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coffee shop will be constructed in the Dana Porter library. ccording to Susan Routliffe of library services, construction is scheduled to begin in April, after the exam period. If all goes well, the coffee shop will open on May 1. The shop will be located on the main floor of the Dana Porter library, opposite Graphics Express. The main floor will be rearranged to accommodate the shop. Computer workstation;, service and reference areas on the main floor will be pushed back to create space for the shop. Computer workstations were moved after the 1999 holiday break. The construction wiil double the amount of seating available on the main floor. The coffee shop area will feature lounge-type seating, plus ta-

bles and chairs for those who wish to study. The shop will be operated by UW food services. According to Jeffery Chalmers, of food services, the coffee shop will offer Higgins and Burke coffee, instant cappuccino, hot chocolate and tea. In the summer, iced cappuccino will be offered. The shop will also provide pastries, packaged foods and sandwiches. The coffee shop is being built in response to stuOnedaysoon, dents’ requests for a lounge area and food services in the library. Erin Murphy, a liaison librarian

for English and Drama, commented that, “It was a problem for students because they are here for long hours

ern Languages coffee shop, Environmental Studies coffee shop and food services in South Campus Hall. These locations offer limited hours, and they are a bit of a walk from the library. Officially, beverages, but not food, are allowed in the library; however, students routinely bring food into the library. The coffee shop might create problems with garbage and 4trathc. “The library is going to do everything they can to this familiar sight will benomore. But, coffee anyone? monitor problems,” and food services wasn’t available.” said Erin Murphy. “We are trying to Currently, the only food outlets create a more comfortable setting for located near the library are the Modstudents. The coffee shop won’t be

blocking off access to the reference section; it’ll be in a separate area than the books.” Jeff Siddall, a UW student and part-time library worker, anticipates some problems. “I think it’ll create a lot of traffic in the area. It’ll be a pain for people to have their bags checked if they just want to come in and get a coffee. I think it’ll also lead to problems with garbage being strewn about. “It’ll be convenient for coffee drinkers. The shop’11 do good business. It’s a good idea, as long as they can control the garbage.” Another UW student was enthusiastic about the shop. Steven Thiakos said, “It’s better than running across to Modern Languages and freezing your butt off in winter. “Coffee is a good fix when you are studying at Dana Porter. A Starbuck’s would have been nice, though.”

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he term “March Madness” may not lust apply to NCAA basketball this year, as UW will welcome over 5,000 potential students and their parents to Campus Day on March 14. Campus Day, which traditionally takes place every winter before acceptance letters are sent by the university, apprises highschool gradsof the educational and social benefits of being a student at UW. The day is organized to give potential Warriors a taste of university life and exposure to their faculties of interest. Previous Campus Day events have included tours, displays and presentations geared towards persuading students and their parents to consider UW to help satisfy their post-secondary goals. “Although there has been a gradual increase in the number of participants over the past three years, the actual number of students planning to attend this year’s Campus Day is hard to predict,” says Tina Roberts of the Registrar’s Office.

“Last year our numbers were up by 800 to 900,” said Roberts on the attendance at last year’s Campus Day compared to the previous year’s, Roberts also noted that UW held fall tours in October, which may have taken the load of some of the numbers expected in March. During the fall tours, Roberts said that the university hosted 2,000 students

programs to the students, such as classexpectations, class sizesanci types of: courses offered. One of the key goals of Campus Day is to attract the “right types” of students, said Roberts. “We’re specifically looking for high quality students who enjoy the environment and who will be successful in their studies.” Some of the main concerns that surface from students’ questions on Campus Day involve admission requirements to specific programs, expenses, athletic programs, and living arrangements. In addition to adding new events to the itinerary

March Madness: Prospective students ’ will be at UW on March 14. and their parents, introducing

them to an overview of the environment at UW. The difference between students’ . questions during the fall tours and Campus Day tends to be their concerns regarding the quality of education at UW, To accommodate this, faiulties and departments plan to introduce the intricacies of their

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been revamped to harmonize the amount of expected visitors with the daily traffic at the university. Visitors will be asked to park in designated lots according to their programs of interest. Exciwd students will have to wait through three months of anticipation, though. The Registrar’s Office will send letters of acceptance to successful applicants at the end of May.

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he results from the upcoming Federation of Students election will be a little later in coming this year. It was hoped that results would be known by 9 p.m. Wednesday night after the polling stations had closed; however, do to a mailing problem,.this will be set back. Students who are on co-op this term will be receiving their ballots later than was anticipated. According to Awey ’ Peters, Information Resource Manager for Feds, an error occured when the mailouts, which contain both a booklet of candidate statements and the ballot, were sent to the students’ permanent address. As most students fill out the change of

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address form while in Waterloo, their Waterloo address becomes their permanent address until they fill out a new change of address card. The Registar’s office noticed the error after the mail-outs had gone out to co-op students. New mailouts will be sent out to co-op students within the next few

days. Awey expects that the results will be known on March 1, but it “all depends on when [the mailout] goes out.” Co-op students will be given approximately three weeks to receive the package, vote and then send their ballots into the office. The on-campus dates for voting will not change and will take place February 15 and 16.

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Water crisis to meet its Waterloo? DONNA special

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host of distinguished academics, environmentalists and politicians, including University President David Johnston and MP Paddy Tornsey, Secretary to the Federal Environment Minister, met at South Campus Hall on Tuesday. The event marked UW biology professor Robert Hecky’s appointment as United Nations University Chair on African Great Lakes and Rivers. In accepting this four-year position, Hecky steps to the forefront of a collaborative international initiative to relieve Africa’s water crisis. Some of his activities as chair will include applied research on the ecosystem of African Great Lakes, as well as educatibn and training programs

in collaboration with African institutions, students and professionals. One of Dr. Hecky’s PhD students, Rose Mugidde, has worked with the professor on Great Lakes projects in Uganda. According to Mugidde, Dr. Hecky’s fine research and communication skills will continue to serve him well as he endeavours to restore the troubled African Great Lakes to flourishing resources. “In Uganda, they call him ‘father,“’ she says, ILand everyone who he trains, they call ‘seeds.“’ This isn’t the first time the University of Waterloo has been instrumental in providing clean, fresh water for the developing world. Back in the mid-1970s, Engineering professors Alan Plumtree and Alfred Ruvin developed “The Waterloo Pump.” This cheap, lightweight and rust-proof design continues to provide clean water to farms

and villages in over 13 developing countries in Africa. Plumtree and Ruvin were on hand

that audience members sitting in the front row received a shower. Viewers of Canadian television may already be familiar with “The Waterloo Pump,” which was featured in a “Heritage Minute,” those famed 60 second advertisements celebrating accomplishments and proud moments in Canadian history. In his opening remarks, David Johnston referred to Tuesday’sgathering as “a celebration of partnership” bktween nations, universities and environmental organizations. Ralph Daley, director of the International Network on Water, Environment and Health (INWEH) added that North America will also benefit from the resolution of Africa’s water crisis. MP Paddy Torsney agreed, stating that a collaborative approach to environmental concerns will improve “quality of life” throughout the global village.

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In a short speech marking his appointment, He&y, who specializes in the study of fresh water and aquatic life, compared Canada’s Great Lakes to those of Africa, which boasts the only other Great Lakes district in the world. As an international community, he urged, we are “bound” to represerve these “remarkable sources.” Johnston echoed this sentiment with a fitting quote by 17th Century poet John Donne: “No man is an island.” The African water crisis is a global issue, he stressed. By entering into a collaborative venture with the UN and the International Network on Water, Environment and Health, added Johnston, the University of Waterloo has once again been given the opportunity to improve the human condition through research and technology.

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W lost a good friend and employee over the weekend. Ron Press, a 30-year veteran of the University’s Department of Information SystemsTechnology (IST), passed away on Friday, February 28 from a heart attack he suffered while at work on Thursday. The longstanding member of the team at IST left behind many friends and memories. It appears Press had an- enormouseffect on the people he worked with. Best friend Manfred Grisebach, also of IST, said in his eulogy: “To me he was a mentor, an inspiration and a friend; maybe the best one I’ve ever had. We shared many things, both work and non-work related. I could confide in him and expect comprehensive and impartial advice. He was a master in many things. He and I probably talkedmore than I did with my own family.” It seems Press’ advice will be missed by many, Co-worker Bob Cressman described their relationship as “interesting.” People who didn’t know the two thought Lc[they] hated each other.” However, Cressman says things couldn’t be further from the truth. Despite the fact that the two “liked to discuss particularly technical issues in a loud voice,” Cressman considered Press a friend.

“He was a good sounding board on technical issues. We talked our way through a lot of problems,” said Cressman. It seem that the sentiment is unanimous around the department and anyone connected to Press. Cressman articulates it, saying, “There’s a big hole right now in both our lives and our department.” This loss is echoed by Press’ family including his siblings Sharron, Dianne and Murray, who also grieve the loss of a brother. Grisebach comments that Press was very good at what he did, rarely finding a moment to focus on his own work without being bothered to help others. “He was, after all, exceptionally talented at responding to interruptions and not only immediately grasped the situation, but more often than not, had the right solution.” Press’ humourous nature made many of his office cronies chuckle. Yet his skill at information technology and jokes transferred into his many hobbies including wood-working and photography. Grisebach notes, “Everything he did, he did with passion.” Press seems to have touched many people throughout his time at Uw (since 1970) and throughout the entirety of his life, ThelossforUWseemsespecially great as they have lost both an employee and a friend.

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his year’s Village Community Outreach Campaign (VCOC) handed $21,000 over to St. John’s Community Kitchen last Friday at the annual Village Charity Ball. The money was raised from a number of different events including the charity raffle, Dunk your Don, Dressing your Don, a cake raffle, a bottle drive, a car wash and many other activities. VCOC is an annual campaign

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coordinated by a small group of dons and encompassing contributions from almost every body involved in the student Villages. This year’s coordinators were Alyson Woloshyn, Jen Seaton, Erin Bailly and Chris Biluk. The largest contribution this year came from the annual charity raffle whose top prize was a term’s worth of tuition at UW. The proceeds from the campaign wiil be used both for the regular operations of St. John’s Kitchen, a community kitchen in downtown Kitchener, and for some improvements to their cooking area.

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he University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 3902 have reached a settlement that is expected to end the TA strike following a ratification vote on February 2, Three weeks ago, the TAs went on strike when the university rejetted their appeal for tuition rebates. However, the university’s latest offer to the TAs doesnot include the tuition rebates the graduate students went on strike for. The settlement includes a $525

signing bonus. The TAs were hoping for a 20 per cent pay increase, but they will only receive a 2.75 per cent increase this year and a 2 per cent increase next year. The TAs will be paid an hourly wage of $30.21, up from their current wage of $29.40. Next year, their wages will increase to $3 0.8 1. The TAs will also receive $300 in dental rebates, up from $150. Mikael Swayze, chief negotiator for CWPE local 3902, which represents 2,400 TAs at U of T, said in a Toronto star article, u[the TAs] are not going to be as happy as they might have been. They were .looking for something meaningful on tuition.”

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or the second straight year, Waterloo has the lowest default rate in the province for students paying back their OSAP (Ontario Student Assistant Program) loans. The UW default kate was 4.9 per cent of graduating students who received loans in the 1996-97 school year. Queen’s and Laurier followed close behind in the ratings, placing second atid third respectively. Universities have the lowest default rate in OSAP. The average for universities was 8.4 per cent while the overall default rate at colleges, universities and private vocational schools was at 18.2 per cent. This wasdown from 22.1 from just the year before. According to a press release sent by Diane Cunningham, the reasons for the decrease include: “credit screening of new loan applicants; recovering default loans from income tax refunds; introducing the Ontario Student Opportunity

Grant which reduces a student’s debt ‘to no more than $7,000 per year of study; requiring institutions to provide students with accurate information about the default rates, graduation rates and graduate employment rates of the programs they offer, which allow students to make a more informed choice of studies; and requiring institutions withvery high default rates to share the cost of defaulted loans.” Gunningham goes on to say that ‘Yhese initiatives are essential to our efforts to reduce the number of students defaulting on their loans. . . as well, our focus on a strong economy and job creation means there are good jobs for students when they graduate.” According to the Daily Bulletin, UW has the lowest rate due to the high employment rate for Waterloo grads, which is 90.9 per cent after the first six months and 96.4 per cent after two years. The government had planned on a less then 10 per cent goal for defaulting OSAP rates and have already surpassed that goal with the 8.4 per cent at Ontario universities.

