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Conservative legacy Part 2: The economy and environmental issues take the forefront in the upcoming election

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arl Sagan once said: “You have to know the past to understand the present.”These words seem particularly relevant to Canada’s upcoming election, considering the events of the past two decades. Of course, recurring issues always present themselves in each election, as governments reflect changing social values, but there are some particularly striking parallels between this year’s election and one almost 20 years earlier. The 1988 election was one of the most pivotal in recent history, but it is perhaps noteworthy for its illustration of Canada’s nuanced voting mechanics. In 1988, the issue of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was looming over the Canadian political landscape, and the campaigns of all major parties were dominated by their position on this issue; indeed, after heated discussion on the issue at the leadership debate, the election itself became widely perceived as referendum on the issue. When Canadians headed to the polls, Brian Mulroney’s Conservatives — who supported FTA — garnered 43 per cent of the popular vote, while the NDP and Liberals both staunchly opposed to FTA — gathered 52 per cent. Unfortunately for the anti-FTA lobby, the Liberal and NDP votes were split in many ridings, leading the Conservatives to assume control of 57 percent of Parliament. Brian Mulroney proceeded to sign the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) in 1992, permanently altering Canadian foreign policy in what remains a contentious issue to this day. That is not to say that NAFTA has necessarily been bad for Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada states that the Canadian agricultural industry benefitted significantly from their newfound access to U.S. and Mexican markets, increasing their exports by 95 per cent compared to a 45 per cent increase to non-NAFTA nations. On the other hand, disputes have occasionally risen about whether the rules of NAFTA are being applied fairly, for example in the case of softwood lumber in western Canada. Considering these issues, and the impact of NAFTA on Canadian sovereignty, the net benefit of NAFTA remains an open debate. Nevertheless, voter discontent was evident; in the next federal election (1993) the Progessive Conservatives were decimated from a 151-seat majority to only two seats — not even enough to qualify for official party status. “As soon as they signed the Free Trade Agreement, the foundry where I worked closed down and I had to go south.” said Michael (n), who now works as a cab driver in Waterloo. He is in his late 40s, clean-cut except his moustache, with dark-brim glasses and a heavy-set voice. It’s clear that he’s not your typical cab-driver: He drives cautiously, checks his blind-spots, and stops for pedestrians. He spoke with the cool composure of someone who’s been jerked around enough to not get worked up too easily. However, his grip

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Conservative candidate for Kitchener-Waterloo Peter Braid pays a visit to the UW Conservatives booth on clubs day. on the steering wheel tightened momentarily as he recalled his former boss telling him of the cheaper labour south of the border. “I tried to follow the work down to Texas, but they just didn’t have the kind of [safety] standards down there. It was real bad for the guys from Mexico, ‘cause the bosses could pretty much tell them to do whatever they wanted, and they knew [the workers] couldn’t complain. “And I tell you, it was dangerous,” he said with his eyes fixed on the road. “People were getting hurt and killed, and the foremen didn’t seem to care. These guys were nothing to them. In the end, I decided I just couldn’t live like that.” His story may not be representative; the high unemployment rates in Canada overall during the early 1990s are primarily atrributed to other causes: but at least to him, NAFTA had very real implications. The issue of this election is not NAFTA. It is the perceived conflict between the interests of a developing economy and a natural environment on the brink of disaster. The Sierra Club of Canada is one of the largest environmental advocate agencies in the country, and is as close to an authoritative resource on the issue of climate change as one can hope for. The Sierra Club recently published a report titled the “Voter’s Guide to the Climate Crisis Election”available online, and its projections for the planet’s future are sobering to say the least.

Ironically, the Sierra Club report shows that economic and environmental concerns are not so mutually exclusive after all; it cites Sweden as an example of an economy that is flourishing under the transition to an environmentally sound energy independence. Not so in Canada. The true north, strong and free, is the second worst carbon polluter, per capita, on the planet. In the report, each party was given a grade based on an objective, quantifiable metric: the raw tonnage of emissions one can project under each set of policies. The Conservatives (who received an “F+”) have clearly sided with the economy. The reasons for this are clear: Alberta is currently enjoying unprecedented economic prosperity on the back of its oil exports, and Harper, who built his candidacy on his support in Alberta, is naturally reluctant to take any measures that might jeopardize that prosperity. The Liberals (who received a “B+”), NDP (“B”) and Bloc (“B”) are all advocating “Cap and Trade” measures, while the Liberal Party endorses a carbon tax with exemptions made for gasoline and aviation fuel. This might go over well: a Strategic Counsel survey for the Globe and Mail and CTV found 62 per cent of those polled said Canadians would be willing to have the economy grow at a “significantly slower rate” to reduce global warming. Despite these numbers, from the recent ad campaign it seems that even the word “tax” has become anathema at election

time and one might ask whether 62 per cent is enough to go around. So just as in 1988, an important question has come up with two very different answers, and with all the support for one answer consolidated behind a single party. Unlike 1988, however, the vote amongst those who place high priority on the environment is set to be split three ways this time, with the emergence of the Green Party, which received a “A-”from the Sierra Club. “Greens take votes from all parties,” said Cathy Maclellan, the Green party candidate for Waterloo. “Our fiscal policies are actually slightly to the right — we believe that the marketplace should be free to make profits but not at the expense of the planet. “The Liberals and Conservatives have a mutual exchange going on,” she said. “It is partisan politics first, the needs of Canada and Canadians second. It is a choice between ‘Pepsi or Coke.’”

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call of the clubs Nokyoung Xayasane assistant news editor

mid the milieu of eager club enthusiasts, the hypnotic beats from the UW DJ Club reverberate from the sleek turntables as music blares from the stereo of the UW Break Club, displaying the skills of their fellow breakers on a laptop screen. Near the rhythmic percussions of the UW Drum Club, a group of entranced UW Gamers are engrossed in a competitive game of Rock Band. Abubakar Masood (1A mechatronics engineering) stands among them, fully entertained by their gaming abilities. As an avid member of his high school cricket team and science team, he is looking for “something interesting that’s

it’s their honest enthusiasm; they radiate a sense of success, which is catching. That earnestness is always there: they make it fun and exciting and offer something to students — different students want different things.” For example, “it offers [both] an academic and a social [outlet].” This desire for social interaction and personal growth is valued by both Katt Brooks (2A therapeutic recreation) and Jessalyn Luna, a second year health sciences student. When asked what attracts them to certain clubs, Katt said that she looks for “something different,” and Jessalyn added, “meeting new people is important,” as is “learning different points of view,”according to Katt. Brooks and Luna spot the UW Dance Pack booth and make their

“What makes a club successful is the leader — someone who is dynamic and intrinsically motivated.” related to [his] program,” but worries that his first semester studies will impede his club participation. The SLC Great Hall was brimming with booths, displaying their pamphlets and signs for Clubs and Societies Days on September 18 and 19. The clubs supported by the Federation of Students provide an abundance of choices for new and upper-year students alike. Christina Pawliszyn (4A psychology), stands near the English Society booth while she contemplates joining the Film Club and the Debate Club. She discussed what attracts her to clubs. “They should have events that are not all academic, where you still learn something that’s useful.” Her main issue is time commitment. “If it’s necessary to show up to all the meetings, then I don’t know...” she said. Member retention is important to Michael Chu (2B economics), who feels that a club should be “well run, and execs need to know what they’re doing. They should keep events interesting and welcome new people.” Dave McDougall, Clubs and Services director, echoes this sentiment, “What makes a club successful is the leader — someone who is dynamic and intrinsically motivated. I think

way through the tumult of students to a recruiter and dancer, Jessica Smith (2A therapeutic recreation & business), who informs them of the “number of dance styles [performed in the club] — lyrical, jazz, hip hop, and many more.” Many students who get involved come from a certain demographic and “usually have studio experience and competed when [they were] younger.” Clubs cater to the general student population, but some focus their pursuits and appeal to specific student groups. “Niche clubs are hard to get people involved. They certainly have hard issues to deal with, but word-of-mouth helps. You know what they say, birds of a feather flock together,” said McDougall. He also mentioned that “MSA (Muslim Students’ Association) always has an active group as well as CASA (Canadian Asian Students’ Association), CSA (Chinese Students’ Association), and SASA (South Asian Student Association).” There are many unique and diverse clubs that appeal to wider audiences. SOS (Students Offering Support) is run by its President, Yvonne DeWit (3A psychology), who is a well-versed and enthusiastic leader. SOS recruits students to run

Exam-AIDS, which are midterm and final exam review sessions. She feels that spreading the word is key: “One of the things, obviously, is to come to clubs day, [put up] general posters, the campus vision sign ... the most effective is viral ads. “We run two-hour review sessions, and charge a $20 donation that goes to sustainable projects in the Third World country. The [Wilfrid] Laurier chapter went to Honduras for orphaned school of agriculture, [and taught] them how to develop farms that are completely sustainable. [They also] rebuilt the water system.” McDougall believes a club’s success is dependent not only on “the FEDs website, booths in the SLC” but also “on a lot of person-to-person contact.” Unique clubs, such as the Campus Crusade for Cheese and the Height Awareness Club, rely on these recruitment strategies. “Just try and join at least one club. It’s a great way to meet people. A great way to learn outside [of the] class, and try to be a leader. [The experience] will be useful in the workforce, as a parent, and as an overall life skill,” said McDougall.

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Deadly finnish school shooting, somalian insurgence, and china’s milk ban Nokyoung Xayasane assistant news editor

11 people dead in Finland’s second school shooting within a year

Kauhajoki, Finland Gunshots rang out in the halls of a Finnish vocational school on Tuesday, September 23. The gunman, Matti Juhani Saari, a 22-year-old culinary arts student took the lives of 10 people — 8 female students, one male student, and one teacher — before shooting himself. He was brought to Tampere University Hospital, and treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head before he succumbed to his injuries. The shootings erupted in a single classroom, where nine of the victims were discovered. Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation told Finnish broadcaster, YLE, that police found a note in Saari’s apartment that revealed his plan of attack. The note was written in 2002 and told of his hatred for “people and the human race.” Police were brought to Saari’s home on Monday — one day before the school shooting — because of four YouTube videos that he posted. One of these videos showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range, and declaring “you die next” before firing three times at the camera. Interior Minister, Anne Holmlund, reported that “the police officer on duty decided there was no need to terminate his gun license”

since Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos. The gunman was given a “temporary license” for a .22-calibre firearm this year, says Holmlund. Approximately 150 students were in the college when the shootings occurred. Saari was dressed in black and wearing a ski mask when he entered the building. Shots were fired at around 11:00 a.m. local time. School caretaker, Jukka Forsberg, witnessed the shooting that morning. “I saw a guy leaving a big black bag in the corridor and going into classroom number three and closing the door,” he told AFP news agency. “I looked through the window and he immediately shot at me. Then I called the emergency number. Thank God I was not hit, he fired at me but I was running zigzag. I ran for my life.” “I heard constant shooting. He changed another case in the gun. He was very well prepared. He walked calmly,” added Forsberg. An evacuation was ordered by police after fires began to rage within the building. Police speculated that the inferno was caused by the victims being set ablaze. This is Finland’s second school shooting within less than one year — an 18-year-old shot and killed six students, a nurse, a headmistress, and himself on November 7, 2007 — renewing calls to review the country’s gun ownership laws. “It’s clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,” Holmlund told the Associated Press. — With files from BBC News and CNN

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International Somalian citizens flee from insurgent attacks

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Islamist attacks on African peacekeepers in the African Union (AU) base have forced 18,000 people to flee Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital city. On Tuesday night, insurgents shelled the AU base. 45 civilians have died since Monday in some of the worst violence Mogadishu has seen in months. Fortunately, the Ugandian and Burundian peacekeepers suffered no deaths, and have reported that they did little to instigate the attack. “The insurgents have decided to hit the AU hard to intimidate Africa from sending any more soldiers and to make the likelihood of U.N. intervention even more remote,” said a Western diplomat who tracks Somalia. John Prendergast, a US Somalian expert, said that the insurgents view outside players such the African Union and relief groups as helping the government. “They look at most of these external actors as probably sympathetic to the TFG (Transitional Federal Government), so shutting out as many of these people as possible, whether NGO or U.N. actors, will only help the Islamists,” he said. The UN has been leading peace negotiations over Somalia in neighbouring Djibouti, but so far these negotiations have been rejected. A ceasefire has been postponed for another month.

Chinese milk products have been recalled due to a tainted milk scandal. Dozens of countries, including Indonesia and Columbia, have banned these products after four Chinese babies died from ingesting these dairy products. 54,000 others have also become ill. Partial bans on Chinese dairy products have swept across the globe since the scandal broke two weeks ago. Indonesia issued a ban on Wednesday that covered 28 products — such as liquid milk, Oreos, and Snickers — because of the fear of contamination. Melamine, an industrial chemical used to make fertilizers and plastics, is to blame for the scare. “As far as I know, there will be no more bad news,” reassured Xiang Yuzhang, China’s chief food inspection official (ABC News). More than 1,600 teams have been sent across the country to inspect dairy production plants. Also, dozens of individuals have been arrested for their involvement in spreading the supply of tainted milk. China’s premier Wen Jiabao promises that his government will take all measures possible to improve quality and safety of their food products in a fundamental way. — With files from New York Times, ABC News and BBC News

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hile Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin was the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, the city introduced a policy of billing rape victims for their own rape kits. … I’ll give you a moment to let that statement sink in. I only learned of this myself two weeks ago — but not from The New York Times. Not from any mainstream North American media, actually. Instead, the story first broke on September 9 on AmericaBlog.com, which pulled its information from a 2000 article from the Frontiersman, Wasilla’s community paper.

