July 15, 2015

The perfect summer brews Arts & Life, page 5

THE CORD

THE TIE THAT BINDS WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY SINCE 1926

FACULTY

A ‘risky’ trade

CAS prof’s courses dropped KAITLYN SEVERIN CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

Annette Abma, an English professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, knew it was risky being a contract academic staff member, but she thought she would at least teach at the school until her retirement.

That is, until the end of June, when Abma sent out a letter to students in her online classes, “British Literary Tradition II” and “Children’s Literature,” stating there were no courses for her to teach in the fall or winter terms.

“I inquired about the courses and was informed that they ‘would not be offering any online courses this fall or winter.’ No ‘unfortunately ...’, No ‘sorry to say ...’, Not even a ‘dear Annette ...’, Just no job for me,” Abma wrote in the letter.

After the letter was sent out, Amba told The Cord she had to contact the online learning department to ask if she could teach. She added that Laurier’s English department has not provided her with a reason as to why they are not offering Children’s Literature and English Literary Tradition to students.

“Every year they usually contact me in late winter to let me know, because I have seniority in the courses they always offer them to me so I get

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VOLUME 56 ISSUE 3 JULY 15, 2015

LOCAL

STATUES CAUSE DEBATE

A ‘community of owners’ takes on Seven Shores page 4

ARTS & LIFE

Campus, page 3

BEER! The Exhibit serves up conflicting feelings page 5

OPINION

Why ethics are important in the world of business page 7

SPORTS

Reviewing concussions and the new OUA policy

JESSICA DIK/LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

page 8

A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald stands in the Quad. It is part of a series with Canada’s former prime ministers.

LAWS

Truck regulations still unsustainable Further easing of rules helps food trucks find place in K-W, but additional development is needed ERIKA YMANA LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

The City of Kitchener recently made changes to further accommodate the circulation of food trucks within the region.

These changes include operability in more parks such as McLennan Park, Victoria Park and Budd Park, while the distance from restaurants has also been reduced from 20 to 10 metres.

Kitchener mayor Berry Vrbanovic said the further easing of rules comes with the belief of the added vitality

provided by food trucks to the city.

“We hear a lot of positive things from residents around them, we want to continue transitioning to an environment that will see them as an integral part of our range of choices [and] of places where people can go and eat,” Vrbanovic said.

Reuben Salonga, co-creator of Luchador mexi-fusion food truck, represents several food truck operators and said the changes are a step in the right direction. However an improvement in the sustainability of food trucks in Kitchener-Waterloo is needed for the possibility of growth

and permanence in the long run.

“It’s not about one or two or three sites, [it’s] whether or not the city of Kitchener or Waterloo for that matter can sustain the regional growth,” said Salonga.

Food trucks continue to operate based on permission — they can only fully operate in an area without restrictions if permitted by establishments such as schools and restaurants.

They are also permitted in Civic Square in Kitchener on certain days and times, one-off promotional events as well as festivals, so long as

“It’s not about one or two or three sites, [it’s] whether or not the city of Kitchener or Waterloo for that matter can sustain the regional growth.”

-Reuben Salonga, co-creator of Luchador mexi-fusion food truck

no neighbouring restaurants object.

Although the K-W area provides opportunities for events that are attended by many people, this source of profit is not sufficient in itself, according to Salonga. Food trucks are required to pay an annual licencing fee of $350 along with other expenses invested by food trucks.

Salonga said the opportunities accompanying the licence are not worth the investment. His own food truck has not been able to stay in

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015

VOCAL CORD What is your favourite summer beer/drink?

“Steamwhistle.”

–Christopher Calvo, third-year business

“MGD.” –Charanjot Bindra, third-year business

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Dear Life, Hey Max It sure would have been nice to have been asked it I want giant statues all over the campus. How come no one knew about this.

Oh, now I remember…you are desperate for some kinda legacy Sincerely, eating lunch with Kim Campbell Dear Life, Why could I not do anything but worry? Why could I not just send her funny pictures or written a little story about one of our photos when we were arguing. She would be angry with me, I thought. Oh, how wrong was I. I might have lost her forever, worse still I feel as if I’ve lost myself in my worry. Can I ask her to return to a lost soul?

Sincerely, someone feeling lost Dear Life, C’mon, why isn’t the Starbucks open this summer?? Seriously…

Sincerely, Timmy’s Hater

“Laker.”

–Brennan Wilson, fourth-year business

Dear Life, So far this summer the only thing I’ve learned is DO NOT HOOK UP WITH A CO-WORKER. I repeat: do. not. hook. up. with. a. coworker.

Sincerely, That crashed and burned and now everybody’s talking.

Dear Life, People, you gotta check your facts.

“Snapple spiked peach tea vodka.”

–Kassandra Falvo, thirdyear business

“MLSB keg beer.”

–Ayah Sharari, thirdyear business

First off it was Adam Hughes not Andrew, research is an important part of the university experience.

Secondly don’t blame the “WLUSU” Board Chair, if you’re so passionate about the problems run in the next election.

Sincerely, Graduated but can’t put the Cord down Dear Phil’s, At 23 years old I thought I was old enough to finally handle you. That was clearly a lie to myself. Clearly.

Sincerely, Its 2:00 pm and I’m still hungover Dear ex boyfriend, You do realize that by deleting me off Facebook you’re showing me that you are in fact *not* over me?

Sincerely, That’s so petty its like Tom Petty Dear Life, I finally get a day off from work and instead of being productive all I really want to do is watch Netflix and eat Kraft Dinner.

Sincerely, Making good use of this beautiful day Dear Life, Real humiliation is posting an Instagram selfie and have no one like it after 15 minutes.

Sincerely, Its too late to delete, omg they know its up there Dear Life, I only wear pants because people make fun of my pale legs. But now my legs are only getting more pale.

