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by lain Anderson

Imprintstaff

Dave Martin found support from across all of the faculties this Tuesday and Wednesday as he won the position of President of the Federation of Students for 1992/93 over two other candidates. With a commanding 1,733 votes of a total of 3,446 cast, Martin won the top job on the strength of 50.3 per cent of the total popular vote, compared to 25.2 per cent for runner-up Harish Pawagi.

VPOF by Iain Anderson

Imprintstaff

In a battle won by the narrowest margin out of all contested positions, Brent McDermott has been elected as Vice-President, Operations and Finance. McDermott gained 53.1 per cent of the total vote, with runner-up Hoi Txung coming in with 42.5 per cent. McDermott captured 1,818 votes out of a total 3,423. “I’m going to Disneyland,” was ail Brent was heard to say as he was congratulated by friends and admirers.

Pawagi won the Math poll by 49.5 per cent to 31.8 per cent for Martin. Martin won convincingly in Renison/ EnvironmentaI/ St. Jeromes, Studies, Applied Independent Health Studies, Optometry, Science, Arts, Engineering and the co-op rnailout vote. He topped out in these last two polls, with 67.1 and 56.4 per cent respectively. Pat Forte was third with 21.1 per cent of the total student vote. secretly,

“Well, we’re out of OFS. I’m going to work together with the other schools not in OFS, in order to present a strong voice to the Ontario government,” Martin said, responding to the results from the OFS referendum. UW students voted by a narrow margin to leave the organization. University underfunding was a major platform in Martin’s campaign. Throughout the weeks prior to the election, Martin reiterated his belief that UW students were not getting their money’s worth. He has promised to do all he can to help ease the financial burden being placed’on the backs of students. Outgoing president John Leddy &as quite pleased with the election results. “Dave has many of the same goals

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that the current administration has and this is very important in maintaining continuity between Fed executives,” he said. Total voter turnout was 22.5 per cent (3,446 voters out of an eligible 15,299), up considerably from last years’ 17.1 per cent. The optometry poll showed the highest turnout of 41.5 per cent, while Renison/St. Jerome’s wins the heavyweight apathy title at 14 per cent.

VPUA by Stacey Lobin Imprint staff Late Wednesday night, Sue Crack, a fourth-year sociology student, was

announced the Federation of Student’s Vice President, University Affairs for the upcoming 1992-1993 year.

Crack,

who

ran

with

Dave Martin, garnered 55.3 per cent of the student vote; runners-upJennifer Nevinsand Jennifer Szabo were 31.1 per cent and 9.0 per cent, respectively. “I feel wonderful!” yelled Crack, seconds after hearing the announcement. Surrounded by friends and well-wishers, she broke away long enough to say, “I’m glad of the opportunity to work within the Federation of Students; I’m going to stick as closely as I can to my platform: fundand ing university efficiency, safety.‘* Runners-up Nevins and Szabo were disappointed, but philosophical President-elect

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Photo by Dave Thomson about the loss. Both offered their congratulations to the new VPUA-elect; Szabo further admonished Crack to “just stick to the rules?” Current VPUA Lisa Brice commented that ‘Sue doesn’t n&d any advice - she’s going to do a good job.” Crack, who is a village Don and has been a member of several student committees, feels that her experience has exposed her to issues faced by students today; her concerns centre around increased availability of student funding, university efficiency, promoting awareness of the University of Waterloo as an interested, effective member of the community, and increasing safety measures on cam@us. While gaining the most votes in every faculty, Crack gained the

The triumvirate of Martin/Crack/ McDermott looks to be a positive one for the coming year. While Martin andGackrantogetherwithnoVP0F

candidate, McDermott and Crack attended hii school together. This will create some familiarity among the executive as they take office in May of this year. Leung was gracious in the loss. “It was a great campaign and it was so close . . . I will still be in the weight room tomorrow night” McDermott won big in the Renison/St. Jeromes, Math and Co-

op polls, with kg

taking five of the

six faculties. It was the relatively high turnout of voters in these three polls that gave McDermott his victory. McDermott plans to make the services of the Federation of Students more visible, and more valuable to student life at UW. He also wants to do alI he can about increasing interaction between faculties and thereby increasing student spirit. remaining

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At about 11 pm on Wednesday night, patrons of the Bombshelter were informed that the majority of students who voted in the Ontario Federation of Students referendum decided to opt out of the organization. With a vote of 1,780 to 1,529 (a difference of 7.4 per cent), the vote was very close. “I’m pretty happy about the result, but I’m also tired,” commented John I;eddy, spokesperson for the “No OFSI’side. “I’m more or less oblivious to it now that it’s over.” L.eddy, as Federation of Students president for the past year, has been constantly agitating for the UW Feds to separate from OFS. He has worked out a proposal on funding to take to the Minister of Education with other

universities, and feels that it has been a significant achievement for him as Fed President. “I plan to stick around and work with Dave Martin (the newly-elected Federation President) on further funding issues; I’d like him to benefit from my experience and work in the field,” he said. Paul Done, the “Yes OFS” committee chairperson, was disappointed at the results. ‘The entire process is still under appeat” he said. “The coop mail-out vote couId have been a deciding factor in the outcome of this referendum; if it is declared invalid, then the results will change.” However, this 41 not affect the outcome of the referendum. Doqe says that the “No” committee had a slight advantage in the co-op mail out; an advantage that could have helped sway the engineering vote towards the “Yes” side. “I feel thatthe

students are the losers in this referendum; I also feel very sorry for the incoming Federation executive, because they will be powerless to represent the students on a provincial level.” Votes were split more or less everdy in most cases; the “Yes” side garnered good support in Environmental Studies/Independent Studies (64.5 per cent) and Arts (60.8 per cent). The “No” side gained its largest majorities in Engineering (68.2 per cent) and the co-op mail out (58.4 per cent). The OFS referendum was hotly debated.during the campaign period, and was fraught with fines and allegations. Chief Returning Officer Caro1y-n Thomas’ job is not finished yet; decisions must still be made concerning the ‘Yes” appeal.

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Sunrayce team starts building

OFS results not final yet by Iairt Anderson

Imprint staff

Things started to heat up as campaigning wound down in the OFS referendum. With accusations and allegations of unfair campaigning coming from both sides of the issue, first-time Chief Returning Officers Carolyn Thomas and Glen Rutland had their hands full. The most serious allegations come from Paul Done, chairperson of the “YES” committee. Done wants the entire co-op mail-out portion of the vote disqualified and destroyed, citing violations made by the “NO” campaign in their literature distributed to co-op students. Federation of Students Policy number 18, section B3e states: “No material shall be distributed or posted inside Federation businesses.” Done points to the “NO”side mailout, which contains the statement: “If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at the FED office (519) 888-4042.” “In light of this, I feel that the NO committee violated both the letter and the spirit of B3e, and that the entire ma&out vote must be dis-

qualified,” said Done in a written complaint to the Election/Referendum Committee. In response to the complaint, Thomas and Rutland ruled that the co-op mail-out wilI not be disqualified and destroyed. Their reasoning was that the OFS did not complain when they saw the Federation phone number on the information sheet before they were sent out, no phone calls were received in the Fed office over the referendum, and finally, if the mailout portion is destroyed “it will be very unfair to those students who are genuineIy concerned about their school’s involvement with organizations.” “I did not see a copy of the mail-out before they were sent out . . . the organizational meeting for the ‘YES” committee was held after the mail-out date,” responded Done. He also states that the issue regarding the appearance of the Fed phone number on the pamphlet is not one about how many students called but, rather “whether the FEDS officially support the ‘NO’ campaign.” Students’ Council decided n&t t&&e an official posi-

tion on the issue. “Should the outcome of the Referendum be contingent upon the outcome of the mail-out appeal, 1 request that the Election/Referendum Committee keep the outcome of the referendum confidential until all appeals have been resolved.” wrote Done, responding to the decision to include the mail-out vote. In the war of collecting campaign fines, the “NO” side is beginning to catch up to the “YES” side. The “NO” committee was fined for campaigning before the official start date of 12:OO:Ol am on &bruary 2, 1992.

At a meeting held by the Committee of Presidents on January 21, the minutes state that ‘zisa 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.” This was viewed as campaigning outside of the campaign period, and a $30 fine was levied. Several other allegations regarding illegal campaigning were raised by both sides but no fines were deemed necessary by the Election/Referendum Committee.

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by Iain Anderson Ilnprint staff

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Africa Week fesitures organization within the African community to build an extended culturebased revolution. He particularly stressed the need for increased literacy and understanding of global

by Michael Bryscm Imprint staff In conjunction with Africa Week on campus (February 9-15), the Waterloo African Student’s Association hosted 1960s civil rights activist and current spokesperson for the AlI People’s African Revolutionary Party, Kwame Toure (formerly Stokeley Carmichael). Toure spoke on Sunday, February 9 to a group of Waterloo students about pan-Africanism and the role students could play in creating a free, unified and socialist Africa. A contemporary of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, Toure spoke about the ultimate demise of the and the recapitalist system unification of Africa after the collapse of neo-imperialism, which he described as the highest and last stage of capitalism. will fall,” he “The dollar predicted. Beginning with the premise that socialism was the only just economic system, Toure outlined his vision of a cultural revolution that would span the globe, ending ultimately in a unified African continent. Such a unification, he predicted, would take place before a unified Europe. Europe, he said, has a history stained with blood and intolerance, whereas Africa was essentially a tolerant co&inent and once stabilized would help bring peace to the world. Toure, calling himself a radical, used revolutionary language to illuminate the inequalities inherent in the North American capitalist system, noting that if he ever got coverage on CNN, he wasn’t doing his job. “Capitalism, ” he said, “doesn’t lie some of the time. It lies all the time.“ In a lecture that was at times rousing, punctuated with emotion and ’ humour, Toure spoke of the need for

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In the United States, he said, the Democrats and the Republicans fight every four years for re-el&tion, a process of limited scope which people mistake for the realm of politics. Politics, he said, is culture-based and extends to every aspect of people’s liv=, a fact that is particularly important to oppressed peoples. Toure began his lecture siressing that it was the job of the .teacher to

Watgreen projects continue

sneaker promote curiosity in his students and encouraged everyone in attendance to follow up the lecture with independent research. “Each generation,” he said, “must find out its own mission and either fulfill it or betray it.” The purpose of Africa Week is to commemorate Black History Month and promote awareness of Africans, their continent, culture and current situation in the world. The theme of the week was Diversity and Change in the 1990s. Other events held in conjunction with Africa Week included an open forum on diversity and change and a &lturaI exhibition, food fair, and fashion show.

by L+om Flaherty special to Imprint

approach also connects the students to the University in a way not commonly found in most classes. The educational benefit of this prc+ gram does not stop with the students but inchdes the administration, faculty and staff that are contacted, hassled and enlightened by the stu’ dent environmentalists “The whole university is receptive to this initiative, and time is taken to consider the student’s ideas,” says Patti Cook, the on-campus waste management coordinator and member of the Watgreen Committee. In fact, tokther, the staff and faculty from Ydifferent departments are contributing to the prbgram by suggesting what systems could be examined and improved. The choice of what the individual students studv. however, is decided mainly by he students. Past projects have ranged from greening the undergrad calenders to investigating a on-campus cyclical water system to alternative landscape approaches. Currently in the works is a student Watgreen Committee, which will help provide the continuity between students, administration and previous projects. And Watgreen’s future? “Projects will begin to examine systems on a larger level and in all departments will become more involved,” says Cook. Also ti a time of budget cuts and economic difficulty, Watgreen may demonstrate that ‘environmen%lly sound’ systems also make economic sense.

What do the following have in common? A student makes a conscious effort to turn off a light as he/ she leaves a classroom, a Minota Hagey resident brings the day’s collected food waste to the composter, a facility office utilizes a ‘greening the office’ package. The answer: these are just some of tradition: In sport, for example, many the on-campus changes that are a pargames are gender-specific because tial, if not total, result of Watg-reen. traditionally, physical and aggressive Watgreen, for those who 6ave not behavior in girls and women has not _ yet heard, is basically a lab course been acceptable. where the entire NUniversity of As for board games, there are quite Waterloo is the lab. Within it, students a few on the market today which are clearly gender-specific. Games such as “Girl Talk”, “What Shall I Be?” and “What Shall I Wear?” are still being sold, even though most people would consider these kinds of games inappropriate in today’s society. “Gender-Specific Games” also examines the theory that females l l have stronger verbal skills while ma& possess better visual-spatial abilities. Visitors to the museum can study aspects of . University try several electronic games and puzoperations that could be improved zles to test their skills in these areas environmentally, and possibly impleand to compare their results with the ment programs to do so. For this research data which is posted. effort, a course &edit is received. The exhibit runs until April 15. The Students receive hands-on Museum and Archive of Games is experience in fields in which they are located at BC Matthews ?-laH. interested, and the University Museum hours are Tuesdays 9-12, lreceives possibly feasible (and some12-4, 6-8; and times quite innovative) ways of 4; Wednesdays improving their system(s). This Thursdays and Sundays 12-4.

Games for boys and girls’ by Robin Kalbfleisch special to Imprint Why have little girls traditionally been discouraged from playing physically active games? Why is a little boy a sissy’ if he enjoys playing with dolls? These are questions you may find answers to at a new exhibition at the University of Waterloo’s Museum and Archive of Games. The exhibit, titled “CenderSpecific Games”, was created by two Uw professors of recreation and leisure studies with help from two graduate students. Primarily made up of both board and electronic games, plus photographs from around the world and educational notes and posters, the exhibit attempts to stimulate discussion on the question “Are games which appear to be gender-specific based on biological or social realities?” The exhibit illustrates why some games that don’t need to be genderspecific happen to be so because of

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&reside chat Dave Martin, Sue Crack, and Brent McDernott have their work cut out for them for 199112. John Leddy has seen to it that they’ll be pending a lot more time than he did worrying tbout how to lobby the provincial government. On Wednesday night, we gained a new ‘ederation of Students executive, but lost a faluable voice for students when 52.7 per cent >f voters rejected membership in the Ontario :ederation of Students. The referendum is not ret official because of pending appeals by the Yes” side, but even the success of those Bppeals won’t change the outcome. Clearly, Waterloo students feel that the OFS IS a waste of money and that the Federation executive can duplicate the lobbying, research, and informational role that OFS Dlays for its member institutions. In their spare time. Ask Leddy, Brice, or Millard how busy they gre and how many hours they spend with their ‘eet up on a desk. The answer will be, are you (idding? Yet, John thinks he, and subsequen:ly Dave Martin, can do an effective job lobbyng the provincial government all on his onesome. Crack has a lot of work ahead of her as well. As vice-president, university affairs, she is charged with task of coming up with educational and informational campaigns without the resources of the OFS. You mean, like last fall’s date rape campaign? The one the Feds used without crediting OFS? That’s right. McDermott has a tough act to fol tow as vicepresident, operations and finance. The entire Federation budget is his concern, but Fed Hall is the most visible of the line items. He has to continue to exert pressure on management Ihere to maintain the small budgetary surplus that has been gained this year. It is sad but somehow not surprising that the engineering faculty had the highest turnout and the highest percentage of “No” votes. That’s a familiar pattern here at Waterloo: engineers voting in droves and like sheep. What is truly sad is that so many people voted “No” after taking at face value the half-truths contained within Leddy’s campaign. Now that the campus has voted “No,” it is up to those students who did so to hold Johr Leddy to his word, to require him to produce E viable alternative to OFS. The orig’inal chair. person of the “No” side, Scott Garrett (what the devil happened to him?), told Imprint that thf Ontario University Student Funding Alliance (OUSFA) would be releasing a report at the end of February about what governmen action on post-secondary funding that non. existent five-letter acronym would be lobbying for.

Sure, it won’t say anything about zero tuition fees, but if it is as ambiguous as other blatherings from Leddy and Co., it won’t really say anything at all, other than calling for dbuble-digit tuition hikes. Well, at least Teddy will have saved the incoming executive a couple of person-days by leading the pull-out from OFS - I heal those opening and closing plenaries really take time away from one’s golf game.

. Freedom to be responsible I don’t know if it’s a famous saying or not, but recently I heard someone say “with freedom, comes responsibility.” Those four words say so much; the phrase is not only a truism but also, I think, can be applied in a critical fashion to society. Most people reading this have many freedoms, and can count among them the separate rights to consume alcohol and drive a motorized vehicle. Combining these activities can result in losing the latter right. It has been proven that excessive drinking can impair your judgment and the lawmakers consequently have rationalized the invasion of our privacy via RIDE programs as something that is for “the greater good” of society, thus superseding individual liberties. This theory about the public good superseding individual rights, however, is bullshit on a number of levels. “Don’t Drink and Drive” is next to “Just say No” in terms of narrow-minded and moronic slogans. There’s plenty of people who get into accidents every day - some of them were probably seeing double, but mmy were likely just too tired from a hard day at work or whatever to bother checking their blind spotWhat if you wake up one morning and you’re really feeling like a bag of shit, so you decide to zip down to the drugstore to buy something. Would your judgment not be impaired? What ifyou wake up hungoverand are late for work? Does it enter our minds that we are endangering our lives and others by driving in such conditions? Will people start doing the talk-show &&it, complaining “My son was killed by a driver with high blood pressure!“? And this “Just say No” garbage . . . no to what?And why? How about caffeine - our Editor is a confessed addict. Maybe we should say no to marijuana - sure, it saves the ey&ghf

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chemotherapy patients from puking for days on end, but it’s the source of all evil, isn’t it? We have the freedom to consume both 1ega.land illegal drugs, but whether or not one acts responsibly when under the influence (or suffering from withdrawal, for- that ._matter) is

up to the individual. I would feel tar more comfortable being a passenger with some friends driving drunk, than I would with many other sober drivers who plaster their car with such repressive slogans. Those who drive under whatever influence but don’t get caught manage this because they are cognizant of their impairment, and act accordingly. They aren’t those people you saw in propaganda movies in high school, tearing up the backroads, and doing shotguns in the bed of a pickup truck. They aren’t the students who get drunk and stumble through the wooden parking gates and then are genuinely surprised when the campus cops nab them. Misinterpret I the meaning of this as you what I’m trying to do is suggest that wishwe need to become responsible in ways that define the term more broadly than popular culture does. If the government were to acf responsibly, they would simply ban alcohol, since we’ve proven countless times that we can’t use it responsibly. Thirty per cent of us, according to somebody’s statistics, become addicted to it.. Banning alcohol would eliminate many societal and interpersonal problems (as well as drinking and driving), and we could take off the books all the insane band-aid laws created because of it. But hey! It’s taxable. What we have here, folks, is a government admitting that it is governing a society comprised mostly of idiots who can not or will not assume any personal responsibility for their own actions. Doesn’t it bother anyone that police can randomly stop anyone . . . in the name of weeding out drunks? The logical extension of this wouId be to set up police traps outside of bars, arresting people for public drunkedness. 1 can just hear the DJ’s at 1 am: “Remember, if you’ve been drinking don’t walk home - you might get yourself hit by a bus or pitch off a stainvay somewhere or. . .II all you shiny happy So remember, politically correct people . . . don’t drink and drive - you might spill your drink!