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The answer is momentum: one of the most fickle, but also most valuable, mechanisms in news coverage. This past summer, I wrote about momentum in relation to my frustration with our news media paradigm, which makes it easy for important stories to fall away even after receiving prominent coverage. This is because after the initial volley of articles about any one story is published, the issue that prompted them still isn’t necessarily resolved. But what’s left, as a journalist or concerned citizen, for you to do about it? The stories are all written

Why wasn’t this story splashed across the headlines when Palin was hogging the spotlight? It then circulated around feminist and left-leaning blogs, taking two days to get picked up by the American Press. Plenty of HuffingtonPost.com posts, as well as small town and international print articles later, the story finally reached the big times. In fact, CNN only covered the issue on September 22. Why the time delay? Why wasn’t this story splashed across the headlines when Palin was hogging the spotlight? Why didn’t this information bury what measure of credibility she’d built among certain populations of women? It’s devilishly easy to portray media in such an unflattering light — to stress the failures of the system and cry foul at the slightest delay. Certainly, this is the stuff conspiracy theorists thrive on. But let’s try flipping the frame for a moment, instead thinking about the Palin rape kit story as taking only two weeks to jump from blogosphere to CNN headline. And then let’s ask ourselves “how?” How did the story jump from blog research to national news?

out. My example of this complexity involved a journalism student, Sayed Pervez Kambakhsh, on death row in Afghanistan; while issues like his unjust imprisonment fall to the way-side, others — such as the Mulroney-Schreiber affair, which dragged out day after day in the first four to eight pages of our major nationals — are published well past their potency. In the latter case, momentum was imposed on the readership (and failed, for a country exhausted by histories of government corruption); in the former, enough momentum just wasn’t there in the first place to keep the story afloat. But Palin’s rape kit story represents a third option — and perhaps the best, most empowering one: when the work of industrious individuals pushes an underreported truth into the spotlight, building momentum until government groups or mainstream media can’t help but take notice. See MEDIA, page 11

ooking back on last week’s issue of Imprint, right inside the cover you come across the “Keys to Victory,” whose first part asserts the answer to be found in mobilizing the youth vote. However, to me, the real key to victory (or at least to better democracy) is hidden much deeper in the issue where the photo feature finds Bob Rae listening to a local citizen. When you consider elections today, what is it that you are presented with? You can go on the internet to a number of media websites and find reports and opinions on the day’s events, or on how the campaigns are progressing. Turn on your TV, and it’s a coin toss whether you’ll see a vicious attack ad or a spot portraying a leader as a quality family man or woman, one who is attuned with your values, and set to make Canada your paradise. What is missing from this reality? I can log on to a candidate’s website and find links to their platform, community work, donations, and volunteer forms, among other staples common across all candidates’ websites. What I can never find (or as the photo of Rae would suggest, cannot find nearly often enough) is a chance to talk with the leader or candidate themselves. All the modes of political and electoral discourse I have mentioned have their purpose. A debate, though, has too much bickering to be perfect, an ad too much bias, and while a stump speech lets you hear a politician speak, it is so named because the beautiful tree of ideas it once represented often winds up hacked down to a stump after being rehashed, rewritten, and replayed again and again. What is missing is real conversation — a real discussion of ideas, the power of that discussion is often overlooked. At a birthday party last week, a fascinating girl was discussing the merits of Dion and the difficulty in selling him,

but the party advanced to dancing before I could get a word in. Even at my house, I overhear people discussing the issues presented to them, alongside the ones they wish weren’t ignored. How is it then that in the Democratic and Republican primaries in the US, a few men and women seeking the presidential nomination can still find time to speak with us ordinary folk, while trying to win the hearts of hundreds of millions? The task facing a candidate — winning the support of a mere 100,000 or so — seems so pithy in comparison, and yet real discussion never seems to be in the cards, or highlighted for all on the schedule. Instead, we have to go back to those biased and flawed sources. You see an ad telling us that Dion will raise the price of gasoline; if an ad is passively denying it, rather than a candidate actively discussing it, is the only way it is dealt with, how can you be sure which holds the truth? You have concerns about the state of our country; if no speech directly speaks to them, or platforms precisely cover them, where do you turn? It seems so long ago that an MP would emerge from their post in the private sector to tackle issues for the government, championed to power and trust by their connections with the community, and then abdicate their post for a new individual with a fire burning inside them to take up the fight. Now, politics doesn’t seem as much a calling of conscience, but rather a pure and simple career of contented complacency. I speak for myself, but I can’t help but feel that I am not alone in my thoughts. To the leaders and candidates out there who want my support, I have only one thing to say: if you want my vote, call me. Really. adodds@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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was watching the pilot of The Secret Life of the American Teenager (for about the fifth time as I attempt to get some people addicted) when I picked up on an image I hadn’t before. A Christian teenage boy, having a conversation about long standing chastity with his girlfriend, is approached by a more…free loving individual. They continue their heinous written dialogue, but she eyes him lustfully and takes a sultry bite of an apple. Everyone immediately knows this is going, as my friend put it, “very bad places”. Ignoring the fact that the show is kind of ridiculous, it’s interesting to think about how powerful that image is in our imagination, the feminine temptress seducing a man with forbidden fruit, something she has already indulged in herself and found enticing. So…where does this come from? The Abrahamic faiths share the Genesis story, in which the naïve young Eve convinces Adam to eat of the fruit of knowledge and sin with her. Truth be told, it probably was a pomegranate. But anyways...Eve faces temptation

provided by the serpent (I’m really surprised Freud never commented on that) and her husband blindly follows her, perhaps understanding the sin he’s about to commit, but willing to see what happens next. Which is a little bit like sex…well…to make an analogy, imagine if Adam and Eve were teenagers in our society. Society’s overt sexuality (I’m rather pleased Tim Curry played the serpent in the cartoon I grew up with) seduces the naïve young girl into thinking that sex is better than anything she’s ever had before. Even though her father has told her that she shouldn’t do it, he isn’t nearly as good a sweet talker as the media. And Adam…well…we’ve all watched Superbad, we know how the teenage guy’s mind works. God figures out they’ve sinned in Genesis because they’ve started covering their nakedness, since they’re now ashamed of their bodies. In my analogy, it’s like Eve’s dad caught her sneaking off to the pharmacy to buy condoms. He wouldn’t be exactly happy, but accepts, after much shouting that she’s

got to grow up, be her own person and make her own decisions. Genesis gives Adam and Eve that same option, they have to go out in the world and take care of themselves now. Sex is equated with free will, but also with a fall from grace. Which is why I found it ironic when, in our delightfully bad show, this Christian boy’s girlfriend is named Grace. Christianity seems to be the more stringent about sex than any religion I’ve ever encountered. Hinduism gave us the Kama Sutra, a sex manual with positions that you have to have a broken leg to complete. Even Judaism tells men they must give their wife an orgasm on the Sabbath (go look it up, it’s there). Why? Because they believe the story that a girl and an apple caused the downfall of humanity. Now, I’m not going to lie, humanity has done some pretty messed up things, but I highly doubt sex is on the short list. However, this scene is depicted as the first time humanity sinned. Ever. Imagine the first thing you ever did wrong as a child, and I bet you can still remember how

bad you felt that you made your parents upset. It was the first time they realized they couldn’t make choices for you and, unconsciously, there was a drift. You are not a part of them anymore. So christianity, to make it simple, is God reaching out to you in love. It reminds me of my own family. Despite anything I might do, I know my parents would die for me if they could. In christianity, that’s exactly what God did. In our analogy, Eve’s dad hugs her and says she’s always his little girl and he would do anything for her. So going back to the American Teenager, I won’t give away the series, but expectedly, the redemptive power of love is throughout it. Even the pregnant girl in the show gets told by both parents that they will support her through everything she’ll face. Just like faith. It may be the Lutheranism in my genes, but it makes me think of sola fide — only in faith. So continue eating apples. An apple a day keeps Health Services away. nhutton@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Opinion

Imprint, Friday, September 26, 2008

Community editorial

his summer had been very productive for me. Working with a research group and studying for the medical college admission test satisfied my intellectual confidence. I was pleased because soon, the application process for medical school admissions would be open and I would be applying for the career I had waited years to achieve. I was happy, excited and apprehensive for my last year of school. But September 8, the first day of school for my last year, did not bring happiness — instead it is the very day when all of my dreams, hopes, and ambitions were shot dead along with my mentor Dr. Abdul Mannan Siddiqi. He went to the U.S. to get his education in medicine and became a cardiologist. Instead of one of the prestigious U.S. hospitals, he preferred a small rural hospital in Sindh, a province in southern Pakistan, and thus spent all of his life and career there. As an Ahmadiyya Muslim, he would get threats from religious organizations saying that he should either convert to the religion of the mainstream people of Pakistan, or be responsible for the consequences. Imagine having the resources to leave the country and have a wonderful luxurious life in the States, and saying no to it and choosing to reside in the deserted Sindh just because people there needed him and doctors like him as there weren’t any specialists in that area. Belonging to a culture that restricts contact among the members of the two genders, I never actually met him personally. It was his work, his ideas, his way of seeing the world and treating the needy that inspired me so much that I wanted to become like him. I have idolized him since I was a little girl and considered him my mentor; without knowing him, I wouldn’t be aiming for the goals I am aiming for now. Regardless of the religious discrimination Ahmadies (people who belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim sect of Islam) face in Pakistan, I aimed for higher academic goals. I got bullied by my peers and beatings from my teachers at school just because I did not agree to them calling me a “Kafir,” a non-Muslim, that is. After getting the opportunity to live in Canada with much more religious freedom, I would still dream about the desert of Tharr (the border area of Pakistan and India) where I have seen suffering and death and a doctor who would fight the two. Through all this hardship, it was Dr. Siddiqi who gave me the courage to stay focused on my goals. He was satisfied with his work and life, and a constant smile on his lips confirmed it. His death has been an unbelievable tragedy for me. I have lost the only

ambition in my life. I was going to write my medical college admission test this month, but now I don’t want to write it. I am not sure if you can understand the pain of losing the person you looked upon for guidance. But let me tell you, it is the pain that whispers in your ears, saying that you are not of any use now, and yells out loud that you will also be killed just like your mentor, and cries “who are you going to look up-to now?” I feel like I don’t want to do anything with my life. I feel that if he was killed, then one day I will be get killed too by the hands of the very people who were once cared for by me. The violence and killings against Ahmadies — especially against Ahmadi doctors is not only a contemporary issue in Pakistan. On June 5, 2008, 22 Ahmadi students were expelled from the Punjab Medical College Faislabad on the basis of religion. It was shocking news to me and broke my heart just like the hearts of many other Ahmadies pursuing a career in medicine. But the breakage gave me more courage to do the best to fulfill my dreams just because I knew that Dr. Siddiqi, regardless of being an Ahmadi, was satisfied with his practice in medicine and very popular among his patients. I did not lose hope at that time because of him and continued to pursue higher education, in hope of going to medical school one day. The media initiated his killing. Quoting Raheel Raza: “Racism in any form is evil, but in media more so because the evolution of technology has forced us to base our decisions on what the media delivers.” She wrote the line and people in Pakistan stamped it. Two Ahmadies, including my mentor Dr. Siddiqi were shot dead and their killing was initiated by a telecast September 7 on GEO TV called Aalim Online, which said that Ahmadies don’t deserve to live and that they are wajib ul qatal – “liable for death.” My mentor was one of the victims. Four gunmen broke into his hospital; he was shot 11 times, and pronounced dead shortly after. I feel that my future is destroyed. My hopes, dreams, and ambition were dashed with the death of my mentor. We as human beings should share the responsibility of providing each other a safe environment and the freedom to live, and I as a fellow human request that all of you be aware of this incident and do something about it. It was my mentor who got killed this time, but tomorrow it may be someone else’s. As a society, we cannot afford to have our youngsters lose hope and forget about their ambitions and dreams. — Sadaf Balouch 4A Health Studies

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Opinion

Imprint, Friday, September 26, 2008

Community Editorial

No person understands better than I that people can vote themselves into bondage. Being from a country where the illiteracy rate hovers at about 70 per cent, I watch helplessly year after year as illiterate voters vote against their own interests.

