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n Friday, February 18, a young girl stood at the University Avenue entrance to the University of Waterloo, holding a sign that said, “Stop! Child porn!” With the young girl stood Erika Kubassek, who believes that Compucer Science professor Jeffrey Shallit should %top his immoral agenda or be removedn from his job at the university for saying that Internet access at the university should not be restricted for students.
Kubassek, who sent out a press release from The Moral Support Group, stood in front of the university and yelled at cars and pedestrians through a megaphone while other supporters stood holding signs. She was “surprised that there haven’t been more protests.” According to Kubassek’s press release, “Jeffrey Shallit fought for the right that all manner of despicable pornography, including bondage and bestiality, be shown oti the Internet. . , It’s a terrible shame that a member of the faculty of the University of Waterloo would stoop to
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Waterloo Region hydro company has taken steps to be the first in Ontario to offer a clean, renewable energy choice to its customers. Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro (C & NDH) launched their EarthWise Clean Power program that will allow Cambridge and North Dumfries’ businesses and residents to make a real contribution towards reducing pollution, especially greenhouse gases. The C&NDH, which has partnered with the University of Waterloo-based Residential Energy Efficiency Program (REEP), held a press conference last week at the Riverbank Steakhouse in Cambridge. Ron Kurtz, Director of Business Development and Energy Solutiogs at C&NDH, addressed local environmental partners, politicians and business owners. They met in the solarium of the restaurant, overlooking the Parkhill Dam on the Grand River, the proposed site for a hydroelectric run-of-the-river turbine that will contribute some of the clean energy to this initiative. Speaking directly to the attendees, Kurtz described how the EarthWise program ?an be tailored to meet corporate, financial and environmental objectives.” The attendees included several business leaders who have already committed to opt into the clean power
program such as Ridsdale Steel Fabricators, Recovery Technologies and the Grand River Conservation Authority. Currently, approximately a quarter of- the electricity used in Ontario is produced by burning fossil fuelssuch ascoal. These emissions have been attributed to the greenhouse effect, a Garming of the earth that experts believe is already wreaking havoc on weather patterns al1 over the globe, The EarthWise program guarantees a displacement of these harmful energy sources by using clean, renewable sources. The sources of this clean energy for the EarthWise program indude: the Bruce Wind Turbine site, the Waterloo Landfill Methane Gas generator; and the Parkhill Dam, which will rely on natural river flow and does not store water in reservoirs or flood land, For Cambridge and North Dumfries consumers it is important to know that opting into EarthWise does not mean that they are connected directly to the clean source of power or that the power they are using is entirely renewable. Signing on means that a percentage of the power delivered to a home or business is from the less harmful source. Kurtz adds that “if one quarter of our consumers choose to sign on, we can virtually eliminate the amount of energy we need to purchase from fossil fuel generation. n continued to page 5
such low levels of morality, thereby jeopardizing families. After all, it is known that much crime results because of porn.” “Pornography ruins people’s lives,” agreed Augusta Vieira, a supporter of Kubassek. “Once [you act immorally], what do you expect?” Students who were waiting for the bus did not hear much of the protest. Most said they heard “something” but could not make out what Kubassek was saying. When asked how they felt about the protest, students responded in different ways. “Sometimes it’s a research thing it’s not always a degrading reason,” stated Waterloo student, Devin Causley. “If a person wants to find it, they will.” Another group of students found the protest humourous. One girl said, “all I heard was the word bestiality,” and the students agreed that “this is the wrong way to go ‘about [protesting].” When asked how he felt about the protest, professor Shallit said he was “glad to live in a country where people like Erika Kubassek are not
jailed for saying preposterous things.” Shallit also felt that Kubassek had confused the issue.
the protest since the President of the university made the final decision to lift the ban on the newsgroups, which
Small group fights against freedom of speech at UW. “Her press release suggested that I had control over the entire Internet,” explained Shallit, adding that Kubassek doesn’t seem to realize that these newsgroups involve text, not pictures. Overall, Shallit wasconfused about why he was the focus of
included. alt.sex. bestiality and alt.sex.bondage. As for the little girl who was holding a sign, she soon lost interest in the’protest and headed for the nearest pile of snow where she preferred to play.
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a new facihty which ‘konnects to the [current] Engineering complex through the E3 addition to serve the Faculties of Mathematics, Engineering, Science and ES.” The proposal also calls for the establishment of the Co-operative Education Centre (CEC) which “will provide the necessary interview rooms (which will double as study space in off time) and administrative support space” for the co-op department. Also included in the package is an addition to the central lecture facilities of the Engineering faculty. The new facilities, through renovations and added space, will create 35,150 square metres of space with room for 2,600 additional student spaces. The CElT building has been in the works for a number of years and is designed and tender-ready, The Government’s announcement will allow the university to proteed to tenders and will allow for the
building to open, according to plans, in August of 2003. The facility includes 20 new classrooms, 44 new labs, IO new shops and a number of new offices and administrative areas. The faciliv received government approval in part due to its high level of committed funding including $2.2 million in design work from the province’s previous growth fund and $3 million from the Access to Opportunities Program. UWwill still be required to raise additional funds to complete the project. A capital campaign is in the works, starting in 2002/03+ The University of Waterloo’s other proposal, a joint Learning Centre for St. Jerome’s University and Renison College, did not receive funding. The proposed 3,000 square-metre facility would have accommodated 3 10 new students and allowed for the creation of two new lecture halls.
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developing a brain drain, “loser” touched on was whether nationmentality where it is assumed that states will cease to play any imporonly people who can’t “make it” tant role in the future or whether south of the border remain in supranational bodies and the power Canada. of the citizen and firm will make not “The best way to maintain our onfy Canada, but every nation in the distinct identity is for Canada to beworld. come more and more integrated [economically] with the United States,” McCallum stated on an overhead slide. He argued that in order to improve our economic situation, in the future, we need “an environment that McCallum delivers hisvision ofthefuture attracts skilled people and desirable economic activities, During questions, McCallum domestic and foreign,” high-quality talked about the increasing costs of education and training and strong, health care with an aging populainnovative firms. He also emphation; the reasons for competitiveness sized that we are in a period of change in the U.S. economy, especially with Americanization and respect to high tech innovation and with the changing role of banks (for ex“backwaterization” as possible outcomes. ample competing with virtual banks One bigger question that was such as ING Direct, and tax policy).
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n Friday February 18 and Saturday February 19, an event called the Opening Doors Community Action Forum was held in Waterloo and attended by over 3 60 members of the community including those in the social service sector, as well as some people who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The forum evolved from a report, released by the Social Planning Councils of Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and North Dumfries, as well as the Waterloo-WellingtonDufferin District Health Council, entitled “Understanding Homelessness in the Waterloo Region.” The forum began on Friday night with a short video produced by the House of Friendship, which featured people who are homeless discussing their situations. The video was followed by the evening’s keynote speaker, John Sweeney, former Minister of Community and Social Services, and former Minister of Housing for the Ontario Legislature. Mr. Sweeney delivered his address with passion, based on a theme which he called “we can’t leave them behind.” The “them” he refers to in his theme are those liv-
In his address, Mr. Sweeney also discussed the government’s lack of initiative in working towards a solution to the problem of homelessness. He pointed to the fact that in 1993 the federal government said they were no longer involved in social housing. In 1995 the province of Ontario said the same thing, leaving social housing solely the responsibility of the regional municipalities, who simply do not have the financial resources to make a difference. He added that Canada is the only G7 country “where senior levels of government do not have housing policy. ” Mr. Sweeney discussed homelessness and the fact that things are not getting better, but are, in fact, becoming worse. He offered many figures as evidence of this trend, and told the forum that families made up the largest homeless group in Toronto. He assumed that the situation is the same in Waterloo Region, although there are no statistics to back him up because Waterloo Region has no shelters for families. Mr. Sweeney told a story about a personal experience with a man who told him that he “either feeds the
ing in poverty, those who Mr. Sweeney calied “the ones who pay the price for our prosperity.” He discussed the gap between the amount of money paid by homeowners, in comparison to the Payingthepriceforour prosperity. amount paid by those who rent, adding that a quarter of people who rent kids or pays the rent.” He talked pay more than 50 per cent of their about a large increase in families in famiiy income for housing. Waterloo Region needing food asIn 1999, less than one per cent sistance and explained that “if we of new housing developments in Wawant to help those people, we solve terloo Region, as Mr. Sweeney toid their housing problems first.” the forum, was made by the conHere on campus, the tiumber struction of rental housing. of students needing food assistance
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for a diverse group of people to exchange ideas and opinions on a variety of topics. The discussion was led by Michael Coran, a radio personality, and included representatives from Imprint, the Womyn’s Centre, Infinite Circle, and Waterloo Christian Fellowship. Audience participation was encouraged and a few people interjected questions or comments, quite possibly inspired by Coran offering “50 bucks if anyone asks aquestion. n
The topics covered were open to panel and audience suggestion and ranged from ideas of absolute truth, joy, government, and abortion. Specific campus occurences were raised, including recruiting by cults on campus. Coran said cults are groups that are secretive, that draw their followers away from their families, and that force people to give excessive amounts of money to the organization. Other panel members talked about the line between cults and religion, The event was put together by Campus Crusade for Christ for the second year in a row and included refreshments, an opening band and short dramatic sketches.
from the Federation of Students Food Bank has not increased recently, but as current VP Student Issues Jason Risley said the number stays fairly consistent from year to year. It usually increases at the beginning of term or at the end of the term, before OSAP has come through or after OSAP has run out. Though the number of students need-
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t seems that many students at the University of Waterloo are uninvolved and unenthusiastic. Just look at the number of people who demand piddly little refunds for such community building services as Imprint and the campus radio station. Just look at the lack of involvement in the Federation of Students’ council: two of the positions - which directly affect students were acclaimed because only one person ran for each position. Just look at the weak turnout at the camp-out for a tuition freeze. Just look at the extreme lack of participation in first-year lecture halls.