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foru m Blah, Blah, Fed Hall, Blah To the editor, 1 have been watching the Forum section of Imprint with great interest since the middle of last month, when letters about Federation Hall began to appear in greater numbers. Now, after re-reading several of them, I wish to make my own o$nions and experiences known. First, in response to “No Gorillas Allowed” (Nov. 15, 1991), I’m afraid I can’t agree with much of what Mr. Taraniuk says. While I admit that I have not actually had an encounter with one of the door staff personally, I certainly have witnessed them exhibit what appeared to me to be “unnecessary’ roughness” on a couple of occasions, both during regular business nights and during live concerts. (See “Tua Culpa,” Nov. 22,199l) I wish more of Fed Hall’s barstaff had the same state of mind as Mr. Taraniuk appears to have. I also must say I seriously disbelieve, because of experience, any claim that the priority in door staff selection “is not brawn, but a positive attitude.” I worked for several years at a bar and we had many customers with whom we had confrontations in that time (so, 1 definitely have walked a mile in Mr. Taraniuk’s shoes). It was necessary for me to have a good positive attitude for me to do my job properly and ensure the safety of the establishment and the other patrons. So, when kame back from a work term, I applied to Federation Hall for a job. During the interview, however, it was made very clear and explicit to me (ie. 1 was told) that they were looking for more brawny applicants. 1 am not even convinced that my past employment history or references were considered. Granted, I can say nothing about Mr. McMullan’s intentions, as he did not interview me. Maybe .Fed should pay for a weight training program for people with the right attitude but not enough brawn. Then, on November 15,l went to Federation Hall with someone for the evening. 1 had a pretty good time that night - the music was fairly good, the service was good, 1 was with good company, and there were no real problems. The next night I dropped in for an hour (from about 11 :OO to midnight) to visit some friends who had come up. In that period, I noticed that the music played wasp,w~i.u~~~ the same songs inI>~~4.+ the same time they had been played the night before. Now, being a math major, I recognize that the probability that this was not a predetermined set is really very slim. 1 wasn’t happy about this at aI1, nor was I pleased when I made a request and the disc jockey seemed annoyed that I asked for a song at all. Why does Fed even pay a disc jockey? Can’t a bartender or waiter drop by the music booth and change a tape every thirty minutes? Why does Fed accept song requests? To give the illusion that what you want to hear may end up in this predetermined set? My roommate tells me that “Rock and Roll Night” at Fed Hall, reportedly on Thursdays, involves about a 60140 per cent mix of rock to house music. This is clearly not a “Rock and Roll, Night,” where music should be exclusively rock. Someone in the DJ booth just doesn’t understand, or has never been to: the Bombshelter on a Wednesday. Next, I will address “Mea Culpa” by Adele Wolski (NOV. 22, 1991). I must say, I am impressed and I applaud Miss Wolski for replying (to “Fed is F”*“ed” by Emily Sutherland, Nov. 15). I have a great deal of respect for someone in the food service industry who can recognize and apolo@ze for poor service on his or her part. I’m certain it was not intentional, and I hope Miss Sutherland will not consider that service standard at Fed. The fact that Miss WoIski came forth to apologize restored much of my faith in Fed Hall’s principles. Finally, in “Tua Culpa Again” (Nov. 29), Mr. Thompson points out something that most people working in the service industry tend to forget. Bartenders, waiters, hostesses, etc. are all trying to eaxxt the patron’s money. The act of “earning” in this industry does not

in any way overlap with abuse, overcharging, or playing what music you feel like playing; rather, it involves making the establishment a desirable place to spend time and money. You are there to serve the patrons, not deal with them (hence the term “‘service industry”). The patron doesn’t have to come out to Fed Hall to spend his or her money. And we are not irritations, we are the people who pay your wages and the people without whom you’d get no work. I hope the staff at Fed will keep this more clearly in mind. With much of what I have seen written and much of what I’ve heard spoken about Fed (unreasonably high prices, rude staff, crappy music, etc.), I’m frankly surprised Fed continues to survive at all. Hopefully this will all turn around soon. I’d like to be able to say that the claim of “the biggest on-campus student pub in North Amegca” refers not only to floor space. Murray S, Kucherawy 2B hhth/CS

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shouldn’t we prevent a mother from destroying her unborn baby? Ms. Zimmerman says that this is an enslavement of the womb, when, in fact, it is the liberation of life inside the womb. I am a Christian and I cannot help but write this letter from that perspective. Jesus Christ came to help the outcasts, the sick, the poor and the oppressed. He taught that all life is a gift from God and should be treated as such. He also taught that sex unites a man and a woman and that it is to be shared between them only. Of course that doesn’t apply to us in 1992. Or doe it? Imagine just for a moment that people saved sex for marriage. Would we be seeing so many “back street” abortions? Would thew be so many single-parent families? Would the AIDS virus be such a feared disease? Would a woman be so afraid to walk alone at night? The truth is that all these things would be happening on a much smaller scale. Perhaps there will never be a when everyone adopted this time philosophy, but shouldn’t this be our goal? Instead of saying, “use condoms,” or “provide healthy abortions,” we should be teaching people to save sex. It seems that Christ’s teachings aren’t so out-dated after all. It is about time that people started taking responsibility for their actions. U people want they must realize that “sexual freedom”, becoming pregnant is a distinct possibility. By killing the lie that Gas created we are not solving the problem. Finally, Ms. Zimmerman, if being fascist means you care about every human being, born or unborn, then I pray to God that I am one also. Jeff Collard 3B Economics

“What is alternative?” To the editor, To the student who left the notice on the record store door stating ” no one likes altermusic anyway.” Well, first of all, ask yourself, ” What is alternative?” Now that your ignorance has been clarified, please remember that once something is familiar, it is no longer alternative. It is true that most adults tend to insult things that they don’t understand or know anything about, I wish that people such as these had more courage, more sense of adventure, then they could accept the marvelous enjoyment that all types of music can offer. native

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To the editor, Re: Gretchen Zimmerman’s letter, “Filthy intellectual,” Feb. 7. Name calling is not a very productive way to argue the issue between life or choice, In fact, it just produces differences that will never be erased. Perhaps we should focus our attention on a solution. Ms. Zimmerman argued that “forcing a woman to have a child when she doesn’t want to is more violent than the choice to abort.” This statement reveals what is wrong with the way we are thinking about choice. That is, people seem to have sex now and ask later whether or not they want to have the child. The majority of people who take part in sexual intercoursi do so willingly; I don’t think that I’m going out on a limb when I say that most people realize that the female partner could become pregnant. Should we not be sure before we enter a physical relationship that wearepreparedtoraisc a childor atleastgive one up for adoption? Our laws prevent a mother from hurting her three-month-old baby. Do we see this as violent or discriminatory? Why, then,

Gwen Jacob has lost her indecent exposure trial and has been fined $75 dollars. Because a few people have an abnormal fear of the human body she has been forced to spend time and energy defending herself against a ridiculous charge. If I had been called to the witness stand I would have told those sickening prudes to hop in a time machine, go back one hundred years, and return to the Victorian world. That’s where they belong. I don’t want them here. We should give poor Gwen some support and protest the crazy indecent exposure laws by staging a mass march naked. I mean totally naked - nipples, bum, penis, pubies and all. Why is everyone ashamed of the natural beauty of the human body? Unfortunately, this is a bad time of year for being serious about getting butt naked. Frozen nipples and an icebound schlong are no laughing matter. The best (worst) thing we can hope for is an appeal that will drag this miserable trial out until the warm weather comes in - and then the flesh hits the streets. Erik Talvila PhD Applied

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public bathroom and thought, “Boy what a neat, tidy place for me to do my business?’ Rarely, if ever, I bet. Walking into a smelly, toilet-paper-littered and urine-covered washroom is not the worst part. The worst part is when you realize you are not disgusted by the sight of someone else’s messy habits. That is scary. Here at my co-op job, I plan going to the bathroom, if I can; mornings are best because people have not yet begun to feel the effects of that extra early morning doughnut. Because people seem to have become accustomed to such conditions, they never seem to wonder how these public places, more than any others, become so unsavory. Well, lately, it is a puzzle which has filled much of my time. First of all, despite all its positive points, the human body can be a disgusting entity. A simple list of the substances it produces would make this clear: just use your imagination if you want to test this opinion. That stated, it stiU is not clear why people feel a need to make dealing with these substances any more uncomfortable than it already is. Fine, because of our physical existence, we must regularly discard unwanted materials. But, do we really have to leave it sitting in the toilet in order for others to have a really good look? Or, do we absolutely have to stuff the toilet so full of toilet paper, it is impossible for people to use it after us? And, I honestly do wonder if people think to themselves, “Yeah, Ill just piss all over the floor! Trying to aim just takes too much concentration!” Better yet, some cigarette fiend trying to avoid standing outside to have a butt decides he’ll scatter his ashes over the greatest area possible - make you see why legislators banned indoor smoking. My favourites, though, are those who do not understand that people might be a little dismayed by having to wash their hands in a phlegm-glazed sink. %e people this messy at home? Somehow, I think not, Probably because they, or someone they know, has to clean the bathroom. And, hey, as everyone knows, being in public restrooms is a reprieve from all those repressive hygienic habits we are forced to live with. It’s too bad that they do not remember that some innocent custodian has to clean up after them. Too bad, they do not remember that public bathrooms are not recreation areas they are place people go in order to discreetly deal with some of their bodies more unsavory substances. In closing, I have a few messages: smoke outside, rinse the sink, piss in the toilet, and flush it!

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As it become painfully clear that the environmental movement has been co-opted by the corporate monster, we within the movement must strengthen our commitment to a better world. If we want to protect the wilderness, our national parks system - living example of our only remaining, intact ecosystems - keep the rivers and lakes free of unwanted &emicaIs, the air from foulsmelling suIphur and greenhouse-generating carbon, we must push for more than mere legislative reforms to polIution control laws.

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that human beings are a natural presence on this planet with the gift of creative intervmtion and moral judgment. Our past sins, amplified within the last 50 years, must be recognized. But so too must we acknowIedge the social attitudes and dispositions, the psychological outlook, the wiIl and desires of both the “privileged clas&’ and the

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searching critique of the modem crisis. That human beings can create massive ecological dislocation through modern warfare, capitahstic economies, poorly-conceived urbanization, and simple greed is not a new insight. What is novel to many is that idea that we should do with less, make do with what we have, reduce, and reuse - the catechism of the environmental ethic, In confronting ourselves with this choice - and only the developed capitalist countries have reached this dilemma while imposing it upon the rest _ of the world - we must recognize the social roots of the problem, otherwise we will naively and uncritically accept the blame for

all the vast social injustices and inequalities that exist beyond our safe, middle-class suburbs, wide letting the real perpetrators off the hook. And if we can unplug and unchain ourselves from the World Machine that tunes us into the global village, we can begin the task of solving our crisis. We must be alert to the case in which we can with complicity dig our own graves. We are only in the middle of the Age of Revoiution; liberalism, socialism, &d anarchism have only just begun to chip away at the intertwined monolith of a patriarchal racist, and xenophobic world Feminism, environmentalism, and ecological humanism have

taken down bigger pieces. Excavating the debris of the past, we can build from the best bricks of those politicai ideologies and reconstitute the now-hollow cry of the Great French Revolution of 1789: liberty, equality, and fraternity. Our current economic crisis, art echo of the Great Depression of the 193Os, has made life unbearable for many. The plight of the unemployed worker must not be dismissed in a

cavalier gesture by the environmental movement. But each of us, especially the privileged who are the tiversjty community - even if you paid your tuition with an CSAP grant, you can still buy yourself into the privileged Class - must consider what our role will be as the human social revolution rolIs on. Murry Bookchin points out, in not doing so, “education surrenders its civic orientation to a curriculum designed to train the young for financially rewarding skills. w Only history can judge whether we have used our intellectual privilege wisely and rationally, or taken on the label of Generation Z - ‘2” for zilch, zero.

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Pepsi, as that corporation never tires of teIIing us, the consumers, is the choice of the New Generation. What an intriguing concept. Now really, what generation is that? The postWoodstock generation? The post-Watergate generation? Ah, yes. This must be it. The generation raised on 350,000 television commercials by the age of eighteen. The IiIiterate Generation. A current television commercial of the Pepsi Corporation plays with the Illiterate Generation’s coming of age, mixing myths of childhood with a flirting glimpse of sexual awakening. TO begin: a red sports car stops in front of a rustic general store, lifting dust into the air; . recalling Hollywood westerns Two ten-ish aged boys are shown to have had their curiosity piqued by the arrival of the car. A fabulously attractive young woman wearing tight fitting jean cut-offs over a one piece white bathing suit emerges from the car. The boys are shown to be staring at her, Ieaning on 3 weathered ceder fence. The woman walks towards the Pepsi machine, grinding her hips 1s she reaches into her pockets for change. The boys continue to stare. The woman gets a :an of Pepsi from a vending machine, leans pack and quenches her thirst, thrusting forward her breasts and displaying her perfect igure. One boy says to the other: “Wow! Lx>ok It that new Pepsi can/ The Pepsi logo

appears, the boys stand behind the fence with their mouths open. The commercial ends. The commercial works because it is a study of contrasts. The sophistication of the young woman in the sports car contrasts with the innocence of the boys posted behind the ceder fence. The commercial is a study of city versus rural, wealth vs poverty, progress versus stasis, but it is a dishonest study. ’ The boys rise and stare supposedly because visitors are rare, the television viewer (particularly male) stares (and rises) because the visitor is a woman, sultry and extremely sexy. The myth that ultimately drives the commercial’s success is the myth of the desirability and power of the attractive woman. Viewers stare at the woman; the boys stare at the can; Pepsi wins on two levels. First, the corporation hooks viewers with an attractive woman; second, Pepsi can claim the intention of the commercial is to be selfironic, an important point in these politically sensitive times. The innocence of the boys is restored with the comment about the new Pepsi can, but the product has already been flogged and viewers have been privileged the opportunity to ogle beauty in the comfort and

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On January 24,1992, native groups, Ottawa, and Quebec signed an agreement to implement a review process for the $12.6 billion Great Whale hydroelectric project. For the Cree, Inuit, and environmental groups opposing Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa’s pet project, it means $5 million to present their case. Whether the natives will succeed in stop ping this controversial project is speculative at best. Although Quebec’s Native Affairs Minister Christos Sirros, says that the project will be stopped if Hydro-Quebec cannot justify it, he also said that the province will go ahead with construction as planned for September 1992. With no deadline for the final impact statement, the implication is that Great Whale will be&it accompli by 1999. Sean McCutcheon’s Electric Rivers, The Story of the James Bay Pruject, provides a complete and balanced analysis of Quebec’s most ambitious megaproject - or gigaproject, to use the author’s word to describe the scale of this endeavor - and the arguments for and against it. In his book, McCutcheon explains why and how this project is being built, the consequences it will have on the people involved and on nature, and the struggle for it along a number of front; be they environmental, social, economic, or political. In 1971, Bourassa, celebrating the anniversary of his ascent to power, launched the James Bay Project as his alternative to the Parti Quebecois’ independentfit agenda, claiming that it would provide Quebec with the economic clout to remain politically stable. Since then it has been a touchstone in Quebec politics; Rene Levesque said “Only fools never change their minds,” as the Parti yesterday, ideologically Quebecois L

McCutcheon builds a hydroelectric project in our heads, rendering geophysical and engineering jargon into clear, easy terms. And like the earth-movers he describes, an edifice of documented facts is constructed; books, technical reports, government hype, print media, and personal interviews with all the key people he writes about. Yet he is not afraid to add his own thoughts. The image of the arrogance of the technocrats as they “with ease comparable to that of child& playing with puddles, choreograph the rise and fall of great volumes of water in the sub-Arctic, and-hansform the movement of this water into electricity” from their control rooms in Montreal-comes to mind. If one expected a romantic, urban, middleclass perspedive of the Native’s plight, Mr. McCutcheon does not offer any. Instead, there is a sympathetic portrayal of the changes that have occurred to native life in the north since the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement in 1975. Although the Agreement had provided for a modern infrastructure similar to many suburbs, with its panoply of consumer prdducts, it is a heavily subsidized economy that dictates how the Crees and Inuit live. And Quebec asserts that the Natives have renounced any land claim rights they may have had and in fact have basically consented to James Bay II. In spite of this, the Natives argue that the agreement has not delivered the self-reliance and self-autonomy that was promised. “They resent the pressure on them to sign the Agreements . . . . all the changes that have swept throught their communities , . . . and they blame these changes on the developers. But the Cree leaders have more to do than resent the past; they have new problems.” Drug and alcohol abuse and loss of cultural identity to name a few.

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M&tcheon does an excellent job of situating the socio-economic and political significance of James Bay II. Bourassa and Hydro-Quebec want to turn water into money. There is a market for electricity in the US northeast, New York and Vermont especially; it is a lot cheaper to importQuebec pdwer than it is to build your OF& coal or oil bred generating stat-i&. In BourassaS calcuIus; electricity means money means jobs, jobs, jobs. And it means the “staff of HydroQuebec has collective interest in James Bay II; this project assures their privileged social and financial future.” But the opponents have another view. Matthew Coon-Come, the Gland Chief of the Crees of Quebec says: “We are fighting for our survival . Aboriginal nations - have been pushed aside for too long. The problem with Bourassa’s dream is that 2 is fast’becoming an environmental and economic nightmare.” The Crees are fighting for social justice. They and the environmentalists also have doubts about the continual economic growth philosophy that fuels the captains of industry. Energy kfficiency is preferaGe in stopping tKe despoliation of the world.

When this book first came out, Mulroney and others from the PM0 denounced parts of it as false, misleading or slanderous. This reaction is quite typical from politicians, especially when the writer has hit the nail perfectly square on the head, which is what I suspect has happened in this case. One will note that the government has not launched any libel or slander suits against Sawatsky. Why would Mulroney get upset if Sawatsky penned the truth? Because the truth isn’t entirely pleasant, especially when the subject is the most powerful person in the country. The Politiis of Ambition chronicles Mulroney’s entire pre-prime ministerial life, from his birth up until 1984. Sawatsky does this with such attention to detail and analysis that it could be used for a movie. Actually, Sawatsky himself is not the sole force behind thii publication. The book, says he, started off as a project for an investigative joumaIism class he taught at Carleton University in 1987.

person was an American, but took a liking to Mulroney for his Irish charm and supposed quick wit. At St. Francis Xavier University (St. FX), he became leader of the campus Tories, Prime Minister of the Model Parliament, won the Oratorical contest for three years in a row, became a personal fiend of the real Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, and was elected M&times vice-president for the PC Student Federation. This is an ambitious man who is undoubtedly bent on acquiring power. Sawatsky goes on to tell about Mulroney’s escapades throughout law school, his relationship with Joe Clark, stories of womanizing and alcoholism, and more. While such stories are interesting, they are put together and described in such a manner as to make the reader feel that they are peering down into Muhoney’s head. I think the single most important thing that the publication of this book has accomplished is that it has lent us a great deal of insight, or understanding, as to why the man makes the political decisions that he does. With a background of his history and personality, one can better understand the reasons behind his

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Multiculturalism“Best hope for the future” from UW News Bureau to mulThere are “no alternatives” ticulturalism, says a University of Waterloo sociology professor who terms it our best hope for the future. “What else could one propose -apartheid, integration, assimilation? Multiculturalism is our besthope,” says Augie Fleras, adding it is a uniquely Canadian phenomenon. Perhaps no one in the country is more keenly interested in the current controversy over multiculturalism than Fleras, whose research .expertise is in multiculturalism, and racial and ethnic relations. Fleras bases his work on surveys, interviews and on carefully studying source materials such as various human rights codes, the writings of other scholars and experts, government papers and reports - particularly pu bhca tions of the federal government’s Department of Multiculturalism and Citizenship - and speeches by public officials and community leaders, He is unhappy with current sniping at multiculturalism and in particular with recent remarks by Alberta’s Premier Don Getty which he regards as naive and even mischievous. “It was interesting that Getty came out in favor of Quebec as a distinct society; that was a bold initiative and one that bodes well for Canada,” he says. 3ut then, possibly out of fear of losing support in his own province to the Reform Party or to allay the fears of some of the more conservative members of his own caucus, he went on to disparage bilingualism and multiculturalism.” Fleras feels the AIberta premier may have sensed he could get away with it simply because so few Canadians understand multiculturalism. “We pay lip service to the concept,” he says, “but most Canadians don’t understand what it is, how it evolved, what it is crying to do, or why or how. There is little awareness of its broader implications.” The word “multiculturalism” has only recently come into widespread use. Still, it did not arise in a vacuum. The fact that Canada had two founding nations, as well as a sizable indigenous population, surely contributed. Evidence of deeply-rooted, favorable attitudes towards multi~ult-uralism are to be found in the very community in which Fleras lives. “At the turn of the century when Kitchener was still called Berlin, there was a Germanlanguage daily newspaper, and children in the school system could take their classes in German,” he points out. “In Western Canada, there were similar situations with respect to areas of Ukrainian settlement.” Still, multiculturalism didn’t become a commonplace term until 1971, when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau argued that there is no “official” culture in Canada, as is the case in many other countries; rather, Trudeau felt, Canada is a series of cultures. This characteristic - our acceptance of diversity - certainly distinguishes Canada from, for example, the United States. “But even at that,” Fleras says, “Trudeau wasn’t thinking of multiculturalism as it exists today. His idea of multiculturalism had to do with one’s ability to claim freedom under the law while remaining concerned about the traditions of the homeland. The link between multiculturalism and such things as employment quotas was never in Trudeau’s mind.” During the early post-Second World War years, much immigration into Canada was from Europe and the immigrants were much the same as the population already here. Thus the Trudeau concept of multiculturalism was applied to a fairly homogeneous body of citizens who took it for granted they could celebrate their ethnic origins without having to worry much about being discriminated against in the workplace. Over the past 20 years, however, there has been heavy immigration from Third World countries. As a result, multiculturalism has become concerned with visible minority and race relations issues including skills improvement, second language teaching, hiring quotas, and the provision of a variety of public services to immigrants. “The result,” says Fleras, “is that Canadians face major challenges in trying to adapt multiculturalism to this new wave of immigration. In brief, the basis of multiculturalism has shifted from celebrating divers3y to managing diversity.” Fleras feels Canadians in the Prairie and Atlantic provinces, where the immigrant pop-

ulations from Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and other Third World countries are not quite so evident, are more apt to talk of multiculturaIism after the fashion of Trudeau.

