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THISISSUE Interesting week. First the cover story, then the election crap being rescheduled, and finally, Sloan finds a new usc for lllinc. Interesting. Lot~ to read this week. And a vety packed issue, at that. 1l1is explains why we cannot nm all the letters to the editor 1\'e receive each week. If there are no legal implications, each letter willmn soon. I swear.

news

Tic a ribbon round the old Bricker rez. llcrc arc some of the hard workers for the Red Ribbon campaign for

~--¥:-·'·'""''' 11 AIDS awareness. Don ·r miss the pre-election covcmgc. What a bumbling mess. Mark llcaslcy tries to guide you through the cctp. If 1·ou thought crctything came up in the much~tk­ing of the Open Fonun, check out Vocal Cord.

First read all the letters. There cerrainly arc a lot, and that's awesome. Then you can read Feedback.

opinion

Again. good and full. After '-------_j

all this. there is a special, ncccessary treat this 1\·cck - tips for meditation. 111ank you so much for all the response, the good and the bad. :zw

tttrc, soon to be challenged by the great arriclc on sys­temic racism in our educt­

lion institutions. Another arttcle bnngs rou an interesting nmdown on African games and pass times. Let the infotm;Hion flOI\ . Big rh:mks ro the Africm Student A~sociation for all thm hard work ancl thoughtful contributions.

Grear anicle bv Scott Cullen this week on rambunctuous fans in the pros. Volleyball has wrapped up for the

sports

year. Does anybodv have 1 £."'"' •

another team for Libbi' She really is a loyal and supportive groupie. I.ca(-; Talk - ftmm· this week. Ancl a sports picture essay!

entertainment

Selene Mci.eocl went to see Ani DiFranco, ancl brought back an interesting review.! agree with you, Selene, meeting the petformer is a

highlight, but maybe she really was tired. Everybody should be happy with good ol' Dynamic Duo this week. lusccl to really enjoy car­rot~. Whole new meaning for "What's up doc'"

two cents worth

111c election has been post­ponce! to March 2 clue to a glitch in co-op ballots. llow many co-op ballots do we get back anyway. Oh well. Ancl oh yeah, Valentine's Day. Even if I'm not :L~

bitter about it this year, for the record, it's still a stupid holiday.

All charges dropped Charges dropped due to lack of evidence

INGRID NIELSEN CORD NEWS

On February 13, 199'5, all charges were dropped against Corey Pageau and Kenneth Ruddick, the two Laurier students who had been charged with sexual assault with a weapon, forcible confinemelll, and gang sexual assault.

The charges had been laid after a house party on October 14, 199'1. on Carter Avenue in Waterl<x>.

The complainant was not a Laurier student.

The case has been brought to pre-trial four times since the ini­tial charges were laid, and no pleas from the defendants were ever entered.

I Iowever, the Crown attorney for this case, Margaret Jansen, stated in court that, "given the nature of evidence, I believe that both gentlemen should be dis­charged. There is no likely prospect of conviction according to the standard of proof required."

In an interview outside the C0\111nx>m. Jansen fi.trther stated, "\Ve ha \·e to dea l wi th the evi­dence \\e have, and \Ve \\·ent over all available evidence. It just wasn't enough l(>r a conviction."

Both parties still have the

option of civil suits to deal with the matter. "She (the com­plainant) can still launch a civil suit," said Jansen, "The onus of prcx>f is much higher in a crimi­nal case, ... and these were very serious allegations."

The complainant was not available for comment, and both of the defendents stated no intention to pursue f111ther legal action.

Pageau and Ruddick looked visibly relieved after the decision was announced.

"It's tcxl had the whole schcxll couldn't come down tcxlay," said Ruddick. "When the Crown pulls three serious allegations like that, it says more than anyone could say."

"Four months have felt like four years," said Ruddick.

This case has also received a lot of attention on campus. The two defendants are members of Laurier's hcx:key team, but were suspended from playing or prac­ticing with the team until the charges had been fully dealt with. This decision was made by Laurier's Administration.

The two me1'i have different views with regards to their treat­ment throughout this ordeal.

"I am vel)' dissappointed with the Administration," says Pageau.

"We went in and told them, we know we are innocent. We asked if we could still practice with the team. We are all like a family. 13ut they didn't see it that vvay."

"! thought the University's actions were unfair," said Pageau. "I thought you were innocent until proven guilty."

Ruddick wanted to clarify that he doesn't have any negative feelings about the school, or towards the Administration.

"Corey and I are two students among thousands. It was a deci­sion made by the school, and that's it," said Ruddick. lltll he also added, "I was upset about being pulled from the hockey team."

Pageau had a I so been a member of the Turret staff. He was asked to have his shifts cov­ered by someone else for the duration of the case. The Students' Union stated that this was both for Pageau's safety, and in accordance with the two men's release conditions.

!3oth men were allowed to continue attending their classes fbr th e p ast fo ur mo nths . However, in this time, they had to deal with the rumours and sensitivity a case like this brings about for all pa1ties im'Oived.

"That's where the terrible pain begins (for both parties)," says Jansen. "If there is information out there, bring it to me - it's evi­dence. Instead all that circulates is rumour after n.1mour. It is why so often that these cases are adjourned-"

Ruddick was aware of this pressure. "The hardest thing," says Ruddick, "at school, playing on a sports team when you're accused of doing something you know you didn't do, there is a feeling of insecurity, people are always watching you."

The University Administration was quick to repeal any condi­tions that they had placed the two studenL-; under.

TI1e Administration has issued a statement which reads, "Since the charges were withdrawn, the University has repealed the con­ditions under wh ich the two stu­dents were allowed to continue their studies and lifted their sus­pension from varsity athletics."

Fred Nichols, Dean of Students, says that "the University has learned that they did the right thing."

"The University did the most, and the least, of what they could do," says Nichols when looking at how the University has dealt with the situation. "It has been a ve1y stressful four months for a lot of people; the complainant, the accused, the parents."

Scott McCormick, VP l ' niversity Affairs, stated that the Students' Union, "given this case, and the policies held by the University, we did all we could."

McCormick did note that this situation has provided !\ome insight should something like this happen again. "It has showed us just how leaky this ship is (the Students' Union), the water has never been this high. We need to have a protocol, in case the charges had gone through, or if next time, the situation is even worse."

Despite these formal repeals, the two students acknowledge the lingering negative feelings that a case like this may cause.

"We have to believe that we are all intelligent people, and be satisfied that the courts have dealt with the case. It's over," said Nichols.

"I hope people who don't know me, won't judge me," says Pageau. I Ie plans to go back to work at the Turret as soon as possible, and both men will resume playing for Laurier's men's hockey team.

"Through all of this," says Ruddick, "I found out who my friends are. The support goes beyond words. You really learn a lot about life when faced with a situation like this."

Pageau agrees. "People who know me, and friends, I ca,1't thank them enough for their sup­port."

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Electionput off

'til Mar. 2MARK HEASLEY

Cord News

"The Students' Union election day

w ill he moved from February 16th to

March 2nd." said Kevin McDonald,

Chief Returning Officer, to a room trill

of hopeful candidates.

McDonald described their imme-

diate reaction as "quiet disl">elief". He

later said "they took it a lot better

than 1 thought they would."

The decision was an executive

one. made by McDonald himself. The

entire issue revolved around the fact

that election mailouts still have not

been sent to students despite the fact

thai Thursday the 16th was the initial

election date.

The candidates didn't stay quiet

for long though, reasons were want-

ed and the question of who was to

blame came t< > the front.

Flection officer Darren Mahaffey

answered "The mailouts are done

through Clegg Marketing. We

(Flection Council) sent them 5500

copies of the letter and a disc with

student addresses on it. We took it all

to Shipping and sent it off to them.

Clegg claims they never received it."

"Basically, what we might be

looking at is a breach of contract. We

only staited looking at this at 10:30

this morning." added McDonald.

Whether or not the Flection

Council, Canada Post, the Shipping

Department,or Clegg themselves are

to blame has yet to be proven.

No matter who the finger ends up

pointing at though, its going to cost

the students money and cost the

Students' Union face.

"Once again its another black eye

for this administration," sighs a

drained Students' Union President

Ralph Spoltore. "We'll do everything

in our power to make sure this elec-

tion is legal and fair to all the candi-

dates."

Above: Students' Union Election Council 'fesses up about their problems with the election, mailouts.

PICTURE:MARK

HEASLEY

Below: Reaction from the roomful of candidates was initially like that of deer caught in headlights. No once

got a chance to point any fingers since no one knows who's to blame.

PICTURE:MARK

HEASLEY

Open forum: pit o' mudslinging

MARK HEASLEY

CORD NEWS

The first, and last, Open Forum for

next year's hopeful student politi-cians came in like a lion and out

like a lamb when il devolved into a

pit of mudslinging.

After the Presidential and Vice

Presidential candidates were intro-

duced, the jackals jostled into posi-

tion at the microphones as the audi-

ence listened in stunned awe at the

dirt that had been laboriously dug

up.

Presidential candidate Scott

McCormick repeatedly approachedthe mike to defend himself against

accusations of unprofessional con-

duct at conferences.

Such incidents included the time

he was arrested in Halifax and

spent the night in jail ("The cop

called me a faggot, and 1 told him

to 'kiss my ass'...looking back it

wasn't the wisest thing to say");

streaking at another conference

("We did some drinking with peo-

ple...! did inn naked through Grand

Bend"); poor attendance at the 61

committees lie belongs to ("I go to

as many of them as is physically

possible...if I can't go I try to get

someone to go for me"). He was

also accused of hypcxrisy for writ-

ing an editorial "against diversity" in

last year's Corel ("I did it to as a

political satire...

to provoke debate.

My intentions were g(xxl").

Later, McCormick said he felt

like he had been in "a Geraldo

episode from hell. I feel like I've

confessed all my sins."

Vice Presidential candi-

date Anish Makim didn't

escape unscathed either.

WLLJSIJ VP Finance Jay

Wadden twice accused

Makim of conflict of interest

for trying to push for an alter-

nate investment company

(Scotia McLeod) when

Makim was Chair of the

Finance and Building

Committee.

Makim indignantly refuted

the claims by plainly saying

"that's a lie. I don't work for

Scotia McLeod, and I don't

own stcx'k in Scotia McLeod."

It didn't end there for

Makim, though. The incident

of the Board's request for Makim's

resignation for election policy viola-

tions was brought up, and he

responded "That motion was later

rescinded...after (what happened)

all came out, 1 was acquitted."

After this, with only a few minor

exceptions, the Forum slowly start-

ed to concentrate on the issues at

hand rather than skeletons in the

closet.

On the issue of the Operations

Procedures Agreement, which dic-

tates Union/Administration, relations,

McCormick and McMahon focused

on its positive points (choice of

fcx)d seivices, no arbitrary ancillary

fees, and the enhancement of stu-

dent life levy).

Westlake called attention to sec-

tions of that same document that

would "allow the Administration to

break it any time they wanted to",

and Gray admitted that "I don't

know much about the agreement,

I'm not qualified to say."

While all of the vice presidential

candidates "were behind the idea"

of the new national student lobby,

the Canadian Alliance of Student

Association (CASA), its provincial

counterpart, the Ontario

Undergraduate Students Alliance

(OUSA) received mixed reviews.

McMurrich wanted a review of it,

Makim thought "they're great" for

their help with the Ancillary Fees

agreement, and Ross underlined

their importance as a student voice.

The forum for the Students'

Union Board of Directors was mud-

dled. The 24 candidates competing

for 15 ]X)sitions started to blur into

each other when they didn't lx">ther

to say their name when they

stepped up to the mike.

Finally, the acclaimed Student

Publications Board of Directors took

their turn on the hot seat. Most of

the questions were either jokes or

made to show just how inexperi-enced some of the new Directors

(Ixjgault, Garland, Groenveld) were.

Chief Returning Officer Kevin

McDonald quoted Election Council

bylaws, saying "I'm not allowed to

comment on that" when asked what

lie thought of the muckraking.

Current WLUSU President Ralph

Spoltore was not similarly con-

strained. "To tell the truth I didn't

pay much attention to it. I didn't

like how people, especially Scott

(McCormick) had to keep defend-

ing himself like that. Stuff like that

isn't worth watching."

Presidential candidates (left to right): Westlake, McCormick, Gray, and McMahon

PICTURES:SHELDONPAGE

V P: University Affairs candidates (left to right): Ross, Makim, McMurrich

PICTURE:

SHELDONPAGE

The concourse was filled with people anxious

to ask questions. Many of them planted.

The Cord • News • February 15, 1995 « 3

Budget stalls reformsAL HUIZENGA

Canadian University Press

OTTAWA — Federal Human

Resources Minister Lloyd Axworthyannounced January 31 that his

social reform initiative will have to

wait until a time of greater "fiscal

stability."

It was hardly shocking to any-

one who has been following the

news. The feeble dollar, high inter-

est rates and ominous grumblingfrom the United States have fuelled

deficit hysteria to unprecedented

heights.

but where does Axworthy's

announcement leave the future of

post-secondary education in

Canada?

Axworthy's discussion paper on

social security, released last

October, suggested $2.6 billion in

transfer payments to the provinces

for education could be scrappedand used as direct loans to students.

The loans could be repaid throughthe income tax system, according to

the student's wages upon entering

the workforce. The loss of universi-

ty revenues would inevitably cause

tuition to rise. Students would be

forced to take on a larger debt load

to pay for theireducation.

While student groups have had

difficulty agreeing on methods, their

opposition to the proposal has teen

almost unanimous. Now it seems

the proposal has been shelved, at

least temporarily.

But the 1995 budget still promis-

es to be a drastic one. Federal

Finance Minister Paul Martin is

expected to appease foreign

investors with serious cuts to social

services. If education reform has

lieen temporarily discarded, the cuts

have not.

Chris Axworthy, the NDF's edu-

cation critic, says the future is still

dark for Canadian college and uni-

versity students.

"It seems the cut survived, but

nothing else did," he says.

Chris Axworthy says the Human

Resources minister was forced to

stall refonn because of the Finance

department's proposal to combine

transfer payments into one lump

sum.

