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Liz Witmer talks education

Zoom media to stay Vogel questions Feds advertising policies

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Waterloo MPP Elizabeth Witmer pledged to increase post-scconclat-~. fundmg if elected 'Tory leadcr at this weekend's leadership convention.

Witnler spoke at Wilfiid Laurier Univcrsity on Wednesday, March 20.

Witmer is campaigning for the Ieadership of the provincial Consemur-c party. If victorious, she will become Premier.

In hcr short address to about 60 students in WLU's Paul Martin Ccntrc, Witmer focused almost exclusively on post-secondary education.

However, she could not resist trumpeting the record of her party over thc last eighr years. W~tmcrsaid that sincc chc 1995 election, Ontario has gained more than 800,000 jobs and taxes have been significantly lowered. She addcd that studcnts who graduate today have "tremendous op~ortunlties"~rescnted to them by Ontario's economy.

Wiuncr readily acknowledged that Ontario is "pretty low on the totem pole" when it comes to funding higher education and said straight out that "we nced to fund the students." Witmer also said that the issue of education had comeup again and again during her consultations withvotcrs, and noted that it was one of the highest priorities of the people of Ontario. ' W e nced to do every thng we possibly can to ensure that every qualified student can access a university education."

She identificd accommodatingthe double-cohort ofE'all2003,support-

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Torv leaders hi^ candidate Elizabeth Witmer spoke at Laurier. ing graduate studxs and stabilizing the student/professor ratio as the major challenges facing Ontario's universities in the near future.Witmer was confident that, as premier, she would be able to adequately address them all.

While Witmer often returned to her commitment to address education issues, she &d not provide the specifics of what, she would actually do once in power.

In response to a question concerning how she would support graduate studies,Witmer said "I have to tell you1 don't haw alot of ideas."

She later said that she planned to consult widely in this area. Witmer also said that dcspite the "priority" status of education issues amongst Ontarians, she would not canccl the most recent cut in Ontario's corporate taxes nor the conttovcrsial private school tax credit to increase university fundmg.Whcn asked what Ontarians would rather support, she said "I don't know, 1 haven't seen any numbers."

Tories vote SaturdayMarch 23 to choose their leader.

F.nvironmcntal studies student Brcnnan Vogel presented hls conccrns with Zoom Media on campus to student's council last wcek. Since then, councdlors have been voicing their support for the revenue that the advertising campaign generates.

At the studcnt 's council mceting on March 14, Vogcl voiccd his concernwith the content of Zoom's ads in Feds establishments and the general pervasiveness of corporate advertising in acadcmic places. Vogel claims that thc Zoom ads arc "sexist, classist and unhealthful." Several councillors acknowledged rhat their constitucnts had complained about the offensive nature o f some ads, specifically a Mazda ad rhat states: "You've always dreamed about having two hotties."

However, the samc councillors also stated that many studcnts were either indifferent to thc advcrtisements or supportive of the revcnuegenerating mechanism rhat such ads present. Feds VP administration and finance Dawn Philhps estimated that the Zoom contract would add approximately $6,000 to the Feds budget this ycar alone.

At thc council meeting, Vogel voiced his concern with what he called the commoditization of students through on-campus advertismng. Vogel quesnoned the moral Impkanons ofdeals such as those s t t ~ ~ c k between Zoom and the Feds: "What

is it that the ITniversir); of Waterloo rcprcscnts? A compromise of objectivlty is what I see right now."

Earlier this term, I7ogel successfully had Zoom ads removcd from the Arts Lecture Hall after if was revealed rhat a contract between the Arts Student Union and Zoom violated a univcrsit;\.policy prohib~ting corporate ads in acadcmic builciings.

While explaining the Arts Smdent Union contract fiasco, former ASU prcsident Liz Raltazar statcd that at the time of the contr;rctYs proposal, the 4SU has $27,000 in debt, which prompted the contract's negotiation. "We meant no offence, we just thought [thc contract1 was a pretty good opportunity."

Vogel also voiced his concern with the university's policy regarding advertising on campus, suggeatq that the policy, which was created in the 1970s, maj- no longer be adequate to sen-c student needs. Vogcl recommended that a referendum be held on the advertising policy to obtain student input into the decision-making process. In defence of the policy, Feds president Yaacov Iland stated "[The policy] hasn't been changed in a long while.. .I believc it is sall good policy. It lays out the basic policy for bdlboards."

While the issue of corporate advertising on campus was debated, no motion was put forth to prohibit it.

Zoom media ads ulll continue to run in Feds-owned facilities.

Meeting wraps up Feds term Few students participate in forum Neal Moogk-Soulis IMPRINT STAFF

The Feds annual general meeting got off to a inauspicious start Wednesday, March 13in the SLC Grcat Hall.

Due to an inability to mect quorum (the minimum number of participants required to make the meeting valid), studcnts were press-ganged from throughout the SLC in order for thc meeting to begin.

Once the mceting got underway, Ilandprcssed on through the agcnda.

Nominated by Iland, Richard Crispin, a staff member who is active in both the Canada Day and Student Life 101 events, was givcn an honourary Feds membership. An honourary membership offers the same bencfits as a rcgular membership, but the recipient does not have to pay the Fcds fee.

A motion was passed to raisc the Feds fec as per the average Canadian l'rice Index for Canada. The new Feds fee d now be $28.02. Iland cited rising electricity costs and mandatory raises for Feds staff as reasons for the increase. Feds businesses

ran at a break-even point, as some ran a profit whde others ran minor losses.

Five members from student's council werc to be elected to the Feds council but only four members stood for election at the mceting.

Piragash T.'clamrnylum, Liam McHugh-Russell, Courtney Predosi and Parambir Singh Keila were elected to council. The question was put to Iland whether students at large could run for Feds council but Iland was optimistic that students from the incoming student council would stand for election to Feds council.

The mceting then moved to the year-cnd reports of each of the Feds cxecutive members. Ryan Stammers' presentation was dclivered by proxy sincc he was unable to be at the meeting. Stammers said there wLU be no tuition deregulation for now and that the co-op consultations havc been going well. As a future issue, Stammers forsees the Watpub formats being changed to make allowances for thc younger double cohort.

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Greenpeace protestors call attention to genetically modified organisms in foods at Zehrs.

Greenpeace pickets local Zehrs Magda Konieczna IMPRINT STAFF

Consumers concernedwith Loblaws' policy on genetically modlfied organisms organized a protest outside Beechwood Zehrs last Friday.

Mcinbers of Grecnpeace and the I<-W Food Action, an action group under WPIRG, were protesting thc

grocery store chain's practice of covering up labels identifjing foods as containing CMOS. According to Canahan law, grocery retailers arc not rcquired to label food containing GMOs; howevcr, some retailers choose to voluntarily label products.

Thc group sct up large @gns and handed out pamphlets citing a poll which indicated that ovcr 95 per ccnt

of Canadians wished to know whcther their food contains GMOs. Policc arrived at thc scene about an hour after the protest startcd to investigate noise complaints resulting from the megaphone that thc group was using to broadcast its message. No charges wcre hid.

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In the last five years I have engaged in hundreds of conversations surroundmg the fate and state of this university. Yet, as I write this, I am keenly aware that I have only 34 days left here on campus. And so my concerns for the university have slowly shifted from where we are now to where we unll be in the coming years. To be honest, I am generally quite concerned for the future of this university and, more broadly, universities in this provmce.

To put it mildly, we are at an impasse in post-secondaty education in the province. [We are shott on facultv. and lone on students; accessibility is decreasing and debt is mcreasing.] All of these factors are compounded by an increasmgly rigid p o k y enwonment that makes the possibhttes for new funds and higher quality very difficult to manage.

Even more distressing1s that the universq sector is not pursuing a system-wide solution. In recent months, UW joined with U of T, Western, McMaster and Queen's to state t h a support for an improved and elaborate student aid program, financed largely from their elastmg deregulated programs w t h an assumption by some that future'finanung may be conditional on increased deregulation.

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same universities have been the amongst all seventeen publiclymost vocal about pursuing further funded instituttons and would deregulation. This culminated in a attempt to allow for both existing number of universittes makmg the researih and new research to find pitch for greater twtton control at funds. (Addiaonally, it would see the pre-budget consultations the any changes to the basic-mcomegovernment held with mversity unit, comdor fundmg model be a stakeholders a few of weeks ago. long-term solution which manages These issues stand to fracture both current and future growth.) the university sector. U of T, Exacerbattng the universmes' Westem, Waterloo, Mac and positlon is the compromising Queen's are attempttng to become positton university presidents have "research-intensive" universities. been placed in. With all new They are m the best positton to money in the system being tted to benefit from fuither deregulation growth, university presidents need as well as the lobbying towards students to want to attend their greater funding for exishng campuses, making them hesitant to research efforts. speak out about quality cuts.

If, bemg Additionally, these institutions truthful, university are largely behind "If We are to presidents would be many of the succeed in the polemc positions ah&a"0ca1andas their lated by governcoming years, -student leadership ment educaaon counterparts, they the system leaders including would highlight that universities are at a requires more fully funding existing students. breaking point Withonlvafew a n d ' n ~ t ~ e ~where ~ burdens on

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institutions beyond cooperation," faculty and staff their funding threaten the complement for institution's stud&, such a mandate. policy would allow new fundmg When I envision the University increases to be duected only to of Waterloo and all universittes m these research-mtensive schools.

Ontano m ten years, I fear that the This division within the conanumg pressure on the system university sector undermines the wdl have shattered any hope for a lobbymg power of the Council of cohesive and healthy post-secondOntano Universities, the organizaary educatton system. If we are to tion charged with representing all succeed m the commg years, the universities to the government, and system reqwes more and not less the virtually rinited lobbying front co-operatton. Addittonally, the of all other education stakeholders. university system requires a bold The COU/stakeholder groups and courageous voice to admit that are seekmg a more cohesive we are hurtmg, to lead us, and the approach to fixing post-secondary public, to a bnghter future. education in Ontano. Their approach would share resources mschaan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Fed Hall is all too quiet this year. It seems the only things going on there anymore are Thmsday night residence parties and high school formals. What happened to the days when our student bar was a great c o n e venue? The only,live sounds that I remember filling the building lately are Big Sugar (who have now successfully flooded this market) and Damd Usher.

Maybe I have just haven't been paying attentton to its attractions lately, but I get the impression that Fed Hall used to host more live acts than it does now.

In April, Kitchener's most p r o m e n t venue for big name acts, the Lync, wdl be shumng its doors for good as the uty pushes on w t h its downtown redevelopment plans. Here lies a great o p p o m t y for the Feds to bang some of the big names that

would've played the Lyric to the UW campus and give Fed Hall a real luck in the ass.

Some of the names that have graced the stage of the Lyric over the years include Big Wreck, Matchbox 20, Sloan, Moist and even the Tragically Hip in a closed concert (yes, I know, it was too bad Sugar Jones pulled the chute on their &. It looks like Club Abstract is attempting to lure the live music scene further up King Street with recent acts like Danko Jones, Default and Wide Mouth Mason. Kitchener is now left without a big-toomdub stage to attract big name acts. Last year, the city's most storied club, Lulu's, shut its doors and currently sits like an eyesore out by Spomorld just waihng for a Wal-Mart or IKEA to save it from demolition.

Fed Hall is one of the only venues left in this area - if not the only venue -that has the potential to attract bigger names and pack the crowds. There is nowhere else to play and I don't expect Abstract will be able to attract slightly larger acts who would attract larger crowds. Oddly, it seems Humanities Theatre is attracting more names than Fed

Hall after hosting Hayden and Wave.

I don't know anythmg about booking bands or costs, hut I'm sure there are people in this city who do. The Feds may want to consider courting someone who can book the big names for Fed HalL The club can open its doors to the public, or close some shows off just to the university crowd.

There's a huge potential to transplant the bands that frequent the Lyric to Fed Hall.

It's remarkable that Fed Hall almost closed its doors back in 1997 when the Feds held a referendum to determine its fate.

In a voter turnout of 21 per cent, 90 per cent voted to keep Fed Hall open. It's clear that there's an affinity between students and Fed Hall, but lately it looks to be only for its Boys and Girls nights.

Recently I have seen the Bomber get further into the act of staging live performances. This is refreshing, espeually for students who crave something different from th& campus pub. Now it's time to look at Fed Hall and bring back some of its vibe.

UDAY, MARCH 22,2002

How effective is student government?

Beatty, current Feds VP student issues, explains that the delayed actions are due to the challenges they face in their roles which are political in nature, and that this is shared by anyone attempting to make changes in an institution. The amount of red tape, the leaming curve of incoming executive,and establishlems were main reasons for low voter partici- ing relationships with the administration are pation. The underlining theme of such apathy significantlmdrances against achievingimmeis the overall disdlusionmentwithstudent gov- diate goals.

Should the one-year term be extended to ernment among many, particularly in addressincrease efficiency?Dawn Phdhps, VP admining issues relevant to students.

While some people believe that student istration and finance, sees such fluidity as a government may recognize current concerns positive aspect in which "fresh minds and of students, they do not haveinfluentialweight ideas" are given the opportunity to contribute, to push forth with solutions. Johnston was while Iland believes the constant change proquick to dispel any misgivings on the influence vides new energy and diversity.

