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Association. According to Barry Ries, WLU Information Officer, the committee was “quite a success." On January 25 the committee approved a new code of conduct for Laurier students. “The committee resolved majorquestions of how far the university may go in judging the actions of students,” said Rics. “There is no more ambigui,y.” The philosophy behind the new code is expressed in its opening statement ‘%lernbers ol‘the Laurier community enjoy

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no cussin’... the freedom to pursue their intellectual and personal interests without interference, provided that their actions do not limit the rights of other member of the University or the community in which it is situated.” The code does make indirect reference to the event which sparked its creation: “Further, this Code specifically prohibits participation in disturbances such as unlawfu1 street parties which infringe the rights of the University’s neighbours, and adversely affect its relations with the corn-

munity in which it is situated.” The code lists nine categories of non-academic offenses. They are: unlawful use of altoholic beverages; violence or abusive behaviour, including physical and sexual assault; violat ions of the Ontario Human Rights Code, including discrimination and harassment; obstruction or disruptiun of IJniversity attic ities or services; theft. illegal possession or damage ancl destruction of property; trafficking of drugs; tampering with Cre equipment; “stealing of any sort”; and storage, possession or discharge of firearms or explosives. Whenever there is an alleged academic or non-academic offense, the Deans and VicePresidents have been given by the Presid#ent theauthority to form committees to impose disciplinary measures. These committees, according to the code, will have student representation. Decisions by these bodies may be appealed to the President, whose decision will be final. If the President chooses to expel a student or suspend him/her for more than semester, the decision may be appealed to a committee of the Board of Governors.

MP comes to town

by James Russell Imprint staff

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Imprint is the of‘t‘iuial student ncwspap~rofth~urlivursity ufW&rfou. I1 is an cdiiorially indcpcndcnt ncwspapcr published by Imprint Publications. Waterloo, a corporation withoutsharccapital.lmprintisamcrnber of the Ontario Community Ncwspapcr Association (OC‘NA.). Imprint is published cvcry Friday during till and winter terms, and every second Friday during the spring term. Imprint rcscrvcs the right to screen, edit, and rcfixc advertising. Imprint ISSN 0706-7380. Mail should bcaddrcsscd toImprint, Student Lifi: Ccntrc, Room 1116, University of Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G 1. Our e-mail address: cditOr(~inlprint.uwatcrloo.ca Our fax numhcr is 884-7800. An on-lincvcrsion ofltnprlnt ~salsoavailabfconthc World-Wide %‘cbat httf~://illiprint,uwatL5rloo,c~

hmw~ 25, YIP E:d Harper visited Waterloo to prcstlnt the 1W0rm Psrty’s discussion paper on natiorul uni tj,. l’trc piqwr, “20/20-ViGons for the future” includes 20 proposed changes at the federal level to help keep the country together, and 20 major problems Canadians will be forced to face if the county is broken apart. Harper took some time to speak with Imprint before the presentation. I1 ‘l‘harda~,

What is the purpose of the talk you are going to present this evening? The purpose in holclir~g the town ha11 mezling is to encourage discussion among the Canadian people about our 2Oi20 Vision for changes that need to be made to the Federation in order to make it more acceptable, so that we can encourage the people in Quebec who are looking for change to reject the Separatists and vote to stay in canada. Do you think this goal can be accomplished through town hall meetings? In our view it is the on(v way that a successful resolution to this question is going to be accomplished, because we feel very strongly that the politicians of the past 25 years have not been successful and you can point to the fact that we now have a Separatist government both provinciaIly and federally in that province. So it becomes pretty obvious that what politicians have been doing has

been moving us in the wrong direction. Rather than uniting us, it has been driving us apart. There has to be changes made. In our view, the Canadian peopie should be involved in discussing the changes that are required to the federation. Using that avenue we can be successful in coming up with changes that will unite us as a country. You’ve said that the “fopdown decision-making process has failed again and again.” can you give me some exampies of these failures’? The first failure would be the fact that we elected 54 members of parliament on a mandate to separate. Following up on that, we now have a province that has elected a government with a mandate to separate. We had the Charlottetown accord which was rejected by the Canadian people, which was an attempt by the top-down political process, and it failed. Meech

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Lake failed, which again was topdown; the governments trying to tell the people what is best for the country. The Canadian voters rejected both of those. Why has the top-down process failed? The top-down process has failed, first of all, because the people have not been involved. It’s been governments doing what

they think is best to keep Quebec in Canada. What that has been is catering to one province at the expense ofthe country as a whole. That’s the bottom line on why this process has not been successful over the years. It’s created a tremendous backlash against Quebec, against the Continued

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French language, thatwe feel could have been a\ oided. It has created a situation in British Columbia now, where the polls indicate that up to I 1% of the population of’ British Columbia arc now talking about separation 0r Icaning towards separation, So it isn’t just Quebec that is at risk here. What would be the impact on Canada if Quebec separated? It would have a tremendous impact on Canada. We feel that it is very important that all Canadians, not just the people in Quebec, understand the consequences of any provmcc leaving. Unfortunately, there arc a lot of Canadians who say “Get rid ofthem! Who cares! Throw them out! I’m fed up!” and I say to your those people “I uncicrstand frustration hWausc o1*wh;it’s bocn going on for so many years, but bcfim you say that would you plcasc look at what WC‘think arc the conscquenccs.“ Those art: the 20 qrrcstions dealing Ah share of‘the debt, dealing with boundaries, dealing with dual citizenship, cioaling with the rights of minorities in Quebec, the ri&ts of the Cree and the lnuit, the militury, ti corridor through to the MAtimes, and there is a lot of pain in there for all ofus. So before you say that, please look at this. It you still feet that makes sense to you, so bc it. But in our view, any sane person going through this dark side of the exercise wmld shake their head and say, “Why would any sane person cvcn contemplate breaking up this g-cat country or 0 11I-S’!‘-

lVh:rt is l<cform’s approach to the fcdcralism issue? The highlight ot‘thesc 20 positii+c propods deal with dcccntralization. Pow~‘rs that the t?dcral go\‘cmmcnt is holding now over the pro\finces, WC say that’s a major part 4the changes that have to take place. The provinces want more responsibility f‘or the things that they’re doing within tht: provinces. And in many of the arcas, particularly education and health care, those under the constitution areprovincial responsibilities. The Feds have intruded on them on the basis of cost-sharing. That’s the main theme--- decentrat ization, strengthening the provinces, and at the same time, there are areas where we want the federal government strengthened. There are areas where the federal government can play a key role, like breaking down inter-provincial trade barriers. We think it is a verq’ important role for the federal government. The f‘ederal government’s role in negotiating internat ional trade agreements NAFTA, E‘rec Trade, the monetary system, the judicial system, defense. WC want to strerlgthen the federal governmcnt in these areas and deccntrali7t in the: others. ‘The thing about dcc~ntralization 15that iI i.~going to happen. The ~L’LIIIIW o1‘the current tlnancial crisis is th:it it is going to happen. WC will noI bc ;~blc 10 ;l\ oid it because WC’I~L’ on the verge of bankruptcy 2nd u’c have to do as a country everything we can to reduce the cost of government. And a big part ol’that is going to be eliminating the duplication that currently exists in the system.

What separates this approach from that taken by the other parties? The other parties just do not believe decentralization is the answer. They b&eve that Big Brother, the federal government, must maintain control. And it is that philosophy over the years that has brought us to this point. That continues to be their philosophy today. They just do not believe that the answer to our problems is in decentralization, and making our provinces more powerful. We argue just the reverse, that that is the answer. Realities of our financial crisis are going to drive that agenda any way. Why not deal with this now, and keep the country together while you’re doing it. What do you think of the Juneau commision report? We would disagree with them. They’ve been subsidising the CBC to the tune of’ billions of dollars in the interest of Canadian unity. Again. I would point to the Cct that in October of ‘93, 54 members of parliament were elected from the one province to tear Canada apart. It is a living testimonial to the fai led policies of the past. Whatever you’ve been doing in the name of Canadian unity has almost destroyed us. We don’t support subsidizing the CBC. We are absolutely opposed to any additional taxes, whatever form they take. Direct, indirect, there is absolutely no justification for taxing the Canadian pwple in any way. There is rnorc than enough revenue. Thcrc are billions of’ dollars in government spending that should be addressed first. If the provinces get strengthened, do you think the Reform par* will consider having provincial parties? Oh yes. It’ll come up again at our next assembly. We have to conccnrrate on becoming established as a federal government. Once we do become the government, at that time it’ll be debated at our assemblics, and at that time there is a very good chance that it will pass, but not before. You are planning on waiting until you have a Reform Prime Minister? Yes. We feel that we have an oportunity in the next federal election to go from 52 seats to 150+. We went from 1 to 52 in this election. Although I was the only one elected in Ontario, a million people said yes to Reform. We were second in 56 other ridings. When you think that we were only in Ontario for three years, for us to do as well as we did is, in my view, a phenomenal success. And most importantly a tremendous base to build on. If you could change Canada in just one way, what would it be? If 1 don’t do anything in the amount of time I am allowed to serve in Ottawa other than gettmg :hc government to live within its mczns, to halance its bucigct. that to me would be tremendous achichemcnt. We’ve been running. on a\erage, $30 billion &$cits year after year. The debt now, federally, is $570 billion. We’ve mortgaged our children’s future. That madness has got to be stopped. I’m not going to be around to pay the bill, I’m stick-’ ingyoln with it, and that’s a tragedy.

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WUSC Symposium Series

he 1996 World University Serv ice of Canada (WUSC) International Development Symposium Series is currently underway across the country. The theme “Women’s Rights are Human Rights” is being presented in a series of lectures at six Canadian universities, including the University of Guclph and Carleton University. The series features prominent local speakers and groups as we11 as international guest speakers. WUSC is a non-government organization that works in intemational development with a focus on education and training.The organization’s stated objective is to educate members ofthe Canadian postsecondary community about important development issues and to foster a sense ofsolidarity and commitment to international develop-

merit in their local communities. To this end, WUSC has invited Fitoumata Sir6 Dial&, Associution pour /es pmgr& ef /a defense des droits des Jkmmes malienn~~ (APDF) and Indai Lourdes Sajor, Asian W~rnen’~~ Hwzun Rights Cozuvil ( AWH RC) to act as keynote speakers for their symposium series. I3ooth women

be organizing conferences, workshops, popular ccjlucation activities and other special events. MiH-C information abolut the dates and locations of these events can bl: obtained by contacting the Syrnposium Coordinator at WUSC-Ottawa at 613-798-7477, ext. 340.

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abitat for Humanity will be helping to kick off Intema.tional Development Week with blazing hammers on Tuesday, February 6, in the Student LifeCentre. Habitat volunteers will be constructing a shack in the atrium of the Centre, which is downstairs, located just outside Fed Copy Plus and the Campus Shop. The shack wilI symbolize the work of Habitat for Humanity, which is dedicated to providing a simple decent place to live for people around the world. The event will aIso serve as a fundraiser for Habitat at UW’s Spring Break trip. Twenty students will be going to Zanesville, Ohio for the break to help out the local Habitat affiliate with home repairs in the community. This effort comes on the heels of our wildly successful benefit concert, held at the Volcano on January 26. Thanks to some excellent bands and a huge ciowd of Habitat supporters, not to mention the hard work of Theresa Ullyot and her volunteers, the good times rolled into the early hours of the morning. You can read all about the concert in the Arts section of this week’s Imprint. To raise funds at the shackraising on February 6, Habitat will be asking the UW community to comedown to the Student Life Centre and “BUY A BOARD.” For a donation to Habitat at UW, stu-

dents can sign a 2x4, which will be hammered in place when it has been signed by five people. The candidates for the upcoming Federation of Students elections wilt be helping us out with construction and some may even sleep in the structure ovcrnight! This wi11 be a great opportunity to meet the candidates and help out Habitat. The shack will be left in place for the remainder of the week as part of International Development Week. A booth will be set up Buildin’ houses, jammin’ on stage... which will be well Habitat is always having a good time! equipped to inform you on Habitat for Humanity at this spring and summer. Students UW. We will also be selling Habiwill also be participating in the builds themselves. tat t-shirts. If you’d like to get involved Tell your friends about Habiwith Habitat at UW, come down to tat! Tell your enemies about us! the booth, or call Scott at 894There is always lots of work to be 1869, sdmorton@artsu2 or Kelly: done and no experience is necessary. Anyone can do the work of kelly@cgmserc. We will be working with the l-f abitat. Waterloo Region affiliate of HabiHabitat will be one among tat throughout this term and summany organizations to set up a dismer term on a number of projects. play for International Development We’ll be working on salvage opWeek. The week will be a showcase of organizations on and off erations, which involves rescuing reusable materials from buildings campus through which students can slated for demolition. We will also participate in the work of bringing be helping with fundraising for peace andjustice to the world. Come three builds happening in the area out and take ,a look!

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We Gotthe Co-op Fee Review Committee! by Paul Skippen special to Imprint

he Co-up Fee is unfair,” “I paid over $800 in co-op fees my tirst year and I still didn’t get a job; ” “I’ve paid the full co-op kc each term and I go back to the same job each year;” “1 find my own job, why do I have to pay the full co-op fee?; ” “I hate lhe co-op fee.” 1f-you have ever said any one of these statoments then there is something you should know. SAC is listening. As one of our top priorities this term SAC requested a Coop Fee Review committee and thanks to the help ofthe Fed execs, Student Council, the Co-op Dcpartment members and the Univcrsity Administration the whole cam~LIS is listening. We got the: Co-op Fee Rcvicw Conudtee. Based on a recommendation f‘i+onI the Working Group on CoopcraGvr Education, part oc the Commission on Institutional Planning, ;I committee made up of senior University administration, C ECS Department mcm bet-s and students has been created to review the co-op fee issue and come to a resolution that is cquitablu for all individuals involved. While the Co-op Fee Review Committee will be looking at all issues related to the structure of the fee, there are some limitations. The Co-up Fee Review Committee does not have a magical wand which will allow it to make the co-q f&z to disappear. The co-op fee will always exist in some form or another. R~gardkss ofthe final slruc-

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nother term is well under way and a fresh batch of students is beginning to feel it’s way around the UW co-operative education system. Inevitably rumours abound about placement rates and how it’s harder to get a job if you’re in a particular faculty. it is hoped that

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ture of the co-op fee, the CO-op Department will still receive the same amount of funding that it needs to function. Within this limitation, the Coop Fee Review Committee has been granted a great deal of flexibility. Any proposal is fair game. Any student, or any individual who has felt they could come up with a better system now has the opportunity. For the junior student who feels ripped off frotn paying $800 and still not getting a job, for the accounting student who goes back to the same firm each term, for the engineering student who finds their own job each term or for anyone who hates the co-op fee in general, thu Co-op Fee Review Committee represents an opportunity for them to come up with a better option. Under the current Co-op Fee structure, co-op students pay a set amount of $41 I each term which represents the cost of providing coop services for an average student amortized over their school career. What this means is that the average co-op student uses a little less than $3300 in their whole undergraduate school career. Administration then takes this average student cost and divides by 8 terms in order to determine a per term cost. Now it could mean that this simple co-op fee structure represents the fairest and most equitable way lospread the costs ofproviding co-op services across the student body. But for the unemployed student, the student going back to the same job, or the student finding their own job, this structure seems inherently unfair. They feel the)

are not getting the same service as the “average” student. So quit complaining and do something about it. Speak up. Develop a better system. The committee will be chaired by Robin Banks, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, Bob Truman oflnstitutional Planning and Analysis will be helping Robin represent the Senior Administration. Representing the Co-op Department will be Bruce Lumsden, Director of Cuop and an as yet unnamed co-op coordinator. And representing the students will be Natalie Proctor (Systems Design Engineering, 4B), Jay Sung (Political Science, 4A) and Paul Skippen (Econ./Eng., 4B). Stay tuned to the SAC newsgroup to take part in the electronic campus-wide discussion of the Co-op Fee Structure, come out to the various open forums or focus groups we will be conducting or email us personally at: Bruce Lumsden: blumsden@nh 1 .uwaterloo.ca Robin Banks: rbanks@watarts.uwaterloo.ca Bob Truman: truman@modelt.uwaterloo.ca Co-op Co-ordinator Jay Sung (Arts, student) Natalie Proctor (Eng., student): nsprocto@systems.uwaterloo.ca Paul Skippen (Arts, student): pskippcn@mc 1adm.uwaterloo.ca For Co-op students who have problems with the Co-op Department they cannot resolve, SAC’s Advocate-of-Last-Resort has office hours Monday and Friday from 912 in the Fed office. Or contact us directly sac@undergrad.math

by the numbers by providing these statistics some of the myths surrounding co-op and the whole process are cleared up. Here are the statistics for students who went through the systern last term (Fall 1995), As expected, the number of Grst year students who are still looking for work is higher than average. Some groups like l st year Science (33%) and Engineering (13.8%) are particularly hard hit

and co-op will hopefully work hard to improve these numbers. To be honest though, the number of students who found work through coop is much higher than most people assume. So while the system is doing a good job at fmding work for most of us, it could still be better. Join SAC and help make a difference. We meet at Needles Hall Room 1030 on Tuesdays at 530 p.m.

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had several subsequcn t results h wever. First, many valuable and talented faculty members will be lost and missed. Some will be leaving as early as February 1, while others will teach through the spring term and leave as of September 1.

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he Faculty Association ofthe University of Waterloo (FAUW) is one of only two faculty associations in Ontario that is not officially recognized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). Its status is described as “no defined status.” Western’s faculty association also shares this label. Because of this, the FAUW has began a series of steps to get unionized and, as such, to be recognized. On January 24, a vote was held that allowed the steps to proceed. The vote was on the motion

unionized faculty association will result in more effective and fair representation in bargaining situations. In the past, negotiations with the university’s administration have been conducted on a purely voluntary basis, under the “Memorandum of Agreement.” As a result, FAUW feels that it has failed to adequately support the needs of its members. A collective agreement may better enable the association to pursue its ultimate objective of promoting academic freedom and diversity. This means essentially that the faculty association will have stronger ground on which to stand when negotiating the terms of its

Two hurtdred and six individuals vuted, and 69% of them voted “yes” that the FAUW should proceed to obtain membership cards and to apply to the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) for cetiification. Two hundred and six individuals voted, and 69% of them voted “yes”. The FAUW will now receive cards that must be signed, with a 40% majority, in order for the a subsequent vote on certification to take place. This will permit the OLRB to come and conduct asecret ballot vote on certification. Here, the members of the future bargaining unit will be asked to vote, and a simple majority will result in certification. Jim Shallit, secretary of the Faculty Association, is optimistic about the outcome of the vote, and is actively encouraging faculty to sign the cards. He believes that a

members’ working conditions, terms of employment, and salaries. It will be able LO claim that it represents the needs of all its members. The faculty association has always had a series of stated goals that it attempts to fulfil through its negotiations with the administration. These include items such as discussing the terms of employment and wider matters affecting the welfare of the faculty. It also acts as a voice IFor the faculty at both the provincial and national level. FAUW feels that a certified or unionized association will be better able to meet these goals. Described by Shaliit as a “historic step forward for the rights of faculty members at the University of Waterloo,” FAUW certainly appears to be on its way to full recognition by the CAUT.

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Civil engineering has lost 14 faculty and two staff members, and mechanical engineering has lost ten faculty and two staff members. These and other hard hit departments require time to shuffle schedules around to ensure that the most essential classes are being offered. University of Waterloo registrar, Trever Boyes, explains that, in particular, the hardest hit departments need some more time to get things sorted out, Hopefully, he said, “a11 these things will come together.”

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NEWS

Friday, February 2, 1996

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by Fatema Federation

Valji, Chief of Students,

Returning Executive

For President Belfabarba

Far Vice President, Administration and Finance Dan B3jor

Carla Chalmers Brad Kelly

Mark

Brad Miller Josh Windsor

160 LJniversity Ave. University Plaza

Officer, Elections

Elections are just around the comer and this year we will be voting for four positions a number of people running for each position. They are, in alphabetical order:

Mariu

Ferrier

Chris

McGrath

Jim

Wilson

For Vice ‘President, IntemaI Affairs Mahim Manehan& Tricia

Brendan Beaslcy Kelly Foley

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Julie Primeau

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The advance polls will be held on the 8th and 9th of February, on Feb. 13th and 14th. Remember, you must go to the polling students go to Renison. St. Jerome’s students go to St. Jerome%. don’t hesitate to give myself or Marilyn Webster a call at the forget, ALL FULL TIME make sure you read the Imprint,

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by Patrick Thompson special to Imprint

II conjunction with the travel company TourMagination, a Conrad Grebel music professor will lead a “cultural tour” of Vienna planned for this spring. Spotlighting the musical and cultural

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Campaign week began today at 8.30 a.m. and ends on Monday, February 12 at 4.30 p.m. You will probably see the candidates at your classes or on posters, but if you have any questions you want answered, there will be several forums held during the week:

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history of the famous Austrian city, the tour is also good for a semester credit in the course “Music and Culture in Vienna” (Music 355A). Professor Wilbur Maust, a longtime Grebel professor, will lead the tour, which is scheduled to leave Toronto’s Pearson Airport on May 28, and return on June 12. The

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calling group (which is restricted to 25 persons on a first-come, first-serve basis) will visit palaces, museums, churches, homes, and concert halis in and around Vienna, with ample opportunity to attend various operas and musical church services. There will also be a series of lectures delivered by Professor Maust. Vienna is reknowned among classical European cities for its contributions to Western music and art. During the two-week tour, participants will have the chance to view performances of the work of such classic composers as Mozart (The Magic Flute), Beethoven (Symphony #6), and Wagner (Die Walkure). Maust has taught at Conrad Grebel College since 1979, and was Chair of the coltege’s Music Department for ten years; “Music and Culture in Vienna” has been his longtime staple course. Those interested in more information about the tour should contact him at Conrad Grebek 888-0220, extension 253.

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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week by Wendy Przeklasa special to Imprint

H.O.P.E.

his coming week (February 4- 10) is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Eating Disorders come in many forms, but the most common are anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating. Information about these, and other body image issues that are continuing to effect university students, will be available during the next few days at these following locations: Monday, February 5,9 a.m. - 4 p.m.,WLU Concourse, H.O.P.E. Information Booth; Tuesday, February 6,9 a.m. - 4 p.m., UW Student Life Centre, H.O.P.E. Information Booth; Wednesday. February 7,7 p.m* - 9 p.m., Kitchener Public Library, Auditorium, Panel Presentation: “Talking about Eating Disorders;”

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F.RE.E,D. Friends & Relatives of Everyone with Eating Disorder Thursday, February 8,7 p.m. 8130 p.m., Y.W.C.A., Frederick Street, Kitchener. Open Forum on Recovery from Eating Disorders, sponsored by S.E.E.D. Thursday, February 8,8 p.m. 10 p.m., KW Hospital, Gold Room. Open House & Information Meeting Sponsored by F.R.E.E.D. An article about eating disorders will also appear in next week’s Feature section of the Imprint. If you, or someone you care about is suffering with body image issues, there are many places you

can turn for help. These include H.O.P.E. at 88S5832, S.E.E.D. (which meets every Monday night from 7 - 8 p.m. for anyone in need of support) at 5703228, F.R.E.E.D. at 744-7645, and the National Eating Disorders Information Centre at 4 16-340-4 156. Complete inflormatiotl on regional supports areas will be available at the information booth on Tuesday. Make sure to stop by, and don’t forget to check out the article in next week’s Imprint.