In Ontario or British Columbia, multiculturalism is more apt to be seen as a matter of race relations. As for Quebec, the agenda there is focused on bilingualism and the preservation of distinct-society status. This is an extra complication, though Fleras remains hopeful a solution may be found. Official multiculturalism says, in effect, that one has a right to two types of citizenship: to enjoy free speech and the protection of our laws and to enjoy freedom to identify with a cultural tradition without being impe~lled in any way, economically or socially, now or in the future. “Every Canadian has a right to be equal,” Fleras summarizes, “and along with this, the right to be different. This is very consistent with the liberal democratic ethos. It is a natural extension of human freedoms and rights. It permits people to share and exchange, rather than be constrictive. It seeks an environment in which people compete as equals.” Unfortunately, things do not always work out smoothly. Putting multiculturalism into practice is difficult, and some seem to have become disenchanted. Perhaps, Fleras says, we expect too much. Perhaps it is unrealistic to expect Canada to cope instantly with the many stresses new waves of Third World immigration have brought. At best, multiculturalism involves a series of compromises between Frenchand English-speaking Canadians and those from the Third World. These compromises .are going to take time to work out. Furthermore, the problems have been made more complex through the existence of far too many political considerations, often in the form of electoral pork barreling, to capture large blocks of ethnic votes. Trudeau in his day was guilty of this, Fleras feels; more recently the Mulroney government has expanded immigration from Third World countries with the full expectation that appreciative new arrivals would vote Conservative en bloc. “Multiculturalism has been something of a political football rather than a philosophical matter,” Fleras concludes. “It was introduced to further political ends and government support for it has to some extent been based on ruthless pragmatism - a ‘multiculturalism-isgood-for-b&mess approach. “Governments encourage immigration because immigrants will become entrepreneurs and create jobs for existing citizens, or they will establish trade links with their homelands so we can export and import more, and so on. Thus when Premier Getty talks about multiculturalism being forced down our throats, he is wrong. I think Canadians sense that; cultural diversity is part of our tradition and we tend to be broadly supportive of it.” The things that cause problems, Fleras says, are more apt to be bread-and-butter issues suchas;

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in saying to those who would do business with it: Hire some minorities? Similarly, Canadians sympathize broadly with our aboriginal peoples, but we remain reluctant to support programs that might improve their circumstances particularly if we think such programs might add to* our income-tax burden “We want the good things; we just don’t like having to pay for them,” Fleras concludes. “Clearly though, there are advantages to multiculturalism. I don’t think Canadians realize how impoverished we would be without it We get wonderful benefits, internationally; we are viewed with envy by nearly every other nation state in the world. We are seen as pacesetters. But we are also caught up with a new set of challenges we’ve never faced before,” Fleras’ solution is to take ~ulticultumlism out of the hands of the politicians and diffuse it throughout the entire society. It is not enough to simply enshrine multiculturaIism in law or in government rmtions. What is required is the personal involvement and interest of all those who seek better solutions to Canada’s problems. We need, Fleras says, new educational programs in our public and high schools and he cites examples of highly effective school programs in Northwestern Ontario and British Columbia. He also calls for new programs to help police become more sensitive to immigrants’viewpoints. In Ontario, the Police Services Act of 1990 provides for provincewide race relations and multicultural training programs that have yet to come into being Fleras has served as a consultant to the Peel Regional police, said to be one of Canada’s most progressive forces. The UW sociologist believes the mass media are also in need of some amount of reform, though he feels this may not be easy. Advertising executives know that using members of visible minority groups in television commercials is not effective in persuading people to buy the products or services being promoted.

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Wyou operate a beer company and want to sell as much of your product as you can, you would be well advised to build your TV ads around l& to 2%year-old white males,” Fleras says. There is no simple, foolproof way to promote multiculturalism in any event, since new issues keep coming up. However, until now there has not even been a book on the subject, though there have been books on the ‘mosaic’ natureofCanadiansociety,startingwithJohn Porter’s The Vk&cu~ Mosaic more than 30 years ago and, most recently, Reginald Bibby’s MO.& Madnm. There have also been books dealing with multicultural&m and education, though for the most part these stress education rather than multiculturalism. Fleras has just co-author4 such a book with Prof. Jean Leonard Elliott of Dalhousie University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Published by Nelson Canada, it is entitled Multiculturalism in Canada and is but one of several books on multicultural themes that he has recently turned out. A second book, An lntmductim to Raw Rdations in Canada, has also recently been ” published while a third, 77~ Abtims WIthin, deals with aboriginal peopk in Canada, the United States and New Zealand. A second edition of an earlier book, Policing, Race and Ethnicity, is due out shortly, Fleras argues that despite our lack of understanding of the subject, Canada’s formal commitment to bilingualism and multiculturalism_ 4-ais the chief _ reason - --__we’ve managed to hold together thus far. He feels sure the “melting-pot” concept of the United States would never work “It doesn’t even work there,” he notes. “It’s been a disaster for large numbers of black Americans. After 30 years of desegregation, the vast majority of blacks are as badly off as ever. It is true that a few have moved ahead, but the majority are stiIl marginal. ‘Multiculturalism is not perfect; it has its warts, but we do make it possible for new Canadians to participate,” Fleras says.

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On Thursday, February 6, about 85 people gawred in the board room of Needles HalI to listen to an address by well-known Canadian journalist Knowlton Nash. The lecture was sponsored by the Canadian Institute of International Affairs and was open to the public, Nash discussed Canada’s constitutional crisis and his own view of our future, in light of the research he did for his most recent book, ~&zs of Canada. In writing thii book, Nash interviewed 45 prominent Canadians, ranging from native leader Elijah Harper to poet I? K Page, to discover their perceptions of the current situation and their assessment of the fume. In the process, Nash has crisscrossed the country several times in the past few years and feels that he has acquired a sense cif the prevailing moods. Nash freely admits that he was pessimistic about Canada’s chances for survival when he began his research, but says that now he is cl.lriwsly optimistic. ‘1 found that the ‘to hell with them’ attitude is neither as pervasive nor as ingrained as I had feared,” he said. Instead, he found a genera1 willmgness to listen, a quiet pride in our country, and an almost universal desire for change of some sort. To oversimplii, he feels that Quebec wants more power, the West and the Maritimes want more effective representation, and the First Nations want some form of self-govemment. Nash is not overly troubled by the recent hard-line statements of premiers, such as Alberta’s Don Getty and Nova Scotia’s Clyde Wells declaring that they will not accept a deal without a Triple-E Senate (elec-

deal with a Triple-E Senate. Nash feels that the premiers are out bargaining simply staking positions, which will be subject to negotiation. Within Quebec, he feels that the majority of people are neither separatists nor federalists, but sovereignlists. They are the “swing group” who will determine Quebec’s fate, but to each of them soyereignty means something different. The joke in Quebec, Nash says, is that “sovereigntists want a separate and independent Quebec, withii a Canada.” strong and united UItimately, Nash believes that the people of Quebec simply want recognition from the rest of Canada of the historical duality on which Confederation was founded in 1867. Nash believes very strongly that there is room for compromise and for new solutions. He is encouraged by the level’of participation in the constitutional conferences and by the proposals coming from them. He recognizes the role of the media in getting information to Canadians and he feels that the media is doing a much better job now than it did during Meech Lake. However, he stresses that the media’s role is not to provide a point of view, but to pro.vide the basis on which Canadians may from their own points of view. Nash admits that it is not easy to define a uniquely Canadian identity, particularly since differences are always more noticeable than sirdeities. However, in his discussions with Canadians he has found a common level of compassion, civiIity, willingness to listen, and .a kind of understated pride. Clearly, Nash feels that is not a bad way to be.

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UW students help to build schools in Guyana by Jennifer Imprint’staff

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Two UW students are travelIing to Guyana this summer to help with community service, medical assistance, and environmental or scientific

research. Krista Louvries, a third-year physical geography student, and Rob Be& a second-year co-op computer science student, wiIl be overseas from August 1 to October 31,1992. They are planning a bake sale in the great hall of the Campus Centre on Tuesday, February 25 to help fund their trip. The students are travelling through a program of Youth Challenge International, an organization designed to help underdeveloped countries by building schools and various other projects. Established in 1989, YCI provides young Canadians between the ages of 17 to 25 the chance to learn about development issues by working with youths from developing countries, combining conservation, community service, and scientific research in numerous projects. ‘The idea of helping other people and doing something rather than sitting around here doing nothing about it, was what interested me in YCI,” said Bell. Louvries agreed, adding that she ‘?had a strong interest in doing some volunteer work and YCI really presented some interesting challenges in the type of projects presented.” Possible projects that Bell and Louvries will be working while in Guyana include building schools and assisting in vaccinations. Local health authorities in Guyana cannot afford to administer vaccinations because of transportation costs. They may also be helping the World Wildlife Federation develop a national park and participate in other biological studies. Upon returning from Guyana, Bell and Louvries are required to have 100 hours of community service

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sponsor of YCI through their Youth Initiatives Program; the remaining funding comes from major corporations and fund raising events that YCI holds. Every challenger has to raise $3,000 through their community. .

Participants find sponsors by writing letters to businesses in the community as well as approaching faculty. Any individual contributions from students in the university, whether through the bake sale or separately, will be greatly appreciated.

YCI is a non-governmental, nonprofit organization that has evolved from the Canadian Branch of Operation Rally Foundation in 1989. It involves youth becoming active in their community and making a difference.

.The seIection process is rigorous and on the selection weekend each challenger was required to carry picnic tables for miles and sleep under tarps as the leaders ran through screaming “Flood! Flood!” Throughout this, they were evaluated on how fast they could evacuate their camp. “We take so much for granted living in a city like Kitchener-Waterloo,. and this experience should be a real eye opener, ” Louvries said. For any information or questions concerning the Youth Challenge International Program, please contact Rob Bell at 886-2229 or Krista Louvries at 746-5001.

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problem solving and leadership skills work such & going to high schools in as well as their enthusiasm and Ontario to educate students about their experiences in the commurlity dedication towards this line of work. and the projects they were involved 1 Out of these 45 to 50 applicants, 25 in there. were chosen in Ontario and will unite The Canadian International with groups from the east and west of Development Agency is a major Canada.

VOLUNTEERS!! The Dana Porter Library is currentiy experiencing a severe space shortage. This shortage will worsen dramatically over the next few years. What the Library needs now are some workable ideas about how to get by in the short run, and how to survive into the next century. The Porter Library is currently 43 per cent under its recommended space entitlement. The stacks house 105,000 vohunes more than the recommended standard. An additional 145,000 items are warehoused on the north campus, where there is room for only another 55,000 items. Since the Porter Library adds more than 11,000 items annually, it is clear that both the Library and its warehouse will run out of shelf space in a mere five years. Unless the Library can find a solution to it’s space problem, any new acquisitions will have to be stored in whatever space is available, regardless of the nature of the material and ihe convenience of the users. We pay a price for overcrowding the boo: collection. Materials are

mishandled and damaged; a great deal of staff time. is wasted in massive shifts of books’ from shelves to shelves and floors to floors to create room for new acquisitions; and books are m&shelved and lost, inconveniencing Library patrons. What to do? Murray Shepherd, the University librarian, has appointed a Task Group “to compile and review a list of the options that should be considered in resolving the problem of library collections space” in the short and long term. The Task Group invites ideas and recommendations from the University community on how the University may best respond to this space probfem. The Task Group has been asked to submit a draft of its report to the University community for further feedback by April 10th and its final report will be submitted to Murray Shepherd by July 1st. Please send your ideas as soon as possible to Professor Ron Lambert, Chair, Task Group on Dana Porter Collections Space, Department of Sociology, PAS Bldg.

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by Scott Marratto special to Imprint Perhaps it would be misleading to give the impression that this article is going to be about El Salvador; it is about much more than that. There is a great deal at stake in the current gee-political environment, and there are decisions to be made by all of us about how our world will make its way into the next cen-

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By writing such things, I am not trying to pitch in my two cents to the already mountainous heap of hysterical survivalist propaganda that we have had pushed down our throats since the discovery of global warming. Global warming and related issues, the very survival of our planet, are serious concerns. But I’m talking about something eminently more serious than all of this. It is the question, not so much of life; the fact of being alive, but the ethical question of “what life?“; not so much the struggle to eat, live, and breathe, but the much more significant struggle to live for “the right thing.” To simplify my point, it all boils down to this question: is it the fact that we may all die that is the impetus behind so much environmentalist rhetoric or the ethical travesty of our having procured such a disaster? My guess is that pure survivalist instinct motivates a great deal of our political concern, and that is a very sad statement about the @hical maturity of our species. And herein is to be found the logic behind my focus on El Salvador. Noam Chomsky says that one can learn a lot about a people by examining the characteristics of their empire. Worlds have been ending for thousands of people in El Salvador for a long time. For the people whose worlds have ended at the hands of death squads and para-military gangsters funded by US and Canadian dollars, our new-found concern for the perpetuation of life on our planet is, unfortunately, too little too late. El Salvador has been in the news lately. On January 16, 1992, a peace deal was signed, officially ending the 12-year conflict that has ripped that country apart. That’s the official news-flash version. However there are a lot of questions that remain to be answered. For a number of years El Salvador has been in the vortex of geo-political tensions. I’m not talking about the obvious cold war preoccupation of east/west showdowns, but rather the real issue which east/west rhetoric has sought to mask - that is, the issue of north/south struggle. I’m referring to the gap between rich and poor and the boiling undercurrent which occasionally becomes visible, only to be masked by an ahistorical and shallow media analysis. Twelve years ago, the story of El Salvador’s pain, like many of its citizens, made its way to the north, quietly beckoning the eyes and ears of Canadians, Americans, and Europeans. There was the news of the archbishop killed for crying out against the torturers of his people; there was the news of the four nuns and the lay missionary raped and murdered by security forces; and there was (ultimately) the claim, being made by a chorus of voices in El Salvador, that those responsible for such crimes were, in fact, soldiers moonlighting as terrorists and killing innocent people with guns and bullets supplied by the congres of the United States. I was 13 years old when my sister insisted on reading to me the exceptionally long text of a seminar she had prepared for a political

science course on the subject of El Salvador, No one in my family was ever possessed of that cool dispassionate quality that is required of one who operates in the realm of the great academic, and my sister is no exception. She had discovered something about the world which confounded every sense of justice and truth and every word she had put in that paper bore witness to that outrage. For me, it was the beginning of a long iourney. There would be third world exposure trips, solidarity work, meetings, hope, songs, speeches, poems, and often, great despair, all in an attempt to answer questions I first asked myself at age 13 while my sister recited the long litany of suffering and resistance that is El Salvador. But these days, we are told, represent the lawn of a new era. With the sudden disinregration of the Leviathan Soviet state apparatus and the real possibility of democracy for many people in that part of the world, we all have something to celebrate. But do the people in Eastern Europe know what is about to happen to them? Do they know what it means to cast one’s lot with the western capitalist powers? The capitalist world is what it is because of its empire. Its colonies (ie. Latin America) provide the cheap resources and labour while the heart of the empire (that’s us) thrives. It is much more likely that our Eastern European friends will inherit colony status than heartland status. So don’t be breaking out the champagne yet; it’s my guess that champagne wont be appearing on the menu in the Eastern block countries for a very long time. On the bright side, with the thawing of the cold war, some of us have stepped back from the brink of catastrophe for now. But who really benefits? The media would like us to believe that in no time “there will be dancin’in the streets.Y I don’t think so. All the c-ion stems from the fact that the ones who-Iare taking the credit for peace, claiming the victory, on some fronts are the same ones who are responsible for procuring the defeat on others. Take, for example, the Gulf War. George Bush wages a.war to make the world safe for democracy by defending a monarchical family put in power by British colonialists a

long time ago. “A new world order” they call it. Elsewhere, a little country called Haiti, (which has obviously neglected to apply for its membership in the “new world order”) sees democracy vanish from whence it came when the military overthrows an overwhelmingly popular democratically elected president. Now you might be wondering, as I have, why this event failed to arouse the same snarling jowls from the guard dogs of the new world order as did Saddams’ little escapade into oil country. Perhaps the answer can be found by asking ourselves just what kind of democracy these self appointed defenders of Iiberty are making the world safe for. Haiti’s president Jean Bertrand Aristide is a radical priest, a socialist, a recognized man of the people, and he was overthrown by a military establishment which had been formed and funded by the US since the 1930s. So is it any surprise that the one’s who saw fit to make the lives of over 100,000 Iraqis a sacrifice to the cause of re-instating an unpopular and rather brutal monarch in Kuwait have done little more than frown in the genera1 direction of the Haitian bandits who have snubbed the stated ideals of “the new world order”? There is an explicit message in this double standard, as though the rich countries are saying “you may have democracy, provided you choose as we would.” The most outstanding example of this is Nicaragua. The United Stites promised to support the idea of a free election in Nicaragua on condition. If the Nicaraguan people backed the Sandinistas instead of the US funded UN0 coalition party, the US congress would continue to support the paramilitary activities of the Honduras based “Contras” who had already done miIlions of dollars of damage to Nicaragua’s economy and been responsible for tremendous loss of life. The Nicaraguan people, with guns to their war-weary heads, voted UN0 and the Contras disbanded. Well,

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called coercion. A far more accurate descrip tion of the new world order’s version of democracy might then be “coercive, conditional democracy.”

