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n impressive donation opens ua very important chapter in the history of our university, n proclaimed UW President David Johaston this week. On Monday, Scotiabank announced a $1.5 million gift to the university which will fund the creation of a new degree program in software engineering. The program, the first of its kind in Canada, wiil involve both the Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments. UW plans to admit 100 high school students into the program each year. When they graduate, these students will be among the first in the country to receive an Honours Bachelor of Software Engineering. Also in the works is a Master’s in Software Engineering. The one-year professional program will target both those in industry without formal training and current students who seek more education in the area. Scotiabank is donating the money over a five-year period. Slightly over half of the donation wiI1 be spent on constructing thescotiabank Software Engineering Lab. Of the rest, $800,000 will fund two research chairs and $400,000 will go towards unspecified annual scholarships. During the ceremony, Johnston lauded praise upon both UW and Scotiabank. Calling Waterloo “the most impressive concentration of mathematics and computing brainpower” in the world, he took the opportunity to brag about the weekend’s win at the ACM programming championships. The team, he pointed out is Uworld class” and “they’re proving it time and

time again. n Johnston described Scotiabank as “a leader in developing banking worldwide” and lamented that “we have a great habit of bashing banks in this country,” calling it a “mistake to do so,”

Scotiabank is Canada’s third-largest bank, with assets of $227 billion, According to Catherine Hudson of Scotiabank Public Affairs, they made $16 million in Yzommunity support” donations in 19%. Not everyone reacted positively to the announcement. Federation of Students VP Education Veronica Chau called the

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Wouldn’t $23 million makeyou smile, too? Scotiabank Chairman and CEO Peter Godsoe also raved about the university. “Obviously Waterloo is world-class leader,” he began. “UWused to be called the MIT of the north, now MIT is the UW of the south.” Godsoe took the opportunity to push Canada: “the socalled brain drain is a real one,” he stated emphatically. Pointing out that two of his kids are in San Francisco, he said that UW needs “free admission” and “scholarships.”

software engineering program “another one of those areas where the university is becoming a training ground for employees,” comparing it to the traditional role of colleges. She was also critical of Johnston’s support of banks, describing banks as “huge organizations” and stressing that “students have difficulty dealing with certain portions of banks.” While Chau feels it’s not fair to bash them as a whole, “you have areas [of banks] that piss off students.” Imprint asked Engineering Society VP Education Ryan Stammers how he felt about the deal. While he was enthusiastic about the program in general, calling it “a good idea that combines the strengths of two excellent departments at Waterloo,” Stammers feels the introduction of another program will cause problems. “This term,” stated Stammers, “more continued

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PCs muy slash $800 million from education Leaked memo stirs university community

leaked memo meant for Premier Harris’ inner cabinet could spell doom for those putting education on the top of their priority list. The memo, outlining fiscal measures to balance the budget, calls for severe cuts to textbooks, scholarships, classroom computers, student aid and university research. The sweeping document aims to cut $800 million from the general education pie including special needs programs for primary and secondary schools and the establishment of private degree-granting institutions. UW President David Johnston informally noted the memo has not been substantiated and that suurces within the Ministry, including Assistant Deputy Minister David Trick, have been unable to confirm any of its contents, OUSA Director Ryan Park spent the morning calling every individual he knew in the. Department to determine the validity of the report. Johnston, OUSA and Feds VP Education Veronica Chau feel the reported memorandum is unlikely to be the true direction of the government. The report was apparently prepared for

Harris under the banner of Universities Minister Dianne Cunningham and Education Minister Janet Ecker. Johnston noted that the Council of Ontario Universities spent Tuesday night with Cunningham who made no note of the sweeping changes the memo claims are proposed.

The gigantic cuts would be made within the year. Included in the memo are plans to renege on the government’s promise to redirect funds displaced by the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Fund back into post-secondary education. Also noted in the memo are a proposed cut to research funds, all to ensure a balanced budget as soon as possible. A large portion of the gigantic cuts would be made within the year, according to report details, while others more politically sensitive

ones would wait until Finance Minister Ernie Eves has declared the deficit void. Chau notes her initial response is to “find out more. It’s easy to take this out of context” noting her first response must be to see “if this is true.” Chau admits that “it would concern us greatly if there was anyone advocating that position” but that she is not convinced the report has any reality or credence within the Cabinet. When asked if she had any indication of such a proposal from the Ministry, Chau felt that the “Ministry is willing to be very straight up with students” however Chau feels “it’s questionable how many decisions actually come out of the Ministry.” When pushed, Chau admitted that Yt’s hard to know” the direction of this government “because so many decisions aren’t made by the members [of caucus] but by special advisors.” Chau admits that “it’s pure speculation” but that “the decision-making process [of the Harris Government] seems very centralized.” Chau admits that the government does have a lot of priorities to balance within the budgeting process. “Whenever you have more than two criteria to meet its hard to find the midpoint. There’s a tough balance between

quality and accessibility.” Despite her unease, Chau feels that “with all the great minds within the university we could be able to come up with something. n

W’s hard to know the direction of this government.” Members within government seem unable to collaborate any of the report’s contents nor its origin. Reported by the Toronto Star as a “Program Review - the Education Sector,” the paper believes that “the document is technically a proposal to cabinet’s powerful Priorities, Policy and Communications Board - the inner cabinet. n An unconfirmed source has stated that the Minister of Universities, Dianne Cunningham, is likely to speak tomorrow, delivering news that students “should be pleased with.”

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s the information revolution wears on, it appears that intellectual property rights continue to become hotly contested. Within a cyber framework, it’s difficult to understand who owns what and it seems this has fuelled a new battle over the legitimate authority of course notes. What seems to most as just a few scribbles from undergraduate students attempting to grasp something concrete from their professors’ tangentshas become something far more significant for many of the U.S.‘s most well-reputed institutions. The battle is raging over Internet companies like versity.com and study247.com who have hired students to take notes in classes to post on the Internet, The site is free, however paid for by advertisers seeking the lucrative eyes of the 13-26 demographic. The site justifies itself as the free exchange of ideas and asserts that the discussion on the notes, or “peer-to-peer feedback” is essential to the learning process. Officials at many ivy league American schools disagree fundaI mentally with both the concept of the Web site as well as their assertion that their intent is to aid the learning process. Some have disagreed so much they have written to companies including a recent e-mail from UCLA to San Jose-based Collegiate Media Management Inc.. Owners Craig Green and Brian Maser proclaim they are defenders of freedom of speech and are fighting against UCLA to maintain this right. The problem at UCLA arose when a student took out an ad in the student newspaper offering cash to any student willing to take notes, This action “directly contradicts UCLA’s student code of conduct”

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information and education are not leaked to the masses, A recent student editorial in the Harvard Grimscvz denies such a theory and suggests that the negative reaction to these services is based on a more moral and ethical framework. “Versity.com claims that the site is providing an important service that will enhance the study habits of students at Harvard and beyond; professors nationwide who find their lectures online say that the service not only provides in&curate iclformation but represents a copyright infringement on their intellectual property.” The Harvard students seem clear that “[rlegardless of the legal status of the endeavor, it is unethical

IP used as bait by companies doubles the abhorrence. and that any reproduction for sale” would be a violation of UW’s IP rights. However, Kalbfleisch noted that a student selling their own class nstes would be “an awkward situation” and he “wouldn’t know what the legal situation would be.” The legal and moral situation seems quite clear for Stanbrook at UCLA. “Research faculty bring to the table their own views, research and work. When they are willing to share their own insights or intellectual property of any type, for any student to sell that is abhorrent.” Stanbrook is even m.ore condemning of companies seeking to profit from such a sale. Classroom intellectual property, 90 be used as bait by companies, doubles the abhorrence.” Stanbrook denies that UCLA’s actions to end online course note distribution were motivated by an aim to protect the student-run, sanctionedcourse service at UCLA. “That’s poppycock” said Stanbrook, “that’s the cry of someone who is trying to deal with things on economic terms when this is not an economic issue.” Some detractors claim that these high-priced, elitist universities are simply attempting to ensure their

for outside corporations to make money off the presentations of Harvard professors, and we find it more concerning that students seek to profit from the professors’ academic work.” UWMusic Professor Laura Gray agrees. Gray admits she would be “pretty ticked off” if she found her work had been stolen for profit on the Internet. She says that “students who aren’t paying” for courses should have no right to her academic projects. Gray added that if universality of the university is the issue then “let’s slash tuition.” Versity.com refused to issue a statement without permission of their President, who was unavailable for comment. Although the issue has not yet hit Waterloo, Kalbfleisch contends that “it’s certainly an issue we’re trying to get our heads around.” The new information revolutions “presents new situations we will have to deal with” admits Kalbfleisch. It seems the university will have to deal sooner than later with what UCLA’s Stanbrook declares an ‘interferance with the basic process of classroom learning. n

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found in Section 102.6, said Associate Provost John Sandbrook from UCLA’s College of Letters and Science. It seems most American schools have similar codes preventing students from sharing course notes for profit without the prior consent of the professor. Stanbrook is well defended by his colleagues at University of California Berkeley and other institutions including Harvard and Princeton. Apparently, the problem hasn’t reached Canada yet. After discussing the situation with UW Vice President Academic and Provost Jim Kalbfleisch he admitted that at Waterloo “a professor’s class notes are the professor’s

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s there a cult on campus? The International Churches of Christ (ICOC) denies allegations that it is one, despite its efforts to recruit members both on and off campus in Waterloo. The group, founded in 1979 in Bob and Pat Gempels’ Boston living room, has grown from the original 30 “would-be disciples” to the more than 185,954 members worldwide

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185,954 members worldwide. to date, according to the International Churches of Christ Website (http://www.icoc.org). The Website also describes the beliefs of the ICOC. These beliefs include that there is one true God, Jesus is the world’s only Lord and Savior and that the Bible is the only written message of God inspired by the Holy Spirit and is without error. The site goes on to say that a person is saved through the grace of God and the blood of Jesus Christ and through obedience and faith, people can ‘?each out to receive this free gift of salvation? A person must also repent of their sins, be baptized and forgiven in order for the Holy Spirit to be part of their lives, “Only baptized disciples are members of Christ’s church.” After baptism, the new Christian needs to be taught or “discipled” by another Christian and every disciple must be %ommitted to the vision of making disciples of all nations.”

According to Amelia’s testimony, %fter the reading of the letter, many questions arose. One in particular, which continues to make me feel spiritually violated, was about a scar I have on my chest. I was asked to show the scar to prove I wasn’t being deceitful.” After that, Amelia was *haptized” and that is when things got rough. Living alone, she lived off of Spaghetti-OS and tuna fish, providing the church with 60 per cent of her net income. Upon leaving the group, Amelia “lost all of [her] friends and was harassed by some members.” The Web site states that, despite there being no written creed, beliefs are we11 defined and agreed upon amnong members. These beliefs include following only the Bible and “no creeds of man, ” the church itself has no authority to develop doctrine or initiate practices. The Nicene Creed (which is repeated in many other Christian churches) is not repeated because it is also seen as being a creed of man. There is also the “five finger exercise” which is that a believer must hear the gospel, believe it, repent sins, confess belief in Jesus as the Son of God and be baptized by immersion in water. According to Federation of Students VP Internal Chris Harold, the International Churches of Christ Waterloo branch is unot recognized by the Federation of Students.” Although some people believe that the group poses a threat to students, Harold said that uany group can become recognized by the Federation of Students, you just have to follow the guidelines outlined in the Clubs policy.” Agroup must have a constitution, fill out a formal application, have a certain number of members, have an executive and approval of the clubs committee. “If a student wishes to join any group, that’s up to the student.. . the concern of everyone is how these

Amelia lived off of Spaghetti-OS and tuna fish, ’ providing the church with 60 per cent of her net income. Many people who have joined this group, and then left, have come forward to talk about their experiences on the Reveal Website (http:// www.reveal.org/).There are testimonials on this site, including one by AmeliaManteufel entitled, “I Didn’t Plan on Joining a Cult.” Amelia talks about how she met a man on the Internet who was part of the International Churches of Christ. He invited her to come to a service. At first, she said, “everything seemed normal.” When Amelia began her studies, she was asked to bring a “sin list” to a study group with her and she needed to read it out loud to everyone.

groups recruit,” commented Harold. He also suggested that anyone who is being.recruited should ask if the club is recognized by the Federation of Students and ask what the group believes in. “Ask, don’t be afraid to ask.” If a student is feeling uncomfortable with the recruitment of any group on campus, contact security, go to the Federation of Students’ office or talk to the people at the Turnkey Desk. Harold suggests for students to”do something about it, don’t just walk away.” Kevin Hoeke, the leader of the Waterloo branch of the ICOC, could not be reached for comment.

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than ever, the space issue has come to the forefront. He also criticized the donation. For a company that made $1.5 billion in 1998, “$2.5 million is not a lot of money.” UIt’s a good donation,” he explained, “but there’s room for lots of

companies to be giving more.” Math Society VP Academic Trevor Ray felt the announcement “I think until they was premature. come up with a well-defined program, it’s pointless to be discussing it to the extent they are.” Ray felt the program will not be significant. He described software engineering as “just another CS de-

gree that allows you to take engineering electives. n The MathSoc VP believes the new degree will marginalize UW’s current software engineering option. “I’m positive,” Ray stated, “the softeng option will almost disappear, or it’ll become the fallback option for people who can’t make it into the new program?

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few dozen students spent their lunch hour on Wednesday sampling the fares of a dozen food vendors. The event, organized by the student-run Coffee & Donut shops (C&Ds) on campus is part of their annual tender process. Math C&D Manager Jeff Stewart explained the event. At Fed Hall, he said, was a collection of local companies that want to supply the C&Ds. In addition to having the food rated by students and staff, the vendors will also be submitting prices. Stewart told Imprint that he was “blown away by the quality” of the food being offered, The quality of the food at the C&D has contributed largely to its success. uBusiness is up this year; we’re getting more students, staff and faculty.” Not only that, added Stewart, the C&D is affordable: “You don’t have to worry about spending $10 on lunch.” The Math C&D provides another benefit: it employs students. Thirty mathies work there part-time.

Come and eretit! Goodies for all, ready to be sampled. Student reaction to the provided food was overwhelmingly positivc. Peter Lizak, a third-year Applied Math and Computer Science student buys most of his food from the Math C&D* “I don’t see why anyone would shop anywhere else. n First-year Applied Studies student Kate Myers enjoyed the chicken

caeser, while 3B Computer Science major Jesse Bergman wanted the old samosas back. Political Science student Lori Risebrough liked the pesto and commented, “I’m running out of room in my tummy.” IST staffer Walli Fritz frequents the Math C&D. “The food’s good and the prices are wonderful.”

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The MPs want to maintain an interconnected and close relationship with Canada. Some might wonder why a group of sovereigntists would want to come to Waterloo and UW. According to Schaan, the group wants to gain input, .perspective and balante. He said that “they are very interested in how they are perceived outside their home country.” Schaan quickly reconsidered his statement however. “I think they largely perceive themselves as a different nation,” he said. Nation indicates a homogeneous group who share commonalities such as culture, language, law and religion, he said. Nation differs from country,

Schaan added, defining country as a geographic area with political boundaries. Definitions aside, Schaan said the visit would “hopefully contain a unique and interesting dialogue representing a plethora of opinions.” He added, however, that he anticipated two main responses to the of people sympathetic to visit -that the concerns of the MPs and that of people who were apprehensive and uncomfortable with the direction of the Bloc Q&b&ois. Schaan mentioned that UW President David Johnston was one of the co-chairs of the recent “No” campaign. The campaign’s aim was to encourage Quebecers to remain within the Canadian federation. The MPs who will engage with the community include Stephane Tremblay, Pierre Brien, Caroline St. Hillaire, Bernard Bigrais anh Richard Marceau. Although the itinerary for Bloc members is tentative, Schaan told Imprint that Wednesday would consist of a round table discussion at WLU, a community supper discussion at Conrad Grebel college, and an evening lecture. The lecture is scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. in the Laurel Room of South Campus Hall, Thursday’s activities, he said, would probably include meeting with the editorial boards of the K-W Record and Imprint, as well as community work, perhaps meeting with the Mayor of Kitchener and President of UW and having dinner with Ontario Minister of Universities, Colleges and Training Dianne Cunningham.

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ive members of the Bloc Qukbkcois will breeze into town November 24 and 25, According to a press release, these MPs, all under the age of 30, are “attempting to shed some light on their regional perspective while gaining understanding of regional and national issues outside of Quebec.” The two-day event was organized by third-year political science student Mark Schaan after he met a former Bloc strategist at a conference on federalism. Schaan felt that “the conversation between Quebec and English Canada, and most notably among the younger generation, must begin to work towards understanding and reconciliation.” Schaan pointed out that the MPs coming to Waterloo are sovereigntists of a young variety. These people want Quebec to be a “unique entity” he said, however they want to maintain “an interconnected and, close relationshipwith Canada.” Schaan explained that the sovereigntists coming to UW differ from other Bloc members because of their age. These MPs, he said, are coming “without the baggage of years of systematic oppression,” to meet young English Canadians who also carry no such baggage. Schaan concluded that the unique circumstances of younger generations enables them to “seek common purpose and association. tl The title of the Blocvisit is “Build-

ing Bridges,” a title Schaan thinks is significant. “They want to strike relationships now with young Canada,” he said. Schaan also cited benefits to the largely Ontarian UW community. “You can’t understand Canada until you understand Qu& bet,” he said, indicating the MPs’ visit would be an opportune time to begin to foster this understanding.

