September 16, 2015

THE CORD

THE TIE THAT BINDS WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY SINCE 1926

VOLUME 56 ISSUE 5 SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

FIRE DESTROYS PARKDALE DOLLARAMA A 14-year-old male is charged with arson after emergency personnel take up to 10 hours to control plaza blaze page 6

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CAMPUS

ARTS & LIFE

OPINION

SPORTS

ARTS & LIFE

Police warn students after multiple BB gun shootings

What to keep in mind when sexting a “special” someone

Discussing the good, bad and ugly of LORIS

Getting healthy the focus of men’s football’s bye week

Key points for money management during university

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MENTAL HEALTH

ACADEMICS

Suicides surge in Waterloo

Exams pushed

Statistics reveal 57 per cent increase in suicides between 2008 and 2013 MARISSA EVANS STAFF WRITER

Awareness is the mantra of community stakeholders in the wake of statistics which revealed a 57 per cent increase in suicides by population in Waterloo Region between 2008 and 2013.

The provincial increase was 14 per cent.

According to Bryan Larkin, chief of the Waterloo Regional Police Service, they have been seeing a greater demand for police support around mental health calls for service. He believes this increase speaks to a need for greater awareness around suicide and mental health as a whole.

“I think from a broader perspective with our community, we need to say here are some things that you can do — because it’s a very private discussion, often it’s a very difficult discussion,” he continued. “How do we raise awareness and how do we

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“I think from a broader perspective with our community, we need to say here are some things that you can do.”

-Bryan Larkin, chief of Waterloo Regional Police Service

build some concepts.”

In 2013, WRPS responded to 1,214 attempted suicides, as compared to 1,062 in 2011. This amounts to a 12 per cent increase by population.

WRPS attended approximately 3,500 mental health calls for service last year.

But Tana Nash, executive director of the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council, said there could be more than meets the eye to this increase in statistics surrounding suicides in the region. For one, the

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increase could be the result of better tracking: more deaths are being tracked as suicides where, in the past, they would have been considered accidents.

“Are we just doing a better job of breaking down stigma, where you have family members and professionals that are feeling more comfortable in saying, ‘that was suicide,’” Nash said.

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“Are we just doing a better job of breaking down the stigma ...”

-Tana Nash, executive director of the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council

This semester, students at Wilfrid Laurier University can expect a late exam period, which will run from December 12 to the 23. After beginning classes on September 10, students will be in class until December 9 and have two study days before beginning exams.

“The reason it’s this late is because we’ve implemented and introduced the fall study break,” said Jennifer Casey, assistant vice-president of enrollment services and registrar.

In accordance to Senate guidelines, each term must have 60 academic days and two exam study days. To account for the four academic days lost to reading week in October and a late start in the calendar year, the exam period has been pushed to December 12.

“Because it’s so important that we’ve got these guidelines of the 60 teaching days and the two study days and with the implementation of the fall reading week, it pushes everything and the classes start the

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

VOCAL CORD

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

What would you want added to the Terrace?

“Burger King.”

–Yanyue Min, third-year business

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First-year Laurier students party during the On Campus Celebration headphone party in the Quad on Tuesday. It was part of the Orientation Week events.

“Maybe healthier options like a salad bar. We have a lot of fast food options.”

–Anthony Barichello, thirdyear business

“Another Starbucks.”

– Ayden Malekjahani, third-year biology/psychology

“A Mucho Burrito would be sweet.”

–Taariq Ahad, first-year philosophy

“McDonald’s. Is that bad?”

–Jenna Tieu, first-year economics Compiled by Maddy Cutts Photos by Jessica Dik CORD STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Shelby Blackley sblackley@thecord.ca CREATIVE DIRECTOR Lena Yang lyang@thecord.ca CREATIVE DIRECTOR Joshua Awolade jawolade@thecord.ca MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR Mynt Marsellus mmarsellus@thecord.ca CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR Kaitlyn Severin kseverin@thecord.ca

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Dear Life, So you can afford to go over the top with the naming of the Business building with a huge banner on the Globe’s webpage but you still can’t finish the directional signs around the campus.

Sincerely, Thanks for making the rest of us feel like crap Dear Life, I seriously have the sweetest boyfriend ever.

Sincerely, My boyfriend is better than your

boyfriend Dear Life, Apparently M. Night Shyamalan has a good movie out for the first time in 12 years. I guess its time to go back and watch all of the movie I skipped.

Sincerely, Who cares about readings anyways Dear Life, BB Guns from rooftops? Really?

What are we, Texas?

Sincerely, I live in Canada for a reason Dear Laurier, If you thought fourth year senioritis is bad, try dealing with it in sixth year.

Sincerely, Checked out 2 years ago Dear Loser, You make me touch your hands for stupid reasons.

Sincerely, I hate you, I’ve always hated you Dear WLU and OSAP, Do you have any idea how much your disorganization affects my mental health? no? let me enlighten you. not knowing if i can pay my rent

in september makes me suicidal. not knowing if i have to starve until the 8th, 10th or later makes it impossible to sleep at night. getting notified that my funding has been released and seeing -2.90 in my bank account makes me cry-laugh in a not at all funny way. not being able to see my syllabi until the 10th MAKES LITERALLY NO SENSE. you want me to be prepared for the new school year but you won’t let me plan my schedule or eat or do anything other than wait for your slow asses to get your shit together! don’t tell me to rely on foodbanks (this summer i waited 2 weeks for wlu’s to get back to me and let’s not even talk about the fact that KW’s one food bank has a limit of 6 VISITS PER YEAR) and don’t tell me to call a helpline and don’t tell me it gets better because IT IS YOUR RESPO NSIBILITY TO NOT FUCK THIS SHIT UP IN THE FIRST PLACE. Sincerely, you’re just a business school for the elite and i can’t wait to be done with you Dear Life, I love it when I decide to grace the Laurier library’s silent 7th study floor, only to be met with some dude blast-

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ing music and singing along in his own cubicle. Nothing appeases me more than distraction from an actually successful graduate application.

I didn’t really wanna be a lawyer anyway!

Sincerely, You are terrible, not only at singing, but also at life.

Dear Life, Pumpkin spice lattes are gross.

Sincerely, Sweater-wearing, fall-loving, pumpkin-candle-burning white girl with taste buds Dear Life, I just want to cuddle something/ someone other than my body pillow.

Is that too much to ask?

Sincerely, Ms. Lonely Dear Life, Roommates who are allergic to cats are the worst. I want a furry friend that’s not my pillow pet.

Sincerely, Cat Lady

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Campus

• 3 CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR KAITLYN SEVERIN kseverin@thecord.ca

ORIENTATION WEEK

Reviewing the events of O-Week 2,883 first-year students and 536 volunteers registered for Laurier’s 2015 Orientation Week KAITLYN SEVERIN CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

After a week of team bonding, student engagement and sleepless nights, the 2015 instalment of Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union’s Orientation Week came to a close on September 12.

2,883 registered students participated in the O-Week festivities in Waterloo and 394 registered on the Brantford campus.

As well, the Waterloo campus had 526 volunteers, including 304 icebreakers and 222 committee volunteers.

According to Olivia Matthews, president and CEO of the Students’ Union, first-year students and volunteers have already shown positive feedback about this year’s O-Week.

“I think all-in-all we offered some really good social programming and I think the academic sessions went really well,” said Matthews.

“At the end of the day, as long as first-year students had a great time and that volunteers feel valued, that’s success for me for the week.”

Kaipa Bharucha, vice-president of programming and services, found O-Week to be a success for both the students’ union and first-year students.

“This year I think was really great just because we decided to introduce students to a [broader] variety of events than we usually do,” Bharucha

“I think all-in-all we offered some really good social programming and I think the academic sessions went really well.”

-Olivia Matthews, Students’ Union president

said.

With this year’s O-Week being Matthews’ first as president and not as a Residence Life don, Matthews found the students’ responses compare similarly to last year.

With the three BB pellet gun incidences on King Street area during Orientation Week, Matthews was pleased to find out volunteers were helping first-year students, as well as upper-year students, get back to their residences safe and unharmed.

Foot Patrol also offered their van for students in that area.

“I think it’s pretty cool to be a part of a community where students will volunteer their time over hours until three in the morning to make sure students are getting home safe,” she said.

Matthews believes the O-Week volunteers were the sole reason there was no BB gun incidents on the Tuesday night.

“That’s pretty cool to be a part of a community that helps keep each other safe, so I think first-year students enjoyed that too.”

According to Matthews, the enhancements made to this year’s O-Week were a success, such as replacing Wednesday’s Comedy Night with a carnival night and having first-years explore uptown Waterloo on the Friday.

The carnival on Wednesday experienced a large volume of students in a small area as it took place in the parking lot of University Stadium.

“For the carnival specifically, I think we weren’t prepared for the volume of students we’d had. That being said it’s great to know that it’s going to be that successful next year.

We’ll have to make a few tweaks but it was hugely popular.”

“It still has a way to go but it was a great start and it seems to be what students want,” Bharucha said.

