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anada’s emerging national student organization, the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations (CASA) has already been rejected by Wilfrid Laurier University in a stunning move by their Students’ Union Board of Directors. Equivalent to UW’s Student’s Council, the Board of Directors voted one in favour and five against a motion to accept in principle the proposed CASA constitution, with six abstentions. The only vote in favour came from WLUSU President, Ralph Spoltore. “I’m shocked,” said Spoltore. “It failed miserably.” CASA is receiving a lot of attention right now from universities across the country, eager for meaningful national representation for their Burnt undergrads. Laurier attended a conference last November, in Edmonton, where they had major input into the initial constitution of CASA. “Several parts of that document, we wrote,” said Spoltore. “We really were represented well in that document.” And there was a follow-up to that conference this past week, from Monday to Wednesday. Steven Codrington, President of UW’s Federation of Students, attended this conference. Due to Laurier’s initial involvement, Spoltore was angry and disappointed at the failure of the motion. “It really upsets me.” He believes the motion failed not because of flaws in the CASA document, but because the Board of Directors didn’t inform themselves appropriately.
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ast Monday, Wilfrid Laurier University began the first annual poster and button campaign against homophobia around their campus. There have been many incidents of harassment, assault, and death threats over the years. “Judging from the feedback and the backlash, we have certainly been heard in the community,” explained Vice President of University Affairs at WLU Scott McCormick. The backlash, McCormick explained, was far worse then he had ever imagined. McCormick and the Anti-homophobia Committee put up 30 educational posters on Mondaymorning, and on Tuesday they put up 30 more in the same places because all the posters had been defaced or torn down. Slurs such as “allfagits must hang” and “genetic throw backS”covered the posters. If anyone is caught defacing the posters or harassing a gay member of the university community, they will face serious consequences, perhaps even expulsion, according to McCormick. The educational campaign has also received a lot of positive feedback, not only from students, but staff and faculty as well. One professor is even volunteering his time to staff the information booth that has been in the Student Union building all week. The event was not catalyzed by a spe-
rejects “I don’t think anyone voted against CASA because we were against anything that was in the constitution. I don’t think they understood the issue,” stated Spoltore. However, Spoltore finds great fault with the Board for precisely that reason. He said that upon the completion of the Alberta con-
CASA-role? ference, a draft of the Constitution had been given to Russell Clark, the External Affairs Co-ordinator, to pass on to the Board of Directors. “I feel that this wasn’t done,” said Spoltore. . Spoltore says, “I took the situation into my own hands. They all had the opportunity to readit.” Spoltore says that only about half of WLU’s Board actually read the document. “Why didn’t they get educated? I think they were lazy.” The President of WLU’s Student Union continued his attack on the Board, saying “In my opinion, I think the Board made an uneducated, irrational decision,” and “our Board members acted very irresponsibly.”
CASA Reasons that Board members gave to Spoltore to defend their decision included the cost of CASA, and the fact that Laurier is already well represented by being a member of OUSA (the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance), who have had more success than the CFS in meeting with the federal government recently. Spoltore doesn’t agree with either of these though. The argument that Laurier can’t afford it doesn’t hold, he says, because the money wouldn’t come out of this year’s budget. The membership fees would be paid for out of next year’s budget, so that expense can be planned for. As for OUSA being enough? OUSA is designed to represent it’s members at the Provincial level and “the only reason we (OUSA) got to sit down with Mr. Axworthy is because of the fact that he didn’t want to sit down with the CFS.” (Axworthy was pelted with food at a CFS-organized rally a few months ago.) Spoltore continued that “if CASA was there, rational, reasonable and sane, I’m certain that Mr. Axworthy would have sat down with CASA. To say that we already have federal representation is just an idiotic statement.” Spoltore is certain that, in time, Laurier will join CASA, and hopes that it may be soon enough to allow Laurier to have input into the formation ofthe organization, “ifit’s not too late.” This issue has weighed heavily on Spoltore. “We were elected to do a job,” he says of himself and the Board of Directors. “On this entire topic of CASA, we’ve neglected our job.”
Homophobia cific event at Laurier, but McCormick was made aware of the severity of the problem when an upper year student came to him and told him that they could no longer deal with the hostile environment, and that they were leaving. According to McCormick the problem stems from ignorance and fear. He compares it to the problem of racism.
“I bet we have more gays on campus than racial minorities,” said McCormick, stating that Laurier is traditionally a very conservative and “red-neck” school. The Gays Lesbians Or Bisexuals At Laurier (GLOBAL) has not been active this year because no one wanted to be part of the
executive, concerned about the harassment that they might face being in the public view. Jim Parrott of the Gay and Lesbian Liberation at Waterloo (GLLOW) said that there are about 6 WLU students who come to their meetings regularly. The membership of GLLOW is between 20 and 40. “There is no question that there is homophobia at Waterloo... but it is not nearly so extieme as it is at Laurier,” said Parrott, who added that there are documented cases of harassment and assault towards the UW gay community. GLLOW only learned about the campaign at WLU last week when someone brought them a copy of Ttte Cord which featured the campaign and the homophobia issue in their January 18 issue. “Much of what we have done in the past has been to cater to our community,” such as support groups and social events, explained Parrott. They do have an outreach aspect to their club, including classroom speaking, and workshops with Village dons, and Frosh Week orientation leaders. GLLOW has never held an educational campaign to the extent of Laurier’s campaign last week, but Parrott agrees that it is integral towards creating a comfortable climate for gays. “If you are going to hate someone, then do it with all the information.,. this isn’t George Orwell’s Laurier,” stated McCormick.
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o you have any money? Do you want to keep it? If you answered yes to these questions, Campus Police have a tip for you. Don’t leave your wallets unattended! Five wallets were stolen this month: three from the Dana Porter, one from the PAC and one from ES. If you’re going to the washroom, take your wallet. And what do you do if your wallet is stolen? 1. Call the cops. 2. Cancel your credit cards. In one case, memorable for the sheer stupidity of it, a student had his wallet stolen, including his bank card. For some unknown reason, this student also had his P.I.N. number in their wallet. $2000 later...Duh! (Note: Do not have numbers from your birthday in your P.I.N. If someone steals your wallet, chances
are they will get your Driver’s License too, and that has your birthday on it!) To go with all the wallets, several textbooks, knapsacks a”nd two fire extinguishers were also stolen. It’s good to know that UW is one of the best academic institutions in the country, with very high cut-offs for admission. However, this also means that it’s some smart people who stole those fire extinguishers, and damaged some phones around campus, and kicked in the headlights of three cars, and there was one especially brilliant student who got caught drinking a beer inside his car in the PAC parking lot. It’s nice to know us scholarly types are in good company. As usual, the Cops had to respond to incidents involving alcohol. Perhaps the most notable incident was where a Bombshelter patron, angry that his friend was cutoff by Bomber staff, proceeded to
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Guelph student suffered nerve and glandular damage two weeks ago when his throat was slashed aAer a bar fight. The unidentified student underwent emergency surgery at Hamilton General, but has since been released. There are no suspects as yet, although both Guelph Security Services and the Guelph Regional Police are interviewing a number of potential witnesses. The incident occured early on the morning of Friday, January 20. Two students had argued inside the Bullring, a campus bar. According to Keith MacIntyre, director of
Guelph’s security, the victim was ejected from the Bullring, and waited outside. The student he had argued with left after the bar closed, and the two continued their disagreement. As they fought, a third person hit the victim on the head, from behind. Police believe that the assailant used a bottie, which slashed
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local lecture series organized by a University of Waterloo environmental studies student will explore issues surrounding food and agriculture. “The goal is to provide an opportunity for students and the local community to learn about food issues related to human health, ecological integrity and community development,” said Nansi Harris, who organizcd the “Food Forethought” lecture series as part of her 4thyear course in Environment and Resource Studies. The six-week series kicks off Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Waterloo Public Library, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Admission is free. Harris noted issues covered will include the impact of agribusiness in Canada, organic agriculture and rethinking food policy, as well as local initiatives in alternative forms of food production and distribution. Here’s the lecture line-up: * Feb. 9: “The Ecological Altcmative; Organic Growing in On-
tario,” with Ted Zettel, of the Ecological Farmers Association. * Feb. 16: “Towards a More Egalitarian Food System and Women in Rural Economic Development,” with Mary-Lou Morgan, of the Field to Table group, and Pamela Stanley, of Women in Rural Economic Development. * March 2: “Experiences in CommunityShared Agricul-
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his month, UW students are being asked to vote on membership in the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance @USA). Advance polls will bc in the Campus Centre on Feb 9 and 10, and regular polls on Feb 14 and 15. No official NO side has been formed despite invitations to do so. Instead of public forums, information from the Yes side, as well as impartial information on OUSA itself is being made available. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message for me in my mailbox in the Fed office.
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cbruary 6 to 12 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week; the theme is Breaking Free.. Celebrating our Natural Sizes. There will be an information booth set up in the Concourse at Wilfrid Lauher University on Monday, February 6, and in the Davis Centre Foyer at the University of Waterloo on Tuesday, February 7; both booths will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and everyone is welcome to drop bYa Through the booths, a group called H.O.P.E. (Helping Open People’s Eyes) is attempting to educate students about body image and unrealistic body ideals, eating disorders, dieting, undereating and overeating, food and weight preoccupation, exerci se, nutrition and media influences. While the emphasis is on eating disorders, there will be information available on a wide range of topics; these include publications about eating disorders, available help services, a guide to women’s nutritional needs, and pamphlets from Mediawatch on letter writing. Eating disorders, and other harmful behaviours and thoughts,
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Eating disorders can be devastating, and it is essential to recognize that they are not problems to be ashamed oJ Help is available. equates thinness and beauty with success and love. National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is a time for both women and men to learn, discover and celebrate who we are. Eating disorders and related issues can be devastating, and it is essential to recognize that they are not problems to be ashamed of. Help is available.
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University of Waterloo political scientist has been involved in a project to help indigenous people in Ecuador strengthen their communities. Prof. Tanya Korovkin was head of a team interviewing people in peasant communities to learn about their local histories. The information was used to produce the book “Nuestras Comunidades: Ayer y Hoy (Our Communii ties: Past and Present),” which is being used by indigenous Ecuadorians to help reinforce local customs and community institutions. The work was done in co-operation with Ecuador’s Inbabura Provincial Board of Bilingual Education and the Provincial Federation of Indigenous People. “We tried to conduct community-controlled research, to write a book with them, not about them,” she said. Indigenous people often resent the way anthropologists come into their homes and collect information for books without allowing communities to see the results. Sometimes the books are not available in communities under study while other times they’re written in Spanish, a language not common to the people , she said.
The team decided on the bookpublishing venture in an effort to contribute to the communities’ ethnic identity. In this way, young people might take pride in being part of their communities. At present, many young people leave their villages and migrate to urban centres in search of jobs. Such migration is an economic ne-
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write a book with them, not about them. ‘I - Tanya Korovkin cessity, but it also has cultural underpinnings. Community leaders are much opposed to young people leaving their home villages. After being educated at local schools, students often leave for jobs in the cities, usually for low wages. They suggest schools should teach students more about their local history, culture and customs and how they fit in, not just about other places in the world. “Many people are like this - unhappy with a western education which is com-
pletely blind to their own history and community needs,” Korovkin said. Now there’s an effort under way to have the book’s information included in their history school textbooks. The book was printed in 1994 in Spanish and Quichua (the local language). It is being distributed free to community councils and bilingual elementary schools of the province. Korovkin said the original objective of the project was to find out why there has been a strong revival of itidigenous communities in Ecuador, something that has been also happening in other countries on the continent. Among the reasons for this are the many land co.nflicts between indigenous communities and capitalist farmers, and the rise of an “indigenous intelligentsia.” “Back in the 196Os, land struggles were led by urban-based political parties. But over the past 15 or 20 years, there has been a shift of leadership. Now the leaders are indigenous people - people who often have gone to university and who are very articulate in their cultural and political outlook.” Korovkin has worked in Latin America since 1982, mostly involved in rural politics and development. She studied for her PhD in Peru and has been doing research in Ecuador since 194 1.
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ose Simone, an apologist-sorry, columnist --for theK- WRecordis no doubt a well intentioned woman, but her columns read like a person wearing blinders when it comes to issues of racial or sexual discrimination. Her most recent piece (“Backlash chases minorities from ‘safe space”‘) concerns the University of Guelph, where a campaign to create a *‘safe space” for visible minorities was blocked by “whites” backed by “powerful media industries (which are predominantly white)” who called the move discriminatory. The term “white” or “whites” is used no less than nine times in her column, always in a pejorative sense. Simone starts off with a clumsy straw man: “Well I suppose whites can celebrate their stupendous victory., .” which she later attacks, “All I can see are losses for everybody, including whites, so count me out of the victory party.” She also throws in beautiful asides such as “Who wins when people of colour, undeniably victims of racism in our XX&~, are discouraged from having a base from which they can help each other bring their issues forward?” (Italics mine.) The most laughable proclamation she makes is her definition of discrimination, which she states as “when a person, or a group of people, in a dominant or more powerful position exert power to humiliate or persecute people in a less powerful Tosition, or bar them from having access :o resources or facilities that would give them a better shot at equality.” Not surprisingly, “power” is the issue here, and it assists Simone in so far as anly women and minorities could suffer discrimination according to her defmilion. Her myopic view would be funny if it wasn’t so dreadfully, terribly wrong. First of all, Simone refuses to see that separation (or segregation, as it was 3nce called) serves no end so well as zreating the impression of an “other” which, for whatever reason, cannot interact with the rest of society. Secondly, a “safe space” also creates the impression that minorities are not safe if there are “whites” around. Finally, Simone brushes aside the idea that there is any “principle” at stake. Apparently, abused women and people with physical disabilities require help in the same way as ALL minorities need help, seeing as they are ALL the victims of those evil whites. This last point, the crux of her argument, I find personally insulting. As a minority (a double minority ih fact, since 1also work in the white-dominated media ndustry) I find it humiliating that Rose jimone needs to look after me and my ‘fellow” minorities. I do not need a “safe space” to disxss my personal experiences with racsm, since I do have some friends (and some of them are white!) I don’t think [‘m any sort of exception. I consider most ‘minorities” to be well-adjustedindividu31s who don’t have a big problem adjustng to Canada’s multicultural society. 1 don’t know about Rose, but I do not automatically see white people as The Enemy, to fear, and cower from. Simone can try to come across as the voice of sympathy, but this facade of compassion hides an utter lack of conlemplation. Minorities do not posses a monopoly on the discussion of racism, and the colour of one’s skin does not determine who is the best person with whom to discuss racism issues. The sooner Simone realizes this, the sooner her COGJmns will read as thoughtful works, and not merely as expressions of white guilt.
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f you are a full time undergraduate stu dent right now, you’ve been ripped off. Not by much, and not out of malicious intent. But you’ve been had. Your tuition statement this term (and last fall) included a $25 fee for the Student Coordinated Plan. That should not have been there. It is there, though, because of administrative oversight, a lack of planning, and the combined forces of blind optimism and gutlessness. Your student govemment failed you at least twice. The UW administration turned a blind eye: and we were all taken in, Please don’t misunderstand: everyone involved did what they thought best. This f& fee doesn’t help the Feds or the administration directly. Everyone worked on the behalf of students to the best of their abilities. The administration was not trying to screw money out of students, or anything of the kind, and neither were theFeds. But they failed. Why should you care? Because the Federation of Students’ current stance on this issue is one that completely and utterly voids their authority as a representative student body. They are denying that they care about students, or that what students actually agree to matters. Most students on campus now did not vote in the January, 1992 referendum that gave the go-ahead for the entire Student Coordinated Plan. I doubt that the majority of students would even know that the current construction resulted from a campaign three years ago to improve student life. Students for the next 25 years will be paying for a building that students in 1992 wanted. That is the nature of long-term student projects; the
ones who start them rarely see the finish, and the ones who benefit are rarely the ones who asked for it. An important clause in the 1992 referendum question, though, was that the $25 fee would not start until after both buildings -the Student Centre and the Ice PAC -- were finished. Due to many factors, the Ice PAC was completed in January, 1994. The Student Centre, as everyone knows, is still not fin-
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eight? ornine?) months late. He denies that, by ignoring what students voted for, he is setting a precedent. He is wrong. That is the point: theen& point. Why vote in the upcoming OUSA referendum, if the Feds can later ignore what students choose? Why even pretend that the Feds represent you, when they do not care what exactly it is that they asked you if things get tricky later on? How can the Feds appeal to the 80% of students who do not vote, or even the 20% of students who do vote. if the Feds don’t respect the questions voted on? * That h what happened here; make no mistake about it. I And the response to this? The administration is quiet, hoping that every thing will blow over. The Feds, however, defend their actions, saying that ignoring the specifics of the referendum is a minor matter, akin, one sup-
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university to show that they actually cure: them to offer a parti& refund tu every student who paid the fee in either the full, 1994 or the winter, 1995. It wouldgo a lung way towards restoring the faith they have broken with students, and re-establikh
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bases their entire referendum and election processes. If they don’t care about it, why should anyone else? Why have elaborate general meetings to amend their by-laws if the specifics are irrelevant? The Feds also assume that since students have been selfless and generous in the past, students now won’t mind paying this fee early. This is an insult to every student at Waterloo, for two reasons. First, it obviously denies you, the student, the clzaice about your level of generosily. It isn’t like the Feds have solicited the opinion of students and found overwhelming
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ished. But the fee is still charged. The current Fed executives feel that they are keeping the “spirit” of the 1992 referendum, although they admit that, yes, they have broken the actual terms of that referendum. Their interpretation of what students what students wanted three years ago is what counts, they claim, not what the students then actually said. Stephen Codrington, Fed President, says that a “rough justice” was served, because you, the students, got a “free ride” from the Ice PAC being open for the past year and the Student Centre being only seven (or
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Warner hates Classic Rock To the Editor, Cheers to Jeff Warner for telling it like it is regarding the Eagles and their “new” album Hell Freezes Over (Imprint, Jan., 20). It makes the blood curdle to think that people will actually fork out good money to hear cash-sucking charlatans excrete such boring lifeless drivel. Twenty years ago some of their songs were tolerable, but what the Eagles do now has nothing to do with creative expression and passion, and everything to do with staying rich and famous. What makes it worse is that thousands of fans, who simply do not know any better, line up to see these dirtbags, and gladly pay a few hundred dollars to do so. Popular radio’s “Classic Rock” stations help the Eagles and the other corporate rockers by continuously playing their music, and by refusing to play anything which might cut into listenership/advertising/profits. One cannot blame people for wanting to make money-but one can certainly expose “Classic Rock” for what it is: regurgitated swill for those who just do not know that there are alternatives, or who can’t be bothered to find out; constant repetition makes for the “classic” aspect, 1 guess. The fact is that there is an enormous amount of excellent music being produced which is never heard and will never be heard on popular radio. JRt me end this harangue by referring the already converted to Mojo Nixon’s tune “Don Henley Must Die”-a must for true Eagles haters. Oh, and I guess I’ll see you Eagles fans at their next gig, if, of course, Hell has actually frozen over. - Mike
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support for paying a fee for a building students can’t use yet. They have decided for you. Secondly, it is insulting because it admits that they were wrong in agreeing to the fee, but assumes that you are too stupid to notice this. They are trying to mask their error as an “aw, shucks, you’d have agreed anyways...” form of arrogance that is stunning in its brazenness. It is amazing that they don’t choke on their own hypocrisy. Referendums are to set out a specific course of action. The 1992 referendum did that, and it very deliberately included in that course of action a time-line for the fees to be collected from students. That time-line was precisely because students were worried about the exact situation we have now: paying the fee before we can use both build-
Islam IS Superior To the Editor, Sunil Solanki, in his letter to the Editor titled ‘Muslims Not Superior’ January 27th issue of IMPRINT, was furious because of the following sentence, which appeared in the Qur’an Speaks column two weeks ago; ‘The fact that Muslims established the greatest civilization that ever existed on the face of the earth is a testimony to the superiority of Islam, the final message of God’. First of all, no one can argue that it is perfectly alright for each one of us to have his/her own opinions about anything and to discuss these opinions with others. Now God made the assertion that Islam (the religion of ALL prophets) is superior to ANY OTHER way of life. One can discuss, argue. and try to refute this assertion. Everyone is free to do so! Islam calls for the voluntary belief in Islam not the eradication of everyone else who believes otherwise. As for why the above assertion was made, well, here are some of the FACTS: I) On the social front : - Islam established a state that extended from China in the east to Morocco and Spain in the west. Containing literally thousands of ethnicities and minorities, Islam really achieved “Justice and liberty for ALL”! And this was no ‘affirmative action thing’, it was through the true conditioning and moral transformation that resulted from accepting Islam. What other civilization can claim this? - While Europe was busy debating whether women have souls or not, Islam established such concepts as women’s rights to inheritance, ownership, workmanship, trade, divorce, alimony, and child Support! And these are not empty claims, THEY are recorded facts, just look into the Qur’an to find all
these rights. And if anyone needs a copy of the Qur’an just send an email to elrabaa@sunl4.vlsi . II) On the materialistic front : - No one can deny the great contributions of Muslim scientists in Astronomy, Medicine, Pharmacology, Mathematics, Sociology, Philosophy, and many other sciences. In fact while Europe was burning its scientists alive, Muslim scientists were developing such highly abstract sciences as Algebra and Trigonometry! (And please do check history). Finally, if anyone would like to discuss this issue further please come to MC1056, 12:30 pm, Wednesdays or e-mail elrabaa @sun 14.vlsi. - Muhammad Elrabaa, E&CE Dept.
