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UW officially opens new Tatham Centre qick Smit and UW files !DITOR-IN-CHIEF

where would it be?

"My bedroom in Wellesley North."

Christine Ongcangco

I n hlay 5, UK'officially opened and lamed its new building for co-operairc education and career services. The ~uilding'sfoyer, crowded with hunlreds of U\Y. alumni, local dignitarics ~ n dmembers ofthc UX'community, loused the event.

The $10.8-millionbuilding is now ~fticiall!-openandhas been christened is the \Xiham hl. Tatham Centre for ,o-operative Education& Career S e m ces (or CECS), recognizing the big-

gest indir-idual donor to the project.

Tatham, a 1983 systems design engineering UU' graduate who foundedhs own successfulcompanp, J anna Systems, contributed $4.1 l d lion towards the completion of the project.

In his speech at the grand opening, Tatham reiterated his beliefthat co-op education at W'aterloo is a globally innovative program "a.ellworth supporting." \,'Me Tatham's donation earned him his name in the building's ofticial title, UW students will be collectively

contributing $4.35 million through a $25 per student per term co-op fee increase,anincreasewhchwfl be dedicated to capital retirement over a 25 year period. The contribution of U K students present and future towards the completion of the building was recognized with a plaque to be installed in the centre, a plaque equal to one noting Tatham's donation.

T h e Ontario gol.ernment's SupcrBuild infrastructure program alsogave $2.35million to the project.

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"The psychology building."

Peter Stein 4th year, english literature

2 8 math

"DP during exams."

Priyech Mistry 2nd year, kinesology

"The SLC courtyard."

Cheryl Quan, Sam Pacampara 2B sciibus, 2B psychology

Absence of booklist brings frustration to Used Bookstore Mike Kerrigan IMPRINTSTAFF

"Be part of the art on the Hagey Hall steps."

Joel Reardon

"The swimming pool."

Stephanie 2 8 actuarial science

2nd year, math

"Right here."

"DC, cause it will never happen again."

Stu Pollock Masters, computer science

Tim Hg 2 8 computer science

Students dropping by the UsedBookstore at the beginning of the termwere in for abit of a shockwhen they arrived.

The booklist that is normally clinging to the concrete wall outside the store was nowhere to be found. The list has been agreat convenience to students; it explained what course materials are required for each course andwhether or not each item was mailable at the university-run "new" bookstore or Feds-run used bookstore. hlore troublingwas that therewas no alternative way to look up a student's books available at the bookstore. The UsedBookstoredoes have a new database system that allows for online lookups, but terminals were not available to students anywhere in the SLC. According toJohnJongerius, manager of the CscdBookstore, "ths was the first time we've ever had customers mad at us."

Front line staff bore the brunt of the abuse that hsgruntled students cast. When part-time employee Sara Hamid explained to one woman that there wasn't alist available and that the

student would have to find a computer to lookup her books, the student yelled, "That's fuckingcrazy!I'm sick of this university and all its bureaucracy. Fuckit." By the end of the day the problemwas resolved when two computer terminals were brought down to the bookstore fromthe Feds office.

The disappearance of the list appears to be due to a conflict between the usedand the new bookstores. The list has beengiven to the Used Bookstore by staffat theuniversity's bookstore since 1988. For about the last four or five years the staff at the Used Bookstore has providedalistofall the used titles in stock in return. This list helps the university's bookstore control their inventoq and keeps them from overstockingtitlesavailableused.

When the Feds attained new database software for the bookstore, the ablltty to produce this list was lost.

Jongerius explained that the manager of the university's Bookstore, Chris Reed, has been asking him for the list every term since the software changed, this term being the forth.

There are anumber of upgrades to the system that Jongerius has requested, including a $500 change that would

allow h s list to be printed, but the changes still hadn't been made. "I understand what he's doing. Chris peed] is playing hardball because he wants his list." Jongerius described the relationship between the bookstores as positive and he stated that he would like to see this list produced, but getting the software upgraded has been "problematic."

Apparently, switching to computer terminals instead of using a paper list has actually made the UsedBookstore run more efficiently.Textbook editions used for a course wdl often change fairly late, causing confusion if they change after the list has been printed. Using the computers, students can always be sure they are getting the latest information. Despite this, some students still prefer to reference a hard copy of theinformation instead of a computer screen.

Jongerius is disappointedwith the way the situationhas played out. "He's got his set of problems and bureaucracy to deal with, and I've got mine.

But it's the same students that we're both catering to. This term I didn't feel that we could [cater to them] ." mkerrigan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Double cohort coming September w d bring manv students and fewer teachers Kimberlv Maekhan IMPRINT STAFF

With the injection of extra financial support for the massive influx of new students, Dianne Cunningham, the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, offered as much comfort as possible in her statements to frustrated parents and students regarding the double cohort.

The effect of the double cohort will force 88,000 additional students to proceed through the post secondarysystemovera 10-year period. Recent college anduniversity statistical figures itlustrate that the double cohort has already bombarded limited enrolment programs. Admission applications,which are almost 15per cent higher than last year, are due in large part to students graduating early in an effortto avoid September 2003.

"To students [...] we are saying: put your fears aside; the challenges of the double cohort have been met," stated Cunningham. 'With today's announcement, we are fulffing our commitment that every d n g and

qualified student dcontinue to find a placein a post-secondary institution."

The double cohort factor, combined with demographic changes, presents another significant crisis confronting Ontario universities: looming university faculty retirements. With babyboomers being required to retire, the shortage of faculty coincides in particular with the largest growth in university demand since the 1960s.Currentdythere is acriticallackofq~fiedprofessorsin Ontario; unless the government acts immedtately to address theissue it will undoubtedly continue into the future.

Researchconductedby boththe On-tario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) and the Councilof Ontario Universities (COU) shows that up to 15,000 new professors are required to facilitate the expected faculty retirements andincreased student enrolment.

Said Premier Ernie Eves, "The success of Ontario's futureis in the hands of our young people. And each year, more and more Ontario high school graduates are choosingauniversityeducation as their next step."

The provincialgovernment insists that all willing and competent high school students wdl be guaranteed the fair opportunity of attaining a position. Ontario universities facing an outpour in student demand within recent years have nonethelessreturned to the province to seek a further $70 million to accommodate for aditional enlargement in their first year classes for fall.

Eves continued, "That is why our government has made the necessary investments in post-secondary institutions- so that young people today andin the future can fulfilltheir dreams ofaqualitypost-secondary education."

The law also obliges Ontario universities to target a huge fraction of next year's two per cent tuition increase to scholarships and bursaries.

"There's going to be more student aid money available in 2003 than there is today," says COU vice-president Ken Snowdon. "Will it be enough?I don't know. It seems there's never enough." l~ilthj/esfronzthe government of Ontario krnackhan@irnprint.uwaterloo.ca

WLU students to shell out $8.5 million "gift" theirlnstitution," declared Robert G. Rosehart, president andvice-chancellor of Laurier. "Our students have a Departing to university is making an well-earned reputation for gettinginvolved and getting the job done." investment in your future. Upon beingadmittedtotheUniversityofWaStudents have expressed that terloo, tuition fees may become "the scholarship and bursary funds topic of conversation" for you and should be a priority for allocation of resources. your famdy. UnderOther areas of ingraduate students at Wllfnd Launer Urnteresttnclude tech"Our students nology and hbran v e r q nonetheless acquisitions, genhave presently rehave a welleral enhancements commenced a conearned reputaof student life, tract to contribute new initiatives enapproximately $8.5 tion for getting dorsed b v t k u million within einht involved verstty president years to their Alma Mata.

- Robert G. Rosehart and student govpresident and viceernments. These The donation, wlll come In addlwhich is the largest chancellgr, WL U tion to other iniin WLU htstory, is tiatives that capibeing utilized to talize on financial commemorate the university's centennial anniversary in support obtainable from the Ontario Student Opportunitj- Trust 2011.

"This is just one more example of Fund. how students at Laurier believe in stepping up to the plate when it withj/esfrom WLU release krnackhan@irnprint.uwaterloo.ca comes to investing in^ the future of Kimberly Mackhan IMPRINTSTAFF

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"United" towards tolerance and undt Jeremy Daniels SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

Theweekend ofMay 10,2003 saw the Student Life Centre playing host to a gathering ofconcerned students and members of the community at large.

