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Men walk to protest violence . by Iain Andemn Llnprint staff Over the next two years, people from across Ontario will be invited to join a group of men trying to end the war being waged against women. Called Men Walking Against Male Violence, they will be marching through Ontario with a simple message: it is absolutely unacceptable under any and all circumstances to harass and beat and sexually assault girls and women. Men Walking Against Male Violence is the latest crusade of Ken Hancock, a former professional hockey player who has since dedicated most of his life to promoting social jUS&< I ,:. ” -*. “There

is a war

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women

being waged daily by men. We can no longer be silent, we must be responsible,” says Mark Brzustowski, a volunteer who will be walking with Hancock. In the past, the campaign against women battering has been w0mendriven, to the extent that fiany men conveniently see men beating up women as a women’s problem. Men Walking Against Male’ Violence wants to change this attitude. Hancock plans to spread his message by visiting scores of Ontario towns and cities, meeting church groups, trade unionists, school kids, I0cal politicians, and the media. He wants to get men to understand that violence against women is an abomination that must not be

endorsed by Margaret Atwood, Timothy Findley, Gerald &plan, the Ontario Coalition of rape Crisis Centres, and Sexual Abuse Survivors, among others. Part of the message Hancock hopes to leave with his audience is the criminality of male violence against women. “Men are always taught that women’s lives are incidental. It is long past time that men make women’s

lives a priority,”

says Brzustowski.

Their understanding of violence does not just stop at sexual assault and beating either. It includes pay equity, adequate housing and food, access to education and a decent job, the security of walking home at night, basic human rights, and dignity. A uick look at some chilling numbers s‘t; &(j j&Mm, &&.. cjf’& -jj+g&m violence aimed at women Is: - Every 17 minutes, a sexual assault is comr&tted in Canada; over 90 per cent of the victims are female. - In Quebec every year, there are as many as 18,000 sexual assaults. - In one US study, women leaving abusive husbands suffer a financial decline of 73 per cent; men’s standard of living climbs 42 per cent. - The number of women in poverty in Canada has grown 110 per cent over the past 20 years, compared to 24 per cent for men. - 90 per cent of disabled females have been sexually assaulted. For anyone interested in participating or supporting the marches, Men Walking against Male Violence will be in the Kitchener- Waterfoo area in the coming weeks.

Math.Soc Master mangles money by Sue Forrest Imprint staff

Math Society Council held a fourhour open meeting Wednesday afternoon, largely to discuss allegations of rampant fiscal mismanagement. Council passed a motion calling upon current president Markus Baumann to pay $299 to MathSoc. Baumann organized a ski trip to Killington during February. The ski resort had promised Baumann a free trip if he could guarantee 21 other people paying $299/person. Prior to the trip, it was not explicit whether Baumann was organizing as an individual or on behalf of. Math%. Council supported MathSoc absorbing the total loss of $990 incurred by the trip, provided Baumann helped

defray the cost by paying $299 for his trip. I A second motion requesting Baumann to resign as President of the Math Society because of the Killington trip was defeated ,1 .seven I . w. ., votes toklx. + Further controversy ignited over this’ terms volunteer party running 160 per cent over-budget. Baumann spent $782.22 on a party for 40 volunteers. When pressed for details, he stated $150 was spent on pizza, $400 on liquor, and. $83 on beer. The remaining $150 was not verbally accounted for. In other money matters, the treasurer mentioned he had received an unsigned note stating that a $169 loan had been taken from the Math!& cash box. In order to receive the discounted price of $299 per person for the five-

by Jeff Warner Imprint staff

He and his handful of volunteers have consulted with many women’s groups over the past year to determine the focus of the marches and how they should be implemented. From these meetings came perspectives likely to be missed by men. The group needs between $250,000 and $300,000 for organizing, marching, maintaining an old van that carries food and sleeping bags and supplies, printing thousands of brochures and posters, feeding the marchers, and the like. It was decided that the funding shcwld come primarily from men. No support from the government’ or women would be sought. It was thought that the government would just offer funds already earmarked for severely underfunded w0men’s groups. Hancock and his smtil handful of pioneering men have already been

On Friday, April 24, there will be a benefit concert at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill featuring The Skydiggers. The following day, Hancock and his marchers wiIl be making the 14-mile trek from New Hamburgh to Kitchener. The walk will begin at 11 am outside of the Zion United Church. Rides will be provided after the walk to transport participants back to their cars. On Sunday, April 26 there; wilI be an evening of discussion and debate’ on ways to end the violence against women held at Trinity United Church in Kitchener. For more information, or if you wish to send donations, please contact:

Men Walking Violence Box 235 253 ColIege St. Toronto, Ontario M5T lR5 (426) 774-8092

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for my portion price, but based no reason to Killington, who

of this trip, given the on what I knew, I saw refuse the trip from could easily afford it.”

The KiIIington trip “was not labelled as a social event until alIeg&tlons of misconduct surfaced after the trip,” counters Sharon Fournier, president of Club Stat and pastpresident of the Pure Math Club, “by taking the incentive Markus assumed the role of organizer and thus should incur the loss. If we are to accept MathSoc as organizer t&n MathSoc should receive the incentive (of a free tip) .”

$280.

“In organizing this trip I have made a few judgmental errors,” Baumann acknowledged. The conflict seems to rest on whether or not the ski trip was an official MathSoc event. Eric Sutherland, off-stream MathSoc president and fall 1991 treasurer, stated ‘We assume (financial) liability on any officially recognized MathSoc function. It is usual rocedure for the 5+0&f ~venti’io~ L!likm *ticed As happening rather than @sent@ motions to endorse events.” Baumann claims the decision to sensor the trip was a “unanimous decision of the off-stream executive committee” and that the trip was mentioned during a fall council meeting, though it was not explicitly stated who was the official organizer. In a memo dated March 27, Baumann wrote that in the past”it has been handled in a variety of ways, from the organizer receiving the complimentary trip to the organizer receiving all profits. 1 felt it was absurd to think MathSoc wouId pay

Foumier has asked for an audit of the entire term’s expenditures, including the Killington trip and the volunteer party. Under Math% constitution, they have up to two weeks to produce the books. When questioned about her interest in Math!& she replied, “We saw two absolute abuses of power - can we let that go unnoticed?” . .MI. :1, ., .I, t 1.j .: ,” .: ‘1 Quding the issue further is a Math Society By-Law which clearly states that the treasurei shalI “obtain explicit appr0val of Council for all expenditures of more than fifty dollars.” Baurnann admits not adhering to this by-law and in defense states it has been conimon practice to ignore it. Sutherland agreed saying this By-Law “certainly impedes the operations of MathSoc” and this ByLaw will be changed. Baumann wil1 again assume the role of president in fall 1992. The next Math!hc council meeting is on May 12,1992. Meetings are open to a.lL

Student loses trip after bankruptcy

“it is time that men make women% livesa priority’9 tolerated. He also wants his group to be accountable to women.

dav ski tritx the organizers had to a&ee to a AAirnum gf 21 people. The agreed to provide organizers transportation costs ($180 for gas) and some subsidy on ski rent& ($100). Incidental fees rose t0 over $500when the organizers realized they also needed to rent a car. Several cancellations left the organizers four people short of the required 21, a few days before departure. In order to ensure the agreed upon price of $299/person, Baumann &ered ‘Idiscounted” prices - two people at $200 and two people at $160. This subsidy left the organizers $476 short, and the ski trip operating at a deficit of $990 rather than the

Kim Farris is pissed off, and with good reason. On November 21, she won the first prize at the Sunbeam Benefit Semi-Formal the residences held last term: a one-week trip to Cuba from Proto Tours. She was informed of her luck through a friend; Federation of Students vicepresident, university affairs (elect) Sue Crack called her and confirmed it, Farris, ‘a 28 Math/Accounting stuon a work term, called Todd Kirlik of Proto Tours in December, 1992 to find out the paticulars. The tip, from February 13 to 20, was not transferable and could not be taken at another time. February is a busy time for accountants and the company Farris works for “bent over backwards” to allow her the time off. She also worked over her Christmas break in order to help make up for it. In addition, Farris wrote a $200 cheque to Proto Tours

dent currentIy

so that she would

be able to stay in a

hotel instead of a cabana. On January 30, 1992, two weeks before her trip, she called Kirlik for confirmation of the trip and her arrangemitnts and was given it. A week later, on February 6, KirIik called Farris to notify her that the trip had been cancelled because not enough people had signed up. Far&, who had been excited over the trip, was now told that there was nothing Proto Tours could do for her. She asked about joining the trip to Cancun organized by the company, but was told that there was no coom for her on it. Since she had the time booked off to not quit easily; after failing to reach the manager of froto Tours, she contacted Crack, who told her that Proto Tours would give her two ‘$400 “coupons” toward any future trip with them. Satisfied with this, Farris dropped the matter.

already, Farris was determIned

However, a week afterward, Proto Tours went bankrupt and Farris failed to receive her coupons. Crack informed her that the Fed office was unable to help her further and Fan% has not heard from them since. Farris contacted Sunbeam Resident Development Centre, the charity for -whom the semi-formal had been organized, but, as of March 27, they had not received the proceeds from the Fed office and were unable to help her. Calls to the Better Business Bureau revealed that while they too were unable to help her, she should get something, as the proceeds from the benefit were raised ostensibly through the attraction of the prizes. Proto Tours agreed to donate the tour and help Sunbeam raise money, and tie Feds in I~rn agreed to promote the Cancun trip. Now that the trip has past, Farris would like some form of corn nsation for it, “I paid four dollars f”or the ticket, and 1won the prize. I tried to be flexible, but I still didn’t get anything, just the run around.”

4 Imprint, Friday, April 3, 1992

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Students question Suzuki says... motivation behind tutor’s LLdismissalT9 by Robii

KalbfMsch

rmprintstaff When

David

Suzuki

was

graduate student in the United States, he believed thpt science was the key to understanding the secrets of the

by Jeff Wmer

Imprintstaff Two

weeks

ago,

the

first-year

students in Village II’s north quad were treated to a sho& Their tutor, Dr. Sehdev Kumar, had been asked for his resignation. Kumar, who has been a professor in the University of Waterloo’s environmental and resource studies faculty for 23 years and a tutor since July 1,1990 was told by Dr. Ron Eydt, warden of residences, on March 18 that he was “not tutor material” and was asked to quit by May 1, Kumar said. The professor, who has been nominated seven times for a distinguished teacher award, was “shocked” at the notification and refused to leave. On March 31, Eydt formally dismissed him. The dism.issaI in ‘no way affects Kumar’s tenure at UW. The issue was brought to the attention of Imprint by a group of north quad students who were “upset and

contused” at the decision. They have also instigated a petition to have Kumar reinstated as their tutor. Kumar contends that Eydt did not inform him of the grounds for his dismissal and that he does not know why his performance has been found to be unacceptable. He cited his distinguished teaching career and the strong support he has received from his students as evidence= of his abilities as a tutor.

Kmar 2s

the secondtutor to befired He alleged that, on “three or four” occasions during his first year as a tutor, Eydt told him that his performance was “laudatory”; he also pointed to the favourable response he

received from a self-initiated suwey of the 250 students in the north Quad. Eydt, who told Imprint that he “does not remember” telling Kumar that he was “laudatory,” fully acknowledged Kumar’s g& relations with his students, but stated that there was #more than just popularity

involved.” Kumar, Eydt claimed, was “out of sync” with his fellow tutors, the north

quad dons, and Eydt.

“It was a judgment call of mine,” Eydt continued. “I’ve explained this in detail to Dr. Kumar.” He also said that the five dons and seven other tutors “were very much aware” of the “levels of concern.” Eydt also stated that Kumar was fully aware of the formal complaints lodged against him by his dons, though he was not disposed to disclose what those were. “I would not have acted if this wasn’t very serious,” Eydt said. “We work in a large circle of trust. My trust in Dr. Kumar’s judgment has disappeared.” He added that, in his 26 years as w&den of residences, Kumar is only the second tutor he has fired. However, Kumar denies that Eydt informed him of any complaints about his work and contends that the reasons for his dismissal have “nothing to do with (his) performance as a tutor.“. He said that he made “repeated requests” to Eydt for methods to improve his performance and that Eydt refused to discuss any. Eydt disputes this, stating that some ideas were discussed, while others were rejected. All tutors are full-time professors at the University and take on the additional duties of tutor for a stipend. Eydt will now act in Kumar’s place until the end of April and a new tutor will be found for next fall.

earth, and that by unlocking these secrets scientists could immensely improve human life on earth. Now,

25 years later, Suzuki clearly realizes that this belief simply is not true. He has spent the past ten years edumting us about th_e negative impact of socalled progrw on our planet and urging us to clean up our act. In his latest book, Wudom of the Eldm, Suzuki takes his invesGgation one step further: he explores the value of ancient beliefs and customs as they relate to @day’s global environmental crisis. Suzu.kiwasintownonWedne&y evening as part of an’authors sponsored by Wordsworth

series

Books. a talk by

The event also featured Ronald Wright, author of several historical

St&n

books

including

his

latest,

Continents.

Although Suzuki and Wright focus on different topics - the environment and the European discovery of the”New World”respectively - they both emphasize the common theme of the need to look at modern society through the eyes of aboriginal peoples. In Stolen Cmtinenfs, Ronald Wright compares white man’s account of the discovery of new Iands with that of the native inhabitants. This comparison leads to some interesting discoveries. For example, according to the traditional history textbook, the Indians lost to the Europeans because they were primitive and their civilizations were not true civilizations. In reality however,Indians had developed sophisticated farming and hunting techniques. Their defeat was due mainly to the fact that within three generations, 90 per cent of the Indian population had been wiped out by European disease.

According to vright, clashes between white men and native peoples wiIl continue as long as we refuse to look at both sides of the story. If we are to Wd nations which are more than just white settler states, we have to look at the big picture. For David Suzuki, tunnel vision is also a serious problem which plagues developed nations. JZssentially, Suzuki condemns the belief that technology will solve all of our pr* blems. In spite of the explosion of scientific knowledge during the 20th century, there are many signs that our ‘planet is in big trouble. Our denial of the magnitude of the environmental crisis is caused by our lack of respect for the land Land is a -commodity, a property, a resource to be exploited. As we&since 80 per cent of North Americans live in cities, we are completely disconnected from our biological roots,from the real world that sustains us. To illustrate this point, Suzuki told the story of a Toronto boy family who,

from after

a middle-class a visit to the slaughterhouse, cried because he didn’t know that a cow had to be killed in order to get hamburger. In David Suzuki’s opinion, we need to adopt some the basic values which are at the core of aboriginal beliefs. For example, the importance of the spiritual relationship between human beings and plants and animals, and the definition of one’s identity as it relates to land rather than to material possessions. Suzuki admitted to Wednesday night’s audience that the changes he suggests will not be easy, nor will they occur overnight. However, he stressed the urgency of the situation: “I feel as though we are in an immense car that is driving toward a brick wall at 100 miles-per-hour and everyone is bickering over where we’re goingto sit in the car.” Both Wisdom of the Eiders and Stolen Continmts are currently available (in hardcover only) at Wordsworth Books, 100 King St., Waterloo.

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A major international conference on the Middle East water crisis will be held from May 7 to 9 at the University of Waterloo. The UW-based Centre on Foreign Policy is organizing the conference called “The Middle East Water Crisis: Creative Perspectives and Solutions.” The water issue “will quickly surface as one of the most important areas for negotiation in follow-up sessions to the Middle East peace talks in Madrid and Washington,” said Paul Mitchell, conference organizer. “One of the most longstanding devices and potentially explosive resource conflicts in history is the issue of water in the Middle East,” said Steve Lunergan, a conference participant and director of the Centre

for Sustainable Regional Development at the University of Victoria. “The scarcity of water and its importance to national economies in the region make it not only a vital resource but a strategic one as well. With demand exceeding supply throughout the Middle East, and population growth the highest in the world, the water issue is an essential component of the present peace negotiations between lsrael and neighboring Arab states,” he said. The principal objective of the conference will be the “provision of a forum to identify and assess Middle East water conflict resolution mechanisms,” Mitchell said. “Other goals include the submission of creative ideas and solutions aimed at addressing current and projected water problems on intra-state,

inter-state, and regional levels of the Middle East.” It will focus on the “pursuit of productive results,” he added. Invited participants include many top Canadian and world experts on the political, technological and economic aspects of the water crisis. Governments from countries involved in the issue have been invited to send representatives. Confirmed speakers include Monique Landry, Minister for External Relations and International Dwelopment; Dr. Thomas Naff, director of the US Middle East Water Project; United Nations officials; and noted Canadian Middle East commentator Janice Stein. Among those from the University of Waterloo taking part will be Prof. Terrence Downey, political science; Prof. Bruce MitchelI, geography; and Marie Sanderson, director of the Water Network. The conference is being organized by the Uw centre in association with the Canadian International Development Agency and the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security. The idea for hosting the conference began about two years ago and wiIl draw on the expertise in UW’s Centre on Foreign Policy, Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Middle East option studies.

Imprint, Friday, April 3, 1992 ‘5

News

UW launches co-op program With Japan from UW News Bureau The Co-op Japan Program involving students from four Canadian universities, including the University of Waterloo, was officially launched last week, March 12, in Tokyo. “It will be a tremendous opportunity for students at the four universities,” says Jim Wilson, UW’s director of Co-op Educ&ion and Career Services. “They will work in Japanese industry and the experience will benefit them in their future careers.”

Meet the new boss. sameas the’old boss l

Peter Brown editor-in-chief.

is looking up-w, forward-to another year as Imprint He’ll celebrate his re-election by shaving.

Campaign

Waterloo

to be launched

April

Campaign Waterloo, the University of Waterloo’s drive to raise $89 million, will be launched April 7. The official launch will take place in two locations: the Bank of Montreal headquarters in Toronto at 9 am and in Kitchener-Waterloo at the King Street headquarters of The Mutual Group, beginning at 12:30 pm. Matthew Barrett, Bank of Montreal chairman and chief executive officer, is the campaign chairman while Jack Masterman, chairman and chief executive officer at Mutual heads the K-W corporate division for the - campaign. Campaign director Don Livingston said this will be the public announcement of the fund drive and its objectives. There will also be a “major announcement” and news of how much has alreadybeen pledged by preliminary “pace-setter” donors. UW studies

how to save old books,

The University of Waterloo library institutions to study how to preserve

documents

is joining forces with about 30 other endangered books and documents.

The research is being conducted at the Conservation Processes Research Division of the Canadian Conservation Institute, under the co-ordination of the technical committee of the Metro Toronto Chairman’s Committee for Preserving Documentary Heritage. “h’s a serious problem for us and it’s getting worse,“. says chief librarian Murray Shepherd. “Books dating back to around 1850 are self-destructing on the shelves because of the acid content in the paper,” He says that as a result of the push for a safer environment, acid-free paper is being produced that will safeguard future books. But only a deacidification process -can save endangered books.

UW president Dr. Douglas Wright says the student co-op work terms in Japan will eventually prove helpful for Canada’s economy. “Canadian firsthand students will have experience in Japanese industry, which is important because of competitiveness and integration of the world economy.” The program’s official launch was held today at the Canadian embassy in Tokyo, and 18 Japanese companies participating at the outset in the co-op program were presented with plaques.

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Since the mid-1980s, UW has operated a separate student exchange with a Japanese university - Tottori - allowing systems design engineering students to study and work in Japan.

The $1-million program, supported by Canada’s federal government, was announced last spring and key contacts have since been made with Japanese companies. Students will alternate work terms in Japan with study terms at home. It is intended to nurture a pool of young engineers and scientists with d working knowledge of iPJd Japanese industry. It will be run by a consortium made up of Simon Fraser University, University of Sherbrooke, University of Victoria and UW. Representatives of the four universities spent much of this week in Japan visiting several companies and promoting the program. Co-op education is a new concept for Japanese business leaders, Wright says, and their initial skepticism reminds him of similar reaction UW encountered in launching ~0-0~ in

A campus-wide survey of Video Display Terminals and laser printers is under way at the University of Waterloo. The objective is to “identify areas, if any, requiring attention and report recommended correction action,” said Ian Fraser of UW’s Department of Health and Safety. Electromagnetic radiation from VDTs will be measured, as well as light and noise levels, chair and workstation design, and operators’ work prac. tices. UW team given mention

UW’s East Asian studies program offers Japanese language courses, as well as Chinese and Korean. The program, which also covers East Asian culture, is offered at UW affiliate, Renison College.

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Canada 35 years ago. About half a dozen UW students will be on work term in Japan during spring and fall terms. In addition, a dozen students from the three other universities combined will embark on work terms in 1992. We are very positive about the proit has been very well gram received by Japanese industry,” Wilson says. At first, 18 Japanese companies will participate in the program, with many more being scouted by representatives from the university consortium. To be eligible, students must successfully complete at least two Japanese language courses and maintain a high overall academic standing. -

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A University of Waterloo team won an honorable mention at the international student design competition “Where Sight Lines Meet.” Tom Baxter, Paul Szaszkiewicz and Peggy Theodore of UW were among the six winners in the competition involving more than 100 teams from 73 schools of architecture in Canada and the United States. _ The students were invited to “celebrate through design, the cooperation, commerce and goodwill” between Canada and the United States. The site was the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. The winning team was from Texas A and M University.

