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NEWS
888-4048 Friday December 2, 1994 Volume 17, Number 20 ISSN
14 Not
0706-7380
Imprint
D
Forgotten have been organized by the Engineering Society and the UW Wom-
News
ecember 6th, 1989 is a day that people all over the world may never for-
en’s Centre. On December
get.
Fourteen women in the prime oftheir lives were gunned down
at
the
hole Not one of the victims was chosen by their murderer for something they did other than aspire to be engineers. December 6th has become a
Polyth&hnique in Montreal.
Cover photo by Dave Fisher
Editorial Board Editor in chief Sandy Atwal Assistant Editor Jeff Warner News Editor James Russell News Assistant Ki eran Green Arts Editor Pat Merlihan Arts Assistant Greg Ktafchick Sports Editor T.J. Behe Sports Assistant Mark Morrison Features Editor vacant Science Editor vacant Photo Editor Patti Lenard Photo Assistant Scott Wahl
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day to think about 14 women who were never able to realize their life’s ambitions. It has also become a day to think of how it has affected the family, friends, and colleagues of these women. Every one ofthose 14 names means a lot to the friends and family of the women who died on December 6th, 1989. The family and friends of these women have been through many sleepless nights, and the memories of their loved ones are still crystal clear in their minds. Everyone of these people has lost a part of them that can never be replaced.
&ole Polyth&chnique students have issued a very brief and simple statement regarding memorial services for the 14 women. They simply want to remember the time that they spent
Jeff &vitz Whatshisname
Jeff Zavitz James Russell Jeff Warner JamieBennet Pat Merlihan
Contribution List Chris Aldworth, Ken Bryson, Michael Bryson, Jodie Carbert, James Castle, Richele Colbear, Cheryl Costello, Dario Dutrisac,
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one reason only: they were women, In every person, different thoughts will be brought out and every one may want to express themselves in a different way.
these wmnen were killed in a senseless act of violence for me reason only: they were women people about the importance of people who have passed away. The 14 Not Forgotten memorial service is intended to remind us that these women were killed in a senseless act of violence for
Out of respect for the 14 women who lost their lives on December 6, remember them, and honour their memory. At the University of Waterloo, several memorial services
come.
After the Memorial Service at Siegfried Hall, the UW Women’s Center wiI1 hold another remem-
brance for women at Carl Pollock Hall, room 3390. Women are askedto share their feelings
about the Montreal
Massa-
cre and are invited to bring their own readings of poems, music or other articles. Refreshments will be served.
Andrea Schmidt David Bauer
New national student organization on the rise
Board of Directors President Vice President Secreatary/Treasurer Directors-at-Large
with their lost ones and don’t want people to use this tragedy as a rallying point. A memorial service is offered but that is it. A memorial service serves one primary purpose: it reminds
6th, a day long memorial will be set up in P.U.E.T.S. from 8a.m. to4:OOp.m. 14 candles will be lit in memory of 14 women who died on that day in 1989. Behind each candle will be a name, the name of a women who was not able to make her mark on the world. Take some time during your exam studying to come in to P.O.E.T.S. and read the names. Think about the family and friends ofthese women. Feel free to spend asmuch time at the memorial thinking about what this tragedy means to you. At 6:OOp.m.,a memorial service that is scheduled to take place at Siegfried Hall in St. Jerome’s College. This remembrance is co-sponsored by both the Engineering Society and the Women’s Centre. All students, faculty and staff are wel-
Fisher, Darren
Natalie
Gillis,
Meg Greenfield, Natasha Hatsios, Honee Hoculik, Greg Hood-Morris, Sarah Kydd, Adam Lee, Jack Lefcourt, Emily Macnaughton, Mike McKay, Kim Moser, Jay Nolan, Axe1 Noriega, Natalie Onuska, Sarneh Rehan, Kathleen Ryan, Frank Seglenieks, Sunil Solanki, Cheryl Turner, Rob Vickers Imprint is the offficial student newspaper of the University of Waterloo. It is an editorially independent newspaper published by Imprint Publications, Waterloo, a corporation without share capital. Imprint is a member of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA.) Imprint is published every Friday during the fall and winter terms and every second Friday during the spring term. Imprint reserves the right to screen, edit and refuse advertising. Imprint ISSN 0706 7380. Mail should be addressed to Imprint, Campus Centre, Room 140, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G 1. Our fax nuniber is 884-7800. Electronic mail should be addressed to imprint@ watservl .uwaterloo.ca. Imprint: The Voice of Reason.
by James
Imprint
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Russell
staff
here may be a new organization to represent undergraduates on the national
level. Currently, the only national undergraduate student organization is the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), now infamous for organizing the demonstration at which Lloyd Axworthy, the Minister of Human Resources, was pelted with macaroni and eggs. . President of the Federation of Students Stephen Codrington and David Drewe, Senior Officer of Academic Affairs, attended a conference held in Edmonton over November 16 to 20. Though the conference, like any other, initially included time for socializing, all such events got cancelled as the representatives from universities around the country realized the magni-
until around midnight. Trying to draft a preliminary constitution for a national organization was very hard, according to Codrington. He pointed out that apart from the large numbers of different schools present, another issue was of exactly who would the group represent? Graduate students? Undergraduate students?
been called CASA, an acronym for Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. Codrington stressed that at this point, nothing was final. Everything that was decided at the conference needs to be presented to the Student Council, and agreed to by the council. The presentation will take place on December 2nd. tively
Maybe
the recogni-
tion CASA
thought that that was not some-
has
thing that a group supposed to be representing students to the federal government should be spending a
Codrington
both? What about college students? Another difficulty that arose
was very pleased at gotten
already, despite not acout of the tually being fact that this a fully forwill be named organization at this tional group point. Axwas reworthy’s gional difparliamenferences. T h e He works so hard but he still tary secretary attengroup set- looks so good. ded, asdid other representatives tled on representing undergradustudents.
“Trying
to be eve-
tude of their tisk and got down to
ate
work. “The work took over everything,” saysCodrington, explaining that the group would meet at 9 a.m. and wouldn’t break up
rything to everyone just doesn’t work,”
says Codrington.
“If you
aren’t focussed, you’re never going to get anything done.” The organization has tenta-
of the federal
Codrington said he spoke to someone who had attended the last CFS general meeting (Codrington did not attend as UW is not a member of the CFS) and that they told him that an hour and a half was spent discussing the plight of women in Bosnia, and fortyfive minutes spent on Axworthy’s proposed cuts in education spending. While Codrington stressedthe importance of drawing attention to __the women _ in Bosnia (he stated that it was much more important than discussion of funding cuts), he also
government-
“We got attention,” says Codrington, pointing out the great need for such an organization, as the CFS is basically ineffective. At the conference,
lot of time on. In contrast to the CFS which has staged at least one other
food-
throwing demonstration, Codrington called the people who came to the CASA conference ‘&a rational group of students.” A follow-up conference is being scheduled in January, giving the leaders time to receive input and hopefully
the go-ahead
from
their student councils. At that time, the constitution of CASA may be passed, and undergraduates have useful, serious, national resentation.
will rep-
IMPRINT,
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Friday, December 2,1994
Racism James Russell Imprint staff by
at UW
Chalmers. Chalmers and Sutton admit that they do not screen people coming memorandum sent out by and asking for food, but do not the food bank has received think the service is being abused by anyone. an extremely racist response. Copies of the The memo was PC+WJJ &CWS ARE GREAT WLY PUB THE ti=bY, THE PRO3LEEl 1s XT YIZL m response have THESE P&P'u3 I;SILS)BY SOHE FOREKGKVISA STUDEXW, I.E. QHTEBTAIS, sent out November 8 been sent to TKEY TAKE TitiZ ~HRPUATE JOBS TAXE UP THE SE.WL AT OUR OSfVERST’fY, to all department the Office of F&$X CDjv’ 5TUiXWS (BECXJSE QF ~QLlitSC TZiEY #ORIt FOR ~~~%?I’S ANZ THEY heads, and asks for doEthical W&:GTTU S'l'~!f IH !fKfS COUNTRY, EXEIJ THOUGHTlCEY CAP?$r@'i+ SPEAK tE;GLISIf) nations to the food Behavior and n~‘i.fEYOL: EVER SEEiSG~QL~Fs OR*ORIE;.‘TALS GRAZLXG IN T’lCBdATERLX)Q ‘PWPt bank. It states that the Human S$QJAR,E TZEKEiS SCPEmRmT, JUST ASK Tlik: ,YP:JiV.iE$ IT 1s DLSCL;STK:JGTO service is available to Rights and to IF FriEY WANT TO COW sm XX! ‘I’.HEY TAXC; ~vtxwAGE OF QUa PkEE MARWT. all students who lack the Provost ~YCQII-THEY SHOULD BE: SITARIST) TO I”& THEIR GAY OR 32 UAcXt employment, OSAP Ad-hoc Comfunding or cash and are mittee on Harin need of food. assment and The anonymous response says ence in Florida. “It was the first Discrimination. Exactly what the that “Food banks are great only for piece of mail I looked at,” said a response will be is unclear at this the needy, the problem is it will be shocked Cole. point. used by some foreign visa students, Carla Chalmers and Lisa “I think this is proof that raci.e. Orientals...” Sutton, the coordinators of the food ism is on this campus,” said Cole. It also says that these students “For those that thinks it’s not, open bank, were equally shocked. take up seats here at UW, take up “It made me sick,” said your eyes.”
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graduate jobs, and cannot speak english. The response came to Julie Cole, Vice-President University Affairs, just back from a confer-
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Kalbfleisch had been approached by Sally Gunz, chair of the UW Ethics Committee, about the content of the Impotent earlier this week. The paper, he said, contained “some extremely good satire . . . there’s no doubt about that,” but some “lines were crossed.“That, he continued, is the main point: determining where the “line” between satire and offensive material
oming out of nowhere, Impotent’s debut has become engorged with controversy. Published by Mathnews last Friday@potentis a spoof of Imprint that has entertained and angered people across campus. Complaints about the paper range from its general editorial stance to its inclusion of personal information. While they have been approached by several people with complaints, both editors deny that they did anything seriously wrong. Despite the complaints, their impression is that people are “oveIulbelmingly positive”about the paper, according to Curtis Desjardins, who helped coordinate the project. Mathnews is funded by, but separate from, the Math Society. While several executives from the Math Society were involved in the paper, it is not an official Math Society mouthpiece. Desj ardins stated that “no one has talked to us formally,” although he has heard of a number of complaints and had spoken to the Dean of Math, Jack Kalbfleisch, earlier this week. The editor of Impatent, Steve Shaw, Steve Shaw: impotent editor noted that he had only received two complaints, mainly lies. “I’m not sure where that line about how “vulgar” the issue was. is,” he noted, adding that he hopes Neither had heard anything from the Impotent sparks dialogue bethe Ethics Committee directly, altween various campus publications though both had heard that it was about where it should be. pursuing the matter. Kara Richardson of the UW
Women’s Centre has an idea where that line is, however. While she has not yet filed a formal complaint, and might not do so, she found a number items in the paper offensive to women, lesbians, and feminists in general. She ppinted to passages referring to a woman as a “‘Fed Hall whore,” nonheterosexual lifestyles as “laughable,” and some depictions of sexually aggressive situations, as examples of poor taste and judgement on behalf of the editors. Passages relating stereotypical images of lesbians, and others such as “the guy that fucks some girl in the back of his pickup truck. . . and then beats her to death with his boot because she fucked him but wouldn’t fuck his brother. All good, clean fun here” are especially contentious, she maintained, because of the context of anti-feminism at UW. “In a totally non-homophobic climate, a homophobic joke might have a chance at being funny, although not necessarily so.” But “those passages aren’t funny in any context.” While “lots of is [Imp0 tent] and funny,” anti-feminist homophobic attitudes on campus detract from it. “They can’t reason-
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Ignorant 0fJicials do not know what is going on on the Internet, and they panic results, ‘they panic.”
Gaile Pohlhaus, an associate professor of Women’s Studies and Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University in Pennsylvania spoke next. Though the title of her talk was “The use of the Internet as a vehicle for pornography - do we really care?,” it primarily consisted of a lecture on feminist ethics, followed by a brief speech condemning all pornography. “Women have been oppressed because of their caring roles,” says Pohlhaus. Because of this, they feel “psychic pain,” she explained. Pohlhaus also read from a “Feminist’s Dictionary” which defined pornography as having two characteristics: the degradation of women and the institutionalization ofpatriarchal sexuality. She briefly mentioned the Internet, saying that there should not be open access to pornography on it, and that universities should not carry newsgroups with pornographic content. The keynote speaker was next, Justice John Sopinka of the Supreme Court of Canada. Sopinka opened by saying that because of his job, his own freedom of speech is severely restricted, and he would be unable to answer certain questions. Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadians are guaranteed “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication,” explained Sopinka. However, the Charter can be over-ridden by the
government so long as it can justify such an act as “a reasonable limit of a fundamental freedom.” Sopinka explained that the Supreme Court looks at how close to “freedom” an idea is, when trying to decide if limiting this freedom may be justified. On these grounds, a law limiting speech of a political nature would be extremely di fi cult to justify, whereas a law limiting the publication of hate literature would not be so hard to justify, as promoting hate is not central to our society. Sopinka also said that the court regards e-mail as it does postering, as a widely available and cheap method of communication, which makes it important in a democracy. He also explained that the Charter is applicable only within Canada, and as e-mail is global, in most circumstances, the Charter would be of little value. “The hallmark of learning is free debate,” said Sopinka, saying that he thought universities should be very careful when deciding to ban some of the newsgroups on the Internet. When asked aboutpublication bans, Sopinkarefused to comment, explaining that the where and when’s of such bans are currently being considered by the court. Margarel Wilson spoke after Sopinka. She has a law degree and a degree in Library Science. She spoke of the greatly increased focus on copyright infringements in the last few years. She also explained that there is preselection in any source of information, in that people choose what to put in and what to leave out. Because of this, she felt that discussion of censorship was not necessary, but that discussion of checks and balances in the system was required. Parkers Barss Donham came to the microphone after Wilson. A political columnist, and former editor of the Harvard Crimson, his speech was filled with jokes and the occasional crack at some of the previous speakers and even one of the audience questioners. He called any negative aspects of the Internet “an evil arising out of a much greater good.” He called free speech a “defining characteristic of a democratic society,” and called the seizing of American newspapers by customs agents during the Karla Homolka trial a “humiliating spectacle in a country that considers itself free.” He also condemned universities for banning the aIt.fan.karlahomolka group, saying that they had “caved in.” He said that if they’d read the group, they would have discovered that very linle information on the group referred to banned details, and that many pasts were agreeing with the ban, not condemning it. Donham called censorship a “blunt and crude instrument,” that shows a “contempt for the public,” by assuming that jurors cannot be impartial. He made reference to an old saying that freedom of the press is limited to those that own one, and that the Internet shouldn’t be censored because it gives everyone the equivalent of a printing press. Attended by students, professors, a lawyer from the Canadian Civil Liberties Union and media including the Toronto Star, the CBC, and ID Magazine, the conf’erence was an informative success.
