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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDENT NEWSPAPER

VOL 28, NO 23

FRIDAY, JANUARY

20, 2006

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ocal candidates duke it out in the Great Hall

KEMET BAHLIBI

1)oe local candidates from each party gathered at the Great Hall to debate and layout their party platforms. From left to right: Ajmer Mandur, Conservative party; Pauline Richards, Green Party; Andrew Telegdi, Liberal party; Julian Ichim, Marxist-Leninist party; Edwin Larvea, NDP 11m Alamenciak efITo.IN-CHIEF

There were over 200 students gathered in the Great Hall to see the local candidates for our federal government express their v;ews together. The all-candidates debate ~ UW on January 17 and either served to further confuse voters or affirm where thetre putting the 'X'. The debate opened with statements from the oYe parties present: Ajmer Mandur of the Conservative party, Pauline Richards of the Green Party, Andrew Telegdi of the Liberal ~rty. Julian Ichim of the Marxist-Leninist

party and Edwin Laryea of the NDP. Unfortunately, UW student Ciprian Mihalcea, an independent candidate, was unable to make the debate: "I haven't really been participating in any of the debates. I don't have time to prepare for them since I'm taking a full course load." Most of the opening statements emphasized each candidate's platforms on education. Mandur stressed the Conservative plan to eliminate parental income from aSAP calculations and provide support for the trades. Telegdi discussed the Liberal announcement recently and the concept of education being the number one Liberal

priority. Richards chose to focus on the plights facing our society, stating that "If everyone lived like the average Canadian, we would need five planets," and the Green party's commitment to solving them. Ichim, who would continue to colour the debate, proclaimed education as a right that should be provided for free. Laryea focused on concepts of access, quality tuition, and their importance. The first question encouraged the candidates to delve deeper in to their educational plan, asking if they would work with provinces to help solve rising tuition. Ichlm's response lamented that the government has

the money, they just do not want to spend it. Telegdi mentioned his role in starting the post-secondary education caucus and the millennium scholarships. Richards and Mandur both see education as an investment in our future. Laryea stated that the "Canadian Federation of Students gave our education plan an 'N." The debate swung from the topic of education to the issue of providing foreign aid. The question referenced a plan to increase foreign aid to 0.7 per cent of Canada's GDP and asked what the candidates planned to do. See DEBATE, page 6

Research money promised to UW and Perimeter a Bowman STAFF

Fvur research and development initiatives rray receive significant financial support from the federal government if the Liberals are reelected. These include Waterloo's Perimeter It\stitute for Theoretical Physics and UW's Ittstitute for Quantum Computing (IQC). The commitment, announced by Paul Martin on January 12, would give both institutions $50 million in grants out of a total $180 million ftmding program. IQC specializes in the translation of theory into engineering design practice and the Perimeter Institute is focussed on front-line research in theoretical physics. The Perimeter Institute and IQC would be able to direct this funding to help them develop into leading global quantum information procession n:search centres.

"Sustaining federal investments in research and development is crucial to our ability to build new knowledge for the benefit of all Canadians," said Raymond Laflamme, director of the IQC. The proposed funding was also embraced by the Perimeter Institute. The funds would attract international researchers to come not only to the Perimeter Institute, but also to other research bodies around the country. The Institute also commented that it welcomed the support from the Liberals, though they "feel strongly that the investment of science and research opportunities in Canada is fundamentally a non-partisan issue. Investing in innovation and education is worthy of support by all parties." These investments have potential benefits for U\V's students. "The grant money has the capacity to enhance the undergraduate experience through experiential education.

[This means that} it allows them to increase learning outside the classroom," commented Howie Bender, VP-education for the Federation of Students. The money could also result in an increase in employment opportunities for UW's undergraduates and augment the number of prestigious guest speakers at both the IQC and the Perimeter Institute. "This money will help draw high-quality staff to our region. It will do a lot to attract professionals, [including] some of the world's experts ... which will raise the quality of academics at this university," said John Andersen, President of the Federation of Students. There was some concern that any large amount of research money given to the university could shift the focus from teaching to research. While UW has been making strides in highlighting the importance of teaching in

the institution, but progress can still be made in this area. The total $180 million funding will also go to the National Centre for Biomedical Innovation in downtown Toronto and the proposed National Institute for Convergent Technologies is to be located in Markham. The latter ins.titute will receive a total of $80 million through the National Research Council. "Support for these kinds of fundamental research and development initiatives advances the national dream of building a smart and highly prosperous nation. We urge all federal parties to engage in this important dialogue," commented UW president David Johnston. ''Innovation is at the heart of any truly 21st centuryplan to boost Canadian competitiveness and economic growth." sbowman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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news@imprint.uwaterloo.ca News Editor: Jacqueline McKoy News Assistant: Ashley Csanady

IUW student wins $1.3 million at Texas Hold'Em Jam_Rowe IMPRINT STAFF ()nJanuary 10, third-year UW student Steve Paul-Ambrose found himself a t the final table of the PokerS tars (:aribbean Poker Adventure, a World Poker Tour event. Seven hours and 105 hands later, Paul-Ambrose claimed the title and the $1.3 million fiirst prize. Over the course of the five-day event at the Atlantis Casino and Resort in the Bahamas, the 22 year-old PaulAmbrose (a SciBus major) outlasted the large field of 725 competitors. It included many top professionals, including the last three champions of the World Series of Poker.

Paul-Ambrose, originally from Kingston, qualified for the event through two qualifying tournaments at PokerStars.com, an online poker site. The qualifyiQg tournaments, known as "satellites," cost him a total of just $102. Having qualified for such a small amount of money, Paul-Ambrose began the tournament thinking that any success would be a bonus on top of the great experience he would gain. "I was just hoping to cash [the top 135 finishers got paid]," he said. "Since I was in for so little money, just making it through the first day was my number one goal."

Entering the third day of the tournament, Paul-Ambrose was mired in 284th place out of the remaining 324 players, and he felt it wouldn't be long until he was eliminated. "I told everyone else [friends and family who were with him] before the start of play that I would meet them at the pool in an hour," he said, referring to his slim chances. He was able to win a few big pots early on, however, and by the end of the day he was the chip leader with 66 players remaining. After such a stunning turnaround, he set greater goals for himself. "I decided I was going to play aggressive to try and,make it to the final two

tables [the last 18 players] to make some significant money." On day four, the field played clown to the final six players who would make up the WPT final table. Paul-Ambrose was able to continue his strong play and make it to the final table with the second-most chips. The tournament structure called for a day off before the final table and Paul-Ambrose took advantage by using his first free time of the week to relax at the resort and catch up on sleep after the gruelling 13 hour days he had been through. While most people would struggle to control their nerves in his position, Paul-Ambrose took a

confident, worry-free approach to the final table. "1 felt pretty calm at the final table. I had already locked up at least $177,000. I thought that winning would be great, but still unexpected," he said. "I tried not to think about winning; it doesn't really enter your mind because there is so much else to think about." The final table brought many ups and downs to Paul-Ambrose's chip stacks. After eliminating an opponent on the first hand of the day, he was able to steadily build his chips, becoming the chip leader. see POKER, page 4

UW Shop closes for changes Sqzanne Gardner IMPRINT STAFF

KEMET BAHL.lBI

Chris Juryn chokes Trevor McDiarmid at a seltdefence seminar during Warrior Weekend January 13. Using this move, one can cause an attacker to lose consciousness within seconds. The event also featured arts and crafts and pizza sales. Warrior Weekends are student run events, providing many activities in hopes of improving nightlife on campus.

On January 23, the UW Shop will be closing its doors. Fortunately this closing is only temporary as the shop will be undergoing a series of renovations from January 23 until March 5. In preparation for the University of Waterloo's upcoming 50th anniversary in 2007, the UW Shop, an on-campus favourite for all kinds of UW-branded merchandise, will be completing a series of improvements over the next month and a half. Darrell Kane, the manager of the UW Shop, makes it clear that "the main goal of these renovations is to improve customer service." The ideas for how to remodel the store came from recent student focus groups ran by the retail services management in order to get a clearer idea of what exactly the students want from the UW Shop. One of the main concerns expressed by members of路 these focus groups was that the store was not overly welcoming and im-citing to shoppers. In order to improve this situa,tion, the store renovations will include the movement of the checkout to just inside of the main entrance, which is across the hall from the visitor's centre. By moving the location of the checkout, the shop staff will be able to greet more customers as they enter the store. After the completion of the renovations, the retail services management also plan to add some music to the shopping experience. Marketing manager . Susy Kustra hopes that this will help create a more "inviting, comfortable environment where students can go as an escape." Some other projects being completed during the renovation period include the redoing of the carpets, new slat wall, new lighting and the addition of a second changeroom. While these renovations are taking .place, however, there is no need to worry about the jobs of the store's employees, as theywill be temporarily working in both the UW Bookstore and South Campus Hall's Techworx shop. There will also be a small selectionof UW Shop products on display in Techworx and custom orders, such as rings and jackets, will be available at this location. Kane does, however, wish to warn potential class ring buyers that the price of gold is currently rising and that the price of these rings

will see a 10 to 15 per cent increase ' as of March 1. Before the UW Shop closes, be sure to check out their 25 per cent off renovation sale which continues until January 21. The store will be re-opening on March 6 and will be celebrated by a grand re-opening party a few weeks after this date. Although the details of this event are still under wraps, Kane and Kustra both agree that this celebration will truly be "something special." sgardner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca .

Editor's Note

In the January 13 issue of Imprint, a paragraph was unintentionally omitted from the article' entitled "Feds service review's conclusion misleading". The paragraph outlined some positive comments made about GLOW and the Womyn's Centre during the services review. We apologizeforthey way. in which this changed the tone of the article. We apologize for any confusion caused by this omission. -Imprint News

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Yuen, Honorary Senior Fellows. Dr. Jennifer Ashworth and Larry Lamb were also named Fellows of the College. Guests were invited to conclude the day's events with dinner at the Great Hall in the Luxton Building at Renison College. Anthro prof talks circumcision

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Curator leaves for McMaster

Carol Podedworny, former UW Art Gallery director, left U\V for the position of director at the Md."faster Museum of Art on Monday January 16. For six years, she curated shows featuring national artists'. works and shows have travelled to other galleries around Canada. Over the past years, Podedworny has transformed the UW gallery helping it gain more public (as well as campus) atrention and has gained grants from the Ontario Arts· Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. At her new position at the U niversity of McMaster, Podedwornywill be working with a $48 million permanent collection as well as continuing her productions of new shows. Fine arts Prof Art Green says, ''We're going to miss her a lot." For the rest of the term, Barb Hobot will be taking on Podedworny's responsibilities until a new director is found. 47 years of Renison College

Renison College· will celebrate its 47th anniversary on January 22. The college was founded on January 14, 1959 and still offers an excellent undergraduate program giving students a great environment for studies and life. The day will include Anglican services and a convocation at the Church of St. John the Evangelist as well as naming two men, Bruce Howe -the eleventh Bishop of the Diocese of Huron - and business-man John

A lecture on female circumcision will be given by Prof Miroslava Prazak, an anthropologist from the Bennignton College in VermontonJanuary24at7 p.m. in the Arts Lecture Hall. Prazak's talk will deal with the controversy and the changing views on female circumcision in today's world focusing on areas of Kenya where this practice is widely used. This year UWs department of anthropology will give two public lectures, this being the first. The anthropology department's topic this year is entitled ''Public Anthropology: The Intersection of Health, Culture and Society." This topic was chosen as human health is an important issue facing the world today. The next lecture will be given in March on the topic of "Romantic love and evolutionary theory concerning human affective attachment" by Prof William Jankowiak. For more information questions can be sent to: Prof. Pamela Stern, Anthropology, (519) 888-4567, ext. 6925; pstern@uwaterloo.ca John Morris, UW Media Relations, (519) 888-4435; jmorris@uwaterloo.ca

hosting duties through on campus. Christine Loureiro organizations such as the faculty of IMPRINT STAFF engineering and Engineers Without Borders UW chapter. Corporations Canada's leading student-run techfrom across the country are also able nology conference is another UW to promote themselves and sponsor success story. The Canadian Underthe competition. Sponsor info will be graduate Technology Conference posted after the 2007 CQmpetitions drew 600 participants from across are held. Canada and sponsorship from leadFurtherinformation and questions . ing corporations to its 2006 forum at can be posed to: Brandon Malleck. the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North (519) 501-9758 bmalleck@uwaterloo. from January 12 to 14. ca. Stephanie Robinson. (519) 943The conference is a favourite of 4180 s2robins@uwaterloo.ca John both students and industry execuMorris, UW Media relations, (519) tives, according to All' Masud, 3B 888-4435; jmorris@uwaterloo.ca systems design engineering student and CUTC's public relations team lead, because it breaks down barriers Missed class? Download itl between student entrepreneurs and their role models.1fike Laziridis, U\V chancellor and CEO of Research in Recently there has been word that UW Motion, and Uri Sagman, founder of may be getting pod casts of lectures. the Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance, ~fany NorthAmerican universities, such as Stanford, Harvard, Princeton were just two of the many executives . students connected with throughout and the University of British Columthe week. bia, all have pockasts of lectures and ''Among the speakers I saw Mike it seems to be working well. Missing Laziridis, Bradley Horowitz [direca class due to illness or bad weather tor of technology development at would no longer be a problem, as most lectures would be found online YahoQ!} and Uri Sagman getting very excited,". said Masud. "Mike through podcasts. UW Communica[Laziridis] was thumb wrestling with tions and Public Affaits have made the students after his keynote. They slight hints to the possibility of this all loved how they could speak to new technology making its way onto the students openly and without any the UW campus. pressure." Due to these hints there is a posAlthough the students who attend sibility that over the next year UW will begin producing podcasts of class CUTC ,are typically from engineering, computer science and business backlectures. grounds, arts and science students are beginning to show interest as ~;::Aec~ t6~rSJ~ehtsi

Engineers gear up for contest

In 2008 UW will be hosting the Canadian Engineering Competition. This competition brings the top engineering students from across Canada to compete in six individual competitions that challenge students' skills in communication, leadership, teamwork and design. Students must present this work to a large panel of experts. UW will also be helped Qut with its

Seventy-one profs at the University of Waterloo haye received Outstanding Performances Awards. Theseawards give employees of the university a salary increase that. is part of the 2004-2006 faculty salary settlement. The awardisgranted to the top ten per ~entof eachfacultyandawardwinners come from all campus departments with five winners in applied health, 17 from arts, 16 from engineering, 6 from environmental studies, 14 from math and 13 in science.

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responded well to high~~$pdk ers like Laziridis and the conference's TechExpo, a technology showcase featuring companies like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Telus. "TechExpo .. .is like a career fait, the companies in attendance know that the students they meet here are ones that take a proactive interest·in

technology and have lots of initiative so they take resumes and love to talk to students," said Masud "The students love it just because there ar'e so many great companies." It took over fifty students to plan the three-day, $150,000 event. Corporate sponsors covered th e expenses, which allowed organizer's to subsidize the CUTC registratio n fee for the first time. UW student:s in math and engineering received additional help from their facultie:'i, with several departments subsidizin g the $80 fee. CUTC was founded in 2000 by UW students who wanted to unite tech-oriented undergraduates with industry VIPs. Attention from the tech industry and media - major outlets ~Maclean 's, the Toronto Star and news channel CP24 ran features prior to the conference - has caused the conference to grow rapidly. TWs year's attendance was the higheJt ever, with organizers booking a larger hotel than in previous yealjS to accommodate the additiondl participants. CUTC is just one of many OW student-run conferences. Entrepreneurship group Impact boasted 30D students and 300 industry leadenl in attendance at its November 2005 event. Masud thinks of Impact as CUTC's younger brother and said it is very possible students could see a unified effort between the two groups in the future. For Masud, conferences like CUTC and Impact reflect and emph~.e :tepubttion .of UW students as 1atrepreneurial, spi~ and technology loving. , "UW is the top technologyunive*sityin Canada and this shQ),V:s thro~ the students'workinacademia, Uidustry and entrepreneurial activities such as these conferences." cloureiro@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Poker: Round up the win, Coptinued from page 3

However, he was faced with adversitywhen he lost an all-in hand to professional player David Singer in which he had been an overwhelming statistical favourite. ''That was the first time I thought I might win," he said. ''And then suddenly I was low on chips." The tnisfortune did not affect his determination or his concentration though, as he began to regain chips. The tournament came down to headto-head play between Paul-Ambrose and Brook Lyter. On the final hand, Paul-Ambrose made a king-high straight to defeat Lyter's two pair. Throughout the final table PaulAmbrose was supported by a cheering section of "at least ten people," including his mother, sister and friends who also participated in the tournament. Having just taken up poker two years ago, Paul-Ambrose has been taken aback by his success and the notoriety that has accompanied it. In the three days following his victory he did interviews with Global News, CityTv, CBC and CTY. As for his plans with his winnings, he has no intention of making any big . purchases or droppUlgout of school "I have a car which I'm happy with,. so I'll probably just put the

money away for now:' said the young champiori. "I'll probably buy a house in a few years but there is nothing that I want right now. ''I'm pretty happy with the war things are. going, there's not a lqt I'd want to change about my life,!' he continued. "I still plan to stay ili school and go on to do some POSt7 graduate studies." When asked if he planned to play in more top level poker tburnameni:s because of his success, Paul-Ambrose was non-committal. .. ":Most of the tournaments are during school, but I'll probably play in the World Series of Poker in the summer." The win also gave him a free entry into the WPT World Championship event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The entry into the tournament would cost $2.5,000, but all winners of WPT events get automatic entries. The problem for Paul-Ambros~ is that the tournament takes place from April 18-24, which coincides with final exams for the winter term. Regardless, he said that he is hopeful that he will be able to play in the event. "Hopefully a $25,000 seat is enough of a reason to get an exam changed if necessary."