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Fireside Chat by Peter Brown The Jast issue of the year. I’ve been electec by the staff of Imprint to be editor in chief for a second year, but this is still a milestone of sorts. You’d think that I’d look back on the last 12 months and offer some sort of critical reflection - I’m not really in the mood, with the first issue of the spring term in four weeks. So, here goes on another rambling philosophical treatise. Language has an enormous power to energize people, emotionally and politically. Rather than having a merely expressive role, language interacts with thought and helps in the forming of opinion. In my mind, few thingsdemonstratethis better than the abortion debate, a wave of which can be found in our letters to the editor pages opposite. Those who enter into the rhetorical fray, regardless of which end of the polar spectrum they occupy, use language to describe the terms of the debate which actually predetermine those terms, What either side in the debate must do is convince the audience, in this case the read&, that their definitions of the terms are the proper ones. Given those definitions, the reader has no choice to agree with the argument. The labels given to their opponents by each side are especially symptomaticpf this. “Prochoice” proponents state that the choice of the pregnant woman is the primary value, and thus anyone who is in opposition to this viewpoint must necessary be “Anti-choice”. from this label follow “Fascist” and “Totalitarian”. Similarly, those who are self-described as “Pro-life” claim that this label rightly refers to their primary value, that of life. Again, anyone who disagrees that life is the primary value must necessarily fall under the label “Anti-life”, following closely by “Murderers” and “Butchers”. That the opposite sides of the abortion debate are so permanently entrenched is not surprising; this is a natural extension of the process of labelling, of namecalling. If one’s primary concern in this debate is with one value, then one never has occasion or cause to try to look into the mind of one’s opponent to see why they believe as they do. II you are “Pro-life,” you have no option but to interpret the debate in those terms - to iabel the other side “Anti-life”. The act of labelling places a critical wall between oneself and the thing that one is labelling. It is the awareness of this interaction of thought, language, and rhetoric that leaves me undecided on the issue of abortion - I can too easily play the devil’s advocate, introducing waves of doubt to dissolve the solid embankments of one argument or another, I can see the efficacy of the argument that women must be given control over their own bodies; the idea of the state, like the Irish government, controlling the movements of a 15-year-old rape victim to prevent her from obtain an abortion sickens me. However, I can also‘sympathize with the admittedlyabstractconceptof afoetusbeinga life. If medical science cannot determine solidly when human life begins, we must give the benefit of the doubt to human life and assume that life extends back, if not to conception, then at least to the 1O- 12 week period in which most abortions occur. Where the “Pro-lifers” and “Pro-choicers” have one up on me is in their surety. I can see the validity of both arguments and find it difficult to judge which is the most logically compelling, let alone which is best for society.

<The market place I of ideas I by Dave Thomson

The 1990s should be declared the decade of -isms. Everyone is trying to understand or explain marxism, feminism, capitalism, socialism, federalism, or some combination thereof. -Shopping for an ideology, if you VviIl. Other events that have transpired as of late are the realization of the necessity of a global economy (and, not at alI ironically, the globalization of environmental problems), the information explosion, and a drastic increase in the pace of technological and scientific “improvements.” Memberships in traditional (ie, Western, Christian) religions have declined, we are witnessing an increased concentration in ownership of corporations, and nearly the entire electorate of North America has become disillusioned by the political establishment, having tired of mindless

rhetoric. There’s a lot of essay topics there folks, but what does it all mean? How does it all relate? Does it? The common link, I think, is capitalism. All examples mentioned are products of, or.responses to capitalism, and become recycled

into the system again as inputs. All of our environmental ills are to be solved by selling quotas to gollute on the stock exchanges. Economists are predicting that the economy will get a large boost when we finally decide to unearth and detoxify all the lethal residue produced by capitalist interests. Members of that profession actually rated the Exxon Valdez incident as a positive economic gain for Prince William Sound. Good news, I guess. Unfortunately, in the study of economics, the human factor is miss-

ing. Environmental crises and disasters are of a magnitude never before experienced, and the ramifications of inaction are barely within our grasp. IS this truly the framework to be used to keep the earth from imploding? Probably not, but why do we? Because it might be easier to blame a drunken sailor than a corporation raking in billions of dollars every year, and it shifts the focus away from questioning our dependence on nonrenewable petroleum resources or the danger of transporting it. But I digress. Another casualty in the fight to make profits is our leisure time and recreational activities. There is sweet fuck-all a person can do without spending money, and feel comfortable doing so. One of the many evils of television, commercials, and the mass media in general is the unrelenting message that happiness is to be found by spending money. Take sports as an example. Ticket prices for most televised “pro” games could buy a couple days worth of groceries, the television rights cost millions, and advertisers close the circle, be it between innings on the tube or around the perimetre of a hockey rink I question whether we truly eni6y the sporting events we attend. Given that much of our conception of reality and what it should be is artificially constructed by the mass media, how are we to truly discern how much real pleasure we derive from watching (almost always) men beating each other like so many impulsive and immature children. I suspect many of us enjoy sports because we have been told to. It’s predominantly in the interest of the aforementioned institutions to keep the interest perked and this end is partly acheived by having all the major sporting “seasons” end where the next one starts. Basketball and hockey action end, and football starts. Football ends, and baseball starts. YOU

can always buy a ticket to something:. Note the following, from 1989, by <he President and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank: “We must take our message directly into American homes, to the people, to the ultimate deciders of our society’s fate. We need nothing less than a major and sustained effort in the mtirkt@.m of i&us” (italics mine). Well, we’ve certainly managed that Looking beyond sports, though, we can see other examples of money dictating our recreational and leisure needs. How often have you asked a friend what they are doing for the weekend and received the reply: “Nothing, I don’t have any money.” I supposeOyou can’t even watch the game on the tube, then, since that involves buying some beer and munchies. Advertising has extended itself far beyond its original purpose (to demonstrate or assert that one person’s product was better manufactured or more durable, etc. than all the others’). Look at car commercials. Most rarely show the entire car for mor;e than a second or two, as it speeds around a mountain or down a picturesque country road. And truck commercials demonstrate the product’s ability to climb a m-degree grade of boulders, a daily task for most consumers. Advertising often called “sponsorship”, invades every aspect of our life. Even here at Waterloo, it seems the Federation of Students cannot put on Homecoming, Summer& or other large activities without asking a beer company for money. More strange, however, was

the

ability

advertisers

convince

peo-

ple to pay them money, in order to advertise for the company. How many of you are wandering around right now with a big “Nike”, “Coke”, or “Vuamet” label on your t-shirt? why?

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My two Gents To the editor,

I anticipate

a flood of responses

to the arti-

cle “Rites of the Unborn” that appeared in last week’s Imprint, and so I decided to throw my two cents into the fray. It appears to me that there are two major points of contention in the issue at hand. When is an unborn child a human being? Some people say the fetus is a child at conception, others say it’s a child two months into the pregnancy, whereas others say a child has begun life at birth. I don’t believe anyone really knows for sure. Christians say that the Bible indicates that God knows us in our mother’s womb. Non-Christians find other reasons other for or against that view. It is very difficult to arrive at a specific time, and be reasonably sure about it. Maybe we shouldn’t take the chance that we are wrong. Doe+ a woman have the right to discontinue bodily support to the unborn child? After all, she may do as she pleases with her own body, giving or withholding her support at her own discretion. This is a very interestOur society has become ing question. increasingly individualistic as time rolls along. In past decades people saw themselves as part of a society with a role to play and responsibilities to upkeep in that society. People were accountable to others in the community. Today these responsibilities are slipping away. We pursue personal physical health. We hunt and slave for personal success, both financially and socially. We go to therapists to become more balanced and in touch with ourselves. Everything we do is geared towards ME ME ME. If you agree with this trend, and would encourage society in that direction, than perhaps it is alright for a woman to discontinue that support for the unborn child is

she pleases. If you feel that our society needs accountability between its members, and that sometimes a person’s body must

behave in ways that contribute positively to society, regardless of a person’s wishes, than perhaps that right should be waived. Gerry Veenstra

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Tuna or egg salad To the editor,

In your Mar. 27/92 issue of the Imprint, you reIeased a Feature Article on the “Rites of the Unborn.” I am hoping to refute a few points made by Mr. Reitzel, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Jackson. “Choice is not the issue.” So what, Gentlemen, is the issue? You attempt to equate the choices involved in childbearing and it’s decisions, to what one would purchase over the lunch counter. (“tuna or egg salad” anyone?) The absurdity in such a statement is absolutely profound. To skip over the position of pro-choice is to ignore a great many voices that are often not heard. “Abortion supporters are pro-abortion and pro-lifers are anti-abortion.” I’m afraid I don’t fit into your analogy. I am pro-choice. The pro-choice movement is not one to be ignored because pro-lifers believe there is no cause in such a position. Ours is one higher than coersion, Gentlemen. It is one of freedom for the individual. You do, in fact, impose your morality or immorality upon the pregnant female. I do not impose my beliefs upon you. Who are you to bestow yours onto me? You demean the intellect and responsibility of the individual.

Can you not give someone Must your preach and coerce in order to make your point? the respect

~,t make their own decision?

You, gentleman, are anti-choice simply for the reason that you do not offer all the choices. “Carrying a pregnancy to term is a valid option.” Are there not other options that are also valid? Why do you ignore them?

It should be the choice of the none other than the impregnated female as to whether an abortion shall occur or not. It certainly should not be the decision of a displaced group of individuals who know nothing of her circumstances, her personal life or her morality. And pro-lifers do not care to know these thins. Perhaps they may give valid reason as to why one should have an abortion. I have but one closing statement, gentlemen: Abortion and childbirth are choices; neither is wrong. to impose your values onto another

is wrong.

Kim Eccles

Year 3 Arts

Give me strength To the editor, Before I begin, it should be noted that I have never spoken out in this kind of forum against the often humourous arguments brought to bear by supposedly “pro-life” (anti-abortion) crusaders, but “Rites of the Unborn” (Imprint, March 27) has pushed me over the edge. The assumptions are so laughable that I cannot resist the temptation to shoot them down. First of all, why even bother with the stat concerning the sex of aborted fetuses? Oh sorry, I forgot; there’s a conspiracy among women in Canada who have suffered the misfortune of an unwanted pregnancy to exterminate male-kind! That’s right folks, and you heard it first in the Imprint! Give me strength. The pathetically simplistic statement that carrying a pregnancy to term is a “valid option” is so myopic, it’s almost funny. Sure it’s an option, one which, for, a 14 year old girl, raped by a stranger or a relative, entails living with enormous stigma, often thwarting her educational aspirations, and pain and stress which can’t even be quantified. The effects are not much different for a woman in less spectacular circumstances who simply, unintentionally finds herself burdened with an unwanted pregnancy. Those of us who support choice support all choices, including choosing abortion as another “valid option”.

I find it curious that you have discussed the potentially negative consequences of abortion on the woman (I do not disagree that these effects do indeed exist, nor that they are often devastating), but when it comes to dealing with the consequences of giving birth you have nothing to say. You accuse pro-choicers of clouding the issue but you don’t even discuss both sides. The effects of keeping a child are both financially and emotionally staggering. As you say ‘a mother doesn’t even have to keep her baby if she doesn’t want to.” Thank you for that tid-bit of enlightenment. Why can’t you see that it simply does not suffice to state a truth? If a woman chooses to give her child up for adoption, she goes through a mourning process at least as severe as that experienced with Post-Abortion Syndrome. She is forced to break a connection that invariably develops between mother and child during gestation. For the rest of her life, she must live with the knowledge that that child is continuing a life apart from her. Abortion, with time, allows for reflection. Giving a child up for adoption entails speculation which ends only with the mother’s death or a phone call - “You’re my mother, why did you desert me?“’ Your final argument suggest that prochoice slogans such as “Racists, Facists, AntiGay, Born Again Bigots Go Away” are “indicative of the maturity of the pro-abortion position” and you may indeed have a leg to stand on. I’m not thrilled that the label ascribed to me because of my views ties me inextricably to such blanket rantings, but go down to Morgentaler’s clinic some day and I suggest that you and your argument will fall flat. You will be entertained by a daily spectacle of anti-abortionists attacking women entering and leaving the cIinic, calling them baby-killers, shoving piacards in their faces and throwing plastic fetuses at them. You can call me immature any day if this is what you consider to be a higher level of intellectual sophistication. In closing, I would just like to say that I do not turn a blind eye to the views of the anti-

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movement, I am often almost sympathetic to some of them, but when they are so poorly conveyed, I can’t help but feel reaffirmed in my beliefs. I am pro-choice and prolife and until someone can prove to me that these views are incompatible, as “Rites of the Unborn” failed to do, I will continue to hold them both close to my heart.

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This clump of cells To the editor,

On the off chance that “Rites of the unborn” was not some Imprint member’s idea of a practical joke, I feel it necessary to respond to it, if for no other reason, to prevent all males from being painted by the same brush. The misunderstanding between pro-life and pro-choice is based over a disagreement over what does and doesn’t qualify as a human being. The authors appear to feel that even something as insignificant as a microscopic clump of cells constitutes something worth protecting, even though it bears less resemblance to a human being than your average family pet. They believe that this clump of cells is valuable because it has the potential to grow into a real human being. Continuing that line of reasoning, should we lock up all our children since each one has the potential to become the next Hitler, Stalin, or Marc Lepine? Worship

each child since each one has the potential to be the foretold prophet of (insert the deity(s) of your particular religion)? How sad they don’t redirect these same efforts to the cause of protecting the children already born (potential realized) from hunger and abuse, here and in poorer nations. The authors refer to the many couples desperate to adopt. Sorry, but even without the possibility of abortions, those couples would have to wait just as long. It is a very rare

woman

that is willing

to give up a child for

adoption even though that would provide both with better opportunities. If this wasn’t the case, our slums would be empty of children and there would be no unwed mothers struggling to make ends meet.

Human nature and human biology were written in stone long before adoption became an option. Instead, unwed mothers will bear their unexpected children and many of them will lovingly introduce their new family into the poverty cycle. Surely we have evolved to the point where quality of life is more important than simple quantity. Of course, that carry-over from the ’80s rears its head, videotapes with all the special effects we’ve come to know and love. How many people saw their favorite body builder pull a golf ball from out of his nose in Total Rw(III or a nasty reptile emerging from a person’s abdomens in A/h However, for the sake of the argument 111 assume that their videotapes show current medical procedures rather than a “dramatic re-enactment” (though it is hard to imagine anybody willing to be videotaped during that procedure). Of course the tapes aren’t pleasant viewing. How many surgical procedures are? When I was two months old, my pyloric valve (a ring shaped muscle at the base of the stomach) decided to close up, Should my mother have decided that I shouldn’t have live-saving surgery because it was something she wouldn’t want to watch? How about the other types of life saving or life enhancing surgery?

Shall we outlaw

them

too? Nobody

would argue abortion is great thing just that, in some cases, it isn’t as bad as some of the alternatives. Their support for bringing the products of rape and incest to term suggest an intriguing

proposition.

How would they feel about havmasses resulting from rape and incest implanted into their bodies, to be brought to term? Modem medical science should be able to insert them into. the abdominal lining (in the case of males) and help things along with a few luxuone shols. Adds a new meaning to walking a mile in another’s shoe. Shall we pass around the signing those

pre-fetus

up list?Do you think well need more than one page? Curiously, the subject of the pro-choice

chant

‘Racist, Fascist, Anti-Gay,

Born-again

bigots to . 1 go away’-.. was. brought I . up. -,I It brings *_ .I__& mmd an amcle oy Lulsa uAMac0 mar appeared in the local paper a month or so ago. The tide was “Planned Parenthood victim of Add its account to the smear campaign.” accoun&* you’ve surely read or watched of of pro-lifers harassing women trying to enter abortion clinics and the vandalizing of those clinics. Starting to sound Iike Hitler’s tactics in taking over Germany? A touch of fascism, or a dollop? And they accuse pro-choice groups of “determined singled minded ignorance” for some simple chanting? A final point, referring to pro-choice groups as “pro-abortionists.” Unless the authors wish to claim that pro-choice groups are going out and encouraging women to have abortions, it would appear to me that they are trying to colour peoples views through their emotional response to words (like “abortion” versus “choice” or “life”). To be fair, they should have been calling themselves “anti-abortionists.” Or perhaps, to mirror the reality they will bring if successful, we should call them “pro-coathanger.” Eric Davies Grad student

Access to abortion To the editor,

Fear. Impose perfect solutions of no “killing”, thus have to be unbending, have no abortions. Perfect solutions of a perfect world when the world is so imperfect. Fear of poverty. So many women have not been able to take control over the bad elements wrecking their lives. Do not know where to get help. Services being cut. Not enough help. Yet there have been women who could not have honestly raised a happy child, have had an abortion, taken control of directing their lives and have gone on to have happy children in a healthy environment. Fear of so many bad parents who hurt their children. Teenagers oppressed all their lives. Make wrong decisions. Do not understand reproduction. Get pregnant. Get beat up by their parents. Kicked out onto the streets. Pimps prey on them. Prostitution. Rape, incest, teenage suicide do exist. Some parents are strong enough to raise children with chromosome problems, some parents are not. It is an imperfect world. We .need to have many solutions. Need to be flexible. Can not dominate over other people who are so scared to have a baby. The fear is real and valid. Can not force them to be noble, to try to go through nine months, to change their every routine for nine months. Some people just can not do that, they do not live in a perfect world. I do not have the superior vocabulary to argue against those whose superior, unbending arguments try to overpower me* Subdue me, frighten me, imprison me. My emotions

respond so strongly butall I can simply say, is that people scare me with their unbending solutions for a yorld that is so imperfect We need to have access to abortion.

resLetters ponding to last week% CLRites of the UnborrV on Paw 8

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questions To the editor, Unfortunately the recent feature on abortion failed to confront the central question of the issue. There are three really: (1) “Is a fetus a person with rights?” (2) “Does a woman have a right to control her own body?” (3) If yes to both 1 and 2, then “Which right is the greater7 I don’t presume to have any easy answers to these questions, like so many people do, but I CAN see just what is involved in answering them, and how difficult they turn out to be. Here’s how: (1) A fetus is obviously a member of the human species. The hard question is whether or not it is a citizen, or a person, with rights. Here are the question you must answer to answer that: Where do rights come from? Are they innate? If so, is that then “merely” a religious viewpoint, of which we are each entitIed to our own? If not innate, then how are they acquired? Is it a mutual agreement, a sort of social contract? In that case, is the fetus a part of the agreement? Why? Or similarly, perhaps rights stem from being a citizen, and are only defined by law. In this case, can it be shown that a fetus is a citizen? This list of hard questions goes on. In several thousand years, no one has managed to answer the “problem” of rights. In fact, we aren’t sure they exist outside of our own (2) It is fairly obvious that a woman has the right to control her own body to some extent. At least that’s true in Canada . . , (3) The big problem is the question of which right is greater, in the case where the woman and the fetus have conflicting rights. And no, this is by no means obvious. Fit the more trivial (!) case: If a fetuses rights are uncertain, and a woman’s rights certain, should we default on the side of the mother? If not, why not? And before answering that, consider this: Even if a fetus has a right to live, is that right important enough to supercede the woman’s right to control her own body? Yes? No? In either case you MUST have a good reason for your answer, since whatever you decide you will be trampling on someone’s rights, and I suppose one should not easily give up a right. Let me borrow an anecdote from Judith Jarvis Thompson, to show you just how complicated this can get: Suppose I were sick with some fatal blood disease, and my only hope for a cure-my only hope for life-was to undergo some six month long blood transfusion, which required my donor and I to be wired together by a bunch of tubes for the whole six months. Now-what if you were the only possible donor, the only one who, via this process, could keep me alive? Would I then have the rightto FORCE you into this procedure? Even AGAINST YOUR WILL? If you think not-well, then you’ve just admitted that the right to freedom supercedes the right to life. And unless you can think of any reasons why it wouldn’t supercede the right to life in other cases, it has some implications for the abortion issue. Namely-that the mothers right is greater than the right of the fetus. There are all sorts of variations here, just to make it even more complicated. You might say that you are not related to me, but a mother is related to her unborn child. Wellwhat if you were related to me? What if some 1 year old kid demanded this of her mother? You might say that in the case of pregnancy, it is the mother’s fault. But now it gets really complicated, because now you also have to argue that fault is important enough to outbalance the normal scheme of things; and furthermore, what ifi in the analogy, the mother had caused the blood disease, and it . was her fault? I won’t go on with this, or answer any of these questions for you. That, I think won’t happen satisfactorily for a few hundred years, if not longer. I just hope that in the future the abortion debate might centre around these questions, and not rely on propaganda, name calling, and gross pictures. And by the way, if you think a? abortion looks gras, you should see what a mess is made when someone getsan organ or two removed. And no one ever said that makes liver transplants immoral: if something is immoral, it is for other reasons than how gross it looks.

Justinweis

LLRites99 authors respond to letters

Social control of abortion

Editur’s this tern, have been cunceming

To the editor, Re: “Rites of the unborn” (Imprirtt, 27 March). This piece represented the standard prolife arguments as a response to recent “groundless name-calling”. As usual, rather than attempting to come to grips with the problems our society faces, these pro-lifers skitted about from one shred of inane rhetoric to another, stringing together as many facts as lies in order to evade every serious question. Their moral arsenal protects ‘the sanctity of human life’, and with this platitude they try to analyse society. Moral ‘absolutes’, however, are never better than prima fucje. No rule can be applied without considering all other relevant factors. Yet these pro-lifers systematically exclude all women’s experiences from their purview. Between 1980 and 1989, for example, 7,047 women in Waterloo Region had abortions under OHlP. In addition, during those years another thousand women went to a Toronto clinic or out of the province. Even though there is now no local access, some 800 women each year still seek this health service. These pro-lifers never ask why abortion is so important. Do they mention the lack of safe, effective contraception? No. Do they discuss gender inequality in paid and unpaid labour? No. Poverty? Childcare? No, no. Oppression? Women’s rights? Not a word. This doesn’t stop them from mouthing off about ‘fetal rights’ in the utmost abstraction. Why? We think that their mischief aims to prevent abortion rights from revitalizing the discourse of women’s liberation. Since their goal involves removing a women from the social control of reproduction, their article attempts to remove women from the abortion debate. Consider how they view adoption. Only a fetus and prospective parents are involved. The pregnant woman is an inconsiderable machine for satisfying their desire for a child. Consider how they view pregnancy caused by rape. For them, the issue is whether the “child of rape . , , (can) be punished for his or her father’s offense.“Poof. . . the woman has disappeared again. But pro-life sleight-of-hand is most insidious when “pro-Choice” becomes “proAbortion”. As if we say that a woman must have an abortion unless she can prove that her pregnancy was planned. ThaLy ‘proabortion’. Similarly, ‘anti-Choice’ does not mean ‘anti-abortion’. Many people support and oppose reproductive rights, depending on how they want to control different groups. it has been all-too-easy for some women women of colour, native, poor, and mentally or physically challenged women - to get an unwanted abortion. Or to be coercively sterilized. Or to have their children taken away. ‘Pro-Choice’ mans that all women should themselves be empowered to decide if and when to have children. The issue is power, the enormous social power deriving from the control of fertility. We believe that this is best placed in the hands of individual women, not the church and not the state, This is why we supported, in the Imprint, the proposed Women’s Health Centre (21 Feb), Planned Parenthood (21 Feb, 6 Mar), and local access to abortion (24 Jan, 1 Mar). This pro-lifew article does not contain a single word in response. Despite their automatous lathering prolifers don’t take the fetus more seriously than anyone else. The real debate concerns the value placed on women’s needs, aspirations, and autonomy. This means nothing to these pro-lifers. Women are a nought in their equu-

tiun of 7Q%: Although they decry the “single-minded ignorance” of the Pro-Choice Action Network, we are confident that anyone who has folIowed

this

debate

will

see

that,

ing else, they have this backwards

Byran smyth Betty sparks

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note; Because this is the lust paper uf the authors of “R&s of the Uj~born ” allowed to re&nd to the many iettem the arzicle:

First of all we were nut so naive as to uswme that there would be no nqative reuction to our article. We were and are prepared to accept this kind of response, A fm mtiunderstanding remain which should be cfeured up, however, namely: 1. 734 ‘tuna or egg salad” sentence was INTENDED to be absurd; it was to stress the importance of thefact that it is WHAT we choose that matten, notsimply thefat that weareubke to choose.

