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face a $245 fine the next time they light up at Fed Hall or the Bombshelter. If the smoker contests the fine in court, the judge could raise the fine to asmuch as$5,000. A strict anti-smoking bylaw was passed on January 1,2000, making it illegal to smoke in any bar or restaurant in Waterloo Region and Guelph. - The Feds applied for an exemption to the bylaw earlier this year. Smokers were allowed to light up at the Bombshelter on any day of the week before 7p.m. Fed Hall also permitted smoking on Boys ‘n’ Girls Night

every Thursday. Although the Feds tried to accommodate smokers by applying for the exemption

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the majority of students a smoking ban at both establishments. By the end of the month, UW will have a 100 per cent smoke-free campus. ing sections, supported

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7p.m. “We haven’t hadanycomplaints,” said Doig. Bombshelter manager, Steve Semanski, was unavailable for comment. Fed Hall manager, Johnny Megalos, was less optimistic about ter

smoking policy at Fed Hall and the Bombshelter was based on student opinion obtained through polls, marketing research and word of mouth. Earlier this year, a poll was conducted at Fed Hall. Patrons were asked whether they preferred a smoky or smoke-free environment at the club. According to FedsVicePresident of Administration and Finance, Josh Doig, “There was littie to no opposition to [the smoking

ban] .” He added that business at the Bombshelter wasnot affected by the no-smoking policy that kicked in af-

“Places have lost a lot of business.” the smoking ban and its implications for business. “[The anti-smoking bylaw] has affected other businesses,” said Megalos. “A lot of places have lost a lot of business,” he said in reference to the Fox and the Pheasant, a pub located on University Avenue West

that shut down since the by-law was passed. The pub’s owner, Tim Hegarty, to14 The&cord that the bylaw drove

away smokers, causing revenues to plummet. One hundred

have launched a $106 million lawsuit against the region because they feel bar owners

that the bylaw is unconstitutional and will have a detrimental effect on business. Enforciig the smoking ban at Fed Hall and the Bombshelter will be difficult because only bylaw inspectors have the authority to issue tickets to law-breaking patrons. There gre not enough inspectors to monitor every bar and restaurant in the region. “There’s only so much you can do,” admitted Doig. No-smoking signs will be posted at both establish-

mentsand ashtrays will be removed. Staff will be asking trons to butt out.

all smoking

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Third-year scienceand business student; Melanie Adams, supports the smoking ban: “I think it’s a great idea,” said the non-smoker. She explained that patrons who have cystic fibrosis, asthma and other respiratory problems will benefit from a smoke-free environment. Since the

Bombshelter hasa patio, Adams said, ut don’t think it should be too much of a big deal for people to smoke outside.” Third-year English student Jennifer Barrett is a smoker who opposes the bylaw. “Most people expect to be surrounded with cigarette smokers at a bar anyway,” said Barrett. She and other smokers feel that smoking is an integral part of the bar scene.

Global economicsdiscussed

Guestlecturerquestionsaccuracyof nations’grossdomesticproductcalculationmethods

Marilyn Waring may be first in line to accept the honour. Addressing a captivated lecture hall of curious professional and amateur economists, Waring used her time to discussmacro-economic challenges in relation to national income. The event, which was sponsored by WPIRG, gave her an opportunity to

the centre of life?” questioned Waring as she unloaded statistics reflecting the amount of hours families dedicate to unpaid labour. Unpaid labour, as she described, ineludes chores around the household and also within the workplace. MS, Waring noted that most women’s work is not accounted for because the work is done around the house, and thus, not paid accord-

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munity that she has never addressed in previous jaunts across Canada. Paramount to Waring’s topics was the accountability of unpaid labour in relation to a country’s calculation of gross domestic product (GDP). More specifically, Waring elaborated on women’s unpaid work not being included in a ccwntries’ GDPs. Throughout

the evening,

her

perpetual theme regarding GDP calculations echoed off the wails of the lecture hall to an attentive audience. Waring, who teaches at Massey University in Aucldand, New Zealand, offered the notion of non-monetary calculations. “Do we want economics to be at

Throughout her presentation, Waring dwelled on statisticsfrom Australia and New Zealand, but she also attempted to share economic information within a Canadian scope. She informed the audience that more than 50 per cent of Canadians spend more than 30 hours doing unpaid housework. do almost

Australians,

in relation,

double in unpaid work compared to paid work, Perhaps the most shocking statistics Waring presented were regarding market income, dwelling heavily on why countries match their

GDP with the United States’.Waring suggested that the United States’ballooning market is a result of social ilis that contribute to a growing GDP.

The audience seemed overwhelmed

dwelling on the irony of the UnitedStates’ market. yhey are good for the economy and they provide good growth statistics.” An improvement on GDP calculations, as Waring suggested, was a systemcurrently under the microscope in Nova Scotia. The revamped system, named the Genuine ProgressIndicator (GPI), weighs expenditures,

Waring,

profits and social welfare in equal amounts. Under this system, impris-

asMs. Warirlg dished out the ironic statistics.

For example,

she noted that

in 1997, Americanscontributed $15 billion to obesity problems, $32 billion to diet products, $3 billion to Prozac purchases, $20 billion to divorce settlements,$50 billion to gambling and $200 million on the 0. J, Simpson fiasco. “It’s immoral practice to include these in a high-profile market,” urged

onment, for example, would have a negative indication on the GPI becauseit outweighs the expenditures involved in maintaining jails and institutions. In caseswhere social considerations are ugood,” the GPI would reflect positiveindications. The environment would alsobe included as one of the components in the system,which is usually overseen in most market

tallies.

In addition to implementing a system like the GPI, Waring noted that the community must be involved in determining factors that contrib-

to the calculations, “If not, [the calculating system] might become a string of value judgemerits made by other people,” said Waring. In Nova Scotia, a series of ute

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among

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households to gain information, such asfamilies’ unpaid labour, that contribute directly to market calculations. During her career, Waring has become synonymous with furthering economic-related issuesa11over the world. Her principle interests include women’s efforts in economic reality, as described in her book “If Women Counted,” which was the continued to page 4

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he University of Waterloo has proven itself once again, placing second internationally in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) programming finals last week in Orlando. In a competition that has seen Waterloo take first place twice in the past seven years, the only team to beat UW this time around wasagroup of students from St. Petersburg S tate University of Russia. Also finishing in the top 10 were teams from Australia, China, and Japan; the Universities of Alberta and Toronto finished 10th and 11 th, respectively. Professor Gordon Cormack, VW’s coach, admits that the team “got a slow start.” After two hours, the students from St. Petersburg had three of the eight programming questions answered, and UW had yet to complete one. It looked as though the team from Waterloo had little chance of matching last year’s victory. But UW quickly answered four of the problems to reach second place halfway through the competition, and an “amazing push in the Iast two hours” by coach Cormack’s team saw UW catch up to St. Petersburg. Both

teams completed seven of the eight questions, tying them for first, but the team from Russia was awarded the victory when the officials were forced to resort to penalty minutes. The team, consisting of students Danny Cheung, Ondrej Lhotak, and Jeff Shute, was responsible for answering correctly, on one computer, as many of the eight problems as possible during the alotted five hours. This year, some of the problems dealt with mazes, efficient gift wrapping, and Internet bandwidth. Professor Cormack separates last year’s victory in the competition from this year’s second-place ranking. “For years ,Waterloo has been as good as any other team there,” he commented, adding that, as in any contest, “there are always IO teams that will be contenders.” The close finish? “St. Petersburg State was amazing,” Cormack reported with humble sincerity, “They were really, really sharp .” “I’m very happy with our second place finish,” added team member Jeff Shute. “There are a lot of very strong teams at the finals. The European teams in particular tend to be very strong.” The team admitted that part of the “slow start” problem may have been due to poor officiating, but they were unwilling to dwell or point fin-

gers; after all, Cormack acknowledged, “As with any sport, you’re going to have bad calls. The important part is that this is a team that did not panic and did not Iose it.” When asked if there would be any memories standing out more than others, Cormack thought back to the team’s come-back finish. “That push at the end-wow.” It was a particularly outstanding day for Cheung. H.e had barely finished his part in the amazing second-place rally before he was delivered the exciting news that his work had paid off somewhere else. UW was involved in the international William Lowell Putnam mathematical competition in December, and the results were announced late last week. Waterloo’s three-student team, of which Cheung was a member, took first place overall, beating out teams from UBC, Simon Fraser, Harvard and Duke. Cheung’s teammatesSabin Cautis and Derek Kisman were named two of the six “Putnam FeIIows,” an honour given to the top-scoring students overall. “I was simply in shock. It certainly did feel like two victories in one,” Cheung told Imprint. “I feel proud to have been selected to represent the University at these two competitions.”

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is name first appeared in. the paper two weeks ago and he’s replaced the past assistant editor with only a month left in the term, It can mean only one thing: Imprint has a new editor-inchief! His name is Scott Gordon and he takes over the Big Chair in the Corner from outgoing editor linda o. nagy in April. Hookers’ Weaned on Beavertails in Ottawa, Gordon

landed in Guclph last September at the end of a cross-country road-trip that saw his passage through Peterborough to pick up a B.A, in English and Cultural Studiesand Fredericton to extract a Mastersin English Literature. Strange degrees fur someone who hated to read while growing up. “I wasn’t illiterate,” Gordon insists with his trademark

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though he recalls that getting him to read “was like pulling teeth.” Then, at 17, he discovered Jack Kerouac and spent the rest of high school reading the beat generation. “It opened up so many possibilities, n he adds. An avid camper and hiker, Gordon and his wife, Alice, recently drove acrosswestern Canada. “You have no concept ofthe scale until you

do it,” he says, adding to his belief that a Toronto-centric national media makes it important for all Canadians-esp&ially Ontarians - to live “elsewhere” for a while. While studying at the University of New Brunswick, he said he “hew all the details of the teachers’ strike in Ontario,n but often wasn’t sure of the happenings in his own town. “People in New Brunswick are different,” saysGordon. While more relaxed than their fellow Upper-Canadians, he recalls meeting lots of people his own age who grew up in

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Introducing the new Imprint editor-in-chief, Scott Gordon

a “have-not” province without indoor plumbing. AlthoughGordonadmitshislack of familiarity with K-W, he feels that his on-air and management experi-

ence with Trent Radio allow him a good understanding of how a university works and where a student paper

fits in.

In addition, having spent a year as don of a rather “loud” UNB residence, he understands the irnportance of creating a comfortable living and working environment. Asked about long-term goals, Gordon sayshe was surprised at how well-run Imprint is despite the rapid term-by-term turn-over. With no big changes required, he hopes to make sure the paper continues to be as welcoming as possible and adds jokingly, “I want to make sure I don’t burn the place down.” After completing her abbreviated stay, nagy is off to Toronto to further her journalism career.

Imprint, Friday, March 24, 2000

NEWS

Male intimacy OK WMTHER MACDOUGALL

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any girls whine that their boyfriends harbour a fear of commitment or a belief that sex is the definition of intimacy, but “are [these] problems reaily areflectionof male short-comings or a biased conceptualization of intimacy?” This issue, raised by Peter Naus, was one of the many addressed in a talk put on Wednesday, March 22, by Naus and John Theis, two former faculty members of St. Jerome’s University. The talk was sponsored by the UW Employee Assistance Program, and dealt with issues of depression and intimacy experienced by men. Naus stressed that society’s definition of intimacy needs revising; he disagreed that sex is the ultimate in intimacy, but he also asserted that

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hanges to the University of Waterloo co-op department are in the works. In addition to the new co-operative education centre, to be built with funding from the Ontario government, the co-op department’s traditional interview process, and computer system will soon see changes. The Ontario government made the announcement fund the new co-op building iq February, as part of its SuperBuild program. With a

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embedded messages for men can become confusing and lead to alexithymia (an inability to get in touch with emotions), from which stems depression. Male depression manifests itself in two very different ways: passive depression, described by Theis as uan inability to reach out,” or agitated depression, which is “like a volcano exploding.” * The key to overcoming either type of depression lies not in therapy or medication, but in becoming in touch with feelings and to have the freedom to express those feelings. Unfortunately, as Naus pointed out, “If society isn’t changing, how sustainable is an individual’schange? n one of the factors that lead men into He cited as an example the difficulties a cycle of depression. Another can . faced by working men who desire to be men’s difficulty in identifying their take time off for paternity leave. role in Life. There has been &major Facilities at UW for those suffercultural change,” said John Theis, ing depression include Health Servtiand men are no longer clear on ices (ext. 2424) or Counselling Servhow they should act.” Culturally ices (ext. 2655).

