The Cord WeeklyThe tie that binds since 1926 THE DOCTOR IS IN KANYE VS. 50 0-WEEK: WE LINE UP Dr. Max Blouw discusses his first An amusing analysis of the two But The Cord outlines your best few days at WLU ... ... PAGES 20-21 disparate rap icons ... PAGE 34 bets to avoid the lines PAGE 24 Volume 48 Issue 4 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3,2007 www.cordweekly.com Former Students evade hurricane president dies at 76 Dr. John Weir, Laurier president from 1982- 92, passes away in his PEI summer home DAN POLISCHUK NEWS EDITOR To describe John Weir as "a rela- tively quiet, pragmatic man" was only one of many ways for long- time friend and outgoing VP: University Advancement, Arthur Stephen to speak of the former Laurier president. Reflecting on their time togeth- er as colleagues since the mid- '7os, Stephen will fondly remem- ber the man "who had an unbe- lievable passion for this school." "John never left the campus, in a way," he added about the time as following Weir's term school Greg McKenzie president from 1982-1992. HOPING FOR FUNDS - The School of Business & Economics kicked off 'SOS Month' last Thursday with a fundraiser for the Belize volunteers. Factoring in his initial arrival at Laurier in 1965 to join the school of business and economics, Weir With Hurricane Dean bearing down upon the coast of Belize, a group of 20 Laurier students from SOS - SEE WEIR, PAGE 3 were forced to leave their humanitarian work and catch the last plane out of the country LAURA CARLSON Ed on August 10 andwere planning Though they had been hearing "Knowing that I definitely dis- NEWS EDITOR on staying for 14 days, but with the whispers of a natural disaster for agree with this decision but know- news of the approaching storm a couple days prior to leaving the ing it was the right decision for the The fear of Hurricane Dean result- they made a last-minute decision country, the group had no concept group was really tough because I ed in the drastic end to a trip for to flee the country four days early. of the possible severityofthe hurri- would have stayed," said Overholt. 20 Laurier students who were in After chaotic preparations, they cane until they were forced to close Though personal safety was a Belize with WLU's School of Busi- were able to secure seats for all down the site they were working at fear for some of the participants, ness and Economics (SBE) club, participants on an emergency just hours before they caught their for others the efforts that went into Students OfferingSupport (SOS). flight to Miami, just hours before flight. the trip and the people they were Over the past year, the group had the hurricane was expected to hit. Despite the fact that the group leaving behind made the decision fundraised over $65,000 so they "To get there and then leave, it decided as a whole to leave Belize, to leave very difficult. could travel to San Ignacio, Belize was ridiculous - it was so frustrat- they were quite split on what they where they were renovating a local ing," said Greg Overholt, founder would do when presented with the - SEE DEAN, PAGE 4 schoolhouse. The students depart- and executive director of SOS. option to leave. Hawk soars once more come the campus buzz once again, were no longer able to carry on the BOD approves the pur- as approval from the WilfridLaurier long-standing tradition of avoiding University Student'sUnion's (WLU- stepping on the logo. chase of $10,700 logo to SU) Board ofDirectors (BOD) was Allison is hoping that the new granted to bring back the Hawk. Hawk will be installed sometime replace the icon that was With an eleven to two vote at in December, most likely over the their August 11 budget meeting, Christmas break, to avoid disrupt- removed last summer the BOD passed WLUSU president ing traffic problems in the already Dan Allison's recommendation to congested Hawk hallway. of he admits that this is an LAURA CARLSON purchase a marble replica the Though NEWS EDITOR Golden Hawk, which comes with a expensive purchase, Allison feels bill of $10,700. that the new Hawk will "definitely" be worth the cost. The controversy surrounding Lau- Last September when students financial a File Photo rier's Golden Hawk logo, which returned to school, there was - when the - SEE HAWK, PAGE 4 LONG GONE By January a new Hawk will take the place of the original. formerly dwelled on the floor of the campus-wide outcry 'Hall of Fame/ looks poised to be- Hawk was tiled over and students 2 News MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY The Cord Weekly - - The tie thatbinds since 1926 phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax:(519)883-0873 were out... email: [email protected] While you The Cord Weekly 75 University Avenue West over visit CordWeekly.com Waterloo, Ontario For these highlighted stories and others you've missed the summer N2L 3C5 WEDNESDAY MAY 30, 2007 MAY 2007 VOLUME 48 ISSUE 1 Next Issue: June 27 QUOTE OF THE WEEK Td love to say I was rockin' out to Public Enemy in the '80s but I think in '89 my diaper smartest city Football stars WLU continues Laurier to offer may have been a little too wet. 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