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Present, past and future by Chris Evans and lain Anderson Imprint staff With the OFS referendum only days away, allegations of unfair practices are mounting on both sides. Chief Returning Officer Carolyn Thomas has recently levied two fines against the $400 campaign budget of the “YES” committee. The first is a $20 fine under Policies and Procedures, Section IV, Number 18, Section E, Item 3.e, which states: “a fine of $20 may be levied for a committee addressing an extra-curricular group without the other committees or the referendum committee having knowledge of the opportunity.” Paul Done, chairperson of the “YES” committee has been accused of addressing the Village II Council without informing the election/referendum committee or the “NW’committee. “It is not the responsibility of either committee,” said Done to Imprint in his defense, “to inform the other of meetings which are a matter of public record. I presume that committees are capable of formulating campaign strategy and arranging public speaking.” Done has appealed this fine. The second fine is worth $30 under Policies and Procedures, Section IV, Number 18, Section B, item 2, which states: “All forms of advertising by any campus medium, the distribution and/or posting of any material designed to influence voters, speeches and public forums, shall not take place prior to the campaign period .” On January 29, 1992, the CR0 received complaints that Paul Done had been approaching people to ask their opinion on OFS and explaining why they should supportit. Done admitted- to approachi%g several can-
&dates for the Federation of Students elections, people interested in volunteering for the “YES” campaign, and several turnkeys. When asked by the CR0 to refrain from this activity, Done admitted to passing out OFS buttons (from a different campaign) which he had taken from the Fed Offkf?..
On February 5, 1992, Done formally registered several protests regarding the “NO” committee with the CRO. “The “NO” campaign mailout to coop students contains the statement, If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at the FED office (519) 888-4042,“’ Done said in his written protest. He claimed that this violates policy number 18.8.3-e, which states: “No material shal1 be distributed or posted inside Federation businesses,” since it implies that an official stand has been taken by the Federation of Students. “Furthermore,” Done said, “it violates the idea that the Federation of Students’ offices should be impartial and. free from campaigning. He also pointed out the minutes from the January 21,1992 meeting of the Committee of Presidents, an organization of campus society presidents, which contain the following item: “OFS - Lisa informed us about her and John’s intent to question Waterloo’s membership in the OFS. She is looking for people to be on the Committee.” Done feels that this, combined with anti-OFS sentiments, is as much in vir)lation of Policy number l&B.2 as his own activities, cited above, which resulted in the $30 fine. At time of press, the CR0 has declined to comment on Dclne’s protests.
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On Wednesday, February 5th, the candidates for the upcoming Fed elections and representatives for the “Yes” and “No” OFS campaigns held
building’s
in Carl MloCk
in the Math and Computer
third-floor
lounge. The candidates outlined their experience, qualifications, and what they hoped to accomplish
if elected.
The OFS
referendum chtirpersons then presented the opposing sides to that debate.
The eight people running for Fed office al1 had common themes: accountability to the students, the funding crisis, effective spending, and safety both on and off campus. The emphasis they placed on each item varied, and on some issues such as where more effective spending could be enacted - a few had no
comment. Overall, however, each candidate had both similar. qualifications and similar ideas about what needed to be done. for the position
of pre&
dent, Pat Fotie felt that accountability and “approachability” were the keys to being effective. The funding issue and its ramifications were important
to her, and she felt that increasing the amount of part-time employment on campus would help ease the pro-
solution to hat would be to create more on-campus co-op placements. Forte also wished to see that the longterm projects that the current Fed is working on are continued. The second hopeful for this position was Dave Martin, who agreed that funding was one of the largest issues facing students today. He was
concerned that the quality of education could erode, and was dedicated to preventing that from happening. In order to help ease student financing Martin favoured a pro-
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quality of the co-op placements. Along with this, he wanted to see the
concurred that campus safety and student invoIvement in the SLC were essential. In addition to increasing the lighting, she desired to
establishment
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pIan which
would be contingent upon the student’s income level after gradua-
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both on and off campus. He desired to see the “walk-home” service include the Columbia Lake Townhouses and other areas. Other issues he concerned himself with included keeping a high level of student input on the SLC, making the
OFS a more effective body, and providing solid leadership. Hoi L,eu.ng is running for VicePresident, Operations and Finance. Along with the PresidentiaI candidates, he strongly felt that the efficient spending of current funds was an important issue. The other aspirant for that position was Brent McDermott, whose objective was the increased accountability to students, especially in dealing with monetary matters. He proposed publishing monthly reports in improving
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facilities on campus, and increasing the inter-faculty relations. Running for vice president, university affairs, Sue Crack wants to have an open-door policy, and felt that she understood the “common,” day-today issues that students felt. Reshucturing the OSAP system, the wiser use of university funds, and promoting students amongst the community were her main concerns, along with increasing safety on and off campus.
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tinued membership in the federation He further questioned the “value” that Waterloo was getting for its $45,000 membership fee in the OFS, and urged
Jennifer Nevins, also hoping to get the position of VPUA, put increasing the amount of student input on plans for the SK as one of her primary concerns. Campus safety was also vital for her, and she proposed new street lights in dark areas along with more
of
involved a much more varied and impassioned response. The chair of the “No” side was quite spirited in his attack on the OFS and its ability to represent Waterloo students. The ‘“Yes” view was defended equally fervently by the chair of the proOFS committee. Against the continuation of Waterloo’s involvement with the OFS, current Federation president John Leddy ’ attacked the organization’s credibility. iie pointed to its stance on the Persian Gulf War, its “zero tuition fee” proposal, and rallies where the OFS threw macaroni at political leaders as examples of how the OFS destroys the respect that the public has for it. He argued that these actions do not represent all of the students of Ontario, nor the students of Waterloo. Once the public fails to support the OFS, he continued, the government will cease to listen to it. The OFS’s credibility is also weakened by the lack of unity among its members, and Leddy referred to the referendums being held by four
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staying in the 0rganiiMion. The OFS was strongly defended by “YES” chairperson Paul Done, who claimed that the $1.50 fee each student pays per tern for membership in the OFS was a small amount to pay
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OFS good “Waterloo, like other member institutions, has complete access to research done by OFS on is&es as diverse as academic freedom (including a case study of Phillipe Rushton at UWO), an NDP report card, and native student issues,” Done says. The OFS spends almost all of its time and resources on studentrelated issues, Done says, specifically government funding, tuition fees, and the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) . He criticized the present Federation of Students executive for not giving the OFS an honest chance, saying
by Peter BKWII Imprint staff
Students at the University of Waterloo will lose their voice at Queen’s Park if they vote to leave the Ontario Federation of Students in next week’s referendum, says Paul Done, chairperson of the “YES” side. “The OFS is the only provincial organization which speaks with the voice of postsecondary students,” Done says, adding that the OFS has over 200,000 members spread over 33 member federations across the province. He stressed that tough economic tirnes are the very time that students should be unifying and organizing for a lobbying voice. According to Done, the OFS carries on many activities which are useful to students: lobbying the provincial government; conducting campaigns - on racism, gender relations, OSAP, and date rape; providing a full-time research staff for members; and organizational skills development for the executive of member federations.
that when
they have used OFS or Federation of Students (CFS) campaigns or materials, they have chosen not to give credit where it was due or simply not advertised programs well. As an example, he
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cited last October 17’s National Student Day rally at Queen’s Park, to which UW sent no buses of students, only a carload of Feds. Done said that the current executive’s criticism of OFS’ “zero tuition fee” policy shows ignorance and a lack of vision on their part. “The three major stakeholders in the postsecondary system - OFS, the Council of Ontario Universities, and the Ontario Council of University Faculty Associations, representadministration, and ing students, faculty - all have this policy in place,” he said.
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Done explained the “zero tuition fee” policy as calling for :a short-run freeze on fees and their long-run abolition, combined with a progressive tax system. But he stressed that this was an ideal goal. “We don’t sit down and say, we want zero fees - it’s a negotiation process, and you have to bargain from a strong position,” he said. “And this policy has been passed democratically, which leaves me wondering how the OFS could be accused of not listening to members.” He also opined that the only democratic way to affect change in an organization is from within. Done attacked the executive’s alternative to OFS, the Ontario University Student Funding Alliance (an organization spawned by UW and other disgruntled OFS members). “OUSFA is a figment in the minds of certain executive members,” Done said. “It has produced no final report and has no bylaws, no constitution, no policies, and only deals with one issue - government funding. It is not a plausible alternative.” Done feels that UW’s Federation would not be able to duplicate the services offered by the OFS for $45,000 per year. Currently, each UW full-time undergraduate pays $1.50
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by Peter Brown Imprint staff University of Waterloo students pay $45,000 to the Ontario Federa60-n of Students each year, and that .money is wasted, according to Scott Garrett, chairperson of the “Vote NO to OFS” committee. “The OFS does not represent the views of UW students,” Garrett said. “We would rather it spend its time and money on underfunding and other student issues than on passing motions to order Saddam Hussein to remove his troops from Kuwait.” Garrett accuses the OFS of being “deeply entrenched in a zero tuition fee policy.” He says that the goal of “zero tuition fees” is unrealistic and that tuition fees rise each year in spite of the OFS’ efforts.
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He also said that the OFS practices what it calls “creative campaigning,” namely people representing OFS verbally attacking and throwing macaroni at Minister of Colleges and Universities Richard Allen and other politicians. “If anything hampers lobbying, it is this,” Garrett said. “Later, the C3FS took responsibilitv for it, but denied telling pe’ople to dL it.”
point in belonging to an organization or student movement that has proven in the past to be ineffective.” In an OFS conference in Kingston, Garrett said, Waterloo’s delegation. IF along with people from QueenS, Brock, and McMaster, attempted to place a motion on the floor during closing plenary that would urge the provincial government to increase its contribution to universities. “It was left unti1 there were eight minutes left (in the plenary),” he said. “There was little discussion, and it was shot down.” This was just one example of how UW’s views were not being listened to. He also said that OFS campaigns have not been effective on UW’s campus. “We didn’t used a lot of material fur the date rape campaign, and a lot of the other material needs improvement.” The Feds, “Don’t Tax My Loan” campaign accumulated 2,500 students’ names on a petition without OFS’ help. Garrett claimed that the OFS back on campaign expenses to tune of $5,000 so that it could hire extra Dart-time fieldworker iust defend the organization in refk-&G
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Divisions of opinion within the OFS affects its lobby efforts, Garrett said. He acknowledged the need for a student lobby group, but said that the Federation executive have done a Iot of work on lobbying on their awn. President John Leddy has met with Dr. Stuart Smith, responsible for the Smith Report on pas tsecondary education in Canada, and with the chairs of Ontario board of governors, according to Garrett. Garrett said that the Federation have found dealing with the OFS to be a “tistrating experience, trying to get UW students’ opinions across.” He continues: “The executive find no
across the province. The 4.M also received $5,000 from the Canadian Federation of Students for this purpose. He also stressed that UW’s is not the only university federation considering a pull-out: Ryerson, Windsor, Brock, and Queen’s are also having referenda on membership And Wilfrid Laurier and the University of Toronto are not members. He admitted that the executive’s alternative, Ontario University Student Funding Alliance or OUSFA, has not turned into something concrete, but says progress should be made later this month.
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for the lobbying power that it gave in return. As it’s the only student organization with any clout in the government, and since it is the largest lobbying organization in the pre vince after the Ontario Federation of Labour, it was too powerful a force to simply pull out of, according to Done. He also pointed to the campus campaigns, such as last year’s “No Means No” and the “Report Card on Bob Rae”, that the ‘OFS had organized as educational benefits that membership brought. After each person had their say, the floor was opened up to the audience. The majority of the questions dealt with the OFS referendum, on the actual benefits of remaining in the federation and the benefits of leaving it. When asked about the plausibility of an alternative organization representing student interests, Done reacted negatively. He conceded that “it would be different” if the “NO” campaign had presented an altemative organization, but he hastened to add that they had not, and that there was no “real” alternative put forth in contrast to continued membership in the OFS. The proposed CKJSFA, he added, was only to dea1 with student funding, and that does not cover all of
the student interests. Leddy, countering this, responded that his meeting with the Minister-of Colleges and Universities implied to him that the OFS was rapidly losing its credibility with the government, and that continued membership is not the solution. Later, Leddy, when questioned about his endorsing a plan to increase tuition by 40 per cent, denied that he supported such a plan, and instead said that he supported a tuition increase tied to a income contingent loan system. Done then p&ted out that the OFS is working on income contingent loans, but said that it is not necessarily a “wonderful” thing. and that there are “millions” of possible plans to explore. As there were no figures put forth by Leddy, Done asserted, how could one decide if it was a better system, and proceeded to raise the spectre of a student graduating with a $40,000 debt. When the OFS’ability to represent students was queried, and why would the government feel like it should listen to the organization, L.eddy quickly pointed out that tht was what the “NO” campaign was about: the OFS does not represent the students, and the government is rapidly losing interest in listening to them. He then claimed that the
government would, on fhe other hand, be more likely to listen to his group as they presented “real” solutions and dealt “with the real world .” As the government already pays 75 per cent of tuition costs, he continued, it was unrealistic of the OFS to expect the government to increase that amount. Done responded that the proposal was not as “unrealistic”as it may have appeared, as, he claimed, there were parts of the world where university education is “free” for the students. He qualified the proposal, however, stating that the OFS realizes that it wasn’t feasible to have it now, though they are working on it for the future. He then stressed that the OFS tries to concern itself with short-term, concrete goals, such as reducing cutbacks to university funding as much as possible. In response to the issue of the ability of the OFS to represent students, Done pointed out that, as all OF-S
proposals
are
democratkally
voted on by the university representatives, and as those reps are elected by their student bodies, they are accountable to the students and thus are representative of them.
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Women not getting- equal opportunity in Science by Don J. Bisch special to Imprint
Given the recent t-ravels of Canada’s first female astronaut, Roberta Bondar, into space, it was rather appropriate for Dr. Rose Sheinin, a scientist at Concordia University to speak about “Women and Science in the Future.” The presentation, which was given to a gathering of about 50 people on Tuesday, February 4 in AL 116 centred primariIy on inequality in science and technology education in Canada. Sheinin pointed out that, despite numerous studies having been done on women in science and despite various legislation entrenching equality in education, equality in science education still does not exist for Canadian women. To elaborate about the reasons for this inequality, Sheinin talked about the change of emphasis in education during the 1960s and 70s wherein students at the high school level were given the option of taking courses of
their own choice. This resuIted in the majority of high school girls dropping out of subjects such as science and math. It was made clear that this was not a free choice on the part of these girls but that pressures from society and family, as well as cultural and religious influences played a major part in shaping their decisions. Sheinin went on to explain that have societal expectations traditionally encouraged boys to enter the field of science as the “doers of future society” while girls are not expected in any way to be industrial or professional. They are instead, offered “defined corridors” of study which don’t include science or technology. As well, Sheinin pointed out that access to postsecondary education is “neither free nor equal.” She reminded the audience that women are in the minority in science education at the Bachelor, Masters and PhD levels as well as in university science faculties across Canada. This, as Sheinin put it, is due to the fact that inequality is not a priority of univer-
sity administrates but rather that change only takes place when women stand up and demand it. She stressed the need for men and women to be put on an equal playing field. For this to o&r, the disadvantages presented io women wishing to bear children wouId have to be removed. Sheinin claimed that, in terms of child-care, women in education have received little assistance in the past while their male counterparts have remained free of any such responsibili y: In addlhon to speaking about inequality, Sheinin also expressed her support for employment equity in the form of affirmative action programs. She said that anyone who opposes such programs is sending a message that “academic excellence equals 100 . percent, all male, aU white, all middleclass.” She responds to such critics by stating that, based on Canada’s male/ female ratio, academic excellence should in fact equal 52 per cent women and 48 per cent men, However, as Sheinin claims, “we have a long way to go” before such equality exists. ”
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Univerity of Waterloo history Prof. John English will moderate a panel discussion Feb. 10 on Canada’s Constitutional proposals. The program is organized by Kitchener Public Library as part of its Equal Time series and will be held at the Main Library at 85 Queen St. N. beginning at 7:30 pm. Political science Prof. John Redekop from Wilfrid Laurier University and John Reimer, Kitchener MP, will be the panellists. The new Constitutional proposals range from a more clearly defined version c?f Quebec’s “distinct” society to the elimination of inter-provincial trade barriers, entrenching property rights and defining the Bank of Canada’s role. Anyone interested in attending is asked to register by calling 7437502. UW Groundwater
display
planned
A permanent groundwater display is being established in the BiologyEarth Sciences Museum at the University of Waterloo. The Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research, in collaboration with the Department of Earth Sciences, is creating the display that is expected to open to the public in the spring. Et will include an interactive groundwater flow model, visual representation of a water well; general groundwater information accessible on a computer; and regional water resource information. The project is being supported by the water well and groundwater consulting industry and Waterloo Region’s Department of Water Operations. UW-Record
photo collection
popular
.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Record’s photographic negative collection housed at the University of Waterloo Library is proving to be a popular feature of the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room. The collection contains negatives of all photos taken by Record staff photographer+ from 1939 to five years ago. The newspaper keeps photos taken within the past five years. Susan Bellingham of the library’s special collections says that during a recent series of orientation tours, many people expressed interest in the photo collection. “The collection has been consulted for a variety of uses ranging from the large pictures decorating the walls of local Dutch Boy supermarkets to photos obtained for family birthdays and anniversaries and ‘do you remember’ celebrations,” she says. The university makes prints of the negatives for a service fee of $5 and a fee per picture of $5. Researchers
develop
data security
system
University of Waterloo researchers have developed the world’s first public key cryptography chip based on a form of mathematics so efficient that secure smart cards could soon become a reality. The discovery by the researchers with the Information Technology Research Centre also has applications in high-speed data encryption over optical communication networks, secure facsimiles and low-rate voice encryption over digital cellular telephones. Using a technique based on adding points on an elliptic curve, the professors - Gord Agnew, Ron Mullin and Scott Vanstone - have designed a data security chip using only 12,000 gates, down from 100,000 transistor gates in a previous chip. Estimates show that this structure would require less than 17 per cent of - devoted to microprocessors on the area’ - five square millimetres current smart cards, and would provide encryption features that are more efficient than currently available, Agnew says.
