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Friday, November 1,1991

THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDENT NEWSPAPER

The Student Volunteer Centre is located in CC206. Information on the following (and other) volunteer opportunities can be obtained by calling Ext. 2051 or dropping by the office. Regular office hours: Monday & Wednesday IO:30 to 12:30 and Friday 12:OO to t:OO. Core Literacy - volunteer tutors needed to provide one-to-one tutoring for adults and youth who want to improve their reading, writing and basic math skills. Cal! 743” 6090. Green Cw - Environmental conference to be held this November, requires volunteers for organization, fundraising, accommodations. MacGegor Public School - students needed that are interested in helping with Grade 7 and 8 French classes. services for Persons with Disabilities Off ice - persons needed to assist students with disabilities with reading, library work and note-taking. Gil Guides - assistant needed Tuesday evenings 6-8 p.m. to work with girls aged 9-l 1. No previous guiding experience necessary. CedarbraePublicSchooI-workin aschool setting, Grades K - 6. Friends is a school volunteer program where a child is paired with a volunteer, establishing a one-to-one relationship to build the child’s self-esteem and confidence. Urgent need: male and female volunteers 18 years of age and over. Call 742-4380 to book an interview. Looking for good resume experience? How about vdunteering at the Sexuality Resource Centre. if interested call Joan at 885- 12 11, ext. 2306 or leave a message at the Fed Office. The Community Opportunities Development Association and the Kitchener Small Business Self Help Office is seeking the services of two volunteers. The services of a graphic artist and desktop publisher are required to assist with the revision of a 50 page booklet with the prominent credit in the publication for their work. Contact Wes Worsfold at 740-9694 or Terry Smye at 74 l-2604. DO we need Quebec?” If this is your area of interest, the FEDS need immediate help with a speech contest (organized by the Public Issues Board for National Unity) To sign up please call Jodi at 725-7408. Are YOU looking for a volunteer opportunity on campus. If so, consider working for Plenty Canada. Plenty Canada has been working in Latin America, Asia, Africa and in North America. For more info call (613) 278-2215 or Plenty Canada, c/o Heather Phaneuf, RR 3, Lanark, Ontario, KOG IKO.

MBA Day ‘91 - meet reps from Canadtan (&some US) schools. Pick up information/ application packages. Sponsored by Career Services. Admission is free. Rfinison College is now accepting applications from residence undergraduate students for the winter 1992 term, For further infomation, please call 884-4400. Would anyone who is interested in assisting students with disabilities for the Fall Term 1991, with reading, library assistance, note-taking, please contact Jane Farley at Services for F’ersons with Disabilities Off ice, NH2051, ext, 5082. Look forward to hearing from you! Galery Kitchener/Watml00 Art Exhibitions on View - “The Human Form” Aug. 11 to Dec. 29 ; “Walter Bachinski” -Sept. 12 to Oct. 27 ; “Fred J. Pi?ts” - Oct. 3 to Oct. 27 ; “Michael Boss” - Oct. 3 1to Jan. 5192 ; “Expressions 17” - Nov. 3 to Dec. 15 ; “The White Line: Canadian Wood Engravings” -Nov. 7 to Dec. 22. Seagram Museum - “The Wine Cellar” opened from May 1 to October 3I from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. For info contact

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Don;rtiasn&edforthe R.O.O.F. Library Program - books, magazines, art supplies, paper, and shelves are needed for our front line counselling service for youth. If you would like to donate some items please call Elaine 743-6090 or Gerrard 742-2788.

WIG Fall Film and Video Services, Women’s Issues Committee, GSA. Nov. 7 - “Fight Back: Emergency Selfdefence for Women” Nov. 21 - “Image and Self- Projection” This series 1s upstairs at the Grad House from 5 to 7:00 p.m. (brown bag option). No admission fee: all welcome! The UW Campus Ret Sailing Club has now begun its season. Call president Mike Kern a? 747-2176 to find out more. JOin the Conspiracy of Hope! Get involved vvlth Amnesty International Group 118. Weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in CC 135.

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*q Inventory - discover how your interests relate to specific vocational opportunities. Tuesday, Oct. 29 - 4:3O to 5:3O p.m. Register Counselling Services, NH 2080. Myers-Brings Type Indicator - discover how your personal strengths relate to your preferred ways of working. Monday, Oct. 28 - 1 I :3O to 12;30 p.m. Register at Counselling Services, NH 2080.

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For application forms and further information please contact the Student Awards Office, 2nd Floor, Needles Hall.

CARUR PLANNlNO & rlc)B SEARCH WORKSHOPS WI 1991 S&I-UP sheets and workshop preparation handouts available in Career Services, NH 1001, the week prior to workshop. ALL WORKSHOPS are held at NH, room 1020. planning T;or A Career - I hour - the foundation upon which all job search activities are based. Wednesday, Nov. 13 - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

HOURS effective: Monday to Thursday 9:30 - 530 ; Saturday 1:00 - 500 (effective

Sept. 3 9:30 - 900 ; Friday 9:00 - 5:30 ; Sunday Sept. 8)

LlNMXSITY NOONHOUR LECTURES Fall 1991 Speakers are invited from the UW or WLU to give infomal lectures at the KPL Main Branch. Oct. 28 - Balancing Needs and Resources for the City of Kitchener, Tom McKay. Nov. 4 - Identity and Remembrance, Dr. I. Irwin-Zarecka, WLU Faculty 6f Sociology and Anthropology Nov. 11 - Adolescents and Authority, Dr. D. Amoroso, WU Dept. of Psychology Nov. 18 - Understanding and Tolerance for Other Religions, Dr. K. Koppedrayer, WLU, Dept. of Religion and Culture Nov. 25 - Wha?‘s Happening in the Technology Triangle, Dr. B. Fournier, WLU School of Business and Economics NOONHOUR BOOK REVIEWS Oct. 31 - 12:15 - Veronica Ross.

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STUDENTS - take time out for these 18 minute videos on PsychLit, the computerized index in CD-ROM format used to find journal articles in Psychology. Call Shabiran Rahman at ext. 2882 for more info. Monday, Oct. 28 - IO:00 a.m. ; Tuesday, Oct. 29 - 2100 p.m. ; Thursday, Oct. 31 2:00 p.m. ; Friday, Nov. 1 - IO:00 a.m.

I)eserving third and fourth year students who have financial need, an examplary academic record, and who have achieved a high level of accomplishment in extracurricular activities are invited to apply for these awards. Application, including resume and two letters of reference, should be submitted by November 29, 1991 to Dr. Neil Widmeyer, Applied Health Sciences, BMH. Special applications are available at the Student Awards Office.

SCHOLARSHIP

Job search - 1 hour - a look at creative and traditional methods of finding jobs. Wednesday, Nov. 13 - IO:30 to 11:30 a.m.

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Overseas Jobs - 1 hour - discover ways and means of finding jobs overseas. Tuesday, Nov. 5 - I I:30 to 12:30 p.m.

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The application deadline will be October 31, 1991, unless otherwise stated. The following awards are currently available: (* means there is a Special Application which can be obtained from the Student Awards Off ice.) ALL FACULTIES ‘Don Hayes Award - Deadline: January 11, 1992. *Mike Moser Bursary - Deadline: November 30, 1991. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING John Deere Limited Scholarship - (available to all 36 Mechanical) - Deadline: November 29, 199 1. FACULTY

OF APPLIED Hf3UTH SCIENCES Mark Forster Memorial Scholarship (available to 3rd or 4th year Kinesiology) Deadline: January 10, 1992.

Informational InterviewingjNetw&ing - 1 hour - utilize strategies to obtain information. Wednesday, Nov. 13 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Resume Writing - 1 hour - techniques for writing an effective resume. Wednesday, Nov. 6 - 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. ; Tuesday, Nov. 12 - 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. ; Monday, Nov. 18 - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. &sume Critiquing - 2 hour - bring your own resume for analysis by the group. Prerequisite: Resume Writing. Friday, Nov. 8 - 11:30 to I:30 p.m. ; Tuesday, Nov. 12 - 6:00 to 8100 p.m. ; Thursday, Nov. 21 - 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. ; Monday, Nov. 25 - 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Letter Wriw - 1 hour - learn how to use letters to your advantage. Wednesday, Nov. 6 - 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ; Tuesday, Nov. 12 - 12:30 10 I:30 p.m. ; Monday, Nov. 18 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Interview SkilIs I - 1 hour - how to prepare effectively for a job interview. Tuesday, Nov. 5 - 7:00 to 8:OO p.m. ; Monday, Nov. 1 I - 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Interview Skitls II - 1 hour - “t-lands-on” session where you can practice answering questions asked at interviews. Prerequisite: Interview Skills I and reviewing handout. Tuesday, Nov. 5 - 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ; Monday, NOV. I1 - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. InMew Skills III - 2 hours - practice selling your skills, Monday, Nov. 11 - 7:00 to 9:OO p.m. ; Tuesday, Nov. 26 - 2:30 to 4:40 p.m. Ammting Yourselfin the Job Interview - 2 I/2 hours - express yourself successfully and overcome personal difficulties. Prerequisite: Interview Skills I and reviewing handout. Thursday, Nov. 7 - 6:30 to 9:OO p.m. At NH 3001. Graduating Students Interviews - Nov. 11 to Dec. 6, 1991 and Jan. 13 to Feb. 7, 1992. Graduate 2 Newspaper distributed Nov 25. Additional Programs - Inquire in Career Senfices, NH 1001, 1115 or phone 8884047. Canada C-r Week - “Start to Finish”, Nov. 4 to 8 ; “Shadow for a Day” Draw, Friday, Nov. 8. MBA Day - Wednesday, Nov. 6 from $00 to 12:00 noon at the Davis Centre Foyer.

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The Peace & Conflict Studies department is hosting an exhibition of African art, “Africa: Art of the Poeple” in the dining room from September 17 until October 29, 1991. Free admission - for info call 885 0220, ext. 265.

Adult Enrichment Lecture & lunch series. Cost is $10. per session (including lunch), $6.00 for lecture alone, or $50. for the series. The series will be held in the Great Hall beginning a? IO:30 a.m. Register at the first session. Ckt 28 -“The Arms Trade and Militarism in the Third World - Ernie Regehr”. Nov. 4 - “The Middle East: Hopes and Fears in the Holy Land - Tom Yoder Neufeld”. Nov. ll- “The Soviet Union: Interpreting the Current Crisis - Leonard Friesen”.

FALL CONCERTS All events are FREE and take place in the Chapel at 12130 p.m.. wed*, Oct. 30 - 19th Century Virtuosic Piano Music Wed., NOV. 27 - 20th Century Avant Garde Piano Music

Laymen’s Evangelical Feltowship evening service. 163 University Ave., W. (MSA), apt. 321 at 7:00 p*m, All are welcome. For more information, call 884-57 I2.

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Far students who procrastinate and have trouble organizing their studies. (4 consecutive sessions). Monday, Oct. 28 - 9:30 to 1 I:30 a.m. Register: Counselling Services, NH 2080 or call ext. 2655.

WoNDAY

Uw Recycles Meeting from 4-5 porn., CC 138A. Students involved in recycling come find out what’s happening on Campus Iewish Students Association Bagel Brunches arc held from 11:30 a.m. to I:30 p.m. in CC1 10. Ever)ibody welcome! Bagels, cream cheese, juice for $1.50.

TUESDAY

Esperanto Club Lunch: Come experience the international language in action. 1290 p.m. to 1:OO p.m. in the Modern Languages cafeteria. UVV Progressive Conservatives meet to discuss world events and organize sctivities. New members are always inrelcome! Meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in MC, poom 4060.

Unitd Church Campus Ministry -praye& bible study and discussion in Wesley Chapel, St. Paul’s College at 8130 a.m.. All are welcome.

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Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship Bible Study. DC1304 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call 8845712. GLLOW - (Gay and Lesbian Liberation of Waterloo) Coffeehouse - informal discus, sion and meeting. 9 to 11 p.m. in ML 104. Our phoneline 884-GLOW operates 7 p.m. to 10 p.m weekdays (information and peer counselling).

The Student Christian Movement (SCM; meets regularly at 7:3Oto 9:30 p.m. We are an encumemical group of students, interested in integrating faith and socialjustice. New members welcome! For more info call Sheilagh at 725-8047 or Bruce at 725-7993.

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GSA Women’s Issues Committee I upstairs at the Grad House at 12 noon. Last meeting is Dec. 5. All women. graduate students encouraged to participate in planning events and acting on university committees.

THURSDAY

Career Resource Centre - open till 7 p.m. every Thursday from Sept. 12 to Nov. 28. Research employers, occupations and more. Fm Esperanto classes - come learn the international language. Beginners meet from 7:OO p.m. to 8130 p.m. and advanced students from 8:45 p.m. ?o IO:00 p.m. in MC4062. The text is “Teach Yourself Esperanto” by Cresswell and Hartley. No registration is necessary.

Fellowship meets at ; p.m. in the Wilfrid Laurier Seminary Build ing. Join us for uplifting singing, investiga tive Bible studies and thought-provokin{ speakers, All are welcome. The will be “Salat-ul-Juma” [Fridat Prayer) from I:30 to 230 pm. in CC roan 135. All Muslims are welcome! Baha’i Faith Information Meetings - All an welcome toattend discussions such as tht Lesser Peace and Most Great Peace ant any more. Campus Centre, room 138 a 7:30 p.m.

Crowd at Guelph courthouse supports Jacobs

Students protest indecency charge The officer who actually took me in custody was a woman. I guess they figured they better send a woman in case I might have invented some horrible story.

by Dave Thomson Imprint staff Last Wednesday, October 30, the s Guelph Provincial Courthouse was the scene of a rally of support for Gwen Jacob, a woman who took her shirt off earlier this summer and was subsequently arrested for committing an indecent act. Approximately 30 people came from Guelph, London, and Waterloo to show their support for her actions. The trial, which was scheduled for that day was postponed until November 15, at 2:15 pm for various reasons. I had a chance to do a short interview with her that day, which follows.

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Imprint: A lot qf popk rsug~~~z~ the stupidity c~f the iw about wmmitting (117ii1decent UL’I.. . hut what wm thy final mstivrrtiun 10 crctucilly tuke ~Y.xir shirt d’ Jacob: The absolute driving force was the temperature. I was hot, I thought I would be more comfortable without my shirt on, I took it off. The end. I didn’t do it without being conscious of the social and political implications and the possible legal implications of what I was doing, But if you ask yourself the question, “Is it illegal to remove your shirt in this country,” the answer is no , . . men do it all the time. The minute that you say it’s illegal if you’re a woman, you’ve got the one thing that a man can do in this country @uI!t’ that a woman can’t do in this country. Can you think of something that a man can do and a woman can do side-by-side, the exact same thing, the exact same day, under the exact same circumstances, and the

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woman gets arrested and the man doesn’t? I can’t. Imprint:Not at the t?NImPFlt...~OW did svuurefumi(v und.fie&s react:’ Gwen: The support has been really encouraging. I’ve had support from as far away as California, called me from Winnipeg got a letter from Quebec.. . so there’s been lots of support. As far as negative reaction, I’ve suffered some sexual harassment as a result of it, derogatory comments and what not. Nothing, I would say, that I

don’t already experience when I have my shirt on. Imprint: Whut dqvou thbrk it will take

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Gwen: The thing is, it’s not really a precedent-setting case in that people have done this before and they were charged with committing and indecent act and the judges have ruled that it’s not aggressive enough to be considered an indecent act so I’d like to bring the Constitution into it.. . just to say that it is a a discriminatoq way of applying this law. You can’t have laws that apply to half the society and not the other half. But in terms of what has to change, it’s not the law because the law doesn’t specifically state that a woman has to keep her shirt on. It’s the attitudes that keep this interpretation of the law alive and thriving. The point is to stop interpreting the law in this way. I think that with people’s awareness being raised about this, I mean this has been done before but it’s never really received this amount of media coverage. It’s just a question of raising people’s awareness so that

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Justice for women a hot topic by Robin Kalbfleisch special to Imprint Over the past 25 years, the definition of what it means to be a woman in North American society has changed dramatically. Since the late ‘60~~ women have been struggling to achieve equality in both the workplace and the home. Today, a young woman takes many rights for sranted assumptions about her :7 mown career, what she expects from men, and her independence - which simply did not exist for her mother or her grandmother. Although women have come a long way as far as achieving sexual serious equality is concerned, barriers still exist. Two of these namely poverty and barriers, violence, were the focus of panel discussion entitled “Justice and Gender” which was held last Saturday at the University of Guelph. The event was part of “Our Voices Must Be Heard,” a three-day symposium hosted by a broad coalition of community groups Guelph-area including CFRU FM, the Ontario Public Interest Research Group, and the University of Guelph Central Students Association. The symposium was organized to provide an opportunity to explore issues which often get pushed to the

side in the national unity debate, such as sexual equality, and to look at some issues that areat the heart of our questions about nationhood, such as independence in foreign policy. According to Jenny Meyers, a representative of the Kitchener-based anti-poverty group Mothers and Others Making Change, nearly every Canadian woman will be affected by poverty at some point in her life. Divorce, old age, and death of a spouse are three hf the main causes of poverty for women today. Poverty means inadequate health care, housing, and nutrition. As well, people in poverty are often shunned by those individuals from whom they seek assistance,including welfare workers, police, lawyers, judges, and school officials. This type of discrimination prevents the poor from becoming full and equal members of society. Meyers suggested that poverty would be lessened if the poor had the opportunity to speak out about their situation. Unless policy makers take the time to understand what is reality for people in poverty, the problem will only get worse. Violence and the threat of vioIence is another serious problem which is depriving women of their ability to achieve full equality in Canadian society. Women-centered violence

takes many forms, including physical assault, sexual assault, and psychological and emotional abuse. Violence threatens women of all ages, cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and economic situations. Joan Katarski, a worker at the sexual assault centre of GuelphWellington Women in Crisis, believes that violence against women is definitely escalating and she has the statistics to prove it. For example 27,000 sexual assaults were reported to police in 1990, almost double the figure in 1984 (Statistics Canada Juristat Bulletin, 1991). There are manv factors to consider when we look at the problem of violence against women: First of all, on average, a women is beaten 35 times before she reports it. Many women refuse to admit to themselves that the violence will not stop without intervention from an outside force. As well, women are afraid to report their partner to the police because they know that they will not get immediate shelter. We simply do not have a system in place which provides the necessary protection and shelter for victims of abuse. Furthermore,the “injustice system,” as Katarski put it, has typically violence against not recognized women as a serious offence. Case in

point - the average sentence for a rape conviction is three months. Some judges have even gone as far as to blame the victim for her misfortune. For example, last week when a X-year-old girl was raped on a GO train in Toronto, a judge was quoted as saying the girl was “silly” to get on the train by herself. Funding for shelters and counselling services for both men and women, and stricter sentences for offenders are two obvious areas which need to be improved. However, Katarski claims we also need to realize that the roots of the problem run deep if we are to make any real progress. Violence against women in Canada exists in a con-

tinuum that includes pornography, sexist jokes, and a popular culture that celebrates violence. So what do problems such as violence and poverty have to do with the debate on national unity? These are not problems that typically come to mind as we attempt to build a “new” Canada.. However, national unity involves more than issues such as Free Trade and the French/English question. We not only want to build a “new” Canada; we want to build a better Canada. In order to do this, we need to recognize that there is a widerange of problems which will continue to threaten Canadian unity if we do not address them directlv.

