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Mike Della Mora takes a high stick from a Lakehead Thunderwolves player. The Warriors lost game one of the best-of-three OUA division semi-final series 5-1. For the full story, see page 26.
Ontario Liberals may break tuition freeze promise Andrew Dilts IMPRINT STAFF
The Toronto Star recently reported that the Ontario Liberal government will break its promise to freeze tuition at Ontario colleges and universities. In an article printed Tuesday, February 24, the Star claimed to have access to secret government documents that tell of a decision made by Premier Dalton McGuinty’s cabinet to place a temporary freeze only on regulated post-secondary educational programs. The article reported that those in deregulated programs could see their tuitions increase by five per cent a year for the next two years. At UW, deregulated programs include computer science, engineering, optometry and architecture. Allowing tuition increases in these programs would contradict statements in the Ontario Liberals’ election platform, notably
the claim that the Harris-Eves government “allowed tuition to skyrocket in programs such as medicine, law and engineering. We will not let this continue. We will use the twoyear freeze to work for students, colleges and universities to create a long-term solution.” The same day the Star’s story was printed, however, Premier McGuinty released a statement refuting the article and reinforcing his original promise. “Contrary to a Toronto Star report [on February 24], the Ontario government will be moving forward with its tuition freeze commitment as outlined in the Throne Speech. The article quoted a document that was never taken to Cabinet because the minister and I rejected the proposal.” Feds VP education Liam McHugh-Russell commented that although he believed the Liberals would make good on their election promise, he was aware the tuition freeze was still no guarantee.
“It’s obviously common knowledge that the government has been discussing breaking its tuition freeze promise,” stated McHughRussell, “and is currently considering the potential political fallout for only freezing regulated programs. There is still a chance that deregulated programs might see tuition increases this fall. I hope that the government isn’t using the deficit as a smokescreen to selectively implement key promises that got them elected.” Part of the confusion lies in the fact that the Liberal government has yet to make a statement outlining their stance on post-secondary tuition freezes, despite having been in office for more than 100 days. Ontario’s Minister of Colleges, Training and Universities Mary Anne Chambers is expected to make an announcement on the subject by the month’s end. adilts@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Jason Vervoort has been involved extensively in campus activities during his time at the University of Waterloo. This fourth year science and business major has been an off-campus don for the last two years. Jason has also been involved with Warrior Weekends for the past couple of years. He is on the varsity cheerleading team, which has been ranked second in the country since November. He is also on the executive of the CRT this term. Jason has been a frosh leader for both OCD and science and showed his dedication to the cause last fall by being a leader while on crutches. He was a regular co-ordinator for frosh week as well. Jason also ran the science faculty C&D for two terms and was the social director of the science society for a term. — Fiona Hudgins
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Laurier’s student newspaper sent scrambling to find new production quarters Lauren S. Breslin IMPRINT STAFF
Renovations to the WLU Campus Centre are forcing the university’s student newspaper to pack up and move out of their third-floor office space. The Cord Weekly, along with Laurier’s other student-run publications, has until May 1 to vacate the building — even if it means moving off campus altogether. WLU’s Student Union (WLUSU), which owns the Fred Nichols Campus Centre, has decided to renovate the Cord space for other purposes. These plans had been in the works since the university proposed an addition to the Dr. Alvin Woods building, which would have provided The Cord with a new office by 2005. However, when the expansion was cancelled due to budget problems, WLUSU decided to terminate the Cord office lease anyway, and go ahead with the renovations as planned. “With the lease set to expire, we expressed our desire to take it back,” said WLUSU president Dan Herman in an interview with the Record. “We want to create new traffic and turn it into a true student space.” Cord editor-in-chief, Wilbur McLean, claims he was not aware of the plan to discontinue the lease until a few weeks ago, when the decision was announced at a meeting of the student union. McLean and his staff are concerned that moving the newspaper off campus will make it difficult to stay connected with university life. “We’re obviously angry and upset,” said McLean, “but we’re more confused as to how [the student union] could justify us not being on campus when ‘serving the needs of students’ is supposedly their mandate. I would argue we’re more vital than they are.” WLUSU is currently conducting focus groups to determine what will become of the Cord office
space. As of now, it will likely be used to expand an already existing student lounge, making room for additional tables and computers. “That lounge is rarely ever full,” said McLean. “They’re basically kicking us out to make more empty space.” New potential Cord offices include an offshoot of the Waterloo Collegiate Institute, a high school located ten minutes away from campus. The WLU administration has also suggested moving to a house across the street from campus. “The university has been very helpful,”
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Protesters and ralliers lobbying for free tuition clashed with hundreds of riot cops in Quebec City outside of Quebec’s main parliamentary building on Tuesday, February 18. Tear gas canisters were fired at the crowd when a handful of activists attempted to push a temporary steel fence erected to separate the group from the building. The protesters also threw eggs, ice chunks and small bags of paints at the riot cops.
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Premier Dalton Mcguinty suggested that the merger of retail brewery stores with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is “worthy of consideration.” The merger would generate upwards of $75 million in additional tax revenues for the Ontario government according to the Brewers of Canada, a representative group of private beer-makers.
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A “whites only” scholarship has got heads talking about Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. The $250 scholarship, offered from student group the College Republicans, is a “parody” of other scholarships and bursaries which specifically honour ethnic minorities. Among requests on the scholarship’s application form are a photo to “confirm whiteness,” and a note that specifies “Evidence of bleaching will result in disqualification.”
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A three-week-old uprising against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide increases pressure for international intervention as the rebel force grows to 5,000 strong. Looting, vandalism and thievery has forced many foreigners to flee the country.
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A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Morocco on Tuesday, flattening mud-andstone houses and concrete apartment blocks, and killing 550 people. The survivors of the devasted town of Imzouren spent the night in makeshift tents under rainy and downright nasty conditions. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are appealing for necessities such as tents, blankets, mattresses, heaters and food.
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Improving the co-op experience JOHN TURNER
Moving every four months is part of the co-op experience at UW. By the time we graduate, we co-op students get almost desensitized to finding accommodations, learning transit systems and adjusting to new surroundings. CECS has, in my experience, been very good at providing solid job opportunities and managing the interview process. However, more can be done to enhance the quality of the co-op experience in the areas of housing, social events and transportation. The off campus housing site (www.hrf.uwaterloo.ca/ochousing/) has listings for many Canadian cities. A recently added feature allows students to click a MAP button, which opens another browser window to display the rental location in MapQuest. This simple yet slick addition is bound to save precious time for students who are looking for housing a week or two before final exams. But what would really save time is if we could do the reverse: click a point on the map and have the system produce all listings within a given radius. It could use postal codes to determine how close two points are. For exam-
ple, a student could enter the postal code of their workplace (or an area they would prefer to live in) and the database would check the postal codes of all rental housing and return those that are similar. But proximity to the workplace is probably not as important as finding housing near other students. It would be nice if there were an established way to contact other UW students working in a given area. This would especially be useful for students working in suburbs such as Brampton, Oshawa and Markham, in which student populations are less dense. CECS used to give all co-op students a business card promoting WatPubs (www.watpubs.org), but I don’t think it is standard practice anymore. This is what I propose: firstly, all co-op students should be asked if they would like to submit their e-mail addresses and places of work into a database when they accept a job offer. Secondly, students should be able to query the database to find email addresses of other students that will be working in the same area. This would be great for finding other students to organize carpools to/from work or to share housing with. Finally, a message board should be set up for each city, where only students can log in and post messages. Individual students would then be able to use the message board to organize their own events — big or small. A message board I tried to
set up flopped because it did not get enough publicity. But if the university hosted and marketed such a site, I am sure students would use it. Transportation is also an issue students deal with on the work term. Toronto is a big city and frequently bussing to downtown from the suburbs can get costly. Fortunately, GO Transit will sell student-priced tickets to you if you get a GO Transit form from Needles Hall. Another interesting idea I had was for the university to enter into a joint venture with a car rental company. The idea is simple: co-op students living outside of urban centres (e.g. Cobourg, Cornwall, Cambridge, etc.) may not have access to public transit. Ideally, co-op students would be able to rent a car for four months, complete with insurance that lasts only for a fourmonth term. Perhaps students would apply to more jobs in areas outside of the GTA if living in these areas were made more convenient. Such a unique joint venture would likely get attention from the press, which would boost UW’s reputation. As an aside, I strongly suggest that if you have ideas to improve the co-op experience, write them down and bring them to CECS. Hey, you never know. Maybe five years from now there will be a booming rental car business on campus and UW students will be driving off to workplaces all across the country.
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Engineers await new courses Extra work and feedback = leadership Durshan Ganthan SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
As of September 2004, incoming engineering students will be required to complete professional development courses during each of their work terms. The courses will revolve around topics such as critical analysis, responsibility, leadership and integration. “The whole point of the PDEng (professional development for engineering students) courses is […] to expose to students that there is more to being an employee rather than technical knowledge,” explained Engineering Society A VP education Jonathan Fishbein. Fishbein said that the point of the new courses is to get students to analyze and improve their non-technical skills. “The students have been promised by the administration that the workload for these courses will be minimal and that there will be no added cost to their education,” he explained. Wayne Loucks, associate dean of engineering, stated that although the courses are designed to be delivered online, “there will be changes to adapt to the most appropriate manner for delivery.” Students without internet access while on work term may be given notes or a CD before leaving campus and in some cases paper submissions will be accepted. “Online delivery will also facilitate
providing feedback to the students on their submissions or questions that may arise during the term,” elaborated Loucks of the benefits of the online courses. Students restricted to using snail-mail will still be able to get answers, but as Loucks noted, “they will just be slower.” The new professional development courses will be graded on a credit/ no credit basis. “If the point of these courses is professional development, how can we quantify how much development a person accomplished over a term?” Fishbein asked. “The only thing we can do is establish whether a person is aware of the issues presented to them and has put in an effort to try and internalize them. That is a yes/no question so we need a yes/no answer.” Loucks added that the feedback students would receive throughout the term would simply be in credit/no credit terms. A new group of people will be responsible for “the delivery, support, development and evaluation of the PDEng courses.” For the time being, this group will be known as the office for professional development in engineering. “I think the new program will provide a good opportunity to next year’s engineering students,” Feds VP education Liam McHugh-Russell said. “At the very least [it will] make the grads of 2009 and beyond more employable.”
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A group of dancers from the Association of Caribbean Students gyrate in celebration of Black History Month last Tuesday in the Great Hall of the SLC.
City and university debate housing 75 metre distance is no longer the issue
Ryan Chen-Wing UWRYAN . COM Decisions made this year will decide the future of student housing in Waterloo. A City of Waterloo committee is working on a policy that will largely determine the form and location of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student housing. Density is the main contention of the policy, instead of the well-known and previously debated 75 metre lodging house restriction. Last year the city developed and passed a height and density policy addressing city growth. Height refers to the height of buildings and density to population density. This policy is based on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;nodes and corridorsâ&#x20AC;? model. It focuses on
increased height and density only at major intersections and along major streets. Policy addressing student housing was not passed, but instead was referred to a committee, the Student Accommodation Study Advisory Committee. The committee and city staff are developing a study that city council will hear this June. Feds President Chris Edey and UW administrator Bud Walker sit on the committee (I also serve on the committee as a representative of UW students). Last week the committee heard and discussed options leading up to the development of a discussion paper on student housing. Both Edey and Walker are proposing increased density in the SunviewLester area east of the university. This is generally the area between Phillip Street and Hazel Street and between University Avenue and Columbia Street. Policy planner for the city Dan Currie, while pointing out a number
of options including the status quo and housing in the city centre, suggests only allowing greater density on the edges of the neighbourhood to preserve it as a low density neighbourhood. These differing solutions may be the central disagreement in deciding what to do to ensure healthy growth of the city and growing university enrolments. Currie says that there is enough space in the corridors to accommodate many years of growth, but Edey and Walker say that it will not be enough. The 75-metre restriction has been around for about 10 years and it has been debated by student leaders for about five years. However, since neighbourhoods close to the university already have a high concentration of students, removing the restriction in areas close to the universities is not a long-term solution. We now need to determine what will ensure a sufficient supply of safe, affordable and suitable housing for the years to come. rchen-wing@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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NOTICE Nominations for WPIRG Board of Directors The Waterloo Public Interest Research Group is governed by a Board of Directors of nine members. Six of these Director positions will be filled by election at the next WPIRG Annual General Meeting on March 17th, 2004 5:30 PM in the UW SLC Multi-Purpose Room.
Nominations open 10AM, March 3, 2004, and close 4PM, March 10, 2004. Nomination packages are available at the WPIRG office (UW SLC 2139). To be eligible to run for a position, you must be a WPIRG member in good standing (a UW full-time undergrad who has not obtained a refund, or any other person who has purchased a membership). For more info visit the office, http://wpirg.org, or call 888-4882.
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Guest speakers, student leadership and dimly lit fish eyes Grand opening: Centre for Environmental and Information Technology
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Belinda Stronach to speak at Waterloo Inn
PC leadership candidate Belinda Stronach will be the keynote speaker at the Ontario PC Campus Association (OPCCA) convention, to be held in Waterloo. “Many of our members remain undecided with regard to the federal leadership race,” said Aaron LeeWudrick, convention chair for the 2004 OPCCA. “I think her willingness to speak at OPCCA on the eve of the membership cut-off reflects her commitment to conservative youth.” The event will be held at the Waterloo Inn on Saturday, February 28, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are $30 for OPCCA members, but a limited number of $40 tickets will also be available to the general public. Aaron Lee-Wudrick can be reached for more information at 519-5899700.
