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Impr int The university of Waterloo’s official student newspaper

Friday, October 5, 2007

vol 30, no 12

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FACING THE MUSIC

Candidates face off in debate ► page 3 adam mcguire

The future what’s inside is parallel

Men’s soccer finds golden touch Tom Ellis reporter

Adrienne Raw

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Opinion Imprint’s editor-in-chief takes a stand against comfort, easy answers and the same old thing ► page

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Features University students and local residents protest the actions of the Burmese government ► page

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Students packed an RCH lecture hall on Tuesday, October 2 to hear David Patterson’s lecture on “The Parallel Computing Landscape,” part of the distinguished lecture series organized by the school commons committee.

Patterson, the pardee professor of computer science at the University of California at Berkeley, is part of a diverse group of Berkeley researchers working to develop parallel computing.

The group includes individuals with backgrounds in circuit design, computer architecture, and programming languages, among others.

Parallel computing, a system in which two or more parts of a single program operate concurrently on multiple processors, is the future of computer technology. According to Patterson, the IT industry is betting its future on the development of parallel computing and multiple processor hardware that can handle this kind of code.

See PATTERSON, page 26

Homecoming weekend saw the men’s soccer team record their first win of the season against a strong McMaster team, following a very unlucky defeat to Brock. Three points see the Warriors equal with McMaster in seventh place with a mathematical chance of making the playoffs. The weekend’s results mean the Warriors emphatically ended their seven-match losing streak and managed a total of four goals, more than they had previously scored all season.

Saturday, September 29, was a rematch against Brock with UW looking to improve on previous performances. They started brightly, playing with confidence after they broke the goal jinx last weekend, with early pressure resulting in a second minute penalty. Unfortunately, the keeper easily parried a poorly taken penalty and the subsequent rebound, but heads did not drop.

A goal for Brock and an equaliser for Chris Lam on the stroke of halftime meant both teams were tied at the break, with UW hoping to secure a hard earned point. Both teams had

good chances to win the match, but as has been the case many time this season, slack defending allowed Brock to steal an undeserved 2-1 victory in the final minute.

For the match against McMaster on September 30, the men’s soccer team were looking to avenge last week’s 5-1 defeat. The introduction of the 4-5-1 formation that has played a key part in the women’s team’s recent resurgence allowed the men to seize the initiative early on. Chris Lam scored in the 30th minute to give the Warriors the lead, but it was a sense of deja-vu when McMaster equalized just before half time.

The second half will be remembered for two things: first the referee lacked consistency in his decisions, which resulted in the match becoming overly physical, culminating when McMaster’s Justin Vespa was sent off for an off-the-ball incident. The UW head coach was critical of “the poor decisions from the referee, some of which nearly cost us the game.”

Secondly, and more positively, after McMaster took the lead just after half time the Warriors battled back to secure an entertaining game

with 3-2. A second goal of the match, and his third of the weekend from Chris Lam, equalized, before the scorer turned provider when Vuk Panic scored in the final minute for victory.

With the team performing well this weekend, it was Chris Lam who stood out the most, playing a part in all the goals and is named Imprint’s player of the weekend. Speaking after their maiden victory, captain James Murphy said that the team “were relieved to get it out the way.”

Head coach Peter Mackie was more upbeat stating that he was “pleased for the players.”

Coach Mackie hailed the “change to the 4-5-1 formation” as a major factor in the team’s strong performances this weekend. He added that “both the players and the coaching staff had always believed in the team who have it all ability wise,” but he bemoaned “the cost of early goals that kill them and the frustration of losing by a goal week in week out.”

Sunday sees an away match against the local rivals Laurier and will be an opportunity to see if the team can gain another victory before the end of the season.

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Debating under student pressure Britta Hallberg staff reporter

Elizabeth Witmer of the Conservative party, Catherine Fife of the NDP, Louise Ervin of the Liberal party and Judy Greenwood-Spears of the Green party came together to discuss the future of Ontario and Waterloo on Tuesday, October 2 at the all-candidates debate in the Student Life Centre.

The Federation of Students organized and hosted the Kitchener-Waterloo riding debate in anticipation of the October 10 provincial election.

Witmer, Ervin and Fife spoke about pushing the federal government and working with Ottawa for better post-secondary education in our province.

Witmer, a native to the political scene, and MPP in the K-W riding for the past 17 years, plans to provide longterm funding so students can plan a few years ahead. “We want Ontario to have the best post-secondary education,” she said.

Ervin’s Liberal platform tackles loan repayment, proposing to double the time that graduates have for repaying loans. She also informed students and fellow politicians that her party has doubled OSAP loans since the election of Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals in 2003.

Fife plans to roll back tuition to pre-McGuinty rates. She explained

how the NDP are shifting taxes within their budget, with the goal of finding the missing link between universities and the provincial government.

Greenwood-Spears proposed a significant drop in tuition to $3,000 per year for university students and $700 for college students. She believes lowering tuition is the “best way to spend government money in the 21st century.”

Tuesday’s debate also revealed each party’s desire for a greener Ontario.

Alternative energy was a topic all the candidates were familiar with and favoured.

Ervin and Witmer attested to having contributed to a greener Ontario by closing coal tar plants. Fife explained that the NDP’s electricity plan could conserve energy. The NDP and Liberal candidates spoke of their intention to help businesses grow while increasing the use of solar and wind power.

Greenwood-Spears felt that as just scraping the surface of environmental issues, and urged the electorate to “put [their] green foot down.”

The loss of the provincial government’s ability to scrutinize tax dollars has also contributed to an increase in child poverty, which all candidates feel is a significant concern. Ervin and Greenwood-Spears emphasized the importance of affordable child care, and Witmer addressed the issue of illiteracy in the area. Fife commented

that 46 per cent of food bank users are children, asking K-W to work toward fighting poverty: “We need to stop following the much traveled road of mediocrity.” Ervin was quick to mention the positive impact the Liberals have had, creating low-income housing and raising minimum wage.

Candidates were also aware that the K-W region has some of the longest hospital waiting times in Ontario for emergency care and MRI scans.

Witmer and Greenwood-Spears emphasized the importance of equal access to health care, planning to help those stranded on waiting lists.

All candidates were against two-tier health care. Ervin was clear that her health care proposal focusesd on wait time reduction. Fife felt that the provincial government’s loss of control over tax dollars has contributed to the demise of universal health care in Ontario.

When asked about leadership, Witmer said that she has always listened to the community and finds it important to “act on what the electorate thinks.” Ervin’s idea of a great leader is “someone who doesn’t back down when challenged.” Fife is “a huge believer in servant-leadership.” Greenwood-Spears felt it most important to speak for those who don’t have a voice. bhallberg@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Adam McGuire

Witmer, Fife, Greenwood-Spears and Ervin prepare answers during the all-candidates debate in the SLC last Tuesday.

Ontario Votes ‘07

The Candidates Louise Ervin Liberal

Catherine Fife NDP

Judy Greenwood-Spears Green Party

Elizabeth Witmer Progressive Conservative

University issues

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So part of the Liberal platform promises post-secondary student grants.. Can you explain that for me?

Right now, we are proposing a number of things for post-secondary students. And first of all, we have put a lot of money back into post-secondary education as well. What we are proposing is a $300 grant for each student at the beginning of the year to help pay for textbooks and technology. Parents now get a tax credit at the end of the year, and we’re proposing that parents would get it at the beginning of the year. We’re also proposing to help students that have to travel back and forth to school, 80 km or more, with travel costs [...]

The students would get a cheque, and the parents would get a tax credit at the beginning of the year.

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How would the NDP subsidize the proposed tuition rollback to pre-McGuinty levels, and how long would the tuition freeze last for?

It’s a $200 million promise. We are going to be increasing taxes on cigarettes 17 per cent, and that also assumes a 6 per cent reduction in cigarette consumption, which would be good as well. We would eliminate the $400,000 exemption for corporations with payroll, generating $535 million starting in 2008-2009. We are assuming a real GDP growth averaging 2.7 per cent, which is more conservative than both the Liberal and Conservative estimates […] Taxes will shift, but the overall general revenue should actually increase because economic prosperity is actually on our agenda, for all employees, and certainly not just in the election.

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How would you and the Green Party improve the lives of UW students and make education more accessible?

Public education

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Some people think that funding private religious schools might fraction off society, would you agree?

And would you consider combining the Catholic and the public school systems?

Mr. Harper thinks that it’s bringing people into the public system. It’s not putting them (immigrants) in the public system if you’re creating schools. We have 95 different religions in Ontario. The last time the Conservatives funded for parents to send their kids to private religious schools, over 200 hundred schools emerged. So if you look at the situation now, it could be even worse.

There’s no reason for it (combining the two school systems we already have). Both schools welcome children. It’s not a big issue, it never has been. There have been numerous studies done […] the savings would be so minimal, it’s not even worth it. The constitutional battle would cost even more.

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What is your stance on the question of publicly funded faith-based schools?

John Tory has done a great disservice to the election by introducing the concept of publicly funded private, religious schools. It has taken away from a greater debate that should be happening around energy, which is also an environmental concern.

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How would the Green Party fund primary and secondary schools?

We would be investing $500 million a year into postWe would make one school board. You would have secondary education to bring the tuition down to mandatory world religion school courses. We have $3000 a year for university and $700 a year for college wars that are being fought over religions. Right now [...] We would do a tax shift. We would tax the things you have students that are being bussed past public that are being consumed, like non-renewable aggregates such as schools to be taken to Catholic schools. Think of all gravel and sand. We would also institute a carbon tax — 2 per cent the school buses we might save, eh! I happen to be a Catholic immediately on gas, coal and natural gas. And then a 2 per cent myself. You can go to church or the synagogue or the mosque if increase each year for the next 3 years. That adds up to 8 per cent. you want that.

That gives us $1.6 billion. We would tax consumables — what you burn, not what you earn.

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Another concern in our region, and across Ontario is the cost of post-secondary education. What are you going to do about tuition rates?

One of the objectives we have is to provide stable, long term funding to ensure education is available for everyone. I want to work with Ottawa and consult with post-secondary institutions for new per-capita funding for post-secondary. We also need to make sure that there are good paying jobs available for students after they graduate.

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The leader of your party, John Tory, opened his campaign for the provincial election with the plan to fund religious schools. Where do you stand on this issue?

There will be a lot of consultation I think. Not everyone feels the same about funding religious schools, and I think we need a free vote on the issue.

For a complete list of candidates in the ridings of Kitchener-Centre, Kitchener-Conestoga and Cambridge, visit

Meet the Candidates Health Care

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There’s mention of a huge project for GRH [Grand River Hospital]. Can you tell me more about that? And what are you doing to reduce wait times?

The government has earmarked at least $100 million, but it’s not an exact number [...] the Liberal government brought back 95 per cent of funding [...] so that the government funds construction, and the communtiy can go right into it.

The Grand River just got the $100 million dollars, so they’ve put in more beds and more beds for youth in mental health crisis.

Well we’ve reduced wait times in a lot of areas, MRIs, CT scans, and our next step is to reduce wait times in other areas: emergency and pediatrics. And we’re gonna measure and analyse. And the fact that we’re willing to measure wait times really says a lot because we’re not just pouring money in. We might have a look at things and see the best way to reduce wait times. [...[ It’s not just a four year approach, we’re looking down the road.

The Environment

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The Liberals have already reduced coal emissions, and you plan to reduce coal emissions more. How will you do that?

We have closed five plants, one major one just north of Toronto. We couldn’t close it right away because there was no energy plan in place. And we will be closing the other ones by 2014.

But you can’t go around and just close them [coal plants] without having something else in place. So we’re retrofitting the nuclear plants. We have gone from 10 wind turbines to 700 wind turbines in the province. In fact, we’ve expanded wind energy so much that we can’t handle it right now, like the Green party says they aren’t working, but they will.

