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n December 20, the Ontario government took a major step towards changing the face of post-secondary education in the province. They passed legislation that will set the groundwork for the introduction of private, for-profit universities in Ontario. The Post-secondaryEducation Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 is being heralded by the Harrisgovernment as groundbreaking and innovative for today's students. The Act will allow private, for-profit, degreegranting institutions to apply for consent to operate in Ontario. This will represent a major change from the existing 100 per cent public system. The Act willalso allow colleges of applied arts and technology to apply for consent to grant applied degrees. This is also a major change from the current system where colleges can only grant diplomas. According to Dianne Cunningham, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities,"this Act will help to give students more opportunities for a high-qualityeducation and ensure that they will have innovative and flexible choices." Support for the Act is echoed by Douglas Robson, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, who states that "with the advent of

private institutions in Ontario, prospective students will have greater choice than ever before." However, support for the Act is not widespread, especiallyin the student community. The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) finds this decision by the provincial government to be "very distressing." Among the concerns presented by the CFS is the fact that "the availability of private 'alternatives' will give governments an excuse to reduce theircommitmenttopublicpost-secondary education." The CFS is also concerned that "a multi-tiered system of post-secondary education will be created" where the well-off will have accessto better education than the majority of students. Regardless of the opposition to the Act., the government firmly believes that it puts our education on the right path. Ms. Cunninghamsaidthat "Ontario'sprosperity and the future prosperity of our students depends on them having access to high-quality and relevant education and training programswhere andwhen they need them." She believes and has stated that "by increasing the range of options in Ontario, we are promoting excellence at our degree-granting institutions and making Ontario's education system the envy of the world."

W e b site makes living easier KATIE SHAPLEY special to Imprint

ou've just completed your first year at university. You've passed all your courses, and you're ready for summer. But the pressure isnot gone yet. There is still the matter of housing which you have to face for next September. Although youmay think finding aplace to live is easy, itis the opposite. In fact, many students are caught each year without a place to live, and are forced to dwell in unappealing locations. For this reason, agroup of students has come together to provide a housing service for students. Theventure, Homes4Students, is a free Web-based housing database. It can be foundon the Internet at www.Homes4students.com. As the project is partially based in the Kitchener-Waterlooarea, its listings are extensive in this area. The service offers a chance for potential landlords to post listingson

the housing boards. Studentscan log on to find out housing information. Most of the listingsarebasedaround Canadian universities, where they will be most beneficialto students. The group has also provided employment opportunites for studentsacross Canada. Students wishing to work for the company as representatives can contact the district managers of their area. While many citiesarecurrentlybeingrepresented, students in unrepresented communities have the opportunity to establish this company in their region. Ontario students can e-mail Jamie Nicholls at jnicholls@homes4students.com. However, the up-to-date listings page is the most useful for students. Through a short search, one can locate housing opportunities in any area of the country. So before you get stuckwithout a home next year, check out their Web site and find yourself a great place in the location you want.

York: it isn't over yet JON W I L L I N G Imprint staff

t's the biggest rip-off in Canadian post-secondary education oing into 2001. About 30,000 'ork University students will relain twiddling their thumbs as niversity administrationattempts 3 WOO teaching assistants and ontract facultybacktoclasseswith ew contract proposals. The Uniersity has collected tuition fees rom the same students who haven't seen the campus since Ocober 26, and insists that no reunds will be issued. Optimism tellstheuniversity hat classes will.resume any day nd that refunds won't be necesary. Perhaps it's time to can the ~ptimismand admit that students hould start planning for an extra ,ear of their university education. Imagine being in your last ,ear of your university career and he only thing that prevents you romgraduatingisastrike at your chool. Or, perhaps you applied o a graduate program for enrance in May, but you won't be ~bletoget credit for your last year )f undergraduate studies. York tudents have the right to be flamng mad. When students save noney by working part-time and ogginglong hours in the summer .opayoff risingtuition bills, there's in obvious problem in not offer. ng any kind of compensation. Money is only part of the xoblem. If theUniversitycallsstuients back to class, even in the lext week, students will have to .ecall course material from three nonths ago. Administrators can't :xpect students to comeback tc :lass and know everything tha~ teachersdiscussedweeksago.How many UW students can recall ma. terial after being on a work termi Not many. YorkUniversitvd havesomc difficult stereotypes to battle as 2 result of the strike.Administrator! and instructors will have to show that students really do come firs at York. Obviously students dic not come first over the Christma: holidays when union representa tives took their breaks. Can the University and i t teachers create any more incon veniences for students? Granted sometimes we forget that ou teachers are also employees an( have the privilege of challenginl their contracts. But, as is typical o schools of all levels, the student suffer as a result of administrativt glitches. A recent report in thc Toronto Star suggeststhat the On tario government will ask othe universitiesin the province to tak~ orphanedYorkstudentsinto thei programs for the rest of the term York administratorsdeny any pos sibility of sendingitsstudentsoff t< , the competition. The decision should ulti mately come down to the student who pay almost $4,000 a term tc learn. The only thing they're learn ing now is how to kill time.

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Co-op referendum in the cards PAUL S C H R E I B E R Skrzyldo (Math) felt that a referendum was "inevitable," given the Imprmt staff number of signatures already obh ~February, s studentswill de- tained. Don Menning-McRae (Indecide on the future of co-op pendent Studies) expressedconcern student representation at about the cost of holding a referenWaterloo. dum separate from the general Feds Simon Woodside, representing election in February. Federation of StudentsVP Administration and Fithe co-op society campaign, prenance Shannon Willis estimated the sented Students' Council with a petition in support of a referendum on cost of a referendum at $3000. a co-op society. The petition had Ryan Stammers (Engineering) garnered 1,100 signatures. Feds put the following question to counpolicy requires that a referendum be cil: Do you support the creation of a held on any subject, should 1 0 per co-op society that will represent cocent of the students petition for it. op students to the co-operative eduWoodside explained that signatures cation department,and provide servhad been collected "at a rate of 100 ices, as outlined in the Co-op Society a day." Proposal, with a refundable fee for Although the co-op societycam- all undergrad co-op students of paign was 700 signaturesshort of the $2.502 required number, several councilMatt Pippo (Science) spoke in lorscalled on council toapprove the favour of putting the question t o the referendum immediately so that stu- student body despite his personal dents could vote on the proposal opposition toaco-op society. Pippo during the Feds election. Ryan stated that "grassroots support [for O'Connor (Arts) a n d Stephen the referendum] is evident." FedsVP Education Markscham opposed the creation of a co-op socontinued from page 3 ciety and the calling of a referendum. He believes a co-op society is unnecfrom the e-tailer's site, and then buy essary and stated that students "haven't seen the potential of reprethe appropriate CD. Ballantyne is also contacting sentation and services" under the BarnesandNoble.com,Amazon.com, Feds. and Virgin Recordsabout similar synWoodside explained that he dication offers. He hopes to get the feels that UW has seven main educasupport of the retailers as that will tional units: the six faculties and comake Lyricfind.com look better to op. He feels that co-op students the CMRRA, andnotes that CDNow should have a societyas the faculties is owned by Bertelsman AG (which do. FedsPresident ChrisFarley disaalsoowns BMG Music). There isalso afully-functioning - greed with that assessment, pointing Winamp plugin, which allows users out that the co-op department is an to view the lyrics to songs in the "academ~csupport unit" similar to Winamp Minibrowser as they are the library, counselling services and beingplayedin Winamp. The plugin the office for students with disabiliwill be officially released by ties. He stated that "more people use Lyricfind.com once they obtain the the library than use co-op" and did licensrng rights. Although t h e creation of Lyricfind.com solved some of their frustrations, the co-founders are now plagued by new ones. "There is no such thing as Internet speed," Ballantyne lamented. "Internet speed is slow. If thisis Internet speed, I'd hate to have been part of the old economy, because thisisslow." When asked for advice to give t o budding UW entrepreneurs, Ballantyne was eager to respond. "There'safewthings,let me tell you,"Ballantyne started withagrin. "The most important thing is that you must have passion and dedication for what you're doing. You'll have to be doingit for awhile to reap the rewards." Ballantyne was quick to recognize the Entrepreneurs Association of UW and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs, saying that those clubs helped him network and enabled Lyricfind.com t o mature as a company and create proper businessplans. "Don't beshy, don't be hesitant, a n d d o n ' t sit back," w e r e Moutadayne's words of advice. "And don't be intimidated by bigcompanies," Book adds. It seems that Lyricfind.comlives by those words, and their success showsthat anything can happen with hope, passion, and determination.

not feel a co-op society was necessary. Despite his opposition t o the creation of a co-op society, Farley spoke in favour of putting the question to the students. He toldlmprint it would "be the right thing for all students to have their voice heard." After more than two hours of discussion, council decided to split the question into two parts and change the wording before approvingit. The first question will bevoted on by all undergrads and the second by co-op studentsonly.Theapproved questions are as follows: 1.Do you support the creation of a co-op society that will represent co-op students to the CECS department and provide services to co-op students, which would result in the transfer of representation of co-op students, on solely co-op issues, from the Federation of Students as called for in the Co-op Society Proposal? 2. In the event the above referendum passes, do you support the introduction on the feestatement of a refundable fee for all undergraduate co-op students of $2.50? The motion to hold a referendum on the creation of a co-op society passed 14-3. Lisa Kostenchuk (Optometry), Kurtis McBride (Engineering) and Douglas Stebila (St. Jerome's) voted against the motion. FedsVPs Willisand Schaan abstained. Following the passing of the referendum question, Schaan asked council to take a "no" stance on the referendum issue. That motion would have required a two-thirds majority to add it to the agenda, it missed by a one-vote margin. Skrzyldo then asked council to decide its position o n the issue; that motion also failed to obtain the twothirdsmajority it needed to be added to the agenda.