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Waterloo,Laurier in business Combined BMath-BBAapproved by Senate hat is typically an uncontested and predictable process - the approval of academic program changes at UW - became a hot debate this past Monday. University senators critically evaluated a proposed double degree Mathematics and Business program. The program, which will beofferedinconjunctionwithWilfrid Laurier University next fall, passed by a SO-15 margin, with 12 senators abstaining. UW President David Johnston, who was chairing the meeting, flew though all 24 other program changes -including the addition of the Math Sciences program, the deletion of the Chemistry Thesis Option and a handful of minor revisions to various mathematics degree requirements. They were voted on in groups and passed in a matter of seconds. Studerlts enrolled in the new program will earn both a BacheIor of Mathematics @Math) from Waterloo and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BI3A) from Laurier. Fifty-two half-credits will be required to obtain the two degrees; 24 each from Business and Math and the remaining four will be electives. The BMath/BBA program will be a co-op program. However, not all students will go through the same process. Students enrolled at Waterloo will take four work terms (through UW’s co-op program) and earn a co-op BMath and a regular BBA. Laurier students will only be required to complete three work terms through Laurier for their coop BBA; they will graduate with a

regular BMath degree. At the meeting, Federation of Students VP Internal Chris Harold pointed out that traveling between campuses is a major inconvenience for students. Student Senator Daniel Mader asked Associate Dean of Mathematics (Undergraduate Studies) Paul Schellenberg why only 52 courses were required for the two degrees, when many two-faculty double degrees at UW require 60 half-credits. Schellenberg explained that most students earning two degrees do so sequentially, and the BMath/BBA degrees are done concurrently. Engineering professor Peter Rowe questioned the wisdom of students taking economics courses at Laurier that are already offered at Waterloo. He pointed out that UW’s first-year economics courses are taught by a distinguished teacher, whi\e Laurier’s economics courses may not be, Feds VP Education Veronica Chau echoed Rowe’s sentiments, stating that “You’re putting students at a disadvantage if you deny them the opportunity to take economics 103 or 102 with Larry Smith.” Senator (and UW professor) Vera Golini asked if any studies had been done to confirm employer interest in such a program; she was informed that no such study had been conducted. Chau told imprint she uwouldn’t even see why [UW would] continue the current Mathematics and Business program? By introducing the new double degree program, the VP Education -who is also an economics student -noted, “we’re not only devaluing the Math/Biz program,

we’re devaluing the economics department.” She does like the idea of a combined Math and Business program and feels that “it’s positive that we’re seeing more interdisciplinary degrees.” However, she added, Yt’s unfortunate that it’s at the expense of the Faculty of Arts.” Economics Department Chair James Brox pointed out that “the entire Arts Faculty and Department of Economics was left out” of the decision process. He seconded Rowe’s concern, explaining that he “[was] not aware of anything else where we require students to go to Laurier for things we offer here.” Math Society VP Academic Trevor Ray was troubled by the idea that UW and WLU students could end up paying different amounts for the same program and hoped “that the tuition fee for each school is identical.” We was not so worried about the current Math,IBiz program, and while “the numbers will drcp,” Ray doesn’t think it will be significant. The UW Senate also approved a minor change to the winter 2001 calendar. As in the past, four of Waterloo’s six faculties will have a reading week (“winter study period”) in February and Mathematics and Engineering students will have, only two days off. However, the two days will be on aThursday and Friday instead of the traditional Monday and Tuesday. Schellenberg was asked whether or not he supported bringing the Mathematics Faculty in line with the majority of the university, he responded by saying that he didn’t “object personally to five days,” but quickly noted that was not the official position of the department.

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s Midnight Sun V (MN) rolled across the finish line in Adelaide, Australia on October 25, there w& a big sigh of relief. There had certainly been no lack of obstacles getting the car to that moment. The official start of the 3,01Qkm race was on October 17, in the L peaceful town of Darwin, located in the Northern Territory of Australia, Forty teams had made it through . three days of scrutineering proce: dures to gain a position at the starting line. These procedures included both static and dynamic tests. Electrical, 1 mechanical, battery and array inspections were held over two days,

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were anxious to traverse the long journey along the Stuart Highway. Shortly after the race began, the distance between teams grew. Some teams encountered severe problems at the beginning, while other teams sped off towards Adelaide at consistent speeds. Often, the only opportunity to see another team was at one of the media stops. Midnight Sun V kept close to its fellow competition in the Cut-Out class - for example, University of Minnesota and University of Missouri-Rolla, who won first place at Sunrayce ‘99. The days passed quickly and the solar car experienced a small number of minor problems. MSV was averaging about 55 km/h, despite the heavy clouds that sometimes followed a portion of the race route. At times, the roads were rough, with approximately 120 cattlegrids along the highway and the many hilly patches along the route. But this did not seem to affect the car’s performance. At about noon on Day 7, after passing the University of Missouri-Rolla, MSV was in third place in its Cut-Outclass, Shortly after, about 450 km from the finish line, Simon Foo, the driver of the vehicle; alerted the team to an emergency. The caravan pulled over immediately. Simon had been the driver of the vehicle consistently throughout the race and had noticed a strange noise coming from the motor. When the car was inspected, it was discovered that the motor had failed irreparably. The rotor had approached the stator, and sheared off the sensors needed for the motor to rotate. Unfortunately, there was very little that could be done without the necessary parts or information from

the supplier. Given no other options, the team towed the solar vehicle to the next media stop in Port Augusta in the hope of finding help, despite possible penalties, Upon arrival in Port Augusta, the race officials were notified of our problem. The team also contacted the supplier, some of the other teams,

Like a yellow beacon, MSVleads on the other racers. and anyone else they could think of, to find a solution. But nothing could be done, especially since there were only three race days left. After several heart-wrenching team meetings, it was decided that the car will be towed to Adelaide. If the motor could not be fixed there, then the team would officially withdraw from the race. On the way to Adelaide, the team was finally able to contact the MIT (Massachusettes Institute of Technology) solar car team. Having already finished in first place in the Cut;Out class, MIT was able to lend the Waterloo team their spare mo-

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run of each question. This creates the possibility that two teams who complete the same two problems in the same amount of time but in a different order can get a different time penalty. %‘s very important to decide which problem is easiest, It’s not that difficult to find the easy ones, but at the beginning of the contest, you’re excited to get started, and it’s easy to miss details. If you start with a hard one and don’t realize it early enough

tor. Despite the fact that it was intended for a different system, the motor ran successfully with MSV. One of their team members even accompanied the Waterloo team to the finish line. The remaining 4.50 km of the race was finally completed on the afternoon of October 2.5. Midnight Sun V finished in 25th

place overall, and fifth in its Cut-Out class. Despite losing over eight driving hours due to repairs, Midnight Sun V maintained an average speed of 39.85 km/h and completed the race in 75.25 hours. The team also earned the “Battler Award” for persevering through difficult times during the race. The Waterloo Midnight Sun Solar Car Team is extremely proud of their accomplishment and looks forward to the next World Solar Challenge in 2001. For more information on World Solar Challenge, visit http:// www.wsc.org.au.

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it costs you a lot of time,” Lhotak explained. Some team strategy also resulted from the strengths of the team members, Cheung’s studies in C&O compliment Shute and Lhotak’s CS studies. Cheung has less of an affinity for computers and sees the programming as problem-solving more than computer-related work, This is due in part to his mathematics-focused background, which makes him better suited to handle the theoretical problems. Teams are only allowed one ter-

minal on which to code, which makes deciding who types a difficult decision. “Co-operation is essential,” said Lhotak.Shute described the process: “We usually work independently for the first part of the contest, each of us claiming an easy problem, coding it and debugging it until it works? Any aids that are not electronic are allowed - books, paper and pens, “We work on the problems on paper before entering the code,” said Lhotak.The UW team will attend the Y2K World Finals in Orlando, Florida March15 to 19.

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staff lindao. nagy, Editor-in-Chief meant, Assistant Editor Darren Altmayer, Forum Paul Schreiber, Sarah Crellin, News Ryan Merkley, Adina Gillian, Arts John Swan, KateSchwass, Sports Carrie Lindeboom, Mark A. Schaan, Features Aman Dhaliwal, Science AngelaTakizawa, Janice Jim, Photos vacant, Graphics _ Arun Pereira, Web RobSchmidt,Systems Administrator Justyna Barchanska, Proofreader Steve Lockwood, Proofreader JeremyTaylor, Proofreader vacant, Proofreader vacant, Proofreader Marea Willis, Business Manager LaurieTigert-Dumas, AdvertisingG Production Manager Emily Paige,AdvertisingAssistant Ericajantzi, Advertising Assistant Bryan Bensen, Distribution Justine Saccomanno, Distribution Board of Directors Robin Stewart, President RobSchmidt,Vice President Mike Habicher,Treasurer Rachel Beattie, Secretary Contributors Mike Allyn, Paul Baines, Ryan ChenWing, DavidCroft,Tom Dawson, Nigel Flear,Warren Hagey, Roman Kliotzkin, RobVan Kruistun, Carol Nishitoba, Darren Puscas, Marc Rigaux, Jared Thibeau, PeggyTseung, Eri k Walle Imprint is theofficial student newspaper of the University of Waterloo. It is an editorially independent newspaper published by Imprint Publications, Waterloo, acorporation without share capital. Imprint is a member of the OntarioCommunityNewspaperAssociation (OCNA). Imprint is publishedevery Friday during fall and winter terms, and every second Friday during the spring term. Imprint reserves the right to screen, edit, and refuse advertising. Imprint ISSN07067380. Imprint CDN Pub Mail Product SalesAgreement no. 554677, Address mail to: Imprint Student LifeCentre, Room I I 16 UniversityofWaterloo Waterloo.Ontario N213G I Tel:5 I9-&88-4048 Fax:5 I9-8i3J-7800 http;//imprint.uwaterloo.ca editor@imprint.uwaterlw~ca

A message from five Bloc Qutbkois n November 24 and 25,1999, the five young Members of Parliament for the Bloc Qubbtcois will be visiting the KitchenerWaterloo area to initiate a renewed dialogue among young Canadians. As young people, we feel we are able to better understand each other, particularly with regards to constitutional issues.The long-standing question of Quebec’s place in Canada was being debated well before we were politically aware. We have, in a way, inherited these constitutional disputes and we want all these quarrels and arguments to end once and for all. There is nothing to be gained by Canadians and Qu&ecerscontinuingthe bickering for the next forty years.Our generation has better things to do. We would rather roll up our sleevesand take on the rest of the world, open up our borders and conquer new markets. This age of globalization demands, however, that Qut!becers endorse normalcy by giving themselves a country. Like most other nations around the world, there are increasing numbers of Qukbecers that want the legal and political framework for their community to be a sovereign state. For too long now, Canadian federalism has been bogged down in red tape and really seemsunable to allow our two nations to coexist. Even worse, it undermines the potential of both people. We have absolutely no desire to spend our lives wrangling with our neighbours while the rest of the world flourishes. We want to resolve this age-old issue assoon aspossible, becauseit will not disappear by magic. Quibecers, particularly young Qu&ecers, want to make decisions for themselves about their health and education systems, cultural institutions and economic development. We want to hold the reins of our future. There is nothing out of the ordinary about that! At the same time, we respect your own sovereignty asyoung Canadians and your

MPs

to decide your own future according to your own priorities, which are frequently consistent with ours. We cannot imagine a more worthwhile challenge for young and enlightened people, ready to enter the next millennium, to take up than setting up a new partnership between QuCbec and Canada, where every voice will finally be heard and where all people will be treated fairly. We have the ability to respect others differences and we can grow in the fertile soil of new partnerships between two equal nations. These are the reasons why we are making this brief visit to Kitchener-Waterloo. We are looking forward to exploring and talking over

these issueswith you. Join us at for a public lecture and Beer Bash organized by the Bloc Qu&&cois onNovember 24 at 8:OO p.m. in the Laurel Room of South Campus Hall. We’ll be waiting for you!

the term in full swing, many people W ithon and campus are grinding through thing on their minds

down and volunteer for your paper* There is so much you can contribute and so much of a difference you can make. Writing, photography, layout and proofreading are some of the key areaswhere the paper is always eager for another helping hand. In return for your contributions and all your hard work we’ll try to offer you the best academic and social learning environment we can. Some late nights, but hopefully lots -of personal rewards. Who among you can tell me you wouldn’t like to seeyour name in print? Every new editor hopes to jump in and bring a fresh perspective to Imprint, and I am no exception. In future columns I’d like to deal more with things going on in the UW community. For now though, I’ll let the writing of the rest of the hardworking Imprinters I steal your attention. Until next week. . .

midterms starting

the last

something new. Not so at Imprint. Halfway through the term and in I walk, As the new Editor-in-Chief of the University of Waterloo’s student newspaper, I’m armed with a plethora of ideas and things I hope to contribute. In this brief first column, I’d like to tell you a bit about how I seeImprint and share some of my ideas for the paper. I believe the university is a community and Imprint is your community paper. Imprint is here to inforni you of what’s happening on and around campub, It exists in principle to reflect your news and views. Balanced coverage is something I think the newspaper’s staff strivesfor, and I want to keep that asone of our key goals each week. Imprint presents an amazing and highly accessible opportunity for everyone on and off campus to be directly involved in student media. I want to encourage all of you to come

right

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mzgy

Editor-in-Chef

Medicare has blood on its hunds am unsatisfied with my IServices. home, local The kind

family doctor at so I go to a doctor at Health man takes pity on my soul after I thoroughly explain to him my medical history. He sends me for preliminary blood

tests, “just around the corner in the lab,” he says,Great, I think. SoI walkaround thecorner. The laboratory nurse takes me into her office and asks me to sit down. The chair to which

she

refers is obviously the ‘prick me’ chair. With a shoulder height table at each side, there is a plethora of various syringes and cotton swabs. I take a seat,ready to explain that today may not be the best time to ‘suck my blood.’ I have a cold and generally taking my blood when my immune system is weak is not a good idea. Before I get the chance to comment on this, the nurse, let’s call her Agnus, is telling me that she can’t even perform the tests, I need a blood timing, which must be

and worried about my health in general. Being a first year student living in residence, I do not have a car, nor am I comfortable Wandering around a foreign city with the public transit system.Oh well, I haven’t been offered a choice. Find a way to get there, or continue to wonder if the date of my death will come much sooner than the average expectance. I suppose that the system has identified

ill

that it is a minor inconvenience to keep all qualified individuals at one location in each city, as the clinic is open on weekends.This may be beneficial to me, but it’s still a pain in the ass. Do they not realize that at a university medical clinic a person of this stature may be needed? There are thousands of students relying on this clinic and I am certain that I am not the only one

nician. This blood timing, which I’ve had before, consistsof them making two significantly

who has ever needed these tests. Now, after all of this run around, deciding where and when exactly I will go, Kitchener or London (my home town, not England!), I wander down the hall to the flu shot clinic. I don’t stay there for long.

sized cuts in the arm. After this, they let you sit there and wait until the wound begins to clot. Now, although this woman seems to be a genuine sweetheart, I am somewhat put out. I have no bad feelings for her, but telling me that I must make a trek into the far ends of Kitchener is not something I need to hear when I’m feeling

After skimming the information sheets about who can and cannot receive the shot, it is made fairly clear that 1 am not eligible. Apparently those with allergies to eggs are not allowed to have the shot. I can’t even get the flu shot. What is this? People who can’t eat eggs are condemned to suffer through a long hard

performed

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of a qualified

tech-

winter of constant and threatened sickness? Come on. Where are the alternatives? Why hasn’t the modernized medical world come up with something else that can combat the flu? I know, I know.. . echinacea, proper rest, lots of Vitamin C . +,drink lots of orange juice and you won’t get sick, I don’t think so. After many years of illness during the winter and even the occasional summer flu, I am tired of it. I wasgoing to take the plunge, get the shot and experience a wonderful, happy, healthy 1999 and 2000. I guess not. This reminds me of the time when they told me I couldn’t have the German Measles vaccine, a normal requirement for any Ontario high school student. I went into convulsions when I was two because of it, so another round didn’t seem to be a good idea. I know that I am perhaps an uncommon person, who just happens to have poor health, but it is quite frustrating when I cannot even take the precautions to which the common person

is entitled. If the health system wishes to continue calling themselves a service, it would be nice if they would actually start providing some.

-Adha Gill&m IAAmAccounthg

You can always

pick out the smokers.

Forgetting to remember To tbdditor,

est we forget, oops, we did! What was so special about last Thursday? The answer is,lastThursday was Remembrance Day. Thursday morning at 11 a.m. was just like any other morning at 11 a.m.. That was the problem. I saw no minute of silence observance whatsoever. Before I continue, let me say that I was among those that did not observe the minute of silence. I write this not asa hypocrite, but to illustrate an aspect of student life. We here are busy with school, extracurricular activities and everything else.We are so busy, we seemto loose touch with the outside world. As a first year student, this was one of the many things I had to adjust to. I think it is the way we live here, not that we are all ignorant, is the reason most of us did not observe the minute of silence. The university compounded this problem

by doing little to raise aware-

nessabout Remembrance Day. The only signs I saw were poppies being distributed in the REV office, and a Remembrance Day service at Renison. So once you are finished reading this piece of my mind, take one minute to think about the many sacrifices that were made, Our way of life as we know it could not exist without thosesacrifices.For that Iam very thankful.

buying and being inundated with thousands of options for the “perfect gift.” By the time December 25 rolls around, people are thankful for two days’ grace before fighting the crowds for Boxing Day specials. However, if you are going to print commentary on the excessive commercialism that annually bombards our societyat this time, why not print the real culprits? Super-companies such as Toys ‘R’ Us, Sears, Nike, Sony, and Coca-Cola (ever wonder where Santa first appeared in tomato red? It was a Coke ad). Instead you printed photos of the comparatively innocent Arts & Crafts Fair, promoted by the Feds in the SLC. The products sold at this show were largely made by local craftspeople or products imported through fair trade programs from Mexico and South America. This eliminates the excessive waste of energy and other resources that occurs in the mechanized production, transportation, packaging, and in-your-face marketing of more mainstream items. These tiny businessesare vital in combating the multinational corporations that force visions of expensive gift-wrapped boxes and eleventh-hour UessentiaY’ shopping. It is inevitable that people will buy gifts at Christmas-the least you could do is not demean the sale of local products at prices affordable to students. --mniferl‘riece

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Religion’s To the&&or,

et me preface my comments by that I am a practicing one of the three main religions. I saythis to assureyou that I am not against religion in general. I understand that religion may play an important role in the lives of many UW students. In fact, I am always pleased to see one of the religious clubs organizing events on campus. Literature presented asinformation is aWays welcome. However, I do not agree with the latest trend of using the Imprint asa forum for religious debate. If everyone would just practice a little bit of tolerance and understanding, then we might all have a student newspaper free of this unproductive bickering. The questions of religion have puzzled humanity for all of history. I am quite sure that no earth-shattering revelations will be made through Ls tating member of

The Christmas

sell-out

TotheEditor,

wholeheartedly agree with your heading in Imprint of November 5, ‘Christmas Capitalism: SantaSays Sell, Sell, Sell.” Chrisunasisnolonger a holy celebration, nor even a season for family and friends to spend quality time together. It has become a four-month ordeal, beginning after back-to-school sales and rapidly escalating into a stressful frenzy of gift

place is . . .

a disjointed debate conducted in Imprint’s Forum section, Ifyou want to debate religion, organize a seminar. Leave the Forum section for comments regarding issueson campus that can actually be dealt with.