CR0 responds to SLC charges . Imprint
staff
In response to two Imprint staff members’ complaints regarding irregular referenda procedures, Chief Returning Officer Carolyn Thomas has decided thatthe Student Life Centre referendum is valid. In her reply, she reiterated some of John Leddy’s earlier responses to some of the complaints. She said that the telephone poll of counciilors was valid because only one per&on had objected to John’s suggestion to “do it over the phone,” al an earlier meeting (Sunday, October 20). In reply to a question about what constitutes the “referendum question,” she stated that “Nowhere in the by laws does it say that the proposal that precedes the actual question, must be in the paper.” She also discovered that Imprint’s accounting of the Guxttu’s circulation was grossly incorrect: “The University of Waterloo Gazette has a circulation of eleven thousand (11,000) instead of the three thousand five
hundred (3,500) first mentioned.” “Certainly our underestimation of the GUZ~P’S circulation weakens our case,” said Imprint editor-in-chief Peter Brown, one of the complainants, “but the CR0 is entirely missing the point The students are the people voting in this referendum and the Guzette is not the official student newspaper of UW.” He went on to say that “the validity of the student council phone vote is very questionable. Even if councillors voted to authorize the phone vote at a meeting, council cannot vote to change the manner in which it makes decisions.” The other complainant, assistant editor Dave Thomson, agreed, saying “It’s so fucked up - you have to wonder what would have happened had they followed all the normal pro* cedures.” The University Senate and the Board of Governors must authorize the collection of the $10 and $25 fees, at which time they presumably will debate these questions of validity as well.
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CIO’ 1 by Bruce Fraser LJW SCM Collective With the abundance of talk about environmental concerns and sustainable development, the question arises as to what we as individuals can do. This questioning is difficult because it can challenge and impact on our own personal lifestyle. Simplifying our lifestyles, especially in North America and Western Europe, seems to be one of the few long term solutions available. At its heart, simple living recognizes that we have some responsibility for the social injustices and ecological degradation in our world. This recognition can be empowering because it implies we play a part in changing our world. The CentraI Region of the Student Christian Movement of Canada (SCM} is organizing a weekend conference (February 21-23) to explore the concept of living simply. We will also seek to discover ways of living out the principles of simply living. The conference will be atteoded by SCM units from the following universities: Waterloo, Western, Toronto, YorkKlendon College, Trent, Ottawa, Carleton, and McGill. SCM is a student-directed national movement with a local unit at UW. We are a diverse group of individuals who are not afraid to question and disagree about faith and how it relates to the society in which we live. We are striving to help create a more just world by means of action and reflection within the university community. Every person who comes to our group brings a unique perspective form which we can all benefit. Anyone interested in attending the conference is invited to contact Heather at 725-7993 or Ken at 7258218,or to come to a meeting to find out more about the group. Meetings are Thursdays from 4-5:30 pm in the Campus Centre room 110. New members are always welcome.
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fireside chat by Peter Brown The recent Student Life Centre referendum has one thing in common with this week’s OFS referendum and Federation executive elections: ignorance and inexperience on the part of the Chief Returning Officers and negiigence on the part of the Federation for doing such a poor job of preparing them. Carolyn Thomas (CR0 for both referenda) and Glen Rutland (CR0 for executive elections) are a couple of likeable and wellmeaning first-year students who have been thrown into the deep end without being taught how to swim. To describe the past couple of weeks as a litany of screw-ups would be understated. For the sake of brevity, let’s pick two biggies: Thomas, when advised by Imprint of tKe possibility that the? Federation’s referendum bylaw may have been violated during the SLC referenda, had never heard of such a thing as a bylaw. She was told only about Federation referendum policy, an entirely mo<e flimsy thing. Bylaws are the legal rules by which a corporation, even non-profit ones like the Feds and Imprint, is operated; they can only be changed by a majority vote at a general meeting of the membership of the corporation. The
province of Ontario, in return for granting an organization incorporated status, requires that the corporate bylaws be followed. Fed policies, on the other hand, do not share the same legal status. They can be changed by student council or the board of directors and the consequences for violating them are closer to embarrassment than to jail. This week, Rutland directed Lprdered) Federation candida!es to not respond to questions concerning their positions on UW staying in OFS. After some heated discussion with the “YES” side, Rutland realized that this was a complete subversion of the democrqic process and backtracked quickly. Rutland’s logic behind his original stance was thal if decidedly anti-OFS candidates were elected on the same day as the electorate voted to stay within OFS, relations between the UW Federation and OFS would be harmed. Relations between UW and OFS? tiarmed?! Any damage would be minimal compared lo what John Leddy and Lisa Brice, in just a few months, have accomplished to scuttle Uw’s image in that organiztitiion. If you were a delegate at an OFS meeting, would you take seriously the views of delegates who come and go as they please, voting on issues with little or no preparation? More importantly, Rut/and actually thought that he had the authority to tell candidates what questions, posed by the electorate, they could and could not answer. Considering how little there is to tell these candidates apart as it is, limiting the topics of qlrestioning is mindboggling. The embarrassing events which have followed from the inexperience of the CROs are clearly the responsibility of students’councii, who appointed the CROs, and the Fed board of directors, do is ultimately, legally, responsible to the electorate for the affairs of the corporation. I recognize that it is important for the future of student involvement in the Federation that first-year students are invited to participate as much as possible, but I hardly think that being the CR0 for campus-wide votes is appropriate for an entry-level volunteer position. Especially when teddy and Brice could know nor care less about the impartiality and integrity of the Federation and its CROs during a referendum. Carolyn and Glen, you’ve been suckered.
Vote to save your life Fed Hall. fedhallfedhallfedhallfedhalI. Ha! Thought I was going spew forth a bunch of juicy conspiracy gossip about Fed Hall? Well, not today . , . But now that I’ve got your attention, I should mention that - like the students who voted for Fed Hall - you’re going to have to vote on two things this coming week, on February 11 and 12. And they’re both going to cost money, one way or the other - but doesn’t everything? Let’s deal with the Federation of Students executive elections first , . . vote for anyone named - ooops, sorry, this isn’t the Iron Wumbr. But in all seriousness, if you don’t know who the candidates are by now, just don’t even bother voting. All I11 say to the remaining twenty per cent is to please vote responsibly. Good residence dons do not necessarily make for good Federation executives, as we are currently bearing witness to. The other question to be decided is whether or not to stay in OFS. For those in the dark, that stands for O-ntario Federation of Students. It is the only provincial lobby group for post-secondary students’ (that’s us) needs and interests, from housing to underfunding iSSUeS.
Heading up the “NO” side of the debate is Fed president John Leddy, who is claiming that OFS doesn’t focus on true student concerns, which for him appear to be funding, ’ funding aaaand funding. The ‘7ES” proponents are arguing . logically, that it is stupid to pull out of an organization of such importance when there is no feasible alternative. &eddy was supposed to have some half-baked proposal called”OUSFA” ready before we were to vote -on the OFS, which we have yet to see. “OUSFA” is, futuristically, a coalition of five (5) schools that will concentrate on funding issues. The OFS, on the other hand, has been
in existence for 20 years and has the support of thirty-three(33) post-secondary in~tihrtion~ (with the University of Toronto possibly joining and five institutions possibly leaving pending referenda Iike the one we’re having). If you haven’t attended any of the forums yet, I’d like to suggest, if I could, that you attend today’s forum at noon outside the science C & D in the Chemistry I building. The importance of informing yourself and voting about OFS and electing candidates cannot be overstressed. Just look at the recent Student Centre referendum. First, approximately 11 per cent (66 per cent of 16 per cent) of you elected to spend millions of dollars of generations of students’money. This is a nonrefundable fee. Secondly, the proposal was brought to you in a very unconventional manner (no “YES” and “NO” sides were formed; the proposal was approved over a telephone, etc.) by people who were efected by an even smaller percentage of the same voters (44 per cent of 17 per cent, or about seven per cent). Why don’t we, as a student body, see if 30 per cent of us can make it out to vote? A larger number of voting students might instiI1 a greater sense of accountability to those we vote in as the next Federation executive. They might actually consult students on important decisions such as whether or not to stay in OFS. Is it really John Leddy and Lisa Brice’s jobs to assume that thousands of students have the same attitudes about OFS that they do? They could have had a sample of 2,000 students’ opinions on OFS if they had included a few such questions on the surveys they used to gauge our opinion about a student life centre. But alas, hindsight, as they say, is always 20/ 20.
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forum To the editor, During my stay at UW from 1987 to 1991 the Feds initiated several referenda in order to gain a decisive position on the burning issues of the day. When they first appeared I welcomed this form of democracy seldom seen in the big political leagues of provincial and federal politics. But now as a UW graduate I can only shake my head at the abuse of the referendum. It is not that the Student Life Centre and membership in the OFS and CFS are unimportant issues, but how many years in a row do we have to vote on the same issues? Perhaps the SLC is what the UW student body really wants, although they voted against it in the past (with a higher voter turnout and a campaign which followed proper procedure). Perhaps the students of UW should not be represented at the provincial (and national) level, after all the “Friendly Feds” really do not need to be concerned with what is happening to students outside of Waterloo. Perhaps there are no other issues which require the “Friendly Feds”’ time and energy. Perhaps, but not likely. What is becoming clearer, as time goes on, is that the Federation of Students lack creative and intelligent leadership. This year has produced two referenda on two issues that were decided by the same process in the past five years. The SLC appears to be a political plum coveted by the last three Fed administrations. Leddy and Brice seem to have invented their own rules so they can have the honour of picking this plum. The beauty of this plum is that they get to enjoy the honour while generations of UW students are saddled with the responsibility of paying for it. The referendum over whether or not to stay within the OFS demonstrates Leddy’s and Brice’s inability to play in the bigger sandbox of student politics. I know it is late in vour mandate but wake up! The OFS may not be perfect, but there are other priorities for them to consider than what the Feds want (especially when Leddy and Brice do not attend meetings dealing with their particular concerns). It is short sighted and inesponsible to weaken an provincial student organization dedicated to our needs. Leddy and Brice may not be happy with how the OFS is run, but next year there will be new faces and new ideas; just like at UW. The OFS serve an important function to UW and most other univkrsities in Ontario. The competence of the OFS varies with the people who run it. Attempting to withdraw membership unnecessarily isolates UWfrom other universities and colleges in Ontario. Finally, $1.50/term membership fee is a whote lot less pay to have the than what UW stude&s Federation of Students, whether or not they are happy with the leadership. Should there be a vote to eliminate the Feds? Leddy and Brice may be the Friendly Feds, but I prefer to see a creative and intelligent Feds. Hopefully, UW students may find them in this year’s slate of candidates. Michael Salovaara Arts 1991
OFS NO!. To the editor, After reading Peter Brown’s article, “OFS dispute brings resignation” in the January 31 issue of Imprint, I felt compelled to write. I also attended the opening and closing plenary sessions of the OFS Conference. I was supposed to attend committee sessions during the week, but was unable to do so for academic reasons. However, the two days at the conference Ieft me deeply disgusted with the OFS. Mr. Done did not attend the opening plenary for the OFS Conference, I attended with John Leddy and Lisa &ice. Throughout the voting that day and on the closing plenary,
John and Lisa asked my views on the issues that were being voted ipon. They listened to my opinions, and ultimately voted the way they felt was best for the students at Waterloo. I do not remember Mr. Done volunteering a lot of information when it came time to vote in closing plenary. I also do not remember him voicing his disagreement with any of John and Lisa’s decisions. With his work on the committees during the week, I am surprised that he did n&t want to contribute more to the voting decision in the closing session. In the article, Mr. Done is quoted as saying that “the implementation of the OFS and CFS campaigns on the UW campus (were} a ‘failure”‘. I participated in the “Don’t tax my loan” campaign and the “NDP Report Card” campaign. I commend Lisa’s success with these campaigns and with her date rape campaign. I can only assume Mr. Done is referring to other campaigns run by OFS, one which was never received and the municipal elections campaign which was received two days before the municipal election due to poor organization on the part of the OFS. This was not unique to University of Waterloo. Queen’s University also did not receive certain campaigns. The time I spent at the OFS conference was time wasted. I never received the impression that the opinions of the University of Waterloo were being taken seriously. Delegates were locked out of the room for the OFS executive elections. Normally, the doors are locked for the duration of the voting. However, the doors were locked at a random time, before the election period started. The Grad representative from the University of Waterloo was one of those delegates excluded, and as a result, a representative of the Ontario Graduate Students Association publicly stated that the QGSA was disgusted by what had gone on. A delegate from Western commented on the voting methods used at the OFS conference by saying, “This goes against the fundamentals of democracy.” I do not want students to believe that John Leddy and Lisa Brice are the slavemasters that Peter Brown’s article implies that they are. They were considerate of my opinions and my ideas. I am saddened that Mr. Done felt that “his input was minimal in voting” and that he felt he had to resign over it. I am also unimpressed that Mr. Brown would contact the chairman (.si~~.) of the OFS for her “unbiased” comments, before he would contact other University of Waterloo students who also attended the conference. Knin schnarr Science Representative Federation of Students
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Applauds Imprint To the editor, I would like to applaud Dave Thomson and Peter Brown for standing up for student rights. I’m glad to see someone is keeping an eye on the Fed people. As a former high school newspaper editor i spent a lot of time playing watchdog on the Student Council. This is the unfortunate consequence of having no official opposition. Way to go! Blair Madore
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This is an open letter to the students of the University of Waterloo: The Students’ Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) learned with concern that the Waterloo is holding a referendum with regards to their membership in the Ontario Federation of Students. On January Zlst, Premier Bob Rae announced a historically low increase in funding to post-secondary education. I ask you, why at a time like this would anyone want to terminate their membership in the only organization that the Minister of Colleges and Universities recognizes as the voice for students in Ontario? The Ontario Federation of Students is one of the largest lobby groups in Ontario representing over 200,000 students from universities and colleges. Besides lobbying, OFS provides its members with in-depth and wellprepared research on a variety o$ topics, such as the effects of under-funding on postsecondary education, accessibility - and academic freedom, Probably one of the most important resources that OFS offers it members is campaign materials and ideas. This year alone, OFS has run campaigns concerning date rape on campuses and underfunding among others. Upcoming campaigns include an anti-racism campaign and a semester-long campaign on the underfunding and diminishing accessibility to posts secondary education. Like most organizations, OFS has its pro-+ blems. These problems can be addressed at general meetings that are held twice a year. A number of committees are set up to review the structure, the budget and the campaigns. It is through these that members can voice their concerns. The problems, however are not worth sacrificing the opportunity that students have to be heard’at a provincial level. Through OFS, it is crucial that students across Ontario unite to fight the war that is being waged on post-secondary education. If we are to win, our efforts must be directed at the government. I urge you to vote YES to OFS in the upcoming referendum and look forward to working with representatives from your universities both at General Meetings and throughout the year on various campaigns.
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An open letter to Waterloo students: Soon you will be asked to vote on whether or not to stay in the Ontario Federation of Students (OFS). I am writing to urge you to keep your membership within OFS and remain a part of the student movement in Ontario. By voting no to OFS you will be losing your student network of 33 member schools that belong to OFS. You will be losing your ability to lobby the provincial government effectively on the issue of underfunding. You will be losing access to the policy papers, the resource material and the educational information that OFS produces. You will be losing invaluable support, expertise, and assistance that OFS staff can provide . . . and most importantly of all, you will be losing your voice in the second largest lobby organization in Ontario, which represents your interests as students, I really do urge you to think seriously about the loss that the University of Waterloo will experience. This is the most critical time for us all to be working together and to remain united in the fight for a good-quality, accessible post-secondary education. Vote YES to OFS!
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I find myself sitting here not really knowing what to say or how to start. But, then again, what can you possibly say when you lose a true friend in the manner that Greg More was hideously taken Monday morning? To those of you who never knew him, Greg was a founding member of the Friends of the Waterloo Squash Team and an avid supporter of the Waterloo squash program. Greater than his financial contribution was his continuous dedication to sportsmanship as he attended numerous events and tournaments, cheering us on through the years in our quest to win while always reminding us to have a good time doing it. Whether it was opposing us on the court or at the OEP for a beer, Greg kept us in stitches tith his extremely dry sense of humour and super individuality. Over a beer, after a hard game, well be looking for that jovial balding guy with that little belly moving swiftly to the bar to get the next round. Greg, the next round’s on us . . . well miss &ou.
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There is a God To the editor, On Thursday, January 3Oth, an absent minded student (myself) left his photocopy card in a photocopier, on the 3rd floor of the Dana Porter Library, with $20 on it. At this point some kind student found it; with the options of keeping it OT turning it in to the Lost and Found. Of course i thought it was gone forever, but to my disbelief I found my card at the Lost and Found. To the person with the kind heart, Thank You. Someday, hopefully, the favour will be returned to you. Ian Jackson
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Students fill part-time staff and manageria1 positions at both the Bombshelter and Federation Hall. Students are also the patrons at both establishments. Go figure. Thanks, but I am definitely not responsible for the excellent numbem being turned in at both bars. Give credit to those that are making suggestions and those that are acting upon them. F’S, but ill take the kind words now before the axe falls on me +. . hurry, only eight issues left!