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Election 2000 unsatisfying

he recent federal election gave me the chance to vote for the first time. I had always dreamt that my first time would be magical and exciting, but instead it left me unsatisfied and unfulfilled. I lost my election virginity, but I didn't like it because-itleft me feeling so used and unloved. All jokesaside, asa young canad&, 1feel that the government, and the election process m general, fail to meet my needs. I was presented with a group of inept candidates, all of whom I had no desire to vote for, in a system where my vote may or may not count. Is this ademocracy? I certainly don't think so. In my never-to-be humble opinion, the Canadian government isno more than an elitist oligarchy that creates the illusion of democracy by letting us vote every once in a while. Now don't getme wrong, I love Canada. It's the greatest country in the world and I love everything about it. However, I think that young Canadians need to wake up and realize thatwe do not enjoy representational government. In realitywe are governed by a "parental democracy," an oligarchicdictatorship where the average Canadian citizen is treated like a child forced to obey the rules of his or her parents. The government should be working for us, but ultimately, we end up working for them. I felt like I had no one to vote for, eventually settling for the frail, bumbling fool named Jean Chrttien. My vote for him wasessentially a voteagainst everyone else. I was either going to vote for him, or choose between Preston Manning's xenophobic puppet, a has-been politician who showcaseshissexydaughter, or that unfortunate woman who was coerced into running for the pitiful NDP. I discussed my predicament with a good friend of mine and h&meup with the sotution. H e proposed that there should be a "none of the-above" choice available. That way, people like me, who thinkthatthe aforementioned politicians are full of crap, can tell them what they really think of them. It may seem like I am being facetious. but I am dead serious. Our governmental system is lacking because it does not give Canadians atrue voice. The government is essentially a pleasant

dictatorship; anelitist subculturethat ultimately hascontrol over us. They don't beat usor force us to commit immoral acts, but they tell uswhat we can and cannot do. In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have a voice. For instance, why does the government have the right to determine their own salaries? Why do they decide whether or not we should implement capital punishment? Why do we still have a Senate? These are just some questions that come to mind when I consider how much control the government has. Ipersonally think that Canadians like vou and I need to have the abilitvto make these decisions. At theverv. least,. we needagovcrnment thatplacesemphasison the will of the people. Unfortunately,being the passive Canadians that we are, we acquiesce anddowhatwe're told. They don'tcare about you and I; they don't care aboutwhatwe want. Our system may not be as bad as the moronic Electoral College that they have in the US, butwe need to remedy it in orderto ensure

site. Like any volunteer student orgatlization, the results were often hit and miss. The site excelled when dealing with time sensitive stories. This summer readers could follow the ups and downs of the aerial robotics team at a competition in Washington through regular (sometimeshourly) updates. Still, the response to stories was often more self-congratulation (e.g."Wow, that happened fifteen minutes ago and now it's

but the debate was reasoned and intelligent. The discussion was very much issue-oriented. Thestructure of uwstudent.orgallowed people to flesh out the grey areas, learn from one another and share their opinions - opinionsthatwere articulate and well-thought out. Imagine that. People having a lively and intelligent discussion about student government andextracurricular activities. Ithoughtthatno one was supposed to care about these things. Personally, I'm glad to see uwstudent.org

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that every vote counts. The outrageous spectacle thatwas the US election should serve as a wake-up call to all those who claim to live in a democracy. I don't care about what anybody thinks, I know that A1 Gore should be the next president of the US. Does this have to happen to us before we realize that the public has no real political voice? I do not profess to be apolitical renegade, at least not yet anyway. However, Ido believe thatit'stime for danadians to take astand. We can't complain about our country if we aren't willing to do something about it. You and I have to be the ones that take a stand and make the politicians hear what we have to say. If you agree with me, let people know how you feel and spread the word. And if you disagree, then by all means, go on living your apathetic life because you don't give a damn anyway. -Amit Sandhu

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print's Website. Debatesliketheonesparked over my editorial in the December 1issue (see page 9) could have benefited from a more immediate response time than we were able to provide. uwstudent.orggot the ballrolling; let's hope that we can sustain this thorough discussion of ideas and issuesshould these qferenda actually be brought'to a vote. -Scott Gordon, Editor-in-Chief

Tuition cuts please To theEditor,

ou Asked For It. This is a letter in response to Christopher Price's article entitled "No tuition cut for you!" In that article, you stated that giving a tuition cut to students was hypocrisy. The only thing that's hypocritical is you. First off, tuition is high, and it's getting higher. It's too bad that your co-op jobs have supplied you with high enough cheques that you have the revolting attitude, "I can do it, why can't everybody." Co-operative education was invented for the poor man to have a means of paying foruniversity.Iguess from your point of view, only those studentsin financial needshould be allowed into this type of system?Why should students like yourself be allowed into a program designed for financial need, when you don't have it? Second, givingstudent grants to those who need it, is simply a bandaid solution. Yes, those who need financial help are gettingit now, but what happens in the future. Tuition h i e s will continue to increase. This will cause an exponentialincrease in the amount of each grant, as well as the number of students requiring them. I guess one solution to this is, oh! a tuition cut. So have a look back on your university career andreawssit.You'd probably spendmost of your time in a dimly lit room, staringat a 13 inch monitor, working away on your Commodore 64, stressing to finish your latest assignment. Becausewithout co-op, two thiigs would happen. First, you wouldnot have apersonal computer to use at home and second, the math faculty wouldn't be able to supply you with a decent one (due to a reduced enrollment). -TreworParker 2.4 CivilEngineering

Not a redneck pastime To the Edity,

am writing in regard to the cheerleading article published in the December 1issue of Imprint. Iam very disappointed in the ignorance and stereotypical attitude that was portrayed in the article. Also, I am disgusted with the inability of the author, John Swan, to gather the correct information. Swan describes the Canadian Cheerleading Championships as having two rounds of competition, one of which incorporates basic requirements and the other being a freestyle routine. For your information, this isnot a figure skatingcompetition. We perform the same routine twice in order to get an average of the two performances. This is not even the reason I am writing this letter. I am completely disgusted with the opening paragraph of this article, describing cheerleading as only being important in redneck land, an insult to sport and "just another program to

monthly. The reasonsforlhischange have not even been clearly stated to employees, leavingmany of us feeling as thoughwe are beingdeceivedor that we are not worthy of an explanation. The onlyreasonsforthe payroll change that I have heard is through the proverbial grapevine: Human Resources is trying to minimize the number of mistakesthat occur in the payrollsystemandhave decided that changing the system to a monthly cycle would help them do so. This explanation only leads to more questions. How wouldchangingsystemsminimize errors?Are errors lesslikelyto occur over a longer period of time? If so, I would be interested in knowing how this is achieved for future personal reference. Most other businesses,some, I'm sure, who employ a greater number of people than theuniversity of Waterloo, are able to pay their employees biweekly. Are we to believe that an established, presumablyeducated, university administration does not have the ability,technologically or otherwise, to figure out a system of blweekly payments that is efficient? Many employees paid by the University administration agree that the payroll system, as it is, is not perfect. But we endure it because, as I have already stated, our jobs are necessary for our educational advancement. However, a monthly payroll cycle willnot be beneficial or helpful to any student. I fear, as should the administration, that many employeesof the universitywill have to quit their jobs and seek new ones that provide a more frequent system of payment than that of the University of Waterloo. It is very unfortunate that auniversity administration that isvery concernedwith maintaininga highly regarded reputation within -Shannon Turcotte Canadadoes not find it necessary to UWCheerleadingTeam ensure that the students attending their university view their chosen New payroll system not student-fr~endly educationalinstitutionwith the same regards. I can safely assume that the University of Waterloo Administration will lose many employees over am writing to you to express my this issue, and I can guarantee that concernsabout the changesto the they will lose at least one. casual payroll system that may be imposed by the University adminis- -Laura Commisso tration in February 2001. There are UsedBook Storeemployee many reasons why the change from a biweekly payroll cycle to a monthly N o fan of exams, but payroll cycle will be detrimental to she likes a challenge the overall function of businesses and services within the University of To the Editor, Waterloo. However, I am writing to express aving just finished an exam, I my personal disappointment in the am in the perfect mood to deUniversityAdministration,although I am sure many other employees scribe why I hate them. And it's not affectedby this payroll change share for reasons you would expect. I am a Dean's List student with a high A my concerns. As a student employed by the average, so it'snot because I do poorly university I attend, I would expect on them. Actually I have several reasons. that the administration would take a j me o r ,tell in consideration who they employ. ~ e i n ~ a ~ s ~ c h o l o g y mlet Students, generally, live on a tight you alittle bit about learning. People financial budget and many of us rely learn and remember thiigs - best when on our part-time jobs to assist, or the learning takes place over a proeven totally fund, our educational tractedamount of time. Classic Psych 101. SO then why does the very&needs suchas tuition, rent, transportation, and basic living expenses. versity that teachesthat, also cram as These expenses occur everyday, not much as they possibly can into 12

put-in-betweentheumpteenth showing of the Westminster Dog Show." Thisisthen followedby, "Butwhether or not youactually likecheerleading." If you were trying to portray a positive image of cheerleading, you failed! I realize that you may have been trylng to portray a contrast of people's perceptions of cheerleading and what cheerleading actually is, but you wentabout it the wrongway. You have reinforced the negative stereotypesthat cheerleadinghasunfortunately gained in the past. I thought that I should give you a positive perspective on cheerleading. I am a captain of the UW Cheerleading Team. We are a varsity sport at this university. This means that we receive the same privileges that all other varsity sports do. We earn our varsity letters, receive awards, and are funded by the athletic department. The athletic department obviouslyfeels thatwe are worthy of this honour. It takes a tremendous amount of talent to be agoodcheerleader. It requiresan elite level of gymnastics, an incredible ability to dance, and a reckless abandon f i r flying through the air or supporting ten other people at the bottom of a pyramid. It is an extremely demanding and dangerous sport that requires a lot of strength and dedication. I have been a member of this team for five years now and have spent alot of energytrying to abolish old stereotypes of pom-poms and pep rallies. Cheerleading has come a long way over the years and it deserves recognition for what it is: a sport! I feel that this article has reinforced negative . perceptions, rather . than promoting more positive ones. All in all, Iam truly. disappointed with -the image you have portrayed of cheerleading.

