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Posters on UW campus target women
This poster appeared on campus over the past week, covering posters of female candidates running in the current Feds election. Most posters have been removed from campus. The posters have provoked response from many female leaders on campus and have sparked outrage amongst students. Divyesh Mistry staff reporter
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ver the past week, unauthorized posters appeared in many UW campus buildings, covering the posters of females running in the current Feds election. Entitled “The Truth,” the poster has a picture of Marie Curie with a nuclear bomb explosion, with the quotation, “The brightest Woman this
Earth ever created was Marie Curie, The Mother of the Nuclear Bomb. You tell me if the plan of Women leading Men is still a good idea!” While many of these posters have already been removed, their temporary appearance sparked outrage amongst students on campus this week. While some candidates and students have expressed dismay and disgust with the posters, others are taking it as an opportunity to express messages of a positive nature.
“I sincerely hope that other women will not be discouraged to exercise their leadership potential because of these comments,” said candidate for VP education Natalie Cockburn. As current VP administration and finance, Sarah Cook expressed her feelings about the posters being displayed in buildings across campus. “Obviously there is still gender inequality in 2011, and it’s important for groups like the Women’s Centre and the One Waterloo campaign
to continue dialogue and education surrounding gender equity,” she said. “Aspiring female leaders should feel they are in an environment where their contributions are judged equally to that of their male counterparts, and that they are valued.” According to Kristen Leal, candidate for science council, the act was ridiculous. “I’m offended by the whole thing,” she said. “I found one on one of my posters on Monday. It was not a good night.”
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And the votes are in...
After two weeks of campaigning and debates, the election period for the 2011/2012 Federation of Students ended Feb. 10. Students voted online or, like the Team Rhino candidates (pictured from left to right: Edgar Bering, Marc Burns, Syed Albiz, Qifan Xi, and Ian Charlesworth), in person at the SLC voting booth. For election results, see Imprint’s online election coverage at www.imprint.uwaterloo.ca.
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UW celebrates Black History Events include African drumming performances, hip-hop dance, cultural expos, and free food Eduardo Ramirez asst. news editor
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ebruary is not only a month filled with midterms and assignments, it is also a significant cultural month known as Black History Month (BHM). It is a month to remember the accomplishments of the black community in North America, and their contributions to society. It is also a month to recognize the challenges and struggles the black community has faced over the years. For a long time, these two focuses have motivated and inspired many people to realize that Black History Month is for all cultures, and all people. People are not sharing Black History with only black people. The history is there for everyone. This month means a great deal for many people within the black community, but it also resonates with any culture who has faced discrimination and intolerance. It has inspired Waterloo’s ap-
proach to Black History Month of 2011. The theme of this year’s BHM is “Be Change,” coined for Gandhi’s famous words “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” Banners and posters were designed by students, and placed across campus. They can be seen outside of the Humanities Theatre at Hagey Hall, as well as inside the Davis Centre, and in the SLC. Smaller posters have been posted throughout the campus in various buildings. The images create a collage of prominent people who have in some way contributed to the quest for equality for black people. The first event held this month was on Wednesday and continued all week long. A black history panel consisting of students, staff, and guest speakers was scheduled to speak for an hour and field questions on black history, its relevance in the society today, and where it needs to go in the future. eramirez@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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McGILL UNIVERSITY
SSMU president censured Students Society of McGill University (SSMU) president Zach Newburgh has been publically censured for pursuing a job contract without informing the Students’ Society. Newburgh was involved with Jobbook.biz Inc for four months before he informed the Students’ Society. Newburgh entered into a confidential partnership with the CEO of the company in September. His job was
to market the fledgling job-networking site to other student union presidents at North American universities. Over the course of his job he visited several universities in the US and Britain. A motion was originally put forward by councillors to remove Newburgh from his position. It was later amended to a motion for public censure. One councillor remarked that it would be difficult for council to accomplish anything for the rest of the year because of the loss of trust.
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
No more party buses on campus A new policy at the University of Manitoba bans the Fort Garry Campus any buses rented to take students to events involving alcohol. The regulation is being imposed in response to safety concerns, but many students feel that it may encourage risky behaviour. Students groups were informed of the change through a January 12 memo that asked them not to use bus convoys to transport students to events at local bars. The university is in the midst of revising its alcohol policy, and in the meantime intends to charge any of
these “party buses” that come onto campus with trespassing. The university is concerned that by allowing the buses on campus, they are tacitly endorsing them as safe. They believe that if students are forced to find their own transportation to bars, they will be more responsible with their drinking. Students groups and the president of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union disagree. They feel that the regulations may result in more students driving under the influence of alcohol and deters student groups from planning social events.
RYERSON UNIVERSITY
Increase in instructor complaints Complaints against instructors at Ryerson University have risen 81 per cent in the last year, according to a recent report published by the university’s ombudsperson. The three main complaints are lack of instructor accessibility, disrespect from instructors, and lack of impartiality in decision-making.
John Isbister, the vice provost academic, said that the one-year jump didn’t alarm him. Anver Salojee, president of the Ryerson Faculty Association, said that large class sizes, heavy workloads, and limited office hours might contibute to the rise in complaints. The ombudsperson recommended that the university train staff thoroughly in impartiality in decision-making.
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA
BRITAIN AND SWEDEN
Dialogue between North and South
Assange to fight extradition
Military officials from North and South Korea are scheduled to engage in preliminary talks in the border village of Panmunjom. Relations between the two countries, which have always been strained, escalated last year when a South Korean vessel was sunk, killing 46 crew members. This event was further exacerbated by airstrikes against South Korean territories. The February 8 talks are expected to lay the foundation for higher level talks at the ministerial level. Decades of turbulent history coupled with the recent events of last year are expected to make process in talks extremely challenging. South Korea officials are skeptical over the success of talks as cashstrapped North Korea is often seeking short-term aid without committing to any long-term policies. While no credible statistics are available from government agencies, it is widely believed that most of North Korea’s population live below poverty levels. Previous talks have made minimal progress and have only ushered in a ceasefire under tense conditions.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is calling foul in a joint Swedish and British attempt to extradite him back to Sweden under sexual assault charges. Assange has disputed the allegations which came to light during the WikiLeaks blasts that rocked the international diplomatic community. Assange allegedly assaulted two girls he met during a visit to Stockholm last year. Swedish authorities are attempting to extradite Assange for questioning and trial with the aid of UK officials. Assange’s lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson, has pointed out numerous irregularities in the case being filed against his client. Robertson argued that Assange has not been charged thus far, as Swedish prosecutors are still developing the assault case, but rather he is wanted for questioning. Entering Swedish territory could involve serious risks for Assange including extradition to the US. The UK trial to decide whether Assange is to be extradited is expected to come to a close later this week. Assange is currently living at a country mansion of a WikiLeaks supporter in the UK.
— With files from BBC, Toronto Star, and CBC
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Canadian killed in Dominican Republic
Jordan Morrison of Barrie, Ontario was killed at the Grand Paradise Bavaro resort in the Dominican Republic while vacationing with his family. Two men have been taken to jail while three men have been released on bail. According to defense lawyer Eloy Francisco Bella Perez, who is representing the five men that are linked to the alleged murder, Morrison’s death was a result of him falling during an alcohol-fuelled fight. Prosecutor Mercedes Santana Rodriguez said Morrison and the five men had an altercation inside the disco when one of the men spat on a woman that Morrison was with. A witness said, “four guys came up to this lady... and this guy, he’s from Montreal, Quebec, he spit in the girl’s face and then [Morrison] reacted.” According to CBC News, the men allegedly confronted Morrison outside the disco where they attacked him. While Morrison was immediately taken to receive medical attention, they were unable to revive him, according to the Dominican police news release.
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Correction Imprint would like to apologize for any incorrect information located in the story “Apathy, indecision runs high as election nears,” and the poll located below it, specifically. The poll was not statistically analyzed and was misleading.
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
President avoids censure by threatening to sue Alma Mater Society president Bijan Ahmadian has avoided censure by the council by threatening legal action against the society that he leads. The censure motion was brought against Ahmadian because of his actions during the recent AMS elections. Complaints against him included potentially defamatory remarks in the
National Post, communications with the university regarding land use, and his criticisms of then VP External Jeremy McElroy. The motion resulted in a 12-12 tie with six councillors abstaining from the vote. Ahmadian said he would sue the AMS if the motion passed because he had not been given sufficient notification of the motion to censure. He also cited damages to his future career as a reason to refrain from censure.
— With files from The McGill Daily, The Manitoban, The Eyeopener and The Ubyssey araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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nce upon a time, I loved going to movie theatres. There was nothing more exciting in the world than getting buttery popcorn, sitting down with a drink too big for my toddler bladder to contain, and watching the latest Disney movie on a huge screen that “hurts my eyes, Mom.” As I got older, my hobby became just another lethargic way to kill time I didn’t actually have. But I couldn’t pinpoint the specific issues I had with going out to watch a new release until just about two weeks ago. I was sitting in a silent theatre watching the climactic scene of 127 Hours, when a faint noise behind me began to grow louder and louder. Turning around, I was more annoyed than anything else to find a guy fake snoring and laughing with his buddies. One look around the theatre and I saw viewers shocked, motionless, and in tears because of the events unravelling onscreen. Unfortu-
nately, I couldn’t reciprocate their feelings because my experience had been officially interrupted by Team Douche. That’s when it hit me: I hate going to movie theatres because of other people who go to movie theatres. True, I’m one of the few who hold a soft spot for the movie-watching experience itself, but I’m pretty sure the $4.99 spent on a Tuesday’s movie ticket does not equate to a burning desire to listen to trolling IRL. Unsure of whether to laugh or cry over some of the experiences I’ve had at the movies, my frustration has led me instead to narrow down some categories that assholes in nearly every theatre can plunk themselves into.
To the snackers, the drinkers, and the all-around consumers... As I am like you, I don't have a problem with most of you — the quiet, modest eaters who keep to themselves and carefully open any and all packages prior to the movie's opening scene. However, on the other end of the spectrum
I’m here to watch the movie, not listen to your take on the plot. Or the actors. Or your lack of a sex life. This is real life, not an episode of Seinfeld and even if you were half as hilarious as Kramer (which you aren’t), I’d still look for duct tape if it meant relieving my ears from the painful sounds of your irritating voice. Just STFU. Do you want me to make a sign for you? Because I will.
To the person with the overactive bladder...