Referendum

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Where do you stand on the referendum?

Voter turnout is poor. We’ve looked at the full issue.

Obviously the people of Ontario are speaking on this matter. I have some difficulty with appointed representatives.

interview by Christine Ogley

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Regarding the NDP’s proposed health-tax rebate, what sorts of alternate funding would you seek to replace the money you intend to return to citizens?

And which health care system do you support: twotier, private or public?

We’re looking at a tax shift of increasing the taxes for banks, insurance companies — large corporations; their corporate tax will increase by 0.5 per cent. That has proven to be costed out at very prudent and conservative GDP levels to more than balance the loss for the health tax premium. But more importantly, we actually recognize that the health tax premium is actually causing families to experience financial stress. It was regressive; it hit the lowest income families the hardest.

[I’m] absolutely committed to public healthcare […] Three hundred millions dollars would do a lot, on the local level, for our own emergency room, and for much-needed infrastructure funding.

On our health care platform, though, we are also looking at early intervention and prevention. We need to start looking.

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Your party plans to shut down the Nanticoke coal plant by 2011; how would you replace the energy it produces without shortages?

Our energy platform is called the Green Light [...]

We’re looking at investment in micro-hydro and new technology solar, which has made great headway, and new technology wind turbines. There is new technology that has turbines that work for the Canadian climate. In addition, the cheapest, best, and most efficient way to close Nanticoke is through aggressive conservation. That includes a plan to install 125,000 new hot water solar heaters in the province, which also creates a lot of jobs. We also have a plan like Gary Doer’s Manitoba NDP to have no-interest loans for families to increase their homes’ energy efficiency, and we are targeting the lower income, working poor residences that are poorly built for retrofitting for conservation. So we believe in conservation but also in aggressive diversification.

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Do you support the adoption of a mixed-member proportional voting system? Why?

I am definitely supporting mixed-member proportional; I think that we have seen majority of government after majority of government lose their focus when it comes to working for their citizens. Majority governments are not the answer; stable government don’t always work towards a stable society. I think that there’s hope for people in this election, that their vote actually will count in the next election. I am encouraging people to look at MMP and realize that’s the way their votes will count towards a more progressive and coalition or co-operative Queen’s Park.

interview by sukhpreet sangha

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What would the Green Party do with the health tax premium — up to $900 per person per year — introduced by the Liberals?

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What’s this carbon market and carbon trading the Green Party has talked about? Let me get this straight: if I, as a company, produce too much carbon, I can then sell that excess emission to a company that has produced less carbon than their maximum, right?

It’s a bad tax. That’s a tax that goes into general revenue; it’s not even health care money. It had absolutely Then they get more money and more profit and you nothing to do with health care. Number one, we would have less money and less profit; and then I think you’re get rid of it because it’s a tax on being employed and going to change your ways because you’re going to get on the poor. Tax the bad stuff, not the fact that you have a job or taxed if you have to buy that. that you’re a retiree. And I’d put it back on the gas and the oil and The biggest issue in this election, however, is the environmental the consumables. and global warming and climate change [...] I’ll give you an example.

The Green Party is the only party against the new four lane highway from here to Guelph. Because any party that understands that, does not understand the greenhouse gases that we’re spitting out. It will cost $400 million for a 17 kilometer stretch of highway through seven wetlands. And all this is to promote development. It’s the stupidest thing you could possibly do [...] What we need to do is improve rail service.

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What are your thoughts on the referendum on electoral reform?

Mixed Member Proportional is currently the way they do it in Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom and many other places. MMP would eliminate strategic voting because every vote for the party goes to the party, regardless of whether that party’s candidate wins the riding. That’s the best cure of proportional representation. Under this system, you could just vote for the party or just vote for the candidate. You don’t have to vote for both […] Under MMP, you’ll wind up with people who form a coalition and make long-term plans […] You can have a government formed out of ministers from different parties.

You go to your strengths. With a 3 per cent threshold, meaning the party needs 3 per cent of the popular to get a seat at Queen’s Park, you don’t have everyone yapping at the table.

interview by shaun slipetz

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You’ve invested a lot into health care in the K-W region. However, our hospitals have some of the longest waiting times in Ontario for emergency care and MRIs. In your health care goals, you mentioned the importance of more doctors and nurses. How are you going to expedite this so our region sees results? And are you offering incentives to nurses as well?

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We are going to defer loan repayment for medical residents until after they graduate, and we’re going to expand the number of spaces for medical students.

Instead of going to the United States, or other provinces, we want to train all our students here in Ontario, and have them stay here in Ontario.

Also, we will offer incentives to older doctors to keep them in the region. We’re a community that doesn’t have enough family doctors. We need to address this issue. We also need to allow patients stranded on waitlists to use their OHIP cards.

Yes, we are planning to increase the number of nurses by opening nurse led clinics, having 70 per cent of all nurses working full time.

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How are you going to reduce emissions in the K-W area?

We need to take a look at renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. I was pleased to close a coal tar plant in 2005 and want to close more. I want to offer tax incentives for companies so they will conserve and help with the research for new environmentally friendly technology.

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What is your stance on the proposed MMP system?

I fear people don’t understand the choices. We need to educate people more.

interview by Britta Hallberg

http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca. • Where’s Lou? Family Coalition candidate Reitzel a no-show at debate

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News Mandate for Millennium Scholarship Foundation set to expire in 2009 Brandi Cowen reporter

In 2009, the Millennium Scholarship Foundation’s mandate will expire, leaving a $350 million void in Canada’s post-secondary financial aid system.

In anticipation of a future funding crunch, students at the University of Waterloo have joined student organizations nationwide in demanding that the federal government preserve fund-

almost one-third of all non-repayable financial assistance available to needy post-secondary students in Canada each year. Since 2000, the Foundation has provided more than half a million bursaries totalling $2.2 billion to students across the country.

But with the expiration of the foundation’s mandate looming in the not-so-distant future, many students are worried that paying their tuition bills is going to get harder.

“Removing this funding would cripple students with the highest need... the absence of real [federal] leadership on this challenge is threatening access and affordability for thousands of students at UW.”

— Jonah Levine

ing for post-secondary education.

The foundation was created by an Act of Parliament in 1998. This Act established the foundation as a private, independent organization and provided for the creation of a $2.5 billion endowment fund, from which the foundation pays out financial awards to students who need assistance covering the cost of college and university.

According to its website, the Millennium Scholarship Foundation aims to “grant scholarships to students who are in financial need and who demonstrate merit, in order to improve access to post-secondary education so that Canadians can acquire the knowledge and skills needed to participate in a changing economy and society.”

With annual pay-outs totalling approximately $350 million, the Millennium Scholarship Foundation provides

Those currently receiving awards from the Foundation are concerned about where additional funding for their education will come from, while those who rely on other forms of financial aid fear that their current sources of funding will come up short when there are more students competing for less financial aid.

Here at UW, many students are likely to feel the financial strain if the Millennium Scholarship Foundation is allowed to expire and no new funding is made available.

“In the last year alone, almost 2,000 awards amounting to a total of just under $4.8 million went to funding University of Waterloo students,” said Jonah Levine, vice-president education for the Federation of Students. “Removing this funding would cripple students with the highest need. Our federal

government should be working to improve access; the absence of real leadership on this challenge is threatening access and affordability for thousands of students at UW.” Despite increasing demands by student organizations for Ottawa to take action to preserve the foundation’s funding, the Harper government has so far remained silent on the issue.

Student leaders were hoping to change that last week when they travelled to Parliament Hill to lobby for the continued survival of the foundation.

Whether their efforts will be enough to save the Millennium Scholarship Foundation’s funding remains to be seen.

Feds, as a member of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, has joined student organizations from across the country in the campaign to preserve the Millennium Scholarship Foundation’s bursaries for cash-strapped students. Other student groups lobbying to preserve the Foundation’s funding include the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations; the Alberta College and Technical Institute Student Executive Council; the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations; the College Student Alliance; the Council of Alberta University Students and the New Brunswick Student Alliance.

However, not all student organizations support the campaign to save the Millennium Scholarship Foundation’s funding. Some, like the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), claim that the foundation is unaccountable and lacks transparency. Instead of continuing to fund the Foundation, the CFS is calling on the federal government to invest the money that would be needed to keep the foundation alive in existing grant programs for lowincome students.

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The pros and cons of MMPR Chris Miller

staff reporter

Mixed Member Proportional Representation Under the new system, citizens would vote for both a party and a local representative. Each party chooses how it will nominate its candidates, in the order that it wants them nominated. After the election results are announced, the list is used to bring the seat total into equilibrium. No system perfectly meets all the values demanded of an electoral system and as a result there are pros and cons to the proposed reform:

PROS

-Opens up process to smaller parties, brings more diversity to the legislature -If a constituency candidate does not win, a person’s party vote can still go toward the election of a list nominee -More consensus-based legislation -Seat count accurately reflects the popular vote for each party -Allows voters choice of both a party and a representative

Peter Trinh Chantelle McGee

CONS

-More potentially unstable minority governments -Party-list MPPs chosen by parties, not voters -Less accountability of partylist MPPs who are not part of a constituency and may not face re-election -Party in-fighting for higher placements on lists -Independents unable to make party lists -Potential for more fringe parties

Peter Trinh Chantelle McGee

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News Canadian peacekeeper talks media and the dangers of gum-chewing Imprint, Friday, October 5, 2007

Suzanne Gardner staff reporter

Speaking to a crowd of Waterloo students past and present, MajorGeneral Lewis MacKenzie engaged listeners with his keynote address at UW’s Homecoming celebration on September 29. Titled “The Media as a Weapon,” MacKenzie discussed the ever-growing power of the media, and Canada’s role as one of the most powerful, yet most complacent, nations in the world.

Well known for his peacekeeping efforts in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, MacKenzie entertained his audience for almost an hour and a half with both a lecture and a question-and-answer period. In his introduction, MacKenzie stated that “it is difficult to inject humour into any presentation these days without offending some religious, ethnic, territorial, chauvinistic, feminist special interest group,” yet of course, this comment garnered an eruption of laughter from the audience.

MacKenzie continued to earn the audience’s attention through his ability to vividly retell wartime stories while working the large Humanities Theatre stage. “I’m going to break tradition tonight and speak about the subject I was asked to speak about. Speakers rarely do that,” MacKenzie explained.

Abiding by his own rules, MacKenzie launched into an analysis of print, TV and radio journalism, making sure to point out that “if you’re being interviewed by the media, it’s painful.”

Attempting to illustrate the progression of the media’s relationship with war, MacKenzie referred to how members of the war effort “begged for coverage in the Cold War” — an obviously stark contrast to the current bombardment of press that the war in Iraq currently receives on the 11 o’clock news.

Nowadays, however, the powerful impact of the media is undeniable, according to MacKenzie. Once again returning to his humorous storytelling ability, he detailed how he once received bags upon bags of mail in his corner of a tent in Sarajevo six weeks after his troops raised the United Nations flag. Apparently while saluting the flag MacKenzie was chewing gum, a common habit of his. He did not realize that CNN was across the road filming. Not only did he receive letters from around the world from CNN viewers upset at what they saw as disrespect for the UN, but he also received over 2,300 packs of gum with notes saying, “General MacKenzie, I thought you might need some gum.”

Throughout his lecture, MacKenzie’s brutal honesty continually shined through such as when he referred to the bets he and his fellow army members made on when exactly the Bosnian War would break out. Guesses ranged from precise minutes between 2:28 to 2:32 p.m. on April 5, 1992. MacKenzie also mentioned the common journalistic principle of “if it bleeds, it reads” and how this explains why media coverage of wars tends to focus on the bloody

Reitzel avoids spotlight Adam McGuire editor-in-chief

Kitchener-Waterloo family coalition candidate Lou Reitzel may have hurt his already-long chances in the upcoming election when he was absent from the October 2 all-candidates debate at the Student Life Centre.

