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he UW senate met on May 16 to consider the 94195 operating budget, OHIP coverage for foreign students, a bid for aNational Research Council project and other issues. The university operating budget for 94/95 includes a 10% increase in tuition as well as a student service ancillary fee to be phased in over three years. Reductions in government funding will be offset by the increase in tuition, and the budget dots not include any staff layoffs or program closures. The finance committee felt that co-op students have been undercharged in the past, and rates arc expected to increase by 10% to reflect the real cost of the program. Charges that students are unfairly bearing the burden of reduced funding were countered by the fact that faculty is taking six unpaid days and staff one unpaid day. Also, pension plan contributions w ill be temporarily reduced. Student Senators suggested, however, that more student consultation should go into drafting the budget. An increase in university

parking rates is one possible mechanism to meet any funding shortfalls. No decision has been made regarding the continuation of the Dance program. The Dance de-

ing a concerted legal challenge. Meetings between universities and the government have yielded no results, so the group is considering creating an independent coverage plan for students.

Thejkance committee felt that co-op students have been undercharged in the past, and rates are expected to increase by 10% to reflect the real cost of the progralpz partment is preparing a proposal for the President and Senate. The provincial government has eliminated OHIP coverage for foreign and visa students effective June 30. The decision also affects visitors to UW and their families. The human resources departments of seven Ontario universities including Waterloo have lobbied the government to exempt undergrad and grad students to no avail, and are now consider-

Dr. James Downey, the senate chair, made it clear however that funding for this plan could not come from the tight university budget and the students would have to pay for it themselves. An additional financial burden to the university comes from the elimination of the Additional Qualification (AQ) program for teachers. In the past the government has spent $60 million a year for upgrading courses for teachers, but now it expects

the universities to bear the cost. The cost is applied evenly to all Ontario universities eventhough UW has a smaller AQ program than many other schools. The Senate chair has concerns about the new fUnding formula being applied to Canadian universities. Funding emphasis is being placed on undergrad programs including stressing accessibility to programs at the expense ofpost grad studies and research. The fear is that resources will be redistributed to encourage increased enrolment, perhaps at the loss of other programs. TheNational Research Council (NRC) is considering moving research centres closer to the industries affected. The Canadian technology triangle of KW, Guelph andcambridge is one area. A proposal to create a research park on the North campus of UW is being considered by the NRC. Due to great success and little financial cost, the Centre for Molecular Beams and Laser Chemistry has been given Senate go ahead to continue for five years. The centre supports cutting edge research in gas phase chemical dynamics and spectroscopy, and has produced 130 publications in journals as well as running an international symposium at Waterloo.

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Contribution List Osman Ackakir, Chris Aldworth, Sue Ambrosio, Paul Biondich, Jack Bourdon, Ken Bryson, Jeff Chard, Jeff Couckuyt, Michael Crummey, Scott Draper, Peter Brown, Ken Bryson, Dave Fisher, Paul Godkin, Peter Hoflich, Steve Kannon, Bernard Kearney, M.M. Knez, Greg Krafchick, Jack Lefcourt, Erik Lindala, Aine Magennis, Pat Merlihan, Diana Moriarty, Pete Nesbitt, Craig Nickerson, Daryl Novak, Natalie Onushka, Avvey Peters, Kat M. Piro, Marc Risdale, Chris Robinson, Heather Robinson, Kaled Sharaf, Pat Spackeck, Lisa Sutton,Mike Thompson, Graham Tomlinson, Rob Vickers, Jeff Warner

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he Graduate Student As sociation (GSA) at the University of Waterloo is increasingly concerned about the theft of student generated research results and intellectual propert. In order to express this concern, the GSA has formed a comprehensive policy on ownership of student generated intellectual property. In Canadian universities, the primary component of most graduate degrees (Master’s and Ph.D. degrees) is performing novel research. As a result, much of the research that comes out of Canadian universities is performed by graduate students. Unfortunately, students are often uncredited for the work they perform. It is 0Ren the supervising professors or administrators that take credit for the important ad-

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of dues one must pay to achieve a graduate degree. As Canada moves rapidly towards a more informationbased economy, where wealth comes from information, knowledge, and technology, the ownership of research results (ofien called “Intellectual Property” be-

finally being acknowledged and are drawing public attention. There have been numerous such cases across North America in the past few years. The most famous Canadian example being the allegation made in teh Engineering Faculty of Concordia University in 1992.

The University of Waterloo, as well, has had its share of such problems in recent years. There have been a few recent high-profile cases on this campus which, while successfilly hidden from public scrutiny, have generated a great deal of debate on the subject within the campus community. The questions at the centre of this debate are straight-forward: Who own the intellectual property that students generate? How can students’ interests in their own work be protected? In order to express concern over the issues at stake and the manner in which they are debated, the University of Waterloo GSA has formed one of the first student-body policies on the ownership of student-generated intellectual property. Questions about this policy, and inquiries about copies, can be directed to Kevin Erler, ext. 3634, or kevin@crg4.uwaterIoo.ca.


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tise, technological resources and the risk involved in the development of new technology,” Manley said. The consortium will pursue pre-competitive researchrelating to the integration of text-intensive databases in areas such as full-text retrieval, relational databases, multi-media CD-ROM, as well as the management of documents and images. The work aims to speed up the development of standards-based enabling technologies and reduce the time period to market the resulting products. The consortium industry members - Open Text Corp., Fulcrum Technologies Inc., Exoterica Corp., InContext Corp., Public Sector Systems Ltd., Grafnetix Systems Inc., Megalith Technologies Inc. and Softquad Inc. - report that exports generate up to 9 1 per cent of revenues.

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Concessions, Security, Stage Events, Children’s Events, Operations (set-up, general help and take down), Candle Sales and the Parade. The Feds need at least 250 volunteers on Friday July 1 and 40 volunteers on both Thursday June 30 and Saturday July 2,1994. Make your long weekend fun and exciting by volunteering. There are lots of fun perks to be had by staying in Waterloo. As a volunteer you will receive a T-shirt, free food, beverages and the chance to attend the Volunteer Party and win lots of prizes. Sign-up begins Monday May 30 at the Federation of Students, your Student Society office, the Volunteer Centre or by calling Kate Maude , Volunteer Coordinator at 747-2542.


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by Diana Moriarity special to Imprint ot all young females con sider science an accept able career choice for women. In light of this, the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo has created an annual science camp called Experience Science. The camp is designed for girls in grade nine, who are unsure of their possible future or ability in the field of science. Experience Science 1994 was held on Wednesday May 18 to Friday May 20. During the course of these three days the participants were introduced to the five main areas of science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science and Op-

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pressure and pulse rates. Zeolite models were made in the chemistry session and participants planted chemical gardens to study the structure and properties of silicate materials. During the Physics session, participants learned about sound, and then measured sound levels and reverberation in several different rooms. The effects of sound on the human ear and what a ghetto blaster can do were also demonstrated in the physics session. The Earth Sciences session consisted of several parts. The first session started off with a model aquifer demonstration, and a tour of the rock garden. The participants then took part in a spectacular tectonics display where they were shown the effect of jumping up and down on the vibration of the earth. The last part of the earth science session was held in Laurel Creek, where participants waded in hip waders to measure the conductivity and PH levels of different locations in the creek. Pictures were taken of the exterior and interior ofparticipants eyes during the first optometry session. The second optometry session included a discussion about the participants photographs, dissection of a cow’s eye and discovering more about optical illusions. Experience Science 1994 was a great success. The coordination staff would like to thank all volunteers who gave their time in helping with the camp and to the organizations which donated products to the camp for snacks and prizes.