The event was brought together by United Against Hate, agroup whose statedgoalis to keep hate out of the community. The purpose of the occasionwas to try to eradicate negative stereotypes and promote tolerance and understanding.

The event served as a counterdemonstration to one being held in Kitchener by the Rev. MarkHarding, a convicted hate criminal whose agendaincludesencouraging fear and

hatred of Muslims throughout the Canadian population. The session's opening remarks reminded listeners that silence towards negative behaviour signifies acceptance, and students were applauded for doing their part to promote a healthy community. O n hand were Renison College's professor of religious studies and co-author of the book Mzrslim-Christian Dialogzre: Pmmise andProbkmsDary1Bryant, NDP candidatefor Kitchener-WaterlooDan Lajoie, and Alaa El Sayed, a Muslim community leader and member of the Cambridge mosque.

The eventwas informativeand we& paced,$& Professor Bryant stressing the need for dialogue between Christians and Muslims and the danger that

comes with amalignedperspective of Islam, such as the one Rev. Harding pronounces. Bryant stressed facts such as Islam being the world's second largest faith tradition and the fastest growing religion in North America. With over half a million Muslims in Canada and over six mifion in the US., Bryant emphasized the need for Christians and Muslims to approach each other's scriptures with a desire to understand. He elaborated on the problems that can arise when someone such as Mark Harding takes an approach that is both disrespectful and unlearned to reading the Koran. By relatingpassages from the Koran to history, Bryant explained, Harding takes things out of contextin

a way that is inflammatory and raises hostiltty towards Muslims.

Muslim community leader El Sayed then explained the principles and some history of Muslim faith to those present. Providedwith this were directives to Muslims as to how to react when their beliefs are under attack. El Sayed called on Muslims to act non-violently, and to set a peaceful example for their aggressors to follow.

Lajoie,local NDP candidate and a visible minority, stressed the power that can beleveraged against hate criminals via legislation. Lajoie recalled a moment in his past that provoked him to fight for the rights of women, youth and minorities; to live in free-

dom of fear such as when he was denied entrance to a college due to the school's reluctance to retrofit their fa&ties to accommodatehis wheelchair.

Lajoie encouraged the crowd in attendance to realize the power that each voting member of a democratic Canadahas to push forward the agenda of a hate-free environment.

In its conclusion, the forum provided an opportunity for UW students and members of the community at large to come together and send a message that hatred is not welcome in the community. By fighting hatred with understanding, education and compassion, UW became one step closer to being truly united against hate.

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What is it costing to get there?

Approval of new study accommodates students

National Commuter Challenge returns to UW Andrew Dilts IMPRINT STAFF

On June 1-7, Canadans fromcoast to coast wdl be encouraged to leave their cars at hdme and will be challenged to find some other way to commute to their destinations of choice.

Canada's annual Commuter Challenge, put on by the national nonprofit organization G o For Green, sees thousands of Canadians opting for alternate forms of transportation

each pear in an environmental challenge. Persons are encouraged to walk, cycle, roller blade, take public transit or carpool to work.

Jason Whitehead, environment comrnissibn representative at the Waterloo Co-operative Residences (WCRI), has also attempted to bring the challenge to those students living off campus. Accordmg to Whitehead, the challengeaims to "preserve Waterloo's environmentaleconomy,n,amely the ecosystems in thelocal area. We're

Housing debate continues, latest victory is for the students

blessed with having a beautiful local natural environment which should be protectcd."

K'hiteheadalso cites the practicality of commuting. "Biking is generally quicker," he states, "for traveling in local areas." For many people, that includes skating and carpooling.

T o find out more about this year's Commuter Challenge, contact organizers Greg Powell orJasonWhitehead at ttwsp-trdnsifo@pirg.uwaterloo.ca:

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Tatham: CECS centre opens

The new centre is adjacent to Arts Lecture Hail.

Continued from page 2 The 45,500-square-foot building ca-

ters tostudentcareer-relatedactivities such as employmentinterviews,career development workshops and vocational research. As well, it houses the administrative staff for co-operative

education and career services.

"It's a hit," said Olaf Naese, communications adrmnistrator for CECS, adding that both students and employers who participated in the inaugural set ofinterviews held at the new building last February were pleased with the experience.Unlike the former

cramped CECS location in Needles Hall, Naese said students prefer the more comfortablewaiting area offered by the new building along with the faster interview process owing to the increased number of rooms." Employers particularly liked the more pleasant, larger and more private interview rooms as well as the convenience ofcloser parking facdities," Naese said.

Also in attendanceat the eventwas UW grad/I(itchener-Waterloo MP Andrew Telegdi, former UW president Burt Matthews and numerous local and out-of-town dignitaries.

UVC'is renowned for its co-op program, which is the largest in the world.

'Altogether 11,000undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled, spending terms of four or eight months on paid work terms in businesses within their disciplines.

enforcement of laws and regulations and appropriatepenalties for violators.

To offsetthese enforcementcosts,the study suggested increasing the licensIt d not be until after the next ing fees for lodgmg houses.Thereport municipal elections, this November, that any changes are likely to be made to was reviewed by citycouncil,and allbut the recommendations regarding stuthe student housing situation in %'aterloo. This April, the Waterloo city dent housing were approved.

With the 75 metre MDS in place, council approved another study to exand the future student housing shortamine the effects of student housing and identify ways to increase student age in mind, the Federation of Stuhousing without adversely affecting dents and other student groups in the city have been pethe quahty of life . titioning city and property valcouncil to review ues in surroundThis studv adds the study. Ining areas. stead,ideas aimed This report, the another year to towards resolvStudent Accomthe time ing these issues modation study, are being desired aims to involve students have to by the FEDS, university S ~ U Various neighwait for student dents, residents, landbourhood housing groups lords and univer. have also sity admirustration changes. been petitioning city council to put in an effort to find solutions to the amoratorium for one year on lodgproblems related to student housing in Waterloo. ingpermits, effectivelyhalting student In February, a height and density housing growth in Waterloo.

The Feds president, Chris Edey, study was presented to the City of Waterloo's city council.This study ex- believes that it is great that university aminedthecurrentresidentialmdcom- students will be represented in h s study. He pointed out it is likely the mercial situationin Waterlooandprovided recommendations for future reco&endations of this study howe v e r d not be very different from the growth and development. Alongwith recommendations related to the studenthousingrecommendationsin uptown regon and urban sprawl, the the height and density study which height anddensity studyprovided a set were rejected by the city council.Thus this study adds another year to the time of recommendations on student housstudents have to wait for student housing. Specifically, it recommended that ing changes whde gvingnoguarantees city council should increase high denfor students after their stud) 1s comsity student housing in areas near the plete. university -i.c. apartment bddings Chris Edej-willbe representing the -and the current 75 metre minimum distance separation @IDS) restriction FederationofStudents mdthe University of Waterloo in this study. onlodging houses should also be maintained. There is need for more vigdant Kellv John Rose

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University of Waterloo fees: a taxing issue

HARD ROCK RANT O n the street, the term "taxing someone" is used in the underground black market economy by people engaged in thepractice of separating others from their money in a punitive fashion. It is a levy assessed in an unwritten manner andgenerally executed with precision in order to diminish the offender and enrich the supplier.

UW, like most campuses across the

countr!-, tax their students. Students are too busy or too preoccupied to really understand thc consequences.

L\t U W ,for example, students pay about S75 per term (nonrefundable) per student over and above their tuition for direct capital expcndtures. If you think about it, the unirersity takes money in excess ofthc already exorbitant student fees as a compulsory levy. Due to the long-term commitment of these gifts, students yet to be born d l be responsible to pay for decisions that are made today. As was the case with the $4.25 d o n CECS contribution, done not through any indepth consultative process but rather on the whim of a particular past Federation executive.

Why are students being coerced

into paying for buildings that they have virtually no control over and that are omncd outright by the administration? Let me put it in simpler terms. I want a beautiful new house. However, I want you to pay for it and in exchange, I am willing to let you use the house at my dscretion. Some deal.