Remember when you weren’t allowed to ride in the car as a kid until you took care of a few things in the washroom first? Learn from that. We’ve all been there: the theatre is packed, viewers are settled in, the movie’s at a turning point, and the person in the middle of the theatre decides to get up and take care of what they should have done before the movie. All I can do is deeply sigh while watching someone do their pee dance as they awkwardly crawl over an entire row of people (twice), while loudly whispering, “Sorry, excuse me.” There are only a few things more irritating than having to witness this scene, and one of them is a person who repeats their mission during the movie.
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To the chair kickers...
Do you want to keep your legs? Your kicking may be accidental the first few times but if it persists, I will dig my fingernails into your calf and claw you like there’s no tomorrow. If I wanted to be irritated while sitting down, I would go to the mall and pay 25 cents for a 15 minute session in a coin-operated massage chair. I will take your shoes off and throw them across the theatre. Don’t tempt me, it wouldn’t be the first time.
To “Movie Theatre Peter...”
You’re at the theatre and it’s the opening night of Harry Potter, or Pirates of the Caribbean, or some other random movie with five million parts that attracts about a 1,000 people. You take a seat in the theatre, 40 minutes early, and try to enjoy the dopey trivia that precedes the trailers. It’s too bad you’re not actually enjoying it or having much success with figuring out the little puzzles because there’s the know-it-all who shouts the answers out. Give me a break. I’ve already had to book a day off work to see this movie, Peter, the least you could do is sit and pretend like you do something else besides sit around memorizing the monthly answers. Readers, don’t pretend like you don’t know who I’m talking about. I know you want a fork. So you can fork Peter in the eye. Once upon a time, yes, I loved going to movies. But lately my heart’s not in it. In fact, she’s tired, she’s weak, and she’s annoyed. No longer a form of escapism or even a relaxing way to spend a night, movie theatres everywhere have become a battlefield. In a face-off against trollers, I don’t even feel like it’s worth the effort anymore. Cinema, it’s time to throw in the towel with our relationship. Cliché as it is, it’s not you, it’s me. I’ve just had it with all your other hoes.
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"I call on the _______ of all _______ to _________ _____ until a ______ is reached," she said. "Have no more sex until the new administration is posing on the steps of the palace." - Marleen Temmerman, a Socialist senator
Answer: "I call on the spouses of all negotiators to withhold sex until a deal is reached," she said. "Have no more sex until the new administration is posing on the steps of the palace."
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are those who crinkle empty packages for what feels to me like days on end. Sorry for all those casual stretches I've done in the past that have “accidentally” knocked snacks out of your hands. LOL JK, you son of a bitch, I'm glad your nachos are dirty. Oh, and to the cruel bastard who somehow gets satisfaction out of slurping on the shredded ice at the bottom of their cup, there's nothing I want to do more than kick the back of your chair and make you choke on your straw.
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Parking Services a disservice? editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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have toyed with the idea of writing about my personal experiences with UW Parking Services for quite some time now. After a conversation I had with someone this morning about their experiences parking on campus and how frustrating it is, I thought, enough is enough, I'm going for it. I have many personal complaints when it comes to Parking Services and parking on campus in general — some valid and some just whiny, complain-y, me-being-lazy complaints. My feelings pretty much stem from the fact that even though I work in the SLC, I have to
park at UWP, even on Wednesday evenings when I often don't leave the building until very late. Can you say safety hazard? I've been told numerous times, and after numerous debates from my end, that I have no choice but to park at UWP. According to Parking Services, however, if I were a student (as opposed to being staff) at the University of Waterloo, holding a term-based parking pass, I could park in lots C, N, W, or X. But, for reasons that I still can't wrap my head around, I can only park at UWP. I should also note that as staff, I am able to park in any un-gated lot for free on weekdays after 4:30 p.m. and on weekends. Ultimately, I feel it is fairly ri-
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diculous that I have to park so far away from where I work, but do enjoy my daily dose of exercise (even through the recent snow and slush that make their subsequent appearances and contribution to the slow decay of my favourite boots). So let it be known that my complaint does not exist out of pure laziness, but simply the obvious fact that parking so far away from my office is annoying. Another point that I must note is that the UWP parking lot likes to fill up sometimes, leaving me with the following unfavourable, options: parking at M lot and paying four dollars, parking at X lot (walking a bit) and paying three dollars, or I have run out of options that don't involve my car's eventual towing. Meaning, that even though I have a paid parking pass in my possession, there is still a chance that I will have to pay to park somewhere else. Not cool. Also, on more than one occasion, despite having paid the four dollars (all in change,
by the way, as the machine inconveniently only accepts change or Watcard), I was still ticketed in M lot. One time the ninja-like parking police gave me a ticket even though I clearly had my valid ticket resting on my dash board. Another time, I had parked my car in M after 4:30 p.m. and still received a ticket. The tickets I got for trying to chance it by putting yesterday's ticket on my dash, or several outdated tickets on my dash in an attempt to "confuse" Parking Services, were quite obviously well-deserved. I hope my honesty will further reassure you that my bad experiences with Parking Services were all, indeed, true stories and unfounded. So continues my tumultuous relationship with UW Parking Services. After about 10 parking tickets and a tow later, I would say I am about as bitter as any student who has had to scramble to find parking on campus and was forced to park at the University Plaza and then later ticketed.
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the biggest oil and gas companies today inappropriately dumped approximately 21,000 tonnes of toxic waste in the “Love Canal” portion of American Niagara Falls and then sold the land to a local school board? It may be easy to blame exponentially growing countries such as China on the current destruction of our environment. China has essentially destroyed the ecosys-
Now think about the fact that in order to produce 1kg of beef, it requires 15 times the amount of water than growing 1kg of wheat.
Unfortunately, most people are unaware of the progress that has been made toward the sustainable development of our planet. Sustainable development asks for human
in Chernobyl, Ukraine, a nuclear power station exploded resulting in radiation 100 times worse than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined? Did you know that one of
tem of the longest river in Asia, the Yangtze, by building the Three Gorges dam, the largest construction project in China since the Great Wall. The real problem, though, is
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with developed society. People in developed countries have a higher standard of living and are more accustomed to a lavish lifestyle. Developed countries have more cars, and thus more automobile emissions hurting the ozone layer. It is countries where fast food originates, and some fast food companies help destroy tropical rainforests by raising cattle in cheap rainforest areas that were purposefully destroyed for that exact reason. Think about the inefficiencies of fast food in terms of the amount thrown out and the quantity which the establishment wastes. Clearly, a lot of food is being wasted. Now think about the fact that in order to produce just one kilogram of beef, it requires 15 times the amount of water than growing one kilogram of wheat. This should not necessarily entice a person to adopt a vegan lifestyle, but it no doubt highlights
the argument for the contraction of wasteful meat production and consumption practices, which would help save South American rainforests. It is hard for one person to have an impact on the sustainable development of the world, but that does not mean our generation should give up on the fight. Citizens need to educate themselves and live by the motto of “thinking globally and acting locally.” What can you do on a daily basis, which will, through you, cause the environment to be better off ? I was reading a textbook on how the melting of the Arctic Ice will make drilling for oil economically possible, which will in turn cause land disputes. Personally, I would rather want the Canadian government to help reduce ozone emissions today than looking at the upside of exploiting the Arctic land and Inuit people tomorrow.
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beings to be able to better conserve our environment, while dealing with the inevitable growth of each and every economy. What’s even worse than people not knowing the positive contributions that are making our world more eco-friendly, is the fact that disasters around the world are going widely unnoticed or simply forgotten by the general population. Did you know that in 1986,
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t is surprising to think about, but the battle for our world’s environment is not that old of a fight. Rachel Carson singlehandedly eliminated the use of DDT in North America through her book Silent Spring, which she wrote in 1962. The Green Party of Canada was founded in 1983. Actually, it could be argued that the first politically relevant conference about the environment on an international scale was not held until 1992 at the Rio De Janiero Earth Summit, the year when most freshman university students were born.
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Government forces CRTC to rescind UBB decision, post-petition Rajul Saleh staff reporter
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riginally, there was going to be an article here discussing CRTC’s decision to introduce Usage-Based Billing for all Internet Service Providers and scrap unlimited plans. Such a thing would’ve had various consequences, ranging from individuals and small businesses being charged more for less data usage, to web service– based companies losing serious business for reasons completely out of their control. And then something amazing happened. Industry Minister Tony Clement tweeted late Wednesday that if the CRTC doesn’t rescind its decision, Ottawa will overturn it. So essentially, we won. Smaller ISPs can continue to provide a cheaper alternative to “the big companies” without having their prices dictated by their competition. But this victory is about more than that. First of all, it is always good to see the democratic process work. There were plenty of nay-sayers who thought that the decision was going to stick, and that Stephen Harper saying he was going to look into it was political-speak for “we will pretend to do something about it, but nothing will actually change.” It’s an understandable mindset, given the fact that no single policy can make everyone happy, and that there are very few issues which a vast majority can get behind. Luckily for us, this was one such issue, and something as simple as an internet petition was able to bring to light a serious problem. But that’s not all it did. Thanks to the media hype surrounding the controversy, more people than ever have been exposed to these smaller ISPs that, while
you may not find their ads floating around on cable TV (which, ironically, are supplied by the same big companies), are actually providing more data at the same speed for less money. I can only hope that all this media attention forces more consumers to switch out of their Bell and Rogers Internet services and instead provide their business to companies that actually give a damn about their customers. The greatest victory, however, comes from the fact that once people realize just how much our internet habits are evolving and requiring more data than ever, they will expect, nay, demand more data for less money. Companies like Bell tell us that the fault lies with a small percent of “high usage” customers that slow down service for all others, but what happens when everyone starts using more data? Do they honestly think that they can continue providing internet services on decades-old cables and infrastructure while charging the same amount? Would you still pay $2,000 for a desktop with 128kb of RAM, not even a gigabyte of storage space, and a processor slower than what’s in your cell phone? These smaller ISPs are the only thing keeping the big companies from charging whatever they want. It’s not the most powerful opposition, but it’s about the only one we have. The big companies will learn the hard way that the only way to get business is to provide what the customer wants at an affordable price, not by taking out the competition, telling the customers what they can and can’t have, and charging whatever they want for it. What has happened here is certainly a strong step in that direction.