CECS help is for students To tbeEditor,

was quite dismayed to read in the November 12 UW Daily Bulletin about the collapse of the CECSOnline Systemthat was being developed through Academic Software Inc./thepavement.com/ BrassRing Inc. and any other companiesthatmightberespmsiblethrough ownership. However, I am most disgusted with the co-op department itself. By deciding to hire an outside firm to create this software, CECS sent a clear messagethat while UW co-op students are the best to hire, we’re not quite good enough to work for our own school. Not only does this send a bad reception on how the school feels about its own students, it has ended up leaving all the co-op students who are going to be looking forjobsforthespringtermwithvery justifiable concerns. ACCESS isknovvnnottobeY2K compliant, and I am aware that meas-. ures are being taken to fix the system for use in the winter term, but what wiIIhappenifthesystem&lldoesnot work? The co-op department will be facing an upset crowd of students if there are compromises in service due tb these problems. My advice to the coop department: next time around, hire students. Who would know better what sort of features an online service should have than the people who will ultimately end up using it? -JcaGlws 3ACkmkulEnginem-ng

In need of history To theEditor,

n lieu of the Jewish Students’ Association’s recent attempts to educate people about the Holocaust, I am left wondering why no other group does the same thing about the various other mass murders that have taken place throughout history. There is no official Ukrainian famine

week or anything to commemorate other massmurders in China, Cambodia, Africa, the Middle East or the former Soviet Union. The crimes of Joseph Staliq dwarf those of Adolph Hitler, who, by the way, killed many other people besidesjust Jews. People who are noi familiar with history have a na& habit of being instantly convinced that the Jewish Holocaust was some how unique, unprecedented or thaq it happened on a larger scale thy other mass murders in history. Why doesn’t anyone make ef! forts to correct this potentially mi+ leading impression? 4iotrMu.s~~ 3NMuth

IW.itical rhetdc needs a flying elbow from the top rope

To theEd&,

t strikes me as extremely -II ironicisthatMr.Maderwrites UJust know that you are opposing changes that led thd people of Ontario to vote this government back intoofike.. .nwhile his organization and himself personally have no prob lem I*opposing changes” made by the ’ federal Liberals, of which the same statements can be made. This brings me to my somewhat more fundament&omplaint: the tn.&has&en a back seatto partisan politics in-this country. Actually, it’s not quite sufficient to say that. I think it would be better’ to say that part&&hip and his pals took the truth out “for a ride” to a densely wooded area, shot it, encasedit in concrete and buried it halfa-kilometer under the Canadian Shield. Politics in this country have abandoned the ideals of truth, integrity and the improvement of both life andsociety; allthatisleftislittlemore’ than a contest asto who can talk the loudest. The only shred of truth left is that politicians don’t even bother anymore to cover up the fact that they’re not saying anything. What wnthwed

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The ForumSectionenables members of the University of Waterloo community to present views on various issues throughletters to the editor and longer comment pieces. Letters should not exceed 350 words inlength. They can be submitted to: km@kngrint.u.cd. Allmaterialissubjectto editing for brevity and clarity. The editor reserves the right to refuse to publish le tters or articles which are judged to be libellous or discriminatory on the basis of gender, race, religion or sexualorientation. The opinions expressed throughcolumns, comment pieces,letters and other articles are strictly those of the authors, not the opinions of Imprint.

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amazes me is that normally intelligent people become the mental equivalent of produce as soon as they enter the political arena. To be fair, it’s not just the Tories and Reformers that are doing this. The Liberals do it aswell, and I’m sure that where the NDP can be found in any significant numbers, they do it as well. For years people have suggested that I shall some day become a politician; I think that this is unlikely. The truth is that I wouldn’t go near politicsin this country with a ewenty-foot pole; it’s just too damn pathetic. -cLU’IB#cbu?lun Math

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Remembrance freedom

and

TotbeEditor,

ast week, thousands of Canadians participated in various Remembrance Day ceremonies, Canadians recalled the great sacrifice of thousands of soldiers, who risked everything for the mere hope that Canadians may enjoy such fundamental freedoms such asfreedom of speech, conscience, religion and the press.Now many talk about the need to restore war memorials, as the few remaining world war veterans are dying, sothat the few that do remain will know they will never be forgotten. Regardless, a much more fitting tribute would be to restore those fundamental freedoms to individuals with whom the powers that be disagree with. Linda

Toronto

Gibbons

grandmother,

is a 52-year-old but she does

not enjoy the fundamental human freedoms, namely those of speech, conscienceand religion. Shehasspent more than four of the previous five

years in prison. The most heinous crime on her record you ask?Prayer. Ms. Gibbons has been jailed on several occasions merely for praying outside of various Toronto abortion clinics. According to aNovember 1.1 Nutional Post article she sometimes goes as far as to carry a sign that reads: “Why, Mom, when I have so much love to give.” She is never violent in her protests and never complains about her treatment in jail. So she is repeatedly arrested dtie to a 1994 court injunction. It prohibits protests within a 6O-foot bubble zone of any abortion clinic; it does not matter if there isno violence or harassment of patrons and staff. It does not even matter it their protest is silent and passive asin the caseof Gibbons. It is against the law. Nevertheless our freedoms still seem strong. After all, the press can write just about anything it wants. Recent Toronto Star articles such as those on vibrators from a few weeks ago prove it. But even freedom of the pressmysteriously disappears, when they want to write about Linda Gibbons. That is the surprising situation that Sue Careless found herself in when she went to take pictures of Linda Gibbon’s latest arrest. Even though she was on assignment from the Interim, Careless was also arm rested, her camera and film seized, processedlike any other criminaland charged with “obstructing police.” While any memorial for war veterans would be a good idea, a much more important idea would be to lookeach and every surviving war veteran in the eyeand promise them that their sacrifice was not in vain. Canadians

will not repeat

the mis-

takesofthepast,norwillwedenythe most basic of freedoms to those we disagree with. Then the Ontario legislature must act on the promise and remove the 1994 injunction, just like

aria Xoch Ajcalon, a weaver from the Asociacion Maya de Desarrollo weaving co-operative will be visiting UW on November 25 th (in the Student Life Centre, talk and demo at 12:30 p.m. and 530 p.m.) to promote the work o&he cooperative and demonstrate the art of backstrap weaving. The Asociacion Maya de Desarrollo is al&y constituted nonprofit developmetit organization in Guatemala with an elected board of directors of five Cakchikel speaking women, Basedin Sololo, Guatemala, it provides work for nearly 300 indigenous weavers who are traditionally one of Guatemala’s most marginalized group of workers. Working with Asociacion Maya allows the C&hike1 weaversto earn a fair wage which provides money to better nourish their families, support their children in school and expand their autonomy in areasof self-management and health care. The weavers are also able to participate more fully in the struggle of their people for justice and human rights. The products made by the cooperative, including vests, bags, and purses, are sold through individuals, churches, and fair trade organizations in Canadaand the United Mike Harris promised when he was in opposition.

Bronte privatization gets lost in the creek

weaver visits Waterloo States. You’ll be able to purchase their items in the SLC with all of the proceeds going directly to the cooperative.

Guatemahn land campaign Also, on November 25 and 26, you will be able to sign a solidarity banner to help indigenous Guatemalans in their struggle for land. The banner carries a L(Messageto the Government, Congress & Landowners of Guatemala,” “We Support the People’s Cry for Land,” “Implement PeaceAccords,” “Justice in the settlement of Land issues,” “A living wage for campesinos and campesinas.n The campaign is being carried out by the Guatemalan National Indigenous and Campesina Co-ordination (CONIC), an organization that works on reclaiming lands for indigenous peoples which were ,wrongfully taken from them. They believe that the full implementation of the 1996 Guatemalan Peace Accdrds is an important first step in addressing the land issue. “They started shooting at people. Everything was burnt to the ground,n recalls Maria Cut. Maria, a Mayan woman, wasamong 135 families evicted from their land by Guateyourself. I feel readers of a university paper should be informed of other important issuesregarding the environment rather than a missing bar tiophy. http://www.zoo.utoronto. ca/zooweb/streams/forum.html. -DerekParks 1 NBiology

To tbeEditor,

Hang the DJ

wish to thank Imprint for the lack of understanding and commitmenttoinformingtheUniversitycommunity on the state of the provincial government plan to sell one third of Bronte Provincial Park forthe development of a 450hole golf course. I dropped information off last Friday at your office for publication the following week. I included a statement wishing a follow up to this story. Seeing that I never heard back, I assumed that everything was a go. I was surprised not to see anything mentioned about this significant sell off of the province’s largest urban park to the rich and wealthy which’ limit accessto those of us who utilize. the area for passive recreation. I’m glad to seethat the missing trophy from Philthy McNasty’s is worthy of a little write up, while the provincial government sell off goes with no mention in this University paper. I hope everyone at Imprint pats themselveson the back for a job well done with no stories explaining

what is going on out in the real world (greater than 10 blocks away from the University). Since nothing was done to explain this story, please check out this Website to educate

malan military and police forces in 1997. Two men and an infant child were killed. Three entire villages, including 60 houses and 218 acres of crops, were destroyed. This is just one of many land evictions that indigenous Guatemalans have endured in recent years, It’s part of a continuing campaign by the Guatemalangovernment and the land-owning elite to dispossessindigenous communities engaged in land clisputes. The conflict has its roots in the European colonization of the Americas. In Guatemala, the Spanish colonizers seized large tracts of the most fertile lands. With the emergence of a new coffee economy a century ago, the majority of Mayan communal lands were seized by large landowners. They often used dishonest means such astaking advantage of aboriginal people’s lack of’land deeds or illegally extending their own property boundaries. Today, the distribution of farm land in Guatemala is’mong the most unequal in the hemisphere. Twothirds is owned by lessthan three per cent of the population, while the vast majority of farms are tiny plots of less than two acres. Girls” night this year? Hugelineup at 9 p.m.; the expectation did not live up to its hype, or former standard, The week after, nobody showed up. It’s been basically the samesince.Get rid of this yutz in the booth, bring back the old guy, and Fed will become the place to be on Thursday nights&keitwaslastyear.Ifthisisthe sameguy, well. . . he must’ve had an accident or fallen in love or, something; he’s fucked up.

To theEditor,

‘m told it’s a citywide phenomenon,butit’spainfullyobviousright here on campus, and here is where it can affect us all and ruin our university experience. I’m not talking about drugs or violence or discrimination, I’m talking about our sorry D Js. Really, these guys are terrible. “Boys and Girls” night has become “Eurotrash wannaben night. They used to play a mix of music, which pleased (and attracted) more people. Now all they play is pure dance. Sure, it’s a dance club, and they should play mostly beats, but it’s just so repetitive and boring without some fun retro, hip-hop, or angst thrown in the mix. Many of you will remember the lines last year for Thursday nights; I used to curse them, but now I remember them fonclli as an indicator of geniral amusement. I

These Thwsdays

you can waltz

into Fed after maybe a minute in lime; and inside it is correspondingly empty. The upstairs bar has been retired, for Christ’s sake (I loved that bar). Remember the first “Boys and

Students’

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Imprint, Friday, November 19, 1999

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“What should the losina team of

the Yutes Cup do nyo,?”

“They can learn to make some pies.” “Apple, blueberry, pumpkin. , ,” Mark Cesana & Paul Cesana

“Drink Douglas

their sorrows

away.”

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Ryan Chen-Wing

“Go bungee-jumping.”

“Get a job.”

Mat Megens

Geninne

Bridge

3AMech Eng and 3N KinesioZogy

“Go eat a Stanley’s

Mike Davison 4B Computer

burger.”

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has spent the last few weeks soliciting opinions, rankings and comments from Federation of Students councillors and directors regarding their executive’s performances. The mid-term review has yielded mostly positive results and has highlighted concerns students have for each of the five executive. Eight student councillors and three Imprint staffers with general Feds literacy completed a specific survey of 50 questions. Questions for the survey came directly from the job descriptions of each executive member found in the Feds by-laws and from their individual strategic plans. The survey revealed general support for all executives except the President, President Christine Cheng was penalized for mediocre meetings and representation, mprint

“Josh has done an

amazing job.” and a general feeling she has not met her goals in inter-faculty relationship-building and awareness of the Board of Governors. Successes for the President included a mild level of satisfaction in the visibility of the federation and her personal accessibility. One councillor noted Cheng “maintains a good working relationship with administration and that as a result they are receptive to the issues presented.” Furthermore, the councillor noted that “students still have to come to the President more than the President will come to them” but that her “office is always open and [she] has always been approachable.” Vice President Administration and Finance Josh Doig received satisfactory reviews highlighting excellent business management and

clear and fair financial reporting. Doig lost points for an unnoticed corporate philosophy and a lack of awareness of his pursuit and investigation of new initiatives. One councillor noted that “Josh has done an amazing job at looking at all financial matters with a very critical view.” Many councillors noted satisfaction with the Feds businesses and one councillor specifically stated that “the businesses are performing reasonably well this term, so presumably they are managed well.” Vice President Education Veronica Chau also received satisfactory reviews noting excellence in her effective publicity campaigns and external lobbying. Chau received only satisfactory reviews for her representation of co-op students and her ability to recruit more volunteers. One student councillor thought Chau could do more internal work “to let people know what’s happening in terms of education,” while another felt Chau needs to urefocus the co-op end of the Feds to make it work

for students.” Vice President Internal Chris Harold, received favorable reviews for promoting and interacting with clubs. Harold’s only failing was the volunteer recognition program he is currently creating. Harold got better than average responses for liasing, promoting and recruiting. One councillor remarked Harold “has really brought back to his portfolio what it was supposed to be. He’s very active, interested and enthusiastlC.

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VP Student Issues Jason Risley received rave reviews placing him on the top of thk heap. Risley got bonus points for contributing to personal and sociai growth, successfully coordinating his services and making them more accountable. It seems Risley’s only “satisfactory” roles were his education on non-academic issues and his collaborative efforts across all services. One councillor noted that “it’s really rare that a politician would try to eliminate his own position. n Risley seems to have won the favour of those on council perhaps due to his relaxed and critical approach to issues and his flexibility in developing effective programs. Overall, the Feds scored average as a team. Moderately accessible, moderately visible and moderately effective, the majority of those asked felt the executive have done their jobs well. Every executive member except President Christine Cheng would be elected again for their same position if councillors and Imprint staff were given the chance. It appears the Feds have some work cut out for them in their sei=ond term, most notably their captain at the helm. They seem to be neutrally received by most of those involved in their operations. Yet the majority of students either don’t care or simply don’t know anything about the Feds, After quickly surveying 55 people around the SLC, it became apparent

that very few people were able to name the Fed

executive; one person got all five, 3 8 couldn’t get any. Until the Feds hit the massesthese reviews are the varying opinion so little, that one haslto*wonder executive can truly be critically

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BUY NOTHING DAY has been organized by students working with WPIRG for 3 years running. The idea comes from Adbusters Quarterly ) and issues are available in the WPIRG office. The library and the Turnkey desk don’t stock Adbusters possibly (www.adbusters.or because of financia 9 reasons, but maybe because there is just not enough space among all the fashion and fitness magazines.

The basic concept of BUY NOTHING DAY is often misunderstood because it’s counter-cultural - it goes against what is considered normal. The DAY re-writes the questions of who are we? why are we here? what should we do? where are we going? and how do we get there? BUY NOTHING generations.

DAY is about the environment.

We use and throw away more than we need leaving little for other societies and future

Economic performance and progress forgets to factor in negative trading like toxic cleanu and cancer surge . Apparent1 every type of trade is positive economic growth. Current economic thinking doesn’t value ecosystems an 8 human relatlonshlps xt at support )!rfe.

BUY NOTHING DAY is about economics.

BUY NOTHING DAY is about alternatives. Millions of North Americans are re’ecting the work and spend lifestyle. They are re-visiting traditional methods and creating new forms of trading, food production, eating h abits, media sfrucfures, transportation, spirituality, and consumption. Political, economic, educational, and media institutions are de endent on the accumulation Consumer culture IS not just a metaphor, but a paradigm which answers tF:e above metaphysical

BUY NOTHING DAY is about cultural literacy. of money to legitimize their support. questions.

The dominant culture never articulates “what is normal”, but consolidates its messa e in fashion, music, movies, television shows, job opportunities, personal hygiene, salaries, stereotypes, political platforms, retiremen Pplans, Christmas gifts,, tuition fees, university public relations, common sayings, vacation destinations, grocery store layout?, city planning, gas rices, international news, laws, trade agreements, coffee prices and as you can see in just about everything In what we do and wR at we want to do. Obviously there is no blue-print toward a more sustainable, democratic, us some analvtical and oractical tools.

measuring

consumer

culture

Western civilization has somehow become the most complex society that has ever existed on planet earth. Soon after the Industrial Revolution, a larger percentage uf the population was able to “choose their own adventure” and acquire vast material wealth. Four hundred years ago the only option available to you might have been to farm a plot of land until you were too old to walk. Sadly enough, when we were able to “choose our own adventure”, we started to act like greedy parasites accumuiating wealth for ourselves at the expense of others and the environment. Sure the invisible hand of the free market was busy at work building a material infrastructure, but it has not done much to increase the overall happiness of the population.

equitable, and compassionate

future, but BUY NOTHING DAY gives

Percentage Oaf American teenage girls who report store-shopping activity: 93%

as favorite

Number of advertisements American teenagers are typically exposed to by the time they graduate from high school: 360,000 Year in which the number of shopping centers in the US. surpassed the number of high schools: 1987 American parents spent 40% less tlma with their children 1965. In 1992 people were, on average, four-and-a-half grandparents at the turn of the century.

in 1991 than they did in

times richer than their great-

This list of statistics was compiled from a book called Al/-Cunswnhg Eassion: W~~~~gupfromfheAmerri~~ffDream. Our neighbo(u)rs across the burder have an impressive list of statistics compiled against them, and my intuition is that we aren’t any better here in Canada.

