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Apathy rules...but Four candidates,

Raju Pate& VP Administration

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Kurt Schreiter,

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Jeff Gardner,

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VP Education

Mario Bellabarba,

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The only executive position with more than one nominee was that of Vice President Education. That race ended the morning of January 23, when Computer Science/Pure Math student Chris Buchanan dropped out of the race for personal reasons. Acclaimed as Vice President Administration and Finance is Raju Patcl,a fourth year mathematics student. Science student Kurt Schreiter will be the Vice President Internal for 1997-98 after his only opponent dropped out after the all candidates’ meeting. After Chris Buchanan left the race, Arts student Jeff Gardner was acclaimed to the position of VP-Education, The last acclaimed position in the Fedenuion of Students was in 1991 when Steve Millard was acclaimed as VPOF (now changed to the VJ?AF position.) ‘This year’s Federation of Students executive election is lamentable for its lack of candidates, especially when compared to the 1995 election which saw 15 nominees for the four open positions. The number of candidates in this election eventually dropped to four, one for each position. The lack of nominees is less

alarming, however, than its implications for student participation in the remaining elections for student’s council, UW Senate and the Fed Hall referendum. The by-election ran in October 1996 and saw Tori Harris elected over Jenn Devall for the position of Vice President Administration and Finance which was resigned by Mark Ferrier. Voter turnout for that by-election was only 3.5 per cent. The concern now is whether students will even participate in the forums which are now designed to introduce UW students to their new executive. The focus now turns strictly to the referendum on Federation Hall which was to be held at the same time as the election. With no election, there could be a low response for the referendum, a question which could have farreaching effects, possibly resulting in a mandate to close Fed HalI or raise fees. Students will be asked whether the Federation of Students should continue to operate Fed Hail and, if so, if they wish to pay an extra five dollars for their Fed Hall fee in the Fall 1997, Winter 1998 and Spring 1998 terms to renovate and improve the look of the bar.

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University of Waterloo students simply showed

up at the all candidates’ meeting last Friday and were given positions in the Federation of Students execu@ tive, Feds president Mario Bellabarba will be continuing the work he began during last year, taking the job for 1997098,

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Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, CFS and CASA propose financial aid reform

Warriors hockey and basketball sweep through the weekend and Indoor Track continues its stellar season

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Ex-student has had it with the university system and James Russell takes on the Nazis

Ethics in Genetics and the coming computer meltdown in the year 2000

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The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

ARTS page 21 Mark Rankin vs. Sandy Atwal vs. Larry Flynt

PLUS: Imprint Sports Superbowl Preview on page 15, our continuing search for cartoons and the beginning of the Imprint Professor Review, a chance for you to voice your opinions on the quality of the professors at UW. Turn to page six for more details.

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N E&W S Students to pay higher rent under new act Tenant Protection Act to remove rent control by Patti Lewd Imprint staff

new act currently being considered by the Ontario legislature could result in substantial rent increases ‘n student apartments. The Ontario government has proposed the Te&nt Protection Act, which ironically, removes tenant protection. As a result, three speakers hosted by W.P.I.R.G. and the Waterloo Region Tenants’ Coalition were on campus Wednesday to discuss the consequences of the proposed act. The first reading of the act has passed and the second reading is expected this spring. Tim Welch, Coordinator of the Coalition to Save Tenants’ Rights, began his discussion by outlining the changes that will be put into place with the passing of the Tenant Protection Act. The current Rent Control Act allows for rent increases based only on inflation-this year, rent could legally be raised by 2.8 per cent. Landlords are also allowed to apply for permission to increase rent by another rhree per cent if the costs of repairs and utilities are above provincial averages. Annually, only six percent of landlords choose to do this. However, the proposed act will allow landlords to claim an extra per cent increase in rent for repair. Further, the proposaI does not put a maximum on the rent increase a landlord can impose because of increased property tax

and utility expenses. As we& current rent regulations control the rent on each individual apartment; that is, an apartment that cost $300 for one tenant must cost the same for the following tenant. The new act, however, will allow for landlords to increase rent in between tenants. Several students noted the increased potential for landlord harassment from this provision. Should this stipulation pass, it may be in the landlord’s best interest to harass tenants, thereby encouraging them to move. The result is the possibility for substantial rent increases over time; although an audience member noted that landlords will still have to abide by the law of supply and demand. In response, Larry Skoog, staff lawyer at Waterloo Community Legal Services noted that high-end apartments were less likely to be tiected by rent increases. He explained that people alriady paying high rent will not be . likely to accept tier rent increases. He continued by stating that apartments at the lowend are most likely to be affected by the new legislation. After all, such apartments may still seem affordable in spite of rent increases and there is market demand for apartments situated near the university. Yet students have a high accommodation turn-over rate and as such, student accommodation is more susceptible to rent hikes. l

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Terry Welch stands up for students’ rights. photo

Financial aid reforms proposed by Adam Natran to Imprint

program, md tax incentives. Special Opportunity Grants provide help to those who need fmancid aid above the normal limits. Specifically, the coalition suggests that tudent debt loads are rising dramatically asa result of single mothers be given up to $3,000 beyond the current high tuition and housing costs. At the same time, job maximum of $9,340. As well, high-need fuse-year stuuncertainty for graduates has created an atmosphere dents could be eligible for an additional $2,000. A deferred grants program would ensure support to of anxiety and apprehension. To alleviate financial stress, seven post-secondary education groups representing uniindividuals with extremely high debt-service ratios. Acversities, calleges, students and professors have come cordingly, borrowers who experience repayment dificultogether to draft a comprehensive package of student aid ties after using up their 18 month i&rest relief period, reforms designed to make education more accessible. currently available under the CSLP, could obtain a oneThe recommendations were presented in Ottawa on time grant payable to the financial institution holding their January 20, 1997, by the Association of Universities and loan. The grant would reduce the principal to a level Colleges of Canada, the Canadian Alliance of Student _ allowing the borrower to finish repaying the loan on his or Associations, and the Canadian Federation of Students to her own. name a few. Although these groups have found it difficult Alternatively, an expanded and extended interest relief to come to any agreement in the past regarding academic plan proyides an interest break for all people with high issues, they have put aside their differences in developing debt-service ratios, Essentially, the individual receiving the this package. Indeed, Robert Best, a senior AUCC ofkial, assistancewould make a minimal payment each month and asserts that %e should focus on what we agree on.” the government would pay the balance of the interest and Student debt is the foremost issue that needs to be re- prin+pal. solved. Work-study programs ofir wage subsidies for stuRelying on the current Canadian Student Loan Prodents hold&g career related jobs on campus which do not gram as a foundation, four measures are proposed: new replace existing staff. As a result of such programs operatSpecial Opportunity Grants, deferred grants, awork-study ing effectively in Ontario and British Columbia, the coalispecial

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tion advocates that the work-study initiative be i-npleniented on a national scale. Tax incentives are a necessary component of the package. Parents would be encouraged to save for their child’s schooling ifthe government agrees to make contributions to Registered Educational Savings Plans taxdeductible. In addition, by extending the existing tuition tax credit to encompass any compulso* fees, the real cost of education may be more accurately reflected. Finally, the coalition recognizes that students should be allowed to write off the interest costs on their loans in the same manner as a business loan. Although it may be diffkult to determine the reaction of the federal government at this time, Matthew Hough of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations is optimistic that some, if not all of the initiatives will be put into place. In particular, the Special Opportunity Grants and a number of the tax breaks are attractive proposals. Anything approximating an-official respotie from Ottawa is not expected before the budget, which could be asearly as February 25,1997. Acceptance of the student aid package would definitely reaf%irm the notion that education is an investment that the individual and society cannot dismiss or trivialize.

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Artist wins lawsuit over theft by Mark Rankin special

t0 Imprint

n October 26 1496, a six foot painting valued at $1,200 entitled Nepttine mysteriouslydisappeared from the Walper pub in downtown Kitchener, where it was on display. Three days later, prior to contacting the police, the pub’s manager contacted local artist Jackie Grieb, Neptune)s creator, informing her of the theft. Receiving neither condolences nor an offer of compensation, the singlc mother began a legal battle with the pub, which culminated on January 8. Grieb received full compensation plus legal costs, proving not only her own insurmountable abilities for acquiring justice, but also setting a standard of rights applicable to the artist cotnmunitv. The painting, part of the first collection ever shown at the pub and one of many which was hung,

was considered by Grieb to be her best. “I’d never done a painting like that one before,” said Grieb. “It was one of my favourites, if not my very favourite.” Though the sizable painting hung near the rear of the pub, far from the entrance, neither employees nor management could offer an explanation of how or by whom it was stolen. Claiming that the night of the theft many university students had frequented the pub, themanagement told Grieb that it was probably students that stole the painting. Although security cameras are mounted in the pub, the management claimed initially that the cameras .were inoperative the evening of the theft, later claiming the cameras had never been operational. Regarding insurance, a verbal agreement had been entered into by Grieb ‘and the management, who claimed any theft would be covered by them. Crieb, who received the information

about the display through a mutual friend, felt it unnecessary to obtain a written agreement, instead choosing to trust the management’s word. After the theft, the pubclaimed that not only was there no insurance, but there had been no verbal agreementbetween the two parties. Grieb decided to take them to court when the management dismissed the matter by claiming that the theft was partially due to her own negligence. In the pub’s defense form they claimed the painting was not secured properly, making it more vulnerable to theft. “It was hanging fi-om the wall, like you have in all art displays. What did they want me to do, run bolts through it or nail it to the wall?” asks Grieb. Acting as her own lawyer, Grieb subpoenaed various parties involved, and cross- e x a m i n e d the management of the pub herself, all at her own time and cost, ‘The effort that I put in took

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up a lot of time that I reserve for my painting,” saysGrieb. “When I’m not working, I’m not making any money for myself or my daughter.” The attitude of those involved from the pub in the case worsened, with the co-owner repeatedly refusing to accept an afEdavit. Not until Grieb’s mother hand delivered the court document, disguised under a bouquet of flowers, was it finally accepted.

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costs from the Walper pub. The pub disputed the worth of the painting, in spite of the fact that $1, 200 was Grieb’s original sale price of the painting. Though the tragedy remains that Grieb will likely never see Neptwze again, the court’s decision sets a precedent of sorts for artists of the Kitchener-Waterloo comnlunity. Y just hope that artists realize that you don’t need to accept be-

The tragedy remains that tieb will likely nmer seeher painting again. Grieb, who has had many displays around town, refused to accept the indifferent attitude of the pub. “I think they saw me, an artist, with my tattoos and piercings, and figured 1 would never challenge them,” she says. ?Vhen I showed up in court I think they were very surprised not only because I had taken them to court, but because I was dressed in a suitand had all my rings out.” On January 8 1997, a Kitchener court judge ruled tier only one day of testimony that Grieb should be awarded the worth of her painting plus court

ing taken advantage of. Art theft is the world’s second largest source of crime next to drug dealing. It happens allthe time, everywhere,” says Grieb. As for advice to other artists, Grieb says, “Always get a contract when you display, no matter who you trust.” Though the theft occurred almost three months ago, and Grieb won the court case, she is still patiently awaiting the settlement from the Walper Pub. Hopefully, Grieb will not have to wait long for that settlement. She has personally shown that victimization is nota role she acceptslightly.