It was that particular kind of thinking that got the students to pay for Federation Hall, which was later turned into a structural liability instead ofa capital asset b ~the administration. Khen the building was finally paid for by students, the administration arbitrarily closed it down on the pretext of acting in the best interest of students. I don't really know what that practice is referred to here in Waterloo, but

where 1 come from we call them cow paddies. \'cry unpalatable, wry tough to swallow.

Don't feel too bad, however, because we are not alone here at the University of Waterloo. Down the street, the wonderful folks at W'LU recentlymanaged to extract an $8.5 d o n pledge for capital expansion from the VC7ilfridLaurier University Student Union (WLUSU.) Here's the reality of the situation.

Students have a responsibhty to pap a certain percentage of the total cost of education through a tuition fee. 'I'hat fee does not cover the total cost of educating a student. It is the amount decided upon by the institution and government in order to create a learning environment that can accommodate the

needs of students. It is the responsibility of government to provide educational institutions capable of fulfdling the mandates expected by a society that generally views education and liealth care as a human right as opposed to a business.

It is somewhat regressive, and in fact quite punitive, to expect, campaign and coerce students through whatever means possible, generally dxguiscd as an activity benefiting students. It is unfortunate that, due to the transitory nature and unrealistically h g h scholastic expectations, the student body sucks it up and goes along with t h s never-ending cycle of wallet-thuiningprojects.

Women's rights in Islam misunderstood Nada Basir COMMUNITY EDITORIAL

Confused? No, h s is not a Misprint story or typo by Inpint. Contrary to misleading stereotypes, women's rights do exist in Islam. Not only do they exist,they ensuretheir equality with men while recognizing the differences between bothgenders.

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Rut as this religion grows and spreads,misconceptions and misunderstandings of it seem to grow too, especially when it comes to the 'hot topic' of women in Islam.

Oftentimes,where the public believes that they are being presented with educational material about Islam from a reputable and reliable source, in reality they are being provided uith the biased opinions of producers and journalists. These individuals begin their research with preconceivedideas whch they have gathered from cultures that are misrepresentations of Islam. They are unable to distinguish between culture and religions. It is this whch results in the misconcepdons.

Islam recognizes and fosters the natural differences between men and women despite their equality.

Women are seen as the spiritual and intellectualequals of men, though again this is not the image presented in the media today. The last messenger of God, Mohammed (peace be upon him) stated, 'Women are the twin halves of men."

With the introduction of lslam came a declaration of rights ofw-hich women were deprived of both before Tslam and even today. Problematic issues in society today such as property rights andinheritancewere resolved with the introduction of Islam 1400 years ago. Islam fairly resolves exactly how much is given to each person depending on their need and rcsponsibility and thus settles any conflicts that may arise.

170urteenhundred years ago, the recognition of a women's right to own property was introduced with Islam. Yes, this is recognized as a right in Western society as well, although the first MarriedKromen's Property Act was introduced in Great Britain in 1870 and at that time it was considered quite scandalous.

But watt Here is a rehgon whch has such empham on the nghts of women and thelr equality to men, but yet it dows for men to many up to four vvlves7 Yes, M u s h men are allowed to marry two, three, or four women, but agam &IS i s the uvth but not the whole truth Polygamy m Islam is a pemsslon not an mpnctlon Hmoncallv, most of the prophets had more than one wfe Eor r\luslun men to have more than one wmfe is a pemsrton whch ir g~en to them in ~ ~ ~ Q L Inot I MtoW , ransf! lust, but for thc nclfa~eof the widows and the orphans of thc wars.

TheQimn says, "Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if you fear that ~ O L Ishall not be able to deal justly with them then only one.. .that wdl be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice" (43). Since it is very difficult to be equally just with &wives, in practice, most of the hluslim men do not have more than one wife. Prophet Muhammad (peace bc upon !nun) hvnself from age 24 to 50 was married to only one woman, Khadja.

In western society, some men who

have one wife have many extramarital affairs. A survey was published in USA Todq (April 4,1988) which asked 4,700 mistresseswhat they would like their status to be. They said that "they prefetred being a secondwife rather than the 'other woman' because they did not have the legal rights, nor-dldthey have the financialequalityof the legally married wives, and it appeared that they were being used by these men." .

The hqab (the garment worn by Muslim women to cover the hair) is another issue of misconception. The media presents it as being an enforced condition, though for most LIuslirn women it is a voluntary act which si,pifies their allegancc to Islam as well acting as a symbol of thcir faith.

Many M u s h women choo'se to cover their hair because, as Islam teaches, they have the right to be acknowledgedfor the~personhty, character, and behavior and not thcir body and beauty.

The stereotype of Muslim women's oppression in Islam came about from a grave mistake of mixing culture and religion. What goes on in Afghanistan and other parts of the

world are not necessarilyIslamic.

Nowhere in theQwan is it written that it is forbidden for women to be educated or that they must be locked up in their houses only to leave in the presence of her husband. O n the contrary, women are not only dowed, but they are ordered in Islam to be educated and seek knowledge and to be a contributing member of society. Muhammed (peace be upon him) stated that "acquiring knowledge is a duty on every Muslim."

T h s means that both males and females should strive to attain knowledge.

There has to be a clear dstinction between the teachings of Islam and the cultural customs practised by Muslims which do not necessarily adhere to Islamic teachings. i l religion must be judged not by its followers but by its scriptures. In a nation where we are different, and belong to different racial, culturaland religous backgrounds, we have to strive to understand our differences and not be ignorant to the medla, stereotypes and misconceptions that only hinder our unity and undcrstanding of each other. Peace.

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Questions for every heterosexual naire was an excellent opportunity for a few tables to be turned on the heterosexist and ignorant world that we often live in.

Please note: I am not republishing this questionnaire as an outright attack on every heterosexual who ever h e d , past and present. Rather, I found that the following eighteen questions excel in providing a perspective upon things that we often take for granted. Enjoy.

1. What do you believe caused you heterosexuality? Did you have an overly controlling father and a distant mother?

2. When did you first decide you were heterosexual? How did you know? Are you a practisjng heterosexual now?

Last week, as I perused the pages of Dr.&chard Plmental-Hablb's The Power ofA Partner, I came across the following questlonnalre.

The quesuonnalre is composed of 18 quesuons that every heterosexual individual should know the answers to.

As ~tconslsts almost entirely of rhetorical questions, I found that Dr. Pimental-Habib's question-

3. Is it possible that your heterosexuality is just a phase that you may grow out oi3 4.1s it possible that your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex?

5. If you have never slept with a person of the same sex, is it possible that all you need is a good gay lover?

6. D o your parents know that you are straight? D o your friends and/or roommates know?

7. Why do you insist on flaunting your heterosexuality?

Can't you just be who you are and keep it quiet? And why do you need parades? (Ilove this one!!)

8. Why do you heterosexuals place so much emphasis on sex?

9. Why do heterosexuals feel so compelled to introduce others to their lifestyle?

10. A disproportionate number of child molesters are heterosexual.

D o you consider it safe to expose children'to heterosexual teachers?

11. How can men and women know how to please each other since they are so anatomically different?

12. With all the societal support marriage receives, the divorce rate is spiraling - it's now up to 5 1% in the US. Why do heterosexuals have so few stable relationships?

13. Statistics show that lesbians have thelowest rate of acquiringsexually transmitted diseases. D o you feel it is really safe for a woman to maintain a heterosexual lifestyle and run

the risk of disease and pregnancy?

14.How can youexpea to become a whole person if you limit yourself to compulsive, exclusive heterosexuahty?

15. Considering the global menace of overpopulation, how could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual?

16. There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed that might enable you to change if you really want to. Have you ever considered aversion therapy?

17. Would you want you child to be heterosexual, knowing the problems she or he would face in society?

18. D o you think G o d approves of your heterosexuallifestyle? acowan@irnprint.uwaterloo.ca

You've got time, do it all Don't blame housing office

Same-sex marriages absurd?