According to Feds executive researcher and debate moderator Rick Theis, Reitzel’s absence did not come as a surprise.

“I think his comments in the debate speak for themselves,” said Theis with a chuckle. “Jonah [Levine, Feds VP education] contacted him to

take part in the debate, and he has an information display from every candidate that provided information for us. And he provided nothing for that [...] Why should the students at this university take him seriously?”

Theis went on to say that Reitzel had not returned phone calls or emails regarding the Feds-sponsored debate or the information materials the Feds had prepared.

Imprint also tried to get in contact with Reitzel for candidate interviews.

However, Reitzel did not return phone calls or emails to Imprint either. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

battles rather than the social improvements. “The problem is development is not sexy,” summarized MacKenzie.

“Nobody’s bloody well listening to the progress that’s being made.”

According to MacKenzie, however, Canadians currently face an even bigger problem. He explained that when Canadians are asked how they define themselves as a people, the two most common responses are peacekeeping and superior health care. When MacKenzie is asked this question, however, he replies that Canada is “the most successful multiethnic country in the world.” He explains that as a nation, the problem Canadians face is their extreme complacency towards their country.

To illustrate his objection to this complacency, MacKenzie concluded his lecture with the story of Carol Isfeld, mother of Master Corporal Mark Isfeld who was a peacekeeper in Croatia in the early 1990s. Mark asked his mother if she could send him something to give to the children he met while he worked clearing landmines, and so his mother crafted little dolls which became known as “Izzy dolls.” To this day, more than 200,000 Izzy dolls have been delivered to these children thanks to Carol and the hundreds of other mothers across Canada who have joined her in this effort. “You tell me what other country produces a mother like that,” said MacKenzie. sgardner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Major-General Lewis MacKenzie spoke at the Humanities Theatre in Hagey Hall on September 29. His keynote addresss, entitled, “The Media as a Weapon” was a part of UW’s Homecoming celebration. He spoke of how he interacted with the media during the Bosnian War and of how Canada sees itself as a nation.

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Modern Mr. Mom With women moving in on men’s turf, men’s time of the month is soon

I read the most atrocious thing in last week’s Globe and Mail. It said that we, as women, have strayed so far from our purpose as wife and mother that we may yet attain equal footing with men in the workplace.

This is exactly the kind of thing the anti-suffrage crusaders were fighting against. They were right — first they gave us the vote and 130 years later we have the gall to become equal, not only in the eyes of the law, but in the workplace as well. And what about the children? Won’t somebody please think of the children?

As our sex has encroached upon higher education, even entering the indelicate fields of science and engineering, we have pushed men out of their rightful place. Employers will be forced to not only hire women, but also to cater to their needs in order to keep them. Imagine a world where every office building has fully funded

day care! A world where government funding actually tried to facilitate women being able to return to work after bearing children!

Just think of it; children raised by a series of babysitters, while their mothers run around in pants, degrading themselves for the sake of greed. Their lives will be loveless as nothing compares to a mother’s love and nurturing, and surely these women have so hardened themselves that no maternal instinct can remain.

A warped generation of children who grew up without a mom to make Rice Krispie squares with will emerge, and wanton sexual promiscuity will undoubtedly follow.  The article even went so far as to suggest that, “The days when men brought home the bacon and women tended the home front are long gone.�

Imagine a world where men, not women, stayed home with the children. The timeless traditions of hunting, fishing and golfing would dissipate as our men became effeminate and weak. Diaper genies, Max and Ruby and Oprah would drain the masculinity out of Mr. Mom and next he would be asking us to call him Ms. as well.

What happened to the days when it was a woman’s job to serve her husband? To “serve, honour and obey,� that is the natural order of things, not Ms. CEO or a First Husband (is there a real term chosen yet?).

A woman used to be allowed to focus their entire lives on catching, keeping and serving her husband.

She never needed to worry about economics or algorithms. All she needed to do was catch a man, and

It’s a big shock to go from a home with two TVs and only three people to a place with only one television set for 35 people. It’s an even bigger shock when you realize that you can’t just walk in and watch whatever you want. Hordes of people stake out the area to watch shows less interesting than picking lint out of your carpet.

Unfortunately, this year there has been a particularly violent time slot clash. Two shows, both with cult followings (of people who obviously have too much time on their hands), both shows that I hate, both on at the same time. Only one television. Let’s take a look at the contenders and the reasons why I believe that both should be cancelled and replaced with something like World’s Best Animal Attacks or a Power Rangers remake.

I hate The Office. I think Steve

Carell is ridiculously funny but that show sets my teeth on edge. The Office is like a Dilbert cartoon come to life, except that they didn’t spring for a talking animal. A show about the everyday absurdities of an office does not sound hilarious to me. It sounds like a depressing, slightly pathetic prophecy of life after university. I don’t care if it’s American or English, mediocrity is international. The show does not become more entertaining if it’s a British guy whining about files

serving her man to opt not to vote this October 10, 2007. Â Remember, it was suffrage that got this mess started, so by voluntarily giving it up, maybe we can get things back to the way they were.

rather than American. What’s next?

The Office, Reality Edition? Maybe instead of scripted humour about boring people and their lives at an office, we can watch real people and their equally lame predicaments. Generally the reason why people prefer staged shows is that actors are more talented and attractive. That’s not an issue on The Office. And don’t try and tell me that it’s intelligent humour. That just means it gets to be pretentious and boring and yet still make people with no sense of humour feel superior. I hate Thursday nights.

Another reason why the day before Friday sucks? Grey’s Anatomy.

That show is the dumbest medical show to ever hit prime time. If hospitals were actually like the one on the show, all doctors would be attractive, damaged people who hook up with each other and deal with emotional, complicated cases.

The only reason I would ever want to be treated by those people is if I wanted an entertaining, angsty hospital stay. And what is with the nicknames? McSteamy? McDreamy?

Is Grey Snow White? Where’s McDopey and McSleepy? These people can’t seem to handle one personal issue, so how the hell did they get through med school? Grey’s Anatomy is supposed to make you cry; there’s always some tragic accident or fatally ill child that is supposed to make your heartstrings twist. But when

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her life was set to his tune. Voting is what led us into this evil life of equality. It needs to be stopped while it still can. We simply cannot stand by and allow this to happen.

So, I challenge every woman out there determined to spend her life chained to a stove, and dotingly

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I hate The Office. I think Steve Carell is ridiculously funny but that show sets my teeth on edge.

So who wins in a face off ? Grey’s Anatomy fans always triumph for the TV. Their show is more mainstream, the fans are generally less nerdy and the plots are more dependent on weekly viewing, which means the rabid accolades have more to lose if they don’t find out what matter of the heart gets explored in this week’s riveting episode. By the time anyone reads this, it will be Friday, and the battle will have been fought for another week. My advice to followers of both shows?

Get a hobby. Start crocheting. Find God. Binge Drink. Just please, turn off the TV. mcommon@impront.uwaterloo.ca

Imprint, Friday, October 5, 2007

Do you know a Holocaust “revisionist”?

Over the past few weeks I decided to try a little social experiment. I’ve been wondering for a while: what is the easiest way to make people hate someone? There is always the classic standby of a false sexual assault charge (here’s to you, Duke lacrosse!) and of course, writing this column. But those two ways can be long and tedious and often involve large legal bills.

Then it struck me while doing a little light reading on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There is one really simple way to get many people to hate one person: accuse them of denying the Holocaust.

Now, in order to pull this off correctly you’ll have to do a little research on the subject matter. Those who deny the Holocaust refer to it

Giving someone a bad reputation is just a matter of telling the right lies to the right people as “Holocaust Revisionism”. In fact, there are laws against it in many countries, including the charge of “inciting hatred against an identifiable group” here in Canada.

So, the first step is to pick your mark. Of course, you’ll probably want to choose someone you especially hate, but for my test run I decided to try this out on my good friend Mary Anne. I must stress though, that she has never said anything to this effect.

My first opportunity to get things rolling came during a phone conversation with my brother. “So, how’s Mary Anne doing anyways?”

he asked. Now I’ve realized an important part of this is to play things off non-chalantly. “Oh, she’s okay.

She’s been saying some weird stuff lately though.” I responded. “Oh? Like what?” asked my brother. “Oh I dunno, she’s really gotten into this thing called Holocaust Revisionism, and now she’s always saying things like ‘Six million is an inflated number’ and going on about ‘Zionist schemes.’”

Now the best part of this is getting to experience the shitstorm of “what?” and “shut up!” after making the statement. My brother had decided by the end of the conversation

that he no longer wanted to attend a baseball game outing the three of us had planned.

My next chance to continue the experiment came on HWY 401 with my mother. I was chatting about some old friends Mary Anne and I had run into around campus.

Then I cut the conversation short and said “Mom, have you ever heard of a thing called Holocaust Revisionism?” She jerked her head violently to stare at me (something not uncharacteristic of my mother).

“Who’s been talking about that?!” I told her to watch the road before going on. “Well, I dunno. It’s just that

times, “a place where cultures clash.” And yet, “[you] love it.” I am not making a joke of cultural conflict, and I was proud of the fact that you’re trying to find an answer for it.

But to say that to promote togeth-

the concessions made between two cultures: English and French. Saying we need to make more concessions can only splinter us further.

Diversity is something we need to accept, but under a larger umbrella of a Canadian identity — something I’d argue is fragile right now if it exists at all.

Secular school systems are one of the few institutions in Canada that every culture can be easily and openly encouraged to share.

Look at Waterloo. Look around campus for someone unfamiliar. If you share nothing in common with that person, one day you will share one thing: you were here.

That is togetherness. Having

things in common with other cultures is the only hope we have as Canadians to understand each other and live together, not in fragments, but together.

Although I do not believe religion has a place in Canadian secondary school classrooms, and therefore that yes, our dual system needs to be re-evaluated, I strongly oppose any motion to further separate our highschools into faith-based academic streams. If anything, ignorance and cultural fragmentation needs to be fought with stronger cultural studies and exchange programs in school, so we can come to understand and embrace the changing faces of Canada today.

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Write us more letters! letters@imprint. uwaterloo.ca Regarding It ain’t Confederation anymore, people!, Imprint, Issue 11, Volume 30 What exactly is broken with the Canadian education system, Christine Ogley? Your article explains the importance of Confederation politics in the formation of French language protectionist policies, and the resulting Catholic/secular divide that we still see evidence of today, but honestly, I was lost in your following explanation of why a secular public school system, “doesn’t represent our society anymore.”

If you’re proposing an elimination of the Catholic/ secular divide, I understand. But what you proposed was faith-based streaming through our currently secular high schools. So I have to ask again; what exactly is broken with the Canadian education system?

You say yourself you are very satisfied with Brampton as it is.

Canada, like Brampton, is some-

So I have to ask again; what exactly is broken with the Canadian education system? erness, we need to segregate religions into faith-based streams within public schools is offensive and a poor judgment.

Currently, people choose faithbased private schools out of personal choice and freedom, and presumably because of a preference over the secular public school environment.

To achieve, as you put it, “a great mix of diversity and togetherness,” Canada faces a great challenge, because yes, we were founded on

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Mary Anne says that the Holocaust didn’t really happen. She said she’s uncovering the real truth about what happened at Auschwitz.”

“Does Mary Anne’s mother know she’s been saying stuff like this?” demanded my mom. “Yeah, she said her mom told her all about it.”

