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Feds 2002-03 budget presents projections Susan Bubak IMPRINTSTAFF According to the Federa~onof Students budget for 2002-03, the organization is in a "comfortable financial state," saidvice-presidentadministration and finance Chris Di Lullo. The budget was passed at the Students' Counc~lmeeting on July 21.

Budgeted revenue from student fees is increased from $828,978.00in 2001-02 to $893,091.17 in 2002-03 due to ahtgher Feds fee andincreased enrolment. The Feds fee mcreases annually according to the consumer price index. In fall 2001,winter 2002 and spring 2002, the Feds fee was $27.31.This Fall, the Feds feewill rise to $28.02.

The Feds collected$147,282.83in student fees from 5,393 students in May 2002. Student fee revenue is expected to reach $399,481.14 in September2002and$346,327.20inJanuary 2003, but these figureswillnot be ate students have paid their fees. Enrolment for fall 2002 andwinter2003 is targeted at 14,257 and 12,360, respectively.

Feds are required to set aside four percentof student fees,or aprojected $35,724, to be invested, up to a limit of $1 million dollars. At that point, the interest will be spent on "improvements to student life," said Di Lullo.He estimated that the Feds have

retained about $67,00Oin student fees since2000.

The Feds expect to net $217,000 s profit from their businesses t h ~year, up from a budgcted$l72,000in 200102. The Used Bookstore is the most profitableFeds business,withexpected profitincreasing from$85,000in200102 to $110,000 in 2002-03. Ui Lullo said the projected profit for the Used Bookstorewasraisedthis year because it eamedmore profits than expected in 2001-02, and operating costs were lower. The Bombshelter and Fed Hall areexpectedtom;\keaprofitof$75,000 each,while Scoopsis expected to bring in$2,000. Food operations,including the Bombshelter deli and Ground Zero, are budgeted for a loss of $40,000, whileAiussie'sis expected to lose $5,000.

The budget also includes the projectedexpenses,includingsalaries,for each member of the Feds executive.

Vice-president education Ryan O'Connor has the largest budget at $102,920. Di Lullo explained that O'Connor's expensesinclude the Federation's membership fees for the CanadianAlliance ofstudentAssociations (CASA) and the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA).

'The fees forCASA andoUSA haven't been finalized, but we are budgeting that CXSh's fees d be $26,000 and OUSAdbe$31,000," saidDiLullo.

Although O'Connor's position involves frequent travel,earning him the

Revenues Services Student Fees

Businesses 893,091

Total before retained fees

893,091

4% retained fess Total

35,724 857,368

Bombshelter Fed Hall Food (GZand Deli) Scoops Used Bookstore

75,000 75,000 (40,000) 2,000 110.000 (5.000)

Aussie's

217,000

Ex~enses Businesses

Services President VP admin b finance VP internal VP education Marketing Orientation Programming Special events General office (67%) Total Profit/(Loss)

65,630 38,060 96,060 102,060 61,985 20,850 36,985 1,175 433,357 857.022 346

General Office

216,678

216.678 322 668

Total Profit/(Loss) nickname of"VP travel," DiLullo said that "his travel expenses were cut a decent amount this year."

Vice-president internal Mike Kerngan was allocated a budget of $96,060 for the Feds clubs and sewices. "A big portion of his budget is internal commission, which is basi-

cally the salary for the clubs director as well as the operating fund for the clubs," said Di Lullo. The internal commission amounts to $26,800, including$14,500for specialprojects.

President Brenda Slomka has a budget of $65,630, which includes $13,450 for elections, $8,600 for stu-

dent government and $2,475 for th executiveresearcher.

Di Lullo's expenses were listed : $38,060. "The reason why mine is s lowis because I don'thavealotundc [my portfolio]," said Di Lullo.

See BUDGET, page

Feds executive releases strategic plans Andrew Dilts SPECIAL TO IMPRINT The Federation of Students executive recently released their strategic plans for the 2002-2003 academic year. In their strategic plans, the Feds executive outlinedthegoals and objectivesthat they wd be accountable for in the upcoming ycar.

Highlights of vice-presidentintcr1~11 Mike Kerrigan's strategicplan included plans for increasing the effectiveness of student services through surveys and long-term planning. He said that "perception is often a prob, stulem for student s e ~ c e s since dents arenot always aware ofthe services offered on campus."

Kerrigan is also involved in the creation of a Feds volunteer database and a volunteer room, the latter to be a used as a resource base for Feds volunteers, located just outside the entrance to the Feds'office.

Another key part of Kerrigan's work will be with the little-known arts commission, attempting to increase both the quantity and quality of student art in visible locations throughout the UW campus. According to

Kerrigan, the project "has the potential to make a contribution towards creating more bright and attractive hallways in campus buildings."

Vice-president education Ryan O'Connor'splanincluded the formation of a committee aimed at reviewing and potentially enhancingthe role of co-op student senkes (CSS).Tlus initiative included a planned housing database for co-op students and an attempted increase m the volume of operations for CSS. Results from the research done by this committcc WIU bc available on ,iugust 11 at the student's council meeting.

O'Connoralso wasmvolved111the formation of a deregulation action committee, aimed at "engagmg students in discuss~onson further deregulation." Although the Federation of Students does not currently sup port deregulation,O'Connor plans to bring potentialchanges to Feds' Council for policy revision based on findings ofthe action committee,whether those findmgs support or argueagainst deregulation.

Upcoming projects for O'Connor include helping to co-ordmate the hostmgofthis year's Ontario University StudentrUliance(OUSA) confer-

ence at UW. OUSA is an educationfocused lobby group to which around $30,000 of students'money is paidin the form of membership dues by the Federation of Students each year.

O'Connor hopes that by staging this event at UW, our students will be inspiredto take active roles in deciding the fate of their education, whether through OUSA or other means. .All UW students are welcome to attend themajority of sections ofthe OUSLI conference.

Relievingthe previous low number of meetings of a Federation of Students education advisory committcc to be "unaccepralde," O'Connor's strategic plan boosted the operations of the committee. Due to the more frequcnt meetings of the committee,"studentswho were previously uninvolved 1~1thStudents' Council can participate in important education policy discussions." O'Connor believes that because of this fact, the education advlsory committee is arguably "one of the most important committees of council."

Vice-president admtnistrationand finance ~ h r i sDi Lullo's plan dealt with the operationofFeds'businesses.

When students froma UWcourse on

Greeningthe Campus chose to focus on a waste, water, and energy audit of the Bombshelter which "turned out really well," Di Lullo decided to conduct a full environmental audit of all Feds businesses. He is hoping an initiative towards environmental sustainability will help inspire UW administration tonotice the environ mental impact of their operations.

Di Lullo is also working towards ensuring the safety of UW students through the returning of a Patrons' Code of Conduct for licensed Feds businesses. DiLullo stated his intention was "to properly inform patrons what is expected of them. This will help ensure that Fed Hall and die Rombsheltcr remain a safe and friendly atmosphere that students can continue to enjoy."

Di Lullo is also involved in the creation and implementation of a BarSafe program for the same businesses. If successhl, theBarSafeprogram would potentially be exported to on-campus bars at other universities across Canada.

Final key pieces of DiLullo's plan surround the renovations of the oncampus restaurantGroundZero,with student surveys having been com-

pleted over the past fewweeks aime i at gathering student input that w help shape the new businesses. 1 Lullo stated, "students d be able t direct the decision m a h g proce: towards what they would like to se occupy the Ground Zero space in th Winter 2003 term."

President Brenda Slomka's stratc gic plan shows that her yearwilllarge] be spent on administrative dutie such as mcreasmg the level of leadel ship among studcnt senators, negot atmg the possibility of a universal b~ pass for Umrersity of Waterloo sh dents with Grand h v c r Transit, an researching the effectiveness of th Federation of Students' board of d rectors by means of compansonswit other student executive boards.

Although printed copies of th executive strategicplans are only avai able to a selectgroupofpeople,maii Feds student councillors, a copy c each planis available for online vieu ing by UW students atwww.feds.ca -

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Federation ofstudents executive bod also welcomes students to approac them with anv, questions concernin their strategicplans or any othermitl; tives.

FRlDAY, JULY 26,2002

Fastpitch wants to be fast-tracked

Feds: budget

Aaron Romeo

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Agroup of 38women spearheadedby UW student Vicki Ferguson has expressedanmterestm fo-gawornen's fastpitch team. Ferguson approached Judy McCrae, director of athleticsadrecreation se~cesmMay of h s yearregardmgtheprocedureto make fastpitch a varsity sport. The fastpitch group on campus wants to compete m the Ontano Intercollegiate Women's Fastpitch Association (OIWFA), a league formed m November 2001. The O I W A requues partlcipatmg teams to be of club status at theu respective university Currently, the UW structure does not accommodate the creation of a competitive club h s quckly, a n d d not grant it to the w o r n e n d o u t the followmg process, which McCrae ~launsis standard An Interested group must exhibit five quahties -finance, leadership, comrmtment,mterest and fadtiesfor club consideration at Waterloo.

The group of students has to mamtam and demonstratethesequalities to the athletics department for a yearbefore they getclub status. Interest m baseball dates back to'95, one year before gaining club status, and was recently granted varsity status, coach Brian Bishop and Joe Cascagnette c o n h e d .

Once seen fit, the group is granted club status. The club must maintam financial responsibility, however; members of the men's baseball club paidrougbly$250a year to cover team expenses, although access to university facihtieswas provided.

The h a 1 leap, to varsity status, requites the sport to be on the list approved by the OUA Non-OUA sports (hke fastpitch) are not allowed to use the term Warriors.' Yet. by attaining club status, the athletics departmentwill help orgamewth similar clubs at other universities to estabhsh OUA recognition. The baseball club was a club for six years before it attamed varsity status.

There are, however, exceptions; becausebaseball was inthe process of being added to the OUA, the men's baseball d u b was allowed to use the term Wamoi'before recemngvarsity status This has raised the questionof how procedures at the University of Waterloo differ from other universities, especially since the University of Toronto, the University of Ottawa, Brock University, University of Gue1ph,LaunerUniversity,I~2cMaster University, Western Umversity and York Universityhave fastpitchorgam satlons o n campus. Part of the reason forthe difhcultymaddmga teamis the lack of funding and campus mterest, resultingin sports bemg dropped by universities; Brock and Western are two examples.

This has resultedmthe OUA sport requirements to be revisited m November and also that some universit i e s d n o t expand sports programs.

Another problem nses from the dehifjon of aclub, fromuniversltyto university. At UW, competitive and

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These girls hope to find a way to play an Ottawa tournament. campus rec clubs are handled by athletics, sunllartoU ofTandMcMaster.