Matthews continued to say it is beneficial for first-years to get out of the Laurier campus and explore the Kitchener-Waterloo area. “[Uptown Waterloo] have really good events on the weekends and stuff, so as much as we love the Laurier campus it’s good to get involved in the actual community,” Matthews said.

The Students’ Union will be looking for feedback about this year’s O-Week from both first-year students and volunteers.

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O-Week included a carnival night, cheer-off and team-building games.

SAFETY

Police investigate BB pellet shots Since Sept. 8, five incidents of BB pellet gun shots have been reported to the Waterloo Police MADDY CUTTS LEAD REPORTER

Numerous air pistol attacks on pedestrians have been reported over the last week in the Hickory-KingRegina area near Wilfrid Laurier University.

“Right now I think we’re up to five reported occurrences,” said staff sergeant Michael Haffner of the Waterloo Regional Police Service.

“People have either heard discharge of an air pistol, or maybe they believe that there was pellets or BB’s hitting the ground around them.”

The first reported incident occurred at the beginning of last week.

Three individuals were walking near King and Columbia when a young woman was struck in the collarbone.

Less than 24 hours later, another young woman walking in the same area was struck near her eye.

The third reported incident was from a young man who was not injured, but reported seeing a light on the ground next to him, followed by the sound of BB pellets being shot near him.

“This was the first time, that male that identified that there was a green laser flipping on and off around him, and then the sound as if something was hitting the ground,” Haffner explained.

The fourth reported incident involved two pedestrians near Regina and Hickory on the evening of Sep-

“I think what concerns us most as an organization and as a community would be the prevalence of a firearm.”

-Michael Haffner, staff sergeant of the Waterloo Regional Police Service

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According to reports, incidents of BB pellet gun shots have taken place around the Hickory-King-Regina area.

tember 13 hearing the sound of BB pellets hitting the ground near them.

Following these reports, another individual has come forward claiming to have been hit in the arm on the evening of September 6.

The most recent reported incident was along King St. between Hickory and Columbia on September 15.

The Waterloo Regional Police

department has been investigating the reports with the assistance of Laurier’s Special Constable Services.

Special Constables were unable to speak about the incidents at this time.

“I think what concerns us most as an organization and as a community would be the prevalence of a firearm,” said Haffner.

“The air-pistols that are being used now are very similar to a real gun, so there’s always that concern for the individuals that are using them and the individuals that may be observing the firearm. They don’t know whether it’s real or a BB or what.”

These attacks come only a few weeks after a similar incident occurred involving an air pistol in

Waterloo.

“There was, I want to say a young man, who was struck at the corner of Union and Moore Street, by a BB being shot out of a vehicle,” said Haffner. “Potentially unrelated, they’re not in the same area, but there have been instances like this in the past.”

For the time being, Special Constables are keeping students informed of new incidents through their new SAFEHawk app as well as email alerts while the investigation is underway.

Both agencies are urging students to avoid walking in the targeted areas if possible and to exercise caution.

“Obviously we don’t want people looking up and be struck again,” said Haffner.

“If you do hear something suspicious, they can call 911 or notify the university police agencies and we can have someone respond right away and hopefully catch the people who are responsible.”

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LAURIER IN BRIEF

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 ORIENTATION WEEK

Business school named after Mike Lazaridis On September 8, Laurier’s school of business and economics was officially named after Mike Lazaridis, co-creator of Blackberry. The building, set in its final phases of construction, will accommodate students, faculty and staff of Laurier’s BBA program.

Sociology department adds research option Students in the Laurier sociology program have the chance to add an option to their degrees. The applied social research, designated for both sociology majors and non-sociology majors, will gives students the opportunity to develop skills for social sciencerelated jobs. The option requires two total credits from required courses and two from elective courses.

Online tool finds best textbook prices for students Laurier bookstore’s new ‘Compare’ tool, available through the Bookstore website, helps students compare textbook prices between buying on campus or through another source. The online tool will also save students time on searching for the best textbook prices. The tool is available on both Laurier campuses, as well as students who take courses through Nipissing University and Conestoga College.

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First-year students and volunteers at Wilfrid Laurier University collected money for the Shine Day fundraiser which funds cystic fibrosis research.

Shine Day raises $66,939 MADDY CUTTS LEAD REPORTER

Wilfrid Laurier University completed their 55th annual Shinerama fundraising campaign on Saturday, September 12 raising $66,939.01.

Shinerama was founded at Laurier, then Waterloo Lutheran University, in 1961 as a local shoe shinning fundraiser. In 1964, Shinerama launched as a national campaign and redirected their funds towards the fight against cystic fibrosis.

Shinerama has grown to be the largest post-secondary fundraiser in Canada with many schools, such as Laurier, integrating it into their Orientation Week activities.

“At this point Laurier has a pretty fantastic Shinerama campaign that’s already in place,” said Alexander DeCiantis, Shinerama coordinator.

“We didn’t really have to introduce any new fundraisers per se, it was

kind of just using the same one just promoting and executing it differently.”

Laurier’s fundraising began following the orientation conference, when coloured team leaders and the various O-Week committees competed to raise funds online, through which they earned just under $34,000.

The main event, Shine Day, was held on Sept. 12 and had hundreds of first-years spread across the Kitchener-Waterloo region.

Though Shine Day fell less than a week after first-years arrived at Laurier, this did not prevent students from throwing themselves into the event.

“Students had challenges every half hour be like, okay this half-hour we’ll raise $75, next half-hour we’ll raise $100,” said Olivia Matthews, president & CEO of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union.

“They’ve only been here for a week and they’re already into it.”

Shine Day raised a total of $66,939.01, which combined with the online fundraising and a $10,000 donation from Laurier’s summer softball league, MLSB, has brought a total thus far of $110,898.

This falls short of Laurier’s previous years’ amount, as well as their projected goal of $140,000. But this drop comes as no surprise to Shinerama organizers.

“We had some pretty unforeseen circumstances this year, like we had 11 Shine sites, and a few of our biggest ones, cancel like two days before,” said DeCiantis. “Wal-Mart changed their policy where we could no longer solicit in front of them, so that was seven sites right there that we couldn’t go to and those are usually some pretty big sites.”

Regardless of the drop in proceeds, Laurier managed to maintain

its position as one of the highest fundraising post-secondary institutions in the nation.

“Laurier is always either at the top, or the second best school in the nation,” said DeC iantis. “There [are] schools that [are] like ‘our goal is $250,’ so to raise that much, regardless, is pretty outstanding.”

Irrespective of the money earned, Shine Day is organized in part to provide incoming students with an O-Week activity which differs from the typical academic or purely lighthearted activities, an objective which Deciantis believes the organizers managed to achieve.

“I think the biggest thing is that although it’s a competition between the colour teams, it’s something that really unites the first-years in a positive way. I think from there it very much sets the tone for their year, have them wanting to volunteer and get involved.”

FROM COVER

Fall exams to end Dec. 23 –cover explained.

“It’s really pushed everything forward.”

For students writing exams on Dec. 23, results will not become available until early January in 2016.

This will exempt professors from having to provide a grade within a 96-hour span.

“From the 24th until the 3rd [of January] , the university is actually closed. So that 96-hour rule really can’t occur during that timeframe because [professors] can submit the exam but the exam results, the university is closed so it’s not like we’re receiving [exam results].”

To make up for this, the registrar is reaching out to staff and faculty to be diligent with their marking once the holiday season passes.

“For those exams that are written on the 23, we’ll be appealing to the faculty members from those exams that that first week of January as much as possible that they’re able to get those grades into enrolment services … while there is the 96-hour rule we’re going to work alongside faculty to find the best solution with them as well,” Casey explained.

The notion to implement a fall reading week was approved by Senate in November 2013.

“When [exam dates] were approved last September there weren’t any objection to that, they were approved, I mean as much as possible in settling the exams,” said Casey.

In addition to students potentially having exams until the 23, students will also only have until January 3 for a holiday break before winter term begins on January 4 — approximately 11 days.

“It’s inconvenient, understandable but inconvenient. I can feel a lot of people being upset by it because of how unideal the situation is for students and their family,” said Brigitte Kloss, a third-year environmental studies student.

There will be opportunities for students to voice their opinions about the fall reading week, which is currently in its second year of a three-year pilot project.

“There’s going to be a pre and post-fall reading week surveys done to assess student satisfaction and what are the issues … [which] will help guide the future decisions that are made as to whether this becomes a permanent scheduling piece for Laurier,” Casey continued.

“The bottom line is we’re all here for student success and enrolment services very much supports student success.”

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 HIRING

Seminary appoints Kijiji founder Waterloo Lutheran Seminary appoints Eric Pierni institutional advancement manager of centre KAITLYN SEVERIN CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

Waterloo Lutheran Seminary has officially welcomed a new face to their Delton Glebe Counselling Centre.

Eric Pierni, one of the founding members of Kijiji Canada, has been appointed as the Seminary’s institutional advancement manager and executive director of the Glebe Centre. “[Pierni] not only brings technical skills, he brings excellent interpersonal skills and excellent institutional advancement skills with it,” said the seminary’s principal-dean, Reverend Mark Harris.