People are content to sit on the couch and watch “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” while the government squeezes its grip tighter on them and the mega-corporations take over the government. Now is the time to make a difference. If you don’t like something, if you think something needs more support, or if you think there is an issue that needs addressing, then there are probably many other students on campus who feel the same way. We are lucky at UW: there are many ways
to get more info or express your opinion. Services such as WPIRG, Imprint, the campus radio station, the Federation of Students, the Senate, residence councils and too many other services to mention here are all at your fingertips. So go ahead, don’t be afraid to show people that you are proud of where you are. If you’re not, then do something to change it. - Matt Patterson ZB Honors Biology
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Students at the University of Waterloo are uninvolved and unenthusiastic. People don’t realize that they have everything to gain and nothing to lose by becoming a little more involved. I know that some University of Waterloo students are becoming involved. This is apparent in our great events, services, productions and sports. But for a campus of over 15,000 students, there are far too many people who are content to sit back and follow others. This is partly due to the fact that the media often sends the message that some big shit is going to go down in the futire. The whole Y2K craze created nothing but a thoughtless society. Movies that our generation grew up on, such as The Terminator series and E~ld ofDays all give us ‘the big shit going down’ image. Our society is moving closer and closer towards one that resembles George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in which the government has total contro1 of the people.
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hen I: heard about a protest last week on the UW campus against CS professor Jeff Shallit, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, A local moral rights (or right, depending on your political point of view) group wants Shallit to “stop his immoral agenda or be removed from his post.” The immoral agenda that Cambridge resident E&a Kubassck of The Moral Support Group refers to is Shallit’s reiteration of his stand on freedom of speech and civil liberties, In 1994, Shdlit spoke out when several online newsgroups were banned by then President James Duwney, Those groups included alt*sex.stories, alt.sex.bestiality and
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am writing to clarify the change in voting procedures for Environmental Studies’ students. As most students made their way to the ballot box for this year’s Feds’ election, ES/IS students cast their votes online. As a trial run for future voting, minimal testing was conducted through the smallest faculty on campus (ES). If complications occurred with the electronic system (i.e. security problems), a rerun vote with paper ballots would be issued only for these students, as opposed to the entire university. The goal is to get everyone voting online next year. This would prove to be more efficient, accurate and cost-effective. It currently costs the Feds five thousand dollars to run the election (including printing, postage return, campaign material, envelopes, ballots, etc.). The electronic database also eliminates manual counting of ballots and, overall, makes it more convenient for the average student to vote. Perhaps this new process would increase the low percentage of students presently voting. - Cynthia Baycetich 3A Environmental Resource
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believe that the long hours in the Dana Porter Library are no longer a painstaking process? With the companion of the delicious odour of freshly made coffee and warm.pastries, the tedious hours in the .Dana Porter Library are going to be appetizing and enthrdling. The new coffee shop within the Dana Porter Library is going to change the library atmosphere dramatically. The second floor of the library is more likely to become a marketplace rather than a quiet library. The long and noisy waiting line will interfere with others who choose to work in a quiet library. As the coffee shop will offer not only coffee but also pastries and an you
packaged food, it: is going to aggravate the existing garbage problem. The custom of the library allows only beverages, but not food, The coffee shop will encourage more food within the library and it is more likely to bring various food odours to different sections within the library. Besides, the food and drinks, especially coffee, are going to stain books and tables with the frequent spilling accidents. After all, the Dana Porter Library has always been a popular study location. Students choose to go there for its quietness and pleasant study environment. If they prefer coffee during study, they should have chosen Coffee Time or Williams. One of the important functions for a library is to provide a quiet place for study and research; a pleasant coffee shop is never a necessary component for a quiet
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any people may not think much of them, but the more I-see them around, the more annoyed I get at the litter that gets thoughtlessly tossed around campus. What I’m referring to are those club or dance party advertisement cards that some greedy club owner thought would be a good way to draw in the big bucks from the average student who is already having a hard time paying for rising tuition fees and sky-rocketing housing costs. Often ‘distributed by people who aren’t even students at the uni: versity, these glossy, flashy (welldesigned, I’ll give them that) cards have become an eyesore around campus. The majority of these cards are carelessly tossed onto desks in MC, DC and Engineering. Even worse, many of these litter goons drop these cards into display cases that were meant for Zegitimate school-related information such as mark lists and course information notices. The cards, more often than not, end up on the floors, the seats, and generally in the way on a table.
In this day and age, where environmental protection and reduction of paper usage are of concern, it becomes mind-boggling how someone could so negligently waste paper resources by printing garbage of which the majority goes directly to garbage bins. But oh, they can be recycled, some may say, Consider the facts: a large portion of this refuse is not put into recycling bins, and even for those that manage to find their way to a recycling plant, a lot of energy is used up just to recycle them! One must also consider the following question regarding this visual eyesore: is this what we want the image of our university to be? Are our educational standards based around what kind of hip-hop or rap music is playing at a certain Iocal club? Does it really matter that D.J. Funky-Fresh is doing his thing this weekend? I think not. Don’t get me wrong, of course we should have fun, we should go clubbing, bar hopping, etc. But do we really need to be reminded, even badgered, on a daily and weekly basis to do so? It’s time that we spoke up against this incredible wastage and sloppy mess these litterbugs make. - Antbony S%m 2B PlAnning
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am responding to the article “Is UW ready for the double cohort?” which appeared in the February 11, 2000 issue of Imprint. I must say that this is a major issue for all Ontario universities for the year of 2003. My opinion on the issue is that this “double cohort” is not fair for the students applying to university that year. There will be too much competition between the high school students, not only for the University of Waterloo, but also for all universities in Ontario. The ratio of students accepted to students rejected will be less than usual. The idea of starting some students in May of the same year to lessen the load of students in September seems like a good idea on paper but how would you feel when
you read the letter in the mail that said that you would be starting school eight months later than usual? Who’s to choose whom these “lucky” students would be? It seems that Waterloo is prepared to accommodate these students within new residences and new buildings but I believe that the real issue remains how the universities are preparing to accept these students without leaving anyone out who is qualified. This is where most attention must be paid. Thank you. - &WAS v&ZdAS 1B Phning
Putting your neck on the line To the Editor,
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very morning myself and 500 other students from Columbia Lake Townhouses attempt the dangerous task of crossing Columbia Street. The street is a busy one, especially from 8 - 10 a.m. Presently, there is absolutely nothing to aid students in crossing the street. Students are not surprised if they have to wait at least five minutes until they have a chance to dart across the road without becoming road kill. The time factor is not the main issue, but safety is and needs to be considered at all times. One day, there will be an accident and then I am sure this dilemma will be investigated. Do we have to wait until then? I hope chat these remarks will be seen by the authorities that have the power to take action. Constructing some type of aid (crosswalk, tunnel, bridge) for the students would probably involve some expenditure, but the safety of 500 students is worth more than money.
week’s “God LovesYou” article was suitable for readers. The swim team has always been diligent and willing to write the swim meet articles for Imprint, but coming home from a meet and not seeing coverage in the following Imprint is a load of crap! Now, Imprint stated that they’d print the article we wrote two weeks later, in their reading week paper. Maybe they had enough space since the majority of students weren’t present to read it! Thanks guys, you really carry that school spirit right to the dumpster. Here’s a few things that Imprint currently lacks: 1. Any Warrior pride. 2. Complete coverage of all OUA championship events involving Warrior athletes. 3. Planning, preparation and anticipation. 4. A sports reporter that’s willing to do the job. I’d just like to state on behalf of the members of the swim team, thanks for the shaft! We write articles all year long and for our biggest event Imprint can’t even take the time to publish our article in the following paper. Why should the swim team even have to write an article about the OUA championship meet? The least Imprint could do is get someone on their staff to write the article for the OUA championship meet. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they had to attend the meet or other sports events at the OUA championship level, but they could get the information from the coaches, captains or athletes. I’d like to express my extreme disappointment with Imprint staff and thank them for finally finding the room in their so called, “Warrior pride-filled” paper to publish continued
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To the Editor,
I
‘d just like to quote the words of many who have recently written to this paper: “Imprint sucks! n Not just for the boring crap they put into it, but also for the lack of interest in varsity sports. On February 11-13 the University Of Waterloo swim team went to the OUA championships and made very strong seventh and eighth place finishes. Where was Imprint? Sitting on their asses worrying whether that
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the OUA championship article. Thanks guys, but you’re far too late and far too lacking in university pride, not just for the Varsity swim team but for other sports like rugby, track, volleyball and any others I left out. - Jmnes Borland
loners
To the Editor,
I
tary style weapons have been sold
The small arms trade T
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Social
Imprint, Friday, February 25, 2000
can totally
relate with Jimmy Stevens in “Homies unite” - I too live with family and am very busy with a part-time job as well. It seems to me that stay-at-homers are destined to be social loners. Besides living wuy off campus and worrying about how your parents always will try to drill whomever you bring into the house, those who live at home tend to be “uncool” camdared with other rent-paying students. Why can’t someone organize a Movie night or Keg party for us?
he international trade of big weapons systems get most of the attention, but millions of small arms kill thousands of people around the world. A new movement is forming to fight their spread. In East Tima last September, mobs of rogue militiamen, some armed with U.S.m?de M-16 rifles, killed hundreds of people and drove 800,000 more from their homes into the hills. In Kosovo last October, U.N. forces, again in the crossfire, say they seized two sub-machine guns, five AK-47 assault rifles, three rifles, seven pistols, three grenade launchers, 12 hand grenades and ammunition from two towns. In Colombia, the Clinton administra-
tion is spending tens of millions of dollars in aid to help government forces combat drug traffickers and guerrillas, armed to the teeth and capable of out-gunning the law. These three hotspots, and many other places around the world, including the United States, share a deadly problem - the spread of sophisticated weapons into the hands of people whouse them against each other and innocent civilians. In response, a new arms control campaign is quietly building
The campaign resembles the glo~~perts saysuch weapons - pistols, rifamed International fIes, assault weapons, light artillery, and hand Campaign to Ban grenades -increasingly end up in the hands of Landmines. belligerents around the
- E,A. Robbins 3rd year Geography
Plain
silliness
To the Editor,
M
uch silliness” is phrase that comes
the only
to mind when I heard about the upcoming engineers’ iron ring ceremony. It reduces what is a fairly honourable profession to little more than a cult: with their cerem.onies, and ridiculous secrecy, it’s like having our very own Loyal order of the Moose. Math students don’t venerate the pink tie (but knowing its history why should they), nor artsies their lucky boar statue; and science probably isn’t silljr enough to have a symbol. . There is no particular inherent honour in being an engineer. Like all of the programs of study at UW, with the possible exception of arts, it involves hard work at times, requires dedication, and sure, when you graduate, there is a feeling of accomplishment. Why should glorified construction workers be ven-
erated? Should Math graduates start wearing gold rings on their middle fingers (to show to engineers), Science grads platinum rings on their thumbs, and ES grads zinc rings through their noses? No, that would be silly. Precisely my pint. Let’s abolish this barbaric tradition. And don’t even get me started on the tool. Someday, if I have a few minutes and some film to waste, I’ll go and take a photo of this hunk of junk and expose it to the world, unless we have the good fortune to have U of T come and steal it again. Please don’t try the tired argument that all this engineering crap must be important because I took the time to write about it, I’m just writing a letter about something that very
occasionally
annoys
me,
plus, I’ve always wanted to get my name
in Imprint.
