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midst pouring rain, hundreds of footballfans huddled under a opyof umbrellas(and onehuge :tap)ast&WaterlooWanriorsstormed Geld, at University Stadium, Saturday.

bite the fact that this matchup had Adylow score, it turned out to nail-biting thriller composed of t hits, qwesome plays and lots of t and gold. A crushing sack made by, RichHodq and Chris Wolf, rattled :quarterback Billy B a r k and limflattened on the ground lookfor the ball. Ryan "WilJcien iasonkeptthe fanson edgewhen sempted to run the ball himself. w auiddv tackled and the ball kn& l k c . Mike Bradley amnagcd to ~ c on e the ball and maintained Warrior pos3n.

No points were earned until 4:ll into the ndquatmwhenTonymisdafieldgoal York was forced to give up a single. The score now 1-0 for the Warriors. York's only points ~eday were made on a 96 yard pass and run hcddown by BrianNugent at 1:13in the third tet. Roy Venier completed the conversion

and gavetheYeomena 7-1 lead over the Warriors. Mike Bradley gave fans a scare after being taken down by four Yeomen and not getting back up. After a few minutes he stood up and resumed his position, with a noticeable limp. Limp or not, last Sanudayhe managedto carry the ball 30 timesand run 196 of Waterloo's 328 rushing yards. The Eddie "Diesel" Kim railroad departed for End Zone Ciiyat 8:lS in the third quarter. He ran two plays in a row for 10 &d 20-yard gains, respectively. Bradley ran another 15yards to bring the ball to the 21yard line. Eddie was passed the ball

&ah and pushed the warrior offence ahead another ten yards for a superb first down. After anotherstrongfightfor w e n yards, thecombined effomof RyanWdldnson,Mike Bradley a d Ilddic Kim had manag4 to bring the ball from deep in their end of d ~field e toYork's fouryard line. T h y were quickly told to b ~ it back g 16yards due to a Waterloo holding penalty. No womes because at 10:13 Ryan Wilkhson and the big-0 line decided to "kick it upa notch." After callingthe play,

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n addition to monster tuition inaeases, University of Waterloo students have to pay four dollars per month more than other students if they want to sign up for High Speed Edition internet access from Bell Sympatico. In addition to the u m a charge most students are still waiting for their service to be initiated. Studentsat the University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto and Algonquin Collegeare all eligible to get monthly Bell HSE service more cheaply than students at UW who have to pay the regular price. These non-UW students also get access to their campus networb in a way that UW students would have to be at a Polaris station to receive. Callingthe Sympaticocustomer service line doesn't offer much help unless you are willing to wait. The Willcie ran a 21 yard bootleginto the end zone and recorded response is, "AU of our scored the Warriors first touchdown of the day. agentsarecumntly supportingother Tony Riha made the score 8-7 for Waterloo with members the average time in queue a perfectly executed convert. iscurrently and await of asmuch Defendingplayer of the day was Nate Martin an hour and ten minutes is quoted. who had five tackles, one forced fumble and two Later at night, the waiting time direcovered fumbles. Other great defenders were minishes to about half an hour at 10 Daryl Tharby, Chudt Walsh, and Mike Laporte, p.m. and then 20 minutes at 11p.m. who made a spectacuiarinterception. JasonTibbits After midnight, when their office is failedtoshow us his magic last game, as he was not dosed,a recording informsyou that as effective in punt and kickoff returns as he was they will be closed for Canada Day; against Toronto and Windsor. We look forward thisseemsa littlestrange,but perhaps to his great playing in the Warriors not surprising,consideringthe servupcoming game against the Mus- ice students are experiencing. Rob tangs. Another player who didn't see Schmidt, a second-year mechanical much actionwasChrisKtebich. Chris engineeringstudent,ordered hisscrvwas only given one pass during the ice on September 18 and was told it game, which he caught, before beiig would be a five day wait. s w a l l d by theYorkdefense. HowCallingto sign up is convenient ever, not before an l l-yard gain for enough with no wait. "Welcome to a first down. Bell Sympatico. My name isEric, how To say that the fourth quarter was can I help YOU?" is a typical response excitingwould be an understatement. forcallstosignup. When asked?bou Close calls and great plays kept the the long wait, Eric explained, "It% Warrior fans young and old, in high spirits. An almost sack of^^; W i i n &s diverted by a no-looker latter roll, luckily caught by Milre Bradley for a gain of a few yards. York continued to fumble the ball deep in Waterloo's therearesomanystuend of the field. Three consecutive fumbles by dents calling in sigh York's offence allowed the warriors to dominate now." the Yeomen on the field and really piss of their

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ow much would you pay for high speed Internet access? Jay Black, UW’s Associate Provost (Information Systems and Technology) recommends you use Bell Canada’s Sympatico High Speed Edition (HSE), at a cost of $39.95 a month. But that’s not what students at the University of Toronto are paying. In aletter dated September 14, Black wrote to Waterloo students, staff and faculty that the university is “pleased to have identified Bell as our preferred supplier of high speed internet access. m Imprint sat down in Black’s sixth floor office to discuss the deal. According to the Associate Provost, UW issued a formal Request For Information (RFI) one year ago this July. The RF1 noted that Waterloo sought

“to enter into exploratory discussions leading to the formation of long-term relationships with one or more companies that will provide high-speed IP connectivity between the UW campus network and the homes of UW’s faculty, staff, and students.” Bell was the only vendor

to approach Waterloo regarding the RFI. Rogers, Black noted, didn’t appreach the university. He believes

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dvertising litter in the Math and Computer building and the Davis Centre has raised concern and questions A bout advertising policy, according to the Math SocieQ President, Stephen Skrzydlo. University policy states that advertising notices “are to be on a‘tackboard” or they “will be removed.” Any forms of

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that Rogers’ @Home cable modem service does not provide an adequate connection to the university’s network. Data going from a cable modem on Phillip Street is routed through the @Home network in the US before reaching UW, he pointed out. This is about 18 “hops,” Transmissions from HSE, on the other hand, take about three hops. During the discussions with Bell, Waterloo “[was] unable to negotiate a reduced price” for the service, noted Black. “From Bell’s point of view, I can understand they can’t offer us a reduced rate.” Waterloo, however, wasn’t the only post-secondary institution talking with Bell. The University of Western Ontario, the University of Toronto and Algonquin College in Nepean also signed pacts. Eugene Siciunas, the Director of University of Toronto Computing and Networking Services explained the deal continued

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Eric doesn’t actually work for Bell, but a marketing company called Fanueil, a Bell subsidiary. “We have people who called three weeks ago who are still waiting. which is crazy. n Operators at Fanueil have signed people up, but Bell wasn’t initially able to process or deal with them, leaving students to wait for their service to begin. Lianne Sullivan, Associate Director of Broadband Development at Bell Canada revealed some of the

into the form on the Sympatico web page. “After the student signs up, we verify the line to make sure there are no bridge taps or anything to degrade the quality.” The next step is to provision the service which involves “A line card is changed in the central office to a one megabyte modem line card.” When asked about longer delays like the three weeks Schmidt was experiencing, she said that it “shouldn’t have been the case.” Josh Doig, Vice President Administration and Finance of the Federation of Students, was concerned

“There are so many things they won’t let us do, because it’s ‘prostituting’ the students.” reasons that delays might be experienced. Signups that occurred during orientation week were recorded on paper by the Fanueil reps and later, entered into the database. Sullivan noted that for telephone signups, the Fanueil operators are actually typing the information you tell them

with the four dollar discrepancy and the relationship UW seems to have with Bell, “There are so many things they won’t let us do, because it’s ‘prostituting’ the students. Then they turn around and do this.” “As soon continued

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times.” Galloway commented that “20,000 students is a very attractive market for certain people out there selling events or products.” His main concerns were “the guy who’s rented Revolution for the night” and has distributed flyers, as well as off campus publications.“The best deterrent for these things is to get rid of them as soon as possible,” he said. Galloway expressed concern that it is hard for the custodians to stay on top of the situation, and said that a student group “asked permission to dispense” with advertisements. Math

The concert promoters put ads up all over the computer labs, classrooms and the Dean’s office. It gets ridiculous. advertising not approved by Plant Operations will be removed by them, according to the policy. However, concerned student groups and the Math faculty have recently taken different stances on the enforcement of the “bulletin board” policy, The concern about ad litter hinges on what some percieve to be the difference between student advertising and advertising that companies do - often in the form of flyers or cards that make their way onto the floor. Skrzyldo cited a the recent problem students had with the promotion of a Climaxx Entertainment concert in the Math building. L6These concert promoters] put [ads] up all over the computer labs, classrooms and the Dean’s office area.” He added that “when it’s put all over the computer terminals it gets ridiculous.” Skrzyldo said that because of the severity of the ad litter situation “someone from upstairs called the custodians” with the result that “posters that are not on boards are to be taken down,” The call to remove ads not posted on bulletin boards has caused difficulty for student organizations which have traditionally advertised on areas such as doors with no repercussions. “Rules were bent”said Skrzyldo. The result of the new enforcement, according to the MathSoc president, is that “it became harder and harder to promote our events.” He added that ‘&no one’s taking responsibility for that call” to the custodians. Head of Custodial Services Tom Galloway told Imprint that the custodians are enforcing policy introduced more than a couple of years ago and that “the situation has improved many

student Jesse Bergman was the repiesentative of this student group. According to Bergman, the anonymous group of students tore down posters and cut up other ads. “There are all these flyers-not just dropped but thrown all over the place” Bergman stated. He said the ads were found in hallways, on tables and in the coffee shop, among other places. “We’re not talking about students selling pizza to other students - it’s companies making money for themselves,” Bergman said of the situation. “We’re talking about dance clubs trying to make money.” Bergman said that he would like to see rules developed to address this kind of non-student advertising. He said he hoped fining ad companies would prevent such advertising. The current method of throwing out ad litter can be ineffective, added Bergman, because “advertising companies

throw ads down late at night” before janitors can get them. Students who arrive for morning classes are likely to see these ads he said. continued

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Imprint, Friday, October 8, I999

Building a natio.n Feds bring nationwide campaign to Waterloo invited. The representatives also plan to meet with Members of Parliament to discuss their proposals for reform. The campaign is built around four main proposals through which the CASA hopes to make post-secondary education more accessible to students as well as provide them with a

n accordance with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, the Federation of Students is taking part in the nation-wide “Education Builds a Nation” Campaign to be launched later this month in Ottawa. Student representatives from post-secondary institutions across Canada will meet there to address the need for improvement within the postsecondary education system. The theme chosen for this campaign strives to promote the message that quality education is not only necessary for the benefit of students but more importantly for the overall welfare of the country. As VP Education for the Federation of StudentsVeronica Chau explains, “This isnot just a bunch of whining students. It’s about the bigger picture.” In order to demonstrate the concern of the student population, booths have been set up in participating schools allowing students to show their support by signing the panels of “brick wall” wallpaper. These panels will then be taken to Ottawa and put on dispiay at the Campaign reception, at which the Prime Minister, Members of Cabinet and MI% are all

Oneeducation fan sports hisstuff. better education. The first of these “building knowledge through the of GSTon textbooks.” CASAfeels are unfairly taxed on items that quired to buy. Furthermore the

proposals is elimination that students they are re.money that

they spend on tax could be put towards food or other necessities. The second proposal is “building excellence through increased core funding to universities and colleges.” This proposal is thought to be the most achievable a$ well as the most beneficial as it is desired bl everyone from Ministers of Education, to Uni. versity and College Faculty, to students. It i: expected to have an overall positive affect or the education system, its profits including cut: on tuition costs and classroom size. The thirc proposal is “building futures through inreresl relief on student assistance”. This proposal i: intended to decrease the high interest rates or student loans. The fourth and final proposal i: “building a nation through the elimination oj discriminatory, inter-provincial tuition fees.’ The purpose of this proposal is to prevent universities and colleges from charging out-of. province students higher tuition fees than in province students. Veronica Chau says that the students re sponse to the campaign has been “so far., SC good” and that the Feds hope to gain mart student support by hosting a campus-wide even’ that will take place on November 17. The e\ en’ will allow them to promote their message a: well as inform students about the campaign.

