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he volunteer group Food Not Bombs(FNB)isftigmounting barriers in their attempts to distribute free food at Kitchener City Hall. Since February of this year, FNB - a group of WPIRG with regular help from the K-W Youth Collective - have been distributing free food under the awning beside Williams Coffee Pub restaurant in the Civic Square. The Kitchener City Councii received a complaint from the owner of Williams, Mr. Craig McWhinnie, which included concerns about the objectionable behaviour of those handing out free food and requested that Council review licensing of this activity. Council responded by making a recommendation that “food distribution, except with the permission of Council .* be added as a prohibited activity” under the Security Policy (I-134) on city property. “This effectively puts food distribution in the same classification as spitting, fighting and harassing,” says FNB volunteer Desiree Taric. Members of FNB, students and local citizens addressed Council July 5, expressing concern over this potentially landmark decision. Reprel

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edical students at the University of Toronto have joinedtherestoftheprovince’s medical students in avoiding a new tuition fee. AH four of Ontario’s medical schools considered charging a fee to medical residents for the

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The University of Toronto announced on June 28, 1999 that it had come to an arrangement with the Ministry of Health to avoid charging students the fee after threats of student protests and walk-

yet ther side will be willing to move on the location issue. “We do feel that City Hall is an appropriate venue for where this should take place,” says Raj Gill. If the issue is in fact location rather than behaviour, then there may be difficulties ahead. Jason McWhinnie, Craig’s son and employee at Williams expressed disappointment that “it has come to this” stating that he is personally very supportive of what FNB is trying to accomplish and recognizes the need. “We are open to a compromise and are entering into the mediation freely” says Jason McWhinnie, who added that he feels most of the problems have originated from the K-W Youth Collective. Kitchener’s Civic Square has been selected as the location for servings for severa reasons. It’s very visible from the street and has lots of pedestrians walking by. It is sheltered and for consistency, the FNB group would like to remain there. “People know where to find us now,” says Desiree Taric. “There was a week when volunteers held signs saying ‘Democracy not coffee,” says Jason McWhinnie, who feels this is a form of harassment. Gjll explains these signs were in response to Council’s recommendacontinued

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recommendation. FNB volunteers sentatives from Kitchener’s Out of some members of the group. suggested that this situation could the Cold Program, the Ontario CoaKitchener City Council agreed lition against Poverty and ROOF on July 5, to back off the “overkill” possibly be solved through third party (youth drop-in mediation. shelter) also Council was in were present to agreement. support FNB. CJI - ComUJust the munity Justice Initiatives, will thought of banning the distribe conducting bution of free the mediation food scares me through their - is this the service prostate of society gram, The and civil reprocess has sponsibility?” been initiated a.sksMaryJane and the mediaPatterson, a tor is currently UW student meeting with who attended the groups inthe meeting dividually. out of concern. “We are enCouncil tering thisprocmade it clear ess in good that they were faith. We really not opposed to belie& that a the concept of solution can be free fo&distriworked out bution, howwhere both ever, there was sideswillbecona concern retent,- says Raj garding the loGill, a member cationof distriof FNB. bution and the Others are alleged poor more skeptical, Apparently, the lampost failed to illuminate Kitchener City Council. be haviour of feeling that nei-

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his past Sunday, July 11, Ottawa-Hull hostedtheirannual gay and lesbian pride parade. This year’s colourful event, was the largest parade ever for the region. The parade kicks off a week of events, mainly tailored to focus attention on the multi-faceted aspects of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community in the region, and across the country. This year’s celebration is intended to raise awareness for the Foundation for Equal Families, a Canadian lobby group whose latest venture is the challenging of 58 national laws that openly discriminate against same-sex couples. Joined by Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) and The Pride Committee of Ottawa-Hull, the organization hopes to convince the public and the courts that we need to

bringtheselawsinlinewith the Canadian ,Constitution. The Pride Festival’s 1999 theme is UProud heritage, powerful future.” The more than 8,000 people who lined the parade route seemed ready to cheer that theme loudly and proudly. Parade participation was up this year. There were 60 entries, 14 of those were full-fledged flatbed floats, complete with dancers, music, and of course, rainbow colours in all directions. NDP leader Alexa McDonough led party candidates and supporters, All in all, 1,200 people made sure that everyone continued

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Endowmentfund turns ten RYAN

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en years have passed since students voted to initiate one of the first student endowment funds in Canada and at $3.2 million, what is thought to be the largest. The referendum question was whether or not a $75 voluntary student contribution would be added to engineering fees for investment in the Waterloo Engineering Endowment Foundation(WEEF). Since 1989, students in other

The name is a testament t,o the contributions students have made faculties have started endowments. Math students contribute $3 1.42 (10x) eo. the Mathematics Endowment Fund. Science has the Waterloo Science Endowment Fund (WatSEF) and accounting the Accounting Students Education Contribution which exceeds $3 00,000. a

Student groups in the faculties of Applied Health Sciences and Environmental Studies each have endowments as well. The idea began a decade ago when two engineering students, Avi Belinsky and John Vellinga, discussed the recent events in UW engineering. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board informed the faculty that funds for equipment were badly needed and the lack of money was endangering accreditation. The board also talked about the large endowmentsinthe UnitedStatessuch as Harvard, presently valued at over $11 billion. Belinsky and Velinga decided to investigate starting an endowment fund at Waterloo. This endowment would have one major difference from others at the time; it would be controlled by students. Referenda were held for both streams, resulting in 94 per cent endorsement for the fund. In April of 1990, the UW Board of Governors assessed the $75 fee for engineering students. Fees were collected the next month, in May 1990. By December ofthatyear,$lO,680hadbeengained in interest and some new 386 computer systems were bought. In winter of 1998, the principal w& $2.7 million and the student funding council was on the verge of spending the foundation’s millionth dollar. With that dollar and many others, a significant funding alloca-

tion was made to add computers to the Graphics Lab. Located in E2, the G,raphics Lab is a multi-functional teaching lab for first-year engineering students. When considering the project, a student leader suggested that it be renamed the WEEF Lab.

Currently, WEEF spends the total return on investment The idea was accepted and the name is a testimony to the contributions students have made to the faculty and informs new students about the impact their foundation can have. Monday is this term’s funding council meeting where students will not only consider a number of proposals but also the introduction of a fixed rate spending policy. WEEF currently spends the total return on investment, the new plan proposes to spend only a fixed rate each year. Funds in excess of the rate would be kept in a reserve to be drawn on when returns are low. This would stabilize the fund and ensure that the endowment always spends more money; it wil also cause the fund to grow at a greater rate, further increasing the annual allocation.

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verything was all set for another @eat Canada Day at Columbia Lake. The annual party celebrating Canada’s birthday is one of the largest in the country.

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pride that included many activities for kids such as a water slide and tug of war. A great line-up of local and national bands, with music ranging from folk to native drumming, was also set up. It looked like it would be

another successful year for the Canada Day celebrations. Mother Nature, however, had other ideas. It rained, then it stopped, then it rained again, then it cleared up and then it got windy. Ultimately, much to the disappointment of all those involved, many of the activities were cancelled, ineluding the fireworks which are traditionally the highlight of the festivities. A few brave souls ventured out to Columbia Lake. The warm rain could-n? damp-en the spirits of the manylocalresidents who came to wish Ca-nada a hap-py birthday. Many activities went ahead in spite of the pouring rain. There were vendors selling a variety of crafts; there were games such as the abovementioned

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and skits by the WPIRG drama group. However, in the end Mother Nature won. The inclimate weather caused the stage to be cancelled and, as the day progressed, many of the vendors and other participants left. The fireworks were cancelled around 7:OOp.m. due to the excessive wind, much to the disappointment of the people who had toughed out the rain earlier in the day. There are no plans to reschedule the fireworks. We can only hope that next year the weather will be a bit more co-operative towards thefestivities.

Health planhits pay dirt

he Student Health Insurance Plan, which covers graduate and undergraduate students at UW, has received somewhat of a windfall in the form of a demutualization settlement. When Mutual Life takes on its new form to be known as Clarica, it will be a public company with share capital. In a mutually owned company, all of the policy-holders own the company and receive a refund if a surplus is generated. The actual amount of money the plan will receive isn’t known yet but according to Dennis Huber, Associate Provost General Services and Finance, we have 11,000 shares in the new company. According to Mutual Life’s estimates of $14.50 to $22.50 a share, the plan will receive between $159,500 and $247,500. One concern brought up by Huber in an interview was the legal and tax consequences of a non-profit organization holding stock. For that reason, until all of these issues are sorted out the money will not be allocated except to say for sure that “it will benefit the students that paid into the plan.” There is a written memorandum of agreement between the Federation of Students and UW administration which covers the policy and windfalls like this. For certain the money belongs to the students but beyond that, the money must be spent in a timely manner, because of the non-profit status.