The biggestbarrier to the successof student studentgovernmenthas on administrationpolicies; he described the responsiveness of ad- government remains the difficultyin obtaining ministration regarding input from the Feds as student input, said Beatty. Johnston s w e s t s "Highly valued ... influential." Johnston de- to those who argue that student govemment is scribed the effectiveness of student govem- ineffectivethat students should"get involved." ment based on issues put forth such as helping However, Cook explains "why not get out into to develop a statement of purpose for aid to our faces, go person to p&on in the SLC, or avoid student hardship, giving first-year stu- even anywhere on campus - find out what dents priority for on-campus housiing, provid- changes people want, and why." ingimproved housing for co-ops, as well as the Large-scale student involvementin univerconsistent involvementin and maintenance of sity by its very natureis difficult, due to the fastpaced lives student lead. There is consistent orientation programs.

Iland agrees; he believes that the response effort by student government to encourage towards the Feds is positive from the univer- student participation. It may be a lack of prosity administration. motion; however, of "Realizing you have what existing promothat power [of influtton is provided, there "The biggest barrier to ence] and being wilis minimal use. The the success of student current Feds Web site, ing to use it" is needed for example, is to be effective. Being government remains underused according in the decision procthe difficulty in to Phillips.In fact, one ess early andmakingit uncomfortablefor the student questioned obtaining student on the issue acknowladnunistration when edgedthatmuchofthe "student unfriendly" input." decisions are made student apathypresent - Feds vp student issues is "because most peomeans that the Feds Brenda Beatty and student governple don't utilize anything they [student ment in general has government] actively significant power.

Students may have a different perspective do." nand added that there is a need for the on such "accomplishments." Jennifer Cook, a Feds to increase the promotion of political third-year Arts student, says of student gov- issues to students.

Whether the onus is on the students to seek ernment, "they may listen but vety little is done. Tuition costs, student housing, and eve- out avenues for interaction or student govemrything else is talked about, but little is done. ment to more aggressively promote itself and Yes we have a new residence, but what about its achievements, the issue could possibly dethe future success of student governthe other students who can't afford to live in te-e residence? What about tuition? Where is our ment. Possibly the biggest challenge student money going and why is the tuition increasing; government faces today is to address the basic but nothing around the school seems to be concerns of students. As one student wondered: "Nothing is done. We see little change. different."

The frustration on the slow process of The Feds body is there, they have an office, but action is not entirelvlimitedto students. Brenda what do thev do?"

low well does UM's elected government represent .nd protect student interests? Views from UW's dmnistration, the Feds and students. ,ashar Al-Hussaini PECIAL TO IMPRINT

is another Feds executive body comes to lower, an ongoing debate continues to loom lver campus as to whether student governnent is in fact relevant to students today or lot. Is student government effective in carryng out its role as a representative of the student )opulation, or is it merely a facade for univer,ity administration to carry out its own inter:sts under the guise of token student involvenent?

As representatives of tens of thousands of rtudents, student government at UW potentially has a powerful support base that can help push student issues forth. However, a low voter turnout and a perception among students that it, and in particular the Feds, do not adequatelyaddress relevant student issues challenge the possibility of tapping into a potentially powerful support base. A considerable issue facing student government today is its legitimacyin the eyes of the student body. Only 12.7 per cent of those eligible casta vote in last month's Feds election,higher than last year but considerablylower than other universities. As a consequence, low voter turnout dLnLushes the legitimacy of student government to the university administration; it certainly emphasiies the disinterest of thegeneral student body in student government and its gods.

When questioned on how the low voting turnout may reflect on the executive, president Johnston stated that it is irrelevant in terms of the effectiveness, although he explained that there is a sense of "retreat from all sectors in sodetf in terms of voting. I t is a common concern among democratic societies and institutions in general; eligble voters do not fully recognize or practise their democratic right.

Feds president Yaacov Iland explained that now, more than ever, low voter turnout is being addressed, and there is a constant attempt to increase access by creating polling stations, sending eLm;uls to students regarding voting dates, and creating the online voting system that, despite its technical problems, has provided greater voting access for students.

According to an independent survey sent out to 150 randomly selected UW students, reasons such as lack of viable alternatives between candidates,low respect for student govnment. and the inevitable technifal mob-

Meeting: very sparsely attended MEETING, from page 3 Brenda Beattywas pleased with the number of volunteers that she had this year, but said that she could have used more volunteers who were wiling to lead. Beattywas concerned that Food Bank use has risen remarkably in the last year. As an upcomingissue,Beatty is pursuing the purchase of an additional Ridesafe van because off-campus secllritywill become more of an issue as the first-year on-campus housing guarantee will not be offered as of fall 2003.

Dawn Phillips was pleased with her work over the past year. In the coming months, the Used Bookstore will come online and the Feds Web site is in the process of being renovated.

Phillipsexp~sseddisappointmentthat theweb site was underutilized and forsees that something will be changed. Fiscally speaking, Feds businesses nearly broke even.

Iland gave the hnal presentation of the meeting, highlighting that he had been interested in improving accessibility to Waterloo.

He was active in promoting tuition bursaries for students and he saw downtown residential development as a positive step towards creating more student housing. Iland spoke in favour of a mandatory transit pass for all Waterloo students, which he said would probably cost between $40 and $50 per term, though no decision on cost has yet been made. He saw it as a positive step, since on-campus student parking is being reduced as construction increases. With a student pass, students would be able to live further away from campus, alIowing for a dispersion of housing.

A relatively minor issue that chewed up a large block of time was the renaming of the VP student issues position to VP internal, at the swestion of Brenda Beatty, the current VP SI. Students wanted to know why the choice was to make the title "internal," which some fel: was too vague. Iland said that VP SI deals with internal student issues, reflecting the fact that the VP internal and VP student issues positions were recently merged. A concern from the floorwas that internal sounded like it would deal with business that was internal to Feds only, which would still not make it clear where students should go if they had an issue on campus. Iland said that names and structures would never match up. Despite a drawnout debate, the motion passed and the position is now known as VP internal.

With only half adozen voting members left and after two and a half hours, the meeting endedwithout adjournment because there was no longer quorum.

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City-of Waterloo seeks input

Great Hall expansion?

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Hall bigger is to intrude into the Multtpurpose room, although that hasn'tbeen decidedyet because there Students may not end up m t h an are a bun& of trade-offs."

Huber went on to say that the expanded Great Hall after passing a referendum on expansion plans for commttee making the expansion the Student L f e Centre and athletics decisions on the SLC would conCaalittes. Students were told by the sider all ideas but that, practically Yes committee in a column written speaking, expanding into the Mulafor Impnnt on November 16,2001 by purpose Room seems to be the most cost effective way, as expanding tocampagn c h m Greg Mdne that "expansion of the Great Hall wdl allow wards the Bomber would be "horfor more lounge space, and more rifically expensive."

The w o r h g committee deading study space.. .The SLC is crowded adwingpeak hours. Thereis no space what will ultimately be done to the to eat lunch or to meet fnends. Ex- SLC is made up of Dawn Pldl~ps, pansion to the Great Hallwdl reduce VP adrmnistration and hnance for the crowding." The posihon state- the Feds, Yaccov Iland, Feds presiment posted on the Feds Web site dent, two other student representareinforced this element of the cam- tives, AM Sunpson, manager of the pagn by stating that "the Great Hall Student Life Centre and Catherine will also be stretched out to allow for Scott, associate provost human remore lounge space." sources and student servThe *proposal for . ices. the Waterloo Campaign, which stuSimpson was "The SLC is dents voted on, asked what crowded during costed the expansion the thtrd floor of the SLC at just expansion peak hours. over $2.4 million for would cost There is no just under 8,800 and if there square feet. Accordwould be space to eat ing toDenn~sHuber, money left lunch." vice president adover for an ministration and fiexpansion of nance, the third- Yes committee the SLC's floor addition will Great Hall. campaign chair total approximately Simpson said, Greg Milne 8,800 square feet.

"We don't Huber pointeh know yet. It out that there are no depends on detailed plans as of yet and that the what we do with it. We haven't niet 'allocation of space for specific pur- yet to discuss that. We will be meetposes sdll has to be decided. Asked ing this week to talk about what the specifically if the Great Hall will be options are. It depends what the expanded, Hubert said, 'There is committee decides in terms of what some talk [of expanding the Great actually gets done."

Hall], not changing the Great Hall as The question remains: Wdl the much as changing the Multipurpose Great Hall in fact be expanded? No Room.. .You know the Bomber is one is willing to say no, but no one is on the south side, that is actually a willing to say that it wdl m fact hapstep down, so you can't go that way pen, a claim originally made by the with any sort of effectiveness be- Yes comnuttee. cause it's a different level. So the most logical way to make the Great

As many UW students may already know, the plans for the redevelopment of Uptown Waterloo's Town Square fell through m the latter part of 2001. These plans were to include street-oriented r e t d and resdential housing developmentsin adhtion to a movie theatre complex. Since that tune, a number of the key features to be included m this proposal have been developed elsewhere in the city - most notably the Galaxy Cinemas at Conestoga Mall.

In the wake of these events, the city of Waterloo has developed a new approach to understandmghow to createa betterredevelopmentstrategy for Uptown Waterloo. In December 2001, the City of Waterloo entered into a partnership with the University of Waterloo under the Community University Research Alliance. The primary goal of the project is to study md-sized cities.

The City of Waterloo proposed to study Uptown Waterloo from a number of aspects. T h ~ study, s entitled the Uptown Residential Market Study, d strive to identify criteria necessary for creating a successful urban neighbourhood.

The Uptown Residential Market Studywill help uty staff identify who lives uptown, why these people live uptown, and what changes need to be made to better meet their needs.

Further, it will address who wants to h e uptown, why they presently do not live uptown, and what changes could be made to make them want to move there.

A demographic analysis is presently being conducted by city staff and UW research assistants to determ e sigtllficantdifferences between Uptown, the rest of the City and the Kitchener-Waterloo Census Metropohtan Area. 'Ilus analysis will condude whether certain groups of individuals (i.e. students and the elderly) have alwaysexisted in uptown. From

What elements make an urban neighbourhood successful? this information, city staff can ultimately suggest approaches to better serve the interests and preferences of these gtoups of individuals.

Deternuning what these preferences are is the subjectof the uptown residenaal market survey. The survey will most &ely be halized by the end of March and distributed vla mail to approximately 1,000 randomly selected residents of the City of Waterloo. In addition to a mail survey, the survey will also be available to be tilled out online from a link on the City of Waterloo's Web page (www.city.waterloo.on.ca).The surveywillindudebothdosed and openendedquestionsasking residents such varied things as "How important are certain factorsinchoosingyourhome and neighbourhood?" and "If you were to move, what type of house would you prefer to live m?"

Granted, one of the groups of individuals that will likelv be found to be of significancein uptown is the student market. By undertakmg the

Uptown Residential Market Study, the City of Waterloo has shown an active interest in t+g to understand the preferences and needs of groups of individuals interested in living uptown. I n the coming years University of Waterloo students will most likelv witness a number of changes, along with a number of public and private initiatives to invigorate uptown Waterloo.

Although uptown Waterloo is arguably already in a state that supports a number of student interests and preferences, the Uptown Residential Market Study will confirm whether there areother student needs that should and can be met. The study will inevitably provide the research basis upon which all such development decisions are made by the City of Waterloo for proposed uptown initiatives in the coming years. It is crucial that students let their preferences be known by making an effort to till out the survey in order to benefit from development.

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CBC's Bob McDonald t o speak at U W Bob McDonald, host of CBC Radio'sQzurkrandQuarXrr,d be speakmg at UW on the human fasunation wlth flymg, arguing that "humans have spent more tune, energy and money learmng how to fly than any other endeavour." The event wdl take place on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. in room 1304 of the Dams Centre. w ~ t hfiles from Canadian Technology Conference

Increased awards from research council The Natutal Saences and Engineermg Research Council of Canada has recently given $2.9 million to the Undergraduate Student Research Award Program. The awards are given to Canadian university undergraduatesand provide a 16-week pad work experience in a university or

Buyng Kyu Chun, Damd Nicholson, and Shu Niu were the three members of the University of Waterloo math team that parttupated m the presagious WAam Lowell Putnam Mathematics Cornpetlaon. The UW team solved challengmg mathematics problems and ranked sixth out of 453 colleges and mversitles from across Canada and the United States. with files from UW News

Renison College residence t o expand Agroundbreakmgceremony is set to take place today, Fnday, at noon at Remson College where a new, 50bed residence wmg will be b d t The dmng hallwill also be expanded and the kitchend u n d e r g o renovations.

