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The Federation of Students needs POLLING CLERKS to assist in the upcoming Campaign Waterloo Referendum held on November 20-22,2001.

Interested students should pick up an application form in the FedS Office at SLC 1102 immediately. Positions are offered on a first come, first serve basis.

Contact research@feds.uwaterloo.ca for more information.

Referendu~ Update Students interested in forming Yes or No Committees for the cam ai& Waterloo referendum should attend an organizational meeting held on November 2, 20 1 in the SLC 2134 at 4:30pm. Students who are unable to attend the meeting but are still interested in getting involved should contact research@feds.uwaterloo.cato be put in touch with the appropriate committee.

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expenses but also a list of all public workers (meaning any university employee) earning over $100,000.

Last year, there were 183 faculty members on the list, with 11 academicsupport staff (thisincludes academic support staff who are also academic faculty but are paid out of an administrative or academic support budget).

The highest salarv in the university is that of president Johnston, who last year earned $231,888.72 with $25,076.75 additional income in taxable benefits.

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The highest paid faculty member (meaning not paid out of an administrative line item) is former president James Downey who last year earned $214,999.92.

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Mini-golf proponents Christopher Ferguson and Joe Nethery.

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wo enthusiastic first-year students are trying to bring a mini-golf course to a university campus near you.

St. Paul's residents Christopher Ferguson and Joe Nethery were inspired by the Campaign Waterloo proposal to rally students around their idea.

"If we're going to build anything with artificial turf, why spend $2.2 million for a field without stands?" said Ferguson. "Athletics thinks it's pretty important, but I don't see a relevance to students."

Ferguson confessed his lack of understanding of university politics and procedures, but has been motivated by positive reactions from students. He addressed Students' Council last week with a proposal to include their mini-golf course with the referendum question on campus improvements.

At the meeting, Ferguson proposed a pre-fabricated mini-golf course that could be included as part of the North campus athletics facilities, with a cost of about $35,000 US for 18 holes. If included in the Campaign Waterloo proposal, the course would have increased the total burden to students by 7 cents per term over the 25 year period, according to math councillor Stephen Skrzydlo.

Launched under the umbrella of the Waterloo Mini Golf Consortium, the proposal was met with enthusiasm at the council meeting, but not enough to have the question added to the referendum.

Councillors were at first excited, then skeptical. Sharmila Setaram, representing environmental studies co-op students, had concerns about the details of the pro-

posal. She raised concerns a b oLt~ staffing, and the course's design.

"There are a lot of details to be worked out," she said. "Things like: how many windmills are there going to be?"

Ferguson, a student in the faculty of arts, suggested thatthecourse could be implemented as a Feds business, employing students and generating revenue.

"Maybe they could be work study positions," said Ferguson at the meeting. "I know they'd be the first ones to go."

In an interview this week, Ferguson added that the mini-golf course would meet the needs of the rising number of underaged students: "There should be something for underaged students," he said.

"Especially with the double cohort, because there's about to be a lot more of them."

Despite council's rejection of the proposal, the pair is moving ahead with their project.

Instead, Fergusonsaid that they hope to have their mini-golf proposal includedas areferendumquestion in the Feds' executive elections.

The pair have been meeting with student groups, including an address to attendks at last week's Feds general meeting, and a meeting of the Arts Students' Union.

Although there has been a lot of interest, Ferguson admits that many people's first reacnon is disbelief. "They think it's a waste of money; it doesn't fit in with the~r idea of a university," he said.

Despite some cautious opposltion, Ferguson is adamant that the consortium's proposal will benefit students. "Some people at the ASU meehng said 'What is the educatlonal merlt of a golf course?' Well, what is the educational merlt of the Bomber?"

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he university's audited financial statements, revealed last week, show some surprising figures.

The report reveals that 12.9 per cent of the university's faculty earn 29.98 per cent of the money spent on faculty salaries. Also, engineering, a faculty with only 20 per cent of the undergraduate student population, enjoys the largest budget, making up 7.52 per cent of the university's revenues.

Arts, the largest facultyon campus, with 26.56 per cent of the undergraduate student population, utilizes only 7.25 per cent of the university's incoming revenue.

The university's audited financial statements were produced by Ernst and Young, LLP, and record not only the university's operating

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Waterloo to unveil new mascot NEAL MOOOK-SOULIS special to Imprint

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his weekend, the new University of Waterloo mascot will be revealed at a special half-time ceremony during Friday's Naismith Classic men's basketball game versus Ottawa.

While keeping a close lid on the look of the new mascot, the Waterloo athletics department has made an effort to create a buzz.

Students may have noticed

the paw prints appearing at random spots in the university, urging everyone to attend the Friday night game.

Chris Gilbert, the promotions co-ordinator,said thatthenewmascot will represent a dramatic change from the current Warrior.

The old Warrior is a traditional style mascot, a student wearing little more then a breast-plate, skirt, helmet and sword.

With the old costume, the wearer was easily identifiable. This meant that the Warrior always had to be a stocky male who was not afraid to perform crazy antics.

The new Warrior mascot is a caricature with a "fuzzy, puffy lookn and retains many of the existlng elements. This costume, similar to the costumes of most mainstream athletics teams, hides the identlty of the wearer. This allows the mascot to be worn by a variety of people, including women, without changing the public image of the Warrior. The new Warrior costume would allowthe Waterloomascottomake more appearancesthroughout the year.

Waterloo has been pursulng the creation of a mascot for the past several years.

The goal was to create a mascot that would be identifiable with students, alumni, childrenand the community at large. The mascot was in need of a change and a decision was made to choose a long term solution, a completely new mascot, rather then simply upgrading the current costume. Using proposals from a Canadian company, the new mascot plan was submitted to coaches and focus groups for approval.

While the new mascot will have a name, Gilbert hopes that students and the Waterloo community will help create the role of the new mascot. Having never had an easily accessible and identifiable mascot before, it will be a learning process for Waterloo to use the new mascot effectively.

Gilbert would not rule out that this would be the last that UW will ever hear or see the old Warrior.

The old Warrior is still identifiable with older students and alumni, so he is still an important part of Waterloo. He may resurface in future games, while the new mascot is making appearances at other games.

Over the weekend, the Mascot will be keeping a busy schedule as part of the University of Watelroo homecoming celebrations.

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Travel industrv declares LAUREN S. BRESLIN lmprint staff

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he wake of recent terrorism has createda prevailingsense of fear among travellers, sending the travel industry into a state of crisis.

"People in general are very apprehensive right now," said Emily Barner, a Travel Cuts marketing manager. "They are being alotmore Airlines, in particular, responded quickly to the problem, and have since endured a restructuring of large proportions. To date, they have announced over 150,000 layoffs. As well, Air Canada will be removing 84 aircraft from its fleet, reducing its flight scheduleby 20 per cent. Several American and international airlines have also closed their Canadian offices and will no longer operate in Canadian cities.

What does this mean for students

who want to travel home over the holidays? Less availability; less choice.

To deal with the crisis, travel services across the country have been creating strategies to ease customers back onto planes. Travel Cuts, a low-cost travel organization that is owned and operated by students, has reduced their flight deposits to $25, and will not require a full ticket payment until 30 days

prior to departure. They have also created a free service called aTravel Request Registry. This service assists students with their travel arrangements, and can be accessed online, or at any of Travel Cuts' retail shops. Registered students who fill out the request will be contacted with possible transportation options.

The holidays are always atough time of year for travellers, but this

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quickest to sell out, leaving regula seat sales as an expensive alterna tive.

Travel Cuts schedule ClassTL air tickets service covers virtuall: every city in Canada, as well a several U.S. cities, and are availabll to full-time students of any age, a well as part-time students who art 25 years of age or under.

Another added incentive to bu: the student ticket is that it come with an 'exam change coupon, which entitles the student to make ; date change after exams are posted In accordance with their con tinued campaign, Travel Cuts en courages students to book thei flight tickets early in order to avoic disappointments down the road.

"Our main function is to hell students," Barner said. "We're do ing as much as we can."

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Students may have difficulties travellina home these cominr! holidavs.

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year promises to be even worse. "If anything, people want to be with their families now more than ever," commented Barner.

Christmas time is always difficult for people who don't book in advance, and students are notorious for trying to book flights at the last minute.

"It's an issue we struggle with every year, but now it's even worse," Barner explained.

In anticipation of these problems. the Travel Cuts "Christmas Comes Early" campaign has been extended.,., aivin~studentsmore time to reserve a Student ClassTM ticket.

Student class tickets are designed especially for students, offering the type of flexibility and cost-efficiency that best suit students' needs.

As such, these tickets are the

eaders lastweekmust have been a little confused by the news article entitled "Results of student survey." Imprint cites two anonymous survey respondents as saying that a mini-golf course would be a worthwhile project for the university and Feds to consider. Where did that come from?

Well, I suspect this stems from Christopher Ferguson at last week's Students' Council meeting.

Ferguson proposed that the Feds consider building a mini-golf course as a side project to Campaign Waterloo.

Now, the idea may seem a little bizarre and it seems to come out of nowhere. I suggest it's pure genius only for one reason: it's thinking out of the box.

Nope, we sure don't need a mini-golf course on North campus for students, but what about the city, or even the region?

The mini-golf thought is an illustration of a much larger conception, and it's something that the Feds should consider quite seriously, especially when Gllound Zero is slowly becoming extinct. What a

mini-golf course would do that no other Feds business does is cater to a broader clientele. Why not make money off the students when you have a whole city to tap? With the idea of expanding beyond the campus in mind, let's be logical: a minigolf course is not the best start to implementing this plan. The major setback to a mini-golf course is its usefulness for only one season. It may not cost much to keep through the winter months, but it sure wouldn't be making any money.

Second, one of he reasons behind a mini-golf construction is to provide underage students with a form of campus entertainment. Although I don't discount the enjoyment of mini-golf, is this an activity that university students will want to do? I suspect that mini-golf would become a little tiresome after, oh, the first round.

There are merits of a mini-golf course on North camous. It would garner revenue from those families living in north Waterloo where few entertainment facilities exist. The attraction, albeit small, would give Feds good publicity, providing they can run a mini-golf course better than a restaurant.

Still, I don't foresee a mini-golf course as a successful business ven-

ture, especially with the recent rollout of RIM Park. What sells in Kitchener-Waterloo? Well, sports seem to sell. Oh yeah, there was that turf field thing, which was a marketing misfire ("we need it for Campus Rec") and should have dwelled more on what it could've provided the region.

I was never really against the turf field project. I wasn't comfortable with the thought of the field being used just for Campus Rec and football practices, but I thought some revenue could've been made off rentals and I was dead sure that the university wouldeventually turn the field into a new sports stadium.

The university and Feds, however, did not convince me that a lit turf field was necessary for Campus Rec. An arena or a baseball diamond are two projects that may be considered as ways to help our athletics program and help generate revenue at the same time. Too bad students would never vote for varsity athletic expansions at this school, even if they were to benefit a greater number.

Let's think outside the box, but not too far as to include a mini-golf course. We already have beautifully groomed links behind the Brubaker House.

and teaches on main campus is Phelim Boyle in the school of accountancy who last year raked in $137,971.96.

The university employs 1,426 faculty members (some of whom may be sessional instructors and others may be employed at the colleges which are not included in the university's salary expenditures) and 2,027 staff in a range of academic support departments.

