Time for Life, page 13
THE The tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University since 1926 Volume 53, Issue 18
thecord.ca
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Questions remain at WCH Details still emerging in robberies that occurred in residence over the break
Fighting through Just eight days after losing his father, Max Allin plays the best game of basketball in Laurier history Sports, page 19
ELIZABETH DICESARE CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR
Nearly a week after Wilfrid Laurier University students in Waterloo College Hall residence discovered they had been the victims of a number of break-ins, further information on the robberies still remains unknown. While Chris Hancocks, the operations manager for Special Constables Servies, told The Cord there have been 25 reports of theft from students in WCH. While John Goodman, staff sergeant for the Waterloo Regional Police, told The Cord roughly 20 reports have been made, and Sheldon Pereira, manager of residence life, reported that only 22 thefts have been brought to his attention. Hancocks told The Cord that the investigation being carried out by Special Constables and the WRPS is still on-going. “We’re working closely with the Waterloo Regional police to investigate … they have started canvassing the building, and we are providing safety tips … [and] it’s progressing as fast as we can go,” he said. “[The canvass] is more of a prevention [measure] — the problem
“We’re just looking for any good tips that we can get.”
—Chris Hancocks, operations manager, Special Constable Services
is that the building was pretty much empty, but you never know if someone was in there and we haven’t spoken to them yet, or if they remember something, so we’re just looking for any tips that we can get.” Goodman echoed Hancocks’s comments, and added that WRPS also added safety tips on their university blog. These tips, however, simply reminded students to keep News, page 3
Inside
Late grades an annual issue
The rise of art in K-W Debunking the myth that Waterloo is lacking when it comes to an arts and culture scene
2,600 grades not submitted less than a week before term JUSTIN SMIRLIES NEWS DIRECTOR
The policies surrounding the submission of final grades were altered slightly at the last Wilfrid Laurier University senate and board meeting on Jan. 14. For classes that have no exams, instead of having the faculty give those grades 96 hours — four days — after the final class of the semester to the registrar’s office, they now have 96 hours after the final examination date of the semester. Professors at Laurier also have 96 hours after the writing of an exam to submit their final grades. While the policy about classes
with exams was in effect prior to the senate meeting, Ray Darling, the registrar at Laurier, placed a large emphasis at the meeting about professors meeting the deadline. By Jan. 2, 2,600 grades were still outstanding — two weeks after the final examination date of the fall semester and just five days before the start of second semester. “It’s pretty much been an issue every term that grades in general aren’t submitted on time,” explained Darling. “Until we get all of our grades in, we’re not able to roll grades to be official, which is kind of a system thing.” Darling noted that at this point most grades from last semester have
been submitted, but the delay could have created some issues with upper-year students requesting transcripts for graduate school applications, most of which are due by early to mid-January. “Laurier students applying for these places, it’s always kind of tight for them. So we want to roll grades for that so we can release official transcripts,” said Darling. He added that students that fail a prerequisite or have to withdraw from the university won’t find out until later in the semester because of late grades. “We’re assessing students’ Campus, page 4
In Depth, page 10
Going for it Four students put their names forward for WLUSU presidential race News, page 3