He says education, health and

welfare will be combined into a sin-

gle payment.

The federal government will

have no say about how the money

is divided between the three areas.

"What we'll see is one province

juggling the sum in one way, and

another province juggling it in

another way.

Regional differences will accen-

tuate, and national standardization

will be lost."

Chris Axworthy says the new

lump sum will still Ix? considerablysmaller than what it is now. Tuition

will still rise, and loan programs will

have to be altered to compensate.

"This is very convenient for the

federal government," he says."It all

becomes the provinces' fault."

Human Resources spokesperson

Debora Brown refuses to say

whether or not lump sum transfer

payments are a possibility.

"That's just budget speculation

from the media," says Brown. "I

don't know what their sources are."

Carpooling made easySCOTT STINSON

Cord News

If there's one had tiling ahout a

week off school, it's the bus ride

home.

Ride Kxchange, a new company

in the K/Warea, is hoping to cure

that problem by matching students

needing a ride home with students

who have space in their cars.

It's a living, breathing, ride

lx>arcl.

The company is the brainchild

of Daryl Bender and Michael

Torreiter, both recent grads of the

University of Waterkx).

The duo conceived the idea for

Ride Kxchange after years of trying

to visit home while at school. Says

Bender, "We found it quite frustrat-

ing to get home to see family and

friends when we were students

because mass transit is so infre-

quent and expensive. Hopefully,

Ride Kxchange will help peoplewho face the same problem."

The routine is a simple one.

People needing or offering a ride

can phone Ride Kxchange to place

their request.

The company coordinates

requests for a fee, part of which

goes to the driver.

Naturally, rates vary according

to the distance of the destination,

but they are approximately half the

price of taking the bus.

While the carpooling service is

currently geared towards student

types, the co-owners are thinking

about expansion already. Citing the

positive feedback they've already

received from customers in the

Waterloo region, they feel there is

opportunity to provide this service

to people heading to and from

work on a daily basis.

"In the future we would like to

provide the carpooling service for

local commuters as well. A service

like this could help relieve the

demand for parking in K/W."

Ride Kxchange Inc. can be

reached at 725-9525.

Tying one on

These Bricker residents

are joining in a Red

Ribbon campaign "to

raise AIDS awareness",

says l.aurier University

Charity Kouncil member

Jeannete Stuart.

"We tied it into the

Valentine's Day theme,

it's an opportunity to

think of someone else",

she continued.

Money raised by sell-

ing these Red Ribbons is

going to the AIDS

Committee of Cambridge,

Kitchener, Waterloo and

Area. PICTURE:

SHELDONPAGE

Bag 'o CrimeAttempted Theft Under $1000.00

0055 Hrs Tue 07 Feb 95

Pub staff reported two unidentified

persons leaving the Student Union

Building with a wooden door. The

door was recovered in the hushes

outside Alumni Hall but the sus-

pects could not be found.

Theft Under $1000.00

1620 Hrs Thu 09 Feb 95

A WLU student reported that some-

one had removed her wallet from

her knapsack while she left it unat-

tended in WilPs. No suspects.

Non Reportable MVA

2215 Hrs Thu 09 Feb 95

A minor collision took place in Lot

13 in the area of the Seminary.

Damage was minimal.

Medical Assist

1645 Hrs Fri 10 Feb 95

A WLU student was transported to

hospital after falling down the stairs

in the stairwell leading from the

Aird Building to the Dining Hall

area.

Theft Under $1000.00

2340 Hrs Sat 11 Feb 95

A LJ of W student was apprehended

and charged with theft after stealing

a WLU football jacket from The

Turret.

Medical Assist

0001 Hrs Sun Feb 12 95

A WLU student was transported to

the hospital by ambulance with an

ankle injury after slipping on the

floor at The Turret.

4 February 15, 1995 • The Cord • News

'5 Up Around CampusNot the election, that'sfor sure!

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• Anthropology Club Funky Film p.m.

Fest 8 p.m. Niobe Lounge. • Concert: WLU Choir and K-W

• LCF Meeting 5:30 p.m. Niobe Symphony. See above for details.

Lounge. Monday, February 20

• Robert Chodos speaks on • Reading Week starts.

Globalization. 9:30 a.m. P1003. Tuesday, February 21

For more info call 884-0710 ext. • Anna Oeser speaks on "New Old

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Summer jobsJobsOntariopumps $57 million intojob market

ROXANNE COPPENS

Cord News

Looking for a summer job?

The Ontario government is

spending $57 million this year as

part of the second annual Jobs

Ontario summer youth program,

and a quick trip to WLIJ Career

Services to Ixj your ticket.

The program is aimed at youth

between the ages of 15 to 24 and is

designed to help students get the

skills, experience and training they

need for future careers.

The government funding is

expected to create 24,000 jobs,

which range from training-oriented

programs to menial labour.

Jobs in the private sector,

provincial ministries and students

loans are subsidized by the govern-

ment funding.

There are also opportunities to

work at a ministry or agency in

Quebec, which allows Ontario stu-

dents to improve their French lan-

guage skills on the job.

Most of the jobs pay the mini-

mum wage of $6.85 per hour, but

businesses who are subsidized bythe Jobs Ontario summer youth

program will sometimes top up

wages or give a training allowance

at the end of the summer.

Programs which sometimes

include additional wages are the

Environmental Youth Corps, the

Northern Training Opportunities

Program and the Summer

Experience Program. The Summer

Experience Program has jobs avail-

able in Kitchener-Waterloo as appli-

cations are sent to Government of

Ontario Offices.

Anyone frustrated in dealing

with bosses might be interested in

the Student Venture program. I/)ans

of up to $3,000 are available to stu-

dents who wish to own and oper-

ate their own summer business.

These loans are interest free from

April Ist to September 30th.

The programs range in length

from 6 to 18 weeks. Some of the

deadlines for the various programs

have already passed, but there are

several programs which can be

applied to any time.

Marie Rochon, media officer for

the summer program, says that the

chances of getting a job are "gcxxl if

students apply early and are persis-

tent".

Applications are still available at

Career Services.

For additional infonnation ask at

Career Services or call the Jobs

Ontario Summer Employment infor-

mation line at 1-800-387-0777, or

the Ontario Training and

Adjustment Board information line

at 1-800-387-5656.

McCormick answers questions

on conduct in HalifaxPETE ROBINSON AND

MARK HEASLEY

Cord News

Last Wednesday's Students' Union

Open Forum was held to provide

students with some insight to the

platforms that the

candidates have

put forward.

Instead, the session

degenerated into a

circus of planted

questions and per-

sonal accusations.

An answer to

one of theques-

tions asked of

presidential candi-

date Scott

McCormick, upon

further investiga-

tion, turned up

some conflicting

details.

McCormick, when

defending his actions at a spring

conference in I lalifax, said that he-

spent a night in jail, along with

Ryerson Student Union President

Mike D'Angelo, after an altercation

with police.

"The whole trip downtown,"

said McCormick, "was stalled when

that cop called me a 'faggot'."

McCormick went on to say thai

he told the cops to "kiss his ass."

His story has stayed consistent from

the time of the Open Forum to his

interviewwith the Cord.

The whole incident landed

McCormick in jail for eight hours,

accompanied soon after by

D'Angelo.

When reached at his office on

campus at Ryerson, D'Angelo could

not recall the police ever callingeither himself or McCormick "a fag-

got." When defending his actions to

Sue Bachner of the Ryersonian,

Ryerson's studentnewspaper,

D'Angelo called the incident a "mis-

understanding."

D'Angelo never mentioned any

verbal abuse incurred by him or

McCormick, who was cited in the

Ryersonian story.

Instead, he offered the explana-tion that the incident arose out of

McConnick being denied entry to a

bar because of his ripped jeans.

McCormick never mentioned this in

the Open Forum, but did confirm it

later when asked.

D'Angelo told the Cord that "the

whole incident was a complete

result of the malice of the police."When asked why D'Angelo

could not recall such an offensive

remark directed at either himself or

his friend, McCormick stood by his

original story. The two had separat-

ed for a short time, during which

the police first approached

McCormick.

McCormick said

that many dis-

crepa n c ie s

between

D'Angelo's story

and his own

were the result of

D'Angelo being

intoxicated. "Mike

had had quite a

bit of rye...lie was

pretty bomted."

When last con-

tacted, D'Angelo

claimed that he

had not had that

much to drink.

When asked to

clarify the issue,

all the Halifax police had to offer

was "no comment".

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statisticsJAY SLADE

Cord News Commentary

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote

about the massive unemployment

problem for students, and suggest-

ed that even a cursory look at the

statistics could tell us how bleak the

situation really is. This week 1

would like to divert our attention to

other problems: violence and mur-

der. Having worked at Statistics

Canada I can tell you that Joe and

Jane Average are more interested in

the crime and violence figures then

that boring old unemployment stuff.

Unfortunately, however, this

interest often produces a great

many myths perpetuated by the

petty scxiologists and amateur psy-

chologists that exist in all ofus

Allow me to demonstrate one of

my favourites: domestic abuse unci

wife-battering often lead to murder.

Indeed, this myth is so strongly

believed by society that the prose-

cution in the O.J. Simpson trial is

using it as a line of argument. What

is scary is that so many people

glued to the tul~>e will believe in this

myth after the trial is over, regard-

less of the verdict.

The problem with this line of

logic is that "murderers have been

abusers" and "abusers will be mur-

derers" are two very different state-

ments. Even ifevery murderer was

at one time a wile-beater or abuser

of some sort the reverse will never

be true.

During the decade 1980 to 1990,

the non-sexual assault rate in

Canada increased 57%. This means

that the most common acts of vio-

lence (a bar fight, a school fight, a

domestic dispute, etc.) increased

during that decade. Hut it is hard to

claim that a bar-brawler will turn

into a murderer, so let us divert our

attention to sexual assaults. Sexual

assaults, including those with a

weapon and those without, (typi-

cally female-victim/male-offender)

increased 144% during that decade.

Now if both types of assaults

increased during the decade, we

would expect to find that spousal

homicides would also have

increased substantially, if there is

any connection at all between

assaults and murder. But the

spousal homicide rate did not

increase. In fact, it has never been

significant as a crime in this coun-

try.

Every year in this country, the

number of sexual assaults can

range anywhere from 13,000 to

21,000 (it is hard to determine the

actual from the reported, not to

mention those that go unreported).

The number of common assaults

per year is ten times that figure. If

any fair proportion of these assaults

ever turned into murders, then we

would expect hundreds if not thou-

sands of homicides per year. But

the total number of homicides per

year in this country is never more

than 600! Most of these involve

males killing other males for the

typical crime reasons.

Even these simple numbers can

point out how ridiculous the myth

actually is. There are a great many

sexual assaults in this nation, and a

great many more common assaults.

These acts of violence on their own

are problems, and we should be

aware of them as a society. But

these acts alone hardly ever turn

into a homicide, and never should

murder and assault/abuse be con-

sidered related. The fact that some-

one has committed an act of abuse

or assault against someone of the

opposite sex does not in anyway

implicate them as a murderer.

Sorry to dispel the myth, but

that's all it ever was; a myth. Just

remember that the hard facts will

beat all that psychological bullshit

every time. By the way, if you are

interested in this kind of stuff, the

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

produces annual crime reports

(#B5-205), and you can call the toll-

free 1-800 Statistics Canada line for

all the hard numbers.

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Heir to Russian throne dies

World news round up

LILIAN SCHAER

Cord International

...Since February marks the 100th

anniversary of the death of

Frederick Douglass, the Smithsonian

in Washington is opening an exhibi-

tion dedicated to his life. Douglass

was a slave who became the most

vocal black advocate of the anti-

slavery movement in the United

States and also fought for racial

equality after the civil war.

...Tensions in Algeria escalated

after a deadly car bomb exploded

in Algiers, killing 42 and wounding286 others. Although no one

claimed responsibility for the attack,

authorities blame a muslim funda-

mentalist group seeking an inde-

pendent Islamic state.

...1002 crashes and breakdowns

were reported in the first 44 days

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way through Shanghai. It had been

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would help alleviate some of the

traffic congestion that makes driving

in Shanghai a daily nightmare. Many

drivers complain that the lanes are

too narrow with too few exits. The

accident rate is about one incident

an hour.

...The heir presumptive to the

Russian throne, Prince Alexis

D'Anjou cie Bourbon-Conde, died in

Madrid recently of compli-

cations from brain tumors.

The prince is allegedly the

grandson of Czar Nicholas'

Us third daughter Marie,

who some believe may

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family. Results of a recent

DNA test to establish

descent have yet to be

released.

...The father of a North

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son's punishment for him

when the latterwas caught

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his coat, lessee Mullins

says it was his fault since

he had borrowed his son's

coat the night before and

accidently left the cigarettes in his

pixket. Mr. Mullins was given three

days of detention by the school

principal.

...Customs police in Stockholm

found 65 baby snakes in a woman's

bra as she tried to enter the country.

Claiming she just wanted to keep

them wann, the woman wanted to

start up a reptile farm. Six lizards

were also found crawling on the

inside of her blouse, officials say.

...A Chinese man who went into

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tiger has been executed. It is due to

the fact that it was a Siberian tiger,

one of the most endangered species

in the world, of which only a few

dozen remain in the

wild.

...Amy Fisher,

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in the news once again.

After serving two years

of her 5-to-15-year sen-

tence for nearly killing

the wife of her lover,

Joey Buttafuoco, Fisher

claims she was raped by

a prison guard and

badly beaten up by

some of the other

inmates. The charges

have been denied by a

suite spokesperson.

...A garbage man

in Colombia received the

shock of his life when he

attended his own wake.

His two brothers had mistakenly

identified a corpse full of bullet

holes as his. Now because he's

already legally certified as dead,

Jose Alvarez Sanchez has to negoti-

ate his life back from the authorities

to collect social security and pen-

sion benefits.

...Carlos the Jackal, who was

finally apprehended by French

authorities six months ago, went to

court to demandhis freedom, claim-

ing that he'd been abducted from

the Sudan by the French. Not sur-

prisingly, his request was denied.