Sincerely, Pale Paradox

Dear Life, Pants are the worst.

Sincerely, Everyone Dear Human, I know I’m a good boy, now please leave me alone.

Sincerely, Duke Dear Life, I just want to be tan but apparently I can’t have that without simultaneously shedding my skin.

Sincerely, Peeling all over Dear Life, Why do dogs farts smell?

Sincerely, My assaulted nose Dear Life, How many times do I have to fall in love before I find The One? Sincerely, Does The One even really exist?

Dear Life, If you think my life’s a mess, you should see my bedroom.

Sincerely, Someone Dear Laurier, It’s logical that my classes are Monday and Wednesday. However it is not logical that my other classes on are Tuesday and Friday. If I have a taste of freedom on Thursday, those Friday classes are just too hard to make it to.

Sincerely, Taking a four day weekend.

Dear Life, Why do all these 20 year olds in University think they know ANYTHING at all about the world?

Sincerely, We really don’t.

Dear Life, You’re so chill.

Sincerely, Chad Dear Life, I don’t care if it’s 30 degrees out, the jacket isn’t coming off.

Sincerely, Swagged the fuck out

Dear Laurier, Your old friend Wilf here. Word on the quad is that I’m soon to be joined by 22 of my colleagues

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around campus. I’m going to try and maintain my sunny ways about this, but our campus is pretty small.

Where is everyone going to go? How are they going to be posed? Is Jean Chretien going to be giving someone a Shawinigan handshake? Is Mackenzie King going to be sitting with a crystal ball? I just hope people remember I’m still around.

Sincerely, Don’t You, Forget About Me Dear Lorier, Why are we putting up so many statues of Prime Ministers? No one knows who they are! We should put up some of Canada’s best musiciansAvril Laveen, Shania, Celeen Deon, Drake- people that people know about!

Sincerely, we have a music faculty!

Dear Life, First WLUSU lets IPRM happen, does nothing about our geese problem, and now they’re gonna let 22 statues get put everywhere? What ever happened to advocacy and representation!!! What’s next, turning the quad into a bowling alley!!

Sincerely, WLUSU? More like WLUS-EW! Dear Life, I’m just bracing myself for incoming first-years who take a selfie with SJAM or the other new statues and think that he’s Wilf.

Sincerely, Wilfisgettingnewfriends Dear Life, Although I think it’s great that icebreaker pairs are no longer gendered, it leads me to question how other union volunteers will be effected. Will FOOT pairings be changing as well?

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Campus

CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR KAITLYN SEVERIN kseverin@thecord.ca

MAINTENANCE

PROJECT

Update ahead to signs New approach to upgrading campus signs MADDY CUTTS LEAD REPORTER JESSICA DIK/LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

A statue of Sir John A. MacDonald is the first of the Prime Minister Statues Project to be erected on Laurier’s Waterloo campus over the next few years.

Statue project unveiled at WLU Waterloo campus incorporates Prime Minister Statue Project after initial proposal for Kitchener’s Victoria Park was rejected by city councils MADDY CUTTS LEAD REPORTER

Wilfrid Laurier University unveiled a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at their Waterloo campus on June 30, the first in the Prime Minister Statues Project to be erected over the coming years.

The project, begun by Dave Caputo, chief executive officer of the networking equipment company, Sandvine, and Jim Rodger, was initially proposed for Kitchener’s Victoria Park.

The project was rejected by city council amid criticism over cost and subject matter.

“The people, Dave Caputo and Jim Roger, who are the spark-plugs behind this initiative, gave me a call and said they were trying to locate the statues, and were wondering if

“We felt it was appropriate that the university be the home for this kind of historical expression.”

-Max Blouw, Laurier president

the university had any interest,” said Laurier president Max Blouw.

The university is confident that incorporating the statues into the campus’ landscape will benefit not only students and staff, but the larger community as well.

“Providing a home for the statues at our university, we believe that we can foster a more complete and

open discussion about our history and even a deeper shared appreciation of our background,” Blouw said.

“We felt it was appropriate that the university be the home for this kind of historical expression.”

However not everyone seemed quite as welcoming of the project, with much criticism expressed both online and at the unveiling.

“I don’t really feel that it represents our community of KitchenerWaterloo, and that it doesn’t really represent Wilfrid Laurier University either,” said Elliot Worsfold, a PhD candidate in Western University’s history department, who spoke of his concerns at the unveiling.

“I’m hesitant to believe that their goal is to promote conversation when their plan is to erect a statue of every single prime minister, which to me shows a severe lack of critical

thinking involved.”

Despite the project’s name, Laurier said they are open to expanding the planned line-up and are hoping to use the statues to promote the campus as a centre of knowledge for all.

“We’re certainly wide open to extending the entire project, adding to it important additional national figures,” Blouw said. “It’s certainly not intended to be an exclusive ‘prime ministers only’ kind of project.”

Many are still hesitant to believe the university will take steps to broaden the project’s representation.

“I had to say something because otherwise they would continue to replicate this very white-washed version of Canadian history, which I don’t think is accurate and I don’t think represents us as a community,” said Worsfold.

FROM COVER

Risks of contract faculty members Insecurity of positions a challenge for contract academic staff in arts faculty –cover first denial, but I never heard from them,” she explained.

When a contract staff member gains seniority in a course, they become the first to get the class if it’s being offered to contract faculty, unless it’s taken over by a tenured faculty member. A contract academic staff member keeps their seniority for three years after the last time they teach at the university.

Abma said contract staff believe they have more security once they gain seniority.

“I think it’s just the administration and what’s happening with professional instructors —they just hired way too many and gave us all jobs for years and years and then suddenly you just don’t have a job,” she continued.

