N e w s
2 Imprint, Friday, May 1, 1992
Brand spankin’. new. I H!
~ Imprint is: Editorial Board Editor-itihief
................................... Peter
Assistant Editor........................................... vacant News Editor ................................................. vacant NewsA#lstant vacant katums Editor ............................................ vacant Features Amt. ............................................. vacant scii Editor ............................................. vacant Sports Edttor ..I ........................................... vacant SportsAmistant .......................................... vacant Arts Editor ........ ..I.....” ................................. vacant ArtsASSiStd .............................................. vacant Photo Editor ................................................ vacant Photo Assistant ........................................... vacant ...........
University Shop Plaza
’
747-9888 160 University Avenue, W. OPEN 24 HOURS
l
i I I I
..“.
............................
Staff
FREE DELIVERY
Incredible Special!! I I I I I
Brown
I I $
I
Production Mgr . ..- ..“. ....... ..La u rie Tigert-Dumas Production A sat. ........................................ vacant
-M-SW .............. . ......... Vivian Tambeau OmcrrChfk ... ..“.....Y ......................... Sheri Hendry Advettking Rep. . ...“....“.*.........m.* ........ Lyme Scott AdAsa&tant ..“.....R................“....“...” ......... vacant ProdReader w...............*..........................” . .vacant
Board of Directors
Imprint is the official student newspaper University of Waterloo. It is an editorially independent newspaper published by Pubfications, Waterloo, a corporation without share capital. Imprint is a member of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA). publishes every Friday during the Fall and Winter terms and every second Friday during the Spring term. Mail should be addressed to Centre, Room 140, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. N2L 3G 1. E-mail should be addressed to imprint at watservl Our Fax number is 884-7800. Imprint resemes the right to screen, edit and refuse advertising. Imprint ISSN 0706-7380. Subscription rates available upon request.
Contribution Ken Bryson, Michael Bryson, Chee, CD Coulas, Jennifer Didio, Done, Jennifer Epps,
news
I
campaign Waterloo Breakdown of Campaign Waterloo spending: Physlcal resources:
by Dave Thomson Imprint staff and UW News Bureau
- $20 million for an Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building to house the Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research and e&nding programs in environmental engineering and science. ~$8.4 million for a shared-use facility for Canada’s only Englishlanguage School of Optometry and the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, a leader in developing health-promotion and disease-prevention programs. - $4.2 million for a facility for Canada’s first professional School of Accountancy.
It’s official. With the UW Board of Governors’ approval of the student life fee in an April 6 meeting, UW students will begin this term to contribute a per term levy toward projects that will aim at improving the quality of life on
The new $10 levy was approved by the winter term by a margin of two to one, in a referendum that some students felt had violated Academic support: the Federation of Students’ policies - $14 millkn for new equipmerlt for teaching and research and by-laws. activities. The $10 fee is to be collected for - $2 million for expanding collections in the University Library. seven consecutive terms, to build up c Special projects: a $750,000 student endowment fund. - $5 million for enhancements in teaching, services and facilities at During this time, the $6.6 million stuUw’s four church colleges: R&son College, Conrad Grebel College, dent centre and $2.9 million physical St. Paul’s United College and University of St. Jerome’s College. recreation addition are to be built, - $3 million for the Centre for Cultural Management, established to and the fee will rise to $25 per term develop training and research programs to support Canada’s cultural agencies and organizations. once completed. - $3.4 million for the Spedal Initiatives Fund, designed to provide Science, and Engineering, “seed money” for new ideas in teachiAg and research. Accounting students will also make a climate, as the public phase of our contribution of $2.75 million through years at the university, I’ve never five-year campaign begins, Camtheir ,own faculty levies. The entire seen such a collaborative effort between the students and the adminispaign Waterloo has already raised student contribution totals more than about $30 million on its way to an $12 million dollars, a large part of the tration towards making a project $89-million target,” he said. $89 million Campaign Waterloo come true, The student involvement has been outstanding.” The largest source of the funds launched on April 7 and designed to about $27 million - is targeted to raise money for new buildings, _ No plans have yet been finalized eqtipment; and schol&shipS. f0f-w d&e or ti~mpositiun ok-the ’ come *from k co&ZiZGis atiross Catida. The amdunt to be raised r “ S t u d e n t s afe improvihg s t u d e n t ’rieti student c&r&, i;vhic’h are to w life and they are helping Campaign determined by a number of student- -from UW’s alumniis expected to be at Waterloo by showing the rest uf the dominated committees. Similarly, a least $10 million, while $3 million is world - corporate sponsors, alumni student committee will determine *expected from UW faculty, staff and retirees. donors and the community - that what projects or desires of students “The target projects were defined they are willing to pitch in during will be funded by the endowment after a survey of all sectors of the fund. t o u g h t i m e s , ” says John Leddy, foruniversity community to determine mer president of the UW Federation Campaign Waterloo, according to real needs,” said Roger Downer, UW of Students. “It will encourage donors UW President Doug Wright, is “one to be more generous because our of the most important initiatives in vice-president, university relations. “This survey indicated needs exceedstudents are making the biggest the history of our university,” which ing $300 million and therefore the will contribute effectively to Canada’s single contribution to this type of targeted for tht- camcampaign in Canada.” education, research and economic $89-million paign represents major priorities.” Peter Hopkins, UW’s associate prclgrowth. The University of Waterloo, more vost for student affairs, also had “We are happy to report that, despraise for the student effort. “In my 24 pite the current hard economic‘ than anv other Canadian institution,
Referenda et al elections, with student life and membership in the Ontarid Federation of Students dominating debate. In a referendum which took place on January 2%30,1992,66 per cent of University of Waterloo students accepted a Co-ordinated Student Directed Plan, The vote saw a relatively low turnout of only 15.9 per cent, meaning that a total of 2,408 ballots were cast from a total of 15,140 eligible voters. What the students voted “yes” to was a three-point plan to meet the non-academic needs of UW students. Part A is a Student Directed Project Endowment Fund, consisting of $750,000. This fund will supply money for the improvement of safety and accessibility on campus, and renovations to various student lounge and study areas.
Part B is a new Student Centre worth $6,600,000. This centre will consist of 33,000 gross square feet of various facilities deemed necessary to UW students. Part C is a Physical Recreation Pro-
is
rooted
in
Waterloo’s innovative practices and attention to society’s needs, such as its pioneering of co-operative education
Canada, with the result that
UW is
Sue Crack, a fourth-year sociology student, was elected as the Feds’ vicepresident, university affairs for the u p c o m i n g 1992-1993 year. Crackgar-
nered 55.3 per cent of the student ,v-ate, runners-up Jennifer Nevins and Jennifer Szabo drew 31.1 per cent
ject, costing $2,900,000. This building will be 16,000 gross square feet of and 9.0 per cent respectively. Brent McDermott was named as activity areas, workout space and vice-president, operations change/ locker space. and Last fall, the Federation, the finance. McDermott gained 53.1 per Graduate Student Association, and cent of the total vote, capturing 1,818 votes out of a total 3,423, with runnerthe UW administration created an Ad Hoc Committee, consisting of over 30 up Hoi Leung coming in with 42.5 per individuals to research the needs and cent. wants of students. This research proThe students who voted in the duced the proposal that was Ontario Federation of Students referendum decided to opt out of the accepted. organization with a vote of 1,780 to In the Federation of Student+’ executive elections, Dave Martin won 1,529 (a difference of 7.4 per cent) on the position of president for 1992/93 February 11-12. over two other candidates in the election held on February 11-12, 1992. With 1,733 votes of a total of 3,446 cast, Martin won the top job on the strength of 50.3 per cent of the total popular vote, compared to 25.2 per @continued to page 5. cent for runner-up Harish Pawagi.
now
the largest and most imitated
co-
op university in the world, he added.
The campaign will help UW maintain its record of “excellence with relevance,” and will benefit not only the university, but all of Waterloo
Region, where UW’s
$30CLmi&on
contribution represenk the largest economic impact of any single institution.
Putnam honours .
Students Ian Goldberg and Colin Springer (left) ‘bone up on integrals with coachesProt, Bruno Forte and Prof. Chris Small. the third member of the team is Daniel Bmwn. Photo by Chris Hughes/Central Photo
i from
UW News Bureau
A total of 2,325 student contestants from 383 colleges and universities in
The University of Waterloo’s star math team was one of five winners in the elite 52nd Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition involving students from across North America. The UW team of Daniel Brown, Ian
the United States and Canada entered the prestigious event. Forty UW students, including the threemember official team, entered the
problem-solving exam. Official results of the December 7 contest were made available T u e s d a y . For the achievement, the UW team was awarded $2,500 and each team member received $200. In the two previous Putnam competitions, UW held the third spot. “I’m very pleased that in the 25th anniversary year of our Faculty of Mathematics the team did one of its best performances,” says Prof. Chris Small, who with Prof. Bruno Forte coached the team.
Launched in 1938, the competition _, named after a Harvard graduate is designed to stimulate a healthy rivalry in mathematical studies. The contest is administered by the Mathematical Association of America.
“I’m also very pleased with the depth of talent that I see in the students in the faculty and it’s a real joy to work with them,” Small adds.
Teammates Springer a n d Goldberg receivei honorable men-
Goldberg and Colin Springer was second among the five ranked winning institutions in the six-hour,
The winter term in news
The winter term was a period
Wright said. This expertise
in
students during
dominated by talk of referenda and
workforce and the technological innovations required to ensure C a n a d a ’ s economic competitiveness,
Human resourms: - $17 million for new teaching ana research positions, vital to enhancing the quality of education arid increasing the number of women in faculty posts. - $4 million for student scholarships, essential for attracting exceptional scholars.
campus.
by Jennifer Didio Imprint staff
is ideally positioned to provide the highly trained, e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l
In the 52nd competition, UW placed behind Harvard University and ahead of Harvey Mudd College, Stanford University and Yale University. Two other Canadian institutions ended up in the top 10 out of 291 university teams - University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. The UW team also outdid teams from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oberlin College, and Princeton University - all from the us.
event.
UW has participated in the Putnam competition since 1968 and won the contest in 1974.
Individually, Brown was ranked
among Rhe top 10 in the Putnam
corn-
petition, winning $250. The secondyear student f r o m E a r l Haig Collegiate in North York finished seventh place.
in
tions. Springer, a fourth-year student
and formerly from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, placed 13th, while Goldberg, a first-year student from the University of Toronto Schools, was ranked 31st. Another UW first-year student, Peter Milley, also earned an honorable mention, ranking 40th. MiIley is from C. W. Jefferys Secondary School in North York. Forte says that members of the UW team must be designated before the
Putnam competition, with the selection partly based on results from SF cial exams held on campus. E;orte is with the Department of Applied Mathematics, while Small is in Statistics and Actuarial Science.
NWS
4 Imprint, Friday, May 1 I 1992
Science writers meet aW\N f r o m WV News Bureau Science and economic competitiveness, AIDS, cosmetics testing with animal eyes, aging, smoking and insects are among the topics to be discussed at the annual meeting of the. Canadian Science Writers’ Association beirrg held at the University of Waterloo. Called “Headline Science: The Science Behind the Stories,“ the conference from Saturday (May 2) to Tuesday (May 5) is sponsored by the Information Technology Research Centre, and UW. This is the 2lst anniversary of the CSWA, a 200-member national alliance of professional science communicators in all media. It includes writers and broadcasters, educators, and public relations and science communicators representing all major news media outlets and research organizations in the country. Among the aims of the ainual gettogether is to learn about new and exciting s c i e n c e developments and to introduce some of the area’s scientist’s to the association members. “ S o much of what is in the n e w s these days has a scientific compo-
n e n t , ” said Doug P o w e l l , riW manager f o r t h e I n f o r m a t i o n Techn%logy Research Centre and chair of this year’s conference. “The program tries to present some controversial issues in a way that accents the science, and even the debates within the scientific community.
IItr
UW’s
What is fun and challenging about science often doesn’t make it into media reports. Well try and change that a bit.” Among the keynote sessions are: - “Science and Economic Competitiveness,” with Janet Halliwell,
Therapy
DAY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
Ackert-Caputo, R.M.T.
Beechwood Centre (Zehr’s Erb at Fischer-Hallman
Plaza)
888-6030 .... w-wwwww
t
GRAD HOUSE Affiliate memberships availaLk at the bar $17.00 (GST included)
“A Quiet Alternative” . entertainment
President,
from UW News Bureau
The Extended Health Care Plan covers massage, with MD referral.