“We are really quite delighted he’s been willing to accept this position.”

According to Harris, Pierni brings a unique set of business acumen along with his experience as a student in the Seminary’s master’s of spiritual care and psychotherapy program.

“He provides that leadership with a really intimate understanding of the nature of the services that are provided through the program.”

The Delton Glebe Counselling Centre, a multi-faith counselling centre committed to strengthening emotional and spiritual well-being in the Waterloo Region, already has close to 200 clients since opening their doors in 2013.

“The Glebe Centre has grown tremendously, we’re covering close to now 200 clients, which for maybe other centres that might not be a lot, but for us we’re fairly young,” said

“Even here as a counselling centre we’re open to questions of spirituality and faith but we would never define it.”

-Eric Pierni, executive director of the Delton Glebe Counselling Centre

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In 2005 at Kijiji Canada, Eric Pierni led the marketing and public relations team and created a growing company.

Pierni.

Pierni stressed that the centre is open to clients who may or may not carry spiritual beliefs.

“Even here as a counselling centre we’re open to questions of spirituality and faith but we would never define it.”

In his new position, Pierni hopes

to address the issue of men’s mental health and find ways to break the stigma around it.

According to Pierni, 80 to 90 per cent of the women who call the centre request help from a female therapist.

Male therapists usually aren’t available to men who request one to

talk to.

“I’m not negating the work that women do with men, what I’m saying is that there’s a bigger problem in terms of we need more male therapists to help other men,” Pierni continued.

“When we look at the Wellness Centre [at Wilfrid Laurier University],

which we work closely with, right now there aren’t any male therapists there, at least not six months ago — think about what would happen if it were the other way.”

Pierni hopes to bring more male therapists to the centre, as well to other counselling services, in order to make mental health more accessible for men, particularly men on the Laurier campus.

“I see all these young men on campus, it’s maybe 35 to 40 per cent of the population, and I know if they were anything like me they’re in a lot of pain, but who’s going to help them?”

Overall, Pierni noted the skills he brings from Kijiji Canada, such as business management and marketing and strategy, will help him in his new position as executive director at the centre.

“Everything I learned to go through that growth is stuff that I’m bringing here, but now the other aspect that I’m bringing is in addition to my passion for psychology and theology is my training.”

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 LOCAL NEWS EDITOR ERIKA YMANA eymana@thecord.ca

POLITICS

Preserving history online ERIKA YMANA LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

The Internet never forgets.

Past political promises and statements are now available for the public through webarchives.ca, a non-partisan search platform portal that contains archived websites of 50 political parties and political interest groups.

The data was collected by University of Toronto Libraries and given to Ian Milligan, history professor at University of Waterloo.

His expertise and research focuses on the use of web archives by historians, which allowed for the data to be accessible and user-friendly.

“They [University of Toronto] have been collecting it since 2005, but there is no real way to access the material and play with it meaningfully, so they gave me the data to try and make it accessible,” said Milligan.

The archive stems from Milligan’s bigger project, Web Archives for Historical Research Group, which links “history and big data” in order to interpret these sources from the web.

The project was discussed in January, and the building of the archive began in May. “I’ve been working on this bigger project since 2012. So lots of work on my own end, playing with different connections trying to figure out how historians are going to be able to work with the web as a source.”

Milligan said with the use of the archive, he has found “interesting stories” for different political parties.

For example, the Green Party used user-generated content and hosted a blog on greenparty.ca, which allowed sharing of thoughts on recent news and facilitated a discussion on the direction of the party. Between 2012 and 2013, this feat was eliminated to keep on topic.

“Some of those comments got a little bit out of hand … they were talking about things maybe the Green Party wouldn’t want them to talk about on their website,” said Milligan.

Justin Trudeau’s growth and progression as a candidate can be observed by how often he is men-

tioned on their website. In 2006, he was a chair on the Katimavik Youth Program.

Years later, after becoming a candidate for the Liberal Party he was elected as party leader. “It’s just a great story of somebody evolving within the political party,” said Milligan.

In 2005, the Conservatives attacked the Liberals for their disregard for missing Indigenous women.

A decade later, the Liberal party is now attacking the Conservatives for the same issue.

Milligan points out the reversal and the different positions both parties were taking.

Milligan stressed the importance of preservation. The most interesting idea he’s found is how quickly political party websites change and delete old material when a new leader comes in or when a policy change takes place. He uses the example of the New Democratic Party recently deleting their policy manual on their website so it accurately represents their brand.

“It really is something that you need to preserve, otherwise you’re going to lose it. If we don’t grab this material, it won’t be there. It very quickly disappears,” Milligan explained.

While there have been some media interest, Milligan has not received any direct feedback from any political party.

He said Google Analytics can display which Internet service providers are used to visit the site, and has confirmed people from the House of Commons have been browsing the archive.

Milligan highlights three hopes he has for this project: one is to have a better-informed public as they go into the election.

To bring forth an understanding of web archiving and to raise awareness that archiving is necessary in the preservation of information for reference.

“You can’t do a history of the 1990s, unless as a historian, you use web archives. That’s where we live our lives. So I think this is sort of an indication of what we’re going to do in the future.”

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Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue worked upwards of eight to 10 hours to settle fire at Parkdale Plaza.

Blaze affects community Stores, locals continue to be supportive after sudden fire ERIKA YMANA LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

A fire that destroyed the Parkdale Plaza Dollarama on September 11 has been assuaged.

Waterloo Regional Police have charged a 14-year-old male with arson for endangering human life and a second charge of possession of an incendiary device.

The male, who cannot be identified, was arrested on September 12 and appeared in court the morning of September 13.

There were no serious injuries as a result of the fire.

There was an unconfirmed report of two firefighters injured, who are now recovering. “[We] are very fortunate that no customers, no one in the plaza was hurt at the time of the fire other than the minor treatment of the two firefighters,” said John Pierce, public education officer at Waterloo Fire Rescue.

Pierce said the challenge in putting out the blaze was its inaccessibility, especially since the fire started

“We had to stand by our ship to make sure that nothing happened to our baby.”

-Craig Yantz, co-owner of Homestyle Diner

at the back portion of the store. This resulted in a three-day process to control the blaze.

Although the building itself has been returned to the owner, the investigation is still ongoing.

All stores in the plaza continue to be temporarily closed and no further updates have been provided.

Homestyle Diner, one of the stores affected by the incident, continue to wait for an update but owners Denise Price and Craig Yantz are optimistic and believe that everything is a process.

“It is just a big clean up effort right now. We are trying to get our busi-

ness cleaned up. We have to wait for the power to come back on and we’re just hoping to be open as soon as possible,” said Yantz.

Homestyle Diner stayed open the night of the fire to help out all authorities involved as they worked to settle the blaze.

The diner offered their washroom facilities and food to emergency personnel.

“We were just trying to help them in any way that we can. I mean, we let them use our washroom,” said Yantz.

“We’re not trying to look for any praise at all. You don’t realize the job of emergency response until you’re affected by fire.”

Yantz and Price said there has been an outpouring of support from their loyal customers as well as the rest of the community.

The siblings did not leave until 3:30 a.m. and members of the community came by to bring food and blankets.

“We had to stand by our ship to make sure that nothing happened to our baby,” said Yantz.

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Mental health major focus for services –cover She also noted police only began tracking suicide attempt calls around five years ago, making it difficult to know how current numbers hold up to the past.

“Also, especially with suicide attempt calls, that could be a positive — does that mean more people are reaching out for help, or they’re even calling on behalf of a friend or a family member that they are concerned about because they want to make sure they get the help they want?”

Larkin explained that trying to pinpoint a cause behind the increase can be difficult.

“It varies — there’s not any particular area of the region that isn’t impacted by [suicide],” he said.

“I think it’s one of those things where our ongoing discussion hopefully turns a lens to ‘why is this happening?’ Because I don’t think anybody has a definitive answer.”

Scott Grant, coordinator of Skills for Safer Learning at the Self Help Alliance, echoed Larkin’s sentiment that it can be difficult to identify a cause for many suicides.

“The thing is, you are working with

people and the thing with people is it’s not always cut and dry,” Grant said. “Everyone may experience it a little bit differently.”

He continued that those who are accessing their Skills for Safer Living are usually in a lot of psychological pain when they first come in.

For them, death has become the way to end their pain. In the meantime, both WRPS and the Suicide Prevention Council are continuing to take steps to prevent suicide and increase a dialogue around mental health.

WRPS will be launching an internal program called Road to Mental Awareness in January. While the program is aimed at ensuring the WRPS members are emotionally healthy, this will create ripples.

“We think that our members will get a lot of firsthand knowledge, a lot of understanding of the issues and then be able to translate that into the community,” Larkin said.

The council’s focus in the coming years is going to be on men in the workplace, as the largest demographic for suicides are among middle-aged men.

“The illness prevents people from seeing what is going on. But people around might be able to see some changes.”

-Karen Ostrander, director of WLU’s student Wellness Centre

Nash mentioned the emphasis workplaces put on physical health due to the dangerous working conditions of the past.