“lt will benefit the students that paid into the plan” According to Christine Cheng, Federation of Students President, the money will either go back into the plan to improve the coverage or it will result in a discount of the fee over some period of time. “Keepingwith the philosophy of the plan, it should be spent on health,” said Cheng. The money will be distributed by the Student Health Insurance Committee which consistsof Barbara Schumacher, the Medical Director of Health Services; Christine Cheng, Federation of Students President; Jason McLean, Grad Student Association President; and two Human Resources representatives. Another issue this committee is dealing with is the &pay direct” feature of the UW policy. Pay direct allows students to pay only a portion of their prescription compared to other policies which require the full price to be paid and a portion to be reimbursed. Starting this summer term

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CASA to launch national campaign SARAH

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he Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) has plans to launch a national zan~paign to promote education, according to CASA national director Jason Aebig. The 14 to15 thousand doUarcampaignwillbeentideclWu= cation Builds a Nation” and is set to launch October 19,1999. The campaign will focus on attaining four goals, as outlined in the strategic plan: M Building knowledge through the elimination of GST on textbooks, building excellence through increased core funding to universities and colleges, futures through interest relief on

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CASA annual general meeting each member school submitted a proposal. uThe University of Waterloo’s proposal was essentially this onef she said, referring to the Sal. ChauandFeds

to see two or three of the four attained,” he added. Aebig said he had %o doubt” that more core funding would become available and was optimistic about the elimination of GST on textbooks. Chau commented that ueven if we can

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within four days” said Aebig. Although CASAplans to lobby the government other groups will be invited to the conference as well, including the Canadian Bankers Association. Aebig said working with the banks CASA could help determine what the prime and fixed lending rate for student assistance is going to be. In times of decreased govemment funding many students may wonder how attainable CASA’sproals are. “Everyone wants a piece 07 the pie,” Chau admitted. Awareness, however, is important. “The attempt to get more funding is ongoing public support for university education will increase the chances for mbre funding,” she said. The challenge this year, . -according to Aebia 1 is that u I998 tias considered the r year of the education budget.” This year, the government has chosen poverty as its focus. Yt’s sort of awful but it’s true - we’re competing against social services and health care,* said Chau. Aebig, however, commented, 3here isn’t anyone more poor than people on student loans, b and that for that reason CASA “can tie the PSE [post secondary education] message to the poverty one.” One advantage that Aebig believes CASA will have this year is that they are lobbying a month before they did last year, which gives the organization a month longer to get across their message to politicians Y -

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interprovincial tuition fees.” Veronica Chau, Federation of Student&P Education, commented that past CASA campaigns have focused more on “policy and internal development.” Thisyear’scampaign will differ because it will attempt tp inform others that “universities are important and this is how government and banks can help,, she said. YJltirnately, our goal is to b some significant policy changes,” said Aebig. Chau noted that the University of Waterloo Federation of Students played a large role in creating the

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some options,” said Aeb the four goals CASA has put forth. He said that one key aspect of the four goals is that “they touch the lives of everyday students.” “I

of the “Education Builds a Ir Nation” cam’ paign will be a :,:..::....C:’ If. CASA lobby conference held in Ottawa from f October I8 to 24. Chau said that CASA leaders plan to “storm Parliament Hill” to get their message heard. %Three hundred Members of Parliament will be met c:. .

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Both Queen’s and McMaster chose not to charge their students this fee, leaving the University of Toronto and Western to consider the option. While the administration at the University of Western Ontario originally recommended charging the fee, a strong protest from both studentsand the medical school itself amongst other. things led them to postpone consideration of the fee for&Rleast ano*er year. According to’Mark Kissel, VicePresident Education for the University Students’ Council at Western, the mere suggestion that the fee would be charged this year at West-

“we are the only postgraduates not paid for our teaching” em had a serious

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sions. Acceptances to Western’s rural medicine program were lower than in previous years due to the university’s announcement that a resident tuition fee would be charged according to Kissel. That announcement,

coupled with a big increase in regular tuition for medical students last year, has caused the average family income of the medical students at Western to jump 30 per cent, according to a survey of those students. “It’s crap,” says Kissel, speaking of the $ I,SOO resident fee considered by Western’s administration, 3hey’re not students anymore.” The arrangement reached .with the Ministry of Health will not cost the University of Toronto at all. The actual resident tuition fee remains on the books, but the Ministry will provide one time funding so that students will not have to pay the fee this year. “We’re pleased to have reached a resolution that will allow new residents to begin their training and employment without delay, but which will still see the university recompensed for the cost of the education the residents will receive over the next year,” remarked Robert Pritchard, president at U of T. The University of Toronto has also struck a Task Force to review the issue of resident tuition fees. The Professionai Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRS) held an eleventh-hour protestbeforeUofT%govemingcouncil met to make its decision. “Residents are not students like all othersYn argued Joshua Tepper, president of the 2,400 member association, =we are the only postgraduates not paid for our teaching. We implore you to choose the road of compromise.”

leaders plan to storm Parliament In order to convince people of the importance of the kinds of issues CASA tackles, Chau said that it’s often helpful to personalize issues. She also said that emphasizing that education improves “productivity” is also a good way to get people’s attention, as the concept of improving productivity is currently very popular in the media. Aside from the general public, Chau also commented that she would like to increase awareness of CASA on campus and that the Feds may put more money into the campaign for this purpose. Logo

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before budget time. As well as obtaining financial gains for students, Chau hopes the campaign will combat some of the negative myths some Canadians have about the value of a liberal arts university education. “There is a myth out there that a general arts degree gets you a job at a fast food restaurant and a college diploma gets you a stable job, but studies have shown that a general arts degree opens a lot of doors,” she said.

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he white building on a grassy knoll at the south end of campus, The Grad House, is the oldest building on campus. Over the past few years it has experienced financial difficulties but just as the house faces east and welcomes the sun each morning, those at the Grad House see a brighter future ahead, In October of 1997, faced with a sizeable deficit and flagging sales at the Grad House, the GSA made changes to avoid having to close their campus pub. If the pub’s finances did not recover the GSA would have had to consider closing it as early as January 1998. Over the next month costs were cut, revenue increased and overwhelming support was expressed by the university public. At that time the GSA council decided to keep the Grad House open and to consider a fee. For a year, beginningMay 1998 a $10 per term strikeable fee for &ad students was approved by referendum to pay for capital improvements in the Grad House. Using some of the funds generated from this fee the kitchen was installed so that a much wider range of food could be served in the Grad House. In winter of 1999, in another referendum, the graduate elecrorate approved the restructuring of the $18 Graduate Students Association fee, to two fees; a non-refundable $12 GSA fee and an $8 refundable Grad House fee.

Rose Vogt, GSA Administrator, was hired just over a year ago and has been working to improve the Grad House operations. “We have cut the deficit from last year in half,” Rose Vogt points out as evidence of improvement. Bob Sproule, GSA Accountant, approximates the Grad House deficit for the year ending August 1998 at about $76,000, While all numbers have not yet been reviewed and the year will not end until this August, Vogt expects a deficit around $3 0,000. Tart of the lossthisyearwas trial and error,said Vogt. - She learned a lot this year and having cut costs she will be focusing on increasing sales in the coming year.Vogtisconfident that the deficit will again be cut in half in the coming year and then eliminated the following year. The Grad House maintains low prices through

versity, including undergrads at a price of $10. In addition to low beer and food prices, members can book space in the Grad House for meetings or events. “The Grad House isn’t like Fed Hall or the Bomber, it has a different atmosphere.” Vogt refers to the personal atmosphere of the public house where profs sometimes even hold classes. “People have noticed the changes we’ve made; I hope the interest continues?

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mplementation of the new webbased co-op application system has been delayed yet again. The system had been expected to be in place for the fal1 term, but the department of Co-operative Education and Career Services announced a delay last week. They would not give a new estimate for implementation of the system, but said that they expected that development of the system would wrap up in the fall, with a pilot trial starting soon after that. Currently, co-op students apply for jobs by dropping copies of their resumes in the bins in Needles Halt. They make use of a computer system to find information on jobs and interviews. Once the new system is in place, co-op students will no longer use printed resumes. Instead, they will apply from computers over the web. An American software company calted Academic Software Incorporated (ASI) is developing the new system. According to a statement released by the co-op department, . I . . . work on the project was held up because ASI was taken over by an-

other company. The good news is pliant. The department will now that AS1 now has more staff to commake it a priority to ensure complimit to the project and they believe it ante so that Access can be used in the to be nearing compietion. The only winter term if necessary. Despite this, part of the software on which there you should expect to see an anisstillmuchworktodo isthepartthat nouncement in the fall or winter dealswiththeschedulingofemployer about the final introduction of the interviews. new system. Good or bad, mop’s &other reason for the delay new computer system will radically may have been that AS1 “underestichange the way the system works for mated the complexity of the co-op both students and employers. process at the University of Waterloo, n according to Dave Thomas, Associate Director of Cooperative Education and Career Services. He explains last week’s announcement by saying that the co-op department “did not want to risk making a commitment to implementing software that is not yet completed when we have an existing system in place.” Concerns have been raised over the fact that the current system, known as Access, is not Year 2000 compliant. Thomas addressed these concerns by statmg that the system 1s not far from being comAccess,yesterday’s technology working for you.

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ver-confident students may be scaring away co-op employers, according to the university’s co-op department. Some students, particularly those in information technology programs, may be demanding too much from employers and the co-op department. According to Olaf Naese, Communications and Public Relations Administrator for the co-op department, there have been a number of situations over the last few terms where students have made unreasonable demands during employer interviews. “It has the potential for huge impact,* notes Scott Davis, a Program Coordinator in the co-op department, speaking of the negative interaction between students and employers. According to both Naese and Davis, the problem is concentrated but not restricted to students in technical programs. Unreasonable salary demands and unreasonable expectations of the job are the most common crimes. While the co-op department does not track the question specifically, both Naese and Davis believe that employers have Ieft the program because of these negative attitudes. Imprint spoke with two current co-op employers about the problem. Simona Mullner, a human resources employee at Waterloo-based Sybase Inc. has not faced arrogant students in interviews herself, but has been faced with arrogant students at career fairs. She noted that those stu-

dents who tend to be a problem are more often the less qualified students. John Sop, CEO of Kitchenerbased Intellitactics Inc, a small Internet technologies consulting firm, agrees. “There are times,” he says /when we encounter individuals who would do better perhaps to be less demanding],” adding that it is a very small percentage of students who exhibit this kind of behaviour. “They have every right to be proud of their academic background, to feel that they have a superiorknowledge base” notes Sop referring to UW’s highly touted technol-

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tion being tabled. Molly Green, Manager of Operations for the Kitchener Downtown Business Association, explains that she is concerned about the situation. “One of our businesses has been affected.” Green would ideally like to see a situation where no l&business isadversely impacted. She did, however, emphasize that the student voiunteers should be able “to exercise their right to expressthemselves.Ourgoalis~omake sure that everyone enjoys the downtown equally from all perspectives,” Craig McWhinnie’s original concern to council was related to the behaviour of volunteers, Discussions at Council on July 5 indicated that the presence of FNB was intimidating potential customers and * therefore affecting business during the two hour servings. 5ome of the youth have tried to prevent customers from getting into our stores,” says Jason McWhinnie who indicated that several regulars will be speaking out on their behalf. “It’s sad because some people don’t even want to come downtown anymore,” says Jason McWhinnie.