UW celebrates the opening of the Centre for Environmental and Information Technology today. This stateof-the-art building will be the central meeting place for leading experts in earth sciences and electrical and computer engineering. The official opening ceremony takes place today at 10:30 a.m. in the March Networks Exhibit Atrium. David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, will speak about the government’s commitment to strengthen Ontario universities. There will also be tours of the building and its various laboratories. Author to speak at St. Jerome’s
Karen Armstrong, an author of several works which have gone on to become international bestsellers, will be visiting St. Jerome’s tonight, Friday, February 27, at 8 p.m. to read from and discuss her latest book, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness. Armstrong is known for exploring topics such as religion and spirituality in her writing, especially in her most noted book to date, A History of
God: The 4,000 Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. She is a very influential commentator on religious matters; she has often been consulted regarding religious beliefs and has addressed both the United Nations and the Canadian Parliament regarding Islamic relations. Her latest book discusses her quest for spiritual development, which involved struggles with depression, epilepsy and other obstacles. The event will take place in Siegfried Hall at St. Jerome’s. It is free to attend, but space is limited.
from most students,” said Edey. “It’s a great way to recognize what some of the more innovative students are doing that we don’t always get to see.” The nomination forms are only available online at www.feds.ca (look for the icon on the left). Completed forms are to be submitted to Edey at the Feds Office in the SLC no later than Wednesday, March 17. Winners will receive their certificates and cash prizes at the Feds’ Student Leadership Awards Banquet at Federation Hall on Saturday, March 27. UW prof eyes the Rank Prize
Feds’ Student Leadership Awards accepting nominees
As it does every year, the Federation of Students is accepting nomination forms for the Federation of Students’ Student Leadership Awards. Ten UW students are recognized annually for demonstrating leadership skills in their community, either on or off campus. According to Feds President Chris Edey, the best thing about these awards is that they usually shed some light on students who demonstrate their dedication to UW outside of the more high profile campus organizations. “[These awards] tend to reward people that are doing worthy activities off campus that are kind of hidden
Earlier this month, UW physics professor Melanie Campbell travelled with three of her colleagues to England, where they were collectively awarded the Rank Prize. Two versions of this award are handed out every year; Campbell’s prize goes to “individuals who have made a significant contribution to […] opto-electronics, where an initial idea has been carried through to practical applications that have, or will, demonstrably benefit mankind.” Campbell and company received the honour for their article “Multifocal lenses compensate for chromatic defocus in vertebrate eyes,” which was first published in 1999. Campbell,
who taught in the optometry department before switching to physics, described the article as being about “the distribution of the refractive index within the crystalline lens of the fish eye.” The research was done in UW’s school of optometry building, where two groups of fish were raised — one in bright light, the other in dim light — and then examined for changes in how their eyes adjusted. While in England, Campbell spoke at a seminar in Oxford before receiving the Rank Prize in London. She and the other researchers will share £ 50,000 , or approximately $120,000 Canadian. The money is a personal award, not a research grant. Opening on Student Life Centre Management Board
The Student Life Centre Management Board (SLCMB) is looking for an undergraduate student who would like to help with the management of the SLC. The SLCMB oversees such matters as rates for retailers, space allocation and SLC policies and procedures. Interested students can contact Feds president Chris Edey for more information at pres@feds.uwaterloo.ca. lbreslin@imprint.uwaterloo.ca mstratford@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Ignorance is Bush Oscar fever can “buzz” off personally view the limiting of gay rights in our society as the product of a social cycle that began far before the birth of Christ. For some reason, there is a tendency within humans to take Darwin’s survival of the fittest to the extreme, alienating and restricting other groups for whom we feel threatened by. Of course, no one likes to be “The union of a man and a woman is the most downtrodden and so once these mienduring human institution, honoured and nority groups fight back and have their encouraged in all cultures and by every reli- rights reinstated, we then must move gious faith…marriage cannot be severed from to find another group to attack. its cultural, religious and natural roots with- Women, Negroes, the Jewish, native out weakening the good influence of society.” Americans, Asians, people of the Mid- President Bush, Feb.24, 2004 dle East, virtually anyone who stands I have to hand it to President Bush. out from what society at the time Too often it seems that major politi- defines as “the norm” always ends up cians dance around the important is- on the bad end of the deal. sues, such as gay marriage, in the hope The treatment of the gay community of not categorizing in this modern age themselves into a is no different. Sure, definitive political to say that Bush’s call to en- itweis easy platform. In should be Canada too, we see dorse this constitu- thankful for what politicians striving have and be tional amendment we to take the middle happy that we aren’t ground, aiming to is both discrimina- being enslaved, tornot alienate potenor eradicated. tory and ignorant. tured tial voters. With the However, until I American presiknow that I posdential election sess just as many only months away, certainly Mr. Bush rights as my common heterosexual stands out as a courageous political brother, I will remain an advocate. figure, laying his views out on the table I will not lay out all of my reasons for for all to see. why banning gay marriage is absurd; On Tuesday morning, President everyone has heard the arguments for Bush addressed his country with a call or against the issue a hundred times. for a constitutional amendment that What I do feel at this point is sad, very would effectively ban gay marriage na- sad. People today are so much better tion-wide. Not only did the President’s educated than they were a thousand, a controversial speech resound interna- hundred or even ten years ago. The fact tionally, but with that morning’s ad- that I can still wake up on an otherwise dress he effectively split the United innocent February morning and witStates into two opposing factions. As ness the President of the United States I watched the address on television, I condemning homosexuals is extremely couldn’t help but think of the other discouraging. I don’t care how you historical occurrences when an influen- look at it, President Bush’s call to ential political leader split public opinion dorse this constitutional amendment by limiting the rights of a specific group. is both discriminatory and ignorant. Those who have been avid readers of my column should know that I acowan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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FACTS OF LIFE That buzzing. Try as you might this time of year, no matter what you do, you can’t make it go away. It’s always in the background. Flip through the channels and it’s all you hear. Turn off the TV and it’s poring out of every newspaper and magazine you see. Step outside and people are chit-chatting about it everywhere. That damn annoying Oscar buzz that just won’t go away. Who is going to win, who deserves to win, why won’t so-and-so win, what will they wear? At least the Academy awards are early this year and this period of nonstop Oscar talk will be short. Maybe all that buzzing is just a
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May I remind you that he is a member — a voting member — of the Academy. His list is based partially on buzz. As annoying as it might be, we can’t underestimate the power of the Oscar buzz. It’s one of the things that will get people out to the movies and loving the stars. The Oscar hype brings out the previously hidden movie critic in everyone. We suddenly appreciate every hidden nuance of a performance because we’ve heard that it is just so damned good. But heard that from whom? Even the Hollywood stock exchange, an online index of stars which ranks them on their current clout, is ranking the nominees this year and you can believe it’s based on buzz. Why do we watch the Oscars if we already know who is going to win? Where’s the anticipation? Is it in case we missed that below the radar buzz and get blindsided by a surprise? Now that would be a buzz. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Queen’s native policy debates about public policy take place in Parliament. Our affirmative action policies reflect the half-measures approach to change that Canadians favour. While racial quotas — minimum allowable numbers of minorities, usually black or Latino people — have often been used in American companies, schools and government bureaucracies to achieve a desired level of “diversity,” they’re rarely seen here. Our approach to racial diversity is to choose the minority candidate for a position when two or more people are otherwise equally qualified and that minority group is underrepresented in an organization. It’s not necessarily any more right, but it’s certainly a less radical approach than a hire-by-the-
numbers system. Perhaps that’s why there’s been such an outcry over a relatively marginal affirmative action program that Queen’s University recently implemented. Starting this fall, ten spaces within the Faculty of Arts and Science will be set aside for native students that likely couldn’t get accepted through the normal application process. Native students can either choose to apply normally or through this separate system. The National Post strongly criticized the policy on its editorial page and the Ontario Progressive Conservative Campus Association went so far as to describe the program as a “shocking example of institutionalized racism.”
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Mike Kerrigan SOBER THOUGHTS In the political arena, Canadians tend to be more moderate in all areas than their American counterparts. For instance, although provinces that “radically” cut taxes still have higher rates than most US states, ideas like the “living wage” and rent control ordinances haven’t been as politically popular and strongly implemented north of the border. Even on religious issues, we rarely see highly polarized
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side-effect of the “Oscar fever” that strikes this time of year as people try to predict who’s going to walk away a winner — pretty sick alright when you really consider what it is based on. The purposes of the Academy include the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures and to recognize outstanding achievements. Do they mean outstanding achievements in marketing and promotion? As far as I can tell, awarding people based on media induced grandeur is not recognizing much else. Does the buzz surrounding these actors and movies really make a difference when the winner’s name is announced or does the winner really deserve it? In a recent USAToday.com article, I got my proof. “Buzz is always important,” says Academy member Mark Johnson. “There are several movies out there that I haven’t seen. Some may be number six or seven on my priority list and that’s based on buzz.”
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Kudos to Aaron Cowan for questioning what I took for granted! In his February 6 column, “Undefeated,” he described inequalities in TV and film. My disclaimer: I never thought of them as “double standards” as much as capitulation to market tastes for profit. I also never realized women aren’t supposed to kiss men! (Guess I’ve been luckier than I thought.) As for women kissing other women, straight guys (and some straight girls) have for years raved about how sexy that is, so no wonder networks have started delivering. Funny, I never heard of a woman saying she was turned on by watching guys kiss each other. But then, I never heard anyone call it “just sick” either, ‘til I read Aaron’s column. (Not sour grapes, surely?) Well, who kisses whom doesn’t matter to me. What stirred me from my typical straight-guy complacency was Aaron pointing out the imbalance in male/female nudity on TV. I’d never noticed it, but hey, he’s right! Did a little channel surfing and counted: butt: one (male); genitals: 0; censor-blurred genitals: 8-10 clips (all male, three different programs — some nut on a dating show, a streaker, and a guy on “Survivor”); naked female chest: 0; naked male chest: too many to count in footage shot anywhere warm; female chest with nipples covered: 1/2 (Janet Jackson); censorblurred breast: two (Jackson again). (No blurring of male chest observed.) Okay, it was no rigorous study, but I’m convinced Aaron’s right: there is a lot more male than female nudity on TV. It stands to reason. Men stripping to the waist at a public beach for example obviously don’t expect to shock anyone. Women, by contrast, would have to expect it, and network executives would be asking to be fired if they ignored those attitudes and started exposing women’s chests as if all hell wouldn’t break loose. But daring performers may still want to risk fines to heed Aaron’s call and challenge the double standard. A few more women streakers at big events strikes me as a great start. Come on, ladies! You don’t need to be Janet Jackson, or even good-looking to provide quality entertainment and a few laughs. Fat, middle-aged guys have been proving that for years and we love ‘em for it. — Richard Bradley UW Alumnus Back to the Bible on marriage
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To the editor, A. Marriage shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5) B. Marriage shall not impede a man’s right to take concubines in ad-
l letters@imprint.uwaterloo.ca dition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21) C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21) D. Marriage of a believer and a nonbeliever shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30) E. Since marriage is for life, no government or law shall be able to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9) F. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother’s widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5- 10) G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of course, this rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36) — tOM Trottier Imprint reader Illogical PC criticism To the editor, If this trend of terrible logic manifesting itself as letters to the editor continues much longer, I may as well just start writing a column every week again! Last week’s letter by one Michael Fisher keeps pace with the previous weak analysis of the 2003 Ontario election. Anyone who claims that a vote for the Liberals in the 2003 provincial election reflects a desire for dramatic change ought to take a moment to look at just what the Liberals were running on. The Liberals repeatedly pledged not to run deficits, not to raise taxes, and not to reverse any of the 225 tax cuts enacted by the Tories. Not even one! The NDP, on the other hand, offered a clear alternative — including tax hikes — which was so unpopular they got less than 15 per cent of the popular vote. Hard to see how all those cuts are being rejected when the only party pledging to raise them got so few votes. Keeping with the “making things up because it makes me feel better about my moral outrage” theme, Fisher claims the Tories removed controls on water quality (not true) and privatized hydro (also not true). As for encouraging private schools — or more accurately, giving people their own money back to help send their children to a school of their own choosing — I can only suppose Fisher lists this as a negative because he thinks giving parents more educational choices for their children is a bad thing. Finally, he just abandons the premise of logic altogether! Follow the bouncing ball here, kids: I claimed that the Tories keep their promises and Fisher replies by saying the high
school dropout rate has increased 25 per cent since the new curriculum was introduced (which incidentally is also untrue). But even if it was, was it a broken promise? No. As for being “surprised” at how many seats the NDP would win under a pure proportional representation system, I guess a whopping 16 or 17 seats out of 103 qualifies as surprising. Of course, in a system like that, it would mean that the fringe parties like the NDP would often hold the balance of power, even though 80-90 per cent of votes were cast elsewhere. Sounds about as far from “representative” as you can get. — Aaron Lee-Wudrick 4N Economics and Political Science Support public schools To the editor, In Mike Kerrigan’s column, “Educational Choice” (February 20), he touts the merits of “school choice” and the recently-repealed private school tax credit. He likens public education to a tradeable commodity, subject to the same free-market competition rules as soybeans, bobblehead dolls and softwood lumber. If a family decides to put their children into a private school, they’re free to make that choice — I won’t stop them. Personally, if a parent sees the public system as not serving their child’s needs, I would prefer them to work with the public system to better it rather than jumping ship to a private school. If they make that choice, though, it’s theirs alone — don’t expect me to help pay for their decision through the use of my tax-dollars which I clearly indicated on the latest census should be directed towards the public school system. Pitting one school against another for potential “clients” is not the way to improve the public system as a whole. You may cite Alberta as a success story; many other neoconservatives do as well. Ontario’s — and especially Toronto’s — population is vastly more diverse, especially in the areas of ESL needs. Rather than fracturing society into competing factions, why not pool our resources so everyone benefits, not just the rich? Oops, my pinko commie penis is showing. — Jason Law UW Alumnus PAC thief at large To the editor, I can’t decide if the PAC is indifferent or incompetent. It has been plagued by locker room thefts for as long as I can remember. The problem is evident from the number of “People Steal Stuff” signs pasted all over the PAC. I have seen campus police around filling out reports after some poor student had something stolen from the locker room on more than one occasion. See LETTERS, page 10
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Caribbean cultural and sexual differences Michelle Titus TOUCHED Visiting other countries is an extremely nourishing experience. With different customs, beliefs, architecture, history, language, money and more, there is so much to learn. Whenever I travel somewhere I always try to take it all in but sadly it is never possible. This past Reading Week I experienced the most contrasting lifestyle to my own thus far - the Dominican Republic. Being a Third-World country, the atmosphere is a lot different than Canada or anywhere else I have gone. The poverty is overwhelming. With children begging on the streets, fighting over butter tablets from our lunch table and begging to shine your shoes, my heart was broken. After becoming as accustomed as possible to my surroundings, I began to realize that although their country was in a state of devastation, the inhabitants seemed to carry a flame of passion. They love their country, their lives and the tourists that contribute to their survival. Many of their eyes were full of kindness, humour, knowledge and sexuality that they were willing to share if given the chance. Chatting with vendors on the beach was an interesting opportunity and especially cute when we were told they had â&#x20AC;&#x153;seen snow on TV.â&#x20AC;? As a woman, I was warned to be extra careful on this trip as white women can be viewed as a commodity by some natives. But from my experience (although almost always accompanied) I felt more comfortable with my gender than ever before. Sure, at times I felt a little uncomfortable when even the security guards were commenting on my looks, but for once I
felt ultimately appreciated as a female. Instead of feeling objectified (as I expected) I felt liberated. This might have been a different story if I had ventured to a bar in town by myself, but who knows. There were some instances where myself and my newly acquired female company searched for an escape route, but in my eyes this can be attributed to a simple difference in communication style (not to forget that there are always a few penis-heads around regardless of background). From my observations, the Dominican Republic is much more sexually open than North America. With erotic artwork everywhere, it is no wonder that the people are much more sexually flamboyant. What they view as compliments, some foreigners consider rude; it is a boundary created by culture differences. While our society is more technilogically developed and stable, it is safe to say that it is more repressed, sexually, than the Dominican. The open nature of this country influences the vacationers and tied with alcohol, the humid atmosphere is sex infused. Quickly ,intimate details were shared amongst strangers and bonds grew almost instantly. All in all my trip was definitely â&#x20AC;&#x153;wet and juicyâ&#x20AC;? and I look forward to visiting this phenomenally beautiful island again. Not surprisingly I would never trade my lifestyle for the hardships that Dominicans face, but I feel it valuable not to dwell merely on their poverty. Other cultures contain much insight and by considering their treatments of certain issues in comparison to our sometimes stuffed-shirt attitudes, the result could be momentous. Let us not only observe other cultures but drink them up, savour them and ask for more.