“It’s difficult to go year-by-year not knowing if you’re going to have a job but of course once you have seniority you start relaxing a little bit.”

Michele Kramer, president of the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association and contract academic staff in the English department, believes the biggest challenge for

“We’ve got no real job security so we’re the first people to get cut if there isn’t enough work.”

-Michele Kramer, president of WLUFA

LENA YANG/CREATIVE DIRECTOR

contract staff is the insecurity of their positions, especially those who teach in the faculty of arts.

“We’re experiencing a slight dip in enrolment in the faculty of arts, so there simply aren’t as many arts students taking courses,” Kramer explained.

“We’ve got no real job security

so we’re the first people to get cut if there isn’t enough work.”

Kramer noted contract staff are never “let go” from their jobs — there’s just a lack of work in the specific department. Kramer said this can be “just as devastating” as being let go.

Fortunately, contract faculty

are able to regain their position in another term.

Kramer stressed that being a contract faculty member is a “risky position” to have, as well as stressful to anyone — even those who have worked at the university for over a decade.

“Some of these people have been working for Laurier for up to 20 years […] and they still don’t know if they’re going to have work in the next term or the term after,” she said.

“That is why every time contract faculty go into negotiations they go in with big hopes that they can maybe get a little bit more security.”

Signage at Wilfrid Laurier University is slowly, but surely, being updated across campus.

When The Cord last reported on signage nearly two years ago, the university’s campus signs were in shambles, with many empty or broken. The primary issue prohibiting repairs and outright replacement was a lack of funds, with maintenance saying there wasn’t money available to maintain the aging signs in their state.

As of May 2014, new landmark signs have been implemented across campus, including signs on the corners of King Street and University Avenue, King Street and Bricker Avenue, University Avenue and Albert Street as well as Bricker Avenue and Albert Street.

Currently, a new approach has been taken to upgrading signage, with replacements and renovations being performed in conjunction with building maintenance.

“As we do renovations and we retrofit buildings, we upgrade the signage along with it. So you can see that we did a renovation at the Library [and] there’s a new building sign that went up with it,” said Gary Nower, assistant vice-president of physical resources.

Now, instead of having to find room in the budget for signage repairs or replacements, costs have simply been included in overall building project budgets.

There are however measures which have been taken to reduce both the cost of replacing and maintaining any new signage.

Previously, Nower said future signs would not include department listings on building signs, as they were too difficult and expensive to maintain.

Physical resources have carried through with that plan, having since removed department listings from campus signage.

“We took all the little strips of the departments out on [the wayfinding signs], they’re building identification signs. So our sign standards now [for] every building sign would simply say ‘The Fred Nichols Centre’,” said Nower.

“It wouldn’t say below it ‘Wilfs,’ ‘Bookstore,’ it wouldn’t do that, you would just know that you were at the Fred Nichols Centre.”

Instead, signage for departments and other services are posted solely inside of buildings, which provide more thorough information and can direct people with such details as direction, floor and room number.

“When in the building there would be a different level of wayfinding,” said Nower. “You would see where, what else was in the building, and as you navigated further in the building you would find more wayfinding.”

The large ‘Laurier’ signs, which adorn campus entrances, have also been done. This was the only fix planned two years ago. An additional sign is set for the future.

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Local

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 LOCAL NEWS EDITOR ERIKA YMANA eymana@thecord.ca

FROM COVER

K-W IN BRIEF UW Feds to evict Imprint

WILL HUANG/FILE PHOTO

More ‘sustainable’ model needed ­–cover the K-W region on a full-time basis as the market continues to be in its developmental stage.

“The city has made some positive steps in opening up more opportunities, but are we there yet? No, absolutely not. Are we committed to the process of improving it? Absolutely,” he explained.

In light of significant changes under development in the K-W area such as the light rail transit construction, Salonga believes even with the mobile nature of food trucks, these changes will work against them.

Some of the routes currently under

construction affect food trucks as it limits access to potential customers. “[The construction] clogs the arteries that would otherwise be accessible for food trucks … So there are challenges there, but those challenges are not unique to food trucking. It’s something every business along those LRT routes are affected by,” Salonga said.

Vrbanovic believes the LRT developments will work fine with food trucks as it will generate more residential traffic, boosting the overall quality of life.

“As the LRT comes on board … more people are living in our inner

city neighbourhood and the condos come up … the level of vitality in the downtown is going to increase and I think more and more people are looking for food trucks to be a part of that story,” he said.

Salonga said the food truck business is a “global phenomenon”, in which there is no longer an idea to sell, but rather a business that needs successful implementation and sustainability.

“We’re not trying to sell an idea to one city out in the K-W region, this is happening on every side of Kitchener … The City of Kitchener has been good thus far. What we expect from

“... Are we there yet? No, absolutely not. Are we committed to the process of improving it? Absolutely.”

-Reuben Salonga, co-creator of Luchador mexi-fusion food truck

them is to continue to progress a more sustainable model so that food trucks do indeed become a stable industry.”

University of Waterloo’s official newspaper, Imprint, may be evicted after 37 years in their current space. Imprint, who currently occupy the basement of the Waterloo Student Life Centre, recieved a letter from the Federation of Students May 1 stating their lease was to be terminated effective October 31, 2015. Their board of directors cited the desire to accomodate more students as the reason for their decision.

The Feds offered Imprint a smaller space in the basement as a substitute, or else they will have to find a new location to operate off campus.

Boathouse changes owners six months after reopening Just six months after the Boathouse returned to its Victoria Park location, the restaurant is set to change ownerships, as Mark Forwell sets to buy out partner Bill MacTavish.

MacTavish was the owner of Imbibe Food and Drink, a restaurant at 10 King St. W. beside Themuseum which closed in June.

The change in ownership will bring other changes including a new chef with a new menu and a new booking agent bringing in different musical acts.

