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Fairtunes raises controversy UW-based Web site claims to be protecting the integrity of musicians ROOIN STEWART Imprint staff

ut driving for ice cream on a hot Winnipeg afternoon inMav.UWMathstudents, Matt Goyer John Cormie, had an idea. Asthe sweet strainsof TheTragically Hip blared in the background, Goyer and Cormie were discussing the upcoming June release of The Hip's latest album and, in doing so, began their journey straight into the middle of a raging controversy over the dismbution of digitally-recorded music over the Internet. What Cormie and Goyer came to recognize that afternoon was that the days of the CD were numbered. While the demise of the CD and the rise of freely-available MP3s means unparalleled access and selection for musiclovers like Goyer and Cormie, i t also represents a financial arrangment that is clearly unsustainable. As more and more North Americans download their music off the Internet, the controversy over who should be comwnsated for that music, and how much they should be compensated, has heated up. In a speech at the Digital Hollywood conference about online entertainment, held in New York on May 16,2000, Courtney Love declared that musicians"may as well be working at a 7-11." Accordingto Love, while record companiescould walk away from the recording of a popular album with millions of dollars in profit and the ownership of all the music, the artists

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behind the album may receive less than $50,000 each. Goyer and Cormie couldn't agree more. The idea behind Fairhmes.com, the business which has cata-

since the endof July, they arealready receiving about 1,000 hits a day on their site and have been mentioned inarticlesintheNewYorkTimesand UTimes.

sicians' unions, which serve only a small cadre of players," retortslocal artist Craig Cardiff, who added that he thought the Fairtunes.com idea "sounds really great." Goyer and Cormie have received support from other quarters aswell. Ester Dyson, chairman of the Internet Corporation of Names and Numbers (ICANN) supported Fairtunesin a n U Timesarticle and powerul media lawyer Whitney Brusard has also backed them up. As the controversy continues, Cormie and Goyer are preparing to take their project to the next level. Currently, both Cormie and Goyer are losing both money and time on the project. It costs them $2 each time they write a cheque to an artist and they try tobalance their volunteer efforts' at Fairtunes with a full-time university course load. As soon as they secure funding, however, both Goyer and Cormie could be devoting their full-time efforts to the project. Eventually, the site may include advertising, a surmie. "I hate the Matt Goyer andjohn Cormie-fightingfortherightsof musicianstotheir money. record cornpa- charge a d other services to help Rather, the Fairnies," Goyer ensure that the site will turn a profit. Still, Cormie and Goyer will be Not everybody is happy with added for good measure. Even freetunes' philosophy isto give fans the opportunity to get connected with what Fairtunes is doing, however. spirited Napster has not been sup- challenged to stay true to their core their favourite musicians and try to Both Cormie and Goyer concede portive. Use of the Fairtunesname is philosophy without getting caught compensate them in a way which that Napster, the upstart software blockedoutonallNapsterdiscussion up in a multi-billion dollar industry. "The artist has traditionally been they feel is fair. "That's what the' companywhichfacilitatesthedistri- boards. There are also some artisitswho used," saysGoyer, bringing the conInternet isabout," reminds Cormie, butlon of much of the free MP3s on "it's about connecting people." the Internet,willeventually humph aren'tcomfortablewiththeFairmnes versation back to the problem that So far, Fairtunes.com has con- in itslegal battle with the Recording concept. Noah Stone, President of started Fairtunes in the first place, nected 600 people with artists, gen- Industry Association of America ArtistsAgainst Piracy, has remarked "put] thk Internet could change erating contributions ranging from (RIM). that "what they're doing is demean- that," added Cormie. However that case is stillbefore ingto artists." But not all artistsagree. The question remaining is 25 cents to $50 (U.S.). "That'sexactly the type of men- whether or not Cormie and Goyer Although Fartunes.com has the courts, and what Fairtunes is only had their virtual doors open doing could be seen as legitimizing tality that setsup initiativeslike mu- can change that.

Bringing students together

Alcohol and students KRISTA R A N A C H E R special to Imprint

riday night. 11p.m. Your last class was over at 4 p.m. You head over to meet some friends at your usual on-campus spot to kick back for the weekend. Feeling tipsy, but not over the top, you leave to the wailing protest of your pals: "But the night is young! I'll pay for the ne& round!" You think, "I've had enough." You're tired and you've had your fun. But there, looming ahead omthe path back to your dorm, is a strangely incongruous group. They aren't fellow Friday night revellers and they are brandishing a strangely familiarlooking piece of equipment. One of them cheerily asks, "Would you l i e your blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, measured?" You answer sure, thinking that now you recognize the breathalyzer device fromthose TVcopshows. The next question is, "How much have

you had to drink?"You think, Was that four or five beers? Oh yeah, three beers, a shooter, and then another beer. That makes, uh,three four.. five.You say, "Uh, five, no, four drinks." And you are a math major. There isn't much debate over the muddling effects of alcohol. Most of us have experienced the fuzzy blurr, whichcan be pleasant or very unpleasant, and everything in between. This Fall, researchers from the Universityof Waterloo Department of Psychology, working in partnershipwith theTraffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF), will be out asking studentsto submit to voluntary, confidentialBlood Alcohol Concentration testsandto provide responses to questions about the night's activities. The data will beused todevelop a wider understanding of student drinking habits and attitudes.

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musicpiracy. "It seems like a bit of a childish answer to a major problem," says Brian Robertson, president of the CRIA, whichisthecanadianequivalentof t h e U

H A L A KHALAP special to Imprint

t fust, I was scared. Was I in the right room? They said the event would start at 5 p.m. So how come only myself and two other studentswere simng there drumming our fingers on our desks? I needn't have worried. I had underestimated the thirst UW's students have for knowledee. We are known for those finely-tuned ears that can pick up the faintest whisper of something as exciting as a brand new project destined "to lead the way into the 21st Century," asDavid Johnston, President of University of Waterloo, commented. uwstudent.org isanot-for-profit media corporation that provides news and information to students. Last Monday, I attended an information session about this new Web site, hosted by twoof the foundersof the organization: the president, Ryan Chen-Wisg, qnd the secretary, L.

George Roter. After the information session, there was a lecture by economics Professor Larry Smith about the Internet and the value of this newlyestablished Web site. The originof the ideawasaneed to inform students of the news and educational events happening on campus. Studentson co-op were constantly being separated from therest of the university community. uwstudent.orgfounda solution for that.ThisWebsite formedaconnection between the students and thecampus, enablingstudentsto find out news quickly and conveniently, ensuring a stronger bond within the school. Another aspect of this Web site that strengthensthis bond is the value of participation that makes the site unique from a million others. Students have the opportunity of not only submitting stories of any genre that appealsto them, but alsoof being able to comment on or respond to

any of the stories they read, or any of the comments alreadymade by other students. Thissite islike avolanothat has egpted andcontinuesspewing forth an endless stream of ideas. In addition to the main news site, work is already underway on developing a Feds media site, an Athleticssite that would include first-person accounts by the players, andaCKMS radiosite that would audio-stream its broadcasts onto the web. Future plans include a section that would allow experiencedco-op students to share thejr technological knowledge, asectionthat would serve those technology and media needs of the different U W student organizations, and finally, the endlessideas that will surely come from the students' participation. When Professor Larry Smith described this newly launched site as an "extraordinarily valuable please see page 4

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personal experience," he wasnot mistaken. He pointed out that the Internet is all about sharing, and that uwstudent.org has taken sharing to a whole new level. The Web site enables and facilitates the sharing of information at absolutely no cost. "Cheap, cheap, really, really cheap," is what Smith emphasized. However,inorder toavoidcollapsing,this site needs resources to sustain it. And that is where students come in.

uwstudent.org is imploring students to become members of the organization. Surely you can spare ameasly $3 to be able to say you were apart of this pioneer developmentof new media? The first participation meetingwill be held on October 2. Check out the Web site for the time and location. In the meantime, submit stories and baskin the feeling of pride thatwill engulf you when they are published, or better yet, commented upon. Organizers believe that uwstudent.org couldprove to be beneficial for many students.

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Business at UW gets a boost HENRY GARCIA special to Imprint

usiness-oriented students at the University of Waterloo now have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the worldthey may beintent on joining, thanks to the EntrepreneursAssociation of the University of Waterloo (EAUW). The EAUW is a group devoted to helping those studentswho may be thinking about startingtheir own business. It may also benefit those who have thought about how businessis done from the entrepreneur's point of view. Student members are taught how companiesorfirms make decisions and how young entrepreneur aspirants can take the step from having an idea to putting that idea into practice. But before we get to the juicy parts, there are some of us who don't actuallyknowwhat entrepreneurshipis. Fazil Rasheed, a math undergradinvolvedinthis Association, saysthatitis "simply anewand betterway of doingold thingsand to come up with new innovations." In other words, entrepreneurs are those who make things (good and bad) happen, try to make everything go smoother, and maintain a balance in the markets. The idea of the EAUW came

from the fact that "this university, and even the K-W area. has become a pool of technologicily gifted students." Fazil states. one of the driving forces behind the club is to fill the void that currently exists between creative ideas and actually taking the first steps into the businessworld. TiseanMills,a4th yearcomputer Science student, and Zaffrin

The main aim of EAUW is to guide students in learning to be entrepreneurs. Nurmohamed, a Computer Engineering grad student, created this organization. The main aim of the organization is to guide students by telling them how to make themselvesknown to companies, how to advertise, and all the other details of running a successful business. In other words, how to put the theory leamedin class into practice. Members also get access to in-

formation' on where to look for help and how to attract investors. - Now, if you're wonderinghow they teachallthis ,stuff to people, you don't have to worry, . - sincethey have events organized for this purpose. Prominents~eakersdlbe invitedto addressmembersonvariousbusiness and technology-related topics. Workshops and seminars will also be held at different dates throughout the year, and they will consist of sessionsthat will examine some of the major issues affecting, business. Duringthesesessions,members will be able to interactwiththe guest speakers to help with any problems they might have. Michael Lalonde, Chairman, Founder, and CEO of Datagistics Corp., is scheduled to speak on October 4 at 4:30 p.m. in DC 1302. For more information, please visit their Web site at http://go.to/ eauw. On their Web site lies all the answers to your questions, since it has application forms for new members, Links to businesses and firms, and all the dates of the upcoming events mentioned above. Plus, there are many more interesting facts and tips, as well as contact information. Membership is free, so if you have any inclinations to the business world, don't hesitate to go and check out FAUW.

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The researchers hope to add their findings to a growing body of research that will aid in the development of educational and information programs that reduce the incidence of adverse consequences of drinking. The leadco-investigatorsof this project are University of Waterloo alumnusDr. Doug Biernessof TIRF. and Dr. Muriel fogel-Sprott of th; Department of Psychology. According to Dr. Vogel-Sprott, "simply having studentstell us how many drinks they have had doesn't give us all the information,and it can lead to a distorted view of student drinkhe." latest studyis only a slight departure from earlier groundbreakingwork here at the university. A study on thi effect of feedback reinforcing tolerance (diminished physical 'response or effect) or knsitization (increased physical response)to alcohol proves that some responses to alcohbl are learned. In other words, we learn some of the behaviours associated with drunkenness from the people that either promote or discouragethem. The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (-.trafficinjuryresearcbcom) is acharitableorganization and lobby group funded by industryand roadsafety associations. They are dedicated to researching

the causes of road crashes and promoting effective prevention programs and policies that arise from their findings. Prevention of drinkingand driving is a major concern and area of research in the foundation. According toTIRF, in 1997,39 per cent of fatally injureddriverswere impaired by alcohol. Also, roadcrashes are the leading cause of deathin the 10to 24 age group.

People learn some of the behaviours associated with drunkenness* So what exactly do measurements of the BloodAlcoholContent of undergraduates have to do with drinkinganddriving?It isnot a huge stretch to see that drinking behaviours established in university caa carry over into habits and understandingsof one's impairment after graduation. I So when it's Friday night and you leave the office to head over to the local pub to meet some friends, take it easy folks.

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wanted to thank HendrikVan der Breggen for his constant articles concerning homosexuality. I mean, if history has taught us anything, it's that religious hndamentalistsarealways right andeveryoneelseiswrong. The Bible isGod's holy infallible word and it is very clear how we are to live our lives. Godsaid it, I believe it, that settles it. It makes me so mad when those "1iberal"Christianstryto "interpret" the Bible in its "culture" to get out of following God's laws. What a cop-out! In regards to homosexuality, some heathens say that the authors of the Bible had no conception of what "sexualorientation"isandthat homosexual acts condemned in the Bible are always based on idolatry or abusive situations. Well that just provesallgay "relationshipsnarebad! Butwhat can youexpect? These liberal heathens have stirredup trouble in other issues too. For instance, take slavery. St. Paul saysveryclearly "Slavesobeyyour mastersn(Eph 6:s). And that "someone born a slave

should remain one." (1 Cor 7:21). But insteadofjust believing the Bible, the heathens think that Paul's opinion was based on his "culture" and some even advocated the abolition of slavery! So I guess they are calling God a liar! Then take women. The Bible says very clearly that Adam should rule over Eve (Gen 3:16) and that women should submit to their husbands (Eph 5:22). They shouldn't have braided hair (1 Tim 2:9) and should keep quiet in church (1 Cor 14:43). But now some "Christian" churches have women as pastors! They say that the Bible was written within apatriarchal culture and that attitudes about inferiority of women have been challenged and defeated. Blasphemy! I'm telling you, nice women don't want equality! The only true science is science that agrees with the Bible, like the "Flat Earth Society." Imean, they do some good work. And of course NARTH (National Association for Research and Treatment of Homosexuality.) Sure, they aren't "recognized" by the American Psychiatric Associationor the American PsychologicalAssociation. ButNARTH has showed very clearly that they are a very objective group with no preconceived ideas on sexuality and no political or religious agenda either. The APA'sresearchshowssexualorientation is not a disorder and condemns organizations like NARTH. What a joke! If you ask me, the APA is just jealous that fundamentalist Christians do science better. Butthere isgoodnews! Godwill forgive you if you are gay, a woman, or an escaped slave! Repent of your evil ways and be healed! Then find a Bible believing church to spoonfeed you what to believe about everything! And for goodnep sake, stop reading Imprint! -Ken Peters

loo) that the time is right for the acquisitionof one of these ministries. My argument will be that these ministries claim to have a proven track record of success in changing sexual orientation; so, with suitable modifications, one of them would suit GLOW'Spurposes. After a few stylisticimprovements and retrained staff, we could provide a wholesome Christian environment in which persons with a heterosexual orientation couldmake astress-free transition to a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered orientation. The facility would be equipped with all the amenitiesof aluxury spa. Clients would be able to come in, have acompletemakeover,hair, nails, face lift andachange of sexual orientation all at the same time! If the client wants to learn how to walk in stilettoheelswithoutusing a bamboo balance beam, then naturally, more time will be required. Otherwise, the typical stay is likely to be no more than a week. With so many people these days aspiringto atrendy high-incomelifestyle, it's easy to see the benefits of such a program, especially for those unfortunate souls who, try as they might, can't quite seem to get the hang of the queer-sex thing. But as we now know, from evangelicalscience, queer-sex is merely a learned behaviour, not something you're born with. So we just have to get the best teachers we can find and start the learning process! The obviousdrawbackthismight cause is ariftbetween queer folkand the fundamentalists by cutting into the profit-margin of the best moneymaker they've had since the advent of televangelistprayer-lines. The solution: if you aren't satisfied with your new sexuality, we'll pay for your conversion back in an ex-gay ministry. That way, we can profit share with our evangelical brothers and sisters, and everybody wins!