The new residence wdl be open m January 2003 and wdl be prepared for the double cohort of first-year students set to enter mversity m the Fall of 2003. with files from U W News

CASA lobbies in Ottawa The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations is lobbying the federal govemment for changes to the Canadian Student Loan Program. The association represents some 310,000 Canadian students and will be holding a variety of events in Ottawa including assembling a banner with over 50,000 thumbprints of students as a component of their ongoing, countrywide "Education Builds a Nation" campaign. with files from the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations

Skills Web site launched A new Web site has been launched by the Ontano govemment to encourage young people to explore opp o w t i e s m high-demand skilled trades. The site can be found at www edu.gov.on ca The launching of the Sklls Connect Web site provldes access to more than 130 skilled trades andis conanually updatedmth mformaaon about college courses and o n h e I d s w ~ t hfiles from the Ontarlo M ~ n ~ s t of r y Labour

WLU choirs and orchestras performance The WLU choir, Launer Smgers, WLU Chapelchoir, WLU Symphony Orchestra and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra wdl hold a performance on March 24 at 3 p.m. at the Centre m the Square Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and semors and can be obtamed by contactmg Carol Raymond at (519) 884-0710 ext. 2150 with files from WLU

St. Paul's expansion on hold The expansion plans for St. Paul's have been put on hold, pendmg a busmess analysis by Deloitte and Touche, accordmg to Ryan McNally, bullding committee student member The finances are uncertain and no further decisions will be made until a remsed plan m presented at the next meetmg. According to McNally, some were stdl pushing to keep the current construction schedule which would see the first phase completed for the Fall 2003 term with files from St. Paul's University

Warriors disappointed with ban Chris Edey IMPRINT STAFF

UW's footballWarriors do not think they are getting fair treatment in the fallout of events of Thursday March 7 and Saturday March 9.

On March 9 several members of the football team created security concerns for Bomber staff and later flipped over chairs and argued with Waterloo Regional police officers in the Student Life Centre. The Feds have since banned the entire team from all Feds-run bars for the remainder of the semester.

Matt Armstrong, a Wamors captain and a PhD candidate, believes that the punishment was inappropriate and unfair. 'The ban shouldhave been on the offending individuals rather than on the team as a whole," he said. Armstrong added that the decisions appeared to be more about "sending amessage" than adequately punishing the g d t y parties.

Armstrong explained that there is a long tradition of discipline within the team, in regards to dealing with incidents of this soa. He mentioned that in the past, players have been

suspended for bad behaviour off the field and that those punishments "have been successfd" in maintaining discipline on the team.

Armstrong did not get into details regarding what specifically would happen to those who were acting inappropriately on Saturday night, but did say that coach Chris Triantihlou was "very disappointed" with their conduct.

There have also been concerns raised about how this event has been reported. Armstrong believes that "only the negative gets reported" when the football team is involved and that the team's heavy involvement within the local community and with local charities is consistently overlooked.

o More letters and commentary regarding the Waterloo Warriors football team.

Opinion, pages 8 and 9

Helmer wins senate election Chris Edev IMPRINT STAFF

Jesse Helmer won the election for arts representative on UW's senate.

The election was Monday and Tuesday of thls week and all full-time undergraduatearts students were eligible to vote. Helmer received 60 wtes out of the 112 cast and defeated rival candidate Andrew ~ i l t s by eight votes.

Helmer told Impnnt that "More emphasis needs to be placed on creatmg opportunities for undergraduate research " He also s a d that his ability to reason rationally and his refusal to get caught up m "pohtics" will make him an effective representatwe for the Interests of UWs arts students. Other senate elections will be occurring soon.

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I'm a pirate and I'm okav Matt Goyer COMMUNITY EDITORIAL

A few weeks ago Mchael Greene, head of the Academy of Recordmg Arts & Sciences, proclmed that the "most msid~ousm s m our mdst is the lllegal downloadmg of music on the net" and spouted sta~sucshke 3.6 billion songs were illegally downloaded last month.

Just yesterdaythe CanadmnCopynght Board proposed mcreasmg the tanff on blank CDs from $0.20 to $0.59 whde suggesungportable MP3 players shouldcarrya$21 perggabyte tanff. Who would hsagree that the muslc mdusuy is m the mdst of a cnsn?

Fwst of all, Mr. Greene, who 1s m the crowd at the Grammys? Is it s t m g mdependent a r ~ s t sscrapmg by, gqging every night, sehng CDs out of the back of their mstedout car, or is it Bntney Spears and Co., decked out m the latest, skunpiest dresses that cost more than what the average mdependent amst makes in a year? Bntney couldn't care less about music plrates. She's too busy s g n ~ n g r n u l u - d o ndollar endorsement deals w t h Pepsi.

Secondly,the music mdustry contmues to accuse its customers of theft. Repeat after me, "You do not accuse your customers of theft." You make no fnends that way. Instead, you ask, 'What can we, the mdustry, gve you, the consumer, to makc you buy more of our untts?" The &eves, I mean customers, d respond, 'We'd hke to buy music m aportable fbrmat that doesn't explre and that d play in our cars and on our computers." Now instead of respondmg, "That's not possible," respond, 'Yes, that technology exists today. It's calledMP3s and youknow what, we're d p g to sell you some."

Thudly, they complan that "an astoundmg 3.6 bdhon songs are fiegally downloaded every month."

Now songs equalMP3s. Nowaskthe rkcorcllng mdustry, "How many

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MP3s have you made avadable for me to buy?" The answer 1s zero.

They won't even experiment mth the format! They want too much control They're too greedy and it's cosang them a fortune. Soon it d cost them their business.

What did they do in response?

They approach the Canadmn government and ask for a levy on the storage me&a typically used to store large quanaues of data such as music. They then collect this levy for four years, ask for a rate increase for the u p c o m g year and continually fail to dsmbute funds already collected to the proper nghts holders.

Fourthly, let us examme the 3.6 b&on figure. Assurmng the record labels make $4 net on an album and an album has 12 songs, we're l o o h g at the labels netang $0.33 a song. $0.33 a song mulaphed by 3.6 bdhon downloads mulnphed by 12 months is 914 bdhon m "lost revenue a year."

The typical clam is that the global muslc business is worth about $40 bdhon and of that, $15 bfion is attnbuted to the five majors. Obviously 3.6 bdhon downloads is not seriously affecting thelr bottom line.

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REMEMBER EARTH CLEARLY What a shock it must have becn for members of the Warnors football team to pick up a copy of Imprint on Friday mormng;if only someone had takcn the ame to warn them that they were thugs.

Last week, Waterloo Regonal Pohce were called out to handle a pan of mcidents at campus bars, thc first resulungm a tnp to the hospital, and the second f a h g just short of a riot in the SLC. When the dust cleared, m e arrests had been made that mcluded both former and current Wamor football players. No charges were lad.

FoIlowulglastweek's events,Feds president Yaacov Iland decided to ban those players mvolved from both thc Bomber and Fed Hall for an indefinite penod. He also extended that ban toinclude the enare football team for the remamder of the term.

The Warfior football team has 86 players, and for those of you who aren't m math - note that eight

members of the football team are math students -that means that the acuons of about 10 per cent of the players have resulted m a broad punishment for the rest of the team.

The team has decided fo accept their puntshment, even taking the m e to praise Iland in a letter wntten to Imprint thls week (see page 10). I spoke with head coach Chris Tnantafilou earher this week, and he was concerned about the stereotype that Warnor players are thugs.

'We do not want to be portrayed this way. We want to makc sure that our unage is contrary to that sterc otype," s a d Tnantafilou. If that's the case, why take Iland's p w s h ment l p g down? Instead, the team has circled the wagons, refusing to release the names of the players involvedm themcidents.They've made and retracted statements, contradlcted each others' stones, and reiterated their status as a " f d y . " What are we supposed to &I& now? There's no quesuon that Warnor players are some of Waterloo's smartest students. Matt Armstrong, one of the team's captans, is a PhD canddate m software enpeenng.

Rut in the letter wntten on behalf of the team, he wasn't smart enough to apolope for the team's acuons.

Neither was Warnor offensive centre Brent Hughes ih h ~ letter s to Impnnt h s week. Hughes polnted

out the group's charity work and academc achevements, but faded to apologze for the acaons of "hs famdy."

Tnantafilou had something to say about the famdy mentality as well: "We all have to accept some of the responsibhty. Some people don't want to acccptit because they weren't involved, but that's a part ofbeing on a team. I don't hke my Warnors to be involved in these kmds of incidents.

Some of them are not guilty, but some of them are pity of not walkmg away."

If the football team is @ty, Tnantafilou's the only one admttung it. Instead, Warnor players have blamed Fed Hall staff forbelng overzealous (whch they mght be), kept qulet on thelr own responsibhty, and promsed that they'll deal w t h the mcident mternally. I guess we'll just have to trust them on the last point.Themore transparent the football team is, the more they wdl earn the respect and support of the university community -a respect that has becn damaged by the recent acuons of a few players. If the football team was wrong, they should apologze, and if they are bemg treated unfmly, they owe it to future teams to stand up for themselvesinstead of hiding in the huddle.

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FRIDAY, MARC1-I 22,2002

Can you be my real mommy?

After liting in rcsidencc for almost elght months now, 1 would like to take the opportunity to thank all IIousemoms. T fccl that Housemoms arc the most important pcople on our floors. It takcs a lot of hard work to keep anything clean. I know it is espccially hard to kccp residence floors clean since I havc observed that we are not the adlest of people.

Due to certaln circumstances I lived on two floors this year and had two Housemorns. Both of rhese women arc amazing. I am talking about Diane frrom Jlast F, and Carol from North R. Thank you buth for always bcing there for my fcllom floormates and mc. You truly madc me kc1 at home. Before we lea\.e for the year I think we should all pcrsonally thauk our Houscmoms and othcr residence staff, Without thcm residence lifc would c a s e to exist.

a bar, they would try to sneak up behmd and attempt to dance, grab her ass or spill a drink on hcr. Forget a "hello," you get a "gitnme some of that booty" instead, or a silent groping. If UW has such intclligent students, why arc the men so socially dcnse and relationship mindless? It seems thar thc more educauon aman gets, the dumber he becomcs to the opposite sex.

It's not because there is a lack of ladies. You guys just don't know what you are doing. You need to take some courscs on how to plck up. If you kncw what you were doing you wouldn't be thinking a dog is a "phat PICCC." There are tons of lovely lad e s that go to Fed, Rombcr and class. Somctimcs you scare us so we look elsewhere, like Laurier,andwhcn we do, the guys seem like models to us bccause they can present themselves. If you shape up, and clean up, you'll be surprised at the amount of good-looking girls who won't fcar coming near ) ou. I'hcrc is hope fcr you yet.

undeniable bias, citing the archaic example of the murder of black antiapartheid protesters in 1960,but failing tomention thc slaughter of doxens of white farmers by black civilians and police in Zimbabwe only two years ago. She uses her colour as some sort of a claim to a higher moral ground, from whence she screams absurdities that only propagate and lend life to the problem of racism, a problem thar is already farling into the background of modernity and continucs to live on only because people .such as Narina Nagra insist on breathing fresh lifc into it.

I.astly, in the second paragraph of her article, Nagra spcaks of "incidenccs that have occurred since September 11." One can only assume that she means "incidents," sincc incidences is not a word in the English langu$ge.

NO, you're lifting wrong To the editor,

You! Outta my paper!

To the editor,

To the editor,

I was rcadmg the March 8 editorials and thc very first letter to the c&tor made my blood boil. As if my heart is going to ache in sympathy for all the poor unfortunate males that suffcr here at UW' duc to the "insidious \\" factor." GI-e me a break. 1 bet these weeping little boys have no clue how to find a girl, where to look and how to grab her attcntion. Us $ 4 don't ~ exactly havc it casy at this school bccause of them either. If anything, we are the poor souls who arc being tormented.

First, let me make something clear.

There may be a small population of ladies at UVC', but the ladies are far morc attractivethan any of the countless guys at this school put together.

If this pisscs you boys off, have you rccently looked in a mirror? Girls have the decency to brush their halr, change out of their pajamas and look hkc they belong on this 17,arth. Most guys roll right out of bed and into class.'l'hey completely lack style, too.

T understand that it's rough to be a student, bccause 1am one, but that is no excusc to ignore hygiene, or wcar an outfit that looks like you got dressed in your grandma's clothcs while you were drunk and couldn't scc because it was too dark.

1will admit that there are exceptions to every statement I make.

There are both atuactivc and unattractive students. What you must realize is that this is the case in cveq society, city or school. The grls here at this school scem to be morc accepting of that fact, but thc gentlemen seem to be exaggerating the situation. We can't all be everything to everyone; intelligent, sexy and sophisticated.

The gentlemen at this school are blind to the girls that surround them.

Even if UW had mostly female students, all of which werc sexy supermodels,theguys wouldn't h o w how to start up a conversation. If at

Oh don't tell me Lee-Wudrick is still getting printed? Alright, onto thts week's battle, something far more worthwhilc discussing than politics, I might add.

I am not here to make a judgment on you betngan athc~st,that's not my or anybodyelse's business.I do, however, have to make thc distinction between any rcligion and faith.

'1'0 have faith in a God is a pcrsonal relauonship with whatever you choosc to believe in as far as a "higher powcr" goes. To perform any task religiously implies a ccrtain repctittveness is involved; in this case, gomg to a church with some frcqucncy.

1 will not defend any religion, or any church These are man madc thngs, and an) tlung that man touches wlll ~nevltablj~ become corrupt, especlall~when dealtng m t h the word of God. 1 attend church sen-ices twicc weekly because it makes me feel good, and strengthens my faith; that doesn't mean1 agree with everything that goes on within the church.

I appreciate you being wary of blind fa~th;I would just argue that God is all around you, but that's just my opimon. .

As a close personal friend I wish thar you could believe in a God, but I completely respect your nced for sold ev~dencc.I hope you find what ever makcs you happy In hfe and hvc 1t to the fullest, that 1s all God would ask of you anyways. .beheve ~t or not Ryan Martin

For interest's sake To the elitor,

Narina Nagra's article "stop ignoring racism" is undoubtedly one of the most racist pieces ofpropaganda J havc ever read.