No, Christianity is superior! To the Editor, Muhammad Elrabaa, something struck me as I read your article. You said, “The main goal of a Muslim is to please God so that s/he may be saved on judgement day.” You have also given many reasons why someone should become a Muslim. What I have noted from this is that your religion is no different from every other religion in this world. Like yours, other religions have the same underlying idea that there is sumething you can do to please God, and if you just try hard enough, maybe you’ll win His favour and make it to heaven. There is only one message in this world that goes against all of this by saying that we are nothing but guilty sinners, and nothing we do pleases God. But in His wondrous mercy He has provided us a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. The
Bible says that all the doing has been done, Christ has paid all sin’s debt on the cross. Salvation is offered as a (free) gift without works or money to whoever will come and receive Christ as their own personal Lord and Saviour. You see, religion is based on a two letter word: “DO”. But true Christianity is based on a four letter word: “DONE”! I ask, how do you ever have any peace or joy, since you can never know when you have done enough good works? The Bible says, “By grave are ye saved through faith, und that not of yourselves, it is the gifi of God: not of works, lest my man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8). The Bible also says that those who believe in the Name of the Son of God can know for sure that they have eternal life ( 1 John 5: 13), without a shadow of a doubt. Why wait until judgement day, when it is too late? What else makes this message so wonderful? “Christ died fur mu sins according to the Scriptures. He was buried, and He rose agairz the third day according to the Scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:2,3). Just before He voluntarily gave up His life, the Lord Jesus cried triumphantly from the cross, “11 is Jinished.” The work of salvation is complete. What canyou add to that finished work? After He commanded His spirit into the hands of His Father, His body was taken down from the cross and placed in a new tomb. Then, three days later Christ rose victoriously from the dead. “What must I do? has oft been asked, Eternal life to gain. Man
anxious seems for any task, if this he may obtain. But all the doing has been done, as God has clearly shown, when by the offering of His Son, His purpose He made known. Such was the sacrifice He made, the law could ask for no more; for not a mite was left unpaid, when He my j udgement bore.” Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me” (John 14:6). “Him that cometh to Me, I will in 1t0 wise cast out.” (John 6:37) = Simon
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University is a rip-off To the Editor, University is a rip-off, and let me tell you why. At the beginning of this term, I paid my fee, which came to approximately $1000 for four courses. Fine. So last Friday, I get a bill from the university saying, oh, sorry, we forgot to charge you another $25 1 ! ! Whenever I go to Needles Hall, I always end up spending an hour and a half being shuffled around by nasty bureaucrats posing as secretaries, only to have them make a mistake and fuck me around in the end anyway. I am beginning to think that perhaps ignorance isn’t as expensive as everyone makes it out to be.
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dollars ings. They planned ahead. Collecting this fee early breaks not only the terms, but the much-ballyhooed spirit of the referendum. That clause did not magically appear: it was placed there for a reason, a reason now ignored. Rather than trying to stay true to the referendum, the Feds have decided that referendum questions do not matter, that your votes do not matter, and that what students decide does not matter. Only what is convenient for them matters. It is not convenient or easy to work around delayed openings, so they do not, They are complacent in their situation, and expect you to be also. There is one way for the Feds and the university to show that they actually care. Offering a partial refund ($15; the difference between the original $10 fee and the later $25 fee) to every student who paid the fee in either the fall, 1994 or the
winter, 1995 (present) term would be a huge step. The cost of the refund should be split between the Feds and the university. It would show that they admit they erred, and that they do respect the valid results of a referendum. It would go a long way towards restoring the faith they have broken with students, and re-establish Waterloo as a campus where students matter. It would also restore the legitimacy to the Feds that they do not seem to care about. Mr. Codrington does not feel that this issue is important. He thinks students do not care, and has stated that unless “hundreds” of students complain,
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special to Imprint Allah is the personal name of the one true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus, peace be upon him (PBUH), and the sister language of Arabic. Some non-Muslims allege that God in Islam is a stern and cruel God who demands to be obeyed fully. He is not loving and kind. Nothing is further from the truth than this allegation. It is enough to know that, with the exception of one, each of the 114 chapters of the Q&an begins with the verse: “In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.” In one of the sayings of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we are told that “Allah is more loving and kinder than a mother to her dear child”. But Allah is also just. Hence, evildoers and sinners must face His punishment, and the virtuous His bounties and favors. Actually, Allah’s attribute of mercy has full manifestation in His attribute of justice. People
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lthough I am by no means a staunch defender of all the actions of multi-na tional corporations, I can not help but be struck by the naivete displayed by Greg Hood-Morris in his January 27 WPIRG article on the purported expansion of the multinational corporations’ sphere of exploitation and influence into Asia. These corporations, many with sales surpassing the GNP of some industrialized countries, undoubtedly wield enormous power and influence on our home turf. We have observed how, in our neighbour down south, many corporations have shifted industrial production from the high-cost Rust Belt region in the Northeast to right-to-work states in the Deep South. Many have moved in order to take advantage of the lower labour costs and taxes. We are certainly angry about losing secure well-paying manufacturing jobs, but don’t we also feel a sense of moral superiority when we bear that a firm has relocated because of laxer environmental regulations? Losing all these manufacturing jobs may be unfortunate, but we are pursuing a nobler aim by protecting the environment for our children. The places these firms have relo-. cated to may have gained jobs, but these are jobs where unskilled, poorly educated people are exploited with low wages and long working hours. In an advanced industrial society like ours, it is only a matter of time before we replace these lost jobs with either high-tech jobs or with service industry jobs to cater to our post-industrial economy. Who wants to work in factories anymore, when we can be stockbrokers or corporate lawyers sitting inside downtown glass skyscrapers dealing with international finance? Meanwhile, as wages start to rise even down south, our faceless and nationless Western corporate giants will begin to shift production to Asia, where they can virtually haul people out of their blissful agrarian societies, the “backward” societies, so to speak, and have them work for hours producing consumer goods for the advanced societies of the West. In fact, this may have been occurring already. How else can we account for the phenomenal growth in the Pacific Rim countries in Asia? We, struck by our own conscience and moral responsibility, must warn our poor Asian brothers and sisters, lest they
based in Hong Kong and Macao The largest of the Western multinationals, General Motors, has limited exposure in the region. The next three largest, Exxon, Royal Dutch/Shell, and Mobil, do not drill for oil in the region for Western consumption. If anything else, it is the Japanese, Taiwanese, Singaporean and Hong Kong corporations which are shifting their productions to lower wage countries. In Thailand, for example, in the 1980’s, while 3 1.3% of FIX is Japanese in origin, only 11.1% is American. The nature of the Asian corporations is often quite different from conventional Western multinationals. In many instances, the corporations are still owned by founding families and have grown through a path of government-guided development. Many still maintain a longterm outlook, unmoved by shortterm quick-jerk reactions in the stock market. The large Western corporations have just recently “With a growing economy, real wages are bound to discovered the region and are industries will eventually be replaced by more skilled relative newcomers. Most are industries.” attracted not by a low-cost production base but by the prospect of gaining access to a large and growing bia and minerals from Northern Ontario. Then, domestic market. In many instances, Westwe will be subject to the whims of global ern corporations have to establish local proconsumerism, not them. duction facilities in these countries not becontrast this to the image of acute houscause of wage advantages but because of ing shortages in Korea that Hood-Morris local content and technology transfer requirepainted in his article. Housing problems inments that are stipulated in these countries’ deed surface in societies which experience contracts with Western firms. Despite the growth. One just has to recall house prices in rising national debt, the Canadian govemToronto in the late 1980’s. To equate this ment even had to lend money to some of these however with the displacement of rural countries, sometimes in the guise of foreign populations and the exploitation of cheap aid, just so that Canadian corporations can rural labour is just absurd. In the early 1990’s, gain often lucrative contracts in the region. South Korea already has an average houseAnd notice which country’s Prime Minister hold income of US $19,800. Compare this had to visit the other to establish trade links. with Sweden, which only has a median houseThere is a tremendous opportunity for hold income of US $18,400. Granted that Canadian industries in the region, but we there is a difference between the mean and must not be complacent, thinking that Westthe median, South Korea still hardly qualifies em corporations have all the resources and as a low-wage country. Furthermore, only the technology to dominate the competition. 10% of South Korean income is used for The Korean giants, with names like Samsung, housing, while 23.1% of Canadian income, nearly a quarter, is used for housing alone. The picture of rural
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though hardly a justification for the violations, labour regulations in EPZ’s are not violated in a larger scale than the rest of the economy. Foreign owned firms in these EPZ’s also pay higher wages than domestic firms. With a growing economy, real wages are bound to rise, and traditional labour-intensive exports will eventually be replaced by more skilled and technologically-intensive industries. This has already been realized in some countries in the region. The $200 average monthly factory wage in Malaysia may seem shockingly low. There is however hope for better wages and living conditions in the future. General Motors in Oshawa does provide good wages and benefits, but if young people in the thousands have to line up in the middle of winter just to fill out an application form, and yet have a minimal chance of securing one of these jobs, what good are these good wages? Canadians are fortunate to be located close to the large population centres in our neighbour down south. It is much cheaper to ship auto parts from Ontario down the 401 to Detroit than for cargo, which costs thousands of dollars and takes a month to arrive, to be shipped from East Asia. We have lived with this advantage for long time now. If there is any need for diversification, it is probably us who need to diversify our markets. To develop other trading partners in the emerging economies in the East, our technology has to be far superior to bridge both the physical and the cultural distance. It is difficult to accept this fact, because working toward such a goal requires hard work. Blaming our problems on the faceless multinationals and on lower labour costs and lax environmental regulations in other countries is easier to accept, L,et us stop doing this and start working towards building a competitive economy. There are two ways to reduce Canada’s debt and hence preserve the social programs, such as low tuition fees, that we so treasure. We can cut spending, as our governments are being pressured to do now, or we can improve the economy and increase revenues. I hope that the R in WPIRG will stand for research that will allow Canada to maintain, if not improve, its standard of living. Let US refrain from recycling old social science textbook clichbs.
In Thailand, for example, in the 1980’s, while 31.3% of foreign direct investment is Japanese in ~~t~~&:i,‘bn,g,,i:“&~ alsobeexploitedby origin, only II.1 % is American. The nature of the matic, but does this CC:, the evil Western Asian corporutions is often quite different from ~$~$~~~~,~o~ multinational giants. If Hre can only experiencing growth? conventional Wester’n multinutiunuls. In many expose the horrenIn South Korea, 8.0% instances, the corporations are still owned by dous Iabour and enof the total income genvironmental pracfounding families and have grown through a path erated goes tothelowtices of these corest 20% of the populaof government-guided development. porations, perhaps tion, while 24.5% of we them into oped
can prevent from romping every secluded comer of the undevelworld seeking their next victims. We can stir up a lot of emotions by conjuring up the above scenarios. Unfortunately, the above scenario is at best inaccurate and at worst wrong. These are all very convenient scenarios. They provide us with a detestable target to blame for all our problems. If we continue to believe this however, all that we will be deceiving will be ourselves.
While it is true that foreign direct investment (FDI) is a large impetus to growth in many countries in the region, the investments have hardly originated solely from Western nations. In China’s case, F’IX originated, starting from as early as 1979, from companies
Hyundai, and Goldstar, for example, have grown tremendously during the last decade with their dreams of being at par with the Japanese corporate giants. Right now, we can still develop business with these countries because of our technological superiority in specialized areas. AECL, for example, is able to obtain contracts to build CANDU nuclear reactors because the Koreans are interested in the technology AECL has to offer. With these contracts, however, come technology transfers. If we become complacent and fail to constantly improve the Ieve of technology in the areas we currently excel in, then there will come a time when the only products these countries will be interested in will be timber from the rain forests of British Colum-
income goes to the highest 10%. Xn Indonesia, the figures are 8.7% and 27.9% respectively. Compare this with the United States, where the figures in the early 1990’s are 3.8 % and 46.9%. The highest 10% of American income earners earn close to 50% of all earned income in the United States. Canada has always prided itself with being a more egalitarian country, yet figures for Canada are only marginally better than the East at 5.7% and 24.1%. If we have a problem with inequitable distribution of wealth, shouldn’t we look south, instead of east? Wages are undoubtedly low in the various established export processing zones (EPZ’s) in many of the lower wage countriesin the region. Labour regulations are also undoubtedly violated in these EPZ’s. Al-
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r. J. Partridge, guest ICC-’ turer for Science 2 19, spoke about the state of AIDS research on, Monday, January 23, as part of the Monsanto Seminar program. Partridge discussed theories about the origins of AIDS, methods of transmission, and methods currently used in treatment of people with HIV and AIDS. The Monsanto Seminar program began in 1992 when Professor Victor Snieckus received the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council)/ Monsanto IRC (Industrial Research Chair) award. The program enables internationally recognized scientists, in the areas of organic, bioorganic, molecular biology, and other related fields, to lecture at the univcrsity. The main goal of this program is to “contri butt towards the discovery of new bioactivc substances of pharmaceutical and agrochcmical interest through fundamental research in synthetic organic chemistry.” Partridge stated that there is a demonstrablc need for this kind of research into HIV and AIDS. The spread ofthe disease has been quick and devastating. In 198 1 there were 180reportedcasesofAIDSinNorth America. By 1982, the number had increased to 1,I 47. Incidents of AIDS have primarily been concentrated in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. At the end of last year, 44 1,924 cases had been reported in the United States alone - and 270,113 had lost their lives to AIDS. As senior research advisor in the chemical development department at Glaxo Research Institute in North Carolina, Dr. Partridge does not “believe that there is much doubt
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size that all respectable opinion holds that HIV is indeed the primary cause of AIDS.” Green goes on to blame widespread publicity of people with immune deficiency who are not infected with HIV for the “unsubstantiated notion that there is another cause of AIDS not detected by current blood tests.” He notes that there is little reason to believe that the condition of those patients is caused by-any virus. The uncertainty surrounding the origin of AIDS has been accompanied by a campaign ofhysteria and fear. Although the public is becoming more knowledgeable about the syndrome, many ignorant attitudes persist - especiaIly the belief that people with AIDS are responsible for their illness because of their high risk behaviour. According to the CDC, homosexual sex is responsible for 53% of all reported cases in the US. Intravenous drug users constitute 25% of sufferers,
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‘95
Who is the prettiest flower of them all?
YOU have a right to know: Terms,
REPRINT asked all the candidates this question: If you had to be a flower, what kind of flower would you be? This question gave the candidates an opportunity to show their lighter side, and make fools of the themselves, which they gladly did. I’d be a rose and bring myself to my girlfriend every day. -Mike Suska A dragonsnap! You ever see those things? They might even be a weed, I don’t know if they’re a flower, but they’re pretty cool. - Sham Balcom I’d like to be the trillium,
to represent Ontario. As cheesy as that is, -Aaron Broome, I think I would be a bunch of lanky wild violets, ‘cause I like them. 1 like the colour, -Karirr Zvanitajs.
I’ve been called a daisy before, because she thought I smiled. I know that’s a cheesy answer. - Dong Lee
A daisy! It’s not very flamboyant in how it lives. It’s very natural, but yet pleasant to look at. -Jane Pak
I’m a Rose, what do you want me to tell you? -Rose Bilicic A sunflower.
I think I’d be an all pupose flour, like
looks
to the bright side. -Dave Drewe I’d be a sunflower. They’re big, and you can eat the seeds. It’s an impressive flower, and you can eat the seeds, or you can sell them. Big, impressive, the seeds taste good. - Martin Kuchirka
Robin Hood flour. Flour, cakes with! -Patrick Boydell
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CASA: Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. CASA is the tentative name for a new national student organization, still in its infancy. CASA has been proposed as an alternative to the CFS.
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A giant trillium like you see in those Ontario Hydra bus shelter ads. Like 8 feet tall, hover over small kids in yellow raincoats, that would be cool. - Jeff Zavitz
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Lloyd Axworthy: Federal Minister of Human Resources. Axworthy and the Liberal government recently released a paper on social programs which proposed $2.6 billion in cutbacks in transfer payments to the provinces for post-secondary education. These cutbacks could very likely result in higher tuition fees. OUSA: The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. A provincial lobby group that has recently also had some success in meeting with , Lloyd Axworthy. Membership currently consists of UW, WLU, U of 1 T Part Time Students Association, Queen’s Alma Mater Society, , Brock, atid UWO.
Would you consider a weed a flower? I think I’d be a weed. I’m very persistent. I’m hard to get rid of if I have a certain @ante. And I guess they say “beauty is in &e kye of the beholder.” - Roshan Pinto 1 don’t think I’d consider myself a flower, &ink of myself more as a stem, giving nourishment and whatever to the rose petal. . -Jay Urn.
CFS: The Canadian Federation of Students. Currently Canada’s only national undergraduate organization. Known most recently for organizing the National Day of Strike and Protest on January 25, and also for a demonstration in Ottawa where Minister Axworthy was pelted with food. ICLRP: Income Contingent Loan Repayment Plan. This is a plan the Liberal government has proposed be set up to help students cope with the huge debts brought on by the government’s cutting $2.6 billion from post-secondary education funding. Loans would be paid back according to how much the debtor earns after graduation.
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Am you worried about this interVit? W? No. It wasn’t something that I was stressed about at all, the whole election idea. A week or two ago I did get a little down about the whole thing, but then I real&d that I’m not running for any reason. I want this to reflect who I am, and I’m just not the kind of person who gets all wound up about what’s going to happen tomorrow. The issues are so cut and dried this year, I think everyone’s going to be sitting on the same side of the fence, so why not take a walk? Why cl0 you want to be president? A lot of it is because I really enjoy it here. I think I could be a president with a face and a name, for the first time since I’ve been here.
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What expereince do you have this position? Little to no political experience.
Do you think this will hurt ytou? It’s definitely something that the mainstream, (if I can use that word), crowd is going to shy away from me because of. On paper, it’s fact, I don’t compare to a Jane Pak or a David Drewe very well. I could have run around in the last year and tried to, and I chose not to.
What are your career Stick around here for a it here. There’s nowhere to go right now, I enjoy the ‘Shelter and sitting having the odd beer.
goals? while. I like else I want working at around and
What’s yuurpositicln on OUSA? Where else do we go if not OUSA? There isn’t really a choice. The CFS is out. It was voted out a couple of years ago. Why stand alone? What kind of a voice do we have then? Imprint recently revealed that the Federatiun ufStuden ts charged students $25 on their fee statements that was in direct violation uf the referendum held in 1992. What do yutl think abuut this? That was a pretty tough situation. Because of the contract with the bank, they+ had to pay it off, unless they went into debt, which was a possibility. I think the problem was that they didn’t bring it to the students before they did it, they just did it. That probably wasn’t the best decision. Would you try to give the money back? It’s definitely something I’d look into,. As president, you iJ be required to represent the students at the University Sena te and Board of Guvernom meetings. Have yold ever been to any of these meetings?