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Davis, students should be looking for a variety of experiences in their work terms, including big and small, public and private companies. He also notes a problem with junior students, applying exclusively to non-junior jobs trying to “bypass the initial earning your stripes.” As for the root cause of the inappropriate expectations, Davis looks to society at large as one of the causes. “The economy fans a lot of this kind of stuff,” remarks Davis. With all the attention that UW and the entire technology industry gets in the media ‘%‘s pretty hard to be naive about that stuff,” according to Davis. The co-op department has attempted to address these issues withijn Co-op 101, its introductory co-op course. The course is, however, poorly attended, The depattment has examined making attendance to this course mandatory, but in order to do that they would require support from the faculties and additional topics, according to Naese.

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Food Not Bombs is an international organization that was founded in San Fran&o. The group based out of WPIRG currently tries to divert food that would end up as gasbage. “We generally get day-old

baked goods and produce that vendors feel can no longer stay on the shelf but are &ll perfectly good,” says Desiree Taric. All the food prepared by FNB is vegan. FNB beiieves that food should be a right for all humans and not a privilege and fully believes in non-violence. FNB also believes that there is enough food going to waste< that everyone should be adaquetly provided for, “What has been great about workingwith some local businesses is how they’ve been happy giving us food without any promotion or sponsorship - they’ve just been happy to help us out. A genuine act,” says Waterloo student Raj Gill. “The Board at WPIRG is very supportive of what Food Not Bombs is doing. We feel that this group is acting in the public interest,” says Jessica Kwik, membgr of the WPIRG board of directors. Mediation processes can vary in terms of time. Both groups and City Council are anxious to come to a resolution.

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ogy programs, “but when you try to use that as a leverage, . .I don’t think that is appropriate. The many try tu take advantage of what the few have accomplished,” he says. What students don’t take into account, according to Sop, is the contribution that co-op placements make to their Davis agrees that it is the inappropriate expectations of UW students that have lead to these poor attitudes. “Co-op is all about experiments, not about finding your dream job,” observes Davis. According to

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was well entertained. After the parade reached the head of Bank Street, and marched by Parliament, it was off to the Festival Plaza at the Regional Municipality of OttawaCarleton. 20,000 gays, lesbians, friends and supporters packed the outdoor beer gardens and thrilled to live entertainment, including entertainer Lorraine Segato. The rainbow flag joined the regions municipal flags waving over the crowd. The flag was raised at a special ceremony on Friday and will remain flying throughout the week to honour the region’s official Pride Week declaration. Celebrations such as Pride VideOh! mini-film festival, the many receptions, tournaments, cultural evenings and dinners will continue until next Sunday when over 3,000 people are expected to pack Spark Street’s outdoor pedestrian mall for a massive Cl&fig Gala - Street Dance. Our nation’s capital really knows how to put on a great titandingon guard show. As for the

opening, Pride Chair Marion Steele felt”itwasagreatday.Iwassothrilled with the turnout.” As for the rest of Pride Week in Ottawa-Hull, it is only a quick trip away to show up and see what all the fuss and craziness is about. Pride celebrations took place &is past weekend in London, Ontario. Montreal plans to host ‘3 massive Pride fete Diver&it& starting July 28 with the parade on August 1. Qutbec City will follow suit in the first week of September. Canada’s Wonderland also hosts its annual GayFest this August 7.

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Student politics - UW’s #I killer

St.& Tara Hillis, Editor in Chief Matt Feldman, Assistant Editor Marissa Fread, bum Robin Stewart, News Rachel E. Beattie, Arts Vacant, Sports Rat he1 Houlihan, Features Aman Dhaliwal, Science Dave Robins, Photography Helen McEachern, Graphics Vacant, Web Niels Jensen, Systems Administrator David A&man, Proofreader Sarah CrelIin, Proofreader Chia Zheng, Proofreader Christine Andrew, Proofreader Lisa Johnson, Proofreader Marea Willis, Business Manager Laurie Tigert-Dumas, Advertising & Production Manager Bryan Bensen, Distributiun Justine Saccomanno, Distribution

he apathy debate aside, the student body at UW can hardly be called over-active. The level of student involvement in our campus’ largest student organizations is far from impressive. The people who are running these organizations often look to the Co-op program or the pragmatic nature of UW students for blame. Recent events have provided agood argument that we should probably look no further than ourselves to find a good chunk of the reason .that we have trouble finding students who want to get involved. The Feds, Imprint, the student societies and other campus groups all seem to be run by particular individuals who know and like each other. These “cliques,” and I am hesitant to use such a loaded word, defend their own and are wary of outsiders. When Imprint’s Editor-inChief delivered criticism of the Federation of Students President, the Fed-faithful rushed to defend her and complain about Ms. Hillis’

Baard of Directors Justin Kominar, President Niels Jensen, Vice-President Darren Spitzig, Secretary

supposed subversive motives. Likewise, when someone steps forward to criticize the operations at Imprint or any other student group, the criticized are quick to defend and throw stones at the attacker. It seemsthat almost all campus organizations fall prey to this kind ofgroup&& mentality. The message to student volunteers is ‘?oG the party line or find yourselfmar@nalized inside this group.” As someone who has been involved with the Feds, imprint and student societies, I know that we had this attitude to some degree in all of these places. If you are looking for a villain in the fight against apathy, you need look no further. The leaders of our campus organizations cluster their own around them, forming an impenetrable wall that the “aver;age student” fails to crack more often than not, Even inside these organizations, thegtmrgthink often persists.People who put their reputations on the line by taking a leadership posi-

Contributors Ailiance Alantis, Derek Barnes, CASA, Ryan Chen-Wing, EMI, Heather FitzGerald, Clair M. Francis,‘ Mike Habicher, Peter Jensen, Darryl Kelman, Ryan D. Kennedy, Meghan Lobsinger, Kim MacFarlane, Dan Mader, Joe Palmer, Rob Schmidt, Paul Schreiber, Kate Schwass, Janet Shin, Jeff Stewart, John Swan, SWO, Terry the Cat, Elizabeth Turner, Rob Van Kruistum, C.W- Wheeler, WPIRG

Imprint is the of&xl student newspaper of the University of Waterloo. It is an editorially independent newspaper published by Imprint Publications, Waterloo, a corporation without share capital. Imprint is a member of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA).

tion within an organization often selves victims of scathing criticism

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anything else, for both their work and their personality. Different %liquesn within a single organization will often battle for supremacy until one hasleadership, or hasscared the other Wque” away, Aside from the difficulty of penetrating into the organization itself, once you get to the top, the turnover tends to be rapid due to the nature of the conflicts, In actual fact, with.almost no exceptions, the people who take on these positions don’t do it for themselves, they do it for the organizations in which they are involved and in which they believe. Further, they do the things they do because they are just trying to do their job

more inclusive for those who don’t fit into our definitions of being Upart of the team.” This means finding a place in our homes for our fiercestcriticsandthose whoare most different from us. It also means cultivating a culture where rational discussion of how we can best work collectively in the student interest is encouraged, not blindly attacked. If we want the whole

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few weeks ago, I read an article in Imprint about apathy on campus, and I thought it all rang depressingly true - we don’t care, we don’t get involved, and the reason is it doesn’t seem to matter. March on City Hall, don’t march on City Hall; vote, don’t vote; a lot of the time it feels like putting yourself out for something only makes you look stupid for trying, I read the article, laughed, felt guilty, and figured, yeah, we all need a kick in the pants. Well, speaking of kick in the pants, I had one myself a few days ago. I was riding my bike along a pathway near campus when I hit a rough patch and went down Krarnerstyle in the gravel (if you were scarfing down bread&&by a window seat in East Side Maiio’s or milling around the parking lot with the other halfmillion people there at 1: 00 p.m. on Thursday, you’d remember me). As the dust cleared from beneath the wheels of my McKinley Adventurer and I attempted to unpretzel myself from the crossbars and a N-tonne backpack, I realized a couple of people had stopped to ask me if I was alright - David, a recent graduate from the psychology program at Waterloo; and George, a semi-retired mechanical engineering professor. The two of them helped me up

and asked me enough questions to help me reach the highly medical conclusion that my a.rm”felt reeee&y funny.” George, seeing my weighty backpack and my pasty pre-passing out complexion, put my troublesome five-speed in his trunk and drove me home (I would probably still be sitting there trying to figure out what the heck happened if it weren’t for him -and for my classmates Daisy, Shannon and Joan, who helped me get to the walk-in clinic later that afternoon). Well, students and faculty may be apathetic in some places on some campuses, but there weren’t any apathetic types around Thursday afternoon - lucky for me and my fractured arm. So, if someday you’re peddling alongwondering, “just how apathetic are these folks?” hit some gravel, pitch yourself over the handle bars, and just wait - you’ll be amazed at the initiative around this place. -KbnGm.uiwd

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am very concerned with the new pricing system Distance Education is currently using. I was told that certain groups of students, such as those who are enrolled in Engineering, Optometry and Computer Sci-

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ence, need to pay more money than other students for the same course. I understand why we (engineering students) should pay a higher tuition fee for our courses, because I admit that we are using more expensive equipment (which is purchased by the school) than most other programs. I also understand that those “designated” programs are in high demand, and I don’t mind paying higher tuition fees for some courses if every student taking the same courses pays the same price. However, for a Distance Ed. course, such as Phil 215, which is taken by students from different faculties, I don’t see how it is fair to have “discriminative pricing. n -Erichi

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n response to the editorial entitled “Something for nothing” in the July 2 edition of Imprint,I would like to caution all readers from drawing a quick conclusion. In this highly critical editorial, it’s stated that we should expect a lot from our Feds execs, as their combined salaries are comparable to “high ranking UW administrators.” Why this is relevant to their job performance eludes me. Five people make as much as some UW brass, By that logic, we should expect the competency level of each exec to be one fifth that of this UW adminis-

trator. These seem very low expectations, and naturally, we expect all of our execs to be fully competent. Also,ourexecsmakewagescomparable to many students on co-op (if calculated for an entire year of work). This seems fair. I would also like to bring to the attention of everyone that the move to find a new logo was endorsed by Council at their May 16 meeting, with the councillors being aware of both the costs of a redesign and the intangible benefits accompanying said changes. Even if one thought that the band in the SLC did not raise voter awareness or participation in our Provincial election, it was at least good entertainment. The Feds open house was well-attended and there were several people who had never visited the office come meet the people who reside there, I believe this event -did much to humanize the Feds execs and make them more ‘approachable to the average student. As to the disapproval of the selfpromoting of the Feds, I share their belief that a prominent Feds is an effective Feds. My last objection is that the editorial seems to have already drawn its conclusions on our President, less than 20 per cent into her term, If there are issues you feel aren’t being adequately addressed, talk to your councillor or go talk to the Feds directly.