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he Council of Ontario Universities (COU) has lambasted the Harris government for providing the public with little information on postsecondary education funding. Between 1993 and 2000, the federal Liberals cut $3 billion from postsecondary education and another $4 billion from training. Enrolment in higher education has declined since 19 9 4, and tuition fees have increased an average of 126 per cent since 1990. These ever-increasing tuition fees and the lack of grants for students mean that over half of all university students must borrow from banks. This translates into huge debt loads for students upon graduation. On Wednesday, February 2, the University of Waterloo Board of Governors met for a general meeting. Several issues were brought to the table, including increasing concern over tuition. UW’s Tuition Working Group has recommended a 10 per cent cap per year on regulated undergraduate tuition increases, and a 15 per cent cap per year on deregulated tuition increases. The 15 per cent tuition increase cap applies to programs such as Engineering, Computer Science, and

Optometry. Despite this proposed “cap,” tuition could still increase 30 per cent for students in deregulated programs over a two-year period. The Board of Governors has not made its decision on tuition as of yet. A Board meeting will be held in April, at which the final decision will be voted upon. COtlcerned

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well as holding a barbeque. University of Waterloo students did not participate in these events, as UW is not affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Students. Rather, UW is affiliated with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) e However, students wishing to protest increased tuition are not at a loss. Students can still do so by filling out a “Tuition Freeze” postcard, available in the Feds office located in the Student Life Centre, room 1102. While the Harrisgovernment has yet to give any word on potential funding increases or decreases, the Tuition Task force is fighting to ensure that the voices of students are heard. The Tuition Task Force has already collected over 2,000 postcards from supportive students in support of a funding increase and a freeze on tuition. In solidarity with students participating in the provincial campaign with CFS, some students at the University of Waterloo braved the February cold in a tent city sleep-

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take advantage oftheopportunities for protest being offered, so that their voices can be heard before the Board meeting in April. The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) dubbed Wednesday, February 2 as their “Day of Action.” Students in affiliated universities across the province were urged to protest the increasing tuition fee hikes and funding cuts that have been occurring over these last few years. Students were encouraged to attend railies, panel discussions, and even skip their classesfor the day. Wilfrid Laurier University students also had local band Misses Mustard play at the Grad House, as

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description in handwriting is excusable, but when much thought has clearly gone into the layout and wording of an expensive-looking sign, a mistake of this magnitude is inexcusable. Why worry about a language? Any language is asgood asanother. After all, “devour” is pronounced very differently from “colour,” yet they are spelt the same. Shouldn’t we make a language as simple as possible, so as to ease the learning process? I No! That’s sacrilege! Do we simplify nature in order to paint it? Not just anyone can sit down and play, with musical grace, a Mozart

allegro for piano. Just as any other conduit for artistic expression, the English language should be complex enough that those who are masters of it can stand out above the rest. Okay, so why use the British spelling, rather than the American? The truth is that what piteously little national identity and history we have identifies us as having stronger ties to Britain than to the United States. And let’s keep it that way. -]eremy

Taylor

IBArts

that’s holiday” campaign, posted everywhere from

Canuck

street

corners

to Canuck

bus

shelters, has indicated, to me like a slap in the face, just how ignorant American companies are . . . and just how willing we are to let them destroy our culture. Does IKEA advertise in Swedish? Are

Corona ads in Mexican? No. So, why do we let the Gap advertise in American? Canadians are as equally culpable as are the Americans offenders. The Gap headquarters in Toronto, along with every branch in the country, should refuse to display advertisements containing

blatantly

incorrect

spellings.

Wuuld they put up signs reading, ‘YZolour: that’s hqliday”? No; they would identify the misplaced ‘q’ and send the postersback,embarrassedat the idea of displaying a typographical error. So should they have sent back the misspelled signs they so ignorantly exhibited. Okay. If you’re still reading this, you’re probably asking what this has to do with Uw. Problems like this incubate in institutions like ours and if thesemalfeasancesgo unnoticed in educational centres (that’s centre with an -re, despite my spellcheck’s disapproval), w entire generation of professionals will be spelling incorrectly, only to pass the errors on to the next generation. As a result, I hereby challenge our own Campus Cove to open its ignorant eyes and have its fancy-schmancy new sign replaced. The majority of UW students are not American; therefore, illuminating the basement of the SLC with CCBillitidsand Entertainment Center” in neon is improper, illiterate and unpatriotic. Perhaps an error of this

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Big

Bad

Banks

To the Editor,

o clarify Ms. Nag-y’s misunderstanding of the $100 million bailout to the banks for student loan defaults: The Big Bad Banks were offered the business of administering student loans with the promise of low default rates. ‘Good, good, more business! ’ thought the Banks. They ran the program and noticed that more students defaulted than expected. ‘Should we continue to lose money or stop this silliness?’ thought the Big Bad Banks. Of course, they wanted out and threatened to drop the program unless bet& terms were offered. The Liberal government, recognizing that the public sector is an inefficient place to offer student loans, thought, ‘Hey guys, we should probably make the loan program economically sensible for the Banks to accept! Otherwise, they might not want to do it!’ And that they did, offering money for the unexpectedly high number of loans in default. What of this is twisted and unbelievable? At a ridiculously high 25 per cent, the default rate remains a problem, but it’s our government’sproblem, not the bank’s. Dave Kinnear devoted a well-written article in last week’s Forum to this issue. Separately, I yearn for the day when the byline for Ms. Nagy’s weekly article reflects correct capitalization. -]oe

Cluncy

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Bad

Bomber

the Editor,

aturday night found me at Revolution and I was having a terrific time. At midnight, we left for my much-beloved Bomber, an infatuation of four-some-odd years for me now. When I arrived, however, something was missing - I wasn’t having fun. It didn’t take long for me to

figure out what was wrong: my lungs were filling with smoke, my eyes were. becoming dry and tired; I was sick of the smoke fumes. Now I realize that I have put up with the smoke-filled, air for years, but I can go out and enjoy an entire night without smoke finally and I am loving it! Although the Bomber has decided to have smoke-free nights, why would I bother figuring out what nights I can go? And even if I did go during these nights, it will never match the smokeless environments of everywhere else in the region. So this is my farewell to the Bomber, after years of Wednesday and Saturday nights, lazy afternoons and fooseball. I have a better choice.

his concern over the remarks. 3 then had to inform him that those were Ms. Schwass’ words and not mine. To the staff of UW, I would like to apologize for any hurt that the comments caused, but also to reassure you that they were not my sentiments, but those of the questioner. The comments themselves reflected badly upon me and my program, but the fact that they were fabricated reflects badly upon all of you at Imprint.

-stepbenFowler

To the Editor,

4B Civil Engineering

Big Bad Imprint To the Editor,

am writing to you to express my anger about the recent Campus Question feature entitled, “What would a candidate have to do to get you to vote for him/her in the upcoming Feds election?” by Kate Schwass. I understand that this element of the paper is intended to be humourous and light, but it should not come at the expense of others who are not deserving of these disparaging remarks. Even though this is a campus newspaper, I would have expected your writers to have an understanding of journalistic integrity. Putting words into the mouths of others and then making it appear to be a direct quote, simply for the effect of getting a rise out of people does not qualify as good journalism. My name is Meghan Whitfield and not once did I say that the staff at UW was “bitchy.” Kate Schwass’ attempt to create something more interesting than it was has caused me nothing but embarrassment and was a cheap shot at the staff of this school who deserve nothing but praise. This feature even prompted the head of my program to contact me, to express

Comic of the week

-Meghun Whitfield I SAppZied Studies

Little

Good

People

am not writing to gripe, whine or pass on any negative remarks. Instead, I wish to pass along some positive and rarely mentioned words to some well-deserving people on the Waterloo campus. With my undergraduate requirements completed and convocation only a few months away, I would like to take this time to thank some people who have made positive impacts on my university experience. I am fairly certain that no one at convocation will take the time to thank two very important groups of people on this campus: the nursing staff at Health Services and the custodial staff of the UW campus. Time and time again, be it when visiting Health Services for my allergy shot or doing sbme late-night studying in a room in Engineering Lecture, I am, firstly, greeted in a friendly manner, and secondly, never treated as if I was a nuisance who is in the way of getting a job done. To the nursing staff: You always took the time to learn my name (and remember it!), to ask me how campus life was going and to share your words of experience. You are as attentive to a student with a stubbed toe as you are to someone in the throes of a terrible flu. Coming to Health Services was always a pleasure. I will surely miss being treated as

by 6reg Morey

than a student number. To the custodial staff: be it in EL, the Math and Computers building, or down here in the bowels of Imprint, you always had a few minutes to stop and talk, and even, sometimes, to share some interesting insights. Mutual respect is the best way to describe these fleeting relations. Thank you too, to both groups for the services you provide. Without them, I doubt this university could thrive as a community and sustain its number-one ranked reputation.

Big

-re?liaA. merGwi EnviromentulScience

Big

Good

Housing

To theEditor,

n “Poor plans may leave students homeless,” appearing in the January 7 Imprint issue, Phillip Scott reported that “fresh will take over a large part of UW Apartments over the next few years.“I would like to advise your readership that this point is not true. In fact, all conversions scheduled for UW Place (formerly WWApa.rmrents) are to accommodate upper-year students. The Department of Housing and Residences presented a five-year plan to the Board of Governors in the summer of 1999, which was approved. The plan consists of converting Beck Hall (East Tower) in the Winter of 2000 in order to accommodate 232 upper-year students in two-bedroom, self-contained units. In 2001, Wellesley Court (North Court) will house 376 upper-year students in four-bedroom units and 2002 will see Eby Hall (West Tower) come on stream to house a further 23 2 students. The renovated facilities will house approximately 840 upperyear students along with the 270 existing two-bedroom apartments which will remain under their current usage. The number is increased from the existing 560 upper-year beds presently offered in Village One and the 400 beds at Columbia Lake Townhouses. In addition to the 840 beds available at UW Place, upper-year students will have the opportunity to apply for Winter or Spring occupancy in Village One, the Columbia Lake Townhouses and our new residence facility scheduled to be built by 2001, the MacKenzie King Village. The-five affiliated colleges on campus have no plans to change their student compliment and will continue to offer approximately 300 spaces for our upper-year student population. . The Department of Housing and Residences is excited about the renovations in progress and the longrange plan unfolding, This plan does not

only

include

increasing

the

number of beds for first-year students but also incorporates renovating existing space to better serve our upper-year population.

Boring

Imprint

To the Editor,

have to agree with Felix Jones and his statement that Imprint is a lessthan-fascinating publication. I must say that it has been going steadily downhill since September. . . a phenomenon which I believed to be impossible. Nonetheless, your articles have been increasingly dull and the details included in any story of interest are sketchy at best. It seems that since September, you’ve been recycling the same material. There have been issues of Imprintwiththesamestorytwiceonthe same page, written by different individuals. Somehow, that just doesn’t seem right to me. I think that Imprint could benefit from the addition of a few more entertaining columns. Perhaps if we knew there was something worth reading in the paper, we would pick it up more often and then all those copies you print wouldn’t go to waste. Tell me, Imprint staff, what can we do to improve this paper? And can it even be done? Are you simply stuck in a rut? Do you need new ideas or more volunteers? What is it? Because I would really like to see Imprint turn itself around. -Amy Potvin 1BHonoursArts

Little

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Letter

To the Editor, Wouldn’t the Bombshelter be great with outdoor heat lamps? Just a ques-

tion. . . -Robin 4BMLzth

Curswell

The Forum Section enables members of the University of Waterloo community to present views on various issues through letters to the editor and longer comment pieces. Letters should not exceed 350 words in length. Letters must be signed, including a phone number. Letterswill not be printed tithe Editor-in-Chief cannot identify the author, They can be submitted to: k~@imprint.UWU~b.CU*

Letters received in electronic form (e.g, fax 6, email) willnotbeprintedunl~aphone number for verification is ina eluded. All material is subject to editing for brevity and clarity+ The editor reserves the right to refuse to publish letters OT articles which are judged to be libellous or discriminatory on the basis of gender, race, re@@nor sexual orientation. The opinions expressed through columns, comment pieces, letters and other articles are strictly those of the authors not the opiniom ofImprint.

FORUM

Imprint, Friday, February 4, 2000

Racism - A Canadian tradition continues

ne of the founding cornerstones of Canadian history is racism towards First Nations people. This is not a thing of the past - for the Atizhoodenaang Enjibaajig (Stoney Point people) near Sarnia, Ontario-racism at thehands of the government and the police continue. In September of 1995, the new Ontario provincial government faced one of its first major challenges: it i nvolved a land-claims dispute with m:&xrs of the Stoney Point First IIJation who had peacefully reclaimed :i provincial park.

The Stonev Pointers y maintained they had never consented to the sale of the park. , The land in question Ipperwash Provincial Park - had been sold by a federal government agent to the Mayor of Sarnia and quickly resold to the provincial government who created “Ipperwash Provincial Park.” But, the Stoney Pointers maintained that they had never consented to the sale and that the park contained sacred burial grounds that had since been des-

ecrated. Fed up with 50 years of government inaction and broken promises, on September 4,1995, the Stoney Pointers peacefully moved into Ipperwash Park. In response to the reclamation of traditional lands, the provincial police set up road blocks around the park, evacuated nearby cottages and finally, they stormed the park, firing automatic weapons at the unarmed Stoney Pointers, During this confrontation, OPP. acting sergeant Kenneth Deane, part of a four-perso~~@jeruni~shotandkilledDudley Ge&ge, who was unarmed. Deane has singe been convicted of criminal negligence causing death andsentenced to 180 hourscomsrunit-yservice-and two years probation. Judge Hugh Fraser concluded that Deane had lied under oath and had lcrwwingly shot an unarmed man. When asked by reporters about zhese police actions, former OPP 3ief Superintendent Chris Coles ,mted uA decision was made to conrant the people,” In recent times,

provincial policy stated that disputes over land claims involving First Nations on provincially held land were settled through peaceful negotiations rather than confrontation. On the night of September 6, 1995, confrontation was chosen over negotiation. Who gave the orders? In this case, there is disturbing evidence that the orders came from outside of the police force. After the reclamation of Ipperwash Park by the Stoney Pointers, the provincial government convened the “Emergency Planning for Aboriginal Issues Interministeriai Committee.” This committee included representatives from the Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Solicitor General’s office and also present was Mike Harris’ executive

assistantDeb Hutton, Minutes from the September 5 meeting of this committee (the day before Dudley George was killed) indicate that political direction was given to the OPP to clear the Stoney

ous statements made by the Premier that he played no role in the decisions made by the Ontario Provincial Police and that there was no political interference. Even the police logs show OPP officer John Carson stating that the “Premier and Solicitor General want to deal with this.” More than 100 groups have called for a public inquiry into the events that surrounded the death of Dudley George and the role of senior officials in making inappropriate decisions regarding police actions. Yet, the provincial government refuses to call an inquiry and have used legal loopholes to avoid testifying in a civil lawsuit launched by some members of Dudley’s family. As recently stated by a Supreme Court Judge, justice delayed is justice denied. Given Canada’s legacy of racist interactions with First Nations people, the death of Dudley George and the assault on Stoney Point First Nation join a legion of other injustices unacknowledged.

Pointers out of the park. The minutes state “the province will take stepsto remove the 0ccupiersASAP” and “the OPP have the discretion as to how to proceed with removing the Stoney Pointers from the Park.”

Interestingly, it was also noted in these minutes that “the group [Stoney Pointers] has not resorted to violence.”