The author expresses a clear and

I agree withTomToth's comment in last week's Imprint thar people need to be more safe and productive in their weight training, but his analysis lacks a significant aspect.

What is the purposc? W-hat are you trying to accomplish? From your suggestions I'm assuming that you are giving advice to pcople who arc working out simply to look good.

The technique and style of lifting weights cannot be logically put into the box; three sets of eight rcps with three scconds concentric, two seconds ccccntric and one second isometric at the "bottom."

You have dcscribed a strength workout. This is fine and good for trying to puff out your chest for Fed Hall, but if you arc working with an athlcte, this typc of advice could lead to performance deficits. For examplc, a person training for a 100 m sprint will want to develop powcr.

Power is explosive, so w-hcn a 100 m sprinter is in the gym they would eventually work up to doing their squats as fast as possible, developing power.

Having a sprinter do eight reps with thrcc seconds concentric wdl only lead to him/her dcvcloping unneeded strength and unwanted slowncss. Muscles are plasuc; they w d adapt to however they are trained.

Also, performing a three second concentric contraction puts very different stress on the differcnt joints on the body. it's simple physics. It will bc a lot harder to extend the hip joint, with its large musculature and bones than it would the elbow joint in three seconds.

A word of caution. Before any sort ofmax or near-max weight exercises can be performed it is vital to develop the propcr motor patterns, joint stability and endurance. Scvere injury can result if you jump right into a strength or power workout.

Contacting a trainerwho has indepth knowledge of musclc mechanics, anatomy and biomechanics wdl put you on the right path.

-Matt

Patterson

Courage under fire To the editor.

I'm writing this lettcr in rcsponse to Johnny Courage who decided to remain anonymous when he carved up the football tcam. Sure they behaved likc drunkards when they camc out of the Bomber on Saturday, but I'm ccrtain all of us have our lapses in judgementwhen under theinflucncc.

What offended me the most was thc simple assumption that just because these guys play football they're somehow simplc or intellectually infcrior. They are membcrs of the University of Waterloo football team aren't they? That seems to imply that they do go to the same school as Mr. Anonymous.

Tn fact, as varsq athletes thesc people not ouly have to maintain a certain academic standard when it comcs to their courses but thcymust also train, during thc season and in the off-season, so that they can represent themselves properly on the football field. To imply thar having a certain physical form and to possess athletic abhty mcans having a weak mind is most likely a sign of Mr. Anonymous's jealousy. Maybc he took a few lumps in high school for having too much tape on his glasses.

Unfortunately for him Waterloo is not entircly populated by dorks, and the same people that can succeed in sport can also havc sharp intellect.

Edey for editor-in-chief

T am writing to criticize thc rcpordng of lt7pint staff member Chris Edey.

I am diqpsted by his sleazy Nutiorml Enqtttrerstyle of writing in the article entitled "Fights bring ban on UW' football team." In h s article in thc March 15 issue, Edey is thc epitome of thc irresponsible journalist. The title, in itself, is both inaccurate and vindictive in its tone, and is the first inmcation ofhis blatantlybiasedview point that is shown throughout the articlc. T o set the record straight, over the course of both nights there was only one fight,which one former member of thc Warrior football team was originally trying to break up bcfore being punched by Fed Hall bounccts which escalated matters.

O n that Thursday evening, thc former player attended Fed Hallwith non-football playing friends.

The quality of reporting doesn't get any better in thc first paragraph of the article, where Edey makes an unsubstantiated quantum lcap by linking UW football players to the hospitalization of one student and several arrests that occurrcd on that night. Ooh, that sounds real dirty and controversial eh guys! - let's print that! T o the exact contrary of what Edey dreamt up in his scandalous fantasy world, thc hospitalization andarrests have absolutelynothing to do with the Warrior football team. Accordmg to the facts, this cannot he dcnied. Don't worry though - Edey took good care in

ensuring that his wording soundcd as objective as possible, but thc slimy and haphazard conncction of these cvcnts clearly implied to the reader that the football team was rcsponsiblc for these occurrences.

Edey then hmbles on to rcport that 25 patrons wcrc involved in the scrap on Thursday mght, when In reahty more than three quarters of the alleged 25 were Fed Hall bouncers. It is pretty typ~calof I~zpnntof late to scnsauonal17e and embelhsh in fabricatingthe story that theywant to pnnt Smously, lf Iybnntwants to throw crc&bhtyout the wuldow and convcrt to a garbage tablotd paper, then Edey nccds to be the nexr cdttor In chtcf.

Thc article gocs on to Jcscribc the story of Damian Gurlcy and how he was taken away in an ambulance to receiw 12 stitches to mcnd a gash in his hcad. While this portton of the article scems to be an accurate ac count of what happenecl to Gurley, half the entire article is dedicated to his account and it conveniently fails to mention that hc is nor a member to thc Warrior football team.

It just makes sensc - if you're gomg to cntltle a story "Ftghts bnng ban on UW football tcam," don't usc half the aruclc to descfibe evcnts that arc unrelated to the football team. Write a separate article, you moron. If thc cntire article had been dedicated to the acuons of football team membcrs over those two evenmgs mctead of other unrelated events, as lt should havc bcen, a much different picture emerges.Thts 1s the unfa~rthng.

There wag no fighttng at i c Rombcr on Saturday mght Not much a\ a push - absolutcl\ ni physlcal contact -just words. I am not wntlng to dcfend the acnons certain team mcmbers insidc thc Homber on Saturday evening. Thc behaviour of some inconsideratc teammembcrs towardsBo~nbcrstaft showed no class or common sense, and is an embarrassment to the re5t of the team. b u r t h c r m o r e for thc record, mcmbers of the football team have not been banncd from McClnnts Front Row m the past Not to undermine the seriousness of what happened, but in the right light it is easy to see that this whole mess has bcen blown way out of proportion. Yes - in my mind Edcy did a poor job in writing the article, and there is only one thing to which I can attribute his inappropriate exaggerations: Perhaps there is nothing more exciting to talk about on the UW campus than thc 'imagnary fights of the crazy football team' Now that's pretty lame.

- Tim Jeske

Mechanicd engineering

The second page rule To t h ~editor, The old adagc of the news game has always bccn that negatmty \ells So, I was not surpnsed to see a negatlve stoil regardng thc conduct of the football team on the second page of Impnnt See BAN, page 10

FRIDAY, MARCH 22,2002

Viva la revolution!

YOU! OFF MY PLANET! Sccurc in the kno\vlcdge that my infamy prcccdes me - now I'm cven getting f m mail from people who don't cven go to this school - I'd like to take a few momcnts to thank our fearless leader, Premier Mikc Harris, for his servicc to the province of Ontario.

On this, his last day as Premier, instead of the usual self-serving accolades, I'd likc to spend a few minutes clearing up some of the "misunderstandings" (a.k.a. "lies") about what has gonc on in the province of Ontario since 1995.

Foremost in most peoplc's minds is probably the unfortunate Walkerton tragedy, as seven pcople died as a result of E. coli contamination of local drinkmg water.

As one would expect, most of the province's left had a standard collective nervous breakdown.

Not because peoplc dted, mind you. This was about political points. Behold, they bawled, the cvils brought on by budget cuts!

Observe how fiscal prudence ends up with people dying! Gape in awe at the incompetence of private-

scctor water testing! Or, you could just look at the facts. The testing labs did indccd identifj the E. coli - and reported it to none othcr than Walkerton public utilities manager Stan I<oebel, who thcn did nothing. tlnothcr $10 billion in funding wouldn't have made one iota of a difference - this was entirely a funclion of humi~ncrror. ,lnothcr controversial episode was the September 1995 shootiilg death of nati~-eprotestor Dudley George at lppenvash I'ro\.incial I'ark. Police tactics t h e nse of such a high l e d of force in spite o i the fact the protestors wcrc unarmed - arc certainly suspect.

The fact that Premicr Harris mag or may not have authorized policc to engage thc protcstors is a far cry from giving marching orders to shoot an unarmed man. But again, why let facts gct in the way when ~ t ' scasier to spout off vicious rhetoric about an individual who is politically opposite you?

There are plenty more flimsy accusations: "attacking the poor" -which mislabels the govemment's efforts to help more people become self-sufficient as somehow being a direct "attack" otl peoplc; "tax cuts for the rich" -which is rcally tax cuts for everybody, rich ~ncluded(by the way - the money does belong to them m the f ~ s t place), or, how about my personal favounte, "cllsrespecting teachers" - whch of course, was what happcned when the Tones refused

The boob tube to bend over for thc province's teachers' unions, likc all govemmcnts had always done in the past.

The government, not teachers' unions, calling the shots. Imaginc.

In 1995, Mike Harris had a plan, and he successfully sold it to the voters of Ontario. Much to everyone's surprise, his government thcn - shock, horror actually. did what it said it was going to. Political partics keeping promises? Unprecedented! Naturally, the squcaky whecls of the province thcn mounted a furious campaign to oust the Tories from office in 1999 - o d v to haw them return to power with an increase in their share ofthc popular vote.

Onc last point for any of you inclined to think that thc Tories' days in officc arc numbered.

Recall that the polls had them trailing by wide m a r p s hcfore the 1995 and 1999 campaigns. The inability of the Liberals to campaign effectively, somcthing which is always difficult with a weak leader, weak platform, and ncar total lack of prinaples, d most certainly come into play.

The Big Blue Machinc is rolling right along, unabated. Forget thc polls, and forget the rhetoric; on the whole, Ontano 1s in better shape than it's ever been, and come clecuon tune, votcrs are not going to forget that.

Close the closet to open doors

In queer diversity campaigns, there's often an emphasis on the reality that quccr people are evenwhere.

Campaigns have spouted that queers are your postal worker, your doctor, your lawyer or your librarian. Lacking, howcver, is the reverse quccr ernpowcrment campaign, which would proclaim to queers that they can be postal workers, doctors, lawyers or librarians.

T h s raises two fundamental questions: how fair is it of society to cxpect that queers attempt to be open about thcir scxuahty in these rolcs in the face of active discrimination, and what responsibility do queers havc to be effective role models? This is the d e m m a I face.

I have traversed five years of university to decide that academia is my probable vocation. 1 have also traversed 22 years (almost 23) of life to know, through struggle,

that 1 atn gay. Yet how connectcd must these two realities becomc and how will 1 navigate as a gay. acadcmic!

This fall I will head to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar to study comparative social policy. I have been told by fricnds-that Oxford is a place of superficial acceptance and progressiveness; an institution too "gentlemanly" to cliscriminatc to your face. I am told that being openly gay will limit my academic possibilitics at Oxford.

In cssence, who I am w d hurt what I feel I want to become.

Some activist fricnds have suggested that closeting myself for my career provides a great dsservice to the queer community. By staying closeted, I demonstrate to other queers that thc road to success is through secrecy; that by coming out, one has everythmg to lose and nothing to gain.

Wfhich would be of greater scrvice to the community: a queer who has been ablc to find career or societal success, or a queer who was shut out at the entry pomt becausc of his openness about his orientation?

Furthermore, do I have a responsibility to thc queer community? By being open about who I am, will I be making the path of

future queer ac~drmicseasicr, or will I simply be continuing to be anothcr victim of a homophobic and heterosexist socicty?

As you can see, I have more questions than answers. What the questions highlight are a fundamental problcm within our society and our institutions. Even in the most highly educatcd circles, even at our institutions of knowledge, thcrc is a clunate of fear, repression and silence for homosexuals.

Until thcrc is a significant shift in sociekd attitudes, society may very well have queer postal workers, librarians, lawyers and doctors; however, these inhviduals may continue to live in a silence brought upon by the p r e v a h g homophobic norms.

Wc don't havc a Ti' whew I li\,e.

You might clunk that's a drag, but it's not really. Thc benefits of having a nJ arc outweighed by the benefits of not having one.

Rut sometimes, that might switch. Last month, during thc Olympics, we rented a TV so that we would bc able to see all the cxciting and patriotic moments that we'd otherwise miss.

Wc also got to see Su&vor, Fri~nds,Y 3e Simpsons, and lots of other shows too. For me, the only show worth watching on a regular basis is ?'he Simpsons. Some others can be nicc too from time to time, but there's others that just lcave me feeling empty and uscd after I watch. But of course, I end up watching them anyways.

There are some things that I've realized, after having lived without a TV for so long. One is how some advertisements would be so much better if they didn't attach a brand name on at the cnd.

Some ads are really nice to watch, when they're saying somethmg bke, believe in yourself, feel the power and you're gonna make it, or world peacc, but then the last two seconds say "buy this" or "this brand" and it ruins the whole effect. Not only becausc what they're selling and what thcy'vc been showing are totally unrelated.

Another is how somc channels are more worth watching than others. What really stood out for me in the past month were the children's channels and thc Aboriginal People's Television Network ( A m ) .

Treehouse and YTV are my two recommendations for good shows to watch that are "for luds" However, I take solace in comments made by US. representative Tammy Baldwin at thc March on Washington: "If you dream of a world in whch you can put your partner's picture on your desk, then put his picture on your desk and you wdl live in such a

but are actually a lot more fun (for anyone) to watch than are most "adult" shows. You get to scc things that aren't available anywhere else, things like talking animals, a focus on dtfferent values, and a lot of cnerD. Among the diffcrent formats of kids' shows, you have to watch out for the ones with hosts. If you're anything likc me, you may find some of thcsc hosts -who are probably in their twenrics and acting like they're younger than 10 - a bit disturbing.