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intimacy is not synonymous with closeness or even the romance of Hollywood movies. Instead, he described healthy intimacy as “the dance of separateness and connectedness.” Problems with intimacy can be

“Men are no longer clear on how they should act.”

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view process earlier in the term. The specific length of the time cycles is still undetermined. Olaf Naese, Public Relations and Communications for Co-op and Career Services, told imprint that the committee, led by Rick Roach, Chair of the Process Advisory Committee, hope that these changes will help students find employment earlier. Naese added that they also hope the changes will provide a system that is fair to alistudents, not only those enrolled in programs where students are in more demand by employers. He also stressed the importance of flexibility with the new process, so that if the new cycles are not working well, they can easily switch the time frame to make the cycles longer or shorter as need be. The proposal is currently pending approval and the co-op department is anticipating that the proposed glan wil1 be implemented in the next few months.

Access is seeing short term improvement. Once the plan is in place, the actual changes will be put into effect in about two years. The new computer system, much needed by the department, is already seeing short-term improvements in anticipation of major change. The Student Access system will soon have a Web interface to allow more students to access information at the Same time, and to make information more easily accessed. Long-term changes are also being developed. Currently, other universities have more advanced systems than

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kay, I am going to admit it: I am a hick. There, I have said it - are you happy

now? People make the assumption that I am a hick because I come from rurai Ontario. Although I do come from rural Ontario, not everyone from there is a hick. In fact, most people who come from rural Ontario want to abandon their roots to become “big city folks.” Coming from rural Ontario might be embarrassing for some, but personally, I love it. After all, us hicks know how to have fun. -

Getting stuck in the mud is so muchmore fun when you mean to do it.

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Mud and countrv music

High school was filled with interesting times. I did the usual hick things like attending field parties and going cow-tipping. This was considered fun in high school. So was driving up and down the main street, looking for people we knew, then either chasing them or having them chaseus.The annual Fall Fair was also a huge attraction in high school. I was never in 4H, but I always admired those who were. There is just something about showing cattle and sheep that seemsvery important and regal. I always wanted to try it. Instead, I settled for being our Fall Fair/Agricultural Society Ambassador, which turned out to be the best thing I have done sofar. With a few gravel runs to put some icing on the cake, high school was a pretty good time. Now that I’m a little older, my friends from home and I have discovered new and interesting things to do with our time. Mudtrucking isone of thesethings. My friends have some souped-up trucks and often rip around their fields in the mud-truck, four-wheelers or, if they are feeling incredibly stupid, in their normal trucks. This might sound like a really dumb thing to do, but it is a lot of fun. Getting

stuck in the mud is so much more fun when you mean to do it and when you see your friends covered in mud and smiling, you know that you are having a good time. Country dances are also the newest alcoholic attraction for us hicks -now that we’re of legal drinking age and everything, Yes, country music is played at these events and, yes, people actually have a good time dancing to country music. God forbid people actually enjoy good music. Now, I’m not saying that all other music is bad music, I’m just saying that my friends and 1 do not appreciate the artistry of other forms of music. Of course, there is always the age-old tradition of drinking. Where I come from, our county has the highest number of under-aged drinkers in Ontario. Why is that? Probably because there is noth-

would always open the new one for him (never with my teeth, but I always thought that would

be cool)

and I would have a sip of the beer before Ihandedittomydad, Of course,when you’re four or five years old, this isn’t the best thing to have &d I should have been drinking milk, but even at a young age, beer tasted good and I have never lost the tastefor agood beer. Also, asachild, whenever I was sick I was given a hot tottie - it

usually

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s various advertising mediums grow and. expand around us, it would seem logical. to assume that advertising campaigns wouldevolve aswell. As the public becomes more med&awy, wouldn’t it behove those

her inherent female by Nuno Teixeira Cover by Mike Habjcher

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drink. Admittedly, I had my first taste of beer at a very young age. My father let me take the bottles to the casethat was kept in the cold room, and I

women, why should men even enter into the equation? The insinuation seems to be that they make the best possible product for men, hut will graciously aliow women to use it, too. How big of them. Sexist bunk like that should have no place in print or on television. Also on the same gender-twisting bandwagon is Kentucky Fried Chicken, w&h now goes by the oh-so-cool name of KFC I’d really like to know what planet their ad execs are from, since: in that world it still seemsasif Mom d cIeaning and running does all the cookin

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some sort of alcohol, whiskey and honey and other wonderful things, and it wasguaranteed to make me feel better. Have you ever heard that Jeff Foxworthy joke, “You might be a redneck if you think a pick-up truck with an extended cab is a family vehicle?” Well, for our family, our familyvehicle is a truck -it’s a beautiful Dodge Ram that I love to drive. I can’t wait to go home so I can drive it daily. If that makes me a hick, then I am damn proud to be a hick. So yes, I am a hick and I am proud. While I don’t fall under most of the “redneck” jokes, I don’t care if people want to call me hickish names. I am not ashamed to be from farming country. I am hick, here me roar.

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The final word fkom the Doctor To the Editor, would like to remind my fellow I engineering students that wearing the Iron Ring is a call to humbly acknowledge that “we know nothing, except for the fact that we know nothing.” But with what we are permitted to know and understand we are to do our best to produce quality work. I wonder if this spirit of humility is still valued by those who wear the ring. Is it exhibited by parading around the DC library in varying degrees of drunkenness while playing loud music and screaming in order to disturb those who are studying for midterms? Is it shown by walking in on a lecture in the optometry building and yelling “Boring! Boring!” before leaving? Is it seen in the words of the mechanical engineering student who wrote in the March 10 issue of Imprint, “Whether you like it or not, your life is in our collective hands every minute of every day”? Or is it possible that the Iron Ring has become nothing more than a symbol of arrogance to remind engineers that the world revolves around them? Do we not realize that every minute of every day, our own lives depend on people such as computer programmers, garbage men, ac/ countants, janrtors, scientists, bus drivers, electricians, doctor‘s, businessmen, plumbers, etc., etc.? Please, let us remember why we are supposed to wear the ring, or else let us not weir it at all. -RogerCben Ph.D. Mechanical

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ast week a letter, written by a male student, reflected very poorly on the intellectual calibre of the UW male population. The opening comment, “all smart, hot girls are in Ret,” put a very derogatory slant

on some otherwise valid points that the young gentleman had to say. Indeed, there are many attractive and intelligent girls in Ret and

Leisure. However, such a generalization by a competent student in an engineering discipline is a sad iliustration of the male student body. If this is a prevalent belief of most graduating male students, then it is a scary thought that these young men, though book smart, are hopelessly socially inept. What has happened to him that during his five long years of studies, he hasnot met any interesting fenrdie students elsewhere on campus? As a female Engineering stud&t, on behalf of all my sister students in faculties other than Ret, I can assure him that none of us feel at all threatened or criticized by such narrowmindedness. Guys with these views are not worth the pretty paper their degree will be printed on. For all the males out there, let me enlighten you as to why the Barbies that you are looking for cannot be found around campus: the fact is, we are simply one step ahead of you in realizing that the number of %mart, hot” men at UW is negligible and thus, we choose to socialize and look for a good time elsewhere. But if you’re still looking, you better sharpen your tool if you

want to pick up at school. - Vreneli White

Finding

meaning

To theEditor, Eveiyihere people are talking about meaning and how to find it. In an effort to find meaning in life, religion, humanitarianism, family and other things are turned to. All of these things are worthwhile, and not wrong, provided that they are not desrructive. Everyone needs to find some way of dealing with life’s unanswerable questions, such as “is there life after death?, ” “does God exist and what are his qualities?” and “what is the meaning of life?” However, one point must be stressed.. . these questions are unanswerable by definition. This is not intended to mean that any particular set of approaches to these questions is wrohg; indeed, any number of them may be right. Objective certainty cannot be found on this issue. A simple proof follows:

people want to preserve their lives and, in general, want to continue living. If there were an objectively certain solution to these eternal questions, then virtually everyone would follow that solution because they want to preserve their lives. People have settled upon a wide range of solutions. Therefore, an objectively certain solution does not exist. People everywhere are personally convinced that their respective approaches aYe correct. It is a necessity in this life to settle on some system of belief in order to function and preserve sanity. Without some belief system to answer our troubling questions, Ii fe would seem meaningless and empty -it would be without direction. The message is that there are many approaches, each of which need to be respected, no matter how certain we personally feel about our convictions. A person’s belief system adds stability to their life. Since no one position can be proved in absolute terms, it would be immoral to attempt 10 deprive someone of his or her particular belief system. Positive

communication as to the beneficial aspectsof each person’s respective belief system can be beneficial in reducing misunderstandings. If such communication resultsin self-analysis and subsequent conversion, then so be it. On the other hand, destructive criticism intended to tear down and shame will only leave people confused and lost. Such criticrsm may lead I;eople to adopt the belief system of the critic simply out of default; or worse, lead them to aggression and hatred. -Name

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n response to Lisa Johnson’s piece on The Voices of Women launch party, I would like to express my complete offence to her review. In what was clearly an editorial piece, Johnson’s lack of facts greatly inhibited her contentions. Firstly, had Johnson been in attendance for the entire show she would have known that it was Petra MacPhale who opened up the night, then followed

by Erica Knight. Furthermore, the presumption of such an individual to critique a night 01 music, admiration and celebration of women is unbelievable. She completely missed the entire point of the evening. The event was a celebration of women, not simply a benefit concert. All those individuals who gave of their own time to share their talents should be praised, not criticized. - ConnieBuna IBHonotirsAtis

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uw= To the Editor,

t seems that almost every week, Imprint has an article or two about how UW students are apathetic. Ok, there wasn’t one last week so I guess I lied -so much for-my credibility. To demonstrate apathy, these articles often refer to the low participation in clubs, lack of candidates running for positions or poor turnout for elections. Many of these articles (not all) often come across as being sanctimonious - whether or not that is the intent, I’m not sure. Well, as one among the apathetic mass, I’m here to come to our defense (not that any of the others will give a shit if I do). Actually I was intending to submit something earlier but couldn’t be bothered to walk to the SLC. First, I don’t know of apathy is the bestword to describe our behaviour. Apathy seems a bit strong - it makes it sound like we go out of our way to not care. Making air txhrt would actually require us to care enough to make sure we don’t get involved. “Indifference” is probably a better assessment of our attitude, because we do care- just not enough. Another thing I don’t like is how the articles often make it sound like we have a pre-disposition to be naturally uncaring about student affairs. To show that we do have the capacity to become involved, look at how active we are in the things we actually like (i.e. Campus Rec., Bomber. Wednesdays, Fed Hall Thursdays, etc.) So we do care a lot-for some things. I also fail to understand why people even bother to criticize us. Why would we care if someone wrote another article complaining about us? We don’t even read Imprint, And always remember that we are the majority. Keep bitching about

us and we might vote to over-rule your decisions - ok, maybe not.

By the way, 1s tjlere an apathy scale somewhere? There must be one I don’t know about because some people seem to know who’s apathetic and who’s r10~ Would someone like to share 11wrrh the rest of us? That way we have a wdy of knowing if we’re participating roe much. The only adwce ; can give someone who is unhappy with us is to not measure us by the ,arne standards you measure yourseives, because we will fall short every ;.lme. Mosr of us, by design or accidentally, have contribu tcu LO UW in some small way (and no, I’m not referring to paying tuition as our contribution). Instead of focubmgon what we aren’t doing, why rlo~ acknowledge the small contributions we’ve made, There are those among us who choose not to contribute, but that is their choice and they have every right to make that choice. That’s my $0.02. Feel free to rant or rave - see if I care.

