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VOLUME 57 ISSUE 14 • NOVEMBER 30, 2016
BARGAINING CONTINUES
APPROVING THE POLICY
ETSY AS ONE, TWO, THREE
OWNING WHAT YOU LOVE
SITTING DOWN WITH #4
WLU and WLUFA continue negotiations
Proposed sexual violence policy put into practice
Holiday market proves to be a success
Guilty pleasures should not create guilt
Post season catch-up with Michael Knevel
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News, page 6
Arts & Life, page 8
Opinion, page 14
Sports, page 16 WILL HUANG/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
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UNIVERSITY CULTURE
Queen’s party prompts millenial quandry Racist themed student bash causes many to question prevelance of racism across a generation SHYENNE MACDONALD STAFF WRITER
On Nov. 19, students at Queen’s University held a party that has put the university in the spotlight for racial insensitivity. The theme of the party was countries and attendees were expected to dress up in corresponding fashion. The costumes exhibited at the party — ranging from Viet Cong Guerrilla’s, Mexicans in prison uniforms, to bicyclists meant to represent Switzerland— was the proverbial straw on the camel’s back for Queens. “People think dressing up as country tragedies — the Vietnam war or Mexicans who are being imprisoned at a much higher rate than white people — people think that’s funny. But, when it comes to Germany, no one would think dressing up as a Nazi is okay, but in the exact same motivation to not dress up as a Nazi, in the exact same thought process, are these other countries that they thought were okay,” said Julia Balakrishnan, a third-year student at Queens. In response to the controversy’s growing popularity, vice-chancellor and principal of Queen’s University, Daniel Woolf, responded that if the administration found that the party was in any way sponsored or sanctioned by Queen’s, they would act. However, his response has been viewed as a
disappointing address to an ongoing problem. This hasn’t been the first-time Queen’s is in the news for issues regarding race, from a shutdown production of Othello to Euro-centric curriculums and a staggering lack of professors of colour.
Laurier is not immune from [racism]. In the past there have been similar incidents. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE
Images of students in racist garb were leaked on Twitter followig the party. -Humera Javed, education and inclusion coordinator at the DEO
Humera Javed, education and inclusion coordinator at the Diversity and Equity Office, recognized that Queen’s was not alone in the struggle for racial equality. “Laurier is not immune from [racism]. In the past there have been similar incidents.” Back in 2014, an annual party titled “Jamaican Me Crazy” was vetoed and permanently banned by the school administration. There was also a Winter Carnival event in 2007, where groups of stu-
dents participated in blackface. Moreover, just last year Laurier’s Waterloo campus was defaced with swastikas. “It’s a reflection of the larger political-social climate we’re now in. There’s an allowance for [these events] to happen,” said Javed. In response to Queen’s administrations’ inaction, Javed recommended that post-secondary institutions should take a more critical look at their schools. “We need to come from a place of humility and recognize there’s a lot of work for us do as well,” said Javed. “Universities have to stop thinking of themselves as separate or different. The fact about universi-
ties is that we’re all very similar in the atmosphere we create, no matter what, we’ll always have things in common … I think it’s time to start acknowledging that racial alienation is a commonality. It’s also spread out across campuses across Canada. There’s something about Canadian university culture that allows the marginalization of racial groups and we can’t ignore that by pointing to certain universities and saying ‘they’re worse,’” said Balakrishnan. Until then, Balakrishnan claimed that she had observed a division between white students and non-white students on Queen’s campus. Balakrishnan said that rather
than having administrations look at solutions to make this alienation go away, they should instead look for solutions to help the alienated and marginalized groups within schools have opportunity to speak and be heard. Queen’s student government, the Alma Mater Society, released a statement on Nov. 22. “We see this as an educational opportunity to engage all students in a discussion about race and racism,” read the statement. Along with renewed training for Winter Carnival, Laurier is using the party at Queen’s as an opportunity to make students and administration more aware during the e(RACE)r Summit on Race and Racism on Canadian University Campuses on Mar. 21, 2017. The summit will feature speakers such as the chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Renu Mandhane and Alvin Curling, the first Black-Canadian to hold a cabinet-level position in the province and the first black speaker of the Ontario Legislature. The summit also hopes to bring together senior administrators and their teams from Canadian universities to discuss race and racism, and get participants to work together to create intentional, sector-wide strategies to diminish racism on university campuses in Canada.
CRIME
Former UW VP charged with committing fraud He was found to take personal trips on university dime SAFINA HUSEIN LEAD REPORTER
Former University of Waterloo vice-president, Kenneth McGillivray, has been charged with fraud. McGillivray has been accused of taking numerous personal trips over a two year span under false pretenses, while acting as the university’s vice-president, advancement. The former VP is alleged of being reimbursed for over $12,000 after submitting personal expense claims to the university. Robert Cowan, Waterloo Regional Police fraud branch staff sergeant, said that their investigation started approximately in June of 2015. “Members from the University of Waterloo had done an investiga-
tion with respect to some expense claims that were submitted to them by their employee. Then they contacted our service to conduct an investigation,” he said. “As a result of our investigation, we found grounds to lay the charges of fraud over $5,000, forgery, and criminal breach of trust.” UW associate vice-president of communications, Carleen Carroll, said in an email statement that McGillivray’s employment at the university ended May 11, 2015. “The university made the authorities aware of this situation immediately upon learning of this alleged fraudulent activity and has continued to collaborate with local authorities. The university has reviewed its internal procedures to ensure appropriate controls are in place.”
We found grounds to lay the charges of fraud over $5,000, forgery, and criminal breach of trust.
-Robert Cowan, Waterloo Regional Police fraud branch staff sergeant
“We are not in a position to provide further comment given the ongoing investigation and recent arrest,” stated Carroll in the email. McGillivray was arrested on Nov. 21 in Kitchener by Regional Police when he turned himself in
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The VP was charged with carrying out fraudulent activities over two years.
at the Fredericton central division station. According to the Sunshine List of public-sector employees paid more than $100,000, McGillivray earned $309,999 at UW in 2014, which is the university’s second-highest salary. McGillivray has an English degree from Carleton University,
conducted graduate research at Queen’s University and completed his PhD in English Literature from the University of London in England. He has also been a secretary general for the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. McGillivray’s next court date is scheduled for Dec. 22, 2016.
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FACULTY
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Conciliation date confirmed for WLUFA and WLU KAITLYN SEVERIN SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
While exams and teaching commitments may be posing small problems for scheduling negotiations, the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association and Wilfrid Laurier University have finally reached a day of conciliation scheduled for Dec. 14, with a day of regular negotiating scheduled for Dec. 8. The appointed conciliator from the Ministry of Labour will be Greg Long, who will be overseeing the negotiations between WLUFA and WLU on Dec. 14. Since May 16, the university and WLUFA, which represents Contract Academic Staff, have met 23 times. While progress was made between the two parties, the university ended up filing for conciliation on Nov. 7. According to a press release on the university’s official website, conciliation is a normal part of the collective bargaining process, where a neutral third party can assist WLUFA and the university in coming to an agreement. “The university is looking forward to our next bargaining meeting with the union and to the conciliation process. Although
progress has been made over the course of 23 meetings since May, the parties have reached the point where the assistance of a conciliator will be helpful. The university remains hopeful that a new collective agreement can be reached without any labour disruption,” said Kevin Crowley, director of communications and public affairs, via email. “The university values its CAS members and wants to reach a fair and equitable agreement, but the agreement must align with student needs, market standards and financial realities.” Michele Kramer, president of WLUFA, said both parties are hopeful an agreement can be made by the end of the conciliation session. “[We] will work at the table that day (possibly through the night and into the next day) to try to get that done,” said Kramer. However, if an agreement cannot be made as a result of the conciliation process, WLUFA is making preparations in the event that a job action ensues, such as a strike by the association or a lockout by the employer. At the end of October, WLUFA members voted 95 per cent in favour of authorizing the committee
to call a strike, should it become necessary. With this news, Kramer stressed the fact that while WLUFA is preparing for a strike, if necessary, the association will continue to work so that a strike isn’t needed. “A strike is always going to be our last choice,” she said. As for students at Laurier, fall term classes and exams will be car-
The university is looking forward to our next bargaining meeting with the union and to the conciliation process. -Kevin Crowley, director of communications and public affairs
ried out as per usual. Kramer also responded to a ‘letter to the editor’ written by Samantha Deeming, president of the Wilfrid Laurier University Graduate Students’ Association, which was published by The Cord on Nov. 16.
