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Two-tiered education at UVic? The Executive Educat~onInstitute (EEI) at the Unlvermty of Victoria's Faculty of Business is ' moving t o the university's Dunsmuir Lodge. This move has created controversy within the university community, including withEdBerry,aBoardof Governors member and English prof. He saysthe university hasto be careful that'its actions don't move too far into the realm of two-tiered education. Noreen O'Leary, institute administratorsays they arein fact targeting business executives from banks andother large companies, with SO or more employees and annual revenue of more than $5 million as students. The courses are specific for people already in certain industries, O'Leary says. If you've just completed undergraduate studies, it's harder to contribute in these courses. What we want is that "years down the line, when [grads]need seminars,that they'll x o m e back to us."

Equity issues spark anger at McGill

The Student Society of McGill University rejected the new constitution of the Black Student Network this week. Members of the club believe the constitution was rejected because of its preamblewhich notesthe socialand economic disadvantages black people - face in society, and which refers to ~ a m e~s c d i las l a slave owner. Akin Alaga says that clubs vice-president Chris Gratto said that the constitutionwas not accepted by hisexecutivebecauseit was "inflammatory" and "exclusionary." Alaga argued that it is not "exclusionary to feel connected to our history." Gratto denies that the constitution was rejected because of any suchreasons.Hesaysthatthe constitution was not passed because "the paper work was not done correctly." Amarkai Laryea, the Student Society's studentequitycommissioner, says thisconflict is indicai v e of a number of problems nt McGill University. "Equity issues are not even a priority [at this university] and that tricklesright downto the [student society]," said Laryea. "Sensitivity towards issues, especially racial issues, *

he Federation of Students may findthemselvesinlegal trouble after canceling a prominent event at FederationHall scheduled for earlier this week. On Wednesday, November 15, Loose Change Louie's played host to a taping of Stupid Studegt Games, a new game show for university students which will air op the New PL next year, an event that was supposed to have taken place at Fed HalL The Feds, Involvement with Stupid Student Games began over two months ago when producer Adam Sinai approached them for suggestions on how he might find a volunteer student co-ordisator for Waterloo'spart of the competition. Acc~rdingto Sinai, he never asked the Feds to b e c m involved with the project. After receiving assistance from Feds Marketing Coordinator Craig Cardiff, Sinai left a

Student Issues Desiree Taric. A couple of days later he received a call from Feds President Chris Farley. According to Farley, tZle Feds' told Sinai, "we basically didn't want to have anything to d~ with them." Taric does nor agree, however, withSinai7sinterpretationofthisfirst interaction."Hewasv~obtrusiafn saidTaric, addingthatSinaihadcontacted a number of different people in the Fedaffice requestlngdiffe~ent things. It was that feeling, coupled with the fact that Stupid Student Games had not offered anything in return for the Feds7help, according to Taric, that led the Feds to their decision not to work with Sinai. EventuallySmaiwas abletofmd a student co-ordinator for the event through other connectionsandproceeded to plan the event. A try-out sessionwasbooked,aswasthetaping for the show. Both events were booked at Fed Hall, although accordigtoSinai,hehadnoideathat there was a connection between the

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he news business can be a dog-eat-dog business, or as Robert Fulford may humourously say, a man-eat-dog business. Fulford, acanadian-renowned veteranjournalist with the National Post, addressed a small audience at the HumanitiesTheatreonNovembet 9. Theevent,whichwasthefirst in Imprint's new lecture series, gave aspiring journalists and all-around news junkies a chance to hear the opinions of an experienced newsmanin the Canadianprint medium. From the origins of news reporting in 17th century Britain to the online media surge of contemporary journalism, Fulford addressed a variety of journalistic issues. One of the mainfocusesin hls commentary, however, was hisinsight into the effects of the Internet on journalism in the new millennium. His opening remarks took the form of an anecdote that told the story of an unusual article that surfacedin the newspapers,bearingthe 'headline "Manbitesdog." Theirony that the archetypal "dog bites man" story was inverted made news interns across the country wonder if the story was, in fact, real, which it was. Fulford advocated the importance of reading newspapers and payingattentionto news broadcasts. "An addictionto news willmake you become more of acitizen," said

Fulford. "Good journalismwill break your h&xt." The Internet, said Fulford, will grow more significantfor delivering news in a timely manner. "[Online journalism]issoexciting, but it's likesolarpower works. It doesn'ttumaprofit in,"saidFulford. Advemsersare stillhesitant t~eal'tze that the Internet can be a valuable advertising tool, which puts Webbased publication in a difficultposition. Most news sourcesmake their profits strictly through advertising revenue,with~~bscriptiomonly adding a sprinklingof extra cash to the pot. The cost of maint&ng a Web sitecanbe extravagant-from buying technology to paying employees to update the content, online news publishingi~anythingbutcheap. For news people, the online _newsjuggernautisaconcern,but the medium is growing acceptance amongyoungergenerationsof journalists,saysFulford. "The older journalists are skeptical," said Fulford. One audiencememberalluded to the factthat people hate reading information on computer screens and prefer the intimacy of holding a hardcopy newspaper in their hands. Fulford agreed that computerscreensarenuisances, but provided optimism by explaining the new technologies that will make reading information on monitors much easier. Likethecoffeehousesofthe17th century, the Internet isprovidingan incredible speed of news delivery. please see page 4

And inthiscorner:AdarnSinai,Cavin McGarryandJohnTrinh student government and the bar. +4fterasuccessfultry-out session duringwhichnine teamsviedforthe throespotsintheofficialtapin&both the selected teams and Fed Hall received release formsfrom the staff at Stupidstudent Games for their participation ip the taping, forms that, according to Sinai, are standard in the entertainment industry. Sinai receivedreleaseformsbackfromboth

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Fed Hall and the contestants, along with a signedbookingcontractfrom themanagerof Fed Hall. Itwasat this time that the content of the release landed pn Chris Farley's desk. The Stupid Student Games referred to in the title of the show are a series of games or competitions similar to those played at summer please see page 7,

uwslips in Maclean's rankings PAUL

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or the ninth Year in a row,

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ranked the University of Water6o "Best Overall" in reputation p o n g 47 of Canada's universities. UW was also rated number one in "Most Innovative" and "Leaders of Tomorrow," but felltofourthspotin the reputational"Highest Quality." Martha Harris, a f o d - ~ e a r math student believes Waterloo deservesitsnumber-onerdhjg. "The programquality i s d pretty good." Annamae Lans in her final year af

mathteachingconcurred."Themath education is probably the best in Canada." First-year arts accounting student Fr aser kielwas morethan satisfied with his erp er iences so far, describing the faculty as"amazing." Maclean's divided universities into three categories: Medical Doctoral, Comprehensive and Primarily Undergraduate. UWwasgrouped in the second category, which consists of universities "with a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, includingprofessionaldegrees." Waterloo's resultsin the rest of the categoriesweremixed, however. , Also among comprehensive

schoolsr in the Finances category, UWw* deadlastin terms of percent age of fundingspent on studentservicesandeighthinOperatingBudget. UWwasrankedlastintermsofclass size for thirdandsecond-lastforfirst-andsecondyearclasssize. Large classsizeswereaconcern forthestudentsinterviewed.DeziePs f i r ~ t - ~ epsychology ar class is "massive." It's s~ big," he said, have to hold it in the humanities theatre becausenolecture hallisbigenough." And his accounting course "fills EL 101, the biggest lecture room on Jessica Jones, who's in her first year of applied studies, agreed. Desdbingherfirst-yearaccountingclass

Maclean's IIlaga~iIle has ranked the University of Waterloo "Best Overall."

as "huge," she feels thitisun-

fair to pay "the same money for aclm,h 500 people as you are for one with 40." Tuition was another areawhere Waterloo was near the top of the pack-butnotin the way you might think. ~t $4,708 per year for a typical arts or science program (not in,-ludingthe $ 4 0 0 c o - o p f e e ) , ~ h a s hefifth most expensive euitiotl ili Canada. Peter Lizak, a fourth-year applied math and computer science student, found the rising tuition to be a significantproblem. In the past, he please see page 7

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The Feds: a progress report SUSAN BUBAK Imprint staff

o the names Chris Farley, Mark Schaan, ShannonWillis and Desiree Taric sound familiar? These four people serve on the Feds Executive, your student government. Sincetaking office in May 2000, the Feds have been working on projects that will improve the quality of student life at UW. For FedsPresident ChrisFarley, campussafety continues to be one of his top priorities. Last month's safety audit producedabout30 recommendations on how to make the campus asaferplace for everyone. "The process isundenvay to start making those improvementi," said ~ a r l e ~The r recommendations include installing cameras inside and outside some of the buildings on campus as well as in the tunnels. Farley is also looking 11x0expanding the Safety Van proy a m and purchas~nganother van )ecause "demographic information hows that students are living farther I Nay [from campus]." Student housing is another item 1 h ~ agenda. s "We have a housing iarantee now," said the Feds presi' a t . "Allfirst-year studentswillget using in residence." As a member ~f the Student Housing Taskforce, 'arley said it "has not progressed at nywherenear the speed that I would ke it to." He explained that the askforce has been bogged down by xganizational problems. Feds VPEducationMark Schaan as been working with OUSA and X A t o lobby for moregovernment unding for undergraduate research.

"We don't have cash yet, but we're close," said Schaan. "At the last assembly, [OUSA] passed recommendationsfor us to beginworkonnegotiating with the government on an undergraduate research project." Schaan also organized the enumeration campaign on November 6 and7. The campaignwasso successful that "we might even have Elections Canada come by for a third day," he said. Although final numbers were not yet available, Schaan estimates that "somewhere in the nelghbourhood of 700 and 1,000 students" were added to the voters' list. On Electlon Day, students will be able to cast thew ballots on campus. "The polllng booths will be in the Great Hall [of the SLC] and at Conrad Grebe1 College," sald Schaan. Studentscan hearwhat local party representatives have to say at the candidates' forum that will take place in the Corporate Lounge of the Davis Centre onNovember 20at 3:30p.m. Schaan is also plann~nga "Rock the Vote" concert, which is tentatively scheduled for November 21 at the Bombshelter. "We're still awaitingconfirmation on the band,"

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From left: DesireeTaric,Chris Farley,ShannonWillis and MarkSchaan. he said. The portfolio of Feds VP Administration and Finance Shannon Willisincludesplans to renovate Feds businesses. Aussie's, formerly known as the Variety Store, underwent a facelift this term. "The entrance was changed, but the size of the store is the same," explained Willis. "We're using the space alittle bit better now." She added that Aussie's also features

Wireless Totail y weather-resistant leather. Oil, acid,

new merchandise. "Our card and gift line and our clothing line have been going so fast that we can't keep things on the shelf." Plans to move the Used Bookstore intoamore spacious lbcation at the rear of Campus Cove have been postponed. Willis explained that "we're still waiting for the electrical department [of Plant Operations] to finish the drawings." A design company has been hired to renovate the Bombshelter. Willisis lookinginto gettingnew furniture, lighting and paint for the popular pub. "Changing the location of the bar, or creating booths; those are other things that we're lookingat to better utilize the space," she said. Feds VP Student Issues Desiree Taric coordinated the "Discover Yourself" volunteer campaign to encourage students to help out with Fedsservicesand activities. Tarlc estimates that about 350 students vol-

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unteered with the Feds this term. Thanks to thevolunteer sign-upform availableon the FedsWeb site, "probably more than half of our volunteers [signedup online]," saidTaric. In addition to promoting volunteerism on the Feds Website, "we put displays up in the buildings across campusandwe have sign-up formsin the handbook." During the CommunityVolunteer Fair in September, representatlves from about 30 community organizations set up booths in the Great Hall of the SLC to recruit students interested in volunteering. Taric also worked with the Wellness Centre to organize the "Put A Lid On It" campaign that was launched on October 19 at FedHall. Bar patrons can now get lids with their drinks to protect themselves from rape drugs. The Feds have big plans for the Winter 2001 term, so keep reading Imprint to find out what's in store.

Just like newspapers were spread over the coffee tables, information has spread far across the Internet. Fulford also explainedthatsome online news publications are beginning to use tracking systems where the computer servers record the amount of times that readers chck through to read journalists' stories. Some journalists, said Fulford, were fired because their stories had low click-through statistics. The misconception that journalistsarearrogant people waschallenged by Fulford.

"Journalists think they should be applauded for beating up on politicians and movie stars," explained Fulford. "But they're reluctant to criticize other papers and journalists." Fulford said that journalists shouldn't avoid commenting on other journalists, suggestingthat not only should journalistsbe the watchdogs of politicians, but also other journalists. The event was a prelude to the rescheduled Imprint National Journalism Conference, which has been slotted for February 2001.

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n Wednesday, November 8, Dr. Thomas Homer Dixon was the firstlecturer in the student organized2020Speakers Series. The series, which brings distinguished speakers toUW to discuss their vision of the future from their field, will bring Ken Dryden and Bob Rae to UW in the new year. Dixon is the director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto. His new book, The Ingenuity Gap, is a multidisciplinary approach to looking at the world's problems. The "gap" refers to the need for ingenuity or ~deasand sets of instructions arising from increasing complexity. Dixon's presentationbegan with a discussionof the argument on which his book is based. He travelled the world and conversed with important thinkers on most of the continents researching his work. His discussion was supplementedwith slides illustrating his points with pictures, graphsandsimple wordassociations. If the creepingsuspicionthatwe don't know what we're doing or where we're going has ever crossed the reader's mind, Dixon has plenty of evidence that he uses to prove it true. He points to the exponential

increases in our consumption and power to make our voices heard. Our relationships are ever more complex, far reaching, urgent and unpredictable. If climate change was not a major concern, he showed us a graph thatwould strike terror into even an automobile manufacturer's heart. It charted the temperature variance over close to 400,000 years at the SouthPole measured by taking cores of ice from one of the most pristme places on the planet. The chart also gave the variance of CO, in the atmosphere. These lines followedeach other closely except over the past couple centuries, when the CO, line has risen to over four times higher than lt has ever been. Can we supplythe ingenuitywe need? Dr. D~xonasks the question rhetorically. He doeshavesome hope that humanswillcome togetherro fill the gaps but "The Big I," the title of achapter from hisbookisabigstumblmg block. He explains that the "I" refers to the collective human ego and the artificial, self-referentialenvironments we build around ourselves, especially in cities. He complains that we have no idea what we are doing to the world because more and more of us live in cities, where we are cut off from the natural systems that ultimately sup-

port us. We revolve through space butarecut off from aview of thestars in the cities by the incredibleamount of light we produce. During the question period of the evening, the audience wanted concrete answersto the questionsof what to do and where to start with such daunting challenges. -The discussion with the audience turned on the idea that until now, solutionsto problems have been mostly reactive. The self proclaimed problem with Dixon's theory is that it holds a mirror up to society and doesn't actually answer the questions that it asks. The answer comes down to the choices we make every day as members of Dixon's audience and members of western society. We are a societythatvaluespeopleby the shoes they wear, the kind of vehicle they drive and their not-too-weird creativity incollectingstuff. Theanswer meanselectingpoliticians who will make choices that affect change but willalso affect our lives in seriousways, which isunlikely to happen. The answer is in each individual'schoicesandvalues,in our perception of who we are and our sense of awe for the world. He encourages reflection on going more gently into the world.

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Lizak doesn't believe he is getting value for his money. "I've been paying more and more since I got here and I don't get anythng more." Deziel stated that at current levels, tuitionis"onthevergeofbecoming a problem. Something has to be done," he continued, "if tuition con-

tinues to rise, un~versitiyentrance [numbers are] going to fall." Asked ~fher University of Waterloo education is worth the extra tuition - almost twice as much as number-one ranked Simon Frasier University's, Jones replied "I'm not sure."

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camp or during froshweek, according to Sinai. The content of these games were one of the things that drew Farley's attention. Several of the games, which include shaving a male team member's leg, passing a tennis ball using only your neck, and swimming around in a kiddy pool full of Jell-0 in search of the "condom of immunity," did not, according to Farley, meet the standardsset out by the Provost's Advisory Committee on Orientation (PACO), a group convened by the university to set acceptable standards for Frosh Week events. According to Farley, even though the Stupid Student Games were not official Orlentation events, he still used the PACO guidelines asagulde that should roughly apply at all times. Coupledwith the ethical andliabil~tyconcerns arising from these games, Farley also told Imprint that he felt Sinai had gone behind his back in bookingthe event at Fed Hall after beingtold that the Feds did not want to be involved. One week before taping, Farley called Sinai and told him that he was cancelling the booking. "I think he took it very personally," remarked Sinai, referrmg to Farley's feelings of betrayal, adding that "he was the furthest thing from nice,"and tookavery authoritarian tone in hiscall to Sinai. Postersadvertising Fed Hall as the location of the event had already been printed, promotions were done, and preparation time wasspent. Sinai was forced toreturn to Waterloo and find a new locatron. Both Sinai and student co-ordmator John Trinhremain very concernedabout the actlons

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taken by the Feds. "It's just not right what they've done," said Sinai, "I'm really not impressed with it," added Trinh. Both Sinai and Trinh felt that Stupid Student Games had acted very openly, promoting the Fed Hall tryouts heavily andsigning the proper paperwork with Fed Hall. They were also not concerned by the content of the games. "I think it's a lot of fun," saidTrinh, who also auditioned to be acontestant, "it'salot like Frosh Week," he added. Sinai remarked that they had received a lot of help and support at Western and Windsor, the other two universitiesparticipatingin the event. The winning team from this Wednesday's taping will face the winnersof the Westernand Windsor events at the finals in London on November 30. The winning team members there will receive $1,000 tuitionvohchersand a free spring break package trip to Daytona Beach. Second prize is one years worth of cell phone use and third prize is a sack of potatoes. Stupid Student games is also planning to bring a bus load of Wateroo students to the event to cheer on their team and viewers will be able to win prizes by logging on to the Web site after watching the broadcast on December 17 at 10 p.m. Sinai and executive producer Gavin McGarry are considering legal action against the Feds to recover costs incurred from the last minute venue change. Farley, however, feels that since he had already told Sinai that the Feds' wanted nothing to do with the show that the Fed Hall booking was never proper. Perhaps the courts will let Farley and Sinai mud wrestle to figure out who was in the wrong.