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The Tenant Protection Act also removes the Rent Registry, a government service that currently allows for tenatits to inquire about illegal rent and charges. Further, the new act wilI make it more difficult for tenants to apply for rent reductions as a result of incomplete repair work. Now, when a tenant in a large building applies for such a reduction, all tenants in the building

ant Advocacy explains that this will make it more d.iffFicuit for tenants to work together to maintain their rights. She noted that there is strength in numbers and that tenants must work together to encourage the provincial government to amend the provisions ofthe Tenant Protection Act. She explained &at students interested in helping out and protecting themselves can join the Waterloo Region Tenants’ Coalition. All three speakers aIs en-

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Friday,

Fewer resumks means more by Chris Law special to Imprint

from 50 to 30. What the heck is co-op thinking? Is this another arbitrarv chYangethat co-op is-forcing & been changed

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Campus safety a concern Kanji and Baseem Wahab special to Imprint

phones on campus. This term, fLrther campus safety audits are being planned. Student safety auditors, under the direction of the PSC, will be reviewing areas on campus. They will also be meeting with various student organizations to discuss safety issues and receive suggestions. The PSC encourages feedback from all University members and invites anyone to participate with the stiety audits. If you would like the student auditors to meet with your group, or ifyou have any questions about the committee, contact either Aleem at aakanji@cousteau or Baseem at bwahab@science. Any concerns about specific problem sites on campus or potential grant project areas can be directed to Kevin Stewart in the Safety O&e, located inside the Health Services Building or at kastewar@mciadm. The deadline for grant project submissions is Friday, February 14, 1997. Seeing that you have made it this far, why don’t you take your own personal safety tour at: www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infohs/ personal tour/person.htm.

by AIeem

ampus safety is a concern shared by the entire University community. The University OfWaterloo’s Personal Safety Committee (EC), with representation from various campus interest groups, is set up to address the concerns of students, faculty and staffon campus. This year, the University of Waterloo has been awarded a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training to continue to improve safety on your campus through support of programs dealing with women’s saf‘ety,sexual harassment and violence against women. The PSC’s goal to asssist in creating a safer campus environment has been sponsored by carnpus wide personal stiety audits which have led to numerous changes at Waterloo over the past few vears. In recent times, changes have occurred with respect to lighting, pathway sightlines as well as the accessibilitv to emergencv help

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happening. As arbitrary as these types). This isn’t necessarily a bad decisions sometimes seem, there thing except that much of the is usually a method behind the time, people aretaking interviews madness. that they really don’t have any Basically, the idea is to in- intention of accepting offers for. crease the placement rate in first They’re back-up interviews, you rounds.How, you might ask?Well know, just incase something goes here it is, the real explanation why wrong. the number of applications has So let’s take a fictitious exambeen lowered and how it will in- ple: pretend a person throws in crease the number of jobs found fifty resumes and gets fifteen inin first rounds. I’ll warn you now terviews. If this person were only though that it’s a little confusing, throwing in thirty resumes then so bear with me. one of two things is going to The first point to keep in mind is that there are a fured number of interview slots. By this I mean that because there are a limited number ofrooms and only strong resumi, why so many days to interview, there are only a certain number of interviews that are possible (let’s pretend that number is 1000). So even ifthere are millions of companies that want to interview, there are only 1000 of happen. First of all the number of these slots to go around. interviews will be constant .beThe second thing is that some cause the person is just being sestudents put in more resumes than lective about where and what others. In fact, some students put they%e applying to. in a lot more resumes than others. The second scenario is that Some of these students get large the person will get less interviews. numbers of interviews (we all Let’s (for the sake of argument) know people who havegotten ten say that the number is ten. That or mar+ Put this fact together means that there are now five with the first one and you get more interview siots available for something curious happening. For other students. This gives stuevery interview that someone gets, dents who might not havegotten someone else loses an interview interviews before a better shot at (zero sum game for you math one and, contrary to what might

be expected, will give junior students more opportunities. To sum it up, the main effect of lowering the number of applications will be to level the distribution of the interviews. Instead of some students getting lots of them and some getting none, the interviews will be spread out more evenly. Assuming that this plan works, and co-op (as well as SAC) is watching closely, .one might still question the fairness of such a system. One could take the position that if a stu. lorof~~~~ISE~rn

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tometry will be traveling to Merida, Mexico. There they will be joining other volunteers in the world-wide effort to improve access to proper vision care in the surrounding communities. As vision care providers, it is important to recognize the vast number of needs that. are not addressed in many of the world’s most populated communities, Unlike many other medical procedures, optoinetric care is o&en able to work within a community for a short-term project without the need for extensive care.

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Am you employablea That’s a scary question for many students today. If you aren’t sure that you’ll have the skills that employers want, you should consider taking a short, job-oriented college program after university. Many employers say a university education plus practical college training is a winning combination. Every year at George Brown College in downtown Toronto, we enrol hundreds of former university students who use college programs to launch successful careers. Careers in: financial planning human resources early%hildhood education graphic design hospitality computer programmer/analyst international trade counselling property management building renovation and many more.

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Marian Donaghy and Maeve McLaughlin. virtue of her ethnic identity, her father”s repeated imprisonment and being interrogated by the police at the age of five. osted by WPIRG, two Following the discussions, the Northern Ireland activists were on campus on floor was opened up to questions which focused primarily on sevJanuary 13 to discuss future prospects for peace in their communieral key issues. First, the issue of progress that has been made alties. ready and progress that still must Representatives ofSinn Fein, a Northern Irish political party, 3 be made was raised. McLaughlin commented, noting that gains Maeve McLaughlin and Marion Donaghy are touring Quebec and have been made in terms of Sinn Ontario campuses to raise awareFein’s international agenda, but ness of the political situation in that work needs to be done in terms of altering the British mindNorthern Ireland. set. Currently, Northern Ireland The discussion changed is ruled by the British. Sinn Fein course and the obstacles to be is working towards the creation overcome by the No&ern Irish of a 32 county Ireland. In other words, it supports the joining of were raised. Here, McLaughlin pointed out that the conflict was Northern Ireland, currently ruled often presented as religious, and by the British, with the independent Republic of Ireland to create a this was an inaccurate portrayal of united Ireland. a complex issue, The major obstacle, she said, Each of the women spoke for several minutes, McLaughlin pro- Iw viding the audience with historical details of the conflict and Donaghy focusing on her personal &- experiences with the conQurlity Bwhfront hotel foe by Patti Lenard Imprint staE

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Volunteers (possibly you!) will act asAcademic Rights Advisors. Their role is to inform students of the rights to which they When confronted with probare entitled. They will also help lems such aspossible unfair markconnect students with the approing or a dispute with a professor, priate individuals who can help students often do not know what them resolve their conflicts. to do or with whom they should Fortunately, the majority of talk. Although the University of students have not been in situaWaterloo has a system of policies tions in which they have had to to address student rights and resort through the UW policies. It sponsibilities, they can of&n seem is important that when these situconfusing and intimidating to stu- ations do arise, shldents be aware dents. of their rights and responsibiliMany students may not be ties. aware of the rights they are entiAcademic advisors will know tled to. As a result many of these all the right people to talk to and situations are left unresolved. can help students avoid the possiEven worse, studqnts may wind ble messiness of being sent from upspending unnecessaryamounts place to place in an attempt to find oftime not really knowing exactly help. They will also help students what they should be doing or understand university policies and with whom they should be talk- . procedures and help them to look ing. up the policies which pertain to The FED’s Academic Comtheir own situation. mission is working to help alleviThe key feature of this group ate this through establishing a is that it has been developed and new service: the Academic Rights will be administered by students, Advisors. We are a group of stu- for students. We also work closely dents assisting other students to with theResolution Support Pronavigate through the somewhat gram offered through the Ofice intimidating land of academic of Ethical Behavior and Human policies. Rights. In addition, we will work

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to complement the services offered by the Ombudsperson. VVhile Academic Rights Advisors are new to Waterloo, other universities such as York, Dalhousie and Carleton have established similar groups. Advisors will receive training in the areas of mediation and interpersonalcommunication. They will be familiarized with UW academic policies. This is a unique opportunity for those who wish to improve their diplomatic skills while at the same time helping other students take a more active role in their education. We are currently looking for dedicated, enthusiastic volunteers who would like to become Academic Rights Advisors. This isn’t a huge time commitment, only a couple of hours per week. hecause this is such a new project, therewill be a great deal ofopportunities for you to contribute your own ideas about how to improve this service. For more information ‘or for application forms, drop by the FED office in the SLC and ask for Veronicaor Kelly. We can also be reached by e-mail at vchau@feds.watstar.waterloo.ca.

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Algeria - Two bombs in Algiers have resulted in 120 deaths during the past two weeks. Both of these bombs as well as other terrorist actions are rumoured to be a result of rebel groups trying to overthrow the current government and replace it with strict Islamic rule. Terrorism has been on the rise since November when the current Algerian government revised the constitution to ban religious parties and accord more power to President Liamine Zeroual. The Armed Islamic Group, which has taken responsibility for much of the violence has indicated its intentions to increase violent attacks during Ramadan, which began 14 days ago, The recent increase in terror7 ist attacks follows over five years of Islamic fundamentalist insurgency. In 1992, the Algerian army canceled elections in which the Islamic Salvation Front seemed to be experiencing a rise in popularity. Buigaria - Bulgaria’s new president Petar Stopanovofflcially took office Wednesday after being elected on the opposition ticket in November. He has inherited eco-

nomic crisis, political deadlock and Czech lands, the threat of fresh violence. Although the document, He took over command of which is the product of 18 months the army from outgoing presiof negotiations, is not legally binddent Zhelyu Zhelev at a military ing, it is perceived as being of parade outside the presidency .-He symbolic value as the Czech Rethen received the blessing of the ’ public seeks integration with the Orthodox church in the first reliWest. gious ceremony for a head of state Germany expresses its regrets since Boris Iii became king in over Nazi evils. AT expressed by 1918. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Bulgaria is a parliamentary ‘<We want to ask forgiveness, and republic whose president is mainly we want to forgive.“The Czech’s a ceremonial figure who repreexpress their regrets over the exsents the country in its foreign pulsion of ethnic Germans from relations, appoints ambassadors, Sudetenland in 194546. The judges and some other officials document is intended to seal their and can veto laws once and send reconciliation. them back to parliament. He also has the task of asking the prime South Korea - Strikes that began minister nominated by the largest 25 days ago continue in Seoul, as parliamentary group to form a marchers including many student government, which Zhelev had organizers, demonstrate their obref&ed to do in the present explojections to current labour laws, sive atmosphere. The labour laws, passed in The Socialists have offered private by President Roh Tae elections in December, a year Woo’s government, are believed ahead of schedule. Stovanov to allow companies to lay-off huge backed opwsition calls for earlv numbers of employees with ease. elections at his swearing-in cerThis week, the government emony last Sunday in tKe parliaissued an apology for having ment,’ which was besieged and passed the new laws secretly. ransacked by demonstrators on Marchers, however, chose not to take the apology seriady, stating January 10. that the government may have Czech Republic/Germany-The apologized for its transgression, but does not appear to be doing Czech Republic and Germany signed a document on Tuesday anything more than that. Meanwhile, work in South Korea’s shipintended to end decades of ii1 feeling daring to Nazi occupation of yards and car factories are on hold.

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Hardwork, wastedmoney, and bad pizzaforce a UW student to leave en I fust came here, I was more than enthusimy new school and experience the “higher learning.” Today, as I write this article, however, I a.tGmore thandiscouraged, and have decided tp quituniversity, What made me say goodbye, you might ask? Well, it all started out during the fmous Frosh Week, supposedly “the funnest week of your life.” Yeah, that’s if you call wGting in two hour line ups to pick up OSAP and registration forms “fun.” Then we were “oriented” as each faculty group was given the same shirt so that we could all march around like little soldiers and scream “S-C-I-E-N-C-E #l” - at least that’s what my group chanted. Oh yes, and how could I forget that time when we w&e all ordered to run around on a field and sav “fiello” and shake hands with whichever stranger yo& happened to come across. I still haven’t quite fig&-ed out what the point of allthat was. Did the university think that that’s how vou & %h? Or mavbe I should use the more tech&Cal term hev l&e to use: “socialiG&’ “Socializing is ve+ important” they told-us. Not because it’s just a natural thing to do, but according to them “you can’t make it through university unless you socialize.” Apparently, we do not have a high success rate when we forget to do this. Well, I’m &d that they at least figured one thing out since the good 01’ days when school was just a place to study and do work and nothing else. So now the university has all of a sudden decided to add a few new items on its list to help educate us students. Fed Hall and the Bombshelter are among its valiant efforts to try to aid us Lcsocialize.” They even gave us a free pizza astic to meet

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party at Fed. Too bad the one I went to had invited a boy to girl ratio ofabout 50: 1. Hmmm.. .it appears there is still more to learn about our species’ %cialization.” Well, believe it or not, I can actually still Gsocialize’y without the university’s help. In fact, I’ll be honest with

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That was a Le. If I’m really going to be honest with you I’d have to say the free pizza party really wasn’t free if you consider the factthat it’s all paid for byyourtuition fees and your taxes. Personally, I prefer pepperoni over vegetarian. I’ll try not to spend too much time discussing the money that is wasted here, especially in such consemative times. Unless you’re blind, you’ve probably noticed at least orie thingthat wasn’t done quite so %onservatively .” A few examples: does “Feds in the Red” ring a bell? A mall that loses more money than it makes; grass that is cut twice a week; leaves that are blown off by a specially hired stti (by the way, leaves are a great fertiker for grass); a separate police service and administration just for UW; professors that get paid m time to teach one class per term and then go on a sabbatical or vacation; dozens of school clubs which are entitled to generous f‘unds; $100 in ccdonations’y which are automatically tacked onto your bill unless you wait in a long line-up within the first two weeks of class to cancel them; a $400 per term “co-op fee” which I still don’t understand (my frien*d got a job for $400 while I have to pay $800 for the same thing because I’m here for two terms first); daily maintenance of residence rooms; a mandatory meal plan that costs at least $1000; food &at I can buy cheaper at fast-food restaurants; and the list goes on and on,.. But even being openly ripped off and not being able to do anything about it, was not enough to make me quit. Believe it or not, I still had more patience than that. Which brine me to my last point, and the original reason I came here, which is so easy to forget in all this mess: to get an education. Although rhis may sound naive, I was hoping that this part would at least be mjq&e. .. When I saytinjoyabEe, I redy mean it. I know I may sound a little geeky right now, but I actually enjoy science and Fath and other bodies of knowledge. When I picked

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restraint of free speech, and now the endowment of a peimaneht university chair in environmen& studies by Imasc6 is just: one more nail in the coffin for our next generation. Divestment of any pension funds in tobacco stocks is being considered at many universities across Canada, and is common place in the U.S. We wonder if your readers might have an opinion on this. My webpage is available to anyone for comment at www.healthwatch.org.