The letter, titled ‘PhD student teaching opportunities,’ offered a rebuttal to WLUFA’s statement that “the push to make doctoral students responsible for teaching their own courses after only two years may jeopardize the students’ ability to complete their doctoral degrees.” As said by Deeming, the chance for PhD students to teach during their degree is critical to their future academic success and Laurier’s designation as a comprehensive university implies a level of excellence to prepare PhD students for any career choice. According to Kramer, WLUFA is not trying to stop PhD students and post-doctoral students from gaining access to teaching courses and there are a number of courses students are allowed to access without having to “compete” against contract faculty. “WLUFA is simply trying to suggest that there needs to be a reasonable limit as to how many of these “exempt” (from competition) courses are available to graduate students. As has always been the case — and will always be the case — any graduate student can always apply to teach courses open to contract faculty in the regular way — which means that they
must submit applications that will be vetted by a Part-time Appointments Committee (a PTAC) that will choose the most appropriate applicant for the course in question,” said Kramer via email. “In other words, WLUFA is not trying to limit graduate student access to courses that are available to contract faculty; it is only trying to limit how many courses are given out in the “exempt” from application/ vetting by PTAC process.” In response, Deeming wanted to reiterate what she said in her letter that the GSA supports Laurier’s efforts to increase the number of exempt positions for PhD students. Deeming also wants to ensure that every PhD student at Laurier gets an opportunity to teach on campus while having the ability to apply to teach courses that are open to contract faculty that are not exempt. “We engaged in this conversation because we feel that WLUFA can not adequately represent the PhD students who are currently their fee-paying union members who hold exempt positions while also representing CAS members who are not students and want as many opportunities to teach as possible at the expense of our PhD students,” said Deeming.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 COMPETITION
First Moot Team for Laurier VIDISH PARIKH STAFF WRITER
On Nov. 24, The Laurier Law Society announced that it would be creating a moot court team to take part in the Osgoode Cup. The Osgoode Cup, a National Undergraduate Mooting Competition is Canada’s oldest national mooting competition and is run jointly by the Osgoode Debate Society and the Osgoode Mooting Society.
It is a really great way to actually engage students who are interested in either a career in law or going to law school. -Andreas Arvanitis, president of the Laurier Law Society
A team of Wilfrid Laurier University students will join undergraduate students from across the country at the tournament which will be held at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto on Mar. 4.
“As a case before appeal, it is a ‘lawyer’s court’ without witnesses or juries where the facts are generally not in dispute but rather the focus is on legal issues,” said organizers of the Osgoode Cup on their official website. The aim of the competition is to give prospective law students an opportunity to participate in a simulated court room environment off campus. “It is a really great way to actually engage students who are interested in either a career in law or going to law school as, in law school itself, mooting is pretty much the largest activity you can get involved with … I personally believe it is one of the single best ways to prepare your oral and research skills in front of a mock court situation,” said Andreas Arvanitis, president of the Laurier Law Society. Applications to join the Laurier Moot Court team will be released online by the Laurier Law Society on Dec. 1. All applications will be due on Dec. 15. “… Aside from developing and sharpening your oral and research skills specifically in a legal context, you will also be networking and meeting legal professionals in the area,” explained Arvanitis. Participants at the Osgoode Cup will be evaluated by legal
professionals, including experienced judges and lawyers. Teams will compete in pairs, with one
... You will also be networking and meeting legal professionals in the area.
-Andreas Arvanitis, president of the Laurier Law Society
participant playing the role of a researcher, while the other will be involved in the oral presentation component. “I would like to bring a way to Laurier undergraduate and Laurier arts, a new way for students to actually organize themselves and allow for other schools to see the talent that we have at our school. So I think that it is a great way to put Laurier arts and undergraduate students on the map,” said Arvanitis. The Laurier Law Society will spend the winter semester preparing for the competition. It will be
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Andreas Arvanitis, president of the Laurier Law Society helps prepare team
Laurier’s first time participating in the event. “For the members that we accept, we will be having law professionals including lawyers, mediators and relevant Laurier professors who are versed in law actually helping us in training,” said Arvanitis.
Laurier’s participation in the Osgoode Cup will open the door for its participation in various other mooting competitions. “This year, our goal is to really build up the infrastructure of the Laurier pre-law society moot court. There are many [other] moot competitions.”
MENTAL HEALTH
Workshop helps increase health and wellness By hosting an interactive training session, groups hope to ease student stress during exams SAFINA HUSEIN LEAD REPORTER
In preparation for exam time, a period in which many experience high-stress levels, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Centre for Student Life and Engagement, in partnership with the Accessible Learning Centre and the Student Wellness Centre, will be holding a workshop in efforts to increase health and wellness of students. The workshop — Cultivating Calm — will be held on Dec. 8 in the Hawk’s Nest from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will be facilitated by Mike Masse, a clinical professional and Holistic therapist who specializes in applying mindfulness to help youth and young adults reduce stress and anxiety. The interactive training session is specifically designed to help students understand the importance of life balancing, explained Sarina Wheeler, Student Life and Engagement coordinator. “Some benefits that students can expect to enjoy from the session would be greater self awareness and acceptance, increased self-esteem, stress reduction and coping methods for dealing with negative emotions of anxiety,” she said. The workshop, which is only a 90-minute commitment, will be a chance for students to de-stress in the midst of busy exam time while building the necessary skills to
It’s okay to take little pauses to take care of yourself.
-Adrienne Luft, mental health and student support coordinator for the Student Wellness Centre
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cope during periods of high-stress levels. “Students are dealing with multiple demands and multiple stresses beyond school,” said Wheeler. “So doing activities like this where you’re making a small investment of time to learn some skills will help them to do better in exams to create a healthy work life balance.” The workshop, which focuses
on mindfulness, will aim to help students improve their capacity to respond to challenges. Adrienne Luft, mental health and student support coordinator for the Student Wellness Centre, said that it has been demonstrated that mindfulness can help lower levels of stress and anxiety. “A lot of times when people think of mindfulness or meditation they think they have to sit silently and
retreat for hours to be able to be mindful, or that they need to shut their brain down, which is complete myth about mindfulness.” It’s about tuning in and paying attention to what’s happening, not have no thoughts at all, which is something that keeps people from trying to practice,” she said. Luft also said that taking small breaks to focus on self care is essential in order to lower stress
during the long exam season. “It’s okay to take little pauses to take care of yourself. I think that the common myth is that if I stop to take time to take care of myself, I wont have time to study and it’s taking short breaks that’s really important for taking care of ourselves.” She explained that the smaller things can have the biggest impact. In contrast to making major life changes, such as going to the gym five times a week, it can be as simple as learning how to exercise and respect your brain. “It’s little tools and tips. It’s sometimes learning from someone in a different way, it’s how do I still have ways to take care of myself like how do I eat, that’s a really important thought going into exams, what are small ways to take care of myself?”
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HOLIDAYS
BINGEMANS SHARES THE GIFT OF LIGHTS Bingemans hosts two kilometre drive-thru light display
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EMILIA CURCIC NEWS EDITOR
This year, Bingemans is hosting a two kilometre drive-thru light display in partnership with the Gift of Lights. Located just off of Bingemans Centre Drive, the light show includes 30 animated and static light displays that consist of over one million twinkling lights. The Gift of Lights has arranged similar displays in throughout the states, however this is the first time that the company has come to Canada. The company will also be hosting a very similar display in Ottawa. “It’s the only light display like it in Southwestern Ontario,” said Bingemans marketing coordinator,
Beverly Brenneman. The trend of over the top light displays has become especially popular over the past few years with massive light displays popping up all over the U.S and Canada. This event is being promoted for all occasions and encourages families and people of all ages to attend. According to Brenneman, preparations for the display have been ongoing for many months, while set up took about two weeks with a team of ten people. The display is drive-thru only and offers no walking option. Bingemans has used the camping resort grounds to house the display. Sudents and community members alike are looking forward to
seeing the lights in person. The community has become especially interested in the display, creating a positive turnout already. “We’ve had a lot of really positive feedback. Everybody is really excited about the display. A lot of people are just really happy that it’s a new holiday experience that we’ve brought to the region,” said Brenneman. “The light displays were really amazing to see. It was unlike anything else I’d seen before. It reminded me of watching all of those crazy light shows on TV with my parents when I was younger,” said fourth-year Wilfrid Laurier University psychology student, Olivia Miotto. “I went with my family, but I would gladly do it again with
friends. It really got me in the holiday spirit.”