Academic-related expenses represented 83 per cent of the total revenue collected last year while academic support made up the latter 1 7 per cent.

"Some areas on campus are not paid as well as other areas. We would like to see all faculty on campus receive a fair salary. " As the university does not publish the salaries of faculty earning less than $100,000, we have little in the way of finding an average salary. However, if the remaining $46,854,854.87 (total salary expenditure minus those earning over $100,000) were distributed evenly among the remaining 1,243 faculty, it would translate into an annual income of $37,694.98 per fac-

ulty member.

Catherine Schreyer, resident of the UW Faculty Assocation, recognises this disparity in income. She states that the "Faculty Association is concerned about those discrepancies. Some areas on campus are not paid as well as other areas. We would like to see all faculty on campus receive a fair salary. Due to market forces and current government funding patterns, it would be probably impossible to ask for equality.

But serious and growing discrepancies will eventually affect the university as a whole."

In the year ending April 30, 2001, $9,737,000 was spent on travel, representing 2.72 per cent of total expenditure and a 20 per cent increase from last year. The travel budgets of the six deans, the two associate provosts, the president and the three university vice-presidentstotalled $896,000 and represented 9.2 per cent of the total expeditures on travel.

The highest travel budget in the university belongs to Sujeet Chaudhuri as his dean's office spent $205,000 ontravel last year.

Ancillary enterprise income was up sharply this year as last year's $1,108,000 profit rose t o $2,323,000 before accumulated deficits and surpluses and capital asset acquisitions are factored in.

The largest increase in profit was in Food Services where profits increased by an astounding $642,000.

Last year, the university earned income of $375,544,000 and paid o u t expenses of $358,408,000 leaving it with a small surplus of $17,136,000.

Next year should show a significant decrease inmany budget lines as university departments were ordered to enact a one-time pay cut in their budgets on top of the province of Ontario mandating all public bodies, including universities, not to run deficits.

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teach-in, hosted by St. erome's University, surveyed a range of perspecves from keynote speakers that iscussed the controversial topics f terrorism and racism.

After a ceremonial lighting of andks, Dr. Seddiq Weera, project tader of the media and peace eduation in Afghanistan project, devered his speech.

His talk helped the audience apture the essence of the country nd the people of Afghanistan, both 1 the current situation and the istorical context. He explained the realities we cannot even imagine," lat have existed in Afghanistan nce 1998, which marked the start f a drought that has left its civilians rith nothing to eat. He also exlained how the country's wartricken recent past has influenced resent Afghani citizens. They don't even want to know who's ombing," because they are tired of he military coming in to help them.

Dr. Weera said that for any leace process to be successful, there nust be at least ten options under onsideration. He stressed the need or a "broad-based" effort that inludes wide consultation with diferent groups. This is in opposition o the prevailing "us versus them" ~hilosophy,which Weera called the language of war."

There was also a panel featurng nine speakers, who provided lifferent perspectives. UW history lrofessor, Dr. Andrew Hunt led the lane1 discussion with a talk on U.S. oreign policy. He stressed building mpowerment and hope from the ,rassroots rather than depending In politicians. Hunt sees the rapid ormation of the peace movement w

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Ken Epps, a member of Project Ploughshares, discussed responses to conflict and the need to "put our money where our mouthisVinterms of economic, political and social justice, international support for conflict prevention and resolution, and for post-conflict peace building.

Peter Eglin, a professor from Laurier, gave a lesson on how war violates international law and is illegal, and suggested how we are all "accomplices to mass murder" as our governments support crimes against humanity.

Dr. R. Cheran, fromYorkUniversity's Centre for Refugee Studies, covered refugee issues. Dr. Cheran spoke of the guaranteed human right of safe refuge, the difference between refugees and immigrants and the way issues are framed in the media.

It was suggested that a "definite pattern of selectivity and hypocrisy" can be seen from Canadian immigration statistics. ]ANICE]IM

For more information on this story, visit Imprint online at www.imprint.uwaterloo.ca.

Over 1,000 high school students received a campus tour from one of the 35 student ambassadors on October 27. Here, students are led between the math building and the Davis Centre.

Campus clips NATALIECARRUTHERS lmprint staff

Watpaign organizational meeting n organizational meeting has A been set for those interested in being promotersfor either the "yes" or "no" side of the Campaign Waterloo referendum. The meeting will be held on Friday November 2 at 4:30 p.m. on the second floor of the

SLC. This will allow promoters to be briefed on the rules of the campaign and prepare for speaking at forums. The campaign runs from Monday, November 12 to Monday,November 19,and polling takes place Tuesday, November 20 to Thursday, November 22.

VIA Rail station. The daily trip will leave the Kitchener station, located on 126 Weber Street West, at 10 a.m and will arrive in Toronto at 11:40 a.m.The return train will leave Toronto at 9:00 p.m. and arrive in Kitchener by 10:40 p.m.

VIARail already has train service that leaves at 7:00 a m and departs Toronto at S:4O p.m. daily.

- United Way update .

The campaign for United Way is still shy of reaching its goal of $150,000. Recent figuresreport UW has raised $144,985 through a number fundraising events over the past weeks.

Although the campaign was scheduled to end October 3 1,United Way will continue to collect donations into November.

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anadians should use bread, not bombs, to fight terrorism, according to Canadian Senator Douglas Roches. He expressed the need to fight terrorism and poverty by implementing a global ban on chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.

In the lecture entitled "Bread Not Bombs" given in Siegfried Hall, St. Jerome's University, Roche said that the world needs to be protected from terrorism today and in the future.

Roche's talk was inspired by theSeptember 11terroristattacks Roche says we live in a world that on the U.S. and the recent bomb- ''distorts its priorities." ing of Afghanistan. He asked the audience, "Can we think differently into the war culture," argues Roche. now, out of this terrible trauma of Roche pointed out that the [the bombing of Afghanistan]?" UnitedNationsspends $10 billion a Roches said the bombing is "pro- year on peace; however, nations ducing an international catastro- spend $800 billion each year on the phe." preparation of war. It is "so offenHe encouraged one to "think sive, I can hardly speak," he labeyond the knee-jerk reaction to go mented. and bomb them." Terrorists can Roche encouraged Canadians potentially come from anywhere, to listen to what is being said. "Half attackanywhere, and there is a need of the world's population is still in for a global initiative to deter ter- poverty and 80 per cent lives on less rorism, he said. than 20 per cent of the world's Roche suggested that a sus- resources and income." Only .24 tained effort and a broad strategy per cent of Canada'sgross domestic including all nations is necessary. product goes to developmental asMainline media is bypassing sistance in a world "which so disthe central issue, and "[it] has bought torts its priorities," argued Roche.

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He noted that UNICEF reports say as many as 1.5 million Afghani childrenmay not survive the winter. Everybody is tied to everybody else through the power of destruction, Roche said. People need not only have human rights, but also to take on responsibility - humans need a whole new strategy for the survival of humanity, he suggested.

The world's population is expected to reach 8.5 bilEon by 2025. Senator Roche says that we need hope, and we need to do more to end the duplicity . of our use of wealth. "Hope is a verb, not just a noun; it activates us and provides a pathway" to peace, equality, justice, development, and the fair distribution of world resources.

Roche asked his audience to ask themselves,"Do I love my neighbour enough?" In his opinion, that is a spiritual question.

Senator Roche has authored 15 hooks and has been elected four times as an MP. Roche was Canada's Ambassador for Disarmament from 1984 to 1989. In 1988, he was elected chairman of the United Nations Disarmament Committee, the main UN body concerned with political and security matters. More recently, in 1998, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate.

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or the students at the University of Waterloo, the desire for success is not an uncommon feeling and is certainly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 on the forefront of many people's as they make their way I minds through their educaion.

But how exactly does one define what success is? At a book reading and signing at the university I1 bookstore on October 30, Pamela 1150 Untvers~ty Ave W ,Campus Court Plaza, Waterloo 746-60421 Wallin said that success is not measured by celebrity, money or power; rather it can be measured by "the company you keep . . . and by enjoying what you do."

After a recent scare with cancer, Wallin is recovering from surgery and is now promoting her most recent book Speaking of Success: Collected Wisdom, Insights, and Reflections in a cross-Canada book tour.

Her book shares insights and lessons learned from some of the many people she has interviewed over the years, including Joni Mitchell, PierreTrudeau, K.D. Lang, W.O. Mitchell, Elvis Stojko and A1 I Purdy.

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Wallin has made a name for herself as a hard working and dedicated Canadian journalist over the

years.

This is the second book Wallin has written. The first is titled Since You Asked and is an autobiographical account of Wallin's life growing up in Wadena, Saskatchewan and the making of her career.

Wallin is living in Toronto and has been said to be "working everywhere." She currently sits on the University of Waterloo Board of Governors.

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Is paranoia taking over? hen Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, I don't think he knew his play would take on a dual role in the 1950s, as it does now. While The Crucible is a play about the witch hunt in Salem during 1692, Miller provided criticism that paralleled the events of the communist hunt during the Cold War. Even William Golding's Lord of the Flies remains applicable in contemporary times; without structure, rules and laws, a society becomes chaotic and, as a result, makes irrational decisions.

Both pieces of literature provide commentary about the irrationality of people's behavior during a time of crisis. The witch hunt and tribal paranoia which turned friends into enemies reveal the common theme: fear creates opportunities for people to act irrationally. Human panic is a reaction mechanism that people resort to in a time of crisis.

After the Trade Center collapsed, North Americans' fear heightened and extreme paranoia persevered. The rhetoric of war plasteredxross every public newspaper headline screamed and produced anxiety. Coverage on every North -American news broadcast remindedus thatwe weren'tsafe. Long after the media bombardment, our unconscious minds would be reeling. The media bug slapped us in the face and knocked out our capacity to rationalize. Our sense of safety and security was shaken on September 11and we haven't been able to stabilize ourselves since.

Already on edge, the U.S. faces a new fear: anthrax. In typical fashion, the media fills its pages and television channels with daily (even hourly) updates on the latest findings concerning anthrax. Am I the only one tired of this constant coverage?

To date, only four people have died, though the coverage of the deaths and associated cases has received more coverage than

Canadianpolitics. Cases of misidentified white powder and hoaxes have sprouted across the States, feeding on society's paranoia and hysteria. In spite of only four deaths from the man-made anthrax, North America has worked itself into a frenzy.

Politicians and news anchors tell us not to be afraid. Dan Rather, America's television guru, feels the media coverage on anthrax has been unnecessary and actually contributes to the spread of fear. No kidding. Now who's to blame? The citizen interpreting and digesting the news, or the people controlling the media? Last week, an ABC news correspondent, Carole Simpson, was suspended for two weeks after spreading incorrect information regarding an anthrax investigation.

In its 21st century witch hunt, North America has taken extreme measures to protect itself. Since the outbreak, almost 10,000 Americans have received the anthrax vaccine.

Some Americans are crossing borders to Mexico to buy Cipro because it's cheap and can be purchased without a prescription.

Even Canadian politiciansare concerned, in spite of the absence of actual cases of anthrax. Allan Rock, Health Minister, has ordered and received a low price for antianthrax pills at $1.50 a pop; yet, the pills won't be available before mid-November. Is this worth it? While Canada has had a few incidences of misidentified cases of anthrax (New Brunswick and Quebec), we haven't had any legitimate cases -or any reason to start taking anti-anthrax pills.