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he University of Waterloo Anti-Cuts Action Committee will ask the Federation of Students for $300 today (Friday). The money will be used to expand the committee’s information campaign, which began with a petition asking students to oppose the impending federal cuts to the provinces for post-secondary school funding. The committee is organizing support on campus for a day of protest on January 25,v 1995. The protest would be part of a strike by students at post-secondary campuses across the country. In a letter delivered to Student’s Council this week, the committee acknowledged that the council “has opted not to endorse [the
day of national protest], but we feel at a meeting on November 29. The meeting was the third held that the decision to protest these by the committee, which met for cuts through public demonstration should be the sole decision and the first time three weeks ago. The committee consists of students who responsibility ofeach individual student .” supportthe January 25th national protest. The $300 figure was chosen because it represents the amount Students came to the meeting for various reasons. Some came that candidates for positions on the executive of looking for information the Federation of Stuabout the The fact that more federal cuts dents are alstuden& have signed the and the stratlowed to spend on protest petition than voted egies being . campaignany single member of ~~u~~eer’a~ ing. these cuts. the current student Others were Because executive in the lust Fed radical prepared for electiun wus cited as more direct changes to funding for action. “This evidence the popular is not a shortpost-secondsupport behind the term issue,” ary educasaid one stution threaten committee. to affect all dent at the meeting. students, the committee believes that this issue “This [the cutbacks] is something that will affect students for a long needs to be publicized as comprehensively as our campus elections. time.” The committee hopes to work The fact that more students have signed the protest petition than voted with students across Canada to convince the government not to profor any single member of the current student executive in the last ceed with the current legislation regarding post-secondary funding. Fed election was cited as evidence of the popular support behind the Concern was expressed at the meeting that rallys are often interpreted committee. The money will be used to comby students as radical and ineffective reponses to government polimunicate with off campus co-op students about the protest, and to cies. The recent protest which print and distribute posters, leaflets brought 12,000 students to Parliaand buttons on campus. These are ment Hill was cited as an example. strategies similar to the ones used by Fed candidates to promote their As was reported in the November election campaigns. The decision continued to page 9 to ask for Fed funding was reached
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by Adam Lee Fed Researcher A group of concerned men on campus have been actively involved in the White Ribbon Campaign. No doubt you have seen the series of four posters that have been placed on all fed boards &bulletin boards. Unfortunately, the majority of UW studentsdo not know what the white Ribbon Campaign is, or why December 6 is a day that we must acknowledge. December 6 is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On December 6, 1989, fourteen female university students were massacred by one man, Marc Lepine, in Montreal, Canada. All fourteen women were engineering students at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. Marc Lepine entered a second floor cltissroom, ordered the male students to one side of the class and the female students to the other. Lepine began to yell “You’re all a bunch of feminists!” and systematically gunned down fourteen
women because of their gender. Lepine’s violent misogyny not only sent Canada into mouming, it caused a global grieving for female victims of violence everywhere. Unfortunately, tragedies of this nature are quickly forgotten, and also, happen daily. By oppressing the voice of women and ignoring their plight, we are creating a world where more Marc Lepine’s are expressing their uneducated, ill informed anger to-
wards women. We must all work together to eliminate this violence through education, communication, and intervention. Not all men are like Marc Lepine, however, 1 of 8 women living with a man has been assaulted by him and this must stop. We, the men of the University of Waterloo are asking for everyone to support an end to violence against women. Please come to our booth at the Campus Centre, read our literature, and pass on the information to someone else. “Men’s silence is the oxygen which firels men’s violence.” We must end our silence and the violence.
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he cost of education may al ready be taking its toll. All across Canada, the number of people enrolled in parttime studies is in decline. Rising tuition is one of the factors being cited for the decrease in enrollment. “Tuition fee increases have proven to be an effective barrier to post-secondary education,” Guy Caron, president of the Canadian Federation of Students, told the Kitchener Record. The general economic upturn has also been given as a cause. During the recession, individuals wanting to improve their chances of getting a job turned to correspondence courses to upgrade their education. Now that the employment scene is better, fewer are taking tfiat path. Atlantic regionuniversities are reporting an average 12.4 per cent drop in part time enrollment. Que-
bec rates went down 5.8 per cent, and Ontario institutions dipped an average 7.8 per cent. The western provinces experienced some decrease, but not as severe. Here at the University of Waterloo, part time studies enrollment has gone down by a total 8.8 per cent. The Engineering faculty lost the most, dropping 28.3 per cent. The St. Jerome’s arts faculty was second, showing a 22.9 per cent drop. The total, in numbers, is 139 less students enroled in on-campus part-time courses, and 360 less enroled in correspondence courses. Only three faculties, Math, Science, and Independent Studies, saw increases in enrollment. Part of the decreaseat UW has been deliberate. In their 1993 budget cuts, the faculty of Engineering ceasedoffering correspondence courses. At one time, UW was the leader in “distance education” in Canada. We have fallen to second place now, behind Athabasca University in Alberta.
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25th Imprint (page 6), some students threw eggs, macaroni, and apples at Lloyd Axworthy, federal Minister of Human Resources. The University of Waterloo Student Council, long known for its opposition to the CFS and its policies, has decided not to endorse the day-long student strike. The
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THEGOVERNMENTOFCAN is looking at changingCanada’ssocialprograms including federalsupport to post-secondaryeducation.
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tionally speaking, is that one Big Mac, Fries, anda Shake has enough fat and sugar in it to drive the entire Sometimes, almost impulmilitary comp1ex into arterio-sclesively, we are driven to do things rosis. With this tastetreat, designed which we feel are important or nec- to be eaten in the optimum amount essary. Things which, on further of time, contains 45 grams of fat, 40 reflection we might not do, even if grams of sugar, 1280 milligrams of we believe in them, because they sodium, and 1140 calories. In terms are against the law. of calories alone this meal takes up Chris Sartor, a health food almost all of the average person’s teacher in a high school in Toronto daily calorie requirements. did one such thing. As he was passIn a way, it is almost the pering a drive-through sign to a fect meal for today. Much like the McDonald’s restaurant in Toronto, meal pills in Huxley’s Brave New he took a little sticker which he World, one meal can take just minhappened to have in his pocket, and utes to consume, and can last the placed it over top of the arrow, and rest of the day. There are no dishes soon found himself in court. He to wash. The cartons can simply be didn’t know that the owner hap- thrown away, and replaced with pened to be driving by at the same new ones. time. Now, back to the court case in The stickers in question came question. It is obvious that Mr. from an issue of the Vancouver Sartor did do something wrong, but culture-jammer’s journal, the question here I don’t think Adbusters. In McDonald’s own should be whether or nqt he did it, type-face, including the golden but as to what effect it would have arches, they say “Grease”. on McDonald’s. All in all, in terms The charges against him in- ofpublic image, McDonald’s probclude trespassing and vandalism. ably would have been better off to These charges against him prob- simply scrape the sticker off, and ably wouldn’t be so severe if the let all the Chris Sartors walk around stickers hadn’t been wilfully trying thinking that McDonald’s food retb pull public favour away from ally is leading to the downfall of McDonalds. tdday’s society. At least then the Of course, this was exactly the rest of us could go on in our ignointention of Adbusters, in which rant knowledge that McDonald’s the article appeared. In the summer food tastes great. 1993 issue, the main cover line says Often, in a moment of rash “Culture Jamming- the New Activindecision we are compelled to do ism” The problem of McDonald’s, something that we wouldn’t noraccording to the article, is that what mally do, although we would love is now being portrayed as a healthy, to. However, it is not often that we inviting meal is little more than a are held to these convictions by the well packaged bundle of grease, force of a large corporation telling which promotes unhealthy eating US that our puny, feeble attempts at habits (not to mention the very “Culture Jamming,” might actually symptoms of the disposable soci- make a difference to them. Even in court, it is truly an empowering ety)What the article says, nutriexperience. by Greg
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Canadaspendsmoreof itsGross NationalProducton post-secondary educationthan anyotherindustrialized country.Canadianuniversitystudents _ now pay onlyabout20% of the costsof \ their education.Theycanexpectto earn \ 40%moreovertheir lifetime- an average of $11,700moreperyear- thanthose with no universitydiploma.Over25% of peoplein the workforcewant to upgrade their skillsbut can’tafford it. It’s alsoa fact that all governmentsarefacinga financial squeezeandhaveto reviewtheir programs.
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ably expect that their audience . . . won’t have those views” expressed as satirical in the paper, Richardson continued. “There are certain responsibilities [in printing thelmpoient]“and the homophobic attitudes and homosexual stereotypes should not have been present “in the same way youdon’t print something antiSemitic or racist.” She is also upset that she has to :xplain why she found the paper offensive after it had come out. “[It i s clear] why I or any feminist would )e offended” with the content, and t should never have come out in he first place. She has not yet conacted the editors of the paper, alhough she met with Shirley Thompson of the Math faculty and Sally Gunz to discuss her concerns. Eunz confirmed that the Ethics Committee “got some complaints Friday,” although no new ones since then. She is dealing with the issue informally, although what happens will be determined by the complainant, who can decide to lodge a formal complaint. The main issue, she feels, is “whether [the Impotent] went too far for a satire,” and then what to do if it did, indeed, go too far. “Like all satire, it can be cruel,” she noted, but that may not mean it requires a formal hearing. The office of the Ombudsperson has also dealt with complaints regarding the lrrrpotent. “I feel that there are people who have been hurt by [the paper],” remarked Marianne Miller. “Some people thought it was funny and some people were hurt by it,” especially the personal remarks. “You can’t deny an individual their feelings when they’re made a target.” Stephen Codrington, Fed president, agrees. “I know it’s upset a few people,” he commented, adding that he found some of it “thoughtless” and was “let down” by the level of humour. “Some people have poor judgement,” he concluded, noting that the paper was being heavily discussed in the Fed office. Banning the paper is not the solution according to Richardson. “I am committed to free speech, so when something like this comes up it’s hard for me to deal with it.” “I don’t want to see a situation where . . . the university plays some sort of police” over what can and can not be printed. She’d prefer “people making a more honest effort [to avoid this type of material] before something is printed” and having a “more careful consideration of the context of when it’s printed.” Shaw and Desjardins, however, do not feel that the situation is that severe. “1 don’t think we crossed the line anywhere,” Shaw commented, adding that “I’m happy with [the paper].” There was no apology in the following issue of Mathnews.
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“The number ofpeople uficted by mental illness is extremely high, one in four in the 1.5 to 24 year old age group. ” ners and services providers will have accessto a wealth of information on the mental health of Ontarians.” Due to a lack of research, it is still unclear asto how Ontario compares to other provinces in Canada. The survey points to a number of results of mental illness, namely
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he Reform Party’s October 13-16 national convention was a display of direct democracy. At least that’s what the party would have you believe. Armed with a press pass, I sat through the Saturday session, taking notes as the delegates used their computer keypads to show their support for greater access to guns, harsher penalties for criminals, and no health care for sponsored immigrants until they become Canadian citizens. I must say that I was impressed with the efficiency of the process. A vote would be called and seconds later a percentage breakdown of how the 1,400 delegates voted would appear on large screens on either side of the stage. On a resolution to “preserve the heritage and tradition” of the RCMP (read: no turbans), for example, the result was clear: 90 per cent in favour, 10 per cent against. As the day wore on, however, I began to see a striking resemblance between the chair’s attempt to discern the “mood of the assembly” and what might be more colloquially called ‘_‘the rule of the mob.” Very few votes were at all close. For almost every resolution it was obvious after a couple of speakers where the majority opinion lay (directly opposite mine, incidentally). One courageous soul braved the waters to amend what he called “a union-busting resolution.” “The Reform Party is not anti-union,” he said, though the mumbles in the audience told otherwise. Eventually the resolution was amended to allow union members the option of with. holding a portion of their dues if their union gave the money to causes that they did not support, This had been the original intent of
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the resolution, but it had been worded in a way that would have allowed union members to drop out of the union; the assembly was persuaded by one British Columbia MP that if the resolution passed they could kiss goodbye much of their support in his province. As obsessed as they are with representing “the common sense of the common pedple,” as Preston Manning is fond of saying, Reformers can be strikingly practical. Another example of this appeared in the Toronto Star on the day after the voting. Edmonton MP Ian McClelland was quoted as saying, “Our job is to do what is right. If we start worrying about public opinion, we won’t know where we’re going.” Well, true enough. No other political party would claim to be different. But it is this sentiment that launched the Reform Party in the middle of Brian Mulroney’ s tenure. Reformers want th.eir politicians to follow public opinion! The Reform Party is being pulled in two directions, says author Murray Dobbin, who I spoke to after the convention. Dobbin’s 1991 book, Preston Manning and the Reform Par& takes a critical look at the party’s populist rhetoric and individualist ideology. “The party needs to please its members at the same time as it wants to move into the mainstream,” says Dobbin. He agrees that this is likely to be its downfall. At the convention there was obvious tension between delegates and their elected officials. Some delegates claimed MPs were getting special privileges. But these same delegates listened when MPs offered them “expert” advice. They rescinded a resolution to imprison for life
anyone convicted of three charges causing personal injury after their justice critic told them that similar legislation in the U.S. had led to increased gun fights between criminals and the police because the criminals felt like they had nothing to lose. If similar legislation were passed in Canada, he said, we would double our prison population in five years--at a cost of over $100,000 per prisoner per year. As a compromise, the delegates used their common sense to pass a resolution to imprison “indefinitely” anyone convicted of “two or more counts” of crimes causing personal injury -- a significant step back f?om the initial “mood of the assembly.” One set of statistics that got washed ‘. out as the day went by was the percentage breakdown of each vote by province, which followed the general vote split. The provincial vote sometimes proved instructive about the biases of the various regions, but the breakdown was removed after a couple of seconds before anyone could give it any real reflection. At the end of the day I began to feel like I was witnessing a production of the theatre of the absurd. As the delegates voted to end official bilingualism, the International Socialists and other groups protested outside, The delegates were advised not to go to the windows: “That’s just what they want.” Then, after the protesters had lefi, picking up theirptacarrlsanddispersing m orderly fashion, the chair told the assembly that he’d been advised “the protesters are gone and the police are cleaning up." Call it democracy. - Michaef
Bryson
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faith To the editor, Imprint’s column “The Village Atheist,” was an important column to balance the religious columns in the paper. I enjoyed it and felt that its loss was detrimental to the Imprint. Last week’s Imprint contained attacks on atheism from an Islamic and Christian viewpoint. Both of these attacks were based on how illogical atheists are, and both were badly flawed. “The Qur’an Speaks” shows logically how the universe had to be created by god. After all, it couldn’t just always be there. Of course! The chicken came first! Who else could have laid the egg? Another impressive leap was the proof of a heavenly plan because the laws of different scientific disciplines come together so seamlessly. I have only one question of this observation: As opposed to what? Laws of nature that contradict each other? Turning the page what do I find? Science is based on faith. Just to set the record straight, science is totally different from faith because it relies on reproducibility of results, and testable theories. A good theory is logically consistent, and makes predictions in previously untested areas which are then shown to be true. One that is proven correct many times is then worthy of trust. If it is shown to be wrong, it becomes highly questionable and untrustworthy. A good theory would be Einstein’s theory for gravity which predicted a small deviation in Mercury’s orbit. A bad theory would be something like ‘the earth is flat,’ ‘thunderbolts come from Zeus on Mount Olympus,’ or ‘the end of the world is at hand.’ Believe what you please, but don’t try to sell me that trust in what is shown to be true is the same as faith in what you want truth to be. - Doug Boutillkr 38 Chem. Eng.