BUSINESS

Café under new local ownership ERIKA YMANA LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

Seven Shores café has found a community of owners to keep Uptown’s hidden gem afloat.

The café, located at 10 Regina Street North, now has several owners and provides the opportunity for the rest of the community to invest by offering “community shares.”

Bryant and Sarah Whyte, Darren and Julie Demelo, Shaminda and Lisa Attygalle, Steve and Deb Tulloch, along with two other partners are the café’s common shareholders.

Four out of the five couples currently have voting rights.

Preferred shares were issued to members of community in $500 increments with a four per cent dividend.

Investments made by the new owners and the community have allowed for the purchase of the business and funded changes in equipment and other upgrades.

Darren Demelo said the café continues to have a strong customer base with commitment from the community.

He and the other owners have been customers at the café for the past six years.

“There are people who are really invested here, so, just to give people the opportunity to invest their money a little bit more was really simple and easy. It wasn’t a hard sell because so many people love this place,” said Demelo.

“We had a lot of people from the community that have said, ‘we like what you’re doing, and we’d like to be a part of it’.”

-Bryant Wyte, joint owner of Seven Shores café

Bryant Whyte added that members of community are more willing to invest when they know where their money is going.

Rather than investing in a big faceless corporation, Seven Shores is a place they can visit and actively reach those who are involved.

In this type of environment, Whyte explained it is impactful for the investors to see the effect of their investment on the café, whether it will be going towards a small change like a new coffee grinder or a bigger enhancement.

Within the past two months of new management, the café has accumulated 25 preferred shareholders.

The first few community shareholders were deeply tied to either the owners or the café, such as friends, family and regulars.

But after other sources of exposure about the initiative on the news and social media, many other members of the community have reached out.

“We had a lot of people from the community that have said, ‘we like

JESSICA DIK/ LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

Customers enjoy lunch at community restaurant Seven Shores café, recently taken over by local shareholders.

what you’re doing, and we’d like to be a part of it’,” said Whyte.

The idea of community ownership came from similar values that all the core owners believe in.

The café stands on three pillars: ethical, relational and simple.

Whyte said the café must continue to be ethical, build relationships and to keep its plans simple.

“We also don’t need more headaches so if [what] you’re trying is too complicated it’s not worth it”, he said.

All core owners of the café also contribute a set of transferrable skills, as Whyte is responsible for

finances, Tulloch is responsible for relationships with suppliers and farmers while Attygalle has started to put up her own art work in the café.

In terms of future plans, the owners want to increase the presence of the community through hosting events, implementing specials and tweaks in the menu.

The café is now open later on Thursday nights to accommodate musical events. It also plans to continue providing healthy and locally grown food.

“We’ve made pies from the Saskatoon berries that were grown on the

trees outside, so it doesn’t get any more local than that,” said Whyte.

The overall goal for the café is to reach and maintain sustainability.

Due to the numerous amount of support the community has invested into Seven Shores, the owners aim to pay back the community by keeping the space open. “[The] bottom line is just really hoping to change people’s lives, better people’s lives … and from the customer standpoint, the best place to be in the city to get a bite to eat or to meet friends. Just the best place for that,” said Demelo.

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Arts & Life BEER

ARTS & LIFE EDITOR ZACH GUITOR zguitor@thecord.ca

Crafting Summer WILL HUANG/PHOTO EDITOR

Mill Street Organic

Nickel Brook Green Apple

King Street Saison

Red Racer I.S.A

Muskoka Detour

I’ve come to realize a light and smooth summer beer has got to start with quality ingredients, and Mill Street Brewery nails it with their organic lager. They maintain a high standard by importing their malty barley from specialized farms and certifying their facility as organic.

A six-pack of Mill Street is also only marginally more expensive than your average beer, which made it an easy choice as one of my first beers and my summer beer of choice.

While I can’t speak to its make up in the way seasoned beer drinkers can, I know for sure the organic lager is a great brew. It’s not too bitter, it’s refreshing and most importantly, it goes down pretty easy. This is probably by virtue of its organic ingredients. For a lot of the long-stretched day drinking that goes on during a Waterloo summer, you’ll be happy you chose a Mill Street Organic.

–Rafey Sattar

Do you ever have that conflicting craving for beer and cider? Where the Somersby is too sweet and the ale is too bitter? Nickel Brook Brewing Company did something beautiful with their Green Apple Pilsner by mixing beer and cider for a perfect Canadian summer drink.

Nickel Brook Brewing Company is a microbrewery out of Burlington, Ontario and they approach brewing as an art form. In that context, Green Apple is a masterpiece. It perfectly mixes a bright pilsner with a fragrant apple juice for one of the smoothest brews I’ve tried this summer.

This is the beer that you get when you pull out the barbecue for burgers and hot dogs. This is what you get when you want to have a morning drink on a relaxing weekend. Nickel Brook’s Green Apple Beer is what you should try when you’re looking to explore new beers this summer.

–Mynt Marsellus

Those nights after a long day at work can be tough. All you want to do is crack open a nice cold brew to drown the sorrows. Block Three’s King Street Saison is the perfect thirst-quenching beverage in the summer and the one to forget the pains of that 9-5 job. It’s light with the perfect taste of citrus — and even some bubblegum — and is so satisfying when chilled.

Saisons naturally have a summery taste on their own — making them an easy, light drink — but Block Three’s blend ties together bitter, tart and citrus without the overwhelming hops. The saison is hazy when poured with a beautiful white head, adding to the texture and palate from this beverage.

Block Three’s saison is one of the better ones brewed. With a light alcohol content fused with notes of citrus and yeast, it makes for a perfect summer beer as the sun goes down.

–Shelby Blackley

I like my beer bitter. Be it IPAs, imperial IPAs or even coffee stouts.