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Exam proctering morals Arda Ocal OUR HOUSE First, on a completely unrelated note, go to Montreal once in your life if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already. Every part of your body will thank you (and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about thatâ&#x20AC;Ś after all, this is a certified GRated column, folks). This past Monday night I was proctoring a first-year computer science exam. Let me tell you, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much different being on the other side of the midterm paper â&#x20AC;&#x201D; these students, who once relied on you, asking questions about the course material (and university life in general) with angst in their eyes hoping for you to cure their anxieties, are now staring blankly at you, the enemy turncoat, with contempt. You handed them this exam to write, which hurt their social life on the weekend. When the exam time was over, I
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asked everyone to put their pens and pencils down. The TA and I were collecting the papers when I noticed one student still writing on his exam (the exam ended at 9 p.m. and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 9:02 by now). I ignored him and kept collecting papers for another few seconds and glanced over, only to see the student was still writing.
The real world is coming sooner than you think, as is a new, heightened level of responsibility. In an uncharacteristic move, I ran over there and snatched the paper from the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grasp (while the student was still writing, leaving a large pencil trace near the bottom of his paper), and put a big â&#x20AC;&#x153;Xâ&#x20AC;? on the question. The student had a look of
shock on his face as I informed him that writing on the exam paper after the exam is punishable by a zero on that question (during many exams the paper wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get graded). The student was bewildered by this and followed me around the room as we picked up the other papers, and stood by the desk as we counted them, pleading his case. Much to his chagrin I stood my ground and heard nothing of it. Finally, a professor walked in and I explained what happened. The student, near tears at this point, was hoping the professor would let it all slide. After much deliberation the professor finally let him go on a warning, to the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relief. For me, I was just doing my job, fulfilling a responsibility (it might seem like something harsh to do, but that might be because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so used to something like this not being a big deal). But realistically, that student was not lucky at all to be off with a warning, as it was only a matter of time before the decision was reversed. See CHANCES, page 10
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It’s quite often that we students get “second chances” like this in many situations in university. That student just had to stay persistent and it would have worked out in the end. It seems as if here, everything we do, whether be it midterms, assignments, or proposals, we can postpone or redo to our advantage. But does this mentality really help us in the long run? It can be helpful to make yourself more marketable in the eyes of employers; it might help you get better grades and keep up with everything else in your life which beefs up your resume. But when you are given a level of responsibility in the real world, the weight might come crashing down on you — we all know there are no second chances at work.
That doesn’t necessarily mean we will adhere to it. Some of us will have that “second chance” paradigm engrained in our heads to the point where we will go to great lengths not to do the best job we can, but to find a way to compete the task later when the going gets tough. A scary thought, no doubt. The real world is coming sooner than you think, as is a new, heightened level of responsibility. One thing I strongly encourage you to do while you’re here is to involve yourself with something which not only makes you marketable as a person who has handled high pressure responsibility, but actually do that something with the notion that you won’t get another chance at it. At least you’ll know better what you’re facing out there. aocal@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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This weekend, for the first time, I was one of those poor victims. After locking up all my belongings in a PAC locker with a PAC issued lock, I spent a couple of hours playing some basketball on a Sunday afternoon. When I returned, my lock had been cut off and $60 from my wallet was gone. Fortunately, none of my credit cards or anything else was stolen. I immediately reported the incident to the PAC equipment desk where the guy sat reading a book. Not looking in any way alarmed or surprised, he asked me in a monotone: “Do you want to file a report with the campus police?” I said I would despite knowing that there was no way they were going to get me my money back. He picked up the phone and made a call. “He’ll be here in a couple of minutes.” Having 15 minutes to think while waiting for the campus cop to arrive, I had recalled a guy looking in my direction and changing directions twice when I was in the locker room before I went in to play ball. While I did not find that suspicious before, it did seem suspicious to me after. So I decided I should tell the campus police thinking maybe it may help, especially if they have had a previous description of the thief. He eventually arrived 20 minutes after the call was made and two hours after the thief had spent my money. He sleepily asked me some routine (PAC theft) questions and I answered him. In addition, I gave him my story of the suspicious character walking around my locker and the best description that I could manage after getting two short looks at him. The campus cop was not convinced I saw the thief but wrote down what I said on his little note pad anyway. Upon concluding the interview, I see the security camera by the equipment desk so I inquired. “I bet if I saw the tape from that security camera, I could pick (the suspicious looking character) him out for you.” To that he replied. “That doesn’t record.” And then he turned to the equipment desk guy and said. “Look out for a six -foot white guy with brown hair.” This was exactly the description I had given him. Exit the police. Why isn’t the camera recording? So the camera doesn’t record, then why is it situated where someone is always sitting? If it was up to me, that camera would be where no one is watching; i.e.
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l letters@imprint.uwaterloo.ca the rear exit of the guy’s locker room where the thief is surely escaping. If it was up to me we would have more than one camera, and they would be recording. I think this is another case of the university recognizing a problem and taking half measures, not really correcting them. I’m not writing his article because I’m bitter. Heck, I lost $60 playing poker last week. I’m writing this article because I’m wondering if anyone actually wants to catch this thief, or prevent future thefts. I know that my description of the suspicious looking person may or may not be the actual thief, but only a handful of people could have entered the change rooms at that time. With tapes of people entering the change rooms at the time of the various thefts and a little bit of detective work, surely we can come up with a description of the culprit. Maybe I watch too much Law and Order, but that description may even help us catch the thief! Imagine that. Then we can safely lock up our possessions at the PAC without fear of someone cutting our lock and stealing our stuff. Unfortunately due to either indifference or incompetence, that may not happen for a long time. — Tommy Li 1B Chemical Engineering
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Mark Stratford BIG EARS BURNING Boy howdy, I love my stories. Yes, I have been bitten by the soap opera bug. But not just any soap opera, and certainly not any being cranked out by American sleazebag writers nowadays. I’m talking about that fantastic touchstone of all our lives, Degrassi Junior High. You can keep The O.C. and all those other hour-long anorexia infomercials. If you want drama that really hits home, you need the acne-covered faces, melodramatic plotlines and always natural and sincere (read: bad) performances of the Degrassi cast. Hell, during the year I spent in Ron Eydt Village, I sometimes secretly thought of my roommate and I as the Arthur and Yick of V2! Not that he was aware of that. When they brought back the Degrassi reruns in my high school salad days, I was hooked. And why not? In high school, I was often repressed, depressed and in need of a consistent emotional
outlet. Much the same way trophy wives need daytime soap operas to soothe the fact that they’ve wasted their lives, those old episodes of Degrassi did a great job of convincing me that my problems were kinda petty, what with Spike getting pregnant and Joey failing Grade 8 and all. Now that I have digital cable (and that’s not bragging because it’s not like I can afford it), I can watch it all over again, thinking to myself, “at least my life didn’t crumble before I hitmy teens like it did for some of these characters.” The thing is, I always assumed that by the time we hit university, the drama would be left behind. I figured everyone would be mature enough not to cattily turn on old friends in the name of jealousy or sex politics, and far too busy with schoolwork, extra-curriculars and home ownership to fuss over red-light teenage attention-grabbers like diet pills and suicide notes. And I figured that the abandonment of all that crap would only bring us all closer. Instead, I find myself in my last year — a time when I must establish the most important ties in my life so I can bronze them for future preservation — and I feel like I’ve lost touch with everybody. See COMMUNICATION, page 11
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According to the Queen’s Journal, the student paper at Queen’s University, the closest anyone came to criticizing the use of race in admissions during the senate meeting at which the policy was passed, was when a student asked if it was fair that the policy didn’t extend to all minority groups. It is disturbing that debate on such a serious issue was so slight at an institution of higher learning. To their credit, the policy’s creators avoided the typical pitfalls of a strict quota system, using “an individual’s life experiences, kinship and community relationships as indicators of aboriginality” rather than a strict racial qualification and not requiring that the ten spaces be filled each year. Under a typical system in the U.S., the same benefit is bestowed to someone from a suburban, upper middle class, two parent, professional family as someone from an urban ghetto, living with a single mother and working to help pay the bills — the only important qualification is that they are both black. The problem with the program is that it still primarily uses race as the qualifying factor, even if it targets a slightly narrower group among all those who claim native ancestry. It should be acknowledged that there are serious problems with the reserve system in Canada; the state of native people in our country is a national disgrace. On virtually every social
indicator — suicide rates, levels of alcoholism, life expectancy, family violence and poverty rates for example — the native population is significantly worse off than the non-native population. Given this, it’s hardly surprising that the enrollment of native students in post-secondary institutions is far below their prevalence in the Canadian population. But by using “aboriginality” as a qualifying factor for special treatment, the university assumes that being a native person is inherently problematic. Besides the fact that this attitude is patronizing, it’s also manifestly incorrect. Although a number of social problems are concentrated within native communities, they are not exclusive to native communities. Possessing a native background is not tantamount to having a troubled background; this policy treats natives as though it is. The question that should have been asked during the senate meeting was why race or “aboriginality” needs to be a factor at all. People within nonnative communities face the same social problems natives face, just in proportionally fewer numbers. A policy that considers a student’s troubled background, regardless of race, would be a fairer, non-prejudicial way to help both native and non-native students succeed in university when they otherwise would never receive a chance. mkerrigan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
If you’re like me, most of your loved ones either attend other schools or leave for co-op jobs just as the rapport is beginning to rebuild; as for the friends who stick around, working around everybody’s schedule is a freaking nightmare. Sadly, the only thing keeping everybody connected is the one thing we should be done with: drama. The only reason people seem to go out of their way to make contact — by e-mail, phone, MSN or what have you — is to announce something extremely wonderful or extremely terrible that has happened to somebody in the social circle. More often than not, it is news of the tragic variety, such as a friend severely betraying one another or a medical emergency. Accordingly, casual conversation and genuine interests in
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each other’s most trivial shit has fallen by the wayside. I have gone from a sort of brotherhood with my REV floormates and an undying bond to my fellow high school survivors to an almost fully eroded connection to the former and passing memories of the latter. We are so strapped for time that communication only seems to be worth it when we can deliver the kind of news that impacts each other’s perceptions forever; this satisfies our selfish need to always affect other people in ways we don’t always have business to. I’m preparing for the job market now — I’m way too old for this. I will try to make the first move, as I am just as guilty as anyone of losing touch. Normally I wouldn’t use this column space to speak so candidly to my own friends, but I think it is a worthwhile vessel and maybe there are others who feel the same as I do.
(Besides, with midterms and stuff, grist for the writing mill has been slight; Dean Whelton of Unconventional Conformity fame suggested I fill this space with a documentary on clocks, and I momentarily considered it.) In my last few months at UW, I will remind all my friends that they rule. I implore everyone to pick up the phone or send little e-mails to everybody, not to reveal who stabbed who in the back with what, but just to say hey and show some interest; I sent an e-card to all my closest friends at Christmas and it was a big hit. I want to remain connected to everyone, but I also want the connection to be genuine, not forced — what better way is there to end the drama? Oh, and everybody, feel free to email me too, huh? mstratford@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Tantalizing fruit parfait Sarah Allmendinger IMPRINT STAFF
If you’re tired of racking up the calories with cookies, cakes, brownies, chips and all that other junk food, you should try and make something that still hits all the right buttons but doesn’t make you gain weight just by looking at it. This dessert or snack will also get rid of the winter blues and help you remember what summer tastes like. Here’s how to use some lipsmacking fruits to make a treat you can’t resist. Exotic Fruit Parfait
1 16 oz can of sliced pineapple 2 16 oz cans of pineapple juice 1/4 cup of powdered
pectin 2 tangerines, peeled, pitted, and segmented with all pith removed 1 cup whipped cream 1 pint raspberries, washed 1/4 cup toasted almond slices (see method below) 1/4 cup sugar six martini glasses Strain the pineapple juice through a fine mesh strainer. Bring the pineapple juice up to a boil in a stainless steel pot. In a small bowl, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar and the pectin. Whisk the sugar and pectin mixture into the heated pineapple juice and simmer for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Strain once again through a fine mesh strainer into a small pitcher or measuring cup. Pour the liquid into six martini
glasses, filling only halfway, and reserve the remaining liquid. Place tangerine segments and fresh raspberries into each glass, and place in the freezer for 15 minutes so the parfait can set. After 15 minutes, remove the parfait from the freezer. Pour the remaining pineapple juice mixture into each glass. Place a sliced pineapple ring and the remaining fruit into the glasses. Chill the parfait in the refrigera- t o r overnight. It is not necessary to cover the glasses, but you may do so if you wish. Place remaining sugar and heavy cream into a mixing bowl of a standing electric mixer. Using the whip-
ping attachments, whip the sugar and cream until medium stiff peaks are achieved. Place whipped cream into a pastry bag. Remove parfait from the refrigerator and garnish with whipped cream, a fresh raspberry and the ground, toasted almonds. sallmen@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
A romantic Valentine’s party with Heramb Heramb Ramachandran IMPRINT STAFF
I was reading Imprint two weeks ago and got some suggestions for V-Day. Unfortunately, being detached, I couldn’t munch some random chick’s bush. So I improvised and threw a singles party. A singles party requires careful planning. Nah, you just invite lonely chicks over and play love songs on your MP3s. That’ll set the mood. Krazy Korean and I organized it. To ensure attendance we promised free weed at the gate, which consisted of my mom’s dried basil. Booze run: Krazy Korean and I went to the LCBO to buy moodaltering beverages. I bought Goldschlager, which is Swedish for “10 kilos of sugar mixed with extra sweetened cinnamon and a tablespoon of maple syrup fused together with rubbing alcohol.”