Percentage of all humans who own a car: 8% Percentage of American households who own one or more cars: 89%

By the time a baby born in the United States reaches age 75, he or she will have: produced 52 tons of garbage consumed 43 million gallons of water used 3,375 barrels of oil

Within the lifetime of a child born today, virtually all of Earth’s petroleum will be burned and Earth’s fuel tank will be empty.

For packaglng (cans, bottles, cartons, etc.) alone, the U.S. uses approximately: 50% of its paper 75% of its glass 40% of its aluminum 30% of its plastics Highest income group in the U.S.: doctors Professions with the highest proportion of unhappy people: doctors and lawyer8 The amount of energy used by one American 3 Japanese 6 Mexicans 14 Chinese 38 Indians 168 Bengalis 531 Ethiopians

is equivalent to that used by:

Minerals due to run out in 50 years: copper,

lead, mercury,

References: . See http:Ilwww.ecofuture.org/ecofuturelpWpkar9506.htmlfor and many more reasons for simplifying your life. I

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WPIRG INSERT While standing in line for my cof;‘ee, I’m already starting to sip on the bitter ironies that you can’t buy at Tim Hortons. I pay in cash and watch my

just make more money I could buy (blank) and be happier than I am now”. This campus is not one of learning, but one of worship. Worship of the market

earned

will deliver us from evil or at least censor criticism from the pagans who ask why economists don’t learn to subtract. What else but myth can explain the deep rooted contradiction between economic

money

become

someone

else’s earned money. A paper cup confarns my caffeine fix, but nut my imagination of a better economic system. More trade, more spending, more jobs, more consumer confidence, and again more trade and spending are the checkpoints for economic health. Canada’s GNP (gross national product) is growing, but only while discounting social and environmental losses such as disease+ divorce, and deforestation. Someone in line has got an economics textbook in their hand, but are they wondering about the impacts of their study? And if not, who’s to blame them since campus is trying harderthan ever to generate a generation of middle-class wanna-be’s with work and spending oppotiuni:les at every corner. There seems to be a iow frequency signal running through the halls accepting the idea that

“if I could

progress

and

environmental Some

social

and

decay?

doctors are admitting that a woman’s breast milk is so full of toxins, that Canadian health standards would ban it from being sold in stores. But what does this mean as the economy keeps growing with each and every transaction . . , jeans, plane tickets, winter coats, cigarettes, personal investments? I trash

my paper cup and lookat people’sfaceson the way to class. “If this is as good as it gets...” I say to myself Xhen shit we’re in a lot of trouble”. If we here in the richest country in the world have to liquidate our natural resources, exploit workers at home an abroad, dump toxins into the air and water, keep

millions un or under-employed, and manage education as an employment factory all to keep the economy healthy, then I think the wisdom of neo-classical economics needs a slap in the face. November 26th is International Buy Nothing Day, a 24 hour moratorium on consumer spending in order to reflect on the impacts and meanings of our consumer society (see complete campaign info at www.adbusters.org). This university is full of super intelligent people, but few question the lin ks between economic growth and the quality of life. “If we don’t keep shopping, then the economy will crash” is just one of many mantras I hear in opposition to Buy Nothing Day. Are these intelligent people trying to convince me that I should buy a car, new clothes, CDs, bottled water, a cell phone, and pitas to improve the state of the world? I walk away bagel-in-hand with more questions than answers. come in

It seems

that

holes

all shapes and sizes with the myth of economic progress being the biggest.

Devdop your cdticd thinking t&ills, Reflect on your 0 life rather than irnitasting others. l

connections

Have you ever looked at the label on your s%Q=t, cr pants or shoes for that matter? Stop and think about the iabatir behind that label. Who made that p&e of clothing? i-low much did they get paid? Under what conditions did they work? Was that piece of clothing made in a sweatshop? The struggle faced by the people who sew o~r clothes and make our shoes is part of a global economic picture that “sweats” peoples and countries for the lowest wage, the longest working hours, the highest exports - all in the name of greater profits for a few. Sweatshops are a trend in our “global economy,” just like the fashion trends they rely on. It is up to us, the consumers of these products, to let companies know that we will not tolerate worker oppression. As students, we can make a difference. Students Against Sweatshops groups across North America have been working to

raise awareness about unacceptable labour conditions, and to implement codes of conduct at their schools regulating the companies they do business with. Harvard, Brown, Princeton and Duke are a few of the more fhan 150 prestigious colleges that have passed codes of conduct in the United States. The University of Toronto is about to pass the first code in Canada. At a networking conference held by OPIRG - Toronto last February, several other Ontario schools joined the campaign. Those schools, (including Waterloo) have formed a growing network, SAS-C (Students Against Sweatshops - Canada) to work together to implement codes of conduct across the country. Codes of conduct can help to ensure that factory workers have a right to: o A living wage . , . that doesn’t require excessive overtime o Fair working conditions o The right to organize and bargain collectively o Independent monitoring of working conditions o Redress of claims brought by workers fired for protesting wages and working conditions What you can do: 1) Ask questions

when

you are shopping

about

the conditions

under which the clothes were made. Let retailers know you are concerned. 2) Write letters to clothing companies asking them about their labour standards. 3) Write a letter of endorsement to WPIRG supporting the concept of a code of conduct governing purchasing at Waterloo. 4) Join WPlRG’s Students Against Sweatshops! Our meetings are Mondays 12:15- 135.

The XP century has been a mile stone for s&3Wic lmowiedge. In exchange for ihe con-?renierices of modern life ar:d a few trips to that dry, dusty place we call the moon we 3ave Iven up the pursuil of wisdom. 8 ur world has become so complex that even our most celebrated cerebrums can’t possibly raason about all the connections that extend from orir indlvitiual behaviour. Content with the pursuit of a university education we don’t notice the landfill down Erb street filling with our garbage. This article is about third world exploitation and environmental

degradation that emerges because there are millions of consumers like you and me. The earth is far from a perfect place, and all of us are guilty by association. Many of us are stat-tjng to look at the society around us, realize that it many ways it sucks, and are looking for a big bad someone or something to point a finger at. We blame greedy corporaQons and governments and fail to notice that it is the choices of millions of people like you and I that makes their greed possible. When an oil tanker spills its load off the coast of Alaska, we point at the rich company owning the tanker. White ‘fillingup’ at the gas station we hear radio reports of oil stained beaches and suffocated birds. Ironically, the environmentalists rush to the scene in fossilfueled cars and boats. The root of the problem is not some greedy man in a suit; it is the choices

that you

and

I make

every day choosing how to live our lives. Our daily purchases have far reaching consequences that we fail to realize. Buying tomatoes trucked in from Mexico supports large companies that muscle their

way into rural communities and displace the people from their traditional farming land. By buying foreign tomatoes we are telling huge grocery chains that it is OK to ship food halfway acruss the world if it is going to cost us 5 cents less per tomato. Never mind the hungry

Mexican family or unnecessary air pollution, I want cheap tomatoes! The same holds for coffee, bananas and so many other products that we take for granted while wearing our consumer blindfolds. We have been born into an incredibly complex world ruled by artificial needs and directed by multinational companies. I don’t believe that prior to the industrial revolution people lived unhappy lives. How has our daily routine become so complicated? Wake-up, washhairand afmpifs, 0Mk ~%e, dfh4e ca< wa/Tth l/ite, drive cafsume more while waiting in tram, fee/the needfor more cuflee, gu &me tu large emp(vhouse, watch T: K, heat up food from freeze< fake fefuge hpiece of cheesecake, WOT/Y,WOT/Y some m0fe abuutmeaniffg/ess wumies, set a/arm cibck, sleep. Advertising is everywhere. Have a look around this newspaper. It has become too easy to waste our precious thinking time buying cars and countless other useless products. Ask yourself how mankind managed to function for thousands of years before billion dollar companies started marketing shampoo and hairmousse? Do you

honestly

believe that life expectancy has increased in our society because our armpits smell like roses and Clairol girls have beautiful shiny hair? Happiness is not rooted in a daily coffee, the Eaton’s centre and a 9-5 working schedule.

Tired of our shallow culture, we are filled with desire tu visit mw lands and exotic people. We buy tickets around the globe in a super-polluter that has two wings and serves peanuts flown in from India. Running away to another land might give you insight about how you could live your life differently, but a yearly vacation to some sunny beach is definitely not the solution. Where to next? The

only truth I have found is that no one pursuit is really that important - it is the sum of your connections with other people and the environment that counts. If you produce 800 pounds of garbage and burn 1 OOOLof gas each year while working 9-5 at some high-tech firm, you’re really not doing any better than Oogabooga the caveman. Don’t fool yourself with short-term goals and academics - take the time to think about how you are connected with everything around you. Ask yourself where your food comes from, how your electricity is produced and what are the implications of driving to McDics for a burger. It is not enough to be morally content working with underprivileged kids if you wear clothes produced in the third world by mistreated women and children working 14 hour days. You can’t dream of a new wooden house while protesting the rape of old growth forests. I have not been able to find a globally-thinkinghappiness-maximitingecologically-friendly raison d’btre.

My refuge

from

this

unknown is modesty and knowledge that ignorance does not equal bliss. When I imagine utopia, I envision a world not only without cars and shopping malls, but filled with people th/i;lkingabout how to make the world a better place.

WPI’RG INSERT

copyright? There was going to be an image here. Really* I swear. But, Imprint was not willing to risk the legal implications (getting sued). Fair enough. Although I: thought student journalism should be a forum that is willing te be somewhat risky, but perhaps that is a bit much to ask from our bastion ofjournalistic integrity. Anyway, so we were told to scrap two pictures ofours, which used popular logos. The Simpsons and the McDonald’s ‘M’, were the Tao particulars t-hey were worried about. But anyway, I’m thinking of Negativland, a band that was sued to virtual bankruptcy by U2’s record label over unauthorized use of samples from the U2. How can folk art and folk culture, evolve in a world where there is a stranglehold on the use of things that get unleashed into the environment at la% e.

top 8 reasons to oppose the world trade organization

As bricoleurs, those that create new art from pre-existing art, we claimthe right to build with mirrors, to construct a spicy culture out of the tepid soup of signs and media that drowns us. But art has a broad history of appropriation of fragments of other art. While copyright law has its place, it is constructed now to help only those that profit from culture, not artists nor audiences. It was lobbied for, not by artists, but by middlemen and managers, restricting the possibility of a truly democratic culture. What have we lost because ofthis? So, with 26 minutes before the deadline, I’m struggling to replace the paper real estate once taken up by a picture with this boring prose and hoping that maybe, one day, we’ll realize that private ownership of mass culture acontradiction in terms.

close watch

was Chase 5and M/or& Deadfi&s~ P/ane efashes. While flipping through some mure channels, l came across a Britney Spears interview. For those wt lo don’t know .. . she never showed up to Physics Prof-Student Nite like she said she would, Thinking that she would apologize on TV for this, I watched for a while. As it turns out the interviewer was asking the homecoming queen for her views on the new Bntney Spears Doll. Just like Barbie, but anatomically correct. People said, what kind of people, marketing people perhaps, that young girls want Britney Spears action dolls

because she represent everything that little girls want to be: she can dance, can sing and is pretty. Britney Spears’ response to this was “Urn, they’re making a me doll, that’s

really cool. It’s very flattering. Are they really?” At this point, some heavenly power saved me and I experienced a power outage. This gave me the time to formulate all of these thoughts: Disclaimer: I am not jealous of Britney Spears; even without chest hair, my chest is bigger than her natural one (I’m an A-cup) (The reason 1know this is because I went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show the other day) I ) Is the doll anatomically correct now or a few months ago? I think that you should be able to put it to bed one night and get it the next morning a few cup sizes lar er, because according to MS 8 pears’ mother, “Girls can sprout over night.” 2) If I was a parent and had a girl there’s no way that I’d ever buy them this doll. Girls today have enough problems without

corporatlans all aspects

The WTO is not a democratic institution, and yet its policies impact planet. The WTQ rules are written by and for corporations with inside

2. The WO tramples ovw labor and human rights The WTQ has refused to address the impacts of free trade countries that actively enforce labor rights are disadvantaged international labor conventions.

3. The WO Is destroylng the environment The WTO is being used by corporations to dismantle them barriers to trade.

hard-won

access

of society and the to the negotiations,

labor rights, by countries

despite the fact that consistently

environmental

protections,

that

violate

who

call

Is kllllng people

The WTO’s fierce defense of intellectual property rights-patents, copyrights and trademarks-comes at the expense of health and human lives. The organization’s support for pharmaceutical companies against governments seeking to protect their people’s heat(th has had serious implications for places like sub-Saharan Africa, where 80 percent of the world’s new AIDS cases are found. The US government, on behalf of US drug companies, is trying to block developing countries’ access to Iess expensive, generic, life-saving drugs.

5. The WTO undarmlnes is

As midPerms draw to a I found that 1 had time to TV again. Sadly, all that on were shows like RX&X

1. The WTO only serves the lntarests of multlnatlonal

4, The WO

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byDmte/??usc4?s Like no other organization in this world, the World Trade Organization is activity pushing for a consumer&t, nondemocratic and neo-imperial model oc human development. Wundreds of thousands of people are going to shut it down at the beginning of December and here are the reasons why:

singing along to “Hit me baby one more time”. We should be stopping partner abuse instead of singing it. And would l really want my kids to know that “Yes, with a good studio, even your tone-deaf father can sound good. And if you dress skankily, dance even skankier, and airbrush your teeth to be unnaturally white in every picture, you too can make it in Hollywood” In the immortal words of Chris Rock, “I wonder which one of the Backstreet Boys is going to knock her up

local development

and penallzes

poor countries

The WTO’s “most favored nation” provisions requires all WTO member countries to treat each other equally and to treat all corporatrons from these countries equally regardless of their track record. Local policies aimed at rewarding companies who hire local residents, use domestic matertals, or adopt environmentally sound practices are essentially illegal under the WTO

6. The WTO Is IncreasIng

InequalIty

Free trade is not working for the majority of the world. During a the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment1960 to 1998-inequality worsened both internationally and within countries. The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20 percent of the world’s population consume 86 percent of the world’s resources while the poorest 80 percent consume just 14 percent. WTO rules have hastened these trends by opening up countries to foreign investment and thereby making it easier for production to go where the labor is cheapest and most easily exploited and environmental costs are low. This pulls down wages and environmental standards in developed countries’who are having to compete globally.

7. The WTO undermlnes

national sovereignty

By creating a supranational court system that has the power force them to comply with its rulings, the WTO has essentially unelected, unaccountablecorporate-backed government

to econoomically sanction countries t replaced national governments with an

8. The tide Is turning against free trade and the WO1 There is a growing international Sacklash against the WTC? and the process of corporate globalization over which it presides. Movement-building by coalitions such as the Council of Canadians, People’s Global Action against the WTO in Europe and the Citizen’s Trade Campaign in the US are growing fast, as public support for corporate-managed free trade dwindles. Join us!

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3) Why are there no Einstein or Feynman action figures? Why don’t geeks who affect the way we view the world ever get action figures? 4) Physics should dedicate some of its funding to making Physics Action figures. Just imagine the Newton Action figure tossing apples as its special power. Or the Pauli action figure which can’t be

bought in pairs. The Heisenberg Uncertainty action figure which you can never really know where it is. The Bernoulli

Water

Pistol.

Instead we get Britney ‘Inflatable Bust” Spears action figure. What are we teaching kids? These marketing geniuses are purposefully dumbing down the population through improper role models in order to maintain their “genius” status. I think they believe genius to be relative to the average human. So, if they dumb down society to about an IQ of 50, then marketing types

with their K2 of 75 will be feeling pretty good.

5) I have just seen the snow. I was in a T-shirt yesterday and now have to brave the snow. You have to love Canada. Keeps us on our toes; and since it’s so cold out for six months of the year we don’t get out and buy into the insanity. Who would have thought cold weather makes you smarter?

another material love affair This is a short tribute to my most well-loved material possession, the Black Mariah (thank-you Mom for the name). She is a well-used 1984 GMC van. I have spent countless hours of my life fixing, customizing and caring for her daily needs. We have lived together (intimately) for 10 months during the three years that we have had a vehicle-owner relationship. I could not have asked for more. My mind is filled with memories of cottage road trips and cold winter nights in Toronto. I am not afraid to admit that I have been in love with a smelly car. And I know there are others like me out there. I have seen your trusty pick-ups and VW bugs with flowers on the dash. 1have seen your fancy Civics and Preludes complete with noise-making mufflers and fancy ‘racing’ decals. Here is my enlightenment. I’ve realized that just like any other driver, I’ve been burning fossilfor the last few years on reasonably meaningless journeys. By meaningless, I mean that I could have probably had just as much fun staying in one spot if I had the same wonderful people around me. There is something to be said about seeing new sights, but I am willing to get by with a little imagination and my trusty feet. Heck, I’m even willing to take the bus.

fuels

For all of you in love with material possessions, open your eyes and see all the people and creative outlets that are infinitely more stimulating. The gas coming out of your tailpipe is poison to everyone. Think of the future generations that have to inhabit the earth - cars do not make sense. Tears in eyes, t am saying good-bye to my first and last car, the Black Mariah.

WPIRG INSERT

DAY EVENTS

BUY NOTHlNt

Nov. 26 from 10 - 3pm

Videos Advertlslng and the End of the World This program presents a compelling and accessible argument about consumerism and its impact on the earth’s future. Sut Jhally contends that advertising is the most concentrated effort in history to change public consciousness. The average person is exposed to 36QU commercial impressions every day, making advertising the most pervasive message system in the consumer culture. Understanding its influence demands that we pay attenti on not just to isolated advertisments but to the way in which advertising functions as a cultural system.

