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Problems at Fed Hall Student claims he was assaulted by bouncers MELANIE STUPARYK

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For the tenth year in a row, Maclean's annual university rankings placed UW at No. I. President Johnston cuts the cake to celebrate.

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or the tenth year in a row Maclean's magazine has ranked the University of Waterloo No. 1 for reputation. This year UW topped the comprehensive category, beating out all schools including Queens, McGill, Toronto, Simon Fraser and Guelph.

In the national rankings, UW placed No. 1 in the categories of "best overall" and "most innovative." UW came out on top, proving itself the most highly recognized university in Canada.

In honour of UW's achievements, the university hosted a celebration In the Student Life Centre on Tuesday. Although some attended for the free cake and refreshments, others - UW president David Johnston, UW board chairman Bob Harding, Mayor of Waterloo Lynn Wolstencroft, Ontario MPP Elizabeth Witmer and Feds president Yaacov Iland -attended to congratulate the staff and students at UW and the Waterloo community for their support.

"The university draws much of its strength and sense of mnovation from its history, its founders and its community," said Johnston.

Harding added that "this is truly a fantastic achievement that reflects so highly on the university.

I want to congratulate all the students, faculty, staff and alumni for this honour."

Witmer voiced her support for the university in her speechonTuesday morning, noting that UW's students are the brightest in their fields and challenging the students to use their knowledge in the future. "We look to you, the students and leaders of tomorrow, with great confidence," she said.

Fed's president Yaacov Iland said that "Canada is a country of very competitive universities, and to be No. 1is quite an accomplishment." Iland also addressed the importance of the commitment from UW's administration over the years.

Their commitmenthas notgone unnoticed, especially from Ann Dowsett Johnston, the editor for Maclean's university rankings issue, who called UW "an extraordinary school." Johnston was thrilled with the outcome of this year's rankings. "It's very good news" she said. "I think it's a school that's really spoken to the needs of students in the sense of its co-op initiative."

In addition to W s excellent co-op program, there were other factors that aided'waterloo's high ranking. Johnston said that there are two important indicators that prove UW's strengths. The first is a h ~ g hentry-level grade, while small class sizes In first and second year classes are second.

One of the maln contributors to the success of UW is its co-op' program. UW is known as theco-op cap~tal,with 10,000 students working for 2,800 employersworldwide.

UW offers 142 undergraduate and graduate co-operative education programs to roughly 60 per cent of its full-time students. It is through the co-op program that Waterloo is able to make such strong ties with the community.

The celebration on Tuesday morning in the Student Life Centre showed how proud the university is of their performance.

In light of the instability of the economy and the looming double cohort, UW will have to work hard to keep UW's co-op program alive, and class sizes small if it hopes to remain at the top of the rankings.

ecurity at campus bars is in place to help keep the atmosphere fun, enjoyable and safe for everyone. For first-year geological engineering student Mike Huma, the campus bar experience has not been a positive one. According to Huma, he was unnecessarily assaulted by some of the door staff at Fed Hall.

According to Huma, he and his roommate, Alan Czajkowski, were caught inearly Septemberwith open alcohol outside of Fed Hall. They were confronted by Tamara Collins, Fed Hall's manager, and a security guard. They were asked to hand over the alcohol. Seeing "no reason

to cause unnecessary trouble," as Huma said, the boys handed over the alcohol and then proceeded to stand in line and enter Fed Hall.

Once inside, they were confronted again by security guards and Collins informed them that they were trespassing, as they had been banned from Fed Hall for the semester due to the open alcohol incident earlier that night. Huma said that they were unaware that they had been banned, and immediately left the premises. Afewweekslater, the two students spoke to Collins and apologized for the incident.

Huma said Collins then agreed to reduce the ban to just one month.

On October 18, five days after their ban had apparently been lifted, Huma and Czajkowski once again

stood in line to enter Fed Hall.

Upon reaching the door, Huma claims he was denied entrance on the grounds that he had been banned for the semester. Hurna said he attempted to explain to the doorman that the ban had been reduced to one month and that he was now able to enter Fed Hall. The doorman could not find Huma or Czajkowski in the binder containing pictures of those banned from Fed Hall, but still refused to let them enter.

According to Huma, they attempted to explain what had happened and even asked the doorman to contact Collins. "I wasn't raising my voice, I knew there was a misuncontinued on page 6

Fate of referendum Students decide hture of proposal DAVID MITCHELL

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n just over a week's time, the students of the University of Waterloo will vote on the proposed expansion to various areas on the campus.

The referendum, which will be held between November 20 and 22, will ask students if they support the expansion of the Student Life Center and the north campus athletics facilities.

Since October 22, the referendum committee, which consists of Brandon Sweet, Charles Bergeron and Katie Law, has been preparing for the online referendum.

This question comes down to a "yes" or "no" that will either initiate expansion or toss the idea.

Ever since the proposed expansion has been put on the table, it has been met with opposition.

Many students feel the Feds have botched the whole proposal with minimal student feedback, which included arushedsurvey with only 3 16 participants and little campus advertising.

Peter Cresswell, chairperson of the no campaign, thinks that these reasons alone are enough to vote against the proposal. The no campaign thinks that the university is relying too much on students to fund the construction of buildings.

Instead, the university should put an effort into fundraising instead of demanding funding from students, Cresswell said.

Members of the no campaign hope that studen? will realize that the current proposal has only limited details.

The proposal does not outline

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Gregg Milne and Peter Cresswell, chairs of the yes and no campaigns, prepare to duke it out. Voting will take place November 22 to 24.

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how much money each project will receive and the $13.80 for the next 25 years is only a rough estimate that students will be required to pay, if the proposal is accepted.

This $13.80 has the potential to increase or decrease.

On the contrary, the yes campaign insists these expansions are necessary and encourages students to vote yes when the referendum begins.

They cite overcrowding as the main reason why the expansions should go ahead.

Gregg Milne, chairperson of the yes campaign, says that the SLC is becoming overcrowded and staff have had to turn away some study group session bookings. He also said students have trouble finding places to sit during peak hours.

The yes campaign suggests the

only way to address these problems correctly is by expanding the current facilities and updating them.

By expanding now, the university will be better prepared to cope with the increasing enrolment expected in the coming years, especially the year universities expect a double cohort.