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DR. LAW Dear Dr. Law, I Iive at the Phillip &-pet Town houses. Recently we have received a notice uf a rcgptt increase. Not on(~) are thq increasirlg our rent, but they say we owe back

rent! What can I do? Since I am a poor staanting student and living on a I01 ways to make KraJ Dinner, can thq do this to me:’ Signed Starving

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Dear Starving Student, Unfortunately, every unit and every person is treated individually when it comes to a rent increase. Your best bet is to phone Rent Review at 5795790 and make an appointment to meet with a representative at 30 Duke Street West, suite 620 in Kitchener. Remember, the landlord must serve you with a written notice of a rent increase 90 days before the rwt increase is supposed to start before you are obligated to pay the higher rent. Dear Dr. Law,

I live with sumeone who really smells (ie. body odour). How can Igo about breaking my one-year lease? Signed, SuJOcating Frum Bud Fumes

Dearsurroeating There are three things you can do. Your first option is to negotiate an early termination with the landlord. If he agrees, get it in writing. We have Agree to Terminate forms at the Legal Resource Centre. Second, you can sublet or assign the premises. We have Sublet and Assign forms in the Legal Resource Centre as well. Finally, there must be extenuating circumstances in order to break a lease (poor hygiene is not good cause). Therefore, you must stay, so go invest in a year’s supply of deodorant for your friend. Lots of luck

771ls column is coordinated by Kevin L.anctot. Jacqueline McFarlane, and Gale Guerfin. Please drop ofquestions at the Legal Raource Centre in Campus cm tre 206.

Tom Chartier and his pal Jay visit his President-ness John Leddy.

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Photo by Scott Deveber Run and hide if you want. You cannot escape. The results of the survey currently in full swing at a booth near you will soon be known. meration of Students President John Leddy “is very encouraged by the response to the survey to date and projects that over 1,000 students will complete and return them.” He stated that such a response is crucial because “there is no predetermined conclusion to this process. We are looking for direction from the students as far as how we should proceed with this issue.” The survey asks whether students want a student centre providing them with additional non-academic space. This will determine if there is even any need for further discussion on the topic. From the results of this survey, the _ Student Life Committee will decide whether to hold a referendum on the idea.

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The University of Waterloo House of Debates has been selected to be the host club for the 1991 CUSlD Leger Cup Debating Championships to be held November 8-30. Volunteers are needed to be judges and require no previous experience. Further information is available through Mathew Englander at 886-7022. FalI Convocation

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Convocation at Waterloo took place last Saturday, October 26 with a total of 1,025 graduates. Witnesses report that a tremendous sigh of relief was heard shortly after the proceedings. Through an outstanding effort and proving that it’s never too late, 81year-old correspondence student William Wimperly earned his four-year history degree. Way to go Bill! Plenty of smarts Not only is the first-year class at UW bigger this year, they’re just as smart as in previous years proving once and for all that Waterloo is the place to be. This year 62 per cent of the first-year students were Ontario scholars. Three cheers for Shinerama Shinerama was another success this year raising $42,309.20 for Cystic Fibrosis. The 1,600 participants are to be congratulated for their fine effort.

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There’s been a lot of talk lately within the UW community about the recent survey done by h4drarr Iv magazine. The survey was done in an attempt to give confused high school students some idea about the university they may choose. In case you haven’t heard, or were unable to get a copy (the issue was completely sold out}, Waterloo ranked a sad 22 out of 44 Canadian universities. This ranking has been the shock of the administration, and rightly so, but the reasons for this shock are questionable. It’s almost as if we’ve lost focus of what universities are supposed to be all about. There’s concern about the statistical validity of the study - but the results seem to give a message which still deserves to be heard. Each university was ranked in various categories. These included grade average of students entering first year, acceptance rates, student/ teacher ratio, research grants, and so on. One of the worst rankings UW received was in the student/teacher ratio. According to Mack~lr~ k, I.JW ranked a pathetic 44th. This point was heavily argued by our administration who immediately noted the enrolment data used by ,~u&un 1s included off-campus as well as co-op students. This is a valid concern, as these students would not be taking courses. So, we were reevaluated by our own administration to a not so much better than pathetic ranking of 33 (you have to wonder when you can only re-evaluate your own institution to 33 in the country). There is the concern with this survey that comparing universities and attempting to rank them in general is not possible. This is understandable as each university has its own personal strengths and they are all different. However, quality of teaching which is indicated by a measurement of student/faculty ratio seems to be a universal indicator. In another area, UW was also incorrectly ranked. We placed 33 in operating budget per student, However, this was also corrected by our administration to place us at 32. Still not very good for another important measure of quality of education. The problem with this survey is that the areas in which it is statistically unsound leave it open to criticism and easy dismissal. An obvious example of this is the measure of residence spaces. A4achn :s was way off in this one as they included off campus co-op and full-time correspondence students in this measure. When re-evaluated, we ranked 5 instead of 20. Obvious miscalculations such as this take away from the survey’s credibility. Teaching at UW is something which deserves attention, a bad ranking from Ma&arr 1~in this area should be taken seriously. It’s almost as if we are so busy screaming injustice that we have lost focus of what the survey can tell us. This fall, our first year enrolment was up by 4.6 per cent. This seems to show that student/teacher balance was not that great of a priotity. Maybe we should stop covering up our poor number-22 ranking and declaring it invalid. Maybe we should look at it as a suggestion for the future.

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Although Seagram is known for free tours and beer, on Wednesday October 30 it hosted Ernest Siddall’s “Energy for 300 Years: Benefits and Risks” lecture. Put on by the UW Institute of Risk Research, it was the third in a series addressing humanity’s future energy needs. After a rather low-key introduction, Siddall took the stage before a small, predominantly non-student audience. He began by explaining that any issue has both pro and con sides to it: this more than applies in an energy resource discourse. Having clarified this, he presented criteria by which he would weigh solar power, windmills, coal, biomass (burning trees), and, nuclear plants. Land use, the greenhouse effect, efficiency, and cost were all considered.

power loses very little energy during processing, is not too loud, needs no huge infrastructure development, and requires less raw material than coal energy. Of the five energy sources discussed, Siddall feels only nuclear power is affordable. Because solar and windmill power are still in their infancy, they are inapplicable. Biomass is too unwieldy to be economically feasible. Coal, although abundant, becomes more expensive because we must mine lower grade ore, and go deeper, as present stores become depleted. Obviously, Siddall supports nuclear power. He feels that it is our only viable, option if we hope to maintain present consumption levels for the next three hundred years. It becomes even more important as we stn+@e to reduce and control consumption. If we do not use nuclear

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Replacing just 20 per cent of current energy production with solar or windmill generating stations would require huge territories. Biomass energy would also cause such a problem as tree planting spread. Only coal and nuclear power can grow more important without drastically upsetting land use patterns. Increased use of solar power, windmills, and, nuclear power, would not enhance the greenhouse effect. On the other hand, biomass and coal energy would only add to this already important energy production side effect. When considering efficiency, nuclear power comes out ahead by far. Solar power is productive if ten per cent efficient, windmills are too loud and must be isolated, biomass requires expensive transportation networks, and, coal depends on massive mining efforts. Nuclear

power to do this, economic regression is our only option. Unfortunately, his lighthearted approach to the problem of side-effect radiation made one wonder how thoroughly he has considered possible problems with nuclear power. Siddall’s presentation was interesting and stimulating in that it forced the audience to come to grips with humanity’s energy options. However, a poor presentation severely hindered the proceedings: Siddall’s speaking voice was weak and at times indecipherable; both he and the emcee could not seem to master the concept of overheads; there was little order to the argument; generalities were too often used as we had to rely on Siddall’s “assumptions.” Overall, it was an interesting topic made tedious. Hopefully, though, those who attended will not let that stop them from mulling over this complex debate.

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How would you like to keep running for 48 hours? That’s what St, Jerome’s College has planned for this weekend, the 16th edition of its Commu&v Charitv Run. Thirun, orianized to raise money for Anchor H&se, begins Friday and ends on Sunday evening. Members of the SJC’ community will be running continuously - around the University of Waterloo for 48 hours. But money will be raised not through pledges but by a series of other eve& over the next week, including a raffle for tickets to see LRS Mseruhlus and limited edition prints donated by student artist Derek Rhodes. Opening ceremonies take place at 4 pm on Friday with a social to be held afterward by the St. Jerome’s Col,lege Student Union. Closing ceremonies and the last lap will come on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 pm. Other fundraising events include 2 flower sale, bingo, penny raffle, singing telegrams, movie nights, T-shirt painting a dunk tank, euchre tournatment, and a slow-pitch tournament on Homecoming weekend, November B-11. While most of the events have been planned for students, all are welcome. There will be a spaghetti dinner on Saturday evening and a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning. Anchor House, located in downtown Kitchener, is the charitv to which proceeds will be donated lt provides a constructive environment for young male offenders. The atmosphere attempts to help the youths grow and learn and become part of society again. Educational upgrading, recreation, life skills, and community projects are areas in which the programs there are focused. A sense of excitement has filled the occupants and employees at Anchor House for having been chosen as the 1991 Charity Run charity. With the help of the people of St. Jerome’s, the University, and of Kitchener and Waterloo; the young offenders will learn that there are people in the community who care and who want to help. 1

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fireside chat by Peter Brown Some would label folly the joining of a losing cause, others courage. I lean toward the former, but here goes. Much of what you will read in the following pages will attack Dave Thomson’s feature on atheism which was published in last week’s Imprint. Little more than courtesy was paid to his thoughts. Every letter writer found fault in the feature; few found value. Thomson’s use of the word “logic” brought down to the village of Imprint tribes of philosophy grad students wielding Ven diagrams. But the more interesting and debatable portions of Thomson’s thoughts were of a more observational kind. i will defend Thomson and claim that he has taken it on the chin unfairly. Though not formally or logically rigorous, ihe featire was an interesting and valid, al beit personal, reaction against religion and toward atheism. Appropriately enough, the responses are similarly, often more, reactionary, seeming to resent any questioning of personal beliefs. In fact, many of the reactions to the feature indicate the degree to which ideology and dogma grip those who would consider themselves religious - or intellectual. Some letter writers said that Thomson caused them to examine their beliefs, but none of the writers seemed willing to welcome open debate about the role that religion plays in their lives and how it came to play that role. There are issues raised by Thomson which no writers truly touch upon - such as the role of indoctrination in religion. Sure, they give it a precursory glance, in effect saying “if parents believe something, shouldn’t they teach it to their children?” In a homogeneous world, this simple principle would work like a Swiss clock. Unfortunately, that world does not exist. Parents who teach their children that a specific, rigid way of thinking is correct and att others incorrect are doing neither their offspring nor the world at large much of a favour. No writers respond to Thomson’s specific experiences with religion, perhaps pointing out to him that, in their experience, one can be brought into a religion, Christianity or any other, without the kind of browbeating against which he so violently reacted. Speaking as someone who was brought up in a conservative Baptist church and who has done years of literal soul-searching to distance myself from, and analyze, the ways of thinking with which I was bombarded, I can sympathize. Can writers not see how one might question the validity of the Bible and be infuriated when Christians quote it in support of their arguments? Can the religious people in our readership not understand that writing something down on paper does not make it true? Certainly readers of this column would have to realize this. People who have been raised in a Christian household and have embraced the values of such are probably quite familiar with the idea of aguiding force over their life that binds them to their communities and gives them purpose. Those who have rejected such a philosophy usually see religion as more “force” than “guiding,” They see religion as an example of patriarchy and control, ultimately leading to the conclusion that humans must be passive, that essential human characteristics and strengths lie outside of people and are Gentralized inside the jurisdiction of a deity. But enough words for this issue. The response received so far shows that there will be plenty of opportunity in the future to discuss the angelic population density of a pinhead.

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1do not speak as a fundamentalist Christian who becomes “irrationaI” when his beliefs are questioned. However, for the sake of logic if nothing else, I feel compelled to respond to Dave Thomson’s feature on atheism that ran in last week% Imprint.The “Warning” that preceded the feature was very thoughtful, but perhaps in the interests of accuracy, it should have been amended to read: “If you are likely to be offended by faulty logic, sweeping generalizations, and ill-conceived arguments, then don’t read them,” A few points. 1. Thomson begins with a definition of atheism. According to the Collins English Dictionary, the definition of atheism is simple: “Rejection of belief in God or gods.“Now, one would think that any serious and thougtful discussion of atheism that begins with a consideration of the word’s meaning would look to a dictionary as a starting point. However, Thomson blithely states that “there are two common definitions of the word, as far as I know,” and then proceeds to offer his own personalized definition. 2. Thomson: “If.. . a parent told a child from early on that skunks could speak French and had magic powers.. . odds are that she would believe this myth about the skunk,” In short, this skunk metaphor “serves to illustrate the indoctrination process.” Well, actually it doesn’t. For the “skunk myth” can be easily debunked, because there is ample empirical evidence that div~t/y disproves it; that is, there is empirical evidence that skunks do rrot speak French and do not have magical powers. However, there is no empirical evidence that directly disproves the existence of a God. The most that can be said is that there is a Ic~k of empirical evidence that &es support His existence. Therefore, the skunk analogy is inappropriate. 3. The issue of indoctrination that Thomson raises is discussed quite sensibly in one of this week’s letters to the editor, written by Scott McClare. In a nutshell: if parents sincerely believe in a religion, why shouldn’t they raise their children to believe in it? 4. Thomson also points out that organized religions have historically been responsible for many of the world’s ills: oppression, wars, et cetera. However, it should be pointed out

that the abuse of religion, which is after all a human organization, in no way precIudes the existence of a God. 5. A couple appalling generalizations: a>. “1 am sorry -Christianscannot find the inner strength to seriously question the beliefs taught to them since the beginning of their formative years.” Obviously, Thomson considers the idea that many fervent Christians have indeed questioned their beliefs to be well outside the realm of possibility. b). “I think that, in general, atheists have a personality that requires some degree of logic to be convinced of something. We pursue truth by questioning unsupported statements, rather than accepting religious dogma. . .I’ Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a brand new species of rhetoric: The Amazing Self-Refuting Statement. 6. Thomson suggests that mankind is quite capable of maintaining a moral structure on its own, without the interference of religion. Of course, the quick reply would be that if there is no God, than the very idea of morality becomes totally subjective, even irrelevant. But fear not, there is still a basis for regulating human society: “I think most people would rather make laws that helped society live in some sort of harmony.” What is harmony? Greatest good for the greatest number? Sieg heil. 7. Thomson: “Either god is omniscient and omnipotent and humans do not have free will, or we do have free will and god is a little less than all-knowing.“There is nothing in the way of convincing argument to back this statement up, as Gary Dann points out in his letter . to the editor this week. In conclusion, I would like to quote at length from a friend of mine, who is currently studying philosophy in Belgium: You dun 2 nefd to believr that Christ rosetmm the dwd to bc Q ChnLstian. If you could h.just like Christ, you would he a morallv perf~t human b&g. Of course, p3u can never bejust like Chvisr. but who sqs you carI ‘t trv? Christ -

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Ninga Turtles To the editor, On Friday, as I sat in the Campus Centre waiting for my friends to finish class.I, like other proud University of Waterloo students, read our newspaper. As 1 flipped through reading articles, I reached the Arts page and I cringed. Once again I didn’t recognize the majority of albums, nor the subjects discussed in the articles. Now don’t get me wrong I am a proud fourth year arts student with some amount of culture but give me a break. I’m tired of Engineering students and Math students and Recreation students putting down my Artsy, faggy, feminine easy faculty and usually I get anger and argue back that I’m getting a real education, Ill be creative, Ill understand the world. But then 1 reach the Arts section, now I understand where the Arts faculty gets it’s reputation. Each week the Arts section of the paper represents what seems to be a minority of the “arts students”. Now I know your thinking hey that section represents the Arts not the Arts faculty, but fine then as an arts student I feel that the arts are misrepresented. Believe it or not, there are lots of arts students that listen to top 40 (oh my God), that go see Terminator Two and Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles, and could care less about some obscure, weird band that no-one recognizes. As a student newspaper it is the duty of the Imprint to represent a11students, or as many as possible, remember this in a democratic co;ntry majority rules, not minority. My suggestion then is go out onto campus and meet your joe average arts student, or engineering student or math student and see what their interests are, see what records they really listen to and see what they would like to see in the Arts section, and maybe just maybe youll realize that the Imprint’s Arts section needs to change.

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- from the University of Waterloo’s Policy 33. On Thursday, October 17, a fairly disturbing experience took place at the Bombshelter. A group of fouS or five men felt it was necessary to verbally harass us as we were dancing. We did absolutely nothing to provoke their rude and annoying cat-calling and attempted to discourage these men by ignoring them. This did not work. When they were actually confronted by one of us about it, they offered no excuse for their behaviour, nor did they apologize for making us, feel uncomfortable. Fortunately for us, the staff at the Bombshelter asked them to leave. This may not seem like such a big deal; however, it is certainly not the first time something like this has happened to either of us, and we are sure that &hers have endured similar experiences. We are hoping that by writing this Ietter, people might understand that this type of behaviour is UNWANTED and compIetely UNACCEPTABLE.

We would also like to thank the Bombshelter staff for acting responsibly and removing those people who were so unfairly ruining another patron’s evening. We are sure we’ll never understand just what makes people think they have the right to be rude to people they don’t even know people who mind their own business and keep to themselves. Is being rude and making people feel uncomfortable a fun thing to do? Surely there is something fundamentally wrong with anyone who thinks so. Perhaps someone who has taken part in this type of harassment before (male or female - one of us has even been harassed by another woman before) can reply to this letter and explain what motivates a person to behave like that. Lori Beckstead Mandy White

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Stop shouting ...help us To Katie feminists,

to Mr. Atwal’s example of St. Augustine, Florida, I sincerely hope that he does not see this as a cure to the devastating problem of rape. On the surface, giving handguns to 1,200 women seems to have worked in terms of reducing the incidence of rape. Unfortunately, it is likely that these 1,200 women, and the rest of the women in St. Augustine, are any less afraid that they might be attacked. The would-be attackers retain their attitudes towards women, but are kept from raping them only because they are afraid of being killed. Is this the only way that women can hope to exist? Not if I have anything to say about it.