No, I’ve never been to either, but I look forward to going to both. I really like to participate, especially in groups like that because of the way I look and the way I act, T’m not expected to be able to, and that bothers me. I’d like to go to these kinds of conferences. I’d like to meet people like Bob Rae and actaully have him sit down and listen to me because I’m the president of such a fantastic university. You ‘ve been on Student ‘s Council. Is there ruum there fur impruvemerit? For sure. I don’t want to say anything too drastic here but I think it’s pretty mickey mouse. The fear of me being able to get in based on whoknowsmeandnotwhatIknow, terrified a lot of the Feds. You have thirty of some of the most socially inept students running this federation of Student’s Council which is supposed to be in charge of Steve, who’s the president of this $5 million corporation, and they don’t have a clue what’s really going on out there. So many of them just want to hear themselves talk. You can’t go and have a beer afterwards. I don’t understand that. I want to be able to do that. I’m not saying everyone has to go out and get pissed, but why can’t we go and enjoy ourselves afterwards? Do you
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there to add to their resumes? A lot of them probably call home and say “Mom, I’m the Science rep for Student Council.” Mom is like “Wow! My son is the science
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rep blah blah blah,” All he did is get five of his buddies to sign something. Ko one has a clue who he is! I’m the science rep. No one knows that. No one cares! I admire the fact that these people are interested, and they do know their stuff, but I think personality has to play a bit more of a part. What duyou thinkaboutK!XP k? I know the surface ideas behind it. It sounds fantastic. I’ve had to fight tooth and nail to stay here. Even still, I’m working forty hours a week at the ‘Shelter. What are you doing day, the day of strike Working.
this Wednesand protest?
If you weren ‘t working, where would you be? Probably having a beer. If I was there, I’d feel like I’m there because I’m running. So, I’ll probably be having a coffee and some smokes in the afternoon, and then punching in to work bar all night and dealing with a bunch of drunk idiots. Whut is an issue you want to see addressed? What I want to see addressed, and why I’m running is, I just want more people to get involved. I don’t understand why there’s 18,000 undergraduate students and 1,700 turnout to vote for something like this, this $5 million corporation. If it’s so big, and Codrington can say stuff like that...how can he say that without shutting the door and laugh-
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ing and saying “I won with a thousand votes last year, ha ha.‘, $5 million corporation, my ass. I want to be a lot more visible. I don’t want to sit up in the offfice and take my $27,000 and my resume twelve months later and move on. Last year, several newsgroups containing pormgmphy were censored by the universi@. What do you think about that? This brings me even into &sues like BACCHUS as far as I’m concerned. We’re university students now, I think we should be treated a lot more like adults. Which means we should have the right to do whatever we want, when it comes to pornography or alcohol. I don’t think we should drop a lot of money into censoring something or an institution like BACCHUS when a nineteen to forty year-old student should be able to make up their own mind whether they want to get cranked on a Wednesday night, or sit at home and flip through a couple of magazines. Do you think students are upathetic? I’d say the majority of them are, and that’s reflected year after year with turn-out and stuff like that. I don’t have the plan that’s going to turn this school into 18,000 screaming fans at the next football game, but Ithink a lot of that comes from who’s the President. I think I can really help that.
‘95 - President
Election
Aaron Broome Why do you want tu be president of the Federation of Students? I guess I didn’t really start thinking about it, what I want to do until this year and I’ve really enjoyed being here, at this school. I’ve had a lot of fun. It’s been intcrcsting and I think that this is a position now where we can change where we’re going with this school. I think it’s a good leaping point to do something, because you look at where our alliances are going and who’s representing us, and the problems we’re facing right now, and I think it’s really interesting to try and grab a hold of that, to grab control. What experience do you have that h relevant tu this job? Well, I think for the position, you have to have experience on campus, and I have a lot of that, with being a Don. . . How long have you been doing that? This year is my first year. I’ve worked on Waterloo Smoking Projects, I’ve done campus recreation for over four years. Huw does any of this rehte to the job? Is any of this going to come in to play? I think it is, because you have to know how to deal with the students, and how to get across what they want, which I don’t think the Feds have done. Obviously, with that referendum and the $25 implementation.
they’re working on. I don’t think a strike, and ignoring your education for a day is the best alternative. Last year, several newsgroups were banned by the university. What do you think of this? I think you have a right to say what you want to say, until it offends someone. I mean, once you ban those groups, you just go through another user, and you can get all these other groups from other servers. Would you tyy to reinstate them? No, because I think there’s enough other stuff out there that if people really want that, they can see. I was talking about that with someone today and he says you can just go through another server. How much freedom is someone allowed before it offends someone? What if on the alt.sex groups, they start being offensive to women, and people start reading this? Isn’t that planting bad ideas? I’m not a sociologist, but is that not starting to say bad things about women’s groups? Why should a university be a haven to foster things like that?
I’m against CFS. For one reason, their sole focus isn ‘t education. They focus on a lot of important issues, such as whaling and abortion, but we%e here for our education.
were elected, wouldyougive the $25 buck? Right now, I’d like to wait until Steve [Codrington] talks to the lawyer to see where they stand, I just think it’s been a system of mistakes. You can’t just do’a referendum and then change it. ff you
What is your position on UUSA? OUSA, I’m for. If I’m elected, I want to see us move through OUSA. I think OSAP has to be revitalized to meet ICLR, not ICLR to meet OSAP, because OSAP doesn’t work. There are people who get OSAP who don’t need it, and people who don’t get enough and struggle and it’s affecting their schooling. But the way I look at it also is that if you totally focus on ICLR, that allows the government to implement the tuition increase, which is going to have to happen. What is your position on the CFS? I’m against CFS. For one reason, their sole focus isn’t education. They focus on a lot of important issues, such as whaling and abortion, but we’re here for our education. The new one that’s coming out is CASA, for a national chapter. I want to join it if they’re student oriented, and stuff. As President, you would represent the students at University Senate and Board of Governors meetings. Have yuu been to any of these meetings? No. It’ll be a learning process. I’ve talked to Steve about them, but it’s a learning process for me. What will you be doing on the 25th of Janua~, the day of strike and protest? Well, what the university, the Feds, are trying to do, is set up pro-active seminars and stuff, meeting with people, hopefully we’ll get a government representative. That’s what
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remuved? I think it’s a totally
Have you ever seen them? My roommate had them, and I read them one night when it was an issue. There are books in the library with similar cuntent to these newsgroups. Wouldyou try to have these books different
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Why do you want this position? I’m kind of a fanatic with it. I’m really interested in it. I’ve been doing it since I came to the University of Waterloo. It’s something i believe in. What experience do you have? What year should I start in? I’m on the Undergraduate Student Relation Committee. I’m on Senate Undergraduate Council. The Student Appeals Committee, I’ve sat on tribunals. I run the Office of Academic Affairs. I represented Waterloo at the Winds ofchange conference. What is your position on OUSA? OUSA good. I really hope students in favour of it.
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What do you think uf the CFS? CFS bad. I was one of the very active campaigners to get us out of the CFS. I don’t think it’s going to be around in another three years. As President, you would have to represent the university at Senate and Board of Governors meetings. Have you ever been to any? I went to a few senate meetings this past summer. I’ve been to them on and off since I first got involved with Student Council which was back in ‘92. 1
Do you support ICLRP’S? In principle, yes. I think you have to be very careful though because it is possible to come up with an ICLRP that screws students. All income contingent really means is that you pay according to what you earn, rather than what you owe. What plan?
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give it back? No. By the time I’m elected in May, the building will be open. WiIi it? It will be. We’re moving offIces on January 30th. By the time the negotiations and everything like that go through the university, you’re looking at at least 7 or 8 months to get the university to back down and refund that money. Are you going to try and make in any way? I’d be interested to explore that’s as much as the entire Fed afford to kick it out of our own
it up zu them options, but fee. We can’t pockets.
But you are charging students illegally. It was legal. It met with the spirit of the referendum, I think. But not the words of the referendum. It says both buildings, right? Both buildings are nut open. Why are students being charged? When you’re going to talk to a bank about money, you have to say “I’m going to start paying you back” on a specific date. If you don’t want to commit to that, you don’t get financing. When was the last time a building upened an time ? The North Campus Ret facility was opened eight months early, this is going to open seven months late, there’s a bit of a trade-off there. That’s not a trade-o_?t: I think it is. Last year on campus, several newsgroups were bannedfrom the university. Would you try and reinstate them? No, because I think that with the process that is in place right now, it would be futile. A better way to go about-it would be to try and change the process.
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What’s wrong with the current Federation of Students? I think that there are some areas for improvement, especially with the endowment fund, and their feelings of responsibility to the students. I don’t know if they’re feeling very responsible for this twenty-five dollar fee. I think in some areas, they’re doing fine, I think that they’re moving a little slow in the areas of teaching quality. They did all this research and they’ve got this paper that says we’ll look into this and that. lt’s time to start to implement some things. I think they’re doing okay other than that. I just think they’re kind of over-looking some of their responsibilities to the students. Why are you more quall$ed? I think by combining all the factors needed, such as being approachable, being responsible, having a drive to do that. I think as a combination, I have the best ability to do that. DO you think students ure apathetic? No, Waterloo’s a very diverse campus. You have engineering, and they’re very close knit, and you have campus ret, and the Villages. It’s not segregated, but everyone is very diverse in what they want. I don’t think that j resolves into the word apathy, I just think it’s difficult to approach everyone. If they Ire diverse, how will you reach them? Well, I’ve worked with a lot of different people. Right now, I’m trying to help Matt Erikson out with women’s issues. He’s the sexual harassment advisor. Through donning, you meet people of different backgrounds. I’m running with a couple of Korean guys. I’m easy to get along with.
So you dun ‘t think it’s a money problem? We are such a small ticket when you look at the federal budget. I don’t think it is that much of a money issue. Yousupported theprutest outside of Andrew Telegdi’s offce a few months ugo, but you don ‘t support the CFS > plans for the 25th. Why? Outside of Andrew Telegdi’s office was not a protest, it was a rally.
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What’s wrung with the current Federation of Students? No long term planning, really. We’re working on that in some ways. We don’t have any research capacity at all. We don’t have any sort of a library at all, we’re trying to work on a central filing system. Long term planning on the political side is non-existent and it’s something that I’d really put in. We have student leaders who are in for one year only, there is a tendency for everyone to come in with their own agendas and things get left by the wayside.
The North Campus Ret facility was upened eight months early, this is going tu open seven months late, there’s a bit of a trade-off there.
People had placards, you asked people to honk their horns. What’s the d#ference? Control. When we did that, we were out of the blue. It was a one shot deal. The image was ours to use. After the November rally on Parliament HiH, any student protest, anything that was loud at all is going to be associated with that immature student image that we got across the country in Maclean%, the Globe and Mail. Recently, Imprintrevealed thatstudents were charged $25 in direct violalion of the referendum held in 1992. Do you think students should have been charged starting in September? No, 1 don’t think they should have been. If you get elected, are you going to try and
What makes you more qual$ed that the other candidates? There’s a huge learning curve when you take any one of those offices. You have to get to the top of that curve, or reasonably far up that curve before you can realiy get anything done. I’ve been doing a lot of this stuff for a long time, I’ve been familiar with all these issues for two or three years. When I’m elected, I’m going to be able to put an agenda into place, start getting things ready, so that the day I take office, May whatever-it-is, I’m going to be able to work for twelve months of the year, rather than eight or ten. And those two months are key.
Election
‘95 - Pre.sident
Jane Pak Why do you want to be president? I’ve been here for about four years, and I’ve kind of gotten involved to varying degrees, and during that process, I’ve heard a lot of student concerns that don’t get voiced and that don’t get addressed because I see how difficult it is to approach people in leadership roles. Rcing involved in the varying degrees, I’ve seen bow some things don’t go through formally. I want to be president because I think I can address these. What ure some concerns that aren’t being addressed right no WY Co-op in particular. I’ve had a lot of students approach me about Co-op problems. Concerns they have about Co-op that don’t get addressed. For some because they don’t know where to go. I’m sitting on SAC, which is Students Advising Co-op right now, and we’re trying to build this partnership between the Federation of Students and the co-op department right now, to let the students know that co-op is here for them; it’s not Iike a big huge monster out to get them. What experience do you have that would relate to this position? I’ve been involved to varying degrees. All my experience is relevant, even at the participating level. I know this is a leadership role, but l’ve been getting involved everywhere from being a speGtator, to being a leader of leaders, I guess you could say. Must of your qual&ations listed in the maiiout start in 1994. I didn’t write all of it down because I ran out of space. I guess that the biggest thing that I started with was orientation. I finished orientation and there was a opening for VPAS, which is Vice-President, Activities and Scrvices for Math. I ‘m just wondering why you didn ‘t get more involved in the university before this yeur. Oh, I was. Again, I said I was at different Icvcls. In ‘92, I was an Orientation leader. I got involved in various groups, such as campus Rec. groups, the Bus-Admin club, the Skydiving club. Clubs where I would get involved at a participatory level. I think the main thing there is, I also got 1, involved at a personal level too. Maybe Ibidn’t join agroup and take on a formal title, but throughout the years, 1 always made it a priority to go around and see what students concerns were, and not actually just let them go in one ear and out the other. What is your positiun on UUSA? I’m for OUSA. As a Fed Councillor, I endorse OUSA, as an individual, I encourage people to vote for OUSA in the upcoming referendum. I’ve been doing some research over it and it’s a strong lobby group.
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students’ voices get unheard. I’d have to disagree with that. Because of OUSA’s proactive methods, we’ve been invited to sit with Lloyd Axworthy. Recently Imprint discovered that students were charged $2.5 that fhey shouldn’t have been. What do you think about this? I’ve talked to students about this, and I’ve asked them for their concerns, and the biggest thing that they were concerned about was the lack of communication that occurred at the time. Realistically, if they wanted to fund the building, they had to charge the $25 as of September. But that goes against the referendum. It’s unfortunate that it had to happen that way. I do believe that they were stuck in a position where they couldn’t do anything else. They were stuck in that position because of a lack off&es&h t. They assumed that the building wus going to be open on schedule, which generally duesn ‘t happen. That’s unfortunate that they didn’t consider that. That’s something that should have been considered. I think right now there’s not much that can be done a bout it. Would you try to return the money? Realistically, I’ve thought about that. And I thought to myself”Hmmm, what would students like?” Who’s not benefitting from this? Students that are graduating in April. So, what crossed my mind was why don’t we retind those people that are graduating in April? But then if you start refunding some people, you have to start refunding all others, right? Where do you draw the line from there? You’ll probably upset more people by doing that than if you didn’t at all. If 1 had to do it over again, what I would have done is open communication. So you ‘djust
cal level. It was one school, one vote. It wasn’t conducted in a very fair manner. I don’t agree with the methods of action that they take. I do believe that OUSA is more proactive, more efficient. A lot of people say that OUSA does it too quietly, and so the
them
No, no, no! If you opened it up, you would get the communication going between the student body and the Federation of Students. With that, obviously they felt that they didn’t have many options. But if you opened it up, you’d get the communication going again and people will offer their suggestions.
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Q: What’s wrung with the current c Federation of Students? A: That’s a hard question because I think they’re doing a great m Job
What do you think of the CFS? Obviously I’m for OUSA. The CFS...I don’t agree on the way the voting system
JeffZaVitz
What are you going to be doing on January 25th (the CFS-planned strike and protest.) I’m going to class. I might be doing some classroom speaking. And I will be at Fed. Hall, when they have that conference.
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Last year a few newsgroups wf banned. Do you think you ‘d try and reinstate them? I think I’d open discussion about it. I talked to students about it. I do a lot of talking and listening.
WTzat ‘s wrong with the current Federation of Students? That’s a hard question because I think they’re doihg a great job. why should students vote for you? I think I’ve proven that I act on what I voice. There are a lot of student concerns that come my way, and I do my best to voice them, and not only voice them, but act on them.
Why do you want to be president? Because I feel that it is the most effective way I could become more involved with important student issues that are of interest to me. What huve you been involved with before now? I’ve volunteered for 5 Fed projects before now. The Gender Issues Board, the Office of Student Issues, things like Date Rape seminars at the villages, AIDS Awareness week, I spoke at the Montreal Memorial service.... When you joined the Imprint board in September (Jeff Zuvitz was President of the Imprint Board of Direc tors from Sept. 94 to Jan. 95), did you have any plans fur running as President? No. I was first approached by Karin in late November. I actually first joined the Tmprint Board in June. I sat on the first board which became defunct in November, at which point I ran again. What’s your position on UUSA? I support OUSA at this point because I think it’s important for students to have a strong provincial voice in the face of massive cuts to post-secondary education. I think OUSA is effectively structured.
such mistakes?
One fundamental structural problem with the Federation of Students right now is that there is no institutionalized critical voice. Things pass through a students council where nine of the thirty-three people sitting at the table are paid Federation of Students executives and employees. Obviously that is not an effective body for critical discussion. There should be some institutionalized forum with representatives from across the campus that is given the mandate of picking things apart, that is supposed to be critical, and provide suggestions to Council. As President, it would be your university Senate and Board meetings. Have you ever gone meetings? I
to pay back the $25? A:No.A mistake has been made, but I don’t think it is in anyone3 interest (
What’s your position on the CFS? The CFS adopts a broader mandate than does OUSA. They also take official positions on issues like the Gulf War, Gay and Lesbian rights, etc, and these are important issues. However, they’ve taken away from the time the CFS has been able to spend on those issues that are specific to postsecondary education. This has marginalized them. Do you foresee unyprob/ems having to work with any of the other candidates? Obviously, even if Karin and I were both elected, we’re not running with an OF, so if I get in, with or without Karin, I’ll obviously be working with someone that was not on our ticket. I think I can provide effective leadership. Recently imprint revealed that the Federation of Students had charged students $25 in direct viulatiun of the referendum they held in 1992. What do you think about that? I would say that the real problem was the contractual agreement between the Federation of Students and the CTBC. It was structurally flawed in that it required the Federation to begin paying capital costs against these buildings, the Student Life Centre and the North Campus Recreation facility, on November 4, 1994. Obviously that is structurally unsound if the referendum question has an open-ended date for the initiation of payment. Would you tv to puy buck the $2S? No. I don’t think it’s in the best interests of students in that that money would have to come out of already over-taxed operating budgets. In the end smdents Iose. It’s a nowin situation at this point. A mistake has been made, but I don’t think it is in anyone’s interest to try and retind this money. What is it about your
preclude
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duty to attend uf Directors to any of those have been to a
I’ve only begun to compile the information, because I’m now xunning. Lust year, several newsgruups were censured by the university. What do you think of this? I should state that I’ve never seen anything off the groups in question, so I’m speaking philosophically. I don’t know whether the material itself crossed any paxtitular lines and thus should have been banned.
Would you try and reinstate them? Obviously, before reinstating anything, I’d have to be far better informed as to what it is I’m reinstating. I think the university community has a responsibility to provide an environment that is healthy for students. So are you gaing to sit on the fence? The university has pretty cut and dried policies as to what creates a poisoned environment. There’sprovincial legislation, there are university bylaws. I would have to look at what is on the newsgroups and determine if they cross the lines stated in those by-laws before making any concrete decisions. I would state unequivocally that there is certainly a line that can be crossed at which point material becomes offensive and thus hostile to segments of our campus. What’s wrung with the Federation of Students other than the luck of internal criticism that you mentioned earlier? A lot of it has to do with perception. Very few people have any idea of what the Feds actually do. Is this a problem of the Feds, or is it because students just don ‘t cure? Most of us as students are fairly busy. I don’t think it’s a lack ofcaring. I think people don’t have the time or the desire to go out of their way for information that should be presented to them. Why shouldstudents is an edge you have? 1’~
been on campus
voteforyou? longer
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other candidate. I’ve been active on as long as any other candidate. I have my academic time between a number ulties. In that sense, I don’t have a view of what an education is.