Life is bludgeoningmein my sleep
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s I sit here writing a column, desperate to finish it (consid-
ering it’s already late, which my editor will love me for, I’m sure), I have to wonder what happened to all my free time, and all my creative thoughts at this moment. I’m sure I had some sort of cognitive thought process before, I just wish I had it now,
See,looking through the newspapers has left me uninspired. Cotipletely. Sure, I could write about the 27-year old teacher sending love letters to a 13-year old student, but why? That’s kinda disturbing,although if you had asked me about that when I was
No, I’m not. I’m just experiencing a part of life that I never had before on my own. Commuting. Bills. But the kicker is the business card. I have a business card. I’ve actually given this business card to old friends I’ve known for years, telling them to call me. I can’t believe I gave my friend my business card. What the hell is up with that? And the sad thing was
world, Spearheading the effort is a network of 175 religious, humanitarian, arms control and other nongovernmental organizations called the International Action Network on Small Arms, or IANSA. The campaign, in many ways,
resembles the famed International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which in 1997, after six years of campaigning, prompted 129 governments to sign a treaty banning the production and use of land mines, and for that was awarded
the Nobel
Peace Prize. With
many
of the same
sup-
porting governments and organizations, IANSA similarly seeksto encourage more governments to tighten their laws and procedures
often
through
circuitous routes. But the battle to curb the spread of small arms could Small
be tough. arms don’t have the stigma that land mines did, as most governments believe they have important purposes. IANSA organizers say their basic aims are to urge governments to adopt increased restrictions on the
small arms they approve for export, to suppress unauthorized or “illicit” transfers of weapons and to try to extract surplus weapons already in circulation around the globe through buyback programs and other incentives. If you are interested
in this or
related topics, contact the campus Amnesty International of WPIRG.
group
in care
that he never went to school so he’s been working
the whole
time, and
he has a business card, too. I have his with my other
business cards of
I’m experiencing
13, my response would have been
steam, aiming to convince the world’s small arms suppliers to adopt tighter controls over the weapons that cross their borders.
or given away worldwide. Former Warsaw Pact and NATO countries scaled back their military forces, and Cold War-era conflicts, such as that in Afghanistan, simmered down. More weapons are produced and sold every day. United Nations’ studies have estimated some 300 manufacturers in 74 countries are adding new weapons to more than 500 million already in circulation around the
friends and distributors. I am my
a
father. A year and a .
part of mylife ??tET~~ where
that I never had before.
something aiong the lines of “Lucky bastard, bet he got better marks than me? Why the apathy? Becauseif I was 13 having a 27year old sending me love letters and calling me a big stud - no way would I turn her in. No way, I would try to continue that through high school, too, But I digress, because now at 21 that story kind of creeps me out. Instead, I wonder to myself why I left university. It was safe, you had money (sometimes) and when you were broke (most of the time) there were enough other people to mooch off of. Ahhhh, Imprint pizza, That saved my life more times then I care to remember. Now, I work full time and I’m still broke. Just a more stable source of money is coming in. I’m an old fart now.
important
getting
ready for class and having an essaywas as important as ending famine. Now, I also have more issues,
like
getting
to
work, paying the bills, duct taping my car together, finishing paperwork, doitig special orders, calling distributors, selling the product, etc. And those, even though they are important and usually on my top priority list, aren’t that important for me. What’s more is the freedom I’ve lost by working fulitime. I’m trying to keep the friends that I have, not lose more. And, I’m trying to keep myself in good spirits about what I do, who I am and how I live my life. BecauseI’ll be damned if I end up writing letters to a 13year old because I’m lonely when I’m 2%years old, and I think that’s the least you can do with your life.
Ilk Thomas Gregson,noted for his wotk with Grand UnifiedTheory, is stripped of hIsNobel Prize afW testing positive in his urine test,
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“What is vour favourite ’ pickup line or technique?”
uDoes it look like I need a pickup line?”
“I’m in CS, Software Eng. option. Need I say more?”
“Can you cook?”
Essae 6C Math
F&in Shah
3A Computer Science
Rasir Pundayhee 3A Computer Science
“Hey baby, I’m a feminist, too? Charlene O’Grady 3B Am
“Is your father a thief? Who stole stars for your eyes?m Nino Jokly 3B Computer Engineting
“Want to look at something beautiful? Hang up a mirror.”
Laura Lee Brennemon Honmt7s Am
. Marissa Fread
“Did it hurt when you fell out of heaven?” Christina Sprong 2A Arts
“Want to make love and eat pizza? Don’t you like pizza?”
“injure your back and go see an attractive physiotherapist.”
“Nice shoes. Wanna f+**?”
Stephen Murphy Grad student, Kinesidcgy
Christine Wakett 3B ERS
Adam Menro 3A Computer Science
Bars are the hotbeds of mating venues When the clock strikes twelve, it’s game on JON
WILLING
imprint
staff
I
stood at the bar with friends well into the evening taking in the environment at a downtown Kitchener nightclub. Spirits were high and with a little help from Captain Morgan and Dr. McGillicuddy, patronsmetamorphosedinto the Jekylls from their Hydes. The mating game had commenced. Bars amuse me. I find myself acting as a spectator to everything around me, jotting notes in my head as I observe the mating game. The game is more of a spectacle for those of us who are on the outside looking in. .In most cases, when the clock strikes 12, people have a need to have a significant other and leaving the bar without any success is strictly unacceptable. I love it. I love it for the entertainment, the oddities of people’s characters when the invisible beer goggles rest upon their noses. The bar becomes a three-ring circus of acrobats, clowns and lion tamers. The acrobats climb the speakers and chairs for attention; the clowns unload their arsenal of jokes on potential catches and the lion tamers soberly try to stop their drunken friends from becoming a
spontaneous one night stand. Students’ roles in the mating game are the most amusing because they have the most energy and hormones. I observed one spunky gentle&n roam the dance floor in search of his prey. He found it in a woman leaning her head against a pillar who had been examining the man’s every pivot. The drunken eyes locked, the
Some players will pull out every stop. eyebrows twitched, and without any hesitation, the rwo players were locking tongues and fondling each other as if they were made of Play-Doh’” . Not all students are that aggressive. I watched as one eager woman tapped a guy on the shoulder and innocently introduced herself. An hour later I noticed them groping each other on the dance floor. Perhaps the most entertaining part of the mating game is overhearing pick up lines. The days of the one-
liners have definitely not evolved into something different, other than we may now hear lines like, “Hey, aren’t you pseudonym RASTAGIRL from my ICQ contact list?” Besides the technological impact on the mating game, traditional pickup lines remain static. The prize of the night went to a shooter waitress who approached my friend and asked if his father was a thief because apparently he stole the stars from the sky and put them in my friend’s eyes. Two dollars later, my friend was enjoying his Jell-O’” shooter. The venue of the game makes the difference. The bar I have discussed does not have a reputation as a “meat market” like some bars have, according to their patrons; however, the meat markets receive the participation award for having the greatest number of people involved in the game. One widely acclaimed meat market that I visited looked like a tenspeed biker convention-everyone was dressed in what looked like Spandex. Clothes hugged people’s bodies tighter than plastic wrap on leftovers. Clothes are one component of the mating game - they are quick attention grabbers, In some ways,
clothes can speak for people’s personalities, which helpsplayers decide who will play in the game and who will ride the prne. Some players will pull out every stop. I have witnessed acquaintances spontaneously start smoking in a mimetic effort to woo those alike. Unfortunately, like all other games, banned sub-
stances have had a dramatic impact on how people play the game. Threats of roofies, or rape drugs, have numbed some aspects of the game like the classic ‘(can I buy you a drink” maneuver. The players who manipulate these substances are like the goons of the game and no The matinggame: played to perfection. matter how many times they’re penalized, they will continue affect The rules have changed from a simple game of submission to a nohow the game is played. Don’t leave your drink unproholds-barred steel cage match. Maybe the spirit of the 70s has resurfaced tected, not only to guard against and the carefree attitudes have domiroofies, but also because there seems nated uncontrolable desires. to be a growing trend of people urinating into pitchers and glasses. Much like professional wrestling, I’ve been out of the game for foreign objects, witty one-liners and over three years and I’m grateful spontaneous overflows of powerful emotion have dominated the mating because I don’t think I would know game and always will. And rememhow to go about entering the game ber, newcomers are always welcome. today. Quite simply, I’d be lost.
11youxe going to SanFrancisco Be sure to to stock up on political rhetoric, cell phones and doughnuts PAUL
W
QCHREIBER ltnprint staff
elcome to any other. geographic it’s covered by dozens each with a jaw-dropping
a city unlike One rich in wonders of steep hills, view.