Regardless of any medical deal withBayer Inc., the investment in anti-anthrax pills is simply a waste of taxpayer's money. Frankly, $2 million spent on these pills could have been spent elsewhere. Rock has also warned Canadians that we shouldn't fear anthrax as much as we should smallpox. Apparently

smallpox is far more dangerous. Paranoia has taken over our government.

Yes, it is scary that some nutcase (or nutcases) is mailing a deadly agent to innocent people, but is that a reason for North America to act completely irrational?

Not really. Still there are people who continue to confuse the common flu with symptoms of anthrax. Sales of latex gloves and dust masks have increased significantly and have become common American household products. Not only is this extreme behavior, it's not even effective. One doctor, who specializesin the after effects of trauma, said in the Globe and Mail that people who buy latex gloves for protection are comparable to that of blowing dice for good luck -it does nothing in terms of protection.

So lack of control seems to induce irrational behavior. Cancer doesn't seem to evoke such irrational behavior, althoughit has caused more deaths than anthrax ever will. We face many more common threats that can kill us: smoking, drinking (and driving), unprotected sex, and the list continues. I don't know anyone hiding because of these threats.

Situations like the anthrax scare and September 11 force humans to realize that there are some things we cannot control, but a loss of control should not induce hysteria. Buzz words like "epidemic," "bioterror" and "deadly" are sprinkled on the pages of every newspaper to arouse fear, but Canadians don't have any reason to be fearful.

I'm not saying Canada is invincible, nor a possible target, but Canadians have the opportunity to watch our neighbours to the south. We should learn how not to act if anthrax makes its way here.

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Mark Mays issued a statement denying the existence of the list: "Clear Channel Radio has not banned any songs from any of its radio stations," he wrote.

Mays anempted to explain the reasoning behind such an accusation. "In the wake of this terrible tragedy, the nation's business community is responding with a degree of hypersensitivity," he explained. I think that might be the biggest understatement of the 21st century.

Indymedia posted the list online, but it doesn't do much to validate their claims. Why anyone would ban Dave Matthew's "Crash Into Me," Alanis Morrissette's "Ironic," or the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" is beyond me.

Nevertheless, the alleged list made its way onto major media news reports.

Are we really so sensitive that the word "crash" willsendusinto agrief-strickenfrenzy?

I can see how listening to Alanis Morrissette's music would cause such a reaction, but I suspect that's a year-round effect.

Television has not been exempt from this farcical self-censorship. Frrends has been recutting episodes to avoid shots of the New York City skyline, and all references to things like airplanes, explosions or death are being carefully avoided.

It might be easier to drop them all from

the prime-time lineup and start running Andy of Mayberry and Leave it to Beaver re-runs.

Sanitized war-free humour with short buildings may be just what the Americans need.

Even Seinfeld has fallen victim to selfcensorship. A recent TV Guide article reported that Columbia Tri-Star has pulled an episode from circulation because of nationwide fears about contracting anthrax through the mail. The episode, where George's fiancee dies from licking cheap wedding invitations, was deemed inappropriate for viewers.

There's no doubt in my mind that the episode was tasteless to begin with; George is elated to hear that he won't have to get married as a result of his fiancee's death. But why pull it now?

What is more traumatic: an episode of The Simpsonswhere the family travels to New York on vacation featuring Homer illegally parked in front of the WorldTrade Center; or the constant images on CNN of dead civilians in Afghanistan, the wreckage in New York and the mounting death toll of anthrax victims?

If we hold our present course, Andy Griffith is in for some fat royalty cheques.

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ince September 11 became the latest buzzword, we've been dragging it out as a scapegoat for all of our failings. But some of our idiocy - like a severe case of North American hypersensitivity-has reached epic proportions.

Picking up the GlobeandMail this week, there was yet another story about a high school teen and his fictional account of killing his teachers. This time, Globe reporter Ingrid Peritz took special care to mention that the Montreal boy's parents, immigrants from North Africa, are Muslim.

The 15-year-old is an honours student, but that didn't stop educators from trying to bounce him into a refiedial school for his writing -an essay where students were given a list of words to use that included "bloodn and "guns." That kind of knee-jerk reaction has been common since Columbine, but lately, everyone's jumping on the bandwagon.

Weeks ago, there was talk of a supposed list of banned songs being circulated by radio giant Clear Channel. According to 1ndymedia.org's September 18 report, the list was created because the songs contained violent intent. and many of them "contain metaphorical language or narrative aspects that connect uncomfortably with the tragedy."

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am writing in response to the letter submitted by Nadia V. Ursacki regarding the Bomb Squad.

I believe that she is misguided in her beliefs about our club. The Bomb Squad consists of almost 100 members that donate their time and effort to cheer on our athletic teams.

We attend many sporting events throughout the year, encouraging our players.

Judging from the article that Nadia has written, it seems that she has only been to one game this entire season. At most games, we are not only the first people to show up, but also the last ones to leave.

We are appreciated by fans, parents and cheerleaders, and let's not forget the athletes. After all, how many players shake your hand after every game, Nadia?

The only late arrival this season was the football game at Western. We d o understand that we are not necessarily "entitled" to the front row seats. The minute we showed up, the parents sitting behind our bench cheered for us and gladly moved a few rows up for us to sit. They were not asked to move but were willing to move because of the iob we do.

As far as the stereotypicalcheers that you find offensive, we use absolutely no profanity in any of our cheers. All of our cheers represent the university accordingly. While we sit in the Western stadium and have their fans chanting "Waterloo, fuck you," we simply mock them. What are we supposed to do when eggs and garbage are hurled at us? As you may not have noticed, not one of our club members was asked to leave the game; however, a number of Western fans were ejected for inappropriate behaviour.

Our cheerleaders are happy with the manner in which we conduct ourselves. In fact, both the cheerleaders and athletes have told us on many occasions that we are doing an excellent job and they appreciate the effort we make. We have a few ex-cheerleaders on our squad as well as Bomber and Fed employees in which we look to for guidance. The Bombshelter proudly sponsors us and we will continue to represent our school at every sporting event in which we attend.

-Mike Lubarsky presiden't of the Bomb Squad

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fter reading Aaron LeeWudrick's "Down with Equality" article, I feel the need to write a response. I findit quite ironic how yet another white male columnist for Imprint can so easily write about how equality is not a viable option, and that inequality and diversity is inextricably linked. That equality would mean the end of diversity.

The definition of diversity is variety and differences among people in race, ethnic group, religion, etc. Equality is defined as a condition of being equal (in rights, importance, rank, power, etc.). These two words are not synonymous.

Diversity is an existencein this world that is not disputed. But equality is a condition, something that is not a given. But that doesn't mean it can't and shouldn't be achieved.

Activists and concerned citizens who fight for a just and equal society are striving for the same rights and responsibilities for individuals, regardless of colour, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, education, etc., regardless of diversity.

In acounay like Canada where multiculturalism is a reality, to profess that, "I'll take my chances with inequality!" is quite an easy statement to make for a white, male, university-educatedperson, because you come to the table with way more power and privilege than many in this country.

You have never had to experience what it is like to walk home late at night and wonder if you will make it home, or grow up in a society where your culture and the colour of your skin is your defining factor.

I find it disturbing that you can make huge assumptions of what diversity and inequality means, because frankly, you have had less barriers to face in life than others.

As someone who is dedicated to fighting for social justice and equality within the community, country and world we live in, I do not see it as unachievable.

But for it to happen, people like you need to step out of their shoes and recognize the reality of so many people in this world who would be insulted, as I was, by your column.

God bless the people GREGMACDOUGALL lmprint staff

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od bless America; the final words of George Bush Jr.3 speech announcing the bombing of Afghanistan. Nothing about feeling sorry for the civilians who'd die, or even asking God to bless them, too.

Why should God bless America? Does God say it is just to wage wars like the one the U.S. is waging? Does God say He doesn't mind that they happen to bomb civilians, the United Nations, and the Red Cross? Does He mind that no one's taking care of the millions of people who will starve and die?

And yet, George can say "God bless America," and all across the land of the free and home of the brave, people will say, "Amen."

But isn't America doing a good thing to get rid of the Taliban and the terrorists? No. Bringing more war to a country that has already had way too much is not a good thing. Why are they getting rid of the Taliban? Because they only offered to turn Osama bin Laden over to a neutral third party, and only if they've been shown sufficient evidence. This specific terrorist network they're after operates in 60some countries, so bombing one single country might not be the best

way to do the job.

It seems to me that the current path being followed by the U.S. is the one that has the greatest potential to ignite a greater climate of terrorism. Killing people doesn't generally make your enemies turn into friends, or even make you any new friends at all, but does tend to increase the number of your enemies.

We all (hopefully) know that "1.5 million people in Iraq, over half of them children under five, have died as a direct result of the [U.N.] sanctions" that still remain in place (source:www.iacenter.org).

If the U.S. keeps up what they're doing in Afghanistan, a greater number of people than all those killed in Iraq could die, and in less than one-tenth the time. Amnesty International warns that 7.5 million people may be in desperate need of aid, 70 per cent of whom are women and children.

The Pentagon just signed a $397,000,4-monthrenewablecontract with PR firm The Rendon Group, to help them win the propaganda war (source: media. guardian.co.uk). There's more.

From June 1999 to March 2000, five U.S. Army psychological operations military specialists worked at CNN (source: projectcensored.org).

The Pentagon has the PR angl locked down.

While on the topic of publiciq I'd love to know who's behind th anthrax scare. A PR professional wet dream - mailed to the to three ranked TV news anchors i the U.S. Is there a better way to gc news coverage than to involve& news makers in the story?

And so now we can't see t b mess in Afghanistan for the clouc of anthrax everywhere. Except, i actuality, there's no clouds of at thrax. The media coverage of tf anthrax scare is way out of propo tion, and this helps make unrealist fears seem reasonable.

Andso nowwe've probably gc people more scared of the anthra threat than they are scared of mi lions of Afghans dying in the ma genocide that the bombings cod trigger. It seems to me that a lot ( people aren't trying to think tc hard about any of this.

At the teach-in put on t WPIRG this past weekend, Pet1 Eglin asked the participants, "I wai to know how comfortable you ar being accomplicesto mass murder: Because, living in a democratic soc ety, whatever action our goverl ment engages in is undertaken c our behalf, the people. How con fortable are you?

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"militant" has nothing to do with the military.Just so you know. Also, I never mentioned Marx. I wouldn't ell, its about bloody time - torture my readers like that. (I know I have at least two readers - you the left (sorry the "up") has responded. I was wondering and Mr.Tanner).

Wow, Ireally opened the floodhow long it'd take to get fan mail; now I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. gates with the "independent meAs much as I'd like to use my whole dia" thing, didn't I?Here's athought, space every week responding to the for Mr.Tanner and all you other crap from the previous week, I'll do starry-eyed freedom-fighters out to it just this one last time, and then be save the universe (as if it needs saving): we like our corporate medone with it. So enjoy!

First, Mr.Macdougal1: we need dia fine, thank you very much.