The return of Thomson To the Editor, Regarding Jeff Warner’s comment in the November 25 issue of Imprint, “The Religion of Atheists,” I’d like to offer my two cents worth. Jeff s central argument is an old one, and (I think) can be summarized as follows. Atheists, like theists, must have ‘faith’ that certain unprovable but commonly accepted forces such as gravity, exist, No one could live a normal life constantly wondering if their heart would stop the next minute or if they would suddenly float into space. Theists think of these relationships as being controlled by a god; atheists accept the scientific explanations of such invisible forces. Either way, every living thing accepts the existence of these forces and the order it imposes on our lives
and Ez$ber 1 it does not follow from Jeff s logic that atheists must therefore possess an element of religion and thus are really no different than theists, who simply have a different type of faith. Our ‘faith’ that electricity exists, for example, stems not only from (‘faith’ in) scientific theories but also from the simple fact that sticking one’s finger in a light socket will instantly verify at any point in time (for anyone on the planet) that a force is undeniably and constantly present. Electric shocks are not the product of stories and healthy imaginations. Accepting this “religion of atheists” helps add certainty to our lives. We make such assumptions every day - about how long the grocery store will be open, whether the gauge on your gas tank works, etc. It is less to think about. Having faith that a god exists further helps order one’s life with respect resDect to behaviour and lifestyle choice; that is, the god’s directives restrict an individual’s total available choices. The belief that certain laws and scientific principles exist and will continue to exist could constitute ‘faith’, I suppose, but it is vastly different than the faith required to believe in a god. Most people’s gods have no physical dimensions or properties, whereas atheists have faith in things that are quantifiable and verifiable. The differences are vast. Having faith in the presence of some allknowing entity is something quite apart from accepting the validity of Newton’s discoveries, as are the implications of each faith. My rejection of the idea of an omnipotent and omniscient entity stems from a number of things, but mostly from lack of verzficatinn. Forces of electricity and gravity can be verified at any moment in time, and if some choose to call it a god and worship it, so be it. Given the constant, universal, tangible and unvarying nature of things like the change of season or gravity, it is not at all “irrational” to assume they will continue to be present for some time to come. Faith in a god is often termed irrational because belief in one is presumably predicated on some perceived personal experience with that god that other people have not had. Why do people dismiss as irrational those claiming to have seen UFOs or the Loch Ness Monster? The source of belief is the same - a combination of personal experience combined with stories about the existence of these things. It could turn out that all the Enquirer stories are all true. But probably not. - Dave
Thornsun
Oh God, another letter To the Editor, The essential point of Jeff Warner’s article, “The religion of atheists,” seems to be that, because (1) atheists have irrational, faith-
based presuppositions about the world, and (2) theists also have an equally irrational, faith-based presupposition about the world, that (3) therefore both atheists and theists participate equally in the religiously irrational. While Warner’s argument doesn’t establish point (3) -- nevermind concerns of”proving” it -- I will limit myselfto examining only the initial assumption which Warner seems to be making, by concentrating on his following statement: [Atheists’] fierce and passionate defence of atheism is not, however, as purely logical and rational as they would like to convince me. Their entire construct of the universe relies on a faith and assumption in certain things, things that they choose to label as rational and self evident, but are not necessarily so. In other words, Warner feels that the “atheistic construct of the universe” requires an amount of faith (i.e. irrational belief) equal to that of the theistic construct of the universe, and consequently it is no more rational than the theistic model. Sadly, Warner provides no rational support for theism, and this provides the major cause for the failure of his argument. I would like to immediately point out that the only characteristic necessary to an “atheistic construct of the universe” is that it not involve assenting to the truth of theism. Essentially, a theistic model of the universe says that the universe is a certain way, and the theistic model says it is not this certain way. Keeping in mind that because there is no necessary component to the atheistic model beyond th,at it lacks the truth of theism, it is questionab1e whether the alleged “atheistic model of the universe” is even a model at all. Additionally, given that Warner implies that theistic faith is irrational, not having that faith (i.e., being atheistic) is simply not accepting what Warner admits to be an irrational model of the universe. Therefore, the only distinguishing characteristic of an alleged “atheistic model of the universe” is an absence of an admittedly irrational element. On the other hand, as long as Warner refuses or fails to demonstrate the reasonableness of the foundations of theism, it follows that a theistic model of the universe is unreasonable. Consequently, while the atheism of an individual can be adorned with additional, irrational elements, apparently the acceptance of any such elements is not, essentially, a component of atheism. Given Warner’s lack of support for theism and admission that it is not rational, it seems that an essential component of his theism is that it is irrational. From this, Warner cannot legitimately consider his irrational theism to be equally rational to a position which only necessarily lacks this irrational view. Unfortunately, this is only one of the dozens of criticisms of the article that could be made. My advice to Warner and other fellow apologists is that they refrain from defending their belief in God by conceding their faith to be irrational, and then trying to drag anyone not
having that faith (i.e., atheism) down to their level. There are no successful shortcuts to legitimating religious belief, and Warner’s fideistic argument definitely qualifies as a shortcut. Reverend Tyler Wunder Department of Philosophy
A call for unity To the Editor, Just as I was wondering if this year would go by without some major controversy, Lloyd Axworthy came along and dropped a bomb on students. His proposed tuition increases have shocked and angeredmany in the university communi ty. I believe that I have kept up wi th the issue, having read a number of articles, opinions, letters as well as listening to students talk about these contentious proposals. Needless to say, I am concerned about these proposals. What concerns me perhaps even more is the in-fighting between students and student groups with regards to this issue. I have heard from some students that strong, vocal and visible protests will send a loud and clear message to politicians that these proposals are totally unacceptable. Others argue that strikes and protests will achieve nothing, and that “sensible” and calm actions are the only thing that the government will listen to. Disagreements between these groups have the potential to become destructive. It is obvious that students are very, very angry about the government proposals. I believe that it is very important to remember what we are fighting for. Is it not the same thing? Are we not saying, regardless ofhow we choose to express ourselves, that tuition hikes suck?. Different camps are developing around this issue. Dare I be so bold to suggest that we do not make thisaCFS/OFSvs. OUSA debate. Let’s work together as students. Let your fellow students be ang% let them protest, let them discuss, let them develop proposals and suggestions for the government. ltis essential that students be active and voice their concerns over issues, NO MATTER HOW THEY CHOSE TO VOICE IT! Please, do not silence the voices of others around this issue. The government will not hear us at all if we spend all our energy fighting amongst ourselves. Karin Zvanitajs Senior Officer
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Russ&l1 not objective To the Editor, My letter is in response to the pathetic lack of journalistic integrity that was displayed by James Russell in his article titled “Strange Sawks” Days Rawks. . .Quiverleg (Imprint, Nov. 18194.) Although I wholeheartedly disagree with Russell’s opinions
regarding the quality of the bands that performed at QuiverAid, this is, afier all, Canada,‘and he has the right to express what and who he dislikes. I do take exception to three points Russell makes, and I would like to clarify them. First, I agree with the statement that Paul MacLeod is a novice Zeud singer, as he joined 6 Months only a short time ago. However, to say that Paul h.as a “large lack of stage presence” is absolutely ludicrous. You don’t get to open for the likes of the Rheostatics and the Skydiggers all across Canada without stage presence. To me, Paul Macleod is as much presence as he is music, and he is the finest young, solo, performer in Southern Ontario that 1 know of. What Paul has accomplished is a re-legitimization of the artform that is the singersongwriter (Valdy, Stan Rogers), and introduced it to K-W’s young people. Secondly, in your completely unnecessary sarcastic social commentary, you stated that Brad Marshall (the “little joke act”) shouldn’t quit his day job. In fact, Brad has no day job. He is an engineering student at McMaster University, and sacrifices countless evenings to devote to driving to Kitchener and working as a sound tech for different local bands, most notably the Groove Daddys. Brad’s performance was spur of the moment, and was intended to be unpolished, light, and fun - which it was. What I find the most distastetil is the very nature of this article. James Russell has crossed a line that, in his ignorance, I believe he doesn’t even know exists. The K-W music scene really began to evolve 3 or so years ago with the likes of Paul MacLeod, the Groove Daddys, Strange Days, the Rhinos, and the (then) Whirling Dervishes coming to the forefront. All the bands of now and then have worked extremely hard to make KW into (in my opinion) the 3rd most “happening” music scene in Canada today. The success of live music in KW has not been a solo journey for the musicians. The media (Record, Spotlight, ID, Imprint, Cord, CKWR, CKCO) and the local clubs (most notably the Volcano and Phil’s Grandson’s Place) have thrown an immense amount of support behind local bands, dedicated to everyone’s success. Everyone works together, everyone succeeds together. QuiverAid was the brainchild ofRob Szabo ofthe Groove Daddys. The idea was to hold a benefit concert for cash-strapped, up-andcomers Quiverleg, who needed funds to press their debut CD. What res,ulted exceeded everyone’s hopes. Nearly 600 people came through the doors of the Volcano to hear 6 local acts. An enormous amount of money was raised for Quiverleg’s aid. In the 2 l/2 years on the inside of K-W’s music scene, I’ve never seen local musicians so proud of what they accomplished that night. The crowd response was also the loudest I’ve ever heard at the Volcano. continued
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So, to open the Imprint a week later and find a review collapsing under the weight of its own negativity made me extremely upset. I don’t think the English language has a word to describe the feeling that’s evoked when you stare at someone coldly and to them say, ‘3’s just something you don’t do.” The feelings are those of insult and betrayal, There was no need for James Russell to say what he did. Everybody won that night; Quiverleg, the fans, the Volcano, the other bands. . -everybody. On behalfofthe musicians who staged QuiverAid, I would like a response to appear in the Imprint as to where you, James Russell, news editor, a person who has admitted to having previously seen none of the QuiverAid performers (and therefore a person who is uninformed about the K-W music scene) suddenly received the credentials to become a rock music critic. I feel confident when I say that on behalf of myself and my friends involved with making music in KW, the ignorant stroke of James Russell’s pen has caused a great disserviCe to all that we’ve achieved. - Andrew
Rourke
A Fed type writes-and writes To the Editor, The Federation of Students has been very active in working to make the federal government revise its proposals which might indirectly lead to tuition doubling. Let’s be clear on that. In truth, however, we do not oppose everything in the paper. Income-contingent loan repayment plans could make existing debt loads more equitable and university more accessible if properly structured. The Federation of Students has been developing a model since 1992, when David Martin and Sue Crack won the Fed elections with ICLRP as a large part of their ticket. The portability of University credits will make it much easier for students to enter and withdraw from the system as their finances allow. This is something that the Federation of Students has been working towards through the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance for some time also. For this reason, we have been taking a more wary approach in QLU opposition of the elimination of EPF than that espoused by the authors of two letters printed in last week’s issue. Both letters, whether in error or on purpose, leave the reader with some inaccurate impressions. Stranianek writes that under Axworthy’s proposals, “Public fUnding would be replaced with a direct Federal loan scheme.” This leaves the impression that the Federal government will no longer fund universities. This is not true. The cash portion of transfer payments made to the provinces may be removed, however the lion’s share of Federal funding, which takes the form of tax point transfers (never mind provincial funding) wi11 remain in place. Public funding will remain in place, although a portion
may be removed. Stranianek’s letter leaves the false impression that Universities will become
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privatized. A second fault lies in Stranianek’s contention that ICLR will “ . ..cause a hierarchy of increasingly competitive schools.” This, and the rest of her section dealing with ICLR is utter crap and totally without factual base. Income contingency is simply a novel means to repay student loans. Any other statementsarebased on the author’s obviously biased assumptions, rather than fact, This is especially evident in her statement that “those who earned less would take longer to pay back the loan [and] accme more interest.” Until a model is proposed, no one can say that. Through the model proposed by the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance @USA), government would subsidize the interest paymentsfor those unable to meet them. Perhaps rather than a longer repayment period, she prefers the current system, where massive default rates permanently injure students’ credit ratings. Both Stranianek and Sparks advocate participation in a boycott of classes on January 25, 1495. Sparks states that doing so will “prove to the government that all students are united and serious in our opposition to its plans,” while Stranianek writes that “Actions like the January 25 student protest-strike can mobilize the anger and build the solidarity to really stop these attacks....” The Federation of Students does not support this idea for a large number of logical reasons! T shall attempt to state these as briefly as possible. First, the whole reason we’re against these cuts is that we’re worried students will be denied the opportunity to get a quality university education. Doesn’t it seem a bit counterproductive to work for universal quality PSE by a campuswide cutting of class? Second, Sparks writes, “Credibility at the negotiating table is not a favour bestowed by the other party.” This much, we agree on. The disagreement occurs when she contends that cutting class will somehow gain students credibility in the government’s eyes. When our President, Stephen Codrington, met withLloyd Axworthy, he didn’t need all of UW to skip their classes to do so. He didn’t need to throw eggs at Lloyd Axworthy to get his attention. ‘He got a seat at the table because the University of Waterloo Federation of Students, has earned a reputation as a rational voice which represents the best interests of its members, rather than dogmatically opposing any government policy The University of with protests. Waterloo has earned credibility through intellectual debate on these and other issues. The truth of the matter is, we do not need to fight for a seat at the table. We already have a seat at the table. The thrust now is the search for implementable alter= natives. The EPF working committee of the Federation of Students is developing an alternative. We will soon be approaching administration and faculty members, asking them to devote a portion of their class time on the CFS “Strike Day” to speaking to need for a universaIly accessibly, top quality postsecondary education system* The benefits of this action will be uniformly positive, both to members of the university community, and those outside who wil1 only hear of
it through media coverage. To the authors, as well as all students, I once again extend the invitation: come up and talk to your student representatives, and find out what the facts are. We have a committee of Students’ Council which meets regularly to plan and implement actions regarding the review. Join in, and make sure you don’t cut offyournose to spite your face.
Brad Linton 4N Arts
David &ewe Sr. officer Academic
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proper hnctioning of all its parts. University funding is extremely important to the entire country, even if some amateur economists believe that they do not personally benefit from a healthy economy. Thanks for the economic lesson, Sandy, but there is more to life than supply and demand.
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Economics made easy To the Ed&r, While I would like to commend Sandy Atwal for his grasp of basic economics (Firing Line, Nov. 27), I am obliged to inform him that his grasp is unfortunately so =- basic. Sandy argues that university students should be expected to pay for their educations and that universities should receive no finding whatsoever from the government (read: the taxpayers). The logic behind this is that “society” already pays the for student’s education through the products and services bought, by individuals, from the employers of university graduates. Employerspay graduates what they are worth and the graduates then pay off their student loans (with the money given them by “society”). No problems so far. However, Sandy runs into trouble when he asserts that not all individuals in society are going to benefit for the education of other individuals and, as such, should not be forced to pay for the education of those individuals. To Sandy, that individuals buy products and services From employers of graduates is sufficient societal contribution to the education system. Sandy thus determines that government money spent on post secondary education is unnecessary, wasteful. I beg to differ. Ask any economist these days and they will tell you that to remain competitive in the future market economy, Canada must continue to produce skilled labour, meaning more university graduates. With an increasingly educated population, Canada will increase in productivity and competitiveness, increasing both our GNP and “standard of living.”
Needless to say, a globally competitive Canada means a strong Canada with a strong, healthy absoeconomy -= which benefits lutely all Canadians. If Canada were to take Sandy’s advice and charge students the full price of their education (which would happen if all government funding were to cease), tuition would increase at least five hundred percent (approx. $5000 per term), leaving all but the richest students no option but to either rack up debt or simply give up on a university education. My guess is a significant proportion of students would choose the latter, drastically decreasing the number of university graduates in Canada over the next decade. If Canada does not produce enough graduates our economy will suffer, we will suffer. All of us. “Society” is not simpIy an amorphous group of individuals; it is an entity unto itself, dependant on the
b&y, yuur idea that a university degree is a (the) ticket to such a furce is laughably naive. Further, 1 did nut, nur have I ever suggested that students be asked to pay for 100% of their university education with no assistance ofany kind. Finally, I would suggest that you ask “any economist” how much lunger the Gmadiun guvemment can sustain its bluated sucial safety net.
Fedsdon’t go far enough To the Editor, It seems to me that the Federation of Students’ response to the federal cutbacks is dangerously incoherent. To illustrate, consider what happened on Nov. 10: a Federation speaker let the cat out of the bag near the end of the forum when he opined that it was really quite useless for students to express their concerns to backbench MPs like Telegdi and English, since they would just be “forgotten” by the real decision makers. Needless to say, this rebuke of the professed aim of the forum -= viz., to “generate enough student voices to create a message for change . . . in regard to university cuts” -- leA not a few of those voices pretty co&used. And what about the Record (Nov. 19): “Local students decry attack on Axworthy.” Attack on who? The world turned upsidedown! I find the current postcard campaign just as bewildering. Not that I don’t understand it =- heck, it didn’t take any time at all to fill one out and pop it in the postbox. But I don’t have any illusions that it’ll do any good. For in addition to the strategic problem of retreating even further form the public forum, this campaign embodies two tactical blunders: i) No stand on the cuts, which the Feds are “adamantly against,” is taken. A vaguely worded statement in favour of public financing is all that the Federation commits itself to. The issue of issues == viz., the $2.6 billion in cuts -- is left as an open question. Why is the Federation conducting a survey for the prime minister’s office instead of making them confront our overwhelming opposition to the proposed tuition hikes? ii) There is no “tear-off and return” portion on the postcards. Hence all that the Feds know is how many it had printed =- not how many were sent, let alone what was said on them. Even without concrete evidence, of course, we can safely guess; but guessing doesn’t go very far at the negotiating table.
this is especially true when dealing with a government which, according to the Federation, has
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already “tainted and reworded” student input. So what’s it for? With the postcards and the information they con,tain being placed entirely in the government’s possession, it’s hard to see how they might be put to effective use by student negotiators. Is the postcard campaign supposed to be part of a coherent strategy, or is it just a sop to angry students? Either way, there is an inexplicable chasm separating the Fed’s “leave-it-to-us” lobbying strategy and their calls to students to “get involved.” It’s clear that between now and the federal budget we must make our opposition to the proposed cuts very public; and we must not have any delusions that Ottawa has a pro-student agenda. Given the situation, joining with students right across Canada on January 25 to protest the cuts could be the only effective ‘way for us to really get involved and get taken seriously on this issue. -A.