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n recent time we have heard more and more criticism of the influence of large corporations on universities. We generally consider this bad and universities generally try to remain autonomous. At the University of Waterloo, we have a number of federated and affiliated colleges which are, to various extents, supported by and influenced by various organized rt: ilgion:;. Each coilege, in addltlon to running classes, has a representative irl the University Senate and thus, the got ernance of the university. This has historically been true at continued

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Waterloo. So why do we accept the influence of organized religion but reject the influence of corporations? Why do we still have federated and affiliated colleges? -Doz4gsi&zey

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demeaned and disrespected. Furthermore, sex may be devalued and the worst scenario is that spmeone may be influenced to rape another individual. The right to not be harmed is more serious than the other rights, therefore, due to proportionality, the rights to privacy, autonomy and freedom of expression hold less ground. We need to choose to do what is best for the people in our society. Think about it. -IX Lisa Rutledge 3B Sociology

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n keeping with some of the previous discussion surrounding the coed naked drama which debuted last week, I would like to express my concerns. Pornographic material is becoming very popular and easily attainable, but at what cost are we allowing this trend to continue in our society? There

Inriovative To theEditor,

opposite is true. This appears to be similar to “bait and switch” tacticsemployed by unethical businessesto “trick” customers into making a commitment for a certain product and then arbitrarily switching the customer to another, more expensive, product without the customer’sconsent and/ or knowledge. It was my understanding that one of ehe roles of the CRTC was to protect the public from such questionable schemes. Similar dubious tactics (negative billing) by the cable companies were stopped after an outcry from the public. I urge the media to publicize this cause and hopefully put an end to these deceptive business practices!

pproximately 18 months Sprint Canada announced

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are many individual rights involved when deciding whether pornographic material should be produced, purchased or simply viewed by those who desire to be involved in such activities. However, these rights may conflict with the right to not be harmed. Therefore, I would argue that it would be in the best interest of our society and all individuals in it to allow censorship of pornographic material. The right to privacy gives people the right to view pornography in the privacy of their own home. However, in creating the pornography, it is possible that the participants were coerced into making the film or posing for pictures; therefore, harm has been caused, The right to autonomy gives people participating in pornography the right to do what they want with their bodies. However, harm has been caused if other women, for example, experience the humiliation and pain of being treated as a %ex object” by men. . There is also the right to have freedom of expression. However, individuals and all societies are harmed by the creation of pornography in that women maybe degraded,

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competitive telecommunications industry. A fiw months later, Sprint pulled the plug on the plan and limited the calls to a fixed number of minutes per month. Additional time wascharged on a per minute basis. The company cited that unexpectedly high expenses had made the plan unprofitable, Approximately six months ago; Sprint Canada introduced a,similar Yn-province” plan which allowed the customer to call anywhere in their own province for a fixed monthly fee of $20. Once again, Sprint Canada effectively cancelled this plan (after gaining significant market share) and all customers were forced to revert to a plan offering a fixed number of minutes (200) with additional calls being charged on a per minute basis. In announcing the change of plans, the company issueda carefully crafted letter to its customers which gives the false impression that the change is beneficial when, in fact, the

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pon reading WPIRG’s article on Friday, I felt, for the first time, compelled to write to Imprint. By calling the OPP nothing more than a mere &systemdrunk on power and white supremacy” does not help to get WPIRG’s point across that the eventssurrounding Dudley George’s death could be seenasquestionable. Although I do not think that the Ontario Government, which includes Premier Mike Harris, acted in any fashion or manner that would require a public inquiry, I do support WPIRG’s right to inform students about a bus trip concerning this issue. What I do not support is the clear “racist” view published in their article. Just becausea person is white doesnot mean that they have a white supremacy complex. To imply that the entire OPP contingent (over 200 Officers) that took part in the events at Ipperwash Park on September 6, 1995 were acting on racist beliefs and were not justified in their actions is wrong. These men and women from several different backgrounds, not juse white, were acting on behalf of the Canadian public. The armed

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lthough underplayed and misrepresented by some articles and newscasts,the University of Toronto Students Against Sweatshops sitting-in at their president’s office have an important point to make. Exploitation in the garment industry must be stopped, and the only way to stop it is to take action.

Sweatshop abuses in the garment industry are normal.

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evant. Canada may have some bad points in its history, The placing of Eastern Europeans and the Japanese peoples into work camps was inappropriate, by today’s standards. The treatment of the Natives during the past history of this country is appalling,

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duct that would regulate the companies who sell to their schools. These codesensure that the companies who manufacture clothes sold to students comply with local labour laws, pay workers a living wage, and protect workers from such things as forced labour and physical or sexual abuse. At U of T, the students have spent more than a year working on their code, revising and refitting it to attempt to meet the administration’s demands. But as the school year winds down, the smdents seeka resolution. Members of StudentsAgainst Sweatshops have been occupying the president’s office sinceWednesday. They have had enough of the administration’s stalling tactics and are frustrated with the university’s

refusal to

incorporate their clause about a living wage. LcWe’re demanding that workers receive a living wage - one chat allows them to feed and clothe their families,” saysSonia Singh, one of the protesters. “The administration isn’t willing to accept that standard, even in countries where we can adequately define it. That’s unacceptable.” One of the points parroted by the media and U of T administration is that there is no proof that any of the clothing sold is made in sweatshops. Well, that’s part of the problem, The code of conduct proposed by the students

had, as one of its

strictest demands, full disclosure, which is having the university licenseesreveal exactly which factory any article of clothing bearing the U of T logo is made. This would enable an independent body, suchas the Worker’s Rights Consortium, to monitor labour rights abuses,inconcert with both domestic and foreign organizations. The thing to remember is that sweatshop abusesin the garment industry are normal, everyday occurrences.Without disclosure and regulation students have no idea about the labour ‘conditions lying behind their university clothing. If these minimum labour standards were the rule, then why is there such a fuss over the regulation issue. If U of T clothing is already %weat-free,” then why doesn’t the administration just pass the code, confident that their licenseeswould meet these most basic standards? There is a Students Against Sweatshops at Waterloo aswell, and we are currently working with the administration to develop a similar code of conduct here. To learn more or get involved, call WPIRG at 8884882.

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‘m in Sweden again. Even with all the snow and cold, I’m enjoying Stockholm. It’s a beautiful city built on 14 islands and surrounded by water. The city has been promoted as uBeauty on Water,” and rightly so. There is a lot to see here. Most of the buildings iti the Old Town date from the 16th to the 19th century, including the Royal Palace. From here you can take a boat trip out to Archipelago with its 24,000 islands, visit the world’s first inner-city national park, or take part in various cultural events and Swedish tradi-

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white Vasterbron Bridge from my window. Later, I walk.on it, having the most beautiful view of the city. At night I am greeted with its lights. The

sight is captivating. It’s strange how constructions such asthis bridge can become apart of your life and put a smile on your face whenever you see them, They appear as something constant in your life, something that is always going to stand at the same place and serve its purpose as beautiful as it is.

think of Novi Sad. ThisYugoslavian city lies on the Danube river going from Germany to the Black Sea. It’s famous for its Petrovaradin Fortress, Fruska Gora hills, and a beautiful national park with 15 monasteries e&ted between the 15th and 18th centuries. Novi Sad is also known for its three bridges. I especially liked the old Varadin Bridge. I have always wondered if any of the cars will end up in the water while crossing it, It seemed like it trembled with every passing vehicle and that even wind could swing it. I remember those sunny days when I would cross the bridge with friends, We would go to Petrovaradin Fortress where we would spend the whole day laying in’grass warmed with sunshine and talk about love and dreams. It is almost a year now that this one and the other two bridges no longer link Danube banks. NATO bombs have left sad monuments in the water. They are there to remind you about what used to stand above them, connecting banks and people. I try to imagine the view from my window without the Vasterbran Bridge but I cannot. It’s like trying to imagine Toronto without the CN Tower, Skydome and so much more, When NATO destroyed the bridges, it did not just destroy them

A NATO-bombed bridgeemerges from the water in Novi Sad. physically; it also destroyed what those bridges meant to people. That’s why they cried and brought flowers at their ruins. I also cried when I saw their remains on TV, but the feelings I had then were nothing compared to those I had when I saw them this January. Ever)tone I have talked to in Novi Sad referred to the bridges as old friends. Some told me amazing

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ince the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world (3850m), toutism and mountaineering traffic has skyrocketed in the Everest region. Suddenly, the Nepalese people are finding themselves becoming integrated into a market economy. Many people have abandoned their farms and moved to the larger cities and villages to make a living selling goods to foreigners. The number of tourists visiting the Everest region is now estimated to be 20,000 people per year. With this increased tourism, the demand for packaged goods has been continually on the rise, This new source of income has done a lot to improve the standard of living for many Nepalese. Unfortunately, the nation lacks

the infrastructure and finances to deal with many of the issues associated with these changes. One such issue is that of waste management.Villages in the Everest area are ill-equipped to deal with the waste generated by trekkers. As a result, approximately 200,000 wa-

ter, beer and other beverage bottles are left along the trail every year.

The collection of this and other waste leads not only to a degradation of the aesthetics of the region, but also to a contamination of the water supply of the local villages. . The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee and the Himalayan Preservation Society were implemented by the Nepalese government in the early 1990s. Being heavily reliant on volunteer labour, these organizations depend on groups like the Everest 2000 Environmental Trek to assist in their clean-up efforts. Along with a group of 20 other volunteers, I will climb to the Everest Base Camp and clean up garbage along the trails, This year’s trek is the third project run through Canadian Youth Abroad in the Everest area, Last year’s team was able to move 1,500 pounds of waste that had accumulated between the entrance to Sagarmatha National Park and-Base Camp into maintained landfill sites. Our goal this year is to remove all recoverable waste from along the main trail, and to relocate eight maintained rubbish pits.

In an effort to reduce the future impact of tourists in the area, our team will try to involve as many trekkers as possible in the project. We will hold numerous talks in guest houses throughout the valley to promote low-impact trekking. We will also talk with the local people about the importance of good waste management practices. I believe that humans are having a drastic impact on the environment and that we should do everything we can to promote &stainable development around the world. By participating in this program, I will be promoting environmental management practices that will help preserve this unique region. CanadianYouth Abroad will be visiting the University of Waterloo to give a presentation about waste management problems in Nepal and the Nepalese culture in general. It is a thrilling one ,hour slide show with pictures from lastyear’s environmental clean-up trek. I encourage anyone who is interested in this type of volunteer work to come see the presentation and get more information. * The presentation will be held in the SLC Multi-Purpose Room at 8 :00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30.

In August, my room-mates were out of town and, therefore, I moved into our apartment first. With their permission, I ordered the telephone, hydro and water and had them hooked up in my name. Now I am having a difficult time getting one of my roommates to pay her portion of the bills. I have asked her three times this week but she simply says either she hasn’t got the money, or that she will give it to me later. Can I simply not pay the hydro bill until she pays me her portion?

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Benefit critical Teaming up with employers lowers tax Most assure&y, Imy to you, be who hemMy word and believes in Him who sent Me haseverlasting rife, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. uohn 524)

special relationship with His Father and the proof of His claim. He says that He does His Father’s will and that He has the power and authority to execute judgment and to give life. Then He goes on to cite all the witnesses of His deity. John the Baptist and other people recognized the Lord Jesus as God, but even more than that, the miracles and other deeds which He did testified of Him. Also, God the Father testified of Him, and finally, the Old Testament scriptures are filled with prophecies of Him. Do you recognize the Lord JesusasGod? If not, why

he Lord Jesus makes a clear distinction here between two groups of people those who believe and those who don’t. As we have seen before, there is a definite dividing line between those who have life and those who face judgment, and the Lord summarizes the amaz-

ing transformation which takes place when someone believes -a passage from death to life.

Do you recognize Jesus as God?

This statement actually comes in a long discourse by the Lord concerning His claims to be God. It all started when He healed a man on the Sabbath day Uohn 51-g). This was an offence to the Jewish leaders of that time, who had made strict regulations about not doing work

on the Sabbath

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believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible is full of evidence to support the claims He made, and it’s open for you to examine these things and make g logical and reasonable analysis yourself.

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The Jewish leaders thus wanted to kill the Lord Jesus,because He had broken their regulations, but He simply told them that He was

the facts will indeed demonstrate that the Lord spoke the truth, He is God, and the only way for you to have life is by believing in Him. This is

doing sent

good news! You can have eternal life, all because the Lord went to the cross,suffered and died, was buried, and rose again on the third day. May you believe in Him and pass from death to life today.