The next step was decorating the apartment in a romantic theme. We bought ten candles on sale from Shopper’s Drug Mart at two for $0.49. Cashier charged us five bucks initially but we’re like, “yo man, it be two for $0.49! Don’t play us like that.” He rectified the situation. Then we stuck the candles in old Corona bottles for more romanticism. Krazy Korean burned my couch. Asshole. Within hours the people arrived. Thankfully my plan was executed to perfection. I called so many chicks that even if a bunch of them cancelled, the ratio would still be in balance. Hey, after four years of sausage fests, Herambone takes notes. By 11 o’clock, Krazy Korean decides to assert himself so he chugs half the Goldschlagger. Now things get interesting. I guess he needed some fresh air so he ran out of the apartment and started a marathon along Bloor Street. I have
never seen public drunkenness on this scale before. Krazy Korean was always Krazy, but damn, after that chug he became Quazy with a Q! Even the usual Bloor street drunks were like, “hey there hombre, take it easy!” My buddies chased Krazy Korean all along Bloor street cuz god forbid he gently passes out on a bed of feathers. And then before you can say, “say what muthafucka!” Krazy Korean stops and starts talking to two trannies. Ah, the classic tranny stop. He was later brought home. He did slip on ice and bust up his knee real bad and bled profusely in my washroom, but that was a minor detail. During this chase, the women kept pouring into my party. All of a sudden these high school girls dropped by. They were acquaintances of Krazy Korean who clearly shopped at the Ho Depot. Herambone gave them the brown fist of approval.
So I approach one high school girl: “so, what are your plans after you graduate?” I said. “Well, I’m doing grade 12 for the third time,” murmured Ho Depot girl #1. Well, she doesn’t have a defeatist attitude. And she had a skirt shorter than that Austin Powers midget. Accompanying these girls were three loser guys. The three loser guys were aspiring hip-hop artists. Then they started to rap for us. They all looked like Shaun Desman but fatter. But they sounded like Shaun Desman rapping. Within minutes we booted them out. Then Krazy Korean came back to the party. Obviously Krazy Korean impressed the ladies with his blood stained pants and general loss of mental functioning. By the end of the night, he pulled the classic drunk phone call to a girl’s answering machine:
“Hey Sarahhhhh, I really miss you. I’m so into you. I love you. (insert 4 males telling him to shut the fuck up in background) Hey guys, what’s up! What you mean shut up. Fuck off, I’ll say bye to her if I want to say bye to her. Hey Opheila, I love you. You mean the world to me and I want to say sorry if I didn’t speak to you at the party. But there was this other girl with porn star lips! But she means nothing to me. Not like you.” By this time, the sleep and booze buzz are taking its toll on the guests and conversation is making less and less sense. But there are always memorable drunken exchanges: Random Guest: “Hey guys, have you ever stuck your finger in your butt hole?” Krazy Korean: “Wait, which finger?” hramachandran@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Out with mom Cari Mason
12° NORTH Merchandise, people, food and garbage combined make the market streets difficult to navigate, yet the momentum of the crowd makes dawdling impossible. It is after a long day of walking in the heat that I find myself here, closely pressed against my neighbours, trying to find a ride home. I have my skirt hiked to my knees, avoiding sewer spillage on the road and enabling me to walk quickly enough as I am propelled forward by the moving traffic. Searching for a soutrama, I hear a hiss from behind a mountain of fruit. Ignoring it at first — a hiss in the market is usually a plea from the vendor to buy something — I continue to walk forward, but then I hear it again, fierce and persistent and a woman’s face appears from between a pile of bananas. With her hand she motions at me to pull down my skirt, her vehemence clearly articulating that she thinks me utterly scandalous. I drop the hem of my skirt quickly, embarrassed, think-
ing and wondering silently to myself: “had I gone too far? Had my skirt hem really been that high? And, my god, am I wearing underwear today?” I find my soutrama and climb on like a duly reprimanded child, thinking myself classless for showing so much skin in a Muslim country when the baby beside me, snuggled into his mothers lap, begins to whimper. Before his cry reaches it’s potential magnitude, his mother reaches beneath the swathes of clothing that cover her unbridled breasts and exposes them for all of the riders to see. All of this is done employing a practicality I use when reaching into my pocket for change. I am amazed and skeptical all at once. While my calf has become the leading role in the wet dreams of the market place boys, nobody bats an eye at the exposed breasts of a mother feeding her child. This is not the first time I have seen a baby being fed on the soutrama. In fact, these little green buses seem to be a favoured feeding place among mothers. The advantages are clear: a steady few minutes away from the blistering heat of the sun and the demands of the street, a spot to sit and a few precious moments with nothing else to do. See MALI page 14
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Wined and dined in the cold capital Tim Mollison IMPRINT STAFF
Vineyards Wine Bar and Bistro 54 York Street Ottawa, Ontario Should you happen to be in Ottawa soon, although the ice sculptures are no longer and the world’s longest skateway in the world’s second coldest capital city may have turned to slush, culinary delights await you in the city’s famed ByWard Market. Vineyards Wine Bar and Bistro, nestled in the heart of this charming district, was the establishment of choice for three young tourists on a busy Saturday night where other restaurants in the area had a waiting time of 30 minutes or more. Upon entering Vineyards, however, we were to encounter the first quirk of the evening: there was no waiting list, no reservations to be had and we were to seat ourselves. After waiting five minutes, a table became free and we immediately claimed it. The décor of the packed restaurant was pleasantly dark and pub-like and a few groups were seen simply conversing over bottles of wine. “Wine flights,” for the amateur taster, are $8.95, include three two-ounce glasses of a particular wine (such as three Chardonnays or three Cabernet-Savignons) and are provided with a tasting guide and grading
sheet. Their wine list has some decent wines by the glass and a few in the bottle in the $25 to $33 range and many much more expensive choices. We opted for a $28 Gewurztraminer, and encountered the second quirk of the evening: we had to go to the bar to get our wine, where the bartender was quite pleasant and let us try the wine before we bought it (as the one we picked was also sold by the glass). Finally, Vineyards’ menu is diverse, to say the least. Appetizers range from $6 to $14 and include mussels, deep fried camembert wheels and fresh oysters on the half shell. We were on a limited time frame, so we skipped right to the entrées, which range from the “twelve dollar french fries” (with “magnificent side order of sirloin steak and caesar salad”) to shrimp and scallops in a variety of sauces. The fresh bread and butter (provided on the tables and replenished regularly) kept us busy until our entrées arrived. Among us, we chose coquilles St. Jacques ($15), shrimps and scallops in provençale sauce ($17) and shrimps and scallops in butter cajun sauce ($17). The wine we ordered (white, Gewurztraminer Baden, served chilled) was tart and spicy but also slightly sweet. It was easily drinkable and the perfect companion for shellfish. The coquilles St. Jacques was attractively presented although a couple of burned spots somewhat detracted from the experience. The promised side of
garlic mashed potatoes was slightly disappointing as they were a bit dry and rather lacking in flavour. The delightfully tender scallops came in an impressive portion for their price and the cream sauce surrounding them was pleasantly well-seasoned. The promised house vinaigrette was nowhere to be found on the chef’s salad, but the generous portion of very fresh romaine, sliced mushrooms, and tomatoes still hit the spot. The provençale sauce on my companion’s shrimps and scallops left something to be desired, as the sweet tomato sauce clashed too much with the wine’s sweetness. Both shrimps and scallops entrées were served with a healthy portion of fluffy, tender brown rice, and a set of undercooked (albeit fresh) mixed vegetables. The cajun butter sauce on my shrimp and scallops was absolutely divine. With just the right texture in the beautifully tender shellfish and just the right dose of heat, this dish approached orgasmic. I literally felt like I was floating when I took my first bite. We were all, sadly, on a tight schedule so we had no time for dessert. Fortunately the service was fast, pleasant and efficient. Dinner for three with wine, tax and a reasonable tip cost $100. If you’re looking for a pleasant night out or a date location in Ottawa, this is it. tmollison@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Mali: natural born mothers riding the soutrama Continued from page 13
The mothers here, some of them barely beyond childhood themselves, command my respect with the amount of confidence and pride that they take in feeding their children. Bearing none of the clumsiness I have seen in many North American mothers, their capabilities seem to come from an innate understanding of human life. But perhaps this is more a result of upbringing than anything else. Just as Malian mothers differ greatly from the mothers I have seen at home, the children here are different as well. It can be seen in their eyes, ancient and understanding beyond their years and observed in their behaviour. It seems that until they are able to walk, they are the constant companions of their mothers, who hide them within the billowing folds of their dresses by tying them to their backs with small rectangular pieces of cloth. The child’s protruding feet and a small tuft of hair are often the only signs of their existence within these bundles. Though great tenderness is shown to these children, practicality and necessity remain the driving force of life here and as it would hinder her daily routine
it is rare to see a woman with more than one child in tow. It is instead older siblings and cousins who are given the job of caring for the younger ones. Observing these wild bunches of children who roam the streets unhindered by parents, I believe without a doubt, that it is here that these future mothers learn what it is like to have a family of their own. The girls busy themselves tending and feeding, while the boys play the role of preacher and protector. Fathers remain conspicuously absent in their children’s lives. But this does not mean that men here don’t look forward to having children of their own as well. A close friend of mine here recently shared his dreams of a family with me, saying that his wish is for his children to be great soccer players. During an animated explanation he said, “on the day of his baptism, I will ask all of my friends and family to bring soccer balls as gifts to ensure that he will someday play soccer like a champion.” In Canada it is hockey, in Mali it is soccer; apparently the dreams a parent has for their children are universal, even on different sides of the globe. cmason@imprint.uwaterloo.ca CARI MASON
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Oscar time is here Margie Mansell IMPRINT STAFF
JULIAN APONG
The performing paradox Andrea Kerswill UNHEARD OF Practise makes perfect. That was my mother’s motto when forcing me to skate my ass off during my figure skating lessons. I remember getting off the ice with horribly blistered toes, purple knees and the biggest smile on my face. If I couldn’t land a jump, she’d make me take my skates off and practise it on the ground. Once I had done it at least 20 times, she would send me back out on the ice until I landed the jump. And every time, without fail, I would land the jump and I’d get to finally go home — and she wasn’t my private coach, she was my mother. This was my introduction to the world of performing. Figure skating is much like the performing arts because of its demonstrative nature and its ability to be a showcasing of artistic beauty and physical nature. If my mother hadn’t spent endless hours pushing me, I wouldn’t have made it to the nationals. And now, as I practise the art I adore, acting, I find that additional shove is missing. Building as an artist in the world of the theatre takes much dedication and much persistence. Each actor has their own technique to make their performance unique and meaningful. And its tough, hard, grueling work. After taking four months off from acting, I jumped in head first to a show with the Galt Theatre in Cambridge. After nailing the audition, I was absolutely thrilled to learn that I had a lead in the show. It was an amazing feeling — knowing that I would be rehearsing three times a week for the next three months. However, once the rehearsals started, my umph quickly fizzled. Instead of leaving the theatre smiling, after rehearsal, I walked out of the theatre frustrated and missing that high that I catch from being on stage. Something was
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definitely missing. After hours of bitch sessions with fellow actors and confidantes, I realized that I either needed to toughen up or give my mom a call and beg her to wait in the wings. Recognizing that the latter wasn’t such a hot idea, I decided to pinpoint what it is about the arts that can be so amazing while at the same time can be so damn awful. There is quite a difference between pleasing oneself in rehearsal for any art, be it music, writing or acting and pleasing your fellow band mates, editors or director. I was so frustrated after every rehearsal because I wasn’t following what I had always been taught. It’s either those blistered toes again or many, many nights wishing I had done something about it. True art is about forcing yourself to put your will to the test all the time. It is a constant battle that is only won when you are satisfied. When my director told me it was good that I was “trying so hard,” I decided to spend hours each day in front of the mirror blurting out lines. It may seem odd to the non-artsy folk and maybe even odd for my roommates as they wondered whom I was talking to, but for actors it becomes their saving grace. It seems as though finding out what you can really do lies in what you will force yourself to do, even though you really hate it. I was never one for winging rehearsals, but when your director constantly rubs his chin with nervous looks, you have to wonder what you are doing wrong. In recent rehearsals, I have started to pretend as though my mom is there. She’s telling me to get up and do it again until I land the line the way I should. And since then, my director has decided to remove his hand from his chin. It makes me appreciate other artists all that much more for their integrity and durability when watching them onstage. Their stomachs are jumping out of their throats just like mine and their hopes to produce a great show are high, just like mine. They are testing their will, they are testing their strength and hopefully they will finish the show with great big kiddish smiles on their faces. akerswill@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
It’s time again for the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards. This year, like years before, is filled with heated debate on who should win the Oscars, the most coveted awards in the film industry. Predictions nowadays are much more politically driven than in the past. It seems as though the nominees favoured to win Oscars fall within two distinctions: those who should win based on artistic merit and those who will win based on the popular vote. A good example of this is Peter Jackson’s Lord of The Rings: Return of the King. Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002) were both nominated and lost to A Beautiful Mind and Chicago respectively. Thus, many critics believe that the third is favoured to win best picture as a reward to Jackson for the entire trilogy even though Return of the King may not necessarily deserve it. Compared to what Return of the King is up against, the independent films Lost in Translation and Mystic River have higher structural merit. It’s almost a shame they can’t create a separate award to recognize the trilogy as a whole and leave Return of the King out of the best picture race. Another politically driven category is best actor. Artistically speaking, Bill Murray should win for his performance as an actor going through a midlife crisis in Lost in Translation. He did win best actor at the Golden Globes this year. However, it is more likely that Johnny Depp will win for his performance as the swashbuckling pirate, Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. How ironic is it to have a comedic actor nominated for a
serious role and a dramatic actor nominated for a comedic role? Even though Depp’s performance brought an “okay” film into a smash hit, it wasn’t the best performance of his lifetime as Murray’s was. Even Ben Kingsley, probably the best actor overall in the category, won’t win the popular vote. One blockbuster that is sure to sweep many categories is Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Nominated for ten awards, including directing, visual effects, and cinematography, it surely won’t go home empty-handed (Maybe Russell Crowe is a good luck charm for winning Oscars considering Gladiator won five of the 12 it was nominated for in 2000). The power struggle between independent films and blockbusterstyle films isn’t so pronounced in the categories short film live action, short film animated, documentary feature and documentary short subject. Blockbuster films don’t usually fall under those categories. It is unfortunate that these types of films and also films from the animated feature and foreign language categories are rarely nominated for best picture. Finding Nemo is an excellent example of an original screenplay nominee that also wasn’t nominated for best picture. It raises a difficult question: are we awarding films based on their entertainment value or on their quality as a visual art form and is there a distinction? Does a film have to be a fictional full-length feature to be considered for the best picture category? Does a film also have to be a huge success in the box office to be considered? Hopefully this year’s winners will, in retrospect, deserve their awards. For a complete list of the nominees, go to www.oscar.com. mmansell@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
