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Stumbling out of the gate

Two games. Only two touchdowns. No wins. Something is wrong here. The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s football team may need a mira-cle just to make the playoffs — some-thing that hasn’t been a problem in almost ten years — after losing their first two games of their eight-game season. After being shut out 19-0 by the Toronto Varsity Blues last week, the Hawks came home to host the No. 6 Queen’s Gaels last weekend hoping to improve the faltered offence. But had no luck. Laurier only managed to produce two touchdowns against Queen’s, los-ing 42-16 and dropping to 0-2 on the season. “It’s honestly something that we should be getting every single drive we’re on the field because that’s what offence is supposed to do,” fourth-year receiver Alex Anthony said after Saturday’s game. “We’re supposed to score and we’ve got two touchdowns the past two weeks, which is not good enough.” The Hawks went six and a half quarters without a touchdown before Anthony found the endzone midway through the third quarter on Saturday, when the Gaels were already leading

29-2. Alex Sanchez scored the second touchdown, but didn’t connect until there was a minute left in the game. The Hawks’ offence just hasn’t shown up. And in the unpredictable OUA, they know that can be lethal. “We’re still making too many er-rors,” head coach Gary Jeffries said. “You can’t win in this league with the mistakes that we’re making.” It’s not that the Hawks didn’t com-pete. The defence held Toronto to a very low-scoring game, and it took Queen’s until halfway through the second quarter to really break free, aided by some of the mistakes Jeffries mentioned. “It was an even football game until, you know, we turned it over and gave up a big one,” Jeffries said. “And next think you know, it got away from us.“The defence, they play hard. They play hard.” “Defence is playing awesome and offence just has to step it up,” Anthony said. “That’s all it is.” Laurier quarterback Travis Eman only had nine completed passes out of 21 attempts, while his Queen’s coun-terpart Billy McPhee went 22 of 28 for 333 yards and two touchdowns.Toronto quarterback Richard Quitten-ton completed 16 of 25 passes against

Sports, page 25

New dining hall draws criticism

Kate turner photography manager

While the official opening of Wil-frid Laurier University’s new din-ing hall has shown a large improve-ment with the quality of food being served, as well a large expansion on the number of food stations, it has left many upper-year students both upset and angry with the renova-tions, specifically with the new rules put in place surrounding the use of the space. Concerns over new pricing have also come up, as students, staff and faculty without a meal plan must pay an entrance fee before even go-ing into the dining hall.

The prices change depending on the time of day, with breakfast cost-ing $8.00, lunch at $12.00 and din-ner for $14.50, which many students have stated on social media sites is too high of a cost.

In order for the new dining hall to properly function within its all-you-care-to-eat meal plan system, a new wall was erected along the confines of the space to ensure that students who don’t pay for the buffet cannot enter.

This wall has drastically changed the physical appearance of the din-ing hall: it has gone from an open to a confined space that only certain students are allowed to enter.

“It goes against what Laurier sells

itself to be as this kind of close-knit community, and then all of a sud-den you set up a system where you start segregating people and it’s not a close-knit community at all,” stated Eric Reis, a fourth-year WLU student. “I thought it was just an abomination.”

Reis continued and told The Cord that his biggest issue with the new system was in fact the construction. To him, the wall symbolizes a much larger issue, where upper-year stu-dents are being denied access to a space that they should be allowed to utilize.

“It seems like they have set up arbitrary restrictions on people who just want to walk around in [and use] a place they have been for years, unless they pay,” he contin-ued. “To put up high walls and [in doing so] suggest that the students will steal, and then to fence them in like that, as if they’re cattle … in a way you’re de-humanizing them.”

Brendan O’Driscoll, another fourth-year student, echoed Reis’s concerns regarding the new lack of space.

“It’s sort of restricting, especially we already pay tuition and extra fees to use the Laurier campus facilities, so it’s like you’re paying a second

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Campus, page 4

Students lash out against recently-implemented changes to Fresh Food co.

Inside

Surviving roommates

Tips and tricks for dealing with the people you live with during your university career

Life, page 16

Page on mental health

Former Barenaked Lady Steven Page provides motivational talk regarding stigma of mental illness

Arts, page 20

Kitchener-Waterloo goes orangeK-W Byelection, page 8

o-Week 2012 through the lens

O-Week photos, page 14

Football team starts season 0-2

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Bag o’ Crime

C A N A D I A NCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD 2011

Theft Under $5000Location: Parking Lot #20Reported: Monday, September 03, 2012 @ 2:07 amA SCS officer on mobile patrol no-ticed three males carrying two white colored vinyl fold up tables on Mid Campus Drive. They ran and the tables were discarded in the park-ing lot. One male was apprehended and identified as a 22 year old in-toxicated student. The tables were identified as W.L.U. property. They were stored in a secure place for the night. The student was reprimand-ed for his actions.

Suspicious PersonsLocation: Parking Lot #3Reported: Monday, September 03, 2012 @ 4:37 amSCS Dispatch received a report of two males sleeping on a mattress beside a parked car in the parking lot. A third male was sleeping in the backseat. SCS officers attend-ed and identified the males as two 19 year olds and a 21 year old from the Walkerton and Kincardine area. They had been out drinking that evening and got separated from the driver of the vehicle. They were on campus to visit one of their friends. The mattress had been found at the side of the road for garbage disposal and discarded of. They were coop-erative with the officers and allowed to sleep in the vehicle until daybreak in order to contact their friends.

Theft Under $5000:Location: ResidenceReported: Monday, September 03, 2012 @ 1:09 pmA non-university male had his locked bicycle stolen from the fence on the pathway between 200 King Street and the Laurier Coop Build-ing. No Suspects or video surveil-lance in this area.

Description of Stolen Property:Make: Mountain BikeModel: CustomColor: red & greyValue: $500.00

Injured/Sick Person:Location: ResidenceReported: Monday, September 03, 2012 @ 1:29 pmERT responded to a medical call for a female that had fainted in the washroom in a Residence. Ambu-lance was not required.

Drugs: IR#040912-1033Location: ResidenceReported: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 @ 3:05 amSix Laurier students three female, three male were confronted for smoking marijuana in residence. A small quantity of marijuana and a bullet container for holding a joint was seized. The matter will be dealt with through Residence Life.

Liquor OffenceLocation: Mid Campus Drive Reported: Tuesday September 04, 2012 @ 9:32 pmTwo male WLU students were is-sued PONs for possessing alcohol while under 19 years of age. They were denied entry to the O-Week celebrations.

Liquor OffenceLocation: Mid Campus Drive Reported: Tuesday September 04, 2012 @ 9:33 pmA WLU student was evicted from the “O” Week celebration because he was found in possession of a bottle of liquor that he had brought into the event. He was given a verbal warning and was given an appoint-ment date with the Student Conduct Administrator.

Liquor OffenceLocation: Mid Campus Drive Reported: Tuesday September 04, 2012 @ 9:54 pmA WLU student was issued a PON for being in possession of alcohol while under 19 years of age during O-week celebrations. He was evict-ed from the event.

Assist Other ServiceLocation: Off campusReported: Friday, September 07, 2012 @ 1:40 amTwo female students, one male stu-dent and one female guest were the victims of an assault that had oc-curred at an off campus location. They had left a house party on Hem-lock St. and were accosted by two unknown females and a male. A physical altercation ensued and the female guest was assaulted by two females. She received scrapes and bruises to her right elbow and both knees, two swollen lips, right thumb nail ripped off and a bump above her right eye. The investigation has been turned over to W.R.P.S. The male student was threatened to get cut by a male wielding a knife. The injured female was treated on scene by EMS and later admitted to Grand River Hospital for further treatment and observation.Suspect Descriptions:1. Female/Black, 19-20 yrs. medium build, dressed in pink2. Female/Caucasian, 19-20 yrs. long dark brown hair, wearing a long black sleeve dress3. Male, light brown tan skinned, 5’6”, tattoo of a spade on his neck, wearing a black bb cap, black jeans & blue varsity shirt, armed with a knife.

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Welcome to Laurier A look back at O-Week and some advice for first years from upper-year students. Video by Jeremy Enns

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‘Reach out and ask’ WLU gets $40,000 for mental health initiativesMARISSA EVANS LEAD REPORTER

THROWS

Students will start to see improv-ments in student support as Wil-frid Laurier University received a $40,000-grant from Bell Mobility to be used towards mental health initiatives on campus. Leanne Hol-land-Brown, dean of students, and Gail Roth, associate director of de-velopment, library and student af-fairs, applied for the grant in March 2012 after it became apparent that there was a need for better student support on campus.

“We’ve had constrained resources in trying to address mental health,” said Michael Onabolu, president and CEO of the Wilfrid Laurier Uni-versity Students’ Union (WLUSU), who explained how counselling services and the dean of students offi ce was overwhelmed with cases this past year.

However, with the attainment of the grant at the end of August, pro-grams targeting improved mental health support at Laurier are be-coming a reality.

“The biggest portion of the grant that we received is for training facul-ty, staff and other students to better understand how to support others who are experiencing mental health diffi culties,” said Adrienne Luft, mental health and student support team leader at Laurier.

Luft will be working alongside a mental health task force, which will be comprised of community part-ners, campus partners and students to discuss the most benefi cial ave-nues for the money to be spent.

One of these venues is a Healthy Minds Research Project. Luft ex-plained that this involves an outside partner evaluating on-campus sup-port around mental health.

“It’s a very specifi c study that will really shed some light on the areas of growth and development that should occur at Laurier,” she continued.

Another application of the grant will be an anti-stigma video.

Onabolu said he’d like to see the organization of a “Let’s Talk” — sim-ilar to what Bell has put out in the past — campaign at the university.

“One where we actually con-nect with students who’ve had is-sues with mental health and talk about what it is that they were going through and some of the ways that we can support other students,” he explained.

According to Luft, they are also linking to off-campus resources such as Canadian Mental Health, Self-Help Alliance and the Grand River Hospital.

“It’s about widening the scope of options for students,” said Luft. “There’s some great services and supports within the university, and we certainly want to build up knowledge of those, but I think it’s also very important to look at our community partners and develop relationships with them.”

Luft and Onabolu both agreed that the overall goal of the project is to increase campus support and create a comfortable environment where students can access the re-sources they require.

“My hope is that there’s less shame around the conversations about mental health,” expressed Luft.

She encouraged students to get involved as the initiatives begin to unfold throughout the year.

“Reach out and ask,” advised Luft to all students. “[It] can take a lot of courage, but it can lead to a lot of positive results.”

Every year, throngs of fi rst years come to Wilfrid Laurier Univer-sity and are quickly bombarded with high-spirited icebreakers, new friends and crazy events. Orientation Week is a time for students to meet one another and get used to Laurier’s campus. How-ever, with any event of this size, there are sure to be problems mixed in with events. Josh Proksch, vice-president of campus experience, spoke to the positive aspects of Orientation Week. “I think this year’s O-Week was a massive success,” he said. “I think we put across a very solid message to the fi rst years.” The theme of “balance your worlds” was prevalent throughout the week. “We implemented a number of new projects this year,” continued Proksch.

One of these new aspects of O-Week was the inclusion of a presen-tation by former Barenaked Ladies front man, Steven Page.

Page personally experienced is-sues with mental health in the past and spoke to its prevalence among students.

“It really brought forth the topic of mental health on campus,” ex-plained Prosksch.

However, O-Week wasn’t all cheers and friendly rivalries. There are always a number of incidences during O-Week that warrant extra work from Special Constables Ser-vices (SCS). Rod Curran, director of SCS explained that, “this is our bus-iest time of the year”. Over the week, SCS was called in for over 300 incidences on campus. “Our people were pretty much go-ing the whole time,” said Curran. Among these incidences there were three occasions resulting from offensive weapons. “This was at the on-campus par-ty, and the knives were turned over to us,” Curran explained. “It’s not a crime to have a knife, we just care about safety.” Other incidences included intoxi-cated students, alcohol violations, theft, and breaking and entering. Despite the extensive disruptions, Curran said that he was impressed with student behaviour. “Our students are really well be-haved, and we really only make sure

that they get the students home safely... and that everyone has a good time,” he continued. Michael Onabolu, president and CEO of the Wilfrid Laurier Univer-sity Students’ Union, was also a very prominent fi gure in orchestrating O-Week. “It went incredibly well,” beamed Onabolu. “I’m so proud of my team.” “Everything went off very smoothly, without any issues at all,” he continued. Onabolu also spoke to the topic of disruptive incidences. “We had Emergency Services on site, and this year they only had to take two people, as opposed to last year when they took 18,” he said. He also felt that there are always things to be improved upon during O-Week. “That is defi nitely a conversation I need to have with my executive team, because there is always some-thing to be improved upon.”

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Throughout O-Week, Special Constable Services were called in for over 300 incidents. CRISTINA RUCCHETTA LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) have confi rmed that a body was found at a construction site at the corner of King and James Streets Saturday morning. According to WRPS public affairs coordinator Olaf Heinzel, investi-gators found that the deceased took his or her own life. “There was a determination made on the circumstances surrounding how this person died,” said Heinzel. “[Investigators determined] that the person took their own life.” Police were called to the scene at

8:40 a.m. Saturday morning after being alerted of the situation by a security guard. Three police cruisers and a fo-rensics unit arrived and the body was removed via ambulance shortly thereafter. The WRPS has not released, nor could they confi rm, any details on the identity of the deceased person, and according to Heinzel, that is be-cause of the nature of the incident. As a result, there’s no indication that this person was a student at the surrounding universities. “Because of the circumstances, we can’t really release any details,” said Heinzel.

“There’s no criminal investigation here. We would only release infor-mation with the permission of the person’s family and for investigative purposes and there’s no investiga-tion in this case.” Heinzel confi rmed that the de-ceased’s family has been notifi ed, however it is unlikely that the WRPS will release any further details sur-rounding his or her identity. “When you hear us release infor-mation, for example, in a homicide, part of that is keeping the family ap-prised, part of that is for investiga-tive reasons,” he said. “In this instance, there is no investigation.”

JUSTIN FAUTEUX EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “In this instance, there is

no investigation.”

—Olaf Heinzel, WRPS public affairs coordinator

“In this instance, there is


“In this instance, there is


“Our students are really well behaved and we really

only make sure that they get the students home

safely.”

- Rod Curran, director of SCS

“Our students are really well behaved and we really

only make sure that they get the students home

Body discovered near Laurier campus

Keeping it all in control

Opening up

Annual butterfl y release pushes for suicide awareness

NICK LACHANCE PHOTO MANAGER

-By Katelyn Cullum

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Read how Waterloo copes with the return of 40,000 students -By Alanna Fairey

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Campus News EditorElizabeth [email protected]

The possibility of fall reading days at Wilfrid Laurier University is up for consideration again, despite last year’s proposal being tabled by Senate.

Due to mixed feelings from stu-dents and logistical issues with fac-ulty, last year’s proposal to shorten Orientation Week (O-Week) by two days and insert reading days some-where in the fall semester was never voted on. A new committee led by the Wilfrid Laurier University Stu-dents’ Union (WLUSU) has been formed to re-evaluate the proposal with the aim of meeting both faculty and student needs.

Chris Walker, vice president of university affairs, explained that the committee’s intent is to submit the proposal to senate in November, when the academic days for the fol-lowing year are usually approved. It would then be implemented fall 2013.