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n response to Rajul Saleh's report last week about the CRTC coming hard with the decision to implement UBB (Usage Based Billing), I would like to clarify a few points. The UBB ruling (Telecom Decisions 2010-255, 2010-802, 2011-44) is a series of decisions that affect how third-party Internet Service Providers (ISPs) use the wholesale DSL Gateway Access Service (GAS) that Bell provides. These rulings do not affect
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charges, it also affects how much these third-party ISPs pay Bell in order to connect their customers. The latest ruling, 2011-44, states that third-party ISPs are given a 15 per cent discount relative to the rate that Bell charges. That means, if Bell were to sell the service at $50, third-party ISPs will have to pay $42.50 (15 per cent off of $50) to Bell to connect their customers. This is the main reason to be against Usage-Based Billing. It will be harder for third-party ISPs to compete amongst themselves and much harder to compete against Bell. TekSavvy
and gas to name a few, are consumed. Bandwidth is not consumed, it does not disappear. Just because you downloaded a song or streamed a NetFlix movie does not mean you're taking it away from the Internet. So, what more can you do? If you're one of the 400,000 that signed the petition on openmedia.ca/meter already, I thank you. There is a National Day of Action on Feb. 26 organized by Stop The Meter, you can find more information on openmedia.ca/local. You can also write to Peter Braid, the MP for Kitchener-Waterloo.
The rulings do not affect customers who get the Internet through a data plan with their cell phone companies.
customers who are with Rogers or using any cable based Internet access that is resold from Rogers (though, it will in the near future, see “Rogers TPIA Agreement” on Google). The rulings do not affect customers who get the Internet through a data plan with their cell phone companies. These rulings do not affect students using ResNet or the wireless service on campus. The UBB rulings do not only affect usage limits (caps) and overage
Solutions Inc. wanted a 50 per cent discount ($25) so that they can offer rates that are significantly lower than Bell's rate. With the first two rulings, Bell wanted to offer third-party ISPs 25 per cent and zero per cent discounts respectively. With the latest ruling, the CRTC decided a 15 per cent discount is the right amount. The argument that the Internet is similar to other services where you pay for what you use, does NOT make any sense. These services: electricity, water
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Tips for an aspiring science journalist
Seven things I learned from Calamai
Aletheia Chiang staff reporter
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The “Journalism 101 for Scientists” conference held in the Davis Centre was designed to teach the research community about the media and its relationship to scientific journalism.
efore the “Journalism 101 for Scientists” conference began, I had the chance to sit down with Peter Calamai. He was the former national science reporter for The Toronto Star and a founding member of the Canadian Science Writers’ Association. Calamai gave some useful pointers for the aspiring (science) journalist. I have encapsulated these insights into seven points.
The future of transportation Chinye Osamusali science & technology
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Pilot-less aircraft lands first flight test
On Feb. 4, a new, special type of aircraft took the skies: an unmanned aircraft. Manufactured by the Northrop Grumman Corporation, a corporation that specializes in military and defence mechanisms, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) was launched at an Air Force base in California. The X-47B UCAS-D is supposed to be able to take off on its own, control its flight throughout the voyage, recognize and neutralize any threats that may come its way, and land back on an airstrip safe and sound. Prior to this test, the plane did airframe proof load tests, propulsion system accelerated mission tests, software maturity and reliability simulations, and other system test activities to prepare for its first flight. The plane flew to an altitude of over 1,500 metres and did a few patterns while in flight. The objective of the test is to identify whether the first version of the plane is stable enough to take off and land on the aircraft carrier without any problems.
It was a compilation of the system data collected and analyzed by both the U.S. Navy and the Northrop Grumman Corporation. Since the flight was successful, it verified that the data was correct and certified the plane for the next level of testing. According to Captain Jaime Engdahl, the Navy’s UCASD program manager, this is one of the first of many tests that will be used to assess the airworthiness of the aircraft. The next set of tests is scheduled to run in 2013. When fully tested and functional, the pilot-less plane will open doors for the next revolution in combat plane technology. Solar powered boat to take the waters
Boat technology is still being improved and developed further. For example, Tamarack Lake Electric Boat Company is working on a solar-electric boat. In 2006, the idea first came to light, but the feedback was not positive. The designer, Monte Gisborne, had suggested that the boat, also known as the Loon, is still bad for the environment because it is polluting the water it floats upon. The boat emits hydrocarbons into the water. Gisborne stated that it is not much
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It’s okay if the etching out the game plan takes a few years. It doesn’t have to be done by tomorrow morning.
different from “urinating in your own family room.” In reaction to the negative feedback, the Loon got a design overhaul three years later. Producers began to reinvent their original design. It had recently been announced that the new and improved version of the boat will be manufactured in the next few months, in both North America and Europe. Consumers can even begin to place deposits on the boats, which will be priced around $30,000 USD. The boat is approximately seven metres long. The solar array on the roof of the boat is 1,000 watts. It extends the range of the boat, which is currently around 80 kilometres. However, the boat does not rely only on the solar array. There is a 48-volt battery that can be charged. Both of these power a motor that has 5.5 horsepower. The boat will be able to reach speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour. As this technolog y becomes available, there will also be a larger version of the boat on the market: the Osprey. It will be a lot like the Loon, except it will be able to seat up to 30 passengers. —With files from Gizmag Energing Technology Magazine
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Decide who it is that you want to speak to: people who don’t care about science (yet), or people who already do?
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Communications is about dealing with the fundamentals; journalism is about covering what’s newsworthy. Remember that if you want to speak to the people who stopped caring about science in grade 10, you could end up spending half your airtime or half your word count just explaining the basics— what Calamai called “the children’s encyclopedia of knowledge”— before you can get into the real meat of things.
If you happen to be drawn to a medium first, you must then figure out how to use it for it to fulfill your goal of communicating to your target audience.
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It’s okay if the etching out the game plan takes a few years. It doesn’t have to be done by tomorrow morning. The important thing to realize here is that mere “shotgunning” is no longer going to work in today’s fast-paced media environment. As Graeme Stemp-Morlock (UW Science alumni and freelance science writer) also pointed out, “there’s just no more time to stumble around anymore.”
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Think about what the prospects of television journalism will look like in 20 years with the advent of Internet TV. What will compel people to watch your channel out of all the 50,000 other channels?
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Delusions and dilutions: homeopathy confronted For every one drop of substance in a homeopathic remedy, there are massive amounts of water.
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Some common dilution strengths: 19C = 1:100000000000000000000000000000000000000 (one drop in ten spheres with the same diameter of our solar system, filled with water.)
26C = 1:1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (one drop in a sphere with the same diameter of the Milky Way, filled with water) Jordan Campbell senior staff reporter
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f any of this homeopathy stuff starts making sense to you, clue us in,” laughed a member of the London Skeptics’ delegation to the Great KW Homeopathy Experiment. The experiment occurred in concert with the 10:23 Challenge, a demonstration that carries the message “Homeopathy: there’s nothing in it.” People from nearly 70 cities across the world participated in a homeopathic overdose last weekend. There have not yet been any reports of people suffering adverse reactions after the international campaign, but there is, perhaps, a homeopathic reason for that. For those not familiar with the 200-year-old branch of alternative medicine, remedies are made by diluting solu-
tions containing an ingredient that is “prescribed” for an individual’s particular ailment, and then diluting them again. Homeopaths claim that the more diluted a solution is, the more powerful it is. By this logic, overdosing skeptics across the world are doing it wrong. Instead of taking a whole bottle of homeopathic sleeping pills, one should theoretically have half a dose and dilute it further. Industry insiders talk about a “water memory.” They claim that the water in the solution “remembers” the molecular shape of the ingredient being diluted. This enables the water to do an array of wonderful things for you. As can be expected of the crowd outside of Kitchener City Hall on Sunday, all were skeptical about molecular memory. Even if it does exist, one attendee compared this mechanism of action to building a hammer
out of Play-Doh. Yeah, it looks like a hammer, but it’s not going to build a house. The “mechanism of action” or the “magic that makes homeopathy work” has yet to be discovered. In fact, all scientific research on this particular form of naturopathy has yet to affirm any sort of effect, other than being a really good placebo. Papers and articles affirming homeopathy’s validity do exist, though they are anecdotal. The remedies might not actually be helping anyone, but placebos don’t actually hurt anyone either. So why the grand statement? Why was there a massive international group effort to shed light on the ineffectiveness of this pseudoscience? The global population has been buying into homeopathy to an alarming extent, as the financial statements from Boiron (a homeopathy giant based in France) clearly show. In 2010, Boiron had an annual revenue of 520 million Euros, 12.7 per cent more than in 2009; and, this year, they are en route to making more money than ever before. People are starting to use these remedies in place of actual, proven-to-work medical treatments. There are even homeopathic vaccines that claim to protect against deadly illnesses including (but not limited to) polio, malaria, and hepatitis. Misinformation hurts people, sometimes it kills people. In 2004, Dr. Marisa Viegas, a general practitioner in London, England, recommended that a patient discontinue taking medication for a heart condition in favour of homeopathic remedies. The unnamed patient subsequently died from “acute heart failure due to treatment discontinuation.”
6C = 1:1000000000000 (one drop in 4 Olympic class swimming pools of water)
Viegas was tried by the General Medical Council (GMC) tribunal and found guilty of professional misconduct. Her registration was suspended for a year and later revoked completely. But there is not always justice in these cases. In fact, Viegas would still legally be allowed to offer homeopathic advice to those seeking it. You do not need to be a doctor to be a homeopath. There is a Homeopathic College of Canada, where students can work to receive a Diploma in Homeopathic Medicine and Sciences (D.H.M.S.); but people with a D.H.M.S. are not legally accountable for their professional opinions. If they tell you that they have eyedrops that will without–a–doubt cure cancer, they are not liable should one’s tumour metastasize. While a code of ethics does exist for the Society of Homeopaths (SOH), nowhere in the document does it mention a homeopath’s responsibility to inform their clients of conventional medical options. For the most part, the code of ethics is a compilation of vague statements about respect and co-operation. The closest that the SOH comes to addressing the issue of seeking the advice of medical professionals is one of the two points under “Informed Consent” which states: “...clinical members must give clear and suffi-
cient information about the nature of homeopathic treatment, its scope, and its limitations, before treatment begins and as appropriate during treatment.” Which would be fine, except that the only actual scientific documentation on the scope and limitations of homeopathy states that it is a placebo at best. How many homeopaths are going to tell their prospective clients that? There is a place for naturopathic medicine in society, the skeptics and the proponents of the 10:23 Challenge are not calling all naturopaths frauds. But homeopathy, along with other questionable and unproven naturopathic branches, is being used more and more as a replacement to conventional and necessary medicine. Who can blame the consumer? If someone tells you that a sugar pill is going to do the same thing for you as a devastating chemotherapy treatment, you’re going to want it to be true. False information and willful ignorance are keeping people out of hospital and may be pushing them into graves. Demonstrations like the one last weekend remind us to think critically about the choices we make for ourselves, our bodies, and our children. More than that, they make us think about the example we set for those around us and the information we share with others.