B c Catherine
I Q ‘@ff
0 -0
--‘,* Massage
n
Science Council of Canada; Sylvia Ostry, economist and UW chancellor: He&y Rothschild, assistant deputy minister, science and technology, Industry, Science and Technology Canada; and Douglas Wright, UW
l
great patio
l
n
d
-“Rethinking AIDS: What Science Reporting Has Missed,” with Robert Root-Bernstein, author of DisL’o~!L>~>~K and contributing editor, T~L, SL’kWWS. -“Multi-University-Based Research Centres - Excellence or Nonsense?” with Arthur Carty, UW dean of research; Bruce Hutchinson, executive director, Insect Biotech Canada; Ken Sevcik, chair, department of computer science, University of Toronto; and Jacob Slonim, head of research, Centre for Advanced Studies, IBM Canada Ltd. - “Technology: A Mirror for Canadian Society,” with Norman Ball, Northern Telecom History of Engineering Professor, and director of t h e UW C e n t r e f o r S o c i e t y , TechnoIogy and Values. -“Scientific Visualization: The Next Renaissance,” with Dan Brady, National Centre for Supercomputing A p p l i c a t i o n s ; and UVV Prof. Bill Cowan. -“Genetically-Altered Urganisms: Who Can ReIease What?” with Stewart Bailey, Biotechnology Unit, Ontario Ministry of Environment; Wally Beversdorf, University of Guelph; Burkhard Mausberg, Pollution Probe; and David Nattress, Monsanto Canada Inc. - “What Makes a Great Scihnce Story,” with Colin Haskin, science page editor, Globe and Mail; Tom Levenson, p r o d u c e r , N o v a ; a n d Robert Root-Bernstein, author/ editor. -Ed Philip, Ontario’s Minister for Industry, Trade and Technology, will speak at lunch on Mav 5. Topics at other sessions include: Slaughterhouse Eyes for Cosmetics Testing; Securing Safe Water; Risk Assessment and Communication; Safe Talk: Issues in Telecommunications Security; Smoking: Can An Entire Town Quit?; Aspects of Aging in Canada Today; COWS The Creation of Wealth: Case Studies in Technology Transfer; Sustainable Agriculture; Insect Control: New Approaches; Can Ontario Compete?; Science, Music and the History of tdeas: A Work in Progress; Effective Public Relations; and Local Science: What the Editors Want. On Saturday &lay 2), there will be a day-Iong science-writing workshop on media literacy for students and scientists. It is designed lo give the participants “hands-on experience with science communications for lay audiences.” Students will have the opportunity to learn about science journalism and prepare stories for the print and broadcast media. Scientists will be able to hone their presentation skills for the media. “There’s not that many science writers in Canada,“Powell said. “This is the one time during the year when we can get together and exchange stwries. And it’s a great program. Science writers are generalists, so we t r i e d t o have something for everybody.”
Dana Porter Library facing space crunch
A University of Waterloo task force is studying how to deal with a severe space shortage at the lo-storey Dana Porter library, located on the south campus. The Porter Library, which serves the humanities and social sciences, is currently 43 per cent under its recommended space entitlement. At present, there are 105,000 volumes in the stacks in excess of the recommended capacity. “We are paying the price,” says David Emery, associate librarian, collections. “Books are mishandled and damaged. They are misshelved and lost, inconveniencing library patrons.” As well, library staff are spending more and more time shifting books and materials to free space for new purchases. It’s forecast that the library and storage warehouse on LJW’s north campus will run out of room within five years. A task force, headed by Prof. Ron Lambert, of sociology, is probing options to resolve the space problem. The Porter Library holds more than 1.8 million items: books, pamphlets, theses, microforms, documents, reports, sound recordings and other materials. Conference looks at electronic manuals
for new
produ&s
Technical writers, editors, software engineers and programmers, as well as educators will meet at the University of Waterioo May 14-16 to explore electronic instructions for new products. Sponsored by the Centre for Professional Writing, the conference will highlight three expert speakers, including Prof. Forbes Burkowski, a UW computer scientist who has created text retrieval systems for researchers and brivate industry. El&tronic solutidns, or “on-line documenlation,” can mean a short displayed message alerting that a photocopier is “out of toner” or an electronic version of a product training manual. Other speakers are Char& Kreitzberg president of Cognetics Corp., an expert in ‘designing interactive systems &th computer ‘technologq and human cognition; Prof. Ann Hili Duin, University of Minnesota, author of HUM’ Pf?OjdP &Id: Imlllic~ur~an.s.lbr writm. ’Search/rescue
bKmp involves UW researcher, Waterloo firm
A blimp floating over Northern Ontario this summer will improve the odds of saving lost hikers and campers in the wilderness. Built by Aeroblimp Inc. of Waterloo with key help from Prof. Gordon Savage of UW’s Systems Design Engineering Department, the 15-metrelong blimp will hover 500 metres above ground, equipped with a video camera to assist search and rescue missions in the bush. The blimp is outfitted with a radio antenna to enhance communications for search teams, armed with portable radios. Also, it has a powerful flashing light and a noisemaker emitting a regular tone. Calls a’plenty The University of Waterloo switchboard receives about 6,500 calls on a “normal” day from all over the world. The number swells during storms, such as the Jan. 14 blizzard when about 10,000 calls were received in four hours when the campus closed at noon. Between 20 and 25 per cent of the incoming calIs are from outside the Eastern Time zone; about half of W’s long-distance calls are to the United States. Examining history at
WV’s
Library
The local and urban history collections in the University of Waterloo Library are used for various research projects. Examples include: a doctoral dissertation on the Brkithaupt family’s involvement in local business leading up the First World War; short videos on local eirents and people; a play on the controversial name change to Kitchener from Berlin in 1916; and a study on decision-making in Kitchener’s choice of a municipal water supply between 1844 to 1988. Resort Management conference involves
WV’s
Ret
department
An international Symposium on Resort Management to be held in Tokyo is being organized by the University of Waterloo’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, in co-operation with the Japan Resort and Leisure Business Association. The conference will be held May 12 and 13 at the Canadian Embassy. Among the Canadians speaking at the conference will be two UW professors: Stephen Smith will talk about models of co-operation between universities and industry in tourism, while Alison Pedlar will speak about pIarming resort and leisure experiences for tourists with disabilities. This is the second symposium in Japan that the department has helped to organize. Plans are alsd under way for a study tour for Japanese business leaders who wish to visit some of Canada’s leading resorts, and for hosting up to 10 Japanese students to study in the department, Smith said. Brantford Jaycees collect glasses for
Optometry
The Jaycees _ service club in Brantford has collected another 463 pairs of eyeglasses, “63-l/2 “ pairs of contact lenses, six pairs of sungl=sgs and a hearing aid for the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry. The items will be used iri the school’s Third World vision program, said Marilyn Smith, optical services manager. The Brantford Jaycees made a similar donation of hundreds of glasses last year.
Imprint, Friday, May I, 1992 5
Shanghai economic semww from UW News Bureau An influqntial delegation from the City of Shanghai, led by Vice Mayor Xie Lijuin, will hold a public seminar May 6 at the University of Waterloo on free trade in one of the world’s vibrant cities. “Madame Xie is one of the most powerful political figures in China,” says UW president Doug Wright. “Shanghai does over $6 billion worth of trade a year with the West.” At the seminar, the vice mayor is to share her insights on an ambitious economic expansion plan, particularly its impact on future bilateral trade between China and Canada. The seminar - I “Economic Development of the PunTung Free Trade Economic Zone in the City of Shanghai” - will begin at 10 am, Wednesday, May 6 in the Davis Centre, room 1304. On Tuesday, the Chinese delegation will attend a meeting of the Waterloo Advisory Council, says Jim Wilson, director of UW’s Cooperative Education and Career Services. WAC - with a strong business representation - helps guide Waterloo’s co-op programs, whereby stidents alternate academic terms with work terms. “We are looking forward to their visit,” Wilson says. “They will be able to observe how the industrial and business sector participates with the university in an advisory role.” UW has a linkage program with Shanghai University of Engineering Science, partly funded by a threeyear grant from the Canadian InterAgency. -&ional Development Drawing on UW’s expertise, the
Chinese institution has set UD a COoperative education program: Other universities in China are also . establishing co-op programs. “The program is near its completion so we invited a high-level delegation from Shanghai to visit Waterloo and to learn at firsthand the in-depth operation of our program here,” says Prof. David Pei, a faculty member in UW’s Chemical Engineering Department.
Shanghai, with its 12-million population, aims to develop the PunTung zone, located on an island east of the city. Foreign investors are being courted to set up manufacturing plants in the duty-free area for exports, both abroad and within the giant Chinese, market. In the last five years, two million jobs have been created in free-trade zones Idated in ,southeast China, close to Hong Kong. “It seems evident that Shanghai now wishes to emulate that success achieved under China’s policies of economic liberalization,” Wright says. “It’s a good opportunity for people to learn about the situation in China and its, economic $evelopment plans,” says Pei. He says Shanghai, alone, accounts for 30 to 4Q per cent of China’s exports. Textiles (especially silk), steel, footwear, carpets, chemical and electronic goods are among the booming city‘s main products. Pei, a Shanghai native, organized the six-person delegation’s visit to UW, which features a three-day tour, of campus facilities. While in Canada, the delegation will meet Toronto Mayor June Rowlands and business leaders.
The search for a president
by Imprint staff and W News Bureau
The committee which is searching for the University of Waterloo’s next president has set up a tentative time table for the search process, according to a memo from the committee’s secretary, Lois Claxton. When the Presidential Nominating Committee meets on Monday, May 4,
Review wont’d. from page 39 John Leddy, 1991-92 Fed president, had been urging the UW Feds to separate from OFS. He has worked out a proposal on funding to take co the Minister of Education with other universities. Leddy plans to work with Dave Martin (the newly-elected Federation President) on further funding issues. Two undergraduate students launched an appeal of both referenda to the University’s Board of Governors, saying that the Feds had violated their bylaws in conducting the votes. After hearing the opinion ., of the Federation’s legal counsel, the Board of Governors approved the related fee changes in April. Beginning this term, full-time undergraduate students will pay a $10 fee into the endowment fund, When the student centre is completed, some seven terms from now, this fee will be replaced by a $25 levy to pay for the centre’s constructiori
costs.
it hopes to have. pre-search consultations concluded and preliminary presidential criteria drafted. The documentation of this stage should be available by the middle of May. Other bench marks include a tentative list of candidates by early July, reference investigations over the summer, interviews during September and October, and a final decision by November. Although this timetable may change, the committee plans to complete its work by the end of the calendar year at the latest. The committee will consult with all interested parties within the university (President,. vice-presidents, associate provosts, the treasurer, the deans, and the church college heads) and the surrounding community (the lcxal mayors, the local\ directors of education, et cetera). Also, in recognition of the imp&tance of co-operative education at IJW, the committee will seek the opinions of senior business leaders.
WPIRG: the place to act upon convictions by Daryl Novak
WFIRG Office and Volunteer Coordinator
Students
as Active Citizens
Often, concern with the state of the world and its people remains just that - concern. Because the problems we face seem.so insurmountable, we not only find it difficult to act on our concern, but even our desire for things to be different can wane if not given an outlet for expression. The Waterloo Public Interest Research Group is a place where you can affirm your desire for positive social change by first meeting other people that share your concerns, and secondly, by actively and cooperatively working with others in a common cause. WPIRG focused on many issues during the past term: I&in America; food; James Bay II hydro-electric project and energy conservation; cosmetic pesticide use at UW; cycling; and land-use. WPIRG uses diverse communicate its methods to message, i n c l u d i n g radio and theatre. Be sure to visit-our display in the Campus Centre in the upcoming weeks or call our office about upcoming organizational meetings (885 123 1 ext.2578).
The Nuts & Bolts
everyone’s needs through innovative strategies and techniques; it nurtures communication by creating an environment where people are encouraged to articulate their views. “Power-shared” allows us to work together while individually cultivating critical awareness, clarity of thought and expression, and sound judgment.