“Free beer. We didn’t even know we were allowed in there.”

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“It should be the Grad and Undergrad house. Call it the Fun house.” Dave Scholten Turnkey Desk

“Advertising!”

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To tbeEa%r,

he editorial by Tara Hillis in the last issue of Imprint was vague and unfounded. I don’t have a problemwithconstructivecriticism. However, if you are going to criticize the Feds, make your arguments sound. Tara argues that the Feds have been inconspicious - how? She outlines all of the ways they have tried, and succeeded, to increase their visibility. Apparently, the Editor-in-Chief of Imprint does not think publicity is a worthwhile goal. I have to wonder how Tara expects the Feds to efficiently deliver services and promote knowledge of the services without publicity. A result of this publicity is that the Feds now have a larger volunteer base than what has existed for years. To argue that if the Feds are involved in self-promotion they either aren’t doing their job or they have no reason to exist, does not follow. All businessesand servicesare involved in self-promotion; it is necessary and legitimate. Further, it is Chris Harold, VP Internal not Christine who was responsible for the logo change and the running of the events Tara mentioned. It is important to note that Christine’s job is behind the scenes by definition and design. If Christine was constantly visible, she wouldn’t be doing her job.

“Jell0 water slide from the patio to Engineering L&ture Hall.”

“Kiddie wading pool. They have one at Conrad Grebel - it’s the coolest thing.” James Mingle & Kathryn Preuss Chem%ty

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“How could the Graduate Student Association improve the Grad House?” -

YHave a party or a water gun fight. Get some torches or candles for at night.”

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Tara places little value on committee work, but it is in these meetings thar decisions are made which have the far-reaching consequences she says she wants. What relevance does the executives’ salaty have to do with her argument? Eachmember of the executive makes approximately $24,000 per year, which is significantly less than they would make elsewhere. The salary is not related to high-ranking UW administrators unless you want to bring up the fact that we pay five people, who do considerably more work than one person can accomplish, with the same dollars one UW administrator receives. By this notion, based on the amount of work and responsibility executive members have, we don’t pay &em enough. Finally, I would appreciate clarification on several points. First, what was meant by iLenable students to secure sponsorship for events and projects” ? Students are free to approach Students’ Council for funding of events and regularly do; as well, many of the executive have grants they administer from their budgets. Secondly, housing issues in what way have they not recently begun to be addressed? UW is planning to build a new residence and renovate the Married Students’ Apartments. Third, what is inadequate advising and how big is too big for class sizes? Forgive me, but I’m in Arts and class sizes tend not to be a problem. Fourth, what other issues

with professors and classes are you referring to? The Feds are developing the means to publish evaluations, which is Veronica Chau’s portfolio, and any further problems with a professor must be dealt with through the complaint procedures in place. You may have some valid concerns but when your argument is vague, ambiguous and includes premises that are not relevant, it does not stand up. -Melissa Graham 2B Applied Studies Political

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To the Editor,

n response to Tara Hillis’ July 2 editorial, “Something for nothing,” I would like to question her facts. Ms. Hillis personally attacked the Feds President and accused the Feds of “sounding too much like a n It is ironic that, in so government. doing, MS, Hillis demonstrated that, like the mainstream media, she too misconstrues and distorts information to satisfy her own initiatives. I am curious as to where Ms. Hillis came up with her numbers and why she never met with the Feds President to discuss the Feds’ agenda? How can Ms. Hillis substantiate such claims that the Feds “have put a band in the SIX for a day for $422.” I understand that Ms. Hillis received a report-Outlining the “Rock the Vote” campaign encouraging UW students to vote in the recent provincial elec-

tion. The report entire campaign,

showed that the including brochures, posters, mail to students, the concert, sound equipment and tefreshments, came to a grand total of $422. These efforts resulted in higher student voter turnout than ever before. Much like tabloid reporters however, Ms. Hillis twisted the report to meet her own purposes. You will not have read about the “Rock the Voten campaign in Imprint. AlthoughtheFeds’effortsmade newsin theKitcbmer-W&&x&umd and the Gazette, since the spring term began,itseemsImprinthasbeenmore concerned with printing storiesabout UW administration than writing stories about students. Your role, Ms. Hillis, as is the role of the Feds executive, is to gauge the needs and interests of students. More importantly, as the Editor of our student newspaper, it is important that all the facts you report are accurate. I hope students will take the opportunity to visit the Feds President to seek the truth that was ignored in Ms. Willis’ editorial.

-Amber Cti#ie 4AApplied

Studies &Psychokgy

Veganism in a nutshell What is a vegan ? Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish or poultry. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products or by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool or other animal-derived products. Why ueganism ? People choose to be vegan for health, environmental and/or ethical reasons. For example, some vegans fee1 that one promotes the meat industry by consuming eggs and dairy products. That is, once dairy cows or egglaying chickens are too old to be productive, they are slaughtered; and since male calves do not produce milk, they are usually raised for veal. Many people avoid these items because of the inhumane conditions associated with their production. Many vegans choose this lifestyle in order to promote a more humane and caring world. They know they are not perfect, but believe they have a responsibility to treat other living beings with compassion and respect. Vegan nuZritiun The key to a nutritionally sound vegan diet is variety. A healthy and varied vegan diet includes fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole grain products, legumes (beans, peas,

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lentils and soy products), seeds and nuts. Prokin It is very easy for a vegan diet to meet the recommended dietary intake for protein so long as calorie intake is sufficient. Strict protein planning or combining is not necessary; the key is to eat a varied diet. All legumes and their products provide an excellent source of protein, as do nuts, seeds, and dark green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach. Cukiz4m Calcium can be found in significant quantities in dark green vegetables, tofu, nuts and seeds and in products such as fortified soy, rice and nut milks, orange juice, etc. The ccw sumption of high-protein animal products appears to contribute ro calcium loss and bone resorption: thus calcium requirements for tht;se on lower-protein plant-based dletc; are believed to be iower than the usual recommendations. Vikzmin B 12 The daily requirement for vitarnjri B12 is extremely low (tww micrograms/day). Vegan sources ( ) f this vitamin include fortified soy, TILL* and nut milks, fortified meat w;: logues, nutritional yeast (ReJ :&I; T6635), fortified breakfast cc rt& and vitamin El 2 supplements.

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s university students, we of ten wish that tuition would stop increasing or that midterms, assignments and papers wouldn’t all fall into the same week. Now imagine yourself as a child between the ages of 2 l/z and 18 diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. What would you wish for? I can easily hear the words of a young girl dying from a rare disease asif Ijustsawhervideo, “Ican’twish for it to go away, but at least T can cope with it.” For many children living with a life-threatening illness, constant tests, hospital visits and surgeries rob them of their childhood. They spend their days wishing they could be healthy. It all began back on April 29 jn 1980,whenthefimwishwasgranted, Christopher Grecicius, a seven-yearold boy dying of leukaemia, expressed a simple wish to be a policeman. With the help of the local police and highway patrol officers in Phoenix, Arizona, Christopher received his own custom-made uniform, helmet and badge, and was inducted irlao thz force. His wish became realiry z hc rode along in a police cruiser and flew above the city in a police

helicopter! Just days following this dation, Jason and his family were memorable day, Christopher passed flown to Los Angeles so that they away, after beinggiventhe opportunity to experience one day as a police officer - something he had always wanted, Christopher, hiswish and the enormous support from the community touched many hearts, inspiring the creation of the Make-A-Wish Foundation - an organization that helps remind children and their families what childhood is al1 about. The Foundation turns dreams into reality for children whose lives are limited by an iHness. The Foundation is the largest non-profit wishgranting organization in the world. It exists for one purpose: to fWill the special wishes of children under the age of 18 who have life-threatening illnesses. This promchick’snotnothineon Carrie. I have had the privilege of meeting the parents of a young boy from Waterloo could visit the studio where the series by the rune of Jason. Jason loves the is filmed, The Foundation provided X-Files and with the help of the Founeverything for the family - trans-

portation, accommodations, meals, heaIth insurance, medical care, and whatever else the family needed in order to enjoy their vacation. Not only did the trip to L.A. fulfill a young boy’s dream, but it also provided the whole family with the opportunity to temporarily put aside their suffering and anguish and share positive moments together and with Jason. For two weeks Jason forgot about his illness tid concentrated on the joys of being a kid. Jason’s parents have expressed how valuable the vacation was for the entire family. Here in Waterloo, as they go about their daily lives, their focus and energy is placed on hospital visits and meeting Jason’s medid needs, but the vacation gave the family a chance to nurture the emotional needs of not only Jason but the entire family. Jason is also happy that he can show pictures to his friends and share exciting stories about meeting his TV hero, David Duchovny.

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By the end of 1998, 49 wish requests had been approved by the Foundation of South-Western Ontario (the district K-W falls into) that is a lot of smiles! We are currently fund-raising to be prepared for at least SO wish requests in 1999. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has recently received funding and support from the Community Outreach Program which strengthens their ability to bring wishes to life for children in the K-W area. Chemotherapy, constant pain felt in every joint from juvenile arthritis, the inability to walk due to cerebral palsy --thankfully this is not the way I remember my childhood. But for many children, this is all they know. These children and their families need our help as a community. You may know of a child who needs a frown to be turned upside down, a child who would love, even just for a few days, to forget their illness and have fun. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization. Therefore, they rely on donations, fundraisers and the help of generous volunteers. Many families and community organizations work together to make the Foundation such a special organization. New volunteers are always welcome.