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magine. It’s bnking Day and you have two offers. One firm is offering a plain vanilla salary, whereas the other firm is proposing a lower salary but is “open-to-fresh-ideas.” All other things being equal, who should you sign with? Or maybe you’ve already been with a firm for a term or two now (and the managers smile a lot at you or the work you do) and you’d like to improve your compensation package. Do you just fancy a larger number on your pay stub or is there some other way that your employer can meet your needs? The idea is to work with your employer to minimize your tax bill by taking advantage of benefits that are not taxable. Let’s look at two particular benefits which might be available to you, starting with Employee Reduced Interest Loans. Say you can’t get anything out of the Canada Student Loans program (which is likely to be the case) and you’re planning to talk to the bank about setting up a line of credit. Why not ask your employer for some help instead? By borrowing money from your employer, you stand to benefit in two ways: 1. You can save on interest charges if the rate your employer offers is lower than what the bank will offer. 2. You only pay tax on the “imputed ‘interest benefit.” The remaining benefit is not taxable. Here’s an example to illustrate how it works: Say y&tr employer is willing to loan you $5,000 for a year at 5 per cent interest. The best the bank can offer you is 8 5 per cent. We’ll assume that the Canada Customs and Revenue

The idea is to work with your employer to minimize your tax bill by taking advantage of benefits which are not taxable.

Agency’s (CCRA is Revenue Canada’s new name) prescribed interest rate is 7 per cent and

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free. Don’t forget though, that you’ll have to be repay the loan at some point. Ever wish your employer would pay for your education? Well, in 1998 the CCRA addressed Employer-Paid Educational Costs in its Technical News publication. I’tl just outline the ititeresting facts and leave it to you to follow them. . The government recognizes that in our current environment, with rapidly changing technology and a quickly expanding global market, it is necessary for most individuals to constantly upgrade their knowledge and skills in order to remain productive. Employers must encourage and support training of their employees at all organizational levels. In general, when the training is taken primarily for the benefit of the employer there is no taxable benefit, whether or not this training leads to a degree, diploma or certificate. A taxable benefit arisesonly when the training is primarily for the benefit of the employee. There are three broad types of educational costs (The following are the exact words of the CCIU. No joke):

your marginal tax rate (this is how much tax you’d pay on one extra dollar of income) is 26 per cent. If you went straight to the bank, you’d incur interest costs of $425 (5,000 x 8.5percent) for the year. Taking advantage of the . loan offered by your ‘employer, your net aftertax cost would only be $276. This is calculated as follows: Interest paid to your employer: $S,QOO x 5% = $250 Imputed interest benefit: 26% x $s,oao x (7% = 5%) = $26 Total interest cost: $276

The numbers look even better if the employee loan k interest-free. You might laugh at the idea, but there are companies out there who offer such benefits! Some of those high-tech firms will bend over backwards to keep their talent. The only cost of the loan then, would be the taxon the imputed interest benefit. In the example, it comes out to $91 (26 per cent x 5,000 x (7per cent =0 per cent)). That’s a big saving! And it gets better. If your employer lends you the money (without limiting what you do with it) and you use it. to invest in the market, you can deduct the interest charges as an invest= ment expense. The interest-free loan would essentially be

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benefit the employer taxable. For example, fees and other associated costs such as meals, travel and accommodaGon which are paid for courses leading to a degree, diploma or certificate in a field related to the employee’s current or potential future responsibilities in the employer’s business will not result in a taxable benefit.

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will generally be considered non-taxable. Examples of non-taxable training would include stress management, employment equity, firstaid and language skills. Normally, in-house training will not be considered a taxable benefit.

Employer-paid courses for personal interest or technical skills that are not related to the

employer’s businesscontinue to be considered of primary benefit to the employee and thus taxable. For example, fees paid for a selfinterest carpentry course would result in a taxable benefit. Keep in mind though, that employees who have their tuition fees paid for or reimbursed by their employer and have not received a taxable benefit are not entitled to claim the tuition tax credit. In addition, the education amount is not available, in any case, when employees have their eligible tuition fees paid for or reimbursed by their employer or when they receive remuneration while taking training in connection with their duties of employment.

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11 Warrior teams had great seasons in regular and post season play. Warrior football was at its best this year. After a good season, the Warriors managed to beat Purple Satan (a.k.a. the University of Western Ontario) in order to play the “Battle of Waterloo II.” The Warriors faced the Laurier Golden Hawks in the fight for the Yates Cup. The Warriors won that game, 32-20. This win sent the Warrior football team Onto Halifax where they faced the St. Mary’s Huskies in the Atlantic Bowl. Unfortunately the football team lost, 21-14, but they had already provided football fans with an exciting season. The ice hockey season can be summed up in one word, “Oy vei!” With Mike Devereaux and Sean Fitzgerald as their main scorers, Waterloo struggled to earn nine tins, 16 losses and one draw to finish

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ahead of Royal Military College and Ryerson in the 16 team CNA. The swim team did well this year. The women placed seventh at the OUAs while the Fen placed eighth. Six swimmers continued onto the CL4Us where the women placed 20th and the men piaced 22nd. Both Warrior baskethaIi teams had disappointing seasons. The men’s team did not make it to the OUA Wild West Shoot-Out while the women went to the OUA West Championship to face McMaster, but lost 6734. Oh a positive note, Conrad Kreek and Kristen Eisner were each named to all-star lists. The women’s curling team won gold at the OUA championships and had to beat Laurier, Western, Windsor, Toronto and Brock. The men’s team finished fifth. The Warrior indoor hockey team finished with a silver medal at the OUA finals. Amy Adair and Julia Morton were named to all-star teams.

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Waterloo Warrior sports round-up Warrior

squash

Sheldon Zimmerman led the squash team to a bronze medal at the OUA championships. Zimmerman also received a silver for his individual efforts.

Warrior

mountain biking

What an entrance! For their first season as a Waterloo team, the mountain biking team had a great

Warrior figure skating

season, finishing fifth at the University Cup Mountain Bike Race series.

Warrior

tennis

The women’s tennis team had one main goal this season, and that was to beat Laurier. This year the women’s team finished seven out of eight teams, but they beat Laurier. The men’s finished eighth. Everyone had a good season and worked extremely hard.

Silver skates mean silver medals for the Warriors. The Warriors placed second at the OUA championships and received the silver medal. OUA Figure Skater of the Year was Waterloo’s own Ailan McKenzie,

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cross

As long as the wind it will be smooth

country is at your running.

Making it to the CLAUS is not an easy task, but the cross country team managed. Both the men’s and women’s teams had good placings. The men finished IlthattheCIAUs while the women finished 14th.

Warrior

nordic

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badminton

I-Iitting a bird is not as easy as it may seem. The badminton team had an 8-10 regular season and finished an impressive sixth place at the OUA championships.

skiing Warrior

The Warriors pulled off an excellent season. The men’s ski team placed second at the OUA championships while the women’s ski team placed third.

baseball

In only their fourth season, the Waterloo baseball team had a great season, but lost to Brock in a best of three series in the playoffs.

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Pride

Team work, Waterloo style

he Warriors know how to work hard and play harder. The Warrior field hockey team rocked this season. The team was ranked second in league play, then they won the bronze medal at the OUA championships. The team then went on to host the CIAU championships here in Waterloo, where they placed fifth. The Warrior Track and Field team had a great season, sending 18 participants onto the CIAU championships. At the OUAs, the women finished third while the men finished sixth. At the CIAUs, the men placed sixth in the 4x400m. The women won two medals. Dana Ellis won a silver meda1 in pole vault and the women’s 4x200m re-

lay team won bronze. In their first trip ever to the OUA finals, the women’s rugby team placed second, winning themselves the silver medal. The rugby team continued onto the ClAUs where they placed a very impressive third in the nation, bringing the bronze back to Waterloo. The volleyball teams had some rough spots in their seasons, and played some tough matches. The women’s team was eliminated before post-season play while the men were eliminated in the posrseason. The golf team had a successful season when it came to personal bests Be sure to cheer on the Warrior: next year: Back the gold and black.

Warrior

Pride

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Fans,fans in the stands

Cheering on the cheerleaders

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Keeping everyone else excited is all a part of the job, but the cheerleaders also do a little competing of their own. The cheerleaders placed

Our athletes rock

aterloo has some of the most amazing athletes in the OUA and CLAU. The following were all named “Athlete of the week” this past season: Diajiro Abe, Amy Adair, Hugh Adams, Mike Bradley, Daniella Carrington, Meghann Clancy, Stephen Drew, Dana Ellis, Melissa Ens, Joanne Fetnandes, Paui Gill, Trish Green, Chris Kreibich, Robin

Leslie, Peter Londry, Tara McAninch, Leslie Mitchell, Heather Moyse, Ian Murray, Jen Sweny, Jason Tibbits, Brett Turner, Wistara van Snellenberg,

Adam

Walker, Kerri Webb, Jason Willard, Erika Yamasaki, Sheldon Congratulations We look forward season in the fall.

Spencer,

Val

Ryan Wilkinson, Williams, I&sty Zimmerman. to all athletes. to another great

sixth at the University National cheerleading championships to prove that Waterloo cheerleaders are more than pretty faces.

warnor coaches are the best I

oaches are an important part of athletics. Coaches are the motivators, the personal cheerleaders, the pushers and the friends to the athletes. Congratulations to al1 Warrior coaches: Jon Roegele, badminton; Bill Martin, Brian Bishop, Jason Neal, baseball; Tom Kieswetter, Curt Warkentin, Angelo Provenzano, Tom O’Brien, basketball; Terry

Goodenough, Tim Mussar, Jason Cregoire, cross country; Scott Allen, curling; Sharon Creelman, Linda Mowat, Liz Czenczek, field hockey and indoor hockey; Dean Phillips, figure skating; Chris Traiantafilou, Marshall Bingeman, football; Doug Painter, Bob McKillop, golf; Dave Cressman, ice hockey; Brent McFarlane, Tim Mussar, indoor track; Don MacKinnon, Randy

Fagan, nordic skiing; Eric Ciezar, Dan Ingoldsby, Craig Stewart, rugby; Bruce Rodriques, Ed Edgar, Wil Smith, soccer; Clive Porter, squash; Brian Cartlidge, swimming; Martin Johnson, Dave Constant, Eddie Echieverra, tennis; Doug Hanes, Corinne Williams, Kevin Hui, Ann Hovey, volleyball. Thank you to all the coaches for their time and effort.

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ast weekend, the Liberal Party of Canada held a convention in Ottawa, as they do every two years. During the convention, the party voted on new policies and, not surprising, gay marriage was one of the hotter topics. The debate was particularly relevant because the government is in the process of passing a bill which would legalize gay common-law relationships. Bill C-23 is strongly supported by the Liberal, Bloc Quebequois, and NDP parties and is therefore not at risk of being defeated. However, several renegade Liberals and the entire Reform party are planning on voting against the bill when it comes to the final reading. The Liberal convention was important in showing these 14 Liberals that they belong to a small minority. One of these MPs is Murray Calder from Dufferin-Peet-Wellington-Grey (Ontario). I am embarrassed to say he represents my home riding. Mr. Calder feels that Bill C-23 comes too close to allowing gays to marry. He told me in a letter that, &a traditional marriage, between a man and a woman, presents a healthy and fulfilling environment for children. n Naturally, I find his comment

utterly offensive. Not only does he mock gay people, but also singleparent and other alternative family arrangements. His argument centres on gays being unsuitable and incapaale parents, which is unfounded. I could go on forever about why his viewpoint is wrong. You can e-mail him at calder,m@parI.gc.ca.