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American political view and became eventually Clinton bashing more than anything else. That point of view had very little to do with Canada in terms of its [political] envj ronment .” “We can’t keep antagonizing people with views that aren’t sub-

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issues that were contentious or an abstraction of somebody’s view, that is not good programming.” “Strong opinions should be able to stand the test of rebuttal. Tt’s called an open line show, which he does on radio.” He pointed to a crossf-Ire as an example of balanced political programming, with informed opinions as opposed to a

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ut the 3R’s into action and participate in this spring’s Goods Ex change Day from 8:OO a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday May 29, 1994. Six of the Region’s local municipalities are participating; the Cities of Cambridge, Kltchener and Waterloo, and the Townships of Wilmot, Wellesley and Woolwich. The Township of North Dumfries will not be participating in the event, but instead

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in K-W curb by 6:OO p.m. To be on the safe side, residents should not leave things in front of their houses which they would not like to be taken, including children’s bikes and toys. Treasure hunters are asked to respect those having garage sales, and if in doubt about an item, to ask residents before taking it. Thenr;xtGo~dsE~ch~ng~Day

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Bullets by Michael Crummey special to Imprint OPIRG-Kingston volunteers spent a week in El Salvador as international observers in the lead-up to the March 20th national election. They didn’t like what they saw. The recent election in El Salvador was meant to be the culmination of a peace process that began more than two years ago with the signing of a Peace Accord between the “right wing” ARENA govemment, the military, and the “left wing” guerrilla movement, the FMLN. Along with land reform, and an overhaul of the notoriously corrupt judicial and police forces, it was hoped that the election would usher in a new era of real democracy for this Central American country* After decades of rule by a brutal coalition of military and right wing groups and a 12 year civil war, the election represented the most realistic opportunity for positive change in the countries history If what we saw during our recent trip to El Salvadore is any indication, however, the “new era” is in danger of falling on it’s face before it gets out of the starting blocks. The Civil Poke Force For the past 70 years or so, all policing in El Salvadore, from traffic violations to investigations of

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Welcome back to a somewhat altered campus. The hammering ind banging beside the Campus Clentre is for a good cause; we ;hould be looking at a brand new lub of student activity before the ;now flies. This year promises a lot that’s Jrand new as far as the Federation If Students is concerned. Beginling with the new executive and a new structure up in the Fed office, you may notice the changes. The 3ld Executive Board system of the Feds received its notice at the March Annual General Meeting of the Feds. Replacement? A streamlined version of the previous seven boards condensed into three new executive offices. The Academic Affairs office handles students’ concerns about the quality of their academic education at UW, and represents undergraduate interests at the university, community and provincial levels. That includes everything from Co-op gripes to tenure process. Questions about the Academic Affairs office can be directed to David Drewe at 885-1211 x2340. The Internal Affairs office

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corruption, have been the domain of the national military. Rather than concerning itself simply with protection of national sovereignty, the generals controlled all aspects of law enforcement. The arrangement was a way of protecting their own interests of course. Better to have your friends and colleagues investigating the activities of the death squads you train and operate than an independent body. Despite thousands of documented cases of human rights abuses by military and right wing death squads, only a handful have been prosecuted, and these only after intense international pressure. The Peace Accord called for a new national civil police force, made up of former FMLN (20%), former military (20%), and “unaligned”civilians (60%), to take over all aspects of “regular” police duties. And to some extent this has been instituted. The civil police is a presence in many areas of the country and is slowly taking over duties from the military. That is, in all areas except two: Narcotics (can you say “money for the generals”); and criminal investigations. The latter is of particular concern. In a meeting with a Superintendant of the Civil Police, we were informed that, with tacit support of the US embassy, the Salvadoran military has taken one of it’s most notorious battalions (which the UN truth commission

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said should be abolished) and parachuted them into the Civil Police. Bypassing all the structures set up by the Peace Accords, the military and other right wing interests have ensured that they will continue to investigate their own death squad activities. Land

Reform The Peace Accord promised land for returning refugees, people displaced internally by the war, and for former army and FMLN soldiers. The government promised to purchase lands for these groups, and proceed to set them up in areas around the country. So far, no money has been forthcoming, and the owners of the land are losing patience. In many areas they have begun legal proceedings to have the resettled people removed. According to one group involved in negotiations with the government, if these issues are not resolved in the next few months, the entire package could fall apart.

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The Election We left El Salvador on Sunday, March 13 th, the official end of the election campaign, and a week before the election 70,000 voters had still not received their voting cards. Thousands of others had been registered in the wrong districts. The voters list was clogged with doubled names and names of people who are deceased, which could easily lead to fraud and stacking. Reports out of El Salvador following the vote said that thousands of people with valid voters cards were turned away at the polling stations because their names had “mysteriously disappeared” from the voters list. Although none of these problems were large enough on their own to move the UN to declare the election as frstudulent takentogether represented . the they disenfranchisment of thousands of Salvadorans. And regardless of how “fair” the actual voting process is, the continued violence and impunity, the extreme poverty of the majority of the population, and the staggering illiteracy rate, will inevitably skew the results. As the Rector of the National University pointed out to us, the illiteracy rate in El Salvador in 1894 was 65%. Today, as Salvadorans participate in what has been called “the election of the century” it remains 65%. This, he says is a deliberate policy of those in power to maintain their power, by maintaining the majority of the population in “ignorance and poverty”. “I can guarantee you,” he told us, “that this will not be a free and fair election.” The poorest 20% of the population in El Salvador receive less than 2% of the GNP. The richest 20%

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unbelievable inequity that led to the twelfth civil war. It is quite possible that another war is being nurtured, even as elections go on, and a new government is sworn in.

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legislation to extend privileges LOgay and lesbian couples will probably De taken by gay and lesbian groups as 3ne more example of how the society we live in remains by and large, intolerant of homosexuals. While this may be the case, an editorial in the K-W Record entitled “NDP goestoo far with gay rights bill”points to another, at least as important, reason for the opposition to the bill. The most controversial element of the bill is that it would extend the right to adopt to homosexual couples. In the words of the K-W Record, “Ontario’s NDP government has chosen the route of high principles over lowly pragmatism.” The Record editorial doesn’t actually deliver any j udgement on the NDP’ s

legislation other than saying that the popular notion of what the family is, is sufficiently different than what the NDP are trying to suggest, thus ensuring the defeat of the bill. The idea that individuals

who are

gay cannot be loving parents is, of course, absolute bullshit. At the very heart of this issue is that there is a traditional view of the family, and it is one of, if not the most sacred cows this planet has. No matter what society one lives in, the family is the nucleus of that society. The individual is generally him or herself raised in a social structure that consists of the family. Of course, the simple fact that it has always been that way does not necessarily mean that it ought to be that way. The traditional view of the family is built strictly around tradition, and it is absurd to suggest that that is the only way it can be.