n the heat of the North American election season, few things make you laugh and even fewer make you think. Only yesterday, the Canadian election got just a little bit more interesting for me and those like me. I had simply been surfing channels, hoping to catch a glimpse of the local federal debates in accordance with what I perceived to be my civic and academic responsibility as an aspiring political science major. In my mind, there is no better way to familiarise myself with Canadian politics than to watch the local federal debates. Unable to attend in person, I settled on viewing on the Rogers Channel (which is usually irrelevant), a voice with a strange accent and a rather obvious lack of command of the English language immediately jumped out at me. It did not help that the captioning read ‘Communist Party’. At first I was pretty confident I tuned in to the wrong debate but I was later convinced by bolder captioning that confirmed my worst fears: an immigrant (a really new one for that matter) obviously struggling with the most important grammatical concepts of the English language was running on a rather unpopular party platform (somehow I thought “Socialist Party” would have done much better for a platform). Obviously enthralled — in part by the thought of seeing much more than Caucasian men and women slugging it out in a Canadian election — and in part by the prospect of a free live comedy show, my dial stayed on the channel for the sake of the Communist Party’s candidate, Ramon Portillo. The result of my disparaging decision was entirely expected: lots of laughs, (even my engineering friends were interested in what was tickling me so bad) and a lingering feeling of disappointment after the debate — he offered little but bad poster boy status for immigration rights and affirmative action programmes, as well as troubling more propositions — what did he want to contribute to this discussion, and did he expect to win? Admittedly, running for an elective office is not all about winning (even though they all pretend otherwise). It is about making a difference and introducing new ideas; showing people that there is indeed a third way. I think in these elections that point will be rightly made by KyleHuntingdon, the candidate for the Canadian Action Party. I doubt he expects that he will garner enough votes for his fine looks and eloquent speaking (Canadians clearly differentiate American Idols from politics) but he definitely has ideas that will get people thinking and he certainly has a bright political future ahead of him. My friend Ramon Portillo did not get my thinking pertaining how this will form the brunt of immigrant jokes in many privately bigoted homes and reinforce certain stereotypes. He offered nothing except a not-soclearly-defined policy of fair trade. He seemed to believe that his “love or like” for the country will interest Canadians enough to trust him with their voice, especially in these tough times. There were no new ideas or even postulations of old ideas. I believe he was not even acquainted with the concepts and positions of his own party (apart from fair trade),

and I would not be willing to place a bet on whether he will get a single vote come October 14 — even from himself. However, my thoughts did not stop there, but they went on to the document which compelled us to spend our valuable time listening to a candidate who was having considerable trouble communicating with common people (let alone the more eloquent colleagues he would have to communicate with on a regular basis in Ottawa were he to get anything done): the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Having my particular reservations about the entire institution of Western democracy, I found Section 3 of the Charter to be my least-liked. However, I realise it is a necessary evil that helps sustain the illusion that we all have a say in what happens. But this morning, durring breakfast, as I opened my fridge, where the document is so unapologetically displayed, I noticed a small section that may not garner as much attention as some more popularly-cited sections, but is relevant in its own right, , although you may have thought it was a disclaimer — Section 1. “The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.” I believe this argument can very simply be turned into a solid argument against the kind of broad participation that prevents national embarrassments such as what we faced last night, and it can be broadened to include not just those who we vote for but those who vote. As we must eventually admit, people who are not knowledgeable enough to participate in the democratic process harm it and are thus subject to be labelled “reasonable limits.” No person understands better than I that people can vote themselves into bondage. Being from a country where the illiteracy rate hovers at about 70 per cent, I watch helplessly year after year as illiterate voters vote against their own interests for the man who gave out the most souvenirs during the election campaign period, which translates to the richest candidate. My country, Nigeria, only recently elected its first president with a university degree since Nnamdi Azikwe at independence in 1960. I think North America may be joining this trend in a pattern of regression. When people who graduate bottom of their class and do not “understand the economy” in these troubling times are qualified to be “frontrunners” in presidential races, and being “elitist” and “Ivy-educated” disqualifies you from the same, there is obviously a big problem with the electorate. I am appalled to see people in North America hinge their say in the democratic process in these trying times on whether a candidate is pro-life or pro-choice; Christian or Muslim; and — even more pathetically — on whether he is liberal or conservative. None of these things matter as much as whether he has the expertise and the knowledge to end a crisis and initiate new ideas. See VOTE, page 11

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Corporate co-operation

ith the final ratification of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) occurring at some point in 2010 at a yet to be named elitist stronghold somewhere in Canada, the three countries of North America will, for all intents and purposes, be merged into a union with a corporate oligarchy at the helm of power. This union will be achieved through the co-operation of successive Liberal and Conservative governments in Canada, the Bush administration (and all possible successors) in the U.S.A., and the leadership of Fox and Calderon in Mexico. The most immediate critique of the SPP is that backroom deals between neoliberal actors and neocon parties have never led to the

SPP being discussed openly on the floors of the legislative assemblies of any North American country. As few as 0.00000014 per cent of the population (that is around 60 people of an estimated 440,000,000 total) are negotiating and securing agreements which will affect every aspect of our lives. Why do our elected representatives not discuss or vote on the SPP in the legislature? The true driver of the SPP is the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC) which is made up of executives from 30 transnational corporations, 10 representatives from each country (people who have the job — and, through the stock markets, the legal responsibility — of making as much money as possible in as little amount of time as possible). To

succeed in their jobs, this group makes policy recommendations to the leaders of the North American countries at yearly meetings. This pure capitalist trilateral agreement aims to harmonize regulatory, security (spying powers and repressive police responses), transportation (NAFTA super-highway, airport, and dock security), border (smart border initiative and bio-metric identification cards), energy (energy security for America’s use of Canadian resources), environmental (anti-Kyoto — market based environmentalism), economic (an advanced neoliberal agenda), social (end of social security as we recognize it with taxpayers bailing out failing investment firms and funding massive golden parachute agreements for fired CEOs, and the increasingly poor

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treatment of First Nations), and health (making it nearly impossible for natural health product promotion through bills c-51- and C-52 while catering to “big pharma”) policies to ensure the uninterrupted flow of goods and capital across the borders while restricting the movement of citizens. This harmonization of policies will see the most invasive and profit oriented policies adopted while the more progressive ones — policies that are geared towards social and environmental protection — are dumped in a race to the bottom. The race to the lowest common denominator has already yielded results. One example is that the allowable levels of pesticides on food coming into Canada from the U.S. and Mexico was recently raised to match

the policies of our continental partners. As a result, more life-damaging poisons end up on our foods and in our bodies, while also accumulating in Earth’s life support systems. Another example is that our government signed a deal with the Americans that will allow armed forces of America to enter Canada if asked. It works the other way as well, but with the American’s recent move to deploy the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team in America under the control of Northern Command for domestic operations, I don’t think they’ll be asking us for help any time soon. We can expect to see American troops in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics. A third policy shift we have already seen is one that is disgracing Canada around the world. The energy security portion of the SPP aims to increase development of the tar sands of northern Alberta by a factor of five within a few years. The tar sands are already the single largest point source emitter of greenhouse gases in the world and produce toxic sludge, which is seeping into the Athabasca River where it is decimating wildlife populations and contributing to a cancer explosion in downstream First Nations communities. In addition, tar sands operations are already using more water per day than the city of Calgary, and the Athabasca River is now barely reaching the Peace-Athabasca Delta. The SPP aims to broaden the divide between the capitalist upper class elite and all the poor and middle classes of North America (capitalist or not). This will happen by the implementation and harmonization of pro-blind-profit policies at the loss of environmental sanity and social consciousness. With the upcoming collapse of the American economy, recently highlighted by a $700 billion buyout of Wall Street money gambling firms, and the shockwaves it will create worldwide, we should be moving away from obviously unsustainable American policies and reject the SPP, NAFTA, TILMA, FTAA, WTO, IMF, World Bank and all other trade agreements and policies that place profits over environmental and social wellbeing. These anti-democratic treaty process must be stopped. dkellar@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Thus in the spirit of Section 1 of the Charter, I am about to make a proposition which no doubt will create the most outrage: only people who are college-educated and can understand and effectively communicate in English or French should be allowed to vote or be voted for. Give me all your â&#x20AC;&#x153;yadda yaddaâ&#x20AC;? about democracy and all that but the facts remain as such. First, people who are not enlightened enough to participate in the democratic process jeopardise it. They make decisions that push glorified idiots like George Bush into power and upset the stability of the world. It is not entirely their fault. They are taken advantage of by the Karl Roves of the world, who, realising that they understand little beyond the most rudimentary election issues, foist these issues on the public and make it the central cause of their campaign in their eyes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folksâ&#x20AC;? tend to see things, rather naively, in a black or white manner; you are either raising taxes or lowering them; you are either for abortion or against it; you are either for guns or against them, and so on. As we all know, having educations, much of the world is not so clear-cut. There are too many patches of grey. Most of these people can sum up their political views in one word â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NRA (National Rifle Assiciation). Thus, they make decisions that we can soon agree are not the best for them. Secondly, it is unfair to place an

age limit on voting based on the reason that children cannot be trusted to make logical decisions, but at the same time allowing unenlightened people who fall within the same category to vote. Clearly these people are like babies when it comes to the world of politics. Thus, for as long as we can remember, we have simply been sending overgrown babies to the polling centres to vote. This naivetĂŠ is beginning to show in our leaders and their decisions. The world has moved beyond those good olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; days when things were either good or bad (there are too many educated people to complicate things) and the political process has to reflect that fact. If Section 1 justifies this â&#x20AC;&#x153;reasonable limitâ&#x20AC;? to be placed on minors, then it should very well apply to the illiterate in our society. The time has come for us to review what democracy is if we must pragmatically ensure the long term survival of our states. 20 more years of unenlightened votes will definitely throw us back into the Dark Ages with Bush and Bush clones elected year after year thanks to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;illiterate vote.â&#x20AC;? Every society gets the leadership it deserves, and we clearly deserve more. P.S. Who agrees with me that Mr. Portillo deserves an Academy Award for his Saturday Night Live worthy appearance at the debates last night? In my opinion, that should be the one vote he deserves...

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This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to suggest, of course, that the third option is limited to citizen journalists: the Globe & Mail, for instance, similarly presses for on-going community awareness by keeping its most hard-hitting investigative pieces (like â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mental Health Crisisâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talking to the Talibanâ&#x20AC;?) linked on the main page of its website. That way all their research doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t amount to a short-run article or series, maintained by comment threads for 48 hours after and then dropped into oblivion. Nonetheless, historically, it has always been smaller groups, and especially individuals, pushing for greater public awareness in relation to issues they personally hold dear. Some of these seedling issues get championed by bigger powers in time, but not all â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and not always in a timely fashion. A good corollary lies in the bewildering rise to popularity of sudoku â&#x20AC;&#x201D; great puzzles, but also ones I used to do all the time in magazines as a kid. And yet it was only a few years back when the sudoku exploded into popularity as some brand new product of foreign fetishization, with all our preceding cultural memories of the game wiped clean. So it is with all human interests: so it is, much as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re loath to admit it, with news. Many issues are so on-going as to fall under our radar on a day-to-day

basis. Sadly, these issues, which reek of systemic failures in our society, are some of the most important to understanding the world we live in, and assessing what needs to be changed in it. Even more than the rape kit story (alarming though that one is), stories of mental illness, the situation in Afghanistan, poverty at home, institutional racism, and the state of Canadian health care or education desperately need the sort of momentum only collective, persistent coverage can provide. To this end, this term Imprint hopes to use photojournalism as a means of tackling systemic issues and themes that require more than a standard news piece to shake us all out of day-to-day indifference. This week, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re addressing homelessness â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a topic that regularly needs to be propelled into the public sphere in order to effect lasting change. But what else is crying out to be reported? What causes and stories do each of you champion, and desire to see championed by your community as a whole? Write to the email below; let us know what stories about the community at large matter most to you. And as always, I urge you not to wait for mainstream media to take up your cause: Start locally; start small. One blog post might not change the world, but it sure as hell might get the ball rolling.

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Re: Legalizing pot

ost in the debate over marijuana is the ugly truth behind marijuana prohibition. North America’s marijuana laws are based on culture and xenophobia, not science. The first marijuana laws were a racist reaction to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s. Writing under the pen name Janey Canuck, Emily Murphy warned Canadians about the dreadreefer and its association with non-white immigrants. The sensationalist yellow journalism of William Randolph Hearst led to its criminalization in the United States. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive at best. Whites did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched government bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda. When threatened, the drug war gravy train predictably decries the “message” that drug policy reform sends to children. There is a big difference between condoning marijuana use and protecting children from drugs. Decriminalization acknowledges the social reality of marijuana and frees users from the stigma of criminal records. What’s really needed is a regulated market with age controls. Separating the hard and soft drug markets is critical. As long as marijuana distribution remains in the hands of organized crime, consumers will come into contact with addictive drugs like cocaine. This “gateway” is the direct result of a fundamentally flawed policy. Students who want to help reform marijuana laws should contact Students for Sensible Drug Policy at www.SchoolsNotPrisons. com. Robert Sharpe, MPA Policy Analyst Common Sense for Drug Policy

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of Arlington, VA Re: Legalizing pot There is no such thing as “decriminalization.” Something is either legal, or it isn’t. Alcohol was never “decriminalized,” laws were repealed and alcohol was regulated. Aside from the dozens of proven medical applications for marijuana, recent science out of Germany also shows how cannabinoids stimulate the body’s production of TIMP-1, which helps healthy cells resist cancer invasion. Fighting cancer is a pretty good reason to legalize marijuana, unless you are in the cancer-fighting-pharmaceutical business, in which case, legalized pot would pose a serious threat to your bottom line. So Canadians should really ask themselves; should marijuana remain in the control of criminals and teens, or should it be regulated like alcohol and tobacco? No political party will ever legalize marijuana. The pot laws will change in the same fashion as the medical marijuana laws, the abortion laws, and the same sex marriage laws: in the courts. Russell Barth Federally Licensed Medical Marijuana User Patients Against Ignorance and Discrimination on Cannabis Re: Tarswell’s column Being a theatre major andfilm minor; it comes as no surprise that I read the Imprint arts section regularly. There have been ups and downs in the past, but the most recent issue of Imprint makes me question the standards and integrity of the paper. Former arts Editor Emma Tarswell’s column is an insult to all film buffs, arts snobs, and anyone who has an intellectual

sense of art — and I would even be so bold as to say that it is an insult to the readers of Imprint. In her article “Way of the Movies,” Ms. Tarswell does not offer us any new concepts that we have not already noticed ourselves. She claims that focussing on the “costume design and the set design and the script” of a film makes it more “interesting” as well as “more of an art form.” But other than offering us vague statements and simple examples that we’ve already discovered ourselves (eg. if this actor played ‘this’ instead, ‘that’ would happen), she does not bring anything interesting or thought provoking onto the table. Take for example part of her opening paragraph: “I for one focus on the costume design and the set design and the script itself; the way the cinematographer has chosen to light a scene and the way the director has placed his actors. By focusing on these aspects, films become more interesting and more of an art form than the simple telling of a story by actors.” How do they become more “interesting” Ms. Tarswell? How is it any more of an art form? We are not in high school, do not try to woo us with abstract thoughts, explain it to us, and give us something more. What constitutes “interesting?” — And when she does finally explain, she does not offer any new insights, but tell us things that we already know: “Actors can only go so far in creating the character; they don’t decide what they get to say or who the character will be: they are given lines and the history and oftentimes the future of the character. They can only go as far as the director and the writer let them.” This is assumed. We do not need an explanation — especially a vague one. To make matters worse, your writing style comes off dry. It does not intrigue. I myself had to read the column three times because I couldn’t finish it.