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Culloquim held to engage students I\lIargaret Clark III*RlNT STAFF

On January 17, the University of "Vatetloo welcomed Prof George Kuh, author of Student SIICCeSS in ColIt,ge: Creating Conditions that Matter, to s:peak at the Presidents' Colloquium o,n Teaching and Learning. Along with Prof. Kuh, over 100 0'ÂŁ Waterloo's profs and associated tleaehing staff braved the freezing r:am and icy walkways to attend the event hosted by David Johnston, UW President, and Roydon Fraser, UW Faculty Association President. Prof Kuh, Chancellor's ProfesS<01' of Higher Education at Indiana University Bloomington, directs tlb.e Centre for Post-secondary :Research, which in turn conducts

the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Though the study originated in the U.S., the University of Waterloo, along with seven other Canadian institutions, participated for the first time in 2004, The results were never meant to rank one university against another, but to provide a more comprehensive forum for discussing "student engagement and its importance to student learning, collegiate quality, and . institutionll-J: improvement" (2004, NSSE report). . To this end, Prof Kuh's presentation explored NSSE findings pertaining to the quality of interaction between students and faculty and underlined the drastic difference between faculty expectations and student realities.

He also discussed the approaches of comparable U.S. campuses to initial low performances on the NSSE and emphasized how differing demographics and institutional aims require different initiatives to improve student engagement. Above all, he posed the question, "For what shall the University of Waterloo be known?" and stressed that the key to improving student engagement is a better understanding of what the overall goals of our university are. As a speaker, Prof Kuh was engaging, regularly garnering a chuckle from the audience and maintaining an active presence on stage in Hagey Hall. Whenever the material threatened to become repetitive, he told amusing and inspiring anecdotes from his past experience

and referred to the wine and cheese and book signing following his address. He also encouraged Waterloo teaching staff to make full use of campus resources in improving student/ faculty relations, looking especially to our librarians, developmental staff and food services professionals for better insights into how students can be better engaged in their education. Though the results of Canadian universities were disappoinring in comparison to th9se of US schools (which have participated in the study longer and so have had the OPP9rtunity to respond to earlier poor showings), the moreitiformed discourse made possible by this study led all of Ontario's universities to pledge participation in the 2006 NSSE. Professor Kuh's address

in particular was just one in a series of seminar and service-based initiatives recently implemented by the University of Waterloo to improve student/ faculty interaction. What made Tuesday'S event especially distinctive however, was how well it encapsulated the proper approach to ranking any university: not through the results of any singular assessment, but through how seriously a university regards those findings and seeks self-improvement. And if the attendance at Prof Kuh's presentation was any indication of our school's efforts therein, the University of Waterloo is truly an institution we can all be proud of. mclark@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Lunar festival will feature exciting events Paul Marchwica Jacqueline McKoy IMPRINT STAFF

For everybody who didn't catch the

New Year the first time around,here's your chance. This year's Lunar New Year falls on January 29, ushering in the Ollnese calendar's year of the dog Students looking to celebrate the occasion should check out Lunar Festival 2006. The Lunar Festival, being held for the third time, was founded in 2003 by a coalition of Asian groups which included Konnichiwa Japan (UW's Japanese Students Association), CASA (Canadian Asian Students's Association), CSA (Chinese Students' Association), KSA (Korean Students' Association), Asian FOCUS (Federation OIf Charitable University Students) and VSA (Vietnamese Students' Association). The Lunar Festival was started illl an effort to raise awareness cof Chinese New Year at UW. Third-year sociology student and CASA member Derek Wong, who dlescribes himself as a "hybrid of Chinese and Canadian culture,"

feels that the Lunar Festival "allows [him] to learn more about his culture and its importance." Organizers of the event hope that the festival will allow Asian and non-Asian students alike to experience what their culture has to offer and learn why the Lunar New Year is such an important event.

Students in the mood for celebrating the New Year in a more festive manner need not worry.

Alec Chow, a first-yearmath/accounting student who immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 2000 welcomes the opportunity to help organize the Lunar Festival It "returns the feelings of celebration I felt back home," the CSA

member noted. Lunar Festival 2006 will feature a variety of events spread over a two-day period. A wide assortment of Asian foods and crafts will be showcased during the daytime in the SLC on January 31. While there, be sure to also check out some of the origami creations that will be presented by the Konnichiwa Japan club. Students in the mood for cel-' ebrating the New Year in a more festive manner need not worry. The main celebrations will take place at Fed Hall on February 1. The celebrations will feature an assortment of Asian performances, ranging from traditional to modern. Some of the highlights will include- Chinese dragon dancing and Japanese singer Haruka Shoji, a moonlighting UW biology student. The evening's entertainment will also feature music by DJ Baby Yu. Tickets are $10 in advance for members of theorgaruzingassociations, $12 for non-members and $15 for all others at the door. . pmarctMtica@imprint.uwaterloo.ca jmckoy@imprint.uwaterIoo.ca

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LECTION

Election Editor: Jacqueline McKoi Election Assistant: Ashley Csanady

Imprint chats with K-W federal candidates will give $2.5 billion for dedicated transfer - specifically to education td help hold tuition levels and prevent them from going up. We want to look at student debt - income contingency loans are extremely unfair. Scholarships based on needs.

R~aMcNeil SPECIAL TO IMPRiNT

Edwin Laryea, a candidate for the NDP, joined us in the Imprint office for a discussion on his party's platform.

Imprint: What plaiform; make the NDP a strongfunctioningJederalparty? The reason I said that is that we have a lot of people who think we're just for the working poor - myth, our policies concentrate on marginalized and disenfranchised groups. We believe that's the group that needs more help, .but not necessarily the only group we want to focus on. Everybody accesses public health care - everybody breathes the air in the environment. When you talk about green transportation, everyone encourages taking public transit. Same with post-secondary education. People need to Understand the NDP is not just talking about handouts, instead of hand-ups. We are trying to create opportunities for people to achieve success. The NDP wants to create hope for everyone. What are you going to do for students? We have a very strong educational platform. CFS gave us an 'N on our education platform for the second year in a row. We are prepared to put back the money taken out of the educational system - $4 billion

What are the factors for determining need? To a point it has to be financial. It will also be based on the type of programs you have had access to. When a person comes up without such programs, you need to ask yourself if you put a program in place to help them. It's not economic; it's a question of lack of support system. It would be economic, but at the same time we need to look at more holistic indicators.

I assume you're talking about corporate tax. Harper talking about cutting GST, Liberal government talking about corporate taxes. When you talk about these things, you talk about cuts to social programs. Corporations don't need our t~ breaks in order to be profitable. We need to invest the money we have and shift it into social programs. There are people who need support systems to reach their potential. If we shortchange the social support systems we are creating a society that is not going to be able to be very productive in the future.

How can aSAP be improved? I have three daughters and each one has $25,000 in debt. Right now, OSAP depends on the level of inCOOle of the family - the maximum is only [around] $7,000. That is not enough. Seven thousand dollars does not cover your total of one year's education fees. We can do a little better than that. We need to .structure the scholarship system to look at the needs of the family. We . should have a grant system. The~· Whatbest Jucribes Canadiafi~nti!Y Ontario government is moving to tbe foreign CfJl1I1nllnifY? J . along those lines. That mixed with We should be known as a peaceOSAP will even out the playing field. loving nation. A nation that is willing to share in its wealth and one that HowdoYOlithinkprovincialandJederal protects human rights. We have responsibilities are effective andhow can th~ demonstrated that these things are beCfJme more if[ective? possible - the support for the I believe in a strong federal govtsunami relief campaign was great. ernment because some provinces... It's not justwords-we need to put the only way we're going to make· some action behind that. We need sure we have sufficient transfer to move towards the 0.7 per cent of payments is with a strong federal GDP. The NDP will try and reach that goal by2015. We need to support government. The government and shipment of meds for HIV in Africa. provinces can work more closely We need to support gender equity. than they have been. The shortfall: Ontario claims it sends so much We need to have universal education money to Ottawa but gets little for foreign countries. I want Canada to be seen as a country that shares back. This needs to be resolved. this world and is respected for what Tax shijting- how can iteliillinategpv- it stands for - human rights and ernment waste and benefit these programs? peacekeeping.

Telegdi statl;!d that the government is "50 per cent complete in the plan to increase foreign aid." Richards affirmed the Green party's plan to reach the target by2015. Mandur countered Telegdi's statement, saying "Foreign aid went from 0.44 per cent [of GDP] to 0.26." Ichim showed his well~known colour, ''When the Thiid World is developed, the first world needs to get it's foot off their neck." Laryea expressed that the NDP strongly feels like Canada needs to "share its wealth." The next major issue in the debate was health care. One student asked how the parties will maintain tax cuts and keep up with pension and health care for baby boomers. Richards spoke about the Green party's platform of pollution prevention through environmental and

social programs. Mandur discussed the Conservative plan to impose waittime maximums 011 provinces. Julian emphasized his devotion to defenrlini the rights. of the people, and Telegdi said. "My generation should not be your financial burden." On the issue of same-sex marriage - a relevant question for the Conservatives who announced that they will hold a free commons vote on the issue - NDP candidate Laryea elicited mass applause from the crowd. He reminisced on the recent issue of an RCMPofficerwhowas a Sikh. Laryea went on to'emphasize the necessity to build a multicultural Canada. The debate ended with closing statements from all the participants. Mandur discussed Bjberal promises, saying, «Judge them 011 their record." Richards said that her colleagues are living in the past and that "Canada can lead the world in sustainability." Telegcll proceeded

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with our agricultural policies. Wewant: to encourage farming and work with farmers to switch over from pesticide-· dependent farming practices to more labour-intense-but-organic practices. By supporting them we will make organic food more accessible. We also might increase taxes on things like chips and pop. A lot of it is education. This is a. provincial jurisdiction thing, but we would encourage the province to put public health nurses back into schools and re-introduce health into the curriculum.

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What are the NDP} thoughts on agriculture and subsidies? You have to lament the plight of the farmers right now. Agribusiness has become so large right now. The younger generation doesn't want to stay on the farm because it's not very profitable. We need to find a way to make them profitable. We need to go back to the old idea of the marketing board, which protected farmers and their income. We will do everything we can to make farms profitable because without them our food source will be jeopardized.

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to thank the Feds and read a series of quotes from his co-workers in the House of Commons regarding his performance. Ichim insisted that we need to focus on fixing Canada's social problems and said, "I'm real. I'm someone forged in battle in the streets." Laryea reminded everyone of the power of their vote, and asked, "Is it time for forgiveness, or time for change?" The turnout to the debate filled the Great Hall. It seemed more people showed up to see candidates discuss their futures than watch .people compete to be a model. Voting for the federal election commences on January 23. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Imprints Editor-in-chief; Tim Alemanciak, interviewed the Green Party candidate for the Kitcherner-Waterloo riding, Pauline Richards. What does the Green Party plan to do' for students? We would like to see an immediate tuition freeze with a gradual decrease. We would provide a single need-based grant program to reduce student debt. We will work with the provinces and the universities immediately to reduce tuition fees. Do.J01l feel the relatUJn.rhip between thJ(ederal government and the J>rovi.ncial... gOtlf1Jment neeJsto c'htmge?lj'So, bowf I think we need '. to work more cO-op¢.ltively. It's become quite adversarialIa:telyandweneedtoseeeach other as partners in this project. That's the only thing I would change.

How do you Jecl that the world viewr Canada? It's changing. It used to be that: everyone thought Canada was wonderful and we were well known fo!' our peacekeeping. We're still thought: of as friendly in lots of European. countries because of what we did. in the Second World War. We have: differentiated ourselves. It was not only the right thing to do, but a Wise: choice to stay out of the war in Iraq: and to sign on Kyoto. These things differentiate us from the US. In a lot of ways, though, we're seen as closer to the US than we used to be. NotthatI'manti-American,butthey're!

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How 1IIOIild.J01l like Canada to b4 seen? I think thatwe could be se~ (anq it wouldn't be difficult) as leaders in sustainability, peace and peacekeeping. We already are seen like that. If; there's a country that's trying to figur~ out how to be multicultural they come here and talk to us. If they're trying to figure out democracy, they come to us. We already have a reputation in those areas. We use diplomacy instead of force. Those are our strengths. . I would like to see us support the UN and work towards a stronger, reformed UN.

What wOliId a Green health-care f}stem be likel We fully support public health and don't encourage opening the door to a two-tiered system. We feel that health care should be public. We're concerned about the costs because they areescalating. We're concerned about the dependence people have on drugs. We're concerned about the general illness of our population. One of the things, of course, is that our population is aging. . One of the things we would like to do is to fund prevention and fund Regarding America, how would you alternative care such as chiropractic describe the ideal relationship between and acupuncture - things that tend Canada and the US? to keep people well so that they don't I think the i~eal relationship is as end up needing surgery or drugs, trading partners and neighbouring work at cleaning up the environment so that environmental hazards are . nations. It makes sense to co-op~ erate while not undermining oui not a problem, clean up the air ap.d own sovereignty. What we've done water, make the food source purer with NAFTA has been a bad idea: and work onlifestyleissues. Wewould It's been bad for farmers, it's been like to make healthy food easier and bad for the environment, bad for cheaper to get than food that's bad for us as well as education at the .sovereignty. It has caused friction with the US. We would renegotiate primary school level on health and NAFTA and get out of it if it can't more physical activity. be resolved. . Wetakemoreof aholisticapproach. I think that our focus is on fak We still want care for those people that trade, not free trade. That goes not needitbutwewouldliketo startshifring only with our relationship with the US so tbat there is mOre prevention to save but with the rest of the world. There money in the long run. are Canadian companies in develo{Sing Regardingprcventative health care, how countries not using the best practices would the Green Party encollrage leavening - that needs to be cleaned up. outtbe price of heaItI?J and organicfood? Well, we're looking at possibly taxeditor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

See page 7 for interviews with Marxist-Leninist candidate Julian Ichim and independent candidate Ciprian Mihalcea.

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Last Friday January 13, Kitchener-Waterloo Liberal candidate and incumbent MP Andrew Telegdi called a press conference to defend himself against the accusation made by John Reynolds that, 32 years ago, he used a racial duro John Reynolds is the chair of the Tory's national campaign and the former leader of the opposition in the House of Commons. In 1974, as Feds president here at Waterloo, Telegdi made a reference to the book The Student tIS Niggelj written in 1968 by Jerry Farber. The reference, from the December 6, 1974 issue of The Chevron is as follows: "students are niggers because they want to be niggers." A recent Liberal press release said the comment was "far from being a racial slur." In fact, Telegdi's comment "reflected solidirity with African-Americans and other oppressed minorities." Throughout the 1970s, student leaders and journalists often "drew inspiration from the US civil rights movement of the 1960s." The Chewon also published an article in August 1974 titled, "The Child as Nigger" which argued that <:hlldren and African-Americans were both tninorities in need of liberation. It wasn't only student leaders who drew parallels from the civil rights movement.. An advocate for Quebec independence, Pierre Vallieres entitled his argu1nent for sovereignty, "Quebec Independence: White Niggers of America." Dr. William Corning, who taugat psychology at UW in 1974 said that that sense of the term was "in common use at the time" and that it was "a comment on economic status, not a racial slur." Telegdi himself said the comment had "abso~te1y no racial connotation." Instead of focusing i>n the negative, Telegdi expressed his hope that ~werunelections,wecouldtakeittoahigher

Plane. instead of focusing on cynicism."