The $13.80 fee increase will not come into effect until three of the four proposed expansions are completed.

At the rate of construction, students votingin this referendum may not directly benefit from the new facilities, but they will not have to pay for them either.

Polls will be open from 8 a.m., November 20 until 4 p.m., November 22. The referendum will be online at the Feds' Web site: www.feds.ca.

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GSA wants to improve grad studies Grad students to vote on proposal NATALIE CARRUTHERB Imprint staff

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embers of the yes committee for the graduate endowment fund are encouraging graduate students to vote in favour of the $20 fee added to tuition.

The decrease in provincial funding has increased financial pressure for funds. The endowment fee, also known as a voluntary student contribution, will improve UW's graduate program and "raise the awareness of graduate studies," said Sabesh Kangaalingam, president of the graduate students association.

Jason Churchill, the yes committee chair, said at an information session that "there is a need to improve the graduate program."

Ontario is ranked 60 out of 60 North American jurisdictions for government support and operating funds.

In June 2001, W s president David Johnston said that "effort with Council of Ontario Universities must be intensified to improve on Ontario's 60160 North American jurisdictions with respect to the increase of public expenditures on higher education in the last five years."

This low contribution hurts all graduate

studies programs, as well as undergraduate programs, Kangaalingam said.

Although UW's administrative graduate bursary fund had increased from $800,000 to $2.3 million in a single year thanks to David Johnston's push, the endowment fund will improve the status of the grad program and encourage more undergrad students to pursue graduate studies at UW. Johnston aims to improve the number of grad students between 35 to 50 per cent from last year.

Currently, only 10 per cent of the student population is made up of grad students approximately 2,300 students.

This week's announcement that UW has been ranked No. 1by Maclean's in the comprehensive university and reputation categories will help the graduate studies program.

"The grad students at this university feel that size and the quality of the grad studies must continue to improve to maintain UW's status," said the GSA president.

Kangaalingam also said that the fund, if approved, will set a base to which the program can look toward support from private donations, like alumni. Rose Vogt, grad house manager, said that the GSA "needs a venue to donate to."

Currently, when alumni call to make a

donation, the graduate study is not considered an option. Being listed will ensure a chance for graduate studies to directly benefit from private donations.

If the bill is passed, the GSA wants the money generated to be allocated for conference travel expenses, bursaries and scholarships and various capital projects to improve the grad program.

Kangaalingam said the $20 tax deductible fee is a "small investment with a large return."

Last year, the same referendum was called and lost.

In order to have the endowment fund passed, GSA must have a 15 per cent voter turnout and a majority.

This year there is only a yes campaign. As of yet, no one has expressed interest in forming a no campaign. . .

Due to the restrictive bylaws, campaigningandexposure have beenlimited.

The campaign began November 12 and will continue to November 30.

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od bless Maclean's magazine and its annual university rankings. The publication provides the perfect additions of marketing inserts in university campus packages every spring.

What would schools do without Maclean's? Well, if you're the president of the University of Saskatchewan, which finished last in the national reputation21 rankings, you're ignoring the hype. If you're UW president David Johnston, you're serving cake in the SLC. UW has enjoyed a long ride of success-

fully defending itsMaclean's title in the past decade.

And regardless of what anyone says, yes, what Maclean's says matters. It's hard not to admit that a national survey ranking your school No. 1makes you want to wet your pants in excitement.

Before I say anything further, my bias is obvious - I'm a UW student. So, it's easy for me to waste 500 words on how muchMaclean's is so right about our god-like status in the scholastic heavens. Some UW students may not even agree with Maclean's evaluation of our school, but agree with it or not, the magazine's annual scrutiny is the only

way we really know how we rank with other schools across the country.

For that reason, the Maclean's rankings areuseful.WhatmakesUW the top of its class on the national stage? Six specific items, according to the magazine: students' average entering grade, students receiving national awards, professors with PhDs, professors receiving national awards, alumni support and reputation. Most notable are the statistics that showcase our professors' talents.

Students should take pride that they are being taught by the finest and most respected educators in the

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Kangaalingam said "we will be missing something we would have had" if the VSC is rejected.

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and accepts only those who are highly qualified to teach.

As a student finishing off his degree, this information is extremely reassuring. There are some surprising numbers in this year's rankings, too. UW ranks second in class sizes at the first and second year levels, which may surprise all those firstyear students in PSYCH 101 or ACC 131. In fact, most of UW's classes fall in the 1-25 student-perclassroom range at 51.47 per cent of all classes. I was surprised, however, to read that the university ranked eighth in class sizes for third and fourth year classes (we even registered a percentage for third and fourth year classes with 251500 students).

What's padding UW's ranking are two obvious factors for which we're known most: co-op and tech-

always be UW's bread and butter, but it's a shame that the university's social sciences don't receive similar credit.

I was quite surprised that Maclean's even interviewed an arts student for the accompanying =ticle. Has Maclean's ever taken pictures anywhere on campus except in a computer building or with noncomputer people?

It's clear where the emphasis on education lies in the grand scheme of things, and perhaps one day more arts programs, not just at UW, will get the recognition they deserve. Regardless, the whole region should be gratified with the university they have built.

Now comes the delicate task of maintaining the lustre as we head onto the unexplored ground that will be the next two years.

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UW report: smokers need help Greater social and medical help required TIFFANYMURRARY special to Imprint

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alf of Ontarians who have ever smoked havesuccessfully kicked the habit. Of the other half, one-third make a serious attempt to quit each year. A recent report by the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit has suggested that unsuccessful attempts at quitting smoking can both be explained and combatted.

Professor Paul McDonald of UWs department of Health Studies and ~ e r & t o l owaspart ~ ~ of a team at the research unit that developed the report to address the curient trends of quitting smoking in Ontario.

The report offers some suggestions to aid smokers who are not getting the social and medical support they need to quit.

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Crackdown on fire standards Fire department to inspect student housing for compliance with bylaw and fire code JOHN A. DRUMMOND lmprint staff

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he City of Waterloo fire department 1s cracking down on student housing that does not comply with the city's local lodging house bylaw and the fire standards under the Ontario Fire Code.