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Studying the programs I do, I can tell you that “costume design and the set design and the script” does add a hell of a lot to films. There is so much to take away from this notion, as there are so many concepts to be explored on the topic. I for one would like to see Ms. Tarsewell explore these notions by doing more research; interviewing the FINE proffessors we have on campus as well as theatre majors. Give us something strong to back up your points. Teach us something, show us something interesting. It could be as simple as colour schemes in costumes, or the effects of the absence of music. Do not just assume that we’ll simple settle for your abstractness. I would expect Ms. Tarswell, as the former arts editor, to have higher writing standards for herself — especially in the arts section. If Imprint is truly the student voice, if the paper truly belongs to the students, do us a favour: Do not insult our intelligence. Katelyn Bernath 4A Arts Re: Re: Exam Relief (letter from John Heil) In response to the letter last week in which Mr. Heil challenged my arguments in support of the exam accommodation relief motion at the Senate, I would like to provide some clarity over what the Registrar’s Office called “overhead costs.” While I am well aware of what the term means, it became clear in my meeting with the registrar over the summer that the cost of this service is scaled to usage. The costs cited were threefold: the time spent by the administrative assistant taskedwith emailing the interested students back to arrange the relief hour, time spent contacting professors to get the exams for the students, and the cost of proctors to facilitate the relief period. Clearly, the costs of the program increase with higher student usage. I came to understand this while I gave up my own time over the summer to meet with the Registrar’s Office and other senators to protect the service, which Mr. Heil himself deemed “philosophically important for providing a fair evaluation system.” As always, if someone has a concern over how I am representing them

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t’s Tuesday night and I’m looking into the eyes of a self-identified alcoholic. His name’s Rick, and he asks to have his picture taken. I look hard at his face: beard, teeth, hands. Fingers clasped together on the table, dirty nails. Rick has a firm handshake. I am back to the eyes again. Bloodshot, unfocused, worn out. What does he do during the day when not at the shelter? “Panhandle. I hate saying that.” This is my first introduction at the Bridges, a two year old shelter in Cambridge. Outside, the parking lot is loitered by a few “inmates,” as the residents fondly call themselves, but a picnic table perched on the edge of the universe is where we sit down to speak with a group of real characters. Tim, confident and direct, is the articulate ringleader who keeps the jokes cracking. Joseph, the aggressive, raucous teen that was kicked out of his house when he was 12 (both, might I add, were accepted into college). Adam, the ex-business owner and ex-cancer patient. Andy, the coke addict of 10 years finally getting clean. They share their stories with eagerness, but to me it feels like they are just glad to have someone to talk to. All are currently homeless, staying at the shelter to keep off the streets in between living with relatives or evictions from past homes, among other things. There are roughly 30 beds for the men and 10 for the women; most people are allowed to stay for about a month but it varies from person to person. As Tim likes to say, “burn your bridges and you end up at the Bridges.”

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Mayor Carl Zehr is adamant that the large homeless population being unique to Kitchener is “far from the truth ... a lot of social services agencies are located in Kitchener ... but homelessness is in all areas [of the region].” Many disadvantaged people migrate to wherever help is available, which just so happens to be downtown Kitchener. So does this mean that Waterloo has not been aggressively promoting social programs the way Kitchener has? “Historically in the city of Kitchener, we have been more proactive in making sure that those in need are attended to ... we haven’t turned our backs on the problem.” Does this mean that Waterloo has? Prof. Kelly Anthony of the University of Waterloo (Health Studies and Gerontology) agrees that Waterloo is lagging behind. “I can argue that Kitchener has been more compassionate and assertive in addressing the problem ... it’s time for Waterloo to step up.” She notes, however, that new developments are underway for affordable housing units on Erb Street. Prof. Rod McNaughton, also of the University of Waterloo (Management Science), thinks that the differences in demographics also plays a large role in the difference between the communities. These demographics can include age range, income level, and average education level. In Waterloo, the many high-tech office jobs require more advanced degrees, while Kitchener manufacturing jobs require a different type of education. However, Prof. McNaughton points out that both cities are redeveloping their downtown core — developments that won’t create that exclusivity. “You don’t rebuild a vibrant

Homeless in the tri-cities And if you burn your bridges in Kitchener-Waterloo? Strolling down King Street early Monday afternoon, I find that there must be a crevice in the crust of the earth separating the two cities, for there is a rude change of scenery travelling from Uptown Waterloo to downtown Kitchener. Boutiques, gourmet restaurants and pretty gardening all delicately line Waterloo’s dainty streets. Enter Kitchener territory and the streets are a little stranger, an eclectic zigzagging of beeping horns, rowdy youth and cigarette smoke. It’s the rougher side of life down here, but how did these sister cities become so different? Why is it so much easier to spot the homeless in Kitchener than Waterloo?

downtown area by pushing out the people with lower income ... you include everyone.” But what is it like to live on the streets of this so-called vibrant, friendly downtown area? What’s it like to be homeless in Waterloo region? Living in poverty can have a lot of direct and indirect negative effects on a person’s health, Prof. Anthony tells me. A direct example would be exposure to the elements — a harsh environment can quickly wear down a person’s body. An indirect factor could be a lack of mundane conveniences, such as taking medicine with water. For example, many homeless suffer from tuberculosis, but it’s hard to mantain a strict medication regimen when there is no access to clean drinking water.

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As well, many street people struggle with mental health problems. However, these health problems can arise from two different sources. Some homeless people have already developed mental issues before being homeless, and perhaps after exhausting all of their resources, were forced to the streets. However, “merely being homeless can lead to mental illness,” Prof. Anthony says. So how can homelessness be “cured?”

What can we do? It has been well documented in the past that it is less expensive to prevent a future episode of homelessness than to support a current one. Is this true? According to Prof. Anthony, it is. “There is no question. No question at all ... investments in children’s lives can protect them later on.” Putting money into bringing children out of bad situations early on can make a huge difference in keeping them on the right track. However, this is a hard concept to implement because, as Prof. Anthony so bluntly voices, “children don’t vote.” It’s difficult to encourage politicians to support the cause when a child obviously has no political voice. The Chair of the Region, Ken Seiling, seems to have the same idea. “There’s no question,” was also his initial response to the idea that putting money into preventing homelessness before it happens could be a more affordable way to deal with the problem. However, Seiling seemed much more interested in speaking about supporting affordable housing in the region (i.e. dealing with present homelessness first). The reason for this? Perhaps because there will be a lull in the cash flow. “The federal government is withdrawing from housing programs ... [they will] fulfill their financial commitments ... but there will be no new initiatives.” So this means no new federal money to help develop new subsidised housing. However, this isn’t just KW or Ontario, it’s all of Canada. Now what? See HOMELESS, page 18

ABOVE: Chris, lost in thought while smoking a cigarette. LEFT: A homeless man walks through the Civic Centre, towards City Hall. andrew abela

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The Ramadan experience

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Caitlin McIntyre assistant features editor

s a non-Muslim member of the Experience Ramadan dinner last Tuesday evening, I must say, I had quite a few questions on the tip of my tongue. I was immediately introduced to a student named Sumaiya Tasneem, who was one of the major players in co-ordinating this year’s event. I knew the basics of Ramadan: fasting from dawn till dusk without food or water, but what I was really curious about was the actual significance behind the act. “Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam, a command given by God within the Qu’ran,” Tasneem said during our interview at Fed Hall. “There are many reasons why Muslims fast: to

create empathy with those around the world who don’t have food or water, to maintain a strong emphasis on honour and generosity… and self-awareness as well. But one of the strongest aspects of Ramadan is on community, and I think that this is a great example of that.” I soon found the event to be both traditional and very inclusive. The speeches were delivered in English and any references to traditional Arabic sayings were explained either by the speaker themselves, or by one of the many other knowledgeable individuals through out the room, including the group of girls at my very own table. “This is our first time opening [the event] up to the entire community, giving them an opportunity to really understand Ramadan,” Tasneem remarked shortly before the dinner began, and she

was right. The evening’s ceremonies began with a short, humourous parody of the Ramadan fast, giving all newcomers a relaxed insight on this age old tradition and giving the more informed audience members a good laugh. With a relaxed mood set in the room, the emcees arrived onstage. The first words of the evening’s presentation were echoed throughout the room. “Asalam Alaikum,” or, as I was kindly informed by my table mates, “Peace be upon you.” The formal greeting soon lead into the introduction of the guest speakers, the list of which included representatives from the MSA, (Muslim Students Association), and One Waterloo, and Shaykh Alaa ElSayed, the Director of Religious Affairs at the Islamic Society of North America. The speakers presented themselves to an amazingly diverse audience; including various clubs and organizations, such as Feds. The presentation, however, managed to be open and educational, with the speakers using both Arabic phrases and English translations in order to appeal to all members of the evening’s audience. The main speaker of the evening, ElSayed, made a particular effort to include all members of the event. A bright and enthusiastic speaker, Elsayed addressed the pressing issues surrounding the spirit of Ramadan, particularly that of charity and

empathy for those less fortunate. Though his speech was serious in its nature, it didn’t keep him from remaining light hearted and bringing smiles to all of the faces in the room. With the presentation portion of the evening over, the emcee moved to call to prayer. To me, it was a fascinating experience, as the almost musical prayer rang throughout the room. I was so distracted that I almost missed the bowl of dates that were being handed around each table, one eventually coming to me. I looked around, a little unsure of what to do, but with the reassurance of those around me, cautiously took a bite and joined in the ancient tradition of breaking fast. Mats were soon laid out before the windows in the room, men

at the front, women in the back, and the Islamic prayer rituals began before the feast could finally commence. With such an incredible turnout, and such an observably positive response from the audience, I wanted to know whether or not this event would be happening again. Tasneem, like many other times throughout the evening, had my answer. “We [the MSA] never like to do the same thing twice, so next year you can definitely expect things to be different. Because Ramadan is so focussed on bringing people together, we’d like to increase collaboration within groups in our community. And hopefully, over time, everyone will get involved.” cmcintyre@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Never trust a mountie with a mustache

o over the weekend, I went to a 1920s themed . Obviously, I jumped at the chance to dress up like an asshole with a tight black vest, side-parted hair, and a fake brown moustache. To complement my dapperness (I was so fucking dapper), I had to bring a beer that looked moderately from the period. Unfortunately, I chose Sgt. Major India Pale Ale, partly because it was a stubby, but mostly because the Mountie on the label looked kickass. Sgt. Major is an India Pale Ale, or IPA for you acronymophiles. Back in the 18th century, pale ale was called such because it was much lighter than the dark ales dominant at the time. After colonization by Britain, India became a market for British traders to sell goods, and those crafty tea-drinkers decided that pale ale would be a great beer to sell to their new colony. George Hodgson dominated the Indian beer trade, and brewed his ale so that its taste would survive the journey from London to Bombay. After beer trade with India began to slow in the mid-19th century, the sophisticated British beer snobs of the 1800s began drinking IPA back at home, and it became a domestic staple. Fast forward to 2008, and in comes Scotch Irish Brewing, with ales out of Carleton Place, Ontario. They are a small craft brewery close to Ottawa that brews traditional styles of ale with no preservatives or additives. Apparently, they also brew with very loud equipment, and I quote from their website’s contact page: “We would like to talk to you but it is very noisy in the brewery so we do not often hear the phone. If you leave a message we will call you back.” Traditional, indeed. So it must be taken into consideration that the IPA they produce is brewed to taste like it did back in those glory days in India and Britain. That being said, apparently the English in the 1800s liked really crappy tasting beer. It has an overpowering bitterness with a stale caramel flavour that fills your nose. It’s really unpleasant. The aftertaste is incredibly malty with

some fruity and spicy hints that are way too overpowering. That citrusy-malty taste lingers in your mouth, in that dirty sock kind of way. Even if you are into the traditional English-style ales, you will probably find this beer too much. The overwhelming bitterness will put you off, and the ugly malt flavour that the brewer describes as “balancing the bitterness” is too intense to enjoy. Alexander Keith’s, an IPA that I know most of you have tried, is subtler in its complexion, with the balance of bitterness and malts that is more common to American style IPAs. It’s also cheaper: Sgt. Major is a full $12.45 for a 6-pack at the LCBO. Yes, Sgt. Major is a stubby, and that’s awesome. And yes, Sgt. Major has a mountie with a kickass moustache on the label, and that’s also awesome. But this beer is not awesome. It’s nawtsome. And that means its bad. So not only did I look like an asshole at my costume party, I also drank like an asshole. If you get the urge to try a Canadian-brewed IPA, stick with Alexander Keith’s. It’s nothing special, but at least you will come out of it with your dignity intact. Price for 6: $12.45 Taste: Value: Coolness of Mounties: Overall: mkeast@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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SHELTER, CARE AND TLC FOR ALL

Originally a resident of Preston, Rick is now a regular patron of the Cambridge shelter Bridges. There, he is able to spend a night off of the streets with others, where the only criteria for admittance is age and a code of conduct contract that aims to provide a respectful environment.

“Panhandling. I hate saying that.”