The problem I’ve run into is that my preferred beers are often too heavy and strong for the light and relaxed vibe of the summer. I lived distraught, reaching for my IPAs in guilt, knowing well it was not a summer beverage.

Everything changed when I found the Red Racer ISA. All the bitterness, but half the ABV. Okay, well not all the bitterness, but close enough at 40 IBU. This India session ale is bursting with tropical fruit notes that are rounded off by a clean and crisp Mosaic hop bitterness. It pours a light amber body with an impressive white head.

The Red Racer ISA is without a doubt the perfect beer for any summer cookout and will continue to be in my fridge’s rotation well into the fall.

–Zach Guitor

A true reflection of the joy of drinking beer in the summer comes in the form of Muskoka Detour, released in 2014. While it is an IPA and shares many of the characteristics traditional to that style of beer, Detour stands apart with its tropical fruit and pine notes.

When poured the body is a vibrant amber color, which is fitting considering how smooth and clean Detour is. With its clean finish, it still manages to uphold the traditional balance between malts and hops found in IPAs. Unlike other IPAs, Detour stands out among others of its type for the lower IBU count, sitting around 30.

Combined with its lower ABV content, Detour is an excellent example of an IPA done in a sessionable manner. Overall, Detour is a very appropriate beer to be drinking this summer out on the patio.

–Bryan Stephens

REVIEW

Fascinating but flawed BEER! The Exhibit impresses but suffers a compromise

ZACH GUITOR ARTS & LIFE EDITOR

Admittedly, I’m normally not the biggest fan of museum exhibits. I shrug at the sight of Ancient Egypt displays and interactive pieces on Pompeii — but every once in awhile an exhibit rolls around that gets me really excited. That exhibit is here — the aptly named “BEER! The Exhibit.”

As I stepped into the room I was overcome with excitement. My eyes were instantly drawn to the beautiful bottle wall where stood around 500 bottles and cans that spanned the history of the sweet nectar’s existence. Thankfully, this display wasn’t just eye candy. Splayed at every stop in the wall were small infographics that showed the evolution of bottle and can design over the last century.

Just opposite of the wall stood an appropriate display on the history of Oktoberfest in the KitchenerWaterloo region. Outfitted with small artefacts, history tidbits and a huge carriage that carried countless kegs.

Needless to say, this exhibit was off to a good start.

To the right of the entrance stood the “History of Beer” wall, beautifully illuminated by a glowing mock-up of

a pint. However this pint felt reminiscent of The Beer Store logo. In fact, the entire display had a similar color scheme to the infamous beer monopoly.

As my eyes glided across the historical timeline, I was met with interesting facts about the beloved beverage’s origin in the Middle East and its presence within Medieval Europe.

Unfortunately, the timeline took an evident bias as it approached the 18th century. Facts that should’ve remained in line with Waterloo region’s beer history were sacrificed for the historical highlights of The Beer Store’s shareholders. Sure, the Molson, Sleeman and Labatt brands hold significance within Canadian beer history, but the glaring omission of the landmark activities of local breweries left a bad taste in my mouth.

Thankfully, this was but a small stain on an otherwise thorough and engaging exhibit. Despite my disappointment in the lack of regional representation in the aforementioned display, the remainder of the exhibit served as a love letter to the growth of beer in Waterloo. At one corner of the room stood a display dedicated to Lulu’s Roadhouse, a Kitchener venue that was home to the world’s longest bar — at over 100 metres — until its closure in 2000.

Surrounding the Lulu’s display, you could find other excellent seg-

ments that explored the brewing process, the importance of ingredients and the changing of cultural attitudes towards beer.

At the centre of the room stood an interactive display that explored the history of Canadian prohibition, outfitted with a ballot booth where visitors were invited to vote “dry” or “wet.” Walking further, you’ll find the “game” section where you can unwind with a game of shuffleboard, maybe some King’s Cup or even practice your trick shot with the red solo cups.

Finally, standing in stark contrast to the embarrassing “History of Beer” wall was the “Keg Wall” where the exhibit paid homage to the past and present breweries that have graced the region.

I have merely scratched the surface of what this exhibit truly has to offer. The curators have done an excellent job of keeping this exhibit simple and concise but still bursting with interesting knowledge. Beer newbies will find the exhibit incredibly eye opening, while still easy to digest. Although most beer snobs will find they already know a vast chunk of the information presented, I can guarantee they will walk away satisfied and proud of this exhibit.

“BEER! the Exhibit” is quite the treat, and has hopefully inspired more residents to embrace the beloved beverage’s long and graceful history in the region.

ANDREAS PATSIAOUROS/PHOTO EDITOR

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Editorial

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 OPINION EDITOR MITCHELL CONSKY mconsky@thecord.ca

Student newspapers an important part of university life The expression of student publications is often overlooked and sometimes underappreciated, but should never be undervalued.

On May 1, University of Waterloo’s student newspaper, Imprint, received an eviction notice from the university’s student government informing them of a termination of their office’s lease after 37 years of occupation.

In discussions following the letter, Waterloo’s Federation of Students, commonly known as the Feds, said the office space is needed to accommodate their growth and student services in the Student Life Centre.

Feds offered Imprint a space almost half the size of their current office, or the option to find space off campus — a severe downgrade and threat to their production process.

Despite the official reason of office space, this seems to also be a threat in response to critical coverage. In an article released by Imprint on July 2, executive editor Aliya Kanani said: “I believe, based on events in the last year, that this termination is based on Feds dislike for our media organization.”

As a fellow student publication, we can understand Imprint’s disappointment and the level in which they have been inconvenienced.

A sufficient working environment is crucial for developing a unified student newspaper.

Beyond having the proper office space to allow the collaborative efforts of the entire team, it is simply vital to have a comfortable and inviting area where volunteers, writers and editors can spend long hours spilling blood, sweat and tears — the standards for forging quality news.