2. We uctuailv did call ourselves arltiabortionists. 3. Wewerelimitedin theamount that wucould write; we went on the assumption that tho.ye students who read hprht would have read the numercrus “pm-choice” letters leading up to our article, which cleurlv outlined this side of thu i&W?

4. The mqjotity of abortions in Canada take place at IO-12 weeks. There is a pamphlet on our bulletin &uard showing photos qf what thq fuetus

Authority To the editor, Re. Gretchen Zimmerman’s letter to Alison Horton (Imprint, March 27,1992) l.(a) I’. . . I know a little more about feminist theory than you do * . . (and) I was the one asked to teach the class that day and not you.” So? Being an “expert” hardly means that Zimmerman’s viewpoint is any more or less valid than Alison’s; pulling rank is a copout, nothing more. (b) ‘: . . why didn’t you raise your hand in class?” She was not obligated to do so. Gretchen abused a potentially intimidating position of Authority to advance an ideological agenda; lecturer and listener were not on equal ground, which the Imprint provided. Ideally, any concern should have been raised during class, but as a human being, Alison must have felt intimidated. It is amazing what a wellprepared program and a forceful personality can do to scare the opposition into silence. 3. “(Alison got her definition of ‘radical feminism’) Out of the ‘patriarchal dictionary,’ no doubt.“. “Patriarchal”: the idiot catch-phrase of radical feminist newspeak, applicable to any situation, meaning so very little. Any idea or point of view which does not meet the Correct Form is instantly trivializes as stemming from that source of all worldly, evil, Mankind. It is so much easier to state this than it is to apply thought or logic. 2. “You wanting to call me a ‘bitch’ , . , is about as anti-feminist a statement as anyone could make.” Not only does this miss Alison’s pointcompletely, b& it is as mindless and dogmatic a statement as anyone could make. Agz&, Zimmerman abandons logic for name-calling and finger-pointing; designating the argument as “anti-feminist” and leaving it at that is every bit as reprehensible as would be forgiving Gretchen’s questionable philosophy on the basis that she is just a woman and prone to bouts of illogic. What’s good for the goose .

looks like at this sluge of development. I have-vet to see a family pet &his nature,

6. 777-eauthors certainly do wish to claim that pro-choice groups encourage women to have abutiions. W3ut to yuu think CARAL is all about? My dues anybody remember Burbra Dodd who claimed she was pressured into huvinn herabortion and is current(v a speukerojl t/w p&i~ fe circuit? 7. Mr. Weih - wh.v dues it not sur@se mevuu won ‘Eanswer an .v of.- vuur qlrestions fur rn~j?

8. Surprise! Ali churitublcl po~sr-abortion counsekng in this rtgiurt is Aww bv pro-lifu gruup (the samegroups who provide. free hou.&, baby supplies. counselling and suppo Hive curer. for the expectant mothem). To claim that this is nut done j7ie.s in the face qf r&i?? 9. Wumen uw a nuugh I in our ph i1u.sqh.v.~ OH the contrarv, Ms. Sparks, thqv, ul~rtg with the unborn children thqv bear, are the motivationfur it (uur group mem kxhil? i&scomprised ml>.st(v qf women).

No. Alison Horton’s response was prompted out of a rational, calculated desire to question the omnipresent Philosophy of Hate’s present incarnation. Perhaps it is Gretchen Zimmerman who should question her own motivations in this matter; namecalling and sniping are usually the zealot’s weapons of last resort. Hate is hate is hate, no matt’er which banner it flies. P. Spacek First Year Arts

Conseauences - ---. of vandksm TO the editor, Last Saturday night (March 28) I parked in parking lot “M”and someone felt the need to walk across my car, leaving three dents on the roof and wrecked the hood (by jumping on it from the roof). Since I only work part time this damage will cost me at least two weeks pay. 1 would like to have done something more useful with my money (like a swing set for my children) and not feel like the next two weeks of work 1 will be working for nothing. 1 wish the person who vandalized my car would realize the consequences of his actions and the pain and frustrations he caused. Maybe if people stopped throwing money away on senseless deeds this country could get back on track. Ivonne Koelewijn-HiIlenaar Food Sertrices

More ink please To the editor, Do you think you could use a BIT more ink

“In future . . . I hope that you will refrain from slandering another wokan in public . . II “Slandering”? I think not. Gretchen Zimmerman publicly aired her views, opening them to equally public rebuttal. Public orator or public writer, the intent and action is the same. Lf Zimmerman considers such fair sparring “slanderous”, then I suggest she look the word up in her “patriarchal dictionary”. ‘Your response was the only one that was prompted out of insecurity.”

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Forum My nose begins To the editor, It is letters like that of Jar0 Cooper’s (27 March) that make me feel that Political Correctness is truly effecting some change. All right Jaro! It’s sad that you have to feel guilty for being a man, but if it means you wiIl work now to better the world, I can only see it as a good thing. I’m with you. It bothers me when women - heck, when anybody - is scared of me, simply because of my existance at night. It annoys me that I threaten them. I don’t mean to! Geez, I’m not about to harm anyone. It scares me that our society is coming closer and closer to that of ‘A Handmaid’s Tale,” where women are not allowed outside unescorted. And it’s not something that they’re being legislated into; it’s a choice. But that’s what societal change is about: to correct situations like that. The annoying thing is how many people rebel against this change, labeling it Political Correctness and proudly being against it. Opponents of PC complain that it limits free speech. Yes, it does. But, as someone once said, your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins. Similarly, your right to make sexist jokes, to belittle Native Canadians, immigrants, whoever, ends where that speech removes their own freedoms. Anyone’s freedom to freely travel the streets at night, for instance, should be inalienable, and in an enlightened world it would be. There are of course those that go too far, that put down whoever’s on top in a perverted attempt to bring up the downtrodden. They claim that Western European history is overly imperialistic and should be discarded in favour of histories of more trendy peoples. This works no better in this context than it does in the schoolyard, where the easiest way to make yourself look good is to make everyone else look bad. I think it is these people that give a bad name. to PC, and that engender the unfortunate backlash which keeps the revolution down. It was in saying thaf one point of view is better than another that the error was made in the first place. In a nutshell: people should be prouq of being Politically Correct, not ashamed. If you believe in equalism, in tolerance, in redress of past wrongs, don’t be put off by the label. Go with your conscience. And, as I heard on CKMS one night, be Politically Correct. Kivi Shapiro 3B Mathematics

World bank rhetoric To the editor,

In response to Geoff Lynch’s letter in the March 27th Imprint. The ideology which he quotes as expressed by a World Bank official is hardly re&nt, It kerely reiterates the philosophy that supporters-of the World Bank have always publicly expressed. Unfortunately the efforts of the World Bank have historically been somewhat counterproduct&. Far from stimulating the Economies of countries such as B&l and Mexico the policies of the world bank have inflicted such crushing debt loads on them that their economic sul$ugation is ensured for decades, perhaps centuries to come. There is no reasonable doubt that the North American free trade deal currently being negotiated will turn the north of Mexico into an industrialized slum and an environmentalists nightmare. Sadly the state of the Mexican economy, thanks partly to the efforts of the World Bank, is such that this prospect is appealing to them. It may be a bit cynical on my part but I wonder if there is a11just bad luck and bungling, or whether there is an element of conscious intent in all this. In any event I would consider it naive to accept World Bank rhetoric at face value.

Pete Wilson Graduate Studies Engineering

The loving solution To the editor,

I would like to make a few comments regarding Geoff Lynch’s March 27th letter “World Bank Disagrees” which was written in response to my article “Global Debt Hurts Poor” (March 20). I think we both agree that the major problem in third world countries is poverty. While it may be true that World Bank policies have been successful in alleviating poverty in South Korea and Zimbabwe, failures have been abundant in Central and South America from the perspective of the majority of the population. Instead of imposing blanket solutions upon third world countries, it would seem to me that policies should be developed which take contextual factors into account such as the power of wealthy oligarchies, government corruption and land distribution. The World Bank follows the supposition that the poor can be helped by increasing a country’s overall wealth (trickle-down theory). However, the problem in many Latin American countries is that a weaIthy and elitist minority owns most of the land and indirectly holds most of the power. This minority constitutes the primary recipients of the benefits of-foreign investment and largescale international development projects. Due to obvious self-interest, these are also the people who resist land reform because landless peasants provide an inexpensive and dependable labour pool. Because they do not own any land, these peasants cannot grow their own food and have no option other than to accept starvation wages and the extreme working conditions of plantations. World Bank policies support and encourage the growth of these plantations because they bring in “hard, non-rapid inflationary currency.” Unfortunately, this does not benefit the poor because there is no incentive for the plantation owners to increase wages, regardless of whether profits rise or fall. It would be nice if these groups were more magnanimous; however, reality would indicate otherwise. World Bank policies do not take these factors into account. They only see the bottom line: the GNP and a country’s loan repayment ability.

Bruce Fraser Student Christian

quence to Mr. Carrant. His sense of horror of t;rUtality seem only to have been aroused when violence began to affect white south Africans. Mr. &IYUI~ declares that to see an effective apartheid-free South Africa we need “look no further that its sportsperson.” He claims “free and friendly participation by all IW~S in virtually all sports" shows that there is no race problem in the country. He further illustrates this by referring to his congenial mdi-racial partyto which he invited four Whites, one Black, two Coloureds, and one Indian.

“South African” is typical. The thing that amazes me continually is how often and with

such pride people like Carrant let their lack of intelligence burst forth. Though he is entitled to his opinion it must be made clear that his twisted white perspective on events in South Africa can not go down as unchallenged truth. How often have we heard these racists say “I’m not racist; some of my best friends are black” and pulling out a token or two as if this is going to excuse them of their profound ignorance.

It seems that Mr. Carrant’s sensibilities allow him to tolerate only small numbers of non-white peoples at any one time, however, for in the following paragraph he displays his utter contempt, at the idea of swimming at a beach, “‘where literally hundred of thousands of blacks and Coloureds have moved in lock, stock and barrel, and eat, drink, sleep and prefour all other bodily functions on the beach with total abandon and no regard for Municipal Police.” (That must be a really big beach. Mr. Carrant’s reflections speak for themselves.) What Blacks in South Africa are fighting for is not simply the right to party or play sports with Whites but to be democratically involved in the decision-making process of their country, and for the equitable distribution of its resources. The solution is not just “the eradication of the violence” but the elimination of an unjust system that heartily nourishes violence. The “state of tranquil&y” which Mr. Carrant desires will only be achieved when the people of South Africa live in a society no longer based on racial injustice but one which recognizes that non-white peoples desire for meaningful existence, just treatment, and peace is as great as that of white people. Judy Sylvester English

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To the editor, In response to the article “South African Reflects on Violence”, I would like to begin by saying the views expressed by this white

We& Carrant, the day wilI come when South Africa will fall into its rightful hands, those of Black Africans and other races. If you can’t live with the changes occurring in the Black man’s land, go back home to Europe. JR smith 4thye0redHS

Eliminate apartheid To the editor, This is in response to last week’s article ‘South African Reflects on Violence.’ In general, the writer attributed the current unrest in South Africa to the trend toward the end of apartheid and views the struggle of black South Africans as a mere interruption in his previously well ordered existence. So what if the majority of the population in South Africa are fighting for their rights, according to him all they are doing is scaring away would-be investors, and escalating the crime rate. This is a warped view of what should be considered as a heroic struggIe by a people who have overcome great obstacles to get where they are. The disturbing fact however is that ‘we’ in the western world share this view and turn a blind eye to the shocking reality of apartheid. The truth of the matter is that apartheid is as alive today and even more so than it was fifty years ago, and everything should be done to eliminate it, by supporting those embroiled in the struggle. Angela Lusiai

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Root of violence To the editor, I am writing in response to Hayden Carrant’s March 27th article concerning South African violence. the violence he speaks of in South Africa is horrible. What I find truly amazing, however, is that Mr. Carrant fails to recognize in his article that it is the history and legacy of the malevolent, racist system of apartheid which is at the root of the violence. The violence manifested in South Africa today is a result of the intrinsically violent nature of the system of apartheid. Mr. Carrant seems to suggest that the real problem in South Africa is not apartheid at all but F. W. de Klerk’s initia1 steps to dismantle it. “And the funny thing is,” he says, “that this situation (violence) really got under way after February the 2nd 1990, when F. W. de Klerk announced the end of apartheid.” Overtly the South African police force has been unleashed on black townships. This police force, championed by Mr. Carrant, has maimed and killed Blacks and destroyed their property. It is well known that the South African government jailed, or killed leading members of the anti-apartheid movement. The segregation between Blacks and Whites prior to the first moves to dismantle apartheid insure that Whites were insulated from the violence which has been a routine pati of Black life in townships in South Africa since the 1960’s. The role of the South African government in this violence has been both overt and covert. ’ Covertly, the government, as we learned last year, had been funding a secret hit squad aimed at assassinating Black leaders. It was also disclosed that the government was heavily funding the Zulu Ink&ha movement which is at the centre of the so-called Blackon-Black violence. Clearly, this violence against Black people has been of little conse-

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Just the facts about AIDS Our generation enters a critical time period in today’s world of health. The rapid spread of AIDS throughout the total population creates an immediate need for ublic awareness. If we learn the true facts 0 P AIDS now, we can prevent the accompanying devastating effects in our near future. After dismissing our attitude of “this can never happen to me,” we may then have a realistic opportunity to fight and prevent the battle of AIDS. We cannot continue playing this charade. We must learn and face the facts - NOW!

what is Arm? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Acquired is the ability to become infected; Immune Deficiency relates to the weakening of the immune system by the virus; Syndrome means the illness has a variety of symptoms. AIDS is the advanced stage of the disease caused by the virus HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) - a virus is a germ where, at the present time, there is no known cure. The virus sets out to attack the body’s immune system which eventually destroys our only system that defends our body against diseases. Without the protection that our immune system provides, the end result for those with AIDS will be fatal cancers and infections. This serious disease continues to increase at an astounding rate. cause6ofAIDS

Caused by the HIV that attacks the body’s immune system, AIDS follows from the collapse of the system. This leaves the body vulnerable to many infections and cancers. Our body’s immune system is made up of helper-T cells (white blood cells) which heIp direct the fight against any disease encountered. Once; those white blood cells are infected, the immune system cannot function properly, thus leaving the body open to infections. The virus takes on a simplistic approach to attack the white blood cells. Once the virus enters the system, it attaches to the surface of the lymphocyte - a type of white blood cell that is present in the blood and Iymphs (a lymph is a clear, coiourless fluid that bathes tissues) and plays an active role in in ingesting and destroying foreign particles harmful to the body. The vi&s penetrates its body and constructs an enzyme which in essence “reprograms” the helper-T cell. Instead of trying to fight diseases and infections, the cells become a factory for producing HIV. A loss in the numbers of healthy lymphocytes diminish the ability of the immune system to function properly and to fight off infectious diseases. Unfortunately, the helper-T cell is intended to live for a long period of time, as much as 25 years; this allows large quantities of lymphocytes to be “reprogrammed.“The end result is a long incubation period for AIDS, resulting in the destruction of brain celIs and eventually the loss of brain function. origin The Origin of AIDS is still under debate; however, the theory that it originated in Africa has gained popularity. The proposed theory is that the virus was transmitted to man from monkeys (Greig) . Blood tests conducted on 200African green monkeys at Harvard Ufiversity revealed that 70 per cent were infected with a virus similar to that of AIDS. Unknowingly, humans transmitted the virus to each other. In the mid-1970s the first documented cases occurred in the newly formed independent state of Zaire. Contract employee’s hid by the United Nations to work there and

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There are five principal ways in which one can become infected with the HIV. Firstly, and the most common in Canada, is through sexual contact with an infected person. As well, through the sharing of intravenous drugs, transmission of the virus from mother to the womb or through breastfeeding, transfusion of infected blood, and finally through accidents with infected blood in labs and hospitals. (Campbell)

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Although there is no known cure for AIDS, there are some drugs used to help reduce the damage to the immune system and to alleviate symptoms. For example: the drug known as AZT, Azidothyoidine, inhibits the action of HIV. Good nutrition, plenty of sleep, regular exercise, and no smoking will help those with AIDS to have a longer life-span. Even though there is no cure for AIDS, it can noti be considered a more treatable, longterm condition. The Myths One of the most popular myths circulating about AIDS is that it is just a gay disease. Although this represents the majority of cases of AIDS, the virus is a significant hazard to the entire population - it can kill anyone.

At the moment, there is only one way tu stop the spread of AIDS - throughprevention High concentration of HIV can be found in the blood, semen, or vaginal fluids. Through intercourse, any kind of tiny cuts of scratches in the vagina, anus, or mouth is susceptible to the virus. Although AIDS has been found in tears and saliva, no one has contracted the disease from this. It is very important to remember that the virus MUST get into another person’s bloodstream in order to cause infection. As the virus attacks the immune system, various symptoms may occur. Some of the mild symptoms include: persistent fatigue, unexplained weight loss, enlarged lymph glands in the neck, armpits or groin, penistent heavy night sweats or fevers, thrush (a thick persistent whitish coating on the tongue or throaty) or a hoarse dry cough. (Canadian Public Health Association) The more severe symptoms include: Itie threatening infections, cancers, or brain disease.

This disease has the capability to infect every woman and man, of any colour or creed, if risks are taken. High risks include anal and vaginal intercourse. Oral sex may also be a risk. Other myths have included you can catch HIV from toilet seats, shared food or kitchenware, swimming or whirl pools, water fountains, or through casual body contact (suchas a hug or handshake). No evidence shows that AIDS can be acquired through these activities. (Campbell) It must enter into another’s bloodstream for them to become irtfected. With respect to donating blood to the org&ization Red Goss, all needles are sterilized and used only once. You cannot become infect4 this way. By educating the public on AIDS and providing them with the true facts, these myths wiUbeeliminated

As the first phase of this epidemic begins to unfold, it will take years to develop an effective medical treatment and/or vaccine. The world needs a global program to effectively contain the disease. At the moment, there is only one way to stop the spread of AIDS through prevention. There are various ways to decrease the chances of becoming infected with AIDS. Abstaining from sex may not sound wonderful, but it is the most effective way to not gef AIDS. Since very few people would actually practice abstinence, the use of a latex condom (made from natural rubber) is the next best thing. However, to be effective, it must be used properly and be used every time. Another form of prevention includes limiting the number of sex partners. If you ever have doubts, do not hesitate to go to a clinic for a screening test. As the saying goes, “it is better to be safe than sorry.” By using one of these preventative methods; chances of contracting the virus become very slim. Currently, education is our only tool available in preventing the spread of AIDS. It is very important to have an effective campaign with evaluation programs if we are going to fight AIDS. Through the mass media, workplace, and schools, there can be a large influence on the whole population who are at risk. Everyone must be taught the facts and the consequences if any risk are taken. The numbers are 23creAng quickly. Canada has one of the highest rates of infection in a developed c0u.nt.1~; in Canada, 4,647 peopie have been reported to have the AIDS virus. (Canadian public Health Association) If we remember how serious this disease is, we wiIl be abIe to fight the long. hard battle of AIDS through prevention and education strategies.