Surrounded on one side by the Pacific, it nestles up against a bay on the other. To the west is a gorgeous park. And then there’s the fog. Perhaps no city is as politically diverse as this one. With a rich history of progressive activism, local citizens were not surprised to see 43 candi-
The Golden Gate Bridge: stretching into the heart of activism and politics.
dates running for six spots on the city’s board of supervisorsin the 1996 election. If you think that’s something, consider this: in last year’s mayoral election, a write-in candidate came in second place with 41 per cent, despite spending perhaps five per cent of what the winner spent on his campaign, thanks to tremendous grassroots support. Despite not being part of Silicon Valley, the city is incredibly wired. Cell phones and DSL connections are asubiquitous as white lines on the 401. The new economy drives this city. Stock options are tossed around like snowflakes in a February blizzard. When office space becomes vacant, it doesn’t stay that way for long. And get this: landlords are de-
a dent in your wallet: a loaf of bread is $3 U.S. (try $1.79 at Zehrs) and a can of orange juice is $2.39 U.S. (compare and save at $1.10). Gasoline runs at $1.65 U.S. a gallon, the highest price in the country.
manding
carts full of cans and bottles
equity
in addition
to rent.
The city is expensive. Rooms rent for $600 or $800 apiece. A one-bedroom apartment will easily cost you a grand. It’s so bad that first-year teachers qualify a r for housing assistante. Even grocery shopping-will put
Please, please don’t call it Cisco. A unique study in contrasts, it’s not uncommon to walk around the city and see people with shopping weaviag
in and out of BMWs. Homelessness constantly tops the political agenda. Crowded is another way to describe the city. Rising rents combined with a steady influx of new residents are forcing
people to rent out living rooms and move in with their significant others at unprecedented rates. And these people are bringing in far more cars than city planners foresaw. As one high-tech worker put it, it’s easier to find venture capital funding than a parking space. In addition to being politically active, the city’s residents have their share of pride. Walk down Castro street and you’ll find rainbow flags outnumbering stars and stripes several hundred to one. While this city may be one of three can’t-miss U.S. destinations, there are some things it still doesn’t have. Like a decent doughnut. Or anything even remotely resembling a Mont&l bagel. Mind you, they do make damned good sourdough. The
city
has
no
shortage
of
nick-
names; it’s known as the home of coldest winter Mark Twain ever passed a summer vacation; as fog city and the city by the bay. But, please, please, don’t call it “Cisco.” Welcome to San Francisco.
Imprint+ Friday, February 25, 2000
IMPRINT
Publications, Waterloo presents the motion for
Kitchen dining Colours illuminate meals Urban Kitchen
IMPRINT SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, March 8,200O at 1 p.m. Student, Life Centre, Great Hall BIRT That IMPRINT use its special projects fund to fund the following projects: 1. The purchase of a graphics tablet - $1,000 2. Digital archiving all issues of IMPRINT - $12,000 3. A complete upgrade of Imprint’s camera equipment $10,000 4. The purchase of digital camera - $1,500 5. A guest speaker for the possible IMPRINT student journalism conference - $3,000. 6. The creation of a lecture series foundation - $72,000
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After finally finishing exams, my roommates and I had some friends over for a small party. Although J don’t thinkwe were trying to be noisy, an official showed up and gave us a warning. An hour latef he came back and gave us a fine. What will happen if we refuse to pay it?
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The Official you are referring to was probably a By-law Of-
ficer.
You may be finished exams, but the people in our neighbourhood still have to get up for work in
the morning. The City of Waterloo has a noise by-law #X3-79 which stipulates that excessive noise from electronic devices or equipment (i.e. loudspeakers) constitutes aviolation and if a complaint is launched by one of your neighbours, a by-law officer may investigate, issue a warning, and subsequently, fine you. Restrictions on noise from stexeosapplybetween5:OOp.m.toXKI a.m. from Monday through Saturday, and 9100 p.m. to 9:OO a.m. Sundays. You do have to pay the ticket unless you choose to appeal it. If you do nothing, you will be summoned to Small Claims Court and if found guilty, you will not only have to pay the ticket, but the cost of the court fees. A by-law fine is like a traffic ticket, if you look on the back of your ticket, you will see the various sections to check off indicating whether
you intend to pay it or appeal the fine in court. There are other noise violations in residential areas, which include : yelling, shouting or loud singing during restricted hours; operation of power tools other than snow removal; continual barking or whining by a domestic pet; squealing the tires of a motor vehicle;and operating construction equipment during residential times. To check the times for these restrictions, visit the by-laws section of the Legal Issues Pamphlet Centre in the Student Services Area of the SLC. All information in this article was obtained from The City of Waterloo’s uIt’s (Y)our Neighbourhood Guide. n
Students can contact tbe Ombudsperson in the SLC, room 2128, phone 888-4567ext. 2402, or~iJmmili~~uwut~io~.~.
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rban Kitchen, a modern diner with a Mediterranean and Asian twist, recently opened on Philip Street. The bright colours of the decor draw you in from the bland, white, outside world. Once inside, the vibrant colours create a welcoming atmosphere aided by a collection of eclectic garage sale treasures. An old-fashioned washing machine is undoubtedly the prize of the lot, along with interesting kitchen gadgets and other novelties. The furniture was unique and modern yet comfortable. Lime green stained chairs and soft purple walls were highlighted by interesting stainless steel colanders covering light fixtures that created a complementary disco light effect. After taking in the setting, your eyes are likely to revert back to an impressive dessert display and your thoughts to re-focus on food, Affiliated with the Select Sandwich franchise, Urban Kitchen’s specialties include grilled paninos, hot and cold sandwiches and an abundance of vegetarian fair. Their reasonably priced menu (most things
are under ten bucks ) is varied, with traditional diner food and updated classics. After ordering some bottomless coffee and tea, we set our sights on the menu. The coffee was as good as could be expected for an endless supply. In other words, it was usual diner coffee. We went on to order English style fish and chips, a slice of key lime pie, and a slice of peanut butter truffle cake. The fish and chips, along with other entrees or sandwiches, come with a choice of fries or cold oriental noodle salad. The latter choice is unexpectedly tasty, with a mild and
fresh peanut dressing, adding an exotic flair to Urban Kitchen’s dishes. The fish was well cooked, and not dried out. The batter was more than adequate. The tarter sauce was excellent, with a fresh lemon zing. Our critic felt it was the best fish and chips he had in a commercial joint. Aside from the unique oriental salad, desserts were the highlight of this dining experience. The peanut butter truffle cake was unexpectedly light. The peanut flavour was not overpowering; it blended perfectly with the chocolate. The key lime pie was genuine, with real lime juice and none of that tacky green food colouring. Instead of a graham crust, this dessert featured a pie crust, which unfortunately tended to be mushy. The reviewers have paid other visits to the Urban Kitchen, treating ourselves to breakfast and dinner. The breakfast was moderately priced and a good size. We went with the usual fare of two eggs, bacon, homefries and toast. It was comparable to the student staple at Mel’s Diner, but it was not as greasy. Breakfast was presented with a lovely garnish of oranges and grapefruit. It was a pleasant dining experience. Dinner was light and delectable. Starting with the “Flash Fried Calamari” for an appetizer that came with an interesting mayonnaise and spice sauce, these were light, crispy and far from greasy. For the main course we went with agrilled panino, one with grilled veggies and hummus and the other loaded with shaved turkey and sundried tomatoes. We chose the noodles as our side (of course!) The sandwich was put together well; nothing fell out between the bread or ran down over my hand. An excelIent mix of flavours in a good size sandwich. Overall, Urban Kitchen is a superior and affordable dining experience. Service was friendly and prompt. The atmosphere and food go hand and hand: modern, tasteful and fresh.
Imprint, Friday, February 25, 2000
UW owns ACM The leagacy continues in 2000 AUGUST
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remember the first time I heard about the University of Waterloo. It was about a year ago, when I applied here. A friend of mine passed on to me all the knowledge she had of this school; she vaguely recalled something about computers. My first true glimpse of Waterloo’s greatness, my first glimmer of pride, came last May, when I learned that we had won the Association for Computing Machinery(ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest. Maybe, I thought, there was something to this University of Waterloo place, as my friend suggested. Now the ACM Programming Contest is here again, and Waterloo is right in the thick of things. Life is full of surprises; this is not one of them. Not only has Waterloo won the competition twice (the first time was in 1994) but regularly piaces in the top 10, which, as The Record reported last May, no other university in North America can boast. That is not to say that Waterloo has been carried to victory solely on the basis of legacy. The team is once again being coached by Gord Cormack, a UW computer science professor who, in every photo of him I have seen, somehow manages to look energetic, determined, yet surprised to be noticed. This year’s team consists of Donny Cheung, the reserve member from last year, Jeff Shute, and Ondrej Lhotak, a veteran of last year’s winning team. These students are the finest that the University of Waterloo has to offer, and it is their hard work and ski11 that brought them to the finals. Each of the 60 teams is given a series of problems which they must solve by writing computer programs. This is completed within in the time of five short hours, making speed a
factor
in addition to skill. The teamsmust be fluent insuch arcane programming languages as Pascal, Java, C, and C + +. Just to make things even mcxe interesting, each three-person team is allowed only one computer to work on, placing added emphasis on the concept of teamwork. Thoughts of the brass ring must also be weighing heavily on their minds; teams that finish in the top 10 receive scholarships ranging from $1,500 to a whopping $9,000. If the three young men are feeling any pressure, it may be relieved a bit by the fact that this year’s contest takes place in Orlando, Florida, a great place for relaxation. ACM will hold the annual competition March 15 to 19, and as the official contest Web site (http:// acm.baylor.edu/acmicpc/Finals) states, they will be “treated to a full schedule of events” this year. The contest itself has grown considerably in the last few years, from 59 to 69 countries, including Iran, India, Spain, and South Africa for the first time this year . The contest has been running since the 70s; IBM became involved in 1997, and since then participation has grown by 125 percent. The idea behind it, as IBM stated in their press release is to “foster and spotlight the next generation of computer science talent.” No one can doubt the need for such talent, considering the prevalence of computers in today’s technological society. After doing all this research, my first impression is that University of Waterloo seems to be one of the best: we are on the cutting edge of technology; we are among the best universities in the world. I kept getting that feeling of pride as I looked through all the articles and press releases praising the work of these fine young programmers, who are bringing so much positive attention to Waterloo.