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fter reading Hendrik van der Breggen's letter to the Editor (Imprint, September 15)in which he indicates that many homosexual personswho want to change - their sexual orientation succeedin doing so, I was reminded of similar claims that I had read from "ex-my ministriesnrun bv evangelical reli&usgroups. And ~ ' v e come up with a great idea! I'm going to try to convince GLOW (GaysandLesbiansof Water-

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Imprint, Friday. September 22. 2000

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Of zombies, racism and free speech

ere to start? Graham Duke's cartoon of two weeks ago has certainly caused a stir in some quarters. Some have accused it of being racist while others have defended the piece as clever satire. The truth may beoutthere but it iscertainlynot obvious where. 1thought it fair to give the artist a chance to respond to the criticisms levelled at his work by some of last week's letter writers. I thought naively as it turns out - that Graham's response (printed below) would clear up a few things. In fact, Graham's piece will probably have the opposite effect and will succeed only in further muddyingthe waters. I should make it clear that there is alot in Graham's article that I find highly offensiveandignorant. I don't share hisviewson immlgration and I suspect that thevast majority of people at Imprint don't agree with h ~ m either. He criticizes, for instance, foreign students who come to CanadaUatmostly our government's

expense and then leave once they're educated." I have no ideahow many people do this but I can't imagine it's a huge drain on the system. Can we not also ask how many studentsfrom abroad study in Canada and then stay on as productive citizens (however you want to define that) once they graduate? And as for the supposed government expense, it is my understanding that the reason foreign nationalspaytuition that is twice or three timeswhat Canadianspay is to offsetthe tax dollarsthat subsidize our university educations. As for the idea that a person "can become a citizen and is then automatically entitled to bring over hisor her parentswhocan then bring over other children with no qualificationsat all," I'mnot sure that'svery well founded either. There's a fair amount of red tape someone has to go through to sponsor relatives and they have to demonstrate financial ability to support those who come over. Do some find ways of getting

around these rules? Without adoubt. Is this true of all immigrants?No. But the controversy over "The Truth is Out There" is not about immigration so much as it is about what we should and shouldn't publish. Our Code of Ethics states that "any material containingracist, sexist or otherwise prejudicialsubstance of tone, as determined by the Editorin-Chief, shall have no place in the newspaper." For many, the cartoon is clearly prejudicial. Graham'sresponse to his critics only provides them wlth more ammunition. It is however, still posslble to read Graham's cartoons two ways. Obviously, reading them as satire is considerably more difficult given his viewson immlgration- but it isnot impossible. Whileartisticintentlonis an important consideration for interpretation, it can not be the only measure one uses. The social context within which the piece isinterpreted is equally, if not more, important.

One need only look at Shakespeare's plays to see that context is just as important as the playwright's intentions. Depending on the audience and the director, a play like Henry V can read as both pro-war and antiwar. An audience in Englandis going to have avery different take on Macbeth than, say, one in Rwanda. Now, no one is goingto mistake Graham Duke's work for that of William Shakespeare, and the UW community doesn't carry as much baggage as acommunityin Kigali, but the point is that the debate over the interpretation of Graham's work is not as cut and dry as some would make it out to be. Would I have published "The Truth is Out There" if Graham had been so forthright in hisviews when I met him last term? Probably not. Did I think twice about running his response? Yes. But am I sorry that Imprint has been forced to confront these issues? Not at all.

The student paper should be a place for ideasanddiscussionof those ideas, even those that are distasteful. Graham probably isn't the only one at UW with this world view and I would rather be able to debate and hopefully show himwhy he's wrong rather than ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist. As long as1am Editor, I hope to err on the side of too much debate rather than too little. Ultimately, Imprint iswhat students make it. I'm glad people have written in to complain, it helps us to know our audience and what they think. But contributions can be proactive as well as re-active: if there's something you'd like to see covered that is going unreported write it up and send it in. Better yet, come on down sometime and get involved in the production of the paper- there's no betterway to make sure that your voice and point of view are reflected than by coming down and getting involveddirectly. -Scott Gordon, Editor-in-Chief

Graham Duke: defender of free speech or bigot! By Graham Duke

Stop! Wlien you raise one zombie from the dead he may be a hard worker aid a good citizen, but that won't stop l h from digging up all of his relatives. Soon ow countrywill be swamped by lazy drooling zonibies and living people will become the minority m their own world. Help stop the raising of the dead. GRAHAM DUKE special to Imprint

ell then, allow me to retort. First off, I want to defend freedom of speech. Although in this country, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are not a constitutional guarantee, I think that any place that denies them denies us the rightto think for ourselves. AsAlfred Whitney stated, "books won't stay banned Theywon't burn. Ideaswon't g o to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against-bad ideas is better ideas." As for being in some way offensive, what's wrong with offending peo-

ple? 1f ididn't offendanybody, I'd be writingziggy. And what about other cartoonists' supposed bigotry and racism? The late great Charles Schultz of Peanuts fame should take some of that flack, no? Remember Franklin, the black kld In Peanuts? How come he never got invited to any of the parties, but Pig Pen still got to come? Not only that, but Franklinplayedin the outfield on Peppermint Patty's baseball team, perpetuating another stereotype. On a more seriousvein,though, I'd like to talk about "racism" and "propagating bigotry" with respect to my strip. Race was never mentioned in the strip. In fact, the main

reason I chose to use zombies in my strip isthat they're genericanddon't pick on anv, one articular race. As to the questionof do Ioppose immigration?The answer is yes, with qualification. I don't think that we should close our bordersaltogether, but 1 don't think that we should be welcominganybody whocan make it here on a leaky boat either. I don't mind (in fact I welcome with open arms) professionals and educated people coming here to work, but I don't like people who come here to take advantage of our system. How many UW students are here to go to school (at mostly our government's expense)and leave once they'reeducated? I've talked to more than one.

The other beef I have is the fact that some professionalhardworking person can come here and become a citizen and is then automatically entitled to bring over hisor her parents who can then bring over other chiL &en, etc. with no qualifications neededat ail. I share an office at my job with sixrecentimmigrants. All of them appear to be good, decent, hardworking individuals, but all are either planniig tomakesome money and then 'go home'or stay here, but bringover their agingparents, putting a further burden on our workingage people. Now, I'mnot askihgthateveryone, or even anyone agrees to this sentiment. I'm just askingto be heard. I have the right to create that comic and Imprint has the right to print it. Likewise, Imprint hasthe right not to print it. Quite frankly, I'm very impressedthat they did, asI'm sure they knew it had the potential to spark a controversy. I'm hoping that they'll continue to run my strip in the future t60, despite that controversy. I welcome further discussion, so if you have a point to make, by all means make it. As for the comment that Imprint lacksjudgement and taste, I don't think it's the place of a newspaper to judge, nor d o I think it's the place of a newspaper to decide what is and what is not tasteful. Does that mean that Imprint should print anything at all? No, I think that they have to exercise discretion as to what they do and do not print, but like I said, I thinkit should be up to their discretion. In fact, Imprint hasrejectedanumber of the strips that I've done. To be honest, I'm actually rather shocked that nobody made a fussuntil now. Imprint has been running the strip all summer and I was starting to think that nobody was reading it, since I hadn't received a single piece of hate mail until now, and I did expect some over-socialized people would get upset with it,

Nonetheless.,mvintention is not , toupset anybody, although it issomething that I expect will happen. My intention is to provoke thought. I want people to thinkabout theissues that I thinkabout. If Icanchange one person's mindh t s o m e t h i n g , then I'm happy, and if I can make a few people laugh, then I'm happy about that too, andif somebody thinksthat I'm a bad person because of it, I can live with that.

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A zombie's point of view

Lombie critics chime in RAPHAEL RONEN AND JOBHUA VAN

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heTruthisOutThere," acomic by GrahamDuke printedin this semester'sFrosh issue of Imprint calls its readers to action. Please look at the comic. What do you think it is referring to? This comic uses "zombiesn as a discriminatory metaphor for immigrants and urges the "living people" or non-immigrants to stop immigration. The editor of Imprint believes this comic is satirical, designed to ridiculeanti-immigrantviews. Thisis not the case. Satire involves the use of ridicule to expose folly in something. If this message were satirical, itwould mockracistviews. Unformnately, it supports them andproliferates discriminatory sentiments. How is this cartoon received? Through polling of students, teachers and local citizens, it was determinedthat people perceivethiscomic on two major levels. Many were offended, while others didn't know what to make of its message. Nevertheless, both groups are negatively impactedby this racist text. Granted, there are also some individualswho,

like the editor, find thiscomic satiri- words, every time one does not take offence to a racist viewpoint, it becal, but they are in the minority. Immigrantsarenot the only ones comes more socially acceptable in offended by this comic. UW is a their eyes. Ask yourself, "why would multiculturalcommunity,where dis- someone recognize that the comic criminatory messages cause uneasi- expressesanti-immigrant sentiments nessamongallstudents. Immigrants and still not take offence?" In this feel unwelcome on campus, whrle case the medium is largely responsible for causing readers to pass over non-immigrants feel shocked that such sentiments could appear in the this discriminatorymessage. "The Truth iS Out Theren is a schoolnewspaper;what a warm welcomic priniedin the student newspacome to all our 2000 Frosh. Thls comlc has offended many per. Most people have some level of people, but ~ t true s detrimental Im- trust in Imprint not to print racist pact is d~rectedto those who under- views. The,trust augments their tolerance towards these views when stand the raclst message, but don't know what to make of a. They recog- expressed in this newspaper. Addinlze the discrimmatory portrayal of tionally, comics are expected to be funny; therefore, readers are less lmmlgrants, but d~sregardt h ~ first s lmpresslonbecause "Imprint would likely to scrutinize their contents. If never punt such a message." In ~ g - the messagemakes us feeluneasy, we noring the message, the reader steps pardon the comic by assuming that onto a shppery slope of tolerance the "humour" escapes us. The argumentsthatthiscomicis towards raclstvlews. Not questioning a message, satirical are irrelevant because the which appears to be raclst at first majority of people do not underglance, IS a step towards changlng standit as such. The comic is takenas one's att~tude regardmg d~scrim~na- a direct attack on immigrants and has tion. The reader wdl take less notlce a detrimental effect on our univerof the next raclst message they en- sity atmosphere. Free speech is a counter. The extreme result is that great part of our society, but no one one is desensmzed to such messages should stand for discriminatory mesand ceases to even recognize that sages presented through any type of they are d~scrlminatory.In other medium..

Imprint, Friday, September 22, 2000

To the Editor,

n the Frosh issue of Imprint, Graham Duke published a cartoon which I would like to describe for you now. The caption reads as follows: "Stop! When you raise one zombie from the dead he may be a hard worker and a good citizen, but that won't stop him from digging up all of his relatives. Soon our country will be swamped by lazy drooling zombies and living people will become theminorityintheir ownworld. Help stop the raising of the dead." The picture above the caption is a less-than-accurate depiction of some zombies. Last week's Imprint featured a couple of Letters to the Editor from students who were understandably very upset by thiscartoon. One pair of students wrote: "The comic does not succeed in mocking racist views, but rather appears to support them." Beinga zombie myself, I have to agreewith these students. Anti-zombie propaganda is a horrific problem in thiscountry. As azombie, when I walk around campus people cover their heads with their hands and run away screaming,thinking that I will

Black history?

eat their brains. Now, whiie it is true that a zombie diet consists mainly of brains, these brains need not be human. In fact I eat mostly cow brains andsometimes tofu, mistakingit for brain. No human need fear that Iwill go on a rampage and eat their brain. Also Mr. Duke states that zombies are "lazy" and "drooling." Due to the fact that I am re-animated dead tissue I sometimes have difficulty controlling my salivary glands and yes, sometimesI have to sit down to rest my legs. But to categorize all zombiesas lazy and droolingis simply wrong. You know someday I hope that all this anti-zombie sentiment will disappear andwe can all accept each other for who we are. And whenvou see someone on the street I hope that you won'tclassify themas "black" or "white," "male" or "female," "human" or "undead." Rather see them as a person with thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and most of all tasty, tasty brains. Thank you. This message is brought to you by the Johnathan Swift foundation. Fight hunger by eating babies.