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Election
‘95 - VPOF
Dong; Lee
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I’m dedicated to student liad-’ ership in the communitv. aswe11as %udents serving stud&s,” as the Federation of St-udents’motto goes. I have experience in the area of finances, and I’m interested in going into business when I graduate, I’ve been sort of involved in entrepreneurial
experiences
all my life,
contract thousands df &ore doll&s for that guarantee, w+ich is why we didn’t go with that guarantee. Obl viousl~, we’re elected rearesentatives, ‘B;ld we have to h&our the wishes of the people who elected us. And if it required it, the fee would have to be returned for the one term, the fall term. But I don’t believe that would be prudent fiscal management.
sothat’s why I look at the Feds as an entreprenetia1 experience as well, where we can take it as far as we want to take it. . I’ve been involved in WCRI on Phillip St., ;ind I think that underscores my dedication and expericnce related to the student move-
In principle it sounds good, but it all depends on the amount. I don’t agree with an estimated $40,000 debt load when you graduate from university. I’m waiting to see what proposals come up+ My area of ex-
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fiscal management, not extema Huve you ever had to draw up a political affairs with the provincia budget before? I and federal governments. I haven’t drawn up a budget, but I’ve been involved in the budget Do. you have other pvoposals t’D process as a group on the board of save students more money? directors. I’ve established a $3.3 I have plans to expand student million budget. participation in purchasing goods and services at student businesses. Is this a managerial job or an uc- Fur example “Club Fed,” with a counting jot, to you? coupon system to give students In the Feds we have profes- more reasonsto patronize their busisionols: a book-keeper, a general nesses,Students serving students is manager. I seethe VPOF as a place the way to go. The more profits the from which to implement the stu- Feds make, the more services they dent vision in the long term plan, can provide to the benefit of LJW maintain stability, as well as develstudents, aping proactive ambitions. Providing students
Do yuufeel that
with services.
Do you think previous ence is very imp&ant Very important,
Fed experitu this jub?
Simply because exposure opens your eyes, and you understand how the system works. There’s an estiblished sbndard operating procedure in the affice and rela- _ tionships that have to be fatlowed. And if you don’t understand that before you move into the position,
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spend a few months trying to figure out what’s going on, and that’s not productive.
What is your position uyd OUSA? I’m pro
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you wifl be able to stand up to the management of cm-tuin Fed businesses and rry to force them to be more txst-t$&ive? First of all, I’m a team player; I don’t force anyone to do anything. Working together is far better than
enforcing any kind of decision, and reaching common objectives and , common goals. Obvi1 ously, Fed Hall is in a dificult situ-
First of al, Pm a team player, I don Vforce anyone to do anything. Wtirking 1 together is far better than enforcing any kind of decision,. . ‘, I.
ation because students sim-
ply aren’t drinking as tiuch as they used to. But I have some innovative
ideas for places suchas FedNall. One thing I would like to see done is to have Fed Hall sell pizza in the, student societies’ c’ &CD s I Through the
Student Life End&&nent Fund : .. ~@zzaholding: o&s, could potenDo you have an opiniun on thht? :, l.. Gaily bi kwtalled in thi C&Ds, arid My opinion is that is waspru: ” htiptifully the societies would bBnedent financial management to en+ fii from that as w&Ii as Fed tiali. It ’ “’: would give societies a reason to force the fee in the .fall. The socigties At the time it was implemen~c!&,’ would say, “Fed H# is providing a it wasn’t anticipated that it ‘w&ld be violated+ If there &student con- benefit to us, so why “_ don’t we procerned voiced then those cuncems . vide a benefit to, th.~ti’ by giving the Feds and the adminisstrutian charged the $25 before they should.’
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the things ‘ihe other candidates, who are seemingly; students money, If we would have to voice their ideas. I’m had a guarantee an the construction &aid completion, it would have cost the I ptoactive, f’m innovate. .! .: ;
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the Feds are in is
of ideas or innovations are &at set me apSti ‘from
FVhy are you running fur VPUF? I think I’m qualified. How are you qua!$ed? Lee mentiuns that his previous coup work terms and experience with campus cl&s and societies have been geured bowurds the sort uf managerial position the VPOF involves. He hastened tu add’ that “y,u can ‘d ignore that [VPUF] has sumething fo do with Jinances. It cansidering the Federation uf Students ’ $4.5 million yearly budget. Spec$cally, he pointed to his first wurk term, where he was forced to fill in as an accountantfur a real estate company. Based on that experience, he formed his own investment consulting business at the age of 19, turning a 200% pro@.
cons of this, and basically, it was just one sided. Everyone thought in one direction. If a referendum was set out, and I, as a student, said “okay, I’ll pay $25 upon completion of these two facilities, nothing else, okay I will. Check-mark.” Then as a student right now, seeing that these two buildings aren’t even completed yet. . . We went back on our word. We as the Federation
facility, and they know
that they should have been paying anyways, then . . . It’s defmitely going to be a renegotiation of the loan agreement. The money has to go back, and definitely 100% is not going to go back to students. I know that quite a few students paid the $25 with the notion that the building would be open, but 1 kinda feel obligated that
I should pay the $25
Seeing that these two buildings aren ‘t even completeiyet we went back orz our word. We as the Federation of Students went back on our word. l
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11 What is yourposition on OUSA? OUSA concentrates on education and funding. I think that OUSA’s the best solution so far. I just wish that more universities were a part of OUSA. The CX3 is the only natiunul student group uppusingfederul cuts in Ottawa right now. Huw do youfeel that OUSA fits in with them? Our education has been funded so much by the government, compared to other countries.
What I’m saying is this: the govemment is putting so much money into education right now, and I delini tely think that has a big impact on fLture development. But I think students should take on a little bit more responsibility -- I mean tuition. I’m not saying double it, I’m saying maybe raise it a little bit by a little bit every term, or every year.. Another organization significant to Waterloo is the CCi3C. How are you going to “maximize its potential ” ? Up to this point, there’s 11 universities in this group. Basically why we joined this consortium is so our cost savings exceed our membership fee. They were estimating that there would be more than 11 universities involved; they budgeted wrong. But talking to Bob Sproule, there’s about six or seven universities who are definitely consideringjoining this consortium this year. With this $70,000 or $80,000 deficit we have right now, a big chunk of it has to do with administrative costs. I believe $215,000 goes towards administrative costs, and I think a good portion of it -10% maybe -- is just offlice supplies and things like that. Through the consortium you can get a huge discount, and that’s what I was talking to Bob Sproule about. There was an article in Imprint a couple of weeks ago, claiming that the
Feds
and
administrahm
jointly responsiblefor dents a $25 fee two they are supposed to. any opinions on that? We’re discussing
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chargingstuterms before Do you have the pros
and
of
anyways. I think that perhaps half -and this is just an estimate -- perhaps halfshouldgo back. And from then, you’d have to, I mean, I’d have to
this is what happened in our school, this is why I couldn’t make the loan payment the first time, let’s renegotiate.
Students went back on our word.
Would you give the money back? I would. This would all be pending legal advice. It would definitely have to be with the funds that go around in accounting. You’d basically have to go back and sign up if you feel that you want your money back. It wouldn’t be asking, it’d sort of be signing up. I don’t think you’d have to justify why you want your money back. But, on the other hand, if students feel that they have received the benefits of one
Do you have an opinion on KLRs? It has to be a floating rate, so that you’d have to earn, and this is
just an example, $10,000 over the poverty line or the average income line. That way with increasing inflation and increasing standard of living people don’t take advantage of the fact that right now I’m going to set it at $20,000, and later stand-
ards go up, It should be paid back at 3% or 4% of their loan. Do you see where the inherent problem comes in when you stabilize it?
Roshan Why are you runningfor thisposiGun? I’ve been involved quite extensively with Science [society]. Through Science I’ve come to realize a bit of the Feds’ policies, and how the Feds are run. Do you think that the past Feds havedoneanappropriatejobkeeping people informed? I wouldn’t say that they haven’t done an appropriate job. I think they could have kept the student body a little bit more informed. When I say that, I’m speaking directly in terms of finances. Just different fees, say the PAC fee, they’re not sure of where it goes to or why it goes there. So I wouldn’t say that they haven’t done an appropriate job. Ijust think it could be improved upon, and I would like the chance of doing that. Do you see this position primarily as managerial, orprimarily as accounting? I’d have to say both. We do have a full time accounting staff, so I’d havq to-say 50-50, because we have a great
accounting
staff
we have a great management staff, so I’d be helping out on both parts. Whaf kind qf experience do you huve relating to this positiun?
I was assistant manager at a variety store in London, with gross sales over $100,000. I’m a director on the Science Endowment Fund. That limits my financial qualifications. But being President of the Biology Undergraduate Society currently, being involved in Science, I think I’ve gained a lot of interpersonal skills. I can deal with people who are older than I am, such as Bob Sproule and the rest of the full-time staff, so I can relate to them. Have you ever had to develop a budget before? Very minimum budgeting in regards to the variety store: ordering stock and stuff. Nothing on this scale. Have you ever had to hire someone, or interview them for a job? With the exception of hiring a babysitter for my cousins, no. How important do you thinkpreviuus Fed experience is to thejob? I’d have to say that there’s a minimal amount, sitting as VPOF, relating to being VPOF. I think as long as -you’re knowledgable, you’re willing to learn, and have some basic working knowledge of how the Feds run, or different university societies, or how clubs run, you have a basic grasp of how to
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Mike Why are you running for this positiun? I’ve watched a lot of what’s happened on campus.1 think it’s time we got more of a regular student in there, someone who knows what students want on campus. Doyoufeelpreviuus VPUFs haven ‘t dune this? I don’t know that it’s necessarily that they did a poor job, but I’ve just found through conversations with 11 some of the management that sometimes the VPOFs weren’t as personable with the management as . . . I think you riced to have a good relationship with different people. I know quite a few of the managers already, and I think they value my opinion. They trust my judgement, and if I came to them 1 with some suggestions about something we’d like to try 1 think they’d be willing to listen and hopefully implement it.
‘95 - VPOF
Suska
up for the rights of students. If something isn’t going to be in the best interests of the student body you have to take a stand and let them know what students are thinking. What experience do you have reluting to the position? In the management line of it, I’ve been an employee in a local restaurant for four years. In my time there I took on a managerial
Have you ever hired someone, or interviewed them fur cz job? Again, when I was involved with the restaurant I did a lot of the interviewing myself. The ultimate decision came with the owner, but I felt my opinion was greatly valued. Do you feel previous Fed experience is important tu this job? In a way it is, but I also think that bringing some I 1 fresh ideas -- it’s easy to become stagnant when you hang around the offlice all the time and you see how things get done for three, four, five, ten years.
I think that my opinion is a valued one by several managers, and the ones I don’t know will quicklyfind that I have good ideas
Do you see this position as primarily managerial or accounting? I think it’s more of a managerial position, in that there’s accountants of staff at the university who’ve been here for years and they don’t need a student to come in and tell them how to do theirjob. They need someone to come in and voice student opinion. When they come to you with “this is what we have to do,” T think again you have to stand
role, delegating authority, scheduling, things similar to what I feel this position should be, where you take ideas to the accountants, you present what you think would be good for the company or business. Again, I think it comes back to personal interactions with people. You have to be able to sit down with them and work with them. Huve your ever written up a budget? I haven’t been directly, but I’ve certainly been consulted with it as far as where things can go with the company.
Pinto deal, how to work with money. I think that any candidate could do a fine job. What is yuurpusitiun on OUSA? 1 think OUSA is a good thing. Having an alliance of undergraduate students increases our power as a group of students. The ICLR is a great thing. Do you have specific ideas of what an ICLR shuuld be like? I haven’t really formulated any specific ideas. It’s just the basic principles I agree with. What happens if students vote Qguinsr OUSA? What do you see the alternatives as? I haven’t really explored any alternatives. What is yourposition on the CCBC? I think that it has pros and cons. Pros being bulk buying reduces prices, which is of course beneficial to any business. Cons being, one thing that I’m aware of, ifwe do purchase from, say, some factory outlet in Montreal that we’re not promoted or keeping the economy going in Waterloo. That’s a major con. Wholesale buying is always a good idea. The university always has the option of backing out of a specific deal.
Imprint recently sfated that the Feds collected a $25 fee at least two terms befure they shuukd ha ve. Do you have a position on this? I’m not a lawyer, so if our lawyer says the initial agreement was violated, but it was done in good spirit, then I’ll have to agree with him. But if you’re suggesting that we return the $25, I don’t think that we should do that. I think students have to realize that these buildings have to be paid for somehow. With respects to the $25, it was to be $10 for the north campus facility, and it was to be boosted up to $25 -No, thatisnotright. It’s $IOfur the Endowment fee, and then it was $25. But there are two separate fees. The $10 fee didn ‘t gu tuwards the north campus. Nothing was going tu the north campus, until the $25 fee was established. The $10 fee never went towards the north campus faciliq.
What is your position on OUSA? I feel that it is an excellent organization. I mean, we left the CFS I] for a reason. I support staying with OUSA, even with the $0.47 increase in the funding. It’s well worth it. As far as the $0.47 goes, if they’re currently running underfunded, I don’t think they could be as effective as they could be if they were running with a good capital. I don’t think standing on our own is an option, because I don’t think we hold enough provincial lobbying power to get what we really need for students at this university. Our only option is to stay with OUSA.
What is yuUrpositiun on the CCBC? I think they’ve got a lot of good interaction, a lot of good ideas from them. There’s always room for improvement, but I’m fairly comfortable with it. Imprint alleged that the Feds and administration has charged a $25 fee twu terms before they shuuld. The Feds arenutplanning on doing anything. Du you have u position on that? My opinion is that they went with goodintentions. They assumed the Student Centre would be open on a certain date during the term, and they said “okay, we’re going to implement the $25.“Now, unfortunately it wasn’t opened, it was delayed, but it would have been difficult for them to come back later and say “we want our $25 now.” I think the way they went about it as far as hush-hush, keeping it under the carpet, and saying we’ll deal with it if it comes up is not what they’re here for. I understand their loan situation, but I think the Feds’ first concern is your responsibility to the student body, and I think the money should find its way back into our pockets. Do you
What, did I say that it did? Sorry. I meant that the $10 would stay until the $25 when both facilities opened their doors. I don’t think we can return the $25. I think the only choice is, if the students absolutely demand that they get their money back, then we have no other course of action but to rehun it.
think you
will be able to prufitable? I think that my opinion is a valued. one by several managers, and the ones I don’t know will quickly find that I have good ideas about what students want to see. And I think that’s the most important thing for Fed businesses; you have to accommodate what student want to see.
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Election
‘95 - VPUA
Rose Bilicic Why are you runningfur VPUA? I’ve been wanting to be VPUA since my first year. I think that with my student invoIvment; speaking to students, being a Don, as well as my Federation of Students experience, I have a good vision for what the students want, and I want to be there for them. What experience do you have to prepare yuu fur this position? I’ve got experience in a lot of different areas. I’ve had a lot of leadership positions with the Feds, which included Chairing the Board of Entertainment and the Board of Liason, as well as doing things as Winterfest. Since 2B I’ve been a Don. 1 was actually at Don at Humber College, because I was in co-op. I did special events for their residents. A lot of things that I did at Humber I would like to try here as well. What are your career guals? I think eventually I would like to supervise or manage a human resources department. I’m also realIy interested in special events. Ultimately, I’d like to run my own business, something recreation related since I am in Ret and Leisure Studieswith a Busincss option. What new pruject are yuu guing tu initiate? Quality services is my platform. It doesn’t matter where you go on campus these days, you are always fa’ced with a line up. Talking to students, that’s a major concern. Right now, I’m doing a quaiity service assessment of athletics through one of my classes, Ret 4 14. That’s going to give me a basis on how to expand that knowledge and use it with
other projects on campus. Huw are you going to make advertising mure eficient? The other day I put up 19 flyers at village. Nineteen flyurs, and at the same time they are in every key area on campus. I’m concerned with the paper wastage problem, that upsets me, and I’m also concerned about whether the messages are reaching the students effectivly. One of my ideas is having a main calender to advertise stuff on campus. The Fed’s Event Hot line is also an excellent idea if we could promote it. What is yourpusitiun on 0 USA and the CFS? I think OUSA’s great because it is a new voice, I think that they have a lot of new ideas, but at the same time they are rational. I think that they handle matters in a much more mature fashion then the CFS. At the same time, with their style students voices are getting heard and things are actually being done, like the ICLR program. What do yuu think of the $25 fee instated by the Feds? I don’t agree with it, not at all. I think that it’s very unfortunate the way things happened. Something should have been laid out right at the beginning to work out this problem, but obviously this point was overlooked and it’s really unfortunate now that the students have been scammed that way. I would try to get the money back. Perhaps we could get community support to get the money back, or we could look into the endowment fund, I’m not sure. Huw would you make the campus a safer place? Safety is another issue. The lighting is
FEDERATION OF STUDENTS
ELECTIONS
ADVANCE POLL STATION February 9th & 10th 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CAMPUS CENTRE GREAT HALL
LIST OF POLLING STATIONS 9:00 a.m, to 4:00 p.m. February 14th and Mth, 1995 ARTS (Arts Lecture Hall, Main Foyer) MATH (Math and Computer Building, 3rd Floor - Outside C & D: SCIENCE (Earth Science & Chemistry - outside Science C & D ENGINEERING (Carl Pollock Hall - Main Foyer) RENISON (Renison College, outside cafeteria) OPTOMETRY (Optometry - Main Foyer) APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES (Burt Matthews Hall, Main Foyer)
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ST. JEROMES
STUDIES
& INDEPENDENT
(ES1 - outside C & D) (St. Jeromes College, outside C &D)
good, but I don’t think that’s the only way safety can be improved. The self defense programs that are on campus now are great, but they are cost&g people money, and they are offered in a six or ten week period. I think ifwe could just get it done in one shot, if they could just learn the most important things right away, I think that would benefit safety on campus. Where are you guifig to be on Jan. 25? I’m going to go to class. I’m not going to the rally. I don’t think it is a mature way of handling the whole problem, so I don’t want to support it, but I will be there at 4:30 to listen to the Forum. What du yuu think uf the banning of the altsex news gruup East year? From what I’ve been told they were banned without any student input* I think that’s unfortunate because I think they should have been asked about the issues before the banning was done. I think that rights were violated. I’d like to have open discussion about having the groups reinstated and see how the university community feels about it as a whole. What ure sume problems with the current Federatiun of Students? If I were elected to office I would try to
Patrick Why are yuu running fur VPUA? I’ve been here since 1990, and I’ve taken a lot out of the system, and I think it’s time to put something back into the system. What experience du you have that pertains fu this pusitiun? I think that one of my best experiences is working at the Bombshelter. I’ve met a lot of people from all walks of life. Also my experience as a Don has let me see some of the problems that students face day to day. What are your career guals? I guess graduate some day. I think people tend to want to get out of university quickly. I think it is a great community here. Not that I’m going to be here for years and years. What is yuur position un UUSA and the CFS? Right now, I don’t really think it is an issue in this campaign. X think OUSA’s heads up above of the CFS, because it is down to earth and it’s practical. I don’t really agree with some of the things that the CFS has been doing, and I’m definately pro-OUSA. What du you think about the $25 fee instated by the Feds? To me, the main issue is when you hold a referendum you are directly responsible to students. I can also see the Feds’ point, in that they expected the building done this term. The main problem I have is the procedure. You have to go back to the students and explain the problem. I think definately we should give it back, and I know that means financial hardship for the Feds, because we have loans to pay off. What will you du about theparkingprublem at WV? I think the problem is that there is not enough short term parking. One thing that we were thinking about doing is to make Ring Road oneway. That would allow for parking on the street, short term. Safety is an issue for me, so it would also allow for crosswalks to be put back in, because the problem with crosswalks right now is that you can’t see them from both ways. Huw are yuu going to make the campus a safer place ? I think there are different ideas of safety. A common one is lighting which I think is very important. There are certain areas on campus that aren’t well lit. There’s also other issues that are not
take about half a day on Friday and just walk around and make that a priority. No meetings, because when you are in a meeting you are behind closed ldoors and most of the students don’t know what is going on. If you could walk around and get more in touch with the student, I think that woutd work well. Do you think students are apathetic? There is always room for improvement. I think ifwe can work on the sense ofcommunity people will want to do more. W%y should students vote fur yuu? First of all, I think it is important that students get out and vote, and if they go out and vote for me that’s a bonus. I think that they should vote for me because I have a genuine concern for their quality of life. I am also working with the Presidential Planning Commission, on the Institutional Plan, so that has given me a different angle on things as the only student representative on that committee. What is the biggest issue in this campaign? I think the biggest issue is getting people out to vote. And I think that there is great potential for that ha,ppening this year since there are so many people running from so many different areas, so many different backgrounds and experiences.