Minutes quote the premier’s executive assistant expressing the wishes of the premier. Further evidence has since been leaked and published in mainstream newspapers, including the Toronto Star, which suggests that Premier Mike Harris was directly responsible forsomeofthcdecisionsmadeatthis meeting. Minutes from an unnmed official in the Solicitor General’s office quote the premier’s executive as&ant, Deb Hutton, expressingthe wishes of the premier and that she spoke to the Premier “last night” and that he wants the “Indians out of the park, nothing&e” andthat the “government must be seen asacting.” This evidence discredits previ-

Healthy Families: First Things First T

Alternative Federal the tax system. ening eligibility criteria and increasBy ignoring the call for tax cuts ing benefits, with special emphasison Budget (AFB) was released on women, youth and older workers, Tuesday February 1, 2000 by the for the rich and instead redesigning Canadian Centre of Policy Alternathe tax systemto be fairer for the vast who have been especially hard hit by tives and Choices: A Coalition for majority of Canadians, the AFB re- the Liberals’ “reform” of the fund. Social Justice.Titled ‘Healthy Fami- news the,federal government’s com- - An Income Support Fund with mitment to using the tax system to core national standards will reverse lies: FirstThingsFirst,‘the2000AFB progressively tax the well-off and to the federal government’s abandonreinvests in public &vices, rebuilds ment of the poor by providing those public infrastructure and renews the enhance the equitable distribution federal government’s role in coun- of wealth. The AFB accomplishes its in need with incomes of no lessthan tering inequality. program while running balanced 75 per cent of the low-income cutofflinewithinfiveyears. The AFB’s tax - With over a million policy has four main The 2000 AlterLive Federal Canadians in need of objectives: decent, affordable hous- Implement CamBudget reinvests in public ing and an estimated paign 2000, whose goal services, rebuilds publid 250,000 people homeistofulfillthe 1989com less, the AFB will altomitment to eliminate infrastructure, and renews the cate the necessaryfunds child poverty, through federal government’s role in to meet basic housing an expansion and redeneeds in Canada aswe11 sign of the Child Tax countering inequality. as address emergency Benefit; shelter needs. -Enhancetheabilityof the tax system to contribute to a budgets and reducing federal debt to -A National Post-Secondary Fund will inject much-needed money for more equitable distribution of in- a manageable 45 per cent of GDP general Post-Secondary Education come and wealth; (down from 70 per cent in the mid expenditures as well as establish a - Eliminate tax loopholes for the 1990s). national system of grants. A few key concepts of the prowell-off: -ANationa.lHealthCareFundwil.l - Rest&e a progressive tax system gram include: -TheNational CMdBenefitwillbe reaffirm the federal government’s by restoring indexing (to the Concommitment to a universal, accessisumer Price Index) to all features of increased from $1,200 to $4,200 ble, comprehensive health care sysper child and the %lawback threshtem and reverse the privatization. old” will be increased to assistmid-The AFB also addresses environdle-income families. Those individumental issuesthrough a greenhouse als on social assistance.til be eligible fuel tax, building retrofit programs, for the benefit. a boost to “green” energy industries - The Unemployment Insurance and other initiatives that renew Fund has been generating huge anCanada’s Kyoto greenhouse gas renual surpluses which are dumped duction commitments. into general revenue, rather than For more info see the Canadian returned to all unemployed workers Centre for Policy Alternatives’ web as adequate benefits. The AFB will he 2000

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“A ski trip to Quebec during reading week.” Melissa Turner 2N Social Deuelopment Studies

Jeremias Cull 2N Honows Science

Marika Chandler

“Booze.”

“CDs and entertainment.”

“Clothes, travelling and just wasting it.” Mandy Jagpal I B Political Science

Mike Noble 1B Honours Physics

“A year’s supply of condoms.”

“Bailing my drug-addict cousin out

“Lingerie from La Senza.”

of jail.”

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ow much sleep did you get last night? If you’re laughing at that question, you are probably one of the many students who rolled out of bed, groggily took notes all morning and made your way to a comfy couch around campus to rest. Each of us has undoubtedly experienced the perpetual head-nod, half-sleep through that favourite lecture. Our busy, activity-packed lifestyles have led people around the world to live with less sleep. In a recent episode of TheNattcreofThings called “The Sleep Famine,” it was reported that 28 per cent of Canadians never feel refreshed and that 5 per cent have trouble staying awake. This is serious, considering that 50 per cent of major accidents, and 10 per cent of all accidents are related to a lack of sleep. But lack of sleep has other nega-

tive implications for people. A study in Chicago showed that chronic sleep loss can reduce the body’s capacity to perform basic metabolic functions such as processing and storing carbohydrates or regulating hormone secretion. Sleep deprivation also causes suppression of immune cells that fight off viral infections, impair creativity and concentration, and cause slight hand tremours, irritability, slowed performance and occasional misperceptions on monotonous tasks. So why are so many of us stilt pushing ourselves through days that never seem to end and half-sleeping through lectures? What can we do? What’s the solution? There is a variety of information regarding sleep disorders on the web, and from HealthServices. There are tests you can take that will indicate if you may be suffering from a sleep disorder that needs medical attention. Waterloo also has a sleep clinic, but participation in any sleep

clinic in Ontario requires the referral of a doctor. Still, if you would like information, the KitchenerWaterloo Sleep Lab is located at 180 King St. S. and their telephone number is 745-262 1. Acompilation from Dr. Caldwell of UW Health Services and from the web gives the following suggestions for dealing with a lack of sleep, First, do not use alcohol to get to sleep, or caffeine to stay awake. Both chemicals ruin sleep. Sleeping pills are also not recommended because they can make sleep deprivation worse. All three products reduce REM (rapid eye movement) sleep and can make you fee1 more groggy the next day. Pills can become a problem because with continued use; you need bigger doses for the drugs to be effective. Second, start slowing down your daily routine about an hour before you plan To go to bed. You can’t force yourself to go to sleep, so make sure you are relaxed. You can stimulate relaxation by taking a warm bath, reading or listening to music. Finally, other suggestions found on various web sites include doing physical exercise during the day, going to bed at the same time each night, avoiding naps because it will make you more tired when you go to sleep at the end of the day and getting out of bed if you can’t sleep after a prolonged attempt. Again, if you are having serious problems with sleep, see a doctor. The information available on the web is a starting point but doesn’t replace medical attention,

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Staying ‘cool’ in the summer the country, More details of the contest will appear on an entertaining, bilingual map of Canada, which will feature the history of many Canadian locations, famous quotes, exciting activities, intriguing facts and web sites related to Canadian ingenuity. This map will be distributed nationally to students through Travel Cuts and Hostelling International in March 2000, As for the prizes, they are in

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he great minds of Canada have been working overtime lately. Agreat idea has been born; thus, this summer can be one of the best our youth have ever -experienced. Ponder this: a chance to spend all summer long travelling around Canada: biking, hiking, canoeing, rafting, climbing, exploring and win&g a prize while having fun. Does it get any better than this? This year young Canadians between the ages of 18 and 26 have the chance to explore their country and have the time of their lives while being eligible to enter the Canada Cool Millennium Competition and win all sorts of prizes and awards. The details of this competition are pretty straightforward. There are no specific requirements for the participants. To participate, young Canadians must simply travel in Canada beyond their own province or territory in the upcoming summer of 2000 and then submit an article (in English or French) and/or photographs to Canada Cool. The entries will be judged by professional travel journalists according to originality and diversity and the winning entries will be posted on Canada Cool’s Internet site. Moreover, the winning entries will be made available to a selection of major Canadian publicationsacross

abundance. There are three grand prizes: two one week stays with Canadian Pacific Hotels, one at Le Manoir Richelieu in the Charlevoix region of Quebec and one at the Canadian Pacific resort property of the winner’s choice and a 12-day Canadian Rockies tour with Contiki Holidays. Suppliers for the hundred or so other prizes include Roots Canada, VictoriaTourism, Moose Travel Co., . Bigfoot’s, Canabus Tours, Further Still Tours, Moose Run Adventures, Lonely Planet Guidebooks, Tourism New Brunswick and individual donations. Everyone has a chance to Will. Canada Cool was created by Lucy Izon, who is a travel columnist

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he truth is out there. We have been told that the supermodel body is only accessible to about one in a million of us. We know that some of the great symbols of healthy sexuality, ’ like Marilyn Monroe, were nowhere near waif thin. So why hasn’t this knowledge translated into a culture where we celebrate physical diversity? Ninety per cent of women today express some degree of dissatisfaction with their bodies, Ten to 20 per cent of young Canadian women display many symptoms of eating disorders. Where are we going wrong? Perhaps the problem is with how we approach our ailments in general. Treatment is not prevention. Prevention in this case is in embracing the knowledge that chances are the guynext to us be taking time out to go model for Calvin Klein. And that back at home, very few of our mothers could be termed “the perfect size six.” We consider them beautiful, so why

doesn.3 that apply to ourselves? e The Wellness Centre seeks to bring positive and affirmative perspectives to the challenges faced by so many of us on campus. Instead of limiting ourselves to the closed vision of what the average man or woman is not but should be, from February 7 to 11, the UW community is encouraged to celebrate our natural sizes in honour of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Learn to embrace healthy lifestyles. Come by the display in the SLC between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. onTuesday, February 8. Pick up a pamphlet, talk to a volunteer and ask questions of a qualified health professional about how you can make yourself into a stronger, fitter, healthier version of yourself, the natural way. An eating disorder is a disease. It doesn’t go away over night. It requires unconditional love, patience, support and treatment.

hzapptna intheininclamwill not Prevention stant when we refuse to see the bodies we have been given as anything less than naturally glorious. Thinness does not guarantee happiness and success. Confidence and wellness do.

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Turning the SLC sandy For Eodso loved the world, thut hegcrve his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him sbmid not perish, tnct baveevehstinglife. flobn 3:M)

ast week, we saw that salvation requires not simply giving mental assent to the facts about the Lord Jesus Christ, but actually putting your trust in Him to save you. This week, as we consider the word “Him”, we will see that not just belief, but specifically belief in Jesus Christ is necessary for salvation. There are a couple common sayings: “It doesn’t matter what you believe, as long as you believe something,” and “There are many paths to God.” These statements, however wellintentioned, are in direct contradiction to God’s Word. Consider the following assertions from the Bible: “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him” (John 3:36), and uJesus said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). We see here a head-on conflict between the philosophies of man and the truth of God. God clearly says that belief in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the only way of salvation, but man would say that it doesn’t really matter and that there are many ways that are just as good.

or me, one of the biggest struggles I had with coming out was resolving the issue of having children. To me, it seemed that I had two options: I could get married to a woman I possibly wouldn’t love in order to have children or I could admit that I wis gay and possibly rule out my chances at having children at all. Both- seemed like crummy choices. For most of high school, I ran with the former option. I dated women and that seemed to go okay. I was also afraid to consider the latter option, since it was in a gay much more unfamiliar to me. I concluded that it was acceptable to marry a woman even if I liked guys better because the emotional and social support was more important than physical at-traction. Of course, this solution wasn’t entirely equitable. In particular, it wouldn’t be fair to the woman I would marry. I don’t believe that I am the first gay man to seriously consider keeping my sexual orientation a secret because I wanted to “be normal” and have children. I have met many middle-aged gay men who were married and had children, but eventually divorced, While this “option” crossed my mind, it seemed (and still seems) like a really, really bad one. A certain amount of clarity came upon me just as I was finishing my last year of high school+

It’s a simple choice you have to make. Who will you believe, God or man? We like to think that we’re so wise and knowledgeable, but what does God have to say about man’s wisdom? God’s verdict is: “Professing to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:22), and “The foolishness of God is wiser than men” (1 Corinthians 1:25). If mankind is really so intelligent, why is there still so much trouble in the world? * Despite all the technological advances in recent decades, the basic struggles of human existence remain a mystery and society is not getting better, but worse. This, of course, comes as no surprise to those familiar with what God states in His Word. Whenever people reject the truth of God, evil is sure to follow (see Romans 1: 1832). Now let’s get back to main subject of our verse - the necessity of believing in Jesus Christ. It’s not good enough to have some beliefs or to follow some religion. It’s not even good enough to be a member of a church. God quite plainly states that salvation only comes by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. Don’t be led astray by man’s “wisdom.” Take God at His Word. Acknowledge your sin and your need for a Saviour. Jesus Christ is the only one there is.

1 realized that being gay didn’t actually preelude my chances of having children. It just made it more difficult. I began to think about the various options available to infertile heterosexual couples. I also began studying how different gay families operate, Another major mental process involved considering the best interests of my child. Was it fair to raise achild in a gay family? I turned to psychological studies for the answer. Children raised by gay family parents are no worse off SOcially or mentally than the average child. Sure, thi child will get teased, but all children get teased about something. A child raised in a gay family is also no more likely to become gay themselves. When considering all the non-nuclear family arrangements that exist today, a gay nuclear family, with two loving parents, is actually very close to the “ideal” from a child’s perspective. Finally, with recent changes to laws, gay families are recognized in the unfortunate scenario of divorce. So with everyone’s best interests considered, a gay family is an attainable option for me, But it’s not the best option for everyone trying to make the decision, Taking the responsibility in becoming a gay parent requires much more thought and determination, but in the end I feel it will provide me with the most opportunities to learn, to educate and to be happy.

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he Student Life Centre will soon be taken over by sun loving students in an event that promises to be even bigger and better than last year’s extravaganza. “Single and Sandy is going to be amazing! We have great prizes and a great night of entertainment” said Jason Risley, Feds VPSI. Risley has been on the committee helping to plan this innovative event. Single and Sandy is taking place in the Great Hall (Harry’s Hall) February 11. Events will get under way at 8 p.m. and will include a coffee house, dance presentations and theatre. There will be a feature presentation by the UW Breakdancing club, who will entertain the masses. WPIRG’s Action Theatre has also produced a spoof on the famous Single and Sexy PlayJessica Kwik, star of both of the Sexy and

Sandy productions, explains, “you don’t need to speak interpretative dance to understand our play but it won’t hurt.” A mocktail competition is taking place. Celebrity guest stars - including Chris Harold - will judge. the best blended beverage. “I hope none of them are blue this year,” lamented Harold. Six more weeks of winter and frigid temperatures are making UW students anxious for a little sun and fun for Reading Week. This welldeserved break for many is often associated with unplanned problems. More students are injured or involved in accidents when alcohol is involved. Car travel, insurance issues, skin safety and crime will be discussed throughout the night so students might learn something in between the entertainment. UW Health Services is concerned about travel related problems arising from springbreak and is deciding to be proactive. “We hope everyone has a safe and fun break” says Linda Brogden of Health Services.