Tt is equally absurd to say that gay people can’t raise kids, or that only straight people make great parents. One’s own sexual preference has nothing to dc with how one cares about one’s children. Was Oscar Wilde a bad parent? Would Walt Whitman have made a bad father? The most irritating thing about this debate, however, is that the government has anything to do with this issue at all. When individuals give up their children for adoption, they give up any say in how that child is raised. They deliver the child to an adoption centre and that centre then makes the decision as to who is and who is not a suitable parent. Would it be relevant in an interview to ask if the prospective parent is gay? That, one assumes,would be left up to the adoption agency. Wouldn’t it be reasonable to expect adoptioncentres which didn’t use sexual orientation as a deciding factor? All of these questions are not for us to ask, it seems. The govemmcnt has decided to raise these issues for us, and will make the decisions for us. It is a “free vote” in that the MPP: are to vote with their conscience, which probably isn’t that far from the popular opinion of their constitutents, and a$

such, a minority which has already suf= fered a tremendous amount of persecu. tion in the past, will once again be reminded of their place as second class citizens by the tyranny of the majority. Students with any concerns abou, how they are being represented mu) contact Waterloo MPP Elizabeth Witmel at 725-3477.

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oliticians, far from being the leaders system, will do more to eliminate crime than world, home to largest number of murders annually, not to mention the range of “lesser” they are reputed to be, regularly sniff mere crack-downs. crimes. the air, determine which way the Proponents of such a tact are likely to be It is also boasts the largest number of wind is blowing, then, and only then, marginahzed in the ensuing debate however. proceed to make pohcy statements. The parameters for discussion will likely be guns per capita; some estimates put the number of firearms at four guns per houseSo it comes as no surprise that Prime set by the government on the one “extreme” Minister Jean Chretien “renewed” his strong and by the anti&gun control lobby on the hold. Our southern neighbour can also claim commitment to gun control and other law & other. Neither has an interest in looking at the ownership of the largest gap between rich and poor and the stingiest social safety net in order issues at last weekend’s Liberal policy bigger picture. convention. The gun lobby’s position is clear in scope: the industrialized world. It does not take much imagination to link Recent media hysteria brought on by we object to any curtailment in our liberty to several high profile murders made such proeach of these dubious distinctions. Debate in own guns in our roles as hunters, target shootthe US. however revolves around gun connouncements inevitable. That the trend-set- ers or collectors of fnearms. attempts to ban certain ting U.S. government has made this a top These groups, although not as strong as trol. Government issue guaranteed Canada would join the pa- their American counterparts, are well organ- weapons in ati effort to look like its doing something, saying its bold initiatives will rade. ized and have sticient funds to make themtackle the issue of crime. As with all government commitments to selves heard. The National Rifle Association and its action, there has been and will continue to be The government, for its part, has a vested more sizzle than soy-protein steaksubstitute. interest in limiting the range of debate; it has allies fight any attempts at limits, citing the constitution, and claiming the answer to There will be calls for harsher jail sentences, no intention oftackling social problems, lackAmerica’s problems is more guns. demands for more prisons (except in K-W of ing both the means (read money) and the will This farcical debate could eascourse), and greater gun control. ily be written off as yet another There wilt be much debate, possibly including-God help indicatorofthatunique Ameri“lul short, c u shallow debate on very narrow . - .can mindset if only we hadn’t us-a Royal Commission. A terms will lead to cosmetic changes. .the hitched our wagon to that fallmoderate middle ground will be found in thegrand?Zanadianway, Liberals cun eurn some brownie points right ix star. As it is, we have a government leading to some minor legislanow by talking tuugh on crime and by that often takes its cues from tive modifications. Nothing will south of the border (unlike the have changed but enough time making changes that cost them little or previous government which will have lapsed for the media to nuthing. ” took ALL of its cues from develop another “number 1 Dubthere). lit co&err?‘. If we continue down that road, In short, a shallow debate on very narrow terms will lead to cosmetic in theseincreasingly competitive times when perhaps we should keep in mind the spirit of changes. Which is a real shame because the Canadian must face reality and lower their the Second Amendment guaranteeing the current interest in this topic could lead to expectations . . . Such a discussion would only right to bear arms: the immediate post-revosome meaningful dialogue if it were possible draw attention to its inaction on the larger lutionary intent was to give the public the to address the root causes of crime. Many front. However, the Liberals can earn some means to overthrow a tyrannical, self-servstudies have shown that poverty, inadequate brownie points right now by talking tough on ing, elitist governing body, just as George unemployment, lack of education, racism, crime (certainly a motherhood issue) and by Washington and friends had done. Our representatives in Ottawa shoulQ opportunities and hope, and a range of intermaking changes that cost them little or nothkeep that it mind when formulating policy. twined social ailments play a major role in ing. Given our increasing Americanization, determining the types and levels of crime. a look south would be instructive. The U.S. is Moves to reduce political and economic in- Steve Kalulon equities, along with reform of the justice the most violent country in the industrialized l

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by C&man Last week I wrote about punishment being a central concept in Christianity and the primary role of Christ ians being that of a sacrificial lamb rather than as a teacher and a role model. While the two roles are not mutually exclusive, those who stress Christ as a role model tend to overlook the aspect of the Christian myth which claims that Christ died to pay the price of humanities’ sins. The Bible tells us that EVERYONE is a sinner in the eyes of god (if we accept the concept of original sin then we are born with it). The wages of sin being death, we all deserve death and damnation. Now, here is where Christ comes in. The role that Christ plays in Christianity is to pay the price of our sins, otherwise we could not hope to enter Heaven, no matter how much repenting we did. Hey, it’s not like these sins can be just swept under the carpet, someone’s got to pay for them. Why? Well in the name of justice I guess. Only, it doesn’t seem all that just that a perfectly blameless fellow like Christ should have to pay the price for our sins. In fact, it is rather absurd (though nice of him to offer). lfjustice is to be served then doesn’t it seem that those actually responsible should have to pay for their own sins? Was G. Gordon Liddy serving justice when he offered to take the fall for Nixon after Watergate? Hell no!

Lettertothe God

When Worf took the blame and punishment for the betrayal of the Klingon empire by the evil Duras family was justice served? Hell no! When Socrates suffered for crimes that he did not commit was justice served in any way? Hell no, that was no more just than returning a sword to a madman. Also, we must remember that when we sin we sin against god, or at least that is what is important. If god forgives us then everything is alright, even if what we are being forgiven for is the harming of actual people (whose forgiveness is irrelevant). Say that 1 happen to be sitting down here one night and some enraged reader, perhaps mistaking me for Sandy Atwal, guns me down in cold blood. I die in my sins while this guy gets carted off to prison. When he is released a year or so later, this man has a change of heart, honestly repents his sin of murder, and accepts Christ as his saviour. On judgement day I find myself in a lake of fire while this guy gets off Scott free bccausc god forgives him. The fact that 1 don’t forgive him doesn’t matter even though his actions have had serious repercussions that directly concern me. I don’t cart that Christ died for his sins because it wasn’t Christ that gunned me down. 1 ask you,

is this justice?