The cost per car is $20 and tickets can be purchased online ahead
of time. Bingemans also offers a skip the line ticket for an additional five-dollars. The display will be open until Jan. 1, with varying hours throughout the holiday season. The display goes as late as 10:00 p.m. on certain days, so that community members can experience the full effect of the lights. “Not with regards of Gift of Lights, but for next year, the years after that we will be adding to our holiday festivities and having more programs,” said Brenneman. A portion of the ticket sales will be going towards local charities including United Way of Kitchener Waterloo & Area, Grand River Hospital Foundation and Kids Ability Foundation.
official complaint can be reached, or whether a formal resolution, likely involving an investigation, is needed. Following a decision, both the complainant and the respondent have the opportunity to appeal the decision should they feel that the university did not properly undertake the internal procedures. Though questions have been raised regarding the presence of an opportunity for cross-examination by both the appellant and the university on all witnesses, this is mandated by law, and as such the university has included certain testimonial aides such as the option for witnesses to sit behind a screen, or deliver their message via video from another room.
“Cross-examination can be a really traumatic process and so these aides can help mitigate some of that harm and reduce some of that harm that could take place,” said Kane. “Another thing too that it’s important to make clear, is that it’s also possible not to participate as a witness in the appeal process.” While a policy such as this must be reviewed on a minimum of every three years, the term is flexible and will be, in reality, monitored following its implementation and reviewed on an as-needed basis. The policy is available for viewing in its entirety online, in addition to a FAQ regarding the policy and procedure published by the Gendered Violence Task Force.
A lot of people are just really happy that it’s a new holiday experience that we’ve brought to the region.
-Beverly Brenneman, Bingemans marketing coordinator
PROCEDURES
Governors approve Laurier’s sexual violence policy MADDY CUTTS NEWS EDITOR
The recently proposed Gendered and Sexual Violence Policy and Students Procedure was approved by Wilfrid Laurier University’s Board of Governors on Nov. 24. The document outlines the university’s policy of not tolerating gendered or sexual violence, as well as the mechanisms in place for the university to handle cases of gendered and sexual violence, from reporting to investigation and resolution. Students who have experienced gendered and/or sexual violence have a range of options available to them, from making a disclosure, which is telling another member of the university community about their experience, to a report, which must be filed with either Special Constables Services or one of a list of other individuals qualified to generate a record of an incident, appropriate even in cases such as vandalism when the perpetrator is not known. The most involved option for students who have experienced gendered and/or sexual violence is to file an official complaint. “An official complaint, no matter what, will engage an alleged per-
petrator. It will mean that they see the complaint against them,” said Lynn Kane, manager of Gendered Violence Prevention and Support. “It will likely mean, or could possibly mean, that there’s an investigation, but they become a part of that process and through that process, may be subject to sanctions or discipline.”
An official complaint, no matter what, will engage an alleged perpetrator. It will mean that they see the complaint against them. -Lynn Kane, manager of Gendered Violence Prevention and Support
Students who wish to submit official complaints may reach out for support on the Waterloo campus from the Sexual Violence Support Advocate and alternatively, alleged perpetrators may receive support in drafting their response from the Office of the Dean of Students.
The wording and drafting of these documents should be taken seriously, as though they are part of the university’s internal process, they may have further future implications in civil or criminal proceedings. “The consequences of the act in the internal system look like sanctions, suspension, expulsion, things like that, which are different from the consequences that exist in the criminal justice system,” said Kane. “Where it could have an effect on the other is if someone went through a criminal process at the same time, it’s possible that there’s sanctions put in place through the criminal process that effect sort of campus life. So let’s say that there’s a restriction, [such as] a peace bond, so people couldn’t come within a certain distance of each other, so that would affect campus sanctions that would have to be put in place here as well. And then another way that they could interact is that there’s always the potential with someone going through a criminal process that the courts could subpoena notes from the internal process.” Afterward, the dean of students will need to ascertain whether a voluntary resolution of the
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 ARTS & LIFE EDITOR MANJOT BHULLAR arts@thecord.ca
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The Paper Kites brought a dreamlike beauty to Waterloo’s Maxwell’s Concerts and Events on Friday night, inviting the audience to enjoy an intimate experience. Horse Thief warmed up the crowd with their greatest hits, most notably ending their performance with their latest song, Another Youth. This tour is the last we will see of The Paper Kites for a while as they plan to head back into the studio to work on their next album. Lead vocalist and guitarist, Sam Bentley, remarked how they could not have stopped in Waterloo, as this is their
third time playing and they always have a great time. Last year, their show was held at Starlight Social Club in uptown Waterloo which was a much smaller setting. But as the popularity of this Australian band continued to grow, so did the space. This show was, in fact, the second largest show The Paper Kites have ever played in Canada, next to their show in Toronto. The concert opened with the band powerfully walking onto the stage, welcomed by the audience’s excited screams and cheers. Without even saying hello, The Paper Kites began to play Revelator Eyes from their 2015 album, TwelveFour. Quickly, the audience began to sing along and it was obvious from then on that this was going to be an incredible evening. Melodic guitar solos erupted
under smoky lights as lead guitarist Dave Powys strummed to the beat of Renegade. Beside me, girls were crying and humming to the beat through their tears screaming “I love you!” hoping the band would catch a glimpse. After playing four songs, Bentley cued to the light technician to turn off the lights and politely asked the room to be silent. Bentley spoke with a calm voice into the microphone, “we want you to focus on the music, so we are going to turn down the lights as much as we can and try to make the room as quiet as possible.” This would be one of the only times Bentley would speak to the audience. Once the crowd was able to smooth out its lasting murmurs, the band stood there waiting a moment before beginning an acoustic rendition of their greatest hit,
Bloom. Singing the first ballad, fans began to sway to the band’s subtle percussion, soft electric guitars and tender harmonies. When the room was illuminated again, an arousing applause immediately exploded. People couldn’t get enough of the ‘Kites and the ‘Kites couldn’t get enough of Waterloo. The band made sure to capture the moment by taking a selfie with the crowd to upload to their Instagram. The show ended under blue lights as Bentley passionately sang Electric Indigo using a gentle, yet thoughtful, approach to say goodbye to the crowd. But of course, the band could not say goodbye just yet. After countless pleading chants from the crowd for the band to come back on stage, they graced us with two more songs.
Huddled in a circle around a single mic, The Paper Kites used their best asset, their vocals, to perform their very last song for Waterloo: an acapella rendition of St. Clarity. They snapped their fingers to keep the beat and the other members of the band sang harmony to compliment Bentley’s lead vocals. Finally, they performed Halcyon in the same circle, using the same single mic. The only person to hold an instrument was lead vocalist Sam Bentley, who softly strummed the melodic strings of the guitar, leading the band through the song. The night was truly a benchmark for The Paper Kites and Waterloo. For the ‘Kites, they successfully sold out their second largest show in Canada and we were graced once again with the angelic harmonies and subtle musical beats. Oh, what a beautiful night for music.
in Waterloo. What began as a small website soon grew to such a scale that entrepreneurs were leaving their corporate jobs to pursue their dreams. “I realized my goal and my heart was with entrepreneurship … I worked in HR. I was not contributing to people’s wellness. I just felt this dichotomy,” Sarah Healy, designer at luxe.zen, said. Selling gemstone jewelry to promote meditation and wellness, Healy was premiering some exclusive jewelry that customers seemed to swarm towards. Etsy, like many online e-commerce platforms, enables sellers all around the world to reach an audience and enables those who may not be able to maintain a full-time job to create their own revenue streams. “I was a stay-at-home-mom … and that’s still what I do — still a stay-at-home-mom and run my business,” Erin Hall, designer at I Can Craft That, said. This seemed to be an evident response from many vendors at the holiday market. It seemed like they all have been able to take this grassroots approach to selling their crafts online while also creating a sense of community amongst each other – gaining insight and
guidance from more experienced Etsy sellers. Among the sellers was a Laurier grad who was selling very intricate wall hangings made from real flowers. “I studied history and political science and then a minor in English. I worked at Ernest & Young. Everybody thought I was a little crazy when I left, but still supportive,” Helana Haase said. The uniqueness of every piece and the locally-made aspects of the products struck a chord with the Waterloo crowd, as lineups to get in did not subside even after the morning rush. Although Etsy is an e-commerce website, and these items were available online, there was still a need for consumers to hold the items in their hands and judge the quality for themselves. It was clear that shoppers still enjoyed making a day of sifting through the trinkets and apparel available, even if online shopping has become the new trend. Buying local, like through Etsy, has been on the rise, so it’s no surprise that this event would attract Christmas shoppers who’ve put off the shopping this late. Whatever the reason, Etsy is no longer a tender website looking to make its mark.