“Now it’s time to pay attention to the emotional mental health,” she continued. “Imagine if we put the same energy in and if workplaces had somebody trained in suicide prevention and mental health first aid the difference we could make.”

However mental health issues aren’t selective and the reality of suicide is present in many demographics. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, suicide is among the leading causes of death in 15 to 24-year-old Canadians. As

well, approximately 10 to 20 per cent of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder.

“We’ve done a lot of work over the last few years to try and improve mental health services for students,” said Karen Ostrander, director of the Student Wellness Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“Certainly, our own numbers, we’re seeing a lot more people accessing services. I think that’s a very positive thing.”

At Laurier, faculty and staff are able to take a course in Mental Health First Aid, which enables them to identify mental health issues and gives them tools to be the first support for individuals in need.

Additionally, all residence dons, other student leaders, faculty and staff have been trained through the safeTALK program to be able to identify signs when an individual is having suicidal thoughts.

By October, a Laurier staff member will have completed their Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, which allows them to be the next site of support for an individual who is having thoughts of

suicide.

Ostrander explained that the nature of being depressed, for example, can sometimes make it difficult for an individual to seek help on their own.

“The illness prevents people from seeing what is going on. But people around might be able to see some changes.”

While she said she has seen a push at Laurier in recent years to decrease the stigma around mental health, the job is never done.

“We’re going to have ongoing efforts to try and continue to ensure people keep being connected,” Ostrander said. “If there are concerns or issues that are coming up, we are going to keep trying to address that.”

Larkin said it’s about “transforming the community’s mindset” so mental health becomes a priority.

“Don’t get me wrong, I think there’s a lot of good things happening in our society and a lot of good things happening in our community — what I’m really trying to do is also leverage awareness to the issue that this is real, this is happening in our community,” he said.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 ARTS & LIFE EDITOR ZACH GUITOR zguitor@thecord.ca

FITNESS

Fear of the gym ANDREAS PATSIAOUROS/PHOTO EDITOR

DANICA BRETT STAFF WRITER

With September here, there are a few things that remain certain at Wilfrid Laurier University; Starbucks sales go up, campus becomes 10 times busier and the gym becomes a zoo.

Why does the gym become so packed in September, only to level off just a few weeks later? Anxiety plays a huge role in preventing a ton of newcomers from returning to the gym ever again.

Picture this: you finally found the motivation to get your butt out of bed and make an appearance at the gym.

First step is complete and you are feeling good about it, you’ve got this.

You get to the change room, shove your stuff in a locker and dawdle your way through the motions of getting changed, lacing up those sneakers and filling up your water bottle.

All of a sudden the feeling hits you

head on. A mixture of nerves, selfconsciousness and anxiety has you wanting to curl up on the couch and continue Netflix bingeing.

Even after doing plenty of fitness research, the fear of judgment still persists. You fear that all the experienced gym-goers will think everything you do is illogical and incorrect.

Cue the defeat of your gym streak.

Dr. Jennifer Robertson-Wilson, associate professor from the department of kinesiology and physical education at Laurier shed some light on the feelings of anxiety that may come along with being new to the gym. She noted that it’s important to clarify your obstacles, be it anxiety about performing exercises or navigating the gym. It’s only then that you can work to improve your experience.

“Be open to the experience and let go of those negative thoughts. As

“You have to remember that everyone is worried about themselves, their own workouts and not you and what you’re doing.”

-Amanda Voisin, GoodLife trainer

soon as you get sidetracked on the negative thoughts … you need to go back to the beginning and remember what brought you to the gym in the first place,” said Wilson-Robertson.

When speaking to WLU graduate and current GoodLife trainer Amanda Voisin, she emphasized that “you have to remember that everyone is worried about themselves, their own workouts and not you and what you’re doing.”

If you want to make the gym part of your daily routine, it is important to overcome the nerves and anxiety you feel at the start and learn to amp up your self-confidence.

Wilson and Voisin believe one of the best ways to dull down the nerves is to grab a buddy. Doing so allows you to explore this new and foreign land together as well as stay motivated to continue going to the gym long-term.

Another tip Wilson has is to “explore your options.” Going to the gym doesn’t have to mean running on the treadmill full speed ahead for an hour or even lifting weights like you are training for the Olympics.

“Try out some group fitness classes, yoga, weight lifting, swimming, Zumba or intramurals,” said Wilson.

“A great way to become more comfortable and to find out what you like is to take a tour of the facility.”

If you still can’t shake the anxious feelings Voisin recommends you do your research.

“The more you know, the more confident you will become … you’ll end up seeing familiar faces making it a lot easier to overcome your anxiety.”

The anxiety you might be experiencing is totally normal, so let me be clear; it is more than okay to feel sweaty, anxious, nervous and self-conscious before you even start working out. I bet if you looked to your left and right at least one of those people has experienced the same feelings.

If you are on the other end of this situation and are a total fitness junkie who lives and breathes the gym, try offering a friendly smile to a newcomer. Give them a compliment or strike up a conversation. Doing so just might convert a nervous newbie into a gym lover.

SEX

A quick guide for the modern sexter don’t forget proper grammar. Tell the recipient exactly what you plan to do and exactly what you’d like them to do in response. You’re sexting, damnit, don’t beat around the bush.

Don’t make promises you can’t keep

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BETHANY BOWLES FEATURES EDITOR

Sexting is a relatively new term but it is not a foreign concept to our tech-savvy generation. With apps like Tinder and Snapchat, young people are sexting left, right and center even if they’re not willing to admit it.

This digital sex-scapade is still

considered taboo, much like the infamous one-night stand. Sexting is seen as shameful because it “supports” the devilish sexualization of our public media. A sexter should be muzzled and leashed because they’re obviously scum of society.

Wrong.

Sexting is arguably harmless nine times out of 10.

This mixing of sex and technology is progressive, and should be embraced rather than persecuted.

Before you start sexting like a maniac, let’s discuss that there are right and wrong ways to master this art.

Step one is consent

Don’t send a sexually explicit text to someone out of nowhere. If they’ve shown no signs that they are into you sexually discuss before you send off that first innuendo. Sexting can easily turn into harassment if the two parties are not on the same page.

Consent should be the first point of any sexual encounter.

Be descriptive

When you find someone who wants to have a sexy conversation with you, adjectives are your best friend.

Make your messages detailed and

Don’t ever tell someone that you’re into something sexually that you actually aren’t into. The great thing about sexting is that you can learn about the likes and dislikes of a new sexual partner before you even have sex with them. It acts as a preview of what to expect. For example, if someone loves receiving oral sex, but you hate giving it, don’t tell him or her that you’ll do it just because it’s what he or she wants to read. When — or if — the time comes to actually have sex with this person, you will only let them down.

Be wary of sending photos or videos

For those in a long-distance relationship, sexy photos are a great way to keep the spark alive. However when sending nude photos to someone you aren’t in a caring relationship with, there’s always a chance the photo could be released publicly. It definitely shouldn’t be done without thinking about it first.

To all the gentlemen who like sending — for a lack of better words

— dick pics, women actually put thought into their sexy photos. They use filters, seek out flattering lighting and take numerous photos to find that one perfect picture that’s worthy of sending. This is a total generalization, but guys should note that the same effort would be appreciated. A close up of your penis in a dark room isn’t sexy.

Avoid sexting people you haven’t met before

With rising the popularity of Tinder, talking to new people in a flirty way has become a new easy confidence boost. It is easy on Tinder to fall into racy conversations with people you haven’t even met and this can make it super awkward if you do actually meet in the future. This goes along with the advice on sending nude photos — if you start sexting someone you haven’t met on Tinder, expect your privacy to be jeopardized.

Reflection

Sexting can be fun if you’re safe about it, but it can also go wrong if you do it irrationally. That being said, don’t feel embarrassed if it’s something you enjoy doing because sexuality should never be the root of shame. If you’re one of those people who judges others for sexting, get over it. Times are changing; sex is changing.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 FINANCES

The first-year financial failure BRITTANY DITIZIO CORD ARTS

Post-secondary education is one of the most crucial points in a person’s life when responsibility and freedom are major factors. Being unprepared for first year is often inevitable. Students encounter problems adapting to being away from their families, difficulties keeping up with a heavy course load and in so many cases, difficulty managing educational finances.

Tuition, textbooks, living accommodations and everything in between can add up quickly, which is why it’s important to plan ahead for these expenses. First-year students are commonly the most likely to run into financial problems because of the unfamiliar and unpredictable structure of post-secondary life.

As students transition from one year to the next, they gradually get a handle on how to manage their funds by learning from their firstyear mistakes.

Whether it be using saved money to go out for food rather than using up your meal plan, or racking up a credit card with unnecessary purchases, first-year students don’t think about budgeting until it is too late.

Wilfrid Laurier University offers students many resources that are available on campus and online to help address financial situations they may find themselves in and work towards solutions.

Many students go from working 40-hour weeks during the summer to not working at all upon returning to school for the year. The loss of

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Budgeting is hardly ever the first thing on a first-year’s mind, but it is an important habit to develop early in life.

income is noticeable throughout the year, yet many find it hard to balance a job while taking a full course load.