You think the corporate media to go for a beer. Perhaps we can plot -Narina Nagra to save the universe together, lest spinsstories andlies?Sure! But them UW Alumnus our energies be wasted on this silly being liars doesn't have anything to newspaper war, eh? By the way, do with the indie media, which is equally guilty. In Quebec City and Genoa, MISS MORT N' NEWTON LAST WEEK? OF CWRSE WXI DlDl K WAS MISTAKENLY OMilTED FROM LAST WEEKS PRlM ISSUE. BUT CAN BE FOUND IN LAST WEEK'S ONLINE ISSUE AT WWWI.MPRlMU . WAlERLOOCA where was the mention of the protestors who attacked the police, instead of only the other way around?In attacking the Harris Tories, where is the mention of the number of jobs created (more than 700,000), alongside blasting the spending cuts? What's more, a cursory glance of independent media sites on AARON LEE-WUDRICK special to Imprint

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the net yields plenty of rhetoric; intangible buzzwords which ha. nothing to do with facts or trut Oppression! Compassion! Inn' cence! Is this truth, or merely opi ion?

The Independent Media Cent states on its Web site that it commited to "radical, accurate at passionate tellings of the truth Well, what if the truth isn't radica Is a mundane, accurate and ration telling of the truth any less tru Truth is not the issue here: tl corporate media is more concern1 with making money; the indepen ent (anti-corporate) media is mo concerned with trying to discrec the corporate media. In the latt case, the reasoning is simple: if yc don't, nobody will pay any atte tion to you, and your influence w be nil.

As for being predictable, I lik, the "straw mockup" imagery, b that's about it. I'd say we righti aren't predictable mainly becau we don't bitch very much -we jt run things, like businesses, or cou tries. Oh woe is me, I don't havt 5,000 word column so I can pi apart every complaint in great d continued on page

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ost queer people will agree that their sexuality has a strong genetic basis. That is, being queer is a trait determined before birth, just like eye colour and adult body weight. Some queer people assert this belief by pointing to instances in their childhood which foreshadowed their adult sexual orientation - signs like gender atypical play and behaviour.

Since sexual orientation is believed by most to be a genetic trait present throughout one's life, it follows that such a trait cannot be changed.

Humans, however, are notorious for overriding genetic traits. If we want a different eye colour we get coloured contact lenses. If we want a different weight, we diet or body build. So then, is it possible to override sexual orientation?

The answer is a qualified yes.

Researchers call this phenomenon situational sexuality.It occurswhenever a person is motivated by social forces to alter their sexuality. Such a change is not permanent, however. When the social context is no longer present, the person will return to their natural sexual orientation.

One such social situation is the gender-segregated prison. Social scientists have observed that a significant number (between 15 and 85 per cent) of men in prison "become" homosexual because sexwith men is the only available sexual outlet. Once released from prison, these men "become" heterosexual again. While these men are situationally homosexual, they do not believe themselvesto be bisexual or gay.

Some cultures have rituals which involve homosexual behaviour and relationships as a coming of age or "practice" for adult heterosexual relationships.

The ancient Greeks had such

rituals, as did the Sambia of New Guinea.

Another key example of situational homosexuality is in the sex trade where men are influenced by economics to be "gay for pay."

In many respects, 20th century society can be seen as an extreme social situation which enforced heterosexuality - placing queer people at great risk of personal injury, imprisonment or death for being gay, Situational heterosexuality is exemplified by staying in the closet, getting married and raising a family.

The phenomenon of compulsory heterosexuality has come to light as the 21st Century provides a better quality of life for queer people. Many older queer people have left heterosexual marriages, thus terminating their situational heterosexuality. Most queer people under these circumstances say that when they got married, they saw it as their only option, even though they knew at the time they were gay.

Situational sexuality may give asense of false hope for people who are naturally gay but want to be heterosexual.

While it is possible to be a situational heterosexual, it is not possible to change the underlying sexual desire for the same sex. Ministries which offer to convert gays often fail because they can change behaviour and beliefs but not instinctual drives.

The model for sexual oriental tion thus has a strong genetic component the instinct of sexual attraction -but also an important environmental component - social context - which can at times conflict with the genetic component.

In an ideal world, people would not be influenced to alter their sexuality. But just like any other genetic trait, it is human nature to try to override it and present things as different than they really are when pressure is experienced.

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ecently in the Globe and Mail, I happened upon a ridesharing ad made during the Second World War. Ridesharing, also known as carpooling or vanpooling, represents an effective means to reduce congestion on the region's major traffic arteries and automobile emissions, which contribute to air quality problemsin the region. Last year, a Canadian Geographic study rated Kitchener among the worst ozone and particulate matter pollution in the country.

Ridesharing can also save money. Carpooling with one other person automatically halves your commuting costs. And since you are

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not driving your car as much, wear is reduced, which means fewer trips to the mechanic. Ridesharing can introduce you to people you might notmeet otherwise, or acquaint you better with others. And since the ride is shared, frustration from traffic is reduced so you arrive feeling less stressed.

Recognizing that there are many commuting alternatives and concerned about traffic congestion and health problems caused by automobile pollution, PIRG volunteers formed the Kitchener-Guelph Traffic Reduction Initiative. The project works with local commuters, surveyed through the cooperation of their workplaces, to find out what barriers they face in reducing their automobile travel and to develop and implement so~utidnsthat

can overcome these barriers.

Discovered through surveys was an interest in carpooling, but people did not know how to go about it.

In response, the initiative has produced a free carpool Web site to match commuters traveling to work and school.

The site, which is available at www.carpooling.ca, works by matching registered users with similar commute routes and schedules.

Once there is a match, users are emailed with a message to return to the site to view the match. If they decide the match is good, they can send that person an e-mail through the site to arrange a meeting.

Peter Mawal is the marketing coordinator for the KitchenerGuelph Traffic Reduction Initiatve.

Lee-Wudrick responds continued from page 8 tail, one at a time. I guess I'll have to do it the quick way: I don't want laws telling me how much I can or can not work. I don't want openended no-strings-attached social assistance. Natives are human beings just like everyone else and should be treated accordingly. Postsecondary education is not a right.

And to boot, I'm not rich or upper middle class, or white and last time I checked I wasn't a corporation.

So, using your logic, if I'm not in one of those groups, I should be on your side of the fence. Clearly, I'm not.

Finally, for your cheap shot at "the rich," pardon my French, but who the hell are you - or anyone - to tell anybody else what they can or cannot do with their own money? "The rich" drive the economy, and pay obscene amounts of tax, which pay for everybody's well being -your roads, your playgrounds, your health care, your edu-

cation, etc. And what does the left say? "Fuck you, rich bastards give us more." That's some gratitude.

I, on the other hand, genuinely thank them. They generate wealth, which ultimately benefits us all.

They inspire me. And I will bust my ass to join their ranks someday. And when I do, maybe I'll give a billion dollars to charity. Why? Because I want to. Not because I feel obligated or I feel guilty, and not because anybody tells me I must.

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The politics of blood Is safety or fear perpetuating inequality in Canadian Blood Services donor screening?

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on Chaplin is ready for Ottawa. As the chief of the Political Action Committee for ~ ~ a lpour i t les ~ gais et lesbiennes, a national queer rights organization, he wants to talk about blood. Or, more importantly, he wants to hear why Canadian Blood Services continues to utilize a donor screening questionnaire which, as he puts it, "gives the appearance of unjustified discrimination," against gay men.

Chaplin will head to Ottawa this week for a national "consensus conference" run by Canadian Blood Services to assist them "in the ongoing evaluation of the blood screening process," says Jirini Vik, manager of media relations for the national blood organization.

While the collection and donation of plasma, platelets and blood seems like a relatively benign service, the stakes in the politics of blood are rising, as national groups continue to contest the way in which the service operates. Many other organizations still do not feel properly redressed for the tainted blood scandal of the past and the national organization for blood donation is seeking to increase its donor base by 40 per cent by 2005.

At issue is the donor questionnaire utilized by the organization to isolate what it considers "high-risk activities."

The donor questionnaire asks questions about sexual activity, including having sex with individuals for whom you have no awareness of their sexual background and whether or not you are a male who has had sex with another male since 1977. Vik considers the screening process to be as "broadly inctusive as possible in order to maximally optimize the safety

of the blood supply."

Ron Chaplin has yet to be presented with information that backs up that position. Chaplinfeels thatthe questionabout sexual activity between gay men sends a "concerning public health message." At a recent appearance before the House of Commons standing committee on health, in a special session examining blood donor exclusion policies, Douglas Elliot, legal counsel for the Canadian AIDS Society suggested the question "is no longer necessary."

Elliot suggests that "testing has improved to the point where it is really the front line of defence and it is extremely accurate. The window period is very short, a few weeks, and there's very little safety enhancement to be gained by including the question." Elliot, instead, encourages CBS to consider "a neutral question that focuses on risk behaviour."

According to Jirina Vik, this is already the case. Vik feels that CBS excludes on the basis of "h~ghriskactivities, not lifestyle." When asked if the question is being asked to single out the "high risk behaviour of anal sex" or if it is to exclude "gay men," Vik simply reiterated that the policy is "aimed at sexual activity" and that it does not "consider this a group" but "an activity."

The debate over Canada's blood supply is not limited to Ottawa. As Douglas Elliot of the Canadian AIDS Society highlighted In his speech to the health committee that "young people, who are absolutely essential to the future of the blood supply, don't want to give blood. They don't want to gwe blood because they perceive that this policy is bigoted and reactionary and this has resulted in boycotts at campuses."

Vik says that blood servlces has had

"no difficulty in recruiting young donors." In fact, 20 per cent of blood services donors fall in the 17 to 24 -year - old age range. Yet Vik admits that the Canadian supply is in fairly desperate need of new donors. "The blood systeminCanada is quickly reaching its breaking point," says Vik, noting that blood services has launched a new challenge for Canadians to "roll up their sleeves." The genuine need for new donors stems from the increased blood needs of an aging and growing population, in addition to the rising need for blood in more complex surgeries and sophisticated medical procedures.

The advent of September 11 served as a reminder of the need for blood andas a result, significantlyincreased blood donation in Canada.

Blood has a shelf life of 42 days and blood services attempted to capitalize on the increased donations by scheduling appointments into the coming months.

Yet even with the enormous outpouring of support, blood services only has a seven day inventory on hand. This supply highlights the need for blood services to address concerns that it is being too restrictive in its donor pool.

Tim McClemont, the executive director of the Canadian Hepatitis-C Society, feels the proper redress for the blood scandals of the past may make more Canadians feel comfortable in donating blood. McClemont feels that blood services has moved in an appropriate direction, highlighting potential dangers such as the recent changes to screen for Creutzfeld Jakob Disease (the human strain of mad cow disease). However, McClemont's organization would not continued on page 13

or many people, coming to university is a daunting affair.There are many challenging adjustments, including academic standards that are significantly higher when compared to high school. There is the constant fear of not making the grade.

Some students with average or above-average intelligence face added burdens in their educational goals.

Difficulties with attention, motor, language or higher thinking skills can turn education into a taxing matter.

Student Services created Services for Students with Disabilities to provide equal access and opportunities to students with disabilities. Over 800 students currently receive assistance from this resource.