Your three examples of this Canadian trend were all stadium acts (at least they wanted to be) from the beginning. I highly doubt they ?oiled in obscurity” to the same degree as Hayden did. And out of your examples you couldn’t mention one act within the last few years of which this %end” has been connected to. Prettv much everv ‘Uternative” Canadian band that I can think of who has made it relatively big is still loved by most (e.g. Sloan, Inbreds, jale, Thrush Hermit, etc.). Your trend doesn’t exist. We hare the three acts you mention because they truly do suck, and that’s why we find it outrageous that they are popular! Lastly, the criticism you have oflMwing Cwtfid is that it is boring and uninspired. To prove your point you mention the story behind Old Fashioned-Way (a “forced” song about getting a haircut). Actually, the song is about a barber who won’t wet shave his clients because he is fearful of contracting AIDS. The song is about a lot more than a haircut. I suggest you give the album a second listen. I didn’t like it the first time I heard it, but after repeated listens it has grown on me. Hayden is not the ultimate Canadian artist, and we should not like everything he releases because he’s now signed with Outpost (a subsidiary of some big American label). But he is a good musician who doesn’t deserve the criticism you give him. And Mm<n~ Cuwfil is by no means a bad album. Bryan Adams’ new one, on the other hand... Movz’ng CccrefiZ is a Canadian only release (it is not being released by Outpost), not his major label follow up, which is yet to come. And I agree, the packaging is nice. So is the thirty plus minutes of rain that ends the album.

--Terry

Downey should resign Would your faculty or staff be willing to comment about m accepting $1 million from Imasco for a permanent endowment in the Environmeital studies department? We strongly feel that James Downey, as president of the University, and board member of Tennis Canada, which is heavily &nded by Imperial Tobacco should consider resigning his position. Student newspapers all over Canada last year made hundreds of thousands of dollars of profits when they accepted tobacco ads fro& RJ R, and others. The president of UW, and all the others remained silent. Scores of letters were received complaining about the tobacco ads. Yet members-of pro-health, anti-tobacco groups were escorted off the campus of York University last summer during the Tennis Canada event. James Downev remained silent. Jkes Downey’s participation on the board of Tennis Canada, coupled with tobacco

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To the Editor, To the Editor, I am writing in regards to Greg Picken’s review of Hayden’s Mm& Cwefil EP. Your recent review of Hayden’s new EP was rotally unjust. True, the EP does not have immediately catchy songs like “In September” or “Bad as they Seem,” and true, 1 think the first track is awrite off. But the remaining songs on the album are quite good, with song writing quality equal to the songs found on Emydvkg I Lorg Fm. We could argue about this for hours and nothing would come of it, but there is more wrong with your article than the review of tlie record itself. One of the problems with your article is vour treatment of Canadian artists who make it big. You mention a tradition to hate Canadian artists who make it big. You cite Corey Hart, Bryan Adams and Platinum Blonde as examples. Come on! I think we might agree that these bands sucked in the first place! You have implied in your review that Platinum Blonde, Corey Hart, and Bryan Adams are better than Hayden, that they have continued to release great records and that we hate them solely because they are (or were) big stars, not because their music blows.

I have been a Princess Cinema patron ten years, but I’ve decided to not attend until the current projectionist lock-out is fairly resolved. This is why: Calvin Devries, the projectionist for over eight years, has been badly treated, first by his employer who locked him out and refused to talk and then by the local media (the K-W&x&, ill, the Cord), who wrote slanted and misleading articles about him. Only Patti Lena& Imprint articles were fair and balanced. It is unfortunate that the o\Vner, John Tutt, chose to lock Devries out in the cold rather than sit down with him and suggest a wage or hour reduction. That is why I cannot, in good conscience, patronize the Princess until Tutt decides to treat his employees fairly by simply talking with them. To the press Tutt has distorted the truth, hoping to turn publicsupport against. Devries, but he has managed to alienate for

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over 600 patrons, feeling as I do, have signed cards indicating their unwillingness to attend the theatre until this is resolved. Tutt has said he is running the projector by himself. But there is evidence to suggest that Tutt has hired a replacement projec-

must be verified with a signature. All material is to be libellous

tionist to take Devries’ job. One of the workers in questian, a cleaner at the Princess named-Mike Mitchell, admitted to former employee Wayne Bezner Kerr in front of witnesses that he is “scabbing out” Devries for $11 per hour, or $2 less than Devries’ former wage of $13 per hour. Mitchell is an unlicensed traineeat present. As a non-union projectionist he receives no benefits or job security, thereby lowering emplo\rment standards at the Princess. LTitt has also claimed he had to fire the fdl-time projectionist because the Princess is facing -tough times. The Princess is a small but successti business. It has supported a full-time projectionist for over eight years. At $13 an hour Devries is the l&vest paid unionized projectionist in Ontario, a pay concessi& he made in acknowledgment of the theatre’s special status as a Small business. BY hiring replacemerit workers at $11 Per hour. Tutt is saving $10 a night. I c&not believe that $10 is enough to make or break the Princess. But ifso, then Tut-t should at least negotiate with Devries over it. Is Tutt the victim of “big union” pressure, as he has claimed? In fact, only two union members, Devries and relief projectionist Sam McIntyre (who got his license working at the Princess) have been picketing, By themselves, they were powerless to prevent the loss of their jobs. The real support has come from Princess patrons like myself. Every night since January 1, twenrv of us have braved the cold and volunteered our time to let fellow patrons

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know about T&s unethical business practises. I have been one of them. The biggest pressure on Tutt is from his own customers who have chosen to vote with their dollars by boycotting the theatre until he agrees to talk with the projectionists. Tutt has claimed the projectionists are inflexible, But all along Devries has said he was willing to be flexible, to renegotiate everything. Meanwhile, Tutt has refLsed to talk. He has the power to end this conflict right now. Tutt could at least offer Devries what he offered the replacement worker. Tutt has said that A&e opening of new theatres inthe area will force the Princess to become more competitive. He said 20new screens will open i&his area before the year 2000. But there is no evidence to back-this claim. As a patron 1 want the Princess to continue to show good movies; asa human being I want Devries to receive fair treatment by his employer. Both of these things can be achieved. As an “alternative” cinema, the Princess should abide by ethical business principles. I urge you to give the projectionists your support by not attending the Princess until Tut-t decides to negotiate. You can also come by the picket line to sign a postcard addressed to Tutt, indicating your support. By doing so you will be insuring that the Princess maintains fair employment standards.

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copying every note the professor gives you is not my id&of thin&& OTjiuz. That is what I call vPzerPzorizatzi?n and ?qyur&ation. Computers and robots are good at that. It really is a shame that our education system has taken on such a corrupt philosophy because, ~erall,wearehuman.Ourminds aren’t huge banks of permanent

Environmental Science as a field of study, it was because it was something U~&23-&--notbecause it was good for getting me a job. I read and debated about it outside of school - even though no one forced me to - because I liked it. When I tried to solve a problem, I didn’t just copy a13example out of a textbook. I did this thing which this whole education system seems to have forgotten about: think. Not only is this system of learning really ev eryone has their useful, but you might actually evzjoywhat you learn when yob think. Enjoying what you learn, now there’s a crazy idea. I >ll tell yoU t/I& To my dismay, the university failed to pass this basic efement of learning. It was not long before I found out that here, your marks are chiefly based on %sts” and so called “experiments.” Tests with closed books and rigid time limcomputer memory where things its, making it next to impossible are never forgotten and curiosity to think. is non-existent. Regimented experiments So I fmally ask myself’ this whch really have been wrongly question: whatpod can covne out labelled - because no “expcriof my stuy here? Even though 1 me&’ is a true experiment when enjoy science, I hate science class, your purpose, method, and con- where creativity, thinking, and f& clusion are predefmed. Here, our are stifled, It would be nice to be natural curiosity to examine and competent at a specific field, but explore has been replaced by ‘%k to be frank, I don’t really feel like this, do that, and rmembcr what I’m learning to be competent here. you sawfor the test.-“And maybe it’s The only thing I fee1 I’m gojust me, but sitting passively in a ing to get out of all this is the lecture hall of 600 students and initials ccB,S.J’or maybe “Master

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Awarrior-princess. Awoman who is fierce yet tender. I’ve been pondering the lines women have to walk with power. It’s such a delicate balance. If we stand up for ourselves we may be told we’ve “got balls” but we must always be careful not to cross over into the lonely territory of the “ballbreaker.” (I’ve always been confitsed over the equation of balls with power and courage since in my humble understanding ofmale anatomy, testicles are quite fragile.) This example demonstrates how power is defined entirely on male terms. How about starting a new linguistic trend by reversing it with ‘Wow! He% got ovaries!” I don’t want to talk about sacs of semen, though, I want to talk about women and power. It can be summed up in the whole American First Ladyconundrum. HiUary Rodham-Chton may be a very powerful, modern woman, but she’s also intelligent enough to know that she has to send recipes to Good Hozuekeepinto counteract her ambition for the public. Do we still have to feign some

degree of traditional femininity in order to be accepted? Or taking the opposite viewpoint, do we have to sacrifice our fern& nature to succeed? Isthere any such thing or is it all social/gender conditioning? Can we be in touch with alI sides of ourselves? How do we negotiate a place for ourselves? It’s like Sinead O’Connor shaving her head because she was too beaut&l to be taken seriously. Or some of my androgynous friends who refuse to look like either sex in order to avoid being boxed into a certain set of pre-suppositions. But is it better to radically reject these things, or is it more constructive to work to change them by embodying what society has labeled polarities, and thereby expose their inappropriateness? I don’t claim to have the answers, but I can share my experiences and thoughts. When I was on my last Co-op placement I started to get fed up with all the pathetic comments about my clothing (for example ‘?f this is how short vour skirtsare now, I can’t wait till’summer”) so

I decided I was going to wear a suit and tie. The next day one of the men asked me why I was %ying to pray a dominant role.” When I called him on his equation of dominance with a piece of male attire, he got flustered and told me some ridiculous cover-up srory about how there were women in his Engineering class. I try to wear pants as much as possible to work now. It’s absurd, but I do feel I am taken more seriously if1 don% “flaunt? my femininity. Sometimes going to extremes seemsto me to be an easyway out. “Fence-sitting” in the fuzzy, grey inbetweens of the world may be harder. I don’cwant to be a strong woman at the expense of my giving qualities. I don’t want to be a princess either if it means losing my dignity, or denying my Kmasculine” ambition, independence, anger or desire for power. Being both a strong womanand at times a silly girl. Being intelligent and beaut.&l. Being Xena, a fierce and tender warrior princess. These are paradoxes I would like to emrnYm

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Canadian culture & Nazis Does anybody actuauy know what Canada’s cultural objectives are? Is it to have everybody in the country understand the of&de rule in Hockey? Maybe it is to have every Canadian know the story of “Anne of Green Gables.” Or how about teaching everybody the “J Stroke” so that when they go canoeing, they can at least keep the damn thing straight. In caseyou can’t tell, I have absolutely no idea what Canada’s cultural objectives are, and I’m pretty sure that no one does. However, this lack ofconcrete information has, as usual, not stopped the government from doing stupid stuK Ottawa was taken to court at the World Trade Organization by the U.S. over its unfair trade practices in the magazine sector. In an attempt to prevent some sort of hostile takeover of the magazine market by the evil Americans, Ottawa put an 80 per cent tax on magazines that publish Canadian editions. 80 per cent? That’s not unfair! Unfortunately, the VVTO disagreed, and Ottawa can now either remove the tax, or let the U.S. do the same thing to Canadian mags in the states. International Trade M i nster Art Eggieton insisted that “Canada is going to continue to promote its cultural objectives so that CLxnadianscan have accessto Canadian publications.” This is garbage! I’ve got 3 couple of tips for the govcrnmcnt. Tip #‘ 1. Don’t waste any more time or money attempting unfair trade practices. Treaties Canada has signed with the World Trade Organization and NAFTA don’t permit it. This is, in fact, why they were signed. Tip #2. Get the hell out of my life! If I want to buy American magazines, I should

be able to, and without paying some outrageous tax. This Canadian culture bullshit is a waste of time. Am I going to be a better Canadian because the CBC removed American content from prime time? No, I’m going to switch the channel. Am I going to read Canadian magazines because I can’t get the ones I want? No, I’ll find some other medium to get the information I want. *++ The federal government may actually do something soon about suspected Nazi war criminals in Canada. The Federal Court of Appeal overturned a decision by a lower court to stay denaturalization (revocation of citizenship) and deportation hearings against some SuspectedNazi war criminals. This is just about the first time any Canadian court has done much of anything to support efforts to find and punish these people. And this lack of effort, coupled with the federal government’s desire to ignore the whole thing (because in this case, eventually the problem 1142go away) has left more than 200 suspected war criminals at large in Canada today. I have heard the argument that there is no point in trying to bring any of these people to justice, since WWII Was so long ago. I don’t buy that. There is no statute of limitation on murder, and rhat’s how it should be. I’d like anybody who thinks that the Nazis should be left alone to come down to Imprint, look me right in the eye and tell me, “I have no problem with aqone who directly contributed to the deaths of thousands of innocent people living out their lives in comfort, to die never answering for their horrible crimes.” Go ahcad, If you can make that statement in all honestv, vou are one sick Fuck.