The WPIRG office and alternative resource centre in the General Services Complex, room 123, is open 5 to 8 pm on Monday (call ahead) and 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday though Friday. WpIRG’s funding is derived through a refundable levy on full-time undergraduate students of $3.28 per term. Funding supports the activities of work groups $&luding events), the maintenance of & office and resource centre, and employing two fulkime staff people, the Research Coordinator, Linda Vieregge, and the Office and Volunteer Coordinator, Daryl Novak. WPIRG is directed by a nine member board of directors. WPIRG is a member of a provincial network of, PIRGs that fund a provincial staff person and office. There are PIRGs at the University of Guelph, Brock University, University . of Toronto, Trent University, University of Ottawa, Carleton University, and a new MRG, as of this spring, at Queen’s University. The network meets every two months for Provincial Board Meetings, in addition to skills and networkhg meetings.
concensus means atending respect to others Individuals in work groups work together (or power-share) using consensus. Consensus means extending the respect that you demand froti\ others, to others; it means not dominating discussion at\d leaving space for everyone to be heard; and it means striving to find the solution or plan of action that satisfies all participants, Working for change is difficult, but sometimes, h o w y o u g e t somewhere is just as important as getting there. -
Citizen C o o p e r a t i o n While it is important to emphasize the interconnectedness of social and environmental issues, to be effective in bringing about change and to help US be realistic in our goals, we find it necessary to focus on specific iSsues and concerns. At WPIRG, people form work groups to address an issue in which they share a common concern. From a practical point -of view, working together cooperatively is not an easy thing to do. The predominate model of power that is taught and used in our society is one of “power-over” and not “power-shared”. “Power-over” permeates our culture. We suffer from it-and perpetrate it: at home, it may be an abuser over his partner and children; from grade one to university, it means regurgitating what the teacher wants to hear; for employees it means relinquishing decision-making and ownership in the workplace; to the environment, it means taking a back seat to traditional economic progress; and in our cobmunities, it means citizens giving up control to the “experts” - govemmen& bureaucrats, and business. “Power-over” fosters fear and exploitation, while eroding initiative, creativity, and hzlst between people. “Power-shared” is participatory and liberating: it means genuinely litening to people to understand and respect “where they are coming from” and what: their needs are; it is creative because it works to meet
893-9000 (Ride to*UW
available) (behind Fairview
2685 Kingsway Drive Kl’K’HE:NER. Ont. Mall) _
SOFTWARE MacRENTAL software Original IBM and
Try Before you Buy! Now Open!
Yowswrrrceforstgluxm
14!5ColumbiaSt W near Phillip St. 7250372
Rankal
WelcomeBack Stu.d&ts!
: I m
I
In’stelled
:
Most Cars i3 Light Trucks ‘Your Speedy Muffler King muffler IS guaranteed for as long as you own your car. Should the muffler ever need replacing, Speedy M~ffter King wilt Insfall a new muffler al no charge.
I I :~ .
Use your stlldent ZD to receive an extru 10% o#at these lo&ions:.
mh
mut&takenwdteorfax:
1227 King Street, I& (East of Ottawa) 576-3850
255 Weber Street, N. 8854110
(North of University)
1200 B Victoria Street, N-
Kitchener
5714700
It Speedy You’re A Somebody”
opinion
Opinion: The opinion pages are designed for Imprint staff members or feature contributors to present their views on various issues. The opinions expressed in columns, comment pieces, and other articles on these pages are strictly those of the authors, not Imprint. Only articles clearty labelled “editorial” and unsigned represent opinion of the Imprint editorial board.
A BRlEFGLO%Wf CNPPlING POLlTKfL NMENT.S........
OF
Fireside Chat by Peter Brown One year ago in this space, I introduced myself as the new editor of Imprint and speculated about whether I would regret committing myself to this suicidal idea of a regular zotumn. With 33 issues under my belt, I can lonestly say that I don’t regret it {if 1did, would iou be reading this right now?). As the staff of this pap& has renewed my nandate for another year, so do I renew-that of his Fireside Chat. Initially, my purpose was a noble one: to convey a sense of my guiding Drinciples and what I believe in, as well as to give the readers of Imprint a face to attach to my position, someone at whom they could direct criticism. it would also teach me diszipline, forcing me to write 600 opinionated Nerds each week. Well, in hindsight; I realize that it would take more than a mere column to teach me disziptine - Chat is still usually the last thing I do before I leave early Thursday mornings. And 3s one would expect when you write something when you are exhausted and fed up, the quality suffers. Still, t feel that a handful of my columns have helped make all of them, and this job, worthwhile. Sure, they are often little more than a chance to simply spout what happens to be 3n my mind at the time. Other times, though, the opportunity to capture a thought or feeling in a column is a welcomed treat - or a duty. My Chat last fall about my bicycle being vandalized sticks out in my mind (I still haven’t repaired the thing; how’s that for discipline?). Before I startsounding too much like Millard to my left, let’s look forward to this year. The University of Waterloo will continue to be faced tiith tough choices about what areas of its budget will be trimmed and students will be paying more for their education and recreation. UW and the Federation of Students will continue to cooperate to further develop a plan for the student life centre and other studentfunded proj&ts. Both parties will have to ensure that they keep the interests of all students in mind during this process, as will Imprint. Down here at Imprint, we will be undergoing a transformation in the way that we put the newspaper together. That’s right, we are entering the ’90s at the end of the summer and getting desk-top publishing. Of course, this
MtlNNlNGlNGlTlS
BUCHfiNfiNOSIS
77k year that was.
l
JERRYBROWN-XLEROSIS
PfRlZEfw MERCRED%TkoPHY
l
Erstwhile VPOF waxes. by Steve Millard
?x f&wing tiks written for the last issue of the winter tpnn by uutguing F&e&on of Studenti vice-president, operalions andjuance Steve Millard It could not run in that issue ka use of space c?narmVn ts, so its edited vmiun appears itI this issue. Since I am no longer VPOF of the Federation of Students, this is my last opportunity to cut the shit out of everybody and not run the risk of having Subsequent letters writien in reply. Perfect. So let us begin. First of all, now that 1 bvq been through it, was the $75,000 pay cheque for three elected students too much? For our year, I can say the students got more than 75 C’s out of John Leddy, Lisa &ice, and myself, but then again people should never take this, job for the money. We had a set
Secondly, to the staff of the Federation of Students, it has beqn refreshing as hell to see a group so devoted to their jobs and always striving to do things better for students. We made a Iot of changes this year and I hope change continues. A job can get boring as hell if you have done the same thing for 20 years becaw ‘that’s the way it’s always been done.” Thanks to all of you for making our jobs that much easier this year. There are some 300 students who volun-
P.S. ..‘;I think John and Lisa would muke u great couple!
forget the average student. During the year our relationship at times, a little strained, going to happen given the nature of our individual mandates. I a lot of credit in working honest as well as covering giving literally thousands of often thankless volunteer hours. Thanks for believing in and doing a great job at keeping students informed. With the exception of the occasional fessor or staff member who forget about students and why they are here with the entire educational system), we have a great university here with be proud of it. Tit us not rely on the old “we great academic school”
I-
1
forum ‘:i
I 1I -
Forum: The forum pages are designed to provide an opportunity for readers to present their views on various issues. The opinions expressed or other articles on these pages are strictly those of the authors, not Imprint. Send or hand deliver your typed, double-spaced letters to Imprint, ccntrc 140. M;III c‘;L~ also h,e sent via e-mail to imprintOwatservl.w~terlosedu. sure to rnctude vour phone number with all correspondence. The deadline submitting letter& is 5:OO pm Monday. The maximum length for each entry is words, although longer pieces may be accepted at the editor’s discretion. mairriA is subject to editing.
-
Devil’s advocate damns capitalism The Myth of the Market Promises and Illusions by hem-v Seabrook Black Rose Books, 189 pages $18.95, paperback
r e v i e w e d b y Fhillip Imprint staff
Chee
(Lyt 1s imaginr me as a n arch-cu@uiLyt how might /revi~Jw the The Myth of the Market? - m+wer) All bets are off. Liberal democracy and capitalism have triumphed, Socialism and leftism are in decline - and rightfully so - and if we work together, the New World Order will only bring us more prosperity. The signs are everywhere. Environmental collapse? Screw the Greens. Ah, Yeltsin. What a strong leader. See, he’s authoritatively exercising control lrrltl bring democracy and the free market to the Russian people. We need that here. (GPP, iw i tkmoc~wc~v .supposc~d TO /w cuwised by ihi) p~pl~~.~ - rmim ‘0 Major hanging tough in the UK, Mitterand and Kohl falling in France and Germany, and Bob Rae never leaving Ontario without his American Express Card. Things are certainly looking up. So, Mr. Seabrook, 1 don’t understand how you can tell us that the Market is just a fantasy. l thought you went to Cambridge and the London School of Economics? Your tales about those victims of the market, in those third-rate slums of Dindoshi, Easterhouse, Lapland, and good 01’ McLean County, USA are wearing thin. Why, I have a notion of caIling up your n/ma rnutcr and asking them to revoke your economist’s permit. Mr. Thorsell at The Gloh~d trrld Mcril says poverty is a relative thing. The poor of today are much better off than they were 40 years ago; look, they have televisions, VCRs, CD players, microwave ovens, some even have cars while others have money to spend on lottery tickets. 1 know, I know. What about the food banks, you say? The homeless? Welfare? Give me a break. Can’t you see that the welfare state has made people lazy? Why work when the middle and upper classes subsidize your li.festyIe? Anyway, if you’re poor, obviously there’s something wrong with you. Only skilled, entrepreneurial people need apply for the increasingly competiti-ve global market waiting out there. The individual is responsible for getting ahead in this world and shouldn’t have to rely on the state. You must be one of those socialist environmentalist types, eh, Mr. Seabrook? Capitalism is the basis for the liberal democratic society that you so brilliantly try to dismiss in your book. It allows you the freedom to criticize it, though 1 think you are too utopian if you think
capitalist economy can you get bread and toilet paper for darn cheap and lots of it. You talk about social disintegration as if its the fault of the market economy. Look, capitalism is not a closed system. There are people that make the system work, some who are good and some who are bad. Don’t give the market human-like qualities and values. (IS Mr. Seabruok points out in his book, the murk,& dcf~nderx have airput+ dorrr that mlicwi+j The markets are the best possible means to meet human needs and ever-expanding human desires. And that’s a good thing because it means we11 have the material basis for our freedom. Besides, all this business about the destruction of the environment is just alarmist paranoia. Scientists disagree constantly about the fate of the ozone’ layer and the Greenhouse Effect. So tell me, who’s going to pay for environmental protection anyway? The corporations? They’il need money and the market will give them the capital to save the pristine rivers you so righteously covet. And if there is an environmental problem, obviously some entrepreneur will: find the market ripe for investment.
beyond redemption Good, solid, honest, upright citizens don’t like see their hard-earned tax dollars wasted on welfare cheats, bums, druggies, or for locking up those teen gangs that swarm our sacred shopping malls. If the traditional family wasn’t so much maligned by you left-wing liberals, we wouldn’t see these social problems you like to write about in your sensitive journalistic style. There are many people tiho are comfortable with their lives and if they want what the rich have, well they’ll just have to work hard and earn it like the rest of us. Unless they have talent and become professional sports stars or movie celebrities.
Those telephone sex lines, the the prevalence of psychologists and all those self
A pitiful sight I think it was a Wednesday. Tired and anxious to go home after a long day, I was concentrating on two things - my bus pass and the Leaf game scheduled to start at 7:35. As it turned out, real life intruded upon my little world. This mumbling man was impossible to ignore. After liste&ng t o hGgarbled incoherencies for some 6me, I surm&d that he was asking someone for directions. This would not h&e been so complicated if the misdirected gentleman would not have been so inebriated, or whatever. What a sad story, I thought. Next, the bus arrived and 1 took my usual seat (a single). Initially, I was distracted by the passing sights. But, before I could become completely oblivious, my drunken friend began with another numbed soliloquy. I finally realized that he was speaking into a cellular phone. Being in tune &th yu;py cuIture, I just assumed he was a wealthy man who had had a few too many. 1 think I was wrong. His clothes were nothing; special, and he did not seem to have that a&iocratic air one might associate with wealth. Finally, it came to me. He seemed to be a
poor man with one treasure phone. That phone was everything to him, just as a banana seat bike was to me when I was 12. I loved that bike. I rode and through anything with it. It was me. And, when it finally and tear, I was crushed: Almost as crushed as the man was when the driver told him he cc his cellular phone. The look of ment in his sagging features the hollow feeling I suffered realized that my gold, banana-St beyond being brought back for ing. And, that was the sad that da;, . I evenlually outgrew old pair#s, as do most people. front c; ne, was a full-grown suffering such pre-teen-anguish. Maybe better no : to have a prized it is bette; to have things that A poor >tr;dent with no ~,r~C, Nagnleithner
Up, up, and away! I remember high school. Graduation was the only thing 1 thought about - that and what school 1 was going to attend. WiIfrid Laurier appealed to me, and McMaster was close to home. Ah, but Waterloo was the school for me. Paid co-operative terms and placement ratings in the 90s were two things 1 just could not ignore. 1 was not the slight bit-intimidated by the often mentioned, although rarely explained, co-op fee. My grade 13 year became an immense struggle. I stopped partying and began to concentrate on my grades. It all paid off - In September of 1988, I was an eager applied studies frosh. So, here I am heading into my senior year. By now, though, the eagerness has changed form; graduation seems more important than learning. I just want out. I only enjoy receiving a timetable when there are no morning classes listed. And, there is one nagging pain. Every term.