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As a very conscious spender, I have always been taught to really evaluate my shopping decisions. I think deep down, my parents just believed me to be the child to uselessly spend $100 on trinkets.
And they weren’t wrong. My motto is, more is more. So when the Etsy Holiday Market came to the Waterloo Region, I knew I would be tried and tested. What I didn’t expect, but should have, was the number of pregnant women and new born babies in attendance.
Etsy has always had a very interesting position in the online retail market – it seemed like the perfect place for your aunt to sell her yarn accessories and hand-made jewelry. I was expecting a quaint turn out, however, I was soon surprised with the 20-minute line-up outside of Forbes Hall at Rim Park
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 PLANTS
Are these the new pet rocks? BRITTANY DITIZIO SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
You’ve seen them at grocery stores and garden centres and chances are, you now have one on your bedside table. The Tamagotchi of your youth has now turned into a leafy, cacti-looking plant, a succulent to be exact. Succulents are plants with thick stems and leaves that help them retain water, quite similar to plants you would find in the desert. This kind of plant needs some sunlight, but it doesn’t need to be watered that often — perfect for us forgetful students. It seems like everyone has one now, but why? Is having a plant the sign of growing up, or is it just a responsibility we want to have to make us feel like we’re doing something right? Where did this desire for green inanimate creatures as companions originate? For people in the big city who feel like adding some ‘nature’ to their space, succulents are the perfect fit and perhaps this is where it all started. Just by searching succulents on Instagram, you’ll find endless posts of bright colours and cool layouts featuring the famous plant. They are literally the hippest
plants these days and for good reason. It’s easy to see why students want plants like these in their apartments or houses. With succulent sales on campus and many shops around the city that sell the beloved plant, they’re pretty easy to get your hands on. Raymond’s Flower Shop on Weber has seen some increase in succulent sales recently, as they have grown more popular. “They fit into the nicest, smallest little places,” Petra, a florist at the shop, said. “That’s what makes them so convenient.” Students are often subjected to living in small spaces, whether it is a dorm or a small apartment, which is why these plants are a practical accent. “Students will probably pick up some for their dorms [or] for small areas like their desks,” Petra said. As for the care and maintenance of the plant, they’re a very easygoing species. Since they’re related to the cacti species, which can thrive in places with limited amounts of water, they too don’t require that much. “They are in the cactus family so you can get away with a little more mistreatment than other plants. But they will take more water than a cactus,” she said.
Succulents may just be the easiest plants to take care of and the most affordable due to the fact that they won’t die after a couple days like flowers will. They wont fill your home with an obnoxious scent and will be happy with any spot you put them in. “It depends on where you have them. Do you have them near a heat register, how dry is it in your apartment or house? It’s never the same conditions for two people,” Petra said. Yes, it’s likely this houseplant fad was started by mainstream city folk who posted attention-grabbing photos to social media, but perhaps we should be thanking them. Some trends brought on through social media do nothing but make society look stupid, whereas succulents have little drawbacks. You’re making your small student space look welcoming and you’re purifying the air around you too. If you don’t already have a succulent, odds are you’ll get your hands on one soon enough and when you do, make sure to handle it with care. Keep it near a window, water infrequently but in high amounts and always read it a bedtime story. As if exam season isn’t hard enough, no one needs a dead succulent on their hands.
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As lefties, not everything is handed to us we are forced to do a little bit of contortionism in order to have our left hand maneuver the tiny mechanism sitting on the right wrist. GRACE JANSEN CORD ARTS
Can Openers I am the only lefty in my family and therefore have been forced to adapt to technology in an alternative manner. Although this has made me semi-ambidextrous, the can opener has been significantly challenging. For my birthday a few years ago, my parents bought me a left-handed can opener, which I discovered I was unable to use and actually cut the top of the can off in the process.
Unlike most people, I am one of the lucky ones to be left-handed. This does not have any particular cultural significance — but it does seem to be an interesting “party trick.” I always find it amusing when someone sitting next to me exclaims, “Oh my goodness, I didn’t know you were left-handed?!” Is being a lefty everything it is cracked up to be? Of course it is. But that doesn’t mean we look down on our fellow righties. In fact, we tend to be a little envious at times, as certain things are just easier for them to do.
Writing Utensils Although the “pen is mightier than the sword,” there are some disadvantages for lefties when using writing utensils. For one, whenever we finish using such tools, we always walk away with a bizarre semi-permanent ink or lead tattoo plaster to the side of our hand. Although sometimes these patterns can be quite intriguing, we’d appreciate not having to smudge
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our notes, or leave palm stains on any surface we come into contact with. So here’s to you, righties. That’s one point for you.
Cutlery Like any person, I enjoy utilizing the art of a fork and knife. The downside to this was that I was never taught “properly” when to
switch the knife and fork between hands to cut things. Whenever I went to someone else’s house for dinner, they would always look at me perplexed by my methodology. I have come to understand that I use my cutlery like a righty — strange isn’t it? But hey, if this means lefties can eat more pizza than the other person, then who is the real winner here?
Analog Watches Now I know what you are thinking: “lefties have a harder time wearing a watch?” Just hear me out. If you have ever worn an analog watch, you would have noticed the little dial on the right side of the watch face. That way, when you wear it on your left arm, your dominant, right hand can easily access the dial. Whereas for lefties,
There is nothing more challenging than a pair of uncooperative scissors. If they are not compatible with one’s left hand, they do nothing but bend the paper, rendering the operator useless. Often, if this happens, I have to ask a peer to cut something for me.
Computer Mice The computer mouse is often placed on the accessible side for the dominate hand. As a result, I can only use a mouse with my right hand.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
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More than a hundred years ago, the moustache was considered the crowning finish of a sleek, modern look. Variations on the upper-lip ornament were plentiful and continued to flourish in the years that followed, solidifying the look of the many Mark Twains, Friedrich Nietzsches, Tom Sellecks and Hulk Hogans of history. Then our latest, greatest generation had to come along and kill the trend. Admittedly, that may be a bit extreme — and all the proof may be anecdotal — but think of the moustaches of even six or seven years ago: they were worn by baby-boomers and occasionally some of the more obtuse members of generations X and Y. They were anything but youthful; they were anything but cool. Hoping to make a difference while embodying the Huey Lewis ideal of “it’s hip to be square,” the Movember ploy of cultivating an embarrassing moustache over the course of a month for charity began very small, but has grown steadily for more than 13 years.
By the end of 2015, it had collected more than $759 million worldwide in support of men’s health. It could even be argued that Movember has grown the moustache back into vogue, which ironically (and fortunately) has not killed the efficacy of the movement. Whether you’ve participated in Movember this year or not, shining a modern, masculine light on men’s health is important. And it can be fun too, generally culminating at the end of the month with celebrations all over the world. On Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 p.m., consider attending one of the region’s most exciting events while enjoying the ambiance and food of what enRoute has named one of the best new restaurants in Canada. Gentlemen’s Social is a special gala in The Berlin’s Cultured Club series. Having only opened in late 2015, it is their first Movember event, although sommelier and organizer Wes Klassen has been involved with the charity for the past eight years. “The focus this year is men’s mental health, anxiety and suicide prevention,” Klassen said, who has
suffered from anxiety himself. “I witnessed [my brother, who for] many years spent in institutionalized environments. For me, it’s all about [realizing that] it’s okay to admit that help is needed.” While rooted in raising money for prostate cancer, this year’s Movember also has a focus on realization and openness, an ideal comfortingly contrary to our foggy lens of modern masculinity. The Gentlemen’s Social allows a comfortable forum for community and celebration in a fun, quirky and welcoming environment for the moustachioed and the barelipped, men and women alike. “The theme is to showcase great growers, producers and talent,” Klassen said, referring to the market-food experience, rather than the prospective attendees with Salvador Dali moustaches. “We want to show our guests that pairing beverage with food is a great experience and doesn’t have to feel stuffy.” He went on to list menu items from past events, including charred broccoli with anchovy dressing, grilled cheese with oxtail and pickled fennel, duck wings and tobacco bourbon sundaes.