If the great victory of Iiberal free market capitalism over all conceivable alternatives has been achieved by such means, then it’s my guess that we haven’t seen the end of the challengers. Now back to El Salvador. After years of blood shed, death squad killings, revolution and repression, the former foes stand face to face on January 16 at Chapultepec castle in Mexico and sign the historic peace agreement. There were so many gestures of goodwill that one might get the idea that some Hollywood director was waving a riding crop from behind a pillar somewhere. There were politicians and revolutionaries congratulating and kissing each other, and politicians wives kissing revolutionaries, and revolutionaries kissing and congratulating each other, and everybody kissing the Americans. Two thumbs up from Siskel and Ebert, but truly folks, years of bloodshed, savage repression, and resistance just dori’t end like this in the real world. Who will take responsibility for what has transpired in El Salvador? El Salvador provides us with an example of one of the most typical revolutionary situations of which I am aware. Two per cent of the population controls over 60 per cent of the land and resources, a brutal oligarchy, whose interests are protected by a brutal lMhtainS control over the military, mechanisms of government through a system of crooked electoral politics which continues to keep the ultra-right ARENA party in power, and all of this is held together by a great deal of financia1 assistance from Uncle Sam. In response to this situation, many people have formed human r&hts groups to document and protest the brutatity of the system, some have joined popular education campaigns in order to sensitize their people, and some have formed active unions, co-ops, and church groups. Many of theserpeople end up dead. In faact, every day, there are disap pearances. Thousands of these people have, in fact, odd up AxAd. In frustration and rage, many impoverished Salvadorans have joined the Ieftbecome armed FMLN and wing revolutionary guerrillas- So the FMLN can

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hardly be held responsible for the violence of El Salvador. Who, then, is responsible? Shafik Handal, an FMLN commander at the negotiations in Mexico was quoted as saying, “the FMLN opens its hand which has been a fist and extends it in friendship to those we have fought, as. befits an outcome without winners or losers.” An eloquent contribution to the orgy of warm fuzzies that concluded the negotiations, but who would believe it could be so simple? Are we to believe that no one is responsible? I think the FMLN leadership may be overdoing it a little in their graciousness. I am not suggesting that the peace agreement should not be applauded, or that it is not a remarkable achievement. I am also not trying to suggest that the FMLN has always acted ’ in the best interest of the people; the truth is, I do not know. I am however, suggesting that, in light of the historical context, a simple “forgive and forget” directive would be a little hasty. I mean, let’s take a good hard look at the facts. There would be no peace agreement, there would have been no long drawn-out war to give cause to a peace agreement, if not for foreign interference. Since 1980, the US congress has provided the Salvadoran military with about $500 million annually. That is, roughly, $1.4 million per day. Keep in mind, most of El Salvador’s people are very poor; there are only eight million of them in total; El Salvador has no external enemies. Why was so much money needed to defend democracy in a country with no enemies? From who are we to believe democracy was being defended? CouId it be that El Salvador’s democracy was being defended from its own people? Lastly, isn’t there a small semantic problem with the use of the term “democracy” (a term which, until recently, was used to imply “people-rule”) to describe a system of ins&ions that must be so vehemently defended from a country’s own population? El Salvador

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recipient of US military aid in the world; given the sheer volume of US government bloodmoney, that’s no small achievement. The truth is, all those millions of doIIars translated

into rockets, jet fighters, and buiiers, which translated into bodies of innocent poor, union organizers, human rights activists, priests, nuns, bishops, children, poets, students, foreign development workers and missionaries; it translated into massacred villages, and 8random bombings, napalm attacks on civilian populations, fields of human dead piled one upon another with American-made bullets in their flesh. While US secretary of state James Baker is congratulating the Salvadoran president as the “hero of the negotiations,” the truth oi their complacency is masked behind a torrent of self-congratulatory back-patting. Commenting on Baker’s words, FMLN commander Walter Funes sobered things up a little by saying, “for 12 years, they provided millions of dollars while we provided the dead.” Jesuit Walter Raudale also insisted, “we must not forget that the US has a great responsibility for this war aqd we must cry out for the great debt they have with us.” Members of the governing ARENA party have been calling for a general amnesty, as one AENA deputy put it: “forgive and forget for everyone.” Not surprising - wouldn’t all war criminals wish there had been no Nuremburg, no responsibility, no history? A great bout of collective amnesia would most certainly benefit the tyrants when the tables turn. The people of EI Salvador, however, are not so enamoured with this idea. Bishop Rosa Chavez points out that “too much has hap pencd to be erased by a legislative decree, a general amnesty would mean nothing hap pened.” Shafik Handal, of the FMLN, said of the agreement, “this is a war that ends tied. That has been the premise of the negotiations and, as a result, the agreements have generated a design of changes in practically all spheres of national life.” The agreement includes the reorganization of the military, placing it under civilian control, and returning its operations to within the barracks. It includes the development

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civilian police force, as well as the integration of ex-FMLN guerillas into that force. The deal also includes details of certain economic reforms which will take place.

There is no denying the significance of the great step forward that this deal represents for the people of El Salvador. The question is, did the people of El Salvador ever want to be in the position of having to sign a truce, even a conditional truce, with a government that has represented the interests of the rich with unprecedented brutality and which has maintained power, in the face of popular revolt, only with billions of dollars in foreign assistance? Would not such a government have disappeared a long time ago without such foreign interference, making a “peace agreement” somewhat superfluous? I am happy for El Salvador. If foreign interference is curtailed, we may see the development of a truly democratic process. A big “if,” but these days hope is allowed to be irrational; in fact, it must be. The contest will cont@tue. Foreign aid between governments will fill AWNA party campaign coffers and a hail of congratulations to ARENA party leaders will resurrect their credibility. Our own fearless leader, Brian Mulroney, has already sent his congratulations to ARENA while neglecting to extend such wishes to the FMLN. The FMLN will have a tough time trying to match the public relations machinery that we will see mounted by ARENA leading up to the ‘94 elections. In fact, in this age of treating political issues like consumer goods, things are tough all over for the political left. Issues as diverse as human rights, South Africa, racism and sexism, and now the environment have all entered the mainstream and, thus, been cheapened. There are no shortage of people out there looking to sell us comfortable issues, ideas that don’t hurt where it counts, and we all like that. Working for an organization like the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG), one is afforded countless opportunities to see the mountains of junk that arrives from bank- and kusiness-sponsored foundations plugging their latest little environmental BR campaign. Big corporations do not sponsor thk stiggles of people seeking liberation from the economic and political forces that rob them of their dignity and right to self determination and this sponsorship will not be forthcoming. c

When the Sandinistas in Nicaragua overthrew the American-backed dictator Samoza in 1979, those very same big corporations and financiers developed a wee bit of a cold sweat. From their perspective, another pivotal domino had fallen and unless the trend was reversed, we were all in big trouble. The same people who are now selling uz “green plans” were, at that time, selling us a rather bloodthirsty foreign policy. they were selling us trade embargoes, smear campaigns, red-bating, and CIA sabotage. They were spending millions of dollars supporting Ronald Reagan’s “freedom-fighters” {people who were, in reality, ex-members of Samoza’s dreaded national guard, some of the most infamous thugs ever to appear on the stage of human history) in order to destroy this rebellious little nation, this “new world order” drop-out. People like Joseph Coors, son of the ironically-named Adolf Coors of “silver bullet” Coors beer, as well as Tom Monaghan, the owner of the “Domino’s Pizza” chain, were among many American business people who took a personal interest in procuring the downfall of the Sandinistas. Their reason can be found in the title of a book on the subject, m4 mreat of a Good Exmnple: if Nicaragua’s revolutionary endeavour had been allowed to succeed then what next? Countless banana republics following in the footsteps of Sandinismo and demanding the right to plot their own economic course, setout their own priorities. Why, it would be a capitalists’ nightmare! So, they sell us issues that simply won’t threaten anybody. Warm, fuzzy issues with warm, fuzzy solutions like “green products.” We can tell our kids to recycle their Coca Cola cans and make the world a better place. But what about the Guatemalan workers who dis-appeared some years ago trying to organize a union in a Coca Cola bottling plant? How does our current preoccupation with water systems and forests speak to them or their families? We had better be prepared to answer these questions or we are bound to be caught with our political pants down. You can’t imagine how silly North American environmentalists look trying to “save” the Brazilian rainforests while completely failing to address the fact that North American finance institutions are forcing the collapse of the Brazilian economy with billions of dollars in debt payments. Have we thought about what choices the people of Brazil really have? Those who are trying to develop a political vision which responds to reality of El Salvador or Nicaragua are operating in an increasingly difficult climate. We find ourselves asking questions like: “is anybody listeni.ngY# “am I doing anything relevant?“, “can I make a difference?“. The entire world is telling us that the battIe is long over and that may sometimes make us feel a little siuy. I can’ however, assure you that this is a particularly North American existential crisis. In El Salvador, both sides have agreed to change the rules, but the struggle is far from over. And the political course which wiII bring El Salvador and, in fact, the world into the next centcuy is far from determined. This is the state of things in the world. El Salvador, and the macro-economic forces which operate in and around its history, is the world, And the fate of El Salvador, and counties like ic will say volumes about the fate of this e& and ali of its people.

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Veteran power hitter Mike Fullerton calmly makes another pass during the Plague% thrashing of Windsor last Friday. The straight set win, 1515,154, 15-4, took only 39 minutes, just one minute over Photo by CD. Coulas the all-time team record. by Rich Nichol Imprint sports The stage is set The Black Plague volleyball Warriors will travel to L0ndon this Tuesday night to play the Western Mustangs in one OUAA West semi-final bout. And you can rest assured that a strong contingent of Waterloo fans wiII be in attendance to cheer on the Plague. Western ruined the Warriors’ hopes of home court advantage for the semis by squeaking out a close 3- 1 win at Alumni Hall in London this past Wednesday. Game scores were 16-14, 10-15, 15-10, and 15-7. The intensity level shown there should make Tuesday’s rematch even more of a nail-biter. No matter what happens in the Plaguesters’ final regular season they play against the match McMaster Marauders in Hamilton tonight at 8 o’clock - Waterloo will finish third in the division. McMaster clinched the division pennant on Wednesday night with a 3-O victory over Brock. Currently, the

Marauders are 11-O and could finish league play undefeated, unless of course UW decides to be the spoiler. Western is now in second place (for good) at 9-2, while Waterloo (8-3) is third. Guelph (5-6) will finish fourth and will play McMaster in the other semi-final match-up. Unable to ualify for the playoffs were Brock (4(l-lo), and Windsor (O9, Iaurier ld,.

uu/skunked a team Last Friday night at the PAC, The Plaguesters shifted their attack into high gear to prepare for the playoffs and they nearly shattered a team record in the process. Waterloo defeated the Windsor Lancers in straight sets 15-5,15-O, 15-4 in only 39 minutes, just one minute over the record for the quickest win in the team’s history. Also, the win in game two was the first time UW had skunked a team in years.

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“I reaLy pushed the guys last night in practice,” said UW head coach Scott Shantz after the win. “We had been lacking in intensity lately and I wanted to give them a wake-up call.” Obviously, the trashing did not produce any head-spinning numbers on the stats sheet. Veterans William Zabjek and Ian Heynen paced the win with nine and eight points respectively. However, they were shadowed by the errorless attack of freshman p6wer hitter Mike Lardis who started games two and three in relief of Mike Fullerton and then Brian Shin. Unfortunately, those same invincible efforts were thwarted in the loss to Western. Actually, the win in game no. 1 could have just as easily been credited to Viice Enright, the referee, who made six brutal calls in favor of UWO. One or two brutal calls is common place in a volleyball match, but six in one game? He certainly knew how to break the Warriors’concentration. Even Western head coach Jim Sage could barely keep a straight face.

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over the entire net, as was evident on the stats sheets+ Heynen scored a team high 17 kills on route to an 18 point night, while Zabjek’s six stuff blocks highlighted his 16 point performance. Fullerton drained 15 $$ points and fellow vet Dave Balodis -?-* grinded it out in the middle for a -000 x dozen points. Dynamic setter Shawn ~4 y.* Smith, relief man Perry Strauss, and 8. :.:.g -.-•-•Shin combined to provide most of the $3 defensive core. -

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The Athena swim team achieved and exceeded their goals for the OWIAA championships in Ottawa last weekend, scoring a strong fourthplace finish and four swimmers qualifying for the CIAU finals, to be held in Montreal in three weeks. As expected, five-time champion University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University battled for first place, while UW, Brock, Queen’s, and Guelph dukecl it out for fourth. The big surprise was McMaster edging UWO for first overall and leaving W of T in third place. Waterloo’s fourth-place finish was their highest in seven years. Coach Reema Abdo was ecstatic with the quality of the team’s racing from top to bottom and “couldn’t have asked for any more than was given.” Trish Felszegi, Sheryl Slater, Melissa Williams, and Christie Selig all qualified for the nationals, while fifth-year veteran Kim Boucher was invaluable to the team not only in the pool, but in motivating all members of the team through a tiring weekend and season. As a departing senior, Boucher will have extremely large shoes to fill. The first morning can often make or break a team’s chances at a meet of this calibre and the Athenas rose to the occasion. Fifth-year veteran Kim Boucher set the juggernaut rolling by powering her way into finals in the 200 free with a time of 2:13.70 and eighth place, Christie Selig was good for 12th. Not to be outdone, Trish Felszegi blistered through the first half of the 200 back and refused to die en route to the finals, a fifth-place finish (2:26.69), and a qualifying time for the CIAU finals. Team distance monster Sheryl Slater also earned points with a strong 13th”place finish. Rookie breaststroker Melissa Williams then spun her wheels a bit and just missed finals in the 50 breast, but still earned an invaluable nine points with a 36.30. Fellow rookie Jenn Beatty also showed that the days without strength in the breaststroke are more than over for the Athenas with 13th place. Selig and Kris Jackshaw then continued the point grabbing with 1 lth- and 14th-place performance in the 100 fly. Shawn Joynt was unfortunate to come out ori the short end of a fierce race in the consolation final of the 200 IM, but stiIl garnered five more points with 12th place. The Athenas had the agony of seeing Joynt, Andrea Booth, and Nicole Amoroso pile up the fastest three swirnm ers not earning points in the 50 free, all just fractions of a second shy of throwing more points been them and their rivals. Williams made an encore appearance, this time in the 200 breast, stroking to 12th position in 2:48.64. This fell just shy of the CIAU standard, but set a new team record. In the 800 free, the duet of Slater and Boucher made no mistakes as they pounded out the distance to finishes of fifth and tenth in times of 9:25.10 and 9:39.58. The time for Slater was more than enough to book her trip to Montreal. her third national qualification in four years. At night, the finals of the morning’s heats were swum in conjunction with the 4x100 medley relay and the 4x200 free relay. In the past, the Athenas had fallen victim to the sprint depth of

other teams which parlayed that advantage to big point gains in the relays, where points are double that for individual events. There were some top performances from their rivals in the relays, most notably Queen’s with the bronze in the medley relay, but the Athena ‘3” teams helped to limit any 10~s~~ by destroying their opponents’ counterparts. The second day brought the realization that there was still very little to choose between the four teams struggling for fourth place. Wanting to get a good start to the morning and ride that success, the Athenas turned again to the level-headed veteran Boucher. In the 400 free, she destroyed her personal best and then outdid that time in the consolation final while garroting the field with 4:40.23. Felszegi then fell just shy of making finals in the 100 back, but squeaked under the CIAU time in winning the consolation finals at night. In the 100 breast, Williams and Beatty again scored points with Beatty rounding out consols while WiIIiams waited until the evening and, in her last chance, blasted her way to Montreal and her third team record with a fifth-place showing in 1:17.55. Se@ became UW’s fourth CIAU qualifier when she finished seventh (2128.55) in the 200 fly. Jackshaw finished 12th and co-op workhorse Christine Guetiero 13th in that event to help buoy the points coffer for Waterloo. Joynt then blistered her way to four points in the 100 free, increasing the Athenas’ edge on the challengers for fourth place. Felszegi overcame a mangled finger to best the consol field in the 50 free (32.63). Rounding out the individual events was the 400 IM, in which valuable points fell to Waterloo through the efforts of Slater (sixth, 5:14.93, a team record) and Jackshaw (12th 5:25.73, good for second all-time among Athenas). The scene was thus set for the 4x100 free relay - Waterloo led Guelph by 6.5 points and Queen’s by nine. The Athenas did not fall victim to their sprint relay jinx and excelled. The B’ team of Felszegi, Williams, Christine Gibson, and Boucher took no prisoners as every one of the group reached and exceeded expectations and put a fast time on the board, leaving the pressure on the narrowing shoulders of the pretenders to fourth place. The ‘A’ team of Joynt, Booth, Amoroso, and Selig didn’t allow the tight noose to slip from the contenders’ necks and the fourth-place finish was seized. There were many personal bests turned in by swimmers not scoring individual points, but who showed that in the future their names will be behind scoring totals. These swimmers include sprint freestylers Booth, Amoroso, Maureen Hurren, Belinda Elysee-Collen, and Andrea Schular, middle-distance freestyler and relay Rocket Gibson, rookie backstroker Sue Sneyd, and breaststrokers Kara Rice and Jana Stehlik The four qualifiers for CIAUs enable

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Gryphons, Mustangs halt Warriors refraining from zebra-bashing. Players Iike Pat Telford, who was bleeding from the mouth courtesy of Eric Hammond’s flying (and uncaIled) elbows, blamed only the team for its loss. Me and the rest of the 2,000 Warrior fans at the game beg to differ. When a team as punishing and physical as Guelph goes to the Line 42 times, as compared to 15 for the Warriors, there’s something very) very wrong.

Guelph used the free-throw opportunities to cut into the Warrior lead. A three-point play by Humphrey Hill at the 7: 13 mark completed a 13-4 run to give Guelph their first lead since early in the first half, 60-59. It was also significant in that it was Sean VanKoughnett’s fourth personaI foul.

UnIike the first game in Guelph, the Warriors were in this one from the beginning, after Guelph jumped out to a 6-O lead, Waterloo fought quickly back to knot it at six. The score remained close throughout the hardfought first half, with neither team leading by more than a bucket until a late Warriors’ surge put them up by six, 44-38, at the break. The Warriors were powered by the offence of Chris Moore and Mike Duarte, who hit for 11 each. Waterloo also had a taste of the foul trouble to come, as both Mark Hopkins and Pat Telford got two early personals. Third-string pivot Mike Leitch was pressed into service against the massive Gryphons, and played some tough minutes when they were sorely needed.

Umsevic kept the Warriors in the game with great shots like this. Photo by Peter Brown by Paul Done

Imprintsports The Warriors shot big holes in their hopes of an easy run through the playoffs with a pair of home losses, the first to Guelph, and the second to Western. While the Warriors acquitted themselves respectably in Saturday’s Ioss to the Gryphons, they turned in a completely atrocious performance in their 90-75 drubbing at the hands of the Mustangs. I’m really worried that I’m become a whiner as the years slip by. Here I am, for the second time in three weeks, beefing about the officiating in the OUAA West. For the second time in as many tries, incompetent and outrageous officiating has robbed the basketball Warriors of possible vicover first-placed Guelph torY

The second half started with a Waterloo spurt which saw Sean VanKoughnett score seven straight points for the Warriors, building their margin to 11,49-38. Guelph miscues, including three straight missed layups, allowed Waterloo to hold the bulge, and they led 55-47 with eight minutes gone in the half. ’

Gryphons. Unlike their four-point road loss in the House of Cram, there’s video evidence this time around - from CHCH’s live broadcast of the match. I’ve watched Waterloo’s “fouls” over and over again - in slow motion, even - and I still say the officiating stank+ While Waterloo was piling up over 30 team fouls, many of the invisible variety, Guelph’s acts of untrammeled criminality went unnoticed. . . well, at least unpunished. The only Warriors who won on this day were the residents of village 2, East A/B, who tames out tops in the ‘Banner Day’ competition After the game, the only voices not screaming for the blood of the officials came from the Warriors themselves, who showed a remarkable amount of class and control by

The three blind mice. Photo by C.D. Coulas Warrior fans barely had time to scream “WHAT FOUL YOU FUCKING BLJND IDIOTS?!?” before VanKoughnett picked up his fifth personal foul, 22 seconds later. Another questionable call. Bye-bye Sean. The second Warrior disqualification came 37 seconds later, as Mark Hopkins was fouled out on a rookie mistake, coming over the back of Gryphon guard Chris OXourke. Waterloo used the three-pointer to keep themselves in the game. Three treys from Alex Urosevic, and a bomb from Chris Moore allowed the Warriors to tie it up 71-71 with three minutes to go.

No such excuses were possible against Western. The Warriors executed poorly at both ends of the court. They gave up a myriad of backdoor cuts against the Mustangs, while failing to executeany sort of offensive pattern. Their greatest failings were at the defensive end - they didn’t protect against the three-point shot, and they gave up easy lay-ups. Perhaps it was the absence of Mike Duarte - suspended because of his scuffle against Guelph - more likely it was because of complete team laxness. The Warriors hit a rough spot early on. L,eading 6-5 at the l&30 mark, they were subsequently outscored 15-O during a five-minute period, to trail 20-6. The Warriors couldn’t materially cut into the Western margin, despite 19 first-half points from Alex Urosevic, and trailed 45-31 at the half. The Warriors never got the margin into the single digits in the second half, despite narrowing it to ten points a couple of times. Each time a defensive stop was needed, they failed, allowing Western to build their margin again. A VanKoughnett three with six minutes to go closed the gap to 11,7463, but Western then scored nine straight, to seal the decision. A late burst by VanKoughnett, including an authoritative slam in the last minute, was merely window-dressing. The final score toId the story, 90-75. 30 points from Urosevic, and 15 from VanKoughnett could not begin to address the great difference in quality of execution between the two teams. The Warriors have now left themselves a large task - winning their final three games in order to guarantee themselves at least one home playoff game. Their next home game is next Wednesday, February 19, against the McMaster Marauders. Bring the Noise!

Nine straight points from Guelph put the nails in the Warriors’ coffin. Chris OXourke did most of the hammering for the Gryphons as he poured in 13 points during the last six minutes, nine coming on three straight three-pointers with time running down on the shot clock. That’s clutch.

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The fouls were whistled with headspinning speed by the Three Blind Mice. Hopkins collected his third and fourth less than a minute apart, and sat down with 11:54 to go. A minute later, VanKoughnett picked up his third, putting the Gryphons into the bonus with lo:52 to go. A minute later, at 9:46 Pat Telford sat down next to Hopkins with his fourth foul.

The referees lack of control over the game became evident with 11.8 seconds left, as Mike Duarte tussled with Eric Grizzle, following an uncalled cheap-shot by Grizzle. The benches cleared, and it took the refs a few minutes to restore order. Guelph grabbed the victory with a solid performance down the stretch. Had the Warriors not had two starters sitting on the bench at the end, things might have been a little different.