Briefly......Prince Charles' paramour, Camilla

Parker-Bowles, and her husband

Andrew have quietly divorced after

21 years of marriage ...A Brantford,

Ontario man says that charges of

sodomy against him can't possibly

be true, claiming that he is impotent

and his penis too small ...February

13th marked the 50th anniversary of

the firebombing of the German city

of Dresden by the Allies, an attack

which killed an estimated 100,000

people ...A farmer in Kuala Lumpur

(Malaysia) was killed when a

coconut thrown by his pet monkey

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Reaching your personalsummit of success

MATT JACKSON

Cord Opinion

The icy cold tongues of ;i torrential

Arctic wind licked across the faces

of thirteen tiny figures as they staig-

glecl forward under the weight of

their 100-pound packs. Their loca-

tion: the frozen Arctic Ocean at the

top of the world.

As they forced themselves for-

ward, directly into the biting wind,

the raw grasp of -40C temperatures

clung to their bodies. The broken

surface that they found themselves

skiing across made them sway pre-

cariously from side to side as theytravelled.

Coupled with these gruelling

factors were also the physical obsta-

cles presented by the nature of the

frozen ocean that they found them-

selves on. The Arctic Ocean is a

constantly shifting mass of sea ice.

As it moves, gargantuan pressure

ridges of ice are heaved up from

the surface, creating a rather frigid

obstacle course of sorts. Jumbled ice

blocks, some the size of tractor trail-

ers, do not allow for ease of pas-

sage, nor efficiency of travel.

At other times, huge cracks split

apart, slicing open the already

scarred face of the sea. Some were

narrow enough that it was possible

to bridge them with skis. Carefully.

Many close calls would result from

this practise, and numerous times

expedition members found them-

selves exposed; literally at the brink

of sliding into the murky blackness

of the ocean where they could

potentially l)e lost forever. At other

times, the team found it necessary

to follow along the edge of larger

cracks for many kilometres in

search of a safe route across, wast-

ing valuable time, energy and food

in the process.

Such were the harsh realities of

the 1988 Soviet/Canadian Polar

Bridge Expedition. An incredible

1800 km journey that witnessed

these men ski from the Soviet

Union across then North Pole to

Canada. Ninety-one days of expo-

sure to one of the deadliest environ-

ments on earth, and with only one

thing to lean on when the going got

tough: each other.

Despite the fact that the "Polar

Bridge" was a team effort, it is now

prudent that we turn our attention

to one specific member of the expe-

dition, a man by the name of Laurie

Dexter.

He appeared at Wilfrid Laurier

January 25th to lecture on the "Polar

Bridge". A profile of the man and

his experience can be found in the

book One Step Beyond:

Rediscovering the Adventure

Attitude, by Alan Hobson. This

lxx;>k digs deeply into the psyches

of the "adventure achievers", in a

manner that will inspire you and

challenge you to reach the lofty

heights of your own personal

dreams and aspirations.

First and foremost, it is important

to remember that men like Laurie

Dexter and Alan Hobson are no dif-

ferent than anybody else. They are

not gods. They do great things

because they think they can.

Because they know they can.

Secondly, everybody has the poten-

tial to do whatever they dream of

doing in life. In fact, everylxxly has

almost unlimited potential, it only

needs to be realized.

As one achiever mentions in the

book, "It's not what you have, it's

what you do with what you have."

"We're basically all built in the same

way, so it is Lip to us to make the

most of our respective lives."

I often hear people that I know

talking of being in desperate

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with their lives once they have grad-

uated. It can ix? difficult not to get a

little overwhelmed by the outside

world at times, what with mam-

moth-sized student loans to pay

back, the cost of living, the unem-

ployment situation. It can seem

pretty grim.

However, approaching things

from a negative standpoint never

helps. I have truly seen that man

creates his own luck. If there is

something you have always

dreamed of doing, why not do it?

Don't let society's obsession with

safety and stability deter you from

realizing your dreams and aspira-

tions. There are simply too many

great opportunities to deprive your-

self of such freedom and happiness.

One final thought. From the

pagesof One Step Beyond: "Success

is measured in a person's level of

achievement in relation to their

potential."

Needless to say, life is not a

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Editorial

University: justa

rubber stamp or a

place ofenlightenment

The recent debate over university tuition has drawn increased

interest as the Federal budget looms on the horizon. In January,

students across the country went on strike for a day to oppose

tuition hikes, which, it is feared, will transform the university into

an elitist institution.

University students are justifiably concerned that the education

they are receiving will, in the future, only be available to the chil-

dren of high income earners. Their motto is education is a right,

not a privilege. 1 agree.

Yet so many of the students I have talked to are tired of univer-

sity. or they dislike their courses, or they feel they really aren't

learning much. If university is a great place to be, then why do so

many people bitch and complain about it?

It comes down to the fact that a university education can have

two main purposes. It can enlighten your mind, educate you in a

field you're interested in, and introduce you to other people who

share this common interest. University offers,an environment you

will encounter in very few other places in your life. You basicallyhave four years to think. And maybe have the occassional drink.

The llipside of this view is that a university education acts sim-

ply as a rubber stamp. Put in your four years, get a degree, and

then the working world will accept you. Find the easy teachers,

the easy courses, skip classes and cram four hundred pages of text

into your mind in 7 hours. You will probably receive your B.A. or

8.8.A. But what have you really obtained for all that cash you laid

out?

Regardless of all the brainwashing we have been subject to, a

university degree neither guarantees admittance into the working

world, nor is it always necessary. With the depressed economy,

many graduates are faced with a big loan to pay back, and no

prospect of employment.

In the good old day jobs were plentiful. University students,

and pretty well every body else, found employment. Unfortunately

,

those days are over. Students who expect the "rubber stamp" of a

university degree to be a magic key that will unlock all doors are

dumbfoundedwhen they discover that it just isn't always so.

"What good is my degree? Did I just waste my four years?" That

depends. Did you learn something?. Did you enjoy those years? If

so, university wasn't a total waste.

Some also share concern over the fact that what they end up

doing in the working world may have nothing at all to do with

their degree. So what? If you're a history student, does this mean

you are relegated to this field for the forty odd years you will

spend in the workforce? Of course not. The worst thing you can

do is to limit yourself.

A quality education will make you knowledgeable in your

field, but it will also supply you with the basic skills to compete in

larger areas. I'm an English student. Constantly I am asked, "what

are you going to do with that, become a teacher?" I could. 1 could

also be a journalist, a critic, a pubic relations officer, a lawyer, and

the list goes on.

Yes, I have studied Old English texts, and the wild world ol the

Victorians. This may have nothing to do with the business world.

But the critical thinking 1 have been employing in these courses

will help me in any field. As will the writing style I have devel-

oped. Is being a good speaker and writer a detriment? I don't

know many employers who would fire you for those qualities.

Utilize the time you spend at University. If you simply tread

water, an employer will not be hunting you down to give you a

job. If you develop your knowledge and your skills, you will make

yourself a valuable asset.

A university education is a wonderful thing, and should be

open to everyone. However, as we make that drive towards a

career, let's remember one doesn't necessarily lead to the other. To

put it in cliched terms, the years at WI.U are what you make of

them.

If you're not enjoying and benefiting from your time at univer-

sity, then maybe you should question why you are here.

Editorial by Greg Sloan, Features Editor

Ihe opinions expiessed in /bis editorialaie those ofthe authoranddo not mxscssarily n;/lecl those of the

resI of'/he Cord staff orofits publisher. WI.UStudent I'liblicalions.

OPINION

Letters to the editor

Horrors of

HomophobiaDear Editor

Having read George Kirk's tirade

regarding Laurier's anti-homophobia

campaign, I find his selfish opinion

frustrating to say the least. Respect

for diversity is, veiy much, a concern

to all. The ideology behind the anti-

homphobia campaign reaches far

deeper than the issue of sexual pref-

erences.

I vehemently oppose political

correctness (a.k.a. censorship), how-

ever, political correctness is not the

issue here. Consider the horrors

many have been subjected to over

history as a result of intolerance;

Christians slaughtered. Pagans

burned, Jews gassed or marijuana

smokers imprisoned. Guy Paul

Morin was singled out a decade ago

because he was different. Police

described him as a "weird-type guy."

1 need not go on.

Before criticizing the long over-

due anti-homophobia campaign con-

sider how providing an accepting

atmosphere towards diversity is in

the best interests of the community.

Without prejudice, our world would

be a far more user friendly place to

live, even for the "conservative red

necks" who refuse a ride on the

"God damn bleeding heart liberal

bandwagon".

Jim Skelton

Ignorance

causes hatred

Dear Editor

This letter is in response to Ryan

Smyth's assertion in last week's Corel

that "intolerance of other people's

intolerance" is unjustifiable. Is Mr.

Smyth for real? Ignorance of intoler-

ance has caused more hatred and

death this century than he would

care to know.

The poster campaign is somehow

a "coercive" tactic of the homosexual

community in Smyth's eyes. The

word "coercive" implies that he is

threatened by a few posters.

Someone is perhaps a little insecure

if he is threatened by a few posters.

The author of the posters is a "moral

fascist" who is into "thought control".

If you have to be 'forced' to oppose

ignorance and hatred, you are a jerk

and obviously have the mental

capacity of a ceramic gnome. If you

really have gay friends, tiy support-

ing this show of solidarity instead of

filling my paper with ignorant trash.

A few posters and buttons are not

"coercive propaganda". People are

not shoving pamphlets or morality

up your backsides. Posters will not

change ANYONF.'s opinion but at

least they will provoke some discus-

sion at this university.

Shawn Callan

We want

Las VegasDear Editor

1 hope that the students of WLU will

come out to voice their opinions in

this year's Student Union elections.

A big part of the candidates' cam-

paigning occurs during the open

forum that is held each year. I

would quickly like to address

VP:University Affairs candidate

McMurrich who stated during this

year's forum that he thought that

safety concerns at I.aurier may go

too far. McMurrich stated that he

didn't want to see Laurier "start look-

ing like Las Vegas, all lit up". Well, it

is obvious that McMurrich has never

walked home from school or moved

around campus after the darkness

falls, let alone when the library clos-

es. Perhaps McMurrich has a pas-

sion for the darkness at Laurier, but

many of us feel unsafe in it. As a

young woman, I would much rather

walk freely and confidently in a cam-

pus that was lit up "like Las Vegas"

than dash home with my heart

pounding in my chest because the

Laurier atmosphere resembles

Harlem. Wise up McMurrich, a cam-

pus can never be safe enough. A

candidate for VP of University Affairs

should hold compassion for his stu-

dents and their safety. What were

you thinking?

Meianie Seal

Ruiningreviews

Dear Editor:

Let me first start off by saying that

this is not a criticism, merely a com-

mentary on my personal observa-

tions, and beliefs.

Ever since my first year here at

Wilfrid Laurier University, I have

been reading the Cord. And, as I am

obsessed with entertainment, and

everything that pertains to it, I have

always paid particular attention to

the entertainment section. I have

noticed through the course of my

three years, that the writing staff for

the entertainmentsection of the Cord

are always doing, or omitting some-

thing which ruins the review they

are giving. These problems usually

begin to stem when the writer,

begins to attempt to enlighten the

reader with some inconsequential

piece of information, which is either

wrong, or just not well researched.

This can be found in just about any

piece, from a review of a show, to a

movie, to a CD, or to a band.

The most recent offender, is Melanie

Seal with her review of Theatre

Laurier's production of "The

Regeneration of George McGraff."

In her review, Melanie complains

about the cost of admission, after

writing that Theatre Laurier is closing

down due to financial cuts.

First of all, if something is beingclosed due to financial difficulties,

would it not he expected that ticket

prices would be higher, in an

attempt to stay afloat a little longer?

If something is in need of money,

and can not mass produce their

product at a lower price to generate

higher returns, then the prices must

be a little higher to generate the

higher returns.

Secondly, why is it only now that

the cost of tickets is being brought

up as an issue? Melanie Seal is in

her third year, meaning she com-

menced in the fall of 1992. Yet

Theatre Laurier has been charging

"eight bucks for students and ten for

adults", since Ix'fore Melanie Seal or

1 came here. These ticket prices

were established during the winter

show in 1991, and have remained

constant. If you ask me, four years

at the same price is pretty damn

good, especially considering the

economy we have been in over the

last four years.

Lastly, Melanie Seal states that

"for the same price anyone can see

the pros." What live theatre have

you been attending recently? 1 lave

you seen the ticket prices for shows

done by "the pros"? Have you

recently bought tickets for "The

Phantom of the Opera", "Miss

Saigon", or "Show Boat"? Even plays

(as opposed to musicals) put on by

professionals cost more. The

Canadian Stage Company's produc-

tion of David Mamet's "Oleanna",

was more expensive, even with the

cheapie students seats.

Not that her review was without

merit however. I ler comment thai

"the strongest thing about The

Regeneration of George McGraff is

the cast", was bang on. The actors

in the production gave wonderful

performances, and a lot of them

came from the people with smaller

parts. Stefani Trudeau (Lila) in

"November", and Catriona Shennan

(Tori) in 'January" each gave a pow-

erful presentation of their character.

They put both the other characters,

and the audience in their place, in a

time when there is much complaint

about badly written parts lor

women.

It is too bad thai this is to be the

last performance by Theatre Laurier,

as it is productions like this, that give

the amateurs of today, the begin-

nings they need, to become the pros

oftomorrow.

Shawn Shipley

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Furious with

review

Dear Editor:

I am writing to express my absolute l'ury

over the comments made in last week's Cord

regarding The Re-Generation of George

McGraff. I don't know where Melanie Seal

gets either the authority to critique a play of

this magnitude based on a technical rehearsal

when neither the actors nor the technicians

were completely prepared to be seen by any-

one other than the production staff. This is

not only unfair to the cast and crew but just

not done in the theatre.

As well, 1 take offense to the extreme igno-

rance of the

impressive credentialsof one of Canada's best

actors. Seal's comment "I don't care whose

Dad is in it" seems to mean that without

Megan, Ted Follows is a nobody. Of course,

everyone knows that Megan was the one

who taught Ted everything he knows about

theatre and acting, liven if she wasn't there

in body, she was there in spirit when Ted

began his acting career in the 1940'5. What a

wonderful daughter, eh?