Both of these channcls come with basic cable, and so does AWN. I didn't really watch too much on here, but the couple of shows I caught did stimulate my television-watching expericncc. On the one talk-show-type show, I got to hear comedy flavoured with reference to aboriginal themcs, like colonization. An interview with APTN's founder revealed that APTN is the first aboriginal television station in the world and that dfferent groups from around the world was seeing APTN as an inspiration for what they could do in their own lands.

What you have to reahze about television in general is that "the medium is the message," as &farshallMc1,uhan said. What does that mean? It means that the form that TV comes in, and the resulting effects of that form, is what W is really about. What does that mean?

Thngs like how a W is a one-way medium, how it requires a hgh degree of auchence participation (the degree to which the medium cngages our senses), how it captures attention and then breaks it at commercials and also how those things affect Ti'viewers.

McLuhan saw thc dangers o l thc message of TV; he cautioned that his grandkids' TV viewing hc limited, and he wrote that, "to resist TV,therefore, onc must acquire the antidote of related media like print."

No worries - more medicinc coming next week.

world. And if you dream of a world in which you can walk down the street holdmg your partner's hand, then hold her hand and you d live in such a world." I suppose the choice is mine.

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Rising words: energetic and creative Narrow upper loops: suggests repression -Reuben MakohonLk 4B physics

Check out next week's h u e for our special Misprint edttlon, featuring u satirical take on UW and Its citizens

Large writing: total self-absorption Straight terminal strokes: liberal attitudes Sara Marshall 4A kinesiology

Arrowhead i-dot: alert mind, good speed and observation Middle zone dominance: egotistical Nicholas Keller 3N political science

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How you write says more about your personality than what you write, it's just a matter of learning how to interpret it Melanie Stuparyk IMPRINT STAFF

How can you tellif your friends or your professors are stressed out? Take a look at how thcy write: are their lines sloping to the right? Is there alot of underlining? Are the capital letters much bigger than usual and the other letters consideral~lysmaller? Are they pushing really hard with their pens? These are some characteristics of the writing style of someone under a lot of stress or tension.

Different handwriting styles have been considered a window into people's personalities and relationship styles since the 17th century.

Thoughmany peopledoubtits accuracy, handwriting analysis, or graphology, is used by employment agencies, criminal detection and sometimes in the early detection of mcntal or physical illness.

The inconsistencies that leave people wondering about the accuracy ofgraphology lie in the fact that many quahties of handwriting can contradict one another, the size of the letters may suggest the writer is extroverted,while the way he connects letters may suggests he is shy and quiet. However, despite its shady results, graphology is often included as part of a psychology degrce at many universities in the U.S. There are several different aspects of handw-riting that need to be looked at closely in order to analyze it properly. The most important aspect is to have the person write on an unlined piece of paper, allowing the writer to create her own space and lines.

Mike I<errigan, Feds VP internal-elect Illegible and complex suggests he is hasty; shaky lines suggcst illness, first name larger than last name suggests that he prefers informality, and was happier as a child.

Slant Slant is the most indicative of general personality types. Accordmg to H a n d h i t h g A n ~ & sir by Chris Morgan, most Americans write with a slight right slant, hut more men than women have upright handwriting, which indicates a controlled and restrained personaltty.

Any slant in excess means an excessive personality type: to the left, the person is withdrawn; &rectly upright, egotistical;to the right, hystedcal. Occasionally a writer may vary the slant of her writing, with letters pointing in all directions. This generally means that she is unpredictable, moody, or unstable. Refer to the chart above for slant measures.

The three zones

Unconnected writing suggests artistic tendencies and close attention to detad

Ryan Matthew Mcrkley, I@nnt editor-in-chief The large first letters show a desirc for recognition and the large curved to the left embellishments on first and last names suggcsts a strong personality.

Capitals Important here is size and shape: Large: seeking importance Broad: arrogant and over-ambitious Tall and thin: thrifty but introverted Small: shy Joined to next letter: fluency of thought All caps: gives too much importance to small things and overreacts

Melanie Stuparyk, Imprint features editor Large end loops on both names suggest generosity but the sharp angle suggests awessiveness, the strong double line through the last name suggests a flair for the dramatic and an overbearing personality.

Ink of choice

The slope of the line

Black: bold, forceful, serious and ambitious

When writing on an unlined piece of paper, every writer has a tendency to slope lines in one way or another. However, the slope of a line can change from minute to minute, therefore the slope ofa line is indicative of current moods or tendencies:

Connections There are three parts to handwriung: upper, middle, and lower. The upper zone, which determines spirit, intellect, and ambition includes the tops of the letters h, t, b, d, k, and I, the middle zone, which determines emotions, habits and relationships, includes the height of the body of lower case letters (s, r, etc.) and the lower zone, which determines sexual mattcrs, physical activity and instincts includes the tails of 1, p, g, j, and q.

There are four differcnt ways to connect letters, each with its own connotations:

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Signatures Rising line suggests optimism and energy

Arcade: secretive, insincere Large upper zone: imagination, intelligence and enthusiasm Small upper zone: lacking creativih Large middle zone: big ego, emotional instability Middle zone equalto other two zones: wellbalanced all around Small middle zone: narrow-mindedness Large lower zone: high sex drive, very physically active, persevereance Small lower zone: lack of self-confidence

Red: d~fferent,lkes ro shock orhers; seeker of danger and excitement

Signatures involve the most personal writing styles; the legibility, complexity of the letters, siacs of the first and last names and any ornate detail are all considercd. Below are four signacures that we havc analyzed as a guide to looking at different signatures

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Mark A. Schaan, assistant e&tor Large first letter m the first name suggests a need for recognluon. Illegble letters w ~ t wavy h lmes and curves show a secreuve slde, the extended curve at the end suggests a forceful personahty.

Curving down anti then up suggest low selfesteem and self-d ~ubt.

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At a recent Communitcch breakfast seminar in Kitchencr, Dr. Howard Burton gave a presentation about Perimeter Institute, a new institutc for advanced physics to be built adjaccnt to Waterloo Park. Dr. Burton's talk was titled "Pcrimeter Institute - Making the Canada Technology Triangle and Canada number one," and his focus was on why Perimeter Tnstitutcis indeed cssentialtoachiering rhs ultimate goal.

Perimeter was foundcd with a $100 million donation from Mike J.azaridis, co-founder of RIM, who according to Burton, "found himself richer than his wildcst dreams and wanted to give something back to the communitv that he lovcd." Lazaridis was interested in findmg a balancc between applied and basic rcsearch in thc field of physics while at thc same time brandng the K-W area as a technological capital.

Technology companies like RIM are involved in making physics work for people and finding ways to use physics to make the world work.

Bas~cresearch, particularly the field of theorencal physlcs, 1s used to formulate theories that don't necessarily have immediate commercial use.

Burton related how Newton's Universallaw of Gravitation made rockets, satellites e n d many aspects of modern enginccringpossible-technology that Newton could never have itnapped in h s wildest dreams. In the same way, Burton believcs that Pcrimeter will work towards simdar rhcories that will snll be important well into thc future.

Perimeter is an independent researchinstitute, but is primarily associated with UW at the local level.

Indcpcndence will allow the institute to move faster than the university and adapt more quickly to the world around it. Perimeter will be able to pay salaries higher than the academic norm at local universities, attracting highly qualified researchers from around the world. Perimeter WIU f o cus on non-directed basic rcsearch. which isn't h t e d by deadlines or o u t d r nrrsurcs. Accordjnq to Dr. Burton. this will allow physicists to focus on theories like quantum information or string theory, whch are still very tnuch in their infancies.

The long-tcrm goal is to havc a body of approximately 70 rcsearchers with various degrees of aff&ation to Perimetcr working for terms of varying lengths. Some of these researchers d bc cross-appointed to local univcrsities, in particular UW, meaning that lectures at U\%' will enrich the academic 'environment hcre while affording physicists the freedom to research independently L

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In setting up Perimeter, Burton said, "We have looked at a spectrum of institutes around the world and have sclectcd aspects that would bc most bcneficial to us, so in that way there is no particular tnodel that we had in mind." Burton hopes that Perimeter wii eventually bccome a competitivc, top-qual~tyand globally renowned institutc.

At the same time, through community outreach, Burton is raising the profile of Perimeter and physics in general at the local level. In particular, through high school outreach and a soon to be launched Web site, Burton hopes that scientists will become more respected than A-level athletes. By motivating - teachers and students aboutphysics, he also hopes to remove the sngma that physlcs 1s boring and only for nerds.

Perimeter has a global focus in terms of researchers and administradon. The Scientific Advisory Committee, chaired by Scott Tremaine from Princeton, is composed of three Britons, three Americans, onc Swiss and one Canadian. When asked why there was such a limited number of Canadian researchers and comrnittee members at Perimeter,Dr. Burton replied, "1 don't thnk we should look at this as there being so few Canadians. If one is trying to b d d a global institution, one should focus more on the people rather than on nationalism. Canada has a population of 30 million and is a strong democracy, but if you look at it in rclation to othcr countries, it does not have a dominant role and I think that the numbers tharxvc have reflect a rcasonablc statistical representation of the people. 1 think if wc are selecdngpeoplesolelybasedonmerit, it would be unrcasonablc that sevm of them would be Canadian."

Perimeter Institutc is housed in temporary headquarters at 35 King St., thc old \X'atcrloo post oftice and Times Square rcstaurant. According to Richard Epp, program director for Perimeter, the new building, to be situtated on the former Menlorial Rink site next to Silver Lake, will be agem but won'thavc the old feel that the former Timcs Square building docs. Peti~netcrInstiti~te~?as offered a variety of sites in Waterloo and according to Dr. Burton, "we took about fivc femtoseconds to choose

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Raymond LaFlamme, associate member of and UW prof, relaxingand showing off his bartending skills at a bar located in Perimeter's temporary headquarters. flecting pool are important for the the [former Memorial Fhk] site."

The presence of Perimeter wdl Ideally placed on a prime piece of researchers because "there is never a benefit other students as well. Burton Waterloo real estate, the new huild- downtime forphysicistssinceallwork said, "There will be a lot of undering sits between Waterloo Park and is thought based," according to Dr. graduate and graduate students who Uptown Waterloo. T h ~ swill allow Burton. In adktion the buildingwill will benefit by attending the semiphysicists to alternate between con- have a library, a bistro and board nars and colloquia.There will also he templatingtheories in Waterloo Park, rooms for larger meetings. Casual interaction, in the fullness of time, cruising uptown Waterloo or wan- areas will also exist, with fireplaces with the researchers themselves. We dering over to UW to collaborate and walls of slate, ensuring that rehave also made. provisions so that with university physicists. searchers will never be too far away students with particular from a place to jot down thoughts.

Groundbreahng for the new Pespecializationswillbe able tointeract rimeter Institute budding is set for Perimeter's relationshp with lo- with specific researchers. Some reApril 2002. U&e other attempts to cal universities is still being defined, searchers may also elect to have [a] blend new construction with old ar- but Dr. Burton offered some insight more prominent rolc with the comchitecture -as seen in the Seagrams to the process. "XJe are recruiting munity at large and people may intertop-quality people, many of whom act with Perimeter in that way."

Barrelhouse condominiums - the new building will be different, ac- will have a deep structural relationOn an ongoing basis, through bhip with the universities," said community outreach, Perimeter cordmg to Dr. Burton.

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"I don't think it will blend in. It hopes to raise the profile of the sci"We u d also be assisting the uni- entists in the cbmmimity while they d stand out, which is deliberate. It will be a showpiece budding which I versities by attracting undergraduate are here. This could include public and graduate students to the area. lectures or regular columns in the am confident will be an attractive and intcgralpart ofthe Uptow-ncore. We look at it as a symbiotic relation- local mema. For the general public, ship between the universitiesand the "There d l be layers of interaction 111 the course of constructing the Institutc." building, there wdl be a correspondwith the institute. They will certainly Richard Epp said, 'We already be able to attend the public lectures. ingimprovement to Waterloo Park."

Internally and externally, the build- have working examples of t h s rela- Thcre may also be otherpublic events ing will haw areas which will encourtionship. Take the Waterloo physics at the building that they would be department. They arc already finding cncouragcd to attend," said Burton. age either quiet contemplation or that the quality of grad students is spontancons collaboratiou. Whcn conlplcted, the new buildingud! have incrcasing." a capacitv for 40 resident rcscarchers and up to 30 associates, affiliates and +tors. In addition, seminar rooms and a lecture theatre will allow Perimeter to host a variety of conferencesand colloquia.

Designcd by thc Montreal firm saucier+perrotte, the new building will have many fcatures to make it feel like home for the reCOURTESY OF SAUCIER+PERROTTE searchcrs.

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Former Soviet Union burying ground of decrepit nuclear generators Hundredsof malldoactive power generators, scattered across the former Soviet Union decades ago, were consideredrelics from the Cold War until six months ago. Now, in the aftermath of September 11,these relics are seen as possible components of a weapon that could be used in a terrorist strike.

What's more, some of them are disappearing.In Georgia, authorities are looking for at least two d o t h e r m a l generators stolen after a Soviet military base was dosed.

Eachgenerator contains up to 40,000 curies of highly radioactive material.