I see my fees climb just that much higher. Inflationary effects aside, much of the bi-yearly increases are justified. I mean, co-op f e e s a l o n e h a v e j u m p e d noticeably. And, what about marking fee” ? The administration is tell us we pay over $300 cant tuition, but we do not pay enough to have a 2,000-word report marked. Maybe they should give us a complete breakdown of where each dollar goes. I not the first to suggest this, and I surely will not be the last. Why not not just tell UW students exactly why they so much. Considering all the benefits of coop, there has got to explanation. However, until we get that explanation, every term will mean the bitter taste gets just stronger. Looking for disclosure, Walter Wagnleithner
MEDIA SURFING b y M i c h a e l Bryson Today’s column features a crash course in how to become a media critic. Step One: Pick a news story, any news story, and say to yourself, “They’re lying to me. There’s more to this issue than they’re showing me” (read: the media are full of shit). The odds are better than 100 to 1 that you’re right. Sep Tivo: Deny the existence of an objective reality. This may take a Chile. Some people never come around to the idea that you can’t
cynical about the process of media and you wish you’d never begun in the first place. Repeat steps one through four on this column. Step Six: If you still believe in an reality, stop reading here, go write your bar exams, become a politician. I don’t care what you do, just leave me alone. SPY &vetj: Now that we’ve gotten rid of the deadbeats, how about _ Stty Eight: Seriously, of Enlightenment are as follows: (i) Become
Athenas
Warriors
Varsity teams enjby another successful campaim
The- winter in UW sports by CD Codas Imprint staff
The spring term is here, and that means that varsity sports are in their offseason, with athletes training and competing at other levels to prepare for the 1992-93 campaign. At March’s athletics banquet, male and female athlete of the year were awarded to football’s Tom Chartier and field hockey’s Annette Koehler respectively. Imprint’s coach of the year award was given to Athena coach Denise Dignard. For those of you who are back from a work term, here is a synopsis of how Waterloo’s interuniversity teams fared this winter:
Warrior Basketball It was a roller-coaster season for ‘1 the Warrior hoopsters that saw their ’ fate lie in the hands of OUAA West ’ first-team all-star Sean VanKoughnett and second-team all-star Alex Urosevic. When they were hot, the ’ Warriors could beat teams like the ’ national champion Brock Badgers, but when they were cold, almost any team could beat them and most times did. The team ended their regular ’ season with’a 7-7 win/loss record that ) pitted them against the Western Mustangs in the CXJAA West quarterfinals. The Warriors went into London having recently lost to the Purple Satan in Waterloo, and returned the favour in the playoffs winning 97-89 in an exciting overt i m e g a m e . VanKoughnett and Urosevic counted for 58 of the Warriors 97 points. The Warriors came down to earth in in the semis against eventual national champion Brock. Here, VanKoughnett and Urosevic were held to only 33 points between them in a 9959 thrashing.
Hockey
Head coach Don McKee had a lot of patching up to do this year after losing many quality veterans from last years bronze medal team at the CIA&. But the rookies he did recruit played an important role Waterloo’s 16-6 second place finish in the OUAA West regular season. Rookie Troy Stephens ended up as the Warriors highest ‘point-getter. Near the end of the season, the Warriors were riding the wave of a 1Zgame winning streak (including a 5-2 win over nationally number-oneranked UQTR) but were struck with injuries, most significantly to the team’s MVP Darren Snyder and solid defencemen Jeff Ballantyne. The team finished off the season by losing two in a row, including their last game of the season against Western to relinquish their grasp on first place. In the playoffs, the Warriors played
the underdog Guelph Gryphons in the second round and did not win a game on home ice, losing the series 2-
Nordic Skiing The provincial championships for both the Athenas and the Warriors were held at Deep River, Ontario this year. Both the Warriors and the Athenas placed well in the competition with the women ending up seventh and the men tenth. Athena Julia Norman was the only singles competitor to finish in the top-
Coach McRaecalls it quits Before the last game of the regular season, head coach of the Warriors basketball season verified rumours that he would be stepping down as head coach after the conclusion of the year. M&e finished his career 21-year career with a record of 461 wins and 250 losses for a .723 winning percentage. Included in those wins are the 12 OUAA West Division titles, six provincial c h a m p i o n s h i p s , e i g h t ClAU appearances, and seven ClAU medals (one gold, four silver, and ho bronze). Assistant coach Tom Kieswetter will try to fill the shoes of this great coach next year.
Athena Volleyball
Warrior
ten in any event. She place tenth in the 5-km classic race. Both the Athena and Warrior relay teams placed very well. The Warriors “A” team finished 12th in the 3-by-7.5 Classic relay, with the B team pulling up just behind them in 13th out of 22 teams. The Athena 3-by-5 Classic relay team beat out Queen’s relay team by four metres to finish seventh in their event.
1. Next brighter end to stay
Athena Basketball
Warrior Squash After a tough couple of tournaments, the Warrior squash team headed into the OUAA final tournament in Toronto only two points behind the ten-year reigning champions Western Mustangs. This year, the Warriors were poised to dethrone their number-one adversaries. In the OU’s, the Warriors cut through the competition and ended
up in the finaIs against the ‘Stangs, but this was not the year ,of the Warriors and Tyler Millard was the only Warrior to manage a win against a Western player. Despite the loss to Western, Waterloo has the consolation of knowing that they are the second best team in the country, and will be around the top again next year.
Athena Swimming , The Athena swimmers also placed fourth in the provincial standings, but managed to qualify four Athenas to the CI’s, one more than the Warriors. In the CIAU championships, the
finished third in the consolation race of the 800m freestyle, the longest race at the event.
The other three Athenas were all
After three years of only managing two wins, new head coach Denise Dignard brought dignity to the Athena basketball program ing her
Imprint, Friday, May
Warrior Volleyball
The Warriors were not counted as contenders at the &inning of the year because of the graduation of the super Smith brothers; the tandem that brought the team a bronze medal at the national championships last year. But the Warriors spat in the face of those doubters, and if not for some major injuries, could have went far in the playoffs. This year’s squad became famous for their two-hour-plus marathons against nationally ranked teams, win-
ning their share ot them. Throughout the season, players like Jeff Stover, Jon Tenthorey, and Mike Fullerton were sidelined with injuries. Still, the Warriors finished 8-3, good enough for a third-place OUAA West finish b e h i n d Western a n d M c M a s t e r . In another two-hour gatie in the playoffs, the Warriors came up on the short end of the stick, losing 3-2 (15-9, 12-15, 15-12, 4-15, 15-7) to the ‘Stangs. Next year, the Warriors look to stick around a bit longer.
Track and Field
Athena Figure Skating This year’s figure skating team had its ups and downs. Throughout the year, skaters continued to better their personal bests which seemed to bode well for the team heading into the OWIAA championship meet. However, injuries would play a major role in upsetting the Athena plans of a top-three finish. Nevertheless, the Athenas surmounted their
problems by placing a very respectable fifth place. H i g h l i g h t s o f t h e OWIAA’s included the third-place performance by the 12-skater precision team, the second place by Tara Rutherford and Valerie Miller in the Intermediate Similar Pairs, and the second-place finish of Lesley Neave in the Senior A Singles.
Athena Squash in the ‘B’ pool‘of three teams to fight it This year was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Athenas after . out for fifth place overall. In the ‘8’ pool, the Athenas cleaned house losing many of their veteran players beating both Laurier and Ryerson 5-O. and having only two players from last year returning: This bid not stop the The performance of the rookies younger players from putting on a that head coach Chico Silvestri had good show for their school. recruited the year before was just one Placed fifth heading into the of the reasons he was one of the top OWIAA championships, the Athenas candidates for Imprint coach of the played tough against McMaster year. before bowing out l-4. This put them i
by Paul Done Imprint staff
OUAA stuff
Next week, at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Ontario University Athletic Association, the membership will be voting on a proposal which would allow three Quebec schools to remain involved in OIJAA competition for another year. The three schools who currently participate in OUAA hockey are McGill, Concordia, and Universite de Q u e b e c Trois-Rivieres, while Concordia and McGill participated in OUAA basketball.
Originally, the connections with the three Quebec schools were to be severed this coming season. According to Wally Delahey, University of Waterloo Director of Athletics and President of the OUAA, the reasons were primarily twofold: financial and academic. The long road _ trips to Quebec meant increased team costs and forced students to spend too much time away from classes. The motion to delay the exclusion of the Quebec schools was initiated at the request of several university Presidents, who felt that the political timing for such a change was inopportune. With the prospect of a Quebec referendum on sovereignty looming in the fall, any move by
Ontario schools to sever ties with Quebec schools - regardless of the validity of the reasons - could be misconstrued. Should the motion be passed on Tuesday night, the 1992-93 schedules will have to be redrawn, and the OUAA will revert to the old model for one more year. Delahey also “imagines that there will be less interdivisional play, in order to reduce regular-season travelling.” Delahey expressed a “hope that the debate on the issue won’t be too long and drawn out.” The change would only amount to a one-year postponement, and “the Quebec schools will still have to find a way to create viable hockey and basketball leagues.”
Spring into active living with Campus Ret Welcome back! While you were gone, Campus Ret has been busy planning new programs just for you! Why not take advantage of one or all of these great new courses? Thanks to the assistance of Norine Verberg from the Graduate Student Association’s Women’s Issues Committee and Kim Creed from the Federation of Students’ Women’s Issues Board, a W o m e n ’ s S e l f Defense course has been added. This course will emphasize handson training and will allow the par-
injuries: muscle and bone, head, neck, and back. Also, the Bike Maintenance course has returned! Learn the basic maintenance to prepare your bike for the season. For the first time ever, Campus Ret is presenting and 3-on-3 Half Court Basketball Tournament. Find three other people and enter. The entry
see page 10 for
Earn some extra money with . Ret
Campus
If you need to earn some extra money this summer, Campus Ret hires over 250 students each term. Positions are open fro pool staff; instructors for fitness, golf, skating, tennis, and squash; and referees for basketball, hockey, soccer, softball, and floor hockey. To apply, come to PAC 2039 and fiI1 out an application form ASAP.
Despite modest training facilities, t h e iidoor t r a c k a n d f i e l d t e a m showed great personal success this season. Meet after meet, our athletes bettered their last performance, accounting for 32 personal bests throughout the year. The constantly improving tea& were at their peak performance heading into the OUAA and OWIAA finals. In the CIAU qualifying meet in Toronto, both our Athenas and our Warriors teams finished sixth in the province, shattering four varsity
records along the athletes from Waterloo were good enough to represent ourschool in the national championships. Competing against going to represent our country in the Olympics, our Warriors and Athenas slipped to 12th a very respectable placement. Highlights were: 4-by-100 and sixth for the Athena by-200 relay teams, sixth for the Warrior 4-by-200 for pole vaulter Jeff Miller.
McMaster University Centre for Continuing Education
GMAT
Prepar)atory Course Hwiw
test muterials & learn various ways to pegorm Course is 28 hours / Snturdvgs I9 a.m. - 5 Fee $32S intludes texts and materials.