To the editor, I t l n k that sometimes we get so caughtup m bemgpoh~cdlycorrect and accommodaang\vhen ~tcomes to d e h g w t h mternatlonal students, that we forget about bemg logcal m certatn situations I amrefernng spec~ficallto the artlcle "N o welcomewagon f o ~ exchange students." 1would &e to note, for the record, that I find ~t unfolnate that these students had to spend a mght on the couches m the SLC I am sympatheuc to thelr sltuauon and 1 also dm& that it is Important to help ~nternauonalstudents mtegrate to campus hfe to the fullest extent possible However, this arncle seemed to take the stance that it was the duty of elther the housmg office or of the conferencecentre t o q c a l I >promde accornrnodatlon for these students when they had no idea of ther m v a l Thdung logcally,I would not get on a plane to a countq halfway around the world mthout Erst calhg to ensure that I would h n e accommodation upon arrival Logging onto the housing and conferencecentreWeb site would have let these students know that the move-in date for residencewas March 4th and that the conferencecentre's official opening day was May 1st.

Worktng &ectlq.witln residencelife, I know that between the housing office and the conference centre,no one is left without a place to stay if they need to enter the contry early so long as sufficient notice is given.

I would like to know what the authors of this article would like housing to have done?

If sleeping on the couches in the SLC was as terrible as it was made to sound by the authors of this article, why did these students not stay at one of the local hotels?

To the editor,

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Rather madvertently,Aaron Cowan's column in the May 2 Issue of I@nnt r e m d e d readers of the absurdq that same-sex m m a g e reall) is.

O n May 1,The RC Court of Appeal joined courts in Ontario and Quebec in declaringthat restricting marriage to heterosexual couples is a violation of the Canadan Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BC Court of Appeal added a suggestedreformulated definition of marriage as the 'lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others."

However, as Cowan pointed out, some people want to engage in sexual relationshps with people of both genders referringto bisexuality as "just another colour on the flag of sexual diversity."

The proposal made by the BC Court ofAppeal would, in effect, dlsclirninate against bisexuals by denying bisexuals the right to marry both of their lovers.

However, what court and Cowan forget is that marriage was never meant to be an institution that mercly rbrrnahzes a relationshp that satisfies a sexualdesire. Rather, marriage represents a life-longtotal cornmitment between two people As St. Paul wrote, "The two shall become one flesh," indicating that in a uue and complete marriage absolutely nothing is held back from one's spouse. While many hetcrosexual couples fail to live up to this standard, homosexual relationships, by their very nature, cannot even hope or aim to become a relationshp of total selfsadce.

For cxample, in a homosexual relationshipone's fertility cannot be shared with their partner. The power of one's fertility is held back by the very nature of the relationship. In a homosexual relationship the two cannot "become one flesh" and therefore cannot be a completeunion.

If homosexual marriage is permitted this key distinguishing characteristicofmarriagewillbeno

more, and there wdl be no reason to bother with resuicting marriage to just two people. Why not three or more?

-AhxCassar 4'l'jleur uccounfmg Admin hip to be square

To the editor.

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I'm writing in response to the ardcle concerningFeds7litigation of the UW admmistration.

I'm working under the assumption that many students at UW are upset by the fact that they can no longer go to the Bomber Wednesday nights or Fed Hall. My point being is that none of you should be really surprised.

Having attented UW and graduated,I've discovered one immutable truth: I went, and now you go to, the squarest.schoo1in Canada, possibly in North America.

If you look at the recent past, you d discover a certain pattern. Admin does not want you to have fun. A few examples during my attendance at h s school stand out.

First, sensitivity training for frosh leaders. Way to suck the fun out of that. I must a h t Frosh Week h d a sucks when you're an e n p e e r , but they managed to make it even worse. Second,cuttingback the junior varsity programs for both men's and women's rugby. I understand this only affects a small segment of the UW population, but it affected me. Further proof of our anti-socialleaders.Thtrd, the campus, rockgardens and steel artwork that could only bc described as aborations. These dorks thought it might be worthwhde to spend money on t l s . Anyway, for your sakes I hope the Bomber opens. I wouldn't mind venturing down once in a while for a quiet pint. But for now I won't hold my breath and I suggest that none of you do either.

-MarcelPqor mechanical engineering BSc 2002

Whenever I tell anyone that I am studying rhetoric and professional writing at UW, it seems I always get the same response: "Oh, so you want to go into journalism, huh?

That's exciting!" It's always so automatic, as if that's the only thhg someone whose specialty is words is qualified to do.

Don't get me wrong, journalism's pretty good. I like the sense of community I get from knowing what's going on around here, and worhng for Imprint is a blast..(How subde a plug was that? Volunteer, people, volunteer!) But, at this point in my life, journalism does not strike me as a vocation. So I would say to this person that no, I do not want to go into journalism. 1want to write children's books. Nope, on second thought, I'd like to be a ghost writer for war veterans with missing limbs.

No, wait, I want a job in Hamilton walking up and down York Boulevard all day long speu-checkingthe graffiti. How's that grab you?

I just really don't like it when people make assumptions as to what I'm going to do with my A.A. Quite frankly, I had no idea that I was even supposed to have settled on anything until the degree is officially mine. I admit I was pretq na'ive about this whole university thing in the beginning, but knowing what I want to do with my life straight away?I never even dreamed that was part of the deal.

The thing is, I'm not one bit worried or embarrassed about this.

Being torn between careerson the day you graduate is every bit as rational as knowing what you want to be from the age of six. It's all part of the university experience.

It's also the part that should feel

the most familiar. If there's one sirmlarity between high school and post-secondary, it's the ongoing trial-and-error search foridentity.

The difference is that in high school, these choices includewhich n d polish best matches your shoes and when it is or isn't appropriate to pick your face, whereas in university the choices are much more likely to affect the rest ofyour life.

Tn my case, I arrived at UW in 2000 with too much ambition for my own damn good:' I figured that after some advanced English courses and a few manuscripts, I would probably be a fairly established writer in the K-W area.

Then reality set in: the course load was suddenly heavier, and my greatest poems and short stories, to quote the late writer She1Silverstein, "looked like shit in the morning light." I crashed and burned circa IR, and by second year I had decided I could drop out, work at McDonald's for 80 years and feel just as fulfilled.

But I didn't stress:Not once.

And now, with my third year done and my big ears burning, things are looking up. (Of course, for the equation to be complete, I'll have to have lost aU hope and actually be working at McDonald's by next summer. I'll keep you posted.)

This is all part of my point: as we go through university, our interests wander, crossbreed with others or vanish altogether; our priorities change. Some of us switch directions or faculties or even drop out. It's all indicative of how many opportunities are out there for us.

Doing one thing is good, doing cverythingis better.

By the way, this is not to condemn those who have their career plans laid out -more power to 'em. But as long as you've got one piece of the puzzle figured out, you'll be all right. For example, no matter what happens, I still plan to marry young, rich and often. Some priorities don't need changing.

FRIDAY, MAY 16,2003

Just touchvourself

' H i s j s t dosed hard aroz~dthepair ~/$pery ~ h a and z he comnenced to throttle hi)nsefmad~."

Beag@dLosers- Lonard Coben Masturbation has had quite a turbulent history. For centuries, all forms of sexual pleasure not resulting in population increase were routinely denounced as wrong and began to suffer a stigma with the growing influence of the Christian Church.

Although the Bible itself never mentions masturbation specifically,it was still interpreted as wrong among Chnstians.

To &scourage the act, many avenueswere exploited.Medically, various ailments were attributed to masturbating.In fact, over 60 per cent

of medical and mental illnesses were blamed on masturbation -insanity, vision and hearing problems, epilepsy,mental retardation,hairy palms, etc.

When threats of illness were not effective, a~vfuldeviceswere employed to prevent it,Many mechanical restraints were developed and utilized, some rcsembhg chastity belts, Antimasturbation devices for women were much more severe and perrnanent - female circumcision or removal of the clitoris. Foodwas even created with the purpose of ditninishing sexualdesire.Grahamcrackersand ICellogg's Corn Flakes were intended to do such.

Thankfully, attitudes towards sexuality in general and masturbation in particular have improved.The growing amount of hstorical artifacts and scientificdata have directly influenced this change.Around the world, prehistoric petroglyphs and rock paintings can be interpreted as depicting masturbation. Studies have also researched masturbation,in turn, demystifymgits role in society.The

1948Kinsey Report unveils the beneficial role it plays and in 1971, Goldstein,Haeberleand McBride found that it is the most common form of sexualtty among humans.