“There are a number of differ-ent proposals on the table that will change the academic scheduling from the last proposal,” said Walker.

He mentioned that some of these options “may or may not affect Ori-entation Week.” Furthermore, the committee is mindful of the need to balance the importance of orien-tation programming for fi rst years with the mental health compo-nent of fall reading days. However,

according to Walker, the offi cial pro-posal has yet to be decided on.

“We haven’t ruled anything out yet,” he said.

Michael Obabolu, CEO and presi-dent of WLUSU, gave a different account of the progression of the proposal.

“We’re basically looking at hav-ing two exam days on Sundays,” he explained.

That would allow for two fall reading days to be inserted in October, most likely around Thanksgiving.

“It went through the committee and they seemed to appreciate and like the idea,” Onabolu explained. “So they’re bringing it back to their own individual councils within the

university to talk about it and pitch the idea. Then it’ll go before the senate.”

Under this proposal O-Week will remain untouched.

“Hopefully, it’ll help with the mental health side of things,” said Onabolu regarding the fall reading days.

“Students will actually get a chance to take a break and recuper-ate from the stresses from the fi rst part of term.”

Walker also commented on the big picture of the proposal.

“At this point it’s part of a larger mental health strategy. Because mental health is such a large is-sue right now and something that there’s a big push to address, fall

reading days has defi nitely come up in response to that,” he stated.

In accordance with Walker’s statement that there is a possibility of O-Week still being affected, ice-breaker and third-year philosophy and sociology double major, Nathan Groskopf, remarked, “I don’t want to see O-Week become less than what it is right now.”

Second-year kinesiology major Lisa Alexander also expressed her opinion on the proposal .

“I have no problem with exams being on Sundays,” she said.

“But I think a better way to do it would be to start classes on the Thursday instead of the Monday and just continue O-Week around classes.”

MARISSA EVANSLEAD REPORTER

While fi rst-year students have been enjoying the new systems, upper-year students want change to benefi t the entire student body.NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

Fall reading week in question again

Dining hall slated for more renovations time in order to use a space,” he

stated. However, Chris Walker, vice-

president of university affairs, spoke to these concerns, and stressed that solutions to these issues are being pursued.

“Study space is obviously an issue on campus, and it was something that going into the process we were very aware of; we’re exploring other options too,” he said.

He continued by stating that ad-ditions will hopefully be added onto the new dining hall so students can use the space after hours.

“The way it would have to work is there would have to be some sort of way of [blocking] off the actual din-ing facility itself and then keeping the seated area open,” he explained. “So we’re trying and exploring the cost of putting a cage in there which would separate the two areas, and then [students] would be allowed to enter through one of the current fi re exits.”

Dan Dawson, the assistant vice-president: student affairs echoed many of Walker’s comments, while also maintaining that the newly built wall is completely necessary.

“We respect that some students are frustrated and they have their opinion — we’re not going to op-pose their opinion on that — but the wall, while some people are making a metaphorical reference, that’s not what it’s intended to be, it’s to allow this business to operate effectively,” he explained.

However, students have ex-pressed concerns over other details regarding the new systems.

Now, in order to ensure that stu-dents are not stealing dishware or large amounts of food, they are not allowed to bring in any bags.

In order to accommodate stu-dents, 130 lockers have been in-stalled to hold bags while students are inside.

O’Driscoll felt wary of the locker system for many reasons.

“The lockers are only a certain size and not all bags are the same, [or] if it’s a particularly high-traffi c day and lockers are full, bags end up on the ground; what’s stop-ping someone else from taking un-watched bags,” he pointed out.

While Walker stated that students are ultimately liable for all of their belongings, Ryan Lloyd-Craig, di-rector of food services, stated that the area where bags are placed on the fl oor is secure, as there are al-ways staff members present, and security cameras have been put in place.

Despite the amount of concerns from upper-year students, fi rst years that have meal plans have ex-pressed positive feelings regarding the new system.

“The fi rst-year students, who we are designed to set up for, are thrilled with the environment,” stated Dawson. “Once they get in the doors and they have the experi-ence, we’ve had nothing but great comments.”

Lloyd-Craig also explained that a new pre-order system has been put in place to replace the take-out option that is now gone, except for

small items such as fruit. All students can now order a meal 24 hours in advance, and have it ready to be picked up at the front doors. However, the prices will refl ect the all-you-care-to-eat prices of the buffet, rather than a price-per-meal system.

Dawson and Lloyd-Craig con-cluded by stating that in order to en-sure that all students, staff and fac-ulty are pleased with the new sys-tem, they will be conducting surveys both on campus and online in order to get feedback.

“We respect that some students are frustrated and

they have their opinion — we’re not going to op-

pose their opinion on that.”

—Dan Dawson, assistant vice-president: student affairs





—Dan Dawson, assistant vice-president: student affairs

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For the second year in a row, Wil-frid Laurier University’s bookstore is providing students with alternative options to the standard textbook purchase, which include both com-petitive online prices from alterna-tive sellers, and rental textbooks.

“We are just trying to get as many options to students as possible,” said Michael Zybala, the associate director of retail services and sys-tems, who explained both the “com-pare and save” and rental options for the bookstore.

Essentially, students are able to locate their textbooks on the shelf in the bookstore via a course code tag, which shows the bookstore’s prices. However, they are also provided with a second red tag that displays competitive prices, such as those on Amazon.ca.

“We are basically making stu-dents aware of what our competi-tors’ prices are,” said Zybala.

“We realize that everyone is shop-ping around and we just want stu-dents to realize we are as price com-petitive as the other online retailers.”

“I don’t really think it helps,” said third-year business student Kyla MacEachern. “[It] just kind of says ‘look, this is our research’ and doesn’t really do anything else, [and] it makes them look cheap,” she added.

However, some students believe that the competitive price aspect is a positive thing. “You have choice,” said Elise, a third-year exchange

student from France, who declined to give her last name.

Zybala explained that the book-store has had some inquires about these features.

“I think students are pleasantly surprised that we are doing that comparison and giving them that information so that they can make an informed decision,” he said.

However, a rapid response from the student body is not necessarily occurring.

“It’s our second year of doing the rental, so it’s gaining a bit of inter-est,” said Zybala.

Still, students are showing some interest, and as MacEachern ex-plained, if all her textbooks were available on the rental site, she would consider that option.

“Most of my textbooks are online, so they have an online component,” she explained.

But when asked if she would rent them if this weren’t an issue, she re-sponded, “probably.”

Elise added that rental textbooks are a good idea.

However, she commented that if the rental textbooks were in the same price range as the books on the shelves, then it wouldn’t be as convenient.

Zybala also addressed the con-cern that students are becoming overwhelmed with the amount of options available to them for pur-chasing textbooks.

“I think it’s becoming more and more confusing as more options are available so we are trying to make ourselves available,” he explained.

However, some students are still looking for the best and most affordable options to purchase their textbooks, as MacEachern expressed.

“Students are going to fi nd other options,” she said.

The bookstore is also aligning it-self with the Students in Free Enter-prise (SIFE) book swap by offering booklists and other resources.

“We are working with as many student groups as possible,” Zybala explained.

While it’s unclear whether or not the bookstore profi ts from these conjunctions with student groups, it is clear that the students are their main focus.

“The key for us [is the students.] I mean, the students are why we are here so we are trying to give them as much options as possible,” he concluded.

Textbook options expanding

Last Thursday, Wilfrid Laurier Uni-versity and the University of Wa-terloo held a conference at the Wa-terloo Inn, entitled Perspectives on Academic Freedom. The conference gave academics a chance to come together and discuss issues sur-rounding the topics of academic integrity and academic freedom. It also allowed for a moderated discussion regarding the Balsille School of International Affairs (BSIA).

The second panel, titled Gov-ernance of the BSIA: A Three Way Partnership, was carried out by both Peter MacKinnon from the Univer-sity of Saskatchewan, and Jim Turk, president of the Canadian Associa-tion of University Teachers (CAUT), and was moderated by Jeffery Simp-son from the Globe and Mail.

In this panel, MacKinnon stressed that academic freedom is limited by donors who want to control their funding after it has been given.

“For many faculty members, col-laboration within industry is not optional,” he said. “[And] we should be careful not to put restrictive bar-riers in their way [of researching].”

He also explained that the lack of trust in university administrations is an ongoing issue.

“We are suspicious of these col-laborations and we don’t trust uni-versity administers to manage them,” he expressed. “If I were an industrial leader seeking university collaboration, and if I were faced with these [CAUT] guidelines, en-shrined in policy, I would run for the hill.”

MacKinnon went on to explain he believes there are too many am-biguities within the CAUT guide-lines, especially in regards to power structures between universities and donors.

However, Turk turned the panel around by addressing issues of aca-demic integrity rather than academ-ic freedom.

“Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier have jeopardized their academic in-tegrity in agreeing to certain provi-sions of the donor agreement, and the governance structure of the BSIA,” he stated.

“When a university agrees to something that is a problem, it is not the donors problem, but the university’s.”

He went on to explain that both the donor agreement and the gover-nance documents used by the BSIA, and approved by the universities, are problematic, and jeopardize both school’s integrity.

“It is not appropriate for a uni-versity to allow a donor, or a donor’s organization, a voice in academic decisions that include structure of faculty-chair positions, the struc-ture of graduate fellowships or the selection of faculty,” he stressed. “[But] there is a solution: it is called revising the donor agreement and revised governance documents.”

Gary Rhoads, director of the cen-ter for the study of higher educa-tion at the University of Arizona, delivered the keynote speech, which addressed solutions for both WLU and UW in regards to their situation with BSIA.

Rhoads gave international exam-ples of how universities overseas are able to co-operate with their donors without facing any issues that call into question the notion of academ-ic freedom or integrity.

He concluded by suggesting that those involved within BSIA have regular discussions, and clearly out-line how their partnership will con-tinue to function in order to insure both WLU and UW maintain their academic freedom and integrity.

Academic freedom under debate

ELIZABETH DICESARECAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

Laurier students browse through the bookstore to fi nd the most accomodating option for books. NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

KATELYN CULLUM LEAD REPORTER

Controversial discussions arose from the second panel discussion.PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMASZ ADAMSKI

Laurier in brief

Conference facilitates discussion about the future of academics at WLU, UW

Additions to WLUSU’s stu-dent health and dental plan This year, the undergraduate health and dental plan has been revamped in order to better accommodate students in need of medical cover-age.

In the past, students covered un-der the health and dental plan could only receive generic drug prescrip-tions, but now they will be able to receive both brand name drug pre-scriptions as well.

Brand name prescriptions will be available with 50 per cent coverage, while generic prescriptions will re-ceive 80 percent coverage.

Students can now also register

for a new Direct2u prescription pro-gram, where they will receive 100 per cent generic drug coverage, and eight per cent on brand name drugs. This program will also allow them to have prescriptions delivered to the U-Desk for easy pick-up, and 24-hour access to a pharmacist.

For students wishing to opt-out of the health and dental plan, the deadline is September 21.

Laurier SOS go to Peru This past summer, the Laurier Stu-dents Offering Support (SOS) group planned a trip to Peru to provide

education and developmental sup-port programs to communities in need.

The trip was paid by volunteers, who will also live in the communi-ties and do charitable work while gaining worldly experience by in-teracting with societies and cul-tures outside of their accustomed lifestyles.

While in Peru, SOS was part-nered with Las Casuarinas, and helped build a community centre to help the town fl ourish.

Volunteers also had a chance to teach English and tutor students. -Compiled by Elizabeth DiCesare

“I think students are

pleasantly surprised that

we are doing that com-

parison and giving them

that information.”

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parison and giving them

that information.”


Incoming first-year students living on learning community floors in resi-dence will get to see some new programming initiatives this upcoming

year. This year, 12 of the 118 residence communities will be focused learning communities, with specific themes relating either to

students’ interests, such as healthy living, or academics, such as languages and literature.

Dave Shorey, the associate director of residence edu-cation at Wilfrid Laurier University, explained that

this year will be the largest in terms of the learning communities.

“We actually have what I would con-sider a break-out year this upcoming fall

because we’ve had five new residence learning communities come online,” he stated. “We’ve had a tremendous response ... there are pockets of stu-dents that really want to have a com-

munity that is focused on [their interests].”

Shorey continued to explain that the learning communities

were first used in the 2006- 07 year as an attempt to

further engage students in specific programming and themed activities in their

given residence. Since then, inter-

est has piqued and the learning communities have expanded and become much more specific.

“We have, in residence, been trying to do this for some years, and for the communities that we pilot-ed we did see some positive growth. It be-came evident for our de-partment that we needed to invest more time and re-sources into this project,” continued Shorey.

“As its grown we’ve noticed more benefits in the students;

we’ve seen a level of comfort

and integration that we’re may-

be not seeing in every residence

community.”In order for

the learning com-munities to be as

successful as possible, their dons began training a full two days earlier than other dons, and also began planning their programming at the beginning of summer.

Their programming, which was overseen by the residence education of-fice, takes on a more educational role that is reflected in their additional don duties.

Tom Waites, the don of Scholars’ Hall — one of the learning communities for the upcoming year — explained that his specific module for his first-year students.

For his 11 students in Scholars’ Hall, all of which are from differing aca-demic backgrounds, he has sought out upper-year students to team up as mentors for the incoming first years.

They will aid the first-year students not only in terms of their academics, but also in getting involved on campus as well as the greater community in order to promote a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

“I think the biggest thing is that we all have a shared purpose in our learn-ing community,” said Waites. “The students in Scholar’s Hall are all academ-ically driven, but then they are also seeking out opportunities to get involved on campus, and they are also seeking balance.”

While some of these initiatives are completely new this year, the Resi-dence Life Office noted that its past experiences in residence learning com-munities have suggested that they will continue to positively reflect the needs of incoming students.

elizabeth dicesarecAmpuS NEWS EDitor

On Friday Sept. 7, members of the community gathered at the East

Wing of the Research and Academic Centre anxiously awaiting the an-nouncement of $16.7 million in fed-eral funding for the Laurier Brant-ford YMCA Athletics and Recre-ation Complex.

Invitations were sent out to mem-bers of the community earlier in the week for a special announcement from Haldimand-Norflolk MP and Diane Finley, minister of human re-sources and skills development, as well as Brant MP Phil McColeman.

Minister Diane Finley could not emphasize enough that such an opportunity does not come along often.

“The government realizes how important having projects like this are for a community,” she stated.

Finley concluded her announce-ment by acknowledging the efforts of the entire community.

“Great minds, great community; coming together to work together,”

she said. Although all levels of govern-

ment have now secured funding, Brantford Mayor Chris Friel urged the community and supporters “to come together and make it a reality.”

Community and student finan-cial support will still be required. Another $18 million still needs to be raised. A student referendum will decide on an added fee to tuition.

Dr. Max Blouw, president and vice-chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University, was passionate about this significant investment for the school.

“It is great to see that the fed-eral and provincial government could come together and make this grant happen for this location,” said Blouw.

“The patience and time that this development took will make the community stronger and be well worth the wait,” stated Jim Com-merford, CEO of the YMCA.

Commerford continued to discuss some statistics and how the YMCA will be able to further help and de-velop the community.

“There are high levels of obesity and with obesity, the healthcare costs increase. When healthy living is promoted, and more enforced, the chances in reducing healthcare costs are increased.”

Over the next three to four years there should be major development in the downtown core.