I-maglnua Posters-students are invited to spread around their creativity and paint their own works of art. Paint and paper will be availabie for paintings, banners, poetry, and words of inspiration for students going to Seattle to shut down the WTO.

Who’s Countlng: Sex, Lies and Global Economics When Marilyn Waring was elected to the New Zealand parliament in 1975 she thought she might one day return to her first love, classical music. Instead, the 22-year-old MP was reelected three times and blazed a trail that eventually brought down her own government and launched her as the foremost spokesperson for global feminist economics. Witty, erreverent and accomplished in what she calls the art of the dumb question. Waring challenges the myths of economics, its elitist stance and our tacit compliance with political agendas that masquerade as objective economic policy.

Falr Trade Theatre - Lights, camera, action without the lights or camera. Learn about the difference between fair trade and free trade without reading any textbooks.

Adbusters’ Commercials See the commercials that are banned

by television which attacks

stations. consumer

Atfluenza This program uses personal stories, expert commentary consequences of consumerism in American society.

and old film clips to illustrate

the causes

and

Slim Hopes

ads from magazines and television, Kilboume offers an analysis of the role female bodies play in advertising imagery and the resulting devastating effects on women’s health, She looks at the vicious circle created by the obsession with thinness juxtaposed with images of food and control and presents a new look at the demoralizing and life threatening eating disorders like anorexia nemosa and bulima. Using

examples

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2Pm

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Affluenza (60 min) & Slim Hopes .(30 min)

Whu’s Counting:~ Sex, ties and Global Economics (94 min) & Adbustsrs Commercials

Who’s Counting: Sex, Lies and Global Ec=onomics (94 min) & Adbusters Commercials .’ Advertising and the End of the World (40 min) & Adbusters Cammericals

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Cards - Pick up your free dis-credit cards that don’t but challenge you to re-think there role in spending more than you have. charge

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10 am and 2 pm in theSLC Multi-Purpose Room Simple Llvlng - Through resistance to consumer culture and reflection on moral purpose and values, people are discovering ways to make their daily living practices sustainable, just, and meaningful. living simply depends on community, spirituality, passion, and authenticity of self. As we enter the 21st century, with the myriad of social and environmental problems facing us, it is more necessary than ever for us to learn to live lightly on this earth. This workshop will introduce the new concepts, practices, and resources for making changes. 11 am in theSLC Multi-Purpose Room Corporate Democracy - Freedom and fairness are now negotiated by bodies like the WTO (World Trade Organization) and not governments or communities. Find out more and what you can do about it. 1 pm in theSLC Multi-Purpose Room Advertlslng as Storyteller - Storytelling is perhaps the most popular means by which we make sense of our lives. As journalist Robert Fulford recently wrote in his 1999 Massey Lectures, “Of all the ways that we communicate with each other, the story has established itself as the most comfortable, the most versatile, and perhaps the most dangerous.” Advertising, as the dominant genre within popular culture, increasingly sets the standard for the kinds of stories that we tell, and thereby represents a clear and present danger that must be engaged. In a seminar on storytelling, advertising and popular culture, the elements of narrative form, the problem of advertising’s influence over storytelling are examined, and the dangers that it represents, are discussed using actual advertising examples..

2 pm in MC 4040 Free Software - Free software is a movement that has gained lots of support in recent years. If you’re interested in Linux and other free software, cume meet with other like-minded people.

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Ebytown display- Ebytown Food Co-op: Organic, green, local and democratic. Food Coops work at: Bringing individual and democratic control back into shopping. Providing an alternative venue for putting food on your table. Challenging the growing monopoly of the super-market chains and international agribusiness. A participatory, democratic, and empowering approach to feeding yourself.

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instead? To celebrate bu nothing day we’re holding a clothing and CD exchange in the l LC. Ariticles of clothing will be exchanged for articles of clothing on a one for one basis, and CD’s will be exchanged for CD’s one for one as well. So brin your stuff by the WPlRG office this week to get vouchers that wil Pget you other stuff on Buy Nothing Day! Or, if you can’t make it by WPIRG this week then come out on Friday and we’ll swap your stuff on the spot! Tell your friends, the more people who come out, the more stuff there wilt be to choose from. WHO Is the WTO? - Pick up some information and ideas about trade agreements, economic logic, corporate democracy, and Disney-ification of Global Culture. Learn how the upcoming VVKI Millennium Round Talks in Seattle at the end of November will destroy our public health and education systems, lower wages and working conditions, nullify Canadian culture, eliminate our sovereignty and promote the rapid destruction of the environment. An information booth will be located in great hall in the SLC. There is two vans of students from Waterloo and surroundings going to Seattle to join the thousands of citizens that are converging on the city the week of November 27th to December 3rd. They want to show their opposition to the non-governmental, non-elected World Trade Organization negotiations that undermine the importance of workers rights, environmental protection and democracy. BUY NOTHING DAY is a send off for these courageous, determined youths. Come show your support !!!!

Other Events 11:30-I:30 Food Not Bombs - Food Not Bombs is a social justice group that distributes free food to anyone who wants it on a weekly basis. Most food is re-claimed from stores that plan to throw it ‘away’. 3Pm R+Clalm the Campus Walk- Buy Nothing Day participants are invited on a cross-campus parade to rescue space from consumer culture. A jolly mix of juggler s, puppets, drummers, bannerholders and just plain walkers will let the whole campus know what is Buy Nothing Day and why we must work for change. Bring musical instruments, masks, noise makers, and dancing shoes. Route T.B.A. 4:30 m Mall e Islt -After the Re-Claim Walk, join with other K-W students for a trip to the mall with our brochures, drums, masks, banners, and message.

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n celebration of Jesus Week here at UW, I thought it might be appropriate to discuss religion and homosexuality, No, this won’t be a controversial article-I’ll save that discussion for another time. Maybe next term. Of course, I can’t talk much about Jesus because he had nothing to say on the subject of homosexuality. (Someone correct me if I’m wrong). It has been suggested by some that Jesus Christ may have been gay-he never got married, after all - but I digress. I think that proposai was the brainchild of a small group of spiritual (and wishful) queers, That’s not to say that there aren’t a large number of queer Christians out there. The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) has been around since 1968 in Los Angeles, and in Toronto since 1973. It remains the foremost church that embraces homosexuality. But others are slowly following. The United Church, for one, also performs symbolic gay marriages. The closest MCC for this area is in Guelph. It has often been held that one cannot be jointly queer and religious. I imagine some of this stems from Leviticus 18:22: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is abomination” (KJV). That verse pretty much condemns queers. You can still be gay, just as

long as you’re not sexually active. + Which leads me to the topic of abstinence. I don’t really recommend that route to dealing with homosexuality but a number of religious groups do. Most “reparative therapy” organizations focus on abstinence and repression to convert gay people back to heterosexuality. Psychologists who have studied this have concluded that reparative therapy only represses homosexual behavior. It remains impossible to change a person’s sexual orientation. Most church groups funded conversion clinics in the past. I’m not sure how many still do. Many religious queer people don’t see reparative therapy as a good way to solve their Levitical dilemma. There are a large number of gay people who choose to abandon religion, while many others opt to embrace the God who is “slow to anger, and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness” (Exodus 346, NLT). Believing that God will forgive our sins is the driving force behind most people’s religious beliefs. People sin all the time, queer and straight alike. This week while many of the campus’ Christian groups celebrate the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, the queer community can join in too. Regardless of their religion,there are many spiritual queers at Waterloo. l

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0 you want a fun project for you and your friends? Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse will be in the SLC each day from 11:3O-1:30 until November 26, exchrding Thursday when it will be on the third floor of MC by the coffee lounge. All you have to do is go and pick up a box, fill it with items such as small toys, school supplies and hygiene items, and return it to the booth. It is also important that $5 is enclosed for shipping. The booth has a list of items that are accepted, as we11 as those th a tare not.

The first set of boxes go to children in KOSOVO, so anyone who would like to send things there should get them in quickly. Boxes can be picked up or dropped off at the booth or at the Turnkey desk at any time. For further information, contact Karen Kipcuik at kakapciu@uwaterloo,ca. Circle K, which is a part of the Kiwanis Club, as well as the Navigators are organizing this drive. The packages will go to needy children who would not otherwise enjoy these types of items. So get your friends together, the people on your floor, or do it by yourself; make this Christmas great by giving gifts to a child in need.

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hunger, weariness, and loneliness. He submitted to the mockery and cruelty of His own creation, even to the point of dying on the cross. The story doesn’t end there. As the apostle Peter declared, “God has made this same Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ” (Acts2:36). The Lord Jesus Christ not only lived and died to pay the price for your sins, but He was also raised from the dead and now lives in all His glory with God the Father in Heaven. Take an honest iook at your life. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and that there is nothing you can do to save yourself. Then turn to God and receive the gift of salvation which He freely offers. He has given of Himself because His love for you is so great. Everyone is welcome to attend a meeting that is held every Tuesday from 6:00-6% pm in SLC 2133 to hear more about the good news of the gospel.

ast week we saw how God’s great love for each person resulted in the action of giving. Now we will begin to consider the object of His giving, His only begotten Son. This week we will focus on the fact that He gave His only begotten Son. First of all, notice that God did not give something, but rather someone. As has been pointed out before, people have a disease -sin -which is incurable by our own devices. Thankfully, God has provided thecure -His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. When we think about it, we can see that it is necessary that God would give of Himself. The only One who could pay the price for your sins is One who has never sinned Himself. It was necessary that a perfect sacrifice was made so that God “might be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus” (Romans3:26). Also, beJoin us at the cause He is fully God, the Lord Jesus Christ can pay the price not only for your sins, but for the sins of the whoIe world. It would take an infinite sacrifice pm to pay for all of the sins of mankind, the only &me int0 rzm=Lm NOW! personwho to pick up your ballot could be that sacrifice is one who Student Union Building University shops Plasa is infinite Himself. WiMrid Laurier Univewity 130 University Ave, W. Jesus lived 7s llrwwty Am on this earth and 23236-0400 experienced all 8864228 the things we experience, except for sin. He felt ,’

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theism: The ‘In’ thing? Is objecWe perceive people as successtivity a morbid, dehumanizing ful in a given field and assume them philosophy, the cool thing these days? to be equally well accomplished bePerhaps if you people can be cause of emulation. And true, this convinced that it’s trendy to be a will take you to a certain level, but the complete individual, which in fact is true value of a person should not be more and more the case these days, measured on this kind of scale. then you shall embrace this noble and productive manner of thinking. While total freedom of thought is impossible due to sheer enculturation, some mental environments can be less restrictive than others. The problem with most people, you see, is that they are embracing other’s to far too busy attacking some people’s ideas and embracing other’s to have their own. This problem is mostly propagated by the intense level of specialization our society has undergone. While in the Some people believe that evolufields of science, engineering, and tion no longer operates on our speother technical pursuits this is by no ties because the mentally disabled means a bad thing, art and interpreand quadriplegics can live relatively tations thereof should be public donormal lives. Heck, even stupid peopfe seem to do fine moat of the time. main. Just because you haven’t studThis may be true, physical evolution may be monumentally slowed. But it ied fashion and clothes-making for a is in the progression of our ideas and year or two at some college doesn’t the way we raise our offspring that meanTommy I-I.. . wait, I don’t want to name names.. . we’ll say T. Hilfiger the continued betterment of the race should tell you what to wear. wiil be assured.

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flight attendants who were affected by tuberculosis from Kosovo refugees. Canada and other nations involved in the conflicts, in which DU weapon systems were used may find themselves faced with excessive costs

Jelena relies on help from others. of long-term health care for the exposed soldiers and civilians. There will be many more chiidren in Yugoslavia who will suffer from leukemia just like little Jelena. Unlike Jelena, the cause of their agony will be NATO’s “humanitarian bombing.” Due to sanctions, most of these children will also have to seek help outside Yugoslavia. Genetic diseases threaten future generations of both Serbs and Albanians. Is this what humanism is all about?

It seems, however, that most of you might have some difficulty with that kind-of freedom. So, to attain a similar end, some famous atheists that you probably respect a whole lot more than yours truly: Douglas Adams, Marlon Brando, Fidel Castro, Michael Crichton, Bill Gates, Jonathan Katz, Terry Pratchett, Mordecai Richler, Bjork, Larry Flynt, Howard Stern, Isaac Asimov, and Tori Amos (taken from http:// www.primenet.com/ -lippard/atheistcelebs / pg28.html). * Don’! ‘O” find this 1 column tronlc? Here I decry pollution of individual thought through outside sources, in a media article of all things, attempting to sway you to my perspective. If this doesn’t underline the absurdity of existence, nothing will. Regardless, hope you enjoyed Jesus Week. Thanks to Miss Googh for her response last week to my words. She may

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Waterloo kicks Wilfrid Laurier’s ass M1K.E

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here wasn’t a quiet person in the crowd at University Stadium on Saturday, November 13, as two home teams faced off, not only for bragging rights, but the coveted Yates Cup. With the support of the fans, the Waterloo Warriors killed the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks with a score of 32-20. The Yates Cup, symbol of the OUA championship, was first presented in 1898 by Dr. H.B. Yates and has been contested every year except during the World Wars. It was the first time in history these two schools ever met in the final. The Warriors have played in the OUA final for the last four consecutive ye&s; Laurier’s last appearance was in 1995. Before 199 6, Waterloo had never won a play-off game. This postseason drought ended on November 2 of that year with a win against Laurier. In 19 Y 7, the Warriors accomplished a feat that has only been achieved once in their history: they beat the Western Mustangs at home twice in one season. The first was a season game and the second was in the Yates Cup, with the Warriors winning 3 0 -10. That season the Warriors went on to face the Ottawa GeeCees in the Churchill bow1 but lost 44-3 7. Last season Waterloo beat Laurier i,n the semi-final, but fell to the Mustangs for the Cup. Both teams were pumped for this game. It was UW’s homecoming weekend and a large contingent of fans for each team showed up contributing to an amazing crowd of more than 6,500. The game itself started off well for Wilfrid Lauiier University. The Hawks put three points on the board after a 730yard drive and obtained the first lead of the game. Ready to counterattack, Mike Bradley made a 41-yard run to bring the play to within field goal range. Quarterback Ryan Wilkinson first fuinbled the snap, then got hold of the ball and pulled off an l&yard

touchdown pass to Bradley. Tony Riha kicked another fieldgoal attempt, but the ball went wide and soon after the quarter ended+

In the second quarter, the Laurier quarterback fumbled the ball in the endzone and conceded a safety. As a result, it was 83 for Waterloo. The Hawks’ kick-off was a little short ami the first play was a 65 -yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Grant

Baechler. With 10 minutes left in the half, the Hawks drove to

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Looking to close off the half with another score, Wilkinson put a passto Chris Keibach bringing the team to the one-yard line. Bradley punched the ball through for his second touch-

down of the day and the score was 2240 at half-time. Looking to the skiesfor a stronger half the Hawks scored off an option passfrom the wide-receiver. Later, Riha kicked a field goal. Laurier followed with one of their own. From this exchange, the score was 25-20. With less than four minutes to play in the game and the Hawks possession,Nate Martin made an interception setting up

a drive by the Warriors. Wilkinson ran in a touchdown to polish what would be the final score. Wilkinson completed sevenof 10 passesfor 197 yards, two touchdowns and rushed 50 yards. Bradley performed offensively, rushing for I96 yards and two touchdowns on 38 carries. On November 20, the Warriors facethe St. Mary’s Huskies intheAtlanticBowlinHalifax.ThegarnewillbeonTSNat 11:OO a.m. The game will be broadcasted in the Bombshelter. The winner of that game will advance to the Vanier Cup at the Skydome on November 27 and play the winner of the Churchill Bowl, which pits the University of Saskatchewan against Laval.

Rugbywomen get bronzed in Guelph The Warriors took a short, one hour break and then back on the field to play St.Francis Xavier. St. FX had played McGill earlier that day and beat them handily, so the Warriors figured they would have a tough match ahead of them. The Warriors did play tough, but St. FX was no match. The Warriors were fast and smart and held an advantage stepped

he women’s rugby team played in their first national

championships this past weekend in Guelph. The tournament ran for three days, from November I2 to November 14, beginning with a banquet on Thursday night.

. The team wasn’t sure if they would even make it to the banquet at all when their bus broke down in the hotel parking lot. Fortunately, the very gracious Concordia Stingers made some space for the Warriors on their oversized coach. The Warriors, of course, arrived to the banquet late, but were just in time for the meal. Later in the evening, the All Canadians were announced and Heather Moyse was named a recipient for her second year in a row. Congratulations, Heather!

because of the competitiveness of the OUA. Despite the skill of a team like St, FX, they don’t have the sameintensity in their regular season that a team in Ontario does. The Warriors are used to playing really good teams all year and are able to

The first day of competition had the Warriors playing McGill at 12:OO p.m. McGill had won the Quebec provincial

continualiy raise their level of competitiveness. The scoring was spread throughout the entire team with ‘trys by Vierra, Moyse, Kate Longpre, Ca&erine Pateczny and Sydney Richardson, When the Warriors were shut down inane area, they scored somewhere else. The day ended with a final score of Warriors 46, St. FX 5, The Warriors were able to divide playing time between players, and hoped that meant they’d be in good shape to play GueIph the next day in the semi-finals. The first IO minutes of the game looked bleak. Waterloo seemed to have lost the confidence they showed the previous day and.were allowing Guelph to walk all over them. Guelph managed to score two trys before the Warriors stepped up their game. Once the team did, a seriesof Warrior possessionsled to a Moyse try. The Warriors were back in the game and went into half time trailing by just one

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Kerri Webb scored one try and was successful on five conversions.The Warrior mswere the best they’d been all year and this continued throughout the tournament. Annette Vieira also had two trys, Heather Moyse had three and Janna Gillick, second row player, scored the lone pack try. The final score of the game wan Waterloo 45, McGill 0.