Cowen
Impotent true to its name TO the Editor, With regards to the most recent issue of Mathnews, “Impotent,” I would like to make clear that I was a ware that it was intended to be satirical before I began reading it. I take issue not with every article in “Impotent,” but with the many instances in which I feel women, feminists or lesbians were targeted as subjects for this supposed satire. My understanding of satire is that it is a tool used to expose the flaws in the view of any person or group by making fun of them. In this sense, satire has an important social role. In my opinion, there are a number of articles in “Impotent” which are simply malicious attempts to get a laugh and do not deservie to be defended on the grounds that they can be classed as part of the time-honoured, socially useful tradition of satire. A number of articles in “Impotent” were directed at the Women’s Centre’s “International Women’s Week Rag.” The Women’s Week Rag and the Mathnews issue “Impotent” were printed in the same social context. The articles in the Rag were intended to be provocative. They take a critical attitude towards existing social conditions in which one’s gender and/or sexual preference makes one subject to various forms of discrimination. They were written on a university campus where feminists are not welcome and where the idea that women or lesbians may be subject to discrimination is not widely accepted. It is my opinion that “Impotent” serves to reinforce the chilly climate at UW with regards to women, lesbians and feminists. Furthermore, I think that “Impotent” is only funny because of this “chilly climate” and could only be considered satirical (i.e. as humorous criticism) if conditions really were otherwise. Kura Richardson UW Wumen ‘s Centre Cu-&din&or
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ife goes on for many people: a life where school and beer are the centre of everything and everything revolves around them. Unaffected, they continue struggling for those marks that one day will bring them three minutes of fame. Living in their closed box, they have ignored or forgotten the lives of millions and millions of people that struggle everyday -- struggle to survive, struggle for their human rights, struggle to feed their children, struggle the cold of a hard winter while bullets are piercing the weak bones of their infants, or struggling against a disease that has been eradicated from our society a long ago, but who don’t themselves have the resources to fight it. Did you know that 15,000 people starve to death everyday? Did you that AIDS could be the number one killer of our society a few year from now? Did you know that Liberation Theology has changed the image and life of the church in Third World countries? Did you know that in some countries, 98% of their children have never drunk milk, while 60% of their population are considered alcoholics? Did you know that two thirds of the human race go to bed hungry each night, and many of them do not even have beds? Did you know that 20% of the world controls 80 % of the world’s resources? And,my personal favourite, What do you think of the situation in Bosnia? Information is wealth. Not only financial, but emotional and psychological. Information makes minds more aware of their surroundings. To be aware is just the beginning of a richer and clearer state of mind. Once the mind is resolved of all its uncertainties due to ignorance, it is up to you to decide
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whether you want to contribute to a world of justice and peace, or to lie in the shadow of a daily routine. Do you know why we have been sending troops to SomaIia and Rwanda? Did you know that you are paying for it? We are very fortunate. Here at Waterloo, we have people from all around the world; a world that can enrich your life with stories from other countries. Show them what we’ve got. Show them how interesting we can be. We can also get speakers from every corner of the world. They have to come to let us know what their situation is and how it can affect us. Listen to them. Talk to them. Get informed. To be politicized is to be human. A few students on campus have taken the initiative to organize a campaign in order to increase world awareness. This campaign is being sponsored by the Federation of Students, which considers this program to be very positive. We are the leaders of tomorrow; therefore, the better informed we are, the better leaders we will be. This is a job that will take a lot of work. In the next few weeks, you will start to see posters all around campus. But, we need you, your ideas and artwork. If you have artwork that can be considered to be politically shocking, bring it to us. Please submit it to the World Awareness Campaign at the Federation of Students office in the Campus Centre. Come along and join us in the fight for the conscientization of our students. We all can make a difference to make this world of ours a better one. - Axe1
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to Imprint hat have I learned at Uni ably weren’t 19 and the Bomber wasn’t a 5 special university minute walk. There are always people around versity? YOM Crime is often regarded as an individual education does not only consist of residence that aren’t in class and will talk to lectures, tutorials, essays and exams; the you, this is where the self-discipline comes aggression against the community and therefore the concept of crime and punishment is education goes deeper than that. The educa- in. You have to know when to say NO to tion on which I am speaking is the education socializing and do some school work. The closely connected to the nation’s concept of the relationship between the individual and in LIFE. So much of what you learn in fi-osh same with drinking; every weekend, inevitaweek is unquantifiable in any essay (then bility, there is a party somewhere with the the community. The Capitalist states regard the indiwhat am I doing right now?) any grade or any opportunity to become a member the “Bowlhandbook. ing Team,” and it is vidual as the center of all social life and try to give him/her full freedom. As criminals are People say univictims of corrupted circum.the social and life ~~~~~&~$~~a~considered versity is the time of yourlife +..andIagree. not every party de- stances,psychological complexes, and nerveducation that the Fresh-week and the mands your presence ous disorders which they could not overcome, people sympathize with them and treat first month of school $Cst month teaches Ti izl fif&‘LaT them kindly. This school of thought regards was above all the most a criminal as a passive creature with no freeeducational experiFed Hall, the Bornbe; you is far more ence of my life, and it or the happening spot dom of will or action and who is the victim was not through the of the night. Life does of general and personal circumstances amidst valuable than any which s/he was brought up. On the other lecturesthat I received continue when you’re my lessons. It was not there; that’s the hand, Communism refers offenses and crimes lecture. conthrough parties, peolesson I found the to economic rather than psychological siderations. No doubt, both individualistic ple, relationships, hardest to learn. and Communist conceptions are partly true. putting my foot in my mouth and being hurt. There are many other experiences, far The art of tact has come in handy, and by too many to mention, but these are the social Circumstances surrounding an individual now most of us are experts at it; one learns not basics. There still are all ofthe school factors: have a great effect on her/his constitution, and subconscious complexes may sometimes to ask about relationships that are in the early schedule changes, lectures and the like. stagesbecause by the time you hear of them But, the social and life education that the lead to crime. But humans are not completely passive beings in confronting such circumthey are usually dissolved. You learn how to first month teaches you is far more valuable share personal spaceand get a small glimpse than any lechue that you could ever attend. stances.Both systems ignore the controlling of married life, seeing the same person all the Experience is the best educator and the best energy which is quite inherent in every hutime, sharing a room, a closet and some education that anyone can receive is a term at man and can control his/her emotions and actions. classes. If you don’t get along with your university while staying in residence. ImagIslam prescribes that a thief s hand should roommate, or can’t even have a working ine how educated you’d be if you stayedhere be cut, but suchpunishment is never inflicted relationship, university can be hel1.T h e r e for four years? where there is the slightest doubt that the thief are somany opportunities to slack off and not was impelled to crime by hunger. This is work; self-discipline becomes a whole new evident from what happened in the year of concept. In high school your friends didn’t famine during the time of the second Islamic live acrossthe hall to distract you. You prob- - Meg Gordon
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or the past two weeks, the Waterloo Warriors have quietly climbed up the OUAA West standings by winning five straight games against key divisional opponents. But Wednesday night, the hockey team met their match in the UWO Mustangs, and succumbed to a tough 4-3 loss to their southern rivals. And though the Warriors handily defeated Windsor, another preseason contender only a few days before, the loss puts the Warriors three important points behind the heavily favoured Mustangs. Right from the start, the Waniors found themselves down to Western, as the Mustangs took an early 2-O lead in the first period. But the Warriors refused to roll over and rebounded with two solid second period goals. After Western added another, Waterloo went into the third period behind by one. Western added a quick goal early in the third frame, but Waterloo responded with one of their own mid-way through the period. With 1:34 left in the game, Western drew a penalty and the Warriors powered a full-force attack after pulling their goaltender. But the six-on-four advantage was
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not enough to gain the equalizer. “We played a tough game that could have gone either way,” said assistant coach Brian Cressman, “‘It was a hard, physical game we played tonight.” Unfortunately for Waterloo, they may lacked the scoring punch needed to defeat UWO, as Chris Kraemer, Matt St. Germain and Steve Smith were all missing from injuries incurred over the past two games. Jason Mervyn continued his scoring touch by netting another in the losing cause. He now has 17 points and continues to climb the OUAA scoring-leader board. Sheldon Gilchrist and Geoff Schneider also added markers for the Warriors. With the tough loss, an upcoming game against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks will be vital in keeping pace with the divisional leaders. The Hawks are currently first in the OUAA Far West and sit 4th in the country. The game will be held at the Columbia Icefields at 2 p.m., and Cressmen believes a large crowd will help inspire his team in defeating the cross-town rivals. “This game is even more important. That we lost the UWO game, we need to keep pace with the leaders.” The Laurier game will close out
the first half of the season and will hopefully send the Wtiors off to the Saskatchewan Invitational tournament over Christmas on a winning note. One player who has impressed Head Coach Don McKee is veteran
Warrior
forward Greg Allen. In the 3-O win over Windsor last Saturday, Allen scored three goals of his own and assisted on one other, despite having two bad knees and two bad hips. McKee said that “Allen is lead-
ing like a veteran should. He has to get worked on [by trainers] before and after practice.” That is exactly the kind of leadership the Warriors need, having incurred the kind of injuries they have of late.
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the right side for the Warriors. Pete Dension, Shawn Smith, and Al Schroeder were the other Warrior starters and played exhe Waterloo Warriors may tremely well on their way to 14th have lost their top forward, straight victory. but his loss The Warriors certainly isn’t sloware now 4-O in ing them down. regular season “The. Black playwith 12games Plaque” filled in for won and only one the injured Matt Reid game lost. well enough to dePrice adds feat the University that Reid’s injury of Western Ontario will likely improve Mustangs three well enough that games straight, 15 he will play around 10, 15-11, 15-6. the 4th week in Coach Ed Price January. was exceptionally But until then pleased with the he believes two Warriors play and keyretumingplayfound his team players will also fill in ing inspired volleyfor Reid. ball despite losing “Both Jason one of the team leaders. Coach Ed Price watches Rene Holt send one into the open Hubbart and ‘Ohn Tenthorey will “We came out court during a three-game sweep of the UWO Mustangs. join the Warriors of the blocks fast in after Christmas. Tenthorey is only all three games, but we had a little Power forward Rene Holt six feet tall but has 43-inch vertical trouble putting them away,” said played particularly well as the fifthjump, and he hits harder than Matt.” Price. year player killed a half-dozen winThe Warriors will take their The coach added that Reid’s ners in the first two sets alone. unbeaten record into Guelph loss may have been compensated Reid was replaced upfront by today,as they take on the l-4 Gryphwell through physical play, but the Floyd Davis who normally plays the right side. Kent Prete solidified onse team will certainly miss the fourth
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loses top forward riors will be without one crf the leagues leading scorers His 6.7 points-per-game was second only to McMaster’s Geoff White. Reid is best known for his ability to kill any ball lofted his way by Warrior setters, and for his blocking. But Smith remains optimistic about both Reid’s recovery and his team placing first in Ontario. “I hope Matt can make it back, but if he can’t, we should be able to keep winning with the depth we have.” The Warriors must now rely on the other power-forwards to compensate for Reid loss when they play Friday in Guelph Reid against the ,Gryphons.
leyball for Waterloo until next season,” said Shawn Smith. “He’s going to see an ankle specialist on Thursday in Hamilton.” Reid’s injury means the War-
he Black Plague, known more for infecting the opposition with their dominating attack, have acquired their own case of the injury bug. The Waterloo Warriors suffered their first set-back of the season when OUAAAll-StarMatt Reid broke his ankle in practice last week. And according to the team’ s captain, the injury may put the 6’7” forward out for the season. “He saw two specialists last week, and one of them said Warrior volleyball he may not play vol-
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Imprint sports Two weeks ago, Darren Flutie caught a game-winning touchdown with only four seconds left, as the B.C. Lions upset the Calgary Stampeders to make the final. And last weekend, a final-second field goal by the league’s oldest player, gave the same Lions their first Grey Cup in over 15 years, But not even Lui Pasaglia’s heroics can save a league known to most as football’s minor leagues. Make no mistake about it, the CFL will be history in three years. When theCFL big-wigs finally step in and say “OK, enough is enough, let’s call ‘er quits,” many Canadians will wonder what went wrong. And while most will blame the NFL’s popularity for the CFL’s demise, it certainly goes further than that, Essentially, one must not blame, but rather compare differences. First, the CFL have not embraced its history. The Canadian game is over 100 years old, but that has not been endorsed properly by the league. Most don’t know the history behind the trophy, or legendary games and players. ’ On the other hand, the NFL is
half the age, but games played in the 70s are already known as classits. Think of the big DallasPittsburg battles and game’s heroes. Danny White vs. Terry Bradshaw. “Mean” Joe Greene vs. “TooTall” Jones. In ZOyears, you’ll say “Pinball” Clemens, and no one will know what you’re talking about. Secondly, the CF’L’s promotional campaign has been pathetic for the past few years, and the beer companies are the ones top blame. Molson and Labatt ads for the CFL are boring, and lack the wit needed to attract fans. “Bud Bowl” may be a cheap rip-off for the Superbowl, but it works. Several avid fans cling to half-soaked beer tickets like it’s a $1 OO-million lottery draw. Not bad, considering you usually win a cheap plastic keychain. Thirdly, the CFL haven’t established a time slot to watch the game. Hockey Night in Canada is Saturday night, baseball is Saturday afternoon, and of course, the grand-daddy of them all, Monday Night Football. CFL games are can be found anytime between Sunday at 11 a.m. and Thursday at 1055 p.m., and most TV guides have the times
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anyway, Fans like to attend games to see their teams, but also to tell friends and co-workers they were there. And it’s tough to see your buddies on television when you don’t know when the game is. When the league finally sputters to a halt, four teams will likely join the NFL. Baltimore will surely assimilate. With over 35,000 fans seeing them challenge 2-15 Shreveport, you can’t help admire the fan’s loyalty. Watch for teams from Toronto and Vancouver also. These heavily populated centres are full of people just dying to jump on the kick-US butt bandwagon. A long shot is Saskatchewan. It’s the only place in Canada where 40,000 people will sit on a metal bench in -40C weather, during a snow storm. The province is faithful to its football Riders, and the university provides a CJAU contender every year. Yet if these four teams do journey on, I hope they bring a couple of things to the American league. A no-yards rule would be nice to allow for more punt-return excitement, and perhaps a wider field for more passing action. We have to contribute something, don’t we?
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Cory Delaney is this year’s Warrior football MVP Lone, Waterloo’s very superstitious centre, was the rock of the offense over the years. He didn’t score the touchdown but each one of them started with him. His hard work and stability over the years gave Waterloo the chance expand its attack with the pass. The final award given out was the Lettermen’s Award for Rookie of the year that was given to Jason
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A trio of sophmores led the scoring this time, with Veronica Stephenson and Laura Anderson placing first and 2nd in the 200 metre freestyle, with Tanya Merrill placing 5th. Rookie sensation Aplevich is looking to become Waterloo’s premier force in the 100 metre freestyle, winning that race flat out on Sunday. Kara Rice and Jenn Beatty continued the assault, finishing first and 2nd in the 100 metre breaststroke. Deanna Hlywka led all point getters over the weekend, adding to her totals on Sunday as she was 2nd in both the metre freestyle and the metre individual medley. Hlywka also led the first place 4x 1OOm freestyle relay that included Aplevich, Beatty and Rice. Lori Arnott and Sarah Sanchez also scored in freestyle events, adding to the overall point totals, while Stephanie Jacklin and Claire Meiklejohn improved their personal best times. Not to be out done by their female counterparts, the Warrior swim team turned in an exceptional performance over the weekend.
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Queens was no match for the mighty Warriors on Friday, as they won almost every race, taking Queen’s in a landslide victory, 102-64. Team captain Chris Nagy led the weekend charge ashe either won or scored in all of his individual events. The men’s 4x 100 metre medley relay of Nagy, John Harland, Ian Hunt, and Brian Roughley cruised into an easy victory. The 4x100 metre freestyle relay team of Nagy, Ed Furs, and rookies Chris Palin and Bryan Normandin was also triumphant, The highlight of the night was, however, the men’s 200 metre breaststroke. This race saw the lead change hands several times as Warriors Dave Chasse and Palin battled it out with a Queen’s swimmer. The race finished in a dead heat with Palin taking the win, followed closely by Chasse. Ed Furs came back from a less than stellar performance in the 200 metre freestyle to win the 200 meter butterfly with teammate Greg Stump close behind. The Warriors were in Montreal on Saturday to take on McGill and Sherbrooke. This time the competition proved a little tougher than it had been in Kingston. The stringent scoring system adopted by Quebec schools made it difficult for the men’s team to accumulate many points. Nevertheless, the never-say-die attitude of the underdog Warriors shone through and Nagy led the way again by winning the 100 metre backstroke and placing second in the 100 metre butterfly. Furs took 3rd place in the event, with Stump close behind 4th place. Harland captured a 3rd in the 200 metre
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Lasmar, Jimmy Ryans, Adrian Mendes and Bryan Normandin, even though they were held scoreless for the meet. The Warrior swim team followed their Athena counterparts to Ottawa and came away with two wins as well. Ottawa fell to Waterloo 112-84 and the warriors flexed their proverbial muscles thrashing Carleton 14l-36. Ian Hunt opened the meet with a win 100 metre freestyle. Furs followed that lead with two wins of his own, taking both the 100 and 200 metre butterfly races, Nagy capped off an excellent personal weekend by easily winning the 100 and 200 metre backstroke events. Ryans, Trevor Denstedt and Jason Cull all scored, turning in much improved perforrnantes in 1500 metre freestyle races. Roughley proved his consistancy over the weekend turning in a solid, point scoring swim in the 200 metre freestyle. Alex Kim turned in a personal best in the 100 metre breaststroke, with Chasse, Larry Huang and Sean Lashmar putting in solid performances as wel1. Waterloo swimmers will be in competition with MacMaster and York on Saturday December 3rd, for their final meet before the Christmas break. Athena and Warrior swimmers will be spending most of their holidays in sunny Florida at a Christmas training camp that will have them away till the new year,
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ith the onset of exams and increased levels of stress (aaaagggghhhh! ! ! !), here are just a few reasons to
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shake your booty. So get uy offa that thang! Exercise improves your concentration, creativity, problsm-Aving abilities and memory, so it will help you to ace those exams and come up with ingenious formulas.