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U.S. colleges auction off tuition nity. Joyce Smith, executive director of the American National Association of Colleges Admissions Counsellors, said “That there are colleges that are so desperate to get a body with some money is the wrong message to send about education,” in an interview with The Boston G/ok. “One would hope that a college is recruiting a student to come because they have a good match, an academic environment, something that suggests a student should be there other than ‘I can afford to pay’.” Ken Lavigne, Registrar here at the University of Waterloo, agrees. “It smacks of buying on price,” he says, adding that, “we would like to

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nternet auctioneering has enjoyed an ex plosion over the last several months, and it appears that some American colleges have boughtint the excitement, A new service has been launched called eCoilegeBid.org which matches students with colleges at a bid upon price. The service, run out of Falls Church, Virginia, asks students to submit an application which includes various information aboutwhat the student is looking for including location, major, size and also an amount which the student and their family are willing to pay. The database then sends this application off to eCollegeBid.org’s member colleges who peruse the applications and then may or may not send each student an offer. The student will only know the identity of member colleges which send them an offer. According to Tedd Kelly, founder of the service, up to 800 private colleges and universities have been identified that could participate, although fewer than a dozen schools had done so by September 30. Kelly would not name the participating institutions in an interview with the American Press. The service is designed to capitalise on tuition discounting, a common practice at American institutions. Any offer that a student receives through this service will include a full accounting of how each student is to pay for their first year. That accounting would include the

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loans the student is expected to require, and then scholarships, bursaries and on-campus work placements to make up the difference. Students are under no obligation to accept any offer that they receive. The services approach has drawn some criticism from the higher education commu-

involved in such a service. “It’s buyer beware,’ warned Lavigne, saying that services such a these “live or die by the quality of the databasr that is in the system.” The eCollegeBid service does have ele ments which are attractive to some. UW’s Prov ost’s Advisory Task Force on Tuition and Stu dent Financial Assistance reccomended last yea . that UW investigate offering aid in packages such as those used by the eCollegeBid service Chau also expressed her support for these air packages, noting that the university is alrea& moving towards this kind of approach. While North America’s largest universitie

“That there are colleges that are so desperate to get a body with some money is the wrong message to send about education.” be in control of our recruiting.” Lavigne pointed to a more competitive and crowded market as reasons why some American institutions might be interested in such a service. Lavigne also noted that there were other services similar to eCollegeBid.org, designed to match students with education opportunities. To the best of his knowledge, however, these services simply put admissions information into the hands of students, rather than have the institutions themselves act on the applications. Federation of Students Vice President Education Veronica Chau also had reservations about the idea. “Use at your own risk,” she says. suggesting that the risk is that “your selection of universities will be based on the price alone. ” Asked whether the University of Waterloo currently has a relationship with any similar service, Lavigne answered that it did not. He added that quality of the database was a key consideration in deciding whether or not to get

may not be using this kind of a system fc recruitment right now, some of the Unite States’ largest business schools are using intern4 auction systems for class assignments. The sn dents of business schools at Standford, Berkele and MIT all use auctions systems to select the courses. In many of these systems, student can al as both buyers and sellers. Pennsylvania Wharton School of business, at which studen are allocated 5,000 bidding points per seme ter, reccomends that student spend at least 2 hour preparing bidding strategies for the courses. “Overall, people think it’s a real good system,” Wharton graduate Or Herskowitz told Wired News. Ytressful, and times frustrating, but essentially fair. n For those fans of the pure thrill of auctio ing, George University’s Networked Med Center auctioned off some its classes directly ( eBay last month. A JavaScript class drew tl most bids, going for US$177.50.

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hRedroom gets a makeover T

he red room, for those students unfamiliar with what it is, is a campus iandmark. Back in the 197Os, the red room was full of big mainframe computers like the IBM 360 Model 75, the largest computer in Canada at the time. Its place has always been smack in the middle of the Math and Computer

neering faculties, the need for more computers, more classrooms, and more space in general became necessary. Dan Parent, Architect for the University pointed out that there is “no need to have two floors for the red room.” We need to create more space, and “we’re meeting some of that requirement through this construction.” Dennis Huber, Associate Provost, General Service and Finance, says that “the concept in

Many students are concerned about the “relics” located in the red room. (MC) building. Spanning two stories, it his been honoured by campus tours and math students ahke. During the past few weeks, many

filling the red room has been on the schedule since the early 1990~” After months in the approval process, changes are finally happen-

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ment being moved into that space. Even though the big 360/7S mainframe is now decommissioried, the red room will still hold about a 100 Unix and NT servers. The scope of the project is immense, with the red room

pu ter labs and classrooms. Although these new space-saving changes may be beneficial, many students are concerned about the “relics” located in the red room. Many of the traditional computer equipment

The university enlisted the original architects to restructure MC. actually being split into two floors, and huge amounts of steel and construction are required to complete the task. The budget of this venture is about $1.3 million and is being funded mainly through government’s Access To Opportunities Program (ATOP). Other funds have been allocated from the

There’s a hole in that wall! students may have noticed huge steel beams and construction surrounding both the red room and MC. What’s going on is a complete

has both historical and sentimental value for many people on campus. Huber says that the university “hasn’t decided what to do with it at this point.” Huber would like to see some sort of display set up so that students, staff and computer enthusiasts could still view the contents right on campus. Although the future of the red

ing in the red room. So what’s replacing the red room? Well, four new computer labs, with 30 students per lab; two classrooms for 100 stu-

’ Back in the 197Os, the red room was full of big mainframe computers. reconstruction of the red room. Why is this happening? Well, with the increased enrollment in the math and engi-

dents;

and one 15O-student lecture hall, Plus, about a quarter of the original red room will be left intact, with the current equip-

Whoa! What’s happeningto the red room?

Redroom, red room, red room. Tony says“watch for falling debris.”

facilities renewal program, the registrar’s office and the Faculty of Mathematics. The one-time money from ATOP is the key figure in driving the financing of the project, which is to support increased enrollment in computer science and

room contents is still “in decision,” Huber suggests that if anyone has any suggestions regarding where the red room content could go, they are free to submit their plans to the faculty of mathematics or to speak with Jay Black, Asso-

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It is tentatively slated to be completed for the end of the fall term. This completion date is dependent on the arrival of the new equipment such as computers and desks. But by January 2000, students should be able to bask in the glow of brand new state-of-the-art com-

Interestingly, the architects for this project are Webb, Zarafa, Menkes and Ho&en. They were the original architects for the building way back in the 1970s. The university enlisted the original architects to work with the restructuring in MC,

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formula SAE competition is one of many intercollegiate design competitions sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers, EDS and the “Big Three” automakers: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. This particular competition involves the complete design, construction, testing and competing of an open-wheeled race car -smaller than the Formula 1 cars many people are accustomed to -but still a race car at heart. In recent years, the Formula SAE Team has enjoyed a string

In recent years, the Formula SAE Team has enjoyed a string of top results. of top results. This streak was marred last year by the combination of weather and the untimely failure of an upright, bumping the team from sixth to twenty-sixth overall. Despite this setback, the team still achieved eighth place in design and fifth in acceleration at the annual event, held at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan last May. This coming year, expect to see them on the podium. Such success does come at a cost: literally, cash. Building a new car every year for the past five years is the foundation upofl which the teams success has been built. This is nevertheless, a costly endeavour. This still remains the biggest challenge facing

the 2000 team. Decoma International Inc. has returned for another year as the Formula SAE Team’s Title Partner. This is only one more indication of the company’s dedication to enhancing the educational experience of Waterloo engineers, through projects like these, and their active involvement in the co-op education program. Decoma International Inc. has existed as such for little more than a year, during which time they went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Prior to that, Decoma Exterior Systems was a wholly owned subsidiary of Magna International, a name you are more likely to recognize as one of the world’s largest global automotive suppliers. As a full service supplier of exterior vehicle appearance systems for the world’s automotive industry, Decoma International designs, engineers and manufactures exterior fascias and related components, assemblies, modules, and plastic body panels for cars and light trucks. They employ more than 4,500 people in 14 manufacturing and engineering operations strategically located in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico and South America. Sales were to the tune of $656.2 million for the 1998 fiscal year. This growth has meant an increasing number of co-op and graduate postings for UW students. They have a reputation for providing good work terms and excellent opportunities for growth within the corporation. Their involvement in the Formula SAE Team is only their latest move in an effort to forge a much closer relationship with our university. Decoma is not the only Magna subsidiary supporting the team, or the university. in addition to them, Tesma International has been a partner of the teams for several years and indispensable in providing the team with the resources necessary to maintain our level of competitiveness. Various other divisions of Magna have also been supporters at one time or another, and we look forward to more in the future.

Magna has also established their presence at the university by providing substantial funding towards the new Welding Specialization being offered for the first time to the 2000 graduating class. If you would like to know more about Decoma and Magna, don’t miss the Magna Corporate Evening to be held on October 13 from 5-7 p.m. in DC1301 and 1302. For further information on either Decoma International or the Formula SAE Team, please contact Criffer Castleton at castleton@uwaterloo.ca, or drop by the Formula SAE room (E3 2107 x5904). We are currently recruiting individuals for future years, so please contact us or drop by the room sometime if you would like to get involved.

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t 3 a.m on Sunday morning, October 3, 1999 JordanHack, a22-year-oldmath tudent at Waterloo was critically injured in an automobile accident. Hack was heading north on Columbia Street on his motorcycle and collided with a southbound car at the intersection of Columbia and Albert street. He was taken to Grand River Hospital and then transferred to Hamilton General Hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the car was a U-year-old male from Waterloo. He has said that Hack crossed over into the opposite lane, causing them to collide. Whether be was attempting to make a left-hand turn is not known because there has been no witnesses. As a result the case is still under investigation and the Waterloo Regional Police urge that anyone who may have witnessed this accident to come forward. Also, the Police would like to talk to anyone who saw or was in the company of Jordan Hack on the night of Saturday October 2,1999.

Course evaluations to be published

pressing concern in the past year at WW has been the question of whether or ot course evaluations should be made accessible to students through publication. The Federation of Students says yes, but for faculty members the issue remains undecided tipon, The discussion regarding course evaluations has been brewing for quite some time. In March of this year, a meeting was held between U&Vice President, Academic and Provost Jim Kalbfleish, TEtACE Director Gary Griffith, Faculty Association President Carol Peterson and members of the Federation of Students. At this meeting, it was agreed that there should be course evaluations administered for every undergrad course, that the results should be

in the process of holding ongoing discussions with the Deans of each faculty to see if they will co-operate. When Imprint asked how these discussions were coming along he replied that there were “several interested parties” on the subject and that he was hoping “before too many weeks pass he’ll have some definite progress to report.” Chau’s take on the general response from faculty members was that the most resistance is coming from a small group of “very vocal people who are strongly opposed.” She feels that there are a large number of people who support the Feds as well as a large number of people who are in-between. By inbetween, she was referring to people who by and large agree with the publication of course evaluations, but have concerns regarding certain aspects of the publication, such as whether personal comments or evaluations of profes-

A small group of very vocal people are strongly opposed to publishing course evaluations. made available to students in one form or another and that students should be responsible for providing this information to other students. Following this meeting, Federation of Students President Christine Cheng and Feds VP Education Veronica Chau, gave a presentation at the Senate which was ensued by a “lively debate.” As Veronica Chau puts it the Math and Engineering faculty members seemed to have “the last wbTd,” arguing that in their experience of being the only two faculties that do publish course evaluations at UW, they have not encountered any problems. Since the Senate presentation, Chau has published an article in the Faculty Association newsletter demonstrating reasons why course evaluations should be published. In addition, the Feds have conducted a”large campus-wide survey” to obtain the students opinion on the matter. Chau states that the “message was clear.” According to the survey results, students would like to see course evaluations published in either hard copy format or on a web site. As a follow up to the survey, the Feds conducted research focus groups in which they showed students models from other universities that

sors teaching in their first year should be included. In response to these concerns, Chau says that the Feds have agreed to “adapt the process so that it is in the best interests of everyone. n She adds that they “are not out to expose the bad profs but to give the students more information to help them choose their courses,” Regarding how long it might take before the publication of course evaluations can actually be implemented, Chau had originally hoped to have it accomplished by the end of her term but now feels it might take longer. In talking with other universities she says that there is a

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phy, can encode and decode information much faster than the RSA scheme. Alfred Menezes, a professor from the department of Combinatorics and Optimization who is currently teaching Classical Algebra, says that this method would workunder confined and constrained environments. “The best method is to have 160-bit numbers as compared to 1 ,OOO-bit numbers for RSA. This means less power, smaller bandwidth and faster computations and these are important in a constrained environment,” stated Menezes. Elhp tic curves, which are abstract objects in classical mathematics, have beenstudied for more than 100 years, “These curves,” as explained by Menezes, “have a very important and practical use.” With elliptic curve

cryptography, there exists a corresponding analogous hard problem known as the Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem (ECDLP). Basitally, the ECDLP is analogous to the factoring problem that RSA bases itself upon. Harder than the factoring progress that RSA entails, it is en-

ple and people were expected to break these quite easily. The rest of the problems, however, were not so simple and it was expected that encrypted messages could not be broken. To encourage a solution that could break this code, Certicom backed up their claims by offering a

eventually found. From this point, these distinguished points were reanalyzed until the mathematicians found the two points that matched on this elliptic curve. Once these two special points were found, the solution was found. This is what these English mathematicians called the most difficult elliptic curve problem

that they have attempted. The future for elliptic curve cryptography looks bright. Since 1997, the Combinatorics and Optimization department has been holding conventions for elliptic curve cryptography. This year, the convention will take place at the Univerreward of US$lOO,OOO. Now, Harley sity of Waterloo from November Iand British Telecom have broken the 3. code with the help of elliptic curves. As well, the Centre for Applied -The next question that must be Cryptographic Research (CACR) will asked is, “What kind of power was be working on several elliptic curve used by Harley to solve the codes?” cryptography projects, including one Mr. Harley did not crack the codes by on wireless security. This project will himself. The task to break the harder be designed to secure wireless Internet exercises took 195 mathematicians and wireless applications. Research and 740 high-powered computers in Motion will also have a hand in from all over the globe. The proceone of the projects for the CACR, as dure took 40 days to solve, but in the - the project will work with conend, it was well worth the effort. strained environments and Palm Over 13 0 trillion computations were computing devices. Finally, there are involved in solving the more difficult employment opportunities abound exercises. More than 100 trillion for this field, including one from points of an elliptic curve were Menezes, who seeks two or three coanalyzed to crack the code set by op students to work on wireless secuCerticom. From these points, rity projects. The future of cryptog127,492 distinguished points were raphy looks promising.

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sured thatone can achieve the same amount of security, but with smaller numbers involved. The traditional 5 I&bit RSAis the norm for cryptography in computers and other commercial products. But for constrained products, such as cell phones, palm pilots and pagers, 9%bit elliptic curve cryptography will make for better security. The proving grounds for this code was in the form of a corporation called Certicom. This Canadian company, founded by Agnew, Mullin and Vanstone, issued a challenge in 1997 to break a set of codes. The first few problems, known as exercises, were relatively sim-

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But as the night shift is taken by the broadcasting company, the broadcast schedule must be condensed into an 18 hours a day schedule. Consequently, many voIunteer programmers have had their programs cut or shortened. A note left in programmer’s boxes aIso ask them to sign a contract before returning to the air. 12/iany volunteers have objected to signing a contract with the station.