Re: Martin Bruin’s letter of January 31,1842 (“The Loving Solution’). Mr. Bruin, must we go through this again? Forcing a woman to have a child when she doesn’t want to is more violent than the choice to abort. If you think that “caring” involves the enslavement of a woman’s womb, then you should either join the John Birch Society (or the Reform Party), or wise up and keep your fascist hands and your filthy intellectual b. s. off the the womb - which you have no business invading. Gretchen Graduate
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Myth making To the editor, Let’s come right out with it - consumer culture is ultimately fomrulated on a paradox: the worse the economic condition, the greater the need for ideology and false representation to exert its hold. “They” (the people that we never see) have understood the need to create an appearance of beauty when all there is is disgust, and everything is all right attitude in opposition to increased welfare afid unemployment. They have allowed us the chance to sleep at night, filled with dreams of the new look and the next Nintendo cartridge. I don’t want to criticize Michael Bryson’s article “Media Surfing” in January 24th’~ Imprint too deeply, since some of his comments are insightful and cut right to the heart of our problematic times. Yes, people are being laid off from
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is to undermine pop music’s mandate to silence the negative. to Bryson’s thesis, bands like EMF, Guns ‘n’ Roses, and Bryan Adams are appropriate for recessionary times since they allow many people the chance to relax and not think. I’m sure the socialist readership is now swearing at me, but some people are only concerned with their own surroundings and not revolutionary motifs. This doesn’t mean that I have to like these bands, but I am nonetheless aware of the type of power they hold over their audience when social conditions are their bleakest. Obviously, the type of music that Bryson is criticizing should be criticized, but one should be careful not to label it as irrelevant. Pop music is in the business of myth making, and 1992, sadly, is a year when myth will be held onto the strongest. It’s proportions may be grotesque, but for many people it is definitely necessary. Unfortunately, the cycle of consumer culture creates both our economic loss and illusory escape. unemployment
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@fir& this in music just accentuates our vicltimization that much more. I may not care too much for Bryan Adams’ message (I mean, if 1 do everything for you, does taking out the garbage count?), but there are some people who hold onto this to give meaning to our lives, to be changed with the next number one. mere’s nothing wrong with an awareness of )ur condition, but to criticize non-political nusic because it doesn’t reflect increased
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I am a capitalist. There, I said it. On a university campus, there aren’t too many phrases more dangerous than that one - the only one I can think of is “I am not a feminist.” At any rate, the notion of capitalism (like
most ideas) has been popularized beyond recognition and needs a little clearing up. I’ve had enough arguments in the past week ta warrant a column dedicated to some clarification. As far as I can remember nobody I talked (fought) with agreed with me even a little bit so I’m just going to sum up the arguments one hears every day from the socialists of the world and give the capitalist response. There were basically three complaints about a capitalist or free-market structure, First there was the argument that capitalism makes people buy things they don’t bunt, Through advertising, McDonald’s sucks people into munching up Big Mats and this is a bad thing. This view is wrong. A free-market can’t make people buy things they don’t want; that’s why it’s called a free-market, because people are free to choose. This theory of ‘making people buy” was first suggested by he (Canadian) economist John Kenneth Galbraith. At the same time, Ford was coming Dut with the Edsel, perhaps the biggest flop in :ar history. Despite Ford’s every effort the car lust died. If a clearer example of simultaneous refutation exists, I’d be surprised. But even without historic examples, just ;hink to yourself. When was the last time you gought something you didn’t want. If you’re jane, I would hope you’ve never bought something you didn’t want. I don’t mean don’t want now, obviously there are things fou bought when you were ten that-you’ve long since thrown away, but if you really believe in the amazing power of advertising, Sk anybody you meet the above question and I would lay money that every single per;on you ask will look at you strangely. People don’t and can’t be made to buy hings they don’t want, regardless of how neavily it’s advertised. Of course, marketing is
but it cannot, it never has, nor will it ever make you or anyone else buy something they don7 want unless the future will let people plug TV into their ‘brains or something. Clear enough?
The second point is that the mark,et makes people buy things they don’t need. Now the “makes people buy”part should be clear from above, but what about this extravagance oi Western culture and all of its frivolities? I, personally, am extremely happy that the markel presents me with things I don’t need. As a result, I can go downtown and buy that copy of Das Kupitd I’ve been looking for or that Billy Bragg album. Having things I don’t need pleases me to no end and I fail to see how this is a problem with anyone. See, that’s the magic of a free-market; you buy what you want and I buy what I want and we pay for what we get. On the other hand, the government can and does make you buy any number of things you don’t want or don’t need. Everything from Brian Mulroney’s wardrobe to the military. Finally we have my favourite fallacy. If I’m a worker, most people believe that my boss has to pay me “less than I’m worth” in order to make any money. This belief is the favourite Df socialists everywhere and makes the false assumption that economics is a zero-sum game. It seems incomprehensible for people to imagine that an employer and his worker =an get better off at the same time, but that’s what takes place most of the time. The key to understanding this is that workers also buy hlff. The more money an employer pays his workers, the more money they11 have to buy
what they want - obviously including his 3wn stuff. Of course cutting wages is one way that employers can increase their profits, but rarely is the this the most efficient way. [ncreasing your service to more people is always more productive than squeezing more Dut of the people who already buy your stuff. There are good capitalists and evil :apitaIists, but if you believe that “the system” is corrupt and there are better solutions, the Durden of proof is on you.
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persed into a number of castes, lots, ilks, OI sub-cultures that merely survive. “Progress’ can no longer be used to justify it. What is obscured in this ill-conceived play of metaphor is how much of it is used to preserve the power and privileges of elites tha! have made themselves visible, and now invisible, in human societies throughout history. Take our capitalistic economic system for example. All those ersatz terms I have alluded to can be found in the rhetoric of its apologists, whether in the media or economic bureaucracies of our political institutions, While they urge the rest of us to gird ourselves for the competitive global markets, there will be fewer and fewer places for us to play our part. Swviv~1 qf thecfittest? Hardly.
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As I continually ponder the nature of Nature, I often turn my gaze to the human nature we call society. Whence this “second nature” emerged is mostly lost in the mist of history. Brewster Smith, a humanist psychologist, describes this moment as the juncture in which human beings stepped out of nature and into culture, but carefully adding that it was not instantaneous. It is certain that this happened quite gradually and not at the same rate for every pocket of humanity that has arisen. But my concern here is to reflect upon the essence, it you might call it such, that has organized much of various human societies. One of the fallacies of modern ecological science is its mapping of human social relationships into nature. Society is then capable of justifying any oppressive status quo with this recourse to abstracted nature. Hitler’s spurious “blood and soil” movement should remind us of this danger. This essence is composed of two aspects. First, the ideology of competition, resource utilization, and strategies for survival - an apt description for some modern, human actions - while shaping our understanding of the way various plants and animals relate with each other, has grave meanings when it is used to rationalize human behaviour. Second, the reification of hierarchies in socalled food pyramids with its economistic labels of producers and consumers - the theoretical construct that explains energy flow7 in an ecological community to us - reinforces the conventional wisdom of today’s political and economic utterances. Domination and hierarchy become internalized in our minds. What results is an unfair world where a privileged few enjoy a wealth (Jf material comfort and many others are dis-
The possession of power allows those who control it to write the prescriptions that others must swallow - needless to say, with a good dose of sugar-coating. Thus politics, formerly conceived as the means by which ~ndividunl.~ - as opposed to today’s r~presentatit~es - participated rationally in meeting the needs of the community, is reduced to mere power and manipulation. Whether it be the type of food they sell to us, the politicians they strut before us, or the ideas they “market” at us, if more of us do not practice what radical pohtical activist Noam Chomsky calls “intellectual self-defense,” the manipulation of human desires and needs will ultimately wipe out our tenuous humanity.
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The piece on Mario Valdes, is an anomaly. A “human interest” Quick Study, less than 500 words and dwarfed by a photo of Mr. Valdes that runs over from the opposite page, even the layout tells us that the man is more : interesting than his ideas, more important. But what ideas? “The Americans are aggressive universitybashers,’ says Valdes, who w&ed the halls of power in Washington, DC., arguing for more cash for universities. ‘The politicians really play hardball, saying that literature is being taught by a bunch of far-out jerks who have abandoned Chaucer and Shakespeare and are focusing on theory that’s hard for the layman to understand. I’m learning to curtail my impatience with those in government who don’t know, yet profess to know.“’ Ah, yes. All that crap about politics and culture mixing again. Radical literary theorists holding reality up to a mirror and each seeing a subjective truth. Well, well. Well have none of that. What is it? Post-modernism, the frugal attempt to make culture out of Saturday morning cartoons. You were right, you know, when you thought there was more to “WKRP in Cincinnati” than a laugh track. That was culture, man. It was an opening up. Rock ‘n’ roll on Mrs. Carlson’s airwaves. A pulling away from reactionary pinheads, a connecting to the cutting edge, a new level of freedom of expression. “And those kinds of changes are very healthy.” So what? Well, insofar as it a11has to do with is the way we conceive ourselves, how we see the world, and the way we relate to each other, the environment, History and the future, itS something we should at least consider. Toronto L$c publishes to an affluent, middleclass, WASP readership who naturally like to hear good things about themselves. The current attempt by some members of academe, like Mario Valdes, to up’root the historical canon of English literature slaps Toronto L@‘s traditional readers smack in the face. Good.
7hnfo rjfe is not known for its subversion. Packed with articles on designer kitchens (cutting board, ‘King Cutting station,” , . . $249), CEOs an d sta r-rated restaurants, ads for “A Very Unique Community of Gold Course Residences,” Mercedes Benz and Mira Linder, a beauty spa, “IVe Know How to Treat a Woman,” and covers adorned with beautiful, fashionable, wealthy faces, TL is one of the last magazines you’d expect to question the status quo. It is, itself, the status quo, after all. How strange it is, then, to find an article (January, 1992) asking tough questions about language and culture: “Why shouId the seriousness, rigour and depth of literature be any less than physics as an academic discipline?’ he asks in his best Socratic manner. No one would be able to imagine a physics department without theorists, and I think that what’s good for the physicist is good for the literary scholar.“’ “He” is Mario Valdes, a professor of Spanish and comparative literature at the University of Toronto and out-going president of the Modern Language Association: “There’s been a complete opening up of what used to be considered literature with a capital LA . * . College curricula now include writers who were once considered marginal because of race or sex or sexua1 orientation, and those kinds of changes are very healthy. The canon used to be a prison of the mind.” This in Tirorlto Lfe? How about turning that inward? There has been a complete opening up of what used to be considered appropriate material for Tormto L(fe.Society magazines now include articles that were once considered unseemly by their editors and dangerously alternative, even radical, by their readers, and these kinds of changes are very healthy. No, it’s not happening. Many media genres, like society magazines, are still prisons of the mind.
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FEDE~TION l7be voices change,but the President
President
Pat Forte
Dave Martin
“Students Serving Students”is the motto of the Federation of Students, and as your President, I would emphasize continued accountability and approachability of the Federation in an attempt to effectively meet the needs of
A major issue on this campus is the problem of university underfunding. With announcements of a one per cent grant increase and at least seven per cent tuition increase, we are barely covering rising salaries and utility costs. The operation of this university must be made more efficient if erosion of the quality of education is to be prevented.
the student
There are a number important to address,
of issues I feel are the first of which
involves financial concerns. The Federation of Students must be able to address the immediate ramifications of the government’s minimal one per cent increase in ‘transfer
As the government raises tuition fees, the burden on students becomes even heavier. I support a new proposal for an incomecontingent loan repayment plan. With this plan, phenomenal savings in future years have been projected and financial assistance programs would be more accessible to all students.
payments. An immediate solution to combat the accompanying tuition fee increase would be to create more part-time and possible coop employment opportunities on campus in order to help students alleviate tuition costs,
A central location for part-time employment on campus should be established, where information and applications for jobs at the BombsheIter, Fed Hall, Campus Recreation, Student Security, the libraries, etc. could be obtained.
The Feds should take an active role in suggesting changes to the co-op system. The internal efficiency of the department is being improved with implementation of new computer systems but more needs to be done, Coordinators must be held accountable for their work and your evaluations and complaints WitI be acted upon.
body.
With approval of the new student life centre, I will ensure that student direction continues and your wishes and needs are addressed. The experience I have gained as a Don, coop student, Campus Ret Convener and Engineering Orientation ‘91 Chair has given me the initiative and qualities to be President. I ask for your support in the upcoming election.
yice-President,UniversityAffairs
Jennifer Szabo In 250 words or less, I’m presented with the challenge of describing my qualifications and issues I feel are important: 1. Being Arts Student Union secretary has taught me how diverse a campus we have, how to work with administration, and how to bring together a hetergeneous blend of
Another issue encompasses the theme of continuity which entails the smooth continuation of the projects initiated by the current Federation administration. The enhancement of student life, the increase of Federation visibility, and a “teamwork” approach within the Federation Executive are examples of such issues. My extra-curricular past four
involvement over the years has kept me in contact with from across campus. I am currently a
students second year Village Don and I am presently the Head Don of Village 2. I have recently had the opportunity of working directly with the Federation of Students as Chairperson of the
Board of Academic Affairs. This experience has given me valuable insight into the intricacies of how the Federation operates. Acting as an undergraduate representative on various university committees has also given me the opportunity of working with key persons in the administration. I look forward to the opportunity of working with you, and I encourage you the exercise your right to vote on February 11 or 12.
Vice-hsident, UniversityAnam
Jennifer Nevins As Vice President, University Affairs, I will be responsible for issues which affect UW students as well as for representing the students in local, provincial and national forums. As VPUA, I will be accountable to the student body and will work toward meeting your needs.
students.
I believe
I possess the necessary backto fuIfil1 the duties of this position. I have been a Village Don for two years, an experience which has given me the opportunity to work with students on a variety of levels. I recently had the experience of working in the Federation office as the editor of the
My past experience on the Village Two orientation committee for the past three years has shown me that there’s more than just academics at this school; we can mix fun and studying. As well, I have become very aware of the many university policies surrounding such events. 2.
ground
1991-92 Federation of Students Handbook I am a member of the Student Centre Ad Hoc Committee which has given me the opportunity to work, in a united effort, with the administration and the students on campus to address student needs.
3. My various memberships in councils such as: Vl North Quad president, Vl Council treasurer, Legal Resource 0ffice, and Arts Ball Chair has taught me the vaIue of teamwork.
Now that the Student Life Center has been made a reality, I want to focus on improving student life within the building and out.
There are a number of issues which I feel are relevant to the student body. Safety is of concern to all UW students. The Federation must continue to initiate and implement programs regarding the issue on campus.
4.
5.
7. [would the students
like to see greater awareness by of the Federation of Students.
Safety for you, the voters.
6. Are you recycling this newspaper? We need to continue our recycling policy as well as improve it.
8. I hate broccoli too. Remember, please vote Jennifer Szabo for VPUA.
An education at UW should be more than receiving a degree. The Federation of Students must play a pivotal roie in increasing the visibility of extra-curricular aspects of student life, resulting in a well-rounded university career.
The Federation sibility VlWA,
of Students
has a respon-
to be accountable to UW students. As I will be committed to commurticatirtg
with Students, Federation Executive and Administration in order to more effectively meet your needs.
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Vice-Resident Operations& Finance
Harish Pawagi As President cri E~\CMath Society I was responsible for planning, organking, and optirating the second largest student society on campus. 1 gained the kiiifiistrative experience necessary to operate a large orgal&a tion such as the Federation of Students.
My main goal is to make Federation Services more visible and to eliminate deficit spending. You pay Federation fees every term so the bottom line is you should get what you pay for.
As Commissioner of the Board of Academic Affairs, I provided information and options to students experiencing academic difficulties. The experience gained in dealing with students from all faculties will be invaluable as President of the Federation of Students. My 0th er experience includes Convenor, UW Curling Club; Orientation Leader, Math Society; and I volunteered with the Red Cross as Buddy Blood Drop during their on campus blood donor clinics.
Background: - 4th year Honours
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Vice-Presidmt,Operations& Finance
Brent McDermott Hello, my name is Brent McDermott. I am running for the position of Vice President, Operations and Finance. As VPOF I will be responsible for all financial aspects of the Federation of Students. I will also hold a supervisory position in matters concerning services provided to and for the students. It is my commitment to you the student that 1 will fulfill these duties to the best of my abilities. I believe I possess the necessary experience to uphold these responsibilities.
During Waterloo,
my four years at the University of 1 have gained much experience on student committees (Campus Ret, Student Centre Ad Hoc Committee) and with the university administration on many different levels. This experience and my position as a Don in Village One and Two has exposed me to the issues faced by many students. these activities have greatly increased my awareness of students concerns and best qualify me for the position of Vice President, University Affairs.
One of the key issues facing today’s student is funding. As VPUA I will actively lobby for the increased availability of funds to the greatest number of students. Another closely linked issue is university efficiency. It is important that the administrative services available to students are efficient and filling student’s needs. Government cutbacks force everyone to economize but this should not be done at the expense of our education.
Student safety is an on-going concern, but does not stop on campus. I will lobby local government to improve safety in area sur-
Campus Recreation Student Representative Ref-in-Chief 1991
- Benefit 1991
Vice-President,UrziversityAmam
It is important to foster a positive image of students at the University of Waterloo and I will promote awareness of student efforts to assist local services and charities. chairing the 12th Annual Village Benefit Semi-Formal has given me the experience necessary to work effectively within the community.
Science and Business
- Village Don 1990-92
Here are a few of my ideas. The first is that safety must be improved for all students ai UW. This would include ,?n enhanced walk home program to areas off can>pus that house large numbers of students SL’ :h as the Sunnydale area and the Columbia Lake Tkwnhouses. Now that the Student Life Plan has been approved, I will ensure that student input is continuously obtained in the planand implementation ning, development, stage of the project. Finally, regardless of the outcome of the OFS referendum, I will work to change the OFS so that it will become a more effective lobbying group.
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rounding the university; for example more to the Columbia lighting en route Townhouses and crosswalks on Phillip and Columbia Streets. My experience on campus comes from a variety of sources, and it is this broad-based experience which I feel best qualifies me for the position of VPUA. Please exercise your right to vote on February 11th and 12th.