My mother had an expression on her face like she had just discovered a corpse sewn into her mattress and immediately launched into a lecture on the horrors of Nazi Germany and the laws against Holocaust denial.

My conclusion is that my experiment was a complete success. Feel free to try this one out on your friends and enemies, or anyone who’s reputation you want to irreparably damage. Of course, I’m still debating whether or not to tell my mom that Mary Anne didn’t actually say these things. Maybe someday. tmyers@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

A Quick Fix

You’ve just read an insightful article on the state of affairs in East Africa, printed in the Globe and Mail. It was one of those articles that makes you feel stupid, in a way — because once you finished, you realized how little you knew before. So you put that paper down, get out your pen, and write about... the other article. The 400 word piece of crap that made your skin crawl and your ears burn.

What you don’t get is this — newspapers love letters! We’re fans of controversy. It’s our middle name.

All of us. We write for you, and we want to know what you think.

And it’s not just you! By far, angry letters outnumber happy ones here at Imprint. It isn’t because people hate us. That’s the way of things. People only speak up when they’re pissed off.

The rest of the time, we just have to assume you’re out there.

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MC Hammer days are over, lady!

Elizabeth Witmer has got to go.

I’m not representing Imprint, or the opinions of any of our staff. And I’m not canvassing for votes to elect another candidate. And I don’t have disdain for the woman personally.

I have lived, studied and worked in this riding long enough to know who should — or shouldn’t — represent Kitchener-Waterloo at Queen’s Park.

And while I don’t pretend to be a political expert or a provincial pundit, I am crystal clear on this issue: Elizabeth Witmer has got to go.

Witmer has held the Kitchener-Waterloo seat in the provincial legislature since 1990. Her reign is older than most of next year’s frosh class. She’s been “working” for the “benefit” of area residents — and area students — since MC Hammer was topping the charts.

So the length of Witmer’s tenure means

one thing: she is stale.

Anyone who has had the (unfortunate) pleasure of following Witmer’s career can attest to one thing: she is a polished politician.

I will give her that. Witmer has a talent for turning any question or comment into an audibly aesthetic array of “in my many years…” and “I will do my best to…” And to some extent, I expect that from every politician. But Witmer is particularly good at it — a talent that makes her both electable and dangerously docile.

Witmer seems as though she literally couldn’t care less about the student demographic. Under her website’s “issues” tab, she makes no mention of university funding, skyrocketing tuition costs or campus sustainability. At the October 2 all-

candidates debate on campus, [she seemed to me to be] regurgitating the same political jargon she likely recited in the SLC’s great hall in 1990 — it was so rehearsed, I was half-expecting her to spout off about Rae Days. And, could someone please tell this woman there are 30,000-plus university students in her riding?

She looks to be on cruise control; going through the motions of debates, interviews and convenient public appearances. Witmer’s campaign — and the way she conducts herself between elections — is the embodiment of the modern-day politician. Making a difference takes a back seat to winning come election time. Cut ribbons and smile for the camera, take a cabinet post and don’t piss anyone off. And Witmer

Modesty is sexy On Wednesday morning after I finished class, I met up with a good friend of mine, Carly Warnock, as a tri-weekly routine we do for coffee at Tim Hortons — and for a good chit-chat. While having a conversation about pop culture, the media and the kind of female role models that the media gives us, Miss Warnock correctly concluded that current pop culture is “promoting girls to act like sluts.” Well, thank you Miss Warnock, because you have just given me my next article.

Why is it that a lot of girls believe the only way to catch any guy’s attention is to wear low cut tops that push the limits, and booty shorts that are really just a knock off of Victoria Secret ? By doing so, we ladies aren’t sending the message that we’re the hottest thing prowling the face of the planet. We’re instead saying, “Hey look at me! I don’t think I have anything attractive about me other than my cleavage, or my eager attempts to make you attracted to me by being aggressive.”

Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with showing a little

Editor’s rant skin, but pushing the limits is what’s at stake here. There is something far more attractive in being a bit modest and covering up most of your skin, and only showing a bit. Yes, indeed, modesty is a sexy, sexy thing.

It’s time to re-evaluate the role models we look up to as women that the media provides for us. “Don’t you wish your girlfriend was hot like me” is not something we should actually absorb into our female psyche and use as a woman’s guide to being desired by men.

Women like Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan are giving the rest of us girls a bad idea of how we are to present ourselves to the world. Miss Warnock commented, “Paris Hilton teaches young girls that you can do whatever you want and get away with it as long as you’re good looking.” Why is it that this statement has become our modern day reality of what to expect from young girls?

Let me give you a tip, ladies. What

you’ve been told about what’s attractive and what’s not in terms of body image — is all a load of crap. We’ve been taught that our bodies are all we have to offer, and being provocative toward guys is the only way to find self-worth. I’ve had enough of this false mindset business where we’re supposed to look to body image to declare our intrinsic value.

Our value comes from who we establish ourselves to be as women: strong, bold, brilliant, courageous, innovators, entrepreneurs, and yes of course, beautiful. But a different kind of beauty – the kind that stems from just being ourselves without any added pressure from outside sources, such as the lame media dictators. And you know what girls?

You’ll naturally attract male attention when you’re modest, less eager and confident being yourself.

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She rolls out her portfolio of experience like a red carpet everywhere she goes — local awards, honours and her seemingly endless list of cabinet ministry positions.

Should John Tory’s Conservatives be elected to form the next government (shudder), she will likely hold another prominent portfolio, or perhaps even the position of deputy premier. Great — yet another notch in the belt of Kitchener-Waterloo’s far-too-veteran MPP. Witmer likes to tell voters there are three big issues facing Ontarians this election: education, health care and the environment. And you know what? She’s right. The Eves and Harris governments dropped the ball constantly on those issues.

Incidentally, Witmer held a few

cabinet posts during those tumultuous times — including Minister of Education, Minister of Health and Minister of the Environment. That makes for a great election tagline: Vote Liz Witmer — she’ll fix the mistakes of… Liz Witmer.

I’m not advocating any particular candidate or party in this column.

I’m not about to tell you who to vote for — you’re smart enough to come up with that one. But what I am supporting is my new, KitchenerWaterloo-specific political group, called the ABL — Anybody but Liz. Because no matter how many debates we hear and signs we see, one thing is clear: Elizabeth Witmer has got to go. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Divided by distance; united through peace Burmese communities and supporters will gather to fight for human rights on October 6 Kathryn Lennon reporter

In solidarity with Buddhist monk and civilian pro-democracy protestors in Burma, members and supporters of the Burmese Chin and Karen ethnic communities, led a peaceful demonstration in downtown Kitchener on the afternoon of September 29.

Around 70 Burmese community members of all ages, their supporters and a few curious passersby, marched down King Street from Kitchener City Hall to the corner of Benton and King.

Shouting “Stop, stop, killing, killing,” “Free, free, Burma, Burma,” and “We want, we want, democracy, democracy”, they condemned the Burmese military junta’s violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the capital, Rangoon.

Opposite Market Square, they turned to face traffic with placards that read “Please Release All Political Prisoners,” and “Free [Daw] Aung San Suu Kyi,” the Noble Peace Prize Laureate and Burmese pro-democracy leader.

Community leaders called for the alleviation of economic hardships that have been exacerbated by the military government’s sudden hike of fuel prices in mid-August, raising prices 200, and in some cases, as much as 500 per cent.

The protestors called for the acceleration of a national reconciliation process through dialogue with all parties concerned. They also urged the Canadian government to take tougher economic and diplomatic action against the Burmese military regime.

The Burmese community in Kitchener-Waterloo is made up of several different ethnic groups, of which the Chin and Karen are two. Community leaders estimate that around 300 Burmese live in K-W, most of whom came to Canada as refugees from Burma.

BACKGROUND:

Last week, after almost two weeks of ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations, police and soldiers fired on peaceful protestors, mainly in Rangoon, Burma’s capital city. The protests began on August 19 in response to an overnight increase in fuel prices, which forced up the prices of public transport. Buddhist monks took the lead in protests, which more than expressing discontent with fuel prices, conveyed anger against 45 years of military dictatorship.

Tens of thousands of monks have been involved. Officials claim that there have been ten deaths. However, British newspaper, the Daily Mail, estimates that thousands of protestors have been executed. It is difficult to verify information as the military junta has restricted the internet access and cell phone service of the public. The international community has condemned the actions of General Than Shwe’s military government.

Since 1962, the people of Burma have suffered ongoing human rights abuses under the military junta’s regime. More than 800,000 refugees have been forced out of Burma into neighboring Thailand, Bangladesh and India, some of whom have been accepted as refugees in overseas countries. In 2006, Canada accepted 810 Burmese refugees, of the Karen ethnic group.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Show your support for the people of Burma: Saturday October 6 has been declared “A Day of International Action for a Free Burma.” Demonstrations are being organized in cities around the world. Information is availablevia Facebook. http://uwaterloo.facebook.com/event.php?eid=4973307490 The Kitchener-Waterloo demonstration will start at 12:00 p.m. Saturday at the Kitchener City Hall.

Sign an online petition: The petition at www.avaaz.org urges China, the largest supporter of the Burmese dictatorship, to condemn the crackdown and support reconciliation in Burma.

Be informed: Check out Mizzama news at www.mizzima.com, it is an independent and non-profit news agency, run by Burmese and foreign journalists, “a window through which the international community can peer into news-starved Burma.” Burma Watch International, http://www.burmawatch.org an organization run out of Edmonton, Alberta, has links to coverage of current news from Burma.

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A quick taste of German culture Directions

A glimpse into German culture and heritage can be found here in Kitchener-Waterloo, and since Oktoberfest starts today, we should pause for a moment to soak up the area’s rich history.

A wave of immigrants migrated to Waterloo in the 1840s to create a home away from home. When they settled in the southeast area of Waterloo, they named their village Berlin (it would later be renamed as Kitchener).

Waterloo was soon incorporated as a village in 1857 and eventually became the town of Waterloo in 1876 and finally the city of Waterloo in 1948.

Many of these Germans who call K-W home proudly preserved many customs and celebrations. Oktoberfest is one such happy occasion and Kitchener-Waterloo’s is billed as the largest event outside of Germany. Also referred to as Canada’s Great Bavarian Festival, Oktoberfest draws thousands annually to the twin cities to participate in the numerous festivities, which span from October 5-13.

In addition to the parades and activities, Oktoberfest would not have such legendary status without the help of some prerequisite beer drinking. However such an experience would not be complete without a hearty portion of protein — those of which include schnitzel, sausage and any other delectable type of meat. One dish I would like to bring to your attention is currywurst.

2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce 1 pound knockwurst (authentic German type of sausage) or kielbasa (not as authentic, but use the Polish kind if you can’t find knockwurst) 2 tbsp chilli sauce 1/2 tsp onion salt 1 tbsp white sugar 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 pinch paprika 1/2 tsbp-1 tbsp curry powder (or to taste) Preheat oven to broil or grill.

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Try adding some spice to your Oktoberfest experience with a Currywurst dish — it’s so delicious that German pop singer Herbert Grönemeyer wrote a song about it!

Currywurst is a popular German ‘‘fast food’’ dish consisting of hot pork sausage (wurst) cut into thick pieces and seasoned with curry sauce, sprinkled with generous amounts of curry powder and drizzled with ketchup.

Served alongside this is your choice of crisp french fries or bread roll such as a German sourdough roll (bauernbrot). While simplistic in nature, it is delicious and continues to hold an iconic status in Germany’s food realm. In particular, you will find its popularity most

prominent in Berlin and Hamburg. However, the origins of the creation of this dish remain vague; some claim that a person created the dish by experimentation and sheer boredom, while others speculate that it was another person who accidentally dropped a can of curry powder on top of ketchup. Fortunately, things are much more certain when it comes to enjoying Currywurst — so much so that you can get it made by a machine that will slice and spice the sausage for you automatically.