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s amusing as it seems to be contemplating summer employment during a continuous snowfall, many students are already gearing up for work once the school term expires. One line of employment many are no doubt familiar with, either through friends, rumours, or actual hands-on experience, is tree planting. The seasonal occupation draws thousands of students to locations across Canada seeking the promised rewards, but it also scares off an equal proportion who’ve heard the horror stories and tales of woe. That’s where Kevin Miller comes in. Miller, a UW student from Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, is a self-proclaimed “tree planting expert” and he’s just published The Tree P/unter ‘s h-vivd Guide. The 40 page book, featuring artwork by Larry Metz, was created specifically for people “interested in tree planting but unsure of what the job entails or how to go about getting hired,” and is an invaluable resource. Miller has left no stone unturned, wisely breaking-up the book into categories that feature oft-asked questions such as “What does a typical tree planting day consist of?,” (‘ How notch money can a tree planter make in a summer?,” and “Where do tree planters go to the bathroom?” Written in a highly informative, informal, andentertaining tone, the book also includes sections on the equipment a tree planter requires, health and safety, what to do

when confronted by bears, a glossary of tree planting terms, and a whole lot more. Best of all for the prospective planter, Miller also provides an incredibly dense directory of I56 tree planting companies and employers with their addresses, alI listed geographically by province.

Published by Miller’s own Millstone Press, The Tree Plunt~rs Sunlival Guide is being distributed across Canada, and is available locally at the UW and WLlJ Rookstores for a mere $5.59. Anyone interested in tree planting this summer is strongly urged to make the small investment in this book fi-st.

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amounts paid out for welfare are insufficient to provide the basic necessities of life even if you just eat bread, water, and tuna. What has created the conditions in which so many people around the world are displaced and impoverished? Why are so many denied access to the basic necessities of life - food, shelter, and jobs - while a select few grow even more wealthy? Part of the answer may lie in our under-

Development. What images come to mind? Sky scrapers ? Hydro-electric dams? Factories? Highways’? This is the kind of development often funded and promoted by multinational corporations, the World Bank or through Canadabs official development assistance @DA). But for every skyscraper that dots the skyline of Manila, Mexico City, or Nairobi, thousands of shacks made of scrap metal, bits of wood and cardboard have sprouted up in the vast and growing urban slums ringing these and other cities. The people living in these shacks are development refugees, displaced by “development”. Dams have flooded the land of peasants and aboriginal peoples. Pineapple plantations and corporate vegetable or cattle farms have displaced thousands of small farmers. Forced of their land, they migrate to the cities looking forjobs and usually end up living in urban slums. But finding a job is getting more and mufe difficult. Unemployment rates are growing in every region of the world except East and South East Asia. While high-tech jobs are being created many more artisans and “low-tech” workers arc losing their jobs. Unemployment and poverty art: not only Third World concerns. The gap between rich and poor is growing in most countries of the world. In Canada, cutbacks have pushed many into poverty and onto welfare rolls and the

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decision-making process. True democracy in government is also undermined by the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Owners and management of large corporations arc able to influence government policy their favour by threatening to close down plants or pull out capital. Wealthy individuals and corporate creditors wield tremendous power over government by threatening to divest unless interest rates are

Certain models of economic development can actually undermirte authentic democracy.

standing of the connection between democracy and development. Certain models of economic deveIopment can actually undermine authentic democracy. Development decisions ~ such as whether or not to build a dam on aboriginal land, to close down a f&tory and leave hundreds ofworkers jobless, to release pollutants into the environment - are rarely made by those affected by the consequences of the decisions. Typically, the interests of workers, consumers and the communities where projects are sited are not represented in the

Interest

raised or harsh spending cuts are enacted. Multinational corporations, through campaign contributions, ownership and control of the media or the hiring of professional lobbyists are able to influence government policy in their favour. One of their goals is to reduce the ability of national governments to regulate and control their business activities, so that they can be as free as possible to make profits and expand their control. This expansion of corporate and financial power is called globalization. Globalization is presented as an inevita-

ble trend, along with cutbacks to deal with the deficit. High rates of unemployment are now said to be “natura.1” rates of unemployment. What governments and corporations are saying when they support globalization is that citizens do not have the right to make democratic choices about their own developmerit. Globalization is not some mysterious force but is the result of conscious decisions taken by people, Structural Adjustment ProLTdrns are economic programs which include severe cutbacks in government spending on health and education. The International Monetary Fund (1MF) and the World Bank make the acceptance of these programs a condition for further loans or other assistance to indebted Third World governments. tnternatiional trade agreements such as the North American Fiee Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or changes to the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT) include provisions restricting government’s ability to regulate foreign investment or protect the environment. These programs and trade agreements are decisions made by a few people without much public scrutiny or democratic accountability. They benefit a wealthy elite and reduce the future ability of a majority of peoples to shape development in the interests Continued

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of justice and greater equality. “Nations cannot be built without the popular support and full participation ofthc people, nor can the economic crisis be resolved and the human and economic conditions be improved without the full and effcctive contribution, creativity, and popular enthusiasm of the vast majority of the people,” notes the African Charter for Popular Participation in Development. Democracy means participation - participation by people in making decisions that affect their lives. It also means participatiorl more broadly in the political and economic system through access to meaningful emPloYn lent, education, and health care.

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irst of all, those of you looking to read a hockey article are out of luck. Power Plcr,, is the title of the free admission, 40 minute play that will be running at various locations on campus in the week to come. The producer for Pourer PZu?l is the producer ofSin&AndSe~~~, Denise Angove, and it is directed by Mark McGrinder, who

Plav The intension of tlhis play is to bring attention to the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace in a students-talking-to-students cnvironrnent. Power Phy first ran for fwo terms some six years ago and wasn’t performed again until last term when it was dusted off and slightly revised. Largely responsible for its revival were the requests, of the CO-OF) people for something that would address these issues.

It is a fast moving and enjoyable presentation was in the last few performances of Single And Sexy. The two plays are similar in that they are both classically collective __ the four actors(mostly UW drama graduates) in the show have interchanging roles and as scenes get started, then paused, they start a new scene and f;dll into new roles. Anyone who has seen XII& And seq knows that it is a fast moving and enjoyable presentation. The story in Power Play follows four UW co-op students, each on work terms in different locations and who are at some level sexually harassed. One interesting scenario in this show is that of a gay man sexually harassing another gay man. Scenes like this stir much emotion, if not discussion. On hand at each show will be at least one campus resource person to field any questions or concerns audience members might have. Those that see the performance at Village One on Tuesday will be able to afterwards participate in a round table discussion group with representatives from the UW Police, Co-op Advisory Office, PALS, SAC (Students Advising Co-op) and Linda Kellar, the Sexual Assault Councillor.

Aside from being informative and perhaps eye opening, it is well put together and very entertaining. For this term’s performances, the play is being brought to the students. The locations and times are as follows: Monday, Feb. 5, at 12 p.m. in the Notre Dame College Cafeteria, and 5:45 p.m. in the Village Two Cafeteria. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 12 pm. in the Renison College Cafeteria and 5:30 p.m. in the Village One, Cafeteria. Wednesday, Feb. 7,at I;! p.m. in the Conrad Grebel College Cafeteria and at 5: 15 p.m. in the St. Jerome’s Cafeteria. Thursday, Feb, 8, at I;! p.m. in the Math Comfy Lounge and 5: 15 p.m. in the St. Paul’s College Cafeteria. Friday, Feb. 9, at 12 p.m. in Needles Hall, Room 3004. Professor Paul Zimintz of the Philosophy Department is allowing the cast into his classroom for an additional performance. With so many performances in so many heavily travelled areas, you will be hard pressed to miss this exceptional show.

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ecent cuts to university funding corn pounded with inadequate access to IL mancial aid have left students paying increasingly higher tuition fees to fund their education. As a result, some students have found it difficult to provide themselves with enough food to study and work efficiently. To meet the student population half-way the University of Waterloo Federation of Students operates a food bank available to all UW students. This confidential service was originally instigated after it was found that a significant percentage of the UW’s 16,000 undergraduate students were in need of some form of financial aid at some point during their academic studies each year. Students wishing to make donations can deposit their non-perishable food in boxes located throughout the campus at the Village One Grill, Needles Hall, Campus Centre Turnkey Desk, and Dana Porter Library. Donations will also be accepted at the Federation of Students office in the Student Life Centre. Student societies are encouraged to promote donations to the Federation of Students Food Bank. The Food Bank operates Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is located in the old Federation of Students

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office above Imprint in the Student Life Centre. However, alternative arrangements can be accommodated by calling the Federation of Students. All that is required for use of this confidential service is a valid student identification card. Volunteers are also required tc assist with the operation of the Food Bank. Those interested should contact the Federation of Students or drop by the Food Bank during operating hours.

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For PRESIDENT Mario Bellabarba

The Presidency of the Federation of- Students has been rc~cntly redefmed, with the Linus of the position bcingcentcredonrcprcsentinguwstudents to Univcrs~ty faculty and administration. With the restructuring, thcrc imz more VP’s, with more &x3rIy defined roles. allowil~g rhu Prcsidcnt to slay on Campus and ~mxWr3fC 011improving student rcprexntrttion. My name is blah Bellaharba, and I wmt to lx the next Prcsidcn~ of’ the Feds. With the drastic changes to uliivcmily cdwation that rcucrit govcrnmcnt cut-hxks h;iIC Ciwxd, it is vital that student’s voices arc heard. UW 11;~~becln hir hard by ~wly rctirerucnts, and studtmts must hc in\tolvcd in the r&uilding. As Prcsidcnt, it would be my role to see that,studcnts are wcil rcprescntctl in all aspccth of decision making. Thcrc is no such thing as a decision made on this campus that does riut affect students. ! My cxpcricncc with student rcprei si=ntation includes being a director in the Engineering Society, holding scats on Feds louncil and Board of Directors, and on UW’s Senate and Board of Governors. With my background and knowledge of this university, I feel I can open up any closed doors and ensure that students arc there to offer input, at all levels. Pluasc vote on February 13th & 14th. ifyou have any questions, contact rnc at mbellaba(@ivil. For PRESIDFINI’ Carla Chalmers

Carla Chalmers, President: As Pr~sidcnt ofyour Federation of Studt~nts, my main c’c)nc~‘rn is rnaintaining cxwptional quality of life on campus md in the community. The new position of‘thc Prcsidcnt must dual with ssnsitivc vi- ISSUES . a@ be th,e *C&p, of)he,.

Feds, To this end I believe 1 have the cxpcricnce to meet the diverse portt‘olio under which I would be required to work. As a students’ councilor I am famiIiar with governance issues on campus, and as a service director 1am used to dealing with sonsrtive issues and looking for solutions to financial prohlems. When working with the Administration, I would highlight the fact that students are paying a larger and larger share for their education, and as such should have more ofa voice concerning that education and the services provided. Feds services and businesses are an important aspect on our campus and should be concentrated on since they provide part time jobs for students, and ef‘fcctivc services fix student need. Safety is a priority and I will guarantee that adcquatc resources and consideration arc concentrated in lhis area. This will bc done by working closely with the Student issues Resource Centre and participat ingand studying safety audits of campus and the surrounding comIlluI~ity. If’ you have any qI.lestions please cniail nit: ccchalme~r at-tsu I .wtstar Your fixture is our concern. For PRESIDENT Brad Kelly

Brad Kelly, President: A united student body and a strong voice will be crucial in the *upcoming scholastic year. This time, more than ever, it is important that ALL students are properly informed and involved in thisdccision makingproccss. Increased pressures on finances, academics and career potentials have put substantial stress on students. As President of your Federation of Students, ! p1;1n to do my utmost to alleviate this stress by rcprcscnting you to the best ofmy ability. By working closely with the administration, media, and politicians, 1 will make sure that your best interests arc’ at the forefront ofall possible considerations. I truly believe that by increasing the visibility ofboth the Fed executive and our student body WC can open up the lines of communication within our school and surrounding community. I hope to irr1pIoment p oglarlls hill ww.lld help to increase student involvement on campus and in addition, plan to make the Feds more accountahlc to you, the students. Please take the time to kote. Now more than ever it is vital that you take part in this decision making process. rc$apk lou,rf9r.ypur considcr+tion..L /

The duty of the President is to act on your behalf, voicing all your concerns. Your President must therefore be an affective communicator. Experience with the Feds, a strong work ethic, and a charismatic personality will enable me to carry out this role, as I am committed to excellence in serving you. COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE: Currently there is a lack of consistency within the Feds from year to year. Therefore a long range plan must be introduced to ensure a stable forecast for the next five years. Restructuring the financial budget, and reorganizing current businesses and services will help optimize your Feds fees, eliminating the ongoing deficit. By working closely with the University’s administration, a new system will bc introduced dedicated to meeting budget requirements. without compromising your education. This Corporation must concentrate on optimizing the current services offered, before introducing new sen ices. This will providc a more efficient usage of your ~ncmy, yet maintaining cxceUcnce in service. BACKGROUND: 4th year lIonours B-SC. Kinesiology; FEDS Commissioner---Internal Liaison ( 1995); FEDS CommitteeofPresidcnts; AH SUM Vice-PresidentInternal Affairs; APIS Endowment Fund Planning Committee; AHS Orientation Director; President -- Kinesiology Students Association; Village Don; Bombshelter Management/Supervisor Team; Varsity Rugby Athlete (1993 present). Sincerely, Brad Miller. For PRESIDENT Josh Windsor

Hi! my name is Josh Windsor. I feel that the relationships 1 have fostered within the University of Waterloo as weli as the community at large provide me with the necessary background to represent the student body at the University of Waterloo as Federation of Student President. For the past five years I have been an undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo, During this period I have worked full time for Family and Children Services of the Waterloo Region while maintaining a full course load and remaimng involve$*in ,qapy extra, qurric,u!ar a$-

tivities. I am currently the President of the Arts Student Union and the Director of the UW Endowment Fund for the Feds. For 2 years 1was Chairperson for Arts Orientation as we11 as ASU Treasurer for 1. I have competed as a Varsity Athlete for 5 years and have been selected as an OUAA All Star. 1 have received an Outstanding Athletic Achievement award and a Faculty Student Achievement Award. Next year promises to be a period of great transition at this University. Reduction in funding and increasing tuition assure many changes. Times of change are difficult without competent administration. My experience with social services has provided a background that stresses communication, accountability and commitment, With these skills, I believe I can become an effective and accountabie President. For VICE-PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION Dan Bajor

& FINANCE

I am glad to have this opportunity to introduce myselfas a candidate in the upcoming Federation of Students election for the position of Vice-President, Administration and Finance. 1My name is Dan Bajor and I am a third year Math/Business student who has served students as the Service Director of the PALS Off-Campus Dons Program and as a Math Co-op Students Council Representative. My background and experience leave me well equipped with the many skills and tools needed to perform the duties of the VPAF: solid management skills, knowledge of accounting principles, the ability to make sound business decisions and plans through marketing and strategic planning. Tfelected, as VPAF I woulduseall of my expertise to implement programs aimed at improving the quality and advancement of our Federation’s services and businesses. I would help all parts of the Federation to learn more about students through market research so we, as students, can bc better served. 1 would ensure that decisions made around campus affecting students involve students both on and off campus. I am a candidate who believes strongly in the strategic advancement and marketing of our Federation of- Students. Elect Dan Bajor for VPAF.

Mark

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sis ofall Fed spending, I will champion the effort to make the Feds a succcssfd business. I have held full time managerial contracts with Pepsi, Cantel, Gatoradc and gained the experience necessary to implement corporate management strategies to Fed businesses. Learning from my promotional experience with Nielson-Cadbury and Hostess, will benefit Fed business through innovative marketing techniques. In 4 years at UW, I’ve been a Kincsiology student, former varsity hockey player, on V2 orientation, and part ofthe Bombshelter’s management. I am committed to developing a long term financial plan that will not change annually and 1 will strategically analyze all Fed spending to ensure students arc receiving maximum scrvicc from their Federation. Thank you for your time, Mark Ferrier. For VICE-PRESIDENT ADMINISTR~~TION

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Chris McGrath, VPAF: The Fed Elections mark a very important transition in student life and governance here at UW. Given cuts to higher education, and the changes occurring all ova: campus, UW undergraduates need <tobe effectively reprcsented on all levels. They need a voice --a voice that cannot be ignored. As VPAF, i will work towards ensuring that the student voice gets heard. Through proactive financial planning, efficient 0,rganizational managcmcnt, and effective campus-wide communication, 1 am contidcnt that the For VICE-PRESIDENT Federation of Students will be able to ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE better represent YOU. YOU arc an imMark Ferrier portant part of the organization, and I In times of economic cutbacks and am committed to providing you with consequent tuition increases of 2076, greater accessibility and visibility of you as the student need more control Fed businesses., services, and the organization as a whole. By working with over the monetary planning of the FederarionofStudents. I firmly believe that YOU, I am certain that our voica will be the Feds have to adopt a new’ cot-porute louder and stronger in a time when we formal that gives empowerment to the need to speak up. I encourage you to participate in student as the primary shareholder. these elections. Please vote with care As your VPAF my focus will be to and make sure tlhat your voice is hoard. treat the Feds as a multi-facet corporation that contains many diversified busiThank you for your support. nesses. Through term planning, strateContjnued to page I3 gic bud@ management, and, arr anr)ly-

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For VICE-PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATlON Jim Wilson

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Jim Wilson, VPAF: As your VPAF I would bc committed to an eftjcicnt, eftjcient, service oriented oricntcd Federation ofstudcnts, and I will work hard to reprosent represent yollr your interests in the university community. STUDENTS SERVING STUDEhTS: In these times of fiscal constraint

atTo&blc scrvicc pobsiblc. I would work to maximize ~hc number of’student part-time jobs III rhc Federation wid ori campus as a whole. KI31:PlNG YOU INFORMED: Part of being responsi responsible blc: to you is keeping you informed, so you can voice your opinions before the decisions arc made. To this end I woutd like to expand the Feds’ USC’ use of the internet, as part of an overall publicity campaign not only promoting Fed businosses and events. but student govcmmcnt and current issues. BACKGROUND: Treasurer, Science Society ( 1995-96); Financial Manager, Scicncc C&D( 199596); President, Science Society (1994-95); Feds Council (1994-M); Feds Board of Directors (199596). If you have any questions please c-mail meat: jjwilson@sciencc.watstar Your future is our concern. For VICE-PRESIDENT EDUCATION Brendan Beasley

Provincial cost cutting threatens to compromise UW’s ability to provide the quality of education that perpetuates its reputation for providing exccllent graduates. This is unacceptable. As VPED, my commitment to you would be in keeping post-secondary education financially CnanciaIly feasible without endangering the quality of education you deserve. Past student governments have taken a passive approach to getting things done. More than ever, UW needs an individual who will work

closely with students to effectively act on their concerns. Central to my plan is to: Effectively lobby the provincial government to push for change; Seek partnership with corporate sponsors to expand areas cf tinding. Extensive involvement in the University community has taught that a strong relationship is built with trust. As a student, I feel a strong sense of pride and loyalty to the institution that has al lowed me to grow through a multitude of experiences. This learning environment should be allowed to continue and grow. Present and future students should also have access to the valuable education that UW offers. This is my commitment to you, together WC can continue the path to excellence. The choice is yours. Thank-you, Brendan Beasley. For VICE-PRESIDENT EDUCATION Kelly Foley

I keep rewriting these 200 words. Each time it gets cheesier, and I have no crackers! So I think to myself, what if I’m just honest? I became interested in academic issues in January ‘94 when I wrote A Stutimts ’ Guide to bW’ PoEicy. I realized students aren’t aware of all the rules and regulations. Did you know that professors must not administer tests worth more than 25% in the last week of class? It’s always bothered me that student discipline cases are publicized, but until recently you never heard of faculty discipline. If you choose me as your Vice President Education, I’d make myself available to act as an advocate for students with appeals and grievances. I’d also want to hirean academic researcher, whose sole purpose would bc to help develop a comprehensive strategy to promo[c quality education and prevent further funding cuts. I propose, in conjunction with the Cx~~~ian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) and the Ontario Undcrgraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) to mcasurc the societal bcncfit of univcrsity. The government can tell you cxactly how much value you derive from your dcgrcc, 1 suggest, we tell them precisel_v what post-secondary education contributes to Canada. Thanks for your time, Kelly Foley. For VICE-PRESIDENT EDUCATION Xander LeRoy With university funding being slashed, and tuition fees rapidly increasing we1I beyond an affordable level, students need to assure that their views are being represented now more than ever. These concerns should not only represented but acted upon. As your Vice President Education I would forward your concerns, We must start acting before the cuts hannen. rather than reactine after

Xander

LeRoy

they have taken place. With the certainty that tuition will continue to rise, the student financial aid system must be improved so as to maintain financial assessibility. As students pay a larger and larger share of the cost of post secondary education, the university must become more accountable to us. Towards this end I will mold Students Advising Coop into a watt hdog for Co-op and work towards increasing the students’ voice on campus. Despite these cuts to funding we need to maintain, if not improve the quality ofteaching on campus. Through the review of course evaluations and the exploration of a National Teacher Accreditation program, I will endeavor towards this. Stullents deserve leaders who will not only listen to their concerns, but will also act upon them. We need strong commitment to work through the challenges ahead, and this I will provide. If you have any questions please email me at: xrleroy@ionline.net Your future is our concern. For VICE-PRESIDENT INTERNAL Mahim Manchanda

The VP Tntemal is a position that requires strong interpersonal and communication skills to address the needs

and concerns of students. Extensive experience in sales and marketing gives me the edge to successfully promote the Fed services, clubs, and societies on campus. In addition, my leadership involvement within the Fed clubs and services has given me an indication of what students want, therefore I can easily ‘zoom in’ and work on any specific concerns. The most important issue is clear communication and positive interaction. I am passionate about building bridges between the Feds and the student body. The Federation of Students is your organization. You, the student body, need to express your concerns to the Feds, rather than leaving it up to someone else to do the guesswork. I am certain I will appropriately impact the current services, clubs, and societies, as I am keen on being the VP Internal for 96197.

peer helping senrices(mediation, health, GLLOW, Women’s Centre, BACCHUS, part-time employment, Academic Support, etc...) so that students can find hlelp when they need it. I would like to see the services area ofthe SLC (thatmanyofyoudon’t evenknow is there), become the “hub” of campus. Please vote: on February 13 & 14th, and feel free: to contact me at tamumby@calum. For VICE-PRESIDENT INTERNAL Julie Primeau

For VICE-PRESIDENI INTERNAL Tricia Mumby

In 200 words or less . .. I am Tricia Mumby, an experienced and knowledgeable candidate for Vice President, Internal. Why do I want to be such a creature? Since May of 1995, I have been the Senior Officer of Internal Affairs. I have directed the Arts, Publicity and Liaison Commissions, and I care about the Office of Internal Affairs. The VPI position is a huge opportunity for the Feds, and I want to ensure it gets off to a solid start! I am excited about the prospect of being able to vote at Students’ Council about issues concerning clubs. I have seen the clubs room develop, the number of clubs increase by nearly 1O%, and the number of first year students getting involved with clubs increase. Clubs are growing and will continue to strengthen on campus, and I want to help them. because of administrative cuts at LJW, it is imperative that we strengthen

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Fellow Waterloo Students, You the student dcservc nothing less than a comrnilment to excellence from you elected Federation of Students representatives. This new position requires someone with excellent people skills as well as a compassionate understanding ofcurrent student issues. I am extremely motivated and enthusiastic about the opportunity to develop this new position to its full potential. The Feds while experiencing an annual turnover of representatives should not nec:essarily experience a turnover of programs and services. As VPTA 1not only plan to implement new ideas, but to loo,k at those services and programs already in place and where necessary, maximize their potential. As a Village Don, I have become familiar with the various services that the Feds provide such as Peer health Services which strives to educated the campus on various health issues. It has become one of my goals to enhance student life and I feel that issues such as Healthy Living and Nutrition are areas that should be examined at a campus level. Through Peer Health I would strive to make nutritional information accessible to all students who arc jnterested. This will open new doors to other programs aiming to enhance the student experienct:. This is my commitmcnt to you. Thank-you, Julie Primeau.

