[Mldays until WIUSU forces The Cord out oi office space The Cord Weekly Get fit without the weights Women's ball headed to CIS page 16 championships page 20 Volume 44 Issue 25 Wednesday March 10, 2004 www.clublaurier.ca Unexpected OUA champs Bowker was surprisingly let Lady Hawks en go less than a month into the campaign. route to Montreal Given the off-the-ice dis- tractions and the fact that for new bench boss Rick Nationals Osborne was not hired until almost two months after BERNARD DAWSON Bowker's departure, the Staff Writer Golden Hawks could have been forgiven if they did not The Wilfrid Laurier Golden meet their high expecta- Hawks entered the OUA However, team did final four tions. the Women's hockey not fold and earned a spot in as four seed and the number the OUA Final Four at left with another OUA cham- Clarica Arena, located in the A pionship banner. pair of Waterloo Recreational over the upsets favoured Complex. University of Toronto and Queen's Golden Gaels earned the Hawks the title of OUA mm 1 Queens 1 Champions and a spot in the CIS Finals, which begin first hurdle for the at McGill The Thursday Golden Hawks was the num- University in Montreal. ber one team in the OUA, Lauriers nemesis the The season has University of Toronto Varsity Blues. The Hawks been difficult for were able to grab the lead the Hawks with the early on. scoring* once in the first period and again early loss of Head Coach in the second for a 2-0 advantage. Bill Bowker, and The Varsity Blues struck star goaltender, back and beat Laurier goal- tender Emily Stein twice Cindy Eadie. before the buzzer sounded to end the second frame. Both teams retreated to their The season has been a respective locker rooms in rough one for Laurier with a to for a way to of opera-like order search number soap break the 2-2 tie. events overshadowing the team early in the season. www.laurierathletics.com Eadie Star goaltender Cindy Assistant Stephenson (left), and Captain Alison Goodman, of the Golden Hawk left the squad before the sea- Captain Ashley Continued on page 20 3-1 over the Gaels this past Sunday. son and head coach Bill women's hockey team celebrate their victory Golden More marks allocated at end Senate passes motion allowing up to 50% of mark accrued in last week APRIL CUNNINGHAM motion is not really fair to News Editor students. Carroll is also VP: Human Resources for Professors can now make WLUSU. assignments worth, up to "Students work on a pri- 50% of a student's mark due ority list," she says. She during- the last week of thinks that even if students classes. know a large assignment is The WLU senate passed due in the last week, there the motion on March 4 with are always important just two student senators things coming before it that opposed. The new rule will demand attention. "What be put in place for the they're expecting of stu- Spring' 2004 term. dents is unrealistic." Jason Shim, a student senator who presented the on motion on behalf of the "Students work Academic Planning a priority list. What Committee, thinks that the former regulation was too they're expecting ambiguous. of students is It stated that no tests, exams or assignments unrealistic." should be due during the -Sarah Carroll, Student last five days of class, Senator excepting 1 small weekly quizzes. He says the new rule Shim thinks that stu- "allows more flexibility" dents need more responsi- Wilbur McLean because students have an bility handling their work- extra week to work on large load. projects. Contestants of the Kidney Foundation team work dilligently to create a culinary masterpiece at Park Boys Tribute But another student sen- last Thursday's Iron Chef Competition. The host Culinary Arts Club and the Trailer ator, Sarah Carroll, says the Continued on page 2 Club won the event. Inset is just one of the many creations crafted by the eager entrants. 2 News Wednesday March 10.2fwu Turret's dilemma VOCAL CORD WLU's Senate has just passed a motion Research simply have too many classes conducted shows change to 011 Fridays." But the study to have conducted by Laurier stu- allowing professors Fridays won't help; underagers using dents suggests otherwise. worth to of The study was based on assignments up 50% your fake IDs, going to house parties the attitudes and behaviours week of classes. of Laurier students; both grade in the last What those who are of legal drink- NADIA NICCOLI reason why first-years are ing- age and those who are do you think? VANESSA WEBSTER choosing- to go elsewhere to not and how their situation Cord News be served alcohol. relates to their alcohol con- Twenty-seven percent of sumption. First year students are using* first-year respondents stated This issue also brings into fake IDs and are choosing that because of their atti- question the competition that residence and other people's tudes and their lack of access the Turret will face now on houses as a place to congre- to alcohol, it has forced them Fridays instead of drink. These are the Katie Keats gate and to choose residence and other Thursdays. To support the 3rd Year reasons why, as a recent pilot Development people's houses as a main "Your Bar, Your Say" survey, International Studies and study conducted by Laurier place to drink. the pilot-survey also found Religion and Culture students this semester points This offers another rea- that 95% of those surveyed out. Turret Thursdays have son as to why so few first are not deterred from going* "It's not a very good idea been doing poorly and in years are attending' the to the Turret because of the turn, because it's right before programming changes Turret even when "dry- under-age drinking policy. exams and have been made. everybody's nights" are offered. It raises Therefore, marketing 1 to the going to get screwed." The findings illustrate the question, "Why would older crowd is the right idea. that there are multiple rea- they go to a licensed venue In addition, it was found sons as to why the Turret has and not be served when they that as the year of study pro- experienced a decline in can simply stay at home or gressed so did the amount of interest, particularly on go to a friend's house and alcohol consumed. To illus- Thursdays, and that there have the luxuries of alcohol trate this, the study showed are other reasons for this at their fingertips?" that 33% of first years con- shift. sumed more than six drinks The study indicated that per week, whereas 67% of first years prefer to go to an 24% stated that fourth years consumed more off-campus venue because they have a fake ID than six drinks per week. Josh Creswell they are able to use fake IDs. Even though the pilot- 3rd Year Geography and Twenty-four percent of and would use it study did have similar find- History respondents stated that they ings to the "Your Bar, Your a ID off-campus wheras have fake and would use Say" survey, the alternative think the move is one it off-campus. No one would "I no one would use survey supports that it is its use it on-campus, however. that's not without prob- it on-campus. necessary to take into con- lems, but as long as you can This proves that the sideration other factors con- WLUSU drinking policy is bring it up with your pro- cerning attendance at the fessor to be lenient with It that if effective. says an Turret other than classes on deadlines, it's okay." underage student is caught Last week The Cord ran an Fridays. drinking, he or she will be article on the reasons behind So maybe saying good- dealt with by the Judicial the change from Turret bye to Turret Thursdays isn't Affairs Committee and will Thursdays to Old School the best solution. be banned from attending Fridays. Mandy Dennison, any on-campus bar for one WLUSU's VP: Marketing said The pilot study was a year after their nineteenth that the alteration was the requirement for a senior level birthday. This is also impor- best possible solution partly sociology course conducted by tant because it offers another because "first year students Niccoli and Webster . Christin Kim Ist Year Global Studies Tm usually bad at finals and I usually don't like up i|sigiip.ents wsrth lliffifcel Projects to 50% than 25%." allowed at end of term Continuedfrom cover students with work all at Literatures who sits on the once, and we want to give senate, abstained from voting* "They need better time them a reasonable amount of on the motion but thinks management skills and to time." says Smith. that, "50% is a little bit too hold themselves to their own Mike Borrelli is the other much." personal agenda." he says. student senator who voted She thinks that at the very Roßb Dickson (hat) and Dr. Rowland Smith, VP: against the motion. He does- least, there should be more Russ Latimer Academic also sits on the n't see any positive impact on distribution in the break- 4th Year Business Senate. He says there is a students arising from, the down of" marks. misconception with the new change in regulation. "If students do badly in RoBb; "I don't have a prob- regulation and that the whole "Professors will pack one area, they should be able lem with it.