The fire department is inspecting the 902 lodging houses in Waterloo that fall under the lodging house by-law.

"Almost 100 per cent of lodging houses are student houses," ex-

plains Mike McKean, a fire and building inspector for the city of Waterloo fire department.

Compliancewith the local lodging bylaw is enforced by the City of Waterloo.

The bylaw requires a lodging house license if there are four or more unrelated lodgers in a house or apartment. The fire department assists in checking for compliance depending on the city's workload.

"Sometimes we do an inspection and then communicate this [non-compliance] to the owner," explained McKean.

The fire department is also checking for compliance with the Ontario fire code which includes proper smoke alarms, fire extinguishers and exits, McKean explained.

These inspections take place every two years. Applications for lodging house licences are directed to the City of Waterloo building department.

There is an initial $225 fee and a $150 annual fee for the licence.

Roberta Ferrence feel that the provincial government should implement more aggressive public awareness campaigns, eliminate smoking in the workplace and all indoor public places, and continue to increase tobacco taxes.

"Unless policy makers, health professionals and employees make a greater commitment to smoking cessation strategies, many of [the good intentions] to quit will fail."

Of the people surveyed in the report, 72 per cent listed their strong urges as a reason for relapsing, while 62 per centlistedother peoplesmoking as a reason for returning to the habit.

Tobacco still causes 15 per cent of all deaths in Ontario each year despite recent anti-smoking initia-

tives. With the "overwhelming evidence that a variety of treatments and public policies can help people quit smoking," McDonald feels that a program to assist those people who want to quit is needed. For example, an increase in tobacco taxes would both provide a disincentive to smoke, and provide extra revenue that could fund more equitable access to treatments.

For each dollar raised in taxes approximately $20 million is generated in revenue, but there are few programs that receive dedicated tax funding.

A relatively modest amount of money could fund programs that would have a significant impact on smoking in Canada and allow those looking to quit to find help.

SLC triples number of securhv cameras ERIC LEPP special to Imprint

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he Student Life Centre has met the challenge to provide added securitywith the recent addition of eight new securitycameras, tripling the number of cameras currently in place.

Shannon Willis, former Feds VP finance, brought the proposal to the SLC management board a year ago. SLC management approved the proposal.

"One of the reasons for the addition of the cameras was so that areas can be open longer and still be safe," said Ann Simpson, manager of the SLC. The SLC tried to place the security cameras strategically.

Cameras were installed near the lower level's back corridor, the Scoops area, and the clubs and piano rooms.

There were no cameras installed near the Campus Response Team office where a break-in occurred earlier this term. It was decided not to install cameras in this sensitive area because of confidentiality issues. The chaplain and the food bank offices also do not have security cameras.

The SLC management plans to close these offices when they are not being used in order to avoid another incident.

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Under Professor Gordon Cormack's guidance, UW's Black and Gold teams took on six "real world" programmingquestions in the East Central North American computing competition.

Each team was comprised of two undergrad math students and one grad student. The Black team finished first, beating Queen's and U of T. The Gold team placed ninth.

There were 122 teams, including some American colleges, that participated in the IBM sponsored event.

Honolulu, Hawaii will host the ACM finals March 20-24.

Watch for profiles about the competitors and more information about the international programming competition in next week's Imprint.

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derstanding. m e bouncer] just became impatient," Huma claims.

Huma describeswhat followed as torture. After giving him a five second countdown warning to leave, four bouncers physically escorted Huma and his friend out the front door. "I was thrown around the entrance, arms and hands hitting different obstacles that were in the way of me being viciously thrown outside," Huma said.

According to Huma and Czajkowski, he was then pushed to the ground, with his face in the dirt, and held in such a tight choke hold that he could not breathe. The police were called within 10 minutes, during which time Huma said he became delirious and attempted to tell them that he could not breathe.

"I could not see what was happening and who exactly was doing what; all I could feel was me being beaten," he told Imp&.

Czajkowski said that while Huma was pinned to the ground, he pleaded with the bouncers to let go as Huma was not resisting, but the security guards sat on him and held him to the ground until the police arrived.

Fed Hall manager Tamara Collins, Feds general manager Suzanne Futyer and Feds president Yaacov Iland all refused to comment for this story.

Bomber manager Marc Alan Thususka was instructed by Feds management not to comment on when bar staff may use force to eject patrons from a bar.

The identities of the Fed Hall bouncers was not made available to

allow them t~ comment.

The Liquor License Act states that bar staff and security have the right to refuse entry to anyone. They also have the right to escort patrons out of the establishment if they are posing a threat or causing trouble.

They can physically lead someone by the arm to the door, as well as use "reasonable force" to eject an individual who physically resists.

The act also states that staff may not use force that could cause serious bodily injury or death.

Sergeant Shortt of UW Campus Police clarified that, "according to the Liquor License Act, the authority of bar staff stops at the threshold of the licensed premise."

In other words, once a perceived troublemaker is out the door, they do not have the right to touch or restrain the individual at any time.

Huma contacted Collins the day after the incident, looking for an explanation.

He says he was told that there was a reference binder at the door that would have told the door staff that he and Czajkowski were to be allowed back in. When contacted

by Imprint, Collins refused to comment.

Huma has suffered scrapes and scratches on his neck and arms, as well as serious bruises on his back.

H e hopes that by making this public perhaps some of the other students in line who witnessed what happened will come forward. No charges have been laid at this time.

"I was humiliated in front of a huge line of people; I know that people saw what happened." Huma said.

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The holy grade u

niversity is an institution where success is expected and poor grades are equivalent to the Scarlet Letter. On beginning university, most students realize fairly quickly that suitablegrades require very hard work. It .is hard work that we remain committed to.

These reflections of our work, whether numerical or alphabetical, can become an obsessive quest. They remain on our record, grant us bragging rights, may lead to better opportunities, and certainly cost enough in tuition and late nights. There is apotential for concern, becoming consumed with the unrealistic ideal of perfection.

I'm certain this is not a unique experience. By the same token, it is very difficult to have constant pressure hanging over your head and heart wanting to do better and be the best - especially when you fail.