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you to readLNext week, read what Imprint made them say during gruelling interviews. We’re also providing analysis of the issues, coverage of the ~oxuti~ a~d’classroom speaking, and who .knOwS, maybe pictures fitnn the JellolW/restling Tournament that really decides who wins the election, But seriously, next week’s Election Supplement is a -musteread for anyone who plans on making an educated decision+ You’ve

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Prime Minister Jean Chretien finally relented this past week and put into q7eration a recommendation suggested on a number of occasions in this very coh~mn a couple of months back. Namely, he’s started playing hardball with Lucicn Howhard. Dcspitc my criticisms and the ranting 0f nnil lions of others, particularly out Ivest, it’s undCrstandabl~ why C’hreti~n appxed initially rnilque-toast to the Quebec savertignty 1n~bw7e11t prior to last year’s referendum. t It’s obviously always had the sincere cof1~ iction that his jkderalist position would always be a stable one in Quebec, and the danger of a little sabre rattling was perhaps too volatile of an idea. So Chretien sat at ease with the status quo. All that began to change on the eve of the referendum, when sinister forces were ready to tear apart the country, or at the very least destabilize it. By that time Chretien was too late, and it was up to 150,000 flag waving Canucks in Montreal to try to salvage what Chretien appeared reluctant to interfere in. At that point many Canadians saw what they perceived as a bill of goods being fed to Quebec that Bouch~d and Jacques Parizeau r-efus4 to deny. The promises of a sovereign Quebec nation included C‘aiiadian passports, Canadian currency, none ot‘thc national cl&t, ;i vote in C’;inadian dections, full territorial borders, and many more... all a bag ot‘ lies and Ijlopian pipe drcanis. But ah ridiculous as it conducted right up to the time of the r&rendum demonstrated that 5 1% of Quebec voters actually believed in the nonsensica I promises. The referendum was too _close of a shave, so with Ljouchard assuming the Quebec provincial seat this past week Chretion has decided to volley a pre-etnptivs strike. If Canada is divisible, Chrctien argues, then logically the province of‘ Quebec must be held to the same threat. Also, 50% plus one vote wm't he enough to seprate, he states. Chr&n has either been listening to Canadians or knows these ideas in his gut; either way it’s totally cotnmon sense to me. 1 know very little of international law, as Bouchard insists of us all, but I’ve got a pretty reasonable gauge of‘ what’s acceptable. As expected, Bouchard has been spewing venom about Chretien’s utterances and insists that Quebeckers will not tolerate guns to the head. Chretien knows this all too well, and his position is a potentially divisive one fraught with peril. But Chretien also hears the mood of his country and it’s an ugly mood: as Bouchard should well realize, it’s Canadians who’ve felt the gun to the head too many titnes to any further stretch their national tolerance. As I’ve said before, in order to negotiate on even terms with Quebec, the people of that province have to know fully what is on the table, what they will be offered, and what they will be expected to lose. Strangely, nobody’s asking the Maritimers what they think. The way I look at a map, if Quebec separates they’ll stand to lose a lot more than the rest of us. It looks as though they’d be totally isolated from Canada---Shouldn’t we be start getting concerned about their plight?

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A Tale of Three Deficits T

his world is a lot more complex than we like to think it is. Everybody knows about the economic deficit that this country, this province, and every government under the sun is facing. The provincial government has taken an obstinately courageous approach to slashing this deficit, and other governments (federal and municipal) are thinking along the same lines. The probletn is that the ignorant slash and bum policy being employed by the government is increasing the other two deficits. These are two deficits no one talks about, though they are at least as important as the economic deficit. I am referring to the environmental delitit and the social deficit. The Webster’s Encyclopedic Ilnabridged Dictionary defines deficit as “the amount by which a sum of money f’al Is short of the required amount.” This can be extrapolated to read “the amount by which environmental health or social wellbeing falls short of the required amount.” In the end, it can all be translated into economic terms anyway. This generation is paying for the inability of the previous one to balance its books. We are also suffering the costs of environmental and social degradation. What are we going to leave our children? At this rate, a much greater environmental and social deficit, and not much less of an economic deficit. But those billions of dollars of brutal cuts must be doing something, right? Well, yes, but no1 the right things. They will not lead to deficit reduction. Why?The economy.

environment, and society are inextricably linked. No matter what happens to one of these three, the other two will be affected. Building extensive road networks to make cars happy, allowing companies to pollute, and paving over the countryside with dreary sprawling suburbs all have their immediate economic benefits. Over the long term, however, the costs of smog, groundwater contamination, and pollution in general far, far outweigh the short-term benefits. We should have learned by now that Dear Mother Nature is a bitch and will always get her way. Cutting welfare benefits and otherwise attacking the marginalized may seem to have economic benefits and may be popular with the electorate (which is generally as incapable of thought as politicians are). Ultimately, however, it results in greater costs for health cat-c, law enforcement, etc. Preventing people from being malnourished, or not making criminality an attractive option for the oppressed would be a much more economically feasible alternative. Yet, we are moving in the opposite direction. We are shooting ourselves in the foot by launching a wholesale attack on the environment and society. Whatever short term benefits may be realized as a result of the government’s current policies will very quickly be wiped out. One step forward, three steps back. If the government really wanted to make a dent in the economic deficit, it should adopt a “ful l-cost accounting” approach. This approach holds businesses and govemmcnts accountable Gor the full costs of their actions.

In the case of c?land developer, for example, it would require that hr: or she pay the full costs of building infrastructure (roads, scwers, water, hydro), of soft services (policing, snow plowing, garbage pick-up), of busing children to school, and of all the other items that financially burden the municipality. If full financial responsibility was placed on the developer, we would not be mass-producing shit-boxes all over our dwindling countryside, and would take a more environmentally, socially, and economically responsible approach to housing. The Harris government would say that full-cost accounting is bad for business. But when you are all grown up and assimilated, would you want the developer to pay for his or her own subdivision, or would you rather pick up the tab? What we need is BALANCE! Political ideologies, both on the right, as welt as the far left, are bullshit. The only ideology that makes sense is one that sees a balance of environment, economy, and society as paramount. Unfortunately, holism does not seem to be too popular today, and .would not get many votes among today’s l‘lckle and foolishly selfish electorate. Next time you read the word “deficit” in the paper, or hear it propagandized on TV, ask yourself, what about the environmental deficit? What about the social deficit? What about the intelligence deficit in this govemment?

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Some straight

facts on Hemp-Fest Re: corrections to David Drew’s coverago of the HempFest Benefit (Imprint, January 26): 1. The Benefit was NOT for Marc Emery, it was for Chris Clay, owner of Hmp Nation in London, Ontario. This was clearly stated during the evening; Chris Clay even appeared on stage prior to The Rhythm Method’s set. For those that art: still unaware ofClay’s forthcoming Constitutional Challenge, Osgoode Hall criminal law profcssor Alan Young and partner Paul Bumstein are taking his case to the Suprcmc Court of Canada. The lcgal fees could total between $25,000~50,000 which will be spent on bringing experts from around the world who specialize in issues relating to drug use and prohibition. Chris will be appearing in London court for his Preliminary hearing February the 23rd. 2. The benefit was not meant to hype local musicians, its purpose was to raise funds for a man who faces I7 years imprisonment for selling j-inch clone plants in his store display case. Along with 4 charges laid, police took $30,000 worth of stock, $900 from his till, ransacked his home and arrested his house guests. As Chris puts it: ‘.I thought they might charge me. I felt that it was a legal grey area because there is no THC or drug quality in the plant at that stage of maturity, and that we could challenge it in court. I had no idea they might take most of my store...” If he wins and cannabis is removed from the Narcotic Control Act as a prohibited substance: ;I. Commercial hemp crops could create a ground swell of employment in all facets of environmentally safe hemp production; b. Harmless citizens will no longer have to live in fear or have their lives ruined by police persecution; c. Medical marijuana will give patients across Canada effective an inexpensive medication they can easily produce at home; d. Non-renewable fossil fuels could slowly be replaced with biomass fuel created from hemp crop; e, Tree paper could be totally replaced with hemp paper putting an end to clear cuts and our disappearing wilderness. It’s time to start thinking of cannabis as a resource and not a problem, and the only way tochange the existing law is to fight it. From environmental hemp to freedom of choice, we all stand to benefit from challenges like Chris Clay’s, That is the REAL reason why we played on Friday the 19th. 3. David found the informational leaflets “offensive” and “demeaning” due to cartoons depict-

ingpolice brutality. Coincidentally, on the morning of the 19th, police in riot gear terrorized a Surrey B.C. family in a mistaken drug raid. While holding the hand-cuffed couple down at gun point they proceeded to boot down the 93 year old mother’s bedroom door (printed in the K-F+’ Record Jan 23). Stories simiIar to this are common place in the United States, and now thanks to Bill C-7 (currently being reviewed in Senate) they will occur more often across Canada. Biil C-7 drastically increases police powers of search and seizure, exactly the problem in the Surrey B.C., as police with a search warrant based on a “tip” didn’t bother to check if the suspects actually lived there prior to the raid. Currently, abuse of power can be j ustified by drugs, but when Bill C-7 becomes law, no one will be safe. Those that truly believe in the “cause” demand an end to 73 years of police harassment. Also according to David, “people with other gripes” were responsible for hijacking the show with leaflets. The fact is, all of the information handed out came from Hemp Nation via Chris Clay. Lastly, a huge thank you to all those that attended, the musicians, the Volcano, and everyone that helped make the Hemp- Fest Benefit a success. We raised $848 for the “cause” and had a great time doing it. We are already planning a second Hemp-Fest for the spring so keep your eyes peeled. For more info about Chris Clay or Bill C-7 you can contact http://pobox.com/ -hemp, http://www. hempbc.com or call Hemp Nation at (5 19)433-5267. --Tony Giovinazzo The Rhythm Method

The Parking Lot Is Full-of blasphemy To the Editor, God forbid if the Imprint becomes a paper where various religious groups begin lashing out at each other. Although I respect the opinions expressed in this paper and I realize I’m not expected to agree with all of them, I feel that James Russell and his clan-ofriends are deliberately seeking out to exclusively offend the Christian faith. Why is it that the Christian God gets the bad rep all the time’? Why not put a religious comic depicting another religion’s Deity doing something obscene such as posing for a nudy magazine with Cindy Crawford or something? What I’m trying to say, James, is that if you think religion is for fools, then your views should encompass all religions, notjust Christianity. If atheists are supposedly ‘thinkers’ as one writer to the editor stated, then those who railed accusations at Mr. Ratajczak, calling him “God-boy” with his “62member gang of God’s children”

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August 27,2006: After ten years of devastating warfare, the Chunky Soup Question finally gets a decisive answer. should have ‘thought’ before they wrote about him. You assumed that Mr. Ratajczak, are you not defending your own beliefs by your namecalling, Christian-bashing tactics? I think you’re asking for angry responses when you write such things as “take back your $4.10 and give it to Billy Graham.” Nevertheless, I’m sure these personal attacks on Mr. Ratajczak will not keep him from standing up for what he believes in. I don’t think he was threatening to take back the $4.10, he was merely stating that he will not contribute to something he strongly disagrees with, that is, a student newspaper which offends and discriminates against people’s religious beliefs. I feel that many today have held some wrong notions concerning the Christian faith. Perhaps society and the media play a significant role regarding these notions but that’s a whole other subject. Not all Christians walk the streets waving a mammoth Bible in their hand while preaching about Judgement day and eternal punishment in Hell. That’s Hollywood. As Christians we are commanded by Jesus Himself to be witnesses for Him. We are to tell others about God’s unlimited love for each of us and His willingness to forgive all our sins by His Son’s death on the cross. Personally, I can’t imagine my life without God and I would like to see others come to know Him also, that they too may experience the true peace and happiness that only God can give. This doesn’t mean that I should go around exhibiting a ‘Holier than thou’ attitude and condemn all those who

refuse to listen to me. That would not be following Jesus’ teachings of loving your neighbour as yourself. As Christians, GOD is our reason for living and there’s nothing we can do apart from him, As Paul said in Philippians 1:2 1, “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain.” I realize these are not views that everyone shdres or agrees upon. I’m just asking those who make these assumption.s about Christianity to perhaps learn a few things about it first. Don’t base your whole belief system on the opinions of other people or the experiences you might have had growing up. The best place to start is the very Word of God itself, the Bible. Try reading it with an OPEN mind. I’m no theologian, but if anyone has any questions or wants to discuss any religious topics further, I’d be more than glad to hear from you and maybe help you out in some way. Perhaps someone out there can help me also, because like others, I too have many questions. My e-mail address is pagelopo@science2. --Pam

Agelopauim

P.S. Hey, James, read Psalm 53, it’s a good one.

Evangelical irony To the Editor, that

So Pawel Ratajczak believes he is being “discriminated

against” because thelmprint dares to print the views of those who disagree with his religious beliefs. Strange. I would have thought “discrimination” would consist of not printing his views -- but the Imprint has offered him space on at least two occasions. I would have thought “discrimination” would consist of ref’using to print any Christian views, while offering space to others - but the most recent Imprint contains an explicitly evangelical Christian article by Mark Heinmil ler. No, what .Mr. Ratajczak is apparently objecting to is that not everyone takes his beliefs seriously. Indeed, some don’t seem to respect his beliefs at all, and actually poke fun at them. Well, I have news for Mr. Ratajczak: that’s the nature of a free society. Opinions don’t necessarily merit respect; they must earn respect in the marketplace of ideas. If I advocate that the Universe was created last Tuesday by a large invisible pink unicorn, does that claim merit respect simply because I believe it sincerely? Would 1 be “discriminated against” if the Imprint ran a cartoon poking fun at large pink unicorns, and me for believing in them’? Should we cease teaching Bio 459 because the notion ofevolution offends creationists? Mr. Ratajczak seems to want it both ways: the freedom to hold and express beliefs, and immunity f?om criticism for those beliefs, This is the kind ofattitude that leads inexorably to totalitarianism. It is to be decried, particularly in a university environment where the search for truth necessitates that no belief be treated as sacred or above scrutiny. -Jeffrey

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Persecution fetish To the Editur, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Here is my statement to the flurry of responses that followed in the wake of Pawel Ratajczak’s censorship bid: a key to understanding Christian fundamentalists is to realize that they have a persecution fetish. It is for this reason that they say and write asinine and pig-headed things. Have you ever wondered how Jehovah’s Witnesses can stand to have door after door slammed in their faces? Answer: Because they like it. Being persecuted and shat upon helps them to identify intimately with their Saviour and justifies their fatuous, little existences. Martyrishly, they derive their sense of self-worth from the degree of contempt and outrage they provoke in those around them. So what should one do when Pawel Ratajczak and ilk of his sort Continued

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are being infuriating? Answer: Deny them their fix. Do NOT respond in vindictive and abusive ways. Instead, ignore them (such treatment befits boors) and hopefidly they will go away.

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view To the Ed&w, This letter was prompted by Lisa Smith’s article in your Jan 26 issue; To begin with, I am a food services employee; part time Village Grill. I am also a student, so my perspective is unique. Although I have never had to live on campus (...cause it’s too expensive), I am constantly outraged at what I pay for food here. As I see it, we must be nuts to allow this to continue... In most industry (especially a Food/Hospitality one), if a company has high prices they better provide an excellent product or else they run the risk of losing money to their competitors. FOOD

SERVICES HAS NO COMPETITION! Even though you can use your WATCARD at places like East Side, Food Services still makes money (hence a reported profit of $8.2 million). Somewhere along the line, somebody thought it would be a great idea if there was only one place on campus that you could buy food... Somebody else thought, “WOOOWOOO, ifwe monopolize this, we can make a shit load of cash! !” . ..so they did. What we have to do as students is either: a) stop spending our money at food services (which can’t happen because another bright idea was to force students living in the villages to ‘pre-spend’ a minimum of $1000 on food, just so they can have a room...); or b) stir up the shit! ! ! Now, as an employee of Food Services, it is my delighful task to deal with a large number of students on a regular basis. You people are so complacent! ! Take a look at yourselves. I have been told by my supervisorthat ifa student wants something, we’ll give it to them. So I always do my best to ensure you people are happy, and those of you who get me to make you a Super BLT know. I hear students all the time bitching that things are too expensive, well.. .tell the management! Has anyone realized that the Grill isn’t open until noon now?

We took cutbacks just like everyone... but why shouldn’t we. But I haven’t heard any students complain yet. Maybe you don’t care... My advice to you is: get louder! Scream, shout, rant, rave, jump up and down, whatever, just get their attention. Ultimately, Food Services is responsible to the students, and they have to listen. Don’t waste your time grumbling about the price of coffee at Brubakers...walk into Mark Murdoch’s office and demand price reduction. Do it... do it now! That is all. Benjamin T. Zettel 3B Health Studies and Villiage Grill Ernpbyee P.S. My congrats to Kevin “Budd” Pratt for his Leafs report; best sports article in Imprint in a long time! Way to go Budd! Rock on Leafs!

Macoun doesn’t suck... He rocks!! Tu the Editor, This is directed to whoever wrote those NHL articles in the last

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Nixon: bad president, worse movie Tu the Editor, You know, 1don’t write a lot of letters to the editor. It’s only when something of such heinous arsery raises its head ,that I must voice my opinion in your fine paper. This time, I feel pressed to direct my bile at someone whom, I am now convinced, should be stopped from every making films. That man is Oliver Stone!. I am not unfamiliar with Stone’s work. His leaden hammer of cinematic subtlety has sullied my senses before, most notabIy with Talk Radio. Platoon and Natural Born Killers. This time, Stone has plucked his head out of his ass to deliver a bio-pit on Richard Nixon. I wiI1 first give you the good points. Anthony Hopkins was excellent. When the dialogue he had to speak wasn’t trite, he pulled off a more than believable Nixon, and moments of tension, hatred and defeat were admirably presented. In general, a lot of the actual acting was good, but this was strictly in spite of Stone, and certainly not because of him, I apologize for not being able to retcal the actors who played Kissinger, Ehrlichrnan, et. rrl., but details aside, most of their performances were splendid. Stone’s style festers throughout this movie like a mix of gangrene and cancer. All of his camera tricks, his foreshadowing and his pathetic fallacy are so gutwrenchingly obvious, only a legally blind person could miss them. Permit me three examples, that in this limited space, will hopefully convince people of the worthlessness of this work. The first occurs during a meeting between Nixon and several of hid aides shortly after the Kent State incident. After Nixon figuratively rationalizes the decision, he looks down at his meal, a steak, only to find it is extremely rare and is almost bleeding! In two other scenes, both relating to Watergarte, similar pathetic tricks are used. In one case, the airplane Nixon is flying on experiences some turbulence, and in another, a door knob comes off a door Nixon is opening. The plane’s experience turbulence just like Nixon’s life, get it? And the doorknob breaking is like signifying he’s trapped, get it? These are just three examples of many, many other infirriatingly stupid things Stone does in this movie. I only wish I had the time to catalogue them alI. How many more movies must we suffer? How many more injustices against this fine art form must be committed before we do something? This man must be stopped!