weeks? How's that for irony? Another thing psychology teaches is that if you reward someone for something they already enjoy, they will enjoy it less. The overjustificationeffect. I love to learn, andif you give me really good marks for it, I will love it less. Becauseof this, most of my learning does not occur in a classroom. It occurs in aquiet corner with a book I love. Or in a loud discussion with a ~ e r s o whose n mind I respect. Sometimes these thingscoincidentallyalso occur in a classroom. But not often enough. About exams: do they really measure how well I know the subject? From personal experience Ican vehemently say "No!" I have faked my way through several mindless multiple choice exams by memorizing what I needed to know the night before, and using chance in my favour by eliminating improbable answers. By the time I leftthose exams, Icompletely forgot everything that I had just deposited onto the paper. Test me one week after I write the same multiple choice exam I got an A+ on, and I will fail it. What do those types of exams test then? They test the ability to ' memorize information at a shallow level and answer questions under time pressure. Do we need those skillsin real life-where areference is just a fingertip away? One type of exam I don't hate (but fear instead) is an open-book exam, especially if there isn't astrict time limit. It is really hard to fake those, because they can more easily get at whether you understand the concepts behind the material. For example, when in real life will I ever need to memorize a statistical table? (Or do an ANOVA by hand, but that's another issue.) Try to follow me here: successful studentsare defined by their good marks. Becausethe largest portion of a mark is based on exams, a person generallygetsgood marks if they do well on exams. But if all of my good exam marks are from cramming, I cannot be proud to say that I am a suaessfui student.Challengeme, and if I do well, I can have pride in it. But there is no dignity in forcing me to play agrades game and then rewarding me by giving me good marks. -Sarah Konrath 3BHonours Psych

Branching out, not selling out To theEditor,

writethisinresponsetoJenBrown's article "Commodity Rock," not so much because I disagree with her statements in the piece, but because I feel I must defend some of the musicians who are maligned in it. Brown writes about so many "indie" or "cultn artists having "allowed their music to be used on television," whether in commercialsor on the shows themselves. It upsets her that these artists wouldstoop to sucha "blatantly commercial level." However, she decides not to blame the artists for selling out, due to the harsh reality musicians face in this

corporate world. I agree with her completely on this point. The article is diplomatic and very well written. However, I believe a distinction must be made between sellingasong for use in an advertisement andwriting a theme song or scoring a television show. Allowing one's song to be used to sell aprodua (Molson Canadian, Gap clothing) is, to me, selling out. Scoring a television show is, on the other hand, an act of creativity. Television is largelycommercial, but also partly artistic. So is film and, of course, music. I don't think it can be considered "going commercial" to write songs for a TV show. Did Aimee Mann sell out when she performed the entire soundtrack ofMagnolia?DidNeilYounggo commercial when he scored Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man. I think it is unfair to be irked a t Mark Mothersbaugh, They Might Be Giants, Liz Phair andBobwiseman for composing for television. Though I can't claim any knowledge of the Liz Phair example, Mothersbaugh, TMBG, and Bob Wiseman write the scores of the television shows they work on. They d o not simply pawn off their old songs to make a quick buck. I t is original material, (Mothersbaughhas alsowritten some really keen scores for movies, toa). In addition to that, none of these artists could have known they'd be working on commercial successes. Who'd have guessed such bizarre showsliieRugrats andMalcolmin the Middle would have caught on?Jen (I hope I'm not being too forward) even admits that Twitch City is awesome, so these shows obviously have some artistic merit. Basically,I thought it was really a primo article. I was just upset she dragged Devo, TMBG, and Liz Phair's names into it. I would argue that they are not selling out, but please see page 10

The Forum Section enables members of the University of Waterl~~~~mm~nitytopreSent viewsonvarious issuesthrough letters to the editor andlonger comment pieces. Lettersshouldnot exceed 350 words in length. Letters must be signed, including a phonenumber. Letters willnot be printed if theEditor-in-Chief cannot identify the author. They can be submitted to: ktters@imprint.uwate~loo.ca. Letters received in electronic form (e.g. fax & email) willnotbeprintedunlessaphone number for verification is included. All material is subject to editing for brevity and clarity. The editor reserves the right to refuse to publish letters or articles which are judged to be libellousordiscrirninatoryon the basis ofgender,race, religionor sexualorientation. The opinions expressed through columns, comment pieces, letters andother articles atestrictly thoseofthe authors, not the opinions of Imprint.

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Coverage of UW Drama gets people talking 0

ur December 1 Forum section-and specifically those articles relating to UW Drama really touched anerve. Idon'tthink that I've recelved so much feedback - through e-mail, over the phone, and in person - since I took over aseditor 10months ago. Apparently there was something for everyone to hate. At the risk of rekindling the fire that got everyone so upset in the first place, I've decided to run all of the letters we received on the issue. The timing was such thatwe endedup with amonth long break in the middle of this debate, but I felt it important to make sure everyone had their say. It is also important that any inaccuracies be corrected. Apparently we offered -without being asked-to bring them over acontact sheet of the photos we took. It was also brought to my attention that Joyce Hahn extended her compliments on the cover to some at

Every uproar has two sides

Imprint, just not to me. Itwas not my intention to mislead anyone and I apologize. In retrosDect.,I also think that the decision to layout the letter from the editor ofEcho Weekly differently from the other letters that week was ill-advised. It gave the pieceanunfair prominence that made it seem more important -which it wasn't. In the end, however, I stillstand by the decisiontoair everyone'sgrievances in one issue. It was important to get everything out in the open. A number of people have insinuated or outright accused me of soliciting all of the material critical of UW Drama in order to launch a full-on attack. For what it's worth, I didn't solicitanything.The letter fromEcho, the submissionfrom the science studentsand Joel Greenberg'slettersall came in during the same week by coincidence. I also found it interesting that when I told people that it was Joel Greenberg's letters that pushed me

to writing my editorial, a number e withUW Drama of o e o ~ laffiliated responded that I need not have published theletters, that itwasmy choice. For the record, unless the letter is libellous, completelyunrelated to the interests of UW students, or says explicitly 'not for publication,' I'mprobably goingto publish it. The point of the Forum section is to provide a place for as many people as possible to debate issues and ideas. I'm not about to exclude people simplybecause they are critical of the paper - - or because I find their opinions unpalatable. All in all, my intention was to stimulate discussion, which seems to have worked. I am goingto work very hard to buildupon the dixussion we've started in order to ensure that UW Drama and Imprint can have amutually beneficial relationship in the months and years to come. s

-Scott Gordon, Editor-in-Chief

Greenberg7s comments uncalled for

UW drama lar er than Prof. Green erg

To theEditor,

hisletter is regarding the recent "uproar" concerning the review written about TheMerchant ofVenice, Joel Greenberg's response, and the Editor's response. Overall, I would have to agree with Mr. Greenberg about the appropriateness of the review; however, I can very easily see both sides of the story. A review is sharing your opinion of a piece with the reader so in that sense, a review is subjective. However, within that subjective criticism must be some constructive criticism. I also agree with the Editor'scomments that perhapssome of the phrasesin the reviewwere taken out of context and manipulated. However, Mr. Greenberg'ssuggestions to enroll in certain drama courses were not out of line, in particular, the suggestion to enroll in Drama 409, the review writing course. Ms. Schwassneedsto know that there are certain rules one follows when one writes a review. You do point out the positives and the negatives; however, you expand on why the good things are good and why the bad things are bad. For example, why were the performances of the actorsshe mentioned good and why were others bad. When writing a review, you can't simply say something isgoodor bad without some foundation for it. That is, the criticism you as the reviewer offer is to be that of constructive criticism and not merely "badmouthing" the play. Ms. Schwass' review has received its own share of reviews and most of them have not been very flattering. I would strongly suggest, but in a friendly way, that if Ms. Schwass does not want to take Drama 409, that she read a few play reviews before writing her next one.

attended the premier of TheMerchant ofVenicetwoweeksagojust as Kate Schwass did; I also had the assignmentof reviewmgit (forDrama 101). After reading the latest issue of Imprint, I largely regret showing so much praise for Joel Greenberg in the role of Shylock. Granted, itwasa fantastic performance; for two whole hours he had me completely convinced that he had a heart, a spine, and a grip on reality. I find it unfortunate that his inability to.trust what are obviously his intellectual inferiors ruined the play'scoverage inEcho (a fine publlcation) and almost cost them the November 17 Imprint cover, but those are excusable. Professor Greenberg's letter-whoops, I mean letters! -to Ms. Schwass regardmg her revlew are not; some of hls remarks were absolutely uncalled for. I hope she does not take hls ta~nted oplnlons to heart just as I hope Editor-in-Chief, Scott Gordon, 1s serious about not bemg bullled by UW Drama in the futu~e. Professor Greenberg's disrespect for individual expression and d~smissalof constructive critic~sm make me ashamed to be pursuingmy minor In thls field. In closing, I would also hke to commend Kate Schwassfor the quite posltlve tone In her critique, even concluding that the audlence had left the theatre that night entertamed by the production. If Professor Greenberg is really interested in reading a truly negative review of his show, Istrongly recommend he locate a copy of my review, in which I find fault with his direction, show dissatisfactionwith three (count 'em- three!) cast members and single-handedly rip the play's final act to shreds. I guarantee he would suddenly find Ms. Schwass' words much less disparaging.

-Lyn Caruana 2A Honours Drama &Music

-Mark Stratford 1A English

am writing m response to the December 1 edition of Imprint containing three articles attacking UW Drama. First of all, let me make it clear that Iamnot a Dramastudent, but that I did play arole in the recent production of TheMerchant ofVenk. Now, I don't profess to know the details of the obvious misunderstandings that have occurred between the department and Echo,or the studentsinvolvedwithNurseJane, but there were a number of issues raised in the various articles that I find truly offensive. Let me begin with the full-page editorla1written by Scott Gordon. In this column, Mr. Gordon intends to address two letters written by Joel Greenberg. While Mr. Gordon's complaints may be legitimate,hisissuesare with ProfessorGreenbergspecifically(and possibly one with Joyce Hahn, a department staff member). Unfortunately, by repeatedly referring to "UWDraman as the offendingparty, Mr. Gordon implicates the students of the department, who simply do not deserve suchan attack, especially not from the "official student newspaper of UW." The essence of Professor Greenberg's letters was that Kate Schwass' reviewofMerchantwas badly researched, poorly written, andcontained inaccurate implications and unfair criticisms. Ms. Schwassisclearly unqualified to write such a review, and the publication of her piece in Imprint lendsit undeserved credibil-' ity. I find it hard to believe that an Imprint sportswriter would write an article on a football game without such basic knowledge as the rules of the game and the players involved on both teams. In Ms. Schwass' review, she referred to Professor Greenberg playing the dual role of actorldirector, but neglected tomention why, which she could have learned by reading

the program. She makes the incredibly offensive suggestionof arift between cast and crew, with no supporting information other than a coincidence in the program. She spends one sentence on the "excellent performances" of the four lead actors, and then expands for a paragraph and a half on two actors with acombinedtotal of lessthan20lines. She then proceeds to describe one of the most, famous Shakespearean monologues of all time as "like a bad joke of sorts." ' Also published last week wasan article by the directors of the science production of Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii. Again, I do not know all of either side of the story, but I can certainly comment on some of the accusations made. Again, the problems encountered by these two students were the results of miscommunicationswith a few members of the Drama department, and, again, the article attacks the entire department. As anon-Drama student directly involvedinaDramadepartmentproduction, Ifeel eminently qualified to comment on the attitudes of "the department" towards "outsiders." Not once, from the day of my audition until today (well after the last performance), have I ever experienced the feeling that I did not belong. The students and faculty of the Drama department welcomed me, and the many other non-Drama students involved in the production, with open arms. My inexperience in the theatre and my ignorance in the ways of the department were never an issue, and I now count many members of the cast and crew as close friends. I got involved with the production because I thought it would be a fun way to meet some new people, and what I got was far beyond my expectations. It 1smy sincerest hope that anyone who may be thnking of getting involved in (or s~mplygomg to see)a UWDramaproduction hasnot been put off by Imprint's heavily b~ased series of attacks in the latest Issue. I'dllke to thankeveryone I have crossed paths with in the Drama department for helping make this one of the best terms I've had. The talent I saw was impressive, but.what I appreclate the most 1s feellng totally welcome and at home in the Drama lounge, even though I'm "just" a Mathie. -Rob Waiser 3B CWIStatistiw