Finally something I like. I’ve been whining id complaining all year long. Now I want to tell you about something I absolutely love! I am talking about a student aid package developed by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) in conjunction with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Canadian Association of Universitv Teachers (CAUT), the Canadian &a&ate Cuuncil (CGC), the Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (CASFAA) and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). Pause for a moment to savour the previous sentence. You may also need to chew on the acronym soup. Seven organizations representing almost everybody remotely associated with post-secondary education have come together to promote a single proposal to the Federal government. Finally, we’ve got our shit together. While I’m taking this little sidebar, I want to also stress that because we are members of CASA, we are a part of this most marvelous undertaking. Some of the groups involved in this proposal have been notoriouslv antagonistic in the past. This joint iffort really symbolizes the critical nature of our situation. While tuition and other expenses have been skyrocketing evenwhere except ,

the federal government has been losing interest in even providing a national student assistance plan. Although clearly education is a provincial jurisdiction, equity should always be a national priority. If the Federal government buys into this program, it means that students across the country will find it easier to save for their education; they’ll be able to sustain themselves while in university and won’t find themselves crushed by debt tier they graduate. AU of this at a national level is extraordinarily important in a time when provinces are becoming increasingly protectionist with their student aid money. For example, in Alberta if you get accepted to a university in the province, you will not be eligible for provincial loans to attend an out-of-province institution. Quebec opted out of the Canada Student Loan Program and is threatening to stop Quebeckers from taking any student aid outside of the province. Although, there are very few trade barriers between provinces, try taking your intellectual capital somewhere else. It doesn’t make too much sense in a generation where we can zip through the internet to Beijing but unless you’re rich you should forget about going to UK. Watch out for this proposal. It’s called Renewing Student Assistance in Canada and you can have a look at it on AUCC’s home page: http://www.aucc.ca/ Quebec,

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by Jeff Peeters Imprint staff

coach Mike Holrngren is no slouch either. It appears as though the Patriots don’t stand a chance. But that’s why they play the game.

t’s the same every yqr: story

the NFC playoff race is a heated battle leading to the NFC Championship (perhaps the true Super Bowl), while inferior AK teams struggle to see who gets to be served a large can of whoop-ass by the NFC champ in front of millions of people on Super Bowl Sunday. Wii it be different this year? Will the New England Patriots (13-5)be the AX’s Chosen One that will venture into the promised land (in this case the rather uncharismatic New Orleans Superdome), and fmaUy return with the Holy Grail (the Vince Lombardi Trophy), breaking the AFc’s 12-game losing streak? Uh, probably not. This year’s NFC Goliath is the Green Bay Packers (153), led by two-time defending NFL MVP Brett Favre. The Pack has clearly been the classof the NFL this season, overcoming injuries to their two key wide receivers to sport the league’s best record. On paper, this looks like a horrible mismatch. Green Bay’s offence just looks too tough right now, and the emergence of the running game in the past few weeks makes it even tougher. New England’s defence has looked good over the course of the playoffs, although maybe not asgood asa lot of people think. As if Green Bay’s offence wasn’t enough, its defence is even better. The Packers had the toprated defence in the NFL this year, and were especially strong against the pass, New England’s offensive weapon of choice. The only thing that gives the Patriots any hope in hell is coaching icon Bill Parcells. Pareells could very well be the great equalizer. Or at least he could stop the bleeding. Packer

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England Patriots R pod jtimp. The offence is notorious for

Packer its slow starts and New England has been striking early as of late. The Patriots have to take advantage of these trends and try to build a sizable early lead. l

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Head 2 Head Comparison ,* .

by Greg Imprint

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his Sunday, in front of over 70,000 fans in the seats,and tens of millions of TV viewers around the world, the Green Bay Backers will drive the New England Patriots into the artificial turf of the Superdome in New Orleans. Wait a minute . . . New Orleans? What have the Saints done that qualifies them to host Super Bowl XXXI? They must have won a Super Bowl recently, right? Nope. They must have had a number of good seasons and consistently been among the league’s elite. Nope. They must have a rich tradition as a winning franchise then. Nope. Then why is this perennially mediocre team hosting the Super Bowl? 32Y

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Drew Bhisoe. Here’s his chance to prove himself as a big-game quarterback. If he can remain poised and calm with Reggie White and company breathing down his neck, he has the talent to make things happen on

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have is a stadium that seats one hundred thousand people and never has snow. Cold weather football is reaI football. Anyone can go out to watch a football game when it’s a warm, sunny day. But it takes real, dedicated fans, like those in Buffalo and Green Bay, to fill the stands when the weather is -3O”, and that’s in fahrenheit. The NFL is insulting its f;znsin the north by not staging the Super Bowl in cities with snow on the ground in

J=ary. The only two exceptions to and Detroit, home respectively to the Metrodome and the Silverdome. Super Bowl XXXI will mark the return of the Green Bay Packers to the big game for the first time since 1968, when they won the fust two Super Bowls 35-10 over Kansas City in 1967 and 33-14 over Oakland in 1968. The Packers are looking to take the Vince Lombardi trophy where it belongs, Titletown U.S.A., where Lombatdi first led the Packers to a Super Bowl this rule? Minnesota

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no proof, but I believe there’s an unwritten rule in the NFL head ofices that commissioner Paul Tagliabue must not free= his nuts offat the game, thus it must take place in a warm climate. It has nothing to do with the team, all that matters, like any year is that the city hosting the Super Bowl has warm weather in Janum W;arm weather being defmei as anything above the aforementioned 32? And the Superdome, by defmition, is not just a dome, but a super dome, eliminating any possible impact the weather might have. In the 31 years of the Super Bowl, the Buffalo BiIls have been there four times, the Washington Redskins four times, the Pittsburgh Steelers five times, the Green Bay Packers three times and so on and so on. Combined, these four cities, each with a rich, deep football tradition, have hosted the Super Bowl a combined total of zero times. Why? It’s cold in Pittsburgh and Washington and hell would freeze over in Green Bay or

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victory For the Patriots, this game marks their frost significant foray into the post season since a 46 10

pasting at the hands of the Bad News Bears in 1986. The bad omen for the Patriots: that game took place in the Superdome too. And no one is figuring the Patriots will do much better than that this time around. So will it be a shellac for the Pack? Or will Bledsoe prove he’s got the right stufl? The only guarantee any fan can expect is that the halftime show will suck. So stock up on the nachos, bratwurst and beer: it’s Super Bowl time! ,

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-. I have a dream... by Tracy

Hunt

Imprint staff

his past week marked the 68th

anniversary

of the

birth ofDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was the driving force behind the civil rights movement in the United States throughout the 1950s and 60s. He was a visionary, a leader, and a man of peace. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15,1929 in his family home in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Martin Luther King Sr., was a Reverend, as was his father before him. In 1945, Martin Luther King Jr. would follow in their footsteps and become a minister. M.L. (as he was often called) was born into a house fLll of love and pride. From an early age his parents taught him to be proud of who he was and to treat others with respect. Yet, when he looked at the world around him he saw a place where he had to drink from a different fountain than LCwhite folks” and where his childhood best friend went to a different school because he was white.

Martin Luther King, Jr. had extensive schooling. He began school at the age of five at the all-

black Yonge Street Elementary School in Atlanta. In 1944, he entered Morehouse College in Atlanta from which he graduated in 1948. That same year he entered the Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester Pennsylvania. In June of 1955 he received his Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University. Dr. King was involved in human rights from a young age. His father was a civil rights leader and believed that African-Americans could improve their condition in life through the vote. Dr. King came to national attention as a force in the human rights movement when a black woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white patron.

In 1954, Dr. King became the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Church in Montgomery, Alabama. A year later, on December 1, I955,Mrs. RosaParks, aseamstress in Montgomery Alabama, was told to give her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks did not yell, she didnot fight, shejust didn’t move. She was arrested. The arrest outraged the African-American community, ;ind five days later Dr. King called for a bovcott of the Montiomery buses. The boycott would last over a year and in the interlude Af-

were uttered. Y have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: II% hold these truths to be s+Gdtmt: have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have

ous civilrights organizations. That same year, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. The law guaranteed that “no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination sThis was due largely to Dr. King’s

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bombed and he would also be arrested for interfering with the bus operations, the U.S.

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the forefront of the Dr, Mm civil rights movement, Over the next 12 years Dr. King would be involved in numerous demonstrations, speechesandorganizations. Dr. King was a renowned speaker. His most famous speech, CCIhave a Dream,” was given on August 28,1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. On that day, Dr. King led a march on Washington with over 250,000 people in attendance supporting civil righE* Dr. King’s words have been repeated countless times since that day, and still have the power

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Over his lifetime Dr. King was arrested 30 times for participation in civil rights activities, was awarded over 20 honourary degrees horn colleges and universities in the United States and around the world, and received several hundred awards for his leadership abilities, including Time Man of the Year and the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1964, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to promote human rights. He di-

vided L the cash prize hong

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but he never

stopped doing what he believed in. ln 1965, his work lead him to organize a voter registration carnpaign in Alabama. Dr. King and the protesters attempted to march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama but were confronted and beaten by state policemen, Later that year the Voting Right Act was signed by President Johnson. Dr. King never physically fought during any confrontation with those who did not support him nor did he condone violence as a means of protest. In 1959,

Dr.

King

and his

wife, Coretta Scott King, visited India. There they studied Mahatma Gandhi’s methods of nonviolent protest. Dr. King did not believe violence was the answer. Umortunateiy, for one man it would be the answer to what he saw asa problem - Martin Luther =g,

Jr.

OnMarch 28,1968, Dr. King leadamarchinsupportofstriking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. Five days later Dr. King delivered what-would be his

last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” which contained some strangely prophetic statements. “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go up the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, wti go to the promised land. And I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.” Five days later, April 4,1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray. Ray was later arrested in Lendon, England, and plead guilty to the murder. He was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary. The life of Dr. King does not end here. His spirit lives on in everyone who has stood up for an injustice, spoken out against prejudice, or stood up for something they believed in the face of incredible odds. To preserve the memory of Dr. King, a national holiday was proclaimed in his honour. The holiday was passed into law on November 2, 1983 by President Reagan and was first celebrated on January 20,1986. This was no small feat, asonly one other American had been granted a national holiday

George

Washington.

This demonstrates the effect that Dr. King had on the life of that nation. The day is more than a holiday, it is a day to celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although Canada does not celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we can still admire and respect what he fought for all his life and what people are stiil fight-

ing for - bkic human righ&.

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Roasted chicken by Ryan ~Pucks” Pyette Imprint staff arc Vaughan isn’t coming back to Waterloo next year. He will not play between the pipes, even if ‘Warrior hockey coach Don McKee begs him. Uh-uh. No deal. Vaughan, you see, in four years of university hockey, has had an interesting career. As a rookie, the natural lefi winger shifted to the right side. In his sophomore season, the St. Thomas native actually undertook his familiar left flank position. Last year, Vaughan centered a checking line, and this season, McKee moved the gangly six-three, 192 pound forward back to the point. Logically, the next: and only move for Vaughan would include goalie gear. “Before this season, I had never played defence in my life,” Vaughan grimly reminds all within hearing distance. However, there is method to McKee’s madness. Marc Vaughan

represents the ideal natural athlete, one of only a few special players who could change his mindset from goal-scoring to goalstopping. In high school, Vaughan played Junior hockey, basketball, volleyball, and rowed on the high school crew. That’s versatile. It also doesn’t hurt that he skates faster than the wind, ‘The coaching staff feels my speed can make up for my lack of defensive capability,” declares Vaughan. Number Twenty-three can commit the ultimate defenceman’s sin (slapping the puck into opposing shin pads) and still catch the enemy before the puck crosses the Warrior blue line. That’s fast. He’s also a team guy, which is a general and crucial characteristic of all the Warriors this season. Throughout the difficult transition, Vaughan remembers why he plays the game in the first place. “I want to win the national championship this year, and if playing defence is what is takes, I

have no problem accepting that role,” comments Vaughan. “This team has given me the utmost of confidence this year. The guys never bark at me when I make a mistake.” Perhaps it is divine justification that last Sunday, with the Warriors and Hawks knotted 1 - 1 late in a poor Black and Gold effort, Vaughan received the puck back at the blueline and blasted it through traffic to win the game. Around here lately, losing to or tying the chippy, undertalented Laurier squad is simply unacceptable. Along with the goal, Vaughan, for the first time this season, looked like the offensive defenceman that the Warriors need to complement Mark Cardiff and_ _create some scoring opportunities. Once again, Vaughan fits into a new role positively. Current Warrior goalkeeper Joe Harris should take a cue that he’d better maintain his high level of play. Vaughan’s a fast learner.

