March 27, 2013

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Adventure Time

Features, page 12

THE The tie that binds Wilfrid Laurier University since 1926 Volume 53, Issue 27

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

2011 project gets SLL funds ELIZABETH DICESARE CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

The 2012 to 2013 Student Life Levy (SLL) fund, which collected $1,039,515.49 from students, gave $88,000 to the 2-4 Lounge renovations that happened in the 2011-12 year, because the project had yet to be fully paid for. At the time of the renovation project, the majority of the money came from the 2011-12 SLL, and the remaining $88,000 was covered by the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union operating budget. The money taken from this year’s SLL is essentially being given back to WLUSU’s operating budget to make up for the costs. Rob Donelson, the vice-president of development and alumni relations at Laurier, explained that the SLL funds are allocated based on which projects will have stronger impacts on students. “What we try to do is weigh projects all together to see which ones would have the greatest impact on students, and so the amount that they get is dependent on how much money we have available and comparing the request to other requests

Beards, Boats! and the best of CMW The Cord reports from Canadian Music Week Arts, page 14

Campus, page 6

Inside

Beating the odds Sports Editor Shelby Blackley gets perspective on a leukemia patient’s road to recovery In Depth, page 10

Bike share in K-W

Life is meant for living

Two separate bicycle-sharing programs could be starting up soon in Waterloo Region

Videographer Jeremy Enns encourages you to reconnect with your sense of adventure

Local, page 7

Editorial, page 18

Hockey captain honoured Fiona Lester named Outstanding Woman of Laurier at annual luncheon Sports, page 24

Regional police crack down on jaywalking Area around university sees increase in tickets issued ASHLEY DENUZZO STAFF WRITER

In the lives of many Laurier students, jaywalking has become something of a daily routine. However, Waterloo Regional Police officers see it as a risky act and a ticketable traffic violation — a $50 traffic ticket to be exact. As part of a 2013 Traffic Enforcement and Road Safety Education Plan, the Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) are conducting an initiative during the month of March that focuses on road safety for pedestrians. This month’s initiative used the results of a study by the WRPS, which looked at the collision patterns at busy intersections. Police found that the biggest contributors to traffic collisions were pedestrians not using crosswalks, disobeying traffic signals and drivers failing to yield to pedestrians. Waterloo Regional Police discussed the results in a media release issued last month.

Staff Sergeant Scott Diefenbaker explained that the community would see an “enhanced police presence at intersections” during the month of March. This would also include areas with a “higher frequency of pedestrian-related incidents.” Basically, this means that Waterloo police are “cracking down” on jaywalkers and traffic violators. “There’s always been jaywalking,” said Chris Hancocks, operations manager for Laurier Special Constable Services. “Always.” Hancocks, who has been working with Special Constables for the past 16 years, has noticed that jaywalking becomes more common when there are high levels of construction. This now includes King St., University Ave., and respective side streets. However, Hancock fears that students are not taking the idea of jaywalking as seriously as they should, referencing to the number of collision incidences involving a pedestrian as evidence of this.

“[Jaywalking] is like playing chicken with a 400-pound vehicle.”

—Chris Hancocks, SCS operations manager

Local, page 7


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