A learning disability is a "discrepancy between aptitude and achievement," said Dr. Paula Dimeck a registered psychologist,learning specialist and counsellor with the service. Differences in attention, memory, spatial abilities and higher order thinking skills create inconsistencies between a student's performance and their abilities.

In'order to qualify for services, students must have documentation of their disability. Students who believe they may have a learning disability should visit this service.

There, they will receive a preliminary evaluation.

If deemed necessary, they will be provided with a referral for assessment by a registered psychologist. Assessment may be time consuming and can take "five to six hours to look at a full profile," said Dr. Dimeck.

People with learning disabilities need to learn skills that are acquired implicitly by the average student. Students with disabilities can go undiagnosed through high school, but the increased academic standards in university can create problems that allow students to recognise their special needs.

The objective of the service is to provide "equal access to course materials" and "equal opportunity to express what they have learned," said Dr. Dimeck.

Equal access to materials can mean providing books on tape for students with visual impairments and note takers for students with motor difficulties. Equal opportunity to express what they have learned can mean giving students the opportunity to dictate their test answers on tape.

These services seek to reduce the barriers students face in learning and expressing course material. "There is no lowering of the bar" or "lowering of the standards," said Dr. Dimeck. "They still have to demonstrate a mastery of the course material. This maintains the integrity of the program."

Students with disabilitiesat UWare "nottheaverage," Dr. Demick says. "Most [people with disabilities] won't even get this far," she says, as students with disabilities are under-represented in post-secondary education.

In addition to her work at UW, Dr. Demick also has a practice outside of the university and sees a lot people who snuggle with their disabilitiesin the greater Waterloo area. "The students that we see here are avery special slice of the population," she says. "They struggle, with a great deal of persistence."

Students with disabilities often face prejudice from the student population, as well as enduring the added strain of their disabilities.Students with disabilities are not less intelligent than the rest of thestudent body and do not receive special perks.

Students with disabilities have problems, in varying degrees, with certain elements of the learning process and must carry out the same work as any other student. The only difference is that they must often work much harder to accomplish scholastic endeavours.

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Chicken noodle soup

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othing could be better than chicken soup, whether you're ill or just in need of a complete meal in a single bowl.

Chicken stock Ingredients: 1whole chicken or 4 chicken quar-

ters (breast or leg) 2 carrots, peeled and broken in large pieces 1 onion, peeled and quartered 2 celery stalks, washed and broken in large pieces broccoli stems, chopped (optional) 1 bay leaf salt and pepper water Place all of the ingredients in a pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for about one hour.

After an hour, the broth should be flavourful and the chicken cooked. Remove the chicken and allow it to cool. Discard the vegetables.

Once the chicken has cooled, discard the skin and separate the meat from the bones. You will only need about a quarter of the meat for your soup, the rest can be used for another recipe such as chickensalad or hot chicken sandwiches.

If you have time to chill the stock, the fat will harden on the top for easy removal. You can make the soup immediately, refrigerate the stock for several days, or freeze it.

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1 recipe chicken stock (or substitute bouillon cubes and water or canned broth) 2-3 handfuls of egg noodles 3-4 carrots, peeled and sliced 1 cup frozen peas or corn broccoli florets or other vegetables (optional) 1 chicken breast or leg quarter, meat removed and diced salt

Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a large pot. Taste the soup and add extra salt if desired.

Add the carrots and any other hard vegetables that you are using that will take 10 minutes or more to cook.

Add the egg noodles (you can use any kind of noodles, but egg noodles add a nice richness).

When the noodles are cooked, add the frozen peas or corn which will only take a minute or two to cook.

Just before serving, add the chicken. Serve hot.

Chicken soup can be refrigerated for several days or frozen for several months.

Variations: For chicken and rice soup, substitute rice for the egg noodles, but remember that a little rice goes a long way so don't add more than 114 to 112 cup. For soup with an asian flair, substitute Udon noodles for the egg noodles, soy sauce for the salt, bok choy for the peas, and add some hot peppers and fresh garlic.

breenhouse emissions Will daylight harvesting at Dana Porter help?

MARK CHAMBER^ special to Imprint

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t is now widely accepted that, if left unchecked, global warm ing and the associated changes in climate could lead to devastating impacts across the planet. Efforts are being undertaken to reduce greenhous gas emissions.

One promising method of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases has been energy efficiency.

For every kilowatt-hour of energy saved, there is a corresponding reduction in emissions.

It is especially important to promote efficient energy use since Ontario's electricity demands are met with predominately nuclear and hydroelectric generation, According to the independent electricity market operator, coal-fired power plants are the province's power choice of last resort. Coal-firedgeneratingunits are the last to be placed in service to meet peak demand and the first to be removed from service as demand drops.

Given that burning coal is the dirtiest method to produce electricity, the ultimate objective is to avoid its use as much as possible.

The advantage of implementing energy-efficient practices is a reduction in the amount of gen-

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The Feds Environment Commission, in cooperation with Plant Operations at UW, is exploring the promising technique of "daylight harvesting" to reduce energy use at the Dana Porter Library.

Daylight harvesting uses a series of light sensors that track the level of sunlight entering the building. If the amount of sunlight meets the required level, then the artificial lights remain off, thus saving energy that otherwise would have been wasted.

Similar projects at American universities have demonstrated a reduction in energy requirements for lighting by morethan4Oper cent.

It is not known at this time how much UW could benefit, but efforts are underway to determine if the daylight harvesting technique can be applied at Dana Porter.

To help increase energy efficiency on campus, please visit the Environment Commision Web site a t http:ll www.student.math. uwaterloo.cal -kbschmidt

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stand in the way of changes to the questionnaire which could preserve safety while being more inclusive.

McClemont feels that the lack of compensation for victims of the tainted blood scandal may have created hurt feelings about blood donation in Canada. While an out of court settfement was reached with the majority of claimants, the government adopted a narrow legal liability definition to those eligible for compensation leavingthousands of affected individuals without redress. McClemont understands that the current problems with blood donation aren't directly connected to compensation for previous victims, but feels that it would be in the best interests for blood donation for the government "to show they have a form of compassion."

Robert St. Pierre of the Cana-

dian Hemophilia Society echoes McClemont. We "are open to revisit those issues [of donor exclusion] and change those criteria if we are presented with enough scientific information that such change is warranted without additional risk to public health," he said.

The showdown has been set for Ottawa. St. Pierre, McClemont, Chaplin and Vik will be in attendance trying to find consensus in the strategic vision of CBS while also facing the challenges of blood donation in Canada.

As Chaplin sees it, CBS faces two challenges. First, he feels that if "Canadians think the system [for donating blood] is unfair, an increasing number will not participate." Secondly, if Canadians "do not see the justification [for restricting donors], they will continue to see the system as unsafe."

Vik feels that the biggest chal-

lenge lying ahead isn't accusations of discrimination but instead is increasing participation by educating Canadians about the safety of blood. Vik hopes that Canadians will not be put off by accusationsof perceived discrimination but understands that the choice to give blood "is a personal one" but that "every donation counts."

In the last number of years, CBS has been able to reverse a 10 year decline in blood donation while making important strides in improving safety and restoring public confidence.

Yet in the new politics of blood, questions arise as to whether fear or safety is driving Canada's blood donation system. It remains unclear whether consensus can be reached in providing both a safe and equal blood donation system in Canada. This is, essentially, the politics of blood.

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karth science students travel to Costa Rica PETER VAN DRIEL

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ave you ever wondered how a volcano works?

Or why there are earthquakes in California and in Costa Rica, but none in Waterloo?

These questions were on the minds of earth science students who travelled to Costa Rica in August.

An important aspect of earth sciences is seeing the subject-matter in a real-life setting. According to Dr. Alan Morgan, "Geology is a subject which is done in the field, so you need to get out and learn it in the field."

The purpose of field trips is to see first hand things that are talked about in class, like volcanoes, and that can't be found in Ontario.

This year's earth science class chose to experience some Costa Rican style "pura vida" (pure life) for 11 days at the beginning of the fall term to see both unique geological formations and experience the Costa Rican culture and lifestyle.

The first two days of the trip

were spent in the area of the Arenal volcano. The group arrived with perfect timing to witness a small eruption of the volcano, a perfect highlight to a geology field trip.

After seeing as much of the volcano as possible, the group piled into a 20 seat mini-bus and drove down windy Costa Rican roads to visit a geothermal plant. CostaRican roads rarely have a centre median, and are full of "peligro" (danger) signs and crazy drivers.

At the plant, volcanichot water that seeps from the ground throughout that area is used to generate electricity. That day ended with an evening in the lively city of Liberia, complete with karaoke bar, patio and pool.

The next day, the students moved to the spectacular Pacific coast to observe Ophiolites in their natural setting. These unique rocks are normally found deep under the ocean but have been thrust onto the land by the action of plate tectonics.

Next stop - a limestone cave - was equally spectacular. Access to the cave is by a 17-metre precarious rope ladder, but it is a great

UW's earth science students witnessed the eruption of Costa Rica's Arenal Volcano on August 28. view Costa Ricanwildlife. The most interested in travel, I recommend fun was had on an entire free day on Costa Rica as a safe and welcoming the beach. Costa Rica is world fa- country. It is quite modern; many mous for its beaches, surfing and hotels have Internet access, the food ocean fishing, including both the is good and the beer is cheap. Most of all, the scenery is spectacular and Pacific and Carribean coasts.

A chance to take in some au- much different from that which thenticLatinAmericancu~turecame you'd find in Canada.

The experiencesofthis trip flesh while watching Costa Rica win their soccer match against the U.S: to out the earth science knowledge qualify for the World Cup. Post that is learned in the classroom. game celebrations paraded out onto Although the earth sciences are best the streets to a wild party. It seemed known for geology, at Waterloo the like the whole city was taking part. field includes geophysics, hyFortunately, the whole class drogeology and geochemistry. got back safely, returning to Canada continued on page 16 before September 11. To anyone

place to see stalactites, stalagmites and even bats. This was a perfect setting for a lecture on limestone cave formation, enjoyed by all.

Other memorable venues included a tour of a potential gold mine site, two more trips to the top of volcanoes, a rainforest tour, as well as lectures about and a tour of the water supply of San Jose, the capital city. No tour of acity's water supply can be conducted without visiting threats to the supply, namely the city dump.

Besides studies in real world geology, there was time for many fun activities and opportunities to

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Examining the roots of science through alchemy LARA THOMPSON special to Imprint

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n old man is hunched over, struggling to decipher mystical texts, lit up by a dying candle. Beside him is a flask of smokey bubbling liquid amid a clutter of apparatus. He tends carefully to this flask as his texts prescribe.

He stirs with one hand while the index finger of his other hand traces across the recipe. He adds a pinch of powder from a cloth pouch and the liquid bubbles over and evaporates. His mixture is ruined.

Disappointment envelops him.

He pores carefully over the text to find his mistake or a possible misinterpretation. Perhaps he should have added a drop more mercury or a pinch less salt? His excitement returns and the years of searching for the philosopher's stone continue to slip by unnoticed.

Although there is some truth to the stereotypical idea of an alchemist, there was a lot more to him than the pining old man obsessed with creating the philosopher's stone. Often, alchemists were among leading scientific and religious thinkers of their time. For instance, Charles I1 of England attempted transmutations and even

Sir Isaac Newton spent considerable time decoding alchemical books.