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s individuals, we ati face diff icult decisions: Do I wear shorts or pants? Do I want to drink beer or wine? Meanwhile, there are many other people who must decide how to ensure that proactive, long-term decisions and strategies will be highly adaptable but effective somehow that beer or vodka hi&ion doesn’t seem so difficult. A round table discussion is one government strategy that aims to make decisionmaking more com. . . prehensive and democratic. This strategy was introduced by Dr, Mary-Louise McAllister at the first spring term colloquium for the Political Science department last week. Dr. McAllister, a UWprofessor cross-appointed in Environmental Studies and Political Science, explained how our government makes use of round tables because of the underlying assumption that a “democratic society requires active citizen participation.” H o w ev e r, Dr. McAllister brought to light one essential question: “If we want [the government] to listen to us, which of us do we want them to listen to?” Environmentalists are one

group that struggles to be heard. Yet round tables are particularly useful for multi-faceted environmental issues because they allow stakeholders to state and defend their position while presenting it in a more equal, non-hierarchical setting. Round tables also bring to light competing values and different needs - Lands for Life is an example of this. In Utopia, a round table will allow for deliberative debate where people act less in self-interest and

mental groups send industry spinningbecause they workon those two principles, have an understanding of politics and are fast on their feet. However, when industry has a one million dollar stake, it is harder to define what the dollar cost of a (potentially) degraded environment is. Dr. McAllister has participated in round table discussions on envitonmental issues, such as mining. One discussion held in British Columbia stands out in her mind. During the initial stages of the round table, each par-

Environmentalists are one $jrcmp ticipant was asked to state who they represent. Various answers, that struggles to be heard work together to seek out a decision that addresses the common good. For an environmentalist, this will likely mean also addressing the biophysical good of the planet. One goal may be to find what drives an uecological democracy” - blurring the boundary between human social systems and natural systems. “Ecologica1 problems

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established government jurisdictions,” Dr. McAllister said. “The most successful participants in round tables see this and work for future generations and [the] broader good.” Dr. McAllister has seen environ-

such as industry or First Nations, were given. When Dr. McAllister was asked to respond, she said that she didn’t represent anyone in particular and further added, “I’m an academic and no academic is going to let me represent them - they like to speak for themselves.” When Dr. McAllister received the list of participants for the round table it said, “Mary-Louise McAllister - General Public-” DrMcAllister laughed at this and said, uWho [did] I represent? The province of B-C? I don’t think SO!” All problems aside, Dr. McAllister supports round tables and refutes the idea that they exist solely to improve government image.

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I started off writing a new set of tags and parsing them myself, and auto-inserting headers and footers, but then I moved on to using embedded Per1 (see http://perl.apache.org/ embperl). I wasgoingto use PHP (http://www.php.net), one of the newer “web languages,” but PHP’s object-oriented support is incomplete and doesn’t do whatt I need.

requests for <filename> .htmi to <filename > .epl “behind the scenes,” so users are none the wiser: a page will seem to be “index.html” when it was really generated by “index.epl.” So what do you put in these fabulous .epl files? Per1 code, of course, and you can mix it freely with HTML if you want. Perl’s object-oriented support is quite extensive and very flexible (almost too flexible). Personally, I create a class for each set of pages and then use methods (commands) within the class to display the data for a page. Commands include those to output the header (a graphic and a customized title), specially formatted paragraphs (e*g. quotes get italicized and centred) and images l ven a border, caption, and ALT tag). The Important thing is that these commands are general enough that I can change the look of a set of pages with the same style (class) just by changing the code in one place. It reduces copying of redundant text and I can generate correct output for different browsers by adding simple switches to the code. HTML::Embperl can also be programmed to generate a static (. html) web site if necessary, for example, when you’re running your site on someone else’s server and they don’t want to run embedded Perl. Standards are converging, but meanwhile, a good set of tools will ensure that your web site is viewable by everyone, at its stunning best.

n the first part of the article, I looked at the problem of web standards and browsers that don’t quite see pages the same way. Between writing the two parts of this article, I’ve explored even more solutions to get what are basically dynamic web pages. Most solutions come down to programming: your own, or someone else’s, using tools like Waterloo’s own LivePage? If something is too specific, a new layer can be added, Drivers are a good example of this. When an operating system, like Linux (or even Windows, when it runs) needs to control hardware like disks or printers, it talks in general terms to the aWce driver, a program that translates general requests (like “set margins to one inch,” “print page five,n or for disks, %rite this data to this file,” 3s this user allowed to read this file?“) into specific commands to the hardware. Since I run my own server, it was easy for me to get and New hardware just requires a new device driver, rather than changes to the entire operating system. . install HTML: : Embperl, the handler for embedded Per1 docuBut what does this have to do with the web? The driver merits. Apache (the server), HTML: :Embperl, and Per1 itself are translates the general to the sbecific and does the behindall free, open source (http://www.opensource.org) software. the-scenes work of flipping bits and reading/writing I/O Per1 is a language that is almost synonymous with web programchannels etc. Similarly, since HTML has b&me too specific ming; the majority of web scripts are written in Perl, because of and changes too much between browsers and versions, I its excellent text-handling capabilities and shallow learning decided to use a general format for my pa&, using my own curve. styles (not to be confused with Cascading Style Sheets, which Embedded Per1 page files end in “.epl” (by convention), but are completely different). a bit of tweaking with Apache’s mod-rewrite will redirect David Robins isa web consa.dtantwith Votiex Systems. . I,.,.A..~*.. .I. y. +-.-ye :*+.~~*G++:,, >:,;:.: ).: . ,,:.::::;:._.’ ,,:?jf&&q?& :,;.::, :::_,I::.,;:.::I: ::,.:I,.>::::,::,,,:::::r,,::g,: . :,:.:: :,:,::,:. :,::1,9~~~~~~“‘~~~~~?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~..~~~~~~~n:.~~b~~~~b~~.~..~.*~~~~*v~~~ rnAW...._ ?S.‘. :. :. .: 1 :’ .. : , f:‘._._;. ‘.. ;;i.‘[‘$,,;,:. -d’~:~~~~~~~~~~:~:~.~,~~~::~~:~~~~~~~~~~.~:~~:’i-.:.~~.,il, ,y’yy, .‘f ~::;:~:.:~:(,y;:$, j:’ :,y::.Jji I’~;:“ipj::.~j;:’ ;. :..yIpi :;:‘., ‘;:.yi”7: ;j:!:I::‘::,.:j::.y:’ :.f;““/ :_i..~~.wy+.yy.. :” $yi. :I :..y....-.-1’ :.’ .-........A........v ; : ‘, V.......~. ,. ,:.i.t‘.-A.m.~A*.. :....‘....A _. ::. :‘: .:.-. ‘..* iiF 1 .,::. ....,: :’ ‘. .

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The cell: A unit of life or controversy? AMAN

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giene levels of existing ones. Another point that some individuals raise interference is akin to playing God. I believe that someone came uD with the conceDt of “medicine.” ence had begun: With respect to Dolly, since almost no one had 1

he scientific community was up in arms a short while ago concerning the possibility that certain companies can potentially start cloning humans shortly. It is rumored that at least half a dozen companies in the U.S.A. and Britain currently possess the requisite technology. Furthermore, a few of these have reportedly grown embryos from a human cell but incinerated or destroyed them before they could cleave beyond the 32 cell stage. The proponents and the opponents of this line of scientific research each have valid arguments. Here are a few.

Stem cells, for the biologically challenged, are cells which, if given the opportunity, can become any body cell.‘Now, if used with a fair bit of prudence and rationality, stem cells can be forced to develop into pancreatic cells or neural ceils, fir example. In each case, this would benefit those afflicted with diabetes or Parkinson’s respectively. Pigs and maybe even bovine animalscanberaisedcarryingorganswhich would be compatible with human bodies. This would result in extremely high transplant success rates. Infertile couples, who do not wish to adopt a child, would have another viable option, too. An American doctor is already in the process of opening up an infertility clinic, and hopes to produce 500 babies a year. Ekaahhhh!!! Cons Many people say that genetic engineering would lead directly to eugenics. Good point. The idea that someone just might try to create a superhuman race is very plausible. Of course, this would be in direct contrast to the “good” philosophy of stem cell research. Stem cells are not for developing new entities from scratch, but to increase the hy-

is that such the moment the interferheard about

Canada needs a strict set of penalties for those who venture too far her until the day she came out (pun unintended) in the papers, it is possible that someone is likely to take all of this too far. Avery valid criticism at this juncture, apart from the no-ethics barred DhifosoPhy. is that with cloning comes a rediced gene pool. Humans have been around this long because of the diversity in our genetic code. Cloning would result in a gene pool which would be unable to cope with the environmental stress which we encounter everyday. Of course, these effects would not be seen for a few generations, but once initiated, that’s all she wrote. The Canadian government is presently revising laws which deal with cloning and genetic engineering associated research. Hopefully, they will come up with a set of codes and laws which cover most of the loopholes, but we know they cannotcover all of them.The human race should have a chance to adapt naturally to the hardships it faces. Moreover, they had better have a strict set of penalties in place for those who venture too far, for those who want to deliver a pocket-sized version of natue or evolution, or the next couple of decades might end up being the swan song of human diversity and variability.