He also explained that the comment "talks about [his] reaction to a low student voter turnout. .. and the issue of being involved in student government." He also added that "when [he] was in the faculty of arts there was no student evaluation." He further expressed his sentiments at the time saying, "student apathy didn't allow students to be involved to the extent they should in running their universities." At the beginning of this election, Telegdi urged his opponents to sign an agreement to treat. one another with courtesy and civility which Ajmer Mandur, the Conservative candidate, refused to sign. Telegdi, however, stuck to the agreement, refusing to comment on allegations that Mandur is accused of committing a crime saying, "I know nothing more about whether he has a criminal background than do you." Allegedly, Mandur has been charged three times for assault. The Mandur campaign's stance, however, is that these accusations are false. When questioned on his opinion regarding the allegation, Telegdi said, "that's American politics and it's coming to Canada." He also added that, ''when I started this campaign I told all the volunteers we are going to take the high road ... that is what our campaign is all about." ''We don't think anybody believes Mr. Reynolds, so what would be the point," said Edmund Louis Wellhauser, Telegdi's laywer, when asked if Telegdi would be seeking legal reparations from ReYllolds. In 1990, while Telegdi was a regional councillor, he launched the Waterloo Region Mayors' Race Relations Committee, he has been the president of the KW Multicultural Centre twice and he is currently the chair of the All-Party Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. acsanady@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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This coming Monday, January 23 will mark the end of the current election campaigns and the beginning of a "new" government. Don't care? Well, you should.. Many of the decisions taken on the hill will directly impact your quality of life over the next decade. How much you pay for your education, how good the quality of that education is, what type of health care you have access to, how safe Canada is and how this country helps those in other parts of the world are all going to be affected by who the Canadian public decides to vote for. There is much at stake in an election, but Canadian youth have the lowest voter turnout in history. Last election, only 25 per cent of us showed up at the polls. Unfortunately, when you don't vote, you let other people make your decisions for you. Right now, the highest voting turnout is amongst your parents and grandparents. If politicians are responsible to their electors, then they'll make decisions that reflect the interest of people much older than you, people who might not believe in the same things you do. Just as important is th~ fact that if all young people voted, things would change. Imagine what would happen if every young person in this country voted. Things would be really different. Yes, politicians might be a little slimmer and younger, but they would

also reflect the values of 18-24 year oIds. They would have to, because their jobs would be on the line if they didn't. As VP education for the Feds, I am constantlyreminded of students' low voter turnout by our political leaders. Much of my time is spent lobbying Ottawa and Queen's Park for progressive education policy through the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) and the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA). I have heard from more than one politician that it is hard for them to implement education-friendly policy because we don't show our support at election time. They argue that if we had a higher voter turnout, education would be a higher priority on everybody's agenda. I do not know how much of that is accurate - and how much is them trying to get out of a meeting - but the point should be taken seriously. As students, we have the opportunity to make a bold statement this election. We can tell all parties that the issues we care about should be at the forefront of the government's public agenda. The only way of delivering this message is by voting. Make sure to get out there and vote. Our future depends on the decisions we make today. Remember, you cannot be denied the right to vote. If you show up at a polling station with the proper documentation, you must be allowed to vote! All you have to do is show up with one document containing your name, current address and signature, such as a driver's license. Otherwise, you have to show up with one document containing the elector's name and current address and another document containing your name and signature (for· example, a SIN card or credit card and a tax bill or a phone bill). - Howie Bender, Feds vice-president education

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Interviews: Ichim, Mihalcea present political ideas Tim Alamenciak EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Imprint: Can.JSU tcIlNS a little bit about your party and your history in a brief summary? My name is Juilian Ichim. I'm an activist; I work mostly with street gangs and organize them on a political basis with a youth collective to defend their rights. We had a youth run dropin centre for three years in downtown Kitchenerwheretheypicked up some social responsibility and decided to solve [their] problems. Basically my participation in this election is on the basis that the election process does not meet the n~s of the people. We're told that every [five] years we should become voting cattle and that alone is our own politics. People say that the youth are apathetic; well, we don't really have that much to be hopeful for in terms of politics - it's like either 1Y0u] vote fottbe liberals or the Tories and they are pretty much the same. I think that people should organize their own blocs' partiCipate in democratic renewal. The people themselves need to become the decision makers by organizing their communities and having MPs directly responsible for those communities.

How will free education work in Canada? Well, the reality is that the money is there, right? The question is how do we spend the money and who chooses how the money is being spent. Once again theissue of power comes up and the issue of who de-

cides. I think that education is a right - even poor countries such as Cuba have free education, that's their big . thing and it's something that works. I think that education is important because an educated population is one that knows what's going on and is empowered. We need to put our full force behind providing the necessary infrastructure and social programs. One thing that the NDP candidate mentioned to me in passing was that the liberals spend $50 million on social services and $300 million on the RCMP. I think that if those statistics were flipped around we'd see a very big difference in places like Toronto where the gutting of social services and education has led to the social crisis that we are facing right now.

So do you feel that an improvement in social services is going to combat gun crimesin Toronto andspreading throughout Canada? I think so. The reality is that guns aren't the issue. If they're not going to use guns, they are going to use knives or bats. When we started our drop-in centre, a lot of the youth were only interested in getting high and fighting each other. Around 2002-2003 we had people in different bandannas, different gangs, working together on political issues and participating in the schools. Itdefinitelygave people something to look forward to - a sense of importance, a sense of ownership. I mean, why am I going to shank somebody that could be my ally?

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Canada as it nation? . I think there are two perceptions' and they are side-by-side. I've traveled a bit; I taught in ChiJ:ia for half a year and the perception is that Canadians are friendly, happy, smiley people [of] the great white north. The other perception is that we are part of the US and that we basically follow [their] policies. I think that what we need is to have a more sovereign foreign policy and that we shouldn't necessarily pull towards the US all the time. Globally, Canada could play the role of peacemakers, but not in the sense that the liberals and everyone [else] is putting forward by sending people to Haiti or other such places. Wecan [have] an anti-war government and a force of resistance to the war mongering going on right now.

. How do you feel our relatiONShip with the US should be? I think that it should be on the basis of mutual benefit as opposed to being participatory in NAFTA and the economic annexation that we are going through. Jose Martin is a Cuban patriot, not a social patriot, but a Cuban nationalist; he said something about never [putting] all your eggs in one basket and that we need to trade with as many countries as possible. I think we should be a promoter of multilateralism as opposed to unilateralism and that we should have our own independent policies, NAFTA is really hurting us; we should re-examine NAFfA and our participation in NATO and other such programs. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Imprinthad a chance to sit down with Ciprian Mihalcea, an independent candidate in the federal election. Mihalcea is also an undergraduate student taking political science. He is .maintaining a full course load while running in the election.

Imprint: Tell us a little about ybur plaifOf'flJ: I want to focus on education. Beinga student! understand difficulties we're faced with and theamountwe're forced to pay in tuition, so it affects me personally. I feel that education is a very important thing, particularly for this riding. If provides for a lot of the local economy. If you look at a lot of the businesses around in Waterloo, they're staffed by graduates from this university and from Laurier. I think it's important to lessen the burden that students are faced with and lower the amount of tuition that they have to pay. That is the primary issue I want to focus on.

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I think that particularly this elect tion, where it could come very close; having an independent candidate elm:md whose primary goal is education, I think that if anything wer~ to come up, that would be the sole thing I would work for. I would work with the governing party to help out students.

What wouldyou do to help our healtb care .rystem? I don't have a platform on that.

How haveyou been balancing the work-load of being a student and campaigning;? My primary focus has been school , that's why I'm here. Whenever I found time to do anything on the debate!> or election I did. I don't have a lot of money or time to spend on it, being a full time student.

What areyour comments on the experience of T'IInning in afetkral election? I think that you learn quite a bi1t about the process. I hope that I inspir(! some people when they realize tha1t anybody can run. I'm glad I did i1t - particularly for that reason. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ccl

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Canadian politics has had more flair and drama in recent history yet Yoter turnout continues to decline to record lows and ~uch of the blame h being pinned on youth. A study commissioned bv Elections Canada found that only ~ estimated 25 per cent of registered youth aged 182:4 voted in 2000. It indicated that \l'otet apathy and family, school or , "rork-related' obligations were the r:oost significant factors for such a ~lismal showing. Many claim that politicians ig(~U&l;l iS~lles iNGilll~tit~~ do r lot vote, while others protest that t hey do not vote because politicians i, gnore their issues. The circular a .rgument begs the question: does a. systemic problem exist which is r nanifested as voter apathy? Perhaps no voting system can C :ompletely capture the preferences c)f the electorates, but disenfranc :hised voters complaining of voti ag for the lesser of two evils and r )oliticians strategically using vote Ii plitting are really illuminating the s arne voting system flaw. During t he enlightenment hundreds' of ) 'cars ago, the famous French phil· osopher the Marquis de Condorcet I )roved that our antiquated voting system, known as first-past-theI >ost, inevitably leads to a two-party system. For example, NDP votes typically turn into Liberal ones when 1eft-wing voters are scared of the (::Onservatives gaining power, which leads to an extremely unrepresentative democracy. Imagine casting lit vote by giving a ranking of the patties and having that relative preference reflected in the outcome of the election. Other flaws arising from the division of Canada into electoral districts revealed themselves ever so clearly in the Canadian federal election of 1926 when the Conservatives attained about 42 per cent of the popular vote but did not win a single riding, while the Labour Progressives attained almost 20 per cent and ruled with 41 pcr cent of the seats in the House of Commons. Apathy is a result' of our broken system, but with a little enlightenment md some small electoral reforms, we can choose to fix it. - with files from http://'MNVII.mapleteafweb.com/features/electoral/voterturnout/voting-today.html. jbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

So we're into the home stretch of the election md the Conservatives may be on the verge of a majority. Yes, you're reading clearly. It's almost incomprehensible that the renamed Reform Party could actually form a stable government. What would this mem for Cmada? With a Conservative majority we are guarmteed to see at least the temporary suspension of same-sex marriages. It baffles the mind that in a country like Cmada a party could actually get elected while pledging to revoke basic humm rights. And they're going to embarrass Cmada on the international stage by pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol, a worldwide environmental treaty that we signed in good faith. Of course, with Peter MacKay poised to become deputy prime minister, we know how worthless a signature on a contract is to the Conservatives. The "soft-on-rome" approach of the Tories is also worrisome. They've

my of the four major parties - they wmt to spend us back into deficit like drunken sailors! To pay for it, they've kindly promised to raise income taxes for lower-income individuals, such fi~t~tromemdtheC~ Association of Chiefs of Police has as myself And people wonder why called it a ''vital I deplore the possitool" in combatbility of those twits winning? ' ingrome. [The] Meanwhile, With a Harper Conservative win on the horizon, Conservatives MP Gerry Brewe're seeing NDP itkreuz claimed don't deserve to be leader "HappyJack" Layton parading that, ''fThe gun registry] has elected. They deny across the country never been used begging voters who reality and can to solve a rome would normally go or to prevent Liberal to support only view issues a rome, to imhis bmd of socialprove the ability ists "just this once," through their of the police to perhaps because a narrow prism, do their work." bad showing at the The sheerinpolls would spell the oblivious to the end of his term as eptitude of that statement is a leader. facts dancing Meanwhile, perfect example of why the Con- around their heads. Liberal leader Paul servatives don't Martiti is also crisdeserve to be crossing the nation elected. They deny reality and em only imploringNDPvoters to form a hasty "coalition" with his party to stop the viewissues through theirnarrowprism, evil "Harperites" from destroying our oblivious to the facts dmcing around social programs. their heads. The Conservative platform also :M:irroringthelast election, it seems proposes the highest expenditures of Martin's strategy could be working. A

new poll this week by EKOS showed the Conservatives taking a sharp drop, down to 35.8 per cent support, md the Liberals regaining some ground at 29.6 per cent. Of course, voters are stuck between a rock md a hard place. They're furious with the Liberals over the sponsorship scmdal, although that was more a federalist scmdal thm mything. Cmadims are loath, however, to elect the far-right Conservative party, which has suddenly put on a moderate face - md made 196 promises - in a desperate attempt to win power while the public is off guard. It's a sorry tactic, but would we' expect anything less from the Conservatives? In my case, it seems to be working. International observers are shocked that we could consider kicking out a government that has taken our economy from ruins to complete and total prosperity simply because of what was -let's be honest - a pretty minor scmdal. Still, Cmadims demmd the absolute best from their representatives. How badly the Liberals will be punished for this gaffe-o-rama will be seen on the 23rd. mjohrison@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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One fundamental concern for all of humanity is their well-being. From a young age we are conditioned to know that "hot water burns baby," and riding your tricycle down the stairs will almost certainly hurt. During this federal election the focus has been on education. This is understandable - most students tend to care about how much they 'will go in to debt. But ultimately, even students get sick and need health care. I've always had a passion for the health care system; my parents are both hospital lackeys. Mom's a nurse and, dad takes care of all the breathing stuff. I spent a lot of time sitting at the hospital between their shifts, talking to the employees, hearing their gripes.

The federal candidates have clearly expressed their views on health care and yet somehow I still feel insecure about our system. I mean, the Green party just wants to make everything sunny and bright and hope that fixes all problems. Clean air doesn't stop you from falling down a flight of stairs after drinking a 40 of tequila in some house where, for one reason or another, they still have Christmas ornaments all over the floor. And then the Conservatives come along with their idea: impose limits. I'm an editor of a newspaper - I know a thing or two about deadlines. And I would rather receive a wonderfully written late article than a barely legible on-time article. Just like I wouldn't mind waiting for good heart surgery rather than giving my buddy ten bucks and a knife. Of course the liberals haven't come up with anything extreme - they just want to give health care more money and reduce wait times (trendy, isn't it?). They promise to uphold our health care system. Fantastic, it seems to be doing so well. Wait times strike a chord with the public, though. It seems that theI-pay-for-it-so-l-want-it-

now world of todayhaswhitdedawaythepatience

of the masses. Waitipg is not that bad. To solve our health care problems, politicians need to look inside the hospitals. Doc:tors, nurses and other support staff provid e vital services. They are highly trained, skilled individuals. Other "support" staff, like clericHI and cafeteria workers fall under the hospital union, and therefore make upwards of $16 am hour. Clarica employees doing similar clerical jobs make $10 an hour. McDonalds employee s cook food too-$7.45. We've all tastedhospitHl food - it's not worth $16 an hour. There are people willing to do these jobs for significantly less money. Health care is important on the federalleve 1, but it's also important to remember that an y promises made by federal candidates will have little to no actual impact until change take s place locally. Non-essential services need to be regulated and cut in favour of the ones thaLt serve the purpose of a hospital; the position s that heal us. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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There is quite simply nothing misleading about the conclusions that the Internal Administration Committee arrived at in its services review report. A more substantial story could have been communicated had any of the conclusions themselves been written in your article. It appears that the real story behind the services review was' missed in favour of sensationalist journalism. First of all, how can a news story conclude that "the conclusions drawn in the report are themselves misleading" simply because there is a challenge to a rough draft' that was never released to the public? What was not mentioned was that this is the first time in a while the Federation of Students is re-examining the services that students pay for and how we deliver them by asking

'Iwith the Imprint ignoring路the positive responses elicited by other Service Coordinators, would the Imprint not be committing the very. same bias that the lAC is accused of111 -Lawrence Lam Fed's VP Internal lenging recommendations that pertain to all eight services? The method chosen to conduct the stude.nt-at-Iarge surveys, which was not unlike many psychology surveys

that I have seen done in the SLC, yielded a diverse group of students which make s up a proportion approximately 300 time s larger than that of the media's election polling. Finally, with Imprintignoring the positive responses elicited by other Service Coordinators, would Imprint not be committing the very same bias that the lAC is accused of? The narrow focus of the article on the reaction of GLOW and the Womyn's Centre misses the mark on the unprecedented amount of effort and hard work put in by members of the Internal Administration Committee and trivializes the honest and eloquent input provided by the dedicated students of the UW community. The air of defensiveness found among many of our coordinators is understandable but not unusual when conducting such an unprecedented review. It is with great hope that with the recurrence of future reviews, a culture of accountability will be instilled among all the Federation of Students departments, in this case, our services. -