GMAT
Preparation course dates: May 23,30,
RESIDENCE ADMINISTRATOR Minota Hagey The position of Residence Adminis-
10 Imprint, Friday, May 1, 1992
spo?ts
May 1992 - Spring into Summer with Campus Ret Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 1
3
cMJEEmc.Maawg 4.30 pm (PAC 2045)
4 Rowkro-bMIO5:00 135) Y! DMng Club
Loekwm 8:~ am (Red Act. Area)
5
pm (CC
:OO pm (MC 4% W thhk+LiMlg. 6:% p m (CC1351 MvlWMsCkbYtg. 7:OO p m (Red A c t . A r e a )
CRAC Genad Mtg. 501 pm (Vl, G r e a t Hall)
m-culvmommdR-chbi =p%ed
7:ak6:30
:OO pm (CC 135) E$rrtr*nCkbIltp* -Y-T 7:oO pm (Red t Area) Fendq Club m $ . 7:CKI pm (Studro 2) T&la Tannb club 7:OO p m ( B l u e A c t 7 &a)
squrrh1-mq 430 pm (PAC 2045) -WI 4% p m ce”(C 135)
7
m l mcauets. social
13
Gall buthttp. 4 30 pm (PAC 2045) FttnnslrtlbuctonOrkntrtlan New - 430 pm (PAC 1OOt) Returning - 5.30 pm (PAC 100 1) Bdnhtm Club M b . s o o p m ( c c 135) oulm Club 6:OO p m (MCT-&6 Www-kGh&l Okntath 6:M) p m (PAC 2045) KaldDclubMlg. T:M) pm (Studio 1)
Ftll&D*laI#COlVl~rd c o - R a t Leagum 1O:wl .oO pm (Red Act Area)
8
(~Ael.A-) 11:3&130 pm (any programs with space left) -SW---cl Y:&I pm (PAC 2tM5) Pool sldf oflenlrtlon lnatructon - 5:lKI p m (PAC 1001) All Slaii - 520 pm (Pool)
15
4:45 pm (CC 1 r--w~ac-cpcmo 530 pin (MC 4 w o ) -Rmf-cllnk 6 0 0 p m (PM 20115) Tmntblnrtnrlon 515 pm (PAC 2045 7
aiimuliclinlc Hodcrlrm 6:CKI pm (PAC 2045) (PAC 2015) neloncawtchk 8 3 0 pm (Main Gym, PAC)
LeqwEntryDti-Day1 10:O&lfHl pm (Red Act. Area)
Hall)
Flbmsl-m 530 pm (Studio 1) Peolswlbltwkws 5 30 pm (PAC 2045)
12
B&E&2
6
HOdWRdOllbCbk 8fXt p m (CIF)
20
26
SNEAKER DAY
27
Canada’s Fitwe ,k -
Dij5rent Is Better!
Read Over 1,000 words per minute Improve Comprehension by 10 to 15% Improve Concentration
CanadaDay
University of Waterloo
El
.
LiiF&e dc Canada Canada Bay Committee N E E D S1 Volunteers . for L ,
I) Manasczment Positions 2) “Day of” Positions
Please apply at the Federation of Students or contact Dave at ext. 6338.
0 IVEIV - larger extended patio l Beach volleyball court * Wednesday - Rock & Roll night * Thursdays - Special give-away night * Fridays - “Quart Fridays” * BBQ on the Patio every day
UPCQMINGEJIENTS: Thursday, May 7 . . . . Mike Something (free matinee) Friday, May 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jazz Butchers with Guests / 8:00 p.m. Thursday , May 14 . . . . . . . . . Dan and Dan (free matinee) Friday, May 15 . . . . . . . Chickasaw Mudd Puppies with Guests / 8:00 p.m.
SUMMERHOURS:
Federation of Students
l
STUDENTS’ COUNCIL _ SUMMER ELECTION Nominations for Co-operative Representatives to Students’ Council open on Friday, May 15 and close on Monday, May 25,1992 to fill the following vacancies:
Engineering - 2 seats Mathematics - 2 seats Arts - 1 seat Nomination forms are available in the Fed Office (CC235) and must be returned to that office no later than 4130 pm. on May 25, 1992. ELECTION COMMIlTEE ,,.,.,~~,*.I...~.,..~..“*.i*..*.-.~...**.*....~.~“*.-....
2-level Patio/Sun deck * l\pE\\’ - 2 official Beach Volleyball courts BOTH WILL BE LIGHTED FOR NIGHT-TIME ENJOYMENT!! l j\q=i\’ -
UPCOMING - . - - I EVENTS: : Thursda$ -McI~ 7 111111.1111111111111I.^IHopping Penguins with The Rhinos free 849 SUMMER HOURS: . - -.- _.-. __-_., f ._ ~&k%Sdtiy-td Saturday II:30 a,m, to 1 :oO ckm.
The Verlaines with the Lawn ALW 1s Paluce, Tbotltt3 April 2, 1992 by Christopher Imprint staff
lelujah!
by Bernard Kearney Imprint staff
Waters
I want to be Luka Bloom’spzrsonal r: i roadie. Scrap this “pursuit of higher education” crap. I warma earn my money strategically placing two guitars, a mike, one towel and a large glass of Evian water (nectar of the stars, clean or otherwise) on every s t a g e f r o m Mica, N e w Y o r k t o Budapest, Hungary. And I want every pore in my body to exude apathy.
Let me tell you a story. Don’t worry it won’t be long. I’ll be brief. Almost a month ago, 1 went to Toronto. I had just watched the CanWeb guy take the flats which would become the last paper of the term out of the imprint office - remember that paper, the one with the juggling, unicycling, Engineer on the cover? well you might have been on workterm so do not despair if you missed it; anyway, to ce1ebrate the end of another Imprint term, moreover to avoid the beginning of another school term, I headed down the dread 401 in search of truth and beauty. Happily, 1 found it. A tremendous double-bill was being offered by the union of New Zealand’s Thu I&/&P.s with Toronto’s renown, and recently reformed, The L n r w n . With the strength of these band’s performances, Lee’s Palace became a stronghold of pop sensibilities, The Lawn placed a new, fresh face onto their material, and played a set gleaming with polish. The band had grace enough to belay the group from ever dropping out of sight in Toronto’s music scene again.
For the Verlaines, this was the band’s first trip to Toronto with major labe1 support. Unfortunately for the band, this support failed to garner them a substantial sized audience. Touring their Warner release, RPU& lo F@, the Verlaines, lead by their rarefied founder and front-man Craeme Downes, entertained those in the know with their deft melodies and beautiful be1 cantos. Stand-outs in their set included the title track from their 1985 album, H~lit~ir!j& ,411 T/w WCJJ- Hur~w, ‘Ten O’clock in the
photo by Rave Fisher Afternoon,” and “Slow Sad Love Song.” Considering that the Veriaines have been crafting their signature pop since the beginning of the ‘~OS, it was sad to see the lack of support for such a creative and diverse talent. Albeit, those few in attendance, and undoubtedly, those lucky enough to have caught the band’s performance, were presented with truth, beauty, which, especially when it comes to pop stylings is the New Zealand way. I
One lump or two? Sugarcubes ( ‘mt*tJvT Hrrll April 13, 1992 by Ken Bryson Imprint staff
.
Sweet, playful, devastating and anything but square, the Sugarcubes brought their Stick Aruud Fur Jig* tour to Toronto a few weeks back and all were delighted. Hating just arrived from Europe, this solid Icelandic sextet proved their strength by smashing the audience with their powered pop, Leading the way were vocalists Bjork Cudmundsdottir and Einar Urn, with the remaining foursome calmly supporting from the darkened rear of the stage. The two vocalists, apart from their dramatically contrasting vocal styles, complemented
Full Bloom
however, a mood of irony - perhaps due to the disappointing, but not disappointed, poor turn-out. Despite their stated position that they are musicians to be listened to not gawked at (re Bjork), Einar took pleasure in lifting his shirt and Bjork’s attire resembled a shrink-wrapped oil slick more than a dress. The band was also pleased to be on their tour though, e x p r e s s i n g pleasun> at visiting Boston, no sorry, Chicago. They also poked fun at the resurgence of Queen in Europe, and also Wayne’s World, with their a cappela versions of “We Will Rock You,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” ‘Mama, just killed a man . . .” sings Bjork, “no you didn’t,” responds Einar. And that was that, an ironic, Icelandic “not!” With pointed irony for the music
industry, the Sugarcubes are not opposed to voicing their dislike for having to sell out {tight dress) in order to be able to do what they like best, that is entertain. They’ve realized that there’s no escape but are determined to have fun anyway. In the end, Einar’s antics didn’t get the best of him and the band returned for a high-powered encore, beating out “Vitamin” and “Meter0 Scum” from Slick Art~urtd For Jo??. And finally, in a devastating climax reminiscent of the punk era, the ‘Cubes sent the crowd a’whirling with a dervishly “Delicious Demon,” f r o m H~ru Taky. Tomm-mv. Nm+t
Week!
The crowd, satiated, went there way, leaving the band to resume their inevitable climb to bigger and better sounds and venues.
Once I’ve worked through my three-month probational period, I’m going to sit my sorry ass down and write out a little suggestion list, to be submitted to my employer for perusal and consideration. Included on this catalogue will be: 1. Celtic rafi is about as exciting as the Steppenwolf reunion (even if they are all original members). Don’t misunderstand me, 1 fully appreciate the technical difficulty in mastering the fusion. Indeed my head reels searching for an adequate accolade, but Luka, where lyrics normally seem to spew unadulterated, the difficult almost unpredictable rhythmic patterns find you on an uphill battle to
vocally catch up with your guitar. To put it bluntly, instead of smacking Fresh Wes, the odour is Less 2. Wise men say, only fools fashion to revive already tired “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” 3. Belting out THANKS (pronounced witi a silent H) like clockwork, ranks high on the humour about the first three or four tunes, but that boyish Irish charm can’t sustain it through to the three or four encores. 4. Just so you don’t get the idea that I think your live performances totally suck the mop, never before have beheld a man more comfortable behind a set of six strings. is cherubic; the tones, dulcet. You L&a, are a pleasure to watch. Your audience is not. Spanning the trum between maudlin and moronic, don’t bother your arse politically correct preachy ologues about gays marching Patrick’s Day parades, or women ing the world, you’re speaking to a feckless crowd of ex-pats begging to hear you play “Whiskey in ‘Lisdoonvama”.
5. NOW Mr. BIoom, let’s get to the real nitrate-free meat of my namely my forthcoming raise . . , you don’t make good on this one, and fast, the Lamb of God YOU wouldn’t &earn find i&elf roasting on a spit.
It’s a BL UR to me now... by Dave Fisher Imprint staff
After having wowed ‘em on the dance floors with “There’s No Other Way” and “She’s So High,” Blur played their second area performance in the past six months. Graduating from Lee’s to a packed Opera House on Good Friday, the young band’s stature has grown considerably on their reputation as the sparkling live act that wowed ‘em at last summer’s mammoth Reading Festival. Most recently, they’ve been blessed with a gig on the formidable Rollercoaster tour supporting Dinosaur Jr., My Bloody Valentine, and the Jesus and Mary Chain. Suffice to mention the addition of some new tracks, including their solid
paranoid security that running joke. Sadly, Damon’s mike was mixed too weakly and entire performance musically and acrobatically was up against an insurmountable hurdle. Alas, few seemed to mind. Since more pot was smoked at this show than any in recent memory, performance as usual concerned about art than having a mutual blast.
Imprint, Friday,
Copp Rock -I
Enter Metallica, exit hearing! M&d.lliCa
cupps Coliseum . April 14,1992 by Rich Nichol IInprint staff Although I have been an avid fan of Metallica for many years, I had never seen the band live in concert. I missed them on previous tours and at two sold out dates at Maple Leaf Gardens back in November. So with the announcement of a third Ontario gig at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton on April 14, seeing this heavy metal giant was a must. Three and a half hours later, nearly completely deaf and with my index and pinky fingers permanently extended, I waIked out of Copps having seen one of the best live heavy metal performances in a decade. Electing to tour without an opening act, Metallica filled in the gap with something rather unique: a half-hour video presentation, complete with shots of Metaltica fans invading downtown Hamilton earlier in the day, band interviews, videos, and the occasional flip to the band live in their back-stage dressing room getting ready for the evening’s performance. After the video presentation, the lights dimmed, dry ice blanketed the stage, the draping roof rose up, and in marched Metallica, blowing everyone out of their seats with the opening number and international smash hit “Enter Sandman.” After that, the band jumped around from album to album, supplying an eclectic assortment of their most popular songs, including “Creeping Death,” “Harvester of Sorrow,” “Sanitarium,” “And Justice For All,” “For Whom The Bells Toll,” and “Fade To Black.” Jason Newstead started off the solo interludes ‘tvith ‘some fairly rhythmic bass riffs and lines from several
Metallica standards. Later, drummer Iars Ulrich had his turn to show off his musicianship on the skins. But lead singer James Hetfield snuck on stage and started imitating UIrich beat-for-beat on the other drum kit. This led to a humourous war which ended when Ulrich began pelting Hetfield with drum sticks from the other side of the stage. In one instance, Hetfield and axeman Kirk Hammett teased the crowd with 30-second tasters of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Slayer, among others, Then finally, Hammett had his turn at centre stage and it was back to business.