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he recoils against the federal government’s National Hockey League bailout package continued last week as the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations expressed its disgruntlement with the proposed plan. CASA, which represents postsecondary students’ associations across Canada, noted that the federal government is failing to address decreased core funding support in post-secondary institutions. Canadian colleges and universities lack sufficient support from Ottawa as a whole, says Kieran Green of CASA. UW is a CASA member. “There we more pressing needs in the country than professional hockey teams,” said Green. The topic has been an item of debate across Canada for the past six months, but nothing has amounted to a resolution until a recent announcement by Industry Minister John Manley. Manley said that the federal government was prepared to bailout the six Canadian NHL franchises from their supposed financial burden from operating business on Canadian soil. After two days of heated protest by groups like CASA, the federal government embarrassingly reneged on their offer and put an end to any thought of public funding to Canadian NHL franchises. Canadian teams who begged for government support, most notably Ottawa, are now threatening to consider joining past Canadian teams and moving south of the border. Following the government’s change of heart, CASA re-issued a statement that supported the rejection of the NHL bailout package and added that the move shows that the Liberals are starting to get back on track with their spending priorities. Although CASA doesn’t state exactly which universities are suffering from a lack of funding, it cites that

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elcome to this year’s election coverage. Our coverage has a bit of a new look this year. We have tried to be more comprehensive than ever before, providing a variety of information on each of this year’s candidates. Aside from the regular interviews that Imprint has always done, we gave each candidate the opportunity to list a few key details about themselves and their campaign, which you will find in the box at the beginning of each interview. We also supplemented each interview with a Feds knowledge quiz to test the mettle of each of the seven candidates. The quiz was made up of two sections, one to test general knowledge of the Feds and the university and the other to test information specific to the position for which the candidate is running or has been acclaimed to. The quiz tested both historical knowledge and practical knowledge, and the questions were not easy. You will find the scores printed at the end of each interview. As a point of interest, the only questions that were consistently answered incorrectly were: What does the student co-ordinated plan pay for? (tha SLC mortgage Ad the co-

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Zumbia IceFields) and how much has tuition increased in the last five years? (74 per cent for most, 90 per cent for deregtckztedprogr~ms) With our coverage goes the proviso that, taken alone, it should be used only as a guide. There are a number of other places where one can gain more information about the candidates. If you want to make a truly informed choice in the election, be sure to read the candidates posters, attend one of the three forums being held in the SLC, especially the annual Imprint forum on Tuesday February 8 at noon, and speak to the candidates when you get a chance. It is also important to remember that, for some reason, sitting down with Imprint seems to intimidate many candidates in a Fed election, and because of that, you should be sure not to base your choice solely on what you read here. In closing, I hope you enjoy this year’s coverage. Stay tuned for next week’s election section, which will contain a detailed analysis of the election campaign and the first annual Imprint election poll. Take the time to gather all the information you can about the candidates and, for Pete’s sake, go out and vote!

order to provide you with a little extra information about the jobs these candidates are applying for, we conducted a short survey of the current Feds to hear their insight on what challenges next year’s Feds will be facing. We also asked each of the current Feds to try their hand at the prioritizing exercise we gave the candidates in their interviews. We hope you will find the results instructive.

Prioritizing exercise: They are all equally imp01 Lant, just that sometimes one area takes precedence due to timing.

President Current:

Christine

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Important challenges for next year: l Upcoming business renovations l Tuition increases and quality improvements will be debated (again) l Changes to the executive structure and increased staff support will provide a new office environment Prioritizing ment.

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Dealing with a provincial government that is not student friendly l Convincing the federal government to put more of the budget surplus back into post-secondary education l Continuing negotiations to have course evaluations put online l Improving services and representation for co-op students l

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Comments from Chau: “Do your research -don’t just rely on what Imprint says. Take the candidates up on their offer to email them or ask them questions. Attend forums to see how the candidates really are. Check out the Feds election website - it has lots of great info on all the candidates.”

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Defining and establishing the new VPSI position 0 Promoting the Feds a Maintaining use of volunteers l Establishing a strong service base in a business ruled organization 0

Prioritizing excercise: Risley: 1. Managing volunteers 2. Managing services 3. Promoting the Feds 4. Promoting the Arts Harold: 1. Promoting the Feds 2. Managing volunteers 3 u Managing services 4. Promoting the Arts Comments from Risley: “Desiree going to do a fantastic job.”

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Important challenges for next year: l To continue the momentum of the businesses a To keep expenses down despite increased revenue 0 To watch spending and maintain pressure to be efficient

and Prioritizing Excercise: 1. Food Operations 2. Retail Operations 3. Bar Operations

Candidatesfor President zation of this community, and I think housing is going to be a major issue. What would you do differently than your predecessor? I would be more accessible. What I mean by accessible is, I would be available to students in whatever medium they wanted me to be available in. I would be out in the public, whether it be at the football games, the Bomber, conferences, or EngSoc meetings. What do you think about the Waterloo Region smoking by-law the Feds’ decision to be exempt it? I think that they made the decision. I think that it’s always to have that sort of exemption cause, with the banquets that we up at Fed Hall, it will leave some tude. I don’t have a problem seeking the exemption.

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Four major components of the President’s job are: Municipal Affairs, Being the CEO, Representing students to the university administra-

Next, I would probably go with the CEO of the corporation, because as a financial entity, if you’re not financially stable, then we cannot provide

If elected, would you consider changing the Feds’ approach to smoking on campus? Probably yes. 1 would certainly make the Bomber predominantly non-smoking, more so than what it is now. Ground Zero maybe on Saturday nights, but the way it’s set up now is that Wednesday nights at Ground Zero, you can smoke. I would have [Ground Zero] non-smoking and probably the Bomber smoke-free throughout the day. Up at Fed Hail,

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What is themost important thing &at the Feds do? Provide services to students like the Legal Resource Office, Off-Campus Dons, GLOW (Gays and Lesbians of Waterloo), the Womyn’s Centre and the Food Bank.

The executive as a group is often required to make major decisions for the Feds. Suppose that the three VPs all agree on a particular course of action that you think is immoral or against the best interest of the student body. Would you use your authority to overrule them? Yes I would. Having said that, though, I don’t Iike answering hypothetical questions. 1think the answer would depend on the situation. What specifically makes you more qualified than your opponents? I have leadership and I have the experience to be President of the Federation of Students. This is the job 1 want to do. Fed catering has come under fire recently for not being able to handle major catering functions and Food Operations has not turned a profit since its inception. What would you do to improve the Food Ops? It’s a good question. What I want to do is sit down between February 17 and May 1 with the managers and figure out what’s going on there and, if we can, make some changes. I’m thinking of making it not so much a sit-down restaurant, but maybe a place where you get a coffee, have some sandwiches, and there’s room to sit down on big comfy couches. Second of all, I want to look at Food Operations, on the banquet side. To be honest with you, that’s not something I’m all that familiar with, but I do know there’s problems up there. I really want to clean up the act up there.

What do you think about this year’s executive restructuring? Let’s wait and see how it works. I think a lot of the time the Federation rejuggles the executive and calls that restructuring. I’m not in favour of’ big, radical change. But, having said that, I think you have to look at the whole structure of the Federation, not just the executive, but the business managers that run our different businesses. I think our leaner executive is a bit easier to manage, but I want to wait and see how thisVPSI portfolio works out. What should the role of the Feds Board of Directors be in managing theFederation of Students? They’re not really there to manage the organization necessarily; they’re there to oversee it, they’re there for input, but management belongs to the executive board and the business managers . If you could kill any one celebrity (with no consequences) who would it be and why? John Rocker, the [Atlanta Braves] baseball player, because of the comments he made a few weeks ago. Public figures like that don’t realize that when they say things like that, they’re going to get in trouble. Beyond that, I found his comments really despicable and offensive.

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Campaign Pillars: Improve and streamline the Feds businesses l To affect change in municipal by-laws regarding rental units in order to increase availa& housing l Make co-op postings and ranking available online l Attempt to rectify students’ concerns wirh the quality ofTA’s

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smoother with more ‘hands off management. Another thing I’d do is focus a lot more on co-np and the Accesssystem.I know a lot of students have told me that they have problems getting on-line, accessing their job postings, and thmgs of that natllre.

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Four major components of the President’s job are: Municipal Affairs, Being the CEO, Representing students to the university administration on various committees and providing leadership to the organization. What order of priority would you assign to each of these components and why? First, I would have to say that the last one, to provide leadership to the organization of the students themselves; second, would be, as CEO of the corporation, to ensure that businesses are run prop-

erly; third, would be serving as a representative to the University at large, and to al1 the IJniversity committees; and fourth would be municipal affairs. What would you do differently than your predecessor? I think Christine’s done a pretty good job. . One thing I would do is streamline and consolidate the business aspect of the Feds. Having worked at some of the businesses, I know that certain things could be done a lot better and a lot l

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Personal friends with executive, staff Regular user of Feds sewiccs Other Relevant Experience: Turnkey desk employee Four major components of the President’s job are: Municipal Affairs, Being the CEO, Representing students to the university administration on various committees and providing leadership to the organization. What order of priority would you assign to each of these components and why? I think that the main issues facing us now are with housing or with student businesses. Internal matters are most important, and municipal relations really need to go up there but that’s kind of a moot point since the housing situation won’t be solved this year. The leadership just goes, that’s managerial style. Given this year’s Feds, they’re

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from it? Firsrly. I think hat the Feds dd stjrnet lmg \.cy smart: to t,lkc the escmptinn when it w,jsotfercd. Simpi) bec,~isc it‘s t!lcrc ior the t&ing and It’s httcr to haw r;dwn rhc CYuq%m ;mi get it d$ oppc~scd to saying no tr0 it 3rid t/leii h,il irlg no rtxoursc to &xl with thrlt in tk future. Right now I think it’s very confusing whdt they’ve done with the Bomber: Wednesdays it’s ‘No Smoking’, Saturdays it’s ‘Smoking’ in Ground Zero, bur ‘No Smoking in the Bomber. Fed Hall, I beheve, is ‘Smoking’ upstairs and ‘No Smoking’ downstairs; there’s problems with that. Just like at the Rev, Fed has a lot of carpeting. If you don’t have ashtrays in the downstairs area and people ash in the carpet, potcntidlly in the next two or three years that’s $80,000 worth of carpet that you have to replace. I think they did something smart and I want to make it moreclarified exactly what’s going on. What is the most important thing that the Feds do? Providing a direct voice for the students with their is-

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m%knesses: 1) I place high expectations on my4f and the mmmiti~es E wmk ~‘with ,’ . not very individually oriented, it’s a very strong VP staff, so the leadership will tend to work itself out, holding the meetings will do that so it’s a minor concern of mine. Given the two people that were acclaimed already and the others running, I don’t think there will be a problem with that. Municipal relations, I have already talked about, they’re very important and we have to revive that, but again, the issue should be based more on serving the students. So I think the first one would be intcracting with the students and sitting on the boards that go with the students. Then after that would be the housing issues, because we do need to work

on it. Whether it’s trying to push along the development of the East Towers [in the UW Apartments] being renovated or anything like that, that’s important. The leadership I’d put last, the CEO would be third. Working with the VP Admin&Finanq being CEO of the whole entire corporatron th,lt goes inside with the leadership as well, uniting everything together. Rut 1 think our major role this yex would be reunifying intcrn;lily and helping the students out. Getting what they should have, what they all paid for and making sure that this student council worksasthe important council that it should be. What would you do differently than your predecessor. 2 I’d be more of a facilitator. The students haven’t really heard much about what’s going on this year. I aim actually pretty upset with the turnout for the elections this year, and the only things that I’ve ever read have been in Imprint and one was by Avvey and the other was, I think, by yourselves. There’s not a lot of communicarion, be it with administration, be it with the students, anything like that. My main concern would be improving that communication, re-establishing the links with the students and the businesses and the business managers and try to stress that all of the managers need to talk to the staff, be they studentsor other staff, and then everyone needs to talk to our students’ council. What do think about the new Waterloo Region smoking by-law and the Feds’ decision to be exempt from it? I think that there’s a lot of legal rights

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sues. We provide an outlet for students: they can bring to us their concerns through either the Ombudsperson or they can go talk to their student councilors and things get brought up. We make the students life complete at Waterloo with the clubs and the services. We provide the ‘life’ to ‘univcrsit>r life’. Thv l>,~- scene, ii people want to ~0 rrut, the used book store, e\-~1 CLmpll+ Cove in clays gone by, Thcrc’s the. X,ldemii side of uiliiPcrsir)- lift ,jncl then we t,lkc cdrc oi ,mc! iovt’r cl cr>rthing else; WC make It ‘1 rc,ll hnily t‘rlvirormlmt; 3 r~lil-li~c~clrlvir~c~rinlerlt here. Fed

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for not being able to handle major catering functions and E’ood Operations has not turned a profit since its inception. What would you do to improve the Food department? Y&41, as 1 s,id before, the one thing I would like to do in conjunction with ILlark Villeneuve (the Feds corporate chef), who I believe is in charge ofthe Feds A La Carte, is to make Fed Wall separate from Ground Zero. h4ake everyone self-contained so that you don’t call Johnny up at Fed, sily this is what you want and they bring it all up to Fed. You just have it at Fed so that Mark doesn’t h,lve to run around like that. You have ;I menu for what Fed can do at that kitchen. At Ground Zero, you have what’s down there. They do they’re own booking, they do their own catering, so that if thcrc were two events on the same day it wouldn’t make ;1 crntly

issues in that which I really don’t want to comment on. 1 don’t know how much of it is personal opinion and how rntl~h of it is the health aspect. Obviously i Is good for people who don’t smoke, but then agLlm for the people who do, that’s a ne@ve aspect. It’s a big debate th,lt I redlly shouldn’t get into to answer this. My side of it would be I am glad that we’re fighting for it, because we’re fighting for something, and there’s enough students here who seem to want us to fight for it. But I think the best thing to be done is to put out some kind of survey poll, put out something to see what the general student’s ideas on the smoking question are. I can’t really say [yes or no to this] just because I am the President, or may be President, because it’s really not my decision to make. This is a personal rights thing and goes beyond just someone saying, “No smoking”. So I’m glad we’re fighting for it because we are our own community. What is the most important thing that the Feds do? They organize and run the daily lives here. It’s like municipal council, they make sure the garbage is taken out so that students can go on with their lives, do their studies or their extra-curricular activities, be students and not have worry at all about the cprporation that’s going on to provide their services. Fed catering has come under fire recently for not being able to handle major catering functions and food operation has not turned a profit since its inception. What would you do to improve the Food department?