Experience: - 4th year Mathematics / Business Administration Vice President, Mathematics Society, 1991 Speaker (Chairperson of Society Meetings), 1991 - Class Representative, 1989-1991 . - Orientation Committee Member 1989, 1990 & 1991 - Working part-time in the Accounting, Department of a manufacturing company - Co-op job working for an Accounting firm Issues: Vkihiby: Currently many of the Federation services are not being utilized to their full potential. It is my goal to make these services a more vainable part of your student life.
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It is the Federation’s responsibility to ensure that the student body plays an interactive role in financial activities. As Vl?OF, I will publish monthly reports on all operations in an attempt to keep lines of communication open.
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Interaction: Increased interaction between the faculties till eventually lead to increased spirit. One method of accomplishing this is holding ~WS+S d-here f~t3dtim compete against one another.
Recycling: It is my personal goal to make recycling depots more accessible to students. I well accomplish this by placing more drop centres across campus.
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Imprint,
Friday,
Forum
February 7, 1992
John responds To the editor,
By now the referendum comittee will have responded to the allegations made by the Imprint regarding the process undertaken by the Federation of Students to run the referendum on the “Coordinated Plan to Improve Student tife at UW.” As I had tried to explain to Mr. Thomson before he wrote his little opinion piece, the Committee has ruled that yes indeed the Referendum was run by the Feds through their representative Carolyn Thomas (the Chief Returning Officer) and yes the Federation did more than their bylaws require to keep both our council and UW students informed on the referendum and the process with which it was YWL That disagree-. ment has been settled and there is therefore no need to iegitimize your arguments with a specific response. I would however like to comment on Mr. Thomson’s style of journalism and the conclusions he drew in his piece. Call it sensationalism or perhaps personal boredom but I still cannot comprehend Mr. Thomson’s motives behind this or most of his reports. The resounding “yes” vote was the culmination of the widest consultative process seen at this University in ycae. STUDENTS from all areas of the campus were solicited first of all for representation on the Committee which undertook the work and secondly they were sought out on several different occasions for feedback; focus groups, society meet@s, a six page survey filled out by 2000 students, and a mailout made to each and every co-op student. Hundreds of students literally spent thousands of hours to come up with a proposal - it took roughly 9 months to accomplish, but it was accomplished. Furthermore, WE have seen the the culmination of about 5 years work when the idea of a new student centre was first proposed. The effect the plan will have on student life is hard to imagine or comprehend but new space for activities such as co-ret sports, women’s self-defence programs, and clubs can only be a POSITIVE thing.
Maybe that is Thomson’s problem. The process and results are such a positive accomplishment that he feels some sort of inner need to attack them using weak and yet trivial arguments. David should be reminded that it was also students who built the Campus Centre; the building where Imprint has free space and have found their niche which has somehow given them the power to criticize and undermine the positive efforts of others. I should add that this is done without feeling the need to be factual let alone responsible for their “journalism.” My second bone of contention is the conclusions drawn about our style of work at the Federation or that we displayed “contempt for ignorance of, and disregard for the rules they are supposed to abide by.” Given that the premises you used in your argument to come to that conclusion have been quashed, 1 challenge you to find any councillor or student who has been involved in OUR Federation who could honestly say we have been anything but open and honest in our actions and initiatives, People like you might not like our stance on issues such as the OFS, but you and your council have always known where we stood. Again the premise used to draw such a wide ranging sensationalist conclusion about my style and that of Lisa Brice, VPUA point to journalism that should be labeled at best, weak To tell you the truth E did not understand why you chose to tie only one of the two VP’s in your disagreement with the process I undertook Again a question of motives J guess - could it be an attempt to damage credibility for the upcoming OFS referendum. I would wish Mr. Thomson the same “Get Well Soon” but unfortunately I do not think he will ever change. Come to think of it probably the only truly accurate statement in his piece was the part where Thomson labeled himself an “asshole.” John Laldy President, Federation of Students
Editor :s note: “1 . . the power to c&i&e and undermine the pitiw @arts of athen. “Imprint receives its marrdatc to criticize@um the same place the Ftieration qf Students receives its mundate to operate: the studetrts of the Universiy qf WaterIoo.
It is, thewfure. Imprinti right and responsibi& to put the interests uf those students before the pemonal interests of the executive of the Federation of Studen&. In the case of the SLC wferendum. this means making sure rhat a referendum involving millions uf dollars in student fees i.~ cunductd Ieg@v by the F&ieration. Your motives in this a$air are d#j?cult to que~lengths to which ,vou havegune tion - thecut to obtain student opinion speak for themselves. However, a referendum is more than just intent and corpora& bviaws ure more than. just recommendations.
less of thethmughness of the consultative proces~, your predecessors have creuted your b*$aws and policiesfor a veqqxc@ reason - tu protKt the abuse of the (supposed/y) demxmtic p-mess.
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&quaint themwIves with thu time YL&a!lv rules that dej6 thu Federatiurr qf Students us a legal corporation.
Dave Thomson says: 1 agree with Peterls sen- ’ timents regarding th& uflairy but wouid add afat) things. First, believe it or not, I hadn’t rmeived the CRQls response to our allqatiuns when you handed in your letter Another (surprise!) fa/.ye axsumptiiun. Secondly. you seem to have overkwked thefact that the “littleopinion piece” was co-authored&v &ter and myselJ yet directed-vour anger toward me. T~~II&J, I’m famed to answer your question abour my “pmblem ” or “motives” fur wri>ing what I (&da P&er) WRW, since yuu haven 5 the spine tu speak to ourfacm As I explained to you mrlier, rqmiless of the “trivialit_v” qf our complaints, the F4demtion of Students as a cqwrutiun has tu furrOw their corporate byIua?s to make :vour ptqxx&!f@ a @al/y binding one. Regati-
imprint welcuma all submksiuns to the Furnm setI tiun, both lettersto the editur and opinionpieces.Please drop oftyped or soft-copy(IBM-compatible, WurdPerfect or tat$&$pieces tu CC140 by 5p.m. Sundays. All submksiunsare subjectto editing.
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1492 and You by Ken Bryson Imprint staff Thus far in the dominated Canada’s
Z99Os, no issue has societal landscape as
that of culture. The decade began with the debate over the Meech T-ake Accord, which attempted to bring Quebec into the constitutional
fold. Inevitably
though, the accord was defeated because it failed to properly recognize the original culture of North America - that of the native population. Later in 1990,-the natives of Kanesetake/ Kanewahke refused to have their sacred burial grounds turned into a golf course and the Oka crises was born. After the army was brought in to protect the natives from the Quebec police force, law and order were res-
tored with numerous natives being arrested and detained. Nothing much has been heard since. 3991 brought new constitutional reforms regarding Canada’s distinct society in Quebec, as well as a travelling circus to monitor the feelings and aspirations of ordinary Canadians With the circus ending in a complete flop and the officials scampering home to Ottawa with their tails between their legs, new players were set to take the stage. Thus returned the right-wing Reform Party of western Canada with its renewed attack on multiculturalism and Quebec. With the ringing in of the new year, 1992, Alberta Premier Donald Getty echoed these sentiments, saying that bilingualism has been the blight of Canada for the past 20 years and should be scrapped.
In his book The ConquesrofAmerica, French semiotician Tzvetan Todorov outlines the intent and actions of the Spaniards (including Columbus) upon their arrival in America. While his book. is mainly a semiotic analysis focusing on the way the two cuItures clashed, it is very useful in understanding the Spaniards attitudes toward, as well as physical and cultural domination of, the Aztecs. What follows is taken from that book. In coming to America, it would seem that Columbus was only interested in gold and trading. This was not the case, however, as he was primarily interested in extending the kingdom of his Christian god. Gold did serve a very useful purpose though. If it can be said that Christianity was his goal, gold was his means. Columbus used his lesser interest in gold to gain funding from the Spanish monarchy and to keep his crew’s mind on ensuing riches rather than revolt during the long Atlantic crossing. Upon his discovery of the new world, gold simified his
automatically predisposed to Christianity. He had found a missionary’s heaven-on-earth and proceeded to attempt conversion. He gave them and their lands Christian names and punished the troublemakers in a true Christian manner of the time: by burning them at the stake. The culturai ignorance of Columbus did not stop at religion, however. As language was of specific significance to Columbus (who was himself a polyglot), it follows that he would have been interested in the Aztec language. However, this was not the case. At first he failed to recognize theirs as a real language, judging them incomprehensible. Even when he did grant them their language, he believed it to be in the same strain as Spanish, thus translating sounds that he thought he heard into their Spanish phonetic equivalent. Such misinterpretation of the Aztecs led him to punish them for disrespectful remarks he perceived them to have said. It was not until several Aztecs learned Spanish that they were understood.
University of CaIgary social welfare professor Pam Colorado expresses in her essay “A Native View of Development” that the initial xenophilia
of the native peoples was based
on their willingness to share their culture and way of life. With the benefit of 500 years ret-
rospection she also claims that “had the Spanish, British, OT other European nations arrived here with more than ‘profit’ on their minds, they would have been acculturated . . . into the various first nations.” She also says that “the
acculturation
process
would
not
have destroyed the European, but rather awakened a sleeping tribal knowledge that was similar to that the North American.” Certainly this is an idealistic outlook, but there remains some truth in it. Had tie Europeans exhibited an attitude of cultural acceptance
and openness, North America would be a much different, and perhaps better pIace today. NOW that we are entering the second half of the North American miHennium, we must decide if we want to continue in the same vein that our continent originated in. It doesn’t take much to realize that the world is not a happy, everybody-is-friends type place. Cultural and politica I intolerance are widespread throughout the world: Croatia-Serbia, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Israel-Palestine, and most of the former Soviet Union are prime examples. Here in Canada we are, unfortunately, no better off. Our country is marred by intolerance between English, French, East, and West; there is racial, homophobic, and domestic violence in our tow& and cities. We
in go(l)d we trust At this time in Canadian history, our country is falIing apart because we can’t seem to deal with the fact that we all aren’t the same. We are a multitude of different people living in a vast, prosperous country and we can’t get along. Happy 125th birthday, Canada. Apart from being the 125th year since the fathers of Confederation signed Canada into being, and the 10th since Trudeau and the Queen signed our constitution into being, 1992 also has other great historical and cultural significance. 1942 marks the midmillennium for the North American continent that Europe found and founded. Much has been published in the past few months pertaining to the 500th anniversary of Columbus’landing in America, most of which have either praised him for discovering our great land or condemned him for bringing on the essentially unrecognized genocide of the North American indigenous people. It is important to note, however, that neither of thestr attitudes really seek to offer any solutions to the problems of our cultural development, and our present continental condition. Certainly, America would have been and might already have been - discovered by someone else. So to condemn Columbus for being the “first one” here is ludicrous; making him the scapegoat doesn’t prove or solve a thing. Conversely, to praise him as a father of America is equally inane, not to mention disreqxctful of the people who suffered and died as a direct resuk of his arrival. What Columbus stands for is not the issue - his significance lies in the cuitural attitudes and perceptions that he and his followers brought with them.
position as discoverer, earn’mg him respect. With this respect he could further endeavor to spread Christianity. Columbus’ desire to journey for God across the ocean was sparked by rumours of the Emperor of Cathay’s interest in Christianity, He set off to convert the orient and to eventuaUy liberate Jerusalem from the pagans. Even the name he chose to call himself signified his divine destiny: Cristobal Colon
(the
1492 Spanish for Christopher Columbus) meant “bearer of Christ,” and “repopulator,” respectively. Columbus was a true religious fanatic; stating in a letter to Pope Alexander VI that “I hope in our brd to be able to spread his holy name and his gospel throughout the universe.” While he planned to find the western passage to the orient and India, what he actually found didn’t upset his divine mission at all. Upon encountering the Aztecs, he was ignorant of their own religion; thinking them void of religion, he considered them
Columbus’ desire to convert the Aztecs, to mention his flagrant disrespect for their language, was typical of the culturally imperialistic attitude that Europeans displayed as they discovered and conquered America. The natives of America were treated not
at best as “noble savages”and
at worst as sub
human. Their rich culture meant nothing, was non-existent, to the Europeans. As Todorov points out, the Aztecs were seen by the Spaniards as * the other. The Spaniards thought only of themselves and their personal gain; they constituted the collective Self, against which the Aztecs were simply Other -
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cultural ignqce and intolerance that pretipitatd~ North American genocide. The Europeans saw the natives as different but couldn’t see past that. They couldn’t see or recognize the legitimacy of Mtive culture and experience.
cannot find much hope by looking to our elected leaders for solutions. The meagre efforts they do make to bring the country together are ineffective often sparking new intolerance and dissent (witness the Reform Party and Premier Getty’s remarks). Nobody can seem to get along. There is hope however; we can learn from our continent’s past. The culturaI decimation that has happened to the North American natives, and what Quebec is trying to protect itself from, stems from intolerance and, in turn, ignorance. Now of course there are no truly good or bad parties in this cultural drama we call Canada: Quebec aren’t all selfserving egoists, and neither are the Reformers all fascist pigs. We all need to realize the legitimacy and value of other religions, languages, and entire cultures - whether that be by granting Quebec distinct status or by allowing signs displaying more than one language on our streets. Let us not be so naive as to believe that if we all just accept each other everything will be nirvana. We must, however, realize that no one culture should dominate the others English Ontarian patriarchy is not the only way to Iive. We must make the effort to not be like Columbus, to not let our SeIf dominate any perceived Other when exploring cultures not our own. As we enter another 500 years of North American hismry, we must rememDer tfiat. the significance of 1492 lies only in the cultural attitudes of the conquerors. We must realize that 1992 shcdd lx? viewed as an opportunity to change those still prevalent &tHudes. After ail, the world ti not unict&& and neither shouM *da be.
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Ready for and Sean Brennan who added another three trifectas. Waterloo never lead during the first half, and trailed by five at the break, 41-36. Only the heroics of Sean VanKoughnett kept the Warriors anywhere close. He hit for 16 of his gamehigh 23 points in the first half. The second half opened in much the same flat fashion as the first, with Waterloo squandering opportunities and failing to maintain defensive intensity. The Hawks stretched maintained their lead before the Warriors snapped out of their stupor to roar back for the win. Trailing 66-60 with six minutes to go, Mike Duarte stepped to the fore, hitting an three-pointer to bring the Warriors closer. After a great defensive sequence, the Warriors got the ball back, but VanKoughnett missed a three which would have knotted the score. After scrappy play at both ends, Duarte found a lane to the hoop, and drew ‘the foul: two free throws and it was 66-65. Repeat sequence and Waterloo took their first lead of the game, 67-66 with three minutes to go. After working the ball around, Duarte found Pat Telford under the hoop: layup 69-66 with a minute to go. Laurier misses and fouls Vankoughnett: 71-66. Deep hit a three to make it 71-69 with 27 seconds to go. Duarte got fouled, but missed the front end of the bonus free throws. Nail-biting time. Laurier brought the ball down and worked it around, Telford kept the ball from going inside, but Deep who hit two-for-two,
by Paul Done Lmprint !spoIts First things first. It’s Banner Day . tomorrow at the PAC. Waterloo takes on the nationally-ranked Guelph Gryphons at 2 pm. The game will be televised on CHCH-TV, and prizes will be given out for the best banners. This should be a thriller as the second-place Warriors will be looking for revenge against the first-place Gryphons, who squeaked out a’77-73 win at home a couple of weeks ago. It’s time to pack the PAC and bring the noise. Moreover, in CHCH’s recent fan rankings, the Waterloo Warriors fans didn’t even merit a mention in the top five - so let’s get out and let Guelph, Brock, Westem, and the rest know who’s got the best fans in the conference. While the Warriors won both their games this week, it could be argued that Wednesday night’s victory against Wilfrid Laurier was more a product of good luck than of good play. After a lack-lustre first. 30 minutes, the Warriors found an extra level of intensity and effort to overcome a 60-53 deficit with nine minutes to go. Luck then smiled the Warriors as Laurier point guard Chris Livingstone rimmed a last-second handing three-point attempt, Waterloo a two-point victory, 71-69.
Laurier was propelled to an early lead by red-hot three-point shooting. Laurier drained eight first-half treys, led by chrome-domed Ray Tone who hit ail 3 bombs he launched, Danny
TiN work for VanKoughnett
inside. Photo by CD. Coulas
Livingstone
was left alone
at
the top
of the key. He launched a three with five seconds to go, it bounced out, a melee ensued under the glass, the buzzer went, we won, Along with Sean VanKoughnett’s 23, Mike Duarte chipped in with 16, Urosevic hit for 13, while Pat Telford added a dozen on perfect six-for-six shooting. VanKoughnett was also a rebounding fool, ripping down an even dozen boards.
fans didn’t merit a mentiun Last Sa?.rday’s victory over the tough McMaster Marauders was a complete contrast to the ugliness of Wednesday’s game. The Warriors turned in their best performance of the season, crushing the Marauders 99-84. The Warriors were led by the twin-gun attack of Sean VanKoughnett and Alep Urosevic, who hit for 27 and 26 points, respectively. They got solid efforts up and down the bench, though, as Pat Telford hit for 13, Chris Moore had 11, and the Bruise Brothers - Mike Duarte and Tom Balfe - sparked the Warriors with intensity and gritty defence. Better than in any previous game, the Warriors broke down the opposing defence
by penetrating
the key,
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Warrior Volleyball
Plague kills Laurier, clinches playoff berth by Rich Nichol Imprint sports The OUAA West division volleyball playoff race is heating up like a 1976 Ford Torino in August. Although there is only one week remaining in the regular seam, none of the seven spots in the standings have been determined. Only two teams are mathematically eliminated: laurier (l-10) and Windsor (O-9). Of the five survivors, the top four will advance to post-season play.