Through Laurier’s Work-Study Program, students are able to apply for a part-time job throughout the school year to limit some financial burden.

Ruth MacNeil, associate registrar at Laurier and Monica Duyvestyn, financial aid administrator, explained the types of jobs offered through the program.

“Everything is on campus — research positions, hands-on positions. Most of the jobs offered are clerical office work,” said Duyvestyn.

There are approximately 100–120

open positions for students from both the Waterloo and Brantford campuses combined. Applications are available at the beginning of the fall term to full-time students in financial need.

“We try to fit students in positions that fit them best. Everyone here is very accommodating to the students who apply,” explained MacNeil.

With the help of several student volunteers, Laurier’s Food Bank offers care packages to any student at their request. The system allows a student to be supplied with a weekworth of food if they are unable to purchase it themselves.

“We’re here to support students

when they need us most,” said Laurier’s Food Bank Coordinator, Ruth Jeevasagayam.

This year the food bank is looking to expand their offerings beyond mostly canned goods. Kaipa Bharucha, the vice-president of programming and services, shared that “you can request whether you’d like to receive food credits at the dining hall.”

This new offering is limited to a set number of credits available, but students utilizing the meal pass can appreciate a hot meal, especially in the midst of financial burden.

Students may feel embarrassed about using this aid, but Jeevasagay-

am assures the package request form is “completely anonymous.”

Applying for financial aid can be done with the help of a financial advisor available on campus to ensure accuracy and deadline requirements.

A financial advisor can also guide them in the right direction on applying for scholarships and bursaries through the Student Awards office.

TD Branch Manager, Michael Booth shared his opinion on why students often tend to run out of funding before a school year comes to an end.

“Student’s don’t create a budget — they don’t have a plan. They come out of high school having no idea what things really cost,” said Booth.

The transition from high school to post-secondary education is huge, and as most high school curriculums don’t address financial planning, students truly aren’t aware of its importance.

Outside of on campus financial advising, students can turn to their bank for help on organizing their finances and getting on the right track. Some students aren’t sure how to go about doing this but the answer is quite simple.

“Just come on in,” said Booth. “We have great advisors, and we’re happy to help students get started.”

Most banks offer student lines of credit specially designed for those requiring financial assistance, yet Booth mentions a lot of the time students are using their credit on purchases unrelated to schooling.

“Educate yourself. Learn how to make a budget. Ask the right questions and be grounded in your spending,” said Booth.

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Editorial

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 OPINION EDITOR MITCHELL CONSKY mconsky@thecord.ca

School starting after Labour Day interfering with breaks Due to the addition of fall reading week and a late Labour Day, Wilfrid Laurier University’s fall exam schedule will be pushed until December 23. With the late start of the new school year, the holiday break has been cut down to a 11-day graceperiod between first and second semesters. Why is this a problem?

The university prides itself on advocating for proper mental health initiatives and putting the students first, however the clustered fall semester brings a lot of issues.

Firstly, reading week comes only four weeks into the semester — not halfway — and does not really provide a break for students who will be immersed in midterms and papers for the next eight weeks after.

Moreover, the exam schedule going until December 23 is not convenient or healthy for students.

Some may not be able to find a way home until December 24 and may put a burden in their family’s holiday plans.

And what’s worse is that students will get only 11 days between exams and the beginning of the winter term.

We believe in the importance of a substantial break when transitioning into the next semester. It entails a period of recovery that allows time to relax, caters to those celebrating certain holidays and permits students to reconnect with their family after being turned into unavailable

study drones for the diligent mission of final exams. There is no room to recharge.

Other universities, such as McMaster, recognized the lateness of Labour Day and started their fall term earlier than the holiday to fit the 60 school days required. Laurier should have followed this lead and taken into consideration the shortened gap between Labour Day and the holiday season.

Mental health is a campus-wide issue for countless universities.

There is an essential recovery time for students to catch up on content, reside back at their childhood homes or momentarily forget about the stresses of academics.

This period is essential for maintaining a positive attitude, a healthy body and ambitious mind for the entire year.

Students need a period of time that allows them to reflect on their performance — not just their performance in the classroom, but overall execution of their university career.

Whether it’s assessing their eating habits and deciding if they should be turning to healthier options, scheduling more time in the gym or prioritizing some time to socialize with friends and family, a long and substantial break is required to get students back on track and to reinforce the primary focuses of their lives.

Controlling privacy with the emergence of ‘sexting’ In the fast-paced world of one-night stands, bar hookups and Tinder matches, spontaneous decisions can jeopardize our privacy as quickly as it takes to hit send.

When it comes to “sexting” — (a term for) texting sexually suggestive or explicit content on mobile devices — some students are losing the transparency of knowing who else is present on the other side of the screen.

So what’s the problem? Accountability of communicative distribution and redistribution is becoming lost.

Unlike having a conversation face to face, you no longer know who else is seeing what is being sent.

The unpredictable domain of technological interconnectivity can blind you from who is sending you sexual messages, but also whom you could be sending those messages to.

There are some unwritten rules when it comes to sexting within a consensual relationship.

For one, it is clear the messages or images should be kept in confidence and that even if the relationship

status changes, the privacy of the shared content should remain intact.

However what happens when “sexts” are being sent without consent of the receiving end, outside the set boundaries of an established relationship?

Does the person who received a “dick pic” from some insignificant guy they just met at the bar last night carry an immediate obligation to keep those photos private? Whether there’s an obligation or not to maintain privacy, we believe that there is a basis of irresponsibility when it comes to sending inappropriate content to those who do not expect or desire it.

Sex is a healthy discussion. There is no problem with wanting to express sexual desires with a significant other and doing so in whatever way you feel fit.

Whatever you may choose to send through technology, we believe it justified so long as you are not offending or generally upsetting the person who is receiving the message.

Sexting, like sex, must be consensual.

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The innovations of Apple ZACH GUITOR ARTS & LIFE EDITOR

I love Apple products. My iPhone is the perfect medium to share photos and surf social media, while my MacBook is great for editing videos, laying out my pages and perfecting my Spotify playlists. Even with all my love for these products, I still realize that they don’t always deliver.

The response to the iWatch was decent at best, and their iPad Mini 3 was an embarrassment of an upgrade. Even with these evident missteps, my infatuation for Apple’s established products has sustained.

Every year I eagerly anticipate the company’s fall product line announcement, which always includes a new iPhone. The most recent one just occurred last week on September 9.

In the days preceding the event, I scavenged through rumour and leak forums, looking for any shred of information about their next amazing creation.

When the day came, I got into my comfiest sweats, cracked a bag of chips and eagerly anticipated Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, walking across that stage. The camera panned a sea of dad-bod bloggers, their faces illuminated by the spotlight of their iPhone screens.

My excitement quickly turned to dismay.

Is this what I was destined to become? Some dude who wears ironic graphic-tees and somehow just always has a lanyard around his

I wish Apple would realize that we’ve come to anticipate reasonable improvement.

neck. Lanyard in the pool, lanyard on a date, lanyard in a coffin? Hell, I mean I like Apple, but their cultish following had me reconsidering my allegiance.

The event opened with Apple professing everyone’s love for their “revolutionary” iWatch. It takes a hell of an ego to open an event with outlandishly positive testimonials for a product that received a lukewarm response.

The event then turned to the “biggest news in iPad since iPad.” “Okay Apple,” I thought. “My body is ready.”

And it just so happens that my body was way too ready. Apple announced its new “iPad Pro”, simply a bigger, faster iPad. It even had a “revolutionary” and “innovative” new keyboard attachment and even a stylus, aptly named “Pencil”. I was less than impressed given that this kind of tech has been around for years. I wanted something gamechanging, but all we got was “FOUR SPEAKERS MAN,” “FOUR FUCKING SPEAKERS.” All disappointment aside, I realize these new products aren’t made for my student lifestyle, but I do find it unsettling how many times Tim Cook can drop the words “revo-

lutionary,” “innovative,” or “best” without a thunderous groan from the audience. It’s as if these bloggers have built an impervious tolerance to cheesy buzz-words. Seriously, try playing the “innovative” drinking game and you’ll be having your stomach pumped before the new iPhone’s even announced.

Oh that reminds me. Every single year, Tim Cook says “this is our best iPhone yet.”

I’m pretty sure that’s how tech works Mr. Cook. As time goes on, and research improves, products become faster, more powerful and yes — better.

And then there’s Jony Ive, the chief design officer at Apple. A brilliant man, with an incredible knack for designing elegant and eye-catching products. My only beef is the way he narrates every new iPhone’s video intro in the tritest and most pretentious tone. He paints his products as these paradigm-shifting figments of wonderment.

I wish Apple would realize that we’ve come to anticipate reasonable improvement. A better camera, processor or screen, but none of these make the iPhone anymore than a solid tool for productivity.

I love my Apple devices, I really do. But I think Apple could do with a little humility. Focusing on refinement never hurt, and would definitely allow them to connect closer with their customers, rather than coming off as some real-world reincarnation of Sky-Net. Even with all my transgressions, I can’t foresee myself not purchasing their products in the future.