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Everyday is Like Sunday
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Behind the scenes photos of Waterloo and Laurier students, banding together for a local TV pilot project, shot in Uptown locations such as indie bar, the Jane Bond. photos courtesy Kandle Osborne
“In life, people and relationships change over time, and we want to capture that in this series.” - Pavan Moondi, Director Eleonora Meszaros imprint intern
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t occurred to me that nobody I knew really watches any Canadian scripted comedy,” director and co-writer Pavan Moondi said while reflecting on the idea behind his latest television project, Everyday is Like Sunday. The series, whose pilot can now be viewed online, is an attempt by Moondi and fellow co-writer and UW alum Michael Sloane to shed some light on the lifestyle of Canadian students following their respective undergrad studies, and in my opinion the pilot does just that. “I think the subject of a postgraduate malaise hasn’t really been touched on in a realistic way on television,” said Moondi. “Our goal is to hopefully build enough of a following for this
pilot online that we can convince the networks and producers that people in their 20s will watch Canadian television if there are shows out there that are actually directed at them.” Everyday is Like Sunday is certainly spot-on with reaching out to university students — whether it’s the sleeping patterns, relationship dynamics, or answering that big question following graduation: “What are you doing with your life?” As a character-based series, the realistic transitions and changes that the characters face over time are the central focus of the series, as opposed to the situations they may or may not find themselves in. “Our situations are pretty mundane and realistic, but the humour comes from the dialogue,” Moondi said. “We want to operate at a slower pace with longer
scenes and let our audience get a feel for who these characters really are. We’re focused on our characters evolving over time. In life, people and relationships change over time, and we want to capture that in this series.” Kind of like a Waterloo-based Seinfeld, I wonder? Pretty into it. Although it’s hard to tell from a single pilot, there is definitely incentive to find out what happens throughout the series. Predominantly, this is because the viewer is left with some blanks to fill in, thanks to the clever creation of anticipation with the closing scene of the first episode, not to mention a killer monologue that is extremely relatable to my life and yours. But from a personal view, what’s really refreshing to see from Everyday is Like Sunday is that something different is finally trying to emerge
on Canadian television networks. Most television shows, Moondi pointed out, are not very relevant to personal experiences, many lacking real substance and upping the drama ante a little excessively. With Everyday is Like Sunday, there was nothing that brought a smile to my face more than seeing how the film captured the streets of Uptown Waterloo as characters live their lives. Waterloo truly is a beautiful city that doesn’t get nearly enough credit as it deserves for all of its history. While we’re on the subject of praising the production team for the good use of the Uptown Waterloo setting, the musical score must be given recognition. Consisting almost entirely of works from local talent, The Music Box, the pilot can seriously benefit your music library while causing all the undoubtable smirks that creep
up on you during its 23 minute course. Currently, Moondi and the rest of the crew are looking to promote the series and get a feel for viewer interest from the online pilot. “We’re targeting students and recent grads primarily ... I’m not sure how much age has to do with it so much as a certain sensibility willing to watch something that doesn’t move at a breakneck pace or have a super slick presentation,” said Moondi of the production, which has been incredibly successful so far, wrapping up filming of the first episode in just one day. As for the interest the pilot may spark, Moondi mentioned Facebook. “Clicking that ‘Like’ button will go a long way,” he said of the Everyday is Like Sunday Facebook fan page. Don’t hesitate, just click it. emeszaros@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Live @ Starlight:
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Jim Bryson reaches out to the audience at Starlight, Feb. 5. Bryson is touring behind The Falcon Lake Incident, an albu,m he recorded with the help of the Weakerthans.
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“It was clear that most people showed up expecting to see the Weakerthans plus Jim Bryson; not Jim Bryson and the Weakerthans.”
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ou can’t always get what you want. The crowd at Starlight last Wednesday (Feb. 3) would have echoed that sentiment. It was clear that most people showed up expecting to see the Weakerthans plus Jim Bryson; not Jim Bryson and the Weakerthans. You see, Bryson chose the Weakerthans as his backing band for his fourth studio album, The Falcon Lake Project. So instead of John K. Samson and songs like “Over-retired Explorer,” fans saw Jim Bryson and the Samson-less Weakerthans perform songs like “Wild Folk” and “All the Fallen Leaves.” They put in a workman-like effort; there was nothing particularly outstanding, but they held the crowd’s attention throughout the set. The songs were strong; Bryson’s folky, at-times warbly voice (similar in quality to Samson’s, really) conveyed a sincerity that made him immediately likable. So, too, did his between-songs banter. He warned the crowd that he liked to talk a lot, but he kept most of his interjections a reasonable length. He cut in before song three, “Pissing on Everything,” for example, to tell everyone that he had written the song after watching too much Oprah Winfrey. “One of the hazards of having a job where you’re at home during the day,” he quipped. And, as every artist will, he played the “I’m familiar with the area” card. He told the crowd that Waterloo was “home of the third post-secondary institute that I didn’t graduate from.” Of course, having the Weakerthans as a
backing band also worked in his favour. The songs were littered with hallmarks of the Winnipeg band’s previous work, most notably Stephen Carroll’s slide guitar and an occasional trumpet lead. It was clear by the end of the show that Bryson had won the hearts of at least a few Starlight patrons. Nearly everyone participated when Bryson asked for a clapping rhythm in the middle of “Constellation,” and he and the Weakerthans were rather emphatically asked back for another song after they had left the stage. Even if fans had been treated to their favourite Weakerthans tunes, the band might still have been overshadowed by (second) opening act The Sun Parlour Players. The trio was unbelievable; all three are multi-instrumentalists, and throughout much of the performance played two or three instruments simultaneously. First instinct is to label the band as folk-rock, but that would do them a disservice. The songs have a grandeur about them: think The National, but with banjos. Oh, and they make their own preserves. That might be cool or uncool - I’d argue the former - but for those interested, they had a sweet beet jelly on sale at the merch table. The band was definitely more of a hit than the first opener, Daniel Ledwell. The soft-spoken (and rambling) musician played a set of soft, acoustic material that – while good – failed to entice the crowd. Ledwell did have a set of pipes though. His falsettos evoked Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley – no, I’m not kidding – and, to his credit, he played admirably alongside Bryson and the Weakerthans later in the night.
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Michael Rosenthal of Sun parlor players, rocking out with his glockenspiel. Just one of the many interesting instruments the band brought to the stage to wow the crowd.
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o who won the Super Bowl this weekend? Well I hope you weren’t looking for the answer here, my good reader, because you certainly won’t find it. Why don’t you go to the sports section and have a gander there? Go on. Oh come now, I know Waterloo isn’t the height of sports and runners, but come now, give the poor section a chance. I will wait here. Back, are you? Most excellent, let us continue onwards. Some of you may have cared enough to acknowledge that it was Super Bowl weekend. Most of you that watched probably gathered around the beer-and-chips table at home with a group of friends, or perhaps you had an orgy of football filled with the colours of the teams involved. Either way, it does not matter. Looking through the media on the week leading up to the Super Bowl is like watching government censorship messages. Always the same repeated crap about the same subject. Mind you, it’s not that I don’t like government censorship messages, but the repetition annoys me. Which then led me to this thought: is there a gaming event for gamers that can be compared to the Super Bowl? Two paragraphs ago, I described an event when people gathered in their living rooms, hoping that the pigskin will fly for their team of choice. I have never noticed an event, in my knowledge anyways, about video gaming where people would do the same. Sure, people usually gather around a T.V. on Friday night, crack a beer, and yell at little kids on Call of Duty. But an event that does not include the actual act of gaming, while including a time when gamers gather around to celebrate, is unheard of.
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...a time when gamers gather around to celebrate is unheard of.
See, if you love hockey, as any average Canadian does, you will (try to) play hockey, and then pay any amount charged to watch the Stanley Cup. The Cup is a celebration of the best — the people who aim with the most accuracy, the team that manages to outscore any others, and mostly, the pride of the sport (unless of course you cheered for Toronto — errr). Of course, there are some events that are being created with the intention of celebrating video games. One of these would be the Spike Video Game Awards. If I need to explain the concept of an awards show to you, then perhaps you need to seriously see the sunlight; even I know better. In case you really aren’t sure what’s going on, basically the award show celebrates the games of the year, and shows some previews to games in development. Despite that, however, I never hear gamers talk about the event itself. Now, part of that may come from the fact that I, too, hate Spike. The so-called network for men just SCREAMS compensation. I don’t think that’s the problem, however. I think the problem remains in the fact that video games haven’t become a spectator sport yet. See, in order to play football, you have to be built a certain way. You wouldn’t ask half the population of UW to play football because, well, we wouldn’t want a perfect losing season,
now would we? No. The problem with this is that video games (in my opinion contemporary video games) are made so that anyone can play them and master them. Even someone as laid back as I am can go on a 10-streak killing spree in any shooting game, while a “pro-gamer” needs to have special game pads, drink a certain drink, or pray to a certain god. Point is, gaming nowadays is made for everyone. Everyone can do this sort of thing. What can be done then? Well, believe it or not, Starcraft has begun paving the way. When Starcraft became a popular “gaming sport,” South Koreans began gathering en masse to watch “pro gamers” play high-tier games that could end in mere minutes. A website known as GOMtv (GOM standing for Gretech Online Movie) even has seasons (up to three now!) for Starcraft 2 tournaments, designed for pros. Of course, anyone can enter, but really, only the pros get to the end of the tournament. Of course, to have one event held for gaming to celebrate its awesomeness is impossible, as it is impossible to have a single event in sports to celebrate all the different kinds of it. I don’t propose that we all just start making super cool gaming events to celebrate the stealth genre of gaming, but maybe there should be something like that. Something to bring together gamers onto the couch and have them crack open beers, make nachos with chips and dips, all the while screaming at the T.V. when their player of choice loses. Or maybe that already happens, on a Friday night, somewhere in a house, where everyone sucks at gaming… against a 13-year-old.