It also releases endorphins make-you-feel-reafly-good-andgroovy-and-sometimes-even-helpyou-to-alter-your-state-of-consciousness-blast-off-into-euphoriasubstances.) Exercise lowers your
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the time your brain spends in delta, the deepest part of your sleep cyde. Some exercise helps to stabilize your blood sugar. If it’s too high, exercise will bring it down, if it’s too low, exercise will bring it up. When you-exercise daily, less insulin is
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cise can also boost self-confidence and promote a positive body image. It gives your body a fresh oxygen and decreases the risk of
he Athena and Warrior track teams are set to begin their respective seasons this weekend at the Western Season Opener in London. With 10 athletes who saw action at last year’s CIAU championships returning, combined with a crop of talented rookies, the teams are looking forward to another successful season. Both the mens and womens 4x800 metre teams that competed in last years national championships will be returning in their entirety . The Athena team of Sarah Dillabaugh, Sarah Thompson, Cindy O’Carroll, and Judith LeRoy are looking for a top three placement at the GWIAA’S. The Warrior contingent of Jason Gregoire, T.J. Mackenzie, Gregg Fordyce, and Jim Mylett look to improve on last year’s 4th place finish. Gregoire and Dillabaugh have just come off a successful season with the cross country team. They
tres, and are (expected to be strong competitors this season. Canadian pole vaulter Jeff Miller will also return to the team this year. Miller is an athlete of extraordinary talent who represented Canada at the commonwealth games last summer and placed 3rd at the CIAU championships last year. Alicia Steele, a competitor in the 60 metre hurdles at last years CIAU’s, will lead the sprinting contingent of the track squad. She looks to be a strong contender in the same event this year. Both the mens and womens 4x200 and 4x 400 metre teams look good to show at this year’s CIAU’s. A long and illustrious list of coaches have been entrusted to take this group of athletes into the ‘95 season. Coaches returning - from last year are Brent McFarlane who will oversee sprinters and hurdlers; Gary Wilson who will coach the jumpers; John Swarbrick will coach middle distance runners and Tim Mussar will coach throwers. New to the team this season are
Alicia Steele looks to be a strong contender in the 60 metre hurdles
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terloo went to Valorie Miller in Senior B Singles and Nancy Ford in Open Dance. Thirds on the day went to Susan Papert in Intermediate Singles and Richele Colbear in Open Singles. Fourths were Tina Siddik: _ Technical Singles, Gina Cervine and Valerie Miller: Intermediate Similar Pairs and Carolyn Richardson and Nancy Ford: Senior Similar Dance. Other team members that contributed to the fourth place overall finish were Helen Atkinson, Laura Vanderheyden, and Kristen Giles. The Athena’s will compete in their last Invational competition of the season at Western on January 21 st.
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Tough loss for Athena volleyball by Sarah Imprint
that possible.” Middle player Colleen Delayer led the Athena with nine blocks and he University af Waterloo twelve kills. As well, Ana Women’s Volleyball Team Kasumovic helped keep the team in the game def’ensively with ten digs. played their sixth league This defeat ends the first half game last Wednesday night. The Athena met the Western Mustangs of the season for Women’s Varsity Volleyball at Waterloo, as the team on Waterloo territory, but the Musheads into next semester with two tangs walked away with the win 3wins and four losses. The victories 0. The scores were 11-15, 9-15, came early in the season against and 14-16. The games were well played Windsor and Wilfrid Laurier. Losses were against Brock, Guelph, and the teams were closely matched McMaster, and Western. The in both skill and effort. Head coach Athena do not play another league for the Waterloo Athena, Dena game until January 14, Deglau had this to say about tie Although they will by a few game: wins behind at the start of league “Our outstanding blocking play. next semester, the Waterloo kept Western’s offence off Ix& ante for most of the match. Unforw ’ Women’s Vall&yball Team remains optimistic. The team still has eight tunately, we couldn’t finish, We should have won the last twa sets, - . league games l&t to play in the new :: ’ but unforced’: ..&rors didn’t p,&g ye+
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o be successful in CIAU hockey, a teamneedsto have a player they can rely on, game after game, to perform between the pipes. The ice Warriors have definitely found their man this year in rookie Joe Harris. The 19-year-old first-year Environmental Studies student from the small town of Mitchell has been playing hockey almost his whole life. He began his career at the tender age of four. “I come from a small town and the biggest thing to do is play hockey. “We didn’t have a goalie, so the coach asked if anybody wanted to play net. I asked my dad, he said OK, and ever since then, I’ve been *- 9, a goane:~ Harris’ career took him up through the minor system in Mitchell, eventually landing him with the Mitchell Hawks junior D
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He stayed one year with the Hawks, then made the jump to Listowell junior B. He was recruited from there by the Waterloo xxr,-2 --^ w iuTlurY.
When Harris came to the Warcamp this year, there were two veteran goalies trying out ahead of him, and he was not expected to earn the starting position. However, when given achance to show what he could do, Harris surprised people and was given a shot at the starting position. That is a lot of pressure to put on a rookie goalie, one might think, but Harris has a good head on his shoulders and he seems to know how to handle the pressure. “I think that I’m good under pressure. I can take the pressure fairly well. Being a first year goaltender, I’m a bit more tense riors
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than I normally would be, but I’ve just got to take it in stride.” Harris credited a lot his successto his defence, saying “we probably have one of the best defence in the league and that takes a lot of pressure off me.” The hockey Warriors are unbeaten in their last five games,but Harris doesn’t believe he should take all the credit. *‘I’ve had to come up big a couple of times, but other than that, the for- Harris knows he may be the difference wards have been between a Warrior colapse and winning the putting the puck in CIAU championship next year. the net and the decould be a whole different thing.” fence has just been excellent.” Harris is quick to mention that He is also very impressed with how the team is coming together, university hockey is a big step up from junior B, and admits he still and attributes the recent winning need more time to adjust to the streak to their unity. “I think everything is begin- league. It’s so fast, it’s overwhelming, ning to click now. We weren’t really cocky coming into the season, I’ve never played anything so fast before. Players go to the net so hard but I think we may have been a little over-confident. Now we have come that after the first shot, you know back and hopefully we can keep it someone else is going to be there,” Setting personal goals is the going.” With a shut-out in his first best way for Harris to deal with the OUAA start and five wins to his game. “I try to stay in my own zone credit, Harris is quickly becoming and try to focus on what the coaches one the countries top university goalies. And though he realizes his told me the night before. I also try to reputation is growing, he refused to communicate with other players to keep in touch with the whole team’ s let his ego kick in. agenda.” “I am really surprised but I’m And it seemsto be working for glad things have been going this good. However, I don’t really want Hak and the rest of the Warriors. that to dawn on me. People come up With a couple of wins, Waterloo can move into top spotin the OUAA. t,o me to congratulate me but I don;t ‘We’ve just got to keep our want any special treatment, What try to do is focus. If it’s in the paper focus. Youcan’texpecttowinevery or whatever, O.K., but then the next game, but if we play hard we’ll get day things could change, and it most of them.”
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ale Finlay, a third year prop for the Waterloo Warriors rugby team, has finaly recieved the recognition he should have gotten a long time ago, He has been selected to the Canadian elite athlete development program, Last Saturday, the rugby Warriors held their end of year banquet. The guest speaker at that banquet was Monty Heald, president of the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU). Heald info-d Finlay of the honour moments before the guest speaker gave his address. He then announced to the audience that Finlay had been selected. The news prompted a standing ovation from the room of over IO0 Warrior rugby supporters. When asked about his reaction when he heard the news, he said, “
I was very surprised, actually shocked.” In the elite program, finlay will have accessto the top coaches,trainers, clubs and psychologists in the country. His development will be closely monitored by the CRU in the hope that he will one day make the jump to the full Canadian team. That, Finlay said, was something he “had dreamed of as a kid. This is a realization that I have a chance to play for the national team.” He is ready, he says, to put in the work that will be required. Finlay is not new to the arena of representitive rugby. He played on the Ontario under 19 team in 1993 and was selected to the Canadian under 19 team, later that year. He was also recently selected to the OUAA all-star team for his perforfance at the collegiate level. Derek Humphreys, Finlay’s coach here at Waterloo, has known
about the selection for almost five weeks, but kept it from Finlay until1 it was made official by Heald. Humphreys said he thougth the selection “was really well deserved.” Humphreys complemented Finlay, calling him “the cornerstone of our pack for the last few years.” This program haslong been available to athletes who compete in other sports, but has only just become available to the sportof rugby. That because of a newly announced corperate sponsorship, rumored to be worth over 1 million dollars. That sponsorship could not have come at a better time, as Canada prepares to go to the next world cup of rugby, in September of 1995. Currently ranked eighth in the world, Canada has it sights set on loftier goals. Developing players, such as Finlay, will give a great boost in reaching those goals.
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nyone who has been in the upper catacombs of the PAC lately should have noticed that something is different. Instead of posting the traditional individual pictures of the varsity team members on the “wall of fame,” the powers that be have decided to use group shots this year. When asked why the athletic department decided to change the format, promotions and coordinations director Jennifer McCormick
said that it was mainly to improve the athletic department’ s archives, She explained using an example, “if someone wanted a picture of the 1976 basketball team, we wouldn’t have one” under the old style, “just individual shots of the team members.” With the shift to group shots, the athletic archives will now hold complete team photos. McCormick also said that the student athletes are able to purchase copies of the team pictures. That poses a much more attractive offer than simply buying a copy of an individu-&photo. -“We’%
Ten thousand-plus facilities
sold about 3.20 copies already” McCormick said. In addition to all of the administrative reasons for the altered format, the one key thing is that we now have pictures of teams. Really, that is what they are teams, not groups of individuals. Teams such as rugby, hockey and football have produced some impressive shots, being larger teams. The mass of black and gold clad men look truly formidable. The hall of fame is located along the same hall as the aerobic and combative rooms, in the blue/ red north section of the PAC.
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term is almost over, this the final Camcolumn of the term. Campus Recreation, were involved in a
over 3 740 people played in competitive and recreational leagues and 304 people took part in tournaments. UW’s fifteen clubs boasted a total membership of 1348 people. Campus Ret’s instructional programs such as fitness, swimming, special interest and racquets attracted a record 2 104 participants. Thank you to the student program co-ordinators, instructors, referees-in-chief, referees and convenors for making the term a success! The competitive volleyball champions and finalists from November 22 have been provided by convener Carol Lucas. In League A, Eine Klein Ente defeated the Fuzzy Monkeys. The champion in League Bl was Overkill, who finished ahead of Floyd. The Bad Team edged out Can’ t Keep a Digger Down in League B2. The top team in League C was Spikeless; who triumphed over Upside Down Red Dog. In the Women’s League, the champion was Nothin’ Drops But Blood followed by finalist Rocket Fuel. The Campus Recreation basketball season-has also drawn to a successful end according to convenor Charles Nahm. On November 27 the Kinners beat the Drinkin’ Irish 26-25 in the Women’s final. In League C2 the Low Riders defeated the Shaft 30-26, while the Muslim Brotherhood was victorious over Macho’s Nightmare with a score of 43-36 in League Cl. The League B3 champion is the Pheasants, after a 40-30 win over Six Feet Under. The Kinners defeated SPUC 38-37 to capture the League B2 title. WWE II finished ahead of Jnvincivil after a 43-28 win in League B f I In a close game, Free Willy defeated Never Say Never 40-37 in League A.
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With the first snow flurries in the air, the UW Ski Club is gearing up for an exciting season. There are almost 250 members in the Club, which is on course for a record year in memberships. Memberships are available for purchase in PAC 2039 for only $35.00. In the new year many ski trips will be raking place so make sure to sign up early the week of each trip. If you have any questions or want information throughout the season on Ski Club events and trips call the Ski Club hotline
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Brock Lakehead
Laurier
Western Windsor Waterloo M&faster Broc k Guelph Laurier Lakehead
VOLLEYBALL STANDiNGS MPMWMLGW CL A
7
Lakehead
52 82
8 6
IO 8 5 2 2 3
14 10 9 8 1 3
10 2 2 5 0
34 25 20 12 8 6
OWIAA BADMINTON STANDINGS Team Wkl WHMixed Total
Queen’s Ottawa Western McMaster Toronto Guelph Waterloo York Ryerson
21 19 16 7 9 4
21
4
42
18
0
37
13 9 15 5 4 6 0
I 2 2 4
34 16 15 14 8 6 0
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David Kantor QU Marc Habash UT Glen Smith York Mike Spence QU JoeKupina York Aaron Helm UT Mike Cvihon QU K. Van Welleg. WLU A. Sulatycki York Paul Rainville Lam.
0 2
(4-15, 11-15, :5-6, 15-11, 15-12)
Western
68
1 0
15 13 7 10 6
EVENTS IN THE OWIAA NORDIS: SJWNG
Dec. 29-3 1: National Capitol Division at Ottawa JNDOOR
TRACK AND FIELD
Dec. 3: Western Season Opener
1:30 pm.
I7 16 17 11 10 5 2 0
OUAA BADMINTON Team
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A
1 5 9 9 9 13 9
8 6 6 6 2 2 0
CL
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10 10 4 13 14
8 6 4 4 2
29 28 25 23 18 13 7 5 STANDINGS
Sec. ICr. l&c.
Toronto Western Ottawa York Queen’s Waterloo M&faster Guelph Ryerson UPCOMJNG
II
22 15 17
22 20 20
22 16 13
66 51 50
10 11
19 14
13 12
42 37
10 9 2 0
8 10 4 3
9 7 4 0
27 26 10 3
EVENTS IN THE OUAA
at Brock at York
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
7:45 p.m.
at RMC at Laurentian at York at Queen’s at Brock at Windsor at Ryerson
LOO p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p-m. 230 p.m. 7~45 p.m.
at at at at
2:00 200 200 2:30
RMC Waterloo Laurentian Queen’s
NORDIC
Total
HOCKEY Dec.2 Concordia McGill
Ryerson
JNDOOR
17 9 17 9 14 14 14 9 14 17 G
19 17 8 23 11
A K S TP PPG 4 137 13154 9.0 4 41 15 60 6.7 3 63 28 94 5.5 3 44 2 49 5.4 1 69 4 74 5.3 1 60 5 66 4.7 3 43 20 66 4.7 1 37 4 42 4.7 4 53 5 62 4.4 5 58 12 75 4.4 A
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at Ottawa
TRACK AND FIE:LD
Dec. 3: Western Season Opener
I:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL Dec.2 Laurentian Laurier Waterloo Dec. 3: Laurentian
at Queen’s at Windsor at Guelph
8:OO p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:OO p.m.
at Queen’s
1:OOp.m+
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22 19 11 22
2 9 2 3
102
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1 102 28 131 6.9 5 89 11105 6.2 1 35 7 43 5.4 3 97 16116 5.0 4 40 10 54 4.9 7118
4.7
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ENDS
4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5
C/AU VOLLEYBALL TOP TEN
(OUAA teams capitalized, previous ranking in parentheses) 1. ‘Manitoba Bisons (1) 2. Alberta Golden Bears (2) 3. Lava1 Rouge et Or (3) 4. Winnipeg Wesmen (4) 5. UBC Thunderbirds (5) 6. Saskatchewan Huskies (6) 7. DaIhousie Tigers (7) 8. Calgary Dinosaurs (8) 9, WATERLOO WARRIORS (9) 10. QUEEN’S GOLDEN GAELS (10) CIAU BASETBALL
TOP TEN
(OUAA teams capitalized, previous ranking in parentheses) 1, MCMASTER MARAUDERS (1) 2. Winnipeg Wesmen (2) 4. Brandon Bobcats (4) 3. Alberta Golden Bears (3) 6. Victoria Vikings (6) 7. Concordia Stingers (7) 5. BROCK BADGERS (5) 8. RYERSON RAMS (8) 9. Manitoba Bisons (NR) 10. Dalhousie Tigers @JR)
Calgary
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Acadia Axemen (5) UQTR LES PATRIOTES (6) Regina Cougars (1) LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS Manitoba Bisons (10) Alberta Golden Bears (7)
Dtiosaurs
I .groceries, parcels, envelopes, beer, liquor
& much more
upTOdE, w
(OUAA teams capitalized, previous ranking in parentheses) 1. Dalhousie Tigers (2) 2.