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solid offense, SaraBrownatscrum half, took the ball into contact and the Warriors rucked over. With the strum half in, and no one there to pick up the ball, flanker Trish Green found a hole and ran in a try from outside the twenty-two. The Warriors thought they could pull it off, but with only one minute remaining, Guelph gained an overlap and scored

another try. Time ran out with the Warriors behind, The final score was Guelph 17, Waterloo 12. The team was disappointed, but didn’t plan to return home without any hardware. Sunday brought another match against St, FX. The Warriors were pretty beat up from the previous day’s game, but everyone wanted the win too much to let that stand in their way. For the second time that weekend, the Warriors crushed the team from St. FX. The Warriors had the best lineouts they’ve had all season.offensively, Amanda Husk threw every ball in well. Defensively, Eliza Waddell and Jocelyn Burkhart lifted Green into the St. FX line and managed to steal six of their line outs. Longpre shared a try with Jen Adams and was also awarded a penalty try. Amanda Garnett, at prop, scored her first varsity try and Moyse also added three on the day. The final score was Waterloo 34, St.FX 0.

The Warriors only boasted three trys against them for the entire weekend. ?fhe Warriors walked away with the bronze and boasted only three trys against them for the entire weekend of four games. Four Warriors were named National Tournament AllStars.Kerri Webb, Jen Adams, Heather Moyse and Trish Green were honored for their play in the tournament, Thk women’s rugby team should be congratulated for their third place finish and an amazing season.

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his past weekend, the men’s basketball team hosted their annual homecoming tournament, the Naismith Classic.The players were all really impressed with the turnout for the opening game on Friday night, against Point Park College from Pittsburgh. There were close to 2,000 fans in attendance and it was a great atmosphere! Waterloo played a little tentatively at first, getting some of the bigcrowd jitters out of our system, but quickly established ourselves during the first half and were able to put them away early in the second. Mike Zavershnik, our leading scorer and rebounder, hit for his average of 21 points and 16 rebounds, The other half of our twin tower connection, DanSchipper,alsohadastronggame. Waterloo pretty much had their way with them inside, asthe Warriors’ big men scored, rebounded,and blocked shots at will. On a side note, every Warrior in uniform got substantial playing time during the game, and each gave a good performance; most notably wasJamie Birrell,whose eight points in six minutes left Point Park praying for us to end their suffering.

The final score was very lopsided in Waterloo’s favour (95-67) and they were on to the semi-finals against the Windsor Lancers. In what was definitely the worst game of our season thus far Waterloo came out totally flat and without any energy. Gameslike this are pretty rare at this level, but every once in a while, a team finds itself sitting in the locker room afterwards, scratching its collective heads, They weren’t getting good shots, they didn’t play strong defence and Waterloo didn’t respond well to what they were doing offensively or defensively. Windsor dominated us in every aspect of the game and went on to win by a score of 73-58. That loss meant that Waterloo would be playing their cross town rivals, the Golden Hawks from Laurier, in the tournament’s third place game. Third place gamesgenerally lack the same kind ofenergy that championship games do, but whenever you play your biggest rivals, it makes it a little more intense. This gamewas pretty ugly, to be honest. Neither team-played exceptionally well, but Waterloo managed to squeak out the win in overtime, 5 l-50. We scored more points from the foul line than we did from the floor, but finding

ways to win when your shots aren’t r falling is very important in our league and something they are learning to do. Mike Zavershnik wasnamed to the tournament all-star team, which means he’s either been an all-star or MVP of every tournament we’ve played in so far. As for the tourament itself, the Aquinas College Saints defeated the Windsor Lancers in the championship game. Even though the weekend was a bit of a disappointment, this year’s team isproving a lot of people wrong. Losing six players to graduation is always tough, but we’ve put an extremely exciting and comptetitive team on the floor this season. With a front line of 2.O6m and U%m, alongwith some experienced guards and somevery skilled you&, we’re a legitimate threat to contend for a league title this year, We’ve just got to work yt someof the kinks, which we’ll definitely get achance to do this weekend as we travel to Thunder Bay to take on Lakehead in a pair of league games.

But I think I speak for everyone on the team when I say. . . January 15 . . remember it, write it down, for Windsor comesback to Waterloo for a provincially televised league game. l

WuterIoo runs but of gas at CIAU Surinder Budwal has also had his services requested, The final team roster will be announced on Decenk ber 18. Rookie Kristie Henry capped ix men broke the course record j off a superb seasonfinishing 20th in and only eight points separated the nation in a personal bestover five second to fifth places in the kilometers of 18 : 3 1. Kristie hasbeen men’s team category, but Waterloo the women Warriors best runner all was not a part of the glory, as the year, despite it being her first year of Warrior men fell to 11th in the na- university. Kristie was 1 Ith at the tional championships at Kingston last WA championships. weekend. The women also had a subThe men’s team had solid perpar result, finishing 14th. formances overall, but it just wasn’t Stephen Drew was a bright spot enough as the rest of the country for the men. He was eighth over-all stepped it up just a little bit more. in a personal best time of 32:03 for Alastair Lawrence ran his bestrace of 10 kilometers. That result made him the year to finish in 44th place, with a second team all-Canadian and he a time of 33:19. Frenchman was selected as an alternate for the Stephane Perrey also had his best Canadian team travelling to Jena, race of the year, coming in in 3350 Germany in June for the World and 63rd place. John Lofranco was University Cross Country Championly 31 seconds behind Stephane, onships. Warriors coach Terry but he was 29 places behind aswell. Goodenough is the assistant coach Runners were streaming in, one or for the national team, and trainer two per second, on what was a very

fast day at the races,Graduating vetDavid Harmsworth and Michael Tripp finished off their Waterloo careers with season and personal bests of Sk31 and 34:43 respectively, in 100th and 107th place. Rookie Will Gibbons proved he will be a more than adequate replacement next year with a season best of 3459. Following Kristie on the women’s side was veteran and captain Ame-LiaTamburrini. In her final cross country race as a Warrior, she ran 19:5 1 and finished in 73rd place. Next year,Ame-Lia will live and train in Alberta, perhaps running for the University ofAlberta Pandas.Cristina Atance was next in 19:58 and 78th place. Rookies Gina Jackson and Emily Rimas worked well together. Ginacameinat20:14andEmilywas 20:22. They finished in 95th and 10l’stVeteransJillPatersonandKim Ross ran together as well, with Jill erans

edging out Kim 20:55 to 2l:OO and 114th to 116th. Graham Cocksedge of Victoria was the men’s individual winner, while Teresa Duck of Western won on the women’s side. Guelph won the men’s team tide and Victoria walked away with the women’s crown.

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his past Sunday, the Waterloo Tennis Club was the scene for the Campus Recreation Open - rumoured to be included in the near futureasastopontheATPandWTA tours. uLove” Was not in the air as 19 players in two divisions battled it out to be crowned the-kings and queens of the courts for Fall 1999, In the A division, Ma1a Vongkhampou, Mohamad Rahmat, Nathan Kashyap and Lynn Michaud emerged from the gruelling roundrobin in first through fourth place respectively. After three rounds -of playoffs, which featured some solid groundstrokes and fine displays of court savvy, Mala and Mohamad met in the final. In the end, it was game, set and match to Mohamad. He prevailed 6-3, 6-4 and walked away with a t-shirt and all the strawberries and cream he could handle. At the conclusion of round-robin action in the B division, Roy Ferguson had dropped only three games in three matches. He was joined by David Huynh, Billy Tang and Jason Mottershead as the top four playoff seeds. Billy and David met in the semi-final and slugged it out for the right to face Roy for the title, AL though David put in a stellar effort, Billy advanced easily 6-l. Similar to the A division final, the B division cbmpionship was a”test of the players’ physical and mental endurance that was eventually won by Roy in straight sets (6-3,6-3). Congratulations to everyone on a fine performance in the tournament this term. Watch for this exciting and competitive event in the CR Guidebook in the winter!

CR Top Ten Team Names The spirit of innovation UW tops with Maclean’s

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alive and well in Campus Recreation team names, As the new millenium approaches, the bombardment of “best of” lists should soon begin. Trying to beat the rush, Campus Recreation presents the top 10 team names of the fall term, But before we begin, a disclaimer: this list represents the opinion of one author only and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Campus Recreation in general, It was based on no set criteria and is completely arbitrary. It is only purpose is to offer a bit of humour and stimulate controversy. Along with the team name, the sport and captain are also listed. Honourable mention goes to AHSUM-Who’sYour Daddy (Competitive Volleyball, Megan Goemans), The Bus Drivers (Competitive Basketball, Paul Fabbroni) and Wet Wiggly Worms (Co-Ret Innertube Waterpolo, Greg Anderson). Now, the top 10 team nicknames of Campus Ret: 10. Competitive Basketball, Ankur Gupta) 9. Mighty Llamas (Competitive Flag Football, Jim Randall) 8, Fuzzy, Pink Bunny Slippers (Competitive Broomball, Robert Dekker) 7. Disgruntled Postal Workers (Competitive BasketbalI, Roni Stern) 6. Blood, Sweat, and Beers (Competitive Basketball, Blair Snyder) 5:’ Mutated S ea Bass (Co-Ret Innertube Waterpolo, Van Lee) 4. Sean and the Cattle Farmers (Competitive Soccer, Sean Stuart) 3, Watts Up Ohms (Competitive Basketball, Chris Nielsen) 2, Bo Peep and His Sheep (Competitive Volleyball, Beau Rivard) 1, Everybody in Speedos (Co-Ret Innertube Waterpolo, Nancy Powell) If your team didn’t make the list don’t worry, Four hundred and thirty-one other teams didn’t either.

he University of Waterloo has made it to the Atlantic Bowl to face the St. Mary’s University Huskies, Meanwhile, the Lava1 Rouge et Or will battle the Saskatchewan Huskies for the Churchill Bowl. This system, which Canada uses to determine the champion of Canadian style football, is known as the Vanier Cup. This is a system that works well. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, on the other hand, is a complete mess. In the United StatesofAmerica,thereisanarrayof bowl games for Division I-A, especially onNewYear’s Day (or the Day ofRecovery).Manyofthebowlgames are meaningless, save for team pride. While the NCAA is really trying to reform the system by presenting the Bowl Championship series, the United States should follow the example of Canada and have play-offs. They should name one bowl as the definitive national championship.

Lesser known conferences often end up with the shaft. Under the current system, there are playoffs for every division with the exception of the premier division of theNCAKI’hisdivision, called Division I-A, consists of 114 teams in 11 conferences. This number also includes seven independent teams. The 11 conferences all have a different amount of prestige and it shows when the bowl selections are made. The very big and well-known conferences are currently involved in a bowl championship series. Basically, conferences like the much misnamed Big Ten, the South East Conference, Big 12 and the Atlantic Coast Con-

ference all have a hand in the big bowl games as dictated through this Bowl Championships Series. Other conferences, like the Big West, Conference USA and Mountain West, tend to get the shaft more often than not with very few bowls to play in. This raises a very important question. What does one do if one is in a weak conference, plays a couple of teams in the top 25 and is undefeated? Usually, they end up playing in a bowl game that may increase their rank, but not much else. Credit to the NCAA, schedule strength is one of the key statistics the committee looks at when determining rankings and bowl games. Teams like Marshall, Hawaii and Toledo end up suffering due to a weak conference. One finds that the teams in the more prestigious conferences end up playing in the bigger bowl games. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, for example, will take the top two ranked teams and pit them against each other. While the idea of having a national championship is a good idea, the NCAA is going about it all wrong. The rest of the NCAA prefers to use a single elimination playoff method to determine a champion, In division I-AA, II and III, winners of each conference are selected into the playoffs. As well, uat large” picks are selected by a special committee, With this method, it gives a team from a less prestigious conference a chance to win the tournament. This method is also used in NCAA basketball, soccer, lacrosse and a few other sports. Why not Division I-A American style football? Well, let us just say there isa hell of a lot of dinero at stake in these bowl games. In fact, even the Humanitarian Bowl can net a team $7SO,OOOAme rican.Thebowlgames usually have big sponsors and even bigger network deals. From Ted Turner’s WTBS to the big four in American television, the games garner huge incomes, helping both the

teams that play in the bowl games and the NCAA. There would be a lot of angry people if the number of bow1 games were reduced in favour of a playoff system. The best way to satisfy both parties is with a compromise. Basically, there are 16 bowl games, ranked by importance. As well, 32 teams are selected as playoff contenders. Under this system, which will be single elimination, when a team loses, they will be placed in a bowl according to which round they were eliminated in. For example, if a team was eliminated in the first round, they would end up in a bowl like the Las Vegas Bowl, Aloha Bowl or the Music City Bowl. A team eliminated in the quarterfinal round may end up playing in the Cotton Bowl or the Peach Bowl. The semifinal losers would end up playing in the Rose bowl, while the semifinal winners would battle in the Fiesta Bowl for the championship. This way, there will be no more separate polls (such as USA Today and Associated Press) to determine who is number one and the champion can actually be determined on the field, instead of in the stuffy boardroom.

Let us just say there is a hell of a lot of dinero at stake here. There is a lot to be said about the quality of NCAA Division I-A American style football. A division wide playoff would make it better. The playoff would add more excitement in the sport and give teams that would ordinarily have a snowball chance in Arizonatobecomethenation.alchainpions the opportunity. And isn’t it what every team really wants?

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Athletes of the week

Trish Warrior

Ryan Wilkinson Warrior Football A fifth year Arts student from Uxbridge, Ryan led the Warriors to a thrilling 32-20 victory over rival Laurier to claim theYates Cup. Ryan completed six of 10 passes for I97 yards, two touchdowns and rushed an additional 50 yards. In the first quarter, Ryan turned a botched field goal attempt into an 18-yard touchdown pass to Mike Bradley, which set the tone for the game for the Warriors. Ryan and the Warriors will continue their march towards the Vanier Cup, when they take on the St, Mary’s Huskies this Saturday, at Halifax, in the Atlantic Bowl. The game will be televised live on The Sports Network.

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A fifth year Arts student from Kitchener, Trish played a critical role in the Warriors first ever appearance in the CIAU Championships held this past weekend in Guelph. Trish led the Warriors to the bronze medal with outstanding running and devastating hits. Trish also scored a key try in the semi-final match with rival Guelph, where the Warriors came up short losing 17-12. In the bronze medal game, the Warriors pummeled St, Francis Xavier 34-O. Team captain Trish helped keep the moral of the team together as the Warriors played four grueling matches in three days. Trish was named to the CLAU tournament all-star squad.

Leadersof the Week

Michelle

Bester

Michelle has taken on the task of coordinating and running the kayaking sessions and clinic for the Outers Club this term. In only her first term, she is involved with the Outers Club and has already established herself as an excellent leader and teacher. Keep up the hard work, Michelle!

Todd

Coomber

Todd i‘s an enthusiastic Campus Recreation participant and is always getting his Village Orie house involved in CR sports. He can always be fouid having a great time on the volleyball or squash court, continually pushing himsdf to his personal best and encouraging others to do so as well. Great job, Todd!

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of the season that the World Championships were her focus and the Warriors were glad to have her along for most of the ride, On the men’s side, Daijiro Abe slipped a disc in his back the week after the OUA championships. He wasvery disappointed

not to run in Kingston. Coaches Terry Goodenough and Jason Gregoire toasted their team’s success, saying they were very proud of all team members. The team wishes to thank the coaches as well as manager Tim Mussar and fun-loving trainers Surinder Budwal and Mike Whitlaw. Congratulations to all the runners.

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SPORTS

Hockey’s lost weekend

expressed it best when asked about the staite of his icehockey squad: “We are a tired hockey team, both physically and mentally.” The team might also be disheartened after two losses over the weekend. As well, the team might be pining for earlier days, when the Warriors faced the UUA Midwest division and had three wins and a loss under their belt. On November 12, the Warriors embarked on a journey to Thompson Recreational and Athletic Complex to face Clarke Singer’s University of Western Ontario Mustangs. The Mustangs, ranked second in all of Canada in university ice hockey, decided to start C.J. Denomme in net. As for the Warriors, Ryan Unwin got the start. The first period would demonstrate why the Mustangs are ranked second in Canada. Throughly dominating the Warriors, the Mustangs began treating Unwin like a sitting duck at a shooting gallery. For the first 10 minutes of the game, players like Justin Davis, Jeff Petrie and Jeff Hare peppered Unwin with challenging shots. Unwin was more than up to the challenge. Ironically, it would be the Warriors who would score the first goal of the game, In the 13 th minute, Mike McIlveen scored an unusual goal. The puck somehow deflected off his stick and slipped right by Denomme. The Warrior lead would last for only four minutes thanks to a great goal by the Mustang’s Damon Hardy. With 107 seconds left in the period, Jeff MacLean scored off a deflected Justin Davis shot. Twenty-four seconds later, Chris George vaulted the puck over a couple of defenders and Unwin to arrive right in the back of the net, After one period, the Mustangs had a two-goal advantage over the Warriors. The second period was a vast improvement for rhe Warriors. Unfortunately, the best minute of Waterloo’s game would not occur before two goals by Frost and Hardy, doubling the Mustang lead. Still, the Warriors refused to give up. With under six minutes to go in the period, Jay Henry received a beautiful pass from Mike Johnson and scored an excellent goal. Forty-two seconds after this goal, Sean Fitzgerald broke away from the Western defense and scored again on Denomme. With three minutes left in the period, the Warriors made a huge mistake when a defensive lapse Ied to a goal by Jack Hardill. When the game settled down, Western had enjoyed a three goallead. The final period would be hotly contested between Waterloo and Western. Cressman’s men knew they were in a deep hole. The Warriors pressured the Mustangs at every single opportunity. Mike Nixon almost scored against Denomme, but Joe Birch kept the puck from crossing the goal line. Later, Western would score their seventh and final goal courtesy of HardilI. When the game was done, the Mustangs walked away with a 73 victory.

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Mike Devereaux: hits hard, hits often. Once again, Clarke Singer praised the Warriors, especially Unwin, “Their goaltender was their best player. He was unbelievable.” Singer said. As for his uwn squad, Singer simply stated, “I thought we were pretty sloppy tonight. Luckily, we had a few bounces and good chances.” Two days later, the Warriors hosted the University of Windsor Lancers. Looking to achieve their second win of the regular season, the Lancers decided to put Ryan Gelinas in net. Meanwhile, Waterloo decided Jasoh Willard would get the start.