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I am a male, and a moderate egalitarian. I know that there is a purpose to my position. Please listen. My sex forms the large part of jail populations. My sex performs the largest part of physical crimes and abuses. And yet we go on quietly assuming that this is the way males are. Men are humans too; we must find out what causes this harm. The abortion debate is not deliberately aimed at women. It is no one’s fault that a woman’s life is intimately involved in childbirth. We (both sexes) need to control conception, giving ourselves more time to resolve the abortion issue. My sex’s genitalia, hair, and body have been made widespread symbols of power and machismo. We, like you, have egos dangerously tied to these unimportant physical attributes; we cannot push our gender identity any further than you can. Half the people we meet in lonely places shun our presence, fearing (with good cause) that we may turn into slavering irrational beasts. My gender’s rights as an individual in this society are being regularly circumvented in this quest of equality. In our zealous fervor to punish the horribly private crimes of rape and abuse, we come closer everyday to losing the fundamental principal of innocence until proven guilty. I have been told that men run a world full of wars, pollution, starvation, and injustice. I stand accused and feeling guilty for things I have never done, nor ever felt like doing. We have been raised by fathers who ran the world; as children we are taught their attitudes, only to find we must strip ourselves of much of what we are. We know women are hurting. We just wish they could see that we are on their side, brothers and sisters. Please, stop shouting at us about the lousy way we treat each other. Help us instead; tell us what we, together, should be doing to fix these problems. I fear we will have many wounds to heal, but we will meet in equality.. one day.

The majority of letters this week will Iikely take anti/pro God stance. My comment concerns force on campus with far more power - The Green Men. This past week, plant operations removed six bricks that had been fashioned into a crude bicycle ramp in the furthest parking lot, adjacent to Village II (Lot v). This simple ramp allowed bicycle riders to travel between the campus and the Columbia Lake Townhouses without dismounting to clear the curb. Anyone who has travelled the route will know the convenience they provided. Mant operations in their absolute need to control the campus could not allow the make-shift structure to remain. Design flaws abound on our campus, and a bicycle ramp at this location is not a real priority. Efforts at solving more pressing issues such as appropriate lighting along Columbia should be the focus of attention. In the meantime, let’s not overlook the six brick solutions, they are cheap and they work. DavidPhalp

PC Manifesto To the editor, The most recent target of the revolutionary types, including those that write for this newspaper, is a thing called political correctness. This seems to be an umbrella term for feminism, native issues, environmentalism, and similar social issues: essentially, to be politically correct is to do the Right Thing. One would think that anyone searching for a new world order would see this as a good thing, and encourage it completely. However, these people are the ones that disparage this development, that refer to evident efforts to improve the worldas”just”politically correct. Why is this? One answer might be that these people are by nature revolutionary - that they are happiest rebelling against the system, even if that means going so far left they end up on the right. Another answer, and probably the true one, is that they detect a certain amount of hypocrisy in all this. Maybe when a very establishmentarian entity - corporate or human - suddenly cares about the homeless, “turns green,” or otherwise swiftly acquires a very popular opinion, that entity should be watched carefully. This may we11 be the case. But what are the results? The entity devotes effort to righting injustices in the world. It promotes ecological programs. It gives money to charitable causes. Nobody would argue that these actions are intrinsically less than commendable, but the critics blame them as “only” politically correct, done for the sake of opportunism. My question is, if the Flight Thing is being done, what difference does it make why it’s being done. 3 In other words, why should political correctness by a bad thing? Kivi Shapiro 3A Math

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Is Dave an idiot? The debate TO the editor, With much amusement, I read Dave Thomson’s feature, “Faith Versus Logic” in the October 25 issue of Imprint. 1 would like to comment upon it now. Although Mr. Thomson claims that his world view is based on observation and logic, very little logic is used to state his opinion. Instead, he employs self-aggrandizement and malignant statements about religious beliefs, particularly my own Christian faith. Apparently, Mr. Thomson believes he is a superior man because he has reasoned religion away. Does this give him “inner strength”? I have questioned my own faith as well. Christianity cannot simply be reasoned away. In addition, he has removed the initial capitals from the words Christian, Bible, and God (as in “the word of God”). Since their meanings have not actually changed within the context of the article, what purpose is served by writing them in Iower case, other than to make them look small and unimportant in comparison with himself? Bible is a title, and therefore a proper name. As such it is capitalized by rule of grammar. Mr. Thomson also seems to take offense at the religious Ybrainwashing” of children by their parents. Obviously he feels that they are obliged to teach their children alternatives to religion. Is it not reasonable to expect parents, if convinced that their religion is correct, to teach children what they know to be the truth? “Faith Versus Logic” is not so much a feature about atheism as an attack upon religion, especially Christianity. Mr. Thomson claims that Christians believe in God “without any empirical evidence.” He is right - there is no direct proof of His existence. However, he has failed to present any empirical evidence of the non-existence of any god. With no proof one way or the other, Mr. Thomson has resorted to offense and falsehood. Stating that Prostestants “let shit happen to someone else” is just . dead wrong. As a Christian, I cannot be a passive spectator to the suffering of others - I must help by spreading the Good News of Jesus the Saviour.

Was the graphic on the second page of the feature necessary? I cannot believe that a responsible writer would resort to crass, tasteless insult to make his point. Jesus Christ on LSD? What does that have to do with atheism? Give me a break. Scott McClare ZA Mechanical

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Editor’s note: Scutt, you arr right that thegraphic you mentioned doesn’t have much tu do with atheism - it? actually a satirical comment on how our society treats radicalism. If Jesus were alive today. hr cuuld count on being treated as a weirdo and an outcast.

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Dave Thomson, in his article entitled, “Faith Versus Logic” (Imprint, Oct. 25,1991), made some very curious remarks concerning the subject of atheism. Upon reading the title of his article, I was expecting a fairly critical discussion conceming this subject. This expectation was especially heightened after reading the first paragraph, which stated that the article may leave some (supposedly theists) offended. Let me be the first to congratulate Dave at having, indeed, offended me. I was not aggravated, however, because someone wrote a devastating wellarticulated attack upon theism. Rather, I was offended that someone would write such a poorly researched paper, and think that it was logical and well thought-out. His difficulties begin with his second definition of atheism (the one that Thomson prefers). He states that this person is: ” (2) one who does not believe that god exists.“’ If you really think about this definition, it becomes apparent that it is quite broad in its scope. For example, it would seem quite strange to call a young child “an atheist” simply because he/she has not considered the question of 1 God’s existence.

Nonetheless, this is exactly what his definition implies. Hopefully, what it means to be an atheist is bound together with the assumption that the person has become one after much thought about the issue (definition 1). The second difficulty that Thomson provides for himself, is by creating, what logicians call, a “false dilemna.” Thomson makes the mind-boggling (and quite fallacious) claim that, “Either god is omniscient and omnipotent and humans do not have free will, or we do have free will and god is a little less than allknowing.” This unsupported conclusion is a “false dilemna” because it sets the choice up as only being “Either/or.” There are, however, clearly more viable options than two. It may be the case that God is omniscient and omnipotent and humans have free will. Thomson certainly has not demonstrated any clear argument against this possibility. Quite an error in judgement for someone who esteems logic so highly. Beyond this problem, however, is the question of how this query has anything to do with the question of God’s existence. It may very well be the case that God is omniscient and omnipotent and that humans have no free will. Yet, Thomson has not argued for how this state of affairs would necessarily banish God into non-existence. The third problem that Thomson generates for himself is by “poisoning the well,” This takes place when one discredits a source of evidence in advance - when one defines the case so that contrary evidence is automatically precluded. Thomson states, “. . . I beg of you appeal to pity? not to quote from the bible . . .” “Why not?“, you ask? “Although the bible is the main source of the word of god,’ it is also the source of numerous contradictions concerning what god said, predicted, or believed.” Besides the fact that Thomson gives no examples of such contradictions (chapter and verse would be nice), even if there were contradictions in the bible, does this necessarily exclude it from being a legitimate source of information concerning God’s existence? If so, Thomson has not supported this conclusion with well-supported premises. En conclusion, I might suggest that Mr. Thomson find a slightly more sophisticated evaluation of atheism than the alt.atheism computer newsgroups (perhaps Paul Edwards’discussion of atheism, and his selected bibliography, in TFw En~:~~~,l,l?t~~~~~j (?I’ fhihuph~~ is a good start). Gary Dann Graduate Studies, Philosophy

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Thomson for his thoughtprovoking article in the October 25, 1991 Imprint. As a Christian, however, I am concerned about some of the issues he raised. First and foremost, he refuses to accept any religious system that has not been proven. He is free to make this decision. However, because faith, a belief in something that has not been proven, is at the heart of any religious experience, this decision discounts all possible religions. If theology could be empirically proven, it would be science. I do not believe, however, that Mr. Thomson is as empirically-minded as he aspires to be. Any belief system, including Atheism, rests on assumptions that cannot be proven, even if are as basic as the these assumptions reliability of the senses. Secondly, Mr. Thomson asserts that it would be difficult to deny the existence of a supreme being if that being came to Earth and performed a few miracles. Here, I am in factual disagreement because Christ did SO, but not everyone has been convinced. Granted, the Bible is full of contradictions+ However, a careful study of the historical accounts of the life of Jesus reveals no more contradictions than would be expected from any four eyewitness accounts written by different people for different purposes. I hope that Mr. Thomson does not disbelieve these fantastic events simply because the evidence for them is fantastic. This argument is as circular as proving the existence of God based on scriptural evidence. Finally, Mr. Thomson asserts that an omniscient, omnipotent being usurps his free will. Knowledge does not imply control. 1 know

that he wrote his article, but I did not cause him to do so. I know the lines the actors will say when I go to see a familiar play, but my knowledge does not cause the actors to say them. Power does not imply action. Although it is in my power to stand up on my seat while I am at that play and rip Mr. Thomson’s article into little pieces, 1 choose not to do so. The third aspect of God, His all-lovingness, prevents Him from interfering with free will. I regret that the Christians Mr. Thomson has contact with have not shown him this third aspect. When love is demonstrated, the self-righteousness, narrow-mindedness, and other negative effects of the human institution of religion are avoided. Will we ever leave poor Mr. Thomson alone? He seems so sure he will never be converted that he presents a challenge. Jeff Carter 48 Psychorogy

To Dave Thomson, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your article on the topic of atheism. As a firm theist (Jewish), I welcomed the opportunity you gave me to hear the views of someone who disagreed with me and to confirm my own perspective. Nevertheless, there are certain points, in both your research and your presentation that could bear some modification. I would request that you spend some time investigating the religions you are commenting upon.. You seem to have judged all relitions by your perceptions of one version of Christianity. For instance, “repent and you will be saved”is not part of the Jewish religion (the one I am most familiar with). It is also against Judaism to proselytize. Even an omnipotent and omniscient being is not part of every religion (confucianism and paganism being only two examples of religions without such deities). Before criticizing religious practices, such as the supposed indoctrination of our children, discuss them with members of various religions. You may find that the custom either does not prevail or has lt@timate purpose. Even wuc your understanding of religion and religious principles and ideals 100 per cent accurate, the methods you use to convtxy your ideas wouid still be LnacceptabIe. For instance - 1,myself, do not find a great deal of importance in Christianity or Buddhism. Even so, I capitalize their tiiles, knowing thrl importance of such an action to those who dc> subscribe to such religions. It is a form of common courtesy - a trait which you yourself pointed out should be present in an atheist society. Insult or disparagement of the views of others does not promote the open mindedness you seek Perhaps a more polite approach to others’ ideas would gain an even better reception of yours. Please show that same open-mindedness in evaluating the concepts contained in this letter. While you demonstrate a strong sense of logic and correctness, you can learn still more from the religions and religious views surruunding you. Thank you for listening.

Anna Kofnlan

To the editor,

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I am dismayed by the total lack of respect for world religions and particularly the attack on and mockery of Christ in your feature article on atheism. (Why is Christianity always singled out? How about ‘& feature attacking Islam or “new age”?) Dave Thomson doesn’t believe Christianity is important enough to give the word a capital C. How about the fact that it’s a proper noun? Jesus Christ is the name of a person, and the god I believe in is also a person, so I must calI him “God” with a capital G. If Thomson cannot respect other people’s beliefs, how can he expect others to respect his views as an atheist? Thomson refers to the indoctrination of children. He is right that children ought to reject fairy tales when they grow up, and they do (eg. Santa Claus). So why do billions of people hold on to their belief in God when they grow up? Thomson asks us not to quote the Bible because it is “irrelevant.” But the world’s number one bestseller also happens to be a very reliable historical document (read the

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rages on! Josh McDowell). When you write an essay do you not quote to support your arguments? Has Thomson read the whole Bible and studied it clost~lv? I doubt it. I cannot respond to any alleged contradictions because no

find the inner strer$h to seriously question {their) beliefs . _.‘I I beg to differ. Many Christians struggle constantly with their beliefs and how they should live their lives. One does not require inner strength to doubt. One L&S need inner strength from the Holy Spirit to live the Christian life, however. I could not be an atheist because there is too much evidence of God all around me, and in my own life. I would be deceiving myself. Thomson asks why God doesn’t show himself. Well he did, and he does. “The miracles did just what Jesus had predicted. To those who chose to believe him, they gave even more reason to believe. But for those determined to deny him, the miracles made little difference. Some things just have to be believed to be seen.” (Philip Yancey, LXYappuintment With God. Zondervan, 1988, p. 118) Thomson wonders “what kind of laws an atheist society would develop.. .” Well, Russia was an atheist society for a- while, at least it included enforced atheism. That obviously didn’t work. But even if an atheistic democracy were possible, what would the laws be based on? Where does the sense of a moral standard come from? Surely it comes from God (See A&VP ChriS/itirliy by C. S. Lewis). In an atheistic society, wouldn’t religious groups be discriminated against? 1 think they are even now. Divine omniscience is not incompatible with free will, as Thomson suggests. God knows what choices we will make, but we still make them. While God is omnipotent, he does not automatically interfere with our decision-making because if he did, we wouldn’t be free. Wes Reimer

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by Phillip

Freedom. Such a simple word, yet it eludes definition. When the once-green leaves of the maple descend to earth in a fiery torrent, amid the icy wind, I pondered the notion of their fall: a free, spontaneous tumult out of a paradoxical necessity. Primordially, freedom was an unspoken compensation for natural differences in ability, inteilectuality, and taste; a recognition of the inequalities among individuals that required amelioration by an implicit social responsibility. It was what anthropologist PauI Radin called the irreducible minimum: to each according to their needs regardless of the material or productive contribution they may add to the group. (As happened to the other primal sensibilities, this was thoroughly rigidified by nineteenth century Socialist doctrine.) It is ihe e(/uu&v of ur-r~quals that social ecologist Murray Bookchin elaborated m his magnum opus fit E~ulu~~ qf Freedom.

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humanitas. And like the dirt-covered leaves beneath the soles of my shoes, the American ideology that denatures freedom ko a hollow display of flag waving falls where I will tread upon it. No longer is equality inextricably tied to freedom, but the latter becomes merely a “right” to protect the marketplace for the gratification of individual egos. Indeed, it reserves the realm of nature for immoral exploitation by hierarchically stratified corporate egos. From the detritus thatwill feed the roots of the senescent maple, we can only hope that we can creatively build the foundations of an ecological socie&. With a subtle shift in meaning, our received wisdom rakes our dead thoughts together into the sociopolitical presumption of the inqualitv uf equals. it is a dicturn-that cold-heartidly &&mes that each is equal in strength, desire, or skill, and ignores the realities of concrete differences in every person, whether old, young, ill, infirm, or able. It easily lets social responsibility scatter to the four corners of the earth. I blow a breath skyward to make the last few clinging leaves fall. This is the imperative for a society where the meaning of freedom must continually expand to reflect the potentialities of human nature.

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Lack of evidence is not proof of non-existence by Simon

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Once again Mr. Thomson has chosen to proselyte his views, and claim to have a deductive basis for his disbelief in a supreme being. I dispute his conclusions, and claim that his reasons are inadequate to dismiss the possible existence of God. As per his request, I will use my own words, and not quote sacred

texts.

Mr. Thomson is quite correct that many (including some of the most fervent) believers have nothing more to support their beliefs than traditional, social, or emotional arguments. (In this category I would include all assertions based on sacred literature, upbringing, or demonstrations of the benefits of living a certain religion.) However, this has only demonstrated that his opponents have so far lost the argument. He certainly has not demonstrated that all possible arguments in support of faith are necessarily invalid, only that set with which he has been confronted. The claim that religion meddles in laws and morals was put forward. The interference of religion in lawmaking and public morals is nothing more than one example of many usually well-meant, but misguided attempts by one community of people to assert their values on others. Atheists also have attempted to assert laws on religious communities that offended the believers’ basic rights. This point only shows that possible divine experience does not remove one’s fallibility, Mr. Thomson claims a mass revelation of God to humanity would be useful. Christians assert that a divine being did appear, and that he did demonstrate “supernatura1” powers to thousands. Time has obscured our iecords of this, and similar assertions of other faiths, to the point where atheists feel comfortable in

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dismissing the alleged events as the products of superstitious and primitive minds. To modern claims of such events, they apply terms and “mild such as “delusion, ” “fanaticism,” insanity” (with, granted, frequent accuracy) to make sure they aren’t too disturbed by the possibility these occurrences might indeed be accurate. Name-calling, or loss of historical or reliable records, does not constitute proof that events did not happen, only that the reports are not accepted, or are possibly inaccurate. Finally, I strongly dispute Mr. Thomson’s argument that challenging one’s faith must lead to disbelief. To the contrary, it is only by analyzing and challenging one’s beliefs that one can come to understand the truth. Most religious persons will, in our day and age, have their beliefs severely challenged. That many fall away is, to me, merely evidence that many are not serious about giving the issue thorough study. This is a form of agnosticism, not atheism, and demonstrates nothing more than a weak side of human nature. I concede that I cannot provide conclusive, communicable evidence, or an a logical argument that God does indeed exist. Neither can anyone else. This cannot logically be reversed into a deductive statement that God therefore does not exist, merely that it may be SO. 1 do, however, have conclusive evidence and a process by which all may obtain the same evidence. It will not satisfy the positivist without his or her participation in the process, but experiment is a widely accepted basis for obtaining knowledge, so surely the rational human being will not object to one based on straightforward reasoning. First, let me offer my attitude, and those of many like me, as sufficient evidence that the existence of a God is plausible, at least as plausible as the lack of such a being. Also, allow me to assert that with the basic fact of the existence of God established, other theologi-

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If we approach the issue from Mr. Thomson’s point of view, that God has granted all on this earth freedom of action, I assert that God’s reveaIing himself to anyone would limit that freedom unreasonably, unless that revelation was invited as an expression of the person’s freedom. If however, there is a caring, loving,, God, is it not reasonable that an appeal could be made for such a revelation? I propose that such an appeal would have to be made without prejudice about the outcome, (which isn’t particularly easy for most) and would follow due study and reasoning about the question. It need not be a spectacular or public experience, but surely a divine being could make it convincing. I have simplified somewhat (details of such things are best left to personal discussion), but the essence of my personal experience began just SO.My firm knowledge of God’s existence came only after my views were challenged by reasoned arguments, and I asked if God really was there. I cringe at the classification that philosophers place on such experiences; “mystical” seems to imply precisely the opposite of the net effect, which was that a mystery was dispelled, not created. As I have said in a previous letter to the editor, this personal evidence of the existence of God is as conclusive as the evidence of the existence of my natural mother. I invite Mr. Thomson, and anyone else interested, to consider this basis of this experiment. Feel free to contact me if you’re serious and I’ll be of what help I can. Suffice it to say that if you are willing to accept the consequences of knowing that God exists, and are serious about finding out, you will.

by Michael Clifton Imprint staff I am genuinely able to sympathize with the sentiments expressed by Dave Thomson (Imprint, Oct. 25,1991), though I am inclined to oppose many of his conclusions. The feature raised some salient issues which concern ministers and other teachers of religion, as well as some valid complaints about the behaviour of religious people and religions presently and throughout history. Without denying any of those points, I remain unimpressed by his arguments against a belief in God, and entirely unpersuaded. In this response, however, I shall not broach any of those arguments. Instead I am limiting myself to dealing with a single issue raised by the title of Thomson’s feature: “faith versus logic.” The suggestion of this title is that faith is somehow in a natural opposition to logic, such that there is no level on which the two can be compatibly combined or utilized. I gather this involves a not unique but intriguing understanding of either term, presupposing that logic can do nothing but deal with what is empirically factual, and that faith, necessarily, not only omits empirical considerations, but involves no rational accounting or procedures of thought. Except in minimal and misguided ways, neither of these definitions is correct. what

is logic?