Bovdell just security based, things like sexual harrasment, which is a direct safety issue. I don’t think that safety means just on campus, I think that as soon as you walk off campus you should Gel safe. What are you doing on Jan. 25? I’m going to be going around to dassrooms and speaking. Also, 1 think I’ll be at the forum. What do you think about the banning uf the alt.sex news gruup Last year? It is a tough call, because I’m not one for censorship, but I also believe that if you are in a computer room and are using something that is offensive to someone else, that is a direct violation of’that person’s rights, so on campus I agree that it should be banned. What are sume problems with the current Feds? My experience with the Federation is very limited; I just started on council in September. The election turnout over the past couple of years i,s a very low . I wonder if we are not addressing issues that are important to students. We can talk about things like OUSA and the loans until we are blue in the face, but does that really effect the common student? I think that the answer is no. It’s simple things like the parking, things that effect you everyday. Do you think students are apathetic? That’s a tough one; just looking at voter turn out, I guess so. I think that are a lot of services on campus that people don’t even know about, and they go unused, which I think is really too bad. A couple of ideas I’ve had, is to have a kind of a Fed open house day, with booths set up* What is the biggest issue in this election? Although I think OUSA’s important, I don’t think the average person knows what OUSA is. So to me, if that’s the case, then services would probably be the biggest issue, visibility of services, getting people to use our services. Why should students vote fur yuu? I think people clould recognize me as being a student they can relate to. I feel that I have stong communication skills, I like to work with people, I can deal with people, and I can express their concerns. I’ve been involved in Athletics, I’ve been involved in drama, I’ve been a Don, I’ve worked on campus here. My diverse experiences would be my greatest asset.
Election
Karin
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why are you running for VPUA? Because I feel that I am an experienced candidate, and that I can provide quality services for students. I also feel that I can provide continuum, having worked with the Feds for a couple of years, a continuum that is sometimes lacking between executive. What experience do you have that ,is relevant to this position? I’m currently the Senior Officer for Student Issues, which involves gender, public and human rights issues. I’ve been doing that for the last two terms plus a month, so I’m working very closely with Julie Cole, the present VPUA. What me your career goals? I don’t have any career goals, I don’t want a career. What is yourposition on 0 USA and the CFS? I feel that it is important that there is a provincial voice, to give students and student government some say on a provincial and national level. But, I don’t agree with everything that OUSA stands for. It is a very conservative, very academic and tuition fo-
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cused, which is fine, but they kind of forget about lobbying and being vocal and some of the broader issues like, for example, the CFS focused on. I just started getting involved in student politics when the Feds lefl CFS. But, from my understanding, I don’t thinkit is as horrible as everyone makes it. I think it is important to look at the broader picture. Are student issues not also broad issues like human rights and environmental issues? !Vhat do you think about the $25 fee instated by the Feds? They did say that the fees would not be collected until both buildings were finished, however, they also made a deal with the bank that payments would start in the fall. Where that leaves them, I don’t know. The building is quite far behind sched-t ule, and from my understanding that is not the fault of the Feds. There was a lot of last minute changes that happened and a lot of things that were beyond their control, so, who do you blame? How do you plan to make the campus a safer
Jay Urn Why are you running for VPUA? I really don’t like that question because :he question I would ask is why aren’t you unning. It is a chance to get involved in deci<ions such as where your tuition is going, the quality of your education, not only in the -classroom setting, but also outside the class*oom setting. Basically, it’s your life and you zave to have a say in it right now. what experience du you have that would *elate to this position? I was VP of the Korean Students Asso:iation. I have some experience organizing groups. A lot of the Korean students here are ust coming right from Korea, and they have ,roblems communicating with other people, ind I was there to listen to them, help them, nttoduce them to people they could talk to, ntroduce them to people that arc familiar with the university here, take them around bhe university. What are your career goals? First of all, to make a lot of money! I’m in Engineering right now, and I would like to do an MA some time in my future. Why do think you are more qualified than other candidates? This position, I think has more to do with personal characteristics, than anything else; how you listen to people, how you handle situations, how you go about taking Triticism of some aspect of the university, 2nd following up on that. What do you thinkabout the $25fee enstuted by the Feds? The referendum clearly stated that both Duildings had to be accessible or used by the students for the $25 to be collected, I firmly stand by that referendum and I believe we should try to give the money back. The Feds should try to set something up, where students can come up and if they would like their money back, sign something, and we will give them back their $25. I know where the problem is; the Feds have to pay off this building or in the long run costs will increase to pay off this building, but ethically speaking, you have to go back to the referendum, you have to see that it clearly
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until the two buildings are opened. would you make the campus CLsafer think we should concentrate on educaPeopIe know that discrimination or
sexual harassment is bad. Those same people don’t know that they’re actually doing these kinds of things, because they are not aware of what sexual harassment is. The same with safety; keep them away from that situation where they are susceptable to that kind of harm and educate them to know what they can do to stay out of those situations. Also, if the situation happens, where can you go to, what kind of help can you go for. Khat are you doing on Jan. 2.5? There is a forum at the arts lounge, I plan to go to that with my two running mates. I probably won’t go to the rally, mostly because of scheduling. I don’t have time to do the campaign, do all these events and go to all my classes. What do you think of the banning of the alt.sex news groups last year? I agree with censorship to that kind of material on campus. If it was done at the persons’ home it’s perfectly fine. You gotta censor some things. Child pornography is against the law, and I believe that law. What are problems with the current Feds? I don’t find too many things wrong with what they are currently doing right now, The $25 fee I would do differently, but what they are doing right now I think is really commendable. I agree with a lot of their issue5 and what they stand for. I don’t see too mutt wrong with them. Do you think students are apathetic? If you go by the stats of the people that vote, I think they are, but I think that a lot of people do care about the issues. It’s hard, especially at this school, because it is a Coop school, and the turnover rate is 10 000 students every four months, it’s hard to gel really involved in the school. What is yuur position on UUSA? I’m all for OUSA, I believe that their ICLR plan is a good step. I think that tuition is going up for sure, that’s not a question any more, and ICLRs is a viable method. It has tc be tinkered with a bit. What is your position on the CFS? What do I have to say? Macaroni,.. j think that they ate going about this in the wrong way, zero tuition increase. I thin1 they have to get what they believe in straight I don’t think they are doing a good jot overall. What is the biggest issue in this election? OUSA and ICLRs, tuition.
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I would try to implement more programs to educate students because I think that’s where the key is. To educate students about resources, if they ate in need, as well to educate students that violence is not an acceptable form of behaviour. Where are you going to be on Jan. 25? I’m going to take part in the walk out in the arts quad at noon. I’ll be there to support students because I think that it’s important that students have the choice. I will probably go to the forum as well in the afternoon, again to support some of the people that I am working with. What do you think of the banning of the alt.sex news groups last year? It is really difficult, because I would like to believe in free speech, and I do theoretically. However, to my knowledge, those news groups intercepted with human rights and some things that were illegal. I don’t have an easy answer for it, but I don’t have a problem with the fact that they have been banned. I wouldn’t try to get them reinstated. What are some problems with the current Feds? I think with the executive board, a bit more vertical structure as opposed to horizontal would be beneficial. I would like to see the addition of a couple more VPs or have copresidents. I think it would ease the work load on the VPs who are in office right now, because they have a lot on their plate. As well, the executive board, the executive secretary and the general manager are fairly influential in council meetings, and there really isn’t a floor for students to criticize what they are doing. What happens is that people just go along with the proposals. What I’d like to see, is more of a chance for students to debate and critique council and
Do you think students are apathetic? It seems to me that there is a growing trend towards students hiding in their rooms, and not getting involved with things. I don’t know how I’m going to bring a11these hoards of students out. I think it is a growing trend in our society though, I don’t think it is just on campus. Why should students vote for you? I think my experience stands out against the other candidates. I’ve proven myself to be open and to listen to students and that I do stand up for student rights and that I do like to protect student rights on campus. What is the biggest issue in this election? For me, I tend to think safety, harassment, discrimination, all rolled up into one. All students should have equal rights on campus. Why are there only three women candidates in this election? I feel that there is a cold climate generally on this campus. What I see though, is just my perspective, and not everybody can relate to that, obviously. I sense that there is a lot of backlash against feminists and feminism on campus. There are only three women who are running in this election too. I think that that is very significant. I think that it is an indication that women aren’t encouraged as much on this campus. You look at all the upper administration and they are al1 men, and you lpok at people who are secretaries, and the vast majority of them are women. There seems to be a large power imbalance in administration, and I think students pick up on that. This is also a very engineering and math based school, and that is traditionallv a male dominated field of study. ”
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Balfe preys on Hawks in career game by Peter Imprint
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t came about midway through the first half last Saturday at Wilfrid Laurier University. That moment when you knew that Tom Balfe could, just maybe, have a career day. The 6’6”, fourth-year forward had already reeled off five baskets to stake the Waterloo Warrior basketball team to an early 25- 18 lead over the Golden Hawks. He was joined on the court by those usual three-point rocket launchers SeanVan Koughnett and Nick Poulimenos. Oh yeah, and Golden Hawks Tony Weis, Chris Kratz, and Shawn Roach, who are long-range experts all. So, left open for a moment, Balfe decided to put one up himself, from a micron outside the top of the three-point arc. Nothing but net. When the smoke cleared, the Warriors had downed the Hawks 96-87, and Balfe had enjoyed his most prolific day as a Warrior: 33 points, 12 rebounds, and 14-of- 19 shooting from the field. On Wednesday night, the
Warriors fell to the Brock Badgers 69-67 in St. Catharine’s, “I had a lot of easy shots,” Balfe said, trying to downplay the magnitude of his final tally. “It wasn’t anything really special. I was just getting the ball in the paint. ” It was just one of those games when you’re getting the ball off of the rim. Some games, the ball doesn’t bounce your way. This time it did. “With his maturation as a starter for the Warriors, Balfe has beefi called upon more and more to provide the kind of on-court leadership that allows Van Koughnett to get precious minutes of rest on the bench. “[Leadership] comes naturally,” Balfe said. “You can’t try to be a leader -- you are one, or you’re not. We all look to certain guys, you know, Sean for scoring, Mark for throwing dunks down. When Sean steps off the floor, right away we’re missing. When he leaves the game, every guy has to step up his game. But it’s hard - . . there’s no substitute for that kind of talent.” Van Koughnett hit three treys on his way to 23 points, while Poulimenos shot 7-of-9 from the
field,
finishing with 18. Roach and Weis had 26 and 23 respectively for the Hawks. After a Balfe basket and free throw midway through the first half, UW led 37-24, their largest lead of game- The Hawks roared back with a 3 1- 18 run to tie the game at 55-55 at the half, capped off by a trey from former Warrior Jim Toole. Laurier’s wunderkind shooting guard Kratz gave the Hawks their only lead of the match, 65-64, with a field goal at 4:38 of the second half before Poulimenos got back the lead for good with backto-back three’s. The lead dropped to two again later, 78-76,but Poulimenos, Balfe, and Van Koughnett combined for UW’s last 18 points to pull away. Whatever Laurier may blame for the loss, it sure couldn’t be their free throws, except for the dearth of them in the second half. The Hawks shot a perfect 25-of-25 from the charity stripe, 22-of-22 in the first half alone. The Waterloo Warriors hosf the McMaster Marauders tomorrow (Feb. 4) at 2 p.m., and the Lancers next Wednesday (Feb. 8) at 8 p.m.
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n overtime goal against Brock and a late second period goal against York, and the Ice warriors collectedfour points and moved into a tie for second place with Laurier. They are now two points behind the division leading Western Mustangs. “What a great thing to do,” said Coach Don McKee after Sunday’s victory, “win two hockey games against two of the top teams.”
Brock and York -are first and second in the Mid West Division. “It shows us that we are competing with the best of them.” Andthat’s definitely something the Warriors will have to continue if they plan to make it to the playoffs and beyond. In their way stands Guelph and Toronto, who are first and second in the Mid East Division. The Warriors will have to continue to work hard and be more disciplined when it comes to taking penalties if they are going to win tonight and Sun-
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day. “We made a goal to come out with less penalties than the opposition,” says MC Kee. “We didn’t do that today (against Brock) and we didn’t do that the other night (against Y ark).” Although the penalties were high this weekend (18), some of the referee’s calls were very questionable. One in particular was a ten minute misconduct called on Dean MacDonald late in the game against Brock.
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“Our Captain Geoff Schneider was talking to the ref,” says MacDonald. “He was arguing one of the calls or something. I skated up to Geoff and said ‘Don’t worry about it, he (the ref’) won’t change his mind. It’s like talking to a wall, lets get the game going.’ He (the reo took exception to that.” The questionable call was a costly one for the Warriors as they lost MacDonald, a very intense but disciplined player, for the remainder of the game and the added overtime period. As well, 10 minute misconducts add up and can really hurt a team when the playoffs come and a player has to worry about a game suspension. Despite the questionable calling the Warriors played tough, hanging in against Brock through a rough first period. The momentum went back and forth throughout the entire game. Each team entered the five minute overtime with four goals and were hungry for a win. It only took the Warriors one minute to show Brock and everyone else in the league how much they wanted the win, as they took the Badgers 5-4. Jeff Goldie scored the winner while Greg Allen had two. Geoff Schneider and Todd Gleason had the other goals for Waterloo. “It was nice to see (Jeff) Goldie score the winner after he froze on a great breakaway,” smiled McKee after the Brock matchup. “It just shows that the kid has a big heart and brains too. I like that attitude.” Goldie was not the only one with “attitude” Friday night. Geoff Rawson continues to play like fire.
The guy plays his heart out every night and wreaks havoc all over the ice. Chris Kraemer also got in a few good licks of his own as he ran over a bunch of Badgers. Sunday’s game was much the same, with a lot of questionable calls by the refs and a strong-willed Warrior team. “We did very good defensively,” said MacDonald after Waterloo’s 2-l win. “The team’s starting to come together. Maybe 2-3 weeks ago we would have had trouble holding a lead like this but we had no problems today, so that’s a good sign.” MacDonald was another guy who played with “attitude” this weekend. He was a constant target for cheap shots by the opposition and even a few visiting fans. Yet always a team player, MacDonald kept his cool. “It’s just discipline, I meaneverybody on the team’s got to chip in that way. “You can’t be selfish out there. If you start taking stupid penalties, that’s selfish! You’re just going to let the rest of your team down. Sometimes you just got to take a shot and suck it up!” Rookie Forward Matt St. Germain had an awesome weekend as he collected five points and was a key player in both Warrior wins. Geoff Rawson and Sheldon Gilchrist scored Waterloo’s only goals
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ednesday night, the Athena Volleyball team defeated the Brock Badgers in five sets. Earlier in the season, the two teams met, and Brock emerged victorious. On this night, although it took some time for them to warm up, the team ended confidently. Brock took the first set, with a score of 15-9. Near the beginning, the teams were tied at 4-4, but Brock took a quick lead bringing the score to 13-4. Waterloo gathered five more points before the set ended. During the 2nd set, Waterloo always seemed a coiple ofpoints behind Brock. They pushed to extra points, with a set score of 16-14. This win is a prime example of Water100 capitalizing on the other team’s sloppiness. In the background, Brock team members could be heard yelling, “Don’t give it to them, it’s our game! !” Possibly, -. over-confidence contributed to their demise. Brock took the third with a score of 1510. Waterloo, pushed to extra points again in the fourth, won it 17-16. The fmal set was taken by Waterloo with a score of 15- I 1, with Sarah Kydd serving for the win.
Last weekend, the Athenas travelled to Lakehead for a tournament. They lost both matches against this 4th place team, with a score of 3- 1. This loss seemed to be a result of missed serves, poor passing, and an inability to put the ball away. In the first match, set scores were 9-l 5, 8-15, 15-13, and 7-15. The team made adjustments for their next match and, as a result, the quality of their playing improved, and they recorded a season match high of 21 blocks over 4 sets. This time, they lost with set scores of 12-15, 15-13, 12-15, and 13-15. Outstanding performances were recorded by Colleen Delayer, who registered 29 kills and five blocks in four sets, and setter Andrea Kaufman. Andrea is in 3 rd year, and is team captain . Despite the fact that many ofher contributions are not the kind recorded in the stats, she is an invaluable player. She contributes many of the set-ups that lead to noints. and according to coach Dena Deglau, it is her “acrobatics” that have helped to lead the team to their victories. Unfortunately, despite their victory over 3rd placed Brock, the opportunity to play in the play-offs isn’t likely. The only chance lies in an unlikely combination of teams beating other. The team cannot deny that they are
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somewhat disappointed with the season’s results. Despite this, Dena Dcglau remains positive about the season. “Despite what the stats say, the team has actually been quite successful. Much of the progress lies in the overall development of the team.” The team is young and is playing with many inexperienced players. As well, the team’s star power player is out on co-op. Replacing her is Michelle Stenton, who lacks experience, and can’t always manage to put the ball away as well as her teammates. Dena Deglau believes that the general problem the team experienced this year is “an inability to put the ball away to close the play. But, transition has improved.” The Athenas continue their season tonight at the PAC playing against 5 th placed Guelph. Cur-
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rently, the Athenas are tied for 6th place with Laurier and Windsor. In Warrior action, the volleyball team increased their record to 1O-O, after defeating Brock in four sets, with scores of 9- 15,15-5, 15-4, and 15-9. In each set, the Warriors looked strong and won easily, gaining many points before the Badgers scored their first. The only exception was the first set where Brock took an early lead. The frustration of the Warriors showed in their inability to overcome Brock’s lead. However, they took the remaining three sets easily. Surprisingly, they remain out of the CIAU standings again this week, after having been replaced last week by the University of Victoria, and prepare to enter the play-offs beginning February 14th at home as the oniy undefeated team in Ontario.
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cause if you race ahead, they will reel you in and crush you! ! ! ! At the hand off, Judith Leroy and Tory Locker took the batons to the track. Locker ran a pretty good race against the very strong LeRoy, finishing just ahead of her in the second exchange. Locker was asked about his feelings on his leg of the race and responding curtly, “ I think I’m going to puke.” LeRoy on the other hand looking fresh as a daisy and (while nursing a very nasty cold) donned her warm up suit and joined in the cheering with rest of the spectators. The third leg of the race was between rookie Athena Lise Guevremont and Rick Shea. Guevremont was a force to be reckoned with during the race as will attest Mr. Shea, who vows never to run another 800 metres (at \ one time) in his life. Shea led his leg against Guevremont from the start building himself up a hefty lead (evidently straying from his coaches game plan). Shea’s cockiness proved to be nearly
The two teamsparticipating in the event included our nationally ranked 4X80Om Athena squad, consisting of rookie Lise Guevremont and veterans Judith LeRoy, Cheryl Turner and the very fast Sarah Dillabaugh, as well as the men’s 4X20Om team consistine ofMike Mallet. Torv Locker. Tulu Makonei and the very piwedtil Rick Shea. Some might perceive this race as a battle of the sexes, however it was, in fact, a battle of the training techniques. The theory behind this sort of match-up is simple; 800 fatal to the Warrior squad as Guevremont metre runners need a whole lot more endur- began reeling in the oxygen starved Shea at ante than the average 200 metre runner, who around the 5 50 metre mark. Shea was a sight, legs of rubber and an attempt at maintaining relies solely on speed. The Athenas have more than enough air like none we have seen. endurance and experience to make sure the Within the last 60 metres or so of the race Warrior’s squad (Shea’s specialty), afhurts... a lot. Our ter Guevremont had Warriors, on the ensured a hefty lead other hand, possess over the dying Shea, After runrting quite a bit of speed the Warrior Squad’s but questionable enprayers were anSOOm, you’d durance, which swered and Shea atwould most certainly tained a fifth or sixth probably feel like be put to the test. wind. With his last As the race time puking too bits of energy Shea approached each managed to catch up to Guevremont just team could be found before the hand off, with their coaches which was again basically even. going over tactics. The Athena squad was led by John The last leg found Super Star, Sarah Swarbick, who has coached this talented Dillabaugh competing against Tulu Makonen team of runners for the past three years. The (probably the strongest Warrior with respect Athena 4X800 metre team has achieved an to endurance). The two battled it out for the impressive array of accomplishments: from full 800 metres and only in the last 100 metres OWIAA Medalists last year, aswell asCIAU did Makonen take a small lead for the victory. contenders in Alberta, this team has a rookie Yes, the Warriors beat the odds. General and Academic All Canadian veterans with support for the Athenas made them favourites 2-4 years eligibility left in the CIAU as by nearly 3: 1. This was definitely the Super Athenas. They are ranked nationally in Bowl upset that people just can’t seem to find Canada as a team and two of them (Leroy at the Super Bowl. The race was definitely a and Dillabaugh) are ranked individually na- lot of fun for both the participants and the tionally (CIAU) in a number of events. spectators. Thanks to all those who came out Swarbick had the Athenas primed, each with to support our friendly challenge. a single goal in mind... to run as usual- very The track and field team would also like fast. to extend it’s gratitude to the support of all The Warrior 4X200 metre team was who bought tickets for the raffle after the race. coached by the head coach ofUWTrack and The money raised will go to the Varsity Track Field as well as a Canadian National/Olymand Field Program in helping make it bigger pit Sprints/Hurdle Coach Brent McFarlane. and better for next year. McFarlane knew his team lacked what it We would also like to thank the various takes to run a (shall we say) proper 4X800 sponsors to our Ultimate: Athena and Warrior metre race, so they had to come up with a Challenge. They included McGinnis Landing plan. Everyone watched in anticipation to Restaurant, The Federation of Students Camsee what the Warriors would do. pus Shop, Loose Change Louies, IV’s RestauThe race began shortly after 8:00 am. rant and Musselini’s. Recipients of the variThe first runners were Mike Mallet and ous prizes from the raffie included David Cheryl Turner, off for four gruelling laps Thang, Christine Cane, Christina Williams, Susan Kruis, Corey Bradley, Rick Shea, around the Ret Complex’s Track. Turner pulled Mallot through all of their leg and it Sharon Creelman, Justin Divell, ‘Konstantin became evident immediately what the War- Milchir, Peri Gobbi, Paul Condon, Paul rior’s were up to. The plan...stay as close to Sudlow, David Drewe and Gahan Richardson. the Athenas as possible, let them pace be- Thank you all for your support.