My confidence was utterly shattered my first vear at UW. I had been warned that university was a challenge for numerous reasons. Yet, when I consistently received poor grades, I knew it wasn't because I was away from home for the first time, and certainly not because I goofed off and didn't work hard

enough. I listened to my instincts, did some research and sought guidance. After what seemed an eternity, I was diagnosed with a learning disability. The news triggered a variety of reactions, but ultimately gave me new opportunities to learn and succeed on personal and academic levels. If I had not experienced some degree of disappointment and been determined to find the root cause, I may not have gained important knowledge about myself. That in turn gave me newfound tools to succeed. I learned I'm not alone, and that with support and determination, success is not out of reach.

I'd like to believe that people make success on their own terms. That is, your selfworth shouldn't be placed on something as arbitrary as a grade. Astudent embodies more than a grade and deserves to be treated as a person. It is human nature that we can't succeed at everything. .

It is apparent that attaining good grades is of such importance that it may lead some to extrememeasures.Lastweek,MarkA.Schaan reported a significant increase in cheating on campus. This, unfortunately, is not the first mably not the last time for such

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said "the fact is that failure is a part of life small failures, big failures and many in between." Randall even stated that university should teach students how to deal with failure, explaining the potential for learning, "the system fails to treat failure as something by which people learn, and through which they can learn what it means to live in this world." What a concept in our society that teaches the importance of striving toward perfection all the time and reprimands those who fall short. It's no wonder students are typically stressed and some may even feel this justifies cheating.

I won't chastise those who have used these methods. It is a reflection of a value system in which people are terrified of failure, and are willing to cheat rather than risk the possibility they may not succeed.

Mistakes don't have to be shameful if we learn from them. My late grandfather once pointed out; "the person who never made a mistake never made anything." I'm not advocating laziness or sayingwe should stop caring about achieving our goals. As long as you do your best, that is all anyone can ask.

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WV finds itself in first place T"

e big shots with the good parking spaces under Needles Hall rolled out the red carpet -and a giant cake -earlier this week to celebrate UW's showing in this year's Maclean's university rankings.

The SLC was all a-twitter as staff, students and dignitaries congregated to revel in our success. For the 10th year in a row, UW has found itself at the top of the ranking list for its reputation, and this year, we've also been ranked number one in the comprehensive category.

Schools in the comprehensive category have lots of research projects underway, and a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, includingprofessionaldegrees. The ranking system combines a long list of factors, including quality of faculty, library holdings, reputation and class sizes. Each section is ranked on its own, and then assessed a value to make up the comprehensive ranking.

According to the Record's report last Tuesday, UW grabbed the top spot because of its small class sizes. The universitymanaged to move up, to second place in the class-size category because of some newly-introduced 25-student classes. According to the Record article, only abobt 350 students are able to

access these small classes, but apparently that was enough to push UW to the top.

Even more interesting is UW president David Johnston's explanation that the reduced class sizes are only possible because a professor agrees to teach as a volunteer, or because another professor agrees to absorb an extra-large class.

I'm not sure if I'm willing to accept that professors "volunteer" to teach the extra classes. I'd accept that professors agreed to expand their workload, but let's be realistic; as intelligent and valuable as they are, profs are paid well for what they do, so let's not candy-coat their charitable nature. Maybe I'm a little sensitive about abusing the word volunteer, but I think it's a stretch to say that someone who clears 70 grand a year is volunteering.

How can a dozen or so small classes make a difference for the university? It might make a big difference if you were trying to improve your comprehensive ranking.

Maclean's uses six categories for its classsize rankings: 1 to 25; 26 to 50; 51 to 100; 101 to 250; 251 to 500; and 501 plus. Because Maclean's separates the first- and second-year class sizes from the upper year class

sizes, it's even easier to push a couple of small classes into the first-year course calendar in order to bump your ranking.

While we're on the topic, what's the difference between a class of 100 and a class of 300? All things being equal, the difference inclass size isalmost unnoticeable onceitrolls over the 100-student mark.

Other schools, like the University of Western Ontario, have realized that class size and teaching style can be adjusted to meet students' needs. That was Western's motivation for their SuperPsych course. The class has about 1,200 students, and is taught as "educational theatre" in Western's Alumni Hall, which has been retrofitted for multimedia, including a state of the art sound system and projection video screens.

The university's administration has to realize that what students want is quality education tailored to their needs; not a bunch of show-pony classes that hide hundreds of oversized course offerings. Make that the final goal, and president Johnston can have his cake, and eat it too.

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Referendum There's a good reason To the editor,

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his is in response to two letters to the editor that appeared in the November 9 issue of Imprint regarding the final examination schedule. I am the person responsible for the preparation of the final examination schedule. I'd like to apologize for the late release of the exam schedule and explain why it was posted later than we had originally planned.

Theuniversity of Waterloo uses a student-driven system that schedules exams according to the availability of the students with regard to the multiple exams one student may need to write. In order to accomplish this, we must wait to proceed withexam schedulinguntil after the dropladd period to have an accurate student list for each course.

That is why we cannot provide students with their exam dates at the beginning of the term as is done at some other universities. That is why we originally indicated an October release date on our Web site.

The release of the exam schedule was delayed further because of an error that I made during the exam scheduling process. The university has recently purchased new exam scheduling software. In the process of learning how to use this software, I made rn error. As a result of my own inexperience, I mistakenly disabled the control that prevents student "bunching" by spreading exams over the entire exam period. It wasn't until the associate deans noticed considerable exam overload for many of their students that I was prompted to re-run the schedule. This pushed the release date from late October to November 5.

Once again, I am very sorry for the problems this has caused our students. Providing the most timely andstudent-friendly examschedule is my first priority and I promise that in future, we in Scheduling will do whatever we can to do just that.

-Charlene Schumm assistant registrar, Scheduling Abysmal ignorance To the editor,

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he all-too-familiar complaint about how scientists fail to explain their work to the general pub-

lic in a few words has surfaced again (M. Konieczna November 9.) She rightly quotes Dr. Click's witty remark that the general public "is brought up on Sesame Street and wants everything explained in 90second sound bytes."

I'll go even further by asking a fundamental question: how do you explain anything scientific to the general public, whose abysmal ignorance is the product of a shallow social club network called secondary education?

put these two groups of people in a whole new light.

And the idea that my love for my boyfriend can be cured! Well, it's a good thing he told me this.