T
he St. John’s Anglican Church gymnasium in downtown Kitchener is full of more than 200 people. Some are laughing over lunch. Others are engaged in thoughtful conversation or heated debate across the tables. Welcome to St. John’s Kitchen, a privately funded soup kitchen, run out of though not affiliated with the church, and part of a larger independent social organization called The Working Centre. Many patrons and volunteers are partaking in the day’s menu of carrot or potato-bacon soup, coldcut sandwiches and fruit Danish; however, according to Gretchen Jones, kitchen coordinator at St. John’s, most people have come for a hearty helping of community interaction. The Kitchen, Jones says, “provides a hot, nutritious meal” each weekday “in a safe environment.” But she goes on to explain that St. John’s is about feeding a deeper hunger and satisfying more than physical appetite. “People come here for all sorts of reasons,” she observes, “for companionship, for someone to playcribbage with, for someone to treat them with respect and dignity.” Fellow coordinator Jennifer Mains agrees. With her daughter seated beside her (the little girl is home-schooled and her face is a rewlar feature at the Kitchen), Mains suggests that the organization operates on the “village” principle. tiWe’ve locked our doors and shut up ‘ur community so tightly,”
Gretchen Jones and Jennifer Mains pose in front of the day’s menu. she says, slicing into a strawberry Danish. “I think the philosophy of St. John’sandThe Working Centre is to open that up again.” By encouraging plurality and fighting isolationism, suggests Mains, the Kitchen is helping redefine “what community is.” In an interview regularly punctuated by the greetings and inquiries of Kitchen patrons, Mains likens the St. John’s Kitchen community to ua tapestry, ” one woven with colours that are “rich and full” and diverse. The gymnasium is indeed full of people from all ages and walks of life, some of whom look a bit weathered by the journey. Both women are quick to point out that St. John’s Kitchen is not a charity, since it is “not giving people food.” Rather, they suggest, it provides an organized way of distributing the food that is so plentiful in a nation as prosperous as ours. This isn’t charity, asserts the
sharp-eyed Jones, this “is justice.” In keeping with the fundamental concept of equality, the organization follows a flat-line management structure rather than a hierarchical one. Here, job titles are obsolete and the concerns of volunteers and patrons are given just as much credence as those voiced by waged workers. Such an approach, say both women, can be difficult because “their assumptions are always being challenged.” Still, it is a relief not to have to deal with precarious power arrangements and positions of authority. What’s more, flat-line structure, they say, proves ultimately rewarding because it offers a multiplicity of voices and perspectives. “The more minds you have contributing to something,” says Mains, “... the better the end products will be.“To volunteer at St. John’s Kitchen call 745-8928.
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ImDrintCooks Brie cheese appetizer Ingredients: 8 inch circular brie cheese 1 cup chopped tvalnuts 2 cup bYi3wnsugar j 2 tublt?Spoonsa?nurettQ OYbmdy I package0funsuit~mach (whole : wheat is best) This recipe is easy and can be changed according to the size of the brie cheese. Whatever size the brie cheese, though, make sure it’s round. First, cut the top of the wax on the brie cheese and peel it off, revealing the bare cheese. Mix the chopped walnuts and brown sugar together well. Mix in the amaretto
or brandy, ensuring it is evenly disaibuted, Put all of the walnut/brown sugar/amaretto mixture on the cheese, spreading the mixture around the perimeter of the cheese. About 1.5 minute&fore serving time, put the cheese, with the mixture on top, in the oven at about 300 degrees F. Serve warm with crackers. This appetizer is good because the saltiness of the cheese mixes well with the sugar on top. Make sure thecheeseissoftsothatitmixeswell with the mix on top. A variation of this appetizer includes substituting dried tomatoes with spices for the sugar and walnut mixture. This is a good appetizer for any number of people since it can feed a lot with a larger cheese or a few with a smaller cheese.
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are many reasons for this “babyboom,” but the most obvious is the AIDS epidemic. While most young gay men are HIV negative, a significant population from the older generation died of the disease in the last 20 years. Another reason for a larger youth
There’s a clear division between queer women and queer men. population may be greater tolerance and acceptance in Western society. Further divisions focus on different “ideal” body images. Gay culture is inundated by images of the stereotypical, young, beautiful model -with a toned musculature and no body hair. However, a very visible subculture is “the Bears,” who idealize a slightly older, hairy, (and probably more realistic) image. The Bears have their own pride flag, similar to the rainbow flag, but instead, the flag has a paw print on it.
Especially in urban areas, there is also a division along cultural and religious lines. This, of course, also happens naturally in the broader society. Most straight people can easily identify two more groups: drag queens, and stereotypical effeminate men. It is unfortunate, but even a significant portion of the gay community stigmatizes these groups. One explanation for this is the desire in many gay men to be “straight acting. ” Anyone who is unable to “pass as straight” is therefore looked down upon. Less obvious to straight people are the athletic, mat ho, and “straight acting” groups, which count for a much larger portion of the gay population. In general, the subcultures of the gay community closely model the broader North American society. The one thing that holds these variousgroups together is sexualorientation, but really, it’s the only similarity. Subcultures are very important in fostering a sense of community for individuals, especially when one belongs to a minority within a minority. Events like the annual gay pride parade are excellent examples of how the gay community can function as a whole, while at the same time highlighting, and celebrating its many differences.
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er’s womb and knew everything about your life before you were born. He knows every word you speak even before you say ir. God knows every move you make, and there is no escaping His presence. More importantly, though, God loves you and wants the best for you.
We don’t think about our spiritual wellbeing or our eternal destiny He designed you to be in a relationship with Him and to enjoy His presence. He expects you to know Him, love Him, obey Him, worship Him, and glorify Him. You were made to do these things, and that’s the only way you can have real fulfilment and satisfaction. However, there is one obstacle+ Sin has separated us from God, and
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Scanners. In the movie, he is said to have trepanned himself with an electric drill “to let the voices out.” If we are to believe the advocates of trepanation, it is not the voices, but the ego that gkts out through that hole. For more information on trepanation see http://www. trepan.com, the International Trepanation Advocacy Group web site.
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Although Dr. David says that “the results looked very good,” he does also concede that this treatment does have a side effect: the possibility of developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Although the research team has been able to counter this effect in
mice,thereisasyetnosim&rwayof preventing MS in humans. For now the vaccine is unlikely to be useful in people until this problem is rectified. However, the work of Dr. Dayid’s team is shedding a great deal of light and generating hope that many people will be able to at least regain some of their motor and sensory functions and, at most, be able to walk again.
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hanks to wonderful performances on Feburary 13 in St. Catharines, six swimmers qualified for CIAUs. After a long two and a half hour bus ride and numerous Simpsons episodes, the Warrior swim team finally arrived at Brock University for the 2000 OUA Championships. Fifteen universities sent their top swimmers, which resulted in a strong field of competition for the Warriors. The highlight of the weekend &as Brock’s Elizabeth Walker, who set three paralympic world records. For the Warriors it was six swimmers who qualified for CLAUS. First on Friday was Captain Valerie Walker, who ended up qualifying in all three breaststroke events, followed by Kurt
Val Walker swims to another sixth place finish.
Rohmann, who qualified in 2OOm individual medley (IM) by winning the bronze medal on Saturday night. The breaststrokers weren’t far behind as Carlo Distefano and Blake Wilson each qualified in the 200m breaststroke. Peter Londry qualified in the 400111 and 1500m freestyle, while Grahame Jastrebski qualified in the 5Om breaststroke. Also, the Warriors were off to a fast start as “Big C”’ Val Walker, Jen Sweny, Carlo Distefano and Peter Londry raced into the finals, while Melissa Thomas, Blake Wilson and Kurt Rohmann swam into the consolation finals. Walker was fifth in the 1OOm breaststroke, while Distefano was eighth and Wilson was 11 th for the men. Sweny placed fifth in the grueling400m IM. Londry wassixth andK+ Rohmann was 16th in the 200m freestyle. Thomas and Londry were 14th and 16th in the 5Om backstroke respectively. On Saturday, the Warriors put forth their best showing. Pete Londry set the tone by qualifying for CIAUs in the 400m freestyle during the morning preliminaiy session and Kurt Rohmann carried it over to the finals with a bronze medal and a CIAU time in the 200m IM. Andrew Moffat won the consolation finals to place ninth in the 200m IM and H.J. Rohmann was 14th. Swenywaseighthand Robyn Goraj was 1Sth for the women. In the 200m breaststroke, the Warriors were at their best. Blake Wilson was sixth, Distefano was 10th and Moffat was 13 th. Both Wilson and Distefano qualified for CIAUs. For the women, Walker was sixth and Sweny was 12th. In the 1OOm backstroke, Thomas was 10th and Natalie Boruvka was 16th in the 5Om free’style. Sunday was filled with grueling events: the 200m butterfly, the 8OOm and the 1500m freestyle. Sweny, Goraj, and “Big Show” Allan Nagy qualified for consolation finals in rhe 200m fly and placed ninth, 14th and 15th respectively. In the 800, Walker stroked her way to sixth, while in the 1500, Londry was fourth. Jastrebski sprinted his way to sixth place in the 50m
breaststroke, while Distefano Gas 1 lth. Walker proved her versatility by placing sixth in the 5Om breaststroke. Thomas was seventhin the 200m backstroke and JamesBorland was 16th.Top relays for the Warriors were the women’s 4x5Om medley relay and the nien’s4x200m freestyle relay. Thomas, Walker, Boruvka and Sweny were in a tight finish, but were narrowly out touched by York for sixth place. Kurt and H.J. Rohmann, Moffat and Londry combined to finish a strong seventh in the 4x200. The Warriors improved on their overall placing from last year with the women moving up to seventh from ninth place and the men up to eighth from 10th. The team looks strong for next year with many returning swimmers. Congratulations to all swimmers for their excellent racing this weekend. Agreat big thanks to our awesome trainers Mary and Rachel, who came with us to OUAs. Special mention goes to Zeke, who made a surprise guest appearance this weekend. Petey ‘Pylon’ will have lots of company this year at CLAUS as Carlo, Kurt, Blake and Grahame will join them for the first time. CIAUs are February 25-27 at the University of Guelph.