This letter is in response to Craig Nickerson’s last column in “The Village Atheist.” Many people who refuse to believe the Bible do so on the grounds that a loving God would not punish our sins by an eternal fire. They say that this is too harsh for a loving God to consider. And, well, I suppose that if the Bible taught that ailknowing and all-loving were God’s only characteristics then they would be quite right -- the Bible teachings would be inconsistent. But the Bible also teaches that God is holy, righteous and just. A righteous God cannot ignore sin. It must be paid for through suffering. Is our own suffering enough? I suppose that if our sin merely hurt other human beings, our human suffering might atone for our sin. But sinning hurts God as well. The Lord cringes at the sight of sin. When innocent people are victimized unfairly, it hurts God more than it hurts the victims. When people blaspheme the name of God, reject truth, and stray from righteousness, God experiences excruciating pain. This is why human suffering is not enough. If sin didn’t hurt God -- that is, if God didn’t care -- then our own suffering might very well atone for our sins. But this is not the case. Only the suffering of a perfectly pure and holy person can, in God’s righteousness and fair judgement, atone for sin. Those of us who refuse Christ’s atonement must suffer for eternity because our own suffering is insufficient to atone for our sins. It is God’s amazing grace that allows us the opportunity to accept

by Jeff Couckuyt,

head and the slow, painful death a crucifixion causes. Consider only Christ’s spiritual suffering at the cross. Imagine the worst possible evil you can think of -- perhaps murder, rape, child abuse, etc. . . Then imagine yourself having to bear that sin on your own shoulders as though you yourself had committed it. Wouldn’t that just repusle your soul entirely? Then imagine someone infinitely more pure than yourself carrying the burden of all the sins ever to occur in history and all that will ever occur. His suffering completely atoned for all our sins. Since Jesus did not experience only a finite amount of suffering at the cross, and only His infmite suffering could atone for our sins, how could we possibly conclude that our suffering need only be finite to make the same atonement? Do we think we’re better than Christ? This explains eternal suffering and I believe that anything short of such would be incompatible with a righteous, fair God.

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The Qur’an is a book that claims to be from God. And in its claim it is not alone. Needless to say, the thoughttil reader must examine the evidences the book provides for its staggering claim. It is curious that the Qur’an itself addresses this question in the verse, “Have they not pondered on the Qur’an? Had it been from other than God they would surely have found in it many inconsistencies.” [4:82] Inconsistencies of an internal nature, i.e. is the book self-consistent (does it contradict itself), and is it consistent with the knowledge of our world as we have come to know it from common experience, and scientific enquiry. This is the mark the Qur’an sets itself. This approach contrasts with that ofbelieving in something blindly. In such a scenario a “leap” of faith is called for, leaving unanswered the question to which belief system does one leap, and what are the criteria for making the decision. In the following two verses the Qur’an addresses the origin of the universe, “Have those who deny the truth not seen that the rest of the universe and the earth were joined together as one, which We subsequently ripped apart? And that We made every living thing out of water? Will they then not believe?’ [21:30] “We have built this universe with a force; We are most certainly expanding it.” [S 1:47]. Modem cosmology tells us that indeed the universe began its life as an incredibly small and dense speck (the Big Bang theory), whichquickly expanded in its early life and today continues to expand (as evidenced by the Hubble red-shift). Water is also undeniably tidamental to the composition and evolution of all known types of life. “...[The Originator is] the one who created

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the night, the day, the sun, and the moon; each travelling inanorhit with itsown motion.“[2 1:33] In the above, the claim that the sun has an orbit is most astonishing coming from the Qur’an which dates to the 7th century, since it was not until Galileo discovered moving sunspots on the sun with his telescope in the 17th century that this conclusion couId have been achieved by humanity. The above quotations are not suficient to establish conclusively the aforementioned claim, the reader may explore the subject more fully on his/ her own. The important work by Dr. Maurice Bucaille, The Bible, Q&an, and Science is recommendable. The Qur’an is replete with natural descriptions. The intent of such discussions is always to point out the manifest design in the universe. Things afterall could have been different, just imagine a badly designed universe. Physical laws do live up to their namesake since they hold universally and are not broken. What if there were no laws? This would of course imply no authority, designer etc., or at least an unbearably incompetent one. Where there is design, purpose and responsibility are not far behind. When an engineer sits down to design a device, he/she obviously does so with a purpose in mind, and implicitly expects that the user of the device will follow the guide: lines for operation. If a link between the ‘de-, sign---purpose-conscientious use’ triad is broken, understandably the whole endeavour be: comes fXIe. As it stands, the onus of this realization lies heavily on each individual. No known substitute? exists. “Do not follow that of which you have n@ knowledge. Your hearing, vision, and mind -1 surely you will be accountable for all of these.‘? 91 [ 17:36]

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Newbrough, athletic director at Wilfrid Laurier University and recently retired WLU Golden Hawk head football coach, was elected at the meetings to a two-year term. Toronto’s The Sports Network (TSN) was seeking a right of first refisal on any OUAA games, since the league is member of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU), with whom TSN holds broadcast rights. “We explained that we couldn’t allow that until our contract with CHCH was over,” Newbrough said, At last summer’s meetings, the

OUAA agreed to a new arrangement with CHCH which saw the station eliminate its coverage of men’s hockey and women’s sports altogether as a cost-cutting measure, The league also agreed to assist the station in finding advertisers for the Saturday afternoon broadcasts. Last season, CHCH broadcast regular season and playoff games up to and including the Ontario finals for football and basketball, the Yates Cup and Wilson Cup respectively. TSN broadcast the national playoffs and championships for football,

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bring light and life to every soul. If &gion becimes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it would be better to be without ity, and

it.... ” Baha’u’llah’s severest condemnation is reserved for the barriers which, throughout history, organized religion has erected between humanity and the Revelation of God.

Dogmas, inspired by popular superstition and perfected by misspent intelligence, have repeatedly been imposed on a Divine process whose purpose has at all times been spiritual and moral. Laws of social interaction, revealed for the purpose of consolidating community life, have been made the basis for structures of arcane doctrine and practice which have burdened the masses whose benefit they were

supposed to serve. Even the exercise of intellect, the chief

tool possessedby the human race, has been deliberately hampered, producing an eventual breakdown in the dialogue between faith and science upon which civilized life de-

pends. The consequence of this sorry record is the worldwide disrepute into which religion has fallen. Sadly, organized religion has itself become a most virulent cause of hatred -and warfare among the people of the world. “Religious funaticism and hatred, ” Baha’u’llah warned over a century ago, “ure a world-devuuringjke, whose viudencenune can quench. The Hand of Divine power can, alone, deliver mankind from this desolating uflictiun. ” Those whom God will hold responsible for this tragedy, Baha’u’llah says, are humani ty ‘s religious leaders, who have presumed to speak for Him throughout history. Their attempts to make the Word ofGod a private preserve, and its exposition ameans for personal ag-

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that the ecclesiastical cast has no further social role in world history: “0 euncuurse of divines! Ye shall not henceforward behold yourselves possessed of any power. . . . ” To a particularly vindictive opponent among the Muslim clergy, Baha’u’llah said: “Thuu are even us the last trace of sunlight upon the muunfQintop. Soon will itfade uwuy as decreed by God, the Ail-Possessing, the Must High. Thy glory and the glory of suchasarelik theehavebeen takenaway.... ” It is not the organization of religious activity which these statements address,but the misuse of resources. Baha’u’llah’s writings are generous in their appreciation not only of the great contribution which organized religion has brought to civilization, but also of the benefits which the world has derived from the self-sacrifice and love that have characterized clergymen and religious ordersof all faiths: “Those divines....whu are truly adorned with the ornament of kxowledge and of Q goodly charucter are, verily us a head to the body of the world, and as eyes to tte nutions.. ,. ”