Everyone in this cast deserves the utmost

admiration and respect, for giving Theatre

Laurier one hell of a last hurrah. This play

was incredibly received by the audience

opening night, when I had the priviledge of

attending. As a member of the Drama Club

and the Directing Class, I can appreciate the

hours upon hours of sweat and toil and frus-

tration that went into Re-Generation, and the

entire cast and crew have a standing ovation

from me.

For eight dollars, 1 would gladly pay to

see another "amateur" peformance of Re-

Generation. That play is the closest thing to

"professional" that Laurier has ever had...and

the best damn performance I've seen in many

years.

Trevor J. Elmslie

ProfessorapologiesDear Editor

On behalf of' the students, faculty, and

staff of Wilfrid I.aurier University who have

had the pleasure of working with you on The

Regeneration of George McGraff, 1 would like

to apologize to you, Ted follows, for the arti-

cle which appeared in the student newspaper

on February 1.

It seems that the writer of the article

attended a rehearsal of the production and

then passed judgement on the quality of the

acting based upon that rehearsal. I I lis is of

course entirely unethical, in particular

because the rehearsal attended was being

used for solidifying the technical elements of

the show.

I would also like to apologize for the

writer's gross ignorance ol your 50 years ol

contribution to Canadian theatre and televi-

sion. 1 trust that you will take comfort from

the fact that the writer revealed a general

ignorance of theatre. For example, she is

under the strange impression that for $8.00

students could see a professional production.

At the beginning of the article, the writer

makes reference to the end of Theatre

Laurier, and identifies budget cuts as the

cause. 1 am sure that you and others will now

have realized that the eagerness with which

the student newspaper seeks to find fault,

even at the expense of a celebration of the

work of the students, is in no small way a

contributing factor in the death of Theatre

Laurier.

Leslie O'Dell

Artistic Director

Theatre Laurier

Assassination not

neccessary%r

Dear Editor

Ever feel like someone's out to get you?

Well mulitply that feeling by 4, throw in an

open forum that would put a Geraldo

episode to shame and accidentally break a

window, and you would feel like I do this

morning. Last night I got my office key stuck

in the Students' Union door so I gave the

door a bang and POW, the window fell out.

No I did not punch the window. No, I did

not throw myself or anyone else through the

window. No there was not a shoot out in the

office. It was a simple accident and I have

replaced the window. To those of you out

there who feel it necessary to assassinate my

character, please lighten up ..you're giving me

an ulcer. Thank you and have a good reading

week.

Scott McCormick

VP University Affairs

Dislike Wadden's

conductDear Editor

1 am writing with respect to the conduct of

Mr. Jason Waclden, Vice President Finance,

WLIJSII, at the open foaim which was held

on February 8, 1995.

Mr. Waclden's actions both verbal and

non-verbal clearly violate the provisions of

the Students' Union by-laws. These actions

included consistent badgering of myself dur-

ing the openforum with respect to invest-

ment issues. I have stated previously that 1

have no financial interest in the Bank of Nova

Scotia or Scotia McLeod Securities Inc. the

allegations that a conflict of interest exists is

prepxsterous. I do not own any part ol the

Hank of Nova Scotia, and it is impossible for

me to own any part of Scotia McLeod

Securities Inc.. as it is wholly owned by the

Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotia McLeod

employees.

Mr. Wadden's character defamation was

outrageous, vindictive, and a personal attack

on me. Especially considering that at a Board

of Directors meeting in October ot 1994, 1

was asked this veiy question by Brad Ross

and responded that I had no ownership posi-

tion in the Bank of Nova Scotia. Mr. Wadclen

was present at this meeting and was not

pleased with my ability to negotiate a superi-

or investmentpackage then he was able to.

Mr. Wadden was asked by the moderator

during the Board of Director's open fonim to

refrain from personal attacks. He then pro-

ceeded to ask a question pertaining to me

and was asked to stop, but failed to do so.

The allegations he made were false like all

other allegations Mr. Wadden has decided to

make, since I have yet to be excluded from

the in-camera meetings of the Wilfrid Laurier

University Students' Union Board of Directors.

I hope that this letter clears up the false

allegations and character assassination that

Mr. Wadden has decided to launch against

me.

Anish Makim

MudslingingjustdirtyDear Editor

i would like to openly express my displea-

sure with the events that took place at last

Wednesday's open forum. Rather than focus-

ing on the issues afftecting the future of our

university, the entire form turned into a three

ring circus. Mud slinging and attacks on per-

sonal character were the feature attractions.

Scott McCormick in particular was the victim

of such dirty and shameless politics, however

he fielded these unwarranted attacks with

dignity while sticking to the issues at hand.

It's this kind of no bull-shit representation that

wins my support and will win the support of

the student body.

Gary Fast

Easy to spell

for whom?

Dear Editor

After looking over Vice Presidential candidate

Brad Ross' brochure I was quite disturbed

about item number 5. This reason says that I

should vote for Brad Ross since his name is

easy to spell. I think my name is easy to

spell, however since it is not an Anglo-Saxon

name many people have problems pro-

nouncing it. Furthermore, another item on

his brochure says that he will tiy to prevent

discrimination, however I believe that saying

that a quality you should have to become

Vice President University Affairs is an easy

name to spell is veiy hypocritical.

I do not see how having an easy name to

spell is a quality needed to become

Vice-President University Affairs. 1 need a

Vice-President who is willing to work for me,

not condescending towards me.

Sincerely

Bikash Dutta

No booth in

Science buildingDear Editor

I am writing this letter to express my con-

cern about not having a polling station for the

upcoming WLIJSU elections at the new

Science Building. The provincial government

just spend $18 million on a new building for

the Science students. However, the Students'

Union has failed to see the constaiction of

the building and decided not to install a

polling station for our convience.

1 believe that this gross oversight is due to

negligence on the part of the Chairmanof the

Constitutional & Operational Development

Committee, Brad Ross. It is my understand-

ing of the Board of the Directors, that it is his

responsibility to antiticipate changes and

make appropriate policy changes. It seems

odd then that he wants to run for Vice

President University Affairs, seeing that he

does not plan ahead or seem to care about

the approxiamately 1000 students in the new

building.

Jason Stainton

Walk the talk

Dear Editor

On the weekend of January 27th, Laurier

hosted the Undergraduate Business Games.

With over 360 delegates, it's said to possibly

he the largest convention ever held at Laurier.

After giving more than ample notice by your

standards, we couldn't figure out why we

received totally inadequate coverage, while a

Euro-Style Cafe even got a picture. Oh, that's

right, the Cord forgot to send a photographer

out. Maybe just lack of professionalism,

maybe not.

"Anything thai refers to a strike does not

go over well at Laurier. I wonder why? We

play biz games instead" (The Cord; Feb 27,

1995) "How many business students does it

take to raise a dollar for charity?" (Vocal Corel,

Feb 27, 1995) What would be said if you

replaced "business students" with a race or

religion? Or how about "the stranglehold that

the SBE has on the school is one of the main

reasons for Laurier's conservative nature"

(The Corel, Jan 18, 1995).

Regarding the first quote, ÜBG involved

over 150 volunteers, some dedicated for over

a year. You think that represents apathy? We

would like to extend our thanks to them!

They were phenomenal! Regarding the other

quotes, part of ÜBG's mandate is to break

down the stereotypes held between different

universities and faculties, hence the 150 vol-

unteers and participants from different pro-

grams. These are the same stereotypes that

the Cord perpetuates through the Cord and

their WLUer (ÜBG participants and ambas-

sadors are proud to recognize that hey, how

about that, Western doesn't suck!).

The Cord should work towards represen-

tation of the entire student body, and if you

want a 'politically correct' stamp that's fine.

At least walk the talk. Maybe your monopoly

should be ended or your ancillary fees should

include an opt-out program. Or maybe you

should just have your staff attend a seminar

on TQM (That stands for Total Quality

Management over here in the SBE).

Brenda Crombeen and Sinead Murphy

(1994-95 Co-Chairs of ÜBG)

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Safely a personal

responsibilityDear Editor

I am responding to Heather Postill's letter

"Don't blame women", which itself was a

response to an earlier letter by Jenna Scott

advising women to take precautions when

walking alone at night. The two express

widely divergent opinions on the same topic:

rape and how to fight it. Hut just because

I'ostili's view may be politically correct, that

definitely does not make it factually correct.

In her letter, Scott claimed that "walkingalone is not taking a stand, it's perpetuatingthe situation". This is "nothing short of ridicu-

lous", Post ill replied. "I low else are we to

resist the limitations on our freedom?"

Oh, I see. So, I guess the next time I park

my car I'll leave the doors unlocked and the

keys on the front seat. After all, how else are

we supposed to resist auto theft? And what

about all the stealing in our very own library?

I think I'll take a stand against that too and

leave my purse unattended for an hour.

Tmly an excellent way to put a stop to that

kind of crime.

Postill also claimed that "if we go on buy-

ing whistles and alarms and pepper spray we

will never lie able to walk alone." Interesting

logic. I suppose Californians should stop

designing earthquake-resistant buildings, else

they II never be able to live without the fear

of being crushed by falling debris. Also fasci-

nating is Postill's conspiracy theory about

economic exploitation of women's fear of

assault: "imagine the revenue generated if

eveiy woman buys just one security device."

Seems she overlooked the far more serious

exploitation of the fear of AIDS by Trojan and

similar firms—after all, imagine the revenue

generated if every person having sex buysjust one condom!

Arguments of logic aside, the cnix of the

issue seems to be whether or not to "accept"the risk ol rape. "Why must we accept it?",

Postill claims. "If our foremothers had

accepted the hostility towards them..." But

she is incorrect to compare events such as

women getting the right to vote to fightingback against rape. The former was an

entrenched social injustice which needed

only a new law to be vanquished. Once that

law was passed, women were no longerdenied the right to vote. But we have passed

plenty of laws against sexual assault, some so

broad that they seem to forbid almost any

sexual act. Yet rape goes on. This suggests

to me that rape is a problem not with societybut with human nature. One is temporary,

the other is permanent.

Postill and others like her seem to think

that all rapists are victims of society's brain-

washing who need only re-education to set

them straight. I believe this attitude is as dan-

gerous as it is naive. Why? Male and female

anatomy is different. A woman could never

penetrate a man the same way he can pene-

trate her. And it's Mother Nature, not big bad

patriarchal society, who's responsible for this

inequality. According to surveys, 50-60% of

college males claim they would commit a

sexual assault if they could get away with it.

If society actively encourages and condones

rape, then what is stopping these men from

"getting away" with it? The very society that

feminists condemn! War, riots, mob nile...all

are examples of social breakdown, and all

see vast increases in the rate of rape. In the

absence of serious consequence, men who

would otherwise never commit rape do. And

society only fails women when it fails to pro-

vide the consequence. But the desire of cer-

tain men to rape remains, and some will act

on it no matter what the law.

So all I can say to Postill and women like

her is this: if you want the freedom to waltz

the streets of Waterloo at 3:00 am, you'd bet-

ter lie prepared for the risk that comes with

it. Because there is no such thing as risk-free

freedom. If you resent being told you need

Fcx;>t Patrol, that's just 100 bad. Unless you go

to Sweden for a sophisticated operation, you

will need Foot Patrol and the ideas behind it

for the rest of your life. Jenna Scott is right.Some men will always exist who commit

rape, and women will always need protection

from them. This is the fact we must accept,

no matter how painful and unfair it is.

Tanya Qureshi

Where's the

Prof-essionalism?Dear Editor

I was originally not going to respond to the

comments put forth by Professor Freeman in

last week's letter to the editor. I changed my

mind when I was told that only part of this

original submission was printed. The originalletter was edited by Cord staff for fear of libel

suit because of the slanderous nature of the

submission. 1 found this bitterly ironic from a

man who pixx'laimed he was so aware of the

reputations of both individuals and institu-

tions. I would hope in the future that

Professor Freeman's zest for retribution be

tempered by his own standards of profession-alism.

Now that Professor Freeman has agreed to

participate in the process, I am sure that the

results from his class will prove that his

defensivenesswas needless.

Brian P. McQuinn

VOCALCORDQuestion: What scandal would

you least like to have come out in

an open forum?

Did someone say "forum"? Oil

what a night I'd love to forget it.

Mike McMahon

Presidential Candidate

The honest man fears no midnight

knocking.

Scott McCormick

Presidential Candidate

That I was the second man on the

grassy knoll.

Kelly Westlake

Presidential Candidate

My secret affair with Princess Di.

Paul Gray

Presidential Candidate

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Running the world on urine

GREG SLOAN

Cord Opinion

What kind of world will we be leaving for

our children? Disco and Michael Bolton will

rot their minds. Mr. Noodles will rot their

intestines. And all that will be left of the

ozone level will be a tiny segment over the

Galapagos islands.

Its a well known fact that our fossil fuels

can't last forever. So environ-

mentalists and tlie

government tell us to

car pool when we

can. and always turn

out the lights when

we leave the room.

While these stop gap

actions may help a bit,

full scale changes are

needed.

Don't worry, I'm not

one of those radicals who wants to get rid of

cars altogether. Public transportation is fine,

hut it will never replace the freedom of dri-

ving the open road. No, the solution is

putting our vast technology to use and creat-

ing clean, economical and renewable sources

of fuel.

Ethanol luel is a good start. For those who

don't know, Ethanol is partly made from

corn. The Ethanol plant will be in Chatham,

the corn capital of the world. This is great for

the farmers and for the environment.

However, corn is only a small component of

Ethanol. An energy source is needed that is

completely free from fossil fuels.

Years later, when the idea I'm about to

suggest has become a reality, rememlx'r that

you saw it here first. My solution to the

whole energy crisis is this: urine powered

cars. Think of the possibilities.

It will kill two birds with one stone. Raw

sewage is very harmful to the environment.

As the earth's population increases, the

amount of waste will only cause more prob-lems.