In the current standirigs, nationally fourth-ranked &l&laster is the division leader with an unblemished 10-O record. One win in their remaining two matches will clinch a second consecutive pennant for the Steel City squad and home court advantage ail the way through to, and including, the provincial championship. Western sits in second place at S-2, while our own Waterloo Warriors are two points behind at 7-2 with one match in hand. All three teams have clinched playoff berths. Cuelph (5-6) and Brock (4-6) are vying for the Iast playoff spotThis final leg of the schedule is crunch
time
for Waterloo.
Because of
their embarrassing 3-O loss to Western at the PAC last November, the Warriors must beat Western in straight sets this coming Wednesday night in London in order to grab home court advantage for the other division semi-final match. And as if
that isn’t enough pressure, they also must hold the Mustangs under 18 points to decide the head-to-head tiebreaker. Before that bout, the Plaguesters will clash with division cellardwellers Windsor tonight (Friday) at 8 pm in the PAC. This could be your last chance to catch them in action at
timed the referee’s bad catls into monster kills for sideout. After the two teams fought neck and neck for the first four points,LWaterloo started to pull away. UW head coach Scott Shantz substituted in freshman power hitter Mike brdis midway through the game and that proved to be the death of the Hawks. The talented freshman made many pin-point passes, which eventually were transformed into kills, and even ndtched one ace. The Plague easily took game three 15-5. Heynen certainly proved that he will be a strong candidate for the OUAA West all-star team, pacing all scorers with 19 points. He hammered 15 kills, while collecting four stuff blocks, five digs, and two recoveries on defence. Veteran power hitter Mike Fullerton and Shin also hit double figures with 11 points each. Shin led the Warriors in digs with eight, while Fullerton topped the serving stats with two aces, both of them coming consecutively in game one. Second-year setter Shawn Smith, another possible all-star, set well despite many off-target passes. He registered six points on four kills and two stuffs, while grabbing four digs and a recovery. Unfortunately, the Warriors will be without the services of third-year player Jeff Stover for the rest of the 1991-92 campaign. What was originally thought to be a minor knee strain actually will require surgery.
home. this season. Turning to action
this past week, the Warriors quickly disposed of University Avenue-rival Laurier in straight sets 15-12, 15-9, 15-5 at the PAC on Wednesday night. This was their fifth straight win in the league schedule, a major contrast to the Warriors’ anemic play in a recent exhibition tournament. The Plaguesters got off to a slow start in the opener, falliig behind 9-2. After Waterloo rebounded for two points,
fifth-year
middle
Dave
Balodis unleashed a howitzer blast (complete with a Monica Seles-type grunt) down the middle to spark the comeback rally. Two Laurier timeouts failed to stop the momentum, as UW stormed to the 15-12 win. The sparse gathering of Black Plague fans finally came to life in game two when veteran middle Wii Zabjek ended a long rally with a truck-sized stuff to put the home side ahead 6-2. Waterloo then started hitting the ball with sume
authority. Senior power Brian Shin smashed one point cross-court, and Perry Strauss, a junior middle hitter, followed
that up with the hardest
kill
of the match, down the seaim. That stunned the Golden Hawks as they dropped the game 15-9. In game three, team captain Ian Heynen proved that when you get him ticked off, you’re it. On two different
going to regret
occasions,
he
Theinjury
The Hawks squawked but the Plaue rocked. Photo
by
CD.
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Invitational two weeks ago when Stover scrambled to hit a tight serve cross-court, tangling one leg around the net support. His feisty offence wiI1 be greatly missed, as he was an essential part of Waterloo’s three power hitter rotation.
Big Mac attack point chores, and breaking the Mac press, the Warriors performed well in every facet of the game. In particular, the Warriors showed great team intensity on the boards - at one point in the first half, they were autrebounding the bigger Marauders by a 20-10 margin. After falling behind 7-O early on, the Warriors collected themselves and outscored the Marauders 50-32 for the rest of the period, to lead 50-39 at the break. It’s indicative of the toward Warriors tendencies schizophrenia that the week before, they had held the Brock Badgers to 39 first-half points. That time, though, they could only muster 22 first-half points, and trailed by 17 at the
wont’d. from page 149
by CD Coulas Imprint sports
Playoff tension abounded last Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon as the Waterloo Warriors and Wilfrid
After the dust settled, not much had been decided. Each team came out with a one goal victory in their home rink (4-3 Laurier on Thurs. and
5-4 Warriors on Sun.), both teams scored a total of eight goals in the two game, and both teams were left to lick their physical wounds. Game one, at the Waterloo Arena,
break, Though Mac closed the gap to single digits at the beginning of the second half, the Warriors stiffed their defence and stretched the margin out to a solid 16 points with 14 minutes to go. The Marauders went to a full-
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drawing
double
teams, and dishing perimeter jumpers or layups. With VanKoughnett handling
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After Tony Crisp and. Steve. Richard scored to bring the Warriors to within one, high scorer for the Warriors Troy Stephens was looting at an empty Hawks net to tie the affair, but hit a teammates skate instead. This was just the best of the Warrior chances in the third, but time ran out
as they realized that out-playing your for one-third of the game will most times turn out in defeat. opponent
only three teizms remain in the hunt fir the W+st
and Hawk fans fill the small venue to 110 per cent capacity. The fans had plenty to cheer about, as some of the hardest hitting and fastest skating of the year took place in that saw Warrior
court press for the remainder of the game, but the Warriors kept the lead in double figures. The Warriors survive’d one last gutch&k with six minutes to go, as the Mac press began to wear Waterloo down. The previously-silent Shawn Till began to demonstrate his inside scoring prowess, hitting ten straight points for Mac. As has been his wont, Mike Duarte was involved in the key play of the game: after the Warriors had turned the ball over, he re-stole the ball and took it hard to the glass, drawing Till’s fifth foul in the process. The result was never in doubt after that as solid Warrior free-throw shooting down the stretch nailed down the W’.
scoring.
Laurier Golden Hawks infamous home-and-
played their home series.
unanswered goals in the frame. The Warriors finally got their game going in the third period, and if not for bad luck, they would have tied the game with three minutes left in the third.
game. Both teams went at it with the intensity most Laurier-Waterloo matches possess. A total of 39
penalties were called in the game, most of them being roughing penalties acquired in skirmishes in strums after the whistle. The scoring was sparse in the first period, with both teams only managing one. The second period, the
Hawks
dominated
and scored three
Game two brought the Warriors home where again the fans turned out in hordes. The teams went at it like they didn’t miss a beat from Thursday. This time though, Darren Snyder slapped bad luck in the face as he led the warriors to a victory scoring twice, including the game winner late in the third. If anyone came out ahead in these two games, it was the Warriors. Waterloo strengthened its position
atop the OUAA
West standings
The Hawks can now only hope to tie the Warriors in points if the Warriors were to lose their remaining games, and the I-Iawks were to win their remaining garnes, but would come up second because Waterloo would have more wins (Laurier has two ties). Only three teams remain in the hunt for the title. The Warriors could make things easy by winning their last two games and fmishing with 36 points, thus making it impossible for any team to catch them. The Guelph Gryphons must rely on the Warriors losing their last two games and them winning
their last three games for the
teams to have an identical record. The Gryphons would win the division because they beat the Warriors in both their meetings. Western has the best chance. They have five games remaining and could accumulate a total of 35 points if they won them ail. Nevertheless, the fate of the Warriors is in their it.
hands,
where
they want
will be playing the in their last game of the
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The Athenas came off their week of rest in fine form as they took care of the visiting Wilfrid Laurier Golden Lady Hawks in four games, to put their record up to 5-6 and keep their slim playoffs hopes alive. The team played the best I have seen them play in a while, with a solid defence featuring blocking hits, covering tips, and digging spikes. Waterloo came out of the locker room a bit flacid with a some unforced errors early in first game, tying the game at four before falling behind 4-8 on four missed serves. Three serves by Sue Bylsma got Waterloo back in it, and soon the score was tied at nine. Waterloo took a one point l&ad on a back set by rookie setter Linda Ezergailis to Michelle VanVliet, then padded it to 12-9 on hits by Nicky Campbell and VanVliet. I;lurier closed it to 12-11, but after the setter swap of Karen Schmidt for Ezergailis, Waterloo put everything together and got the next three points, the winner on a left-handed power hit by Bylsma. In the second game, the Athenas continued where they had left off and took an early 7-O lead. The Golden Hawks would not let this go on and they managed to get some hits around the blocking of Waterloo, closing the score to 8-5. Coach Dena DegIau decided this was the best time for the setter swap, and again the offence responded with a couple of hits. Laurier closed the gap to 9-8, but Waterloo surged ahead on three errors by the visitors to take the game 15-9. Its always difficult to get up for the third game of a match when you are up by two, and for Waterloo, it showed. They fell behind 1-6, got a few to make it 3-7, then won a monster rally highlighted by a great dig from middle hitter Carren Hall to come within three at 4-7. The teams traded some points before Waterloo tied it at nine on a kill by Campbell and a missed hit by the Golden Hawks. However, the game was not
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The losses came at a time when the Athenas were riding the wave of a four-game winning streak that had put them in a position to gather a play-off berth for the first time in many years. The Athenas are still alive for post-season play, but are now put in a must-win situation that will add to the pressures of a very young team. It was this youth among the players that head coach Denise Degnard partly attributes to the losses. In both games, the Atheys fell behind early, and had a hard time coping with the deficit.
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In the case of the Mac game on February lst, the Athenas fell behind, and started to pressure themselves early. As a result, the confidence dwindled as their passes and shots became rushed and less accurate. The consequences of shooting 17 per cent from the field (8/45), and having a grand total of 21 turnovers was a 53-29 thrashing at the hands of the Lady Marauders.
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were catching the Hawks, their play did not ring of the kind of confidence that they had portrayed in their last four games. The Hawks stepped up their play a notch, and pulled away the rest of the game and stopped with a 65-54 victory. After the game, coach Dignard once again pointed out the fact that the players lacked the confidence they had in their previous games; that the players doubted their ability to come back from behind. This type of pla’y can be understandable for a team that for years was not considered a contender, and now all of a sudden is put in the position fighting for the playoffs. The shock of the winning streak is over, and the realization that they must continue to win to solidify their position as a team to be reckoned with, can be too much for a young team when they fall behind early. The Athenas should be proud that they have already doubled their wins of the last two years. They have won the respect of the teams in the league, and will not be taken lightly at all in future games. Hopefully, the Athena coaches and a favourable home crowd will help the lady hoopsters regain the winning formula when the 8-O Laurentian Voyageurs come to town tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 8). The game starts at noon, so show your support and come watch some exciting basketball.
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Euro report number MUENCHEN - As is the custom in December in January, most central European soccer associations have taken a seven-week break, known in Germany and Austria as the “Winterpause.” Play in the 1. Bundesiigu (German First Division) has been frenetic so far and probably contains the most interesting race for the league title. While most leagues on the continent feature two-team races, Germany has had four in the hunt, with the pack in hot pursuit. Currently, Borussia Dortmund shows the way with 30 points. Eintracht Frankfurt, the league leader until December, has 29, and VfB Stuttgart and defending champion 1. FC Kaiserlautem sit joint third with 28. All four teams will play each other once again before the season closes. In previous games against each other, Eintracht defeated the other three, but will only have Stuttgart at home. This race will probably stay tight
collapsed.
until the f&l weekend, and will depend heavily on performances played against teams fighting relegation to the second division. As teams have found, this is easier said than done, as 1. FCK found out, losing O-l to sadsack Fortuna Duesseldorf,
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currently
3 a
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The biggest surprise for Germans has not been a pleasant one, however. 1. FC Nuemberg
has been accused of
attempting to bribe. a referee and could face a stiff penalty from the German FA and possible action from UEFA. This could not come at a worst time, as 1. FCN sits near the top four and is in the running for a UEFA cup spot. They are already in debt from building a splendid new stadium which has hosted national team games. Already there is speculation that they will have to sell off their core group of four young up and coming players that have performed well in the red and white. Another unpleasant fact has been the reIative lack of success on the continent even with UEFA allowing former DDR clubs to to compete in club championship tournaments one last time. One problem that the eastern
During the Winterpause, central European soccer moves indoors with weekend tournaments played between Christmas and the end of January. “Hallenfussball” has proven popular during the weeks where weather can be less than conducive to season good soccer. The indoor wraps up with a championship tournaments in Munchen on the 25th and 26th. Teams qalify through the tourfour teams already neys, with qualified: Dormund (1991 indoor champ), Kaiserslautern (1991 league winner), Bremen (DFB Cup winner), and FC Bayern (host). 10 Second Ticker: FC Bayem and 2nd
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Bremen (Cup in the chamhas a good chance as they play sur- -prising GalatasaGy I&a&u1 - in a quarter-final tie. Two UEFA matches will live in infamy for Germans, though: FC Bayem Muenchen’s embarrassing 2-6 thrashing to unheralded 1903 Copenhagen; and an 89th minute goal let in by ffiiserslauten to allow FC Barcelona to advance on away goals to the second phase of European Cup play. This game was particularly painful as 1, FCK had played 88 minutes of nearperfect, powerful soccer and held a 32 aggregate before the defence remain
Three clubs in particular were literally looted of talent: Dynamo Berlin, which has all but ceased to exist as a club, Dynamo Dresden, and Hansa Restock, both striving to stay in the top league. The end result was not a happy one for the eastern clubs as only Red and White Erfurt made it to the second round of the WA eliminated by Cup, Ajax Amsterdam. Western German clubs can offer no such excuse as hating their best players pilfered. Only VfB Stuttgart
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day. Because of the importance of this meet, the Athenas swam in mostly off events this past weekend at U of T;
The Warrior and Athena swimming teams have been preparing for the Ontario university championship meets all year, but recently it has been far more important. Both teams have been swimming every weekend this term in preparation of these meets. The last tune-up meet was this past weekend in Toronto where the competition was the University of Toronto, York Universib, and Rverson Polytechnical Institute. The men are swimming very fast rigE?t now, with an indication being the relays. The relay team of Ian Hunt, Rich Blakelock, RaIf Gunther, and
however,
everyone
was swimmimg
very fast and the outlook for OW’s is very bright. Water106 will be in a good fight with Brock and Cuelph for the fourth place overall, with U of T, Mac, and Western likely to be ahead. Coach Abdo again believes that
three or four women
can qualify
ing very hard all year. Coach Abdo is very confident about both teams prospects at Ontarios and Canadians.
Mark Yip again broke the school record in the 200-metre medley relay.
Their time of 1:49.94 lowers the record set one weekend ago at Laurier by a further 8/lOths of a second. On the way to this record, they managed to defeat the very strong U of T team. This exact same team also won the 200 freestyle relay in a very fast time, again beating Toronto. After training hard from. midSeptember to now, the bearded Warriors will begin to taper off the
training iri anticipation of Ontarios, one week from now in Brock. The men’s team is looking forward to this meet to duel with Laurentian for fourth place overall and challenge Western for third, behind the very powerful U of ‘I: and McMaster teams. The Waxriors have an excellent chance of qualifying a team for the CIAU championships in March. Coach Reema Abdo believes that four or five men will qualify for the Cl’s, which could be the first time this many males have quaIif&d for ulis meet in over ten years. The Athenas have their Ontario meet this Saturday and Sunday in ctdly Ottawa. The women have already begun their taper and w-ill be in peak racing condition come Satur-
for
CI’s. This would be the first time in three years that the women will be able to send a relay team to the natiohls. All team members are getting psyched for these meets because this is why everyone has been train-
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Nordic Skiing
Better than Nordic-Trak
by Alex Adams Imprint sports Sunday, February 2 saw the University of Waterloo Nordic Ski Team compete in its second CXJAA and OWAA sanctioned event. The races were hosted by the University of Guelph Gryphons at the Duntroon Resort which overlooks Georgian Bay and Beaver Valley Ski Area. Five universities attended including: McMaster, University of Toronto, University of Guelph, Waterloo, and Western, Duntroon is a challenging and hilly course. Recent snowfalls produced excellent skiing conditions which were the best the area has seen in 10 years. It was an exciting double-header with each competitor on the Waterloo team skiing two back to back races The men’s distance was 16 kilometres per race and women raced over a lokm course. The first race was Classic Style. This was the first time in four years the Classic Style race has reappeared since being replaced by the more popular, faster Skating Style. This put veterans and rookies on even ground- The second race of the day
was the Skating Style or Freestyle, which mimics ice skating. It took place almost immediately after the first race, giving the racers a few short minutes to recover and prepare. In the women’s 1O-km Classic race, Athena Julia Norman took the gold in a time of 40 min., 48 sec. Waterloo skiers Eva San+Sole and Robin Wheeldon were seventh and tenth respectively. This young team is strategically poised to strike at the Ontario Chamweeks. The pionships, in two Ontario’s will consist of one -_ Skating _ . race and two Classic races. Since both the Warrior and Athena teams are strong in the Classic event, the teams can expect strong overall standings. The coach, Lisa Patterson, who is a former Canadian National Team member and presently a student at Waterloo is pleased with her teams performance and is optimistic towards the teams results at the Ontario’s, The men’s 15-km Classic Style race was dominated by Waterloo skiers. While Dave Kingdon of McMaster won in 56.54, Waterloo placed IO skiers in the top-15 in a field of 27.