Scoring summaries Waterloo

6 at Latier

1 (Thursday)

First Period 3. Ware&q Mundell (Kenney, Kraemer) 11:14. Second Period 2. Waterloo, Esdale(Chambers, Gilchrist) I : 30. 3. Waterloo, EsdaIe2 (Card@ Chambers) (pp) 3:16. 4. Waterloo, Austin (Pfohl, Smith) 6:O4. 5. Laurier, Woods (Kline, Archer) (pp) 15:05. 6. Waterloo, Kraemer (Mundell, Gilchrist) 1858. Third Period 7. Waterloo, Cardiff (Esdale, Chambers) 1:04. Penalty Minutes: Warriors-26, Hawks-25. Saves: by Harris, Warriors-23/24; by Schnare, Hawks-28/34.

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1 at Waterlo

3 (Sunday)

First Period 1. Wilfrid Laurirr, Hand (Bcaupre) lL):35. Second Period No scoring. Third Period 2. Waterloo, Brearley (Pfohl) 4:38. 3. Waterloo, Vaughan (Chambers) (pp) 9: 13. 4. Waterloo, Smith (Esdalc) (en) 19135. Penalty Minutes: Warriors-47; Hawks-60. Saves: by Harris, Warriors-26/2 7; by Schnare, Hawks-34/36.

. How sweep it is vs. McMaster Marauders 6p.m. PAC

by Peter Brown special to Imprint

en your top star is also your point guard, it’s a promising sign when your leading scorer changes from game to game. So, the Warriors have to be pleased to date, as they swept Lakehead last weekend to improve their record to 2- I. Sophomore forward Derek Maat led the team in scoring in the season-opening loss to the McMaster Marauders. Then, rookie forward Dan Schipper and third-year forward Mark Eys shared the team lead in Friday ‘s 76-60 win. Finally, sophomore forward Remy Donaldson had a career night on Saturday with 22 points as the Warriors got past Lakehead 78-74. “If we can get different people at different times stepping up, then we’llfind ways to win games,” head coach Tom Kieswetter said. ‘We use a lot ofpeople. We went

11 deep today, and we needed every one of them.” Tomorrow at 2 p.m., tf?e Warriors go down the street to Wilf..id Laurier University to face the surprising l-l Golden Hawks. Last Friday, Waterloo dominated most of the game, leading 35-29 at halftime and then extending its lead before Lakehead mounted a comeback. The Nor’Westers cut the lead to 52-47 before WW pulled away again for a 76-64) victory. Five Waterloo players scored in double figures: Schipper, Eys, point guard Mano Watsa, Maat, md Pat Gorman. Watsa also had eight rebounds and 11 assists. Saturday’s win featured considerably more drama, aswith 8.4 seconds to play and Waterloo ahead by one, 75-74, Lakehead’s Carlo Zaffranieri pulled a Chris Webber and called a tirneout when his team had none remaining, resulting in a technical foul. Donaldson hit the free throws, and Watsa added one for

the final four-point margin. “I thought Waterloo called a timeout,” said Lakehead head coach Lou Pero. “1 saw one of the Waterloo players motion for one, and one of the referees agreed with me. I guess one of our kids did call a timeout, and just. got caught up in the emotion of the moment. And that emotion carries him in the game and .makes him a great player.” “It’s extremely difficult to beat the same team on consecutive nights,” Kieswetter said. They did their homework. They came back with a great gameplan. They came at Us, they went after &e ball. If we had shot better at the foul line, then it wouldn’t have been that exciting. We’re bound not to make it easy sometimesThe way the league is going right now, every single game is going to be a war.” In the first half, the Warriors trailed 17-10 and 25-19, but battled back to take a three-point lead at ha.Kme, 37-34.

In the second frame, Donaldson ignited the Waterloo offence with fourconsecutive Ueys to open the half. “I was shooting really weti last week in practice,” Donaldson said. ‘11 found my stroke in the past two weeks. Then, I struggled a bit againstMcMaster, and coach said, hey stop thinking about it and just shoot.” Waterloo’s opponent tomorrow, the Golden Hawks, may be perennial cellar-dwelk, but the Warriors usually have trouble with them. Last season, Waterloo needed overtime to top t?~ Hawks 41-89 in Laurier’s gymnasium, while prevailing by just five points, 89-84, at the PAC. This season, the Hawks look improved

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tent outside shooting of rookie guard Jeff Zdrahal, who was named OUAA athlete ofthe week after scoring 26 points in a nearupset of the Western Mustangs and 30 in an 87-65 thrashing of the Brock Badgers.

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he Varsity Squash Team traveled to Ryerson to play against the Eastern division teams. In previous tournaments, the team had experienced difficult times, so this weekend was vital to their playoff chances. Their matches were against the teams .from Toronto, Ryerson, Queen’s and McGill. Luke Fraser, the team captain and number one seed, had some very tough games on Saturdav. Despite his great efforts he w& defeated by the nationally ranked number one seeds from Ryerson and Toronto. On Sunday, Fraser ran into injury problems but was able to hold off the strong play of the Queen’s and McGill players. Bryan Chin has improved drastically since last season to show his value in playing at the number two position for Waterloo. Although he was faced with four grueling matches, Chin was able to win against McGill and

Ryerson. Chin’s rate of improvement and raw talent in the g*e will deftitcly prove vital to the team’s future. Hany Malek was able to make great strides this season to hold his own at the number three position. MaIek was not only the team manager this year, but he brought a lot of experience to the court to help some of the younger team members. Although he was up against some great competition this weekend, he managed to defeat his opponents from McGill and Ryerson. Playing number four for Waterloo wasMate Arkett. Arkett was a huge asset to the squash team when he joined after his season on the Varsity Soccer team ended. Arkett’s great shot-making ability allowed him to destroy his opponents from Ryerson, Queen’s, and McGill. * Kevin Watson convincingly proved himself to be a huge asset to the team at the number five spot for Waterloo. Watson was able to beat his opponents from McGill, Ryerson and Queen?. His

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match against Qlleen’s proved to be tough but he managed to come back to win a vital match 10-8 in the fifth game. Casey Brown, one of a valuable group of rookies the Warri@s got this year, showed that he could handle the big match pressure, &defeating the Ryerson number six mm. Unfortunately, during his match against &McGill, he ran into injury trouble, prematurely ending his day. This set the stage for another one of the Warrior rookies to try his game at the varsity level. Despite the short notice before the mat&, Kevin Moniz was able to put forth a strong fight against the Queen’s number six. Moniz put up a fierce effort, but lost a good game. When the weekend was over the Warriors had 13 wins and 11 losses, leaving them one win shy of making the playoffs. Although the season is over, the team will be sending some of its members to compete in the OUAA Individual championships in two weeks at the University of Toronto.

astSaturday’s Mono Nordic Races in OrangeviIle proved successfitl,both for the Waterloo Warriors and Athenas. Skiers were subjected to a minus twenty-something climate, tight corners, and very slow snow. They were also subjected to strong opposition from the Guelph and Toronto teams, especially from Guclph’s Stephanie ‘Cvanna- be Wateriooer” Edwards, the top female of Saturday’s competition. The Warriors managed to rise to the challenge of the conditions to capture the top three placings. Dave Climie blazed a trail of gold in the 1Ok.m classic race with a time of 30:27. Brent Curry, who is having a phenomenal season, was thirtv-one seconds behind Climie for second place, and Steve Daniels finished just thirty seconds behind Curry for the bronze. Four other Warriors captured top ten placings. -Waterloo’s Athenas also had a fabulous race. JessicaMaier, who has only skied for two years, placed second to Edwards with a time of

1938. Maier exclaimed her excitement at receiving her first ski medal. Close behind Maier was Allison Lampi for the bronze. Three other Athena5 skied fast, tirious, and hard for top ten placings, The Athenas h%veshown great improvement this year, both in technique, power, and speed. The addition of talented rookies such as Jenny Northan, Wendy Corriveau, Leanne Wortley, and Alex Smol have taken the Athenas to a new level of competition. The next few weeks will be very important for the Waterloo team as they head into the final stretchofOUAA/OWIAAChampionship qualifying races. On Friday, the team is traveling to North Bay, the site of this year’s Championships, for two days offree technique, classictechnique, and relay race competitions. Coach Don MacKinnon hopes the weekend will give Waterloo racers an oppormnity to physically and mentally prepare themselves for the Championships in late February. Skiers are also thinking ahead to the Ottawa race series in early February held at Camp Fortune a notoriously challenging, and always freezing cold, venue.

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ast weekend, the Windsor Lancers hosted the 16th annual Can-Am Track Classic; in their St. Denis Centre Field House, home to this year’s CIAU championships, to be held on March 7 and 8. Once again, the Warrior and Athena Track and Field teams asserted their dominance, qualifying athletes for the CIAU championships in three more events and setting a season high 26 personal bests along the way. The women’s team was a good bet to hold on to their number three national ranking, and perhaps even improve a spot or two, while the men definitely solidified their spot in the &ti0na.l top ten. Judith Leroy and Sarah Diliabaugh assured their presence at the national meet, running away with the distance events. Leroy won both the 3000m and the 1OOOm showing incredible versatility, and qu&ed for CI’s in both. Leroy &sily won the 3OOOm, but had to fight hard to hold off Windsor’s Dana Cunningham, edging her out by only .69 secends. Dillabaugh won the 150Om in a personal best time of 4:30.7, which will send her to the CIAU’s aswell. These ~0 distance superstars have vet to face off. but it looks like,’ in the 3000’m and

1500m at least, they might be each other’s only competition. Rachel Nickie and Heather Moyse starred in the women’s sprints, with Nickie capturing the silver medal in the 60m and 3OOm, and Moyse finishing a strong fourth in both those events. Nickie’s 300m time was 40.59, a person4 best and CIAU standard. In the relays, Nickie and Moyse tearnedup with JillBennett and Blanka Sharma to pick up the bronze medal in the 4x200m, and Leroy replaced her co-captain, Bennett, in the 4x400m to lead the team to a second place finish. All four runners PB’d in the 4x4OOm. Sharma ran a personal best in the 600m, and Kim Ross broke the five minute barrier in the 1500m, to round out the women’s highlights. The men’s team had their strongest meet yet, with no less than four Warriors making the 60m semi-fulals. John Smith, with a PB of 7.23, along with Tulu Makonnen, Chris Bastie and Tory Locker all placed in the top 20, out of 51 sprinters. Makonnen and Bastie were joined by Kwame Smart, a speedy first year recruit and Chris McPhereson to lead the ,men’s 4x200m relay team to a best time and a seventh place fmish. Brian Horgan took over from Smart on the 4x400m team, and the team charged to a stellar fourth place

fmish. In the 3OOm,Waterloo had great success. Five Warriors, Jeremy Russell, Bastie, Horgan, Smart, and Smith, all PB’d. Bastie, McPherson and Makonnen all finished in the top ten. The newly elected captain, Fred Hazelton, and Drew Gukenburger were third and fourth in the Triple Jump, both having their best ever jumps. The Warriors distance team has improved immensely with each meet. This weekend was no different, as the 4x800m team m knocked 34 seconds off their time. Stephen Drew, Chris Payton, and Cliff Johnston all PB’d, and Horgan ran a strong final leg, to bring the team to an eighth place ftish. Drew, Payton adMike Tripp all PB’ed in the 1500m as well. Tripp won his heat of the 3000m with a PB of 9: 19.75. John Lofranco ftished second in that heat. There has not been a year like this for Waterloo Track in a long time. It has been a record setting year, and there is no reason to think that the trend is going to end. This weekend, the team travels to McGill, and next weekend, the University of Toronto hosts our Warriors and Athenas. Head coach Brent McFarlane will not be with the team in Toronto next weekend as he is the keynote speaker at the Japanese N&.ional coaches Congre&.