UW to crown music champ Arda Ocal IMPRINT STAFF
In a great effort to cultivate the efforts of local UW talent, the Bombshelter Pub is organizing a Battle of the Bands on March 12. For the past month, Bomber management have been collecting demos, and in a week’s time, that list will be trimmed to six or seven acts, who will perform at the battle. There are a lot of established musicians attending UW who might be part of the competition. Leading the speculations are Grad House regulars The Smokestacks, along with acoustic veteran Matt Antaya (who also hosts the Bomber’s “Open Mic” nights on the last Tuesday of every month). Both are early picks to win the event, however the field is wide open, explains panel member Garick Stevenson. “I have so many CDs and demos, I haven’t even gone through all of them yet.” The beauty of the battle is that it is not exclusive to “bands” — musicians from any and
all genres of music were invited to apply. The only constraint to the application is that at least one song submitted must be an original. This certainly increases the appeal of the show, and also complicates the difficult task of selecting a winner. The winning act will be paid to play at the Bomber or Fed Hall (either as a headliner or as support for a touring act, at the management’s discretion). As well, they will win a live-to-air instudio performance on CKMS 100.3FM’s program “AoK: The Pre Bomber Show,” and a guaranteed track on the upcoming UW Talent Compilation CD, due out in September. When the selection is finalized, the complete list of acts performing at the Battle of the Bands, along with sample music and bios, will be found at AoK Online (www.ckmsfm.ca/aok). Selected bands will also be contacted. Make sure you are there on March 12th as the Bomber crowns a new champion of UW music! aocal@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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The golden age of science fiction revisited John Paul Curry SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
It is the best of times: personal freedoms at all time highs, artificial intelligences allow for immortality, the sun has been tamed, Jupiter has been ignited and our solar system thrives. Welcome to The Golden Age. It is months until the Transcendence, where all of civilization will be joined in thought as one entity. But all is not well. Phaethon, our lead character, is told that he is not who he thinks he should be. In a brief moment, as he turns his sense-filter off, he sees a colleague. Although his business partner fully recognizes Phaethon, he has no memory of him. His memories have been edited, without a reason he can discern. So starts one of the grandest space operas of all time, ranging from low earth orbit to the bottom of the ocean, from far Neptunian space to within the core of Sol itself. As Phaethon investigates his past, he
remembers more of what made him the man he was: his ambitions, his dreams, his ship. In a bid to colonize vast regions of space, Phaethon built the Phoenix Exultant. A starship hundreds of kilometers long, made of indestructible crystadimantium, the fastest ship ever built. But his dreams were crushed, his starship taken from him and entire centuries were removed from his memory, why? On his quest for the answer, Phaethon is attacked. A mind virus attempts to cripple his mind and leave him for dead. And so, a new foe begins to show itself. John C. Wright, author of the novel The Golden Age, studied at St. John’s College in Annapolis. There he studied the great works of western literature — from Plato to Freud and then some. His has worked as a journalist and is a published science fiction writer. I had a chance to discuss some issues related to The Golden Age. JPC: Mr. Wright, it is obvious that you put a lot of time, thought and emotion
into writing The Golden Age trilogy. Wright: Perhaps not so much time as you might think. It only took me about nine months, start to finish and I wrote it in one draft. If the story is good, credit the muses who inspired me, not the author. In one of our previous correspondences, you mentioned that you wrote these works hoping that even a few readers would truly understand and appreciate it. Do you feel these hopes have been rewarded and have you had much feedback to support that? Yes, many people like the book, and it would be stony-hearted of me not to be pleased at their pleasure. I have received more compliments and more flattery than is healthy for me. I am glad I had children before I got published, otherwise it might have gone to my head and I might start thinking book-writing was important. You mentioned that you have a history in the newspaper industry, how did this prepare you for an undertaking as large as Golden Age? I learned how to write quickly and
to deadline. Unfortunately, years of writing pyramid-style at a six-grade vocabulary in sentence with all subject-verb-object structures may have caused me to over-react in the opposite direction, preferring opulence to clarity, symmetry to simplicity. What purpose did using Olympian names for the major characters serve? The only way a writer can create an illusion of a great span of time separating the future from the present day is by reminding the reader of those things that represent great spans of time, such as archaic names. Mr. Wright has painted for us a Sistine Chapel in text. This has been the most gripping novel I have ever read. Description pulls you in, while the plot leaves you dizzy with twists, turns and complete reversals. Like a fine wine, it lingers. Like a steak, it satisfies. If you like science fiction, you will enjoy The Golden Age. For the full interveiw with John C. Wright, check out Imprint online at www.imprint.uwaterloo.ca.
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The Grad House will put aside the pint glasses and turn the stage over to four bands for a night of rock extravagance on Thursday, March 4. The graduate student pub’s commitment to promoting local independent talent continues, with Better Than Everyone, Look What You Did, Masters and Moderns and the Viking Club all ready to get down and show this campus what it’s all about. The Viking Club is composed of vocalist Eric Warner, bassist Marc Lecompte (both Laurier students), rounded out by Michael Rosenberg on drums and Matt King on guitar. These four are no strangers to the independent music scene, with each member involved in at least one other project, mostly based in the Toronto scene: King and Rosenberg are members of Newfound Interest In Connecticut, with King also spending time in Date/Month/Year and Broken Wing. Rosenberg is also one-half of the duo that makes up Better Than Everyone and Lecompte plays bass in Look What You Did, so they’ll have their work cut out for them Thursday night. Warner is working on another side project with members of the Postage Stamps as well as being one of Toronto’s premier independent concert promoters (he was voted “best concert promoter” of 2003 by the readers of Toronto’s Eye Weekly). The Viking Club formed out of Warner’s desire to play in a band. In February of last year, Warner and members of Look What You Did started playing together and Warner says “we slowly progressed from there, eventually evolving into what we are presently.” And what are they presently? To give you an idea, the band has been compared to bands such as the Blood Brothers, Q And Not U and the Dis-
memberment Plan, among others. “I wanted to take a DC/San Diego slant to our sound, but it didn’t take shape like that until much later on — we grew off one another,” Warner says. It’s an exciting time for the Viking Club, who are recording an EP at the end of the month with Steve Clarkson, who also recorded the Contstantines’ Shine A Light. “We are [also] fortunate to be opening for one of my all-time favourite bands, Braid, in June,” says Warner. “Over the next few months [we] aim to continue playing shows, recording songs and trying to expose ourselves to as many people as possible.” Masters and Moderns are fourfifths UW students (guitarists Jon Neimi and Matt Nip, bassist Brad Woods and drummer Chris Inch), one-fifth U of Guelph (vocalist Dan Irvine) and have been playing shows in K-W and around the rest of south-
ern Ontario since early 2002. Their earlier material, released on the band’s debut album Wasted Skylines, draws heavily on the influence of bands like Penfold, but their newer songs follow a little more in the post-rock footsteps of groups like Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky. Masters and Moderns even got the chance to open for Explosions in the Sky last term in Toronto. “Playing with a band we love and that inspires us was nothing short of amazing,” says Nip. “I was really feeling the ‘after show buzz’ at EITS.” Even after playing on bills like the one above and more recently scoring an opening slot for Moneen, the time available to see Masters and Moderns may be drawing to a close. “With the majority [of the band] graduating [this spring], some of us are looking to get the travel bug out before school and work,” says Nip. “I don’t think our
goal has ever been to make it big, so it wouldn’t make sense to do it now.” However, Neimi says “we’ll probably be booking something big in KW in the summer…We’ll be looking to finish things off with a bang. You can bet that none of us are finished with music either. We may be spreading out across the country, but we still have a long life of rock music ahead of us.” Part of the summer bang includes plans to release their newly written material. “We haven’t decided where or when exactly, but keep an eye out for it,” says Neimi. “We’re basically going to spend all the money we’ve made as a band on this album, so hopefully it will turn out better than our debut.” Until then, you can get your fill of Masters and Moderns and the Viking Club on Thursday night. mcharters@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Brad Woods, Jon Neimi, Matt Nip, Chris Inch and Dan Irvine of Masters and Moderns.
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A mixtape for the reluctant dumper Caroline Wesley SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
Love. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay. It keeps you busy, I suppose. But whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more romantic than a good sentimental break up? Unless itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the over-indulgent break up mixtape? Next time you get the heave ho, or give the heave-ho, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get all bitter and depressed; get sentimental and maudlin! If you need help, download these songs and make a CD to moan by. Or, give it to your partner in gloom, and make them feel worse. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your call. Blue Train â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John Coltrane A good way to start off. Get yourself in a properly sombre mood with this 17-minute long gloomy jazz standard. The plus here is that it has no vocals to contradict your specific situation. You may recall the early nineties grunge-romance-angst classic movie Singles, where in the protagonist spends several weeks lying on the floor of his apartment listening to this song and neglecting his
personal hygiene. I Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Want to Get Over You â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Magnetic Fields This song is from the epic threedisc compilation The 69 Love Songs. If you want to explore the darkness and hilarity of love, just buy the box set and forget about this list. Pretty much every track will set your heart yearning for the someone-or-other who you love, you have loved, or has loved you. This track in particular explores the guilty joy of indulging post-break up angst, and I quote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could dress in black and read Camus/ smoke clove cigarettes and drink vermouth/ like I was 17/ that would be a scream/ but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get over youâ&#x20AC;?. Seeing Other People â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Belle and Sebastian The perfect song for the quasibreak up, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still hanging out with your inamorata, and arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure where things are going. The added bonus is, you can dance to this one, albeit alone. The One to Cry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Yo La Tengo Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ironic that the happiest couple
in indie-rock write so many good breakup songs. Georgia Hubbley and Ira Kaplan of the New Jersey-based Yo La Tengo know the pain of the reluctant dumper. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had to cut someone loose because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always running around on you, but you still have it bad for them, this is the song thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll set your heart a-twinging. Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;il Ole Wine Drinker Me â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dean Martin Deano was such a damn drunk, and infinitely superior to Ole Blue Eyes in this reviewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion. Taking refuge in alcohol is probably a pretty negative way to deal with loss, but it sure does help in the short term. Je tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aime et Mon Non Plus... â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin This French Ya-Ya standard is long, drawn out, and full of heavy breathing. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something very alluring about the arrogance of a man as unattractive as Serge Gainsbourg fending off the amorous protestations of swinging â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s icon Jane
Birkin whilst still getting busy with her. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Be Shallow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sondre Lerche This is the perfect track when you realize that things are â&#x20AC;&#x153;better this way.â&#x20AC;? Some of the lyrics, though still coated in the honeyed pop-perfection that puts newcomer Lerche up there with Paul McCartney and Rufus Wainwright, are quite scathing. For example: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all I want and nothing more, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not good enough.â&#x20AC;? Hit the Ground Running â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Smog Even though Smogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Callahan
is possibly the most depressing singer/ songwriter since Leonard Cohen, this song is a hopeful note to end the mix on. Driven by throbbing guitars and abetted by a choir of ghostly but cheerful school children, this song reminds the forlorn lover that all our past loves just provide us with relationship momentum in a way. Sighâ&#x20AC;Ś enjoyâ&#x20AC;Ś
Warsawpack is on their way Matt Charters IMPRINT STAFF
So you say youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a political activist? So you say youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re anti-capitalist? Antiwar? Anti-facist? You say youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never heard of Warsawpack? Poser. Warsawpack is a politically charged hip-hop/jazz/groove/rock/andeverything-else group from Hamilton, Ontario. Since their inception in July 1999, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been electrifying crowds all over Canada with their unique style and socially concious lyrics. Now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming to Bomber. On Friday, March 5, Warsawpack will be making a stop at everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite Feds-run pub. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently touring after releasing their sec-
ond album, Stocks & Bombs, on Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s G7 Welcoming Committee label. G7 Welcoming Committee is a haven for bands with a message like Warsawpack â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while they release music like an ordinary record label, they also release spoken word works from speakers like Howard Zinn and radical literature from authors like Noam Chomsky. The seven piece band features the regular bass-guitar-drums combo plus a couple of saxophones and some turntables. The band has been getting rave reviews lately for both their live performances and their newest album. The jam-like grooves of the band provide the perfect soundtrack for vocalist Lee Rabackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip-hop
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musings on everything from CNNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wolf Blitzer to Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new war on terror. Given the upcoming US election, there will probably be no shortage of material for the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage banter. If you feel like checking out one of southern Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most talked about acts, tickets are on sale now for $5 for UW students (advance) or $7 for non-students and at the door. mcharters@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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I have been to many a show in my paltry 22 years on this Earth but I have rarely been as entertained as I was last week. “Yo G, let’s go check out the Pocket Dwellers!” shouts my buddy into the receiver. “Who the fuck are the Pocket Dwellers?” I ask. “I’ve never heard of them before.” “Shit man, they are sick! I like them even better than Heiroglyphics Crew!” No way, I thought to myself. Better than Del the funky Homo sapien? That can’t be, can it? Fellow Imprinter Andrea was good enough to pick me up and we were off to Starlight; little did I know how sweet a night it would be. Already slightly juiced from a three pitcher night at Morty’s, the dim club did nothing to ruin my buzz. Embassy Crew took the stage first and started tossin’ lyrical bombs all over the place. They had a solid street crew style that will only get better with time and constant performance. They held the stage tight for a solid set that set heads a noddin’ all over the joint. Next up was Six Foot Groove with their Ontario take on ‘70s funk and soul. The band seemed slightly out of place after the Embassy Crew — I would have probably put them on before a rap act. The band was fairly tight, playing solid tunes; the duo female vocals tended to make the group sound like the B52’s. It was in all a really funky set which helped to set