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Rick Roos and T. Brent Atkens both of Waterloo placed second and third respectively. With no time to rest, the gruelling Skating Style race began. The women’s lO-km Skating race saw the Athena’s take positions 9,12, and 19 in a field of 31. In the men’s 15-km Skating race, John Kim, a team veteran, was the only Waterloo skier to crack the tough top 15, in 55 min. 57 sec. Team members Alex Adams, Steve Paradine, Kevin Berry and Jamie Mistry all finished within one minute and ten seconds of each other. The strong finishes this weekend bode well for the upcoming Ontario Championships or ‘Ontario’s’on February 15-16. Only seven men and seven women can be sent to the Ontario’s due to team funding constrain& To be best prepared, this team has been racing since January 11. There remains one more qualifying race, in Midland, Ont., on Feb. 9, to finally determine the OU’s team. The Ontario Championships will bring to a culmination sixth months of training. Beginning in the fall with dryland training and continuing over while most people were 1 Christmas rff relaxing at home for ihe holidays, he Warrior and Athena Nordic Ski ‘earns were training in the beautiful ret arduous Gatineau Hills.
by Bryan Allen The Warrior squash team travelled to the Waterfront Squash Club in Toronto this past weekend for the OUAA Championships and for the second year in a row Zest in the finals to Western. Coming into the tournament, the Warriors felt they had a lineup capable of finally unseating the Mustangs from their number-one position: Jeff Deverill (no. l), Bruce Morrison (no. Z), Tyler Millard (no. 3), Mike Zidar (no. 4), Lee Marshall (no. 5), and Bryan Allen (no, 6). Friday afternoon saw the Warriors quickly dispose of their West Division rivals the McMaster Marauders 6-O. On Saturday morning the Warriors faced a talented but unbalanced Ryerson team. The Rams boast two of the best players in Ontario in Dean Brown and Duncan Stewart. Fortunately, the bottom half of their team is weak; therefore, it would be here that the Warriors must secure victory. Showing a balanced attack that made them one of the top university teams in Canada, Allen, Marshall, Zidar, and Millard each won 3-0. Morrison showed gutsy determination coming back from two games down to defeat Stewart 3-2, but Deverill lost 3-O. He used his match as a primer for his match
against Western. Entering the finals, the Warriors were confident this would be their year. Unfortunately the Mustangs showed why they have been OUAA Champions for the past 10 years. Although each Warrior raised his level of play to new heights, the Mustangs were able to raise their game one notch higher. Allen, Marshall, Zidar and Morrison were each defeated 3-O. Deverill lost a respectable 3-1 to Scott Stoneburgh the Canadian National Hardball Champion. One bright note saw Millard defeat his opponent 3-O. The Warriors can take some consolation in the fact that they are the second-best team in Canada (the OUAA’s are the equivalent of the CIAWs in squash). The Warriors would like to thank those players who came out to show their support: Andrew Longwell, Eric Kemmel. Andrew Olinyck, and Colin Leong. A special thanks goes to the squash alumni who came out: Ed Crymble, Steve Millard, and Mike Hirshman. Thanks also to co-coaches Chico Silvestri and Barney Lawrence for their hard work all year. A very special thanks must go to football coach Tq Knight who gave us the confidence and strength to believe in ourselves.
Athena Volleyball l coht’d. from page 16* to be the last one of the night with Laurier getting back the serve on a tip and then 6 straight points, to win 9-15.
JULIA NORMAN Athena Nordic Skiing This week’s female athlete of the week is second-year kinesioJogv student and former Junior National Capital Team participant Julia Norman. Norman placed third in the lokilometre Classic at the Guelph Invitational Ski Race held in Duntroon this weekend. In her second race of the day, unusual given that few competitors race twice in the same day, she finished ninth in the IO-km skating event. She has been strong for the Athenas all season, placing third of 33 in her previous outing at the Toronto Invitational ski race. With the OWIAA Championship Final approaching on February 15 and 16 in Deep River, Ontario, Nor-
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DARREN SNYDER Warrior Hockey Outstanding right-winger Darrell Snyder, a second vear mathematic? stu-dent, is this weeks male athlete oJ the week. Recently, Snyder, who is fourth overall in OLJAA scoring, proved tc: be the difference in Waterloo’s 5-4 win over Laurier on Sunday. Ht: dominated the face-offs, led the special teams, and scored two important goals, both in the third period. His first goal tied the game, his second won the game. The Warriors are now ranked seventh in Canada and hold top spot in the OUAA West division heading into their final two games, Fvbruary 8 at Laurentian and 14 at Western.
The fourth game started out as a tooth and nail battle with hard fought points for both teams; the score reflected this with three ties. Waterloo got to within a point of victory at 14-9, with the last point coming when the Hawks were called on the net trying to stop a hit by Christine Harrison. Laurier got the serve back on another monster rally, but a hit by Bylsma hollowed by a shank on her serve gave Waterloo the win at 15-9. Overall, the team played well together and showed that they can play volleyball without more than a iew errors a game, while both Ezergailis and Schmidt have adjusted well to life on the floor. Leaders in kills were Bylsma with 11, VanVliel with 9 and Campbell with 8, while Hall had 18 made serves in the match and had a few really nice digs. With only three matches Ieft in the season, and Waterloo in sixth place, the Athenas will have to win all their remaining matches and hope for some help from other teams to make the playoffs. Tonight is the last regular season home game for the Athenas when Windsor comes to town at 6 pm. This is a crucial game as the Lancers occupy the fourth and final playoff spot. The Athenas end off the season un the road, Wednesday at Western and next week at M&laster.
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February already and only one week untiI we get that break we’ve all been waiting for and well deserve. This weekend, there are student representatives attending the CIRA Conference in Guelph which will bring some fresh and new ideas both to the individuals attending the conference and to UW Campus Ret programs. The agenda for the week ahead is as follows: Bristol Mountain ski trip leaves today for New York, the Canadian Indoor National Regatta is in Toronto Saturday, and there is the Mixed Doubles Tourny at the WTC from 9-6 on Sunday. C-R programs running as usual this week at full tilt. Various ski trips heading out for reading week adventures leave one week from today. For more info see the PAC receptionist in PAC 2039. Dance for Heart: As February is Heart Month, it is only appropriate to hold a nation-wide fund raising event that promotes cardiovascular fitness through aerobic and dance exercise. Fitness is important to develop and maintain a heaithy heart and cardiovascular system. Dallce for Heart not only promotes healthy lifestyles but gives participants the opportunity to put their workout to work by raising funds to help fight Canada’s number one health enemv: heart dist’dse anal stroke. This is a fun-filled event where participants collect pledges, from familv, friends and neighbours, for up to
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Here on campus, Dance for Heart will run on March 1 from 10 am - 1 pm. Registration for this event will be held on Feb. 10 and’ 11 in the PAC, Red North, by the dance studios. Keep your eyes and ears open for exact registration times. All participants must register as there is a limited number of spaces, approximately 100-150.
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Good golly! HoUy Cole Theatire of the Humanities January 30,2992 by Regina SchwaId Imprint staff Before Holly made her spectacular appearance last Thursday night, there was an opening event called Mcxy Fruevulrs (whatever that might mean. . .). I intentionally chose the word “event” because it was neither a real band nor a real cabaret-show - it was something in between both - and was very, very funny. The four witty Moxy Fruevousguys were entertaining the audience in an intelligent and critical way. They picked up subjects like environmental problems, actual political pronever-ending blems, the Quebec-saga, and presented them with hilarious tunes, and even in an acapella song. They use a wide variety of different styles, everything from “My baby loves a bunch of authors,” obviously dedicated to the Stray Cats, to “Border shopping,” which adopted the “New York, New York” theme: “Start packing the car. . . / I want to buy it in the city that sells it cheap.. .” The four guys with three instruments (bongos, snare, guitar) were really good, especially considering the fact that being the opening act is always hard to manage. Despite image proMems, Moxy slight Fruevous did a good job and the audience liked them The lady from HaIifax was “very, very, very pleased” to be at the Humanities Theatre for the second time and she mostIy did songs from her new album BIamdt On My Youth.
Aww.. . shucks She made a dramatic appearance on stage after Aaron Davies (piano) and David PiItch (string base) played a vivid inshmental without her. From her first song, Cole showed off the incredible power of her fantastic voice, which was underlined by
Photo by Joanne Sandrin her outfit: black party dress; tight top; bIack, long satin gloves; - she was, in her own words, “Alice in Wonderland from hell.” Up to this point, she seemed nervous, but with the third song ‘Trust in Me,“Cole took over the place, joking around, laughing and obviously
enjoying her gig. The trio showed a great sensitivity for timing effects and a fantastic feeling for music, The fourth song was the famous Nina Simone song, “My Baby Just Cares for Me.” Cole’s interpretation was fulI of both passion and irony.
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and the Red Albino kick out the jams and tear down the house while playing gr00vin funk?” Well, if you were
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SpeciaI to Imprint The band review. This is not the last word in music, it is definitely not the first. But, cultural norms dictate. . . cultural norms. So here 1 am revealing to you, the reader, what actually happened Friday night at the Bomb Shelter. Okay, first, a few basic questions. What in god’s name is a Red Albino? If he has red hair, then he can’t be an albino, can he? Secondly, how the hell do four of five band members from New - Found - Land, a backward little area of the most culturally devoid country on the planet (outside of Greenland), learn to play down and dirty groovin’funk? Of course, such questions are useless to speculate on, because the real question shouId be “can Thomas Trio
She was at her best: a charming and ironic femme fatale - the audience loved her. The next song was “God Will.” She and h&r great musicians put incredible tension into that very “jazzy” interpretation of Lyle Lovett’s country song. She went on with “On the Street Where You Live,” which was very quiet and sad. Holly was not only presenting her great voice, she was also acting. Her stage presence was pretentious, but always selfparodying, as she portrayed a very convincing take of the classic femme fatale. The next song “Occasional Man”, was a hilarious tale of her sexual fantasies: “When I go swimming I am aIways dressed in style . . . wearing just a great big smile.” Tom Waits, Fats Domino, and even CharIie Chaplin (“Smile”) were covered by Cole in her cool and jazzy way, reminding one of a smoky bar of the ’40s. She used the full range of her expressive voice to perform her favourite song, “My Foolish Heart.” After her last song “&.&in’,” the audience was totally overwhelmed and thanked her f6r her fantastic performance with a standing ovation. Naturally, she had to do two more songs - “Calling You” and “Bye, Bye Blackbird.” The very, very last song was just her and David and, even though she sang for at least 90 minutes, her voice was still strong and full as could be. Though it is usually not my style of music, I really liked the concert a lot: her great voice, the good musicians, her way of acting like a femme fatale from Halifax, or, to use her expression, like Alice in Wonderland from Hell. Good girl!
Those of us in attendance were brought into the realm of the sensitized, as stated by the Red Albino. This notion of the sensitized is in line with this neti wave of the sensitive person, on the sensitive earth, being entirely sensitive to the world around, while sipping a Chablis or something like that. Interestingly enough, this concept of the sensitized was widely accepted by the usual right-wing. “I’m trying. to get a good co-op job, ” “move out of my North Americanized notion of private space” audience. This is the evidence of how well this band grooves. Enough rhetoric, I’ve encountered this band in a number of watering. holes in Toronto as well as the ‘Shelter. Thomas Trio and the Red Albmo have aIways performed at overdrive levels of enthusiasm, beating
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Memphis Lithe LQYM~, touted the ads, and the claim is not a hyperbolic one. After his formative work two decades ago with the Box Tops and Big Star, Alex Chilton embarked on an erstwhile career as producer and solo artist, one that brought him to the Horseshoe Tavern last Monday. Perhaps more than any other rock artist’s, Chilton’s name is associated more with myth and apocrypha than with his actual body of work. In the early days, at least, the Chilton mythology was inseparable from the music. Here was the guileless teen with his heart forever on his sleeve, alternately starstruck (“Thirteen,” “Rack of a Car”) and lovestruck (“The Letter,” “September Girls”). After the demise of Big Star, a new Chilton mythology developed: that of the bitter recluse, hiding out in New Orleans or Memphis, making music only sporadically, often supporting himself as a dishwasher or cab driver. However, Chilton seemed unable or unwilling to explore (exploit?) this image of himself in his music. As opposed, for example, to someone like Peter Case, leader of the early’80s hard-luck power poppers the Plimsouls. That group’s swansong LP
Beside offering merely a superb performance, Chilton also indulges in enough moments of, well, just plain weirdoes to freshen the overfamiliar quality of his songs. He offers cheesy takes on ‘Volare” and “My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean,” does an Italian rock hit, covers a terrific song called “Like a Sick Dog” by a Spanish group called the Vancouvers. He is often standoffish with his loyal fans (“Can I do what I wanna do.. . Fuck off”) and cracks a shockingly (and hilariously) tasteless joke about Dell Shannon’s suicide. And finally there is the showstopper “No Sex,” with a brief foray into “Land of 1,000 Dances.” Energetic, well-played, and just off-centre enough to protect Chilton’s underground status. Much like the show itself, in fact. Far be it from me to question the Chilton-as-God mythology, but the Horseshoe show hardly offered a case for canonization. Rather, it was an extremely inspired evening of music from one of rock’s leading fringe characters. What more could you want, anyway? Who needs a living legend?
along, he plugs his new greatest-hits collection. Much of the set list, actually, is drawn from said compilation, with a requisite handful of old classics (only three Big Star numbers) and newish songs. An assured overview of Chilton’s career, as befits a big star. The thing is, Chilton looks and sounds great. He’s in reasonably good spirits, belting out his songs with an offhand ease that’s belied by his phenomenal guitar playing.. His voice is in great shape and he’s confident, cocky even. The sparse backing band (only bass and drums) is also excellent. Besides familiar Chilton songs like “Alligator Man” and “Bangkok,” he turns in riotous versions of Big Star’s “In the Street” and “When My Baby’s Beside Me” and the Box Tops’ “The Letter” - the songs sound fresh and rejuvenated. (Too bad the same can’t be said for “September Girls”: tonight it sounds like a concession to duty, comes off as stale and plodding. Hardly fit treatment for one of the best pop songs ever written.)
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Poor Alex Ew~~herc at One-e is rife with song titles betraying frustration and misfortune. Not that it saved the Plimsouls, but at least it made for a damn fine album. Alex Chilton, though, chose to separate his solo work from the legend that grew up around him. He simply played the same hand over and over again: high energy retrobilly paired with dryly silly’ lyrics. Small wonder that the legend began to overshadow the music.
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By the late ‘~OS, though, a whole new Chilton persona had sprung up. Now it’s Chilton the big star, the Godhead, verily: title character of the Replacements’ best song, muse to the Cramps and the Panther Burns, with Mark E. Smith and the Jazz Butcher begging to open shows for him. Now rhis is a role Chilton seems comfortable with, at least judging from the Horseshoe show. He affably fields the requests that fill the air, he exhorts the sold-out crowd to sing
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Something’s fishy at FASS ‘92 by Rike Burkhardt Imprint staff Have you ever been driven to distraction by this red-tape-bureaucracy we call a university? Have you had days where you’ve wanted to rip the pouffy heads off secretaries, bouncers, turnkeys, and/or professors? Do you feverishly scan the weekly edition of the Imprint in desperate hope of findng a tolerable story?
Photo bv Peter Brown If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, or for that matter, if you just manage to drag your sorry butt onto campus once a week.. , then FASS ‘92 is the show for you!! FASS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff and Students) is a high-energy, nonprofit organization committed specifically to fashioning a yearly comedy production from the inspirational talents of anyone and everyone who can find time to contribute.
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overwhelmingly over-the-top star‘studded pop. Almond, collaborating with Soft Cell’s Dave Ball for the first time since the split, invites: “Meet Me In My Dream,” an apt link between the obsession laced Enchanted of 1990 and this, an extravagant production of love, hope, and desire. “L,ove is a beautiful brutal thing, it can mean everything, or nothing at all . . .” Divided more in name than in tone, the first half goes “without” a title, while the second supposedly is the Tenement Symphony. Production credits and guest musicians sugg-t each “side” might’ve been an individual project fused together as an afterthought to provide an albumlength release. Along with “Dream,” the first half stands as Almond’s finest “session” to date.
by Trevor Blair InIprint staff 1991 witnessed Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” and “Say Hello / Wave Goodbye” re-enter the British charts, promoting the flaccid “best of” collection from the Almond/Cell ouvre. Almond, presenting Tenement Symphony now finds himself perched atop his greatest success yet: a cover of the Jacques Brel classic “Jacky.” (Momus hounds will want to track down the CZ’KUSMaur’mus CD to thrill at Nicholas Currie’s entirely rew-&ten version - “Nicky”) No stranger to Brel, Almond recorded an entire LP of the melancholy Belgian’s tunes &~ques) in the late ’80s. Despairing and melancholy, nothing on that W comes close to the ball-room grandeur of Sy~@~ony. Eleven tracks, a few are instrumental snippits, a few are duds, the rest -
The 2?ymphony itself consists of less focused, mediocre material bookended by the extraordinary “Jacky” and flamboyant “Hand Over My Heart.” “Jacky” in particular is a song run amuck; an incredibly pun&y rhythm track and “cute in a stupidassed way” chorus - if such a thing as a “smash hit” exists, here it is. (The ‘Youth remix” of “Jacky” on 12-inch single deserves special mention; unlike Youth’s recent minimalist work with James, he compounds the songs’ fervor, dissecting and enhancing everything sensational. For sheer exuberance it’s similar to The KLF’s recent dancefloor assaults.) A work of “grit and glitter,” Tenement Symphony pushes Marc Almond once again out of his selfinstituted cult-obscurity and into the lights. Not as consistent as past outings Symphony nonetheless soars to heights unseen. Longevity speaks loudly, Almond’s back on top, and he’s still got a few weekends in Amsterdam to come, - Almond
Instant classics such as “Beautiful Brutal Thing” and “Vaudeville and Burlesque” prance gleefully across the pop terrain, dipping their tongues into the honey-well where the Pet Shop Boys have been known to play. For the coup de grace add “Champagne” to their perspiration-soaked torsos; “Champagne,” a tragidramody of a performer who must “glitter all the time,” to provide / manifest the dream, the intoxicant for
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Curt+> is one of those pleasant surprise, mystery cassettes Which quietly sneak into your brain and plays on infinite repeat. It’s the type of cassette you want to play when you’re siting around contemplating stuff. It’s atmospheric, it’s moody, it’s mystical, and some of the songs might even sneak their way into the “soundtrack of your life.” Information on the group is limited but, according to my ~OOVJI boyfriend, Levitation have been appearing with increasing frequency in New Musical Express’ wondrous concert listings, and the three live recordings;
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“Rosemary Jones,” “Smile,” and “Bedlam,“on this project attest to the group’s strength in concert. Best described, !~POU MUII~ lo hawit. Levitation is Pink Floyd meets Manchester. The instrumental layering and rather down-ptayed vocals are reminiscent of the best Floyd but the lyrics are, perhaps examples are needed here: from “Smile”, “smile while the experience is here / _. . I pick up all the pieces that I love lying around / I cast them to the wind, there is no sound,” or from “Firefly,” “you are a sunrise child looking after Ever,” Need more be said? Five of CutwiLv tracks originally appeared on Ultimate Records and rumour has it that the other two, “It’s Time” and “Squirrel,” were added to make Lb~r;t~ a full-length release. The complete project is systematically dreamy. It’s “Comfortably Numb” for the environmentally friendly ’90s. The band shares writing credits on all tracks creating a unified blanket of sound. Vocals neatly blend with guitars, allowing each other to take the sound in new directions.