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over those same Lancers on Saturday. They upped their record to 6-4 for 12 points. Brock also has a game on the Athenas. The game for the Athenas against Guelph promised to be an close, intense affair, with two evenly matched teams. The play was intense, and relatively close, but the game lacked thatspecial something that is present in most basketball games: scoring. Both teams field goal shooting was less than perfect. The Athenas improved on their 17 per cent shooting from two weeks ago against Mac to a lofty 35 per cent (15/43).

Mizc at the PAC Feb. 19 at 6:lWp.m. Fortunately, Guelph forgot where the basket was as well; they shot only 31 per cent (12/39). In the end, Waterloo came out on top, 42-33. To put the 42 points that the Athenas got to win into perspective, 9 out of the 12 teams that lost last week scored more tha11 the Athenas did.

BredaKrmmerwithtwodher eight on the day. Photo by CD. Coulas byCDCoulas ImpAt sports The Guelph Gryphons came to town last Saturday for a basketball contest that would determine fourth place in the Western division of the OWIAA. A quick glance at the Varsity Scoreboard would reveal that it was the Athenas that came out of the game in fourth with a 5-6 record for 10 points. GueIph dropped to fifth with their eight points place (although they have a game in hand on the Athenas). In other games of consequence to the Athenas, McMaster handed Windsor their first win of the season in an overtime match on Wednesday Feb. 5. The loss to tie Lady Lancers puts the Marauders in the same position as the Gryphons, eight points and one game back of the Athenas. The Brock Badgers managed to ward off the surging Athenas with a win

Nevertheless, the Athenas won against one of their divisional opponents, which is a good sign that head coach Denise Dignard has got her players in a better frame of mind after two humbling losses to a couple of their other divisional opponents the Laurier Lady Hawks and McMaster Marauders. tiah Ann Erickson led the team with her 16 points, and tied with third Brenda Kraemer leading scorer (eight points) for rebounds with eight. Kathy Wordham squeezed in 10 points of her own including six from behind the three point line. The Athenas will be travelling to Windsor this Saturaday to have a whack at the Lancers themselves. A win must be expected against the Lancers because of their poor record (l-91, but just ask the Marauders wha happens when one takes any tears too lightly. Speaking of the Marauders, the! will be the Athenas’ next guests at thl PAC. Wednesday Feb. 19 is the date, and 6 pm is the time. So mark it down on your calendar. See you there.

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Frank SegIenieks lmprinl sports With victories over Windsor and Western, the Athena volleyball team’s record jumps to 7-6, in fourth place and with a solid shot at postseason play. They travel to McMaster University tonight to round out the regular season. The OWIAA championships take place next weekend at Toronto. The Windsor Lancers were the first victims last Friday. In what was the most exciting match 1have seen in the last two years, Waterloo won in four games, 15-13, 15-11, 15-17, and 16 14. This Wednesday, the Athenas travelled down the 401 and took on the Western Mustangs, winning 3-O (17-15, 15-2, 15-12). Against the Lancers, the Athenas came out strong in the first game with great show of defence and offence, running up to score 6-0, before a for the Lancers tough server managed to get three points back. Windsor started to show some life and closed the score to 8-6 when a great serve by Michelle VanVliet and two hits by power hitter Sue ByIsma put Waterloo up by five at 11-6. Windsor used a few blocks and Waterloo miss cues on free balls to tie the game at 12, causing coach Dena Deglau to perform the setter swap of Karen Schmidt for Linda Ezergaihs. On the next serve, Waterloo was called for a lift and thus Windsor took their only lead of the game 13-12, but Waterloo got the serve back and tied the game with and ace by Va#liet. Waterloo got the two points needed to win on a missed hit by Windsor and a block by middle hitter Carren Hall. The second game started out with three monster rallies, at 2-2, 4-4 (ended by a commanding hit by Bylsma), and at 5-4, featuring some amazing digs and a quick by VanVliet to take the point. Waterloo then padded their lead with solid defensive play getting it to 9-5, then Windsor decided it was time to make the Athena’s fans sweat as they took advantage of a couple of shanks and an ace to tie the game at nine.

1st year setter Linda Ezeraillis digs for the ball. Susan Bylsma (##4) and Christine Harrison (#12) look on. Photo by C.D. Coulas Waterloo then again let the Lancers take a one point advantage before blocking their way back into the lead at 13-10. The teams traded points before Waterloo regained the serve on a tip by VanVliet and won the game on a hit by Bylsma. The third game started out close and remained that way. The Athenas were down 5-6 when a dig by Bylsma and a hit by the 5’4” Ezergailis found the floor and the game was tied at Six.

The teams put on a hitting show, the score remaining close with Waterloo tying the game at 12 on a hit by technique hitter Christine Harrison. Windsor took the next two -points on hits and then, in an amazing dispIay of intensity, Waterloo managed to stop the Lancers seven times on game services, but getting only one point back. After a Windsor hit went long, Nil&i Campbell and Harrison put Waterloo in the lead at 15-14 and presented the opportunity to finish the match. The team couldn’t. finish,

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though, ana Windsor pulled back ahead to win 17-15. A few mistakes by the Athenas caused them to fall behind early in the fourth game l-5, Responding to the crowd streaming in for the men’s game, the Athenas got some mamenturn together and tied it at five. The audience was then treated to a serving display by Sue Bylsma as she served for seven points, four of them coming on shanks and one of them on an ace. To keep the fans interested, the Athenas allowed Windsor to come back with a fury of hits and rallies to tie the game at 13. After the serve changed hands five times, a ball rode the net and fell on the Waterloo side to give Windsor the chance to force it to a fifth game. But showing a lot of guts, the Athenas got the serve back on a long spike, tied the game on a missed free ball, and took the lead on a hit by Nil&i Campbell. Waterloo then put their fans out of their misery on another hit by Campbell which gave the Athenas a well-deserved victory 16-14, for a 31 match win.

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Injuries cripple Warriors byCDCoulas Imprint sports The Warriors didn’t make their task of winning the OUAA West any easier last week by losing to the seventh-place Laurentian Voyageurs 6-4. Now, with only one game remaining in the season, the Warriors must win that game to clinch fi& place. It’s fitting that a game of such great importance will be played against the only team that is capable of over-taking the Watiors, the Western Mustangs.

Waterlooand Western battlefirfirst If the Warriors win, then they get If the Mustangs win, then all the horseys have to do is beat the 218 E&K Redmen (tough chore) in their last game of the season to finish with one more point than the warriors.

firstplace.

The Guelph Gryphons are no longer in the race for first after a loss to Western on Feb. 6 (they had to win their remaining games for any chance at first). Western stayed alive despite an overtime loss to Brock by virtue of the win over the Gryphons, and another victory (5-Z) over the second-place Laurier Golden Hawks on Wednesday. With Guelph out of the way, the Warriors have clinched at least second place in the West. This means that they are guaranteed a buy in the first round of the playoffs and homeice advantage for round two. Finishing second to Western in the division would only come into play if the Warriors were to play the Mustangs in the third round. Then, the Mustangs would have the privilege (if needed) of playing two out of the three games in their own building. However, their is no certainty that the Mustangs (or the Warriors for that matter) will even make it to the third round because they are playing in the toughest division in the country; a division where the difference in ability from the first-place team to the si.xthLplace team is &nimal.

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The Warriors will be limping into Lmdon tonight (Friday, Feb. 14) having suffered some casualties in their last battle against the Voyageum. Their second-leading scorer Darren Snyder will not play against the ‘Stangs, nor will he play in the first round of playoffs for Waterloo due to a separated shoulder suffered in the game. Head coach Don McKee feels confident that Snyder will be back to the Warriors for their second round of playoffs, which would be the OUAA West finals, though he will let the doctors decide what is best for Darren.

The skating race was to have been the final selection race for Trevor Stewart to earn a spot on the 0U’s squad. Unfortunately, he collapsed during the pre-race warm up due to hypothermia. He returned from the .hospital unscathed, but sorely disappointed.

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The injuries didn’t stop there however. Other wounded combatants from the Laurentian game were defenceman Steve Woods, and Waterloo’s leading scorer Troy Stephens. Woods was the recipient of a vicious slash from Voyageur assistant captain Ray Gallagher. Gallagher got five minutes and the game, and Woods got X-rays. Stephens’ injury occurred when he dropped down to block a shot from the line. Unfortunately, he did block it, but with his foot. As a result, Mr. Stephens will be playing all of his remaining games with a chipped bone in his ankle. All three players could not continue to play after their injury. The injuries can be counted as one of the main contributors to the loss to Laurentian. The Warriors are neither a team with a great number of scores nor a team with a great amount of depth on defence (mostly due to previous injuries), so although the Warriors went into the third period of the game ith a 4-2 lead (two of the goals during the Gallagher major), the Voyageurs took advantage of a shaken-up and weakened Warrior team to come up with four unanswered goals (including an empty netter) to pull out the win. Woods and Stephens will most likely be back for the Western game, and will definitely be participants in the b’kriors first playoff games. TWO of those play-off games are going to be at the Columbia Icefields on Thursday Feb. 20 and Sunday Feb. 24 at 7:30 pm and 2 pm respectively. The Warriors are going to be minus Darren Snyder, so it’s up to us fans to make two hockey games part of our reading week festivities, and tip the scales back to Waterloo’s favour.

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The course consisted of a fivekilometre loop, with a demanding early climb followed by several very technical downhiIl sections. The women raced once around the course, while the men completed two Joops to finish. The women started the race first, followed closely by the men. Once again, last week’s athlete of the week Julia Norman was the top Athena, finishing in sixth position in a time of 22.02. Eva Sanz-Sole was close behind the fast moving Stormin’ Norman, finishing 13th. Sheila Daunt was the third Athena and finished in the 29th position, Waterloo ski team member John Kim was ranked again as the top skier of the team, finishing 11 th overa in a time of 35.57. Strong finishes were also logged by Bill- Cameron and Dave Richardson, both on worktexm in Ottawa and training in the Gatineau Hills. While performing well this Sunday, Richardson will miss this weekend’s OU’s as he will be competing in the internationally known Gatineau 55-km Loppet.

The setting was Midland, a quiet cottage town nestled on the shores of Georgian Bay. Retirement destination? Not this weekend. The Waterloo nordic ski team rolled into town to challenge University skiers from across the province.

The ski team placed fourth overall, beating the host Mustangs. This accomplishment sets a positive and optimistic tone for this weekend. The Warriors and Athenas will compete in the OUAA/OWIAA championship in Deep River, Ontario on February 15 and 16.

The race was hosted by the Western Mustangs, held at Midland Ski Club. Snow conditions were once again excellent, thanks to continuing

UW head coach Lisa Patterson is optimistic about this weekend’s culminating competition and expects a strong fourth-place finish overall.

Athena Sq&

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In the OWIAA squash championships held in bndon last weekend, the Waterloo, Athenas finished in fifth place overall, thrashing Laurier and Ryerson to take the three-team ‘B’ pool. The Lady Mustangs of UWO won the team title by one point over McMaster, with Queen’s and Toronto finishing third and a strong fourth respectively in the ‘A’ pool. The Athenas had also finished fifth in regular season play, matching them against a powerful Mac team in the opening round of the playoffs. The Marauders were the defending champions from 1991 and had an even stronger team this year. Waterloo has been rebuilding this year and knew that the confrontation with Mac would be difficult. At

the

top

position,

Christine

Anderson faced Alison Giachino and lost O-3 despite playing welL In fhe second spot, Diane Grady faced ‘a recently-ranked junior player in Donna Morritsugo. Grady

executed her game plan very effectively, but Morritsugo’s experience produced another O-3 defeat for Waterloo. At number three, Laura Hahn faced a very tough Karen Smith. Hahn used her lob serve and drop shots to push Smith to the limit, but in the end, the Mac player hit better length to win the match 3-O. Alicia L.ok, playing at position six, also showed her consistently improving game and easily defeated her opponent 3-O. As a result of this qualifying round 4-l victory over Waterloo, Mac proceeded to the ‘A’ pool of the toumament against Toronto, Western, and Queen’s Waterloo was relegated to the ‘B’ pool against Laurier and Ryerson. In 9 pool play, the Athenas’ captain Christine Anderson decided to sit out due to her shii splints. Thiz~ moved each player up one position and allowed team alternates Anneke Feberwee and Tabatha Froats to gain some valuable experience in the number-six spot.

On Saturday afternoon, Waterloo played the Golden Hawks, putting away each of their opponents in quick succession 3-O for a quick 5-O victory. On Sunday morning, a similar set of resuIts against Ryerson produced an impressive 5-O victory to allow Waterloo to win the “B’ pool with ten points, while Laurier was next with four and Ryerson came last with one point. For the Athenas, this had been a year to gain some much-needed experience with only two players returning from 1990-91. The hope for next year is that several players will continue their development and graduating team members can be replaced with experienced junior players. The whole Athena team wishes to thank coaches Chico Silvesti and Dave

Dietrich

for

their

leaded-+

and patience. The goal for next year’s team will be to gain a spot in the ‘A’ pool of the championships and have a legitimate chance at regaining the title won by the 1989 squad.

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Imprint, Friday, February 14, 1992 21

Athena Squash

On the right track in semis . by Stan Cook Imprint sports In the women’s squash individual championships played two weeks ago at Ryerson, the Waterloo women played exciting squash, winning ten matches with three players making it to the semi-finals. The five m players entered in the tournament were Christine Anderson and Diane Grady in the ‘A’ draw and Alicia L,ok, Heather McL.eod, and Honee Hoculik in the ‘B’ draw. ILIAD Coleman from Western won the gold in the ‘A’draw, U of T’s Anita Nador the silver, and Stephanie Richardson from Queen’s the bronze. Grady drew first blood by puUing a major upset in the first round, defeating fifth-seeded Jodi Melville from

by Julie Jackson Imprint sports

Soliman from Laurier around the court with excellent shot selection, and ran up an easy 3-O win. Both Hoculik and McLeod looked forward to Sunday morning and a fresh start towards a berth in the final. Also in the ‘B’ draw, Alicia Lok had to play a first-round match against Mary Morrisey from Laurier. Lok. used her experience advantage to win easily 3-O. In the second round, bk was up against Jocelyn Downie from Toronto, and this tie Lok had to use her superior defensive skills to win, again by a 3-O score. In the third round, Lok came up against Leslie Vrooman from Queen’s, who had more experience and superior shots. Liok played well, but the efforts of the day took their toll and Lok went down to defeat O-3.

McL,eodwon the match 3-l to put her in the championshipgame at noon Queen’s by a 3-l count. Grady had been thumped 9-O in the first game, only to come out for the second with a new determination and higher level of shot-making. She easily won the next three games. In the second round, Grady had to face the third seed in the tournament, Stephanie Richardson from Queen’s. Grady again played well, but Richardson’s experience led her to a 3-0 score. Team captain Anderson was seeded sixth in the competition and was favoured to win her first-round match against Karen Smith from McMaster. Anderson quickly went up 2-1, but then relaxed to allow Smith to tie the match at two. In the fifth, several long rallies took their toll on both players, but Anderson used her power serve to finish the game at 9-6. In the second round, Anderson had to face the second seed, Anita Nador from Toronto. Nador won easily, 3-O. Both Grady and Anderson then proceeded to the consolation ‘A’ draw, where Grady now met Karen Smith from Queen’s. This was Grady’s third match in four hours, and despite a sore shoulder, she won the first game. Smith then used her running ability to wear Grady down and won the match 3-1.

On Sunday, Christine Anderson the numberfaced Jodi Melville five seed, in the consolation semifinal. In an excellent first game, which went to extra points, Melville came from behind to win 10-8. In the next two games, Anderson could not match Melville’s running and shotmaking, losing the match O-3. In the ‘B’ semi-final, McLeod and Hoculik faced each other. Both players came out playing inspired squash, and both played excellent shots coupled with impressive defence. McLeod won the first two games, and then HocuIik roared back to win the third decisively. In the fourth game, they traded points and extended each other through long rallies, with McLeod coming out on top with a 9-7 victory to win the match 3-1. This win put McLeod into the championship game at noon. In the final, McLeod was facing Leslie Vrooman from Queen’s who had won a tough semi-final, 3-2, over her Queen’s team-mate. In the match, McLeod continued to play well, but Vrooman had more experience. With excellent pace ori the ball she won the match 3-O.

At the same time, Anderson, also playing her third game of the day, overpowered Lily Jones from Toronto to win a lopsided 3-O victory. This victory put Anderson in the consolation semi-final on Sunday moming.

anxious for the second round

to start.

overwhelmed her Laur-ier opponent, not allowing her a point in an easy 3-O victory.

totally

In the third round, she used intelligent shots coupled with excellent defence to beat Heather Aspinival hrom Queen’s, also by a 3-O score. This victory placed McLeti in the Sunday morning semi-final against her team-mate, Honee HOCUlik.

Hoculik had also received a firstround bye, and in the second round she had easily defeated Lynn Ewanusu from Toronto, 3-O. In the third round, Hoculik ran Shereen

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Windsor Lancers, --de for stiff competition. ~ . Jane Taite and AIi$a Steele showed again that they were to be reckoned with in the 60m hur les. Taite placed sixth with a time o P 9.33 and Steele eighth with a time of 9.65, Jason Cregoire lead the pack of 1,5OCtm runners to land a personal best and place fifth overall (4:05.60). Pat Kirkham, the team’s most Con&tent athlete, nabbed the team a bronze in the men’s 600m in a time of 1:22.70. C&her impressive finishes were established by feisty, first-year 6Om sprinters Melissa Hulfoid and Tiffany Kanitz, whose times were 8.16 and 8.19 respectively. Hulford’s time landed her a berth in the 60m final, where she finished in a time of 8.17 (eighth overall). Kanitz and Hulford were joined by long sprinters Sue Cadarette and Marina Jones for the women’s 4x2OOm relay, placing fifth overall at 1:48.99, just short of the women’s national standard for that event. High jumper Karl Zabjek made standard with a jump of 2.04m and Jeff Miller confirmed his standings with a vault of 4.25m. Other finishes included: Athenas Linda Hachey (1,500m - 5:22.05), Nancy Calder (60Om - 1~41.3, 12th), Sue Cadarette (60m, 3OOm - 8+52, 45.27), Tiffany Kanitz (6Om, 300m 8.19,44.21), Melissa Hulford (3OOm 43.75), Marina Jones (300m - 42.92, Uth), and Julie Jackson narrowly missing women’s 4.6 Windsor startdard for long jump. Warrior finishes included Simon Foote (300m - 38.20), Scott McDonald (1,500m - 4:22.48), Brent Forrest (60mH, 600m - 9.01, 1:24.9), Mark Charlebois (6OmH - 9.21), Shawn Schultz (60mH, 60m - 11.85, 7.55), Xuri Quintana (6Om, 3OOm 7.64, 38.91), Tom Chartier (6Qm 7+60), Milind Ghanekar (6&n, 3OOm 7.57,39.00), Mike L&h (60m - 7.52), Gerald Kirk (6Om, 300m - 7.47, 40.08), Steve Walker (6Om, 3OOm 7.3, 37.00), T. J. Mackenzie (6OOm 1:26.4), Kregg Fordyce (6OOm, 300m 1:27-l, 38.35), and Jason Nyman (300m - 38.79). The next weekend saw the team at the Ontario track and field relays at York University. It was an exciting

day culminating in the qualification for the CIAUs of the women’s 4x200 relay team, Tiffany Kanitz, Marina Jones, Melissa Hulford, and Sue Cadarette. The team ran the event in a blistering 1:46.19. Finally, the team travelled to Western where they collected a number of medals despite frustration. The women’s 4x200 relay team again made standard and earned a gold medal, along with Marina Jones in tie women’s 3OOm. Sprinter Jane Taite ran in second position for Sue Cadarette in the relay, while Jones narrowly missed qualifying for the CIAUs with her time of 41.65, ,05 off the mark Melissa Hulford collected two silver medals for the 6Om (8.12) and 300m (42.36), while Brent Forrest earned silver in the 6Om hurdles with a time of 8.87. Tiffany Kanitz in the women’s 6&n (8.29) and Pat Kirkham in the men’s 3OOm (36.21) picked up bronze honours. A number of Waterloo athletes made personal bests: Jason Cregoire in the 1,500m and 3,OOOm events (4:04.80, @57.83), Melissa Huiford, Gerald Kirk (300m - 38.12), Brent Forrest, Milind Ghanekar (300m 38.57), Yuri Quintana (3OOm - 37.93), and Marina Jones. The revision of scheduled meet times left Jackson and Zabjek late for their events and with disappointing finishes. The indoor track and fieId team is now preparing for the upcoming OUAA/OWIAA championships in early March, but will pack in a threeday weekend at Eastern Michigan tid the University of Toronto Last Chance meet before that time. Special thanks go out to the team’s trainers, Melissa Barton and Rhonda Kirkwood, who look after us all so well.