Pour tomato sauce into a large saucepan, then stir in the chilli sauce, onion salt, sugar and pepper. Simmer over medium heat, occasionally stirring; bringing mix to a gentle boil and then reduce heat to low. Simmer another 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, broil/grill sausage for 3 to 4 minutes each side, or until cooked through. Slice into pieces 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick.

Pour tomato sauce mixture over sausage, and then sprinkle with paprika and curry powder.

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Squashing for breath Cait Davidson reporter

How many times have you walked through the PAC and passed those weird courts with the little doors and thought to yourself, “What is that strange game?” Well, friends, I found an answer to that question: it’s squash. This odd game, that has nothing to do with the vegetable, is an incredibly fun, and high impact workout. Usually played by two people, squash was named for the “squashable” ball.

On Saturday afternoon, I was introduced to this sport. A fan of badminton and tennis, I’m familiar with racquet sports, but this

one was different. The racquet is a different shape, and handles differently than the other two. Also, in tennis and badminton, you hit the ball or shuttle to the person on the other side of the net. In squash, you bounce the ball against a wall, and your opponent must return it in the same fashion. While it looks easy, once you get a racquet in your hand, it gets a little intense. And by intense, I mean that after the game, my arms were shaking and I was avoiding standing for some time. Playing squash for an hour can burn between 700 and 1,000 calories!

Running generally burns between 450 to 700 calories an hour.

What I ask today is, how many fat squash players do you see? I know, the response will probably be something like, “How many squash players do you see?” Many people play squash, but because it’s not football, it doesn’t get a lot of attention.

Unfortunately, the university doesn’t provide racquets for this sport — everything else is available! A court and goggles are all you need, and if you need to borrow a racquet, I’m sure one of your friends has one! I seriously recommend this sport as a break from any kind of boring exercise. It is an incredibly good workout, and certainly a lot more fun than running alone because your with someone.

Next time you wander through the PAC and see those cute little doors, grab a friend, open them up and explore the world of squash.

There is a squash league at UW with a team atmosphere; it will help improve skills, and beginners can learn from watching better players.

The league practises on Thursday nights in the PAC. Sadly, the group lessons are full but there will be more classes available later on in the term. There are still private lessons available; if you’re interested you can sign up at the PAC, or check online at (http://campusrec.uwaterloo. ca) In November, there’s Black Knight Squash Tournament, which is open to any student at UW, and I hear there are “awesome” prizes to be won! If you have any questions, email cr.squash@gmail.com.

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Fight for the rights of 300,000 Akriti Jain reporter

While I believe that being hypocritical, much like being jealous or power hungry, is only human nature, there is a limit to what we consider to be acceptable. I recently attended a lecture about the people of the Baha’i faith in Iran and I realized how their dire circumstances are a depiction of hypocrisy that is widespread to greatly unacceptable level. Iran is one of the original signatories of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Yet — as I learned from the lecture — significant violations of the Human Rights Charter have been witnessed and recorded here.

The lecture, given by Gerald Filson, director of external affairs of the Baha’is of Canada, was about the denial of education to people of the Baha’i faith in Iran. It was a short talk — more like an information session, that highlighted the plight of the Iranian Baha’is.

According to the lecture, the Baha’is are not allowed to attend university, which translates into not being able to pursue careers beyond small service level jobs. And even then, if they were to advance in the lower status jobs, the government would “advise” the company to remove them. If the Baha’i people cannot educate themselves, they will be left behind in an era where education is the key to progress, which seems to be the intent of the government. According to Filson, there are documents from Amnesty International and the Human Rights Council that support these facts.

While listening to the lecture, many things went through my mind.

The Baha’is form the largest minority group in Iran with a population of 300,000. In Canadian terms it would mean the population of several cities put together. Over the four-year course of the Iraq war, roughly 400,000 people have died, in addition to the millions who have been displaced.

The death toll is even more obscene when you take a look at the genocide in Sudan. Zimbabwe is facing a staggering economic crisis that, to put it mildly, has ruined the lives of many many Zimbabweans. India, my very own homeland, a country of 1 billion, has over 20 per cent of its population

— 220 million people living — below the international poverty line. Apply Canadian poverty standards to India and the figures would be purely grotesque. If only 300,000 people were faced with societal and governmental oppression leading to unnatural deaths, it would be a remarkably good year.

So why shouldn’t I do something about one of those bigger and seemingly more important issues. But what can I alone do?

I can go to university, study when I catch a break from procrastination, work towards a mind-numbingly brilliant career in whatever field I choose, become filthy rich and extremely famous for having defeated Bill Gates in the showdown of the bling-bling and then maybe I could donate half my wealth to causes I believe in. But what can I do in the mean time?

Well, it turns out I can write a letter.

According to Mr. Gerald Filson a letter is all it takes, postcards will also do.

He argues that even though there has been blatant and unjust oppression of the Baha’is, it could have been worse.

Over the past 25 years, the concern expressed by the UN and the news media has been the only armour of the Iranian Baha’is. Iran, unlike most other oppressive states, cares about its image on the international stage.

This is probably because trade with the Western world, mainly Europe, is essential for Iran and in the Western world people care about human rights when they can. Also, Iran currently has a government whose unpopularity among the Iranian people can only be rivaled by the unpopularity of the West (mostly the U.S.) and their hegemonic ways among the Iranian people.

Other oppressive governments don’t really care that much about their international image. The examples of North Korea, Sudan, China and Zimbabwe comes to mind. But Iran is different; they care, or need to care about their international image . So, if the academic community also adds to the pressure by writing, things might seem less grim for the Baha’is.

So write a letter to the Iranian government or somebody you think will be able to do something about this, pass a resolution during student council meetings condemning these acts or get ‘Baha’is ROCK’ tattooed on your foreheads — because every small action makes a difference.

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Crossing the line for life and breast Cait Davidson Reporter

On Sunday, September 30, I attended an event that filled my mind with thoughts that lingered on even after I passed its finish line. Over 2,800 Bingemans for this year’s “Run for the Cure.” I gasped across the finish line myself, as I completed the fivekilometer run. It was incredible at the start of the race, coming down one hill and looking ahead, and for as far as I could see on the trail, there was nothing but the bodies of runners.

The morale of the runners, and the atmosphere was not one of racing, but one of support for your fellow person. They were all leaping towards one goal: to raise money to fund the fight against cancer. In Kitchener alone, approximately $500,000 was raised. Across Canada, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation raised over $26.5 million. We were all growing tired. I had fallen into a pattern with a group of women I didn’t know. They were cheering and laughing; even in the exhaustion, I could appreciate the sisterhood. Their team name “Patti’s Rack Pack” was printed on the back of their shirts. At the end of the run, there were crowds of people cheering each person across the finish line.

Mixed in the white T-shirts of runners and walkers, were quite a few people wearing pink T-shirts. Survivors.

Mostly women, these people had such vigor and energy, some proudly sporting bald heads — because they’re still fighting this disease. Seeing them, I was reminded of friends back home that had been touched by this disease, Barb and her twin sister Brienda. Brienda, a survivor and Barb undergoing tests, sat beside me in church, back home in New Brunswick. Having known these women, I used them as inspiration to finish the race myself. Walking through the crowd, people proudly displayed the names of the people they were running

for. A man and a boy of around ten were wandering around the finish line.

Attached to their shirts was the person they were running for; “Mom”.

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1986, to achieve the goal of a breast cancer free tomorrow. The “Run for the Cure” started in 1992 in Toronto where 1,500 volunteers worked together and raised over $85,0000. By 1995 the fundraiser had grown to ten communities across Canada, and in 1997 CIBC joined as the corporate sponsor — the same year that the run spread to 17 cities nationwide. This Sunday passed, was the fifteenth year for the run.

Awareness is something that the Breast Cancer Foundation encourages; it is something that I strongly believe in. While the probability of developing breast cancer increases with age, it is usually far more aggressive for those in their teens and twenties. There are several steps men and women can take that will help them reduce their risk of breast cancer. Exercising for 30 minutes daily, eating well, living smoke-free and limiting alcohol consumption as well as being aware of your breasts and examining them regularly for anything unusual will all help.

I had never thought about breast cancer as something that I should be concerned with, until I realized, that at age 18, I could be setting myself up for a fall later on in life. Studies have shown that exposure to tobacco and second-hand smoke before the age of 20 can increase risk of breast cancer later in life. I also recently learned that alcohol consumption is also connected to breast cancer. To reduce your risk of breast cancer it’s recommended that you consume one drink or less a day.

Genetics play a smaller role, with five to ten per cent of cases having a family history of breast cancer.

Breast cancer is most commonly diagnosed in women, and in 2007, over 5,300 people will likely die from it. One

in nine women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime; and one in a hundred men will be. Do you know nine women? One of them, maybe you — will be get this disease. Pins were given in the running kits, at the event, asking the question, “who are you running for?” This question left a lasting impression on me, how many women do I know? Could I someday be one of those affected by this disease?

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What is better to do on a sunny Sunday afternoon than engage the body and mind in a world of literacy at Kitchener’s annual book and magazine festival?

The event, cleverly titled “The Word on the Street,� marked its sixth year of literacy awareness this past weekend in Victoria Park.

Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax alos simultaneously participated in the festival, making it a nationwide program that is slowly gathering the fascination and intrigue of children and adults alike.

Knowing that 42 per cent of Canada’s population is currently the literacy level (a 2003 statistic that Frontier College, in association with UW tutors, is trying to make the community aware of), I was ecstatic to see how people responded to the event.

Kitchener’s exhibition included 37 stands by university groups, the local library, independent book companies and 11 festival tents.

The festival ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

I found some of the booths’ titles on the program map particularly fascinating. Edible Options, Toast Masters and the Mysterious Affair of Waterloo Region were among the many stand names that I couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow to in curiosity. I arrived right at 11 a.m., so it was easy to make my way around, but within half an hour Jubilee Drive started to get a little crowded.

The majority of the festival was directed at the youth population. There was face-painting, where children had words and pictures painted on their cheeks. The woman who did the painting was sporting her own work with the word “joy� painted on her cheek.

Just across from the face-painting activity, numerous numbers of brightly coloured chalk lay on the sidewalk waiting for people to leave a little something of their own — whether it be words or pictures.

There were many other workshops for

kids that allowed them to work on their reading, writing and drawing skills, and at each workshop there were people to help out in the youngsters’ creative processes.

At the Altered Youth Art stand there were art pieces made of the books themselves. A dress, a pencil case and pop-up books were some of the examples the stand displayed, all made of old books. It sure does give some great inspiration for what to do with those textbooks you can’t sell at the Used Bookstore.

What festival would be complete without balloons? Not this one, that’s for sure! A jolly clown stood by the boathouse with his air pump and bag of coloured balloons, ready to whip you up a dog if you’re lonely, or maybe a crown to make you feel like a king, or perhaps a sword to fend off your pesky older sibling — all for a small fee.

If you were interested in buying literature, there were many opportunities to do so. My favourite bookstand was the one put on by Usborn Books. Their stand was overflowing with books on children’s science, historical events, pirate tales; books on pretty much any topic a little one would love to read about.

Although I was a bit older than the clientele that their books were aimed at, I was still quite intrigued by many of the items they had.

The Mysterious Affair of Waterloo had books for more advanced readers than that of Usborn books. Of course, as you have probably guessed, they sold mystery books.

Featuring popular authors like Carolyn Keene and Maureen Jennings, to name a few.