. fo r _whom thu be&s to/i
Metallica’s I&> .+t Q If-titled album, which took cl ~:ru~+r~,r eight months to record, filled a ralr share of the playlist with “Sad But True,” “On Through The Never,” and the two newest singles “The LJnforgiven”and “Nothing Else Matters.” They finished the concert with “Whiplash” and returned for two encore sets which were highlighted by the songs “One” and “Seek and Destroy.” Onk of my media colleagues from the States told mc that the Rochester
@g the previous night had a rowdy crowd, similar in ahnosphcre to a Motorhead show. Comp?ratively, this crowd was rather subdued, yet still supplied-the usual rituals of hairswinging head-bopping, and the aforementioned hand signal. And those special paper-wrapped incense sticks f!lavoured the air (and many a lung). Or maybe that was still the stagnant aroma still lingering from the Grateful Dead concert just a fortnight ago. Currently at the pinnacle of their success and unquestionably the most successful heavy metal band in the world, Metallica proves that their potential to rise even further above the rest is limitless. Despite the loss of bassist Cliff Burton in 1986, the three-time Grammy winners have ‘kept a feverish pace and never let anything break them apart. In a CHCH-TV interview that same evening, Ulrich, the batid’s founder, put Metallica’s success into perspective. “I think that we make some music that a lot of people can really understand and deal with on a kind of ‘feal level. A lot of heavy metal bands up through the ’70s and up through the ’80s were writing all about these party things and make believe. And then in the last couple of years, bands fike us and to a certain degree bands like Guns & Roses have come along and done things that are a lot more real and write lyrics that people can really relate to.” Continuing their extensive 20month worldwide tour, Metallica packed up and headed to Liondon, England to participate in the tribute to the late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and the AIDS awareness benefit. E&m there, the band will take a threeweek break before doing a sweep of Western Canada, performing gigs in Winnipeg Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.
Something something Present appearing at
The Wedding
LeeIs Pduce, Toronto _ M o n d a y , M a y 4,1992
by Peter Brown
Imprint stafs
North American fans of The Wedding Present have had to wait a while for satisfaction from this band and their record company. It’s now a year since Suatn0rtsterr;, their fourth IP, was released in Britain and two years since they last toured this continent. And British publications torture us with reports of monthly single releases by the band - that’s right, one on the first Monday of every month for the entire year! Well, that rare moment of release is finally upon us - both the album and band are here. Though not focused and consistent as 1990’s Bizarre (their first North American release}, the new album feahrres the same stentorian vocals and Gatling gun guitars that have made The Wedding Present most deserving of cult status. Oh yeah, and David Gedge’s mopey lyrics still set the emotiona tone. There is such a thing as exhibit-
Gedge leads first area show ing too much angst, times walks a ?&mtonste~’ candidate for single of the year. Concert-goers
will see a slightly altered line-up for the band: guitarist Pete Solowka replaced by Paul Gregory and Simon bass and drums
Live show is weak The Charlatans with The Catherine
Tlw
Wheel
CtNlcw Hull, Ttmtlro April 28, 1992
by Dave Fisher
Imprint staff The highly anticipated Charlatans show in Toronto this past week produced what seems, in hindsight, like an uncomfortable hiccup. In the wake of the now infamous and continuing - fiasco that is The Stone Roses, Norwich’s favourite sons have appeared poised to steal the Mancunians’ baggy thunder and claim a kingdom of their own. On the impact of their brilliant and massively successful debut album &tne Fnw & such territory would seem to be
ANYWHERE, ANYllME l K>R PEOPLE OR AIRPORT SERVICE l FAST,COURlEOUS
OPEN LATE 7 DAYS A
Watch For Our Coupon, Every Other Issue of IMPRINT
more
4 by Chris Riedel special to Imprint
by Paul Done
Imprint
staff
F&works is the debut album by Pele, a five-piece band from Merseyside, England, who name themselves after the legendary Brazilian football player.
The Beastie Boys will be given the freedom to do whatever they wish on the basis of the seminal and multiplatinum Licensed to IiV. After a long pause, The Beasties issued Paul5 Boutique which was laden with obscure samples and fat ’70s grooves. It was utterly brilliant, with a cult reputation which continues to grow. Sadly, it jumped the gun on the ’70s retro craze and it ended up selling marginally more than zero copies.
Now it’s 1992, and despite the constant rumours of break-up and urban legends about chance meetings on beaches and Adam Horowitz’s appearance in Losr Angel, there’s new Beasties product, ‘Pass the Mic,” a taster from the forthcoming Check Eudfedis quite the most insane record I’ve encountered in some time. It’s not insane in the over-the-top excessive manner of KU’s “America, What Time Is Love?” - since that record clearly had a guiding purpose and intelligence behind it. It’s insane in the manner of
Charles Manson’s Lies - pop seen through a haze of dementia. This is the densest sounding record in memory - layer upon layer of noise, music, and distortion are piled upon one another producing an utter mess. Even the lyrics are garbled to the point of incomprehensibility. This record defines new levels of lowfidelity, with muddiness which sounds as though it had been dubbed onto a bargain bin pre-recorded
cassette.
But I like it. The entire EP seems to exist viewed through an alcohol filter. That’s okay, I guess, The five tracks consist of three dif!ferent versions of ‘Tass The Mic”, along with “Drunken Praying Mantis Style” which sounds like another remix, and “Netty’s Girl” a maniacal take on slimy balladeering. More ulease.
Led by singer/songwriter Ian Prowse, the band released the singles “Raid The Palace” and “Megalomania” before coming out with Fhmvork,s on M and G Records, a subsidiary of Polydor Records. With these releases, it was immediately apparent that Pele have little in common with contemporary bands from the Liverpool area, including the Milltown &others, Top, 35 Sum”mers, and The Real People. Rather than consciously trying to kill the sophisticated sound of early ’80s pop, Pele proudly reveal the impact which this school has had upon them citing The Waterboys as a major influence. Although the Milltown Brothers have regarded The Waterboys highly as well, that I
Bring a roll of film in for developing ANY WEDNESDAY and receive a 2nd SET FREE! ~41 sizes: 110 & 126, Disc & 35 mm full frame (excluding stretch 35)
7 0 O t o n a b e e D r . , K i t c h e n e r - 803-1200 6 5 U n i v e r s i t y A v e . , E . , K i t c h e n e r - 885-3050 319 Victoria St. N., Kitchener - 744-291f
b y D e r e k Weiler Imprint staff
by Lance
I If this were a better world, the kind of world where guys like Dean Wareham had hit singles, then “Anesthesia” would be headed for number one. For three albums and some great singles, Wareham served as singer and guitarist with Galaxie 500. Beginning in 1988, that amazing trio from Boston reminded the world that it was still possible to produce challenging, complex and beautiful music in three chords or Iess. In the wake of G500’s demise (not to mention that of their label, Rough Trade) Wareham has issued a new solo EP on an even smaller indie company.
This new Nick Cave single heralds the arrival of Hen@ Dream, his first album in two years. The A-side, “Straight to You,” and one of the flips, “Bluebird,” represent an extension of the lush, romantic sounds Cave flir-
Imprint
Mmion
staff
obvious.
Firavorks affair featuring a full-time violinist and little electric guitar. Almost never on the album does the music allow one to sit back and relax while listening. Instead, this is extremely happy, jump-up-and-down, pretend to play the (acoustic) guitar music that begs the listener to sing along. This is pop at its finest, a cross between The Proclaimers and “Living With The Dreaming Body”-era Poi Dog Pondering. Pele seem to be having a great time
making this
rubs off on the listener. It would be mistaken, however, are not serious musicians. Pele care first and foremost about the music and this attitude is well presented. Furthermore, politically conscious lyrics are not to be taken lightly. “Raid the Palace” is a pro-working class rave while “SearchlighV’is song which adds a&, headed by Billy Bragg, actively opposing this movement. Although not a classic debut, F;rmork,s is a refreshing of their “my especially with all
the moment regarding good new tmds. HopefuIly released domestically in Canada someday, as
ted with on “Straight to You” is perhaps Cave’s subtlest, least instantly rewarding single to date, but that shouldn’t obscure its excellence. The temtlo sweet$ne a$; but come straight to you, for 1 tured.” Considering Cave’s creasingly Sinatra-es+e cover of “You Make Me Feel So Young” be far behind? “Jack the Ripper,” the other B-side, is not as charming. It’s admittedly more raunchy, both lyrically and musicaIly, but it’s also more able; it’s the kind of tune Cave could write and perform in his sleep. Here’s hoping the
the upcoming album.
I _ /Imprint,
Friday, May
BAD-der,- the second timetaround BAD 11 with Live and Blind Melon The PhoetCx
BAD’s live shows are marked by
two elements which, when used to
their fullest effect could bring out the best of the band, however their DJ who keeps the music pumping for the entire show start to finish, has worn
April 24,1992 by Sandy Atwal Imprint s t a f f
University students crammed their tweed jackets into the old Diamond club last month hoping that if they caught at least one member of the Clash, their rich girlfriends wouldn’t notice how poncey they really were. So it goes when Mick Jones and Big Audio Dynamite II bring their travelling medicine show to Toronto. The group was just here at the beginning of October at RPM, where they put on a fantastic show for all those fortunate enough to be there. While the October sh+,ow was something of a novelty since it was the first time BAD had been here in quite a few years, this show was less of an attraction and there was nothing really outstanding about it. This time around, the performance was shorter, less energetic and not quite as interesting overall, but BAD are still great. BAD was supposed to be playing with Johnny Rotten’s Public Image Limited, however some nambypamby “all that loud singing will hurt l
out his welcome. The idea of a live DJ to make sure that there’s never a dull moment is indeed a good idea. E!speciaIly for Big Audio who rely heavily on sampled material and who break their sets into two halves. However the music selected isa little on the poncey side. Euro-disco spews out of the keyboards which offers a mild distraction at best and is
KnOMf,
?City
Globe” all from the new album (with “City L i g h t s ” available). The
break during which the crowd was subjected to vilely from the speakers. The second half material and contained the highlight “Contact”. The song almost a medley of older and the band squeezed all of the ples,and funky music they could of it. A little next song was the last song, of course “Rush”.
a bitter pi1 to hallow
Sandy didn’t leave a graphic for this review, 50 we had to USA Randy instead. your delicate vocal chords;’ doctor had apparently told Johnny not to sing six nights in a row, and Toronto, being the sixth scheduled venue in a row, was canned. “No future”indeed.
J must admit, dear reader, that l was not at the show early enough to catch either Live or Blind Melon, but reliable sources tell me I missed very little.
annoyingly distracting at its worse. The songs themselves,aF still performed as energetically and as skillfully as ever. The band is tight, as it has to be, and there’s still some witty banter (“We’ve been ,to a lot of wild places man, clubs, stadiums, shriner’s mosques , . .“). The band started off with KooIAid, and kept the first half of the set to new material. “Can’t Wait”, “I Don’t
The band then came on song encore. tie docuinentative, because that’s
like. They
with nary a ‘mood. I blame Pit If they had showed, up, the whole performance would have been a fine nights entertainment, instead there was a typical
performance by Good enough.
Jerry rocks B.C. tree4wggers and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra with Roots Roundup TWII
Ptmp,
Vtrr?tYmrYJl
April 24, 1992 by Frank Seglenieks
Imprint staff To start off with if, you are making a list of the best places to see a band in Canada, leave room near the top for the Town Pump in Vancouver. That% where 1 saw Jerry Jerry and Roots Roundup last weekend, and the place is awesome. It’s got a large dance floor, lots of seats to watch the band from, and speakers hanging off the high ceiling so you’re not deafened if you want to stand next to the stage. Now about the bands: the opening act was Rmts Roundup who have been playing around western Canada for about six years. On the train from Edmonton to Vancouver, I was told to look out for Roots as they were one of the hottest bands on the west coast. So, I was quite pleased when I saw they were opening for Jerry Jerry. The band lived up to their advanced billing as they put on a energetic show which was greatly enjoyed by the full house and full daqce floor. I
got the impression that they play around Vancouver a lot as when they hit the stage the lead singer introduced about 20 people sitting in the audience by name, Their sound is similar to the &a styling of King Apparatus, but they definitely have more of a garage band influence and the five band members could easily slip into thrash, funk, and rock between or even during individual songs.