Throughout the world we have seen the outbreak of AIDS. Television programs, government awareness advertisements and popular celebrities have helped to start the campaign against AIDS. The many ways to come in contact with AIDS (and how not to) needs to be given the utmost attention. As explained by Gill Gordon and Tony Kloud, “to improve sexual health, we need to get over our embarrassment and prejudice and learn to talk openly, honestIy and with respect with all our clients about their sexual lifestyles. We will never prevent the spread of sexual disease if we bury our heads in the sand and refuse to acknowledge what people do sexually and why, rather than what they’re suppose to do.” After we break this barrier, effective prevention programs can begin. The longer we stay uneducated about AIDS, the faster the virus will spread; by then it may be too late. Protect Remember - AIDS is preventable. yourself. BibIiography

1. Beardsley, Timothy M. “Cross reaction: could AIDS really be an autoimmune disease?” ScientrJc Arnen’can. Dec. ‘91. ~~56-57. 2. Campbell, Dr. A. Undemtanding Sscua&

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Science

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Promising microchip technology developed on UW campus by Bob Whitton UW News Bureau Semiconductor technology has brought US microchips, transistors, integrated circuits, light-emitting diodes, sensor diodes and other modem electronic miracle devices. For years, many scientists and engineers have been intrigued with semiconductors and with the possibility of making devices that are even faster, better, or more efficient at attractive prices. Now some breakthrough technology developed at the University of Waterloo may lead to the development of new computers and advances in fibre-optics technology. Chettypalayam (Selva) Selvakumar, an electrical and computer engineering professor, and undergraduate student Bruce Hecht have come up with a new and much cheaper way to make high-technology chips, using equipment that is commonplace in many modem university and industrial electronics labs. Currently, most microchips are etched or printed on silicon wafers. Silicon is a nonmetaIlic element found abundantly in nature - in clays, soil and rocks. A promising alternative would be to use gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers. Gallium is a metal that in some respects resembles aluminum; arsenide is an arsenic compound. GaAs microchips are much faster. Gallium arsenide can also be used to make other devices including solar cells that are much more efficient than s&con cells. Unfortunately, it is difficult to make and to handle, and that means chips ‘or other electronic devices made from gallium arsenide are expensive. An alternative - one that would produce microchips that would compare quite well

with gallium arsenide in terms of speed and efficiency - is silicon germanium (SiGe). Germanium is a grayish-white metal. The trick in producing a silicon-germanium microchip involves incorporating germanium into a silicon matrix or lattice. Silicon-germanium chips have only recently appeared on the scene. They were first discovered in 1988 by a team of IBM researchers led by Bernard Meyerson. The technique is complex, involving lab equipment costing $2 million or more. Meyerson utilized a “high vacuum” chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique, which in some respects is similar to techniques also used in making galliumarsenide chips.

New technologyat UW Over the past three years, about a dozen other techniques for making SiGe chips have been discovered, including one known as “rapid thermal” CVD. All have the same disadvantage, however, as they involve sophisticated, costly techniques and the chips they produce are expensive. In the past year, Selvakumar and Bruce Hecht have taken this one step farther that could result in the development of muchfaster computers based on silicongermanium microchip technology. Silicon germanium might also prove useful in the manufacture of fast-sensing diodes for fibre optics communications systems. This in turn may lead to a more rapid spread of fibre optics technology.

Other faster or more efficient devices from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to better solar cells - also seem possible, and at low cost. High-tech industrial giants including IBM, Motorola, Northern Telecom and Mite1 have shown an interest in the activities in Selvakumar’s lab. Papers by Selvakumar and Hecht have been favorably received in scientific publications; one journal referee has called their work “revolutionary.” Selvakumar recently presented two papers at a conference of the Society of Photo-Instrumentation Engineers in Bangalore, India. Currently, he is a visiting professor at Stanford University in California. “I first referred to silicon germanium in the spring of 1988, in a lecture to graduate students,” he recalls. “Since then I have tested the basic ideas myself, and now include references to it in an undergraduate course.” He notes thatmost research in this area is being undertaken by teams of as many as 20 senior scientists and engineers. Moreover, most researchers are making use of highly sophisticated CVD or other techniques involving such instruments as ultra-high vacuum chambers, multiple molecular beams, multiple high-temperature furnaces and other complex equipment. The research by Selvakumar and Hecht successfully produced SiGe chips by utilizing relatively simple “ion implantation” techniques, something most scientists had assumed would not work. Ion implantation has been used for some time to implant wear-resistant or catalytic coatings on metals. It is a routine process that can be controlled very precisely. In this case, Selvakumar says, a beam of energetic germanium ions is directed at the silicon wafer.

The germanium burrows into the surface of the silicon, forming a thin outer or “epitaxial’ layer of the alloy of silicon-germanium. ‘Though the atomic structures of germanium and silicon are somewhat similar,” you mix them Selvakumar says, “when together you create an alloy that is very different with highly interesting properties, and you get significantly better performance.” Selvakumar’s chips can operate at frequencies comparable to those of gallium arsenide, much higher than can be achieved using silicon alone. They should prove usable in lightdetecting devices, which silicon chips are not, and in fiber-optics applications, The exact origin of the enhanced speed (at which an SiGE chip functions) is still not understood New experiments are under way to understand both the phenomenon itself and the extent to which the speed advantage can be harnessed. “When we come to understand these things it does, it will be quite revolutionary,” suggests Selvakumar. “It will surely open up a whole new way of doing many things. Right now, all we have shown is that it does work; that is, when we measured the gain in performance of SiGe, as contrasted with Si, we found it to be between 40 and 80 per cent bet; ter.” Selvakumar believes the reason the ion implantation method has worked for him is because he has attempted to implant only a small area (of a microchip) at a time. “There is a big difference between implanting a small area and implanting the entire surface of a chip,” he says. “In fact, we tried to make SiGe over a large chip area and it didn’t work. Yet when we make it over a small area, it does.” He feels this is not a problem because there are ways in which small, highly efficient chip surface; can be tied together. .

Cars, belts & bad driving from UW News

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Wearing a seat belt sharply lessens the chance of death or injury in car crashes, concludes a major report at the University of Waterloo. The first comprehensive study on Ontario road accidents, conducted by the UW-based Institute for Risk Research (IRR), finds that seat belb are effective in reducing the severity of road accidents for all lev.els of collisions. Also, seat belts are effective in reducing deaths and injuries for passengers of the rear seat as well as front seat occupants. This holds true for all sizes of vehicles and all kinds of collisions. And while the size of the car influences the chances of sustaining death or injury, using a seat belt cuts the severity of the accident for all types of vehicles involved in collisions. The study, sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, was carried out by Saad Nassar, a civil engineering graduate student, under the supervision of Frank SacCOI’WiMO and John Shortreed, both professors of civil engineering and members of the IRR “In many situations, it is extremely beneficial for drivers to wear seat belts,” Shortreed says. “Some people feel that a bigger car or sitting in the back seat means that the benefits of a seat belt in an accident are not significant.” But the study, analysing road accidents in Ontario between 1983-87, belies that impression. “It uses actual data on accidents and it shows that seat belts are very beneficial by taking into account a number of factors,” Shortreed says. Although previous studies have backed seat-belt use, IRR’s research draws on a large

number of Ontario accidents and controls for factors such as the impact of a crash, size of car, position of car and use of seat belt. “It adds strength to the argument for wearing seat belts,” he says, “especially because we are able to demonstrate that it doesn’t matter if it is a little or big crash on the highway. If you’re in the the front or back seat, you are better off with your seat belt on.” The IRR study analyses the Ontario road accident reports according to seven classes of accident impact. It stresses that “seat belt use is effective in reducing both fatalities and major injuries for all road accident situations.” For example, in a class 10 collision - small car at 80 kilometres per hour in collision with van at 90 km-h - belted front seat occupants can lower their chances of being killed by a factor of 10 over unbelted occupants. For major injuries, the reduction factor for belted occupants is four. “In general, rear seat occupants have a lower chance of being killed and/or sustaining major injury than front seat occupants for the same level of collision,” the study says. “Nevertheless, when belted these same rear seat occupants can reduce their chances of sustaining fatalities and injuries by a factor of eight and four, respectively.” The study notes that while occupants of big vehicles stand a lower chance of being killed than those in small cars, wearing seat belts is still effective in reducing death and injury for all seating positions and vehicle sizes. “The perceptions held by some drivers and passengers that seat belt belts are effective only in the front seat or in low impact collisions are not supported by the Ontario accident experience,” it concludes.

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An update on AIDS

An epidemic or. not? by Sandy AtwaI

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“My advice to people - read nothing about AIDS from newspapers and magazines and radio and television - the mass media. The media simply doesn’t question enough the vaIidity of statistics, comment and breakthrough pronouncements.” Max AIlen, producer Ideas. “Toronto Pediatric AIDS stats reflect one pediatric death; however, according to the AIDS Hotline, l-800~668-AIDS, about 80 cases are known at the Hospital for Sick Children. Ontario statistics are no longer broken down to accommodate pediatric cases. In addition, our Hotline information indicates that Ontario HIVj. cases number approximately 20,000 . , . but our source claims this number could be as high as 70,000 due to the fact that many people, for various reasons, have not been tested. The number could also include many duplicate results. Individuals are retested each time P24 antitqen levels are checked. The bottom line: there are no defite numbers.“update from Waterloo Regional Health Unit. Like any subjwt which receives a lot of attention from the media, AIDS has become the victim of misinterpretation, misunderstanding and manipulation of facts. The subject has been reduced to simpIe slogans from both ends of the pol.Ecal spectrum. The belief that AIDS can be transmitted through kissing or through toilet seats has fortunately vanished as the education from the provincial governments federal and increases. However many individuals are still looking for an easy headline and will blow up incidents to promote a specific cause.

The incident (only one case has been reported) of a dentist in Florida who transmitted HIV to his patients has, according to the AIDS update from the Waterloo Regional Health Unit, generated needless fear. The health standards in the Florida office were, according the aforementioned update, substandard and were unacceptable by Ontario standards. This is just one example of how AIDS has been subject to paranoid reporting. There has also been a question as to whether or not AIDS exists as a heterosexual epidemic. By some standards, an epidemic exists only if the disease passes freely between both sexes. This was the position taken

tage. Other contentious areas include the amount of money spent on AIDS in Canada. Although the number of people with the disease represents a small (but growing) number of people, the amount of money spent by the federal government on AIDS rivals if not surpasses money spent on other diseases which affect a larger percentage of the population. While this distresses some people, such as Minsk, Duffhues believes that the funds from the government is money well spent. This is because AIDS is a preventable disease for which education is the solution. The spread of AIDS can be stopped, not by multi-million

“the bottom line: there are no &finite numbers” .by epidemiologist Eric Mintz. If this is true, then a heterosexual AIDS epidemic does not exist. However, this position has been under attack from some health care workers, such as Josee Duffhues of the Waterloo Health services department who sees the numbers in a different light. According to the January, 1992 statistics, there have been 150 cases of heterosexuals AIDS among men. This represents only three per cent of heterosexual male cases. On the other hand, 93 women have reported AIDS, and this represents 31 per cent of all female AIDS cases. Thus, men may not be receiving AIDS from women in great numbers, however the percentage of AIDS cases among women is higher as an overaIl percen-

dollar research campaigns, but simply by individuals being aware of the risk and practising safe sex. The money which comes from the federal government goes to some rather surprising campaigns. The money which the federal government devotes to AIDS research is not already planned and then devoted to plans which the government has decided upon. AIDS money has a much more effective method of distribution. Money from the federal government is given to organizations such as ACCKWA and OMOH which decide how the money will best be spent for a specific community. Some of the money has gone to “safe sex parties” for

homosexual men during which graphic safe sex movies are shown. Some of the money also goes to “counselling” groups for prostitutes who are educated in safe sex practices. Statistically, the level of AIDS among heterosexuals has dmmwd in recent years (as have all cases of AIDS according to Health and Welfare Canada) however whether this is a result of effective campaigning, that is to say, whether or not it is possible to correlate the two is also a matter of who you talk to. AIDS social workers believe that they have enough proof to show that is the case, although there is no shortage of people who believe that there simply hasn’t been enough time to test the effectiveness of these campaigns. AIDS programs are a good argument against government-organized outfits. The smaller, community-based organizations are much more effective in dealing with these problems since they are in direct contact with the people affected. AIDS is, in many ways, a victim of different political groups with the@ own interests to further. It is in the interest of fundamentalist groups to state that AIDS is primarily a homosexual disease so that Judeo-Christian values can be emphasized. Other groups believe that people with AIDS should be forced to wear armbands to identify themselves. On the other end of the spectrum, some people have brought AIDS to the level of a fullblown plague-like disease. What every individual must do is to question all sources of information and decide whether those are or are not satisfactory: “Keeping aware of this disease is, of course, the responsibility of all individuals,” There is no substitute for education which is the best weapon people have against this disease.

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Abortion debate represents women’s oppression -

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by Scott Marratto I have been following, somewhat intermittently, the raging debate which has carried on in Imprint over the last number of weeks on the subject of abortion. I was inclined, however, to play it safe and avoid becoming involved in the game of posture to which this debate has been reduced. My position has not changed, and it is not my intent to offer, here, any conclusions. For some time I would have explained my non-involvement by pointing out that, being male and, therefore, not in possession of a uterus, I wouId be inclined to question my Credibility. J believe now that my reluctance to state a position on the subject is motivated by, what I hope, is a more reasoned thoughtfulness. The debate, as it has unfolded in Imprint, has been predictably multi-faceted involving everything from Thomistic philosophy to feminist social analysis (a rather lengthy journey I might add). My intent here is to deal some justice to this crucial matter, if only by further complicating the terms of the debate. ..: I wish to begin by suggesting that an uncompromising absolutism has no place in this discussion. l& me elaborate. The great social scientist Ernest Beckef once wrote, “anality explains why men yearn for freedom from contradictions and ambiguities, why they like their symbols pure, their Truth with a capital T”‘. Anality, as it is used here, implies th+J form of psychological repression which seeks tu deny the fact of our existential condition as historical animals. This retreat from particular history into universal and ahistorical abstraction, while being attractive to the arrogant and arguably repressed male psy-

outline this discussion. Ewould ask those who consider themselves to be “pro-life” to consider the fact that the conditions in which many women in our society are forced to live out their lives is an essentially life-negating situation. Rape is lifedenying poverty is life-denying, the “beauty myth” is life4enying so too is systemic discrimination, domestic violence, and a society that makes single parenthood economically unfeasible.

Until we are preparedto be honestabout the implicationsof women’sin our “ethical reflections’), we haveno businessdiscussingthe matter of abortion. tims of violence to such an extent that our entire culture is implicated in the workings of a great pathological, misogynist aggression. We live in a society where the so-called “feminization of poverty” is a process driven by the fact that women in the work force still make 60 cents on the dollar. We live in a society where the sexual objectification of women in pornography is a $5 billion-a-year industry. We live in a society where men still make the laws that effect wbmen, design the social programs that effect women, and where men are still fhe architects of the health care system, even as it specifically “serves” women. We live in a society where men control the means of production and, apparently, still wish to extend that control to the means of reproduction. Those are the facts which

It is, to be sure,. male power which is the fundamental fact which frames the entire abortion debate; it cloaks it in ideology, it weights it in the direction of male interests (please note that, in the debate in Imprint over recent weeks, most “pro-lifers” have been male, and most “m-o-choicer& female). and ultimitely makes ron&nsus impossibii: The great German critical theorist Jurgen Habermas rightly pointed to the fact that one of the conditions of modem&v was a fundamental breakdown of ions&uctive communication. Habermas argues that the network of power relations in modern industrial society encroaches in upon dialogue situations and prevents a true and socially constructive consensus from emerging. It is

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only when the participants in a given discourse are not backed by a disproportionate social power that an “ideal speech situation” will properly exist. Now, those students of an absolutist religious philosophy will undoubtedly argue that such pedestrian matters of social context have nothing to do with “(U)niversal (T)ruth”, They will have decided by now that I have lost my way in the murky, messy waters of human affairs and have, consequently, wholly abandoned the “pursuit of (T) ruth”, as they would understand it. I beg to differ. To them I would argue that not all Christians see ethics as determined outside of history. Christian ethics are worked out as much in, and through, revelation as through reason and contemplation. The great Matthian principle that Christ is mysteriously present in the poor and powerless is, in part, an invocation to seek the content of our ethical reflections in the existential condition of the oppressed; it is there that Christian revelation continues in the world. The one fact which joins women universally is the fact of their oppression. Until we about the are prepared to be honest implications of that fact in our “ethical reflections”, we have no business discussing the matter of abortion Until we, as a society, are prepared to struggle and sacrifice in order that women and men might meet*,as equals, then the basic prerequisite of such a discus@on does not yet exist. Until the fact, not only of women’s equality, but of the affirmation of women’s dignity, as women themselves define that dignity, in all its splendour, becomes an historical fact entrenched and embodied in economic, political, theological, and cultural life, than we will likely achieve no mutually agreeable solution to this matter.

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Since I won’t be around a whole lot this ummer, let’s sum up a few things I learned his year so well all have something to think about for the next five months. Environmentally Friendly: How many people you reach depends upon how you say

what you say. Most useful things in life are environmentally unfriendly, such as cars, aeroplanes, factories and people. I imagine that the earth is far more complex than the tree-huggers give it credit for. When we “exploit” the earth, we use it and this is not a bad thing in fact it’s essential to us being here. All the McLuhanites who are so quick to criticize the media surprisingly make an exception when it comes to stories that have already bought in to. If we take to heart the idea that we should disbelieve most of what we see, this should also apply to left-wing ideas that the earth is in danger. Check it out for yourself. Bandwagons are still the fastest means of

transportation.

going to do with their lives. We’re all going tl grad school, or taking a year off to work, o writing a book or something, but not one of u

really knows

where

to take our Universit

receipt. The Right to Remain Silent: The freedon of the press, of Imprint, of the University corn munity at large, is remarkably limited. We nl longer even question the basic paradigms tha we have been brought up on. Feminists pre tend as though they’re the new wave (3 independent thought, but even they haven departed much from Wollstonecraft and the: usually don’t make a lot of sense, at least not b me. We have been led to believe that thy University is the centre of inteIlectualism ti the community, but papers are shut down try ing to promote safe sex, and the buzzword we come up with like “politically correct” an meaningless, adding not one intelligent iot; to our conversation. Homosexuals and Women: It has become absolutely impossible to criticize minorities AIthough there are plenty of individuals whc

refuse to recognize

the rights of other people

these people are not bound by race or sex. Bat people come in alI shapes and sizes. There ard

No New Taxes: What happened to the GST revolt? The British population riots in the streets over a measly hundred pounds, whereas we sit back and quietly fork over seven per cent of everything we spend. We sit back and quietly watch our government fumble through another constitutional proposal which informs us of our common multicultural bonds, ie. that we are all the same because we’re all different. We sit back and bitch about the government while we create a social charter, making sure well never get out of this hole we’ve dug for ourselves. Midterm Optional: I know I’m not learning anything anymore. I think the last really new thing I learned was the quadratic equation, but that hasn’t done me any good for.. . well, it hasn’t done me any good. We sit back in class, discuss this and that, but I wonder how the hell I’m going to get a job doing this. I think I can prove’our education is shot to hell. I know absolutely nobody that knows what they’re

bad white middle-class males, and there arl bad women and bad black people. The ten dency

by feminists

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“radicals”

art&ciaIIy create opposing groups and to tall about “women” and “men” as homogeneou groups totaIly undermines the idea o individual expression which we hopefully arc trying to cultivate. Dear phiI& Capitalism is made up of people and is not a “system” closed off from all human contact, The idea that money can buy everything is not just wrong, but idiotic. Life, health, friends, love, in short all importanl things that people live their lives for cannoi and will never be bought by anyone excepi the bottom of the moral ladder. Just ask yourself, ask anyone, would they prefer to have their children brought up badly with rich peo ple or brought up well with poor people’ When Clifford Odets tells me to “be someth ing” I’m pretty sure that he till be the on{ * deciding Whether or not I am something.

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hing - it more closely approaches the oldashioned ideal of attempting to persuade nother of the quality or worthiness of the commodity. Call me a cynic, but I not placing any large jets on our common future. Now, this is just he way I think, and obviously not the way veryone else should or does think, but here’s a hell of a lot of people that Idon’t ppear to think at all. Another example. A common gripe is that eIevised beer commercials are primariIy lifestyle” advertising and as such serve lrgely to objectify women. Many people ocally object to this, and sometimes will tell ou this while drinking the product of forementioned beer company. Again, why? ‘rotest. Don’t drink it. Buy from your local micro-brewery that doesn’t engage in these

ctivities.

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Good writers should provide solutions, but I don’t have one. Clearly, though, the unsolved grievances many of us have with the capitalist system are growing in number, and I see little light at the end of the tunnel to facilitate solutions within this framework.

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“Any feminists, female or male, from socialist, marxist, liberal, or other schools of feminist thoughtThis is a problem that I wish to address, for it seems that many of the journalistic, and scholarly feminist articles that are appearing of late document the disparity between the opposing schools, but fail to acknowledge any form of middle ground. It is counterproductive to scornfully attach 1” to feminists who opinions that do not n ideals. Radicalism is . In fact, the”re

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Religion fits into the picture by rescuing the believer from the necessity of critical analysis or seriously questioning the reality we are mired in. Thoughts clouded ‘with theological beliefs have slowed down the advancement of civilization, usually by ~instructing the believers to not question the “word” and by providing the ideal of a spiritual afterlife. If you can invent a religion that provides for spiritual fife after death, a couple basic commandments from high that can be flexible enough to keep pace with societal change, and possess a basic ability to write some sort of a text that incorporates and validates beliefs and assumptions -that most people already have, you’ve got it made.

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we spend so much time and energy looking at the symptoms, that the disease is often left unchecked. The first thing we must recognize is that feminism has come a long way as a theoretical-school, and as such it necessarily encompasses a wide variety of opinions. Any issue of marginality, be it racial or religious equality, gay liberation, ageism, or rights of the handicapped, that is adopted by academics, is bound to become entrenched in a critical debate. Feminism is no exception. Essentialist theotie? of feminism focus on the histotical structures of pathrchy. Marxist _

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ist, no matter how angry, and ow s/he is interpreted, dictates a way of thinking. Instead of focusing on the concepts, texts, thoughts, and words of feminism, we are perceiving only the image, and that’s a step backward. Instead of seeing individuals who think about and respond to a systemic, or societal in justice, we see only the “radicalman-hating-ioud-bitchy-dyke-ke-queen;feminists,” and then we dismiss them. Such misrepresentations lead people to Dpen arguments with statements like: “Well, I’m not 6 feminist - but ” and then pro:eed to make an observ&n that, through general analysis, could be attributed to at least a cursory understanding of feminist ideology.