Editorial dignified, fair, and tolerant

greatly enjoyed Scott Gordon's editorial in last week's issue of Imprint concerning the recent UW Drama production of TheMerchant of Venice. Gordon's response to the letters from director Joel Greenberg was dignified, fair, and tolerant. He acknowledged the good points in Greenberg's criticisms, some of the weaknessesin Schwass' review of the

production, and provided an honest assessment of the Drama depart- ; ment'srelationship with Imprint for the past several yearswithout sliding fi into unnecessary name-calling. As a former drama critic and Forum editor for Imprint, I can vouch that the 1 majority of his claims are accurate. ; I cannot say the same of Greenberg'sletters. While Greenberg should be commended for his dual , role in the wonderful production of TheMerchantofVenice, his journalistic criticism leaves much to be de- , sired. He seemsto advocateadouble standard for studentsatwaterloo- he wants Imprint to understand that , his less experienced actors are still learningeven ashe slamsKate Schwass (a student herself) for not writing a perfect review. Greenberg also calls Schwass' skill, motivations, and competence intoquestion, displayingmorevenom i and mean-spiritednessthan Schwass' . review did ioward the unnamed actor she criticized in her review. Whatever the outcome, I'm certain that Schwass didn't compose the review , with the express intent of alienating the Drama department or members of the company. I While I can understand and appreciate Greenberg's willingness to defendhis actors and his production, . I think his letters to the editor could benefit from another dose of toler- i ance, patience, and acceptance. A

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-Elizabeth Monier-Williams 4AHons EnglishandAppliedStudies

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Learn to read, Mr. Gordon

To the Editor,

am writing in response to last 1 week's editorial "Hath Not Greenberg Eyes?" I am greatly confused by your article. Perhaps you " copld explain to me in more detail " what your sources are fcr why you belleve that the Drama Department is not appreciative of the coverage withwhichtheImprinthasbestowed upon them. Perchance my eyes are playing tricks on me but from what I read, E Greenberg's very opening words in his first letter were "[let] me begin by r stating we appreciate the coverage 3 that Imprint gives to Dramaproduc- t tions." I I don't know what that lookslike I to you, but personally I would infer from this statement that the Drama : department greatly appreciates the support you grantthem.You say that ' Greenberg has "misread the review's I opening paragraph." It seems to me, that you have r done the same of which you are accusinghim. Thosewho live inglass houses shouldn't throw stones, Mr. Gordon. Secondly, you say in regards to i Greenberg's opinions that "[he] seemsto think that he's going to win the debate by belittlinghiscritics and twisting their words around to suit his own purposes." Correct me if I '

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More views on the Drama drama continued from page 9 amwrong Mr. Gordon, butisn't that slightly hypocritical? It seems to me that you are doing exactly the same thing by stating this phrase. You are belittling his beliefs in the very act of attempting to raise your own. You also say that "as a professor Mr. Greenberg should know better than to insult students he doesn't like just to get his way." Now, unfortunately, I'm going to have to call vou on that one too. Where are your facts to backup these allegations? How do you know that Prof. Greenberg doesn't like this particular student? Never once in his article does he say 'I hate Miss Schwass,' in fact he does not even lean towards any such statement. Perhaps Mr. Gordon, you should conduct some better research. And for the next time you attempt to write a full page article on the faults of others, perchance you should examine your own. P.S. Just to let you know, I have never had Professor Greenberg as a teacher. In fact I have never had a conversation with the man. So don't think that just because I amin Drama that means thatthis is the reason Iam defending him. Because it has absolutely nothing to do with it whatsoever. I just think you're wrong this time.

-Janine Auger 2A DramalEnglish

The- Merchant

of Parody, part I To the Editor,

et me begin by stating that I truly appreciate the coveragethat Imprint gives to Drama productions, and (that) I understand that reviews in the UW Imprint are what they are -subjective views written by hardworking student volunteers whose experiences with certain members of the UW Drama department appear to be anything but pleasurable. Mr. Joel Greenberg, who reviewed Kate Schwass' review of UW Drama's The Merchant of Venice is clearlynot aman at all. Or if he is one, he fools us all with the very large mouse costume he wears. He might do well toplug himself into arecording device so he can hear the dumdumstatements he makes, whichare anything but melodious, and entirely melodramatic. Perhaps he might consider enrolling in Phil 215 or 2185, courses that examine how to behave ethically. Or perhaps he himself should consider enrolling in Drama 409, a course that examines how to write reviews, what fair writingis, and how to address issues rather than Mr. Greenberg's rather (rather lots of rathers, don't you say?) inelegant and inappropriate rant about Kate schwass. I also take much exception to

the tone of the review- cana letter from a "professor" not have more depth, balance, and maturity than the tirade of a character from JC Superstar? The review of the play, written by Kate Schwass, may not have impressed me as a piece of divine criticism, but it encouraged me to think that theatre reviewing in the paper occurs at all. Perhaps an apology (or even better-sayinghe'ssorry) would be a small step forward after many many huge steps back. -D.F. Student, Thespian, a d , becauseofMr. Greenbeifscommentary, Angry P.S. Had he taken the time to read Ms. Schwass' review carefully, he would have seen that it was clearly understood that he replaced an actor due to a family death. I trust that such neglect adds to the bad taste in everyone's mouth.

The Merchant of Parody, part I1

r. Joel Greenberg exploits the craft of little-spiritednessand mean thoughts in his recent review of Kate Schwass' review of U W Drama's TheMerchantofVenice. After taking the determinant of hiswriting, it isclear that he lacksany value asacritic or mentor, given as he is to the neglect-good-thoughts reportage - failing to acknowledge the fair tone of Ms. Schwass' review, hurlinga few names and insults, etc. Hiscommentthat "[She] really ought to be deeply ashamed" stems from faulty analysison his part, if not from pure pomposity and utter moral corruptness. Furthermore, his detrimental need for pitiful personal attacks demeans in a mean way the role of mentor and professor, whoseprincipal principle is to be more like a Prince, not a principled Principal. Greenberg should be committed for his deeply superficial ideas and his own need to insult others so that he can appear cruel and stupid. His review unfairly represents approximately200 staff and students in his department, who surely behave more professionally than he. There is nowhere in evidence in his remarks any respect for the effort andcommitment of Imprint writers, who undertake each week to produce not amasterpiecebut anewspaper for the UWcommunity to enjoy, for better or worse. Instead, Mr. Greenberg spends about 100 per cent of the review reflecting on how vile Ms. Schwassis, with myriad dismissive sentences about the stupidity of her review all with a revelatory sense of the review'sproblems. Erring as he does in fact, he compounds his faulty assertions by adding this - "Finally, and mostvilely, you have seen fir [sic] to tear apart one young actor be-

cause you found her work unsatisfactory." Where are you drawing that from, I wonder, and what range of experiences leads you to jump to conclusionsfrom on-high,asyou condescend to show us? To beabsolutely redundant,Mr. Greenberg, there are several excellent coursesavailableon thiscampus in Ethics and Morality. It appears that you are not qualified to teach any of them. Finally, and roughly as vile as anythingelse you said, you have seen fit [sic] to tear apart one young journalist/student/volunteerbecause you found her work unsatisfactory. Let me urge you to reflect the responsibility you so clearly misappropriate the Imprint, however unskilled or un-something, does its level best to report on the happenings around campus. There will always be editors who write great notes and others who less than dazzle us. It is selfappointed deities like you who give criticism a bad name because you pontificate and in exchange you expect others to proselytize accordingly. In short, you are a bully, one who offers no suggestions for improvement aside from highly patronizing offers of course selections. It is you who brings nothing to the discussion but smugness, uninformed observation, and a personal agenda of self-promotion at the expense of others. Either you are a genius or a madman (that's an inclusive or). In any case, you have failed. You end your review by saying that Kate "really ought to be deeply ashamed." Let me conclude that as a human being with a well developed tongue, I am left with a very bitter taste inmy mouth from yourreview. Your ending words are profoundly hurtful and stupid. They outrage me, and I can only imagine how Ms. Schwass feels about them. No one who is honest in her efforts should have to absorb such daggers. But, regardless of your honesty, in this case, I'll make an exception: you, sir, really ought to be deeply ashamed. - D.F. Student, at large P.S. The truth is, Professor Greenberg,that Idonotknow youat all. I know you only from one act, your review. Ireallyhave no business at all makingthe cutting, contemptuous remarks about you that I did. I have shown you no respect, nor any appreciation for your efforts and motivationsas a Professor, an actor, and a person. You might want to consider how you have done the same with Kate Schwass.

Imprint, Friday, January 5, 200 I

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Letters. We get letters. We get lots and lots o f letters! continued from page 8 branchingout. They are simply exploring other avenuesofmusic-making. So be upset at Blur, Brian Setzer, or Bob Dylan, but not at the fine ladiesandgentlemenwho pen songs for some pretty cool TV shows.