Most of the material played that night came release by cuts from B&P tnm~ and a lone
first album
Jerry wasn’t
used to, but after a few the band’s only ballad of the night about a X&year-old and goes to see to his old form. Everybody I was with agreed that he had presence,
pumping for Frank 1 On stage, the band were hopping around non-stop while the keyboardist (formerly of the Edmonton band Jr. Gone Wild) would seem to fall into a hypnotic tr:nce similar to Bob Wiseman (formerly of Blue Rodeo). Overall, you could tell that the band was having fun up there, and this sense of enjoyment spread to the entire bar.
momentum from the opening act not tnat this was unexpecten, as Jerry Jerry puts on a different kid of show. The band, which includes a baritone sax player, plays music ranging from pseudo free form jazz to straight up rock and roll, while Jerry Jerry waks around the stage mingling with the audience like a Las Vegas lounge
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra then hit the stage in a show that was definitely a major change of
the vocals were hard to understand over the band (the only bad thing 1
.*
_
-a
.
1
.-1-
~~
singer. Similar to,the opening act, the Sons were musically tight, however could find about the Town Pump).
cuts
.
Again like the opening Jerry and the to be having fun on stage, and some-
thing else which stuck the concert was that when I went to the stage to get a
to help me with this review, after Jerry Jerry handed it to me he said “Hope
you enjoyed
felt that he meant it. For me, this sums
up what Jev his concerts: have people
themselves.
$lo.~ooo GAS
2 FOR:1
GLASSES
l
expressed a similarity between him and lggy Pop. As especially appreciated his between song comments on the origins and motivations behind
,
REBATE*’
16 [mprint,
Arts/ProJile
Friday, May I, 1992
Ferrim delivers honesty an,d - hu-mour uppearing ’ ut
Femm
lists. Her next release Dime garnered a’four-star rating Rohg Stony will call Dylan the
Emmanuei Unitpd Church, Water/m Tuesday, May 5,s pm
from the Boston
Her Iatest shows a more introspective Ferron: “Round and round the Spirit tumbles with half a chance it still believes that cities fail but minds
by Sue Forrest Imprint staff
-
While re’tiewing a rap album, a friend was perplexed to discover lyrics in the liner notes; his surprise stemmed from a fast-held belief that appreciating this music was an acoustic exercise - searching for meaning in incidental lyrics is fruitless, Ferron does not fail into this category. To see Ferron live means being a privileged observer of honesty, humour, and self-reflection with a. seemingly indefatigable spirit. Biiled as a musician, a perfoher, and a poet, Ferron delivers poetry cradled in guitar-driven ‘harmonies - her poetry, her music. Distilling the lyrics serves to appreciate her genius, but to abstract permanently would be an injustice, somewhere in the creating music and lyric became inextricably fused. Ferron continues to be a legend in both folk and women’s music circles. Though creator of such anthems as YBy My Heart Be I Woman” Ferron resists being pigeon holed: “I’m sometimes asked if I am getting on a woman’s movement bandwagon. I’ve been doing this work all my life. The core energy of the women’s movement is women, and it’s similar in the way that the core energy of the
(1990)
don’t follow and goodness hides someone’s sleeve.”
civil rights movement is black people: in both cases the purpose and effect is to benefit all humani& JVhat I’m doing is tracking my changes. The i n affect5 evmovement I’m erybody.”
Part French Canadian, part Cree, energy. She produced two homeFerron was born grown albums in the ‘70~3, now collecinto a Toronto working class family. tors’ items. ‘h She left home at 15 to work a series of Her first commercial release i%sfactory and manual labor jobs, sing- ~~~o~~JJ (1980) received critical ing in the evenings when she had the acclaim and reached several top-ten and part BIackfoot,
Dogged with dedication to her artistic integrity and the-ideals of a committed activist, commercial stardom has eluded Ferron. “Believe me, there are times in my life when I wished I cared more about money, but I don’t work that way. regular Joe, who has worked, prayed, begged, crawled and celebrated. I think I really work on What I want show is just for them to have felt something about themselves,” With a hall sculpted to resonate and Ferron performing her “tough, reflective, ultimately this concert promises to be an intimate evening and likely, leaving you like the sweetest of dreams longing for hold. ,Tickets are $15 in advance, available at Provident Book Store 2872) and Waterloo (747-8765). Tickets at the door are $17. Ferron will also be playing London on Wednesday (519-668-2695) and Hamiltotion 2970).
Sings Your Life ing adventures oted to Nancy (who he left me, of course). If this is a love, could we not see either, the younger or the older pair of lovers spending some time together? CheIsom and interested in such mundanities as human interaction.
1.
You couldn’t
predictable; sense. You just keep chelsom slowly sets how Mickey and his pal have left the car lights on, and so when they to dash off suddenly, .de+d. Yet started the car. ‘What?” How?
Irish import Hear Mv Siwlg is Peter Chelsom’i first film, and it stinks of self-consciousness. Chelsom must have met with buddy Adtin Dunbar, and together they decided to write the script according to what they wanted to see in the reviews. You can bet the word “whimsical” was at the top of the list. “Fey” was probably up there too, and, of course, “charming.” It’s meant to charm the socks right off of you, but those toes remain firmly clothed. The movie is as winning as a guy at a party going on and on about how much money he makes and how many good jokes he
The film is
we wait, in agony, for a pay-off, any pay-off; Chelsom presents the barely amusing with roll on the floor surprise if Chelsom told some interviewer that his 7?7e CdmmitmeWs. The raw material
knOWS.
Dunbar plays Mickey, a young club-owner in an English town. He is very much in love wie girlfriend Nancy (Tara Fitzgerald), but he can’t tell her. In the throes of coital passion, she exclaims”1 love you” and he.mutters ‘Vice versa!” (That is the one genuinely funny moment in the film.)
thrilled to see him again. He’s a little like Alex P. Keaton, a phony, mercenary jerk, but in the final scene he acts noble and everyon! realizes he has a heart of gold - and much huggingensues. -
is very flimsy; it’s like short story. We don’t of the people on-screen we? Nothing is at stake, and the rhythm leapfrogs over characterization, Ned Beatty does mysterious
Soundgarden of Gethsemane elements seemed to be removed from Soundgarden. Spin magazine sent diva in her own write, Ann Magnuson, to interview the band around the time of the release of their third, and finest work to date, Badmotqfmger. Being aware of the band’s
and, surprisingly, Devo. However, Chris Cornell comes across, as he always does, and as is his chdrm, as being incredibly hamfisted in his vocal excess on “Girl U Want.” Yet, B-sides aside, it seems with the onset of Soundgarden’s trey-foray
W%at ‘s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happening predilection for caprice, she had pre$ared a number of questions ranging from the asinine to the inane, and when the band failed to engage in witty repartee, Annie got her gun and shot them down for being humourless, dopey metal heads. But Annie, Dreamboat Annie, you were wrong. The boys were having you on as the B-side to the recent Rusty Cages single will avow. The flipside has the boys engaging in covers of, not surprisingly, Black Sabbath
Hcmanna, Hey-sanna, Sanna, Sanna-ho!
into the realm of studio recording, the band’s humour has become cunningly subtle. Their plundering of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Timothy Rice’s soundtrack of Jc<sus Christ Supmtar for their latest material was both inspired and hilarious. “Jesus Christ Pose” shares more than a protagonist with said musical; its anthemic, over-the-top nature equate Webber and Rice’s Overture thought Act Three in a fraction of the time. ‘Garden’s “Outshined” aptly
Authorized to Sell Dedicated to Serve
Photo by Oave fisher
Soundgarden
frolic as it contained such throwaway classics as “Nazi Driver” and “665 667.” Even the name of the album was M o n d a y , M a y 4,1992 chosen to be self-consciously silly. Next up was their major label (ABM) d e b u t Lmder i%.-m Love which unabashedly rocked out. by Dawn Brenner ’ H o w e v e r , the Tap-isms c o n t i n u e d a s spe&l to Imprint can be witnessed in songs such as Soundgarden continue to be a “Full On Kevin’s Mom.” During this phase of their touring, Soundgarden mystery. They are a fringe metal band even deemed to cover Tap’s “Big Botwho are half cocky, and half cocktom,” culled from the 1973 Spinal sure. m a s t e r w o r k Brainhammer. Their debut release, Utmnega OK, However, suddenly, the comic seemed almost to have too much
appedving at the CuncerT Hall, Tomnto
becomes, ‘Star’s “The Temple.” Witness the correlation between ing California but feeling versus “Although years, seems like parisons do not stop there. Oh, what a beautiful vein to mine, the triumvirate D’s’ distraught, and downhearted. Yet this downturn leads to the necessary upturn of “Rusty Cage,” albeit, on the album the songs are placed in reverse of this spiritual track listing. true freedom, over-expressed, overindulged, but defies the possibility being overplayed. This show delights Toronto Soundgarden fans by being second of a possible three performances of the Badmutufl~~gw group. The third possible Toronto show would coming of Lollapalooza festival extravaganza. possibilities, they are a sure thing.
SHkrowayl Committed to Quality ALR w.,“M .w lvr r
Power FLEX FLYER 386W25
NEC
Silent Writer Model 90
6 PFWI Laser Printing l 300 dp: High Density Black Printing l 2MBRam be Scalable fonts l
*I MBRam *l&IMBFDD QOMBHDD
PROMO 12149
12 WEEKS 49 winners week
See Our In-House fwzcheon SpeciaZs l/2 Price Slices: $1.15 12:OO to 12:30p.m.
1 MB Ran, 40MB HH, 1
Floppy, 101 KeyboNd
Mw306SWl6 IMW 386 DIV25 RAW 366 DX/33 ,MW 366 MAO 'WI 486 IN/33
MA COLOUR
SW COLOUR
$ 939.
$1,009. $I,1 10. $1,170. $1,225. $1,625.
$1,040.
$1,100. $1,155* $1.555
crazy cock by Henry Miller Grove Weidenfeld Press 202 pages, $22.95
rwiewed by Ken Bryson
Imprint staff
- Henry Miller, Tropic qf Cancer Henry MilIer’s classic novel Tropic of Cancer is an irrepressible account of his life as a vagrant, con-man, sexual adventurer, and author in late 1920s Paris. His life is governed by everything that flows - semen, blood, the Seine, words. He is sure of himself, his writing, and even the title of his book The book of which he wrote was, of course, his manuscript for Lowe& L&a&s, a book just recently published under the title Crazy Cock. Written while he was still in New York, before heading to Paris where he wrote X4@c of Cancer, Crazy Cock is an autobiographical account of a man whose wife has an affair with another woman.
Narrated in the third person, contrary to the trademark first person narrative of his latter works, Cra?v Cock is the story of Tony Bring writer, bum, and neurotic living in Greenwich Village. Much like the protagonists of Tropic of CUP cer and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, Tony Bring is completely enamoured with his sultry, intensely seductive and demanding wife, ’ Hildred. She provides for his living and writing by supporting him with a waitress-cumprostitution job. He is at her mercy and loves it.
