '70s. She is a registered and deal nurse, attributes a great Whispers of "she's so adorable" of her sexual comfort level to this flew around Laurier's Theatre Au- experience. ditorium last she also Monday night as Johanson says gained Sue Johanson took the stage - but this comfort through many aspects her presentation was anything but of her life: "By being married. By cute. having kids. By being a nurse. By The 78-year-old "sexpert" spent running a clinic and by just learn- almost two hours talking to Laurier ing so much about it and realizing students abouther self-proclaimed that there's really nothing to be em- barrassed favourite subject: sex. about." Invited back for an encore visit "And age," continued Johanson. to Laurier (she was last here in the "Age has a lotto do with it. You can't winter of 2008) by the Laurier Stu- embarrass me now." That's a good dent Alumni Association (LSA), thing, since Johanson made it clear in Johanson was just as comfortable very early on her presentation as ever when it came to discussing that when it comes to sex, "talking and about it is far difficult than masturbation, faking orgasms more the art of fellatio. doing it." The LSA started off the evening Johanson has plenty of experi- about The Sun- by presenting a $1,500 cheque to ence talking sex on Parenthood - Talk Sex Planned an organiza- day Night Sex Show, With tion that Johansonwas once a part Sue - the most successful sexuality of - and to whom some of the pro- phone-in show in television history - ceeds of Johanson's visit were do- and her radio talk show on Toron- nated. In fact, Johanson began her to's classic rock station QlO7. YUSUFKIDWAI career as the grandmother guru of SENIOR CITIZEN - Popular sex expert Sue Johanson last visited Laurier in January 2008. when she - all things sex opened To- SEE SEX, PAGE 10 BlackBerry pilot project for MBAs Smartphone device may become integrated into business and economics at Laurier program ALEX HAYTER LINDA GIVETASH corporated the use of Blackßerry Board nominations re-opened STAFF WRITER Pearls into various first-year pro- with the of lusa- grams help Grupo the Wilfrid Laurier University's School cell, third largest mobile opera- WLUSU Board of Directors nominations set to close Wednesday at noon of Business and Economics has tor in Mexico. Tec de moved 30 launched an initiative to provide Monterrey per- their onto the REBECCA VASLUIANU Committee Chair Asif Bacchus. At late," said over 100 incoming MBA students in cent of curriculum Thompson. NEWS EDITOR fall data well as the the 15 director With 13 valid 2009 with a Blackßerry and Blackßerry, as integrating time, necessary only nominations such had been submit- plan through Rogers Wireless inte- administrative functions as applications packages submitted, nomina- selection. Nominationsclosed at noon ted; two, however, were handed in tions were as BOD grated into the academic program. course today re-opened per much for the Wilfrid Laurier late. The initiative is completely unre- "We're going to get as of University policy, which states that if fewer content the course materials Students' Union (WTUSU) Board to Chief than 15 in lated to Jim Basillie being present- the for According Returning people hand nomina- st of after Officer ed with Laurier's 21 Outstanding downloaded to format that works Directors (BOD) they were (CRO) Jayne Thompson, tions packages by the deadline, and then for last the late issue Business Leader award. Rather, it on the Blackßerry start to re-opened seven days applicants took the to nominations would be re-opened due to shortfall in the elections at Mex- enhance Wednesday a appeals committee. for seven which can- was inspired by a program that," explained Ginny Dy- days during dean of the Laurier School nominees. "The appeals committee de- didates for the would ico's Tecnologico de Monterrey benko, position not of Business and Economics. The decision announced at cided not hear their be allowed launched in August 2008 at its San- was to appeals to campaign. All ta last Wednesday's Candidates because we had already made Fe and Mexico City campuses. just the decision that if it's then it's The SEE BLACKBERRY, PAGE 5 Meeting by Elections Appeals late SEE BOARD, PAGE 2 program at Monterrey in- .News ■ THE 2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 CORD WEEKLY The Cord Weekly - The tie that binds since 1926 - Nominations phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax: (519)883-0873 email: [email protected] The Cord Weekly 75 Avenue West close University today Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 Candidates will have one week to VOLUME 49 ISSUE 20 only campaign Next Issue: February 4 due to newly introduced elections policy QUOTE OF THE WEEK "I had suck hard it come to really to get to up The issue of timelines then it the back of throat." -FROM BOARD, COVER was raised went straight to my of during Friday's meeting the cur- Editor Laura the - Special Projects Carlson, explaining tea. challenge presented by the bubblesin herbubble The policy in question was drafted rent BOD, during which directors Re- voted to Board elections WORD OF THE WEEK by this year's Elections Policy keep on view Committee (EPRC) under the the same day as the rest, allow- Gloaming - Twilight;dusk. BOD that was chaired by Michael ing candidates just over a week to Lockhart. campaign - less than the traditional CONTRIBUTORS two-week According to Lockhart, the pol- period. Morgan Alan LindaGivetash Henji Milius the was in to the events As well, BOD voted in favour SheenaArchie YusufKidwai Paula Millar icy response Chris Baluschak Michael Kocheff Andrea Millet Kareem Orwen-Parrish WLUSU elections in 2007. of the Brantford Fo- Ashley Doodnauth Larcher Taryn during keeping Open Anne Donahue Carly Lewis lonathanRivard Matt English Trevor Lough- TrevorSchiedel for Due to a shortfall in Board candi- rum planned yesterday on its Alanna Justin Fauteux borough Wallace Madhavi Ganju Tieja Maclaughlin EstherWheaton who date. As a individu- Allie Maxted dates, the nominees applied original result, KassandraMelnyk in by the deadline were acclaimed als who handed their nomina- and tions for the BOD WLUSP STAFF a Special General Meeting was packages or had intentionof held to elect the remaining Board any doing so by today's members. deadline were allowed to go to the Copy Editing Manager Meredith Barrett Copy Editors Caitlin Henderson forum but were not Ariel Kroon as offi- Gina Macdonald recognized "It almost seemed like Natasja Pannecoucke [getting cial candidates. Emily Slofstra Distribution Manager Nicole Weber 100 signatures] was another hoop At Friday's meeting, Director FOR THEM TO JUMP THROUGH." Saad Aslam sug- WLUSP ADMINISTRATION gested a possible - Saad Aslam, WLUSU director President Greg Sacks cause for the short- VP: Advertising Angela Foster VP: Brantford Holly Gibson fall in nominees. Chair oftheBoard Bryn Ossington Lockhart that there Aslam that after Vice Chair Janice Lee explains explained speak- Board of Directors Brendan McGill were fundamental with to several students, he became Luay Salmon problems ing this outcome, stating, "When we aware that the EPRC's new policy ADVERTISING looked at that type of situation in asking BOD nominees to collect the committee we wanted either a 100 signatures instead of the previ- Alladvertisinginquiries should be directed to acclaimed Board of 15 or a ful- ous amount of 25 acted as a road- VP: Advertising Angela Foster at fully 884-0710, ext. 3560 [email protected] ly elected Board of 15. From where block for several applicants. stood there of "It almost seemed like I was a bit a ques- it -was COLOPHON another for them tion of legitimacy if you had some hoop to jump members the Board who of were through that was almost useless The Cord Weekly is theofficial student newspaper of and for them because acclaimed some were elected." they weren't the WilfridLaurierUniversity community. As a result, nominations were even campaigning on their ideas; is Started in 1926 as the College Cord, The Cord Weekly an editorially independent by Wilfrid newspaper published extended by exactly seven days, they were just gathering student Laurier University Student Publications, Waterloo, a corporation without share capital. WLUSP is governed by its allowing BOD candidates to begin numbers and student signatures of board of directors. campaigning today until the An- people," said Aslam. "I know of at _ IJurierll[i|Wj£T?^^ hindered." wIuSV nual General Meeting - election least two people who it tMT'tniii rwbHcjtlom; Board - the day on February 5. According to Bacchus, Lockhart that this will re-examine this issue Opinions expressed within TheCord are those oftheauthor and suggests policy likely do not necessarily reflect thoseof theEditorial Board, 7he Cord, Inc. created the EPRC to in its review WLUSP, WLU or CanWeb Printing by extend nom- post-election policy All content appearing in The Cord bearsthe copyright expressly inations have been take a may too "rigid," committee designed to sec- of their creator(s) and may not be used without written consent.