Whether they keep stroking that ego or not, I’m still going to love this inanimate aluminum chassis that holds my life together.

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Opinion

• 15 OPINION EDITOR MITCHELL CONSKY mconsky@thecord.ca

LORIS flaws recounted

Letter to the Editor

Evaluating WLU’s registration system

On Wednesday, September 9th, I was walking on campus close to the Science Building just behind a group of young men. One of those young men was carrying a six-pack of beer.

I walked closely behind this group for about three or four minutes. I overheard their conversation about “slaying a 2000” or “sleighing a 2000.”

It became quickly apparent that these young men were talking about having sex with a 15-year old. They were discussing sexual violence, or rape, against a minor.

The word “slaying” means killing.

The word “sleighing” implies riding some inanimate object. I am not sure which of these metaphors they were using. This metaphor was completely foreign to me. As I lamented throughout the day and night about what I had heard, I increasingly wondered whether I was a bystander by not doing and saying something; hence, this letter. I also wondered about the young men in that group who said nothing during the deeply disturbing conversation.

Universities across Canada and the world are taking a strong stand against sexual violence on campuses.

If you call rape something else, like slaying or sleighing, it is still a sexual assault. It is remarkable to me that at least some of these young men did not appear to know that sex with a minor is rape. It is remarkable they talked about it so flippantly.

This brief incident on my university campus has highlighted to me that, as a professor, I need to be doing more to advocate for safer university campuses. I need to also be talking about these issues in my classes too. My colleagues need to be doing the same in their classes.

Sleighing or slaying someone can be seen as rape or sexual violence against another individual. It’s not okay. Sleighing or slaying a minor is rape. Calling rape something else doesn’t change what it is and doesn’t make it okay.

To learn more about Sexual Violence education, training and policies at Wilfrid Laurier University go to https://legacy.wlu.ca/page. php?grp_id=2297&p=27296. Don’t be a bystander.

ALEXANDRA FOGGETTI OPINION COLUMNIST

At Wilfrid Laurier University, we’re lucky to have an amazing school and city to live in. We have a top-ranked athletics program with teams continuously competing for championships, we have clubs for just about any interest out there and we have great nightlife from trivia at Wilf’s to letting loose at Phil’s. Like all great things, there are downfalls ours being LORIS, where there is unreliability, a lot unnecessary time consumption and extremely slow speeds.

In my first-year course registration, I was lucky to have an upperyear student sign me up for courses and in second-year I was one of the lucky ones to get through right away.

But my first real LORIS experience came in course registration for thirdyear.

Finally after two hours of preparation time, came the dreaded LORIS log-on, the moment almost every Laurier student hates. Even if it is 10 seconds before the opening time or

right on the dot, you’re more than likely going to be sitting on the blank screen hoping this time the page will load or if you’re one of the lucky ones and it loads right away.

One of the biggest issues with LORIS is that it is extremely unreliable.

Not only do you need to have your courses selected, but also you even need a backup list. Why? Because you’re more than likely to sit until 2 a.m., aimlessly refreshing hoping to get in this time, but at this point, all of the courses you’ve wanted are gone.

On top of the extreme unreliability, it is beyond slow. In most cases students are half asleep watching Netflix to stay awake on the night of course registration. But not only are we forced to sign up so late, we’re more than likely to be mindlessly hitting the refresh button.

If your experience was anything like mine this year, I was sitting on “this page is unavailable” until 1:45 a.m. I did get a good binge watching session of Prison Break in, so I guess you could say the night was somewhat productive. But I definitely didn’t get into the courses I wanted to right off the bat.

Although we must give the Laurier information technology team and LORIS some credit. The initial day

Witnessing the ignorance of sexual violence

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where it was registration by credit count, I was in and out of LORIS within two minutes with all the courses I needed.

We’ve seen some improvement with the registration system in the past two years, but there is definitely a lot of room for improvement here as we all saw with the registration for each faculty going by number of

credits. With this new improvement I was in and out of LORIS within a matter of minutes. If only every time I needed LORIS it was like that.

If that system could be incorporated when the electives are chosen, I can’t see many people complaining about LORIS anymore; but until then, here’s to another year of hoping LORIS will get better.

The unfortunate truths of children lost in poverty ... We have an appallingly high child poverty rate and little focused remedial action.

DON MORGENSON COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR

In response to the alarming infant-mortality rate, the New York Foundling Hospital opened in 1869, and is one of the oldest social service agencies in North America. It was then designed to address the needs of women in poverty.

We do hope that we are today a gentler and more caring society but the truth is that here in 2015, we have an appallingly high child poverty rate and little focused remedial action.

Lisa Lipkin, “story teller in residence” at the Museum of the City of New York was asked by the New York Foundling Hospital to write about its 100th year and history. Lipkin anticipated wading through moldy committee reports, dust-covered financial statements, yellowing photographs and there were many of such items to be analyzed. But to her astonishment, she also found five leather-bound albums titled: “Letters Left on Babies by Their Mothers.”

In one letter, a physician asks the Sisters of Mercy, “to care for the newborn baby of the mother who was sexually assaulted.” In another letter, a mother with a newborn baby was deserted by her husband and requests help; in another letter, the mother does not have burial costs

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The New York Foundling Hospital is one of the first social service agencies.

for her dying baby; in another, a teenager with her newborn is forced to piece together a make-shift home at an abandoned construction site.

One letter began: “Dear Sisters: By the love of God be so kind as to look after this poor orphan child; if she should die, please to bury her for me. You must not think that I have neglected her; I have worked very hard to feed her but I cannot afford to bury her.”

Or: “This two dollars is to have this child christened ‘Willie.’ Do not be afraid of the sores on his face … it is nothing but a ringworm.” And finally this letter: “This offspring is the fruit of a brutality on the person of this

poor but decent woman and to cover her shame, being too poor to support the child, she is obliged to resort to this extreme measure. The child is not yet baptized.” A day-old infant was left by a physician.

So we can conclude — what was true in the 19th century is true here in the 21st century, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

And while the conclusion sounds empty, the inescapable truth as Lisa Lipkin reminds us in her article in the New York Times: “All the letters found in the archives of the New York Foundling Hospital makes evident once more, that orphans have

always been born more of poverty than of neglect.”

Here in Canada, our poverty rate stands at about 21 per cent, the highest in 15 years. And trends indicate there are increasingly more and more young people under 25 years of age at greater risk for living in poverty. More than one in seven children live in poverty, and among 17 countries to which Canada is compared, we rank 15th on this indicator and scores a generous “C” grade on steps to eliminate child poverty.

And though painful to remember, in 1989, the Canadian House of Commons voted unanimously to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000. Here in 2015, still we get a “C” grade.

Unless we can alter our somewhat cold-hearted and dispassionate attitudes and our municipal, provincial and federal governmental policies change, and we assail child poverty with purpose, how depressing to conclude once again: “The poor you will have with you, always.”

–Donna Kotsopoulos, acting associate vice-president: research

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16 • OPINION

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Travel ban defended SPENCER GIBARA OPINION COLUMNIST

Election promises are funny things.

As voters, we are meant to listen with a skeptical ear while understanding that promises made during the campaign period are rarely filled with specifics.

That’s what makes the opinion piece written in last week’s issue of The Cord titled, “The problems with Harper’s travel ban” so strange.

The article attacks the proposed ban on two fronts. It starts with questioning how the ban itself would work. Who would be allowed to travel to these areas, and what reasons would be considered valid?

The columnist poses these questions as if they are a crippling oversight, somehow rendering this ban futile. But these questions are really just small factors to consider when discussing the broader purpose of the proposal.

The columnist paints an imaginary scenario where someone who wants to travel to one of these destinations — for example, areas in Iraq or Syria — is presumed guilty of wanting to commit terror against Canada, and if they can’t provide a good reason, they will be criminally charged.

It’s remarkable that anyone can deduce the workings of a policy that hasn’t even been written into a bill yet.

These sorts of exaggerated, slanderous distortions of a reasonable idea is nothing but fear mongering, something Harper is ironically accused of.

The second problem the columnist has with this proposed ban, is that “there is no evidence that Canadians would leave for another place, pick up a terrorist starter kit and then return to Canada to get violent.”

This, too, strikes me as odd.

Harper isn’t claiming large swaths of citizens are eager to make a round trip from Canada to an Islamic State hideout and then mount attacks across our country.

His thinking is that out of over 35 million Canadians, a small handful may intend to harm us.

Considering we’ve seen the danger that one person can pose to us, it’s a reasonable precaution, es-

While every proposal should be questioned, we can’t be foolish enough to rule out potential dangers.

pecially considering ISIS has taken to social media with the explicit intent of reaching people across the word trying to recruit them.

But that’s also not the only scenario in which this travel ban may help us. We shouldn’t just concern ourselves with people looking to leave and come back.

We should be stopping people from joining ISIS in the first place.

As mentioned prior, ISIS uses social media to recruit people from different countries. By letting these people go, we are allowing the ISIS army to grow.

What this ban would do is help cut off ISIS’ supply of potential soldiers while allowing us to keep tabs on Canadians here wanting to leave to join them. It’s a two-pronged solution.