Alchemists, precursors of modern-day chemists, were lacking basic knowledge, such as ideas that matter is made up of atoms from a collection of elements (for example oxygen, carbon and hydrogen).

They believed they couldlearn about the physical world by logical discussion with their peers or by divine enlightenment.

Alchemists believed that matter was made up of a mixture of Aristotle's elements: fire, earth, water and air. In attempts to create gold from correct proportions of these, they developed chemical apparatus later used to support the existence of the atom and elements.

In the wars of the 13th and 14th centuries, gold was seen as a symbol of power and kings and nobles began to hire alchemists and build complex laboratories to study the creation of gold.

Whether these alchemistswere swindlers from the start or due to extreme pressures from their patrons, these hirelings began to fake successes. They would mix strange and foul liquids producing gold using caldrons with fake bottoms, or chunks of minerals or charcoal con-

taining small amounts of gold.

These swindlers experimented with alloys and acids that would selectively dissolve one component metal, leaving gold behind. In fact, these swindlers may have furthered chemical knowledge more than the authentic alchemist, although they drove the study into disrepute,, The true alchemist also had much to offer the development of chemistry: hedevelopedexperimental apparatus present in modern chemical laboratories, he learned such chemical processes as reduction, distillation andextraction, and he became adept at performing fairly intricate chemical investigations.

As Europe became exceedingly religious and superstitious, alchemists began to cloak their work in symbolism and mystery -after all, if no one could discern their purpose, they could not be accused of unorthodoxy. Their manuscriptsbecame a mixture of highly coded and cryptic metaphors.

All this mysticism promoted a general mistrust of alchemists. In response, they shifted their focus from transmutations to the more practical subject of medical treatments. In the late 15th century, the famous alchemist Paracelsus began to prescribe mercury to treat syphi-

lis. A better treatment for syphiliswas not found until the 1900s.

With this came a shift from proof by discussion or divine revelation to the scientific method, which dictates that theories must be supported by experiment. A theorist could no longer speak of fire without touching the flame.

Although A modern-day alchemist?Dr. Scott Taylor uses the idea of ex- distillation equipment originally designed by alcheperimental evi- mists to research drug design. denceis obvious to a modern scientist, at the time it basic assumption, modern experiwas a radical shift opposed strongly mental science started to evolve, by the Catholic church. although not without opposition.

In 1661, the chemist Robert For instance, Galileo was Boyle published the classic lectures brought before the Roman InquisiThe Sceptical Chymist, in which he tion for his evidence of a sun-cenargued against the four-element a e d planetary system. It was not until the early 1990s that he was foundation of alchemy.

With the questioning of this vindicated by the Vatican.

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The truth about pennies AMANDAWATKINS Imprint intern

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e carry them around everywhere we go and exchange them for such basic things as food and shelter, but how much do we really know about them?

Canadian coins are made at the Royal Canadian Mint's high-speed press in Winnipeg, which produced about 949.4 million pennies last year.

Every shiny new penny starts as a blank: a round, almost-pennysized disk of steel or nickel core coated with a copper-zinc alloy.

T h e blanks are softened through heating, then washed and dried. An upsetting mill is used to

raise the rim at the edge of the coin.

The blanks pass through a coining press where they are stamped with designs and inscriptions. Each batch of coins is spot-checked.

Coins are counted by an automatic counting machine, bagged, sealed and sent to the Bank of Canada, where they are redirected to banks across the country.

In its early days, the penny was 98 per cent copper, 1.75 per cent zinc and 0.25 per cent other metals.

The copper shortage in 1943, resulting from World War 11, led to the idea of using zinc-coated steel.

Prior to 2000, the penny was made of copper-plated zinc. Coating zinc with copper creates a cheaper, lighter coin. The copper-

plated zinc coin weighs 2.5 g, is 0.75 inches in diameter and is 1.55 mm thick. This coin has an approximate life span of 30 years.

The mint is currently in the process of switching to copperplated steel coins, made of 94 per cent steel, 1.5 per cent nick'el and 4.5 per cent copper.

In 1999 and 2000, small amounts of these coins were issued to transit and vending machine companies to allow them to recalibrate their machines. These coins are marked with a 'P' to indicate the new plated blank.

So far no copper-plated steel pennies have been created in 2001, and there appears to be no plans to mint any this year.

The familiar maple leaves have appeared on Canadian one-cent coins since 1937, when the Royal Canadian Mint became a department of the Ministry of Finance. A new set of coins with noticeably Canadian designs was created to commemorate the occasion. The leaves disappeared from the penny only in 1967, when they were replaced by a rock dove to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of confederation.

Every Canadian coin bears the initialsof the designer. On the penny, the letters 'KG' appear below the rightmost maple leaf. These initials commemorate George E. KrugerGray, a British artist who, in 1936, was asked by the deputy master of the Royal Mint in London to suggest designs for the first set of truly Canadian coins.

In addition to the maple leaves, Kruger-Gray designed the beaver emblem, originally intended for the dime, but which appears on the nickel, and the Canadian coat of arms on the 50-cent piece.

Imprint, Friday, November 2, 200 I "A thousand moles of copper" was a Chemstores campaign to raise money for the United Way. A mole corresponds to 6.02 x I0 to the power of 23 particles, and a thousand moles of copper is approximately Z5,418 pennies.

"The idea was to try to put a little chemistry spin on it," campaign coordinator Sue Stathopulos (pictured) said.

The campaign collected over $600.

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Geology in the real world continued from page 15

Geology focuses on the study of rocks, soils and in a broader sense, the evolution of the earth.

Geophysics is concerned with techniques to determine what is underground without having to dig holes. Geophysicists rely on instruments to study howthegroundemits and transmits electriccurrents, magnetic fields or seismic waves to interpret what might be underground.

Geophysical surveys are much cheaper than drilling boreholes, and are thereforewidely used inmineral and petroleum exploration.

Hydrogeology, the study of groundwater and groundwater resources, is the largest area of earth science research at UW, perhaps because Kitchener-Waterloo relies

almost entirely on groundwater as its water resource.

Geochemistry .involves studying the chemical make-up of rocks, the chemistry of water or any geological material.

Earth science is of interest to anyone interested in geology, the environment and the outdoors.

That being said, I may pay the price in a few years as I monitor the chloride concentration of streamwater from landfill sites in the rain, only wishing to be in Costa Rica.

Monitoring water however, is extremely important. Water is a precious resource, and all societiesneed to work towards sustainable development and preservation.

Peter van Drielisa fourth-yearearth science student who travelled to Costa Rica in August.

A referendum regarding the Waterloo Campaign proposal will be held on: Tuesdav, November 20, 2001

The wordtng of the referendum question will be as follows:

of a non-refundable, $1 3.80 fee to the fee statement3" Students interested In forming Yes or No Comm~tteesshould attend an organizational meet~ngheld on November 2, 2001 In the SLC 2134 at 4 : 3 0 ~ m .Students who are unable to attend the meetina but are

Warriors meet their match Men's rugby team ends season with a 25-8 loss in the second half, quickly adding eight points to their total with a try and a penalty kick in the first 10 he men's rugby team suf- minutes. Warrior winger Lucas fered a heart-breaking loss Harden took advantage of a rare this past Saturday to the Warrior overlap to make it within UWO Mustangs, going down 25-8. inches of the Mustang end zone in With the win, UWO moves on to the 65th minute, but good covering face Queen's in the OUA final in by the Mustang forwards denied him the try. The final score of the Kingston this Saturday.

The Mustangs played the same game came after an impressive sestellar defense that the Warriors ries by the Mustang backs brought came up against last week, making on another Warrior penalty for rethe Warrior forwards fight fot every stricting the play of the ball, bringinch and coming up quickly to put ing the final score to 25-8.

The Warrior mood following pressure on the back line. Yet, unlike last week, the Warriors suc- the game was certainly one of disapcumbed to the pressure, often los- pointment, but after posting the ing the ball in the rucks and mishan- best regular season record of any dling it when it moved out to the (men's) Warrior rugby team in rebacks. Also, unlike the previous cent memory, the boys still felt they meeting of these two teams, in this had things to be proud of. Warrior game the Mustangs were able to work-horse Sam Covach summed it generate offense by moving the ball up best for his team, saying, "It was out quickly to their wingers, fre- truly an honour and privilege to quently taking advantage of over- play with everyone this year. Allaps and forcing the Warrior for- though we didn't meet our yearwards to move across the field to end goals, we did come a long way, make try-saving tackles. and obviously we have a lot to be The lone try for the Wa~riors proud of." came in the 16th minute fromstandThis year was the last for sevoff Charles Schofield, who was i d - eral core Warrior players, namely lowing up on a 20 yard sprint by prop Francis Yoon, lock Blair fullback Tim Bauer. But penalties Comptree, eight-man Hugh Adams, for offsides and restricting the play scrum half Mike Naylor, standoff of the ball, coupled with a try by a Charles Schofield,inside center Sam Mustang winger, put Western on Covach and outside center Marcel Pajor. All-star picks will be antop at half-time 14-8.

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Warriors lose a close one B R E N D A N NEWMAN

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11 Mike Bradley could do was stand and watch as the Warriors succumbed to the Western Mustangs last Saturday in London. The fifth year star running back didn't dress for the game because of an injury suffered the previous week, thus the OUA'sleading rusher could not aid his team, as the Warriorslost acloseone, 19-11.

The Warriors were hampered by injuries last weekend. They have been without star defensive lineman Jeremy Bezaire since the last time they played Western. But recent injuries kept Bradley, receiver Dan Donavan, and offensive lineman Dan Shock, out of the lineup last weekend. Pete Yack and Jamey Verdone both were playing hurt in the game. The Warriors knew they were going into battle missing several important combatants.

Waterloo opened the scoring on a single point kick by Matt Armstrong in the first quarter. This lead held until the second quarter, when a blocked punt deep in Warrior territory set up an eight-yard touchdown run by Western running back Drew Soleyn. The Warriors would concede a safety later in the quarter and at halftime were trailing 9-1.

Armstrong kicked a 47-yard field goal early into the second half, bringing the Warriors to within five points. But, later in the quarter, Mustang quarterback Chris Hessel hit receiver Preston Haynes for a 61-yard touchdown pass to put the Mustangs up 16-4. Western sealed the victory with a 15-yard field goal

by Rob Pikula. The Warriors had a chance to score late in the game after a long drive brought them to the seven yard line, but a costly fumble on the first down put the ball back into Western's hands.

Fullback Jay Akindolaire was the primary ball carrier on offense.

Akindolaire filled in admirably for Bradley, rushing for 126 yards on 15 carries and scored the Warriors' lone touchdown on a 45-yard run.

Jordie Holton was chosen to start at quarterback, but was relieved in the third quarter by Miro Hadjinian who sparked the offense and led the Warriors on their lone touchdown

drive. Reza Celik was Holton's and Hajinian's primary target catching, a game high seven passes for 133yards. Matt Reid also caught a pair of passes for the Warriors.