Frank Pmar, intercollegiate business manager of U of T-athletics, described their system for new competitive clubs A competitive dub ap plymg for membership falls mto the thud tier. This is similar to what UW s below the competitive has at ~ tlevel club status Thehfferenceis the offiual title of dub After a probation penod, where the club provesits longevity and confomty, it is pushed to the second tierwhlchisidenacalto the UW competitiveclub Last year was the first year for McMaster's fastpitch team. They apphed m the spring to be instated m September.ThereseBurns,program co-ordmator, explained that by McMaster's standards,a team application has to be recaved by May for Septemberconsideration.Assuming financesand constitution arem order, the group is given club status. The clubs can be erther mtermural, extramural or varsity club.

Athleacs departmentsand student unions jomtly handle non-varsity athletic clubs atWLU,U of 0 andBrock Accordmg to WLU's student union and athletics office, the Launer fastpitch club's association on-campus is unclear. Both Sophie Kotosoupolos (VP of student services) and Wayne Gowmg (manager of mtewversity athletics and student athlete development) claimed the fastpitch club was under the other's umbrella.

Gowmg stated the lack of teams have resultedm no probationpenod.

After presentmg an approved pro posal to the athletics duector, the mterest group get club status. They wouldn't be assoclatedwth athletics or the WLU Golden Hawks title Gowng said part of the confusion is lack of a '?lard and fast rule for athleticclub teams "He addedhe had"noideawhere they got [club status]."

Brock U handles theu teams through both their athletics department and theu student union. Lome Adams, h e c t o r of athletics, stated that the fastpitch team at Brock app k d to athletics butwasrejecteddue to restrictionson athletic expansion The team then acquired a membership through Brock Student Union.

Usually granted w h the term, membership requires renewal every year. It also has a constitution pre-ventmgtheBrockfastpitchteam from cuttmg members or usmg the Badg-

er's name, rules currently broken by the present coach.

Queen's University's sportsmformaaon officer,HenkPardoel, stated that althou&no newsports are being added, it ordinarily takes a year for a group to a h e v e club status, s d a r to Waterloo.

"I'm responsible for the businesses, and they generally don't nee$ money bemg put mto them."

Generalofficecosts accounted for the biggest expense on the budget Feds semces areexpectedto consume $433,357 m general office expenses, while the businesses have been allocated $216,678 Other expenses m clude marketmg ($61,985),programrmng($36,985),onentation($20,850) and specla1events ($1,175).

Total revenues,mcluding student fees and busmess revenues, amount to $1,074,368,whde totalexpenses for Feds semces and busmesses add up to $1,073,700, leavmg a $668 profit.

The budget is available at www feds.ca.Di Lullo felt that it was important for students to have access to the Feds budget "to see how theu money is spent, and to make sure the organizationis responsible to them."

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UW student wins communication award

Theresa Cooke, a fourth year systems d e s w engineeringstudent, has been awarded the 2002 George Dufault Medal for ExceUencem Communtca tion. The award is given to a fourth year engineenng studentwho pamcipatedm the Sandford FlemingFoun dation T e h c a l Speaker Competition m the fall orwmter To be ehgble for the award, a student must achieve ahigh scorem the competitionaswell a number of outstandmg workterm reports as an undergraduate Grant from National Cancer Institute

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Undemocracv Will Peters COMMUNITY EDITORIAL

North Amencandemocracyisin crisis.

Thedespotic behaviourofPrimeMinisterJean Chretienandthe complacent behaviour ofhisministers showshow undemocratic Canadian politics has become. moving the G8 summit to the remote woods of Ailbertais another act of undemocracp. Watching our police take pictures of legitimate protestors is chillmgly Orwellian.

X high rankmg Liberal politician admitted off the record that once elected they can essentially do whatever they want.

To be fair, our&ldemocracycould be seenlongbefore the recentLibera1 drama.There has been a steadpdehe in voter turnout over time. electoral system where 50 per cent or less of the population comes out once even: four pears to give their support to one of a few major political parties and then returns home is not true democracy.

Essentially, our system is one of elite decision-makingand public acquiescence. Elite elements from the business communitycontrol the state by virtue of their dominance of the private economy, while the population quieay observes.

Our media sources are far from objective and democratic. There is a strong and pliant business press and little to no left wing press.

There are further stmcturalproblems with our system. In the 1988 election, 52percentvoted fortheNDP and Liberals. Fortythree per cent supported the conservatives. In spite of this, Brian hlulroney's conservatives gained 60 per cent of the seats. A similar dynamichappenedprovindy wwth the HarrisTories. NDP h'PLome Xystrom sad "we are sleep walking towards acrisisin democracy."

Our democracy is the antiquated "first past the post" or "winner takes all" system. This design favours big parties and regional parties. Ailmost every democracy in the world except

ours, including Britain and the US., has abandoned this design. All other Western democracies have adopted proportional representation (PR).

This variant of democracy better reflects howpeople actuallyvote. In a PRsystema party thatwins 38percent of the vote gets 38 per cent of seats.

There are dtfferentversions of PR. In a PR system, you vote for a list of candidates instead of an individual candidate.InapartylistPRsystem,the party develops the list of candidates and ranks them in order of importance,with the party leader at the top.

For example, imagine a hypothetical region with 10 h P s . Choosing from among the party lists, voters would select 10candidates.

One couldvote for the entire party list or part of it. If, for example, I wanted the NDP to be the government but felt they were weak on environmentalissues, I might vote for six NDP and f o u Green candidates.The only "catch"is that I'd have to vote for the top six NDP and top four Green candidates as decidedby the party.The 10 who receive the most votes are elected.

There aremanyadvantages to aPR system. It would reduce or eliminate time-consuming,silly campaigns trying to unite parties. It would likely reduce people's &sillusionmentwith politics.For example, a leffist party hke the NDP wouldn't need to move to. the right togain support,sacnficingits principles in the process. Another advantageisthat smallerpoliticalpartieswith sigmficantvoter support can be better represented.

A PR system would likely elect more women and ethnic minorities.

The political systemisinseriousneed of more women. Generally, proponents of PR believe that it will create better representation for women and environmentalissues.Both the NDP and the Canadtan Alliance party support theinitiative to convert the Canadian political system to aproportional representativeone. It's time we moved closer to true democracy by adopting I'K.

lmprovlng servlces must be a priority in UPASS negotiations

Riding the bus in K-W is not always convenient or easy. Grand River Transit is pursuing the possibility of creating a universal bus pass, or UPASS, for students, which would mean unlimited transit usage m exchange for a discounted but non-refundable fee.

Before students consider thls pass, we must ensure that the proposal gives us value for our monej In February, a GRT comrms bioned aurvey gauging student opinion about the pass was conducted Eeds president Brenda Slomka d l be usmg the survey results to negotiate a plan with GRT she beheves to be favourable to students Students' Council d l consider the proposal and decide whether or not ~tshould go to referendum Makmg your voice heard bj voting m a referendum 1s of mmor value In a referendum, you will

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in 2001 were north of campus, which means that manv students are mthout direct bus service to the university Cicuttm said GRT has demonstrated a commitment to students by creatinga Laurelwoodroute from the Columbia and Erbsville area to campus and by expanding service from Galaxy Cinemas at Conestoga Mall to campus. These services, however, are not tailored to student needs, and if we are going to pay a non-refundable fee, we must make sure that transit improvements serve our needs as students.

As Brenda Slomka negotiates a proposal with GRT, she should look to the successful bus pass program at the University of Western Ontario. Originally approved by a 70 5 per cent vote m a 1998referendum, the pass received resounding support m February of 2000 when 88 per cent ofvoters agreed to an increase of $96 from $75 for an eight-month term.

SteveAllen, retail servicesmanager at UWO, attributed the success of their bus pass program to dedication on the part of the London Transit Commission See UPASS, page 9

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Students need to work with Slomka to make sure that the question that we're asked is the best question.

Now, during negotiations, is the time to voice your opinions. John Cicuttin,manager of transit development at the Region of Waterloo, said that the pass would be "revenue-neutral" for GRT; that is, money GRTreceives from UPASS would be used for service improvements, such as extra buses to deal with increase in demand. Cicuttin said GRT would improve service if the pass is approved; however, we need to tell them what improvements are needed.

BrentLayton,T'P finance at the McIvIaster Student Union said McMaster did not receive any commitment from their transit provider when they were s i p g on to a similar plan, and that no service improvements have been made. He said it is important to ensure that the transit provider make commitments to service improvements before the pass is approved.

GRT doesnot adequately serve students; an example is the lack of dkect transit from the Lakeshore area north of campps to the university. Roughly 37 per cent of lodging-house spaces in Waterloo

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Ms. Samuels still doesn't get it

UNDEFEATED I'm sure that by now you have all heard about the latest in gay marriage rights. On Friday, July 12 three Ontario Supreme Court judges unanimously ruled the present definition of marriage as "unconstitutional" and gave Parliament,24months to alter the defmition.

Appeals in both the provincial and federal courts are fully expected. Extending full rights of marriage to same-sex couples would make Canada the second country in the world to change its laws. The Netherlands are the first.

I don't doubt that Friday's news had farreachingeffectsin Ontario, Canada and the world at large. It seems that everytime people have become a bit hyperactive, ensuring that they get their opportunity to state their case and make their point. No doubt, thts is an extremely sensitive topic. However, for me it isn't the court ruling that interests me. Nor is it the idea that perhaps one day I too map be able to walk down the aisle. What interests me is the way in which public opinion is forming, and in a negative way.

Historically, we have always lived with the same rules in terms of marriage; one man and one woman. To me, that's disappointing. It

is disappointing to know that while I may contribute just as much to my community, and while I may be just as good of a person as anyone else, I cannot be granted the same societal rights as my heterosexual counterparts. Perhaps that's my own fault though.

Perhaps it's not fair for me to look towards marriage as a "right," and should instead view it as a "reward." So then, why am I and so many other Canadians being punished?

In terms of public opinion, some may say that marriage is an institution in which a male and a female may procreate. Some may also say that it is God's wdl. Others map go so far as to call same-sex relationshipsimmoral or unnatural or threatening to the institution of marriage. No matter where you stand on the issue however, one thing is for sure; we do not live in a society in which every person is granted the same rights and rewards. T h ~ is s due to the fact that as a diverse society (of a diverse people) we h e according to one set of laws, one set of rules and one set of values.

And that's all well and good unal it disrupts the extent to which one may achieve happiness and fulfillment in their life.

Don't get me wrong, I am completely amazed and happy with the Ontario court's judgment and their abhty to show progression. I never expected thts sort of occurrence to happen so soon. However I have not been as completely amazed and happy with the resulting public opinion, and for thts reason I honestly wonder how long humanity will wait until it realizes the degree to which it is denying itself its true potential.

2002: Majority rules?

YOU! OFF M Y PLANET! Question: a large multinational corporation dumps crap in the lakes and rivers, lowballs its employees with subsistencewages, and cooks its financial books to inflate profit estimates.

Who should punish them?

Answer: the government. After all, this is Canada, and we live in a democracy.Everyone votes, and the majority (or at least, a plurality) carries the day. And so, the government looks out for the common good of all Canadians.