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Each course will be served with an exciting selection of drinks. Representatives from Guelph’s Wellington Brewery will be onsite premiering a seasonal beer — partial proceeds of which will be donated directly to Movember. Dixon’s Distilling will be offering cocktails made with White Lightning Moonshine and The White Rabbit. Grand Trunk Saloon will be offering other specialty cocktails. There will even be live music. As a final salute to the month
and the efforts one’s hair follicles have made toward helping men’s health, the night can end with a return to normalcy: moustache shaves by donation will be offered by the talented owner of Spearhead Barber & Supply, Mitch Bright. The shop has been contributing to the cause all month with a dollar from every service offered. Inclusive tickets for the event are available online for $65, which includes several courses of food with drink pairings.
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While walking around campus or around town, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to see on a daily basis: people spitting on the ground. If not, then you’ll be sure to notice piles of saliva that they’ve conveniently left in the middle of the sidewalk. And, as we all know, stepping in someone else’s bodily fluids is always a highlight of our day. It seems that it’s mostly men that participate in this activity, especially when coming outside from indoors or while in a group with others. Although there has been a lack of research in this area, some believe that it’s a way for one to mark their territory. This kind of behaviour can be seen in many species. For example, several studies indicate that dogs urinate to show their dominance; they need others to understand that they are in charge in that area. With this in mind, it’s reasonable to understand that people might feel the need to cover the pavement outside of Bricker Academic with their spit. They need to show others that they are dominant. Within groups, it can be as-
sumed that whoever spits the most becomes the leader and therefore has access to the most possible mates. Unfortunately, that pool of dates may diminish if your partner is scared that you will coat them in saliva. Of course, it is not only men who do this. People of all genders spit outside and for many different reasons. It’s not uncommon to spit during or after heavy exercise, if you smoke or chew tobacco, or if you’re sick. To all of those that do spit in public areas, regardless of gender or reason: please stop. It takes 21 days to break a habit. So, for the next 21 days, I challenge you to use the following tips to stop your habit and help make our campus and community a little bit less disgusting. The first step is admitting that you have a problem, that you do spit. Recognize when you feel the need to, and instead, just don’t. Stay busy in other ways — maybe chew some gum and then properly dispose of it in the garbage can like a respectable person. Realize that it will be difficult. Try to find a support system to help you get through this time, perhaps a group of friends who are all trying to stop — maybe start an anti-spitting club on campus to find these friends. Overall, just please stop spitting on the ground. People around you notice, and trust me, we all think it’s repulsive.
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OPINION EDITOR MADELINE MCINNIS editor@thecord.ca
Generalizing Queen’s for the poor actions of students Lives Matter” sign and it seems no matter where you turn on Halloween, there’s a racist costume ready to greet you. Laurier has not been without our faults, too. In 2007, there was a similar event during Winter Carnival where a group of Laurier students dressed up in black face. The students who attended this party should be ashamed of themselves for their poor choices, but that doesn’t mean that every person associated with Queen’s should be ashamed with them. This is an example of how our actions represent our institution. Because these students represent Queen’s, the university administration is now forced to apologize for something they claimed they didn’t fund or condone. At Laurier, we should take the “Queen’s party” as a lesson: we have to be mindful that we’re always representing the best of the Golden Hawk spirit and that it simply comes down to being as respectful as we can be to everyone we may come across.
By now, it seems that every major news outlet in Canada has covered what has come to be known as the “Queen’s party,” where a group of students dressed up in racist costumes. Though the actions of the students must be condemned, we have sympathy for the rest of Queen’s students and administration. Calling all Queen’s students racist because of the actions of a small number of students is a generalization. Right now, they’re being painted as a racist school because of the actions of only 150 students. Post-secondary institutions should always be aware that they are advocating for diversity, tolerance and mindfulness, but calling Queen’s racist as a whole is insinuating that they promote hate-speech and intolerance or that racism is not punishable within the university community. It’s not like racism is exclusive to Queen’s, either. Earlier in the year, a small number of Western students displayed a “Western
Laurier’s exam de-stressors might be missing the mark times. Unless you book early, you might not get an appointment when you really need one. The scheduling of exams must be a nightmare, but having two or three exams on the same day puts so much stress on students. Of course, we could defer, but then we’re fit with a fine, according to the official Laurier website. There’s also a stigma around asking your professors for extensions on assignments and essays. Most people are uncomfortable talking to their professors about the issues they are facing, so instead they suffer in silence. In our experiences, professors are likely to at least try to accommodate you. All you have to do is to be honest with them and try your hardest to speak up when you’re feeling burnt out. It’s worth a shot, especially if you’re feeling completely overwhelmed.
As exams draw closer and closer, Laurier is preparing for the stress that comes with them for our students. But are the precautions that are being provided for students really accessible? All of the de-stressing and mindfulness activities are great in theory. They should provide a break from the cramming to make time for ourselves. But at the end of the day, it’s just not feasible for a lot of students. One example of this is the therapy dogs that are provided on campus. With so many people accessing the dogs, it can leave people even more overwhelmed with the stress of everyone around them is trying to simultaneously pet one dog. The Wellness Centre is also crammed with long wait times for mental health services that are extremely important in stressful
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Benefits of healthy living FANI HSIEH GRAPHICS EDITOR
Every year, along with thousands (if not millions) of others, I make a New Year’s resolution to “get fit,” “become healthy” or “lose weight.” If you can relate to this, here is one more reason why you should try again this year: by achieving your fitness or health goals, you may be giving yourself some unique and practical interview material. Achieving your goals to “get fit” or “lose weight” gives you demonstrable examples of an array of valuable personal characteristics. The first and most obvious is accountability. Your body is a personal liability – a direct result of your actions with no one else to blame but yourself. You know yourself best and can find ways to overcome your weaknesses and keep yourself accountable. However you achieve your goals to “get fit,” you can apply the same strategy to anything else. Then, there is discipline. Discipline is often cited as reliable, whereas motivation is fleeting and fickle. Some smart chaps actually made an equation for motivation where
motivation is a function of reward and time. In other words, your motivation is greatest when the reward is large and the wait is short and vice versa. Where motivation is subject to time and size of reward, discipline is constant and unwavering. With discipline mastered, you can tackle on dull and difficult tasks to ultimately conquer challenges.
By creating goals ... you show that you understand how to make and accomplish what you’ve set out to do. That is more valuable than perfecting Pivot Tables in Excel.