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in every age have hindered their people frum attaining of eternal _ the _ shures _ salvation. Inasmuch as fhey held the reins of authority in their mighty grasp. Sume for the lust of leadership, others through want of knowledge and understanding, have been the cause of the deprivation of the people. 3y their sanction and authority, every Prophet of God bath drunk from the chalice of sacrifice.... ” In an address to the clergy of all the faiths, Baha’u’llah warns of the responsibility which they have so carelessly assumed in history: “Ye are even asa spring. rfit be changed, so will the streams that branch uutfrom it be changed. Fear God, and be numbered with the godly+ In like manner, ifthe heart uf man be corrupted, his limbs will also be currupted. And similarly, if the rout of a tree be currupted, its brunches, and its uflshuots, and its leaves, and its fruils, will be corrupted.... ” These same statements, revealed at a time when religious orthodoxy was one of the major powers throughout the world, declared that this power had effectively ended, and

world as the resuit of the universal corrup-

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tion of the religious impulse. In the prevailing alienation of humanity from God over the past century, a relationship on which the fabric of moral life itself depends has broken down. Natural faculties of the rational soul, vital to the development and maintenance of human values, have become universally discounted: “The vitality of men’s belief in Gud is dying out in every land; nothing shurt uf his wholesome medicine can ever restore it. The currusiun of ungudliness is eating into the vitals of human society; what else but the Elixir of His potent Revelation can cleanse and revive it?... The Word of God, alone, can claim the distirtctiun of being endowed with the capacity required fur so great and farreaching a change. ” The Association for Baha’i Studies (ABS), in previous issues of Imprint elaborated

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Laura Ballance’s hair flailed like a cat-onine tails, while Mac McCaughn and Jim Wilbur rocked the bells on guitar and drummer Jim Wilbur, an astonishing jackhammer of a musician pounded a solid beat for them to follow. If there was any doubt as to how tracks from their new album Foolish would sound next to songs like “Slack Motherticker,” Superchunk proved that even if they’re not continuously burning out amps, and have actually decided to spend some more time on (gulp) songwriting, doesn’t mean that they’ve stopped rocking like pigs. “The First part,” ” Water Wings” and “Kicked In” all felt perfectly at home next to “Tossing Seeds” (which was itself and easy highlight.)

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espite nearly going deaf (I am growing old and shall stop going to live shows soon.) I think I can saythat Superchunk this pastTuesday (the first date of their tour) will probably be the most enjoyable show I will go to this year. It may not be the most moving, or musically brilliant (although Superchunk are all those things and much, much more) but the one at which I lwill look back at with the fondest memories. My brief glimpse of the 3D’S does warrant a quick comment, even though I only caught their last two songs. Fortunately, they were “Outer Space” and “Hellzapoppin”’ easily two of their best. Both were delivered with the beauty of a head-on collision; speedy, punky and worthy of their growing reputation.

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enry Rollins attackedthe stage last Monday night with his microphone cord rapped around his wrist prepared to deliver an arsenal of sonic destruction. The Rollins Band was joined by new bass player Melvin Gibbs. This near seven foot mammoth of a human added to the awesomevisual power that the Rollins Band already possessed. However, as the night went on, his bassplaying and lack of enthusiasm earned him the title Friendly Giant as he slept through most of the concert occasionally cracking a sadistic smile. The one and a half hour set surprisingly consisted of only Those tattoos will look great when he’s 50. tracks from his latest album We&# and two additional unreleased of their momentum at times and even seemed songs. Henry sucked saliva and sweat from his apathetic, leaving Henry to carry the show. microphone as he prepared to pierce the Their previous show in 1992 at the Concert minds of his audience with songs such as Hall had much more attack and displayed a “Liar” and “Civilized”, which became the greater assault ,on the audience then Monday’s show. Henry just seemed a lot more stronger songs of the night. RoIlins lighting show consisted of a set of plain white lights pissed off back then (if that is at all possible)! Nonetheless, Rollins demonstrated last which brightly illuminated the stage. This seemed to fit quite well with Henry’s style of Monday that even when not in top form, he petiorming.... straight ahead and in your face. still possessesa ferocity most other bands can As a whole, the Rollins I3and lost much only dream of.

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he Charlatans arrived in Toronto to play to a crowd who eagerly awaited their first show here since 1992. The energy level was high, and the Charlatans gave pos-

Idly fadicg The only Loser I know Manchester scene. The show got off to an early start at the Warehouse. The Warehouse is hardly an ideal venue for any band to play, especially com-

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pared to the superior atmosphere of the Concert Hall. The Charlatans put on a lengthy 70 minute set that included one encore. Most of the songs from Up Tu Our Hips were played, along with old favourites such as “The Only One I Know”, “Weirdo” and “Tremelo Song.” The high point of the show was the first song of the encore, “Feel Flows,” which is a funky instrumental tune (and one of my favourite Charlatans song on the new album). Tim Burgess was in fine form, as usual, singing and

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a lune, La Luna. The band’s per formance was more magnifi&cent than any moonset.. .*ever. Playing to a fbll house of keen luna-swooners, the band included songs from both of their albumsLunapark and Bewitched “Anesthesia,” “This time Around,” “Going Home, ” “California (all the way), ” “Tiger Lily,” “I Know You Tried,” “Friendly Advice,” and “Bewitched” (the title track off their new album), as well as the odd Galaxie 500 song. Their covers of The y ou don’t I3eat Happening’s “Indian Surnrner”andThe Dream Syndicate’s “That’s What You Always Say” were also particularly exqui ste, as the foursome made for a pleasant flow ofboth smooth and crunchy. Periodic solos by lead singer and guitarist Dean Wareham were ever so wonderful and soothing, filling the mind with pretty, sus-

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Voice ad, and he’s originally from St. Thomas. The band’s bassist, Justin Harwood used to play with The Chills and drummer Stanley Demeski used to keep time for The Feelies. The opening band Low were incredibly boring (yawn yawn), just like a sleeping pill.

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runge may be out and chaos theory in, but musicologists and physicists alike can agree on one thing. In the Blue Rodeo universe, there is just enough mass and not enough energy for their prospects to stop expanding. This is a band that grew popular enough to abandon licensed bars in its hometown Toronto in favour of softseaters, but can still pack smaller venues out in the hinterland. That’s good news for their fans, of course, who can actually get close enough to their geetar heroes to receive blessing from some holy sweat. The pudding’s proof could be found last Thursday night at Kitchener’s Stages as Blue Rodeo played to a more-than-packed house.

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drumer Atsuko, only spoke up to sing a song by herself. The crowd was going crazy, and perhaps just a little bit froot-loopy to be so close to

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their idols from so far away, and they really showed it. Some people up front gave the girls “Hello-Kitty” grab-bags full of snacks and souvenirs, while the big fat sumo-wrestlerlike guy pushed his way to the front with pure love. Up in the rafters, I think I might have seen a ninja or two. Briefly, in the shadows, and he was gone. The highlight of the concert was de% nitely the splentificent version of “Antonio Baka Guy.” The song is on three or four of their albums, and I still don’t tire of hearing it. It’s definitely not a coincidence that the Lunachicks ’ version of it is easily the best song on the fantastic “Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them” tribute album). The raunchy power chords and hammering beat brought the house down like Godzilla cleaning up in Jurassic Park, and will provide many of us with wonderful, warm, fuzzy memories for many years to come. Thank you, Shonen Knife, thank you. .