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01 June 26, 1975, two ITederal Bureau of Investigation agents and a young lndian man were killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, in the area known as the Jumping Bull property, which resulted in the largest manhunt in American history. Four people were later charged for the murder of the FBI agents. Leonard Peltier escaped to Canada fearing for his life. Two of the others went to trial in Cedar Rapids and were found not guilty by an all-white jury because of the conditions on the reservation at the time. The fact that the defence was able to present a case of self-defence resulted in their acquittal. This left one remaining person: Leonard Peltier, who was arrested in Canada and was fighting extradition. In an FBI teletype from the time of the

investiption, which was uncovered through the Fruedam Of Tnf’ormatinn Act, it was di~~o~~r~:d that ;!!I tiln-ther investiga;ian into? the R1:SMeJI< murclcrs shorrM cease and that the full weight ol’thu investigation should be dirx~ert towards one: man, Leonard Peltier. It was on grounds of this teletype that one can start to understand how the FRI were able to manufacture and present false evidence to another country’s sovereign jurisdiction. Shortly after his return to the United States, another FBI teletype was uncovered through the freedom of Information Act, titled: “How we lost the case in Cedar Rapids.” In building their case against Leonard Peltier, their recommendations included changing the judge and venue from Cedar Rapids, South Dakota to Fargo, North Dakota. The trial was then set to proceed before a judge

Several brief points this week. 1. Bill 26. The way the government has handled this bill is a disgrace. It disgusts me. First, the Tory’s tried to simply ram this bill through with no public input whatsoever, and it was only by virtue of MPP Alvin Curling’s sit-in that a measly three weeks of hearing were held, with approximately 70% of those wishing to give their input denied the opportunity. Due to the input from those few that had the chance to have their say, 160 amendments were introduced into Bill 26. One can onIy wonder how many more beneficial amendments might have come up had the other 70% been given a chance. No democratically-elected government has the right to pass whatever legislation they want simply because they have a majority. A majority government does not grant the ruling party a crrrte blanche to do what they like. The involvement of the electorate does not end as soon as the voting booths close. For a piece of legislatioff with such a wide scope, public input should have been eagerly sought, and the fact that the Tories attempted to the best of their ability to circumvent the democratic process has made me lose alf confidence in their ability to govern. Previously in this column I have expressed support for the PC government for their sound financial policies; however, I am not interested in living in a dictatorship regardless of how well it handles its finances. 2. Congratulations to the Little Sisters book store in Vancouver, for taking Canada Customs to court and winning. Canada Customs was found guilty by the Supreme Court of British Columbia of arbitrarily declaring material bound for Little Sisters (a lesbian bookstore) obscene. Some of this “obscene” material was confiscated and held for several months; some of it was incinerated. There are many people and organizations in the world who would love to impose their morality on others (e.g. some Christians on some student newspapers) but fortunately most of them lack the power to make it stick. Canada Customs has previously had that power, but now will have to think twice about throwing their weight around. 3. Congratulations to Ralph Klein for

eliminating Alberta’s deficit two years ahead of schedule. As a Premier who wholeheartedly endorsed cutbacks and privatization, Klein took a lot of flack for his actions and controversial cuts he made. Now, he is doing the right thing again by selectively increasing spending. With the deficit gone, he is freeing up some money for services that were hard hit (such as education and health care) and is still projecting a budget surplus that presumably will go towards Alberta’s debt (whatever that may be - I’m not sure). Hopefully, people in Ontario will look west, understand that roughing it for a couple of years is worthwhile and stop their bitching. The end result will be the restoration of some services while still making a surplus that can pay off some of Ontario’s huge debt, which in turn lowers interest payments on that debt, which frees up more money, etc., etc. 4. Last week I wrote about the Juneau commission (headed by former CBC president Pierre Juneau) and its stupid ideas. Though the amount of the proposed tax will evidently be lower than earlier predictions ($4 a month), this does not change the fact that attempting to force people to pay for culture they don’t want will not make them want that culture. A question that I didn’t ask last week was, who the hell decided who is going to be on this commission? For a report on the role of the CBC, why would you choose a former president of that organization to prepare that report? Wasn’t anyone more biased available? 5. Finally, I must respond to critiques of my writing style. First, people claim that my writing annoys them because I think I’m SO right. Well, I am, so that’s not going to change. Secondly, people claim that I am too blunt. Granted, I don’t mince words or sugarcoat my sentiments, but this is not exclusively due to the fact that I love to be blunt. I have, in the past, made attempts at subtlety, only to receive complaints that I completely fail to get my point across, and this is a critique that I truly hate to hear. If I’m not getting my point across, there is no purpose in my having a column. So, the sledgehammer approach is here to stay. If you don’t like it, that’s just to d.amn -bad.- 1

and state Iegcnday fi.!r its rxist history towards Native .+Ztnericans. At Lax~ai-d~~ trial, ui!cn rhc dcfencc tried to prevent i,, case the judge stated, L i u iI nut ha\ t‘ zny r-etnxks presented against the governmet,t or the FBI in my court. The FBI are not on trial here, W. PeIticr is.” As a result, Mr. Ptzltier was unable to plead self-de~-fence. The district attorneys were allowed *to flaunt large blown up photos of the two murdered FBI agents in front of the sequestered jury and permitted to create a climate of fear and intimidation during the trial proceedings. After it was over Leonard Peltier was convicted of the murder of the two agents and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. In May 1993, a breakthrough towards Peltier’s freedom came when Canada’s Justice Minister Allan Rock agreed to conduct an official review of the illegal 1976 extradition f?om Canada to the United States. This review is still pending. Any positive decision by the minister will provide much needed international pressure through a formal complaint filed by the Canadian government with the American authorities that may assist Peltier in his request for executive clemency to the US President. l

On Feb. 6, 19% there will be a trx!i-* rIonaI Native prayer vigil in Toronto at Anishnawbe Health Centre, 225 QWXII St. East from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will commemorate the false imprisonment of political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s 2.0th year from the beginning of his arrest in Vancouver, 1976. I leave you with Leonard Peltier’s statement of solidarity (20.0695) with political prisoner Mumia-Abu Jamal, who awaits execution on death row. This statement best reflects Peltier and his supporters reputation for integrity and globalism. Peltier wrote: “Nearly two decades in prison for a crime I did not commit, my sense of solidarity with Mumia is great. We are men in similar situations, men who fought for justice only to be persecuted by the system, a system that could not silence us. We have both been targeted by the FBI for ncutralisation. We are both the victims of COINTELPRO. So many African and Native brothers and sisters have been victimized. When does it stop’?. ..” More to follow...

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People on campus have a reason to feel safer, but I’m not sure that we should feel happy about it. Professor Sehdev Kumar is among the one hundred and forty faculty members who’ve accepted the Univcrsity’s early retirement package. For those of you who weren’t around last semester, Kumar is a prof accused of sexual assault by several students in the i3cult1,~ of 1% ironnxnt;ll Studitx TM tireulty’s Dean, Jeanne Kay, rtxcjmmcnd& Kunxtr’5 iiismiss~l. rt1t2 find decision ws I’resident Jarncs Ihvney ‘s, but rather than s up;>ort Kay’s decision znd fire Kumar, Downey decided that a fml: of six months pay, spread over two years, would be more appropriate. It wasn’t that Downey was unsure of the complaint’s validity. His statement to the University madeit clear that he had no doubt of the victim’s credibility. His decision was based on the fact that Kumar’s actions weren’t “egregious,” ie: the worst possible. Kumar is safe from Canadian

criminal charges only because the “alleged” assault occurred in the Himalayas. A great number of students were outraged last semester at the apparent leniency of Downey’s decision, as well as his use ofthe term “harassment,” rather than themoreappropriate”assault.” I’ve heard the specifics of what Kumar was accused of: I filil to xc how a professor forcing his hands under a student’s shiti and pants can NOT bc considered colt. Many studttrm haw approached mc wondering. if the UIIivcrsitv callssom~thing thatappalling”h;lrassmcnt,” 1dnci deals with it through a monetary slap on the wrist, how sympathetic would it bo to harassment that was only harassment, and not r-lssault? 1 don’t know. Personally, I have so little confidence in the University right now that I think I’d advise students that complaining is not worth it. Never mind the fact that Kumar was removed as a Tutor in Village for murky reasons a few years ago. Never mind that he’s had “rela-

tionships” with students in the past. Never mind that Kumar has apparently struck at least one female student in the past. He’s still in a position of power over students. Rut the problem is not in the past. It’s right now, and it’s in the f‘uture. Ont: semester Kumar is found guilty by the Universi(y of sexual “hara:~smunl,” and the next he accepts a golden hanc?shakc that means taxes ;ind tuition will lii~cf him comfortably fix the rL*sf of%>, lifti. Aticr students ham lur+~ gotten about K~irnar’s aitlons and the Uni\- CI-S~++ oowarcllce, ~‘11 s;tiil br3 paying his pension. ‘I’hcre’s another way of looking at it though. At least he’ll be out of the classroom and away from studenls soon. Given the options we have right now, it’s probably worth the price to be rid of him. Of course, if he’d just been canned las;t semester, we wouldn’t havt: to pay him off now to keep our campus safe. It will be very interesting to see who attends his retirement party.

Kingston Penitentiary is a pretty rough place, and I’ve never even been there. It’s not a place that 1 think about that often either... well.., not until lately anyway. My friend, Jan, whom I’ve known for many years is on his way there to spend six years (he’ll probably be out after two) rehabilitating himself. Jan made national news last week as he turned himself in to police after a bungled heist on a bank deposit, and accidentally shot his victim in the leg. He wasn’t exactly”news” for failingasacriminal, but more so for the harshest sentence received in Canada under the criminal code for armed robbery. Unfortunately for him, new gun-control measures came into effect a mere seven days before his descent into the dark side, but that’s the price he risked for doing something so utterly stupid. As I sit and read the newspaper article painting a sickly hue of my friend, and pondering the act he committed, I can’t help but think of

I’m not saying gives him a license to start shooting people. Just betore Christmas Jan got the pink slip that nxmy people got, and arc’ still cvaiting for from Mike Harris’ government. Riding on two bank loans ---one tbr 3 house and one for a Harley-Davidson --the pressure of not having a job, let alone the dim prospects of finding immediate future employment might drive anybody to crime. It certainly played a role in Jan’s criminal activity, for which I cannot blame him. Jan considered it a “win-win” situation. If he were successful he’d have a bag of loot, but as it turns out now he’ll have time for some body-building, a better chance at getting job training, an education, and probably better prospects at fmding employment once he’s “rehabilitated.” The fact that he’s lost his freedom temporarily may be just what Jan needs to get a kickstart on his future. Besides, “doing some time in the hole” is the perfect image topper for a biker. Unfortunately, our government hasn’t quite realized that prison is a career opportunity for some youth, that Ontario Conservatives are

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a wide distribution of technologitally advanced extraterrestrial civilizations. Over the past century our technology has advanced at an astonishing rate, but with even our best

aeronautical technology, a flight to the Sun’s nearest stellar neighbor, AIphaCentauri (4 light years away) would take about 40,000 years. In fact, to search IOU0 stars like the Sun (stars within 100 light years} for intelligent lift would take over a million years by spacecraft. As a result, the search must to be conducted by observational methods, like monitoring for radio signals from other planets. Currently, a modest number oforganizaticlns are carrying 0lIt scarchcs, some of the more prominent are SERENDIP Ill by Urriversity of Califijrnia, Berkcleq: Project BE7 A at I Iarwrd llniversi ty and the Nanctary SoLiety in Argentina, and Project Phoenix by the SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute with NASA. Potentially, there are billions of locations in the universe that may contain life. With our current technology, we have the ability to uncover evidence of these lifeforms in other planetary systems by monitoring radio waves

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prehensive systematic search for intergalactic radio signals ever UJIdertaken, for which the obxervational phase is expected to last until 2001. The largest antennas in the world are being used for the project including the Parkes 2 10 ft. diameter radio telescope in Australia. In all, approximatety 1000 solar systems arc being searched by observing 57 million frequency channels simultaneously. When rcccived, the radio signals aru sent through real-time data processing to attempt to determine if a signal is “real”, or *murely noise from nearby terrestrial sources. SET1 and NASA have stated that once they have ccrified that a signal is indeed fiom ;m extra tarrcstrial source (two or imm wriGable instances), they will publicize the results as widely and as quickly as pos:Gble. The lnstilute’s projects. including Project Phoenix, have been widely sponsored, both publicly and privately, lfyou would like to know more about how the search for E.T. is going, come and hear Dr. P, Backus from the NASA/Ames Laboratory, who will give a Iecture on Project Phoenix on February 15,3:30 p.m, in PHY 145.

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ach year the CanadianAeronautics and Space lnstitutc (CASI) holds a free flight competition. If you are interested in design, construction, research, technical writing or verbal presentations this may be the project for you. We need all types of people to make this work, so you don’t have to be an engineer or even technically inclined. Anyone from any faculty is welcome. The competition is usually held at the school of the previous year’s winner. Zn 1996 it is being hosted by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). There are cash prizes tbr the top three teams and the winners’ names are engraved on the CASI Free Flight trophy which they get to take back to the university for a year. The goal of the projcr;t is to build an original unpowered aircraft (heavier than air) capable of‘ sustaining the greatest weight possible in the air fi)r the longest possible time. After lift-off. the aircraft may not bo controlled in any manner. Point; are awarded for both time in the air, the weight

carried, and stability. There are three components to the competition: I ) Written Report This will include detailed design philosophy justif-ying the choice of configuration and rationalization of the aerodynamic and structural design. Roth the benefits and drawbacks must be described. A technical analysis must also be incIuded. 2) Verbal Presentation Each team will give a verbal briefing detailing the design phiIosophy of the aircraft. 3) Flight Event This event will be held outdoors. The main objective is to stimulate tirther understanding of the basis of flight and the design compromises that must be made. The University of Waterloo’sjoint CASI/SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Developmerit of Space) pians to t’nter the 1997 competi?ion for which design and construction will start later this month, If you are interesied in Iearning more about this project please a’ltend an organizational meeting on Wednesday, February 7 0r email kj udge(ir)stearn.

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he Waterloo Warrior hoc& team, now recognized as ~11~: of the top <>uttjts in Canada, control their own clcstiny the rest uf the season. As kings of the mouthtain in the OUA.\ par \I cst 13~ Ision and five ofthcir renxrlning SIX in the f’&niliat conl?nch <>I‘the CoIunnb~a Ice Fields, the W;rrriors will alone be rcsponsiblc for the shape ot‘tl7c playot’fpictur~.~~ill they cnjoy a bye and have the first two games at home in the diGslon final or will they play a one-game hcnrtstoppcr against an unpredictable Windsor squad? According to action witnessed recently, hopefully, it will be the former. The latter is indeed a scary situation, as alluded to by Windsor’s invasion ofthe ICC Fields Sunday z&moon, with the Lancers boarding the bus 3 hours later, enjoying the steal of a 7-6 win over the seventh-ranked team in the nation. Waterloo’s loss ends their prolonged nine game winning streak and proves to fans that the team is indeed mortal. For the Warriors, even the really good teams need a wake-up call every SO often, and a quick recovery is the best mcditine. The Warriors, as a whole, played disappointcdly. Waterloo played decent in the first and the early going of the second, securing a 2-l lead and taking the play to Windsor, Peter Brcarlcy scored his first ofthree on the day as he brought

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seventhin Lancer goalie Rick Praccy to the left and quickly jammed his stick to the right, while filling left, zind guided thr: puck into the empty tag;. It was aI1 very Mario-like A lxarrtiful go;il. Chris Kramer, not to bc out~hnc by a rookie, teamed up 11ilh John Wynnc, ~z ho circled the Warrior net anal fcjund Number Scvt:nteen at the Windsor blueline with the most gorgclr,us-looking 180-f;)ot pass you’ll ever see, E‘accd wit!] a breakaway (Windsor had the ;IUdacity to line-change while tilis highlight fliIm play developed), Kmernerdeked the shit out ofPrxcy and dumped it in the top drawer on the backhand. F-!owever, the Warriors goals, although pretty, did not account for the plot that soon developed. Injectedwithan invisible Valium ncedie, the Lancers all of a sudden gained confidence ilar beyond their ability. Pracey started playing better than he ever did in Junior, and the Lancer defenders, who can best be described as Leaf-like on a good day, started moving the prick up with Zen-like consequences. Shocking the hometown Gallanteers, Windsor scored four times in four minutes. Warrior goalie Joe Harris became absolutely shell-shocked, f:ccing more three-on-onss and twoon-ones in the short time span than he would have in a month-full of sound Warrior hockey. Down 5-2 and the big win streak on the line, the Warriors seemed to panic, trying to get back in the game with one play. The passing game disinte-

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Warrior rookie Peter Brearley feat marked his seccmd hattrick grated, the team played in disarray, and the game almost started to spin out of control. Worse, forward Jeff Goldie was unceremoniously ejected on the result of a questionable checking-from-behind call. However, Warrior coach Don McKee figured that this was asgood time as any to use the team’s one timeout per game and remind the boys of the task at hand: beating Windsor. Calming down, the Warriors received snipes from Steve Smith and Peter Brcarley with his second to cut the Lancer lead to one. In the final period, Windsor made it 6-4 before Brearley found the cage for his third of the game. Once again, the Warriors mounted a monumental effort for the tying goal but Windsor broke their hearts with a respectful individual effort with two minutes on the clock by Lancer Scan McKegney. Thu Warriors, down two, were far from done, though. Sheldon Gilchrist buried one with a minute to go and the Warriors were down a single marker. Coach McKee displayed some Pat Burnsian strategy by pulling Joe Harris and replacing him with backup Scott Pattinson in order to gain an extra timeout. Refreshed, the Warriors continued the Quest for the Holy Goal that wouId redeem this possibly unthinkable loss to Windsor, and damn if referee Neil Christopher didn’t present the opportunity on*a silver,platter. With

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eleven short ticks on the clock, the puck entered the crease, and from the pileup of six players that developed there, Christopher noticed that a Windsor lad had covered the puck with his glove. OMIGOD! Penalty Shot! ! ! The Warriors selected Mark Cardiff to tie up the game. Cardiff was an obvious choice since his velcro-like blade allows him an inhuman control of the puck+ As the tension mounted, Cardiff crossed the blueline and went for the shelf ~1 IU Paul Kariya in the 1994 Olympics. Unfortunately,just like Kariya. the puck unbelieavably hit Pracey’s pads and bounced off the clock, the clan@g of- the cage cemcnling the Warriors loss. Wcdncsday night, the Warriors redeemed themsclvcs with a 51 drubbing of‘ Wil frid Laurier for their second victory overt he Hawhs in a week. Lauricr (4- 16) proved to be the first team ever to S~OLV~Jon~l at the opposing blue line. They simply don’t havr: anyone confident enough to initiate the offcnce the way John Spoltorc used to last year. Warrior goals were scored by Greg Esdalc, off a rebound, Steve Smith, Chad Palmer, on a howitzer from the point, Derek Austin, on a tip of a John Wynne point shot, and Mike Chambers, off a turnover and breakaway backhand, The Warriors (16-5 and winncrs of 14 of their last 16) next entertain the Ryerson Rams, Sunday afternoon at CIF.

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In the second half, Laurier went ahead briefly again when Weis scored to make it 45-44, but Williams hit another clutch three. Kratz made it 50-49, but Hopkins immediately gave UW the lead for good. Waterloo led 85-75 late in the game, but didn’t actually clinch it until two Watsa free throws made the score 87-82 withjust a couple of ticks left. Against Brock on Wednesday, the Warriors played an outstanding first half en route to a 37-33 lead. Huwevcr, the Brock shooters htattxt up in the second half and

W;1rrior-s might hai,C been able to ovcrcorne Brock’s long-range bombing, but had trouble holding on to the ball. The Warriors commited 29 turnovers to Brock’s lb. Combine all this with a dismal S-of- 13 (3876) from the free throw line and a possible upset became a tough loss. The Warriors can be encour-

aged by the fact that they had four players score in double figures. Along with Watsa and Hopkins, Mike Stroeder had 14 points while Nick Poulimenos had 11. The second half of UW’s regular season, on which we could hang the af‘fectionate moniker “Nightmare Alley”, begins tomorrow at McMaster University. The surprising Marauders (tied with Brock at 5-l before Wednesday night’s trip to Windsor) have survived the graduation of their best player, Shawn Francis, to simply repeat the success of the past three seasons.

points. Next Wednesday (Feb. 7) sees the Warriors travel down to Windsor to play the winless Lancers. There’s nothing more dangerous than a team backed into a comer, and that’s exactly what a hornecourt team looking for its first win resembles.

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he Athena volleyball team has entered the OWIAA playoff run and hopes to secure one ofthe four playoffspots from the West division. Last Friday and Saturday, Lakehead came into town for a weekend doubleheader, which the two teams split. On Friday night, the Athenas convincingly took the first game of the match only to lose tht: next two by close scores. However, the Athenas shut the door and proceeded to win the match -3-Z ( I58, 12-15, 13-15, it was the

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playoff berth which so narrowly eluded them last year. The team can be encouraged that the remaining schedule fa;ours them over most of their :ontending rivals. While the team is currently isted in seventh place in the West, they are only two points behind t hird place Lauricr, who wit1 be going toe-to-too with fourth-place Lakehead this weekend III Thunder Bay.

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five-game match in three days and the cumulatib e fatigue M/as just too much to overcome as they iost 3-O (H-13, 15-5, 15-6) the next nightto a less spent Lakehead squad. In the Friday win, the Athenas showed the grit and clutch play that they will need down the stretch to secure the

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The remaining games in the Athena schedtjle have them visiting Guolph tonight and at home for the finale against last-place Windsor nexl Wednesday, both winnable games. Look for the Athenas to advance to the OWlAA championships two wee:ks from now at Mac.

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.Ixalyn White had a monster g:anw fm- the Athena, picking up 23 points and 14 rebounds, despite playing on a sore ankle for the entire second half’. Krista Fox chipped in with 14 points while Jena Steele had 1 I points and 7 assists. In the first half, the Athenas were cruising along until with 2:39 to go, White came down awkwardly on her right ankle. After staying down for about a minute, she managed to get up but did not return for the rest of the half. Without her rebounding prowess, the Athenas

Track by April special

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n January 19 and 20, Waterloo’s Track team competed at the University of Windsor’s St. Denis Centre in the Can-Am Invitational. Various American and Canadian schools attended this meet which saw athletes in two, three, and sometimes four events. Waterloo’s team ran and jumped to 25 personal bests, the most this season of any single meet. This competition tested the willpower and strength of many of the nation’s top university athletes. For Warrior standout Jeff Milller, the weekend posed no threat. Saturday afternoon, Miller took to the sky, consequently breaking his own school record in, what else, but the pole vault. His phenomenal vault of 5. I5m surpasses his old mark of 5. lm, giving Jeff yet another personal best. A team player and determined individual, Miller ran the 4x400 after his first finish to again perform a personal best of 55.5s.

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struggled on the boards, allowing Brock to weasel their way back into the game. Regardless, the Athenas still lead 35-34 at the half. Fortunately , White returned for the second half and the Athenas ended up outrebounding the Badgers 36-29. The key to winning the game

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was at the foul line where Waterloo made more free throws than Brock attempted. Waterloo was I6-of-28 from the charity stripe while Brock was 7-of- 12. The Athenas’ next game is tomorrow in Hamilton against Mac in a high-noon showdown.

Fi Ah-year guru Jason Gregoire, more commonly known as “the Jag,” showed how quickly he is returning to his cross-country form after an aggravating, late-season injury. Jason placed fourth in the 1500m Friday, continuing on to win yet another 3000m in a time of 8134.7s the following afternoon. No sooner had Jason crossed the finish in the 3000m before he headed right back out to run a PB of 53.4s in the men’s 4x400. Even though Jason was disappointed with his individual results, he showed his penchance for team spirit by running an excellent relay. In other top performances by Warriors, Tuiu “Stelth” Makkonen had another incredible weekend. Coming off an ’ Athlete ofthe Week’ performance, Tulu ran times of 7.2, 7. ltl, and 7.1 is in the 60m heats, semis, and finals. His new PB of 7.1 1s came Saturday morning after three other races the night before, a pasta dinner with the team at midnight, and Rick Shea’s lockerroom talk. Tulu, as always, ran with finesse and grace to still two more PB’s in the 4x200 (22.3s) and the 4x400 (52.3s). Ranked second in the CIAU for the 300m, the Stealth is definitely a force to be reckoned with. In women’s relay action, the 4x400 improved it’s time dramatically, including two individual PB’s. Rachel Nickie, Waterloo’s

quickestAthenainthe6Oand300m, ran 62.9s in the 4x400. The thirdyear math co-op student who presently works and trains in Toronto, also PB’d in the 60m, running a sweet time of 8s. Teammate and hard-core Judith Leroy also ran a great leg (63.4s) after feeling frustrated and disappointed with her individual races. Judith ran to third and fifth place finishes in the 1OOOm and 1500m respectively, which ran her in the CIAU top IO for those events. Rookie runner Joelle Calmichael showed fine form and prowess as she PB’d in the 600m (1:42s) and taught the veterans a lesson in speed while running the 4x400. Joelle also taught herself that when she’s tired and scared, she can run a Iot. faster than she thinks. The leggy Carmichael had the best relay split with a time of 62.5s. Many athletes had excellent performances at Windsor and look to improve tomorrow at the University of Toronto Invitational. The results from the Can-Am weekend show Waterloo’s strengths and not its weaknesses. We have been and are currently the highest ranked university in the province that does not have a full track and field facility. So, to all those schools with more facilities, more costumes, more money, and definitely more ego, look out for the black and gold.

at 570-0054 or Salim at 725-3567. There is a $75 entry fee per team, with individual medals for winners and the proceeds going to The United Way. The registration deadline is Monday, February 12. Also, if you wish to referee or help in any other facility, you can contact the guys above. The United Way is looking into having a sponsor like McCain for some free j uice and the whole affair should be a soccer extravaganza like only Waterloo can provide!