Disability? What disability? Athletes gather in the K-W region to show that a physical impairment is no disability at all JOHN

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he athletes that will converge on Kitchener-Waterloo this weekend will, in all likelihood, not receive million-dollar contracts and commercial endorsements that are worth more than the gross domestic product of a small African country. These athletes are not household names, nor will they become such when these games finish. In fact, th will probably have to pay their own way to participate this weekend, But make no mistake, these participants of the 1999 Ontario Games for the physically disabled still have the motivation, talent and heart that other overpaid and overpampered millionaires in professional sports have. To chose who are not familiar with this genre of sports, it may seem daunting or just simply obtuse. How-

The games aren’t well known, since only community accesstelevision will cover them ever, there is a lot that happens at these games, and if you love sporting statistics, these games promise to be a real treat. Even if you love to see

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adies’ fastball is a growing sport that has, in recent years, becomean Olympicevent. Many urban and rural communities have ladies’ fastball teams ranging in ages. A town as small as Cargill can support a team and, of course, a place like Toronto can support many. With the increase of interest in this sport, it is hard to believe that Canadian universities have yet to implement a league of their own. Perhaps, however, it is not so hard to believe when a person considers how long it took

people compete, these games will show the best that the physically disabled have to offer in terms of athletic prowess. Unfortunately, it seems that these games are not all that well known, especially since only the community access television channel will cover these games and only then, for an hour a day. Therefore, it is the duty of yours truly to enlighten the that read this fine publication the twenty-third annual for the physically disabled, e of the many idiosyncracies make these games unique is e concept of the classification system for athletes. In fact, there are so many categories and subcategories that poor Carolus Linneus’s head would spin.. However, the importance of these classifications cannot be overemphasized. Basically, the purpose of the categories and subcategories is to give all athletes an even playing field. To determine the classification, the participant is evaluated for the type and degree of disat: ility. It is this classification that allows the athlete to participate in these games. There are five categories of disabilities that are considered in these games. The following is a brief synopsis of these categories:

Amputee

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This class covers partial or complete lossof one or more limbs. This group

for the age-old game of baseball to come to Canadian universities. The first thing to note is that baseball and fastball are two separate sports. Baseball consists of a larger playing area, over-hand pitching, fast pitching and hard fielding. Fastbali is known primarily for its “windmili”

It is hard to believe that Canadian universities have yet to implement a league of their own pitching pitching

style but also consists of fast and hard fielding. The pitch-

is further divided into whether the amputee lost an arm, leg or combination of both. The classes here range from Al to A9. The first four classes (Al-A4) cover the legs while the next four classes (AS-AS) deal with the arms. A9 is the combination of lower and upper limb amputation.

Visually Impaired/ Blind Classes This is the simplest classification of the five. To be considered blind, one must possess less than ten per cent of their useful vision. The classes range from 81 (no light perception) to B3 (2/60 to 4/60 and a visual field between five and twenty degrees).

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In this group, the classes are divided into two subcategories, those being track classes and field events. The track classes range from T1 (severe reduction of power in arms that affects grip and elbow extension with very limited strength in shoulders and biceps) to T4 (normal power in arms, effective trunk rotation and optimal sitting position). The field events range from Fl (severe reduction of function in the throwing arm that affects grip, wrist flexion and shoulder extension with no balance in sitting) to F7 (excellent balance in sitting and trunk movements, although a bit unsteady when bending sideways). It should be noted that in races

er’s mound is closer to the plate in fastball than in baseball and the strike zone varies slightly. The inter-collegiate baseball league, which includes a team from Waterloo, originally held no interest in the eyes of the CIAU, OUA or the provincial levels. Instead, baseball teams formed the CIBA, Canadian Inter-Collegiate Baseball Association. To this day, must university bast-ball teams have to fund themselves. “At Toronto, we have to raise all of our funding ourselves, nor does the university provide a playing field,” commented University of Toronto coach Dan Lang.

1,500 metres and longer, T3 athletes compete with T4 athletes.

Les Autres Classes The miscellaneous category that was added to the games in 1990. The Les Autres covers those afflicted by polio, muscular dystrophy, spina b&da and injuries to the nervous or musculoskeletal system. Like the wheelchair class, the Les Autres is divided in to a track class and a field class. The track class ranges from LATl (uses a wheelchair in daily activities, difficulty in sitting balance and reduced muscular strength, and either normal upper extremity function with moderate sitting balance or good balance with reduced upper extremity function) to LAT (ambulatory with normal function in lower limbs but reduced function in upper limbs.) The field classes range from LAFl (a wheelchair user with severe limitation in both arms) to LAF6 (ambulatory athletes with only slightly reduced function in the non-throwing arm.)

Cerebra3 Palsy Class The most dissected of all the classes, the cerebral palsy class is determined by the degree of ability, which includes dexterity, balance and strength based upon the level of the disability. This class is divided into eight subclasses, each tif which has three sections. The range of this class varies from class 1, section 1 (moderate to severe spasticity in all four limbs) to

class 8, section 3 (may possess minimal loss of full function caused by lack of coordination.) Now that the classifications have been covered, we proceed undaunted into the realm of the actual events. Each class has its own separate events, but the concept is basically the same as for able-bodied athletes. For amputee sports, track, field and power lifting events are the order of the day. On the track, the races will range from 100 to 5,000 metres. No crutches or other aids will be allowed.

These athletes have the motivation, talent and heart that the overpaid and overpampered millionaires in professional sports have On the field, the wearing of a prosthesis is optional. Wheelchair athletes and blind athletes will also be competing in track, field and power lifting. Les Autres athletes will only have track and field to deal with. With the blind athletes, the track events will have either a caller using a megaphone (for sprints) or a guide runner to inform them on their position and the position of the other runners. continued

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Toronto is not the only university team that has little to no funding from their institution. Waterloo has a team-funded organization with each player paying $250 as well as doing fund raising to cover other expenses. Just recently, the Athletic Department at Waterloo has begun to recognize the team and the CIBA and are currently working towards

shows his spirit through his coaching abilities, but also through his role as the president of the CIBA. “I am honoured to be the president of the ClBA and I am proud of the role I may have played in its development since 1996.” Martin also commented that he would be “pleased” to help develop ladies’ fastball at the university level should there be sufficient interest. Until that day arrives, another interesting fact is that the CIBA rules and regulations do not prohibit women from playing on the baseball teams. Although the teams are far from equal in gender, that is not due to the CUBA or the coaches, it just seems either women do not want to play baseball or did not know they could play. Martin welcomes anyone who has interest playing for the Waterloo team to “show their stuff” during the

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p.m. on the North Campus Recreational Facilities at the Columbia Ice Fields. In the meantime, you may want to brush up on your grounders, fly balls, pitching, hitting, catching and, of course, your team spirit.

Golf Tournament Report

n July 8, the First Annual Campus Recreation Golf Tournament hit the links at the Waterloo Golf Academy for nine holes of fun and friendly “scramble” competition. Everyone went home with a full stomach, a prize and a smile on their faces as this first time event proved to be a huge success. The team of Dykstra Poultry (Doug Dykstra, Tony Presland, James Barber and team ace Jay Dub&i) took the stroke play with a two-under-par round of 29 with no bogeys and two birdies, both on par fours. However, when it came time for prizes all eyes were on the almighty “Ribbon Board. * Four holes were chosen randomly throughout the dinner and the team with the lowest total score for these holes got the chance to choose their prizes first. With birdies on holes five and seven, the honour went to the Specs Appeal team (Mea&n Gibbons, Graham Taylor, Suzanne Moore and Cindy Wagner), who postedanastonishing total score of only 11 strokes on these four holes. The “longest drive” and uclosest to the pin” competition

also added some flavour to the round as both men and women vied for the distance and accuracy crowns. On the par four eighth hole, Rod Wait gave the best John Daly impression, winning the men’s longest drive competition with a perfectly straight shot no less than 70 yards. Nancy Powell followed on the same hoIe with a drive of about 200 yards to take the ladies’ distance title. On the par three, sixth hole, Mark Lau and Lynn Michaud, playing in the same group, captured the ‘Closest to the Pin” titles displaying some deadly accuracy in the process. Considering the success of this inaugural event, watch for a sequel in the fall term and some glo-ball action next summer. Thanks to everyone for a great time!

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he University of Waterloo Lifeguard Team is still accepting members. If you are looking to compete, or just improve your skills, contact Shawnah Staples (sestaple@ahsmail) for more information. Upcoming competitions include the Ontario

Thenot-sodisabled gamesof K-W continued

owing Club executive Patty Mah and Fran Hannigan are the well-deserved recipients of the ‘Leader of the Week’ award. They have dedicated numerous volunteer hours to training their members both on and off the water, They have done an excellent job this term and Campus Recreation would like to congratulate them! Keep up the great work!

ony is a fourth year math student and a first year soccer referee. As referee he is very approachable, fair and well poised. As a player he has demonstrated good sportsmanship. He shows respect for his teammates and opponents. His charisma on the soccer field while, playing, or refereeing, makes him a valuable member of the Campus Recreation program.

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Neil has continually gone above and beyond the call of’ duty for his position. Almost every Tuesday you can find him in the Equipment Room helping out. He has managed to brighten up meetings and keep the camper moral high. Thanks for everything, Neil!

SummerActive

ongratulations toJocelyn Stephen, the winner of the 1999 Summer Active award! Stay tuned for an all new Cross Canada Challenge beginning in the Fall.

Jobs!jobs! Jobs!

Lifeguards

Leadersof the Week

PattyMah &Fran Hannign

Provincial Championships, August 12-14; The first annual Oktoberfest Competition in the Fall at the University of Waterloo and the Ontario University Championships held at Brock University in Winter 2000.

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Cerebral Palsy Athletes have the greatest variety as far as events go, Not only is there track, field and power lifting events, but also bocci and slalom. In the slalom, athIetes manoeuver their wheelchairs around a 25meter course containing forward and reverse gates. Penalties are added for touching or knocking down a pylon. In slalom, electric and manual wheelchairs compete separately. In bocci, each wheelchair athlete tries to position his or her ball as close to the jack as possible. At the end of four rounds, the points are tallied and the one player with the highest score emerges the victor. Of course, what are these games without the athletes? Each one has a personal story to tell, from the Games honourary chairman Carl Hiebert, who made Canadian aviation history

ampus Recreation is looking for fun, active individuals who are looking to earn a little extra money! Applications for employment with Campus Recreatidn for the Fall 1999 term are now available. From Lifeguards and Referees to CPR and Squash, we have a job for you!

when he was the first person to pilot an open-cockpit ultra light aircraft 5,000 kilometers across Canada despite being a paraplegic, to Ethel Sage, a world class bocci player who won a great tournament in Westminister, British Columbia in 1992. As for the region of Waterloo, it will be well represented by Andrea Burkholder, a student at Resurrection Secondary School who has competed in CWOSSA and OFSSA in track for 800 meter races, and Kent Colquhoun, a 33 year-old Waterloo resident who has a stellar record at these games. The person who will recite tbe Athlete’s Oath for these games is Mike Tyreli, a blind athlete who, with assistance from guide runner Nick Rollings, has won numerous titles in track. The 199 9 Ontario Games for the physically disabled has been supported by many people around the Kitchener-Waterloo community. All that is needed now is the fans. The games start with the opening ceremonies on Friday at Centennial Stadium. Events will also be held at Albert McCormick Arena and Rockway Golf Course. So come out and support the disabled on their way to the gold!