While cesium and strontium,the two materials found in the generators, cannotbeused tomakenudearweapons, they could contaminate large areas if combined with explosives.

A Russian commission that inspected the generators in 1997 reported that they are kept on open land, dearly visible and inspected very infrequently. They concluded that the generatorswould be an easy

target for a terrorist attack of enormous consequence.

Vladimir Yetylin, a Russian legslator, said that at the time of the Soviet collapsein 1991,there was not enough money to collect the generators. Times have changed, however, and an investigationinto the missing generators is in the works.

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floor of the sea. They are designed to close in 30 minutes, with air replacing the water in the arms so that they float upwards.

The survival of the canal-city has long been dependent upon such engineering solutions-in the 14thcentury,for example, three major rivers flowing into the area were diverted.

The rising waters of the Adriatic, however, have proven to be the largest challenge so far.

Dodo lineage traced Venice, one of Italy's tourist gems, may soon disappear below the waters of the Adriatic Sea. Its low-lying The dodo, often considered the first location has long made it victim of victim of extinction at the hands of tides, winds, and now the rising wa- humans, has &ally given us a few hints about its past. From a piece of ters of the Adriatic.

Storm surges and high tides have bone and same s e , biologists at long plagued the uty, but rising wa- Oxford UnivItrsity have pasted toters, caused in part by global warm- gether a genealogy of the bird,showing, have swallowed up more of the ing that it is a distant relative of the city in the last 50 years than in all its pigeon, andprobablydescendedfrom a bird that flew from Africa to the past centuries.

The government of Venice re- Mascarene Islands, east of Madagascently approved an eight-year, f 2.6- car, some 42 d o n years ago.

Although the dodo survived on billion plan to buildmoveable undersea gates which, when raised, woukl the Mauritius Islands for centuries, stop Adriaticwaters. The project has huntmg by sailors brought it to exbeen dubbed the MOSE (Modulo tinction during the later part of the S p e h e n t a l e Elettromeccanico) 17th century.

One specimen,however,has been project, after Moses who, in the Bible, separated the Red Sea to lead his stuffed and kept at the Oxford University Museum of Natural I;Iistory people safely through.

Unlike similar gates already exist- .for 150 yeam. l%is is the same bird ing in the Nethejands and in Lon- whose genetic material was used for don,England,MOSEgates areraised the study. and lowered by buoyancy. When open, the gates sit horizontal, on the

Engineers clean up in Chile Elise Hug SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

water. And until we actually went down there and found out what was in the water, we &dn't have a starting point for design. Weneeded to know the chemistry, the ecology, the biology, the social impact, the economics. You have to consider everything.

Plus, human lives are at stake here."

UW students have been working towards improvements in water quality in Molihos,Chile. Tncia Stadnyk, Jackie Coughlin and Sharon Daniel, all 4B EnvironmentalCivilBngineering students, have been w o h g with Engineers Without Borders and the Jovenes Profesionales por el Desarrollo de Atacama (also known as Young Professionals for the Development of the Atacarna Desert) to remove arsenic and other c o n t m a n t s from local water supplies.

Stadnyk, Coughlin and Daniel have been Extensiveflood damage in Molinos. Chile working - on the design of a filtration and reservoir system for Engineers Without Borders partdrinking water and irrigation water ners with ind~vidualsand groups in for their fourth year workshop developmg countries by using approject. At the end of January, the propriate technology to enable susstudents travelled to Mohos, Chile tainable development. to meet with some of its residents, as The Molinos project and other well as some of its budding environ- iditiatives of the UW chapter of Engineers Without Borderswill be premental engineers.

The team members' fieldwork in sented as part of an international Molinos was invaluable to their development project fair on Tuesproject. According to Stadnyk, "The day, March 26. The presentations chemistry of this water F Molinos will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the was very important]. The whole de- Davis Centre, room. 1302. Posters sign was based on what was in the will be on display until 8 p.m.

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Ellis switches sports, but keeps dream Forced to retire early from gymnastics, Dana Ellis turns to pole vault to ignite her Olympic fire Jon Willing IMPRINT STAFF

Dana Ellis's dream hasn't changed sincc she was four ycars old. She has always wanted to represent Canada at the Olympic games. But hack then, it was in gymnastics. She's still soaring through the air, but she's not trying to stay on the bar.

Instead, she's trying to get ovcr it.

Things changed a few ycars back for UW's pole vaulting star. After an injury forccd her to redre from gymnastics, she necdcd to find a sport to fdl the athletic void. Her cousin, who's on a track and ficld scholarship at thc University of North Caroltna, suggested she try pole vaulting.

Five years later, she's one of the top vaulters in the country. Ironic, seeingthat she had never even seen pole vaulting five years ago.

"I didn't even know what it was," said Ellis, a fourth year klnesmology student from IGtchencr. "I watched a vldco tape of it for the in the PAC. She vcry first urne and 1 was hke Whoa, that's a Dana Ellis, Canadian Interuniversity Sport's pole vaulting champion, shares a laugh with our photographer is currently pursuing her dream o f representing canad; in thesummer Olympi& in pole vault. httle scary' I was k c , 'There's no waj I'm dong that 'Then I thought if I can do fips and the kind of person who always wants more," Ellis's Olympic journey began in Waterloo, m s t s In the ax, I can gve this a shot."

In hcr first attempts at the sport ahe had admitted Ellis. She mentioned that even at the but it may progress to thc United States over httlc cxpencncc, but was urged by her coach to CIS finals in Sherbrooke, Quebec, shc cx- the next two pars. Competition in her sport is Sport: scarcc and most women involved arc s d i n the lust go for lt. One of the biggest surprises for pected to jump beyond her gold mcdal-winPole vault ning effort. begnning stages. Even in her meets t h s year, Ehs was thc weight of the pole.

It's her constant drive to improve in her she was forccd to be a spectator for as long as "OnTV they makcitlook cohght.'I'hcy lust Hometown: sport that has persuaded Ellis to sideline her two hours to make her first vault, and while rip down the runway with it," Ellis said.

Kitchener, ON She tried rugby and swimmingbefore aban- plans for graduate school in favour of training other athletes rcached their maximum hcights, for a spot on the she was just starting with her minimum. E h s doning the sports, Birthdate: Olymplc team. She may take the opportunity to train in the US.to notmg that he preDecember 7,1979 fers worts that arc '1 a video tape of a h t , she has al find women who dpush her, something that waysheen the scholthe competitions in Canada just don't provide. more risky Pole if for the very first time. arly type, so making High School: She hopes that competing in meets with vaulting prnvlded Was liken 'There's no way the decismon to takca stiffercompetitionwillpush her to jwnp higher.

Grand River Collegiate Institute the excitement that hatus from educa"It's like running a race with people who are took g~mnastlc5' I'm doing that.' Then I non proved dfficult. slower," explaincdEllis,who noted she doesn't Program: place in Ehs's hfe. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; ~ t ~ ~ h thoughtifIcandoflips k ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ " T ~ SIS weird for want to sound cocky. "You can only go as fast Fourth-year kinesiology me hecause school as the person who's pushing you." and wistsin the can ral high golng over has been top priorIt's certainly not cockiness that keeps Ellis the bar, if you get give this a shot." mty, but school, you positivc. In fact, she's more determined to be a p a i p n g for funds or hnding part-time jobs in over the bar," she better athlete and admcts she has to work hard their community, decreasing their training said lawhine.

Ellis can always do later," " EUis said. "This, you to he competitive in an Olympic pole vaulting hours. is also attracted to El1is final. She has to jump at least 4.30m to be a can only do for so the other athletesin Ellis alrcady has little time to herself. When CIS gold medalist in pole vault long.,, threat and her personal best is 4.10m. She has she's not training or studymg, she indulges in the sport,sayingthat cleared 4.20m in practice. pole vaulters are "a one of her favouritc pastimes.

I Her altered aca "I'm ready to throw a big vault any day dfferent breed," addlng they're very support- demc plans &d not slt wellmth her parents at "I like shopping. I'm a typical girl," she said soon," Ellis said with determination. we of each other and a hmt "crazy," from their first laughing. She treasures the time she can spend She said her parents have been her biggest with friends because of her heavy co&tment "My mom took ~tbetter than my dad. Now lumping approaches nght down to their fash. they're pretty much 100 per cent supportive," supporters, but she also is grateful of the sup- to athletics and academics. Besides, she has a ion statements. port she has received from the university com- rational reason for not going out too much.

In only five short years in hcr sport, she is she hesitates. munity. Last year, UW Athletics gave f 1,000 to Training takes up the majority of Ellis's already preparing for Ol$mpic trials for the "It's not good for training to go out and 2004 Canaaan Olympic tbm, which will be daily routinc. She begins each morning at 6:30 E h s to help cover her expenses when she drink every night." competing in Athens, G r e e k She's that good. a.m. in the weight room, squeezesinclasses and travelled to China to compete in the World Asked who her hcro is, there's little surprise homework during the day, and rushes off to University Summer Games. She said UW has when she gives her reason for American worldE h s holdsthcOUAandCISrecordsinpole vaulung, plus she grabbed thegoldmedal at the London where she tmns w t h her volunteer provided her with tremendous opportunity to record pole vaulter, Stacey Dragda. "It's not 2001 Canada Summer Games in London and coach. And ~f that's not enough, she spends grow in her sport. "I'm just really appreciative just because of her athlcticism. It's mostly for all the school has done," Ellis says. because of how she presents herself. She's a fimshed second at the Canada Track and Field mghts at agymnasacs club in Cambridge on the Pole vaulting isn't a cheap sport in which to real classy person." days she's not vaulung. The day 1s finally done Championshp m Edmonton compete. Each pole costs anywhere between But regardless of all these accomplishments at 11 p.m.

Athleticism and class. Two traits that are for the fit-~~-~ear-old, she s d l wants to set the "12s usually pretty exhausting, but I try to $500-1,000 and travel expenses can add up. reflected in Dana Ellis. keep a good outlook," Ellis said. "I just love it. The federal government does little to support bar higher.

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for 'IS Jon Willing IMPRINT STAFF The StanleyCup of Canadianuuiversity hockey willbe decided this weekend when six teams compete for the University Cup, the CIS men'g hockey championship, in Kitchener. Here is a preview of the teams iighting for this year's title. The tournament will be played March 21-24 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.

Visitw~v.uuiversitycup.com for full scheduleinformation andup-to-date news and results.

University of Western Ontario Mustangs The Mustangs are making their third straight appearance at the national finals, this year as the fourth seed. Western dominated the OUA, going 22-0-2 (win-loss-tie), but lost in the Conference championshp to UQTR. They held on to the number one ranking in the countiy until the OUA final-four. Matt Dzieduzycki, a former Ontario Hockey League Barrie Colt and OUA West rookieof-the-year, led +e OUA in scoring and finished second in the CIS. Joe Talbot, who f i s h e d sixth in OUA scoring, was named OUA West's most valuable player. In its February 15issue, TheHotkyNewmalledWestem "hockey's most dominant team."

key Although this will be the Mustangs' seventh appearancein the University Cup, they have yet to go home with the championship.

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Brunswick. Guelph finished second year's OUA MVP and CIS rookiein the OUA Mid-West divislon unth of-the-year AlexandreTremblayhad an 11-12-1 record and ranked sec- 30 pomts in 18 games this season. ondintheconferenceinpenaltykdl- lean-Pbdbpe Park had 41 pomts in ing at 87.26 per cent. lason ~adrman 2 3 games.- Although the Patriotes was named the OUA West's most havewon thenationaltitle three times, sportsmanlike player and finished they have never repeatedas champs. the season with 32 points.

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Saint Mary's University Huskies University of Saskatchewan Huskies Universitb du Quebec A Trois-Rivihres Patriotes

University of Alberta Golden Bears The Bears come to Kitchener as the number one ranked team in the country for the second consecutive year. Theywon their41 st conference title in 66 years and wdl make their sixth straight appearance at the University Cup and their 27th in their history, which is a CIS high. The Bears finished the season with a 317-5 record and are undefeated in their last 10 games. The opposition wiU have to find a way to beat threetime all-star goaltender ClaytonPool, who registered four shutouts in the regular season. Six Bears averaged a point per game this season.

UQTR will come to Kitchener malang its fifth consecuttve appearance in the University Cup and 12th ove.mIl. ThePatriotes are the defending University Cup champions and have won the title a total of three times. They finished second in the OUA Far East division with a 15-81 record and won their fourth consecuttve OUA championship over the top-ranked Western Mustangs.

UQTR has won six OUA titles since

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University of Guelph Gryphons The Gryphs qualified as the host team after Laurier and UW failed to makethep1ayoffs.They last appeared

The Huskies finished first in the Canada West's Great Plains division with a record of 17-8-3. They have appeared in the national finals nine times,winning the titlein 1983under ~ l r e nColumbusBlue t Jackets' coach Dave King. Canada West MVP Jon Barkman finished the season with 49 points, of which 33 were goals. He is the only player in Canada West history to win three awards: MVP, most sportsmanlikeand league top-scorer.

JeffHenkelman finished firstin scoring among CW defensemen.

The AUS conference champions Huskies finished the season in secondplace unth a 14-6-6 record. Twotime coach of the year Trevor Stienburg d look to past-^^^ AllCanadian and Academic All-Canadim Steve Gallace to lead his team in the tournament. Forwards Jim Midgley and Brett Gibson will also be called on to fill the net. TheHuskies have been to the national hnals seven times, but have not won a tttle despite appearing in the champlonship game four umes.