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was also a chance to have fun. The final score; was3-2Eortheemployers. The cost of the even{ was split equally by the companies. ! uring the summer, the lawn between The Co-op Society Campaign ran th! the Biology building and the SLC sees event for several reasons. For one, the game numerous pickup games of frisbee, was a way of promoting UWs co-op program I catch, and soccer. In November, such games to the media - the event received coverage; fromCTVandtheRec01d.George Roter, spokes-; are more rare. Yet this Wednesday, a new and peculiar person for the Campaign, sald the event waq sporting event graced the field. The field was also designed "to give employersand student4 brought out of its cold an opportunity td weather retirement to Interact In an 1n-i host the Co-op Society formalsetting." i Campaign's "Employers The game was! vs. Studentsn soccer alsomeanttosho4 match. that a co-op soclIn this, the firstoffiety could deliver; cia1 event of the Co-op new events and Society Campaign services. Roter brought players from says these sort of four co-op companiesto events "offer op.-...portunities to st1 play a game of soccer And a good tirnewas had by all. against students from dents to networ UW's Co-op program. and share ideas." He also stressed that "co-c For the students, it was a chance to meet students don't feel as connected to each othc co-opemployersoutside of aninterview. In the aszhey do, say, within their faculty.Afeelmgt networkingsessionthatfollowed,studentswere connectedness is something a co-op sociei also able to chatwith players from the employ- would want to foster." ers' team and hand over resumes. To create a new society, the students ( Thegame gave theemployersachance to UW must agree to it via a referendum. Tt show students that they do more than just referendum can either be called by Feds or 1. work. Craig Ingram of Nortel, who drove petition. down from Ottawa to represent his company Before the Co-op Society can be create, in thegame, saidit "shows thatcompanieslook the Campaign must trigger and win such for well-rounded individuals." referendum. The Society hopes to raise i For everyone whoparticipated, thegame profile through events such asthis one. special to Imprint

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or the first time in recent years, the American presidential election was too close to call. Usually, the raceis decided daysin advance in polls, with one candidate leading by a large margin. This year, Gore andBushranneckand neck in the polls for most of the campaign. When election day came, the American popularvote was split prett~evenly.Gore endedup with a slight lead in the national popular vote. The situation in the electoral college is less clear. The election hinges on one state Florida. Its 25 electoral votes will decide the presidency. For those of you not familiar with the electoral system, the candidate with the most popular votesin each state is awarded the electoral votes of the state. It has been more than aweeksince election day and the outcome is still uncertain. The election has moved out of the hands of the voters and into the hands of judges and lawyers. Since election day, numerous lawsuits have been filed by both campaigns. The Bush campaign seeks to stop the recounts and hand counts of the ballots. The Gore campalgn seeks to continue the manual recounts. The matter isnow being decidedin county courts, the state supreme court and federal court of appeals. Voter turn out in recent years has hovered around 50 per cent. Many voters have lost faith in the system. Presidential elections are quickly forgotten.Thisyear's electionhas dominated the news in the US. The drama has capturedthe attentionof the Americanpublic. This election has ignited debates and much discussion. For the first time, the electoral college is a topic of everyday conversation. Many see the electoral college as an antiquated relic leftover from the days of the founding fathers. There is talk now of changing the system, of abolishing the electoral college and using just the popular vote. This issue will be brought up in the new session of Congress. A number of factors has led to this mess. First, the candidates are not that different. They both have similar backgrounds,~oming from well-off,political families. Bush and Gore are similar on many issues, like education and health care, big business and industry. How-

ever, they are different when it comes to the of the nation. Bush appointed industry execurole of government and taxes. Both candidates tives to enforce environmental laws in Texas. follow their party's platforms. Bush believesin It's true that Gore hasn't accomplishedmuchin reducing government and giving states more environmental legislation,but, at least he cares control. He also believes in large tax cuts for about the environment andis well informed in citizens,especiallythe rich. Gore believes in the the area. If Bushgets to the White House, alot continued presence of government in public of environmental laws could be in danger. It's life, and modest tax cuts. Voters did not find true that the two party system needs to be much to draw them to a particular candidate, changed. Nader could run and start a third party, but it was irresponsible of him to give thus they were evenly split. Second, bad ballot design lead to many Bush the White House in the process. Regardless of the outcome of thiselectlon, misvotes in Palm Beachcounty. The ballotwas confusing. A1 Gore's name appeared second anationaldialogue has resulted. The American from the top, yet his punch hole was the third public has been jolted out of its apathy. The from the top. Many people ended up voting public is tunedin and transfixed by this drama. for Pat Buchanan, because his punch hole was Thisrenewedattention topoliticsmight lead to the second from the top. There were about higher voter turnout in future elect~ons. 3000votesfor Buchanan in PalmBeachcounty. Younger citizens might learn the value of a Thls was a statistical anomaly. These votes vote. This election has proven that every vote would have been enough to put Gore over the top. The election board of Palm Beach county counts, at least every vote in Florida. should take some blame for this election mess. Thlrd, the Nader factor. Ralph Nader -Jantce]im ended up being the spoiler of the electlon. 3NBiology Nader took 90.000 votes In Flor~da.Most of these votes came at the SANTA MONICA By: Billy Guns expense of the Demo- 1 craticparty. In thiscase, a vote for Nader was a vote for Bush. The goal of the Green party was to get five per cent of the nationalpopularvote,which would qualify it for federal matchingfundsat the next election. The Green party endedup with three per cent of the national vote, short of itsgoal. The party also cost Gore the election. No matter what Nader says, Gore isstill a better candidate than Bush when it comes to issues of the environment. Texas, the state that Bush is governor of, has the worst air pollution record

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It got me thlnklng. While the percentage of people who vote 1srelatively small (~t'sa good turn out If half of the ellglble voters make lt to the polls on e k tlon day), it's probably larger than the

depending on the particular election. On Monday, for Instance, ~tmight have been nlce to see some local artists featured to remind res~dentsof the vibrant art scene In their town. For the upcomlng federal electlon,

society. What better way toget the ducuss ~ o re-~gnited n than to integrate the art Into the democratic process. -Scott Gordon, Edttor-m-Chtef

Stolen: one piece of reality

t has6ecome all too clear to me as of late that a few of the students of this magnificent campus have a serious oroblem where the delineation between the property of self and others is concerned. They also apparently haven't been introduced to the regulations and common-sense gestures of politeness that are associated with these two vastly different categories. I'm not about to dlscuss those wacky engineering students who decided to creatively alter the university shops plaza signs. Those effects are temporary andcan be easily remedied. Asituationthat I findmuch more disturbing, and as of Friday night, more personally relevant, is the malicious trend of bicycle theft and attacks. My sister generouslyofferedme my beautiful Raleigh bike when I lived at Columbia Lake during first year so that I could avoidwasting40 minutes of my day walking to and from school. That bike has treated me well. I haveloanedit to friendsin emergencies; I learned bicycle repair skills when it became ill last winter: I've met friends and had dates on my bike; and1trained for my summer of tree-planting with it. My bike is not only an efficient means of convenient transportation, excellent cardio-vascular exercise and mental escape, but is also a tool for makingapowerful political statement. I choose to ride my bike everywhere because I am not a slave to the automobile andits fast, effortless conveyance. I don't pollute Mother Earth and weaken her children's bodies, but I strengthen my own. withmy bike. Also, for a poor student who strugglesdaily in order to survive, my financialposition isn't secureenough to purchaseanew bike. I depend on my bike because it hassupportedme unerringly for the last three years. I just had my bike returned last Thursday by a friend who generously refurbishedit, addedmany new parts and tuned it up to its previous gracefulstate. I was only ableto enjoy its new, pristine state for one week, until it was so callously stolen from thewell-lit entranceto theSLCwhere I left it. I propose that in order to pre-

vent others from experiencinglosses such as this anymore, we stop the depersonalisationof objects. Abicycie is not merely a metal frame with two wheels; it has been an integral extension and enhancement of my life. If I get another bike, I will leave apicture of me on it while it'sparked, and write some meaningful words aboutwhat the bike signifies for me. Perhapsthen, if apotentialthief sees this, (s)hewill realise that (s)hewon't just be taking an object (that isn't theirs), but rather, stealing apiece of another person's reality, If the person who stole my bike feels remorse after reading this, you can returnmy bike totheplace where I left it and reaffirm my faith in the essential goodness of humanity.

Forget to remember? To theEditor,

est we forget, the words that we associate with Remembrance Day.& time goeson, there aremore andmore people who do not understand the significance of those few words. They know that it refers to remembering the people who died in the wars. but thev do not understand. They do notgrasp the immensitv of what those before them didto help shape our world into what it is now. Lobk around campus, the people who went to war were your age or younger. They were drafted, there was no choice to make. They were given brief training, handed a gun and toldtogo kill people they didnot know. They missed their families, they were scared, they saw friends die. They died. For one day a year we are asked for just a moment to really think about and appreciate the sacrifices made by millionsof people. For one minute we are asked for silence and reflection. It is the least we can do. Learn and appreciate what the generations before us did. Remember the sacrifice they made. Remember the familiesthatwere left behind. Remember why we pause on this one day to honour them. Remember that war is nothing more than a waste of life. Be thankful others made the sacrifice.Begratefulyouaren't faced with the need to fight. Wear apoppy

and understand what it signifies. If you see avereran show himlher some respect andmaybe take amomentto talk with them. But most importantly. .do not forget. Remember.

is representation of all views in government, while at the same time a strong government could function in the House of Commons and the legislativeprocess would be able to function.

-DavidGorman 2A English

2A Political Science

found the article"Elect to vote" by Scott Gordon to be quite an interesting comment on the current state of the political landscape in Canada, and his comments on the idea of proportional representation (PR) were especially intriguing. Many countries in Europe do use a system of proportional representation (wherepartiesare awarded seats based on ;heir share of the popular vote); however, not all use it as the sole basis of electing their officials. This is because of the fact that frequently a PR system can lead to instabilityand ineffectivegovernment, as there are no parties with sufficient strength to be able to accomplish anything. Italy was an example of this problem, with coalitions of small parties feuding for power, leadingto alack of legislative action. Many might think that this is a good thing because at least this way the party which the person dislikes that isin power (for many, the Liberals) would be unable to accomplish anything. However, in the event of a major issue needing immediate action, the government would be unable to act. This would potentially lead to a crisis which could threaten the stability of the country. Some would say that this is far-fetched; however, this occurred in France to end the Fourth Republicand in Italy in the early 1990s. In bothinstances, majorchanges were required in an attempt to correct the problem. APRsystemwouldlikelyleadto similar problems in Canada, especially in view of the strong regional rivalries and the resulting political bickering which currently exists. Currently, these problems merely lead to a string of Liberal governments, however, under PR it could potentially leadto nogovernment at all. Personally, for all my dislike of ChrCtienandhispolicies, Iprefer the former situation to the latter. If there is room for PR in Canada, perhaps it should be in the Senate.Thiswould ensure thatthere

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gardless of what you thiik the out-! come may be. And for those of you] who say, "not gonna do it" I would! hasten you to reconsider.

n these times of economic prosperity and socialliberationwe tend t o take for granted the small freedoms we are allowed in our society; the right to vote included: As a woman, I d o not take this simpleallowancelightly. Before 1916 woman in Canadawere not allowed to vote. Recognizing that this liberty does not extend itself around the globe, Icount myse!f lucky that Ilive in a time and a country where my thoughts, labours and interests will be represented and considered. Although this may seem somewhat idealistic, optimistic or some wouldsay "naike," I have faithin our electoral system. This is not to say that I haven't voiced a word of opposition in the past or that I won't do so in the future. What this means is that I vote because I believe I can make a difference. In response to the Editor'scynicismregarding his "wastedvote" .. I see your point and I commend you for having the ability to overlook our electoral system's weaknesses and grace us with your begrudging ballot. I'm sure the National Democratic Party will be grateful for any support they receive. Aswith everysystemofgovernment and every facet of organized society there is room for improvement. We, as a nation, should go to the polls with a deeper and more progressive agenda in mind. If we want change, we should let it be known. This is the first step to our voices being heard and our message beiig understood. By not voting, what are we saying?What isour message? Perhaps, we feel frustrated and angry with our political superiors, but by notvoting, your voice is awhisper in acrowdof screamingpoliticians,as the case may be. As you cast your ballot for the persodparty who you feel will best represent your needs, beliefs and ideals, be thankful that you have this smallyet powerful tool of expression at your disposal. Again, I will remind you that every vote does count, re-

oday, November 10, was sup posed to be like every othe Friday I've spent on campus sinc September.Iwakeup to the sound my alarm clock blaring at 7 o'cloc sharp, get myself ready for another tedious day of classes. and make the 20-minutihike to school. However, Friday also bringswith it the promise of anew issue of Imprint, andtherefore the latest instalment of "Mort and Newton." This wasn't the case this Fridav. During my one hour break between classes on Friday, I make it a point to drop by the SLC to sit back and enjoy Imprint. I flip throughthe first couple of articles, read a few (I find time to read the paper thoroughly later) knowing that this is merely apreamble to what I'm really looking forward to: "MortandNewton." The adventures of that time traveling buffoon and his genius monkey sidekick are always located right after "Letters to the Editor," another section I enjoy. But thisFriday, "Mort andNewtonnwasnot to be found in Imprint. "Mort and Newton" doesn't follow any one theme in particular, besides that of time travel, which is there more as a medium to deliver the message, rather than a theme. Evan Munday manages toworkcurrent issuesinto many of his episodes of "Mort and ~ e w t k , "yet he does so without breaking out of his story line's current period, which to the layman would seem to have no ex-

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The Forum Section enables members of the University of Waterloocommunitytopresent views on variousissuesthrough letters to the editor andlonger comment pieces. Letters should not exceed 350 words in length. Letters must be signed, including a phone number. Letters willnot be printedif the Editor-in-Chief cannot tdentify the author. They can be sclbmitted to: ktters@imprint.uwuterloo.ca. Letters received in electronic form (e.g. fax & email) willnotbeprintedunlessaphone number for ver~ficationis included. All material is subject to editing for brevity and clarity. The editorreserves the right to refuse to publishletters or articles which are judged to be 11bellousor disclim~~~atoryon the basis ofgender, race, religion or sexualorientation. The opinions expressed through columns, comment pieces, letters andother articles are strictlythoseofthe authors, not the opinions o h p r i n t .

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amples relating to today's pressing issues. Furthermore, his commentaries are insightful, without causing the comic to lose its entertainment value by becoming overly "preachy." EvanMunday'sresponse to Graham Duke's zombie comic 1s a perfect example. Not only does Evan Munday write socially aware comics, they are also enjoyable to read; I have yet to read one ed~tion where I haven't been entertamed in some way. I believe Socrateswould have said, "If there is one thing I know for certain, its that 'Mort and Newton' is entertaining" if he had the opportunity to read Evan Munday's strip. I can only imagine why "Mort and Newton" did not appear in Imprint this week, but it was sadly missed. In closing, I would like to make aplea to EvanMunday: Please, for the love of all that's good, keep writingtdrawing "Mort and Newton!" -JeffBueckert ChiefBanana Peeler, "Mort and Newton" fan club

We didn't do it

he statement, "Withexception of some disruption from the Muslim Students Association and Arab Students Association, the evening ran smoothly. . implies that the disruption caused that evening by apolitically zealous student was organized by the Arab Students' Association (1'11 let the MSA speak for themselves). This is completely false. What that man said was of his own volition. He wasn't a representative of our association.We did not make the Holocaust Memorial night into a club outing. In fact, the man who caused the ruckus, as referred to in "Disrespect and inappropriatenessmarseveningof Holocaust education," is not even an ASA member! However, the man sittingnext to him is on the ASA, but we claim no responsibility for him either, should there be complaints about him. Iwasthe only other ASA member that was present, and am actually the one referred to as asking if he has difficulty facing Germans. I would appreciate the author confirmingsuchinformation before makingaccusations.Thisis as simple

as e-mailing Ryan Eagles, the Clubs director, for contact info. Though I can't make excuses for his poor taste in timing, Iwould hke to say two things. One, that many people left once the talk was done anddid not stay for the candle-lghtingceremony. Two, that before reciting the prayer, the rabbi dedicated it to those who diedin the Holocaust, for the Canadians who fought in the war, and for Israeli soldiers who have died. The problem was with the last part only, since they died killingArabs, and that is why we did not stand for the prayer. -SabileFityani-Trimm President, Arab StudentsAssociation

We didn't do it either TotheEditor,

e have been down this road before. Thisisnot the firsttime agroup of people have falsely accused the Muslim Students' Aisociation in a hasty and ignorant manner. The students at last week'sHolocaust Memorial who askedquestions about the Middle East were not sent there as part of an MSA event. The MSA did not send anybody to the Memorial, didnot organizefor agroup to go there, and did not know of the actions of these students. These two students went to the Memorial on their own free will. MSA activities are those agreed on and voted on during MSA weekly meetings. The MSA demands an end to this immature behaviour of conveniently blaming Muslims at every stereotypicallyappropriate opportunity. If there needs to be clarification on whether the MSAwasaparticipant or organizer of an event, the persons inquiring can simply e-mail amember of the executive. --OmarNafees President, UWMuslim S&ntsAssociation

A little clarification

would like to clarify the points in the article "Disrespect and inappropriateness mars evening of Holocaust education" in last week's Imprint. I was one of the students who asked questions regardingthe Middle East. First of all, politicswereingrained in the event right from the beginning. The Rabbi asked us to stand for the

victims of the Holocaust and the Jewswho diedforthe State of Israel. I have no problem standing for the victims of the Holocaust, but does one really wonder why I did not stand in respect for the deaths of Israeli Military Occuuation soldiers? Secondly, many people (including the Rabbi) left after thequestion and answer period, and thus did not stay for the candle hghting ceremony. When the floor was open for questions and answers, the speaker announced several times, that no question was too personal, sensitive or off-topic, and that he encouraged any kind of response. My friend said that he felt sorry forwhat happened to the Jewsin the Holocaust, and that this was a huge crime and unique genocide in history, and that it was an honour to attend this event (it was our first time). Then my friend asked, "Do you think there issomething similar occurring in the world now?" The speaker said yes and made reference to Bosnia, Rwanda and the Middle East. Later I asked him if. being a victim of Nazi aggression,he thiiks the Palestiniansare victimsof Israeli aggression. He said he was not a politician and that he supported peace in Israel. Then my friend asked him if he supports the Israeli presencein the OccupiedTerritories and he replied that he supports the State of Israel. At the end, we went to shake hands with the speaker and thank him, and while we were leaving he said, "Tell your peopleto stop throwingstones." Finally I would like to make an important note that not all Jews support Israel.