Rut wait. Ask a lefty, and he'll tell you that this isn't really a democracy.I mean, look at the choices!Alliance -right wing. PC's sorta right wing. Liberals - you never can be too sure, but right wing for the moment. ,lnd over on the dusty side of the spectrum, all alone, sit the NDP. (Incidentally, the combined federalist non-NDP vote in the last election:78 percent. NDP vote: 9 percent.

Hmm.) So: first, the left takes great pains to point out that our government is, in fact, not legitimate -with no authority to sign trade agreementsor participatein international institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank, or the G-8. In the next breath, we are told that they are legitimate when it comes to regulating private enterprise.

In short, they're legitimate when we hke

what is being done (signing the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, spending more on social programs) but not when we don't (free trade, tax cuts).

Well, which 1s it guys? Do you trust the government, or don't you? If you do, then why can't they make decisions on your behalf?

If you don't, then why are they always invoked as the necessary muzzle to free enterprise?

I'll venture a guess. It is because, when you get right down to it, the philosophy of the left only believes in majority rule if the majority happens to agree with left-wing viewpoints. If not -as the chanting mobs at anti-globalization fests will attest - then the majority is not fit to rule.

Pity the poor Left. Even when the system is set up such that it would only take about 35 per cent of voting-age adults to vote for a leftwing party to catapult them into power and inflict all sorts of damage on the country, they can't even muster that.

Such is the paradox that the Left faces: to win power they need support from the masses. But the support never comes, because the masses don't agree. So they declare that the masses are simply uninformed and unaware of the big picture -stupid, to be polite. Yet in labeling them stupid, the legitimacy of majority r u l e is thrown out the window.

Lifinal note: do not misinterpret this criticism as a defense ofmajoritarian democracy. I don't believe that majority rule is moral at its root, since it tramples indwidual rights in its very defmition. But it is better than rule by a minority -the Left -and given those choices, I'll take the lesser of two evils.

On continuing the work of May Day and the implementation of the Urban Revolution

IN YOUR INTEREST "Revolution is not just an aspiration but a problem that we take up for Solution" -hfL song from the '70s.

With the success of the hfay Day uprising in downtown Kitchener on May fourth, the police have been attempting to redefine their relationship with revolutionaryyouth in downtown Kitchener.

This redefinition attempt stems from the fact that the police realise that they can't implement the repressive policies of the state and the downtown business community wthout reaction and resistance.

Realizing that the people are no longer scared, the police have stepped up their campaign of aggression and intimidation by a newwave of arrests and an intensificationof the war on the poor. This is also comple-

mented by attempts of the police to coerce youth into giving them information about the political activities of youth and an attempt to further criminalize the political activities of young people by putting non-association clauses on activists and putting bail conditions on people not to attend The Spot youth drop-in centre. rit the same time that this is going on, the corporate media is demonizing poor people in the downtown core and attackmg"the concentradon of social services in the downtown core."

T h ~ fearmongering s aimed at elements of the middle class plays on the fears of the liberal bourgoise that the downtown core is being "ghettaized" by hoards of criminal urban youth making the core unsafe for them to come down and revel in their commercialist escapist fantasies of cheap commodity consumption.

Out of thts climate promoted by the media and the police, the city of Kitchener is ready to launch their all-out assault on the poor known as "Urban Evolution."

Urban Evolution, the city's new campaign aims at "cleaning up the downtown core of undesirable elements" by shutting down boarding houses, increasingstate repression of the economically marpalized, and relocating people who live in slums to make

room for middleclass yuppies. Those who do not yet get the pictures should visit the block in between Cedar, Eby and King, where storefronts and apartments are now being demolished to make room for the new farmers' market wluch is suppose to bring more of the "right people" in the downtown.

(It's ironic that most of the stores in this area cater to the growing immigrant community) At this point it is pretty obvious that the Urban Evoluuon is not good for the toiling masses that currently occupy the downtown.

Furthermore it is also obvious that this Urban Evolution is a continuation of the criminalization of the poor in IGtchener and it goes hand in hand with the intensification of police attacks on those elements that attempt to organize resistance. The crux ofthe problem therefore is how to combat this onslaught and continue the work that started with the bfay Day uprising (eg. resist the police and liberate our community from the parasitic growths that want to throw us all in the streets and exploit us?) This can only be achieved by examining the new arrangement between the people and the police and redefining our position in the struggle. The police want to isolate us and silence us at any cost and they are doing tlus by portraying us as hooligans and thugs, our response must

therefore be one of strict dlsciphne and carry out our work whde not giving them any reason to discredit us and through this, show that they are the hooligans and thugs who like to power-trip on anyone who does not bow down to them.

They accuse us of violence, well then let us show the people that it is really them that are violent by organizingcampaigns in the community that expose the violence that they are inflicting on our community. With this new wave of mass arrests they want to show that they are invincible and untouchable. Well, then let us expose the fact that they are not gods but people who are just as vulnerable as the rest of us. the same time we must organize the community block by block to resist the gentrificationofwhere we live and work.

This cannot be a process that excludes people but rather a struggle for democratization of the process of redevelopment where allwho areeffected are fairly compensated and have a say. \We must examine the class composition of those effected m the downtown and create coalitions with all classes that are affectedwhde maintainingthe essence of class struggle.

See MAY DAY, page 9

FRIDAY,JULY 26,2002

Pushin' pronoia

SECONDHAND SMOKE I used to spend my time thmking things like the police had my phone tapped or were monitoring my e-mads, building a file on me, or that I wasn't good enough for whatever, or that whatever choices I was making were the wrong ones.

And maybe that was all true. Maybe I was making it true, at least to me. But I think that I've learned my lesson now. That's what life's about anyway, learning from your mistakes.

You have to make them before you can learn anything from them.

Here's what I learned: I'm not paranoid, not anymore at least. I'm pronoid. As in pronoia, not paranoia. What's that?" you say.

Everyone knows paranoid and that's probably a big part of the problem. Pretty much the exact opposite of paranoia, pronoia is thinking that h g s (fate is a commonlyused word) are conspiring to deliver you with uncountable and divine blessings.

Most people, over-schooled and immersed in a culture of negative thinking, would Uely respond negatively to such an idea.

W%at I have to say to that IS,I guess they haven't learned their lesson yet. How you approach life, how you think about things, what expectations you have: do or don't these things have an influence on what ends up happening? What's your opinion?

For argument's sake, let's say they don't.

Then the only thmg your thinking affects is how you deal with whatever happens. If you're ready for blessings, beauty and goodness, chances are you'll notice them more and be more thankful for them. O n the other hand, if all you're expectingis a continuing string of bad luck and the fates working against you, that's probably what you're going to see. Either way, some good and some bad come to pass the only difference will be your expectations and how you're going to feel about it.

O n the other side, what if what you think actually has an impact on what's going to happen? If what you think does have an impact, then how should you think? Expect the worst, or believe in the best?

Ram Dass has an interesting phdosophy, which he espouses in his book Be HereNow. He believes that in hun there's the abdity to successfullyact inwhatever potential future situation may come to pass without trying to prepare beforehand. Instead, he tries to live in the moment, which is a lot easier to do if you're not worry about what's coming up.

Besides, what if expecting the worst actually makes it more likely to happen? W'hy not believe that things are meant to turn out alright, or even better than alright?

What if there's some truth in the idea of self-fdfihgprophecy?

The biggest thing to take out of what I'm trying to say here is that it's your choice. It might not feel like it, it might feel like your mind has a mind of its own, but really it's up to you to choose what you're thinking.

Are you choosing to buy into the paranoia that we're seeped in, that is so hard to escape?

Or are you choosing the path less travelled, willing to put your faith in unexpected, unimaginable, unleashed bundles of bountiful blessings of goodness, no, greatness?

Tf yo11 are, just remember to say thank you.

As this term glides to its end, I wanted to summarize some of the things I have tried to teach in this column as well as some of the things I have learned.

When I first started writing Finding Balance, I had only a vague idea of what I wanted to accomplish. I thought that maybe I could spread some of the lessons I learned whde t r a v e h g out east. Over time, I discovered that I had much more to learn than I could ever teach. Imprtnt's volunteers pushed me to write better. Most importantly, I learned about people.

Respondmg to this column, many people have been nice enough to teach me about their views on faith. I have been trying to gather these experiences as I slowly gain a more developedcollectiveunderstandmg of people's perspectives on faith, religon, the soul, and God. Great discussions have come up and I have met the kindest people. Thank you to all of you, and please continue writing to me, saying hello to me and inviting me to

Dr. Discontent disses Deregulation Dave into CFS and ChSA fiefdoms. The latter with their UWoo boosters have as they say given away the house (Get it? Casa is 'house' in Spanish).

Cozying up in this province to the Common Each term during the last five or so years I've begun my lectures by saying,'You're paying too Nonsense Revolution, an agenda of stupidity much for ths course - and others, too"; ''>it pimped by arhetoricof stupidq. the accommodating crews that run your local/provincial/ some point the obscene amounts of tuition federal student governments have offered only distort the matenalvou're studymg." (Like,wo/ the most tepid resistance to tlution lukes. man, if youke gotta work loha hours/week, howthehellare~ougonnafidthetime toread?)

Some years ago, a few of us in the educa1 also usually citc e e cumnun@ Line, "there 1s tional community gave a dishonorary degree to some slut I d n o t eat " Evidently, though, that Mike Harris (remember him, the guy with the same language skius as the aforcmrutinncd mtrde mu5t be swallowed (literally. as in =aft Dmner, metaphorically, as in your fee state- Bush?j. It was on K-W's "Day of .ictlonn duringwhich the university was forced to interments) ruptthe business ofeducatlon.At the rally on the None of this seems to bother our unt's prez, "Deregulation Dave" Johnston, whose steps of the library - where the "ceremony" mantra - make 'em pay more - has all the took place -hordes of grade school and high school teachers gathered in solidarity.As for the range of George W. Bush's pronouncements. I university community.. .well. a smattering myselfprefer the discourse ofrapper BeadPrez whose "They Schools" 1s saturated wlth the showed up. Here, it seems, unless it's "on the recognition that in academc regulations and exam" very little attention is paid. Call it co-opt authontanan administrative statements ~deol- (!) education in the land of co-op. So the Itkehhoodof future resistanceto deregulation (andits ogy lurks.

This doesn't even begin to take into account cousin privatization, brought to youby thegang the practical consequences of deregulatmg tlu- that calls itself "progressive conservative") is tion fees.hrecent studvof med schoolemoIments minimal.

It looks like "bon appetit" will have to reveals that deregulation in that arena has altered the student profile: increasingly, med students remain the response to cummings' line and the situation here for some time. (Oh yeah.. .one are coming from upper-middle class backgrounds. The prospects, then, are for more more thing:I teach occasionallyat a University in liposuction and fewer public/community health Havana -Cuba, a so-called "poorer" country where tuition is zero! But don't worry, that will services.