Like with any earth shattering idea, there

will be the nay sayers who will point out all

of the logistical problems. These are the same

people who said

flight would never

he possible for

humans. That we

would never get

a man on the

moon. That light

peanut butter

couldn't taste as

good as the

regular stuff.

The first problem is sepa-

rating the urine from the feces. Feces is great

for fertilizer, but I'm afraid it would just gunk

things up if we tried putting it in the gas tank.

Don't worry, you won't have to have 2 toilets

side by side in your bathroom. I recommend

a switch, similar to those that turn on and off

the lights. If you click it to one, it will take the

urine. If you click it to two, then your load

goes to a separate tank.

In the cities there will be huge holdingtanks for the gallons of golden liquid. Trucks

will then come, pick it up, and deliver it to

the "gas" stations. That's another thing. A

name change is necessary for the gas stations,

so they can reflect the new product. How

about "Golden Showers", "Whiz and Go" or

"Pisso". The Esso tiger will also have to go.

Replace it with what you will.

The smell also poses problems.

Depending on what you eat, your pee can

smell pretty raunchy. After sitting in you're

gas tank for a while it won't get any letter.

My solution? Just slap a Glade Plug In into

your lighter, and voila, it smells like roses.

As far as the actual process of turning

urine into energy, I don't pretend to be a sci-

entist. I'll leave it up to the experts in lab

coats. Hey, if they create the clapper, they

can surely get this job done.

There will be the added perks. You'll

never have to worry about running out of gas

again. Its late at night, you're a couple of

miles from Pisso, and you're on fumes. No

worries. Simply open the special valve in the

dash and do your thing. A hose will carry

your yellow bounty directly to the gas tank.

It's great for designated drivers. Those

drunken slobs you're driving home will be

able to fuel you're car to Florida and hack.

And no longer willyou have to stop the car

late at night and "water" some farmers fence.

You can relieve yourself without even shifting

gears.

Females have no reason to worry. The

glove compartment of every car will contain a

funnel. It didn't work when they tried it in

hall parks, but hey, can't we learn from our

mistakes?

So there you go, my little contribution to

ensuring that our environment will continue

to exist for generations to come. Just remem-

lx.'r, though, that this is all conjecture. Don't

urinate in your gas tank just yet. And that's

the view from the farm for this week.

cordfeedbackI love all copy editors (not any more or less

than other people...just differently).

Darren Mahaffy

I just wonder why some of the student's let-

ters e<mcerning "George McGraff" were print-

ed by this fine newspaper. You know, edit-

ing doesn't mean censorship.

Trevor Elmslie

We want a business column.

Aaron Betik

Pete Robinson! You're just not as good with-

out your track pants.

Rebecca Edgar

What is this - anarchy paper? Where is View

from the Farm?

Sandra Isaac

No View from the Farm?? Blasphemy! Cancel

my subscription to this rag.

Kevin Rogers

Space Baby Space! It's impossible to get all

the letters to the Fditor in.

Pete Robinson

Where is the View from the Farm. This is

insane.

Mike Holland

Who changed the title of my letter? Where is

that essential Hockey article, Leaf Talk?

James Kennedy

The shower heads in the girl's changertx>m

are just a little low, 1 think. Has anyone else

noticed this or is it just me? I'm 5'3".

Amanda Yuill

It was all over a seat! This letter was totally

distorted.- Next time print what's submitted,

not what the Cord thinks they should.

Tony Sachdev

! low about a section called "Penguin Talk"?

Michael Oliphart

Where's the View? Hick, buddy are you ok?

Don't worry alx>ut the hockey pool, Hartford

will make its comeback soon.

Jeanette Stuart

What! No hickster! Blasphemy!

Renee Ward

No Hick - No View from the Farm. We're

suicidal. Janet Henhoffer

Way to go, Janine. Your letter about George

Kirk's letter was right on the money.

Intolerance and close-mindedness are a sad

thing to see at this great school. By the way,

to men's hoopsters: keep trying guys, I have

faith in you.

Robb Hadley

Important Editor's NoteThee;irlier allegation of censorship is a very serious one, and unfounded. Letters to the

Editor are edited for all libelous content. The Cord will not print only "what's submitted", but

instead will print "what the Cord thinks they should". Otherwise, Student Publications and I,

the editor-in-chief, and you, can be sued.

As well, there is no "censorship policy" at the Cord. Only so many letters can be printedeach week. All letters are equally important, and will Ix; printed according to the order in

which they are received, and their relative liming. As it is right now, there is a backlog of

letters to be printed. Sorry for the wait.

Response toputting the gradeson the computer

DAVE MATTHEWS

Cord Opinion

I'd like to respond to a few issues in the January 12, 1995 article on "Computer Marks"

and to questions and comments sent via e-mail to "access®mach2,\vlu.caThe "on line

access facility" was not a replacement for the existing methods used by the Registrar's

Office to communicate grades. It was introduced as a new additional service intended to

provide access to infonnation outside of regular business hours or without having to visit

administrative offices during normal business hours. It was, clearly a new and additional

option of information dissemination, an option which is still being tested and modified.

It should be noted that in the first three days, more than 12,000 connections were

logged, well above the expected numter of inquiries. The demand simply exceeded the

resources available to handle them. Currently, there are 14 public access modemsavailable,

and the "access software" was designed to handle 20 simultaneous connections, but was

altered to handle dynamic loading at different time periods.There will always lie a huge demand for on-line access to grade infonnation in early

January, but we are looking at alternatives that should help to improve and expand this

additional new service.

1. Increasing the number of modems for telephone access;

2. As financial resources become available, expanding CPU and memory resources;

3- Providing more "kiosk" terminals during the first week ofJanuary;

4. Making sure that the WLUinfo announcement of this new service clearly describes the

nature of this new on-line service, i.e., that it is in its testing phase, and that it does not

replace theexisting ways ofobtaining grade infonnation.

I regret that some users experienced significant delays, but I am glad that many got con-

nected. 1 hope that additional financial resources will become available in the near future to

expand our facilities, and thus we will cope better with the unexpected demand. In short,

we expect to make this on-line grade infonnation retrieval process easier next time around.

Come home to

yourselfJOHN EASTLAND

Cord Opinion

Meditation can he described as the process

of "Coming Home to Yourself" and accepting

everything as it is. Enlightment is just another

stepping stone along the path of being at

peace with yourself. Don't get hung up on it.

It is best to have personal one on one

instruction from a competent and experi-

enced teacher of meditation. To learn to

meditate, as is true with any instruction,

three attitudes are required. One must desire

to learn, be committed to the task at hand

and persevere to see the discipline through

to completion.

Should you be one of the few with these

attributes in regard to your own state of

inner peace, then let us start with the most

basic exercise.

This exercise involves simply sitting with

your back, neck and head in a comfortably

erect position for twenty minutes each morn-

ing after waking up from sleep. A good idea

is to use the washroom to see to your imme-

diate needs before doing this exercise so that

you will not be distracted from your silting.

Choose a place away from your sleeping

area so that you are not inclined to drift back

into the sleep state.

Sit for twenty minutes. No more. No less.

You may want to reset your radio alarm

clock to a peaceful music so that it reminds

you when your twenty minutes is up and

signals the end of your sitting.

Now record your experience in a note-

book. This recording process is important as

it will form the basis of your personal medi-

tation style and format.

Do this every morning for seven days in

a row. Sounds simple enough? Try it and see

ifyou have the necessary discipline to

achieve this basic task.

You will note that no mention has been

made of Ixinefits that will accrue from expe-

riencing this exercise. This is done on pur-

jx)se so each person does not develop any

undue expectations. Each of us experiences

life from our own very unique perspective of

beliefs and values. Meditation is an all

encompassing experience when taking into

consideration each individual's right to inde-

pendently investigate truth as well as to inde-

pendently interpret their tmth for themselves.

Please note well that meditation is highly-

incompatible with alcohol, illicit drugs, and

for those whoare under the care of a psychi-

atrist without the psychiatrist's full knowl-

edge and approval.

Next column's topics will include sitting

practice, exploring what actually happens on

a physical level, what meditation is not, as

well as a lcx)k at the origins of meditation.

Until next week, "may you recognize the

Peace within yourself."

The Cord • Opinion • February 15, 1995 « 11

FEATURE

WhyisBlackHistoryMonthimportant?

"It's a tune to reflect on the situation of

blacks ail over the world and to think of

ways to improve our conditions."

Adam Iddrisu

Graduate Student, Geography.

"My people, let's make history that'll make

everyone that comes after us proud. let's

stait now."

Ancha Bala-Gaye

First year Honours Biochemistry.

"Black I listory Month is the.recognition of

black culture."

Christopher Ching'AndaFourth year Computer Science.

"it gives us a chance to learn more about

the history and culture of African-

Canadian people."

Elizabeth Agoston

Fourth year Political Science.

"Remembering where we're from, kee|>

ing in touch with our roots, preserving

our culture, and celebrating our unique-

ness."

Godwin Ashiabi

Graduate student, Psychology.

'Teaching others about our culture and

our roots lining jteopk- know where we

came from, wlutt we've been through,

how we overcame, and our bught. hopes

lor the future. 1 share the dream of

Martin Luther King jr.:

"I have a dream that 111 willone day

live in a nation where If] will not be

judged by the colour of [mvl skin, but the

content of [my) character."

jewelle V. Frederick

first year Honours Arts.

"It's time to celebrate the importance and

greatness of black people's contribution

to the world".

Zhora Adatia

Fourth year Psychology.

InstitutionalRacism

MARIAM CHAM

Cord Features

"My education did not mean anything to me.

It kept me ignorant of the beautiful words writ-

ten by men and women of colour. It hid from

me the acts of heroic resistance performed by

men and women of colour. And it turned

down with disdain any effort on my pan to

articulate my discomfort with the education

that had no room for any non-white perspec-

tives. It was made clear to me on no uncertain

terms that if I wanted a degree, I must learn to

speak, write and think like a white person."

Professor Aain Mukherjee

Racism is often defined as a system in

which one group of people exercises abusive

power over another. It is also seen as a psy-

chological predisposition towards prejudice on

the basis of race, colour, or creed.

We seem to be comfortable with such state-

ments. We are even comfortable enough to

exclaim proudly "I am not a racist, I treat

everyone fairly." What does seem to cause an

uneasiness in this society is an attack against

our social institutions.

The questioning of racist practices commit-

ted by institutions such as our own university

is not looked upon favourably. What we are

failing to realize as a society is that to be truly

anti-racist we need to not only challenge our-

selves, but also the institutions that perpetuate

discrimination. Professor Mukherjee alludes to

the urgent need for universities to dedicate

themselves to anti-racism both stnicturally and

systematically.

We have seen that statistically, students of

colour constitute a large and constantly grow-

ing population.

Therefore it is essential that we look to the

existence of those people on our campuses,

and assess if they are receiving the service they

deserve and pay for. One should also note that

a large number of students of colour are also

international students who pay considerably

more to attend our universities.

The devastating effects of racism place

extra psychological stress on a student. It

restricts and increases the difficulty of complet-

ing degree requirements. A university that does

not take a strong position on developing anti-

racism actions is allowing an alienating and

hostile environment to be created, and in turn

is guilty of systematic discrimination.

This is an environment in which most

extra-curricular activities are oriented towards

white students, and do not reflect minority stu-

dents interests. This is an environment that has

few minority personnel in key administrative

or faculty positions. This is an environment

where images in school publications, adver-

tisements and events do not positively reflect

the cultural diversity of the student population.

I could continue to list other areas that are

failing in terms of anti-racist practices, but 1

think the point is clear. It is obvious that there

is an overwhelming need for anti-racist initia-

tives and ethnocultural programs within

Canadian Universities. The university's

response to racism can no longer simply be

superficial, but must be structural and con-

crete. It is up to the university community to

make this effective change now, or risk keep-

ing minority students in an environment that

negates their existence.

As we take time in February to celebrate

Black History Month I challenge the university

community to open their minds and think

about the contributions of people of colour

within each of your respective fields of study.Reflect on the images portrayed and obvious

absences. Are we concentrating our studies on

the accomplishments of a small segment of

society, or are all sectors fairly represented?

Black History Month is an attempt to

inform "all" citizens of those contributions in

society that have not received the attention

due.

In order for the global community to

embrace and share in a culture that is rich in

history and beauty we must begin by looking

at the institutions that are providing us with

our main source of formal education.

DouglassStory ofone man'sjourney tofreedom

ZHORA ADATIA

Cord Features

This is a story about a man who dedicated

his life to attaining freedom for himself and

his people.

Frederick Douglass was born in 1818. His

mother was a slave, and the identity of his

father is unknown. Probably his mother's

owner was his father. At the age of 8 he dis-

covered a love for reading, and wanted to

learn to read and write.

He felt that education was the route to

freedom. It was illegal at the time for slaves

to know how to read. Frederick learned how

to read by trading bread for reading lessons.

By the age of 13, he was able to read arti-

cles about the abolition of slavery. Some of

the hardships he endured proved to be the

veiy things that spurred him to seek freedom.

In 1833 he was hired out to a slave breaker

who starved and whipped him.

This experience only reinforced his

dreams for freedom. He eventually escaped

in 1838 by boarding a train in a sailor's dis-

guise, and married Anna Murray a free

African American.

He then began fighting actively against

slavery by giving lectures in New England as

a of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery

Society. This alerted slave hunters of his iden-

tity, forcing him to leave for Europe.

Douglass established a newspaper that

defended women's rights and political action

as means for ending slavery. In 1863, after

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation

Proclamation, Frederick urged African

American men to join the U.S. army. He was

also involved in politics as an advisor to

President Lincoln on the treatment of Black

soldiers.

From 1877 to 1881, Douglass served as

the U.S. Marshal of the District of Columbia.

In 1889, he was appointed as Minister to

Haiti. He resigned from this post in 1891.

Three years later, in 1894, he gave his famous

speech "The Lesson of the Hour", in which

he criticized citizens and politicians for allow-

ing segregation and lynching to continue. He

also refuted the idea of one class having

power over another. After attending a wom-

en's rights rally on February 20, 1895,

Frederick Douglass died at his home at Cedar

hill.