Job well done Tothe Editor,

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individuals. Even acursory glance at the day's papers will reveal articles dealing with issues and concerns being discussed that arose out of the struggles of citizen activists around the world. Obviously it is not possible to summarize a couple thousand years of history in several paragraphs. But the history of social movements is as exciting and inspiring as any romantic novel. You, as a volunteer with WPIRG, while typing up minutes, putting up posters, and organizing events are continuing in the long history of social change. Sometimes it may not seem so romantic or dramatic, but keep in mind the efforts of your peers, your predecessors and those that will follow. Students, around the world, have always played a central role in social movements. Students have made invaluable contributions to a diverse range of strugglesfor justice. For example students are central actorsin the campaignsto freeBurma from a brutal dictatorship, demand accountability of international economic institutions and agreements, eliminate sweatshop labour; and have been critical in ending apartheid in South Africa, and restoring democracy in East Timor. A sizable proportion of citizen activistsin unions, non-governmental organizations,community groups, and others learned their skills and analysis as students in a campus organization. PIRGs provide an excellent setting to learn how to make a difference. They are neither an exclusively campus or community organization, but provide a way to bridge the two spheres. Activism isa skillthat needs to be learned like any other. In a truly participatory democratic society an educated and skilled citizenry is essential to its continuance. Attend a WPIRGAction Group. organizingmeetingwhereonce every term, all volunteers gather to talk about what issues they're passionate about, what's been done, what's on, and what they want to do. The meeting is taking place on Sunday, January 14, 6 p.m. in the Student Life centre m " ~ t i - ~ u r ~ oroom. se

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the disease adequately, or cancer has begun to develop in the colon. However, medication, surgery, and diet can help control the disease. Surgeryisusually requiredif complications arise and involves removal of part of the large or small intestine. Complications include fistulas and intestinal blockage. Fistulas are channels that burrow between the loops of the small and large intestinesand can interfere with the absorption of nutrients. Various medications are used to help treat IBD. Many of the drugs help to counter- Michelleand Lesley - friendshipand support. act the symptoms rather than treat the IBD Itself. Such effects of some of the med~cat~on IBD, hnderingpeoplewith IBD from treatments include am-diarrheals, used to treat IBD, many IBD sufferers gaining the support they need from piunlullers,ac~d-reduc~ngdmgs, and are turnmg to altername forms of family and friends. Lesley was diagnosed w ~ t h vltamln and mmeral supplements. medune, such as acupuncture and Drugs that prov~dea source of five- homeopathy. After her terr~bleex- Crohn's disease the summer before amm-osahcylate are used to treat perlence w ~ t hPrednlsone, M~chelle she came to Waterloo tostudy chemit a decl- cal engineering. On top of the stress mdd to moderate flare ups. These dec~dedto v ~a homeopath, drugs fight the by-products of In- sion that she lsvery happy she made: of being away from home and going flammat~onthat promote d~arrhea "[my homeopath] has cured every to a new school, she also had to deal and are tox~cto cells. Stero~dsthat allment I've had from belng t~redto w ~ t ha d~seasethat she knew very reduce mflammat~onareused to treat jolnt paln to Erythema Nodosum, little about. moderate to serlous attacks. Pred- wh~ch1s the mflammat~onIn the fat "Makingusroommateswas the nlsone IS one of the more effect~ve layer of my legs. The best part about best thing that could have happened, stero~ds.However, the list of s ~ d e ~t1s that I don't have to worry about for the bothof us. Itwasnice to have effects of Predn~soneare l~terally s~deeffects." someone to talk to, w~thoutembarL~v~ngwithIBD~sfar fromeasy. rassment, when havinga badday and pages long. A year ago, M~chellewas put on Predn~sone.After only two Flare ups can Interfere w ~ t hschool, know that the other person totally months of takmg the s t e r o ~ d , work,andl~femgeneral,part~cularly understood what you were golng M~chelleexper~encedthe onset of ~f the flare ups require surgery or through. We were able to compare med~cat~on w ~ t hsevere s ~ d eeffects symptoms, give each other adv~ce, osteoporosis, wasconstantly hungry suchasPredn~sone.Because of soc~al and most ~mportantly,just listen to and had extreme uncontrollable mood swrngs such as weepmg for no taboos surround~ngdefecat~onand one another." the anus ln our soclety, many people reason. continued to page 14 Because of the undes~rables ~ d e are not receptive to talkmg about

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Students offer information representative from HealthServices; a pharmacist from the pharmacy in the basement of the SLC; and Susan Ackland from Counselling Services will be at the information session to explain what services they can provide and to answer any questions. An open discussion will take place afterwards. The information session is on January9that7:OOp.m. intheMultiPurpose Room in the Student Life Centre and all are welcome. If you want more information about the event or IBD, send an email to crohns-and-u@homail.com.

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summer series Survivor. One of the biggest flops of the fall was John Goodman as a gay dad on Normal, Ohio.

ays and Lesbians Against Defamation (GLAAD) launched a wide-scale attack on anti-gay public figures. Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who once referred to gay people as "biologicalerrors," moved from radio to television, but her ratings and her corporate supportwere weak, thanks in part to GLAAD. The group also raised attention to rapper Eminem whose latest album was replete with anti-gay and misogynisticlyrics. The award-winning sitcomWill &Grace on NBC was moved in September from Tuesday nights to a coveted Thursday night spot, displacing Frasier. Characters Will and Jack (Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes) staged the first gay kiss on that show in February. InMay on Dawson'sCreek, character Jack (Kerr Smith) had the first ever "romantic" gay kiss on prime time. Other queer characters on TV included Willow and Tara (Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Javier (Ian Gomez) from Felicity. Gay businessman Richard Hatch was the million-dollar winner from the highly successful and innovative

Dawson's Creek featured the first ever ''romantic" gay ' on kiss prime time. The Britishmini-seriesQueeras Folk took Canada by storm when Showcaseand artstheaters presented marathon screenings of the entire showthis year. An Americanversion of QAF was filmed in Toronto's Church and Wellesley area and was r'fleased in the US in the fall. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on the Little Sisters case, concluding that Canada Customs wrongly seized queer literature and

photography on the grounds that it was obscene.The court reversed the burden of proof so thatcustomsmust prove a work is obscene rather than obliging bookstorestoprove it isnot. In Oregon, people voted to allow educators to continue to teach gay equality. Nevada and Nebraska voted to disqualify same-sex unions, while Maine voted down a proposition to extend protection to queer people. The Canadian Government passed Bill C-23 in the spring, allowing same-sex couples the same rights as common-law opposite-sex couples, but the bill stopped short of allowing gays to be married. A Maclean's survey at the end of the year indicated that 40 per cent of Canadians supported gay marriages. Several legal challenges mounted in the wake of C-23, with thegovernment of British Columbia joining the cause in support of samesex marriages. The Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto started the process of issuing samesex marriages by banns using a technicality in Ontario legislation stating "any two persons" can be married.

When asked why they decided to organize the information session, Lesley explained, "We decided to organize this event to raise awareness on IBD throughout the university for those who may suffer from either of the diseases and even for those who don't. Werealizedthat we had support from each other, a support that many university students with IBD probably do not have." Heather Caruso, a Homeopath; Anna Nogy and Jean Elliot from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation; a

ews: The headline read "Bandits Bag Bomber Booty" because over the holidays, someone had stolen 150 cds from the Bombshelter's collection. Manager Dave Playfair said he was suprised that none of the neon signs were stolen, but he was upset that the thiefs took his StompidTom Connors poster.

rts: Writers composed their own top ten lists. Several lists included: Sinead O'Connor's I Do Not Want WhatlHaveNot Got, Led Zeppelin's Box Set, Wedding Present'sBizam and Public Enemy's Fear ofa Black Planet.

eatures: Dave Thomson interviewed former model Ann Simonton about her organization, Media Watch. Simonton believed

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hen mega-city mayor MelLastman and his supporters sought to use the Adams Mine as a landfill site, residents of KirklandLakeandsurroundingcommunities foughtback. Armed with angry signs and even angrier voices, the increasing attendance of residents, supporters, neighbours, friends and Native leaders in both council meetings and the local community were able to influence the decision, steering them clear of their rural targets. This use of public opinion as apolitical tool for influencing government policy and regulations is growing more powerful in our democratic society. This form of public feedback, hadnot been fully utilizedin Ontario until February of 1994, when the provincial government introduced the EnvironmentalBillof Rights (EBR)and appointed an Environment Commissioner of Ontario (ECO). According t o the Commissioner's 1999-2000AnnualReport, the duty of the Environment Commissioneris to "promote the values, goals and purposes of the Environmental Bin ofRights . ..to improve the quality of Ontario's natural environment." Appointed by the legislature, the Commissioner remains a separate entity from any political party and acts as a "supervisoi" of sorts to the Ministry of Environment (MOE). A kind of spokesperson for the public, the Commissioner reviewsthe way "ministries use public input to draft environmentalActs, regulations and policies, and how the ministries investigatereportedviolationsof Ontario'senvironmentallaws," saysthe report.

Gord Miller, the current ECO, is a man with an abundance of experience under his belt. Equipped with a B.Scin Biology from the University of Guelph, as well as an M.Sc, Miller has worked in a variety of occupations, including a jobasajunior scientist, another in public relations at Sir Sandford Fleming College, a MOE worker, and a freelance Environmental Consultant. Miller is the second Environment Commissioner (Eva Ligeti was the first).This unique position is borrowed from countries like Britain and New Zealand. Mdler describes the ECO as aunique set of checksand balances. The ECO balances the power of the government with the participation of its populace. These checks and balances are in place to encourage thecitizens of Ontario to become involved in the environmental deci-

right to sue, aright that is new under the EBR, allowsresidents to sue those who are or may be potential environmental lawbreakers. Finally, the right to protection in the workplace protectsemployees who are wary of the environmental activitiesof their job. This right protects what the ECO calls "whistle blowers" fromunfairpracticesintheir place of employment. One way to get involved is through the EnvironmentalRegistry which is accessible online through theECO's Website (www.eco.on.ca) and managed by the MOE. The registrv "isan Internet database of all the important proposalsrelated to environmental decision-making by most Ontariogovernment ministries." Ministries that post on the registry include the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Health. Under the EBR, it is the ministries' duty to post everyproposal made to the Registry for a limited period of time, usually 30 davs. , , in which theinformation ismade public to Ontariocitizensfor feedback. Proposals span from golf course owners requesting permits for taking water from local lakes to new, larger gas policies. The idea behind the Registry isthat anyone in Ontarioisable to comment on the proposal, an idea that has both its own successes and failures. In the past year, the ECO estimated that the registry averaged 2,500 and 3,000 user sessions per month. But despite the number of comments made, Miller says that many of the comments were dismissed by the ministries due to their informal structure. The ministries have specific guidelines for dealing

with comments, guidelines that are unknown to the average Ontario Internet user. For example, a large percentage of the registry's visitors are concernedresidents withlimited formal training when it comes to dealing with ministry standards.The method in which the Registry currentlyworks is frustrating for the average Ontario resident who just wants to voice his or her opinion about the local steel mill'spush for anincreaseinemission levels. To solve this problem, Miller says that in the next year, they will create an easy tutorial to help users leave comments that will be deemed acceptable. According to Miller, the ECO

was designed to empower the public and he hopes that in his five-year term as Commissionerhe is able to up the participation level in the Registry within Ontario. The ECO is extremely focused on educating others about their rights under the EBRand how they are able to make a difference to their natural surroundings. The ECO offers the Environmental Registry as avehicle in which residents are able to voice their concerns, which may otherwise go unheard. Miller hopes that more and more people will take advantage of the service and learn how it works, or else it will wither and die. The ECO strongly encourages anyone interested to get informed.