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fRIDAY. JANUARY 20, 2006

Let them have cake

Sony can do the twist TYPE..IN.. STEREO Sony has been in the news a lot lately. l'ypically, for a big business, this would be a good thing. But between their: moaning over the copyright issues of illegal downloading and the backlash over the invisible spyware-esque program Sony execs decided to quietly include on some ()f their newest offerings, very little of the media coverage has been all that positive. They tried to turn that around l:\te last week when they announced. that they were partnering up '.',ith a company called Wilderness Media and Entertainment to create a new, teemed recording label to enter into their ranks. They called ilie newest division of the Sony· Music Label Group "Music with a Twist"- a specialty GLBT recording label designed for up-and-coming gay, lesbian, bisexual, and tt;ans musicians of all genres of f1'lusic. Sony also plans on using the label to produce "Queer Culture" com,pilation CDs which wouldinclude various musical hits and musicians that have become "gay icons." According to the label's co-creator, J\,btt Farber, Music wiili a Twist ""ill become "a home that says' to artists, '\Ve not only are okay with who you are, but we embrace that as part of your identity.'" You know, it may be some side effect of the election that is causing if, but I can't help but roll my eyes when I read that statement. It just drips "Lame," with a capital "L." It sounds like a Jlvfiss Universe contestiUlt wrote it. verhile I am sure that Farber has approached this idea wiili good intent, it is clear that Sony approached it \'lith marketing in mind. Sony's business advisors have noticed that there is a huge gay market out there ~ one that not only enjoys music, but that also spends significantly more per capita then the average market (according to various statistics). So, Sony has gone ahead and created its token gay recording l$lbel to cash in on what it sees as a largely untapped market and has dmed everything carefully enough SO that its first CDs will be hitting the shelves around June. Coincidentally, June just so happens to be pride month. . \li'hile Sony's intentions may be entirely monetary, and while Music ",.1.th a Twist may be nothing more than their "token gay label," that doesn't mean that the creation of this recording label is entirely bad. This \".1.11 give some of the lesser known GLBT artists out there a better chance of getting their voices - or it1struments - heard, giving them a l~g-up into an otherwise overflowing it'ldustry. While it may be hard being the "token" knO\ving you're just around because someone' feels that you have to be it doesn't mean that

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you are utterly powerless. You're there, you're being heard and you're one of the first. It may not mean much now, but the artists who sign up under this label will eventually become well known. After all, it wasn't too long ago iliat Sony started its "token Hip-Hop label" ... and last I checked, rap was somewhat popular. As for the compilation CDs, well, I don't see those going far. I mean really: what self-respecting gay man docm't have "\Ve are Family" or "Dancing Queen" on his iPod? gbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Once again, I have returned to reading the National Post, mostly because I can't handle the multiple, page-long advertisements in the Star. But I can't say ilie post is much better in ilie' advertising department. Just last year I saw page long ads from a medical office in the US who were offering MRIs with a $50 coupon. That just makes me, a devout post reader, want to cry.' Today, however, I was pulled into a short article that was at the top of section A in the November 21 paper. In the article ''ABC's for Brazilian pupils could soon stand

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I urge you to pick up last week's edition Ganuary 13, 2006) of Imprint. As I was scanning through the paper I discovered something that most people probably haven't taken note of. In this particular paper, you may have noticed that each Imprint journalist has their photo featured in their respected columns. What you may not have noticed is the fact that each journalist's photo was in black-and-white, except for Neal Moogk-Soulis'. At first I thought this was no big deal and that I had too much time on my hands for picking up on such details, but then I took note of our friend Neal Moogk-Soulis' e-mail address. I scanned the paper again and realized that every single jourb.alist had their e-mail address as the first initial of their first name and then their last name, much like UWs user IDs. But if we take a look at Moogk-Soulis's e-mail address, it's just neal@imprint.uwaterloo.ca. It's just his first name. Is Imprinttryingto sul;>liminallytell us something? I think so and I will have none of it. I refuse to get sucked into this Neal Moogk-Soulis vortex. I refuse to allow my colleagues, classmates, professors, and friends to be subjected to this pro-Moogk-Soulis movement. If Moogk-Soulis gets a colour pro~e, I say every journalist gets a colour profile. If Moogk-Soulis gets an Imprint e-mail address that' only has his first name in it, I say every journalist gets an Imprint email address that only has their first name in it. UW staff and students, I urge you to stand up for change. Stand up for Canada. Or in this case, stand up for Imprint journalists and my ridiculousness.

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Imagine your son is a hockey wizard - the next Gretzsky - and he just got a call from an NHL team. Oops! TIie kid can't go to the US to play hockey because he has a criminal record for simple possession of marijuana. He is left flipping burgers and won't be able to' afford to go to an NHL game, let alone play in one. Imagine your wife h!ls breast cancer and the only thing that will make the differetlce between beating cancer or dying is one little marijuana joint to help her keep her food down and survive the chemo. Nope, the medical marijuana program has been shut down, so there is no safe or legal source. Now imagine that you voted Conservative on January 23rd and have doomed your family to this fate. Boy, you sure showed those rotten Liberals, didn't you? Good work! Russell Barth Federal medical marijuana license holder, Ottawa

I regret your plea for Stephen Harper to clean up his election campaign because it is quite clear from your Critique that you have mistook Conservative ads exposing Liberal failures as being "desperately negative" when in reality they are quite necessarily enlightening. It seems to me that critiquing our Liberal government's "impressive record" for feats, such as embezzling hundreds of millions of tax dollars or allowing harmful emissions to rise despite their em" phatic support for Kyoto, is not a bad. thing. In fact, "t.fr. Johnson, spe~ out against wrongdoings by holding governments accountable is essential to the democratic process. Alternatively, the Liberals have taken that first step in running a smear campaign by releasing a series of ads onJanuary 10 that.lambaste the Conservativecontention to raise military presence in major cities. The ads effectively imply that those soldiers who protect our democracy andaid in naturlll disasters are somehow a threat to Canadians. It appears the Liberals late desperation have brought them as low to condemn our own troops. However, the Liberals delivered their lowest blow much earlier in the campaign. When questioned about the Conservative's child care plan that allots money to parents per child, the prime minister's speech writer predicted that Canadians would spend the allowance on "popcorn and beer" instead of actual care for . their children. This attack did little to affect the credibility of the proposal since their plan is worth $4.7 billion more than the Liberals', but what it did do was prove to the public how the Liberals view Canadians. Essentially, the Liberals do not trust that you can make decisions regarding the best interest of your children (beer or nanny) as well as they can (Liberal Universal Daycare Plan). This scares me to wonder what they think about my freedom to choose in other areas of my life. The United States had their chance to hold Bush accountable for t~ the country to war, but in the 2004 presidential electipn they chose to re-elect him, and look how things have turned out. We need to end Paul Martin's "culture of entitlement" and oust the corruption and incompetence from our parliament while we can. On January 23, think ahead to the government you want for your future. I want one that won't steal from me or tell me what to do, I want a Conservative government. Cam Mundle 2A syste~s design engineering ~

The McDonald's/ Imprint booby trap

To the Editor, Your lack of limits on partisan articles and apparent first-issue fact-checker strike aside, you seem to have managed to take objectionable content to a whole new leveL I'm sure you got a fair amount of money in advertising revenue from that McDonald's coupon-booklet in this week's Imprint. I'm also sure that the school's custodial staff will receive none of it (I promised one fellow that I'd write this letter);

Around every Imprint rack, there were glossy paper banana peels, ju~t waiting for the passer-by's carele$s footstep. Not to mention the visual. impact of the mess, both inside and out, you've managed to create quit:e a litter problem. I know' it isn't the first ti~e you've included an advertising .~tt颅 sert and I'm fairly certain it won t be the last. Next time, try to draw your thoughts away from the dollatr signs for a moment to think abo~t the costs to the rest of us, who als <> contribute a portion (albeit small) of your budget. And your mandat~, of course. ! Tim Foster 3B physics

Barclay, Notwithstanding

To the Editor, I can't remember the last time I read a Graham Barclay column with which I agreed. However, he did pick up on - and share - an importaQ.t point from the debate, for which 'I commend him. The notwithstanding clause is an extremely important 'Part of Canll.dian, governmental structure. It hel{is ensure that the appointed officials (the court) are never above the elected officials (the house). . To take it away would create an unstoppable autocracy in the Supreme Court. Whatever pawn.s currently form the government appointed judges who suppott their views, and then those judg'lS persistin power long after the government is gone. Whenever a later government makes a law that the Supreme Court doesn't like, they can declare it unconstitutional and dismiss it. Is that democracy? Mike Purvis 2A mechatronics

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To the editor, I don't like it. What? The whole bloody thing - Imprint, as a paper, is just one big mess. Each week you blokes put your rag out I have som~颅 thing new to complain about. This columnist offends me because I can't take a joke, that columnist draws my ire because I don't like the opinions of others. I'd considered writing in with con.tent of my own, but decided against it. You see, complaining about the hard work of others - and I hear they're volunteers to boot, pah! - is far easkr than doing something constructive myself. And on the one occasion thltt I do read something that I like, I'd much rather forget about it and look for more things to complain about. In short, Imprint, why even try? After all, it's not like you're doing something that I couldn't, right? It's not ljke anybody actually cares, right? Now, if you'll excuse me, I've gOt to pop out and pick up some milk.

P.S. I wouldn't burn your paper to keel' myself from freezing to death. Curtis Hortensi<:> 4B basket-weavin!~

FlUDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006

,.,,,,."''''..,,,,, federal election is almost upon u~, ~~fuat, of course, means that the political television ads are in full blitzl This )!l:at'S series of ads have made me especiall.yproud to be a Canadian, as they ate even more hateful and smcarv than u~ Of note is a particular one that tlle HbcrJ.l'!l have been funning against the COl:llit£'Vatives. You know the ODe. It goes alittle something like this: "Stewn Harper won't tell anyone his funding comes from. Where dOCl3 it come from? We don't Imow. }\'iTteric.ans Eke Steve Harper. Maybe A.m.(tticans him money? We just

to Now;ImaybeaheartlessConsefV'ative, so take my opini(m as you will, but isn't it more effectiveif you know allegations are based upon filets? Or at the very least k&i This is ju.<tt plain lazy politics. Message to all the Liberals out there: HeyLiberals. Yah. You. Yoube!ieve in a more liberal ideology than 1. 1bat's good for you. I commend you £()r it. As a Canadian citizen, vou have the freedom to affiliate yo~elf with any political ideology you see fit, if any at all. I C<l.l1 also see the appeal and allure that Liberalism holds for some and hrn:v it is in all likelihood the best fit formillioDs of Can.'1dians out there. There's a problem, though. Your party is made up of idiots who as we speak, are burying themselves into the ground so quickly it'd make an oil drill blush. It has been said that this corning election is Stephen Harper's to lose, but man! It has al,o apparently become Paul l\1artin's (Dlosemon~ PleasedoyollfSelves

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a favour: give up. No, seriously. Don't say or do anything. Anything you do or say can and ~\Vill be used against you. FJiminate everyone now and startplanningfor next year's inevitable election (tentatively entitled "Grits v'S. Tories ill: The Search for aivfajority.") I'd starhvith a solid campaign advisor, then some good speech "\voters, then rcl work mv v,'ay down to J\1P candidates "\vithout' the' popo on their asses, and lastly ~f there's still time) a party leader that's more charismatic and less "used car salesman-esque." All I'm asking for here is a worthy adversary. Beating you guys in your current state gives me no satisfaction. It'slike beating up a gtade-schooler in a fight. Sure, youlllaugh for about twenty-thirty odd minutes aftet'W'atds, but it quickly loses its appe,ll. Al1Y\v'aY; you all make me sickl You remind me of those 2004 Conservatives. Those guys "!lOre losers. Sincerely, Not j\,fatkJohnson

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J\Jartin. Once the balloons and confetti b:ll.ve: been swept away, it comes time Despite \\that'5 promised election trail or what the can-

didates expect, getting things done takes rime and collaboration. \,/'e are electing a democracy, not a dictatorship. Despite the one-upmanship of Question Period, true governing takes place behind the scenes. For better or for worse, more than a few deals have been made behind the curtains of t11e House or in a committee, away irom the spotlight. Behind every politician, there is a long line of U!~fi:nishcd projects and broken promises. It is perhaps 110 mistake ,hen that the road to Hell is lined with good intentions. A politician'S vision is only as ~v1abJe as their clout. Once politicians get into office, Lhey soon discover that there is only so mud"'! that they can do before they must collaborate. Good governance comes

from diplomacy and negotiation. In a democracy Ihe elected politician is not only supposed to ru Ie in the best interests of the rnajori1:)~ but they must also accommodate the minority. Thev are elected to represent all of th~ decu;rate, not just the card-carrying membl.'l'S, or the voters for that matter. Perhaps the most difficult political job, in terms of getting things done, is that of the student leader. The Feds elections arc just around the comer \'iith campaigning starting at the end of the month.lnose 1N'ith their ears In the ground have been able to discover the cautiously forming rickets. Senate aIld council candidates have also been testing the waters. Politicians at any other level of government have an irrunediate ad-

vantage over student Jeaders. Their constituents and the geographic area representing their interests more or less match up with the jurisdiction of the politician. If the mayor sees an in issue in the City of Waterloo that needs attending to, he can generally get the issue addressed. If the Feds president sees something that needs dOLng, he's got an uphill battle. The best characterization of Feds politicians is that they are ambassadors Of diplomats within the university structure. For all the words that they can generate, really can't solve anything unilaterally. ~A Feds politician, or any other student leader, must learn to negotiate with and cajole the various other groups on c~mpus.

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The l1niversity is made up of fief"· dams, from the president on down, Everyone has their castle from which the attempt to worlcw-ith everyone else. David Tohnstonhas Needles Hall; fohn Ande;sen has the Student Life C;'ntre. If David Johnston "''aIlts something done, the response is generally; "how soon?" If 10hn Andersen wants some· thing do~e, the response is typically, "right now?" Ur:tkno\V!l variables and the dtwee wi (h which politicians and elected representatives am co·operate arc more important than a politidan's v:ision for getting something done. lne best laid plans of mice anclInen are often led ast.ray. neal@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

. eln Freebies in Brazil Continued from page '11 Although Brazil is often viewed as an underdeveloped country, it just may have the right idea in mind. A recent documentary on the Food Network had Jamie Oliver of 1be Naked Chef series tour school cafeterias in Britmn. He found that the meals that 'wcre fed to students \vere full of fat, were unbalanced and contained little to no variation. Not exactly the bcstpla.n that a "dt."veloped country" has in pbce J.u help the YOillJ.ger generations. Perhaps giving a little caffeine to Brazilian stu· dents isn't such a bad idea after all. - Shahzma Merani

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Because we think it's fun - in answer to your question, "Why another top ten list?" -then again, movies were #1 on our Top Ten list of Top Ten lists, so we figured we'd share our favourites with you. Instead of thinking of this as the list, consider it a setof recommendations. As university students, our tastes may be varied, but we feel that anyone of the following flicks would make for a great night of entertainment.

1) Sin City Adapted from the seminal collection of graphic novels by acclaimed comic creator Frank Miller, Sin City is an anthology telling three separate tales of revenge, war and redemption in the seedy Basin City. The film features an all-star ensemble cast, headlined by Mickey Rourke (Marv), Clive Owen (Dwight) and Bruce Willis (Hartigan). "I'm used to Robert Rodriguez's movies being the kind I watch over and over again, but I definitely wasn't prepared for Sin City. Needless to say, I've seen it more times than a Friends rerun. And I thought they couldn't make Mickey Rourke any uglier." -Jeff Anstett, Columnist

2) Batman Begins Haunted by the murder of his parents, a young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) journeys to the far East where he hones his physical skills to perfection. Returning to Gotham City, Wayne decides to don the famous cape and cowl. With the help of family friends Lucius Fox ~Iorgan Freeman) and Alfred (Michael Caine), he strikes fear into the hearts of criminals. The dark knight is ready for year one. "This is the Batman that Batman fans have been waiting for since the beginning of the caped-crusader's extensive movie franchise. With the best Batman, best Bruce Wayne, best plot,

best everything, this is a Batman movie as theyoughtto be." -Ian Blechschrnidt, Cartoonist

3) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The fourth film in the popular franchise sees Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) continuing his adventures at Hogwarts, the famed school of witchcraft and wizardry. This year turns out to be Harry'S most perilous yet when a fellow student is killed and Harry finally confronts his nemesis, the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), in the flesh. "Being the massive HP-nerd that I am, I really can't give this movie a perfect review because, clearly, the book is better. All geeky obsessiveness aside, I loved this movie. Definitely the best one yet. Sure they didn't get to include everything (No Dursleys? Nooo!), but considering the fact that they had to squish 608 pages into 180 minutes, I think they did a damn good job." -Suzanne Gardner, Lead Proofreaderess

4) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith After thirty long years, the science fiction epic is finally concluded. Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christiensen) confronts his fears, hopes and weaknesses and is ultimately corrupted by the dark side of the force. Led by the menacing Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), the Republic is brought to its knees, the Empire is formed and a dark new chapter begins in a galaxy far, far away. ''The prequel trilogy is not what it should have been, but, luckily, there are moments in this film: the stare, the birth and the closing

shot. And that has made the whole thing worthwhile." Filip Vukcevic, Columnist

5) The 40-Year-Old Virgin After several failed attempts, 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) decides that sex isn't worth obsessing over. However, when he meets the charming Trish (Catherine Keener) a solution presents itself. But, in the heat of the moment, can Andy and Trish survive a meeting of the hearts before a meeting of the ... parts? "Inspired by Waterloo students, this movie induced both side-splitting laughter and tears of joy when Andy's spoon met Trish's dish. Herambone's favourite quote: 'Get off the road, virgin!' " -Heramb Ramachandran, Alumni

6) Wedding Crashers For some, weddings mark the beginning of a bold new journey in life; for others, they make for perfect hunting grounds. Enter John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn), a pair of partying fellas who have made it their goal in life to crash as many weddings as possible. ''At the Oscars, I say give best picture to Wedding Crashers. The film that has it all: love, mortality and Will Farrell cominE 'this close' to nun-chucking somebody. Let the academy have its broken back mountains and its walking lines. I'll take Vaughn and Wilson at the top of their game, a plump tit or two and the most important ingredient of all: honest-to-goodness heart and soul." -Adam Johns, Arts Writer

7) Crash Taking place over two days in Los Angeles, Crash tells the stories of a diverse group of people who run into each other in unexpected ways.

