Gone in 60 seconds Sports, page 27
ROSALIE EID PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER
THE Volume 52, Issue 6
‘All about them’
Leaving Laurier
With students back in town, Waterloo works to keep drinking under control
JUSTIN SMIRLIES
LINDSAY PURCHASE
CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR
LEAD REPORTER
After five years at Wilfrid Laurier University, Ginny Dybenko, the former dean of the school of business and economics and the current executive director of strategic initiatives, will be leaving the university to pursue a new position at the University of Waterloo (UW) Stratford campus, effective Oct. 1. While she’ll be leaving WLU, Dybenko’s legacy and contributions to the SBE faculty will not be easily forgotten. “I loved every single minute of my last five years at Laurier,” said Dybenko. “I particularly loved working with the students. I loved working with the faculty and staff to support what I think is a very strong and relevant direction for the business school.” Before Dybenko joined the Laurier community in 2006, she spent her time as the vice-president of marketing at the Canadian IT company Syndesis, and had previously worked at Bell Canada in the early stages of her career. In January, Dybenko stepped down early in her term as dean of SBE to explore other opportunities within WLU. Campus, page 4
thecord.ca
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
NICK LACHANCE PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER
After five years at WLU, Dybenko is taking on a position at UW.
Each September, thousands of students pour into Waterloo on Labour Day weekend to prepare for school, settle into new dwellings or participate in frosh week activities. However, for the 19-plus crowd, many head back to school early for only one purpose — to party. Any student who has stayed in town for the summer can play witness to drastic and immediate change to Waterloo’s night life, as crowds of lively people stumble through the streets at all hours of the night, and line ups for bars stretch down the sidewalk at 9 p.m. According to Bob Leis, manager of local bar Fox and Fiddle, “Frosh week is all about them [students] getting drunk before they go to school.” Although the ‘Fox’ is a popular spot throughout the year, Leis noted that Orientation Week is a particularly busy time, something which brings with it a share of problems. “The students don’t understand the rules and regulations each bar has, as well as what they accept and don’t accept, and what happens if they get unruly in a bar,” he
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The four major provincial parties explain their platforms focusing on post-secondary education
With the use of MDMA on the rise, The Cord investigates the culture surrounding the drug
Looking at the years since 9/11, the lost chance to build international policies is reflected on
The upcoming highlights of this year’s annual film festival in Toronto
National, page 12
Features, page 14
Opinion, page 22
Arts, page 15
“They don’t understand they can’t drink as much anymore, because the liquor law gets stricter and stricter every year.” —Bob Leis manager of Fox and Fiddle
commented with apparent irritation. “They don’t understand they can’t drink as much anymore, because the liquor law gets stricter and stricter every year.” Leis has now been working with the university crowd for nearly 20 years, and has noticed an increase in behavioural issues. “The last three years they don’t respect it anymore, and that’s not a good thing,” said Leis. Local, page 9