Otherwise I might have lived my whole life thinking I was happy with this gay thing! I guess there's only one thing for me to do now: I'll just go join one of those ex-gay groups and spend the rest of my life trying to keep my winky down when cute guys walk by. Now that sounds like a fulfilling life!

- Tom Fahidy

- Steve Lebourveau 4A systems design engineering

chemical engineaing

Celebrate diversity

Boychuck likes God

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obert Maric mentioned homosexuality, alcoholism and bestiality in his letter, and said "any inborn predispositions such as these must be resisted and not encouraged." Fr. John Harvey also mentioned in the letter, has called samesex relations (although not samesex orientation) an "intrinsic evil."

I'm sure Nigel Flear or other people can respond to Maric, but I want to add my two cents worth because I am concerned that some gay people may feel very hurt or isolated by such statements. Maric did not mention heterosexuality in his letter; this might be the sexual orientation of the majority, but I don't see it as any better or worse than other orientations. It's just different, in the way that right-handed people are different from, but not better than, left-handed or ambidextrous people. I look forward to the day when everyone, in every country, celebrates sexual diversity as a difference and not a problem.

-Alastair Farrugia Ph.D. math, third year

r. Macdougall, is God a man?

No, he's a spirit being. Why do we refer to him in the masculine?

Every time he has revealed himself in the Judeo-Christian tradition, he has referred to himself in the masculine sense. Additionally, Jesus Christ always referred to him as his father and not his mother. This is what is recorded in scripture.

I would rather follow a god who describes himself as "I Am Who I Am," than a goddess who describes herself as "I Am Who I Am And Who I Am Not." So it is white males who are responsible for the war mongering in our world? Somehow menstruation and skin pigment have something to do with world politics?

Here are some names for you: Boudica, Cleopatra, Elizabeth I and so on. Here are some other names for you: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Jesus Christ.

Mr. Macdougall, you should "get back to the roots of your thinking, your knowledge and check what the deal is."

-Richard Boychuk

Thanks for the input Boychuck dislikes Flear To the editor, To the editor,

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wouldlike to thankRobert Maric for his comments on homosexuality. I hadn't realized how many similarities there are between alcoholism, bestiality and homosexuality. I was unaware that there was a great deal of love between a bestial person and hisher partner. I also didn't know that alcoholics could live entirely fulfilling lives without being "cured." Maric's comments

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Letters received via fax or e-mail will not be printed unless a phone number for verification is included.

All material is subject to editing for brevity and clarity. The editor reserves the rightto refuse to publishletters or articles whichare judged to be libellous or in violation of Imprint's code of ethics.

The opinions expressed through columns, comment pieces, letters and other articles are strictly those of the authors, not the opinions of Imprint.

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igel Flear, I had sworn that I would not write another letter about your column unless you put your theologian hat back on. Yet here I am writing another letter.

This time you do not insult religion, but rather reason itself.

In "Situational Sexuality," November 2, you make a huge scope error in jumping from "most queer people agree . . . " to "since sexual orientation is believed by most.

How do you get from "most queer people" to "believed by most?"You can say that only if most people are homosexual.

Second, does public opinion dictate empirical fact?

I have known and befriended many homosexual people in my life.

I respect and care for them in spite of our differences. I urge you to reconsider your writing as it demeans all of them.

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-Richard Boychuk

Why you should, or shouldn't Vote process

Vote progress yes vote is a vote for growth.

Our facilities can no longer meet the growing demand of students. The Student Life Centre needs to be expanded and our fitness capabilities need to be increased. This proposal will doboth of these things. A third floor on the SLC will provide more meeting rooms and study space. Expansion of the Great Hall will allow for more lounge space, and more study space. Anew state-ofthe-art fitness centre will reduce the crowding our existing fitness area is experiencing. A new gymnasium will assist our structured Campus Recreation programs, as well as pick-up activities.

There is a definite demand for all of these proposals. The SLCiscrowdedd&ingpeak hours, there is no space to eat lunch or to meet friends. Expansion to the Great Hall will reduce the crowding. A third floor in the SLC will provide more meeting rooms, and lower the chances of groups being turned away.

Our athletic facilities do not meet the usage demands that our student population puts upon them. The fitness centre in the PAC is virtually full fromopening to closing. Students are forced to wait for the machmes they need to use to stay healthy. A new fitness centre, complete with cardio equipment, free weights and universal machines, will allow our population to stay healthy in a safer, more comfortable and less crowded manner. The PAC and Columbia Ice Fields gyms are booked throughout the evenings with Campus Recreation activities. Anyone wishing for a game up pick-up basketball or volleyball has to do something else instead. A new gymnasium will allow structured Campus Rec programs to go on at the same time as unstructured activities. The University of Waterloo is now proud to have a women's ice hockey team. When the arena was built, we did not have awomen's hockey team in mind. We need to build a change room for them to store their equipment.

These projects do, of course, come at a cost. The provincial government does not provide funds for non-academicbuildings.

As a result, the university is forced to seek other means. There will be an added fee of $13.80 applied after three of the four expansions are complete and open for student use. Students will not have to pay for these additions until we begin to use the facilities.

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here is a right way and a wrong way to do everything.

Often the end goal is the same, but the process used for obtaining results is the difference. But what a difference it can make.

Recently, a proposal was put forth which would see the collection of a new fee from the student body to support the creation of various student-focused projects.

This proposal has taken on many shapes and forms since its original conception, with the most recent development being the removal of a major component to the proposal, the artificial field. The final proposal is $13.80 per fee statement for the funding of the SLC expansion and various athletic facility improvements. The remaining projects are all worthwhile and could potentially benefit a number of current and future students. The problem lies in the process. The Feds have arather dubious history concerning matters of new or increased fees.

One does not have to reach back far into memory to recall the way the previous Feds president, Chris Farley, was able to embarrass not only himself but also a wide range of students on campus through his handling of the co-op fee. In the end, Mr. Farley was quick to point out that ultimately, the University of Waterloo did not need to consult with the students; it was well within its rights to increase the fee with or without student support. Finally, the Feds gave support for the fee with a terribly low amount of student feedback and support. That was then. This is now.