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finale, Courtney actually gave her electric guitar away to a girl in the audience. Preceding Hole was Moist, whose set inspired the most fero-

hehteofnextyear%Edgefest hasbeenannouncedonEdge 102: There will be no more national tour. It’s back to the roots of the popular and profitable show at Molson Park in Barrie. Greig Nori of treble charger said, “I thought it was caUedMolson Edgefest,” holding said beer in hand. This year, for the first time, an American band headlined Edgefest: Hole. The band acted as a great draw andwasalsolikelythecatalystforthis year’s hike in ticket prices. People were willing to pay to see Hole, as well as many other talented (and not-so-talented) bands. Whatever anyone chooses to say about Courtney Love, the indisputable fact is that she puts on an amazing, fan-centred live show. Not only did she venture into the crowd on the July 2 show, Courtney also brought about 20 fans onto the stage and proceeded to dance and sing with each of them. As part of her

Hole’s Courtney love gives an alloutperformanceforherfans. cious-mosh pit response of the day. David Usher came out with his nowfamouscowboyhatonandproceeded to whip the crowd into a frenzy. On July 1, Silverchair was delayed by 40 minutes due to the rain and put on a boring set. It was nice

what they said about Canadian fans being enthusiastic, but, unfortunately they weren’t - at least not for Silverchair. Frankly, on this day, when it was raining and everyone was somewhat miserable, it was a shock to see the crowd really get into Big Wreck. The band’s melodies harmonized with the crowd’s mood of somber angst and inspired brave pot smokers to test qut their new bongs. The Matthew Good Band put on an interesting show, even if the cheerleaders they invited on stage the first day distracted a bit from the excellent performance. Asking the audience to yell “fuck off, Matt” before the last song was a nice touch. Treble charger can’t really complain about headlining the second stage, since they played to a packed crowd during Edwin’s performance on the main stage. The majority in attendance preferred to see treble charger than Edwin. . The ex-singer of I Mother Earth was one of a few novelty performers featured, Len (of one-hit-wonder, “Steal My Sunshine” fame) being another. Many people were curiously anxious to see how these acts would perform. The verdict: not very well. Edwin was camera-ready and

it’s Edgefest! confident, which is perhaps strange considering he is really ing from scratch. Ironically, flew overhead announcing lease of the new I Mother

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IanThornley, the lead singer of Big Wreck, looks like Brad Pitt, no? album during Edwin’s set, The second stage also featured such bands as Vertical Horizon, a really great, albeit virtually unknown, band. The Rascalz were notable as well, being a hip-hop bandat a “rock”

concert, but they were much-appreciated by the crowd. Representing the twelve year-old baby rock genre (aside from Silverchair) was Serial Joe. These wanna-be-of-age punks got off on the screaming girls in the crowd. Enjoy it while you can, boys. The vendors added a lot to the carnival atmosphere. More and more corporations are tapping into this music festival market. It was the captive consumer quality of the day that spurred many to spend $4 for a Pepsi or $3.50 for a slice of pizza. And one should never pass up the opportunity to spend $12 on a temporary tattoo that washes off in the rain three minutes after application. Canadian music is doing very well in Canada, and festival concerts like this reinforce support for strong Canadian bands. Edge‘fest of old was more a show of up-and-coming talent. In the past few years, however, established talent such as Foo Fighters, Green Day, Collective Soul and Hole have played the supposedly Canadian festival. Perhaps next year’s show will be back to Edgefest’s roots, and music fans of Toronto and surrounding area can enjoy another Canada Day at Molson Park.

Moist: “the five-headed beast” R

ecently, Imprint had the opportunity to chat with Paul Wilcox, drummer for the Canadian band Moist, Moist’s new album,M&& FiveandDime, produced by IXVid Leonard (who also produced such artists as Prince atid The Barenaked Ladies). The album has been well-received by both fans andcritics. Wilcoxcalledlmprint from his tour bus while en route from Winnipeg to Calgary to play an Edgefest date the next day. Imprint:You recordedthedemo versions for the new album on home equipment, got a producer, and then went into the studio. Was that an unusual approach? Paul Wdcox: I suppose it’s kind of unconventional. But we’ve just stumbled on a way that really works for us. It helps to organize your thoughts and get agood idea of what the song actually sounds like by demoing it. And, with a lot of the stuff, we took the demo and kept a bunch of the tracks that were actually from the home studjo, and it worked really well. I: It seems like you guys had everything under control, why did

you even bring in a producer? studio to record Creat&-e, I don’t far as catering to people, we’re not PW: I’m really happy we did think we were in a very good smart enough to do that (laughs). I do think it takes a bit of getting used because [David Leonard’s] a very headspace - I know I wasn’t, and _ to; it’s a lot mellower in parts. It’s still good enabler - he creates a really Dave has said he wasn’t. a Moist record-it’s a degood atmosphere for being creative. But he parture, but not to the exhad a little bit of a tent that we’re re-inventproblem with the ing ourselves. And that’s not our job either, to b4nd dynamic; we’re kind worry about stuff like that. of a strange band in that That’s the record comparespect. ny’s [job] to bitch and whine . With a lot of bands, and worry about, “Oh, I somebody tends to cake don’t hear any singles,” or charge and they make aI1 whatever, We just do what the calls. But [Leonard] we do and hopefully peorefers to us as the fiveple like it, because what it headed beast, and it’s all comes down to is a big true! popularity contest. When somebody getsbroughtintothatsituI: This album was This is Moist. Imprint interviewed the head, Paul Wilcox. ation with us, it’s a little made thinking very little of bit confusing in that you your live show. How did you cOme to don’t know who to talk to because But this time out, it was great; it was a lot of fun and we had a great re-create the songs for the live gigs you have to talk to everybody. But time. Like, you’d wake up in the like Edgefest, where mosh pits are that’s the way that we work and morning looking forward to going imminent? we’re not going to change. PW: We’re a lot heavier live into the studio, or going into the “Bat Cave” and working on stuff. than we are on records, in general, I: You use a lot of different inand you kind of have to do that strumentsonthisalbum,likethesnake I; Did you ever have concerns you have to hit people OYG~ the head charming flute and the little bells, ir when you’re playing big rock shows, about how your fans would receive sounds like you had a lot more fun in there’s not a lot of room for subtlety. the new sound? the studio. . . You’ve gotta have fun, keep it simple, PW: Oh, we had a blast! I mean, PW: Urn, yeah. But the thing is, and just basically try to rock, because that’s putting the cart before the we didn’t really want to admit it, but that’s what people want to hear. So horse, to coin a phrase -you can’t there was a lot of pressure after the worry about that. And, honestly, 4s we’ll rake some songs off the new first record. So when we went in the

record and just beef them up a little bit in a live arrangement. I: At the July 2 Edgefest show in Barrie, a girl threw her bra up on stage. How do you react to that? PW: It’s funny, you’ve gotta take it with a grain of salt. I mean, you don’t take it too seriously. It’s funny -that’s part of a rock show. I: Do you feel that sort of stuff depreciates the music? PW: No. The music has to stand on its own, absolutely, but when we’re playing live, it’s pretty obvious we’re having fun. And I don’t think that takes away from the music. It takes away from us personally, as people, because we’re acting like jackasses! I mean, we have a lot of fun and we have some seriously cheesey rock moves when we’re playing live. It’s like, take a little page from Spinal Tap, which is really funny. When I saw KISS last year, it was so cliched they didn’t go two minutes without a rock clichk, and I loved it; I thought it was amazing. It was brilliant. I-, Ai+ a drummer,

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the witty rogue g.nd notable bachelor, Lord Goring (Rupert Everet), to the rescue. As Goring comes to his friends’ aid, he discovers he is not as amoralashewouldlikehimselftobe. The success of the film really hinges on the quality of acting - all the lead actors give wonderful performances. Rupert Everet andMinnie Driver, particularly, have excellent timing, which is vital for this film

Moore) arrives in k~~don and From hk best friend’s wedding to his own. starts to stir up trouble for the honourable’ Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) and his upstanding wife (Cate Blanchett) by threatening to reveal an old secret. Enter

because many of the jokes rely on raisedeyebrows or other subtle facial movements for their punch lines, Cate Blanchett gives a nuanced per-

formance as a righteouswoman who is forced to re-examine her ideals and eventually realizes that even good people make mistakes, And Peter Vaughan does a hilarious turn as Goring’s loyal butler. In the hands of lesser actors, this film could have easily descended into a slapstick-filled farce. The performances, coupled with Wilde’s razorsharp dialogue, elevate this film to a sophisticated comedy of manners. Director Olivier Parker manages to successfully bridge that infamous gap from stage to screen that sends many a director into an abyss of “stageyness”. The film feels like a film and not just a play being filmed. Although it raises some timely issues about politicalscan~AnIdealHusband doesn’t solve any age old questions, and it doesn’t have anything terribly relevant to say about the human condition. But do we really want to answer age old questions or ponder the human condition on a hot summer night? What the film does do is entertain and that’s good enough. It’s fluff, to be sure, but witty and amusing fluff nonetheless.