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T. Mills Ready, Fire, Aim Uprising Records
There’s more than one reason why I love to hate T. Mills, but most of them can be summed up from his cleverly titled debut album, Ready, Fire, Aim. From first glance, tattooed T. Mills seems hardcore enough, and the way he carries himself is enough proof that the guy likes to get down and dirty. It’s not until he actually opens his mouth that you realise just how dirty he’s willing to label himself (Read: the guy is Ke$ha with a dick). To pump up listeners everywhere, the first track of the album, entitled “Intro,” aims to show the world what T. Mills is all about. Namely, this includes the opening line, “It’s Mills,” and then repeating, “Ready, fire, aim,” approximately 400 times. As if it’s not enough that the album title already makes zero sense, Mills decides to take the safe road with his music and drill it into my head until I further question what little intelligence he actually possesses. For most of the ride, the album proceeds to continue in a variety of unintelligible directions, with songs about partying, banging girls, having mad swagger, and reassuring females everywhere that he is “confident, not cocky.” I’m sorry, T. Mills, what was that? I couldn’t hear you over this garbage you call music. The first real song on the album, “Friday Night,” had me completely floored. The amount of times T. Mills reminds me of all the money he has as a
rich kid from California makes me think he should be the one with the dollar sign in his name. It is the combination of annoying electronical beats and groundbreaking lyrics that make me feel like T. Mills is changing the world, one fuck at a time. Need proof? “We don’t have to go out, you and I can dine in/ And give me all your love, open up and I will dive in,” he raps, possessing women everywhere to immediately get in line for a piece. Except not. Similar to this are songs like “Stupid Boy” and “Cure in my Cup,” which both bring attention to the T. Milly party habits and what is, without a doubt, a questionable sex life. Without breaking from the typical Mills style, he sings in the latter, “I’m hitting everything/ Bitch, I’m in the triple digits,” as if to impress us all with his incredible talent to acquire every possible STI in existence. Milly, you should prob’ get that dick looked at. Just sayin’. Other memorable songs on Ready, Fire, Aim include “I Live High,” in which the talented T. Mills sings about his indifference to his haters, and “Let’s Ride,” which makes me think twice about getting in a car after multiple references to cracking open six-packs. On a deeper level, the song would remind us all to live in the moment in our pimp rides, but as always, Mills says it better: “I don’t know what traffic is/ They don’t know what Travis is.” I’m not sure what’s better — the message behind that line, or the incredible rhymes this guy can bust out. The album finishes off with my personal favourite, “She Got A...” in which T. Mills shows off a different side to his music by raging his lyrics instead of rapping them. The turning point of the song, which again revolves around his swagger, is the line, “I got the bitches leaking/ Yeah, I’m talking pool wet.” Hate to break it to you, T. Milly, but there is only on way I would be “pool wet” from this music: dead in a pool after drowning myself to get away from the pain you cause my ears. In conclusion, get out of my face, Travis. I hate you. — Eleonora Meszaros
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he Warriors welcomed Lakehead to town last weekend for a pair of rare games against the Thunderwolves. Coinciding the first game on Friday night was the “Orientation Goes Varsity” promotion, where orientation leaders were introduced and the upcoming orientation week celebrated. With the orientation spirit in the air, the Warriors upset first-place Lakehead 79–65 after pulling away in the fourth quarter. Tied at 37 at the half, the Warriors kept pace with the division leaders shot-for-shot until the fourth quarter. Strong defense in the fourth quarter kept Lakehead to just 11 points in the frame, while Waterloo exploded for 27 points to take the victory. Tim Rossy set a career high for the Warriors, draining 26 points and adding seven assists, while team captain Luke Kieswetter added 11 points, four assists, and two steals of his own. The next night, the Warriors again kept the game close, taking a two point lead into the half. But Lakehead’s threepoint shooters caught fire and the team took the third quarter 21–14. The Warriors battled valiantly, but Rossy could not find the same scorer’s touch he had the night before, and the
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Mike Wright (top) and Tim Rossy (bottom left) fight for possession with two Lakehead players. Warriors ultimately dropped the second game 65–58. Rossy would end the night with just four points, but led all players with eight rebounds. The leading scorer for the Warriors was Alan Goodhoofd, who provided 12 points and six rebounds.
The story of the weekend, though, was the difference in shots. While the Warriors attempted to muscle their way to the rim with inside shots, Lakehead was comfortable hurling the rock from distance, especially in the face of the
Warriors’ strong interior defense. In the two games, Lakehead attempted 65 three-point shots, making 21 of them. In contrast, the Warriors were five for 21 over the two games, preferring shots from the inside by a large margin.
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received 16 points from guard Sayara Hickey, and 14 points from Erin Tilley. On Saturday night, the two teams faced off once again, in the second half of the back-to-back set. This time, the game story was Druery, who exploded for 33 points on 15-for-20 shooting, on her way to earning OUA Player of the Week honours. The Warriors could not match the explosive Lakehead offense, and trailed by 16 at halftime. The second half was much more even, as the Warriors tried to fight back. Lakehead was able to answer every basket, though, and took the game by a 76–59 score. Hickey and Tilley once again led the Warriors in scoring, with 13 and 12 points respectively, while guard Tori Lee also added 11 points of her own. Ultimately, though, the Warriors
could not overcome their poor shooting on the night. The team shot 35 per cent (25for-60) from the floor and just 51.9 (14-for-27) per cent from the charity stripe. Poor shooting has been the story of the season so far, with the team shooting just 30.1 per cent (326-for1082) from the floor, while their free throw percentage is a disappointing 61.6 per cent (191-for-310). With just three games remaining on the schedule (in addition to a game the team was playing at press time), the Warriors will be hoping to break their goose egg in the wins department before the season concludes. Waterloo’s will host the Laurier Golden Hawks on Feb. 16 in the team’s final home game.
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Comparing Green Bay from the Super Bowl winning team to their team of eight to 10 weeks ago, just on aesthetics alone, it’s remarkable how different they really are. In November, everyone was wondering if they were a playoff caliber team, and to tell the truth, they weren’t. It was a complete 180 in coaching philosophy and the steady arm of Aaron Rodgers that guided them down the stretch. It’s impossible not to be happy (Steelers fans excepted) for Charles Woodson, one of the good guys in the NFL. Of course, the standards in the NFL are perhaps lower than in other sport, or society in general. Still, it’s all relative… Seventh Inning Stretch…
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he strangest thing about the Super Bowl this season was that there was nothing strange about it at all. In fact, other than the seating debacle, which is only of interest to those people displaced and their immediate families, it was an exceedingly normal championship game. The halftime show was below average and ultimately ruined a classic Guns ‘N Roses song. The game was close, as you would expect, yet void of any real drama. You probably cannot recall any specific play in the second half of the game, and furthermore, cannot say if Aaron Rodgers deserved to be the MVP. Interestingly enough, and against all odds, the MVP was awarded to the correct player. If you take his numbers at face value and give him credit for what transpired, he is still the MVP, but only a marginal pick. Take into account how many cookies his receivers dropped, how little of an impact the Packer run game was, coupled with the injuries on both sides of the ball, and Rodgers becomes the obvious MVP.
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his just in: the team who wins the Super Bowl is also the team that has the best quarterback in the league, or at least the hottest/clutch one come playoff time. I know, I know, sounds too simple. It’s like saying, “the way you hookup with girls is you get them drunk,” but for a second, let’s consider it. Take a look at the past three Super Bowl winners. Two years ago, the Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals on the shoulders of Ben Roethlisberger, who led one of the most ice-cold, game-winning drives in Super Bowl history, a drive that was capped off with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes. At the time, Roethlisberger was to the NFL what Katy Perry was to the Maxim Hot 100 this year, or in other words, the best in his field. He was unflappable under pressure, almost impossible to sack, and as motivated to make up for his Super Bowl XL performance as Luke Wilson at a rib fest (have you seen him lately?). Roethlisberger, towards the end of the season and in those playoffs, was clearly the holder of the “best quarterback” title. Then there was last year, where Drew Brees led his Saints to the storybook Super Bowl victory, igniting the city of New Orleans and once again proving the “Peyton Manning is not clutch, whatsoever” theory. Brees blasted NFL defenses all season, came into the playoffs already having his name tossed around as quarterback of 2009/2010, then finished it all off by thwarting the regular season statistic marvel that is Peyton Manning. Once again, the team with the best quarterback ended up victorious. So, considering that, it shouldn’t come as any great surprise that the Green Bay Packers are this year’s Super Bowl Champions. There were distinct rumblings, even in the preseason, that Aaron Rodgers, the man who had replaced the now-disgraced Brett “Four-Inch” Favre, was due for a breakout season. Then the regular season started, and you could sort of see it—Rodgers was calm in the pocket like your pet gecko. Rodgers was unbelievably hard to sack, always twisting his ways out of tackles and making his way up
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the field for big gains. Not to mention his arm and accuracy, both of which were clearly special. While Favre was busy harassing young girls, Rodgers was visualizing every play before games, so that when he actually went through them in the game, he felt like he’d already been there, done that. Honestly, it’s hard to believe we didn’t see it coming. The problem was the injuries that piled up on the Green Bay sideline seemed insurmountable. When you lose one of your stud defensive leaders like the Packers lost Nick Barnett, while also losing your star tight-end (Jermichael Finley) who doubles as Rodgers’ favourite target, it’s hard to imagine your team will go far. Add in nag ging injuries to Nick Collins, AJ Hawk, Charles Woodson, Clay Mathews, and even Rodgers himself, and it really is unbelievable that the Packers were able to push on. That’s the thing though—once Rodgers was back healthy, there really was no doubt. Consider this: Rodgers has played five playoff games now. In those five playoff games, he has four games with a quarterback rating of over 110.0. To compare: only Joe Montana (six) and Four-Inch Favre (five) have more playoff games with a QB rating over that number, and both have played over triple the playoff games Rodgers has. The only things left for him to accomplish this young in his career is to start dating a Kardashian. Every year, after the Super Bowl, analysts proclaim that the Super Bowl winner has a “real good” chance to repeat the next year. Then, the next season, like clockwork, the team doesn’t make the playoffs or gets knocked out in the first round. That being said, the Packers look like a team that could develop into a dynasty. They’re young and improving, with solid play on both sides of the ball. They have players returning from injury, a stalwart rusher in Matthews, and with the development of a running game, could become almost unstoppable on offense. The only thing that could stop them is Rodgers getting more concussions…well, that, or to actually start dating a Kardashian.