— Rick, Cambridge, ON

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IN SEARCH OF A PLACE TO STAY

Above is Tim, a homeless man, standing outside of the Cambridge Shelter Corporation — also known as “The Bridges” — a 40-bed year- round emergency shelter for men and women aged 16 years of age and over.

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TWO AGAINST THE ODDS

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Sandy Murray (left), a former Dana Porter library employee at UW, with John Cooper (right), live in Cambridge, where John has recently managed to find an apartment to live in.

Homelessness is not invisible in Waterloo region. Kitchener’s many diverse programs attract those who need them, and in this case, people gravitate towards the location — of social assistance. Does this put pressure on Kitchener’s community? Perhaps, but although Waterloo has been reluctant in the past, the first steps towards evening out the load have been taken with the Erb St. housing plan, a plan to build a 30-unit apartment. The main issue is continuing to take these steps to ensure that the homeless continue to be brought off the streets and rehabilitated. These isses are very real and very prominent and as Carl Zehr said to me, “We can’t just close our eyes.”

“I really wanna know what you’re writing down,” Rick said, woozy gaze shifting to the notepad; our eyes have still not met once yet. I notice his instant coffee is untouched, its swampy waters hiding the demons sunken at the bottom. Where did you live before the Bridges? “Motel.” Before that? “Can’t remember.” He stares off past my right shoulder; I wonder if he really has forgotten. Like a concrete ghost, Rick has not shifted positions once, his voice has not wavered; only those milky eyes betray him. Where are you going to go after this? “Don’t know.” How much longer do you have? He is looking past my shoulder again, and with the tone of a man used to being defeated: “Two weeks.”

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Every night, on the third floor of the Cambridge shelter, 40 homeless individuals from Cambridge find rest. The Bridges also houses 20 bachelor apartments administered by Cambridge Kiwanis Village Non-Profit Housing, as well as three family shelter units for homeless families. The shelter strives to connect homeless families with a wide variety of services through family caseworkers.

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60. Diner

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96. On one’s toes

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Volunteer with a child at their school and help improve their self-esteem and confidence. One to three hours a week commitment. Call Canadian Mental Health at 519-744-7645, ext 229. Best Buddies is a national charitable organization matching students with individuals with intellectual disabilities living in the community. Hours are very flexible - compatible with busy schedules. More information contact: bestbuddiesuw@gmail.com. Resume builder! Volunteers needed to visit people with Alzheimer disease through Alzheimer Society Volunteer Companion Program. Two hours per week with training September 23/24 evening or October 27 day or November 30 day. Call Jill at 519-742-1422 or volunteer@alzheimerkw.com. Drive.Deliver.Befriend – Community Support Connections needs volunteers to help drive seniors to appointments, deliver a lunch meal or befriend an isolated senior. Mileage is reimbursed. Contact 519-772-8787 or info@communitysupportconnections.org. City of Waterloo, 519-888-6488 or volunteer@city.waterloo.on.ca has many volunteer opportunities. Check out the website today. Volunteer Action Centre, 519-7428610 or www.volunteerkw.ca, has many opportunities available – visit the website or call today!

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Tuesday, Sepember 30, 2008 Infusion Angels Innovation Centre: come see Innovation In Action. Jensen Harris, a key designer behind the Office 2007 Ribbon interface will speak and there will be a Microsoft Surface demo. To register for this free event email kspiess@infusionangels.com. Accelerator Centre, 295 Hagey Blvd, UW. Feng Shui meeting at 12 noon to 1 p.m., MC 5136. We will be discusing obesity and how Feng Shui can help. Islamic Information Booth – 9 a.m to 5 p.m., SLC, Vendor’s Alley. Drop by or visit www.uwislam.com or info@uwislam.com. Germanic and Slavic Undergrad Info Party from 4 to 5:30 p.m., ES1 Courtyard, room 250. Meet the profs and alumni. Find out about exchange programs and more! Snacks and prizes. Contact Christine at scwood@uwaterloo.ca. Wednesday, October 1, 2008 “In the Mind’s Eye 2008: Issues of Substance Use in Film+Forum” opens today with Dr. Gabor Mate, Gig Theatre, Kitchener at 7 p.m. For more info visit www.inthemindseye.ca. Thursday, October 2, 2008 Rotunda Gallery presents “Altered Landscapes Inspiration” for October by Daniel Roberts at Kitchener City Hall. UW Recreation Committee presents Tom Bird from Region of Waterloo Public Health to speak on natural lawn care methods and options for replacing grass with native and water efficient plants. DC 1304 starting at 12:05 p.m. Register at UWRC@admmail.uwaterloo.ca Friday, October 3, 2008 reThink Waterloo – a full day environmental event at the Waterloo Recreation Complex from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day’s events are all free. For ticket info visit www.allourrelations.org. Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Join us for a tour of UW’s Gustav Bakos Observatory from 8 to 9:30 p.m., Physics 308. Please register at UWRC@ uwaterloo.ca. Free event. Thursday, October 9, 2008 UW Recreation Committee presents Sandra Ace from UW Health Services who will show you how to use the nutrition facts table to choose products that fit a healthy diet, etc. MC 5158 at 12:05 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2008 Faust, Part1: presented in German and English by the Shadow Puppet Theatre of Kitchener-Waterloo and the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, www. wcgs.ca in conjunction with live scenes in German by the Laurier German Drama Group at 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 25 at 2 p.m., Humanities Studio

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HipHop Happy

Clockwise from top left: Shad spitting rhymes at the audience, warming the crowd is certainly within Mantis’ range, Hey Ocean! pleases the tight pantsers

On a perfect night in September, Hip Hop came alive Mark Kimmich arts editor

ometimes you do things not because you want to, but because you have to. I felt that it was my duty to go and see Shad play at Starlight on Thursday, September 18 for the good of the paper. Of course, I’m always interested in artists who have been shortlisted for the Polaris Prize, and seeing as Shad spent some of his formative years studying with our rivals over at Wilfrid Laurier, I thought that I should go check it out. The intrigue of the show and my sense of duty were enough to pull me towards uptown on a Thursday night. The palpable excitement when I arrived at the Starlight surprised me. In fact, I almost didn’t get in, and I got there early. Local hip hop favourite Mantis and Vancouver indie pop band Hey Ocean! were also on the bill, and as a consequence the show was drawing a rather eclectic crowd. From tight pantsed indie hipsters (who I assumed were there for Hey Ocean!) to their loose pantsed hip hop counterparts (who I assumed were there for

Mantis and Shad), it seemed as though people from every nook and cranny of the tri-cities were at Starlight on the same Thursday as me. I guess music really does bring people together. Mantis started the show with a fairly common brand of hip hop (not the Common, just regular common). While clearly a skilled emcee — he moved well and was at ease on stage — Mantis was clearly the lesser known of the three acts. Another local hip hop artist, Justis, joined him on stage, but even that surprise raised the heartbeat of the crowd only slightly. The music was good, but Mantis, it seems to me, succumbed to a bad case of openingactitis, though I think he did his job of warming up the crowd for the music to follow. Hey Ocean!, a Vancouver band of which I knew very little, came next. These energetic 20-somethings filled the room with the same indie pop beats and fantastic male/female harmonies that are all the rage these days in indie music. They seemed to build on the same type of appeal a band like Stars cultivates, and more power to them, because they were truly

a pleasant surprise. The tight pantsed indie hipsters I mentioned before really came out of the woodwork when Hey Ocean! came on stage, and they clearly appreciated the tight musicianship that was displayed as the crowed definitely moved to Hey Ocean!’s groove. But the highlight of the night, for all that the preamble had to offer, was definitely Shad. As I implied previously, my musical bias leans toward the Hey Ocean!’s of the world, but I really felt as though I was seeing a special performer at a special performance. Maybe it was partially the fact that this was a homecoming of sorts for Shad, who definitely brought it, that gave him the incentive, or maybe he’s just that good. At one point, he encountered some technical difficulties with a guitar that he used on one of the songs, which at first seemed an unfortunate twist of fate. The reality was quite the contrary. After asking the crowd if they instead wanted to hear some a cappella styles while the technicians scrambled to fix the guitar (to which the crowd replied a resounding Yaaaa), Shad launched into one of the more extraor-

dinary things I have seen in a long time, a freestyle session that would have Rabbit in 8 Mile wet his pants. Shad hits close to home for the university students in attendance as his all-once hilarious and poignant rhymes often deal with the dilemma that continuing education often presents. As he said “Even Jordan needed a grant like Horace,” indicating his understanding that even the most brilliant of students sometimes needs financial assistance. Shad is not only a fantastic emcee as was displayed by his riveting rhymes, he also displays a social understanding that puts his music in the realm of poetry. I am tempted to call him part musician and part spokenword artist. And while I suppose that is the technical definition of hip hop artist, it would be difficult to find a hip hop artist whose fingers are so directly on the pulse of a suburban youth culture. Shad really spoke to me, and he spoke to me on the night that I fell in love with hip hop. mkimmich@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Album Reviews Anthologie Des 3 Perchoirs Duchess Says Alien8 Recordings

uchess Says are the new kids on Montreal’s Alien 8 block. In a very condensed world, that could be the full review, cause all you need to do is think Montreal (or if you’re into music, think Alien 8) and you will have a pretty accurate picture of the kind of music on Anthologie Des 3 Perchoirs. In case I’m on a different wavelength than you — which never happens, of course, but I’m just making sure — I’ll clarify what I think ‘Montreal’ and ‘Alien 8’ mean. My idea of the archetypal ‘Montreal/Alien 8’ sound is spastic, new-wavey dance punk in the vein of Les Georges Leningrad and the Unicorns. What that means in super plain-speak: quirky. Yes. Duchess Says are quirky. Their bio on Alien 8’s web site proclaims “Duchess Says was created in late 2003 by four influential members of the Church of Budgerigars who decided to collaborate together in a

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ust when you thought you would never hear these words again: Metallica has just released their new album. Judging by the, ehem, poor quality of their recent releases – St. Anger nightmares anyone? – any fan with average knowledge of the legend of Metallica knew to expect the worst of Death Magnetic. Reactions to the news of a new album brewing were more sympathetic than angry, and every one was just dismayed that Metallica insisted on embarrassing themselves even further. But for all of those skeptics - myself included - Death Magnetic would prove to be a sobering blast from the past. Metallica goes back to the roots with this one, albeit don’t expect any Kill ‘em All thrash in there. This is more like the ... And Justice for All and the Black Album style of music. Granted, James Hetfield’s voice is much smoother and is extremely

common musical project. Their goal was to ensure a faithful representation of the message of the Duchess (or spiritual budgie) through a precise artistic dialog.” Essentially, they are young twenty-somethings having fun in my favorite way: being wacky. And they have a lot of fun. Their songs are really bouncy, and will undoubtedly fill many hipster dancefloors with zonkedout kids flailing their arms wildly. Duchess Says, however, are not too quirky for their own good. Many bands who try and be abrasive – think Montreal “wolf bands” AIDS Wolf and We Are Wolves – end up creating an inaccessible sound. Despite their fuzzy, distorted howling, Duchess Says are firmly committed to slammin’ catchy four-on-the-floor beats. A Century Old and Black Flag are particularly infectious, with the latter scoring the remix treatment from The Juan Maclean and Basura. This is not a particularly original sound, but I don’t care. Anthologie Des 3 Perchoirs is 13 tracks of awesome music to go crazy to, and I salivate for the day they play the living room of Trepid House. (If you, the band, happen to be reading this, you know you have to come down, especially after I gave you such a good review.) — Andrew Kai-Yin MacKenzie

tame compared to his past demonic growls that we’ve come to know and, well, love. The record definitely gets off to a good start with That Was Just Your Life, a track that has old school written all over it. The next few tracks are a mixture of good music and growing anticipation for The Unforgiven III. The Unforgiven I and II” were legendary tracks that caused many people to worry about the third ruining it all. While The Unforgiven III sounds very different that the first two, and does not have the hallmarked ascension opening, it is extremely good in its own way. It goes downhill from there, however. The Judas Kiss is an instrumental mash of distorted guitar that seems to have no beginning, middle, or end, and happens to go on for a full eight minutes of agony. “Suicide & Redemption” is not much better, and goes on for nine minutes. The record is royally ruined with “My Apocalypse” that destroys any hope of a good ending. All in all, Death Magnetic is a good record to listen to, and while the procession of the album is not optimal, one could learn to love the good, and tolerate the bad. — Sherif Soliman

Hollywood loves (Edith) Head

omen have long ventured to the cinema to see their favourite female celebrities, and to note what these actresses are wearing. Styles popularized by Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly are still popular among women today, but most of the styles idolized by many were in fact chosen by Edith Head, arguably the most influential film costume designer to date. In the late 1920s, Head began her career as a French and Art teacher looking to earn some extra money. She started as a costume assistant at Paramount, dressing minor characters but quickly moved up to head costume designer, her first film being She Done Him Wrong. From there she took on dressing the biggest names in Hollywood for some of the biggest films produced in the 20th century. During her seven-decade career, Head worked on over 400 films and dressed the most famous bodies of the time. The characters she designed for were often fairly wealthy, which gave her the creative liberty to design grandiose dresses such as Grace Kelly’s golden gown in the masquerade scene of To Catch a Thief. Her elaborate designs for this type of character were beautiful, characterized by very full skirts and gorgeous fabrics, but Head also styled characters who lived on more moderate incomes. In Double Indemnity, Head dressed Barbara