Irving Copi makes note of Pierce’s lament that there are “Nearly a hundred definitions” of logic (SyrnM~ Logic, 5th ed, Macmillan/ Collier: 1979, p. 1). Perhaps a less disputed basic definition, though, can be as simple as William of Sherwood’s (ca. 1200-l 271) that

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need not be opposed ‘logic . . . teaches one how to speak truly” (William of Sherwood’s 1n truduction to Logic, translated by N. Kretzmann, U. of Minn. Press: 1966. IA, p. 21). Current refinements would suggest in addition that logic is the “science of reasotig,” and the method - or the study of the method -=- by which coherent and (especially) correct arguments are formulated (see Copi, ch. 1.1, “What is Logic?“, p. 1). Logic provides criteria by which we may test the validity of the form of any argument, but it does not necessarily tell us anything about the factual existence of its subject(s). In fact, numerous systems of logic are capable of being used to create intelligible discourse on matters and objects which have no em i&ally confirmed reality at all. 8n that basis, it seems clear that one can logically discuss god or gods, despite the factual existence or non-existence of the same. in this respect, then, logic and faith are not necessarily incompatible. In fact, methods of logical reasoning are necessary to derive most of the beliefs of almost any religion, although it may ultimately be the case that the premises of the faith are not necessarily founded on what modern science would consider fast, empirical evidence. Now, then, what is faith? “Faith” is commonly defined as “belief.” Such a definition, however, amounts to the mere replacement of one term by another with which it is thought to obtain prqcisely the same meaning. This is like defining “brother” by “male sibling;” it is essentially accurate, but totally uninteresting. I would like to suggest that the proper use of the term “faith” implies more than just “belief” (or, also, “trust,” and “confidence,”

although these terms come closer to the definition I will employ). An illuminating treatment of faith comes from Smith’s Lectures on Faith (written 1834 35, published lately by Bookcraft Inc.), lecture one, points 9 aqd 10: “Faith is the assurance men (sic.) have of the existence of things which they have not seen, and the principle of action in all intelligent beings. , . . it is faith, and faith only, which is the moving cause of all action in (persons); . . . without it both mind and body would be in a state of inactivity, and alI their exertions would cease, both physical and mental.”

Philoso&, 3rd ed., Wadsworth: 1978, p. 258). In other words, it provides evidence which suggests valid grounds for anticipating a certain outcome, or conclusion. This sounds remarkably like the above consideration of faith, doesn’t it? Kahane later adds, “the probability, or degree of confirmation, of a hypothesis (ie, an anticipated but as yet unseen result), or the evidential support for a hypothesis, increases with each new confirming instance of it” (my parentheses; ibid, p. 261) *

That is, that every voluntary act performed by an intelligent being is done on the basis of an expected but as yet unseen outcome. Unseen is unrealized; for if the object of expectation was already realized, there would no longer be any room for expectation, and thus no place either for faith. We cair consider any number of voluntary acts and in each case we find that our motivation to act relies upon an unactualized (thus not empirically visible) but anticipated resulting state of affairs. The degree of intensity of one’s faith in the efficacy of a certain action will relate directly to previous experience one’s own or those of others - of the anticipated state of affairs being brought about by that, or that kind of, activity. Faith is only possible in relation to the unseen, and without faith the motivation to action would cease to occur in us. Is this compatible with logical reasoning? It is, especially if we consider the case of the “valid inductive argument.” Wane describes this as “an argument whose premises (if true) provide good, but not conclusive, grounds for accepting its conclusion” (Kahane’s parentheses; b~# and

Biblical faith is the only kind on which I may authoritatively comment, although I am familiar with other faiths to varying degrees. Biblical faith, as I know and experience it, operates on the principles outlined above. The evidential support for my faith comes from the long history of people who have shared it happily and successfully before me. I

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logic may cite, on the expectation that they were honest chroniclers, that the authors and heroes of the scriptures I cherish, which are both historical and instructional texts, indeed had the experiences those scriptures claim they did, or some version of them. This basis alone could provide a foundation for my expectation that if I conduct myself as they did, I may experience the same interaction with God as they profess to have experienced. In addition to such distant examples, however, I have contemporary evidence from many of my friends and acquaintances who claim to have had experiences of God interacting with them in their lives similar to those which I and the writers and heroes of the scriptures claim for ourselves. All combined, these personal testimonies become a great collection of “confirming instances” of hypotheses such as “God exi&” and “God is a participant in human experience,” without recourse to irrationality or illogic.

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The idea that language influences reality, some would say creates reality, has had a diverse array of (unintentional?) supporters in recent weeks. 775, Toronto Sun, for example, ran a headline after Grant Devine was trashed out west: “SASKATCHEWAN FALLS TO NDP.” Falls? Now there’s a politically charged word, Don’t let anyone accuse the Sun of objective reporting. Toronl~ f,# magazine is celebrating its 25th anniversary in its November issue with a photo portrait of the city and an essay on the changes Toronto has undergone in the past quarter-century. “There’s a touching quality of self-doubt to Toronto,” the city begins. NOT. language creates reality. Big, yuppie Toronto L(#? assures its readers they’re hip; they’re not conceited, self-cent& concerned with their own importance. No. They have self-doubt. The tone of the essay is also disturbing. For all its hipness, it comes across as paternalistic and patronizing. Toronto isn’t the protestantimperial bastion of old, we’re told. Not anymore, no. Now Toronto is multicultural. It loves its immigrants. ‘*I don’t want to drown you with statistics, but in 196 1, blacks didn’t even register as a census group. Today they’re the largest visible minority in Metro. ” That’s right. “They.” Us and them. This isn’t imperialism? Then there’s our groovy Prime Minister. He’s so righteous the United Nations wants him. Loved by only 15 per cent of the Canadian electorate, Brian was nonetheless a

favourite candidate to tin one helluva mass of global bureaucracy. Peacekeepers go on strike? Naugh. Still, even if Brian doesn’t go he’s treated the episode in typical Mulroney style. Keep the people in the dark for as long as possible. Roll the dice. Don’t give your opponents any insight into anything but your ambition. Or the people anything to think about. “The job of the CIA is to be the mind of America,” Norman Mailer proclaims in his new epic novel, and we can only hope he’s being ironic. Who was not ironic, however, was the CIA man I saw on late night TV last week. This guy was raving about pinkos in the press, while the host balanced the debate with one reporter’s claim that more stories were kept out of the papers - to placate the powers that be - than were put in. Bullshit, the CIA man said. Our national security is in the hands of misfits. Asked to define national security, the CIA man gave a sweeping definition including military targets, foreign policy objectives, American economic interests. Everything but the kitchen sink. Not that I mean to rave on about the CIA, but if anyone’s interested there’s an essay in Harper> October issue, titled “How the CIA Subverts the Government at Home.” How would Mr. CIA man have the press function, if not independently and beyond American military targets, foreign policy objectives and economic interests? The press is already intricately webbed with the system - witness the Sun’s reporting of the Saskatchewan election. Should we take our news straight from Parliament Hill? Can you say Ministry of Truth? 1984?

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The UW chapter of the Association for Baha’i Studies (ABS) is a Federa-

tion of Students-approved club devoted to the in depth and academic study of the Baha’i Faith. This year the ABS has decided to place its emphasis on the study of the life and works of Baha’ullah. On Tuesday November 5, at 8 pm in DC1302, the

ABS will be holding a meeting entitled “Who Is Baha’u’llah?” Also, regular study meetings are held every Friday at 7:30 pm in CC138. These meetings are open to everyone. An Introduction

to the Ba’hai Faith

In 1844, in Persia (present-day Iran), a young merchant by the name of Siyyid Ali Muhammad arose to announce the coming of a great religious figure, the Promised One of all former religions. Siyyid Ali Muhammad who called himself “the

Bab” (literally meaning “the Gate”) found a considerable number of followers and enemies. Many of the former were killed by the latter for associating themselves with what was termed as “the great religious heresy.” Then, in 1863 Mirza Husayn-Ali known as Baha’ullah claimed to be the Bearer of the Revelation foretold by the Bab. Baha’ullah declared, ‘The time fore-ordained unto the peoples and kindreds of the earth is now come. The promises of God, as recorded in the Holy Scriptures, have all been fulfilled.” Many of the people of His time followed Baha’ullah and were continually persecuted for it. Others chose to oppose Him and denounced Him as an enemy of religion and state. For His claim Baha’ullah was exiled three times successively. Finally, He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of Akka (now in the present day state of Israel), where He spent the remaining years of His life. During His exile Baha’u’llah addressed the kings and rulers of the world, both collectively and individually, to announce to them His message. He called on them to follow His guidances and teachings, to turn to God, to be just to their subjects, and be peaceful toward one another. He warned such great and powerful leaders as Napoleon III, Czar Aiexander II, Queen Victoria, Franz Joseph, and Pope Pius 1X that if they did not heed His call they would find themselves stripped of the power and glory they enjoyed. Baha’ullah died in 1892 after enduring 40 years of sufferings and hardships to bring to the world the message of God for this day. He left behind many books and treatises, which embody His teachings and ordinances, and which are considered the scripture of the Baha’i Faith. Baha’ullah also established a new administrative order and appointed His son Abdu’l-Baha as the authorized expounder of His teachings.

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Today, the Baha’i Faith with millions of adherents has spread to over 118,000 localities in more than 150 countries, with administrative bodies at both local and national levels. The Baha’i Faith represents a global community unparalleled in scope and diversity by almost any other religious or secular group. This puts the Faith in a position to demonstrate whether or not it is capable of achieving its stated goal of the unification of humankind while maintaining cultural diversity. Who was Baha’ullah? What were His teachings and what is their relevance to our age? Is there something in Baha’ullah’s teachings which would be beneficial to, or necessary for today’s world? Come to DC1302 on Tuesday, November 5 at 8 pm to find out.

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CO-op with an International Patricia Adrian

With the breaking down of international economic barriers, Canadian firms are beginning to recognize the advantages and opportunities available in the global market. International trade, sales and marketing are becoming predominant concerns in Canadian public and private enterprise. In response to this, the University of Waterloo is offering an International Trade Specialization for students entering their second year of the Arts Applied Studies Cooperative Program. This program is designed to expose students to international business through academic and practical experience. The program has received additional funding from the Max Bell Foundation and the Asia Pacific Foundation, allowing students the opportunity to travel abroad during work terms. The academic requirements are comparable to a minor, but allow sufficient leeway for personal focus in studies. The program is entering its third year with the original class of four nearing graduation. Below are personal accounts of the students:

Ironically, it was my boredom with Waterloo which stirred my interests in the International Trade Specialization. After having lived in Japan for a year on a Rotary Exchange during high school and spending my second year of university at the University of Mannheim, Germany, I couldn’t imagine spending two full years in Waterloo. The Applied Studies program, with a major in history, had given me the diversity I was looking for and the trade specialization added the international component I was becoming increasingly interested in.

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With few months work experience in that department (and a few more marketing courses), my superior entrusted me with my own market research project and sent me to France to collect on-site information. Work terms abroad have, for me, been the most interesting and innovative aspect of the specialization. Although this program is only four years old, it already offers great work opportunities abroad. Now in my 4A term, I am looking forward to my next and last work term in Japan with the Shiseido Corporation.V A

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in 3~ economics and for1 am also in the Applied International Trade Spec1 have always been interesinternational politics and so applying for the InterTrade Specialization was a

natural progression in my academic career. My first two work terms were spent with Tele-Direct Publications Ltd. in Toronto selling advertising. There I gained experience in the field of sales and marketing. I worked for the Department of External Affairs and International Trade Canada (EAITC) in the Asia Pacific Trade Development Division (PST) for my third and fourth work terms. In PST, I worked on various trade promotion activities. I wrote a commercial overview on Nepal, which was included in the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) briefing package for the World Bank Aid Consortium Meeting, Paris France, October 1990. I also assisted in organizing the Seventh Canada Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Joint Co-operation Committee Meeting, April 1991, which was held at EAITC. Currently, I am interested in working in the Asia Pacific region.

Flair

When I heard of the International Trade Specialization during my second year of my Honours Sociology Applied Studies program, it sparked my interest immgdiatcly. The opportunities for work and travel abroad and in the United States were very enticing. My first two work terms were with IBM in Toronto in marketing and administrative positions. My third work term, at S&P Data Corporation in Toronto, introduced me to marketing in the service industry. With this exposure, 1 moved on to my most challenging and rewarding co-op position to date - as marketing and promotions coordinator at a Windsor manufacturing firm. Diffracto Ltd. has substantial domestic sales but relies on international sales for the bulk of its revenue. Working closely with the international sales representative and often independently, I coordinated sales brochures, developed product proposals and created a product training manual.

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When I first heard about the International Trade Specialization, 1 was entering my second year in the English Applied Studies program. I was really excited at the prospect of becoming involved in this program, as I have a strong German background and I am interested in working abroad.

My first work term in the International Trade Specialization was at the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (MITT), working with Small Business Ontario. This work term allowed me to get in touch with broad business concerns, including those dealing with importing and exporting products and services. In my capacity at MITT, I prepared several reports analysing small business concerns and organizing a small business conference.

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However, it is not always as easy and fun as it might sound. Even France loses all of its glamour when YOU have to get up at five o’clock in the morning and work to nine o’clock at night, and Germany cdn be rather drab when you are living in a tiny hick town above the company showers with washrooms in the next building. I have arranged most of my work terms on my own. This means that I have spent a lot of time working and planning in advance for my jobs. However, 1 have found my jobs to be well worth the effort. Admittedly, it has been easier for me to get those work terms with my strong German background and family support on the other side of the ocean - but that is what I think is the best aspect of the International Trade Program: the same chances I have had can be given to people who would really like to go overseas but lack the ~pportunity.~’

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My responsibilities involved interaction with sales representatives, cusand international tomers, distributors. The confidence, experience, and accomplishments I achieved at Diffract0 encouraged me to pursue future international and domestic marketing opportunities with the firm

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When I was admitted into the program, my work term experience was quite diverse, including positions as credit assistant at H. D. Brown Enterprises Ltd. and as advertising salesperson at Tele-Direct Publications Ltd. Both of these positions gave me exposure to the business world in financing and marketing.

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What is wrong Systems Canada

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the US Tomahawk Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM), which is designed to carry nuclear warheads (from Ernie Regehr’s Arms Cunuda). It just so happens that during the Persian Gulf War this spring, the Tomahawk was one of the United States’ most important weapons for their offensive against Iraq. Although we will never know how many people died in

responsibility for war and peace is in the hands of politicians who make militaryrelated decisions, and the general public who elect these politicians. lt is the politicians who make decisions about military budgets, and about the use of military pressure to deal with war. There are many points of response to this. First of all, engineers are part of the general public who make up the electorate, and they should accept responsibility of the application of their career. Secondly, in most countries around the world, politicians do not represent the majority of the people’s viewpoints. Should responsibility for military technology exported to the Third World not fall back on the company and engineers who develop it? Who is taking the responsibility if they are not?

Remember the coverage when we saw the view from the missile landing on that bridge? We didn’t see covemge when the missile missed and hit a market with hundreds of Iraqis beside a power-generating station. MIT professor Noam Chomsky has linked the people who control the Pentagon with those who control large media giants like Newsweek magazine. We also know that the pentagon is strongly influenced if not controlled by large business interests. Why would any company or organization want to undermine the efforts of another subsidiary company? Why would NBC or Newsweek cover the opposition to the war? The “Military Industrial Complex” is the term used to describe a system made up of individuals, companies, organizations, and governments that promote the use of technol-

0 times more powerful than the bomb that landed on Hiroshima which killed at least 75,000 people! Every person on this Earth could be killed at least once with that sort of build-up. Litton Systems Ltd., and many other Canadian manufacturers have contributed to the development of these weapons. You could too, if you take a job with them, Other companies that are renowned for their military involvement include General Electric, Pratt and Whitney, Canadian Commercial Corp., Boeing, Canadian Marconi Co., Raytheon (in Waterloo), Diemaco Inc. (Kitchener), Comdq, Honeywell, IBM, Spar

al Motors

Hopefully, readers are now convinced that engineers, scientists, and people who work with technology should accept ethical responsibility for the technology they develop,

innovations have been in military areas. Professor Hepburn of UW’s department of chemistry argues in opposition that the emphasis on specific application of science has limited the scientific world, and that innovation is no longer possible in the areas of “basic science research.” Much of technology today is based on innovations of scientists and mathematicians (Einstein, Heisenburg Newton, Euler, Descartes, Maxwell, Fourier, Laplace, Pascal, and

toward furthering the scientific knowledge of humankind should not limit himself/herself to military research just because there is money there. It will be necessary for the public to promote funding of basic scientific research (as opposed to applied research) if we want to change this situation. Often, the university is a good environment for basic research. Unfortunately for people in the field of technology, there are numerous Canadian companies that do military contracts. It is dif-

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that are used by the Canadian military (who did offensive bombing during the gulf war), and they also export many of their engines to countries such as Angola, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, South Korea, Libya, Paraguay, the Philippines, and Syria. Of those countries, at least one of them is mentioned in the newspaper daily for human rights violations, or regional military conflict. Pratt and Whitney engines were used by both the lraqi and Canadian forces during the gulf war, against each other. Do you as an technologist want to contribute to this madness?