While I doubt that anyone involved in the current debacle ever intended for it to take on the shape that it has, the result has been a mess from the start. Student input has been minimal. A rushed survey with a very small participation rate hardly qualifies as full consultation. Advertising has been equally as bad, with a Campus Rec ad serving notice to the student body.

In short, while the proposal may have merit, the method of proposing it has been downright shoddy. For this reason alone, students should stand up for themselves and vote no. If you are going to do something, do it right.

If students are going to pay for something, then ask them what they want to pay for. If they are going to build something, ask them what they want to build. Don't tell them; don't force them. And above all, don't assume anything.

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The referendum will take place from 8 a.m. November 20, to 4 p.m.

November 22. You can vote online at the Feds Web site, feds.ca

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Racism, overt and subtle AARON LEE-WUDRICK special to lmprint

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n some ways, I'm disappointed that my ethnicity, of all things, has been of any relevance whatsoever in people's attacks on my opinions. This is only serving to distract from the importance of the issues themselves.

It does expose something else about the way many - dare I say most - people in our society view the importance of race in disseminating differences of opinion.

It's interesting to note that whenever the white male card is played to explain capitalist tendencies, nobody really seems to get rankled. I got apretty good laugh out of it myself.

But if you say, for example, all black guys mustbe good at basketball, or all Chinese kids are good at math, watch for a flood of not so friendly rhetoric coming your way.

Of course, the above blanket statements are complete nonsense. But instead of just dismissing them, we should ask ourselves: why are they even made in the first place?

Why do we even think in these terms?

The answer is pretty scary, because inour efforts to eradicate racism, we have in fact only served to reinforce it. How? By being told that race matters.

Race most certainly does not matter.

Culture can matter; but culture is not race, and the two are far too often used interchangeably. My racial roots might be Chinese and German, but my culture is neither. My culture is entirely a product of the influences of my environment, and the society in which I have grown up, Canada.

When we are told that race has some intrinsic value, it leads to an increased aware-

ness of race, which inhibits the development of a colour-blind attitude in society. This lack of colour-blindness serves to perpetuate racism. Indeed, this was the cause of racism in the first place: the assumption by Europeans that by virtue of their skin colour, they were superior beings.

But now, many of those who were discriminated against in the past -some are still victims of discrimination -have succumbed to the flawed thinking which caused their misery in the first place.

The logic is remarkably clear. Unlike other differences, race is irreconcilable: you cannot change it. You cannot tell people to divide themselves along certain lines (race), and then expect them to pay no attention to those lines, because the division will have been made: us and everyone else.

By valuing race, we celebrate differences which are meaningless, instead of ones that are of value, such as cultural, religious or philosophicaldifferences. Differences in ideas matter; differences in skin colour do not.

We need to break out of this way of thinking if we are to stand any chance of ever building asociety which is truly free of racism.

The continued existence of white su~remacist groups and racial stereotypes is only the obvious oart of the ~roblem.The mindset of other people who see the world in racial terms people of any race(s)-is the more subtle and arguably widespread problem. To combat racism both ways of thinking must be countered. To do so, we must first expose them for what they are - harmful.

Society has already condemned the first part. Will anyone dare to stand up and also condemn the second?

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ast summer, in a fit of frustration with the computer engineering program, I took a term off to see more of the world.

Most of you know what it feels like to want to get as far away from Waterloo as possible. For me, that meant packing my bags and studying spirituality in the holy city of Qum, Iran.

Iran is best described as the opposite of Canada. It is such a different world there that it is impossible for me to describe on paper.

For those of YOU who may never get a chance to visit Iran, let me tell you a bit about how it felt to study there.

While there, I spent my evenings meditating and studying the philosophy, poetry and rituals of the mystic masters of spirituality. In the mornings, I would walk to my private classes on perfecting the soul.

My teachers were especially inspiring.

They treated me like a son, showed me how to see meaning in life and how to know God. The lessons were so powerful that I found myself crying at night, overwhelmed by the feeling that enveloped my being. Everything made sense and everything was beautiful. It

was like being loved so perfectly by someone that you hardly felt worthy.

My teachers said that Love is everything - find union with Love and you will be one with the universe. Wow. Of course, it was difficult for me at first to adjust to Iran. Even more difficult, however, was coming back to Canada and adjusting to studying at UW. Here at UW, there is a new inner struggle: the struggle of upholding the divine path of finding harmony with God while passing the midterm exam on silicon device electronics.

In Waterloo, I spend my eveningswriting C + + computer programs in the lab. In the mornings, I go to class with a hundred students to listen to my teachers talk about CMOS transistors until my head hurts.

My teachers don't know my name and don't seem to care if I pass or fail. Now, I find myself crying at night because of the pressure of the workload.

Yesterday, my teacher said that as soon as 20 years from now, artificial algorithms will be advanced enough to replace Love with computer programs. He said that if we all study hard, we could help make that concept a reality. Wow. It's iust a different world. Peace.

Memories past and future GREG MACDOUGALL Imprint staff

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was home in Ottawa this past weekend. When I got in at two Thursday morning, I walked the 20 minutes home, through the (neighbour)hood where I grew up. It was a nice walk.

It started by passing the junior highschool I went to for grades 7 and 8. Then under the Queensway, I saw a cop car with its lights flashing and some person getting a speeding ticket.

As I walk up the street, the police car leaves, but circles the blockand comes back to park in a driveway further up the street.

There's actually two cop cars, waiting on people passing by.

Just behind the row of buildings where they're parked is Central Park - where we held relay races around the park'sgravel path.

It's where we came back to later, when we were in high school, to drink and party.

This time around, I entered the park and sat down beside a tree, facing away from the cops. I smoked a bowl, to welcome myself home. It felt good to be back. As I sat there in the still night, I could hear the cops conversing out their windows.

Some Ottawa residents will tell you that their city is, per capita, Canada's capital in terms of marijuana smoking. So I gotta represent. You ever wonder about the name of this column?

On the way home, I strolled through memories and feelings as I passed by various places. I realized how much of me is still there and will always be there. I realized that I'll still add new memories as well.

For example, this visit's main purpose was one of relaxation. While I was there, I took advantage of the opportunity to do some organizing work for Indymedia around the G2O/IMF/ World Bank meetings being held in Ottawa November 16 to 18. A chance for new memories.