The sucking sound you hear, though, also never happen here -Bush disltkes Castro.) comes from the student body here (abouts) that anumber ofyears ago fractureditselfpolitically Stanley Fogel

UPASS: makmg its way to UW? Continued from page 6

4s demand for trm\it went up, they im provedsemce for students Shuttlesfromdown town to campus plus "day trippers," buses re served to dealwith otrrflow were among add1 nons provided b) London 7 rmsit At UW, we should learn from L'&O dnd hIcMaster as we decide what we need to do ~n negotiating our own pass There has been no guarantee of student consultation on the part of the Feds Thls pass has the potentid to provide great value to our student bodv, hut we need to make sure that the proposalwhch tomes out of negcgtutlons does indeed provlde the value for wh~chme are looking

hlomkd should find out what services students need If you're interested in makmg iure student\ get valuable transit senwe, l ~ p p ~ othe d ~ Federation h of Students and request that detals of the propo<alhe dctermtned by consultation w t h students As students. we deserve to have a say in the proposal that is presented to us The nght to vote 'ye?' or 'no' to an exlstmg proposal is not enough ,1failed consultation proctss hke the one organued b~ Iland, Icerngan and Slomka last fall would be a disservice to students Slomka must not repe'tt herwatpaign performance

May Day: urban revolution Continued from page 8

In this coalition we must realize that our base of support lies in the homeless and tenants who rent rooms small time working class property owners are also our alhes in this struggle since this also attacks their interests.

Finally, shopkeepers and restaurant owners could also be swayed to join us as long as they see it to their benefit to struggle with us (keeping in mind that they are the easiest to be

bought out of the coalition by the city who at the height of the struggle may decide to throw them money to splinter the coalition). By organizing on this basis, intensifymg the political education within our community and resisting all attacks on us by the police, the , people wdl be victorious and beat back the : city's assault on the marginalized. Victory belongs to the people.

your faith circles.

The main things that I have been writing about are things about which we all know.

First of all, I want to break people's preconceived notions about what it means to be spiritual. To be spiritual means that you don't think that this universe was just created in vain -there must be some deeper meaning.

Being spiritual, however, doesn't mean that you have to talk about God all the time, that you have to try to push your beliefs on others, or that you have to stand on street corners in tom clothes and scream "Repent! For the end is nigh!" to the people who walk by (I stopped doing that a long time ago).

Some of the main themes in all spiritual paths that I have stressed are the unity of purpose behmd all thtngs, the connectedness of all things, and finally, the power of h d n e s s and humbleness. With an open mind and the combination of these three principles, I sincerelybelieve that people can develop themselves to become better human beings. As my teacher used to say, humans have the ability to be higher than the highest angels, or lowest than the lowest beasts. It is through faith, right action, truth, patience, love and h d t y that we can ascend to our highest potentials (and hopefully still pass our Gnal exams).Once again, thank you to all of you who have so kindly listened to my rants.

Please forgive me if I have offended you. And please continue to keep writing in and saying hello. Peace.

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Bubble tea: a successful Asian invasion Janice Jim IMPRINTSTAFF

You mav have already tried 1t If not, one ofyour fnendsmust have No,it's not smolimg-it's bubble tea. Thls 1s not the usual, brown coloured,planlooking tea Bubble tea comes in a large variety of flavours and colours Jin Hee Song, the owner of Sweet Drcams in University Plaza, opened her bubble tea shop as a place for atudents to relax and hang out She mews drinktngbubble tea asa relaxing actiwty To her, bubble tea is "a every day beverage, an alternative to coffee."

When asked about first-me customers' reactions to bubble tea, she replied that people "either love it or hate it " Song has bubble teamaking down to an art Like a seasoned bartender, the numerous recipes "come naturally" to her now Song admits that it took her a long tune to figure out the precise method of coohigthe tap~oca

pearls. She has found a "happy medium" for her pearls,wherebythey are chewy, but not too soft for her customers' tastes. Song encourages everyone to "become a kid for an hour, and try this youthful and fun drink."

Bubble tea orginated in Taiwan and the trend soon spread to other hsiancountries,includingJapan. Not long after, bubble tea reached across the Pacific Ocean and began to appear inmany Asian communitiesinNorth dimerica.In the last few years, bubble tea has gone mainstream,with shops springing up in many cities. Waterloo's first bubble tea shop appeared about three years ago. Now, there are a handfulofplaces in townwhere you can enjoy it.

History of bubble tea

The exact origins ofbubble tea are not known, but legend says that it orginated at a small tea stand in Taiwan in the early 1980s.

Tea stands that cater to students were popular in Taiwan.To appeal to students, one vendor added different fruit flavouring to her tea. The sweet and unique taste was an instant hit with the students. Other vendors soon followed and the idea took off. In order to mix the flavouringinwith the tea, the drink had to be shaken. Shaking the drink caused bubbles to format the surface.Thus, the drink became known as bubble tea.

Tapioca pearls are popular in many Asian countries. n e y are typically used in desserts. In 1983, a Taiwanese man named Liu IIan-Chieh Bubble tea comes in avariety of flavours came up with the idea to put tapioca pearls in the and the requisite tapioca pearls.

flavoredteas.The tapiocapearls,which sat in the bottom of the cup, resembled bubbles, so this drink was also called bubble tea.

Anatomy of bubble tea Tapioca is a starch-like substance that is extracted from the root of the cassava plant. Tapioca flourisused as a thickening agent in foods.It can also be pressed into different forms, like cubes, sheets and balls. The pearls used in bubble tea are about the size ofapea. Inthe past,pearlswere transparent or black; recently,brightly-coloured pearls have been introduced.

Black tapioca pearls are made of a mixture of sweetpotato flour, tapioca flour and brown sugar, which gives the pearls their distinctivecolor.Tapioca pearls are also known as boba or sago. m e n the pearls are properly cooked, they have a soft, yet chewy texture.Think really chewy jello. ,ivariety of tea is used as the base of bubble tea. The most common hTeS used are black and green teas.

The tea is brewed regularly or made in a more concentrated fashion, then chillcd to scrvc as the base of the bubble tea. Some shops usepre-made tea concentrates,but thebrewed teais much tastier.

The flavouring of bubble tea occurs with the addition of a flavour powder or flavour syrup to the tea.

Sugar syrup, honey or fructose is also added to the tea. The flavouring is imporant because it gives the bubble teaits sweetness andcolour. Milk, soy milk or milk powder may also be added to give the bubble tea a creamy texture. The flavouringcan be broken into three categories: fruit flavours, western flavours and Asian flavours.

There is endless variety of fruit, and thus an endless variety of fruit flavours for bubble tea. The fruit flavours range fromeommon fruitslike banana,strawbeqandpeach, tomore exotic fruits like lychee, guava,

Howie the bartender demonstrates that good bubble tea only comes after a good shaking. rambutan and jackfruit. Some of the western flavoursinclude peanut butter, chocolate, almond and vanilla. If you are the adventurous type, you must try an Asian flavouring. The most popular Asian flavourings are taro (a starchypotato-like root vegetable) and sesame ('yes, like those on your bagel). They both give the bubble tea a light purple colour. Other flavoursin this category are red bean, green beanandmalt. New flavoursare being introduced. Depending on the number of flavours carried by your shop, it d take time for you to sample all of them.

Bubble tea can be servedhot, cold

or slushy. 7legiant strawis an important part ofthe bubble tea experience.

To properly enjoy bubble tea, you must slowly suck up a few bubbles with the drink through the wide straw.

jjirn@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Voice and the Voiceless penetrates the G8 compound Daniel Saunders . .

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Recently returned from shooting at the G8 protests in Kananaskis and Calgary, ihe filmmakers behind the upcoming documentary The Resuqence of Public P~o~est in Canada are elated.

"The quality and quantity of the footage we collected is tremendous-we have enough material for five documentaries."

Producer Matt Brodie is also the president of Voice and the TToiceless, the group producing the video, which convenedlastJanuary and is made up partly of students and partly ofvolulteers from the community.

They believe that in the past decade Canada has experienced "a growthin

organized public lssent that has not been seen in our country since the Depression era," which is Canada's contribution to a global trend. Their aim is to use the G8 summit protests as the centrepiece of a documentary investigating "Canada's new and emerging protest phenomenon," while casting an eye on the summit itself. After months of preparation, they almost didn't make it there.

"Our applicationwas turned down by the G8 media accreditationoffice.

We were told we needed to be with a major network to be accredited," Rrodie said.They didn'tgive up there, though. After making the drive to Kananashs, they travelled through a gauntletofbomb detectors, dogs and massive steel gates, negotiating with

the RCMP until they were allowed to enter the 30 kin Kananaskis Valley restricted zone-accompaniedbya four car escort. They found it "chalk [sic] full of police and military" and saw anti-aircraft guns and scout helicopters. Brodic added "cameras were r o b ing the whole hme, of course." 'llis seemsappropriateforaproject that arose out of dissatisfaction with whatwasn't shownincoverageofpast globalisationprotests,in the choice of images by the corporate media that decides "what Canadians are to see, hear and read."

Brodiemeth&e Brown,nowvlcepresident of Voice and theVoiceless, at the 2001 Quebec City Summit protest, and the project was born when they were shocked atwhat they sawas

distorted media coverageof the event.

"The Toronto Star, the Ghbe, the Post, and eventhe CBC were saying 15,000 protestors, when the day to day estimatesweremorelike 60,000 to 80,000 ...The numbers are downplayed and the violenceiswhatmakesheadlines."

In Alberta they shotover 80 hours of footage,includinginterviews with people on both sides of the issue and ofdifferentprotest actions.'Lheyeven made a side trip to Vancouver, to get interviewswithsuch disparate figures as IGIleLasn, the founder ofAdRusters magazine, and MichaelWalker, executive director of the Fraser Institute.

They plan to market the finished film to TVO and the CBC, and to submitit to Cames andvarious Canadian hlm festivals. About half of its

$11,000 budget is coming out of the filmmaker's pockets, with the rest coming in bits and pieces from unions, universities and individuals.

What's next for thegroup? "Interviews in Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, and East Coast, then edit, edit, edit."

Brodie said.

Imprinl will continue to follow b s story as TT.Yn'races towards completion of the f hbefore the release date, currently scheduled forDecember 1.Formoreinformationvisit www.vatv.ca,or send e-mail to info@vatv.ca.

FRIDAY,JULY 26,20(

UW alumnus upset with teaching experience What begins as a great opportunity ends with a broken contract Will Peters -.

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It is fairly common for university students, either duringor after their education, to go abroad to teach.Although many have positive experiences,some experiencesprove that you can never do too much background c h e c h g beforehand. UW graduate Matt Hubert had a less than positive experiencewhile teachingin Mexicowhich has left him much wiser.