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Representattves from Higgms Brothers will also be there selltng yummy juggling props. They have manufactured and dlstnbuted a complete line of juggling equipment since 1993 and are one of the largest manufacturers in the world.

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For more mformation check out www.ams.queensu.ca/juggling/ waterloo2002.html.Thanks to Greg Phillips at Queens/RMC for making the Web page.

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On March 23 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and March 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Campus Recreation juggling club is hosting its 10th annualUniversity of Waterloo JugglingFestival. The festtval d take place in the Student Life Centre.

On Saturday afternoon, workshops and games are offered to all who are mterested, followed by an open show in the mam juggling space starting at 7:30 p.m. The festival is open to jugglers of all calibres with open juggling runnmg continuously throughout the festival, except during the show.

Nifty prizes will be raffled off during the show, so don't forget to

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Lifeguard championships at McMaster This past weekend, UWs hfeguard team pamupated m the nattonal and Ontano Umversity hfeguardmg Championshps at McMaster Umverslty. This year the team had its largest followmg ever, w t h over 20 members compeimg.

The competttton ran over two days and consisted of the followmg events: &st a d , water rescue, indlvldual skills, m& relay, obstacle relay, medley relay. In water rescue, teams deal unth mock lifeguardmg situations in the pool environment; incidents may include public relations situations, aquattc emergency care, near drowning, accidents and facihty searches.

In first aid, teams are responsible for managing and treating multiple victlms sunultaneously w i t h a set amount of time.

Indwidual skills test each team member's first a d and Meguarding skdls independently. The three relays test the team's speed at tows, cames, change-overs and breath control in the water.

Out of the 18 teams competmg, Waterloo made up five (the

most from any school). This year's team was composed of both returning veterans as well as many who bad never before seen a lifeguard competition, but all teams met with great success. Fourth place overall went to Not All Fluids From the Head are Bad (Dave Devine, Nat Rubec, Pete Whittmgton, Stephanie Zamperin), who also won gold in individual skills and bronze in both the manikin and medley relays.

Fifth place overall went to Nine Nipples (Chnstian Leveille, Heidi Prins, Geoff Sanz, Shawnah Staples) who also won bronze m water rescue and sdver in the manlkm relay. In nmth place overall was Emanon fluan Aburto, Lyndsie Doyle, Brad Johnston, ' J a m e Sowa). Born Lippy (Stu Fdlman, Robm Plunkett, Rebecca Weaver, BJ White) placed 10th overall wrth close medal contentton m the manikin relay (only losing by one-tenth of a second). Grab My Noodle and Let's IZlde (Warren Brown, Patnck Kmg, Wary Lelvo, Kinga Smolen) placed 11th overall, after an excellent performance in water rescue finals.

Special mention goes to Pete Whttington, who blew away the competitton in the indvidual skills final, whnmg the gold medal in the event.

Congratulations to everyone who participated. We bid farewell to the last of the ongifial members who started the team in 1997 (Chnstian Leveille, Geoff Sanz, and Shawnah Staples) and welcome all of the rookies who started this year.

The team will next travel to Ottawa for their Winter regional competition this weekend.

FRIDAY. MARCH 22.2002

Blue Jays will only win 70 Delgado d lut 40 bombs, but pitching is questionable

Chris Edey SPORTS COMMENTARY

Justin Faulkner pushes through the snow in Canmore, Alberta.

Nordic ski team finishes cold at championships Colleen Lynch SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

W s nor& ski team finished its season on a high note at the Canadian College and University Nordtc Championshipsin Canmore,Alberta.

Held in conjunction with the junior and senior national championships on March 5 to 10, the third annual CCUNC gave the Warriors one last chance to prove themselves.

Unseasonablycold temperatures, well below-20 degrees Celsius, forced race organizers to postpone events untd the weather changed. On Friday, as the temperature reached -17 degrees Celsius, the first of four events to be held over three days took place.

JU& Faulkner was 13th among university men in the 15 km classical race, wlde Andrea Dupont was 12th, Colleen Lynch 16th and Mary Ellen Wood 18th in the university women's 10 km classicalrace. T h ~put s the women in a tie for third place in the team competition. The air continued to warm up as Saturday's races drew closer.

The first eventwas the sprint quak fjmg, a 1 Icm freestyle race, from whch the top 16 finishersadvanceto the first round of head to head competiuon. Andrea Dupont was fourth, Colleen Lynch 13th and Mary Ellen Wood 16thamonguniversitywomen.

Dupont and Lynch qualified for the next roundin senior and junior women's categotiesrespectively.Faulkner was the 24th university man after an unfortunate fall. The second event was the CCUNC relay race.

Nordic championships final results: Andrea Dupont 10th 14th Mary Ellen Wood Colleen Lynch 21st Justin Faulkner 13th

Battling for the entire length of the challenging 3x2.5 km freestyle race, Wood, Lynch and Dupont finished in second place, only seconds behind the Warriors' archrival Laurentian University.

Sunday was the final day of competitionwith themass start free technique races, 30 km for men, and 15 km forwomen. In her first attemptat the distance, Mary Ellen Wood proved to excel at the 15 km, finishing ninth among university women whde Dupont was 16th and Lynch 18th. Faulkner also had a good day, finishing 13th amonguniversity men.

In overall CCUNC results, based on the best two races of the series, AndreaDupontwas lOth,MaryEllen Wood was 14th and Colleen Lynch was 21st, wlde Justin Faulkner was 13th.The team competitionwasvery close, with Waterloo's women hishing second to Laurentian by a mere two points. The men's team competition was won by Lakehead University. Waterloo did not have a complete men's team.

Thenordx w a r r i o r s d n o w rest for a few weeks before beginning training in anticipation of next winter's racing season.

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This lust m. Toronto stdl has a professlonal baseball team. You can all be excused for forgettmg about them over the past five years, as they really haven't done anythmg to ment attention. But after the Leafs perform their ritual explosion this spring, you might notice the large domed stmcture in downtown Toronto and the collection of fresh faces within.

H o w d this team stackup verses last year's edition?At least this team wdl show up to play every day, unlike last year's bunch,which often seemed more preoccupied with what kind of pie would be served at the post-game buffet rather than with swinging the bat.

In short, lazy overpaid veterans: out. People you've never heard of: in.

Of course, team management will describe their numerous new acquisitions as "hungry young players on the cusp of stardom," but the reality is the Blue Jays will be depending very heavily on a group of young players who have yet to prove themselves at the major league level.

Here are the suspects who will be patrolling the field for the 2002 Blue Jays.

First base will remain the exclusive domain of Carlos Delgado. Although his 2001 numbers were way

down from his monstrous 2000 season, he is by far the best bat on the team. With most of the other veteran players axed this off-season, Carlos is also unquestionably the leader of this team. He should respond to the faith the team has shown in hun.

Pencil him in for 40 home runs and 120 RBIs. This is Homer Bush's last chance to demonstrate that he is a genuine big-league second baseman. He has all theright skills, but tips over every black cat that crosses his path. If he stays healthy he d have his breakthrough season, if not, the infield is sunk and the team along with it.

Shortstop looks to be won by Felipe Lopez, grizzled veteran of a whopping49 big leaguegames. Definite potential with the bat, but be ready for inconsistent fieldmg, erratic base-running and other youthful sins. He needs a stab1eBus.h to his left to learn the game.

Roundtng out the infield is Eric Hinske, who has played just as many major league games as I have: zero.

Big power numbers in the minor leagues, and he was an all-star first baseman in 1998 and 1999 in Single A. But isn't he the Blue Jays third baseman you ask? Exactly.

Darrin Fletcher will remain Toronto's number one catcher. Great guy, great help to the pitching staff, but he might as well be swmging the bat upside-down.

The outfield situanon rooks to be much more predctaule. Shannon Stewartdpatrolleft field. His great bat makes his popgun arm easy to overlook, but needs to steal more

bases and take more walks to be an effecave lead-off htter. In centre field Jose Cruz will finally dehver the big numbers of whlch he is capable.

He has unproved every year and d take some offensive pressure off Delgado. He must, however, sigmiicandy cut down his strikeout total.

Right field is home to cannonarmed, free-swmgmg Raul Mondesi.

The only reason he's still on the team is that nobody else in the league 1s stupid enough to pay hun$l0&on a year. As a whole, Toronto's outfielders complement each other well, and should be one of the better outfits in the American League.

Pitchmg will be the make-it-orbreak-it factor this year for Toronto.

Roy Halladay and Chris Carpenter each have to win 15 or more games for this team to be at all competitive.

Toronto has manyother pitcherswith potential, but these two must lead this staff by example. Otherwise stay by your phone, you just might f k d yourself to be a major league pitcher.

Kelvin Escobar will be the doser, and on days where heis tired theBlue Jays will put a batting practice machine on the mound -apologies to Pedro Bourdon.

I often make myself look silly by making overly optimistic predictions for the Jays, but there are just too many question marks for even me to predict any run at the playoffs. This team wdl play hard, do thelittle things that last year's bunch gnored, play fundamentally sound baseball and win only 70 games.

Chris Ea!q is Imprint's news editor.

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Laurier takes things to the edge in multi-day fringe festival Lisa Johnson IMPRINT STAFF Fringe Theatre Festival

Fringe festivals are world-wide theWilfrid Laufier University atrical phenomena that give writers, March 23,1:30 and 7:30 directors, and actors the o p p o d t y March 25,7:30 to share their works of art.

Tickets $6 available by , Beginning this Saturday, Wilfrid calling 884-0710, ext. 2527.

Lader University presentsits Fringe Free parking on campus.

Theatre Festival 2002, featuring five short one-act plays produced, performed and directed, for the most h a l e that will shock not only the part, by Laurier students. The festi- audience, but the actors as well. I'd val mcludes four original pieces and like to see how this is done!

The oddly alliterated Feweat Frg one David Mametplay.The one-acts OfFmtemaIFmr, include comedy, written and disuspense, drama "This play . rected by Thomas and absurdistpropromises a Thompson,is the ductions. second festival 'These shows surprise finale offering. The will provide a premise is that that will shock thought-provokPaul sends his ing, intense and not only the brother Andrew, enteaainingexperience for all," fesaudience, but the from whom he has been estival producers actors as well." tranged for five said.

The first piece, sodda-~h?,directedand co-written tion to return to their small home

by Ktisten Howard, brings together town. Of course, a complicated and a dueless actor, a bossy director and conflicted past rears its head, wluch an overprotective agent Rob Judge is dluminated by various characters. plays thebumbling actm;Katie Head Remember, though -it's onlp one plays the egocentric director, Sap- act.

Dubbed "a dose encounter with phire, who wants the perfect plag; and Amy Pat,pson is the Russian a twist," the third play is entitled Lut agent who plots to spoil Sapphire's Stop Ccnfml Park, and is written by dream. This play promises a suprise Andrea Curtisand directedby Shelley

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Bray. The plot is simple yet compelling: two strangers meet on a park bench in Central Park and get to know each other by reading through Jenna sectionsof theNew YotkTimc~.

Harris and ScottYamamura play the strangers. The play also features a vocal and guitar performance.

The David Mamet piece, The Bhe Hom CitySketche~, is directed by Alex

Kojfman. Promising to be the big draw of the festival, it features an intricate weaving of different conversattons taking place in a uty.

Pmally, Whn the Rain Stops closes out the festival.Wntten and directed

by Michael Kerns, th~sone-act play is an intimate portrait of the tnals and moments of redemption -that often occur in relationships.

The success of this year's Fiinge Theatre Festival remains to be seen, but "Fringe has been around at Laurier for a number of years," said producers, "and we hope it will continue to growwitheachcomingyear."

Formoreinformation,please visit the Web site at www.wlufiinge.com.

UW Drama shatters then re-crafts Miller's classic Mark A. Schaan IMPRINT STAFF

Picture a glass-blower. He blows a perfect sphere, with the ability for light to travel through the entirety of its form. Depending on how you look through it, the images on the other side are reflected and refracted into different shapes.

He picks up the sphere and smashes it on the floor, shattering the elass into

dozens of shards - some .which prick, others which are simply dull and Llat. Picking up the shards,he recrafts the sphere. Regardless of how well he puts the pieces back together, it is a different sphere, held together with modemglue.This is the story of Tbe Cmn'bBPmjed.

Theplay,put on by UWDrama at the Theatre of the Arts until tomorrow night, is .a re-creation of Arthur Miller's dassic. Fusedwith fragments of the cast's poetic andvisualtextual creations, the play is a dramatic retelling with imagination, vision and excellence.

As uttered by one of the characters in the play, the presentation is "truth, meaning, swept into a thick and muddy fog." TurningMiller's dassic m&st and &isionist construction onto itself, the play stirs the audience to discuss and deliberate on is)/ sues of misomnv, , homophobia, sexism and abuse.