The El Salvador-an government is not accepting the responsibility of representing its citizen’s viewpoints with regards to military conflict. There are numerous Canadian exports of military technology to Third World countries who use war as their principal tool of diplomacy. During the 198Os, Canada exported military equipment to the Third World worth over $150 million per year. Thirdly, the general public is generally uninformed because of the bias in the media. General Electric Corporation, the largest arms contractor in the world, owns NBC, one of the Iqyzst

ogy can be adapted though. Many people would argue that although engineers and scientists are involved with developing military technology, the moral

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in the USA. GE mounted television cameras on their missiles during the gulf war that gave us first hand coverage of our moral military efforts demolishing groups of immoral Iraqis.

ogy for military application. It is also a complex which believes that the build up of arms is necessary for world peace. Now, do you honestly think that it is interested in world peace instead of economic opportunity? Another article could be written on this phenomenon. Anyway, it has been shown that the existence of military industry, and the economic demands that go along with it, have influenced foreign policy of many countries such as the US and Canada in terms of how they deal with conflict. In other .words, business pressures have influenced the Pentagon and Parliament to choose military intervention as a solution (pretty lousy, short term one) for conflict. Therefore, engineers and scientists who make their living off this sort of technological development have contributed to war in the world.

When you compare this profession with many others (law, architecture, education outside Ontario, business), engineers are far better off in terms of job opportunities, The Conference Board of Canada has predicted that Canada will have a shortage of engineers in the next five years. The Canadian Engineering Manpower Board has predicted that if our economy continues its rebound, Canada could be short as many as 50,000 engineers by the end of the decade. Keep in mind that the current economic slump has and has hit Ontario

self from

one environmental engineering. The S Business Mugazittu le “Brave New Wur-k” predicted sxwiremental engineer expert in waste management, who is fluent in Japanese and German” would be the most likely individual to have a secure job in the ’90s. They ranked environmental

Features panies use military projects to supplement their commercial sales, and their commercial research. Nevertheless, spin-offs from research hardly justify the research itself. The technical experience you can gain is also substantial. The nature of military products requires high-tech and innovation, always the latest and greatest. There are few commercial companies that allow designers so much freedom from cost constraints. Spending some time working on a military project can be excelIent preparation for work in another field that uses similar technology. last but not least, the pay can be quite good, and very few people are so idealistic that they don’t care how much they’re getting paid.

What looked -like a dream job has just turned into a bit of an ethical dilemma, At risk of narrowing down my audience even further, Ill assume you do have a sense of ethics, and that you understand the concept of responsibility for the consequences of one’s actions. Working for the military is a serious ethical problem, and simply shrugging off the implications of doing such work is naive and irresponsible. Engineers and scientists have in the past been accused-of being amoral. The stereotype is a white-haired, bearded man in a white lab-coat working away on the latest rockets and bombs, oblivious to the fact that many will die thanks to his work.

engineering as the top hottest profession for the 90s. Consider also, that with the elimination of the Warsaw Pact, and the slow disintegration of NATO, military hardware will be less in demand than ever before. Israel has recently agreed to attend a Middle Eastern peace conference along with Palestinian representatives in Madrid, Spain at the end of the month that could be the basis for resolution of the most intense regional conflict since World War II (that’s my opinion), In the last few months, the USSR and USA have made some incredible guarantees of arms reduction. What will Litton do with its missile guidance technology when demand for new nuclear missiles is virtually eliminated? I suppose it will put more emphasis on its civilian aircraft guidance systems. If one looks into the future, and realizes that military technology development will not be as lucrative a career as it now, then maybe one will choose to avoid that sort of work experience now. This is of course ignoring the immorality of developing military technology, and considering personal career gains only.

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Zagorsek

Let’s say you are an engineer looking for a job. Maybe you don’t want to go back to last term’s company, or this is your last year and the time has come for a (gulp) real job. While we’re making assumptions, let’s assume you’re a real techie. You like designing new and wonderful things. Rather than twiddle with or test somebody else’s old designs, you want to do something new, something exciting. Interview after interview turns you off. Test this, evaluate that, supervise something, anything but the kind of work that your courses prepared you for. Finally, you seem to strike gold. The work is very challenging, working with a small group on a new project. AI1 kinds of exotic new technologies are involved. Then, toward the end of the interview, the employer mentions that the customer for the project is the Department of Defense.

The ethical problem begins when one considers what the work is actually accomplishing. Regardless of whether the gun you designed is ever used to kill someone, that’s nevertheless what it was made to do. Whether the system being designed is defensive or offensive makes little difference. Defensive systems are often simply used to protect offensive ones from attack. Even work not related to weapons is indirectly supporting the military machine. Anything the military buys is usually (though there are pretty humorous exceptions) destined to help it do what it does, better. The key question becomes: do you think there needs to be a. military machine? The

While few people (hopefully) think that the distrust remains. It way anymore, wouldn’t be surprising to find a few people out there who still give no thought to the end use of their research. To them, I have nothing to say; this article is about human beings. The traditional arguments in favour of working on military projects have all been discussed enough, so they are only summarized here. Though the field is not as Iucrative as it once was, there is still a lot of money to be made. A lot tif money is spent by the military on research, and much of that research ends up benefitting people other that the military. Many high-technology com-

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necessity of having a military is not something to be debated in half a page of a student newspaper, but whether or not you agree with this necessity is crucial to the decision to accept or decline a military-related job. If someone disagrees with the need for maintaining a capable and efficient military force in a country, then by no means should that person go and work toward enhancing it. Following one’s ideals is admirable, as long as they’re real ideals and not passing whims. However, agreeing with the need for the military but refusing to work in that field is a double-standard. It’s an incredible hypocrisy to refuse a military-related job on “ethical” grounds while still belitving we need our military to protect the country. That kind of duplicity is on the same level as an engineer who has moral objections to the military but who works for it anyvay because of the money. Grouping all work done for the military together can of course be misleading. There is a difference between making bigger and better nuclear warheads and designing more comfortable army boots, The directness of involvement is for most people definitely a factor to consider. While both of the abo le examples do support the military’s function, one of them is more likely to keep you awake at night. Some people who wouId otherwise gladly work for a military contractor could not bear the thought of being directly involved in a system used to kill people. We all have limits to what we will do. The most important consideration is that it is a personal decision. The likelihood of any one engineer or scientist making a significant difference in the state of the military is small. What is at stake is not so much the actual effects of the research, but the personal conscience of those who are doing it. The moral consequences of one’s actions are something every one of us has to live with. On one side we have the military-industrial preaching complex pragmatism and necessity. On the other side are the peace camps telling us to have no part in it, preaching the evils of the military. Listening to either side without considering both is the real crime; flag-wavers are not to be blindly h-usted, whatever the colour of their flag. We are human beings, not sheep, and are fully capable, even obligated to make our own moral decisions.

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The Waterloo Warrior football team capped off a season of firsts last Saturday by blowing out the CIAU fifth-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 34-7 at Seagram Stadium. The Warriors finish with their best winloss record ever (S-Z), their best finish in the division ever (second), and their first-ever homefield playoff semi-final game, an OUAA tomorrow at 1 pm versus the Hawks. “I expect Saturday’s game to be’ much tougher, ” said Waterloo head coach Tuffy Knight. “Both teams will be better prepared and less apt to make mistakes-” Knight was pleased with the play of the defence and special teams, but not so happy with the offence. “Our defence really created some opportunities for us, but we were stalling offensively,” he said. He, also cautioned about looking down the 401 to London where the other semi-final pits the Toronto Var52~7 winners over sity Blues, Windsor, against the formidable Western Mustangs, who finished a perfect 7-O season with a 27-15 at Cuelph. This game should feature plenty of offence, as Toronto has topped the 50pointmark in each of their last three games. Laurier and Toronto also finished 5-2, but second-place fell to Waterloo because of a better points differential between the three teams. UW’s ferocious defence, led by linebacker Jeff Lake, keyed the win which vaulted Waterloo to it’s highest national ranking ever, seventh. Lake intercepted two WLU passes and registered one sack and several hurries. Quarterback Steve Bennet was named co-winner of the Ray Owens Memorial Award along with WLU receiver Ralph Spoltore. Bennet ran for one touchdown and passed for another, finishing 5-13 for 124 yards and no interceptions. Back-up pivot Dave Sharp entered the game late in the fourth-quarter and tossed another TD to complete the rout. Tailback Tom Chartier,

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two field goals and a single to build a 7-O lead by halfway through the second quarter. Then Waterloo struck with the first of many big plays as Steve Sikic took a 20-yard sideline pass from Bennet, shucked off WLU defensive back

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Placekicker Peter Tchir kicked the tying convert and added a field goal late in the quarter to make the score 10-7 for UW at the half. Bennet ran for a touchdown midway through the third quarter to extend Waterloo’s lead to 17-7; the game became a late rout with Waterloo scoring 17 fourth-quarter points. Rob Patai plunged in from two yards out, Tchir booted his second of the day, and Sharp tossed a 20-yard touchdown to Kent Willmore. But most of these offensive highlights were set up by brilliant defence, especially from linebacker Jeff Lake. In short, he was a man possessed. He snared two interceptions, one at WLU’s ten-yard line, the other ran back 50 yards to Laurier’s 22-yard line. Add to that a fumble recovery, a sack, a couple of defensed passes, and several hard hits on Laurier pivot Bill Kubas.

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Back by CD Couhs Imprint sports The Waterloo Warriors opened a six-game home stand last weekend against two tough opponents in York and Toronto. Rebounding from an opening game loss at Windsor, the Warriors man-handled York, handing them a 5-2 loss, and came from behind to prevail over the Varsity Blues 5-4. These wins vaulted them to a three-way tie for first in the OUAA West with a record of 2-l-O.

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York was the first to visit our friendly refrigerator on Friday. Waterloo dominated from the drop of the puck. If not for some bad breaks, the score might very well have been 10-L The Warriors out-hustled the speedy York team, beating them to the open puck on many occasions. LJW’s passing game was also at peak performance as many of the goals were finished off with one or two short quick passes in tight quarters. In fact, three of the five goals were generated by passes from behind the goal line into the front of the net. York did not cover very well in there own zone and thus many chances were given to wide open Warriors in front of the goalie. In reponse to head coach Don McKee’s demand for better defensive play, Warrior forwards made an extra eff art to backcheck thus cutting down on the York chances. McKee was pleased that his team only gave up

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It was an exciting and fulfilling weekend for Waterloo rowers as the crew participated in the OUAA/ OWIAA championships in St. Catharines. Two months of exhausting pre-dawn and afternoon workouts were culminated in a day that proved to be memorable even for those who were not in the winner’s circIe. Though the results for the Waterloo Crew were mixed, finishing a disappointing seventh overall, their success all year long should give warning that in years to come they will be a force to be reckoned with out on the water. Leading the Waterloo rowers were the men’; heavyweight coxed four. Though they struggled at times through the year, the crew of Jon Olsen, Joe Troop, Chris Folan, Buck Strome, and coxswain Gillian McDowell peaked at the right time, capturing the gold in their race. The men’s heavyweight double of Arne Strojohann and Peter K&ok stunned the field of entries as thev tied the Canadian National team row’ing for Brock University. However, as th; judges could not decide whose bow had crossed the line first, and since there was only one set of gold medals, the event &as called to be rowed again. Weary from their two previous races, the Waterloo pair settled for a distinguished second-place finish. Brad Pearman and Norm Roberton, the men’s lightweight double, also put in a strong showing, finishing third in their category. In a division which had seen ferocious competition at every regatta this fall, the men’s lightweight coxed four of Chris Fleck, Bryan Connell, Ivan D’Costa, Scott On; and coxswain Apollo Tang had to settle for sixth in a field of 12 boats despite their valiant efforts. For the women, the regatta proved less fruitful. The women’s lightweight double of Ann Kuersten and Shannon Allan showed promise all season but were unable to finish higher than sixth in St.Catharines, with the other Waterloo double, Janine Oosterveld and Lena Gomes finishing third. The women’s heavyweight coxed four of Heather Holden, Janine Oosterveld, Cindy Mann, Jena Cameron, and coxswain Tracy Ehl, fell victim to technical difficulties and an overabundance of enthusiasm as a late arrival followed by a false start led to their disqualification, thus ending a strong season on a rather bitter note, Though Waterloo managed only a seventh place finish in Saturday’s regatta, through the season they proved themselves to be a legitimate threat to the more established crews in the region. A ragtag bunch at the beginning of the year, most of whom had never rowed together, they quickiy gelled to become a close-knit squad that in the future can only grow stronger.

two goals. Sunday afternoon brought the Toronto Varsity Blues to visit Waterloo. Toronto came ready to play and quickly jumped out to a 3-O score after two periods before Waterloo found the back of the Toronto net. Waterloo rallied in the third, and came up with a 5-4 victory. The games against York and Toronto were the only ones that Waterloo will be having against their eastern rivals and the victories bode well for the rest of the 21-game season because both York and Toronto are strong contenders in the OUAA East division. Waterloo hosted the improving Guelph Gryphons last night at the Icefiild (the iesults were &known at press time) and turn their attention to visiting Laurentian Voyageurs, who arrive for a game at the Icefield on Sunday at 2:30 pm.

Waterloo was able to overcome an early deficit and against Toronto to complete the perfect weekend. Photo by C-D. Cwlas

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Warriors by Paul Done

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“We took five steps forward in October, and two steps back So, we’re still three steps ahead of where we were at the beginning,” said Warrior basketball head coach Don McCrae upon returning from a weekend trip to Winnipeg, a trip that produced mixed results for the team. In their first games against national calibre competition, the Warriors squeezed out a 78-74 win against Calgary, and were given an 83-57 whipping by the host Winnipeg Wesmen. On Friday night, Waterloo was matched up against the highly-touted Calgary Dinosaurs. The first five minutes saw the two teams trading baskets and the lead never exceeded three in either direction. Early on, Waterloo was kept in the game by the scoring of Aiex Urosevic, Chris Moore, and Sean VanKoughnett, who teamed up for 25 of Waterloo’s first 26 points. Moore and Urosevic each struck for I1 during the first frame. With the score knotted at 26 with five minutes left, Calgary went on a run, outscoring the Warriors by a 15-6

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count, to lead 41-32 at the half. That wasn’t the only statistical category that the Warriors were trailing in, as Calgary dominated the glass, grabbing 20 first-half boards to the Warriors 12. The second half began in the same way as the first had ended - with Calgary extended their lead, as Waterloo continued to sputter. With the score at 56-39 with 12 minutes to go, the Warriors suddenly found their shooting range, and began to climb back into the game. - With Warrior three-point shots falling like rain, the lead was down to 11 with nine minutes to go, six with five minutes left, and the score within a point with three minutes to go. A clutch three by VanKoughnett and a pair of late hoops by roohe ‘lbm Balfe the brought extinction upon Dinosaurs. Final score: 78-74. The story of the second haIf was the Warrior shooting from long-range. After a respectable 2-of-5 from t-reyland in the first half, Urosevic, VanKoughnett, and Moore went buck wild in the second, hitting on 9of-16 (56 per cent). In particular, Urosevic (4-of-7) and Moore (2-of-2) lit up the scoreboard. In the final tally, Urosevic led all scorers with 32, Moore had 19, and VanKoughnett 14. d

Other Warriors contributing on the scoresheet were Dave Lynch with six, Tom BaIfe had four (scored in the last minute of the game), Mike Duarte had a pair before fouling out, and Pat Telford had a single. Despite the final outcome, there were weak points in the Warriors performance, their free-throw shooting stats were e~acl!y the same as their three-point stats at 11-of-21 - that’s great from treyland, but shoddy from the charity stripe. They hit the glass better during the second half, but were still outrebounded 30-23 by the Dinosaurs. Saturday’s match-up against Wesmen was described by McCrae thus “we played catch-up ball even when we weren’t behind.” Thanks to the Wesmen’s near-perfect execution, the Warriors came out on the short end of a lopsided 83-57 score. With su;Ch a young group of players, it’s expected that the Warriors may occasionally experience these kind of lapses. Led by their powerful frontline, the Wesmen pounded the ball inside against the Warriors, scoring 72 of their 83 points from the paint. Their size, with 7-footer Norm Froemel and 6’8” power forward Jeff Foreman, who. played for the Junior National Team this summer, caused major headaches for the Warriors. With a

half-dozen blocked shots, and numerous changed shots, Froemel and Foreman dominated at the defensive end as well. The game was never close, Winnipeg led 12-4 after five minutes, by ten at the half, and, after the Warriors closed to within six early in the second half, blew the game wide open to win by the final 26-point margin. As in the Calgary game, the ’ Warriors were outrebounded, this time by a 36-18 margin. The Wesmen were white-hot from the field hitting on 68 per cent of their shots (although they were only l-of-10 on threepointers), and were led by 6’6” offguard Scott Anderson with 22. Urosevic led the Warriors with 15. The Warriors’ team stats were mixed - they hit a respectable 50 per cent from the field, but that same 50 per cent mark was attained from the foul line (5-of-lo). The verdict: positive signs from the team, but a couple of weak areas rebounding and free-throw shooting. Luckily, they’re areas which can be easily remedied. The increased intensity of practices should remedy these problems and prepare the hardwood Warriors for their final pre-Naismith tune-up against an always tough and physical Acadia Axemen, Sunday, November 3, at 1 pm at the PAC.

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Athenas hope to visit BC four-kilmometre course finishing in a speedy 1534. This looks very promising for a top-five finish for her at the OWIAA’s tomorrow (Saturday, November 2) at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Park. Julia Norman finished sixth to fill the seventh spot on the UW team and Kelly McHale placed 10th becoming the alternate for the team. Linda Hachey had the best race of her season, running strong from start to finish. Rounding out the field were .Marina Jones (I 3th), Melinda Schwarre (20th) and Louise Touesnard (21st).

by Marci Aitken Imprint sports On Saturday October 26, thet Warrior and Athena X-Country teams faced a tough course at Bechtel (@ark in Waterloo. The rain held off for the women’s race, but started shortly after the gun went off for the men’s . event A season would not be complete without at lease one race that is plagued by wet weather and mudslicked hills. Athena Lisa mfradi was the first university athlete to complete the

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Although most schools did not sport full teams this weekend, the competition was challenging. Only one point separated each team, making the results the closest in the history of the Laurier Invitational. McMaster was first with 39, the University of Toronto second with 40, and Waterloo third with 41 points. Fourth-ranked nationally, the Athenas are the second-ranked Ontario team. Only the first two teams and top two individuals will qualify for the CIAU Championships in Victoria, BC on November 9. It will be a tough competition between Waterloo, Queens, U of T, and Western, but if the team can pull together, the sky’s the limit! It was a close race for the runners on the men’s team, with all the UW runners finishing within 30 seconds of each other over the course. Andrew Welburn picked up his pace

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tomorrow, and hope to prevail over teams that have edged them out earlier in the season. ChamThe QUAA/OWIAA pionships get underway tomorrow at 1 pm. They are being held at Sunnybrook Park in Toronto, with University of Toronto hosting the meet.