Frederick Douglass' life signifies for all of

us thepower we have to impact positive

changes in society. Only when we all begin

to use our power for the increased well being

of all people can we really make progress.

12 February 15, 1995 • The Cord • Feature

Traditional

games in

African societyEDMUND NKANSAH OKOREE

Cord Features

Sports and recreation are universal, but the

form and patterns vary from place to place,

influenced by geographical, historical, cul-

tural and economic factors. This article dis-

cusses some traditional games which serve

as sources of recreation for Africans.

The African culture is endowed with

many indigenous sports and games which

serve as a source of recreation to a number

of Africans, especially those in (lie rural

areas. In traditional African society, the chil-

dren intuitively jumped, climbed, ran and

danced for the sustenance of life. Various

physical activities were designed uncon-

sciously by the people to train the youths to

acquire adequate stamina, strength and abil-

ity for inter-tribal wars which were a com-

mon phenomenon in the ancient kingdoms.

Indigenous games vary from country to

country and from one place to another

within a country; however, some popular

ones which can be found in many countries

are archery, oware, ampe and draught. The

games described here are primarily from the

Ghanaian experience. Some of them may

have different names and may be played.in

a slightly different way in some countries.

Archery

This is a popular source of recreation for

a lot of people in the rural areas. First used

to develop defensive skills during inter-tribal

wars and to improve hunting ability, the

main purpose of the game is to improve the

ability of participants to shoot at targets suc-

cessfully.

Archery requires locally made bows and

arrows. In the local community, children

individually or in groups choose targets and

shoot at them from a predetermined take-

off point. Although veiy popular, it has not

developed into a major sport. As Ali Mazrui

observes, this might be clue to the fact that

because bows and arrows are still part of

the technology of hunting and defense in

parts of Africa, people are self-conscious

about converting them into skills of enter-

tainment.

Oware

This serves as a source of recreation for

older men and women in both urban and

airal areas. It involves a wooden board with

twelve holes cut into it arranged in two rolls

of six. The board goes with some marbles,

which are put into the holes in a variety of

ways.

The game is played by two people at a

time. In the simplest version of the game,

four marbles are placed in each of the

twelve holes. Each player then takes one

roll of six holes as his/her territory. Starting

from one's territory, the first player picks up

the marbles from one of the holes and puts

one into the following holes. If the player

ends at a hole with marbles in it, he/she

picks them up and continues putting them

into the holes, going round the board, until

the last marble ends up at an empty hole.

'I'he second player then starts his/her

move and follows the same procedure. If

during his/her rounds, the player Fills up a

hole with four marbles, he/she picks them

off the board. The puqxxse of the game is

to find out which player ends upwith the

greater number of marbles after all the mar-

bles have lx;en picked off the board.

This game is very popular and wide-

spread in West Africa and in the Caribbean.

It was known as chock in the King's African

Rifles (KAR) and was played by most units

of the Royal West African Frontier Force

(RWAFF). At its very simplest, it can be

played by throwing marbles or seeds into

prepared holes in the ground. It is thus a

gamerequiring little or no financial outlay!

Ampe

This is a game for young girls. They play

il any time they have some free time. It

involves two players at a time. Each of the

players chooses an option - either "oshiwa"

(meet) or "opare" (do not meet). The two

players then stand facing each other and at

the same time, they jump, clap their hands

and push one of their legs forward simulta-

neously.

If one of the players pushes forward her

right leg while the other pushes forward her

left leg (which means their legs will meet),

the one who chose "oshiwa" gains one

point. Should both of them push forward

their left legs forward at the same time

(which means their legs will not meet), the

one who chose "opare" gains one point.

T he first player to get ten points wins the

game. Apart from being a source of relax-

ation, it is a way of inculcating a spirit of

healthy competition in young African girls.

Draught

This serves as a source of recreation for

older men. They mostly play it when they

return from the farm in the evening. It is

played either at home or in the village

square where a group of people meet to

cheer the players.

It is similar to chess and requires similar

moves and skills. This is one of only a few

indigenous games where attempts have

been made at official levels in some coun-

tries to develop them into a major national

s|X)rt.

In Ghana, for example, competitions are

organized in the various regions for the

determinationof the regional champion.

Then, at a competition for the regional

champions the winner emerges as the

national champion for the year in question.

The regional and national competitions are

s|x>nsored every year by a private compa-

ny.

Story Telling

This is another popular source of recre-

ation. It is pursued mostly in the rural areas.

Late at night, when all the house chores are

done, the children gather beside a fire built

outside to listen to stories told by the older

women.

These are usually folktales which have

important moral lessons for the children. At

times the children gather together and take

turns telling stories to each other. The sto-

ries are interspersed with traditional music

to make il more interesting and lively, and

also to keep people from falling asleep. In

the urban areas, this is not an important

source of recreation. The competition is

television, video and other modern forms of

entertainment.

These traditional fonns of recreation co-

exist with modern sports and games. The

introduction of modern sports into African

societies by the colonialists did not lead to

the extinction of traditionalgames.

I lowever, with increasing modernization

and westernization, indigenous games are

becoming increasingly less important to the

average African as a source of recreation.

This is especially so in the urban areas.

Concerted efforts are being made by

"concerned citizens" in many circles to

ensure that indigenous games are also

encouraged and developed (together with

modern sports and games) to an apprecia-

ble level so that they do not die out com-

pletely. The watchword is we do not want

"modernization" to wipe out all our tradi-

tions!

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Big test ahead for HawksPETE ROBINSON

Cord Sports

The Men's Varsity Hockey team made the

northern road swing up to Laurentian last

weekend after playing Friday in Toronto

against Ryerson. The Hawks split the two

games with a 5-1 win over Ryerson and a 3-1

loss to Laurentian.

The game Saturday started with Laurier

outplaying the

Voyageurs in the first

period, but they had

nothing io show for

their effort with the

score still tied at zero at

the end of twenty min-

utes.

The scoreless draw

continued through two

periods, until <

Laurentian scored early

in the third to go ahead

1-0. The two teams

traded goals after that,

with Matt Turek scoring

for the Hawks, but

Laurentian's late goal

secured the win for the 1

"Vs."

"They played an outstanding defence

game ...we just didn't generate the offence we

needed to," said head coach Wayne Gowing.

Disappointing for the Hawks was the pre-

vious night's news that Western had lost to

Brock. A win for the I lawks would have

The Hawks are

tied with

Waterloo with

both games

remaining on the

schedule beingagainst the

Warriors.

mean a first place tie. Now, with

Western holding any tiebreak advan-

tage with the Hawks, it looks as

though the best they can do is a sec-

ond place finish.

As it sits now, they are tied with

Waterloo with both games remaining

on the schedule being against the

Warriors. The Hawks hold the tiebreak

advan I a g e

against the

Warriors on the

strength of their

two previous vic-

tories, so a split

on Wednesday

and Saturday will

mean the Hawks

would have

home-ice advan-

tage in any sud-

den-death game

to decide the

division finalist.

Friday the

Hawks got a 5-1 win

over the Rams in

Toronto. Scott Cullen,

John Spoltore, Chris George and Matt Turek

counted goals for the Hawks and the win

secured a playoff berth for Laurier. The

Hawks now enter a critical game Wednesday

at the Colombia Ice Fields with the two teams

returning to the Rec Complex on Saturday.

Monday brought news that Cory Pageau

and Ken Ruddick, both suspended from play

since October, are now eligible to return to

the lineup. Wayne Gowing has said that he

plans to use them against the Warriors

Wednesday.

Notes...Laurier hosts the OUAA Final Four

March 4 & 5 at the Rec Complex...A record

performance by UQTR's Yvan Bergeron may

be what ends John Spoltore's reign as OUAA

scoring champ. Bergeron counted four goals

and seven assists in an 13-4 romp over York.

Before the weekend he was 2 points up on

Spoltore...lncredibly, former Western Mustang

Steve Rucchin has made the jump directly to

the NHL lrom the OUAA. Laurier fans may

remember he almost single-handedly beat

Laurier last year in the playoffs. That perfor-

mance earned him a selection in the supple-

mental draft by Anaheim. 1 le spent the length

of the work stoppage in the IHL before being

called up to Anaheim after the lockout. After

being sent down last week he was called lip

five days later and remains in the Mighty

Duck lineup.

PICTURE:KELI

WATSONThe front line of Chris George, John Spoltore and Don McConnell

(pictured here agains Guelph) will have to come up big against the Warriors.

Play with fire, get burned

The heckling ofathletes can cause violent reactionsSCOTT CULLEN

Cord Sports

Vernon Maxwell, a guard for the

NBA's Houston Rockets, has been

suspended lor at least ten games

and fined $20,000 for allegedly

assaulting a fan in Portland.

Maxwell apparently walked into the

stands during a time-out and

punched the fan in the head. The

NBA was outraged, and the media

attributed this action to the unusual

conduct that is Mad Max.

The truth be told, Maxwell may

have been justified in doing what

he supposedly did. There have

been previous incidents where fans,

and I use the term loosely, have

been attacked by athletes for their

unaily behaviour at spoiling events.

A few seasons ago, a fan

thought it would be amusing to per-

sistently invite Cleveland Indians'

outfielder Albert Belle to a keg

party, despite the fact that Belle was

known to be a recovering alcoholic.

Belle's response was to hurl a ball at

the fan, hitting him right in the chest

and presumably teaching him to

keep his mouth shut. It is fine to

criticize players' performances, but

when the jeering begins to mock

the players' personal lives, it is more

than reasonable for athletes to stand

up for themselves.

There was also the time in

Quebec City when a fan got onto

the ice and made his way towards

the Buffalo Sabres' bench.

Unlortunately for him, when he

arrived there, he was met by a finny

ol blows from Sabre tough-guy Rob

Ray. Once security guards inter-

vened, it was quite clear that Rayhad exceeded the confines of nec-

essaiy force. Ray certainly was con-

cerned with defending his team-

mates. but his actions went well

lieyond defense. The incident, how-

ever. served as a graphic reminder

for fans to stay in their seats and not

gel involved in the action.

A fan in Yankee Stadium irritated

Jose Canseco so much that he had

to be restrained by teammates.

Canseco, like Maxwell and Belle, is

not a model citizen, but also should

not have to put up with the kind of

abuse that fans will heap on him.

The Yankee Stadium heckling inci-

dent related to rumours surrounding

a Canseco-Madonna link. Jose may

have just been bothered by being

linked with such an outrageous

freak show, or it could have been

true. Either way, when fans taunt

players regarding their personal

lives, they should not expect it to be

construed as cheering or jeering

rather than as the personal attack it

is.

In Maxwell's case, there two

sides to the story. It has been

agreed that the fan was heckling

Maxwell all game long. The fan

apparently said something to the

effect of, "Four points, five fouls.

Nice game, Maxwell." At this point

Maxwell popped him. Maxwell

agrees that the fan had been harass-

ing him all game, but included that

the fan had been taunting him

about his wife giving birth to a still-

born child last year. If that is the

case, then Maxwell would be justi-

fied in decking this guy. There are

some fans, as we have seen, that

cross the bounds of what is accept-

able. If the fan had crossed that line

by making such comments, then I

would not he at all bothered by

Maxwell flattening him.

It becomes a question, in this

case, of whom to believe. Maxwell

has not built a great reputation for

himself with weapons and assault

charges in the past, so the fan might

not have said what Maxwell

accused him of saying. On the other

hand, Maxwell would hear heckling

in every building and it would

probably take something unusual

for him to snap the way he did.

This incident is probably the fault of

both parties, but the media does not

care about the fan's involvement

because he is not nearly as glam-

orous as Mad Max. A bull-headed

fan who will not quit his harassment

and a hot-headed player who will

react to it are a recipe for trouble.

It should be remembered that

the athletes are there for your enjoy-

ment as a fan, but that does not

mean ihey cannot be treated like

people. Fans will sometimes lose

control due to alcohol consumption

at games, but that should not result

in automatic inappropriate behav-

iour. There is no need for fans to

provoke athletes (by, for example,

throwing their "keys to the camper"

at them) unless they are willing to

take their lumps when the athlete

has had enough.

The dirty halfdozen

wrap up a tryingyearLIBBI HOOD

CORD SPORTS

The men's volleyball team lost to

both Western and McMaster last

week, finishing their season with a

record of 1 win and 9 losses.

Playing at Western on

Wednesday, Laurier dropped two

quick games, 15-5 and 15-3. They

came out strong in the third game,

taking a 10-4 lead, but Western

came back to win 15-13- Coach

Brett Thomas couldn't attribute the

loss to any specific thing. "It was

just one of those games," he said,

adding that the Hawks seemed to

miss everything by a step.

Highlights came from the

Hawks' Kevin Shonk with 14 kills

and an ace, Hut Western's Travis

Wintjes answered with 14 kills and

an ace of his own. Both players are

up for the OUAA's rookie of the

year. Shonk is fourth in the OUAA

West for average points per game

and third in total kills, but he is the

leading rookie in lx)th categories.

At McMaster on Friday night the

Hawks again started off slowly, los-

ing the first game 15-5. 'their play

improved in the next couple of

games, but it wasn't enough, as

they lost 15-9 and 15-10. Laurier

was right in die game during both

the second and third, until they

committed some of the untimely

errors that always seem to cost

them. Thomas describes it as

"shooting [themselves] in the foot."

Despite their lack of wins, the

men's volleyball team is satisfied

with what they accomplished this

season. "They worked hard to get

where they are," said Thomas, and

"they have gotten tetter through the

year."

Graduating senior captain Greg

Bell was happy with the season,

which will most likely be his last.

He was impressed with the "rookies

[who] improved so fast this year,"

and says that the future looks gcxxl

for the team.

Thomas also said that recruiting

for next year is going well, but

there are no certainties until

September, when you see who is at

the school.

The Hawks proved this season

that they can play ball with the big-

ger, more experienced teams in the

league, but they lacked consistency

in their matches. They're competi-

tive with teams in their division,

said.Thomas, but "they need to

learn howto win."