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Ice hockey Over the Christmas break, Dave Cressman's stpadtravelledto Wellington County to the Gryphon Tournament. The first game was aheartbreaker as the Warriors lost 3-2 in a shootout against the tough University oi Torontovarsity Blues. But give credit to the Warriors-they bounced backand promptly spanked the Ryerson PolytechnicUniversity Rams 6-3. In the last game, Waterloo tied Euelph 2-2 in athrillingmatch. The Warriors will host the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks (who won the tourney, incidentally) on January 7 at 2 p.m.

Basketball Tom Kiesweaer'sbasketballsquadwas quite busy over the holidays preparing for the regular season, which won't be easy by any stretch.of &*eimagination. New Year's Eve wasa disaster as the Warriors were humiliazed 102-70 by York. Two days later, the Warriorsblew Ottawa off the court with a J611.t;O drubbing. The boys will now play their h i t m regular season game on January 6 at WiIfridLaurier University. The first regufar. w6aahome game is on January 10, y ~ e 9 ~ & e r l ochallenges o the alwaystough U$vq&y of Western Ontario Mustangs. , A~Plsfo~ the women, the Chrisunas~hootObtya~ something of a disappointment. yinti$g their first round match 61-56 %@@the Concordia University Stingers, &&$-was optimism that the Warriorswould w g t h e tourney. Unfortunately, York (who W@ this tourney) had other ideas. In the ~ g f i n amatch, l the Yeowomen were victor&is 84-68. In the bronze medal game, the ?Wgrriors were upset 65-63 by the Golden Gaels of Queen's University. The women $11 now play at Wilfrid Laurier University on January 6 and face the University of Western Ontario Mustangs four days later.

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Track and Field The Warrior track and field squad competed in their first meet of the year at Western on December 5. Alot of snow conspired to keep some other schools fromattending, so it ended up being adual meet between the Mustangs and our Warriors. The highlight of the meet for U W was Dana Ellis in the pole vault -she won the event and cleared 3.82111, tying the CIAU record. This is two centimetres better than the vault that won her silver at last year's CIAUchampionships. Other performances of note included last year's OUA champion, Daniella Carrington, winning the 60m, and crosscountryltrack and field team members Stephen Drew and Alastair Lawrencefiishmg two-three in the 3000m. Rookie Becky Murrant turned heads with a third place finish in the 300111, and fellow newcomer Suneil Kaul was the Warriors's longest jumper on the day, witha leap measured out at over six metres. The team heads back to London this weekend for the Western Invitational.

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he 36th annualvanier Cup was a showdown between the third ranked Ottawa Gee Gee'sand the seventhranked Regina Rams. Both of these teams boasted allstar quarterbacks as Ottawa's 1999 Hec CreightonwinnerPhilCdd andRegina'sDarry1 Leason, who orchestrated come from behind victoriesall season, led their respective teams. Neither player would disappoint as Leason completed 28 of 44 passesfor 356 yay&, while Cote completed 16 of 18 passes for 275 yards. The Skydome was the venue and thousands came out to enjoy amemorable game of football. Regina's appearance in the 2000 Vanier Cup seemedunlikely, asthey were 0-8 in 1999 and started this season 2-4. However, they won the final two games of the regular season, and squeaked into the playoffs with a 4-4 record. They then managed fourth quarter comebacks in each of their playoff wins to get to the final. Ottawa was impressive throughout the regular season and the playoffs, and their appearance in the final was no surprise to most fans. Whatwasasurprise was how quickly the Gee Gees came out of the gate.

Ottawa Gee Gees 42, Regina Rams 39 Led by CBtC, who completed five of five passes in the first quarter, the Gee Gees built an early lead. With just over seven minutes gone in the first, Cdt6 scored the first touchdown on afour-yard run. Three and a half minutes later, Cbt6 again ran one into the endzone, this time from three yards, putting Ottawaup 14-Oafter the first quarter. The Gee Gees offense was in top form in the second quarter as well, as they piled on three more touchdowns. After Leason ran for a one-yard touchdown for the Rams to make it 14-7, Ottawa responded when Cdt6 connected with RB Michael Shaver for a 27yard touchdown pass that widened the lead again. Reginamade alittle bit of noise witha25yard field goal from Jon Ryan, but the first half ended with two more Ottawa touchdowns. The first came ten minutes in, when RB Ali Ajram ran 15 yards for amajor, followed by a nine-yard pass from CdtC to Mike DiBattista, which put Ottawa in front with a commanding 35-10 lead at halftime. To mostwatching, it seemed the game was over at halftime as Ottawa was dominating every aspect of the game. Although the Rams had made fourth quarter comebacks all season, this lead seemed much too large. Ottawa had 33 1net yardscompared to21 1for Regina, and Phil CBtt wasamazing, completing 12of 13 for 179 yards. At this point, Regina fans had to be hoping that their team could at least stage a small comeback to make it a closer game. And comeback they did. Reginabegan the second half slowly again, as they were forced t o punt on their first

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possession. However, as Ottawa was driving into Regina territory, the Rams' David Gusa stripped CBt6 of the ball, and it was recovered at midfield. Regina marched down the field, and after a 36-yard reception by Shane Ostapowich,QB Leason dove into the endzone for a one-yard touchdown, making the score 35-17 for the Gee Gees. Regina had two more chances to score in the third quarter, but was unable to get any closer. Ottawa had trouble moving the ball the entire third quarter and was kept off the scoreboard. Those who stayed to watch the fourth quarter would not be disappointed, as the Rams did indeed make it a close game. How close they came was almost unbelievable. The Ramswasted little time getting on the board, as 30 secondsin, Leason connected with SBJason Cleqnont for a 16-yard touchdown reception, making the score35-24. However, under four minUtes later, the Gee G e e s DiBattista

was blocked by Ottawa's Patrick Paradis. Ottawa took over on their own 30-yard line only to be forced to punt again, putting the ball back in the hands of the deadly Rams offense. The Rams were marching into Ottawa territory again when a Leason pass was deflected and intercepted. The Gee Gees took over again only to have to punt again with one minute left. Down by 11 with a minute left, it was impossible for the Rams to come back now. However, what happened next would make the blocked field goal and interception crucial for the Gee Gees. With no tlme remaining, the Rams' Chris Warnecke caught a 25-yard pass for a touchdown, which was set up a couple plays earlier by a 57-yard pass to Jason C1ermont.The Rams completed the two-point convert on apass t o Cory Olynick and the final score was42-39. The Ramsscoredan amazing 22 points in the fourth quarter t o make a game -. of it. c0n sider this-if the ~ a m s field goalwas

h a u in ~a 2 7 yard Cdt6 pass for his second touchdownof the garne,once againpumng Ottawa up by 18, at 42-24 with under 11 minutes to play. Onc would think that at this point the Rams, overcome with disappointment, wouldaccept bitter defeatyetthisdidnot happen. The Rams just became even better. With 6 5 8 remaining, RB Neal Hughes ran 34 yards to set up his own three-yard TD, which reduced the Ottawa lead to 11 once again. Ottawa took over after the touchdown andon the secondplay,CdtCwasagainstripped of the ball andthe Reginarecovery put them ~n great position on the Gee Gee's 31-yard line. However, in what must be the play of thegame, the Rams attempted a 37-yard field goal that

not L k e d t h e game would be headed t o overtime, and if Leason did not have his pass interceptedon their second-lastpossession,the Rams might very well have won the game in regulation time. This was an exciting finish to agreatgame that had fans of both teams on the edge of their seats until the end. After the game the Ted Morris Trophy as Vanier Cup MVP wasawarded to Phd Cdtt, as h ~first s half heroics overshadowed his second half disappearing act. The Bruce Coulter Award presented to the outstanding defensive player of the game wentto Scott Gordon. He returnedfour kickoffs for 83 yards and four punts for 74 yards, while leading all players with eight tackles.

To most watching, seemed the game was over at halftime as Ottawa was dominating every aspect of the game.

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Leaders of the Week

Perry Duhamel

Bruce Parkin

Perry has refereed in the Campus Recreation basketballleaguefor three years, holding the positions of assistant-referee-in-chief and referee-inchief over that time. He brings his experience and enthusiasm to the court every week. Perry continues to referee and educate his fellow officials at every opportunity. Keep up the good work Perry!

Bruce has worked at the PAC pool since his first year at Waterloo and has been the Aquatic Coordinator for two terms. He is also an active participantin theUW lifeguardteam. In October, Bruce did a great job presenting a seminar titled "Peer to Supervisor - Making the Transition" for the CIRALeadership Conference.

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Instructional registration - which includesfitnessclasses, squash, skating, swimming and tennis lessons, aquatic leadership courses, weight training courses, first aid and CPR classes, bike maintenance, dance classes, self defense, yoga, chi kung, tai chi and cross country skiing- is happening soon. Tickets are available Tuesday, January 9 outside PAC 2039 (Red North entrance) from 8:15 to 11 a.m. Registration times are on the tickets for later that same day. Line up early asmany classesfill up quickly. Registration for programs with space left will continue Wednesday, January 10 and Thursday, January 11 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. From then on, registration will take place Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in PAC 2039.