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The women placed three skiers in the top 30. Sheila Barclay led the way with an 18th place finish while Melanie Bevan placed 22nd and Shona Weldan turned in a 25th place finish. This race marks slopes after a week
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with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Their efforts were in vain, however, as Waterloo gave the game over to Laurier with a lopsided score of 63-54. Playing away again, Waterloo’s basketball teams met up with the Brock Badgers on Wednesday, and this time the Athenas fared much better. Obviously, they’d made something of their loss to the Hawks, edging out the Badgers by a mere two points, but winning nonetheless. This squeaker brings the Athenas’ record to 4 wins and 5 losses. They will try to even out these numbers tomorrow as they take on the McMaster Marauders in a basketball doubleheader at home, taking place in the PAC main gym. Tip off time for the women is 12 pm, followed by the men at 2 pm
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by Joanne Murray special to Imprint s the Nordic Ski Team gears up for the university championships just two weekends away, the team can reflect on the many successes in the last two meets as an indication of high expectations for the OUAA\ OWIAA’s. On the weekend of January 21 and 22, the team competed at the Eastern Canadian Championships held at Hardwood Hills in Barrie. The Warriers and Athenas were up
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technique! against a high calibre of competition, facing teams from Quebec, the Maritimes, and Greenland. Leading performances were by the dynamic Curry brothers, who took home a silver and a bronze in the Senior Open Men’s OUAA l&m free technique. Scott earned second place, while his brother Brent earned third place, hot on his heels at only eight seconds behind. Scott Curry came 22nd in the Senior Men’s classical race, while Steve Daniels placed 14th in the classical race, and 15th in the free technique. In the Junior Men’s 12Skm
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free technique race. This past weekend, January 28 and 29, &me members of the team travelled to the prestigious 33rd annual Udora race. Saturday had a 2Okm race for the men, with Daniels taking the gold for his performance. Brent Curry followed at 4th, Frenette earned 6th, Thompson placed 8th, O’Reilly came 1 lth, Northan placed 22nd, and D’Agnello came 25th. Sunday’s race was a 1Okm skate race, with Daniels earning a silver and Brent winning the bronze. Frenette came 6th, Plium placed 9th, O’Reilly came 1Oth, Northan came 25th, and D’Agnello placed 27th.
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by Jennifer McCormick special to Imprint he Mike Moser Memorial Awards are named in honour of the late Mike Moser. Mike was a member of the Warrior Basketball team who suddenly died on January 12th, 1975 while the Warriors were on an exhibition trip in Florida. Mike was also a member of Canada’s National Basketball team. The CIAU recognized his outstanding contribution to the game by naming the trophy for the Most Valuable University Basketball Player in the country after him. Mike was posthumously named the first recipient in 1975. The University of Waterloo established an endowment at the time of Mike’s death, the proceeds of which are awarded annually to “third or fourth year students in financial need who have an exemplary academic record a,nd who had achieved a high level of accomplishment in extracurricular activities.” This year, the Mike Moser Award will be presented at halftime at the Wednesday, February 8th basketball doubleheader between the Warriors and the Windsor Lancers at 8:00 pm. The Athenas game precedes this game with a 6:OOpm tip-off. Donations towards the award may be forwarded to Joanne Wade, c/o the UW Registrars Office or to Paul Condon, c/o the UW Athletic Depatiment. Receipts will be issued for all amounts over $10.00. This year’s two recipients are Montserrat Sanzsole and Nancy Ford.
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In the women’s 15km skate race Saturday, Murray placed 10th. For Sunday’s IOkm race, Moore placed 6th and Sonosky came in 12th. The highlight of the weekend came in the men’s relay race, as the real competition was to determine which team followed the best prerace preparation Saturday night. The contest was eventually settled, with the winning team of Daniels, O’Reilly, D’Agnillo, and Frenette, beating out Pluim, Northan, Peter Arganto, and Brent Curry, who placed fourth. The women’s team of Murray, Sonosky, and Moore took home bronze trophies.
mAw&rds taining her position as an active member of the Athena field hockey team since 1990. In addition to this, she has shown dedication to the inter-university athletics programs by sitting on the executive of the Women’s Interuniversity Council since 1991. She has served as a member on jhe Endowment Fund Committee, a 16 person committee to allocate funds 1:o improve safety, accessablity and lounge space at the University of Waterloo, and she worked as assistant co-ordinator for the 1993 OWIAA Figure Skating Championships hosted at Waterloo.
Nancy Ford Nancy Ford is a third year student from Arkona, Ontario. Nancy spent her first two years of study on the Dean’s list and was awarded an NSERC summer research scholarship last summer, while being an active member of the women’s Varsity Figure Skating team. As a member of this team, she has demonstrated strong discipline and dedication towards both individual and team performances, which has -resulted in her being named OWIAA Ontario All-Star for two consecutive years. She earned the honour of Rookie of the Year in 1992-93 season. Nancy’s strong individual performances at the 1993-94 QWIAA Finals brought her a gold, ,a silver, a bronze, and two fifths, which helped bring the team to a third place finish. In addition, Nancy is a Campus-Ret skating instructor and has reached high levels in her testing with the Canadian Figure Skating Association. For more information, contact Jennifer McCormick, Promotions and Comm.unications Officer for the Department of Athletics, University of Waterloo, at 888-4567, ext. 5823
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he Warrior and Athena swim teams have always believed that if the cause is righteous and the heart is pure, good will overcome the forces of evil. The swim team now knows this to be true, as last weekend they defeated the forces of darkness incarnate, the dreaded Western Mustangs. Despite questionable tactics and scoring by Western, the Waterloo swim teams prevailed, thanks to some personal best swims and excellent racing by a full complement of swimmers. Leading the way again was captain Chris “Neutralman” Nagy as he won both the 2OOm individual medley and the 200m backstroke. Sage veteran Brian Roughley took his Mustang counterparts to school as he dominated the distance events, winning the 8OOm free and leading a l-2-3 sweep of the 400m free. It was great to see Ed Furs back in action after losing him to to a work term last semester. Ed came back with a vengeance, capturing first in the 200m butterfly and 2nd in the 200m free. Ian Hunt is starting to peak atjust the right time, as he had a first place swim in the blistering 50m freestyle, and a 2nd place finish in the 1OOm free. Another Warrior that added to the UW cause was Jason Cull, outstanding in finishing 3rd in both the 800m and 400m freestyles. Trevor Denstedt provided some depth to the line up by swimming the two most physically demanding events of the meet and finishing 4th in both the 800m free and 200m fly. James “don’t call me Jimmy” Ryans claimed 4th spot in the 200m free and added three more points with a 3rd in the 200m breaststroke. By placing 4th in both the 50m freestyle and the 200m breast, Sean Lashmar scored four points. Bryan Normandin is finally healthy after an injury plagued season and was ready to do some dam-
age, as he went on to swim an impressive 3rd place 200m I.M. and a 4th place 200m back. Randy Gordon broke away from his traditional freestyle to place 5th and score in his fist ever. 200 I.M. Yeah! Greg Stump was 2nd in the 200m fly, while Adrian Mendes grabbed a pair of 5th place points in 50m and 1OOm freestyie events. Rob Rogut came 4th in the 1OOm freestyle and Larry Huang was 5th in the 200m free. In fact, every Warrior contributed to point totals for the dual meet, After a very close 4x 1OOm free-
2nd place 4x 1OOm freestyle relay. Rookie sensation Noelle Aplevich was also on the relay and claimed a first of her own in the 1OOm freestyle. Add this to a 2nd place finish in the 50m free and it is easy to see why Noelle has become the premier sprinter on the Athena squad. Amy Jarvis is making a late season rush and is peaking just in time for OWIAA champs in two weeks. Amy swam two personal best times, good enough for 2nd place in both the 200m free and fly events. Sophomore Deanna Hlywka pitched in with a 2nd place finish in the 200m back and a 3rd in the 50m free. Laura Anderson scored a 3rd place finish in the gruelling 80Om free and was 4th in 400 free. Sara Sanchez added
Final totals had the FPizrriors out-scoriPtg fistem 9687,> while the . Athenas were tied with ~#!f~~~f’d~r~~$~~~~~ veteran Jenn Beatty was 2nd the ‘Stangs women ‘s in 200 breast and 5th in 200 free. squad. However, this Rookie Stephanie was still good enough to ~$f~~a~s~$k~~~&~~~ the 50 free. Lori Amott give Waterloo the overall added four points by plac4th in the 200 1.M and title and overcmne the theing 200m fly. Veronica forces of evil incarnate Stephenson swam her faststyle relay and a questionable judges decision, the Warriors finished2nd. But the overall point totals revealed that Waterloo was indeed victorious, out-scoring Western 96-87. Bless you boys. The Athenas had their hands full with a much larger Western squad. Out-numbered and outgunned, the women’s swim team went on undaunted and took every race right from the Mustangs. The Athenas captain Kara Rice was most impressive as she led the team by finishing first in the 200m 1.M and dominating the field as she crushed all comers in the 200m breaststroke. Tereza Mace1 led all point scorers as she finished first in the 800m freestyle, despite a costly tactical error. “Tez” was also first in the 400m freestyle and scored on the
est 1OOm free ever to place 3rd, and “Ronnie’s” breaststroke was much improved as she took 5th in the 200. Tanya Merrill added a point for the team by placing 5th in the 200m backstroke and swam a personal best in the free. Claire Meiklejohn also placed 5th in both the 1OOm free and 200m LM, good enough for 2 points. Final totals had Waterloo TIED??? with Western. An investigation is underway. However, a tie on the women’s side was still good enough to give Waterloo swimming the overall title and upset the Mighty Mustangs. Congratulations on a job well done! Now the swim team will prepare for Ontario Championships. OWIAA’s take place February IO12 at U of T. OUAA’s are being held at Guelph on the following weekend February 17-19. Wish ‘em luck.
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STANLVNGS F A Pts 513 425 12 557 428 IO 542 478 IO 607 572 IO 550 672 4 550 672 4 484 557 2 555 603 2
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OUAA BASKETBALL Leading Scorers Wesf FGFGA FT FTA Clint Holtz/Brock 78 t24 43 65 Patrick OsborneiWi 64 143 4t 56 Shawn RoachiVVLU 45 87 42 55 VanKoughnettIUW 44 94 23 30 Titus ChannerIMac 48 85 26 35 East FG FGA FT FTA Alex BeasonlRyer. 56 106 42 56 Taffe Charles/Car. 40 80 28 40 David Reid/Ottawa 53 69 32 38 Brad HannlLauren. 38 89 34 39 Shawn Swordslltn. 40 94 12 24 Leading Rebounders GP OF DF Wesf 7 38 60 Clint HoltzlBrock Tom Balfe/Waterfoo 6 25 31 Shawn Roach#LU 6 17 33 Shawn Francis/Mac 6 25 19 Rob HenrjlllG 6 12 31 GP OF DF East 6 28 37 Jason DressleVTor Clarence Porter/Ott, 7 14 46 Shawn Swords/Ltn+ 6 22 28 Scott Belasco/Tor. 6 21 25 John Poulimenos/York 6 19 22
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Avg. 28.4 25.1 24,2 21.3 20.5 Avg. 26.7 21.8 21.4 21.0 18.7
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OUAA VOLLEYBALL RESULTS Jan. 24: Toronto Ryerson Cl (15-2, 15-3, 135-l 1) Jan. 25: Gueiph Brook 3 (15-10, 12-15, 15-4, 14-16, 15-12; Waterloo 3 Western 0 (15-11,15-5,15-6) Windsor 3 taurier 1 (15-2, 15-3, 7-15, 15-5) Jan. 27: 1 Bruck Laurier (15-8, 1O-15+3l5-1 1 15-10) bueen’s 2 York (15-6, 15-6, :15, 12-15, 15-8) Windsor 3 Guelph 1 (15-10, 15-12, 13915,15-7) Jan. 20: York Queen’s 0 (15-7, 15-6, k-6) Western 3 McMaster 2 (15-13, 13-15, 13-15,15-4, 15-10) Jan. 31: at Toronto York Feb. 1: Windsor McMaster at Waterloo Brock at Guelph Western at
OUAA VOLLEYBALL STAIJDINGS West MPMWMLGW GL A Waterloo 9 9 0 27 1 I8 Windsor 10 7 3 23 13 14 Brock 9 6 3 21 15 12 Western 9 5 4 16 16 IO 4 5 16 19 8 McMaster 9 Guelph 10 1 91028 2 Laurier IO 1 9 8 29 2 East MPMWMLGW GL A Toronto 11 9 2 30 13 18 7 5 28 19 14 Queen’s 12 York 6 3 22 14 12 9 Laurentian 10 3 715 27 6 Ryerson IO 1 9 7 29 2 OUAA VOLLEYBAU Scoring Leaders West Div. Tm GA KSTPPPG Geoff White Mac 35 10 250 21 281 8.0 Mati Reed UW 21 8 92 21 119 5.7 Steve Ray Wind. 35 2 142 48 192 5.5 Kevin Shonk WLU 37 5 157 30 182 5.2 Steve Dunlop Mac 35 4 117 54 175 5.0 Rob Mizak uwo 30 6100 39145 4.8 Rene Holt UW 25 3 99 17 119 4.8 Dave Bailey Wind. 36 17 132 22 171 4.8 Travis Wintjas UWO 30 3 112 18 133 4.4 Al Schroeder UW 27 4 75 36 117 4.3 East Div. Tm G A K STPPPG David Kantor QtJ 43 IO 201 55 266 6.2 A. Sulatycki York 33 9 139 29 177 5.4 Marc Habash UT 35 7 159 17 183 5.2 Glen Smith York 33 10 127 26 163 4.9 Aaron Holm UT 40 11 171 13 195 4.9 Mike Spence QU 46 8 176 32 216 4.7 G. Patterson Laurn, 42 12 121 51 184 4.4 Joe Kupina York 32 9 104 25 138 4.3 Paul Rainville Laum, 41 5 142 14 161 3.9 Ross Clarke UT 43 10 125 31 166 3.9 C/AU VOLLEYBALL TOP TEN (OUAA teams capitalized, previous ranking in parentheses) 1. Manitoba Bisons (1) 2. Alberta Golden Bears (2) 3. Lava1 Rouge et Or (3) 4. Dalhousie Tigers (4) 5. Winnipeg Wesmen (5) 6. Saskatchewan Huskies (6) 7. UBC Thunderbirds (7) 8. TORONTO BLUES (8) 9. Victoria Vikings (9) 10. Calgary Dinosaurs (l-0) CIAU BASKETBALL TOP TEN (OUAA teams capitalized, previous ranking in parentheses) I., Brandon Bobcats (I ) 2. Alberta Golden Bears (2) 3. MCMASTER MARAUDERS (3) 4. Victoria Vikings (4) 5. Winnipeg Wesmen (5) 6. Concordia Stingers (6) 7. BROCK BADGERS (7) 8. LAURENTIAN VOYAGEURS(8) 9. RYERSON RAMS (9) 10. GUELPH GRYPHONS (NR) ClAU HOCKEY TOP TEN (OUAA teams capitalized, previous ranking in parentheses) I, Acadia Axemen (1) 2. Calgary Dinosaurs ,(2) 3. UQTR LES PATRIQTES (3) 4. Dalhousie Tigers (4) 5. Manitoba Bisons (5) 6. Regina Cougars (6) 7. UNB Red Shirts (7) 8. GUELPH GRYPHONS (9) 9. OnAWA GEE GEES (8) IO. UBC Thunderbirds (10) OUAA SQUASH STANDINGS Team RegSect. 7 Cm. Total 12 11 29 Western z: Queen’s 12 17 7 McMaster 8 5 22 35 Toronto 12 16 6 34 8 17 6 31 McGill Waterloo 5 2 19 fi Ryerson 8 10 1 5 Trent 5 0 OUAA Team Toronto Western Ottawa York Queen’s Waterloo McMaster Guelph Ryerson
BADMINTON STANDINGS SI CI S Ii C il Total 22 22 22 23 89 15 20 16 19 70 17 20 12 17 66 IO 19 13 21 63 II 14 13 15 53 IO 8 9 7 34 7 33 9 IO i 13 2 4 ii 11 0 3 0
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remotely interesting to focus on while the band was playing might have taken my mind off the guys next to me, who thought that “Cigarette Dangles” was great for moshing to. All was not lost, however, as myimain reason for going to the concert was to see the openers, the Gandharvas. I wasn’t disappointed. They’ve improved tremendously since the summer, in stagepresence as well as quality of music. Drawing on material from their first release A Soap Bubble and Inertia, and from their apparently forthcoming album, they played a diverse set that didn’t give me a sugar headache like the headliners. The impression I got that more people were there to see them than the main act only atteststo their popularity, and if the Pursuit of Happiness even noticed, the only harm it could’ve caused them was a little ego bruising. Well deserved,1might add; regardless of what they might think, The Pursuit of Happiness no longer have what it takes to stay on top (whether they ever did is questionable). Give it up, guys. Time to grow up and take on that great big (real) world. That’s no cliche, that’s the truth.
ven though I’ve never professed to be a big fan, I couldn’t see the harm in reliving my pre/early-teen years with The Pursuit of Happiness. And what better venue for a band that revels in immaturity than Fed Hall? As much as I hate to admit it, the show wasn’t that bad. As far as sound quality goes, etc, etc, everything was there. Although making no great departures from the album versions of the songs they played, I’d rather listen to that than the musical wanking that some performers insist on sticking into the middle of a song and passing it off as music. Had I been a fan of the band, I might have realized sooner how similar every song is to the next; hearing them push out their fluffy, three minute pop-tunes all night grew incredibly monotonous and boring. Fortunately, they split the set pretty equally between new and old material; if they hadn’t interspersed the newer stuff with their more familiar, equally sugar-coated lint, they could have been playing the same song over and over again all night. A little stage presence might have gone a long way, but alas, The Pursuit of Happiness was sadly in pursuit of charisma. Of course, Moe Berg compelled himself to mutter slight utterances every now and then between songs. We were all enlightened to learn that he’d written a song about coffee instead of sex (good thing he told us, too; I never would’ve known the difference,) and his tirade about why we’d be better off without govemment sure took a load off my mind. But something Larry, Curly,
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he lead vocalist of the Philosopher Kings welcomed an enthusiastic crowd to the Volcano Friday night with the assertion that two of his band’s alltime best shows were in KitchenerWaterloo. I think it’s safe to up that to three. The evening began with a great solo setby the Rhinos’ Dan Michel. Dan’s guitar skills are impressive as are his kazoo stylings, which is always entertaining to watch. This past Friday he played songs from all over the place; his wide repertoire included selections from local sensation, Quiverleg, Murray Torkildsen, Peter Gabriel, Nirvana, and, of course, the Rhinos - to name just afew. Danwarmedup the crowd with his unique combination of talent, charm and sincerity, got the evening offto a wonderful start. Then it was time for the Philosopher Kings. I should say right off the bat that I have lost track of the number of times I’ve seen this band. The first Philosopher Kings show I saw was totally amazing, and each subsequent time I’ve been to see them has been even better. I’m starting to be afraid of attending their concerts because I keep thinking, “How could they possibly .