responsib~lityto ensure that allof our h~stor~es are accurately and equally ebruary is Black History Month represented. To not do thls, st~fles but WPIRG isn't waiting until our potential as a country whose then to celebrate. From September successful and peaceful future rel~es 23-30, a 22-panel exhibit from the on blending our d~sparatecultures Ontario Black History Society enti- Into a functionmg co-operatme defrom the MarketingIProgramming Canada). Ryan Eagles h e s upstam tled, "Black History in Early On- mocracy -the cultural mosalc that MARK A. SCHAAN and ensures that all of our clubs are tario," will be on display in the Great IS Canada. office. VP Education Appreaahng Black h~storyhelps Our bus~nessesdon'tjust run on provldingthe best poss~bleservlceto Hall of UW's Student Life Centre. The exhibit chroniclesthe story us to arrlve at an understand~ngof their own e~ther.Suzanne Futyer, students and meetlng their needs. t'salwaysdifficultto know exactly our General Manager and the wait- Also, Waterloo 1s home to some of of Black history in Ontario beginning ourselves as Canad~ansIn the most what studentsmay be interested in accurate and complete soclo-h~storling-m-the-wmgsGMJosh Do~g(due the nah0n'S best pollcy researchwh~ch with the practice of slavery, through knowing about the Federation of to the upcomlng Fed Baby) ensure IS headedup by Executlve Researcher its abolition, continues to the first cal context that we can produce. Students and the four executlve As anatlon w ~ t such h d~vers~ty, members who help manage its day- respons~bdityand accouutabtl~ty Dave Drewe. Addmonally, many of Black settlement areas of the 19th throughout the Feds corporatlon. you have been part of the best Onen- century, moves then to the large all hlstones need to be known; all to-day operations. Some people may Teamlng up wlth them IS a fabulous tat~onweek1nNorthAmenca, wh~ch influx of fugitive slaves during the volces need to be expressed. In t h ~ s be mterested In know~ngaboutwhere t h e ~ $25.40 r goes, others what ~t1s accounting staff pullmgcheques out 1s one half of the job of our Specla1 1850s, and ends with the exodus of context, Black h~storytakes on a at the most Important moments and EventsiOr~entation Coordmator many Blacks from the province dur- greater Importance because as the we do all day andothersstlllmay only ingandafter the American Civil War. group who IS the most d~stmctfrom paylng lnvolces on tune. This staff Alyson Woloshyn. . be Interested in know~ngwhen the lncludes Steve Lambert (the head Then there's the Executlve. Itwasa dramatic periodin Ontario's the tradmonal malnstream, Black handbooks are comlng in. T h ~cols number cruncher), our Senlor Ac- Myself, the VP Educat~onteam up history, highlighted by many splen- h~storyprov~desthe blnary opposlte umn will try and shed a llttle b ~ of t hlstor~es. hght on the not-so-publ~cacnv~t~esofcountmgclerk, Pat Barlow, Accounts w ~ t hDes~reeTar~c,the VP Student did examples of inter-racial coop- to all trad~t~onal Payable and Karl Khewer, Accounts Issues, Chr~sFarley, the President eration and amitv. ' o n e needs the malnstream or the Feds. ,, as well as some and Shannon Wlll~s,the VP Admln- bitter recollectionsof racial discrimi- tradlt~onalh~storyto engender a The Federationof Studentsdoes Recemable. Furthering our busmess efforts lstratlon and Fmance to oversee the nation and prejud~ce. do more than just prov~defree handcommon culture, one needs Black are each of the ~nd~vidual managers. operations of the corporatlon and So why does the h~storyof Afn- h~storyto engender a clearer and books for students (not apart of your make undertake strategic projects. can Canad~ansneed to be h~gh- more complete culture. $25.40, if you're wondering). It em- These ded~catedmd~v~duals T h ~1s s a bit of perspect~veon the lighted? Two follow-up events of note: ploys a regiment of full-t~mestaff, sure the Feds busmesses are cap~talWell, asagroup wh~chhas roots izingon efficienc~esand movlng for- personalit~esthat make the FederaLeadersh~p,Power & Peace, offers services, runs bus~nesses,proward strategically. Backed by some tlon of Students t~ck.Yetthere ls one datlng back to 1603, and as a group Let's Talk. October 1, 6 p.m. UW wdes representation and manages a of the best part-tlme staff around Important plece mlsslng from this wh~chhas defended, cleared, budt Student L~feCentre. Mult~purpose lot of student concerns. Here s a brt (our students), these managers make puzzle: you! and farmed t h ~country, s the contn- Room. Two experienced facll~tators about how we do that. In order to operate at full capac- but~onof Afr~canCanad~ansis well- wdl lead an explorat~onof how m k your Feds bus~nessesgreat. These It all startsat the front door. The managers are Steve Szlmanski (the lty, the Federat~onof Studentsneeds establ~shedbut not well-known. It's v~duallyandcollect~velywe can chalwarm sm~leof Sheila Davidson can Bombshelter), M ~ k eUllmer (Food the support and volunteer capabih- not well-known because h~storyhas lenge our ~nher~ted tell you all about the upcoming conprrv~legeswhde tended to record the actsof r ~ c hand bu~ldmgmore lnclus~veand trustcerts orspeclalevents (Sloantonlght), Operations), Heather Fawcett tles of every UW student. Take ownersh~pof your atu- powerful men to the exclus~onof worthy commumtles. (Scoops and Auss~e's) and John the Fed bus toToronto or London or Black h~storytoday. October 4, and events direct you to the right executlve Jonger~us(or just JJ, our Used Book- dent organlzatlon and get involved! any other group. Exh~b~ts store manager). The Federat~onof Students w~llbe highhghtmg Black h~storyare at- 7 p.m. UW Student L~feCentre, member. Interestedin knowrng how Butthe Fedsisn'tonly busmesses. less of amystery to you andUW will tempts to have the lmportant MultipurposeRoom. Ad~versepanel it is we get acts like Sloan, run our achievements of people of Ahcan of speakers wdl present what Issues Web slteor advemse allour services? We offer a whole host of services be much better off! Feel free to drop into the Feds descent In Canada mcluded. wh~chare funded by your $25.40 are bemg faced by people of colour That's Crag Carkff and hisstaff and As Canadians, it IS our collect~ve communltles In Waterloo Regon. thecollectivecreativejuicesthat flow (one of the lowest student fees in off~cear any time to talk to us.

Behind the curtains

Imprint, Friday. September 22. 2000

FORUM

What sport would you add to the Summer Olympics?

Durshan Ganthan and Amy Potvin

"Rugby (co-ednaked)."

"MarathonBong Hitting."

"TableTennis."

"RockClimbing!"

"IceHockey."

Erica McArthur 3N Geography

Brent'Hughes 6A System Design

Samuel Lam 2N Honours Science

Justine Saccomanno 3N Geography

Terry Fountoulakis 2A Computer Science

"Skateboarding."

"HotAir Balloon Racing."

"Cricket."

Adam Houben

Lindsay Fear 2A Biochemistry

"Cricket." Vijaya Chikermane & JessicaDubelaar 3B Political Science

"Streakingandlor cock fighting." Rob LeGood , Grad. Math Teaching

1N Chemistry

Michelle Bokhairi 1A Science

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Beautiful British Columbia is eye candy It's no wonder why students scurry West searching for career opportunities ver on the first weekend, I explored thearea (the West Kootenay regon), visiting New Denver, an old mining his summer I had the oppor- town, where I toured the Rossland tunity to go to British Colum- goldmine and hiked the nearby trails. bia. I started out in Niagara After trying to swim the Kootenay Falls, working for acompany that has River m Nelson, I got to know the a major client/partner out there. One two lifeguardson duty and they told day my boss askedme if I'dlike to go me about the upcoming Nelson street toBC. I said "sure." He talkedit over festival. Baker Street, amainstreetin with his boss, and a few weeks later I Nelson, was closed off and vendors was flying out to beautiful British andlocal artistsset up booths. At the intersections, many performersColumbia. I worked in a city called Trail, acrobats, magicians, dancers and about 40 km from Nelson, m the mimes-showed off their skills to interior, about 20 kmnorthof the US huge crowds that gathered around, border (Washmgton)and about m d - while the traffic lights contmued to way between Vancouver and Banff. change futilely. Another weekend, I The company gave me a car (a fairly went into Kokanee Glacler Park, and spiffywhite Bulck Regal) to drive to got a glimpse of a bear in front of me work and I had the use of a on on one of the unpaved park roads. I'd heard that Banff was a nice weekendstoo. The firstweekendout there, I drove to Abbotsford, near place to visit, and it appeared to be V$ncouver, for my cousin'sweddmg. within range (elght hours east this It's about eight hours west on High- time). On the way I stopped at hisway Three, then Hlghway One (the torlc Fort Steele, a well-preserved Trans-Canada) at Hope. Forget fort town from the late 19thcentury, BritishColumbia harboursarealwayspackedwith sailboatsandother sea crafts. about your 401s and QEWs; High- just outs~deCranbrook. In Banff itway Three barely hasa s~nglestrlught self I visited the Hoodoos, strange 'is softo&the bike tto~ancon&r,roo. LordYale, the head trader, a smata b 1 & m e t r ~ o f r o $ d ~ mbecause ~ e r ~ s ~ e c b h g s w i t hpanoramicvieview On the way from Abbotsford tering of prospectors, and women pf all the mountains that it has to of a lush green valley, the verdant also very beautiful, but parkihg is circumnav~gate.Hairpin turns and Vermillion Lakes, CanadaPlacewith miserab1e;eventuallyIparkeddown (where I stayed with relatives) to preparing and selling food at a marVancouver, I stopped by Langley to ket (a remnant of a less politically swltchbacksare quite common, but, its gardens, and, that day, an Indian the road and hiked in. On my lastweekendthere Iwent vislt Trinity Western University, correct age). I stayed for one slut, in return, magnificientviewsabound. teepee on the front lawn. I climbed Highway Three (the "crow's nest Sulphur Mountale, drank from a back to Vancouver, since last time I where my mom used to work. Tak- showing fur trading with a neighhighway") passes through E. C. Man- natural spring halfway up, and st111 was mostly there for the wedding ing a serendipitous wrong turn took bourlng Indian group, then drove ning Park; there are severalentrances made it to the top in lust over an andtovisit family, sodidn'tgetto see me to Fort Langley, andit was acase on into Vancouver proper, having such as Cascade Mountain and Al- hour. At aqua-hued Moraine Lake I the sights of the aty. I had had my ofbeingattherightplaceattheright spent the whole morning at this interesting yet unscheduled stop. On pine Gardens, the Rhododendron briefly considered swimming, but bike flown outthere with me, which tlme: Iarrivedduring ''b:igadedays," Walk, and the historical Dewdney after walking around for a bit in the proved very helpful at the street where people in per~odcostume in- most of the Trans-Canada highway ice-cold (one degree Celsius) water festival, letting me park easily and habited the fort, plying their trades: Trail. please See page 18 As well as going out tovancou- toget some pictures, realized why no bike back to and around the festival, ablacksmith,a cooper (barrel maker),

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ikeany warm blooded female Canadian driving to Texas In a slow movingpick up truck, carrying her entire life's belongings l , somem a jam packed ~ r ~ a uI was what apprehensive. Okay, terrified. I kept double-checkingmy rear view mrror to ensure that those bright orange letters still read U-Haul, not VICTIM. But I had no choice,American Airliges simply wouldnot accept my microwave as hand luggage. So with my girlfriend Sue riding shotgun (no pun intended), we hit the highway with a mixture of anxiety and anticipation. Our first item of buiness was Canadiana. Sue and I we both compulsively Canadian outside of our country, especially in the United States. So the drive from Huntsville to Sarnia was spent searching numerous beer stores, looking for Molson Canadian hats and a semester'ssupply of Rickard's Red. And of

course there was the prPrequisite flag. I must admit, however, that I was a llttle leery ~f the prospect of Sue hanging out of the truck, madly waving the Maple Leaf at passing State Troopers. Although with the U-Haul there was no way we could even meet the speed hmit let alone exceedg, I still had nightmaresabout being pulled over by an ugly, burly State Trooper who would pull a gun at me and make me keep my hands on the steeringwheel. But Sue promised to behave, so the flag, hat, and beer were bought and we were Michigan bound. My fear of state troopers can only be paralleled by my fear of Americancustomsofficers.The only things I knew about them were that they were big, carriedguns,andcould rip apart my vehicle quicker than George Dubya Bush could execute a serial killer. So it wasn't my passport or paperwork that caused concern. They were in order after four days of intensive phone calls to.Texas from an island in Lake Temagami at $3.051

minute (the thought of that phone bill alone prevented me from runnlng back to the northern side of the border). I was worried about my truckand the meticulouslypackedUHaul I was towing.

The talk 'somehow turned to running naked across campus. Those of you who have packed afive foot by eight U-Haulwithallof your life's possessionswill knowwhat I am talking about. This is no small feat of balance, organization, or adjustment. It takes hours of arranging boxes around furniture;p7ingcrates on top of an antique sewing ma-

chine; nudging glass-framed prints into the cracksbetween the mattress and the box spring. The final creation is nothing less than a masterpiece. When that door sliddown and closedand the lockwasout on., nothn ing on earth could have moved me to open it until I reached my deptination. Nothing but an American customs official, that is. Sonowyouunderstandmypanic as I waked into the sacred hall of customs. Nightmare visions of the custom's officer tearini apart my MonaLisa danced through my head. All I could envision was Sue and I standing waist deep in empty boxes that had been ceremoniously pulled from the trailer and emptied of their contents. The stern faces of real life officersblended with my overactive imagination as I approached the counter, paperwork in hand. I actually had to shakemy head to separate the real officers from the smirking, imaginary ones who just tore apart my U-Haul. Wi not asmile in sight, I stood at the counter and mechani-

cally answered questions. I was still convinced that a wrong statement would cause them to suspect me as a drug smuggler and the U-Haul my get away vehicle. But I have to stop right here and admit that theywere nice guys. When they dscovered I was heading for Texas A&M, they started inquiring about bonfires and initiation rituals and all of that university related stuff. We were havitlg a real, live, normal conversation with acustoms officer. I was stunned. But there is more. The talksomehow turned to running naked across campus during initiation. It's all blurry, but there was talk about Sue and I doing so at the customs office, but we would have to bs careful of the surveillance camer*. My God, they were human. What a revelation. With a final joke and a wish of good luck, they let us continue on our way. As I stared at the visa stamp in my passport, I realized1hadmade it. Safe and sound. Next stop, Indiana.

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Since my parents have supplemental healthcoverage, I have opte out of the UW Student Supplementary Health Plan. Last week, I had a terrible ear infection and was told by a classmate that I could not visit UW's Health Services to see a doctor for treatment. Is my classmate correct?

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ith the Summer Olympics upon us, I thought it would be fitting to discuss the contribution of gays and lesbians to the world of sports. Aswith many professionalenvironments, the sports arena is quite hostile towards gay people. It is for this reason that so few world-renowned athletesare openly gay. The competitivenatureofsports, the fact that most sports are segregated by sex, and the need for corporatesponsorship, are all compelling reasons why most athletes prefer to keep their personal affairs personal. Of the 'out" athletes of whom I am aware, many came out because of necessity, rather than because of self-determination. It was AIDS which brought out Olympic diver Greg Louganis, and also which claimed the life of Canadian figure skater Brian P o c k in 1992.A legal battle brought out Canadian figure skater, Brian Orser, when he was sued by a former partner for palimony. Martina Navratilova (tennis) and Mark Tewksbury (swimming) are two examples of athletes who came out after their careers were over. Both suffered financial loss when advertisers stopped support-

ing their careers in sports. In some sports (which are seen as artistic or feminine), it is actually expected for the athletes to be gay. Figure skater Toller Cranston, in his autobiography, came out to the world as straight. Elvis Stojko, and countless other male skaters, have felt compelled to do the same.

The Gay Games will also be held in Sydney. Fortunately, as homosexuality becomes more acceptablein society, so toois it becoming common for athletes to clear up their sexuality with the public. Many lesser-known athletesarecomingout early in their careersratherthanwaitinguntil they are famous. Although people are unaware, every four years an Olympic-type event is held for gay and lesbian athletescdedthe Gay Games. It has been heldevery buryearssince 1982, and the sixth Gay Gameswillbe held in Sydney, Australia in 2002.