This development is planned to make a huge difference, even though some people are still adjusting to the land that now stands vacant where many buildings once stood on Col-bourne Street.

The Laurier-YMCA athletics complex is one of ten architectural projects selected among hundreds of projects from across the world. The 130,000 square-foot facility will include a pool, multiple gym-nasiums, a fitness centre and health and wellness promotions.

The athletics complex will be open to the local Brantford com-munity and will accommodate the rising student population of Laurier Brantford.

The complex will also be fully ac-cessible to people of all abilities.

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David Docherty thought some-thing was missing from Canada’s universities.

“I was at a meeting and someone was talking about the importance of international offices at universi-ties. They said ‘all of us think of our-selves as national universities, but it takes that extra effort to think of ourselves as international universi-ties,” said the Mount Royal Univer-sity president.

“And I was sitting there thinking, ‘I think the opposition it true.’ All of us have international offices, but none of us have national offices.”

So Docherty began exploring the possibility of an exchange program with another Canadian university, and sure enough he found a familiar partner in his endeavor — Wilfrid Laurier University.

Docherty, who graduated from Laurier in 1984, began teaching po-litical science at his alma mater in the early 1990s before being ap-pointed dean of arts in 2005. Do-cherty took the job as president at Calgary’s Mount Royal last year.

“It was something I had been thinking about, not necessarily re-lated to Laurier,” said Docherty. “And then Laurier and Mount Royal had a joint alumni event in Cal-gary and [Laurier president] Max [Blouw] said in his remarks ‘this is the start of a good relationship and should grow to include student exchange.’

“So in my remarks all I could say was ‘Max you beat me to the punch.’”

The agreement, signed by the two universities in early August, will allow students from one school to complete a term at the other in a situation both Docherty and Laurier registrar Ray Darling described as very similar to a semester abroad. Students would pay tuition fees at their home institution, but ancillary and service fees at the school where they are doing their exchange.

The program is open to students

from all disciplines and initially the universities’ goal is to have four stu-dents from each school participate in the exchange each year, though both Docherty and Darling said that the number is flexible.

“We wouldn’t limit ourselves to four if we had more than that inter-ested,” stated Darling.

“If there’s student demand for it, that’s great, we would adjust the contract. It’s just to have some controls in place so, as I said, one school’s not taking on more than the other.”

According to Darling, who has previously worked at the University of Guelph, this kind of agreement is almost unheard of.

“Normally exchange programs are international or you’d have them with Québec because it was to do with French-language learning, but I’ve never seen one that’s between two English-language universities,”

he said. Docherty sees the partnership as

an opportunity for the two universi-ties to contribute to building nation-al unity within Canada.

“If we’re concerned about ques-tions of citizenship, questions of understanding ourselves as a coun-try, don’t get me wrong, as much as it’s important to spend four months in South Africa, or Spain, or Portu-gal or France, as much as that’s criti-cally important, I think it’s equally important that we understand each other,” he said.

“I understand Alberta a lot bet-ter now that I’ve been here for 13 months than before we moved out here. I think we’ll understand more of the country if we spent more time in different parts of it. If this is one small way that universities can help build the country, rather than pit it against itself, why shouldn’t we be doing it?“

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Rain and cloudy skies didn’t seem to damper spirits on the most recent “Shine Day” on Sept. 8, as Shin-erama volunteers and first-year students collectively raised approxi-mately $106,000 for cystic fibrosis awareness and research. The total from all of Orientation Week was $149,000, roughly a $2,000 increase from last year.

“The dedication and commitment that our first years showed was out-standing, they still all made a great appearance despite the rain, [which] I thought was really impressive,” ex-plained Samantha Nash, the coordi-nator for Shinerama this year.

While this total was an increase from last year, Nash noted that this isn’t the highest that Wilfrid Laurier University has ever raised. Accord-ing to her, the Shinerama fundrais-ing at Laurier has consistently been better than efforts made by other Canadian universities.

“Laurier is the number one fund-raising school in Canada and we have been for a number of years,” she added.

According to Nash, cystic fibro-sis, a recessive genetic disorder that severely affects the respiratory sys-tem, affects about one in 25 Canadi-ans each year. Many members from the Waterloo community came and spoke about this illness to many of the first years during Shine Day.

“I was actually pretty over-whelmed with how comprehensive

it was, and how many were students taking part,” said Rob Lake, a ki-nesiology professor at Laurier who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Lake, a first-time professor at Laurier, hap-pened to pass by some students on “Shine Day” and took the time to donate money and speak to them.

“It’s just phenomenal. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a univer-sity taking such concern with one particular charity for so long, I just think it’s fantastic,” he added.

Both Lake and Nash asserted that major strides have been made in cystic fibrosis research, and that a cure is within sight. They believe that efforts should be increased so that goal is achieved earlier rather than later.

“Realistically, in the next five or ten years, there’s going be cure, and that’s just an awesome thing to be part of,” said Lake.

According to Lake, people should pay attention to cystic fibrosis and help out with the movement be-cause the disease is something that a person is born with, so they have no way of preventing it.

“[So] here’s a chance to do some-thing in our lifetime,” added Lake.

He also shared some interest in getting involved with the move-ment next year, and hopes to share his experiences to the new set of Shinerama volunteers and first-year students.

“I definitely want to get involved, whether that means I get my hands dirty and do some fundraising my-self or maybe speaking to some of the students before hand,” he said.

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overall amount raised throughout the week

$109,000Amount raised on “Shine Day”

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Annual ‘Shine Day’ shows strong efforts


Local EditorLindsay Purchase [email protected] BYELECTION

Fife takes Kitchener-Waterloo

Months of political pandering, door-to-door campaigning and heated debating culminated in a historic NDP victory for the Kitch-ener-Waterloo riding last week. The win ended a 22-year PC stronghold and simultaneously snatched away the possibility of a Liberal majority in the province.

Catherine Fife has now assumed the responsibilities of Kitchener-Waterloo MPP, taking over for Pro-gressive Conservative incumbent Elizabeth Witmer. Witmer resigned last April in order to take over the role of chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

Election night results were con-sistent with polls released late in the campaign that showed Fife pulling ahead after a tight race between the NDP, PCs and Liberals.

The number of votes received by each party were 18,559, 14,823 and

11,204, respectively. According to Fife, the turn-

ing point of the campaign was the public debates between the ten candidates.

“For me, the onus was the de-bates,” Fife explained.

“People in this riding, they want to make sure their candidates know the issues, and they responded very positively.”

While the Liberal party has typi-cally come in second behind the PCs in the riding, this byelection saw a surge in NDP support.

With a Liberal majority hang-ing in the balance and high tension between Premier Dalton McGuinty and the teacher’s union, strategic voting may have played a larger role in determining vote distribution.

Additionally, the absence of Wit-mer, a widely-respected and highly visible public fi gure in the region, no longer in the running, the bye-lection represented an opportu-nity for a new political landscape in

Kitchener-Waterloo. When asked how she thought the

teacher bill and Witmer’s appoint-ment to the WSIB by McGuinty im-pacted the election results, provin-cial NDP leader Andrea Horwath responded, “I think Mr. McGuinty played a really cynical game with politics and he lost, and I think the people of Kitchener-Waterloo saw what he was doing for what it was and what they wanted was a rep-resentative that was going to take their issues very seriously.”

Despite receiving just over 1,500 votes, Green Party candidate Sta-cey Danckert seemed more relieved than disappointed.

“I think that we need a minority right now,” she argued.

“I think at this point, especially given Bill-55, that we really need to make sure to hold the Liberals ac-countable, and hold them to task and make sure that there is some-body keeping track of what they’re doing.”

The byelection was the second consecutive loss for Liberal candi-date Eric Davis, who focused on the Liberal win in Vaughan as a positive for the evening.

Davis refl ected, “We obvious-ly were not successful tonight in Kitchener-Waterloo but we were in Vaughan and I think if you look across Ontario, we had a very tough fi ght on our hands.”

He continued, “The NDP won one here, Tim Hudak didn’t win any tonight.”

Toronto Centre MPP Glen Mur-ray added, “When you’re the gov-ernment, it means that you’ve won more than you’ve lost, so you always respect those times when you lose, because that’s as important a part of the democratic process as winning,”

“This was a good demonstra-tion that our democratic democracy is alive and well in Waterloo,“ he concluded.

LINDSAY PURCHASELOCAL AND NATIONAL EDITOR

18,559 14,823 11,204 1,516 Catherine Fife Tracey Weiler Eric Davis Stacey Danckert

NDP PC Liberal Green

“People in this riding,

they want to make sure

their candidates know

the issues, and they re-

sponded very postively.”

—Catherine Fife, Kitchener-Waterloo MPP and NDP representative









sponded very postively.”

Above: Catherine Fife and Andrea Horwath (Photo by Nick Lachance), top right: Tracey Weiler (Photo by Kate Turner), middle right: Eric Davis (Photo by Wade Thompson), bottom right: Stacey Danckert (Photo by Cristina Rucchetta)

THE CORD • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 K-W BYELECTION • 9

After 81 polls had been counted, numbers were prophetic of the fi nal results: NDP in the lead, followed by the Conservatives and Liberals, with Green trailing. NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

Catherine Fife didn’t wait to be sworn in as Kitchener-Waterloo’s newest MPP before getting busy at Queen’s Park.

The NDP representative, who was elected in last Thursday’s bye-lection, was getting ready to attend her fi rst caucus meeting Tuesday morning. Fife, a former Waterloo Region School Board trustee and chair, as well as mother of two, will be offi cially sworn in this coming Saturday.

“I’ve already been taking calls for constituents and attending events,” Fife remarked.

The NDP victory marked a mo-mentous change in the political landscape of the riding, which had been claimed by popular PC repre-sentative Elizabeth Witmer for the past 22 years.

Fife won with just over 18,000 votes, beating out PC candidate Tracery Weiler, who came in second, and Liberal Eric Davis, who followed

in third. Speaking to her group of supporters on the night of the elec-tion, Fife refl ected, “I realized that people of riding and this province want to be part of something posi-tive — and real.”

In a riding that holds approxi-mately 40,000 students, the ap-pointment will undoubtedly be of large consequence to both univer-sities as the functioning of the new relationship is determined.

When asked how she envisioned her relationship with the riding’s post-secondary students, Fife re-sponded, “I think it’s really impor-tant for me to work with your stu-dent governments,” and outlined her intention to set up a meeting soon.

She also mentioned that she had met with student leaders earlier in the campaign, noting that “the com-munication is two-way.”

One issue that Fife intends to address, in response to concerns voiced by students, is the Liberal tu-ition grant. The grant provides a 30 per cent rebate on tuition for univer-sity and college students in Ontario.

Fife noted that students have ex-pressed “genuine concern” over bar-riers to accessing the grant, which she has taken into consideration.

Thus far, however, Fife observed that her interaction with students has been more limited than is ideal. The timing of the election, near-ing the end of Orientation Week, may have impacted the ability of students to engage fully with the is-sues and candidates of the critical byelection.

Fife observed that she was not able to speak with students “as much as I would have liked to.”

“When it comes down to between Frosh Week and a byelection,” she said, “Frosh Week gave us a run for our money.”

Citing jobs, education and health as three of her primary focus points moving forward, Fife expressed her intention to represent all citizens of the riding.

She concluded, “I defi nitely think that the job an MPP is to ensure the voices of its citizens are being heard at Queen’s Park.”

LINDSAY PURCHASE LOCAL AND NATIONAL EDITOR

Horwath and Fife greet a recently married couple on Sept. 6. NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

Fife: ‘Two-way commmunication’ with students is key

While Catherine Fife’s win last week may have prevented a Liberal ma-jority in Ontario — a win that over-turned a 22 year long Progressive Conservative hold in Kitchener-Waterloo to the NDP — many other implications from the byelection may exist for the province. These implications, according to Wilfrid Laurier University political science professor Geoff Stevens, have yet to be seen.

“A lot will depend on what hap-pens between now and the next election and what circumstances cause the next election,” said Ste-vens. “The public sensed [in this byelection] that they weren’t happy with what they had provincially, whether that’s the McGuinty gov-ernment or the Conservative op-position. So they casted that protest and voted NDP.”

After numerous visits from all the party leaders and consistent dia-logue about provincial challenges throughout the campaigning period, Stevens noted that this particular byelection was “free of signifi cant local issues.”

On Sept. 6, KW appeared to be a focal point for many in On-tario —much more than the one in Vaughan.

“Most byelections don’t matter beyond the area in question, right? But this by-election mattered a lot for each of the three parties,” ex-plained Peter Woolstencroft, a po-litical scientist and analyst from the University of Waterloo.

According to Woolstencroft, the NDP took over a riding that has

never been considered character-istically theirs, but there’s been a changing view towards the NDP in Ontario compared to what it once was in the past.

“There was a time where a lot of people looked at the NDP with a great deal of fear and loathing,” he continued.

The voter turnout for the KW bye-lection was 46.7 per cent, a fi gure that is much higher than is expected for a byelection.

The byelection in Vaughan, which saw a win from Liberal Steven Del Duca, only received a 25.4 per cent turn out.

Regardless of the turnout, both Stevens and Woolstencraft believe that the outcome of the byelections had an impact on the party leaders and the public’s perception of them — namely PC leader Tim Hudak and Premier Dalton McGuinty.

“The thing is, if people are mad at the government, they should go to the opposition party,” explained

Woolstencroft. “But they didn’t, they went to an-

other party. That’s really damaging to Tim Hudak.”

Woolstencroft added that Hu-dak and the PCs could have made progress in Vaughan since they won that seat federally in a previous byelection.

“I don’t think it’s a deal breaker for Hudak anymore than it is for Mc-Guinty,” explained Stevens. “It’s not going to destroy McGuinty either but certainly takes some of the wind out of his sails. It does deny him a majority and Hudak has his work cut out for him.”

The majority question for the Liberal government, if they were to win both byelections, was a huge factor in this byelection, but Wool-stencroft believed it was much more than that.

As seen in the last budgetary pro-cess in the spring, the Ontario gov-ernment is going to have to continue with cuts to boil down the 15 bil-lion dollar defi cit the province has accumulated.

“I think they have to come in with a tough budget, and in order to have a tough budget you’re going to need a majority,” he asserted.

“Will they get support from the Conservatives for a tough bud-get? Maybe. But I think the Liberals wanted to handle it themselves.”

With a minority government still in play and the threat of a tougher budget next year, Stevens expects to see talks of another general provin-cial election within the year.

“I would be surprised if the gov-ernment can pass the budget next spring,” he said.

JUSTIN SMIRLIES NEWS DIRECTOR “I would be suprised if

the government can pass

the budget next spring.”

— Geoff Stevens, WLU poltical science professor

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the budget next spring.”

Byelections may have impact on Ontario

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More at thecord.caWLUSU raises concerns

about the timing and student involvement

- By Mike Radivoi


Local EditorLindsay Purchase [email protected]

Arrest made after stabbingFollowing a stabbing incident on Sunday, Waterloo Regional Police Services have taken the aggressor into custody.

After rushing the 21-year-old male victim to Grand River Hospital, the police were able to locate and detain the assailant. The aggressor is a minor and no plans have been made to charge him for his actions for the time being. The victim, who was attacked near the intersection of Phillip Street and University Av-enue, has been treated and has since been released from the hospital.

Student struck by bus at UWOn Friday Sept. 7, a Grand River Transit bus struck a fi rst-year Uni-versity of Waterloo student as he was crossing the road.