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SCM follows way of Christ by Heather McCane UW SCM Collective

There seems to be a perception, especially common among the politically correct academic community, that Christians believe the same things, espouse the same philosophies and advocate the same actions. Examples of this attitude have occurred in Imprintthis term: Christians don’t believe in legalized drugs, abortion, pre-marital sex and are all patriarchal and institutional in their world view. This is not

true. The Student Christian Movement would like to present another response to the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, one that many may not have heard or listened to before. As Christians, we believe that all humankind is created by a loving, moral God. This God created all people - men, womyn, blacks, whites, gays, straights, Frenchspeaking and English-speaking, engineers and “artsies” - and loves us all. Our response to God’s radical love must be just as radical.

existed in the first century of the common era, it could have most appropriately applied to

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one another was based in love. The “Golden Rule” (Treat others as you would like them to treat you) is rooted in God’s radical love for us. God love us, each as we are. We, then, should also try to love all others, each as he or she is. Every human being has been born and blessed with the dignity to live an abundant life. If we treat others as any less than ourselves, whether that be through support of an oppressive regime through our silence or through refusing to acknowledge the legitimacy of the deeply-felt beliefs of all persons, we deny that truth, and in doing so, we deny our own humanity.

icing.

The logic then followed that anyone not fitting this model of perfection was “unclean” and to be avoided. The people who wrote about their experience of God did so out of their own context; we must always keep this in mind when considering Biblical writings, When the human Jesus was born to a poor Nazarene famiIy, a new representative of God’s love, compassion and justice was born. Jesus tried throughout his life on earth to bring an end to the exploitation and oppression of his society. He talked to women and included them among the circle of his closest friends, affirming their full humanity in a cul-

Jesus. Jesus’s plea for us to act justly towards

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“religion” (or lack thereof) or not. Faith means openly challenging those who have power over others and who are misusing Faith means a continued struggle

it.

so that all people will someday treat each other and all of creation with dignity and respect. Faith

means never giving up, because although the light at the end of the tunnel seems a long way off at times, I could never reach it if I just stopped trying. And this faith is rooted in my

sense that there is a loving, guiding, personal Spirit who is calling me to join in the act of creating the world as it always should have been. Official Christianity has been and can still be oppressive, hierarchical, bigoted, racist, patriarchal, and so on. Individuals who call themselves Christians can also be many of these things. Often, they simply don’t realize the inconsistency between their actions and the teachings of the one they profess to follow. Many are struggling to change themselves and their assumptions about the world. None of this should prevent us from seeing the good that Christianity has to offer, though; rather, it should motivate us to work for change. in this article, we have attempted to present an alternative view of what Christianity is and can be; it is by no means exhaustive. We each hold individual beliefs about Jesus, God and about what justice is and how it should be achieved. We are all united in our struggle for justice, though, because that is the only res-

ture that saw them first and foremost as baby factories. Jesus talked to Samaritans, letting people know that God loves all persons, regardless of race or nationality. Jesus criticized the dominant, institutional religious authorities for adhering to the letter of the L;lw, while denying the needs of those whom the Law was intended to benefit, Quoting one of the Old Testament prophets, Jesus told the people that God had sent him “to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptabie year of God.” He chose to minister to the poor, and warned the rich that money was not going to help them with the most important things in life. Jesus of Nazareth was a liberator, not only through his death, but in his life. If the term “politically correct” had

Jesus lived and died almost two millennia ago, and so we are justified in questioning whether what he said and did can hope to affect us today. There have been many interpretations of the meanings of Jesus’s life, and the historical accuracy of the Bible can legitimately be brought into question. Yet, even after all of this is known and accepted, there remains a thing called faith. Faith means overcoming fear or indifference to protect and affirm the basic human rights of all people everywhere. Faith means acting from a deep conviction that there is something fundamentally wrong with how the world is run today. Faith means that believing I, as an individual human being, can somehow make a difference. Faith means questioning what I believe to be true, acknowledging that I don’t know the truth, and being open to learning new truths from

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But it should be apparent that this de&s bargain could not foresee ‘a glaring fallacy. That capitalism cannot expand indefinitely, the technocrats notwithstanding, and as this becomes manifest in corporate consolidation, buy-outs, mergers, banrestructuring kruptcies, and lay-offs, the loss of wealth bleeds the welfare state dry and a vicious circle of growing poverty is engaged. To disman-

more than enough for all the people living in the world now - why is there still an immoral willingness to meet basic needs and end insufficiency? The old cliche that money is the root of all evil may seem trite, just as money makes the world go round, but call a spade a spade. The power of money has become so pervasive that it can buy anything and without it you can do nothing. How this abstract exchange mechanism has hijacked the motor of human activity must be answered decisively and an alternative found, OF we’ll drive ourselves over the abyss. Fortunately, there is an alternative. A radical politics that would emancipate us from our money fetish has been formulated among the Greens for a decade now. One thinks of Murray Bookchin’s body of ideas from the repoliticization of the educated citizen to social ecology to the restructuring of the economy and political and civic lie along the principles of libertarian municipalism. A radical program can help us recover the many ways human beings have, throughout history, offered themselves freely to each other, without the mediation of money; recreate the communities that have made possible sharing and mutual aid; rediscover the many things we can do with very little money and not worry about what we cannot do without a lot; takes us away from the television set and the images from Hollywood so that we may being to talk to each other again, renewing our spirit and humanity. I leave you with the words of Clifford Odets, an American playwright who made his name in the 1930s, penning plays with a radically socialist vision in that bleak decade

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This God is a God of justice, a demanding

God, but also a compassionate God. This God sent the prophets of the Old Testament to tell us every time we messed up. These prophets told the people and the governing bodies what they were doing wrong, and told them how they should live. God demands justice for all people. (Qf course, everyone has a different definition of what justice is. We would propose that any action, or inaction, that prevents anyone from reaching their full personhood is unjust, and that justice must be action to right unjust situations.) Over and over again, the prophets called people back to how God wanted them to live, and over and over again the people turned back to their old ways of patriarchy, racism, classism and material greed. They used these

by Phillip Chee Dear Sandy: The “system” is corrupt and there are better solutions that are not dogmatically socialist but libertarian such that they may help us regain our humanity. Modem capitalism has been constructed on a big myth born from the ashes of the Second World War. In the reconstruction of Europe, the sacralization and re-moralization of capitalism was undertaken not only to feed, clothe, and shelter war-ravaged refugees but also to forget about that period of economic collapse, the twenties and thirties which capitalism had created, and that led directly to six years of devastation, loss of hope, and the imagination. And with this myth, a traitorous lie was forge by social democrats in the 1940s that

inextricably tied the welfare state to the health of the market economy and its capitalist engine. An almost symbiotiti relationship was created: if people are too pOOr they cannot ’ buy the things that a capitalist factory pro duces; the welfare state subsidizes their wants - yes, fanned by the images of wealth and prosperity of the rich - rather than their needs.

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king in circles. by Michael Brpon Imprint staff . . . when my television set died a couple of weeks ago, 1 wondered how much longer I could keep up this column. How could I seriously consider myself a media critic without a television to constantly refer to? How would I know what was going on? Eeek! I sat in my living room, deserted from Bart Simpson, Wayne Campbell, Erica Ehm, yes, even Peter Mansbridge, and pondered. lt wasn’t as if my life was dependent upon television I knew how art%ial the reality depicted on the suddenly defunct but once sinister glowing screen was. I wasn’t expecting any time-stopping poetry from Peter Mansbridge - or the next generation of Pepsi ads - but it connected me to the culture, made me feel a part of things. People here are going to think I’m referring to Marshal!. ,:McLuhan’s global village phenomena - and in a way I am - but McLuhan be$eved too strongly in the metaphor, and I want to steer clear of his old adage, the medium is the message. In the beginniig

fashion trend. People, says McLuhan, read their surroundings, the medium of messages; and as this process increases and intensifies, people become increasingly efficient at it, become media-literate. McLuhan took his thought to the extreme, going so far as to claim that the idea of a city no longer existed; the small& roadside gas station, he said, was as cosmopolitan as New York or Toronto, with its magazine rack and black and white television. But is this true? For McLuhan, the medium was the message, which was simply a neat way of saying that the way we receive the information we process not only affects our conception of reality - it is our conception of reality. The invention of electronic media was the most significant change in human thought patterns since Gutenburg invented tie printing press; forget about Marx and Freud. But McLuhan chose to ignore the sociological and technological implications of mass media, notes Umberto Eco, a damning oversight and one that passes too easily over the

riarchy, if that’s how you choose to define our contemporary culture and its history (and I certainly would, to a greater or lesser degree). Feminism is also not the means to a utopian future. Feminism -at least as far as I am using the term here, though it has numerous other connotations, both positive and negative - is the means by which we can critically examine the power structure of our culture, particularly as it defines gender relations. It is an evolving critical standard that asks us to question ourselves and the effects of our actions, beliefs and expectations. Ultimately, its purpose (like all -isms) is to help produce a more workable world. I relate feminism to media-literacy because they both examine the power structures of our culture, though feminism has a more obvious and stated moral basis. Feminism is important in the study of media - at least for this critic - because ifit is true, as I stated earlier, that “reality is a function of language,” the words and images used to define women and the relation of women to their larger cultural context expose not only a latent misomy in the culture - but an out..

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It seems almost silly to be writing critically about media in a decade when, if we know nothing else, we know pop culture has expanded to affect the lives of every member of society, from reactionary academics to endof-the-world evangelicals to anarchistic street kids, In 1992, television is so old, anyone old enough to remember anything was brought up on re-runs of this “new medium’s”middleage. McLuhan today is anachronistic. Surely, one would think, such a medialiterate society is not only aware - but understands - that the world portrayed on television is artificial, that newspapers lie, that reality, in fact, is a construction of language: But this is not the case. People too often define the world in terms handed downj to them from their cultural forebearers, without self-awareness, emphasizing elements that affirm themselves, ignoring ele&nts they find disagreeable, all the time forgetting that reality is broad and diffuse. Reality is everything and nothing, each perception of it related to the dominant power paradigm (race, gender, class). Even the study of physics in the 20th century has been a progression toward this realization. The world, contemporary physicists say, while having a physical, empirical base, cannot be understood separately from the medium we use to explain our conception it, which is necessarily language. The movement of centuries of scientific research thus ends - or rather with the statement: “reality is a funckg-htion of language.” Language is the base function of all knowledge and experience. But is an understanding of this function what I mean by ‘media-literate’? No. ‘Medialiteracy’ can be more generally defined. To get back on track. Media-literacy In one of his books, City as Clasrroom, McLuhan explores the idea that traditional, ordered-row, classroom-based education is dead. He goes so far, in fact, to call this type of educational setting a “feudal dungeon,” an image which many people may find appealing. Unfortunately, though, he appears to’ have been wrong. The extended pint, however, that he makes in City as Clussmm is that people of the global village feed their thirst for inforrnation from an increasing number of readily accessible sources, from bus-stop posters to bill boards, television ads, glimpses of headlines, and snatches of conversations, that ail quizzical stare at that girl at the mall that told you all about the latest teeny-bopper

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trust of difference which plays itself out not only in gender relations - but in relations between divergent social groupings, class groupings, racial, religious, or other cultural groupings. It is this xenophobia - which too often manifests itselfin antagonism - which I label misogyny, a plague on our culture and a crime against all people. That much, I believe, is obvious from even a perfunctory glance at the magazine rack these days: in our culture, the human body is a commodity, male or female. And a commodity is not a self, it is a possession, an object. It is not allowed to be itself but must define its purpose in terms of cultural norms. The nude woman on the cover of Esyu+&s March issue is a love object, not a love subject. And the readers know it, the publisher knows it, the photographer knows it, even the woman knows it. That is a power relation, and that is wrong (though even to my eyes she’s one-hell-of-a-babe). In any diqussion of culture it is necessary to expose the power relations. A culture that is not self-critical is one too easily exploited by ambitious politicians, unscrupulous marketing agents, religious fanatics - and one th.@ is doomed to repeat its own cycles of personal and social violence and destruction, Andrew

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Now “Dice” may be a overtly blatant example - and a perhaps too easy target - but he’s a big boy, as is Esquire, and he can take it. 1 mean, anyone who dishes out crap like, “My idea of a perfect woman? Two tits, a hole, and a heartbeat,” needs a little shaking up. Besides, I have a personal apology to make for one time ,too ardently defending Clay’s verbal abuse under the banner of free speech: There’s free #speech and then there’s stupid speech - and stupid speech deserves nothing but @ticism. i (Does it have any ethical basis for existing? I’m uncertain. Perhaps as self-parody. Perhaps as a reminder of how gross we can be to each other, for the scholars of our children’s or children’s-children’s gener#ion - see the commentary under Political Correctness for more). Another exam le is Bret Easton Ellis’s pornographic gore- Pest, Americun Pycho, a book that only made sense as a satire:of the violence that is numbing our cultural sensitivities instead, it ended up alienating its readership and offering no new solutions, no new metaphors to explain what has literally be& centuries of culturally-based violence against women. PoliticaI

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right betrayal of the egalitarian spirit that is supposed to represent the progress of western civi~tion. Some examples to illustrate my point.

It is a cliche to say that it is the victor’s story that gets told as truth, perpetuated until it is no longer questioned, but cliches are based on widely recognized common experiences. As the bully said to the teacher: “I. had nothing to do with his black eye” and the wimp said nothing. _ Media-literacy, then, is more than an understanding that we’ are surrounded by cultural messages; it is a critical awareness of the means by which those cultural messages are controlled.

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The March 1992 issue of Esquire magazine has for its cover story, “Older Men, Younger Women.” Without too much consideration, it is easy to explicate the purpose of this article: to appeal to the masturbatory fantasies of aging would-be Romeos, to separate them from their money and provide Esquire’s advertisers with an audience. The magazine targets older men - not younger women. Few women are likely to get past the barely concealed nude super-model hanging off the front

It may seem to some readers a strange leap to make - from media-literacy to feminism - so I will attempt to explicate the link with a brief paragraph here first before pro-gressing. Feminism, first, is not the opposite of pat-

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A feminist analysis of Esquire’s Mar& issue reveals our culture’s latent misogyny, a loaded term for sure - but one I use on purpose: Truly, there are not many men who will admit to hating women. It is my belief, however, that our society encourages a dis-

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But who says art has to be ethical? Well, I do. Art by its very nature represents - creates - reality and, therefore, it is responsible for the effects it helps generate inside its cultural context. Art, in fact - in all its various forms, particularly the popular media - is the creator of its own meaning. its own cultural context. This is a confusing r+ionship. On the one hand, the cult& is created by individual artists, each woryg separately, doing their Own thing. On t@e other hand, these artists are products of their collective environment - education, history, religion, generation - exposed to cultural norms, which they perpetuate subconsciously. As Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critical icon, said: “Writers learn from other writers.” But not just style: distrust, anger, isolation, too. This is the basis of political correctness, of the whole feminist tract of the personal is political and the reactionary backlash against its tampering with cultural norms. The point of watching your p’s and q’s - of saying ‘woman’ instead of ‘girl’ - is because it not only displaces out-dated cultural meanings, it creates (hopefully, theoretically) a new level of understanding and respect For example, given that misogyny is cultural1 perpetuated, it needs to be critically analyz K not simply in the abstract sense of our collec@ve culture but on the personal level between individuals, which, after all, are: no less politi-

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good tension and, therefore, good fiction, Unfortunately, this is also the clash that is played out in the shelter’s for street youths, homeless alcoholics and battered women every day, to the benefit of no one and the ignorance of many, I=q If ever there is a time to be critically aware of the cultural messages thatwe are constantly bombarded with, it is during the time of war, when it is in the best interests of the government’s involved - the erstwhile geardians of the people - to prepare their citizens to fight for their lives, their country, their property, their way of life - to die. NO Canadians managed to die in Iraq, so its hard to judge the effectiveness of the pro-. paganda on that level; however, we’re told 100,000 Iraqis were killed, some burned to death in mass graves, a result of the protracted Allied bombing campaign. Does anybody

term about his vision for a free, unified, socialist Africa. Toure spoke about the difficulty of being a radical in consentative times: “You cannot judge Marxism by Marxists,” he said. ‘That would be like judging Christianity by Christians.” Similarly, 1 say, you cannot judge feminism by feminists, a potentially deep statement, which could get me in trouble, something you’re not likely find on 60Minutes, or 20/20, or even 77dbumal, if only I had a television, so I keep writing in circles, conscious solely of the fact that . . .

Thus, insofar as language is the medium of all knowledge, and, in fact, the creator of reality, which is essentially political and based on numerous historical injustices which will necessarily perpetuate themselves unless people take up the torch and become aware - George Bush’s ‘New World Order’ is a sham; if you want to stimuhte something new, read about feminism; there’s a focus on peace. To paraphrase an ancient maxim: “Know thyself, but know thy context, too.” Kwame Toure (formerly Stokeley Carmichael), 1960s civil-rights activist and contemporary of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, spoke on campus during the past

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again. Maybe this is what I understand to be patriarchy, this penchant for destruction, for defining oneself by obliterating any and all others. There is no coming together here, there is nothing learnt from history. There is nothing new and exciting about death. And what’s a healthy culture if it’s not new and exciting? I’m looking for change, Revelations Culture is a construction of metaphors, the images we use to explain our existence. These metaphors construct patterns we call myths, and these myths, if they have any validity, connect us to the cosmos, make meaning a totality, give life sense and culture its base. This base, however, is essentially political people being political animals - and, to coin a phrase, chaotic. Entropy, as Pynchon celebrates, rules supreme.

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A history of Iranian New Year’s held a great feast and a levee was held at which their subjects sprinkled one another with water and lit fires. Because of the association of New Year’s Day with the first day of creation, Nowruz has always been a joyous feast. It is considered an auspicious day for weddings, for conducting commercial transactions, and for travel.

by Chid Mehraban special to Imprint Since Achaemenid times, Nowruz (“New Year’s Day’? has been celebrated as the greatest Iranian national festival. It marked the first day of the Persian solar year, and was associated with a Zoroastrian feast. In popular Persian legend, Nowruz was said to have been instituted by the mythical Persian king Yima, or Jamshid. From Achaemenid times onwards, Nowruz occurred at the vernal equinox, when the sun entered the zodiacal sign of Aries (usually March 21). The festival has always been associated with popular celebrations. in Sasanid times, the Persian kings

After the conquest of Iran by the Arabs in the seventh century AD, the ancient religion of Zoroashianism was superseded by Islam, the religion of the conquerors. Nowruz was not represented in the Muslim calendar, which was based on a lunar year, and for a time the festival was considered to have been abrogated by Islam. Eventually, however, when the Per-

sians adopted a heterodox for of Islam, Ithna’Ashari Shi’iim, strenuous efforts were made to associate various events in the Muslim tradition with Nowruz. The last Wednesday of the old year has been observed as a special feast, called chahar-shanbeh suri. In this occasion, dried thorn is placed in several piles, a few feet apart, and is set on fire. Then for joy that winter is over the members of the household, and the friends and neighbours who may be present, jump over the piles of burning thorn as they say, “My yellow colour I give to you and your red colour you give to me!” On New Year’s Day itself, one should wear clothes, and should have ready the haft-sim, that is, a table decorated with seven traditional

items the names of which in Persian begin with sin or the letter “S”. Among the most popular are vinegar (serkah); coins (sekkeh); apples (sib); a hyacinth (sonbol); bread (sangak); garlic (sir); sumach (somaq); and samanu (a sweetmeat). In addition, there should be a dish of sabzi (literally, ‘greens’), which usually consists of freshly-sprouted wheat or lentils. In addition to these traditional items, the table may be decorated with a Qur’an, candles, mild, cheese, eggs, yoghurt, shirini (cakes and sweetmeats) - and a goldfish in a bowl. The goldfish is believed to be a sign of unexpected favours that will be received. The period tivities extends

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Koehler {field hockey and Indoor Field Hockey), Leslie Neave (figure skating), Julia Norman (nordic skiing), Darka Tchir (soccer), Christine Anderson (squash), Patricia Felszegi (swimming), Caroline Cuiik (tennis), Jane Taite (track & field), and Sue Byisma (volIeybal1).

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Last Friday, March 27 saw the official culmination of another exciting year in University of Waterloo varsity sports: the 31st annual athletic awards banquet, this year at Federation Hall for the first time. The awards ceremony saw athletics director WaIly Delahey bid a tearfu1 farewell to outgoing Warrior basketball coach Don McCrae, recounting the waning moments of the 1975 CIAU championship game at the PAC, UW’s only national title. Basketball manager Rob Dewar and football caaptains Tom Chartier and Steve Fuyter iiiade presentations to McCrae an& outgoing football assistant coach Chuck McMann. A&tar tailbaJc Chartier took the prestigious Tot+? Trophy as the top male athlete of the year. He set an OUAA record by rushing for over 1,000 yards in a second consecutive season, finishing second in rushing in the conference to the University of Western Ontario’s Tim Tindale. The Hildegard Marsden Trophy (also named the Dean of Women’s Award) for the outstanding female athlete of the year went to Annette Koehler, a fifth-year player for both the Athena Field Hockey and Indoor Hockey teams. Koehler capped off a brilliant collegiate career with her

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The Women’s Interuniversity Council Award, presented annually to students who have greatly contributed to WIG and to women’s sports, was awarded to WIC president Michele Hahn. Through the Varsity Supporter Award, the members of MIC and WIG annually recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to interuniversity athletics. This year, UW presented the award to a graduating member of the Warrior Band.

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third straight O%l?lAA field hockey all-star spot She has been the fieId hockey team’s MVP four years running.

men. Jason Rosettani from the football team and the track and field team’s Jeff Miller captured the male version of the trophy. Rosettani was an all-Car&ii at his position of cornerback, and Miller was fifth best in the counhy at the pole vault. The choice between the two was impo&ible to make, Federation, executivq -15 Steve Millard said. .

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Coaches Awards went out to Warriors Brad Geard (hockey) and Mike Cash (swimming).

Seven Athems and 14 Wawiavs were remgni’d asprovincial all-stars this year

starting setter Katrina Englebrecht. As a rookie in the most crucial offensive position on the court, Ezergailis played like above herself, and helped the Athenas to one of there best season.