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~11, I’m back. With lots to talk about, too. The Toronto Maple Leafs are trading, dealing, and wheeling, trying to become a contender. They might as we11 forget it. They’re still not as good as theRed Wings. To contend for the Stanley Cup, you have to have good defencemen, even if you’re the highest-scoring, freewheeling team in the league. No team has ever won the Coupe de Stanley without good D. So, the Leafs can still add every forward they want under the sun. With Macoun, Ellett, and Gill consistently in the lineup, you can kiss the Buds goodnight in the second round... O.K., you all saw how Pittsburgh quarterback Neil O’Donnell played, in the words of Peter Brown, “like he had first quarter jitters.. . all game.” Now, people in the media are saying “Awww, don’t blame O’Donnell. It wasn’t his fault. The receiver missed an assignment.” That’s a load of bull. A normal, good quarterback doesn’t throw the ball in that situation. I mean, couldn’t O’Donnell see that there were absolutely no Steelers anywhere near Dallas comer Larry Brown? O’Donnell should listen to more country music. You know: You gotta know when to hold it, know when to throw it, know when to take the sack, know when to run... Damon Stoudamire didn’t make the All-Star team in the NBA and he probably shoud have. Every

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game the Raptors have been in has been due to his strong play at the point. At least he’ll be playing in the All-Rookie game. He’ll show ‘em. *. Has everyone seen the Charlotte Hornets” “key” areas on their court. They are done up like the honeycomb found in beehives. This new concept is something every team should adopt to fit their particular image because, hey, it looks good... Mario Lemieux has a tough task if he wants 200 points this year. Right now, the Magnificent One has IO9 points in 49 Penguin games. He has not played in them all, and he probably won’t play all the rest. Ninety-one points in 35 games is possible, but the league bogs down after the All-Star break. The Prima Penguin0 won’t be playing in any more I O-8 battles.. +Geez, if some teams and people don’t start qualifying, Canada may be underrepresented at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. It may be that we better start getting good at some of the sports that no one seems to cares about, even if it means spreading the money around. If a sport is an Olympic event, we should have at least five competitve athletes in each event... Finally, the NFL has room to expand. Give Toronto a team! The Informer says it must be so.

Skiteamski by Norman O’Reilly special to Imprint

ver the past weekend, Wa terloo’s Nordic Ski Team competed at the Udora races. Mixing a lot of racing with some fun and “pleasure,” the weekend was one filled with team bonding and cohesion. Leading up to the OUAA atid OWIAA in three weeks time, where both the Athenas and Warriors have lofty goals, the team displayed its spirit, talent and closeness. On Saturday, the Warriors dominated a 20km skate race with Steve Daniels winning the event. Fellow Warriors Brad Frenette, Brent Curry, Norm O’Reilly and tilen Cowan captured places third through sixth. Sunday’s race saw a much larger field for a I Okm event but the Warriors maintained their stellar results. Cave Climie and Daniets had a sprim to finish first and second, respectively. Curry was close behind in fourth, while Frenette and O’Reiliy were fifth and seventh, The Warriors’ dominance over the University of Guelph and U of T was again demonstrated.

The Athenas also had a stellar weekend. In their 15Iu-n skate on Saturday. Joanne Murray, Alex Mihailovic and Natalie Sonosky swept positions second to fourth. In their 1Okm event on Sunday, Murray led the way with a fourth place finish followed by Mihailovic in eighth. Sunday afternoon saw the weekend of Finnish heritage and good times peak at the relays. In the men’s event, two of Waterloo’s teams battled it out, going back and forth over the 4x5km event. The team of Daniels, Randy Fagan, 0’ Reilly and Frenette pulled off the win by the slimmest of margins over Curry, Al Ritchie, Luigi D’Agnillo and Climie. Another team from WaterIoo finished fifth. All three teams were well ahead of Guelph’s and CL of T’s A teams! ! ! lntheir3xSkmevent,thewomen’s relay team of Murray, Mihailovic and Sonosky performed very well to finish second behind a very strong Gue!ph team. The Nordic skiers now head to Ottawa this weekend for the final qualifier for the championships which take place in Thunder Bay on February 17th and 18th.

SPORTS

Friday, February 2,1996

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o Magic Johnson wants to return to basketball again. The former Los Angeles Laker superstar retired in 1991 when he discovered that he was HlV-positive. He tried a comeback once in 1992, but retired again when some players expressed concern over playing with a known HIV carrier. So in 1996 he now tries to once again make a return to the NBA. 1 only have one thing to say. Wily? Magic Johnson returning to basketball makes absolutely no sense. Magic still has HIV. He is older. He is not in tip-top NBA condition like he used to be. He is bigger and stronger now, and will be playing power forward, a somewhat unfamiliar position for him as he was a point guard for 12 years. Magic, not an exceptionally good jumper, may have problems guarding and scoring on the taller power forwards in the league. Also, the Los Angeles Lakers do not need Magic Johnson. As of Monday they were 24- 18 and holding onto sixth spot in the conference standings. Regardless of how badly certain Lakers say they want him on the team, one can only wonder if Magic’s return would not disturb the team chemistry. Obviously Magic’s return will

help the league marketing wise. He is one of the game’s ambassadors not just in North America, but all over the world. He is a basketball legend and would sell tickets in any arena. If his comeback is triumphant, it will be one of the greatest sports stories of all time. But what if the comeback isn’t triumphant? What if he just can’t keep up with the game anymore? What if he is no longer magic, but simply ordinary? I personally would like to remember Earvin “Magic” Johnson as one of the greatest players to ever step on the basketball court, not a once great player who just didn’t know when to call it quits.

ur men’s national Field Hockey team were robbed of an Olympic berth at the recently concluded qualifying tournament in Barcelona. Fighting for the fifth and final berth, Canada needed to defeat Belarus by three goals or more while and Malaysia had to lose to India. Canada gave themselves a fighting chance by destroying Bclarus 7-l. India is the fourthranked team in the world and by all rights should have shellacked Malaysia. What really happened was a spiritless game that ended in a O-O scoreless tie, giving Malaysia the final spot and leaving the Canadian team severely pissed off.

Rumour has it that the two teams agreed to play to a scoreless tie before the match started so that Malaysia could qualify. Apparently the &to teams didn’t even try to make the game interesting, attested to by the fact that the fans heckled the teams and the international governing body’s president left disgustedly at half-time. Canada has filed a protest concerning the matter. Having suffered a similar fate myself at a public school chess tournament once, I can sympathize with the national team. If the allegations are true then India and Malaysia have just done the most inexcusable and anti-Olympic thing in the history of sports. Throwing games is bad enough, but when it involves something as important as an Olympic berth, then the line of gross unsportsmanlike conduct has been crossed. Ifby chance International Field Hockey does uncover wrong-doing on the part of both countries, both teams should have their Olympic berths revoked and not be allowed to attempt to qualify for the next Olympics in 2000 either. If they don’t want to play right, then they shouldn’t play at all.

protectionism high horse and let us watch the REAL Super Bowl commercials? Since Global was simulcasting the game, cable viewers were forced to watch the Global feed and missed out on the fancy, $40,000a-second commercials on NBC. Super Bowl commercials are some of the most creative and entertaining advertisements that you will ever see. Given all the recent Super Blowouts the commercials have become more entertaining than the game itself and are the only reason that some people tune in. So instead of watching Kathy Ireland and company eat Baked Lays or Deion Sanders being chased by Wile E. Coyote, the lucky cable viewers got to watch endless Global promotions for Jake and the Kl’d and Traders. Yippee.

I sure hope that the CRTC and Rogers’ are happy with themselves. By depriving Canadian cable viewers of these culturally enriching examples of advertising creativity, they are hurting the very people they dre supposed to be protecting. The CRTC already comes off as protectionist bastards in the first place, and this does nothing to improve their image with me and other mad-as-he11 football watchers. If they can’t even make an exception to their already anal-retentiveprotectionist policies for this one big event, then what’s next? Blacking out future Super Bowls due to insufficient Canadian content? Don’t laugh, I wouldn’t put it past them. C-n% fF 50 unti! ! ’ .:nd in the Imprint neit again, see ya in the wild blue yonder.

hen are Rogers’ Cable and the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission {CRTC) going to get off of their Canadian

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W’s figure skating team participated in their second invitational competition last Friday at Queen’s, The team placed fourth in the team standings, mere points from third. The competition began at 8 a.m. with Intermediate Similar Dance, where UW’s Helen Atkinson and Laura Vanderheyden placed third. Another morning event saw Alison Ritchie place second in Senior A Singles. Later in the day UW came on strong when Jill Thomson placed first in the Open Singles event and then skated with Laura Vipond, Sharlene Slater and Ritchie in the Pairs Four event where the ladies placed third. There were three new events added in to prepare the teams for Finals in February : Original Set Pattern (OSP) Dance, skated by Tina Siddik, Nancy Ford, Susan Papert and Lisa Guch; Variation Dance, skated by Siddik and Kristen Giles; and Precision, skated by 12 of the 15 team members, including Susanne Smith and Jennifer Harrison. Other events held that day were: Senior Similar Dance, skated by Ford and Guch; Open Solo Dance, skated by Ford; senior Similar Pairs, skated by Thomson and Vipond; Technical Program, skated by Slater; and Intermediate Similar Pairs, skated by Gina Cervini and Courtney Gill.3 s

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IMPRINT,

Friday, February 2,1996

The Last Great Rivalry

by Greg Imprint

Picken staff

aturday, October 2 1, 1995 marked the end of a era. The Toronto Maple Leafs visited the Montreal Forum to take on the Montreal Canadiens for the last time. A few weeks from now, the Habs will hit the ice in their new building, the Molson Centre. The

have is something unique in professional sports, a rivalry so steeped in tradition, that it has survived through everything, and at the same time united and divided a country. As two ofthe original six members ofthe National Hockey League, and the only Canadian teams, the Maple Leafs and the Canadiens became institutions in Canada. For over seventy years, right up to today, everyone was either a fan of the Leafs or the Canadiens. Even people who profess no great interest in hockey still favour one of the teams over the other. But white they held different allegiances, Montreal’s fans, and Toronto’s fans could still come together to enjoy the spectacle of the game. Players were elevated to mythic proportions, be they Bobby Baun, scoring an overtime goal on a broken leg, or Rocket Richard firing home 50 goals in less than 50 games. Canadian boys were, and still are, raised to worship the blue andwhite of Toronto’s precious Leaf, and the blew: bhnc, et rouge of the C & I-I of Montreal. When the Leafs and the Canadiens hit the ice this Saturday, fans can expect a game like no other, and yet one that has been played out many times bef’ore. Regardless of the circumstances, whenever they play, it’s a hard fought battle, Canada’s finest going head to head. How many other professional teams can promise that? The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics of the NE3A have forged a rivalry over the last couple of decades, but with expansion and

history of heated battles between the Leafs and Habs on the frozen surfaces of Maple Leaf Gardens and the Forum will be half over. In a few years, even the mighty Gardens, the house that Corm Smythe built, will lie empty. What will be left behind however, are memories, and a legacy unequalled in any sport. What Toronto and MontreaI

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the dilution of talent and interest, there isn’t the same national fervor when the two play. The Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins have very intense games, but it’s a contest building a history, not taking from one. Perhaps the only rivalry that comes close is the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. These two teams have played and hated each other for decades, although the impact on the United States isn’t there in the regular season. i think it’s safe to say that nothing rivals the Leafs and Canadiens rivalry. With both teams in’contention for the playoffs and a hopeful run at the Stanley Cup, each has a great deal at stake. And no matter who wins, I don’t think a single hockey fan will be disappointed. With all that’s happening in hockey today, from extra uniforms

to gIowing pucks to renaming the divisions, it’s great to see that some of the fine tradition of the sport is being retained. It has been mentioned repeatedy that if the Leafs and the Habs were in the same division, we could have that rivalry more times every year. Is that better? I don’t think so. There’s something special about knowing that only once a year, the Leafs will travel to Montreal and only once a year the Habs will come down to T-0. Turns an ordinary sporting event into something more, something almost epic. So, as the .Forum comes to the end of its reign, one truth remains: after the doors are closed in a few weeks, after the championship banners are taken down, after the seats are sold off to true fans of the game? all that will be: left are memories and the promise of a bright firture.

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Derek Suderman Volleyball A fifth-year History student, Derek had a career match in the Warriors’ 3-l win over Western on Wednesday, January 24. The 6’3” middle player notched 18 kills, nine digs, five aces and four stuff blocks in a superb all-around performance. Derek’s emotional play has been an important element for the Warriors this season. Against Western he helped keep the team on an emotional high throughout the match. Although he is only 23, Derek is known as the ‘old man’ on the team and employs the fast-disaDDearing cut-shot to rrreat effect.

Alisonl Ritchie Figure Skuting Aiison skated a near-perfect program to take the: silver medal in the Senior A singles event at the Queen’s Invitational OWIAA competition on Friday, 26 January in Kingston. The fourth-year Kine&logy student also finished fourth in precision and earned a bronze medal in the Pairs 4 event with teammates Shar Slater, Jill Thomson, and Laura Vipond. Alison led her team to a fburth place finish overall among 11 universities. A veteran and team leader, Alison is also a member of the Varsity Intercollegiate Counci 1.

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IMPRINT, Friday, February 2, 1996

Warrior success based on teamwork

photo by Dave Fisher

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by Kimberly Moser Imprint staff

hat a difference a couple of months can make. In September, if someone would have told Waterloo Warrior hockey head coach Don McKee and his team they would bc ranked sixth in Canada and challenging for the national title, they probably would have laughed. Four months later however, the Warriors are doing just that. In sole possession of first place, two points ahead of the second place Western Mustangs, the Warriors are winners of 13 of their Iast 15 gamesandarerankedintheCIAU’s top ten for the first time in years. “Most people couldn’t be more pleasantly surprised at how the season is going,” says assistant captain Chris Kraemer. “t don’t think anyone expected this from us.” And with good reason. With the loss of several key players to graduation in 1995, the 1996 Warriors were faced with huge holes to f’rll left by scoring superstar Jason Mervyn, captain Geoff “Swervin”’ Schneider. and the leadership s of

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players like Geoff Rawson and Dean MacDonald. Expected to experience a rebuilding year similar to the WiIfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in 1996, the Warriors were not pre-season favourites. They started the season out with a mediocre 3-3 record, but regrouped and worked hard, beginning a streak that has seen them lose only two games since November. “A great deal of the credit goes to the chemistry of the team,” says McKee. “When you put three guys together as forwards, how they play as unit is critical.” The Warriors have four strong lines that take to the ice each night. Third-year forward Mike Chambers has been a coach’s dream. Dropping 20 pounds this summer, Chambers has improved his game one hundred percent from last year and is an important leader in 1946. After average recruiting years the past two seasons, the Warriors coaching staff seems to have hit the jackpot with rookies Greg Esdale and Peter Brearley. Both Esdale and Brearley have stepped up to show their dominance in thr: league. Brearley is among the ‘ ’ : ’ ,

JOB FFilr( 1996 top scorers on this team. “Esdale has had a good year,” notes McKee of WaterIoo’s next role model. “His points aren’t as flowery as the other guys but Esdale is just a workhorse of a left wingcr. He is a very intelligent hockey player and very smart defensively.” Chris Kraemer’s leadership has also been a key factor in the Warriors’ success this season. “Chris has shown a lot of discipline and a lot of poise,” says McKee. “As a fourth-year player, he was given the role of assistant captain and he has been a great leader on and offthe ice. His discipline has really been transferred to the rest of the team. Chris staying really focussed has really helped the rest of the team.” Alongside the forwards’ performance this season is the strong showing of defenccmen John Wynne, Mark Cardiff, Chad Palmer, and Brian Henry. “John Wynne is playing like an All-Canadian,” says McKee of his favourite player. McKee has been calling for All-Canadian status for this much deserved star for years. “He is our leading scorer and, yes, he gets a lot of ice time, and, yes, he plays the power-play, but John Wynne creates an awful lot of things out there. “Mark Cardiff has had his best season since coming to Waterloo. He came to camp really prepared, and he was in good shape. He just continues to play well. He has also been very productive defensively. He’samorecomplete hockey player this year.” Chad Palmer, a sophomore, has improved his game dramatically from his rookie season. Not the biggest guy on the ice, Palmer gets the job done each night. Brian Henry returned to the Warriors shortly after Christmas, bringing a more rugged approach to defence. A poised veteran, Henry’s leadership is a valuable asset to this young squad. Heading into their fmat seven games of the season,the Warriors are at home for six. And, after 47 days on the road since their last home date, they want to take advantage of that. “We have to go home and make that rink ours,” says McKee. “If we can do that, I think we can take a real run at it. I see the Western team as talented as they are really pressing us right to the end. We play Western the Thursday night of the last week at home and that’s going to be a game that most likely determines first place.” For right now though, the Warriors are going to take it one game at a time and try to keep the momentum going in their direction. “We really pride ourselves on trying to be the hardest working team in the league,” notes Kraemer. “That’s something we harp on each and every time we go out on the ice. We have just got to continually do that because our success has come through hard work and grit.”

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RESULTSAND STANDINGS

Jan. 23 :: 26

HOCKEYRESULTS Ottawa 4 Concordia UQTR Cuelph 43 Brock McGill Waterloo Laurentian UQTR

5 8

28 :i Feb.

FAR EAST UQTR McGill Ottawa Concordia

RMC York McGill Brock Windsor Cuelph

Windsor UQTR York UQTR Waterloo Ryerson

117

i 6 : 5 : at

Ryerson laurentian Queen's Ottawa Toronto Western Ryerson

: 4 1 4 2 1 1

Waterloo Ottawa RMC Concordia Laurier Laurier

12 7

8 14

:i 20

0 1 2 1

MID WEST

York Laurentian Brock Ryerson

20 21 20 20

11 12 9 5

68 10 13

CP 21

W 16

20 20

13 10 4

0 2 1 0

Jan. 23 24 26 27

28 :Y.

EAST Toronto York Laurentian Ryerson Carleton Queen's Ottawa WEST Brock McMaster Western Guel ph Waterloo Lakehead Laurier Windsor

Jan. 24

74 7; 64 116 73 100 56 96

9 16

:: 19 12

117 92 80

76 60 67

BASKETBALLSTANDINGS CP W L F 8 7 : 615

491 483 5D4 440 532 496

60 !I: :: 79 59 84 96 57 82 68 56

498 382 472 505 504 627 573

14 8 8

6 7 8

3 3 2

3 4 6

7 6

6 5

1 1

560

A so5

8 6

5 4

3 2

519 625 439

447 610 376

ii 6 6

: 1 0

45 5 6

555 559 467 418

618 572 520 494

VOLLEYBALLRESULTS Brock Cue1ph

U-g3

Windsor J Laurier (15-4, 15-11, 15-l) Waterloo 3 Western 25 26

15-5, U-12,

York Windsor (14-16,

3 Toronto lS-6, 3 14s;f;l;;-10,

(U-9,

6t 2 0

0 0

1 2 16s;4)

15-12, 15-8)

Ryerson Toronto 15-63 (15-12, 15-7) York 15-133 Laurentian (15-8, 15-6) Ryerson Laurentian 3

(10-15,

9, 12, 9)

Guelph Waterloo

at at at

Windsor

12 10 10

15-9)

fJ 4 2

16-14)

(14-16,

Western Brock McMaster

:: 14

:fl 14

ii 23

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Jan. 23

t 4

: 5

1 0 0

RESULTSAND STANDINGS

Jan.

Jan. 26

23rd TP 8 6 6 2 0

Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Jan. 31

WEST Western Lakehead McMaster Laurier Brock Cuelph Waterloo Windsor

10 ii 6 4

WEST TEAM RECORD TP Guelph 4-1 8 Western 4-2 8 Waterloo 4-2 8 Laurier 2-4 Brock O-5 i HOCKEYSCORINGLEADERS PLAYER TEAM GP c Marc Beaucage WR :~ ~~ Pierre Cendron McGill Jean Roberge 19 15 WR Todd Zavitz Brock 20 12 Darren Dougan Laurentian 21 14 Kiley Hill Laurentian 21 24 Dave Tremblay UQTR 19 17 Kevin MacKay Laurentian 17 16 John Wynne Waterloo 20 9 Ben Davis York 20 13 Patrick Cenest UQTR 17 11 Todd Marcellus McGill 20 18 Kelly Nobes McGill 20 12 Jamie Coon Toron to 20 11 Sean McKegney Windsor 20 13 Greg Pajor Western 20 13 Brad Baber 10 Laurentian 19 Jeff Coldie Waterloo 20 14 Jason Pain York 20 14 Mark Cardiff Waterloo 20 5 Matt McGuffin York 17 16 Peter Brearley Waterloo 20 14 Corby Wright York 20 11 PLAYER Sean Basilio Matt Mullin J=P. Lemelin Joe Dimal i ne 3. F. Rivard

BASKETBALLRESULTS Queen's 63 Carelton Toronto 7S Ryerson Cuelph 70 Brock Western 60 Waterloo Laurier 60 Windsor Queen's 69 Ottawa York 77 Toronto Lakehead 72 McMaster Ottawa 64 Carleton Laurentian 69 Ryerson Windsor 61 Cuelph Lakehead 71 McMaster Western 75 Brock Laurier 70 Waterloo Toronto 82 Queen's York at Ryerson Waterloo 70 Brock McMaster at Windsor Western at Cuelph

A ;;,

29 30 28 17 23

22 29 24 25 18 24

18 18

20 16

16 25

T? 50 46 44 42 42 41 40 :i 37 36 36 :: 31 31 30 :x 30 28

LEADING GOALTENDERS MIN TEAM GP Western 15 856:30 Cuelph 10 !i77:50 UQTR 13 710:13 York 19 1109:34 Ottawa 20 1134:26

Ottawa

Carleton

Jan. 24 Ottawa

CA 36 27 35 59 63

BASKETBALLLEADINC;SCORERS EAST FC FGA FltTA Cory Bailey/Ltn 48 98 22 33 Nathan Aryev/York 42 78 10 14 Wilton Hall/York 37 78 22 29 Scott Belasco/Rye 39 87 18 31 Carl Swantee/Tor 46 97 21 28

w 6 6 5 z 1 0

:i :x ;: 48 66 55 60 70

L 2 2

Tp 16 14 ii 6 6 6 4

1 2 4 6 7

4;; 477 352 381 392

412

455

261

512

10 8 4 2 0

15-13, 15-11,

Western (i5-16, Brock (S-15, Laurier (15-3, Jan. 25 Toronto (17-15, Jan, 26 Toronto (15-3, Brock (7-15,

Waterloo 2 15-5, U-1, S-15, 16-14) 3 Cue1ph 1 15-5, :5-13) 17-1~inI&olZ; 0 15-5, York 0

IS-U3 15-7,

U-11,

7-15, X-10,

Waterloo m-8, 12-is, 3 13-15, Lakehead 15-7, Cuelph 3 Windsor

FC 48 54 37 62 35

FGA

111 101

39 22

78 132 71

16 25 22

FTA 45 27 18 30 25

AYG 2.52 2.80 2.96 3.19 3.33 AVG 21.0 la.3

16.a 16.0

15.9

WEST Ryan Fabi/Brock Craig taw/Lakehead A. Scharschmidt/Laur Nigel Rawlins/Western Geoff Stead/Windsor

TR 55 60 44 56 40

OR 23 21 10 21 24

DR 32 39 34 35 16

VOLLEYBALLLEADING SCORERS EAST TEAM K A S TP Ryan MacNeil Ryerson 3: 148 18 31 I97 Mike Slean Toronto 41 218 13 14 246 R.Yan Huizen York 34 155 3 19 177 David Kantor Queen's 28 96 1S 31 142 John Szczurek Toronto 32 149 7 5 161 Ross Clarke Toronto 27 100 6 27 133 Paul Carter Ryerson 31 116 8 12 136

5 5

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27 2s 30

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EAST

MW ML

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75 5 3

02 2 5

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8' 6 7

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11 15

10 6

2 0

THIS WEEKIN THE QWIAA

Feb. 8

BASKETRALL Lakehead at Laurier Laurentian at Ottawa Waterloo at &Master tuelph at Brock Queen's at York Toronto at Ryerson Lakehead at Laurier Laurentian at Carleton Windsor at Western Queen's at Toronto Carleton at Ottawa Ryerson at York Laurier at Western Waterloo at Windsor McMaster at Brock

Feb. 3 &4

INDOOR HDCKEY Ranking Tournament at Waterloo

Feb. 3 &4

NORDIC SKIING Designated Tournament II at Ottawa

Feb. 3

Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 7

6:OD P.M. 6:30 p.m. 12:DO p.m. 12:oo p.m. 2:Qo p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:OO p.m. 6~00 p,m. 7:30 p.s.