Either Jason Willard or Ryan Gelinas would give up the fatal goal. The first period would be an evenly matched affair with no team really getting the upper hand. For the first 14 minutes of the game, no penalties were called. At 14: 13, Windsor’s Kevin Hanson was called for unsportsmanlike conduct. Waterloo would receive a two-man advantage for 5 1 seconds after Jeffery Morrison was called for cross checkingWaterloo could not capitalize. In fact, the Warriors would hurt themselves later when Mat Mcllveen checked Brett Strano from behind. Not only did McIlveen receive a two minute minor, he also earned a game misconduct for this vicious hit. The second period would be as competitive as the first. So far, both Gelinas and Jason Willard kept the scorers at bay. This was a trend that continued unabated. No one could solve the riddle of the goaltenders. Neither Sean Fitzgerald, Ryan Painter, Mike Nixon nor Michael Murphy could put the puck past Gelinas. Jason Willard did a commendable job, keeping the likes of Kevin Hansen, Stu Vandergeest, John Cooper and Darren Farr from scoring. After two periods, neither team had a goal, Something had to give. Either

NEED FURTHER Jason Willard or Ryan Gelinas would have to stumble and give up the fatal goal. Unfortunately for the Warriors, it would be Jason Willard who would blink first. In the ninth minute of the third, Kevin Mitchell got the face-off from Daniel Murrell and scored. The pressure was on the Warriors to score the equalizer.Windsor would have other plans for the Warriors, With 4:21 to go in the game, John Cooper would deliver the stake to the heart of the Warriors as he scored on Jason Willard. The misery for Dave Cressman’s squad would continue as Ryan Gelinas earned a shutout victory over the Warriors by two goals. Amazingly, neither side was happy with the results. “We played a sloppy game today, especially in our end,” Lancer coach Mike Rice stated. He sympathized with Waterloo’s plight, saying, “We have not been able to put a full squad on the ice over the past few games, but they waterloo] are in worse shape than we are.” As for his goalie, all Rice had to say was, “There is no question that Gelinas is an OUA all-star. n As for Cressman, his exhaustion and frustration were quite evident. “There is no such thing as bad luck in hockey. They got the breaks and we didn’t,” Cressman explained when asked about the fortunes of his team, Cressman was also impressed with Ryan Gelinas, saying, “Ryan Gelinas got into his own. In other words, he was making minimal effort to do an amazing job. I knew we had a difficult task ahead of us.“He did praise Jason Willard, who did a good job in between the pipes. Relief for the Waterloo Warriors should come in the form of rest, relaxation and a visit from “The Kingston Duo.” On November 20, the Warriors will battle the Queen’s University Golden Gaels at the Columbia Icefields. The game commences at 7:3O p.m. sharp. This is a good alternative to the game in Halifax. On November 21, the Warriors attempt to vanquish the Royal Military College Paladins, the perennial weaklings of the OUA Mideast division. The game begins at 2:00 p.m. Both games are free for Waterloo students with a Watcard. So don’t miss a minute of Waterloo Warrior ice hockey.

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Dance and I’ll kick your ass UW alumnus Big RudeJ&e brings in the swing Big Rude Jake TheBZW

Friday, November 12

ig Rude Jake is noticeably drunkasheleansback,dressed in his trademark white suit and a red tie, cradling the remains of a bottle of scotch whiskey in his hand. Despite the effects of the alcohol, he gives a clear impression that beneath the surface, he is profoundly intelligent. Straightforward and unafraid, the man in white sat down with Tmprint after an entertaining first set at the Bombshelter to discuss the nature of swing music, the unreality of university and why he’d rather be smoking pot. “I think we’re suffering from a societal flight from pleasure,” said Jake. He later explained that he’s just

“trying to bring back some inertia.” Throughout the show, he encouraged the small audience to get “piss drunk and enjoy the show. . . in a responsible manner,” Earlier in the evening when he requested a Boilermaker, the bartender refused, explaining that a Boilermaker - a drink consistingofaglassofbeerwithashot of whi&g ~t$j@d inside - containedtoomu~~ohultobe.~~ed. “It might’get me drunk,” laughed Jake. Fortunately for him, right after perfkming a rumba that he Uoffered tb Ricky Martin” an audience member presented him with a beer and a shot of whiskey, which he then mixed for himself. The rest of .&e concert continued with songs from the extensive Big ,Rude Jake songbook. “Silver

Man,- a song about Uhow much you hate your ex,” turned out to be a

bitter anthem to an unnamed woman. The cackling “ha ha ha” with which it ended gave the impression that there must be at least a grain of truth in the words. The show wasn’t just about Jake, though. The band included Sarah on trumpet, Evan on trombone, Margaret on electric guitar, John on bass, and the bizarre antics of Gary Edwards on drums. Throughout the show, Edwards could be found stitching between a goalie mask, an undershirt, and a feathered mask, all the while displaying his own pair of Alanis Morissette’s underwear like a trophy on

that university is part of growing up, but uonce you get out of the bullshit and into the real world, it’s a big adjustJake does think

a necessary ment.”

In the midst of his academic career at UW, Big Jake took a year off from his studies and went to France. While he was there, he joined a band that - if he had stayed - might have

since I’ve had all this time off,” he rants. During his time off, Jake had an opportunity to do what we all do when there’s nothing else to do: find ieasons why television sucks. While watching TV, he heard the strains of Bob Dylan’s “The Times, They Are a Changin”’ from an old bank commercial. The sellout was unbearable for him. “Dylan basically said ‘thanks for the cheque, dude.“’ Clearly, you won’t hear any of Big Rude Jake’s songs on the television selling soda or potato chips any time soon. Despite his own principles, the merchandising wasn’t above raking it in with outrageous t-shirt prices.Big Jake claims to have been unaware of the sky high

his bassdrum. The audience was in a great mood and Jake wasall too happy to joke prices for Big Rude with them. “How do you merchandise, but to like this band?” he asked the vendor’s credit, to loud cheers and clapthere was something for every price range; ping. Wnimpreeed, he sarcasticallyreplied,YI’m from the fifty-dollar rude, your politeness ReallyBigRudeJakeandhisPink Canoe band golf shirt, to the two means nothing to me.” dollar Big Rude Jake D~pite his humour, the man had a chance at mainstream success. collectors condom. Jake would likely behind Big Rude Jake is filled with Instead, he returned to univerhave been pleased to seebrisk salesof opinions. Dubbed “Rude Jake” while Big Rude condoms all night long. sity to finish his History degree but in university - he’s a UW alumnus - now feels asif he’s missedout on five Something elseJake would like his nickname might be the thing he or .six years of his musical career. to see is the decriminalization of remembers most fondly about hi& Nowhe’sallcaughtupinthebusiness marijuana. Explaining that it’s ujust time here. of music,kicking off his NorthAmerimy opinion,” he adds that UmariuEducation ispretty interesting, ck tour. juana is pure pleasure, but that’s not and it sends you in the right direcBig Rude Jake just wrapped up good enough [to make it legal]. It’s tion,” he explained. an extensive tour of Europe. The not asbad asalcohol, it’s not asaddic“It gets you out of the convengroup had planned a tour of Aus- tive and people aren’t stupid enough to think that they can go out and tionai traps and away from what tralia and Canada, but it fell through. your parents thought at home.” “I’ve been climbing the walls drive after smoking pot. n *I

‘“That’s why we have to use‘measan excuse; it puts lesspressure on the legal system.” Big Rude Jake is out to change the world, spreading joy to everyone, What about the music? The group perform as if they’ve been dicinal purposes’

together for a long time. Jake was fantastic, obviously enjoying the show. Gary seemed to be presenting his own show from behind the drums, featuring costume changes and cigar smoking. It was a poor venue for his one-man act, as it failed to place him centre stage where he truly wanted to be. John the bassist was cool with his black suit, bow tie and upright bass. The horn section wertl as good at choreographing their dance moves as they were at holding down the groove. Big Rude Jake was swing before swing was cool, At one point, he wondered “if we would survive it.” “The craze was a mixed bless-

ing,” Jake says. Big Rude Jake was able to land a major record deal because their label, Attic Records, was actively seeking a swing band. Swing may have started in dance halls but that doesn’t mean Jake is a fan of dancing. At one show in Atlanta, the audience was too busy dancing to clap. That’s why Jake has done his best to keep his rock and roll audience who actually watch the band. The changeover drove away some of his rock fans but it also brought in a whole new crowd. He’s big, he’srude and he’sJake, but he was awfully polite to this reviewer. As I shook his hand -the one without the bottle in it - he even waited for me to take a seat. Rude may just be part of a great act that he does oh so well,

Chantal Kreviazukbreakshearts at UW Chantal Kreviazuk w/ Tom Wilson Humanities

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Wednesday, November 17

and watched as Kreviazuk’s emotions were laid bare. Waterloo was the first stop on Kreviazuk’s new tour-she’s playing a few Ontario

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hantal Kreviazuk doesn’t need any imaginary friends. She just made 30 new very real ones for life. Four songs into her set, the chanteuse noticed one problem with her front row audience: they couldn’t seeher. So Kreviazuk pulled the first two rows of the crowd onstage with her and went on with

that went past her ankles. With her black hair dangling above her shoulders, she opened up with the powerful uWayne,n a fan favourite from her debut Under These Rocks and Stones, After making her musical presence felt, Chantal took some time to

rhe show.

get comforta&.

Sitting in front of a nine-foot Steinway grand piano with her face illuminated by soft candlelight, she played “Imaginary Friend” as the dead-silent on stageaudience listened in awe to the subtleties of her voice

announced, Y’m frickin’ cold.” “I am so damn cold and my fingers are cold,” Kreviazuk continued. After requesting - and receiving- assistance from backstage,she donned a red wool half-sweater.

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“Mmmm. I love me now.” The singer needed just one more thing. “I’m thirsty,” she said, and resolved that

ous, she was clearly comfortable with the crowd, smiling and joking throughout the evening. The soft melody “Dear Life” followed *‘Wayne.” Her third number was “Far Away,” what she called “a continuation of ‘Surrounded.“’ Kreviazuk’s strong voice and commanding piano playing stood out, and the lyrics were sincere, honest and very much her own. ItwasatthispointthatKreviazuk

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The Cost of Living Arundhati Roy vintuge

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n a profound and bitter appeal to those willing to listen, Arundhati Roy, bestselling author of The CodofSmallThings, turns her pen from the fictional to the true and devastating realities of her home country, Mother India. In two gripping essays, The GreaterCommote Good and The End oflmgination, Roy offers an almanac of the fear and pain, displacement and ignorance that has marked 1999 for India. Exploring the effects of the massive dam projects and nuclear testing underway throughout India, Roy attempts to bring a voice to the fighting and impoverished people who have tired and grown old. Roy attempts to tell stories for those who no longer have the means as they “fall ill, they grow old...[they] tire.” In The Greater Common Good, Roy profiles the realities of the dam projects in India undertaken to irrigate greater regions of land and ensure safe drinking water for large portions of the Madhya Pradesh region. In heartfelt yet angry words Roy delivers the data and the stories of the displaced people of India’s dams. “Thirtythree million people. Displaced by Big Damsaloneinthelast fifty years. What about those who have been displaced by the thousands of other development projects?” Roy sheds light through a powerful love for her home country on the plight and poverty of her people. Through evocative and deeply sarcastic tones she begs for answers. It is unclear with whom Roy pleads but her , refusal to back down is obvious. Roy does not condemn the current inaction but instead fights the initial decision which has brought India to this place. “Resettling 200,000 people in order to take (or pretend to take) drinking water to 40 million - there’s something very wrong with the scale of operations here. This is Fascist math. It strangles stories. Bludgeons detail. And manages to blind perX.4 :: >)” .‘:

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fectly reasonable people with its spurious, shining vision.” Roy uses her outlet as a rising literary star to free the stories, to revive the detail and to provide a lens into the darkness and underside of India’s development. One could criticize Roy for her inability to look beyond the plight of the displaced and see the benefits for the whole of India, but this would merely ignore her thesis: that this development is unbalanced, disproportionate and largely of negative consequence for all the citizens of India. Roy’s criticism, cynism, anger and discomfort filters into her second essay. In The End of Imagination, Roy depicts India’s nuclear race as a foolish quest for masculinity in a world of little boys. Roy contradicts all major cliches of nuclear armament including deterrance theory, security benefits and nationalist ends. Roy believes that nuclear armament stretches across nationality, territory and boundary. “If there is a nuclear war, our foe will be the earth herself. The very elements - the sky, the air, the land, the wind and water-willalltumagainst us, Their wrath will be terrible.” The luxury of a celebrity fiction author exposing her country’s dirty laundry is that she becomes free to take risks. Following in the bold footsteps of Richler, Woodsworth and Mukharjee, Roy exploits controversy by questioning the very land who wishes to declare their pride in her. “If protesting against having a nuclear bomb implanted in my brain is anti-Hindu and antinational, then I secede. I hereby declare myself an independent, mobile republic. I am a citizen of earth.” Roy’s sweeping “The Cost of Living” uses emotional language and heartfelt concern for her people expressing her distress over development and modernization. As she laments the loss of her people she, in tandem, provides hope for a nation displaced and impoverished by an attempt to compete with a failed Western development model.

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ogma is a tremendous satire; it is furious, funny, well-observed and then it overindulges itself. Perhaps to be a stronger satire it begins to contradict itself and ends in a more conventional, cleaned-up fashion that absolutely does not belong in a satire. Sure, the Bible has a happy ending (for some), but at least it’s not a conventional ending. Two fallen angels named Loki and Bartleby, played by Matt Damon

prophets, Jay and Silent Bob. God cannot set everything straight because she is trapped in a body that she is using in order to indulge in her favorite hobby: skee-ball. Throughout this film I was thinking that this was one of the funniest pictures of the year. I still think it is. But the last half-an-hour let me down the so much {including misappropriately cast Alanis Morissette as God) that I had to reevaluate. Now, when I think back to the film, I wonder how else it could have ended. There is only one more option-the end of the world. And what kind of a story would end like that?

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The fall of a king, the lost dreams of many, But a new hope emerged, the hope of the people. It was a first in UW history. Never before had a dramatic production been cancelled. Unfortunately, ‘King Lear could not be performed, due to unforeseen circumstances. This leftmany students stranded, wishing that they could show the world what they’re made of. Three students, who call themselves the Grand Pooh-Bahs, took on the gigantic feat of putting on a production themselves. ErinKeIl, JayD’AoustandTrevor

Martin, with the help of Stephen Bailey and Melanie IUodt, decided to put on a Fall production of “Sex, Lies and Other Stuff,” a show previously performed in June. Organization and rehearsals are already well under way and it will all be ready very soon. Opening night is Wednesday, December 1 at 8 p+m., in Hagey Hall, room 180. It will run from Wednesday to Saturday, December 4. There will be a request for donations at the door. All proceeds will go to Anselma House, home for distressed women, as well as a scholarship fund for the UW’s Drama department.

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girl, she sang “So I think we’re gonna have to record her /sometimes against her will/we’re gonna keep her alive with black and whites/ colour, moving and still. n “Eve” also “came from a very inspired place,” and was accompanied by soft, gentle water on screen as Chantal basked in the glow of a red spotlight. Always sincere and appreciative, she thanked the relaxed Waterloo audience for a great evening. After USoul~,n Kreviazuk wandered offstage, but only temporarily. She skipped back to her piano, smiling and invited opening act Tom Wilson back on stage for her requisite sing along, “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” The intimacy of the Humanities Theatre suited the much-befriended singer well, and Chantal ended the night with the oh-so-beautiful “Surrounded” and a much-deserved standing ovation from her very visible, very real admirers,

a soft, beautiful cover of The Beatles’ “Feels Like Home, n Kreviazuk looked at the fans behind her, smiled gently, and shared with the concertgoers that she likes it when “we’re aI1 hanging out together and just enjoying the music.” “Until We Die” was accompanied by one of several of the evening’s slide shows; the added visuals were nice, but unnecessary; Kreviazuk’s voice is more than enough. With UBlue,” she took command of the keyboard, showing she still has the raw power from Under These Ico&s and Stones that was often masked in layers of production on Cobur, Moving and Still. The heart-wrenching “M” had Kreviazuk and half the audience almost in tears; she didn’t explain what the song was about, merely stating that “It’s very fitting this show is in Waterloo and they know why.” Telling the story of a dying 12-year-old

Survival of the independents A

ccording to a recent Imprint article (Oct. 29), Nicole Hughes of Scratching Post stated: “I don’t really appreciatethe whole Indie thing. Indie rock is dead, and I’m proud to say we killed it.” Although I agree to some extent that indie (independent) rock is dangling by acouple threads ready to fall into the chasm of dull, mainstream altema-rawk FM) or disappear from a lack of interest/support, I think that the indie spirit is alive and well in Canadian music, holding a lower profile than in the early 90s heyday of indie rock. Here is a sample of some Canadian independent labels which specialize in quality indie rocu POP*

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rock band Huevos Rancheros and the debut CD of I am Spoonbender entitled Sender/Receiver. Moving eastward into the prairies, a little label called Endearing. Records (www.endearing.coti) stands out in the Winnipeg plains. Unfortunately, the iabel will be folding at the end of next year after a five year stint, but not before releasing new albums by B’ehl, Plumtree, the Salteens, and others. Although Endearing has focused on indie pop and punk stylings, their website states that they will fold the label with a bang by dipping into some “experimental, spacey and folk tinged recordings.” Teenage USA (http:// www.teenageusarecordings.com) best represents the areas of Ontario andQuebec,asdoesMatlockRecords (http://www.matlockrecords.com). In the brief two years of teenage USA’s existence, this Toronto label has managed to fill their catalogue with many a band and artist, including Mean Red Spiders, Neck, Gaffer and Lonnie James. In keeping “the spirit of the seven inch alive in a new medium,” teenage USA are releasing Digital 7inches w&hare songsavail-

able online and for free in mp3 format. Quebec’s~tIoclcRecordsveers a bit from the pop norm to more complex and musically stimulating bands such as Ottawa’s tie Woqden Stars and Pavement/Folvo-esque rockers North of America. Rounding out this cross-country trip is Cinnamon Toast Records, established in 1993 in Halifax, which championed the %inch single before Cinnamon Toast releasing CDs. alumni include Thrush Hermit, jale, Rebecca West and Plumtree. Within the next month, they hope to release a CD by Piggy, affectionately known as the Calypso Orchestra of the Maritimes, who will amaze, if not amuse, listeners with their clever blend of fun tunes and socially aware lytics. There are many more independent labels out there - this is just a small sample of the labels championing the “indie” spirit which remains alive and kicking. Check one out sometime. You may be pleasantly surprised. Carol Nishitoba hosts the allCanadian music program Sizzle Teen on Monday afternoons, 3: 15 - 500 p,m. on CAMS 300.3 FM.

