Sept. 23, 2009

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“There is a lot of educational research that basically says that size does matter.โ€
โ€“Laurier professor Garry Potter, speaking about the increasing class sizes and how, in this context, smaller is actually better.

“The guitar that I play is 45 years older than me โ€ฆ my girlfriend is very jealous because it gets a lot of action.โ€
โ€“Wade MacNeil, guitarist/vocalist of Alexisonfire.

โ€œWho is propping up the Stephen Harper government? Itโ€™s the scary socialists and scary separatists.โ€
โ€“Liberal party leader Michael Ignatieff on the NDP and Bloc supporting the Conservative Ways and Means motion on Sept. 18.

โ€œHe was for the war in Iraq and torture and now heโ€™s against it, no one knows who he is. He doesnโ€™t have a plan he doesnโ€™t have policies.โ€
โ€“Laurier student and former president of Laurier Campus Conservatives Eric Merkey on Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff.

โ€œWhen we watch a comedy at home, maybe weโ€™ll giggle a bit, but when we see it in the theatre we just laugh uproariously, because the audience is laughing too. Itโ€™s just more fun.โ€
โ€“ Katherine Spring, assistant film professor at Laurier, speaking about why watching film should be a social event.

โ€œWeโ€™re going to raise this money and weโ€™re going to do our best to raise it.โ€
โ€“ Paul Rossi, a member of the public squareโ€™s fundraising committee, following city councilโ€™s decision to extend the funding deadline for the proposed skating rink in Uptown Waterloo; the group now has until Oct. 19 to raise $226,000.

โ€œThe team expects me to be a leader and thatโ€™s what I have to be. I have to be able to come in and pick up where we left off.โ€
โ€“Laurier quarterback Evan Pawliuk on suddenly taking over as the starter following Luke Thompsonโ€™s knee injury this past Saturday.

โ€œWe really didnโ€™t play that well, so the loss wasnโ€™t all that shocking. Obviously weโ€™re not happy about it, but when you play like we did โ€ฆ a loss is just what happens.โ€
โ€“Womenโ€™s lacrosse head coach Lynn Orth on her teamโ€™s first loss in almost three years.

โ€œThe day I write a song about how much I love my dog is the day our career ends.โ€
โ€“The Midway Stateโ€™s songwriter, vocalist, and pianist, Nathan Ferraro.


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