Imprint, Friday, November 17, 2000 tainly comparable. Zionism is the movement aiming to occupy Palestine, massacringmany civiliansin the process. It really surprises me how a group of people like the Zionist Jews accept war crimes being executed on others, considering they have been subjectedto similar ones. SomeJewish people say that the Holocaust affected their family. What can I say about my four year-old cousin who was killed by Israelis in South Lebanon?Am I in some way so inferior as to not have any feelingsformy family or for children? I am not saying that the Nazis were right. They, just like the Israelis, were wrong. Actually I am sympathetic with Jewish people when it comes to the Holocaust. This is because I know, thanks to Israelicrimes, what it feels like to have my people massacred. I believe that the Halocaust was a really grave and sad part of history. In parallel, Iask the Jewish people to reflect what has happened to them by not forcingsimilar atrocities on others. I know that the ideal of the Jewish religion is not mutual hatred and military conquest but mutual understanding and peace. However, I do not understand why some Tews are supporting the violent Zionist movement which takes down the holiness of Judaism. Jews should understand that we feel the same pain now that they felt when the Nazis massacred them. All we ask is sympathy and consideration from people who knowwhat it feelsliketo be massacred.

No tuition cut for you!

-Rayan Yahfoufi

The ideal is not hatred

irstly, this letter 1s not meant to attackor defendwhat happened at the Holocaust memorial. I did not attend the memorial and did not hear the exact question, or comment, that the student made. I am therefore unable to judge the student's question, or comment. However, the question (whether it was asked at the right time or not) triggered me to answer back about a greater and more panoramic issue. Iagree that it may not be appropriate to compare Israelis (or Zionists) to Nazis, but the crimes and atrocities that they each committed are cer-

we are going to give everyone a $1,000 tax cut." Imagine the righteous socialist outrage! Bankers buying tennis rackets, blah blah blah. (In fact,you don't have to imagine; this is exactly the reaction the Liberal's recent cuts produced.)Yet t h ~ 1s s exactly what the NDP proposes to do w ~ t htultlon. The sltuatlon In thw we have a group of people who are, relat~vely speaking, hurtmg badly. They are accumulat~ngvery large student loans. The cost of educat~on1s becoming, arguably, more than they can afford. There is, however, another group of people. People hke me. I don't have any student loans; I p a ~ d for most of my education myself, w ~ t hco-op. In fact, out of all my fr~ends,I know very few who are In desperate need of government assistance. So, given the current situation, we should reduce the cost for everyone?Why? Idon'tneedacutin tuition; I wouldn't complain, but it's not like I'm going to starve regardless. Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to glve that money to people whoactually doneedit?1nshort:How the fuck is giving a tuition break to everyone, including people who don't need it like me, any different from giving tax breaks to bankers who don't need it? In short: it's not. It's blatant hypocrisy. Want to help people? Fine! Provide grantstocash-strapped students! Give me a tuition break? I'llprobably spend it on beer and a new pair of basketball shoes! How 'progressive'! And the left wonders why no one votes for the NDP anymore. -ChristopherPrice 4A ComputerScience

ithan election campaignupon us, Imprint will no doubt be calling for cuts to tuition. In the last issue, wesee theNDP and the Greens calling for cuts to tuition. The NDP goesastep further andcalls for interest-free Canada Student Loans. What Imprint will not do, however, is address the hypocrisy that is inherent in these policies. So I will. We live in a country with a progressivetax system.That is, the more money you make, the more you have to pay.This is generally accepted as the right thing to do. Now, imagine what the NDP would have to say if the government announced that: "We think lower income people are really hurting, so

The on-going saga TotheEditor,

nrecentweeks inImprint, we have seen both WPIRG and a member of the UW Progressive Conservatives engaged in quite averbal battle, stemmingfrom some claims made by WPIRG concerning the government of Ontario. Let'sexplore theseclaims, WPIRG claims that "the government has implementedpolicy upon policy, which underminesand, for some.. eradicates the ability to live a decent life. Things like the criminalization of street people under thesafe StreetsAct..." For those who are unaware of the content of thisact, itsspirit is to "promote safety in Ontario by prohibiting aggressive solicitation Certain actions it prohibitsare, for example, "Threatening the person solicitedwith physical harm.. ." "Obstructing the path of the person solicited during the solicitation. .","Using- abusive Ianguage during the solicitation or after the person solicitedres~ondsorfails to respond to the solicitation." Street people, under this act, are not being criminalized for panhandling. They are merely beingreprimandedif their panhandling infringes on the rights of others to freedom of movement. This is hardly an act that is "criminalizing" innocent people.

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M A R K A.

the Feds have a number of events comingup. OnNovember 2Oat3:3O p.m. in the ICR Lounge of the Davis Centre, there will be an all-candidates forum. Jointly held with the Facdty Association, the candidates will be quizzed on their policies, most notablithose that affect the university and you as students.Thiswill also be your opportunity to raise your concerns with your future elected offici/als. There will be a free Rock the Vote election concert onNovember 22. Amazing singerlsong writer Danny Michel will be headliningthis event that hopes to get us into the election spirit while entertainmg the campus community. Come out for a great free event and Rockthe Vote in this important election. Starting as a movement in the US, Rock the Vote attempts to raise awareness of our democratic rights in a less conventional and more exatingway. Rockthevoteattemptsto createagrassrootsmovementofcommunity, interaction and fun aimed at makingthe democraticprocess more people-friendly, more exciting and alsomore well-known. While Rock the Vote has featured artists like the Indigo Girls, U2 and Pearl Jam, Danny Michel is no slouch and should put on an amazing show. Come on out and help make Ottawa notice just how large and influential the student population is.

SCHAAN

Feds VP Education

ou can run, you can hide, but you can't avoid hearing about the Federal Election. The Feds Electioncampaignis in full swing andit's time for you to get involved. First of all, thank you to all the students who got re-enumerated this past week. If you would still like to get on the votershst, simplybringrwo pieces of identification (one displaying an address for the riding you wouldlike to vote in) to the Elections Canada Returning Office in Westmount Plaza and get your name added to the list. For those of you in the residences, you too must get re-enumerated. To save time on election day, go to the plaza and get your name on the list. Although your polls wiUbe on campus (the villages-in the Great Hall of V1, the colleges at Conrad Grebel), it will take you more time to swear in at the polls if your name is not on the list. For those of youlooking tovote in your home rid@g, you c a pick up a mail-in ballot package from the Returning Office. However, do this quickly, as your ballot must be received by your home riding on or before the close of the polls on Noirelhber 27. T o get into the election fever,

Many people believe that their vote really doesn't matter, though it does. It especially affectsthose who are involved with social. health and educatidn areas, which means all of us. Andinthat sense, all of us should have our voices heard, even if at minimum by voting. We've been given that right and we should use that right! As students we should give interest to at least the elections. Every . party has some of their platform based on education. We should be

KYLE SELMPS PSSA DepUry PM

Finance Minister

pathy is basically the only word that truly describes the public's feelingstowardselectionsthesedays. Though this iss~mehowbeyondbelief for me, I have to accept it as the truth. It seems that no one really cares that an election has been called, despite the fact that it will definitely have some kind of impact oneachof our lives. In the last few elections, provincially and federally, only 60 to 65 per cent of voters have turned out at the polls. Though this isa far cry from American elections (where turn out is just under 5 0 per cent) this is still quite low. Our lives are affectedevery day by policies and legislation putinplace by the governments and yet they still don't vote. In my hometown (not Waterloo), there was indifference about the recent mayoral race. Why? Some of the reasons were dissatisfaction with the candidates or "my vote doesn't really matter," etc. So instead of trying to go to the polls and vote for the best of the bad candidates, or show their dissatisfactionby spoiling the ballot, they ignored the election. The sameishappeningwith the upper levels of governmen&

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pgll, conducted between October 16 and 29,2000, by EnvironicsInternational showedthat, despite being under-played in this election, Canadians conside: environmentalissues to be amajor factor in deciding how to cast their ballot. The poll also found that amongvoters. environmental concerns far outweigh tax cuts as an issue in this elemon. "We are seeing a re-emergence of trends thatwere at workin the late 80s when the environment became the most important top-of-mind issue facing the country," said Chris Coulter, a research associate at Environics International. "We are expecting Canadian concern over environmental issues to grow in prominence over the next few years leading to another green wave." The ooll asked Canadiansabout various environmental issues. It showed that a strong majority of Canadians polled find the following initiatives "very important:" reduangthe air pollutionthat contributes to urban smog, acid rain and climate change (85 percent); cleaningup communitiesaffected by toxic waste (84 per cent); reducing pesticides in our food, water and soil (78 per cent); and meeting our internationalobligationstoreduce greenhouse gas

Novemeber27). MarkSchaan,Vice President Education for the Feds spoke of the students' role in elections in the October 13 edition of Imprint. Even larger organizations are trying to inform students about the elections. MuchMusic recently dedicated a section on their Web site to giving information on the political parties and their leaders. Each day a poll is held on different aspects of the election and the results are shown on RapidFax. Even Elections Canada has built its own section geared to students and the political partiesare alsoputtingmoreinterest and validity into their youthfunctions. As students, we need to be informed, especially where our education is concerned and as seen, there are many ways to access this information. All the major parties have Web sites, and therearepoliticalclubsand sofietieson campusthat can give you a hand. So checkthose out, thinkabout it andvote. Even if you're not from Waterloo, you can still vote, either locally or in your home riding. The Elections Canada Web site contains detailson howtogoabout doingthis. On kovember 27, make your. voice heard, and vote!

Our livesare affected every day by policies and legislation put in place by the government.

informed about what parties are going to help or hinder our education. We should realize that some parties are going to cut funding to education, forcingtuition increases, while others are willing to give us a hand in achieving our goals. This is why,evenifit'sonly atelectiontime, students should know who is who, and vote. Currently, there is a push from organizations to get students everywhere involved with the upcoming election (which, by the way, is

emissionsthat causeclimatechange (66 per cent). The poll also found that relative to environmental concerns. the issue of tax cuts- which has been a major focus of this campaign -is a viqally insignificant issue tovoters. On this question, the survey found that: Ensuringclean air andclean water is also considered more important than cutting personal or corporate taxes. A strong majority of Canadians believe that cleaningup communitiesaffectedby toxic waste ismore important than cutting personal or corporate taxes. The majority also believes that reducing air pollution andclimate change by investinginenergy efficiency and clean energy technoloqes like solar and wind energy is more important than cuttingpersonal or corporate taxes. educing pesticides in food, water and soil is also considered more important than cutting personal or corporate taxes. So how do the federal parties stack up? Well, the Liberal government bowed to pressure from the provinces and industry resulting in many harmful consequences for the environment. They gave away federal' environmental powers to the provinces by signing the Environmental Harmonization Agreement. They made massive budget cuts to

Environment Canada and implemented ineffective voluntary nonregulatory environmental initiatives instead of regulation to achieve air pollution and water pollution control. Finally, they failed to regulate concentrated animal feed operations (factory farms), and they have allowed an incredible five-foldincrease in hazardouswaste imports from the Unitedstates. The federal Progressive Conservative Government of Brian Mulroney, with its Green Plan, was better than the Jean ChrCtien Liberals. The PCs had a strong balanced approach to the environment. While we haven't heard much, if anything, from Joe Clark about the environment, their policies towards the environment can be said to be much stronger than either the Canadian Alliance orthe BlocQuCbecois.However, the NDP alone has made environmental protection one of the major componentsof itselectionplatform. Drop by the WPIRG office for a 12-pagebulletin by Citizensfor PublicJustice that is chock-full of articles' on the campaign and what Canadians should be asking your candidates on critical issues such as the growing rich-poor gap, child poverty, Abor i g d issues, environmentalprotection, taxcuts, areflection on the link between Christian faithand political action, and how to push whoever wins to build a more caring society.

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next five minutes of hisstand-up gig. Tonight, he takes the "shy" approach to his stand-up routine one of many personas he carries in his comedic arsenal. "It all depends on the crowd," says the 22 year-old K~tchener-Waterloo native a week after the performance. "That night, it was an older audience." Dressler is part of a rarely heard-of art form in this area of Ontario. The stand-up comedy scene is mostly ostracized tothe small lounge at YukYuks in the basement of the Walper Hotel in Kitchener and occasional "open micn nights at pubs throughout the Tri-Cities. Just like many local musicians, amateur performers make the drlve up the 401 to Toronto toget inon the open mic nights at the more popular comedy clubs. In some regards, saysDressler,a comedic career was only natural after spending four months llving in the lesser developed areas of Cubaas part of a Canada World Youth exchange. "I was a jokester in Cuba," explaines Dressler. "I thought I was hilarious in Cuba because everyone laughed at my jokes even though they didn't understand English." When he arrived back in Ontarlo, his family moved to Wlndsor where he decided to test the local open mic scene in his new hometown. He recalled the first time he went up on stage when some of the veteran comics on the stand-up circuit were trymg to give himthe inside edge on delivery. "There was this one 5 0 year-old

ated from the program, but didn't find hiscollegeeducationvery practical. "&peta lot of good people, but I didn't get a lot of help out of ~t," admits Dressler. "Teachers thought different things were funny than' what I thought."

K-WnativeJamieDressler stands out!iideofYukYuksinKitchener. NowlivinginToronto, herecently revisitedhis hometowntoperformashortad. gered roars of laughter from most younger audience members. Dressler says that people have to be very carefree when they pay to see a stand-up performance. T o the people who find his stand-up routine offensive, he has a message. "Evolve withsoaety.

"I thought I was hilarious in Cuba because everyone laughed at my jokes even though they didn't understand English." --

Since his graduation, Dressler has lived in Toronto tryingto find his breakinto the professional world of comedy. He continues to frequent the local comedy clubs, but he finds difficulty in finding the right Jamie Dressler to present to h s audience every night. 'You never know when something is funny until you del~verit on stage," explains Dressler. "It all depends on your audience." Dressier's admits his favourite audience is 18-25 year-olds and old women over 90. "Old women and me just works for some reason," says Dressler. "They're more flirty." Someof Dressler'sact ,like many performers' acts on the comedy circuit, relies on material addressing homosexuals and molesting, but he manages to balance his material with clean&jokes. onthis particular night, he brinasoutsome of hisshock-value molesting bits, which were received with some skepticism, but still trig-

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People's sensesof huare constantly changing depending what's hitting home runs in the popular media. Sex and drugs are frequent bits comics used to entlce the younger audiences, says Dressler, and the materlal usually reflects society. "Kdsknowmore aboutsexthese days," says Dressler. He also compares the style of comedy to the "drug of the day." "In the W s , cocaine reflected the in-your-face comedy, but in the 90's, it'secstacy,"saysDressler."Fast paced and crazy." The reality is that comics hke Dressler are counting on people's acceptance of off-the-wall jokes to make somewhat of aliving. An average headlining act will earn him around $200 for a45 minute set, but comedy clubs don't run every night and comicsare usually forced to rely on full time jobs to pay the bills. In the past year, Dressler has had a steady income fromworking at various Toronto restaurants and clothingstores.Currently,hisbiggest cash cow is submitting himself to BiovilIe, an independent medlcal test centre in Toronto, for randommedi-

cal experiments. Dressler's jaunt in comedy hasn't always been funny to some people. His parents (his dad is a minister) were hesitant at first, but they have becomevery supportiveof their son's pursuit of his career. Dressler notes that his family has been always open to humour and suggests that part of hiscomedicdesiresstem from having parents that are candid to different comedicgenres. "My dad is a minister, but he alwaysmakejokes,"explainsDressler. "We always used to watch Eddie Murphy and In Living Colour together." In termsof idols, Dresslerlooks to "anyone who took risks," saying Andy Kaufman and Sam Kinison are two pioneers who pushed the comedic envelope. He also admires Jason Rouse, a Canadian comic on the rise who recently auditioned for Saturday Night Live, and also head-

lined Dressler's Kitchener performance. The hard work and relocation toToronto is finallybeginningto pay off. Two weeks ago, Dressler appeared on the Comedy Network's, "Adventuresh Comedy," whichwill air this spring. He also landed a lead role in a Toronto-based independent film playing the role of, ironically, a depressed man who kills himself. He's come a long way on a road less travelled, from his high school days in Kitchener, to beginning his comedy career in Cuba, to recently appearing on nationally-aired comedy specials. In the next year, he plans to solidify his on-stage persona and pursue other actingventures. But for now, taking shots at molesters and grandmas will have to do. The bottom line isquite simple, saysDressler. "If you suck, they're going to think of you as a shitty comic."

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ow the hell did I end up here? I was in a green and white'room with 6 beds, all bolted to the ground, and a large number 9 painted on the wall. There was asmallwindow through which Icouldsee some daylight. I wasonly wearing my boxers. Alarge steel doorwasbehind me with a sliding peephole tocheckon ~eoole.Iwastheonlv person in the room. OnceI'dcleared my head enough to think, I triedto piece the night before together. I was drinkn ing vodka at the hostel with the Finns. "Boy that stuff was silent, I could never taste it." How much had I had? Couldn't have been that much. We met the girls at the bar in Krakow's Old Town. We were there for a while, yeah, I guess I was pretty drunk. Why can't I remember anything after that? I began frantically banging on the steel door, praying someone who spoke English would answer. The man in green scrubs that answeredspoke only Poltsh. Damn. He looked &

me up and down and motioned me to follow him. The hallway was lined with steel doors, I could hear screamingand more banging corning from other rooms. Having worked in hospitalsand knowingwhat different wardslooked like, I was convinced that I'd ended up in a psychiatricward. "I'm surrounded by insanity, but I am NOT insane" kept running through my head. He brought me to a large machine and motioned me to blow in. 0.167 appeared. He shook his head, pointed me back to the room as I kept trying in desperation to get him to find someone who spoke English. The door had slammed shutbefore Icouldget aresponse. A few hours of sleep later, I took another crack at it. Managed to get a guy who spoke words of English and pieced together what happened. Seems I was a lot worse off than I thought I'd been the night before. The Polish police found me passed out (on the ground, Ithiik) in the OldTownat 3 a.m.,with some guy p o k i g around on me, tqing to rob me or help me, I don't know. My passport was on me, and not knowing what to do with me

When Nazis took prisoners' property, they put them in the Kanada room, . - . named alter Canada.