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ronto gig ever. Although the band’s music may bc less well known than the friendship and admiration of groups like Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Red Kross, etc., this show gave me some indication of exactly how many other people in Toronto are also “of the knife.” The band of diminutive popsters took the stage for the first time dressed in the appropriate retro gear (this might very well be to be the first Shonen Knife tour where the ladies don’t wear matching outfits) and

pounded through song after song from many of their fine, fine studio releases such as their recent “Rock Animals” and “Let’s Knife” while they also played many wonderful songs like “Tomatohead,” “Froot Loop Dreams,” “Flying Jelly Attack,” and “Lazybone .” This night was another first for me; T got to hear “Ice Cream City” sung in English.

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years and in that time he has produced twenty-two albums, including the most recent one, entitled Dart to the Heart. He performed two hours worth of “Bruce Cockburn’s best.” Cockburn started out with his classic “Wondering where the Lions are.” He sounded just like, well, just like Bruce has always sounded. After performing a great version of “Lovers in a Dangerous Time,” he thanked the Barenaked Ladies for being able to sing his own song. So, the man can not only sing, but he obviously has

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and comforting. He seemed to be like a father singing lullabyes to his children. Songs like “T don’t feel your touch,” and “Great big love,” and “Waiting for a Miracle” were all too familiar. After all these years Bruce Cockbum can still captivate his audience, even if most of them are hardcore fans left over from the good old days. He has proven that he is a true artist combining guitar playing, singing, writing and philosophy to write and perform tunes that are memorable and profound. The opening act was a certain Vern Cheechoo who accompanied himself on acoustic guitar to cheesy tunes that discussed brown eyes, badlands, prairies and home, sweet home. You wonder why Bruce or anyone would bother.


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he story so far: Douglas Coupland writes “Generation X,” a crappy tale of McAngst in the nineties. Es quire, Cosmopolitan et al. latch on to his hip cry-baby style calling him the voice of a gcncration. All of a sudden, Generation X becomes a catchy label for “kids nowadays” and subsequently Grunge, Beavis and Butthcad and anything that’s supposed to appeal to the average 20 something becomes a post-modern symbol of our inability to cope with the success of our parents blah blah blah. Now, ofthe 20-year-olds that all this shit is supposed to apply to, there are basically three further subsets: those who want GenerationX t-shirts, those who would like to kill those wearing Generation X T-shirts, and those who don’t really give a shit. Being a rather opinionated bastard, I am part of-the second group, however there is one other group that I would kill first: those who made the Generation X T-shirts in the first place. The editor of this book would fall under that category. It’s not that this book is completely useless, there’s a funny story by Dan Clowes, author of the cynical comic “Eightball,” and

an interview with one of rap’s coolest stars Ice Cube, and an interview with the director of “Slacker” and “Dazed and Confused” Richard Linklater. The problem with all of this is that Ice Cube, Dan Clowes and Richard Linklater have absolutely nothing in common with one another. It is quite possible to have heard of one, and not the other two, they don’t represent a generation any more than Shaft, Robert Crumb and Stanley Kubrick represented the generation of the seventies. The whole reason for this Generation X “backlash”is that this moniker isused strictly to make money and has very little, if any, practical application. I suppose I can’t blame Coupland just because the person who initially coins a term can’t really be held responsible for all the shit that follows, but people like Douglas Rushkoff need a severe boot in the head to knock some sense into them. Who can take this kind of shit seriously when there are manifestos like this on the back of the jacket: Here we are. Must of our elders have ulreudy cursed our existence, but we wfusc to be daunted by the appraisals they dump on us. A generation whom uutsidevs have derisively perceived as ignorant and apathetic will t&mutely reveal itself as insightful and influential. Our time has come. Yes my brother! Right on! This pathetic declaration of independ-

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ence could just as easily have been applied to the Beat generation, the yippees, the hippies or Led Zeppelin fans. Of course, only the dimmest of bulbs within said “generation” would use this kind of sad description. It’s more likely to be suggested by someone trying to understand the “youth of today.” A brief look at the actual contributors of this book is a perfect indicator of how completely wrong-headed this Generation-X moniker is. It might apply to the people creating the actual work, or it might apply to the people buying this stuff, but it can’t apply to both of them. Douglas Coupland himself is in his early thirties, and Linklater is older than that. Even Kurt Cobain was twenty seven when he OD’d on buckshot. --q On the other hand, the -potential audience for all of this hype is generally in their late teens, or their early twenties. All of this generational crap is not new. We weren’t the first to receive a stupid name and we won’t be the last. It’s largely due to books like this which try and keep this idiotic myth alive. If you really want to be a slacker,

. don’t buy it, read it in the book store. Better yet, here’s a really crazy idea that just might work, find out what you’re interested in and follow up on it yourself and don’t wait for someone to try and compile it: USE YOUR OWN HEAD AND THINK FOR YOURSELF. Crazy, I know, but it just might work.

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Love is never simple; it entangles those afflicted with it in seemingly insurmountable messes. The characters inSavage Nights are all inextricably linked to each other by love, sex and AIDS. Cyril Collard, french writer, rock star and filmmaker has created an intriguing debut. Shot with a

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hand-held camera at times, the film has the aura of wandering, of speed, The picture is never still long enough for the viewer to really get comfortable. Life goes quickly, Collard seems to imply. We not only wrote and directed the film but also plays the main character Jean. Jean, a thirty-something filmmaker from Paris has tested HIVpositive. He continues making films, driving fast cars at breakneck speeds and frequenting gay bars near the Seine. He is living a life on the edge of a razor blade. Then he meets Laura (Romane

out of you.

Bohringer.) She is 17and loves him until she too almost loses her balance on the sharp edge. She loves him to the point of wanting to contract the virus. She forgives him for not telling her the truth about his disease. She forgives him for not using a condom. But she cannot forgive him for Samy. Samy (Carlos Lopez) is a young homosexual who regularly ticks Jean. Behind his macho boy attitude he hides the fact that he too needs Jean. If cut, he too would bleed deeply. The acting in this film is very strong. Bohringer, Collard and Lopez are believable and three dimensional in their pain, joy and lust for life and death. Savage Nights is one ofthe first to deal with AIDS and homosexuality matterof-factly. Unlike in PhiZadelphia, where bedroom scenes were graciously omitted for the sake of the squeamish American consumer/viewer, Collard has left out nothing. Rather than being sentimental, he offers the viewer a glimpse of the cdnfusion, hate, love, and struggle for sanity that his characters deal with. There is no Hollywood packaging. There is no patronizing or moralizing.

The main reason for the film’s success is that the main issue is not AIDS, but something much larger: love. The disease is secondary. The viewer need not feel sympathy for Jean because ofAIDS. The viewer may choose which character he feels compassion for based on his or her actions.

Perhaps Cyril Collard knew best of all that sympathy for the sake of a disease, not the person, is the worst kindof sympathy. Collard himself had contracted the AIDS virus in 1986. He died in 1993, three days before Savage Nights, his first film was honoured at the Cannes Film Festival with three Cesars.

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As with all soundtracks, this compilation from the movie The CTOW, starring the now deceased Brandon Lee, has its good songs and bad songs, most with very little

“Bum” by The Cure. Now a ’ quartet (Porl Thompson left the band,) we get our first sampling of what they i sound like now. “Burr? has the classic Robert Smith vocals, the typicaI Cure bassline and a very pop-like feel to it. It’s the perfect song to begin the soundtrack with. Another standout is Rage Against the Machine’s “Darkness.” Vintage Rage is all I have to say.

by Jeff Toronto

Warner correspondent

McKennit’s first release in three years, the mask and nk-rur shifts from Celtic influcnccs to a more Spanish and Moroccan feel. Sounding darker and more ominous than 199 l’s The Visif, she still uses her voice to weave an almost magical web around soft background music. Fans of her earlier work won’t be disappointed, however -- her harp is an active as ever, and songs such as “The Bonny Swans,” “The Dark Night of the Soul,” and “Full Circle” retain the Irish, Scottish and English Folk source of Elenzentul and later albums. But now other ..