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(15-5, 15-9, Jan. 27 Lakehead l5-S,3I5-6) 12-l;al-Ils~ls-13~

Waterloo Laurier Laurier Toronto Brock Western

VOLLEYBALL at Guelph at Lakehead at Lakehead at Ryerson at McMaster at Laurier

McMaster Waterloo

IS 124 4.1

Paul Rainville Mike Cvihun Mike Spence

Lauren. Queen's Queen's

30 36 35

103 127 104

6 6 4

WEST Steve Ray Kevin Shonk Dave Sands Ryan Finch Rob Mizak D. Shroeder 0. Brownlee Rob McMullin Travis Wintjes Matt Reed

iysor Laurier Guelph Western Western Windsor Western Guelph Western Waterloo

c 30 34 36 28 25 25 20 36 31 30

K 167 181 177

A S TP PPG 0 40 207 6 9 6 33 220 6:s 6 36 219 6.1

AVC 26.0 23.5 18.8 18.8 18.3

TR AVG 68 11.3 56 9.3 51 8.5 67 8.4 SO 8.3

GP 6 8 6 8 6

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p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

TOP REBOUNDERS GP OR DR 6 20 48 Cory Bailey/Lauren 6 24 32 Carl Harper/Ryerson 6 21 30 Jason Dress1 er/Tor 8 24 43 Scott Belasco/Rye 6 23 27 EAST

John Poul i menos/York

10 10

10 11

13 146 4.1 26 134 3.8

119 IS

13 147 5.3

66 7 82 15 86 1 127 14 99 9

56 129 5.2

Feb, 2

Feb. 3

22 119 4.8

Feb. 3 -Feb. 4

Designated at Ottawa

AVG 9.2 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.7

Feb. 2 Feb. 2 Feb. 3

5.0

4.9 4.4

Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 7

BASKETBALL Lakehead at Laurier Laurentian at Ottawa Guelph at Brock Waterloo at McMaster Windsor at Western Toron to at Ryerson Queen's at York Lakehead at Laurier Laurentianat Carleton Queen's at Toronto Carleton at Ottawa Ryerson at York Laurier at Western

8:oo 8:30 2:QD 2:oo 2:oo 2:oo 4:QO 8:00 8:00 4:oo 8:30 8:OO 8:00

p,m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

TRACKAND FIELD Classic (Open)

Feb. 3

Toronto

Feb. 2

McMaster Waterloo York Ryerson York Toronto Brock Western

Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 7

8:OO p.m. 8:00 p.m.

7:oo 7:30 7:30 7:30 2:00 3:30 7:OO 7:OO 7:30 7:30 7:30 2:00 2:OO 2:4S 3:30 7:30 7:30 8:OO

p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p,m. p,m. p.m.

NORDIC SKIING Race II

SQUASH Feb, 3 & DUAA INDIVIDUAL FINAL5 Feb. 4 at Western

THIS WEEKIN OUAA

PPG 6.4 6.0

5.2 5.1

Feb. 7

Brock Windsor

HOCKEY at McGill at Toronto at 8rock at York at York at Ottawa at Laurier at McGill at Toronto at Guelph at Laurentian at Guelph at Waterloo at Laurentian at Ottawa at Laurier at Waterloo at LQTR

Queen's UQTR Waterloo Western Windsor

Feb. 8

10s 14 17 136 4.5

CIAU HOCKEYTOP TEN (OUAA teams capitalized; previous rankings in parentheses) 1. UQTK PATRIOTES 2. Calgary Dinosaurs 3. Acadia Axemen 4. Manitoba Bisons 5. Alberta Golden Bears 6. UNB Varsity Reds 7. WATERLOOWARRIORS 8, St. Thomas Tommies 9, Regina Cougars IO. WESTERNMUSTANGS

at at

EII" RMC Concordia UQTR Western Concordia Ryerson Windsor RMC Western York Concordia

8 95 4.8 24 165 4.6 44 142 4.6 Feb. 4

WEST David Picton/Brock Titus Charmer/Mac Peter Kratz/Laur Craig Law/Lakehead R. Wesolowski/Mac

VOLLEYBALL!jTANDXNCS MP MW ML GF CA 6 10 9 1 10 7 3 :; :i

X-9) j QUeen's 15-2) 3 Laurier

Western Brock McMaster Queen's

Waterloo Cuelph Windsor

7-15, 15-10)

at at at at

10 10 10

Feb. 2

TP 6;: 597 466 402 273

WEST McMaster Western Laurier Lakehead Brock

VOLLEYBALLRESULTS 3 Carleton

(U-15,

30 45 65 42

BASKETSALLSTANDINGS CP w L 9 8 1 6E 5;: 8 7 1 518 419 8 4 4 541 508 9 4 5 557 590 6 521 570 ii: 5 459 485 9 3 6 SOS 271 8 2 6 409 487

EAST GP Toronto 8 Queen's 8 Laurentian 6 York Ryerson i

(15-11,

32 28 21

24 15 12 11

91 6: 84 97

BASKETBALLRESULTS Carleton 83 Queen's 73 Toronto Ryerson Brock 66 Guelph Western 87 Waterloo Laurier 85 Windsor Queen's 78 Ottawa Toronto 66 York McMaster 91 Lakehead Cuelph 77 Windsor Waterloo 87 Laurier Western 97 Brock Carleton 61 Ottawa tau ren. 105 Ryerson 70 McMaster Lakehead 81 Queen' s Toronto York at Ryerson Brock 79 Waterloo McMaster at Windsor Western at Cuelph

CENTRAL TEAM RECORD Toronto 5-O Lauren, 4-l McMaster 4-l York 3-3 Ryerson 2-3

13 111 8; 1 91 2 65

Jan. 31 Guelph Waterloo Windsor Feb. 1 Carleton

@WA

:i 14

EAST TEAM RECORD Ottawa 4-l Queen's 3-3 Carleton 3-3 Trent l-3 RMC O-3

32 24 24 12

: 1

as of January

0 136 61 2 92 84 2 80 73 0 81 106

: 14

10 10 11

SWIMMINGDUAL LEAGUESTANOINCS

MID EAST Cue1ph RMC Toronto Queen's

CL 6

Jan. 27

16 11 11 6

FAR WEST Waterloo Western Windsor Laurier

HOCKEYSTANDINGS W L T F

20 20 20

WEST Windsor Waterloo McMaster Western Brock Guelph Laurier

Concordi a

Toronto 27

3 2 OT 3

Laurier Queen's

VOLLEYBALLSTANDINGS MP MW ML cw 9

EAST York Toronto Queen's Ryerson Laurentian

VOLLEYBALL at Western at Cuelph at Queen's at Laurentian at Queen's at Ryerson at McMaster at Laurier

12:OO p.m.

1O:OO a.n.

2:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m. 8:QO p.m. 8:00 p.m. LOO p.m. 1:OO p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

A Knight by Heidi Marr special to Imprint

ast weekend’s Black Knight Squash tourney was a huge success, with 70 competitors and tones of prize-winners! Congratulations to all the participants who braved the cold wind on Saturday and ventured out to make the two-day tourney a Knight to Remember! Michelle Robinson, Coordinator of Tournaments, would like to extend a warm thanks to the tourney conveners, Carla Gurnett and Rob Swann, for their fantastic work. She would also like to thank Black Knight for their support, and Peter for driving ‘&on the sheet of ice between London and Waterloo,” otherwise known as the 40 I. The tourney winners and fi-

The

to Remember

nalists include: Winner Tom Watkins and Finalist Igor Benko in the Advanced Division, Winner Martin Choi, Finalist Sean Mason, and Consolation Winner Anton Mendoza in the Intermediate Division, Winner Fredcrick Pontard and Finalist Sean Kavanagh in the Beginner Division. Congratulations everyone! Black Knight provided a host of give-aways for the participants. Erin Weiss and Tom Watkins won BK sweatshirts. Richard Stephenson went home with a BK racquet of his choice. All competitors used Black Knight racquets in their games. BK also gave away lots of cool draw prizes including socks, headbands, squash balls, wrist bands, KevFibre, grips, water-bottles, baseball caps, and ATP Tour Energy Bars. Ben Moore won a

Campus Ret T-shirt. Congrats to all those who won prizes! The PAC staff was a great help throughout the tourney and should be commended for their efforts.

Outers

Check out the CR tournament board in the PAC soon for pictures from the Black Knight Squash Tournament ~ it was certainly a Knight to Remember!

by Daniela Hermann special to Imprint orven Duncan (mjduncana chemistry) is organizing a winter camping trip to Cyprus Lake on the weekend January 1 l- 12. The Outer-s Club still has room for some more people on our dog

CampusRecFebruary

Trips sledding trip to Algonquin Park from February 2 1-24. Contact Claudia Ratti (cmratti@science) if you are interested. Ifyou would like to participate in these or other trips you must be a member of the Outers Club. For membership information contact Morven (see above).

Calendar T

Sunday

Monday

‘Iksday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday 1

Sno-Pkh Captain’s

mtg. 5

Pick it Up

Deadline

OFC Muecle MIX Workshop 10 am1 pm PAC studios

4 pm

Sno-Pitch

Stwfard Ftrst Aid 8-9 pm PAC 1001

Ref

Leagur lmdlng PAC 2039

1001

Saturday

pm MC 4040

Clinic 6 pm PAC

Sno-Pttch Prellm, all diamonds Standard

4 &w-Pitch Flnsls all day-all diamonds

F frst

j AM 9-5 pm PAC 1001

Whoekhalr Hwkmy 2:30-4:30

CRAC Mmeting 4% pm MC 4058

pm small gym PAC I

Standard FIrat Aid 9 am-l pm PAC 1001

ApplIcatlon Oeedllne Student

Wheelchair Hockey 2:30430 pm smtil gym PAC

Program Coordinators PAC 2039

4pm

17 Columbia lcuf felds closed Feb. 17-24

NO 8:3&9:30 pm swim PAC p001

18 Reading

19 Week

- No

20 CR

Programs

21 / Special

22 Pool

Hourhs

ball

Club:

Upcoming M

Basket-

23 see

signs

24 in

PAC

Fit Fur Heart March 17 -

pick up a pledge form at PAC 2039

Diaries by Marc Itucriaga special to Imprint

t’s that timle of the year again, when falling snow outside accompanies the f2ling shots of basketballs through the rim, inside on the hard courts. CR basketball is in its second week, and already the excitement is brewing. Leading in the A leagues, where competition is the fiercest, we have “Rock the Rim” and “Naismith’s Guys” running neck in neck for top spot, with “tiawk-aMania” not far behind. In the B leagues, we have several strong teams such as “Ball Breakers,” “1-120,” “Pappa Shango,” and “Invincivil” leading the pack. But the top dog title goes to “Red Barons” who lead all teams in scoring. The C leagues have many great matchups, but “4B or Not 4B” shows a strong lead. However, “The Bullies” are not too far behind, so watch out! The Women’s league has another strong team again, with the returning champs “Chyx” playing for keeps. The other teams are strong, but it will take a hard effort to dethrone these women of the court. There are several games worth mentioning, where competition was fierce, and both teams played hard and true. “Pistons” lost a heartbreaker to “Carvers” by one point, losing 33-34. The refs loved the game play and commented on the attitudes of the two teams. “Naismith’s Guys” beat “ChaChing II” 43-410 in physical combat between two strong teams. Finally, an honourable mention goes to “Jake Sauer” who showed everyone that you can still have fun losing. Entertaining with their antics, (and impressive watmup costumes) they only scored 6 points,

but what

fun

points

they

were. Celebrations broke out for each of the baskets, showing us the true spirit of Campus Ret sports! Way to go guys! Well, that’s it for basketball this week. Here’s hoping that the games and attitudes of the teams continue to be exemplary!

Greasy

Fried

The Pursuit of Happiness w/Dayna Manning The Bombsheiter Thursday January 25

by a thumping and funky bassline, “Glamorous Death” is a solid indication that the band is not fading away. The solid performance ofother new tunes, such as “White Man” and “Gretzky Rocks.” ensured that the people working at the merchan-

by Andrew Henderson Imprint staff

tratford teen Dayna Manning began the musical festivities on this night, playing a selection ofherown acoustic, teenlife inspired tunes. Manning’s diminutive stalure charmed the audience, but it was her powerful vocal capabilities that left them shouting for an encore at the conclusion of her set, Manning is an impressive performer, demonstrating a stage presence well beyond her seventeen years. When TPOH hit the stage, it was all business. Singer Moe Berg led the band through a solid set, showcasing new material MO’ from their latest release, Wlzeve 1~the Bone, as well as classic TPOH tunes that we all know and love. The tune “Glamorous Death” was one of the standouts as far as nw material is concerned. Steadied

better

Call the proctologist,

tunes.

dise booth would be busy shelling out copies of Where 3 the Bone. Older tunes, “l’m An Adult Now,” “ Shave Your Legs,” “She’s So Young,” and “Cigarette Dangles” to name just a few, were ham-

Tunes mered out in quick succession and received v&y warmly by the bopping crowd. TPOH finished their set with “Hard To Laugh,” but were soon summoned back for an encore. This included “Looking for Girls” and an awesome Kiss cover, “1 Wanna Rock’n’Roll All Night and Party Every Day.” I cannot say enough about the energy of this performance. The crowd was relatively small, but that did nothing to discourage the band. It was refreshing to watch a hard-rocking band do their thing. Wailing guitars, pounding bass, and good, hard, steady drumming. The spirit of rock and roll is alive and well in TPOH. It’s been a long and arduous road from thew smash success of TPOH’s first hit “l’m An Adult Now,” but on this night the band were out to dispel the notion that they were fading into obscurity. Once, a staple in the diet of .. Canadian music, TPOH have been relatively ignored for the past few years and if you were in attendance last Thursday, you’re probably asking the same question I am asking now: Why ?

it k..

Those FASS people again

FASS presents FASStic Surgery Humanities Theatre Thursday February 1 to Saturday February 3 by Katy Imprint

MacKinnon staff

“We know we ain’t class... WC are FASS!”

got no

stage and join the fun. But if your feelings tend to bruise easily, beware. Skittering on the edge of offensiveness, this comedic production uses everyone, from transsexuals and Trekkies to engineers and artsies, and even (y&es) Imprint, as joke fodder. For the most part, it works! Bring your sense of humour, and your smiling muscles will hurt at the end of the night.

tep right up to be entertained by the self-aware and deliciously nonsensical medical comedy, FASStic Surgery, a jambalaya of homemade, corny hilarity, with spoofs of everything from Dr. Downey to Dr. Seuss, and such spirit that you want to run on-

A large percentage of the cast worked together to write the script, which lags occasionally but is also riddled with bursts of witty brilliance. The plot? A bloodthirsty effort on the part of the nefarious Dr. Ncau and her snivelling yesman to take over UW’s new teach-

ing hospital. Her opponent is the heroic Dr. Who, and the two duke it out in a protracted tussle between good and evil. A Jack Nicholson-esque character, Dr. Hyde (aka Dr. Jekyll) also lurks charismatically onstage. With an #I-member cast, FASStic Surge? does not rely solely on its main characters; there’s room for everyone on this stage. The production is obviously a team effort, with a cornucopia ofpersonalities and the occasional choral interlude. Musically, the production is extremely impressive. Strong, talented singers perform in solos and groups, backed up by the keyboard and cello. FASStic Surgery’s satirical tentacles are far-reaching, beginning with digs at the government, co-op education, and ‘medical’ soap operas, and extending to commercials, kid’s T-V and McDonald’s* There’s much more... but why give away the jokes when you can see it for yourself? The show,

which

opened yes-

terday, plays twice this evening, at 7:00pm and 1O:OOpm. It also plays tomorrow night at 8:OOpm. For the curious or interested, tickets can be purchased at the Humanities Theatre Box Office, in Hagey Hall, room 261, or by calling 888-4908.

Life After Universilty?

Chet:

perpetual

student

or perpetual

Kicking and Screaming c;lrtwU b?T No& Bnrrmbuch at the Princess Cinema by Sandy Atwal special to Imprint

hc relatively rccont recognition of our twenty-some thing generation as a group of people who might be interested in things like movies or books that actually relate to them is both a blessing and a curse. While I can appreciate the disjointed narrative of Linklater’s Slacker, and appreciate the amusing sidebars in Coupland’s otherwise useiessGmerrrtion X, the brains of marketing swine only see this as an opportunity to produce new products with all the imagination of Genen-X light, or Ice G-X or Gen-X genuine draft. Witness the music press’ recent “discovery” of small record labels such as Merge, Dischord and of course Epitaph, hoping to appeal to the rebel in all of us, because “we’re not into that mainstream thing, man.” Enter Noah Baumbach with Kicking and Screaming, who has made, if not the best example of this new genre, for my money the most accurate account of life after university. His film starts on graduation night where the liberal-arts cast is introduced. Already, adjustment to (as we all so fondly call it) “the real world” is forced upon Grover (Josh Hamilton) who’s girlfriend Jane (Olivia D’abo) is going to Prague for graduate school. “You’ll come back a bug.” he protests. If you don’t know why that’s funny, you won’t find the rest of this movie very entertaining and I hope to hell you’re not in arts here. Kicking avrd Screaming is rife with instantly recognizable university staples such as “the eighties party in the dorm,” “the perpetual student” (played with frightening realism by Eric Stoltz) and other “I know exactly how that feels” feelings such as when Max (Chris Eigeman) looks squarely into a mirror and tells himself “You CEO nothing.” Moving back into your parents’ basement, feeling some apprehension about going to gradu-

loser?

You decide.

ate school, and finding that the only place that will hire you with a liberal arts degree is a video store are all, to be sure. worsl: case scenarios, but they’re also real cast scenarios as the characters in Kicking tind Screaming fmd out. The fear that they will be dragged from the placenta of undergraduate life is mirrored throughout the film. This fear of change and an uncertain fixture manifesls itself primarily in the characters’ inability to deal with relationships in a mature fashion. Virtually every couple in the film, such as Skippy (Jason Wiles) and Miami (Parker Posey) or Max and sixteen year-old Kate (Cam Buono) are as truly ticked up as their lives have become now that they’re out of university. The characters, settings and dialogue are certainly the strengths of this workThe greatest “wcakness” (I’ll explain those quotation marks in a minute) is the plot, which is virtually non-existent. The characters don’t actually do anything throughout the: film. Aaaaaahhhhh! (a light, similar to the one that appeared over my head, has no doubt just appeared over yours, dear reader) but that ‘,s the yoirrt. People like those in this film (and like me) don’t do anything either!!!! It’s so true to life it’s. amazing, it’s astonishing, it’s. . .a little fucking depressing, that’s what it is. But once again, these are all after-affects ofthe movie. To recall the movie in one’s memory is primarily to think of the comedy. Tragicomedy perha.ps, but Baumbach’s ability to not make these people look like pathetic losers is genuine. They are as happy as humans can reasonably be expected to be at the end of the fillm. This is not some Deus ex machina Hollywood style ending Baumlbach has concocted, but the realization, that life after university, while perhaps not the million-dollar-job expect, is still

that some

of us

not that bad. The happiness may be simple, but life in general - as the characters’ first year after university shows - is full of genuine surprises, and they get used to that, Which is something many of us will have to glet used to.

ART S

IMPRI NT, Friday, Fe bruary 2, 1996

Habitat Habitat

for Humanity V&m0 Friday January

Benefit 25

by Patrick Wilkins Imprint staff enctit concerts are almost inevitably impressive. There arc no ego problems because there arc no headliners. The musicians are mostly locals good enough to donate their time and equipment. Not only does this keep door costs to a minimum, but it usually Cnsurtx an ovtzrall quality ofmusicianship that’s hard to beat. Friday’s Habitat for Humanity benefit at the Volcano provided six bands ranging from three different solo acts to an eight-piece funk band. All six were from the KW region, and e~‘t3-y one gave a worthy perfbrmancc. Not bad for 83 cmts apiece. Opener She1 Neufeld expands the range of the acoustic guitar with apIaying styleas wildta watch 3s it is to Men to. Besides a tremendous talent for picking and strumming, Neufeld’s style ineluded percussive knocks &I the guitar body and various string bandling techniques noteasilydescribable. He uses two pickups on his guitar, and the sound that’s produced is worth sitting through a lengthy retuning or two, Better Daze arc another band that should be seen to be fitlly appreciatud. Introduced as “from Greenwich” (actually from the much more local Cambridge), Better Daze had tht: best stage act of the night, with a leadsingerdresS4 in full Scottish regalia, Theyproved to be more than just a novelty act, with drawn-out highland vocals, some fine solos and a lively stage

headlines improvised battle between kazoo and oboe reed showed both sides of Hoover and Shauna’s music the folk and the classical. The lack of practice showed, but with this kind ofmusical experimentation the catchy-as-hell music of Hoover and Shauna can only get better. What can bc said about Scott Deneau that hasn’t been said before? The man plays emotions like A sax to blow - and Scott Deneau! most musicians play chords. He was acpresence. The whole formvIa is companied by a sax player, keyentertaining, and very promising. boards, and his sister’s vocals, conAnother sofa guitar act foltrasting his slow, contemplative, lowed with a set of &ctric and rawly emotional guitarwork. Livacotrstic @tar song&y My Neighing in K-W without hearing Scott is bour Ned (aka Mike Busseri). like living in Toronto and not seeBusseri’s strength lies in his voice, ing Y onge Street. combined with a naturally enterClosing the night was an octet taining personality and solid little of UW engineers known as tunes that k&t: in the earner of the Souihammer. They cover only old listener’s mind. He was accompafunk and soul music, classic groovy nied by Christine Deneau, Scott’s stuff that got the entire audience off sister and proof that musical talent their seats at 1 AM dancing to is a genetic trait. My Neighbour Sally” and songs like “Mustang &d% 31e~ album, Ftisk GUN nf James Brown. That the Volcano’s Water, should appear sometime this sound man managed to get such an month. I-Ie can also be heard tomorimpressive sound out of a lineup row night with She1 Neufeld live on includingguitarq bass, drums, keyCKMS 100.3 FM. boards, and three brass instruments With the help of a few fi-ien&, wti a miracle. Soulhammer’s few Conrad Grebei’s Louver and originals were more than a match Shauna expanded their usual duo for the covers, demonstrating a fresh into 8 full-scale folk jambouree. In jazz/soul fusion. only a week, the new band added Money raised goes to help the various instrumentation including UW chapter of Habitat for Humanbass, drums, oboe, washboard and ity send a group of students to Ohio even a kazoo to augment the old to build a house. For more informasongs. “Tattoo Yesterday”‘s bizarre tion, contact Scott at 894-l 869.