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tough 5–3 loss on the road in Guelph extended the Warriors’ losing streak to four while dropping the team to sixth-place in OUA West. Untimely penalties sapped any momentum that the team could muster, while Guelph’s disciplined play resulted in a lopsided 6–1 edge in powerplay chances. “We got into some penalty trouble,” said forward Andy Smith. “It’s frustrating, we thought we played well enough.” The Warriors conclude their season the same way they opened: with backto-back games against Lakehead this
weekend. With three points separating the two teams, winning both games in regulation will leapfrog the Warriors past the third-place Thunderwolves and clinch home-ice advantage for the playoffs. “We know they’re a good team, they’ve got a few really skilled players. It’s going to be a test for sure, it’s no fluke they’re up there in the standings,” said forward Blake Chartier. The Warriors will be boosted by the return of head coach Brian Bourque, captain Chris Ray and assistant captain Kyle Sonnenburg, who were recently with team Canada at the World University Games in Turkey.
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aterloo concluded the home portion of their season this past weekend with games against Windsor and Western. On Saturday, the Warriors managed to go up 2–1 on the Gryphons despite being outshot 22–16 through the first two periods. An outstanding third period from Guelph’s Candice Chevalier allowed the Gryphons to take the game, though, as Chevalier tied the game at the nine minute mark.
She added two more goals in the last two minutes to complete the hat trick and came back to win 4–2. On Sunday, the team honoured seniors Elora Brenneman, Sarah McCorquodale, and Karen Vanderhoek before the game, and came out flying against Western, hoping to send their seniors off on a high note. Rookie standout Martina Michaud didn’t have her best game, and was replaced by Elizabeth Baverstock after the third Western goal. The Warriors wrap up their season on Friday, Feb. 11 with a game at Laurier. Ted Fleming
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acing illness and a scheduling conflict with the Iron Ring Ceremony, the Warriors nordic skiing team traveled to North Bay this past weekend to participate in the OUA Championships with a shorthanded squad. The competition pit the best of Ontario’s skiiers against each other in the classic and freestyle disciplines, and featured a new race format that promised to add excitement to the proceedings. On the men’s side, the Warriors’ trio of Tim Rhodes, Nolan Beanlands,
and Glenn Hartman finished 21st, 22nd, and 24th in the classic event, respectively. Beanlands and Hartman echoed their performances in the freestyle event with 22nd and 25th place finishes, respectively, while Rhodes was not feeling well enough to complete the course. For the women, Katie Madden and Alison Stephenson also failed the crack the top 20 in their races, but Rhodes believed the results were consistent with their performance this year, and is optimistic about the team going forward. “Every race is a learning opportunity,” said Rhodes.
who added 12 digs. Will Alexander led the team with 23 assists. Waterloo’s Fiodar Kazhamiaka continued his great season with 20 kills, five digs, and one block in the match. Setter Scott Thomson notched an incredible 47 assists to lead the Warriors. Saturday was the same story for the Warriors, as they fell to the Western Mustangs in London. Western took care of Waterloo in three straight sets by scores of 25–18, 25–17, and 25–23, lead by Garrett May, Reid Halpenny and Patrick Johnston. May was Western’s player of the match while Aleks Poldma recieved the honour for the Warriors.
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The Warriors were led once again by Joanna Meltzer, who had 11 kills and 12 digs. The weekend continued with a 3–1 defeat at the hands of the Western Mustangs. Western won the first two sets 25–20 and 25–11, before the Warriors rallied to hold the Mustangs off with a 30–28 victory in the third set. The rally was short-lived, however, as Western finished off the Warriors 25–18 in the final set. Meltzer led the team once again, with 13 kills and 23 digs. Eliminated from the playoff picture, Waterloo will play host to Ryerson and York this weekend.
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he Champions League is returning, and it is bringing all the big guns. Starring is Jose Mourinho and his Galacticos. Co-starring is Barcelona, who with their star-studded team, will be looking for a second title in three years. The glamorous supporting roles are played by Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and, well you probably know the rest. Why is Real Madrid starring in this epic? Well, when the Champions League began, I made the bold prediction that Real Madrid would walk away as the champions of Europe, not necessarily because they will play the best football, but because they have Jose Mourinho, (who has made a habit of doing well in the Champions League).
High Pressure Home Games: Warrior fans can get up close and personal with the playoff chase Men’s Hockey Friday, Feb. 11 Lakehead @ Waterloo 7:30 p.m. (CIF) Saturday, Feb. 12 Lakehead @ Waterloo 7:30 p.m. (CIF) Season series: Waterloo split their first two games with the Thunderwolves, in the first weekend of the season. Playoff implications: Waterloo sits sixth in the West – but only seven points separate second place Laurier from eighth place Windsor. Two wins would secure homeice advantage for the playoffs. Extra notes: Graduating players will be honoured on Saturday night as the Warrior’s hold their senior night.
The Portuguese manager has had a rough couple of months at the Bernabeu (which Real manager hasn’t?), but for all their short comings in the league, you can bet your mortgage that Mourinho will be doing everything to bring the title back to Madrid. Of course, it is not going to be easy, especially when you have the small matter of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, and so on in the Barcelona team, who will be gunning for the title once more. Gunning as well will be their opponents in the knockout stages, the London Gunners in the form of Arsenal. Who can forget last season when Messi single handedly ripped apart Arsenal’s defense? He has been doing pretty much the same
this season, playing PlayStation-like soccer, and is on course for over an unbelievable 50 goals this season. Arsenal versus Barcelona is the pick of the ties, but do not expect miracles from Arsenal, as I expect the Catalonians to easily shrug off their English opposition. I predict Barcelona winning their home leg 3–0, or 4–0. The other tie that is quite intriguing is Inter Milan taking on Bayern Munich. Both teams have somewhat struggled in their league, but have picked up the pace recently. Bayern will be out looking for revenge after Inter Milan beat Bayern quite easily in last year’s final. This one is a tough one to call as both sides are equally matched, but my gut feeling is that Inter Milan will just snatch
it. Leonardo has brought back last season’s form, and they have been finding the back of the net with ease. If Bayern were to win it, they would have to come out, attack and shake up Inter’s defense which has been prone to leak goals this season. New boy, Luis Gustavo, will be out to impress along with Robben and Muller. It is not going to be an easy ride, and this is the toughest the competition has been, in my opinion, for a while. High stakes are on the line as well. Jose Mourinho has his job at stake. Bayern’s, Chelsea’s, and Valencia’s hopes for silverware are dependent on this trophy and AS Roma will want to prove themselves to be part of Europe’s elite once more.
Faizan’s Favourites (winners in bold):
AC Milan vs. Tottenham Tight game won on penalties.
Valencia vs. Schalke 04 Should be a comfortable win.
AS Roma vs. Shaktar Donetsk Away goal will be key for Roma.
FC Copenhagen vs. Chelsea Should be a blowout.
Marseille vs. Man. United Old Trafford will be the difference.
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Dunyo DQ’s in 60m, but men’s relay teams continue their dominance Ron Kielstra Jr. sports & living editor
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he Waterloo track and field team travelled to the site of the upcoming OUA Championships this past weekend to compete in the Your Classic, and continued their recent habit of strong performances. With a number of OUA competitors in attendance, a number of Warriors were looking to improve on their recent performances in hopes of qualifying for a berth in the CIS Championships. The meet opened with the 60m race, an event that second-year student Shlomo Dunyo has dominated all season long. Dunyo fell victim to false starts, though, and it was Luke Govia and Kofi Kwarko-Fosu who represented the black and gold, finishing in seventh and eighth places in identical times of 7.06 seconds. The early disappointment was not to last, however, as Dunyo and the rest of the men’s relay teams closed out the competition in style. Govia and Kwaro-Fosu teamed with Ben Terejko and Eric Noland in the 4x200m to place second,
while Dunyo, Govia and Terejko, along with Jacob Muirhead, pushed a talented York team to the limit in the 4x400m relay, also finishing in second place. Ve t e r a n s Devon Briggs (1000m) and Jeremy Yang (long jump) also turned in solid performances, each finishing in fourth place, while rookie Kristen Marchant placed fifth place in the women’s 3000m. With a number of top 10 finishes, the Warriors continued to show that they are a legitimate threat in almost every category, something which has not escaped notice. Waterloo was ranked 10th in the CIS during the week of Jan. 28, and has flirted with a top-10 ranking over the past few weeks.
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Rundown: Rodgers deserves MVP, Roethlisberger deserves criticism
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The “stats don’t tell the whole picture” argument only carries so much weight. Nobody is looking at the stats when they tell you he was awful in this Super Bowl, awful in his first Super Bowl, and merely adequate in his second. Not that players should be judged on Super Bowls alone, but his claim to fame is that he “comes up clutch in the big moments” and “makes the big plays.” Fairly certain that argument is running out of merit… Everyone is talking about how Aaron Rodgers has now officially supplanted Brett Favre in the minds of Packer fans (pretty sure that was a couple years ago). But wouldn’t it have been much more entertaining to see Favre lead the Pack to the postseason one more time at age 40? Not saying it would happen, but it would have been nice to see, if only for nostalgia’s sake… Overtime…
Maybe Michael Young was denied entry to the Super Bowl because now he doesn’t want to be a part of the Texas Rangers in a
limited role, as he agreed to earlier in the offseason. Can’t say that it makes a lot of sense to stay in a city that forced you to switch from third base to designated hitter, and then subsequently signed another designated hitter. The real problem for the Rangers is where to move him to; his notrade clause excludes every team in the MLB except eight. Slim pickings if you’re looking for a generous return on an aging corner infielder who hits for minimal power, and who everyone knows wants out of town… The two or three weeks between the Super Bowl and Spring Training are perhaps the worst weeks of the year. Advice: read a book and keep your head up; baseball season will be here in no time… Shout out of the Week:
A collective shout out to everyone who attended the Sand Wood Super Bowl Bash; a collection of knowledgeable fans for both teams made for an engaging and spirited atmosphere, topped only by the respect shown for the Canadian Bill of Rights. jsmith@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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ONGOING MONDAYS Gambling can ruin your life. Gamblers Anonymous, 7 p.m. at St. Marks, 825 King Street, W., basement. TUESDAYS CNIB is conducting a Lions Low Vision Clinic at 180 King Street, S., Waterloo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic provides an opportunity for someone to gain info on CNIB services, to access a scheduled appointment and view/ demonstrate consumer products. For info www.cnib.ca or 1-800-265-4127.