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DJ S-Luv of the Pocket Dwellers shows the crowd his skills. the tone for what was to come next. The Pocket Dwellers set the stage on fire! I was not ready at all for the kind of tightness that this band was displaying. You have no idea: Nigel Williams was rockin’ the mic like a man possessed. Spittin’ lyrics with a conscious edge while the band followed every nuance of his flow like a Formula One driver on a public highway. The sickest part of the night was the insane skillz of the Dj S-Luv on the tables! I almost fuckin’ fell over
when he cut loose with his wankin’ skill, showin off a touch of slinky style. He culminated his exhibition with a fader play with his nose! God damn, it was hot. If you ever have the chance to catch the Pocket Dwellers live then do it, as they are one of the best live acts that I have had the pleasure to see. The Pocket Dwellers hail from the Toronto area and have been making music since 1996. gstevenson@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Coma Kid awakens K-W The Miniatures Coma Kid Maple Music
Grungy, overdriven guitars and soaring, warbling synths propel Coma Kid, The Miniatures’ latest album. Though this local act has been hangin’ around Kitchener-Waterloo since the mid- ‘90s, Coma Kid is their first proper release after a self titled debut in 2000 that sputtered due to lack of publicity. Fronted by head man Ian Smith (lead guitar/lead vocals), the Miniatures are anything but a little band. They sport six members in all: Nick Skalkos (drums/vocals), Chris Finn (guitar/vocals), Ryan Allen (bass), Kevin Hundt (keys) and Shawn Feeney (percussion). Such a surplus of musicians could very well hinder a band, cluttering sound and inspiring cacophonic melodies. However, Coma Kid manages to sound neither cluttered nor particularly discordant. Instead, though the band’s sound is full, and granted in some places fairly grunged and distorted, Coma Kid manages to hold it’s own ample yet not overly jumbled sound. At some points one even wonders what the other four band members must be up to. The first few tracks of the album are heavily weighted towards pop-infused, overdriven rock tunes. Standard catchy melodies flow persistently through
largely predictable chord changes and lead singer Ian Smith’s spot-on indieturned-bad-boy-rocker thick voice. Smith pulls off these tracks with the ease and sophistication of an artist who has long studied the form and function of the rock song. Though these are blueprint modern rock tunes, they are memorable in a guilty sort of manner and they inspire further listening. As the album progresses, tracks like “Great Divide” and “Detached Screen Writer” display the artistic versatility of this band. These tracks display original-
ity and promise in their genre-bridging compilation and truly accomplished form. Pop tunes like “Guts” and “Seeds” also break form in this album and add to its diversity. Overall, this album is an accomplished piece of work and a triumph to six guys from KitchenerWaterloo. Though it is easy to knock modern pop rock for what it is, these guys have nailed the genre and exploit it very well. Check out the new album at www.theminiatures.com Peter Sudmant, special to Imprint
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In the city of sin and excess with good old Mom David Carey DIET COKE HEAD This reading week I was lucky enough to visit the fabulous city of Las Vegas — with my mom. Actually, it all started unexpectedly after I sort of jokingly begged for a graduation trip throughout January. We booked our tickets last minute and got a really good package deal. So begins my story. At first it was a toss-up between the MGM Grand and the NewYork New York Hotel and Casino, but my mom was a little nervous about staying at the latter. You see in my mother’s mind, if there should be a terrorist attack (in Nevada) they might target a New York styled location. It was kind of cute in a weirdly ironic sort of way. So off we flew to the MGM Grand. Reportedly the biggest hotel in the world, MGM has over 5,000 rooms, five bars, two theatres, one club and thousands and thousands of slot machines. The two 24-hour Starbucks were also a nice plus. We discovered that all the big hotels in Vegas put the elevators as far away from the strip as possible. That way when you come back to your room you walk by all the
gambling and spend some cash. Devious! First up on our trip (after perusing our hotel’s lion habitat — honestly) were a few of the other hotels on the strip: NewYork NewYork, Paris and the Venetian. So we did the Vegas thing: had nachos on 34th Street, ate a baguette near the boulangerie and took a gondola ride along the canals. These three hotels had giant inner structures made up like city streets, complete with a baby blue sky and puffy white revolving clouds. Although certainly not convincing, it was the little things that were cool. For instance, the Parisian workers wore berets and the waitresses were dressed up like can-can girls. The highlight of our trip occurred in the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM hotel. For Valentine’s Day, my father bought my mother two tickets to see another Vegas classic: Tom Jones (seriously, I have the best family ever). Women threw panties, men danced in their seats. My mom and I shared knowing looks. It was kind of a thing. Everything in Vegas is an experience: the Freemont Street Experience, Star Trek: The Experience, etc. Even just walking down the strip assures a little bit of adventure. But for every gleam of excitement there is a perceived hint of danger and cheapness. You know what I mean: the Mob history, the gambling, the Elvis wed-
ding chapels. (I checked into that last one by the way — Elvis will marry you but the hula girl bridesmaids are optional, as are the theatrical fog and lighting effects.) With the possibility of doing anything comes the possibility of doing everything wrong. With the potential for hitting the jackpot comes the potential of losing it all. Some people call Las Vegas the City of Sin and they’re not far off. Lined up on the strip are dozens of Mexican workers handing out flyers advertising the many escort and exotic dance services available to tourists. In fact, the city’s slogan frankly describes the intended atmosphere: “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Maybe it was because I was with my mom, but I genuinely got a totally different Vegas vibe. Sure there was the hotel opulence, the seedy underside, the drinking-slash-gambling, but it felt more like a Diet Coke Head Disney World than anything else. It might seem odd for me to be writing about this in my arts column, but what screams pop culture more than neon lights and the Rat Pack’s playground? The intended luxury of it all was perhaps a little over the top, but the Vegas I saw wasn’t cheap or trite. More than kitsch value, it had an odd sort of class. And it was an unexpected surprise. Vegas baby, Vegas. dcarey@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
DAVID CAREY
The Rat Pack, still looking great after all these — wait, who’s that on the right?
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Trans fats: the invisible enemy
Lax labelling rules leave Canadian consumers unaware Erin L. Gilmer IMPRINT STAFF
dinners — that’s hard.” In fact, most processed foods are high in trans fats. And don’t forget “Trans fats should be labelled, or french fries, which are often deep even banned.” Most of us have heard fried in vegetable oil shortening or these types of sentiments about trans hydrogenated oils. fats, but how many of us actually What’s worse is that right now, know what trans fats are and why most companies do not label trans they’re so harmful? fats. To determine how much trans T h i r t y - s i x - y e a r - o l d C o l i n fat there is in your food, you can either Davidson suffers from a genetic heart add all the types of fats together and condition and so it has been crucial subtract them from the “total fat,” or for him to monitor his diet, includ- look at the ingredients list for hydroing his intake of trans fats and satu- genated oils. rated fats. The process of hydrogenation, “I was told by my doctor that where liquid oil is changed into a trans fats are even solid fat, creworse for your ates trans fats, health than satusuch as with “Whenever I see rated fats because stick margatrans fatty acids rines. So if a ‘hydrogenated’ on harden the artery product conthe label then I wall, making it tains hydroprone to cracking,” genated oils know it has trans said Davidson. then it also fats and I won’t “Then the body contains trans goes to form a clot fats. buy it.” in the cracked area.” “Whenever This clotting can I see hydrocause a heart attack. genated on the Rhona Hanning, a dietition and label then I know it has trans fats and professor in health sciences said “trans I won’t buy it,” said Davidson. fats act like saturated fats in the body.” Looking for hydrogenated oils According to the FDA, studies doesn’t always work, though, since have shown that “higher intakes of some labels only list vegetable oil. In saturated and trans fats and dietary these cases, the oil used is often cheap cholesterol raise lower density lipo- palm or coconut oils which are very protein (LDL) cholesterol in the high in saturated fat. blood.” This, in turn, raises the risk According to Hanning, “oil rich in for coronary heart disease. monounsaturated fatty acids (e.g. Davidson has had to become a canola oil, olive oil) or polyunsatudetective, looking for trans fats in rated fatty acids (e.g. corn oil, safflower everything he buys. oil, some margarines, e.g. Becel) are When asked what it’s like to cut preferred choices.” back on trans fats Davidson explained, The imprecise labelling regarding “It’s extremely hard. Any commer- trans fats presents a huge problem for cially prepared baked good [contains Canadian consumers and the Canatrans fats]; muffins or doughnuts dian government recognizes this. from Tim Horton’s, crackers, anyHealth Canada is in the process of thing like that. Even heat and serve putting together labelling regulations
for trans fats. “When our labelling is in full force and effect, we will have the best science-based nutritional labelling of any country in the world,” Health Minister Anne McLellan has said. Others believe that labelling is not enough. In fact, we have known about the relationship between trans fats and cholesterol for 20 years and yet they’re still being put in foods — not only in processed foods, but in our favourite fast food and even fancy restaurants. Winnipeg NDP MP Pat Martin, informed CTV “We know trans fatty acids are really bad for you and it’s the duty and obligation to eliminate them from the food supply system altogether — not just label them.” There are some health-conscious companies that are switching over from hydrogenated products, including Voortman, Pizza Pizza, and FritoLay. Consumers should be warned, however, that replacing trans fats with saturated fats does not solve the health problems caused by the former, the transition is only useful when a healthy alternative is added. One way to help identify trans-free foods is the lack of an expiry date. Foods without trans fats contain oil that will eventually go bad, and won’t last on shelves for more than a few months. “No safe level [of trans fats] has been defined,” said Hanning. “It’s best to try to keep intake as low as possible.” According to a CTV report on trans fats, Canadians consume an average of 10 grams of trans fats per day. egilmer@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Trans facts CTV News sent five common fast foods to be tested for trans fats. This is what they found. Five small chicken nuggets from a fast food chicken outlet contained nearly 4 grams of trans fats. An apple danish from a doughnut shop contained about 2.7 grams of trans fats. Two vegetable spring rolls from a Chinese takeout contained about 1.7 grams of trans fats. One fillet of battered fish from a fish and chips restaurant contained about 1.2 grams of trans fats. In two slices of pizza there was about 1 gram of trans, mostly in the crust.
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Waterloo residents get a reminder about where their water comes from.
Water in danger KW development may threaten the safety of our water supply Neal Mougk-Soulis IMPRINT STAFF
Seventy-five per cent of the Region of Waterloo’s municipal drinking supply comes from groundwater. There are over 100 surface pumps that remove water from aquifers, geologic units where water is stored between grains of sand or in rock fissures. The Region of Waterloo has recently posted signs around the region warning people that the pumps are in areas that are sensitive to runoff. By the spring, they hope to have 128 signs posted. “These signs are a visible reminder to everyone that we all have a role in protecting our ground and surface water,” said Regional Chair Ken Seiling. “It is a responsibility we all share.” The signs serve as a visible reminder to residents that the majority of the City of Waterloo is built on an aquifer. The signs mark areas that are particularly sensitive to runoff with distance markers beneath them. The signs also provide the number for the Region of Waterloo’s water service, with a direct line for spill emergencies. Runoff from road-salt is a particular problem. All of the salt that is spread to melt ice on the pavement eventually finds its way into the water table. The City of Waterloo recently undertook efforts to try to reduce the city’s dependency on road salt in order to try to limit the amount that runs off into the aquifers. Local residents can help to reduce the runoff problem by reducing their use of road salt, limiting the applica-
tion of fertilizers and properly disposing of hazardous household waste. “It’s always important to avoid chemical spills and minimize the use of salt and fertilizers, but even more so in the vicinity of sensitive groundwater supply areas,” said Eric Hodgins, manager of Water Resource Protection. Protecting aquifers from development has been an issue in the region as the municipal areas spread out. The Conestoga Expressway, originally planned in the 1960s was meant to completely circle the Kitchener-Waterloo area, but construction was halted in the north-western corner when environmentally sensitive areas were encountered. More recently, developers have sought to continue residential and commercial development westwards on top of the Waterloo Moraine, at the western boundary of the City of Waterloo. Similar to the Oak Ridges Moraine, this geologic feature provides a large portion of the drinking water supplied to the region. This section of the city, currently identified as Forested Hills, is one of the largest and most sensitive natural areas in Waterloo Region. It was also one of the first areas in Canada to be designated by a municipality as environmentally sensitive. The city councillors and staff are working with developers to come to a solution that will protect the maximum amount of green space while allowing development to continue. neal@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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E-mail à la Morse
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CHRISTINE BAKER
Ceremonies for the official opening of UW’s Centre for Environmental and Information Technology on Friday, February 27, featured the customary ribbon cutting — with robot SCORBOT-ER III doing the honours. The robot, which is used by students in an electrical and computer engineering class to learn the basics of robot dynamics and control, is used primarily to give students experience with commercial robots. Students “teach” the robot workspace positioning and then they must write programs so that the computer can complete measuring and sorting tasks. SCORBOT was recruited for the ceremony by special request of organizers. Programming for the cutting was done by ECE 486 lab instructor Kevin Luscott.
Crime Congress held this week in London, England. The annual event that draws together over 400 business leaders and technology experts who work through a variety of scenarios that makes the Internet seem no safer than 1920s Chicago. Extortion, shady employees and fraud could all be hiding in the cubicles of your employees. Quick, do you know what they’re thinking?
New @ Morse
Hell hath frozen over
The Morse code just got its first update since it was invented 160 years ago. Amateur radio enthusiasts around the globe were running into problems trying to exchange e-mail addresses due to the lack of a Morse character for the @ symbol. At last summer’s World Radio Conference, the Telecommunications Union, an arm of the United Nations that makes the international rules for the use of radio, struck a committee to look into, among other things, whether or not a Morse character for @ should be created. After six months, the committee came to the decision to create the new character. The new symbol “. - - . - .” is a fusion of the symbols for A and C. Canada is home to approximately 51,500 amateur radio enthusiasts.
A British professor believes that 80 per cent of US policymakers have accepted climate change “in principle.” Professor John Schellnhuber, of the University of East Anglia, told the BBC, “The administration is a prisoner of its own determination not to do anything that would affect the lifestyle of US citizens. “Perhaps, in a parallel with its stance on Iraq, it has chosen a certain position and will now not alter it for fear of losing face.” The only question is, which will come first? Losing face, or losing office?
Same crimes, different tools
Do criminals get any more sophisticated if you give them computers? Apparently not, according to the e-
Why?