Developing news continuously replaces the old, stories continuously fluctuate, minutes turn to hours and hours to days, which is why the workplace must be able to host the chaotic nature of everyone constantly on their toes.

Unfortunately, closet space doesn’t quite cut it.

Additionally, as any commu-

nicative medium would, student publications tend to take on specific perspectives and views that can be considered controversial or problematic for other university representatives or officials. Student governments and administration alike may feel threatened — perhaps this was an attack because of Imprint’s growing critical coverage of the university.

An underlying issue here is that the organization is being undervalued as a student publication: their ‘imprint’ on the student experience is being disregarded. We understand printed news has taken a back seat in the charging truck of communicative technology. Social media like Facebook and Twitter may be accelerating at the wheel, but a student paper will always be a valuable passenger on the ride of information.

This isn’t the first instance a student government or organization has tried to belittle the student press. Western University’s student organization tried to reallocate The Gazette’s space — to much opposition — and the University of Windsor’s students’ union tried to cease The Lance’s operations.

Student newspapers have often been disregarded and left with little support from the very organizations meant to represent students and their initiatives.

As student papers, our combined efforts transcend words read on a screen.

We share news the way we believe it should be shared: with passion, truth and with the sincerity of students working for students. We depict situations beyond a 140-character limit.

We dive deep into the dirt and our hard work shows through every printed page. We are the unrestricted voice of university life.

If the Feds decided to reduce Imprint’s office space as a means of sabotaging their communicative operation, this accusation, along with the value of the student paper, suggests business ethics are being disregarded.

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‘Gay’ is just in our heads ANDREAS PATSIAOUROS PHOTO EDITOR

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The views presented do not necessarily reflect those of The Cord’s volunteers, staff or WLUSP.

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Many of us are under the assumption that when someone is born they are automatically straight. Only by the process of “coming out” can we learn the true nature of someone’s sexual orientation, so discreetly tucked away in the darkest corner of their closet.

“Coming out” is something most gay people will eventually go through and as someone who has gone through it myself, I can tell you that it’s really tough.

You don’t know how someone who’s known you your whole life will react to this new information.

A friend commented on the subject and said coming out is somewhere on the same level as having a Bar Mitzvah.

I think this is a completely valid point. It’s made to be such a big deal — usually with a huge shock factor — that after it’s over we have reentered society as a person with new traits.

This makes it difficult to find the motivation to come forward and just tell people. Will you potentially lose some people in your life? Will you personally have to change to come out into the world as something seemingly different?

There are also so many ways you could go about doing it. You can tell your closest friends and have the info filter down to others, publicly announce it via social media, rebel against an overly religious family

People are still seen as gay or straight and to identify with two different words is to identify us as different.

member by leaking a gay sex video of yourself or, in my case, interrupt your mom during a driving lesson together by saying “so you know I like guys right?”

Looking back, it probably wasn’t one of my brightest ideas.

Even when I told one of my good friends, I kept stopping myself before I could actually get it out because I was scared of what her reaction would be.

When I finally got the courage to get it out she laughed and shouted, “oh, April fools!” Evidently my luck would have it that I literally picked April 1 to tell a handful of people.

But you see what I mean — it’s harder than it has to be and there are a few underlying issues as to why I think this is.

Touching on what I feel is one of the most important issues of coming out is that it’s hard to come to terms with it yourself, it truly is.

From the early years of school, we read stories of the prince falling in love with the princess, and later on in sex education we learn about intercourse between a male and a female and all that fun stuff that we giggled about at the back of class.

I was completely unprepared for the feelings that I would eventually

discover.

I always had the mentality I was going to be attracted to a girl and end up with one.

Thus, I had to essentially “come out” to myself first by coming to terms with the fact that I like dick. I pushed back any ability to allow myself to develop feelings for another guy until one day it just happened.

That’s when I came to terms with it myself and adopted the philosophy: fuck what anyone else says the norm is.

If we see a guy and a girl holding hands they are a couple, but if we see two guys holding hands they are a gay couple.

It’s in our subconscious because of how we were raised in today’s society, but when it comes down to it, two people side by side are just people, but one might be attracted to the same sex.

The reason why we need to come out at all is simply because we see ourselves as something separate.

Since we are the minority we need to let everyone else know if our preference is same sex oriented. Sure, the majority of us are accepting of it but that’s not enough.

People are still seen as gay or straight and to identify with two different words is to identify us as different. If we can get past that we’ll just be people with different preferences, just the same as people have different preference in colours.

In the future who knows, a girl might see one of her close guy friends making out with another dude and not think twice about it, because he’s just more attracted to guys. No prior coming out process will be necessary, just the emotional connection and the fact that we are all horny fuckers.

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Opinion

OPINION EDITOR MITCHELL CONSKY mconsky@thecord.ca

Business as usual at Wilfrid Laurier There must be greater emphasis on the importance of ethics for Laurier’s ‘best business school’

MOISHY GOLDMAN COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR

“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do” – Potter Stewart, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court.

“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon the world” – Albert Camus, French philosopher.

“Canada’s Best Business School” – posters all over campus.

As we watch the progress of the new business building from the outside at Wilfrid Laurier University, we would do well to explore the interior — not the colours of the walls, but the goals of the education offered therein. Specifically, university stakeholders should be asking: will there be an increased focus on business ethics in our expanded school of business and economics, or will it be business — practically ethics-free — as usual?

A limited amount of courses focuses on ethical practices, yet none are mandatory. It is touched on in other courses, but not an entire focus in the program.

There are probably very good justifications for this fact, but a sorry fact it remains and one that deserves to be corrected. A professor of economics can say, “I am not a theologian or a philosopher; I cannot teach ethics.”