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p.m. p.m. p*m. p.m.
SKIING
Dec. 29-31: National Capitol Division
LEADERS C
CIAU HOCKEY TOP TEN UPCOMJNG
12 12 8 12 8 8 5 5
at
OUAA VOLLE YJ3ALL SCORING
Nov. 25: Western Nov. 26: Windsor Western Nov. 30:
UQTR Dec. 3: Toronto UQTR Concordia Guelph McGill Western Ottawa Dec. 4: Guelph Laurier Ottawa Toronto
RegSect. I Totuf
Toronto McGill Western Ryerson McMaster Waterloo Trent
0
0 12 1 9 211 211 3 5 4 4 3 3
Eon MPMWMCGW Toronto 6 4 2 Queen’s 5 3 2 York 3 2 1 Laurentian 5 2 3 Ryerson 5 1 4
Bailey Wind. Rob Mizak uwo Kevin Shonk WLU A. Brunton LJWO Archie GoosensUG
VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
9. BRCKK BADGERS (8) 10. CONCORDIA STINGERS (NR)
Team Queen’s
0
MPMWMLGW
Waterloo Western McMaster Brock Windsor Guelph Laurier
Dave
OWIAA
2.43 2.56 2.59 2.82
OUAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
Dave
Nov. 22: Toronto Ryerson (U-2, 154,lL) Nov. 23: Guelph Brock (15-7, 16-17, :s-7,16-14) McMaster 3 Waterloo (15-3,15-10,13-15,15-q Western Windsor (H-3, 15-10, ;5-3, Queen’s Carleton
37O:OO 15 375:00 16 555:00 24 340129 16
OUAA SQUASH STANMVGS
l
8 7
6 7 9 7
OUAA VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
21 57 F
at. WLU UG Brock
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Ftiot Bite w/ Rancheros
Huevos The Wednesday,
Volcano November
Grrrrlz
Bite
nised finest
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by Dave Fisher special to Imprint
A
s good as a band might sometimes be, it never hurts to get a plum piece of exposure to help push that band into an audience’s consciousness. Such was the case late last fall with the mostly obscure Montreal group Bite. Their good fortune was to land the enviable support slot for Hole’s Toronto performance in what surely had to be one of the most highly anticipated shows in years. Of course in such situations being an unknown also has its advantages, mainly in the respect that very little is expected. All the same, a band doesn’t want to blow the opportunity once it presents itself. I recall a couple of years ago the very same thing happened with Eric’s Trip, a band from Moncton that nobody had ever heard of prior, when they got their chance opening for Sonic Youth at the Concert Hall. The subsequent buzz about them spread through the Canadian underground like wildfire and Eric’s Trip have since become recog-
as one of Canada’s bands. So it was for Bite’s Hole gig. The trio’s performance was one of forthright ingenuity and confidence; I was totally impressed, thereby looking forward to their first ever area show, at Kitchener’s Volcano club Wednesday night, with mucho enthusiasm. Sadly, the same couldn’t be said for a lot of others. The turn-out was a paltry one; thankfully none of this stopped either the band or guests Huevos Rancheros from giving otherwise solid performantes for the few daring enough to show. Although Bite calls Montreal home, only drummer Nancy Ross is a native. Guitarist Julie McGovern, from Toronto, and unusually-named bassist Nuttella, from Nuttella-menacingblood&gutspunk Seattle, both made the shift in the last couple of years. Topletely uncomfortable with, it’s gether they combine to make for probably got way more to do with a killer bunch of bad-asses. attitude and excitement than sheer Some will doubtless have ideology. them penciled as “Riot Grrrrlz,” The most striking aspect of but that’s a bit of a stretch. AL Bite’s repertoire is the duality though it’s not a tag they’re compresent between McGovern and
back
Nuttella. .Both are the principal songwriters and share the singing duties. Each sings lead on their own compositions -- which is fairly evenly divided -- and harmonize on the other’s songs. But there the similarities end. Physical differences aside (one’s a tall blonde, the other’s a diminutive brunette), Nuttella’s the menacing blood & guts punk and McGovern’s the more mannered sugar. That’s not to say that she can’t shout and slam metallic power chords with the best of them -- usually on Nuttella’s pieces -- it’s just the moodier, tempered nature of McGovern’s own material. A comparison in point is her “Kevin Licks Wood” (from the forthcoming Fun Buns EP) with it’s beautiful sinister bass line, build-up and vocals, and their cover of the Sub-Hu-
mans “Slave To My Dick” (frqm Canker) which more typically exemplifies Nuttella’s more tenacious approach. Drummer Ross, for her part, matches both styles
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seamlessly. My only quibble with their show, and it’s a minor one, is one which stifles a lot of young bands and that’s the unduly pauses between songs. Often I want them to just move into the more introspective numbers straight after a bash-out anthem, and vice-versa. If they get that ironed out, their performances will get even stronger. Opening act Huevos Rancheros, an all-instrumental trio from Calgary, were equally as impressive. Having now seen fellow Calgarians Chixdiggit in the last month and now Huevos, I can say that Calgary has one of the most outstanding young music scenes in the country on the merits of these two bands alone. Huevos play a style of TexMex surf punk reminiscent of the Shadowy Men, the Raybeats and Reverend Horton Heat. Lead guitarist Brent Cooper flails away at his incrediblly cool glittery Gretsch, stretching the fuck out of it with his whammy bar, while the rhythm section of Richie and Graham lay down rock solid
grooves and beats. Their new album Endsville deserves your attention and lots of CKMS requests. All in all, a terrific
showcase of underground Canadian rock.
Echobellyache Echobelly Lee’s Palace Friday, November
25
by Greg Hood-Morris
Imprint staff
L
ast Friday Lee’s Palace played host to another one of the leading lights in the modem British alternative scene. Echobelly strode purposefully into the venerated venue in their Dot Martens, and proceeded to knock Toronto out, with their punchy, punky, and yet highly melodic brand of sparkling power-pop. The British music press, in the last year has been desperate to find anything, any new style or band that will single-handedly create a new renaissance in Popular culture (a la Stone Roses, 1989), hence selling millions of newspapers. In this desperate search, the press first dug up Oasis, fey heirs to the Roses’ Mancunian throne, whose lead guitar-
ist’s main claim to fame was that he was once a roadie to the Inspiral early eighties New Wave throwbacks, whose main claim to fame is that the lead singer has probably shagged Damon “Blur” Albam, and Brett “Suede” Anderson, more than anybody else in the
Carpets.
Next
came Elastica,
Universe. Finally came Echobelly, who in the light of these less esteemed colleagues, seemed to be less innovators of anything new, but also frank imitators, this time of all that is labelled “Smiths.” However, a few early rough edges aside, (yes, the BSides to their first release, “Bellyache,” do sound rather too much like a Motissey/Marr
collaboration)
the
band has jelled into a cohesive unit, well capable of producing innovative, and yet highly addictive licks in the rock genre. Musically, Echobelly are vaguely reminiscent of a lot of different bands, but different enough from any of them to be called
copyists, or (horror of h&ors) Auteurs
I can’t
imagine
retro. The should be so lucky-
It takes
their money on than twelve dollar import CIJ singles with three songs on them. However most of the songs in Echobelly’s set were
a lot
of
guts
for
a
band to play a concert in a city where no single or album has been released domestically. True, of the people in the audience
most were
the types, the author included, who have nothing
better
to spend
the
world without
did not interest me enough to bother finding out where. Some of their music was toe-tapping enough, and many members of the audience seemed to like them, but something struck me about how phony they seemed, about how hard they tried to be STARS, It was repulsive. When Echobelly came on, however, they came on like real Stars, quiet and gracious, yet acknowledging the audience’s enthusiasm with a smile (of which lead singer Sonya Madan has one of the prettiest ones around). However, when they picked up their instruments,
me.
new to the audience, who enjoyed what they heard and saw purely
on the strength of the band’s talents, and not what they liked on the album. The concert started out with the opening band Scarce, who hail . from somewhere in the U.S., but
diminutive Ms.
Madan
most intimations of a pleasant little British band were shattered. Making up for her size in stage presence, launched
her
band
their second single, “Insomniac,” with its instantly catchy chorus “No sleep at all, carry me home,” lulling us into happy nostalgia for childhood lost. into
Many
of Echobelly’s
lyrics
deal with isolation, and loneliness, which in the comfort of Sonya Madan”s voice become a
universal message.The music also provides an interesting catch point to the lyrics, with its slightly manic rock style, as if the timid Sonya is always in danger of being drowned by the wash of guitars. Much of tlhe credit is due here to Debbie Smith, late of Curve, who provides loud guitars, and Glenn Johansson, who wrote the tunes. The highlights of the show were the single “I Can’t Imagine the World Without Me,” and the song “Father, Ruler, King, Computer,” As though they didn’t expect to be doing an encore, they did all their big songs during the set, and were beaming when they came back out into the intimate atmos-
phere of Lee’s Palace. Sonya’s lhappy remark that Toronto had given them a most favourable reception went down well, and made everybody feel happy, It is instantly evident, when listening
to the album,
Everyone's
will be released domestically imminently, that Echobelly are no mere poseurs in Gut
a rock
OPre, which
market
flooded
with
them.
Echobelly are the genuine article.
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Apocalypse King
Cobb Steelie w/ Bogg The vdcano Friday, November 25
by Emily Macnaughton special to Imprint
dance floor
the darlings of the local alternative scene, give an involved performance and - after I walked home from the Volcano, past police cars, ambulances and sobbing women in front of the East End Tavern, through puddles of fresh blood on the sidewalk, past
The Fletcher Valve Drummers and Bo*gg opened for King Cobb Steelie, the former being a five-piece percussion band from Waterloo who banged and bongoed rhythmically for about twenty minutles. Bogg played ten punkish-hard rock songs and did little more than inspire a lot of bad bog and swamp puns. They only showcased the potential of their talent in their last number. The only true similarity between these three weirdly matched bands was the insularity of their pefiormances. None of them really acknowledged the audience or even each other, fix that matter. Okay - the Fletcher Valve Drummers acknowledged each other, but not the audience; and betweer, songs, Bogg’s vocalists made comments about being Aerosmith that didn’t seem to be directed fairly humourlessly. After King Cobb Steelie’s last encore, Byrne said a terse “thank you” as the bands disappeared amid the blips of a drum program. All and all, if’ you thought about it too much, it might have made you
hookers
feel
and boogalooed to songs with inscrutable titles like “tomato, tomato” and “italian ufology today,” visibly pleased by the apocalyptic-sounding funk emanating from the stage.
The styles of the music ranged
I
t was a cold and dreary night in a cold and dreary town. If anyone opted for something other than substance abuse to dispel memories of the school or work week, they wouldn’t find it Friday night at the Volcano as
King Cobb Steelie hit the stage. Those with antiquated ideas about
Now
music
still
insist that rock to save lives, not compound feelings of alienation common to November in South Western Ontario. Exuberant reviewers describe King Cobb Steelie’s live performances as “religious experiences.” However, at the end of the Friday’s show it didn’t seem likely that any souls or lives had been saved. Not that what they delivered wasn’t controlled and imaginative. The six-piece band from Guelph put on an incredibly tight show, playing eleven songs, plus a generous three encores many of which are found on their recentlyreleased CD Project Twinkle. All of them were performed with the precision and impact of a driveby shooting. A large crowd packed the
and roll is supposed
from industrial-funk to ethereal technopop. It was as if a technical wizard had orchestrated the sounds from a room fir11 of pinball machines and police sirens. When the songs covered weren’t spacey instrumentals, lead singer Kevan Byrne yelped out lyrics as impenetrable as their titles. Kevin Lynn’s persistent basslines seemed to anchor the samplings, guitar wails and percussion and injected some much-needed heat into the chilly intensity of the
music. Now, allow me to digress. King Cobb Steelie are admittedly
leaving
old mens’
cars in
the Harvey’s parking lot - they have shown me the need to examine the underbelly of the T&City area. However, after all the urban angst and groovy beats - aren’t these guys from tie&h?
like
you
weren’t
really
there
at all, or possibly that you’d found yourself in a roller rink on the Such edge of the Apocalypse.
images sprung to mind. It was an interesting and thoroughly distracting experience.
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Punk-0-Rama Bitch,” we don’t really care either. They weren’t exactly punk rock virtuosos, and are best forgotten as far as this show is concerned. This concert is our last chance to plug Bad Religion before the term is over, so we’re going to play it to the hilt. You couldn’t hear more Bad Religion in one shot, short of listening to
Bad Religion w/ Samiam and Supersuckers
The Warehouse Thursday, November 24 by Cheryl Costello and Rob Vickers Imprint staff
s one of the multitude of hardcore bands that have achieved major label status, Bad Religion is one of the oldest punk-rock bands, with over half a dozen albums under their collective belts, to come under the spotlight of alternative music hype. So come one, come all (especially those of you under age nineteen with pierced lips and belly-buttons), to the Warehouse. And they did. Shows at the Warehouse start early, probably because the average age is fifteen years, so we ended up missing the opening band Samiam. That sucks. They were probably good, too. (Sighs and sounds of pity arise, we’re sure,) We did manage to catch half of the Supersuckers, a bunch of cowboy-hat-sporting rednecks from Downhome, U.S.A., and it turned out to be the last show that they will ever play in Canada. We’re not sure why, but with highlights like the song “She’s my
A
most of their albums back to back. The set was around two hours long, and hardly anyone left before the last song. The band started the set the same way they ended it: the members walked on stage, picked up their instruments, and BOOM, we were off. So many songs later, we can’t remember what they started with, but it consisted mostly of a
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set from the new album, Brurtger We think that every album was covered here, but most of the tracks were from the last four albums, including the new one, Recipe for Hate, Generukw, and Against the Grain. We especiafly enjoyed the sing-along that Greg Graffin, the lead singer, tried to get going, to a song from either suffer or No Control, that few but the hardest of hardcore young fans could join in on. Also good were songs pandering to Canada in “American [or Canadian for a few verses] Jesus” and the renditions of “Generator” and the popular “2lst Century Digital Boy.” Always prepared to break a mould or two, Graffin announced that whereas most bands leave the stage, wait for screaming, then come back for the encore, Bad Religion would just stop for long enough to suck back some H,O before they returned for the last few songs. We sure as hell liked it a lot better than waiting around, wondering whether or not the show would go on. Greg Graffin told us that our friends would laugh at us, and not to listen to them. Instead, we’re laughing at them, because they missed the show and we didn’t. Hee, hee, hee... than Fiction.
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Swallow Records. In terms of the ‘%,@,gge.rocksters, The Mighty local music scene, things might Pitihbwen, There’ is also a CD coming just never be the same, Just what has been happen- out very SOQ&..called Don 7 Be A Sucker, SwalM@ This, which is a compilation featu%g artists in the local music scene, such as : Days, the ]Longfellows, ‘1al& be&&&e less well ban&&&h as the Mini-
a new local summer of 1994 Shannon Lyon, erstwhile lead singer of local giants Strange Days, decided to do something about the lack of exposure which has been plaguing the local scene since the beginning of time. In true independent fashion, he has founded his own label,
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No Payments o Interest For 6 Months 0.A.C Take
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Kitchener
public parking to Sat. 9-530
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popsters Paintbox. In the new year we can look forward to two new Strange Days albums, Macho Nation and Manifest Destiny, the latter of which will only be available on twelve inch vinyl. Don’t be a sucker, swallow Swallow Records. ‘d invite love into his heart,,, but the ptace is a mess.