The seeming mish-mash of stories and characters results in a single truth: we are all human. "Crash is truly a sensational and thought-provoking movie. If you want to understand racism in the US in an hour and 40 minutes, then just watch Crash. Think, and then think a bit more." -Wasim Parkar, Opinion Editor

8) Mr. & Mrs. Smith On the surface, John and Jane Smith are your average middle-class American family. But look below the surface and you'll find that they both live very non-traditional lives-they're assassiris. As their marriage falls apart,John andJanerea1ize that sometimes the best way to relight the spark in a relationship is with an explosion. ''Who can say no to Angelina?!" -Salim Eteer, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

9) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Based on the beloved book by C. S. Lewis, this film introduces viewers to the magical land of Narnia where an evil witch has taken hold of the world, putting it under her icy spell. ''A brilliant film for viewers of all ages with enchanting visual effects. Most of the actors are fresh faces so full props goes to the casting director. This movie is so majestic that even the witch's lack of fashion sense during the final battle isfl't a bother." -Alice Kim, Frosh Reviewer

10) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxr Hapless Arthur Dent ~iartin Freeman) .s not having a good day - he learns that tle Earth is scheduled for demolition. Before tie end of his adventures, he traverses the gaIaÂť', learns the significance of the number 42 ad almost has his brain sawed out by mice. Th@ he has lunch. "For finally giving this hilariously inspiing, classic book the big-screen homage it ~ desperately needed (at least according to ili> sci-fi fan). Hitchhiker's Guide can't be anywhe e except in the top 1O!" -Adam Gardiner, Staf Writer

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Sonic Snippets -Your quick album review fix ing. Taking melodic cues from The Postal Service and rhythmic notes from Interpol (whose sound engineer also mIxed this album), Mobius Band alternates between droning synths and frantic guitars, leaving a middle ground for Ben Sterling's monotonous yet hauntingly restrained vocals. The fact that there are only three members makes the band's diverse sound all the more impressive, especially during live performances. Variable without losing focus and unique without being inaccessible,

closestwe've got, but Fin and Gforyisn't going to be the one to push him onto the world stage. His lyrical chops are

much gat-clapping can he get done between his Much Music appearances? His beats sound dated and he fails to present a distinctive personality to match his lyrics. Nothing on the album comes close to topping previous works like ''Bakardi Slang" or "Belly Dancer." Kardi is still one of Canada's most talented rappers and I am not going to stop believing in his potential to blow up huge. This just isn't the album to do it for him. -Adam Johns

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is blues-phunkster (note the "ph'') Mem Shannon's fifth jazz effort. With Shannon on guitars and vocals, Robert "Rhock" Dabon on keyboards and a variety of other fine musicians playingeverythingfrom the sax to trumpet, it quickly becomes clear that the instrumentals on this album ate incredible. On the flip side,

some of the lyrics and song topics are just downright odd. Songs such as the Tiger Woods tribute "Swing Tiger Swing" and the bizarre ''I'll Kiss a Pitbull" are perfect examples. Mem also does a very weird cover of the Beatles' classic track "Eleanor Rigby." Simply strange. -

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As the solo project for Alexisonfire's Dallas Green, City and Colour's entirely acoustic offering is a welcome surprise. In contrast to his other band's grating sCreams, the songs found on Sometimes are built around resonating acoustic guitar strums and Green's distinctivefalsetrovocaIs,ashelaments the usual break-ups and. tour fatigue. While his singingis undeniablyappealing, Green's insistence on sticking with acoustic instruments soon becomes tiresome, as songs begin to bleed together. A little variety and Green could be one to watch. As it stands, this is still a heartfelt, emotional debut that shows a lot of promise. - Angelo Florendo

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The currenttour for We are Scientists' (WA.S) debut album With Love and Squa/or, released January 10, includes only one Canadian stop and a host of sold out shows in the UK. With UK shows sold out almost immediately after the tour was announced, everyone is pegging this band to be the next British sensation. "Considering all the buzz surrounding the band, it was worth the 12 dollars to see them at the Horseshoe Tavern on Saturday night. We Are Scientists formed in Berkeley, California when the trio met while attending university. The band members are all well educated, with one member even boasting a masters degree in mechanical engineering. However, the band name refers to their geek-rock look, not their degrees. Soon after the band's formation, they released 3 EPs, were signed to Virgin Records and things

''Nobody Move, Nobody Gets consists of the band being chased a crazed man in a bear suit. Their music has been cOIlnpa.red Franz Ferdinand because of pounding power chord sections companied by intermittent momen~t.'): of funk. Although there are sligh similarities, this band stands out fro others. The strength of the band liesl in the vocals of Keith Murray (vocals1 guitar) and the ability of Michael TaPl per (drums) and Chris Cain (bass) to! work independently from each othed while still corning together to form ~ unique sound. i That sound was well received by; the Horseshoe audience, with the band demonstrating their cohesion; impressive harmonies and overall energy. Highlights of the performance include Cain admitting he is actually a Canadian citizen (having been born in Montreal), a cover of the Ronnette's "Be My Baby" (from the Dirty Dancingsoundtrack) and the crowd pleasing single ''The Great Escape," which

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a book fails in any way, shape, whom do vou blame? The author? The editor? Both? Reading 'Wn'mp'M" architect; my answer flip{10pped from page to page. The fact that the book fails on 11105t levels is a given. And, at first ~llanc;::, the grammatical awkwardness huth the front-cover testimonial the back-cover blurb implicate editing as the culprit. So too rhe unsteady, lutching sentence

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structure, weak adverb choices and contrived imagery through at least the first third of the book (much of which should just be cut), as well as the unrealistic, over-the-top dialogue throughout. But if all this piece needed was better editing, I'd be more forgiving about the overall quality of the reading experience. The problems, unfortunately, run deeper -- as deep, even, as the plot. Take, for instance, the word 'cover' in this novel's title, where 'cover' is a musical term referring to the act of one band releasing a new version of someone else's work. A musical cover usually uses the same lyrics, perhaps -with some small variation, and is a mark of homage to the earlier versions. But in the grafJ!lilar architect, Eaton's second noyel, the musicalminded author attempts a literary cover of./1 Pair of Blm Efye.~ an early, Faulkner-esque work by Thomas Hardv. And therein lies the foremost problem with Eaton's piece. Because where recycling lyrics is condoned in the creation of musical covers, to be a proper literary 'cover' an author cannot use the previous author's words (plagiarism), and as any reader of literature wi.ll tell you, all good works of fiction already tie into the literary traditions that came before them, seeking to add to that existing discourse. By this standard, all such works are already literary covers. And if there is a middle ground bctween these extremes, a point when

one work can truly be seen as a liter-ary 'cover' of am;ther singular text, Eaton's novel fails to approach it. The book leaves the reader 'with a slew of archetypes common to numerous pre-existing texts. \Y/e still have a disapproving father (named Tragedy and better likened to Zeus), an old church tower (that might as well be a windmill), and an ill-fated love story (of flimsy character development), but the connection to Hardy's ,vork ends there. The book, however, does not - and perhaps for the best. For when Eaton exhausts his initial story and stumbles into the other cha;acters' lives, the result is a burst of intricate, lyrical, well-developed writing, of a quality almost meriting the arrogant back-cover assertion that this ~lOvel is "like a pop culture Gabriel Garcia I\larquez's work." Though the dialogue is never reo deemed and the book as a literary cover, falls flat on its face, whel~ Eaton overcomes the didacticism of his self-imposed storyline, a dis-tinctive literary voice emerges in the narration. Too bad it takes half the volume even to achieve that much;if you like books of meanderi ng intent (The Dogs of Babel, for example) the grammar architert might be for you, but for any reader who prefers being given a little credit, stick to the original: pick up Hardy's A Pair of Bltie t1yes instead. -,-Margret Clark

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Top Ten movies feature is incomplete. But that's okay, I can digit. Still,] must wonder how my fellow Itt1btinlcrs could not vote in such obviously exceptional movies as Sen:mity, Af!tfliFh, and, in my <~yes, the most glaring omission, Peter Jackson'S King Kong. The fact that the last one didn't make it on the list is especially surprising. This past December I sat in Toronto's Paramount theatre路 and was blown away by KOIIl!;' I adore the film fu'1d tllink it's easily one of the year's best. And yet, 1 seem to be one of the few. I'm beginning to thil'..k that my ability to judge what "people" will like is weakening; As the credits rolled on KOi?g I would have bet a million bucks - if I had it - that it would be the most popular movie of the holiday season, if not the vear:. I felt it had it all: action, roman~e, excitement, and meaning. It wasn't justa popcorn movie, it was a question. You see, before Kong met Anne he was a monster. He would have

stayed one forever were it not for her. For him, she was not just a beautiful little toy, but a purpose ---- she gave his life meaning, but the price of that meaning-was his destruction. So what is better then? To live a life that is not whole, or to be exposed to beauty, Heeting tJlough it may he, and die for it? That's what I got from the the more I talk to people, the more it seems that I'm in the minorit\\ Granted, Kong is sitting at a very respectable worldwide gross of $500 million, so people certainly have been watching it, yet Nami{/s $580 makes the Potter--done the dear holiday box--office victor. Docs L'le general malaise regarding KOfQ;reIate to people's expectations for it? \vhat would people want more of, meaning or action? For me the nIL,,vas perfect. I don't have any problem with popcorn movies --- as long as they're good. This is where you have to be careful; for everyone KOIQ; there are a dozen Stealths. \;:;11en vou think about it, many of the popco~n movies of yesterday are the classics of todar I adore meaningful, serious films like lIftltlich, but at the same time I wouldn't trade the viscer"l excitement of KOf{1!, forthewodd. I suppose I've answered the flim's question for myself: if it were up to mc, I'd choose beauty over the beast. fvukcevic@imprint.uwaterloo.G<l

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Located in the plaza best known for Phil's, the dirtiest yet most charming liquor hole in Raintrec Cafe displays none of the \','ild and dark characteristics of its the room is a lovely nux of 'woods cilloms, including an intriguing him; and brown forest mural on j'he wall from the decor to the ):'flCnu, has a bohemian fed to it. Its atmosphere rdaxed and casual with a dash of eclectic. /\ friend's birthday gaye us an occasion to in dinner. We pored over the menu and off with drinks. A friend and I both rdt::red the house-made iced tea ($1.75), while ordered the mango smoothie and the Natasba went :for the intriguing >""""""h

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Now what? Well, at the beginning of ly tetm, in places like the bars, clubs and 1 across campus there is always a surplus f hormone-heightened sloxually-intercstcd And if you're not the type to go out ) bar or club, the message I am sending (J al is that there is definitely a free-spirited 100(} on peoples' minds that just makes them want to "get to know" that someone And this could mean that if you stick VI.,Uf head out of the woods for a few extra ;ninutes this week, you might land yourself a relationship. A new relationship? Yes. This doesn't mean V'1I1 hltve to go out and find your wife, but what it does imply is that you might become intixnate with someone new - someone difTo some, this might provoke a feeling ncxvousness, which is completely naturaJ, (';>jY:ci,llly if you're used to a past partner who developed a lot of comfort and patterned ,c:';'(laJ activity with. It is thcse people that need to be careful when getting into bed with their new matc. You don't want to develop a case of "New Coupleness." NC exists when a new c,)uple wants to hit it off so amazingly during St:x that onc or more persons revert back to W~1yS that worked on a past partner. This can o,ccur from the desire to impress and show off mr ,vays in bed. But please, do you and me a fm'our: just be you. It bothers me so much w hen I find out that a friend I'm having a c{ "nversation witb about their new guy or girl ends with the good old, "It was just so much f:\ .sie! witb the ex." \1{1eIl, first off it's important to realize tt lat they are your ex for a reason and secit is easy! It just might take time to get

Bambucino ($2.75), a hot drink made up of figs, wbeat, barley, acorn, chicory and steamed milk. Carolyn downed the smoothieatbreakneck speed, and said .it was good, though not out of the ordinary. The iced teas tasted pretty much like iced herbal tea. My lemongrass ginger green tea was particularly pleasing, boasting a fresh, soothing and understated fi:n"OUf, its bitter edge mellowed by just enough sweetness. The Bambucino was enjoyable, \vith a lingering smoky aftertaste. A few in our group ordered small soups ($2.75), which arrived first. The carrot-ginger was a smooth puree, but overwhelmed by the gingery bite. The tomato-dill

rtl ss s comfortable with your fresh partner's hot spots. You should take this on as a challenging, erotic adventure. Just because your past playmate enjoyed the feeling of having their balls or breasts clenched in an iron fist doesn't mean that you should go straight to your pUlushing grip during your first sexual encounter with your new-found glory. Feel your partner out. Get to know what makes their eves shut in euphoria and build on that. Be att~ntive and responsive. Listen to your partner's sexuaJ de sires and share your own. Do exactly what you feci is right and not necessarily what you think is supposed to happen. The worst that could take place is that you drive over a speed bump too fast. No big deal. At least you got over the bump. Just make sure to get back on that horse and keep riding. Who knows what will come your way and, before you know it, you might do tl1ings in bed that you never thought would exist in your own personal world of pheromones and fucking. All you need to do is open up and soon enough you'll be having exttemely wonderful effortless sex. Mmmm mmmm good. rcole@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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sti Far be it for me to think that I have some sort of insight into the minds of women. Up until two years ago I wasn't even convinced that men, and women were of the .same species. But I fed that it's important for me to impart certain gems of v..'isdom upon my fellow man so that he may understand and appreciate women a little better. This information is not being given so men will have a better chance of "scoring" with women, 01' so they may avoid the pitfalls that usually force a man to suffer in his relationships with women. I impart this wisdom so men may have a better understanding of, and therefore better respect for, the women which they regularly encounter. A precautionary note: I admit to having a hetem-centric bias when talking about relationships and I admit to spealcing i~generalizations which do not take into accOlmt the blurring of gender lines, That being said, 1 think this will geheraJly allow men to approach women in general viith more respect, not to understand every women on a personal level. Men, please remember when entering into a relationship ,"vith a woman tbat ,vomen base their relationships around trust. It will be both harder arid easier for a woman to trust than it is for you to. \1{1omen often make a distinction between two levels of trust that men do not. \'{!omen tend to trust easier, which means they willnormaily take the relationship more seriouslv, while at the same time, women are acutely awa;e that this trust makes them \lu1nerabl~ and so will also be more cautious about really letting those fedings of trust take mot. So :,ithough men need to learn to trust women, we must remember that women will usually ,,,ant to trust us, but wi]] be cautious about whether or not they can.

wasn't blown awav and fclt that the dish was missing somethi~g, I thought it was tlle best item on the table. Radler than being a wrap, it was prettily presented in a sort of a pot pie format, a spiced parad1a replacing the traditional pastry. The filling was creamy and calming with a quiet curry lUP and consisted of squash, onion, peppers and chickpeas and was the ultimate in comfort food. The dip was unnecessary, though the pie could have done \vith a side of some sort. Desserts at the Raintrec are aU from T)ufflets, an excellent cake and pastry shop in Toronto. \,\'e all indulged and were rewarded \'lith a legion of sweet, delicious and rich desserts, that, although they were not house made, We'"lT wonderful nonetheless. A few chai lattes \verc also ordered, but arrived lukewarm and were quite ordinary in flavour. OUf se1"'..'cr made the night quite pleasant and halldled our large group rathcrwdl, Herrecommendatiol1 tix dinner paid off. While the kitchen could more adyenturous in its flavour choices and the m.ains should come with sides for the prices the is charging, the Raintree is a hidden gem 'and is much more worthy of vour culinal'V dollars than dirty, tired, won:dcrf~ll Phil's. And you arc much more likely to not feel sick and regretfUl tl1e next morning. sbowman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Here is the second and most important issue. It pertains to sex. \'{'e men need to re., alize that women experience sex completely differently than we do. Remember that for a ,'loman, sex is actually and literally someone else into her body. This level trust cannot be underestimated and cannot be toved with. I'm sure eyervone hRS heard about trust circles before an:d about people "into their bubble," but this concept of letting someone else actually enter your body, (a part that is incredibly personal, no less), cannot be oyerlooked. Men have a tendency to get detached from these feelings during sex. There can be incredibly intense personal contact moments for men during sex and this isn't to sax that men do not feel connections during Sex, but as far as pure instinctual feelings, it's opinion that men generally don't have sex 'Nomen, they have sex at women. There are enlightened men out there who see sex as a reciprocal relationship built around trust and mutual benefit, but for the most part, from the men and women l'Ye talked to, it seems that most men consider sex an act ben.veen them and another person, with two parts. Very few men view sex as twO becoming one or the joining of spirit and body: Sex is always you and them. One on one. j'vIan on woman (or woman on man, depending un th e preference). But the impoftarlt thing to remember .is that when having sex, it is a reciprocal relationship much like a conversation. r.len seem to want to lecture during sex while women seem to want to conve1'se. By better u,,'1derstanding hm\' women, and men too build their relationsbips, 01' how they feel about those relationships, it allows both partners in 1i"at relationship to feel respecteil and understood. \'\'hen a man or woman enters into a relationship with someone they like re' spect and understand, they can begi;; to ;ust them. And once that level of t1'ust is reached, that kind of relationship can last a lifetime. No, I take that hack. That kind of relationship is timeless. janstett@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Winners of the 2005 President's Circle Awards for Volunteerism Kemet Bahlibi IMPRINT STAFF