Others may say, “teaching ethics places us precariously close to teaching religion; it’s too risky or politically incorrect.” To which I say: the ethics-free alternative is far worse.

Our future business leaders need to be people who have succeeded financially without sacrificing their souls.

We need to find a way.

My mentor, Rabbi Menachem Schneersohn of sainted memory, would often say that “all educational efforts are basically meaningless unless built on the solid foundation of good character.”

Laurier has proven to be uniquely aware of this, as the ethos of our school revolves around much more than grades alone. We can practice what we preach and lead the way for other schools to follow. Imagine an institute within the SBE devoted to the academic research and instruction of business ethics and programs that emphasize and reward ethical behaviour in the business world.

The Global Innovation Exchange building can and should be about more than just increasing shareholder value, making money — it can and should be about finding ethical best practices that work in the real world and injecting them into the business leaders of tomorrow.

This would also position Laurier as a national voice on this vital topic, and who knows, maybe we can even teach our neighbours to the south a thing or two about it.

Laurier and the school of business and economics cannot honestly aim to be Canada’s best business school

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without placing business ethics on an equal pedestal to co-op, New Venture and the like.

In my informal discussions with students on the topic, I have generally seen a deep curiosity on their part to explore relevant issues such as the ethics of headhunting, advertising, compensation, workers’ rights and much more.

They relish the intellectual challenge and are sincerely interested in understanding how to ethically re-

solve these problems. Each of these issues contains potential ethical minefields and without a framework to work through the ethical challenges, people are likely to ignore them outright.

Ethical questions arise every single day in every business and students would respond very well to an ethics institute in the SBE. One final, admittedly biased, point: the fundamental values of our society’s morality are derived

largely from the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish tradition. If we have been well served by borrowing morals about murder, theft and others from those sources, we ought to ask what they have to say about the morals of money. Our future business leaders need to be people who have succeeded financially without sacrificing their souls, and it is incumbent upon the academy to wholeheartedly embrace the challenge of teaching them how.

Forty-five seconds of free-fall adrenaline A critique on the adrenaline junkie lifestyle and why we must jump from our comfort zones

Skydiving is about letting go of everything you know, everything that makes you feel secure.

MITCHELL CONSKY OPINION EDITOR

As I sit on the quaking metal floor, ascending 12,000 feet into the air, there’s one question jumping through my adrenaline-surged mind: What the hell am I about to do?

The door slides open and furious winds blast inside. I’m tightly strapped to the instructor I just met — some former Israel Defence Forces soldier called Steve or Zeve or Zev, who I’m expected to trust enough to pull the chute on time to prevent my body from becoming a splattered yolk on the far below land.

At least I’ve got a strong grasp on his first name.

He instructs me to scoot over to the edge and let my feet dangle out.

“Keep your eyes open,” he calls in his Israeli accent over the hissing wind.

The world below is like an immense quilt of green and yellow patches, vaguely dotted with thousands of microscopic buildings and cars. No turning back now; those dots are about to get a whole lot bigger. Here’s a fun fact: I’m horrified of

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heights.

There are a lot of opinions out there about the rise of stupid decision-making in our generation.

Our age group drinks until we puke, speeds carelessly through the streets, experiments with drugs, has sex like

bunnies, discloses inappropriate information on social media and generally lives without the consideration of consequence. We believe we’re invincible, until that invisibility is challenged. I’d be ignorant to defend myself or any of the reckless

decisions made by my peers.

Before deciding whether or not I wanted to risk my life for the exhilarating experience of jumping out of a plane, I found myself contemplating what I would actually get out of it. My father, a charismatic personal injury lawyer, would not approve of such an idiotic excursion. So why do it? Why would anyone dive face first into the wake of danger and harness their life to the hands of a complete stranger?

Maybe it’s because of the media’s glorification of the “adrenaline-junkie” lifestyle. Maybe it’s a literal excuse for jumping out of our comfort zone.

Perhaps the fear of death makes us feel more intensely alive. Whatever it is that made me do it, I’m sure damn glad I did.

In those 45 seconds of free-fall, as I darted through the sky, strapped

tightly to Steve or Zeve or Zev, quickly nearing the great quilt of green and yellow patches, it felt as if I was flying. All terror ceased to exist and was replaced by absolute enthralment. The earth below never seemed so spectacular. I felt on top of the world, and I was.

I’m not saying we should all jump out of planes to feel a rush of excitement or to conquer deep existing fears. To most people, I don’t suggest it at all. I’m saying we should refuse to let fear control us. As it normally turns out, a little risk can be the appetizer to the main course.

Skydiving is about letting go of everything you know, everything that makes you feel secure, taking the risk and surrendering to the pull of gravity. The only way to accomplish our greatest aspirations is to pursue that exact same mentality: push beyond the bounds of your life and have faith that you don’t end up a splattered yolk.

Travel the world. Learn to play an instrument. Tackle a new language.

Do something that scares you. All you need to do is ignore what’s holding you back and keep your eyes open.

And if you ever decide to jump out of plane, take the time to learn the name of the person you’re strapped to.

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Sports

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 SPORTS EDITOR DREW YATES dyates@thecord.ca

FOOTBALL

New policy to see improved care OUA implements new concussion management protocol effective for 2015-16 football season DREW YATES SPORTS EDITOR

Just three weeks into the season, the CFL is already saturated by injury.

Multiple teams have seen their quarterbacks fall victim to major knee injuries and concussions, forcing them to use their depth early.

The danger of injury along with the events transpiring over the 2014 season caused the Ontario University Athletics conference to review their concussion policy, particularly for football players, at the annual general meeting.

The modified policy will see improved care to student-athletes and includes changes to concussion management, lightning management and contact during practices. The revised policy will be implemented over the 2015-16 campaign.