Many volunteers have objected to signing a contract with the station. for the lockout. The ten-year-old station currently suffers a $150,000 debt, and was operating on a monthly deficit of $15,000. Parties at hand agreed changes had to be made, but many volunteers objected to the restructuring that took place. The station had recently sold the midnight to 6: 00 a.m. slots to an online broadcasting company called “Virtualfy Canadian.” The U of T SAC hopes the contract will aid in the cash strapped station’s financial problems. The broadcasting company will broadcast its rave, dance and electronic music throughout the night.

The SAC, who spearheaded these changes, calls these measures necessary for the station. It claims under the current finances CIUT “was on the way to closing its doors for good.” The changes were also cited as necessary due to internal personal conflicts in the station. Thor Volokwyn had his “Thor’s Leather Shorts” show canceIled, and is upset as aresult. ThusThor, former CIUT programmer and president, has organized the Volunteer Action Committee to Save CIUT 89.5. The organization has been holding protests in front of the station on St.

George Street since Friday’s lockout, the next planned this Friday at noon. Thor claims “there has been no due process” in the changes made and is encouraging all programmers not to sign the new contract in protest. Thor claims “over 50 programmers have already agreed to not sign thecontract as a form of protest.‘% a result of his actions concerning the controversy, Thor has had his membership and on-air previleges revoked due to “harrassment of staff.” SAC President Matt Lenner said the station was locked out because it ‘rdidn’t want programmers making speculative or false comments on air.” The station is planning to be broadcasting again on October 22. Until then, 89.5 is currently broadcasting pre-recorded music with no announcers or interruptions. CIUT has offered alternative and community-based programming for the last ten years. Program6 vary from world music, jazz, heavy metal, punk, indie rock, hip hop, spoken word, commentary, lectures and public forum. In short, “anything not heard on commercial radio.” Controversy also stirred at the station last year in December when CIUT board of directors voted to begin accepting large corporate advertising. The uproar produced claims of selling out and caused two board members to resign. The advertising policy change was also in attempt to aid the financally troubled station.

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s the clock ticks inexorably closer to January 1, 2000, an A ‘ndustry of specialists devoted to repairing and testing computer systems wait with baited breath. UW’s Information SystemsTechnology (IST) department, however, is breathing a little easier, and anticipates that UW will survive the Y2K struggle largely unscathed. “My prediction is that it will generally be a non-event, with a few hiccups for which UW is responsible . +I don’t think there will be any spectacular failure of critical infrastructure,” says Jay Black, Associate Provost (InformationSystems and Technology). “We believe all systems for which IST has responsibility will be compliant, and have completed testing on all but a small number. Satisfactory progress is being made to ensure all systems are being repaired in time.” According to Black, all of the university’s major applications, including Oracle Government Financials, PeopleSoft Human Resources/ Payroll and the Trellis Library System areY2K compliant, as are the database software, operating systems and hardware on which they run. Black also expects all servers and network hardware to be functional and adds that hydro and other utilities have informed IST that all WW telephone equipment and software are Y2K. compliant. Financials is certil

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n November 1996, the Region of Waterloo passed a bylaw which effectively bans smoking in public places. This ban includes restaurants, bars and clubs. This bylaw has not yet taken effect. Current bylaw requirements state that all restaurants must reserve a minimum of 50 per cetit of their seating for a nonsmoking clientele. On January 1, 2000, however, the edict takes full effect and fines wili be levied on businesses that continue to allow smoking within their establishments. It has become increasingly popular to institute laws and make decrees against smoking in areas used by a wide demographic during this decade. Many jurisdictions, including the state of California - and closer to home, the city of Toronto-have eliminated smoking in public places indoors. In Toronto, where it was not well received, the outcry was mainly from restaurants and bars who were afraid that their business would decrease substantially if smokers were no longer permitted to pursue their activities within the confines of these establishments. An organization called the Council for a Tobacco Free Waterloo Region (CT’FWR) has been pushing the Waterloo Regional Council for years for a strict declaration and commitment against smoking in all pubiic places. Josie D’Avernas, a member of

CTFWR, which comprises both community groups and larger organizations such as the Canadian Cancer Society and the Lung Association, says that many pe@e “have complimented” this ne policy, rather than the deleterious fectsthatcouldbe-

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some local businesses. D’Avernas also states that in California, studies sho that there was no loss 1 business after the strict antismoking law took effect, rather, she says, business increased. “Any loss in business [in Waterloo Region]. . . will be offset by non-smokers who would otherwise not frequent these establishments. n She does admit, however, that there “will be a longer adjustment for bars” to the bylaw, especially since

enrage some people.” He also doesn’t like the notion that “staff and even non-smokers will be telling people not to smoke.” Thususka concedes that he doesn’t have an exact figure n how many of his customers moke, but he knows that ere are a fair amount. While instituting a bylaw such as this may not be questionable in the rest of the region, the effects may be felt exponentially in Waterloo with its substanteal student commuriity. onald Bower, a secondyear planning student and a non-smoker, questions the wisdom of council instituting this bylaw with so many establishments conducive to a smoking environment in Waterloo. “Just where are these people going to smoke? You mean to rell me that people are going to leave Louie’s and smoke outside every 20 minutes? That’s a recipe for ruckus.” He

nating smoking and non-smoking areas are a good idea. He changes his tune, however, when he speaks of clubs: “At places like Rev, smoking is expected. You’re there for a good time. It’s part of the atmosphere, and even non-smokers know that. They still choose to go to

these places.” Like Kim, some argue that if non-smokers dislike an environment filled with smoke, they do not have to frequent the offending establishment. This was echoed from the opponents of the Toronto antismoking bylaw which came into effeet in recent years.

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goes on to state that ‘You can’t really tell people, especially students, not to smoke. Unless they have [police] enforcing this law, it won’t have an effect. Smokers are going to smoke, regardless of what you tell them. If council knew their role, they’d know that this is ludicrous in Waterloo.” Chris Kim, a second-year geography student, believes that desig-

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barring intensive research comparing every person’s office size relative to their department and their faculty. However, we can claim that the potential for bias is definitely an issue. Simply put, professors are arbitrarily assigned their office space. Each department has a Chair who has the power to assign and move people as they see fit. Usually this means that when a person leaves,

often a strictly-regulated place. One might think that there wouid be some kind of policy determining how a professor gets his or her office, right? Think again. A recent study by CAUT found that female professors with the same amount of tenure and seniority had smal4er offices than their male counterparts. How does the University of Waterloo measure up to this study? It would be impossible to know this

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access to the on-campus network. Brock has HSE installed himself, aIong with Algonquin’s President who “loves the high speed stuff.” At Western, Bill Germ, the Assistant Director of Inf&mationTechnology Services confirmed similar details. “Western,” he noted, “has arranged with Bell to provide a direct Internet link into our backbone.“As at U of T and Algonquin, students are assigned a campus IP address and are given access to the library systems as well as several educational applications. “We’ve negotiated with Bell to get a discount,” he continued. UWO has a twist however: students who decide to take advantage of the on-campus connectivity pay a $25 annual fee. Neither U of T nor Algonquin are charging an additional fee. Concluded Genn: “it’s been

U of T has with Bell. In addition to “everything [the consumer version of HSE] offers you,” University of Toronto community members get direct access to the on-campus network. When they log on to the Sympatico service, they can choose a standard connection or a U of T one. If they pick the latter, they are assigned a university Internet Protocol (IP) address. This provides them with access to on-campus-only computer resources, including library journals and software licences. Siciunas noted that U of T is not subsidizing the cost to students, and no additional fee is being charged. He believed that all universities received the same package, calling it a “cookie-cutter deal.” Imprint contacted Algonquin College’s Director of Information

UW is receiving a commission from Bell for every subscriber. Technology Serviceb, Barry Brock, to determine what was the situation in Nepean. Brock worked on the agreement “directly with Sympatico through Bell regional and Toronto reps.” They, too, are offering a discount on HSE service in addition to

challenging trying to work with a prepackaged service that Bell provides and customize it to provide the most value to our staff and students.” “We’ve put a lot of energy into it.” Finally, Imprint spoke with Bell Canada. Lianne Sullivan, Bell’s Asso-

“The more we convince students to use their own computers, the less we need to use for labs.” Black quickly pointed out that the types of applications people use at home are different than the ones they use in labs. Bell and Waterloo’s agreement will last three years, starring this September. Twice a year, Be11 will provide the university with a list of subscribers who have identified themselvesas members of the UW commu nity. WW will verify the list and will receive payments on a monthly basis, according to Black. Because Waterloo was interested in “only and precisely the con sumer services,” UW students who sign up with Bell won’t ge t the option to obtain a UW IP address, and catn not become a member of the oncampus network. After learning of the service disparities, Imprint contacted Black a second time. He explained that “at this point, things are confused.” “It wasn’t until this week” Black ufound out what else was going on” with the other universities. As to why UW students are paying more, he “thought [UW] only had one option” because they didn” t provide the on-campus IPs the other schools are providing. One final note: while Algonquin’s President is already surfing the Net, Black is still waiting. He placed his order on SeDtember 23,

Evenhe’s paying $4 more. ciate Director of Broadband Development, explained how Sympatico works in relation to Bell. Sympatico is a brand name of Bell Canada’s, marketed through one of their subsidiaries, Bell Advanced Communications. Sullivan noted that when Bell worked with the universities, they gave each one two options: a discount or a sales agency agreement. U of T, UWO and Algonquin all chose the former option, giving their students and staff a reduced rate of $35.95, 10 per cent off. UW, by contrast, is receiving a commission from Bell for every subscriber who b

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the money from students in their pricing and marketing schemes. At UW, the school has managed to eliminate the middleman and just suck the margin off the top. Another issue of service to students is that of electronic bill payment. Laurier has already established bill payment for their students and they claim it only took, “a couple of hours to set up,” IST claims they are “too busy” to set up such a system. It seems UW just doesn’t go out of its way to serve students. Laurier claims a 50 per cent payment by direct payment, with a similar usage rate here, such a system should pay for itself in efficiency alone. It would seem the administration enjoys an inequity in its relationship with the students.

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just the drink? Some have praised UW for not entering a Coca-Cola drinks-for-dollars deal like Mac, UBC and so many other universities have. Those other schooIs get monty from Coke for letting Coke control juice and pop sales on campus; Coke gets

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They are only too ready to flout the partnership with students when it comes to motivating or informing students but in other matters they are quick to yank the reins. With the cancellation of events at Fed Hall, these overbearing ‘parents’ won’t even let us play in our own room. That no actual recommendations arose out of the tuition task force, indicates they deny us any real effect on decisionmaking in the rest of the ‘house’ too. This treatment we as students receive stems from the fears that the administration hold. They are reluctant to let students have any control. They fear the 15 per cent cut in univessities’ grants in 1996 might reoccur and so shy away from tuition commitments. They shy away from getting real input which means the contribution and acceptance of real ideas in the decision making process. Fear, it is, that drives them to feel comfortable getting important operating funds from students’ consumer purchases. From these negative comments about things that go on at the university, you should not get the impression that things are all bad around here. Certainly not. Everything else isgreat. Now that I have pointed out the few things that are wrong around here I can apply the rest of my time to writing recipes and telling stories. Have a good day,

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ccess, was there ever a more erroneous name? In order A o accommodate new jobs, co-op has tightened the applications period, adding postings 8 and 9. What this means for co-op students is a posting for every day this week (Ott 4 - 8). What this real/y means for co-op students is that Access, UW’s deplorable co-op computer system has been in melt down for the past week and has been virtually inaccessible. Students usually don’t have enough time to apply to jobs in the usual two day period, but now with this period “tightened” to just IO hours, the feat is more difficult. That’s not even the tip of the iceberg disaster that is the Accesscomputer system. Access can only handle 90 to 100 users at one time. With 3,600 students in co-op this term, many students would think that the task of logging onto the Access system requires super powers. According to Co-op Student Services (CSS) commissioner, Simon Woodside, “if you do the qath, and you multiply the 90 user limit by half an hour for each user, only about a quarter of the co-op students can get onto the system and that’s if they spend their whole day trying.” This leaves almost 2000 co-op students in the dark. It is quite ironic that a system called “Access” can be so inac-

hop Wars XI: In B efence of Kh;m

To the Editor,

he term “hip hop head” may be foreign to some, but it means a great deal to me. The concept of being a “head” is this: to love hip hop music and its culture, forever vowing to continue its growth and respect. As a head, the news of last week’s cancelled hip hop event was a disappointment, but what was even more disappointing was the reasons for its cancellation. The delay of the event came after a questionable letter of concern was sent to the UW Police Chief, Provost, Associate Provost, Human Resources and Students Services and the license holder for Federation Hall. The concern raised described the scheduled DJ, Baba Kahn, as hav-

cessible. been done by now. I’ve seen many a student, slam A group of engineering students their hand down in rage, curse, and even offered to improve the Access shake their heads as they tried for - system. They offered their time freely hours to log onto the Access system in order to help a system that has this week, Personally, I attempted to been ailing for years. But, as of this login for several hours this week, date, these students have yet to reuntil, sweet joy, I was able to login! ceive a reply to their offer. Even if students decide to avoid using Lumsden was correct in his asAccess altogether and just manually sumption that “this has not been a check the postings instead, they will happy week in the co-op and career find it quite a formidable task to push services department.” It hasn’t been and shove their way to the front of a happy week for the great majority the battlefield that is the wall o’ of co-op students either as we strugpostings. gle to apply for jobs and handle all of At a meeting of the Co-op Stuthe other tasks that a busy student dents Advisory Group (CSAG), Bruce must attend to. Some of the jobs I Lumsden, Director of Co-op admits wanted to apply to, said that I should the massive problems associated with attach a cover letter explaining why the current system. He says that the I was interested in the company. With %Access system is old and creaky and a full day of lectures, labs, and tutocan’t handle the load it has now.” rials, there was no time to apply to This 1970s technology is ridiculous, jobs where such a %equirement” its slow, and even with the regular was noted in the posting, two day time for postings, it is still When I logged onto Access for difficult to even log onto the system. the first time, I was shocked that a We’re a year behind in impleuniversity renowned for its high techmenting the new CECS.Online sysnology programs still runs a shoddy tem and it is continuously being desystemlike Access. It’s hard to believe layed. Plus, as of this time, Access is that the University of Waterloo, supnot Y2K compliant. Woodside acposedly the leading university for coknowledges that co-op “doesn’t even operative education in the world, have a contingency plan to deal with runs a co-op computer system that this.” Even though IST is working on hasn’t been updated since the days making the system Y2K compliant, when Disco was still cool. something, anything, should have -M&a Choong

ing a “reputation.” This slanderous remark is unfounded and ignorant. l&en more offensive was the comment that the DJ “attracts violent crowds. n Myself, many of my friends and heads around the world are avid hip hop followers and the idea that: hip hop crowds could be gerieralized as violent is insulting, This stereotype does not fairly illustrate the culture’s followers. Hip hop music has become one of the top grossing music genres in the world, its followers are a large cross section of diverse listeners, The murder mentioned, which occurred at Shock Night Club, was tragic, but should not be used to categorize all hip hop events as violent, nor should it be used to fabricate a weak pattern accusing DJ Baba Kahn of having a potentially dangerous following. Baba Kahn was very disturbed at the accusations made concerning him. In an interview, the DJ stated,