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It’s super intense, heavy and the lyrics actually mean something. Music with a message. The Jesus and Mary Chain contributed a song from their recent “Sound of Speed” album, “Snakedriver.” It’s a great tune, definitely one of the better ones here, and definitely worth listening to. The Stone Temple Pilots’ “Big Empty” is just that, empty of any musical talent. It’s the worst song on the CD. Just a side note, if the

DJcommented recently, then the “movement” really is dead. Other bands represented here inelude Nine Inch Nails, the Violent Femmes, The Rollins Band, Jane Siberry and Medicine. There are fourteen songs in all. lfyou like themajority ofthese bands or are a die hard fan of one of them, I’d suggest picking this up. But you probably already knew that. musical traditions have been added and the range broadened with great results. “The Mystic’s Dream” and “Santiago”stand out as exceptional examples of her strong and clear vocals melding with themusic. She remains true to past albums lyrical ly as well. Days of yore, fantasy, vague paganism, and romance run strongly throughout, each song a diffcrcnt story drawing you in to her special, mystical world. Virtually ignored for years until The Visit, McKcnnit is actually getting air play on CFNY and other stations with “The Bonny Swans,” the closest she’s ever come to a pop tune. McKennit, for those needing more convincing, sounds much like Sarah McLachlan, with a stronger voice and mandolins instead of a dance beat. Anyone who enjoys soft, 1i iting music and an angelic voice should check this album out. eighties, make

Like the worst kind of Industrial music, say Skinny Puppy or nine inch nails, Lab Report lack both the imagination and the creativity to keep this dying musical art form alive. For me, industrial music died the day Gibby

Haynes

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sure what to

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by Greg

Imprint

Krafchick staff

Isn’t pop music grand? Just when you think the world is being overrun with endless bands playing endless power-pop riffs, sacrificing variety and originality in favour of noise, along come a group like Frente to save the day. Simple acoustic-based pop is not dead yet folks! Before us is a fantastic little collection from this Australian band, who actuallyrecordedthe title track in 1992, but the domestic release only happened this year. While the full length album is on store shelves, this E.P. of seven songs should not be forgotten in the shuffle, as it contains a good deal of material that won’t be on the album. The title track is of course the song that is sweeping the nation, one of the only songs with a recorder solo that 1 can recall making it fairly big (Spirit of the West not withstanding). What’s important though is that this whole collection exhibits a wonderfully breathy sense ofplayfulness throughout, the same sort of innocence that makes Harriet Wheeler from the Sundays so appealing a singer. Like Wheeler, singer Angie Hart burbles with youthful abandon about love, (“Not Given Lightly”), and life (“Testimony”, “Oh Brilliance”). Musically, the band plays in an extremely understated manner. They strip “Bizarre Love Triangle” to its bare bones sound, and demonstrate New Order’s strong songwriting ability in the midst of all those synthesizers. Speaking of which, Frente! use them too, but in such an understated manner that they fit perfectly with the acoustic guitars and handclaps as percusslon. ‘7s it all we can be just to be US?” Hart asks in the closing track, somewhat dejectly. Hopefully the answer is yes, since this debut shows the same sorts of strong songwriiing ability that makes the Sundays such a joy to listen to on a quiet day when you just want to smile to yourself. If they can carry this off on a full length album, it may well be one of the quiet highlights of this year.

by Ken Imprint

Bryson staff

Another up and coming band of young rock and roll guitar guys from southern Ontario would be too uninspiring to even review. Thank

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nomers. As might be obvious from that name, what passes for eastern religious influences permeate the album, which is as much a stripped down jaunt through the grange free universe as a stroll down the eightfold path of the postmodern nineties. The gandharvas write their songs about such notions as “metaphorical birthing,” and “taking refuge in Krishna,” bringing down the fusion of “high and low religion.” And

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tour opening of Sarah McLachlan as well as issuing the mellow first single “Someone to Talk to.” This song does no justice for the band as a first single because it is a boring, repetitive piece of crap. Better choices for the first single would be “I Knew That” which sounds like an INXS tune, or even the psychedelic “Drift” with its simplicity, steady beat, and whispery vocals that creates the eerie mood that wafts throughout the album. “As Far As You Can Go” has a Melencamp likeness to the style along with Colin Devlin’s vocals which has those boyish raspy qualities making this tune one of the better tracks. The Devlins have put together arrangements that are technically sound but for the most part the songs aren’t all that catchy which may be why D@ was overlooked on its first release. The music on Drop is empowered with genuine emotion and soul, the lyrics embrace cynicism yet are played tastefully without seeming tame, and for a first album The Devlins seem to be heading in the right direction.

tunes. And when the distortion peddle does kick into action, it is not to the detriment of the songs, rarely outlasting its welcome. However, like most of those other up and comers, the gandharvas do have a few left Iessons to take before their harmonies and song structures really mature. Give the lead singer a cleaner voice, boost the infectious 1iIt of the happier tunes, and cut back on the cynical ballads and the gandharvas might just make it out of London and into bars across the nation, With a touch of self irony and showmanship, these guys could well make a run at the next new sound, even if they nicked their name from what the Maharishi called the Beatles ail those years ago.


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both Sponge tracks are quite fabulous. Actually there aren’t really any

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bad songs on this compilation. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, many of these kids are probably born of steel workers, and no one need question their ability to kick ass when it comes to rawk’n’roll.

opinion is that Hamilton probably doesn’t have any more or less talent per capita than any other southern Ontario town, but it’s bands like Tristan Psionic that brings out the best in them,

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Volunteers

University Heights Secondary School needs volunteer tutors to work one-toone with students at upgrading their basic skills in mathematics. If interested contact David Carter (885-0800).

Ukrainian Students’ Club - YES, USC is alive and well at UW! For event or club info check our bulletin board outside MC 3001 (Math Lounge) or call Martin at (9051430-3015. On Monday, March 7,1994 Bell Canada presented Sharon Fiood,VPUAand M.J. Gepiiano with a cheque for $1,000 to help support the PALS program. For more info call Federation of Students 888-4042. The Good Neighbour Council will be recognizing individuals who have demonstrated exceptional qualities of caring and responding to the needs of their neighbours.Nomination forms are available at all Royal Bank branches in KW. Deadline is June I, 1994. For further info contact the Volunteer Action Centre at 742-8610. Student Alumni Association announces a $500.00 award for outstanding leadership in extracurricular activities. Deadline is Wednesday, June 30/94. Only full fime, fourth year students are eligible. Please contact 888-4626 for details. Fire Fighters’ Muster at Doon Heritage Crossroads “Largest Gathering of Fire Trucks in Canada in 1994” Games and Picnic on Saturday, May 28 from 1O:OOam to 4:3Upm. New this year will be a display of old and new ambulance and police vehicles. For info call Wendy Connell at 748-l 914. Spring and Golf season is here!. With the Lung Association’s 1994 LUNG GOLF CARDS book you can golf at our area’s finest golf courses. The cost of the card is $45 and the value is over $230. Call the Lung Association at 8868100 for more info. Support the Lung Association-Waterloo region and “Hike For Life” in the 6th Annual Hike on Saturday, June 4th 1994 at 9am. The hike, organized and sponsored by Bell Canada is being held at Laurel Creek Conservation Area, Waterloo. To pre-register or for more info, call the Luna Association at 886-8100. Attention Co-op Students graduating in 1994/95 who will be off -campus in the Fall. Come to an Information Session that will explain the Graduating Student Employment Service, on Wednesday, May 25,1994 3:30-4:30pm. in the Theatre of the Arts. Session Topics include: Important Dates & Deadlines, ACCIS Application Forms and Procedures, Career Preparation Workshops, Employment Network publication. Unlted Natlons Club-Attend International Model UN Conferencesat Hanrard, Princeton, etc. Must sign-up now for fail and winter. Leave message for Martin Kuchirka at Federation of Students Office. The K-W Sexual Assault Support Centre is holding a workshop on Monday, June 13,1994 for any woman who has been sexually assaulted asachitd. Free. Info call 571-0121.