The Warriors responded well against a Western offense that had played impressively lastweekagainst the defending nation champions. continued on page 18

Get into UW squash special to lmprint

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ver 30 competitors participated in last weekend's Black Knight squash tournament. After three tiring matches on both Saturday and Sunday, all five division championships were claimed: A1 - Andrew Kane A2 - David Braun B1 Ankush Prakash B2 - David Thompson B3 -Joseph Paleczny A-level player Jeff Kent liked that there were "no pretenders at the advanced level," and that the playoffs "enable you to play players who are in your range, even though there's quite a range of abilities in the division you play in on the first day." The range of abilities was evident when A1 champion Kane and runner-up Sheroy Mowdawala showed the energy to get back on the court a few minutes after completing the tournament. Squash coordinator Carla Froese enjoyed how the tournament let her "see what competition is out there."

Could you imagine trying out your choice of Black Knight's newest squash racquets in each match?

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If so, then enter next term's tournament. Black Knight sales representative Wayne Macdonnell said the tournament lets people "find the magic wand that works for them."

Macdonnell, with 40 years experience, also wished to compliment Judy McCrae and Joe Cascagnette saying, 'Youseldomruninto agroup that is this well organized."

AI1 entrantsareguaranteed four matches. For just $10.70 (after tax) you get a Black Knight T-shirt and the chance to win a door prize. A brand new Black Knight racquet is the top door prize and is open to those who give feedback on their racquets. Luke Windisch won the racquet in this term's draw.

Would youlike to learnsquash?

Campus Rec offers three levels of instructional lessons each term. If you already play squash well and would like to teach the game to others, fill out an application at the PAC office during the first week of your next term.

If you are looking to play new people, then consider the Campus Rec squash ladder. Visit www.athletics.uwaterloo.cal campredsquash1adderlinfo.htmfor more information.

Badminton team is now 3-3 for the season AND

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he Warriors' badminton team hosted the first OUA partial crossover tournament of the season on Saturday.

The team began the day by taking on Ottawa.

The team got off to agood start by matching the Gee-Gees win for win in singles matches to square the affair at 3-3. Kenny Ng, Lindsay Anderson and Michelle Li provided the wins.

After some incredibly close doubles matches, the Warriors settled for their second heartbreaking 6-5 loss of the season. Li and Ellen Wong won a women's doubles match and Victor Quan and Shannon Byrne won the mixed doubles,

but the Warriors fell short.

The afternoon saw the Warriors face Ryerson and the team proved up to the challenge, dropping the Rams by an 8-3 score. Ng continued his dominance in the number one men's singles position, improving his record to a perfect 60 in OUA play with an easy win over his Ryerson counterpart. Stephen Docking, Karmen Too, Anderson and Li also provided singles wins to put Waterloo out in front 5-1 heading to the doubles.

The Warriors fared better in this portion of play, with wins from Ngand Ricky Luk in men's doubles, Too and Erica Chui, and Li a d Byrne in women's doubles.

The Warriors are now 3-3 for the season. They play next in the second OUApartial crossover event at Western on November 10.

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Football I WARRIORS SCOREBOARD I Swim team goes BADMINTON

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Johnny Chehade, a London native, put on a very impressive showing in his hometown, making nine tackles and assisting two more. Chris Wolfe was all over the field making plays all game, finishing with a seasonhigh 13 tackles and five assists. Joe Popkey and Tim Jeske both made punishing plays on special teams; these two are the epitome of smashmouth football players.

The loss brought a disappointing end to Mike Bradley's illustrious university football career.

Bradley led the Warriors to several Yates cups; this team captain is a player that won't be forgotten.

Announcements of OUA and

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Warriors take on Laurentian and McMaster in the pool LESLIE DOWSON special to Imprint

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his past weekend, the Warriors' swim team travelled to Sudbury to compete in the pool against Laurentian and McMaster. Both the men's and women's teamswere victoriousover Laurentian. Although McMaster defeated both women's teams, the men's competition was not settled until the final event.

For themen, second-year swimmer Dave Rose led the team, winning the 200m and400m individual medleys, 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly. Rose also finished secondin the 1500m freestyle. Dave Clarke stood out for the men, winning the SOm and lOOm freestyles and the lOOm backstroke while finishing second in the 200111 backstroke and 200m freestyle. Richard Hui placed in all three breaststroke events, winning theSOmand loom, while finishingsecond in the 200111.

Malcolm Bonner finished second in both the lOOm and 200m butterfly, while Graham Jastrebski was second in the 5Om and third in the lOOm breaststroke.

Other top three finishes came from Dominic Chow and Peter Londry who finished third in 53m butterfly and SOm backstroke, respectively. Clarke, Hui, Rose and

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The women's team was lead by their captain Julie Steinberg who won the 200m and400111individual medleys, 100mand 200mfreestyles, 200m breaststroke and SOm butterfly.

First-year swimmer, Carrie Kilpatrick, also had a strong showing for the women, winning the SOm and finishing third in the 1OOm breaststroke.

Kristen Brawley had two third place finishes for the women in the lOOm and 200m backstrokes, while Leslie Dowson finished third in the 800m freestyle, followed closely by Jenny Scott.

The women's relays perfcrmed very well taking three of the four events contested. Brawley, Steinberg, Kilpatrick and Melissa Thomas won the 400m medley, while Brawley, Steinberg, Thomas and Christy Bell took the 200m medley. Finally, Kilpatrick, Bell, Thomas and Steinberg finished the meet with a win in the 200111 freestyle relay.

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Using life as a basis for fiction Novelist Annabel Lvon reads at St. Jerome's M E L A N I E STUPARYK Imprint staff

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nnabel Lyon thinks there's a lot of roadkill on the 401.

She also gets excited about tornadoes, doesn't like math and absolutely never eats cereal. "Milk with things floating in it! Blech," she writes.

Lyon is from Vancouver and was in Waterloo just long enough to do a reading from Oxygen, her book of short stories, and have a quick fettuccine alfredo before heading back to Toronto.

She arrived back in Vancouver at midnight on Monday, and emailed replies to my questions on Tuesday morning, while waiting for her sister to show up with the moving van.

Picture a kind, soft spoken young woman with perfect table manners, in khakis and simple shoes, rushing to do the last thing anyone has time for on a hectic moving day: reply to an e-mail of questions for some student newspaper in Waterloo.

Lyon is your best frlend from kindergarten and your sweet old piano teacher wrapped into one.

She will bend over backwards to help you out, even if she's just met you.

But don't go thinking she's all gumdrops and rainbows. Lyon was almost ;lawyer. After finishing her BA at Simon Fraser University with

aphilosophy major, and French and English literature minors, she entered law school.

"I thought law school would be interesting (coming from a philosophyiethics background), and it was, but I just didn't have enough time to write, and in the end that was more important." Instead she went on to do a Master of Fine Arts at UBC in creative writing.

The pull of creative writing may have drawn her away from legal studies, but the time she did spend in law school only fueled her writing.

Praised for its narrative quality and originality, her story "Song" was written about a real life homicide trial she sat in on during law school.

Her reading of that story, along with one other at St. Jerome's last week, was engaging and almost shy, with Lyon looking more than willing to get out of the spotlight. The attention, it seems, is something she doesn't expect.

Often characteristic o f new writers is the surrealistic view of their own persona and presence in the public eye. "I guess because writing and reading are so essentiallysolitary,unlike musicor sports.

Also perhaps because there's something essentially ego-less about the best writing -it's trying to understand the world, as opposed to trying to put yourself at the centre of it."

Many writers - and Lyon is no exception - are surprised and grateful that people read and really enjoy their books.

While Lyon signed some of her books for UW students, she commented that there are very few stories left in Oxygen that she doesn't hate and likened reading them to lookingback at somethingyoumight have written when you were 16 years old.

But with so many great lines, images and sharp characters, what could there be to hate? One of my favourite lines reads, "Hero once told me she thought being in love was like getting kicked in the head

by Jesus. Good to know it exists, but you're gritting your teeth just the same."

ApparentlyLyon doesn't agree.

"But that [line] is so rude" she exclaimed, almost embarrassed of her ability to express such a fantastic, gritty and honest human emotion.

But she can, and she does it well.

Although Lyon says that she doesn't make a conscious effort to exclude her personal self in her stories, "I've simply, as a matter of practice, found it very difficult to write anything remotely memoirish," parts of her world and her experiences are inevitably tied to her characters and their lives.

Her years of training in classical piano in the story "Play," her childhood dream to be an archaeologistcomingthrough in "Things,"

Lyon held an autograph session a t the U W Bookstore last Wednesday.. and who knows what other bits reveal her personal self, the little semi-hidden gems in her writing.

"My [stories express] my emotional world, I think. Probably not much more than that," she wrote.

Lyon is currently working on a novel that she will not say anything about, but she did mention that she

is finding it very difficult to go from short stories to novels, as she favours cool prose and characters over plot.

"I feel very much like an apprentice novelist," she wrote as she waited for the moving van to pull up, "still learning from my mistakes."

Anxious Blue: not so anxious

Anxious Blue Club AbstractOctober 25 BRIAN CODE Imprint staff

hat some might call "urban acoustic soul," Anxious Blue is the fusion of several musical genres combined with thoughtful lyrics.

Their recently released second album, titled Limits Push Themselves, features the lyrics and vocals

of Priyesh Shulka and Trevor Kyle's intoxicating guitar. The KitchenerWaterloo based duo have been performing together since 1995.

A former UW student, Shukla left school to produce a debut album Sunsets in the Morning with fellow bandmate Kyle.

Shukla describes their first album as "a collection of eight acoustic numbers [with] deceptively accessible acoustic guitar riffs underscoring the brooding sensuality of [vocals]."

Realizing that his interests had

shifted from school after the creation of their first album, Shukla entered the realm of Web design to support himself while starting on the second album.

Limits Push Themselves is a symbol of Anxious Blue's musical evolution. By layering smooth vocals with progressive jazz and hip hop rhythms, Shukla and Kyle are building a richer Anxious Blue sound. Shukla even dabbles a bit in verbal rap in the song "Stand at the Doorway." Although the disc is vastly experimental, its sound is far

the lyrics are written solely by Shukla, the music creation is really a two-man effort.

When an idea for a song is brought forward by one of the members, additions to it are made by the other. Eventually the music morphs itself into a trademark Anxious Blue production.

On stage, Shukla and Kyle are joined by musiciansAdam Bowman (percussion) and Mike Kiec (bass) from the Motor Booty Affair, in addition to some soulful backup singers, Trishannah Gentles and Natasha John.

When asked where the name "Anxious Blue" stemmed from, Shukla responded, telling about a time when he was reading through Bob Dylan's liner notes on Bringing it All Back Home.

What caught Shukla's attention was the line, "my songs rewritten with the kettledrum in mind/ a touchof any anxious color." After tossing the idea around at a band gathering, someone injected the idea " of "Blue." It stuck.

For more information about the band, check out the upcoming Web site at www,anxiousblue.com.

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Riding in cars with Drew Riding in Cars With Boys directed by Penny Marshall

Music secrets revealed CAITLIN CROCKARD special to Imprint

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n Pierle is mine. I have her on a shelf, in my room, waiting patiently for my attention. She may be near others like Radiohead or Tori Amos, but I don't feel nearly as protective of them. They belong to others too. An belongs to me.

Most music lovers have them: albums or artists we feel speak to us alone. They're our discoveries, our secrets and sometimes we're rcontent to keep it that way. Call us selfish, snobbish even, but there's an undeniable delight in stumbling upon something no one else seems to have heard before.