To really do th,u I need to know a lot more about the situ,rtion I know what’s hnppencd and I know the problems that xu going on with it, but that actu;ll setup and structure of the system I’m not fully aware of, so saying anything right now would be ~~~is-c‘~t~ln~ur~ic‘,lted or possibly misinformed. YVhat I would do isget all of the mangers, or the people involved in such things, together, speak with them, find out what their ideas are, and go over it with our student c’ounci I. Again communication, find out wllcrc the problems lit, find out what could be dune. By going through a period of discussion, of feeling out the problems, we could see new solutions. Kight now I really can’t say because I don’t really know what has gone on. What do you think about this year’s executive restructuring? I agree with [it], If the VPSI and VP Internal] jobs are similar, and if the one doing the job that was cut believes that it shouldn’t be there I’d tend to go with it, so I agree with cutting it down to four. Again, we’re having problems with the acclamations. I have a bit of a stiggler with that as well but I think that’s another topic all together, but I agree with them cutting it down to four. If you could kill any one celebrity (with no consequences) who would it be and why? Celine Dion, I juse can’t stand her.

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The Faculty Association at UW is 1. e . 4 . 1 askmg tar a malor salary Increase this year to keep us competitive with Wt!&RMS;:-‘..-. ,. rc .&ppy h~~&~~@qg,, a: bit uf d. U of T. If, at budget time, the Univerwurk&ulic 1 1 sity must choose between granting J their request and increasing tuition, op education and it is a huge issue or refusing their request to freeze right now. I am also enrolled in cotuition, how would you represent op, actually I have finished my work students on the question? We would terms to date. We need to work with have to continue with our freeze the co-op department to ensure that tuition campaign. We would have to students are getting more than just write additional postcards, and go jobs, so that they are getting the life even further than writing the postskills that they need in order to succards. Hopefully, we could motivate ceed once they graduate from UW. students to do more than simply a After that, definitely the academic written expression of protest. Per-

One of the presidential candidates is suggesting a re-evaluation of the Feds membership in OUSA as part of his campaign.Whatdo you thinkabout that? I think that at UW not enough students know what OUSA really is. In fact, OUSA is not something that I was even aware of until about two yearsago, andI am in 4B now. It’snot something that is talked [about] with first year students in my experience. I think that we need to let students become more aware of the OUSA program and see what they have to say about whether or not we should keep the membership. I don’t think it

decided to take a different stance toward the Vice President of Education portfolio by spreading herself across all the facets of it. She and I discussed that and highlighted that as probably one of the things that I would change.

vincial and federal lobbying. I fee1 I have more experience, potentially, than my opponent does.

and priorities are being placed wirh the people who do have effective decision making control.

One of the presidential candidates is suggesting a re-evaluation of the Feds membership in OUSA as part of his campaign. What do you think about that? It’s been a long love-hate relationship with OUSA as long as we’ve been members. Two years ago, when we downgraded our membership to partial members, and then later on upgraded, it was on the basis of the fact that we believed OUSA was making a change. I would encourage it because I think that when you’re spending the amount of money that we are spending on that lobby organization, we need to ensure that we’re not pulling all the weight within the organization. We also need to ensure that the long range planning process that they’ve committed to is something that is actually going to bring them to a level where they’ve got equal member participation and where their presence within a government that tends not to want to consult often does have impact on policy implications.

What do you think is the worst thing about the co-op program and what would you do to change that? It’s almost a tie between the match/rank position and CECS online. I am going to choose CECS online; ACCESS, right now, it is insufficient. It has been insufficient almost since its inception. It’s a very, very basic program. It doesn’t allow for a lot of flexibility and certainly isn’t very user friendly. I think that we are well on our way towards changing it. I think that Jay Black, director of IST, and Bruce Lumsden as director of Co-op, have initiated a plan that allows for greater student contribution and more student consultation within the whole process.

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Four major components of your job are: federal lobbying, provincial lobbying, representation to the co-op department, and academic services. What order of priority would you assign to each of these components and why? My priority right now is going to be the co-op section simply because 60 per cent of the students at this University are enrolled in co-

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Four major components of your job are: federal lobbying, provincial lobbying, representation to the co-op department, and academic services. What order of priority would you assign to each of these components and why? I would probably tend to place my strengths to what I would assign first. I would say a tie between federal lobbying and provincial lob-

What is the most important thing that the Feds do? To ensure thA,t students are getting what they’re paying for. To ensure that they are getting what University should be about, not just academics, the socid, and that’s the Feds are here for.

What specifically makes you more qualified than your opponent? I have more rea1 work experience than my opponent. T completed the co-op process so I have real business experience and I will have a degree by the time I would have the position. I would have more educational experience. I will have completed a thesis, which by the time it is finished will have been a year-long process: a research apprenticeship with Gary Waller. He has the student council experience that I don’t have. If we could job share, it would be perfect.

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What would you do differently than your predecessor? I really like Veronica. She’s great. She’s extremely 1 approachable. She’s_ been _ _ really _ -help-_ hl m gettmg me involved with the Federation of Students. The orlly thing thar I would do differentlyis I. r.4.. I bring rn new, tresher rheas m order make the University more of a community. I beIieve that University of Waterloo students feel that wt: need . . . . * _. more than just lobbymg for tumon decreases, We need activities and __-_._ events to teach students the life skills I that will allow them to succeed in the “real world.” I want to make sure that education at University of Waterloo is tied in more with the community at large, here in Waterloo,

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haps we could go to the extremes of other universities, along with the masses, and actually protest verbally with signs and whatnot. I certainly do not believe that the faculty needs pay increases at this stage. I think that it is our turn to get a tuition freeze.

bying. If I had to choose one, I would choose provincial lobbying just because its more important (than federa1 lobbying) these days as education is concerned. I would then talk about academic issues and I would then say co-op. What would you do differently than your predecessor? My predecessor

What specifically makes you more qualified than your opponent? I’ve spent alot more time external lobbying than my opponent has. Her strengths are definitely within the realm of co-op. I feel that my strengths are representing a greater proportion of the position, in that I have been around to not only look at the research aspect of things, but the academic services, as well as the pro-

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thing students. For me, running for WED, I feel that the education lobby on the representation of students on the federal and provincial level is key, but I also feel that the counterparts w&in the Feds, that is one of their most important roles is ensuring the image that is presented of students meets with what they want and that their issues

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What do you think is tht: worst thing about the co-op program and what would you do to change that? The worst thingcurrently isdefinitely the ACCESS system, no question. They were working on the CECS on-line program and that failed. Right now the key issue is to get a new computer system. I will make sure that students get input on the next system. They are already working with J’ay Black on issues to fix the current system. We have to ensure that students are allowed to have their voices heard on what changes need to be met. If you could kill any one celebrity {with noconsequences) who would it be and why? Ally McBeal. I don’ t like the way she’s personifying women today. I’ve also had a lot of people tell me that I look like her and I don’t think that I do at all. I would love to have her not seen anywhere.

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If you could kill any one celebrity (with no consequences) who would it be and why? I am going to say . . . there’s not too many people that I hate, especially in the celebrity world . . t Bryan Adams. Because he’s annoying. Probably because I think that he’s a sell-out to a certain degree, and because all his songs sound the same, so potentially if I kill him they would only play one memorial song, Hmmm.. . Maybe Elton John could write something.

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Acclaimedto VP Admin & Finance twenty-five students have decided that of a much larger student body. So I feel that I will have to take a lot of steps to prove myself but 1feel that I can do so. What do you think about the new Waterloo Region smoking by-law and the Feds decision to be exempt from it? I really like the uniqueness of the exemption, simply because it allows the decision about whether to have our establishments smoking or non-smoking to lie within UW and not the municipal government. It’s an enormously controversial issue but I think it’s helped to realize that gradual lifestyle changes are often more effective than ‘cut and dry’ non-smoking and smoking. I think that, because of our unique position with the exemption, it’s definitely an issue that has to be continuously revisited because it is such a controversial issue.

The VPAF is involved with the management of all the business operations. The three maior segments of these operations are Food Ops, Bar Ops and Retail Ops. Put these departments in order of the amount of your time you think they will require and tell us why? My position I believe that Bar Operations would be first, Food Operations second, and Retail Operations following behind. Bar Operations just because of the dynamics of the business. Bar Operations and Food Operations are very close together in environment and

the change of the market and keeping on top of really serving the public with something that they want to see. Retail Operations, I think, is a smaller portion of what we’re doing here with the Federation of Students business. How will and tion tive feel that

do you think being acclaimed affect students’ perception of you your work? I think the acclamawill certainly have some negafallback. I think that students will that I haven’t proven to them I deserve the position, that only

What will you do differently from your predecessor? I am really keen on a lot of human resource management initiatives, mostly things like turnover concern me. I’ve worked in the businesses for three years now. In general, turnover of full-time staff, and even part-time staff is very ccucial, with training costs and whatnot. I think that one of the big initiatives I’d like to take on is just to in general make our businesses a better workplace, whether that means healthy lifestyle initiatives or just making the staff feel more appreciated and making not just money the bottom line to their enjoyment of the workplace.

Fed catering has come under fire recently for not being able to handle major catering functions and Food Operations has not turned a profit since its inception. What will you do to improve the Food department? First of all I’d definitely want to see the Feds still try to operate the banquet business. I think that first of all there’s some overlap in duties. When banquets are held at Federation Hall, we are working with two separate staffs, two separate management structures. I would like tolook at that first of all, to come under one blanket structure. Also the quality of the food, I know, is a big issue and I think with capable people in there that that could easily no longer be a problem. Also training of staff in general is also an issue. I think that when people come to Federation Hall or Ground Zero for a catered banquet they should be confident that the staff serving them are well trained and that, basically, they enjoy their experience. I think also that the pricing issue definitely has to be revisited so that we can be able to offer our student groups the best pricesso that we don’t lose sight that we are wanting to serve our student body. Over the last two years five different people have handled programming for the Feds, what will you to bring stability to the programming department? The programmer issue is a real big one. First of all, I think that the programmer position should not be combined with special events. I think that those two positions take people of very different personalities and very different backgrounds. It’s hard

to get someone to stay for a long period of time, because of the amount of schmoozingandcontacts that they make in the industry. I think, honestly, that what we have offered in the past as a programmer position here is very entry-level compared to working for a large promoter like Ilniversal Concerts. The Federation of Students should not be paying for a full-time employee that is strictly just a programmer. However, saying that, to actually get someone in there that can make the contacts, we need to look at being able to offer a fulltime salaried position, decent benefits as well as an opportunity to grow. I think that’s the key issue. I think combining it with duties other than just strictly booking concerts andcalling the act is definitely on my agenda. If you could kill any one celebrity (with noconsequences) who would it beandwhy?Ohdear.Killacelebrity? It just seems like such a harsh thing. Oh man. An annoying celebrity. I don’t know why but I just saw her picture in the paper the other day. Tammy Fay Baker, Jim Baker’s wife, the evangelist. I don’t know, that whole mascara running down the face thing has annoyed me for years and I just can’t understand why she would still be in the media. It iust sickens me so I guess there you go, that’s my choice.

Acclaimed to VP Student Issues think they are great and not too many people know about them. There’s a lot of good stuff, references et cetera, that I know if I would have known in first year I probably would have gotten involved with them a lot sooner. Publicity, because there are just too many people who have no idea where the Feds office is, have no idea who the Feds President is, et cetera. I think it’s fairly important if you want to feel like an integral part of things. Arts is a little less important simply because there are other on campus groups doing arts initiatives already, although it is part of our

mandate also.

Four major components of the new VPSI position are: promoting the arts on campus through the arts commission, promoting the Federation of Students, managing the Feds volunteer base and managing the Feds services. What order of priority will you place on these components and why? Probably volunteers, services,

publicity and then arts. Because I think volunteers are great because they also provide publicity in a way so that they tie in to each other. Because our mandate is to promote student involvement I think that should be our number one concern. Services, well I was the co-ordinator of aservice so I might be slightly biased, but I

What will you do differently than your predecessor? A lot of the events that took place through the VP, Interal and VP, Student Issues took place in the Student Life Centre and I think that only a certain percentage of people come through the Student Life Centre of the entire campus population. I’d like to see that spread out and, if we do a week long event, do maybe one day in Math and one day in Engineering, one day in the SLC, that sort of thing. So I think that is one thing that I’d definitely do differently. How do you think being acclaimed will affect students’perception of your work. What will you do to combat any negative perceptions that might

arise from that? I am hoping that there won’t be any negative perceptions of me. I wish that I was elected because then it seems like I’m a little more accountable because a certain proportion of the population elected you et cetera, but I don’t really think it’s that big of an issue either. I’m experienced, I’m enthused, so I don’t think that there’s going to be too many negative perceptions. What is the most important thing that the Feds do? The most important thing would be to promote student involvement and high quality of life. What do you think about this year’s executive restructuring? I think from a financial standpoint it’s a good plan because I know that we are not very well off financially and it saves us a lot of money that we can now funnel into other student initiatives. But from the viewpoint of the Feds actually taking on new initiatives, I’m not sure it really is that good, because now there is nobody who really has extra time or room in their portfolio to take on new things. The Feds have cut two services in the last 12 months. What ideas for new services do you have to supplement the existing ones? One of the services that was cut was Bacchus, it’s already being supplemented by the Wellness

Centre, which has absorbed it’s mandate along with taking on other ones. Another idea that’s in the works is maybe talking to the Campus Response Team and seeing if maybe they want to become a service. What new ideas do you have to get the Feds message across to students? One idea is doing stuff in C & Ds around campus, because then its more spread out. And, like I said before, only a percentage of people go through the Student Life Centre or through our offices. Another idea is more collaboration with student groups so that say the Womyn’s Centre could do stuff with Women in Engineering, or Women in Math and then it kind of brings our logo and message out to more people. If you could kill any one celebrity (with no consequences) who would it be and why? Considering I am supposed to be promoting student happiness, I don’t know if I’d be killing people. I’d probably go with something like the Beavis and Butthead duo because they irrate the heck out of me. It’s not really a high celebrity status but . . .