In addition to a physics degree, Hubert earned aminor in Psychology and Chemistry. In a recentinterview, Hubert shared some criticism of his experience. "The kids were lazy and undisciplined; I had a hard time getting them to do work. It was hard to get them to learn."

From August 2001 to June 2002, he taught inorganic chemistry at the private ColegioAmericana deTorreon (American College of Torreon) situatedin the northern Mexican regonof Coahuila. The teaching schedde is similar to North American schools, consistingof five 50-minuteperiods from 8:00 a.m. to 230 p.m. with a 20 minute lunch at midday.

He learned ofthe opportunity at a Queen's Universityinternationalteaching job fair and a fewmonthslaterwas

"There were guidelines, I wasn't given much help or direction."

Matt Hubert

in Torreon. He lived in a simple furnished apartment with another import teacher, whch was arranged by the school. Hubert signed on for a two-year contract that paid $16,OOOUS peryear. Due tohisexperiences there, however, he broke h s contract and returned to Canada, a decision which cost him approximately $1,000.

Ingeneralthe teaching curriculum was relaxed. Accordmgto Hubert, "I wasn't given much help or direction.

The resourceswere poor. F o r example,] we didn't have a fume hood.

That limited what I could do." He admitted that hls school was structured similarlyto Canadian schools in that it centred around quizzes and tests.

X major difference, however, is that it is easier to pass there, Hubert

said. Shoulda student faila Jinalexam, he or she is allowed two make-up exams.Iftbree attempts aren't enough, parents are able to "influence" principals into passing their son or daughter.

A student must attain a 70 in order to pass.& hstglance,it seemslikethe system has higher standards than a typical North American system. In fact, the opposite is true. Requiring a 70 to pass simply skews the marking system; a 50 is converted to a 70.

Hubertconfessed that his students were both a pain and a joy. "The kids were really friendly, a lot more friendly than here, especiallyoutside the classroom.Mexico celebratesTeacher's day, which is neat."

Hubert had some generalimpressionsofMexico. It is a relaxed country which has a very poor infrastructure.

For example, there isn't a significant drainage system so when it rains, it floods. Houses are cheaply made; a lack of insulation makes it cold in winter months.

He also observed eveninths sheltered, private school setting a sign& cant amount of corruption. "There is a fair amount ofcorruptionin society.

The police are easy to bribe; I sawaguy getoffbygivingapoliceof6cer$14US. It doesn't sound like much but $14

Tanya Tango US is a lot of money there."

W e there, Hubeagot sick due to parasites. He had health insurance through hls school so getting treatment was no problem. "The hospital I went to was a rich person's hospital anditwasveqmice.In fact,itwasbetter than hospitalsI've been toin Canada.

I'm sure ordinary peoples' hospitals were much worse." Hubert actually ranout ofsickdayswhilethereandlost some pay as a result.

Most ofhis socialinteraction outside school was with other import teachers. Near the end of his stay he befriended someA4exlcanswithwhom he played roller hockey. In an attempt to save money he did not go out much.

Communicating with family and friends was not a problem, he said.

There weremany localinternet cafes.

Long distance calling, although expensive, was readily availablemaking home that much closer.

When asked if he would do a again, Hubert said he would but not at that particular school.

He found the school to be frustratmg and wasn't pleased with how he was treated. From these experiences, Hubert knows to investigate more carefully should he bepresentedwith the opportunity to do it again.

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Strawberrydaquiries 2 cups bolhng water 1 3/4 cups sugar 2 regular pkgs strawberryJello 2 pkgs strawberry Kool ,\id 1 large can pmeapple p c e 1 htre ginger ale 2 pkgs (10 oz ) frozen strawberne 3 cups whtte rum Combine all ingredients and freez Stir occasionallywhile the mixture freezing.

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Flavoured bubble tea Yields a 16 oz. seming.

1 to 2 cups ice 3/4cups water 2 ounces tea or as destred 2 ounces sugar syrup (see below) 2 ounces tapioca pearls (see below) Scooo the desired texture comD nents into your serving cup. Scoc syrup, ice, water and tea into cockt: shaker. Close the shakercup,maki sure that all three parts are secured ar shake vigorously for at least 12 sc onds. Uncap and pour into senit cup. Servc with an oversized straw

Sugar syrup solution Kourtney Short

2 cups whlte sugar 2 cups brown sugar 4 cups water

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Barbecued duck

In a saucepan,boil water then ac the sugars. Reduce heat and contint to heat until the sugar crystals are ful dissolved. Remove from heat.

This cooking method produces golden-brown and cnsp skin. though there is a layer of fat under the skin, be sure to try the duck meat (whichis quite lean) with the skin it is really delicious.

Youcanpurchase a frozen duck at the St.Jacob's Farmer's Market or at most grocery stores.

8 Ib. duck 2 cups white grape juice salt and pepper disposable 9x13" aluminum pan If the duck is frozen, thaw it in a sifik fullofcoldwaterfor severalhours or in arefrigeratorovernight.Remove the organs from the cavity and discard.

Put the grape juice in a small pan and boil it until the volume is reduced by half.

Remove the grill from one side of the barbecue and place the aluminum pan on the coals on that side. Replace the grill. Turn the other side of the barbecue onlow, close the lid and leave it to heat. Be sure not to turn on the burner beneath the pan or it may catch

Tapioca pearls 1 cup tapiocapearls 7 cups water

fire. (If you have an oven thermometer,youcan putitinthe barbecue.The duck shouldcook at around 325 degrees.)Note that youcanuse the other side of the barbecue for side dishes.

Pierce the duckall overwith a knife.

The ideaisto pierce the s h so that the fat can runoffwhileavoiding piercing the flesh. Salt and pepper the duck liberally.

Place the duckon the@ above the pan. Close the lid.

Every 20 to 30 mmutes, baste the duckwith the reducedgrapejuice. Use tongs to turn the duck half-way through cooking.

Cook for three hours or until the duck reaches an internal temperature of 170 degrees. When removmg the

duck from the barbecue, be careful because juices may have accumulated in the cavity. Allow the barbecue to cool before removing and dtsposing of the aluminum pan.

Tocooka smaller duck,youcanuse the same cookingmethod but reduce the cooking time proportionately.

Serves six.

Tofu-chocolate ice cream This recipe is ideal for lactose-intolerant people,vegetariansand vegans.

Itis better to use pure chocolate chips, because since alot ofthemare usedin this recipe the quality ofthe chips you use v d affect the flavour of the ice cream.

2 300gpackagessilken tofu 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup corn syrup or honey 1 tsp. vanilla Blend the tofuin a food processor or blender until smooth. Combine the chocolate chlps,water and sugarin a small saucepan. Heat on low until the chips havemelted and the sugar is dmolved. Add thechocolate mutture, the corn syrup and the vanilla to the tofu and blend untd smooth. Chill overnight.Freeze in anice creammachine according to manufacturer's directions.Thismixture canalsobeeaten as a pudding once it is chilled.

In a pot, boil water then add tar ocapearls. Roilfor30minutes, stirrL occasionally.Once the pearls are so and do not resist when chewed, t u ~ offthe heat.Let the pearls steep for: minutes m the boiled water with tl lid on.

Pour off the boiled water and rin the pearls with cold water until rina water IS clear. Cover thepearlswthtl sugar syrup solution to prevent the, from s t i c h g to each other. Stir tl pearls aroundm the sugar syrup sol1 tion.

Science editor: Kourtney Short science@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Fearful fish

Search and rescue WARG competes at the International Aerial Robotics competition Andrea Kerswill SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

The WaterlooAerialRoboticsGroup (WARG)is preparing to venture into the unknown. Theywill be takmgpart in the International Aerial Robotics competition,which begins onJuly 29 in Calgary. The group will be testing the result of their efforts and skills by putting their aerial robots to the ultimatechallenge.WARG has been competing since 1998.

Agroup ofrobots works as a team toward a predetermined goal without any human intervention. The team whose robots perform the best audin the least amount of time wins.

Duringthe competition, the aerial robots mustperformnumerous tasks set out by the judges of the competition.These tasks consist offour levels of increasing difficulty that the crew must complete in order to win the competition.

Level one asks the team to demonstrate an autonomous fight over a three-kilometre range, including orbits around obstacles within that radius.

Levels two and three are progressively more difficult. Level four asks each team to choose among several missions,which can range from hostage rescues to nuclear disasters and biologicalemergencies. Once the team has chosen amission, the robots must demonstrate the full objectivewithin 15minutes. Withrn each mission, the aerial robots must handle sensors, take photographs and move throughout the mission in a limited amount of time. The robots report on data gathered during the mission about the location and size of each of the threats. The missions vary each year, but theobjectivesare always based on a search and rescuemotif.

Leena Singh SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

Understanding fear Scientistshave identified agene variation that sparks heightened activityin our brain's fear centre. Discovered at the National Institute of Health, thts is the first known gene that directs function of brain-related emotion.

The gene activates the amygdala portion of the brain, which controls response to scary situations.It is also weakly linked to anxiety. David Weinherger,chief of the ClinicalBrain Disorder Branch of the NIH told The Vu,rhingtonPost, "Genes don't create personality, but they give you the buildmg Blocks. [Ths gene variation] is one building block of personahtp."

Ahmad Harrie, lead author and staff fellowat NIH, clarifiedthat scientists have "not discoveredthe anxiety gene." Weinberger said, "the gene is part of a complex system for determining how people fear."

The gene is part of the serotonin system, a brakmessagtng chemical implicated in mood. There are short and long form variations to the gene.

The short form of the gene contains less protein than the long form.

One of the WARG robots that will be competing next week. hfike Peasgood and GilbertLaiare WARG project leaders. They will be among the six students attending the competition. Because of the level of difficultyof thecompetition,Peasgood believes that itwould be phenomenal to get to the fourth level in the competition.

"Last year only one team completed the first level," said Peasgood.

"They are anticipatingthatitwill take three years for anyone to get to the

fourth level. So this yearwe are hoping tocomplete both the first andsecond levels."

Peasgood andLaiare excited about thecompetitionandare anxiousto see what they can achieve through their improvements to the aerial robots.

The teams' most recent innovations are the ducted fan and the siw-winged q1,ane.

See WARG. page 14

Bacteria killing bacteria Imagme b r u s h g with bacteria, or spraymgbacteriainpourmouth,tokdl otherbacteria.Scientists areusingcustom designed bacteria to fight the battle against tooth decay. This method uses g&e-altered microbes to rid the mouth of the bacteria that causecavities.

Jeffrey Hillman of the University

of Florida College of Dentistry told The Washington Post that the bacteria "will elbow out any other strain," fightingcavity-causingbacteria.

The human mouth has billions of bacteria belongingto300 species.The bacteriathat causes toothdecayis st@tococn/smutans, a spherical bacterium that survives on the organic f h that coats the tooth's surface and makes the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). LDH converts food sugars into lactic acid, a corrosive chemical that gradually dissolvestheprotective enamel coating on teeth.