The spirit of these games is very different from most other competitions. People of all skill levels are encouraged to compete. Athletesare also encouragedto competefor their city rather than their country (to minimize nationalistattitudes). The number of people competing exceeds that of the Olympics,and much like gay pride parades, the Games bring in miilions of dollars to the economy. The Games have not beenwithout controversy. The US Olympic Committee sued the organizers for the use of the word Olympics in the 1982 games (they did not sue the organizers of the Police Olympics, the Nude Olympics, or the Dog 01ympics). Then, in the fifth running of the Games,figureskatingwasmade a demonstration sport because, according to the InternationalSkaters Union, same-sex doubles were not allowed. (It seemsto me that figure skating has lost touch with reality.) So, while the history of sport doesn't leave much for gays and lesbians to be proud of, it is nice tokhow that many gays and lesbians are out there, competing and pushing for change. We'il see how the world reacts in 2002.

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Tennis ball juggling champ is Albanian Bizarre observations make a tourist's pass through Albania a storyteller's dream

farmers had an ox. There was aninaedible amount The picturesquecitystretchesallthe way around the Albanian coast line. of constructiongoing on. The houses themselves were virtually built on the street side vendors and their emigrating to Canada. My host, stilts; the first floor usually consisted wares. Old men were sittingand talk- Nos, arrived and led me back to his of only poles and a staircaseup to the ing to other old men; children were house. Nosspoke Albanian, Italian, inhabited second floor. This was running and ridingold bikes. No one Russian, German,Spanishand a little because of the vendetta tradition. If bought much, no one did much, but French. Of English, he spoke only someone had a vendetta against you somehow they all managed to make sparsewords. His whole familywasat and came to jour house to shoot themselveslookbusy. his house including wife, daughter, 'you, they'd first have to go up the . For a Muslim culture and its andgrandchildren. Hismannerisms stairs, giving you time to escape or traditions, the people were very werekindof funny, the way he stood shoot them first. It's estimated that physical. It was rare not to see a with his arms at his side, wide eyes there are at least four firearms per couple holding hands, or friends, and ramrod straight, he reminded person in Albania. Again, this is tra- even male friends, holding hands or me of an Albanian Mr.Bean! .,d i r i d , the-BeIief that h o s e w h o ~ t arms h around each other. The M$ first ni&t there I de d I'd havethegunshavethecontrolorthe men, however, seemedveryprotec- go for a short walk to familiarize tive of their women, and the man myselfwiththecity. OfcourseIstood power. Anotherbizarreobse~ationwas rarely left the woman alone. "A out like a sore thumb amongst the the sheer number of manual car place of contrasts" went through my locals, but it wasn't until later that I washes in the country. On any major head as Iwatched the people, crum- realized why. Albanian men do not road, every 200 metres, there was a bling buildings and garbage piles on manualcar wash, calleda "lavazho." the streetjuxtaposedwithnewBMWs Most ordinary folksdidn't own cars, and Mercedes as we arrived in Tirana. so these people working there didn't get much business, but unlike many I arranged a private room Albanians at least they were em- through a localagency, staffedb ployed. The streqs were teeming agent estatic to meeb a Canac with peopled41 - ages, checkiag out traveller, as she was intheproce!

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questionsabout myself and my travels, and he eventually began to talk about the youth soccer teams he coached and his life as an English teacher. "Do you know you are talking to the champion of the world?" Not knowing how to respond to a man of such apparent greatness, ! simply replied "Sure!". "You do not believe me. I wll1 tell you why you are talking to championof the world. Iam world recorci holder for keepinga tennis ballup In theair usingonly my feet. Ialso hola record for keeping soccer ball up in the air usingonly feetwhilewalking. I even hold record for keeping p ~ n g pong ball up in air using only feet! have verformed with the Albanian circus and for heads of government. I have even been on CNN." I couldn't hold the smirk back any longer by now. Those clams wear shorts. I don't know if it's were so bizarre that he couldn't posbecause of the Muslim traditions or sibly be making them up. some other cultural thing, but no "You do not believe me? Come matter how bloody hot it getsoutside with me, we will come back to my they neverwear shorts. So of course building, I will change my shoes an$ my shorts and I screamed out "Hey get a tennis ball and I will put on a everyone, I'm a Westerner." demonstration for you on the street. As I was walking an older man You will see children flock around approachedme andaskedwhat time me, asIam known by everyone here!" itwas. As1 only understoodasmuch At worst, he was a quack and Albanian as the average armadillo I certainly not athreat, so off I went to apolijzed that I didn't speak Alba- his building. As I began to ask quesnian? "You speak Englisli?What are tions about Albania and his past, I you doing here?" I explained my discovered that his fatherwaia!ongvisit to yet another person who was time member of Enver Hoxha's govaston~shedthatIwouldcometotheir ernment (government being a loose country for the sake of seeing their term considering that Hoxha was a country. He began to talk, asking please see page 18

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British Columbia: pure beauty

Albania travels continued from page 17

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We went inside his house after egomaniacal dictator). He told me about the conditions they used tolive the display to have a drink. He in, almost completely isolated from showedmehisofficialGuinnessBook ofWorMRecordscertificatefor tennis the outside world. ball j u d n g , dated He had been June 1992. Healso part of Albania's nationalsoccerteamin YOU showed me the jerseys for his his youth, but beYOU youth soccer team cause he wasn't allowed to travel to and explained other countries to howtheycouldnyt afford shorts. He compete, he had travelled very few casually mentimes. tioned that "anyHe went in and thing could do ;o help" would be apcame out a few minpreciated. He conUtes later with avery old tennis ball and even older sneak-' tinued to talk about his past. Ido not know if thingsarebetter ers. We went across the street to a school yard and he began to work. now. Thereare so many people withSure enough, his ball control was out jobs, and so many reasons to be afraid. No one is in control. People amazing. A few neighbours came outside, shoot each other everyday over arsome children came to watch. Occa- gumentsandwomen. There isMafia sionally he'd hit the ball 2 0 feet in the here. The shops and stores are full. No one has money. air, while always in total control.

people drive fairly slowly (again, not like the 401), but near Vancouver they seem to find the accelerator. After learningnot todrive in the right lane (since it often turns into parkingw~thoutwarning) and eventually caving in and buying a map, navigation was a cinch. I found a place to park and biked around with my camera in a belt pouch and a backpack containing the map, food and (at night) my tripod. I visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge and park in North Vancouver. In addition to the famous bridge itself, there are self-guided nature trails andsome colourful and detailed totem poles, each with its own story, such asthe one about how mosquitoes were created. At night, I bikedover the Burrard Bridge (unfortunately, the Lion's Gate Bridge was closed to foot and bike traffic at the time) and set up my tripod to catch some fireworks and picturesof the city's towersreflected in English Bay. The next day I biked around StanleyPark (warning: the way up to Prospect Point is very steep!). I wish I'd had more time to expore it, as I missed several of the stops, like the model trains, on my whirlwind tour. On this second night I took some photos of the sun setting from the well-namedSunsetBeach Park, again over English Bay. Sin e this was a long weekend I had all lay Monday to go back. My cousins invited me over for breakfast, then I headed back to the interior at a more leisurely pace than I'd come, stopping at Cascade Mountain, and the Alpine Gardensin Man-

know are talking to the champion of the world?"

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erhaps the most moving part of visi$ng Hiroshima is the Peace Memorial Museum. Among some of the artifacts from history are pieces of skin, nails, cloth and oddly distorted pieces of metal. Storieson display feature people my age, detailing either their struggle for survival, or the grim environment around them. Beside the stories, panoramic picturesof a city flattenedoutline the destruction and devastation of the atomic bomb. A wax representation of a Japanese girl and her mother add to the horrific scene with dripping flesh, a consequence of extreme radiation exposure. Walking around the park and the remains of the A-Dome prompts even more chilling feelings. A blend of anger, frustration,amazement and confusion flood my thoughts. I have so many questions andso little answers. It is hard to know whether the bomb was justified or not, but it happened, and hopefully we learned from it. On a memorial, thousands of multicoloured paper cranes folded by children hang in honour and remembrance of the bomb. They call

The Peace MemorialMuseum houseseverythingfromskin tometal. for peace, much like the eternal flame burning in the park, a flame which will only be extinguished after the disassembly of all theworld'snuclear weapons. A plaque beside the ADome proudly reads that the ADome has been, restored and preserved as a World Historic Site for future generations. Looking at the epicentre of groundzero, it is hard to believe that where I'm standing, about 55 years ago, was merely rubble. Now there are birds singing, leaves rustling and squirrels scurrying about in the Peace Memorial

Park. The backdrop is an urban city with highrises filledwithpeople doing their daily things. It is scary to think that nobody knewif anythingwould be able to suwive in the immediate vicinity for 75 years. I guess mother nature is stronger than we give her credit for. Churchill said, "Those who ignore the past, are doomed to repeat it." PlaceslikeHiroshimaallowus to avoid future horrific events. If you so choose, Hiroshima has compiled a peace Web site at: http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jpl peacesitel.

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ne of the first things you learn in chemistry class is thatthe mole is your friend. One of the first things science frosh learn is that labscome from the deepest, darkest pits of hell. Well, not really, but it can sure seem like it somenmes. There is one thing that can make the lab seem more interesting, and it's not seeing whether people can actually spontaneously combust (no matter what your friends may tell you, it won't work, trust me, we've tried). It's.. .drumroll please. ..the TA. TAs, or teachingassistantsif you will, are an odd lot. Having survived their first two years of university science, they actually volunteer to go back to the horrors of the first-year labs. Personally, I think it's because they want to permanently warp the frosh'sview of science labs, but some

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he women's rugby team goes undefeated after their second game of five. The team exploded in the first game against the Laurier Golden Hawks on Thursday, September 14. The Warriors came out strong and scored within the first 20 minutes. However, the rainy day and muddy field hindered their intensitylevel, leaving the first half with a score of only 13-0. In the second half, the Warriors re-focused on out-rucking the Hawks, and that's when the scoring started. The Warriors' impressive rookies kept up to the intensity of Waterloo rugby, namely Leigh Nevermann, who had some low, hard runs up the field and scored the first try of her varsity career. Rookie wingers Sarah Baier and Meg (Gomer) Goemans also playedparticularlywell keeping the ball in play in the tight field. Goemans also scored her first try. Annette Vieira, in her first game at scrum half, scored an astonishing three tries, made excellenttacklesandplayedaggressively.Right

behind her was veteran Sarah Escobar, who scoredtwo tries and showedextreme intensity throughout the game. Single trys were scored by Loes Dewitt and Kerri Webb. It was an impressive offensive production in spite of the small fieldand wet condtions. Kerri Webb was voted a well-earned MVP and the final score was Waterloo 56, Laurier 0. "We really playedasa team. Itwasagreat way to start out the season,"Amanda Husksaid after the game. The next match was held at Windsor University on Sunday. Despite the three and a half hour morning bus ride, the Warriors kicked some Lancer butt! The weather conditions were tremendous, as were the skills of the entire women's rugby team. BeingWindsor's first year in the OUA, the Warriors didn't know what toexpect; even so, there was no stopping the Warriors extreme speed, which gained them a 24-0 lead in the first 15 minutes. Rookie Kristy Heemskerk showed impressive runs and good ball retention in contact. Veterans Megan Shaw and Chrissy Gordon pressured the Windsor team both offensively and defensively for the entire

80 minutes. Thescore was48-Oforthe Warriorsat the beginning of the second half, which allowed Waterloo to play more of their rookies. Veteran Kate Longpre once again showed the good decision making that helped bring the Warriors to the CIAU last season. At the end of the game Leigh Nevermann had 15 points, both Kristy HeemskerkandSarahBaier had 10, and single trys were scored by Nora Donald, Sarah Escobar,Annette Vieira, Meg Goemans and Chrissy Gordon. Kerri Webb made five converts and Kate Longpre scored one. Chrissy Gordon and Leigh Nevermann tied for MVP honours with the final score Waterloo 67, Windsor 0. "Two words: Ass kicking!" Becky Shaw exclaimed with a smile. Overall the Waterloo squad played together, controlled the play throughout both games, and took another step towards their goal of an OUAchampionship. The women's teamisgoing into agame on Saturday September 23 at home against Brock at 1p.m. Be sure to come out andcheer on the victorious Warriors. Go Warriors Go!

McMaster and Western too much for Warriors

the ball game. In the second game of Sunday's doubleheader,Tyler Wilson delivered another six innings of solid work on the mound, only to see his team come up short in the run department once again. He allowed only four earned runs in his second complete game loss of the year, as McMasterbeat Waterloo 8-5. The Marauders hit nine singles and took advantage of four Warrior errors to give Waterloo its seventh loss of year. Warrior coach Bill Martin expressed frustration at the team's defensive performance. "When you look at the nature of the errors, you see we've consistently made some spectacular plays. Then we turn around and miss a routine play." In explaining the error-prone Warrior infield, he stated that players "start lookingat the runner instead of the bal1,"which causes them to bobble ground balls hit right to them. The Marauders' Matt Fortunascoredtwo runsand was hit by threepitchesinconsecutive at bats. In his first trip to the plate, Fortuna smackedafly ball to deep rightwhich Bevilacqua snagged on the run for his second highlightreel catch of the day. ~ohnstonhadaklid dayat the plate, going 2-for-3, that includedsmackingadouble down the right-field line in the top-of the second.

Hitting batters proved to be a popular past time, as WarriorsDH Patel was beanedby two different McMaster pitchers; but it was his single to centre that earned him a RBI. Warriors Captain Luke Potwarka told Imprint that the team's record "doesn't describe the kind of season we're having." Martin concurred, observing that the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association's (CIBA) Ontario West division is "clearly the mostcompetitive in the country." The last three national champions have come from this division. With the Warriors averaging just over 3.5 runs scored per game, offense is another concern for Martin. He described thisweek'spractice as a batting workshop. "Our whole attention," the coach noted, "has been on hitting." Potwarka said that in order to improve run production, the Warriors plan to be "more aggressive" at the plate and to "manufacture runs" by bunting stealingbases and "smart base running." Run totals are down around the league, due in large part to the replacement of aluminum bats with wooden ones. Martin, who also serves as the CIBA president, described the wooden-bat game as "played entirely differently." Pitchers have to learn to throw more inside pitches, a stark contrast to the outside throws that are second nature to

most universitj. players who grew up playing with metal bats. Wednesday was Waterloo's home opener. But Western didn't make them too welcome, beating them 7-0 in the first game and 6-3 in the nightcap. Jeremy Shuh pitched a completegame two-hitter for the victory. Western's team -who, after four years, are still not allowed to call themselves the Mustangs-collectedseven hits andpickedup six walks on their way to the win. First baseman Brandon Steel led Western with a double and three RBIs. Pat Hill started for Waterloo and took the loss. The secondgame was amuch closer affair, withMcMaster edgingWaterloo by a6-3 score. Veteran righty Ryan Hollett took the loss for Waterloo, dropping to 0-2 on the year. Centrefielder Mike Robertson reached base on a walk, was hit by a pitch and scored the team's first run. Johnston was 1-for-3 and scoredin the sixth on a Craig Beitzsingle to left. It was once again errors which cost Waterloo the game, as Western took the lead in a four-run fifth inningthan featured four miscues by the Warrior infield. Waterloo travels to London on September 23 toseek revenge against the Purple Satan and will take on McMaster at home on September 27 in a 6 p.m. doubleheader.