Now that the winter is almost here, who is responsible for shovelling the snow off thesidewalkin front of our house?

Student Housing is often interspersed throughout residential areas. Thehouse and its property must be maintained to the community's standards. Often landlords and tenants enter into leases, which designate that the tenant will clear the walk or cut the lawn. Snowremoval on sidewalksis essential not only for the sake of courtesy, but also for safety reasons. The City of Waterloo By-law 82-12 clarifies that the owner or occupant of a property is responsible for removing snow and ice within 24 hours of a snowfall or freezing rain. they brought me to a Krakow detox hospital, where I had to blow below 0.05 before Icould leave. Igot tocheckmy stuff, anddespite being a muddy mess it was all there. I tried again, but I was still over the limit. Back to my cage. Too hungover to work it off or sleep, I was resigned to sitting in my cage for another two hours before they'd let me out again. The screamsin the hall made me shudder as I kept telling myself that this was quite possibly the worst trouble I would ever get myself into, and realizinghow damned lucky I

If this bylaw is violated, the City of Waterloo will inspect the property and after a warning is issued, clear the walk and issue an invoice accordingly. Remember, there is nothing more aggravating than walking to school withsnow up to your knees. If you see your sidewalkis in need of shovelling and your landlord is tardy, be a good neighbour and clear it. AN infomatzon in this article was 06tainedfromThe CityofWaterloo's "lt's (Y)our Neighbourhood Gut&. " UWii OmbudspersonisMarianneMiller. You can contact Marianne by phoning 8884567, ext. 2402, by e-mailing her a t mmiller@uwaterloo.ca. TheOmbudspmon'sofficeisin thebtudent Life Centre, room 2402. wasthat thingsweren't alotworse.They finally let me out at4:30, and I resolvedto avoid Polish vodka for the rest of my life. I made the trip to Auschwitz-Birchnau the next day. So much has been said about those places I don't know if I can add anything of value. You can't understand or appreciate it unless you've seen it for yourself. The feelings you experience vary. Some feel the incredible sadness, some are in awe of the magnitude, please see page 15

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ews: The Fedsholda "Student Life Building" referendum askingstudents to vote onincreasing the Athletics Facilities fee by $10 to finance the development, construction and operation of the proposed Student Life Building. In other news, the first student council meeting of November results in new ideas for Fed Hall, including a renovation to the second floor, a shuffleboard table, video games and a television. Imprint features an AIDS and sexuality spread, marking AIDS and Sexuality Awareness Week. Some words of wisdom come from the Womyn's Centre: "Condoms should he used duringall genital sex to stop those pesky pre-cumleakages," and, "[The Wonder Sponge] must be removed no sooner than six hours after penetration to ensure that all the sperm are dead, dead, dead!"

orum: Imprint's editorial board contribute a series of articles discussingthe Student Life BuildingNO Committee and their resignation, leaving no official opposition to the

Student Life Building construction. Done writes, "Without opposition, the process is a mockery; a binding mockery, and considering the momentous nature of this decision,that is tragic." Imprint assumes the task of opposing the $12 million project saying, "On November 21 and 22, vote NO."

eature story: Jonathan Hagey reportson the freedom of comic books, more specifically, adult orientatedcomics. He says, "Once the tool of an establishment that wanted respect for its authority, comics today are the fertile ground of distention and revolt." Some of the titles of the "mature" books that Hagey lists include "Hard Boiled," "Reverly In Hell" and "I Want To Be Your Dog."

cience: Lorraine Brown of the Canadian Science News reports on a new way to detect melanoma (skin cancer)in the early stagesof the disease. Researchers in the University of Alberta's Dermatology and

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CutaneousStu&esDepartmentfinds "anunusual protein in the abnormal cells that develop into melanoma."

ports: The Warrior basketball team finishes the Naismith Classic Basketball Championship witna 1-2 recordin the eight-team tournament. The team's only win comes against Bishop's in a "nailbiter," 61-60 finish. The championshipgoesto the St. Francis Xavier X-Men, defeatingthe Winnipeg Wesmen, 81-76 in the championship game.

rts: Paul Done introducesZANY MANDRILLto U W ,comment-

ing on the funWmeta1 group's "self appointed goal of getting everyone on the planet to admit that they masturbate." Done lets the group members speak for themselves: "Our mission in life is to foodfight our way to an AIDS cure while simultaneously watersliding on our heads." Group membersinclude "Dancing Death," "Tasty-T," "thROBbie Bigpants," and "Mozzie Osbourne."

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some are horrified, some people are probably surprised at how little at all they feel. Personally, I felt a heavy sickness. I feltlikeldug up someone's grave, pushed their body aside, hopped in and tried to take a nap. I just didn't belong there, I wasn't worthy. Our guide told us of people she had lead there, some with personal connections. Young and old, several hallwayswere lined with picturesof the prisoners taken fromthe camp's early days (from 1942 on-

wards, no pictures were taken because they couldn't keep up). One time a man looked at a picture of a femaleprisoner on thewall and asked if he could get a copy of it. It was the mother he never knew. The Kanadarooms brought on apersonal guilt. Several rooms were fdledwithsuitcases,jewellery,combs, toothbrushes, even the hair sheared off of prisoners before they were executed. When the Nazis took the possessions of the prisoners, anything of value was placed inside one particular building at both camps. Pris-

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oners called them the Kanada buildings, because to them Canada represented a place of great wealth and prosperity. That name remains today. Leaving Auschwitz, I didn't feel hauntedassomepeople Imet claimed. I simply had a new appreciation for real trouble, reai pain, real suffering, and the realization that I've never come close to experiencing it, and probably never will.

he term "family va1ues"isoften associated with the right-wing or religious agenda. It reflects avery strong belief that the family is an essential part of our society and deserves protection and government support. Queer people are often viewed as a threat to family values because they havechosennot to have a family. Here's the oxymoron. There are many queer people (myself included) who believe in family values. That doesn't mean, however, that it's necessary to accept the "traditional" definition. At a symposium I attended recently, the working definition of a family was, "if you say you're a family, then you're a family." Singleparent,gay-parent, traditional,adoptive, step families,and novel arrangements are all equally valid. In contrast, "traditional" family values show a preference towards the traditional, nuclear, husbandwife family, and a particular disapproval of gay families. The criticism for such a rigid definition is that it pays too much attention to the parentsandnot enough attention to the children. Children do not decide their family arrangement. Penalizing single moms or gay dads does far more harm for the children of such parents. This is a principal reason for giving gay families recognition in Canada. In this way, children are protected from spousal break-up, parental death, andcourtscan better decidewhat isin the best interests of the child. lnstitutionalizinggayfamiliesas a means of protecting the rights of children is often noted by proponents of gay rights, but ignored by

people who believe in "traditional" family values. Ageneral criticism of traditional family values (particularly from the feminist perspective) is that the mother must stay at home and not pursue a career. From the perspective of agay family, thsrule-of-thumb is irrelevant, but we can still support the feminist perspective. Certainly both parents will endeavour to be at home asmuchas possible, maybe one will stay at home for a protracted period of time, but it may not be realistic for financial reasons. Family values affect queer people, whether or not they have children. All Canadians pay taxes towards family initiatives like education. While a few complain about this (much like we complain about payingtowardsspousal benefitswe can't collect), most understand that it is in everyone's best interest to pay into future generations, if for no otlier reason, so that we're taken care of when we're too old to take care of ourselves. Queer people who do choose to have familieshave togo through alot of extra work to get it. Consider what the world would be like if all straight couples had to spend as much time and money to have children as gay couples do! It follows that those so determined to have a family will espouse family values. It's not necessary to believe in all of the caveatsof "traditional" family values, but let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. The belief that the family is important and worth protecting is certainly a belief that queer and straight alike can work together for it.

ing for NSERC andSSHRCC, and the support for internationalization of education are some of the major programmes that have opened new possibilities for students and new opportunities for Canadians."

Andrew Telegdi 1. "Since I came to the University of Waterloo as a student, I have had a deep commitment to the university and to the broader community. I was elected student Federation president in 1973 and in that capacity workedsuccessfully to gain a stronger voice for the students in the university. After I graduated, I worked with academics, community leaders, and law and police officials to establish Youth in Conflict with the Law. That initiative was nationally recognized as a humane approach to young offenders. andit has becomeamodel for similar programs throughout Canada. "Asan MP, I have workedcontinuously to promote support for universities and university research. I was one of the founders of the "University Caucus," a group of Liberal MPs who make certain that theconcerns of students and universities are raised within the government. The CAUT, the AUCC, and student groups have praised the caucus' work and have given it credit for many of the important new initiatives the Liberal government has taken. The Millennium Scholarships, the RESPs ,the Foundation for Innovation, the increased fund-

2. "The brain drain is used by the Canadian Alliance as an excuse for irresponsible taxcumngdesigned to help the rich. Most students wouldsuffer greatly from the Alliance'sflattax. Some Canadians leave who should stay. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants come and strengthen our economy. We should work to enhance opportunities for Canadians, and in the Waterloo area, local firms such as RIM, Descartes and Open Text are bringing others here and providing excellent jobs for local students. My work with Technology Partnerships Canada has brought funds to support these local companies and to create jobs in Waterloo." 3. "Our platform promises that one of our highest priorities will be to provide Canadians with more opportunities and resources for learning. We are committed to expanding scholarships,grants, and student debt relief so that more people can afford to pursue a university or college education. ALiberal governmentwill doubleexpenditures on research and development. We also recognize that learning is becoming a life-long endeavour. For that reason, our platform commits us to significantly improve loans available for part-time students. We will also add substantially to tax supports for learning. We are committed to

beinga"smartcountry," one where people are the greatest source of competitive advantage, one where students count." 4. "We have recognized the problem of rising tuition in some provinces, notably Ontario under thegovernment of Mike Harris. Forthat reason, we have created the Millennium Scholarships, a better REST scheme, and in the future, will work through the tax system to offset the Harris government decision to let tuition rise drastically." 5. "In my riding, the interest of the universities coincides neatly with the broader community interest. Education is by far our largest industry, but we now have other technologically advanced companies that depend upon the flow of top-flight graduates from Waterloo, Laurier, and ConestogaCollege. My colleagues envy the Kitchener-Waterloo riding where business, labour, education and government worksocloselyandeffectivelytogether.Iserved on the city council, know the justice systemwell, have worked for the University since I was Federation president, and am now able to bring these diverse sectors together. The major issue in our riding is the continuation of this effectivecoalition, and I'mthe candidate best equipped to maintain it."

Joshua Doig 1. "I have beeninvolvedin the political process since high school. I was first elected to my Provincial Conservative&ding Associationin 1993. While I was at the University of Waterloo, I waspresident of the Conservative club for three years. During this time, I served as president of the Ontario Campus Association and worked with Jean Charest. Last year I served as Vice-presidentAdministrationand Finance for the Federation of Students. I have worked at the Bank of Montreal, Ontario Ministry of Finance, Union Gas, and currently as General Manager for the Federation of Students." 2. "The brain drain is very real. You need only ask an engineer or acomputer science student. The fact is that close to 60,000 well-trained Canadians left for the US last year alone. This represents a loss in human capital for Canada, regardless of how much immigration we receive from other countries. It is not just that we are losing a huge number of people, but we are losingthe very best and brightest to the US, the type of people who have the potential to create enormous benefitsfor Canada. The brain drain is avery difficult problem to fix, but there are things we can do. We must aggressively lower our tax burden to make Canadian wages and our standard of living more competitive. Lowering taxeswillalso create more demandin the economy, enabling technology companies to sell more products and generate more revenue, which in turn allowsthemto grow faster."

3. "The Alliance proposes an income-contingent loan repayment plan which will base debt repayment on a student's ability to do so. The Alliance is also planning to restore transfer payments to the provinces, which had caused the need to cut education funding in all provinces." 4. "Tuition costs have risen dramatically for

students over the last decade. The reasons for this were dramatic cuts by the federal Liberal

government to transfer payments to the provinces. Remember all provincial governments, not just the Conservative ones, were forced to make spending cuts and raise tuition rates. The best thing the federal government can do is to restore this funding to the provinces." 5. "The national vision of healthcare isincreasingly under threat not from provinces that are trying to reform health care or allow innovation in the system, but from a federal government which has devastated health care funding. Between 1995 and 1998, the Liberalscut funding to the provinces for health care 33 per cent or $25 billion. A Canadian Alliance government will maintain Canada's Medicare vision and the five principals of the Canadian Health Act -and we will add a sixth-stable long-term funding for healthcare. In addition, a Canadian Alliance government will restore health care funding to pre-Jean Chretien levels. "wealso believe] loweringtaxes anddebt reduction is important. In recent years, other countries have been pulling ahead of Canada. In a survey of the 25 wealthiest OECD countries, Canada's growth ranked 24th over the pastdecade(1988-98). Itistimetomake Canada competitive again and restore our place as a worldleader. To get there, we must blaze auail of tax relief and debt reduction. Under a Canadian Alliance government, a household with a family income of $60,000 will save $1,604 per year. The current federal liberal debt reduction plan will take 188 years! A Canadian Alliance government would legislate a debt reduction plan to pay off our debt. It's time to get tough on violent crime to make our neighbourhoodssafer. It's time to introduce truthin sentencing to keep repeat offenders off our streets. Life should mean life, not parole after five years. It's time to change the Young Offenders Act so that serious offenders do not get off scot-free. "We are committed to protecting and preserving Canada's natural environment and endangered species, and to sustainable development of our natural resourcesfor the use of current and future generations. We will work with the provincesinsetting nationalstandards and negotiatinginternational agreements.And we will back up these standards with vigorous enforcement and meaningful penalties."

Activists oppose trashy Adams mine proposal L A U R E N S.

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ow does Toronto-Canada's most prosperous city - plan on disposing its wasteinthe twenty-first century? On ~ h u r s d a ~ , ~ o v e i9,b marking er the second "Environmentalists in Residence" event organized by Environmental Resource Studies, Brennain Lloyd spoke at the Arts Lecture Hall to promote the "Against the Adams Mine Campaign." The proposal intended to haul Toronto's garbage 600 kilometresnorth of the city, and dump it into the lake that has formed in the main pit of what was once an ironore mine. Essentially, they plan to convert the Adams Mine into a megadump at the cost of one billion dollars to Toronto taxpayers. To begin her presentation,Lloyd offered a brief progress history of the proposal spanning the better part of two decades. She then continued by asserting her own convictions as a member of Northwatch, an environmental citizensgroupthatworks with a host of other community operating fronts towards serving our province at large. These organizations confront localized issuessuchasforestry, mining, waste management, water quality and nuclear waste, among other things. Lloyd, an activist who addresses issues of regional concern, spoke with steady confidence and genuine zeal about the painstaking

efforts that have gone into opposing the Adams Mine project. The mine'spit is 55 storiesdeep, and is situated on the height of land overlooking the Temiskamingfarming belt, one of Canada's most prosperousfarmingcommunities.Assuch, the lake in the AdamsMine hassunk deep into the Temiskaming water

The primary concern of the Anti-Adams Mine campaign is water quality. table, which means that if garbage is dumped there, it will contaminate approximately 300 million litres of groundwater every year. This represents the amount of water that after being contaminated with leachate and other chemicals-will need to be drained from the ground annually. Thus, the primary concern of the Anti-AdamsMinecampaign is water quality. The design theory of the project is as follows: some form of technology would be required to maintain

the high volume of water that constantly flows through the pit; as a result, a "hydraulic trap containment" has been devised thatwill trap the water as it enters the pit, treat it, and then release it once again. Brennain Lloyd explained that the problem with this is that it's a highly fractured pit, meaning that it is situated just below the height of land, and water flows from its surface. This, then, translates into a Catch-22. If the "hydraulictrap container" doesn't work, the ground water will be contaminated, and if it doeswork, there will be animpact on the surfacewater of the Blanche River. Certainly, the real victims of this project are the Temiskaming First Nations people who own the Adams Mine as their traditional territory, and who reside in the direct line of impact. As some of the highest producing, highest quality, and highest yielding farmers in Canada, they depend on both the ground water and the surface water in the area. If the proposal is to take effect, it will be officially implemented on January 1,2003. Asof now, Brennain Lloyd says that the project has temporarily fallen off the table because of a contract clause forcing the City of Toronto to pay the difference if garbage-shipping cost sincrease over adollar per ton. Lloyd considersthis a tremendousvictory,but wishes that the proposal could have been dismissed for the right reasons.

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n May 1980, smallpox was officially declared to have been wipedoff the face of theearth. A successfulvaccination program that lasted 200 years resulted in this triumph over disease. If only the same could be said for tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease that urirnarilv affectsthelungs. It is caused by the' bacillusMvwbacirium tuberculosis, and was the number one cause of death in Canada in the early twentieth century. The mortality rate was 200 deaths per 100,000 cases, making it one step worse than cancer. These statistics led to its nicknames: consumption, the white plague, wastingand "going into a decline." Many people were affected by this disease: Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Dr. NormanBethune, Alexander Graham Bell, Hitler and Napoleon, to name only a few. The disease has been present for more than 4,000 years in humans, and has been known to be infectious since the late seventeenth century, Because people were so afraid of being infectedwith the disease, anticonsumption leagues formed, and newborns were taken away from their infected mothers at birth. The wealthy were sent to sanatoriums, but the poor had no such recourse. They were turned away from hospitals and suffocated slowly at home.