Wilfrid Laurier University Press sold books with more mature topics, like Canadian social policies, for example. You could even subscribe to the University of Waterloo’s Alternative Journal, which deals with Canadian environmental issues. If you think you might be interested in environmental topics, you can always drop by ES and pick up your own copy. see WORD, page 23

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Time and place do matter when it comes to love 2 Days in Paris Julie Delpy Tempête Sous un Crâne

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Across the Universe Julie Taymor Sony Pictures

The first time I learned about Across the Universe, it was during the trailer roll before I saw Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3. While many of my friends had negative comments about the film as we headed home, I was pretty positive about it.

However, one thing we did agree upon was that Julie Taymor’s attempt to recreate The Beatles in the lives of characters in a musical looked very tempting to see. Unfortunately, folks, Spider-Man 3 isn’t the movie that’s in question.

Just a bit of discretion, viewers: this is a musical. It’s a musical based on The Beatles. If you don’t like either of these ideas, then you might not like this film. Otherwise, all of you egg-men are in for quite a spectacle.

The film bases almost everything it does on the Beatles: their lyrics, their lore and their actions. Taking place during the 1960s, it starts off with Jude (Jim Sturgess), a guy from Liverpool who travels to the U.S. in search of his estranged father.

He meets Max (Joe Anderson), a free-spirited college drop-out, and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), Max’s sister and Jude’s love interest. They travel to New York City, where they grow and learn about life and love. Throw in characters like the sexy Sadie, the boys’ landlord, Jojo, a wandering guitarist who joins the apartment crew, and Prudence, a careless girl with an attraction for Sadie, and you have got yourself one amazing cast.

Every song performed expresses both an interesting direction in theme, context and even the era the song was originally written in. Performances of “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and “It Won’t Be Long” have a strong teenage-innocence vibe to them, resembling the times of early Beatlemania. And all of the performances were recorded live on-set; Wood’s performance of “If I Fell” was recorded in only one take.

Taymor definitely has an eye for the vivid and artistic. There’s no question about that. The imagery and effects used in some of the scenes show both eerie and elegant images represented in the music, such as the circus scene in “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” and the “Strawberry Fields Forever” montage. Bright colours, rich scenery and brilliant cinematography shine brightly in the film.

The celebrity cameos surprised me the most because they were used so well. Guest appearances from Joe Cocker, Selma Hayek and Bono (yes, even him) help drive the vibe of the movie. Their characters are outrageous, absurd, completely out-of-whack, yet perfect for the film.

I’ll note this: it’s not my favourite film. I like it a lot, but musicals aren’t on the top of my list. But I will say this: it’s because of Across the Universe that I haven’t stopped listening to the music of a certain popular four-piece 1960s band from Liverpool for the past few weeks.

I have never watched a film that better represents why I will never allow my parents and my dates to meet. 2 Days in Paris is the perfect film displaying the awkwardness that comes from bringing someone home with you.

The film follows Marion (Julie Delpy) and Jack (Adam Goldberg), a couple who has just finished a vacation in Italy and decide to stop in Paris to visit Marion’s parents before heading back to their home in New York.

As soon as the two arrive the trouble begins.

Jack has not mastered the French language and Marion’s parents don’t speak much English. This of course creates some language boundaries but does not stop Marion’s father from quizzing Jack on his knowledge of both French and American authors.

The cultural differences also come into play quickly. Delpy, who also wrote and produced the film, has presented France as much more sexually liberal than America. Throughout the film she has Jack face the overt sexuality of the place her character was raised in. For instance, Marion’s father is a gallery owner who shows predominantly erotic art.

The couple’s personal problems begin to arise once Marion’s ex-boyfriends begin appearing. Jack quickly becomes suspicious and Marion is none

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too pleased with Jack’s attitude. It is obvious that the two have either been vacationing too long or have just been together for too long.

In 2 Days in Paris, Delpy has truly created a real relationship. Her characters have flaws and yet the person watching the movie can completely understand why these two people are together. Delpy and Goldberg both do a superb job of acting out who their characters are supposed to be.

Delpy’s style is very reminiscent of French new wave cinema. The way in which the narrative begins reminds me of Godard’s Band a Part, and is also a little reminisicent of Amelie.

She has created a French romantic film with English dialogue. This may be the one major flaw to the film; it seems as though the movie would have been better had it been in French instead of English. The quick inner monologue Marion gives in the first scene would have been much more interesting had she chosen to deliver it in French.

All this said, however, by the end of the film I did feel as though I was listening to a friend recant the tale of her last relationship; kind of rambling on about all her ex’s faults, why she still loves him and how they are going to get back together. I suppose this adds to the “real” feeling of the film, but it does kind of grate on the nerves after a while — just like that friend.

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Black, white and red comics An interview with Dan Kim

I mentioned two comics last week, and their relationship with graphics software. While I do in fact know that Ryan North’s methods of creating comics requires only the most basic of Photoshop skills, the other artist I mentioned, UW computer science alumnus Dan Kim, is more skilled. I was able to ask the man himself a few questions on his development as a comicist.

Before I get to some of the things we talked about however (all done through Gmail), it’s probably best to give you all an idea about who this artist is.

Daniel Kim is the artist of a collection of online comics known as Clone Manga (http://manga.clonearmy.org). His library of comics includes April & May , Tomoyo42’s Room, Kanami and his most revered piece of work, Paper Eleven. While some of these comics are parodies of certain anime and manga such as Cardcaptor Sakura and Elfen Lied, others are purely the brainchildren of his mind, completely bizarre and engaging in story and art. His work earned him the Joe Shuster Award for “Outstanding Web Comic Creator” in 2007.

If you look back far enough, you can actually find April & May in the archives of Imprint and MathNews in the mid-to-late 2003 issues. A master in digital art, one of his trademark forms of illustration is what Wikipedia refers to as “done in shadow,” creating images by colouring the negative space around objects in black rather than drawing the objects directly.

Sometimes, he adds spits of red to make the artwork more graphic.

While his approach to comics is, as he explains, “semi-professional,”

he nevertheless has an extensive portfolio of work.

A common question that usually arises about an artist is when they started drawing, but instead I tried asking Kim about his reasons for starting to draw. “Well, I think everyone likes pretty pictures,” Kim shares, “but I really got into drawing, so I could make more elaborate stick-figure games.

“You know, those games you play in third grade where you draw a little area with spikes and platforms and a little stick figure and then tell your friends, ‘Alright, this stick-guy is YOU. You’re here between these spiked walls. [...] WHAT DO YOU DO?” Kim mentioned that he didn’t get serious into his drawing skills until fourth grade, trying to draw Star Trek starships. “The anime stuff didn’t start until seventh grade when I got hooked on Sailor Moon by my little sister,” he admits.

He mentions his joy for winning the Shuster Award: “I guess my initial response was a feeling of [...] legitimization,” Kim ponders.

“Actually, although I wanted to win the Shuster, I was really more concerned about it not going to a gag comic.”

“Ah, well I didn’t want the Shuster to go to a gag comic because a) webcomics are dominated by gag comics [and] b) they’re not that very interesting. And I mean b) in a couple ways: they’re not interesting artistically, emotionally, dramatically...”

Dan goes into more detail about what he means. “I’ve always thought that the best part of doing webcomics was the ability to do wild, experimental stuff that wouldn’t be realistic (commercially) in print and still reach a wide audience.”

He does mention, however, that he enjoys reading gag comics, yet believes that giving the Shuster to a gag comic wouldn’t “really send the right message.”

Kim also has a bit of a following on 4chan, a popular (yet very NSFW) imageboard forum — which as

a disclaimer I personally do not recommend browsing unless you have both a really strong stomach and heart. After asking Kim on the subject of “4channers” liking him, he starts off jokingly, “I’m not sure they do. Anonymous hates everything. Seriously though, if people on 4chan like my comics, it’s probably for the same reasons I like 4chan so much. And if they hate my comics, well maybe that’s a sign that Anonymous isn’t entirely devoid of taste.” “Anonymous,” to those who don’t know, refers to the common nickname used by users on 4chan. Again, if you want to know more about it, it’s at your own discretion!

I asked him about what’s to come up for him in the future, “I’d like to do a series of short stories (12-16 pages) sometime soon. A little scifi here, a little slice-of-life there... maybe a few non-genre stories. I don’t really feel like doing any new long stories for the next year or so.”

He also mentions, “I’d like to get back into drawing pictures for the sake of drawing pictures, [N]othing comic related. Just some plain old landscapes or something...”

Kanami has been reforming into a kinetic-novel style game by Kim and some of his online companions. “[W]ell, things are coming along slowly,” he explains. “I may not do any visual novels after this one. It turns out that I don’t really like writing prose.”

I’m not the only one to know of Kim’s work. Fred Gallagher of Megatokyo has given plenty of praise to Paper Eleven for work. There are two things that Kim wishes to share with aspiring artists and fans of his work.

The first is such: “It is in sincerity, not skill, that one attains the highest levels of artistry,” he explains.

“Naked, unadorned honesty is more beautiful, difficult and praiseworthy than the most meticulously honed craftsmanship.”

And for the second, he wishes for “[m]oar non-genre comics plz.” ptrinh@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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James Macfarlane, the author of the three part series, Avenge My Kin, was there selling and signing his Scottishthemed books. Originally from Scotland, he came to Canada in 1964 and opened a bakery but still had Scotland in his heart. What better way to share his love for his country than to write stories based there? For more information on the Avenge My Kin novel series, visit www.authorhouse.com.

Shirley Hartung was another author selling her books there under the catch phrase Edible Options. Her cookbooks contain lots of delicious recipes that “specialize in diet dilemmas.” If you need a diet low on sugar, or have any other health concerns, she has a book for you.

To satisfy your appetite, there was an espresso bar and treats stand called Matter of Taste, but if you were hungry for a real meal, you’d have to walk a little further down to the barbeque stand. Volunteers at the barbecue

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helped to raise money for the City of Kitchener’s events, like The Word on the Street Festival. I wasn’t overly hungry, so instead I settled for a peep show of the volunteers’ buns — their hamburger buns.

As the day went on, it was evident that the festival was a great success.

There were increasing numbers of tiny, colourful paintings on the youngsters’ cheeks, growing sidewalk murals and a wide array of different books and balloons clenched tightly between the arms of the young ones, — and older ones for that matter.

As for me, I found myself lost in the story-telling, bright colourful displays and, if you were there that Sunday, you may have even seen me wiggle my tush to the energetic music at the Canadian Reading Rocks tent.

The sixth annual book and magazine festival proved to be a great way to introduce literature to youngsters, and an even better excuse for the not so little ones, like myself, to be a kid again, even if only for an afternoon.

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A lot has happened for Stars since releasing their breakthrough album Set Yourself on Fire in early 2004. In fact, side-projects from Torquil Campbell (Memphis) and Amy Milan (Honey From the Tombs) as well as a remix album (Do You Trust Your Friends) featuring various Arts & Crafts label mates. More importantly, Stars have finally delivered their fourth full-length album entitled In Our Bedroom After the War. Much like Set Yourself On Fire, Stars blends romantic pop anthems with a hint of over-the-top dramatics that remind us of the love that got away. On this album, Stars do what they do best. That is, they write sad love songs that nurture us through bad breakups while we reminisce of memories as we soak pillows with tears of hope in our dimly lit bedrooms.

Most notably, In Our Bedroom After the War draws heavy influence to the synth pop genre with the use of electronic keyboards and pianos in a clean-cut, well-arranged album.

On tracks “My Favourite Book,” “Personal” and “Barricade” the arrangements deliver the perfect mood and ambience for lyrics as sentimental as these.

Campbell and Millan’s ability to play off each other during songs almost makes it seem as if they were involved in a ‘once upon a time’ high school relationship that ended in a sorrow-felt heartache. On the track “Midnight Coward” we see this relationship in full effect as we are thrown into the midst of what it’s like to have loved and lost.