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Women sock it to Ryerson and Guelph

Warriors place second in Guelph S T E P H E N J. special

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oming off of a hard summer of training and a very successful pre-season training camp, a bus load of weary Warriors from the men's and women's crosscountry teams travelled down the road to openedtheir seasonthisweekend at the Gryphon Open at the Universityof Guelph. In arace won easily by Tambra Dunn of UTTC, Waterloo team veteran Jill Patterson led the lady Warriors to the finish line with an outstanding performance. Perhaps her most impressiverace as a Warrior to date, Patterson made full use of her off-season training,alongwith alittle veteran savvyto ensure a hard fought effort from start to finish and secured 12th place individually. In doing so, Jill managed to crack the much coveted four min/km barrier and lead the Warriors to a second place finish. Not far behiid was third-year AHS student Kim Neumayer, who unleashedavifiousfinishhgkickover the final 800m to move up more than six positions and capture 20th place, just ahead of teammateshauna Ellis. Kim's strong finish improved her personal best time on the four kilometer Guelph course by more than !J~aecen& andhelped topre- pel teammate and captain Cristina Atance to finish in 24th. Also competing for the ~ a r r i o r s k e r eGloria Ichim. Gina lackson, Allison ~aundlrs,~ i c o i aWhite, Michelle Bester andJasmineJagpal. The Warriorsshowedgreat promisethisweekend with their second place showing and worked together to continually make up ground on their opposition. The Warrior men also finished second overall to open their season. Due-to family commitments, team captain Alastair Lawrence had to compete in an earlier race held on a similar course at the same facility in Guelph. Alastair fought valiantly over the 7.5 kilometre race, but eventually settled for second as Zeljko Szabo ran away with the victory. The men's team managed to

compete well. In the university race, held later in the day, Stephen Drew finished second to event winner Taylor Murphy of the University of Guelph in an 85 person field. Will Gibbonsracedwellfor the first half of the university race before succumbing to the rigours of two intense months of non-stop training. Also competing were rookies Dwight Tomalty and Jamie Tremaine, both of whom demonstrated their eagerness to contribute to the Warrior squad by staying with the very competitive lead pack for the first mile. Unfortunately, their youthful exuberance eventuallycaught up tothem asthe raceprogressedandtheyslowly fell off pace, although both managed to finish strongly and show great promise for the future. Patiencewasjust one of themany lessons learned by the youthfulWarrior squad on the weekend. Jonathan Matthews demonstrated the value of every position as he was the dedsive runner in the tie-breaking procedure used at the conclusion of the race. The scoring of the Warriors' top five runners' positions and Toronto's top five runners' positions resultedina tie of 68 pointseachthat was eventually decided by the sixth runner. In thiscase,Jon was the sixth man and narrowly finished ahead of Toronto's sixth man by three places - t o ~ t u r .the e secend place title . Warrior Coach and UW Alumnus Jason Gregoire also competed this weekend:finishing third overalldespiterollinghisanklein the final kilometre. LJ%'Alumni Dave Harmsworth, Ryan Eagles and Phil Dempsey also competed well thispast weekend. Athletes interested in trying out for the cross-country team are advised to contact Terry Goodenough at tgoodenough@kw.igs.net or Tim Mussar (tmussar@golden.net) as quickly as possible or by attending practiceTuesday orThursday at4: 15 p.m. in PAC Blue North. The Waterloo Warriors travel to the Universityof Western Ontario today to take on the highly competitive field on the very challenging course at the Western International in London.

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lthoughitmight be a tadearly to say right thisnow, the University of Waterloo's women'ssoccer club have the potential to reach the CIAU championships.Although they were a tad disappointing in their win against Ryerson (the Warriors should have killed them), the Warriors came back to demolish Guelph The first game transpired on September 16. when the Ryerson ~oi9echnicu&ersity Ramscharged into the confines of North Campus to meet with the Warriors. ~ G a h Havard, fresh off the win against Western, started in net for Bruce Rodriques' squad, whilst Sabrina Hornick was the women of choice for Jon Sanderson's Ryerson squad. Fromtheopeningwhistle,it was all too painfully obvious just how green and wet behind the ears the girlsfrom Ryerson were. From Ange Farace to SarahTowns,the Warriors were giving Ryerson's defense no end of grief. Despite the ample number of shotsgivenupby Ryerson, Waterloo could only capitalize on two of them. The firstgoalhappened in the 19th minute, when Jill Johnson's shot drifted in the fairly strongwind and landedright behind ~ o & i c k , d &tucked ~ in tha back of the net. The second goal was from the foot of Me1 Denheyer, who repeated Johnson's neat little trick to fluster Hornick. Despite all the offensive shots Waterloo had, the Warriors left the pifch for halftime with a two-goal advantage. The second half wasmore of the same for the unseasoned Rams. In a quest for more goals, Waterloo let loose adaunting assault. Give credit to Horneck, she just did not yield to the wishes of the Waterloo faithful. As for Ryerson'soffense, pitiful would be a gross understatement. All the Rams could muster were twomiserable shots. One was from Isabelle Campbell and the other was from Ranya h e r . Despite being outplayed badly, the Rams did not concede a goal in the second half. Thus, Waterloo left with a 2-0 win.

That damnedGryphonjust won't stopmarkingme! Havingreceiveda stern talkingto by Rodtiques, the girls were prepared to let their frustrations of a poor game out on the Universityof Guelph Gryphonson September 17. Laurie Halfpenny, head coach for theGryphons, knewher squad was going to be in tough against a strong Waterloo squad, so she took no chances in giving Katrina Boyce the start. As for Waterloo, Havard was the starting goaltender. Unlike the gameagainst Ryerson, the Guelph Gryphonsvgrecertainly not pushovers. From the opening kick-off, Waterlooknewthat Guelph wouldnot back down. Amber Gibson gave Waterlooarealscareearlywhen she kicked the ball iust over the crossbar onlythree miktesinto the match. Waterloo responded to this w t h a nice shot from Cat Friere. Unfortunately for her, Boyce was right there to save the shot. Guelph and Waterloo kept exchangingshots throughout the first half. In the 16th minute, Me1 Denheyer scored off of a throw in, surprising the Gryphons. Four minutes later,

Stephanie MacKenziereplied for the girls in red to tie tbe game up. With two minutes left before injury time, Denheyer scored her second goal of the match with a brilliant long distance shot that Boyce justsould not reach. As for the second half, Guelph felt urgencyandbegan to mercilessly attack Waterloo's net. This feelingof desperation became even more urgent in the 13thminute when Alisha Girodat fooled Andrea Flagler and sent ashot that Boyce couldnot save. Guelph then brought out itsbig guns, as Terrah Camilleri, Amber Gibson and Leah Giilingham took turns firingat the Waterloonet.Yet, Havard was equally determined in avoiding any Gryphon violation of the net. When the finalwhistle blew, Waterloo had avoided a similar fate that befell the men with a 3-1 victory. The next game for the women's Warriorswill be on September23 in Windsor. The game starts at 3 p.m., so make the trip to Windsor and give your Warriors all the support you can possibly give.

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Afemale Warrior prepares toshowGuelph howto play a decentgarneofsoccer.

Athletes of the Week

Mike Bradley Warrior Football

Melanie Denheyer Warrior Soccer

A fourth-year Sociology student from Haliburton, Ontario, Bradley led the Warriors high-poweredrushing attack this past weekend in their 41-10 win over the University of Torontovarsity Blues atvarsity Stadium. Bradley rushed for an incredible 262 yards on 22 carries, for an average of 11.9 yards per rush. The 1999,OUAPlayerof theyear, Bradley also added four touchdowns on the day. Mike will lead the Warriors against the Windsor Lancersthissaturday, September 23, at 2 p.m. at University Stadium.

A fourth-year Kinesiology student frornPickering,Ontario, Melanieled the Warriors this past weekend in victories over Ryerson and Guelph, putting Waterloo at the top of their division. She scored one goal in a 20 shutout win over Ryerson and added two more goals in helping the Warriors defeat Guelph 3-1. Melanie was a threat on the field at all times and her intensity and leadership had a tremendous impact on the rest of her teammates. The Warriors' next game is September 24, when Water' loo travels to Windsor.

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sschool getting you down?Looking for a "Knight to remember?" Why not enter the annual Black Knight Squash Tournament? This two-day tournament offersavariety of skill levels and even provides a chance to win a free Black Knight racquet. Roundrobin play takesplace on Saturday, September 30, and the finalsoccur Sunday, October 1.Register by Tuesday, September 26 in PAC 2039 for the first tournament of the millennium. Play is open to all players, andcostsa mere $10.70for a weekend of fun.

are 14 different clubs you can join right here on campus. For contact information, see the Campus Recreation Guidebook or check out the bulletin board down the hall from the PAC Equipment Centre.

guarantee you'll have a great time. You can join individually or as a team; instruction will be provided for new curlers. For more information, e-mail Steve Thorne, scthorne@engmail.

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The Cross Canada Challenge gets under way "Down Under" September 25. Register free of charge in PAC 2039 and start your journey through the five Olympic Rings just for getting out there and participating in physical activity. The Travel Log is located outside of ,the PAC It's not too late to join Equipment Centre and your progress is displayed in the trophy Get ready for theexciting ride on the caseoutside of PAC 2039. For extra Campus Recreation train this term! incentive, prizeswill beawardedalong the way, and all participants that ~nst~ctional~r~amsstmtheweek of September 25 and leagueswill be complete the five rings will be enstart&up over the next-mo weeks. teredinthegrandprizedraw for aset There may be space in some instruc- of in-line skatesand protective gear. tional programs, so check in PAC From the Curling Club 2039. With so many clubs on campus, why not try something new (or old)? If you missed the Curling Club's orEven if you +d the organizational ganizational meeting on September meeting there are still plenty of clubs 21, it's not too late to join. Whether out there that would be happy to you are an experienced curler, or welcome you to the group. From whether you would like to try your archery, to karate, to rowing, there hand ata hot new Olympicsport, we

The PAC hours will be extended starting September 25 to give you more time to mjoy all the exciting programsandfacilitiesoffered. From Monday to Thursday, the facilities are open from 7 a.m. to midnight. On Friday, the hoursare 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday's hours are from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Sunday it is from 9 a.m. to midnight. Come out and get active!

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Learn first aid here For those of you not able to register in a First Aid or CPRcourse and are interested in taking one, you can go to the athietics office and put your name, contact info and the type of course you would like on a special designated sign-up sheet. If enough people expressinterest, acourse will be organized for you. Also, if an opening comes up in another already scheduled course, we may be able to fit you into it.

ell, it'sofficial: Bobby Knight, longtimecoachof the University of Indiana Hoosiers, lost his job on September 9,2000, but not before leaving behind a flurry of controversy. Students, alumni and even his own athletes have been threatening to go to other schools unless the administration that got him fired returns Knight to his rightful domain. Incidentally, this is the same man who wins National Collegiate AthleticAssociation championships,

the interviewswillbe far more interesting and there w l l be no need for the janitorial staff to put away the chars. Lakehead will also be a prime choice for Kn~ght,for he will certainly add more charisma to Thunder Bay. Ever been to Thunder Bay on a Saturday night? I've got news for you, hell often does freeze over, and lt is called Thunder Bay. The samethmggoesdoublefor Laurentian andNlppissing.

Would the Warriors ever want to hire Bobby Knight?

Pray he doesn't go to Western!

But if Bobby Knight should decide that throwjng chairs at the television screen and choking large mouth bass just isn't his can of beer, then where can he go? He probably wouldn't go up north to the land of the beaver, hockey players and lumberjacks who wear high heels, suspenders and a bra. But then again, some schools might be interested in this type of miscreant. , The top runner for Knlght, should he conslder Canada, would be the University of Western Ontario Mustangs. After all, the support for the Mustangs in London is extraordinary, lf you have ever attended a game at J.W. Llttle Stadium or the Thompson Recreational Athletic Complex. As for money, Western has tonnes of it. I mean, if they can build a state-of-the-art arena and a new stadium, then surely they can afford to hire a man of Knight's callbre. Fmally, Kn~ghtlnslstsonastandthrowscham acrossbasketballcourts ard of excellenceand so does Westand chokes his own athletes. Well, I, ern. It's a match made in heaven, lf for one, do not think this "Take Back you call Knight and Western getting the Knight" campaign is going to together heaven. But hey, whatever work, especially givenhis behav~our turns one's crank, I suppose. towards the medla, his own players WilfridLaunerUn~verslty mght and the NCAA. As far as everyone be another prospect for Knight, For knows, Mr. Bobby Knight is now tak- the past few years, the Golden lnga chance at early ret~rement.You (Chicken)Hawks have languished in know, playing a few hands of ca- the basement that is the OUA West. nasta, sitting at aparkbench feedlng With Knight, you know that the the ducks, chucking his fishing rod Golden Hawks will be whipped into and throttling the fish with his bare shape, so to speak. Well, all I have to hands. ..pretty standard stuff for a say is that it can't get any worse for man his age. Laurier. At least if Laurier still loses,

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But would Waterloo hire thls charmlng man? Why would they? Tom leswetter is domg a fine job here, but if Waterloo doesn't Improve their stand~ng,he could be joining Kntght In unemployment. Our athletes are world class. But we can also utihze his experience to finally show those cocky Westerners who's boss. That would be, however, very Faustian to say the least. Alas, Knight wouldnever take a job here. Not enough money, lower dollar, less media attention (might not be that badfor hlm) and secmdrate athletescompared to the NCAA are the main reasons for hlm to stay

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ate can be a very cruel mistress. Sometimes, she helpsyou snatchvictory from the jaws of defeat. Other times, you can see a team take what seems to be an insurmountable lead and blow it royally. For the University of Waterloo's men's soccer team,Eddie Edgar got a bit of both after a win at Ryerson's expense and a heartbreaking draw against Guelph. On September 16, the Ryerson University Ramspaid avisit to North Campus to face the Waterloo Warnors. Stewart Miller, head coach of Ryerson, would have Oliver Strory uphold the honour of the Rams, while Alex Hearn got the start for Waterloo. For the many fans there, it would be avery interesting match. Overall, this game consisted of two completelydifferent halves. The first half, unfortunately, was just & a d y for themen in black and gold. Although - Waterloo started well, Ryerson eventually started pushmg the Warriors around in Waterloo's half of the field. Ryerson's attempts wou~dsooncome to fru~tlonasMella Dellucca got a hold of a rebound and neatly lucked the ball over the head of Hearn into the net. With that rather impressir'Eg'oal, the Rams took the lead. Ryerson had other decent chances that could have glven the Rams an even bigger advantage. Luckily, a few fortunate bouncesand Hearn's heroics were enough for the Warriors to escape with a one-goal deficit. The second half, however, was dormnatedbyWaterloo. Apparently, head coach Edgar had somethmg to say to these boys and whatever he sald was effective. Wlth a renewed sense of purpose and wlth Kyle Owens now In net, Waterloo struck early when Shawn Campbell scored an absolute cracker of a goal In the sixth mmute. Wlth thisgoal, one got the impressionthat Ryerson was reel-

Dan Benvenuti and David Mills, kept attacking Strory without mercy. The Ryerson goalkeeper, however, was more than up for the challenge. The game, unfortunately, got a bit chippy as time wore on. In the 20th minute, Evan Delluccareceived a yellow card after he downed Carlos Alegre. But the most controversial call came with two minutes left in regulation time. Nick Knez brought Gianpietro Angelone down and although not many people saw what happened, there seemed to be a bit of pushing, shoving and cursing. The referee managed to hear the slap from Knez, and he gave Knez the dreaded red card. With 10 men, it seemed bleak for the Warriors. In injury time, Roger Badley managed toget the goalkeeper out of position and calmly slipped the ball into the back of the net to escape with a 2-1 win over a very tenacious Ryerson squad.