Most people show no signs of the disease when they are first exposed to it -the bacterium are burrowing in their lungs and lying low for a little while. The next time the carrier encounters the bacteria, however, they get theclassicsymptomsof TB -the persistent coughing and a fever for more thanaweek. It spreads easily fromone family member to the next, as they are all breathing the same air. By l921,aTB strain svecificallv grown to lose its virulence (disea""-cau"ng ability) was successful in preventing TB in guinea pigs (the animals most susceptible toTB) without infecting them. The BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guertin, named after its creators) vaccine was now ready to be used in human prevention against TB. In 1948, anti-microbial drugs were developed to cure people with TB, anditwas thoughtthatthisability to cure the disease in affected people, along with a vaccination to prevent other people from acquiring the disease, would wipe out TB, just assmallpoxwasdestroyed. Thiswas not the case. Since the mid-1980s, there has been a resurgence of TB. TheTBmortalityratehaslevelledoff -there isno increase in the number of cases, but there is no decrease either. Here's to hoping that tuberculosis will take the path that smallpox has, and exist only in labs.

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Ice Hockey L s t week, the men of the University of Waterloo were roadwarriors, hoping to mag a couple of wins against two very hugh divisional opponents. On Novemk r 8, the Warriors were on the short end gaclose 4-3 game against the University ?f Western Ontario Mustangs at the xhompson Recreational Athletic Com~~ex.November 1 2also saw a bs for the Warriors; this time, it was at Adie Knox krena against the University of Windsor kncers. The score of that game was 4-2. 2 This Sunday is Kids' Club Day, so be i$reful where you step or a wee anklebiter eight ruin your sneakers (they're savage, p u know). Also, the Warriorswillhope to give Toronto the Varsity Blues.

me 35-25,thewomen her 24 points), but lost the

.The Warriors salvaged the* burying the Brock University 52 with an excellent second meanwhile, hosted the ge Mountaineers in an ex.Disappointedbythis year's assic, the Warriors took their ionsout on the defencelessMoun,handing them a 69-57 beating.

fterwhatwas, tomany teammembers, a disappointing OUA Championship, the Warrior Cross-Country team vowedto redeemthemselvesat the CIAU Championships. So did the Warriors live up to their promise? According to assistant trainer Mike Whitlaw, "Did they ever!" he ladies opened the competition by postingexcellentresultsd around..despitethe cool and breezy conditions facing them in Toronto's Sunnybrook Park. As she has done all year long, Deborah Buhlers led the way for the Warriors. Entering the CIAU Championships, Buhlers possessed an undefeated record and desired to keep it that way. Runningrelentlessly fromthegun, Debbieimmediately strung the high calibre field out behind her, buildinga5Om lead on the second- andthird-dace runners -considerably larger on the remainder of the field-before the racers had hit the one kilometre mark. The early pace was not without itsconsequences, however,asDebbie'sleadgrewshorter throughouttherace. Buhlersnarrowlyheldoff StephanieMillsofVictoriainan excitingfinish that saw Buhlersout IeanMillsat the finish line - a la Donovan Bailey. By leading the Lady Warriors to aninth-place team finish,up from 14thlastseason,Debbiealsosecuredtheleague's MVPaward aswell as First Team All-Canadian status. In capturingthe individualtitle in the 21st

Swimming Both the men and the women headed to St. CatharinesonNovember 10to take on the B r d University Badgers. Provingonce again that Badgers cannot swim worth a hill of beans, the Warriors came out on top. The score margins were 126-100 for themen, 138-90for the women.Thenext day, the Warriors made the trek to Wellington County to face both the University of Guelph Gryphons and the Laurentian UniversityVoyageurs. The women ended up behind Guelph but ahead of the Voyageurs in the meet, whilst the men could only manageto draw with Laurentian for second. For more details on the meet, please see page 21.

This week's Warriors There'savariety of activities for the Warriors this week. On November 17 the women volleyballers will start play in the Guelph Tournament, on for three days, while the basketball men leave for the West Coast and the Westminster College Tourney. On November 18,the women cagershost McMaster in basketball, while the swimmingteam travel to Me1Lastman's domain for the University of Toronto Invitational. Finally, onNovember 19, the ice hockey Warriprs will face the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.

edition of the women's race, Buhlers became the first Warrior to win the event and caps one of the most remarkable seasons in Warrior Cross-country history. Results of this calibre have not been seen since the fantastic 1996 campaigns of Sarah Dillabaugh and Judith LeRoy, who led the Athenas (the former name for UW womens' teams) to provincial and national championships. Debbie departs this week to represent Canada in aprestigious relay race in Japan.

The rest of the ladies also performed admirably, timing their physical 'peak' perfectly for the national championships. Second-year athlete Kristle Henry, whomearlier in the week gave family and friendsascarewhenshewas hit by a motor vehicle, ran a tough race to finish 40th. Running for the first time in more than a week, Kristie relied upon an extraordinary base fitness level andmental toughness tocarry her through to the finish. Following Kristie for the Warriors were Jill Patterson, Kim Neumayer, and Shauna Ellis. As they have done all season, these three

women worked to embody the concept of teamwork. Together, they worked to fend off challenges from their competitors and make moves of their own. Their hard work paid off in the team's ninth-place finish and individual placings of 74th, 75th and 93rd respectively. Roundingout the squad for the Warriors were Cristina Atance and Gina Jackson, who both had their best races of the season. Despite the technical challenges posed by the course, Cristina, running in her final race for Waterloo, wasthe only Warrior to improve her time from OUAsto CIAUS. Buoyed by an exceptional pre-race address by rookie Kevin Smith and the boundless energy of Peter Van Driel, the male Warriors were eager to follow in the ladies' footsteps. Despite being hampered by a rashof late season injuries and illness, the men motored along happily to finish eighth, an improvement from last 11th place showing. Running in his final cross-country race as a Warrior, co-captain Stephen Drew quickly took up position in the lead pack and was in medal contention for much of the race before fading to as far back as 10th. Luckily, Drew found his second wind in the form of the large and highly energized contingent of Warrior coaches, athletes,alumniandsupporterslining the course andmanaged to finish seventh overall. In doing so, Drew became the first male Warrior sinceAndy Krucker in 1986toachieve please see page 20

Warriors capture silver in vollevbdl classic K e R R l SCHIRA special to Imprint

his past weekend, the University of Waterloo hosted the annual Warrior ClassicVolleyballTournament, where our male Warriors came out with a strong effort, earning a second place finish. The five-team tournament brought some great competition to the PAC over the threeday event. The teamsincludedthe University of Torontovarsity Blues, the Montr6al Carabins, the Universityof New BrunswickvarsityReds, the Penn State Nittany Lions, and of course, our own Warriors. The Warriors were up against some high calibre teams. Going into the weekend, two teams were ranked in the top 10 of the CIAU standings-Montrial was in third spot and U of T held down tenth. Also, UNB was ranked second in the Atlantic. This year, the Warriors are a fairly young team with six rookies, two of which are starters, andno fifth-year playen. Twoweeksago in the Laurier Tournament, Waterloo brought home

third place. CoachDoug Haynessaid he, "looks to setter Tim Wohlgemut and outside h~tter Paul Frayne for both their strong play and leadershipon thevolleyballcourt." Wohlgemut and Frayne are both in their third year at UW.

Championship: Toronto 3, UW 2 Waterloo began Friday afternoon upsetting the second ranked Carabins of Montreal three games to two (22-25,22-25,25-23,2527,15-22). Penn State, the IoneNCAArepresentative, was fierce in a 3-0 sweep of the Warriorson Friday night, but UW didnot lose the threesets by alarge margin (25-19,25-16, 25-16). In Saturday action, Waterloo beat out UNBina3-1 matchwithdose setsof26-24,1825,25-22, and25-20. That same night, Waterloo played Toronto. Penn State had to leave after their last game on Saturday and would

not be able to play in the final on Sunday, so U of T and UW both knew that they would face one another in the final. This assurance allowed both teams to give all of their players some court time. UW lost the match 3-0 with sets of 25-22,25-19, and 25-13. Before the finalonsunday, Coach Haynes said, "he was optimistic about the game and that his players were big enough to play Uof T and that overall they matched up well." In the final at 1p.m. Sunday, the Warriorsgot off to a slow start with a 25- 15loss in game one of the match. Despite the loss, U W didn't backdown as they battledlong and hard to win the second set 30-28. Great play was shown by roolues Cam Dunning and Hani Fadali with their hard hits and strong blocks. In the third game, UW lost the set25-17 despite some powerful hits by Dunning once again, and perfect passes from Allan Colquhoun. Waterloo again bounced back from their loss with a victory. At the end of the fourth set, UW came out on top with ascoreof 15-22. Waterlooshowed please see page 21

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Cross country, colds, and CIAUS team, Kevin ran his best of the year and was instrumental in securingthe eighth spot overall for the men.

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Canadian status and becomes only the fourth ever to attain this level of excellence in the sport's 38 year history at this school. Although men'scaptain Alastair Lawrence was hamperedby asevere cold that prevedted him from practicing all week, he still managed to remain in contention with the leaders early on in the race. In fact, Lawrence was on pace to claim SecondTeam All-Canadian status at the half way mark of Skm before his infection slowed his performance. Lawrence fought on valiantly and managed to put forth his best CIAU finish ever placing 30th. Dwight Tomalty, running in his first CIAU competition, had the second best performance by arookie on the day, finishing in S3rd. Finishing in 66thpositionfor the Warriors was Oakville native Kevin Smith. Acting on his own pre-race advice to the

Alastair Lawrence fought valiantly through a severe cold to put forth his best CIAU finish. The toughest performance of the day belonged to Will Gibbons. Bothered by a severe respiratory infection a week prior to CIAUs, Will, along with Alastair and Kristie, was

unable to practice duringthe leadup to the national championships.Fully aware he was running with a bronchial infection and that he'd suffer the consequences throughout the raceand particularlyafter it, Will ran without regard to his own personal health and was one of the keys to the Warriors' success as a team. Despite his illness, Will still managed to improve upon his best CIAU finish by more than 25 positions. Peter 'Pedro' Van Driel and Jamie Tremame competed as the other members of the Men's team. Dedicated and hard-working Van Driel was named to the racing team after injury forced Rob Bruce to the sidelines. Working with freshman Jamie Tremame much of the race, Peter nearly ran a personal best and helped 'push' Jamie along to the finish, after Tremaine pulled Van Drielalongfor much of the early part of the race. Both ran with pride and bore the black and goldwith honour.

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LeaderSof the week

Tarnmy Garbas & Kristyn Dragan

Angela Martin

Tammy and Kristyn are both new First Aid and CPR Instructors for Campus Rec this term. Two weekends ago they co-taught a very challenging course, exceeding expectations. They are bothalwayswillingto take on classes and are very enthusiastlc and dependable.Their teaching stylesareinnovative and they always keep the attention of the class.

Angelaisanew fitnessinstructorwith Campus Rec t h ~ sterm. She works hard at creating a fun atmosphere for all her classes and spends a great deal of t m e developing new choreography for her students. Angelaisa concerned and caring instuctor and avital part of the Campus Rec fitness program. Keep up the awesome work, Angela!

The Loxx Foundation - not just bagels and salmon NICOLE

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t would be fair to say that the Olympicgamesin Sydneydidn't exactly prove to be one of Canada's strongest moments. The press' use of big bolded headlines made it blatantly obvious that there is a serious lack of funds available to Canada's rising athletic talent. Kevin Johnson, 1ocalKitchener resident, WLU athlete and brother to Chris Johnson, a 1992 Olympic boxing bronze medalist, decided that Canada'sathletic weakness couldnot be solved unless someone stepped out from the sidelines. With this in mind, The Loxx Foundation was formed in July of t h s year. According to the Loxx Foundation's mission statement, it is "aNonProfit Organizationdesigned to raise awareness and money through a series of programswhichwill be used to help our local athletes going to the Olympics or that have the potential to excel at their sport on a national or international level."

"I think our athletes are underfunded because our society is not Americanized. America pushes its athletics and we don't pushit asmuch here. I'm trying to push athlet~cs.A lot of kids love to play sportsand we have to help those kids succeed,"said Johnson. Johnson, a defensive standout on the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, football team, has seen the damage an under-funded program can do to a blooming athlete. He uses the exampleof Deniece Bell, who has spent the past four yearsat Syracuse on a track scholarship and is now studying part-time at UW. "Deniece was sponsored by the University of Syracuse to compete at the CanadianTrack and Field Championships. So, she was wearingtheir attire. I don't want to see that. How can we have an American school sponsoring one of our athletescompetingforthe Olympics?That'ssomething I want to be able to change so these athletescancome toThe Loxx and we'll be ableto support them," Johnson said.

The Loxx Foundation has two basic clientele profiles: the up and coming athlete in high school, or the

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"The Loxx is named in honour of everything that my biggest inspiration, Lennox Lewis, has accomplished." '

athlete who is excelling at the national level, and the professionalathlete that has not been representedin agood manner and who needs assist-

ancewith endorsements, mjuries, and business management. The Loxx's "Athletes of the Week" program plans to showcase one male and female high school student each week, recognizing their athletic achievements. Aswell, "Up and ComingA$letes," outstanding athletes that perform on a national or international level, will be featured on theorganizationswebsite (www.theloxx.com) and in a newsletter "to make the community aware of our future stars." Johnson said his foundation 1s hoping to "ralse money that will go back to the athleteswho are competingon the nat~onaland international level. The money could be used for trainmg or just about anything an athlete needs such as airfare, entry fees or hotel costs." Johnson hopes to see the money come from community events, fundraisers and corporate sponsorship. The Loxx's officialWeb site is hostedby Buy Canuck.comandTSN's OfftheRecord hasofferedawelcome to athletes involved with The Loxx.

Currently, The Loxx's major fundraiser in progressistheir "Coach ofthe Centuw AwardDinner."Athletesare able to nominate their coach via phone or online at www.thelo=.corn, with the winner being announced at a televised gala this April. The Loxx is also looking to hold golf tournaments, three-on-three basketball tournaments and track meets. The Loxx Foundation hopes to expand from its KW roots to combat Canada'scollapsihg financial support for athletics. "I don't want to see it here for a year and then disappear," says Johnson. "Eventually what I'd llke to see is every city to come knocking and say, 'We want a Loxx Foundation."' "The Loxx Foundation is named in honour of everything that my biggest mspiration, LennoxLewis, has accomplished out of the Waterloo Region. I grew up boxing with Lennox, and watched him become Olympic gold medallist and now Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Lennoxinspiredme to help out more Canadian athletes."

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their excellence in hits from Steve Mousseau, Walter Froese, Dunning and Fadali and their great floor coverage by Wohlgemut and Colquhoun. In the fifth and final set, Toronto edged out Waterloo, but the Warriors did not bow out quietly. When U of T thought that they had clinchedthe setat 14-11,UWfought back to gain two points with a smash from Paul Frayne and Wohlgemut's quickness in covering the floor. The finalscoreof thesetwas 15-13.Strong play was shown by all Warrior players. Two hours of play after set one had started, the match was over and the Warriors had shown some spectacular play. After the goldand silver medals were presented to Toronto and Waterloo, individual all-star awards were presented. U of T was repre-

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sentedby two players; Michael Slean andDarrenBrownlee. WalterFroese made up the Warrior representstion on the all-star selections. When asked which teams would provide some hard competition this season, Coach Haynes said that, "Right now McMaster and Windsor

are tled for first in the league but in the end, Western should be the toughest - to beat." With such ayoung team andallaround talent, there is only room for improvement forthe Warriorswhen lookingaheadattherestofthisyear's season.

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Warriors leave competition in their wake Llaa MAINS special to Imprint

he swim team competed against BrockandLaurentian this weekend in two meets. The women destroyed Brock and Laurentian by scores of 138 to 90 and 158 to 62 respectively,whiie the men beat Brock 126-100 but lost a close one to Laurentian 119-112. Impressively over the twomeets, the Warriorswonatotalof 35 of the 48 events, plus six of the eight relay events. The women were undefeated both days in the4x100m medley and freestyle relays, while the men were

undefeated in the freestyle relay. Rookies Dave Rose, Mathie Mains and Lindsay Beaversmade an impact by winning each of their six evefits, combining for 18 ofthose35 wins. Julie Steinberg won five of her siievents,Natalie Boruvkawon three while Pete Londry and Gen Sweny each won two. Other event winners were Kristen Brawley, MelissaThomas, Leslie Dowson, Kurt Rohmann and Carlo Distefano. Other highlights from the weekpnd were turned in by Lindsay BeaversandMathie Mains, who broke a record each - Beavers in the 800m

freestyle with a time of 8:45.89, smashing the old record of 9:O5.35 from 1983, while Mains broke an even longer-standing record (2:21.25 from 1978) 1n the 200m breaststrokewithhistimeof2:18.3 1. Outstanding racing this weekend saw many swunmers placing in the top three including Christy Bell, Jenny Scott, Michelle Kameda, Lisa Mains, Heidi Pepper,Jason Kinnear, I Buy one complete pair of eyeglasses or soft contact Greg Roderick, HJ Rohmann, Bill 1 lenses at regular price, and get a second pair FREE. Leonard, Dave Cescon and James I Borland. 1 HOUR SERVICE $60 on monthly This weekend, the team travels disposable lenses on most glasses & contacts to Toronto to compete in the U of T Invitational. 1 Details in store I With coupon I Not valid with other offers. Expires Dec. 1.00

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v a k e , say, sports- that's another c k i a l example of the indoctrinationsystem, inmy view. For one thing because it-you know, it offers people something to pay attention to that's of no importance. [audience laughs] That keeps them from worrying about - [applause] keeps them from worrying about thingsthat matter to their lives that they might have some idea of doing something about. And in fact

it's striking to see the intelligence that's used by ordinary people in [d~scussionsof] sports [asopposed to political and social issues]. I mean, you listen to radio stations where people - - call in -they have the most exotic information [more laughter] and understanding about all kind of arcaneissues.Andihe pressundoubtedly does a lot with this. You know, I remember in high school, already I was pretty old. I suddenly asked myself at one point, why do I care if my highschool team wins the football game? [laughter] I mean, I don't know anybody on the .team, you know? [audience roars] I

mean, they have nothing to do with me,Imean,whyarnIcheeringformy team?It doesn't mean any-it doesn't make sense. But the point is, it does makesense: it'saway ofbuildingup irrational attitudes of submission to authority, and group cohesion behind leadership elements -in facr, it's training in irrational jingoism. That's also a feature of competitive sports. I think if you look closely at these things, I think, typically, they do have functions, and that's why energy is devoted to supportingthem and creating a basis for them and advertisersarewillingto pay for them and so on.