Never Mind the Bullock by Rebecca Wilkinson special to Imprint

wo /f‘l$ SW is the new offer ing from thomindsat Morgan Creek Productions. The film is advertised as a romantic comedy with a plot involving art theft, bumbling cops, mistrikcn identity and true 10~. Plus two ot’ the hottest Hollywood stars ofthc monvxt. In actuality, the movie’ is a boring romp with its many flaws running deep. The story revolves around the characters of Roz and Frank, two working class souls from Boston. Roz the cashier dosen’t want to spend the rest ofher life working for minimum wage, and Frank is a ...Here*s who is contractor sidelining as a theif. After the two steal a priceless painting, they have to hide from the cops and wait for the buyer. This is where the fun is supposed to start for the audience, yet it never does rrlatcrialize. Sandra Bullock, hmous for her

girl-next-door charm, attempts to reinvent herself in the role of Roz. A bad dye job and even worse accent is about all she can muster. If Ms. I3ullock could ever find a dccent movie role, I’m sure that she could outshine all of the publicity which she already receives. Dennis Leary performed double duty on this picture, serving as nof only the writer, but also as the main character Frank. The result

Dennis

Leary.

is mixed. Personally, I love Leary’s CDs and stand up act because of his manic energy and ability to turn the inane into the hilarious. Yet nearly every character in the film talks like him, and Lear-y spends most of his time on screen brooding. Al-

though his performance has improved since movies such asDemolition Man and Judgement Night, it still lacks the depth that is the mark of an accomplished actor. The cast is upstaged by two elements, the location and the music. Shot entirely on location in Halifax, the scenery is gorgeous as a Martha’s Vineyard type island. The music, a fitting Irish blend. features Sinead O’Connor and original compostions from the Cheiftains. Class consciousness is repeatedly an issue in the film, but it is never fully developed, and lacks a message or a resoluThe entire tion. movie can be summed up by a twenty second ciip, which is shown in the television ads, of Dennis Leary fishing. Much like that sequence, the entire production does not appear to know what it is doing or where it is going, and seems a painful experience. Although there are some redeeming moments in this film, I’d highly advise people to save the eight dollars and wait for the video.

A fat Bob

Mould?

Certainly

Big Sugar Fed Hall Saturday January

not!

by Dewey Oxburger Imprint staff

ow. If it is possible for a show to be too good, then that is the only possible complaint I could make about the Big Sugar Concert at Federation Hall last Saturday. The group’s versatility was astounding, and they improvised with a tightness unheard of since before Rush went mainstream. Mixing new songs, such as the title track of their new EP, Dear Mr, Fmtmy, with classic songs that broke the band, such as “Sugar in My Coffee,” Big Sugar blew my mind. The guitar work of the band was second to none, and the rhythm section displayed an innate ability to follow along on what could onIy have been jamming. But beyond the technical ability displayed by the band, I was also amazed by their intensity. This is what I was referring to at the beginning of the column. Their opening song’s power rocked the bar. After that, the energy level did not abate.

For the first hour it was too good to be believed. After that, though, 1 began to feel tired of it. Most bands’ levels ol_ intensity change throughout their show. Not Big Sugar. Pedal to the floor, keep it there until you’re off-stage. ProbIcm was, my brain wouldn’t let me stay peaked that long. Normally, Federation Hal1 is the best venue for concerts in K-W. While 1 can’t say my opinion of venue’s potential1 changed as a result of this concert, it was frustrating for many fans to be condemned to standing while the entire upper level of the bar was closed. For those of you who don’t know, Upper level seats are (not only better than standing, but) some of the best seats in the bar. .4n off-duty staffer told me that the upper level was closed to save money on staffing costs. One piece of advice to management: close the upper level on nights when the five people who showed up didn’t pay any cover; not when a packed bar all paid eight to ten doll#ars for entry. I hadn’t heard of opening act Weeping Tile before the show. An excellent band, they- are at least worth a headlining gig at the Bombshelter in the near future.

“GENEROUS, WITTYCOMEDY one-linerswiz by like bulletsin a Western,” -Thelma Adams, NY Post.

FOUR BRANDNEW COLLEGE GRADUATES ARE HAVING TROUBLE LEAVING THE NEST

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The Earth is OK! A Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental Optimism by Gregg

Easterbrook

Viking Penguin 745 pgs hardcover, $35.00 by David

Imprint

Lynch staff

his book catches your eye with the words “environ merit” and “optimism” in close proximity, all beneath a big green maple leaf. Good news about the environment is rare, and at first glance, it appears that filling seven hundred pages with it would be a challenge. The book sets out to do this in three stages. The first part takes up a task that is, according to the author. often dcrnanded by environmuntalists: thinking like ~-~--~~ nature-- that is, taking a long tcrrn perspective ;ind one to which, initially ait least, no human va!ues are applied. EasIerbrook cxamines our notions about nature, namely its pcrcc&d fragility in many cir-_ cumstances, humamty’s effect on it, and some deeper, more philosophical questions, such as whether or not nature itself has values, a soul, or even a god. He points out, among other things, that nature is flawed, that nothing is irrcvcrsible except extinction, and that extinction may be, if not a good thing, something that is nature’s fault (rather than ours) or in its interest. While Easterbrook gets out of his depth discussing religious questions, he effectively challenges common pcrccptions about nature, causing the reader to start thinking about the environment in a different way, albeit with reservations. He then argues that genus HU~UI (human race) is hardly the worst foe that nature has ever encountered, and that in most cases, anything that we do to nature will be handled by nature quite easily over time, thank

you very much. This perspective is considered as Easterbrook tackles the issues of the day in the second part: air pollution, chemical waste, deforestation, the greenhouse effect, and numerous other potential environmental problems. This is where the reader starts asking, “Why haven’t I heard this before?” as facts are presented that often put a genuinely positive spin on the situations at hand, making them seem not less important, but less dire than what the mainstream media might suggest. This is where Easterbrook applies what he calls “eco-realism,” a philosophy that entails being realistic about the environment, getting the facts straight, not hitting the panic button unnecessarily, and dealing with the environment in a simultaneously rational, respectful

for any ewironmental studies student. and caring manner. He argues that the time for alarm-bell ringing is over, though it was needed in the 1970s and earlier, although not to the extent that it was present. Now, he says, is the time for the Icvclhcadcd discussion and realistic solutions to problems which will not be solved by inflated statistics and paranoia. It makes good sense. Throughout the book, the author lambasts what he calls “environmental doctrine” and ‘Lenvironmental orthodoxy”-for their poorly supported positions and paranoid preachings. In the process, he makes his arguments scorn all the more solid and revolutionary when compared with these extreme views that he attributes to deep ecologists and other environmental groups. This, however, is unnecessary, since one does not need Eastcrbrook to real-

ize that many of these views are extreme and insupportable. (Worse still, Easterbrook often mentions these views without reference to any particular source or group, attributing them instead to the twin banners of environmental orthodoxy and environmental doctrine. It makes you wonder if even extreme environmentalists can be so dogmatic and unrealistic.) Accompanying these musings is his constant criticism of mainstream media and its alamlist presentation of environmental issues. This he does much better, with specific, mainstream examples. The final part of the book is devoted to Easterbrook’s vision of the firture, or as he calls it, the New Nature. Here he once again provides examples of the marvels and resiliency of nature, and speculates on the possibility of taking life to other planets. This comes as part of his position that human intellect and technology can be used to aid artd protect nature. However, the conclusion breaks down a bit as he talks about the Meaning of Life in the final pages. This is not something that gets solved in the last chapter of a book on the environment In the end, Easterbrook is an environmentalist with a deep concern for the way the environmental cause is being handled and distorted, to the detriment of nature and humanity. Ele does make concessions to the traditional environmentalists, although he sometimes downplays the significance of their contributions. Despite its faults, this book should be compulsory reading for any environmental studies student. ‘The book should be read for its fresh point of view, even if its argumenls are not quite as revolutionary as Easterbrook would have you be&eve.

“What,

no ship?”1 UW Drama presents A Berlin Cabaret

directd

by> Muurtm

wk1 Dgk

Studio 180, Hagey I la11 February 7-10 and 14-17, 8 p.m. by Kathleen Imprint staff

Jinkerson

eal, raunchy, rebellious ...They called her the tenth Muse. When she was “on” she was sexy, fashionable and politically savvy. Who was she? She was a Cabaret in Berlin of the Weimer Republic. Sound interesting? It offers pirates, sailors, prostitutes, fat-cats and the unemployed ~ there is even a tattooed lady. What more could a person ask for? Waterloo’s Drama Department is presenting this evening of song, satire and laughter on February 710 and February 14- 17. It features

the clever rhymes and catchy tunes that made Cabaret an art form famous in the Berlin of the 20s and early 30s. Many of the songs are presented in English for the first time in a typical Cabaret setting. Their songs have a startling relevance to our own tirncs of cutbacks and “rationalization.” So sit back and en-joy a glass of wine or beer while experiencing the cheeky wit and deep feeling of these real Cabaret classics. This is a licensed event. Wine and beer will be served during the intermissions. All shows take place in Studio 180, Hagey Hall at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the Thcatre Centre Box 0ffice, HH or by calling 888-4908; $10 general public, $8 students/seniors. Given the: small size of the venue (it holds less than a hundred people) prospecitve ticket buyers should not delay, lest it sell out before you buy thin,.

Even if yuu aren’t one u,f the first five down to the office with the correct answer, you can stiff en&r the Grand Prize dmw for a package including two tickets to their show at the Opera House, a band t-shirt md decal, ZUI~ copies of both Sya&&z LO& FL& and...thr=ir first album. The draw will be h&f next Friday, after the firtal givez~w~y of five free CDs. Act now!

IMPRINT,

Nine to the universe Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix by Martin 1. Green and Bill Sierlkiewicz Penguin Studio by Dave Imprint

turn to be...), ” “Voodoo Chile,” and “Gypsy Eyes.” Since the book itself moves along with the speed of a movie (indeed, I read it to two listenings to the accompanying CD), a lot of Hendrix details are either run over or altogether ignored, which is a shame for those who’ve read otherbiographies and will doubtless find fault with some of the book’s primary focii, (for instance, the money hangups, dealings with his management, old record contracts, etc.) to the exclusion of a lot of music. But conversely, because the book does move like a motion picture, those who are merely curious about the Hendrix legacy will get a cursory idea and might even seek out the more serious and robust offerings available, In the end, the book might be nothing more than a slick looking CEassic &mix, but the Hendrix fan will most definitely enjoy it as part of his or her collection, especially with the additional CD as a bonus.

Who’s Coming f note this week: All those who scored Ashley Ma&sac tickets in our giveaway last week can gear up for the show tonight at Lulu’s, Goths from far and wide can go clench their fists in anger at the Embrace show tomorrow at the Beat, and retro rock fans can delight to a rescheduled Lenny Kravitz show on Tuesday.

Looking ahead: February 10,Wild Strawberries w/Suzanne Little, Volcano February 10, Supernova w/the Stinkies & Sick Boys, Rivoli, Tororrto February 1 I, iron Maiden w/Fear Factory, wuretlolrsc, Twonto Hill wlpharcyde, February 13. Cypress

Tooth

Tonight Ashley Maclsaac w/Mary Jane Lamond & the Mahones, Luiu ‘.s Big Rude Jake, Volcano I&reds, X Club, Hamilton Saturday The Phantoms, Volcano Embrace, Cycor, Warring Faction & Mundane, fhe Beat Rebecca West w/Radio Blaster & Kat Rocket, Utrasound, Toronto Tuesday Lenny Kravitz w/POE, Ma& Leud Gardens, To run to Wednesday Blue Rodeo w/Crash Vegas, Centre in the Sq uar4

Bite Mv DOE by Andrew Imprint

Fisher staff

lthough Voudoo Child doesn’t relate any details of Jimi Hendrix that numerous biographies and magazine articles haven’t already done better, it does offer a handful ofotherwise cool enticements which make the book a worthwhile purchase. The first is the quality of the book itself, (in reality a graphic novel). Written by Martin Green, the narrative utilizes Hendrix’s lyrics and personal correspondences to produce a first-person autobiographical fantasy as though written by the legendary rock hero himself. Artistic license is thus used along with fact to employ an inner narrative that’s unlike any other 1 lendrix bios available. Then there’s the book’s tactile nature, featuring over 900 imaginatively drawn coluut illustrations by Bill Sienkiewicz on a slick glossy paper stock. It’s handsome enough that any Hendrix junkie, whether they know the story or not, will want to have it for the aesthetic value alone. A third major enticement is the bonus 30 minute CD Jimi By HimseZJ The Home Rewordings that comes in the book’s back cover. The CD is a previously unreleased demo tape of Hendrix alone with his guitar working out material from his then-forthcoming masterwork E’lectric Ladyland. Normally these sorts of Hendrix necrophilia releases (there’s over a hundred really bad ones) sicken the die-hard fan, but this release is excusable, if only from the perspective that it gives fans and critics an insight into Hendrix’s creative process. Electric Ladyland is, in my narrow opinion, the single greatest album of the rock era, so I find it particularly fascinating to hear his earliest workings of otherwordly songs like “1983 (A merman 1 should

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Imprints on a Corn by Mark Leyner Vintage Books 234 pgs soft, $14.95

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n his latest publication, Mark Leyner has compiled numerous articles from major magazines, a four-act play, and two previously unpublished stories to produce an inspired and hilarious collection of short fiction. Among the highly bizarre topics are the ritualistic tattooing of the U.S. Senate, a series of conjugal visits with Amy Fisher conducted for the purpose of writing a magazine article, and a new proposal for judging the Miss America pageant. The 7%page, four-act Young Berg- dorf Goodman Brown, loosely based (or not) on Haw- thome’s short story “Young Goodman Brown,” explores life on the eve of the next century in a Manhattan department store. In his quest to buy his daughter a pocketbook for her Barbie, Leyner discovers dolls that perform microsurgery, many people whom he may or may not have met before, and the meeting place for a Jewish-Extraterrestrial faction founded to “assist the Israeli military and also [to] facilitate Jewish domination of the media” as well as to provide the aliens, or “Grays” with “information about certain parts of the human brain.” This play

is decidedly odd, but thoroughly enjoyable. The stories, written in a unique, as-ithappens-to-Mark-Leyner style, are consistently entertaining. From the construction of of ‘Tooth an epic poem in “The Making Imprints on a Corn Dog’,” to the dreaded ?raumatic cerebral insiemination” of “The Good Seed,” Leyner displays his genius and his gift for language time and time again. One of the many highlights of this collection is ‘bMy Di,” L.eyner’s transcribed assumption of what a conversation between he and Princess Di would sound like. They find, in the comfort ofthe backseat of Leyner’s car, that they share many common interests, including their favourite T.V. show, Matlock. One of Leyner’s new stories, “Einstein on the Phone” offers the reader an opportunity to see the (fictional (or not) seedy, underhanded side of the famed “paragon of genius and intellectual heroism,” Albert Einstein, Leynersuggests that Einstein’s theories were actually the work of actress Mary Astor, and that he assisted the “organized crime potentate” Meyer Lansky. This story is a fine example of how Leyner’s satire knows no limits. He portrays Einstein as a jealous lover and a conniving rnad scientist. From cover to COV~X, Tooth Imprints... tickles until you just can’t help laughing out loud. If you need a break from textbook reading, the thrilling world of accounting, or the trashy, yet always sickening tabloid television programs, pick up this book and be delighted by the warped rnind of Mark Leyner.

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by Greg Imprint

Picken staff

Video games loday seem to fall into scvcral gcnural catcgtorics. One, you go around and blow the crap out of anything that moves. Two, you build up a city, create soliders and armed f‘orces. then blow the crap out ofanything that moves. There arc other non-violent games, but they’re not as much fun. Warcrafi 2 frills into category two. The premise of Warcraft 2 is pretty basic. Humans and arcs have been dukmg it out for years, hence the original Warcrali. Now the war has escalated into air and SKI vehicles. So, depending on whcthcryou light as humans or arcs, you get pound the enemies with planes, ground forces and ships. All told, it’s ii kll of a lot of fun. l‘hc engino for thisgame runs very smoothly, has nice SVGA graphics and keeps the game tit a high tempo. The music matches the mood very nicely, and the voices for the characters arc nice touches, giving tile littlc guys a touch of personality. If there is one complaint to be made, it’s the standard one, that the computer plays stupid. It doesn’t know how to attack properly, and its quite easily stomped. The variety in strategies makes

While each level generally has the same premise, beat the crap out of everything that IIIOVCS, tl-we’s just enough variety in the way you do it to make you come back for more. What makes Warcraft 2 stand out in this genre is that it allows for network play. Watching eight people playing at once is rather entertaining, let alon g actually getting down in the trenches and slugging it out. The network options are nice, allowing you to form alliantes and team up to roast your friends. On my floor, it allows the mathies to prove they’re actually better than fhc mginetm. Another fun !ittlc option in \Yarcr~ ft 2 is flw map editor. 11 dtOW’S )‘Oll t0 UL’;ltC Iv’O;Jl tj!‘v’iI Situations, and in an 1IIi~iSWll touch. actually set the values for all aspectsofthegame. /Qrin, this works best M,ith on anctMJork, bccwsc ym can custom builcj lcv~l:: that (uit the deskcs cjfyour fellow pl;lyL’rs.With that you can pirate IevelS, ray ai rumbles and wl’~tet~~‘r else your little htxrt desires. Warcraf‘t 2 is not a groudbreaking game- but it’s dciinatcly fun to pl+~ And addictive. I’ve seen games on my floor last for hours, on the same level. There’s enough t4xicty to keep you coming back for more, and you can never get enough simulated violence. CWilt2

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Unfortunately, this warning on the side of the large, bright orange gun (displayed in the banner) that you need to play Virtua Cop is the most exciting aspect of the game. The rest of it quickly becomes dull. The basic premise is exactly like every other game that ever came out requiring a gun. You shoot at things on the screen, and, hopefully, they die. The game proceeds through just three missions, none of which are really any di fferent from each other. Guys pop up from behind crates, out of doorways, etc., and you shoot them bcfore they shoot you. Each mission ends with one extra-tough bad guy with some nasty weapon 1i ke missile launcher. There really was no creative input at all into this sccnarlo. The basic weapon is a revolver with six bullets. You reload by shooting

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If you haven’t seen Virtua Fighter, this game and its predecessor are basically one-on-one hand-to-hand combat games. Two

anywhere off the screen-Throughout the game there are chances to get other weapons such as a machine gun or an automatic, but the machine gun only has thirty rounds and cannot be reloaded, and the automatic, though it holds fifteen bullets and can be reloaded, makes a really wimpy noise when it fires, which 1 fmd detracts fi-om the fun. Also, as soon as you take any hit, you immediately are back to the six-shooter. The major probletn with this game is that it doesn’t work as a strategy game or a shoot-em-up. One bullet will kill anyone, and so you can try to be a super marksman and place your shots well, climinating the need to constantly reload, but you actually get fewer points for this. You get more points by putting two or three bullets into a guy before he can drop, but then you are reloading constantly.

Another major problem is the fact that the bad guys follow a set routine. Play a mission three or four times and you know where and when someone is going to show up. It really doesn’t take long at all to be able to aim at the target: before they even appear. In short, this game very little long-term playability. There is a training option which presents you with pop-up targets, but you can’t skip past the easy ones. Personally, I easily passed the first two but got killed on the third and would have enjoyed trying it again, but I really was not intersted in doing the easy ones over and over just so I could rcpeatcdly try#3 which actually presented me with a challenge. And, although this may be petty, the music is really annoying and you can’t turn it down. T h i s game really isn’t worth your money. It gets boring fast.

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Team battle r-node lets you and an opponent (human or CPUj choose 5 fighters each. The first two go at it and the winner goes on while the loser is eliminated. This mode is especially cool because you can choose to either have the fighter who continues to start back at full strength or keep the damage they received in the last fight, which is a little more realistic. The new options include more choices concerning the time limit on the fight. They go from 10 seconds, through 20,30 60 and unlimited. There are also a couple of new fighters in this version, including an old drunk, who, after he wins, takes a pull firom a jug he’s holding and then falls on his ass laughing. This game, like the original is a lot of fun. And the new options are definitely improvements, so if you have the choice, buy Virtua Fighter II. However, if you have the first one, it is probably not worth shelling out big bucks for the latest version because it is still essentially the same.

better looking in this version. The characters look maybe a little better, but that’s not a big deal. The improvements are these: team battle mode and a few new options.

polished than the AAM Mk. ‘95, which also owes a lot to its musical predecessors (namely the bands in

A Rather Bad Feeling

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by Greg Imprint

by Nancy Ogden special to Imprint My excitement when 1 bought “Oh What a Feeling” can perhaps be explained by my expectations. In the back of my mind was the idea that a summation of Canadian culture - my culture ~ would bc waiting for me in that chunky box of four CDs. The identity and passions of Canadians would speak to me, and my search for why I’m glad to be a Canadian would end. Think ofall the possibilities: 1 could classif~~ the songs by subject and capture the ma~jor Canadian issues of the past thirty years in a nutshell. 1 could list the songs chronologically and ser: the progression of my musical roots. Or maybe not. There isn’t much to be delved from Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses at Night,” nor can Moist and Rita MacNeil be related by anything other lhan citizenship. But the chronological idea isn’t a bad one, considering the disjointed sequences of tracks. It’s one thing to put Hagood Hardy and the Tragically Hip within the same collection, but quite another to have Loverboy following on the heels of Rush on the same CD, Apparently, each CD is supposed to cover a specific territory, but I’ve yet to hit on the producer’s method of organization. Muscial compilations arerisky in the first place, and when they attempt to cover as huge a spectrum as this one, the problems grow. Who decided that Anne Murray should be granted two tracks, and everybody else one? Although my parents would no doubt nod in understanding, I say the extra space should have been lcfi for 54-40, or Stompin’ Tom Connors, or Law-

by Patrick Wilkins Imprint staff In 1989 three students at Wilfrid Laurier University, driven by the lack of opportunity for Laurier musicians, formed the W L.U Musicians’ Network. The Musician’s Network promotes jam sessions, monthly concerts, and networking directories for artists \vho currently attend or are alumni of Wi I frid Laurier. The largest event of the year is the release of the WLUMN compilation. Now in its second year on CD format, Taster 1996 provides a broad look at the state of indie music, not only at WLti but also across Southern Ontario.

rence Gowan, All of whom all.

or Spirit of the West. weren’t included at

I: suppose no matter who made it to the final cut, someone would cry foul, but the idea that our music can be canonized in five hours smacks something of”Beethoven’s Greatest Hits,” i.e. now that I’ve listened to Symphony No.5 and that Ode to Joy bit a few times, I think I’ve got old Ludwig under my thumb. Let’s move on to something else. Many ofthe complaints I have about this collection all seem to be ironically Canadian themselves. Copyrighting red tape led to the absence of Paul Anka and Joni Mitchell on the album. Some artists had problems as to which charities would receive the proceeds from sales and declined to be included. And terribly timely is the fact that while a few French singers appear, the only French spoken on the album are the token lines in “Tears Are Not Enough” from 1985. I also get the feeling that many of the tracks were chosen on their

American, if not international rating, For example, in the compilation’s attempt to represent new music, Alanis Morisette was chosen over Ashley Mclsaac. Maybe nobody listens to him, the Rheostatics or Art Bergman on the outside, but if anything this “isolation” makes them all the more Canadian. Sad to say, none of them were included. I’ve probably fallen into the trap that forces me to take everything on principle, because, the rest of this article aside, I have enjoyed listening to what is on the album. I ‘ve been able to identify as Canadian tons of songs I’ve known forever, and the nationalistic rush 1 get every time I hear “Four Strong Winds” or “Helpless” is exhilarating. But I’ve also realized that, regardless of how much patriotism is oozing out of me, I’ve never wandered up to the stereo thinking, “Gee l’d sure like to listen to some Canadian music right about now.” Despite the fact that I now own these four worthwhile CDs, I don’t think 1 ever will.