Spry and Vanderkruk would equalize for Guelph. With this win over Ryerson under the Warriors' belt, theuniversity of Guelph Gryphons flew in the next day. Guelph's headcoachKeithMdls placed Kent McCleod in net, while Kyle Owenswasthe choicefor Edgar. Waterloo knew they were in for a tough match against Guelph, especially with Knez out for the redcard 24 hours earlier. This would be a challenge for the Warriors, but Edgar's men were up for the task. For the first three games of the regular season, Waterloo had languished in the first half. Wanting to

Waterloo steamrolls Toronto

ADAM STANLEY bre* ;his $re&, ?&aterloo shone special to Imprint aMnst the dyphonsy defense and ~cGleo4.S L y sIi61sr'b~ i l l s , ~ l e g r e ast Saturday, inmy firstvisitto aiid Jeff Fibfino $ire easdy turned Toronto's Varsity Stadium, I away by McCleod. At the other end, stepped onto the grassy field, Owens was equally effective in turnIng away the efforts of Paul andinto history. Arrivingearly with Spagnuolo, Brent Vanderkruk and the Warrior football team, I had the Graeme Heydorn. But in the 37th opportunity to see a stadium that minute, DJ Dillon eluded several hadexisted for so long that an entire Gryphons and snuck the ballpast city had grown around it. SkyscrapMcCleod, gving Waterloo theedge. ers and high-rise apartment buildings painted the landscape for as far Sevenminutes later, Spagnuolotack: led Mills in the penalty box to give as the eye could see, in which ever the Warriors a penalty kick. Mills direction you looked. I smiled and wasted no time, and although walked around the ancient running McCleod picked the right side; the trackrememberingmy late grandfaball was just out of reach. After the ther who once won a gold medal, in first half, Waterloo enjoyed a two- the 100m sprint, on the very ground goal lead on their Wellington Couaty I was walking. There was a supernatural sense of excitement in the rivals. In the second half, Heam re- air, and it made the hamon my neck placedOwensinnet.Still,thisdidnot stand on end. With the sun shimng alter Waterloo's strategy, as they brightly and the fans beginning to continued to apply pressure on the arnve, I knew that it was a great day Gryphons. Great shots froin for Warnor football. Benvenuti, Mark Accardi and Roger Waterloo played a hard fought Badley were denied either by the game and dominated the University crossbar or by a staunch Gryphon of Toronto, winning by ascore of 41defender. It certainly seemed that 10. They had a chance to test what Waterloo had this game sewn up. worked and what didn't and you How wrong the crowd would could tell that everything was combe, however, in expecting a Water- ing together late in the second quarlootriumph. With fiveminuteslekin ter. The much beloved option play regulation, Edgar made what he was becomming more and more fawouldlatercaI1 "questionablesubsti- miliar to QB Jordle Holton and the tutions." With the changes made, Warriors capitalized on doing what Waterloo had started to lay back. they do best - running the ball. Unformnately,DerekSpryandBrent Waterloo combined for a total of Vanderkruk made the Warriors pay . . 477 offensive yards, 383 of which with twa great goals in the last five minutes of the game. The last goal, made by Vanderkruk, occurred in injury time. When the final whistle blew, the Gryphons flew back to Guelph with a single point, which they were lucky to get. The Warriors, possessing a record of two wins, one loss and a draw, now proceed to Windsor on September24 to take on theuniversity of Windsor Lancers. The game begins at 1 p.m. So, come on out and root for your Warriors.

were on the ground and 262 of which came from one man: Mike Bradley. With the help of some great blocking by the rest of the offensive unit, Mike carried the ball 22 times andmade four visits to theend zone. Withagreat pass fromHolton, Reza Celik scored the fifthWarrior touchdown, much to the delight of his family who came out to watch the game. The Warrior defense gave new meaning to the phrase "Intimidate and Dominate," as they displayed impressive improvement over last week'sgame versusMcMaster. Nose tackle Jamey Verdone chased Toronto QB Noel Carrabs around the field all day, sackinghimtwice. Fourth year captainMike Laporte and third year safety Chris Waymouth caused havoc for the Varsity Blues as they combined for 14 tackles. Linebackers Chris Wolf, Chuck Walsh andDaryl Tharby taughtthe Bluesalesson they won't soon forget, including repeated tackles, sacksand fumble recoveries. Waterloo's goal for next weekis to play a more disciplinedgame. The Warriors unfortunately lost 115 yards due to 11 penalties and look forward to improving tomorrow when they play the University of Windsor. Kickoffwillbeat2:OOp.m. at University Stadium. All Waterloo fans are invited to cheer on the Warriors as they attempt to repeat last year's 67-9 beating of Windsor. Admission is free upon showingyour Watcard.

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UW engineering grad releases CD G R E G MACDOUGALL special to Imprint

"I'm doing it for the love, now Ihr doing whatlwant" -ChannelLive flKRS-One,from thesongMadlzm (1994)

hen you're looking for goodmusictoday,thebest place to start might not be the top 20 at HMV. Too much of what you'll find there is being done for the money, and not for the love. These days, it's all about the master producer, who can put together a band, and sell them and their sound to the greatest common denominator in music -commercial radio. So, if you truly are looking for good music today, your radio might not be the best place tostart-unless you're checking out the campudcommunity station, CKMS 100.3 FM. Otherwise, chances are you aren't going to hear anything from The Paul Antonio Band's newly released debut EP, Take Me Away. The singerlsongwriter for this group, Paulhtonio, is a recent University of Waterloo Engineering graduate. He fondly recalls his time in Waterloo as "a blast" and still enjoys coming back for the annual Oktoberfest celebrations.Hislastcoop job in Victoria had a profound . impact . on him. He came back here to

finish his last eight monthsof school, butwasunable to resist the call of the West Coast, andupongraduation he relocated back out there. Paul's time out on Vancouver Island left an indelible mark on him. His never-released debut solo CD was recorded in and drew much inspiration from that land; however, after returning to his native Niagara Falls (for economic reasons) early last summer, he chose not to go ahead with the release of his solo CD. Why? Well, now there was the band. Within a month of moving back, Paul had hookedup with three verywellqualifiedmusicians to form The Paul Antonio Band. "I finally met the right guys,anditjustclicked." The decision was made to focus on what the band was doing and to (temporarily at least) drop the solo stuff. It seems to have been the right decision. Paul feels there is much more energy in working with the band than on his own. He describes his solo performances as having a mellow or folky feel -he feels that the band has the potential to reach a much wider following with their 'Bruce SpringsteenITom Petty/ Jackson Brownerrhe ByrdsIREMl Blue Rodeo' style. They seem to be making an impression. At the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, The Paul Antonio Band has

The Paul Antonio Band: eneineerineaereat classic rocksound been placed in the artist development program and is performing there in regular rotation, at least once every four weeks. Paul acknowledges the need for performing to support album releases, noting how the Barenaked Ladies put on 320 concerts in a 365-day period.

They are an example of agroup that started with an independent release and went on to major success, something that The Paul Antonio Band hopes to replicate. Paul credits Springsteen and Tom Petty as his two primary influencesfor their contributionsasclassic

singerlsongwriters.His is an attempt to rekindle the energy and love that these artists brought to their music. According to Antonio, these days "there's something really missing in music. please see page 27

Plasticine: a malleable band L A U R A W A T I R H O U S E armedwithenoughmaterialtocomheard the music of this local band plete a full album, Plasticine went before, thinkagain. All membersof special to Imprint into hiding and emerged with an Plasticine have been in other welllas-ti-cine(/'plzsti,si:d) n. "an album full of euphonic harmonies known groups. They have played oil-based modelling paste and kick-assvocals. the North By Northeast festival in made in several different colIf you don't think you have Toronto and 'The South Country ours, that remains soft and malleable" (Gage Canadian Dictionary), and a Kitchener-Waterloo based band made up of several different members, that remains modern and upbeat. The story behind the band Plasticine is an interesting and solid one. So, settle down, put your text books aside and let the journey begin. Once upon a time there was a band called Marigold. Now, two members of Marigold, we'll call them Rob Szabo and Steve Strongman, were singer, songwriter and guitar player extrordinaires. One day they decided to start a band of their very own. They searched high and low for other musicians to complete their ensemble, until they found Adam Buschlen (bassandvocals)and Roger Travassos (drums and vocals). The four men joined forces to perfect what we now know as Plasticine. Local band makes it bigwithvideoairplayon MuchMusic. Once settled into their groove, and

Fair in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and just wrapped up a national summer tour. Not only that, but their video for "No One" has received enthusiastic play on MuchMusic, and they are expected to showcase at many

major music industry events across Canada and in the United States. But how did this all come about for a band straight out of K-town? Imprint sat down with Plasticine's frontman Rob Szabo for a one-onone phone chat to uncover the secret behind his band's success. Imprint: How do you feel about the localscenein KWI? Do you think it has gotten any better or worse since you startedout? Rob: As far asvenuesgo, I thinkit has declined a bit. There used to be places like Mrs. Robinson's, The Volcano, and Phil's Grandson's Place that hadlive music five, six, andeven seven nights aweek. That hasstopped now. Imprint: lnoticed in the CD's 'Thank you's"that you recognizedJaneBond andThe Walper. Was it difficult toget gigsaround town? Werethecluboperatorspretty supportive? Rob: We had all played in bands around town before, so the club owners knew who we were and what we were about. We didn't have any problems getting gigs. please see page 26

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Sloan speaks out

Imprint, Friday, September 22, 2000

More with Plasticine continued from page 25

RYAN CHEN-WINO special to Imprint

his band from Halifax that moved to Toronto iscoming to Waterloo; Sloan is playing Fed Hall tonight. In just the past two years Sloan has released two studio albums, Na y Blues and Between the Bridges, andadouble live albumFour nights a t the Palais Royale. Jay Ferguson said that in a Toronto entertainment magazine, Between the Bridges, wasvoted one of the ten best albums of 1999, as wellasone of the ten worst albums. Ferguson, probably themostintewiewed member of the band, made himself available for t h ~ cons cert-preview interview. Ferguson explained some facts about Between theBridges, which was released in the fall of 1999: "There is a bit of a theme running through the songs. A lot of them are strung together musically, like the last chord of one song might be the first chord of another." "Then some of the songs are about Halifax and the title is a reference to Halifax, between the bridges is where a lot of people live. There are twin bridges in Halifax. And between the bridges also refers to the songs, l i e we've bridged all the songs on the record so it is a kind of a pun. It kind of fits both ways and they do link together." "It didn't really set out to be that way," said Ferguson on whether or not it was a concept album, as some people say. "It isn't a story like Tommy; I am not against concept

albums, but I think while there are strong links, that's all it is." "Didit sell?[BetweentheBridges] didn't sell as well as our previous two albums, One Chord to Another and N a y Blues, which in my mind has to do with a couple of things. I think it isagoodrecord..It ispartly todo with the time we released it." "Normally when we put a record out there aren't any major releases on the same day. And this time the same day as our record was

"If we were making bad records and we were overexposed, I would feel gross." the new Our Lady Peace and the new Nine Inch Nails and the new Chris Cornell or something and the new Stereolab. Like there were a million 'records coming out every Tuesday. So it was kind of hard to avoid." "Also, we made a video that MuchMusicdidn't play that much so that didn't help. We've alwaysgotten good support from them in the past but Idon't think they liked the video we made for Between the Bridges. That kind of hinders. So, it didn't do

aswell as our other albums but I still think it's good enough." In some entertainment magazines, like Chart andExclaim,people have been writing in complaining that there is too much Sloan coverage in what has been called a Sloan backlash. "I don't care, I like being in as many magazines as possible," responded Ferguson, "because I want to save them all. I think we make goodrecordsandthat'swhat it comes down to. "If we were making crappy records and I knew we were malung bad records and we were overexposed, I would just feel gross. I am aware that we probably released too many records in a row. Within 18 months, we released Navy Blues, a live album, andBetween theBridges. We probably do get a lot of coverage in Chart - but we deserve it. We make good records," Ferguson finished off, half-joking. This month, Sloan is playing a bunch of college shows, after which they are returning to Europe where they toured this past summer and in the summer of 1993. Ferguson saysthat at frosh shows in past years, students often didn't knowwho they were; this year he has noticed that more students are fans. They probably got into Sloan withOneChwdtoAnotherwhenthey were fifteen, and now these nineteen-year old fans are coming to university. Sloan willpertomat Fed Hallon September22. Ticketsareavailableat the Fed Office.

Imprint: You have received a lot of positive feedback on your CD. But what about any negative responses? HowdidPIasticineasagroupdealw1'th that? Rob: Actually, we haven't had any negative response, pretty much it has all been positive. Our CD has been out for about a year independently, all we have experienced has been fast, positive, free enforcement. Imprint:Andyourvideofor "No One" also helpedpoursuccess. Rob: Yeah we received a grant to do our video, and MuchMusic has playedit like crazy. It's not like itwas on at midnight or anything. They piayedit afewtimesaday,anditwas on for ten weeks, that's great for an indie band. Imprint: What kind of response did youget from that exposure? Rob: People sent us e-mails asking what we were all about. When we were on tour thevideo was still being played, so that helped people to see us, and at least know one of our songs before coming to the show. Imprint: What about Plasticine's musicalinfluetlces?You've been compared to Sloan and Radiohead, but what do youguys listen to? Rob: Any music that moves us really. The Foo Fighters, Black Sabbath,and Neil Young. We don't like to limit ourselves to only pop, or only rock. W e d really like the Beatles, Queen, Radiohead, like you said, and Jimi Hendrix. Steve is really into jazz, like Miles Davis.