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as good as last time?” And every time, they surpass every expectation. The band has six members: a drummer, a vocalist, a bassist, a keyboard player, and two guitarists; all extremely gifted. Throughout the course of the evening, each member had ample opportunity to step into the spotlight and demonstrate his musical brilliance. For example, the keyboard player opened. with some incredible improvising; later in the night the drummer broke into a wild solo which the audience was warned not to try dancing to for fear they might hurt themselves. I would describe the Philosobe
pher Kings’ sound as mostly jazz, with some tink and rock thrown in for good measure. They have already been signed to Sony with their debut album being released last fall. On Friday they played most of the songs from their album, and made them new with some ski Mu1 experimentation. They also played a really good new song called “Trouble Finds Me Wherever I Go.” Friday’s show at the Volcano was energetic, fun, and a treat for music lovers. The Philosopher Kings is a hot, hot group which will defmiteiy go far. Buy their album and go see them if you ever get the chance - they are well worth it.
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Sexual Harrassment 101 drop the labels and treat each other like human beings. TJh, yeah. Don’t we all wish that? Elsewhere, Mamet has referred to politics as “the last rctige of the unimaginative,” but H i c,:id he call Dickens, Shaw, or Built unimaginative because they k ::w solutions in political terms’.’ %‘ti,uld he consider their art less inure because they’d likely agree with feminist, left-wing, Village Voice columnist Ellen Willis that “the struggle for freedom, pleasure, tran-
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es, here at last is the explanation behind the strange signs about the “Neeping Zombie Horde” and other strange things. The plot of this show is .. . bizarre, but highly amusing. It’s about a VCR that brings movie characters to life. is set here on campus and opens at the aftermath of a party. Chuck Offendie (Nit Hesse) arid his hapless fiosh sidekick Norman B. Invasion (David Andrew-Delancey Loop) wake up with splitting hangovers . . . and discover the hall is full of dead bodies. Later the absolutely blind without her contact lenses Beth D. Cumzer
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(Dana Couture) and the Heidi Gooseek (Andrea McPhee) discover the bloodbath and take off. Finally Jim Nasium (Sean Vivian) who perpetually forgets his girlfriend’s name ,(he settles for calling her “Darling Darling”) and his Susan Saranwrap girlfriend (Isabelle Hemmings) discover it and take off. The six friends meet later in the cafeteria and decide to follow up the clues they have: a ring and a VCR. In a really brief summary this is what happens to them. They go to the MC building, meet some monks who just happen to favour semi-automatic weapons, meet Frankenstein (Neil Murray), a bunch of zombies, continue on to the Psych building to meet the drugged out professor Dr. Feelgood (Brenda Horst) and her assistant Rainbow (Jennifer Almond), then Feelgood hypnotizes Norman who
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pher, to parroting what she’s told by her off-stage advisors. Carol’s aggression towards John seems to have nothing to do with who he is or what he has actually done to her.
Mamet flirts with the problem at the heart of the debate overpolitical correctness: who gets to define? Who gets to decide what’s sexist, what’s racist, what’s a power grab and what’s an abuse of entrenched power? Perhaps there isn’t one answer that fits all. In the words of inctnnrP feminist author Marilyn Mamet’sOleanna is 1 French, “None of us can all the rage on stage these do more than try to see days, and will soon be at clearly and say what we the University of Watersee .” But Mamet loo. Mamet sets the play doesn’t afford Carol that in a male university prohonour--0leanna is no fessor’s office; a young Rushomon. Carol’s take female student, hopeon events is simply lessly confused by the wrong, and audiences at prof s course on educavarious productions retion, goes there for help. spond to her as if she’s The only two characters crazy, stupid, or vicious. in the play, John and Mamet debases conCarol, do not connect-ceptsIthat feminists have hc can’t listen, she can’t taken great pains to deunderstand--and as the velop by taking them out play progresses through of any rational context. more secluded meetings, Essentially,Oleanna they become increasis the tale of the little ingly hostile towards boy who cried “Wolf.” each other. They. retreat In this case, it’s a woman 1 a into the security ot- the who cries “Oppressor,” . ‘:; .1 homogeneous groups to and when the wolf fi(photo by ! Steve Boyd) I want you for your mind. which they ostensibly nally has enough, he scendence, is not just an individual belong, or to use Carol’s crude catscreams at her: “Oppressor? I’ll egories, into ‘*oppressor” and “opmatter?” Surely much political passhow you an Oppressor!” At the pressed.” John attempts to reach sion actually stems from a convicend of our story, dearly beloved, Carol on a personal level, but she tion that we’re interconnected, that the power to define is back in the actions do not exist in a vacuum. insists on charging him with rachands of the wolf. And so the causes of women’s ism, sexism, elitism, and sexual Here’s the thing: we’re relarights, civil rights, gay rights, chilharassment--a grab for power, tively new to this equality business. dren’s rights, the rights of the cldMamet suggests. It wasn’t that long ago, in terms of eriy, the rights of the poor and aniEducation as a failed Utopia is human evolution, that we believed mal rights do not appeal merely to a legitimate topic, and some of the in the divine right of kings. We’re those who happen to be members of questions Mamct raises on the aims mere adolescents really, and a few a particular tribe with a grievance. and results of the university system growing pains, a few tendencies to “Injustice anywhere is a threat to are fascinating. Mostly, however, mount horse and gallop off in all the focus ofOleama is the political justice everywhere,” Martin Luther directions, are to be expected. Do correctness movement--rather a King Jr. said. p.c. excesses call for Oleanna’s mundane subject for Mamet, an However, Mamet presents p-c. alarmist screeches? Are the evils of often insightful, high-flying intelvocabulary as the squeaks of so p.c. remotely comparable to the hislectual, but there it is. Mamet acmany lemmings dashing over a cliff. tory they seek to redress? cuses p-c. of splintering us all into Carol only confronts John when Mamet wants us to leave anshe can hide behind the skirts of his tribalistic camps; he is alarmed by cient wrongs in the past. Hey, listenure committee or her anonymous the censorship and intolerance, the ten. As Dr. Hunter S. Thompson “group.” She goes from doing eveshallow group-think and literalsays, “I’m not one to hold a grudge rything she’s told in class, assiduminded hysteria which the media any longer than absolutely necesously scribbling notes with all the alleges are rife on campuses everysary.” comprehension of a court stenograwhere. Mamet wishes we couldjust But it’s early yet.
y New Year’s resolution is to never let anyone tell me how to think. And you know what? That includes people who tell me to never let anyone tell me how to think. People like American playwright David Mamet, for
remembers that a bunch of Romans killed everyone, and finally they proceed to the optometry lab where some ninjas show up. Part 2: Our resourceful students summon a bunch of movie/television heroes who more or less save the day, then disappear off the scene and well, there’s a nice showdown, but I won’t ruin it for you. I mentioned it was bizarre .. . consider the fact that each scene has two different titles, and there are hilarious spoofs ofmusical numbers and songs interspersed among the blood and mayhem. Tecbnitally it was fairly impressive, with just one major glitch. The set was moved
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Based on Honore de Balzac’s sametitled novel, this adaptation is the second to be made in France since 1947. A romantic yet realistic writer, his vivid portrayals of humanity are well known for their honesty and emotion. Colours in the film are mostly black and dark blue, which are found in the numerous battle scenes,and exterior shotsof Paris. Steely blue, even grey furnishings and wall coverings along with dark wood paneling, give the rich interiors a
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For a record label that’s built its reputation on punk music, skateboarding, and the Offspring, recruiting Wayne Kramer (a founding father of punk music) will give the label the credibility that Offspring or Rancid never could. As a founding member of the MC5, he instigated a revolution in music that is responsible for punk, speed metal, and power-pop records that exploded into bands like Motorhead, the New York Dolls, and the Clash who all influenced dozens of othen. The MC5 were touted as being one of the best rock bands on the planet in the late 60’s. Kramer could easily be slotted into categories with Keith Richards and Pete Townshend as guitar players who actually changed the direction of
by Chris Imprint
Aldworth staff
The Queers’ Love Songs For The Retarded is chock full of fun songs filled with punk attitude. Strong, outspoken lyrics dot this release by California punksters The Queers. Short, fast and furious. With all songs at less than three minutes rattled off one right after another in machine gun succession, there is little room to stop and take a breath. thrmlvh sixteen ful pop punk dI1 in thirty-six min utes is quite an accomplishment. The Queers retain the ability to incorporate a 50’s rock sound Into their punk music which sets the apart from most punk acts. Be forewarned, while full of comical lines and great guitar riffs,this is not for the faint of heart. There is plenty of swearing in songs like “The Night Of The Living Queers” staring you in the face. ---
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rock and roll. Although his public exposure has been minimal over the years, brother Kramer hasn’t lost his clout. His selfproduced The Nurd staff will attest to that. Instead of reliving the past, as so many dinosaur rawk-stars do, Kramer continues to push the direction of music. Being lumped in with labelmates like the Offspring, Rancid, NOFX and ofcourse Bad Religion, only gives people pre-conceived notions that will be disappear once listening to the album. Kramer embraces the future utilizing newfound label mates such as Claw Hammer? Rancid, the Melvins, Bad Religion, Pennywise, the Vandals, and NOFX to play on the record. However, there aren’t any apparent influences that come through in the music. The generic punk that-cramsthe , airwaves is not what you can expect from The Hard St@ Heavy guitar driven chords, with meddling and droning rhythms rip throughout the album at high speeds for the most part. The first off the album, “Crack in the Universe” was released on an
Epitaph sampler, Punk-O-Rama, a couple of months ago. It is probably the most radio-friendly of the bunch, and has a chorus that you can fmd yourself easily singing along to. One of the slower, almost preachier tunes is “Junkie Romance” where Kramer tells us “You’re dead on MTV.” Stepping up the beat is “Bad Seed” where Kramer’s Strat gets a real workout. “Incident on Stock Island” is when Kramer takes a different approach to the album. Although not popular as far as public perception would have it, Kramer gives us some spoken word to instrumental wailing guitar, bass and percussion. Particularly outstanding is the hidden track (40) where he does a fabulous tribute spoken word about Charles “Hank” Bukowski. Bukowski is not only known for his spoken word pcrformance, but for his numerous autobiographical poems, stories, and novels about drinking and his fuckedup childhood. At one point Kramer says of Bukowski that he”... will never forget.” The same I’m sure will one day be said for Brother Wayne Kramer. Heavy duty recognition will be given to The Hard Stuffi an album that continues to push punk music in new directions. The MC5 may have started it all, but Wayne Kramer pushes the envelope to bring punk music to that next level. Be sure that Kramer will be a big part of that next wave of punk music.
The lead off track, “You’re Tripping” rips through some anti-Nazi sentiment in record time. “Ursula Finally Has Tits” is a fabulous ode to puberty, while both “Granola-Head” and “I Won’t Be” take well aimed swipes at the hippiel Grateful Dead crowd. No punk album would be complete without a few political rants or a song or two about drinking beer. “I Can’t Stand You” and ‘Noodlebrain” cover this territory respectively. The Queers offer up the prerequisite anti-establishment songs with “Fuck The World” and “I Hate ing.” A few great novelty songs abound on Love Songs For T/w Retarded. The hilari1 ous “I Can’t Stop Farting” and “Hi Mom, It’s Me” with the lines “Hi Mom it’s me, the fuckin’ little shit/The gly little monkey who
leases,) The Queers bring back the enjoyable sound of punk without taking themselves too seriously. Less aggressive than most punk outfits, Love Songs For The ReLardedis an enjoyable romp through some previously treaded but more than welcome .ground. The Queers have found a style that will fit right in with the recent punk revival and produced a recording that should (althoughprobably won’t) receive some media attention. “Granola-Head” sums
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by Edward Richards special to Imprint One of the strongest and most consistent crews in the rap game, Pete Rock and his soul brother CL. Smooth have struck gold. Always managing to avoid the spotlight of the mainstream and stay real, this project, produced and co-produced by Rock and Smooth respectively, is a beautiful demonstration of lyrical and musical skill. The AIuin ingredient emulates what I call a “basement studio” type flavour, yet unparalleled cxperiencc and superior engineering have created a sparkling gem in an ignorant hip hop world of punk-ass shorties trying to clot k as many dollars as they can. The slick power of tracks like “In The House” and “Take You There” illustrate the mad knowledge of the gifted artists. Lyrics that flow like water yet creep thick with intelligence reveal a wisdom rarely seen coming out ofNew York. Other strong tracks include “I Got A Love,” “Escape,” “Searching,“and”It’sOnYou.“Crystallized rythyms will satisfy the hunger of bass freaks like myself. This album delivers its messages without being explicit and profane, and is solid from any angle you care to approach it from. Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth come correct once again and disappoint the jealous “couldn’t quite make it” suckers waiting for them to fall from grace. On a sour note, I hate to break EPMD fans the terrible news, but Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith need their old chemistry back. They need it buck. Smith’s debut solo joint falls short of an impressive recording& Maybe I am a little bitter
about their separation, but I have to say Smith must come harder than Shade Business. For those not as observant as I, note that alI four of EPMD’s album titles have “business” in common, and really, Parrish needs to take some time away from his other businesses (i.e. manager of PMD Records, and Shuma Management) to check himself before he gets wrecked. The limited strength of the album lies in its big, fat, sloppy beats. The only tracks I think are worth listening to are “I Saw It Cummin’,” and “Steppin’ Thru Hardcore.” It seems Smith has tried kick the “slap ya’ in tha’ face” style with rugged lyrics and dark bass, yet it doesn’t quite come together for the East Coast rap pioneer. Don’t get me wrong, I’m down with Parrish Smith and what he represents. Nevertheless, I have to be honest about his latest solo effort - something is missing (you know exactly what or who I mean). He does address serious issues in hip hop such as its recent negative direction, yet Smith fails to give the listener a personal address. It seems like he is talking so as to be heard but not listened to. It’s a real shame to have to say this, but nothing either partner will create in the future can hold a candle to the original Erick and Purrish Making DoIlurs magic. Finally, for al1 the R+B fiends, we have Hi-Fiw Greutest Hits. First of all, I have to get this off my chest; Greatest Hits? They’ve only been around for a few years with three albums. Perhaps they should have waited a couple of more years. Nonetheless, the five talented singers have composed a sweet package for the homies (and for the players looking to sex them with a little soul flavour), and I will commend them for this. Having made musical history for being among a select few to rip up the Top 10 charts before their eighteenth birthdays, Hi-Five has producedseveral fresh tracks. They include “I Can’t Wait Another Minute, ” “I Like The Way (The Kissing Game), ” “She’s Playing Hard To Get,” and the R, Kellyproduced”Quality Time.” Some of their new joints include a truly smooth track “Unconditional Love” (from thelllenace IlSociety Soundtrack), and “What Can I Say To You (To Justify My Love”) with female label members Nuttin ‘Nice. As a result of starting young, Hi-Five has matured since their debut album, both musically and lyrically. This collection captures their best work and is a must-have for an up-to-date R+B collection.
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Every once in a while, a compilation comes out to either intoduce new bands, a new record label, or as a soundtrack for a movie. Then a compilation comes out that does none of the above. This is Fort Apache is an introduction to the Boston-based studio where bands record their albums. Fort Apache began in 1986 with the idea ofrecording good indie music cheaply. Evolving over the years, it is now one of the more sought after recording studios. This compi-
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lation comes in lieu of the recent distribution deal between the Fort and MCA which also included state of the art recording equipment for this bustling studio. With all this in mind, this compilation comes off in favour of the fort. What is especially favourable is the diversity of highly established acts like Dinosaur Jr., Throwing Muses, Sebadoh and Juliana Hatfield mixed in with Boston local acts like Cold Water Flat, the Walkabouts and Come in particular. Although almost all of the tracks on this compilation are a good year or two (or more in some instances) old, it makes f’or an excellent mix which introduces you to a couple of bands you may not have heard of. In particular, Cold Water Flat from Boston introduce “Magnetic North Pole” which will be released on their new album within the next year. If the Walkabouts’ “Murdering Stone,” is any indication to what can be expected on an upcoming album it is sure to stir some waves. Besides these two listings all of the others numbers were previously released as singles, on EP’s, or on albums. You may know little about Fort Apache now, but with this new deal with MCA, you’re sure to hear much more about it. This is Fort Apache comes highly recommended even ifyou’re not sure who some ofthe bands are. It’s definitely a good package where you’ll find some hits of yesterday and today. It’s in the music oftomtirrow that the fort will seek and record, and as for this compilation, the future is looking bright.
twangy, good-time rock at its best. Some nice slide guitar work is interwoven with crunchy drums and a funky harmonica. “Martha” by Deep Forest is initially Enigma-esque but I like it more with each listen. It consists of a theme and variations with foreign, exotic vocal stylings layered over top. “Supermodel Sandwich” by Terence Trent D’Arby showcases his intense talent. U2’s “Lemon (Perfect0 Mix)” is ultimate runway music. Here is one of those excellent remixes where you don’t even recognize the song until you’re about two
Like the movie, the Pret-A-Porter soundtrack contains an exciting and eclectic mix of stars. This album is a great “fashion” soundtrack; its parts are often funky, sometimes amazing, sometimes over-the-top, but always cutting edge. My favourite track is a remix of $+, Some of the songs don’t do much for “Pretty” by The Cranberries. This song :.:: ’ me just because they are typical of a alone makes the album worth it. The em-e I don’t like ie. Salt-N-Pepa, Cece oze. Others pleasantly haunting orchestration is filled out with strin ;$:, surprised me; the tracks by M People and and becomes something beautiful, majestic and triumphant. It is the perfect accompani;J ‘$ the Brand New Heavies are quite good. stinker of the album is ment for the most memorable scene of the g k!, The outstanding movie. * Janet Jackson’s “70s Love Groove.” Over Special mention should go to Supercat’s the intro she growls “Hey baby, just let me do “My Girl Josephine,” a very cool combinaall the work-tonight, you’re all mine. tion of dance and ’50s music a 1a”Lucas With Mmmm.” etc. Maybe the zodiac said the time the Lid Off.” “Get Wild” by the New Power is right, but I say this is a hokey Janet trying Generation is also outstanding. If you like an to be sexy and retro but only succeeding at incredible groove and a hot horn section, this embarrassing herself. And me. is the place to look. You-know-who is a As a whole, the Pret-A-Porter soundtrack is upbeat, interesting and fun. It’s an genius, even if this keyboard is not equipped cclcctic compilation of the glamourous, the with the symbol for his name. The Rolling Stones have contributed sublime and the tacky, and it’s really a fun “Jump on Top of Me,” a song which is listen. %,, : ‘. I :_ ‘._:. : .; ::y:i:. .?:,:.;,‘>‘j ,:.:: ,: :. :. . , :~“Sal’sB~~~~~~,~;i:‘~:i,,~ ,’ ” ‘1 “‘[.,‘Y I,:.:y?)i :.:Iy:, ;,;j”i,,, 2’j:f .;;j ;: ‘:‘:’ ~ . .’ : ;,, ‘: ::, I’;, I::~.;:li;‘.: _:. :‘i ‘.:j _,:‘,j I;,:‘:: ?‘j,.. I n.:~~~~~~~~~~i.~sli;i:~~ :. ..2, ,j:::“- &&~~:.&&~G/‘Yg$$ .,:r;,:;; ,x‘: ; .I:j;: .I: , ‘, : :,:>:, ‘, <. I .:, I.:.1.:...A.>:.:.F.,.:. .:..*<.a,.:.::.:, L . <: .:i .:i. Y”““‘“’ . by Candace Baran Imprint staff The cover of this album screams of style and anguish. There’s a black and white.photo of a bare armed girl with her head hanging over her knees, her long blond hair hangs down in stylish disorder. You can see her big, black boots stretched out in front of her. This girl does NOT conjure up an image of happiness. She looks like a depressed mosh pit victim. So, why is the album titled “So Very Happy?” Hmmm...sarcasm, paradox, and defiance-three great qualities for an altemative, 90’s style album. This theme carries into the sound and lyrics of the album. Sounding like Crash Vegas or the Cocteau Twins this band comes across as a typical, mellow pop band. Yet,
if you look closely at the list of song titles and listen to the lyrics you’ll see a darker, twisted side. The song titles: “Should Have Been A Man,““Punching Bag,” “Wonderful World,” “California Au Revoir,” “My Heaven” and Led Zeppelin’s “That’s the Way” are optimistic and bizarre -- you can see that this is no typical pop album. Sal’s Birdland is a five piece band from Ottawa. They produced the album in lightning speed, writing and recording the whole album within a month and a half. The band’s press release quotes Leslie I-iowe, one of the song writers fol lllc band, “We just did what we wanted without any consideration to the industry.“Anti-tradition, anti-establishment. The title track”Should have been a Man,” “That’s The Way,” and ‘“So Fucking Happy” are the best tunes on this album. The rest of the album is one big blur, one song sounding like the next. Maybe you just have to give the album more than three listens before you can distinguish between the songs. In short, it’s an album that has potential. All it needs is a little diversity. Watch for their next album.