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The varsity indoor track and field team has spent the winter competing in meets at York, the University of Toronto, Windsor, acd Western. The team has pulled together some impressive results, including a number of athletes achieving CIAU Standards. This year’s team is young, but has put in long hours of dedicated training under Olympic-level head coach Brent McFarlane. Jeff Anderson (long distance) and John Swarbrick (long sprints) have also provided outstanding coaching. The track team’s various successes can be docu+ented back to January 18, 1992, when they cIashed with a multitude of other teams from across Ontario at the University of Toronto. In the sprints, Athena hurdlers Alicia Steele and Jane Taite finished third and fourth in the 60-metre hurdles with final posting times of 9.55 and 9.71 Fspectively. Warrior Brent Forrest placed f&h in the 6Om hurdle final with a time of 9.07 to finish off the hurdlers’ strong showing. Simon Foote sped to a third-place finish in the 6Om with a time of 7.38, while Shawn Schultz, in the men’s 6Om, and Mike Charlebois, in the men’s hurdles, posted personal bests with times of 7.64 and 9.2 respectively. Long distance runner Jason Gregoire also posted. a PB in the men’s 1500m, finishing with a time of 4:07.27. Warrior Karl Zabjek in high jump (1.96 metres) and Jeff Miller in pole va$t (4.45 metres) covered field events. Miller’s outstanding vault made him a contender at the CIAU championships in March. Solitary Athena long-jumper Julie Jackson covered ‘a distance of 4,06 metres, good enough for sixth place overall. Other team results were as follows: I.ooOm: Dave Hill - 2:41.92 60~: Milind Ghanekar - 7.70; Yuri Quintana - 7.71; Steve Walker - 7.46; Rob McGilliway - 7.99; Sue Cadaretie - 8.38; Tiffany Kanitz - 8.31 6@%t: Pat Kirkham - 1:24.23; Frank Cafaro - 1: 28.57; Kregg Fordyce 1:X92; Nancy Calder - 1:43.40 1,5@?!n: Scott McDonald - 4:19.52 Shot put: Paul Duncan - 9.7m Finally, the men’s 4x2OOm ‘A’ team finished in a time of 1:37.54 and the 4x200 ‘B’ team in a time of 1:40.96. With U of T under their belt, the team then travelled in luxury on January 25 to the University of Windsor for Can/Am’s. A strong field

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Sons of Freedom

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by Kenton Augerman Imprint staff Twenty-five minutes after Sons of Freedom took the stage at the Bombshelter last Friday night, the inevita bfe happened. Vocalist Jim Newton (&a James Jerome Kingston) pleaded: “Baby don’t go rattling my monkey c-c-cage,“and the band launched into “You’re No Good,” the fead-off single from their second release, thnp. ’

I cm see Prior to this, the show had proceeded rather ordinarily. Instead of bringing the walls down with the opener, “The Criminal,” the Vancouver quartet seemed flat as they hid behind a wall of dry ice. While their musicianship was sound, they did fittle to improve upon the studio versions of their songs. One may as we11 have saved the price of admission and listened to their records at home. ‘You’re No Good” was the turnjng point, however. Audience reaction was frenzied, and Sons of Freedom

fed off of &is excitement for the duration of the concert. The band ascended to a higher level, turning in blistering renditions of “USA Long Distance,” “Is it Love,” “Fuck the System,” and “Super Cool Wagon.” vampire-like Newton, The adorned with blue and red streaks in his hair, proved that he wasn’t merely going through the motions by turning in a performance of “Jesus & Jim” that saw him bordering on spiritual possession. This makes it all the more regrettable that Sons of Freedom didn’t play “I Can See” (the only track from Gump to be omitted from the show). The band ended their 6%minute set with “Calf Me,” a close second to the unreleased “I Want You” as the evening’s best number. Their encore consisted of “This is Heaven,” a song “about a dead girl” that showcased Don Harrison on lead guitar, and “Mona Lisa,” which was sheer bliss for the sea of slamdancers. The Bombshefter was nowhere near filled to capacity, possibly due to the fact that Sons of Freedom have played around this area frequently

recently. Whatever who were absent able concert.

the reasoll, those missed an enjoy-

Rock on, rock on, with your head high and you71 never rock alone. Photo by Wim van der Lugt

Dancing With The Devil TV Ortan’o: Human E&j Swit:s Tuesday, February, l&l992

by Vincent Kozma Imprint staff

The Devil may make work for idle hands, but: what does he do for guitars? Some people believe music, particufarfy rock music is the medium for the devil’s evil message. Others say the whole notion of music forcing people to commit suicide and rape is a load of rubbish. Darrchg With the lkil is an accurate look at allegations made by people that current music, particularly Heavy Metal, is a key contributor towards such things as Devil worship, murder and suicide. The show allows both sides to make their cases. On one side we have the “good guys.” The guardians of Christianity out to protect youth and fight the Devil. Dancing with the DewI starts

Host Steven Wells visits a “dep rogramming” center from “rock music junkies” called Freedom Village USA. Freedom Village fancies itself: as a place of second chance. There kids are “deprogrammed” by attending such things as homemak-

After the record-burning scene in the opening of the show, concert footage from an unheard of group called Decide is shown. If there was ever a reason not to let your kids listen to music, this is it. Decide scream/sing lyrics such as: “Damned to hell / End

with a record

ing classes for the girls and manhood

my life / Satan I must

lessons for the boys. It is here their “rock tortured souls” are saved.

end my fife.”

burning

in particularly

AC/DC’s 1974 release Jailbwcrk. At this vinyl-roast, these vanguards pr* claim “Lord let this be done for Your glory in your name.” To them, rock music is a tool of the devil used to corrupt youth and take them away from God.

With their somewhat fanatical stance one wonders if thev have any merit, or any reason to be so scared.

die I Suicide

One on the most entertaining segments is the mini-spotlighl on th& group. While claiming to be possessed, Decide claim the purpose of their music is to enter the seventh

gate of hell, and, more focus on their Satanism. an extreme example of an extremely laughabIe

enough

to scare the bejesus

some parents. The show examines, thinp,

generally, to while this is Death Metal, example, it is

the always

out of

among

popuiar

other

issue

backward-masking. In particular, they trace the Judas Priest trial in which the band was accused of sub fiminafly placing the command “Do it” in their lyrics. Throughuut the trial other such backward-masking revelations as “I asked for a pepper-

mint, I asked the lady to get one”aIso appear on the Judas Priest record in question. The issues at the trial are we11 worth the watch. Other “evil” musicians who state their case (and do a good job of it) are: Jello Biafra (former leader of the Dead Kemedys), John Denver, and Dee Snider. Each articulate an educated case against such “moral McCarthyism with a smiley-face.” Dancing with the lkvil also documents the troubled teen stories that rock tiusic’s assailants like to hold up and say “Seeeee!” - kids who have heard Satan’s caff to kill their friends, shoot themselves and play Dungeons and Dragons. What they have to say is intriguing. It is . interesting to note that Jim Hardy says that the music souped hi up, but also admits it would be a copout to blame music, and claims “it’s stupid” to even try. This documentary is an informative 60 minutes well worth a watch. . The contrast between outward Satanism and fundamentalist Christianity are equally scary. A variety of opinions and knowledge on the subject are well presented. Besides, it is alsO great to see Dee Snider without make-up, and it is interesting to hear all those satanic tunes being played backwards on a “specially adapted record player.” Watch it. And remember, if anyone asks you why you watched it, just say the Devil made you do it!

24 Imprint, Friday, February 14, 1992

Arts

RimaI Scream

Music .from the devil’s country by Christopher Imprint staff

wpectfim

Waters

What do professional musicians do at home? I wondered this as I readied myself to calI Primal Scream’s Martin Duffy at his homestead in Central London. Would he be scouring his bathtub? Would he* be reading selections of Walt Whitman’s verse aloud to other band members? Well no. He would be sitting and waiting for my phone call because his management would have informed him of the interview time. So much for daydreaming. Scotland’s Primal Scream are set to embark on their first-ever North American tour. This tour brings them to Toronto’s RPM club, on Tuesday, February 18, riding high on the criti-

cal acclaim

received

by their third

album, and North American debut, 2bEmWdelica. PrimaI Scream are a product of the club scene. Their music is developed l

by, and is written for, dance clubs. The band’s agenda is one of positivlty. You won’t soon see Primal Scream taking a stand on political issues, unless, of course, you consider advocating drug use a political act. The bana itself, is much more concerned with living life to it’s fulIest, free from any restrains. I talked with Martin about the weather, about their movable feast of a tour, and finally abut the virtue of the band’s message. Martin talked with me about the weather, “interacting with the cosmos,” and surviving journey’s through “the Devil% Country.” Sound interesting? Read on and find out the context for thae qucitable quotes.

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I am just watching the I am really a big fan of the

Imprint:

SO how is Gle weather?

Martin: Well, tomorrow at twc o’clock it is going to be ten centrigade or whatever it is. It is cloudy, with a bit of sun. But mainly cloudy. Very cloudy. Englands always cloudy.

Imprint: When do you start American tour?

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Martin: I think we fly over on about the ninth, and the first day of playing is in Philadelphia on the eleventh. We’ve got about five weeks that we are over. This is the first time that we’ve been over, so I think it’s going to be really special.

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Martin: I suppose the general, conventional wave is that bands will get a support band You wiII be in your seat, waiting for the band, the support band will come on, and youll maybe not like them and go up to the bar, have a couple of drinks, go back down, watch the band you want to see and then after the band is finished, you are like, kind of, told to leave. So the way we do it, we are more into getting people together. So we have a dj before and after we play. So well get people in the mood, and then, well go on and play, and then the music wiIl carry on. Everyone can get together, and dance, if they want to, speak, if they want to, or just hear new material. I think it is a lot housier, experimental atmosphere. It is not

like a normal show, I think it’s more special, which is really the word of the day today. Imptint: so the mut#ibl that yuu are uctuully playin& ti it primariry new mut&l taken&m Screamadelia? Martin: Yes, mairdy it is &nwmad&a. We might decide to do a cover version of something like Thin Liz+

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faith and the like, with no cynicism invoIved in the dightest We can be as cy&a.laswewanttobewithinourselves but when it comes to what we express it has a certainamount of wisdom in it. You can try it. We are not into misconception Rock and roll is probably the last ambassador, or if You think about mythoIogy# rock and r0l.l b One Of the hSt gods.

Robyn Hitchcock sez Robyn

Hitchcock and the Egyptians ‘17heelMucumbu, Turontu Monday,

February

by Derek We&r Imprint staff

First things first: Robyn Hitchcock’s Toronto show was opened by Matthew Sweet, Lloyd Cole protege and new aiticat darling. As to Sweet’s good grace among critics, that seems a bit puzzling, since his set was musically unimaginative and generally boring. Since when do tired blues grooves, gussied up as new alternative rock, constitute catchy pop-smithery? In his favour, Sweet does have a fine voice, and he was obviously gassed to be playing, but ultimately his set displayed nothing more then terminal mediocrity.

it was

strong,

the

would-

be AOR hits “So You Think You’re in Love” and “Ultra Unbelievable Love.” Some of it was weak, like”Child of the Universe” or the fey “BalIoonman” (which, despite a high annoyance

An acoustic set, verily an apparent bid to get on MTV Unp(ugged. Hitchcock strapped an his familiar acoustic six-string Metcalfe settled down to either acoustic bass or keyboards, and Windsor emerged from behind his kit to content himself with a single snare drum. Of course, this arrangement lent itself to songs like the beautiful “Glass

version of “My Wife and My Dead Wife,” preceded by a long, selfconsciously silly story about eggs and Utah. This set also lacked a little focus -for example, Metcalfe was forever leaping between his bass and his keyboard - but made up for it in imagination. Like the EVJ LP, the perspotlighted both formance Hitchcock’s astonishing songwriting and his skill as a guitarist. There was also a brief encore set that was fairly predictable, highlighted by the oldie “Acid Bird.” On the whole, it was a thorny, difficult show, for many reasons. First, there was the setup of the elMo, with the bulk of the audience being relegated to the sides of the stage. This seemed to annoy the band more than anyone; they went on about it at length. Second, Hitchcock was playing a lot of his newer (read: weaker) material (perversely ignoring “She Doesn? Exist,” the best and most acclaimed song on his latest LP). And third, the division between sets (with long delays between them} only heightened the fragmented nature of the show - it was often jarring. it rarely flowed smoothly. Ultimately, the evening was perhaps most intriguin for diehard Hitchcock fans (who, le 4‘s face it, probably made up 95 per cent of the full

Hotel”

house).

quotient, was one of Hitchcock’s major hits, and of course went over well with the crowd). Also, bafflingly, Hitchcock also threw in his classic ‘84 a qxI/a “Uncorrected Personality Traits.” It came off as slightly tired (it’s a perennial concert favourite) and also a little out of place, surrounded as it was by full-bodied Egyptians rock-outs (it would have fit in much better in the second set). The Egyptians remain as strong musicians as ever - bassist Andy Metcalfe and drummer Morris Windsor are incredibly talented. That’s a rarity in the pop world . . . which I’m starting to believe could be a good thing. After all, like fIREHOSE’s rhythm section, the Egyptians occasionally find their musicianship overwhelming the pop sensibilities of the material they’re playing.

As for the Hitchcock show - well, where to begin? Hitchcock and the Egyptians turned in a bizarre, challenging concert, divided into two long sets and a brief encore. They offered moments of boredom and moments of brilliance, but were always all over the place. There seemed a general lack of focus to the show, a transitional feel; Hitchcock seems to be fashioning a new version of himself.

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Should Aimal Scream’s positivity be taken at face value? There 5 no underlying CUFTOUof cynicism at all?

two albums?

Imprint: Screamadelica is such Q diverse album that it seems to have taken its inJuences@m everywhere. Is there anything that you can think of

same. Imprint:

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Country, we would not have &~y songs. We need to go through Hell tb get a song basically. So you have to respect Hell, you know what I mean. I ca&ot say tithe opposite of what Primal S&am be&e in. Imprint: F#Qh ScreamadeIica it sug-

gest a certain r;vpe of progressiun though the manner in which the songs are presented Is this intentional.?

W we did go through the Devil% Country, we would not

blend techno and rock and roll. We don’t plan a thing, we just go with it, and somehow it manages to come out perfect, I could easily say I am pretentious, but I know that I am not. The show is a rock and roll adventure. (he chuckles) Imprint: Is Primal Scream distancing Martin: No, no, we don’t distance ourselves. We look at the first Lp, and the second LP, as evolution. The first LP, we were younger and did not know what we were doing we just took it as it came. I think, like in any field, you learn. By the time it came to do Screamadelica, we got to the point where we were experienced enough to trust ourselyes. I suppose we got to the point where we had the audacity to say ‘we want gospe1 singers on this track’ and that was it. We had enough ego, to say let’s try that, and, I think, it worked completely, utterly, definitely. On Screamadelica, everything just came into place.

narrow-mindedness, uglinm politics. I think politics is crap. That’s me personally. We are into the heart and the soril. What is the ( posit& of the soul? I

ScreamadeZica? Hate. I could say cer-

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Town,“or Bo Diddley’s “Gunsling&’ or whatever. Our performance is extremely live, but at the same time it has got that technological edge to it. Really, it is an loud rock ‘n’roll show. I think Primal Scream managed to

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the

power

and clarity of his last Toronto show with the Egyptians (at the Diamond in 1989) but was nonetheless invaluable for fans, as it offered them a chance to see a Hitchcock in flux.

3 by Ken Brysan Imprint staff Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. says: “I wanted to tip my hat to (Jimi Hendrix) in my way - on the accordion. He took rock guitar to another diniension, and that’s what I’d like to do with zydeco accordion.” Bobby Wiseman responds: “Buckwheat (Dural) is fun, but he’s not the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion. This other guy (Astor Piazzolla) really is, it’s un-fucking real what goes on.” If we are going to qualify Buckwheat as the saviour of the zydeco accordion, we must first agree upon what exactly zydeco is. Essentially, and the accordion are zydeco mutually exclusive. There can be no zydeco without accordion and there can be no cool accordion without zydeco. So, the only way to define zydeco is to call it accordion Rhythm and Blues. Historically, zydeco originated as the blues/dance music of the black francophones of the deep south Louisiana, USA. I only say “black” so as to differentiate zydeco from the cajun music of the francophone whites exiled from Acadia in the 1800s (back when the English really appreciated the French in Canada). As Buckwheat Zydeco is the biggest name in pop zydeco music, we can safely assume that they are the

least representative of real zydeco music. But since we ail can’t afford to go to New Orleans for reading week to catch some real tunes, their latest album, On Track, might help us some. Now, if you’re into zydeco and dig it much then this albuni wiil; no doubt, please you to no end. If not then you might like it and you might not, what else can I say?

Like most albums, be they rock, pop, jazz, blues, or even zydeco, 0~1

Track has some slow songs, same fast songs, same good songs, some+ad sortgs~ even some songs%at they did and did not write themselves. Since you can judge the tune and tempo for yourself, I won’t bother to mention that one particular song is, say, a “frolicking accordion wave af fun.” You’ve got a brain - you can make up your own metaphors. But if you really must have some qualifying opinion out of me then I’ll add that my friend thinks this is the best Buck-

wheat Zydeca album he’s heard - a fine, fun album. The only song that I will beg into discussion here is their cover of Jimi Hen&ix’s “Hey Joe.” If Buckwheat Dural wants to bring the zydeco accordion to another dimension, then it was poor foresight to attempt thii with a blues guitar classic. He only ends up sounding like a wind up toy piano. Buckwheat Zydeca’s “Hey Joe” simply lacks the soul and depth of the Hendrix’s version, resulting in

an eight-minute trip into the land of two dimensional soul music. If zydeco music is going to come into its own in the world of pop music, then Buckwheat Zydeco will be the band to enjoythe most success. They are a excellent, poor student’s substitute for a trip to New Orleans (and right in the comfort of your own home). If you like funky accordion, buy this album. If you want to hear a reputable cover of “Hey Joe,” go see Mel at the ‘Gator. L

by Pauline Oithof Imprint staff When an artist talks about maturing and finding a new musical niche, you can’t help but wonder if it’s not just a ploy by the record company to sell more records or if the artist is trying to compensate in some way for a lack of talent.

father and doesn’t have to. The musical talent was passed down naturally. Like his father, Julian’s most effective and memorable music is his most personal music, when it’s just a guitar or a piano and his voice. The song “Saltwater”is the best example of this. The lyrics are insightful and meaningful. They deal with the issue of forgetting the simple things in life. But Julian never reaches the same level of insightfulness as his father, although it is unfair to compare the two. It’s hard not to though, because of the similarities of their voices and writing styles. The songs in which Julian tries to be a rock and rall singer are less effective and don’t suit his vocal range, he should stick to the stuff that displays his voice. The tape then, is best when Julian is his mature self, when he shows that his life experiences have taught his something and that this new direction is actually a return ta his original niche that he’s learned to feel comfortable in, He has matured as a musician because he has realized that the Lennon legacy lives through his talent an his voice and he’s not afraid to share it.

Watch my head. Julian Lennon, in his latest release entitled Ife/p You~se& makes the claim that this tape is a new direction for him and in many ways it seems that it is. His first album, tilonu, was released in 1984 and, since then, he has had two mare releases, 7%~ Suet K~luc~qf Dqdrtwmiftg in 1986 and Mr. Jordort in 1989. Julian, the son of the former has received more criticism work than most artists because of his name and the lhat goes behind

Beatle, for his simply legacy

it. The fact that his

voice is very similar to his father’s makes the comparison even more inevitable. However, Julian has always maintained his individuality. He has never tied to imitate his

3-5 by Christopher Imprint staff

Waters

Hear that? That’s the sound of another young British band being plucked from the tree. Nowadays, record companies have taken to harvesting from right

off of the tree when it comes to irnported bands. Forever gone are the days where domestic record companies wait around until British bands fully ripen to fruition, or worse, overripen, and rot into an ooze that only vagueIy resembles its original form, before they sign them. Now record companies get their product fresh and bring it right to your door at discount prices. All far your enjoyment. Today’s freshest is Slawdive. Their debut Just fur a Duy was released in Britain last year on Creation Records. L They, along with their label-mates such as Ride, share an affinity for the sound of swaashing guitars.