Discipline is the perseverance to help you overcome procrastination, laziness and continue to truck on in the face of adversity and setbacks. Let’s not forget about patience and consistency. People say “patience is a virtue,” suggesting the ability to be patient is to demonstrate high moral standards. In other words, you can overcome short term distractions to achieve long term goals by practicing
self-restraint. Patience goes hand-in-hand with consistency. Consistency requires small, manageable tasks to be completed regularly and patience forces you to see the big picture and wait for the final result. Both are largely underappreciated because we are increasingly restless and want instant results. Just keep in mind that no goal worth working for can be done overnight. Patience and consistency can be jogging five times a week to train for a marathon or studying a little every day to get the 12.0 GPA that you’ve always wanted. Lastly, let’s not forget about SMART goals. Variations exist but I’m going to use Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic and Timely. By creating goals that satisfy each category, you show that you understand how to make and accomplish what you’ve set out to do. That is more valuable than perfecting Pivot Tables in Excel. This means you are reliable and you see things through. I don’t expect 500 words will motivate you to run a marathon tomorrow or help you land a job by using this in an interview. I just want to give you another perspective in the importance of transferable soft skills to help your career, academics and wellbeing. You don’t need luck to fulfill your New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I wish you success.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 OPINION EDITOR MADELINE MCINNIS opinion@thecord.ca
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Blaming the abuse survivor Turning on Amber Heard when she accused Johnny Depp
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Over the weekend, Amber Heard was trending on Facebook again. Since late May when Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp, it seems we can’t go two weeks without one of them trending and having their faces spread across our social media feeds. Recently, I’ve come to dread
when Heard’s name begins to trend. Like most, I know that the comments section is a dark abyss that should be avoided, but that often doesn’t stop me from scrolling down to read the opinions of others. In Heard’s case, those opinions are enough to give me a pit in my stomach. Since she first filed for divorce, Heard was accused of using Depp for his money, as well as making up the abuse allegations to tarnish his reputation. I don’t personally know Amber Heard, nor do I know Johnny Depp. I don’t know what really
happened. I don’t know who’s telling the truth. What I do know is the rhetoric being thrown at Heard is absolutely barbaric and feeds into a culture where women are afraid to come forward about their abuse. She did everything survivors are told to do — she quickly took the case to the police, took pictures and videos, removed herself from the situation and spoke up about her experiences. Apparently, that was enough to condemn her. The reason she was trending this weekend was because she appeared in a YouTube video for GirlGaze Project, speaking about
violence against women. The comments, again, were disgusting. Why attack a high-profile woman for speaking on a topic we all can agree on? If I were to take a guess, I’d say it probably comes down to Depp, rather than Heard. It’s easy enough to think of an abuser as a stereotype. It’s harder to think of an abuser as someone we’ve grown up with — someone we love. I’m a massive fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and I have been since the movies first came out. I watched all those quirky Tim Burton movies that Depp appeared in. I’ve even considered getting the same sparrow tattoo that Depp has. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was the first role I saw Depp in since these allegations came to light. His presence on screen, for the first time in my life, made me very uncomfortable. We don’t know the details of the allegations and we don’t know the whole story of what really happened. Because the stars settled the allegations, it’s likely we’ll never know. That’s difficult for us, as fans. I have to hold Depp to a standard — in the same way that I supported Rihanna through the Chris Brown abuse, I feel I have to stand with Heard. Whether the claims are true or not is really irrelevant at this point. They’ve already settled their case
in court with people who are far more educated on the inner-workings of their relationship. Now we have to look beyond the anecdote and see the bigger picture.
It’s easier to think of an abuser as a stereotype. It’s harder to think of an abuser as someone we’ve grown up with — someone we love.
Even if Heard is lying, what she’s doing is good. She’s standing up for a cause that we should all believe in. When you call her a gold-digger in the YouTube comments, you have to know that a woman who really is being abused is going to read it. Seeing the backlash against Heard could be detrimental to women who really need to escape. Regardless of whether the allegations are true, support what’s morally right. When you don’t have all the information, that’s as simple as keeping your accusations against an alleged survivor to yourself.
Breakup texts are cowardly JOSH GOEREE STAFF WRITER
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I have a friend here at school — let’s call him Harrison — who was dating a girl we’ll call Brittney. The relationship was pretty serious and they looked really happy together. One day, Harrison got a breakup text from Brittney out of the blue. They were together for almost two years and it ended with one simple text message. To me, a particular C-word comes to mind when I hear of people who do that kind of thing: coward. I do not understand why some people have to hide behind the screen of technology to do something that should be done in person. Breaking up with someone will obviously have a large impact on the person who is getting broken up with. So why would someone want to make the experience even more unbearable than it already is by not doing it in person? Now, my opinion on this matter is a little foggy, considering I have been single for a while. However, that doesn’t mean that I have not
had a “breakup text” moment. Back in Grade 12, I was talking to a girl I’m going to call Heroin, because the feeling I got around her was as addictive as it was deadly. For a few months we were getting really close in an intimate way to the point where most people thought we were going to be dating.
When you send a breakup text, it may seem simple and easy. It saves the time and energy of having to deal with actual emotions when doing it in person.
But then, on a trip to Niagara Falls, where I was planning to ask her to prom and possibly to be my girlfriend, she avoided me for most of the night. When I texted her to ask why she was avoiding me, she dropped the bomb on me that caused an explosion in my heart. When you send a breakup text, it may seem simple and easy. It saves the time and energy of having to deal with actual emotions when
doing it in person. But once that text is sent, your character is forever marked as cowardly. For most of this piece, I’ve been focusing on girls who take the coward’s way out in a relationship, but I also know guys who don’t have the courage to breakup in person. I know a guy, we can call Paul, who was seeing a girl we can call Meg. He broke up with her over text after they were a “thing” for close to a year. And remember Heroin? Six months before she served my heart on a silver platter, she had the exact same thing happen to her. The main point here is that a text to breakup with someone is not the way to end a relationship. If you have any human decency, you will do it in person. Whoever you are breaking up with will probably hate you for doing it, that comes with the territory. But at least they might respect you a small bit for having the courage to do it face-to-face. However, if there is a situation where you can’t do it in person (distance, for example), a phone call is just as good. For example, if distance is an issue you should call instead of being a coward and texting “it’s over.” Breaking up is hard to do, but it will be harder to live through life as a snivelling coward who hides behind technology instead of being a decent human being.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
An essential component to our health Nurses are overlooked when it comes to our appreciation of practitioners and they shouldn’t be
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When someone’s in the hospital, it’s nurses who are taking care of them or their loved one, so why is there a stigma that nurses aren’t important and do less work than other healthcare jobs?
EMILY WAITSON STAFF WRITER
For over 30 years, my mother has been a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital and is now working in the education department. From the moment I understood what her job entailed, I had the utmost respect for what she has dedicated such a great portion of her heart and soul to. I have seen and met many people in the field of nursing. This has allowed me to become intimately aware of the dedication and compassion it takes to perform their jobs effectively. When people hear the title “nurse,” they often associate it to the medical equivalent of a secretary. They think of assisting hands who do basic medical work and nothing more. What is not taken into account is
just how valuable and crucial their role truly is. I have seen my mother come home from incomprehensibly long work shifts that ran over 12 hours at a time, day and night. There was a period where she would work seven days in a row and then only be off for two.
[Nurses] are a network of dedicated people who hold an endless amount of love in their hearts for what they are entrusted to do ...
She would come home from night shifts especially exhausted, both mentally and physically. She would have been on her feet for almost the entirety of her
time at the hospital. Sometimes she would forgo all of her breaks, depending on how well her shift was going. Nurses suffer an immense amount of abuse, whether it be verbal or physical. This can be from the patients themselves or from their stressed visitors. They are a network of dedicated people who hold an endless amount of love in their hearts for what they are entrusted to do and are responsible for the well-being of each person that falls into their care. Typically, nurses will tell you that they never know what to expect going into work. They care for all demographics of people, they are exposed to the devastating realities of illness, disease and the process of dying. They experience heartbreak after a particularly challenging situation comes into their spectrum, collecting moments that will stay with them forever. They perform CPR, know the feeling and sound of ribs breaking, as they tirelessly try to bring someone back to life.
They shoulder all variants of the emotions around them, delivering horrible news and counselling the grief-stricken on a daily basis.
Being a nurse does not equate a write-off profession. They are real-life heroes with tired faces and scrubs stained with literal blood, sweat and tears.
If you, a family member, or someone you care about is ever in the hospital, all of you will be primarily in contact with nurses. You’ll see doctors for small fragments of time, flashes of white lab coats bustling from one ill patient to the next — the demand for their skills is always high. Nurses are your lifeline the rest
of the time. They treat your symptoms and address your needs. So why would anyone enter this profession? Every nurse that I have ever talked to has told me that they entered this profession because they genuinely care about people and want to do everything in their power to help them. Although their positions are difficult and they sacrifice a great portion of their personal lives to do what they do, the benefits lie in the fact that they provide a service that is doubtlessly invaluable. Being a nurse does not equate a write-off profession. They are real-life heroes with tired faces and scrubs stained with literal blood, sweat and tears. They don’t go through hell and back for their patients to be demoralized by people who can’t possibly understand the lengths that they go to for their profession every single day. It’s hard, it’s gruelling and it’s important. These people aren’t “just” anything; they are nurses, they are valid and they are essential.
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OPINION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Feeling guilty for pleasures You like what you like — there’s nothing wrong with that
CHRIS LUCIANTONIO STAFF WRITER
It seems ridiculous that our culture has conflated the feelings of shame with the feelings of pleasure when it comes to our tastes in entertainment, but here we are.