“To say that a certain DJ brings violence with him is ignorant, a few bad apples should not be blamed on the DJ and the majority of the crowd. My job is to play music, security issues are the concern of the club.” Perhaps this is something Fed Hall should consider before hastily cancelling events. Baba Kahn went on to say, “I do not promote violence; club owners and promoters see this and that’s a part of the reason I have been such a marketable and successful DJ.” Baba Kahn’s success afid marketability is obvious. For the past five years, he has regularly played for the popular urban music station WBLK 93.7 on their live-to-air Friday night broadcasts at clubs throughout the Toronto area. To make things worse it seems that from now on, all hip ho,p events will be limited to only UW students. Laurier students and guests will not be admitted. This restriction seems prejudiced, considering the fact the hip hop event of last went without any problems.

7 he first pirates to sail to Canada. The whole situation seems biased. Violence is not exclusively related to hip hop events and to say so would be narrow-minded. Is there anyone who can claim there has never been a fight at an alternative, pop or country event. J Unfortunate si tuations can happen anywhere at anytime, this is reality, not some fairy tale, It’s not fair or just for hip hop lovers to be punished for the acts of a few people, nor is it fair for them, and myself included, to be thrown into some general stereotype. -Alison

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Oh so comfy Tothe Editor,

t may not be the largest, newest, most expensive couch; and sure, it smells a little different from all the others too, but what it lacks in physical complexities and social norms it more t&m makes up for itself in comfy. Long has my quest been. The quest and search for the one true comfy couch. Living on campus now for no more than three weeks, I had come to the conclusion that this quest would die young here, at the University of Waterloo, but then,

unpronounced to my wanting eyes, came that little comfy couch. Nestled way back in the unconfining southeast corner of the SLC is where I found him. Unpresumtuous, unappreciated and unpronounced, he resides waiting for you, to come sit down. After being drawn in like a helpless Ferengi star ship caught in a Borg tractor beam, I immediately sat down, unprejudiced by its distraught figure. Oh whatbliss, what total undying bliss. My ass and my quest: were finally satisfied, but the joy did not end here, When others passed me by, I did not take up the entire couch and tell them to shove off. No! For this is not the way of the corn& couch. Instead, I squeezed over and invited everyone to experience such gaiety. When I asked one such passerby, Matt Borch, his thoughts on the couch he said it was “A sitting experience continued

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The Forum Section enables members of the University of Waterloo community to present views on various issues through letters to the editor and longer comment pieces. Letters should not exceed350 words in length. They can be submitted to: ~tters@imprint.uwaterloo.ca. All material is subject to editing for brevity and clarity. The editor reserves the right to refuse to publish letters or articles which are judged to be 1ibeHous or discriminatory on the basis of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. The opinions expressed through columns, comment pieces, letters and other articles are strictly those of the authors, not the opinions of Imprint.

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unparalleled to any other.” As well, Mike Lucente, a first-year engineering student, stated that “Only once in the Belgian Congo, surrounded by naked slave girls, had his ass felt so wonderful.” While I do not know if I can agree with the second statement, the comfy couch I now know as Cobey, is a masterpiece of the chairingarts. No one knows were the comfy couch came from or how it became so damn comfy but it is here now and we all hope it stays. The words of James Gumabon states it best when he says, “AS my ass felt the warm caresses of the small comfortable couch, I finally knew true ecstasy. n As the world changes and the SLC grows to accommodate its larger student population we can only hope that there will always’be a place for one special, little comfy couch . . l

Cobey.

-HeathBenn So NCOW? TO the Editor,

o National Coming Out Week is nearly upon us, eh? Please excuse my expression of irritation. Although Flear attempts to justify this event’s importance, he has done nothing to really convince me that it

is anything more than an obnoxious annoyance. It’s obvious that being openly gay is hard. Sexuality is an incredibly private thing and is, in my opinion, not meant to be shoved in other peoples’ faces. If you believe that gay people are gay, not by choice, but naturally, then understand that straight people are hardwired that way as well. In that respect:, the idea of homosexuality simply offends our natural sensibilities (and yes, there are many idiotic hatemongers out there as well). Really, it’s nothing personal, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that, yes (and as Flear even points out himself), a gay relationship is not the same as a straight relationship (even if the only difference is the gender of the people involved) People have always received opposition for trying to shove an idea that other people aren’t comfortable with down their throats. I have no idea why it is necessary for someone who experiences same&x attraction to jump around proclaiming his or her attraction type to the rest of the world, nor do I understand how this “helps the cause.” The gay culture in the Greek times that Flear alludes to was based more on the belief that women were inferior than anything else. Sorry, but those “good 01’ days” were not all they were crackedup to be, Whether it is necessary to continue champion-

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ing gay rights depends entirely on whether or not you think that gay people already have enough of them. There is really no past benchmark to measure against. I think that it’s ridiculous that somebody’s sexuality should be made into an event. NCOW really seems to serve the interests of gay rights activists (by garnering them a great deal of visibility) and less the interests of gay people themselves. Flear’s bold claim that “Queer people look at the world with a different perspective” makes me wonder whether “gay culture” is actually being pushed onto those poor souls who Flear claims NCOW is good for. -Peter

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Gay christian To the Edb-,

n reviewing last week’s forum section, and in honour of National Coming Out Week, I have a confession to make: I am a gay Christian. I know that to some, I may as well be a veal eating vegetarian. I have already heard that I am an abomination and I-Iell bound by “Christians.” I have already heard that Christianity is “destructive to our catise” and “repressive” by some Queer folk. As continued

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a homosexuaI, my endearance to Jesus is only natural. In days when women were treated as personal property, Jesus related to them as equals and welcomed them on his journey. Jesus knew what it was to embrace the outcasts. Jesus touched the “unclean” lepers; his arms of love healed them not only physically, but emotionaIly. Jesus affirmed the eunuchs of his day: the sexual outcasts. The only times Christ raised his voice was to the bigoted, repressive religious authorities. We could discuss the Bible passages concerning homosexuality, the absence of any term for homosexual orientation in either Greek or Hebrew or the cultural influence on scripture. We could discuss the “scriptural justification” that has been used in the past to promote slavery, sexism and raciaI prejudice. Personally, I believe the Bible is a wonderful, inspired record of human encounters with the Almighty. However, there is no question that it can be interpreted, retranslated and twisted to fit whatever preconceived social, political, or sexist view that one may have. Yet, through all the rhetoric, I see one constant. Christ reaching out his arms: holding the lepers, blessing the children, affirming the eunuch. In an age of oppressive religion, It’s no wonder that Christ’s message of love was just what this homosexual needed to hear. -Ken Peters 1AAm

Bikers

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inter is fast approaching, and its signs are ail around us. Leaves changing to a golden hue, Jack Frost nipping at our nose and other various body parts. Our favourite sweater is pulled from its place of reverence, still with that familiar aroma. Yet, some of our fellow students fail, or turn a blind eye to these general indications of winter, and literally charge it head on. These people are none other that the biking troop. These are not your ordinary individuals however, these persons are champions among society. They brave the elements for the betterment of tomorrow, for the sake of knowledge. And what do they receive for their efforts, why nothing less than a slap in the face. For in their attempts in scuttling to class, They must do one thing, and one thing only. Lock up their valued possession. This sole objective is however, impeded, for there is a dire need for more bike racks, Possibly, it was not taken into account that we have 560 more students this term, some which will inevitably ride bikes. The dramatic change in school size can be observed by merely entering the SLC. The numbers

are staggering.

In some cases, there are enough bike racks, but they are in obscure places. Many such incidents occur around the Davis Centre, where there placement is too remote to be of any use. A repercussion of this is of course,

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that bikes are locked to trees and almost any other stationary object. This includes wheeIchair access ramps. What this does is hamper other individual’s entrance to our facilities. Solutions to rectifying this problem include: locking up at areas that are barren and speaking to your reps at Feds and General Services. And last, taking care so that other individuals are not troubled by your actions. We salute you, the bikers of winter. Your environmentally sound battle against Mother Nature is truly admirable. May the wind be at your back and an empty bike rack ceaselessly await you.

Alcohol and that’s not all To theEditor,

his is an letter in response to the appalling and iconoclastic comment made by Adam Young with regards to the campus question: “Do you have any advice for frosh?” Adam’s response was, “Don’t drink too much. it was counterproductive to my marks.” We feel that this comment is potentially misleading and may send our new, young, first-year adventurers down a detrimental path of sobriety. The danger lies within the assumption that alcohol has a negative affect upon those with scholastic ambitions, where, in fact, alcohol is essential to the successful completion of a program at our highly esteemed academic institutions. During one’s arduous stay at the University of Waterloo, one will be confronted with many perplexing and distressing situations where sobriety will not provide any solutions. We, regretfully, must inform our newcomers that these situations are frequent and, subsequently, require an alcohol based remedy. Some of these situations include: a poor grade on a paper or test, homesickness, fight with boyfriend/girlfriend, happiness, despair, it’s raining, it’s sunny (Bomber patio), cancelled class, stress caused by diligent study and loneliness . . . this is the most controversial reason for drinking and therefore, must be further addressed. Many people are coming from out of town and may not be familiar with the city and may not have many friends. This lack of social relations can be corrected by heading out to one of the many fine establishments this city has to offer, hence, increasing your opportunity for the developing of friendships. Under no circumstance should one consume alcohol alone. The consequences and connotations of this act are severe; namely, others many construe this as alcoholism. The benefits of alcohol are far reaching. So, before your decide to put down your next drink, remember these rhetorical words; moreover, this article was not meant to undermine the importance of academic excellence, but reinforce the importance of stress relief.

-Jeremy Kowulski English Literu twe -Duvid Ward Atis General

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The public interest requires it Opportunity and access. We all want it. We want the opportunity to get educated, to get employed, to get transportation, to get a loan, to get on the Web, to get late night pizza in Uptown Waterloo. Those are simple, everyday opportunities everybody wants and needs. What kind of opportunities and access does the broader public need? We need to get at information about trade deals, foreign investments, international banking. We need the opportunity to learn about cultural symbols, and what they mean. Sometimes this information isn’t available to us. Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan once said that the next World War will be an information war: a fight for symbolic meaning, a fight for our minds. It will be a fight over access to information. The opening rounds of this war may have already begun. The whole world now watches Disney movies. Complex foreign cultures are being eaten up by Disney symbolism. Is this loss of cultural diversity important? Perhaps it even rivals the global loss of ecological diversity. Disney symbolism is dominating because Time-Warner/Disney is winning its fight for access to foreign markets. The United States pursues free trade because their businesses, like Disney, want to access foreign markets without government or public accountability. Businesses desire this opportunity and access because they are one a quest for more money and revenue. For the public, storytelling is be-

coming story-selling. When the stories are controlled by media conglomerates like Disney, TimeWarner, CTV, Conrad Black and Ted Rogers, our desire to get good stories is taken over by their business desire to make money, We lose our opportunities as they control the production and distribution of our stories. So who really has access to television? It’s not us, who feed on the scraps thrown to us from on high. It’s the media giants, with their supposedly greater need to access profit guarantees. Giving opportunity and access to ordinary people is not on any trade, investment, or current public policy agenda. It should be. Storytelling, whether it’s in TV, movies or around the fire, is important. Storytelling has significant power in social thought and change. A storyteller sets the stage, limits the range and names the parts that make up our reality, no matter what the subject. Only when society can tell stories to itself through active, diverse, independent and encouraged dialogues can it realize its problems and work out solutions. Only when society has access to the media can it give us what we need. The same is true for all matters that relate to public interest. To create a world based on sustainability, democracy, compassion and equity, we need access. The public needs the opportunity to access and control education, government decisionmaking, and storytelling. The public interest requires that the public’s access and opportunities are the most important ones in our society.