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Despite a rough weekend which included a tie against Laurier and a loss to Western, the soccer Warriors clinched a playoff spot. Because they finished second overall in the south division, the Warriors had to face the top finisher in the north, McMaster. The result was a heartbreaking defeat 2-1 versus the nationally ranked Marauders. Tuesday in Hamilton was the site of the OUAA West Division semi-final. The Marauders, strongly favoured to clinch the west, faced an underrated Warrior squad. It was the Warriors who drew first

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In the semi-final match, the Athenas played the number-two team, Carleton from the other pool. The games were rather flat but the team still handily defeated the opposition. Sunday saw the Waterloo team participating in the Gold Medal Match against Concordia from Montreal which they lost despite a valiant effort. This is only the beginning of what should be a strong showing for the Athenas in the OWIAA.

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late in the second half off a corner kick. The quick kick caught the Warrior keeper off balance and his clearance ricocheted just inside the post, A fluke goal for Mac, and an unlucky break for the Warriors. The Warrior offensive push could not generate an equalizer, and the Warriors succumbed to the loss.

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blood on a soaring headball by Jason Pither. Neil Daniel had cracked the stiff Mac defense and carried it deep into their territory. His blazing cross was met by Pither just inside the 18yard box. Pither’s header drifted into the top right comer, freezing the Mac keeper, and the Warriors had grasped the lead. The Mac side was shocked, but maintained the pressure. About 15 minutes later, they responded with a distant strike just beyond the fingers of airborne keeper Carlos Donald. The Marauders carried the momentum into the second half, testing the valiant Warrior defense and their inspiring backstop. The Mac prayers were answered

Sue Bylsma: This second year Kinesiology stuwho transferred from dent, Redeemer College, hails from Kingston, Ont. She is a 5’7”southpaw. Her combination of long reach and an

awesome vertical makes for a true power hitter. Nicky Campbell: This “homey” from WC1 is entering her second year and is majoring in Psychology. Last season’s rookie of the year, Nicky stands 5’8”. She is the other half of an incredibly strong power duo. Kahina Engelbrecht: Katrina comes from Highland SS in Dundas and is in the Math Teaching Option. She was co-captain last year and as a third-year player is one of the veterans of the squad. Standing 5’6”, she has been the starting setter for the past two years and will now iend her mature and experienced hands to creating an unstoppable offense. Linda Ezergailis: Linda is a rookie from Mississauga hailing from Loren Park. This 5’4” engineering student has a great deal of enthusiasm and a strong learning capacity. Her growth and development will lead her to become a strong setter. Carren Hall: This 5’7” middle player from York Memorial Collegiate Institute is anOther third-year player. She is a quiet, consistent force for the squad. She has great court sense, incredible leaping ability, and excellent defense. Chris Hamson: This 5’8” Kinesiology student is entering her second year and hails

from Grantham in St. Catharines. Chris has previously played the power position and is now adjusting to playing technique. Her intensity on and off the court has made her an important member of this year’s team. Robin McKay: Robin is a Woodstock native entering her second year in Recreation. She is a 5’9” middle player who, despite being plagued with injuries, always puts forth a strong effort, whether it be offensively or defensively. L’Naya Russell: LNaya is a rookie standing 5’10” from Port Credit in Mississauga majoring in Geography, presently sitting off due to myofasciatis. This tall power hitter has good skills and will develop into a strong player. Karen Schmidt: This 5’8” middle hitter imported from Beaver Lodge Alberta is another promising rookie. It is expected that her club experience will accelerate her adjustment to playing at the university level, and may lend her to setting occasionally. Michelle VanVliet: vlhis third-yar vt!terdI~ i11Kil ttrsiulcomes from Dundas of3-Y also

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Disappointing weekend for Athenas by Carol Ferguson Imprint sports This weekend, the Athena field hockey team travelled to Lamport Stadium in Toronto to participate in ‘the OWIAA finals. Boy, did we participate; we participated our little butts off. Friday morning the Athenas played the fourth-ranked Queen’s team. The game was well-paced, and the Athenas played caImIy. Maybe too calmly. Waterloo took the lead early in the game with a goal on a penalty corner from Kylie Scoggan (say it again, announcer lady). But Queen’s countered in short time with a goal of their own. The Athenas continued to play well, but were unable to mount an offensive attack and thereby score a goal. At the end of 70 minutes, the score was stiIl The teams then played thirty minutes of overtime in which neither team was able to score. This meant that the game was to be decided by penalty strokes. For those who don’t know, penalty strokes are field hockey/s equivalent of soccer’s penalty shot. Five players from each team alternate shots on the opposing goalies, and the team who scores the most, wins. Despite good performances by Waterloo goalie Lynne Warrack, and by the five “strokers” Montse

1991 Athena Field Hockey team - front row (left to right) Carol Ferguson, Janet MacPherson (C), Caitlin McGregor (C), Kathy Reilly. Second row (left to right) Shirley White (trainer), Lynne Warack (GIC), May Quan, Kylie Scoggan, Patti Crawford, Lisa Howell, Lea Dietrich. Third row (left to right) Judy McCaaf (coach), Elke Wind, Tiffany Kanitz, Maria Sweeney, Montse Sangsole, Annette Koehler, Linda Howat. Sanzsole, Janet MacPherson, Lea Dietrich, Linda Mowat, and Annette Koebler, the Athenas were outscored by Queen%. After 100 minutes of playing as a team, this is a very hard way to lose. Anyhow, the Athenas were thereby slated to play the Western Mustangs

on Saturday morning. Waterloo was determined not to repeat the previous days’ results on Saturday. The team played a good game, but Western played better, scoring an unanswered goal in the first half. This left Waterloo on the short end of the score, again.

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Due to some unforeseen technical difficulties, parts of this report were absent in last week’s Imprint. However, this week you71 be lucky enough to receive a double dose of the final two weeks of the Waterloo women’s soccer season, in which the team was able to register a win in its final outing. The Athenas came back from the Thanksgiving break rested and healed and ready to face number one McMaster on Wednesday, October 16. That turkey and fixins’ must have worked some magic, as the Athenas seemed to be a &am possessed as they faced off against Mac. The spirit of the Athenas had visibly increased, and the injuries that had plagued many of the starters for the past few weeks were for the most part healed. The first half of the game saw Waterloo controlling the majority of the play in the Mac end of the field. The Athenas had some exceIIent chances, capitalizing on the few mistakes made by the Mac defense. Unfortunately, -luck was on the Mac side, as e&n seemingly certain Waterloo plays were somehow thwarted at the last minute. The Mac game also marked the return of Waterloo goalie Andrea JaIbert to the playing field, and her efforts despite her evident pain were no less than sensational. JaIbert effectively shut down Mac’s powerful offense in the first half, and was instrumental in keeping the score low in the final outcome. The tide began to turn in the second half, as Mac woke up and began to battle against the Athena offense. The “Mac attack” finally succeeded 30 minutes into the second half, as Mac capitalized from confusion in front of the Waterloo goal, and

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scored off of an unfortunate comer kick. The final score gave Mac the win by l-0, but despite the Ioss, the Athenas showed greatly improved team spirit and effort, which also served them well in their game against Laurier. The Athenas travelled down the road on Saturday, October 19, to face the LadyHawks on their home turf. Laurier, though not as strong as in former seasons, still presented a formidable opposition force, but the “new and improved” Athenas were ready for any challenge. The Athenas played a beautiful first half, matching the Laurier efforts one for one. (shades of the Mac game) The LadyHawks came out from halftime determined to do damage though, and the Athenas could do little to stop them. Despite an admirable defensive effort by Waterloo, Laurier managed to slip two goals by keeper Jalbert, and the game ended in favour of the home team. Now on to this past week’s exciting The Athenas participated in their finai weekend of soccer in what has been a somewhat disappointing season overall. On Saturday, October 26, Brock came for an afternoon visit to our lovely campus, to meet the Athenas in a not so cordial game of football. Both teams seemed to be quite evenly matched, and had equally good chances in the first half. (However, Brock couldn’t touch Waterloo in the fisticuff skills department.) The break came five minutes into the second half, when some sloppy defensive moves allowed a “Brockette” to walk into the box and send the ball past keeper Jalbert. Waterloo could not equalize the deficit, and the game ended with a disappointing loss of 1-O. Waterloo’s final opportunity to make a mark in the win column came on Sunday, October 27, against the events.

visiting Windsor squad. The cold and wet conditions did not dampen the Athenas’ determination to end the season on a winning note, and a battle on the field ensued. Windsor struck first, 20 minutes into the match, with a high ball from just inside the box that bounced off the crossbar, the back of keeper Jalbert and then trickled into the net. The Athenas battled back ten minutes later, when a pass off of the knee of Catherine Hollifield met forward Maureen MacDonald, who sent the ball sailing over the head of the Brock goalie. The go-ahead goal for Waterloo came ten minutes later, when the Athenas were awarded a penalty kick after a Brock tackIe brought down an advancing Hollifield. Anna Hoogendoorn aimed for the high right-hand corner of the net and connected, giving Waterloo a 2-1 lead into halftime. The second half saw the Athenas switch to a defensive strategy to hold their lead. The play was tense and at times panicky as Windsor struggled unsuccessfully to get back into the game. The excellent efforts of goalie Jalbert, Darka Tchir and Anita Toogood (who suddenly turned into a fullback), contributed to an all around team effort that helped chalk up the Athenas’ only win of the season. While this past season has been a difficult and frustrating one for the women’s soccer squad, hopes are high thatnext season will see a better and more well-rounded team. The Athenas wil! be losing two valuable veterans, halfbacks Kerry Jameson (aka Mike Tyson), and co-captain Sheri MacDonald, and their experience and insight will be sorely missed. The Athenas wish to thank their coaches, families, friends and fans for supporting them this past season, and hope to see YOU out there next year too.

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power - depression - shopping and a team dinner at the Organ Grinder served to put the day into perspective. The Chicken Dance and a rousing rendition of “George Washington Bridge” can lift anyone’s spirits. Sunday morning dawned rainy, and Waterloo faced the (large) Laurentian team. Laurentian plays a brand of hockey uniquely their own, which had, on occasion, upset the traditional play of the Waterloo squad. Laurentian scored first, disrupting Waterloo’s confidence (which wasn’t exactly booming due to the weekend’s previous results). But veteran Annette Koehler popped in a goal to put Waterloo back on track.

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The gamed remained tied for so long, the team was anticipating another round of overtime, Late in the second half, a Laurentian halfback managed to break through Waterloo’s defence and score, making it 2-l Laurent&. Well folks, in case your math is really bad, that makes three losses and no wins, which placed Waterloo eighth in the OWIAA. This is an intensely disappointing end for a team that started out so well. The eventual OWIAA champions, the University of Toronto, had only three goals scored against them this year. Two of these goals were scored by Waterloo, when we tied them (also, the only team to do so} early in the season. We had potential coming out of our ears, but we had difficulties utihzing it. Frustration became the name of the game. Hey, if someone had told us this weekend that wearing our underwear on the outside of our clothing would have helped our game, well, form your own mental picture. Well, look on the bright side . . . the only place to go is up. Thanks to Shirley, for holding US together with spit and rubber bands. Thanks Katie-kid, for coming with us this weekend, and reminding us what games are for. Luck to the vets. Well miss you guys, it won’t be the same game without you. Keep coaching Janet. Annette, try to stay on your feet. What11 we do without our social director Elke? Keep moving runbunny McGregor. Stay calm Kylie, and if anyone bothers you, send them to me. Remember to come back and help us initiate the new crop of rookies. Everybody, out of the pool, and well see ya next year,

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Monday, October 21 was an evening filled with excitement in the women’s basketball league. Last Monday night pushed us over the halfway point of what has turned out to be a very unpredictable season. The legendary Renison Rockettes pummelled the’ Eyesores 35-9 with strong performances from Julie Zackau and Alissa Kath. In other women’s basketball action, the undefeated Shooter stretched their record to 4-O by destroying the XTerminators 53-18. High scoring by Cathy Millan and Sutin Penson contributed to the shellacking+ The Battling Bananas and Hoopstress both suffered disappointing losses this week. Both teams were coming off their first wins of the season before falling victims to the Kintageous Kinners and the Walking Wounded. Let’s hope these recent losses are only temporary and that next Monday night they will be back and burning up the courts.

Entering the second half, there are only six teams undefeated with the best being the North Stars led by Keith Cheshire. His team won again last week to bump their record to 4-O and ~15. Goalie Rob McCormick has let only two goals in all term. Beaver Fever leads the league in $/- with a ~25 and they are also undefeated. The game a-jfthe week was between Mechscalibur and Boyz Without Hoods, both 3-O going in. The game was fairly even until just under three minutes left. Mechscalibur scored to win 4-3. The ‘Moods’ Brett Proctor made the ever famous quote’ “We shoulda won!” Also lost was ‘Hoods’, goalie Gary McMullen’s streak of Fonsecutive shutouts. Gary said after the game, “We shoulda won!” The final game of the week is on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8~30 pm Greasy vs. The Molson Monkey Spankers. As of Oct. 28, both were undefeated, so it appears this could decide their division’s champion.

The Player of the Week is Richard Bourassa of the Siaegh Sharks for scoring four goals in a game on Oct. 24. He also added an assist in the 7-O rout. Richard’s prize is one free ride on the Zamboni along with two other friends. Honourable mention goes to Insoo Bae of the ‘Hoods’, who flipped on a breakaway with nobody around him. Insoo receives some glasses, a seeing eye dog and new skates.

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By the time we’re ready to hike, it Sunday morning and only 12 km managed to warm up to a pleasant 10 from civilization (or at least a McDonald’s). Dave can not get degrees. The journey took us through enough heat from his stove to warm the hilly and rocky trail of the Western Uplands. Fun, but tiring, especially his hands and has, 1 believe, finally with 55-pound packs on our backs. given up on it. All chances of rain are no longer a concern as the temperaBy five o’clock, we were actually and it was still ture hovers around the freezing eating supper, daylight! Mind you, Dave tried his point. During the day, it creeps up to stove again. It finally worked, but it five degrees and a steady wind blows turned out to be his first and last meal to urge us onward. Unfortunately, most of the leaves have already fallen ,:f&m it. We had a,bWAiful campsite and,!itter the forest floor. But at least ; “‘&~loc&~ng OakQ&$infortunately, 5:.&y’ ,&$?$ W& ;i&$firme& y,The. ?p$ ;?llqps a view of the surrounding ‘$ii~~$~.&&q$ci& C&y .%@%j@ fqcj :,1~p~flfry side. : f “~~~~~ithr~~~~~~~~f:~Y‘ei @&‘&i# “One of the most amazing things .“:, &be i&&&y,~&&~&$&& ~fax$&@.‘$, alxut the Western Uplands trail is ^ : $@ ‘&~~I$$&~; &&,.~@-&+,,.s&q(~f ‘,i, being able to hike for over 80 km and made greatf&w&@.:l ( !,I’ ....’ ; i ,- : :‘\ .;,only , see forest and water. The forest Though Dave &$ht fioi;have be$$ T $oVers all ranges of coniferous and a genius with stoves, he did pia?,&,! deciduous but none of it is very old because of the logging program at mean tune on the harmonica. It mad6 Algonquin. The trail winds along cliff a nice finale to our day as we sang TV theme songs into the night. Only the walls overlooking lakes and eventually goes into the valley where the creeping cold forced us to end our climbs are less than 30 metres. musical get together and crawl into Fifty thousand footsteps and two our sleeping bags for the night. The days ago we were entering this trail. night was a simple test of our equipNow with some rolls of film and a few ment with temperatures slightly memories of Algonquin in autumn below freezing with a light breeze. I came with the we cover the last few km each knowUnfortunately, ing that we have to come back when it lightest, thinnest sleeping bag I could find. In the late summer I did the 55 is bathed in the flowers of spring. Next week, watch for information km loop in two days with a 60Lpound on Wolf Awareness and plans for a pack, and I was determined not to Wolf Howl Weekend in Algonquin carry that much weight again. I didn’t. Park. The joy of discovery.

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edge of the stage on many occasions to show-off his guitar skills. So pumped was Cochrane, that during the first song, he broke a guitar string, but kept on rocking with his ever present smile.

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I read a report in an Ottawa newspaper a while back that said that Tom Cochrane has been on a slow decline ever since he and RLJ~ Ridw had parted. On Thursday October 24, a packed Fe d eration Hall of highly enthusiastic Cochrane fans would refute that claim. There was no shortage of excitement as one of Canada’s most renowned musical personalities made his entrance on the stage. The cheers, screams and general pandemonium took off from the word go, and didn’t show signs of faltering any throughout the full two hour show. Nor did Mr. Cochrane’s enthusiasm let up as he rocked on through the night. He endeared himself to the fans early with his opening remarks, “Hello Waterloo” which brought the customary hooting and hollering, and continued to involve the fans by slapping the many outreached hands, and coming to the

Not being a huge Cochrane fan, and only knowing his famous songs, I went to the concert with an open mind, and came out delighted with a spectacular show. The biggest thing I noticed was that he was having fun. He seemed determined to keep the fans riled up by looking out and asking them which song he should play next. Throughout the crowd, could be heard “Life is a Highway”, referring to his current number one hit in Canada. He came out rockin’ with some upbeat songs such as “The Big League” and “Victory Day” and then later mellowed out and eventually did a couple of solo acoustic songs, including Leonard Cohen’s “Bird on a Wire.“I heard some songs that I had never heard before, and it was at this point that I could appreciate just what kind of great poet this man is. Much of his songs had a message while maintaining the kind of musical proficiency that kept the fan’s toes stomping, and had them crying out the lyrics along with him.

cryin’ out the lyrics Cochrane finished up the show with four songs off his most current release, Mud, mad world, finally succumbing to the fans wishes to hear “Life is a Highway,” teasing them by looking befuddled and asking “Life is a . . .?” before breaking into verse. This only got the fans more excited and forced him to come out for an lengthened encore.

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The concert was abounding with full-bodied excitement leaving the 900-plus fans begging for more, Tom Cochme’s music possessed catchy guitar riffs and solid rhythmic drum beats, and of course his pulsating voice to top it all off. The proceedings left me wondering if the Ottawa journalist had ever seen Cochrane live.