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itting in the theatre laughing hysterically at the movie in frontofme,Itookamomentto think. Why, I asked myself, did I find a series of obscenities, strung together with some twisted and tasteless images so funny? Should I feel guilty for taking pleasure in the debauchery before me? The only answer that seemed appropriate was “Who gives a flying fuck 3” This movie is funny with a capital F. I am not a regular watcher of South Park. In fact, I don’t often even find it that funny. Undoubtedly, I missed a few good inside jokes because of that. Even as a stand-alone movie, however, this film has it in spades. South Purk: Bigger, Longer, aizd Uncut raises the bar to a new level in the gross-out, curse a lot, bad taste cartoon genre. Aside from the stunning (not) animation and roll on the floor oneliners, South Park’s first big screen adventure is a well -constructed satire of American pop-culture in its many forms. The astute in the crowd will recognize scenes and songs from

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ave you ever had a dream that was so real that when you awoke from it you weren’t sure just what was real and what was a dream? How do you know that right now your aren’t living in an incredibly realistic dream? Spanish up-and-coming film maker Alejandro Amenabar tackles such questions in his new film Open Youi Eyes. The film tells the story of Cesar (Eduardo Noriega) a suave young womanizer who has everything money, power and good looks until the night of his twenty fifth birthday when everything changes. Cesar meets Sofia (Penelope Cruz) and fails instantly in love, (regardless of the

fact that she is his best friend’s girlfriend.) However, a spurned conquest, Nuria (Najwa Nimri) has other plans for Cesar. After a car crash that leaves Nuria dead and Cesar disfigured for life, Cesar plunges into a. world of dreams and fantasy which land him in a psychiatric prison. Amenabar, who co-wrote as well as directed the film, has some interesting ideasand asks some interesting questions. The film develops at a good pace as you slowly venture deeper into Cesar’s demented mind. The problem is, however, that Amenabar answers too many questions and doesn’t leave much for the audience to ponder. All the loose ends are tied up and no mysteries reniain. The actingisgenerallywelldone, but not spectacular. Eduardo Noriega does a good job as an arrogant brat who doesn’t realize just how lucky he was until his luck runs out. Penelope Cruz does what she

can with the very limited role of the babe who wins Cesar’s heart. Chete L,era, who plays the psychiatrist with a heart of gold, is a sort of Spanish Anthony Hopkins unfortunately, he emulates the over-acting, scenery chewing aspects of Anthony Hopkins and not the Oscar winning, subtle acting aspects. Najwa Nimri is very good as the jilted self-destructive witch, even if her character is a ridiculous and tired cliche. If you are a fan of the recent subgenre of ‘what is reality’ (which ineludes movies likeDark City and The Matrix) you should defihitely check out Open Your&yes to get a Spanish perspective on the whole theme. Open Your Eyes tackles many similar issues without as many inyour-face special effects. Unfortunately, those movies work because the special effects hide the simplistic plot and cardboard andclichedcharacters Open You&yes is not able to hide these flaws.

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movies, musicals and television shows - from the L&e Mermaid to Les Misembles. Further, bad taste aside, this movie has a better plot than most big screen Hollywood movies. The story revolves around a Canadian independent movie made by potty-mouthed Canadian comedians Terrence and Phillip. After sneaking into a showing of an Rrated movie, the South Park kids become obsessed with its creative obscenities, which enrages their parents, especially Kyle’s mother Mrs. Broflovski. The parents blame the movie for the cursing and launch an all-out assault against Canada, who fights back to save the lives of its young stars (the writers for this film were obviously not Canadian). A bloody war ensues on which the very fate of the world hangs in the balance and the South Park kids must band together to bring an end to the war and save the world from Satan and Saddam Hussein. Part musical, part epic, part comedy, So&Park is a wild ride of laughter which turns its satirical eye on the world around it and even on itself; and believe it or not there really is some impressive animation in the Hell scenes. So check out So&Park, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry and yes, you really might hurl but you will enjoy the movie , even if you are ashamed of yourself later.

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his is a wonderful book and, even though I didn’t always have time, I couldn’t put it down. For some strange reason, it is enthralling and it captures your attention. Based on the back of the bookandthe front photo, I thought it was going to be some hokey cowboy story and a cheesy one at that. But it is different. If you’ve read Gabriel Garcia Marquez, it has a flavour quite like his, with odd dialogue and a surreal feel to it. The book is about a ranch hand who works with a few others on a small ranch with horses and cattle in 1952. The main plot line follows this ranch hand, a cigarettesmoking, swarthy kind of fellow, who falls in

love with a Mexican prostitute. There are also numerous side plots which intertwine the ranch way of life and beautiful descriptions of long plains, red sunsets and a much simpler life with fewer worries. This ranch hand, John Grady, asks an epileptic whore to marry him, and she accepts. Of course, many things stand in the way.Thestoryturns out to_,-be quite tragic and touching as the characters reveal and endear themselves to the reader. The book is written in a flowing, simple style, which suits the subject and the scen-

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tion. Several useful illustrations depict areas that demonstrate positive versus negative Feng Shui. It’s important to note that besides object arrangement, the colour and composition of a room are critical in Feng . Shui. When used correctly, various elements either diminish or enhance an area’s ch’i. For example, wood is associated with relaxation. The colour green corresponds with this element. Thus, in an atmosphere where the two are combined, a restful mood be inmay duced. The Wwkbkalsoreveals that Feng Shui isn’t only useful indoors. Feng Shui’s rules encompass various aspects of our external

world. According to its philosophy, everything from the position of vegetation on a landscape, to the shape of a street, contribute to a human’s peace of mind, Indeed, Feng Shui’s premise seems almost eerie. This book’s back cover implores readers to use Feng Shui to “change your life.” But will it? I admit I’m suspicious. Indeed, perhaps if you take this book too seriously, you’ll get a nervous complex. Yet, unlike other volumes that merely explain the basics of how to arrange objects to create positive katema,--eng

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Geri Halliwell (aka. Ginger Spice) is back. After leaving the Spice Girls last year she’s done many things including selling her trademark Ginger outfits, going to Uganda for Comic ReZie~ being appointed Goodwill Ambassador by the UN, singing uHappy Birthday” to Prince Charles andmakinganalbum.Quiteabusy year for one person. Asheralbum name suggests, the songs are a split of vocal sounds - that’s one way to describe it. There are only ten songs on the album but she hits many genres: the bold sound . ,I

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of “Look at Me;” the vampy “Goodnight Kiss,” which is a reminder of her character in the Spice Girls’ “Too Much” video; the Latino influence of “Mi Chico Latino”; the Hindu sound of “L,et MeLoveYou”; andthe&ldlikevoicein”Someone’s Watching Mq” just to name a few. They’re decent songs, but they’re all over the place. And as much as Geri tries to shrug off her Spice Girl persona, “Bag It Up” is definitely a Spicy song. According to Halliwell, she left the Spice Girls to “find out who she was when she wasn’t Ginger Spice” and claims that &it was natural to grow out of it.” Apparently, this album is a melange of all the sides of her personality (it seems that there are quite a few) and an opportunity to come back with c(a bang.” Surely you have heard the album’s first song, which came out a few months ago, beingplayed on the radio. The song is very direct, addressing her past and the reason why she’s ~ famous at all (“big makeup / little breakup”). Funny how the other songs on the album haven’t made it to radio play yet. : . f i : :

DARRYL KELMAN /mpnht sfafl Blackie started as a tribute to unsung Canadianmusi&alentWtie P. Bennett. Ifyou’ve never heard of Willie, you’re not alone. The concept was initiated by Canadian musicians (and Juno favourites) Stephen Fearing, Cohn Linden and Tom Wilson of Junkhouse. The first release was so well received by both * fans and critics that the boys decided to bring Blackie back for a second time around and thus we get Xings of Love.” The songs are 3 mix of covers and originals. The originals were written specifically with Blackie in mind (as op. posed to cast-offs from other projects) and the covers range from Bruce Cockburn to Murray . McLauchlan to Fred Eaglesmith to (of course) Willie P. Bennett, If the covers are any indica-

phors for emotion. There’s the apparent lovers’ quarrel in “The Wind and The Rain”; the sun and the rain appear once again in “For and clouds show up in “Irripos%bleKay."

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Imprint readers already know Waterloo grad Dylan White gives a great live show (we covered the CD release party back in March). But how does the studio version of Cicero sound? In one word: excellent. White’scombi-

ful, textured music. When musicians put together a record, they like to bring their friends and Cicero is no exception. White featured labelmate (and Dead Daisy Records founder) Emm Gryner’s stunning harmony vocals on “The WindandTheRaX’On the album’s final track, “Yellowbelly,” he plays electric guitar and bass and lets fellow Toronto singer Sarah Slean’s soft voice deliver the words hauntingly. White’s voice is complemented by Gryner’s in the beautifulcall-and-response number, “The WindandTheRain.“Hisemotionalcry: “Why don’t you understand the way I don’t know what to say when I talk to you?” Her response: , “Why do you analyze it all?” It’s a story we’re all familiar with, and Cicero tells it from an original and intriguing angle. Throughout Oust of Nowhere, weather and the environment are used as unique meta-

Cicero picks up the tempo on the fourth cut, “Impossible Ray.” White dreams and ponders what could have been, accompanied by a strong bass, drum groove and subtle harmony VOX. The relationship runs through Out of Nowhere, and can be heard again two tracks later in “One More Midnight,” an interrogatory exploration of departure.

expressed with distinctive metaphors, an abundance of unanswered questions and unusrial dialogues and monologues. He turns

1 -$Tjf[gg[~ ~~~~ White’swritingtalents. On Otct of Nowhere, White wrote the music for six of the seven pieces solo (he was assisted by guitarist Attiiio Difiore and sometimes harmony vocalist Bev MacDonald on &The Wind and The Rain”). A mufti-instrumentalist, Dylan White plays acoustic, electric and bass guitars with great skill. All the lyrics are also White’s handiwork. Cicero is going somewhere, and soon. For more information on Cicero and Dead Daisy Records, check out http:// www.deaddaisy.com.

t&n, this record has a definite twang to it. Fans of such acts as Blue Rodeo and The Waltons will most likely enjoy this double album. Songs such as “Lean on Your Peers” and &Queen With a Broken Crownn sound as though they were penned by Jim Cuddy. Tom Wilson hardly lets any of his Junkhouse spirit out and the song “King of Love” is apparently so good that it appears on both discs. Overalt, this sophomore effort from Blackic and the

Rodeo Kingsis not overly strong. It is not terrible, but there is hardly anything that really makes the listener sit up and say “Hey, that sounded pretty cool.” It,is quite evident however, that this does not matter to the boysintheband This record was clearly made for their benefit, as it is obvious they had an excellent time jamming together. And if that's all it was for, then that’s alright. It’s rare to see musicians in it purely for the fun anymore.

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