Using these strains of bacteria to kdl cavity-causingbacteria can also be therapeutic beyond dental hygiene.

Chroniclow-gradebacteriainfection causes or contributes to ulcers and heart attacks. Ifnon-threateningbacteria displaces harmful bacteria, then theneed for antibioticsand drugs will bereduced.

Poison the alien fish There have been sightings tn Annapohs, Maryland of a black, fearsome and gap toothed maw known as the northern snakehead This car ntvorous fish has an appetlte for all lunds of fish, tncluding tts own species.

The snakehead is native to the Yangtze River region of China and is capableofwipingout allthe species of one pond and moving on its belly and tins to the next pond. The fish can survive for days out ofwater, as long as it stays wet. The snakehead can survive in below freezing temperatures, aswellas swelteringhotweather, makingit quitepossible for the fish to establish populations in Canada and SouthAmerica.

Walter Courtenay,who is writinga riskreport fortheUS Fish and Wildlife Service, told The ~'ashingtonPost that "there is nothing good about this fish from an ecological standpoint."

Suffering in summertime Erin L. Gilmer IMPRINTSTAFF

Summertimeispeak tune formany of the most annoying allergtes. These include allergtes to pollens, moulds and insects.There are a few handy tips and pieces of information for allergy sufferersto mU&izethe disturbance that these allergies have on their lives.

Allergies are an overreaction of a hypersensitive immune system. A normal immune system consists of whitebloodcellsthatprotectthebody from foreign invaders like bacteria, wuses and toms, but tn the case of the hypersensitive immune system, the body produces an immune reaction in response to harmless substances like grass or dust mites.

As a result, an allergy sufferer may experience physical symptoms from problems affecting the slim, nose, lungs, digestive organs and bloodves-

sels.Peopleexperience awide rangeof o Steroids, such as the preseverities of allergicresponsesandit is scriptton drugblonase,maybe likely that most of us will experience takentoreduceswellingofnasal some type of reaction in our lifedme. tissue.

Grass,weed or ragweed pollen a 1 o Antihistamines d lcounlergies areprevalentbet~een~ipriland teract excess histamine in the Septemberandare aproblem because body to alleviate many of the they prevent sufferers from fully en- symptoms, but may cause joying the outdoors. Sufferersshould drowsiness and increase conavoid walking through forests, fields gestion. or flower gardens and even mowing Decongestants will reduce grass. congestion but may have limPollenallergy sufferersmaynot be ited effectiveness. aware that they could be negatively hioulds also thrive in the affected by certain foods. These p e o heat and moisture of the sumple may need to avoid melons, or- mermonths and tend togrow anges, tomatoes and even wheat. It inplaces&ecompostpiles,cut may be beneficial for ragweed allergy grass,wooded areas and fallen sufferersinparticulartoavoidapples, leaves. Those with mould albananas, cantaloupe, chamomile tea, lergies shouldavoidthese types honey and nuts. Even alcohol can ofareas. bring on symptoms.

There arevarioustreatmentsavatSee ALLERGIES, page 14 able for pollen allergies.

There are numerous prescription and non-prescription allergy medications available, including antihistamines such as Reactine and inhaled steroids such as Flonase. If they fail, try tissues.

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Mike Bradley: CFLer, Warrior alumnus don't feel hke gomg out " However,Bradley says that hn marks Mke Bradley had one of the Warriors' were better dunngthe most successfi~lfootballcareers. season thanm theoff Playing tail back, Bradley set UW season He attnbutes and OUX mshmgrecordswith a career this to the vigorous 3,773 yards. '%'aterloogaveme apretty schedule and the regood career," Bradley sad dunng an spons~bhty he felt tomtemew wards the team That mght be an understatement, At 5'8", Bradlev is considemg that he's been a threeone ofthe shorter Es tune A-Canadian (1998,1999,2001), kimos "I used to four-me OUAall-star,OUA's hnT tbmk [my] height was (1999) and candidate for the Hec a d~sadvantage,but CreightonTrophyas the CIAU MVP youqulckly realise at a InApnl2002, WeBradley signed higher levelitisn't that mth the Edmonton Eskunos He is b ~ ga deal as long as slotted as a back up for running back youcanmake up for it Ronald Williams. mother aspects ofthe 'Williams is unbelievable. He game h g h t now I'm treatsme sowelland he has been such 5'8" but I'm close to a help to me, I've learned a lot from 210 Ibs so I make up h m m the four to six weeks I've been for it there. I've got a here." low centre of gravlty COURTESlYWWW.ESKS COM Newplayers usually have to prove themselves before they start m the~r Bradley recently signed with the Eskimos. and I can move fast."

He is very pleased drafted posit~on.However, Bradley did play in the pre-game against the of the few Canahan towns where to have been drafted by the Eskimos, footballis pretty big and youget alarge a team that is a real contender in the Calgary Stampeders and, due to tough Western division. More ImWilliams' injury, in last Friday's loss crowd and a lot of support."

Bradley hrst enrolled in recreation portantly,Edmonton has avery strong w s t t h e SaskatchewanRoughriders. fan base. The average game attracts In fact, VIJilliams' injury means andleisure,but realised that hewould Bradley will play tail back on Friday preferhis second academicchoice,and 35,OOOin Edmonton versus 17,000in in December 2001, graduated with a Toronto. against the BC Lions.

'We get treated unbelievable by "I spent a lot of time in the coaches' Bachelor ofArtswith a major in socioffice before and after the meeting ology and a minor in criminology and the people of Edmonton, which is awesome.I'm just arookie and everyworking with the offensive co- legal studies.

TheUW footballteam's busy prac- where I go in town, people seem to ordinator making sure I know the system. Looks like I'm going to get a tice schedule makes Bradley's three- recogruse me already. Somehow the topic comes up and they are always fair amount of playing time against timeAl-Canadian titleimpressive."A doing favours for you." lot of studentsdon't realise howmuch BC. I'mvery excited about it. I don't Initially ovenvhehned by seeing time theUW football players dedcate know if I'll be starting but I'll probto the sport. We're [at practice] from JohnAveqatpractice,Bradley says "I ably be rotating in and out a lot with 4:30 and we don't get home all 8:00. rememberwatchinghim with the Mi[runningback John] Avery."

Bradley started playing football at So you knew you had to get your ami Dolphins. He had a great year." high school in Hahburton, Ontario homeworkdone. By time you're done *Amongthe others he did not expect whdein Grade 9. "[Halihurton] is one it's midnight and you're tired. You to see were Jason Tucker and Chris Aaron Romeo

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Brazzell,bothofwhomplayedon the Dallas Cowboys.

and suppornve." ' ' V e Eskunos' cahbre] made me reahse the level ofplay You h k the NCLM and the h e n c a n guys are leagues ahead of us, but they are not.

The OUA and the CIS are every bit as comPetltlve, we lust don't have the same people They have players as are a bigger countrybut we are every ba as competlave We don't have the depth On Our team that they but Our starters are every bit asgood as theirs, I t h d " CFLtalenthas mcreased his a~~reclauon Canadan that the EskunOs have a~rettystellarOffensive'we're explosive and we showed that pretty quckl~mour~re-seasOn We'regomg to put 40 pomts On the board a lot But ltke any teamwe are gomg to have ouronandoffda~sHowever,Ith* w e d be one ofthe fewleftkickingat the end " bong the areas that need to be worked onis weak performance the games 'we are two good quarters and two bad quarters but we have to put the four quarters together " Infact,Bradleycannot see any reason the not be the team at this Edmonton

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Michael Liau CSImath Tennis instructor An excellent organizer, Michael knows how to run a program, especiallylessonsandtournaments.

He enjoys lus workvery much and inspireslots of students. Heknows the game and likes to share his knowledge. He's an excellentperson to work with, treats others with respect and is very openminded.

'Thank you, Xichacl.

Athleticsis moving aheadwith expansions to ColumbiaIcefieldsrecreation facility.The athletic expansions,which consist of a fitness centre, an addtional gym and a women's ice hockey dressing room are hkely to go out to tender m mid-August and go to the board of governors for approval in October.

Funding for the renovations was votedonaspartofthe proposal in the Watpaignreferendum,in which complaintswere fded, then appealed.'The appealwasultimatelystruck downby the Feds board of dmctors under an outdated procedure, thus approving the proposal. The $13.80 fee for 25 yearswill be charged once the faciliues are open for student use.

'T7e've met three or four times with the architect. Of course what we wantedw-as more than our walletw-as full," said director of athletics and recreationalservicesJudy LIcCrae.

LlcCrae indicated that she had hoped that the additionalgym would be in a line with and south of the existing two part gymnasium. However, due to complications,it was decided that the east side of the existing building is a better choice.

With the b d d m g of the fitness centre, it map be more attractive for local residents to buy Campus Rec memberships. Respondmg to questions about the demand for athletic facilities from people working at the upcoming Research andTechno1og)r Park she said, "It's an opportunity and a worn for me."

"I can see some of the North Campus tenants wanting to buy somc memberships.They'll probably want todo noon-hour fitness or afterwork or before work fitness. So their times for group actlritieswillbe the same as yours, the students; but individual recreation and fitness will be offset," she said. She is wan of too many people from the community using faciliticsinlicuof students."Currentlv

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it'snot a hugeissuebutwhen this [the expansion] happens the answer is, we're gomg to momtora and we can't have a flood," she sad 'Women's Ice hockey dressing room became a httiemore dfficult for us smce the arena needs renovaaon The current Olymp~a[zamboni type machine] room has about a two or threemch clearance pfl the next one we buj goes up m size, it can't work So we were trytng to put in the dress ing room and an Olympia room but ~t got too expensive, so maybe [an option is] just renovation for the women's hockey dressmgroom Then I can dehver on all three of the athletics parts of the referendum " "So we're m pretty good shape We hope we can go to tender m the m d August The deadhe of approval of Lonstrucuon and evervthmg is the Octoberboard ofgovernorsmeetlng Th~qalso represents mmmal dmuption [of the current facihties] "

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Five broomball teams battled thelr way through another successful season at the Columbia Ice Fields rink slmg atop the were the Stahons m the Desert Close b e h d w e r e the crazy L~~~~ penws and the whackers, with the Endangered Spec~es and Weaver's A m y roundtng out the list The Whackers also emerged as of&s F~~play Award, while the Stahons m the Desert took home the Rusty m s t l e ~~~d ~~f~~~~ e x t r a o r b m e Karl Themer won the c ~choice ,~h a r d ~ ~ The quarterfinal showdown was betweentheEndangered Speues and Weaver's A m y Roger &heck put Weaver's up 1-0, but Bob Hemger replied to even the score *fie game went mto ovemme, where Magnus W k blasted home the sudden death m e r , sendifig the Speues mto the serms The top-ranked Stahons then met the Speciesm A close affair W ~ t hgoals from Steve Smth, Trevor Fenton, and Heath Wmdcliff, the Stallions narrowly held off their opponents to win 3-2 and advanced to the hial In the other sem final, the m a c k e r s and the c ~ ~ Penguns thnlled the throngs of broomball After plavlng fans towith a 2-2adraw, close the game. two nvals played five mlnutes of overtme wlthout a result The winner was determmed m a shoot out, where Bnan Pearson beat goaltender D e m \ lens to send the Whackers into tilt fmal Sportmg new broomball shoes, Cam Cunvood opened the sconng for the Stalhons [eremy Witmer responded for the t~red,under manned Whackers, but it would not be enough Led bv captam Rtston Tapp, the Stallions went on to score another s ~times, t donunatmg the f o u l - m i Jlampion Whackers bl a f i n ~score l of 7 1 _iddmga hat t n ~ was b Steve Srmth, withHeath Wmdchff sconng N c e and Roger Skubownis adding a smgle '"I herc can onlj bc one" sad a proud Smith after the game, whde Cunvood was heard s\ing "I am gl td we won This wal I won't I, e to hsten to Fbston complain cben d a ~tor the next two montE\ ' inons to the Stalhons ( ong L\

Arts editor: LaurenS. Breslin arts@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Uptown Waterloo gets hot and jazzy

Freddy Cole and and his quartet served up somefinger-snappin' numbers.

Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival Waterloo, Ontario July $2613

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Barlow thrilled the Waterloo crowd for two hour-long sets.

I went to this year'sUptown Waterloo Jazz Festivalwithout any greatexpectations. After all, I had recently attended two of Toronto's yearly festivals aVC and Downtown, formerly duMaurier) as well as Montreal's Internauonal festival, and-let's faceit -Waterloo doesn't exactly have a thnvmg jazz scene O r so I thought.

Featuring a short but impressive roster ofmusicians, the Uptown Festival demonstrated to me and to thousands of others that you don't need a cultural mega-centre hke Toronto or Montreal to hold a first-rate music fesaval. All you need 1s some good planning and some good jazz.

For the 10th m v e r s a r y of thts three-day event, orgarners transformedaparkinglot at Regina St. and Willis Way into an awesome soundstage set before masses ofpzzlovers and first tuners alike.Inside the @ant tent, hundreds of people crowded around long tables while . hundreds of others lined the perimeter, standing around or simng on lawn chairs.

Acleai- skyand spectacularweather backdropped the festval's flagshp performances for twomghtsm a row: Emilie-Clue Barlow and theBarlow group on Friday and the Freddy Cole Quartet o n Saturday.

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swingmg rendiuon of "Stompin' at the Savoy," standing poised and re laxedmhersleevelesstop (because she might sweat, she explained) Expressivein bothvoice andgesture,Barlow has a g d s h style that lends her songs a fresh, youthful flavour Backed by the superb mstrumentabon ofher father,BnanBarlow, on drums, Duncan Hopkms on bass, Tom Szczesmak on piano, Lome Lofsky on guitar, John Johnson on sax, Steve McDade on trumpet and Russ Little on trombone, Barlow's supple yet subtle nuances demonstrated a gifted flau for jazz.

Her tmung and phrasmg, muted with the cusp rhythms and poignantly-chargedsolosof the band mem bers-allTorontomamstays-would enchant the crowd through two hourlong sets. Enjoymg a lovely selection of standards, the crowd bounced to "Route 66," grooved to "My Foohsh Heart" andboppedto '3yeByeBlackbird " On both ofher CDs (Szngsand Tnbute) and on stage, Barlow revives the classic tunes fatthfully and maginatively -and man, can she scat1 Saturdaymght offeredmore ofthe same when pmust/vocalist Freddy Cole, alongside gutanst Gerry Byrd, bassist Zackely Pnde and drummer Curtis Boyd, semedup some cabaret hits and old-time classics with great panache.

Only recently has Cole, dubbed "theunknown Cole," begun to achieve significant notabhty on the jazz urc u t Brother of the late, world-renowned crooner Nat Kmg Cole and uncle of jazz divaNatalie Cole (Nat's daughter), Freddy certady had some tough acts to fokw. But after the quartet took the stage,the crowd soon reahzed how Cole has left his own umque impression on the world of jazz.

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ano to accommodate his left foot tc the nght-foot peddle, Cole's con6 denceon the keys andnonchalanceor the mic set ?amapart from the mon romanac style of his brother, Nai Certainly the vocal resemblance be tween them remains, but Cole' smoky, bluesy, and conversations technique earnedhim an enthusiasti response as he covered G e r s h m ' "Our Love is Here to Stay'' and suc other favountes as,"L.O.V.E.," "Pa per Moon," and "Sweet Lorraine."

Behind him stood a well verse band, fluent m tight arrangement and soulful noodhng. Special atter hon must be given to bassist,Prid~ whosecomplexvlbratogarneredoo~ and ahs as his fingers jumped an gltded effortlessly from note to not Indeed, Freddy Cole is not N. KmgCole-anyone can see that. Bi before closmgh~s encorem true Co fashion -with "Unforgettable" he felt it necessary to sing, "I'mnotn brother, I'm just menwhichmay ha7 beenmprovlsed, but was s t l l h d I lame What struck me about the Wate loo crowds was their remarkable r cepuveness towards the performel When cued by the end of a song solo, the room would erupt into e thusiastic applause and "woos," n to menuon the standmgovatlonsth brought both concerts to anend.fl musicians seemed touched by tl warmth in the room and, surely, thl performances reflectedit.

That the organizersof thts festi~ are co-tted to the punst vision jazz when so many others (see Mo treal and Beaches m Toronto) w come anythmgfrom folk to electron is a testament, ttuly, to the good ta of Waterloo's organizaaon.

See you next year.

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Wood is good Wood Ryan Legassicke

wood is seen. We see wood take forms that are HarbingerGallery completely foreign to it, like a chair that's made August3toAugust31 with spindles and dowEmilyAnglin els.

SPECIAL TO IMPRINT "The wood starts off round, thengets cut to be Ryan Legassicke's artwork is gettmg made square, and then around. His recent accomplishments gets made round again.

Mywork sometimes refincludewinning top awards at Toronerences the tree and someto's Outdoor Exhibition last sumtimes references wood mer,worlungas anartist forthe city of Oakville and being asked to do an the way we normally see installation by the Harbinger Gallery it. It juxtaposes geomin Uptown Waterloo. His show etry and natural shapes, refinement and decay."

'Wood"wi1l be featuredatthe Gallery Legassicke's installathis .iugust. LUlthis and he's only 23.

Khen asked about his formal traitltion at the Harbinger Gallery will combine wood, mg,Lcgassicke replieswmth disarming modesty, "I got one of those Bb'<l found objects and even tllmgs, from theUtliversi~of~i1berta some photography, rein Calgary. I also took programs in flectmglus interestin diffurniture, glass and illustration at ferent modes of representation, such as pictoSheridan College. I ended up with a diploma in furniture." rial and sculptural.When Despite beinga relatively new artasked how many pieces w-ould go into the show, ist, 1,egassicke's work was honoured he replies. "It's one piece, above that of600 other artistslastyear at the Toronto Outdoor Exhibition: in one room. The room itselfwill be part of the installation."

"It blew me away," he said. "I won He is enthusiastic about the idea of best of show, if you can believe that." how the context in which we see art Despite his youth, the acclaim he affects howwe seeit, howitis actually has receivedis readily believable to me, part of the art itself. For this reasonhe because his remarkably developed is excited about his work's upcoming sense of artisticpurpose became clear appearance. during our conversation. IIis work "What1findreallyinterestingabout prmarily explores how vie perceive the Harbinger Galleq- is that it's a the material world. lot ofthe work house. That's an interesting context deals 1~1thmaterial perception, how

to work with, because I usually work in installations [in more traditional galleries].The only contextthat comes alongwith the space ofthose galleries is the context of art, the whte cube space. Here, you might have to walk up stairs to get to the piece. The house has different rooms. I find that way more interesting thau showing up, and having the pieces laid out."

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Ikc.\.ul. I> 'I grtdt The CatkMeowdeplcts the desperi t \ IL 1sc1c.11 atepety ofthe roaring'20swhenlarger\\nt~r,lu;. .itid pr~c~<i..~tid rli~~d, than-lifepersonalities and EIollywood r,ul~trr never muddy legacieswhere born. It takes place on rcg.wcilc . : ~ ~ ~ t r l i ~ ~ r lacfatefulNovemberw-eekcnd ~cI in 1924 when a handful of guests who pack I .IIXRh~de~'I)i~o!i.their own agendas along with their / h/~d1~q'/3,rh, 194 7 tuxedos board a luxurv. yacht for a . weekend-long birthday celebration. reid.'llic~Sov~et ofcnThe yacht is owned by publishing bwc. \\11l1 ~ t ssupenur magnate William Randolph Hearst armour, equipment (Edward Herrmann). Includedin the sion of Poland and eliminate those and manpower would quickly overparty troupe are the likes of Charlie deemed dangerous or inferior. power the battered German Army.

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Both books detail the horrific destruction that occurredon the eastern front during World War 11. Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes meticulously follows the creation and deploymentoftheEinsatzgruppen from Poland through and into Russia.

Beevor followsup his criticallyacclaimed book, StuL~pd,withthe story of the crushing defeat of the German Airmyand the eventualSoviet capture of Berlin in A p d 1945.

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splendiferous yacht, the Oneida. As the story goes, 48 hours after leaving the Oneida,Ince &ed inhis own home.

Dr. Ida Glasgow,Ince'spersonalphysician, signed the deathcertificate citmg heart failure as the cause of death.

The Wednesday morning papers, however, told another story: "hfovie Producer Shot on Hearst Yacht!" headlines that magcally vanished m the evening edition. Without further ado, Ince's body was cremated, after which his widow, Nell, left for Europe.

There are several standout performances m The Cat? Meow conung from Izzard, Herrmann andDunst. Izzard commands the screen with an approach to Chaplin thatis comparable to that of Robert Downey Jr.'s in Richard Littenborough's bio-pic.

Hermann skilfullyportrays Hearst as a dark yet sympathetic character and Dunst is captivating as the effervescent Davies.

Bogdanovich, who actually heard the story behnd The Cat'sMeow from Oraon Wellespiud homage to Welles's CztzrenKane(whchwas looselybased on the hfe of Hearst and Dames) m a scene reminiscent of the famous destruction of Susan Alexander Kane's bedroom (seehlanon Dames).However, Bogdanovlch strays away from the model of Susan Kane as a shnll, talentless gold digger by portraying capable and devoted Davies as a+, young woman.

Whatever map have happened on the now infamous Oneida, I think it is safe to say that Hearstwas mistaken when he said 'You can crush a man with journalism but you can't with motion pictures."

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FRIDAY,JULY 26,200

Remembering the album

Red hot mama Y Tu MamS Tambien directed by Alfonso Cuaron IFCFilms

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Speakingasa22 year-old straight male, Y Tu Mama the new Mexican h, Tambze'n (AndYour MotherToo) is an incredibly good time. And I suspect that wlllgo for people of all sexes and orientations too - anyone with a pulse and no sense of prudishness.

Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal) are inseparable, two slacker princes trying to get as much hedonism in as they possibly can in the summer after high school.

One ofthem lsupperclass and the other isn't, but it doesn't matter: they're aristocracy.They have youth, beauty and an offhand approachtolife -especially as they clown around in white tuxes at a fadywedding.They kwithLuisa,the shy-seemk~gyoung wife of one of their cousins, teasing her and inviting her to join them on their trip to a secret, beautiful beach calledHeaven7sMouth.

They're just putting her on of course,soTenochcan'tbelievehis ears when she calls him up and tells him she'd like to go on that trip after all.

The two friends scramble to make it a realiq, picking her up and headmg off inJulio's sister's junker stationwagon ('Betsabe," a character in her own right) with contradictory directions

like "Electric Light" sound more like snippets of vague ideas. But in its entirety, Is This Desie?is a tension-filled account of dark storit involvingcharacterswhose futures remain uncertain. From tlie doomed "Angelene" to a tentative resolution on the title track, Harvej leads us through a disturbing account of fictionalpeople who lea I want an album. Not merely a dangerously close to sanity's edge. collection of songs, but a real Buffalo Daughter's I- Like PJ album. A whole. Somethmg that ~ a r v e ytheir , individual songs stands on its own with highs and sound almost unfinished. When s lows and no potential hit singles. side by side, however, they flow Red albums are out there, but with mcredible ease, smoothmg take some seekmg out in this Age over the strangeness of the trio's of the Single. They're set aside, ideas. By the end of I, the band's dismissed as too "difficult" or too decision to put children's agtated time-consummg.We don't often voices up against the tuning of talk about what records are great, striugs and a warped attempt at but mstead we ctxQquewhat songs hard rockmakes perfect sense. we've heard recently on the radio.

TTedaIIille's Here is a Picture We discuss CDs m terms of track .In entire life is chronicled here, th numbers, download individual of painter Emily Carr, whose tunes we like, buy soundtracks with writings Hille borrowed and songs that have nothing in comreinvented to create a first-person mon but that they appeared in the portrait. "Entrance" begins tlie same f h . Rarely does anyone, it story gently, buildmg from bareseems, sit down with an album and bones piano to a tentative guitar really listen to the entire thing. with a smalllyrical detadof Carr's I blame this sorry musical state love for animals. Fragments of life on the general hurriedness of are touched upon and then fade society, where pop stars flit in and away, creatinga fascinatingimpresout of the cultural radar likc sion rather than a solid plotline. buzzing flies. Our attention is Tom Waits's A h e -Written pulled in so many different direcfor a German musical, Alice tells a tions that hearing 50 minutes of story in an even more fragmented music by the same artist all at once way than 1Tere i r a I'ichm. The seems almost overwhelming album feels like a dream6, albeit 01 But lately I crave wholeness, that isn't very conducive to sleepin continuity, and a grand idea or two.

Nearly sentimental songs hke If you're with me on this one, I "Flowers Grave" are soon interhave some suggestions.These rupted by the clanking of nightrecent albums demand, challenge, mares like "Kommienezuspadt." and reward the carefullistener.

But throughout, A h is pulled The Desert Sessions L701tcmes 7 Q 8 together by vivid images of loss, -Josh Home (Kyuss, Queens of near-madness and then a bitterthe Stone Age), leads an all-star sweet understanding: "I'll always group of musicians in rambling, pretend you're mine / Though I voodoo-inspired moans, stoned know that we both must part / rockers and heavy percussion. It all You can live in my heart." As witl soundsready to fall apart at any the other artists listed here, one minute, a jam session held together song isn't nearly enough to grasp by ridiculous interludes of noise the full range of ideas and emotio and you-had-to-be-there in-jokes. that lay in wait when the album is This is truly a record of an event. heard properly from start to fmislPJ Harvey's Is This Desi~?

CaitLn hosts the Subsofiic Filter Many critics dismissed this album as fmm I0.a.

Radio Program, Thu~rdqs one of Harvey's weakest, and it's until noon ON CKMS 100.3FM. true that on the first listen songs

Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal and Maribel Verdu in Mexican foreign film, Y Tu Mama Tambien.

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from their stoner friend to a location that may not even exist.

The three flirt, fight, smoke up and hangout all across incredibleMexican locdes,restaurants,streetprotestsand rural countryside, including - and this isn't really giving a n y h g away -a gorgeous secludedbeach.

The boys' friendship (the actors were childhood fnends in real life) and their ridiculous secret society, the Charolastras,with its chivalric code, areirresistdde.

But the singlebiggestreasonto see this film.at least for males, is Maribel \'erdu, the Spanish actress who plays Luisa. She seems bony, but also luscious andelegant,reservedbut almost frighteningly sensual. And the scene

where she puts a song on the juke box and then dances slowly towards the camera in a shnky dress could make a blind man sweat.

NorthLlmericanaudiencesused to have to go to foreign films to see sex treated in an ad& and non-moralizing way, and weirdly, this is still the case. The film had to be released unrated or elseit would have received anNC-17, despite containingno violence.

Sexcan be fun, and doesn't necessarilyhave divine punishmentattached to it, just regularhuman consequences which can be bad enough.

The naughtiness that movies like American Pie strive for is tossed off so casually here that for a secondyou can't believe what you're seeing.The audience is stunned, and a strangled, Stiffler-likehsper of reverencermght be heard in the theatre: "awe-some."

Probably the "message" of the hlm doesn't add up to more thanwhat the ad campaign says -"Life has a way. . , of teaching us," etc. -but despite hstracting voice-overs and a phony, aKtime bummer of an ending, Y Tu Mama Tambie'n is tremendous fun, bursting with vivid colours and great hiexican and hmericanrockmusic.

Even theguy from ChristianSpotlight On the Movies enjoyed it: "Cuaron's Mexico City looks like a modem day Gomorrah whose stony white modernity burns under a glaring sun."

be selling Burger King's brand new "Turkey WhopperJr." two years from now?Probably not. Dude, that sucks.

So yeah, there's one drawback (twoif you count their cornball rip through "I'm Believer" -but hey, at least Shrek: bought it).

You'llneed to give this a few spins before it sinks in. But that's all right, 'cuz you're taking it with you to the beach first chance youget! Come on, man, it's fucking Smash Mouth!

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I Icy, everybody!We're finally getting some of that warm weather we've been promised and it's time to find something to crank in the car during daytrips. Are ya with me? If so, look no further.

Remember Smash hlouth? ''LUl Star" and 'TValkin' On The Sun" (as heard in ,I/f~(terj'Me12 and the latest mouth-watering D a q Queen commercial, respectively)?Gruff leadvocals? IIazardously sunny melodies?

Of course you do. Well, their third albumwas ignored when released last November, but nowwe're clockid 40 degrees and a re-introduction is due.

Why, the lead-off track "Holiday In My Head" is vintage Smash Mouth: easy but fun rhymes, a bobbingorgan score and a hook that goes down like honey.

'Your Man" is only one step away fromlo-figrunge before the Abba-ish bell synths take over. "Disenchanted" mixes rhodes piano, brass and xylophoneinto agroovetheCharlieBrown gang would love. You're getting the idea.

Butwait.. .something's dtfferent.

SmashMouthlacks one h g , and it's the band's biggest asset - marketabhty. These songs don't stick in the mind quite like those from the superiorhtro Lounge did; hell, that album was whored out all over the place.

And while the dtsco-frosted "Pacific Coast Party"is pretty funky,dit

The Apex Theory Topsy- Turvy DrearnworksiUniversal

When I first heard about The Apex Theory, I was intrigued by the fact that the band members are of ,irmenian descent. Why? Well, a big deal has been made about the Armenian heritage of currentmetal champions,System of a Down, and I was hoping for some similar musical innovations.

Although The Apex Theory soundsnothingltkeSystem, they de6nitely draw on their ancestry to spice up their progressive nu-metal sound on their debut album, Topsy-Tuq. The first single, "Shhh . . . (Hope Diggy)" reminds me oftheBeatles' "I Am The Walrus" with its goo-googa-choo-ltke chorus. "Hope-dqgyda, Acky-diggy-da,ras-pi-ran-te," chants frontman Andy Khachaturian.He ex-

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plains that his father used to sing that to him as a child and that it hasno real translation into English. It doesn't matter, because the song is just so infectiousthat you can't help but sing along despite the fact that you don't know what he's saying.

Titleslike "zidd hlission," "Drown Ink," and "Aisle ;\lways" demonstrate the band's quirky love of puns.

On "hlucus Shifters" they speak out against letting meaningless niue-tofive jobs become the focus ofour lives.

"No money, life is plenty f m y , for all you hard working people, the day neverends."But the alburngem is the laid-back 'That's lill."

Somewhere along the way, they forget that they're a metal band. The music is upbeat, but the lyrics are beautifully depressing.Youcan'thelp but sway your head from side to side and just let the music consume you. hlusicallj~,TheiipexTheoq~is very tight. If youltkemetaland have grown tired ofthe standardformulaofquietloud-scream, they are definitely arefreshingchange.Lyrically,they aren't earth shattering, but they drive the point home.

Sometmes they are serious but other times it sounds like they're just trylngto make theline rhyme. As I said before, their songs are very catchy, which in my experienceis weird for a metal band.

Ben Kweller Sha Sha BMG MusicIATORecords

TexasnativeBen Kwellermaybe just 20 years old, but he's no newcomer to the music business.

Back in 1997, he and his powerpop band Radish were all the hype, a middlegroundbetween the angst-rock ofsilverchair and the cherubic teenybopping of Hanson (two bands h ~ g h in demand at the time). But somehow, the album bombed and their label scrapped them.

Deservedly, BMG has g v e n Kweller a second chancewiththis solo debut and the payoffis huge: ShaSha is well-crafted sing-along fun.

Kweller's specialty is monster radioready hits (such as the instantly infectious 'Wasted & Ready"), but he devotes time to his piano and his guitar, and ballads like the pained "In Other Words" feel natural and unforced.

Kweller's lyrics have a cynical ap-

peal, due in partto the failure ofhis old band, andlmeslike "Though the press might shoot me down I'm stdl true" give Shu Shu a level of maturih missing from recent pop music.

Still, Kweller's clever lyrics from "Commerce, TX," on which he plays the role of a stereotypical Southern hick, are by far the best on the album ("I got a bad flavour / I got dirty clothes / I got a strange neighbour who doesn't have curtains on herwim dows").

In time Kweller shouldbe capable of even strongerstuff,but he's already a unique songwriter and that itself is an accomplishment.His style is split between the crunchy rock ofWeezer, the happy-go-lucky experimentation of Sean Lennon and the piano bar wink of Ben Folds. I'd recommend Sha Sha to fans of all three.

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