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for most people to handle...” This album is strictly for speed metal enthusiasts. I am not a fan of the genre and this selection of material didn’t win me over. Guitarist Dave Carlo can only play in two tempos: breakneckand ludicrous speed. This provides for a lot of repetition in their songs. It’s hard to tell one song from another. It doesn’t help to try and listen to the lyrics either. They’re all the same death and destruction verses that every speed metal band peddles. That’s when you can understand them because the vocalist must keep up with the music. It doesn’t help that either vocalist, State McLaren or Bob Reid, make David Lee Roth sound like No metal cliche is left untouched. CD insert is filled with violent
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True or false: Over 120 minutes of ear-bleeding speed metal really appeals to me. If you answered true then you’ve probably heard of Razor. They are a speed metal band from Toronto who put out 8 albums of music between 1984 and 1992. This double CD package is a retrospective of their accomplishments subtitled “Final Thoughts on a Butt-Kickin’ Career.” Why did this band fail while other bands like Slayer went on to fame and fortune? Was it not enough exposure on Toronto Rocks’ ‘“Mid-week Metal Mania?” Was it the poor taste of the general public who always fails to recognize artistic talent? I’m not sure but the liner notes offer up this suggestion: “Inevitably our intensity was generally just too much
ing from bloody chainsaws to guitar marauders to a grindstone. There are also some pictures of the band during their various stages. These provide some comic reliefwith the band done up in full leather stud and metal afro regalia. The song titles themselves rarely deviate from the speed metal formula. Tracks like “Violent Restitution,” “Killer Instinct,” “Forced Annihilation,” and, my personal favourite, “Parricide” display the kind of image this band used during its butt-kickin’ career. The biggest problem I have with this “collection of ultimate pummelling” is the length. Was it really necessary to include 38 tracks to sum up Razor’s career? There is no artistic progression at al1 over the 38 tracks and, as 1 stated bcforc, the songs don’t differ by much. This summary could have been one CD, hell it could’ve been one song. One good thing I can say to satisfy those speed metal maniacs before they come after me with their scary iron studs is that there is no cheezy metal ballad.
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By now, many people out there have heard Portishead’s single “Sour Times,” a song that sticks out like a proverbial sore thumb in a North American market dominated by guitars. For that reason, and of course because of the fact that it’s an utterly brilliant song, there has been a real grassroots, sleeper attraction to these Bristolians, and their upcoming (and now here) album Dummy. The fans should not be disappointed, for this is already destined to be one of the five best releases of the year. Music listeners will be out and out spoiled by the sheer innovation and musical genius on offer here. The sound of the band is what strikes you first, a blend of so many disparate styles, creating a completely unique form. Chaunteuse Beth Gibbons steals the listener into a dark world, recalling everyone from Billie Holiday to Liz Fraser in the process, and her lyrics reflect this gloom in an utterly mesmerizing way. And the music! Mellow, Valium-induced hip-hop beats are what underpins a combination ofpseudo-Duane Eddy guitars, fragile movie-soundtrack inspired strings, record scratches, and the odd bit of horns and samples. Angelo Badalamenti, Sade (on the track “It Could Be Sweet,“) and
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especially Massive Attack (also from Bristol and big mentors) are rough comparisons, but Portishead are more dense and enthralling than the lot of them. It’s consistently good from start to finish, not even approaching anything that could be deemed a duff track. “Strangers” contains a segment that sounds as though it was recorded onto vinyl, then rerecorded from there to the finished song, giving it a hollow, distanced, disturbed feeling. In fact a lot of Durrzmy sounds quite analog, with record cracks and pops, furthur putting it into a time and place before all of this digital crap sucked the life out of music. “Roads” is sublime, bursting with strings and warbling guitars that recall some forgotten be song from days gone by. It finishes with “Glory Box,” a track reminiscient ofNancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Were Made for Walking,” but with a devastating interlude at the end of disjointed vocals and heavy dub beats. And this comes at the very end, aAer so many other jawjarring moments that you should be conditioned to by that point. Fabulous. This past year has seen a parade of very imitative and derivi tive pop coming from the U.K. Not to say Blur, Suede, Oasis et al are bad bands (far from it), but none of the bunch are really exhibiting anything blindingly new and experimental, along the lines of, say, Screamadelica or Giant Steps. Pa&head, in their own quiet way, carry on this practice, creating a work that will justify many a music addict’s existence. Go out and buy this right now.
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Kay Hanley. Although her voice is quite good, it is far from being unique. Song after song, her voice doesn’t ever seem like it’s getting a work out. That’s not a hugegroblem, but it could give a little diversity to an album that stays within the safe borders of sameness. “Rim Shak” is the second single from the album and has an excellent live sound to it. However, these two released singles are no “Seether,” which at least Veruca Salt has in its favour. Although Aurora Gory Alice may be a good album that doesn’t have a bad track, the singles aren’t there if they’re hoping
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Applications for the following scholarships are being accepted during the Winter term. Refer to Section 4 of the UndergraduateCalendarforfurthercriteria. Application forms are available in the Student Awards Office, 2nd Floor, Needles Hall.
ALL
FACULTIES:
Doreen Brlsbln Award - available to third year Regular or 36 Co-op female students in an Honours program in which women are currently under represented. Deadline: March 31,1995. Douglas T. Wright Award - available to all who have participated in an international work placement. Students to apply upon return to full-time study at UW. Deadline: October 13,1995. Douglas 7”. Wright Experience in Japan Award -available to all who participated in a work placement in Japan. Students to apply upon return to full-time study at UW. Deadline: October 13, 1995.
FACULTY HEALTH
OF APPLIED SCIENCES:
Michael Geltner Memorial Scholarship - available to all 3rd year Regular Health Studies and Kinesioiogy. Deadline: March 15, t 995. Robert Haworth Scholarshipcompletion of 3rd year in an Honours program in resource management related to Park Planning and Management, Recreation, Natural Heritage or Outdoor Recreation. Deadline: May 31,1995.
FACULTY
OF ARTS:
Arts Student Union Award -available to all Arts students. Deadline: February 28,1995. James C. McKegney Memorial Award - available to upper year Arts students with outstanding performance and/or extra-curricular activities in the Hispanic Area - one in Peninsular Spanish Studies and one in Spanish America Studies. Deadline: Februarv 28.1995.
FACULTY
resource management related to Park Planning and Management, Recreation, Natural Heritage orOutdoor Recreation. Deadline: May 31,1995. Marcel Pequegnat Scholarship-available to 3rd year Environment & Resource Studies, Planning, Water Resource Management. Deadline: May31, 1995.
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS: Andersen Consulting Scholarship available to 38 Math. Deadline: March 31,1995. Electrohome 75th Anniversary Schoiarship - available to 36 Computer Science. Deadline: March 31,1995.
FACULTY
OF SCIENCE:
J.P. Bickeil Foundation Bursaries available to upper year Earth Sciences. Dow Canada Scholarship -available to 3A Chemistry. Deadline: February 15, 1995. David M. Forget Memorial Award in Geology - available to 2A Earth Science. Deadline: March 31,1995. SC. Johnson 81 Son Ltd. Environmental Scholarship - available to 3rd yearchemistry. Deadline: May31,1995. Marcel Pequegnat Scholarship - available to 38 Earth Science/Water Resource Management. Deadline: May31, 1995. Science Society Bursary - available to all.
DATATEL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION Applications are now being accepted for the Datatel Scholars Foundation. The awards have a value of up to $1,500 each and are available to full-time or part-time students, graduate or undergraduate, in any discipline. Applications will be evaluated based-on academic merit, personal motivation, external activities including employment and extracurricular activities and on letters of recommendation. Application deadline is February 10, 1995. Interested students should contact the Student Awards
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ENGINEERING: Andersen Consulting Scholarship available to 36. Deadline: March 31, 1995. J.P. Bickeli Foundation Bursaries available to all Chemical students. Canadian Hospital Engineering Socie ety’s Scholarship - available to 38. Deadline: March 31,1995. Canadian Postureand Seating Centre Scholarship -available to all. Deadline: October 13,1995. 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 Carr Memorial Award - available to 3rd or 4th year Chemical. Deadline: March 31,1995. Consulting Engineers of Ontario Scholarshipavailable to all 3A. Deadline: March 31, 1995. John Deere Limited Scholarship available to all 3B Mechanical. Deadline: March 31, 1995. Delcan Scholarship - available to 4B Civil. Deadline: February 28,1995. Dow Canada Scholarship-available to 3A Chemical. Deadline: February 15, 1995. Randy Duxbury Memorial Award available to all 38 Chemical. Deadline: February 28,1995. S.C. Johnson & Son Ltd. Environmental Scholarship - available to 3rd year Chemical. Deadline; May31,1995. Marcel Pequegnat Scholarship - available to 38 Civil - Water Resource Management students. Deadline: May 31, 1995. Alan W. Shattuck Memorial Bursary available to 4th year Civil. Suncor Bursaries - available to all Chemical or Mechanical. FACULTY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: Robert Haworth Scholarship -compietionof 3rd year in an Honours program in
MONDAY interested in Outdoor activites? Join the Outers Club, which offers weekly activites, and equiptment rentals (at reasonable rates). Weekly meetings at 7:00 p.m. in ES1 350. For more information contact Fabrice at ext. 4655.
TUESDAY Waterloo Christian Fellowship, a nondenominational Christian group, holds large group meetings from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in Engineering 2, Room 1303A. There is singing, guest speakers, 8ible studies and fellowship. For more information, contact wcf @ watservl . All are welcome.
WEDNESDAY The University of Waterloo Young Liberals meet for discussion every other Wednesday (first meeting on January 1 I} at 4:00 in the SJC student Union lounge next to the Coffee Shop. All are welcome. FYI call Suzana at 7’44-6817. GLLOW (Gay and Lesbian Liberation of Waterloo) holds a Coming Out Discussion Group at 7:30 pm in ML 104. Call 884-4569 for information and a list of uocomina tonics. Amnesty International Group 118 (Universityof WaterlooGroup) meetsat7:OO p.m. every week in AL202. Amnesty International is dedicated to helping Prisoners of Conscience around the world. All Are Welcome. Womyn’s Centre Collective meetings 12:30 in Womyn’s Centre Room. Room 1508. International Women’s Week organizational meetings weekly at 1:30 until March 1. Womvn’s Centre Room 15OB. Interfaith Brown-Bag Lunch Forum M&C 1056. 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. THURSDAY Ukranian StudentsClub welcomes everyone to experience Wkranian culture and Heritage. We meet in MC 3001 (Math Lounge) at 5:45 p.m. Call Martin Kuchirkaat 747-DO-ITformore informa-
FRIDAY Salat-ui-Jumuaa (Friday prayer) in M&C 2035. 12:30 p.m. - I:00 p.m.
SUNDAY Worship in the Chapel of St. Bede Renison College University of Waterloo. Sundays at IO:30 a.m. beginning Sunday January 8,1995. “Radio Arab Carlo” on CKMS 100.3 FM. Tune in every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. or better yet call us during the program, and tell your host Firas Johnny Abed Rabbo what you would like to hear. “Arabic music is what we do.”
2 Classes and Workshops at Homer Watson House and Gallery 1754 Old Mill Rd. Kitchener, Ontario, N2P lH7. To register please pay class fee by mail or in person. Drawing in the Afternoon. Watercolour in the Afternoon. Printing with Woodblocks. Basic Design. Introduction to Painting with Acrylics. Introduction to Painting with Watercolours. Garden Sculpture. For more information call 748-4377. Starting February 1st, 1995, residents across the Region of Waterloo will be able to put additional materials into their Blue Box! Along with existing recyclables, magazines, catalogues, household fine papersand aluminum foil will be accepted. if you wish to volunteer with Campus Mediation please contact 885-1211 extension 2306. Members of The Engineering Faculty Council for 1995. It is anticipated that the Engineering Faculty Council will meet on the following dates. February 20th. March 20th. April 17th. May 29th. June 26th. September 18th. October 16th. November 20th. December 11 th. All meetings will be held at 3;30 p.m. in CPH 3385. The Departmentof Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures is accepting applications for next year’s Waterlooin-Germany Program (October 1995 to July 1996). Secondand upperyear,plus graduate students of most disciplines are eligible. There is no Science Faculty at Mannheim University. Application forms can be obtained at the Secretary’s Office in ML214. Students who want to go to Mannheim for two semesters are also eligible for the Ontario Baden-Wurttemberg Exchange Program but should apply immediately. UW German Club. Stay tuned for upcoming events! For further information call Uta Evers at ext. 6052 or check the bulletin boards by the German Department in ML. Live RadioConcerts on CKMS are SatFeb. 4 - My urdays at 10:00 p.m. Neighbour Ned;Feb. 11 -Grasshopper; Feb. 18 - LovecanaL; Feb. 25 - Bob Wiseman; Mar. 4 - Merrill Misker;.Mar. 11 - Malibu Stacey; Mar. 18 - Quiverleg, Paul MacLeod, 6 Months. TheTOEFL Preperation Course begins April 4. Classes are held every Tuesday and Wednesday from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. for 10 weeks. Contact the International Student Office ext. 2814 for more information. Distance Education Deadline - Spring 1995. The last day to apply for Spring 1995 Distance Education courses is February 13, 1995 for all registered UW students. Malawi AppliedResearch Programme Summer 1995. World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is currently canvassing for eight-final year or graduate students to applyfora six-week Applied Research Programme (ARP) to Malawi beginning in May 1995. The working language is English and an orientation for succesful candidates will take place in Malawi. The Malawi Applied Research Programme (MARP) will focus on environment and refugees. A goal will be to provide appropriate policy recommendations as to the future use and sustainable development of refugee degraded lands. Applicants must: be final yearstudents/graduate students; be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants: hold a valid passport; have good English oral and written skills; have had significant experience in a developing context; be willing to work within a team structure; be prepared to contribute $1,500 ($500 deposit upon being informed of their acceptance and $1,000 prior to
departure); undergo a medical exam prior to departure; act as a resource person during the following year to a WWSC Local Commitee, contribute an article to WUSC regarding their experience and organize public presentations of their experience after their return to Canada. The application deadline is February 17, f 995. For more information, contact Darlene Ryan, International Student Office. ext. 2814.
Scholarship & Notices iI The following are deadlines for Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Competitions in the University Graduate Office. Further information and documentation are available from the University Graduate Office or from the Department Scholarship Coordinator. Earlier department deadlines are applicable. Please note as well athat many other scholarships have agency deadlines in the Winter Term 1995. Information is available in the University Undergraduate Office, Needles Hall, Room 3021. Canada Memorial ScholarshipsUnrestricted discipline. Due February 24, 1995. Canada Mortgage & HousingCorporation - Unrestricted discipline. Due March 24.1995. Health and Welfare Canada - National Health Research and Development Program for M.SC. and Ph.D. Training Fellowships - Restricted to Poputaton Health, Health Services in Canada disciplines. Due Februarv 15,1995 MacKenzie King Traveliing Scholarships - International relations, industrial relations, law, history, political studies, economics disciplines. Due February 10,1995. MacKenzie King Open Scholarships Unrestricted discipline. Due February 10.1995. . Sir John A. MacDonald Graduate Fellowship in Canadian History - Canadian historv discioline. Due March 4. 1995. Wildlife Habitat Canada -Wildlife studies, ecology, -. conservation disciplines.
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St. Jerome’sCentrefor Catholic Experience in Waterloo will sponsor the sixth and final lecture of its “Faith under Fire” season at 7:30 p.m. in CL. Siegried Hall. Fr. Len Altilia will present the talk “Catholic Education: The Next Generation.” Admission is free.
Saturday,
February
4
Protest Against Violence - 1 I :00 a.m. to noon. Hespler Road, Cambridge, no need for signs - peaceful walk. Please support us.
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February
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Ca$h Opportunity! Pay off student loans fast. Join the fastest growing travel company of the 90’s. MGet us in the ‘Fish Bowl’ (Davis Centre Lounge DC 1301) between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Bring your friends. Public Information Night. Seed-Support for Everyone with Eating Disorders. Meeting Place, Kitchener YMCA, 84 Fredrick Street. Speakers will talkabout eating disorders and their personal experiences. For info call 570-3228 or 743Displays on Eating Disorders. Today and tommorow in Davis Centre, University of Waterloo 10:00 a.m. - 5:OO p.m. For info call Michelle at 805-5832 or Marilyn (Mon, Tues, and Fri) at 885-l 211 ext. 5481.
Tuesday,
February
7
Eating Awareness week. Two people will speakabout their personal journeys with eating disorders from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Community Health and Social Services Building, 99 Regina Street Sout, Waterloo Ontario, Room 508. To register call Mary Daly at Ext 5297,888-2253 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by February 3,1995. The Crepes are coming! The Cercel Francais invites you to its annual French Cafe. For french crepes and drinks, show up at the Environmental Studies Courtyard between II :30 a.m. and 2:30
p.m. All welcome!
Thursday,
February
9
UW Film Society Taiwan Festival: “Strawman” 7:00 p.m. in East Campus Hall’Rm. 1219, For information call 8851211 x2442.
Friday,
February
10
Numus Concerts presents “This that is beautiful . .. * Contemporary (weird) classical music. 8100 p.m. in The Seagram Museum. Tickets $15/$10. Call 576-6211.
Tuesday,
February
7
PsycLIT/Sociofile on CD-ROM, Dana PorterLibrary: 11:OOa.m. Thisworkshop will introduce you to PsycLlTwhich is the equivalent fo Psychological Abstracts, covering psychology and related disciplines and Sociofile which is the equivalent of Sociological Abstracts and covers sociology and related disciplines, Social Sciences Citarion Index, Dana Porter Library: 1100 p.m. This workshop will introduce you to Social Sciences Citation Index which is userful forfinding references to articles in the social sciE!flCeS.
Wednesday,
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GETLIBIUnCover, Arts Computing Lab: 9:30 a.m. Pre-Register by phone: Cathy Newell, ext. 2597. Attend this workshop to learn how you can access these services. b 1
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Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Regional Branch. Friends, a service of CMHA, needs volunteers: to support children in one to one relationships, assist children in developing selfesteem and social skills. A child meets withtheirvolunteerweeklyduringschool time to do social activities. Urgently needed in schools throughout KitchenerWaterloo, Cambridge and area. Call 7447645. Foreign Translation Registry. The International Student Off ice receives inquiries from time to time requiring the assistance of individuals who can speak, write and translate a particular language. If you are interested in providing this service, please contact Darlene Ryan, ext. 2814.
All Workshops are held in Needles Hall Room 1020 unless stated otherwise. Friday, February 3: 9:30-lo:30 Networking, 10:30-l 2:00 Researching Employers NHl020/1115; Monday, February 6: 2:30-4:00 Interview Skills; Tuesday, February7: 10:30-t 1:30 Intro to Self Assessment NH1 030; Wednesday, February 8: 2:30-4:30 Interview Skills II; Thursday, February 9: 9:3010:30 Researching Occupations NH1 115,10:30-II :30 Information Interview; Friday, February 10: 10:30-l I:30 Resume Writing, 11:30-l 2130 Letter Writing; Tuesday, February 14: 11:30130 Job Search NH1 020/l 115; Friday,
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