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he Warriors Nordic Ski team travelled to the OUA championships last weekend with high hopes that if everything went well we would return with two OUA championship banners. Our hopes were not fulfilled, as the men finished second and the women, without captain Kelly Skinner, managed only a third place finish. This year’s Ontario University Championships were held at Haliburton Highlands. Saturday morning, the temperature refused to rise above -27 degrees Celcius for one and one half hours, causing a delay in the start of the race. When it finally did warm up, Warrior skier fan Murrary, starting last in a field of 45, killed the field by 43 seconds in the second half of the race. Justin Faulkner led the Warriors’ train with a ninth place finish in Saturday’s 1 Okm classic event. Charles Curtis and Kris Doyon managed to board the train, riding the Warrior express to 10th and 1 lth places respectively. These four skiers’ combined points put the Warriors in second place, behind the Carleton Ravens by only two pointsgoing into the relay event. This could not have happened without Stephane Perrey and Greg Reain, whose results displaced Carleton’s other skiers at 13th and 16th place respectively.
The team would have to perform well to beat Laurentian. The women’s results were kqually competitive. Allison Lampi led the team with a seventh place finish behindNational champion Becky Laakso from Laurentian and a strong contin-
gent of racers from Lakehead University. Mary Ellen Wood showed her strength, placing ninth in the field of 4 1 racers and putting her in line for an all-star position. Jodie Scott, nursing a sore shoulder from a recent accident, skied to a respectable 14th place. While Jodie usually skis top 10 in the field, her showing proved that she is still one of the toughest athletes in the OUA. Leanne Wortley, always pulling off amazingimprovement for the championships, and Jenny Northan, a double poling specialist, toughed out the hilly Haliburton course and finished 20th and 21st respectively, Monica Henriques, showing improvement this season, finished 25th in the classic race. After the first race, the Warrior women were in second place behind Lakehead and one point ahead of Laurentian. The relay consists of two teams of three skiers skiing two laps each. The men skied two 3.5km laps and the women skied two 2km laps. In the men’s race, the first lap was the battle of the rookies. Faulkner held on for one and a half laps to finish just 22 seconds behind Carleton’sTom McCarthy. The next legwas skied by Curtis for Waterloo and Carleton’s Matt Cook, Cook increased Carleton’s lead so that Murray of the U’W team started 50 seconds behind Carleton’s former Olympian Wayne Dustin. Murray went extra-fast, gaining 15 seconds on Dustin over 7km. Unfortunately, the gain was not enough and Carleton gained another three point lead over Waterloo’s men, The Waterloo women’s second-place standing was in jeopardy going into the relay, knowing that they had to stay ahead of Laurentian A and Lakehead B teams. Wood and Jenny Northan started for the Waterloo A and B teams, fighting each other, Lakehead’s two teams and Laurentian for 4km. Wood and Northan tagged off to Scott and Henriques in fourth and fifth place. Scott and Henriques had a lot of work to do, trying
seconds, Lakehead B won the bronze and Waterloo lost six points to Laurentian in the relay, putting them five points out of second place. Waterloo’s B relay team showed the depth of the UW women’s team by beating Guelph’s A team and finishing close to Queen’s A in the final standings. Henriques raced hard and tagged off Wortley, who took home a sixth place relay finish.
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Murray started 20 seconds before a large pack of Carleton skiers; Sunday started with some warmer weather, fresh snow and difficult waxing conditions. The 1Okm and 35k.m courses contained many hills and little rest. Many skiers began the race with two races on their legs from the day before. The women started the 1Okm freestyle event five points behind Laurentian in second place. The team would have had to recruit amazing performances to beat this strong Laurentian team on a freestyle day. In the pursuit format race, Lampi caught last year’s OUA champion, Lana Puumala from Lakehead and finished in eighth place overall, giving her OUAall-star status. Wood raced Guelph’s Johanna Martin, Waterloo’s main competition from Guelph all season, to the line, but just missed an all-star position, placing 1 lth. Scott, despite her slight shoulder injury, finished 10 seconds behind Wood in 13 th position. Wortley finished 16th overall, the fourth scorer for the Waterloo team, Henriques up six pk3ces to finish
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Thanks to a bench minor, bad acting and a bad call, Ryan Painter got tossed out of the game and gave Western a two-minute two-man ad’ vantage. The Mustangs capitalized on this opportunity when Greg Dunn’s shot slipped past Rosso into the back of the net. Three minutes later, Jeff MacLean’s long-distance shot fooled the Waterloogoaltender. At that point, assistant coach Steve Brooks waved a hockey stick with a towel hanging on it and got tossed out of the game. The final goal of the periodcame with 2:37 left in the period, when
John Swan Jack Hardill shot the puck between Rosso’s legs. With that goal, the Mustangs had a six-goal advantage. In the third, the Warriors finally solved the riddle of Denomme. With 2:55 expired in the third, Joel Widmeyer slipped the puck underneath the Western goaltender to put Waterloo on the board. Unhappy with losing the shutout, the Mustangs trio of Steve Manley, Chris Hare and Eric Thompson scored three goals within a two-minute, 30second span. Hardill provided the final insult when he broke away from the Warriors and scored. In the end, Western humiliated Waterloo 1 O- 1. The next day, the Warriors travelled to Adie Knox Herman Arena to take on the University of Windsor Lancers. Lancers’ coach Mike Rice, in a surprise move, gave Nicholas Greer his first start this season in goal. Jason Willard was the goaltender for the Waterloo Warriors. The Warriors got off to a great start. In the fourth minute, Widmeyer got a hold of Mike Johnson’s longdistance shot and lifted the puck over Greer’s shoulder. With that goal, Waterloo was brimming with confidence. The Warriors gave Greer all sorts of shots to deal with. As for Windsor, they came out slow and sluggish, as the Lancers could not challenge Jason Willard. After one period, Waterloo had a one-goal surplus advantage. The second period was the best period Windsor played this game. Thanks to an early penalty by Brett Turner, the Windsor sharpshooters cameoutsmoking.The Warriorskilled off the penalty and were rewarded when Turner scored on a sprawling Greer. After the goal, Greer complained that his knees had been aching, so Rice replaced Greer with allstar goalie Ryan Gelinas. When Gelinas came on, he spurred the Lancers back into shape. Warrior Matt Pomeroy also helped
when he delivered a punishing hit to Terry Banjavcic, earning the former two minutes. Pomeroy’s stay in the box lasted 23 seconds, thanks to Karl Yoker’s goal. Two minutes later, Jamie Carr surprised Jason Willard. When the second period ended. Waterloo and Windsor each had two goals to their credit. In the third period, momentum shifted between the Warriors and the Lancers. The Warriors were ecstatic when Mike Johnson’s shot through a crowded net somehow went in. Of course, trust Windsor’s John Cooper to spoil the party for the Warriors. With 4:27 left in the period, Cooper just blasted the puck past Jason Willard to send the game into overtime.
Hansen won the game with 2.3 seconds left in extra time. In the extra period, Waterloo’s Sean Fitzgerdd, Michael Reimer and Widmeyer all had excellent chances to win the game. Windsor, on the other hand, did not have as many chances. The crowd and the Warriors thought that the game was going to end in a tie, but Carr won the faceoff and passed the puck to Kevin Hansen, who shot the puck past Jason Willard to win the game with 2.3 seconds left in overtime. The Warriors suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to end the season. The Waterloo Warriors must now start preparing for next year. Leaving the Warriors are Matt Pomeroy, Michael Reimer, Mike Devereaux, Jay Henry and trainers Jessica Salt and James Pencharz.
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the only undefeated team thus far with a 4-O record. It doesn’t matter though: ACS Sprangers, and Ruff Riders are all close behind at 3- 1. So far, the basketball has been of high quality, the action has been intense and we’ll look for Spirit of Competition ratings to improve in the near
ter-racial Kaos and the Pheasants who all are looking to challenge for the division title in the playoffs. At the other end of the spectrum, The Basement Boys are living up to their
name asthey sit at the bottom of the 4 1 team B division. In the C division,
Arirang Hoops once again are dominating the league
and their 5-O record is matched only by the South Penguins. Also undefeated are Unit Eight and KCF. Finally, in the Co-ed Division, the ‘Underdogs (led by the sharpshooting of Jen Myers) have proven their name wrong and have been winning games by wide margins.
future! The perennial powerhouses of Steve Kerr and the Blood Clot Bad Boys have been joined at the top of the standings by The Corporate Team and WISA this term. Not far behind with only one loss each are Next of Kin, Toasted Coconuts, In-
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statement I made against Canadian football. At the same time, I advise Canadians not to get too cocky. As many people know by now, the Canadians staged an incredible upset at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on February 20. The Mexicans, ranked tenth in the FIFA ratings, were expected to easily flatten the Canadians like so much roadkill. For a while, it seemed that the Mexicans would win this match. A strong attack by the Mexicans led to a goal by Jesus Ramon Ramirez Cecena of Los Tigres in the 36th minute. in the second half, Carlo Corazzin of Northampton Town scored a goal seven minutes before regulation time had ended. The hero
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of the game was Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s Richard Hastings,who scored on Oscar Perez Rojasjust two minutes into extra time. For the Canadian media and Canadian coach Holger Osieck, this was the best victory in Canadian football history. The Mexican media are calling for coach Manuel Lapuente’s head to be served on a silver platter. Despite the victory, Canadians shouldn’t immediately book flights for Seoul or Tokyo just yet, First of all, this victory was in the Gold Cup, a tournament of CONCACAF nations. Everyone knows that CONCACAF can not hold a candle compared to the Europeans and South Americans. Secondly, Canada won a coin tossagainst South-Korea. Now, you may ask, “What the f “ck is South Korea doing in a CONCACAF tournament? And just what were the officials smoking when they decided to use a coin toss in the first place?” Unfortunately, that is another story
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Alex has done an excellent job this term keeping stats for the ball hockey A league. He has been to every game volunteering his time to do scorekeeping and tracking the major stats along with obscure stats such as blocked shots. Way to go Alex!
Debra has attended her aquafit class faithfully every week and has partici-
pated enthusiastically and with agreat many smiles for her leader and fellow participants. She is a pleasure to have in class and a pleasure to aquafit with. Thanks Debra!