The youth population is strongly in favour of [gay marriage] l

While the current government tackles the issue of gay common-law marriages, the Liberal convention dealt with the touchier subject of gay marriage. In a close vote, it was decided468-365 against the idea. There was, however, a clear split between the Young Liberals and tenured Liberals. Young Liberals is an organization at many Canadian universities,

and student members have voting rights at policy conventions. While it is disappointing that the motion to allow gay marriages was defeated, it is encouraging that the youth population is strongly in favour of it. Having said that, the vote also indicates that the older population feels unrest about broadening the definition of marriage. Like Mr. Calder, many are influenced by stereotypes of mental insecurity, sexual promiscuity, and even pedophilia am&g gays. They feel the institution should be protected from those types of people. Of course, if they wanted to save the institution of marriage, they should censor the show, “Who Wants to Marry A Multi-Millionaire?” If that show doesn’t trivialize marriage, I don’t know what does. As the party to the left, and the one currently in power, the Liberak are a good estimator of how the general population feels about gays and marriage. Their ideologies are moderate in that they go most of the way to recognize gay relationships. Over a short period of time though, given the youth trend and the popularity of the Liberals, it will likely be the party that eventuaily legalizes gay marriage.

AND

s the first term of the millennium comes to its warm conclusion, some noteworthy eventswili be taking place in the time remaining. Both events support local charities in Waterloo. On March 24, the annual Arts Formal is taking place at Federation Hall under the theme “The Magic of the Night.” All proceeds from the evening will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, but more specifically, to fulfilling a young boy’s hope that he can travel to Walt Disney World. The boy is four years old and has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. His dream is to travel to Walt Disney World in Florida with his family to see all of his favourite cartoon characters in the “flesh.”

The forma1 is open to all students from any faculty. Tickets can be putchased at the Arts Student Union office in the Arts Lecture Wall. On March 30, students wili have the opportunity to relieve end-ofterm stress. The Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Fraternity Sorority Awareness Club are holding their second annual Stress Relief Clinic where students can engage in the timed destruction of old computer parts. Proceeds from the event will go to Childrens’ Wish Foundation. Bring your stress to the grassy area between SLC and Biology 1 on March 30 between 1O:OO a.m. and 2:OO p.m. and the clinicians will provide the sledgehammers. All anguish filled, anxiety ridden students are welcome at the “clinic.” Students are also invited to bring any appliances that are a source of irritation in their lives,

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n the ancient Greek myth of the Fates, the span of a person’s life was represented by a fine thread, measured out by and trimmed by the three Fates using a pair of golden shears. Today, stripped of the romanticism, only the threads remain: peculiar strands of DNA at the ends of your chromosomes known as telomeres (TEL-uh-meers). Telomeres are thought to protect the ends of chromosomes from combining with each other; they may also help anchor the chromosomes to the inner surface of the nucleus. What is known is that they consist of long, repeating sequences of DNA and that they usually get shorter when cells divide. As iate as the l%Os, scientists-believed. normal cells could replicate indefinitely. If you cared for single cell jmt rig&, they said, it would divide (“double”) into two cells, then four, then eight and so on . . . forever. In 1961, Leonard Hayflick and Paul Moorhead proved that even under the most favourable conditions, the inevitable fate of a normal cell is aging and death, usually after about SO population doublings. So consistent was this “life span” that even with cryogenic storage in liquid nitrogen, a human cell strain developed by Hayflick et al in 1962 ?emembered” at what doubling level it had been frozen and lived for only the remainder of its doublings. This cellular life span is often called the Hayflicklimit. It would be another 30 years before a possible biochemical origin for this limit would be found. Chromosomes are composed of two long strands of DNA. In order to divide, a cell must make a copy of its chromosomes to pass to its *offspring.” An enzyme called polymerase carries out the replication after the two DNA strands have been unwound by the enzyme

helicase . To complicate matters, polymerase only knows how to replicate the strand of DNA that goes in a certain direction in biology parlance, the 3’-5’ (read “three-prime, five-prime”) or “leading” direction. The other leads away in the Y-3 “lagging” direction. This sense of direction is based on the structure of the strands. While polymerase on the exposed leading strand gets to follow the helicase from one end of the chromosome to the other, the lagging polymerase is going against the grain. The lagging polymerase keeps running out of unwound chromosome and has to backtrack to start on the next section, separated by bits of DNAcalled primers. As the helicase nears the end of the chromosome, the leading polymerase finishes its work by simply marching off the end of its strand. The lagging polymerase finishes by attaching to the l&t primer and backtracking. However, it cannot copy this primer as there are no more passes. The last primer and anything beyond it are not replicated and hence not passed on to the new cell. The new chromosome is shorter than the original. At first, scientists thought that the DNA left out was the cause of aging, but it appears that our cells and their relatives have evolved a novel solution to it: terminal strands of DNA called telomeres. Human telomeres consist of thousands of repeats of the genetic sequence, TTAGGG, a sequence we share with other vertebrates, some fungi and slime molds. Each time polymerase attaches to a DNA strand, about eight or nine of these repeats are sacrificed to protect important genes. Although the exact threshold at which telomeres become too short to allow replication is not known, scientists do know that they lose about 350 to SO0 sets over a cell population’slife. Simple math yields the Hayflick limit. What about cancer cells, which are effectively and problematically immortal? And what

about sperm cells, which half of our species cranks out like crazy and which form one half of the DNA of the next generation and a quarter of the next and so on? Enter telomerase, yet another enzyme. When active, the telomerase molecule contains a template for the repeating telomere sequence,

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Extending our lives? extending telomeres and hence the Hayflick limit. It is often found in elevated concentrations in tumour cells and is thought to play a role in the immortality of cancer cells. Since normal body cells do not produce much or any telomerase at all, telomerase inhibitors may prove to be avital key in keeping cancer in check with minimal side-effects. In addition, the so-called TRAP test can detect the presence of telomerase in single cells, making for a quick, minimally invasive test for cancer. By triggering telomerase production in normal cells, a team led by Jerry Shay at the University of Texas has succeeded in getting human cell populations to double beyond 100 generations with no signs of slowing or being cancerous. Shay’s results are also encouraging for potential recipients of gene therapy, the insertion of healthy genes into diseased cells. Usually, the altered cells are already “old” and die before doing much good. Telomerase may

rejuvenate these cells, allowing them to produce more healthy offspring. Although the Fates only measured out human lives, a strange casualty of the current research may be none other than Dolly, the unassuming sheep cloned by Scottish scientists in 19%. Otherwise healthy, Dolly inherited her chromosomes from an older animal and therefore, her telomeres are significantly shorter than they should be for a four-yearold. In 1998, Dolly gave birth to a lamb named Bonnie. Conceived naturally, Bonnie’s telomeres show no abnormal shortening, possibly due to her father’s contribution of DNA. Because of their capacity for unlimited proliferation, reproductive cells need to maintain telomere length and telomerase may help. To be sure, telomerase is not the only key to cancer. There are many safety mechanisms responsible for keeping your cells in check: another protein called pS3 is involved in the growth of new blood vessels to rapidly growing turnours. Telomere research provides aglimpse into our own mortality, and perhaps someday, a means to circumvent it. Besides, it’s not every day that science reinforces an ancient religion.

Clarification In last week’s special science section “Focus on Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering” there was a story by Laura Dalrymple titled “Biotech on campus.“The author’s original wording was unintentionally altered in the editing process. The second paragraph should read: “This year, 70 first year ERS students were assigned to groups to mirror one of the 20 prominent stakeholders involved with biotechndogy in Canada.” ,Imprint Science regrets any confusion this may have caused.

’ Chaosspreadsfrom MC 5 136 ’ Victim?not injured,but enlightenedinstead

haos theory, as many know, is a very hot topic in mathematics. From your average mathematical hack to the most skilled physicist, the theory of chaos has garnered much debate. Used by physicists in prediction of such things as biological growth and weather, chaos theory can be used for practical reasonslike the growth and death cycle of populations. Although this also works on fractals, this is less common than people think. What really is chaos? Luckily for many undergraduates, alumni and professors, Dr. Colleen Cutler provided some stunning details about chaos theory, prediction and randomness. OnMarch21,20OO,theWomeninMathematics Committee held its once a term colloquium in MC 5 136. The search for the person that would feed the hungry masses would be found right at home. Cutler, one of the many professors from the University of Waterloo’s Statistics and Actuarial Science Department, usually teaches upper level statisticscourses. Since August 1999, Cutler has been on sabbatical, but that did not

deter her from presenting this lecture. Cutler. began by stating that the topic of chaos theory has appeared in journals, newspapers and the electronic media. Unfortunately, people cannot agree on what chaotic systems are. Therefore, Cutler set out to accomplish three goals. The first goal was to talk about what chaos is, using low dimensional maps on the unit interval. Secondly, Cutler wanted to discuss what the maps had EO do with the notion of randomness. Finally, Cutler wanted to discuss what techniques are being used to extract information about underlying systems from an unobserved, single variable time series. After stating her goals, Cutler went on to set up the conditions of chaos, beginning with defining the finite dimensional dynamic sys-

terns. Letting K be a compact subset of R u and defining &K-K (where + is Lipschnitz continuous), Cutler set up the initial condition that x& and set up the orbit of x generated by 4 , where e2(x)=$ (4 (x N . Next, Cutler presented a couple of important graphs. The first one was the logistic graph, where f(y)=4y(1-y) for y ~[0,1]. The second graph was called the tent graph, where g(y) = 2yifO<y<.Sandg(y)=2(1-y)if.S<y<l.Using the logistic and tent graphs, Cutler then broke the data down tQ the Hinon Map, where for Et2SPXC, F(x,y) = (1 t y-1.4x2, .3x)+ By looking at the points over 5,000 iterations, we saw that the points were being pulled apart, thus suggesting that chaos theory was at work. Next, Cutler defined the Lyapunov exponent, used in measuring the global exponential contractions of certain stochastic functions. For one dimensionai maps, the function was

;1= E(Iog I@’ I). Basically, if A> 0, then the points are expanding and we can conclude that the result is chaotic. If 120, then the pairits are contracting and there is no chaos. When the Lyapunov exponent was calculated for the logistic and tent graphs, it was found that the exponent was greater than 0. Finally, Cutler examined the problems that can arise. “The real problem,” Cutler stated, “is that we don’t get the data from the dynamic analysis. ” Basically, the problem gets a lot harder when there are n dimensions to consider. With added dimensions, it is possible lag plots can be used of several nearest neighbours, but what if information is lost because we only look at some of the variables? Using Taken’s theorem, stating that if we take enough points of agraph to the appropriate point d, we can pin down and solve the underlying initial condition. Once this is done, the entire system, in theory, can be recon-. attrusted.

Although the mathematicsof chaos theory is difficult to grasp, it is nonetheless a fxinating topic that uses pure mathematicsand statistics. Cutler has done a wonderful job in presenting the theories of chaos to the multitude that flocked to MC 5136. It will be very taxing to find a better talk for next term.

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head off serious consequences. Suzanne Segerstrom. “We have seen that optimism positively affects the psychological response tO stressful events, and this research reflects afirst step toward explaining that observation to include physical health under stress.” Stressedou~students.In a recent study, 90 healthy first-year law students were evaluated for mood and chologist

they need help, almost 70 per cent don’t know how to find a mental health When

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1. Warm the milk in a pan until a skin forms on the surface. The thermometer should read 71 degrees C. This kills any germs that may spoil the milk before the yogurt forms. Then cool down the milk to 43 degrees C. 2. Take half of the container of yogurt and add an equal amount of warm milk to it. Mix this thoroughly, and then add the rest of the yogurt and stir. You have just created your “starter” culture, 3. Blend the starter culture with the rest of the milk in the pan. 4, Pour the entire mixture into the glass container and wrap a towel around it to seal in the heat. Let the yogurt culture stand undisturbed at room temperature for 8 to 12 hours. You can tell when you’re finished by tilting the container gently; if the yogurt slides away from the side of the jar in one piece you’re finished.

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unding was announced by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on March 8 for an ozone study to be led by UW professor Peter Bernath. Federal minister John Manley announced two contracts totaling $13 million for Bristol Aerospace of Winnipeg, Manitoba, a Magellan company, to build an all-Canadian science satellite. According to Manley, SCISAT1, Canada’s first science satellite since 1971, will “improve our understanding of the chemical processes involved in the depletion of the ozone layer, with particular emphasison the processes occurring over Canada and the ArCtiC.”