Stanwyck, who played the role of a housewife looking to bump off her husband for the insurance money. Stanwyck is dressed throughout the movie in pencil skits and sweaters; she looks like the average woman that cinema viewers would have passed on the streets in the mid ‘40s. The male characters of the film are all dressed in classic suits that reflect the daily styles of the time and add to the realism in the film. Although Head worked on many period pieces, from The Ten Commandments to Samson and Delilah, she preferred to work on films that were set in the present. She believed, as stated above, that contemporary costumes allowed for a sense of reality to those watching the films and her styles often became popular in every day fashion. Her designs also had to reflect the restrictions placed on her by studio executives, not to mention the government. In the 1920s and the majority of the 1930s, Head was given free reign with the budget for costumes enabling her to use any type of fabric and as much as was needed. With the outbreak of the Second World War, restrictions were placed on everyone in the United

States and Europe. Textiles were included within these restrictions and everyone had to make due with less fabric – I think that we have all heard of the women who had run out of nylons, so they began drawing a line up the back of their legs to imitate the lines that nylons would have made. This textile ration also applied to the production houses, and the war itself affected budgets for the houses as well. Head was forced to adapt by using less fabric and adopting the straighter silhouettes that became prominent in male and female styles. Once the war ended and rationing stopped, Head went back, as most designers did, to using more fabric than ever with huge pleated skirts covered in tulle and silks. Throughout her career she often commented on how difficult it was to compete with the egos of the stars that she dressed and the directors, who had very specific visions for their films. She believed that men were easier to work with than women simply because men did not care about the clothing they were put in. See HEAD, page 27

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BaRock and Roll: the music of politics

usic is a powerful thing. Like knowledge, music can be used as a weapon that can identify, initiate, and inspire the velocity of change while critiquing and resisting injustice or recession. In these dark and desperate times, we are at the apex of political uncertainty in which confusion and insecurity have crept out from the shadows of conscience and into our intellectual psyche. Amidst the current Obama-mania just south of the 49th parallel and the mass speculation of a majority or minority government in the great white north, there is a connection and positive linkage between political action and music. While it is overtly obvious that George W. Bush is the genital wart on the cock of America, it is becoming more fathomable and realistic that Senator Barack will be the probable treatment for America’s Severely Traumatized Democracy (STD). During the New Hampshire primaries, Obama with the help of Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas as well as a multitude of celebrities ranging from musicians to actors released the Emmy award winning music video “Yes We Can” which struck not only the emotional veins of the American public, but also those of the global masses. Similarly, politically conscious artists such as Arcade Fire and Bruce Springsteen have backed Barack Obama by performing at support rallies during the primaries. While Clinton put forth a respectable campaign, in this writer’s opinion, it was as clear as Amy Winehouse’s crack addiction that Hilary lacked support from influential artists, and politically outspoken musicians, which ultimately hindered her chances to compete with Barack Obama. Historically, music and politics have collided in a variety of ways. These have ranged from

workers songs of protest in the 1920s-30s, political activism toward the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War during the 1960’s, as well as benefit concerts to spread awareness regarding political corruption in the global south. As a member of the press, it is obligatory to remain non-partisan when reporting on the political matters of our country. So to push the political envelope, I have compiled a list of songs that in my opinion truly articulate the images of our political leaders, parties, and campaigns in this year’s federal election. That said, this by no means is intended to shift your political ideals or even vote at all. Inevitably though, when push comes to shove, it is evident that popular music has the capabilities to influence the affective dimensions of the political process. Conservative Party of Canada:

Leader: Steven Harper Political Song: “Running With the Devil” by Van Halen or “I Think I Smell A Rat” by The White Stripes Mr. Harper… I like, the rest of Canada, am curious as to where you keep your horns? I really am quite interested to know how you stay warm in Ottawa during our harsh winters and being so far away from home. Lastly Mr. Harper, what do you mean by “ordinary people” don’t care about arts funding?

good for you,” while the chorus belts out the aforementioned title. In Stephane Dion’s case, this song couldn’t be anymore perfect or true to the current state of the Liberal party. They are losing votes that they once had while Dion’s English has been questioned and criticized by newspapers to the general public. New Democratic Party of Canada:

If it wasn’t for the whole wanting to separate thing, I think Gilles Duceppe would actually have a chance at not looking like a giant political clone of the Quebec pro-autonomy system. Regardless of his political ideals, it should be noted that he does have the nicest eyes of the bunch. hcolosimo@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Leader: Jack Layton Political Song: “The Underdog” by Spoon or “Jumping Jack Flash” by The Rolling Stones Jack Layton and his 1970’s porno stash have never had it easy. The NDP’s have always been treading water while being on the outside looking in. However, Layton, like the Rolling Stones, is still around and still putting up a fight to take us back to the good old “Rae-Days.” Green Party of Canada:

Leader: Elizabeth May Political Song: “Train in Vain” by The Clash or “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne All aboard the Green Train! Currently Green Party leader Elizabeth May is traveling coast to coast by Via Rail to promote her whistle stop campaign tour. Apparently the train is on schedule while the food cart’s menu has improved drastically.

Liberal Party of Canada:

Bloc Quebecois:

Leader: Stephane Dion Political Song: “Your English is Good” by Tokyo Police Club The opening lyrics to this TPC gem go “Oh! Give us your vote if you know what’s

Leader: Gilles Duceppe Political Song: “Keep’em Separated” by The Offspring Jasmine Choi

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Zot!’s the word: a look at Scott McCloud Part one: the infinite canvas

nce I began to indulge in graphic novels during my first year of university in 2005, I felt like I needed more. I needed to know how their development came to be. I needed to know why graphic novels sometimes approached the most serious of plot and character development while at the same time used cartoon artwork that Walt Disney himself could relate to. Flash forward to the final weeks of Winter 2007, and I remember a friend asking me a question along the lines of such, “Have you read Understanding Comics?” One of the most revered names today in comic-book history would have to be Scott McCloud (Zot!, Understanding Comics). While originating as a cartoonist in 1984, McCloud is known more often today as a popular comics theorist through his non-fiction series of comics art history. He is one of my many artistic idols, which is why I found it important to describe some of his accomplishments for the next few weeks. He helped me understand comics as “sequential art:” a medium all on its own fusing the worlds of fine art and literature. I’ll give you guys a brief understanding of what McCloud has accomplished as a cartoonist, a theorist, and in one form or another an art activist, as well as explain his influence in the wide world of comics. Today, I want to express a concept he’s developed that has made

my appreciation for webcomics that much greater. For one, McCloud has a very “outside-the-box” approach to writing and illustrating comics. For example, he can begin a comic through a very rigid system of panels but soon after, the panel frames start to fade away, accentuating a certain idea in focus. In other words, he creates an abstract world for a short moment which paradoxically makes the concept given easier to understand, rather than making it difficult to read. This relates greatly with his appreciation for webcomics, as mentioned on his site. While he believes that webcomics have a long way until it expands in the public, webcomics helped him coin the concept of the “infinite canvas,” where online comics aren’t constricted to mere dimensions and can expand and flow in any way desirable. One of McCloud’s online comics, The Right Number, uses this concept by running through Adobe Flash, framed into one panel that continues to expand into other comic panels. It’s as if you’re moving into the story not just emotionally but literally as well. While many webcomics don’t entirely adopt the concept of the infinite canvas, there have been some significant approaches to using a free-flowing design. A great example of this is Dresden Codak (A. Diaz, www.dresdencodak. com), being infamous for its use

of always-changing sizes for comics, as well as its use and non-use of panels. Much of the time, Diaz illustrates stories to physically read like a downward spiral; the story reads from top to bottom while constantly making the reader read either left or right, while at the same time staying intuitive and easy to follow narrative. Many other webcomics have chosen to expand their comic format over the years to include more detail and depth to their work. Comics like Megatokyo (F. Gallagher, www.megatokyo.com) and Dominic Deegan (M. Terracciano, www.dominic-deegan. com) have changed from a simple three or four-panel comic into an expansively detailed graphicnovel format. Dueling Analogs (S. Napierski, www.duelinganalogs. com) takes a different approach, as Napierski chooses not to stick with one format, changing from one-panel comics to multi-panel narratives. It’s definitely a great idea, to be able to use as much space as one wants to create narrative art. Of course, there are some problematic items that coincide with the use of infinite canvas that McCloud himself has noted, such as the task of extensive scrolling in the browser window. However, I’d like to argue this: the labour it takes to scroll within a window is almost no different than turning pages in a novel. I hope to see more use of infinite

Head: Staple of the film industry Continued from page 25

Her major contribution to male attire can be seen in films such as The Sting where Robert Redford and Paul Newman were styled in well cut suits and hats that mimicked the style of the 1930s. Like most Hollywood faces, Head was not free from controversy. Throughout the production of Sabrina, Head was at odds with Hubert de Givenchy, who wanted co-costume credit for many of the outfits chosen for Audrey Hepburn from his collection. Hepburn had also chosen many of the styles that Givenchy had presented to wear in the film. Head’s own ego came

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out when she refused to work on the film if she had to share credits with others. She went on to win the Academy Award, which she accepted with a minor thanks to Givenchy. From now on when you are watching a classic film, keep an eye out for who the costume designer is. In many cases it will be Edith Head. Head worked until her death in the 1980s and the Universal lot has named the costume department

after her. Her legacy to films lives on in every girl who throws on a black cocktail dress and long black gloves and pretends to be Holly Golightly. Head’s impact on films and popular culture is still relevant today with characters such as Edna Mode, from The Incredibles, being based on her and the copious number of famous styles that she created. etarswell@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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he great Post-Impressionist dimensional world. “Revolution” for painter Paul Gauguin once Gauguin does not necessitate social said “art is either plagiarism upheaval, or even social conflict or revolution.” While this may fall for that matter. Again, adopting short for some in terms of com- a soft definition of the term, ing to a precise definition of our in all probability ‘revolution’ amorphous subject, my boy Paul could have been limited to the may have been on to something canvas or plaster to suffice. Gauguin didn’t have grafhere. It’s certainly more succinct than anything I’ve come up with… fiti in mind when he coined this shrewd aphorism. Ironically, thus far. Gauguin didn’t mean plagiarism there is perhaps no other place in the strictest sense of the word. in art where this description more Rather, I argue that what he had aptly applies. Graffiti done poorly and within mind was a ‘soft’ plagiarism, in which being a part of an artistic out originality is the worst of the movement, without supplying worst, and occupies, along with your own sampling of innovation, the chaff of all other art genres can very well be plagiarism. So lacking innovation, the territory of for Gauguin, plagiarists would be Gauguin’s plagiarism. Often hideous those who are knee deep in a cul- and destructive, this type of graffiti tural scene, unable to think outside — arguably the bulk of the discipline the box enough to imagine a new — adds nothing to the canon. Not style; the works themselves may be only is much of this graffiti pathetiunique, and indeed they may even cally similar, it sometimes breaches be masterpieces in their own right, into the realm of a literal and perbut the stagnant use of an inher- sonal plagiarism; an ‘artist’ using ited stylistic mode forces them to his own tag multiple times merely conform to an already established, mass-produces their simple artefact, already explored mold. depreciating any existing value of The converse of plagiarism for the artistic achievement to nil. If Gauguin is the revolution. This Gauguin disliked what he saw as the territory is populated by those who soft plagiarism of his day, thanks to challenge the status quo, breaking graffiti, you can bet he’s stirring up outside the confines of the mold a storm in his shoddily dug grave. to push new boundaries in new Fortunately, there’s a flipside. Graffiti done well is fully capable directions. These are the visionaries who have the ability to think three of redeeming the art form. Not only9/2/08 40Crk_10.3125x7.5_Imprint_fin:Imprint - 10.3125 x 7.5 b&w dimensionally in a sometimes two- is it entirely possible for graffiti artists

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to fulfill what Gauguin had in mind for the revolution of the canvas by pushing the medium in directions not previously imagined (and some most certainly do), not even Pauly — despite his perceptive insights — could have envisioned the potentiality for revolution inherent to the art as a whole. While there is no doubt that the canvas can inspire revolution, graffiti carries with it the extra weight of a rebellious spirit in its very act. Traditionally, high art is housed in a museum where it is cared for, and looked at, by the elite. Graffiti on the other hand is the art of the proletariat, it is not for sale, and it is for everyone’s eyes. Of course, the fact that it is for everyone’s eyes is sometimes to its detriment. Aspiring graffiti artists saturate the market with works that would typically be reserved for their sketchbooks had they been practitioners of another artistic medium. This is partly to blame for the plethora of low grade drivel that assaults almost every major urban centre to varying degrees. Graffiti has the potential to tap into Gauguin’s idea that the best art is revolutionary in ways that he never dreamed; if not in

form, then certainly in function. The world-famous Banksy created a stir with his recent foray into the city of New Orleans where he drew media attention for the scathing social commentary he delivered through the medium. The populace doesn’t talk about today’s Paul Gauguin — a canvas artist working in what is now a classic medium – as either actively depicting the plight of the masses or generating any type of social upheaval, but someone like Banksy is at least mentioned in smoke break or water-cooler conversation. The human desire to deface is typical. It is said that in ancient Rome, political slogans and caricatures were drawn in public places in much the same way as they are now, though we cannot speak to the quality or artistic value of those classical examples of ‘graffiti.’ Even today, there are defacements — the misspelled comment on the stall wall of a public bathroom, for instance ‑ that could technically be considered the art in question. The difference though, between defacement and graffiti is the difference between plagiarism and revolution. Any clown can draw a cock on a wall; it takes an artist to inspire a revolution. arts@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Graphic by: Tifa Han