Animals have also been observed masturbating; d o l p h s arouse themselves by rubbing against other creatures. Comparableto human masturbation is that of Bonobo chimps, c h p s who share 98.4 per cent of our DNA. Tnts species provides some confirmation that masturbation has likely been practised since the dawn of manhnd.

Although masturbation has become more acceptablein our society, this refers mainly to male participation. Female twidrllmg remains a delicate and somewhat taboo subject. It was found by the IGnsey Report that 92 per cent of men admitted to having masturbated as opposed to 62 per cent of women.

It has also been noted that women begin masturbating later in life. T h s has been attributed to the fact that the penis is much more accessible and not as intimidating.

Even in the ancient world depictions of male masturbation are far more common. Nevertheless female representationsexist.

One such exampleis a clay figurine of the fourth millennium Before Current Era PCE) from a temple site on the island of Malta depicting a woman masturbating. Greek women also were often portrayed using dildos or artificialphalluses made of leather, wood or ivory for their self satisfaction.

Not only is masturbation self satisfying but it contributes to relationshps as well. When being intimate with another, frequently the incorporation of self-stimulationis viewed as rejection. It is not. Watching your partner satisfy their own needs can be enticing.Taking this personal act and sharingit adds a whole new level to the relationship. It

not only can teach your partnerwhat gets you going but it also can contribute to their own arousal.

Our view of masturbation continues to expand. No stiff rules should be followed; just a willingness to explore. The better you know your own needs, the better someone else can achieve them.

Touching yourself is no big deal and is nothing to be embarrassed about. So if you haven't rubbed your lamp or tickled yourself pink, do it! If you have, do it more! We would all be much happier if we rid the world of unnecessary and curable tensions.

Illuminate the campus with proud smiles of ecstasy on National Masturbation Day - May 20.

Let's all celebrate our sexuality!

"Whip smart dialogue, dazzling camera work & Nick Nolte's ,.

Good wavs to beat a bad landlord

So you've settled on a house to live in off campus for the term. But you realize, after a few months, your landlord is not living up to your expectations. He's never around to pickup rent checks. He doesn't respond to phone calls or e m d s about repairs, receipts or anjding else. He really just doesn't care. So what do you do?

Take this as a blessing in disguise.

You, my friend, have stumbled upon a golden opportunity to provide stress relief for yourself.By following these few tricks, you'll make sure that your future (and current) terms in Waterloo are enjoyable.

First of all, make sure you have a clause in your lease (or sublease) that specificallystates that repairs must be attended to by the landlord imrnediately, andif he/she is unreachable in a very short time period, you are allowed to take action to fix it (at h s expense). In fact, make sure you are not dependent on the go-ahead of your landlord in as many situations as possible. Cover yourself; make sure that you leave visible traces of contactingyour landlord (keep a trackingreceipt for snailmail, drafts of emds, etc.) so he can't come back to youlater sayingyou never contacted hun.Now, if you're mad at your landlord, go ahead and break a window, call hun, not get a response, fix it yourself, and take the money from your rent checks.

Try this one if you're planning to live in the same house for many years.

Every time the landlord is about to visit (he must gve you advance notice of h s arrival, unless he lives on premises), pile up your drty dishes and leave the living room in a semimess (not enough so the landlord will get too mad.) Condition the landlord to expect a d u q house (joke it off when asked, of course.) If all goes according to plan, the landlord will get sick of your mess and call in a cleaninglady for the next year.

Naturally, he'll forget to call and you'll get money taken off yourrent checks.

My last piece of advice -if your landlord is unreachable, then make yourselfunreachable as well. Before

you leave the house, make sure to give him/her 60 days notice in wridng (coveryoursel0 and then never contact hun again; especially if you have rent checks outstandmg. Watch hun try and get in contact with you desperately, whde you "forget" to call him back for a while. In fact, throw a big keg party the night before you leave the house and don't clean up. Have the cleaninglady do it later.

If all else fails, and your landlord still gives you the cold shoulder, then leave his/her hot water running and watch him open up nicely (if you don't pay for utilities, of course.)

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Remembering a charismatic Canadian The flambovant life and turbulent times of Pierre Elliot Trudeau Kimberly Mackhan

A chiseledjaw hghlights an amused hyinkle in his eye. Charismaand flamboyance pulsatein everythread ofhis being.When he walked into a room all eyes turned to him. It is the late 1960s and the private sexualpreferencesofindividualsarebeing relendesslydenouncedascriminalacts.

"Let us overthrow the totems, break the taboos. . . or better, let us consider them canceled.Coldly,letusbeintekgent'That typically characterized the determination and raison d'etre of the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau who rocketed into the national spothghtandwasinstrumentalinshaping the Canadian identity.

Thelifeand spirituallyofthelateprime ministemasthesubjectofmtenses~r~~tiny byagroupofeminent scholarsand former politicians and students at a St Jerome's University seminar held on campus last weekend. Although Trudeau's intense spiritualityandpracticeofRofnanCatholiIMPRINTFILES Pierre Trudeau: the man behind the mania. cism was the seminar's central thesis, his emandpationofpeopleinnon-traditional sexualrelationshipsandpromotionofdvil cantchangetalangplace,arevolutioninthe sion soaredwhenTmdeau mouthed a liberties for everyone in society stand as a guise of Canadian values and norms. certain obscene, two-word phrase in testament to his ability to enact secular Traditionalculturewrestled franticallyto PadiamenttoaConservadveMP.&'hen policies thatoftencameincoi~fliawithhis hold the swayitoncedid. Soualconserva- inquired about his remark, he calmly relgous beliefs. tivcswerelividandvocalbutthegnpitonce declared, "Itwas just fuddleduddleor Regardless of one's political persuaheldonpeoples'beliefsbecameimpaired. somethmg like that." His almost persion,mostpeoplegrudginglyadtnirc'dthis "Trudeaumania" had swept the land. fectJ-strokein a canoe was eitherheld wisemanfromQuebecwhohadthenerve Trudeay who at age40 s d livedwith with contentor contempt Love himor and coddenceto mod6ythe divorcelaws his mother,emanatedanattractivetemp- hate him, his stain on this country's and firtherrnore relax laws on abortion tation torevolt againstcustom,to fightthe culturalandpoliticalbackgroundis perand homosexuality with success. hlultimanentlyenshrined.Officialbhngdstatus quo. Imagine a politician who tudes of admirers and supporters, mainly showed his middle hnger to a crowd and ism, the Charter of Rights and young high school or university students then refused to talk with the people be- Freedoms, the ill-fated National Enat the time, displayed ovenvhelmmgpub- cause they started throwing tomatoes at ergy Program, and repatriation of the lic supportforTrudeauItrevealedasgdhim!The pressuredidn't stop there.Ten- Canadian constitution- his lists of

accomplishmentshavebeenwidelydebated. experiment than a profession. In 1971 Unlike any other prime minister, Pierre Pierre EUiotTrudeaustunnedthecountty Elliot Trudeau influenced and encouraged with h s surprise marriage to Margaret youth todevelopaninterestinpolitics.Cana- Sinclair, a woman less than halfhs age. dian politics, manifested as dull and Thoughhis personal mottowas "reason overpassioq"heenduredtheembarrassexclusionary,was transformed into an idea ment of Margaret fleeingto the dure of andimagerepresentlnganewconfident and s o d Yprogressive sodety.Thecontroversial theRollingStones.Theirmaniageended andcelebratedTrudeauwaswhatsomewould within sixyears andproducedthree sons: definetodayas "feisty." Hecreatedayearning Justin, Sacha, and Michel. It was not surprisingthoughthatatage71,Trudeau inus tolookthe press squarelyintheeyesand fathered another child,SarahElizabeth. nonchalantly say, 'lust watch me!" With a WenPierre retired forhissecondand razor-sharp intellect and a formidablecommand-orientedpresence,hischarmmdiateda iinaloccasioqhecommented "Iwalked particular dass and style that captivated and until rnidmght in the storm ... I listened tomyheartand sawiftherewereanysigns infatuated Canadians. 'Women wanted to of my destiny in the sky, and there were go out with hun,men wanted to be him." none-therewerejust snowaakes"@onFrom flaunungsandalsin Parliamentto par* around in a cape, Trudeau was a trealGazette).He thenretreatedtoMonparadlgrn of shrewdrebellion for mostteen- weal as a senior consultant in a law firm. agers. Whether he chose to drive swanky Here he was devoted to his ardor for sportscarsor slidedownabaruster,hesurfaced travehng skmg and canoeing.Unfortunately, our belovedprimeministerevenas a symbol of divine enhancement tually became smcken with Parkinson's Pierre's s o d eminence was predomiDiseaseandprostatecancer.Threeweeks nandynoticeable.As the fifteenthandseventeenth prime minister of Canada, Trudeau before his 81st birthday, Pierre Elliot generatedaradicalsparklethatdubbedhima Trudeau died peacefully in his sleep. His name is no longer constantlyon the tips s&o]ar,anathleteandaplayhy.Hewaskerdy fond of the arts, the open air and individuals of our tongue but the country continues tomoumhispassing,andin1999Trudeau ofthe femalegender.'We are cod?-ontedby the agelessparadoxthat certainkindsoffree- was named the newsmaker of the twendom, such as the freedom to pursue excel- tiethcentury.