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funky mode of life through their songs with titles like “Fight Like A Brave, ” “Suck My Kiss,” and “Taste the Pain.” Their cult status was evident at the show as most of the crowd at Tuesday show looked more Iike the band than the band themselves did, with the exception of the band member’s characteristic tattoos. Inconsistent with the zero-degree wind chill factor outside the Concert Hall, but very consistent with the million-degree humidity inside the Concert Hall, the brave- in the crowd were decked out in shorts

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selected songs were interspersed with associated songlets and verbal exercises. One of the main characteristics of the band is their invigorating approach to their music, and these segues proved to be a spontaneous outpouring of creative energy; however, they had an adverse effect on their set causing the night to become disjointed and amateurish. The worst episode of this occurred late into their set, when vocalist, Anthony Kiedi, took a short break while Flea, John Frusciante, and Chad Smith, jammed on PubIic Image Ltd.‘s “Pop Tones.” This episode detracted not only from what was to come, a sonic version of “Higher Ground,” but it also it ended a brilliant run of songs, both old and new, namely “Suck My Kiss,” “Blackeyed Blonde,” “Funky Crime,” “Give It Away,” “Nobody,” “If You Have to Ask,“and “Stone Cold Bush..” This segment of the show was by far the Peppers’ finest moment. For this moment in time, Anthony had curtailed his bravado to a manageable level and the band gelled into a furious funky machine which ravaged every person within the vicinity of the Concert Hall. The unfortunate thing about Tuesday’s show, mostly due to the appeal of the Chili Peppers, was the faction mentality of their fans. The crowd curta iled Smashing essentially Pumpkins set hy their yahoo-like antics. The stupidest thing about this event, is that this self-same crowd fanatically cheered the Red Hot Chili Peppers doing the self-same things that they had jeered Smashing Pumpkins for doing. Cult of Personality in full effect.

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by Sandy Atwal Imprint staff Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet have been cruising the independent scene for seven years now. Quite a long haul, and seven years on, bassist Reid Diamond, drummer Don Pyle and guitarist Brian Connelly are playing the clubs that they started with in ‘85 and dwelling in relative obscurity except for some college radio airplay and a certain unnamed television sho But they wouldn’t have it any ot way. StiIl releasing vinyl on seve inch format, still shying away fr major record companies, and s ‘strum’ back “putting the instrumental,” the Shadowy Men have kept true to their independent Canadian roots and decided that they’d rather suffer the slings and arrows of humble abstruseness than sell out to money grubbing American bastards who want them to sing and do Bon jovi covers. I caught up with the band hours before their show at Phil’s on Wednesday, and talked about seven inches, Kids in the Hall and whether or not they really are just another fucking surf band. The interview will conclude with part two next week.

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Few2-tabulous Just in cas;e you don’t feel like reading this whole review, Ill sum up the my overall impressions this way: Before the concert I was in the bathroom at the Concert Hall, and I heard the guy at the next stall say “Well, for 25 bucks they better put on a great show”. Now I didn’t talk to that guy afterwards but I’m sure that most people in the audience would agree that it certainly was worth it. After battling a 401 traffic jam and the lack of parking spaces in Toronto we finally managed to make it to the sold-out Concert Hall with plenty of time to spare to check out the ambience of the venue. But, as the Concert Hall is basically a square room with a balcony around it, this took all of 30 seconds so there was nothing to do but buy expensive drinks, sit down on the floor and wait, The first person on the stage was this stout thirtysomething guy who said the band would be another 5 minutes (a lie) and he then started his comedy routine using the band’s song title s “I just talked to Old Mother Reagan she said she likes American Music, and that I was Gone Daddy Gone”. Really funny sir, do you write your own stuff? Soon afterwards the Milwaukee trio hit the stage and started to work their magic sending the crowd into a pogoing, crowd surfing frenzy. It took only a few songs for the Concert Hall to take on its regular sauna-like qualities with the smell of sweat permeating to the people standing against the wall who perhaps thought they would escape the turmoil on the dance floor. Bass player Brian Ritchie seemed uneasy about the two levels of dancing going on and advised in a brotherly sort of way that people get hurt from this type of activity and to please cutit out. This is in sharp con-

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trast to the reaction of Miles from the Wonderstuff at Fed Hall when he told the audience to “get that fucker down and kick the tucking shit out of him”. But Brian’s advice was only headed for a few songs as the crowd in front of the stage could not stand the res-’ triction of having both feet on the dance floor and soon bodies were flying everywhere. The sound was very crisp with most of Lead singer Gordon Gano’s lyrics easy to understand and as the Femmes don’t use a lot of production on their albums, the sound produced by the band on stage closely replicates the sound on the albums. On stage the band was not exactly jumping around for every minute of

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Ending it off was Add it UP, which was set ui’ by an extended’ opening in which Gordon built up the anticipation magnificently, he played the audience as well as the guitar in his hand. American Music and Kiss off were done for the first encore, after which the band did the Candlelight Song leaving the crowd singing “Listen to the song, sing along” for about five minutes before the lights came up and it was time to venture out into the cold Toronto night.

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One curious thing was that it appeared as if the band had no set order of songs which they were going to play, they had a huddle after each couple of songs and genuinely looked they were discussing which song to do next. The music was mostly from their best albums, namely their latest “Why do birds sing?“, “Hallowed Ground”, and their self-titled debut album, In fact they played almost everything from the latest album including American Music as the first song of their encore. The albums.“The blind leading the naked” and ‘Three” were represented by only one song a piece. The first half of the concert was very well received with the crowd

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Diamond: No . . . we miss all those bands. Pyle: We had sort of like a group. The Dik Van Dykes and fieimlich Maneuver and they’re all split up* There’s stuff starting again, but that was a pretty good era for us because there was a lot of co-operation between the bands. Sharing shows and stuff. Competitive too, but kind of fun competitive. A little bit of oneupmanship that made it exciting. Pyle: Competitive in the way that we could say “nyah, nyah, we got more people than you did.” Diamond: There’s a band that we know, I don’t want to ‘say who, but they’re like, “We don’t want to play live anymore, we just want to make records.” This is like a new attitude. They’re really good, and they should play a lot, but they’re not interested. That’s kind of different because the live shows have always been really important to us as a way to build songsand have them develop and see other people communicate, play with other bands, and that’s the fun of it. But a lot of people now just want to make their living off it and have it be as easy as possible.

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Just so you don’t think it was all paradise, 111end off with a few negative things: $27 for a t-shirt! I believe no baseball player is worth $4 million a year and no t-shirt is worth $27. Also the band could have said more between songs, other than an audience poll -ior which sunglasses Gordon would wear and a CN Tower story, the band wtrnt silently from one song to the next. Overall though, 1 was quite impressed by the Violtlnt Femmes, and I look forward to seeing them again.

Comparing the lead singles from the albums provides a useful microcosm for a comparative review of the two groups. Soundgarden’s “Jesus Christ Pose” opens up with a churning rhythm guitar and a relentless, pounding bass and drum attack. Over top of this hea\ metal imbroglio, Chris Cornell screams and wails as though he were undergoing unspeakable tortures, or as through he has a major Robert Plant fixation. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” on the other hand, opens quietly enough, but builds to a crescendo of breathtaking power, then quiets down and builds again . . . and again. . . its five minutes pass in an exquisite flicker, leaving only one sensation AGAIN! Within these 300 seconds, Kurt Kobain harnesses all the fury and despair against others’ apathy (and the same that he sees in himself) and directs it outward in a focussed beam of raw intensity. “Smells L&e Teen Spirit”is an utterly transcendent pop moment.

5 by Paul Done Imprint staff Ah kids, you know, there was once a time when Nirvana and Soundgarden sailed together along with the likes of Tad and Mudhoney under the skull and cross-guitars of the good ship SubPop. Searching for an easy handle, the critics created 7’2e Seattle SUW?d. It was always a bit of a misconception to stick these groups in one pigeonhole, and it has become even’ more irrelevant with the recent abdications to major labels and consequent releases for Soundgarden and Nirvana. Well, I’m glad to say that neither group has stagnated with the luxury of major label budgets. While Nirvana have honed their grinding pop to an edge so sharp it cuts through steel, Soundgarden have taken a trip into the outer reaches of over-the-top wailing.

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Jesus Christ Pose,” the lead singles from Neermind and Budmoturjhger, respectively, are the best tracks from the Lps. As a complete unit, though, Nirvana’s Akvermind is far superior to Badmoto#nger. What separates Nirvana from Soundgarden is Nirvana’s pop mastery (hell, they describe themselves as “The Knack kidnapped by Black Sabbath”) and their sense of dynamics within song structures. By

setting their goals somewhere on this side of creating the biggest rock song ever, which Soundgarden seem to be attempting, Nirvana are actually mow successful they never seem laboured or extravagant, Where Soundgarden find one groove, usually at max intensity, and scratch that scab ‘til it bleeds, Nirand vana’s songs have melodic rhythmic spirals and turns - simple little twists which elevate the songs toward the pop heavens.

animals (though cats and dogs are the primary subjects) but also one beast clearly meant for the wild - an elephant. At first, this seems to cause somewhat of a crisis in the Shadowy Men philosophy. Does the inclusion of the wild amongst the tame suggest a desire to conquer nature? Fortunately, the answer is a resounding not!

Kitty” is included. An avant-garde “spoken-word” track, two individuals try to entice a cat (anonymously named “KY’) to two different speakers by shaking boxes of cat food to attract it. A poignant, moving melodrama of man’s perpetual exploitation of his four-footed friend, here, the Shadowy men serve us a perpetual reminder, carved in vinyl,

In fact, the reverse is true, the cats and dogs are encouraged to follow their pachydermatous counterpart. Thus, the seed that was “Run Chicken Run” from S~VVV Show Sto/lpers comes to fruition. Escape from the barnyard, from the Animal farm, is encouraged and a new world order can be established. As a fair warning to these animals, however, a track included “Here

of the potential depravity of man. As a concept album, this four-part opus continues putting the “strum” back in instrumental. Their imminent second full-length album and Ali Hallows Eve-eve show at Phil’s Grandson will continue deconstructing the human language and surfinizing the fret board of communication. Bravo.

by Sandy Atwal Imprint staff The Shadowy Men have always been on the cutting edge of today’s social issues and have long been seen as the David Suzuki’s of the instrumental world. Their latest release is cheekily entitled Music for Pets.At first glance, it seems that this is simply because of the selections, Mancini’s “Elephant Waltz,” “The Cat Came Back,” etc. Yet this music is for pets, and for a human audience. Are the Shadowy Men suggesting that we are all pets, in a sense, of the earth? As mentioned, the entire EP, four songs, has an animal theme throughout it. Yet not only domestic

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Unlike Soundgarden, Nirvana doesn’t fade into monotony. Just about all of Bad hhto$ng~r sounds like “Jesus Christ Pose.” On the other hand Nvovmzind covers a lot of ground, from the crushing melancholy of the rape-narrative “Polly” and the cello-embellished opening part of “Something in the- Way”

(which is actually a four-minute song and a seven-minute song with nine minutes of silence between them) to the Paleolithic stomp of “Territorial Pissings.” The nearest they come to duplicating the heartbreaking magic of “Teen Spirit” is “Lithium,” another churning, burning song about souldestroying loneliness. To be honest, Soundgarden have some fine moments on Bndmotcwfinger. While Chris Cornell continues to shred his vocals chords like he did on the Temple of The Dog project, the rest of the group make a wonderful cacophony behind him. As 1 said before, I like “Jesus Christ Pose;” I also get off on “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” and “New Damage,” to name but two. It’s just that when I listen to them all in a row, they get, you know, a little repetitive. In i%vc~~~?ind, Nirvana have put together a billion-carat gem. There’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (which smells nothing like the “youth deodorant” it refers to), and there’s the almost-as-good “Lithium.” “Polly” is very pretty and sad, and there are moments when this thing seems almost too good to be human. But it’s there, and sometimes it just makes me want to jump off a table playing air guitar, and sometimes it’s sadness is so resonant and convincing that it makes me want to jump off something much higher.

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This tape has been floating around in my knapsack for so long the mere sight of its “oh, so hip and lovely”purple and green psychedelic cover sends me into great pangs of guilt, so honjour tardy review (complete with NO biographical information on the band because I lost the promo sheet) and au revoir guilt. The brand new heavies label their sound “rare groove.” I guess that means a cross between Chuck Mangione and the theme music from some 70s cop show. They pride themselves on the “live” feeling of their music. No prerecorded synth

Most bands owe their success to the fact that they are greater than the sum of their parts. That magical& ne sais quoi comes out when and only when all of the members are together. This is pretty good news as long as the band is together, but in most cases, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, and Paul McCartney aren’t going to have as much success no matter how devoted their fans are.

tracks here, it’s at1 live, live, live and except for the wonderful, sweet voice of N,dea Davenport, it’s instrumental; horns, drums and twangy 70s guitar styhngs. The core members of the brand new heavies sport a retro fashion statement and look after percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards, and tenor and soprano saxophone. Special guests take up the slack on alternate tracks with alto and baritone sax, trumpets and trombone. Personally, I found the album easy to categorize into two groups: the sweet voiced N,dea Davenport tracks and the Chuck Group A), Mangione/cop show theme music songs (Group B). Groupe A songsare “Dream Come True,” “Never Stop” (Whatever did happen to Soul II Soul?), “Ride in the Sky” and “Stay This Way.” Lyrically, these songs are a fest of love (for the cynical they’re a bit hard to take) and the horn arrangements are pretty cool too.

past the debut “This is Big Audio Dynamite” to become the best thing Jones has done in his post-clash years. The album mixes the best of Big Audio’s I*ougt I guitar work and Eas-

The second group of songs just didn’t thrill me like the first group did. You know when you’re ready for a song to end, and it doesn’t. You start to feel a little frustrated, well each and every song in this group was just too long. The problem isn’t with the technical prowess of the players either. The sax solo on “Sphynx” is really hot, but there’s just something missing. I found myself thinking that it would be a good tape to play during

a dinner party: decorative and unobtrusive. The brand new heavies are a tight musical machine, but, despite their strength, something’s missing. The tracks featuring N,dea Davenport are wonderful because her soulful, sweet voice adds a vitality to the music that is missing elsewhere. So there you have it, N,dea Davenport is great, and the brand new heavies are good, but not thrilling, without her.

Somewhere in the misty netherworld between the inspired and the insipid, dwell vast hordes of bands destined to mediocrity. The Salieri’s of rockworld, these wretched souls,

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One example of just how clever Jones is being can be found at the end of the album. The last track “Tea Party” is actually a merry medley of the album itself with a velvet-voiced singer crooning out select lines from the album. Very funny, and almost original (but Queen did it on Jazz ‘78) I

But exceptions, though few and far between, do arrive, and in Mick Jones’ case, he came as close as any single member of a popular band has come to reaching the musical heights of his former band. “Medicine Show,” “The Bottom Line,” and “C’mon Everv Beatbox” stand UD there with some of the Clash’s be&stuff even if Jones never again enjoys the Clash’s mass popularity. After a bout of pneumonia which nearly killed Jones, BAD went out not with a bang but with a whimper. So now he’s back with BAD II, four new members, a suitably green album title, he, and it just squeezes

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The first single “Rush” is a good example of how the whole album is created. The songs are imaginative and never get stuck in one groove long enough to get boring. The whole album is pretty danceable with the exception of a rather slow “Innocent Child.” The interesting thing about that particular track is that although it’s basically the only slow song on the album, it blends right in and doesn’t interrupt the flow of the album at all.

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rivited earthbound, can only stare in awestruck wonder at the truly blessed, all-the-while pondering the comforts of their own mere competence. Occasionally, however, a band comes up with a song so uncharacteristic, so alien, so inspired, the universe trembles and the unusual birth shines in the darkness like a beacon, luring and perhaps consuming those who clamour for its warmth. And so then, how did Blue Oyster Cult stumble across “Don’t Fear The Reaper?” How many souls were sold . . . and to whom? Were they out fishing one day and, in the process of casting, find themselves in the unlikely position of having ensnared some haphazard angel or devil? Did they then wrench its neck, force its wings back and ransom the magic which they’d so long been denied? Foetus, whose many incarnations include Jim Thinvell and Clint Ruin, has once again collaborated with punk”poet”Lydia Lunch and the two of them, in surprising harmony, serve up a pIatter far more rewarding than their last: 1988’s Stink$st. “Reaper,” a cover done “faithfully” or “true to the original,” is a high-voltage rampage through a motorcycle graveyard. Lydia’s straight vocals play perfectly off of Ruin’s demonic, culminating in a nihilistic mantra of juggernaut proportions. With Thirwell, MORE is usually better. “Serpentine” though, is an uncharacteristically low-key lounge song. Again, the harmony here is splendid. The EP’s coup-de-grace is a devastating rendition of The Beatles’s “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road.” To the tune of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” we are treated to spectacular industrial delights like high-speed auto collisions and obnoxious racetrack announcers! All I can say is that as a very small child, I once stuck my penis into a light socket. I prayed I’d never feel that feeling again. Well kids, here it is, and I now know it’s as good as life gets.

tender vocals with the sample-heavy style of Megatop Phoenix. The result is a very self-conscious project that’s aware of just how well orchestrated and how witty it is.

Another funny toy-with-yourmemory trick can be found at the beginning of the title track. A looped version of the opening riff of “Should I Stay or Should I Go” makes an appearance. Partly making fun of The Clash’s own sell-out to Levi’s, and partly commemorating The Clash’s only number-one hit in Britain, this particular sample shadows things to come. According to a British rag, The Clash are set for imminent reformation and probably a world tour. For all you punk-stragglers out there who are waiting for that dream come true, there’s more than enough on here to tide your over in the meantime.

