Heartbreak at home Women's hockey goes without a medal on home ice Sports, page 20 CORD THEThe tie that binds Laurier University since Wilfrid 1926 Volume 51, Issue 26 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 thecord.ca CAS Unresolved Contract staff negotiate their agreement with WLU News, page 4 Hawks head to Turmoil at Queen's Referendum could impeach student representative National, page 6 CIS final eight A Closer world? CIGI panel discusses the downside of globalization World, page 7 Women's basketball continues best Hawks Win gold Laurier women's curling team wins national title Sports, page 18 season in team history; heads to nationals a JUSTIN FAUTEUX SPORTS EDITOR We've played a lot oftop New music showcased in Toronto Don't look now, but Laurier might teams these past few just be on its way to becoming a Arts Editor Sarah Murphy talks to up-and- basketball school. weeks and we'll be ready coming stars at Canadian Music Week Over the weekend the Golden Arts, pages 10-11 Hawks women's basketball team continued their dream season, beat- come Friday." ing the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) and then up- setting the host Regina Cougars in the Canadian Interuniversity —Paul Falco Sport (CIS) West regional final. Head coach, women's basketball This vaults the Hawks to the CIS fi- nal eight this weekend in Windsor, which is the furthest they have gone in team history. This comes just a week after Lau- rier's men's team turned some heads three-pointers all game. To limit a by leading the undefeated Carleton, team that usually averages in the 70s who won the national championship to 51 points was a heck ofa defen- this past weekend, for three quarters sive effort and a big reason why we in their provincial semifinal. won." "It's huge for the program," said Laurier's match-up with Re- Laurier head coach Paul Falco. "I gina in theregional final was much think we've put ourselves on the more difficult, both in terms of the map with the top teams in the quality of their opponent, and the country and the excitement around circumstances. what we've done is great. I'm ex- The host cougars went 19-5 in the tremely happy for the girls to get this regular season, four more wins than experience." the Hawks, but more important- The Hawks' first game ofregional ly had only lost one game in their finals weekend came Friday ver- home gym all year. sus UQAM, where the purple and "The gym that was packed with a gold came away with a 61-51 win. couple thousand people and I think Although the Quebec-based team about six were cheering for us," said was unfamiliarto theHawks, Falco Laurier fifth-year Mai Kohlmeier. compared themto a team Laurier is "But I think we actually thrived off quite familiar with to generate the that. Itreally got us excited and perfect gameplan. pumped up to play." "They're really similar to Brock in our division, in that theyrely on their three-point shooting, so that was our focus defensively," said ALL PHOTOS BY MEGAN CHERNIAK PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER Falco. "And we only gave up two Sports, page 17 2 EDITOR'S PAGE THE CORD • Wednesday, March 16. 2011 Editor's Choice News 3 Arts 9 Editor's Choice Local 5 Docherty hired as Mount Opinion 14 TraLa Las return with National 6 Classifieds 16 Royal Upresident World 7 Sports 17 Kitchener show News, page 3 thecord.ca/arts Editor-in-Chief Alanna Wallace • awallacecathecord.ca THE CORD Vocal Cord The tie that binds Laurier University since Bag O' Crime Wilfrid 1926 75 UniversityAve W Suspicious Person Theft Under $5,000 Assault How effective is the 5 Waterloo ON N2L 3C5 Location: Library Location: Concourse Location: FNCC days for the homeless 519-884-0710 X3564 Reported: Mar. 8,2011 @ 6:54 p.m. Reported: Mar. 13,2011@ 3:23 a.m. Reported: Mar. 13,2011(a) 11:26p.m. A complaint was received about a Special Constables responded to While working a paid duty at the campaign? March 16,2011 suspicious male in the Library on a report from the Dispatch Cen- Turret Night Club a Special Con- Volume 51, Issue 26 the fifth floor. He was described as tre that they had observed three stable was approached by a female Next issue: March 23, 2011 a strange older man, brown skinned males take a six-foot table which non-student who reported that (no age given) sitting near girls and had been taken from the Concourse while she was in line another un- Advertising staring at them and then moving on and placed it in their vehicle which identified female kicked her in the All advertising inquiries should be to another group once they became was heading towards King St. The upper leg and groin region. - directed to Angela Taylor at aware of his presence. SCS officers theft had been monitored on CCTV The suspect female is described 519-884-0710 X3560 attended but were unable to locate cameras. The vehicle was stopped' as caucasian with blonde hair wear- [email protected] anyone throughout the whole Li- inLot # 24 near King St. The three ing a leopard print dress and a long brary. CCTV camera footage was re- male suspects were identified as 18, black furry hooded coat. In 2 010 the CanadianCommunity | viewed with negative results. 