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Village Orientation Wrapup Once again, this year’s Village Orientation was an outstanding success! This action-packed week could not have been accomplished without theone hundred Village Orientation ‘99 Fresh Leaders, the twenty Quad Leaders and the frosh themselves. The Executive Committee, Cynthia Baycetich, Paul Brillinger, Mike Cunningham, Davis Marasco, and Kari Robinson, dedicated a full year

to making sure village and the university-wide frosh week, went as smooth as possible. As always, without the support of the University of Waterloo’s administration, and Heather Fawcett, the Promotions/Orientation Coordinator, frosh week would not have happened at all. Frosh week ‘99 was bigger and better than ever. With almost $50,000 in donated prizes and gifts, there will be many memo-

ries left from the week that our generous sponsors helped make possible. Sponsorship is a vital component of such a large-scale and highly publicized event. Much of the frosh week would not have been possible, let alone memorable, without the assistance of the KW business community. The goal of the sponsorship committee next year, as with every year, is to be even bigger and better.

Frosh week is an incredible opportunity for frosh, and for leaders. The role as a frosh leader enriches our experience here at the University of Waterloo in endless capacities. Not only do we meet extraordinary lif#e-long friends and have lots of fun, frosh leaders have the opportunity to pass on the lessons of their own learned experiences. To this end, we encourage everyone who is interested in joining the Village

Orientation Committee (VOC) to think of how much fun frosh weekwasforyou,andaskyourself how much more fun it would be to be a Village Orientation leader! For those of you who are interested, rememberto lookfor the upcoming VOC sign-up forms. Frosh, ask your Don for this form. Hopefully, we’ll be meeting many of you soon as we once again ask “Who’s in the house?” See you next year! voc ‘99.

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loved ones and crying for help at the same time, mass confusion began to cloud over the damaged cities. “I had never had such a strong feeling that I was so close to death. It was terrible. I never want to go through this again!”

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t was a nightmare! I could hear people crying everywhere. My L hole world was shaking so viotently that I thought the end of time had come.” Those were the words of my cousin as she described the major earthquake that hit Taiwan at 1:47 a.m. on September21. It was a rude awakening to the many who were asleep at Earthquake tears up bridges, this earlymorning hour. People scrambled frantically out Measuring 7.6 on the Richter of their houses and wandered in the scale, this was the worst natural disdarkness of the night because the aster that Taiwan has suffered in the quake knocked out the power suppast 64 years. The quake’s epicenter plies. Searching desperately for their was located near the central part of

the island at the famous tourist spot of Sun Moon Lake. Most of the destruction occurred in the nearby cities of Taichung and Nantou County. Landslides, buckled roads, and tumbled buildings were seen almost everywhere around these areas. Even though Taipei, the most heavily populated city in Taiwan, is located 150 km from the epicenter, damage there was still extensive. Tens of thousands of people set up tents for temporary shelter as they looked onto their now devastated homes. The injured flood the hospitals as international rescue workers continue their efforts to relieve this great tragedy. And those with hopes of finding their missing loved ones have now turned to prayers to mourn and grieve for their losses. Two weeks have since passed, however, the people of Taiwan can still feel the tremors from more than 18,000 recorded aftershocks with some as strong as 6.8. More thsn 2,200 people have been killed and

oday 1 went on an organized trip to in 1842 and the entire Cologne Cathedral was Kdn (Cologne). The city of Cologne completed in 1880, when the last stone of the is famous for its Cathedral, its architecfinial was placed atop the south tower. Since ture, its university and its. . cologne. then, renovation of the cathedral has been an The Cologne Bisphoric dates back to the ongoing process. fourth century, during which the old structure You may have heard of the eau de cologne of the Cologne Cathe4711. The recipe for dral was in the construcmanufacturing this tion process. In 1164, cologne was originally Archibishop Rainald a wedding gift to von Dassel transferred Wilhem Muelhens the bones of the Three from a Carthusian Magi into this ‘old’ Camonk. WhenMuelhens thedral from Milan. first manufactured The reliquary shrine this cologne in 1792, that was ordered to be it was under the name built in order to house these relics was finished of the monk. Only in 1881, his grandson in 1225. Ferdinand Muelhens The relics drew the registered a new comfaithful from all over pany name, calling it Europe and created the an “Eau de Cologne” “Cologne Pilgrimage” and citing the exact in the Middle Ages. This address of %o. 4711 resulted in the decision Glockengasse”. in 1248 to build a new But how did this structure suitable for house number come such an important Caabout? In 1796, a thedral, that could be French commandant used as a pilgrimage desin Cologne decreed It’s more than cologne. tination, To achieve that all houses had to this, the chief architect be numbered to make it easier to quarter sought the “modern” Gothic architectural style troops. And it just so happened that the house of French cathedrals, rather than turning to of the company received the number 4711. the Romanesque architecture of Germany. Cologne is a place where you have to come This construction was discontinued in 1560. to feel, not just see, for yourself. The reconstruction of the cathedral resumed l

over 8,000 have been injured. 25 rescue workers were found dead in the mountains while attempting to reach blocked-off areas. 100 people are still missing and buried under the rubble. Fallen buildings have left more than 100,000 people home-

Devastation hits peopleand buildings. less. Many areas are still under power and water limitations. Adding insult to injury, a typhoon is predicted to land on the east coast of Taiwan in the middle of this week.

For Godso lovedtbe world, that haguue his m/y begotten Son, that whosoever believetb in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (/oh 3:X).

fter examining the subject of the sentence (God, whose existence is preumed) last week, we come to another word that could easily be overlooked%o.” Each word is important, though, and indeed this %o” is rich with meaning. It is an adverb

Crucifixion is the most painful and humilating form of execution. dscribing how God loved the world and could also be translated as “in this way.” It speaks of the magnitude and method of God’s love. So how exactly did God love the world? He loved the world to such an extent that “He gave his only begotten Son.” We’ll look more into the details of that phrase in the coming weeks, t>ut for nowwe’ll think upon the immensity of God’s love. In 1 John 3:1, we read: “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God.” We read a similar verse in John 1; 12, “But as many as received Him, to them gave He

The government announced that it will take at least five years for Taiwan to completely recover. This was the largest earthquake that the world has experienced in the past three years. It is truly a catastrophe on an international level. At the University of Waterloo, the Taiwanese Students Association is actively participating in the rescue efforts to assist the people of Taiwan to quickly recover from this disaster. A donation box has been set up at the Turnkey Desk in the SLC and on behalf of the people of Taiwan and the Taiwanese Students Association, we greatly appreciate any help you can offer.

power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on His name.” This is amazing! The Almighty God of the universe loves us SOmuch that everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ is welcomed into His family. I don’t think there’s any way that any mere human can fully comprehend and appreciate what it means to be a child of God, but He loves us enough to consider believers as such. The Lord Himself speaks of the extent of His love in John 15: 13, when He says, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” When we think about it, that really is the truth, isn’t it? The most important thing that any person has to give is their own life and that’s exactly what the Lord gave for us. John, writing many years later, continues this thought by noting our apprehension of God’s love: “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His love for US= (1 John 3 : 16). We can recognize God’s great love for us because He gave the most valuable thing in the world-His life. We can also think of the horrible death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. Not just the fact that he died, but the way in which he died demonstrates his extreme love for us. Crucification is the most painful and humilia’ting form of execution, but the apostle Peter proclaimed that the Lord was “delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God” (Acts 2:23). Even though God knew the most cruel and agonizing death His son would face, He loved us so much that He still gave Him. These are just a few thoughts about the vastness of God’s love. His love for us is truly overwhelming; next week we’ll take a closer look.

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tepping out of my apartment, I make a quick left. In the distance, 30 people are attempting to cross the street, the tram is letting people out its doors, and taxis, buses, and private cars are waiting impatiendy for the chance to zoom along to their final destination. This is a taste of Hong Kong and the excitement and busyness that surrounds living there. A little more than a year ago, thirty other Canadians and I boarded a plane to Hong Kong (HK) where we were scheduled to work as English Language Teaching Assistants for eight months. The time Ispent there taught me a million things, including how to laugh, to go along with what comes and to try as many new things as possible. Everything about IX was different from

n 1948, a researcher by the name of Alfred Kinsey conducted the first in-depth look at human sexuality and sexual behavior. The results of his study are well-known among members of the gay community (although most of the gay community probably isn’t familiar with Mr. Kinsey), because a particular focus of his research was homosexuality. His results were quite surprising, and his research provides a standard by which all subsequent studies are judged. Kinsey and his colleagues found that about a third of men and 13 per cent of women reported having reached orgasm with a partner of the same sex at least once in their lives. However, the number of people who considered themselves “homosexual” was much lower. Kinsey went on to conclude that about 10 per cent of the world’s population is in fact homosexual. (A statistic which is often misused, and not easily verifiable.) I should point out that Kinsey’s research was flawed in many respects from a pure research point-of-view. For instance, a majority of the 17,000 men and women who participated in his confidential interviews were young, white, and middle-class. Also, the very nature of the subject at hand’makes it extremely difficult to devise a set of questions which will accurately determine who is gay and who is straight. Does a homosexual experience make you gay? Definitely not. Certainly there are people who will experiment at some point in their lives, but that doesn’t make them gay. Moreover, there are people who are gay but will never have a homosexual experience. Do you have to admit publicly that you are gay to be considered gay? Again, no. Research which defines homosexuality in this way yields figures of about four per cent or lower, and it doesn’t account for people who are “in the closet,” or those who don’t realize they are gay. What about bisexuality? What about transgendered people? And what precisely does one consider a “homosexual experience”? Clearly there are many gray areas in the classification of gay and straight people. Kinsey tried to pull together some of his research on sexual orientation by developing a scale, appropriately known as the “Kinsey scale.” Simply put: if you are 100 per cent homosexual then you are a six; a true bisexual is a three; and if you’re 100 per cent heterosexual then you’re a zero. Most people will naturally fit somewhere along the continuum. Part of the appeal of the scale is the implication that sexuality isn’t black and white, it’s

what I expected. Going there, I admit I was quite ignorant about the landscape, culture and way of life. First, there was the food. After trying Chinese food in Canada that consisted of the stereotypically North American chicken balls and fortune cookies, T wasn’t expecting too much. Before long, however, I had the

more of a spectrum. Society likes polar opposites like “straight” and “gay,” but most gay people don’t like these terms because they are inaccurate. I don’t go around telling people that I’m bisexual because that’s inaccurate, but I am certainly not 100 percent homosexual either. (Since you were wondering, my sexuality falls in the range of 442 and ~‘Tc,but it’s hard for me to know for certain.) Because the scale is self-diagnostic, only you can decide your score. Furthermore, where you fall on the scale may change throughout your lifetime.. If you asked me two years ago where I fell on the Kinsey scale, I would have had a different answer than the one I’d give today. But that’s not to say that everyone will change their scores. There are many who consider themselves 100 per cent straight and always will. Likewise, there are many who consider themselves 100 per cent gay and al ways will. The Kinsey scale isn’t perfect, however. Many gay people feel that it is based on a narrow definition of sexual orientation, True, being queer has a lot to do with sexual attruction, but it is by no means the only measure of queerness. Gender identity is a second dimension: some humans feel and act more feminine, while others feel and act more masculine, independent of sexual attraction. A third dimension might be a “degree of outness (for gays) or openness (for str8s)J’This is also independent of gender identity and sexual attraction. With so many variables, and clearly there are others, it is easy to see why no two queer people can agree on what being “queer” is. Everyone is going to have a different concept because everyone has a unique sexual identity.

chop stick skills down and had tried everything from squid to red bean soup. Everyday that we went out to eat was an adventure and before long we all had our favourite dishes and places to dine. Suffice it to say, I never encountered a single chicken ball or fortune cookie. HK is truly a land of contrast. From the bustling streets and tall sky-scrapers, you can walk under a bridge or turn a corner only to find a completely different world. Close to my apartment there was a market. There streets were lined with stalls selling vegetables, meats, flowers and dried foods. Some of the shopkeepers are loud. They shout out phrases in Cantonese, attempting to lure customers to their shops. When you go to buy something, you are given a small basket for your produce and the shop keeper weighs your goods. The prices here are reasonable and the atmosphere is intriguing because it is so absolutely different from other parts of HK.

Takingin the&eneryandpeopleofHongKong. The smell and noise is another factor that keeps your senses occupied. HK, in translation, means “Fragrant Harbour” and before long it becomes apparent why. Every shop omits its own odour - some good and some bad. The noise, depending on where you live, is continual. Our district was very busy and there were always people, trams, cars, taxis, and construction workers on the street. These

smells and sounds also become a part of the overall experience and you begin to realize that without them, your stay would never be the same. Finally, and most importantly, the people. Throughout my stay, there were a handful of individuals who touched my heart and who genuinely looked out for me. I feel indebted by their kindness and I know that my stay would have been horrible without them. It’s amazing to see the people you live with become your family, and your students and colleagues become your friends. It was also fun to attempt Cantonese, to get asked questions I wasn’t quite sure how to answer, and to get the younger students to finally talk to me without running away first. The people of HK maintain a lot of traditional customs and festivals, while still making way for business and a pile of tall buildings. Old and new truly reside side by side, separated only by a bridge or a subway stop. Sure, it’s crowded, and sometimes the pollution can get to you, but walking through the crowds, taking in the sights, I know I wasn’t bored a minute of my time in HK. This summary could never do my trip, or HK justice but if you ever have the chance to visit the “City of Life” take it gratefully. It was my honour and complete pleasure to uncover just a few of its many treasures,

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n the other side of the city, another man’s farseeing eyes were looking for answers in the distance. He felt much the same as had his counterpart and wanted to hold on to the last few moments of sunrise before facing the day he knew was coming. He sighed knowing that soon the glorious rays would finally make their final ascent and it would be time to leave. As he took in the river and the trees and the flowing fields, he wondered again what it was in him that cherished this place above all others in the city. This place on the edge of consciousness that seemed so far from everyone else, No one in his group understood what made their leader cherish the wildness of the outskirts so much. A citizen did not laugh, cry or complain. A citizen did his duty and upon his back rested the weight of the city. The weight of the other three groups, This was not a matter of pride, but asimple fact. The citizens onl$ felt pride at the end of their lives when it could be truly said they did not falter. Only then was emotion displayed and then only faintly. It was not that they banned emotions. They didn’t need to. Every citizen from the beginning of their time was thus, until this brilliant child with both the smiles and the tears had been born.