I owe my An Pierle "discovery" to a friend across the ocean, someone eager to send over a tape of her album, Mud Stories. It waslike amystery at first-noliner notes, no pictures, not the slightest clue of who this woman was. Just a handwritten song list of titles.

Out from my stereo bursts the sometimes gentle, sometimes belting voice, the piano and occasional blips of fuzz. I was entranced.

I had to wait until I was in the neighbourhood of Belgium, Pierle's homeland, to have the "real" album in hand.

Online stores are just beginning to carry it, but most music retailers still do not list her

in the catalogue of available titles. It's almost as if An Pierle doesn't exist over here, and that's both disappointing (an artist of her talent deserves the attention) and satisfying (her songs aren't being played ad nauseam until they lose their potency).

But obsessive music fans can't keep quiet for long, and that's where the cycle begins.

We need to share this music; it's too good to stay locked up in our rooms. And so we kickstart the relentless campaign, usually passing along copies of the album to friends.

I happen to have the added perk of hosting a radio program, which is like handing out a different mixed tape to complete strangers each week. But sometimes this isn't the best thing for audienceswho get subjected to my current obsessions again and again.

Sometimes the campaign . works. Sometimes other people happen to be championing the artist at the same time. and lo and behold. they get national radio play. Or at least a few good reviews and enough album sales to go on tour.

But soon after, the backlash begins -the artist isn't ours anymore.Too many people show up at concerts and we're wedged into the back row. And so it's back to hiding in our bedrooms again.

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f you are not careful, you might miss Drew Barrymore is trying to be more ambitious with her role in the latest Penny Marshall flick, Riding In Cars With Boys. It's the near true-life story of Beverly D'Onofrio, an author who encountered asuccession of roadblocks on the road to success.

After becoming pregnant at 15, marrying a shiftless loser and spending most of her early adult life on welfare, D'Onofrio is a woman who doesn't always do the right thing and often has her priorities askew.

In spite of this, the movie recounts a compellingstory that doesn't romanticize the realities of D'Onofrio's life: she's not necessarily a nice person, her mothering skills are lacking and she fails to acknowledge that those around her are havine as much trouble with life as she is.

Drew Barrymore struts her stuff.

It doesn't take long to realize that riding in cars with boys is an actual theme in she is considerably more concerned about her this movie. Be they her father, her husband or literary career than she is for the emotions even her son, all the men in D'Onofrio's life that her son might be grappling with.

Barrymore also does an impressive job seem to inadvertently hamper her ambitions.

Her father (played by James Woods) is a portraying the character over a span of 25 police officer who adheres to the old saying years, conveying both agrowing maturity and that only bad girls get pregnant and that a a declining sense of trust in men who seem to - from her perspective - mess up her life. good girl does as she is instructed.

It is difficult to include every element of Then she meets Raymond (played by Steve Zahn) who sees her at her most vulner- a person's life, but the minimizing of certain able and becomes a fun but disastrous diver- events seemed to weaken the story.

The heroin addiction of D'Onofrio's sion from her adolescent angst. Zahn handles the character well, presenting him as a well- husband's occupies about six minutes of the intentioned guy whose juvenile masochism film and they gloss over the parts where the ends up driving his family to the point where main character actually achieves her goals. they must rid themselves of him in order to But I guess this movie wasn't supposed to be about how she fixes her life, it was supposed survive.

D'Onofrio's life is recounted in flash- to be about how it gets complicated in the first backs as her son (played by Adam Garcia) place.

Parts of the film end up resembling a pity drives her to a pivotal meeting that will affect her literary career. Garcia's ability to portray party that becomes annoying after awhile.

Nonetheless, this is a nice change from the emotionally damaged young man who is trapped in the task of parenting his self- the traditional Hollywood fare where all the centred mother adds a touching dimension to themes and characters are grinded into analogies and symbols. the story.

Scenes in this movie are painful to watch Barrymore also turns in an impressive performance. Rather than relying on the coy -the characters aren't perfect and it's often coquettishness that she traditionally exudes, hard to find someone to root for. But that's a she plays D'Onofrio as a flawed, austere lot like real life too; not everything is woman who is determined to etch out the life sugarcoated and one-dimensional. she was destined for, whatever the outcome.

Sometimes life just sucks -it's how you resoond to it that matters.

As she and her son embark on their trek.

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Love still niftv after fifty Innocence directed by Paul Cox Princess Cinema

Nearly 40 years later, Andreas is awidower withagrown-up daughter and Claire is unhappily married to John (played by Blake's real life husbandTerryNorris) with agrownup son.

Andreas contacts Claire and they meet. Soon they resume their childhood relationship, but with more insight and wisdom than they had when they were young. ' Interwoven between the current story of Claire and Andreas are flashbacks of their youthful relationship.

These flashbacks provide an interesting contrast with the older versions of Claireand Andreas. Their passion is not as ardent, but it is somehow deeper and more mature than when they first met. Writer1 director Paul Cox's script carefully examines the benefits and disadvantages of love that has had time to age.

Cox has created amoving, quiet picture. While there isn't much action, the film is never boring. Cox tackles issues like regret, loss and betrayal with fascinatinginsight. He lets his characters converse intelligently, and gives them time to ponder important issues.

RACHEL E, BEATTIE Imprint staff

'ollywood is preoccupied with youth. Whether it's action films or screwball comedies, most Hollywood movies focus on beautiful young characters.

The romance genre is particularly bad for this. When was the last time you saw a romance film with characters over 60?

I know what you're thinking; why would anyone want to see a movie about senior citizens in love?

It takes a filmmaker outside of Hollywood to answer that question.

The new Australian film, Innocence, proves that a romance between two golden-agers can be just as fascinating and as appealing as a romance between two 20somethings.

Innocence tells the story of Claire (Julia Blake) and Andreas (Charles Tingwell) who fell in love with each other when they were in their early 20s, but were separated.

The flashbacks flow seamlessly in and out of the narrative, acting as effectivecounterpoints to the events that occur in the present.

Most of all, Innocence is about its characters. These aren't Hollywood stock cutouts of "the wacky old man," "the kooky elderly lady," "the jilted husband," etc., but rather intelligent, thoughtful, realisticcharacters.

One of the film's main strengths is the outstandingperformances by the three leadactors. Julia Blake and Charles Tinewell are luminous on screenandhaveanamaz- hnocence stars Julia Blake and Charles Tingwell play hide and seek. ine chemistrv.

Blake, in particular, sparkles cent job as John, the jilted husband this small but precious film because it does not have a huge budget or with vitality despite the fact that she who finally realizes what a jewel Claire is when he is about to lose glamorous young stars. is well into her 60s.

Innocence proves that someShe is marvelous in a scene her. He gives humanity and pathos where she explains to her stupified to a character that a lesser actor times, love, like so many other things adult son why she is jeopardizing a might turnintoa complete buffoon. in life, improves with age.

Innocence opens this Friday at Innocence is a revelation. It is 40-year-old relationship to be with beautifully shot and leisurelypaced. 9:15 p.m. a t the Princess Cinema Andreas.

Terry Norris does a magnifi- It would be a mistake to overlook and runs until November 8.

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the Kramdens, garnered ahuge turnout - Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern was filled to the gills with dancing music lovers. Most people left the venue with a CD in hand. There is no denying the power Smith has to make listeners shake their hind quarters; her songs are well crafted, energetic, and they remain in your head for days. That's a good thing.

While in the near future Smith and clan will be touring across Canada and the U.S. in support of DowntownSmogCrown, Smith is pleased to be returning to Waterloo. She hopes for some larger, fullband shows here in the future, but for now is happy to share the stage with her good friend, Janine Stoll.

Stoll is an extremely talented singer-songwriter who has performed with many acclaimed artists. She is capable of singing in various styles (folk, funk, rock, punk, jazz, country) with unflinching authenticity.

With a voice that is at times reminiscent of Sarah Harmer, other times Alanis Morissette, Stoll is an

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rin Smith returns to Waterloo for the second time since her very successful show at the Bomber with Tegan and Sara back in January. , She made many new fans that night, all of which moved by the intensely funky and catchy folkrock tunes that Smith and her talented band churned out.

This time around, she is sans band, performing an intimate, twoset acoustic show with fellow Toronto indie artist Janine Stoll at the Raintree Cafe onSaturday, November 3 at 9 p.m.

Erin Smith Band has recently released its third full-length album, DowntownSmogCrown.

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Since the concert took place in late 1998, it seems odd to me that this

recording is being released now.

The cover leaf explains that, "This is one in a series of releases featuring Dave Matthews Band [DMB] live in concert."

Following the trend of the Live at Luther College and Listener Supported albums, this album gives a feel for what it's like to be up close and personal with DMB. When bands churn out album upon album, the music can often get tiring and sometimes even bad (Ani DiFranco comes to mind).

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With the always-pleasing Tim Reynolds on electric guitar, Victor Lemonte Wooten lending a hand to Stefan Lessard on bass guitar, and some impressive saxophone action from LeRoi Moore, Matthews puts out a great performance of "#41."

The screaming fans were laid on a bit heavily for my liking, but you often take what you can get with live albums.

Toying a bit with the music, DMB spices up the classic "Crash Into Men with a "Dixie Chicken" interpolation.

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Elise Besler's evocative nine-track debut album, Done Up Right, is an eclectic yet cohesive mix of R 'n B, pop and acoustic rock that adds up to one hell of an impressive breakthrough disc.

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I feel spoiled when a band turns up in a small bar, a casual enough setting to strike up conversation with the musicians afterwards.

I was once a really big fan of an independent Canadian trio named Zolty Cracker.

They were friendly, approachable and passionate, and I still think of them every time I play their album. I hate to generalize, but I

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would guess that -just like me a lot of CKMS' programmers feel a little selfish about their favourite music.

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around herself in her hometown of Edmonton. If preliminary reviews of the Done Up Right release party are any indicator, is ready to break out in a big way.

The album has been carefully engineered by Greg Johnston to revolve aroundBesler's all-encompassing vocal range.

Whether crooningsoftly on the ballad, "Love is Blind," or snapping off barbed vocals in the rhythmically stilted "Soul Sucka," Besler's voice is clear, soulful and in perfect pitch.

Besler also expresses an aptitude for radio friendly pop, channelling latent Madonna on "Army of Lost and Found," but adding a funky ending that meshes nicely with the rest of the album.

Though Besler is most comfortable with laid back bass-driven funk ("My Fire" is another great example), she refuses to pigeonhole herself.

"Bring Your Laughter" is a brilliant acoustic guitar-driven track, while "This Time" is a tip of the hat to modern divas like Destiny's Child and Blu Cantrell.

Besler's expressive voice manages to connect each song and keeps the album flowing smoothly between grooves.

Exceptional songwriting abilities demonstrated by Besler on the album ensure that it is indeed done up right.

To order a copy of Done Up Right, visit www.elisebesler.com or www.flatlandmusic.com.

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It's not a connection I would have made, but hey, I'm not Dave.

With first-time-ever live versions of "So Much to Say," "What Would You Say," "The Last Stop," and the previously unreleased "The Maker," Live in Chicago offers itself as a bright addition to any DMB fan's musical collection.

Hearing Matthews' declaration of "I do my best for you" on "Rapunzel," I have to believe that the man is a truth-teller. He certainly makes me wanna stay.

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