The Ontario Science Centre has opened a new exhibit that asks the question: How do we know there was a “Big Bang” if no one was there to hear it? The exhibit, Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time, runs until September 6, 2004. nmoogk-soulis@imprint.uwtaerloo.ca
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UW wins postseason Battle of Waterloo Warriors move on to face McMaster Aaron Tomlin SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
This past Wednesday, the Warriors took part in the OUA West quarterfinals against Wilfrid Laurier. The Warriors put together a solid 40 minutes and were able to continue their season by winning 66-63. One big plus for Waterloo was that the game was to be played at the PAC, a privilege they earned last Saturday against Western. The Warriors travelled to Alumni Hall to face the Mustangs. In one of the most exciting, up-tempo games the OUA has seen in quite some time, the Warriors put together a superb game and won 95-91. It was one of those games that made you proud to be a Warrior. To make the win even more impressive, Waterloo was without key players due to injury. Second-year forward Michael Davis was out along with starting point guard Bryan Nichol, who is Waterloo’s emotional leader and rock solid floor general. The game began with an uptempo style that saw both teams trade buckets throughout the half. After strong performances by Mike Sovran and Dave Munkley, the Warriors found themselves up 47-45 at halftime. With the importance of the game in mind, the Warriors could easily have folded in the second half when Western made an early run. However, Waterloo was unflappable and withstood the charge. Even though it may not be evident by the score, Waterloo frustrated Western at the defensive end forcing them into 18 turnovers. With the game on the line, Waterloo executed Coach Kieswetter’s plan and were able to seal the victory. Five Warriors managed to reach double digits. Leading the way was Dave Munkley with 22 points and newly named OUA West second team all-star Mike Sovran with 18. Gerard Magennis also came up big knocking down big shots down the stretch, proving that his nerves are as rock solid as his game. With the win the Warriors were able to feel the comfort of their home gym. Not only was the game against rival Laurier, but the teams also split their two meetings this year during league play with Waterloo winning
Correction The cutline that appeared on the figure skating photograph on page 19 in the last issue of Imprint, Friday, February 20, incorrectly identified the skater’s school as Waterloo. Imprint apologizes for this error.
the most recent. Expectations were high and nerves were evident. During the playoffs, a loss means a long seven months to sit and think of what could have been. An immediate surprise was seeing Bryan Nichol run out with the team to participate in the warm-up. It was obvious that he was favouring his injured ankle and was limited to sparse time throughout the game. This meant that Waterloo would have to rotate different players to cover Nichol’s role. Dave Munkley started the game bringing up the ball. The momentum was already with Waterloo even before the game started. The Warriors were in front of one of the most impressive crowds seen this season. As a result, the Warriors came out gunning, establishing an early lead. Also, Laurier’s shot selection was as questionable as Janet Jackson’s jewelry selection. Laurier managed a late push to close the lead to two points at half-time. The second half saw much of the same back and forth action. Waterloo was able to stretch the lead to ten points, but saw that disappear after a series of costly fouls and turnovers. Third-year guard, Graham Jarman, began to set the pace by punishing the smaller Laurier guards. He also provided the play of the game when he stole the ball, got fouled and in a moment of adrenaline, attempted to dunk the ball after the play. Unfortunately he came up short only managing to awkwardly graze the front rim. The final two minutes saw a desperate Laurier fighting for their lives, constantly fouling to stop the clock. Unfortunately, they were able to hit some tough shots and found themselves with the ball with a chance to tie the game with five seconds left. The Warriors played great set defense and forced Laurier to shoot an awkward shot that came up short. The game saw a few mental errors, but the Warriors were able to stick to the game plan and pull out a huge victory. With the win, the Warriors will now travel to Hamilton to play McMaster in the OUA West semi-finals. Leading the way for the Warriors was Jarman who finished with a game high 25 points. Also playing strong was Andrew Coatsworth who provided solid interior defense. There is no room for excuses. Everything the Warriors have worked for is right in front of them. These last two games have shown that the Warriors can battle against all odds and achieve great things. Game time is at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Hamilton versus the McMaster Marauders.
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UW’s Dave Munkley concentrates on a free throw during the first half of Wednesday’s game.
Warriors pull off playoff upset Adam McGuire IMPRINT STAFF
It’s official — the Waterloo Warriors women’s basketball club has hit their stride at the perfect time. After closing out the OUA regular season with three wins in their final four games, the Warriors pulled off a postseason upset by crushing the third-seed Guelph Gryphons on Wednesday, February 25 by a score of 56-37 in the OUA West division quarterfinals. “We just played great defensively,” said UW head coach Tom O’Brien. “[Guelph] had only scored 17 points at halftime.”
The Guelph Gryphons were just the latest victim in UW’s improbable run that has seen them go without a defeat since Windsor beat them back on February 15. In their last five games, the Warriors have defeated Brock, McMaster and Western, building momentum that carried over into their first-round playoff game. While the victories against Brock and McMaster were impressive because UW trailed them both in the OUA West standings, the inexperienced but athletic Warriors squad made their biggest statement last Saturday, February 21 when they closed out their regular season with a 54-52 last-second victory over the first-place West-
ern Mustangs. It was apparent that after such a strong finish to the OUA schedule, the Warriors would have to be reckoned with come playoff time. “It’s great when you can get wins against big teams,” said O’Brien. The Warriors dominated against Guelph from the opening tip-off, as they contained the inside game of the Gryphons, forcing them to take numerous low-percentage shots. “The defense was key,” said O’Brien. “We felt with their inexperience, they would have trouble adjusting, so we changed defenses often and they got confused.” see UPSET, page 25
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Stampeders rope in Armstrong Adam McGuire IMPRINT STAFF
UWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Armstrong is about to get a kick at professional football. The 30-year-old Warrior football captain and 4-time OUA all-star punter and kicker inked a 2-year deal with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) last week, thrusting him onto one of the biggest stages of professional sport in Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just happy to have the opportunity,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong after signing his contract. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be a real challenge.â&#x20AC;? Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in accordance with team policy. But Armstrong describes the first year of his deal as â&#x20AC;&#x153;above the league minimum,â&#x20AC;? which is $35,000. Armstrong also added that the contract gives him a â&#x20AC;&#x153;substantial raiseâ&#x20AC;? for the final year of the deal. Armstrong finished his fifth and final season of varsity eligibility in the fall of 2003 when he handled the punting, placekicking and kickoff duties for the 2-6 Warriors. He was named to the 2001 CIS All-Canadian team and he set the Waterloo varsity record for longest field goal when he converted on a 53-yard attempt against Laurier last season. The foundation for Armstrongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jump to pro football actually began almost a year ago, when he attended a free-agent training camp with the CFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toronto Argonauts. Then this January, Armstrong and UW head football coach Chris Triantafilou sent out Warriors game film to numerous CFL teams highlighting the kickerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents. Armstrong had heard no re-
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Armstrong recently signed with the CFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calgary Stampeders. sponse from any of the teams until mid-February, when former CFL legend and Stampeders general manager/ head coach Matt Dunigan placed a phone call in to him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was obviously happy,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong of the call from Dunigan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was more surprised than anything.â&#x20AC;? Armstrong says that within a few days, the deal was done. He had to arrange a one-year leave of absence with his employers at UW, as Armstrong serves as the associate director of the software engineering program as well as a lecturer in the UW school of computer science. With the Stampeders kicking game up in the air, the UW veteran hopes to make his mark as the starting kicker with the Stampeders this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They [the Stampeders] said that they have reviewed tapes of five or six kickers and they liked me the best,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They told me â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;we
think you have the opportunity to play for us this year.â&#x20AC;? While the compliments of Armstrongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abilities are numerous, he is determined to continue working hard in the off-season in order to give himself a better chance at starting for the Stampeders this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to work hard,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to work my butt off [between now and training camp].â&#x20AC;? Armstrong adds that, although heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played football at numerous levels throughout his career, his time with UW was a big part of his development as a player and a person. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it says a lot about the program and the people we bring in here,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We work hard on and off the field [at UW]. I just want to show that to the world.â&#x20AC;? amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Andrew, a fourth year Arts student from London, Ontario, led the Warriors to a 95-91 win over Western on Saturday afternoon to clinch a home playoff game for Waterloo. Andrew had 14 points and 5 rebounds, including the Warriors final two field goals to secure the win. On Wednesday night vs. McMaster, Andrew had 24 points and 11 rebounds (double-double) in a tough 81-73 loss to the #7 ranked McMaster Marauders.
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Athletes of the Week Katie, a second year Recreation student from London, Ontario, led the Warriors to two victories this past week to round out the regular season. On Saturday afternoon at Western, Katie scored 11 points including the gamewinner with seconds remaining to upset the division leading Mustangs 54-52. On Wednesday vs. McMaster, Katie had 7 points and controlled the game from her guard position in a 5242 win over McMaster.
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Colorado University (CU) head football coach Gary Barnett should be fired immediately. In fact, Barnett should feel lucky that the university only placed him on the far too ambiguous â&#x20AC;&#x153;administrative leaveâ&#x20AC;? rather than axing him completely. After the sordid state of CUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football program became public knowledge, Barnett should have had a pink slip stapled to his forehead. It was bad enough when it was discovered that recruiting parties at CU included strippers and booze for high school-age football talents, but when former CU kicker Katie Hnida accused a number of unnamed one-time teammates of rampant sexual harassment and rape, Barnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football program became the most controversial issue in American collegiate athletics. And instead of complying and sympathizing, Barnett portrayed himself as the most chauvinistic man in a chauvinistic sport. Barnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst mistake as the CU
football coach turned out to be his last, at least for a while. At an impromptu press conference last week, Barnett was asked about the allegations made by Hnida, the only female football player in the NCAA. He claimed that his players â&#x20AC;&#x153;respect your abilitiesâ&#x20AC;? and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;not only was Katie a girl, but she was terrible.â&#x20AC;? Basically, Barnett suggested that Hnida experienced such horror at CU because she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a good enough kicker to earn the respect of her male colleagues. Not respecting a playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abilities is one thing, coach Barnett, but not respecting a human being is another. It is dangerous to completely condemn a man based on one, obviously stupid, series of comments. But these comments were beyond stupid, they were insensitive, ridiculous and borderline hate-fuelled. Remember, Barnett said â&#x20AC;&#x153;not only was Katie a girl, she was terrible.â&#x20AC;? As if being female was not bad enough, Hnida had the gall to have a few poor on-field performances! She was practically asking to be treated sub-human, right coach Barnett? These are the comments of a man that should not be trusted to mould 50 young men into productive members of society. And Barnett could have escaped this mess so easily. Instead of a clueless rant attacking an alleged rape victim, Barnett could have said just about anything else. He could have spouted some
generic administrative drivel like â&#x20AC;&#x153;The university is behind Katie and we are taking these allegations seriously.â&#x20AC;? He could have even said â&#x20AC;&#x153;No comment.â&#x20AC;? Sure, copping out of the question would have made Barnett look like a gutless pawn, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than looking like a sexist pig. Barnett could have easily diffused the situation and deflected the negative press away from his program, at least until these allegations were proven. Hnida gave us no reason to believe she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t telling the truth when she claimed she was the target of rude comments, inappropriate contact and in one instance, rape. And before CU could say â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like this for female athletes at every school,â&#x20AC;? Hnida showered praise upon her current football team at the University of New Mexico. Barnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments just fuelled the fires of doubt surrounding his shrouded program. But for the time being, Barnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments have earned him no more than a slap on the wrist and a temporary suspension. Not only is Barnett lucky to still be employed at CU, but after the number of people he offended with his remarks, he is also lucky he still has his head. Even though there may be very little in it. amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Men’s curling takes OUA bronze Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF
Daniel Sherrard to participate in World Curling Championship
Warrior curling skip Daniel Sherrard, a first year systems design student at UW, will be representing Canada up the upcoming World Junior Curling Championship to be held in TroisRivières, PQ. In 2003, Daniel Sherrard was skip of the New Brunswick junior men’s provincial team and went to the national championship representing New Brunswick. Due to the fact that he was attending UW, the Quispamsis, New Brunswick native was unable to curl in this year’s provincial championship. As a result of this development, his New Brunswick team was skipped by Ryan Sherrard (no relation). When the New Brunswick team won their provincial championship, they went on to compete at the national level and claimed the Canadian National Championship. Even though Daniel Sherrard did not participate in their championship run, the New Brunswick team (now Team Canada) has invited Daniel Sherrard to be their fifth for the World Junior Championship.
As a result of their national championship win, the New Brunswick team will represent Canada at the World Junior Championship, the most prestigious event in the world of junior curling. The event takes place March 2028, 2004 at the Coliseum of TroisRivières, PQ. The World Junior Curling Championship will gather the world’s top 20 male and female teams and Daniel Sherrard hopes to stand out of this elite crowd. Men’s curling team takes bronze at OUA championship
In related news, the Warrior men’s curling team took third place at the OUA curling championship, held on February 21-22. The championship was hosted by Waterloo and took place at the Westmount golf and country club. Waterloo lost 10-3 to the U of T Varsity Blues in the semi-final round of the championship. Queen’s defeated U of T 8-3 in the final round to capture OUA gold. UW competes at U of T track and field meet
On Friday, February 20, while most students were enjoying reading week, the Warrior track and field team was furiously competing at the Hal Brown Memorial Track and Field Meet held at U of T. In the track events, UW’s Sarah Snable captured first place in the B-
Final of the 60m dash with a time of 8.36 seconds. UW’s Rebecca Murrant finshed in sixth place and was only three-tenths of a second behind Snable. On the men’s side, Adrian Blair had a fifth-place finish in the first heat of the 60m dash with a time of 7.25 seconds. However, in the resulting AFinal, Blair was disqualified. In the men’s 300m Waterloo got a strong showing from Joe Brown, who finished in third with a time of 36.79 seconds. Other highlights of the meet for Waterloo include Colin Lawrence’s third-place finish in the 1000m run, Stephanie Carew’s second-place showing in the women’s 3000m and Snauble’s first-place in the 60m hurdles. Andrew MacDonald had the strongest outing for the Warriors in the field events with his second place finish in the men’s triple jump event (13.54m). Waterloo’s Evan Sharp earned a sixth-place result in the long jump event with his 5.88m leap. Also, Leanne Stanley from UW ended up in sixth-place in the women’s shot put event with a toss of 11.25m. Next up for the Warrior team is the two-day OUA track and field championship, which is being held at York University on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28. -with files from UW Athletics rmclachlan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Women’s hockey season ends with two losses Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF
The Waterloo Warriors women’s hockey team finished the 2003-2004 regular season on a losing note with two tough home losses to the Windsor Lancers and the Western Mustangs. On Friday, February 20 at the CIF arena, the Warriors took on the Lancers, who were only four points ahead of the last place Warriors in the OUA’s West division. Waterloo (4-10-5-1, win-loss-tie-overtime loss) held its own in the first frame. Heading into the first intermission the score was tied at one apiece.