Imprint: Well who wouldn't? When Ilistenedto theCD, the lyricsseemed pretty personal. How hardis it to put your feelings out there, just to have people like mecriticize them? Rob: You would think that it would be, but itsnor. People seem toreally like them, and have been able to identifywiththem. They strike something in people. Imprint: So, what's up with the thirteenth trackon thealbum? Why not include it in thesonglist? Rob: Well, we decided to put it at the end because it obviously has a different feel than the rest of the album. We grouped the rest of the songs together because they were similar, but this song is jazzy; it's different. Imprint: Now, Ihauetoaskaboutthe coverart forthe CD. Wheredidit come from, and is thereany significance? Rob: Actually, it'sa rip-off from the artist Gustav Klimt. It's just a bunch of different pieces of artwork by him mixed together. Even the lettering we got from one of his posters. It really worksthough,it just looksneat. Imprint: Since your album was; released~yearago, Plasticinehas come a long way. Rob: Yeah, but it is getting re-released. Alan Gray and Jay Gouldon, who also got the Tragically Hip going, think its pretty good andwant to get a hold of it. They are part of the biggest Canadian record label that's independently owned. They want to put some money behind us, and release it again.

Showcases at industry shows across Canada, a brief summer tour, Imprint: What can you tell meabout a video on MuchMusic, and a rehholaPony? 1sdt it~&ticinedoin~ release of their popular album: can mm? life get any better for Plasticine? Rob: (laughs)Well, none of us have Support local talent and check aregular9-5 job. It'sbasically topay out Plasticine at Club Abstract, 667 the rent. But we also would rather KingSt. W.,onThursday, September drink and have a good time, while 28, with guests Astrokick and Wax playingsome of our favourite songs. Elvis.

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Paul Antonio Band continued continued from page 25 write from the heart and soul. Marketing has interfered with the significanceof writing. EverythingI do comes from the heart -it has to be that way." Candidly, Paul states the goal of the band as being "to make a lot of money," but then he clarifiesthat "it's to make a con~fortableliving doing what I love to do." How many of us can relate to thisambition? How many of usactually dosomethingto make it happen? He hasn't quit his civil engineering

day job yet, but that hasn't stopped him from putting in work. The band is currently playing three or four

"Everything I do comes from the heart - it has to be that way." nightsaweek-thissummer they did six or even seven shows in a week.

Most of these showsare local to Niagara Falls, but the band is looking. to go on tour across the country. SomethingPaulrecommends everyone do at least once in their lives. This country is so big and beautiful, with so much to offer -driving straight across it is a wonderful way to get to know the country you live in. If you can't wait until they embark on their tour and come to Waterloo, checkout the band's Web site at www.paulantonio.com. Considering they released their album independently their Web site is the only way to access their CD, for now.

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Guilty pleasures K l M B E R TRPLEAVEN special to Imprint

have a dirty little secret. Oh sure, everyonehassomething they want to hide; skeletonsin the closet; weird alter egos; bizarre arrest records; cross-dressing fantasies. ...The list goes on. We've all got our secrets, cleverly hidden under a maskof selfrespect and the appearance of normalcy. But I'm going to break the bonds of my shame, bare my soul and reveal the darkest, innermost depths of my twisted self to you, oh fortunate reader. I love George Michael. Well, maybe not the man himself. Not the men's-toilet-lovingleather-pants-wearing, bad-fiveo'clock-shadow-sporting George, but the musical, singing George. I'm asucker for the cheesy "Wham" days, the repulsive-erotic "I Want Your Sexndays, and especiallythe schlocky crooning he's been doing- recently. It's all good to me. My love for George M. hasn't crossed the thin line into obsession (I swear I'm not wearing my "Choose Lifen T-shirt or leather chaps as I write this), but I take immense pleasure in funking out to anything from

his Faith album, and if I were to get married all over again, I'd sneak in his "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Men duet at some point during the ceremony. Maybe part of the attraction stems from being a teenager in the '80s and having been subjected to incalculablynasty musicduringthose formative years. Or maybe it's the fact that I can singany GeorgeMichael song perfectly on key, right down to the gruntsandmoans. Since the only other person Icandecentlysingalong to happens to be Cher, my fondness for George is understandable. Georgeis, however, only asymptom of deeper problems. My frequentforaysinto the soundsof Erasure, Abba, Prince, Dalbello,Journey, Rocky Honwand Grease tunes make me every bit asecstatic, andevery bit as ashamed of myself. You'd think that I'd be humbled by my disgraceful taste in music, but I'mmerciless when it comes to attacking those naive enough to admit a for ~ e l i n e Dion or Ricky Martin. It's a defence tactic: I must preserve my own dirty secrets by making fun of others. My arsenal isn't very big; I find that I rely on apained look of silent disapproval, or, if I'm feeling

especially vindictive, a snotty laugh of disbelief. It's a terrible thing, but hey, I have a problem. The reality of my situation is actuallyquitepathetic. I'ma30-yearold woman, bashful about certain musical tastes because I think they might make melesscool. Cool?Please. I thought 30 was the age where I was supposedto quit caringabout what's cool and happily listen to whatever the hell I want. So what if a lot of people think Offspring iscommercial, cookie-cutter punk? So what if the guy from Erasure has avoice that could shatter a beer bottle? So what if Steve Perry still has a mullet hair-do after 20 years? It boils down to a simple case of listening to music that makes me jump up and spaz out, music that makes me want to sing and not be ashamed of the fact that I know all the words. The next time you hear George Michael beltingout somethingmelodramatic, hitch up those leather pants, smile bravely and sing along. You can hear Kim and Ted fight

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Almost Famous Dreamurorks SKG A N D R ~COUSINEAU Imprint staff

Almost Famous-a'tery good movie."

ost film reviews you'll read follow a pretty strict formula. I'll see if I can get that out of the way as quickly as possible. The first sentence is a quick synopsisof how good or bad the movie was: Almost Famousis a very goodmovie. Finishoutthe firstparagraphwith a sentence or two backing up that decision: I liked the story and the people in the story. Next comes a lengthy re-hashing of the plot of the movie, usually with the sole purpose of giving you the names of characters and the actors who play them: A teenage music fan (William Miller played by newcomer Patrick Fugit) in 1973 gets to write for Rolling Stone and follow anup-and-coming rock bandcalled Stillwater on tour around the country. Next comes a few paragraphs on the plot, direction, cinematography (if it's that kind of film), soundtrack, etc.: Those were all good. After that comes a repeat of how the reviewer felt about the movie: Almost Famous is a very good movie. There you go, if that's all you wanted to know you can stop reading right now. As you may have noticed, I'm not very good at this particular formula, at least not for movies like this one. If you want a lengthier version of the formulaabove I'm sureMr. Ebert or one of hispeers would be glad to oblige. I, on the other hand, have a very selfish reason for writing this review andif you're stillreading it, hopefully my fiendish plan will succeed. I want you to goand see this movie. I want you to go and see this movie more than once. I want you toget all of your friendsto go see this movie. Before you start to wonder, the answer is no, I am not related to the director Cameron Crowe or anyone else involved in the making of this movie and I don't have a personal stake in Dreamworks, who were kind enough to put it up on the screen. I just want there to be more movies like thisone. If enough of you go see it and it makes enough money, maybe it'll happen. I think the best way to convince you to see the movie is not by tellingyou what happens in it but to tell you what it feelsliketo see this film. Thenwhen Ido, go see the movie. Most of you reading this article will remember what it was like to be 15.At least you probably think you do. Even with those for whom it's only been a few years though, things do get a little misty. You might remember the things that happened, but you probably don't

remember what those things really felt like. That's what Almost Famous was for me. For a couple of hours, I could really remember it. Sure, that doesn't sound all that fantastic coming from a 23-year-old. It was only eight years ago. But for someone who's reaching the end of university and starting to think that the days are over where everything wasnew and where thingsweren't so planned, it means a lot. It remindedme of what itwaslike to really love something and to be able to throw myself into it. It reminded me of what it was like to meet new people and to feel like you'd known them for your whole life after only a few days.

Kate Hudson bares her navel.

Probably the bestpart of it all is that, rather than coming out of the movie thinking, "Wow, that was a great story, too bad it never happened," this time it really did. It may sound a little far-fetched that a 15-year-old would be writing forRollingStone, but director Cameron Crowe did it. Sure there wasno Stdlwater and the events in the movie certainly didn't happen altogether in the way they're presented. Still, in interview after interview, when asked about thischaracter or that event, Mr. Crowe will tell tell you: "That happened when I was interviewingthe AUmanBrothers," "[LedZepeUin's] Robert Plant said that," or 'Yes, there really was a girl that called herself Penny Lane." Some people might not enjoy this movie because they'ritoo young. Some people might not enjoy it because they're too old. Ifeel alittle sorry for those peop~kthough because they don't know what they're missing. When you see this movie, you'll see why they just don't get it. Almost Famous is a very good movie.

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Imprint. Friday, September 22, 2000

The Watcher Universal

RACHEL E. BEATTIP ~mprintstaff

he serial killer film genre is quickly dyingof over-exposure. There aremore serial killersin movies than there are in real life. This summer alone brought at least three (that'snotcounting slasher movies).

Griffen is a stock movie killer who doesn't seem to have any sort of motivation to kill other than to tormentcampbell. Campbell is a zombie-like pill popping ex-fed who runs the gamut from tired to even more tired to really, really tired. His character is supposed to be worn out but sometimes it's hard to watch Spader drag his sorry carcass around scene after scene.

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Keanu Reeves: "Lookat me, I'm aseriousactor." Since they've been done so many It's very easy to criticize Keanu times before, successfulserial killer Reeves' acting ability,or lack thereof. movies need agimmick,like a bizarre Most people agree Reevesisn'tlikely method of murder (Seven), a battle to win an Oscar any time soon. Most of wills between compelling charac- of his successfulmovieshave so many ters (Silenceofthelambs), or unsuc- special effects or neat action secessful interesting methods of detec- quences (the Matrix, Speed) that Reeves can just relax and let the tion (the Cell, TheBone Collector). The Watcher is the latest film in special effects do the work. However, in TheWatcher Reeves this tiredgenre to hit the screens. The closest The Watcher comes to origi- tries toact. He doesn't really succeed, s at me, I'm a serious nality is suggesting the murder and but h ~ "look detective need each other to give actor" glares and slow, dramatic (read meaning to their lives, which has pretentious) speech are hardly the worst of this movie's problems. probably been asked before but it's James Spader is believable as the an interesting question. burned out fed chasing Griffen, but James Spader plays Joel Campbell, a former FBI agent who you have to wonder how much of wanders through life in a haze of Spader's performance is really actprescription ing. How drugs, trying hard is it to to forget his look hagfailure to gard and catch David strung out A l l e n when your Griffen last block(Keanu buster hit wasstatgate Reeves), a killer who in 1994? methodiT h e cally stalks Watcher is and murriddled I~ ..s n aers young wlrn r~aws: women, (of JamesSpader:"I'm tired, really, reallytired." the Dlot is course, overly movies have taught us that serial clichCd, there is little to no suspense, killer usually only target young, at- since you are never really given a tractive women.) chance to sympathize with the vicGriffen has followed Campbell tims, and the two leads are boring. from L.A. to Chicago and forces him Director Joe Charbanic keeps out of retirement by sending him doing annoying thingswith the campictures of the intended victims and era like shooting parts of scenes in giving him a day to find them. negative in a pathetic attempt to Not the most original plot, and make the scene scarier (it doesn't). the problem is that neither Campbell The Watcher'sbest quality is that or Griffen are particularly interest- it is so bad it's funny, but not so bad ingcharacters. it'sannoying. ~

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Yougot it there bussy! FedBus, only $9oneway,$17 Return to the following locations 1 : 3 0 to I s l i n g t o n S u b w a y S t a t i o n 2 : 3 0 to Yorkdale Subway S t a t i o n 3:30 to Train Station i n London 4:30 to islington Subway Station 5 : 3 0 t o Yorkdale a n d Y o r k M i l l s R e t u r n s every S u n d a y at 7 : 3 0 P M DON'T MISS OUT! RESERVE YOUR FED BUS TICKETS ON-LINE AT www.feds.uwaterloo.ca/

GRAND RIVER T R A N S I T DAN VALKOS PSYCHIC ENTERTAINER PASSES AT THE FED OFFIC BOCTOBER 3RD @ THE BOMBER

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Coming Soon! FED Hall will soon offer lids for drinks as a proactive measure against the possible use of rape drugs. For more information on alcohol and rape drugs etc. visit the Wellness Centre located in the Student Life Centre Room 21244 or call them at ext. 5951.

OKTOBERFEST IS H E R E ! Villagehausen Oct 13, Oktoberfed Oct 14 This is the only all ages Oktoberfest celebration in the area and tickets are only $10 for FEDS, $12 for non FEDS!!! There will be a live Oktoberfest band, guest appearances, and a DJ. Tickets go on sale NOW at the FEDS office or are available online at www.feds.uwaterloo.ca. For more information contact Alyson Woloshyn at 888-4567 ext 3426 or at alwolosh@feds.uwaterloo.ca

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Members of the Student Housinl Taskforce will be here on Wednesday tht 27th in the Great Hall at 1l:45 - 1:15 tc hear concerns about the quality anc q u a n t i t y of s t u d e n t h o u s i n g

covered?Even in residence? Come out to the Property and Auto insurance information forum for U of WStudents .This will be happening on October 4th and 5th in the Great Hall in the SLC. For more info contact Shannon Willis at fedvpad@feds.uwaterloo.ca or at 888-4567 ext. 3880.

CO-OP M E E T I N G The Co-op student service Introductory meeting is on $ 2 . 9 9 B r e a k f a s t ! right, at Ground Zero you can Thursday September 28th Thats have the all day Majors Breakfast at at 4:30pm in room SLC anytime for only $2.99, so how would 2 134/35. FREE COOKIES! y o u l i k e y o u r e g g s ?

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Faith binds rural community in novel, The River MidnightLilian Nattel

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is a. fictional village, ,one like my other in Polapd duri'ng 1894. Only jq this to% things are changing, adwill go an changingveiy rapidly during thecourseof oneyear. Apositiw sort of chaos enters the town, unifying the townspeople, but changing things forever. The River Midnight is L i a n Nattel's first novel. It received the 1999 Martin & BeatriceFischer Prize for Fiction. Lilian Nattel spent a couple of years researchingthebook, which is ihstrated'by her vivid and detailed descriptions of everything: what the tbwnspeople wear, the conditions y y live in, and the history that takes place around them.