Imprint’s prestigious Coach of the Year Award went to Athena basketball coach Denise Dignard. In ha first fuIl year as coach, Dignard was able to recruit five strong rookies, including Female Rookie of the Year Susan Kruis, and pmded to lift the Athena basket@ program from nearoblivion to& season in which team accumulated as many wins this year as they bd in the ‘past three years combined, I

and John Schoniker (football), Greg AIlen (hockey), Fredrick Roos (nordie skiing), Jeff Miller (track and field).

Qn the Athena end of the award were ,Susan Kruis of the basketball team and’ L,inda Ezergaiiis of the volleyball team. Kruis ended the season as the Athenas’ third-highest scorer and was the shining one among an impressive lineup of rookies on the team. Eze@lis was put in a tough position half-way though the season with the injury to

Seven Athenas and 14 Warriors were recognized as provincial allstars this year. The Athena OWlAA au-stars were Marci Aitken and Lisa Laffradi (cross country), Annette Koehler - first team, Janet MacPherson and Caitlin McGregor - second team (field hockey), Brenda Kraemer (basketball), and Suzanne Bylsma (volIeybal1). QUAA all-stars in Warrior sports were: Tom Chartier, Terry Cantwell, Jeff Lake, Jason Rosetta& and Steve Futyer (1st team football), Cory Delaney, Fam Lone, and Mark Williams (2nd team football), Greg Pappas, Dave Presta, Jason Pi&r “+occer), Sean VanKoughnett - first t&yn, Alex Urosevic - second team (lXfBl@d), Shmvn Smith (volleybah.). ’ Recipients of individual Most Valuable Player A,wards for Athena teams this season included Mau Lee (badminton), Brenda Kraemer (basketball), Marci Aitkti (cross-country], Margaret Corey (curling), Annette

Warrior MVP award winners were Cliff Tao (badminton), Sean VanKoughnett (basketball), Don Blosdale (cross-country), Glenn Howard (curling), Tom Chartier (football), Craig Moore and Matt Kwiecien (golf), Darren Snyder (hockey), John ,Kim (nordic skiing), Greg Laycock (rugby), Greg Pappas (soccer), Bruce Morrison (squash), RaIf Gunther (swimming), Richard Straka (tennis), Pat Kirkham (track and fieid), and Shawn Smith (volleyball). Fam Lone received the Doug Shuh Memorial Trophy as Warrior football’s best lineman. Rookie of the Year selections for Athena teams went to Seponth Dorri {soccer), Melissa WiIliams (swimming), and Linda Ez’ergailis (volIybalI) Top Warrior freshmen were Mark Hopkins (basketball), Jeff Luyt (cross-country), Jason Rosettani

The Outstanding Graduating Seniors for Warrior sports in 1991-92 went to Rob B,aird (basketball), Peter Tchir and Tom Chartier (football), Rod Thacker and Steve Richard (hockey), John Kim (nordic skiing), Doug MiIburn and Stephen Sclater Dan Donald, b&y) r Carlos Rogazinski, and Dan Sicoli (soccer), Mike Cash (swimming), and Ian Baloclis Heynan and Dave (volleybalI). Outstanding Graduating Athena Seniors included Linda Hachey, Lisa l&rati, and Kelly M&ale (cross countj)i Aitnetie KoehIer, “wfl. McGregor, Kylie Scoggan, and Janet MacPherson (field hockey); Sheri MacDonald and Kerry Jameson (soccer); Kim Boucher, Christine Gibson, and Kris Jackshaw (swimming); and Marina Jones (track & field).

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Rowing Club roundup In addition to these events, we also had our regular activities. The poolside rowing sessions were suc-

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has been a tremendously busy for the UW Rowing Club. The attended two regattas and there some impressive results at both.

At the nationals in Toronto, a number of people rowed personal bests. A month later, at the Provincials in St. Catharines, Dan Brebbab placed in

Now, we are all looki& forward to the summer term. All of the normal club activities will be happening this summer. Recreational members will also have the opportunity to use our singles at Columbia Lake? A great deal of maintenance has been done to the singles over the winter and the Lake will be clear for rowing by the beginning of the term. So, if you are

the top ten. The club also had its Fourth Anr Ltal Ergathon in March. Five hundred dollars were raised for the purchase of new equipment and club administration. A special thank you must go out to Carlos Donald for his outstanding participation in the event. The club would aiso like to take this opportunity

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by Blair Krauter On Tuesday, March 17, the men’s volleyball playoffs came to an exciting close, marking the end of a great term of competitive volleyball. In the Al league, the Hupsing Devils defeated the Siamese Chickens 2-O to clinch the league and finish the season undefeated. In the A2 league it was Skynet over the Roofing Co. 2-O. Unfortunately, the B2 league ended in default Skydiggers.

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Congratulations to all the league champions and finalists and thank you to all the individuals who have participated in the league over the course of the term.

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This term’s men’s competitive ball hockey league was loaded with action and excitement. Comnetition was high and games were&often strong with tension. This season, the sport was divided into three leagues. ?‘he Bulldogs prevailed in the ‘A’ league, followed by a second place standing claimed by the Spanked Penguins. The Senators were victorious in the I31 division, followed by Pull Our

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The term is finally over and as a whole the season w&s very successful in both bail hockey and volIeybal1 with a total of 872 participants staying active! I would like to congratulate all the league champions and thank all those who took the time to participate. Special thanks are also due to Kim Haider, BIair Krauter and Lena Gomes, the three convenols that helped make this league run as smoothly as it did. Of course the referees and other officials never receive enough thanks for their time. Hope to see you all again.

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NCAA East Regional adventure

Fear and loathing in North Carolina by Fiona van der Lugt

NCAA

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At 6 am on Wednesday, March 18, I set out for a long and eventful trip to Greensboro, North Carolina to watch the six games of the NCAA East Region Tournament. Having been a lover of basketball since my high school days (my coach referred to me as the “spirit” of the team - everybody else referred to me as a bench warmer), I was excited to say the least. In high school, I used to spend my Sundays watching NCAA basketball on CBS, the only television station we received at that time, dreaming that someday I might actually make it to the NCAA and be a part of that ever-so-obnoxious crowd. In those days, I was a Duke fan. I’m no longer a Duke fan, but I finally made it to the NC&L So, there I was, a passenger in one of five cars about to set out to fulfill my dream of seeing a NCAA game. I might add that out of the 19 basketball fans (from WLU and UW) about to embark on a long journey, I was the only female. A risky venture you might say, but a risk well worth taking when seeing the NCAA and, more importantly, Seton Hall as the ‘, reward. The plan was that all the cars would travel together on the ride down. That plan lasted about five hours; one-byone the cars separated. We were the% second group to get lost. The minute we entered hell, otherwise known as West Virginia, we knew we were in trouble. It was six andla half hours of fog, hills, and 90 degree turns before we found our way out of hell and into Virginia. We arrived at the Greensboro Motel 6 almost four hours later than everybody else. Needless to say, after an 18.5hour driving, 1 was ready for sleep. The rest of the crowd was overjoyed to see us; convinced that our car was overturned in a ditch somewhere, they were about to call the state police and send out a search party. The guys were amused to inform me that my next-door ncighbour was a guy with brand new white shiny Reeboks and a rapidly depleting supply of alcohol. I-Ie had been released from jail that day after a 15-year sentence for rape and “something else”; nobody was really sure what the “something else” was, and I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to know. For some reason I didn’t find this very comforting. After a near sleepless night, (what girl can sleep knowing that there is a drunken rapist on the other side of the wall) we left for

another motel. The only positive thing that can be said about this motel is that it was close to the Greensboro Coliseum. It was the Coliseum Motel and it was a very scary place! To say that it as a hole would be giving it too much praise. We found out later that not only did prostitutes work out of this establishment (How’s it going with Tammy, Latch?) but that somebody had actually been murdered there the previous week. In a hurry to get to the games on time, tie dropped our stuff off in the rooms, leaving ourselves little time to savour the seediness of the decor, We rushed off to the Greensboro Coliseum for session number one. Putting all thoughts of our accommodations into the back of our minds, we found our seats and prepared ourselves for some real basketball. To say that the games were amazing would be a major understatement. They were probably not the best games in the history of basketball, but to me they were. The feeling of actually being in the same stadium with some of the best, and (sorry to our friends at Campbell, but it has to be said) worst teams in the tournament was overwhelming. The best game of the tournament was Seton Hall versus La Salle. The fact that it was the first game only added to the excitement. As a Seton Hall fan, I was both distraught and disappointed with the Pirates during the first half of the game, where they appeared to suffer from overconfidence. Head coach I? J. Carlesimo spent most of the game hurling angry commands and obscenities at his players. The three of us were fortunate enough to be sitting in what may have been the best seats of the game secoqtd row directly behind the Seton Hall bench. We experienced P. J.‘s anger firsthand and observed Danny Hurley’s apparent disinterest in the game. His mind appeared to be everywhere but on the game. The La Salle Explorers took advantage of the HalI’s over-confidence. They quickly took the lead with the help of their six-foot senior Randy Woods and his unstoppable barrage of three-pointers. The first half ended with LaSalle ahead 43-40. The second half followed the same pattern until the last four minutes when the score was 70-62 for LaSalIe. Then, the Pirates finally got it together and brought the fans to the edge of their seats. Seton Hall won back the faith of their fans making an amazing 16 clutch baskets to rally and win the game, 78-76.

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Camels actually made 20 points and the chant ‘We broke ZO!” could be heard all throughout the Coliseum, much to the amusement of the cocky Duke fans. Later on, “We’re only losing by 20!” was received with even more laughter. Saturday was the final day of the tournament and probably the one that we enjoyed the most. We were determined to make the most of this final day and give the obnoxious Duke fans a run for their money. Out of the 19 of us, there were only four Duke fans, and they definiteIy got

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nailed to the wall by the rest of us. Duke and Iowa pIayed the first game and it was very obvious who the victor would be; we saved our energy and support for the next. &ame. The Missouri-S&on Hall game also received mixed support from our crowd. Although acknowledging that Seton Hall was indeed the better team, the four hormone-powered soccer players from Laurier (looking for any and every excuse to go SCHWING!) decided earlier that they would be devoted to the Missouri Tigers because they had the most impressive cheerleaders. The rest of us went all out in support of Seton Hall. The guys made ’ acquaintance with the band and the cheerteaders and we became The HalIfs biggest supporters, carrying signs around praising Luther Wright, the 7’2” sophomore. Our signs received a lot of attention as we proudly paraded around the Coliseum declaring “Luther is the Man-ChiId”and “Luther is the King”. We turned many people into Luther fans that day shouting “Luuuuuther” whenever he came onto the court. It was the end of the game and the end of the tournament, but our spirits were high because Seton Hall had made it to the next round. But the adventure was not over. When we returned to the motel, we discovered that everybody else (including my ride} had departed. Yet another highlight of our trip, four of the guys and myself would have to make the 14-hour drive back in a very small car.

with them. They were so impressed that we had come all the way from Canada just to cheer for the Fighting Camels that we were even pointed out to the Dean, gaining almost as much hero status as the pIayers themselves. We ‘came up with cheers of “You’ve - encouragement; gom believe!” and “Anyone can be a Blue Devil, but only a precious few have been chosen to be Camels!” became the sayings of the night. The crowd became even more excited when the

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McDonald, Dave Foley, and Bruce McCulloch. For anyone who might have doubted that these are five vev funny guys, it was confirmed the moment the curtain rose to reveal them all seated around a poker table. Simply the expressions on their faces were enough to send .the audience * into hysterics. The selection of material ranged from basically solo performances, to skits with one or two people, to long pieces involving the whole troupe. SO n while each of the Kids had his

(Kevin) McDonaldland by Christopher Imprint staff

Waters

Canadian television darlings, the Kids in the Hall, have recently come under fire for their irreverent comedit stylings. On the day of their third seasor?s premiere, Octbber 31,1991, 7”i?eG/&e and Mail’s television critic, John Haslett Cuff ran a diatribe regarding the troupe’s supposed “arrested adolescent antics.” Despite that Cuff saw things that quite simply were not present in the show, for instance, he misconceived Bruce McCulloch’s overly-officious office boy’s “I lost my pen” sketch as being penile in nature, the fact remains that every week the Kids sucteed in presenting their own warped vignettes cart4 blanche to, an oftwilling, but more oft-unsuspecting CBC audiences. The Kids in the Hall came into Waterloo Iast Sunday to perform a selection of their past and present work to MI he md appreciative audiences. I had a chance to briefly talk to cast member Kevin McDonald on the Friday prior to their spectacular Sunday performances, in between rehearsals which were putting

the final touches on their season finale. We talked about what he calls “just comedy.” Imprint: Wurking with the CBC, it seems, in general, that you have pretty pee artistic license.

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moment in the spcNight, it was the team sketches that really took off. Probably the best of these was the predicament of “Nena from Joymakers” (played by Mark, and Ill be using all their first names because I don’t want to get all those MC’S mixed up) who’s been hired to throw together a surprise office party, and finds the office staff to be - well, typical Kids characters. This was a “best of” show, and that meant mostly familiar pieces that had already been aired on the show. But

most of these, like Bruce’s pretentious bank teller or Dave’s incompetent doctor, were even more vibrant and funny on stage. Some sketches were simply amalgamations of favourite characters, like Mark’s head-crusher or Bruce’s annoying ten-year-old Gavin. And there was even a new (to me and everyone else I talked to, anyway) monologue from Scott’s fag supremo Buddy Cole. As the evening wore on, some patterns regarding group dynamics became apparent. Kevin and David

revealed themselves to be outstanding comedic talents, particularly in ensemble pieces. Scott, whose star power often shines brightest on TV, seemed more than content to blend in with the rest of the troupe during the live show. Not so Bruce, who shamelessly (and usually hilariously) .hammed up his parts at every opportunity. The other thing worth noting is that the live aspect of the show enhanced it tremendously. During Kevin and Dave’s ‘%il” sketch (in which a Prince of Da&ness wannabe shows off his not-so-ticked familiar), they were fighting 6 losing battle at keeping their face&’ straight. And hearing the Kids belt out “Luck Be a Lady” as a prelude to Buddy Cole’s monologue was something of an event in itself. So not surprisingly, it was off en the most formalized sketches that were least effective. The Chicken Lady piece (in which a hapless personal-ad respondent finds himself confronted with a repulsive fowl/human hybrid - never the easiest thing to watch in the best of circumstances) seemed to offer little to viewers who’d already seen the TV version. And one of the troupe’s oldest skits - in which five guys sit around mourning their buddy, who they’ve just killed seemed somewhat tired; perhaps the Kids are a little overly familiar with it by now. But such haggling just diminishes the most entertaining evening I’ve had in a good long while. Truth is, while some moments were better than others, it was still solid belly laughs front start to finish. I can’t think of the Iast time I’ve had that pleasure, and I can’t think of what else you could ask for from a comedy troupe,

treat

Imprht:.Must of the shows sketches are about three minutes long. &I you tv and intentionally work within ihat fiumework.?

Kevin: We are pretty f&e considering it is a TV network. We get away with a lot. They hardly censor anything. If it were an American network, God only knows what they would censor. The CBC is actwHy pretty great. We get most of what we think about, most

Kevin: (speaking in a suddenly slick voice) Yeah, I like to think of it as pop song writing. You have got your hit singles. You have got your “Stairway to Heaven” . , . (as his voice returns to normal) and now that Bruce (cast member, Bruce McCulloch) is gone, Ill seriously answer your question. I think that our mainstream writing is done in three-minute sketches.

of the sadistic, cruel things we think of, on the air. It is kind of nice when you get to be sadistic.

Imprint: Is that in somewuy, a statement about television audiences auentiun spans?

hqwi.nt: I remember seeing an intert+ieW with John Cheese where he was talking about the philosophy qfcmedy sketches where they would be thinking abuut what w&d begoing on in Q com&y skdch even ajer that sketch, in the audiencemindanyway, hadended You seem EU have uppropriateti thnr device. m: Yeah, that’s an old stage trick. I t sort of makes people think that the show is better when suddenly an earlier sketch returns hter on in the same show. It makes us seem clever. . - even when it’s not.

Kevin: I think MTV (a music video channel) has hurt movies and comedy because it’s all so quick, and they do not dig in anymore. Et’s rock video comedy. I like to dig in a bit more, like Dave (Foley, whp sources close to hprint maintain is hot)) and my idol, Buster Keaton. Dig in comedy. Dinner is served Thursdays on CBC, I trust that if it is “the putrid soup” or if it is McKim ‘s Macaroni & Cheese, that youI enjoy it.

C’mon get happyl Local talent, The Rhinosrolled into the Bornher to delight fans, both old and new alike, with their cstnaownThemann musiPhoto hxr n cal stylings.

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See Metallica on the 14th his drumming beat-tar-beat to give the impression that anyone can play the drums. Not so. After a humorous battle in sequence, the amazing talent and power of Ulrich eventually turned Hetfield into a humourous and unworthy bystander. The promotion this time round is the self-titled Me&Zica, their highest selling album to date. Lauded as their most superior effort both lyrically and musically, this LP has attracted the mainstream listener to join the teeming multitudes of Metallica faithful. However, the band’s original followers argue that the added commercialism and ‘over-tampering’ in

the studio has drowned the raw talents of this foursome, progressively softening their discography in recent years. The album’s first single’ “Enter Sandman” became a gargantuan hit. Not since the 1982 Iron Maiden landmark “The Number of the Beast” has such a heavy hard rock single made such an impact on the music industry. “Sandman” arm-wrestled with Bryan Adams’ “Everything I Do, I Do It For You” for song of the year on practically every AM and FM pop/ rock chart in the world. The two follow-ups, ‘“The Unforgiven” and_.“Nothing Else Mat._

ters”, were Metallica’s tirst attempts at ballads. Both cuts had huge success on the mainstream circuit. Ironically, the most popular song on Metallica’s previous LP And Justice Fur AU was “One”, a sombre, much slower sample than the usual Metallica heavy riff standards. Sure to be highlights on this tour are ‘Holier Than Thou”, ‘The Struggle Within”, ‘7hrough The Nevex”, and “Don’t Tread On Me”, along with old Metallica favorites like “Seek And Destroy”, “The Four Horsemen”, ” Ride The Lightning”, “Master of Puppets”, and “For Whom The Bells Toll”.

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by Rich Nichol Imprint staff The international heavy metal giant Metallica is returning to Canada. Making their third appearance in five months - their previous two visits were back-to-back dates at Maple Leaf Gardens in early November - Metallica brings their most extensive world-wide tour to date back into the Great White North for one last performance, this time at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. Their latest tour has drawn rave reviews. No back-up band, just two and a half hours of raw Metallica. Over the years, Metallica has played captivating, sold-out performances everywhere, but on this tour the band wanted everyone in the serried crowd to fell like they had the best seat in the house. Using a home-plate-shaped stage with one end slightly raised, the four band members alternate their positions at each corner throughout

the night. The &owd surrounds the stage, which has no huge curtains, speakers, or props to obstruct view. As an added attraction, some lucky contestant winners are allowed to sit in the bootleg section, armed with tape recorders. At the concerts, fans have been treated to the latest in live music technology, not only the customary stage show of gimmicks, video screens, blinding lights, and thunderous explosions, but the incredible and almost sanative sound. Often, high-volume performanc: es do not reap high-quality. But not with Metallica’s touring equipment. In particular, the machine gun blasts at the beginning of the song “0ne”have been said to give the impression of being surrounded by a firing squad. Even the square, ancient cavern that is Maple Leaf Gardens did not deter from the final output. The almost-new Copps Coliseum (acoustically more appropriate than MLG) should compliment Metallica’s product. One domineering highlight of the Maple Leaf Gardens gig was the drum solo of Lars Ulrich. Ulrich began the usual basic motions and then lead singer and rhythym guitarist James Hetfield came out to try up _ -_ by repeating . . and - show Ulrich

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baby, you- were just two years old you weren’t even born.” - Rheostatics The complaint has been made many a time before that this here Imprint Arts section is off somewhere in a world of its own - that we don’t know or care about what is popular with the majority of students on this campus. Well why should we? Especially when the popular consensus of good meu$c+atJ!aterJoo seem? to be (judging by the line to the Bomb on Wednesday night) “classic” rock. It seems to me that rock must surely be dead when the masses cling to the remnants of 30-year-old guitar licks for their culture. What is this fascination we seem to have with the past? Life is now, cul-

ture is now, music is now - if the name wasn’t already taken I’d move to change the name of Imprint to Now. What’s this got to do with the Sugarcubes? It seems to me that not only are students generally living in the musical past, but they/we fail altogether to see outside of our An&-American sphere when searching for musical relaxation or catharsis, Enter the Sugarcubes: here, now, and from Iceland (of all places you wouldn’t expect good music to come from). The Sugarcubes first hit upon the North American scene in 1988 with their debut L$f+ Too Good album. Although the album didn’t receive the recognition it deserved, it did spawn two noted hits. “Birthday” proved it’s hypnotic strength while the obsessive tale of a girl (perhaps) causing auto accidents in “Motorcrash” made its way onto Much Music. A year later they released Hew Tuda-v, Tumonvu~, Next Week! which went almost unnoticed by most but still held its own with such offerings as the culinary statement ‘Eat the

menu.” Earlier this year they once again forayed into the Canadian market with the highly publicized Slick Aruund Fur Joy. And now they’re touring! Yes we can now catch their quirky, rhythm-powered pop in action. We can see the woman behind the trademark voice. We can experience fresh music from a far off land, just the way they want us to live no less. The Sugarcubes say they make music to surprise people, “like when you open your birthday present” Although that’s not the metaphor I would choose, their contemporary (ie. non-classic) music is positively refreshing in a world of rockers as dead musically as Schubert is physically. Do yourself a favour and forget Bohemian Rhapsody (Wayne was being ironic), leeve Stew M&r alone under his peach tree, refresh your mind, go see the Sugarcubes take two lumps. The Sugarcubes play the Concert Hall in Toronto on April 13th. Tickets are 23 bucks and are available at Ticketmaster.