At times, I wonder if Stars have pigeonholed themselves into a one-track furrow of uber-sensitive pop songs much like Dashboard Confessional. Only time and record sales can tell if they have exhausted themselves and must indulge into a new realm of lyrical themes.

The pride, joy and saviours of the Winnipeg music scene, The Weakerthans, are following up a four-year break to their critically acclaimed Reconstruction Site with their fourth full-length release entitled Reunion Tour.

As expected, Reunion Tour, like past albums, is an amalgamation of punk-folk, indie-rock and power-pop that combines intellectual lyrics that often reference Canadian pasttimes and tributes.

Most notably, this is evident on the track “Tournament of Hearts” whose title and lyrics pay homage to the popular curling tournament in which the song depicts rural communities’ love for the sport. As well, the humble spoken word “Elegy for Gump Worsley” which odes the former NHL goalie who passed away this year.

Like previous albums, what makes Reunion Tour appealing is the arrangement of smart, intellectual, romantic lyrics that provide the listener with the sense of hope that not all artistic integrity has been lost and forgotten.

At times, Reunion Tour can feel overly repetitive and musically exhausted with recycled chord progressions that are reminiscent of hooks from previous albums Reconstruction Site and Fallow.

Regardless, songwriter-vocalist John K. Samson still proves he is as sharp and poetic as ever while the album embraces a similar sound to previous releases. If you liked what you’ve heard, go get it; if you’re looking for something new, take a pass.

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Patterson presents on parallelism in computing Adrienne Raw

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The current work on developing parallel computing is a “once in a career opportunity� according to Patterson.

It marks a complete paradigm shift in the development of computer technology — and program coding.

Patterson, with his considerable experience in the information technology field, is well equipped to help with the development of parallel computing. After graduating from UCLA in 19977, he joined the University of California at Berkeley. He has won numerous awards and has been named fellow to places like the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Sciences. He has also co-authored five books and served as president of ACM and the chair of the Computing Research Association and the computer science division at UC Berkeley. Currently he serves as both a professor of computer science and a member of Berkeley’s parallel computing research group.

The group, which has been meeting since the spring of 2005, believes that the development of parallel computing will require a reinvention in the way hardware and software developers approach current problems.

His presentation outlined some of the group’s suggestions, which include new applications that would run on parallel computing and computational bottlenecks that would replace conventional benchmarks.

According to Patterson, one of the current problems with the IT industry is that “exciting projects have terrible applications.� This, he believes, is a problem parallel computing can help solve. The speed and computing power that parallel computing will provide can be used in a number of potential applications from a digital health coach, which can analyze your diet through pictures of your food, to image recognition software which can be used to search large databases of unnamed images and find images that match an inputted search image. Patterson also suggested an application he admits he would love to have: a program that

Scientists spin living tissue from nanothreads

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UC Berkeley Prof.David Patterson lectures on parallel computing, the future of computer technology. analyzes a face from a picture, then pulls up details on the person in the picture and whispers them in your ear.

Particularly useful for someone who is always forgetting names.

Patterson’s research group has also identified the need to use computational bottlenecks instead of conventional benchmarks. Benchmarks are remnants of the development system related to sequential programming — a system, Patterson says, that has gone extinct. A new system developed by the Berkeley research group involves 13 patterns of computation and communication — which the group is calling “dwarfs� — that have been identified as being important in the development of parallel computing. Not only do these dwarfs include universally understandable vocabulary, but they will allow programmers to work on more complex programs without waiting for the conventional framework of simpler programs to be completed.

Since parallel computing is such a radically different approach than anything currently being used in the industry, Patterson suggests developing a new computation and communica-

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Efficiency in code generation — or rather, the lack thereof — is another problem identified by Patterson and the Berkeley research team. Generating optimal code, says Patterson, is like “searching for a needle in a haystack.�

To combat this deficiency, the research group suggests using “autotuners,� which would identify the best code for the specific computer on which that code is running.

Computer programmers and corporate data centres are not the only ones who will benefit from the development of parallel computing. Patterson identified a number of professionals such as musicians and doctors who would be able to utilize the opportunity presented by parallel programming.

There are a large number of possibilities in computing that can’t be accomplished on today’s computers.

Parallel computing will enable both professionals and everyday individuals to take advantage of a dramatic increase in computing power. The development of parallel computing, says Patterson, will be an “amazing event in the history of computing.� araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Chilli compound may replace conventional painkillers

Researchers from Harvard have recently released their work on capsaicin, the chemical in chilli peppers that makes them taste “hot,� which may be able to eliminate pain without compromising feeling or movement.

The research involved the use of a molecule, called QX-314, which interferes with nerve signals the same way other anesthetics do, but cannot enter nerve cells without help. When

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Fossils of a new dinosaur species found in Montana provide evidence of the long-sought link between a primitive group of Asian dinosaurs and those that roamed North America.

The fossil, an early form of ceratopsian, was discovered in 1983 and recently identified by University of Texas paleontologist Brenda Chinnery-Allgeier. Dubbed Cerasinops, the fossilized female shares traits with two dinosaur groups that lived half a world apart about 80 million years ago. Unlike other descendents of the ceratopsian family — who are best known for the horns and neck frills of the Triceratops — Cerasinops was smaller (about the size of a large turkey), had no horns and walked on two feet. — with files from Scientific American, BBC News and National Geographic News araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Science Science undergrads defy laws of human tolerance

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There have been many articles in the news about science: experiments, discoveries, diseases, breakthroughs… scientists who have reached astronomical heights of intelli-

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gence. However, the inline quizzes — with the creasing frequency of the COMMUNITY EDITORIAL occasional whirlpools of news of such matters instills midterms that happen to the impression that it’s easy coincide with those assignand simple. Whether they realize it or not, ments and quizzes. most people seem to imagine that a scientist Academic advisors at UW, along with those wakes up and, somehow, is inspired to make at other universities and graduate schools, a discovery or find the cure for cancer always advise students to be involved in clubs, while having their early morning bacon volunteer work and extracurricular clubs as and eggs. much as humanly possible. Such a recomSeldom do people realize what a mendation places science students in a serious long, hard path it is for somebody predicament, since we barely keep up with to reach such a position. It is rare schoolwork to begin with. Trivial necessary that people are aware of how much tasks such as meeting with advisors — or time, effort and sacrifice a scientist joining research or study groups — require will invest in his or her work. gruesome struggles with schedules. The idea But we want to go even deeper, of joining clubs, or even hanging out at Warrior and earlier, to the first stage of a Weekends, could be quite comical at times. “scientist.”

Okay there could have been a tiny bit And that is the science undergrad of exaggeration there, but the big picture student. The story of the science undergrad is still the same. Even if we can manage to student is a humbling and awe-inspiring tale squeeze in a weekly activity or two, it usually of a weekly trip through the dark dungeons means that we will have to pay for it in the of lab reports and flow charts, through the currency of late-night studying and caffeine overwhelming seas of assignments and on- overdose.

The fact of the matter is, there are courses within the courses. A BIOL 130 course is not just the BIOL 130 course. There is the tutorial, which on first impression would lead one to think that it would be an opportunity to find help and guidance on assignments, or topics too hard to understand alone. Not. The tutorial is sort of another course on its own — with assignments. The laboratory sessions are just as hard, only with twice the work.

Try a taste of that, with a little hint of a weekly calculus assignment, add a dash of physics reading assignment, topped with a weekly online quiz, and you have got the recipe for a nerve-strained train-wreck of a student.

Even though you don’t know it, every single day, you happen to pass by unknown heroes who are bravely redefining the laws of human tolerance. So, next time you come across a science student, don’t mock them. It might sound like fun now, but you might come to regret it — come your first colonoscopy.

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Imprint, Friday, October 5, 2007

Women’s soccer team in seventh place, but only two wins out of second

Richard Lu

Warrior women line up to defend a McMaster free kick Sunday afternoon.

Tom Ellis reporter

The famous soccer saying “you win some, you lose some” has been particularly true for the women’s soccer team this season. A professional win

and a devastating defeat means the team drops back down to seventh position, with some hard work to secure a playoff spot. With four matches left this season against four of the weaker teams in the league, they should still be confident of that playoff place.

With the league delicately placed, UW was hoping for a perfect weekend to propel them up the table. The match on Saturday started slowly for both teams with Brock having the better of an uneventful 45 minutes in which the Warriors defence appeared somewhat suspect.

The second half started in much the same way with Brock appearing to be more up for the encounter, yet it was Waterloo who got the breakthrough. They launched a quick counter-attack mid-way through the half after Brock committed too many players forward. The ball broke for Breanne Fron who crossed allowing Danielle Deloyer to side foot it home. It was a goal out of nothing, but Brock hit back within four minutes to equalize.

Both teams continued to look for an opening, with Brock looking favourite to win. Another quick break saw Fron cross to Deloyer who was waiting on the edge of the six-yard box to cooly win the game 2-1 in the 86th minute.

McMaster proved a sterner challenge and with the score line 3-0 at half-time the Warriors were beaten.

The goals all came from constant pressure exerted by the McMaster forwards who turned possession into goals following hesitation in the UW defence. The second half was more positive with an improved

defensive performance, but a lack of commitment in 50/50 balls is putting the team on the back foot.

The opposition seemed weary of the threat posed by Danielle Doyler, and had her adequately marked throughout the match.

Deloyer, a centre forward, has now scored three goals in as many games, with the 4-5-1 formation suiting her style of play. Her brace at the weekend combined with her ability to draw out defenders sees her named Imprint player of the weekend. When the formation works, on the counter-attack, the team are playing some great soccer, yet defensive errors are beginning to creep into the game.

Coach Peter Mackie speaking after the loss to McMaster questioned whether the team was becoming “overconfident following a good run of form,” and went on to add that they “were flat for the first 15-20 minutes of both games.”

He hopes they will “be able to cut out the few goalkeeping errors” in time for next week’s local derby against Laurier.

Football team bears down for playoff drive David Klaponski sports editor

The Waterloo Warrior football team is coming off a difficult weekend loss against the Guelph Gryphons.

The 41-8 loss to the Gryphons was obviously a blow to the team’s morale and head coach Dennis McPhee takes full credit for the loss.

The result could have been far closer if one play early in the fourth quarter went the other way. At 27-8, with the momentum — or the “mo” as McPhee likes to call it — on the Warriors side, a risky play call saw fifth year Gryphon wide receiver Lorne Foster take a seam pass up the middle for 102 yards and the TD. The blitz called by coach McPhee opened up the back field on the play and allowed for the weakened coverage on the play.

But as the 3-2 Warriors go into the weekend against a scrappy McMaster team which has been underperforming this season so far, they might need to take a few more risks if they want to maintain a winning season.

Starting quarterback Evan Martin, injured during the battle of Waterloo against Laurier, is out day-to-day.

Backup quarterback Luke Balch, who was taken out for a few drives against Guelph, is also hurting, but ready. So, the Warriors may have to risk injury to their competent but weary number two man. If he gets injured badly, the main strength of the Warrior offense, the pass game, may be shut down entirely.

Getting thrashed 60-7 by Ottawa, in the largest margin of victory in the OUA on the weekend, the McMaster Mauraders will be looking for retribution this weekend versus the Warriors.

While the 60-9 defeat from last year is basically out of the question this year with an improved Warriors side and a weakened Mauraders team, the Warriors will be in tough against the team from Hamilton.

At least this year the Warriors have home field advantage as the game takes place at Knight-Newbrough Field at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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Calla, a 3rd year Drama student from Paris, Ontario has been the Warriors most consistent performer all season and led the Warrior Women's team to a second place finish this weekend. Calla finished in 6th place, 2nd among OUA athletes, at this weekend's Don Mills Memorial Waterloo Open. Calla is a leader by example in training and competition; she continually is pushing herself to her physical limits and is always bringing the most out of her team mates in practice and competition.