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for another time. Finally, most of the Canadians play for European teams, meaning inevitable conflict between national teams and their clubs. Players such as Paul Fenwick of mighty Greenock Morton, Paul Peschisolido of Fulham and Craig Forrest of West Ham IJnited have had to look for jobs abroad, because Canada has no professional domestic football association and teams like the Vancouver Mers and the Montrkal Impact are in a league that is equivalent to Division Three football in England. Canada will now face Trinidad and Tobago on February 18 at Los Angeles Coliseum. This should be a great match and Canada should tin this one, especiallysinceDwightYorke of Manchester United is out due to injuries suffered when he played in a domestic game against LeedsUnited. Should Canada advance to the final, they will have the ultimate testwhen the face either Peru or Columbia on February
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A second-year Sciencestudent from Brampton, Paul finished first place in the 200m with a new varsity record of 22.24 seconds this past weekend at the Eastern Michigan Invitational. Paul also finished third place as part of the 4x400m relay team. Paul is two-time athlete of the week this term and has claimed his second varsity record of the year. Paul will lead the Warriors into the OUA Championships, March 4 to 5 at Windsor and the CIAU Championships, March 10 to 12 at McGill.
Asecond year Actuarial Science student from Kitchener, Daniella placed second in the 60m event this past Friday at Western with a time of 7.73 seconds, On Saturday, at the Eastern Michigan Invitational, Daniella
matched her Friday performance a second place finish in the 60m, in a time of 7.75 seconds. Danielia capped off the weekend with a second place finish as part of the 4x200m relay team at Michigan. Next action for Daniella and the Warriors is February 25 at Toronto. with
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he title of the play says it all. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands (2P4l-l) is a story of growing up, Filled with happiness, humour and harmony, it tells the story with two baby grand pianos and two bright young actresses. This Tuesday, the now world-renowned play is coming to Kitchener for the first time. 2P4H is based on the real-life experiences of authors Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt. It chronicles the experiences of two young people growing up and learning to play the piano together. The two actresses play the pair of prodigies as well as the many teachers, parents and others who had an impact on their lives, In its first incarnation, the stars of the show were the two authors. In this production the show has been reworked to star critically acclaimed Canadians Shari Saunders as Thea and I&en Woolridge as Rachel. The show has been on a crossCanada tour with Saunders and
Woolridge and is continuing to receive the rave reviews that have become par for the course for 2P4H. The show began as a 25minute piece performed at the Tarragon SpiingArtsFairin 1994. Frumthere, it was expanded and performed in the Tarragon Theatre’s regular 1995/96 season. Since its successful debut it has played to sold-out audiences in Canada, the U.S. and Britain.
W’s a celebration of amateurism.” UIt’s a celebration of amateurism,” says Woolridge, a University of Waterloo graduate, trying to explain the almost universal appeal of the story. “Everyone has to grow up, everyone has teachers, coaches.” Woolridge saw the show in I996 at the Tarragon Theatre and totally identified with the story being told. She and her mother, who read the play with her, both knew right away it was a part that she could
play. Woolridge auditioned to understudy the male actors in the New York show and was turned down, but out of that experience was born the idea of creating a female version of the show. “The script has changed very little,” noted Woolridge commenting on the changes made to accommodate the gender switch. Aside from bring some “female sensiblity” to the characters, the rewrite is designed to stay true to the original production. if there was one big difference between the two versions; “the quality of the competition between the two main characters] is a little less overt,” according to Woolridge. Woolridge spent five years here at the University of Waterloo, receiving an Honours B.A. in Drama, and has been acting for 21 years. She credits her experiences at UW as being “very influential in the way I approach acting.” She particularly credited the last year of her study at UW, which was spent doing intensive acting studies with Tom Bentley-Fisher. Woolridge also commented that having two fabulous theatres on campus and being in close proximity to Stratford made Waterloo a great facility at which to pursue her
These girls look like they’re having fun! studies. The part calls for Woolridge and Saunders to spend about half their time on stage playing piano and half the time in dialogue. Woolridge and Saunders put in nine hard months of practice to ensure they were ready to play the part. The score includes works by Chopin, Bach, Beethoven and Billy Joel. Although Saunders and Woolridge have performed the play in the U.S. (they recently returned from a performance in Hawaii),
they always love returning to perform in Canada. “Canadians have a strong appetite for comedy,” observed Woolridge. The show also lampoons such Canadian icons as the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Kiwanis Music Festival, which makes some of the jokes less accessible to American audiences. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands plays the Centre in the Square in Kitchener at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 29, For an evening of life, laughter and Liszt, make a date with this unforgettable theatre experience.
Paul Brandt and a Backstreet Paul Brandt with The Wilkinsons
hot, he has the best voice,” exclaimed Stephanie, Jennifer and Claire, three excited young country fans.
The sold out crowd at Centre in the Square was ready for the three-hour party with award-winning Canadian country music artists the Wilkinsons and Paul Brandt. The crowd seemed an odd blend of dress clothes and cowboy hats with teen fans certainly rivalling the number of adults. With screams of “I love you Tyler and Paul” interspersing songs, the crowd seemed to have arrived both for the music
and Steve in a denim shirt, the Wilkinsons’ did not appear as the typical country group. Despite their unconventional attire and image, the Wilkinsons have elicited a dramatic response from Canadian country fans. The family trio delighted the audience with tight harmonies, smooth lyrics and a comfortable decorum with the capacity crowd. Although very talented, The Wilkinsons seemed to be working very hard at getting the crowd into the show. Once they achieved mild success, they kept feeding off of it attempting to gain momentum. Although the Wilkinsons encouraged the crowd to sing along, many people did not know the words. The trio managed to get the crowd off their feet and into the groove by the set’s end, performing an encore that included an a capella number which featured the family’s sincere musicality. Fans Erin
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chairs to sway to Brandt’s hypnotic choruses. Playing only the choruses to “I Meant to do That,” and “Outside
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untiring crowd. The fans seemed interested in most songs, but enthusiastic about the faster ones. Bran& got the crowd onto its feet as he played ehe Bryan Adams hit, “Summer of ‘69” and he held the audience captive from that moment until he sang the last words of one of his encore songs, “In the Rain.” There was a presentation halfway through the performance in support of World Vision, an organization Brandt believes in very strongly. Brandt mentioned over and over that his experiences in Africa with World Vision were life changing. He then slowed down the show for a few songs, saying, “this is the part of the show where I sing sad songs because they make me happy.” Before starting, “The Sycamore Tree,” Brandt admitted to his fans that, rcone of the things I like about country music is that it’s not afraid to talk about things like this. . . this is a song about hope.” Ending the performance with an intimate encore, the artist left a few fans in tears. One lady admitted as she walked out of the concert that continued
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The cult of musicality
-Melt the winter chill ROBIN
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scant two weeks after the groundhog ran away from its shadow, most of us were buckling down for another month of ice and snow. The Menno Singers, one of KitchenerWaterloo’s most prominent choirs, were preparing to perform a selection of songs on the theme of springtime and love. On February 18, the Menno Singers presented Yearning for Spring at Benton Street Baptist Church. The program consisted of four cycles of song. Interleaved among the choral selections on the program were a few pieces of springtime poetry read with poise and panache by UW student Julia Gingrich. ’ They began with Canadian composer Paul Halley’s Love Songs for Springtime. The four songs were set to a variety of lively beats. The solo portions of the women-only Seeds of Love and energy of the comic-tragic Soldier Won’t you Marry Me? were the highlights of this first set. The second set was the well-known Six Chansons by Frenchman Paul Hindemith. The Six Chansotzs are six short, hauntingly beautiful pieces on the theme of springtime. The first half of the concert wrapped up with a performance of Five Traditional Songs (the choir left one of the selections out due to some decidedly un-Mennonite content) arranged by English composer John Rutter. The highlight of this set was a striking performance of Golden Slumbers. Conductor Peter Nikiforuk saved the best for last, using the
second half of the concert to present Frostiana - a setting of the poetry of Robert Frost by renowned composer Randall Thompson. The set of seven songs included some of Frost’s well-known poems like The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods otl a Snowy Eveteimg, as well as some of his lesser known works like The Telephone and The Pasture. The choirs performance of the last two pieces on the program, Stopping by Woo& and Choose Something Like a Star, were heartstopping. Frost’s glorious text, Thompson’s gorgeous harmony and the choir’s expert handling of the subtle mood and images combined to send a chill down this writers back, as well as the rest of the audience’s. Overall, the concert showed off the choir’s impressive range and expressiveness. Nikiforuk led the 60-odd performers through a list of enjoyable works invoking laughter, sadness and beauty. Both the choir and pianist Charmaine Martin could have performed more crisply, especially in terms of diction, but they were not helped by the echoey church in which the concert took place. The Menno Singers are seasoned and inspirational performers who showed they were more than up to the task of making a group of winter-weary audience members yearn for spring. The choir’s next concert is at 8 p.m. on April 15 at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Kitchener and will see the choir join forces with the Pax Christi Chorale of Toronto. Tickets for students are $20.
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f you haven’t heard about what’s happening at the Bomber these days you should consider moving; caves can be so very dark and wet. In the past few weeks, UW students have been taking part in a grassroots movement to create a musicaI community on campus. The most successful part of this movement has been the Bomber’s Thursday night Openstage, an evening of live music featuring a local host and dozens of students. Past weeks have featured performances from local talents Matt Osborne, White Courtesy Phone and Craig Cirdiff.
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The response to the evening has been phenomenal. It has remained one of the best attended events at the Bomber (excluding legendary Wednesdays, of course). Every Thursday has seen the campus pub filled with UW students thankful for an opportunity to try out some new material, perform with friends, or just play some covers of songs they like. The onset of this new musical community, set in motion by UW Programmer Craig Cardiff - yes, the same one who performed an incredible set last week as Openstage host -has not been without its setbacks. Wednesday night comedy has unfortunately been cancelled, with no apparent plans to replace or reinstate it. Still, Fridays have played host to a number of nooner concerts, with a smaller but enthusiastic crowd. Jazz and blues have been the highlights, including an excellent performance from jazz drummer Joe Sorbara and blues from the Matt Osborne Band. Coming up in the next few weeks are more great performers, including next week’s charity feature, “Underground.” Friday, March 3 will feature DJ Orgy, spinning everything from disco to old school and hip hop. DJ Orgy will be making his first Canadian aippearance since he moved to Canada from Paris, France. He was signed in 1999 to Roule Records (Daft Punk, Air), and will hit the Bomber for a more than two hour set with special appearances from the UW Breakers. All proceeds from the event go to War Child. In the end, it all depends on the support of everyone involved, so come out and join in.