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ince the beginning of the biotechnological revolution, there have been questions raised about the appropriateness of different aspects of this new technology. Biotechnology is a relatively new science only being in development since the early 1980s. Thus its course is uncertain. Biotechnology is the manipulation of genes for the purpose of producing a commercially viable product. Since almost everything that exists in the world is a product of some sort, biotechnology affects every aspect of our lives. Biotechnology affects medicine, disease and agriculture. The area of biotechnology that is receiving the most critical review is that concerning human fertility and genetics. Within scientific circles, it is an area of debate asto what the repercussions of direct genetic m&ipulation ofembrvos could mean to future generations, as &ell as which “genetic abnormalities” require or will receive alteration, Societal concerns are more numerous, including who determines what is considered normal, how much should/can be controlled, and when should science step in and when should it stay out. Direct genetic manipulation of human embryos can b$ for many purposes. It can be used to rid the embryo of tidefccts” such as epilepsy or Tay-Sachs; it can be used to choose the gender of the embryo; or it can be used to design “the perfect child. ” As our understanding of the genes that make up the human genomc increases, the potential for this tvpe of manipulation becomes less of a fantaiy and more of a reality. Now, while any of the&manipulations may seem very straight forward, the ethical dilemma arises when the following questions are raised: ioliean . I... what --- 1s considered 1 _^ _ em brvonic defect ? Who is the model tbr the perfeit human child? Biotechnology has also recently had great impact on medicine and disease research and treatment. Changes have been made in the way medicine is created. For example the human insulin gene has been cloned into a bacterial host for production and expression of the drug. It is then used bv diabetics. This is advantageous to humankind in general and therefore there is little debate as to the end results themselves being good. The debate lies in the creation of novel microbes and the subsequent patenting of them. In the creation of these designer bugs, markers such as antibiotic resistance are used to identify key regions of the genomes (DNA or RNA which is the blueprint for the creature) of each microorganism being used in the manipulation. The creation of antibiotic resistant strains of microorganisms causes fear in many people due to the current widespread knowledge of the increasing resistance of microbes to antibiotics. Strict protocols are in place in order to prevent their release into the environment.

Usually immediately after the creation of a new strain or species of organism, biotechnologists patent their new creations, effectively preventing the competition from copying their work and selling it at a cheaper rate. Remember: biotechnology is a money making venture. By patenting this new product or biological factory, scientists are basically patenting life. The right to own another creature is a very hot topic right now and will continue to be debated. Genetic alteration of fmd products has been done for countless generations. Every farmer since the beginning of time has contributed to the evolution of crop plants and domestic animals that have served as the nourishment of the masses,Bv breeding superior strains, they manipulated the gene: that controlled the traits which were considered best for the breed. Biotechnology has merely improved this selection of genes by allowing direct genetic manipuladon of the genome in-

stead of just waiting for chance. Concerns arise specifically when genetic pest control is added to plants; when growth hormone expression is amplified within the beast; and when new plants and animals are created through combining genes in ways which would never happen in nature. The safety of such measures as genetic pest control genes being added to food plants is questioned; the rights ofthe animal are defended and the safety of species tarnpering is questioned and defended in the case of genetic manipulation of hormonal and species parameters. Athough the debate has raged since science first proved that it had the ability to perform such actions, and despite the fact that certain manipulations have been deemed safe by various governments, the debate still continues over both past decisions and current new technologies. Every new technology raises a few hackles. This is a good thing. Without public scrutiny, there would be no pressure to maintain civility in research or maintain ethics. But we need to understand the science before we criticize it.

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century? Will banks be unable to calculate your bank balance? Will governments be unable to collect taxes, or finance public service industries? Will your computer stop working? These are some of the possibilities suggested by popular media. In many cases these doomsday scenarios are simply unrealistic. In January 2000, sohare applica. tions will either work correctly, fail completely, or produce incorrect results. It is relatively easy to test which category software falls in to - simply set the date on the computer and test it. For applications that work correctly the year 2000 will not be a significant problem. If the sofhvariz fails completely, then it must either be frxed or replaced. The situation is less clear when software works incorrectly. In some casesthe cost tofLx errors may be cheaper than fling the software, especially in cases where errors will disappear over time. For example, a billing system may calculate interest due by calculating the difference between the payment date and the statement date. The interest owing for a December 6,1999 bill may be calculated incorrectly on January $2000, but payments made after the January 6 bill will be correct. Two digit years can be used as long as both dates are on the same side ofthe year 2000. It may be cheaper to fur this problem by adjusting bills in early January or providing a short ?nterest-free” period than fling and testing software. For many companies it is much cheaper to fix these problems now rather than in January 2000. Although medium to large sized companies might expect to spend _ $100 million fixing year 2000 problems, this pales against the potential costs if computer systems fail and business cannot operate. The potential loss of revenue, customers, and goodwill are forcing many companies to deal with year 2000 problems now. Many industries, especially in finance and government, cannot afford to ignore the threat of the year 2000. Computers plav such an integral role in the global economi that they are impossible to replace. These industries handle trillions of dollars annually in transactions, and they af5ecr millions of people. The failure or incorrect operation of key financial and government computer systems can create significant social problems. However most banks, governments, and large corporations have been working on year 2000 problems for a number of years. Most important programs have been or will be fixed well in advance of the deadline. Not all year 2000 sohare problems will be fixed on time, and many companies ’ will be unprepared for computer problems after midnight December 31,1999. Some L

ne of the biggest problems facing the computer industry is the “Year 2000” problem. Also known asthe millennium bug, this problem will affect millions of computers worldwide. Industry analysts predict that the cost of fixing software to handle dates after the year 2000 will cost between 200 and 600 billion dollars. IBM estimates that in Canada alone companies will spend four to six billion dollars solving year 2000 problems. The “bug” is purposely designed into many sofiware packages: the year of a date is represented with only twohigits. Computers use two digits for the same reason we do: it takes up less space. The bug strikes when the program has to compare dates that fall on either side of the year 2000. Does 00 come before or after 97

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Analysts estimate that between three to eight per cent of the code in 80 to 90 per cent of sofrware applications calculate dates in a two digit fashion. An estimated 180 billion lines of COBOL code worldwide must be fured. Clearly this is a huge problem. It is not a new problem, though. In many industries, year 2000 problems are already apparent. Insurance companies sell policies which expire seven years in the fLture. Railways and airlines have computerized systems that plan maintenance five years in advance. These industries, and many more, have already had to deal with these problems. Even as far back as 1970 computer applications failed because software used a single digit for the year. Programmers in the mid-sixties never suspected that software would still be used at the end of the decade, let alone at the end of the centurv. Wh date problems cause chaos as information systems fail at the turn of the

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y all accounts, Husth founder and self-proclaimed porn king Larry Flynt must be a sleazy, womanizing, degenerative pervert. From his humble beginnings as a Kentucky bootlegger turned Ohio strip bar owner to the head of the multi-million dollar empire Flynt Publications, which currendy owns 29 porn mags includingHz,~~ &r, Larry Flynt’s success has rested solely on the exploitation of women. But according to the portrayal in The People vs. Lmy Flynt, the man who once depicted a woman an titis-ti&rcover being stuffed in ameatgrinder (symbolicallycommenting that in a man’s world woman is nothing but meat) is lessa sleaze and more an emotionally stunted adult, able to inhabit a world usually reserved fpr the imagination of a horny l&yearold. Focusing on both the private and public life of Flynt, the movie depicts a comedic bumpkin whose acute business sense and back woods naivete lead him to the realization that the raunchier the portrayal of a naked woman, the greater the attention for his magazine. Though he makes millions on the backs of naked woken, Flynt is also seen as a doting and loving husband, who sticks by his * bisexual, drug-addicted wife Althea Leisure right up to her AIDSrelated death, Publicly, Flynt is portrayed as a rebel without a clue. Charged with violating obscenity laws, Flynt takes his &se all&e way to the supreme court. Along the way he bombards a judge with oranges, has scantily clad women deliver court fine money in garbage bags, is sentenced to prison, and wears a diaper made from the American flag. The successes of his court battles is attributed more to the rhetoric of his ever faith&J lawyer than to Flynt, who appears to neither understand the law nor the implications of his actions. Essentially, what remains in The People w. Lmy F&nt is a character steeped in contradiction. Is he a blatant woman hater, or a savvy businessman with his finger on the throbbing vein of lowerand middle-class male America?

Also asked is whether Flynt is an advocate for first amendment rights, rights that allowedI%&e~ to remain inpublication, or a man obsessed with exacting revenge on a system, which ultimatelyproduced the shooter that in the early 1980’s paralyzed him and rendered him impotent. Woody Harrelson does an outstanding job as Flynt, blending the many facets of Fly&s character that evolved over time and contributed to his complexity, from his unshakable bravado as a business leader to his later manic-depressive-induced fear of the outside worid. Harrelson achieves this without &owing his portrayal to stray too far from Flynt’s own rural roots, allowing the characters bumpkin-esque charm and comedic ability to remain. Courtney Love’s performance is equally asstrong asHarrelson’s, making it questionable whether the movie would have worked had Love not turned in such a convincing portrayal as the woman who not only existed as Flynt’s love, but also asthe inspiring creative force behind many of his publications. Perhaps her best idea was her twisted take on the ?Vizurd of Oz, in which all the characters gang-bang Dorothy. Love appears as the perfect mate to Flynt in that, even though she is a degenerate, she’s also a source of moral and business sensibility, a trait often lacking with Flynt. After Flynt’s brief affiiation with Christianity, in which the name tag on his desk read Jesus H. Christ, it is Althea who appears to maintain the magazine’s racy themes, despite Fly&s attempt to tone it down. All told, The l’eupk PS.Lmy F!jvzt is an excellent movie, brilLiantly directed by Czech director Milos Foreman, and acted superbly by not only Harrelson and Love but by the rest of the cast. The only problem lies in whether we are to accept the fittional Flynt. During a court room scene, the real Larry Flynt gueststarred as the presiding judge. Fat and shifjr eyed, the real Flynt reminded me of what a porn king would looklike, that is, not squarejawed and enigmatic like Harrelson. I ask myself whether the rest of Flynt’s character would contradict the one created by Harrelson,

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reedom of speech is not about defending ideas you agree with. It’s about defending ideas you find abhorrent; and few people find anything more abhorrent than hardcore pornography. The only triumph of The Peuple vs. Lmy F&t is that it actually contains several scenes of profound arguments defending pornography. It’s just too bad that the vehicle for said arguments is a poorly acted Hollywood melodrama. The Larry Flynt of the title is (as if you don’t know already) the redneck-turned-publisher who started~ti&rmagazinne. During the course of the movie he starts a porn magazine, gets naked pictures of Jackie Onassis, is converted to Christianity, gets shot and goes to court many times. Part

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Courtney Love offers a mediocre performance -if performance is even the right word. As Fly&s wife, she plays a stripper turned junkie, surely a role Courtney is fmiliar with, having been both a stripper and a junkie. Her performance isn’t bad, but there’s nothing special about it. Her role is nothing more than the supportive wife on Fly&s leash. There are scenes of conflict between the two, but they’re all resolved with some sort of pap ‘We’ll make it together, baby’ speech, The film isn’t completely without merit - far from it. It’s usefid as a case study in exactly how far the United States of America has gone to protect the freedom ofmorally challenged individuals like Larry Flynt. What is sad is that Forman and the writers OfThe~~~vsL~~F~~t~ought it necessary to try and turn Flynt into something

of a folk

hero.

Woody Harrelson. Harrelson is, shall we say, a somewhat limited actor and it doesn’t seem asthough his range has improvedmuchsince Nutwul Bunt Killem After a century of playing Woody on Cheers, Harrelson seems to think that if he wants to be taken “seriously” all he has to do is portray characters whose ethical values are diametrically opposed to the simple-minded

To suggest that Larry Flynt was ever interested in anything so noble as challengitig the boundaries of free speech is ludicrous, Flynt was inteiested in two things : money and pussy. That his pursuit of these two items came in conflict with the American judicial system was a historical accident. Far more credit should go to Flynt’s lawyer (Edward Norton)

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Flynt was a low-Iife piece of shit who was his own worst enemy. He succeeded despite his childish antics and it’s a testament to his lawyer that he ever won a case.

The film has goodscenes, but edited together the movie becomes less than the sum of its parts. Mer a while the movie is reduced to scenes of courtroom grandstanding which are too easil y spliced into trailers. Good courtroom drama can be powerful, but in Lamy F@zt the scenes are simply too comical. We’re not dealing with characters but with caricatures. There’s the wacky, crazy porn publisher, his young prodigy ofa lawyer specializing in free speech, there’s the nasty conservative judge, and the balding (and clearly “uncool”) prosecuting attorneys. Fortunately, the final scene in the Supreme Court is saved this superficial treatment and the judges come across as intelligent, rational beings. All of this isn’t to say that there aren’t nasty conservative judges, but reducing them to two-dimensional characters smacks of laziness. Lpry Flynn deserved to win and if you have dificulty understanding that position, then you should definitely go see the film. For anyone interested in issues of censorship the movie is useM because it documents the farthest reaches ofwhat freedom ofspeech allows and, more importantly, why it allows them. I can’t say “don’t go see this movie.” At times it’s a solid examination of how f;u Americans can go and still be protected by the United States Constitution, but the lavish praise heaped upon this film is wholly unwarranted. Like Flynt’s own publication, the issues it raises are fs more interesting and important than the work itself,

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She explained that Patsy Cline was who inspired her to begin singing five years ago and dedicated a song to her. The song she is known for, ‘You Jerk,” is one of her favourites to perform. She has performed it over five thousand times and thanks all the jerks who inspired her to write the song. She did a Zepplin-esque improvisation of rthe song and inviteri the audience to sing along with her. Over the night she performed a.U her best songs and downed three tequila shots before sending 1her band off-stage for the “please clap and cheer until the band comes out for an encore= routine. For the encore they performed a rock version oFTainted Love” to an appreciative audience which ranged from nineteen to fifiyfwe years old.