Yes, it’s true that a potential terrorist may instead fly to another country where no travel ban exists, then take a plane to the war zone.

But flights aren’t cheap, and at the very least this inconvenience will cost a significant amount of money to get around.

We need to hope more countries follow Harper’s lead and implement similar obstacles.

On September 2, we witnessed a horrific image. A boy who was attempting to flee Syria, drowned during his escape.

His family was fleeing the war and destruction brought fourth by ISIS. Any responsible government should be committed to sending as few people to these places as possible.

Harper is pledging $100 million to help refugees from Syria.

Dealing with terrorism will always be a complicated matter. Any decision can lead to disaster.

So while every proposal should be questioned, we can’t be foolish enough to rule out potential dangers.

A travel ban is a smart, effective, principled and completely justified, despite what Harper’s numerous detractors want to believe.

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Buildings in Kitchener-Waterloo may face potential cost expansion because of the growing threat of gentrification.

A rise of gentrification Standard living conditions are becoming unaffordable

DOUGLAS SPENCE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR

For those not in the know, gentrification occurs when urban areas begin to grow beyond their own means.

This means that certain lower-valued property areas are bought up by large corporations and developed and lower-income people that have traditionally lived in these areas can no longer afford to have homes in that area.

Such is what has been happening in the greater Waterloo Region over the past number of years with the huge expansion of student-only residences that are not university affiliated, as well as with the construction of the ION. Coinciding with this land development has also been a significant drop in employment with companies such as BlackBerry, Schneiders, Toyota and many other former major employer’s either cutting back or closing down completely.

So what does this mean to you as a student? It means that your rent is extremely high and that without the possibility or assistance of OSAP or being able to get at least a part-time

Coinciding with this land development has also been a significant drop in employment ...

job there is no way you can possibly afford to even pay your rent, let alone be able to afford luxuries or perhaps even your tuition.

What does this mean to the people in the community that you see while you are on the GRT or walking around downtown? It means many of them are either homeless or over-housed in homes or apartments that are poorly maintained or very expensive.

They become dependent on the social system as there is no way that they can get out of the endless cycle of being able to escape from it. Despite the fact they have years of experience, they have difficulty gaining employment or can not even afford to take the bus to get to interviews if they are even able to get an interview competing against the hundreds of other applicants for the

same position.

Gentrification has been observed in many other large Canadian cities, many of which you are probably from. And maybe affected areas of those cities where you used to live at some point. It has left a swath of damage in its wake with ultimately no one winning out on it.

For the time you are living here it effects you locally, but it is something that you are certainly going to look at once you graduate and begin looking for a career or job somewhere across this great land of ours.

Pay attention to this issue especially now with a federal election coming up. Ask your local candidates, whether you are voting here in K-W or still back in your home riding, what their plans are to deal with this issue as well as their party’s strategy.

See what they have in the works to deal with this exponentially increasing crisis.

You might not be paying taxes now, but your parents or guardians are and you certainly will be once you graduate.

Take the steps now to ensure that the government is doing something immediately to ensure that gentrification is something that will fall out of place to ensure that more of us graduates will be able to support ourselves and not have to depend on “the man” for support.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Sports

• 17 SPORTS EDITOR DREW YATES dyates@thecord.ca

BASEBALL

Baseball splits season openers Laurier goes 1-1 in doubleheader against Queen’s Gaels to kick off the regular season on Sept. 12 KILLIAN CUPPAGE CORD SPORTS

The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s baseball team began their regular season at home on Saturday by hosting the Queen’s Gaels in a doubleheader at Bechtel Park. After coming into the season with a successful 8-01 preseason record, the Hawks split the weekend doubleheader, dropping to the Gaels 5-3 before shutting them out 4-0 in the second game.

“I think we did pretty good, it’s always fun having your first games,” said third-year catcher Daniel Apostoli.

The front end of the doubleheader featured fifth-year pitcher Jordan Petruska taking the mound for the Hawks.

Despite Laurier’s success against Queen’s in the past, it would be the Gaels that struck first.

The Gaels’ bats would come out strong, running off a series of consecutive hits to give them a 2-0 lead after the first inning of play.

However the Hawks defence would bounce back, led by Petruska who had eight strikeouts on the day and found his rhythm to shut down the Queen’s batters for the next six innings.

Laurier first baseman Adam Shaver kept the Hawks in the game with a run batted in single in the 5th inning, and with Hawks then down 3-1 in the ninth, Shaver came through with another clutch hit to knock-in a run and load the bases.

The Hawks would complete the comeback with a Callum Murphy

walk to tie the game at three heading into extra innings.

“They’re a much improved team from where they were over the last few years, we can’t take anyone for granted,” said Laurier head coach Scott Ballantyne about Queen’s.

Laurier’s defence couldn’t contain the Gaels’ bats in extra innings however as Queen’s would take a commanding 5-3 lead they would not relinquish.

Despite the outcome of the first game, Ballantyne remained optimistic of the Hawks and their performance.

“We would of liked to come out here and shown a little better in the first game of the season after having such a good preseason,” he said.

“We battled back in that first game, which was good to see.”

Fifth-year pitcher Andrew Ziedins got the nod to start pitching the second game. This time around it was a different story; with Laurier taking an early lead and scoring one run on three hits in the first.

The Hawks wouldn’t look back.

Outfielder Adam Raithby would add an RBI single in the third, and first-year Christian Hauck would hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it 4-0 for the Hawks, the eventual final score.

Lead off hitter Apostoli was an example of speed and versatility on the Hawks’ roster. Apostoli made his presence felt against the Gaels, scoring two runs and stealing a base over both games.

Apostoli started the first game of the day behind the plate catching Pe-

SOCCER

WILL HUANG/PHOTO EDITOR

Fifth-year pitcher Andrew Ziedins was impressive in the Hawks’ 4-0 win against the Gaels, earning the shutout.

truska, but moved to the outfield in the second half of the doubleheader, a role that could fit him well.

“It’s a lot of stress on your body,” said Apostoli. “We have a lot of good catchers here so I think a lot of players will get their chance behind the plate.”

“Definitely versatility is big for us and we got guys like [Daniel] Apostoli, like John King who played first base for us and can play all over the place, Matt Voight who was at third

can play all over the place,” Ballantyne said.

“So yeah that makes a big difference for us, and four games in a weekend is a grind so when we can move guys in and out of positions it makes a big difference,” he said.

The Hawks will continue their regular season against cross-town rival University of Waterloo with a doubleheader on September 19. The first pitch will be thrown at 12 p.m. at Jack Couch Park in Kitchener.

“We have a lot of good catchers here so I think a lot of players will get their chance behind the plate.”

-Daniel Apostoli, Laurier catcher

Lyon a healthy Hawk Overwhelmed by injuries, Nicole Lyon is finally completely healthy and ready to make an impact to Laurier soccer DRE W YATES SPORTS EDITOR

ANDREAS PATSIAOUROS/PHOTO EDITOR

After years of injuries, Lyon is finally finding her stride with Laurier for 2015.

Throughout her career at Wilfrid Laurier University, third-year forward Nicole Lyon hasn’t had the best of luck.

The Kitchener native was forced to the sidelines for her first few seasons playing soccer for the Hawks after being ridden by injury for most of her career.

Since sticking to the sidelines in her first year, Lyon played through injury all through her second, scoring the second highest amount of goals for Laurier in the 2014 season with 13 goals — enough for fifthplace in the Ontario University Athletics goal-scoring category.

Coming into her third year, only five games in, Lyon has almost surpassed that total — already scoring 10 goals and leading the OUA. Finally in complete health, Lyon’s third year with the Hawks is her time to shine.

And she is just getting started.

“I’m really confident this year,” Lyon said. “We have a lot of new players, a lot of players are in new roles, which is really exciting. The first couple games we’re just getting our stuff together, learning what we need to do. I’m really excited and

“Every time I ran my feet would go numb. So there was nothing that can be done but waiting as well.”

-Nicole Lyon, women’s soccer forward

think we have a really good team to compete this year.”

Lyon’s first year at Laurier was less than ideal, as she was forced to be red-shirted, sporting a four-inch tear in her hip she acquired after only her second preseason game.

Second year was much of the same. Lyon saw limited action for half the season due to compartment syndrome, a condition resulting from increased pressure within a combined body space. She was limited to half of a game before her foot would go numb.

“I was really only playing half a game, for each game, if that, so this is my first year coming in injury-free,” she said.

After 11 months of waiting, Lyon finally got to see a surgeon to release

the pressure in her leg. During that time, she saw limited playing time, but Lyon was in discomfort every time she played.

“Every time I ran my feet would go numb,” she said. “So there was nothing that can be done but waiting as well.”

“We got the surgery done in April, so now I’ve just been coming back and getting my fitness up.”

With an early exit in the 2014 OUA final four still in sight, Lyon hopes to improve on the Hawks’ record.

She said she has her sights set on higher goals — not just winning the OUA championship, but also winning the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship this year.

“Well obviously you’d like to see the stats go as high as they can go, but that’s not my main priority. I want to see our team succeed,” she said.