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could also be called “resting on one’s laurels.” With only two good new songs, you wonder how much of Tap’s thought and energy really went into this, Spinal Tap II at its best is a media circus; I’ve seen some great British interviews detailing Smalls’ recent involvement in the Christian rock group Lambsblood, and their performance at the ‘Monsters Of Jesus”festival. Sadly, Wind on 3u.* its own isn’t as ,.) inspired. I think they undeqrstimated their popularity in decidhg not to do another film (“We did everything right the first time J . . and lost money,“) as evidenced by the overwhelming media attention. They can probably thank the video rental audience for this (how did ‘Terminator” get so popular anyway?) Then again, if Wind is an indicator of the potency of their “creative juices,” perhaps a 90-minute ‘limp” film would’ve been bad marketing. So, enjoyers of life and laughter, to truly revel in the “comeback” version of Tap, immerse yourself in magazines,

a-5 by Trevor Blair Imprintstaff I love these guys, I have all their albums . . . When you think of Cleveland, foilguitar cucumbers, w-rapped amplifiers that go up to 11, very small Stonchenges, miniature deli bread and exploding drummers, you don’t think of Nirvana or Falco. There is only one rock and roll band that comes to mind. There is only one Spinal Tap.

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Yea verily, Tap’s 1984 rockumentary film of their last US tour 7Jzh Is Spinal Tap remains one of the funniest parody films ever - as memorable and quotable z)s the finest works by Monty Python. The accompanyacknowledged” “criticauy ing soundtrack - a damn fine work in its ultimately harkens back ownrightto the visual accompaniment of the film; who can listen to “Stonehenge” and not remember the dancing dwarves? Or “Hellhole” in which Derek Smalls (bass) holds aloft a dead rat for all to see?

In a world where interviews and record release parties are half, if not most, of the fun, what can be said of Tap’s latest, filmless Break Like l3e Wnd? Well, the album’s first track and first single Bitch School has already caused some controversy among some militant women’s groups. Nigel T&e1 (lead guitar) explains: ‘We’ve heard that people have commented that Bitch School is sexist. But basically, if you listen, you’ll hear what it really is. It’s about dogs - about training dogs! The three of us love dogs. Read the lyrics - You’re so fetching when you arc down on all fours.’ How can you mis-

construe that?” The Tap have obviously not lost their touch, and while IU eagerly anticipate any and all videos from the album, there seems to be a dearth of brilliant lyrics. “Cash On Delivery” gives us ‘With your long blonde hair and your wild young hips; You look like a million, including tips.” Really though, apart from “Bitch School” there’s only two other half-decent hacks, “Christmas With The Devil” (their Christmas single, released in August ages ago, shortly after the film) and “Majesty Of Rock.” “Devil” has some great bits: ‘The elves are dressed in leather/ the angels are in chains.. . The sugar plums are rancid/ And the stockings are in flames.” By

the time we get to ‘The rats ate all the presents/ And the reindeer ran away,” it’s pretty much over. ‘%iajesty” rises from the morass with its idiotic over-the-top prodxtion, thanks to Danny Kortchmar of Bon Jovi fame. Actually, one of the most despairing things about Wind is the roster of “real” stars: Timothy B. Schmidt, Cher, Jeff Beck, and one tragic specimen, so dull-witted he chooses to call himself “Slash!” Their participation is conceptually superfluous: they always werp part of the joke. “Break Like The Wind” pomps it up, but lacks a lyrical backbone; they wallow in the absurdity of the title without really investing themselves

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on them. Of course, a lot of people around the office, and most likely you at home, are wondering if perhaps I should take a break from writing or more harshly, if I should re-evaluate my position as Imprint Arts editor. Read on. But please, be gentle, kind reader, I am feeling rather tender and fragile right now. My Bio-dex is at an all time low, my mood ring has died into a soulless black marble, and my Unicorn and rainbows velvet painting fell off of my walI shattering into a thousand points of light. Spooky is Lush’s first f&length release, so consequently it’s sameness does not bode well for the band. Perhaps the departure of bassist Steve Rippon, and his replacement by ex-NME joumo Phil King will inject some new, and much needed, creativity into the band’s chemistry. If you liked Gala, you11 like @ooky. It’s that’s simple. ’

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I have danced around the prospect of reviewing this album. I have felt sometimes that I have exhausted the thesaurus’ alternatives for “ethereal” and consequently would just be rehashing my old reviews of earlier Lush releases. But, on Spooky, Lush merely rehash their earlier releases, so why shouIdn’t I. They haven’t done anythine new or creative. so I am not about w&e any new pithy turns-of-phrases

England’s musical epicenter has shifted from Manchester to Liverpool. Recent chart success by the likes of The La’s, Milltown Brothers, and The Farm has paved the way for up and-comers such as Rain, The Real People, and Top, a trio comprised of former members of The Pale Fountains, Shack, and The Wild Swans. Top’s debut release, Emotion Lotion, has spawned four UK singles - “She’s Got All the World,” “Number One Dominator,” “Buzzin,” and Tasy - and is capable of producing at least two more, with “Hi Baby Hi” and “Feel Good” being the prime candidates. North America would be wise to welcome Top with open arms because they come bearing catchy choruses, deft riffs and hooks, and Paul Cavanaugh’s oft-beautiful voice. Emotion lhtion proves that Top is as adept with the three-and-a-halfminlute pop song as the Ramones are with the two-minute punk anthem. “Feel Good” is the track that best exemplifies what Top is about. Besides the aforementioned catchy choruses, deft riffs and hooks, and

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hhwz’s weaker moments. This song is slower than most of the others, and when combined with the other slower songs (“Soul Magic” and “Goodnight”), they become the’ aural equivalent of eating an ice cream cone too quickly. This fact notwithstanding Emotion hion is an excellent offering. Hopefully, Top can follow it up with many more.

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Pigeonholing a record such as Hi’@ is he Gwutat Luxury by its influences is much too easy, not to mention futile. Sure, lead vocaIist Michael Franti sounds spookily like Gil Scott:Heron and Chuck D. Sure, the backings seem to refer to many sources, including the Last Poets, James Brown, and hip-hop. It’s a cop out to review it in that way, though, the record is remarkable in and of itself. Mixing elements of jazz and rap with a broad scope of so&-political themes and’information, the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy have rediscovered a method of social discourse which has lain dormant for years. While the beats carry the songs forward, the emphasis is squarely upon the lyrics. In some sense, Michael Franti is as much a storyteller as a rapper. He spins narratives with morals, messages, and meanings. The encompassing scope of the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy’s politics is unprecedented. Even “serious” rap has been, to a greater or lesser extent exclusionary in nature. The Last Poets excluded women, Ice Cube’s anti-semitism and racism isolated him from wider dialogue, and Public Enemy’s questionable statements about gays have alienated certaingroupsfromhiphop’svibrant dialogue. Vocalist Michael Franti and percussionist Rono are both former members of San Francisco industrial combo The Beatnigs, who recorded on the Dead Kennedys’ Ahemative Tefitacles labeL In fact, The Disposable Heroes’ first single for Island records (and at the request of Island) was ‘Television,” a re-recording of one of The Beatnigs finest moments. Both Franti and Tse share a background in College athletics; Franti as a basketball player for The University of San Fran&co, while Tse was a wide receiver for a Division II football team, It is from this experience that the term “Disposable Heroes” comes from - according to Franti “If you’re a young black person, your only role

models are athletes and entertainers.. You see these people used up by the corporate system to make money, after which they’re thrown onto the scrap heap.” Franti is peerless as a polemicist, avoiding slogans or fist-pumping catchphrases for their own sake. A lyric sheet is necessary in order to unravel some of the dense wordplay which fills this LP. Occasionally, the word mass goes critical, exceeding the maximum concept density which can be comprehended when packed into a song. For the most part the songs work spectacularly well. “Famous and Dandy (Like Amos’n’Andy)” is an effective skewering of the palefaces who’ inhabit TV screens passing

themselves off as black role models. “Language of Violence” examines gay-bashing. a first for for a rap song, while ‘“Television, T& -Drug of the Nation” examines the collective apathy and amnesia brought about by video culture. While the marriage between music and politics is a shaky one at best, the penetrating intelligence of H@c*s the Greatest L~ury carries some of the same baggage as other unsuccessful meetings of the two. On the whole though, Hipcrky offers insight without preaching, analysis which is more tin hollow polemicising, and slamming beats galore. When it’s good, it’s very very good, and when it’s bad, it’s just good.

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Okay, that’s it. I’ve had enough. I who reads this to start a chain letter and distribute them to every record company you can think of. Someone has got to stop this madness. Just on the spot, I can think of quite a few tribute albums that were released just within the past 12 months. There’s The Grateful Dead, The VeIvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Bruce CockThe Ramones( the buN9, Damned(!!!), and now the Buzzcocks. Not all of the covers sucked horrendously. Most of the songs from I’m Y&r Fan were all right, and I didn’t mind “Sunday Morning,’ by want everyone

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chotic and amphetamine-laced French folk music. Often referred to as the French rogues, it seems the LNV are following the current rogues devolution. Just as the Iast rogues record - Hell’s Ditch couldn’t hold a bottle of tequila to earher reIeases, Familie Nom breuse is nothing compared to (U) Muiuh, the by Paul Kowalski Imprint staff Most of these songs I’m sure my gXiekj would like, if they could

understand the words . . . The new Lp from Les Negresses Vertes is slow, melancholic pseudopolka accordions. (literally, the a large and

with r)ot nearly enough Les Negresses Vertes green black women) are chaotic band of Gallic

first LNV release. Firm& Nombwusu (the Big Family) is an apt description of the band, being made up of eleven French folks, with most songs being written and sung by the mad bastard Helno Rota de Lourcqua and guitarist Stefane Mellino. There are three percussionists, playing congas, derboukis and tablas; a trumpeteer and trombon . . er? . . ist? . , i?, and pretty much everyone in the band screams

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was

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especially on the Pet Shop Boys poncery of the title cut. But “Sense,” “Blowing Bubbles” and other potentially great songs seem hollow and forced.

James, however

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albums

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an inherent problem. These bands act much like small children first collecting butterflies. They’ll grab the flying beasties and smash them down onto clumsy Styrofoam with rather thumbtacks before the insect is dead, which results in the butterfly trying to escape and usually tearing itself apart in the process. screaming on this album, however. Just absurdly slow and discordant songs or ballads (I guess} with cool horns and crap synth. ‘Car c’est un

blouze,““lnfidele

cervelle,“and “Face notable for their sedative

a la mer”are ability - stay away at all costs. All this derision doesn’t mean that this record is all bad - “Sous le soleil

de Bodega” is an excellent tune, manic and fun,and the best track on the record, by far. Another song rising above is “Sang et nuit (Argonate

Voila “Orgasm Addict” 1992 by Deadspot. Okay, there’s another reason to hate this album. Names like Coffin Break, Electric Love Hogs, and Porn Orchard. You could graph the shittiness of the songs and find a direct correlation to the stupidness of the names. This album has basically one redeeming track; the Lunachicks with a medley of “Noise Annoys”/ ‘Promises.“The other bearable tracks are bearable only in that they keep the musical structure and lyrics basically the same. The absolutely horrendous “JesusChrist-what-a-fucking-piece-of-shit” award goes to Porn Orchard and their

cephallothorax blues)“, or Blood of the night, a song about a manly tarantula who’s about to become a postcoital dinner: Madame est necrophore! Helno’s Algerian-accented French comes close to a Shane MacGowanstyle snarl and screech on “Hou! Mamma mia!“, another ripping tune. The sad thing is, that’s about it. Fey show the balls they had three sars

ago in a few songs, but they’ve been emasculated,

overall, and I

version of ‘Why Can’t I Touch It.” In the middle of this pathetic track an. . . atrocity (surely there must be a stronger word) occurs under the guise of a “rap” which goes (u li ‘I sumpin’ - ed.) like this: “Nuw I&en all you people to a band that rockti 73~ UK rockers go by the name uf I3uzzcucks/ X44 suund~ thqv made were ioved all ~CMAYSthe nation/ And that is the wosun for this cumplation. ‘I

I couldn ‘r have made that up if I’d tried Overull, I’d rank this as the n&h or tenth sign of the Apocalypse. 73e etd is rligh and with shit like this coming out of the cmcks. thank god.

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A likely culprit is the bland, technohappy production. The squawking sax on ‘Where Flowers Fade” shows that Broudie’s imagination is stiIl undimmed, but any distinguishing touches have been produced into a metronomed monotony. Further, his attempts to sound musically hardedged, as on “A Cool Place,” are laughable.

der that “Life of Riley,, is also the new album’s best tune, the natural choice for a single. (Although it still doesn’t gr ;m~~;p to the epiphany I s,’ again, Broudie seems to be try& too hard.)

sillier than the old stuff, full of cliches like ‘the opera isn’t over until the fat

Other than that, I’m afraid Sense isn’t up to much. Broudie’s charming effete pop sensibilities are still here,

lady sings” and clunkers like “the voice of reason is rhyming with treason today” (both from ‘A Small -_ Slice of Heaven’,).

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on my transcript, is the above Latin expression. Translated loosely, which, mind you, is all I can do ar best (which would be with a succas rate of 47 per cent), remember I did fail Latin lOl,degt.&bus non estdisputandum means “there is no accounting for tastes.” However, noted cultural anthropologists Jane and Michael Stern, people near and dear to my heart for their voluminous study of all things Elvis (Presley) in their work EZuis World, have, in some ways, attempted to do just that as they pull out their measuring sticks and place value judgments that separate kitsch from klassic in their Emycbpedia of Bad Tusle. The Sterns use their measuring sticks to bat at sacred cultural cows from A (“Accordion Music,” “Aerosol Cheese,” et al.) to 2 (“Zoot Suits”) stopping at meaningful points of reference in between. They catalogue the bad ideas, like “Artistry in Denim” and “Taxidermy”; various fads and fashion, in the forms of “Mod Rings,” “Nehru Jackets,” and “Hawaiian Shirts”; mass-produced foodstuffs, edible wonders such as “Meat

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even “Wonder Bread”; forms of recreation, “Arm Wrestling” “Bowling,” and vacations to “Dinosaur Parks”; and campy individuals, such Lawrence Welk, the Gabor sisters, and, most notably, that velvet-voiced ice cream cake magnet, Tom Carvel. Much humour is made at the expense of the culture, primarily

American in origin, which spawned the demand for such artifacts as jockey lawn-ornaments, “(f)ind a big lawn-ornament store and you have found the gateway to the world of bad taste,” and velvet paintings, sofasized works depicting, among other things, “ferocious jungle beasts, tear-

roasted dog meat, Spam is just about Korea’s favorite delicacy.” Knowledge like that can give you the poten-

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ful big-eyed tots sitting on the potty, Elvis= sweating with microphones in their hands, clipper ships braving stormy seas, and matadors dodging angry bulls.” It might seem a tad pretentious to assume to know, and consequently catalogue, what constitutes bad tasle; however, the Stem’s encyclopedia is far from condescending in its classification. The Encyck@iu OfBad Taste is in many ways a tribute to the outlandishy mediocre. “Despite phalanxes of eager Iifestyle experts who write books and articles to tell us what to wear, how to decorate, and what to eat in order to prove we are not slobs, bad taste does

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although bad taste is ubiquitous, no one has ever paid it much serious attention. No one has investigated the cream of the crop of the underworld.” Well no one, at least, until the Sterns, and in aII likelihood no one after the Sterns. Their tome is truly an encyclopedia as its entries all contain illuminating facts to enhance their inventory of the tacky side of culture. Where else, but in this encyclopedia, will you be able to find out the trials and tribulations that one Charles Hail went though in order to provide the consumer with the water bed? Did you need to find out which state consumes the most Spam per capita? It might happen, and if you do, you need look no further than page 278 to find out that “Hawaiians eat an average of four cans per person per year, far more than in any other place on earth.” Furthermore you can get that legup

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They’re Oscar- iff ic! byJeffreyL.Millar Imprintstaff With finals upon us, one thing occupies the minds of most students. That’s right, movies. Why study when video stores are multiplying with the frequency of a cheap Ham radio? While in a Jerry Todd mood, I compiled a list of indispensable viewing for anyone even remotely interested in comprehending modern contemporary cinema. The list consists only of made-in-North-America mainstream films. Ill leave contemplation of self-consciously arty European films to someone else whose talents better suit an unbiased review (those talents being a bigger criticspeak vocabulary and a much higher boredom tolerance). Now, I hear some of-you crying “I don’t have time!” Dammit, make the time! Video is more important than any water-quality exam. Dissertatiow on 77ze Fnitie Queen seem mere piffle next to the earthshattering revelations of a wellmoving picture scripted extravaganza. Here’s the list of films. You know where the video stores are, now gil!

Gone with the Wind 1939,222m. Colour. What can I say? An epic story about epic events (the Civil War), with epic characters (Scarlett and Rhett) shot in epic Technicolor, over an epic three hours. David Selznick braved all critics and alI pundits to make the most commercially successful film of all time with a cast led by an unknown (Vivien Leigh, the single best-looking human female who ever lived, bar none), and peopled by some of the brigl&st stars of the day (Leslie

-twu$?I’m WTNDedby the sheerweightof all thoseOscars! Howard, Clark Gable, and Olivia DeHavilland). Winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and a Best Supporting Actress nod to Hattie McDaniel, the first Academy Award to a Black American. See it

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Citizen Kane 1941,119m. Black & White Hailed by many as the greatest movie ever made in America, 1941’s Citizen Kane was a ground-breaking exercise in deep-focus photography, and intense musical scoring, dialogue. Orson Welles, who directed and starred in the film, tinkered with film-making tradition and conventional wisdom, and ended up with a good story, fascinating characters, and mesmerizing photography. The result: a highly watchable film and a classic story.

11k Q Wonde$l Life 1946,129m. BW Frank Cap&s story of values and human self-worth remains a holiday tradition, as well as being Jimmy Stewart’s favourite film. The movie’s strength comes from a powerful ensemble cast, Stewart’s affable performance as a man at the end of his rope, and a touching story that was neither a play nor a novel before being turned into a movie (the screenplay was written expressly for Capra and Stewart, and was intended to be a movie from the start). In a recent interview, Stewart said of the movie, “It shows that a man’s &orth can’t be quantified. Frank and I hoped to tell audiences that it really is a wonderful life: SO don’t waste it.” Well said, James.

The Gorifather Ttilogv 1972,1974,1990,536m.C. Francis Ford Coppola, among the most highly praised directors of this generation, spreads his genius onto brig Island estates, the rough terrain of Sicily, The Vatican, mean New York streets, and a half-dozen other locales, to bring to life a most engaging, realistic (and yet romantic) look at the Mafia. Never has any story so gripped the imaginations of so many people. Marip Puzo’s novel, from which the movie was born, descfibes an incredible diversity of love for family, coldblooded execution of friends and colleagues, and power, power power. ’ The movies concern the Corleone family, Sicilian immigrants who eventually rise to the top of American organized crime. Patriarch Vito (Marlon Brando), sons Michael (Al Pacino), Sonny (James Caan), Fredo (John Cazalle), and Tom (Robert Duvall), their wives, lovers, children, and legacy, are more a spectacle than a motion picture. Coppola has blended several genres to produce a shocking spellbinding portrait of the underworld. The first two movies are shot non-chronologically, and the third jumps to the eventual demise of the Corleone crime syndicate. The soon-to-be-released director’s cut of the entire epic is said to last nearly eleven hours as it follows almost 100 years of the Corleone family. From young Vito’s escape from Sicily, to son Michael’s death in the hot sun of that same country, the movie, set in chronological order, is sure to be a collector’s item. 1

12 Angry Men 1957,95m. BW Sidney Lumet’s directorial debut tells the engrossing story of one man’s attempt to win over eleven others in a hot, steamy, tense jury room. The one man is Henry Fo;lda, who must convince eleven other jury members that theirahaste to convict a youth of murder is in error. Racial and social issues abound, as do fine character performances by the likes of Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, and Ed Begley, Sr. Hypnotizing and lulling, the film is an achievement in ensemble acting and thematic modulation. Highly recommended.

Lawrence qf Arabia 1962,216rk. C. Talk about yer big films, Great dialogue, a great story, and superb performances from Peter OToole, Alec Guinness, and Omar Sharrif. The sweeping exterior shots are magnificent, as is the recently restored musical score and bits of dialogue that make the movie more unified in theme than the original cut. The subject matter can be dry, but 0”Toole’s briIliint performance as Maj. T. E. Lawrence is well worth the rental fee. Eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for David Lean.

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Space Odyssey 1468,139m. C. “C&trary to belief,” said Arthur C. Clarke, “the film is about one per cent mine, nine per cent Keir Dullea’s and ninety per cent Stanley Kubrick’s.” Clarke, who penned the book from which 2001 was made, had nothing but praise for K&rick’s direction of arguably the most important technical achievement in film in 50 years. 2001’s wide, sweeping scope and important social messages sent rumbles through the film community and general public alike for over ten years. Though the movie’s fength (over two hours) and tricky ending baffled and upset some viewers, the movie was generally received as the most important technical achievement since Birth of a Nation. Kubrick’s use of special effects, music, and technical “hardware” drove an already spacemad population to the brink of ecstasy, and demonstrated to a young generation that “we are not alone.” Nuff said.