Global Democracy Ottawa is a group that came together to organize for the FTAA discussions in Quebec City this past April.

Since then, the group had gone dormant, but was woken up when their city was named host to these institutions' meetings.

The group's infrastructure - bank account, Web site (www.flora.org/gdo) network and resources- became the spinal cord of the efforts to plan the protests successfully on such short notice. It was only one part of the spokescouncil that met on a number of occasions to organize around the meetings.

At the Saturday spokescouncil meeting I attended, there were 50 or 60 delegates representing a broad spectrum of groups. The meeting lasted the whole afternoon and didn't close until a half-hour after the planned 6 p.m. finish time.

Despite the last minute nature of the preparations, things were pulling together nicely. There were still some concerns to work on over the last week, such as the mysterious unavailability of public space for the housing committee to use for sleeping spaces for out-of-town protesters, but it looked like things were going to go off.

Indymedia will be covering it too (on ontario.indymedia.org) with streaming audio, print pages and full online coverage direct from the people at the protests. It's the most unmediated media you can get.

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n October 29, with very little fanfare or media attention, Libby Davies stood up in theHouse of Commons and announcedshe was in a same-sex relationship. Davies, who is the NDP Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, became the third person and the first woman to affirm her queer sexual orientation in the House.

The announcement came while Davies was speaking in support of a private members bill brought forward by her NDP colleague, Svend Robinson. The bill proposed the legalization of gay marriage in Canada. The bill was later.dropped from the order paper without the support of the Liberal party.

Davies, who was in a heterosexual common-law relationship for 24 years, has long been a supporter of gay and lesb~anrights.

Since her political career began in 1997, she has also been a party critic for chddren and youth, post secondary education, social programs, housing and multiculturalism.

In Canada, gay and lesbian couples are allowed to be In common-law relationships, but not in married relationships. Davies argued before the House that gay and lesbian couples should have the choice whether or not to get married, just as she had that choice in her heterosexual relationship.

Davies' announcement comes at the same time as court challenges in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are seeking the right to gay marriage. A total of 19 couples, as well as Canada's national queer rights organization, EGALE, and the Metropolitan Community

Church have entered the three challenges.The BC government also supported the challenge, but withdrew when the government changed from NDP to Liberal earlier this year.

In the last few years, many politicians have come out of the closet, affirming the importance of gay issues and proving that it's possible to be passionate about other issues.

The mayoral race this year in Berlin, Germany reached international headlines when candidate Klaus Wowereit came out hours before a newspaper was set to out him.

In his speech, he said, "I'm gay, and that's a good thing." The statement instantly became a catch phrase in Germany. Wowereit won the election.

The mayor of Winnipeg, Glen Murray, also outed himself before he entered civic politics. Murray debated running as a Liberal candidate in the 2000 federal election. but eventually decided to stay in municipal politics for his full term.

The two other out queer members of parliament are Svend Robinson of the NDP and Real Menard of the Bloc Quebecois.

Robinson came out publically in the spring of 1988 aker nine years in politics. Menard, who has been an MP since 1993, has been a vocal proponent of gay rights.

As Libby Davies quietly assumes her new role as a high-profile queer Canadian, one has to wonder if her coming out will make any difference. Her party, the NDP, is already a strong supporter of gay rights.

What the country. des~eratelv needs is a . queer Liberal MP to show some leadership and direct the ruling party to think more like their colleagues to the left.

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ntroducing Habbo Hotel. A new breed of chat room has been born. Now not only can you chat, but you can also choose yourself a little girl or boy to represent you in the chat room. Habbo Hotel can be considered across between any other chat room and a game called "The Sims."

After choosing a character to represent you in the hotel, select a virtual room in the hotel. Your character walks around the room

and interacts with other characters, each of which are controlled by someone possibly on the other side of the world. You can sit down and chat with other people; you can go swimming or even play games. But the virtual fun doesn't end there.

For those who become obsessed with Habbo Hotel, you can create your own private room. And you can even pay real money with your credit card to buy virtual furniture to decorate.

Be sure to check out Habbo Hotel at www.habbohotel.com.

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What it's like HANGAMA AHMADZA special to imprint

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ven though my place of birth would indicate otherwise, I know that I am not an expert on the political scene in Afghanistan.

Even though I was greatly affected by the events of September 11, I know that I am not an expert on terrorism and its causes. Even though I have been a survivor of racism many times over, I do not know what causes such hatred in people. And even though I am where I am and I am who I am because of a war, I do not know what compels people to go to war.

Herein lies my dilemma. Even though I have been emotionally, psychologically and mentally affected by racism and war, I do not have a simple, basic formula for its cause and its cure. Therefore, the only role I thought I could play very well would be the exact role of who I am.

I amanAfghan-bornCanadian withvague memories of what my parents call their "paradise lost." I never had to live in a refugee camp or travel by foot from mountain to mountain on a cold winter or hot summer day with no food. water or hove of survival. I never had to live with the fear of bombs dropping on my head or toys blowing up my body parts as a child. I have been lucky. But like second-hand smoke, second-hand war can be deadly.

When one is away from war, one carries several burdens on one's shoulders: the feeling of guilt for being outside the conflict, having escaped it but leaving behind loved ones; overwhelmed and obligated to work three or four jobs to support five or more families; praying constantly for peace; anxiously awaiting mail stating that loved ones have survived the latest conflict; being glued to the BBC and CNN to see what part of the country has been demolished and hoping no one has perished; constantly talking politics; telling stories of days gone by, clinging to that past for a safe haven and a constant reminder of one's sanity.This has been my reality for the past 22 years.

I was in Afghanistan for only the first four years of my life, yet the country fascinates me, enraptures me and the hope of its rise once again against all odds keeps me going. The land of many conquerors yet the conquered land of none is once again being pounded by foreigners, and ironically by its once staunchest supporters.

How did it come to this? How does terrorism and racism take root? When does war become a solution instead of a problem?

These are questions we need to answer, or racism and war will continue and peace and justice will never be achieved.

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Basil Broumeriotis 3B kinesiology

"Sitting back in a bathtub full of Jell-0."

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Mat Vaughan 1A planning

"Just hanging out and shooting some pool."