The scientific mission of the satellite, known as the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE), is

headed by Bernath, a UW alumnus who took up his present position as Professor of Chemistry and of Physics at UWin 1991. Bernath oversees a Science Team that includes Canadian, American, Japanese, French, Swedish and Belgian scientists. The Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) is the primary instrument selected for the ACE mission. Bernath outlined in the UW Gazette the instrument’s mission in low earth orbit. “As the sun rises and sets, the infrared absorption of sunlight will be measured. The absorption and scattering of sunlight will allow the composition of our atmosphere to be studied.” The data that will be recorded as SCISAT-1 orbits the Earth will help Canadian scientists and policy makers to to develop protective meas-

ures for improving the atmosphere and preventing -further ozone depletion. The ACE mission is designed to last at least two years. SCISAT-1 is scheduled to be launched by NASA in June 2002.

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Stem Cells May Repair Damaged Eyes Scientists at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Cbldren have discovered stem cells - &Is that are capable of rejuvenation - in the eyes of humans. Scientists hope to. use the cells to re~enerat.e pm$ of the human eye damaged by injury or disease. “This is the first step in a long process of being able to manipulate the stem cells-to make new neurons,” said

VinceTropepe, a 2%year-old docto& student in U of T’s developmental biology program and lead author of the study. Researchers found a way to remove the stem

cetls and encourage them to grow in lab dishes+ They are aLsodeveloping two ways of regenerating damaged eyes. Th!: damaged parts can,&e remuved, regrown in a lab dish, and transplanted back in the eye, An afternat+ method is to

Speedo has a new fine of swimsuit called the Faskin, and surprisingly, there’s more material, not less. This new swimsuit, made especially for athletes, covers most of the swimmer’s body, from wrists to ankles. I t’s designed to increase the speed of the

swimmer, and features characteristics of the speed swimmer of the sea: the shark. The tiny little ridges that the shark has on its skin modifies the flow of water

over its body,

which

reduces friction and drag- the chief enemies for all swim competitors. The swimsuit is covered in tiny vshaped ridges that guide the water over the contours of the bdy, reducing drag, Known as vortex gen-

erators, these ridges create little tornadoes that travel along the suit that increase the flow of the water across the body. Research shows the Faskin can reduce drag between five and seven per cent -which can be significant to stimmers whose races are

often decided by hundredths of secondsXheswimsuit’stight&tin~ firm fabric, which is outfitted with seams thatmovewith the body, helpsmustie compre$sion -another boon to svvhners,

Iridium UC, a satelLte-driven supplier of mobile phone services, terminated operations late last Friday, leaving many of Iridium’s 55,QOUcustomers hold&g bulky, useless phones that cost them $3000. One last-ditchefforttosave the $5 billion, 66-satellite network came from WashingtonD.C.-based

company hotJump. Josh Zigfield, publicrelationsspokesman for the company, said “The company and a group of private investors made a bid for what’s feft of Iridium; essentially, to save it from burning up into the atmosphere, literally,” Those affected by the cessation of

Iridium service incIudes the US DefenseDepartment (DOD) which reportedly had about 3UOO users (25 per cent

in the Pentagon).

However, the systemonly handled analog voice calls and pages, making it somewhat

obsolete in a digital

and wireless communications market. If the company acquired, hotJump age Iridium to help software applications mobile Internet

is successfully would leverdevelop new and wireless services, the spokesman said. He said the cornpany has long-term plans to develop space-based, and even 3ntergalact.C Internet communicatiuns.

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f you were anywhere near the Student Life Centre last Wednesday, March 1.5, you’d have been hard-pressed not to go cup crazy. That is, Stanley Cup crazy. For those who think the Stanley Cup is something that comes in a case of Labatt Blue, read on - the real Stanley came to UW and he certainly won’t be forgotten. At five minutes to six, the SLC was agog with excitement -people gathered to stare at an empty table where soon, oh so soon, the Stanley Cup would sit. There was a television crew and news reporter from CTV, waiting patiently to get a shot of UW getting ((Cup Crazy,” as the Labatt promotional tour iscalled. Shortly after six, the Stanley Cup came out of the wings in all its shining glory, only to be shooed back to where he came from -apparently CTV was not on air yet. After that minor hiccup, Stanley was placed on the table, and fanswere invited to line up to have their picture taken with the cup. The only rules: no tongues on, and no picking up the Stanley Cup. While grinning fans waited in line, an enthusiastic representative from Labatt’s kept the momentum going, rewarding fans for correct answers to National Hockey Leauge and Stanley Cup trivia. Sadly, today’s generation of hockey fans are not as up on their trivia as they should be. After I had a chance to wrap my arms around the Stanley Cup with a foolish grin and

a snapshot, I sat down with the keeper of the cup, Walter Neubrand, who answered a few questions about the Stanley Cup. First though, a bit about Walter. AUW graduate himself (class of ‘93), Walter always had a soft spot for the NHL (his geography thesis was on regional variances in NHL draft picks in the 1980s). As the keeper of the cup, it is Walter’s job to protect the Stanley Cup-wherever it goes, he goes. On this note, I asked him to tell me some Crazy Cup adventures, to which he laughed, and told me he couldn’t tell me, but that there had been some crazy stories. Too bad. Among the censored list of places the cup has been, graveyards, bars, boat trips and christenings seem to prevail. And the farthest place the Stanley Cup has travelled is Japan, when the NHL held some exhibition games a few years back. In fact, the day after the Stanley Cup graced the halls of UW, it travelled to the White House in Washington DC. for an exclusive engagement with President Clinton and the 1999 Stanley Cup winning team, the Dallas Stars. When I asked him why people care so much about the Stanley Cup he said, “Canadians identify with hockey . , almost two thirds of NHL players are from Canada.” In the words of the immortal sponsor and promoter of the Cup Crazy tour, Yt’s a Canadian game.” Now some facts about the Stanley cup that you always wanted to know, but didn’t know who to ask: The Stanley Cup is made of sterling silver, l

Lookwhat a UWdegreecangetyou. and the one that travels is always the real one. When on tour, a replica of the Stanley Cup is on display in the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHF) in Toronto. About 2000 names fit on the Stanley Cup. As the names fill up on the bands around

McFarlane and Moyse honoured by Wntano UnNersitv Athletics a

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you want to run, McFarlane will help you achieve your best. McFarlane began coaching at UW nine ead coach of WV’s track and field years ago. Since then, he has developed the team Brent McFarlane was named reputation of being a team-oriented coach OUA Women’s Coach of the Year, who strives for individual excellence with all capping off a remarkable season this past week. the athletes he coaches. He has squeezed over This is the second year in a row he was awarded 1,300 personal bests from his athletes, broken this honour, his fourth since becoming the head 29 varsity records and made an impact on the lives of the athletes he works with. This year coach at UW. McFarlane, who is the head coach of the alone, McFarlane broke more Waterloo Canadian Olympic Track and Field team headrecords by coaching 17 athletes to the CLAU ing to Sydney this September, juggled a hectic Championships and achieving 23 1 personal schedule of preparing for the Olympic Games best performances, 26 coming at the CIAU and the UW season to record one of the best Championships. ever track seasons in the history of the Univer; From the organization of training camps sity of Waterloo. The Coach of the Year award in California to the hours of time spent indiisvoted on by ail coaches in the OUA. McFarlane vidually with his athletes, McFarlane has estabwas recognized by his peers, many of whom . lished himself as one of the greatest track and have the advantage of full track and field field coaches ever in Canada, UW is fortunate facilities and a full women’s team. Working to have such a role model and ambassador, In with 40m of rubber, two crash mats and a team developing his athletes as total athletes, of only 12 women, McFarlane led the lady McFarlane has developed a reputation as beWarriors to a third place OUA finish, only half ing a total coach. a point behind the University of Toronto. P.E.I. native Heather Moyse, a fourth year A UW Kinesiology graduate himself, Kinesiology student was awarded OUAATrack McFarlane has been coaching for over -30 Female MVp. Moyse beat out top athletes from years. In that time, he has written numerous Windsor, U of T and York to receive the presShe started off the meet by books and articles, coached national teams and tigious award. helping the 4x200m women’s relay team win national team athletes, conducted over 450 clinics and studied with the best coaches around gold by over 30m with team members Daniella Carrington, Angie Ross, Alison Brazier and the world. Despite all of his accomplishments, Allison Salter. Continuing to dominate the what amazes his athletes the most is that he women’s field, Moyse also won the 300m and dedicates the same amount of attention to all placed second in the 6Om behind teammate athletes, regardless of their level of talent. If

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the base, the bottom bands are removed and put on permanent display in the HHF. Each player from the winning team gets the Stanley Cup to bring home for a day or so, but Walter, or an appointed delegate, is always there,

Meet Stan

Carrington. Moyse, however, did not stop there, she continued to run the 4x400m helping her teammates Carrington, Ross, Salter and Dana Ellis secure a bronze medal. This is Moyse’s final year at UW, as she leaves the Warrior Track Team as an outstanding graduate who competed in four OUAA and CIAU competitions, receiving numerous athletic awards, paving the way for future rookies. Congratulations to Mcfarlane and Moyse.

The multitude line up for the Cup.

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Leaders of

the week Competitive volleyball final report The Winter 2000 Campus RecreationVolleyball League has ended. This season was jam packed with killer spikes, big blocks, and awesome defence with spectacular teamwork and sportsmanship displayed by all teams. The champions and finalists are: Al Champs - The A Team; Finalists - Flying Wonders A2 Champs - Swingers; Finalists - Optometry Bl Champs - Mechscahber; Finalists - Fat B’s B2 Champs- Megasporemother Cells; Finalists-Tsunami B3 Champs - Diversity; Finalists - Amanda’s Team B4 Champs = Steve and the Slackers; Finalists - Oriental Express B5 Champs- SP Bzudits; Finalists- Menncknights

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Champs- The Internationals; Finalists - Westsyde Champs

- Wild

Aces;

Finalists - FILSA Congratulations

to all teams.

Competitive 3inal Another Competitive

term of Broomball

broomball report Campus Recreation drew to a close on

March 8. The Stallions in the Desert were in first placeI throughout the regular season and met the second place team, the Whackers, in the championship game. It was an exciting finish to the seaSon and both teams played well. Unfortunately, there has to be a winner, and the Whackers came up short to the Stallions by a margin of three goals. Both teams must be commended, however, for playing great, and kudos to the Whackers for holding their opponents to only a 3-O win. Congratulations to all the teams in the league and to the champs, The Stallions in the Desert.

Squash house league 6nd results Over eight weeks of action in the Black Knight Squash House League culminated in a final tournament held at the PAC this past weekend. Players were ceded in this doubleelimination tournament based on their performance in six round robin matches that occurred throughout the term. Rudolf Fleischer entered the tourney as the highest ranked player but fell in the semifinals to Jason Schulz by scores of 9-7,8- 10,94. Jason, however, met his match in the final versus Michael Carney who took the league championship in three straight games. After losing to Michael in the first round, Robbie McLellan survived a tou& match against David McGregor to advance to the consolation final against Vishnu Persaud. A veteran of

Campus Recreation squash tournament, Vishnu put up a strong fight in the most competitive match of the day before falling to Robbie by scores of lo-8,9X1,11-9. Thanks for a wonderful season, everyone.