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Chifialown 1974,131m. C. Set against 1930’s Los Angeles, the story of private eye J. J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) has ai indescribable film noir feel about it. Director Roman Polar&i aimed for a Dashielf Hammett-like mystery, and instead produced, with the help of Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, a complex, enrapturing tale of murder, incest, lust, bribery, and deceit. Of particular note is the production’s abrupt, realistic dialogue and 1930s feel of the whole thing. You wifl require at least two viewings to fully appreciate the nuances of plot and character, but the movie is solid entertainment from start to finish. Best Screenplay nod to Robert Towne. The Slar Wars Trilogy 1977,1980,19&3,12lm, 124m, 133m, C. Unless you’ve spent the last 15 years visiting Jimmy Hoffa, you have seen at least one of wunderkind George Lucas’s three Star Wars films (Stur Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). The movies are a re-awakening of an age-old genre (the serial), brought up to date with boffo special effects and a simple good-guys versus bad-guys script. Combined, the three elements provide a simple, enjoyable form of entertainment, and a re-awakening of a long-lost art: story telling. The success of over-the-top FX, a (then) relatively unknown cast, and the space opera/adventure plot line have had a stunning impact on how movies are made. Lucas’s own FX shop (Industrial Light and Magic, peopled by The Magicians of Marin County, and led by Wizard John Dykstra himself), is now a $37 billion (that’s Billion with a B) a year industry. Not bad for a self-described “geek with no sense of direction”.

Apmalypse Now 1979,150n-L c. Coppola strikes again. The adaption of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam War is dark and brooding, with many turbulent and wrenching encounters with things no human should have to endure. Special Forces Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) journeys down the Nun river, with orders to locate errant SF Colonel Kurtz jMarlon Brando), and “terminate him with extreme prejudice.” The odyssey becomes more disturbing and surreal with each passing minute, and Willard’s own self-doubt screws itself into the viewer’s psyche through a dark, foreboding voice-over narration. The eventual encounter with Kurtz is sometimes murky and cerebral, but contains some of the most rivetting dialogue in the history of cinema. It is a bloody, brutal, emotionally exhausting journey into the human heart of darkness, and the viewer is taken along for the ride. I cannot recommend this. movie highf y enough, if only because it engenders a better understand ing of a littleunderstood conflict.

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Ragtime 1981,155m. C. Director Milos Forman adapted E. L Doctorow’s semi-fictionaf 1906 American mosaic. It is broad and sweeping, with a superb cast (incfuding James Cagney in his last film) who render social history a living. breathing thing to be understood, loved .and, sometimes, feared. Some of the initial grandness is lost when Forman forgoes the tapestry of the story, to focus on one thread (a black man’s fanatical pursuit of justice), but there remains much to enjoy. Randy Newman’s score and Michael Weller’s crisp and direct script. It becomes dull in stretches, but a fine example of ensemble acting and a nearly unified plot and theme.

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The Verdict 1982,129m. C. Veteran Paul Newman plays a trial lawyer who has hit bottom. Set against a bleak Boston winter, a morose, alcoholic Newman gets a shot at redemption by agreeing to try a medical negligence case against the Archdiocese of Boston. Director Sidney Lumet uses dramatic silence in beautiful balance with dialogue. Lumet also uses deepfocus photography and dim lighting to give an overall mood of ghoulishness to David Mamet’s screenplay. The story twists and turns unpredictably, and the courtroom scenes are the stuff of movie legend. Fine supporting performances are turned in by Jack Warden, ,Milo O’Shea, and Charlotte Rampling. Of particular note is James Mason’s performance as the urbane, polite, and utterly ruthless clcfttrcc 1~7~. This movie says a great deal about the mile-wide chasm between justice and The Law, and provides a thought-provoking and emotionally wrenching portrait of hope and faith.

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I remember, whentondon 0, Hull 4 came out five years ago, describing the Housemartins as resembling the Smiths on catnip. A pretty chetzky comparison, 111admit, but the Beautiful South, spawned f+om the water of the Wartins, share many of thc~ same properties: self-deprecatio* biting irony, and overly selfconscious angst But with a horn sec.. UOn. This feeling haunted me as I watched the Beautiful South perform at the Concert Hall last Monday night, a sense worsened by lead singer Paul Heaton’s obvious ill health. I mean, Morrissey always seemed to be the pasty kind of white, British guy who woutd have a perpetual sniffle, Heaton is a bit more rugged, but he was still sweat-kg like a cold beer on a

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UW’s Fine Arts Department is currently presenting a variety of year end shows+ The work of third year students is available for viewing at the Art-space at East Campus Hall, or 8t the Modem Languages GalIery in a juried show entitled ‘Under the Gun”. ‘public Trout Fishing” is the name of the fourth year students show which is currently being held at the K-W Gallery, Centre in the Square. These shows continue into early May. Other upcoming art events include a show entitled ‘peyote.” This show, featuring works by Amanda Kunkel, Lee Quinney, and Alan Reimer, opens May 8 (7 p.m.40 p.m.) at Waterloo% &ART Gallery (22 King St., S*)*

Highwuy 61, aside from being a road that starts in Thunder Bay and stretches all the way down to New Orleans, is the newest release from Canadian director Bruce McDonald, his second feature-length drama, done in his own unique hell for leather style. McDonald’s previous film Roadkill was described as the definitive Canadian road movie; Highwa_v 61 is a pumped-up, new-and-improved edition of the same.

Highway 61 stars Don McKellar as Pokey Jones, a timid, introspective barber in a tiny, sleepy northern town. His recreation

consists of half-heartedly playing jazz trumpet with his friends in a BTO tribute band, so he is ill-prepared to find, one fine and chilly morning the frozen

body of a stranger - a teenaged boy - in the back yard of his shop. Valerie Enter (precipitously) Buhagiar as Jackie Bangs, a rock ‘n’ roll roadie refugee from “the big city” who, desperately looking for a chance to smuggle some illicit substances over the American border, fixes on the dead boy as a suitable conduit. She is a tough, cynical woman with almost deadly determination; she half-charms, half-enhsts Pokey’s completely innocent and lovestruck to take

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Orleans for the “funeral.” Simple? So far. However, Jackie’s dead body belongs to someone else - a creepy, suspiciously evil-looking man - and he intends to reclaim it. What follows is a veritable romp of a road movie, complete with cool cars

cool sights. Cruising down Highway 61, explains Pokey, is like taking a scenic trip through the history of jazz and popular music. They

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kind of parade of the grotesque) and try to overcome the various setbacks along the way - like, for instance, when they lose the body. In fact, McDonald remarked in an interview thathe’d been reading”As I

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pasty, white British guys (see Billy hot day (not helped, I’ll wager, by the Bragg at the Concert I-MI, Nov. ‘!31), black, long-sleeved garment hung on the South rounded out the show with his uppe.r body) and wincing as he SWdIOWed. a disco oldie, ‘We Should Ele Dancing.” The difference in this case was Heaton’s sickness and the band’s that they had the horn horsepower to rustiness - after taking a nine-month layoff from touring - contributed to pull it off. a slow start; the music was there, but Unlike their last stop in Toronto, no life emanated fmm the stage. But tardiness was not a problem, but Heaton’s voice still rang true and length was. Their main set lasted only about an hour and the show was 80 VOCd contributions by David minutes tops, which begs the quesHemingway and Briana Corrigan had tion of how much concert material the house bopping by 20 minutes in. Heaton The concert soon be43me a rollicking and Hemingway can pit of fun, but like life, was much too reasonably assemble without risking brief. More on that later. a winked aside to the Wartins. Of The South ran through just about course, judging from the crowd response (y love you from the bottom of every song from their two W my pencil case!“), the problem of rele&es, Pe/c0me lo The. Beuiit~@41 volume could have been addressed South and Choke, plus some newer stuff. Tonight I Fancy Myself,” ‘let on Monday night simply by playing Love Speak Up Itself,” “I Think That “Song for Whoever” over about five the Answer’s Yes,” and “A Wtle times. An aside: Who can describe a roadTime”aI1 made it onfo the set list from Choke, while the band saved the hit to celebrity-filled Toronto tiP song from their debut album, “Song without a brush with greatness? for Whoever;” That’s right, I stood beside Stephen for the 25-minute Page and the rest of the Barenaked encore. Ladies while buying beers. In what is becoming a tradition for

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ing filming; it is a story of a family trying to bury their dead mother in her distant home town, but they are constantly beset by difficulties during their journey, including, atone point, losing her coffin on the way. Valerie Buhagiar easily and smoothly makes the switch from demure, innocent tag-a-long in &IQ+ kill to hard-boiled, gun-totin’ rebel in Highway 61. As well, McKelbr changes from determined (yet bashful) serial-killer to bashful (yet deterbad musician nicely; mined) McDonald’s characterization of the tie is accurately dead-on. (However, some maintain that Gerry Quigley, who was the evil concert promoter in Roadkill, should have been cast in the

part of Pokey Jones. He’s a ver)? good actor.) Highway 61 also contains cameos galore: watch closely for the American border guards, Jackie’s friends in Memphis, and the leader of the motorcycle gang that Pokey meets. Fans of Roadkill may not know what to make of Highwuy 61; I can only tell you what my reactions are,

since none of my-good-fer-nothin’ friends have seen both movies yet. Highway 61, for a start, is shot completely in lush and vibrant colour, with much more attention to smooth transition and continuity, unlike Roadkill, which was gritty black and white and had a manic, hysterical pace. Don McKeIlar again provides a good, solid, and seldom-lagging script, but you might wonder about who’s carrying who in these films: is it McKellar’s scripts or McDonald’s direction that makes them good movies? Either way, you’re bound to prefer one more than the other; however, don’t make the mistake of judging one, just because of the other.

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Single room in furnished 3 person apartment. Near shopping mall, laundry facilities, on University Avenue. $160.1 month negotiable. Pete 747-5503, Cod tow&ofor Summer sublet situated in the rolling hills of CokJmbia Lake. This clean unit is one of the closest to UW (Unit 2). To complete the 4 bedroom lake side summer experience, the unit comes complete with a BBQ for a mere $189./month negotiable. You can experience Columbia Lakeforthe summer - Aprilish to Aug. 30 - by calling 7466648.

3 bedroom house, furnished, close to campus, grocery, laundry, alcohol, bus Ceiling fans, basketball court, barbeque. Price negotiable. 725-5417.

Sept. ‘92-A ‘93 m 4 bedroom house, suitable for “BF 5, ireplace, quiet location, old Lakeshore area, Waterloo. $1,325./ month. 884-4632 or 888-7377.

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Le Cerde Francais vous invite B une reception qui suivra deux pieces d’Agatha Christie P&sent&s par la classe de franGais 208, sous la direction de Catherine Black. Les pieces seront jou&s le vendredi 3 avrii a 2Oh. L’entr&es est de 3$ pour les btudints et de 4.50$ pour ies a&es.

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Career m Centre will be open until 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Check out Career, Educational and Employer infqation. See you there! Atari user group, KWEST, general meet-

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Used Book Sale from noon until 9 p.m.

Also on Saturday, April 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sale of specially selected books on Friday at 2 p.m. (no auction) at the First United Church, King and William, Waterloo.

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UW Fine Arts Film Society - European Show 2 - Uw’s East Campus Hall, room 1219 at 7:00 p.m. . “Silent Pain” ;April 16 - “Nathalie Gianger” ; April 23 - “The Divine Emmy” ; April 30 “The Snob”. * r FREE Drop in tegal clinic sponsored by Zinszer, Cooke, Pinchen Barristers and Solicitors belween 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. WCRI Main Office, Clayfield Building. Block 2, 268 Phillip St., Waterloo.

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S bedroom unit - large rooms, lots of parking, taundty facilities. Available May ‘92 to April ‘93. $1,25O/month. 746-5014 or 888-7377.

Summer’92 - share a beautifully furnished two bedrdom apartment with a mature student. Includes utilities, stereo, stocked kitchen, balcony, laundry. $250./month or negotiabte. Call 743-804 1.

After finals party/relax at Daytona Beach’s TEXAN/701 South. Seven nights hotel only $100, deluxe motorcoach package from $200. For reservations please tail (416) 545-4214.

Three bedrooms for sublet from May 1 to August 31/92. Downtown Toronto, Harbord and Spadina area, large rooms, washer/dryer, non-smoker. $370./month including utilities. Kirsten (4 16) 844-9996 or Sarah (416) 929-6488. Leave message,

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Townhousehndo - furnished, dishwasher, washer/dryer, 3 bedroom and basement, family room, built-in-vat, garage, near Zehrs, bus route. $800./month negotiable. Bluevale area. May 1 to Aug. 31, 1992. Call 747-5780 or (416) 3359665.

Close, clean cheap! Split-level apartment, semi-furnished. 3 minute walk to campus. Rent negotiable. Call after 4 p-m. 7259542

Splendiferow alw& available for MayAugust at Erb and Amos. 15 minute walk to UW. Large room in 3 bedroom apartment. Outstanding value $2OO./month (utilfiies included). Call Mike at 725-3865..

September - 4 large bedrooms in studentowned house. ErtrPbZresfmount. Two kitchens and bathroom& dishwasher, microwave, free laundry and parking. $295. plirs utilities. Call Bob 746-2420.

to Toronto? One bedroom apartment for rent, top floor of Victorian house, near the Beaches, five minute walk to subway and shopping. !&625./month. (4 16) 699- 108 1. Graduating?

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Prwtposure - an exhibition of Recessionist paintings and ofher works by R.A. Martin+ Opening at 7:00 p.m. and runs through to April 26 at the stART Gallery, 22 King St., S.. Waterloo. Tel. 886-4139.

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Heat Wave - Open auditions for April IO1 I, callbacks April 12 at the Joey & Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227 Front Street, E., Toronto. Bring photo and resume, singers must perform 2 songs with their own music. Audition times 1O:OOa.m. dancers and 1~00 p.m. singers. For more info call Francis Gambino (4I6) 4210377.

A comedy by Neil Simon - “The Good Doctor” - A Kaleidoscope of Chekhov’s stories for the stage, at the Water Street Theatre, 255 King St., W., Kitchener. Thursday,’ Friday and Saturdays at 8:OO p.m. running from April 23 to May 16. Tickets and info 571-0928. TRURSDAY,

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Gerontology

- April 30 and Association

presents its annual conference entitled “Enhancing Our Resources in an Aging Society” at the Regal Constellation Hotel in Toronto. Registration forms are available in the Gerontology Office, 3rd floor, PAS building.

all invites volunteers to come to the Campus Centre, room 140, during the week of April 27 to watch and participate in the FIRST production of the Spring/ Summer term paper. See You

There!!

Assist track

and field coach with sports activities for mentally handicapped people. Practices are every Saturday evening 7:30 to 9130 p.m.

The Student Volunteer Centre is located in CC206. Information 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. International Students Office seeks volunteers to assist international students with conversational English. If you are interested in tutoring, contact Sheryl at

Are you the daughter of a woman who had breast cancer during your teen years? If so and you are willing to be interviewed please call Ann at 725-5859.

Students needed to research and gather information from large local corporations that have United Way campaigns. March/

April project. Call Jane Fleming at 749-

Summer Camp Counsellors required week of Sunday, August 2 to Friday, August 7, 1992. Contact Andrew at Scout Headquarters (Kitchener) at 742-8325. Also Iooking for a Program Administrator

from May to August. K-W Friendship Group for Seniors need volunteers to befriend seniors on a one-toone basis, two-tnree hours weekly. Call 742-6502 for more info. bking 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.

at ext. 3565 immediately.

is looking for people or businesses who reuse materials. A booklet is being put together to outline where people can take unwanted, but useable, items in the Region and give them a new life. Please contact Susan Sauve at 886-2310, ext. 238 for more info.

An exhibition - of works by fourth year Honours students of the University of Waterloo Fine Arts Department - March 26 to May 3, 1992. Rotary Gallery, 101 King St., N., Kitchener, 579-5860.

necessary to change a number of meeting dates in respect of the Engineering Faculty Council and the Assembly. The revised schedule is as follows: Monthly meeting of Council, old date Apr. 13 changed to April 20. The meeting WIII be held at 3:30 p.m. in CPH 3385.

April 9 - Michael

Mail entries to: Baseball Writers’ Bursary, c/o Larry Millson, 796 Crawford St., Toronto, Ont., M6G 3K3.

Waterloo Citizens’ Recycling Committee

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Baseball Writers’ Bursary - open to college

The semtality Resource Centre - is a trained student volunteer sewice that offers information, support and referrals to those in need. This service is FREE. Call 8851211, ext. 2306 or leasve a message at ext. 4042. The SRC is located in room 154OA,

Kitchmer-Waterloo Art Gallery - “Art Alive Lecture Series” begin Jan. 21 to May 19. Call 579-5860 for more info.

UW S&ooI of Architecture - 1992 - lectures will be held in ES2, room 286 (The Green Room) at 8:00 p.m. For further info contact Ryszard Sliwka (885-1211, ext.

or university students, $500.00 award. 500 to 1,OOOwordssubmitted byJune I, 1992.

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ext. 2814. tooking for good resume experience? f-low about volunteering at the Sexuality Resource Centre. If interested call Joan at 885- 12 11, ext. 2306 or leave a message at the fed 0ffice.

Spring Travel course to the Middle East April 24 to May 15. Study the religion and culture of Egypt and Greece. Fee of $2500.00 includes return airfare from Toronto, accommodations, and much more. For more info call Prof. Daniel S&has

Campus Centre, UW.

The Library & Gallery, 20 Grand Avenue N., Cambridge, (519) 621-0460 upcoming events: April 23- 16 - Edward Burtynsky Breaking Ground exhibition of 47 cofour prints ; May 7 at 7:30 p.m. - meet the Artist with Edward, Burtynsky.

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CLUB

Upcoming Events - * Whitewater Rafting on Ottawa River on Saturday. May f6 (pay Andrew by April 10, telephone 725-4589) l Kayaking every Sunday PAC Pool 4 to 6 pm. l next weeking Monday, 5:30 CC 138a.

March 23

News - Equipment room is open for equipment hire and memberships: Monday and Thursday 4:30 to 5:30 pm. and Friday 11:OO a.m. to 12 noon. h d&ils on above events, see our notice board outside the Equipment room, PAC, Blue South, room 2010. (Tel.: 8884828).

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HOURS effective: Sept. 3 Monday to Thursday 9130 - 9:00 Friday 9:30 - 5130

Saturday 9:OO - 5:30 Sunday I:00 - 5:00

sunb , April 5 m Piano Recital - 2130 p.m.. z tudenfs of theontario Registered Music Teachers’ Assoc. perform in recital format, Mm&y, April 6 - “Ideas & Issues” - 12 noon, “The New Free Trade Zone: Canada, US and Mexico” with Dr Terrence Downey Davies. Tuesday, April 7 - 7115 p.m. - “Success Stories” with guests Sharon MacKinnon, Mac Voisin, Charlotte Whalev. 700 p-m. - “Consumers” Association Annual Meeting”. W&e&ay, A@,l 8 - “Buying or selling a home” - 7:OO p.m, Richard Haalboom speaker. 790 p.m. - Fly KPL - Mildred Toogood speaks about Portugal to the Canary Islands. 7:30 p.m. - “International Youth for &ace & Justice”.

Friday, April 10 - “Summer On-Stage”. Speaker Carol Hughes from the Elora Festival. Fur further info on the above contact Georgia Green 743-0271, ext. 254.

CAMPUS HAPPENINGS IS DONATED BY IMPRINT

DON’T SPIN YOUR WHEELS; GO PLACES WITH EVERY

f.J.Ell. I” I .“” Languages cafeteria.

SUNDAY

J-8 Club meets from 4 to 7 p-m., Activity area of the PAC. Beginners elcome! For more info c~~+~-+ WI {Lab1 mzai Cnanf 73C 8 cd5577 or sdfinura at descartes. l

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EVERY WEDNESDAY L;tymen’s Evangelical Fellowship Bible Study. 7:30 p.m. in DC 1304. All are welcome!

international language. Begrnners at 7 to - -* L h~43IC IO. ‘3:OO 830. intermediate IL a- p.m. I . in Ire. MC4044. Texts ravailable _ e .-._A_ * at VW t1ookst( Call Dan at 885-6~84 for more Into.

Career Resource Centre - evening hours -

Student Christian

open until 7 13-m. frfim lIvlrl ,dn. I= 15 to April 1. LVLRY

GLLOW meets irI room 104 of the Modern

MONDAY

Bagels! Come to the Organization weekly 11:30- I:30 p.m. in CC1 fun! For more info call 746-l 107!

Jewish Student’s Bagel Brunch at 10. Food, folksand the JSA Hotline at

UW Re@es - Recyclinor;ln:ampus each sodrety should I -- ; March 9 and

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The Men’s Action Workgroup meets at 7:OO p.m. in the Campus Centre. For info

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Free Esperanto classes - come learn the

Languages buik jing, 9-11 p.m, Gay & Lesbian Lrberatil3n of Water100 promotes sex~latitv. Crime --,..healthy altitudes tnwarris ._._-, -- ---‘--~“I~ out and meet new friends1 Group) - Brown bag forum from 12:30 to i:30 p.m., CC 135. All are welcome :! Baha’i Faith Information Meetings - you are invited to attend discussions on issues such as peace, spiritual solution to the LEVI apfinnmir IUI1IIU “I rricic 101.Jand equality of women and men. Phone 884-5907 or visit the Centre at 2-91 K’-- clL ”

MSG (Muslim S

Movement meets at 4:OOto5:30inCCl IO. Weareanecumeni. . cat group on relating faith . . who . ” concentrate .A 1tib~e3. :,,. .^1 cIIA.*. to socral justlL;t: IU~N members always welcome! Information: 725-7993, Heather or Bruce. EVERY

FRlDAY

Shabbat! Come IO me Jewtsn sruaent’! Organization weekly Shabbat Dinner a ‘-’ 6:30 p.m. For more info c:311 ” rne .’ JsP Hotline at 746- 1107. There till be “Salat-ul-Juma” (Frida organized by MUSLlb Prayer) n-t-1

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International So&lists meet at 7:30 p.m. in CC135 to discuss the theory and prac-

Akoholics Anonymous weekly meetings at 12:30 p.m. in Health and Safety Building, meeting room, or call 742-6183.

Staff Meeting Fridays at 12:30 p.m. cc

This is our last issue of the term. The fist issue of the Spring term will hit the streetson May I. Please get calendar announcements and clwkfied ads to us by 5 p.m. on M,onday, April 27. ’

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