Established in 1997, the Presidents Circle Award recognizes and reJifards students u:ho demon.rtraie superior voifmteerisl11 throt/ghout their .-otntntmity. Its 25th annitJersary is cf'!ebrated by UU7 with 10 stt/dents Jrho hapf demonstrated undying effill1s in the hettel'lJJe/:t of the COfllJJJ!mity. Jf7inner.f of this award receiz'e S250, large!y supporled /:y owr 1,300factl~ty and community membe/:r, aJ llJell aJ alumni and zio/lmtary donors. Darcy Higgins

Darcy Higgins, a t.hird-year environment and resource studies student, was .nominated by the chair of his faculty. At the university, he volunteers ",~th the U\V Campus Greens, (which is responsible for hostmg a variety of events and speakers on environmental and social issues), the ERS Student Association, (a first-year oriented

community-builder for academic and social eve~ts), and the University of Waterloo Sustainability Project, (which is responsible for various environmental initiatives on campus). Campus Greens began only 18 months ago and "''as co-initiated by Higgins. In his horne town of Sarnia, Higgins volunteered with PeaceWorks, a group that promotes peace and justice issues, alongside the Sarnia Urban Wildlife Committee, a group which preserves native ~dlife habitat in the city. Like the UW Campus Greens, PeaceWorks is a newly formed organization founded three years ago by Higgins and other community members, as a response to the war in Iraq. While the' other recipients enjoyed a break from volunteering during th.e ceremonv in their honour, Darcywas

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of those in attendanct: to discuss issues of sustainability. fiiggins has spoken \vith U\'VPresident DavidJohnston as well as others at the university regarding the increasing need for sustainability on campus. Interactions between Johnston and I-Eggins began when Higgins, 'N;th the support of other campus organizations, \'Tote a letter to Johnston. He was in·, formed of his nomination while writing a letter to t..>te president requesting to implement a Sustainability Co-ordinator and an Office of Sustainability for the university; which was signed by ten groups. After sho\ving an interest in activ· ism and environmental issues Higgins began yolunteeringas a way to improve environmental integrity and hopes that sustainability can be attained on a global level, by people taking action locally. fie attempts to do this by recognizing where there is a need and reacting in a positive way to fill the gap. Higgins encourages students to get involved in the issues that they care most about and to make small lifestyle changes that will benefit the environment.

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sional writing student nominated by Renato Capuruco Costa divides her time amongst various groups. Meiissais an executive board member for Anishnabeg Outreach, an aboriginal employment and training organization serving Kitchener, Cambridge and Guelph. As '\vell, she is a representative of the SUNDANCE Committee, a conglomeration of U\1V, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Guelph that is chiefly concerned with creating an Aboriginal bursary fund by promo .. tion of cultural events, and CKi\IS Radio, host of the 5ho\v, "The Bruised Elbow," which airs every Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m, i\dditionallv she's a member of the UW Abo~iginal Students' As sociation, volunteers for Aboriginal Student Services on campus, helping UW's first and second Annual Pow Wows and Monthly Fry Bread and Soup Days, and she is a member of the I'vlino Ode Kwewak Nagomowak (Good Hearted Women Singer'S Drum C'roup). Ireland wanted to be involved with the Aboriginal community in the area and on campus. \Vhen first starting at IT\lil she felt "there \vas no place to go culturally, socially or academically as an Aboriginal perSOI1." Everything changed in 2003 when Jean Becker, an Aboriginal counseller at St. Paul's College,

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was hired. Now there is a place fur Aboriginal students to go. "We are in the process of ct"eating a stron g community of First Nations, Inu it and Metis people at UW and I love being apart of that process." Ireland volunteers because sD:e thinks it is important to be "helpin.g students by creating a' comnmnit y, a support system and a home a\va,y from home. There are man v ella!·· lenges that Aboriginal st~den1:s face and the services Jean Becker provides are greatly welcomed and needed." As for her plans for the future, she hopes to one day to worl in Ottawa dealing with Aboriginal policy. In the spring, Ireland plans on being a mentor in the UW Firekeepers program.

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After hearing about the President:'s Circle award from staff at Renisc ,n College, Lisa Mackey decided to nominate herself. This fourth··year social develoJ). ment studies student volunteers at Kids Ahilit)~ (a school and therapy eel 1·· tre for children ,\~th disabilities) \vhe. ,'e she's worked in a speech a.nd languat ;e classroom, a mixed disability classroor. 11, S\v1m thetapyrrograms, akeyboardir )); camp and an ECE program. She al~ it) helpsoutwiihProjectReru~(ap!ogra1 :n

.focused on aiding childR'fl in acqui r· ing age appropriate literacy skills), at td with the Repjsol1 Academic StudeJ 1t C..ouncil, where she holds the positic >n of Academic council Representat1' le and sits on the Scholarships andAwar( :Is Committee. This past summer Mack( .oy and lJW" Graduate Grace Skowronsl d, took the initiative to co-organize a charity dinner and silent auction ml 11 all proceeds donated to KidsAbilij:y. 1be event raised $24,849. She began volunteering at a fe w different places. as a way to he: lp her decide what path she wanted 1:0 follow career-wise. She continued volunteering mth KidsAbility aft'er finding she enjoyed the experience ~;o much. Hoping to be more involved on campus, she began volunteering at RASe this past year. \~'hen asked what she gets out of volunteerifl.g Mackey replied, '''I volunteer primarily because J cnjt ly it. I particularly love having the opportunity to work with children. Also, [ fed that volunteering affords me il<::lt only the chance to give back to my community, but to develop a \Tarle l.y of competencies." . This social dt''Veiopment stud.i. c:s student plans on attending teache:c's college in thc fall and eventually becor [l. ing a special education teacher. Mac.b-:v believes that "having volunteered dt KidsAbility and Project Read, I am confident In this career path."

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ircle Awards for Volunteerism Volunteerism Initiative (OCVI), in trying to find a better way to incorporate these hours into highschool curricula. This volunteer wants to teach youngpeople about endowments and granting. She also wants the youth to know that it is important that they begin to realize where the needs arc in the community. Guild enjoys doing psychology research and hopes to continue when done graduate school. Her work with the OCVI has helped her with her goal.

Stephen Utz

Not knowing about the President's Circle Award beforehand, Stephen Utz was honoured to be nominated by his academic advisor, Edith Cardwell. lIt;, has volunteered with a number of including Imprint, the Waterloo and Cuding Club and with his faculty. At the Curling Club, he contributes his time to tt:achillg others how to play the sport. He is dedicated member of the university, he proved to his faculty by his work the Graduate's orientation week. He also volunteers with the \Velland Curling Club and the environmental studies coffee where in both cases, he proved to have " knack for finance. He began volunteering at a young age in his homett1wn of ~ielland. \X'hile in high school, \vith would raise $30,000 year for the Weiland Curling Club in to reduce the cost for young curlers. More recently, he could also be credited for save the coffee shop when they were verge of bankruptcy by assisting in fo:rmulating a "pro fi t/ cost breakdown." 'J'his student, currently working towards his rnasters in planning, intends to work in consulting. He also says that it is important to have a balanced lifestyle and volunteering has helped him with that.

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to different organizations that provide services to the public. Martinez also volunteers as St. Jerome's University's treasurer and at the Kitchener \Vaterloo Multicultural Centre where he assists with Spanish.. English translations. Andre believes that if his skills can aid others, use them. This second-year student started v01un .. teering at the Multicultural Centre with a little push from his mother who works there. Although his interest in volunteering at the centre began with his mother, the trip to Central America was completely self-initiated. Andres believed it would be a win-win situation- the people in Guatemala would gain a new community centre and the youth would benefit from the experience of visiting a remote village. "[The people there] live without electricity and all the amenities that we have and somehow they get through life." When Andres is done school, he hopes to have a career in international law or obtain a PhD in foreign affairs.

Jackie Lee Before being nominated by John Heckburt, a development analyst, Jackie Lee also did not know much about the President's Circle Award., This honours science student volunteers at the Kitchenet-\X'aterloo Friendship Group. Members of this group volunteer their time by visiting seniors before they move into nursing homes. Lee also volunteers as a banquet director with Impact, "a non-profit, non-political, independent organization run entirely by student volunteers from across Canada" that promotes entrepreneurship. They organize many events, one of which includes an Apprentice-like competition currently in the works. After being heavily active in highschool, Lee admits to not being as involved as she wanted to be in her first two years of university. In her third year, she decided to attend Clubs Day where she signed up for both the KW Friendship Group and Impact. She feels the experience was a posi tive one because she was able to "give back and it was great being connected to a lot of people I wouldn't have met just through classes." In the future, Lee \vould like to go into sales. She feels her experience with Impact as a director has helped her in many aspects which will help her attain a career in sales.

in the Daily Bulletin, found on the University's official website. 'X'hen asked about her sdf~nomination, Ramaiya stated, "I thought I should apply because I'm doing so many things." This third-year student is the president of the Hindu Students Association where she organizes various Hindu events, such as Navaratri, a cultural dance incorporating the dandiya, a stick-like prop. She also volunteers as a fundraising director for University of \Vaterloo International Heath Development Association (UWIHDA), as well as the University of Waterloo Food bank, a local temple, and by providing intemational information for humanitarian relief. Also, she has worked at a leprosy village in Tanzania and at Health Services where she speaks to frosh about alcohol and drug use. Ramaiya began volunteering as a way to "improve the lives of people that are not as fortunate as you are. It's self-satisfaction - you know you're doing the right thing and for a good cause." After receiving a degree in health studies, this volunteer is determined to work \vith a non-government organization. She plans to join the World Health Organization or the United Nations in Tanzania. One problem Astha hopes to Tight, is AIDS, a predominant issue in our society todav. Astha's interest in aiding the commu~ity ex"tends from her local environment. 0

Ashley Honsberger After looking through the classified ads in Imprint, Ashley Honsberger knew she was a good candidate for the President's Circle Award even though it was the first time she had heard about it Honsberger volunteers through t,he Friends program, which is a division of the Canadian Mental Health Association where she is partnered one-on-one \'lith a younger student. The program teams up volunteers with students \vho may be having trouble in the classroom environment, making them a sort of "peer supporter." Honsberger, a fourth-year honours english student, began working "rith Friends in her first year at U\'~: Since then, she has committed to an hour per week with her youths. Honsberger has been thinking of attend路, ing teacher's college in the future. She enjoys working with kids and feels her experience as a volunteer will help her in the future. She encourages everyone to get out and perform some community service. "There's schools nearby people can walk to if they 'want volunteer experience, - volunteers [for the Friends program] are always needed."

Pandora Vee PandoraYee, a psychology student, wasnominated by Estelle Sun. She found out about the President's Circle Award by "stumbl[ing] upon the link by a quirk of fate the weekend before the due date." Yee volunteers at the Kitchencr \VaterIoo Sexual Assault Support Centre (K\VSASC) -_.- a non"profit, feminist based otganization that provides numerous services for sexual assault and sexual violence support. also offer public education and counseling through a 24, hour Crisis and Support Line .. She also volunteered at Planned Parenthood Waterloo (pPWR), another n01'l~, which sexual

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not the details, the joint honours and psychology student thinks it is '" ""onderfu1 award because volunteerism is not often recognized and that it is "important t,) recognize youth volunteers that arc all this on top on their course load and else.'? this area, Guild volunteers at Communit\, Founda..

of directors. Emma ,/VI';('lrV Council which is a group of YOUd1 operating community foundations. She began ,vith YAC in Grade 8 and got more involved went on. This third,_,_Car student also time in researching the 40路,huur COInservice requirement in collaboration Ontario Network of the Canada

Vancouver, expressed an interest in provisions, Pandora was another chance to volunteer again ,vhen K\'V'SASC ,vas brought to her <ltt~ntion a student. After getting she says was "nnable to stop, Iiust on' ing up for more!" When asked what she has

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Second year political science and Latin ameri~ can studies student Martinez fIrst found out" ahout the award \\-hen he was nominated Linda Snyder, assistant professor of work at Renison College. One of his accmnplishments as a volunteer ,,,as organizing a trip for youths bef\veen the ages of 1. 6-20 to Guatemala, where built a community centre. On a Kitchener-\li/aterloo council, he brings a multicultural approach

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me endless wisdom and support. in"U"".'.Hland encouragement stems from the priceless hands 011 and 1 get from the ability to help others. Stili not sure what her future holds, Yec's strongest interest the berea~'ement kbah!ibi@imprint,uwi:lterloo.ca

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Annual Science Games shows students how fun their major can be Ad$,!m Gardiner STAFF

17 U\'{! science students the power and the glory of at th" Science Games at the University of \\findsot. the team enjoyed four days of cOlnpetition, games, socializing, ~-.. most importantly - ' the cn.l!lCe to represent their university ;;rrmlg stu;lents province \Vid~. simply, they had a blast. there was so spirU\\' team member Alina "The entire thing just me so proud to be in sci~ be at UW, and to be able in such events." annual festival brings toteams of science students universities all across Canada; this year's participants were primarily from Ontario, including teams r;om the universities of \Vindsor, IA,ltr1er and Ottawa. Among the evCl1t'S that took place are competitl0118 in the fields of arts, sports (obviously) science, as well as mIlie:, to show off school spirit and sod"l events, such as a semi-formal dance-~ Even with all this action, are still left with time to on their own hours; this yc;l:t:, the athletes were lodged on di~;c"vered

the same two floors of the hotel, giving everyone a great chance to mingle. "Imagine one giant frash leader conventi~l11 but \vith science nerds," said Sobiesiak. '''Yes,! keep sayinggeeks and nerds, but honestly, who else gets so pumped about Science Games?"

UW remained the team that did not encounter a single glitch in the construction or execution of their device. And the UW team had plenty to be pumped about. Their crowning achievement this year was a firstplace finish in the Cascade competition, arguably the most scientific and definitely the most stressful of all the events. Described as a complex· version of the game Mouse Trap, Cascade teams h.ave to assemble a chain of physical reactions that ultimately accomplish

one of two t..~ings·- flinging a golf ball into a bucket, or turning a light on to illuminate a plant. Chemical reactions could be added for ex· tra effect; the more complex the "machine," the greater the number of points it would score. The U\V project was twelve steps long and included, among other things, the use of carbon dioxide, an electromagnet, dominos, a lit candle, and a swinging pendulum. Even the slightest miscalculation or fumble would destroy the sensitiye work, yet U\V remained the only team that did not encounter a single glitch in the construction Of execution of their device. "The judges were very impressed," said Sobiesiak. It was quite nerve-racking to watch the whole contraption go (and the whole thing lasted only half a minute or so) but... when that light turned on, the entire team erupted and started cheering." The glory came with one small casualty: one of the team members, upon winning the Cascade challenge, was so excited he actually dislocated his shoulder cheering for the team. Even that didn't stop him from ~oasting of the team's glory. "As the triage nurse was asking what happened," said Sobiesiak, "he was describing the steps of

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Pictured above are Waterloo's 17 team members who competed at the Science Games last week in Windsor. the cascade and how everything had gone so well." Ultimately, the success of the Cascade eventled to a second-place finish overall for Uw, a standing which Sobiesiak admits was an unexpected surprise. "We had a small team, an underdog team, and to be quite honest, I didn't think we would place," she said. "When they announced us for second, I think it took a second for any

of us to even register what had happened." Plans are already in the works for next vear's Games, which ,viII he cohost";d here in Waterloo by UW and Laurier. Most of this year's team is eager to return. "I cannot wait to st.art planning the games at UW/WLU for next year," said Sobiesiak. "It was an amazing experience." agardiner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

aution: emulating quantum Insight in cellular communication rticles could be painful

J have a fun exercise for all of you thi s week. Odds are most of you hmTe a door at some point during As an experiment, instead ~)f opening the door and walking through the (mostly) empty space YO;l' just made available, try leaving door dosed and jump straight th1'otlgh it. That's right. Jump through th(: solid wood/metal door. On second tbought, don't. You mi gilt break your nose and sue me. Though some of you might not beECI lCU1e, there was actually a probability YOI"! o)uki have gone straight through that do or. It's a phenomenon known as tunneling" - a quantum paj ,tide smacks up against what should be an impenetrable barrier and appears sw;idenlyon the other side. I'm going to talk about New Year's resolul'1ons soon. Artsies, hang on. to

here, not centimetres of steel. That being said, there is a finite, non-zero probability of you quantum tunneling through that door, even if it is so small it would make any respectable physicist bleed from his or her eyes just thinking about it. Sec, the quantum tunneling thing -- the probability of it being successful based on the size of the displacement- reminds me of New Year's resolutions.