He had steeredCanadathrough lence, are impossible without rules," said - some Trudeau d+ a speech to the Ukrainian- of its toughest times. He integrated his CanadianCongress,onOaober9,1971.

'We values into h s passion for his work and limitonekindoffreedominordertopromote createdpoliciesandprog-ams.Suchconanother.The wisest among us impose rules mbutions make him one of the most influentialCanadians.\X?lenMr.Tmdau with a light touch."

With a signature red rose in h s lapel was asked what his major accomplishTrudeau amused himself with exceptional ment as prime minister was, he grinned women- be it Barbra Streisand or Margot and shrugged '7 survived.. ." kmackhan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca I(ldder,hissociallifewasregardedmoreasan

Chretien and Trudeau: comparing legacies of two Canadian Liberals Keith LeBlanc SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

This past weekend, St. Jerome's University held a conference entitled "The Hidden Pierre Trudeau," exploring former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's balance of his strong Catholic faith and his life in Canada's mostly secular political arena. Many of Trudeau's former colleagues were present to give their reflections on his successes, and tell stories about their times with him. Alan MacEachen, former finance minister and deputy prime minister u n d e r P i e r r e Trudeau, was one of the key speakers in attendance.

Discussing m o r e t h a n just Trudeau's legacy, MacEachen articulated some insight on current Prime Minister Jean Chrttien and the legacy that the latter will likely leave. MacEachen believes that the Chretien government will be best remembered for restoring a balanced budget and beginning to reduce Canada's overwhelmingly

large debt. He noted the differences in the legacies left by Trudeau's and Chretien's Liberals, where civic concerns comprised a large focal point of Trudeau's administration. The increase in social programs were key t o Trudeau's government. This, alongwith a deep recession during Trudeau's last term that created a deficit Alan MacEachen recalled, that "could not be licked."

These deficits continued through the eighties under the succeeding Conservative government, leaving Chrttien to restore order to Canada's finances. The current prime minister has stated that this was a clear goal of the government, and they were able to succeed with little cost to the Canadian people, For this they will be remembered.

However, Mr. MacEachen believes that Jean Chrktien has left Canada with more than just a balanced budget. He believes the most influential sspect of his leadership will leave behind a stronger sense

Parliament Hill, currently the of Canadian unity. "[Dealing withthe issues] Quebec is bigger and more important than the budget" Allan M a c E a c h e n

states. He notes legislation the Chrktiengovernment has passed, notably the Clarity Bill, government in Quebec.

For students, ChrCtien has been prime minister for most of our lives. How will we remember him in 20 years, only time will tell.

FRIDAY, MAY 16,2003

Life of a chancellor More than just shaking hands in a suit Vanessa Reid

UW explained that, "it's a very good university.. .its got tremendous spirit." Praising UW, he continued, The morning of Friday May 9 began ". ..and I really believe that, just walk around the halls or listen to people "The Hidden PierreTrudeau" confertalking, there's a good spirit at St. ence, hosted at St. Jerome's UniverJerome's. But, no one has ever heard sity. This conferenceboastedanumber of it, it is totally unknown outside of of honorary speakers who discussed this region." Part of Gwyn's selfthe faith andlife of one of the nation's ascribed duties is as chancellor for St. most popular and celebrated prime ministers. St.Jeromes' chancellor Ri- Jerome's is to, "figure out ways to chard Gwynco-hostedthe evencwhich raise its profile. This weekend is one ofthem.. .also the Arts FestivalinJuly helped promote and raise the profile and there's nothinglikeit in Canada." of a Canadian legend here at the UniGwyn believes these events will versity ofWaterloo. draw attention Through his to St. Jerome's highly notable caas a first-class reer, Gwynhas writschool, bringten a number of ing it the recogbooks on Cananition that it dian politics. He has covered such deserves. This and other "pet Candian political projects" have personalities as been keeping Trudeau and NewGwyn's attenfoundland's revotion, alongwith lutionary Joey his regular colSmallwood. His umn in the Tobook covered such ronto Star. issues as National" I have ism Without Walls: been writing The Unbearable very heavily in Lightness $ Being Canadianwas pubnational news" he explained, lished in 1995.

Gwyn has received SJU Chancellor Richard Gwyn "because of the war in much recognition Iraq.. . t h s war is one of the most for his career as a biographer, news complex and nuanced foreign policy media commentator and foreignpolicy issues I have ever experienced." He analyst. Canada's Governor General, insightfully explained that in this war Adrienne Clarkson, appointedhim to overseas, "you would have to go way the highly distinguished Order of Canada on July 4 of last year. Since backin history to find one where you and I can argue about it on all sorts of then Gwyn says he has been keeping busy "writing columns with arnixture different aspects and each be entirely crehble and genuine." He elaborated, of domestic and national news", for stating that "in the simplest terms I the Toronto Star. can argue for the war and came down Gwyn co-sponsored the recent on the side of intervention in Trudeau erent, alongwith Professor Iraq.. .youcancrypour case against the John English of UW. Sponsorship war and your position is entirelpcredfor the Trudeau erentwas natural for ible, you can make a good case for it Gvq7n, as he had served as "executive and I can make agood case for it on all assistant, as chief aid to Eric IGerans different levels including the moral . . . the minister of communications" case.". Gwyn finds this war the "most for Trudeau's government. Gwyn fascinating" political issue of our time, described IGerans as a "veryinterestas it is "so complex and you can argue ingguy, sortofamaverickleft essential both sides with perfect credibility." liberal" who quit the administration Gwyn went on to commend Canato become a cabinet minister in 1972. dian journalists who had covered the Gwyn was Kieran's executive aswar in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq sistant, and eventually the latter's poas they were "giving a real feeling of litical advisor. "I left then" he elabowhat itwas like. What are the sounds, rated, "andwentinto the department the smells, the tastes." He went on, of communications as a civil servant saying that "there has been high qualand was there until '72." He left this ity Canadian reporting." field to join the Toronto Star as the Outside of his political commennational affairs columnist, and later tary for the Star and his position at St. international affairs. Writing as a columnist and commentating frequently Jerome's, Gwyn "hasn't got anything else on the go," he explained, "but for the CBC gave Gwyn much esteem certainly will be writing again soon." and recognition. He received two naHis main goal is to develop a literary tional newspaper awards arid honorfestival back at home his home in ary doctorates from the University of Newfoundland, which he describes Kings College, Lakehcad and Brock '"as awonderful place; a different land University.

Richard Gwyn has been chancellor and different culture. . .it's fantastic."

Until then, Chancellor Gwyn will at St.Jerome's since March 17,2002.

"Being chancelloris really just shaking continue to humbly do a whole lot more than just shake hands in a suit. hands in asuit.. .like an ambassador," he described. Gwyn, who is also a member of the board of governors at IMPRINT STAFF

Metal and stone: sculptures of UW A photo essay by Margie Mansell

Arts edtor: Jeff Tran ' arts@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Reconstructing Lizzie Director Nick Walsh peers into the life of an accused murderer

Spiritual journey in a novel location Greg Macdougall

Andrew Dilts IMPRINT STAFF

Interested in what really happened with the accused murderer Lizzie Borden? Come and find out Canadian playwright Sharon Pollack's version, as her play Blood Relations, is recreated at the I<-W Regstry Theatre May 28 to 31,2003.