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Just for a Day is a nine-track celestial excursion. Songs like “Waves,” “Brighter,” “Primal,” and “Catch the Breeze”al1 create the atmospherics of desolation, and yet these same songs seem to suggest an uplifting outlook. Out of this sallow field, a despondent beauty is produced. The extension of this beauty is utter bliss, and the products of this rapture are the highlights of Just for a Day, namely, the songs, “Celia’s Dream,” “Erik’s Song,” and “Spanish Air.” Justfor a Day by Slowdive is available in your local produce department. Look for it right beside the tofu, and the Et tu Caesar salad mix.

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14, 1992 s&ted a fashion crime of the first degree. Luke Bloom too has committed a crime. The mere mortal has attempted to capture an unimaginably grotesque chimera - a monster best left to spiral infinitely in a cultural void. Unfortunately, trapped forever on disc and cassette are the cacophonous shrieks of the mythical creature - “Celtic Rap”. A follow up to the highly successful debut Riversides T&e Acoustic Motorbike finds Christy Moore’s younger sibling back home on the Emerald Isle looking to tap into Dublin’s competitive and cosmopolitan music scene. There is no

As an insecure 12-year-old, I was the proud owner of two “best” Sunday&its One was brown corduroy, the other, blue polyester. Aaahh, proud I was of my limited wardrobe, but, the residual effect of making the same fashion statement for more than a month of Sundays required measures both drastic and innovative. Well.. . yes,there were tears. Yes, I?Q fess up to locking myself in the : bathroom overnight. Okay, so

doubt that to catch Luka in a live performance would beguile any wary cynic. Regrettable for Iate Bloom-ers, this new album does little to capture the emotional intensity or expansive breadth of this artist’s capabilities. The Acoustic Motorbike is for diehard fans only. An uninspired‘version of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and an awkward version of L L Cool J.‘s. ‘I Need Love” virtually mar the work irreparably. It is only with time, a positive attitude (very important) and a concerted effort on behalf of the listener that certain merits begin to surface. The melodic “Mary Watches Everything” . and ‘you”, combined with the urgent breathiness of the title track, showcase the wide spectre of h+ vocal range. Sadly, it is not until the CnaI cut, ‘Be Well”, that we get a sense of his technical prowess. Comparable to the likes of Stephen Fearing Luka comman ds the six strings of his electro-acoustic guitar to a magical and mystcial aural

slightly ttiward today’s diamond-cap wave of the dance scene - house music. Still, their lyrics dwell mainly on love.

by Rich Nichol Imprint staff What’s this? Imprint’s heavy metal guru reviewing some poncy soul album. I’m losing it! I’m snapping! Seriously, it is hard to believe, despite an onslaught of band roster

changes that 30 years and 50 albums later, The Temptations would still be in existence. But the secret to longevity is an artists ability to grab the interest of a wide age group, and this vocal quintet has certainly done that. When the time came for the band to decide on a name for the album, they had to give it the recognition deserving of such a career landmark Hence the name Milestom. Since 1991, The Temptations have consisted of Melvin Franklin Otis

Williams,

Richard

Street, Ali Wood-

son, and Ron Tyson. When you combine the rock-bottom bass of

Franklin,

the power of Williams, the Street, the charismatic &tone of Woodson, and the tenor lead of Tyson, something mystical happens. of

spirit

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the

past

five

years,

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Temptations h&e made a ilow transi‘tion -from the soothing “honey soul” style that made the& famous, to a r&ore upbeat, tempo, leaning ever so

Williams explains, “We keep trying to do the unexpected and keep what is essentially and undeniably The Temptations.” Throughout this 12-song set, Woodson and Tyson put forth convincing performances, shadowing their predecessors David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, and Eddie Kendricks. Tyson uses his falsetto, and even surprises the listener with his natural voice on the bluesy sample “We Should Be Makin’ Love.” The opener, “Eenie Meenie Minie Moe,” and “Get Ready” both have serious club potential. One has a strong New Jack sound, while the latter is influenced ,by the pre-house music era. The tracks “Any Old L&n’ (Just Won’t Do), ” “We Should Be Malcin’ Love,” “Whenever You’re Ready,” and “Do It Easy”are all good workout songs (if the exercise is couch why) Overall, this recording is one of the better efforts in The Temps 50 LP discography, and shouId be an essential part of the soft soul enthusiast’s collection.

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BACKLASH Undeclared War American Women

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Every chapter reads like a flawless “60 story, with a feminist _ Minutes” slant - a devastating exposition of the patriarchy and it’s backlash against feminism, be it through the fashion industry, Ronald Reagan and the New Right, the supposed men’s movement, in popular culture, Hollywood, or other forms of the mass media. One becomes more and more fincredulous with every turn of alo rw?s~d ULb yajy,.

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The last element in need of mention and praise, is the set designed by Miguel Romercr. Leaning toward minimalism, each setting consisted only of a few walls, angled to both deepen and widen a set obviously designed for adaptation to much smaller stages than that at The Centre in the Square, Being adapted to is what smaller stages, however, brought on the fair complaint that with curtains drawn in on this stage in order to accommodate the narrow set, some of the sound f+om on-stage was held behind them. Tremendous balancing of shapes md alternating sizes of the few objects on stage lent well to the passionate action; and these were only emphasized doubly by the excellent choice of colours: a soft, midst-of-light-anddarkness kind of orange for act one, when the drama begins to be thickened; blodd red for the horrors and perversions of Scarpia’s den in act two, made bloodier by his own slaying at the hands of the betrayed and distraught Tosca; finally, a jail-grey, both bland and sinister, adapting itself to the mixed hopes and furies of the final act. Despite the negative brooding of some of the audience, Puccini’s Tosca was done fine justice by the visiting company from New York. Their combination of old and new talents, and of some different interpretations of the appearance of the play, may have raised the snoots of a few auditors, but a number saw past the glaze of inaccurate expectations to applaud fervently, and provide a sincere, if mall, standing ovation to send the players off.

That is, the one tha;‘w& kent along with previews of KNU, to every city where she is performing on this tour - the one that Imprint used to write last week’s preview - is untrue. Nina did receive her %“yfrom. Bfigilam Young Unjver&$“:$Jtdh, concentrating on vocal :musig .and

“Zigfried Matthus’ The ALows nrd Death qf Kriwf Cm-wt RilEid’ (my spelling, which may be incorrect). Matthus is one of the major comp0!,+3 to arise in recent years from easkrn Europe, and he has become g$fe taken, it seems, with Warren’s qgice. He also asked her to go to Ger.;,&any the following summer, where she was able to make her European debut in the Rhinesburg Festival, not mentioned a&J1 in her biography. Matthus and Warren have other pro-

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The “official” bidgraphy .als6 mentions a few of her p+st pefomances, which are for the most pti$acGrate’ except in kp &pgti*t rep@@. The. claim th&‘she “reckfitly completed.. several performan& of Samuel &r~:.... $ ber’s Vanma,” is f&se. S&:, <@&# .i:? for the lead, whose voic@,‘Nina says, is much more suited-to Vanesm, Warren herself would prefer at this time to do She, for her part, maintains a faith that other kinds of music. she is doing what is best for herself, without being self-centred, and ii “They knew that I could go on if moving her life along step by step something happened, ok if the girl got rather than giving in to a single set of sick a. . but it was not really appropobjectives that won’t meet her needs riate for me, at least not now; maybe for happiness, success, or satin ten years.” She is careful about isfaction . developing her voice in a direction that will allow her to perform lone; as possible.

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by Sandy Atwal imprint staff Towards the end of this book, Cronenberg in discussing his rejection of scripts that when on to make tnillions, he states that “When people say, ‘Great, another Cronenberg movie! Let’s take everybody and have some popcorn!’ - then Ill know I’m

in a while. Throughout the main body of the text, italicized paragraphs spring up, directions for the reader explaining points in Cronenberg’s life which Cronenberg himself doesn’t discuss. The book follows a roughly autobiographical form. Cronenberg discusses his life from his family up to his current status but along the way the reader is treated to Cronenberg’s insights and feelings towards university, film-making, death, life, etc. Complementing the narrative are 62 illustrations, a rather good number for a 197-page book However the stills aredefinitely not just space filler. The illustrations are cleverly placed so as to provide the most interest to

As a result, the book fleshes out (sorry) the man and his work equally, one enhancing the other. Cronenberg comes away from the book looking like a smart man. Not just because he is, but also because the reader gets to see the philosophy and beliefs of the man behind the camera. Psychologist Martyn Steenbeck describes Cronenberg’s film philosophy in the foreword as “finding religious belief an unacceptable anesthetic, each film explores an alternative way of exploring and defusing anxiety about death. Mutation and transformation are offered up as possible cures for a mind/body schism which results from the very incomprehensibility of bodily demise. The fact that these alternatives also lead to death and destruction is perhaps less to do wit!l deep-rooted pessimism or negativity than the need to seek a hard and realistic optimism. Needless to say, the experiment must continue. The cure is elusive.” Steenbeck’s thesis is basically correct as explored by Crone&erg himself and Rodley’s interruptions. Cronenberg himself states that “When I start to make a film I try to completely clear my head of all the intellectual and cerebral considerations of the times we live in. I try to get in touch with something that’s more basic, intuitive and instinctive and then work outwards to details of time and culture.”

of theorizing is heartena mainstream director. does try and keep his the mountainous waves shit that comes in from every year. He has a dis-

bounds of that limited genre unlike any other director. Even the horror of Romero or Carpenter can’t really compare to the ideas of the “mind/ body schism” explored in Dead

ceming eye that at least protects him from making truly shit movies. One of the things that protects him from making crap is his literary background. His two main influences, William Seward Burroughs and Vladmir Nabokov haunt his films and his thoughts and act like protective muses making sure he doesn’t make ghost-in-the-closet horror. In fact, Cronenberg seems to have shied away from horror in general, well at least that of the Friday the li3th variety. If one can pigeonhole Cronenberg into the horror mold, then we can safely say- that he has stretched the

EIowever one thing that I wondered about was why Cronenberg’s philosophy, ideas beyond the projection of childhood nightmares, beyond the concept of the simple duality or the complexity of the writing process, does not get transferred to the screen? People who have seen Cronenberg’s films and enjoyed them will benefit from the director’s insights into these areas but will finish the book waiting for the next film where Cronenberg will be able to transfer his very well-planned and very well-thought-out ideas onto the screen.

This kind ing from Cronenberg head above of celluloid Hollywood

Ringers.

Homage to Goy mainstream.” That, in a sentence, cuts to the bone of what this book, and Cronenberg’s movie career has been about. A mainstream-director denying that he is mainstream director. Cmnenbq on Cmnenbq is a retrospective of the Canadian filmmaker’s 25year career so f&r, hm his fmt fib %mfS+r made in 1966 to his most recent movie (not film) Naked

Lunch. The book is not actually written by Cronenberg. It’s a series of six transcripted interviews from 1984 to 1986. It is however almost exclusively Cronenberg. None of the interviewer’s questions are printed so the book just-appears to b;! Cronenberg rambk fi;ocm topic to topic. mtoi ’ Chris R&Iley d& appear &ery once

someone interested in Cronenberg’s histoT. One pagk has a shot of Cronenberg l-king through a camera while shooting S~~VPZSin 1977, the picture below it has almost exactly the same pose (the same brand of camera as well) 14 years Iater while shooting Lkwd Ringers. This method is re’pated for stills of Cronenberg’s films such as the “personal chaos” at end of K@&w~e and the end of

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Usually Canadians laugh at their national institutions because they are, well, laughable. Next Friday night, you’lI have a chance to do just that, the difference being that this time the institution, the Royal Canadian Air Farce, is actually funny. For almost two decades, the Air Farce has been plying the radio waves of CI3C and playing to delighted crowds across this storm-tossed nation, providing us with a humourous look at politicians, hockey players, and monarchs. The current core of the group consists of Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, and LUBA my!! (Sorry, I always get carried away with that name.) Goy, who depicts Mila MuIroney, Audrey McLaughlin, the Queen, md a duck in the Air Farce show, was born in Europe and grew up in Ottawa, with a firm hold on her Ukrainian heritage. A graduate of National Theatre School, she performed at Stratford before turning her talents to comedy. Recently she has performed in “Just a Kommedia,” a stage comedy about growing up Ukrainian in Canada. She also travelled to Kiev to appear in a Ukrainian film. Roger Abbott, specializing in imitations of Jean Chretien and M&e D’Armand of the House of Commons cafeteria, began his career in broadcasting behind the scenes in management before stumbling into comedy and heIping found Air Farce in 1973. Abbott can be heard and seen every now and then hosting various radio and television shows, or as a volunteer spokesperson fbr Easter Seal kids. Don E;erguson graduated from Montreal’s Loyoh College with an. honours English degree, then worked at a number of radio stations

Secretly they hate each other. . . but seriously, Air Farce am I guaranteed to crack you up! and at other things until he dis, covered that comedy writing and performing was more fun. m most famous Air Farce characters are Brian Mulroney, Pierre Trudeau, and Joe Clark. I don’t think that I can say it better than the Fredericron Daily Glemm

“Air Farce members are great mimics, good actors, masters of timing and just plain fun. They have their fingers on the pulse of Canadians. The Royal Canadian Air Farce knows what we’re thinking, reading and talking about . . . . Their show is amazingly topical.”

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Flavourfu I film charm. The performances by the four and mesmerizing, and the tone is, mostly, very lighthearted. Okay, Ninny does deliver the clunker “Best friends are the most important thing in life,“and the story does get pretty gosh-darn hokey toward the end. I3ut Flagg does have a sense of humour and a sense of balance. She doesn’t get infantile on us, and her old-fashioned storytelling fits the story she’s telling; it has the appeal of a clean, crisp tradition, an amalgam of Anne of Green Gables and Tu Kill a Mockingbird actresses are dynamic

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by Jennifer Epps Imprint staff

Fannie Flagg’s novel Cuming Attractivrz,s is quirky and lively, but it isn’t clever enough to keep ahead of the reader. It manages its colourful characters too tidily. The screen version of her Fn’ed Gwen Tumatoe;s at thr W’h’stk Stup Cuff, co-adapted with Carol Sobieski, suffers from the same disease. All the edges have been rounded off. Yet Fried Gwen Tomatoes (the movie’s title has been shortened) is, as people say, “entertaining”. Idgie Threadgoode is a yummy character, first glimpsed as a rebellious, platinum blonde tom-girl. She has a temper and would much rather go fishing than wear a dress or comb her

hair. Independant and freedomloving, she is to the country village of WhistIe Stop, Alabama what Tom Sawyer was to Hannibal, Missouri. When Idgie pubes and becomes a teen, Mary Stuart Masterson takes over the role, and what a marvelous job she does with it. Idgie still has dirt on her face and a need for adventure in her soul, but she is such a vivid character we remain enthralled. Prim Ruth (Mary Lcluise and proper

by a friend who tence and the flashbacks narrated by . up eloquently declares: “What we need is an asserNinny. Evelyn takes classes and tiveness class for Southern women. attends lectures to try to find a way’ But that’s a contradiction in terms.” out of the rut her marriage has Her visits to Ninny and the woman’s become, and her situation is summed

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

direcwd by Curtis

Humtin

by Jeffrey L,. Miller special to Imprint

Scaaaaary woman. That seems to be the entire point of this movie. A scary woman and how she operates and for Christ’s sake don’t let her breast-feed your infant son! Claire Bartel (Sciorra) has everything a white Boomer American female could want. A loving husband. A fulfilling career as a greenhouse keeper. A charming pre-war brick

the act of sexual assault. An investigation proves that Claire is not the first woman to be assaulted by the doctor. Several more women make complaints, and Dr. Mott is suspended. In utter dispair, he takes his life, leaving behind a fabulous postmodem home (with rather stained carpets, sorry to say), and his lovely young pregnant wife. The shock of her husband’s suicide, coupled with financial burden and an uncertain future, result in a miscarriage. Six months later, Claire, with her report

new baby boy, interviews prospective nannies. She wishes to get back to work, and can’t be everywhere at once, for God’s sake, I’ve only got two

Parker) is impressed with Idgie’s ability to go anywhere - from the local saloon to the middle of a beehive - and the two become bosom buddies. Their friendship is the centre of the film.

Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals, no less. Wotta kid). She has all the amenities of life in the White lane, including a baby on the way. Which means, in addition to all these material things, she also has a slimy, rapacious gynecologist

charming nanny ever to walk Ihe green earth. She’s perfect. She’s attentive, loving, caring, has killer blue eyes, and - oh yeah - she’s not reu/& Peyton Flanders at all, but the

It is echoed, too obviously, in the relationship between Evelyn Couch Bates) and Ninny &fiY Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy). Evelyn has a life like her last name, and the high point of her day is snacking on the many chocolate bars she carries around in her purse. Accompanying her husband to visit his aunt at a rest

(played with ooze-dripping glee by John DeLancie). Seems as though good Doctor Mott gets his jollies by.. . well, shall we say vnhartcin~ his examinations

somewhat.

After her first appointment with Dr. Mott, Claire flees the clinic in abject terror, triggering her asthma. Later that evening, she decides to

hands. Enter Peyton Flanders the sweetest, most (DeMornay),

wife of the late Dr. Mott, and she intends to subvert the entire family, take the children, and have the family all to her own self. The movie is an exercise in

dramatic irony. We know that Peyton is Nanny from Hell, but Claire and her wooden-headed husband Michael (played a sleepy smile, --_ with -

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Zydeco ZeHgeist Matinee,

February

10, 1992

by Frank Seglenieks Imprint staff

Last Friday afternoon in the Bombshelter, the cajun band Mamou played two hours of great music for the sparse crowd which came to see them. The band has been around for approximately four years and are definitely from Louisiana, not Texas as was advertised on the promotion posters. The mix-up occurred because their first album was released out of Austin, Texas, and therefore everybody assumes that’s where they are from. The lead singer comes from the town of Mamou, Louisiana, while the fiddle player lives in the home of cajun music, Lafayette, La., where other zydeco artists such as Buckwheat Zydeco, Wayne Toops, and Boozoo Chavis also make their residence. The band consisted of electric guitar,

bass, drums,

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The m music they played was traditional cajun and zydeco music with a few blues and rock songs thrown in. En fact, the band uses the electric guitar enough that if you came in during a particular song you might think they were a straight rock or blues band; luckily for me, the fiddle and accordion was also predominant in many selections. The songs they played were a mix of their own original material with covers of other rock, blues, and cajun songs.

Mamou is not the name of a killes whale.. . although it would be a good one. Their first self-titled album was released around

three years ago. I am

interchanged between the accordion and an anchor-shaped fiddle. They were all competent musicians,and played well together, something

more as a pop-rock album so I am not going to go out of my way to find it.

which they have obviously doing for a few years.

Their second album, to be called Ugly &y, is scheduled to be released next

been

Amazingly enough, Fried Gwen Tomafues isn’t obnoxious. It has great

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home in Seattle’s fashionably yuppie Briarwood. A clever, talkative fiveyear-old daughter (who likes

Mamou Horn bshdw

tales become Evelyn’s only way of coping, and she finds inspiration there to apply to her own world,

not sure if it was released in Canada, but a member of the band described it

month on Rounder Records. This album is to be acoustic zydeco, so it might just be worth checking out. Before they came, the fiddle player expected that the university crowd would be “GeekviIle” based on other campuses they have played where the audience would rather listen to “disco” music than see a live band. But he was impressed by the people who came out to see them on Friday, more of the type of audience they Iike to play in front of, people who can appreciate good music when they hear it. The gig was also physically hard for the band as they were not used to working so earIy in the day, but as he explained they were lucky that they got to bed early the night before in Toronto, early being 3 am (I guess it’s all relative), so they were able to get five or six hours of sleep before they had to pack up and head for Waterloo. Overall, 1 really enjoyed the show and although the ‘Shelter was full for the first set, by the second set a lot of the seats were empty, which makes me wonder if the student body appreciates the great entertainment we are lucky enough to get on Friday afternoon which we can see for free. Today, Mike Something is playing an afternoon gig, followed on February 28 by blues man Jev Portnoy and the Streamliners. Portnoy is a former member of the Muddy Waters band, so if you are interested in good blues music, come on out.