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... it would make any respectable physicist bleed from his or her eyes just thinking about it. How many of you made grandiose New Year's resolutions and have failed at them already? What about more reasonable resolutions, hmm? The point I'm driving at is this: the probability of the sttcce.r.r of a change is im'et:rely proportional to hm;; iar,l!,e that change i.r. Now, I don't have any real evidence to back that up, but as Lionel I-lutz once said, "I have hearsay and conjecture; those are kinds of evridence."

I know in my personal life, when I try to make a minor change -- say, giving up caffeine for one afternoon - I tend to he more successful than when I try major changes like going to bed on time at night, every night. (But night is when I get the most stuff done!) The principle applies to more than individuals, too - it can apply to whole societies. It's been too long since I've taken a modern western civilization course, but when I think of "drastic unsuccessful changes," I think of the French Revolution. Sure, they ended up with Napoleon as a leader shortly after that and were (militarily) successful, but do you remember the crazy shit that happened during the revolution? They tried to eliminate the Gregorian Calendar and replace itv..>ith the French Revolutionary Calendar, which was largely based on decimal time! Every day had 10 hours, hours had 100 minutes and so forth. Needless to say, this substantial change didn't stick. The moral of the story is if a group of people try to mal{e a sudden change, they might end up topless (by which I do not mean "shirtless" but "headless"). Also, don't: try to walk through walls based on the predictions of quantum mechanics --, unless you're the KooI Aid guy. He can walk through anything. mdavenport@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Researchers at the National Jewish Medical. and Research Center (N]MR) in Denver, Colorado have used new high-resolution microscopy techniques and computer enhancement to show that immune cells make similar communication connections between each other as do neurons in neural networks. Communication is an important function of cells involved in the immune response. Particular immune cells are charged with the duty of discovering pathogens or any diseased cell wirhin the body. When such a cell bumps into another cell, it has a short time period to determine if the targeted cell is friend or foe and, jf the latter, what response is required -- destroying the cell or raising an alarm calling other immune cells to the location. Failure in this ability could cause healthy cells to be destroyed (autoimmune diseases) or the disease to continue growing uninhibited. For a long time researchers believed that immune cells were able to direct their communication. Until now, no proof was evident for L~is ability. The photographs obtained bv the NJMR researchers are the 'first to ~eveal immune cells making connections similar to neurons.

Altbough, unlike neurons, which form long-term stable junctions, immune cells make quick contacts as they pa.trol the body for potential threats. A similarity between neuron connections a~d immune cell connections are the structures involved in the cell-to-eell attachment. Both types of connections utilize adhesion molecules located on the cell surface. These proteins hold the two communicating cells together allowing a secondary protein, a receptor which is also located on both cell surfaces, to communicate with each other. Not only are the structures similar but S~} is the formation they assume. In both neural and immun~ cell connections the adhesion proteins form an outer ring with the receptor proteins located inside the ring. This allows for a maximum amount of contact between the two cell membranes containing receptors. More questions are still being asked relating to immune cell communications, a major topic being how these communication proteins travel on the cell surface generating the required structure formation. More insight into this topic will reveal the complicated nature of our body's defense mechanisms and hop~fullr ways to aid it in its battie.

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Transit signal priority: giving the buses a leg up

The increasing need for efficient use of limited roadway space has led to preferential treatment for buses. The ds:signation of bus lanes and the provision of transit signal priority on streets are two bus preferential treatments that have received increasing attention in North America. In practice, however, it is difficult to justify the use of an exclusive lane for buses during peak hours of traffic. . The way transit signal priority works is that buses have a sensor that will trigger another sensor under the pavement which is connected to the stop light. The sensor tells the advance green arrow to stay until the bus turns left. While helping to move people, this idea can actually slow the overall movement of cars in rush hour. Some time back, I wrote an article highlighting the use of TSP that is being employed in the region of Waterloo oniXpress buses equipped with TSP. The concept is based on minimizing the delay to the people instead of the delay to the cars by giving "green" signals on signalized intersection to the transit vehicle and thus maximizing the transfer of people rather than the cars. In the spring of 2003, the region of Waterloo submitted a proposal to provide a high quality and highspeed express bus service securing the transit corridor that links the major trip generators across the entire regiol1. The project entitled "Central Transit Corridor Express Project," under the Urban Transportation Showcase Program, was awarded by Transport Canada in spring 2003. The region of Waterloo was one of the eight selected municipalities across the country to receive funds from Transport Canada. TSP is good for low volumes, but as the volume tends to increase, the subsequent delays on the cross street will increase. This results in the late grant of TSP requests. You can imagine it acting like a bulldozer and physically moving all the vehides ahead of the bus so that the bus can clearthe intersection.

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Practically speaking, at rush hour it is prudent to maintain the balance between the delay for transit on the main street and the delay associated with the vehicles waiting in queue on the cross street. As the delay on the cross street increases, people commuting daily vis-a-vis the cross street will most likely shift to some other route which has fewer cars. Unless the users are captive, (they do not have any other option than to use the same route), there is a huge probability that the users will start to shift their travel path. _ So giving the "green" to a transit vehicle typically running late during rush hour can cost more in terms of personal delay and time spent in system, as alternate routes are generally longer and cost more hassle to the drivers. Why not lift the bus by a crane and let it clear the intersection?

Why not lift the bus by a crane and let it clear the intersection 7 That is where the queue-jumper lane idea came in place. The idea is simple and very practical. Queue-jump lanes, also called "bypass lanes," are short stretches of bus lanes combined with special bus-only early green signal priority. They can be installed in right-turn only lanes or between straight-through and right-turn lanes, permitting straight-through movements. To put it simply, these lanes are nothing but short sections of road reserved for public transit vehicles in order to give access to transit to be able to bypass a queue that develops at congested points, such as intersections (see figure on the right). Typically, bus stops are located near the intersection in order to facilitate bus riders in transferring or mode shifting. So if a bus arrives at an intersection while the intersection is "green," it has to make a stop for passengers exiting or boarding, a typical catastrophe that prevents the transit for getting a green light. The queue-jumper

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lane can also aid transit vehicles to overcome this problem. Without a queue-jumper lane, transit-side bus stops also hinder the movement of traffic. Provision of queue-jumper lanes relieve the movement of traffic and also are less stressful to a bus driver making a stop, especially when the traffic light is green. Providing a separate jump lane beside the shoulder lane increases the efficiency of buses. It can send a signal to traffic lights to start a special bus-only phase. Once a request is made, the traffic lights adjust and compensate "green time" from normal cycle time and provide adequate "green time" so that the bus can bypass the queue of vehicles using the queue-jumper lane and clear the intersection . Once the bus has cleared the intersection, the traffic light goes back to its normal cycle. The frequency of bus service is also vital, especially during the peak hour traffic. Typically, in peak hours, the traffic on the main street and the cross street is high and so is the frequency of buses, which leads to long queues and results in frequent green calls from the buses. A -common filter is to restrict the number of green calls made for certain period of time. So if a green call has been granted and immediately there is another call or a call within a restricted call period, the "green" will not be given to bus. Fewer field studies have been conducted to evaluate the potential benefits of queue-jumper lanes. Primary concerns involving the queue-jumper lanes are related to bus stop location, detector location, bus frequency, main street through volume and right turning volumes. All of them are vital for the determination of effectiveness of queue-jumper lane on a particular intersection. Simulation-based studies indi- . cate that there is huge potential in installing queue-jumper lanes. The results indicate that queue-jumper lanes, when employed with traffic light logic control, can reduce 8-14 per cent of bus delay. For bus frequency greater than two minutes, there is significant impact on intersection delay. But as the frequency increases there is 4-11 second increase in intersection delay per vehicle.

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Shown above are queue-jump lanes combined with a bus-only early green signal priority lane allowing buses to cross the intersection before regular traffic can. Transit sigpal priority measures by Waterloo Region have been deployed but the Region might need some sufficient time in order to potentially evaluate the benefits of implementation. Nevertheless, some intersections equipped with TSP (e.g. University Avenue and Albert Street) during rush hours, face the same challenge of balancing the delay for vehicles at Albert Street and delay for buses on University Avenue. Qu<:!ue-jumper

lanes are one cost-effective method that, when deployed with TSP abd "bus only" phases, can potenti~y increase the effectiveness of transit operations. However, it needs sound calibration and simulation of the scenario associated with bus stop location, detector locati<)n, bus frequency, Main Street through volume and crossing street rightturning volumes. zabdy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Pigs watching seeds

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"Glow-in-the-dark" pigs

Scientists from the National Taiwan University'S Department of Animal Science and Technology have bred the first fully-fluorescent pigs in the world. While other researchers have successfully bred· partly fluorescent pigs, these pigs, containing an added DNA from jellyfish, are fully green, including the heart, teeth, eyes and internal organs. Medically, these pigs are ideal for the study of human disease, allowing scientists to study their genetic material that encodes a protein which shows' up green. This will allow researchers to track how species develop wiiliout use of a biopsy or any invasive tests. These transgenic pigs will also play a role in boosting stem cell research interest in order to further research in this controversial area of science. Aside from the obvious difference in colour, these pigs are in no way different from ordinary pigs. R.E.M. not only for sleep

A controversy 40 years in the making has finally been resolved through the efforts of research conducted at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Three types of fixational eye movements exist: microsaccades,

f~t move~ents that travel hi a straight line; drifts, slow curvy Illotions that occur between microsaccades; .and tremors which are V(!ry fast, extremely small oscillations of the eye superimposed on drifts. Microsaccades, the fastest components of fixational eye mo~e ments, are proved to be responsible for driving 80 per cent of our visi?n. When our eyes are fixed at a cerulln position, the eyes undergo rar,id movement that enables const:mt stimulation of the retina. If mictosaccades did not exist, our eyes wo1hld adjust to non-changing stimulatibn and the world would quickly fa,de from view. These findings will enable sci~n tists to focus on cures for individuals that are blind due to fixational e:ye movement problems. Seeds of the world, unite

Approximately 966km from the North Pole, a cave on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen will be h.::>llowed out by the Norwegian gc)Vernment to store most of the worl d's seeds. The cave will be engineer ed to withstand global catastrophies that might destroy the world's fo od sources. There are currently 1,400 worldwide seed banks, but they are eidler ' located in politically unstablenatic .ns or cannot withstand devastati ng natural disasters. The idea behi nd the Norwegian government's actio .ns plan - due to start next year-. is to "back-up" these banks. '" Permafrost will maintain telm~ perature equilibrium in the vatut, and further protection for the seeds will be from a metre-thi.ck wall of reinforced concrete, VNO airlocks and high security blastproof doors. rblom@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Warriors bounce back with a win and tie ,

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No, this' isn't The Matrix it's the aftermath of Warriors captain Adam Metherallaying a bone crushing check on the Windsor player. Rtan Rusnack only able to get six shots on net in the first Ryan Macgregor opened the scoring for could have been a different game if Windsor

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Met dominating the very competitive University Cup in a Montreal tournament over the Cl)ristmas holidays, the expectations headiJ;lg into the New Year were very high for the mens' hdckey team. However, 2006 had a rough start, with the Warriors being bullied by the Western Mbstangs in a back to back series on the first ~d of the year. 'The Warriors were outscored 11-4 in the two game series against the Mustangs. 'The Warriors were hoping to turn things arQund as they traveled to Windsor on Friday fot the first half of a home and home series. The Lancers drew first' blood' three minutes into the first period. The Warriors were

frame. Both sides exchanged goals in the se<;ond period. Warrior's standout Kevin Hurley netted his ninth goal of the season. Hurley has had a veryproductive season offensively thus far, averaging 1.26 points per game. The Warriors had one of their best periods of the season, with 16 shots on net in the third and scoring once. At the end of 60 minutes, nothing had been settled and both teams had scored twice. Overtime was unable'to decide anything and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. . Warrior's net minder Curtis Darling had a sttong outing making twenty-four saves, three of which came in overtime. Both teams traveled . back to Waterloo for Saturday's rubber match.

MidJ..L a fourth year Geography student from Sramptoo, Ontario, ted the Warriors to two wirtS tfris past wreekend 0IIet' RMC Queen's. On Friday night V'5. RMC. Michael scored 11 poirfb. and addf:d 6 rebourtds <in 19 minutes of play), in a 85-56 victory. On Saturday night vs Q\teen's, Michaa scored a career high 23 points ift a 84-75 win. He is at~ called upon fur his defensive leadership and energy as he.is rnatd\Ed up' agajmt the opponents big~t players. '

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Gillian M~weM, Basketball GiUian. a third year Social Development student from Kitchener, Ontario, led the Warriors to a 51,-40 victory over RMC Friday night In ttre win, she scored 9 points and added 14 rebourn:ls and 5 blocks. On Saturday night 1/5. Queen's, Gillian scored 24 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had 4 blocks. in a 51-48 loss. After the weekend GitUan is. leading th~ OUA in rebounding and is ~ond in bIod••

the Warriors at the 3:26 mark, receiving a pass from Frank Fazio, beating a lancer defenseman and then roofing a shot past Windsor goalie Reese Kellietner. The Warriors did not stop there, however, Adam Metheral added another, beating the Lancers goalie on a slap-shot after a pretty passing play started by third yeat;kinesiology student, Mike Della Mora. Early in the second, Curtis Darling stopped a terrific scoring chance. Then the Warriors killed off a five minute major assessed to Greg Antoine for checking from behind as he put the Windsor forward into the net while trying to catch up on a two on one. That penalty kill turned out to be a huge for the Warriors to maintain their momentum. It

had scored on that power play. Kevin Hurley added a shorthanded goal, his second goal in as many games, to give the Warriors a commanding 3-0 lead, and they never looked back. Both goalies were sharp, making ten saves apiece in the third period. After losing two in a row to begin 2006, it was important that the Warriors responded with a solid effort this weekend and they were able to do that. The Warriors outshot the Lancers 67 to 49 in the two games. The Warriors will be looking to hold onto second place in the Far West division as they travel to Thunder Bay on Friday night to battle one of the strongest hockey programs in university hockey, Lakehead.