Early on, the man learned how to mask the differences, because he truly cared for these silently dedicated people who called him brother. Had he been able to completely lose his soul to duty, he would not be here on his porch watching the sun rise as though it were the most beautiful, important thing in the world: as if it might be his last. The man felt the pain of separation as he wearily got to his feet and deliberately turned his back on the sun to begin his way to the city. He once again reflected on the sorrow everything he had ever been taught told him he couldn’t feel. Slipping on the face mask had been easy for the last ten or so years, just another thing to be put on in themorning along with his clothes. This morning, it had not been so easy when he had received the summons for council, This morning, he had felt fear such as had never been felt before. No one in the crowd that morning noticed a blank-faced citizen on his way through the city. They were still trying to convince themselves that the blue-eyed man did not exist, except in their nightmares. They did not notice when he paused at the bridge on his way to the Tower of Compromise and iooked up at its spires. Neither did they notice the flicker of impossible pain that passed through his features, as for once their heights did not give him comfort.

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aybe once upon a time, back in the caves of our primitive ancestors, religion was a pure, unfettered thing. But 1 doubt it. It is, of course, nothing but a tool, Always has been, always will be, I found George Orwell’s 1984 to be a deeply religious novel. That is, if you collectively group all forms of mind control under one nefarious heading. Religion has two major uses where the ignorant masses are concerned. Initially, in its more primitive forms, it exists to explain the physical and natural phenomenon which baffle early cultures. Fortunately, we live in more advanced times and science can quickly move in to alleviate such confusion. Secondly, when a leader of men gets hold of the reigns of religion, possibly by declaring himself archbishop or some other nifty title like that, it becomes an awesome implement in the astute despot’s toolbox. The notion of Heaven and Hell was an imperative social concept throughout the prbgress of civilization. It, of course, recurs in all major religions, with slight deviations. Reincarnation appears to differ, but who wants to be reincarnated as a grasshopper because of misdeeds in the former life? And so there exists a set of rules to live by in your Bibles and your Korans. The common man, desperate to believe his life is worth more than the filth he slaves and toils in, picks up the idea that his immortal ‘soul’ lives on in some empyreal paradise or degrading cesspit. As the standard of living in any civilization rises, however, religion becomes more and more an outdated tradition. People generally grow more enlightened when free of the strain of an oppressive overlord, no hope in sight, constant agony and woe. They certainly no longer pay heed to any restrictive command-

ments formerly needed to maintain general order and peace. When police can be afforded to replace the scolding priest, the latter dies away fairly quickly. Lust and envy should not necessarily be frowned upon, bringing about guilt due to threats of a dismal afterlife, They are unavoidable parts of man’s being, and rather should be satiated in a harmless manner. Instead of despising your neighbor for his material wealth and consequently sinning, a powerful energy can be instilled to better one’s position. Lust can be subdued with harmless masturbation, rather than bent-up sexual tension creating a frustrated sex offender. Feel no guilt for the actions religion tells us are wrong, and never be afraid that some ethereal being or big brother police-state is constantly watching and judging you. Rather, judge right and wrong for yourself, write your own bible. Oh, and try not to get caught by people in possession of power who disagree with your actions. Conversely, don’t suppress those beneath you, unless they really tread on your toes. Generally the law is a better guide than the Bible of what is fundamentally right and wrong, although there’s a lot to disagree with in both

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count out large developing nations such as Brazil, India and China. This is where the problems arise. According to a treaty of sorts known as the Berlin Mandate of 1995, developing nations are explicitly exempted from making any new commitments to reduce their greenhouse gasses emissions during the Kyoto talks. This results in a greenhouse gas emission impasse, more or less. It’s not as if each nation is reducing the amount of gasses over their portion of the globe’s terra firma. We reduce our emissions, theirs (the developing na tions) increases, net change: zilch. The other major probIem is our friend(?) south of the border. According to Ken Green, director of Environmental Studies at the Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI), if Kyoto is to produce any meaningful benefits, policymakers must look at the big picture, instead of developing worst-case scenarios and making simplistic predictions based on monthly temperature changes. I-Ie contends that such an approach is akin to taking someone’s pulse for two minutes and then attempting to calculate trends in th’eir lifetime heart rate.

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Whoa Nelly ! Has this guy completely lost his freakin’ mind. You don’t have to be a goddamn rocket scientist to know that we are solely responsible for the increases in greenhouse gaseous emissions and the subsequent global warming. I’d like to know who he thinks is responsible. He’d probably blame our beavers for cutting down too many trees and thereby reducing the amount of chlorophyll in the world, thus accentuating the global warming problem. You see, the honest truth is this -critics of the Kvoto

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are open to let the air clear smoking Camel’s all day Iong, gonna have to pay. American’s have to dish out between 70 to dollars per annum per housefor the next 1.5 years. Australia is the other major developed nation that will take a big hit, as it moves to become a market economy. Yet, you don’t hear any of our Aussie friends whining, now do you? In the 1998 budget, Canada committed 150 million dollars over the next three years to build momentum toward concrete action and results on climate change. This is in addition to the 70 million dollars earmarked by Natural Resources Canada every year. There have been some marked improvements as a result of the private. and public sector’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gaseous emissions. Canada’s pulp and paper industry has reduced emissions of fossil carbons by 20 per cent and Chrysler Canada has reduced energy use at it’s largest Windsor Facility by 5 per cent. I would like to say that we are on track for meeting our reductions as outlined in the Kyoto protocol, but I can’t. We are far from taking our emissions levels back down to 1990 levels, but if we stay on track, we just might make it. For further information, visit: http://vww.ec.gc.ca/climate/ and www.nationalcenter.org.

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rice again, UW seems to be on the forefront of upcoming technology with two new projects, one of which is the establishment of a new Bioinformatjcs program by September 2000 that will be based o&W’s reputable computer science program and the growing molecular biology field. The two areas will be combined to process claw suchasmappingandsequencing the genetic code and to develop solutions for growing biological problems. This venture will create new faculty positions which will include a geneticistandanimmunologistwithin the next year. In the subsequent year it will grow by ten to fifteen faculty members teaching five new courses, as well as current offerings in the computer science and biology programs. Not surprisingly, UW, one of the first universities in North America to offer the program, will incorporate a co-op program to complement the new field. The next item to be added to UWs technological innovations is the development of better robots. Longingfor your own robot worker? We are a step closer to achieving this thanks to the Construct Group. The interdisciplinary research group brings together mathematicians, physic&sand fifteen to twenty graduate students. The group is headed by Professor David Wang, an elect&a1 and computer engineer and involves Professors Glenn Hepler, systems design engineering, and Farid Golnaraghi, mechanical engineering. The research will help develop robots that are smaller, lighter and more efficient, This is done by a series of sensors, actuators and algorithms. It will allow the robots to become more flexible, detect vibration, react quickly and actually develop senses, using what is known as “hapti? applications (this is why we won’t get paid the big bucks folks). These two projects are taking place right here on our fine campus, maintaining UW’s position on the’ cutting edge of technology.

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After a recovered fumble on Waterloo’s 24-yard line, Markham native Dan Donovan received a %-yard rocket pass for a fantastic first down. Mike Bradley rushed another ten yards for a first down but the ball was brought back to the SO-yard line because of a blocking from the rear penalty. The finest catch of the day was made bv Reza Celik, who received a 24-yard pass with a diving one-handed catch. Celik’s amazing athleticism saved the Warriors from a third down punt and gave them a first down at the 27-yard line. With

another 15 yards. Mike Bradley had enough room and time, thanks to Waterloo’s offensive line, to walk into the end zone for the Warrior’s second touchdown of the day. The conversion was good and the score was 15-7. For the next five minutes, the Warriors and the Yeomen would push each other back and forth and the game would remain scoreless until a spectacular (and confusing) play by Tony Riha. A36yard punt by Tony sent the ball sailing over all defender’s heads. York’s DB watched as the ball tumbled around in their end zone. Waterloo players, after being

Fans braved the rain to watch the Warriorswallop theYeomen the adrenaline now pumping, the Warrior offence would prove to be unstoppable. Eddie Kim took it to town by hammering throughyork’s defence, bringing the ball forward

caught on too many no-yards penalties, were extra careful and gave him lots of room. Time seemed to stop as the ball kept bouncing and rolling around. Suddenly, like a golden

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bullet, Tony Ri)la burst though the Black Wall forming five yards from the DB and jumped on the ball, sendingYork’s DB sprawling. Yellow flags flew before the referees knew what was happening. York’s DB made the mistake of not picking the ball up in time allowing Riha to run the distance and score a single. This made

Waterloo 16 York 7 the score 16-7 against the Yeomen, With only 30 seconds remaining in the game, the Warriors easily outlasted the Yeomen to clench their third straight victory. The 1-3 Yeomen now face potential elimination from the playoffs. Unfortunately, Saturday was not all celebration as the Warriors lost one of their players. Offensive Lineman Denny Droumtsekas, wili not be able to play for four to six weeks due a broken leg. His absence will be missed. ThisSaturday (October 9 at 2:OO p.m.), the Waterloo Warriors will host their arch rivals, the Western Mustangs. With the momentum of three straight wins, the Warriors will need to be on their toes to take down the 4 - 0 Mustangs. All students are invited to attend. There is free admission to UW students with proper university identification like your Watcard. Check out the Waterloo Warrior football team on-line at www.warriorfootball.uwaterloo.ca for more Warrior info.

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n a dark, rainy Saturday afternoon, the Warriors headed back to Kitchener to take on their favourite whipping boys, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. The Warrors jumped into the lead early and didn’t look back. In the top of the first, second baseman Luke Potwarka - the team’s leading hitter - smacked a ball to right. Potwarka scored on Craig Beitz’s single to centre three batters later. Top of the second and the Warriors continued to collect runs: Mike Robertson knocked the ball into deep left for a double and scored on Craig Skinner’s one-bagger to right. The rain started to make itself known at this point: both the home plate circle and the pitcher’s mound were so soaked, a layer of white filler dirt had to be applied before krier’s Glen Horne stepped up to the plate.

Waterloo 8 Laurier 4 It was the third inning when the Warriors finally let loose. Pitcher Jeff Snoddy and the Waterloo defence keeping Laurier scoreless and limited to four hits. As the rain came down heavily, so did the Warrior offence. They picked up anoth.er four runs in third. After Potwarka iead off with another single - this time to centre - Tyler Wilson knocked a double to left. Beitz

smacked the ball towards the third baseman, allowing Potwarka to score, Next, it was Matt Bevilacqua collecting a ribbie as Wilson scored from third base. Not to be outdone, Mike Robertson smacked one out of the park. Literally. His two-run shot cleared the left-field fence and just about rolled onto highway seven. Fast forward to the fifth inning. Beitz picked up another pair of RBIs as Jeff McDonald and Wilson scored. In the bottom half of the frame, Laurier managed to pick up a few runs, thanks mostly to Terry Arges’ two-run shot to left. With the mound looking once again like a mudpuddle, the ump threw more dirt on it in the sixth this time the dirt was brownbut the Golden Hawks could only managed another run before the game was called on account of rain. Final score: Warriors 8, Golden Hawks 4. The second game was postponed until Tuesday, and eventually forfeited by Laurier, After a pair of tough losses to Brock to close out the season, the baseball Warriors make their first venture into playoff territory with a best-of-three series against the Badgers, The first two games take place in St. Catharines at 1 :OO p.m. on Saturday, and the third game, if necessary, will be in Kitchener’s Jack Couch Ball Park at the same time on Sunday. With the regular season over, speculation has it that four of five teams in the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association’s Ontario West Division will crack the top ten nationally, with Waterloo sneaking in at number nine or ten. I

Queen’s gets mauled by Wcwnors PATRICIA special

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he women’s rugby team has played three games in the past two weeks and was victorious on all three occasions. The first win came on a road trip to St.Catharines on Saturday, September 25. The team exploded off the first kick and the first series resulted in a try by Kerri Webb. The team didn’t stop there and managed to score three times in the first ten minutes. Waterloo only allowed Brock to score once, ending the game with Kerri Webb and Heather Moyse scoring 15 points each, Single tries were also scoredbyAnnetteVieiraandAmanda Husk. Kerri Webb was voted MVP with the final score Waterloo 40, Brock 5. The next match was held on a stormy Wednesday at Columbia Lake. The Warriors met up with an inexperienced team from the Royal Military College. Waterloo began this game as aggressively as they ha,d against Brock, scoring within the first

five minutes. The thunder, lightning and persistent rain couldn’t slow the Warriors down with Heather Moyse racking up another 22 points, Annette Vieira 15, Kerri Webb six, Jen Adams five and Shona Harvey five. The whole team came together to keep the ball in Warrior possession .

Waterloo a good 15 minutes to get themselves into the game and at first, things looked bleak. Waterloo snapped out of its daze and started to play Warrior rugby late in the first half. There was no way Queen’s could stop the tremendous Warrior speed once the team got moving.