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Friday, November 19, I999

Michael BrysonReview

13 Shadesof Black and White Michael Bryson ‘Irumstone Press

ormer University of Waterloo graduate Michael Bryson has released his first book of short stories entitled, 2.3 Shades of Black and White. Each story is unique in itself and has a truly Canadian spirit. The stories consist of several characters who all are travelling through their separate lives. With 23 stories in total, Bryson creates a book that is a must read. Although sometimes a little blunt in the text, Bryson gets his point across, trying to show the many different lives that surround the reader. The first story, “At least one good thing,” looks at a man who is in jail. He is reflecting on two women who were in his life in the past, and one of them is still with him even though he is in jail. The narrator of this story discusses the pros of the sexual relationship with Gloria and also the loyalty of Justine. This story covers a lot and even talks about how the narrator cannot talk about happiness because of his father. There are many themes that run throughout the short stories. These themes include sexual relationships, love, sports, mid-life crisis’, curiosity, religion and many others. Stories that look deeply at pure sexual relationships are “At Least One Good Thing,” “Light and Silver,” and “Working it Out.” These stories explore everything from the first sexual experience for a character to the continued nonchalant experiences of one girl and her “fuck buddy.” The stories include people of different ages which makes it easy to relate to for the reader. Although there is very little actual sexual activity, there is a lot of talk about it. Bryson tends to be a little blunt in his commentary about sexual relation-’

ships and there is a bitterness when he reflects on sexual relationships which have failed, as in the story UParents.” Love seems to play a part in all of the stories in one way or another. Whether it’s the love of two people who are main characters or not, Bryson incorporates this aspect. This becomes easy to associate to as a reader because the reader will have probably experienced love or a loss of love long before ever picking up the collection of stories, When someone has lost a loved one, some of the stories are even easier to relate to because of the sentimental value which Bryson has integrated well into the text. It canalmost break your heartall over again. There are several stories that might remind the reader of television shows. “The Lowest

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Springer show gone mad is the main focus of “Watching Parking Meters (The Quality Lit Game)” while “Working it Out” could certainly be a topic of discussion on the Springer show. One story that will stand out in your mind, not so much because of the actual story line but because of the headline, is UDrew Barrymore’s Breasts.” Despite the title, the story is thankfully about more than just Barrymore’s breasts and deals with yet another real life situation which

could occur to any student and actually could be occurring right now. Truly a stand out story in Bryson’s collection, a sort of travel log, “Light and Silver” looks at a man who has met a woman while travelling. She in turn, meets another man who asks the narrator what Canada is like after having read a book by Canadian author Alice Munro. The narrator replies; “Canada is a confusing country.” Although it may seem like a romantic story about two people who are in love, the narrator suggeststhat the relationship between him and the woman is nothing more than sex. After the first sexual experience, which is described as being beautiful, the narrator goes on to say, “Later we would board

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museums, sleep in discarded discos, lunch on the Left Bank, fuck in a field in the south of France as the sun set,“which

shows Bryson’s abruptness when it comesto the topic of sex The story, which also includes two hilarious gay gentlemen, depicts a love triangle which the narrator hates. Also a stand out story/Parked Cars” is a story a reader will not soon forget. It is a story of two mischievous boys who watch parked cars with people inside them. The story leaves the reader believing that at least one of the two boys is curious about ho-

mosexuality as it ends with the boys watching the car and the narrator saying, “I thought we were going to get killed, but they didn’t hear us. Jimmy had a hard-on after that. He said he did, anyway. He wanted me to feel it, but I said he was crazy? The title story of 13 Shades of Blackand~itedealswithfamily Life. Some of the sections of this story fit in with Bryson’s overall sexual theme, like for example in section seven the narrator writes, 5ean rolls over, feels his erection, pulls and pulls and pulls” which is a quote that seems totally out of place to the rest of the story. It is, by this point, almost necessary to have sexual aspects in each of the stories. This book of short stories is one that, despite its obvious themes of sex and sports(the Leafs are mentioned more than once) it is a book that would be enjoyed by most people, The stories are more than just entertaining, enlightening the reader to other people in society that a riader would not normally,think about on a daily basis. While one story wiil be wildly entertaining and funny, the next could quite possibly be the cne that reminds the reader of a lost love and make the reader cry. As a Canadian writer, Bryson does an excellent job of incorporating the Canadian spirit that so many authors tend to forget. Adding just a little Canadian content (such as street names) brings this book home for Canadian readers. The short stories make it ideal for university students who do not have time to read an entire novel and the content of the stories is easy to relate to. Bryson has created an enjoyable book that most people would enjoy and one that would make an excellent gift for any literary lover. Michael Bryson will be at the Jane Bond on Sunday, November 21. If you would like to meet the author of 13 Shades of Black and White this is your chance.

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ow you can quench your thirst for the unusual with the unique and haunting style of Momus. Described as “Andy Warhol’s portraits rendered into song,” the perplexing artist is set to perform at Waterloo’sJane Bond on Tuesday, November 23, The bizarre yet intriguing performer is eerily enticing with layered and fragmented lyrics requiring a skilled ear to focus them into meaning. With Momus new album Stars Forever as his launching pad the artist has attempted to create something fiercely new and exciting merging ecclectic styles and deeply rooted lyrics. Momusclaims to have invented the patronage system of song, aliowing songs to become “portraits to order.” For the low price of $1000 Momus has moved to recreate individuals in his twisted and psychedelic singer/song-writer style. The themes of the commissioned pieces range from chocolate, to anal sex, to loneliness and love. The wealth of power and paradox within Momus’ deeply complicated work becomes a listening journey for the audience, attempting to grasp the landmarks Momus makes barely visible through his lyrical narration.

And just who are the lucky patrons of Momus’ wealth of artistic creativity? Momus’ courters range from Mai Noda, a Japanese girl with a strawberry iMac to Miles Franklin, agay Englishman longing for domesticity, to Milton Jacobson who inspired the patronage concept and runs Momus’ label Le Grand Magistery. The cult artist has his fair share of opinions both in his style as well as in his often dirty yet poignant lyrics. Momus dedicates much of his album to reinventing modern rock and pop through uniquely influenced songs melding spoken word with unharmonic chant and atonal harpsichord melodies. Momus has reached great fame within the artistic sect of society wiliing to look beyond the radio’s top 40 for someone with a cause, a statement, a manifesto in song. Momus seems right at home in a post-modern world wishing to question the very foundations of ‘melody’ and ‘music’ and shatter preconceived notions of popularity. Momus has received rave reviews from the New York Times, Mqnet and the New Yorker. The crazy yet somehow compelling songwriter gleans influence from Kubrick to Beck and exploits them into inde. tip herable fusion that scintillates while equally disorienting the listener. In a recent review in Magnet,

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“No sissies get your love/ no slackers get your love,” begins “No Sissies,” one of the more memorable tracks off of Hawksiey Workman’s new album,ForHimand the Girk. But the real question is “does anyone get this record?” T h e songs that are contained on Workman’s CD are both unsuspecting and memorable. At first listen, I was shocked at the familiarity that I had for these few songs, despite the fact that I have lived in ignorance of Hawksley Workman for my whole life. Workman writes with a clarity and frankness that is at times ridiculous and humourous, but strikes the listener. Songs like “Tarantuiove” are both silly and adorable. Kudos to a grown man for accomplishing cute-

ness. An entire office of Imprint staffers have all proclaimed their love for this record, but they all insist they’ve heard it before. His songs are simply excellent. Lyrics are clever but simple, while the music serves as the perfect launch pad for his acrobatic vocals. Workman dances from full voice to a gentle falsetto, spinning out on three chord pop. As I slowly watch my CD collection haze over with weeks of unmoved dust, Hawksley Workman’s new album spins happily within my player, stopping only for subtle moments of sleeping and showers where my own renditions of “NO Sissies” and “Maniacs” are truly biasphemous. No one will ever yodel like this man. Not ever. At press time, the office at Imprint certainly gets this record; come down and sing along with us. As this column is printed, Workman prepares to play the third of four nights at Waterloo’s the Jane Bond on Sunday, November 2 1. I’ll be there, if only to give my CD player a rest.

Momus’ critics beg to question: ‘And will his genius, nurtured by obscurity, combust in the narcissistic fire of fame? Will he be famous for more than 15 people?” It seems Momus’ difficult style may only be true for those willing to look behind the bizarre chordal configurations, the dislocated and sporadic lyrics and the ability to challenge all that is acceptable in mainstream pop culture and label it the commercialism many believe it to be. Momus considers himself “highly socialized” and “very guilty.” He claims not to be wild, merely “wearing a wild, felonious mask.” Peeling behind these well-constructed and thick layers of selfawareness and emotional coping, reveals a raw and ‘tierisch’ energy unleashed on willing listeners. Momus’ confrontational and deeply engaging style is a musical roller-coaster lurching into the bowels of modern culture only to rise up revealing the materialistic and patronizingly fake side of such a pop culture. Momus is a revolutionary, almost unable to distinguish and comprehend yet still chillingly real and frighteningly honest. Despite the fact his music requires an entire readjustment and a retooling of one’s musical lenses, his style, lyrics and aura are something required for every musical listener claiming to understand our times.

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Hey, did you know that there is a CD with all the music of the biggest names in the WWF? And did you know that it is available to the general public? Did you know that for less than the price of a case of beer, you too can walk into any room to the music of your favorite WWF superstar? Well, not only is it true, but WWF The Music, Volume 4 is now out. With its electric green cover, and a liner with a fold out photo of all the superstars with music featured on the disc, you can not only listen to the music but you can put a mini poster on your bedroom wail so you can impress your friends. What a deal. To be fair, the album is full of heavy, crunchy guitars with scream-

ing lyrics and big, big attitude. Exactly what it is supposed to be. When was the last time you heard an album which delivered exactly what it was supposed to? All of the music was written by James A, Johnston. His influences are few: Rage Against the Machine and Rage Against the Machine. But they are all well written Rage tunes. My only complaint is that “Oh Hell Yeah,” Stone Cold Steve Austin’s theme music, doesn’t start with the Rsnttlesnake’s cry of “Oh hell yeah!” If you really, really like W W F wrestling {I know it’s really just sports entertainment), and if you really, really like the entrance theme songs of the superstars that you’ve heard on TV, and you want to hear the full length versions of these songs, then laying out a few bucks for this CD would be a worthwhile investment. And that’s the bottom line.

One can’t live on sex and candyalone REMAN KLIOTZKIN SW&/ to /#prhf Best known for their 1997 single Sex and Candy, the New York based trio Marcy Playground was quickly forgotten as another “alternative” band with a catchy tune and nothing else. The debut self-titled album received mixed reviews, as accusations of post-grunge commercialism and over-simplified melodies were thrown at the band.

on its own, and not sound like it was released by yet another band that got signed the day Kurt Cobain killed himself. To begin, the songs display a variety that is not often seen in many bands, ranging from slow, drawnout melodies, reminiscent of the Counting Crows, to Stone Temple Pilots-style vocals over heavily distorted guitar. All the songs are unified by a vocal hook that persists in every one of them, over the Nirvana-patented

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deprecating lyrics of singer / song writer John Wozniak reflect, his experiences as the kid who you beat up in school for “reading books” and “thinking,” leading to the “grunge” label imposed on the band. In fact, the name of the band comes from John looking down on the playground of Marcy Elementary School in Minneapolis from the classroom window during recess, refusing to go play with the kids that picked on him, As for the album itself, the songs on it were written a long time ago, and played throughout Marcy Playground’s tours, but never released, While Shapeshifier can certainly be compared to a grunge album, there are aspects of it that make it stand out

quiet verse to screaming chorus. The difference is that Marcy Playground is less edgy, has less depressing lyrics, and is therefore more radio-friendly than any Seattle-invasion band from the mid-90s. Maybe it has to do with the fact that John Wozniak just can’t scream painfully enough. Or maybe it’s the

fact that songs like “Secret Squirrel” (which contains a hilarious cameo by “Dr. Doom” ) and “Pigeon Farm” can’t show the pain of a discarded Generation X. Nevertheless, “Wave Motion Gun,” “Love Bug,” and ‘All the Lights Went Out” demonstrate the change in musical direction that sets Marcy Playground apart from other bands in its class. Even though the style can be recognized, it will appeal to grunge fans that grew out of their rebellion phase and don’t want to listen to suicide songs anymore. Finally, closing the album is a great satire “Our Generation”, poking fun at New Age, save-theendangered-spotted-titmouse, ‘&I am a child of the Free to Be You and Me Generation” mess of politic-1 correctness that still overwhelms us today. As an added bonus, the CD contains 4 videos in Quicktime format, including “Sex and Candy. n To conclude, for those who only remember “Sex and Candy” you’ll find some songs that are similar, but you won’t be disappointed with the rest. For those looking to experience grunge nostalgia without the depression - you will not regret the decision to pick up this album. And for those who want only the original soundkeep listening to your copy of In Utero.

FEDERATION OF STUDENTS University of Waterloo

Notice is hereby given of a Special General Meeting of the Federati.on of Students, University of Waterloo

A corporation under the laws of the Province of Ontario to be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday November 25, 1999 in the SLC Great Hall. The agenda for this meeting will be as follows: 1. 2.

Auditor’s Report 1998-1999 Motion to amend Bylaw 1 as follows: Section VI.A “. . -the Vice-President, Administration and Finance; the Vice-President, Education; ct,t Iti the Vice-President, Student Issues; all ex-officio and the Business Manager, non-voting ex-offkio will be appointed to thk Board.” “*.-the Secretary shall normally be the Vice President, Ir&er&-~~udent Lwu~s.” Section V1.D “Directors’ meetings may be formally called by...any two of the &WYremaining Directors.” Section VII.K.2 . ccW Clubs Committee” “b) Membership (1) The Chairperson, who shall be the Vice-President, M Student k~ues; (2) The President; Vice-President, Administration and Finance; Vice President Education of the Federation; and w e other voting members of Students Council.” Section VIIK3 “b)Membership (3) A member of the Board of Directors who shall not be the President, the Vice-President, Education, c or the Vice President, Student Issues, and” Section VIII. A “The Executive Board shall consist of a President; a Vice-President, Administration and Finance; a Vice-President, Education; W . pand a Vice-President, Student Issues.” Section V1II.B ’ “Election of the Execarive Board SC 2beakn~; cl Vim= 4 .33 . . . , . &l-E”----‘---5 shall be elelted.. ,” “Each voting membk- of the Corporarion shall be eligible to cast one vote for each of the ~-OW positions.” “In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance... After November 1, the vacancy shall be filled by the Vice-President, Mema4 Student Issues...” l

filled by the VicePresident, MemakAdministration and Fimmce., .” Section VILE “The Vice-President, Administration and Finance...shall determine, after consulting with the Vice-President, M Student Issues” Section VII1.G (note: items not struck from this section will be moved to Section V1II.H) All instances of “Vice-President, Internal” in this section will be replaced with “Vice-President, Student Issues” “The Vice-President, Mm&Student Lssues shall be responsible far the supervision of the Clubs Director. t fitezm?’ Section X1.A “The Business Manager shall... assist the Vice-President, frttemaf Student Issues in his/her duties as Secretary of the Corporation.” Section XI1.B “The L President shall recommend a Chief Returning Oficer...” All articles in By-law shal; be re-numbered accordingly. Motion to amend Bylaw 3 as follows: All instances of “Vice-President, Internal” in this Bylaw will be replaced with “Vice-President, Student Issues.” SectionII.A.ii “Science Society; & and Motion to amend Bylaw 5 as follows: All instances of ‘*Vice-President, Internal” in this Bylaw will be replaced with “Vice-President, Student Issues,” Adjournment

The agenda for this meeting is restricted to the above items of business, for which proper notice has been given. Proxy forms are available in the Federation of Students ‘office (SLC 1102). These must be returned by 4:3Op.m. on WednesdayNovember 24, 1999. For all those who attend the meeting, please make sure to bring your WATCARLX

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Seminars are free to all students. Sign up #atthe bulletin board beside the elevator, Needles Hall, first floor or visit NH 1115. Monday, November 22 - Interview S kiils: Selling Your Skills. 1:30-3:30, NH 1020 Thursday, November 25 - Interview Skills; Prepartng for Questions. 10:3012:00, NH 1020.

Monday, November 1 to Dec. 20 “New toys for needy kids drive”. Call Waterloo Knights of Columbus at 8842060 for more info. Friday, November 19 Blues, Swing &All That Jazz Dance in support of the Nortre Oame of St. Aga:ha Children’s Centre, “We Believe in Kids” Campiagn, at the Waterloo Inn, Waterloo. For tickets, info call Brenda Kroetsch 7460792. KW Chamber Music Society presents “New Zealand Week-String Quartet” at KWCMS Music Room, 57Young Street, W., Waterloo at 8 p.m. Call 886-l 673 for reservations. Fair November - 18, 19, 20, 21 at the University Centre, University of Guelph. For info call 519-824-4120, ext, 3963. Monday, November 22 Women’s Menses Celebration! Apositive open space to discuss issues concerning

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in the Multi-pur ose room. For more infc contact WPlR e 888-4882. Wednesday, November24 Gays and Lesbians of Waterloo Corn. ing Out Discussion Group. Topic: -How Do We Maintain Intimacy Over a Perioc of ‘Time?” 7:30 p.m. Social follows at E p.m., HH 378. Meet old friends ant make new ones. All welcome. Details 8844569.