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.lust over half the NHL season is in the books and a lot of new faces are making strong impressions on hockey fans every'\vhere. Let's take a closedook at the early favourites for the Calder Trophy, which is awarded to the most proficient athlete in his rookie vear. Wh~n Sidney Crosby got drafted to the NHL, just about everyone thought he would lead the rookie scoring race, right? \'{'ell, all in aH he hasn't really let us down with respect to pu'tting up numbers. He Jeads his team in scoring and points totalled (22 goals, 29 assists,

51 numb:::rs He ,\],;0 leads his team in penalty minutes But he is not a nor a grinder; he's simply a . He has 70 PJMs for 35 minor penalties in just 46 games. No fights, no majors of any kind. Just stick infractions and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties; meaning diving and whining. So is "Sid the kid" the real deal? Sure he is, but before they strapped him with the ''iV' (Alternate Capt.ain), should have fit him for a nice ne'\.vmuzzk. The Penguins can'twl11 a game as it is and it's not getting easier when they're kilIing stupid penalties for some eighteen year-old rookie all ,·he time. Smarten up Sid; your team is in last place. .I low about Alexander "The Great" Ovechkin? This kid is excittie and comfortably the rookie scoring race with and 58 points. W/ho is he with? Plumbers such as

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Jeff and Dainius Zubrus who haye combined for a total of 46 points. (12 less than Ovechkin alone). \1(';-ow! \X'ith all the hype surrounding Crosby and Ovechkin, no one has given enough credit to Marek Svatos in Colorado. LIe leads the Avalanche with 26 goals and is third in team scoring behind Hall of Farner Joe Sakic and rising star Alex Tanguay. Sure he's a couple years older than Crosby and Ovechkin, but he's still a rool~ie come Calder time. If Ovechkin doesn't run away with it all, 1 would give my vote to rookie defenseman Dion Phaneuf in Calgary. The Flames are currently battling it out for first in the Northwest Division and their success cannot not be attributed to their offensive production. Dion Phaneuf is third in Flames scoring and yes, he is a defenseman. i .He has "quarterbacked" the Flames' coutesy power play CPP) all year, ranking Pictured (l to R): front: Chiharu Hao, Tim Rasmusson, Man Kwan Ma, Harry Kim, Heron Lau; £irst on the team in PP goals and PP points. Eeis a mere eighttotal points real': alumni Robin Tanaka and coach Ted Erb. behind former 50 goal scorer,] arome Tim Rasmusson one of the sl:rongest kendo dubs \vith a combined individual record Iginla. Also, he logs the third most SPECIAL TO IMPRINT in the count1y, with many top .. three of fourteen wins, two losses and fout ice time on the team, (second among finishes in large, nation-wide tourna-· ties, the \Vaterloo team beat York arguably the best defence core in the On Saturday,January 14, the University ments over the 19 year period since Universitv in the semifinals 4·0.. 1 a.nd league). Still not impressed? Well, he's the club's establishment. This was of Waterloo Kendo Club sent a single then wen~ on to defeat the University tough as nails and loves throwing the club's first chance to prove it at a team to the first ever intercollegiate of Toronto team in the finals with a the body around. He also pumped Kendo Tournament in Canada held university-only tournament. score of 3-1··1. This gave \'<;'atedoo a 35 year-~ld Bill Guerin in his NET. at the University of \Vestern Ontario. In kendo, a tearn match consists of :first place finish, followed by lJ of fighting debut. Kendo tourna~ents are usually open fivernembers from one team individuin second and \'<?estern Ontario atId It appears Crosby will have to ally facing five members of another to kendo players from any age group York tied for third. step it up in the second half of the team. The first player from one team and they can represent any location, The final round was hard fought, season if he wishes to earn the title competes against the first player from from a school to a city. This tourna\vitb Launanowly losing 1-·0 in the first of "League's Top Rookie." There's ment \\'as limited to 'undergraduate the other team, d1en the second player match. But Kim turned the momt:n .. a lot of talent out there hogging the students only and was attended by from the !irst team versus the second tum around '\.vilh a tie in the second rookie spotlight in what is supposed player from the other team and so on. multiple teams from various schools matcb, followed 1-0 win byl\b, a to be Sid's year. \'I7ith a little more such as the University of Toronto, There are five individud matches in 2-0 win R::-l.smusson and a 10 ",,-in discipline aI~d help from his under\X'estern, York and e~Ten l'v1ichigan. total and the team '\.v-ith the majority Hao to clinch the achieving team, Sid ,,?ill show us why The UW Kendo Club has long t;een of individual match "rin8 is declared large trophy f~vell to we call him The Next One. the winner of the round. Individual team at the tournament. It was a very f(W matches arc based on a three point system, \vhere a single dean hit r~sujts \'('aterloo KCl1(lO, as out of th:; flve in a point and the first one to get: two team members, both H. Kim and C. points in the tinlC Limit wins. Some HaD went undefeated that day, IX'hile matches last as little as a fcw seconds, hoth M. K. Ma and T. Rasmusson while others take the hill three minutes won all of their matches. given in this tournament. Once the U\X' Kendo Club The U\V tearn C01np'r1Se:d has represented \'Iiajerloo Lan, Harry Kim, and hODes to keep the 5ucces~ at: Rasmusson and Chibam Hao. This the'< Sc;,ior Cham· team cunsisted of aU five of the kendo instructors here at tbe university. After coming out of the prelirninar); round Kendo robin undefeated in team matches Vl\,,'w.kenc'lodub.uwaterloo.ca.

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Francis women came back aggresthe winter break. A strong and tight defence helped the rs secure an easy win over on Monday. Vanderlee and Amanda led the team with 8 assists digs. Meanwhile, Gabriella s 7.5 points and six kills with Lemieux's 6.5 points and four . cantlycontributed to UWs Sarah Watters also posted ressive 50 per cent attack cy. Along with everyone's di,splays of great athletic • the Wattiors committed three errors, making the win a Iffort.

1. - McMaster 3, Waterloo 0 • a strong effort, the Wattiors \f~ shut out on Wednesday. Gabriella Lesniak once again sllowed great leadership, recording six kills, a 40 per cent attack efficiency and 19 digs. Sarah Watters and Hilary IlemieUlt also flexed their skills on the cOurt, combining for 12 kills. Amanda's Verhoeveposted 12 digs whileJara Brunt and Lana Vanderlee contributed 1~ and 12 assists respectively. Ultimately, the Warriors' lack of slinooth collaboration on the court eO. them to remain a few steps the Marauders. "

J1o. 14 - Western 3, Waterloo 0 Hungry for a win after being shut ou.t by Western, the Warriors en~"red Saturday's game with renewed determination but fell short at every a<v'enue and were once again blanked, t~1is time by the Mustangs. , Gabriella Lesniak and Susan Murn\Y tied for eight kills a piece while Lemieux and Jenna Schroeder added six kills. Lesniak, Schroeder, and Lana Vanderlee led the team IV digs: 10, 11 and 12 respectively. , The Warriors have two opportunines for victory this weekend when t6ey play Royal Military College and

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Western 3, Waterloo 1 The Warriors displayed an admirable effort on Wednesday versus the Mus~ The sets played out like a game of ping-pong, each team battling back tt) ~e the next set. After winning the thittl set, the men pushed the game t() a Wurth but lost a close set. Kostya Kovalenko and Brent ForoIst led the team, both recording 12 !dis and 13 points. Meanwhile, the rest of timWarriors strengthened the court with a collective effort but couldn't ~e the Mustangs in the end.

J~ 14- York 3, Waterloo 0

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shed a spotlight on many individual ~ts but the team's collaborative perf~tmance was no match for York's. . Sholan Trivedi and James Battist<>n's seven kills each were bettered o:nly by Jordan Matthews' eight. Nleanwhile, Rob Dyba and Trivedi led in digs, respectively eight and St~.

Unfortunately, the Warriors had a few errors, contributing to their loss. The men seek twin victori· es this weekend against the Royal ~,ntl:

Jan. 13-14 - University of Wmdsor The Warriors demonstrated some impressive performances this past weekend at the 25th Annual CanAm Track Classic in Windsor. The UW sprinting squad accomplished a number of personal bests as well as some excellent finishes. ScottArnaldwon the 1500mwitha timeof3:55.71,onlyO.17soff the CIS standard. Remarkably, Arnald maintained the lead position for the entire duration of the race. In addition to achievinga second place record in the in the CIS for the 150Om,Arnaldranks for the 100Om. forth in the Jaime Hauseman and Katie Horricks continued their steady ascension as first year teammates, both running personal bests in the 200m relay and 300m. Horricks also ran a personal best in the 6Om. Both women were a part of the fifth place finishing 4x40Om relay team with co-captains Kate Bickle and Sarah Snable. Third year veteran Erneka Ukwuoma's continued efforts in breaking theseven second barrier and attaininga OS birthin the60mfinallypaid off. Ukwuoma earned second place honours afterimproving through the three 60m rounds: 7.225 in the heats, 7.14s in the semi-final and a personal best performance of 7.06s in the final. Ukeuoma, Kyle Raymond, Drew Haynes and the men's co-captain Shane Perth, who pla:ced .a close second in the 300m finishing in 35.92s and ranks seventh in the CIS for the 300m, were part of the second place 4x200m team. The weekend was capped off by the Warriors throws team success at setting another varsity record. Laura Pearson became the first UW woman on record to compete in this event.

Warriors hit the web with live broadcasts Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF Tomorrow marks a new era for fans of Waterloo sports teams, as UW athletics has announced a full slate of vatsitygames that will be broadcasted live via the Internet. The inaugural 2006 webcast occurs on January 21, when members of the Waterloo women's ice hockey team (4-9-2) host the Toronto Varsity Blues (7-6-0-2) at the Columbia Icefield Arena at 2 p.m. The lady Warriors are searching for their first victory of the New Year after dropping a pair of games last weekend to Western, 2-0, and Windsor,2-1. With nine games remainingm the regular season, tomorrow night's contest will be crucial for Waterloo, which currently sits three points out of a playoff spot. Other teams that will be covered through this new medium will be the men's hockey team as well as the men and women's basketball teams. Four games will be broadcasted in January, while five will be featured in February. "In co-operation with Waterloo

Radio 1OO.3fro CKMS campus radio, Waterloo will broadcast nine games over the internet leading up to the 2006 playoffs," wrote the athletics department's communications and marketing director Chris Gilbert in a press release. Although athlerics has yet to commit to broadcasting this year's postseason games, the opportunity is currently being investigated. The decision to broadcast more games this term on a more permanent basis was made after a number of gamesin2005includingtheNaismith Classic in October and the 2005 Men's Basketball Championships in Halifax last March 3-4 were covered on a trial basis and proved successful. Games that have been selected for webcastin the next two months were selected for their potential to have a significant impact on the greater playoff picture. Rich Nichol, who has been involved with Waterloo's basketball program for 17 years, will be the webcasts' play-by-play man. Meanwhile, colour commentary will be shared by various UW sports personalities startingwith Gilbert for theinaugural contest.

All of the webcasts will be accessible from CKMS's Web page at http://www.ckmsfm.ca/webcast. html. The games will not be aired on CKMS in the traditional radio format. Since the current schedule could change, listeners are encouraged to visithttp://www.athletics.uwaterloo. cal for updated information.

-with files from UW athletics rmclachlan@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

Unfortunately due to severe technical difficulties, TwoMinute Warning will not be appearing this week. look for it in the January 21 issue of Imprint.

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Men's Basketball Jan. 13 - Waterloo 85, RMC 56 RMC got off to a quick start; Nathan Tucker hit three treys in the first two minutes. After a seesaw first few minutes Waterloo went on a 17-6 run to break the game wide open. GrahamJarman led the Warriors with 17 points. Former Warrior Nathan Tucker led all scores with 21. Jan. 14 - Waterloo 84, Queens 75 Waterloo completed the two game weekend Kingston sweep on Saturday. The Warriors shot an astounding 73 per cent from behind the arc. Waterloo neverttailedin thegame. Michael Davis was a big reason why as he scored 23 points followed by Graham Jarman with 14.

Women's Basketball Jan. 13 - Waterloo 51, RMC 40 After a low scoring first half the Warriors came out on top 21-14. There were a lot of missed shots in this game due to some tough defence by both teams. Waterloo's defence was led by Gillian Maxwell's 14 boards and.·fiveblocks. Melanie Belore led all ~cores with 14 points. Jan. 14 - Queens 51, Waterloo 48 The Warriors shot poorly in the first half and were down 25-12 going into the second half. Queens came out strong again in the second half but Waterloo made a run and took the lead but didn't have enough to pull out the win. Gillian Maxwell came up

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Some teams sell chocolate bars; some bold car washes. The Wiater100 'Nomen's hockey team, in order to fund raise for their 2006 hockey season, are selling calendars depicting a variety of photographs featuring all of the ind.ividual players. Initiated by J\fiss Oktobcrfest and left winge; on the hockey team, KrvstalBenesch, the \varriorwomen produced a 12-month calendar for 2006 to be sold at all home games at Columbia Ice Fields, beginning

January 21, during the ladies' game against Toronto. :\ relatively new addition to U\'{:' athletics, the women's hockey team find themselves lachlng the perks that are bestuwed upon some of the other athletic teams at \vaterloo and have decided to do something aboLlt it. "\\'e needed an idea to help us fundraise. We wanted Gatorade after games and warm-up jerseys," Benesch explained. The team also wanted to 1ml.'cr the prices of their athletics banquet tickets, among other perks that COll'le with a varsity sport. Benesch declares that "If everyone's happy and enjoying

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The \X'aterlo() women's hockey team seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot, beginning the second half of their 24-game season with two losses against \Vestern and \'Xlindsor this past \veekend. The last place Mustangs certainly surprised the Warriors, coming out on top 2-0. OnJanuary 13 \\/estern hammen~d \varrior goaltender Tamara Low Foon right off the drop with 12 shots in the first period, emerging successful "vith one goal. \YJaterloo remained silent throughout the first and into the second oeriod. The \\!arrior \\'0l~1en turned the game around in the second, taking control of tne play and showering \'i/estern goalie Danielle Le Bel' \vith

themselves, then the team will have a better outlook." The ladies brainstormed together and came up with a ,'ariety of exciting themes to be featured in the calendar. Within an hour, the \V-arriors slapped on cowboy hats, raincoats, toques and Hawaiian apparel. They clambered on top of the zamboni and bales of hay, built a \varrior snowman outside --- Kl'ptal Benesch even jumped into her :Miss Oktoberfest outfit for one of the shoots. "It ,vas a really good time," she laughs. Each page focuses on t\VO team members, each accompanied by ,mill biographies. Thewomenal~o\,,'anttolet

the U\\' student body get to know the ,vomen behind the masks. The calendar exposes the coaching and training staff, as well as all three goalies. \Xc'orkjng with Ryan Visma a Toronto-based photographer the women managed to put together one of the most classy and interesting fundraising campaigns out there. Visma can be contacted through his website, "\\'ww.vtography.com. \Xc-hile establishing tl1emselves as athletes, the calendar simultaneouslv put that femak Havour into hockey, revealing tbe fun, talented, creative "vomen they arc. The calendar not only promotes ,vomen's hockey at

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12 shots, defending Low Foon from the Mustangs and only allowing a measly six shots. The third period evened up as the :Mustangs and \'Carriors shared the spotlight; Western with 15 shots, and \\'aterIoo with 11. \Vestern managed a final goal, upping the score to 2-0, where itviOuld sta\' for the remainder of the game. Low Foon knocked dmvn .31 shots, supplying the \'Carriors with a .939 save percentage. Nottheregular keeper for \'{/aterloo, Tamara will i11l the skates of Alexis Huber, ,vho is absent on a co-op term, for most of the remaining season. \X'hile making her first appearance of the season this weekend against the :\1ustangs and Lancers, Low Foon is no rookie to the game. J\ third-rear member of the team, she prepares to aid

her teammates in their ascent to the playoffs. The Mustangs were tagged \vith 20 penalty minutes, compared to \'I7aterloo's two minutes; a clear indication of the agg1-essive tone that the \\'arriors played under. lJnpreparcd for \'\iestern's sudden cornpetitive edge, the Warriors unfortunately fell to the last place Mustangs, with a final score, 2-0. \lV'aterloo found themselves down a goal once again in the first period in their second game of the weekend on January 14, versus the \'i7indsor Lancers. Again, the \,{'arriors were outshot in the first, allov.'ing their opponents to gain the early lead and maintain it throughout the first and second periods. The third saw both teams score, the \,\'arriors finally putting one in

\X'atcrloo, but will also enable girls to enjoy the usual perks that the men receive. With the goal in mind to better the team's overall outlook, Benesch arKl the rest of the 'vl/arriors are SellUlg their calendars for $20 during all ()f their home games. Each player is al;o responsible for selling iil/e calendats, so if interested, contact anyone (1f the members of the wome~'s hocke\' team. Sales commence tomorrov:. at 7:30 p.m. at Columbia Ice ' ?vfal~e sure to support your womC11'S hockey team. wwager@imprint.uwaterioo. ca

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after:. scoreless streak over the weekend. Fourth veardefence Kaitlin1\Iar tJD scored ()~ the Lancers, her second of the season, with assistance from second years Nadine Vandenheuvel and CarIssa Casselman. Low Foon displayed her skill once mote for the \Varriors, making 31 saves, producing a consistent .939 save percentage. The \V'arriors sustained their clean play with only four minutes in penalties, allowing more rime for their talent to shine. \\'aterloo suffered two considerable losses, playing Saturday's match without t\VO of their top scorers. Julianne Schmalz, out with a potential collarbone injury, and Sarah Bryson, also out with injury, left the \\i'arrior line-up, and their absences most likelv contr.ibuted to the outcome.

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\\'aterloo, now with a 4-92 record and 10 points overail, sit in eighth place above the Muswn!;s. The women have nine more games left in the regular s<,aSOll, and are still attempting to pull their play together in time for the playoffs. It is stilI too Gtrly in the season for the \\/arriors to predict tl1e outcome f,f their season, but they continm: to striYe for a pbyoff posicion. The women nO'w have 24 goals iq,. th(~ir favour, and 36 against. Thc\,\'arrior go-alies must continue to renmin solid betv:een 111e pipes and the offence will have to produce mc,n: swringinordertorWaterlootodimb in the rankitlf..;'S. With several garnes to the \Varrior \vomen are still in to create 1he results they are seeking wvvager@imprint.uwaterioo. ca