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* not> tne A1 new 1 L also in ‘fact they are the old they ‘will be rolling into Skydome Saturday night. Jusi in case you missed the premier of their North American tour, Voodoo Lounge, this summer at the C.N.E. you still have Skydome tomorrow For a bunch of o can still put on one show, no one will chal
Although ,.ticket ttle high for this ,en@~ (30 dollars or 50 if yo want to see the stage) edly the Stones will f$fil every wish and desire. If II else
it’s
defhitely
worth
ing the extra bucks to’ c glimpse of Mick Jagger 1 outrageous costumes. (I b3$$,& he refers to them as clot Don’t miss the St Saturday because they around again for some
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Macauley Culkin plays the whiny and paranoid Richard Tyler, who lives his life by cold hard facts. Little effort or time is really spent on the development of this character, leaving him unappealling as a both real and animated child. Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Future fame doubles as the eccentric librarian Mr. Dewey and the Pagemaster. Pleasant to watch,
veals
he is one of the
The directed
Pagemaster by David Kirschner
by Jahanna Neufeld Imprint staff
C
itself
through
a series
of
animated experiences. Several new friends help him along the way, shattering his doubts, and boosting his self esteem. His transformation, however, is far from complete.
few
redeeming
aspects of the entire movie. The voices for the illustrated book characters are supplied by Stewart, Whoopi Patrick Goldberg, and Frank Welker. Well known for his role ,in the
Star Trek television and movi, series, Stewart gives a blustery and cockney account of the colourful novel adventure. Goldberg is the smart t(alking Fantasy, and Welker the anxious Horror. His talents have (also been heard in Aladdin, as the delightful monkey Abu. Leonard Nimoy provides the audio tracks for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Ed Begle:y Jr. and Mel Harris are Tyler’s airy and insipid parents. Even though they are given very little screen time, it’s hard to believe their performances, because they demand so much tolerance from the audience. The film all too often parodies the Disney classics, such as Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Jungle Bouk Iwe -_ Pinocchio, -The hand . and * drawn d the recent Alfadirl. art of animation is rapidly being replaced by the computer, as is the case in this project. The result here is tawdry, and it has an assembly line quality. The music section of the film is close to empty. Only one song is heard throughout the entire picture, and just near the end. The credits do have some accompaniment, however by that time the audience isn’t paying attention. Similarities to Ahdin’s soundtrack frequently surface in the melody,
but
there’s
nothing
memorable to sing along to. A cheap, unamusing, and half baked imitation of Walt Disney fare, 7le Pagemaster still encourages children to discover the world of reading and books.
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women work? How do men work? I don’t know, and apparently neither does Matt Groening. Greening, now a zillionaire due to the popularity (and marketability) of The Simpsons, by Sandy Atwal started out drawing a comic called “Life in Hell” which currently apImprint staff pears in over 250 newspapers. hat is love? Why is love Several collections of these hell? Why do we bother ’ comics started appearing in the going after love when it early and mid-eighties, with titles usually just blows up in our faces like School is Hell, Childhood is leaving us more miserable than HeEZ, and Work is Hd. One of when we were alone? How do these collections was a painfully
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funny book entitled Love is Hell. This year, Pantheon has re-issued Eove is Hell in a 10th anniversary edition. This re-issue isn’t really all that different from the original version. The main difference is that the tenth anniversary issue includes several additional comics that didn’t come with the original edition. But what of the book itself? True, it is a comic book, and true, it is a mere forty-two pages, but at the same time, it manages to be remarkably insightful and humorous. For a complex human emotion, Groening has a remarkably clear grasp of what a love is, insofar as what people are really like and how they act when they are in love. Much of Groening’s work has a $einfeld-esque quality to it - it’s funny because it’s true. At the same time the work isn’t predictably banal like a lot of “real life” comedy. What elevates Groening’s work above run-of-the mill dreck like Garfield or oven funny work like Waterson’s Calvin and Hobbes is the dark edge Greening brings to his work. Groening lets us laugh at ourselves, but it’s an uncomfortable humour because
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Shish-ka-ba-ha second album Voice of the Voyage looks like you spent a lot
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more time on packaging and it was distributed by Festival Records.
by Frank Seglenieks Imprint staff How did a bunch of guys growing up in London end up playing Celtic music?
Alan Glen: We just grew up with a lot of it, my family is Scottish. My brother and I started the band as kind of a joke one night, we just played for fun. We really liked bands like Spirit of the West at the time and we decided that we didn’t like the music that was out there and we wanted to do something that was different. You are originally from London but have now moved to Halifax, was that because of a better Celtic music scene down there?
Actually, the reasons for moving were for peace of mind and getting out of the rat race. It’s a really different lifestyle, really laid back. We spend about 8 months of the year on the road, and when we were living in Ontario and taking time off it didn’t feei iike we were getting any rest or that we were doing anything productive. We did think that there would be some Celtic things going on, but there just isn’t, so when we went there we were the only band doing it. The Celtic is very traditional out there, there are around 20 different acts that just tour around doing the same songs. When I was out east it like every Celtic band play “Black Velvet Band,” Unicorn,” and “Lord Dance.” Do you stil1 quests fur that?
seemed had to “The of the get re-
We get requests for those every night and at first we did do a couple of traditional songs, and then people started to catch on that we play our own stuff. Its not so bad in Halifax because they are really open to music, but you start getting into Cape Breton and other places in the Maritimes and people think that you’re just going to do the same old songs. But now when people ask for those songs, we just say no we don’t do that, we have enough of our own music to do our own thing. You first album Mystic of the Baja looked like a very self made album. Did you just put that out on your own?
We did it in 36 hours in a week off between Christmas and touring, so we just went in and made it. We knew we needed a CD because we had a demo tape we weren’t really fond of and our tape was selling pretty well, so we figured if we had a CD we could do a lot better. It was better for promotion and better to get gigs. So we went in and did it really fast; most of the stuff was done in one take and we were happy with it. Our point of view was that we just wanted to get OUT music onto an album and make it available, we didn’t have to be concerned about overproducing it. So it didn’t cost us as much as if we had spent six months doing it, and 1 don’t think we would have done too much differently.
The Festival deal is done, we are now being distributed by EM1 and that just started; in fact they haven’t even put out their first run yet. So we are changing the covers, putting a new one on the first album and adding a lyric sheet. The second one we spent a bit more time on, an extra 30 hours in the studio, but recorded differently to make the sounds that we wanted. Its a lot faster album and a lot heavier album, more leaning on rock’n’roll where the first album had a real traditional bent to it. You write most of the songs. They seem to be more thoughtful than the usual C6Letys get drunk” subject matter of most Celtic bands.
The songs come from observation, what we see with the amount of time we spend travelling and what 1 have grown up with. The second album is very reflective because, basically, we up and left one day and didn’t stop touring for two years and
UisceBeatha will be appearing at thePbZcano tonight lost contact with everybody. It was a weird time, we were young and having fun and then we turned around and the world had changed. There are a lot of bands out there doing the same sort of thing, bands like the Stoaters, Mahones, Guerries, War Wagon (now called Finnegan’s Tongue), do you ever listen or talk to
them? We have met all of those bands and actually played with all of them. We listen to their stuff as well. But when we are writing we tend to stay away from listening to anything, or you are going to start writing in the same style as the stuff you are listening to. We are moving on to some new stuff and we are adding some things that we didn’t have beforeWe listen to a lot of different things to come up with some other ideas about what to put into a song, such as different rhythms. Celtic is very confining at times. One of the things we stopped doing was using traditional jigs and reels because they are so structured. So on the last album we wrote all the music ourselves and that freed us up because we weren’t locked up into a 6/8 timing scheme. We are writing all our own music and stepping away from the dancy jiggy sound. It seemed that Spirit did the same thing
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They were a really big influence on us, more so than the Pogues ever were. Something that is really overlooked by many people in Canada is that while the Pogues were doing it, Spirit of the West was doing it just as well here. For us seeing a Canadian band doing it meant much more because we realized that we could do it here to. Everyone always brings up the Pogues thing but they just weren’t as big of an influence on us as somebody doing it from OLUown country, and doing it well. Spirit of the West was moving on the sound rather than being confined to it, which is something I always thought the Pogues did. The Pogues confined themselves to very Irish music, they used a lot of traditional music, where Spirit of the West went beyond that. We wanted to be more like that. So what
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future
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We are starting to write the next album, we tour again in February we are doing a showcase in the Stites in Portland Oregon; we have an agent out there now. Then we will tour pretty much from February till December again and take some time off in the summer and hang out in Halifax, because in the summer its wicked. Ten minutes from the ocean, and some of our friends have boats so we always have a lot to do. But we are going to be working consciously on the new album, trying to develop and hone our sound. We want to get something that is close to projecting what we are playing live. The second album is closer to picking up that energy, and we want the next one to be a step closer. a bit rowdier. We concentrate on writing an album that people are going to listen to for more than just drinking at the bar. Any
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Tis the season. Every radio station and mall is playing “Deck the Halls” for the millionth time. Every cash-grubbing musician has released yet another version of “Jingle Bell Rock.” When all of this has you about ready to toss your egg nog, here’s an album you might want to stick in your CD player instead. Count Your Blessings is a collection of seasonal songs by five of North America’s best female vocalists; Holly Cole, Rebecca Jenkins, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Jane Siberry, and Victoria Williams. All five are accompanied solely by the excellent piano work of Tim Ray. This album, recorded live at
mas.” The piece is done in the jazz styling that is Cole’s trademark. Later on, Cole again takes the lead for a jazz-style “Deck the Halls.” The upbeat tone of this song is a contrast to the majority of the album, which tends to be more quiet and gentle. Mary Margaret O’Hara offers a jazz-type rendition of the Christmas classic “White Christmas.” More notable is her version of the tradition work “What is this Fragrance,” a softer, gentler piece. O’Hara also composed a song, “Never, No,” for the recording. The weak link of the album is Victoria Williams. She has a nasal, child-like voice that gets annoying very quickly. You’ll probably want to skip her version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Williams also performs “A Holy Thing,” a piece with a more religious tone, which she wrote only hours before the recording was made.
It is typical Jane, a beautiful, gentle melody. Jane is alsd credited with the lead for “In the Bleak Mid Winter.” She steps back for the most past, however, and lets the song be an ensemble piece. The best tracks on this album, the ones that really make it worthwhile, are the ensemble pieces like the light, staccato “Un Flambeau Jeanette Issabella,” the traditional “Carol of the Bells” and “Silent Night,” and the title track “Count Your Blessings.” When the five work together, their different styles and ranges blend, contrast, merge and diverge to create a fantastic auditory feast. What sets this album apart from all the hundreds of other Christmas works are the pieces that were written by the vocalists specifically for this recording. “Never, No, ” “Are You Burning Little Candle,” and “A Holy Thing” represent a new generation of Christmas carols. It is new works like these that we should
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works which were composed especially for the occasion. The vocalists take turns leading in the songs. Their different styles create an interesting blend. Holly Cole performs the first solo number of the album with “Please Come Home for Christ-
Rebecca Jenkins takes the lead for only one track, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” It is fairly average Christmas stuff, not particularly noteworthy. “Are You Burning Little Candle” was written and performed by Jane Siberry for the occasion.
be investing in, rather than re- rere-hashing “Jingle Bell Rock” to death. So if you want some appropriate music this Christmas, but you’re sick of the same old stuff, give Count Your Blessings a listen.
The African Head Charge is a band that’s been around for a little while but I for one hadn’t heard what they were all about, so I picked up the four-song Touch I ep as my introductory sampler. And what a pleasant introduction! First of all, there seems to be some real substance underneath the really cool name -namely, that REAL Africans are part of the band. The most predominant of these would be songwriter Bonjo Iabinghi Noah, who also serves as vocalist and percussionist . African Head Charge’s sound is unlike that of almost any band I’ve ever heard. Sure there’re. elements of juju, worldbeat and reggae, but all the grooves and beats are set to some really affecting spatial textures a Za Orbital or Seefeel. If this comparison sounds like a bit too much
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I’ve no idea how these particular versions stack up against the originals, but regardless they’re excellent on their own merit. The remaining songs -“Full Charge” and the aforementioned “Fullness” -- are both previously unreleased and equally as strong. For those of you into worldbeat, trance-rock or dub, do yourselves the favour and check out some of this material before Paul Simon or Peter Gabriel do.
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“We make it to the North stage when were greeted by a Celtictattooed kid with several rings piercing through his scrawny body. He is riding a 100-metre body surf: us Rene and I work together to keep him huisted over our heads. He moves closer to the front, and on Ly a grizzly-sized security guard prevents a meeting between Trent Reznor, the Nail’s lead singer, and the young man on stage. ” If this short quip allows you some insight into the Woodstock ‘94 experience, savour it. You certainly won’t get it from the two-CD concert collection released a couple of weeks ago. Entitled Woodstock ‘94, the album contains tracks from over 25 artists who performed during the three-day anniversary concert. But speaking as one of 350,000 fans that wcrc there, this release comes up short. First, it’s too brief. One song from each band is simply not enough. Every band played for more than two hours, and a short four-minute song makes it seem the weekend was more like a Billboard special on Fox, than a mudinfested reunion concert. Second, it’s missing two of the best artists of the weekend. Both Santana and the Allman Brothers put on inspiring performances for massive audiences. The Allman’s version of “Jessica” surprisingly left out. was Santana’s “Se a Cabo,” a dreamy seven-minute guitar ride should
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been included. Third, the producers used the wrong ‘hit’ songs, as some bad versions were included, and some excellent ones were left out. “Dreams,” by the Cranberries, was included, though it was their worst song their performance. Nine Inch Nail’s “Closer” was performed incredibly well, but it didn’t make the album. Fourth, the songs were ordered as if they were pulled out of a hat. It begins with Live’s “Selling the Drama”, and though the recording lived up to their name, it shouldn’t have introduced the album. A good substitute would be Joe Cocker’s “Feeling alright” which for some reason, follows a below-par Melissa Etheridge performance. But the producers did make one good choice, as Peter Gabriel’s “Biko” finishs the album nicely. This collection should have been five CDs long to enable the listcncr to hear the diversity of music which the concert provided. With over 70 hours of music to choose from, surely the producers could pull together the best five or so hours of it. All in all, the album is not worth the 30 or so bucks you’ll fork out for it. It should have been longer, and more time should have been taken in choosing the songs. As a fan, I wanted something that represented my experience, and I didn’t get it. If I want a mixed grab-bag of hits, I would have ordered a K-Tel album.
weighted in favour of the 1976’s Night Moves. It would be nice to have some of his early regional hits like “Katmandu” included. Seger adds two new songs to the Greatest Hits package, an odd by Chris Imprint
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Michigan native and classic rocker Bob Seger has been on the rock and roll circuit for some time -- thirty years to be exact. Although he doesn’t have the following or the mega album sales as say, a John Mellencamp or a Bruce Springsteen, he does have enough hit singles to warrant a Greatest Hits. The working class hero has remained a mainstay of the classic rock stations with hits Iike “Mainstreet” and “Like A Rock,” but as a whole this compilation does not do his lengthy career justice. The majority of the songs are fi-om Bob Seger’s late seventies heyday. There is an uneven cross section heavily
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Bif Naked has created a unique sounding compilation of music that is so diverse that many different influences are heard through her music. The self titled debut album combines a sometimes funky R&B with punkyrock, which together forms an ever changing unit of music. Upon the first listen you hear a fairly tame guitar riff blend into a song where she begins ranting about “leaving her alone.” This lead off track, “Everything,” is one of the most solid on the album. Later comes a terrible attempt at a take off on Smashing Pumpkins “Today” called “Daddy’s Getting Married.” I’m sure Bif would not be impressed at being compared to other bands, when she herself has made references to the dreaded post-punk revivalist noise grunge heavy metal fashion that smothers all underground performers with the same blanket. Sorry Bif but when you sound like this one can’t help but think
of commercialism, not to mention
mainstream. Surprisingly the next track entitled “Tell on you” is a very melodramatic, slow dancing type of song. It poses similarities to a more typical calm and soothing female recording artist. It shows the true artistic ability Bif does possess in her voice. It seems that she doesn’t always elect to use it. This album explores so many different types of music that you may doubt that you have the same album from start to finish. The second half shifts into a more electronic sound, employing drum machines and an Arrested Development kind of sound. She concludes the album in a spoken word track entitled “The Gross Gross Man” which proves to be amusing and indicates the type of exposing and revealing relationships she has been involved in. Perhaps Bif explains her music best when she describes it as “Happy musical masturbation, exciting and perverse, without the aid of egomanical oppressors.”
songs are testament to the fact that he is still recording after ail these years, they are of poor quality when compared to the hits that are included. Seger’s version of Chuck Berry’s Test La Vie” is just plain silly, and the sentimental ode to his son “In Your Time”’ is lacking in the songwriting department. Rest assured, most of the prerequisite favourites one would expect (“The Fire Inside,” “Old Time Rock & “Night Moves”) are Roll,” Oddly absent are a here. whole host of tunes like “Fire Down Below,” “Betty Lou’s Getting Out Tonight,” “Fire Lake,” and “American Storm” that should have made the cut. Any two of those songs could have easily filled out the album instead of the new songs. Though not giving a till and proper retrospective of Bob’s career, this shows the blue collar rocker is still slugging it out and is still occasionally able to come up with a rock and roll gem.