“We didn’t do as well as we could last year, so it was a little disappointing how we been the past years, so I really just want the team to succeed and win an OUA championship and go to CIS and win a championship there.”

“That’s my main goal is the team’s success,” she said.

18 • SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

FOOTBALL

Another shot for Collins Linebacker back with Laurier football after intense history of injuries DANIEL JOHNSON STAFF WRITER

Jesse Collins is a name that has escaped mention for some time in the Wilfrid Laurier University football atmosphere. The linebacker’s last appearance on the Golden Hawk football field was 2011, where following six regular season games his campaign was cut short by a series of injuries.

The 2010 season saw Collins play only three games before the injuries started. After his sixth game against the Guelph Gryphons, Collins injured his knee, which led to more injuries such as a torn ACL, a torn MCL and a torn meniscus.

Bad turned to worse when the complications started — after his surgeries, Collins ruptured his hamstring, which would send him back to the disabled list.

Through the peril of several injuries, his recovery has brought him back to Laurier for what is to be his first full season with the Hawks in a leadership role amongst his peers.

“I was really excited to come back, I was down in the States last year. So I was away from football but still coaching over there.” Collins explained. “When I returned I was really excited to get back on the field

“‘The only reason I feel angry right now is because we are the better team in my opinion and we aren’t playing like it.”

“I was always an outside guy, when I came in I was faster and physical and a little bit smaller.”

Ian McLeod, men’s rugby head coach

-Jesse Collins, linebacker

and have some fun especially being away from the game for so long.”

Collins went through four surgeries in two years. Often this leaves players slower, but despite the surgeries Collins believes that he still has value.

He learned a lot of technical components in the States that makes up for losing speed.

Collins is also making the change from outside linebacker to inside linebacker this year. This change brings on a whole new set of responsibilities for a defender. A seamless change would be extremely challenging to say the least but Collins believes he is poised for the opportunity.

“I was always an outside guy, when I came in I was faster and physical and a little bit smaller.”

SERENA GILL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

After tearing the majority of his knee, Jesse Collins is back at Laurier and ready to contribute to men’s football.

Since Collins’ arrival in 2010 he has witnessed changes and turnovers in the players, coaches and even the culture as a whole.

According to Collins, as much as he loved former head coach Gary Jeffries as a coach, the new environment head coach Michael Faulds brought to the team is a lot more competitive.

“I really enjoy it,” Collins said.

“Faulds has brought in a good atmosphere and it’s been fun to have that competitive nature around so the guys are flying around during practice and they want to show off a

little bit. It makes it a lot of fun.”

With his age and experience, Collins wants to be a leader on the field and with first-hand experience of balancing football with university life, he believes he can mentor the younger players on the team.

“I just want to be there for the guys and help them in as many ways as possible. We put in a new mentor group type thing this year, where some of the older guys are helping mentor the guys so that they can balance school, football and social life,” Collins said.

“At the same time I still want to

compete and I still want to work to help the team win in any way I possibly can.”

But really, Collins just wants to help Laurier where he can — whether that’s on the gridiron, in the classroom or in life situations.

“Really the only goal I came back with was to help the team win in any manner I could. So that would be acting as a leader or helping the younger guys. I’m willing to do that or whatever it may be. My goal this season is to help the team get as many wins as possible,” Collins explained.

RUGBY

Reverting back to ‘old’ habits After loss to Western, head coach McLeod worries about old patterns DREW YATES SPORTS EDITOR

According to head coach Ian McLeod, the Wilfrid Laurier men’s rugby team is reverting back to old habits. Laurier dropped a tough decision to the Western Mustangs to start their season, losing their home opener 55-12.

“I said, ‘You know guys, the only reason I feel angry right now is because we are the better team in my opinion and we aren’t playing like it.’ Back into those old habits that we need to eliminate,” said McLeod.

“We can compete in this league and we should compete in this league. We got to start thinking that we can beat Western and we can beat Guelph and we can beat Queen’s, instead of ‘oh no it’s Western,’ ‘oh no it’s Guelph,’ ‘oh no it’s Queen’s.”

The Hawks came out flying in the first half of the game, keeping the score deadlocked for 25 minutes.

However when Western opened up the scoring on the way to a 33-point first half, Laurier’s defence seemed to show signs of weakness.

The Hawks would start to get momentum, but the Mustangs would snuff it out.

Western tries seemed to come in bunches, and the Hawks lost their composure.

The Hawks gathered themselves for the second half of the game, but could not keep up with the Mustangs.

Laurier got on the board with tries from fourth-year Andrew Thomson and rookie Aidan Nesbitt, but it was

not enough.

“I mean it’s hard to shake off a loss like that, but we got to shake it off we get back to doing what we can do,” said fourth-year Jordan Ford.

“I mean, it is the first game of the season but there’s a lot for us to learn from, we had a lot of first year guys in the lineup tonight. But we’re going to work hard, fix it up and be back for practice next week.”

McLeod realizes the Hawks are reverting back to their old ways.

He knows it’s his job, as well as all of the coaches job, to fix that mentality driven into the team.

Laurier struggled, posting only one win in the last two years before McLeod took over the reins as head coach.

Last year, McLeod led Laurier to three wins.

“I think that’s a little bit of history coming up,” McLeod said. “I think they’ve had some tough seasons and some of the guys [have played] through those tough seasons and the tendency has been in the past that if they get scored on — they get scored on in bunches.”

“And it happened we give up three tries in six minutes, seven minutes, and then we’ll play well for another 10 minutes and same thing. We have to eliminate that and we have to change the mindset. The mindset is very fragile. It got better last year, it got better again this year, but old habits die hard,” he continued.

The Hawks will face their next test when the Guelph Gryphons come to town. Kickoff is on Friday Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.

WILL HUANG/PHOTO EDITOR

The Hawks try to contain the Western offence during their home opener.

SPORTS • 19

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 FOOTBALL

Hawks focusing on the injuries

Laurier moves attention to healing as they head into Homecoming after two consecutive losses DREW YATES SPORTS EDITOR

After facing two of the tougher opponents in the Ontario University Athletics conference, the Wilfrid Laurier University football team is focused on getting healthy during their bye week.

The Hawks come off a frustrating 59-9 loss to the Western Mustangs in their home opener, only five days after a gruelling loss to the Guelph Gryphons.

According to head coach Michael Faulds, the bye week is coming at a good time for the Hawks.

“Obviously you face two of the tougher teams in our conference and we’re really banged up as a football team right now,” he said. “[The bye] comes at a good time, we can try to get healthy this week, try to fine-tune a lot of things, we’re making a lot of mental errors, we got to clean things up and prepare for our game in a week and a half against Windsor at Homecoming.”

Quarterbacks James Fracas and Eric Morelli are both battling injuries, with the healthier quarterback getting the start at game time.

Laurier had a significant amount of injured starters in the last week against the No. 3 nationally-ranked Mustangs, forcing the Hawks to dive into their depth.

According to Faulds, the number of injuries add up playing games on a weekly basis; whereas during a bye week the list can decrease.

The Hawks faced another tough

“Obviously you face two of the tougher teams in our conference and we’re really banged up as a football team right now.”

-Michael Faulds, men’s football head coach

WILL HUANG/PHOTO EDITOR

Laurier struggled on the offensive side of the ball against the Western Mustangs, leading to a 59-9 loss Saturday.

challenge besides Western and Guelph; penalties.

Every time the Hawks offence tried to move the ball against Western, they would be limited by a multitude of penalties, offsides and flags. Several times the Laurier offence made a huge play, only to be stymied by offsides and sent back 10 yards.

“On both sides of the football

we’ve got to do a better job of eliminating penalties. Too many mental errors there,” Faulds said.

On top of getting a week of rest and practices, the bye week is a good week for athletes to learn the Laurier playbook.

According to fifth-year running back Dillon Campbell, the younger Hawks can spend time learning the

Laurier playbook for the latter half of a tough season. ““It’s a good time for guys to get healthy, guys to get in the playbook, for young guys to get the opportunity to learn our plays and our playbook as opposed to running the scout team or the opponent’s and the playbook of our opposing team,” Campbell explained.

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“It’s a good week to work the fundamentals and the basics, we’re going to have more teach time, more of our players interacting together instead of servicing the opposing team we are about to face, and then next week we’ll fully immerse ourselves into Windsor prep,” Faulds echoed.

Moreover, Faulds laid out a laundry list of things that the team has to improve on coming into the middle of the season if they want to vie for a playoff spot.

The arrival of Windsor on Sept.

26 brings week four and Homecoming, and in such a short season the Hawks are looking to improve on their all-around game as the final grind approaches.

“On offence we have to do a better job of our reads, knowing when to go to the first, second or third receiver.

We’ve got to do a better job establishing our run game like we did last year. On the defensive side of the ball we can definitely make sure tackles, communicate better. So we’re looking to improve on all of those things,” Faulds said.

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20 • AD

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

100 AHRENS ST W KITCHENER, ON

CASH, CREDIT, DEBIT NO STORE CREDIT FINAL SALE ON ALL ITEMS

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