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magine (if you are female) to not the unT have to experience 1 pleasantness of your yearly PAP Smear by being able to collect a tissue sample yourself, knowing you are being properly screened for STD’s and high-grade cervical diseases that may lead to cancer. According to the January 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. Thomas Wright Jr. of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York compared cervical smear tests (PAP smears) to DNA testing of specimens obtained by patients themselves. The results found that the sensitivity of the DNAtesting was equivalent to that of a PAP Smear at detecting high-grade cervical disease. Unfortunately, at this point in clinical trials, the DNA testing of patient and clinician collected samples for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) has higher rates of false-positive results than PAP Smears. Further research

aims to eliminate this problem. Human Papilloma Virus, contracted in most cases through unprotected sex, is considered carcinogenie. It has been found to be present in nearly all cases of diagnosed cervi-

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cervical cancer is not limited to underdeveloped . nations. This year alone almost 12,800 women in the US will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and of those women, 4800 will die of the disease. According to the article in JAMA, more than half the women developing cervical cancer in the US have not had a PAP Smear in the last three years despite contact with the health care system in the majority of cases. Women of other developed nations show similar statistics. The medical profession strongly encourages all females past adolescence to have regular PAP Smears. Yes, it’s uncomfortable, but as the JAMA article indicates, research is developing new and reliable testing methods for screening of health G.S. A self-collected sample test would certainly go a long way to ensuring that women are properly screened for STD’s and carcinogenics. In the meantime, don’t put your healthatriskbyavoidingaPA.PSmear. Health Services on campus here will gladly look after you. Just book an appointment.

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s life here on Earth getting you down? Need a change of scenery? Imagine living on Mars! Darlene Lim, a U of T geology graduate student and Mars Society member, is doing just that. Together with a group of scientists, Lim is working on the Haughton Mars Project, an initiative led by the National Aeronatuics and Space Administration (NASA). The team is exploring such ideas as how would humans inhabit Mars, what we would need to know, and essentially, how we would do everyday things there. The study will take place on Haughton Crater on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic. Evideace indicates that there once existed crater lakes on Mars, much like the ancient lake that was once on Haughton Crater. For that reason,

the crater’s geography, topography and microbiology may parallel that of Mars’ craters. The’ Mars Society, a private group dedicated to the expioration of-Mars, is constructing a simulated Mars space station in Colorado. It is a two-level habitat that sleeps six people. The space station’s inauguration is on July 20, 2000 on the Haughton Crater. Two groups will spend one week each there this summer. The plan is to have people stay in the habitat for longer durations as the project evolves, Lim explains. “This pfoject is a feasibility study and will give us a lot of information on what we need to know before we can send human explorers to Mars.” Just think, one day we could all be Martians. It’s a strange concept, but who’s to say that stranger things haven’t happened? Before long, this may simply be reality.

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According to the memorandum, “Faculty, staff and students in the faculty of science are invited to discuss questions concerning the Deanship with any member of the Nominating Committee. n The committee member’s contact information can be found on the memorandum or on the January 3 1, 2000 posting of the UW Daily bulletin, www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca. If you are better at ‘expressing yourself using the written word, your submission should be directed to Emily Barnes, Committee Secretary by Fri-

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elcome to this do-itat-home-do-ityourself section of Imprint Science and Technology. These tricks and treats are here for your enjoyment and schoolwork procrastination repertoire. The materials you need shouldn’t be too hard to come by. However take heed. With any science activity, always be sure to play safe.

This week’s fun: silly things to do with eggs!

You will need: l one raw egg l white vinegar l ajar Instructions: Place the egg in a jar. Cover with vinegar. On the second day, change the vinegar. Put the jar with the egg and vinegar out of sight. Don’t look at it for about a week; just let it soak away in the vinegar. After a week, the egg should be clear but still egg shaped. What’s going on? The vinegar eats away at the shell which is primarily composed of calcium, leaving the membrane intact.

day, February 25. (c/o University Secretariat, Needles Hall; or e-mail to ebarnes@secretariat; or fax 88% 433,7). In either case, your comments will be held in confidence within the Committee. After careful consideration of all names placed before the Nominating Committee a candidate will be selected. The appointment is finalized after a recommendation by the Senate is endorsed by the President of UW, who shall in turn recommend an appointment to the board of Governors.

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tatistics. It is a word that brings a general fear and loathing into many a math student’s heart. This is rather unfortunate, for statistics is used in a wide array,of fields, including engineering, phys-. its, economics and psychology. But perhaps the greatest contribution the field of statistics has made is to the study of actuarial science. One such topic where both actuarial science and statistics work in harmony is in the discussion of random sums and insurance risk analysis. On February 1, Dr. Jun Cai, a professor of the University of Waterloo since September 199 8, presented a talk entitled “Distributional Properties of Some Random Sums arising in Insurance Risk Analysis.” With MC 5 158 as the venue, Dr.Cai presented a very thought provoking talk on how random sums are used with respect to ruin probability functions, decisions for insurance companies and applications for statistics. The talk began with an introduction of random sums. For those who don’t know statistics, the random sum is basically i Xi i i=l

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random variable N, X,, X,, . . . are independent and the Xi’s ha& acommon distribution. Of note was the mention of tail probabilities, P(S,>X). The example given by DrCai had N be the number of claims

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tion to geometric rm&m vmiables, The= geometric random variables would be used in ruin probability in insurance risk models, first breakdawn time for regenerative reliable mod&and waiting times in queueing theory, Also, Dr.Cai presented the newWQrsethaUsedconcept,which states that 8 nonnegative random variableXoritsdi&bution issaid to beNWIJif,fura~lx 20,~ ~4, P{Xr x+y 1X2 x}aP{X&.Thiswasused for the exponential, gamma and Weibull distributions. Modifications were also made for other distributions like the fognormal, loggamma, Pareto ad geometric distributions. Qfcdurse, the meat of this topic camewhen Dr.Cai talked about ruin probability, one of the most importantconcepts when dealing with in-

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there, Beekman’s formula was used to calculate the upper and lower limits of the random sum. Here, Beekman’s formula was for N being a geometric random variable with distribution for nr0, $(x)=P (S,>x} and P (N=n} =( 8/l +fl>( t/1 to)“, where 8>O is the relative safety loading factor satisfying (1+0)+c. Since the Xi’s have a common distribution, we use the specfic integral:

From there, the upper and lower bounds were found, as well as the asymptotic function. This presentation by Dr. Cai was a joy for the afficionados of statistics and actuarial science. Dr.Cai even demonstrated various examples of how these processes work. In one such example the professor worked with the inverse Gaussian distribution. Indeed, this talked showed everyone the marvels of this neglected field of mathematics.

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resh off a loss to Laurier, the women’s volleyball team was ready to take on the Brock Badgers last Friday night in the PAC. They proved to be up to the challenge asthey beat the Badgers. The first game started off rusty for both teams and there was quite a bit 6f sloppy playing. As the game progressed, the plays got better on the Waterloo side of the net and th.eBadgers were not able to keep control of the ball. The Warriors led the way to the final score of 25-18. B’rock was determined that the first loss would not dampen their spirits and they took the court looking for a fight. Waterloo started off with anearly lead, thanks to the offense of Ami Barras, Agnes Magolon and Lori Brucacher. The Waterloo lead diminished when the Badgers crept up to meet the Warriors at 19 points each. A consistently strong player for Brock was Liana Collins, who had some excellent serves.Krissie Jilesen also had some great offensive plays that helped the Brock Badgers take the second game in’s close match, 27-25. Sloppy plays by the Warriors helped Brock capitalize in some key moments in the third game but it was not enough. Rrystyn St. 0nge had some excellent tips and played a key role in the Warrior’s win. Warriors went on to win the third game, 2548. The fourth proved to be the most exciting of all the games. With sLme good rallies, the Warriors struggled to keep ahead of the Badgers and were able to put away a win, beating the Brock Badgers, 25-21. Both volleyball teams will be seeing action tomorrow at Western where the Warriorswill facethe Mustangs in their last regular seasongame. Women’s volleyball OUA championships take place in Toronto on February 25-27, The men begin their playoffs with the semi-finals at Higher on February 15, Division Finals from February 18-22 and the OUA championship on February 26. Good luck to our Warrior volleybaIlers.

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Henriques 24th. Ian Murrary once again led the Warriors with a fourth place finish ashe battled hard on the second lap despite losing much of his grip wax and being forced to arm his way around the course. Justin Faulkner continued his rising form with an eighth place finish while Greg Rein placed 14th, beating his little brotherfromCarletontoprovewhowasextrafastinhisfa.mily. Greg Brigley was 20th followed closely byJeremy Crane 2 lst, Alastair Lawrence 22nd, Eric Cartman 34th, Chris Naylor 3 8th

Terri Hancock 28th. Despite the fact that much of the male OUA team was sitting out this race the men gave a good accounting of themselves and maintained their third place standing. Justin Faulkner lead, racing fast and hard to a ninth place; followed closely by Greg Rein in 1 lth, Jeremy Crane 18th, Greg Brigley 20th, Alastair Lawrence 2&h, Chris Naylor 2&h, Eric Cartman 34th and Peter Mills 44th. With only one more race weekend to go before the OUA championships the team is steadily rising into form. Despite

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raced hard, fast and close asAllison Lampi, Mary Ellen Wood and Jodie Scott finished seventh, eighth and ninth respectively, separated by only seconds. Other women’s results showed the Warriors to be so competitive that a team time trial would have provided almost asmuch competition asan OUA quahfer. Jenny Northan and Kelly Skinner tied for 12th place, Leanne Wortley 20th, Wendy Correiveau 22nd, Ten-i Hancock23rd and Monica

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On Sunday, the Warrior women’s team put the heat on the competition by dominating the field in the l&n free pursuit. Mary Ellen Wood in fifth edged out Allison Lampi in sixth by amere two secondsasshe continued her pursuit of the UWcup. Kelly Skinner was again 12th while Leanne Wortley moved up to 15th and Jenny Northan had a breakthrough skate race with her 16th place finish. Monica Henriques was 18th and

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teamsrepresented themselves well with a first place finish by the women and a third by the men. Next weekend some members race at the Continental Cup in Duntroon as part of their final preparation while others will be following slightly different training programs. All team members have their eyeson an OUAchampionship in two weeks time.

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Wtiterloo he Waterloo Warriors Men’s and Women’s Curling teams have secured berths in the QUA Provincials. The teams competed for the berth at the OUA Crossover Bonspiel after a disappointing show at the West Sectionals. The tournament highlighted the clear domination of the West over the East with Watedoo’s men posting a 5-l record and the women proving themselveswith a+1 showing. The tournament on Januaq 29 and 30 at Avonlea Curling Club showed Waterloo control both the tempo and play. The men relied heavily on alternate Jamie Stull as regular skip Chris Schell was unable to compete on Friday. Posting a vigourous 71 per cent team average over the three games, Stull led the team to three important victories. Stull managed the feat while fighting off a bad case of the flu that had plagued him throughout the week. The team continued fighting hard against Queen’s in their first game on Saturday. The team managed exceptional play but were unable to thwart the efforts of the Kingston boys. Taking the loss asthe opportunity to prove themselves, the team continued on with awin against McMaster and a sound crushing df

Trent. All in all the team played with a 71 per cent throughout the weekend and with wins against all major competitors ensured themselves a provincial

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an overall 7-4 record. The women competed with equal successon the weekend. Entering the bonspiel with a poor l-3 record, the women required solid wins throughout the weekend to include the provincials in their season. With a disappointing first game lossto the University of Toronto, the women started the tournament on the wrong foot. However, with a win against Nipissing, the team’s record improved. Throughout both games, the women’s team was dogged by sluggish play and an inability to secure the shots they needed. Saturday presented a fresh opportunity for the women and they took it upon themselves to show their stuff. With a team average of 70 per cent, the women secured three victories. Skip Tara McAninch led the team with spirit and prowess and brought them their spot in the OUA finals. Coach Scott Allen is buoyed by the results but understands the pressures that await. “It will be imperative that we focus on a ‘game-togame’ strategy and not try to win the war with the victory.” The Waterloo curlers seem in good shape as they head into the Provincial contest.