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The strongest cuts are the live recordings. “Smile” combines Terry Bickers wistful vocals with languorous guitar and transports the listener to a Iand of mist and experience. The lyrics are tinged with resignation and optimism, a crazy combination that works. The cassette’s closing number, “Bedlam,” is a lullaby for the Manchester set. Dreamy bliss on a rainy Sunday afternoon, but a swift change of mood takes you to something menacing and you are fighting your way out of primordial ooze. A distant trippy voice calls “Heaven” and you make your way back to the surface. The other live cut, “Rosemary Jones,” is the
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Velvet meets the B-52’s chorus. As for the rest of the album, most tracks wallow in mediocrity, with “Lucky Me” deserving a distinctly dishonourable
by Ken Bryson Imprint staff With their new album, Hot D&$y, New York City sextet Raw Youth seem to be in search of a fresh sound. Comprised of three women and three men, Raw Youth are, almost gender stereotypically, caught between a folk pop and a soft, funkfusion sound. Such a seemingly unlikely combination demands a truly versatile band; however, Raw Youth are not such a band. Lead singer Myoshin Thurman’s powerful voice lends itself well to both styles - contrasting between velvety folk and sandpaper funk. However, her two female backers seem unable to find their way out of the clouds for the harsh set, thus undermining any chance of funkadelic success, The rest of the band, powered by guitarist Michael Kolasa and bassist Adolf Washington III Jr., inevitably sound constrained by the soft vocal styles. You find yourself wishing the band could break out and
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fulfill their raw instincts to send you moshing. Alas, not this time. If folk pop is your thing then the other half of this album won’t leave you so frustrated. The opening and by far the best, track of the album, “Matter of Fact,” is an upbeat, frolicking account of regaining control over your love life - “as a matter of fact there ain’t a promise you can keep you’d better beat it b&y.” Two other notables are a reflective “Dinosaur.”
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and a winding, dreamlike acoustic song entitled “Green,” which is vaguely reminiscent of REM’s “The Wrong Child” (from, of course, their Greeti album). The only redeemably robust song on Hot Diggity is ironically named “Regretless.” Opening with “In an evil mood let’s eat the world and pick the bones clean,” “Regretless” Roes on to provide the album’s only-real moshin’ beat iri it’s abrasive National
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wise fine song is outright ruined by an awful Iapse into the “Gloria in exceIsis deo” chorus of “Angels we have heard on high,” not to mention the quasi-angelic “dona nobis pacem” with which the track withers away. Finishing off the album is a track written for thePeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) compilation Tame YuurseZf. While the Raw Youth song of the same name has defiantly moralistic lyrics, it passes itself off as an upbeat, positive song; in effect, taming itself. Ironic lyrics like “If you are weaker I will eat you / if you are smaller 3 will defeat you /. King of all 1 see / I will proudly wear your memory,” are softened by vocal bridges and backups of “oink kluck moo.” In the song is left with an ineffective, “isn’t it pretty to think so” social conscience. While Raw Youth’s political direction may be clear from this album, their musical direction is not. Although the band does not lack talent, they do need to clarity their sound. By doing so, Raw Youth could make headroom in either a folk-pop or funk-fusion realm; but until they do we will be left wondering if they are attempting to be versatile or are just plain over-produced. are over now from here.”
by Rich Nichol Imprint staff Ohhh man! If you want to get uninvited guests out of your house really quick or just want to annoy the living hell out of someone, stick Anvil’s Iatest release Worth The Weight in the cassette player. Anvil has been around since the late 70’s but never established itself as a mainstay metal patriarch. The Toronto based troop is currently one of the better bar acts among the onslaught of thrash metal artists clawing for survival in Southern Ontario.
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The latter questions truth in adverthrough phrases such as: ‘Those portraits of pleasure of those who like to smoke / They’re laughing in the photograph and we don’t get the joke / Now why would they be smiling while they’re looking down our way / I guess they’re making easy money climbing up the rungs / From selling us a parasite that’5 feeding on our lungs.” tising
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“I play music for people who are after something more than anesthesia,” claims North Carolinabased folk musician David Wilcox on the record company promo sheet for his third album, Home Aguin.
The lone highlight on Home Aguhr is “Covert War/a track dealing with a son caught in the middle of his parents’ constant bickering. “Distant Water” and “Wildberry Pie” are other
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However, many of today’s megabands including Metallica and Skid Row have credited the building of their foundations with the inspiration of Anvil. The four-man group displays chording styles similar to Motorhead in their early years or perhaps a tangential Dirty Rotten lnbeciles. A welcome adjustment noticeable in Wotih T/w ISighr is the increasingly brawny voice of the lead vocalist, known simply as Lips. This time around, his voice is more of an authoritative guide, thrashing its way through some of the heaviest riffs ever to belch from the amps of lead axeman Sebastian Mar-k-w. lt all begins with the meatiest cut on the album “Infanticide,” a relentlessly wild opener spearheaded by Marino. “Embalmer,” “On The Way To Hell,” “Love Me When I’m Dead,” and “Sadness” emphasize Anvil’s wide-spread experimentation from the raunchy to the pseudo pop-metal samples.
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“Embalmer”is an eight-minute tale about Lips’ adventures in his off-road 4x4 truck. But the Iyrics lead all but the naive to believe that perhaps he is referring to something else. The remaining tracks in the eightsong set, “Pow Wow,” “Sins Of The Flesh,” and “AZ no.85” fail to deliver the same aggressive intentions. The album cover shows a large furnace melting down gold bars and forming them into one big Anvil. Or maybe its the other way around; we’re not sure. 1guess we will all have to sit by the television and anxiously await their first video.
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Shiny happy spies dimensional characterization of Ed Leland as a generic Gary Cooper / CIark Gable Tough-Guy with his Heart in the Right Place. He looks great in his vintage 1940s US Army Dress Blues, his vintage 1940s SS Greys, and his vintage 1940~ Big Double-Breasted Blue suits, but that’s about all. There are gaps in continuity big enough for a B-17 to fly through, while the supporting cast stumble about with very bad German accents, eat raw doves, and try to look menacing. Iiam Neeson (Darkman, T~u Gu&M&er) turns in a passable perhigh-ranking formance as a Wehrmact General, but, again, script and directorial limitations hinder the performance. On top of all that, he looks about as Aryan as a kumquat. The only bright spots in the film are Old Vie veteran Sir John Gielgud as the legendary secret agent “Sunflower”, and huge, sweeping exterior shots of Old Berlin (recently reunited with West Berlin). The cinematography is well co-ordinated, though sadly wasted on Seltzer’s boneheaded script and ham-fisted direction. Unfortunately, I predict that this film will generate a lot of popular acclaim. The slick Hollywood production values, coupled with a copycat tone of 1940s war films, will rub most people the right way, but only because most people have never _ seen the beautifully campy ’40s films upon which Shinitlg 7llruugh is based. They real thing really is so much better for you.
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by Jeffrey L. MiUar special to Imprint Fifth law of Conservation of Energy: There are a finite number of Period Romance / Thriller movies in the universe. We are fast approaching the maximum, I fear. Just in time for the ’80s vogue of Romance/Adventure Really Big Films with Nazis as the Bad Guys, screenwriter um director David Seltzer has wrought Shitliug Through, a - you guessed it - Really Big Romance/Thriller Film with Nazis as the Bad Guys. A clever twist on the formula, Dave. Shiuitlg ~I~‘uI~$, based loosely on Susan Isaacs’ best-selling novel of the same name, traces the wartime exploits of Linda Voss (Griffith), a half-Jewish working class woman New York, who from Queens, dreams of one day parachuting into Berlin and rescuing her Jewish relatives. The story begins in 1940, when Linda applies for her first job at a law firm, run by Edward Leland (Douglas). The firm’s supposed purpose is to disengage various multinational companies from their in an ever-moreentanglements dangerous Nazi Germany. Ed hland, impressed with Linda’s skill as a secretary, no doubt, immediately falls in love with her. Voss is an ardent movie buff, and an especial lover of films in which ordinary folks overcome insurmountable odds to foil the evil Nazis at their own game. Hmm . . . Having such an extensive background in covert operations, Linda becomes suspicious of Ed Leland, typing letters she never addresses, taking dictation that makes no sense, and never making copies of any correspondence. She accuses him of being a spy. He denies it. They go to bed. She confronts him with damning evidence of his covert activities. He denies it. They go to bed again. With the attack on Pearl Harbour, Leland’s true occupation is laid bare: He is a Colonel in the OSS (Office of %a tegic Services), forerunner of the Cl A. The budding love affair between Leland and Voss comes,to an abrupt halt as Secret Agent Man bids a stoic farewell to his’secretary / lover /
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typist. The scene is so obscenely engineered to look like Ca.sahkmu, I wanted to stand up, call a time-out, and explain the unfairness of it all to the pr&jectionist. For six months, Linda Voss pines away for 01’ Leland. In the meantime, she works in the OSS typing pool, takes up smoking and becomes considerably more stupid. Leland returns to Washington, where he re-hires Voss (nudge-nudge), she re-gains her intelligence (pun) and convinces (wink-wink) Eland to send her into Nazi Germany as an operative. So, ya got yer . . . Nazis, yer . . . heroine, and yer . , . big soundtrack. The fun begins. . . NOW! This movie is so abysmal, so unwatchable, so utterly devoid of entertainment or any other sort of value that I recommend that people go see it, just so they can get some sort of scale on which to judge atrocity in movies. After you see Shitlitig T’hturrgh, you’ll understand what Siskel and Ebert are talking about when they say “With Citizen Kane as 10, and S. T. as 0, we’ll rate this movie . ”
Not, y’understand, that I’m faulting any of the actors, who do what they can with a very, very, \TC’~ bad script. All vestiges __. of isaacs’ book __. have been . pummeled into submission by Selter’s subtle-as-a-hand-grenade direction. Griffith looks distracted through most of the movie, as if she had perhaps left some water running somewhere, or left an electric blanket going in her trailer. I attribute this to a script that places more emphasis on her cleavage than on her considerable talent in portraying feisty, determined women in such films as Worhkg Girl, Pa@k H&he, and last fall’s critically-acclaimed Pnn~diw, with husband Don Johnson.
Douglas practically sleeps his way through most scenes. The load on the actor is light, considering the one-
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VOX, Baker dances skillfully along that obscure line between art and pornography. The characters represented in VOX are not typical. Neither of Baker’s characters are the crass, shifty-eyed purveyors of pornography represen-
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Random House has released Nicholson Baker’s new’ novel VOX, Baker’s third novel. His earlier work consists of two novels Room %nperature and the 7%e Mezzanine, which made an modern day epic out of going to purchase a pair of shoelaces, and a book of autobiographical criticism entitled U and 1. YOX is a little black book about phone sex. It is comprised entirely of a single telephone call between a man and a woman who meet though phoning a sex line. Within their ensuing conversation, they impart to each other matters of biographical nature, their checkered romantic pasts, various romantic escapades, and their innermost fantasies. In the writing of
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brutally and truthfulIy answered. Within the sub-text of VOX, Baker examines peculiarities of society. Abby relates in detail how she would “turn the volume dial (of her stereo) up at just the speed (she) thought. . . the ghostly hand of the record producer - was turning (the end of the song) down, so that the sound stayed on a even plane . . . (and) the song would not stop, it would just continue indefinitely.” In many ways, ViX
Just call I-MPR-INT ARTS continues indefinitely aft& the couple’s climax and hanging up# Their fantasies will continue right on until they fade into their next phone call which, the ending suggests, is inevitable. Duriw one segment of the conversation, Abby and Jim decide that they are impartial to the word “masturbate.” This disinterest causes them to reappropriate the act by replacing the
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ple will label Nicholson Baker a pervert, as do I. I hereby label Nicholas Baker a tmdrr/lm?eti and boldly decree that a pornographer is never respected in his home country.
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each other among the callers on the sex line. Finding something of interest in each other’s voices, they switch to a private line ‘wherwpoo their intercourse, and VOX, begins. In the context of this conversation, Jim and Abby develop a bond of intimacy and trust. Their relationship evolves to a point where total candor between them is achieved. The most graphic questions are asked, and despite their impertinence, they are
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Because of the untried nature of the new drummer, Swervedriver pIayed to the drummer’s drumming. This point was brought home by the fact that the crowd saw the backs of Adi, Adam, and Jimmy’s heads just as much as their faces. As the show progressed Swervedriver minus one, and the drummer from Minneapolis
“Lead Me Where You Dare,” and “Sunset,” finding place in their set list. The set was completed with instrumental versions of some original material, as it seems Adam Franklin was hating difficulty adjusting to the new drummer so he forewent singing in order to present the best possible musical collaboration possible under the circumstances. The band ended their set with a cover
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tion. Like Chapel Hill’s Superchunk, Poster Children are a three guy and one girl outfit. Where Superchunk’s pixie bassist, Laura, is grunge as all get out, Poster Children’s Rose has all the bass runs and poses of Gene Simmote.
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Go-betweens.
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UT0 be iamous in England is to be nothing by Pad Done rmprint staff
The food was being chewed, the Retsina was being quaffed, and the initial list of questions was exhausted. The dreaded second-half interview lull had arrived. As is common, this was where things became fragmented and pedantic. Do you really care that we traded anecdotes about a former Polygram employee? Do you really care that Grant told me I was full of shit when we were arguing about The Washington Squares? 1 thought not. If you want the basics of a GoBetweens biography, consult the Januarv 17 issue of lrll/V*i!rr. If you want Obscure details and trivia, then onward, dear reader.
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Despite the fact that The GoBetweens were founded at The University of Brisbane (in Australia, of course), much of their career was spent based in London. There, they recorded for Rough Trade Records and Beggar’s Banquet, two of Britain’s largest indie labels. They had recorded one singl’e for the late and legendary Postcard records of Scotland but that’s for pedants only. Do they carry warm memories of their years wandering around Oxford St.? Umm . . , apparently not, says Robert: “Grant and 1 try to spend as little time as possible in England, because we hate it so much.” It can? be that bad can it, Grant? “We were drugged . . . the English immigration people drugged us and kept us as addicts for six years. We were finally bust out bv a SWAT team from Auskalia, man. *We were held against our wishes for six years.”
Being poets, though, with a predilection toward thinking that people are good (and all that claptrap) there was a drop of redemptive pity in their hearts Grant: “Perhaps we’re being cruel, Maybe we’ve just used it up, eh Bobby? Perhaps a young girl with an emerald in her . . . navel . . . might find it enjoyable. You know, if you were from somewhere . . . like Winnipeg , . .” Then again, redemption can be quickly squashed - “To be famous in England is to be nothing everywhere else,” said Grant, snuffing the little light of forgiveness. After their escape, they moved home (Australia, of course) and recorded their swansong (version 1, if re-formation rumours come to fruition) 16 Loven ’ Lane. The change of scenery was one deciding factor in the break-up, as Robert decided to move to Germany to live- with his new wife. Geography wasn’t the only factor, though, “One of the major problems with the Go-Betweens towards the end was that it was no longer gay . , . joyful. . . and before that it had always been a more joyful, happy thing,” said Robert. An assessment with which Grant concurred. Now that Robert has settled into the slower-paced lifestyle of Germany, perhaps he can come to terms with his draggingly-slow writing. “I’m not a fast writer, and that’s been a problem with me in the past. I’ve always wished that I wrote more material, but I’ve come to accept it - I just say ‘that’s my rate’ - it’s been happening for so many years that I’ve just got to accept it.” “I try and rush things, I’ve tried to push things, but it just doesn’t work - it sounds false. It sounds thin and weak. So I just keep writing, and two months later, when I’m just about ready to give up, something fantastic happens, and 1 go ‘this is it, it’s perfect.’ It’s this ngo~?’ 1 have to go through, but that’s just the way it is.” There is a downside to the slower pace of life - “, . . it’s rather odd to be
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the drinking, the Odd that: chemicals - the whole idea of The Go-Betweens always seemed so distinctly un-rock. I guess, deep down inside, everyone wants to be Bon Jovi. So dinner ended, they hit the stage, they scorched through a 40-minute set replete with golden moments, and The Go-Betweens climbed astride their steel horses and rode into the night . . . just like Bon Jovi.
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Songs of love and death Kenneth Shaw is the leading name in this tour. He has performed with a variety of opera companies including Anchorage, Chautauqua, Indianapolis, Kentucky, Miami, and the Tri-Cities, in such plays as Prq$iak, .lx NKX di Figaro, and he played the title role in Mozart’s Dull Giuwr~ui in New York. His first appearance with the National Company was as Sharpless in their production of Mc~lnn~r Bc~tnf713 . - in 1987.
out of the fast track of culture, for example, the newest LP we’ve seen is the REM album which is at least six months old.” Of course, their geographic separation means more flying for two of the worst air travellers in rock ‘n’ roll “Grant and I don’t fly very well. I . we only do jets: we don’t do helicopters, and we don’t so small aircraft of any kind - nr~r,” said Robert. To which Grant added, “Basically, we’re walking chemical plants when we get on a plane - just to subdue every aspect of our psyche.”