The 17-year-old student sus-tained serious injuries and is cur-rently being treated at the trauma unit of Hamilton General Hospital.

Though the Waterloo Regional Police collision traffi c experts are continuing an extensive investiga-tion, authorities have not yet deter-mined the cause of the crash. Tip lines are currently available towards the public for information.

City concludes public sector wage negotiationsThe City of Waterloo reached a compromise with city workers on Monday. Negotiations over the con-tract renewal will result in an addi-tional payout of $1.17 million over a four-year period.

The amount was decided on af-ter extensive research by the Water-loo, with fi gures being compared to public sector wage increases in the fourth quarter of 2011, as detailed by the Ministry of Labour. —Compiled by Alanna Fairey

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Despite the, at times, drunken and aggressive nature of students, their return brings many fi nan-cial benefi ts to Waterloo’s business community. Upon their return to school, some have made the assumption that the student presence will lead to brawls at the local bars and nightclubs and frequent visits from the Waterloo Regional Police. However, that is not always the case. With the arrival of students comes the return of booming busi-ness at local bars and nightclubs. Ryan Good, owner of Chainsaw Sa-loon, claimed that his venture is a renowned “student bar” that does not get as much business from stu-dents during the summer. The vol-ume of student customers that enter the bar ranges between 60 to 75 per cent. Like many others bars, Chainsaw does occasionally deal with students who attempt to sneak in with fake IDs, or the infrequent theft or van-dalism of public property. However, Good still holds the student busi-ness in high regard. “In the ultimate scheme of things, it’s minor compared to the benefi ts that we get from students,” Good said. “We’re thankful for the students. Chainsaw basically survives be-cause of the students,” he continued. “We wouldn’t be in existence with-out the students.” Waterloo Regional Police

Inspector Kevin Thaler agrees that there are incidents throughout the year where police have to be called in for a student situation, such as underage drinking and rowdy parties. Thaler argued that it is the stu-dents’ vulnerability to their new environment that makes them susceptible to trouble, not their antagonism. “With the pressures of being a student, some things get over-looked, such as leaving doors un-locked, which result in thefts in the dorms, houses and vehicles,” Thaler said. “But to say that all students are belligerent is not correct.” Thaler shared that the Waterloo Regional Police anticipates the con-ventional party events throughout the year, such as O-Week, Home-coming, and St. Patrick’s Day, and are sure to provide more assistance and resources to the community during these times as a safety pre-caution for both the students and the permanent residents. “The permanent residents should expect parties that cause some noise throughout the year. But should they expect loud parties all-year round? No,” Thaler shared. “But new students should also re-alize that it’s not a free pass for them to get in trouble. There should be a two-way street for students and residents.” Second-year Wilfrid Laurier Uni-versity biology student Jennifer Hinton had noticed that while stu-dents do drink, attend parties and go to bars, things tend to quiet down

by the beginning of October with the quick arrival of midterms, assign-ments and fi nals. “For Frosh Week, that is usually when things get really crazy some-times, and that’s because it’s a week of fun and there’s nothing to worry about seemingly,” Hinton said. “But it’s the next week when school starts that they start to take

school much more seriously, be-cause they know midterms are com-ing up soon and things quiet down.” As a don, Hinton witnessed her students take advantage of their newfound freedom from home. Once school has started and stu-dents are being given their mid-terms dates, they begin taking school much more seriously, proving

that education is ultimately a bigger priority than going out. “There are only the select few people that go out, not the whole school like some people assume,” Hinton said. “I fi nd that most people are actu-ally too busy studying to go out, so I think that most students aren’t a problem.”

ALANNA FAIREYLEAD REPORTER

Last Tuesday, Sept. 4, a tragic hit-and-run accident at the corner of King and Hickory resulted in the death of 82-year-old local resident Ruth Hamilton. The driver, Dale Eastman, 55, of Wilmot Township attempted to fl ee the scene but was shortly appre-hended due to efforts from both po-lice and bystanders. In addition to the fatal hit and run last Tuesday morning, several other accidents have occurred in the city-over the past week. In one incident, a student was hospitalized after be-ing hit by a bus at the University of Waterloo. Concerns have been raised over the safety of both pedestrians and motorists in the area. Traudie Kauntz, manager of Household China and Gifts on the northeast corner of the intersec-tion expressed concern not only for

people’s safety, but for the effect the hazardous intersection has on busi-nesses in the area. “I grew up here, at 308 King. It has got worse, and worse, and worse and I don’t see anything being done about it,” she said. “It’s a way bigger picture than just this poor lady be-ing killed.” Kauntz believes that a lot of it is a parking issue. “I personally be-lieve there should be no parking on Hickory between Regina and King.” she stated. Olaf Heinzel of the Waterloo Re-gional Police expressed regret over the accident. “Its a tragic incident. Some-one has died in the community,” he commented.

Heinzel went on to say that, “With the return to school there has been a ramp up with the amount of traffi c. Whether a pedestrian or motorist, we need to be vigilant about what is going on around us.” Some measures had been taken

by the City of Waterloo in order to ease congestion during the stu-dent move-in period. On August 28th, the city released information on what would be their temporary strategy during this time: “Most students will be moving in the Labour Day long weekend. Our goal, during this busy time, is to keep vehicles moving by easing con-gestion in the affected areas,” said Jim Barry, the city’s director of bylaw enforcement, in a media release.Roads were closed to redirect traffi c fl ow and offi cers were dispatched to patrol affected areas. The funeral service for Mrs. Ham-ilton was held this past Monday at Woodside Bible Fellowship in Elmira.

Eastman has been charged with failure to remain at the scene of the accident as well as dangerous op-eration of a motor vehicle causing death.

He is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 2.

Police vehicles arrive at the scene of a fatal hit and run, one of many accidents which have occurred in the past several weeks. NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

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Dozens of butterfl ies fl uttered through the air on Monday evening to represent World Suicide Preven-tion Day and to signify hope.

The Waterloo Region Suicide Pre-vention Council (WRSPC) hosted, with the help of volunteers who had all been affected by the topic of sui-cide, this annual event in Victoria Park on Sept. 10.

“I think it is a chance for people to come together as a community and to know that they’re not alone,” said Linda Bender, who works for the Canadian Mental Health As-sociation (CMHA). She went on to say that its about “[supporting] each other and also to continue to break the silence around suicide and be-come more open as a society so that people don’t feel alone.”

Numerous citizens of Waterloo region gathered for this two-hour event, which provided guests with a BBQ, an informative booth fair, a butterfl y release and keynote speak-ers. People of all ages were there to show their support and to help raise awareness about this issue.

“I heard that they were releasing butterfl ies and I have a family friend that committed suicide,” explained Nadine Howell, an early childhood educator.

“We know some people in the last two or three years that have taken their own life so we are just coming here for support and donating some money,” added Patty McAlpine,

a personal support worker. Both Howell and McAlpine were among several supporters who had lost loved ones to suicide.

Maria Macrae, whose son, Alex, committed suicide in 2001 at the age of 25, was also at the event because she believes that she represents the

voice that Alex never had. “The pain of a mother who loses

a child is the greatest pain,” Macrae expressed, holding back tears. “And out of that pain came so much de-termination and as I was looking at my Alex in the coffi n, I promised him that I was going to be his voice.”

Tana Nash, the executive director of WRSPC, elaborated on the idea that the community needs to be vig-ilant in advocating that suicide is a real illness and can be prevented.

“My role for the council is to make noise in the Waterloo Region and say ‘what are we doing about this

issue?’” Nash explained. One of the things that have been

implemented by WRSPC in recent years is “Skills for Safer Living”, which as Allan Strong, the team leader for this program, explained, is “the intervention for folks who have made repeated attempts.”

Nash further detailed that, while initial suicide prevention aware-ness is great, the next step is fi lling the gaps surrounding suicide, such as dealing with people who have at-tempted or collaborating with hos-pitals. “We are trying to go through and identify gaps,” she said.

An underlying theme throughout the event was the belief that suicide should not remain quiet. MP Har-old Albrecht from Kitchener-Con-estoga, one of the guest speakers, addressed Bill C300, which plans to introduce federal framework for suicide prevention. In his speech, he stated that this bill is “one li ttle piece of a big puzzle.”

Both Nash and Strong have been touched by suicide and are strong believers in suicide prevention. “[It is about] channeling that grief into something positive,” said Nash.

Strong added that, while it is about “awareness and understand-ing,” it is also about “hope.”

And that is what the butter-fl ies have come to represent to the WRSPC: a symbol of transformation and change.

People looking for support can contact Mental Health Crisis Servic-es toll free, at 1-866-366-4566.

Maria Macrae, who personally touched by suicide, looks on with a smile as a butterfl y is released.NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

KATELYN CULLUMLEAD REPORTER

Students intending to drive or take the bus down Philip Street in the near fu-ture are in for a bit of a surprise. As part of an intensive reconstruction, the street, which connects major city ar-teries Columbia and University, will be closed for approximately 16 weeks.

While a seemingly minimal change, this upheaval may still pro-vide a slight inconvenience for peo-ple, mainly students, as Philip Street runs along the east side of the Uni-versity of Waterloo (UW) campus. Construction should be fi nished by Dec. 21.

The new street promises to have a center turning lane, as well as a lane heading in each direction, bike lanes, and pedestrian crossings.

To some students, both of UW and Wilfrid Laurier University, the street being closed off is of almost no consequence.

The bus routes for the 201 iXpress which some students use on the closed street have simply changed to go around it, causing not more than a fi ve or ten minute delay.

According to the Grand River Transit (GRT) website, the route will go from Columbia St. up to Philip St. and onward to Albert St., before resuming regular routing.

A student from the University of Waterloo, Derek Kohalmi, stat-ed “I’ve had to fi nd other parking at the stadium instead. It wasn’t a big deal, but it’s caused a bit of an inconvenience.”

There may be some inconve-nience to those who live in the

buildings near by, or those unwilling to pay for parking.

The street was a regular hub to some students, as it was a location where they could park their cars for the day without having to risk re-ceiving a ticket in the many permit required zones in Waterloo.

Considering that there are few buildings which would concern stu-dents in the closed off section, some have had a more stoic approach.

Daniel, a student from the Uni-versity of Waterloo who declined to give his last name, added “It’s defi -nitely going to slow down the com-mute to school by a little bit. But other than that, it’s not even really affecting me all that much.”

According to an anonymous worker who is partaking in the Phil-ip St. reconstruction, the students who are at odds with the construc-tion are the reason for it to begin with.

“The street is being reconstructed with new sanitary, water and storm services, due to the vast amount of people who have moved into the area,” he alleged. “In the last seven years, 20,000 people have moved into this area, due to the universities.”

Higher density population places greater demands on old sewage in-frastructure in the city, which will need to be addressed into the future as the Region’s population contin-ues to expand.

While it may be a minor hassle and promises to remain so for the rest of the term, the reconstruction brings hopes of a safer street and better sewer system in the future.

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Philip St. closed until winter Closure for reconstruction should have minimal impact on students

Butterfl y release encourages discussionIn recognition of Suicide Prevention Day, people gathered to remember and look forward with hope

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MONTREAL (CUP) — Despite a Parti Québécois victory in last week’s provincial election, student leaders say the movement is far from over.

This is despite the party’s head-lining promise to abolish the uni-versity tuition hikes that prompted the protests that dominated Québec this past year.

“This is not a complete victory,” said Elaine Laberge, president of the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ), on election night in a downtown Montreal bar as the news of the PQ and Marois’ victory came in.

She continued, “It’s going to be a complete victory when the Parti Québécois is going to cancel the tu-ition fee increases.”

Speaking at the election result party hosted by two of the student federations which represented stu-dents over the course of the general strike, president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) Martine Desjardins ex-pressed doubt that the election was an end to student mobilization.

“It’s only a baby step,” she said. “This is not the end of the mobi-lization. Our goal is not obtained yet; we need a resolution and a real outcome.”

Jérémie Bédard-Wien, an ex-ecutive of CLASSE, the largest

student body representing students throughout the strike, said that, for students, the main course of ac-tion in the coming days would be to “keep the pressure on the gov-ernment” to ensure the PQ follows through on its promises concerning education.

“It’s really important to consider this repeal of the tuition hike not a victory of the electoral process or a particular political party,” he added.

The day after her election, Pre-mier Pauline Marois stated in a press conference her intention to order by decree the abolition of the Charest government’s tuition hike, to abolish the controversial Law 12 and convene a summit meeting to discuss higher education.

Whether the PQ will be able to implement its promises remains to be seen according to Concordia political science professor Harold Chorney, who specializes in public finance and policy.

“They’re a minority government. Minority governments cannot be-have the way majority governments do,” he explained.

Marois promised to abolish the tuition hike through an order in council, a process that, theoretically, could be issued by the Minister of Education unilaterally.

Chorney also noted the poten-tially powerful position the upstart Coalition Avenir du Québec (CAQ) could hold with its 19 seats. The PQ occupies 54 of the 125 seats in the

National Assembly. The Liberals occupy 50.

With the defeat and subsequent resignation of former-premier Jean Charest, Chorney pointed to the state of internal disorganization within the Liberals as unlikely to try to defeat the PQ government unless a coalition with the CAQ is likely.

In the view of others such as an-other Concordia political science professor Guy Lachapelle, a coali-tion between the PQ and the CAQ is the more likely pairing.

Regardless, Corina Kajugiro, a student at Cégep Rosemont, said af-ter the election results were in that she felt the PQ would be unable to handle the problems with the stu-dent conflict alone.

Marois’ final promise in her first address as premier was a promise to convene a summit on higher educa-tion — a step that university rectors and staff have wanted to take for years, according to Lachapelle.

“We never had the debate about the place of education in our society and I think that’s very important,” he said.

“It’s a question of education in our society.”

The upcoming summit will be the next major focus for CLASSE as it will be a key opportunity to com-municate the associations’ view for education, said CLASSE executive Bédard-Wien.

“We’ve always fought for a radi-cally different vision of education

— education free from tuition and from the corporatization — the in-fluence of corporations and so we’ll keep fighting against that and so, of course, the summit is a crucial point in that strategy,” he said.

According to Bédard-Wien, the real victory for the student move-ment is the central role issues and debates around education assumed

throughout the general student strike.

“The strength that we built through leverage in numbers al-lowed us to put these debates on the political map and the fear that such momentous times in Québec society will replicate itself is the main rea-son why the PQ is actually following up on these promises now,” he said.

According to a news release from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), Aboriginal Representative Organi-zations (AROs) will be facing cuts in both project-based funding and core funding over the next two fiscal years. The aim of this funding alter-ation is to redirect financial support “to priority areas.”

These cuts have left community leaders concerned over the potential detrimental consequences. Assem-bly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn Atleo expressed con-siderable disapproval of these cuts in a statement, explaining, “These funding reductions have the poten-tial to create very serious negative

impacts for First Nation families and in turn the broader community and all Canadians.” Financial assistance to Regional AROs will be decreased by ten per cent. A second possibility is that core funding will be limited to a ceiling of $500,000. Some of the key priorities listed by the AANDC that the redirection looks to support are education, economic development and resolving land issues, among several others.

“To be honest it goes back to the Indian Act, the paternalistic way it governs First Nations communi-ties,” explained Kandice Baptiste, who is responsible for Aboriginal-students recruitment and retention at the Office of Aboriginal Initia-tives at Wilfrid Laurier Univeristy. “I think it’s just a continuation of

history perpetuating itself, with the way the funding cuts are coming across now.”