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Counseiling Services will be offering the following workshops in the Spring 1994 term: Career Planning ; Exam Anxiety Management ; Exam Preparation ; Exploring Your Personality Type ; Interest Assessment ; Reading & Study Skills ; Stress Management Through Relaxation Training ; Time Management & Procrastination ; What To Do When You’re Down and Blue. Register: Counselling Services, NH 2080 or call extension 2655.

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GLLOW (Gay and Lesbian Liberation of Waterloo) holds GLLOW Night (formerly Coffeehouse) 9pm. HH 378. Everyone welcome to these informal social evenings. Info: 884-4569. Amnesty international. Write a letter, save a life. Weekly meetings every Wednesday evening, 7:30pm. ES-l Rm. 353. Feel orally expressive? Come to UW House of Debates. You can improve your public speaking skills, more importantly you get to go on free trips to other Universities. Physics 313 at 5:30. 8868128.

EVERY THURSDAY Jewish Student Association-Bagel Elrunch on Thursdays at 11:30-t :30pm. in MC 4045. Come out and nash on bagels.

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J.P. Bickeii Foundation Bursaries available to ati Earth Sciences. Deadline: May 31,1994 SC. Johnson 81 Son Ltd. Environmental Scholarship - available to 4A Chemistry. Deadline: May 31, 1994.

Applications for the following scholarships are being accepted during the Spring term. Refer to Section 4 of the Undergraduate Calendar for further criteria. Unless otherwise stated, apptication deadline is June 30, 1994. Apptication forms are available in the Student Awards Office. 2nd Floor. Needles Hail.

ALL FACULTIES: C.U.P.E. Local 793 Award- availabie to Union employees, their spouse, children or grandchildren for extra-curricular/community involvement. Deadline: May 31,1994 Douglas T. Wright Award - available to ail who have participated in an international work placement or a UW intefflational study program. Students to apply upon return to full-time study at UW. Deadline: October 15 each year. Douglas T. Wright Experience in Jam pan Award - available to all who have participated in a work placement in Japan or a UW Japan study program. Students to apply upon return to full-time study at UW. Deadline: October 15 each year. Tom York Memorial Award - available to all for short fiction - not essays. Deadline: December 31 each vear.

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Mark Forster Memorial Scholarship available to 3rd or 4th year Kinesiology. Deadline: January 1995. Andrea Fraser Memorial Scholarship - available to 3rd or4th year Kinesiology. Robert Haworth Scholarship - completion of 3rd year in an honours program in resource management related to Park Planning and Management, Recreation, Natural Heritage or Outdoor Recreation. Deadline: Mav 31, 1994.

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Arts Student Union Award to all Arts students.

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OF ENGINEERING:

J.P. Bickeii Foundation Bursaries available to all Chemical students. Canadian Posture and Seating Centre Scholarship - available to all. Deadline: October 14, 1994 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Award - available to all Civil and Mechanical students with an interest in Building Science. Students to contact Dr. Eric Burnett. Keith Car Memorial Award - available to 3rd or 4th year Chemical. Consulting Engineers of Ontario Scholarship - available to all 3A. Dow Canada Scholarshipavailable to 3A Chemical Engineering. Deadline: June 15, 1994. S.C. Johnson & Son Ltd. Envlronmental Scholarship - available to 4A Chemical. Deadline: May 31,1994. A.C. Nielsen Company Bursary - available to 1B Computer Engineering. Deadline: May 31. 1994. Ontario Hydro Electrical Engineering Award - availablle to 28 Electrical. Alan W. Shattuck Memorial Bursary available to 4th year Civil. Suncor Bursaries - available to all C hemicat or Mechanical. Jack Wiseman Award - available to 3A or 4A Civil.

FACULTY ENVIRONMENTAL

GLLOW Discussion Group will discuss: How Do I Fit In? Acceptance by other Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals. All lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, gays and other supportive people welcome. ML Room 104,7:30pm. Details call 884-4569.

K-W, Cambridgeand Gueiph Canada Employment Centres for Students are having a tri-city Open House from 12:OO to 4:30 p.m. The purpose is to promote and to increase awareness of the services the Centre can provide to both students and employers. Call Annette or Margaret for more info at 744-8151. Rummage Saie at First United Ch;rch, King and William Sts., Waterloo, 03. Friday, May 27 (3:OOprn. to 8;OOpm.) and Saturday, May 28 (9:OOam. to 11 :OOam.) Fitweek 1994 is May 27-June 5, 1994. Brought to you by ParticipACTlON and the Waterloo Region Fitweek Planning Committee. Our aim tbJ1: year is to have a community wide coordinated campaign-join us and get involved! Contact Fitweek ‘94 Hotline at 741-3884. 10th Anniversary Partnership Walk. Sunday May 29th at 11 :OOam. Canadians will show support towards tong-term development in the Third World. In Kitchener the walk will begin at Victoria Park Pavillion. For information call Bonnie Weisz at l-800 267-2532. GLLOW Discussion Group will discuss: Monogamy and Commitment.All lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, gays and other supportive people welcome. ML Room 104, 7:30pm. Details call 884-4569.

une I, 1994 Communlty Blood Donor Clinic- Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church, 19 Ottawa Street, N., Kitchener, Ontario from I:30 to 8:00 p.m. For more info call 744-6198.

Celebrate Environmental Week! Take part in our Coffee House on Thursday, June 9th at the Bombshelter, If you have a band, comedy group, acting troupe, or something you would like to perform or present, please call Karin at 885-1211 ext. 6305.

OF STUDIES

Robert Haworth Scholarship - completion of 3rd year in an honours program in resource management related to Park Planning and Management, Recreation, Natural Heritage or Outdoor Recreation. Deadline: May 31, 1994. Marcel Pequgnat Scholarshipavailable to 3B Planning. Deadline: May 31, 1994.

EVERY SUNDAY Radio Arab Carlo, The Arabic Program on CKMS 100.3 FM. Sunday at 4:30pm, music and news from all around the Middle east, with your host Firas Johnny Abedrabbo. Call us during the program for your requests at 884-2567.

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A.C. Nielsen Company Bursary - available to 1f3 Computer Engineering. Deadline: May 31, 1994. Sun Life of Canada Award - available’ to 2nd year Actuarial Science.

Housing Available until Aug.31/1994. $150/mth. + utilities; close to UW, shopping etc. Call 884-1833.

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