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he Western Mustangs paid a to the PAC pool last weekend and yes, they did pay. The final score was 258 - 209 in favour of the Warriors. The men beatWestemby5Opointswhilethere was only a one point difference for the women, This victory was made possible by the Warriors sweeping the top three spots in three events, (the women’s 50m backstroke, the men’s 200m backstroke and 200m butterfly)aswellasplacingtwoswimmers in the top three in another 11 events. Winning three of four relays didn’t hurt either. Allan Nagy led the sweep in the 200m butterfly, followed by Joe Linseman and Bill Leonard. In the men’s 200m backstroke, James Borland was first, Blake Wilson second, Todd Bentley third and in the women’s5Om backstroke,Jen Sweny was victorious with CJ Mullin and Christy Bell close behind. Top Warriors were Peter Londry and Jen Sweny who each had three firsts. Londry won the 400m and the 800m freestyle aswell the 5Om backstroke. Sweny won the 5Om backstroke, 200m breaststroke and 2OOm individual medley (IM). NatalieBoruvkasprintedtofirstplace in the 5 Om freestyle and 5 Ombutterfly. Carlo Distefano raced to first in visit

the 5Om breaststroke. The Warrior men won both the 4x i OOmfreestyle relay aswell asthe 4x 1OOm medley relay. Borland, Distefano, Kurt Rohtiann and Grahame Jastrebskicombined for the medley win while Jastrebski, Steve Miller, K. Rohmann and LorAy won the freestyle relay. For the women, Melissa Thomas, Boruvka, Valerie Walker and Sweny won the freestyle relay, while Thomas, Mullin, Robyn Goraj and Leslie Dowson were second in the medley relay. The captains performed well with Walker first in the 1OOmfreestyle,secondin SOmbreaststroke and 800m freestyle. HJ Rohmann had two thirdsin the2OOmIMand2OOm breaststroke. Grahame Jastrebski, Kurt Rohmann and Robyn Goraj each had two second place finishes in 5Om and 300m freestyle and the 200m . .

and 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly and backstroke respectively. Mr. Fifty certainly lived up to his name as he raced to second in the 5Om butterfly and third in the 5Om freestyle. Melissa Thomas was second in 200m backstroke and thirdin 20Om freestyle,while Bell wassecond in the 5 Om and third in 1OOm. Jon Secord had a pair of thirds in 5Om backstroke and SOm breaststroke. Other top three finishes came from Blake Wilson (second - 20Um breaststroke), CJ Mullin (second 200m breaststroke), Dan McKerrall (second - 800m freestyle), Lora White (third - 5Om butterfly) and Dowson (third - 4OOm freestyle). The Warrior swim team is get*ting ready for the OUA championships and are more than ready to improve their previous showings at the championships.

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Clarke decided that a change was necessary and Charlton Denomme went in net for the Mustangs. Denomme was able to hold off the Warriors for the rest of the second period and Mustang Jeff Hare scored on Jason Willard to tie up the game. After two periods, both teams had three goals to their credit. In the final period, both teams were attacking, determined to score the winner. Western’s Damon Hardy thought he had the winning goal, but Mike Nixon came back with a beauty of his own. Western’s Jeff Petrie ruined the Warriors’ game when he shot the puck over a sprawling Jason

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fter two heartbreaking losses to Western and Windsor, the Warriors find themselves in critical condition. On January 26, the seventhranked University of Western Ontario Mustangs paid a visit to the Columbia Icefields. Singer Clarke, coach of the Western squad, started Denver England in net, Dave Cressman, in response, had Jason Willard make the start for the Warriors. The first period started off very slowly for the Warriors. Mental and physicalmistakesby the Warriors meant that Western could skate in Waterloo’s zone with ease. The only goal in the first period happened when Western’sMatt Munro shot the puck to the upper stick side corner of Waterloo’s net. Jason Willard could not respond in time and the net result was a goal for Munro. In the second period, a shot by Waterloo’s Damien Creurer glanced right off the glove of England and bouncedinto the back of the net and Waterloo evened up the score.Western retook the lead three minutes later, thanks to a power play goal by Rob Frost. Three minutesafter Frost’s goal, Mike Johnson spun around several stunned Mustang defenders and scored on a vulnerable England. Late in the second period Waterloo managed to snag the lead from

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Willard with two seconds left in regulation time, With Petrie’s goal, the Western Mustangs escaped with a 54 thriller. The yarriors faced the Windsor Lancers on January 29. Both teams were tied for third going into the game. While Lancer’s coach Mike Rice started Ryan Gelinas, Cressman surprised the crowd by putting in Adam Rosso. During the first period, both teamsseemed to be rather slow. Much to the agony of the Waterloo goaltender, Windsor scored a goal wasthat was credited to Darren Farr. After one period, Windsor left for the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.

Even though it was hard to tell, the second period was dominated by the Warriors. Waterloo’s window of opportunity arrived thanks to Windsor’s Joe Lombardo. Lombard0 held the puck in his hand and accidentally threw it out of the rink. SeanMaitland (the referee) was not pleased and called a delay of game penalty, Lombard0 said one word that rhymed with puck. As a result, Lombard0 got four minutes and a trip to the showers. Waterloo wasted no time, as Mike Johnson and Mike Devereaux each scored on Gelinas to give Waterloo a one goal lead. The third period would be the backbreaker for the Warriors. The trouble for the Warriors began when Mike Murphy was called for slashing. The Lancers attacked the Warrior net with impunity. Windsor’s John Bramer scored the winning goal on a deadly Waterloo turnover in the Waterloo zone. Bramer and Carr would later add empty net goals. Dejected and angered, the Warriors were stung by the 5-2 loss. The Waterloo coaching staffwas visibly upset. “We treated this like a play-off game tonight,” Jason Brooks stated. Dave Cressman added, “Critical mistakes: that’s the name of the game: If you make them at the wrong time and they capitalize, it devastates you.” On February 4, the Warriors visit the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. The next day, the Warriors battle the University of Guelph Gryphons. Both games commence at 7:30 p-m.

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gerous. From the gladiators of Roman times to the Aztec athletes to the modern day professional, athletes have had to endure certain risk. For hockey players, it may be a risk of concussions, a malady that has ended many a promising career such as Pat Lafontaine and Brett Lindros. For baseball pitchers, it may be a pulled hamstring or arthritis, For football players, it maybe a bottle or any small object thrown by a nutter or a.debilitating tackle, Either way, modern athletes know of the risks they take. Now granted, unlike the Roman gladiator, winning isn’t everything and odds are if you lose you don’t get your head chopped off. Two events last weekend have shown just how vulnerable athletes are. Saturday night in Canada is basically the night for the National Hockey League. From the Yukon to Newfoundland and from Northern Nunavut to Southern Ontario, the game of hockey is a source oi national pride. Yet, the game sometimes becomes terrifying to even most ardent sports fan. This is what happened at the

Forum in Montr&d on January 29, when the Philadelphia Flyers took on the Canadiehs. During the second period, Trent McCleary of Les Canadiens took oni for the team. Unfortunately, this one almost took hisiife. WhatthefanssawwasMcCleary sprawling to block a shot by Flyer’s defenceman Chris Therien. The shot made by Therien had hit McCleary straight to the larynx. The shot was so hard that an on ice-tracheotomy was required just to keep McCleary alive. From there, McCleary was quickly transported to McGill University Health Centre. Luckily, he survived and is recovering. The Canadiens were inspired by McCleary’s near death experience and beat the Carolina Hurricanes the next day. Of course, McCleary isn’t the first to experience a life-threatening injury. Famous names like Borje Salming, Clint Malarchuk, Eric Lindros an,d Ace Bailey have had to

pulled up and Howe crashed head first into the boards. The second event was, of course, this year’s Super Bowl. This game was an exciting battle between the St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans. For a brief moment, the excitement turned into concern. In the

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thirdquarter, on a rushing play, safety Blaine Bishop of the Titans tried to bring down Ernie Conwell, but ended up ramming his helmet into the back of the St. Louis player and straining his neck, For 10 minutes, the game was stopped while Bishop lay there. He regained consciousness and wanted to get back up but the NFL, always siding with extreme caution, took Bishop to the hospital for X-rays. Bishop is currently in good condition. I am not an athlete myself but I know of the aches and pains that occur after a game. While most of them are just from the wear and tear and will go away after rest, some stay fzuest.

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and Bishop will play ngain but it goes to show just how these athletes put rhcir licxlihoods CC the line every time they step into the arena, much like the gladiators of olden days.

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Athletes Of the Week Shildon Zimmerman captured the Silver medal at the OUA Squash Championships which were held January 29 and 30 at the University of ” ‘Western Ontario. Sheldon moved through the competition with three tough matches leading up to the gold medal game. Sheldon lost the final to the Western representative.

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his past Sunday, Waterloo’s Lifeguard Teams performed to an excellent standard on the Western Mustang’s home turf at the UWO Lifeguard Competition against teams from Brock, UWO, Windsor and the City of Vaughan. The “People’s Champs,” consisting of J.V. Arnaldo, Jenn Sloan, Kristen Alderson and Ian Katchin placed seventh overall after five events. Our two-person team - “Mr. Myagi and Daniel” (a.k.a. Christian Leveille and Geoff San& captured eighth overall, with placings of second in both International Lifeguarding Federation based fitness events, beating out a fourperson team with their speed and endurance, despite a broken rope part way through the event. “Rocky IV” with Maggie Harkness, Bruce Parkin, Chris Sanz and Shawnah Staples placed sixth overall, with a fourth place finish in both first aid and water rescue events; Other than “net related injuries” from the LIswim-four-lengths-and-dive-under-a-fourfoot-net-in-the-middle-of-each-length,” risking hypothermia in lock up and crazy van adventures, it was an excellent showing and competition. Congrats to each team member;

you put in 100 per cent and it showed. The teamsare now looking forward to the Ontario University Lifeguard Championships at the end of February at hock University in St. Catharines. For information about practicing or competing with the UW Lifeguard Club, contact shawnah at sestaple@ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca or RebeccaWhite at 888-4567, extension 5034.

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Board (CRB) formseach term to listen to cases that violate the Spirit of Competition principles of integrity, fairness and respect. Infractions such as verbal or physical abuse of an official or another player, playing under the influence, fighting, intent to injure or use of an ineligible player all warrant a visit to the CRB. A player(s) or team(s) committing one of the above offenses will be asked to attend a hearing before the Conduct Review Board attended also by the game’s officials. While the stories and anecdotes heard by the CRB are sometimes interesting, comical or downright strange, each case is dealt with as a serious offense potentially requiring disciplinary action. In the four years that this writer has served on the CRB, all ranges of suspensions, from two games to a lifetime ban from all Campus Recreation activities, have been imposed for a variety of infractions. *’ In some cases, the CRB even gets creative with its sentences, sotietimes asking the player to officiate or scorekeep a game or to serve as

Warrior

Peter Warrior

Curling

A fourth-year Kinesiology student from London, Tara rallied the Warriors last weekend to an impressive 4-l record. On Saturday, Tara led the Warriors to three straight victories to secure Waterloo a spot in the playoffs. Tara is an integral part of the Warriors curling program and will be looked upon to lead the team as they gear up for the OUA Championships at Western on February H-20.

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A second year Computer Science student from Sudbury, Peter led the Warriors to a 142-92 victory over Western this past weekend. Peter had firsts in the 400 free, 800 free and 50 back. He was also on the winning 4 x 100 free relay. On Saturday, his times and the way he controlled his races proved he is ready for the OUA Championships, February 1 1 - 13, at Brock University.

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non-playing coach for his team. Since the inception of the competitive leagues’ Spirit of Competition program in Fall 1998, the Conduct Review Board has received a much welcomed decrease in action. Let’s hope this trend continues!

Squash Tournament Correction Inlastweek’sreportontheBlackKnightSquash Tournament, Sheroy Mondawala was incorrectly listed as the winner of the free racquet from Black Knight. The actual winner was Eric Hoang. Sheroy won the big prize last term. Sorry to Sheroy for getting his hopes up and sorry to our readers for any confusion this error caused.

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Jacob Kilis An experienced leader, Jacob is handling the ball hockey league this term. As well, he is also a dedicated referee for baHhockey. His knowledge of the game from all angles makes him a valuable assetto the bali hockey league.

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n between the dreary bus rides along blank highways, between the endless nights in hotels and in between the struggling relationships and broken dreams, lie a few unique and truly great performances. These must be the daysin between, For Blue Rodeo, last week’s concert at the Centre in the Square was one of those performances. Fans of the group were in for a rare experience, as there wasn’t an empty seat in the beautiful Raffi Armenian Theatre in anticipation of the Kitchener stop on Blue Rodeo’s national tour. Before the eminent Canadian icons could begin singing hits like “Hasn’t Hit MeYet” and “BadTiming,” the audience would get just a short glimpse of Australia’s The

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the front row who surely had to strain just to see over the lip of the stageto the danCing granny just seats ahead of us who danced more furiously than the drunken cowboys to her left-and each one of them left with their own impressions of the band. . Blue Rodeo is an enigma in Ca-

nadian music. The band is clearly influenced by both country and pop . music. Simply by virtue of their lyrics and instrumentation,

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Whitlams’ sound could best be described as Ben Folds Country, cleveri

sideiing the venue, On stage, the rhythm section, complete with newly added multiinstrumentalist Bob Egan, held their ground asthe bands’ stars,Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, exchanged banter and encouraged the crowd to dance. The two exchanged dueling solosfor

easily pigeon-holed asnew country. But despite mom&s of tenderness and earnest love songs, they are prone to bombastic moments of roadhouse blues, rock pdsturing and irresistible pop hooks. The night’s performance was a treat for both the audience and for the band, asthe beautiful acousticsof the room made every sound clear

Whitlams. The

their sing-along

over just to seethem, asthis was their first time in Kitchener. Breaks between songs were punctuated by friendly cheers and song requests, As the lights came up for intermissiou, it was clear that this wasnot a performance of the K-W Symphony. The crowdwas a collection of

band had some rocky moments, losing their timing on a few occasions, but overall displayed their excellent sense of humour and solid musicianship with style and skill. Many fans appeared to have arrived from all

Equally impressive was the lighting of the show, displaying brilliant colours of a professional theatre pro-

duction. It’s a shame that the band didn’t produce avideo of the evening, con-

Vocalist Jim Cuddy seemed hell bent on executing his most convincing impression of Toy story’s Woody, his lanky frtie supporting his Fender Telecasterashis legs flailed from side to side. Dressed in blue jeans, cowboy boots and a plaid shirt, his excitement was obvious as he tore through both new and old material from the

band’s nearly 15 year history. In comparison, Greg Keelor, despite exceltent performances of songs like “Hasn’t Hit MeYet,” “RoseColoured Glasses” and “Girl in Green,” seemed disinterested. His increasingly Tom Petty-esque persona waspunctuated by his apparent

gum-chewing for the duration of the show. It wasn’t until late in the show, after a small group of rowdy male fans who had been professing their love for each of the band members , shouted, “I love you Greg,” that he casually looked up from his guitar to flatly state, “It’s about time.” As the show progressed, the band tried to interject some humour to lighten things up. While inaugurating their newest member, the crowd laughed as Jim Cuddy tried to

find a date for Bob Egan. Despite a lengthy cataloge of hits to draw from, the band was able to incorporate several songs from their latest release, The Days In Between. Many of the songs play like old fan favourites even at first listen. They opened the show with Yomebody Waits” and seguedinto Keelor’s

“The Seeker.” . Cuddy and Keelor kept things moving by sharing the vocal duties and tearing through more than 20 songs before ending. a nearly two hour set. Despite exhaustion, they were anxious to come back and play not

one, but two encores, stopping only due to time constraints. They urged the crowd to its feet, and there they stayed and danced for the remaining 20 minutes worth of music. The whole show carried the aura of a summer block party. Although a performance in such an ideally acoustic venue is rare, it was also restrained

in many ways,

It might have been better to be able tQ walk up to the bar, order a pint and dance to the music of five guys who lit up the hall with some great songs and sweetstories. For this reviewer, those are the days in between.