She continued, “It’s just decisions that are being made above every-one’s head and it’s affecting every-one but those making the decisions.”

Baptiste went on to explain that the nature of funding allocation for First Nations communities is prob-lematic in itself, as the government does not allow the people to decide where money should be spent.

Canada’s treatment of its Ab-original population has come under criticism in the past, such as last fall, when the community of Attawapis-kat, located in Northern Ontario, declared a state of emergency due to lack of adequate housing, sanitation facilities and running water.

“The Treaty of Rights said that the

Natives were guaranteed education and all these services,” explained Daniel Kennedy, co-president of the Aboriginal Students Association at Wilfrid Laurier University. He went on to say that there are people in the government that now unreasonably feel that First Nations communities should not go back and support such agreements since they were made quite a while ago.

“It is still a government docu-ment, right? So now they’re saying we need to make cutbacks,” Kenne-dy remarked. “There’s other things they’re spending on that they could cut back on.”

Baptiste went on to explain how serious the consequences of further funding cuts could be, due to the fact that the Aboriginal population is ex-panding at a rate of 45 per cent more

quickly than the non-Aboriginal population.

“If we’re not educated and trained now, we’ll bankrupt Canada, it’s just a certainty,” she argued. “So I think [in the] long-term the Canadian economy will suffer and nobody wants to talk about the statistics now.”

Baptiste added that there are mis-conceptions about Aboriginal peo-ple living exclusively in northern re-serves, which allows for the impact of funding cuts to be undermined.

“Toronto has the highest con-centration of Aboriginal people in Canada, and over 50 per cent of our people are living in urban centres,” she concluded “So it will affect peo-ple outside the reserves, and outside the Aboriginal people, and I think a lot of people miss that.”

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I lucked out with my roommates. I had the opportunity to live with

four fabulous individuals who were not only my best friends, but my family. We cared for each other, spent the most time with each other and had a strong bond. However with all relationships there’s one thing that is bound to come up: con-flict. It happens.

My roommates had a habit of making me frustrated and irritated despite them being my best friends. Oh yeah, their antics pissed me off and I’m sure mine were just as an-noying, but at the end of the day, when the stupidity of the issue got resolved, we were all smiles, until the next thing came up.

Living with your pals is a ton of fun but much different from living at home. Your privacy and space is in-vaded, people have a different toler-ance of rules and regulations. Here are the hilarious cons of living with others.

1) They’re horny, and they will want to hook up. A lot.

Just when you thought it was okay to walk around in your towel, you see that random dude chilling on your couch. Nothing to me was more uncomfortable than waking up in the morning, in my P.J.s and discovering three different pairs of male shoes near my doorway. Hey, if they wanted to bring someone home, they could. As long as the guest is respectful, you will just have to deal with it.

2) Their view of cleanli-ness are completely dif-ferent than yours.

They could have mould on their dishes and stack them up for weeks

in the sink before they thought it was an issue. They let garbage bags overflow, and wonder why there are bugs in the house. Hair and scum all over the bathroom? Who cares? They don’t! If the cleaning system is a free for all, it is guaranteed that the ones who are neater will pick up more of the slack. It is almost im-possible to evenly assign cleaning chores to your roommates. Chances are, they won’t think it’s such an is-sue if the kitchen is a disaster but

they will think you’re crazy for get-ting mad at them.

3) Pets. Animals in a student house, es-

pecially an apartment, are cute for a couple of hours. That’s it. But when your roommate wants to treat the living area like a zoo and bring an animal into the house, things could get tricky. Not only must you deal with the smell, noise and potential hair (not

to mention allergies), but at the same time, if your roommate has class all day and Fluffy needs to go take a poop outside, guess who’s re-sponsible for this creature? Pets are fun until you have to actually take care of them when you never agreed to own one in the first place.

4) Noise. Your noise level will clash with

someone else’s noise level. We all have our different schedules. When

you want to party and dance in your living room, your roommate will have the most important essay of their life due that week. When you’re stressing out over that 40 per cent exam, your roommates will be com-peting in beer pong tournaments. Even watching TV at night. Conan killed me during the weeknights. Of course when you ask politely to keep the noise level down, you al-ways appear to be the one being “unreasonable.”

5) Sides. Whether you like it or not, when-

ever there is an issue within the house and all the roommates know, people are going to pick sides. Ex-pect to be the outcast in a few of them, and enjoy the ones where you have everyone supporting you. En-joy it as long as you can! It’s a 50/50 chance, react wisely!

6) Stinky foods being cooked.

“Salmon nights” were my least favourite nights. Plug your nose and invest in a fan.

7) Bills and wasting energy.

Is there a ghost on my couch? Why has the TV been on for the past hour and no one is watching it. Some students are lucky and don’t have to worry about money, others are dealing with OSAP and balanc-ing an extra job. Conserving energy is always a smart idea so give the roommate some slack when he/she gets an-noyed that you leave all the lights and the TV on and plug in every electronic device when you’re not using them. They will have the pay for it.

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Virgo (Aug.23 - Sept. 22)Do not get overly excited when

checking out the new merch at the bookstore. You don’t want to dip into your beer-savings fund

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)We all are obsessed with using

YOLO to excuse us from all silly be-haviours but when your Don writes out your drinking violation, you’re going to have to have to come up with something better.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)Watch out! That freshman 15

could literally be right around the corner. Burrito Boyz, Menchies, Frat Burger, pace yourselves Scorpio! It’s only the first week.

Saggitarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

First impressions in lecture are extremely important if you want to have a successful semester. Look-ing up pics of One Direction or your “social” night at Phils should be saved after class. You are paying to go to school and learn something right?

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)We all have our fair share of walk

of shames but try not to do one every single morning during this week. It’s not healthy always being “too friendly”.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)Leave a bit early if you want to

get to class on time, the traffic on campus gets squishy and will tempt you to break a Laurier tradition. But don’t challenge the power of a floor:

even if your toe accidentally touches the Hawk, you will get yelled at.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20)Arguing with your roommate al-

ready? Only two ways to solve it: passive-aggressive snipes towards one another or couples therapy.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)Stay away from Bricker Residence

if you want to avoid drinking viola-tions. Yeah, we know: it sucks to be underage. You’ll grow up soon.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)Your Don doesn’t approve of your

contraband but making up nasty rumours about them to “get even” is not going to make the next eight months easier.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)If you can’t remember the names

of the people on your same floor, how the heck are you going to mem-orize your disorganized lecture notes? Start practicing.

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not getting enough fun and action during the first month of school. What we are worried of is how many of those “interactions” will end up in your first-year Poli-Sci lecture.

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Dear Naughty Prude, My best guy friend has really been there for me over the past two years at Laurier. We lived in the same residence in fi rst year and have spent the past two years getting to know each other. I admitted to him that I liked him and he said he feels the same way, but does not want to get in a relationship. I have never done the whole “friends with benefi ts” thing, but I think I would be willing to try it with him. Am I setting myself up for failure?

The Naughty Prude: Friends with Benefi ts

The classic defi nition of “friends with benefi ts” in my own terms would be “two fun, pleasure-seek-ing friends sleeping together with-out the pressure of commitment”. Friends with benefi ts is an invisible contractual agreement, no written terms just the universal assumption that nothing will ever come of it. Within the confi nes of a friend-ship individuals feel extremely safe and comfortable. You respect each other, both fi nd each other attrac-tive but cannot entertain the idea of putting them fi rst, or being in a relationship with them. Friends with benefi ts in most cases are easier to obtain then a relation-ship and usually easier to maintain as well, which could be why your male friend prefers to not get into relationships. Though some may believe indulg-ing in a “friends with benefi ts” rela-tionship is ideal, there are obviously major detriments. In my personal opinion, a “friends with benefi ts” verbal agreement is never 50/50. Someone always has hidden feelings that they are not re-vealing, which can lead to someone getting hurt. Another cautionary point: the sex can come between the

friendship. Being “friends with ben-efi ts” changes a relationship from being platonic to sexually-charged instantaneously. As soon as you cross that barrier, sex comes before hanging out casu-ally, going for coffee or seeking ad-vice. You are now always thinking of one thing and one thing only: sex. Or, you and your friend have just had sex and now it is painfully awk-ward to hangout; you start resenting everything about them except their personal anatomy and how they strive to pleasure yours. A “friends with benefi ts” scenario is wholly subjective. When entering the agreement you must take into account your feelings and most im-portantly become conscious of the risks. Do not go into it blindly naïve. “Friends with benefi ts”, in my hon-est opinion has a high percentage of failure, so just be cautious and hon-estly, a bit guarded at fi rst.

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The Carnivore’s Conundrum: The Laughing BuddhaWeighing the pros and cons of participating in a cleanse diet

SPENCER DUNN STAFF WRITER

The beginning, at least accord-ing to Julie Andrews, is a very good place to start. So I decided to start one step before the beginning, by cleansing. But what exactly is a “cleanse diet”? Essentially, it is a diet that aids in the purging of the toxins that our body accumulates over time. Bits of food, bacteria or fat get lodged in the stomach, small and large intestines and the colon; this diet helps to clean and clear those places out. Does that sound gross to you? You’re right, it is. I took most of my information and recipes from a book called Su-per Cleanse by Adina Niemerow. It’s a fairly handy book that provides a number of different cleanses that you can do to your body. For my own personal preference I started with, “The Laughing Bud-dha”, a call back to the Buddhist De-ity, and one of the more gentle cleanses. It got its name due to the various use of Chinese teachings re-garding diet. Those being, vegetarianism, scarcity and the idea of a whole-ness with our food. “The Laughing Buddha” is the title of the diet in the

book, but I can tell you- this Bud-dha-bodied-boy was not laughing at all. The goal of The Laughing Bud-dha is to not only cleanse but also to introduce me to a world of healthy eating while making me feel spiri-tually lifted. Naturally there were some good things, and a few un-pleasant things during my cleanse week. Here are the pros and cons of “The Laughing Buddha”.

Pros:1. I did start to feel better by the end of the week, though the effects were not immediate, I did feel lighter and healthier by the end of the diet.

2. I discovered some foods that I normally would never have eaten. Ie. Millet? It’s what people feed chickens, but put it with some al-mond milk and coconut and it’s pretty good.

3. I snack, a lot. By restricting what I ate every day I could pinpoint a ma-jor fl aw of my eating habits, and that is snacking too much.

4. I lost six pounds! If that’s not progress I don’t know what is.

Cons:1. For the fi rst few days I felt like ab-solute garbage. Apparently this is normal because it’s a sign that the toxins “leaving my body.” That’s a pretty lame excuse for how crappy I felt. Also, a lot of the food was bland and gross.

2. It’s expensive. Health food is pricey, especially if you want to get organic or specialty foods. This is not a diet that can be sustained for a long period of time, as it gets very pricey, very quickly.

3. It’s a lot of work, and you have to clean a food processor just about ev-ery day.

4. It’s the dumps. It’s crappy. There are only a few ways toxins can get out of your body. One of the ways is through your skin; the other way, we’ll just say is pretty shitty.

5. What’s a Jicama? No body knows. Exotic foods are expensive and hard to fi nd and are required for a ton of the recipes.

The Final Bite: I would recommend doing this cleanse if you really are feeling slug-gish and gross, but to just to do for fun, well it isn’t that fun. The meat-ball sub on cheat-day certainly was worth it though. I also found that, as I am not a 90-pound child, the amount of calories per day wasn’t enough to actually keep me going. Stay tuned next week for another episode of How I Met Your Blubber.

Spencer Dunn has transformed himself into a human guinea pig as he embarks on a quest to lose weight by trying differ-ent dieting techniques. Be sure to tune in and read his ongoing series of “The Car-nivore’s Conundrum”. He also blogs about it here www.thecarnivoreconundrum.blogspot.com


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Quick workouts and cheap mealsSta� Writer Vanessa Tharen tells us how to fi t in a workout and an easy-to-prep meal into your busy schedule

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As O-Week comes to a bitter end, the logical side of our brain re-appears, reminding us of the un-healthy lifestyle choices of the last week, “Did I really eat nothing but pizza for four days?” It is hard for us to get into a routine of healthy eat-ing with all the temptations of bad food circulating around us. The overwhelming number of greasy carbs we consume has snapped us back into reality. There is then a newfound inspiration to maintain a healthy lifestyle while at university. It is important to be realistic when budgeting time; whether it’s cooking or heading over to the Ath-letic Complex to work out. Arranging your schedule to spend

two hours at the gym to balance out the three doughnuts you had for breakfast probably won’t happen and it’s not realistic at all. Updating your agenda consis-tently, can help keep you organized so you have more time to fi t in other important things such as studying or catching up on your favourite re-ality TV shows. One of the ways you can help get yourself back on track is fi tting in a thirty-minute cardio routine. With an iPod, towel and water bottle in hand, start on the treadmill and-with a two-minute warm up, getting yourself to a fast-paced walk. Pick up the pace and get into a light jog for one minute, then in-crease your speed for another one

minute to a fast sprint, followed by one minute of walking. Repeat until the half hour is up, completing with a nice fi ve-minute cool down. If that workout becomes repeti-tive or is too easy, you can incorpo-rate two-minute intervals to present a challenge. Tip: if you’re not sweat-ing, then it’s not challenging. There is no doubt that your stom-ach will be grumbling after com-pleting a nice, hard thirty-minute cardio routine. Cooking can be fun but also seem like a chore as it not only eats away at your time, but also your wallet. However this simple spinach and cheese quiche recipe is easy to make, the ingredients are cheap, and delicious.

Ingredients:4 eggs1 pie crust½ cup cheese½ cup spinach1 red pepper

To make: Crack four eggs into a bowl and whisk. Add ½ cup shredded cheese, chopped pepper, and ½ cup spinach after chopping it into small pieces. Pour ingredients into pie crust, then bake in a pre-heated 350 degrees oven for 30-40 minutes.

The total calories for one serving:309.

Approximate total cost of ingredi-ents: $9.85

A meal like this is essential be-cause it takes less than an hour to make, does not require a lot of prep or ingredients to get confused with yet is hearty enough to fi ll you up and restore energy after a thirty-minute work out. Finding time to schedule in thir-ty-minute cardios with a healthy meal after ensures a better and more balanced day, giving you the proper nutrients your body needs in order to be alert for class.

From runway to Concourse

September is one of the best months of the year, despite having to return to classes after a four-month hia-tus. Between Fashion Week, Fash-ion’s Night Out and the release of big September issues for every style magazine, this is a great month for gathering some of your favourite trends. However, as fashion continues to evolve and designers continue to push their limits, it’s hard to imag-ine ever wearing their looks with-out looking like Lady Gaga. Luckily, taking inspiration from the runway is easy when you focus on the trend

itself and take away pieces instead of the full outfi t.

Trend #1: Oxblood One of the grossest-sounding co-lours is now the hottest shade for fall and what bet ter way to wear it than as a warm jacket to brace your-self against that Waterloo wind? How to get the look: Take a crochet shirt and pair it with an faux-fur collared jacket, in oxblood colour. Pair it with black leggings, thigh-high boots and a mesh top.