In the second period, Windsor’s offence ran at full throttle as the Lancers tallied three lightning goals to take a 4-1 lead. Despite two more goals by the Warriors, visiting Windsor added four more to cap off an 8-3 thumping. Between the pipes duties were split during the game between second-year goaltender Bethany Stuart and rookie netminder Alexis Huber. The following night at the CIF arena the Warriors were shut out by the Western Mustangs in a goaltender’s duel losing 1-0. Rookie UW goalie Huber made in an incredible 42 saves on 43 shots during the course of the game. However, Western goaltender Sara Pickard
stopped all 19 shots that the Warriors were able to muster. The Warriors finish the season with a 4-12-5-1 record, which puts the team in last place and effectively ends the Warriors 2003-2004 season. However, Waterloo head coach Bill Antler can stand proud due to the fact that his team did see a significant sixpoint improvement over last season’s finish in the standings. In 2002-2003 the Warrior women’s hockey club finished with only 8 points compared to this season’s 14. -with files from UW Athletics rmclachlan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Upset: Warriors extend winning streak to three Continued from page 23
The Warriors held Guelph to a woeful 22.4 field goal percentage in what was arguably UW’s most dominating defensive performance of the season. In fact, the Gryphons needed a late-game flourish just to make the score respectable as they had tallied a paltry 19 points at the 10-minute mark of the second half. Leading the Warriors’ offensive charge once again was UW’s star inside threat Julie Devenny. The UW veteran and leading scorer posted a game-high 17 points as her size in the low post was the key to Waterloo’s play in the offensive end of the court. “It was a little bit of everything,”
said O’Brien of his club’s offensive performance. “But we wanted to take advantage of our size [with Devenny].” Adding to the Waterloo attack was first-year phenom Gillian Maxwell, who was recently named to the OUA west all-rookie team. Maxwell didn’t disappoint in her varsity postseason debut, chipping in with 10 points and 6 rebounds in a strong all-around game. It will be back to business soon for the Warriors, as they will move onto the OUA West division semi-finals against the Brock Badgers tomorrow, Saturday, February 28. The teams split their season series 1-1 and although the Badgers finished in second place,
10 points clear of UW in the regular season, the game will surely be a hardfought affair. “We have to take care of business, play physical and not let them intimidate us,” said O’Brien of his team’s match-up with the Badgers. “We’ve got nothing to lose here. They don’t like playing us, because we’ve spoiled their party a few times before.” The Warriors will look to extend their improbable winning streak to four games and secure a spot in the OUA West final when they travel to St. Catharine’s tomorrow. Game time is 7:30 p.m. amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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UW fails to tame T’wolves in playoff opener Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF
On Wednesday, February 25, over 400 Waterloo men’s hockey fans were treated to their first home playoff game in almost three years and had front-row seats to a sensational game one postseason battle. Despite the exciting action, Waterloo could not capitalize on its many quality scoring chances that mainly occurred in the third period and as a result the Warriors lost 5-1 to the visiting Lakehead Thunderwolves. UW was without its starting goaltender, Scott Gouthro, in the opener due to an ankle injury that he has yet to recover from and, as a result, backup netminder Jeremy Elliott got the call. The starter’s injury stems from a slash that was sustained in a game against York on February 7. Nevertheless, Elliott shined throughout the game and, without his efforts, the Thunderwolves could have run away with the score much earlier in the game. Lakehead, which is currently ranked fourth in the CIS standings, is known for its quick skating, excellent puck movement and sturdy giants on defence. The Thunderwolves’ eight defencemen have an average height of more than 6’1” with one defender, Mike Self measuring in at 6’4” and 210 pounds. All the same, UW head coach Karl Taylor runs his team with a never-say-die attitude. In the first period, play got off to a quick start as fourth-year centre Richard Scott had a number of decent scoring opportunities including a shot off a 2-on-1 that just whistled by the near side post at 18:30. The first frame featured plenty of penalties and it was while a Lakehead player was sitting in the box for slashing that the Thunderwolves got on the board. The shorthanded goal by Jeff
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UW rookie centre Mike Della Mora (left) is challenged by Lakehead Thunderwolves centre Joel Scherban in a game on February 25. Richards came off a breakaway after Lakehead’s Mike Jacobsen chipped the puck past a pinching UW defenceman. Waterloo’s Mike Nixon came right back for his club, but could not find the handle in close on Lakehead goaltender Grant McCune, who stacked his pads. The Warriors headed for the dressing room down 1-0 after one period of play. In the second period, Lakehead dominated the shot clock, scoresheet and the gameplay, as the Warriors seemed to be nervous in front of their home crowd. The Thunderwolves crashed the UW net
and used their superior speed to break away from checks. As a result, they were able to storm the net and fire three pucks past Elliott including two goals that were less than a minute apart in the first half of the period. While on the powerplay, Waterloo finally got on the scoreboard with only 3:30 left in the period when third-year left-winger Adam Metherel was able to beat McCune. The second period ended with Lakehead up 4-1. In the third period, the Warriors found their legs and swarmed the Lakehead zone. Waterloo finished its body checks and seemed to be less
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nervous. Nevertheless, nothing seemed to go UW’s way as the Warriors hit the post and had a number of pucks stop just shy of the goal line before being quickly smothered by McCune. At the half-way point of the period a physical battle erupted on the ice with the two Far West division rivals trading hits in a tit-for-tat test of endurance. The emotional wave was capped off by a thunderous body check by UW’s Tyler Tennant at 8:30 of the period when he caught a Lakehead player with his head down along the sideboards. Although Waterloo dominated
in all areas of the game in the third period, the Warriors failed to get on the scoresheet. With 48 seconds left and Elliott out of the net Lakehead added an empty net goal to round out the barnburner of a match at a score of 5-1 in favour of the visitors. Game two of the best-of-three series takes place on Friday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Thunder Bay. Should a third and final game be necessary to decide the series’ outcome, that game would take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 28 in Thunder Bay as well. rmclachlan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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VOL UNTEER OLUNTEER Lutherwood is seeking volunteers for CradleLink, (three/four hours per week, in home) and Child and Parent Place (three to five hours bi-weekly). Building Better Futures...One Volunteer At A Time. www.lutherwoodcoda.org. Have fun tutoring children and youth for an hour or so once a week. Volunteer at UW Tutors. We are a Feds club and affiliated with Frontier College. Call 7478113 or e-mail Candace at chillier@frontiercollege.ca. Buskers Carnival seeks administrative volunteer – Buskers won't be here until August, but a reliable and organized director of administration is needed now, to oversee reports and minutes for the carnival's volunteer board. This person will work closely with the board's chairperson and with a city staff liaison, to ensure accurate carnival records. Attendance at monthly meetings is required. To volunteer your administrative skills in support of this worthwhile community event, call 888-6488, Volunteer Services, City of Waterloo.
UPCOMING Friday, February 27, 2004 R.O.O.F. hosts 6th Annual Swing in the Park Gala Auction Fundraiser at Victoria Park Pavilion from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. For info call Brian at 742-2788 or brian@roof-agency.com. Saturday, February 28, 2004 The New Quarterly presents a coffee house with a poetic flair at PAS coffee
shop, room 3005 from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m., admission $5. Sunday, February 29, 2004 $2 Spaghetti Dinner - Youth for Youth in support of R.O.O.F. - from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. at New Apostolic Church, Waterloo, across from WLU. For info call Sean at 664-1055. Entrepreneurs Association (EA) is having a logo contest, that you can win a free Xbox. Deadline is today at midnight. For questions please e-mail: eauw@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca and for details: www.eauw.uwaterloo.ca/ logocontest.html. Monday, March 1, 2004 WLU presents tech entrepreneur training course. Classes begin Monday, will run for 8 weeks from 3-6pm at 202 Regina Street, Waterloo. For more information, contact Steve Farlow at sfarlow@wlu.ca or 519-884-0710 ext. 2615. WLU presents lecture on a political activist. Beginning at 6:00 p.mm on Monday in the grad pub. For more information, contact Ginette Lafreniere at glafrei@wlu.ca or 519-884-0710 ext. 2688. Thursday, March 4, 2004 Entrepreneurs' Association (EA) has a kick-off event in DC 1302 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Speaker Rod McNaughton, Eyton Chair in entrepreneurship, department of management science. Prizes, free beverages and food. Thursday, March 11, 2004 Smiling Over Sickness' Charity Ball at the Waterloo Knights of Columbus Hall. A night of fine dining and dancing for $25 (cash bar). All proceeds go to the Hospital For Sick Kids. Purchase tickets at the SOS booth in the SLC or e-mail soswaterloo@hotmail.com. Please come out and support a great cause!
ANNOUNCE Call for submissions – the Phoenix Student Journal. Submit your work of short fiction, poetry, or visual art to be showcased in the Feds-sponsored 2004 edition of the Phoenix. Drop off at the Fed office or e-mail vpin@feds.ca. Deadline is March 1, 2004. If you would like to be involved in editing or production contact Michael DiBernardo at mddibern@uwaterloo.ca. Need food or short of cash? The Feds food bank is a confidential student-run food bank that provides non-perishable goods to UW students in need. Visit us in the Student Life Centre, room 2108 or you can e-mail us at: uwfoodbank@hotmail.com. Are you Croatian? Are you dating? Are you between the ages of 18 and 32? University of Guelph master student would like to interview Croatians who are in a dating relationship with a Canadian or a Croatian. Both men and women are eligible. Please contact Marinela Braunstein for info at 519-496-6612 or mbraunst@uoguelph.ca. Looking for career direction? Explore your options at Career Services, TC room 1214. CANEX Program – can't afford to study overseas? Study at another university in Canada. UW is one of 10 universities involved in the CANEX program. If your application is accepted you will receive a $1,000 scholarship from UW. Application deadline is March 1, 2004. For info contact Darlene Ryan at darlene@uwaterloolca. Exchanges for undergraduates and graduates – 2004-2005 academic years: RhoneAlpes, France and Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - internal deadline is February 13, 2004. Micefa Paris France - internal
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TERM SUBSCRIPTIONS • Fall or Winter $17.75 • Summer $8.00
HOUSING Bridgeport Lofts, Bridgeport/Regina Streets, Waterloo - the Region's finest student accommodations. Many May 1 leases available for four months, eight months or one year. No September leases. Contact the Property Manager at 7475294; go to our website at www.pdhco.ca or e-mail bridgeportlofts@rogers.com for further details. Excellent sublets in quiet/clean building. Two and three bedroom units rented at $550 inclusive a month fo entire unit or can be rented by the room at $275. Call W.O.C.H. at 747-7276. Looking for lots of space? Check out Churchill Pines at 80 Churchill Street for three bedroom multi-level townhouses. This is a student townhouse complex that is just a 15 minute walk to UW. Starting at $375 per room plus utilities. Check availabilities and showing times at www.haneypm.com or call 746-1411. One - three bedroom apartment newly renovated. Laundry facilities, parking, close to both universities. Utilities included. $405/student/month, minimum three students. Lease May 1, 2004 to April 30, 2005. For appointment, call 416-491-1370, cell 416-705-5648. Immediate rental of one bedroom in townhouse at 80 Churchill. Rent for $250 per month plus utilities. Call Darlene for details at 746-1411. Room for rent for a quiet individual in a detached home near both universities.
Parking and all amenities. Please call 725-5348. May and September rentals available in quiet buildings, 12 and 8 month leases. Housing from one to six per unit. Rent prices from $340-$495 inclusive. Call us first at W.O.C.H., 747-7276. Newly renovated townhouse with four available vacancies beginning in April. Five minute walk to UW. Please call 7251249. Quality well-maintained townhouses for rent. Large three level homes for five non-smokers available for one year or more beginning May and/or September including internet connections, free laundry, two and three car parking, three bathrooms, close to shops, 15 minute walk to UW. $380 to $400 per person plus utilities. Call Peter at 885-1086. Flexible lease. Two bedrooms in beautiful house. Laundry and utilities included. $360/month. Extras (cable, parking, internet) negotiable. 570-3621 or kkathy@sgci.com. 256 Phillip Street – three and four bedroom for rent May 1, 2004. Fridge, stove, washer/dryer and parking. Utilities extra. Call 572-7465.
HELP WANTED Camp Wayne for girls – childrens' sleepaway camp, Northeast Pennsylvania (6/ 18-8/15/04). If you love children and want a caring, fun environment, we need female staff as directors and instructors for tennis, golf, gymnastics, swimming, waterskiing, sailing, team sports, cheerleading, ropes, camping/nature, drama, video, ceramics, sculpture, batik, silkscreen, guitar, jewelry, piano, photography, aerobics, martial arts. Other positions: group leaders, administrative/ driver, nursing students. On campus interview March 20, 2004. Apply online at www.campwaynegirls.com or call 1-516889-3217.
Weekend counsellors and relief staff to work in homes for individuals with developmental challenges. Minimum eightmonth commitment. Paid positions. Send resume to Don Mader, K-W Habilitation Services, 108 Sydney Street, Kitchener, ON, N2G 3V2.
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deadline March 12, 2004. For info and application forms contact Maria Lango, IPO, Needles Hall 1043, room 1001C, ext. 3999 or by e-mail mlango@uwaterloo.ca. Winter 2004 – student skills workshop and personal growth workshops available. Call Counselling Services at ext. 2655. Free tuition ($4,500) raffle! Support optometry students who are providing eye care in 3rd world coutries. Tickets are $5each or 5/$20. Available in SLC at luch or e-mail a6khan@hotmail.com. Draw held March 19 at Fed Hall.
CECS Monday, March 1 Important: due today or earlier - hand in one copy of your resume package along with a completed Continuous Phase Referral form to the Paging Dest, Ground Level, TC by 4:00 p.m. Job Posting #3 expires at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 2 Job Posting #4 available by 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 Job Posting #4 expires at 8pm. Job Search Strategies workshop. Learn the "how to" of the job/work search, networking and employer research. Creative and traditional methods will be explored. Note: Much of this information is similar to the Co-op 101 job search session. Co-op students should attend only if they need a refresher. 3:30-5:00 p.m., TC1208. Thursday, March 4
Interview Skills: Selling Your Skills workshop. Don't stop at the fundamentals; you must also prove your skills in the interview. Here is your opportunity to practice and improve. 3:30-5:30pm TC 1208. Interview Skills: The Basics workshop. Learn the fundamentals of successful interviewing. Note: much of this information is similar to the Co-op 101 Interview Skills session. 2:30-3:30pm TC 1208. Interview Skills: Preparing for Questions workshop. Discuss and learn from taped excerpts of actually interviews. 3:30-4:30pm TC 1208. Friday, March 5 Job Posting #5 expires at 8pm. Monday, March 8 Job Posting #6 available by 12 noon. Tuesday, March 9 Job Posting #6 expires at 8pm. Wednesday, March 10 Job Posting #7 available by 12 noon Interview Skills: Selling Your Skills workshop. Don't stop at the fundamentals; you must also prove your skills in the interview. Here is your opportunity to practise and improve. 3:30-5:30pm TC 1208. Thursday, March 11 Job Posting #7 expires at 8pm. Letter writing workshop. Learn how to use letters to your advantage in the job search. 3:30-4:30pm TC 1208. Resume writing workshop. Discover techniques for writing an effective resume. 4:30-5:30pm TC 1208. Monday, March 15 Job Posting #8 available by 12 noon.
Job Posting #5 Available by 12 noon.
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