The play constantly shifts between these frag-0

ments, attempting to re-create and successful in Anne Scott's, John re-imagine Milleis play. The viewers Edward Robertson's and Allison are made familiar with the events Jowett's presentation), the play surroundingthewitch trialsinSalem, evoked a full palette of emotion and Massachusetts, but at the same time experience, drawing the vlewer into are placed in a much broader con- both Miller's tale as well as the cast's text, which understands the t d s as additions. well as modem issues of sexism and The task of creatingemotion, setdiscnmiaation. ting and tone was complemented by Not falling into the trap of easy Raj Gill's stunning lighting design modemMcCaahp3sqtheplaydelves and William Chesney's brilliant set deeper into the personal, humanist construction. Presenting the play in and societal ~onstructionissues sur- any other setting may not have been rounding these debates. Although canied off as well, as the viewer was detailedandmtense,the focus on the presented mth a platform that could modem-day struggle occasionally be utilized for the diverse and often borders on bemg too shrill, too in- contradictory fragments. tense and too preachy.

It is rare in a performance so While the viewer is left unth a complicated and layered that secgreaterunderstandingofM&r'sown ttons would not be hampered by sexism as well as the complex issues varying levels of dramatic talent. surroundinggender persecution,the However, this project is clearly the portrayal is occasionally too easy, product, not only in acting but in working against the obviously well- writmg, of a bdhant cast. A truly researched and layered presentation. unified ensemble, each actor porThe play was extremely success- trayed a wde range of emotion and fulinitsexecutionofmotion,gesture motive, twisttng the viewer to fully and atatude. Combiningflawlessun- explore the subtleties of the text and dulating choreography with useful its references to broader debates. dramatic techniques such as formalAs for the theatrical collective ist andconstructionalistgesture(most creation, the play was only occasion-

ally weakened by unsuccessful fragments. The majority of the intertextuality and tangential references helped draft a more modem, more broad and more fitting representatton of Miller. However, the brief diatribeonrice cakes and on balsamic vinaigrette did little to better focus the viewer.

UW Drama has successfully smashed Miller's glass sphere, recreating it with modern glue in a way that cannot and does not reflect the original. Most importantly, the new sphere has been pieced together by a woman, and Kim Renders's creation is a truly feministand liberationist reimagining. While some fragments pnck and others lull, the re-created sphere presents not only the beauty of the -original, but the abhty tb destroy and re-create, which becomes the task of the vlewers and our modem society.

The Crunble Py'ed plays at the Modem Languages Theatre of the Arts until Saturday, March 23. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $12 or $10 for students and seniors.

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Sex, lies and videotape: queer film?

Rachel E. Beattie IMPRINT STAFF

1was a little apprehensivewhen I sat down to write thts article. The assistant editor explained that he wanted my perspectiveju a straight woman on the Rainbow Reels Queer Film Festival that took place this past weekend at the Umversity of Waterloo. Despite his reassurance to the contrary, I couldn't help but think that I was being asked to represent all straight people. This isnot theintention. I'm presentmg my opinion as one individual - a heterosexual woman.

That said, I have been trying to think about whether I viewed the weekend's m a y of films any differently because I am straight. I don't really think I can properly answer that, because I don't know someone who is identical to me in every way except s e d orientation.

My opinion about the h s differed from that of some of my queer friends, and I'm sure some of that was due to sexuality. But who is to say if this isn't because we are of different genders, come from different backgrounds, or are of different ages? .

I think there is also a difference between a straigKt viewer and a gaypositive straight viewer. Someone who is gay-positive and interested m gay culture would understand a film like Hq Hq?py! and see its links to previous traditions of gay cinema and films by dkectors like John Waters and Gregg Araki.

I think I was less likely to see the implications of certain films because I am straight. I enjoyed the film Long IshndExpreswg (as much as youcan enjoy a film about a pedophile).

However, it wasn't until later when talking to a friend about it that I had some second thoughts.

My friend was worried about the way this film would play for a smallminded and bigoted audience. He read a "review!' of the film on the Internet Movie Database that said, "If you weren't homophobic before you watched this movie, you will be afterwards."

I agree with my friend that for people who are already homophobic, this film might confirm some misconceptions they have. But this didn't springimmediatelyto mymind.

I think as a straight person, I tend to forget how widespread andinsidious homophobiais, because I don't have to deal with it on a daily basis.

On a similar theme, the documentary The Edgc ofEab Otber'r Battles was interesting to me. It came

the other hand, told the story of a ently than other members of the native woman in prison and the nu- audience because I am queer. My unmerous relationships that informed derstanding of the characters, the decisions she needed to make. One situation and the humour in these ow Reels Qqeer Film of these relationships happened to movies is shaped by my position as a Festival at the Princess Cinema be a romantic one with a fellow pns- homo m this culture.

Yet there were a number of movoner (a woman), yet this was not and the Davis Centre, I'm ies that I either related to or did not, leftwonderingwhatexactly really the focus of the h.

There was not, as far as I could regardlessofmysexuality.Therewere tes "queer film," thatwould qualify tell, an element to Johny Greyyesthat movies I saw in which I did not sit audiences would not be able to un- thinking how I could relate to whatinclusion in a fesevoted to showcasimg . derstand were they not queer, or had ever was being presented because of r expressions on film. they not been exposed to queer cul- my sexuality. Instead, my connecture. tion, or lack thereof, with these films e many of the h s , caucasian woman.

The issues being raised in Johny was completely separate from who I om my perspective, were One of the docurnentalearly and consciously queer, oth- G w e s were not especially queer like to go to bed with. ries, Pamgapb 175,is the kind Certainly, rs seemed to fallm some blurry, issues; they just film I believe everyone needs grey area. While h s in the happened to be ( sexuality can play to watch. It deals with the a major role in latter group certainly had raised using queer largely ignored story of ho"Certainly, how a movie is queer characters, I was left characters. mosexual persecution during presented and There were sexuality can dingthat, essentially, they tbe Holocaust. I was really scare were directed at a different also movies that I by this film because it made m play a major role -understoodby its audience: this is sensibhty, a different audi- would relate to think about the way things differentlyasafag inhowamovieis whatIwouldcatence than what I've come today. Added to that is the egorize as queer statistic1heardquoted on the to expect from queer cin- than a straightaupresented and dience member.

Rosie O'Donnell comingfilm. However, The difference between these Paragaphl75,for m t e ~ e w w i t Diane h Sawy queer characters understood seem to have twocategoriescan perhaps best example, which parently 43 per cent of by its audience." moved beyond be illustrated by looking tells the story of population0ftheU.S. beli this category to homosexualityiswrong.I specifically at two of the h o m o s e x u a l s during the Holobeintegratedinto films from the festival. that temfyingas a heterose HeyHappy!is but I can imaginehow much wors - --- a movie full caust, speaks to all members of the films that are not centrally about of wacky queer characters, audience on a very human level, and queer issues. that statisticwould be to a queer which plays heavily on stere- yet my perspective and understandWhile this may be a great step person.

A Boy Named Sue, oddly otypes of gay camp. A n un- mg would be different in light of the forward in terms of acceptance of enough, really spoke to me. I deistanding of, and expo- homophobia and fear that I've expe- queers, it does make programming a have nothingin commonwith ure to, aspects of queer cul- rienced, to whichmany straight folks festival perhaps a Iittle more chale certainly helped me apprecihave not been exposed.

Sue/Theo, the transgendere lenging. Both expressions, howev&, -Ultimately the category of "queer ate this movie, to enloy it more can and should be equally represublect of the documentary, than I would have were I lust film"is as wide as any other grouping sented in order to both widen the yet I std found myself relatsome straight boy walk- of films based on its mtended audi- audience for a fesaval such as Rainmg to lum. I was struck by mg m to see a movle. ence. There were certainly films that bow Reels and to offer a place where how honest this film was; it were part of the Rainbow Reels Fes- issues concerning queers can be At least I think so. didn't gloss over any of the hard de&, such as the reac- COURTESYRAINBOW REELS J~hnyG'g,~es,on tival that I felt I experienced differ- openly and intelligently discussed. aons of those dosest to Sue/Theo -particularly his partner.

The film that I enjoyed the most was Quentm Lee's romamic comedy Drift.I wasn't quite sure if this film was a clever satire of over-written, badly acted student films, or if it was just an over-written,badly acted student film.Whatever the intent, I ' found the film hilarious.

Drifi has three different endings, each pretty over-the-top. I identified with thelast endingthemost because the main &aractey is rejected,by the guy he has a serious crush on, and I can't even begin to tell you how many times thathas happened tome.

The Rainbow Reels festival and writing this havemademe thinkabout how much my sexual orientation affects my writing about film.

In the end, I think my orientation does affect my writing, but no more so than my gender or race does. from a perspective very differ from my own. The documen tary is about poet Audre Lourde, whowas both black and gay. But it wasn't only about her; it-also focused on a conference held in the earl '90s with the aim of brin

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Iron maidens: women in metal

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Hot Rod Circuit Sorry About Tomorrow Vagrant Records

This truly is a new low for Vagrant. I can't even describe how awful these guys are. Maybe the album is named after the fact that all their friends ditch them after hearing their music.

It's not all bad; there are moments of deception here and there.

There are a few seconds on track four that aren't too bad, but then the singer starts up with his whining again and you remember how bad this band is. Track eqht, "Prescription," isn't too bad either. AU the instruments actually sound like they're playing the same song for a change.

The band looks pretty old in the msert, so I'm guessing they're just some friends of the label's owner who were going through a mid-life crisis and. wanted t~ be hip again.

Don't quit your day jobs, guys.

To sum up this band would be impossible. Tbe only real thing that is consistent across the albumis how bad the songs all sound. If it were biologically possible for Radiohead, Hayden and, say, Creeper Lagoon to have a child,and this childwere to be raised by a pack of wild apes, then he would probably go on to be a member in this band.

Oh well,at least I've got a nice new coaster.

Jon Niemi, special to Imprint

When I first heard that Vagrant ''dorl't call us emo-taph" Records had signed Hot Rod Circuit W C ) I was disappointed at best. Vagrant has shown an uncanny abilitytomakc bands sound the same. It's as ifthey have a giant "pop punk" tilter (I think they call it MCA/Universat that they run new releases through.

Enter HRC's latest release, Soq Abod T o m o m .As expected, the tilter can be heard throughout the al bum, but it's not quite as severe as ii has been on past Vagrant releases (see Saves the Day). Gone are the excessive stnng bends and octave chords. In their place are powei chords and catchy guitar solos.

Vocalist Andy Jackson has toned things down a M e as well. Those longingforhgh-pitched screamsd be disappointed. Instead, the album has amorelaid-backfeel toit. I'mnot sure if the band is "growing up" or ii Vagrantis trying to cashin. It'sprob. ably a little bit of both.

Regardless, Sony About Tomomn isworth checkingout.Die-hardHRC fans will hnd the distinct sound the band made famous on Triple Crown Records missing, but the hints of it scatteredthroughoutwillbriogasmile to your face at just the right tunes. I'd hesitate to say that this new album is a step forward for the band, but it's definitely not a step backward either If you're anything like me, youll hnd yourself liking this album more and more with every listen. Any album that can do that has definitely hit its mark.

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recently got into a debate about rhy there are so few women ivolved in the metal scene. The umber of female instrumentalists nd songwritersis shamefully mall. I haven't done any research n the subject, but from my own nperience I see a number of actors combining to maintain this nbalance.

Historically, incredibly talented romen who compose and perform msic have often been viewed as erfo-g monkeys rather than xious musiaans. When the xording industry began to take old, women were often featured s vocalists, but not as instrumenlists and only nominally as ~ngwriters.

In many genres today women re still under-represented as omposers and players. While ender imbalances persist in idustries like science and t h o l gy,it's hardly surprising that the henomenon carries over into msic. The ratio has improved ver the many years I've been into l e t 4 but only moderately.

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21st century, but even now many With many people doubting a women are afraid to transcend woman's ability to sing death metal, what will the next woman traditional gender bamers and take on a powerful role. who tries have to face if Gossow More popular fails? styles of music Growing up in observe the same "A woman's place the '80s, we had exclusionary few female role seems to be customs, and models in heavy women serve as dancing around music. Those we eye candy more did have, like Joan at the front of ,often than they Jett and Lita Ford, seize control as even if they played the stage serious musiguitar, were cians. promoted as When women are valued not singers and front-women, not as for their talent, but rather for their songwriters or instrumentahsts. ability to turn the boys on, what Compare that to serious performgood are they on drums where they ers that males can look to for can hardly be seen? Even a guitar mspmtion: it's bound to put girls strapped across a woman's chest at a disadvantage. obscures the view of "what she has Women like Samantha Escarbe, to offer." Sadly, many people the talented guitarist and songprobably don't even recognize how writer of Australia's V i r p Black, much their opinion of a woman's give me hope that females can looks affects their concept of her make headway in the metal scene. talent.

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Experienced babysitter required for an 11 year old child with ADDH and OppositionalDefiant Disorder, two days a week, Saturday and Sunday. References required. Car is a necessity. Please call 747-3443.

Weekend counsellors and relief staff to work in homes for individuals with developmental challenges. Experience, minimum eight-month commitment.

Paid positions. Send resume to Don Mader. K-W Habilitation Services. 108 Sydney Street, S., Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 3V2.

Conversational English Teaching China Teaching positio& in ~ a r b i ; China (population 9 million). Begin May for 6 month to 1 year term. For information or to send resume, chinateachers2002@yahoo.com. Telephone 519-578-3453.

Special Needs Worker wanted - enthusiastic, responsible, caring person to help seven year old girl with C.P. to develop skills in augmentative communications, vision and eating. After school, 10 hours per week, $9.00/hour, starting September. Experience with children or any therapy an asset. Training provided.

ColumbidFischer-Hallman area. Call Pat 747-91167