Over the course of the previous OUA season, many players, including Western Mustangs’ Will Finch, battled injury in order to come back to playing football as soon as possible.

Wilfrid Laurier University head coach Michael Faulds explained the development of the severity of concussions over the seasons.

“Even a short period of time ago, the term, ‘I was feeling a little woozy,’ or ‘maybe I forget a certain play,’ it wasn’t really thought as

“That’s the shock to everyone. Football gets all the headlines because players have armour on, they look like gladiators out there.”

- Michael Faulds, men’s football head coach

anything, that was a common thing,” Faulds said. “But technology and media attention has come along, and people have actually realized the science behind it — that these are actually concussions every time. It’s just a matter of the significance of the concussion.”

“I think both training staff and coaches and players are all much better educated now, into symptoms to look for and protocols as well.

You never want to be that coach or that trainer to send a player back too early,” he continued.

Laurier also had their fair share of injuries. Quarterback James Fracas suffered a hand injury near the end of last season. After sitting out a few games, Fracas was back on the field, playing through the pain as the Hawks made their postseason run.

Faulds explained the “return to play” policy at Laurier. A player must

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be “100 per cent symptom free” and then will work their way back to playing through an off-the-field process.

“Once they’re symptom free, [it] doesn’t mean that they’re practicing right away. I’d start by a light jog or riding a bike,” he said.

Head injuries, just like other physical injuries, take time to heal.

The only difference is visibility.

“The thing with a sprain or even a broken bone or something; you can see swelling, you can see bruising.

But when it comes to the head it’s a

little different. The symptoms can be different depending on the player and the type of hit it was.”

Laurier players must keep a quick tempo while at practice; collide and contact, but not fully tackle players to the ground.

Coaches are also changing techniques and teaching players how to not leap with their heads, so tacklers are not putting themselves in danger.

But the problem isn’t just with football.

Statistically, Faulds said female

FIFA

Canadian women’s soccer rising With the success of the national team, women’s soccer is finding its place RAFEY SATTAR STAFF WRITER

With the passing of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Canadian national team earning their best finish on the international stage, women’s soccer is on the rise in Canada.

For Wilfrid Laurier University women’s soccer star Emily Brown and head coach Barry MacLean, the event is a great chance to reflect on how the sport has progressed in Canada for females and what it means for the Laurier varsity program.

“Hosting an international event like the World Cup in Canada is just a huge cue for the country,” MacLean said. “I can only imagine that’s influenced a whole generation of young kids that are interested in the game and pursuing it more aggressively.”

“I think it allows people to get more involved,” echoed Brown on having these international events at home. “It also has an impact on the players themselves. I think it motivated the athletes: the amount of support they get and to know their country’s standing behind them.”

As an athlete, Brown took a lot away in particular from watching the national team’s captain Christine Sinclair play during the World Cup. Since both of them play forward for their respective teams, Brown can watch Sinclair play her position and study what she does to be successful.

As a veteran on the Golden Hawks and an Ontario University Athletics recognized athlete, Brown also

speaks on the drive that international games can create. She says the goal for a lot of young players is to make the next best team, whether they are playing house league and trying to get rep, or moving up from rep to a high school team.

“For us to have a national team and watch what they’re capable of, young women can be able to aspire to be like them or even play for that team. It’s a huge motivator,” Brown explained.

For Brown, the rush of support for FIFA and Pan Am soccer this summer has been part of a much broader story on Canada’s history with the game.

“Whether it be coming out to your local soccer game, or going out and seeing your younger brother or sister play — every little bit of support counts in encouraging young girls and women to continue to strive to be better and play for better teams,” she said.

MacLean thinks the increasing national interest is a positive signal for the women’s game in particular, but can also see huge implications for university teams like Laurier.

“I think it’s going to change the number of players that are going to take the game seriously and look to play at the highest competitive level,” he explained. “The type of training they do and the commitment to their training will become more aggressive. I think it’s definitely a great cue for the younger players and the university system will see the rewards of that.”

soccer players are more prone to suffering from concussions than football players.

“That’s the shock to some people.

Football gets all the headlines because players have armour on, they look like gladiators out there. There are several sports with much higher concussion rates than football. It’s just football gets a lot of the attention,” he said.

“You love the sport so much that you run the risk of giving up your body and getting injured.”

SPORTS IN BRIEF Pfeffer makes CFL debut Former Wilfrid Laurier University men’s football kicker/punter Ronnie Pfeffer soared into his CFL debut. After earning the position trying out against two other players, Pfeffer recorded a 50-yard field goal as a welcoming gift to the CFL in the first quarter of the Toronto Argonauts’ contest against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Pfeffer finished the double overtime victory going 2-for-3 in field goal attempts while going 3-for-3 on his conversions. Pfeffer, undrafted, was signed by the Argos to fill in for the injured Swayze Waters.

Canadian Universiade soccer squad makes historic run The Canadian women’s Universiade team made history, finishing fourth at the 2015 Summer Universiade. After recording a fifth-place finish in the 2011 Summer Universiade, Canada — with former women’s soccer Pfeffer Makes CFL defender Kelsey Tikka — went Debut undefeated in round robin play with a 3-0 record to kick off the tournament. Canada eliminated the Czech Republic in the quarWilfrid Laurier University men’s terfinals, but fell to Russia 4-0 on football kicker/punter Ronniefell PfefThursday evening. Canada to fer soared into his CFL debut. After Japan in the bronze medal game earning his CFL debut trying out 5-0 Sunday afternoon. against two other players, Pfeffer recorded a 50 yard field goal as a welcoming gift to the CFL in the first –Compiled Drewcontest Yates against quarter of theby Argos the Ottawa Redblacks. The kicker, one of Laurier’s biggest threats from

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The Canadian women’s national soccer team inspires while on home soil.