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Athletes of the week

ell, the firstgroup stageof theUEFA Champions' League has come and gone and it has produced a mound of pleasant surprises and grossdisappointments. From clubs hke Juventus di Tonno, Sportmg Club de Lisboa and Dynamo Kyiv bowing out of European competition to mild letdowns for glants FC Barcelona, GlasgowRangers FC and PSV Eindhoven to the pleasant accomplishments of traditional minnows like SK Sturm Graz, Panathinaikos FC and Spartak Moskva, the first group stage was certainly not boring. But on November 10, the draws of the second group stage yielded some interesting results. Group A may be very easy to predict. Valencia CF, runners -up in last year's Champions' League, had a relatively easy first phase group andappearsto be on track to win thisone as well. Standing in their way 1sthe famed Red Devils of Manchester United FC, who currently head the English Pre+ership. Giant killers SK Sturm Graz from Osterreich and Panathinaikos FC from the nation of Hell?s rounds out this group. Expect Valencia and Manchester United to battle for the top of the table, withsturn Graz holdingthe joker, which could serve to the advantage of the club that plays at Arnold Schwarznegger Stadium (I'm not making this one up, folks). If there is a group of death at this stage, then Group Bfitsthe bill quite nicely. Deportivo de la Corufia, Milano AC, Galatasaray SK and Paris Saint-Germain FC are all clubs of excellent quality, makingfor some excellent matches onthetelly.MilanoAC (aSerieAs~de)andPSG ( ~ La n Championnat) are big names in Europe, so people expect some fine play from them.

~ e ~ d r t i de v ola Coruiia play in the very competitive La Liga in Espaiia, while Galatasaray are the current UEFA Cup champs. It will be tough to determine a winner, but from the first round, one shouldseeMilanoAC andDeportivo to advance to the quarter-finals. As for Group C, this shouldbeanother two horse race. FC Bayern Miinchen and Arsenal FC are clearly the class of the league. Both squads managed to lead their respective first round groups and are not giving up either in Europe or in their respective domesticleagues. As for Olympique Lyonnais and Spartak Moskva, one suspectsthat they are just glad to get this far. Butwhowillbethe headof this table when all issaid and done? It'll be close, but the Londoners should take this group from the feisty men from Deutschland. Finally, Group D will be quite intriguing, but not the same quality as Group B. RSC Anderlecht has finally returned to its former glory after years of agonizing defeats in the UEFA Cup. However, the others in their group have been only getting better. Champions' League cupholders Real Madrid CF don't appear to be losing their grip on the trophy any time in the near future, but you can be sure that S.S. Lazio di Roma and Leeds United AFC are going to give the Spaniards a run for their money. Real Madrid will in all likelihoodfinish in first, but LeedsUnitedshouldupset Lazio for second. All in all, this should prove to be very fascinating.The groups are fairly even and the footballwilldefinitely . be topcalibre.This year's Champions' League will make the beer taste even sweeter.

Deborah Buhlers Warrior Cross Country

David Rose Warrior Swimming

A first-year Masters student from Kelowna, British Columbia. Deborahled the Warriors to a ninth place finish this past weekend at the CIAUChampionshipshosted by the University of Toronto. Deborah capped off an incredible seasonby finishingfirstoverall and winning the individual CIAUChampionship by amere one second over the second place finisher. Deborah wasselectedasa CIAU All-Canadianand more impressively was selected as CIAU Cross Country MVP. Deborah is now off to Japan to compete in the Chiba International Ekiden as member of the Canadian National Team.

A first-year Engineering student from Waterloo, David had an outstanding weekend with seven first place finishes and one second place finish in meets against Laurentian/Guelph and Brock. David won the 800 free, 200 fly, was part of the winning 4x100 free relay team, and placed second in the 50 back stroke against Guelph and Laurentian. In the meet against Brock, David finished first in the 5 0 free, 200 fly,400 free and wasamember of the winning 4x100 free relay team. Next action for David and the Warriors is November 18 at Toronto for the U of T Invitational.

Competitive Volleyball

Hammar Sharks) having perfect records thus far. The four teams w ~ t hthe h~ghestspirit of competltlon ratmgs wdl be rewarded with an add~t~onal game at the end of the playoffs. Good luck and have fun!

he CompetitiveVolleyballleague has been smashing with fantastic enthusiasm and sportsmanship this term! With the regular season finishing up, we are gearing up for the playoffs, which began directly after the playoff meeting on Monday, November 13. Currently in the A division, the Flying Wonders are holding down first place in both the standings and the spirit of competition (SOC). In the B division, Dr. Smakenstein's Creation is leading the standings and for the SOC Odbojkasi is in the lead. TheScammers are off to the races with 32 poi& but the North A Acers have the most points in the SOC! Chibougamau's is in first place of the D league and C.C.F. has taken off with a commanding lead of 29 points towards the SOC award. Hopefully everybody has had an enjoyable season. Best of luck to all teams in the playoffs!

Points of Interest The term is startingto wind down, which means the end is near for all Campus Recreation instmctionalprograms. The exam fitnessschedule will soon be posted, ask instructors about dates and times. If you are interested in working for Campus Recreationin the winter term, check out our Web site for applications at www.athktics.uwaterloo.ca.Forthoseof you that want to participate in Campus Recreation programs, look for the CR Guidebook out sometimein December. Registration for leagues and rnstructional programs starts the first and second week of school so get ready to sign up early because programs fill up quickly.

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"Competitive" broomball has certainly lived up to its name this term. The top four teams in this six-team league are separated by just two points. The four-time defending champions, Stallions in the ~ e s e r ttasted , defeat for the first time in five terms of broomball. The Wackers and Crazy Latex Penguins each beat the Stallions by identical3-2 scores on thesamenight. The Pengum feature strong goaltendmg and defence whde the Wackers and Stall~onshave more offensive mtnded teams w ~ t hmost goals for. These teams, alongwith the Ph@tPrv=rts, will battle for the championship, while the Hammar Sharks and3 16What Does it Mean? will play in the consolation final once the playoffs begin in two weeks time. Meanwhile, it has been another successful term with respect to the spint of competition with three teams (Wackers, Stallions, and

Get ready for the UW Lifeguardclub's CPR-athon whichisbeing heldin the SLCNovember 22 and 23. It starts at2 p.m. on the Wednesday and ends at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Twenty-one members of the UW Lifeguard club will be participating in the accomplishment of doing CPR for 24 hours straight. The purpose is twofold, first to publicizepool hours, CRprograms and drowning prevention and hopefully educate some of the students on this campus as to how hard lifeguards really work. Second, it is to rase money for the lifeguard team to go towards purchasing equipment, entry fees and transportation/accommodation costs for competitions. The team isattending the University competition in Guelph in March and will need funds to do so. If people would like to support the U W LifeguardTeam, they can drop by and make adonation during the CPR-a-thon or just come out and cheer them on!!

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arlier this month, Victoria hosted the Challenge Cup World Broomball Championships. Even though I am Canadian, I participated as a member of a Japanese broomball team (more on that later). Broomball, for the uninitiated, is a team sport that was invented in Canada about 100 years ago. It is a crossbetweenicehockeyandlacrosse, withitsown peculiarities. The game is played on ice, but with shoes instead of skates. The strategy, rules and play are similar to hockey, but the sticks resemble brooms and are used to propel a ball towards the opponent's goal. While broomball does not get much fanfare, Canada has had up to 18,000 participants, though the numbers have declined in recent years. Canada is still "hockey country" and broomball is derisively known as "hockey for those who can't skate." However, broomballhas its own demanding and challenging set of skills.One advanta~ebroomball hasover hockey is thatthere are only about 10 per cent as many injuries. Broomballis asportthat'sgrowing i n popularity worldwide. Broomball is now played in over 15 countries, including the U.S.A., Australia, Japan and parts of Europe. One university in Ohio has 130 intramural teams as part of their campus recreation program, yet they can't keep- -pace with the demand. In Japan, the sport hasapproximately 400 dedicated followers, with the majority of players from Hokkaido. Hokkaido'sclimateissimilar to Canada's and most games are played on large outdoor rinks in the winter months. Tokvo. withitsmilder climate,has ashort broomball season with games taking place on an outdoor rink about half the regulation size. Undoubtedly, the number of playersin Japan would increase dramatically if the "infrastructute" (arenas. rime ice time. reasonable cost)

was in place to support it. Before leaving for Japan several years ago, Isearched the Internet for information on Japanese thoomball andarranged to play for the "Penguins" of the six-team Tokyo BroombaULeague.Ok,itwasnlt quite like Tom Selleck playing for the ChunichiDragonsin the movie, "Mr. Baseball," but there were certainly some cultural and sporting differences to adapt to. The games began with the opolavers other and uosine z , facineeach " declaring Onegai shirnasu; which translatesasUPleasetakecare of me," but in that context has the meaning of "Let's have a good game." Refereeingwasdoneby players from other teams, not by qualified offic~als.When I refereed, I found it especiallychallengingtocalloffsides as there was only an imaginary centre red line. When a controversial call is made, the Japanese accept it

There, among the uniforms of Sugawara, Nagaki, Miyamoto, and Okumura, was one for "Bob." with a shoganai attitude, meaning "There's nothing we can do about it." Foreign players don't usually share that attitude and are more likely to argue a call. For the Japanese, maintaining harmony (wa) is paramount and it is considered disrespectful to argue boisterously and to criticize openly. Certainly the language barrier can be a source of frustration and misunderstanding. For example, when requesting a pass along the boardsdurine a eame I would shou

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never previouslyreached such a level of success.Later, the two teams, along with the team from Eugene, went out for sushi and sake at a Japanese restaurant. The top playersand teamswere presented with awards and there wasspecialrecognitionfor Holly H i the 75 year-old goalie who is indeed an inspiration tothose who play the sport of broomball. Itwas an exciting, successfuland memorable tournament that we hope will be equalled at the next Challenge Cup World Broomball Championships, in Minneapolis in 2002. The University of Waterloo is planning to send amixed team to Las Vegas for aNovember 2001 tournament. Plenty of opportunities exist here at U W to get involved with broomball for the beginner or more experienced player. We have the resources and the "infrastructure" in place to maintain and develop the sport on campus. For more infoimation. contact the convenor a t bheringer@kwymca-cccs.org o r bheringer@hotmail.com.Come discover this alternative sport on ice!

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kabi (kabee)meaning mould/fungus insteadof kabe (kabay)meaningwall! boards. Despite the differences, Ideveloped strong friehdships with my teammates (and some opponents) and we were united in our appreciation of the sport. I played for two seasons in Tokyo and therefore was deemed to be a member of the Japan BroomballAssociation. Consequently, I was invited to play for the Tokyo team in the International Chdenee " CUD ' tournament. After approval from the tournament organizer, I foundmyself invictoria with the Japanese *am out of Tokyo. There, among the uniforms of Sugawara, Nagaki, Miyamoto, and Okumura, was one for "Bob." There were a total of 25 teams represented in three divisions men's, women's (both contact) and mixed co-ed(non-contact). Mixed requires three male and three female players on the ice regardlessof position. Most teams opted to play with a female goalie. Our mixed division was the mosr international, with teams from Canada, the States Australia andJapan. Each team competed against every other team in a round-robin before the playoffs. Our first game was against our Japanese rivals Hokkaido, and the national pride at stake led to an intense game featuring end-to-end kamikaze action with hit goalposts, blocked shots from flailing bodies and acrobatic goal-keeping. The score was still 0-0at the half, but the good guys (us) prevailed to win 2-0. The second game, against the Eugene, Oregon team was also still tied 0-0 at the half, but by the final whistle we'd put five balls past

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A pound of flesh for UW Drama The Merchant of Venice

Modem Languages Theatre of theArts November 22 - 25,2000 L A U R E N S.

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ritteninthe late 16thcentury, The Merchant of Venicehas been classified as an early Shakespearean comedy, as well as one of the Bard's most controversial works.Asashowlargely centring on the theme of antiSemitism, it presents a wealth of significant topics that address issues of both medieval and contemporary relevance. Playing at the Modern LanguagesThe&e of the Arts, TheMerchant ofVenice ouenstothe public on wedn;sday ~o;ember 22 at 8 p.m., and continues until Saturday November 25. There will also be three matinee performances for high school students from Wednesday &rough Fridav at 12:30 D m . . , which will be attended by schools as far north as Mount Forest, as far west asLondon and as far south as Dunville. Additionally, several UW faculty membersfromvaryingdisciplines have agreed to participate in a preshow seminar before the matinee

performances. who has fallen into ~hylock'sdebt. iningthetextclosely meansacknowIAlthough the UW version is to edging the fact that Shylock is porThe director of the show is Joel Greenberg, a UW drama professor be set in the 1950s, Joel Greenberg trayed as a stereotypical caricature of a cruel, money-obsessed Jew. and renowned director of such Wa- remarks that "the play is timeless terloo productions as Godspell, racism, commerce andmaterialver- However, the dom~nantthematic TwelfthNight, Chicagoand a host of sus spiritual values transcend time complexityinTheMerchantofVenice others. Having been in the planning and place." Indeed, each of these is muchmore universal than specific religious or stages since racial hathe spring of tred-itre'99, theshow volves will have around the amassed division beabout 250 tween the hours in redesire for hearsal and material immediate gain and the preparation capacity for time by the mercy that end of itsrun. exists beConsidneath the ered to be one flesh. of ShakeJoel speare's Greenberg darkest comcomments edies, the that "Shyplay tells the lock is aman story of a young man, who is trying to exist B a s s a n i o , Thecast of UW DramadeliversShakespeare'sTheMerchantofVenicewithstyle. in a societv who has lost his fortune and must borrow money themes hasbeencarefullywoven into that permits the minority to be ridiin order to romance the elegant . Shakespeare's tragi-comic tale that culed and ostracized." woman whomheloves. Countering has since been critiqued as a comBehind the driving force of the this is the story of the Jewishmoney- mentary on the nature of racial and play's director, Joel Greenberg, and its stage manager, Jenna Pollard, are lender, Shylock, and his demand for religiousinteractions. the "poundof flesh" owed to him by The problem of anti-Semitism cast and crew of about 45 students the Venetian merchant, Antonio, in the play has loomed large. Exam- fromvariousWfaculties. Asawhole,

Ron Sexsmith goes to Hawaii (in his loud shirt) Ron Sexsmith

Ani DiFranco fans will recognize as a sessional guitarist on her latest album, To the Teeth, performed that night aswell. Swinghammeris not an J A N GUPNTHER artist who can be easily appreciated by everyone because of his penchant BRAUN Imprint staff for intricate "concept" songs that often have no easy melody or catchy on Sexsmith is one of the riff to pickup on. There'sno denying most gracious performers I his talent though. have ever had the pleasAnother person on the bill ure of seeing and hearing. Not was Anna Eggy, from New only is he gracious,but talented to Mex~co(but born In Estevan, boot. It isa testimony not only to Saskatchewan) ~ t ' smost hkely Sexsmith's talent and abilityto be that K-W won't be seeing her imaginativelysimple, but hisconaround very often, wh~ch1s a fidence too, that he was a oneshame because she left me wantman show on Monday night at Ing more than just a five-song Fed Hall. sample of her muslc. Sexsmithsaid that he wanted Eggy hasar~chvo~ce remlnisto be fair to all of his material and cent of the hkes of Kathleen stayed true to that promlse, startEdwards, kd lang and Luanda ing the evening off with "St111 W~lhams,w ~ t ha l a ~ dback blue Time" and "Right About Now" grass sound. Just as Sexsm~th from Whereabouts, moving to couldn't resist mentlonlng, I Theeverrrracious RonSexsmith. "Thmnking can't reslst mentlonlne"that the - Out Loud" from Other Songs, to thefanfavour~te"Lebenon come to love from the albums. As gultar Eggy played was one she built Tennessee"fromh~sself-t~tleddebut soon as that thought came Into my herself after apprentlclng w ~ t ha albumRonSexsmrth. mind, he s a ~ dthat he was wearlng a luth~erIn New Mex~co. "For every song you've heard, "loud shlrt" to make up for lack of a Eggy performed an acapella how many have d ~ e at d birth?" came backup band. The loudshirt paldoff, verslon of Adel Welss. There's nothfrom one of h ~ songs s off the new because the crowd was enthus~ast~c Ing I l ~ k more e than an acapella verunreleasedalbumBlueBoy.That h e enough to call hlm up for an encore. slon of Adel We~ss,andyoucanquote the fact that was stnlung, cons~der~ng Kurt Sw~nghammer,who many me on that. Fed Hall November 13,2000

as soon as Sexsmith was finished recording his new album, he was dropped by his label. According to Sexsmith Blue Boy will be released most likely in February or March of 2001. After Sexsmith took the stage, I found myself missingthe likesof bassist Tim Vesely and drummer Don Kerr providing the harmonies I've

what the performance will lack in special effects, itwill compensate for in intellectual substance. Asthe director points out, "The effort is enormous. The demand on everyone onstage and off-is to keep working between rehearsals. There'sno bluffing with this material, and without flash, there isnothing to hide behind. It's my favourite challenge." Certainly, the performance of any Shakespeareanwork poses other challengesaswell: maintainingfidelity to the text, developing complicatedcharactersandovercoming the difficulties of language to conquer the material cohesively. Thus, the minds of the audience must be eager and their artistic sensibilitiesmust be keen. The show's biggest challenge arose when the actor playing the lead character, Shylock, backed out of the show due to a death in the family. Greenberg hassince assumed the role. In the end, be it a faithful interpretation or a play with a modern bent, the imagination of the audience is the final ingredient necessary to transform charactersinto people, and the stage into a world. Above all, asShakespeare'sThe Merchant of Venice confronts many contentiousissues,UW Drama is sure to deliver these issueseffectivelyand with style.