Obviously, no one close to you is making you feel bad about your media choices, so why do we feel the need to backhandedly insult the thing we like when we tell others we like it?
The idea of the “guilty pleasure” has become an everyday thought. It’s pronounced — no matter who you come across, no matter what walk of life they come from, you are guaranteed that they will most likely have one or two things they are embarrassed to admit they enjoy.
A cheesy movie, a dorky song, an awful book: no matter the media, they give someone a sense of enjoyment and (for some reason) our culture likes to present the idea that this is somehow wrong. The guilty pleasure is, and always has been, a fallacy. Predicated on this asinine idea that you are restricted from enjoying a certain piece of media, the “guilty pleasure” is the safeguard tactic that protects you from the judgemental impressions of popular thought. It’s a way of saying “I like it, but not really. Trust me guys, I normally have GOOD taste.” How can we feel like we have compromised our own standards of conduct or a moral standard when, as the title would imply, we enjoy it? We shouldn’t have to provide solid reasoning for liking something when our personal tastes are the only standard we use. Who is making us feel this guilt and shame over our enjoyment of our entertainment? Who is looking down on me when I put on a Scorpions album or watch Freddy got Fingered for the umpteenth time? The criteria for guilty pleasure has always been enjoying something that is not often held in high regard, but if we are dealing with an entirely emotional response, we shouldn’t have to quantify our enjoyment by whether or not it was well received by the culture at large.
Obviously, no one close to you is making you feel bad about your media choices, so why do we feel the need to backhandedly insult the thing we like when we tell others that we enjoy it?
Yes, you can still acknowledge you are of the minority of people who like [the media], but never feel the need to say your enjoyment is hampered by a guilt.
Normally it is self-imposed — a personally upheld shame and unwillingness to commit to the things we like or enjoy. We create this category of “guilty pleasure” as an excuse, where we hold them at arms length and never fully embrace them because of a perceived cultural impression. We’ll watch and listen to them and revel in the joy they create for us, but always from a safe distance that rewards us some deniability. In effect, we just lie to ourselves. I am for the abolishment of this term and advocate for a new honesty with ourselves. Guilt should
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never come into question when you find yourself enjoying a badly received film or singing along to a low ranked album. It is never healthy to live in denial, even a casual and irrelevant one such as an unwillingness to admit you really liked The Adventures of Pluto Nash. Yes, you can still acknowledge you are of the
minority of people who like it, but never feel the need to say your enjoyment is hampered by a guilt. That only allows you to continue lying to yourself about your own sense of taste. Embrace it and don’t feel the need to justify something that makes you happy to people who should never affect that opinion.
Who could make America great again in 2020 name recognition to retake the White House. Even if one of these, or a different candidate were nominated for the Democrats, their likely opponent in the general election would be Donald Trump. Ever since he began his campaign, he has defied conventional political wisdom.
JACOB BROZ OPINION COLUMNIST
Global markets, Saudi princes and almost anyone who looked at a major poll in the past couple of months had prepared for a Clinton victory. On Nov. 8, these preparations were foiled when Donald Trump became the president-elect. Since then, protests have consumed America’s largest cities and further deteriorated relations between the right and left. The protestors that are trying to dispute the results of the election have one good option available to them: wait until 2020. In 2020, America will be holding their next election. While many prominent Republicans were considering running while Trump’s campaign was in a complete tailspin in October, their plans have since become irrelevant with the election of one of their constituents to the White House. This begs the question: which Democrats have a shot at the White House in four years? Right out of the gate, Senator Elizabeth Warren appears to be one of the likely contenders for
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the Democratic nomination. This former Harvard Law professor from Massachusetts is seen as Bernie Sanders’ successor within the party. By opposing big business, free trade and America’s supposedly unfair tax system, Warren seems to be establishing herself as the potential “socialist” candidate in 2020 that identifies with Sanders’ vision for America. Cory Booker is another potential challenger to Trump in 2020. The 47-year-old Senator from New Jersey is charismatic, authentic and a rookie on the national political stage — features that Clinton and her campaign lacked. Serving as mayor of Newark,
he saved a woman from a burning building and helped the city recover from Hurricane Sandy. He offers a more centrist alternative to Warren’s policies and an optimistic view for the future of America. Julian Castro, the current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Obama administration could be the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976 to win Texas, if he were to run. The former Latinx mayor of Houston shot to the centre of the political stage in 2012 after appearing as the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention. The rapidly changing demographics of Texas bode well for any Democratic candidate, especially
for one that is Latinx and calls the Lone-star state home. Finally, for potential Democrats, relatively unknown Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan could be the dark horse of the 2020 Democratic primaries. This past election, Trump won his district, which is traditionally working class, in his battle for the Rust Belt states. He is part of a younger generation of Democrats that are focused on revitalizing America’s forgotten working class. Currently, he is challenging Nancy Pelosi for leadership of the Democratic congressional caucus, a signal that he is prepared to challenge the establishment of his party. By 2020, he might just have the
The protestors that are trying to dispute the results of the election have one good option available to them: wait until 2020.
Maybe, just maybe, he will continue to defy that wisdom and actually fulfill his role as president of the United States with competence and integrity. This is the hope, but will it be the reality? In order to find out, he will have to be given the opportunity to govern. If his presidency reflects his “us versus them” mentality on the campaign trail, America will have a long wait until election-day 2020.
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Sports
• 15 SPORTS EDITOR ROB FIFIELD sports@thecord.ca
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Hawks edge Windsor Laurier defends home court and beats Windsor 67-66 PRANAV DESAI STAFF WRITER
The Laurier men’s basketball team escaped a tight game with a narrow 67-66 win over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday. After a double overtime win against Western on Wednesday, everyone was expecting the Hawks to be fatigued heading into this game. However, they did not look tired at all. It was a barn burner right until the end, as Laurier had the ball with a 1-point lead in the final few seconds. A crucial turnover almost cost Laurier the game, but they were able to hold on. The Lancers’ attempt at a gamewinning shot was no good and on this day, the Hawks proved to be the better team. Head coach Justin Serresse admitted that the Hawks were fortunate down the stretch. He spoke about his team’s resilient effort after the game. “We got lucky. As a coach, I have to do a better job finding inbound plays where we don’t turn it over
every time. I think we’ve got to practice that more. We have to spend more time on in-game situations. Other than that, the fight was there, the defence was there. We didn’t stop fighting and that’s what matters.” Although Serresse criticized his ability to create inbound plays, he deserves a lot of credit for the Hawks’ success this season. The Hawks were down by double digits in the first half. However, after a few timeouts, Serresse was able to motivate his team to fight back, as the Hawks cut the deficit to five heading into halftime. Serresse, however, took minimal credit for his team’s comeback. “It was just the guys not giving up. Timeout is just a timeout. The guys just did their job. They listen. They follow the game plan. The defence was fine. It’s nothing technical. It was just a few minor details. After that, it was just run. Run and trust your offence”. The Hawks got a phenomenal performance from starting guard Tevaun Kokko. He shot five three-pointers on his way to a 22-point performance.
Kokko hit a number of clutch shots and it seemed as if whenever the Hawks needed a bucket, they ran their offence through the Markham native. However, The Hawks’ defence was the biggest reason behind their victory, as they held the Lancers to 39 per cent shooting from the field and just 21 per cent from three point range. The play of first-year guard, Shamar Burrows, was also a bright spot for the Hawks. He only managed to score six points, but he grabbed ten rebounds and played outstanding defence throughout the game. The Hawks’ record improved to 4-3 and now sit atop the OUA West division. The Hawks are looking better and better after each game. This is to be expected, as the players have been developing a better relationship with their coach, Justin Serresse. The next challenge for the Hawks is Laurentian University, as the Hawks host the Voyageurs next Friday at the Athletics complex. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.