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ASS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff and Students) are once again F putting on their annual theatrical presentation at Hagey Hall in the Humanities Theatre. Having attended their first dress rehearsal, I canhonestly say that this is one of the better plays that FASS has produced. Although there were the typical dress rehearsal flubs, for the most part the play ran smoothly, Certainly any of the problems that were encountered at the dress rehearsal can be fixed by the time the show plays this weekend. There were definitely some key performers and scenes that will stand out in the minds of those sitting in the audience, but what also stands out is that the play seemed to drag in spots. Humour was used that was meant to be funny but was not. The actors needed to sing louder and the pit band needed tuning. Besides that, the actors themselves did well. Unfortunately, some of the people had not yet learned their lines but there were those who

had spent the time learning lines and it showed. Stand out characters were those who are trapped in the elevator, the game show host (who lookslike Dante from the movie C1erks) the drill sergeant for the Y2K survivalists, and the three guys who are trying to get laid throughout the entire play. These characters stand out because they were funny, loud, and had a commanding presence on stage. The cast contains people from all areas of UW, those who have acting experience and those who do not. Alumni and staff also work on the production and add to the appeal of the play to a wide range of people. The script, although incredibly corny, has a few good lines that will make you smile, Throughout the play, the audience is forewarned that the end of the world is coming and 131 give you a hint: squirrels do not help end the world. The play, entitled The ProFASSy, runs from February 3-5. Tickets can be purchased at the Hagey Hall box office.

UW Drama presents two selections from George f. Walkers intense play, Suburban Motel: ProMe Childand FeaturinglorettaJhe stories unravel in a suburban motel room and focuson dark urban realities ofdowntown TorontoJhetwoshort playswill run February2 to I2 in Hagey Hall, room I80JIckets areavailableat the boxofficein Hagey Hall.

Mining the Canadian Celtic underground

hink of Canadian music, specifically of the Celtic variety. Now that this traditional folk form has gained “it” status, a few more of us can name a Canadian Celtic artist or two. But, as is the case with many musical trends, there are about three big-name artists, leaving other hardworkiig musicians to toil away unnoticed by the masses. You probably thought of Ashley MacIsaac, didn’t you? Or perhaps Spirit of the West, The Rankins, Great Big Sea? Each of these artists has certainly made a considerable contribution to the Celtic music scene, but. let’s give a bit of ink nbw to a few other musicians who are quietly livening up age-old tunes with exciting new twists. Mary Jane Lamond is a recognizable voice and face of Celtic music, mostly due to her connection to Ashley MacIsaac. Her vocals on the fiddler’s hit “Sleepy Maggie” left listeners awed by the tongue-twisting melody, a style which is fairly indicative of her solo work. Lamond sings entirely in Scottish Gaelic, a language known for its relative obscurity (and feally weird spelling). Her albumSuas e! is an interesting blend of reels and jigs, funky flourishes and Lamond’s unique vocals. It’s not necessary to understand what she’s singing; Lamond’s voice is simply another instrument, providing the main

melody and embellishing the songs with heartfelt emotion, Lamond’s latest album, Lun Duil, is a continuation of her original sound. Mary Jane Lamond is currently sharing a stage with several bands, dancers and actors as part of The Needfire production in Toronto. One of her fellow performers is the young group Slainte Mhath, who are quickly gaining enthusiastic praise for their explosive performances. Slainte Mhath (pronounced Slawncha Va) is a quartet,who plays fairly traditional Irish instrumentsincluding fiddle, pipes and bodhran-but they add ferocious piano playing and exotic percussion to make their music energetic and fierce, not to mention highly danceable. Their album Prophecy is impressive, but to truly understand the extent of Slainte Mhath’s talent, you should definitely see them live. Both Slainte Mhath and Mary Jane Lamondare from the East Coast, the area of Canada typically associated with Celtic music. But the opposite side of the country has some excellent jig-worthy music as well. A prime example is Mad Pudding, a group that is well-known for their funk-heavy Celtic numbers, as well as their rockin’ fiddle version of Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘7 Want To Take You Higher. n Most of their songs are original compositions, often featuring traditional-sounding melodies with odd, stop-and-start rhythms. Mad Pudding’s 1999 release Grand

Hotelis a great mix of musical influences; they’re probably the only band that can successfully pull off a song like “Celtic Funk Stew.” Moving along back towards home, Toronto’s Loretto Reid Band is an example of amazing musicianship and talent. The group features husband-wife team Loretto Reid and Brian Taheny, originally from County Sligo in Ireland. Reid plays the flute*and tin whistle with lung power matched by no one else I’ve ever witnessed and Taheny nonchalantly plays just about every stringed instrument in existence. From the Inside Out, their recent record, has everything from atmospheric airs to a fun, punked-up version of the traditional Irish melody, “King of the Fairies.” Live shows by the Loretto Reid Band frequently feature Reid and Taheny’s son Leon on drums and bodhran, and daughter Rowena who sings with a voice that will send shivers down your spine. The Loretto Reid Band, Mad Pudding, Slainte Mhath and Mary Jane Lamond are just a few examples of the fertile Canadian Celtic music scene. Long after the current fuss over all things Irish has died down, these and other independent musicians and singers will still be pushing the boundaries of this timeless form andcreatingsomeexcitingnewmusic in the process. Caitlin hosts “Stibsonic Filter” every Monday from 8-10 am on CKMS 100.3 FM.

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he job of political activist “would be a little too much in this case,” explains Ted Johns, who believes he’s just doing drama. The star of the Blyth Festival for many years has suggested that the subject of his latest work, The Great School Crises of ‘99, has merely “become politicized.” Yet Johns’ work has touched off a political storm because he paints very clear lines of good and evil within the sphere of education. SIipping in and out of characters Johns seems to be both actor and character wrapped into one. Yet beneath the playful sheen of carefully woven characters like the elderly school-teacher, Mrs. Heartwright, lies a burning passion to see justice done and to do it in whatever vocabulary Johns can find. Johns possesses the facts and the rage to take his play to new limits, Citing scores of facts on the decreasing satisfaction levels with the education system for parents and children or the insane demands placed on trustess of ‘superboards,’ Johns doesn’t understand how the media can tell him, “It’s not an issue.” At the heart of his exploration is a deep cynicism towards the Harris government’s policies. Johns’ feels that while “Tories don’t try and solve problems by throwing money at

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to the opposite by cutting money from them.” Yet Johns has no desire to wear a political label or devote his life to the cause. Continuing on the same lines, Johns jokes in regards to political activists: “Some are born, some are made, some are thrust upon them. I’m in the latter category. ” “If we don’t like what’s in the mirror, we should change it. But we won’t get anywhere by breaking the mirror.” “In other countries, you go to the theatre to see the issues of your country ventilated in some kind. It’s always distressed me somewhat to see us focus so much on other peopie’s troubles. ” Continuing on, Johns feels that “It would be a sad thing to see this (play) as an exceptional thing. I see this as an ordinary thing.” The actor has not created this play to meet witha particular agenda. Often times, Johns says it’s difficult for audiences to believe that he did this for his own good and that he is not paid by unions or lobby groups. “They couldn’t believe that someone would do this on their own. They feel that this must be a hired gun.” Instead, he simply wants to tell stories. Johns is merely a voice for those stories that have not yet been told. “Something has gone on in education and it has created a lot of anguish. These characters are react-

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The man with two first names. ing to it as they see it.” The play chronicles these characters and their lives. Ranging from a stressed-out principal to a parent who finds the secret to the education formula to a teacher who has learned the ‘way of the world’ in Tory country, the characters provide a rich, honest response to a policy world in uproar. The characters, as Johns slips into them, seem to have a very real understanding and take on events we’re used to seeing as media reports. One character pours out in anguish: “I would like to live in a place. . . where I didn’t have to be ashamed of the people who represent me.” Another, describing Harris

and his policies, speaks of “this grotesque little man walking around, shaking a jar of loonies at us.” The play definitely has its controversies. This might stem from Johns’ opinion that the potential exists that the Harris Government, or more notably Harris’ advisors, “don’t want public education to work. I think they’re suspicious of the notion of education.” Another of Johns’ theories is that this government has merely screwed up good policy ideas. Yet, Johns has little to say to the reality that Ontarians elected Harris and, by that, supported his education policies. He feels these people l

don’t inderstand their choice and merely said: “The economy’s good, what’s the problem?” What message does he want to send to the Conservatives? “Congratulations, You have successfully managed to pull this thing off. You’ve managed to bIame the teachers and the trustees while your own government’s gotten off scat free. And, you’ve done it giving tax breaks to the well-off. You’ve actually convinced people that you are the source of wealth andknowledge in thisprovince.” The actor paints a very clear line between what he believes to be an evil Tory government and a good public education system, between a devious Harris hand teachers, the innocent victims. Despite his contention he seems to fit the role of social activist very well. Using the language of his drama, he has set out to change the world. Believing that “democracy is not a luxury we can’t afford,” he has used the talents he has, his remarkable abilities to entertain and to create, to forward a message to the world in which he lives. The play, which hits the Humanities Theatre at UW on February 9 and 10, seems to fuifill his vision of the artist: to hold a mirror up to nature. It appears audiences and voters will need to decide if he has the right perspective. Student tickets are available for $15 by calling Carolyn Hertzberger at 570-0300.

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are back-those crazy nuns from Mount St. Helen’s who brought the musical Nunsense to the stage are back again with another musical, Nunssttse 11, thesewndcoming. Tbesecondcoming provides the audience with everything from singing to dancing to laughs and of course, Bingo! The show starts off with a high-speed synopsis of what happened in Nutssense, for those who did not have the opportunity to see the first play, that gets the laughs going. A simple set is It’s theSound used for both acts, but it is barely even noticed as the nuns steal the stage and even come out into the audience several times during the play to interact in various ways with the almost sold-out crowd. The five artists that play the nuns are hilarious. Earlla Vickers plays a commanding Mother Superior, while Cheryl Mullingsplaysthe quickwitted Sister Mary Hubert. Jennifer

Toohey is delightful in her role as Sister Leo, who dreams of being a “prima ballerina” and Michelle Hillier is Sister Robert Anne, a tough-talking Brooklyn type of girl who has become comfortable with her fellow nuns. Rachel Molnar plays an excellent role as Sister Amnesia. Rachel, who is also a first year Waterloo

of Music! Raindropson roses.. . student studying for a double major in drama and music, was the most memorable nun of them all. Asuperb actress, she will certainly be seen in many more shows to come. Stacey Stone, also a student at Waterloo, is the Stage Manager for this production. The extreme situations that the nuns are faced with combine to cre-

ate a pleasant play. Carefully placed words and drunk nuns are only the biginning to what the nuns have in store for the audience. It is hard not to smile throughout the entire play. The antics of these five nuns may cause some people to want to run out and join a convent. While ultimately hilarious, the play did lack plot structure. A “variety show” theme, Nunsense II involves the simple story of the nuns trying to impress a taient scout while also dealing with another group ofnunswhowishto take Sister Amnesia away with them. Although there was little substance, it was cleverly hidden behind laughs and more jokes. Nunsense II is currently being performed at the Waterloo Stage Theatre on King Street. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings with Sunday matinees until February 19. For ticket information, contact the boxofficeat 8884000. NtinsenseII is certainly a play that will help you smile despite the cold and the snow. Amen.

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was instrumental in launching the career of Luciano Pavarotti, earning him the title “King of the High C’s+” To this end, Hernandez does a wonderful job promoting his own career, as he hit every note with a deliciously rich and powerful voice. He returns later in the program to perform a fantastic rendition of “Che Gelida Manina” from Puccini’sLa Boheme, Act I.

Next to perform was Italian soprano Simona Bertini, who dressed in a shimmering red high-cut gown, was truly a European jewel, both in talent and beauty. With a voice as sultry as her dress, Bertini performs the emotional “Un Be1 IX” from Puccini’sMadama Buttrfly with such longing and passion. Her rendition of “Summertime” from Gershwin’sPow andBess sent shivers down my spine-her range is incredible and sumptuous. Soprano Suzan Hanson is described as “a sensational soprano in a class by herself” and proves it with a captivating performance of “0 Mio Babbino Caro” in Puccini’s Gilznni Schicchi. However, it is her intoxicating performance of Lehar’s “Vilya Oh Vilya Du Waldmugdelein” from Die Lustige Witwe, Act I1 that I will remember best, as her singing is pure joy. It was the American baritione

Timothy Blevins who truly highlighted the evening, with exuberant performances in addition to a sinfully rich voice. With resonating tones, Blevin seduced the audience, especially the women, with “Nemico Della Patria” from Giordano’s Andrea Cbenier, Act III. Amazingly, even that pales in comparison to his rendition of “Votre Toast.. .Toreador En Garde” from Bizet’s &men, A&1, where he strides on stage after the music begins, and treats the audience to a humourous performance of one of the most famous arias of all time. Beyond just an overly animated performance, Blevin shows us that there is fun to be had in opera. During the chorus part, sung gamely by a few members of the KitchenerWaterloo Symphony, he turns his back to the audience and conducts the orchestra himself-causing the audience and Maestro Lipton himself to chuckle with amusement. All four soloists made an extremely strong and lasting impression in their debut with the KitchenerWaterloo Operaandshould be noted for future reference--their stars are certainly rising. Don’t miss K-W Opera’s upcoming production of Gounod’s Faust, at Kitchener’s Center in the Square. For ticket information, call the ticket office at (5 19) 578-1570.

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