Trend #2: Geometric Prints Another big thing right now is to mix and match your prints from top

to bottom, in complementary co-lours, as seen in Miu Miu’ Fall 2012. Since that can get a little hectic, try taking one print and a subtle texture instead. You get a similar effect and you don’t even need the crazy eye shadow.How to get the look: Take a shirt with a lace pattern and pair it with a cropped trouser with a geometric print on it. Top it off with a circle scarf and fl ats and a coloured tote bag. Anything you see in these sets are easily attainable at our local fast fashion stores (H&M, Dyna-mite, Spring, Aldo)+ and acceptable to grace our Laurier hallways. Stay tuned for more updates.

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TIFF ‘12: A guide to this year’s festival

This time of year, Canadian cine-philes rejoice as Toronto becomes a temporary Hollywood, and the notable names in the fi lm industry have an excuse to visit their friendly neighbours up north. Spanning over ten days from Sept. 6 to 16, the Toronto Interna-tional Film Festival (TIFF) show-cases some of the most exciting and critically acclaimed up-and-coming fi lms from all over the world. The festival prides itself in bring-ing together a multitude of diverse programs, specifi cally designed to showcase different types of fi lms. Whether they are wide-release feature-lengths, or short Canadian fi lms, TIFF-goers have the oppor-tunity to meander through the wide selection and create their own pro-gram that caters to their own spe-cifi c interests. The biggest and most exciting part of TIFF for attendees is the op-portunity to be some of the fi rst people to see fi lms that will be in wide release in the next month or two. These tickets are the ones that sell out the fastest, and the fi lms that gather the most attendees, as they tend to be the more “comfortable”

fi lms. Galas embody the ‘glitz and glamour’ of TIFF with the red car-pet premieres and largest screening venues. However, what TIFF should be recognized most for is giving equal opportunity to foreign fi lms with limited North American exposition. On top of that, and the festival recognizes Canadian fi lms that will be limited in terms of exposition and gives support to new Canadian directors. Programs such as “Wavelengths,” “Short Cuts Canada” and “City to City” offer TIFF goers a more artistic and rare exposure to fi lms. Although it is only halfway through the festival, here are some noteworthy events that are going on:

Popular TIFF Programs: Gala Pre-sentations, Special Presentations, Midnight Madness (Genre: Hor-ror), Contemporary World Cinema, TIFF Docs

Most exciting celebrities attending TIFF: Ryan Gosling, Joseph Gor-don-Levitt, Kristen Stewart, Emma Watson, Selena Gomez, Bruce Wil-lis, Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Ben Af-fl eck, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Jason Reitman, James Franco, Snoop Lion, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper,

Bill Murray, Eli Roth, Kristen Wiig.

Best Venue to watch a TIFF screen-ing: The Elgin Theatre (VISA Screening Room). Audiences can get a feel of going to a picture palace when attending TIFF Galas or Spe-cial Presentations.

Most intimidating venue to watch a TIFF screening: Roy Thompson Hall.

Mainstream fi lms that are mak-ing biggest buzz: Looper, Cloud Atlas, Argo, Hyde Park on Hudson, Silver Lin-ings Playbook, The Master, Anna Kareni-na, Spring Breakers, The Sessions.

Most unique presentation at TIFF: Jason Reitman’s live reading of American Beau� .

Where to fi nd the stars: When not hiding out in their swanky hotel rooms or attending press conferenc-es, the celebs like to hang out in Yor-kville— Toronto’s fancy mink mile. Sightings of Jude Law walking aimlessly down Hazelton, or Jim Krasinski taking a lunch break in one of Yorkville’s most expensive restaurants is where fans will have the most luck running into celebri-ties in this area.

Down with Webster performs at Tuesday’s On Campus Celebration CRISTINA RUCCHETTA LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

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The annual Orientation Week (O-Week) tradition, On Campus Cel-ebration 2012 brought a slew of Ca-nadian musical talent to campus. Taking advantage of the various available performance venues on campus, this year’s party provided something for fans of all popular music genres. Unlike last year, the entire event took place in a single area of campus. “We used the TA, the Quad, the Turret and Wilf’s,” said Orientation Team operations executive, Chan-dler Joliffe. “Whereas last year we used the Quad, Turret, Wilf’s and the AC, so the two separate venues made it a little bit more chaotic.” Spinning in the Quad were Sys-tem 21 and Dijon, who provided fi rst year party-goers with face-melting EDM hits all night long. Playing the Turret on an almost weekly basis, these Laurier student DJs continue to gain a substantial following due to their uncanny abil-ity to provide their peers with the bass-heavy music they crave. The headliner, Toronto’s Down With Webster, played to a packed house at the Theatre Auditorium. First-year history major Hannah Weir was fortunate enough to beat the line up, which began over an hour-and-a-half prior to event, and had a prime view of the show. “They were high-energy, they had just as much fun as we did. It was a party onstage,” she said. “They kept everything really interactive with the audience, so it made it a lot of fun. It was just a really good time.” The opening line-up for Down with Webster was quite diverse, including pop-rock singer Shawn Hook, the eclectic Tupperware Re-mix Party, and rappers Son Real and Rich Kidd, all of whom pumped up the audience for Down with Web-ster’s energetic show. Rocking out at the Turret were Gentlemen Husbands, Young Em-pires and Monster Truck. While Down with Webster may have

monopolized much of the audience, Monster Truck, often compared to the Black Keys, refl ected upon their Laurier performance in a tongue-and-cheek tweet.

“Thanks to the people that skipped Down With Webster to see us tonight. Biggest “cozy” show ever. To the rest of you: I hope you hate school.” Wilf’s played host to a live Kara-oke band giving fi rst year students the chance to entertain their peers; for better or for worse. From 9 p.m. until after 1 a.m., the Laurier campus was alive with music. With paramedics, ice breakers, committee volunteers and the emer-gency response team patrolling the event, there were signifi cantly fewer alcohol-related incidents than last year. “At the end of the day it’s a dry event,” said Joliffe. “So it’s re-ally up to the fi rst years and what level of maturity and respect that they choose to take, but they acted phenomenally.” Despite long line ups, most fi rst years enjoyed the event, getting a chance to see the fun side of Lau-rier life, and getting an opportunity them to break the ice and make new friends. “It was good way to meet people, like just standing in the lines and waiting, you met so many people just from that,” fi nished Weir.

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First years rock out on campus

Lively and Reynolds hitchedEarlier this week it was revealed that a very “on the QT” wedding had taken place between Green Lantern co-stars/hot people Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. The two tied the knot in a secret ceremony in

Charleston, South Carolina. Now, the bigger question remains, what will their celebrity couple name be? I’m hoping for “Rake.”

What was he ink-ing?Chris Brown got a new neck tattoo of what looks to be a beaten woman. I think I speak for most people when I say, what a douche.

The Master, not so muchOffi cials at the Venice Film Festi-val experienced much criticism over the enforcing of one of their own

controversial rules. Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming fi lm The Mas-ter swept the awards portion of the fest, originally taking the Best Pic-ture, Best Director and Best Ac-tor (a tie between Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix) awards. The fi lm was unfortunately stripped of its Best Picture award because of an offi cial rule where no one fi lm can win more than two ma-jor awards. The real shocker came though when it was revealed that Seymour Hoffman and Phoenix were actually played by Daniel Day-Lewis. Man he’s good.

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Last Wednesday, The Killabits kicked off Beta Nightclub’s Back 2 School September lineup with a wickedly high-energy show that held the crowd entranced from start to fi nish. The electronic DJ and producer duo from Toronto played to the au-dience, all of whom seemed to have personal connection to the music. A more intimate crowd in con-trast to some of Beta’s more well-known acts, the common respect for the music really created an unspo-ken bond between everyone there. The openers, Tundra & Odi-Wun, worked together to hype up the crowd for the Killabits. Spinning new collaborations of drum n’ bass, dubstep and electro, they set the pace for the rest of the night. These local DJs can be found at clubs and parties across Kitchener-Waterloo. The Killabits hit the stage, and had the crowd pumped and singing along as they remixed Zed’s Dead and Omar LinX’s “Rudeboy” and later Adventure Club’s “Wait.” Seamless transitions from track

to track kept everyone dancing non-stop for the entire two-hour set. The combination of popular songs, including some by Skrillex, Avicii and Nero, along with original tracks, kept the audience on its toes as to what was coming next. As 2:30 a.m. approached, the au-dience called for “one more song,” and even after the encore, everyone went wild as the Killabits caved and dropped Nirvana’s “Smells like Teen Spirit”. The duo was extremely versatile, and seemed able to master anything within the genre of EDM. They continuously dropped heavy bass seamlessly alongside fast-paced electronic backbeats, mixed with a bit of a Moomba fl air, all with a vocal layover; they are defi nitely someone to keep an eye on in the future. Having missed their show in Au-gust at Wrongbar in Toronto, I was very excited to catch their show at Beta. Needless to say, this was one of the most adrenaline-pumping shows I have been to in a while, and would go see them again in a heartbeat.

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As part of Laurier’s Orientation Week event roster, former Barena-ked Ladies front man Steven Page spoke quite candidly about his men-tal health in an attempt to put a face of normalcy on the negative stigma associated with mental illness. “We can live regular lives and pro-ductive lives while coping with our mental illness or our mental health challenges,” said Page. Page spoke about how, through-out his 21 years with the Barenaked Ladies he suffered from depression, among other things. Despite his happy-go-lucky ap-pearance, he explained that “happi-ness and depression are not mutu-ally exclusive.” He began by speaking about his very public arrest in 2008, Page it-erated that it’s okay to speak about mental illness, and to always seek out support when you need it. “If you reach out to your friends and family, you will be a burden, there’s no two ways about it,” he said. “It puts stress on your family and your friends whether you’re ad-dressing it or not. And I learned in 2008, when I had just gone through a divorce and was arrested for drug possession, I thought, you know, I’m probably sitting on some of these issues.” Always relating back to fi rst year students, Page said, “One of the

great things about being at a school like this, and a week like this, is you have the opportunity to build rela-tionships and build a community amongst yourselves.” He empathized the need to elimi-nate the stigma related to mental ill-ness, especially to the negative con-notations associated with seeking counseling or medication. “If I could live in a world where I didn’t have to take a pill every morn-ing, I would love that,” said Page. “But I’d rather take the pill every morning than be destructive to my-self or my family.” Beyond merely speaking about mental health, Page played four Barenaked Ladies songs, that pro-vided insight about how his own mental illness shaped his musician-ship and creativity. Combating the notion of the “tor-tured artists” Page exclaimed that his best work is always derived from the periods where he feels “normal” and is refl ecting upon his illness. “If I could be totally normal... dude, I would take it, in a second,” he said. “As much as the great highs of a bipolar existence are wonderful, the great highs of a non-bipolar exis-tence are also wonderful. And they don’t become fraught with hours and days and months of suicidal thoughts.” In explaining the “meaning” be-hind one of the Barenaked Ladies’ most popular songs, “Brian Wilson,”

Page explained that despite the song’s cheerful melody, the lyrics speak to how he deals with his ill-ness, through immersing himself in music. In a prelude to the popular song “War on Drugs” about the “suicide fence” known as the Luminous Veil, built under Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct, Page delivered a lasting message about the importance of community working together to combat stigma and making a communal effort to help those with mental illness. “People are going to fall prey to their own brains,” he said. “But the best that we can do, as a community, is to hold our arms out, like that luminous veil and catch people if we can, when they fall. That’s what we’re here for.”

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Wednesday, September 12Neil HamburgerThe Jane Bond; 9p.m. 19+

Thursday September 13 Adventure ClubBeta Nightclub; 10:00p.m. 19+

BombinoStarlight; 8p.m. 19+

Fashion n’ Motion Info SessionsBA101; 9p.m, 10p.m.

Fire X Fire, Living in Trees, Badly Sketched PoetsMaxwell’s Music House; 8:30p.m. 19+

Turn Up the Music: The Back-to-School ExtravaganzaPhil’s; 9:30p.m. 19+

WAC Presents: Circle the SquareUptown Waterloo Square; 7:00p.m. FREE

Friday, September 14CollaboratorPrincess Cinema; 7p.m.

FACTS, Beach StreetMaxwell’s Music House; 9p.m. 19+

KOI Music FestivalDowntown Kitchener; All Ages

Shadowy Men on A Shadowy PlanetStarlight; 8p.m. 19+

Saturday September 15CollaboratorPrincess Cinema; 7p.m.

DarudeBeta Nightclub; 10p.m.


Sunday September 16CollaboratorPrincess Cinema; 7p.m.


WLU Competitive Dance Team AuditionsUpstairs Studio, AC; Contemporary/Lyrical/Jazz/Acro; 11a.m.-6p.m.Hip-Hop; 7p.m.-9p.m.

Monday September 17Open Mic NightWilf’s; 9p.m. All Ages

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Rock of Ages was arguably the biggest fi lm disappointment of the summer for me. It was messy, it was stupid and it was not at all full of camp, like it easily could have been. As a guy who loves a good musical, I walked out hating almost every second of it. Although, I am restricted to say-ing “almost.” Because amongst all the crap featured in the movie, one shining light broke through and made it bearable to watch; an actor who has never failed to impress me on the big screen. I am referring to the silver-screen phenomenon that is Tom Cruise. Some people may have already stopped reading by this point, but I implore you, hear me out. Yes, I am praising the same couch hopping, L. Ron Hubbard worshipping, ma-niacal laughing scientologist who bitched out Matt Lauer on national television. And you would have a point if we were simply talking about Tom Cruise “the man”. In fact, I roll my eyes at pretty much any “news” reported about his personal life. However, Tom Cruise “the ac-tor”, in his wheelhouse on screen, he simply can’t miss. He can’t. Since his debut in the early 1980’s, Cruise has time and time again shown why he deserves to be considered the biggest movie star in the world. We’re currently in an era of cin-ema where the idea of a “movie star”

is fading. No longer is Harrison Ford giving us chills as Indiana Jones, but rather, is walking through generic cop roles barely on our radar. We don’t have the quick talking, “raw” Eddie Murphy we once knew. No, the movie star as we have come to know it is slowly dying. The likes of Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock are opening movies that can’t compete with blockbusters cast around no-names and newcomers. Audiences no longer pay to see big-name ac-tors the same way that they used to. And that’s where Cruise becomes even more impressive. Unlike his contemporaries, Cruise has maintained a high pro-fi le throughout his career. After his double hit of Top Gun and The Color of Money in 1986, the actor has con-sistently built a solid career out of playing big roles in big movies, with miniscule blips on his gleaming re-cord. I would argue that out of any current “star” in Hollywood, Cruise has the most impressive hit-to-miss ratio. We can look to the likes of Will Smith, another smash-hitter of the era. While he is constantly bringing

in the bacon for studios, his career choices don’t carry the same critical acclaim that Cruise’s typically do. Wild, Wild West, Seven Pounds, Han-cock; all of these movies made mon-ey, but they aren’t what you would call critics’ darlings, that is for damn sure. Cruise’s career choices carry a much more refi ned intelligence to-wards the trends of the eras. He typ-ically fi nds roles that tend to revital-ize his career rather than stopping it in his tracks — unlike many of his peers. And more often than not, they break both the bank and the ac-claim meter of the critics. After providing a double wham-my of Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire in 1996, he took a three-year hiatus and fi red back against type-cast with the risqué Kubrick fl ick Eyes Wide Shut and as motivational sex revolutionist Frank T.J. Mackey in Magnolia, for which he received his third Oscar nomination. Then, after a string of sci-fi ac-tioners and Oscar-bait movies, he took a turn as the chilling antagonist in Collateral. Even after he basically erased all of his credibility in Holly-wood through his marriage to Katie

Holmes, and love proclamations on the top of Opera’s couch, he decid-ed to re-invent himself with heavy make-up and vulgarity as mogul Les Grossman for Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder. How many big name actors would risk humiliation in the same way that Cruise was willing to by dancing in a fat suit to Ludacris? That strategy has not aided Eddie Murphy all to well, so it was risky indeed. It just seems that as many times as Tom Cruise can accidentally dent his image via his personal life, he can just as easily rope his audience back in through his fi lm charisma. Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages was the silver lining, something Cruise of-ten provides in his movies, and you could see his understanding of the fun that was required in pulling it off. He really seems to grasp the con-cept of entertainment for his fans, and it’s that reason why he will al-ways be someone I will line up to see on fi lm. As a person, he’s odd, no doubt, but as movie star you would be hard pressed to fi nd a bet-ter talent working today.