Low budget, high quality Indie film wins over audiences In Camera

come off fake and gimicky, with action happening on camerathat would only really happen in private. Muir's Princess Cinema script develops realistically so we slowly put the pieces together. The RACHEL E. BEATTIE setting of a prison is particularly efImprint staff fective because where else would you be surrounded by cameras but in a t seems hke everywhere you go medium security prison? and everythmgyou do, there IS a Considering its relatively low camera there to record it. In budget, In Camera is a high quality publ~c,there are securlty cameras film. Lara Leavoy is the director of follow~ngyou In stores and around photography, and her camera work bu~ld~ngs, andat home the camcorder is excellent -she manages to make IS ever present, recordmg all occathe natural camera footage seem resions. The constant presence of cam- alistic without being distracting and eraslsa key part of In Camera, anew amateur. film by local company Man Dancmg Editors Nathan Saliwonchyk Product~ons,led by Laurier grads and Jeff Bennett have done a-great James Mutr and Anthony Del Col. job with smooth transitions from In Camera tells the story of the scene to scene. The actingwas genermurder of prison guard Officer Mark ally high quality, standouts included Mann (Steven P~gozo)by an inmate Janet Green asMann'sgrief stricken named Conrad C h r ~ s t ~ a(nM ~ k e widow, Mike Forler as one of Mann's Downmg). Investigative detectwe co-workers, Jonathan C. Dietrichas Mary Theresa (ColleenO'Bnen) tries the menacing Officer Roman and to find outwhat happenedand soon Richard Walsh-Bowers is especially real~zesthere tsmore to the inc~dent great as the slimy prison warden who than anyone is telling her. knows way more than he is saying. The entlre plot develops In Camera is an excellent examthroughnaturalcameras:weseenews ple of a group of committed filmreports, home movles and survell- makers finding creative ways to effilancecamerafootage.In lesserhands, ciently use the limited resources they the Idea of 'natural cameras' cbuld have to make an interesting film.

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kavourite swinger Johnny Favourite

ite" on the promotional posters and the album cover were deliberate. Johnny's voice was framed by pop/R&B soundrather than the compliment for great swing that it is on KRISTA RANACHER the first album. However, "Holiday special to Imprint Romance," from the first album he doors opened at 8 p.m. on quickly followed this first offering. Saturday night and we ar- This was complimented by a wonrived in time to watch the derfully syncopatedrendition of the crowd gather and the enthusiastic classic "Let's Do It," which comes members of the social dance club from the new album, relievingsome arrive in costume for swing. Alesson of the worry that the band hadcomin swingdancing, led by the pres~dent pletely departed from what they do and founder of the swing club, gave so well. The title song off the new aleveryone who participated a primer in afewswingmoves for the moment bum, "Tonight," was another pop when the Johnny Favourite Swing offering, but now that everyone was well warmed up it came off better Orchestra would hit the stage. The band is known for its first than the first. This was followed by album, a fun compilation of classic twomore songs that stray away from and new swing music, which quickly the band's forte to the more conven-

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became a classic among the growlng swmgand soc~aldance movement In North Amer~ca.Two saxophones, a trombone and a trumpet provide the signature brassy swing sound alongwith drums, keyboardand three gultars. These nlneplecesare fronted by Johnny, who provides vocals. They played Fed Hall promoting then new album, Tontght, wh~choffers a mixture of class~cswlng andwhat seems to be experimentation wlth more conventional pop wlth ballads and rhythm and blues. When they h~tthestageforthe~r hour and a half set, the bandwarmed up w ~ t ha pop tune from the new album. T h ~song s confirmed the fear that dropping the words "Swmg Orchestra" from "Johnny Favour-

t~onalpop format: "I WantYouBack" and "AlwaysCom~ngHome,"which was a crowd-pleas~ngballad. The social club dancers dld a good job of converting the pop beats into rhythms to shape their steps around. Always encouraging the dancers, Johnny offered drinks to the first couple who could show him a spectacular lift move and commented favourably when they managed to fit swing steps to the band's R&Bofferings. Theclassic'YaYa"-with afew bars of "Tequila" thrown in for style - finished off the set and had the crowd hopping. The band was persuaded to followthisgreat tune from the new album with an encore called "Someday," which ended the evening on a pleasant new note.

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astweek I downloadedMetallica. Now, I'm as big a defender of copyright as anyone, and I'm not rushing to download anything else, but I just had to do it. You see, I may just lacka basic understanding of the issues, but this mp3 (Napster) thing that they're so upset about seems tome to be a no-brainer. As far as I'mconcerned (andI'm pretty sure that I'm right about this) this is just the latest in a string of format changes. When Istarted buying music, we bought vinyl records. 8-track tapes came along at some point, as did cassettes, CDs, and finally digital filesfor download.Al1of these other changes, of course, were controlled by the mus~cmdustry.We rushed out to replace t d e s wlth the new, more expensive, format, and the muslc busmess Increased thew profits. Anyway, throughout all of this, we've all been maklng coples of the stuff thatwe hke, but don't qultehke enough to go out and buy. I have l~terallyhundreds of albums on cas-

sene, forinstance,whlchnobodyever got very upset about. The thing that'sdifferent about this latest format change is that it has caused the music industry to fly into a rage. Of course, they're not in control of this one and the'format is (gasp) cheaper to manufacture. Not only that, but distribution is ridiculously simple, efficient, and unrestricted. Prior to mp3s, the music business decided what was available andin what quantities, and who had access to the means of production and distribution. Now, it doesn'tsurprise me that this loss of control annoys the music billionaires and the distributors and retailers who suddenly are out of the picture. It does surprise me that the artists aren't figurlng out how to make this work. T h ~ sthechance ~s for the "do-ityourself"revolution in muslc to finally happen. To me, Metallicabeing outraged about mp3s, is little different from them tellingme that they've decided that 8-trackswere the he~ghtof technology and we all have to buy their music In that format.

I may be wrong, but there's a simple solution the boys don'tseem to be considering (or maybe they don't want to consider): they could produce their next effort as mp3s, make no consumable product, and sell the filesoverthe Internet for, say, $2.00 for an entire C D s worth (a scheme that iscurrently makingalot of money for author Stephen King). The band would actually make more sellingtheir musicthisway, and at that low a price people might actually pay. They could even provide much more, like videos, out-takes, live shows, and maybe some hard merchandise bonuses for those who actually pay. Sure they'd cut out a bunch of people who have gotten rich providing nothing to the actual enjoymentof music, andIsuspectthe only reason that they object to that idea is that they're tied in by contracts, or maybe they've become as corrupt as the music business itself. Librarianlbroadcaster Wendel hosts "Swineherds Dance"a1ternate Fridaynigbtsfrom8-11p.m.onCK21IS 100.3 FM.

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Captivating talent Eleni Mandell

There were times during the show when she would LISA JOHNSON sink away Imprint staff from the l e n ~Madell is a s~ngedsong- world before writer from Cahforn~awho her and give swlngs by Toronto's Ted's these disWreck~ngYardeveryonce mawh~le d a i n f u l to glve her Canadian fans a taste of glances head lowher moody, rustlc sound. Mandell plays a beat-up acous- ered, eyes tic gultar w ~ t h buzzmg strlngs that ' s l i g h t l y perfectly matches her pamfully emo- rolled back - towards tlve vocals. Although her muslcal repertoire nothing in contalns fun, rhythm~csongs as well particular. as woeful, poetlc ones, Mandell It almost mostly performed the latter type of evokes imsong for the Ted's crowd. For the ages of Linda most Dart, she dayed songs from her Blair in The new CD, ~ h r i l iwhich , shewas selling Exorcist, as at the door for a mere $10. She also though she was going to spew pea offered a few songs from her debut soup at the audience at any moment. But then there were kindalbum, Wishbone, including the bizarre 'Tristezan and "Nickel Plated hearted smiles, knowing nods and Man," a musically simple song that quirky comments, all of which contributed to her positive ethos. Audifeatures Mandell's vocals uprfront. Mandell'svocals are remniscent ence members wanted to be her of P.J. Harvey, Li Phair and Fiona friend. They also wanted to take her in their arms Apple, while and console her songwriting her. They were iscomparableto also afraid of Harvey and her.ThismultiTomWaits. Her dimensional dark, sultry paradox is voice can reach Eleni Mandell, ominous lows and it is just as and straining evident on her highs, and her albums as in songs are mesher live show. merizing. Released by She knows Zedtone (a lahow to write a bel created iust simple piece of s ThnN 1s Mandell's music and make it seem complex for t h ~ project), without trying too hard. There are sophomore album, and ~treally 1s a no pretensesinMandell'smusic, only thr~llto see the audaaous talent of Insongs that run sheer honesty that comes forth in th~sart~sttakeform both the arrangements and her vo- the proverh~almus~calgamut. The dlsc opens w ~ t h"Paulme," cals. Mandell has no one to impress. Eleni Mandell's persona is d~ffi- wh~chsoundshke the soundtrack to cult to describe. There is a self- an old-t~mestyl~shcomlc strlp super assuredness, aloofness, an almost hero TV show. Mandell slngs, detachment to her live performance; "Pauhne, more than a memory g d , it's as if she is not really there, but 1s gotta tell you what? Was a cold blue enjoying the show from a place the sofa and an or~entalrug when your audience is not privy to: man got down and your man told mcr Ted's wrecking Yard November 7,2000

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'let'sgo."' Ouch. "He Thinks He's In Love" and "Never Knowthe Party'sHere" both have a strong Latin flavour. Mandell has the talent to effortlessly represent niany music styles, from the surf of "1970 Red Chevelle* to theTom Waits-esque "Nightmare Song" to the jazz-cabaret of "I'm Taking You Out" to the stripped-down, folky "Bedford (Avenue)." Mandell's raw, live performances have been captivating audiences all over and although her albums have a strong productionvalue, they still allow the unrefined nature of her songs to dominate. This is presumably due, in part, to the fact that Mandell cites Tom Waits as an influence, that her mentor is Chuck E. Weiss and that her producer is Brian Kehew. Mandell's debut albumwas chosenasthe top album of 1999byNow Magazine as well as one of the best albums of the '90s by Pitch Weekly. However, perhaps her greatest accolade so far has been LA Weekly's nomination of Mandell as the Best RocWPop Songwriter for two years in arow. It's just a shame mainstream radio is too commercial to play such talentedindependent artists as Eleni Mandell. For more information on Eleni , Mvi:rrdell:x~w~*i.elenimandell.com.

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he Science Committee of RevolutionaryUndergraduate Business Students (SCRUBS) is putting on a play entitled NurseJane Goesto Hawaii. It isa fast-pacedfarce filled with mistaken ~dentityand mishap. What w~lla bunch of Science

students be doing on stage? After repeated attempts,SCRUBScouldn't get cast in any other plays on campus, so they decided to put on their own. With the help of a theatre and funding from the Science Society, directors MelissaAlvares andTanyaVasey held auditions,put together an amazing cast and production crew and are on their way from lab coats to the limelight. The play, written by Allan Stratton centres on a Harlequin romance novelist,Viv~enBliss, who sets out to spend a romantic weekend with respectably marr~edschool teacher Edgar Chisholm. This sets into motion aserles of events, which

involves all the classic elements farce-confused identities, disguises, long-lost relatives, ambushes,chases and glorious mayhem. HowVivien manages to get her new novel finished in the face of, behind the back of, in spite of and withthe help of an advice columnist, a nosy reporter, a doctor in pantyhose, an orphan with a cake and "Helga, the evilRussianphysicist," is the central question in Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii. The play runs at 7:30 p.m. on November 24 and 25 in Hagey Hall, Studio 180. Tickets are available at the door or in the Student Life Centre and the Science Society C&D.

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If you told me that you loved Easy Mo Bee's last album, I wouldcall you a damn har. That's because Odyssey 2000 1s Easy Mo's first attempt to jump from mega-producer to megarap star. This 21-track album features mondo appearances from Easy Mo's friends and clients, including Sauce Money, Gdodie Mob, Gang Starr, Flipmode Squad and Snoop Dogg. The openlng sequence, "Now or Never." even'showcases an old answering machlne message from the late NotoriousB.1.G. Most of the songs are heavy Jeep-rockln', fist-wavin' tunes. "Sunstroke," "Fie PielSelish" and'"Sh?s' Goin' DownTonite" are lyrically thick and musically powerful wlth hardhitting bass lines. "Sound Of My Heat" contrasts these with its softer R&B groove that is accentuated by female rapper Glaze N.Y. The'album is pieced together with various instrumentals and 30second skits - a sort of skip in the record that makes the listener pause andenjoy apiece of absurdq, though it teeters on the edge of cliche. "69 Monique (Numbers 1,2 and 3)" IS a segment where a brother calls a girl he'sinterested In but hangs up when a man plcks up the phone and the cuss~n'and yelling islet loose. The album has been called more of a compilation rather than a full album. However, I disagree. The album is bursting with Easy Mo Bee's talent.. .his talentto produce akiller record. This time, in h ~name. s

1993, "Informer" wasgood. In fact, it was the "hit" that made him. "Everybody Wants To Be Like You," on the other hand, is annoying, aggravating, irritating and nerve-racking. For around the first 11seconds, when I began writing this review, I actuallyconvinced myself that Imight have enjoyedsome of this album, but then the memory of that W f i c hour or so 'Spent listening to it reminded me that no, I don't like it, Absolutely not. It's too light, too fluffy, too Bob Marley/Jamaicantoastingwannabe. I cannot think of onemood aperson would needto be in to enjoy thiskind of music. In fact, if anyonedoesenjoy this album, then I applaud your patience and appreciation. Snow's voice reminds me of Peter Andre, and if you don't know who I'm talking about, don't worry, your musical integrity is still in tact. Some of his songs conjure up an audio Image of "Baby, I Love Your Way," and that hurtsme because the resemblance is not in a good way at all. I loved that song, but now I don't think I can ever listen to it again. You can't understand what Snow is saying half of the time. And when you do finally deciptier the words he's uttering, you realize that there is a strong suspicion his baby daughterhcame_upw ~ t hthem. How many diddly-diddly'sandla-la-la-lala's can one handle? If I hadn't read that he was incarcerated for assaultcharges, I would have been sure it was due to his wonderful music. I also read that he gave no explanation for his threeyear absence from the music scene. That's fine by me, Darrin. Really, if you want to take another absence, just go ahead- take as long a one as you need. And while you're at it, maybe you'dtike to take somespeech therapy classes?I hear they helpa lot.

your living room drinking beer and having a good time. Royal City consists of Aaron Riches (who wrote all the songs and who apparentlyhas achildren's book inspired by him authored by Robert Munsch), Leslie Feist, Jim Guthrie, Nathan Lawr and Simon Osborne, with help from Liz Forsberg, Lewis Melville,James Ogilvie and Rebecca Simpson. Royal City iscomprisedofartists who have been in other projects and look at their music not in terms of being in oneband for the rest of their lives, but in terms of working on many different projects with many different people. Royal City's alternativecountry sound feelsmuch like the cover of the albumlooks: simple, honestandbeautiful in some weird way. Although there could be some discussion as to whether their sound is more alternative country or of the'emonvariety, I am conv~ncedof their alt country tendencies, especially in light of the beautiful harmonies, which sound bluegrassinspired,and the liberal use of the steel guitar. Asapoint of reference I point to the likesof Palace Music (possiblyless textured though) and ~ u l i Dorion, e with lead vocals that remind me of John K. Sampsonof the Weakerthans (h@, whiny and wonderful). Some highlights on the album include: "IAma Rawyouth," which sounds like an earnest song about a cowboy, "Baby LetYour Heart Out," which is a beautiful, pleading song that rises above the soft slow Dace of the rest of the album and "codeine &Shakespeare," which I mostly like because of the title. For more information, visit www.thre&tremrds.com.

metronome further and concentrateson being musicalpunksinsteid of punk musicians. If you don't understand the differencebetweenone or the other, you'll probably be one of the legions screaming "sell out!" upon hearing this album (although gob hasn't s i p e d t o amajor label, so technicallythey can't have soldout). While it's true that you won't see gob tooling around on skateboards and BMXs like they used to, it doesn't mean that they've completely given up on their roots. Songs like "Looking for California" and "Been So Long" aren't too hard, aren't too soft, but are just punk enough to keep older fans interested. The first few tracks display a band that's been explorlng beyond punk, with the exception of a blatant Green Day ripoff ("No Regrets"). But as the album progresses, gob regresses, fallingbackon more material that sounds like How Far Shallow TakesYou. The similarities aren't so bad: How Far. ..was a solid disc, and the p

amount of ingenuity gob shows in melding tried-and-true rock with crunchy guitars and punk harmonies more than makes up for some slight musical redundancybetween albums. The biggest turning point for the band has been their lyrics, which are more thought out and respectful than anything they've done to date. Compare Hpw Far.. .'s "Retribution" with thisline from "Looking for California": "Let's try to be more diplomatic/ We-all have opinions here/ We all have the right." They evensay "babynonacouple of tracks. Not so angry now, eh boys? Hopefully, fans of gob's previous offerings won't dismiss this album as a sell out. That would be unfair to a band that has courage enough to expand thelimitsof astyle that hasvery little tolerance for nonconformity. I guess that it's kind of ironic, considering the whole punk thing began as arebellionagainst uniformity. In this case, the uniformity belongs to punkitself, andthe rebellion to gob. m

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Royal City'salbumAt RushHourthe Cars immediately struck me because it features one of the best album covers I have ever seen, not to mention the inside artwork, which was proudly scratched with ball point pen. The simplicityof thealbumcover reflects the simplicity of the music, but don't mistake simplicity for bad music. No my friends, this is good music. What I really appreciateabout thisalbum is that, when you listen to it, it sounds like the band is sitting in

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Instead of churning out a punk-bynumbers album, Vancouver-based gob has opted to continue with the progression already evident in their discography. And hey...it doesn't suck! 1995's Too Late. ..No Friends exhibited pure one-two punk, earning them a reputation as the fastest band in the west. 1997's How Far ShallowTakesYou wasaslightly more mainstream offering that featured a new rhythm section capableof operating outside of light speed. With The World According To gob, the band has slowed down the

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What an album! To kick off the Moonshine Music DJ Mixed Series, Mixed Live, the folks at Moonshine decided to go with one of the world's best DJs, Carl Cox. And they chose to record it in one of North America's premiere clubs, Crobar Nightclub in Chicago, the city that gave birth to house music. Cox spinsstraight up hard house and deep techno with some infectious latin grooves and dirty funk to make it interesting.The album starts off fast and hard, opening with screams from the packed dance floor as Cox puts the needle to "No trance." The rest of the CD is mixed flawlessly. Cox never drops a beat. The mix flows organically from the opening tech-houseof "Battery." House is what the crowd wants to hear and, never being one to disappoint, Cox throws down "Cry Baby" and "Etat D'Esprit." Cox, working the tables to keep you from getting bored, keeps the crowd dancingwithsometech-trance in the form of "Choose Life" and the Latin-flavoured "Love Story." The Moonshine people wanted to make sure listeners " eet the full feeling of being there, so they recorded the night with six microphones placed throughout the club to catch crowd reaction. But don't worry, the crowd is never overpowering. So with this CD you get both the sound and the vibe, too. And anyone whogoes to see DJs spin can tell you, the vibe is just as important as the DJ. The albumcatchesthe feeling of actually seeing Cox spin live. The snaps and pops are there in the mix, lettingus know that these are some of his favourite battle-worn records. Mixed Live is Carl Cox at his best.