When asked to describe the play, Nick Walsh, a UniversityofWaterloo student and the play's director, drew from a quote by Pablo Picasso. "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth." To this, Walshadded,"Never, ever has this conceptbeenmore prominent than in this production."

Blood Relations sees the infamous Lizzie Borden revisitingthe story surroundingher murder charges, ten years after the initial event tookplace. With the help ofan "actress friend," Borden interacts to revisit the events that left societywith the saying "Lizzie Borden tookanax,gave her father fortywhacks.

When she sawwhat she had done, she gave her mother forv-one."

In the play, an "actress friend" takes Lizzie's part in the reconstructing of the events, and the audience is treated to watch as Borden takes a minor rolein the sub-plot. In essence, the story-within-a-story concept explores the guilt or innocence of Borden's character.

Walsh originally took to drama in high school, and has since been apart of five different productions in the local area. I n BloodRelations, he works on his second project withJM Drama, part of K-W's Registry Theatre. JM

red, and white with green images, respectively. I'd complemented my interest in shamanism with exploration of feminine dvinin.

When I enter the librarj-,it is uith an openness and receptivity to whatTo me, those choices are an apt ever is waiting to reveal itself to me. reflectionof the environmentinwhch Trusting in the mystery that will lead we live. In Sbamun 'sPufb, the river says, me to whatever books uill mesh with 'Youudl know shamans by how they my current (non-academic) learning take care of nature, how they care for needs. themselves, and how they takc care of I usually begin at the computers. the creatures and plants on earth."

This time, three recent titles I'd been Living in a world so ovenvhelmed recommended formed the starting with the degradation of the natural i f eof a Yogi, environment, shamanism seems to point of my search: L Kbmen WhoDance with Wolves, and The me a natural choice. Learning to reWuy of the Peacfu/ Warrior. spect the feminine divinityis likewise Nothing came up, but I did get a anatural callingin a culture embedded lead on"yoginis,witches, andpriests", with imprints of a pathological patriand when I searched simply for archy. "wolves", one came up linking For instance, I'd seen three t e h g "wolves" and "shamans." graffiti works since entering the liThat shifted my search to shaman- brary: testicles and a penis uith blobs ism, a topicin the pastthat has offered squirting out of it (in the elevator); a up treasures written Terrence naked woman with snakes for arms McKenna andJoan Halifax. This time andlegs, anda fifth snake enteringher around, I got 12 call numbers before vulva (in a bathroom stall); and a face hitting the elevator. with a penis being stuckin the mouth (in the study carousel).

I got off on the sixth floor and proceeded to the " B Y section,where As I began readmg the introducI had three books to find. The yognis, tion to Goddesses W b o R///e, where it priests and witches were missing in talked about the need to give more action, but The Shaman 'J Doonvy and recoption to the feminine aspects of Shaman's Path were there. spirituality and also to expand the The second search strategy, keepnotion of feminine beyond the areas ing an eye open for appealing titles, of fertihty and mothering, I swam in yielded four other books: At the Feet the feeling of 'doing the right h g ' by o f the Goddess, Tantric Visions of the reading these books.

Divine Feminine, Devi and the Spo~se I'd love to share all ofwhat I read, Goddess, and Goddesses Who Rule. butreally that's what the books are for.

So I sat downin a carouselwith six All I can do here is help offer a bit of books, all different colours: the direction and inspiration in finding shamanic books were black andgrey, what may help you play your part in a thegoddess books were yellow, blue, world that needs healing.

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Randy Streich and Vik Kouac prepare for the opening of Blood Relations, May 28-31 at Kitchener's Registry Theatre.

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It's late afternoon Friday, and you are stopped at the corner of Keber and , Northfield behind a silent silver Honda with no exhaust coming from its tailpipe.

As the light turns green, you pull into the turn lane to bypass theobviously stalled vehicle when suddenly to your surprise - it shoots ahead, and is four car lengths away before you have time to realize what has happened.

Has &e stalled driver miraculously managed to restart her engine? No! You've just had your first encounter with Opal Gamble and her new Honda Insight- the first electric-gasolinehybrid car to hit the North American market.

Opal Gamble, a2002 University of Waterloo grad, got her Insight in February of this year. "I wanted a car that wouldn't trash the environment" she says. As one of the few vehicles to meet Cahfornia's ultra-low-ermssion vehcle standards, and the only automobde to receive the Umted States Environmental Protecuon Agency's @PA) Chmate Protecuon Award in 2000, theInsight certainly fits the bdl.

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and a batten-powered electric motor that provides extra juice when the car is accelerating and climbing hills.

The batteries running the electric motor never have to be plugged into an outlet for recharging because the car's "regeneratiw breakmg" system charges them each time the car slows down. Plus, to save gas, the Insight's 'idle stop' feature automatically turns off the engine when the car sits idling.

(This is why it appeared stalled back at the intersection.)

The car is also super-light. Kreighing less than 1900 lbs, it's 500 lbs lighter than the lightest Civicandaerodynamically designed to minimize drag.

All of these features combine to make the car extremely fuel efficient, which translates not only into fewer dollars spent at the gas pumps, but also fewer emissions being released into the atmosphere.

Even during the winter, when energy is used up by the heating system, Opal and her Insight got an average of 24.8 more miles per gallon than the Honda Odyssey. What that means is that the Insight gets more than twice the mileage of the minivan - mde for mile consuming half the gasoline and producing half the pollution.

"People have just decided that minivans and SUV's are the way to go," Opal says, "which is unfortunate." However, low fuel costs and environmental impacts were mot the only things that attracted Opal to the little green car. The other factor was appearance.

With its sleek shape and rear wheel housing covers, the Insight definitely stands out in a crowd.

"If you're a person that doesn't mindattention," she says, "you'lldefinitely get it with this car. I get a lot of full-head-swivels."

The car is also a pleasure to dnve.

"It's very responsive," says Opal. "I like to refer toit as aracecarwithout the horsepower.

"The car is no Porsche," she admits, "but it surprises a lot of people at intersections when I beat them off the line by four car lengths or more."

Askedif thereis anythtng she doesn't like about her Insight, Opal says, "it's the only $30, 000 car I know of that comes with a tape player.. .and the backwindscreen has a bit of distortion in it, which took some getting used to."

In addition, the car is very low, which makes deep snow "entertaining," andwas a bit difficult toget ahold of - Waterloo Honda had to borrow a local couple's car just so Opal could get a test drive.

But when all is said and done, for Opal the advantages far outweigh the drawbacks. Of the couple who lent their Insight for her to test drive, she says "I have no idea u d ~ othey are, but 1 wish I did so T could write them thank you letters.

"I adore this car, and I \vouldn't drive &thing else."

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West wins all-star game Heramb Ramachandran IMPRINT STAFF

O n Saturday May 10, K'ilfrid Laurier's University Stadium played hostto the first everEast-West Bowl all-star game. The West team defeated the East team 10-5.

A committee of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) coaches selected 84 players in the country to form the teams. The VC'est Team, coachedbyBrjan~owrissoftheVanier Cup Finalist University of Saskatchewan,was composed of schools West ofToronto. Blake Nill, coach of the Vanier Cup winners St.Mary's headed the East team.

Waterloo was wellrepresentedin the West ivith four athletes tahng part in this prestigious event: Matt Armstrong a kicker and punter, Steve Bossa an offensive tackle, John "Sulhe" Sullivan a safety, and Jamey Verdone a defensive tackle.

This all-star game was an opportunity for these athletes to showcase their skills in front of CFL and NFL coaches and scouts.Many oftheplayers are entering their CFL draft eligible year. The coaches on hand included fonner CincinnatiBengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Sam Wyche and current offensive coordinator for the T o r o n t o Argonauts, Adam Rita.

Throughout the week, the players endured strenuous practices in front of scouts and coaches. It has been a few months since the CIS football season ended so many of the players wereunderstandably rusty. However, with the CFI, scouts in attendance, the players could not afford to take it easy.

All these practices culminated in the all-star game at 2 p.m on Saturday.