WADE THOMPSONVISUAL DIRECTOR

The Control of CruiseWhat to do in K-W:

Visual Director Wade Thompson makes a case for respecting Tom Cruise as a movie star despite some obvious fl aws from his public profi le

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Can’t put this one on us

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Although by many accounts the right candidate won, the Kitchener-Waterloo byelection campaign was an absolute mess. Key local issues were glossed over while the Liberal government’s relations with the teachers’ union took centre stage. Party rhetoric was flung around more than in most general elections and with less than a month to campaign, just as most were becoming aware of the byelection, it was over. But what was likely the most glar-ing issue from a logistical standpoint was the lacking accessibility for the over 40,000 students that call this riding home, at least for eight months of the year. The problem is quite obvious: the date of the byelection. With K-W heading to the polls Sept. 6 the majority of students were either yet to return to the riding, or were in the midst of moving back for Frosh Week, with voting, understand-ably, not quite in the forefront of their minds. What’s worse is that unlike in previ-ous elections, first-year students were not able to use being on a university residence list as proof of local residence. This, combined with the fact that first-year students at both Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Wa-terloo were in the midst of pre-planned Orientation Week activities, it was vir-tually impossible for students in first

year to vote. A common criticism of our genera-tion, thrown around by pundits, politi-cal scientists and essentially anyone over the age of 35, is that people in the student-aged demographic are igno-rant when it comes to politics. Appar-ently our heads are too buried in our smartphones to engage in or even be aware of the democratic process and of course there may be some merit to this argument. As a 22 year old, I will fully admit that a strikingly large portion of my peer group is completely unaware when it comes to politics. But what gets overlooked far too of-ten, particularly when it comes to stu-dents, are the conditions. There are firstly, the logistics. This byelection was in the middle of Orienta-tion Week, but poor Election Day setups for students are nothing new. Last October’s provincial election was on the eve of the Thanksgiving week-end, a travel day for most students. Last May’s federal election: mere days after

most students had finished exams and again, were in transit. While these may seem like superficial problems, they are nonetheless barriers to students voting, barriers that mem-bers of most demographics largely do not have to deal with. Beyond mere logistical problems, post-secondary education, despite what politicians may say, does not seem very high on the parties’ priority lists. The byelection in K-W, a riding that features two universities and a campus of Conestoga College saw little to no discussion of post-secondary education, beyond standard mentions of how great it is that Kitchener-Waterloo has three post-secondary institutions. While post-secondary education managed to make its way into the po-litical conversation during last October, most of the debate devolved into squab-bling over whether or not the Liberals’ 30 per cent tuition grant was or was not the solution to high tuition prices. While it is easy to take one look at the large portion of students that spent Sept. 6 drinking on a front lawn rather than in a voting booth and wag a finger, we need to ask, are students being set up to participate in politics even in the slightest? How can we be asked to participate in the democratic process, when doing so is not only difficult, but at times seem-ingly set up to keep us out? While we as students are anything but blameless for our lacking political en-gagement, is it not the older generation’s responsibility to instill in us the impor-tance of the democratic process? It seems to me that the majority of the members of that generation have be-come so quick to criticize our lack of po-litical participation, they’ve completely given up trying to engage us.

Despite seeing a substantial increase in students throughout the past few years, it seems Laurier still clings to its ‘small-town’ roots. The nostalgia of that golden age is reiterated across nearly all campus tours and used as a selling feature to attract students from larger city centres.

Coming to Laurier is romanticised to students from the GTA who like the idea of escaping to a quaint and quiet town. The City of Waterloo is also guilty of think-ing this way, as it struggles to separate itself from its former identity as a member of small-town Ontario. The truth of the matter is that Kitchener-Waterloo is a rapidly growing region and should be treated as such.

While Laurier is still primarily a one-block campus, its population has nearly doubled in the past ten years and the official population of Kitchener-Waterloo con-tinues to increase over 300,000. With all these people running around, on both sidewalks and roads that are not designed to hold a population of its size, there’s bound to be serious safety concerns.

The intersection at King and University for example, is a major intersection not just for students, but for many permanent residents who rely on these roads to carry them across the city.

The combination of the invincible pedestrian mind-set and the busy, impatient drivers creates very danger-ous situations and as of late, it’s become apparent that accidents are common.

Both drivers and pedestrians are at fault and both parties should understand that we are not living in a town with one traffic light. With the extra 40,000 stu-dents that return each fall, the population of the Water-loo Region is close to half a million. Knowing this, the City of Waterloo should under-stand that by adding stress to an already congested network of roads by beginning road construction in August and September only creates more traffic jams which lead to more accidents.

While pedestrians need to pay more attention when crossing the streets and properly obey traffic lights, so too should drivers accommodate those using the cross-walk. This give and take, however, will only go so far in a city that resists growth.

With the anticipation of a new semester beginning, students returning to Laurier got to see the exciting new changes and renovations that had taken place over the summer months. Unfortunately, change is not al-ways a good thing.

Many students looking to meet up with their friends or grab a bite to eat were stunned when they ap-proached the dining hall and quickly realized they were no longer welcome to it. This renovation would be un-derstandable if it benefited all Laurier students, but instead it functions as a dividing wall, segregating first years from the rest of the student population. It is commendable that Laurier is attempting to grow and improve the meal plan options for incoming stu-dents, however, changes should be made to improve a service and should not be at the expense of others.

At a school that is already limited in space it is dis-heartening for students to see what valuable study space they had be taken away. On top of being the pri-mary food outlet for most first-year students, the din-ing hall used to be a study space for all students.

With ample seating and tables available, it was a good alternative to the constantly overcrowded Con-course or library. However, that has become impos-sible, unless students are willing to pay what is essen-tially a $12-entrance fee.

The condition that bags must be left outside not only dehumanizes students and labels them as criminals, but essentially disallows the ability to bring in laptops and books for individual and group-study purposes. Both the university and Aramark did not attempt to get feedback from students or other university officials for such a drastic change. Considering the lack of study space and food options already on campus, this project seems poorly planned.

This concept may work for a larger university that has the space to hold both a first-year and upper-year dining hall, but unfortunately Laurier needs to work within the confines of the space it has and not fur-ther reduce it to accommodate a small portion of its students. –The Cord Editorial Board

How can we be asked to

participate in the demo-

cratic process, when doing

so is not only difficult, but

seemingly set up to keep us

out?

Student participation in the K-W byelection was low, but given the circumstances, could we really expect anything else?

Students’ return means we all must adjust

New dining hall setup full of problems


OPINION Opinion EditorDevon Butler [email protected]

The most common piece of advice given to those starting their univer-sity careers is to make the most of the next four years.

As students dive into the most exciting and hectic chapter of their lives, they must keep in mind that in order to be successful, they must “make the most of it.”

Laurier culture booms with a small campus, small community feel; we are a school that thrives on being involved and helping each other out.

The campus clubs, volunteer op-portunities and extra-curricular possibilities are endless and can sometimes be overwhelming.

First years are plunged into Lau-rier’s “get involved” atmosphere and try desperately to find as many op-portunities as they can.

However, the busy lives of student involvement can go largely ignored since university is viewed as a mere break before stepping into the real world.

Though as many people like to remind us and attempt to scare us, the more you get involved, the more successful you will be in both your academics and future career.

But what happens when you find yourself too busy?

When you reach the point where the extra-curricular activities made to improve your social lifestyle be-come more of a chore and you find yourself buried under a pile of stress and anxiety?

Tim Kreider’s “The Busy Trap” featured in the New York Times, not only applies to “real” adults who find themselves overwhelmed with the heavy workloads they take on, but to students as well.

Kreider notes that we are con-stantly saying how “crazy busy” we are with all the things we are in-volved in.

Whether it’s taking care of your-self, doing your job or maintaining a social life, the most commonly used word to sum up all these factors is “busy.”

Having a life in the 21st cen-tury means that we are constantly “busy” and if we aren’t busy, then we worry that we aren’t doing anything productive.

While we all acknowledge the fact that our society is obsessed with be-ing busy and having our time occu-pied with a bunch of random tasks, Kreider reminds us that doing abso-lutely nothing is just as important as being involved.

According to Kreider, we should not feel guilty if we want to spend a day lying on the couch.

We love the idea of having a vaca-tion and sitting on our butts watch-ing as much TV as we can, but how come we never take the time to do just that and enjoy it, especially dur-ing the school year?

Two weeks of school has not even gone by and our calendars are prob-ably already filling up.

However, Kreider is making a very good point about the joys of not be-ing too busy and advises us to avoid getting caught in the “busy trap.”

It is important that we, as stu-dents, get involved in the things we love to balance our lives and make

our university schedule a more en-joyable one.

This should not mean howev-er, that we let it consume us to the point where we feel that we have no time for ourselves.

It is okay to take a break and it is

okay to put everything on pause so that you can hide away for a couple of hours and not feel responsible for anything.

Besides, don’t you find yourself to be repetitive when you’re constantly saying during your catch-up with friends, “Yeah I’m too busy. My day was so busy! I’m tired because I’m so busy.”

I am extremely guilty for using this quote when a pal asks me how I’ve been or what I’ve been up to.

Instead, I think it’s time to nix the term “busy” and just talk about what I’ve been doing in my spare time.

We students have to do readings, write papers, study our notes and fulfill our roles in our extra-curricu-lar activities.

Unless your life has consisted of lying in bed and staring at a blank wall, we are all busy in some way or another.

We understand, we sympathize and we know: we are all busy.

Take that into consideration this semester. Did you take a break to-day? Have you done something just for yourself? When was the last time you felt relaxed?

You are not alone, we all have our own hectic schedules to deal with. While balancing the work schedules is important, it is crucial to fit in the lazy-ass aspect into your routine.

So go ahead and be a couch potato for a little bit before jumping back into your crazy-hectic-exciting-BUSY lifestyle.

You might be able to enjoy your-self this time when jumping back into that hectic workload pool in-stead of drowning in it.

CARLY BASCHLIFE EDITOR

The busy trap: student editionGetting involved in extra curricular activites is beneficial to future success, but at what cost to your sanity?

The Republican National Conven-tion (RNC) in Florida ended over a week ago, and it left me bewildered. How do people still take this party seriously?

I understand that conventions for political parties are typically

egotistical rallies, but the Republi-can Party takes this to a completely new level.

Fortunately, this self-congratu-latory rally highlighted the deceitful nature of the party.

Undoubtedly, the most criticized speech of the RNC was that of Re-publican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan.

Ryan’s speech was riddled with numerous inaccuracies. He ac-cused President Obama of being responsible for closing a General M otors factory in Florida, while the plant began closure under George W. Bush.

Additionally, he accused Obama

of being responsible for the down-grading of the American credit rat-ing, while in reality it was because the Republicans threatened to not raise the debt ceiling.

These lies did not go unno-ticed, with many news organiza-tions exposing Ryan’s fabrications; even FOX News disapproved of the speech.

This alone suggests how ridicu-lous the claims of the Republican Party have become.

The fact that the right-wing me-dia has become critical of the far right should signal to Republicans that they should reconsider their dismal political strategies.

While there is some merit to the argument that all political parties bend the truth to some degree, this is far from the most appalling as-pect of the party.

That honour, of course, would fall to party members such as Har-old Akin.

Akin was recently in the news for remarking that women who are vic-tims of “legitimate rape” rarely get pregnant.

While he later attempted to apologize for his remarks, the fact remains that Repre-sentative Akin genuinely believes this is scien-tifically accurate, and shapes policy around it.

Outra-geous, pathet-ical-ly

misinformed positions such as this, highlight that the Republican Par-ty and their members are unfit to serve Americans.

The Republicans’ lack of le-gitimacy leaves me with one final question: Why does the media even acknowledge the ridiculous antics and drivel of the right wing?

Surely, the news stories regarding the Republicans have their place. It is important that the public be in-formed of the radical positions of the party, but these articles reach quite far, making the front page of BBC News.

It is certainly not newswor-thy, and it shouldn’t be treat-ed as such.

Clearly, the Repub-licans do not care about truth and legitimacy, and as such, no legitimate news

source should acknowledge their nonsensical rallies.

With any luck, ignoring them will result in one of two conclusions, either the demise of the par-ty, or a party which recognizes the importance of integrity.

ALEX REINHARTOPINION COLUMNIST

Republicans do not deserve recongition

mITCHELL CHEESEmAN GRAPhICS ARTIST

With the misinformed positions of the Republican party they have lost the right to be taken seriously

SARAH HALL GRAPhICS ARTIST

24 • opinion THE CORD • WEDNESDAY,SEptEmbEr 12, 2012

With the victory of the Parti Quebe-cois (PQ) in last week’s Quebec pro-vincial election, leader Pauline Ma-rois has vowed to institute a series of new fascist anti-English laws.

These laws include a bill which disallows private enterprises to op-erate with 11 or more people if Eng-lish is the spoken language of their business.

Currently, the law states that an English-speaking business must be less than 50 people, which has cre-ated a large number of 49-person businesses, particularly in the Mon-treal region.

The fact that Quebec is littered with 49-person businesses shows the sheer ridiculousness of the con-sequences that these arbitrary laws create.

Imagine if we made it illegal in Ontario to operate a business with over 11 people speaking Mandarin. It would be seen as a deeply prob-lematic and racist policy.

Yet in Quebec, this is not only tol-erated but it is deemed “progressive” and necessary to the continuity of Quebecois society while the truth is, French in Quebec is alive and well.If there is any community in Quebec that is most threatened, it is the An-glophone community.

This community has been leav-ing Quebec in steady numbers since the 1970s, and many of whom would feel more compelled to leave now than ever before if these draconian new anti-English laws are passed.

There are many possible com-promises here, for instance, the ideal plan would be to not institute the new proposed laws, and to lift the existing language restrictions on businesses, but I begrudgingly accept that compromise may be necessary.

For instance, rather than forbid-ding English from the office, per-haps they could mandate that busi-nesses with over 50 people must ac-commodate French-speakers.

These laws could be amended to allow designated “multi-lingual business zones” where English and other languages would be allowed in regions such as West Montreal, Downtown Montreal and Gatineau, while still maintaining the French-only business laws in the majority of the province.

After all, whatever the laws in the rest of Quebec are, Montreal is his-torically a bilingual city, just like Ot-tawa, and should be treated as such.