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by A&id Se&y special to Imprint KMS once again demonstrates its dynamic ideals ofspecialty programming with Lta&nfl Lesbians arKi Nowhme to Hide, two programs that focus on the gay and lesbian musical community. Too ofren, gay programming has been merely discussions and commentaries of gay issues-and advertisements of gay events. Our programmers put much of this aside to accommodate music. The hosts of Leaping Ltvbians and Nowhere to Ha concentrate on a free range of music. The term “gay music” is as vague and hard to define as %raight music,” so instead of centralizing labels and political agendas, our programmers focus on talent.’ Leapie Lesbians is the longest-running program of its kind in Canada. Founded close to twenty years ago, when CKMS was first established, the Leaping L&ians show was the only way for people

order tequila shots for her and her bandmates and even shared some with the audience, Her face contorted with disgust from the taste she sang “Helpless” (appropriate !?!).

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to plug into the lesbian commumusical talent. You can tune into nity, a focus that has continued - CKMS Levery Thursday evening throughout the program’s history. from 6 to 8 p.m. and your hosts The format has changed over time, Wendy, Karen, and Sandi will let from programmer to programyou know what Leaping LesbZans mer, and today the focus is not on is all about. commentary, but on music. IGwherc to Hide is similar in The programming covers all nature. The program is not fostyles of music, depending on the cused on the gay community, but tastes of the programmers, with rather a free-range music program the general focus on lesbian and that puts its emphasis mainly on women’s music. The programcontemporary artists and music mers bfl;eaping Lesbians focus on styles. Your host, Tim, plays an broad spectrum ofartists and styles universal mix ofdance and techno covering the earliest introduction music which is not necessarily of lesbian music right up to congeared towards a gay audience, temporary female artists. but certainly music that is proLeap&d Lesbians provides an grammed from a gay perspective. outlet for those who haven’t yet Occasionally, there is commenidentified themselves with the les- tary from the gay community rebian community. Today there is garding events and interests, but much more information available this never takes priority over the regarding lesbian awareness, and great music that is spun each Leapina Lesbtans still feels comWednesday evening from 8 to 9 pelled to provide any information p.m. to assist these wom:n. Lmp+g Tune in CAMS 100.3 FM Lesbians is a way that women can weekly for L&apind Lesbims and find a real connection with the Ah&m to Hidcmd expect to find lesbian community, and seewhat% more of the fabulous programming thst we dish out every day. happening while aipreciathg fine

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Tasmina’s Daytona USA Championship Curcuit Se@ Saturn * by Tasmina Pate1 Imprint staff 0 there I was, sitting in the office minding rni own business, when suddenly I heard the words, ‘mat about you?” What about me? What about I review Sega Saturn’s new Daytona USA? Me, who hasn’t looked at or played a video game since the days of Mario Bros. I’m guessing things have evolved since then. As it was, I was cornered. So, after I had gotten someone to set up the system for me (that alone should warn you of what’s to come in this review), I was ready to race. The words “Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!” appeared on the screen. GentleCI

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men? That should have warned me. Needless to say, I didn’t finish first. So, what did 1 think of the new Daytona USA? I’ll have to admit, I liked it. It’s addictive and the music is a vast improvement from mv Mario davs. CornPared J

Gargamel’s castle. I have one last major probIcm with this game, and this is a lack of content. The game is far too easily beaten, and the final opponent of the game simply stands still as he gets shot. Not exactly the huge climax that one expects for the money you’d have to shell out for this game, in fact it’s really more of an anticlimax, leaving one to ask “That’s it?” This combined with extremely repetitive game play makes this &me fLn for a bit, but give it a few days, and the pleasure starts to wear pretty thin. In spite of these problems, this is a fLn game to play, and inspires competition between the players. While the player with the controller invariably gets the top score, dual play is really what makes this worth playing. If nothing else, this game deserves to be rented for a day or two, but to actually buy it ? Well, let’s say you’d have to be somewhat obsessed with the idea of shooting people.

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here’s only one thing that Wilfrid Laurier does better than the University of Waterloo-take care of their musicians. While last week’s UW FedFest was encouraging, the musicians at WLU have had the Musician’s Network booking shows and releasing compilation CDs for years. This weekend’s Habitat For Humanity benefit was a fine example ofwhat can happen when a student organization actively supports its own musicians. Chris Sonnemann and Amanda Weiss started their first gig ever with an acoustic guitar version of “SOaBPBWCiMH.” As a cover choice, the Primitive Radio Gods tune was more entertaining than the fleet of TragicaIy Hip songs that closed their set. In the middle came a few Haydenesque originals, strengthened by Amanda Marshall’s beautiful voice, reminiscent of the ,Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins. UWbandPaintboxmorethan

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ante at last week’s Button Factory show. The secret ingredient to a good Paintbox show, it seems, is beer - lots of beer. The band imbibed a few pints before going onstage, and it made all the differonce to the presentation. The EastCoast-influenced Paintbox put on a highly entertaining live show, although the constant threat of the lead singer kicking his beer over kept the audience on edge. WLU alumni Matthew Osborne is his own best-kept secret. He has over one hundred and fifty original songs, a mildmannered yet emphatic stage personality, and lightning-fast finby And Rhemtulla special to Imprint

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Wax Eivis. I haven’t been as impressed by a local band since I saw the Ludes debut over a year ago. They look cool (especially the ‘No One Knows I’m Elvis” t-shirt), and they sound cooler - a Helmet-meets- James Brown feel. They’re ftiy, they’re tight, and they’re so much more than your average alt-rock wannabes. Check ‘em out. The UW chapter of Habitat for Humanity holds their benefit on Thursday, January 30 at Mrs. Robinson%. Perfiorming will be Chris (from Capgun), Hangman’s Eye, Henry, Reson, and My Neighbour Ned.

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many novice books. The lessons provide helpful hints (including instructions on how to string and tune your guitar) along with_ _ video clips to watch your virtual instructor plav new chords. You can also listen’to the exercises and songs before you play them, and record your own performance for comparison. No need to learn to read music either: GuitarMethod teaches you tablature (Tab). It also provides some good Internet sources that provide free Tab charts of popular songs. The software also contains many useful tools, including a metronome, a chord diction&v

(ofover 250 chords) and an automatic tuner (using your computer’s microphone). For those just learning guitar (electric or acoustic), “Guitar Method” is an excellent way to start, and it’s all you need, For the intermediate guitarists, Ubi Soft has released Classic Rock Gz&zr from itsleum OPitiy series. Volume 1 has eight wellknown tunes, including “Hey Joe,” 5weet Home Alabama,” “Blackbird,” and ‘Wild World.” Each song is broken down into different sections, with each section being taught as a lesson. The lessons include videos of the song segment being played along with the chords to be played. A great feature is the looping option that allows the student to continuously play along with video until thev are satisfied with their perform&e. At any time you can play an entire song while watching the score scroll on the screen. Like GttitarMethod the sofiware includes a metronome, chord dictionary and tuner (both acoustic and electric tuners). The sofb ware is g@ for those that know the basics and would Iike to pick up some of the songs. Check out www.ubisufhm und

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the waves of the ocean. This album is exactly the same and comnletelv differ&t. “Something The Committee Thought You Should Hear,” “AlI The &me Eyes,” and “Sweet, Rich, Beau&& Mine” alI have the s&e liquid-guitar and vocal sound found on male M&c. The thing that makes this album so completely opposite is the heaviness of the mly&s. If u?M make you float, Z&z Bk Hyska drags you under. With songs like “X3ad Time To Be Poor,” “Never Forget,m and ‘The Idiot,” the RheyOstatics t&Ale, in their unique way, the jadedness of youth, &re&ited love and inf&uated deL

the only thing I wilI say regarding that term is that Weezer avoided it,

The album starts off slowly, relying less on the pop melodies of old, and using a more rockoriented sound. Yet, later, the alburn kicks back into sing-along mode with the fourth song “why Bother,” and keeps a tight pop

quality throughout the rest of the to this acoustic track “Butterfly,” wl&h is a great closer. In order to appreciate this album, it may take a few listens, but once you are hGoked, I gearantee it will be in high rotation in your CD player.

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“Feed Yourself,” a song with lyrics that must have been written under the influence of some illegal substance, is one of the best songs on the aIbum and possibly of their entire career. A schizophrenic,‘ surreal story of a boy f&m

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might aswell be dead”--&e lyrics are a heavy, confusing -and thought-provoking cotientary of modern suburban experience. Included in the liner notes is a poem, the last line of which ~61s up the feeling of the album. It reads, “Time turned itself in, bedraggled, wrists up. Who could have known?”

pect them to break into “Kashmir” at any moment. Kula Shaker would have us take them seriously as they sing in Sanskrit and say lines

by Dave Eby special to Imprint

by James Russell Imprint staff Hmmm, very Poppy, a little disco (ok, maybe more than a little), a high-pitched yet very sweet vocalist--I mean vocals, some catchy song writing, the Cardigans are all of these things and more. This is not to say they are ail things to all men and maybe one lucky woman, but that there is a great diversity in the sounds and styles on this album, and more often than not, you can’t help but like it. It’s cute, but with an edge. Like when you see a nice girl on the street and you think that she’d be the pleasant/soft-spoken/ church-going type but you know a guy who she shagged silly for 15

Goice singing Black Sabbath’s ‘cIronman” one minute and Y,ove fool” the next? All I can say is once I got over my surprise (the cover is so different and unexpected that you’ll spend a couple of minutes going “No, no, it can’t be. Can it??“), I really enjoyed it. The lyrics are written by various combinations of Nina Persson, and two other guys in the band (hey, the liner notes don’t say what they do, ok?) Peter Magnus Svensson and Sveningsson, and the diversity in subject matter is nice. You’ve got a couple of cushy love songs with lyrics about taking a bubblebath before you’re new boyfriend comes over, etc., but you’ve also got lyrics like “Look at all these losers, you find them everywhere, they’re ticked up and annoying.” Like I said, cute, but with an edge.

This album is a must own for alIfansoftheCanadia.nEastCoast Pop Explosion? Orange Glass mixes the clean poppy sound of Sebadoh with the wall of noise techniques of Eric’s Trip to create a middle ground that will satisfir the most demanding of todav% POP music fans. Without listening to the album, the biggest clue as to the -sound of Orange Glass is the label that distributes Interstelhw Interstellar, Squirtgun Records (689 Queen St. W., Box 167, TO., M6 J lE6). Squirtgun is one of the most exciting new labels to come out OftheToronto areasince Sonic Unyon, featuring power pop bands Radioblaster, Scratching Post, Speedbuggy and Shortfall. In addition, last year Squirtgun released a fantastic sampler titledMme of Our St24++Noise which featured all of their bands plus some special guests. (Which, incidentally, is also a must own for any serious indie music fan.) Orange Glass fits right in with the bands connected with Squirtgun, using the patented Big Mtisound and four-track recording techniques most commonlv associated with Radioblaster anh Eric’s

Trip.

In a Gord, this album is great. Go buy it.

by Greg KrafAick Imprint staff Every music listener, be they active fGs with huge collections, or People who buy-two albums a year, have something in their collection they they’re%mbarrassed to say they-like. -My most shameful item is probably (gulp!) Genesis’XnvG& Tech album, which I played hundreds of times in my grade eight and nine years. 1996 brought me yet an&her guilty pleasure that pI.l play secretly on many occasions.-That album is Kula Shaker’s K.

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reson LLSludge” Banks: drums “Jimbo” Downham: vocals, rhythm guitar “Bass” Simmons: bass Mark Smith: vocals, rhythm guitar Steve Wells: lead guitar

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oincidence is the reason that UW has a new favourite campus band. C Bass, Sludge, and Steve, all residents of Village 2 East A, formed Easily Amused in 1991. The trio didn’t do much of note for four years, until they met up with a new Village 2 East A band, the duo of Mark and Jimbo. The five practiced under the name Ash, untii they got tired of everyone they met telling them there was a different and far more successful band with the same name, Somehow, they got stuck with Reson (with a line above the “e’? that’s too much of a pain to reproduce consistently here).

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eleven tracks of solid rock ‘n’ roll songwriting, from the opening “Final Fall” to the catchy “Mary Go Round” and Ynjusti&.” Reson play the Habitat for Humanity benefit at Mrs. Robinson’s on Thursday, January 30.

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TUESDAYS Beginning Jan. 7 to March 18 the Christopher Leadership course will begin.Thiscoursecoverseffectivecommunication skills and self-confidence. To register & info call Joanne at ?446307. University Choir rehearsal, 7:00-930 p.m. in Conrad Grebel College Chapel. Any questions call Eleanor at 885-0220 ext. 226. Every Tuesday and Thursday 3:305:00 p.m. Chamber Choir rehearsal. Tuesdays, CGC Rm 151 and Thursdays, CGC Chapel.