Kerri Webb was a threat both offensively and defensively. Her low intimidating running style pushes her through offences, enabling her to

secondopportunity at flanker. With her excellent tackling and aggressive heads-up play, she proved that she deserved her chance to start. Second-year player Jocelyn Burkhart confirmed to everyone that not only is she a great prop, but that she also has the ability to make ground as a ball carrier. At the end of the day, Heather Moyse had ten points, Annette Vieira also had ten, Kate Longpre scored a try to add another five and Kerri Webb made four converts adding eight points. Kerri Webb was voted MVP for the third game in a row and was rewarded with Athlete of the Week. The finaI score was Waterloo 33, Queen’s 13. The women’s team has suffered only one loss and stands at 4-l going into a game on October 7 at home against Toronto. The women then

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carries, Kerri, along with fly half Kate Longpre, can always be counted on to make their tackles. The team is glad to have Kate back from an ankle injury and she certainly hasn’t missed a step since. First-year player Chrissy Gordon had a great day in only her

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National. champs at UW . Two UW students prove they do not rock the boat at National competition

This 1s not very surprising as there are not enough facilitjes to hold a university team and not enough Interest from the students or the university itself. Despite all of this, twu sailors from the University of Waterloo travelled to Montreal last weekend to compete in the Canadian University Sailing Championships (yes, such an event does exist). A total of 46 sailors

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of those four to take the gold. .%frer a second place finish in the first race of the day, the pressure was on to win two of the next three. A win in the second rice eased the pressurt and meant tEr:~t the second place boar had to win the final two races to get the gold. Despite a poor start in the last race, Alan and Ryan passed their competition around the last mark of the course and held on to win the race and ultimately the regatta. So, you might not have known that the University of Waterloo was home to any sailors, but now you do, and they are your 1999 National University Champions.

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from ten Universities in four different classes of boat took to the water to compete. Aian Laderoute ;Ind Ryan hlahai-fey Ulere VXater1i>CCs rrprescntativec; and were sailing in the 470 class. The 370 is the men’s double handed (two person) Olympic boat, After flvc .%I-minute races on Saturday, they held a narrow lead over second place with seven points (points are awarded for finishing positions, the lower the score the better) Going into the second and last day, there were four races scheduled and Waterloo’s team had to win two

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Warriors field hockey team has been busy in the past week, playing four games. Here are the results. Last Tuesday, the Warriors travelled to Toronto to take on defending OUA champs, the U of T Varsity Blues. In spite of putting in a strong game and netting the ball once (only to have the goal called back on a technicality that only the umpire ac-

they couldn’t get any more past the . Guelph defense. The game ended at l-0, with Leslie Alexander earning the shutout. Later that rainy afternoon, the Warriors took onYork. Again, Leslie netted another goal off some good passing from Joanne Fernandez and Julia Morton. The Yeowomen rpsponded with a goal of their own later in second half. Both teams put in some good offensive efforts, but, were unable to capitalize. The game ended in a l-l tie.

The Warriors mercilessly ran up the score. tually saw), the women dropped the game 1-O to the Blues. This was the Warriors first loss of the season. On the weekend the team travelled to Toronto to play the Guelph GryphonsandYorkYeowomen. The first game in the rainy morning matched the women against the Gryphons. After putting the Guelph goalie through a good workout, the Warriors were finally able to capitalize on one of their many scoring opportunities. Late in the first half, rookie Robin Leslie continued her scoring ways to put the Warriors ahead 1-O. The women continued playing a very offensive game, but

On Sunday, the women went back to Toronto again to take on Trent. The Trent defense took a beating, as the Warriors mercilessly ran up the score. Leslie, Fernandez and Dawn Culverson all scored twice in freeplay. Rookies Beth Nordemann and Julia Morton added one each off of penalty corners. The game ended with the score Waterloo 8, Trent 0. Shutout honours again went to Alexander. The women take a break this weekend to go home for Thanksgiving . Action resumes on October 16 and 17 in Toronto for rematches with U of T, McGill and Trent.

t was exactly one year ago that a team from Geordie Country languished in the obscurity that was the Nationwide First Division of England’s Football Association. This small squad had to play the likes of Ipswich Town, Queen’s P-ark Rangers, Grimsby Town and Stoke City while in exile of the desired goal, the Carling Premiership. Today, this squad has found their way to third place in England’s top division under the tutelage of Peter Reid. Once upon a time, they were competing with Bradford City, Watford and Ipswich Town for the top spot in Division One. Now, Sunderland finds this Geordie squad on the heels of both Leeds United and Manchester United, two of the best squads from the land of Sassan, The question that must be asked is, UH~~ did Sunderland achieve such an exalted position?” Well, not

for goals in Sunderland and in the English Premiership. Last year, Phillips also lead the way for the Mighty Reds with 25 goals for the Northern English squad Luckily for Sunderland, Kevin Phillips is not the only player in the squad that has shown promise. NialI Quinn is another potent scorer for the Reds, Granted, Quinn is only seven goals behind Phillips, but the

Steve Bould, Kevin Ball, Paul Bulter and Alex Reid. The last two names mentioned here have scored one goal for Sunderland. But for Reid, he also received Sunderland’s first sending off with a red card against Coventry City at the Stadium of Light. The worst thing about this red card was that it was shown by Sky Sports But it is fairly obvious that Sunder land will soon be hampered by suspensions. So far, it has been a very other Ceordie clubs and the newly promoted clubs. Newcastle United, sans Ruud Gullit, is placed season is reasonably young. Gavin firmly in the relegation zone after a McCann, a rookie on this squad, has horrific start to the season. made a name for himself with two Middlesborough is also in trouble, goals so far this season. Finally, Thobut seems to be in far better shape mas Sorenson, a goalkeeper who was than Newcastle. Bradford City and b orn in Odense, has played in all ten Watford are now fighting to keep games for the Mighty Reds. In Peter their spots in the Premiership. But Reid’s eyes, this 6500,000 ($1219 . Sunderland seems to have no worPlaying in EuroI% has helped* A . 150) investment from OB Odense ries, at least for now. With only ter combination of hard work, excellent was well worth it. Unfortunately, games played in the Premiership and play and the foot of Kevin Phillips is Sunderland has been getting a repuanother 28 to go, things can change the key element for the Mighty Reds. tation as a dirty club. So far, there are quite drastically. It seems that Sun So far, Kevin Phillips has scored ten five players who have received at derland is pleased that a win is all that goals, which includes the two he least three yellow cards. The leader separates them from the top of ont scored against Bradford City on of the yellow brigade isChris Makin, of the toughest Premierships in Eu October 3 at Pulse Park. It is of little with four cautions so far. The other ropean competition. The next game surprise that Phillips leads the way members of this yellow brigade are is in two weeks.

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he Kings and Queens of the courts for the Fall term were decided this past weekend as the PAC was home to more squash than a vegetarian Thanksgiving. Three round-robin matches on Saturday and single-elimination playoffs on Sunday satisfied everyone’s hunger for some intense actiqn. Black Knight’s ongoing sponsorship of the Campus Recreation tournament provided prizes for everyone and free racquets to try out and evaluate. The biggest prize of the weekend went to Sheroy Mowdawala, who walked away with a free Black Knight racquet of his choice valued at over $200. After the round robin, the competitors were divided into four pools to match players of equal skill against each other for the playoffs. The highly talented players in the Bl Division put on quite a show of physical and mental skill. Imran Aleem, Jeffrey Coles, AIan Wong andThomas Cull emerged from the round robin undefeated with each having lost no more than 33 points in nine games! After surviving semifinal playoff matches against Thomas Cull and Jeffrey Coles respectively, Imran Aleem and Alan Wong were pitted against each other in the championship. Although Alan Wong put up a good fight, Imran Aieem claimed a decisive victory in two straight games. In the B2 Division semifinals, Matt Keyzer outlasted Charlie Magnuson to advance to the final. The other semifinal saw Sean Doherty face Matt Preston in a

grueling match eventually won by Matt Preston 9-2,9-7. The B3 Division semifinals saw Bruce Howarth beat Greg Newman by aclose 6-9,1O-9,9-4, while Larry Chung beat Greg DeJong by scores of IO-9,1-9,9-2. In the final, despite a valiant challenge by Larry Chung, Bruce Howarth won in three games to take the title. Finally, Adam Norton and Nick Pate1 hooked up to contest for the B4 Division championship. In the end, Nick Pate1 proved too good on this day and claimed the title by scores of l&9,9-2. Overall, the friendly and competitive tournament was a success for everyone involved. Don’t miss out on this exciting event in rhe Winter term! Trading

Deadline

Today, Friday October 8 at: midnight, is the trading deadline for all Campus Recreation competitive leagues. For all those Cinderella teams looking for a spot in the big dance (the playoffs), you must have the minimum number of fully registered players before the clock strikes twelve or risk being turned into a pumpkin (and being removed from the league). A fully registered player includes aname, student ID number and a phone number or email address. Do you know someone who deserves to be named the Campus Ret Leader of the Week? Contact the Campus Recreation office either by telephone at extension 5869 or visit their office in the Physical Activity Complex.

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Nicole is demonstrating her diversity this term as the convener for soccer and assistant ref-in-chief for volleyball. Always organized and punctual, she provides awesome leadership and a positive attitude that strengthens the CR leagues. Whenever there’s a job to be done, Nicole steps up to the bat and hits a home run.

Stephen Drew Warrior Cross-Country Stephen, a third year Geography student from Oshawa, Ontario, ran his most impressive cross-country race to date, under adverse conditions this past weekend at the Waterloo Open. In an aggressive display of relaxed composure, Stephen’s front running tactics led the Warrior team to a fourth place finish overall, Stephen was at the front as the lead group completed each of the four loops of the 1Okm course. Stephen finished fifth overall and third amongst University athletes in a’personalbest time of 32142. Next meet for Stephen and the Warriors is Friday, October 8 ait the Mustang Open.

Kerri Webb Warrior Rugby Waterloo’s Rugby four game winning streak has a lot to do with the offensive and defensive performance of inside centre Kerri Webb. In games against RMC and Queen’s, Kerri made superb tackles and was a great link in getting the ball to teammates Heather Moyse and Annette Vieira, who. made eleven try’s in the two games. Kerri, a Math Masters student from Kamloops, British Columbia, also scored fourteen points on seven conversions in beating RMC 53-3 and Queen’s 33-13. Kerri and the Warriors will go for five in a row as they host Toronto on Thursday, October 7 at 3pm

The First Gurne #7 I spc/Lk?/ lo hp#hf The first game of the season starts tonight In the PAC, we will not give the game without a fight, Some may say that this team has RO hope I’m sorry they are wrong and they will have to deal with it and just cope. The record may not be impressive, t&s curse of eight years But I believe this year will be the end of this darkness that leers. Volleyball is a sport that attracts different people of different kind All who crave for the game, body, soul and mind. L People as far as Germany and neighboring Quebec People from programs like Arts, Engineering, Kinesiology and Rec. They all come together for one desire And that’s to play this spoti with a fire. Come out and lend your Support at our game It will surely be exciting and no play is the same. Watch our games that will end in victory. Witness this year’s women Warriors change history.

Kit Guan As co-director of the Badminton Club, Kit continues to make the club an organized and fun environment in which to play. He organized a Black Knight badminton tournament for 64 participants on October 1. Thanks Kit for continuing to make the badminton club a smashing success!

Upcoming home games for the Waterloo Warrior Women’s Volleyball teams are: Tonight, Oct. 8 6 p.m. vs Windsor, Oct. 9 1p.m. vs Windsor, Oct. 13 6 p.m. vs Guelph, Free admission with WatCard at Blue North in the PAC.

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his particular Saturday night at Fed Hall was a night for indie music. Three independent bands turned out to play together - Olive Wide and Astrokick from Waterloo, and Corduroy Leda from Guelph. Although the crowd was not as large as one would have hoped, they were appreciative of the music. Of course, many that did attend probably did so to support the two Waterloo bands, both of which have members who are UW students. Most people might remember Astrokick as the local band that won “Band of the Year” at the YTV Achievement Awards. That’s no small accomplishment, considering lead singer Julie Blake was only a second year university student at the time, Astrokick’s songs are steeped in catchy rhythms, clever guitar riffs, and wonderful vocal melodies that stick in your head. Julie’s voice has been compared to some pretty lofty artists such as Kristy Thirsk of Rose Chronicles fame. If Astrokick continues to write smart songs and perform regularly, it could definitely expect a

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musical future. Speaking of bright futures, Corduroy Leda certainly have that area covered. Although the band hails frbm Guelph, Waterloo could be called its second home. Corduroy Leda have played several gigs in Waterloo (many a time have they

rocked the Bomber), and the crowds are always responsive. But this night was a little different. The audience seemed sparse. Band member Tanya Hobbs commented that there actually were quite a few people there, but that it was just hard to notice because of the size of the venue. This

is true, since it takes a whole lotta people to fill Fed Hall. Corduroy Leda still put on an excellent show. With their grooveinfested funk-rock tunes and lively performance, they proved once again that there are better things to be found in Guelph than the mafia and

a veterinary school. Those in attendance seemed to be there in support of the headliners. It was, after all, Olive Wide’s CD release party. The band’s sound can best be described as straightedge rock. However, they also incorporate many experimental beats and certain funk elements. Energetic is also a good way to describe this band very energetic. The bass player bounded all over the stage, lying on the floor at one moment, jumping into the air the next, and doing the splits the next. He was an enjoyable show by himself. Luckily, though, Olive Wide did not need such a distraction, their music was enough to hold the crowd’s interest. The band primarily showcased songs off their new album. Despite the fact that some fans did not know many of these songs just yet, they still responded favourably. Perhaps it was rather ambitious to choose a venue as large as Fed Hall for an indie band’s CD release party. But Olive Wide should be commended for wanting to bring together several bands as a celebration of independent music. These marvelous and talented bands demonstrate that the indie music has a lot to offer, Bands such as Ohve’Wide, Corduroy Leda, and Astrokick may be the lightning-bolts that will spark the indie scene back to life.