However, this wouldn’t truly be an adequate solution; ideally, these laws should be repealed altogether. Similarly, the Canadian govern-ment needs to stop fearing Quebec separation as a constant, imminent prospect as it gives the PQ leverage to institute more and more draco-nian laws.

Quebec separation is a red her-ring and I don’t believe the PQ have any real intention to separate. It is a mere bluff.

In actuality, the PQ want to have

it both ways, as they realize that separation would deprive them of all their federal Canadian money, so they want to essentially create a fas-cist Francophone-only state within Canada.

The Bill 101 sign laws are another red herring; a relatively minor and inconsequential law used to misrep-resent the issue and distract peo-ple from the far more severe laws, namely those on the language of business and education.

Whenever people think of Que-bec’s harsh language laws, the sign laws are often the first that come to mind, but these laws are relatively inconsequential.

To be fair, these bigoted anti-English laws do not represent the views of the average Francophone Quebecer.

When I’ve visited Quebec, speak-ing in English — from Montreal to Gatineau to Quebec City — I met with nothing but courteous responses.

For the most part, I don’t believe the Quebecois people actually meet the stereotype of being spiteful to-ward Anglophones.

The Quebecois as a people are unfairly maligned in English speak-ing Canada. However, the PQ de-serves every bit of the criticism it

gets. The laws that this party wishes

to pass are nothing short of fascist and would simply not be tolerated anywhere else on earth in a free and democratic first world country.

Quebec’s Anglophone population is a crucial part of the province’s economy, particularly in the Mon-treal and Gatineau regions.

They are not a “foreign presence”, for their heritage lies in Quebec ev-ery bit as much as the province’s Francophones’ roots.

Just as the Francophone minori-ties in Ontario and New Brunswick have their linguistic rights and their culture respected, so too should An-glophones in Quebec.

Quebec may be a minority within Canada, but English-speaking Que-becers are a minority within that minority. And within Quebec, it is their linguistic heritage and pres-ence that is currently being threat-ened most.

We must stand up for the rights of Anglophones and non-Franco-phones, especially in historically bi-lingual regions.

The federal government must strike these new laws down and de-clare them unconstitutional, if the PQ attempts to implement them.

JAMES POPKIECOrD CONtrIbUtOr

Stand up and do the right thingTo Whom It May Concern,

Saturday night, Sept. 8, my friends and I enjoyed the first Turret night of the year. We decided not to drive home so we parked my brand new, black, four-door car in the gold parking lot right in front of the DAWB, directly under the light.

We returned Sunday morning to pick it up and for no reason at all, your group of friends decided to se-verely key the hood of my car.

Monday morning I took my car to a few different collision centres to get a quote. The entire hood of the car will have to be repainted and I am looking at a $1,200 expense

My deductible is for $500 dollars so that will all come out of my pock-et and because its comprehensive, my rates will not increase.

I filed a report with the WRPS and the Laurier Special Constables. Fortunately for me and unfortu-nately for you, you all were seen on two different cameras inside of the school and on the camera that was focused almost directly on my car in that parking lot.

Although I don’t know who you are, there is no way that I can be-lieve that after you reaccounted your night with your friends, you found humour in keying my vehicle and didn’t find it to be gutless.

I will be the first person to admit that I like to have a lot of fun with my friends as well, but never, in any intoxicated state would I ever de-stroy or vandalize the property of somebody else.

I hope that you are willing to come to your senses and do the right thing. I am giving you two weeks for you and your friends to get my $500 deductible together and contact me.

If you decide to do the right thing, which would be manning and up righting a wrong, I won’t hold any-thing against you and won’t file charges.

Everybody makes mistakes and sometimes some mistakes are a lot more serious than others.

I don’t want to have you arrested and charged, its not a good way to start out the year. We can both walk away from the incident amicably and get on with our lives.

Email me at [email protected] and we can make arrangements.–Ryan Daniels

Shinerama; a great successDear Editor,

On Saturday of last weekend, thousands of first year students dedicated themselves with diligence and enthusaism to the task of rais-ing money for Shinerama in aid of Cystic Fibrosis.

I spotted a whole bunch of them on my way along Highland Road;

some were dressed up, but all were animated.

I was touched to see so many of them out on the streets doing such a good deed, but not only because I am a professor of kinesiology here at Laurier, but because I have Cystic Fibrosis myself.

I wanted to extend a huge thank you to you all for your efforts. I have only just begun working here and am so thrilled that Laurier is the type of place where it seems stu-dents are engaged with wider issues and take steps to deal with them in such a positive way.

To live with Cystic Fibrosis means to live with having to take daily medications, do chest physio and inhale nebulised antibiotics. And I am one of the lucky ones, able to live a relatively “normal” life, which includes playing sports, chasing af-ter my one-year-old daughter and working as a full-time kinesiologist here at Laurier.

There are many others who aren’t so lucky, however. The disease can be crippling, with an average life ex-pectancy of around the mid-30s. But the good news is that Cystic Fibro-sis Canada and other associations around the world are very close to finding a cure.

Some reports suggest that within five years, researchers could be tri-aling treatments that can cure CF. How amazing is that?!

Your hard work, and the money raised from all those KW residents, will help to make this dream a real-ity. Thank you immensely, from the bottom of my heart, for all of your efforts.–Rob Lake

Cord byelection cover-age was not inclusive of all parties Dear Editor,

Just wondering why The Cord’s articles on the byelection made no mention of the six other candidates, who weren’t from the four major parties. This was a disservice to students.

And did you know that WLU se-curity also asked candidates to leave when they attempted to give out leaflets on campus?

Something’s wrong with our de-mocracy, especially as it affects students.–Eleanor Grant

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Laurier, while on that night, Eman only managed eight completions out of 27 passes. “The score kind of refl ects it,” Eman said regarding his perfor-mance against Queen’s. “Could have done a lot better.” Eman came to Laurier after trans-ferring from the NCAA’s Furman University due to personal reasons. Although his skill is evident on the fi eld, the chemistry between him and his offence has not yet been developed. “We’re shooting ourselves in the foot,” Eman said. “We came out re-ally well and were fi ring and we

were moving the ball. But again, stupid mistakes and penalties.” It may be early in the season, but with only six games left, the Hawks are already in a dire situation that requires them to fi x many of their problems immediately in order to contend for the playoffs. “Everyone keeps saying that it’s a young team and we’re rebuilding, but it’s just mental busts,” Anthony said. “Mental busts and dropping passes. That’s honestly all it is.” Anthony’s solution? “I think we just need to come out here and focus more and catch every ball that’s thrown to us.” The Hawks are not necessarily doomed. They currently sit eighth in

the OUA standings due to point dif-ferential and are capable of winning their next four games. But to make the playoffs, they must win. And to win, they need offence. “It’s a quick fi x,” Eman said. “We just need to focus more and every-body focus on their own job. If we do that, then we’ll be better.” Laurier will have a chance to mend the broken pieces when the York Lions visit on Saturday. In what is almost a must-win game, the Hawks will look to pick up their fi rst win and keep their season alive. But you can’t take anyone in this league for granted.

Last week, York stunned the Ot-tawa Gee-Gees when they walked away with a 47-36 victory. The Guelph Gryphons also surprised the Windsor Lancers 28-9, knocking them out of the Canadian Interuni-versity Sport (CIS) rankings. “I’ll tell you what,” Jeffries said. “York is a good football team. The quarterback they brought in is out-standing. They’re much improved. “It’s a tough league. There are a lot of good teams. You have to be ready.” Jeffries was also anything but de-fi nitive when it came to who will get the start for quarterback against York. “They’re both good quarterbacks,”

he said regarding Eman and Steven Fantham, who replaced Eman in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game. “We’ll see. We’ll have to look at the fi lm.” Laurier will meet with York, Ot-tawa, Guelph and Waterloo be-fore heading on the road to battle always-tough Western and the de-fending Vanier Cup champions, the McMaster Marauders. “All we can do is just keep going back out there,” Jeffries said. “How many times have I said that we’re going to be back at it at ten o’clock tomorrow? We’re going to be back out here and in the fi lm room. You know, trying to clean up the errors.”

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Left: Kwasi Kwajah and Nick Sapone help Jeremy Deneau o� the fi eld. Top right: Queen’s players rush Travis Eman. Bottom right: Tyrrel Wilson misses a pass in the endzone.BOTTOM: NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGERLEFT AND TOP: KATE TURNER PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

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Men’s soccer looks for improvement

Emily Brown fi ghts o� a Brock Badgers defender during Wednesday’s game at Alumni Field.COURTESY OF LAURIER ATHLETICS

Laurier midfi elder Justin Manning jockeys the ball away from a Brock Badgers defender during Wednesday’s 2-0 win.

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Hawks remain undefeated

Winning their third consecutive game, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s soccer team ap-pears to be picking up where they left off. Sunday’s match against the Uni-versity of Waterloo Warriors re-sulted in a 2-0 victory, bringing the team to a record of 3-0-1. Right now, the purple and gold stand fi rst in their Ontario Uni-versity Athletics (OUA) west divi-sion and are ranked seventh in the country. However, opinions about Sun-day’s game did not correlate to the seemingly optimistic ending. “I don’t think we played very well,” refl ected Laurier head coach Barry McLean. “We’ve got to get some consistency and we’ve gotta get less rattled when things aren’t going our way.” “We won,” he added. “I mean, it’s good to get three points.” Although Laurier appeared to be the more talented of the two teams, the squad seemed inconsistent and had diffi culty with their execution. A game that could have easily been a blowout just didn’t seem to happen. The Hawks put 13 shots up against Waterloo netminder Lesia Bandura, while Laurier keeper Mar-garet Charmichael stopped the lone shot she faced.

“Hometown rivalry,” commented Laurier striker Emily Brown when asked about Waterloo’s intensity. “We knew that they were going to put up a strong fi ght, and they al-ways come out pushing hard.” After an intense fi rst half, Jac-queline Lence scored the fi rst goal in the forty-third minute, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead. Laurier outshot the Warriors 6-1 before the half. It was then Julie Maheu who would later bring the Hawks to their fi nal 2-0 score. “I really think we pulled through in the second half,” said Brown. “We got the two goals we needed and I think we solidifi ed our standing in the league.” Maheu, who had had a total of shots in the game, was also named the Laurier Bookstore’s female ath-lete of the week. Another win keeps the purple and gold’s momentum high as they con-tinue on in their season after defeat-ed they Brock Badgers 7-0 Wednes-day night on Alumni Field. The win against Brock is the larg-est margin the women have won by in recent history, where fi ve differ-ent Hawks found the back of the net, including rookies Shelby Fallis and Abbey Zamec Next, Laurier will travel to Lon-don to play the Western Mustangs this Saturday and attempt to keep their streak going.

ASHLEY DENUZZOSTAFF WRITER

Women’s soccer holds top position in division despite inconsistency in team

Coming off their third win of the season, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team demon-strated positive results despite ugly conditions over the weekend. The boys in the purple and gold battled cross-town rivals the Uni-versity of Waterloo Warriors this past Sunday and managed a 2-1 win. Laurier head coach, Mario Hala-pir, took the victory as it is — a vic-tory, but a signal that his team still has some improving to do. “We’ve got a lot of work to do as a group,” Halapir said. “Not quite the execution we would expect, but we’ll always take the three points.” Sunday’s game saw a lot of in-tensity from both sides of the fi eld. Shots were low, but referee calls were relatively high. Laurier’s Robert Kardaras of Markham, Ontario scored the fi rst goal of the game in the 12th minute of play. This would remain the score for a majority of the match until Laurier veteran Matthew Maughn would put away one more off of a pass from teammate, Giorgio Delgado. Minutes later however, Waterloo midfi elder Evans Vordzorgbe re-sponded, making the fi nal score 2-1 Laurier. “Today was critical and we achieved that part,” Halapir explained. “We made sure the boys knew that. There were some good plays, but just not enough consistency for my liking.” A relatively young team, the Hawks are looking to revamp their skill level and make room for more consistent performances.

“I think we have a lot of learning to do,” Halapir said. “It’s just go-ing to be a matter of how quickly we can get to that point where we can learn and develop the mentality that is going to allow us to compete consistently. “And I think that for right now that’s what we’re going to work on.” With the win, the Hawks have now won three straight since their season-opening loss to the division leaders from York. After defeating the Brock Badgers 2-0 on Wednesday, the Hawks fi nd themselves with a record of 3-1 on the early season. This places them second in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) west division, which is an early improvement from last season, as Laurier went 4-8-4 and missed the playoffs after being eliminated from contention by the McMaster Ma-rauders in late October. The Hawks now look toward their next game on the road against the Western Mustangs this weekend.

Head coach Mario Halapir says fi xing the mentality is the main issue for the team

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Wilfrid Laurier University men’s rugby team has seen brighter days. They currently sit waiting for the Brock Badgers to come for a visit af-ter dropping two decisions this past week to the Guelph Gryphons and Queen’s Gaels. And they’ve yet to score a point. “Starting the season, we knew that Guelph and Queen’s were tough games to begin with,” said head coach Rob McQueen after Sun-day’s game. “It’s not something we weren’t prepared for.” The Golden Hawks travelled to Guelph to open their season Wednesday and dropped a 45-0 de-cision before coming home Sunday to host the Gaels. However, injury and exhaustion got the best of the Hawks as the Gaels scored six unanswered tries, to leave the home team shutout for the second straight game. “We played 65 minutes of strong rugby,” McQueen said. “We came into the game with several injuries. Unfortunately we played defence for 80 per cent of the game and that just wore us down.” The injury plague has followed the Hawks right into the beginning of the season, as the majority of their fi rst and second-string players being sidelined. In Sunday’s match, the sixth string of athletes that the Hawks had dressed fi lled the centre positions. “I think today we were sixth in the depth chart,” McQueen said with a laugh. “It’s a bit of a headache, but we’ll get through it.” According to McQueen, most of the injuries are minor. During Sun-day’s match, three more players were injured.

“Everyone’s kind of a day-to-day, bruises, slight ankle sprains, knee sprains,” he said. “It’s nothing that will keep anybody out for more than a week. But it’s just all in the same position.” As the team remains scoreless in their opening games, the Hawks look toward their meeting with the Badgers to fi nd some kind of spark. But it won’t be easy.

The Badgers come in undefeated, and right off a 104-0 win against the Toronto Varsity Blues. However, McQueen feels that the game is hopeful for the tattered squad. “[It’s] a winnable game, and we’ve got players coming off injuries,” he said. “I think the boys are still pretty positive going forward. “It’s a tough start, but they’re

realistic. I don’t think it’s much to be concerned about.” The Hawks went 2-6 last season winning against only the Univer-sity of Toronto and the University of Waterloo and missing the playoffs by two points. With the majority of the team for the last two years being in fi rst or second year, the squad is continuing to grow and develop a comfortable

niche for the season. Brock will come to University Sta-dium on Friday for a 3 p.m. start. Following that, the Hawks will have a hefty 15-day break before they play host to the McMaster Marauders on Sept. 29. Following their date with the Marauders, the Hawks will travel for their next three games before re-turning home to fi nish their season in late October.

Hawks hindered by injury plagueMen’s rugby hopes to win their fi rst game of the season with much of their roster returning from injury

A Laurier Golden Hawk player tackles a Queen’s Gaels runner during Sunday’s rugby match. The Gaels defeated the Hawks 38-0.NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER

SHELBY BLACKLEYSPORTS EDITOR

Sept. 12, 2012

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