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Lockers Lockers are also available in PAC 2039 beginningTuesday, January 2 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Starting Monday, January 15, lockerscan be purchased from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. Lockers cost $101 term and $16 for 2 terms. Get your locker and register for an instruc-

The UW ski and snowboard club is holding their general meetindsignup on Wednesday, January 10 at 5 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the SLC. This is the largest club on campus and membersenjoy freeskiing at Chicopee Ski Club (limited number of daily passes), deals on day trips to private resorts, numerous social events and the ever popular reading week trip (this year to Quebec and Vermont). The cost is only $40/term at the meeting or $451 termany othertime at the PAC 2039. Any questions contact the club executive atuwrec@hotmail.com. See you on the slopes!

League Registration Well, well, another term is off and running and that meansawhde new session of Campus Recreation programs. The one big change this term iswithleague registration. Insteadof one night of crazy line-ups, the registration dates have been stretched out over a couple of days to avoid congestedline-ups and to give everyone ample opportunity to get your

team registered. Each day registration will take place in the PAC 2039 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., with the exception of Tuesday, January 9, with hours 2:30 to 3:30p.m. The following are the competitive leagues registration dates (with date, time, and location of captain's meeting in brackets): Indoor soccer -January 3 and 4 (January 5,4:45 p.m., MC 2045) Basketball -January 3 and 4 (January 5,4:45 p.m., MC 4059) Ice hockey - January 3 , 4 , 5 and 8 (January 9,4:45 p.m., MC 4042) Broomball - January 3,4,5,8 and 9 (January 10,6 p.m., CIF Rm), Volleyball -January 3,4,5,8,9,10 (January 11,4:45 p.m., MC 4058) Ball hockey - January3,4,5,8,9,10, 11 (January 15, 4:45 p.m., MC 4058). Recreation leagues have the following registration dates: Indoor soccer - January 3,4,5,8,9, 10 (January 11,6 p.m., PAC 1001) Volleyball - January3,4,5,8,9,10, 11(January 15,4:45 p.m.,MC2034) Broomball-January3,4,5,8,9,10, 11(January 16,6 p.m., CIF Rm), Basketball-January-3,4,5,8,9.10, 11(January li',4:4S p.m., CIF Rm) Innertube waterpolo -January 3,4,

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sn't it always the way, eh? From Septemberto November, you have the typicalstuff likethe World Series, thestart of hockey in Canadaandthe United States, and the complaints of small market teams. Yet in December, the world of sports becomes topsy turvy. So, for all of my fansout there (which can be counted on one hand) and my adversaries (countably infinite),here are some of the more interestinghighlights that occurred in December: So,is it Peleor Maradona?:FIFA has royally screwedupwhenit came to the awards. First, the player of the century award was shared between Edson ArantesDoNascimento, a fine player who redefined the game of football, andDiego Maradona, who ismore suited to handball than football. It should have been Pele, no question about it. While Pele contributed to the game even when he was with the NewYork Cosmos and in the government of Brasil, Maradonahasansweredthe prayers of the paparazzi,the Columbiandrug trade and Fidel Castro. What a role model for your children. Greed, the multimillion dollar baseball show: Bud Selig, commissioner of Major LeagueBaseball,has got to do somethingwithskyrocketing salaries.Alex Rodriguez, formerly of the Seattle Mariners, announced that he signed on with the Texas Rangers for a staggering $252,000,000.00 (gwe ortake a few dollars)for 10years. Thisindeedsets = the bar for other players who I consider to be muchmoreworthy of this

money than Rodriguez. With this obscene contract signed, sealed and deliveredon a silverplatter, thissurely will kill professionalbaseball in alot of cities like Montreal, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay. But what really irks me is the very fact that a baseball player is going to get this amountof money. I mean, thisisabout thegrossdomestic product of Zimbabwe, for cryingout loud! On the other hand, if amediocre baseball player can get that much money, maybe I might ask our esteemed editor Scott Gordon for a $500,000 raise. In American funds, bitte.

Greed - the mu1timillion dollar baseball show.

Certainly, many inNew Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta are hopeful that Indian cricket will improve. It can't get any worse for these guys. .We lost to a Swiss team?: In ice hockey, the Canadians are showing that theirbest davsare behind them. It seemed a long time ago that we'd kickIvan's,Sven'sor Dominik'sassall the way across Moskva. And now? Our juniors lost the semi-final match 5-2 to Finland in this year's World Junior championship and our Spengler Cup squad lost in the final 4-2 to Davos of Switzerland. The latter match happened on the same day our juniors barely heldon to the game against (wait for it) Switzerland. Don Cherry is going to have a field day with this. So,what's happening this term?

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he Warrior Varsity Cheerleading Team, comprisedof seven malesand 14 females, capped off an amazing season with a fourth-place finish at Nationals. On December 1, 2000, McMaster held the 16th annual N a t i o n a l Cheerleading competition, " which drew teams from both coasts under one roof to

strong in the future asthe majority of the team plans tocontinue on cheering together. Armedwithanewhead coach, Kevin Costen (former head coach Paul Sachdev will be greatly missed) and experience under their belt, the Warrior CheerleadingTeam hopes to continue improving and come back next year to nationals as one of the toughest teams to beat. The Warrior Cheerleading team is holding tryouts on Saturday, ~anuary6 for the winter

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en years from now, the name Susan Hawk probably won't mean much to most of us. In the summer of 2000, however, more than 50 mlll~onvlewers tuned in to watch Sue tell rlver tour gwde Kelly W~glesworththat she would rather e thlrst In a'ditch bes~de let her d ~ of the road thanstop togwe her adrlnk of water. On acold andstormy December 18, 250 local devotees braved the wlnter weather to spend a couple of hours wlth the straght-talktng, rednecked, truck-drlvmg bnch we all loved to hate on last summer's smash TV h ~Suwzvorat t the Waterloo Stage Theatre. The theatre brought In Hawk to k~ck-starta serles of speakIng engagements w ~ t hpeople who mght not othenv~semake a name on the lecture clrcult. The show consisted of an hour's worth of moderatedquestlons, after wh~chthe mostly female aud~ence,a var~edgroupof locals of all ages, had their chance to have their burning questions answered. The event kicked off with a replay of Hawk's famous speech during the finalvotingonSurvivor'sseason finale, after which she walked out to thunderous applause from uhe assembled throng. Over the next two hours, Hawk walked the audi-

split into two tribes, pitched into the water and told to swim to shore. . On the island, Hawk immediately found herself most similar to the popular castaway Gretchen, m. whosevotingofftheislandmarkeda "It came off exactly the way I turning point in the show. wanted it to," she mused, "All of Americais gonna be immediately after showpissedtonight," Hawk reing the tape in which she members thinking the day called Wigelsworth a rat that episode aired. Hawk and eventual winner Rifollowedthe show closely chardklatchasnake. "I'm on TV, but also admitted just a tom-boy," she said, to beingaregular follower "I love to fight." Hawk of survivorsucks.com, an made no apologies for her Internet Web site dedibrashpersonalityandcutcated to the show. tingremarks. Hawk had plenty of Hawk described in venom to sling at some of detail the hoops through the castaways. Speaking which she had to jump to very candidly, Hawk made finally make it to the show. it obvious that the castaAfter her initial video tape ways she found annoying application (on which she were both Gregand Jenna. read a poem written by "Jenna would pretty much her and her husband tell you whatever you while dressed in farmer's wanted to know. . . she bibs) got her aninterview, talked and talked and she got to meet one of the show's directors. Hawk talked." The evening was and 49 other applicants filled with a host of Hawk's were then invited to Los Susan Hawkprovesitdoesn'ttake much togain fame Angeles for 9 days of in- inthisworld,and 15 minutescanturininto30. other observations on the rterviews, including a show and its contestants, 1400-question psychologicalassess- PaluaTiga, home of the now famous and the audience spent most of the ment. Suruivor contest. Only after board- evening hanging on her every word. The only rules? No prospective ing the boat for the island were the Of the wooden box the castacontestant could speak to any of the contestants finally allowed to inter- ways used for a bathroom, Hawk others; a rule which, according to act. Just two hours later, they were said, "Our head wasbetterthan some ence through her experiences applying for and participating in the show, as well as giving usaglimpse of how her life haschangedaftersuwi-

Hawk, led to the disqualification of most of the other 34 applicants. Hawk and the other successful contestants were then flown to Malaysia where they waited in a hotel for five days before being taken to

Not another mprint is keeping w ~ t hthe overdone best of/ year in review1top ten lists that tend to flourish at this time of the year. We asked three of our arts afficionados to compile their lists, constraint-free. Of course, these are only our opinions. It's early in the new year, andso we look back at the year 2000 with joy and horror.

Kerry O'Brien Our requisite punk guy, he'saskater dude, and proud of it. Top 5 CDs of 2000 1. Mad Caddies, The Holiday Has Been Cancelled Although only five songs long, this EP is rock solid. It includes an amazing cover of Abba's "SOS."

2. Wide Mouth Mason, Stew Continuing their evolution, WMMproduced a funky album that flirts with both blues and electronics.

3. Five Iron Frenzy, All the Hype Money Can Buy Christian ska that crosseseverything from punk to latinoto dixieland. 4. Me First andthe Gimme Gimmes,

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Broadway tunes get punked up by members of NOFX, Swingin' Utters, and Lagwagon. Produced in late 1999, but too good to pass by. 5. gob, The WorldAccordingtogob Puts the "rock" backinto punk rock. Bottom 5 CDs of 2000 1.Backstreet Boys, Blackand Blue Ooh, Howie got hislippierced. He's a bad mamma jamma. More of the same, why waste your money?

review" list! Lisa Johnson a.k.a. the RighteousBabe, Lisa'slove of music makes her uniquely qualified to write a Top 10 list. Top 10 CDs of 2000 1. Sarah Harmer, You Were Here Without a doubt our finest Canadian non-mega-stat artist. Thisalbum is brilliance. 2. Madonna, Music The pop icon keeps delivering good music in the midst of her crazy life. Fun to dance and sing along to.

2. Beatles, 1 I love the lads, but if you're any kind of fan you have these songs already. Blatant cash grab.

3. B4-4, B4-4 Props to their writers for turning a fellatiofestivalinto acandy-pop tune.They'restilla boy band, though. And they're ugly.

3.TeganandSar+ThisBwinessofArt One partial listen to this album and you will be hooked like so many others. Folk, punk, rock, funk.. ..

times and it-isthe Strawberries' best disc: Thisband is alsoindie again.Yay.

sparked a love of books in children and adults as well.