19and 20-year-old WLU students According to the complainant "I think it needs to in- Newspaper Association awarded and were made to return the table the suspectfemale was denied en- _ . 2010 WINNER » ,, volve more people, The Cord second place in the ccna better University regulations to where it came from. No crimi- try through the back VIP door to the four NEWSPAPERS campus newspaper category. competition violation nal charges were laid but the mat- Turret. The complainant was not people is not enough to Location: Frank C Peters Building ter will be sent to the Judicial Affairs able to point out the suspect and did be effective." Editorial Board Reported: Mar. 7,2011 (112) 8:30 p.m. Council. not know where she may have gone. -Andreas Mantas Editor-in-Chief Alanna Wallace SCS officers assisted two T.A.'s The suspect could not be located. Second [email protected] (teaching year chemistry News Director Linda Givetash assistants) for a first- Injured/Sick Person [email protected] year business program in locating Location: Residence VisualsDirector Nick Lachance [email protected] a missing business midterm exam. Reported: Mar. 11,2011 (a) 2:29 p.m. WebDirector David Goldberg An 18-year-old male student had SCS officers, ERT members and [email protected] Campus News Editor Mike Lakusiak reviewed his midterm papers and EMS attended tothe student resi- [email protected] failed to turn it back papers dence in response to a medical For rest of O' Local andNational Editor VACANT the Bag [email protected] were located and returned to the emergency. Two 18-year-old male Crime, check out WorldEditor Alexandros Mitsiopoulos T.A.'s. students had been running in the [email protected] In Depth Editor Rebecca Vasluianu hallway of the residence chasing one thecord.ca [email protected] Alarm another. One male sustained head Features Editor ! VACANT [email protected] Location: Bookstore and facial injuries (lacerations) and ArtsEditor Sarah Murphy Report: Mar. 10,2011 (a) p.m. under his right arm as a result of [email protected] 8:37 "Really effective, I'm in Opinion Editor Eric Merkley The East Meets West group set off running into a pane of glass in the [email protected] the glass break alarm atthe Book- hallway door. The other BBA and my prof pushed Sports Editor Justin Fauteux male re- Ifyou haveany information regard- [email protected] store in the concourse with loud ceived lacerations to his head, hand ing these or any other incidents please back the due date of GraphicsEditor Wade Thompson [email protected] music and pushing the tables up and forearm from the broken chards ca11519-885-3333 or Crime Stoppers at a project so everyone PhotographyManager Elli Garlin against the windows in the outer of glass. Both parties were trans- 1-800-222-TIPS. The Bag o'Crime is [email protected] could take the time to hallway. The alarm was reset and ported to Grand River Photography Manager Megan Cherniak Hospital for submitted by WLUSpecial Constable participate." [email protected] the group was asked to turn down medical treatment and observation. Service. the music. -Emily Pham Senior staff First year BBA Lead Reporter Bree Mantha Web Content Editor Drew Higginbotham Copy Editing Manager Emily Slofstra .Kelly Burwash Dana Fancoeur Gina Macdonald Kaidin Oosterink Cord nominated Jocelyn Smith This week in quotes for two national Contributors Kevin Campbell Keith Marshall JustinSmirlies "I have long johns on but I may have to ditch those for some more conven- awards Devon Coote Don Morgenson lan Spence Marcie Foster Olivia Nightingale AmandaSteiner tional underwear." Nick Gibson Leeza Pece Stephanie Truong Shad re: playing WLUSP received word this week that Nicole Green Erin Schut Alex Watson Wilf's Deborah Lam Claire Scullion The Cord has been nominated for "I'm not really aware of "I wasn't really feeling Rev, it freaked me out a little bit. I'd go to Phil's." two Canadian Community News- WLUSP administration —Shad re: Waterloo bar scene paper Association awards. The Cord what it is." President Bryn Ossington has finished in the top three in two -Ryan -Bernardi Production/Advertising Angela Taylor Chair of the Board Jordan Hyde "I'm sure I'll have fun seeing all the drunkpeople around campus stumbling major categories.