The Cord • Sports • February 15, 1995 ' 15

Falling Leafs?JASON PAUL AND

ROB MCGOWAN

Cord Sports

What's going on? The Maple

Leafs are showing no heart,

no toughness, no grit and no

defence.

They look like a bunch

of Ducks out there: dry and

tedious. Has the lockout hurt

the Leafs so much? Or is it

the high turnover they have

incurred?

ISSUE I: Doug Gilmour.

We love you, hut when are

you going to show up? Did

you leave your skates on the

Swiss Alps? You look like a

Swiss cream puff out there.

The ineffectiveness of

Gilmour has brushed off on

his other linemates. Dave

Andreychuk looks like dead-

wood out there. They would

be better off putting a

garbage can in front of the

net with a stick. Nick The

Stick is too small. What else

can you say: good trade bait?

Todd Gill is getting shown

up every game and is start-

ing to look like his old self.

It's simple: take the man, not

the puck. He's definitely not

following our Pro Tips.

ISSUE 2: Who's Hot.

Felix Potvin has carried this

team so far. Without him,

the Buds would be battling

for last place with the

Senators. He's had to face a

lot more shots this year, yet

his GAA is about the same

as last season. Mats Sundin

has been the leader on the

ice. He has great speed up

the wing, he's showing good

instincts and is using his

size. Kenny Jonnson has

really picked it up a notch

since the first week of the

season, when he was getting

burned on every play. This

kid is a winner.

ISSUE 3: Patience. So

how many of you are

already hopping off the

bandwagon? Sure, they look

bad now, but everybody

makes the playoffs anyway.

This big homestand will tell

the tale of whether this team

can jell and get their defen-

sive act together. Cliff solved

one hole by picking up

Warren Rychel for a fourth

rounder. His presence

should provide the offensive

threats with more skating

room and the fans with

some exciting checks and

scraps. However, Fletcher

isn't done yet and when the

price is right, he'll pull the

trigger. The Pat Verbeek

sweepstakes is cooling off

so keep your eye on that.

How about Bryan

Marchment on D? He man-

handled the Leafs a couple

weeks ago and would look

great on theirblueline.

ISSUE 4: Around the

League. How bad are the

New Jersey Devils? Who

would have thought that

Bernie Nicholls would lie so

important? Look at what he's

clone for the Blackhawks so

far.

Stupid pickup of the

week: Glenn Anderson. He's

a great playoff performer,

but so what, he's not going

to show up for another two

months. Pittsburgh is look-

ing like dynamite. John

Cullen has regained his old

form and Robitaille is as

steady as ever. Could you

imagine this team with Mario

in the lineup? Ottawa gets

their first shutout victory

ever, over Philly 2-0. Are the

Sens that good, or are the

Flyers that bad? Listen up

Quebec, Edmonton,

Winnipeg and Hartford: stop

whining for government

funding. Either move or

close up shop. Joe Sakic is

the early favourite for the

Hart Trophy.

Question Marks. Who

else hates those nose clips?

Why do they play "Move

This" every time the Leafs

score? Is anyone REALLY

going to miss the Chicago

Stadium? Has Big Pat put on

a little weight? When did

Brian Bellows make it to the

House of Masters? Why can't

we ever accept the fact that

the Mighty Ducks are a real

team? Any one seen those

new sticks with a curve that

goes either way? Hot New

Leaf Cheer: Who's better

than the Leafs?

NOOOOOOOOOOBODY!

Pro Tip of The Week: To

all you young defensemen

out there. If anyone comes

near your goalie, put 'em on

their ass.

Zebra trouble

The story behind the hoop loss

RALPH SPOLTORE

Cord Sports Commentary

If the average Joe Goldenhawk were

to open up the Sports page on

Monday morning, he would see that

the WLU men's basketball team had

chalked up yet another two losses this

past week in OUAA West action.

What he wouldn't see is the Hawks

beating the Brock Badgers twice in

Brock's own gym, only to get screwed

by an incompetent refereeing squad. I

must warn you that from this point on,

I am going to write exactly how I feel

(i.e. I'm gonna swear once in a while).

On Wednesday night the Hawks

lost in a shoot-out to the Mousefangs

from the University ofWestern Ontario.

I feel that we are a better team than

them but we played like shit. This

effort was poorly coached, poorly

played and poorly attended. There is

no doubt in my mind that we could

have beat them, if we hadn't played

like shit. Like mom used to tell me, "If

you don't have anything positive to

say, don't say anything at all." So, let's

move on.

The Hawks then traveled to St. Kitts

on Saturday afternoon to face the high-

ly touted Brock Badgers. This game

had all the makings of a blowout. After

all, the lowly Golden Hawks (1-8)

were walking into the CLAU's number

five ranked team's own gym, with

2,000 Budgie, I mean Badger, fans

going crazy. This could be a long day.

But our guys defied all logic and

rocked the House that Sir Isaac built.

The Hawks stunned the Brock

crowd, coaches and players. With just

ten seconds left in the game, we trailed

by only one point with a chance to

win on the last shot. Peter Kratz had

the ball and drove to the hoop to take

a shot with just four seconds remain-

ing. That's when things got crazy.

Kratz's shot bounced off the front

of the rim. He grabbed his own

rebound and put the ball back up. As

the ball was hallway back up towards

the net, the shot clock (which should

have been reset by now) sounded,

which shouldn't have meant anything.

However, the refs thought it was

the game buzzer and blew their whis-

tles just as the ball fell through the

hoop. After a two minute discussion

they decided that the ball didn't hit the

rim on the first shot, and that the sec-

ond shot was taken after the buzzer

sounded. Thank the Man for video.

The tape shows that the first shot clear-

ly hit the rim and the second shot was

indeed taken before the shot clock

(which should have been reset) sound-

ed. Let's call this shaft #1.

When the officials finally decided to

resume the game there was an eighth

of a second left to play. Brock

inbounded the ball, which was

promptly stolen by Rico Medeiros. In

one swift motion, he the ball

and attempted to hoist a three pointer

for the win.

One small snag in Rico's plans. As

Medeiros went up to shoot the ball, he

was hammered by a Brock defender

and thrown to the floor as the "real"

end of the game buzzer sounded.

Three shot foul, right? Wrong. No fuck-

ing call. It was totally ridiculous. This

was quite simply the worst piece of

officiating that I have ever seen. Shaft

#2.

They say that you can really tell

how great an athlete is by how he/she

performs during crunch time. Well,

these referees came up with a simply

awful performance. To make matters

worse, Ron Foxcroft, the chief of all

officials in the OUAA West, attended

the game and was apologizing to both

the players and coaches from Laurier

afterwards. He has since called Coach

Jeffries to apologize further.

Significantly, about 20-30 Brock

fans stayed after the game to apologize

to our guys on behalf of their school.

They knew that we had won the game

and felt embarrassed to come out ol

that gymnasium with a win. It was

absolutely gut-wrenching.

Let me just say that I am totally

proud of our guys for a job well done.

They should all be very proud of their

performance this past weekend, as it

was a total team effort. They beat the

fifth best team in the nation.

The Wilfrid Laurier University men's

basketball team has arrived. The

announcement was made in St.

Catherines this past weekend with a

victory against the CLAU's number five

ranked Brock Badgers.

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It was a "very successful, positive year" for the

women's volleyball team, saicl coach Ccx)kie

Leach, even though the team dropped two

games on the road last week to end their sea-

son.

The Hawks lost to Western in three

straight games, 15-9, 15-9, 15-13, but Leach

said the team played better than they had in

recent games against brock and Windsor. The

best played game was the third of the match,

which saw Laurier take a quick 11-1 lead. But

the powerful Western team mounted a come-

back to close the gap to 12-10. It was then

that the I lawks played their best, but it wasn't

enough as Western came out on top.

The majority of Laurier's offense was gen-

erated by Carrie Ostrom with 11 kills and 4

blocks, and by Hilary Yates with 7 kills and 4

blocks. Defensive play was Ixxxsted by Kellie

English with 8 digs in the back court.

A couple of days later against the first

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bled, losing again in three straight, 15-6, 15-9,

15-4. The Hawks had just wanted to play well

in their last outing, regardless of the outcome,

but it wasn't a strong game for them.

McMaster's big blocks virtually stopped

Laurier's offense as Ostrom and Yates were

again the high scorers, with only 4 kills each.

It was an emotional game for the team,

after a whirlwind season which saw them

start slow before winning three in a row, and

then lose all winning ability to finish the sea-

son with only those 3 wins and 11 losses. It

was also co-captain Ostrom's last game with

the Hawks, after leading the team offensively

all season.

"[Ostrom] had a great first half," said Leach.

She led the OWIAA in

offense for the first

half of the season,

both in total points

and points per game,

and "she could have had a better second half

if the team had played better." The team's

serve reception faltered throughout the sec-

ond half of the season, severely injuring their

offensive attack.

Ostrom views it as a growing season,

although there is little chance that she

will lie back for a fifth season to ben-

efit from it. She thinks the team could

make the playoffs next year if they

keep building as they have this year.

Leach agrees that "things are going

to be a lot different next year." With at

least four of this season's starters

returning next year, including three

second year players, the Hawks will

have an experienced starting team.

After going all last season without a

win, this year's team has learned

plenty, including how to win games.

This illustrious winning power

was most likely the downfall of the

Hawks this year, who felt the pressure

after winning three in a row, and

"never recovered from it," said Leach.

The team was not used to having a chance at

the playoffs, and Leach agrees the team may

have looked too far ahead without meaning

to. Building on this experience, next year

could be their year.

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Ani DiFranco

DiFranco shook and sweated her way

through apowerhouse set ofover two

hours, including two encores.

SELENE MACLEOD

Cord Entertainment

After last Saturday, February 11, I've decided that

it's not really worth it to cover "big" shows. Let

me explain.

I was really excited to be allowed to cover Ani

DiFranco's performance at the Humanities

Theatre at U of W. I'd heard and read great

things about both her music and her presence,

and was really looking forward to seeing her. It

was well worth the anticipation.

Backed by percussionist/vocalist Andy

Stochansky, DiFranco shook and sweated her

way through a powerhouse set of over two

hours, including two encores. She was wearing

green-striped bellbottoms and a tight vest, carry-

ing an acoustic guitar almost bigger than she

was. Combining intense melodies with poetic,

socially-conscious lyrics

(yay, a lyricist who can

actually write!), Ani

DiFranco doesn't just play

music—she throws her

entire body helter-skelter

into the performance. The

stage would just be over-

crowded with a band.

When I read the

words "hippie punk" in her

bio, I cringed, because the

description suggests a cer-

tain rather distasteful trend.

It's a difficult task to try and

categorize performers, isn't

it?

I must mentionhere

that the audience was as

much a pait of the show as

the talent. [ don't mean that

as a freak-gawking com-

ment; a large part of the

between-song timekilling

was banter with the audi-

ence. The audience mem-

bers could not stop danc-

ing, and if you've ever been

in the Humanities Theatre,

you know how difficult it is

to dance with no aisles.

The sad part of the

evening came at the end.

Not only was I not allowed

to take pictures during the

performance, but no one

was permitted to talk to Ms

DiFranco. "She's exhausted." Well, I felt like I was

watching the show from behind glass. 1 don't

think it's Ms DiFranco's fault that she has over-

protective publicists. I wonder, do performers

really get into the music business so they can be

sequestered away from everyone? Maybe it's a

personal bias, but it doesn't seem right not to

able to talk to perfonners, especially since many

of them try very hard to prove that they're not

much different from any of us.

As brilliant a performer as Ani DiFranco is, 1

think I'll stick to listening to her CDs from now

on. Maylx; she'll even make a video.

PRESS

PITCURE

Where to HangTwo freakin' weeks worth-

February 15

• Sloan is at Fed Hall

• Oleanna runs through the 18th at Hagey Hall

studio 180

February 16

• The Famous People Players are at the

Humanities Theatre

• Blackwater Trio is at Will's

• Love Letters runs through the 18th at the

KWLT studio

February 17

• Christopher Plummer appears with the K-W

Symphony through the 18th at Centre in the

Square• King Cobb Steelie is at Lee's Palace

• Jack Soul is at the Volcano

• Patrick Friesen's The Raft opens at the Water

Street Theatre

February 18

• The Spoons are at Lee's Palace

• Alannah Myles is at Lulu's

February 19

• The Miniatures open for Blinker the Star at the

Volcano

February 20

• The Barber of Seville at Centre in the Square

• Pete and Chad are live at the Crocodile Rock

in Zeke's restaurant

February 21

• Camelot is at Centre in the Square through the

22nd

• The K-W Art Gallery presents Art Alive: A

Look at the Louvre

February 22

• She Stole My Beer are at the Volcano

• Billy Bishop Goes to War is at the Humanities

Theatre

• The K-W Symphony presents a Baroque and

Beyond series concert at the UW Theatre of

the Arts

• Staircase nins through March 5 at the Union

Theatre

February 23

• Skaface has their CD release party at Lee's

Palace. The new album is amazing.

• The Canadian Chamber Ensemble presents a

Chamber Series concert at the Maureen

Forrester Recital Hall

• Love Letters runs through the 25th at the

KWLT studio

February 24

• Robert Gordon is at the Volcano

February 25

• The Rhinos hold their CD release party at the

Volcano

• Bush is at Lee's Palace

• Lenny Kravitz: Unplugged is on MuchMusic

• The K-W Philharmonic Choir presents Choirs

and Keyboards at Centre in the Square

February 26

• The Strathyre Highland Dancers hold their

fourth annual Ceilidh at the 404 Rotary Adult

Centre

February 27

• Pete and Chad are live at the Crocodile Rcxk

in Zeke's restaurant

• John McCreery: Paintings exhibit opens at the

Robert Langen Gallery

February 28

• The K-W Symphony presents Symphony

Unplugged at the Centre in the Square

Dig yer groovy

reading week!

The Cord • Entertainment• February 15, 1995 19

Lulu's: GenerationsThe authors venture intoK/W's very own time warp to rub shoulders with

oldpeople and witness the return ofour childhood idols -Loverboy.