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A blur to me now Blur with That’s It Leei Palace, To/-unto October 28, 1991

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I saw Blur twice on the same night, and I saw two different bands. Once I saw what I expected, and once I was completely amazed. Blur kicked off their North American tour in Toronto by playing a record company meet and greet that they knew nothing about until a couple of hours prior to their taking the stage. The band arrived in Toronto on Saturday night and spent the days preceding their debut doing touristy things, such as going to the Niagara Falls, and drinking copious amounts of alcohol, by going to the Bovln~ S&X CM?. Blur have come to North American to begin a month long tour to acquaint everyone with their debut album, L&uru. So they were more than willing, albeit more than surprised, to play to a wide assortment of shmoozers, in the form of fans, media, record company people, and FBI agent-look alikes, who enjoyed the band, introduced as The Blur (oh

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my, what afaux-pas - .ed), a couple of free drinks, a hot and cold buffet, whilst wearing a brand spanking new beefy-T emblazoned with the images that are displayed all over their fulllength release, L.&sure. During this set, Blur were everything that they were expected to be. They played versions of everything that is radiofriendly, highlighting “There’s no other way,” “She’s so High,” and “Bang.“The band was fine, more than mere shoe-gazers they had panache, they performed a lively yet curt set. The second part of the night began with Toronto’s Technikolor Raincoats. The band, who took the time to sound-check in front of the fulling club to ensure their sound quality, played a pulsating set which featured that throbbing beat which anyone can shimmy to even if they are dysfunctional or inept at the unctuous art of dance. Up and coming and eager - YOU will see this band again. Originally, this night’s performance was supposed to be a doublebill as Blur was set to be accompanied by Slowdive. Unfortunately Slowdive, did not have the tiancial backing necessary to afford this tour. Unfortunately, a replacement was found for Slowdive. That’s It, a nice,

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same style (not stylee!) which they claim to be better than. More adequately, Blur can claim to have ‘Ckilled shoe-gazing” as they ooze that rock star assurance which most of their copatriots lack. This set worked to the band’s advantage as they performed amazingly well and brought the passable material on L&sure up to snuff. A few things did not work at all: “She’s so High” was a hodgepodge and the encore attempt of “Sing”was simply a mistake, but most things worked out perfectly. Maybe that is what was so unexpected.

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panache in spades. Vocalist Damon, was literally swinging from the rafters of Lee’s, as he bellowed through his megaphone although between the feedback he was causing by using his mic, or by his not using a mic, we did not understand a word he was saying. But what ever it was, he sure meant

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I: Ajer leaving the Tannahill Weuven: I understand that you had decided to 4 uit musk altogether and punup other interest,s. what did Bill do to change your mind.? A: Things in Scotland got pretty drastic. I had two businesses that were very quickly failing due to a lack of money basically. After a while I had become quite disillusioned with life there. He just caught me at the right time; I got this letter through the door asking me if I would be interested in coming out to Canada and getting involved with a Canadian band. I thought”WeI1, I can’t pass this up, this is too good. ” I came out and we started working. It was slow to start with, but things started to build; I got used to living here, and I decided I wanted to stay.

or the Winnipeg Folk Festival uhout MO yeu~ ago. What do m~vu enjoy mo.st uhou~ the.fesrivul circuits’ A: What I really like about it is that you get to meet old friends. It’s like coming in out of the cold. In fac.t we played the Winnipeg festival again this year, closing it with as the last 1: Whcit is /hi) f-err qf rhc hclrld doing

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A: They’re still in the same band. They’ve got a different line-up these days but their still playing the same stuff, moving around in the same circles as they were before.

I: Was Bill living in Scotlund when hr joined the band? A: No, he was not. By that time, we were doing most of our work’ in North America, predominantly in the States. We had known Bill from previous times where he had a band that opened for us on our first tour. Shortly after that, his band broke up and Bill was interested in taking up the road manager job for us. He did that for two years, at which point we lost our bazooki player. Bill expressed a big interest in doing something with the band. We both then left the band around the same time for different reasons and swore that someday we would have to get back together and try out some ideas. And so it came to pass . . . I: Are you pre.so@v working on new

material? A: Oh certainly,

yeah. A whole raft of new material. We’re talking tentatively about February for recording, to have an album out for May. I: Are you touring LISa duo. or have) you expanded with udditiunal member? A: Actually, there are three of us. Jim Morrison joined the band full time last November. He used to play in Stan Rogers’ old band. He plays bass for us, and the addition really fills out our music. Bourne and Macleod, on an extensive tour of NDP land, will be exhibiting their

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Couch potatoes are a superstitious and cowardly lot.... by Jennifer Epps Imprint Staff Hallowe’en may bring with it an overwhelming urge to rent scary movies, but that doesn’t mean you have to watch garbage. If you’re not a slasher/horror film fanatic, do ncit despair. There’s ghoulishness aplenty at your local videomart, and you don’t have to settle for 7?~ Wit&us qf Eu.~rwic4- or Ghost Dud. (In fact, responsible citizens should protcsrthose pictures.) Sneaky, witty movies that get under your skin through controlled campiness and slyness are indeed available. Nicolas Cage’s performance is the centrepiece of VZmpire :sKiss (1989), a psychological black comedy. As Peter Loew, a deeply disturbed literary agent who lives alone in Manhattan and makes a ritual out of cruising bars, Cage is mesmerizing. He’s such an unusual actor, it’s often difficult to tell whether his own peculiar wavelength constitutes good acting or not, but he seems just about perfect for this role. A bat wanders into Peter’s apartment, and it changes his life. Ever after, he oscillates between catatonia and hysteria - but this is flat your standard vampire movie. Joseph Minion subtly elaborated one joke into the modest but rich script, and Robert Bierman coolly directed it. There’s nothing excessive or pointless about the film. Elizabeth Ashley is Peter’s psychiatrist, Maria Conchita Alonso the secretary he ruthlessly hounds, and Jennifer Beals the unforgettable one-night stand. ~eet@&e (1988) is actually named after a character who barely appears, an obnoxious, pot-bellied, gravellyvoiced ghost who specializes in removing “the living” from places the deceased want for themselves. He calls himself a “bio-exterminator,” and Michael Keaton plays him wth the sudden, jerky movements of a bug. Betelgeuse is lascivious, disgusting, self-serving, you name it, but he’s the most engaging part of Tim Burton’s otherwise mainstream comedy about the spirit world. Alec Baldwin

and Geena Davis’ characters, gentle phantoms who cherish their beautiful rustic home, could drop alive for all we care. Jeffrey Jones and Catherine O’Hara are the yuppie pair who drastically renovate the house to impress their snobby friends, and production designer Bo Welch has fun with the woman’s avant-garde ideas. But the only other significant highlight of the film is Winona Ryder as the gloomy, perceptive daughter. The special effects are tiresome; we’ve seen them before. Though the film was more popular than it deserved, it helped give Burton the chance to make the quirky Edward Sr~is.sorhand.s (1990). Johnny Depp is the sensitive, harmless freak with lethal blades where his inventor (Vincent Price), intended fingers to be. Dianne Wiest plays the charming, unpretentious Avon Lady who discovers Edward, hunkered in a corner of the dead inventor’s Gothic castle, and takes him home. The focal point of the film is the love story between Edward and Wiest’s cheerleader daughter, Ryder again. Caroline Thompson’s screenplay, based on a story Burton developed with her, is imaginative and satiric: it’s a glimpse of eccentricity inside suburbia, the land of the status quo. Alan Arkin is Wiest’s husband, oblivious to everything except his toys - his barbeque, his lawn, his artificial snow - and Kathy Baker is among the bevy of gaudily-dressed housewives who scurry from their pastel-coloured boxes to get their hair done by Edward. A phony framing device and oversized finale mar the film, but its sparkle and sting outlast c them. An overpowering Freudian theme is at the the heart of the sinister, deliciously wry Parents (1989). It preys on our secret fear that the monster under the bed is Daddy. Newcomer Brian Madorsky is grim, stony-faced young Michael, and Mary Beth Hurt and Randy Quaid are the smiling, secretive parents smackdab in the middle of the ‘5Os, era of the nuclear family. The boy has a lot

of trouble at school; he has just moved to this city, and every time he opens his mouth, he inadvertently says something weird. His only friend is a girl (Juno Mills-Cockell) with resentments against her own parents. Christopher Hawthorne wrote the daring screenplay, and director Bob Balaban allows it to unfold at its own pace, spewing out an atmosphere bf doom as choking as fog. Everything is slightly askew: the cinematography by Ernest Day and Robin Vidgeon, the lively yet screechy music by Jonathan Elias and Angelo Badalamenti. “You can be yourself in the dark” are the father’s words of bedtime comfort. Sandy Dennis is the social worker who tries to get to the root of Michael’s anguish - we figure out the devastating truth long before I she does, because it has such extensive ramifications that it doesn’t need to be hidden for one final moment of impact. me WWhc~~s (1990) hit theatres about four months after Jim Henson’s demise, and it’s a final gift from him. Henson was executive producer and he supplied the mice puppets from his Creature Shop. Nicholas Roeg directed Allan Scott’s adaptation of the children’s novel by Roald Dahl, and it still has Dahl’s unadulterated, child-centred fiendishness. Mai Zetterling is the grandmother whose meticulous coaching prepares little Jasen Fisher to face off against a convention of witches. The head witch is vampy Angelica Huston, and viewers. It has only now come out on Rowan Atkinson is the lecherous, video. The sprightliness and humour grouchy hotel manager. There are is the kind you may have thought some problems with the film, but it’s a possible only in Danny Kaye fun romp, and it has knock-out vehicles: with music by Frederick photography by Harvey Harrison Hollander, lyrics by Seuss himself, from a mouse’s-eye view, and choreography by Eugene Loring. Many years earlier, Scott coThis is not an animated film, but it scripted a musical called The 5,ooO has Seuss handprints here and there His Fingers of Dr. 7: (1953). (statues that look like his drawings, for instance) and the sets are surreal collaborator was the recentIy optical illusions. There are also crazy deceased author/illustrator Theoballets and wonderful bits of dore Geisel, better known as Dr. throwaway dialogue, even references Seuss. This film was cut soon after its to Hurnlt~i and the Scout Law. Tommy initial release, partly due to the out-ofRettig plays the young hero, control enthusiasm of its child

Bartholomew Collins, whose mother makes him practice piano against his wishes. He dreams that he is a prisoner in a castle ruled by his piano teacher, Dr. Terwilliker. Hans Conreid, the narrator in the mirror on that old Disney Hallowe’en special about villains, is the sadistic, egomaniacal Dr. T., and he hypnotises Mrs. Collins (Mary Healy) into helping him. The story shows a child’s worst nightmare; abandonment by a parent, and being trapped in school indefinitely. Peter find Hayes is the plumber who befriends Bart despite himself.

Oh Mandy! Mandy Patinkh Pantuges Theatre, Toronto Monday, October 28 by Derek Weiler Imprint staff Over the past decade or two, Mandy Patinkin has earned considerable fame as an accomplished actor. Besides such pleasant fluff as me finc~~ Bridv and Alien Ncltiun, he has films like appeared in brilliant Ragtime and Daniel. Lrttely, though, Patinkin has explored another vocation: that of pop vocalist. He has released two albums of Broadway show tunes, and is currently touring in support of the ’ latest, Drc~o C~zsuul. While Patinkin’s albums feature subtle but elaborate orchestration, his stage show is more sparse, as he is accompanied only by pianist Paul Ford. Last Monday, Patinkin came to the Pantages Theatre for an encore engagement (he had appeared there a month previously).

man’s talent. So let it just be said that Patinkin exercised a technical control over his voice that is frankIy beyond most mortals. His sheer -technical

singer anticipates the lives of his (yet to be born) children. It was during moments like this that Patinkin’s acting background carried the day. His ability to assume a character, whether seriously or satirically, enlivened the songs and made the performarice a S~OM?,despite the stark stage and the strippeddown air. Indeed, Patinkin’s own persona could be outrageous. In the middle of “Coffee in a Card board Cup,” he halted the song and launched into a lengthy lecture directing the audience to take the stage and mob him, 012clue. These elaborate instructions went on for 20 minutes or so, and after the first run-through, Patinkin decided the crowd had been “holding back,” and insisted on another run-through. Yet, directly after this flirtation with outright arrogance, Patinkin introduced a song written by a highschool friend of his, and it turned out to be one of the most deeply moving numbers of the night. These moments actually provided

Oh, you cameand you gavewithout taking. While Paul Ford’s brilliant piano work should not be underestimated, it was Patinkin’s astounding voice that dominated the show. Even as the house lights began to dim, Patinkin’s powerful falsetto filled the hall, preceding even the stage lights. Throughout the show, Patinkin’s voice was simply wondrous. All the usual stock praises “divine,” “revelatory,” “breathtaking” - seem inadequate to give a true sense of the

range is intense: he can be deep and rumbling, or high and lilting. Like the performance itself, the material was deceptively simple. One of the chief attributes of this style of music is its guilelessness, whether it brims with emotion like “Over the Rainbow” or is purely whimsical like “Coen Owes Me $97.00.” However, many songs were emotionally complex, like Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Soliloquy,” in which the

a sort of microcosm of the show. For two hours Patinkin was not only outrageously entertaining, but also tremendously moving. For exampIe, he dedicated “Sonny Boy,” one of the ma1 songs, to his friend Alan Buchsbaum, who has died of “this nightmare we’re all living with called AIDS.” In terms of talent, entertainment and emotion, the sheer scope of Mandy Patinkin’s show was incredible.

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Arts week attacks

“Who is Art? . . . You are! ” sez a flyer advertising K-W Arts Week (Nov. l9), a City of Kitchener, City of Waterloo, and Waterloo Regional Arts Council joint event intended to “showcase the best in local entertain-. ment.” In fact, not all the events showcase local entertainment, and, in fact, not every event is a showcase of entertainment at all, such as “The Business of Writing” writers’ conference starting at 1 pm on November 3 at the Breithaupt Centre, in which speakers will inform the interested about such professional concerns as researching markets and keeping tax receipts (some people might call that entertainment; but some people will call anything entertainment. If you want entertainment like this, read me curd). The key subject, “Surviving as a writer in today’s climate,” will be discussed by Gordon Syrnons. (Cost for the conference is $10, at the door only.) Arts Week ‘91 kicks off tonight in four different locations. At 8 pm) there will be a concert by Anne Murray at The Centre in the Square, another by The Blue Rider Ensemble at Seagram Museum, and The Gin Game will be performed at Victoria Park Pavilion, to be followed by a

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reception officially starting the Arts Week celebrations. The fourth event is a Lonnie Brooks concert at Pop the Gator, starting at 9 pm. The weeks programme includes other musical venues all over K-W, and attempts to give everything from Baroque operatics to “eclectic rock,” The former is a WLU Baroque Ensemble presentation under the

direction of Michael Purve -Smith, 8 pm on November 3 at the John Aird Centre (WLU campus); the latter, a concert at King Value Centre, noon to 1 pm November 6. (I was going to list everything that’s going on at the end of this article, but heck, then it would be really dull. There are over 50 events. Pamphlets or flyers are around; I found mine in front of the

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Box Office of the Humanities Theatre.) For the&e-buffs there is a special three-part programme that starts during the week, taking you behind the scenes of “Brigadoon.” On November 5 Dick Harrington will be featured in a Historical Review by KW Musical Productions and a discussion about the story of “Brigadoon.” A tour of Centre in the Square takes place on November 20, revealing the back-stage affairs of prop, sets, and costuming, and on November 23 those enrolled for this event get “the best seats in the house” for the matinee performance of the play. (If register in you are interested, advance at the Breithaupt Centre, 350 Margaret. $28.) Art Galleries are also in the mood to celebrate. stART Gallery presents CHAOS November l-6, “an open, members show,” and Molly Kiely’s “Debauch” opens November 8. has Schneider Haus beph “Changes in Latitude,” a folk art exhibit. Homer Watson House and Gallery has two shows from November l-3, Michael Walker, “Plane of Vision,” and “Form and Structure: Basketry as Sculptural Form.” From November 7 they show serigraphs by John Hofstetter, Gary Kauk’s “strucGroup tures,” and a Watercolour show.

The K-W Art Gallery has “The Human Form”, Michael Boss, and “Expression 17,” and an exhibit of Canadian wood engravings starting November 7. “Native Art” continues to be shown at the UW Gallery, and sculptures by Vijen Vijendtum and Donald Frost are on display at the WLU Gallery. There will also be the opening of the Foti Functional At-l Gallery at 253 Queen St. S. 9 am November 2. Arts Week will include various lectures and workshops specifically for the artistic community (“Injury Prevention Workshop” for dancers takes place November 4, 7-9 pm at UW Dance Studio), and a few even& designed for kids (starting with “YOU Can Do It Too,“a children’s musical at King Value Centre, 1-2 pm November 2).

The central event for local artists, writers, performers, art event organizers, and educators is the K-W Arts Awards Extravaganza, at Humanities Theatre, November 7, 7:30 pm. Those nominated to receive awards are writers, visual artists, dramatists, and arts musicians, technicians of almost every description, as well as “community arts supporters, ” and those who fit into an open category of “teachers, architects, heritage supporters, and others.”

Hip Happenings Autumn in Waterloo. What to do. What to do. Well don’t be glum, chum. Read on and discover scintillating shows, marvelous moving pictures, terrific television shows, and of course, our insider trading tip of the week. Get outta my dreams.. . get into my car and well cruise into Toronto to the Rivoli for tonight’s Hole show. They were spawned from the gushing well-spring of grunge itself. Although, you might find the Chicago Bulls opening their season tonight against Philadelphia live on TSN more appealing. Find the biggest screen possible to watch the action.

That same night, stayin’ alive at 75, Mr. Francis Albert Sinatra plays Maple Leaf Gardens. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme will toady about Sinatra’s greatness like scavenger fish around a great white. Be part of this feeding frenzy, if you can stomach the price of admission. Illusionist, Hypnotist, and Denture Wearer Mike Mandel knocks ‘em out at Fed Hall on Wednesday, November 13. It amazes me that people clamour to be selected for certain humili#ion each and every year. But they do and thank goodness too because this show is a roller-coaster of voyeuristic pleasure from the world “go.”

Humanities Theatre for a night dulcet tones and enchantment. It scared me . . . how about you? “I Believe” that it is time for a Euzzcocks Reunion complete with original member / homo sapien Pete Shelley and ex-Smith Mike Joyce. They are touring a new album and appear Tuesday, November 5, at RPM, Ska or punk? Local or out-of-town? Be careful what you choose because on Thursday, November 7, King Apparatus skanks into the Shelter for a big warm hug of a show, while Dayglo Abortions headline a terrorfilled triple-bill at the Spectrum. .

show; because punks may not be dead but they are getting too old to stay out gallivanting ‘til all hours. Only you know what’s best for you. The Stray Cats play the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Friday, November 8. These cats must be working on life six or seven by now. Whahoo! Homecoming. I thought I had missed it. Unfortunately not. Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9, occasions the return of the tired and over-used Big Tent. Gee, for all of the use which that tent receives, I hope we are renting to own. Xhe tent is going to be closer to Fed Hall this year, so most likely both of these albatrosses will be ignored. Ixxlals Digit head down the dreaded 401 to join Die Warzau on Tuesday, November 12, at the Opera House. Joining the bill is Digital Poodle. Happy trails!

They are not coming to campus, so Toronto is as close as they are coming. Fishbone play the Concert Hall on Thursday, November ‘14. Schizophrenic Primus open with their illconceived blend of funk and junk. Peering deeper into the crystal ball, a second Billy Bragg show is being offered on Saturday, November 23. Cutwolidu~ed ally, The Disposable Herof Hip-Hoprisy open both shows. Catch them, catch them, catch them. Also, the Pixies play the Concert Hall on November 30 with Pe.re Ubu as support. Watch for this to be the first of several Pixies shows.

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