CENTRE FOR CAREER ACTION WORKSHOPS Monday, February 14, 2011 Exploring Your Personality Type (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Part 2) – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., TC 1112. Sign up required one day in advance. Prerequisite: MBTI Part 1. Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Career Interest Assessment (Strong Interest Inventory) – 10 to 11:30 a.m., TC 1112. Sign up required one day in advance. Note: there is a materials charge of $10 payable at Career Services prior to the session. Once you have registered and paid the fee, you will be given information on how to complete the Strong Interest Inventory online. The online test must be completed a few days prior to workshop. Multi-Mini Interview (MMI) Practise Session – 4:30 to 7 p.m., TC 1214. This session will be conducted as a mock MMI. Note: registration is limited. To be eligible for this session you must attend the “Understanding the Mutiple-Mini Interview” workshop and provide a copy of your invitation to a 2010 MMI. Please come to the Career Services front counter, TC 1214, to register for this session. If you ae unable to attend this session, you can also book a “Professional School Mock Interview” through the Career services site by clicking on “appointments.” Monday, February 28, 2011 Interview Skills: Preparing for Questions – 2:30 to 4 p.m. TC 2218. Learn how to improve your performance in the job interview by viewing and discussing taped excerpts of actual interviews. Note: since the activities in this workshop build on the material presented in the online Interview Skills module (under Marketing Yourself) of the Career Development eManual, you will need to complete the interview Skills online module as a first step before registering for this workshop. To access the module, go to cdm.uwaterloo.ca and select the UW student version of the Career Development eManual. Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Interview Skills: Selling Your Skills – 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., TC 2218. Note: activities in this workshop build on the material presented in the online Interview Skills module (under Marketing Yourself) of the Career Development eManual, you will need to complete the Interview Skills online module as a first step before registering for this workshop. To access the module, go to cdm.uwaterloo.ca and select the UW student version of the Career Development eManual. Working Effectively in Antoher Culture – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., TC 1208. This workshop is geared towards students who will work abroad and international students who want to work in Canada. Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Career Exploration and Decision Making – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., TC 2218. Note: this workshop is open to 4th year, Masters and PhD students, Post-docs and staff. Thinking About Optometry? – 5:30 to 7 p.m., TC 1208. A career advisor will review key factors for the application process. Thursday, March 3, 2011 Exploring Your Personality Type (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator-Part1) – 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., TC 1112. Note: materials charge of $10 payable at Career Services prior to the first session. Once you have registered and paid the fee, you will be given information on how to complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) online. The online test must be completed at least a day in advance. Career Cafe – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., SLC. Every Thursday during the term an advisory is on site to answer questions on topics such as career decision, resumes, interviews, job search, etc. Business Etiquette and Professionalism – 2:30 to 4 p.m., TC 1208. Proper etiquette is crucial to a successful job.
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UPCOMING EVENTS February 1 to 28, 2011 Rotunda Gallery presents “Maps of Obsession” by Collette Broeders. Reception February 3 from 5 to 7 p.m., City Hall, 200 King Street, W., Kitchener. For more info 519-741-3400, ext 3381. Homer Watson House & Gallery presents “Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists” from February 5 to March 13. For info call 519-748-4377, ext 233 or exhibitions@homerwatson.on.ca. rare Charitable Research Reserve hosts a number of community events that we invite you to participate in. For more info www.raresites.org or 519-650-9336, ext 125. Friday, February 11, 2011 Feel the burn – heat things up with CARL (Community Adult Recreation Leagues) Registration opens today and closes April 7. Early bird of March 18 wins you prizes! For info www.waterloo.ca/carl. Monday, February 14, 2011 Bereaved Families of Ontario-Midwestern Region presents the following workshops at Luther Village on the Park on Mondays at 7 p.m. – “Grief and It’s Legacy” ; February 21 – “What is Typical Grief” ; February 28 – “Changed Relationships” ; March 7 – “Appropriate Support” ; March 14 – “Remembering Those Who have Died” ; March 21 – “Caring Respect.” For more info call 519-603-0196. Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2nd Annual SAF lecture series featuring Deborah Moor, President of Lloyd’s Canada, speaking on “the aftermath of the financial crisis: operating in an era of unmeasurable risks, uneasy regulators and politicians seeking retribution” at Hagey Hall, room 1101, Chartered Accountants Lecture Theatre from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ; Reception - Don Craig Atrium from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free event, RSVP seat 519-888-4973. Legendary Hall of Famers Trottier, Anderson, Vaive, Fleury, etc will be playing in the Oldtimers’ Hockey Challenge at 7 p.m. at Waterloo Memorial Rec Centre. Public pre-game skate with the legends from 5 to 6 p.m. For info/tickets cathys@xentel. com or 1-800-268-7371. The UW Ballroom Dance Club and Campus Recreation present Vanessa Lawson of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for a lecture and demonstration on how ballroom influences ballet, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in BMH room 1621. This is a free event and all are welcome. For info www.uwbdc.ca or kwballroom@gmail.com. Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2011 Spring/Summer KW Minor Sports registration at Conestoga Mall, 550 King Street, N., Waterloo from 5:30 to 9 p.m. today and on Thursday, February 17. For more info www.waterloo.ca/minorsports. Saturday, February 19, 2011 UpTown Waterloo Ice Dogs Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info contact Sheila at 519-888-4567, ext 33203 or smcconnell@uwaterloo.ca. Sunday, February 27, 2011 Build-a-Change Competition – this is an international development challenge for students to develop crative solutions to development problems. Winner gets $5,000 grant. Application due today, February 27. For more info http://buildachange.ca. March 2011 Need help with your tax return? Free income tax clinics for persons with low incomes Monday and Tuesday evenings in March beginning Tuesday, March 1 at 105 University Ave., E., Suite 2, Waterloo. To book an appointment call Monday or Wednesday 519-885-6640 between 1 and 4 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2011
FEDS First Year Commission will be holding a talent show at the Bomber from 7 to 9 p.m. It is a free event for all UW students ; a variety of acts and prizes, so come out to the last event of the year! Sunday, March 6, 2011 A concert of “Baroque Music by Women Composers” performed by one of Canada’s newest baroque ensembles, Musathena at 8 p.m., K-W Chamber Music Society, 57 Young Street, W., Waterloo. For info/tickets 519-886-1673 or kwcms@yahoo.ca or www.k-wcms.com.
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Top: Food Not Bombs banner with logo. Middle: Keith McHenry, a founding member of Food Not Bombs, and Erin Oldynski, co-ordinator of programming and volunteer support with WPIRG. Bottom: A photo from the 1988 arrest of nine Food Not Bombs members at Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco.
he University of Waterloo had the privilege of hosting Keith McHenry, a founding member of the global non-profit activist organization, Food Not Bombs, on Wednesday. Food Not Bombs tries to help bring societal change by means of fighting poverty and educating citizens on what our tax money is really being used for. Each of more than 400 chapters (including one at UW) serves free vegan and vegetarian meals to homeless people globally. The supplies for these meals come from leftover food that would have otherwise been thrown out by bakeries and grocery stores. The organization started when one of the original eight founders was arrested on May 24, 1980, while protesting against a nuclear power station in Boston. In hopes of raising enough money to bail out their incarcerated partner, the rest of the founders decided that they would start a bake sale. When the bake sale only earned meagre revenue, the founders got inspiration from a poster that said, “Wouldn’t it be a beautiful day if the schools had all the money they needed and the Air Force had to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.” This is when Food Not Bombs started. They continued the bake sale, but with a new twist; they would dress up
as army officers pretending as if they were raising money for a bomber. This idea was not a financial success either, but what it did do was ignite conversation about societal issues, such as the present-day wasteful spending by the United States in the Civil War in El Salvador and the greed of corporate America at the expense of the poor. Keith McHenry primarily talked to a group of approximately 40 attendees of the conference about the growth of Food Not Bombs, and also about how it was not a welcomed movement by the government. When McHenry was starting a Food Not Bombs chapter in San Francisco, the police and local government arrested the volunteers for every meal that they served to homeless people. The reason why the volunteers and even the homeless people who were getting food, and therefore were supporting the movement, were being arrested was primarily because of the location. With 25,000 homeless people in the Silicon Valley area, if there was too much attention on the homeless, businesses felt that the government would divert tax dollars from these businesses to the homeless people which would decrease net income. It got to the point where McHenry had racked up so many charges with his Food Not Bombs activist work that he was facing a 25-to-life sentence. Fortunately for him (and
according to him), his judge was intoxicated, was, like McHenry, of Irish descent, and was very understanding, letting McHenry off on a probation, the terms of which he was forced to write himself. McHenry believes that the reason why he was once on the list of the top 100 dangerous Americans was because of his belief that the 48 per cent of American tax dollars being spent on military purposes alone is beyond excessive, and that the public might wake up to this idea. As well as the idea that other countries, such as Canada, have better healthcare programs, causing them to realize that maybe this isn’t the best way to organize society. Thirty-one years after the bake sale in Harvard Square, it would have been impossible for the founders to fathom the impact that Food Not Bombs has had globally. McHenry is still active today and has started chapters in very dangerous areas such as the Nigerian Delta, where he continues to educate. McHenry and some of his fellow associates also did what the Red Cross would not, and for nearly a year, were in New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf Coast that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. They actively aided residents by doing it the Food Not Bombs way: feeding the hungry. Why were you on the top 100 list of dangerous Americans and also facing a life sentence in jail again, Keith?
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For the sake of performance, an assistant arts professor at New York University risked his health by slicing his head open and installing a camera to the back of his head. Wafaa Bilal had the camera installed using three titanium posts and a titanium base. Unfortunately, Bilal’s body rejected the camera, even after antibiotic and steroid treatments. He was forced to have the camera surgically removed. Despite the setback, the young professor says that he will try again once his wounds from surgery heal, perhaps with a lighter camera. Meanwhile, he says he will continue taking pictures by tying a camera to the back of his neck. His photos are being uploaded on a website for his project, as well as at a museum in Qatar.
A local swimming pool in London has been granted the go-ahead to use energy created by a crematorium next door. The excess heat from the incinerator chimney will be used to heat the water in the leisure centre’s new pool. Carole Gandy of the Redditch Borough Council said that they wanted to be sure that this proposal had widespread support from the community. The technology is quite common in parts of Europe, and 80 to 90 per cent of those who contacted the council backed the idea. However, those from the local trade union believed the proposal to be “sick and an insult to local residents,” and said it was a refelction of massive public spending cuts by the government.