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This CD is a mild compilation that features mostly Toronto-based rap artists. What I found the most intriguing on the collection was work from Canadian pair P.O.W's, which consist of Devon Wilmot ("Black Jackaln) and Dale Bailey ("Dirty

Imprint, Friday, November 17, 2000 Money"). The reason I found their work to be so interesting was that they hail from the Collins Bay Penitentiary in Kingston and recorderd and shot their video behind bars. Their song "Crazy &Wild" issurprisinglygood, w ~ t interesting h beats and riff structures. Arsenal's "Gimme 5 Mics" and Mathematik's "No Division" are also standout tracks. However, the rest of the compllat~on1s nothing to rave about. Bonus tracks fromBlackRob, Q-Tip, Goodie MOBandthe Rascalz are severley mismatched with the "independent" feel of the collection. The bottom line is, save your cash - you can download most of the songs off of Napster for free.

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I'm not sure if I'm disappointed or relieved to say that the Book OfShadows soundtrack is exactly what I expectedit to be: mediocre. The llneup is a bunch of heavy rip-off-yourface-and-eat-it bands and a few lighter punkylalternative acts for those of us who can only let our eardrums bleed for so long. There are a few surprises, though, which is always good. Godhead's "The Reckoning" soundslike Nine InchNailsmeetsJoy Division meets The Cure; it's heavy, well put together and makes for a solid opening. P.O.D. isupnextwith the rather bland "Lie Down." But the following track, "Goodbye Lament," by Tony Iommi (with a guest appearance by Dave Grohl), bringsitbackupanotch. System Of A Down's "Mind" is probably the worst song on this disc. It soundslike their favourite riffsand rhythms were all added into the mix without any regard to whether or not they fit together. I was very pleased to find Death In Vegas on the soundtrack. "Soul Auctioneer" isn't the song I would have chosen for thissoundtrack. but it'sstill a nice tune: dark, moody and mellow. The other big surpriseis Marilyn Manson's cover of "Suicide Is Painless," better known asthe theme from M*ASS*H.The songis totally devoid of the touchingly sad melody which wasits most endearingcharacteristic. Manson turns it into a sonic wasteland very reminiscent of Trent Reznor's "Hurt." There are a few other songs worth mentioning. Steaknife serves up anenjoyable song called "Tommy (Don't Die)" andElasticals"Human" is one of the better moments on the soundtrack. Queens Of The Stone Age closes off the album with "Feel Good Hit Of The Summer," a solid track, which was typical of thisalbum by being good, but not great.

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Amy Corriea has true talent for making the absurd seem beautiful. Her voice isamixture between Sarah HarmedSarah McLachlan's crystalline clarity and twangy waver and Kristen HirshIMacy Gray's gritty raspiness. At some points, thisvoice makes listeners wonder whether or not it's going to crack with the next suspended note. In other words, it is charming. The songs that Correia pens meld perfectly with the mood she creates with her vocals. She phrases thugs so slmply to convey complex or just really sad notions. For example, In "Angels Collide," she slngs, "Do you remember when you were a kid/ And life was a lullaby/And the whole sky was slnginghdevery songwasgood/. ..Was it you crying in a company car/ I saw on the freeway today?" Correiaco-producedmore than half the songson thisCD and plays on every track, including instruments such as electric/acoustic guitars, piano/keyboards, mandolin, baritone ukulele and banjo.This wide variety of instruments adds to Correia's eclectic songwriting style. This talented artist also manages the difficult task of juxtaposing themes such as one-night stands, love gone wrong and even death with moderately up-tempo musicalbackgrounds. In "The Bike," Correia tells the story of her uncle who drank himself to death one Christmas. This theme is ironically juxtaposed with the storyline of Correla having inherited her uncle's 1952"red andmsted" bicycle. She slngswithchild-hkeglee that she's "just ridingaroundon it" and "I got a bicycle bell to ring/ And I got a notion to sing as I'm riding along." It's sardonic in a twisted way. Correia has humourous and sometimesbitter observationson life, such as in the song "He Drives It" where she sings, "You can see him parked way out alone/ What's that he's doing/Listeningto the radio way down low/He didn't seemelBut I saw somethinglike afishin his hand.. .." It is difficulttochoose only a few standout tracks on the album because they are allgreat songsfor their own reasons: "Daydream Car," "He Drives It," and "The Bike" for their toe-tapping peppiness, "Angels Collide," "Fallen Out of Love," and "Chinatown" for their stark beauty, and "Carnival" and "Blind River Boy" for their quirkiness. This is no ordinary singer-songwriter album - Corriea has integrity, but at thesame time, she doesn't take herself too seriously.

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Dexter Freebish A Life of Saturdays Capitol Records

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1fiiheard"LeavingTown"by Dexter Freebish on a new music radio show this summer and I remember thinking that, for the first single ever released by a band, it was pretty good. Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought so: it won Song of the Year in the John Lemon Songwriting Contest in 1999, chosen from over 27,000 entries. ALifeofSaturdays is the label debut album for Dexter Freebish, but it is not a new band. The songs show the maturity of a band that's been together for a while, and it's likely this pop/rock group will be around for some time to come. The bandeot " itsname fromanow-defunct roller coaster, and their album is like that with the ups of "Spotlight" and "Higher" and the downs of "Tomorrow" and "Deeper." The songsall flowinto each other, without the 10-second pauses between songs on most CDs these days. "Life of Saturdays" is a happy song that expresses every kid's dream- to live alife of Saturdays. "BringMe Water" isaquiet, mellow finish to the album. In "Higher" aqd~"LeavingTown,".you c a hear ~2'sinfluenceon the band. However, their songs are original, though they are not a studio goup. In fact, they would probably sound better live. The songs are not overly studiofied, andinUWhatDoYouSee?"they use strings in addition to the usual bass, guitars and drums. which is a nice touch. his album isclassic,and hopefully~ e x t e r Freebish will be able to ~ r o d u c more e albums like this in the future.

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Classicalsinger Patricia O'Callaghan seemsto have a penchant for modern music. In her previous CDs, Youkali and Slow Fox, O'Callaghan hasmade aname for herself as an offbeat soprano in lovewith cabaret-style songs by twentieth century artists such as Leonard Cohen, EricSatie, George Gershwin and Kurt Weil. O n Real Emotional Girl, O'Callaghan branches out even furt&er, performing songs by awide range of artists, including Bob Dylan, Randy Newman and PearlJam, as well asmore by Leonard Cohen and Kurt Weil. It doesn't always work. There are just some songsthat aclear and sweet sopranovoice was not supposed to sing.

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So this review is a bit late coming considering tbat The Hour ofBewilderbeast was releasedin our part of the world in October, and Badly Drawn Boy (BDB)already gracedLee's Palace on November 8 with his tea cosy-hatted presence.Yet the profile of Badly ~ i a w Bn O ~ the , best thing to come out of the innovative Manchester music scene, is pitifully unappreciated here in North America. I first received the album from a friend in Britain, who sent it to me in the mail proclaimingit to be the "dog's b o l l o c k s . ~ o wI, in my

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With the title of their 12th album -All That You Can't LeaueBehind-U2 is perhaps referring to their signature sound that has survived through more than 20 years and 11 albums. Sure, they've playedwith sounds ranging from '70s Bowie-esque psychedelia to '90s electronicaanddance, but.throughitall there's been the underlying . . well, "U2-ness" to everything. AIlThat You Oln'theBehindabsorbsall of these outside influences, but in the end createsan overallsoundmore like 1987'sJoshua Tree than any of their intermediate albums. The album reunites the product~onteam of SteveLiilywhite,Brian EnoandDanielLanois, thesame trio responsible for arguably U2's best albums to date, TheJoshua Tree and Achtung Baby. Given their contributions, it would be unexpected that AN That You Can't Leave Behind be anything less than great. Fortunately, the album doesn't disappoint. The first track (and firstsingle), "Beautiful Day" startswith asoft keyboard part and drum trackcourtesyof t no, before bringingin ~ o n o and the rest of the band. By the first chorus the song is turned into a straight-ahead guitar rocker in the best U2 tradition. While "Elevation" features the grinding guitar of The Edge, "Wild Honey" seesaswitch to acousticrhythmguitarfor acheerful,straightforward love song. "Peace on Earth" returns lyricallytothe idealism most noticeableinU2's earliest work, while "NewYorkn makes use of drum loops andan airy ambia~ce before bringing i n k y Mullen'sdrums and more crashing guitarsfor thechorus. Finally, the album fades

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to a close with the soft keyboards and light percussion of "Grace," leaving the listener satisfied and relaxed. Overall, this album indicates that U2 may have finished the identity crisis that plagued their releases in the '90s. They've found a sound that works for them, and not surprismgly it's the sound that vaulted them to stardom in the first place.

Pearl Jam's moving account of domestic violence, "Better Man," is franklydestroyedby O'Callaghan's pretty voice. The grocery store muzak strings in the background don't help e~ther.O'Callaghan's version makes me long for Eddie Vedder's wounded animal growl. Whereas O'Callaghan cannot translate PearlJam'smus~cinto her cabaret!classicalstyle, she has mucbmore luckwith CanadIan legend Leonard Cohen. As she has proven before, O'Callaghan seems to have an intuitive feel for Cohen's lyrics. She performs beautiful renditions of Cohen's "Hallelujah," "Take This Waltz," "A Singer Must Die" andespecially"Joanof Arc." Perhapsnot surpassingthe originals, but giving them a run for their money. O'Callaghan also shows the same sort of understanding for Weil's music. Her versions of the German composer's "Nanna's Song," "CaptainValentine'sTangonand "Stay Well" are fine, but only fine - they don't seem to havethe same passion as someonelike Marianne Faithfull in her brilliant renditions of Weil's work. Once again, O'Callaghan'svoice seems a little too sugary sweet for the material. However, all of the Kurt Weil songs on Real Emotional Girl, along with "Take This Waltz" and "Hallelujah" were on Slow Fox. This is somewhat annoying, as each of these performers has a wide catalogue of songs to choose from and it would be nice to see more of their songs represented.

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uninformed North American sphere of existence, wasn't too sure of what such an expressive analogy meant, but after hearing the album, I've decided tbat what we need is more bouocks. Badly Drawn Boy is actuallyonly a shell the multiple-personality fixture of frontman andonly man Damon Gough, who has become the leading figure in what is being called the New AcousticMovement. After five highly praised EPs, BDB's first full-length album, TheHourofBauilderbeast, is a snuffbox melee of diverse acoustics and languidvocalsthat spit wry lamentsand poetics. Its clarity and direction depict a reluctant brilliance that exudesmore than justthe worn-out mundane of a tortured and unkempt folk singer with a guitar. The variety on this album is phenomenal. From the dripping cello overlays in "Stone on the Water" to the hypnotic'60sinspired "This Song," Gough spewsmultiplicity. Songs such as "Pissing in the Wind" and "Say it Again" may seem almost lethargic, but have amutedearthy quality,apleasancmouthfulof dirt, andepitomize Gough's lounge-folk approach. Now if my allusions to dirt and bollocks don't convince you to listen to the album, I'll interject some musical savvy here to tell you that Gough is the latest recipient of the Mercury Prize for the Best Album of the Year. The Mercury Awards are UK's and Ireland's most exalted music aw'ards and include some not too shabby past winners such as Portishead and Gomez. BDB'srecordlabel,TwistedNerveRecords, is also (surprise)another Goughcreation, keeping him very busy indeed. Although it sometimes may not sound like it o n the album, Gough is definitely not the sluggsh sort.

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30 er." After the deep groove of their hit "History Repeating," I found "Goldfinger" to be disappointing. It seemsalmostasthough they couldn't think of anything to do with it. I get the impression that all they d ~ was d overlay a drum trackand afewfunky bass lines. To their eternal credit, however,~AlexGifford does say this In the liner notes: "Be~ngasked to remix a Shirley Bassey song 1s hke be~ngaskedto stir a shaken martmi. Shirley Bassey What can you do but screw ~tup?" The Remix Album The only other weak pomt of Diamonds Are Forever the album was Groove Armada's EM1 verslon of "Never Never Never." The vocal track doesn't seem to f ~ t AUGUST C. BOURRE anywhere and the song has a d~sconspecial to lmpnnt nected feel to ~ tIn. fact, ~tsounds hke they bulk a new song usmg one or When you Isten to Sh~rleyBassey's albums, certaln th~ngsalwayssprmg two bltsof the strlngsectlonand then to mind: Velvet dresses,smokey clubs, added a verse or two because they gl~tteringjewels and overtsexuahty. knew EM1 wasn't gomg to accept a Her volce takes you back to a tune Sh~rleyBassey remlx w~thoutany when sensuality was more than bare Sh~rleyBassey m ~ t . The b g surprlse 1sKennyDope's m~driffsand wearing your undermlxof "L~ghtMy F~re."When Ifirst wear on the outs~de. Her voice takes charge of every heard Bassey's verslon on the rad~o, song; it is an instrument all its own, I thought ~twas kmd of weak and andit cannot be ignored. Sheisa dva watery. Kenny Dope went to work h drums. The inall the ways that Mariah Carey and upp~ngtheante w ~ t the Wh~tneyHouston are not and never drums are tight, jazzy, and keep you hooked. "Light My Fire" is one of w~llbe. T h e CD opens w ~ t h an those songs that you want to play awayTeam remlx of "Where Do I over and over agam. Begm" (thetheme from Lovestory). Wdd Oscar doesarippmgrem There haven't been many major of "Big Spender," wh~chseems to be changesto the song-the drum and tr~ppmgover melf to go faster. DJ Wheel" 1s loads bass tracks have been funked up a Spmna's "Sp~nn~ng lmle b ~and t are a b ~more t complex, of fun and puts an unwholesome wh~lethe chorus has been glven a emphas~son ask~ngyou to "nde the touchof svvmg.Th~ssongis the crown pamted pony." The album is rounded off m jewel of the album. I wasa llttle b ~surpr~sed t by The style.Mark Brydonof Molokog~ves Propellorheads' mix of "Goldftng- us a hauntmg mlx of "If You Go

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LISA JOHNSON Imprint staff Gomez is a five-p~eceBritish band that broke into the North American market with their debut CD, Bringlt On. Since the band's inception, Gomez hasgarnered astrongfollowing, critical acclaim, and countless award nominations and wins. Their sophomore release, Liquid Skin, was deemed one of the best albums of 1999 on many polls. Gomez is now following up,its previous two successeswith an equally strong record, Abandoned ShoppingTro11e-yHotline. I have no idea what the hell the title means, but I do know, after severalclose listens, that this album is as good as their other releases. The sound has grown a little jazzier, but the band's eclecticand quirky stamp is still evident. Gomez can pull off acousticdriven, folky type songs, sound ef-

Imprint, Friday, November 17, 2000 fects-mflected, spacey shoegazer tunes, as well as beat-dr~venrock songs. Sometmes these three styles are melded together In one song. The band shares lead vocal dunes between three of its members: Ian Ball, Tom Gray, and Ben Ottewell. Thrsdoes not detract from Gomez's signature sound, however, ~tonly adds to ~ tOttewell'svo~ce . has often been compared to Tom Wam -1t ~sgkuff,gravelly, and drstorted. However, Ottewell can defin~tely carry a tune. The band creates genre-defymg, yet wholly melod~c,songs that are laden wlth ernotlon and passron. 4lthough the band~sBr~t~sh, there 1s no "Br~t-pop"ieel to their sound. In IS more rustlc Amerlfact, t h ~ band s can than Brrt-pop, wh~ch1s perhaps an odd, but pleas~ng,Irony

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you will miss out on any of the actual messages that may be contained In the song. If you can't get past the niggas, bitches, and mothafuckas, then you can't get into M.O.P. These are true thug rappers, most defin~telykeeping it real. Most definitely keepmg the hard hip-hop beats real too. Production on the album is a collaboratlve effort, utiliz~ngthe talents of DJ Prem~er,Lazy E. Laze andRuff Ryder Mahogany, among others. M.O.P. hasgotab~tof h~storythis ~sn'tthe firsttme they've hooked up w ~ t hPrenuer. Each tlme, somethmg ser~ouslybangmg has been let loose and t h ~ stlme around 1s no d~fferent- "G-Bu~iding"and "Follow Instruct~ons"are two prlme examples. Rapper Lord Have Mercy IS a guest on "Home Sweet Home," wh~chuses a j~ngl~ng plan0 to n~cely complement the vocal arrangement. M.O.P. have bu~ltthemselves a rep for sp~mngstreetlyricsoveraght, bounctng, bang~ngbeats-and now they're back.

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