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ndie rock bands continue to exist because they can always be counted on to deliver a loud and inspired show. One band usually known for their stage presence, UW’s Olive Wide took the stage at Fed Hall on October 2 to celebrate their debut self-titled CD. Alongside were openers Corduroy Leda, Coral Eden, and Astrokick, the latter of whom must be credited with waking up a less than enthusiastic crowd with a spectacular performance. When Astrnkick’s set is compared to what was to be a less than inspired Olive Wide performance, one would wonder whose CD release party it really was. Olive Wide’s set started well with three charged songs, but their energy soon tapered and the show began to resemble a

poor imitation of their CD. Some musical creativity would have livened up their rather dry set, but the only improvisation the band

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night running, jumping and occasionally tripping over hsi equipment. could provide was a few lines of Pearl Jam’s “Go.” Also particularly inane were bass player Kevin “Karma” Charney’s an-

tics. Karmaspent most of the night running, jumping and occasionally tripping over hii equipment. This display would have been a welcome exhibition from a more talented musician but seemed to detract from Charney’s performance. The barely audible samples used for the closing “Radioactive” also Local indie acts cameout in support of live music. seemed poorly I 1 planned. lnWall,” led by the concentratedvocals stead of using a hand held tape reof Mohr. Also, despite seeming corder, Guitarist Steve Sattler would have’been wiser to use a samplerather reserved for most of the night, Chad Martin did provide solid capable pedal. guitarwork on more than one occaOn a more positive note, Olive sion. Wide did provide a strong rendition On a whole, it is unfortunate of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the

that Olive Wide could not successfully show the brilliant experimentalism that is so evident on their new album. Perhaps if the band places more of an emphasis on live creativity in the future, their fan base will continue to grow.

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he sound of drums filled the Great Hall of the SLC on Tuesday when all sorts of stu; dents, drawn to the rhythm of the drum, congregated for an inprovised drum circle. Organized by UW students Scott Carrothers, Matt Corks, and Dave Best, the improvised drum circle was well ecieved by Vaterloo stuients.

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“We didn’t know how many people would show up; we only expetted about ten to fifteen.” he adds. Carrothers’ was surprised to find that nearly thirty five people were in attendance, some dancing, some participating in the drumming. “The enthusiasm was wonderful, and the drummers were well received by most of the people in the SLC that afternoon. We’re planning to start a club on campus which would meet once a week to practice, playing in the SLC once a month. n Anyone interested ingetting involved with a drum group at UW can contact Scott at djembesalsa@easynet.ca.

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without a band allowed fans an intimate evening with the singer-songwriter. It also allowed Cockburn to showcase his wonderful finger-picking style on most of the songs. The venue also added to the level of intimacy. The Humanities Theatre is a srnafl, cozy theatre with wonderful sound for such an acoustic show. And no matter where people sat, they all had a great view of the artist on stage. Cockburn admitted early in the show that he was going to “bore” the crowd with songs from his latest album, audience?

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self” any longer. He effectively extorts nearly sixty thousand dollars in severance from the company and takesup a job at the local burger joint. He starts to smoke pot, buys himself the little red sports car that he always wanted and drinks bottle after bottle ofcorporately sponsored Blue Light. Lester Burnham represents every middle-aged man in America, livin out the life 7 hat every middle aged man wishes he could. Interwoven within Lester’s story is that of his daughter (Thora Birch) Jane and her romance with the boy next door, Ricky Fitts (Wes Bentley). Wes’ father is the stoic military man,

choosing violent discipline over love and support. Wes, fixated on Jane, is uniquely able to see the true beauty in everything. Through his eyes, even death can contain beauty. It might be argued that American Beauty portrays all that is wrong with white American society, while still romanticizing the ideals on which it was founded. Lester truly loves his wife and wants to receive her love. He wants his daughter to be happy and wants to be happy himseIf. The viewer is drawn into the film, and we all want Lester to find happiness in the end. It is unclear whether or not Lester finds happiness, but the journey is often as important as the final destination. Director Sam Mendes is best known for his theatrical work, in&ding the musical Cabaret, and The Blue Room on Broadway. As a result, the film has a unique feel, not surprisingly in the same vein as a theatrical production. Ultimately, the film proves to be engrossing, thought provoking, and filled with irony; the true American Beauty.

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Cold, frankincense and sub-machine find a treasure map sticking out of an Iraqi soldier’s ass. The map shows the location of Kuwaiti bouillion stolen by Saddam during the war. One of their superiors (George Clooney) stumbles on the three of them and helps organize a covert operation to steal the gold. The film follows the four of them as they try to navigate

post-war Iraq and come home with the payload. All of the main characters deliver solid performances, especially Jonze as the lovable hick and Ice Cube as the devout Christian. Russell masterfully moves the cast from action to comedy to sharp indictment of U.S. foreign policy, all withou’ seeming like he is trying to do toi much with the film. There are alsc some very funny scenes where Jamit: Kennedy (Scream) deals with an overzealous reporter. ’ The film was a bit gory, as its rare R rating would indicate, but it never seemed gratuitously violent. War films can’t avoid showing a little blood, and 7X~eeKi~~~ certainly doesn’t shy away from showing just what men trained to kill can do. ’ The story is an attempt to show another side of the Persian Gulf conflict. The four Americans encounter a host of Iraqis surrendered from war, but still very much fighting for their lives. The foursome are regularly forced to choose between what they think is the right thing and what their country has told them is right and Russell makes no bones gun fire. about indicating which side he is on. While the anti-war arguments put forward by the film may be familiar to many of us Canadian university types, the chosen perspective is probably a fresh one for most of the audience that this film is targeting. Three Kings succeeds in making us laugh, making us cry and making us think; arare combination indeed.

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Intelligent and rich in sound, the latest disc from Canadian band Blinker The Star is a fitting soundtrack to autumn. Atipst Evelyu/he7e is a moody and honest record, while not being too morose. The songs are mostly lush, stringladen pieces, perfect for driving in the rain or listening to over a bottle of wine at three a.m. Thematically, the songs seem to be written for this time of year. References to change appear in almost every song; the

moment when one period of time ends, just before a new period begins. Lead vocalist Jordan Zadorozny has ,an impressive, powerful voice, which harmonizes wonderfully with

the back-up vocals. The album is intelligent guitar-based pop, backed by strings and the occasional synths. While most of the songs are not gloomy, they are not exactly cheerful either (with the exception of “I Am AFraction” arrd ‘Your Big Night, Sandy!,” which are quite upbeat). The album opener, “September AL ready” is strangely addictive, begging repeated listenings. You have to be in the right mood to listen to this album, particularly the song “There’s Nowhere you Can Hide” (which drags just a bit), but the album is ultimately rewarding. Wild party tunes these aren’t. Beautiful, thoughtful music yes, headbanging, devil-finger pumping rockout, no. Just darn good songs,

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to improvise freely without boundaries or restrictions. This became known as free music. Thirty years later it still exists, but is it still free? If you have been improvising on the same instrument for thirty years you become quite comfortable with it and know what you can do, and the safety net is back. Not that there is anything particularly wrong with that safety net, but with it there the musician is not truly free. There has to be the danger of falling flat on your ass. If you are interested in improvisation a good book to read is *Improvisation” by Derek Bailey, a seasoned improviser from Britain and an extremely influential avant-garde guitar player. You can also listen to Free Music on CKMS 100.3 FM every Friday at 4:30 pm. If you’re really adventurous, tune in to CAMS on Friday November 5 at 8 pm for a live-to-air performance by the Nihilist Spasm Band. If improvised music is not your thing it is still worth looking into improvisation because it is far more than a style of music. It’s an approach to life, about always striving to progress and never settling.

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song about giving up before even trying. Lyrics such as “end it all before the curtain falls” and “attention fell before the lights came on again,” bring the character’s insecurities to light, It also serves as a build-up to the faster songs which follow and also as

a summary of the album’s premise. Wit I each member contributing three songs, this a bum covers a lot of ground in terms of musical influences. Eat 3 member has their own signature style, but they manage to incorporate influences from across the board without sounding unoriginal. This dynamic ensures that every song isn’t a carbon copy of the .ast. The only downside to this is that

the songs, this minor annoyance is easily forgiven. Don’t let the “Money City Maniacs” vibe of the first single “Losing California” throw you off; this album doesn’t quite fall in the same ’70s rock vein as Navy Blues. Instead, it takes its cues more from One Chord RAnother’s pop sensibilities, with the ’70s rock fad&g into the background. Standout tracks on this excellent album include “Waiting for Slow Songs” with its Smiths-like guitar and “Take Good Care of the Poor Boy,” both by Jtiy. “The Marquee and the Moon” is Chris’ homage to Halifax, with several subtle references to landmarks. The slow driving drinking song showcases Chris’ lofty falsetto. Andrew’s album closing track “Delivering Maybes” manages to tie the album together with a piano driven track which recalls the aibum’s opening musical interlude. This album-is definitely another classic for the Sloan catalogue, second only to 1994’s Twice Removed. Look for a video compilation Second Hand Viem to be available later this fall, a Canadian tour in February of 2000 and possibly a Bsides compilation next year. Could a Broadway production of Between the Bridges be far behind?

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tie, Straight Jacket and Fomucopiu. The lyrics are not included here, instead there are explanations as to where and why each song originated. This is amusing because it reveals a littlemoreaboutthisma.ncal1edChri.s Gaines. Brooks takes his character to the limit as he describes the broken relationships and past acquaintantes that many of the songs are said to be about. Those who, for some reason, enjoy the new look of Garth Brooks might be surprised when they actually listen to a few tracks, The music is just like everything else that you’ve ever heard. The tunes are difficult to take seriousl y. Basically they’re just Garth Brooks gone cheesy; a big brick of cheese. It’s him in the eighties, sounding like every other pop star or even just toned down country. The voice clearly belongs to him, so it’s a challenge to erase his usual image. Of all the tracks, the one that I went back to was “Driftin’ Away.” It has a mysterious appeal with its laid back weariness. Gaines poses a good question in the liner notes when he asks UWhy to some does loneliness feel so good?” After much consideration this CD does,deserve a good laugh. The big dilemma surrounding this “soundtrack” is whether to laugh with it, or at it?

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When putting your brain on hold for a few hours and lounging on your favourite crusty couch to watch some tantalizing television, there becomes a major dilemma. There is so much choice on television. Do I want to watch the cycle of Our Lady PeaceMatthew Good Band-I Mother Earth and Edwin videos on MuchMusic? Do I want to watch three hours of the Life Network to see the Wedding Story, the Baby Story and the.. . . the Awkward Teenager Story (Today’s episode: Jimmy gets an erection while playing badminton)? For me, the choice isquite clear. I am interested in witnessing a knife yielding loon in Venezuela hold up a bank teller and then get karate chopped by a plain clothed police officer, or a group of riot police

officers in Japan fall out of a police crane (yes, police crane) on its ascent up the side of a building. I’d even be interested in seeing people being rescued from a burning boat with three slow motion and reverse angle replays of the fiery wreckage. All of these incidents can be found on the Fox network, which is the proud owner of various shows such as The World’s Most Shocking Moments: CuugbtonTape,TheWorld’s Deadliest Swarms, Terror on theJob and The World’sScariest Car Chuses Part Eight.

Extreme television has arrived and you are the cameraman. It all began with the light, funny moments caught on tape featured on the knee-slappin’ show America’s Funniest Home Videos, hosted by the comic genius Bob Saget. (when he dubs in the voices of babies and animals...it’s just so darn funny) You remember the classics. Fat man gets squared by goat. Baby spits on birthday cake. Little kid runs into car with his bike. People fall over at weddings. It is all

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“Amazed.” This country male quartet have won hearts all over North America. With songs like “Tell Her,” 3mile,” “I’ve got to find you” and the title track “Lonely Grill,” the group has taken the road of older country. Lonestar is reminiscent of the country superstar group Alabama. Group members include Michael Britt, Richie McDonald, Keech Rainwater and Dean Sams. Lead singer Richie McDonald amaTes listeners with his vocal range and ability to croon and swoon with the best of them. Certainly not new to the country scene, Lonestar has tried to punch through the billboard before, but never with the success of their latest album. Defiantly suggested for country fans, but if you are not much of a fan and want to become one, Lonestar is an excellent start. I can guarantee that with this latest CD, you will certainlv be amazed.

very amusing, in a sick type of Weekend at Bernie’s way. So here we are now in 1999, on the eve of a new millennium which is highlighted by Will Smith’s upcoming new album entitled Willennium. These video tape footage shows are everywhere. Whether or not it is a Fox “World’s Most fill-in-the-blank” feature or the regularly broadcast Real TV, it is easy to get your eyes on this new phenomenon. The production costs on these shows are minimal. No cast. No rehearsal. Just some guy with a voice better suited for an understudy role in acommunity production of Macbeth, promising “the most dangerous and exciting video footage ..ever!!” I realize I have already conceited to enjoying, maybe not enjoying but watching, these programs highlighting ‘real’ human experiences, but with- the recent discovery of my con-

A Pilgrim’s Mirror by Canadian artist Susan Crowe is certainly one that you have to listen to. If you are looking for a CD that is easy to study to because it is quiet,this is the CD for you. The heart filled songs like ‘Qur Love’s Return” and “Chained” both are excellently written, however the substance is lacking in all of the songs. The music in itself is much too hushed and it may remind some people of listening to the ocean waves on the tapes found in souvenir stores. Three times I put on the CD to listen to it and I forgot each time that it was on and left the room. Unless you sit down with a purpose to listen to the music, it does not capture

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science I must admit that there must be a line drawn, When does the winning video become bloopers from East Timor, or special footage of a gang of hoodlums gang raping some guy named Wookie? I know these are extreme examples, but when does it stop? How shallow has our level of humour sunk? What happened to the good old days when Dr. Huxtable and Theo could just have a game of one on one, and it was ripe for a chuckle? It is hard to tell whether or not the ever expanding world of television is a positive thing or nut. Very similar to the effects of expansion major league baseball pitching, (one Chicago Cub starter lost 18 games this year) the quality of television has started to wither away r with its broader range. All the viewer is left to hope for is “The World’s Longest Grocery Lil nes: Caught on Tape. i,’

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