A new salon is opening in the prairie city of Winnipeg, targeting a very specific, decidedly adult audience. The barber shop is set to feature stylists dressed in a more revealing nature than most patrons might be used to. The owner of the shop, Tara Kardash, says that their new uniforms will involve bras, corsets, and suit jackets. The goal for the shop? According to Kardash, it’s to become “...a Hooters for hair.” Though they are specifically targeting men with their racy theme, the salon more than welcomes female customers as well. Kardash assures that their barber shop is for hair services and hair services alone, though it still promises to put a little excitement back into hair care.
Animal lovers were outraged when a Russian parasailing company strapped an 18-year-old donkey, Anapka, to a parachute and had her sail over a southern Russian beach in July. The stunt was an attempt at gaining publicity, which it did, but not the desirable kind. The spectacle was filmed and uploaded to YouTube by horrified beach-goers, sparking worldwide outrage. The terrified animal was dragged through the ocean when it landed. An animal cruelty investigation was launched, however, no charges were pressed. According to Russian law, only maiming or killing an animal is illegal. Despite this, the donkey was taken from its owners, and died recently of heart failure. Veterinarians can’t say whether or not the death was related to the parachuting stunt.
At a Missouri prison, inmates have trained a deaf dog to understand some sign language. The inmates trained the daschund, named Sparky, in sign language, and then convinced a Missouri school for the deaf to take him in. The superintendent, Barbara Garrison, approved Sparky’s adoption, saying that it would be a great learning experience for the kids. The children have taught Sparky more sign language, and a second deaf dog may be on his way to the school soon. Both dogs are from the Puppies for Parole program at the Missouri Department of Corrections, where inmates train animals that are unlikely to be adopted. The program saves dogs that might otherewise be euthanised and give the inmates a constructive activity.
British manufacturer Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction is launching their royal wedding collector’s edition condoms to commemorate the marriage of Kate Middleton and Prince William on Apr. 29. A company spokesman said it is a “unique way to remember this great British occassion” and that “in years to come, they will be a timeless memento of a magical wedding day.” A box of these special condoms comes with a pastel souvenir portrait of what the couple may look like on the wedding day. The release said, “Combining the strength of a prince with the yielding sensitivy of a princessto-be, Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction promises a royal union of pleasure and style.” It will cost about eight dollars.
Ever wish you could get drunk before your Sunday morning service? Well the Cafe Church in Kingston, ON has the same idea. On Jan. 31, the church held service at a local pub, inviting their congregation to hit the glass alongside the parish. Though the majority of attendees at this rather unusual service were non-regulars at the service, the church felt “very positive” about the event, and are even considering a re-occurrence. They hoped that the trip would help to put the “cool” back into church. Despite the fact that alcohol and prayer haven’t always been the closest of chums, the church thinks that their service “...still has a good message: that God loves us,” even if you’re plastered when you hear it.
Schools and institutions in Russia are being urged to refrain from holding Valentine’s Day celebrations. The holiday is seen as an unhealthy foreign phenomenon by some conservatives, and the idea behind this plan is to provide spiritual security. “The very atmosphere of these holidays does not foster the formation of spiritual and moral values in youth, and holding them primarily benefits commercial organizations,” said Grigory Bolotnikov, provincial government consultant. According to the RIA, many other businesses and nightclubs have also been urged not to hold celebrations for Valentine’s Day. The Russian Orthodox Church has been gaining power in the last few years, but these efforts at reform have drawn criticism from minority faiths and rights groups.
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ere I am, sitting back in Waterloo after a 12-week co-op term in Malawi, southern Africa. This summer, I volunteered at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp, where I set up an after-school music, dance, and visual arts club, taught ESL, and worked with sponsored students coming to study at Canadian universities through the World University Service of Canada’s (WUSC) Student Refugee Program (SRP). My Students Without Borders placement was organized through the WUSC, which is an organisation that I had already been involved in locally as an executive with UW’s local committee. From 2007 to 2008, our group ran a successful campaign to implement the SRP to which all undergrads now contribute one dollar a term, enabling one to two 18 to 25 year-old refugees to begin studying at UW every year. I remember trying to complete the paperwork required to receive the second part of my CIDA/ AUCC Students for Development grant, grappling with one particular question. “How has this internship changed your views of the world, of developing countries as well as your outlook on a different culture?” What a loaded set of questions. My word limit was 150 or less.
If I could give one piece of advice to my fellow UW students, it would be to spend a term in a developing country. It doesn’t matter which one. Most political science majors have taken Prof. Tanya Korovkin’s introduction to international development class at some point during their undergraduate studies. But did any one of them, most of whom were likely raised and are living in a country with one of the highest standards of living, truly grasp the content? The wealth of the advanced industrial nations is simply unfathomable, until you step into the kind of environment that gives you a better indication of how the majority of people on the planet live. The luck of being born here in the West, which my dad likes to remind me of every so often, is utterly incomprehensible until you have seen the poverty of the Global South. It doesn’t really matter how many readings you’ve done, or how many on-and off-campus NGOs you belong to. Listening to someone tell you about corruption and alternate versions of democracy and being told that “poverty is holistic” does not mean that you have a clue about what those things really entail. For me, these issues remained completely abstract until I saw them first-hand. A couple of years ago, I wrote a paper comparing child labour — a concept that most Western-
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have tender memories of Jia Jia Lok. The first time I ate there, I had a dish made more or less of scraps (or so my friend informed me), a choice delicacy for the unfamiliar Hong Kong palate. Shanghai noodles is the popular name for it. The second time I went, it was raining, I had a bowl of congee, and I fell in love. From that moment on, it was a free-for-all. I had spaghetti with Bolognese sauce, steak on top of spaghetti, and stir-fried mushrooms with rice (reminiscent of the early flavours of fungus, handpicked behind the mountains of Hong Kong, and cooked with lots of oyster sauce and Hong Kong cacophony). Cantonese eaters are loud, not angry. Eating is always a celebration for them. Maybe that’s why I enjoy eating at Jia Jia Lok so much. Maybe that’s why I don’t mind the bright orange bristol board menus taped to the place’s salmoncoloured walls. Maybe that’s why I appreciate the old chairs, the lucky cats, the doily curtains, and the restaurant’s new sign (with a smiling, seemingly misplaced dolphin caricature). Maybe that’s why I like the husband and wife duo who have run the place for so long. Most of the
time, they’re yelling Coca-Cola orders at each other, but dig a little deeper and you’ll find that when it’s not about food, it’s all Cantonese sweet nothings. For the regular Cantonese diner, it’s like a lullaby. So I’ve never minded the lack of a television, the lack of music, and the excess shouting. After years of neglecting the place, not much has changed, and I couldn’t have been happier when I went back to visit. I needed something truly Cantonese, truly Hong Kong. I wanted to make a connection. The hostess is never one to deny a patron their own opinion of what meal you’d like best, no matter how unfamiliar they are with it. I was once turned down a request for cold radish soup in the winter because my mouth supposedly could not take it. Now the last time I went, I wanted something with preserves, something salty to match my coffee’s bitter sweetness. I opted for something surprisingly adventurous: Hong Kong-style eggplant with salty fish. I thought, “Just stir-fried halibut. Sounds good.” But it was better. Not because the portion was refreshingly large, and not because the fish was salty sardine, stir-fried with ground pork (as opposed to the generic, bland white fish), but because it was something I had never eaten before. I know that to many
of you Cantonese diners it’s nothing special, but to me it was everything. A challenging new dish. Never before had the pungent, sea-salty aroma of the sauce beg to be mixed with the white rice it covered, and never before had I put down the usual chopsticks to eat it with a fork. The meagre $8.95 dish humbled me with its face-smashing aroma. I thought I had Cantonese food down. Apparently, I was wrong. Though I brag about having scraped the flesh off the pig’s feet with my teeth or having cut up a cow’s tongue and stir-fried it with a mix of margarine, sugar, oyster sauce, and salt, there are still things in this food-filled world worth checking out — even in my own backyard. But there was still a modest portion of my meal left. Being the stubborn kung foodie that I am, I couldn’t lose face. I couldn’t let my hostess down. I told her it was delicious and asked that it be packed up because I was just too full to finish. Too much coffee and too much tea, I told her. Jia Jia Lok was her dojo, and I was the humble student looking to my kung food master (did I just mix cultural metaphors?). If only I was in Hong Kong right now, I could train my palette even more. Alas, I’ll have to settle with Jia Jia Lok’s mom and pop duo, and what I think is one of the most humbling Hong Kong eateries in town.
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Across 1. Internet intent to return 4. The Science Guy 7. Assembled letters 11. Elongated fish 12. Canadian pundit: ___ Murphy 13. Released from work 14. Smashing Pumpkins single “___ Adore” 15. European mountain 16. Three oxygen molecules 17. Leisure adjunct 18. Visual brand 20. Winter sport 22. Official soundtrack 23. Caviar 26. Uncooked 28. Strange 31. Least exciting element 34. “_____ my Eggo” 35. Makes reparations 37. Hawaiian volcano: Mauna ___ 38. Canadian Frank Gehry building 39. Charlie Brown Writer 43. Swedish furniture retailer 44. A clairvoyant 46. Kakuna evolution 50. Green Day Drummer ___ Kool 51. Canadian Entertainers’ Union 52. Fib 54. Fishing tool 55. Late night host 56. On opposite 57. International Energy Outlook Abbr. 58. Marge Simpson action 59. Screen Actors Guild 60. Snowboarding video game series
Down 1. Threat to Colbert 2. French dreams 3. School of Rock actor Jack _____ 4. Gun Assoc. 5. Spongebob colour 6. World’s Fairs 7. Magician Abbr. 8. Spanish gold 9. Stimpy’s friend 10. Eisenhower initials 13. Dave Grohl band 19. Toronto region 21. Ferrous element 23. Micturated upon Lebowski possession 24. Organization abbr. 25. Former Japanese capital 27. Ampersand sound 29. French blue 30. Marine mammals 31. Sheep statement 32. 21st century exclamation 33. ___ Speedwagon 36. Super saturated potassium iodide 37. World’s tallest building: Burj _______ 40. String instruments 41. Block stacking game 42. Binary component 43. Mid-East country 45. Type of chemical reaction 46. Baccalaureate abbr. 47. Study of the market 48. Sicilian volcano 49. Pull along ground 53. CD followers
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