INGRID NIELSEN

GREG SLOAN

SCOTT STINSON

Cord Entertainment

The crowd was brimming with

excitement and anticipation. The

house lights went down and the

lead act was about to take the stage.

It was an electric atmosphere. First,

some keyboards and drums just to

get eveiyone going. Suddenly, out

of the shadows strolls the lead gui-

tarist, who breaks into the opening

riff of "The Kid is Hot Tonight". The

crowd erupts.

The band is at the top of the

charts. Concerts are sold out across

the country.

Unfortunately that was in 1985,

and this was 1995. That really didn't

seem to matter to the large crowd

that gathered at Lulu's last Saturday

night for a close of classic

Canadiana rcx'k.

All the elements were there to

ensure a rockin' evening. Things

started out great when we undercut

the one scalper standing in the

freezing cold. We got the tickets for

half price. You have to wonder how

a scalper got stuck with these

babies. Did he actually think

Loverboy might sell out? If tickets

were going for half price, we fig-

ured the place must be empty.

We were wrong. The place,

though not filled to capacity, did

have a healthy crowd. Well, in num-

bers anyway. Being university stu-

dents, we felt very young. The audi-

ence definitely would have been of

age to get into Lulu's in the mid-

eighties.

More on the crowd later, but

first the music. Oh, the music.

The LuLu's House Band warmed

up the audience first. They played

the usual classics, emphasizing cov-

ers of those bands that play LuLu's

constantly. LuLu's, we are con-

vinced, has a constant four week

rotation- Alannah Myles. Trooper,

April Wine, then someone else.

A special treat was the appear-

ance of Neil Heclley of Kool FM.

Now, when Hedley took the stagewith the house band, we figured it

was to do the usual schtick, rev up

the crowd, generally just to make

noise.

Wishful thinking, lledley actual-

ly sang, or at least tried to. The

band broke into the Spin Doctors'

"Two Princes" and Hedley tried the

vocals. He was Kool with a capital

K.

The next band on was

Backstreet, and surprisingly

enough, they played covers. What a

switch. We got the impression that

the crowd didn't care if it was

Trooper or my grandmother up on

the stage singing "We're Here For A

Good Time"; they were there to

boogie come hell or high water.

We hung back for these two

acts, reserving our strength for the

headliners. To raise our energy lev-

els we had pina coladas (well, Greg

and Ingrid did; Scott wasn't secure

enough in his masculinity to accept

this taste sensation). We were

pumped. We were psyched. We

were ready.

Loverboy was everything we

expected. No real surprises. Eveiy

song began with the familiar key-

board intro, and one of us saying "I

know this song", only to guess

wrong. Of course, there were the

songs containing those unforget-

table chords that everybody has

ingrained into their subconscious.

We're talking about "Turn Me

Loose" and "Working For the

Weekend", the clear crowd

favourites.

The years have not been kind to

Mike Reno. He was sporting a black

outfit that did little to conceal the

spare tire he has strapped on since

the glory days.

He was exuding more liquid

from his pores than a sprinkler sys-

tem during a drought. As for his

pipes, they're doing better than his

frame. Still, the voice started to

waver during the high parts, of

which there are plenty.

The dreamy slow songs of

Loverboy's fame are not what they

used to be.

Loverboy's music can best be

described as urgent. Reno sings

every song as if it might be his last,

belting out strained lyrics with the

backing of a steady complement of

power chords and heavy bass lines.

Seeing the portly Reno and his

balding companions roar through

their set like a bunch of young'uns

was, well, funny.

After the first set, we decided to

step onto the dance floor. Not to

dance, but to stand there swaying

with the cheering fans. One guy

actually broke out the lighter in trib-

ute, but the three of us moved

away from him slowly in fear of

hair ignition due to the sheer vol-

ume of hairspray in the crowd. Bighair, everywhere.

There was also a lot of bumpingand grinding going on in this

crowd. The crowdmay he a little

older, hut they still put on a goodshow tcx>.

After what we were supposed to

believe was the final song, and after

a lot of screaming and applauding,the band came out for their

pre-

dictable encore. This contained all

the remaining favorite tunes, includ-

ing "Notorious" and "Loving Every

Minute of It". The crowd ended the

evening satisfied.

They only threw in one love

song before they concluded. Before

the rendition, Reno looked out at all

the women and said through a slip-

pery grin, "Happy Valentine's ladies,

from me to you." The song was,

"This Could Be The Night." I doubt

it, Mike.

The night was fun, and we had

a good time. Loverboy is still rcxk-

ing in this regard. However, one of

Loverboy's most famous lines took

on a whole new meaning: "It's

ewer".

DynamicDuobyTanyaVenturaandMelanieSeal

Dear DD,

I'm trying to decide what to get my

toyfriend for Valentine's Day, and I need

your expert advice. Normally I buy him

something practical (and lx>nng) because

he never has any money to buy what he

wants or needs, but I'd like to get him

something a bit more adventurous this

year. I'm think of buying him various sun-

dae toppings (whipped cream, cherries,

chocolate sauce, etc.) for use without ice

cream, of course. Would this be a tasteful

gift?

Signed,

Dessert Lover

P.S. Should I buy ice cream just in case?

Dear Dessert Lover,

Well, you've come to the right place. We

think your gift is a very yummyidea. No

Valentine's Day is complete without

chocolate covered nipples, belly buttons,

toes, and various other body parts. This

tasty treat could prove to be finger licking

good. About the ice cream, why should

the whipped topping have all the fun?

And remember, no sundae is complete

without chocolate sprinkles. Take a cue

from our next letter, the vegisexual, and

note the oft-forgotten produce section. A

banana split may be just what you need.

DD

Dear Dynamic Duo,

I am a vegisexual. ikit, I'm not your nor-

mal, everyday promiscuous vegisexual.

For some rea-

son, I prefer

familiarity to

freshness. My

loyalty is such

that I've

rammed the

same carrot

stick up my

rectum for the

last eight

mont h s ,

Anyway, my

problem devel-

oped last

weekend

whenmy

group showed

up early before

I could go to

Zehrs for the

requisite snacks. I desperately rummaged

through my fridge and gathered a few

hard boiled eggs, some lettuce, and...my

beloved carrot. I sliced everything up and

presented a salad, dressed with tears. I

really loved that carrot. Somebody noticed

a few "remnants of the bum" in the mix,

but I deftly dismissed them as bac'o'bits. 1

am so overwrought with guilt that I can

barely function at school. Will I ever get

over it? Will another carrot, cucumber, or

sweet potato ever make me forget the

ecstasy I enjoyed with this carrot stick? It's

difficult to think so.

Signed,

Larry (not my real name)

Dear Larry,

Isn't the point of vegetable sex the fact

that there is no need for attachment? Yon

can use and abuse this carrot, only to

throw it into the freezer. There is, howev-

er, something to be said for the bonding

that must occur in an eight month relation-

ship. But come on, there are plenty of

other carrots in the bunch. And all you

have to do is twist their heads off. Don't

worry about your friends and their salad,

they probably enjoyed the new flavour. It

could lx? a new line of salad dressing. Not

"Newman's Own" but "Colon's Own'.

Think of the money you could be making

and enjoying yourself at the same time.

And don't limit yourself to carrots, think of

other vegetables, such as turnips, egg-

plants, and zucchini. Ask yourself how

they ever thought of Cucumber salad

dressing. Coincidence? We think not.

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If you've ever to a drag race.

you know that certain feeling that

comes with watching a big, hug-

like, deformed car rev upand roar,

shaking like a leaf with the sun

glinting off its horrible chrome

whatever*. "Funnykar" often seems

like a musical attempt to capture

that sensation. The songs are very

tangible; no murky depths to get

lost in, and no difficult lyrical

swamps to muck through. Bender

has heard those kinds of bands

and 1 guess Bender didn't

like them too much. Without turn-

ing themselves into a joke, they

have always shown a healthy con-

tempt for rock norms, deciding

instead to work on having fun and

perfecting their own kind of gleeful,

non-provoking nerf-rock.

No one is going to faint over the

degree of musicality here. It's good

and solid, but the really impressive

thing is the control that this young

band has learned, and fast: an effec-

tive use of dynamics and tempo

makes them stand out from so

many other fuzzy bands who let

distortion be their master and not

their servant. This growth can be

traced to all their thousands of live

shows, and the powerful creative

influence of producer lan Blurton

from Change of Heart He has

pushed Bender into harder and

more pared-down versions of

"Spend Some Time" (recent CFNY

darling) and "Don't Say No" (CFNY

Portishead

Dummy

darling from clays gone by). Bender

is a Jedi Knight, learning from a

master and becoming strong with

The Force.

Personally, I prefer Bender live,

but if you're wondering what

Sloan's latest album would have

been like if they hadn't gone all

trippy, listen to "Funnykar". It's

good, it's sharp, it'll cut right

through a tin can.

Aaron Hunter

Shocker! New British band with

substance. Smoky, grcx>vy, spy film-

influenced instrumental topped

with the beautiful, emotionally

haunted vocals of Beth Gibbons is

Portishead Sounding progressive,

yet throwing back to the style of

60's blues, Gibbons is sure to carve

a vocal niche as respected and suc-

cessful as either Dolores O'Riordan

or Sinead '0 Connor. Gibbons is a

woman with the blues - deep

down. Imagine what De Niro lis-

tened to in his cab in Taxi Driver -

Portishead. Imagine a blues bar in

Blade Runner - Portishead. This is

the most impressive debut I've

heard in tcx> long a time. At least

five songs could be great singles,

such as "Sour Times" or the new

single, "Glory Box". "Give me a rea-

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If it's old, it can still be goodJASON PAUL

Cord Entertainment

There seems to be a lack of appreciation

anion" young people of movies that were

made in black and white or released Ix.'fore

they were born. The MTV generation has

been hypnotized by fast moving clips and

continuous action. "Slow moving" films

deserve more attention than they get from

Uxlay's youth.

These early movies laid the foundation for

today's films. Although they may seem "primi-

tive". these movies developed the genre.

"Talk" movies have been around for over 50

years and look how technology has changed

the style of movies.

The movies of the ' lOs and '50s did not

have the resources to create multi-explosions

so more lime was invested in storytelling.

Imagine how drab and dull movies like True

Lies and Jurassic Park would be without their

special effects. If you pay attention, these old

movies have excellent plot lines, but don't

expect a large boom or bang to keep you

awake as is needed today.

The creators of yesterday are the role

models of today's filmmakers. Where would

the thriller be without Alfred Hitchcock? John

Ford revitalized the western to new heights.

Frank Capra directed some of the best roman-

tic comedies of all time.

For everyone drooling over the genius of

Quentin Tarantino, check out some of the

movies that infiuenced him.

Fveiy time I rent an old movie, I'm sarcas-

tically asked "how old is this one?" I like them

because I've seen almost all of the better

movies of the '80s and I want to check out

films that were popular in other generations.

I'm not going to waste my time watching

sequel after lousy sequel.

I even get ridiculed for getting movies

from the '70s and late '60s. Steve McQueen,

Al Pacino, Robert Redlord...

hell, even G'n R

were influenced by Newman's Cool Hand

Luke. I couldn't believe it when one of my

friends didn't want to watch The Hustler yet

he would watch Fast Eddie in The Color of

Money any day of the week.

The worst offenders of all are people like

Ted Turner who like to colourize movies. I

tried to watch Gone With The Wind but it

looked like it was an animated flick. Scarlett's

face was as reel as a tomato.

If 15 & W was so crummy, why are film-

makers today still using this technique? Martin

Scorcese's Raging Bull pulled in an Oscar lor

Robert DeNiro.

Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List rakecl in

$100 million even though it was three hours

long and in documentary style.

Some people will never want to watch

these movies. But there are alternatives to

picking Lip Van Damme's or Seagal's latest

piece of junk.

BUZZZ:...

Indiana Jones Part IV? It's in the

works (supposedly) but they better start it

before Harrison Ford starts looking his age ...

The Brady Bunch Movie? What's next: The

Monkees Return?... Disney plans to make a

straight-to-video sequel for The Lion King in

an effort to copy the success of Aladdin.

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This young Canadian band from Belgium knows how

to rock, and likes to tell you about it. Their debut CD, "I

Want To Die", is a compelling testimony to the band's fun-

loving spirit.

According to lead singer Risky Contact, the band's

name was inspired by the writings of the German philoso-

pher Friedrich Nietzsche.

"We were sitting around," said Contact, "and inad-

vertantly mistranslated some German into English. That's

how we got the stupid name, basically."

The CD begins with the heartwarming "Dumped".

The deep irony of the opening lines "You left me/Now

you're gone" is soothed through a melodic chorus based

around the key phrase "I'm feeling good when I'm feeling

you/I haven't felt good in a long time".

The second track is already Number Seven on the

Japanese charts. It's a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe, entitled

"Poe". The chorus, "Abbra Caddabra/you created the

macabre", is mixed with audio clips from the old BBC

Doctor Who series. Rumour has it that Risky Contact was

upside down when he recorded the lyrics.

Drummer Risky Contact shrugs off charges that the

band is too negative. "We're all gonna die someday," he

says. "Plato said that, I think."

The ninth track, an existentialist romp called

"African Hockey Man", was taken from the life experiences

of organist Risky Contact.

"My brother plays professional hockey in Egypt," he

explains. "Over there, he's like the Wayne Gretzky of Egypt.

If he played in Canada he wouldn't even make Junior B.

That's the kind of screwed up world we live in."

A tour is in the works, but tour manager Risky

Contact is mum on dates or cities. "I'll have to ask the

boys about that and get back to you," he says. "They don't

tell me anything."

This one man band is definitely one to watch in the

new year.

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NSK PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Ivj JBf flr M Kitchener's Joseph Schneider Haus Museum is having

a heritage week celebration February 18-24. This is a

guten opportunity to check out the museum if you

haven't been there before. Admission is frei Sunday the

19th-

from 1 t0 spm - The Doctors Tiessen present a

J™-' frei lecture on an interesting historical correspondence

ocf)tteti>e? Thursday 23rd at 7:3opm. Call to reserve and for more

information, Cathy Blackburn at (519) 742-7752.

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