7. Amy Correia, Carnival Love Thisalbumtookme by surprise. It's h n , catchy and quirky, yet still relevant. Correira has a great voice.

2. Margaret Atwood, BlindAssasin Canadians have a lovehate relationshipwith A~ood'swritingbut the British seem to love her, giving her the Booker prize.

8. Eleni Mandell, Thrill This California artist has a smokey jazz voice and a minimalist approach to music. Great songwriter. 9. CowboyJunkies, WaltzingAcross America . Highlighting the best Junkies songsperformed on a North American Tour. A stunning live band. 10. Huevos Rancheros, Muerte Del

5. Lunp Biit,ChocolateStalfishand theHot-DogFkwoured Water We're millionaires!And boy are we pissed off about it!

3. DavidSobel, Galileo'sDaughter This story has it all -science, love, BlackDeath and religion. It'sa wonderful biographical account of Galileo'slie.

4. David Adarns Richard, Mercy Amongthe Children Lies, disappointment, humanityandinhumanity helped make this novel a co-winner of the Giller Prize

Tm 4. Mia Sheard, Reptilian I may be cheating a little on this one because I thinkit was released in 1999. This album is haunting.

How do you describe them? Their funky, melodic instrumentals are a joy. A breath of fresh air.

5. Kinnie Starr, Tune-up she's indie again, &d better for it. Thisalbumcontainsthemish-mash of genres that makes Starr great.

She chose to do books and music. That'sbecause she'sthe only literate one in the office.

Kate Schwass 4.Eminem, TheMarshallMathersEP Somanyreasons,mostly because he ruined an awesome Dido song.

truck stops I've been in." When I asked if she had eaten rat on the island, she said she hadn't, although she went on to say that if given the opportunity, "Yeah, I'deat rat,'cause allit is really is asquirrel." Despite her unpopularity with some Suwivor fans, Hawk has enjoyedagooddeal of celebrity.Among her creditsare a weekon Hollywood Squares, a small part as a redneck waitressinanupcomingDisney movie entitledBubble-Boy and aco-hosting stint on Live with Regis. While she has enjoyed her moment in the sun, she also realizesthat her celebrity will be fleeting. "Ireally don't care if I'm forgotten," she said, adding that she isvery pleased to have had the opportunity to watch herself on screen and says that one of the greatest benefits of being- on the show was that. "I have come to realize I really like myself." For hardcore Surviuorfans. CBS is releasing a video featurihg neverbefore-seen Survivor footage this month. Hawkdroppedhintsthat she may indeed be participatingin a longrumoured WWF wrestling match (Wiglesworth is rumoured to be her opponent). Finally, on January 28 a whole new set of castawayswill tee it up on Survivor's second season from the Australian Outback. Sue Hawk, like most of the rest of North America, will be watching.

6. Wild Strawberries,Twist Okay, so I don't actudly own it yet. But I have heard it several

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Top 5 Books of 2000 1.J.KRowling, Harry Potterandthe Goblet ofFire This charismatic character

5. George Harrison and Paul McCarmey, BeatlesAnthology Justwhat every Beatles fan needs - a fully authorized collection of true Beatlesmemories. Top 5 CDs of 2000 1. Dixie Chicks, Fly 2. Tim McCraw, Greatest Hits 3. Wilkinsons,HereandNow 4. Wheatus, slt 5. Soundtrack, What Women Want

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No secret to New Yorker readers Joseph Mitchell

had roots extending back in American history. Both Gould's father and grandfather had attended Harvard and become doctors, and Joe Gould was expected to follow in their footsteps. He attended Haward, but soon after he moved to New York to write hisgreatmasterpiece, The Oral History. Joseph Mitchell wrote pieceson many of NewYork's morecolourful denizensover his career at TheNew Yorker, one of them being Gould. In order to write the piece, he became Gould's confidante. During his time with Gould, he slowly gleaned enough from Gould's drunken ramblings to piece together Joe

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he bookJoe Gould's Secretisa compilation of two pieces, which appeared in the h e r ary magazineTheNew Yorkerin 1942 and 1964. They have recently been re-released in book form because the film ofthe samename wasreleasedin October. The stories themselves are portraits of a man, Joe Gould, who roamed New York's streets in the eady part of t h ~ century s as a bohemian, drunk, scab and writer. He came from a well-to-do family that

Gould'ssecret, one he keptuntil1964 when he published it in the second piece, which came out after Joe's death. Gould was a dirty, cantankerous old man who was constantly suffering o m some sort of ailment, and he was also conaantlyhittinghis friends up for money-connibutions to the

living on the streets. Joe claimed it was three timeslonger than the Bible. The truth of The Oral History turns out to be Joe Gould's secret, and readersshouldfinditoutthemselves. I cannot understandwhy one w o u ~ g o o uand t purchase this O n book,ratherthan go to a library and find the relevant copiesof TheNew Yorker and read the stow there.

" J O ~ GOuld Fund." which helped him live while hecomposedTheOralHistory. In this book, Gould wrote of the thingspeople said-conversations, ramblings, fights - he heard while

I foind this book drv and not terribly satisfying assomething to read for enjoyment, but I suppose it may be of interest to those who saw the film and wish to read more about the main character.

Joseph - Mitchell Wrote pieces many of New YorkYsdenizens over his career.

A modern day fable Kent Haruf Plainsong Random House

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n his third novel, Kent Haruf takes the reader to a small town in the western US called Holt, andzooms in on agroup of people as their lives become tangled together. Haruf is very careful with his words -he doles them out equally between the bare minimum needed to describe the situation and simple dialogue amongst the scattering of characters. While Plainsong is not written as a play, it is very similar to theminimaliststyle of playsby Arthur Miller and could easily be converted into a play. The story revolves around Guthrie, a high-schoolteacher, who

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isdealingwith the recent separation from his wife and ariftwithone of his students. all the while livingwith his two young sons, who add their own perspectiveandvulnerability to the story. There is also Victoria, a slender, nahe 17-year-old who finds herself pregnant, unwanted and abused, yet discovers surprising support and strength from the McPherons. These are two older men, brothers, who live together on their cattle

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ast January the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) allowed for the creation of up to 1,000 non-commercial radio stations. These stations were goingto be pretty small, having broadcast areas of up to four miles (sorry, US Report), pretty low-power stuff. "Long live alternative radio!" Icheered triumphantly. Well. the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), which representsevervcommercial radio station in the US, isclaimingthatthestations will interfere with their broadcasts. We are literally taking about 100-watt stations.Pveseenlightbulbs that put out more power than that. One has to raise their eyebrows at such an outrageous claim and wonder if there's more to it. There is, of course. It turnsout that the NAB Isconducting some closed-door sessionsto see ~fthey can coerce this bill out of existence. What could they possibly have against a bunch of non-commercial, non-profit stations?Most of these licenses will go to churches,

schools or community stations like good al' CKMS - hardly strong competitors against the for-profit megastationsthat currentlyinundate the airwaves. The real issue is that theNABhas a very generous measure of control over what is distributed on the radio, and thuscontrol over what we hear. Asaresult, we have the situation you see on the airwaves today: the same few names and songs over and over. The NAB is worried that if a significant number of these low-power stations become accessibleto the public, then they may start losing their listener base when people experience a little variety. More to the point, they're worried that some independent band will make a lot of money through a small station fan base. This means that if a non-NAB-approved band made money, suddenly the NAB would lose the ability to pick all the winning horses. My qualms about the current state of commercialradio have nothing to do with the capitalism. My problemwith the NAB tryingto keep the little stations down is the missed opportunity for independent and

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Ember Swift is a busy woman. She and her band have just released two new additions to their growing repertoire, The Wage Is the Stage (live album) andSnapshots (live EP). For followers of Ember's music, many of the songsheard on The Wage

will be familiar, such as the bizarre "Lost in Nanaimo," the anti-capitalist "Corporate Daddy," and the paradoxically cute and venomous "Goldilox." Ember and her bandmates, Lyndell Montgomery and Cheryl Reid, are fast becoming a force in Toronto, and deservedly so. The Wageproveswhat many have always known-that Ember is aperformer whose talents shine brightest when she isbefore alive, responsive crowd. Hearing this band play live is a movingexperiencebecause you are struck by the extreme talents of the core trio. Ember is an amazing acoustic guitar player and intelligent songwriter, and Lyndell Montgomery plays a wicked violin and always manages to come up with imaginative and funky bass riffs. Unfortunately, drummer Cheryl Reid will be

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retiring from the Ember Swift band, but she was an integral part of the musicand her talents will be missed. The Wage highlights the band's musical unity and on-stage antics. The three are not afraid to appear goofy and unprofessional (as evidencedby track 16), and funisalways the goal. Their personalitiesgive rise to laughter and thought-provoking banter, which are almost as important to the show as the music. An interesting and somewhat ironic aspect of The Wage is the way Ember categorizes each song on the track listing-everything from "cowpunk" to "ethereal folk-jazz" to "mideast-asianfolk."Thisisironic because Ember herself has defied categorization and expressedher dislike for the pigeon-holing of artists. There are several great new songs on The Wage Is the Stage: "Goldilox" and "Pek" are musically complex andinsane (in agoodway), while the re-visitationof oldies "$5" and "Show Up Outside" proves that new life can be injeaedintooldsongs to make themasvital asthe originals. One of the best new songs is "Elbows," which managesto be both beautiful and funky, as well as melodically memorable and lyrically moving. If you can create music that is melodic, memorable, heartfelt, moving, meaningful, and has intelligent lyrics, then you have created art. Ember has.

harmony betweenthreesingers:Greg Dulli, Harold Chichesterand Shawn Smith. They don't always soundperfect, but there is something mortally beautiful about the way they sing songs like "Twilite I d " and "That's Just Howthe Birdsings." Greg Dulli, who also co-~roducedthis album, was the leadAsingerof the Afghan Whigs before the Twilight project. The refined style and composition on this album are the result of combiningthe musical experience of Dulli with the technical production of Fila Brazillia. Production by Brazillia ismature andunselfish,with the duo only subtly mixing in their trademark electronic sound. One song of particular note (amongabunch of gems) is the interlude "Verti-Marte," which is an incredible piece featuring samplesof a French woman chatting with Dulli. This album is definitely worth checkingout-itisa playful, sensual, roller-coaster ride for all the times you've ever felt like gazing up at the stars but never had the time to.

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