FRIDAY English Conversation Class in Naedles Hall 2080. Sept. to June from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Students, faculty, staff and spouses welcome. For info call Intemational Student Office at ext. 2814

I St. Paul’s United College has rooms available for Winter ‘97 and Spring ‘97 terms. Please call 885-l 460 or drop by for application forms and a tour! Guided Self-Change of alcohol use: for individuals who may have concerns about the amount they are drinking and want to cut down. Call Counselling Services (ext. 2655) to find out more. Now available “What in the World is Going On: A Guide for Canadians Wishing to Work, Volunteer, or Study in Other Countries.” For info/cost call Christine at (6131237-4820. Attention Bluevale Alumni! 6Cl’s 25th Reunion is May 30 - June l/97. The Reunion committee is presently compiling a mailing list. It is important that they receive your address now. Please write the school c/o 25th Reunion, 80 Bluevale St. N. Waterloo, N2J 3R5, call the Hotline at 650-0569 oremail at http:/www.sentex.net/ -dabrvkvs/bci.reunion. Renison’s 10th Annual Haircutting Charity Pub! All former residents are invited back on Feb. 7 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. for this event. Call Kelly 725-7489 for info and tickets. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oscar Arias, Peace Jam Youth Conference which aired Jan. 11-l 2 will be available for Internet access on Jan. 17 at http:/ /www.uconline.edu Nomination deadtine for UW Distinguished Teacher Award is Friday, Feb. 7197. For more info call the TRACE office at ext. 3132. The Endowment Fund is now accepting submissions for funding. The submission deadline is Friday, Feb. 7, 1997. Submission forms can be picked UD at the Fed Office. Canadian Federation of University Women Used Book Sate will be in April this year. To donate books please call 747-5854 or 746-5649 or 886-7427 until Saturday, Mar. 29, 1997.

JAN.

27,1997

Information Night for potential volunteers with the KW Sexual Assault Support Centre will be at the Kitchener Public Library in the Hamblin Room from 7-9 p.m. Deadline is today. Call 571-0121 to register.

TUESDAY,

JAN.

28,1997

Waterloo Welfington Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association invites KW area Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers, their family and friends to a support roup meeting at the Adult Recreation 8 entre, 185 King St., S. Please call our info line for the scheduled time: 623-3207. interdisciplinary Forum (IF) “Memory Criticism or How Do We Know Right From Worry?’ Come to HH room 373 from 530 to 7:00 p.m. Dr. I. Irwin-Zarecka, Sociology WLU.

WEDNESDAY,

JAN.

29,1997

Gay and Lesbian Liberation of Waterloo coming-out discussion roup. Topic: ‘Coming Out To Parents & 8 ther Family Members” at 7:30 p.m. Social follows at 9 p.m., HH 378. Meet old friends and make new ones. All welcome. Details: 884-3982. Canadian Indoor Rowing Championship is on Sun., Feb. 2 at University of Toronto Athletic Centre, 55 Harbord Street, Tb ronto. Register by today. In uiries call Rob ;Fow;t2;t (416) 463-499 1 or fax (416) m

THURSDAY,

JAN.

30,1997

Window on German Cinema - films at 7:00 p.m. in UW’s East Campus Hall Auditorium 1219. Foreign-language films with English subtitles “Imperative” (Imperativ). University Players, WLU is pleased to announce the presentation of ‘An Evening In Hell” from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 at the WLlJ Theatre Auditorium. For more info call 884-0710, ext. 4882.

hours for 1 term. For more info call ext. 2814. Attention Journalism students and Hockey Buffs! Hockey KW maazine is looking for volunteers to write articles for a Regional hockey magazine. Great way to build your portfolio. 745-9124, leave message. The Sexual Abuse Treatment Programme of Community Justice initiatives is holding its training workshop forvolunteer group facilitators of groups for sexual abuse survivors and offenders. Training for group facilitators will be held on-Tuesbays 4-6 p.m. from January 28 to April 15, 1997. For info cal I 744-4095. In Home Support Volunteers to provide support to families of newborn children. Duties include providing emotional support, linking families with community resources and providing practical help. Call Cathy at Cradlelink 7490226. For the following volunteer positions contact Verna Keller at vkellerQ watservl .uwaterloo.ca Food Service Assistant - needed at Women’s Shelter in Kitchener, #1251126. Leisure Pals needed at a Kitchener Nursing Home. Training and supervision provided. #189-l 822. Receptionist needed at a local counselling agency. #039-779. Drivers needed to drive seniors to doctor appointments and social events in the KW area. #I 19-535.

VOLUNTEKRS

Big Sisters needs you! Inquire about our short term match program. Get trained now to begin in September 97. Training date on Saturday, March 22/97. Calf now to register 743-5206. Learn about a different culture while you show a new immigrant how to be par? of your community. For more info call KW YMCA Host Prooram at 579-9622. Waterloo Minor Soccer needs reliable coaches and assistant coaches. Do you have the time and talent to share from May to July? Please call 578-9680. K-W Sexual Assault Support Centre needs volunteers for crisis line work, public education and office support. Interested people can get more information by calling 571-0321. Women only. The City of Waterloo Volunteer Services is currently recruiting for the following positions: Snow Day: to assist with Family Playing in the Snow Day. Volunteers are needed in the hot chocolate hut, to judge events, and assist with registration. Officials for snow activities are also needed. Must enjoy family situations and winterweather. Receptionists: duties such as answering phones, assist day time users, filing and processing mail. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age, reliable and enjoy working with the public. A time commitment of l-4 hour session per week for 4 months is required. Sessions are onTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday afternoons or Wedneday mornings or afternoons. Evening Centre: maintain reception area during evening activities. Volunteers will perform receptionist duties such as answering phones, dealing with the public, etc. A time commitment of l-4 hour session per week for 4 months is required. Sessions are on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings. Volunteer tutors needed to tutor students on a one-to-one basis in written and oral English. Tutors meet students on campus, usually once a week for l-2

1 SCHCIARSHIRS1 Applications for the following soholarships are being accepted during the Winter term. Refer to Section 4 of the Undergraduate Calendar for further criteria. Application forms are available in the Student Awards Office, 2nd Floor, Needles Hall.

ALL

FACULTIES:

Doreen Brisbin Award-available to third year Regular or 38 Co-op female students in an Honours program in which women arecurrently under represented. Deadline: April 30/97. CUPE Local 793 Award-available to Union employees, their spouses, children or grandchildren for extra-curricular/community involvement. Deadline: Jan. 31/97. Ron Eydt Travel Award-available to undergraduate students who are planning to participate in one of the approved exchange programs. Based on financial need, leadership and campus involvement. Deadline: Jan 31/97. Leeds-Waterloo Student Exchange Program Award-students to contact John Medley, Mechanical Engineering. Women’s Association of UW Award of Merit-available to full or part-time undergraduates who have or are facing personal challenges;eg sole support parent, disabilities, illness or personal trauma. Deadline:January 31/97. University of Waterloo Staff Association Award-available to full or parttime undergraduates in a degree program. Applicants must be current Staff Association members, their spouses, children, grandchildren or dependents and will be based on academics, extracurricular involvement and financial need. Deadline: Jan 31/97. Douglas T, Wright Award - availtie to all who have participated in a UW international work placement. Students to apply upon return to full-time study at UW. Deadline: Ott 15/97.

Faculty of Applied

Health

Sciences: Mark Forster Memorial Schotarshipavailable to 3rd or 4th year Kinesiology.

Overseas $89.65

Deadline: Jan 31197 Michael Gel trier Memorial Scholarship-available to 38 Kinesiology or Health Studies. Deadline: Mar. 31197 Robert Haworth Scholarship-comptetion of 3rd year in an honours program in resource management related to Park Planning and Management, Recreation, Natural Heritage or Outdoor Recreation. Deadline: May 31197 RAWCO-available to 2nd,3rd or 4th year Recreation and Leisure Studies. Deadline: Jan 31197

Facuttv of Arts: Concordia Club Award-available to 3rdyearGerman studies. Deadline: Jan 31/97. Arts Student Union Award - available to all Arts students. Deadline: Feb. 28/ 97. James C. McKegney Memorial Award-available to upper year Arts students with outstanding performance and/or extra-curricular activities in the Hispanic Area -one in Peninsular Spanish Studies and one in Spanish America Studies. Deadline: Feb. 28/97.

Facuttv

of Encrineerincrz

Andersen Consulting Scholarshipavailable to 3B. Deadline: Mar. 31/97 Canadian Hospital Engineering Society’s Scholarship-available to 36. Deadline: Mar. 31/97 Consulting Engineers of Ontario Scholarship-available to all 38. Deadline: Mar. 31/97 John Deere Limited Scholarship-available to 38 Mechanical. Deadline: Mar. 31197 Delcan Scholarship-available to 4B Civil. Deadline: Feb. 28/97 Randy Duxbury Memorial Awardavailable to 38 Chemical. Deadline: Feb 28/97 S.C. Johnson & Son Ltd. Environmental Scholarship-available to 3rd year Chemical. Deadline: May 31197 Marcel Pequegnat Scholarshipavailable to 38 Civil,Water Resource Management students. Deadline: May 31197. Canadian Posture and S8ating Centre Scholarship-available to all. Deadline: Oct. 14/97. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Award-available to al Civil and Mechanical students with an interest in Building Science. Students to contact Dr. Eric Burnett. Keith Carr Memorial Award-available to 3rd or 4th year Chemical. Deadline: Mar 31/97. Co-operators Group ltd. Awardavailable to 3A Environmental Engineering based on financial need and extracurricular involvement. Deadline: Jan 31/97. Ontario Hydro Engineering Awardsavailable to 18 Chemical, Electrical, Environmental or Mechanical. Eligible candidates will be women, oboriginal (native) Canadians, persons with disabititiesorvisible minorities. Deadline: July 31/97. Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation Undergraduate Schotarship-avialable to all lB,28,3B & 48 based on extracurricular and marks. Deadline: Jan 31/97.’ Alan W. Shattuck Memorial Bursaryavailable to 4th year Civil. Deadline: Jan 31197. Suncor Bursarles-available to all Chemical or Mechanical. Deadline: Jan 31#7. JackWiseman Award-availableto3rd year Civil. Deadline: Ott 31/97.

Facu tty of Envt ronmental

studlea: Robert Haworth Scholarship-completion of 3rd year in an honours program in resource management related to Park Planning and Management, Recreation, Natural Heritage or Outdoor Recreation, Deadline: May 31/97. Marcel Pequegnat Scholarship-available to 3rdyear Environment & Resource Studies, Planning, Water Resdurce Mgt. Deadline: May 31/97 Faculty of Mathematics; Andersen Consulting Scholarshipavailable to 3B Math. Deadline: Mar. 3t/ 97 Eiectrohome 75th Anniversary Scholarship-available to 3B Computer Science. Deadline: Mar. 31/97 Certified Management Accounting Bursary-available to full-time students in Mathematics-Business Administration/ Chartered Accountancy/Management Accountancy. Preference will be given to students who attended high school in counties of Perth, Waterloo or Wellington. Deadline: Jan 31197. Co-operators Group Ltd. Award-available to 3A Actuarial Science based on financial need andextracurricular involvement. Deadline: Jan 3lt97. K.C. Lee Computer Science Scholarship-available to 2nd year regular Computer Science. Deadline: Ott 31/97. Sun Life of Canada Award-available to 2nd year Actuarial Science. Deadline: Nov 30/97. F acuity om J.P. Bickell Foundation Bursarlesavailable to upper year Earth Sciences. Deadline: Jan 31197. SC. Johnson & Son Ltd. Environmental Scholarship-available to 3rd year Chemistry. Deadline: May 31/97 Marc81 Pequegnat Scholarship-available to 36 Earth ScienceRnlater Resource Mgt. Deadline: May 31/97 Dow Canada Scholarship-available to 3A Chemistry. Deadline: Mar 31/97 Science Society Bursary-available to all.

SCiOlAR NCTMXS

Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee AwardsSeveral $5,000 scholarships are being offered to undergraduate students across Canada to study at another Canadian university in their second official language (French or English). Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, currently enrolled in the second or third year of their first undergraduate university program. Students must have sufficient ability in their second official language. Application deadline; Jan. 311 97. For more info and application forms, contact Student Awards Off ice. Datatel Scholars Foundation- Applications are now being accepted for the Datatel Scholars Foundations. The awards have a value of up to $2,000 each and are available to full-time or part-time students, graduate or undergraduate, in any discipline. Applications will be evaluated based on academic merit, personal motivation, external activities including employment and extracurricular activities and on letters of recommendation. Application deadline is Feb. 1O/97. Interested students should contact the Student AwardsUffiiorthe Graduate Studies Office for an application form. T8riy Fox Humanitarian Award Program -The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program provides renewable schotarships valued at upto $4,000 annually to undergraduate students currently studying towards a first degree. The awards are intended to encourage Canadian youth to seek the high ideals represented by Terry Fox. Selection will be based on a dedication to community senrice, humanitarianism, perseverance and courage in the face of obstacles, and the pursuit of excellence in ffiness and academics. Application deadline is Feb. I/ 97. For further information and application forms. contact the Student Awards