The band histories range from out of place. the four-month-old Soundspire to Formed only last fourteen-year-old The Result, from Eastern-classical fusion to straight up garage rock, heavy metal, trance, and spoken word. And although not everything may match your taste, like a good :aster should, this CD has some:hing for everyone. Many bands appearing here have an album Jr two under their bios, and production ranges from fair to amazing. There isn’t enough space here to go into detail about all fifteen tracks, but a few stick out: the opening track, Gord’s Ramble’s “A Clearing” was recorded live to a two-track recorder giving it the charming 10-c air practiced _ by __ band like ^ Eric’s Trip. a The stripped-down teeI compliSoundspire contribute ments the music where a more *heavy-handed p&tiosweuld be + -hMan,‘-‘aadk&~e

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Right now is not a fun time to be a shoegazer band. Everywhere you look, the form is dying - Ride, Curve, and Slowdive have all disbanded, Moose, Spirea X, and Chapterhouse havejust faded away. My Bloody Valentine are doing their best Stone Roses imitation. Revolver released one of the most underrated albums of the decade, Cold Water Flat, in 1993, and they’re persona non grata. Even old standbys Lush havejust released “Single Girl,” a song that’s supposed to be their “Wake Up Boo.” Egads what’s the world coming to? Of course there’s always going to be the stubborn souls out there. Those who refuse to yield to prevailing trends, and cling to a sound that resonates most acutely with their psyches. Like An April March, for instance. Formed in 1989 in our own K-Town, AAM relocated to Toronto a few later, presumably because they realized that Strange Days and Longfellows fans wem’t going to frequent their gigs. Since then they’ve appeared on two CFNY New Music Search camps, formed a fanbase south of the border (Bedazzled is based in Washington D.C.) and put out two albums, hpatiens and the one being reviewed here. Back in ‘91, AAM appeared on a Waterloo-based compilation called Giant Leap of Faith with a song called “Jade,” that, compared to Lessons in Vengeance, shows a lot of progression in a short time. “Jade” was a song that wore its influences on its sleeve (the Cure and Siouxsie, anything on 4AD) and it sounded considerably less

with just a dash of the absurd. The Result’s “Hands” reveals detailed Eastern motifs that include a violin player accompanying the standard rock lineup. Ma’s Home Remedy contributed “Billy Bishop” to last year’s excellent Tusfer compilation, and “Infinity” to this year’s, demonstrating a very tight roots-based sound with one of the best production jobs on the CD. Bertha’s Attic back driving guitar licks with a groovy melody for “Ostrich,” Mother of Pearl alternates pop and hard rock in “Head&p:’ and Hypnotic Murmur and Golem contribute heavy metal tracks. Kevin Powell and Rebekah Eckert’s “A Moment of Prayer” ornaments a heartfelt plea to God with a classi-

This is A-AM’s most smooth, flowing album to date, with Christopher Parry’s panopoly of effects pedals pushed high in the mix to match a more prominent Danella Hocevar on vocals. The rhythm section, once quite prominent with Cure-like rolling bass and plenty of off-beat drumming, has been sacrificed to this sense of flOW. Apparently Parry is very much in control of his band - he produced the atbum, and the band’s original rhythm section have been replaced with less distinct players. Whether this is a good idea in the

long run is anyone’s guess, but for now Lessons In Vengeance is a fine piece of work. As for descibing individual tracks, it’s ultimately pointless think gossamer swathes of guitar, pleasant burbling vocals, and tracks like “Swallows Joy” and “lncence of You” and you know all you really need to. Derivative, yes. Unoriginal, certainly. It’s also spent a solid amount of time in my CD player, and I’ve enjo:yed it each time. And that’s perhaps the best compliment I can give. cal arrangement of classical string instruments. While occasionally approaching the batheGc, the words are sincere and taut with emotion. Unfortunately this appears to be a onetime production, because more art in this vein would be a fascinating musical project. Similarly, Andy Mitchell’s “Superstars Never Die”suffers from lyrical lapses , but the song is appealing with Mitchell’s catchy acoustic guitar and a message to anyone in the music world who’s ever thought of ‘selling out.’ Such is the spirit of the Taster compilation, and indie music in general: there may be occasional technical flaws, but the spirit of the music is undeniable. The WLU Musician’s Network is onto something good here. May the rest of the world start listening in.

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by Chris Imprint

Edginton staff

From the first barrage of notes to the last intricate melodies, Stcvie Ray Vaughan’s G’r~~utest Hits is contkmation that he was one of the most tdcnted and gifted artists of this century. Putting out a collection of his ‘grutcst hits’ is a formidable task indeed, with four imprcssivc (to say the least) studio albums and one live album to choose from. A selection of greatest songs is nearly impossible and most certainly a personal one. However, eleven tracks were chosen and they arc a fine representation of the music that changed the lives of so many. Their first album, T~xu.s~~~~xx/, was initially a demo and after being signed it was released as their debut, with C’~jnl&l ‘I Sfarzti The &&er following, marking Stevie’s steady musical progression. S0rrl Ttl ,%ruf was plagued with dit’ficukius as Vaughan’s drug -

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I4’~~king B~fl is an eclectic collection of other artists songs. Songs originally written by such artist as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Neil Young appear on this album and it’s...O.K. The cntirc tone of this album is real1y slow. And while 1appreciate a nice, soft pace on albums, an entire album of slow stuff pretty much puts me to sleep. She occasionally spices up some of her songs by changing the beat a bit or having some background singers, but for the most part everything on this album just runs together.

abuse had nearly escalated out of control. The ‘post Betty Fordclinic’ album, In Step, displays Stevie’s clear thinking, with songs reflecting on his former fast paced lifcstyle. Wielding his guitar like an axe, master of the machine, Vaughan blows through ovei fortyfive minutes of pure energy. Whether it’s in the form ofa bluesy shuftlc , or a soft lullaby, the heart of Stevie is fully displayed throughout. All of these tracks have been previously released except for the opening single “Taxman.” A George Harrison tune, it was recorded for an ultimately unfinished Beatles tribute. Recorded sitortly after Stevie’s drug and alcohol recovery, the difference in his voice is apparent, It is unfortunate that a Greatust Hits album ever had to be made. Had Stevie not met his untimely death in a helicopter accident, new and certainly amazing al bums would have ensued. He proved to the world that music has the power to move people. Always pushing for that perfect note and striving towards the extremes of music, Stevio Ray Vaughan single handcdly change2 the face ofpopular music today.

and “blood soaked lips” that “wet my appetite” are what makes this stand up to rqpeated listening. In “Cry or Cum” Holly shows us the harsh realities of a sour relationship, saying “I’m here to abuse, I’m here to confuse, I’m here to amuse you” and ending with a sarcastic “it’s been a good day, after all.” A slightly less melancholic side of Holly is seen in “Mr. 5 Minutes” with phrases like “Mr. 5 minutes, 5 more minutes please, ‘cause I’m not finished, 1’11 finish myself.” What more can be said after a line like that? I think my only complaint about S’olrr Pie is that it’s too short. The whole album hardly reaches the half hour mark (5 more minutes please?), but apart from the fact that writing this took longer than listening to the album, there was nothing sour about Suur Pie.

As I was wandering through HMV a few days after Christmas, intent on picking up Oasis’ (U%ut ‘s the Story)Muming Glory, my eyes fell on a two CD set behind the cash register. I was amazed by the songs listed on the two CDs and the fact that the two discs only cost 9;16.99. Now, I’m the proud owner of forty of the best rock ‘n’ roll tracks of the 50s and 60s. The Gold Collection appears to be a series of compilation CD’s produced in Italy. Why italy, I don’t know, but their collections include various jazz and blues greats, all of which Ied to the rise of what was then know as rock ‘n’ roll. The first of the discs in this set contains live performances from many of the greatest names in music history. Jerry Lee Lewis, one of thestrongest influences of the early rock ‘n’ roll era (Then somewhat younger than the picture to the right. Let us remember him as he was.} is represented with “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On,” “Hi-Heel Shoes,” “ Long Tall Sally,” and the immortal “Great Bal1s of Fire.”

Chuck Berry rocks “Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, ” “Hail, Hail, Rock ‘n’ Roll, ” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and “Johnny B. Goode.” The rest of the tracks are hits from the Platters, who’s”OnlyYou” and “The Great Pretender” remain some of my favorite vocal arrangements, and Little Richard and Fats Domino. The second disc contains cuts fi-om The Alan Freed Show. There’s a lot more variety to this disc, since there are more than 5 groups on this CD. Gene Vincent is heard on “Hound Dog” and “Be Bop A Lula,” one of those great old songs that give women slightly surreal names. The Penguins harmonize on “Earth Angel” and Bill Haley and the Comets rock all night on that scminal rock classic “Rock Around the Clock,“I Several of the songs on this disc aren’t that widely known, but they’re all quite easy to listen to. What makes the ambience complete is the live ra-

dio sound, including the slight tinniness of microphones and the audiences applause at the end. If your talsfes run to this era, then you may be interested in giving this CD a whirl. Of course, there aren’t that many tracks you can’t find elsewhere, but then again, the price, especially for two CD’s, is quite nice. There are a Iot of compliations of this sort available, including some that are better, though more expensive. This one’s decent, not spectacular.

bass driven instrumental that reminds you to turn out the lights and relax a little before listening to the rest of the disc. Song 2: “attenuate numerical” hits you in the face. Harder crashing guitars and incomprehensible lyrics wake you up and out of your chair but doesn’t suit the mood created by “mamie.” After “attenuate numerical” and “daddy-o” (another harder song), faucet slowly lowers aggression levels and works its way down, back to the sombre instrumentals in “mamie” with recurring crashes and feeling. The songs sound very much the same: I put my CD player on repeat and I didn’t really notice when it rolled over. This could be seen as a good and bad thing. It is good because no one song sets itself out from the rest, meaning the whole album is equally strong. It is bad because no one song sets itself out

from the rest, meaning the whole album is equallly crap. I haven’t really got a solid opinion on faucet. I like it, but I can’t put it down as to why. They haven’t done anything fantastic or new - nothing truly original but it’s not shit. To really appreciate faucet, you must sit down and listen to the who1e album. The songs are mainly instrumental, a little guitar-y here and there (but not solo rocker-guy guitar-y) with thle occasional scream or drawl. faucet creates a definite mood: one that is both soft and hard, safe and violent all in what seems like one long song. In keeping with my original impression of-the band, their music does speak for itself. faucet’s sound, however popular, remains unpretentious and moody. It would be hard to dis1ik.e this album.

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Okay, I admit it. I picked this CD for two reasons: the pie crust on the cover looks like it has penises (forming the tetter “1~1”) and the third track is called “Cry Or Cum.” When the novelty of that wore off rather quickly, I realized that this was quite a good CD. Following in the tradition of fellow Canadian songstresses Sarah McLachlan and Jann Arden, Holly delivers a CD filled with a beautiful voice accompanied by mostly 1ight, acoustic music. Yes, she does sound a little like the afore mentioned singers, but that’s far from a bad thing.

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The CD opens up with a song called “Stormy” that introduces us to Holly’s intense song writing style, filled with images that just won’t go away when the song is over. One phrase that caught my attention was “1 will eat from your heart, tearing you apart, does it feel as good for you ?” Images like this,

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by Greg Imprint On a positive note she does have a fairly nice voice and her album is fairly soothing to listen to. Uses of such instruments as the mandolin, a tom tom and Indian hand drum cause this to be a rather unique album - it’s just not something that should be listened to all at one shot. This a1bum covers a wide bredth and variety of topics, and some its most notcablc songs art: “All my tears, ” “Deeper W el I” and “Orphan Girl. ” “All my tears” is a song about the sorrow of death, and “Deeper Well” is about a journey to truly find oneself. “Orphan girl”... well, that’s pretty self explanatory. Emmy Lou Harris is an artist with a lot of potential, and there’s nothing fundamentally flawed about her album, but a variety in style of music would have done it a world of good.

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faucet seems pretty anonymous. The CD cover is simple: stripes of yellow, black, and green; no words, both front and back. The inside j acket is simple too: containing the song titles, recording dates, band members’ names, an address in Austin, Texas for conespondence, and a small b/w abstract picture. Vew plain and to the point. faucet remains uncluttered with special thanks, many thanks, and token photos. Perhaps the band feels their music speaks for itself. This was my first impression of faucet. The first song is “mamie,” a

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Just when I thought we were hitting a shortage of mediocre alternative-pop, along comes a band like the Si1encers to put those fears to rest. SO &z 0 starts off with a track called 3ornething Wortl~ Fighting For,” which sounds iike something you know you’ve heard before but don’t quite remember. Actually, this whole album sounds like that. Some people think it’s a good thing to sound fami1iar and to constantly rehash old ideas into new albumsI’m not one of those people, Score Cl for originality. Lyrically, there was one, and only one, song that I found intercst-

ing. The lyrics themselves were not exactly incredible poetry, but the idea behind the song was at least worthy of note. “Killing For God” seems to be about the irony of killing in the name of a supposedly loving god, and about the violent defensiveness some people arm themselves with when the question of a god arises (something Imprint readers be a little familiar with, l’m sure). I especially liked this one line: ‘&Recite your vcrscs ‘til you’re a good liar. These precious words will take you higher and higher.” Other than that, So Be It just doesn’t L;$[--)stand up to repeated listening, or even a second or third listen, with one exception. The fourth track, Y woke Up,” starts out sounding like any

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With all the rash of feature Hollywood movies starring pop tunes rather than actors it was only logical that an album would be released starring movie soundtracks competing on the same lield as the pop tunes. This recording is essentially one of the best pop groups, with U2 rnembcrs, collaborating with producer extraordinaire Brian Eno :wd featuring extra pas-

features the most U2sounding music, but to most ears the Pavarotti interlude sounds abrasive. Whether it’s English, Italian or whatever, it is opera, and according to one opera buff perhaps some of Pavarotti’s best vocals. The track came together during the summer sessions when Pavarotti flew to Dublin to seek UZ’s participation at his Pavarotti And Friends concert in Modena, a massive outdoor event which raised funds for children in Bosnia through the War Child charity. Bono, The Edge and Brian Eno performed a new song called Miss Sarajevo which was inspired by the TV documentary of the same name, and Pavarotti returned the favour by

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l’ve been looking around for months for something to excite my palette. There has been a general lack of shocking new music as of late - the odd UK indie album raised an eyebrow or even an ‘OHH!‘, but I wanted to venture into other genres, possibly rekindle my love for hip-hop. I stumbled upon this album and at first sampling I had to buy it (“$27.99! Oh, well it’ll help cut down on bad habits). Me&, dj krush’s third album, appears on the Mo’Wax label, which is most known for its trip-hop/acid jazz compilations. Originally founded by James Lavelle when he was 19 years of

other Silencers song. It’s about how “I woke up from this despair,” nothing new here. What makes this stand out is the second verse. From out of nowhere comes the beautiful voice of Aura O’NeilL She just added that special something that makes this song worth listening to again, and again. Her voice, in this

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on Y!?ometimes d4iwuy~.” This is the one case where that sense of having heard it all before works for the Silencers. After that song? the album just seems uninteresting. That’s not to say that the Silencers are a bad it band, they’re not, They do what they do quite adequate1y, but it’s all been done before. How much of the same old music can people put up with?

U S of A is on the radio featured single “Miss Sarajevo.*’ The track comes fromamovieofthesame title which is a documentary of an elaborate beauty contest being held in the middle of the

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has dommated the scent ever since its creation. What makes the album so mesmerizing is its emphasis on instrumentality. Completely produced and mixed by dj krush, Meiso ventures into very experimental, ambient sounds ranging from computer-violated jazz samples to cackling seagulls to some of the strangest record scratching I’ve ever heard. During “anticipation” I was almost reminded of ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’. Unlike other albums of this nature, it is very difficult to predict what direction each track will take. Some sounds would loop briefly, fading away just as my mind began to resonate, while other samples would appear only once, teasing the ear but never returning. The beat tracks seem to change at a moments notice along with the time signature, sending me into a downward spira1 of wonder and confu-

adding his voice to that song. The films are not the usual Hollywood schlap andborrow heavily on some Japanese films which add to their quiet melodic feel on the album. The album is subtle and quite quiet, most comparable in U2 terms as the Joshua Tree album without lots of lyrics. The general sound is quite electronic but the perspective of the listener is quite different without the aid of visual images therein putting the music to the forefront to create a surreal atmosphere. Uriginu~ Sumdtrac~ 1 was recorded during a two week session in London’s westside studio last November and a further five weeks in Dubbn this summer. This is essentially a quality pet project for U2 which is expected to release a new album this coming September. Meanwhile Brian Eno has just overseen the release of He/p, the War Child charity record which he executive-produced, and the David Bowie album Outside, which he produced and co-wrote. The graphics on the CD show exposed film stock which gives the art a patterned feel and reminds the listener that they must put their own imaginative images to the music to enhance the power of what are quite simple hnes, but might bring a bigger spotlight on the not SO ‘popuItii ’ movie soundtracks

sion. All of this was done very tactfully and mixed very precisely so that on the m)holc the songs maintain their fluidity. One of the most interesting mixes is “duality”, an instrumental track not recommended for those with weak bladders (no word of a lie). Krush and dj Shadow, another Mo’Wax artist, cooperatively trade control over the song while the other provides backup in a twisted sort of blues tradition. Yet another dimension is added to M&O, as some of the tracks feature such hiphop vocalists as CL. Smooth, The Roots, Big Shug, Guru and Headrush. While most songs were recorded in New York, the mastering and some of the instrument tracks were done in Tokyo by Japanese jazz session artists and engineers. I suppose this might explain the $27.99, but it’s definitely worth it. A fine ,meal,. sir Gush!

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Ed@nton staff

On occasion I grab an album purely on a whim. Maybe it’s the title, maybe it’s the sexy girl on the cover, whatever; a whim. 1 had honestly never heard of fledgling before, so my initial experience was just that, initial. So I pop the CD into the p1ayer and what I got out was absolutely terrific! Powered by strong vocals and backed by solid guitar riffs, fledgling float from heavy rockin’ tunes to sofier, more melodic tracks. Needless to say, 1 was impressed+ Formed by musicians from both the United States and Britain, fledgling brings both country’s musical stylings into their own. We’ve got a Cranberries type of thing going here with the backbone of the group being Eileen Rose. Hailing from Boston, she writes all the music

and lyrics in addition to the album’s production. Released on the 26th of October 1995, j7edgling was engineered/mixed by Chris Sheldon would has also worked with Therapy’? and Radiohead. The Crown” is first single, “Solomon’s different on the album than on the single. After its release in April of 95’, Eileen came up with a new verse and melody while David wrote a new guitar loop. The version appearing on jTedg/itg is certainly the highlight of the album Rose certainly fuels the band’s sound as her energy often overshadows the already strong musical melodies. Her vocal style (like the music) is quite varied as well; she finds a harsh growl on “Red Messiah” and then downshifts to a more child-like holler on “OCD.” Catchy licks on the first two tracks, “Solomon’s Crown” and “See Dick Drown” vary considerably f?om the melodic “Tom Waits Crooning” and it’s precisely this variety that make fledgling a super band. Buy this album and you won’t be disappointed.

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It’s difficult for a tribute album to plcasc the masses. lr/nt!r Ci~~~Ht~~~‘.sis no exception. Whether you’ve purchased it for the lox of Marvin Ciayc, or whether you’ve purchased it for thr: individual artists, you’ll come away looking for its receipt. When I first heard Soul Asylum’s version of “Sexual Healing” off of the tremendously trendy and popular No Afkruutivr album, I

also appears on her latest: Sonlething to Remember) is a drab tune with little to make it stand out amongst this crowd of lousy tunes. The trend continues through Neneh Cherry and Lisa Stansfxld but abruptly ends with Stevie Wvnder’s version of”Stuhbom Kind of l+llow.” Wonder tries his best to put some life back into an already lX&ss album with his own homegrown funk and r&b style. Sounds of Blackness perform an interesting medley of “God is Lovc”and”Mercy Mercy Me% ith Speech and Diggable Planets topping off the compilation. The Diggable Planets’ version of “Marvin, You’re: the Man” is a pleasant closing number with a wide range of music incorporated into one track. Wonder’s contribution, followed by the Diggable Planets, should have been tracks one and two respectively. That way you would be able to listen to the only good tracks on the album and leave the rest for someone who cares.

was immediately impressed. A couple years later and I find tnyself perusing the wide range of CD’s available at Imprint and I come across this tribute to Marvin Gaye. Immediately I think of Soul Asylum and 1 grab the album, attracted to the likes of Diggable Planets, Stevie Wonder, and Bono. 1 rushed home to pop in this new and marvcllous treasure only to receive the farthest thing from my beloved “Sexual Healing.” The sounds arc diverse indeed, as each artist has crafted Gaye’s sound into their own. On “Save the Children,” Bono uses the recorded voice ofGaye to bring about a somewhat ghostly feel to the track. Madonna’s collaboration with Massive Attack on “I Want You”(which

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by Andrew Henderson Imprint staff Ambitiously sub-titled “AnServing From the Musical BOX,” Slppw ‘S RCU@ offers diehard Genesis fans a taste of how other fans treat the music ofone of the best progressive rock bands in music.. This album is energetic and respectful of the music in most cases but, as a fan myself, a different song selection might have been better appreciated. The finest offering on Supis Kevin Gilbert’s per Yr Ready “Back in NYC” from 1974’s The Lamb Lies Dowfz 012 Broadway. Gilbert’s voice is remarkably similar to Peter Gabriel’s, if not in tone, in spirit and passion. Other stellar covers include Over The Garden Wall’s note-forother

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