The first halfwas a defensive affair. UW's own Matt Armstrong opened the scoringwith a9-yard field goal at the 7:10 mark of the first quarter. Interestingly enough, hiatt kimstrong\vas my CS 134instructor 1 x 0summers ago. I failed the course miserably but thatwas aresult ofmy ignorance rather than hlatt Armstrong's teaching ability. He is a fine instructor and Ph.D, candidate who happens to also be an outstanding athlete. He could potentially be the only punter/kicker in the CFL who can recursiwly program the defensive schemes in C + + .

Thc first quarter ended with the Yest taliing an insurmountable 3-1 lead. Apparently the East's George Chilakos of University of Toronto missed a 5-yard field goal due to an errant snap. This gave the East its only point of the quarter. The crowd seemed restless due to the lack of offense. Some began to swearincessandy at the hot dog vendor to vent their frustration.

The second-quarterwas much of the same. There were rnanp QB scrambles on both sides, which was

a testament to the fine defense.

Chilakos redeemed himselfwith along punt, adding another point to the East's score. With this barrage of offense, the crowd was back into the contest. The West's lead was now 3-2.

Did the West have an answer? O h yeah. At the 4:57 mark of the second quarter,Laurier's running-backDerek Medler caught a 15-yard pass from UniversityofAlberta7sDarryl Salmon for a touch-down. The West now lead 10-2 going into the half. . Now, aficionados of defense reveled in this low scoring first half.

Heck, the defensewas tighter than the thong worn by the chick two rows down from me. Now that was tight.

The audience consisted of football players, football players' grlfriends, football players' boyfriends, football players' f d e s , footballcoaches,football scouts, football reporters and a Math nerd who was readinga pornographic magazine. O h wait, that was me.

It was a boring first half and I contemplated leaving. And then1 left.

After a scrumptious sandwich I made it back for the t h d quarter. It turns out the half-time show consisted of an obstacle course for randomly selected fans. Too bad I missed it. I heardtherewas amonkey narnedI<ojo.

The West team went into the second h d f brimming with confidence.

With an 8-point lead and a stifling defense, victorywas in had. The East respondedwith a 75-yard kick-offreturn by Universite Laval's Jean-Frederic Tremblay to the West 27-yard line.

And then the defense took over. After five plays, the West defense forced a turnover at the 4-yardline. This killed the East's momentum.

At 8:55 of the third quarter, Chdakos scored a26-yard field-goalto cut the lead in half but that was all she wrote. With a 10-5leadgoingintothc 4" quarter, the West's defense put a clamp onany potentialcomeback.They held the East scoreless in the final quarter, winning the contest 10-5.

Scouts in attendance were impressed by the on field display. They anticipateda defensive affair due to the limited preparation time for both squads. One scout who requested anonymity was particularly pleased with Queen's University's Tommy Denison: "This kid's the best in the country no question" in reference to his draft potential.

1,aurier's Derek hledler was also well regarded by scouts as a fine running back. He was awarded theTissot Player of the Came for the West rushing for 53 yards on 13 carries. hIcGdl University's hebacker Mike hlahoney won the award for the East with 3 sacks.

Later that night I congratulated a player at Louie's for his victory. He bought me a beer and patted me on the back. He dislocated my shoulder but it's the thought that counts.

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West quarterback ranges for a pass and a West all-star victory.

Malkin and Shitikov shines in World U-18

TOP CORNER HOCKEY The IIHF World Under-1 8 Championships assembles the best a~~ailable collection of 16 and 17 year old talent on the world stage. Past scoringleaders such as Marian Gaborik (1999),Ilya Kovalchuk (2001) and Alexander Ovechlun (2002,2003) have rocketed to megastardom.

Although the star attraction in this year's tournament was again super-phenom Alexander Ovechkin, two 16-yearold co-stars on the Russian team were the real revelations of the 2003 championships. Evgeny hlallun and DrnitqShltikov stale the show as these two underagers starred on Russian's top linc with Ovechktn. hialkin is an incredible prospect with immense potential and he could be the second overall pick in the 2004 NHJ, entry draft behind

Ovechkin. Born on July 31,1986, Malkin was the second youngest player on the Russian roster yet he finished second in team scoring behind Ovechkin with 5 goals, 4 assists, and 9 points in 6 games.

Importantly, Malkin proved capable of playing against the North American style of game.

In the opening 6-3.win over the eventual champions Canada, Malkin scored two goals on goaltender Ryan Munce of the Sarnia Sting (OHL).

He also finished the tournament with two goals against the United States. However, Malkin fared poorly m the faceoffs, wtnning only 36 per cent of h s draws Also unpressive was that Malkm was second in the tourna ment w t h a +11 rating behnd Ovechkm. Incredbly, he waq not on the'lce for a smgle goal agamst in the entlre tournament as was fellow

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While Malkinis certainly destined for the NHL, linemate Dmitry Shitikov will have to overcome his lack of size. At 5-8, 1721bs,Shitikov is a skilled leftwinger who was third in team scoring with 4 goals, 4 assists and 8 points in 6 games.

Shitikov was also fourth in the tournament at +9 and tied for the lead with two game-winners. Born in January 1986,'Shitikov should be a first round pick in the 2004 NHL draft. Shitikor plays for CSICA Moscow and look for h m and Malkin to dominate next year's tournament.

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With plenty of room in the PAC red activity area, the UW tae kwon do Club held its first demonstration open house last Tuesday May 13.

Andin an effort to encourage interested people to tone up, lose weight and focus your mind and body, club instructors canguarantee avigorous and balanced workout.

Students were lined up along the activitywall to get a first hand demonstration of the discipline.

"Definitely the workout is big part of 'the experience," said club blatk belt Alex Frakkin. "It is part moti~ationaland of course some

people are here to train for competition."

The 4B mechanical engineering student feels fortunate to be trainingwith the Canadian champion. "Master Vasquez's presence makes this a top notch club," said F r a k h .

Canadian champion Master Julio Vasquez, who has practised tae kwon do for over 30 years, plans an active summer season. "I love to train," said Vasquez. "I love to teach these young people. It is very good motivation and good for the self-esteem."

The hlghly competitivetournament martial artist will be representing the host Dominican Republic in the upcoming Pan American games this August. "The Canadian team has avery

tight schedule which is difficult for me.. .. The Dominican Republic just expects me to show up. That I can do quite well."

With the kicking and strikingexercises being played out in the background both Vasquez and Frakkin were pleasedwith the level of activity and dedication. "It is possible to get your black belt by the time yougraduate;" said Frakkin. "It is well worth the effort. It is very rewarding."

Registration is open to the UW community and the fee is $40 per term. And according to Frakkin "considering the calibre of training you receive it isvery inexpensive."

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Tae kwon do is a martial art form which originated in Korea and has seen anincrease in popularity since its introduction to the Olympics in 1988. Loosely translated, tae kwon do V K D ) means "the way of the foot and the hand."

It is distinguished by its heavy use of kicks to keep an opponent at bay. Regular practice helps to improve flexibility, strength and speed.

With proper discipline, students achieveanincreasedawarenessoftheir surroundmgs and are better prepared to defend themselves There are two main goveimng bodesmTKD: the WorldTae Kwon D o Federaaon (TVTF)and the Internauonal Tae Kwon D o Federauon (ITF). These are pnrnanly govermg bodes and most dfferences In style depend on the indmdual club. Although not well known, there are also quite a number of smaller, mdependent T K D orgamzauons scattered around the world. At Waterloo, students currently may only advance in WTF.

Tae kwon do champion Julio Vasquez and black belt Alex Frakkin encourage people to attend the training and get fit.

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McKnight was orginally drafted the Torontoilrgonauts in the sixth round of the 2001 CFI, Canadian College Draft. He will report to training camp withtherestoftherookies onMay 21 and will compete at the safety spot against veterans hldi Henry and Law rence Deck.

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193 lbs. He was born in London, Ontario o n ~ e c e r n b e14,1977. r Entering his first season with the Calgary Stampeders ...signed as a free agent with the Stampeders onApril29,2003 ... originally drafted by the Toronto Argonauts ... sixth round, 42nd overall in the 2001 CFLDraft ...recorded stats in five games last season with the Double Blue ... picking up two defensive tackles and five special team tackles.

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