This is not some sort of dry historicalfiction.What Nattel has done is recreate the story of the town over one year. She brings to life the characters whose 1ive;all intertwine as they do only in a small, secluded village, bound together by religion and survival. The plot revolves around one woman, Misha, amidwifeahdherbal healer, who dares to live by herself and gets pregnant in the midst of a stronglyJewish community. What is so unique about this novel is the way the author sets out the story. Onits own, it could be told simply and in a few pages. Nattel starts settingthe stageby giving the reader a taste of the religion and superstitionthat isthe fomdation of life in this little obscure village. Then she dives in with the first chapter, "The Women." Sheplaces the reader in Blaszka, watchingthevillagemastheygo about their daily chores and prepare for days of religious importance as they

gossip, thus giving the reader an insideviewof the characten and their roles and places within the commu-

nity. Shedescribesthepassingof time by d e d i g nature and the seasom. Misha's importance to the village is explained: she delivers the

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children safely as the doctor sometimescannot; she is the village secret keeper, the free woman. Surrounding thisare theadventuresof her past and her friendswithinthe villageand their stories,which fillsoutthenovel even more. Once Nattel gives the reader an outline of the story from the women's point of view, she switches to that of the men, who decide the village's fate and cantrol the power, or so it seems. The men have, in the previous chapter, been interacting in the story, but this is seen from the eyes of the women. Now we see the men as themselves, with their own problems and theirownvulnerabilities.Weslipinto their minds and see the tenderness they have for their religion, their wives, and their families. As we watch the rabbi, a widower with children, take Misha ashis lover, we see howthe village undergoes a metamorphosis. he line between right and wrong, women and

men becomes blurred. People become less conscious of social status and of wealth. Theyrealizethe community. they. belong t i -with its strong sense of underlying faith that binds them all -responsible for one another, and for their livelihoods and survival under Russian rule. Up until now the story has revolved around Misha. The last chapter is told fromMisha's perspective. This chapter darifieseverythingand provides the last puzzle piece needed to understand the story. At the same time, thischapter is the culmination of the disorder the village has slowly been sinking into. As she gives b i d , the village comes together. t This is atruly splendid book; I can'trecommenditstronglyenough. The charactersaresoreal, the subjed so different (yet enthralling), and Nattel's style so dean and easy to read. It really isagood book-very satisfyingand complete.

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Imprint, Friday, September 22, 2000

An Oyster filled with Pearls Dilated Peoples, Lucy Pearl and Youssou are unexpected surprises ciated by anyone interested in the rap genre. Evidence'slyricsare prominent on the CD. "Platform: the illest of flows, I know my hunger'sreal I still get nautious at shows, my motto, I didn't write but this I quote, it ain't where you put your words its where you don't, end quote." Or, "Better step up, you're looking kind of lost, claiming -two ghetto - streetsthat don't even cross." Better yet, "To me it doesn't matter how dope you write or look, MCswithout avoice should write a book." Dilated Peoples AUtheinsaumentalsonThePlatThe Platform form aretight andsingle-worthy,with VirginRecords production headed by Alchemist, Babu and Evidence. Babu's cuts reDARRIN ALTMAYER flect his skilled history with the special to lmp~int turntablist crew Beat Junkies, with Expectations had to be high for Di- highlights on "Work the Anglesnand lated Peoples' debut CD, Tbe Plat- "Service." As Evidence claims, the form. After the success of many sin- "backbone of hip-hop is the DJ," and gles, including "Guaranteed" and Babu servesthiscause with prestige. "The Platform," fanswouldn't have AsIrisciencedescribesBabu,"thiscat been impressed by anything but the is more felt than slipmats." The Platform also features nubest. DiatedPeoplesbecamethe head mast for a renaissance of under- merous left-coast all-starsincluding ground hip-hop that also broadcasts Aceyalone, B-Real, Alkaholiks, and to greater audiences.MCs Iriscience Planet Asia, Defari, and Everlast on and Evidence bring forth sharp wit- the remix of "Ear Drums Pop." ThePIatfonn isasoliddebutthat ticisms and puns, while DJ Babu brought back and perfected the art surpassedits own high expectations, of scratch-basedchoruses.Thismakes and is a coveted gem in any hip-hop for a chemistry that could be appre- collection.

which wasintelligentlyand carefully created bv artists. in the truest sense of the word. Dawn, from Envogue, together with Saadiq, former head of Tony, Toni, Tone, create a vibe on this album that is consistent from beginning to end, usingShaheed's beats as a backdrop. They use the CD as a canvass to deliver their art to the world. A refreshing change, considering all the cbokie-cutter "supergroups" being touted as musicianson the Top 40 today. .Lucy Pearl The sound on the album isvery slt old-schooland retro-soul,born from PookieRecords theinfluences of eachmember'sprevious work. However, they don't ROE VAN KRUISTUM monotonously stick to any son of special to Imprint formula.Throughout the album, the A new collaborative effort has been influencesof each member can be felt bomof three of hip-hop'sbestgroups. stronglyas thisnew group works out The resulting hip-hop supergroup, how they will work together in the comprised of members of A Tribe coming years. Dawn's En VogueCalled Quest, En Vogue and Tony, esque soundscan be heard on "Don't Mess With My Man" and "Dance Toni, Tone, exceed expectations. Ali Shaheed Muhammad, best Tonightn while the influence of know for the banging bass beats be- Saadiq is evident in "Do It For the hind Tribe's trademark sound con- People' and "La La." The influence tinues to createkicking beats for Lucy of Tribe is evident from the opening Pearl, behind Dawn Robertson and beats on "This is Lucy Pearl" where RaphaelSaadiq's smooth vocals. Lis- Shaheed's signaturesound opens the tening to thisalbum was a refreshing album. "Hollywood" jumps right out change from all the radio and Much Music this-is-what-you-need-to-hear of your speakers as an edgy rock song fare. At long last, here is an album that Shaheedcameup with one night

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Friday, Sept. 29,2000

Student Life Centre, room 1116 AGENDA: 1. Annual Report 2.2000-2001 Budget *3. Proposed Bylaw Changes *4. Proposed Policy & Procedure Changes 5. Election of 2000-2001 Board of Directors * Changes are too numerous to print. Copies of the proposed changes can be obtained at the IMPRINT office. (Note: any full-time student may proxy hislher vote for the meeting. Come to the IMPRINTofficeat least 48 hours before the meeting for details.)

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at home. It doesn'tquite jive with the rest of the album, but shows Pearl's commitment to artistic freedom. Lucy Pearlisgettingalotofhype in the press right now, and they deserve it. It's not very often anymore that a group is putting out good music.

Youssou N'Dour Joko EMI Virgin Records TOKE TAWOSE

special to Imprint Youssou is a one man wonder. He is asurprisingly brilliant artist. His songs rangein their outreach to his diverse audience. Some sohgs sound like jazz with a twist of rock and are sung with so much soul and please see page 33

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energy. The first song, "Wiri Wiri," which meansboomerang, pleadswith listeners not to make plans that lead nowhere. Youssou made it dear; he is African, but enlightened in the universality of music. He uses songs like "Beykat" and "Birima" to introduce the social event of his Ivory CoaG community. If you have never travelled to Africa, but are in love with the continent, this is a must hear. The richness and the harmonic flexibility of his voice are outstanding. My favourtte songwasUBiiiina," featuringWyclefJean.Wyclef %dded a rap/R&b sound to this song, but one would not have been able to distinguish the African song from something Biggie would have produced. It was fun, active, and current. One of the many things thisCD showed . ..- .-was that music. thoueh " in another language, can miraculously mimic our Western rhythms, and make it as beautiful.

music is continued on this album. Withclubmusic'scunentpopularity and the explosion of new listeners, the remixes "Live Missile," "Call Me," and "Hot Stuff" remind us where today's club and rave cultures got their roots. This album is atruly fitting tribute to one of the pioneers and originators of current club music.

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Monday, September 25,2000 TRELLIS (online catalogue) 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m., LT3 - Dana Porter Library. Register in advance; instruct@library.uwaterloo.ca. Find books, course notes, etc. Find Journal Articles Fast (science & engineering) 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.. LT3 Dana Porter Library. Register in advance: instruci@library.uwaterloo.ca. In this hands-on sessionyou will learn how to search for articles online and how to makeeffectiveuse of electronicjournals and full-text articles. Tuesday, September 26,2000 Find Journal Articles Fast (Arts 8 Social Sciences) 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m., LT3-Dana Porter Library. Register in advance; instruct@'brary.uwaterloo.ca. In this hands-on session you will learn howtosearchfor artides onlineand how to make effective use of electronicjournals and full-text articles. TRELLIS (online catalogue) 11:30 a.m. 1215 p.m., LT3 Dana Porter Library. Register in advance; instruct@library.uwaterloo.ca. Find books, course notes, etc. Wednesday, September 27,2000 TRELLIS (online catalogue) 2:30 p.m .

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MONDAYS English Language Lab a lablclass is held from 2:30-3:20 p.m. in Modern Languages 113, September June. The class has an emphasis on pronunciation and listening exercises. Students, faculty, staff, and spouses are welcome to P attend. For more informationcontactthe scholarships are tenable at the UniverInternationalStudent Office, ext. 2814. sity of Oxford. RhodesScholars receive TUESDAYS full support for hvo years with a possible Welfness Centre holds weekly meetrenewal for a third year. Deadline is ingsat 530 p.m. atthe Wellness Centre. Se~t.25100. For more info call 885Student Life Centre, Student Sewice 1211, ext 2841, Resource area. For info call ext. 5951. The 2001 Edna Staebler Research FRIDAY Fellowsip is now open to applicants. English ConversationClass meets afAwarded yearly for research adjudged ternoons from 2 4 p.m. in Needles Hall to "increase knowledge and expand 2080. September June. Students. facunderstanding of the culturesof the folk ulty, staff and spouses are invited to and founding peoples of Waterloo Reattend. For more informationcontact the gionMlaterloo County", the Fellowship InternationalStudent Office, ext. 2814. is accompanied by a stipend of $1.000. Call 742-7752for more info. Deadline is Nov. 6.2000. Interestedin aeelvina for underpraduate scholarshi&: w ; ad ;s or bursaries? Check out the Bulletin Board on the FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22,2000 Student Awards home page at: K-W Chamber Music Society presents http:llwww.adm.uwaterloo.cal "Bach! Jouni Somem" at KWCMS Muinfoawardsl sicRoom, 57YoungStreet,Waterloo. for tickeWresewations 886-1673. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,2000 lnternatlonal Superwalk for Parkinson's! volunteers and participants are needed for a fun afternoon at Victoria membership dues. Be A Big Sister can you share 3 hours a week& a year to enrich a Me? Training is on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Call 743-5206 to become involved.

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Talk!"-walkorrun the trackwith a young adult with a disability. "Swim Buddies" once a week, flexible hours to swim with a new buddy. "Have a Ball!" Boccia is a game similar to indoor bowling that is gaining popularity. One evening per week. Oct. -April. The City of Waterloo Volunteer Services (888-6488) is currently recwitingfor the followingvolunteer positions: Volunteer Drivers are currently needed to assist the Increasingnumberofolderadults who need a means to get to medical appointments, recreational,meal plans, etc. Flexible hours, mileage reimbursed and yourown reliable vehicle is required. An Office Volunteer is needed to assist w~thscheduling ofvolunteerdrivers for a transportationprogram Monday, Thursday or Friday mornings. Volunteer homework h e l ~ e r sneeded immediately! Big Sisters'requires 25 Homework Helpers to tutor elementary or highschool students needing academic assistance. Own transportation is required. Training is scheduled for Monday, September 25,2000 from 7-9 p.m. Call now and help a child experience success! 743-5206.

Join BUDS a UW student, staff and faculty group that provides free tutoring and encouragementto high school students. For more info contact Candaceat 747-81 13 or email cmhillier@sprint.ca. BigSisters needs you! September2000 to December 2000. University students to tutor our new Canadian children at community based study halls. Students range from grade 3 to 12 needing support in English. French, highschool Sciences and Maths. Own transportationis preferred. Training and screening is required. Call Big Sisters at 743-5206 to sign up for training session on September 26.2000. Leisure Support Services (741-2226) are needing-volunteersto helpwith people that have disabilities. "Make a Splash!" - one hour per week to help children in swimming lessons. "Walk 8

Voluteer to make a difference in a liffle girls or little buddys life, become a Big Sister. Inquire re: short t e n match program createdfor university students -car is an asset. Call 743-5206 re: one day training session on Saturday, September 23, 2000 from 9-4 p.m. Learn about a different culture while you show a new immigrant how to be a part of your community. For more information, call K-W Y.M.C.A. Host Program at 579-9622. Volunteers needed t o read with chiF dren with a wide range of reading skills, on a one-to one or small group basis. Some familiarity with Macor IBM would be an asset. Call Jane Horne at Prueter Public School 578-0910. lnternationalvolunteerandinternship opportunities available in LatinAmerica. Many positions such as business, education, social work, etc. For info call 1800-879-6640. Auditions1 Casting call for independent feature length film being shot in Waterloo. Actors needed to volunteer, both male and female, ages 20-60. Call 579-6172 or you can e-mail alexquiller@hotma~l.com toarrange au-

ditiontime and date ormore information. Volunteer Action Centre (742-8610) needs you! "Help children start their day well nourished # I 120-2350: One day per week 7:30-8:45a.m. toeitherwok, serve food, clean up or shop. "Support breast cancer action and support of K - W - # I 138-1400: become involved in their annual walk-a-thon on Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. 128-1543: are "Male volunteers" #I especiallywanted by the Alzheimer Society. "Your help is needed" - #?OM-1401: by a local family who is iooking for parent relief. Three to four Eiours per week is needed to assist with a set of twins, one of which is blind. "Join the theatre" - #1126: K-W Musical Productionsisacommunitytheatrecompany with many opportunities available for this years show. "Bring your legal or accounting expertise" -#1046-3139: Achievement in Motion is looking for new Board members with legal advisor and professional accounting experience. Oniy three hours a month is requested.

Volunteer at YOUR school newspaper IMPRINT Student Life Centre, room 1116. See you soon!

Fall 2000 Study S k ~ l l s "Study Smarter .. Not Harder" Study Sktlls Workshops , Preparing For 8 Wrlttng Exams Career Development Exploring Your Personal~tyType, InterestAssessment PersonallSocial Assertwe Communlcatlon , Eatlng D~sorders; Procrastrnation , Reduc~ng,Releasmg 8 Manag~ng Anger , Self-Esteem Enhancement Group Stress Management Through Relaxat~onTralnlng For more informat~onand reglstrat~on vwt CounselhngServices, Needles Hall, room 2080

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