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PROFILE
Schenck shining under the spotlight OWEN MARTIN STAFF WRITER
The Laurier women’s basketball team has gotten off to a hot start in their 2016-17 campaign thanks in large part to fifth-year guard, Kaitlyn Schenck, who leads the team in scoring. Schenck got into the game because of her father and began playing at the age of six in the Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Basketball League. “My dad actually played [basketball] for a lot of his life. He played at Centennial College and then at Conestoga College,” she said. “When I was young I was put into a bunch of different sports, clubs and camps and then just having [my dad’s] influence, I guess, basketball was really the [sport] that stuck.” Schenck then began playing at the rep level in grade five. She spoke highly of Craig Nickel, her first coach at this level and the current head coach for the University of Waterloo Women’s team. “My first coach ever was Craig Nickel, who came up to me in one of the tryouts in grade five and asked me to play on the [rep] team. It all kind of started then, taking off with rep and I fell in love with it and stuck with it,” she said. After years of playing multiple sports, Schenck had to make a tough decision in high school
she said. “I think it’s really important for us to just take it one game at a time and obviously, our hope is to get a home playoff game or even get to the OUA championship game.”
Right now, I’m just hoping we can finish with a great record and something that we’re proud of.
-Kaitlyn Schenck, guard
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about which to continue with and potentially take to the next level. “I’d also played rep soccer growing up and it was usually basketball in the winter and soccer in the summer. But when I got to the higher level I had to narrow it down and I think, overall, I knew that I’d be happier playing basketball,” she said. At that point, she toured Laurier and met some of the people in-
volved with the basketball program and knew that it was the place for her to continue her basketball career. The team is currently 5-2 in regular season conference play and Schenck is very optimistic about the second half of her final season at Laurier. “Right now, I’m just hoping we can finish with a great record and something that we’re proud of,”
While it is apparent that Schenck is focused on finishing this season strong, when asked about her aspirations for the future, it became clear that she had given it some thought. “Next year, I’m looking into going overseas and playing professionally for a year. I’m not ready to give up the game just yet,” Schenck remarked. With her strong inner drive, leadership skills, and skills on the court, be sure to keep an eye on Kaitlyn Schenck in the coming months and beyond.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
PROFILE
A storied season for Laurier’s number four DANIEL JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
On the biggest stage of Michael Knevel’s career, Laurier took over the ball, down 21 points in the championship game against a bitter rival — the Western Mustangs. No easy task. It takes a level head to make 11 other men believe that a win is possible. It took a level head to spoil Carleton’s homecoming and it took the same tactic to sit patiently for four years and wait for his opportunity to lead the Laurier Golden Hawks to the Yates Cup. Finally taking over the starting job after four years of waiting, Knevel was poised to thrive in a familiar offence. “I waited a long time. Obviously,four years and it felt really good to get out there and I was really confident going in, even my first, game because I had been preparing for four years, so it was a good feeling to finally take over the starting job,” the quarterback said. Knevel emerged this year as a star quarterback. He took the position to spark the offence when veteran Julien John was struggling. Knevel took the helm and never gave it back. He put up passing numbers that have rarely been seen at Laurier. He totaled 1421 yards passing, 11 touchdowns, and only 2 interceptions. Knevel pinpointed where it really took off. “After that Carleton game and after that Waterloo game — I guess cohesion. Our offence started growing better as a team. Once we
Hawks’ Yates Cup win. “Especially in those last couple minutes, where we were driving on them in those last eight minutes, I remember we could have been really low at that point because we were down 21 points … I remember saying to myself, there is still so much time. We can still win this game and then we we’re coming back, we had to keep our composure because it was kind of getting crazy scoring. They couldn’t stop us … and that’s how we won that game.” After the team saw the comeback, there was a release of pure championship ecstasy. The taste
of those emotions kept the players hungry. The Uteck Bowl was there, in plain sight. “It was amazing … I remember when Nathan Messer kicked. The first thing that happened was I started crying. I was like, holy cow that just happened. It wasn’t very cold there but I was chilly, then all the sudden I just got so warm. I hugged my best friend and I just started crying. It was crazy. I ran onto the field. That was probably one of the happiest moments of my life for sure. You could just tell everyone was so happy. We worked so hard this season.” From there, the team went from standing high on the podium, to a a field in Quebec, filled with screaming fans, to continue to fight for their season. They lost in the Uteck Bowl, 36 to 6 to nationally ranked, Laval. But the Golden Hawks’ efforts were not for nothing. There is such a thing as a quality loss. “We won the Yates Cup [and] we were all very happy. And then went down to Quebec and just got our asses kicked and that’s the perfect way to put it. That’s a great learning experience for us. I know right now, our team is so motivated and excited for next year,” Knevel said. Laurier is a small school and the ability that the team showed when competing against schools with a much larger student body is nothing short of excellence. “I would just say that I am really proud of our team. We’re a resilient team. We battled in almost every single game.”
post. The Golden Hawks managed to pull themselves closer, finishing the third quarter on a 12-5 run, bringing the score to 59-47 in favour of the Lancers. As the fourth quarter rolled around, Laurier continued fighting to bring themselves within reach, at one point bringing the lead down to 65-54. But Windsor proved to be too much with their size, as they managed to pull out the win with a score of 73-56. Leading the charge for Windsor was Roger, a two-time First-Team OUA all-star with 23 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. Emily Prevost also played a big role as she also helped Windsor win, as she finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, and one block. For Laurier, it was an afternoon where buckets were simply hard to come by as only two players made it to double digit scoring. Irena Rynkiewicz led the way with 14 points, and Nicole Morrison finished with ten points, along with nine rebounds and five assists. This game proved to be a tough test for Laurier as they got to see how they fare against a team of Windsor’s caliber. “Definitely, the defensive effort in the second half compared to the first half [was positive]. It was a significant change in what we were able to do on the defensive end. I think the first half, we weren’t ready for their transition. We knew
they were a good transition team but we just weren’t able to slow them down and they scored a lot in bunches there and we made a couple of adjustments on how to defend inside as well, and that seemed to help a bit, but overall, you know, the second half and the way we competed even though we were down a bunch, it was definitely positive,” head coach Paul Falco, said. Games like these tend to be learning experiences for teams on the come-up like Laurier, especially with how much youth there is on this year’s squad. “We knew there was going to be some bumps along the road right? And this is definitely one of them and we just played the number five team in the country and I think we played them well in the second half, but we learned right out of the gate that if you don’t play four quarters, then you’re not going to have much of a chance against a team like that,” Falco said. When asked about the strong effort from Siwek-Smith, Falco said that her performance is comparable to some of the more experienced players. “She’s a good defender, a good rebounder and she gave us some great minutes there in the second half and that bodes well for the future, for us in terms of trying to guard other tough post players in our league,” he said.
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got all the pieces in and were just able to move the ball more effectively,” said Knevel. Knevel’s decision making skills allowed him to read the defence and respond accordingly. A quarterback needs to react to what the defence gives him. “Coach Faulds always says you can’t predetermine — that’s something that can get a quarterback in a lot of trouble, is predetermining before the snap. Coach is doing a great job telling us exactly what to look for. If my first read is not there, my second read and my third read. And if that’s not there then I do have the ability to run, too.”
It would be wrong to say that Knevel relied on his legs to make plays, but when the play broke down, he made the opposing defence pay. He totaled just over one hundred rushing yards this season, but that’s only on 20 attempts, giving him an average of 5.5 yards per carry. “You only have to account for eleven guys, but if the quarterback can run, you have to account for twelve. So my ability to be able to run, which I don’t really run a lot but I will if I have to,” he said. “I never get too upset about a play or too high about a play,” Knevel said about the Golden
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Lancers knock off Hawks ABDULHAMID IBRAHIM CORD SPORTS
Coming off of a two-game winning streak after beating York by 30 last week and beating Western in a close game on Wednesday, Laurier was looking to add another tally in the win column this past Saturday. Playing the Windsor Lancers, ranked fifth in thecountry, proved to be a tough task. The Golden Hawks managed to
get off to a quick start in the first quarter, bolting out of the blocks to an early 7-2 lead, but once Windsor found their rhythm, they proved too much for Laurier. The Lancers showed why they were the fifth ranked team in the country Saturday afternoon, as they finished the first quarter, leading 25-14. The second quarter proved to be much of the same, as the Lancers imposed their will inside as they finished the half, leading 49-30.
Despite the huge lead going into halftime, the Hawks showed the no-quit mentality that got them to 5-1. They came out in the second half, playing with more intensity, especially on defence, with firstyear Tayania Siwek-Smith leading the charge. She showed fearlessness and aggressiveness defending against the size of the Lancers, also showing she’s more than capable of defending players like Cheyanne Roger and Emily Prevost in the