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remain in ignorant bliss. Only their hired handyman, the mildly mentally-impaired Solomon (Ernie Hudson), senses something is amiss. Peyton’s hidden agenda doesn’t include Solomon, though, and the family may not be able to save itself from the Sweet ‘n’ Sour Nanny and her revenge trip. The tension buils acceptably well, and DeMomay’s menacing, psyehopath performance, while far from her best work, is bound to be Oscarfodder. The best performance of the film, however, goes to Ernie Hudson (Ghosdm~e~s, i4+eds) in his role as Solomon. Hudson’s portrayal of the gentle Solomon is so beautifully understated, so quiet and restrained, he is far and away the most sympathetic character in the movie. When Solomon falls prey to Peyton’s considerable wrath, an audience would have to be legally brain-dead not to feel at -least a twinge of outrage. Director Curtis Hanson has, to his credit, at least &tempted to create a strong menacing, complex female villain. His experience with intense, character-driven thrillers (Bad hy%.dence, 27ie Silent Partner) reveals a propensity towards emotion& unstable, clever villains already, and the character of Peyton is no exception. She is motivated by revenge, but her psychosis, her emotional turmoil, is as much a part of her menace as her intelligence and cunning. The other half of the good/evil di.ad is Claire. She is a strong fulfilled woman, intelligent and confident, yet she does a number of weak things, not the least of these is her failure to catch on to her infant’s feeding habits (Peyton, to fulfill her enui, has been breast-feeding . a.. - baby- Joe), - has failed to

notice little Emma’s tlagging interest in her own mother, and has somehow completely missed Peyton’s flagrant flirtations with hubby Michael. Weak dialogue and transparent plot devices, coupled with a rather Limp and unrnemorable performance by Annabella Sciorra, combine to make Claire a largely unsympathetic and, worse, unbelievable character. With the two women polarized (ie. evil vs. inept), the rest of the movie is a study in “Screenwriting 103: Dramatic Irony as Annoying Plot Device.“It’s fun at first, but later is serves only to irritate the viewer. The movie eventually deteriorates into a monster-in-the-house melodrama, with moves and count* moves, vying for power, and a lot 6f breaking glass, wood, and bones. The spotty perf\irmances, plot, script, and diredoria flaws, a limited cast, and an overall lack of continuity and cohesion all contribute to the movie’s feel as a cheap, one-dimensional thriller. The real trouble with The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, though, is its pandering to Baby Bmmer fears. If there is something to be afraid of - to cause stress, strain, gout, or heart disease - Baby Boomers will find it. The movie is nothing more than a scare tactic, used to frighten Boomersinto a state of hard-edged, slit-eyed suspicion. If a nanny can place your life and your children’s lives in jeopardy, well, you just better watch out. Anyone is a potential home-wrecker. The apparent message of the film is this: only you can raise your child properly. Don’t trust anyone else to ensure your children’s social educetion. All nannies are usurpers and psychotic sirens who will ruin your marriage, home life, and most importantly, your furniture. Sheesh.

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CC206. lhformation on the following (and other) volunteer opportunities can be obtained by calling Ext. 2051 or dropping by the office. Regular office hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 12:OO to 1:OO and Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 to 11:OO. In~tional Students Office seeks volunteers to assist international students with conversational English, If you are interested in tutoring, contact Sheryl at ext. 2814. Looking 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 Commissioner. See Lisa B. in your friendly Fed Office. CC235.

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Lnoldng for individuals to set up a public relations campaign to promote awareness of the Global Community Centre (third world issues) within the community, Contact Marco at 746-4090. 84 Sisters need volunteers to staff its children’s clothing store, Stuffy’s. Call 743” 5206 (Big Sisters) or Stuffy’s (741-0805). The Catholic Youth Organization requires volunteers for P.A. days, farm program, bingo, conferences, Lobsterfest, Leadership training, day camp. Call Mel Barrio at 744-7001. tit trti and field coach with sports activities for mentally handicapped people. Practioes are every Saturday evening 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. AwwolJacIMmm8 Auditi - Dnmr Dept. Directing class is holding auditions for one-act plays Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 530 p.m. in HH 180. All are welcome. No prepared piece required. campus Rogmdve ctxmematlm Association general meeting for delegate selection to internal party conference. Feb. 25, 1992 at 5:30 p,m. sharp in Hagey Hall, room 227.

All stud&& who wish to apply for a Psychology major for Spring 92 or Fall 92 please attend “Psychology Orientation” Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 400 to 6:30 p.m. at PAS 2083. If you can not attend pick up your packages at PAS 4028 between Feb. 24-28.

strc#r M;im;rgcment Through Relaxation Training Workshop - instruction and practice in progressive muscle relaxation. 3 sessions which begin Thursday, Feb. 27, 3:30 to 5130 p.m. Register at Counselling Services, NH 2080.

CareerburceCentre-SaturdayHourscheck out information on careers, employers, work/study and educational opportunities. NH 1 I15 - March 7. Honrer Watmn Gallery - Winter 1992 Workshops - phone 748-4377 to register: “Drawing in the Afternoon” - Jaquie Poole Feb. 1I-Mar. 3 1:30-4 p.m. - $45.00 “Watercolour in the Afternoon” - Jaquie Poole - l%b. 13-Mar. 5 1:30-4 p.m. -

Exam Anxiety Management, Reading & Study Skills, Stress Management Through Relaxation Training, Time Management & Procrastiriation, What To Do When You’re Down and Blue (Depression Management). Register: Councelling Services, NH

skills. (4 consecutive sessionsj. Tuesday, Feb. 25 - 6:30 to 8130 p.m. ; Wednesday, Feb. 26 - 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ; Thursday, Feb. 27 - I:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register at Counsel Iing Services, NH 2080 or call ext. 2655.

Folk Music”. Wednesday, Mar. 11 - “New Music of Carol Ann weaver”. Wednesdav, Mar. 18 - “Meridian Chamber Ensemble”:

A-S-&WCMOfi -( Month celebrations will be commemora%ng on Feb. 14 and 15 at the Campus Centre. This week is to heighten awareness about Africans, their continent, culture and contemporary developments. The procvam , - is as follows: Black I-&tory

2080, ext. 2655. It has been necessary to change a num&+r of meeting dates in respect of the Engineering Facuhy Council and the Assembly. The revised schedule is as follows: 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 Tnvel course to ihe.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. UW Ski Club offers great winter trips to many places - Holiday Valley on Feb. 28th. Sign up at Red Pat North at the reception desk. The Sexuality Resource Centre - is a trained student volunteer service that offers information, support and referrals to those in need. This service is FREE. Call 885 1211, ext. 2306 or leave a message at ext. 4042. The SRC is located in room 15OA, Campus Centre, UW. K-W Ex&n&A Family Assoc. is sponsoring its first Casino Nite on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Bingeman Park, 6:3O p.m. (an organization that works with children with disabilities). Tickets can be purchased at Bingeman’s, Provident Bookstore(Waterloo) or Extend-A-Family Office by calling Mary Joy Aitken at 74 10475. Waterloo skowtime presents “Dead Serious” at the Humanities Theatre on Saturday, F&b. 15 at 8:OO p.m. For tickets call 747-8765 or 885-4280.

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UW Schml of Architecture - 1992 - lectures wil I be held in ES2, room 286 (The Green Room) at 8:00 p.m. for further info contact Ryszard Sliwka (885-l 211, ext. 3079.) Thursday, April 9 - Michael Rotondi: Architect.

Monday, Feb. 24 - 7:30 p.m. - “Laughter:

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!&ong Interest Inventory - discover how your interests relate to specific vocational opportunities: Wednesday, Feb. 26 at _ 11:30-12;30 p.m. $45.00 “Market Basket” - Ankaret Dean - Feb. 22 Myers-Briggs Type indicator - discover how your personal strengths relate to your & 23 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. - $55.00 plus preferred ways of working. Monday, Feb. material fee. 24 at 2:30-3:30 p.m. Himalayas: Field Study Program-July loRegister: Counselling Services, NH Aug. 20. Learning about human ecology 2080. 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 ortelephone7466946. The who wish to improve their study Gallb;;( Kitchener-Waterlm Att skills can take advantage of individual Exhibitions 1992 - on display from Feb. 6to counselling and workshop!? in the foilowMar. 29. “Art Alive Lecture Series” begin ing topics: a) a study skills in the Jan, 21 to May 19. Call 579-5860 for classroom, such as notetaking, effective more info. listening, and class preparation; b) effecCaunselling Sewices will be offering the tive study techniques, including time following workshops in the Winter 1992 management, textbook reading and conterm: Assertion Training, Bulimia Group, cent&ion and; c) effective exam writina

Friday, Feb. 14 - Cultural Exhibition, food fair and fashion show at the Campus Centre, UW, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Events - l Winter camping Feb. 28 to March 1 (need organizers) l kayaking every Sunday in the PAC pool 4 to 6 pm. (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.

Equrpment room is open for equipment hire and new memberships: Monday and Thursday 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Friday 1190 a.m. to 12 noon. IFor further details on above events, see our notice board outside the Equipment room, PAC, Blue South, room 2ClO. (Tel.: 888-4828).

Noon bout concerts - 12:30 p.m. - all are FREE and take place in the Chapel. Wednesday, Feb. 26 - “Ethnic Canadian

The Best Medicine”. Presenter Dr. Kenneth Shonk, M.D., C.C.F.P.. Reserve your space at the Info Centre or call 70 7502.

Take lime 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,Arts Libarary at the following times: Friday, Feb. 14 at lo:30 a.m. ; Monday, Feb. 17at 10:30a.m.;Thursday, Feb. 2Oat 2:oO p.m. ; Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 200 p.m. ; Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 11:OO a.m. Mondav. ._.-.-._ March -2 -at lo:30 ---- -a.m. : Thursday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m. ; Monday; March 9 at IO:30 a.m. ; Wednesday, March 11 at 2:00 p.m. ; Monday, March 16 at 1l:OO a.m. ; Thursday, March 19 at 11:OO a.m. ; Tuesday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. ; Thursdav. Aoril 2 at IO:30 a.m. . - - - , I

DEADLINE for Classifieds and Campus Happenings is Mondays at 500 p.m. CC, room 140

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HoldsNotlm - until recently, mtrons requesting that a library book & &called or searched had to check with the User Services Department to determine when the book w$ available. In response to patron requests, User Services staff are now mailing notices to advise them that books h&d for them are available.

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USC wishes to express wishes and 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 everyone is welcome to attend. Bring your friends and if more info is needed call Roman Sirskyj (President/‘92 Term) after 6 at 884-0774.

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Ncnnlnah are requested for the foltowing seat on the University Senate, to k filled by by-election. At least three (3) nominators are required in each case. One (I) full-time undergraduate Faculty of Applied Health Sciences represent&e 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 further information are available from the Secretariat, ext. 6125. l&w&all Writem Bursary - open to college or university students, $500.00 award. 500 to 7,UOOwords submitted by June 1,1992. Mail entries to: Baseball Writers’ Bursary, c/o Larry Millson, 796 Crawford St., Toronto, Ont., M6G 3K3.

LIBRARY

E;or students who procrastinate and have trouble organizing their studies. (4 consecutive sessions). Wednesday, Feb. 26 9:30 to 1I:30 a.m. Register at Counselling Services, NH 2080., ext. 2 1655.

Doon mw Crossroads - holding Ski and Sleigh Days on Sunday, Feb. 18 from I:30 to 4;30 p.m. Admission $1.00, CatI 748- 19 14 for information. Adult bu&vors of child abuse - a presentation of information on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Independent Living Centre, 266A Marsland Ave., Waterloo, from 730 lo 9:30 pm. For more info cali Father David Joyce 884-3681. _

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Cultial Exhibition - food fair and fashion show at the Campus Centre, UW, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. in celebration of Black History Month. WATSFIC Anime Movie Night - to be held in DC 1350 at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be on sale.

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Events The Rights of Nature - a presentation by Montreal’s Richard Stanford former vivisector, writer, and teacher of Animal Rights Cause. All welcome - 7:OO p.m. in Physics room 145. Waterloo-Wellington Alliance For Animals - 645-3872.

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Drama Dept. Directing Class presents an evening of entertaining one-act plays. 1:OO and 8:00 o.m. in HHIBO

Discussion Group - 7:30 p.m. ESl, room 221. Topic “What Do 1Want in my Relationships With Other People”. All lesbians, bis&als, gays and others are welcome. Discussions begin at 7:30 sharp.

Showtime presents “Dead Serious” at the Humanities Theatre at 8:00 p.m. For tickets call 747-8765 or 885-

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-,-Id Joseph Schneider House exhibit from 1 to 5 p.m. Sponge and Pencil: Every Painter”. Call 742-7752 for

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Doon Heritage - “Ski 8, Sleigh Days” from

I:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call 748-1914 information.

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Church, King and William Sts., I:30 to8:OO p .m . m City Cycling Committee - Upcoming meetings - Topic: Recreation Trails - 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Kitchener City Hall. ,

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for being my RAY of sunshine and hope.

My beautiful, tall red-headed beast of love (rhymes with Kenton): oh, how I long to see YOU prance about joyfully (wearing the barest necessities) in the snow outside my window! Love, one who will always, for ever love you.

Patrick my love - 1 wish you love to hold when you feet empty and a hand to hold when you’re afraid. Karen.

Wow! Wemade it. Only 79 left to go. Happy Valentine’s Day LOML. Thanks for the adventure. As always, Lissa. h man Jula Sugarbear brazee-eh t‘aime pour Toujours! Suggy. .

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Anna, i 10ve your creamed corn, boiled corn, frozen corn, especially when bien-

To Wiggi, R&&W, Lula, Pokey, Miss. Risling, Paul (Baby!), John-John, Luisa, and

JaY - Thanks Guys!! I love YOU- Karin* M - here’s b the futuren a** whatever it may hold. Te quiero much\srmo (ahora y para t siempre). Mil Besos - Gordi.

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Terry&&: Happy Valentine’s number five. I look forward to many more. Love RossDearest Jacqueline: Thanks for a perfect nine months and two days. Happy Valentine’s Day. Love Jeffrey - ~0x0.

Kenton -light of my life, fire of my loins, my - Kenton! Love from your

Cheeky Monkey - just six months has made me the happiest man alive. Imagine what a lifetime will do? Love Schatzi.

Goobermti. . . Happy Vaknt&s sweetthangt Red drawers? Nope! Can’t do it! Gotta Go! Raaaa.

Michal Q: Happy V-Day, not every superhero has their own special day ya know, Tell me, do Vulgar Girl and Mr. Smooth get au their party favours from the Big-V?

lbtato Brain. . . need a Valentine? How

de= a - you are my: shining Star (sweet thing). forever - g.

Dearest Perry Man - Happy Valentine’s Day. You know I love you lots!! Your girl, Bridget,

Gelsomina mwhat is your fascination with open drapes? Clean sheets, splendid0 and our imagination will create a truly Happy Valentines - G.

Sandra - you will always have a special place in my heart, now and forever. Happy Valentine’s Day! Love Amol.

Bomber, Brad, Brian, Bundy, Ccc, Dan, Hap - when the day seems dark thankyou

‘bout rocking the “J”! Just shut up okay ?! Have a good one! Luv Molly.

Duncan,

Hoffman,

Jason, Kevin, Mike,

Dear Michelle: I think you’re really neat, and also kind of sweet, you’re charming and you’re wW, and your blonde hair is so pretty. Love V.G.

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S~RVICL8 Slash long distance costs to/from Guelph. Only .35$ per call. Talk forever, anytime, day or night. K.W. Discount Dialing - 7426053.

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.

Needing renovations done around the house or the apartment? Large ov small jobs? D 8, D Renovations can h&p you with &I types of carpentry problems. Reasonable rates. Call 6:OO a.m. to 8:30 a.m. or atter 6:00 p.m. at 746-2763. --F____-_ ---

TYPING Experience Typist: $1 .OO dsp typewritten, $1.25 word processed. frb & Westmount area. Call 743-3342.

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word processing by University Grad (English). Grammar, spelling, corrections available. Macintosh computer, laser printer. Suzanne 8863857. Experienced Typist- fast, efficient service; reasonable rates. Westmount-Erb area. Phone 886-7 153.

Editor-In-Chief

- required by UW student newspaper. This democratically run newspaper has its staff of writers, section editors, etc. made up of volunteers. This is a 1 year contract position with a salary range of $19,000-$21,000. Apply in writing ONLY, by February 21 to: IMPRINT, University of Waterloo, Campus Centre, room 140, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3Gl Attention: Vivian

Interested in part-time work in a congenial European Cafe. Bring us your resumk. AR40r4q,Caf& 33 Erb St., W., Waterloo,

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Hey You! - are you in the Cardiovascular Reactivity Study? Please call Caroline at 885- 1211, ext. 6786 to arrange your 2nd or 3rd retest session. Thanks. If you are considering adoption for your child, I would love to provide a warm, happy family for your newborn. Working with licensed social worker. Please call collect (416) 960~8100,

UW Juggling Club meets from 4 to 7 p.m., Red Activity area of the PAC. Beginners welcome! For more info contact Sean 725 5577 or sdfinura at descartes+

On Wednesday, Feb. 5 at aooroximatelv 12:45 p.m. in the afternoon, I’ias involvefi

in a car accident at the entrance lane to parking lot B off of Phitlip St. If you witnessed the accident (involving a white UW delivery van and my dark burgundy Sundance) please contact me: Richard Straus, MC6205 ext, 6697, Rpstraus%iolet. Marlin Travel presents: “A World of Travel & Adventure Under One Roof”, airfare, car rentals, bus tours, and more! Where: Campus Centre, When: Feb. 26 & 27, IO:00 a.m. to 500 p.m. Participants: Adventure Tours, Air Canada Vacations, Alba Tours, Canadian Holidays, Contiki Holidays, Goway Travel, Holiday House, Nordic Tours, Sunquest Vacations.

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IJW Recycles - Recycling on campus each society shoutd be represented, 4-5 p.m. Room 135 for Jan. 27 and Feb, 24 ; Feb. 10, March 9 and March 23 CC138.

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IhVtRY lW1SDAY Club Lunch. Come experience

th; international language in act&. 12:OO p.m. to 1100 p.m. in the Modern Languages cafeteria.

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Career Resource Centre - evening hours open until 7 p.m. from Jan. 15 to April 1.

GLLCJW meets in room 104 of the Modern

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Languages building, 9-11 p.m. Gay & Lesbian Liberation of Waterloo promotes healthy attitudes towards sexuality. Come out and meet new friends!

Sexy, pretty brunette, 25, looking for outgoing, cute, nice guy, mrd 20’s, for friendship. Reply to: P-0. Box 26007, KVC Postal Outlet, Kitchener, N2G 4V7. Photoa must!

MSG (MU&II Study Group) - Brown bag forum from 1230 t0 I:30 p.m., CC 135. All are welcome! Bah$l Faith tnformation Meetings - you are invited to attend discussions on issues such as peace, spiritual solution to the

Kappa Gamma Phi, on a successful rumage sale charity event. From the brothers of-Sigma Chi.

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To Elephurt m and Rake Fingers Happy Valentine’s Day and love to you both. Your roomie.

Life is a hirsute mollusc - MAN’s quest, to . Hey - wish YOU were here off the find the pearl. To Stacey, and the Vulgar International Day of Horn, so we could Girl in all of us. celebrate, Miss you, etc. Jennie, ~0x0. A Karin, Paula, Huey, Rob, Kevin, Mike, Jay, Trish, Jen, John, Tom, Kasia, Kyle, Steve, Marlme - yOu aw the sweetest person in Sterling - Happy Valentine’s Day! Love the whole world!! You mean everything to Marnie, me! 1love you! Love Michael.

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lernational So&list3 meet at 7:30 p.m. in CC135 to discuss the theory and practice of socialism. For more info call 7471646. Free Esperanto classes - come learn the international language. Beginners at 7 to 830. intermediate 8:45 to 10:00 p.m. in MC4044, Texts available at UW Bookstore. Call Dan at 885-6584 for more info.

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Movement meets at 4:OOto5:30inCCllO.Weareanecumenical group who concentrate on relating faith to social justice issues. New members always welcome! Information: 725-7993, Heather or Bruce. mvBRY PRlDAV There will be “Salat-ul-Juma” (Friday Prayer) organized by MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. in CC135. All Muslims are walrmmml

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