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After over a decade of some serious rocking out, metal King Dave Mustaine is still at it on newest album, Megadeth’s Youthanasia. There’s no debating the skill with which these musicians have thrashed and pounded out ripping chords and screamingly melodic guitar riffs with an almost unmatched energy. The distinctiveness of Dave’s growling bestial voice makes me momentarily nostalgic for my adolescent I want to go out and rip
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%$zce has been influenced by traditional Death Metal groups such as Pantera. The beginning of track six, “Step Down,’ has a peaceful melody easily compared to the heaviest of Slayer songs. It then eases, into a screaming pulp of rage. As for the rest of the CD, it all sounds like one continuous song with a few brief pauses throughout. As you might have guessed, I was not impressed and was pretty much “sick of it all.” It would be an honest assumption to say that most of the world will not be hearing much from these “Big Apple” boys. If they’re lucky, Sick of it All should be headlining soon in New York City’s subway stations. Otherwise, they will be slinging elephant shit when the circus leaves Madison Square Gardens. Perhaps if jackhammers at work soothes your soul, then this item could send you on a one way ticket trip to eternal bliss. If not, stick to Ace of Base as a safe Christmas gift for friends and family.
for over eight minutes). Perhaps what will be more difficult for some to swallow are the enigmatic Ms. Gordon’s voc&s which are ofien an acquired taste at the best of times. She pulls no punches here, leaving us with a lot of gratingly harsh screaming. It’s definitely not the sort of sultry purrs and heavily-breathing whispers familiar on SY gems like “Shadow of a Doubt,” “Beauty Lies In the Eye” or “Bull in the Heather,” and what some of us might’ve hoped for. The lone exception on Unboxed is “Cleo-p atra” * which recalls Dirty’s “Creme Brulee” and Experimen-
td Jet Set’s “Sweet Shine” (arguably that album’s best track). As for the rest, their covers of X-Ray Specs “Oh Bondage Up Yours!” and Firehose’s “Party With Me Punker” are both reasonably solid, and originals “Sex Boy” and “Loose Lips” are also somewhat worthwhile. Unfortunately, Unboxed (including the strike-outs) clocks in at just under twenty-eight minutes in total, so unless you’re a totally bent Kim fan (shameless infatuated hand raised here) or Sonic/Bikini/Pavement/ Boredoms completist, the album’s probably best to avoid.
someone’s’guts out and cause shit crisis. But those days are over; has anyone paid any attention to Megadeth since maybe Rust In Peace? Yuuthanasia (clever name, dudes) although sounding surprisingly tight and together, unfortunately resembles an amalgamation of all of their previous material with a few changes in song titles. With no real musical transitions in style or direction, when they sing “I lost my mind/I lost all my money” what they re-
creep up on you. For hard core rockers who are going to buy this album no matter what I say, there are a smattering of catchy head banging tunes. “Family Tree” is a somewhat memorable and deals with the serious issue of child abuse. As you ingest some perplexing and critical guitar work and rocker-style meanings of life, ‘*Addicted to Chaos” and “The Killing Road” may have you tapping your big toe and starting to feel slightly murderous and rage ful. It may be soon time to expect as tribute album from Megadeth, but more likely this steadfast and if nothing else dependable metal band will, for their dwindling fans, continue to put out wearisome CD’s with cool album titles.
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erable length, but in reality, it just tops thirty-two minutes. Unfortunately, one would not particularly see this as a positive quality. Although Lou Keller (vocals) is very difficult to understand, his
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When the topic of Canadian punk comes up, three names are almost certain to be mentioned: S.N.F.U., The Diodes, and the Demics. The four-piece band from London are now known almost exclusively for one song, “New York City” which may go down in history as the slowest punk song ever written. It dbesn’t derive its strength from the speed of the music or the screaming of the lead singer, but from telling people that which they already know - where they live sucks shit and they should get the hell out of their one horse town and become famous. For kids growing up in small towns in southern Ontario, it’s more of an anthem than “God Save the Queen.”
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will. This time, however, it’s not the bright lights that the singer wants to see, but The Ramones. Not surprisingly, the rest of the CD is hardly throwaway material. The opening track “I Wanna Know” is faster and more typical of eighties new wave material, but maintains a dedication to melody that was all- but forgotten by most bands at this time. , For the bands that represent Canadian pop at its best, such as Sloan and Eric’s Trip, the Demics represent their roots. It’s hard to imagine that Canadian punk even has roots, but Talk’s Cheap represents the beginning of all that was, and is, creative and interesting about Canadian music. BURSiTlS
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As I’ve mentioned before, every once in a while, I put off reviewing something just because a) I want to like it, b) I don’t, and c) I don’t want to give it a bad review. Such is the case with the new Stereolab, titled Mars Audiac Quintet. Their last album, T&zsient Random Noise Bursts with Announcements was really their first semi-successful album and also happened to be the first one that I actually heard. The strange, cheesy organ mixed with the two-chord jams and continous repetition created an ambient sound that worked -it never quite faded completely into the background, but couldn’t quite be listened to intently. At their best, in such songs as “Jenny Ondioline” and “Pause,” Stereolab were unique in their quest for a completely new pop sound that didn’t resort to a million and one synthesizers. (In fact, from seeing their live shows, it’s clear that the organs they do use have more in common with the Consumers Distributing line of keyboards than anything profes-
sional musicians use.) The lyrics themselves are banal, and that’s not always bad, but if you’re going to include the lyrics in the sleeve, they better have something to say. Mars Audiac Quintet is more of the same, and that’s the problem. What works once won’t necessarily work twice, and there’s not enough change in the band’s approach to music that warrants
any more than a few listens. If anything, the band is streamlining its sound, and that’s disturbing. The great thing about their first album is that it meandered in a happy-go-lucky sort of way. For a band like Stereolab, the less attention paid to musical conventions the better. The title of one song, “International Colouring Contest” almost makes this all worthwhile, but not quite.
actually two sides to the same CD: seven songs each. Bright Red rises and falls with the permutations of Anderson’s oft filtered voice and electronic wizardry. Opening with the lyrically and musically haunting “Speechless,” Anderson’s introspective journey drifts through slums, rusty cars, bright red Cadillacs, burning buildings, and over the wide open sea.
War. “It was like the Fourth of July/ it was like fireflies on a summer night,” she sings, portraying both the Baghdad night and the beauty of dancing lovers. Uncluttered by heavy instrumentation, Anderson’s lyrics create their own space. Tightrope’s title track again
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The last time we heard much from Laurie Anderson was her 1986 concert film “Home of the Brave,” an eclectic assortment of performance music. Now,
to promote her latest opus, we again have an eclectic assortment of synthesised music. This time however, Anderson harvests her inspiration from a different
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you listen to Love Spit Love, it is hard not to hear just a little of the Psychedelic Furs echoing in Richard Butler’s unique vocal stylings. After all, Butler’s sound was a big part of this preeminent band of the 1980’s. But Love Spit Love are q not the Furs nor should they be. Butler has moved on to create music which reflects influences of the nineties -- like the Jane’s Addiction style harmonies whisWhen
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connection to the world. In “World Without End” she sings: “I remember all my lovers/ I remember how they held me/ world without end remember me.” Unlike Bright Red, Tightrope rests predominantly on Anderson’s lyrics, with most songs held together by minimal instrumentation and loose tempo. ‘*Night in Baghdad” points to the absurd metaphors used to describe the first night of the Gulf commercially appealing but still a little enigmatic at times. The talents of guitarist Richard Fortus are show-cased in a great number called “Wake Up” and “Am I Wrong.” All this talent is put together by producer Dave Jerden (Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction, Brian Eno, David Byrne and Talking Heads) to create a refreshing new sound.
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I get the impression that this band prides itself on being weird; that
their
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their
listeners laugh. But, the same thing happens with this album that happens with most things that make people laugh. They’re only funny the first time. This album is only funny the
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balanced on a “long thin line” while the world turns below. Anderson rounds off her technoart album with “Same Time Tomorrow ,‘* a song about the permanent red blink of 12:00 on everyone’s VCR, and the time that it represents. Laurie Anderson may not be anybody’s voice of a generation, but her progressive art (and yes it is more art than music) has carved her a fine niche in today’s music scene. To say the least, Laurie Anderson makes good art. Bright Red/Tightrope is not an exception. first time. Then it’s kind of annoying. There’s no consistency. They don’t really sing about anything. They don’t really sing. I think it’s wondetil that the album is dedicated to John Candy. I think it’s terribly unoriginal that the graphic on their CD is a picture of “t,he finger”. I wish that someone would
explain to me how to take a song called “Spinal Meningitis Got me Down” seriously. Or how to find meaning in a song that’s only lyrics are “HIV, AIDS”. I suppose that it’s always a possibility that Ween doesn’t want to be taken seriously. Then, maybe they won’t take this review too seriousl y .
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Fresh for your consumption in the new year is this compilation from everyone’s favorite band from Australia. Released in December (just in time to cash in on the Christmas bucks), this package should offer som to ey WhO ever
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In&s KKK! The album sold over 9 million copies, won 5 MTV awards, a Grammy nomination and spawned the smash singles ‘Need You Tonight”, “New Senand sation”, “Devil Inside” “Never Tear us Apart”. They then toured the globe for 18 grueling months playing sold out stadiums everywhere. Though it was brutally difficult to top KKK!, X was another ace album chock full of number one singles. After another year-plus long tour and the release __ -.of (suprisingly) their f ‘irst live alb w Live Baby Live, the 7 juggemaught finally slowed. In excess? The next album (released in ’ 1992), Wef-
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Jacqui and Carrie, friends aged 19 and 17 respectively, form the nucleus of Shampoo, one of the most inane and sugary pop bands to emerge out of England in a long time. They put out a couple of singles (one called “Bouffont Headbutt”) on St. Etienne’s Ice Rink label last year, whereupon they were snatched up by EMI subsiduary Food. Last summer saw the release of “Trouble,” and the start of big furor in the English press over the value of this band (to use the term loosely).
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Was it kitch pop at its finest, suburbari kids kicking out and having fun without a care in the world? Or absolute crap inexplicably embraced by an indie audience that would normally ostrasize these little girls? The debate still rages, Make no mistake about this band though -- this is POP to its core, sounding not unlike a female Beastie Boys circa Licenced bo Ill, covering tunes by the Archies. Yes, that poppy. The aforementioned “Trouble” deals with the most earthshattering subject of missing your curfew (no doubt a common experience for them, what with gigging and everything), culminating in the line “We tried to steal a cur, but we simn redized/Wegoton the ruad...NONE OF US CO ULD DRIVE! ” Sure
to
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custom arY tour but the band’s return to the studio to reco lrd their r nost recent effort, Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. So here we have a CD that mostly contains songs fans already have (but then again true fans always buy everything anyways). However, if you’ve always sorta liked Inxs but never
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it’s dumb, but it never fails to make you laugh, and is incessantly catchy. The album never tops the fun of this opening track, but “Viva La Megababes” and “Shiny close,
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Song” has a great guitar riff and lyrics that sound like a fourteen year old’s version of sexy. Then there’s “Game Boy,” a song that is indeed about the Nintendo creation, and “House oflove” rocks out with a killer repeating chorus that has you, willfully or not, singing along to every word, What makes all ofthis work is the fact that Shampoo know they’re dumb, catty, and spoiled teenagers who have nothing better to winge about but hippy chicks and getting grounded. Keep in mind that they wri te the stuff themselves, so there isn’t a Maurice Starr or Malcolm Mclaren character behind this group, In interviews, they will admit that their days as sparkling pop stars are numbered, but in classic Culture Club/ Thompson TwinsKyndi Lauper tradition they’re reveling in their ftfteen minutes of fame, well aware of their dippy persona. More power to them! Buy this if you love St. Etienne, RuPaul, and Pizzicato 5, and boogie on down while the fun lasts. No doubt their next album will suck, if they even last Pop fun at its absolutely most frivilous.
ones, it should buy the band a bit of time whilst they decide a new direction they may or may not Either way they are a brilliant band, with superior tunes
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DECEMBER
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Philosiphy Colloquium: Brian S. Baigrie of U of T will be talking about “Biotechnology and the Creation of Health Care Needs”, HH 334 at 3:30 p.m. UW Stage Band at &:OO p.m. in the Great Hall at Conrad Greble College. Includes Saxophone Quartet with Rhythm Section, the James Atkinson Ensemble and the Global Jazz Ensemble
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER
4
UW Chamber Choirand Ensemble Players presents Divine Persons and Celestial Beings featuring music of Bach,Poulenc, Eritten and Vivaldi. Guest artist is Peter Nikiforuk on organ at 8:00 p.m. in the St. John’s Lutheran Church.
MONDAY,
DECEMBER
5
Cinema Gratis will be showing “Blood Wedding” and “Baryshnikov by Tharp”, 7:OO p.m. at the Turnkey Desk.
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
6
GLLOW DiscussionGroup will discuss “Differences Between Lesbians and Gay Men” All lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, gays and other supportive people welcome. UW, Modern Languages 8uilding, Rm 104,7:30 p.m. Forfurtherdetails, phone884-4569. 14 Not Forgotten- Memorial Service in Siegfizeid Hall for 14 women killed in 1989 at L’Ecole Polytechnique. Sponsored by the Engineering Society and the Womyn’s Centre.
WED.,
DECEMBER
7
Kitchener 8lood Donor Clinic at the Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church, 19 Ottawa St. N. (Across from Stadelbauer Motors) :30 to 8:00 p.m. Festive Christmas Music presented by the University, Chamber, and Chapel choirs in the balconies of the Davis Centreat 12:15 o-m. Planning a Careeras a communicator? The International Association of Business Communicators will be holding a Christmas reception at 4:30 p.m. at the Old English Parlour in Waterloo. Admission is free. RSVP to Pauta lecsek at 621-2130
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
8
UW Film SocietyAustralian Films “The Man from Snowy River” 7:00 p.m. at East Campus Hall Rm. 1219. Info: 8851211 extension 2442. Christmas Craft and Toy Fair: Toys, Collectibles, Quilts, Books, Gifts will be sold in the Davis Centre Lounge from 9:00 a.m. to 5:OO p.m. and will continue until December 9th.
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
13
Art Alive presents Veronica Kerr: 0ld Russia - Tales and Artifacts, the history of myth in architecture and painting from 1Oam at the KW Art Gallery GLLOW DiscussionGroup“Surviving the Festive Season” All lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, gays and other supportive people welcome. UW, Modern Languages Building, Rm 104, 7:3O p.m. For further details, phone 884-4569.
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
15
Conestoga Mall Raffle: $685 in prizes CD’s, Children’s Bicycle, Shoes, Four tickets to Crash Test Dummies, Antique Map and more. Continues until Decem-
r ber
17th.
Volunteersa
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K-W Big Sisters needs volunteers 20 years of age or older to work with children. Minimum 1 year, 3 hrs. per week commitment required. One on one relationship with girls4-17and boys4-11. Orientation training procided. Call 743-5206. Our next training sessions commence January 3 & 4 or February 1 8 2 or March 1 & 2,-l 995. Call to register. Volunteering is a great way to help your community. The City of Waterloo is looking foravolunteer Child Care Worker. Responsibilities include supervising children from birth to 6 years of age. Two hours per week. For more information please contact The City of Waterloo, Volunteer Services at 579-l 196. The CommunityAdvisory Councit of the Waterloo REgional Police Service is seeking volunteers who have an interst in police related community issues. Anyone who would like to apply or would like further information may pick up a free information/appiication form at any Waterloo Regional Police detachment or contact Hoyce Palubski at 894-7010 or Inspector Ron Angst at extension 875. Prueter Public School (Union/Lancaster area) needs people to work in classrooms or with indicidual students. Call Jane Horne at 578-0910. The StudentAlumni Association is hosting a District II Conference at the University of Waterloo in February. Volunteers are needed to organize fun events for this weekend. If you are interested call 8884626. Ontario Special 0lympics Winter Games February 23-26,1995, Festical of The Night - New Year’s Eve Celebration December 31,1994. Volunteer Drivers for Seniors, Office Assistants, Dance instructors Assistants, The KW & District Special Olympics. Volunteer at something you enhoy and that is worthy of your time and talent. For more information call Volunteer Services, City of Waterloo at 579-l 196. Tutors Needed to meet One-to-Qnewith residents of Kitchenertwaterloo wishing to learn English or to imprave their English. Tutors must model fluent English. Minimum once weekly, six month comContact Yvonne at the mitment. Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre, 7452531. Senior Fernalestudentvolunteers needed mornings for one to one tutoring of basic Enalish as a Second Language. Call Vi&i or Monica at 650-l 250. Lexington Public School, Forestlawn road. -To work in classroons or with individual students. Call Srigitta 747Canadian Mental Health Associaiion Waterloo Branch. Friends, a service of CMFA needs volunteers to support children in one-to-one relationships. Meethings take place during school time. Call 747-7645, Student Volunteers needed to assist disabled adults with computer work as well as reading and writing class assignments. Close to University. If interested, nlease contact Vivian at 885-4842, bebeen 8:OO a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Go to School and get some valuable work experience! Volunteer with the City of Waterloo. We have something for your. Fir nire informationplease contact Volunteer Services at 579-l 196.
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