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11the posters proclaim, “Welcome to the final act.” Could it be true? Is Screum 3, the latest chapter in the saga of the masked killer and Sidney Prescott, to be the last? Probably not, but the Hollywood hype machine would like us to believe it is. At this point in the Screum series, the movies have lost their edge. The original Scream was a great mix of actual scares and self aware irony, and it was both funny and terrifying. Although Scream 2 wasn’t really scary, it made you chuckle a couple of times and there were one or two things that would invoke an involuntary flinch. This time, Scream 3 tries to be both funny and scary; it is moderately successful in the humour department and not at all successful in the terror one. You shouldn’t really go to Scream 3 to be scared, you should go more to find out which of the regular characters will survive and which ones won’t. All the regulars of the Scream series (except those that didn’t make it through Scream 2) -Neve Cambell, David Arquette, Courtney Cox - are back, as well as several really funny cameos, This time around the action centres on the filming of Stab 3. You may remember Stab from Scream 2 as the movie based on a book by Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) about the events that took place in Scream. The killer has returned and is slowly preying on the actors of Stab 3.
Sidney Prescott (Neve Cambell) is forced to come out of hiding to help catch the killer. New plot twists are revealed and we find out more about Sidney’s mother whose murder started the whole Scream ball rolling. Carrie Fisher shows up in a hilarious cameo as a bitter archive clerk at the studio where S& 3 is being filmed. Overall the cast does a pretty good job. Cambell, Cox and Arquette still seem to be having a great deal of fun with their roles. Parker Posey joins the cast and is at her bitchy, whining best as the actress who plays Gale Weathers in Stab 3. Scream 3 does have some good jokes; it is a lot funnier than Scream 2. The writers maintain that post-modern self-awareness that made the first film so funny, however, each time we are hit with another Scream movie the knife tends to get less and less sharp. The film just doesn’t have the same satiric bite that the first movie had. Perhaps the problem is that Scream was so popular that every hack in Hollywood thought they could make a killing with a serial killer movie. Every time you go to the multiplex it seems you are tripping over scantily clad teens getting murdered. After a million movies like, I Know Wbd You Did Last Summer and Disturbing Behaviour it is really hard to get excited about the teen slasher pit. If you are a fan of the Scream movies you have probably seen Scream 3 already. If you haven’t, it is worth seeing if only to find out who lives, who dies and to see the new twists added to the Scream mythology. Besides, you want to keep up so you know where things stand when Scream 4: SiLiney in Spuce is finally released to anxious fans.
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There’s a fair mix of songs about being happy and in love, For the most part, this album is about a woman’s strength. She sings about standing up for herself and doesn’t put up with garbage. From singing about “the dirty way you’ve treated me” to “being all the woman I want to be,” she’s a pillar of strength without remorse. Most of the songs on this aibum are about how she can live without this rotten person who has broken her heart, but many of the songs are still upbeat and somehow cheerful.
The only songs that come close to lovey-dovey songs are “Talk to my Heart” and “Falling,” but even then, “Talk to my Heart” concentrates more on communicating in a relationship than falling all over yourself to prove your love. This latter emotion is saved for uFalling,” where she would “swim an ocean for you.” It doesn’t really fit, but I guess it had to be included somewhere. Probably the best song on the album and the most powerful is “Absolutely Nothing’s Changed. n It’s got a strong beat that makes it a song onecould dance to. Although her emotions have been played with, “she may be bruised, but she isn’t broken.”
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reggae, specifically dub reggae. If reggae music sounds like it’s been influenced by a herb or two, dub reggae sounds like its been influenced by a whole field of it, and a good dose of religion as well. Maximum bass, maximum echo and conscious lyrical stylings are dubs most striking features. And this heavy, slow music planted a seed in the heads of Bristol musicians such as Smith and Mighty, and in a collective of musicians, DJs and party promoters known as the Wild Bunch, whose memb$rs eventually formed both Soul II Soul and the wildly successful Massive Attack. These musicians fused dub reggae with English soul andcreated abrand new funk. While Soul II Soul flared for a moment before fading into retail oblivion (they opened a lifestyle store in London), Massive Attack blew up the spot with 1991’s “Blue Lines” album. England had never heard anything like it and the government didn’t like their name one bit, forcing them to abridge it to “Massive” during England’s involvement in the Gulf War. Massive combined deep bass, gorgeous guest vocalists and obvious dub reggae influences (including appearances
by dub legends like Horace Andy), over tunes that were totally danceable. With their second album, 1994’s Protection, they confirmed their place among England’s top bands. Bristol sounds became widely heard in Canada around 1994, with the debut of Portishead. Similar in style to Massive (indeed, the two have traded remixes), Beth Gibbons’ haunting voice embedded itself in countless music fans. In terms of Toronto popularity, Portishead was aided by the fact that their tune 3our Times” became a hit just as CFNY became a top-40 station and it was played about eight times daily for a while. A Massive alumni, Tricky, has also dropped some incredible tunes over four albums in the 1990~~ His sound, dubbed “trip-hop” by label-hungry Brit journalists, is a strong influence over Esther0 and plenty of other new-breed funk/soul musicians. Bristol is not without its jungle roots; Roni Size and Krust helped launch jungle with influences going back to Smith and Mighty and the related group More Rockers. For some deep Bristol sounds, check out the Mullet-headz Thursday night at lO:OO p.m. on CKMS.
Imprint, Friday,February25, 2000 tracks. The original recording was missing in action until this last yearThe lyrics are full of both torment and resolution, and when combined with the melodies and harmonies, the Skydiggers strike apositive chord in one. One has to ask how different is Still Restlessfrom Restless? Does adding three previously unreleased tracks act as an incentive for those true Skydiggers fans to spend their money on this album? The Skydiggers explain why they are releasing Still R&less on the back of the CD. “We believe that these lost recordings recapture the true spirit of the songs from Restless and we proudly present them with an additional three previously unreleased tracks as an authentic, harmony filled, bittersweet, country-folk-rockin’ Skydiggers album. ” As I have listened to both recordings, there is a difference between Still Restless and Res&ss. On Still Re&ss, the songs are more carefully produced, they contain more acoustic guitar, and it sounds much more like a second release. Restless too contains the ?ountry-folk-rockin” sounds of the Skydiggers, however, the album contains a little heavier guitar and it is more produced with additional interludes and introductions.
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or those who are familiar with the Skydiggers discography, Restless was their second release in the earlier 90s. Much like their first release, Re&ss has those bittersweet lyrics and great harmonies that are so popular from Andy Maize (vocals) and Peter Cash (vocals/guitar). Maize’s voice is strong and pure, while Cash’s voice is strong with a twang* When you combine these two voices, you get a distinct combination and wonderful harmony. Still Restless, The Lost Tapes, is a re-release of Restless, but this recording contains the original session that the Skydiggers made prior to their 1992 release of Restless, and three additional unreleased
ARTS Songs like “Slow Burnin Fire,” “She’d Calm Down” and “Feel You Closer,” still offer those fabulous harmonies. The songs are less produced so that there is more acoustic guitar and in some ways the rawness behind the recording makes the songs more appealing. However, there are other tunes, like “It’s Alright,” that fail to have the same appeal. Other songs that sound similar on both releases include “I Don’t Know,” “Why,” “Swamp Boogie” and “Don’t Blame it on Me.” Of the three unreleased tracks, “Good King Wenceslas” is done beautifully. As the song is related to the winter season, the Skydiggers have managed to create an image of snow and sitting inside a home with family and friends sipping hot chocolate or hot cider. “Joanne” and “All Alone” are not unique lyrically or melodically for the Skydiggers, but the songs fit in well with this release since the tone and theme are similar. So, which one to buy? If you’re looking for something that sounds more polished and produced, go for the &s&xs release. However, if you like something that feels a little more raw and acoustic, try Still Restless. Either way, you will still receive the great lyrics and harmonies that each album has to offer.
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it was “a little bit of a tear-jerker there at the end.” Eventually in both performances, the crowd did make it to its feet to dance. People clapped, sang along, danced and some even made their ways towards the stage for Brandt’s encore. In any case, the Wilkinsons’ and Paul Rrandt did not disappoint
their fans and threw one he11 of a party. Yet, deep within the raucous good time were pockets of inspiration and sentiment, as Brandt himself said: “I want to show you that there’s hope.” The crowd, although slow to react, seemed to get behind the two groups swinging from emotional to feverish -showing off the talent of the two groups to entertain and astound.
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Weekend Counsellors and relief staff to work in homes for individuals with developmental challenges. Experience, minimum eight-month cornmitment. Paid positions. Send r&sum& to Don Mader, K-W habilitation Seervices, 106 Sydney Street, S., Kitchener, ON, NZG 3V2 Fraternities w Sororities - Clubs w Student Groups -earn $1,000 - $1,500 this semester with the easy ClS three-hour fundraising event. No sales required. Fundraising dates are filling quickly, so call l-888-923-3238 today or visit www.campusfundraiser.com! Camp Trillium =a children’s residential summer camp for kids with cancer and their families is looking for counselorsllife-guardslcookslmaintenance/boat drivers/activity heads/nurses. Fun! Exciting! Rewarding! $$$! From June to the end of August. Send applications&urn&s ASAP as most hiring is completed by mid-February, attention April or Dan, Please fax (905) 527-53 14 ; or phone (905) 527-1992 or e-mail
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March Break Science Camp 2000from March 13 to I7 will once again be organized by the Engineering Science Quest for children of all ages. For info call 8884567, ext, 5239 or e-mail directors@esq.uwaterlod.ca Spring 2000 housing-St. Paul’s United College offers large single rooms with a meal plan (15 meals weekly) to UW
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