School of Music) Miss Warren has played in T!w Rcrk& J+o,~w.Ls, as Madama Butterfly in Mudarna BLctterfir, the title role also. in Suer A@ku, and in the American premiere of Rilke’sSu~~~~f~lunnn~~~~~h, among other performances. To.sc*cr was Giacomo Puccini’s (1858-1924) fifth opera, the second of his trio of classics, Lu B&ewe (1896), Tos~cr (1900), and Muduma Buttefl_l: , (1904). All three look at love and its attendant passions from various perspectives. La Boheme reveals sentimental Parisian lives and loves; dhimna Butte@@ tells of heartbreak and faithlessness. Tosca, based on the play “La Tosca” by Victorien Sardou, rushes with the drama of political intrigue, and boils with passionate sacrifice and suffering. As with all of the National Comapny’s productions since 1985, this opera will be sung in its original language (Italian) with English super-titles, translations of the libretto flashed above the stage. For advance tickets call The Centre in the Square box-office at 5784570. Prices are $45., $40., and $35. with left-over seats half-price on the dav of the show for studerks and senior &ens.
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seeks volunteers to assist international students with conversational English. If you are interested in tutoring, contact Sheryl at ext. 2814.
Nornhations are requested for the following seat on the University Senate, to be filled by by-election. At least three (3) nomnators are required in each case. One (1) full-time undergraduate Faculty of Arts representative to Senate (term May I, 1992 to April 30, 1994). Nominations should be sent to the Chief Returning Officer, Secretariat, Needles Hall, room 3060, no later than 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7, 1992. An eIection will follow if necessary. Nomin@ion forms and further information are available from the Secretariat, ext. 6125.
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UW School of Architecture - 1992 - lectures will be held in ES2, room 286 (The Green Room) at 8:00 p.m. For further info contact Ryszard Sliwka (885-l 21 I, ext. 3079.) Thursday, Feb. 13 - Michael Sorkin: Critic ; Thursday, April 9 - Michael Rotondi: Architect.
It has been necessary to change a number l,ooking for good resume experience? How about volunteering at the Sexuality Resource Centre. If interested call Joan at 885 12 11, ext. 2306 or leave a message at the Fed Office.
Public Issues Board is looking for an AIDS Awareness
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your friendly Fed Office. CC235 K-W Friendship Group for Seniors need volunters to befriend seniors on a one-toone basis, two-three hours weekly. Call 742-6502 for more info. Looking for individuals to set up a public relations campaign to promote awareness of tie Global Community Centre (third world issues) within the community. Contact Marco at 746-4090.
of meeting dates in respect of the Engineering Faculty Council and the Assembly. The revised schedule is as follows: Annual Meeting of the Engineering Faculty Assembly, old date Jan. 20 to Feb. 10 ; Monthly meeting of Council, old date Feb. 17 to Feb. 24, Mar. 16 to March 23 and Apr. 13 changed to April 20. All meetings will be held at 3:30 p.m. in
CPH 3385. Spring Travel course to the Middle East April 24 to May 15. Study the religion and culture of Egypt and Greece. Fee of $2500.00 includes return airfare from Toronto, accommodations, and much more. For more infocall Prof. Daniel Sahas at ext. 3565 immediately.
Sig Sisters need volunteers to staff its children’s clothing store, Stuffy’s Call 7435206 (Big Sisters) or Stuffy’s (741-0805).
UW Ski Club oilers great winter trips to many places with a day trip to Bristol Mountain on Feb. 7 or visit Holiday Valley on the 28th. Sign up at Red Pat North at the reception desk,
The Catholic Youth Organization requires volunteers for P.A. days, farm program, bingo, conferences, Lobsterfest, - leadership training, day camp. Call Mel Barr& at 744-7001.
‘L.es Miserables’ tickets sold in Psych Society Office (PAS 4030) until Feb. 12. (Psych students have priority until Feb. 7). Tickets include transportation and show at $20. for March 19th evening.
Assist track and field coach with sports activities for mentally handicapped peo-
K-W Extend-A Family Assoc. is sponsoring its first Casino Nite on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Bingeman Park, 6:30 p.m. (an organization that works with children with disabilities). Tickets can be purchased at Bingeman’s, Provident 6ookstore(Waterloo) or Extend-A-Family Office by calling Mary Joy A&ken at 74l0475.
ple. Practices are every Saturday evening 7130 to 9:30 p.m.
Company presents “Fass 92: Ain’t Myth-Behavin”‘, a musical the&e comedy about ancient gods running amok on a helpless university campus. Times are Friday, feb. 7 at 7 and 10 (two shows) and Saturday, Feb. 8 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $5+00 and can be picked up at the Humanities Theatre Box Office or call 8854280 or Jennifer at 746-4954.
Waterb Showtime presents “Dead Serious” at the Humanities Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8:00 p.m. For tickets call 747-8765 or 8854280.
K-W Chamhr Music Society, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo, 886-1673 - FEBRUARY CONCERTS: at 8:OO p.m. -
Adult sun&m of child abuse - a presentation of information on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Independent Living Centre, 266A Marsland Ave., Waterloo, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more info call Father David Joyce
FASS Theatre
Sunday, Feb. 9 - Arthur Rowe, Piano Career Burke
Centre - Saturday Hours check out information on careers, employers, work/study and educational opportunities. NH1 115 - March 7. beer Wati Workshops -
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register: “Drawing in the Afternoon” - Jaquie Poole Feb. 11-Mar. 3 1:30-4 p.m. - $45.00 “Watercolour in the Afternoon” - Jaquie Poote - Feb. 13-Mar. 5 1:30-4 p.m. $45.00 “Market Basket” - Ankaret Dean - Feb. 22 & 23 9:30 a.m.-4 material fee.
p.m. - $55.00
Nominations are requested for the following on the University Senate, to be filled by by-election. At least three (3)
seat
nominatorsare required in each case. One (I) full-time undergraduate Faculty of Applied Health Sciences representative to Senate (term May 1, 1992 to April 30, 1994.) Nominations should be sent to the Chief Returning Officer, Secretariat, Needles Hall, room 3060, no later than 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, 1992. An election will follow if necessary.
Nomination forms and
Baseball Writers’ Eursaty -open tocollege or university students, $500.00 award. 500 to 1,000 words submitted by June 1,1992.
Art Gallery Exhibitions 1992 - on display f rom Feb. 6 to Mar. 29. “Art Alive Lecture Series” begin Jan. 21 to May 19. Call 579-5860 for more info. Kkhener-Waterloo
CounselIing Semkes will be offering the foilowing workshops in the Winter 1992 term: Assertion Training, Bulimia Group, Exam Anxiety Management, Reading & Study Skills, Stress Management Through Relaxation Training, Time Management & Procrastination, What To Do When You’re
Monday, Feb. X0- 7:30 p.m. - “Equal Time -Canada’s New Constitutional Proposals”. Moderator Dr. John English, UW. Call 7437502. 12 noon - “Ideas & &sues - 12 noon. Lecturer: Susan Hoffman, WHS Archivist. 7:oo p.m. - Adjustment to Separation and Divorce.
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7~30 p.m. - Ontario Genealogical Society, UpcomingEvents- l NextMeetingFeb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in CC138a l Winter camping Feb. 28 to March 1 (need organizers) l kayaking every Sunday in the PAC pool 4 to 6 p.m. (just turn up) l weekend at U of T Cabin (skiing, snow-shoeing, etc), on Feb. 15 and 16 l Whitewater Rafting on Ottawa River, weekend starting May 18th. News -we now have a new x-country running representative. Contact Brian Y uan 725-7 144. Equipment room is open for equipment hire and new memberships: Monday and Thursday 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Frtday 11:OO a.m. to 12 noon. Fvr further details on above events, see our notice board outside the Equipment room, PAC, Blue South, room 2010. (Tel.: 888-4828). CONRAD
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Noon hour concerts - 12:30 p.m. - all are FREE and take piace in the Chapel. Wednesday, Feb. 26 - “Ethnic Canadian Folk Music”. Wednesday, Mar. 11 - “New Music of Carol Ann Weaver”. Wednesday, Mar. 18 - “Meridian Chamber Ensemble”.
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Tuesday, Feb. 11 - 7:00 p.m. - Headaches, speaker Dr. Jeff Winchester. 8:OO p.m. - Fly KPL, speaker Gerald Graham. Wednesday, Feb. 12 - 7:00 p.m. - History of Contemporary Canada, lecturer Prof. Shaun Brown, WLU. 7:30 p.m. - Equal Time-Education: Are Our Children Learning What They Need To Know? Moderator: Harry Froklage. Call 743-7502 to reserve your place for the above lectures.
UW LIBRARY CAMPUS MNTS Take time out to attend an 18 minute video on PSYCLIT, the computerized index in CD-ROM format. Meet at the Information Desk in the Dana Porter At-@Libararyatthe following times: Monday, Feb. 10 at lo:30 a.m. ; Friday, Feb. 14 at lo:30 a.m. ; Monday, Feb. 17 at 10.30a.m. ; Thursday, Feb. 20 at 2:00 p.m. ; Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 2:00 p.m. ; Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 1I:00 a.m.
Holds Notices - until recently, patrons requesting that a library book be recalled or searched had to check with the User Services Department to determine when the book was available. In response to patron requests, User Services staff are now mai!ing notices to advise them that books held for them are available.
Feb. 13 - open forum on the
theme “Diversity and Change” at ttp Campus Centre, UW, between 4 and 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 - Cukurai Exhibition, food fair and fashion show at the Campus Centre, UW, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
USC wishes to express wishes an; regards to UW and WLU students for the upcoming term. Our club is seeking new members of Ukrainian descent or if you just want to know more about our heritage ‘evewone is welcome to attend. Our next meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 4:30 p.m. at the Grad House which will be infor-mal and in general to get acquainted. Bring your friends and if more info is needed call Roman Sirskyj (PresidentI92Term) after 6 at 884-0774.
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Last day to nominate your Distinguished Teacher for an award for 1992 is Friday,
Himalayas: Field Study Program - July 1OAug. 20. Learning about human ecology and developments and trekking at 816,000 feet. You may earn up to 3 l/2 credits. $4,950. Apply before March 14 to Prof. S. Kumar, Village II or telephone 7466946.
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1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Admission $1.00. Call 748- 19 14 for information.
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Black History Month celebr&ions will be commemorating on Feb. 14 and 15 at the Campus Centre. This week is to heighten awareness about Africans, their continent, culture and contemporary developments. The program is as follows: Sunday, Feb. 9 - “Kwame Ture” (formerly known as Stokely Carmichael) returns to UW. Topic of discussion “Africa, The Third World, the New World Order”. Two films also to follow. Davis Centre, room 1302,4 to 9 p.m. (co-sponsored by CSA)
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Start Gallery - you are invited to meet the artists at the opening reception from 7-9 p.m. “Routes, Routes, Routes” Jan. 31 to Feb. 9. Call 886-4139 for more information. . Philosophy Colloquium - Prof. Rockney Jacobsen, WLU, “Public Minds & Private Knowledge”, 3:30 porn. in HH 334. FASS Theatre Company is proud to present “FASS 92: Ain’t Myth-Behavin”’ at the Humanities Theatre, UW on Feb. 7 at 7 and 10 (two shows) and Sat., Feb. 8 at 8:00 * p.m. Call 885-4280 or 746-4954.
krrdy,p+bnury@ Kwame Tw - formeriy known as Stokely Carmichael - topic of discussion “Africa, The Third World, the New World Order”, with two films to follow. 5 to 9 p.m. in DC 1302. Donation of $3.00. Courtesy of WASA and CSA.
-9-10 Men against sexism and patriarchy organizational meeting. All interested men are welcome to come to CC 138 at 7:30 p.m. Phone Scott or Daryl at ext. 2578 (WPIRG) for more info.
GLLOW Discussion Group ESl, room 221, Topic “How Acceptance by other Gay bians”, Everyone welcome. begin at 7130 sharp.
- 7:30 p.m., Do I Fit In? Men & LesDiscussions
w-,kkury12 Youth Building the Future (YBF) - for all interested discussions pertaining ,tp international development awareness. &en to ideas for direction, speakeis, events. 1:OO p.m. in Campus Centre. Check with Turnkey Desk for room number. W,p+kuwy’3
Theatre Sports - Hilarious improvisational comedy based on audience suggestions. 8:OO p.m. at Wing 404, Adult Rec. Centre on Dutton Drive (near Albert & Weber). $5.00 at the door, $4.00 members. . Drama Dept. Directing Class presenti g evening of entertaining one-act plays. 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 13 ; 1:00 & 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 14 in HH 180. FRE!E drop in clinic between 3-6 p.m., at WCRI Main Office, Clayfield Building, Block 2, 268 Phillip St. Legal advise from the law offices of Zinszer, Cooke, Pinchen.
Animals, The Environment, and You video screening: John Robbins’ “Diet For
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Federathm of Students presents Much Music Spring Break 1992. Daytona Beach Florida from Feb. 15 to 29th. Be part of the bigg& Spring Break Show ever!! FREE live concerts by Canada’s top bands. ONLY available from Happening Holidays. Book today, limited space. For info: Federation of Students Office, 888-4042 or Mark 725-8790. Slash Iong distance costs to/from Guelph. Only ,356 per cali. Talk forever, anytime, day or night. K.W. Discount Oialing - 7426053. LSAT/GMAT/MCAT/GF?E - test your best. FREE diagnostic test. Call Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Centre (519) 4380142. Needing renovations done around the house or the apartment? Large or small jobs? 0 & D Renovationscan help you with all types of carpentry problems. Reasonable rates. Call 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. at 746-2763.
Experience ‘L)rpist: $1 II0 dsp typewritten,
Fast, profcsaional word processing by University Grad (English). Grammar, spelling, corrections available. Macintosh computer, laser printer. Suzanne 8863857.
Dancers - part-the, evenings, for progressive dance club. Dancers must be high energy and capable of adapting to a variety of current dance styles. Outfits supplied, For an audition call Kris, The Twist, 886-7’730.
Congratulations Kappa Gamme Phi, on a successful rumage sale charity event, From the broithers of Sigma Chi.
S&j-required - $20.00 cash - students in 1st or 2nd year, between the ages of 18 and 25 are invited to participte in a Cardiovascular Reactivity Study. NO exercising required. Call Caroline at 885-1211, ext. 6786.
Anne, W@+q, Mike, Kevin, John, Gary, Ashley, Lisa, Mimi, Eugene, Mark, Khaiid, Jonathan and Leo and ??? Thanks for making #2O the best yet! Don’t iet me catch anyone calling me: THE ELEPHANT LADY!
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MSG (Muslim Study Group} - Brown bag forum from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m,, CC 135, All are welcome! Baha’i Faith Informati&leetings - you are invited to attend discussions on issues such as peace, spiritual solution to the
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The Toronto Art Therapy tnstitule and the institute for Arts and Human Development at the Lesley College Graduate School in Cambridge Mass. have completed arrangements for a co-operative program of studies leading to a masters degree in expressive arts therapies. Students and graduates of the Toronto Art Therapy Institute 2 year diploma program, are eligible to apply to the Lesley Coi!ege Masters degree program in the Expressive Art Therapies where their graduate - level training at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute will be given credit as part of the Lesley Masters program. To complete their Masters degree+ students spend two summers at Lesley College for 2 five week periods. If you would like to receive further information about this joint effort, .please contact our office and a staff person will be pleased to
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lnbernational socialists meet at 7:30 p.m. in CC135 to discuss the theory and practice of socialism. For more info call 7471646. Free E~peranto classes - come learn the international language. Beginners at 7 to 8:30, intermediate 8:45 to 1O:OO p.m. in MC4044. Texts available at UW Bookstore. Call Dan at 885-6584 for more info. Student Christian Movement meets at 4:OOto5:30inCCl IO. Weareanecumenical group who concentrate on relating faith to social justice issues. New members always welcome! Information: 725-7993, Heather or Bruce. MRY FRIDAY Thw will be “Salat-ul-Juma” (Friday Prayer) organized by MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOClATiON from 1:30 to 2;30 p.m. in CC135. All Muslims are welcome! Baha’i Faith Information meeting& - you are invited to attend informal discussions on issues such as peace and harmony of science and religion. CC 138 at 7:30 p,m.
GLLOW meets in room 104 of the Modern Languages building, 9-l 1 p.m. Gay & Lesbian Liberation of Waterloo promotes healthy attitudes towards sexuality. Come out and meet new friends!
talk to you. 216 St. Clair Ave., West. Tel.: (416) 924-6221.
Hey You1 - are you in the Cardiovascular Reactivity Study? Please call Caroline at 865-1211, ext. 6786 to arrange your 2nd or 3rd retest session. Thanks.
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Painncsded for summer employment with student works painting jobs. Available in KitchenerNVaterloo - Ivan Lee, 7255593 ; Caledon - Marzen Baldonado, 725 7014 ; Richmond Hill - Mike Lucas, 747-5458.
Esperanto CLub Lunch. Come experience the international language in action. 12:OO p.m. to 1:OO p.m. in the Modern Languages cafeteria.
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Recycles - Recycling on campus society should be repremnted, 4-5 Room 135 for Jan. 27 and Feb. 24 ; 10, March 9 and March 23 CC138.
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I.&V Ju&.@ Club meets from 4 to 7 p.m., Red Activity area of the PAC. Beginners welcome! For more info contact Sean 7255577 or sdfinura at descartes. VW each p.m. Feb.
-1 of Accountancy requires senior Accounting students or Arts students as proctors for the School’s mid-term exams. This is a paying position. Contact David Carter, ext. 2747 or Carolyn Tindale, ext. 6536.
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