The trouble for Tony begins when Hildred encounters another person to Iatch on to, this time a woman named Vanya. Hildred becomes fixated by Vanya and gives vast amounts of attention to her, attending Tony just enough to keep him satisfied but certainly not pleased. Tony’s nightmare culmiMtes when I-Iildred invites Vanya to live with them against his w@hes, in effect relegating him to near housekeeper and dependent. It was out of this same situation that Henry MiI1er found himself in Paris, sent away by his wife to write in the free atmosphere of Europe. There is no such escape tar Tony Bring however. Tony is left stagnating in the sadistic love triangle; he has no escape. As a novel, Crazy Cock is terribly incomplete. The beginning is incongruous with the body of the book and the ending brings no conclusion to the conflict situation. As a precursor to Miller’s catalogue, however, the book serves as interesting source material. Miller’s narrative voice is searching for precision - he is caught between the eloquence of the Victorian novel popular at the time and the raw, “spit in the face of art” arrogance which was to become his trademark. The book is also much tamer in terms of the misogyny his later books are infamous for. Through Tony Bring though, Miller shows how he was abused and cheated by women, in effect, explaining the mistrust of and enmity toward anyone female in his later writing. Though not excusing it, C>QZV Cock shows the roots of Mtiler’s misogyny. In the end, Crary Cock is a compelling, yet incomplete, book which sets the stage for Miller’s infamous Topic 0s CLIIIUX It is an interesting and worth while read for those interested in Miller and his books. To be sure, we can easily, see why Cruq Caclk took over 60 years to be published. It shows a Miller unsure of himself and slightly confused. Only now that he has become a giant of American literature is there sufficient interest and patience for such an imperfect, yet potent novel.
Spaghetti Night
Monday Nishts 4 p.m. ‘til closing All YOU Can Eat Spaghetti Choice of Soup or ,Salad
$6oS5
Lives of the S&&3 by Nina Ricci Cormorant Press 238 pages
reviewed by Michael Bryson Imprint staff “It is more important to understand than to’ explain.” --Pavlec Have1 I first heard of Nino Ricci when he won the Governor General’s award for fiction in 1990 with his first novel, LI’ves of thu Saim, the subject of this review. W. 0. Mitchell, the story went, had told him years earlier to give up writing - he would never be a novelist. The article I read quoted Mitchell as saying nobody is ever always right, which is ironically one of the themes of Ricci’s awardwinning novel. Set in Italy in the summer of 1960, Liver sf the Saim is narrated by the young son of a woman Christina, whose husband has moved a few years earlier to America, (Canada) to seek his fortune. Left alone in-the’ village of VaUe de1 Sole, the woman takes a lover. While her tryst is a secret, the villagers respect her, but when one day when she is alone with her lover in the barn and is bitten by a snake, the tragedy begins. Lives of the Sdftts is the story of a son, Vittorio, who attempts to discover the meaning of his mother’s crime and finds none, for literally it is not a crime and there is nothing to explain. Valle de1 Sole, however, is convinced a crime exists. The snake symbolizes for the superstitious villagers a warning. An Evil deed has been done. There is a price to pay. And when not only does Christina’s ankle swell up from the snake bite, but also her belly, the villagers worst fears are confirmed. “The baby will have a snake’s head,” the village boys tell Vittorio. Mother and son are shunned and eventually board a boat for Canada themselves.
The story is wonderfully told, and Ricci has a tremendous talent for pacing and controlling his prose. holds you, plays with you and finally gently rolls you from cover to cover. This is a fantastically well-written book Yet, beyond a. plot summary and copious praise for its art, this is a difficult book to discuss. It is a novel, I think, to be understood, and no too hard to explain it. Ricci has an obvious affinity for his Italian heritage and an appreciation of the power relations within peasant Sole. Every character is full and sympathetic, and the novel and a great sense of the real. As far as a novel can be novel full of love and hope, one that widely read. Uf particular ‘interest in the novel is the strength of Christina. A mother, a fierce thinker, competitor, wife and mother, she is the complete woman and s perhaps the archetype of the future. She is a beautiful woman to get is @e cei?ie of the more weight than her father, the clergy and the rest of the population of combined. *
sexy The title itself is a metaphoric reference to Christina’s strength, her saintly nature the role model she offers ply to be themselves in and against the wishes of their community. In this regard, Christina is like Faulkner’s Caddy in ThcJ Sour~l a& changed for female protagonists in the past 50 years. Nino Ricci’s Li~c% book, one that forced W. 0. Mitchell to eat his words and one that should make everyone anxious to read Ricci’s next offering.
after school in Daytona Beach). Earn free trips and c+h! Call GTO today at l-800563-8747.
Appliance Technician
(certified} - I can often repair washers, dryers, fridges, stoves or microwaves for under $88.00 total. Ramrod Appliance 888-7830.
Rencwations - bq or small - FREE estimates - call after 6:00 p.m. 7462763.
Vol~nteem newkd for Canada Day - July 1 - to help in all areas of organization and planning-for this year’s UWICanada Day celebrations. For-more info call Marlene Miles, ext. 3276 or Dave McDougall, ext. 6338. LeisumBuddy -for a senior male with special needs would like a volunteer toaccom pany him on the putting green. He also enjoys swimming. The titie commitment involved isa minimum of four months for 24 hours a week. For info call Lee at 74’12228. Pen-pals wanted - Tom Krasnicki is a 26 year old Australian student who would like to correspond with University students aged between 22-28 years of age. If interested write to: Tom Krasnicki, 169 Waterworks Road, Dynnyrne Tas 7005, Australia.
Subjects required! - $20.00 cash! Students in 1st or 2nd year, between the ages of 18 and 25 are invited to participate in a Cardiovascular Reactivity Study, no exercising. Call Caroline at 8851211, ext. 6786.
Wanted - eve individuals or oroenizations oromote white water raff-v-- - - - - to ---r ing and bungee jump excursions. (also
Goods Exchmp Day - place your unwanted, but usable, household items at the end of your driveway, for a free community treasure hunt which will take place Saturday, May 9, 1992 from 8:OO a.m. to 600 p.m.. Residents must remove remaining items from the curb by 6:00 p.m. as there is no garbage pickup. Saturday, September 12,1992 will be the next Goods Exchange Day. For more info call 883-5 100.
I&hmer-Waterloo Art Gallery - “Art Alive Lecture Series” began Jan. 2 1 to May 19. Call 579-5660 for more info. Bas~kll Writers’ Bursary - open to college or university students, $500.00 award. 500 to 1,000 words submitted by June 1,1992. Mail entries to: Baseball Writers’ Burs;lry, c/o Larry Millson, 796 Crawford St., Toronto, Ont., M6G 3K3.
HOUSlN0 AVAILABLE ~UX available in spacious Victorian house, uptown Waterloo. Toshare with UW Grads and students. All amenities. Lovely porches for summer evenings. Rent negotiable. 579-5743. Luxury
2 bedroom condominium to share with non-smoker. $350Jmonth PIUS hydro. Erb W. and Amos. 746-2019.
The sexuality Resource Centre - is a trained student vo!unteerservice that offers information, support and referrals to those in need. This service is FREE. Call 885 12 11, ext. 2306 or leasve a message at ext. 4042, The SRC is located in room 154OA, Campus Centre, UW. An exhibition - of works by “fourth year Honours Students of the University of Waterloo Fine Arts Department - March 26 to May 3, 1992. Rotary Gallery, 101 King St., N ., Kite hener, 579-5860. The Libtary & Gallery, 20 Grand Avenue N., Cambridge, (519) 621-0460 upcoming events: April 23-16 - Edward Burtynsky Breaking Ground exhibition of 47 colour prints ; May 7 tit 7:3O pm, - meet the Artist with Edward Burtynsky. Nilash: Coflographs -an exhibition of prints employing the principle of collography by Kitchener artist Nicholas Rees at The Library, Preston Branch, 435 King St., E., Cambridge, 653-3632. May 6
$20.00 cash! - 1st and 2nd year students here’s your chance to help further science! We’re looking for students to participate in a Cardiovascular Reactivity Study. It pays $20.00 and there’s no exercising required. Call Caroline now at 885 1211, ext. 6786, bdies softball players - “A” calibre only. Needed for 1992 season. Especially pitchers and ___ catchers. Phone 621-1200, _ _ ___ __ 62 l-0649 or 5 rti-6766.
After firuls party/relax at Daytona Beach’s TEXAN/701 South. Seven nights hotel only $100, deluxe motorcoach package from $200. For reservations please call (416) 545-4214. Cardiovascular Reactivity Study students who have participated: please call Caroline to arrange a second or third retest session. Thanks. Adoption: We are a fessional couple looking to adopt a baby. If you are looking for a loving and secure home for your unborn child, please call us at l-41 6-826-7336.
to May 36, 1992. Doon Heritage - Empire Day - Land, Hope and Glory to be celebrated at Doon Heritage Crossroads - May 16, 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more info contact Wendy Con nell748- 19 14 or Marcia Shortreed 743- 1122. Joseph Schneider House - to aid the Copper Trust Foundation - recycling pennies. For more info contact Cathy Blackbourn 742-7752. ’
KITCHBNER
PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOURS effective: Sept. 3 Monday to Thursday 9:30 - 900 Friday 9130 - 530 Saturday 9:oO - 530 Sunday 1:00 - 5:00
KlTCHCNtR LBCTURBS Sunday, May 3 Adventure Fair. Monday, May Council of KW. 7:30 p.m. - “Canadian Authors”. Speaker Daine Vernile host and creator of TV’s Provincewide. Tuesday, May 5 City of Kitchener’s Official Plan Review”. Wednesday, May 6 The World in Twenty Slides”. Monday, May Video Picks min.). 7:30 p.m. Society”. 790 p.m. - “Crisis line Volunteers” yolunteers needed! Please attend. For further info on the Georgina Green
-e
pr#y,-Yl Philosophy CoU0quiu.m - Dr. Robert Nicholls - “Nietzsche and the Psychology of Power”. HH 373 at 3:30 p.m.
-4~6 KW Little Theatre presents “Equus”, May 6,7,8,9at8:00p.m.May9andlOat2:~ p.m. at the Victoria Park Pavilion. Tickets available at Waterloo Showtime Box Office 747-8765 or at the door 886-0660. Kitchen= Blood Donor Clinic c St. Francis Church Hall, 49 Blueridge Ave., from I:30 to 8:OO p.m.
“Do your courses bore you to tears already??”
-a -D B l
1
Uw Fine Arts Film Society - European Show 2 - Uw’s East Campus Hall, room 1219. “The Powers of Emotions”. 115 mintis. MAY 14 - “The Fine Art of Defence”. 78 min. :
IMPRINT needs volunteers for writing, proofreadine. DhotcmaDhv ---------~c =--- ~-v~~I J -a-M-ICI -bout- / - ----
: VD-0
United Church Group Sponsors Peace, Justice Event - “Responding NonViolently to a Broken World” with speaker Reverend Chri% L&an. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s United College on UW Campus. For further info call John Asling, (416) 659-3343 or fax [4 i 6) 659-7766.
News:
follow campus events, gain - experience.
11 rim* ... r111.
Snorts: write about vow” favorerik varsitv teams. - r - - - - - . _ ---_ _-_ _ _. . J _ -LA - w . w---w- wc - c - - / __-_--___
Arts: review concerts, C-n’s and books.
D O O R CRASHERS SAT, MAY 2 ONL VENTURA PUBUSHER
NAME BRAND
DESKTOP PUBUSHI SOFIWAM
IBELIEVABLE-PRICE!! (
IMTH PURHCASE OF WINDOWS 3.0 8 ONLY$29.99
HIGH POWERED 486133 CPU PLUS ALL THE GOODIES INCLUDES...
AAMAZING
VGA 700 GRAPMCS ACCELERATOR *FEAT 3330
486133
“Frotn a strictly price/performance point of view, no other mchi ne can beat the... DTK 3330.” PC MAGAZtNE, FEE II, 1992 Scored better than Dell’, Compaq*, Northgate*, and miles ahead of IBM and HP* on PC Magazine’s “MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK” Chart! .
4MB R A M / 64KCACHE 155MB SUPER FAST tiARD DISK TWO FLOPPIES SVGA COLOUR MONITOR
$
2299
11
GENERIC
486133 64K CACHE
4MB RAM
l
TWO FLOPPIES
SUPER MAST HARD~ DISb -.-_ SVGACOLOURMONIT~
13OMB
1
‘1 !i
ONLY
83 CPS
LASER LIKE IhrCLUDES FEEDER
$379”
RESKTOP MODEL
WE GIVE YOU 0 /0
50
DTK SUMLINES with IBM” 8513 COLOUR MONITOR
KEEW 3362 KEEN 2561
SLEEK SELXY
PEER 1661
MORE THAN THE COMPEmtON
20% FASTER 30% MORE CAPAC/N
SHORT OF CASH??
TOO LOW TO ADVERTISE
20 MB Hard Disk
40M8 HARD DRIVE HIGH DENSITY FLOPPY COLOR VGA MONITOR W/ADAPTER
~mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.mmm~mmmmmmm~~~~
BARGAIN ,HI DENSITY FLOPPY
OF THE
CENTURY