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Sexual health Q & A

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eeling down “down below?” chances are you’re not the only one on campus that feels that way but Health Services is here to help. Located across the creek from the SLC, they can provide you with loads of information about reducing your chances of getting an STI/STD as well as providing testing and support for those who need it. With people between the ages of 15 to 24 having one of the highest rates in Canada with STIs, it’s important that you do your best to practise safer sex. Committing yourself to one partner is a huge first step in this process. Having safer sex begins with you and your partner committing to monogamy and getting tested for STI/STDs. Being straightforward and honest with your partner can save you both from a lot of embarrassment and even resentment in the future. As well, you should also plan on using some type of barrier during oral, vaginal, and anal sex to lessen the chances of transmission of disease, and to protect against possible pregnancy. Condoms can be found for free at the Women’s Centre, the GLOW office, and the Turnkey desk. You can also use these condoms to create dental dams by snipping off the tip, cutting down one side, and unrolling it. Dental dams help to protect against STIs that can be transmitted through cuts and sores in the mouth and genital areas. As well as barrier methods, there are also several vaccinations available that can help reduce the risk. Immunizations against Hepatitis B and HPV are important. The HPV vaccine Gardasil (for women) is a way of protecting yourself against the HPV virus — another STI — and, consequently cervical cancer. The vaccination is covered by the Student Health Plan and can be administered at Health Services. However, barrier methods or vaccinations are often merely an afterthought to sex. One unprotected sexual encounter can turn into a nightmare, and make you more susceptible to other STIs and STDs. In this case, you should book

an appointment with Health Services to get tested. If you or your doctor feel that you might be at risk for an STI because of your past sexual history, they can add it to your routine physical. T his means that it is crucial to make sure that you are honest with your doctor and with yourself about any previous sexual history you may have. You can still get tested if you are not eligible for a physical. The tests may involve swabs, urine, and/or blood tests, all of which can be processed at the Health Services labs. Health Services can help with a variety of other sexual health issues as well. Emergency contraception, or Plan B, is available at any Canadian pharmacy without a prescription for a fee of about $64. However, if you are willing to wait in line for a bit to see a Health Services nurse, Health Services offers a slight discount on the drug. Pregnancy tests are also available from the nurses by booking an appointment in advance. There is no fee for this. Remember that many STIs do not show visible symptoms and often can be passed through partners without notice. While you might feel awkward demanding to use dental dams and other barrier methods, you are protecting the health and sexual well -being of you and your partner. Be sure to check out the information bulletins on the Health Services website (www.healthservices. uwaterloo.ca). If you wish to make an appointment, you can call Health Services at 519-888-4096 and follow the directions or visit them.

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12-year-old creates groundbreaking solar cell

I was impressed with myself for making coffee this morning, and this kid who is nearly half my age invents a solar cell. The 12-year-old William Yuan started off with Lego and worked his way up to inventing a powerful 3D solar cell that takes in visible and UV light — 500 times more than commercially-available cells and nine times more than the current 3D cells. Yuan researched work done by scientists, and instead of concentrating on either visible or UV light as current researchers do, he concentrated on both and won. He’s being awarded a $25,000 scholarship for his invention and plans to manufacture and market the solar cell. While most youth come up with this technology for school projects or small companies, Yuan is thinking globally. Oh, and did I mention this kid is twelve? Songbird the next big Mozilla invention?

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This may be old news to some, but not too long ago Mozilla — the company behind the popular Firefox web browser — came out with its own media player. Not only does it play music, but it also acts as a functional web browser itself, even using tabbed windows. It’s as if Firefox got wasted at Apple’s kegger and knocked up iTunes and the result was Songbird. Like its mother, Songbird has a sleek, clean interface that can be customized with different “feathers” (skins). Like its father, you can download tons of user-created addons to include more functionality, plus the web browser and bookmarks. It is also open-source for all you developers and is available for Windows, OSX, and Linux. The only big issue so far is resource use. It sucks up an average of about 130 megabytes of memory, so for those of you with older computers, it may be best to wait until that is fixed. Version 0.7 is still in beta, so it’s likely something that will be fixed in time. If you have the memory to spare, I recommend trying it out; it’s definitely a nice player when you

get past the memory use. LHC already broken

After they first started sending particles around the ring, a 30-ton transformer in charge of cooling part of the massive collider broke down. After that, just recently, there was “a large helium leak” in the tunnel of the LHC. According to CERN, this was likely due to a faulty electrical connection between two magnets. The liquid helium that is leaking into the tunnel is used to cool the magnets, and thus workers must warm up the faulty sector before they can fix it. This will cause the LHC to be out of commission for at least the next couple of months. Is this some sort of sign that maybe we should not be toying with such science? Or is it just an arbitrary coincidence? For all of you waiting excitedly for the first particle smashing, you’ll have to wait a little longer. For the others who think the LHC is going to end the world, you have two more months to build — or rather invent — your black hole shelters. 650 million year old reef found

You’d think a 20 km wide stretch of ancient reef just outside of a heavily populated city wouldn’t take this long to be found, but it did. The former eastern seaboard of Australia was found just outside of Melbourne this week. This reef predates the first known fish by 150 million years, to give you an idea just how old it is. The discovery is a huge one considering so little is known about life before 542 million years ago. Not only can this offer insight into the evolution of early life, but it also helps us better understand climate change. When this reef formed — which took about 5 million to 10 million years — the planet was relatively warm. This warm spell happened between two intensely cold periods where ice may have even stretched to the equator. With such intense variety, the reef could show us how the planet and life on it reacted to massive climate variations. thelferty@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

NASA books $485 million date with Mars to explore the planet’s evolution Dinh Nguyen

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ince the decision in December 2007 to postpone their upcoming mission in the Mars Scout program from 2011 until 2013, NASA has finally selected a robotic spacecraft for the task. Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN), the $485 million craft scheduled to depart Earth in late 2013 and arrive on Mars in Fall 2014, was selected because it had “the best science value and lowest implementation risk” after an investigation of 20 spacecrafts. According to NASA, MAVEN will provide information about Mars’ atmosphere, climate history, and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before. “This mission will provide the first direct measurements ever taken to address key scientific

questions about Mars’ evolution,” said Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA.

ent-day atmospheric loss that will offer clues about Mars’ water loss history.

“This mission will provide the first direct measurements ever taken to address key scientific questions about Mars’ evolution” - Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA The “evolution” McCuistion mentioned most refers to the history of water on Mars. Scientists believe that the Red Planet’s atmosphere was at one time denser and supported the existence of water on its surface. According to NASA, MAVEN will make scientific measurements of pres-

The spacecraft will use its propulsion system to enter an elliptical orbit ranging from 90 to 3,870 miles above the planet and will take measurements using eight scientific instruments. It will also dip to an altitude 80 miles above the planet to sample Mars’ entire upper atmosphere.

The Mars Scout program, created by NASA and operated competitively on selected innovative proposals by the scientific community, is a program designed to send a series of small, low-cost missions to Mars. MAVEN will be the second scout mission sent to Mars by the program. The first mission was done by a spacecraft called Phoenix. Phoenix was a space lander (a spacecraft which lands on the actual planet, as opposed to the MAVEN which orbits the planet) designed to research the history of water on Mars by searching for environments suitable for microbial life. Mars is a wide research topic for NASA as they have sent many spacecrafts to report data on it in the past — including Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity (see Imprint September 29, 2006), that, as of now have lasted 17 times longer

than their expected lifespan. Students interested in discussing or finding out more about space projects should join the Waterloo space society, UW SpaceSoc. The space society is an umbrella group for aerospace, astronomy, astrobiology, and other space-oriented groups on campus. UW SpaceSoc holds many events and discussions, including that of the the Mars Scout program, which sends small community missions to Mars upon basis of competetive scientific merit. In the past they’ve held a “Mars Phoenix Lander Party” where they watched the live broadcast of NASA’s coverage on the project. — With files from Marsdaily and NASA dnguyen@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Science & Technology

Wael Elsweisi staff reporter

Childhood use of Tylenol is linked with asthma, among others

A recent study has found a possible link between the use of acetaminophen in early childhood and the development of asthma, nasal allergies, and eczema by age six or seven. Acetaminophen is commonly used as treatment against pain and fever and is marketed under the names Tylenol and Paracetamol. The study was led by Richard Beasley of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand and involved 200,000 children worldwide. Those children receiving acetaminophen during their first year of life were, on average, 46 per cent more likely to develop asthma, 48 per cent to develop nasal allergies, and 35 per cent to develop eczema than those not given the medication. Though there seems to be a link, scientists stress the need for more studies before a war on acetaminophen is launched. The study is published in the Lancet. Bacteria: the new plastic manufacturers

Although notorious for causing severe cases of food poisoning, it turns out Escherichia coli (E. coli) can be genetically modified to produce a compound called butanediol, found in things ranging from clothing to car bumpers. In other words, E. coli can be manipulated to manufacture plastic. Briefly, the bacteria would be grown in a controlled environment consisting mostly of sugar and water, after which the desired product, butanediol, is purified for further use. “We have engineered the organism such that it has to secrete [butanediol] in order for it to grow,” said Christophe Schilling of the San Diego–based Genomatica, Inc. Further, this use of bacteria in plastic synthesis is “green” as it is much more energy-efficient than the traditional methods which rely on oil and natural gas — hot topics in the media right now. “The important competitive advantage

is less energy and a much friendlier environmental footprint,” stressed CEO Christopher Gann. Introducing a cheaper cervical cancer test

Striking more than half a million women every year, while killing more than half makes cervical cancer the world’s second deadliest cancer in women. What’s become a concern, however, is that more than 85 per cent of the deaths are in poor countries as they cannot afford the regular Pap and PCR tests performed on women in richer countries; the tests help identify potential cancers in their early stages and allow for treatment. A recent study screened 2,400 women in China for cervical cancer using a cheaper PCR test, potentially costing less than U.S. $5; samples were also analyzed in western labs. Findings were promising as they pointed to a 90 per cent correlation in their final diagnoses. Obesity increases risk for “recurrent miscarriages”

The problems obesity creates for conceiving and maintaining proper foetal development are well known. A recent study, however, has now linked obesity with a greater chance of having recurrent miscarriages. In fact, the study concludes that the risk of having another miscarriage by an obese woman increases by 73 per cent when compared to non-obese woman. The study’s authors defined obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. Nonetheless, scientists caution against an attempt to lose weight while pregnant. “There are good reasons to try to lose weight before getting pregnant, but it is recommended that women do not try to do this once pregnancy is established, as it could cause problems,” said Nick Finer of Addenbrooke’s Hospital near Cambridge, England. — With files from BBC News, Scientific American, and The Globe and Mail welsweisi@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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n April 22, 2003, Adam Fried was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Being an adolescent, he assumed the growth on one of his testicles was due to puberty, and therefore did not complain about the problem until the symptoms became unignorable. During his treatment, Adam conceptualized educating other individuals who were as young and as unaware of the disease as he was. Tragically, Adam died on November 9, 2003 at the age of 18, and this is how the Testicular Cancer Association came to be. Consequently, the TCA continues Adam’s legacy of educating the public about testicular cancer. They aim to educate men of all ages in order to teach detection in the early phases of cancer, so that treatment can have the best chances of success. This way, the impact of cancer on the body can be minimized if it can be removed as early as possible. Because there are no known definitive causes and the main factors are unmodifiable, detection is the best weapon men have against testicular cancer. This is the same reason you should keep reading this article. Naturally, testicles produce sperm and a sex hormone called testosterone. When cancer occurs, the cells located in the testicles begin to develop abnormally. Cancer often occurs at the germ stage of cell development, causing germ cell tumours. There are two types of cell tumours – seminomas and non-seminomas, but a tumour can contain both. According to Public Health Agency of Canada, approximately 95 per cent of primary neoplasms of the testicles have a germ cell origin, the primary component of the phase meaning the origin of the cancer on the body and neoplasm refers to any mass of tissue that develops abnormally. Germinal neoplasms may be composed of embryonal and/or extraembryonal tissues and are divided clinically into the seminoma and a variety of non-seminomatous tumours. Alarmingly, testicular cancer rates in Ontario have spiked by 60 per cent in the last 30 years, according to the TCTCA. Also, men

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Because there are no known definitive causes and the main factors are unmodifiable, detection is the best weapon men have against testicular cancer. This is the same reason you should keep reading this article. between the ages of 15 and 49 are at highest risk of developing testicular cancer. Generally, risk factors for testicular cancer are grouped into modifiable and non-modifiable. In accordance to the Public Health Agency of Canada, unmodifiable risks for testicular cancer are a family history of the disease and cryptorchidism, which is the failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum during fetal and early infant development. The modifiable risk factors for testicular cancer include occupation, diet, exposure to radiation, chemical exposure, socio-economic status, according to the online resource from the R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment. The fact that most of the risk factors related to testicular cancer development are difficult or impossible to control makes early detection even more important. It is beneficial to every man to check their testicles for irregularities on a regular basis and it is equally important to know the symptoms.

The most indicative, yet possibly one of the most overlooked symptoms of testicular cancer is the formation of a hard lump located on or at the side of a testicle. According to the TCA, symptoms are diverse, and can include changes in size, shape or tenderness of the testicles or scrotum, swelling of the testicles, pain in the testicles or scrotum, persistent backache, unexplained weight loss, breast development or general soreness or sudden growth of the breast muscles. When detected at an early stage, testicular cancer is highly treatable, but only if the symptoms listed above are observed and reported to a health professional for further guidance. The prime time to check your testicles is right after a shower, when the scrotal muscles are relaxed, making it easier to detect lumps. TCTCA provides a simple, four-step checking system. The first step is to stand in front of a mirror to check for any swelling of the scrotum. The second step is to physically examine the scrotum, holding the testicles in your hand. You should feel the weight, shape and consistency of each testicle, and since it is natural to have one testicle slightly different than the other, it’s important to look for any unusual developments rather than perfect symmetry. Feeling your testicles should not cause any pain, which could be a warning sign in itself. Next, to feel your testicle, roll it between your thumb and finger to detect overall smoothness. Regular self-examinations like this are important because nobody knows your body as well as you do, and the better you know it, the easier it is to spot irregularities in your body’s behaviour. On a daily basis, your body treats you well by allowing basic, yet highly complex functions to take place. Return the favour by watching your body’s blind spots, and check for signs of testicular cancer regularly. alomako@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Imprint, Friday, September 26, 2008

Shaking nature’s hand I

recently read a book about a group of six men from different countries who crossed Antarctica from coast to coast (nearly 4,000 miles) on dogsled back in 1989. They did it to raise awareness of the precariousness and need for preservation of

that extra effort to really get to know the force that supports us? Really feel like a part of the land that can take our breath away at the most perfect moments. This is a time when environmental protection is taking new grounds, and becoming more important.