Guard bring

competition teams home hardware

The UW Lifeguard Teams wrapped up a great-university season this past weekend at the University of Guelph Competition. After two days of competition, UW’s “The People’s Champs” (Bruce Parkin, J.V. Arnaldo, Christian Leveille, Ian Katchin) competing as an Exhibition Team (no females on the team!) finished with a bronze in First Aid and had the best time in the relay. “Rocky IV” (Shawnah Staples, Pete Whittington, Heidi Prins, Geoff Sanz) brought home the bronze in “The Lifeguard Eliminator,” The Eliminator has each person on the team swimming 15m head up front crawl, picking up a drowning swimmer and carrying them with their head out of the water for 1Om and then diving to the bottom of the 11 foot pool to retrieve a 20 pound brick which is placed on the side of the pool. Guards then swim 1Omand turn over an unconscious victim, returning and securing them to the side of the pool. They then swim back to the shallow end of the 2Sm pool. The surprise of the weekend was “UWl” (David Devine, Graham Cale, Arlen Panchoo, Robyn Plunkett) who brought home a silver medal in the water rescue event - the event with the highest weighting. Special mention goes to Robyn Plunkett for treating four of the victims on her own while the rest of her team dealt with the other victims in the two pool areas and gallery.

ou know, it’s bloody amazing what you can learn when watching late night telly. I should do it more often, I mean, it was 2:OO a.m. on a Monday. Yes, at that time, even the roosters are comatose. After watching a .decent movie to try and combat my insomnia (hah!), I decided to watch a documentary on Rio de Janeiro. One of the aspects of Rio that this program showed was football, which is practically a religion in this Brazilian cjty. In fact, football is pretty much sacred in every Brazilian city, from Manaus.to S~O Paulo. That much I kne.w. Then, much to my surprise, I find that on the beaches of Brazil, they play this game called footvolli. Intrigued by this fascinating sport and running on less sleep than your average CSC member who is taking “Real Time, n I wanted to know more about this thing called footvolli. Asmanyfolksknow,oneofthefKstpresents a baby receives when he or she is born in Brazil is a football. This little white ball often starts the obsession that grows intogoing to stadia to root for teams like Flamenco, Corthinians and Vasco da Gama. Generally, Brazilians play this game wherever they can. From the streets of the slums to exclusive parks, a tourist can see children and adults play “the game of the Gods.” Football is also played on the beach, but the sand can present a lot of problems. Therefore, by combining elements of beach volleyball, the sport of footvolli was born. What rules exist for this unusual sport? Well, it is played like beach volleyball, with one

Hironobu

Nakajima

Hironobu is a constant participant in the PAC pool. Aside from demonstrating his enthusiasm and willingness ‘eo learn in Aqua Adults, he frequently attends Ret swims for extra practice. Hironobu is usually the first swimmer to arrive and the last out of the water. Keep up the great work!

Kent

Walker

Now in his second term as the president of the juggling club, Kent volunteers many hours to organize and administrate the club and teach beginners the art of juggling. As well, he coordinated the Juggling Fest last weekend in the SLC, including finding equipment, volunteers and prizes. The event was a huge success!

exception. In footvolli, the players cannot use their hands. Instead, the head, the chest and the feet of the players are used to try and get the football over the net. Usually, thisgame has two players per side going to 15 points. As expected, footvolli requires a great amount of dexterity and accuracy, especially when the use of hands is strictly verboten. Currently, some players are professionals in this sport. Usually, this game takes place from early October to late April in the southern parts of Brazil. Of course, this sport isn’t exactly a new idea. A game in Thailand has some similarities to footvolli. Here, the hands are not allowed to touch the ball and the object is to kick the ball over the net, like in footvolli. But unlike the Brazilian sport, the ball is smaller and made of durable bamboo, which means that the players must make some spectacular bicycle kicks to get this small thing over the net. As well, the Thai game is usually played in arenas, as compared to the beach. Still, the idea is the same as beach volley ball. Although there are only a few Web sites that carry the game of footvolli (and even fewer in English), this sport isbecomingincreasingly popular on the southern coastal cities of Brazil.

In a few jxars,

this sport will be

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the duties of the Minister of Tourism and Sport. But until then, footvolli will be relegated to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Next week will be the final Desportivos Internacionales, at least until September. Expect it to be a dandy!

Imprint, Friday, March 24, 2000

SPORTS

Les Patriotes lasso Mustangs JOHN Imptint

SWAN staff

ast year, L’UniversittZ du Quibec a Trois Rivi5res Patriotes slaughtered the York University Yeomen to win their third Queen’s Cup. On March 12, les Patriotes hoped to keep the Queen’s Cup (the symbol of ice hockey superiority in the Ontario Universities Association) by facing the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in the 0UAfina.l. Both UQTRcoach Jacques Laporte and Western coach Clarke Singer knew that to achieve victory, the players had to stand and deliver. The fans at Clarica Arena (home to the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks) and those watching the game courtesy of CHCH Hamilton would not be disappointed. As for the starting goalies, everyone knew that both UQTR and Western would put their best foot forward. Clarke decided, that C.J. Denomme was the man Western could rely on to stop ies Patriotes from scoring. Laporte, meanwhile, countered wi th the OUA’s best goalie, Luc B&nger. With much pomp and circumstance, the game began with a faceoff between UTQR’sDave Malenfant and Western’s Jeff Petrie. After Malenfant won the face-off, UQTR wasted no time in attacking the Mustang net and vexing Denomme

Manger:goodgoalie,godawfuluniform. to no end, Finally, with seven minutes already gone in the game, Hugo Turcotte of UQTRslipped by several Western defenders and went upstairs. Western, very unhappy with this, tied the game up one minute later, thanks to Jeff ee Attard’s little trick on Btlanger. UQTR retook the lead when Jean-N&o& Bordeleau scored a very weird goal. Bordeleau’s goal, apparently, was made when his

initial shot bounced of a Mustang’s stick and ended up over Denomme’s shoulder. After one period, UQTR led 2-1. In the second period, les Patriotes continued to apply pressure on the Mustangs. Unfortunately, with only two minutes gone in the period, Malenfant did a very silly thing by checking Darren Mortier from behind. Referee Dave Wright

saw no other alternative but to give Malenfant his marching orders. Jeffery Hare, however, spoiled his chance of a power play by retaliating. Forty seconds later, Fraqois Drainville stymied both the Mustang defenders and Denomme to solidify UQTR’s lead. Finally deciding that enough was enough, the Mustangs entered the third period with renewed vigour. After having an easy time in the first two periods, Btlanger finally had to stand and deliver. Luckily for les Patriotes, Belanger was on his game, thwarting the Mustangs on every shot. Near the end of the game, however, UTQR made a few dumb mistakes. With one minute left in the game and Denomme removed from the net, Phillippe Trembley checked Damon Hardy a bit too hard and earned the ire of Wright. Jeffery Hare seized the opportunity and scored an amazing goal on Bklanger. But despite Marc-Olivier Roi’s penalty with 32.4 seconds left in the game and Laporte being thrown out for some less than flattering French comments, UQTR held on to win the Queen’s Cup 3-2. After the ganie, the players of the game were named. For the Mustangs, it was Jeff Petrie. Despite not earning a single point, Petrie played a hardnosed game both offensively and defensively. As for les Patriotes, HugoTurcotte was named the player

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of the game. Turcotte scored the first goal for UQTR and also helped out on Drainville’s goal. The most valuable player of the Queen’s Cup was UQTR’s very own Luc Elanger, who proved that he isn’t just another pretty face in a eloquently decorated hockey mask and a jersey of white, orange and pea green. This year, both UQTRand Western will be going to Saskatchewan for the CIAU tournament. But for Kitchener-Waterloo hockey fans, there is some great news. Next year, the CIAU circus wil1 be arriving in the twin cities for three years. Currently, the athletic departments of both Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo are working to make the tournament the best it can be. There is debate whether the games will be at Clarica Arena. The CLAU tournament may also expand to eight teams, but this currently cannot be confirmed or denied. Nevertheless, Imprint wishes both UQTR and Western good luck in Saskatchewan.

.u3L16 Position Available

Communications

Coordinator

NOTE: Applicants must have received OSAP assistance during the 1999/2000 academic year and be returning to full time studies in the fall to qualify for the position. The Communications Coordinator will be responsible for implementing a communications plan for the Federation of Students. As part of the plan, this individual will be responsible for ctimpiling, writing, designing, and editing: * information packages for 1st year students * content for handbook * material for FEDS CD-ROM Qualifications: * experience in technical writing * experience with Adobe Pagemaker or CoreDRAW * ability to set and maintain deadlines * excellent written and oral communication skills This is a full time position for the summer term (May to Aug.) Interested candidates should apply with a resume and cover letter IYO LATER than NOON, Friday, March 31st to the FEDS office (SK 1102). Please direct all correspondence to Chris Harold at the FEDS Office (SLC 1102) or via email at fedvpin@feds.uwaterloo.ca

19 different artists all in one place UW Art show presents 4th--yearartwork dreaded end of March approaches and everywhere on campus students are busy preparing for exams and searching for jobs. For those of us graduating tb.isspring,itisatimetothinkbackon what we have accomplished andhowwehaveleftourmark on the university that has been our second home. For students in the Fine Arts program, this concept takes on a whole new meaning as the final preparations begin for the Fourth Year Honours Show. The finishing touches are being made on work anticipating its introduction IThe

This year the show will be held in the Modern Languages Gallery, right on campus, making it easily accessible to students, faculty, and anyone elsewho wants to stop by. It is appropriate that the student show follows the faculty exhibition that was on view earlier this term. * The show, Identified by Sight,

This year there is an especially wide variety of media displayed. In the past, many fourth year shows have been dominated by painters, but this year there is much more. Computer imaging, drawing, painting, collage, mixed media and sculpture are all represented, but it goeswithout saying that many of the workscannotbeneatlyclassified in only one of these categories.

to the public. Assomeofyournayknow, every year it is customary for the graduating classto hold an exhibition of their work Think of it as a rite of passage or a visual thesis. The art works shown are the culmination of years of Only $29.95 and includes a free tomato peeler. hard work, long hours, and often much creative frustration and/ will feature works by the 19 artists in or inspiration. They are the result of the studio specialization, Many of intensive training and critiques, but these artists have already exhibited mostly of dedication and love for the thisyearinsoloorgroupshowsinthe work Front Gallery at East Campus Hall. Exhibitions are important for Off campus,theirworkhasbeen emerging artists because they not featured in the recent show ironionly give them experience in organcally named Gifts For Mom at the izing and setting up a show, but also Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery and the opportunity to display their work the Eldon Gallery. Many of their to potential customers and patrons, works have lately been displayed in aswell as form contacts in their field. the University Club.

The styles are asvaried as the tools and materials used to create them. You do not have to be an expert or an art historian to enjoy a good show. There is something to suit every taste, from geometric shapes to organic, from realist renderings to abstraction, and everything in between. There are figurative sculptures, works inspired by nature and natural forms and installation work. There are natural mater&used and industrial products to contrast some of the other pieces.

Each work has its own raison d’etre and itsown themes,meanings, and interpretations.

It is as difficult

make generalizations as it is to describe 19 very different artists in one article. If every picture is worth a thousand words, then how could I possibly tell you about all of them in only 8003 Although there are e&i-

bition catalogues available, nothing compares to the real thing.

The hills are alive with the soundof music. look, I see Austria! Looking at the works ready for display, it is easy to see many common threads am&g the artists. One thing that setsthis class apart from any other is the camaraderie and friendship these artists share. As in every other discipline, critiques and feedback are essential for growth and learning. In our case,we learn as much from each other aswe do from our professors. Shared ideas feed the creative process and the support

we give

and

receive

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helped usget this far. There isalways someone around to help and this group seems to value friendship above competition. The official show opening will .be held at the Modern Languages Gallery at 4:OO p,m, on Thursday, March 30. For those who have never been to an art show opening, this

means catered refreshments, a chance to meet and talk to the artists and the opportunity to seethe official premiere of the’art. Since there is much diversity in themes and intentions, we invite you to askquestions and discuss the work with the artists. Most importantly, come and enjoy some really great art and some really good company. For those of you who cannot make it, the gallery will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for viewing. l

Many thanks afso to the Fine Arts professors and Wesley Hartley, Jean Stevenson and Murray Bastian without whom none of this would be

possible. if nothing else, some day you can look back and honestly say “I knew them when.. .”