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Baseball playoff hopes ride on weekend doubleheader against Hawks Yang Liu assistant sports editor

Michelle Nguyen

The Warrior baseball team needs a win against Laurier this weekend.

The season has reached its climax as the Warriors are one game behind Laurier for a play-off spot with two games left on the schedule. The Warriors are headed for a weekend doubleheader confrontation against Laurier that will decide both teams’ playoff fate.

The Warriors will likely need to win both games against Laurier to make the playoffs.

“The team is still upbeat; we did well enough last week to give us a chance [this week],” said coach Brian Bishop. They were put into this precarious position once again after splitting their four game weekend set.

This past Friday they faced off against the last-place Guelph Gryphons, who have only one win in the season to date. The Warriors won both previous meetings 8-1,

and 5-4 respectively. However, they couldn’t take anything for granted as the Guelph game still represented a must-win to preserve the season.

Guelph jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning scoring two unearned runs on some defensive miscues. The Warriors responded in the bottom of the inning, with two runs of their own to tie the game. The Warriors took the lead for good in the seventh inning, scoring three runs to take a 5-2 lead, and they would cruise to a 6-2 win.

Mike Glinka lead the offensive attack with three hits and an RBI; Brendan Smith also chipped in with a hit, three walks and two RBI’s.

The following day, the Warriors were in tough with a doubleheader scheduled against Brock, currently sitting at second place in the OUA standings. The first game started off on the wrong foot as Brock quickly jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The Warriors tied it up in the fifth inning with four

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runs of their own, but couldn’t hold the line as Brock scored three more times in sixth. Starter Shane Riley went the distance, pitching six innings giving seven runs, six earned, while striking out two and walking four. Glinka had two RBI’s and Chris Robinson had two hits and an RBI. In the second game, the Warriors sent their ace, Geoff Moroz, to the mound. The Warriors scored three runs in the fourth inning, which would be all they would get. That however, was enough to carry a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning. Brock cut the deficit to 3-2, scoring one in the sixth and the seventh. Brock nearly completed the come-from-behind win, having runners at first and third with only one out in the seventh, before reliever Jason Diniz-Wood got the Brock hitter to ground into a game-ending double play. Starter Moroz pitched six solid innings, scattering six hits and giving up only one earned run. The Warriors had eight hits from eight different batters and RBI’s from Glinka, Auer and Smith.

On Sunday, they faced off against the first place 12-1 Western Mustangs.

In two previous meetings with Western, the Warriors could only muster a total of one run and seven hits. This time the Warriors quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Mustangs responded with runs in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings to take the lead 5-3. Western would pull away in the eighth inning by scoring three times on route to a 9-5 win. Starter Joel Smith pitched eight innings giving up eight runs, seven earned. The Warriors actually out-hit Western 11-10, with Glinka, Auer, Diniz-Wood, Strive and Robinson each contributing two hits.

With the exact same 2-2 outcome as the previous week, the Warriors are still two games under .500 at 7-9. They are 1.5 games behind Laurier, for the final play-off spot. Laurier,faces league leading Western Mustangs Wednesday.

However, regardless of the outcome on Wednesday, the Warriors need to win both games against Laurier on Saturday to make the playoffs. In their only matchup against Laurier this year, the Warriors triumphed 8-0 behind the pitching of Shane Riley, who tossed seven scoreless innings.

“Laurier plays a pretty straight up game; we haven’t seen a lot of their pitchers, but we don’t expect any surprises from them,” said Bishop.

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Imprint, Friday, October 5, 2007

Baseball OUA Standings

Football OUA Standings

GP Ottawa 5 Laurier 5 Queen’s 5 Guelph 5 Waterloo 5 McMaster 5 Western 5 Windsor 5 York 5 Toronto 5

W 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 0

L T OTL PTS 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 8 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 0

Saturday, September 29 Guelph 41 at Waterloo 8

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Tot Guelph 17 10 0 14 0 41 Waterloo 1 0 7 0 0 8

Upcoming Games McMaster at Waterloo 1:00 PM Saturday October 6, 2007 @ Knight-Newbrough Field Waterloo at Queens 1:25PM Saturday October 13, 2007 @ Knight-Newbrough Field Western at Waterloo 1:00PM Saturday October 20, 2007 @ Knight-Newbrough Field Come down to the stadium and support Warrior Football!

Western Brock McMaster Laurier Waterloo Toronto Guelph

GP 15 15 15 15 16 15 17

W 14 10 8 8 7 6 1

Men’s Soccer OUA Standings

Saturday, September 29

Men’s Rugby

Brock 1 at Waterloo 2

Saturday, September 29

Sunday, September 30

West Division

L PTS 1 28 5 20 7 16 7 16 9 14 9 12 16 2

GP W L T PTS York 10 8 0 0 26 Western 9 7 1 0 22 Brock 10 5 3 1 17 Laurier 9 5 3 0 16 Guelph 9 3 5 1 10 Windsor 9 3 5 1 10 Waterloo 10 1 8 1 4 McMaster 10 1 8 1 4

Friday, September 28 Waterloo 6 at Guelph 2

McMaster 4 at Waterloo 0 Next game: Warriors vs. Laurier at 1 p.m. Sat, Oct 7. @ Alumni Field.

Western 58 at Waterloo 17

Women’s Rugby

Saturday, September 29 Western 41 at Waterloo 8

Saturday, September 29

Saturday, September 29

Brock 2 at Waterloo 1

Game 1 Waterloo 4 at Brock 7

Sunday, September 30

Game 2 Waterloo 3 at Brock 2

McMaster 2 at Waterloo 3

Sunday, September 30

Women’s Soccer OUA Standings

Western 9 at Waterloo 5 West Division

Upcoming Games Game 1: Waterloo at Laurier Saturday October 6 1:00 PM @ Bechtel Park Game 2: Waterloo at Laurier Saturday October 6 3:30 PM @ Bechtel Park

GP W L T PTS York 10 9 1 0 27 Brock 10 5 3 2 17 McMaster 10 4 3 3 15 Laurier 9 4 3 2 14 Guelph 9 3 3 3 12 Western 9 3 4 2 11 Waterloo 10 3 5 2 11 Windsor 9 0 9 0 0

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Chris Lam (left) scores three on the weekend as the Warrior men’s soccer team record their first win of the season.

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32 Sports Women’s rugby team off to great start Jennifer Gellatly staff reporter

The women’s varsity rugby team stumbled during their game against the Western Mustangs Friday, September 29, losing 41-8. The Warrior girls, however, dominated their game against Laurier the weekend before smashing the scoreboard with a booming 58-3 victory, which placed them at 3-0 at that point in the season. The Mustangs, also placed at 3-0, came on the field on Friday and meant nothing but business with the Warriors.

The women prepped, heavy in spirit and ready to get out on the field with a team chant that goes, “You play a game with the hands and feet, but you win the game with the head and heart. It is the heart that separates good teams from great teams.”

The Western Mustangs came at the Warriors aggressively right after kick-off, scoring a try within the first five minutes. The Mustangs showed that they were well-prepared and ready to put all of their coordinating and practice to the test. The Warrior ladies were fighting hard to solidly keep their ground, with Katie Selman kicking for post and scoring three points for the Warriors in the first half.

By half-time, Western had scored three tries and had brought it heavy on our field. Waterloo coach, Eric Ceizar, encouraged and filled hid team with high esteem at half time saying, “Three tries… come on!

That’s nothing!” and had full confidence that the team could knock some more numbers onto that scoreboard for the second half.

Sure enough, as soon as second half started, less than two minutes in, Warrior Caitlin Martin scored a try, putting the score against Western up to eight points.

One minute after the Warriors had scored their one and only try

Imprint, Friday, October 5, 2007

Women’s tennis looks into some post-season action Belinda Nisbett reporter

courtesy of UW athletics

Women’s rugby team sit in second place in the OUA, at 3-1. They face Queen’s in Kingston today. of the game, the Mustangs scored a converted try, and kept pushing the limits of the Warriors, scoring another three tries, bringing the final score to 41-8.

“What we lacked at the game against Western today is that we didn’t have the finesse that they did,” said Ceizar, “but I’m very proud of the way we played today… We are hopeful of going to nationals this year and getting in the top two spots for Ontario.”

Ceizar spoke to his team after the game and said, “We’re going to be second in our division…You guys played ‘til the end and kept going, and it was tough. Western is the toughest to beat, you got points against them, and you played awesome.”

After the game, captain Dianne Kelly said, “I don’t think a lot of the girls really knew what to expect

this game. We have some things to work on, but now that we know what we’re up against for competition, the kind of defence we need to work on, we know the standard and I think things will go a lot smoother in the play-offs… Any points scored against Western really pumps the team up. The girls know how good of a team we are, and we’re gonna take it to Queen’s.”

Get prepared to see the women’s varsity rugby team fight Queen’s, who are also placed 3-0. The game will be held at Queen’s stadium in Kingston at 1 p.m.

This season looks very bright for the women’s varsity rugby team, and placing second in their division this year is a goal the entire team is confident in.

jgellatly@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

STUDENT SPECIAL!

Women’s tennis is about to take on a whole new importance at Waterloo, with plans in the pipeline to run a year-round advanced level competition to fill the substantial gap between varsity seasons. The competition — which is anticipated to begin later this term — would be aimed at not only players from the varsity team, but anyone who can put up a good fight on the court.

Coach Jennifer Clerk instigated the arrangements in response to an ever-shortening season for tennis players. For the varsity teams who don’t make the championships, the scrapping of the consolation championships four years ago has made the season disappointingly short-lived. In addition, further changes saw the round-robin condensed from nine weeks to a somewhat brutal five to six week time span.

“It can be very demanding on the girls,” Clerk says. “Starting the term with 10 or more hours of match play every weekend, plus two to three hours of practice per day, can be quite a shock to the system.”

This year, Western has offered to host consolation championships in the event that their own team does not qualify for the championships.

The deciding match between York and Western is yet to be played.

However, come November, varsity play will have ceased altogether, not to resume for many months to come. It is for this reason that, in the past, teams like Montreal have been driven to join U.S. competitions for a full year of tennis.

The lack of a post-fall competition is not entirely due to the weather. Although there are plenty of indoor courts available to play on, court rental is much more expensive compared to outdoors. As such, there is not enough funding

support among the universities to sustain a winter or spring competition.

Clerk hopes that the new UW competition will bring a number of benefits to the table. Not only will it keep players in the loop during the off-season and co-op placements, but it will also help players keep up their form and be ready to hit the ground running once the fall term — and varsity selection – begins.

It may also help get the word out about varsity tryouts. Due to the speedy nature of the tennis season, team selections are held on the Tuesday of Frosh Week every year. Often the try-outs have been and gone before new students have had a chance to hear about them.

This year, the UW team did manage to recruit some terrific players with the girls displaying considerable improvement against a field of strong teams. Despite not making the championships, the girls had a healthy share of success, with a merciless 6-1 win against UOIT providing the season highlight.

PhD student Ana Maria Mera also showed some impressive form against highly-ranked Montreal, toppling the team’s top seed in a match that Clerk describes as possibly the best she has seen from a Waterloo player.

Being part of the varsity action is the chance of a lifetime for university students. However, you don’t need to be best of the best in order to join up – the new competition will be for any advanced players ready for some hearty rivalry.

As per the past few years, tennis lessons are available for beginners wanting a run on the court. If you are interested in getting in on the action and letting out some pent-up study stress, email jenniferclerk@ alumni.uwaterloo.ca to join the mailing list or to get more information about the upcoming UW competition.

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