You may question your endurance and your sanity while hauling your stuff through the trails, but you realize why you’re out there when you get to the end of the portage and feel that rush of adventure. the seventh continent — something even more important as the U.S. labours for mining and exploitation of the Antarctic. These men were in their early 40s to late 50s, and I thought to myself: “I’m 20, and I’ve made it to Algonquin and Frontenac Park a few times. These guys are crossing the freakin’ Antarctic!” Now not all of us are adventurers, and I’m not saying everyone should make it their personal goal to cross the frozen desert below us, but most of us enjoy a good camping trip with friends every once in a while. However, a lot of us drive into a campground, set up a trailer, and sit around a campfire or beach with a beer in hand. It’s relaxing, but why not make

Many people, however, are more of an acquaintance with the environment than a good friend. What better way to gain motivation, respect, and a sense of how to protect nature than to go out and journey through it? This can be anything from driving into a campground and using a tent instead of a trailer, to backpacking across a country. Hang around a bonfire and visit the beach, but take some time to use a canoe instead of a motorboat, to glide around the lakes and rivers, to really take in everything there is to be seen. Canoes and kayaks are more relaxing than they may seem and they keep you in shape.

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Sure, waterskiing behind a motorboat is fun to do at a cottage for a weekend stay every once in a while, but nothing gets you closer to nature than a silent canoe. If you’re going to party and bring a van full of food, drinks, and supplies, try and limit the amount of garbage left behind by taking all recycling and garbage with you or by using the park’s disposal bins. Take food out at home and mix like foods together in the same packing. If you’re interested in getting a bit more adventurous and getting more out of the camping experience, think of a backpacking or canoe trip through an interior campground like Frontenac Park (just north of Kingston, beyond Sydenham) or Algonquin Park. Wilderness camping is healthy, keeps you in shape, and has a miniscule impact on the environment. As well, canoeing and/or backpacking all day, then settling down into your campsite can be one of the most amazing feelings. You may question your endurance (and your sanity) while hauling your stuff through the trails, but you realize why you’re out there when you get to the end of the portage and feel that rush of adventure. Additionally, who says you can’t have a relaxing, social time — even a party — when you’re out in the wilderness? Take a day off from travelling during your trip to relax on a campsite. Swim, explore without the weight of packs or canoes, sit around a bonfire and drink. You may not be able to keep anything cool, but everything tastes better after a day of travelling, even warm beer. There is only you and your friends, with no crowded beaches, noisy cars, and you’re par-

tying and relaxing with the feeling of accomplishment from making it this far. Camping is sustainable in many ways. It keeps your body (and mind) in shape, helps you gain an appreciation for the environment by first-hand, raw experience, and gives you a better idea (as well as motivation) of how to help preserve the environment and preserve your health. It tests your endurance, strength, and willpower. This is true for both drive-in camp-

and gear. That seems like a hard find, but there are companies (such as Gore-Tex), all of which are easy on the environment. You can also resort to canvas from Army Surplus stores (even then, try and get polyethylene gear). If you’re just going to give it a try, or want to rent some gear, check out the Outers Club in the PAC. They even have a mailing list where people will invite you on trips of their own (and it’s only $7 per term to join). Finally,

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ing as well as wilderness camping, as there are many activities that can be done at a drive-in campground other than sitting on the beach. Keep in mind, though, while trying to be “one with nature,” it would defeat the purpose if you’re using equipment with chemicals that hurt the environment. Look for VOC-free, Teflon-free, and PTFE-free tents

when you’re out in the bush, you can’t bring meats or food that will go bad easily. Bulk Barn and powdered/dried foods and drinks are your best friend (and many times taste better and are healthier than the normal stuff). Who knows, maybe someday you’ll even take on Antarctica. thelferty@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Sports clichés

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nyone who has ever watched a sports interview knows that the majority of athletes are some of the most ineloquent, off-the-cuff speakers ever. When cornered with a difficult question, they spew a string of clichés and platitudes that would make most politicians’ heads spin. Sports announcers, writers, and fans alike are not immune to this syndrome either. “He’s an impact player. He’s a serious student of the game. He thrives under pressure,” are many of the same tired old sayings you’ll hear from sports aficionados in their examination of players. What is it about sports that keeps rigorous analysis of itself at an arm’s length? Certainly, Alex Rodriguez, Terrell Owens, and Kobe Bryant aren’t paid tens of millions of dollars to deliver eloquence like Barack Obama, though you’d think their agents would at least hire a speaking coach so they can utter something in an interview better than a string of “you knows,” or rehashing how “it was a total team effort.” However, sports is stuck in the old mentality that saying less is saying more — so much less in fact that content dips below absolute zero at times. Ever wonder what sports announcers mean when they say “they’re feeling each other out?” Well, usually I’m not too sure either. I think it’s one of those phrases they like to use simply to avoid awkward dead air, or maybe they’re trying to imply both teams are playing catiously but are just saying it in an obtuse and vaguely homoerotic manner. Often when a team is in the midst of a winning streak, they’ll be asked what they’ve been doing to put together the wins (a pretty pointless question to begin with; they’ve been playing better than the other team, duh!), the classic reply is “We’re doing all the little things you need to win.” Where “little things” can mean anything from “we got rid of all the terrible players and replaced them with younger, better ones” to “we stopped partying till 4:00 a.m. and snorting coke off high priced strippers.” Either way, “little things” is so vague, you might as well say praying to Zeus while doing the magical spinny-victory dance is responsible for your winning streak. Now there are those that try to do a rigorous quantitative analysis of sports performances. They reside mostly in the sport of baseball, where they call themselves sabermetricians. Baseball traditionalists tend to call them “stat-heads, calculators, dweebs, parent’s basement dwellers,” etc. They used to hide out in their own little enclaves of internet bulletin boards. However, in recent years, some professional baseball teams have realized real analysis of performance is more useful than some cranky ol’ scout’s assessment that “he’s the real deal.” Old habits die hard though, and baseball is a traditionalist’s game so the clichés aren’t going away anytime soon. Maybe that’s why guys like Ozzie Guillen, Jeremy Roenick, and Charles Barkley are such a breath of fresh air for sports. They might be opinionated loudmouths, but they remind us that athletes are actually humans with human thoughts, as opposed to platitudespewing automatons. In the meantime, let me recount some of my favourite sports clichés (see how many you can spot the next time you watch a sports interview or sports discussion) : “He’s their spark plug, he knows what it takes to win, they’re not playing to win — they’re playing not to lose, everybody’s on the same page, they’re hitting on all cylinders, they have incredible chemistry.”

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omecoming. While it is the name of a Kanye West song, it is also a celebration of post secondary alumni held at many universities and colleges at different times in the fall. Waterloo’s Homecoming happens this upcoming weekend from September 26 to 28. The weekend is an opportunity for UW’s alumni to return to campus for a nostalgic reunion — a chance to relive their university experience for a weekend. The weekend is not limited to alumni, however. Once a year, alumni, current students, and family and friends flood the UW campus to participate in the variety of events that make up Homecoming.

The top eight events of this year’s Homecoming are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Single and Sexy Orientation Leader Reunion Warrior Weekend Battle for Waterloo Football We Are Warriors pre-game celebration The Trews — post-game concert 23rd Annual AHS Fun Run 14th Annual Eastern Asian Festival

Of all these events, the most widely anticipated is the Battle for Waterloo football game, where UW’s Warriors will go head-to-head with cross-town rivals, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. The game will take place at 1:00 p.m. on the new Warrior Field at Columbia Ice Fields. Free hillside seating is available for everyone who wants to see the game. The Battle of Waterloo, despite its popularity and widespread attendence, was not always the sporting event of Homecoming weekend. Until 2006, the Naismith pre-season basketball tournament was the sports highlight of Homecoming. The tournament was a very prestigious event, but in 2006 Homecoming organizers made the decision to switch to the Battle for Waterloo. The decision was based on the large number of pre-season basketball tournaments and the tournament’s date in mid-October — right in the middle of students’ midterm madness, limiting their ability to participate. For more information on Homecoming weekend, check out the Homecoming website: http://homecoming.uwaterloo.ca/index.html sports@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Athletes of the Week

3:00 pm UW CIF Field #1 Warrior [M] Hockey (Exhibition)

Warrior Baseball

September 26

September 27

vs Ottawa Gee-Gees

vs Western Mustangs

7:30 PM, CIF Arena

1:00 PM and 3:30 PM Jack Couch Park, Kitchener

September 27

Caitlin Martin Rugby 3rd year, Engineering Teeswater, ON

vs McGill Redmen 7:30 PM, CIF Arena Warrior Cross Country

Travis Hendry

September 27

Baseball

Waterloo Open 12:00 PM, UW North Campus

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Warrior Wrap-up

Women’s Soccer OUA Standings East Division GP W L 6 5 1 Toronto 7 4 2 Ottawa Laurentian 6 4 2 7 4 3 Queen’s 6 3 2 Carleton 6 3 3 Nipissing 5 2 3 Ryerson 7 2 5 RMC 6 0 6 Trent

T PTS 0 15 1 13 0 12 0 12 1 10 9 0 6 0 6 0 0 0

West Division GP W L T PTS York 6 4 1 1 13 McMaster 6 3 0 3 12 Laurier 6 3 0 3 12 6 3 1 2 11 Brock 8 6 2 2 2 Western 4 Waterloo 6 1 4 1 3 Guelph 6 1 5 0 2 Windsor 6 0 4 2

Football OUA Standings Western Queen’s Ottawa Windsor Toronto Laurier Guelph McMaster Waterloo York

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GP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

W 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4

T OTL PTS 8 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Men’s Soccer OUA Standings

Women’s Rugby OUA Standings

East Division

Russell Division

Carleton Toronto Laurentian Trent Queen’s Nipissing Ryerson RMC

GP 8 6 7 6 8 7 6 8

W 7 4 4 2 2 1 1 0

T PTS 0 21 1 13 1 13 2 8 2 8 4 7 2 5 2 2

L 1 1 2 2 4 2 3 6

West Division York Western Laurier Windsor Guelph Waterloo Brock McMaster

GP 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

W 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 1 4 3 4 4

T PTS 1 16 1 13 2 11 3 9 0 6 2 5 1 4 2 2

Baseball OUA Standings GP W Team 10 7 Brock 9 6 Western Waterloo 11 6 10 4 Laurier McMaster 7 3 8 3 Guelph 9 3 Toronto

L 3 3 5 6 4 5 6

PTS 14 12 12 8 6 6 6

GP 2 2 2 2 2

Guelph Queen’s Toronto Trent York

W 2 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 4 2 2 2 0

Shiels Division Western McMaster Brock Laurier Waterloo

GP 2 2 2 2 2

W 2 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 4 2 2 2 0

Men’s Rugby OUA Standings East Division GP 2 2 3 3 3

Queen’s Brock RMC Toronto Trent

W 1 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 2 2 3

T 1 0 0 0 0

PTS 7 5 5 4 0

T 0 0 1 0 0 0

PTS 14 13 12 5 5 1

Upcoming Games Baseball

Men’s Soccer

Saturday, September 27 At Western, 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 27 At Brock, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 28 At McMaster, 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, September 28 At McMaster, 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 1 At Laurier, 7:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer

Cross Country

Saturday, September 27 Waterloo Open, 12:00 noon (North Field)

Men’s Rugby

Saturday, September 27 At RMC, 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Rugby

Saturday, September 27 vs. Brock, 3:00 p.m. (CIF Field 1)

Saturday, September 27 At Brock, 3:15 p.m. Sunday, September 28 At McMaster, 3:15 p.m.

Women’s Tennis Saturday, September 27 At McGill, 12:00 noon

Football

Saturday, September 27 vs. Laurier, 1:00 p.m. (Warrior Field)

West Division McMaster Western Guelph Waterloo Laurier Windsor

GP 3 3 3 3 3 2

W 3 3 2 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 2 2 2

Game Recaps Football

Saturday, September 20 Ottawa 59 Waterloo 0

Field Hockey

Men’s Soccer

Saturday, September 20 Laurier 2 Waterloo 1

Saturday, September 20 York 1 Waterloo 0

Sunday, September 21 Guelph 2 Waterloo 0

Sunday, September 21 Waterloo 2 Queen’s 2 Waterloo 1 McGill 0

Women’s Soccer

Baseball Saturday, September 20 Waterloo 5 Guelph 2 Waterloo 12 Guelph 0 Sunday, September 21 Toronto 13 Waterloo 9

Golf Monday, September 15 Windsor Invitational Men 1st Women 2nd

Saturday, September 20 Laurier 1 Waterloo 0 Sunday, September 21 Waterloo 3 Guelph 1

Men’s Rugby

Saturday, September 20 Waterloo 72 Trent 0

Women’s Rugby Friday, September 19 Waterloo 20 Laurier 12

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Homecoming September 27th 1:00 PM Warrior Field

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