Tell me more about Grease on Ice ThePinkLadies,T-Birdsand Eugenenow on tour Grease on Ice cogps Colise#m

that she is still at the samecalibre she was when she entered competitions just a few years ago - she couldn’t land jumps in competition either. Chouinard’s strong point is still her spins, although spins throughout the entire show were few and far be-

Thursday, March 16 KATE

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hen a Canadian Champion skater fell flat on her assduring two jumps in an ice show, the audience might have had the impression that Grease on Ice was not all it had been hyped up to be. Jo&e Chouinard, who played Sandy, managed to pull off the majority of her jumps, landing some beautiful singlesand doubles, but had trouble

when

ple jumps.

she attempted

Axels

the tri-

and flips were

the

jumps of choice Chouinard Throwing Salchau,

for the show, and fell on one of each. in the occasional Lutz and

Chouinard’s overall performance seemed rusty and unpractised,

although

Chouinard

proved

the spins and contented himself with skating around the ice surface, trying to look cool and slick. The skating

the fact that as Davis slid across the ice, he took Chouinard down too, knocking her on her assagain. One character and skater that simply amazed was Eugene. Played by Forrest McKinnon, Eugene was the nerd-turned-hottie and prdved to have the most skating ability of everyone with his excellent jumps and spins.McKinnon wasa delight to watch. He also had a scenewhere he jumped over several female skaters, hitting a high of six females, Two other skaters stole the ice and the spotlight and were brilliant - the only problem was that there weren’t more of them, PatrickBrault played the character of Doo.dy, a rock star wannabe who gives an im-

ability

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tween, Scott Davis played Danny Zuko and proved to be a little better than Chouinard, although he avoided doing too many jumps and the ones that he did were mostly doubles. When Davis was able to pull off a triple, he received oohhs and aaahhs from the crowd, Davis also avoided

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lenged with his role as Danny Zuko, One of the more amusing points of the show was after Davis apparently tripped on something on the ice,

High. Bra& ended up on the top of the lockers and received a huge round of applause from the audience. The other show-stealer was Gene Siruno

causing him to falI and slide. What made this even more amusing was

who was Frenchy’sguardian angel of sortsand named Johnny Casino. Skat-

ing to “Beauty School Drop

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shiny pants aseye-catchingashisskating abilities, as he produced difficult

footwork,

so that not everything the ice show was in the movie and some key points from the movie were left out of the ice show. The plot line was switched around so certain songs appeared in different areas of the show. Disappointingly, the song “You’re the One that I Want” that is sung at the end of the motion picture was left out entirely. Despite the effort of the supporting cast, the show itself was weak. It did have some in

precise jumps and fan-tastic spins. Both Brault and Siruno were exciting to watch and gave solid performances. Other great skaters were Natasha Kuchiki who played Frenchy, Craig Horowitz who played Vince Fontaine and Stephanie LaRiviere whowasRizzo.Although all of these skaters did a Whoa, greased lightnin’. great iob, their skating prettygoodmusicgoingforitthough, ability was not challenged. The skatincluding a song about “Mooning on ers were asked to perform fairly simyour doorstep.” It’s probably a good ple routines, considering they have thing that Chouinard wasn’t moonmade their careers in figure skating. ing anyone when she fell - that The show itself was adapted might have made her assa little cold. fromtheoriginalmotionpicturestory,

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Imprint, Friday, March 24, 2000

This week, the Price is right on reviews ,

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The producers of Scream 3 have said thatitistobetheirlastmovie. Itistoo bad this will also mean the end of the Scream soundtracks. This compilation disc brings together many of the big names of the heavy metal genre. With bands like Creed, Sevendust, Incubus and Finger Eleven, there is a wide variety of styles within the genre itself. These bands assemble sounds which range from heavy to soft melodies. The vocal ranges are quite extreme, with singers running the gamut from bass to falsetto. It would have been quite easy for this soundtrack to include bands like Tonic and Sloan with the wide diversity of music. They could easily have fit into the mix, despite the strong influence of metal bands. After listening to the album, you might find yourself whistling these songs for days.

cal instrument is breaking new ground and receiving recognition today that it never could have imagined a decade ago. Last year the ever-growing popularity of the turntable caused it to outsell the guitar in Britain. The turntable is starting a revolution in music. It only makes sense that a history of the instrument and the music be compiled. If you have never really heard the sounds of the turntable, or you’ve heard it once before and thought it was an interesting sound, this album is well worth a listen. The songs on this album serve as an excellent guide to the styles of the turntable. They run through the gamut of sounds available to the mix masters. The compilation assembled gives the listener a chance to hear the wide variety of beats, distortions and manipulated samples created by the DJs. It displays artists such as Mix Master Mike, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and DJ Qbert. The only downfall of this album is that the producers seemed to ignore the influence mixing has had on today’s alternative bands and instead decided to focus more on underground beats. Overall, Masters ofthe 2 &2 will provide the listener with a powerful audio experience.

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Jet Set Satellite is a unique musical phenomenon* The “band” consists of only two members 7 Txevur Tuminsti and Dave Swiecicki, two friends who approached the music industry w&h only four songs to their credit, When they approached their current label, they didn’t even have a, name to go by, Their first single, ‘an apparent

p creates a extremely

With a powerful sound system, you could surely shake your neighbours’ windows while listening to this album. This might be what you have in mind now that spring has arrived. I found myself turning up the bass so high on my stereo that my speakersstarted to crack. Despite the

fact, the title track %lueprintn cumes off as quite a rumantic production. The lyricsbegin in a mild falsettu and the song keeps a very mellow pace. Jet Set Satellites shows that they have a lot of potential and creativity flowing through them, They dem-

tinstrate their ability to control their with their playing of voice versusguitar in several af their instruments

sow

Tuminski and Swiecicki don’t let their Songs fade off into &e distance like too many other artists do when they can’t express creativity and find

a- way to end the song. The= two manage

to end their songs on a high

note (so to speak). The geneA feel of the album is that it goes from a heavy dark sound to a more illuminating and mellow tone, Now that the two musicians have made a name for themselves, they have decided to tour. For this, they needed to pursue more men bers fur their band. After some well-placed advertising, Jet Set Satellites is officially a

%aby, Cool Your Jets” is a terr&c song dishing out fun, clear, crisp

band andgo

vocals accompanied by an equally clean guitar shutid. This song

full band to perform will definitely eliminate the possibility fm a repeat

longer

a duo. Having

a strong rhythm and a strong

pow-

keyperformance. After track four, the eels manage” to recover and spin out a couple of decent tracks, only to fall back into their musical slump. It isn’t until “Tiger in my Tank” that they recover the album again with an upbeat happy song* This song actually manages to use a few instruments smartly by creating a great sound with a special horn section. This song is a definite improvement over the previous board

is quite impressive, considering it is the artist’s first release. More importantly, DJ Rap is an emerging female artist in a typically male-dominated industry. eels The *first hit siwk off of the Daisies of the Galaxy album is “Good to Be Alive.” This Dreamworks song is extremely catchy and is sure to get stuck in your head after you RYAN PRICE hear it. imprint staff The majority of songs on the album contain soothing, harmonic As I began to evaluate this album, I vocals which strongly contrast the thought it was a powderpuff proharsh thumping sounds of the bass. duction released in a hurry to keep

Thiscontrast really seemsto work for Leambzg

Masters of the 1 & 2

For those of you who aren’t quite sure what the 1 & 2 is, well, it’s a turntable, This relatively new musi-

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ence of exotic voc& and percussion, a sound whichisvery reminiscent of the Popular stylings of the Tea Party. The music,despite the dzk overtones of the album cover and song titles, isvery warm and welcoming. In

Crrrve contains

a large

variety of distortion which overruns the album, while avoidingany major signsof record scratching. The album has a huge variety of varied rhythms which pound their way into your head. This album is an-excellentintroduction to DJ Rap, and I can only hope for more powerful drum and bass from thisup-and-coming

artist.

the band’s name current and fresh. ’ After I had finished listening to the album, I was left thinking the exact same thing. The first four tracks are weak, They just don’t hold up to the expectations of past eels songs like “Novicaine for the Soul.” The instrumentation sounds airy and the lyrics are poor, The main focus seems to be aimed at rhyming the words in the songs rather than creating a set of lyrics with meaning. The third

tracks. I’m not quite sure what to think of thisalbum. There weresongswhich I tolerated, maybe even enjoyed, but there are an equal number of awful, disappointing arrangements. In the end, I don’t thinkDaisies ofthe Galaxy reached its expectations. MaybeImisseditontheeels’last abunqbutaaisiesofthe~sounds a heck of a lot like a Beck ripoff. Overall, the most impressive part of the album is the cover design, which is just one more unsuccessful ripoff fi=om a 1950s Greekchildren’s book.

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Imprint, Friday, March 24, 2000

Dracula,mwaa haha! RYAN MATTHEW M~RKLI~Y Imprint

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his Friday, the lights will dim within the steep walls of the beautiful Raffi Armenian Theatre at The Centre in the Square, and the smeil of blood will be in the air.The Royal WinnipegBallet (RWB) will arrive to present Mark Godden’s DraCUZU - a frightening and sometimes hilarious retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic novel. The spectacular ballet, which has been performed by the RWB since 1998, features original choreography by Mark Godden. Dracula is Godden’s first full-length work. It follows Bram Stoker’s original novel very closely - a unique departure from previous incarnations of the Dracula myth in dance. “Most previous versions of

Dracula have included peasants, for some reason or another, ours has no peasants, I’m not even sure where thepeasantsareintheoriginalstory,” explains RWB publicist Greg Klasssen. The performance is far more unique than the simple absence of peasantry. The dance is presented in three acts, all set to the music of Gustav Mahler. Act I tells the story of Lucy, the stereotypical woman pursued by suitors and eventually seduced and destroyed by the vampire. Act III is the story of Mina, a more modern individualistic woman, who is tormented by the effect that Dracula has on her husband, Jonathan Harker. It is Act II that will surprise and delight. The act begins with a sixminute synopsis of the Dracula myth set to a wildly hilarious pantomime. It is the group dance piece, which allows the company to show off their

tremendousabilities. Klassen expIa.ins that Godden “doesn’t buy in to the myth.” He wanted to play off of the old Hollywood versions and ideas contained within the past hundred years. Considered to be one of Canada’s foremost choreographic talents, Mark Godden has made choreography his focus since 1982, after becoming known as one of the RWB’s leadings soloists. Klassen says the ballet is “half theatre, half dance, the ballet is a theatrical dance piece? Acts I and III act as a narrative to the original Dracula story, while Act II is neoclassical, a bacchanal of sorts. Fans of theatre and dance will be pleased by Godden’s originaI and creative work. The RWB will present Dracuh for one performance only at The Centre in the Square on Friday, March 24 at 8 p.m.

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creeper, That’s the sort of record that reveals itself slowly, growing on you with each listen, until it has managed to work its way under your skin. You could listen to a creeper for weeks or even months before waking up one morning and thinking, “Damn, that album’s brilliant! n Those Bastard Souls has created exactly this sort of record. Debt and Depm~re, which was released last summer, wasn’t met with a lot of fanfare beyond a handful of solid reviews. And, truth be told, the album is not very groundbreaking. There is, however, an undeniable magic to the carefully constructed songs, due to the contributions from five talented musicians: Dave Shouse, Joan Wasser, Michael Tighe, Matt Fields and Kevin March. Funnily enough, Those Bastard Souls was never supposed to be a band in the first place. Dave Shouse

of the now-on-hiatus Grifters put out a solo side project, Twentieth Century Cbemicul, under the Bastard Souls name to deflect attention from himself to the music. It worked, sort of. The music was critically acclaimed, but Shouse was found out when musicianscame calling, encouraging him to tour&d take the project further. Shouse rounded up Wasser and March from the Dambuilders, Tighe (originally a guitarist for Jeff Buckley) from Fields of Red Red Meat to flesh out his sound. And, excuse the cliche, the rest really is history. The current lineup is absolutely crucial to Shouse’s songs. Far from being a singer-songwriter-plus-backing-band setup, Those Bastard Souls melds its instruments seamlessly but still have opportunities to shine indiv-id&y. My favourite extra touch is Joan Wasser’s electrified violin solos on “The Last Thing I Ever Wanted Was

to Show Up and Blow Your Mind” and the title track, which are beautifully touching without being sappy. There are other great little moments on Debt and Deputiure as well: gentle backing vocals on “Telegram,” pounding piano on “Train from Terminal Boredom,” sinister bass on Yurious State.” All of these solidify the record and make it a fully realized whole. EverythingThose Bastard Souls plays fits together impeccably, and the result is a timeless rock record. Problem is, these sorts of records aren’t very popular right now. There are no instant, radiofriendly hooks to be found here, just heartfelt songs that are best listened to as a unit. With any luck, Debt and&pmture will quietly carve out a place for itself so that, years from now, people I will refer to it as the classic it really is. Caitlin hosts Subsonic Filter every Monday morning from 8-10 on CKMS 100.3FM.

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