Dennis Lubbers 2B chemical engineering

"Listening to music and writing poetry."

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Your safetv matters

Student planning gr6up recommends improvements KIRIKA BUSSELL lmprint staff

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very year committees concerned with protecting and maintaining the safety of students meet to discuss strategies to ensure that safety on campus is up to standard. These strategies are often themed around prevention.

A group of students in the School of Planning has researched the topic of safety on campus and created an independent report that includes observations and recommendations.

Entitled "Safety by Design: Making it Safer at UW," the report was based on the contributions of Kiran Chhiba, Michael Lam, Ryan McVeigh, LalitaParay,Tara Sutton, Nathan Westendorp and April Wilson. They based their recommendations upon the principles of "Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design."

This approach, as mentioned in their report, emphasizes the concept that "proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime and an improvement in the quality of life."

The primary goal, through preven-

Concerns raised about tion, is to reduce the the path by the residence in possibility for a the independent report were crime to occur. That also raised in last year's safety theory has asuccessaudit. Brenda Beatty, current ful reputation. AcVP of Student Issues for the cording to Staff SerFeds was a volunteer on that geant Shortt of UW committee which conducted Police, preventative the audit. environmental She recalled that the primeasures that allow mary concerns were the lack for improvedvisibilof adequate lighting and exity are important cessive vegetation around the safety considerapath and obstructing the help tions. line post. Other recommenEnvironmental dations includedplacingasign design to prevent indicating the residence and a crime does not have campus map by the path. to be complicated to One year later, the be effective. Exam"Safety by Design" report ples of good stratefound the same concerns regies include reservgarding lighting and vegetaing open space as tion. It also revealed that the this creates greater path could be hazardous when visibility and allows muddy, but could be solved easier observation of by placing wood chips on the an area and discourpath. Logs in the wooded area ages suspicious acare possible hiding 'pots. tivity. With new Help lines are one of the safety services UW provides, Their findings buildings, strategi- also indicated, cally placing windows and elimi- rior of Dana Porter Library, the path at the time they conducted a survey nating isolated or cornered areas behind the Minota Hagey residence, of the area, two lights were burnt and the warehouse path by the op- out near the residence courtyard. can all make an area safer.

The independent report fo- tometry building and Bearinger Kevin Stuart of the Personal Safety Advisory Committee pointed out cused on three key areas: the inte- Road.

that dealing with the vegetation is tricky because the wooded area is protected as an environmental reserve.

The area which illustrated the most recommendations by the independent report was the warehouse path. Observations of concern included the length and darkness of the path. It was deemed an isolated area with little public visibility, and has few alternate routes to allow escape. There are also many dark areas that are potential hiding places.

According to the planning group, safety could be improved if more help lines were added that are visible from eachother, preferably one near the warehouse and one between the two existing help lines.

Staff Sergeant Shortt addressed the student group's concerns about the help line posts not being consistent in design. He explained that there is one solar powered post by the warehouse path, but that it shouldn't be cause for confusion because there is a light on top. The independentreportmentionedlighting could be improved by switching to whiter light and by adding more s light by the wooded areas. T h ~path continued on page 14

Writing for a living Linda h en yon speaks from experience vinced her to work on the magazine full time.

Kenyon finds stories for the ccording to Linda Kenyon, magazine by keeping an eye on all "Some of the best writing in the university press releases and the world today is coming publications. She occasionally acfrom magazines." She knows what cepts stories that are proposed to she is talking about. Kenyon is not her by outside writers. "It's very only a published short story writer, unusual that an outside person will she is also an occaknow what's been sional instructor of covered in the past, a U W arts writing what the priorities course, and editorare for the univerin-chief of the sity and whatwould school's alumni interest the readermagazine, Univership." said Kenyon. sity of Waterloo Kenyon someMagazine, but also a times approaches self-confessed magafreelance writers zine addict. whose workshe has So, who better seen in other magato give some insight zines. into the magazine Shetries togive world and advice on writers who are prebreaking- into the viouslvun~ublished challenging and ex- Kenyon published a book a chance to write. stories entitled She said, "It's very citing field of writing? rare that I have the You Are Here.

Kenyon, a UW luxury of being able alumna, has been to do that, because editor-in-chief of UW's alumni if the writer can't do it, that means magazine for the past four years. that I come up to the press deadline She started working on the UW and I have to re-write the story or magazine when she owned her own get the staff writer to do it . I do business, Kenyon & Company, that consider it andI'm always willing to offered contract services such as try, especially a UW grad. If I have editing, proofreading, writing and a good sense that they will be able to design services to different publish- do it," she added. ers. The university eventually conWhat do you do if you are an RACHEL BEATTIE lmprint staff

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inexperienced writer? It's hard to get an assignment unless you have demonstrated that you are a good writer, but you can't demonstrate that you are a good writer if you never get to write.

Kenyon had a few suggestions for beginning writers. "One way is to write for free to get your name out there.. . write for a community magazine, write for a student newspaper or magazine. Do what you have to do to get yourself involved ina magazine."The important thing is to build a portfolio.

Kenyon also mentioned educational programs that will give you valuable skills. These programs will also put you in contact with influential people in the magazine world.

"One that I can't recommend highly enough is the Banff Schoolof Fine Arts, which runs a publishing program in the summer . . . It's a four-week program. What is as important as the practical things you learnare the contacts that youmake.

The teachers from this program are all involved in the magazine industry."

Kenyon also spoke very highly of the two-year post-graduate program at Ryerson. "It's good to put yourself in the way of people who are actually editing and publishing magazines."

If you are sick of school or don't think you can afford to go to a journalism program, Kenyon ad-

vises the "other tried and true but often long and painful way," which is getting a job doing anything you can for a magazine. This route is slower but you can often work your way up to a nice position in the magazine.

Once you get into the magazine business can you afford to stay there? 'You may need to get a day job at first. But eventually you can live off of astaffwriter salary or as a freelance writer."

Magazines often pay beginner writers less than they pay experienced writers because there is generally more work for the editor to do once the story is written.

Think about what type of magazine would publish your story. Once you find a suitable one, do a bit of research about the magazine.

After you have selected a magazine, write a query letter. Kenyon explains, "You have about one page to convince them t take your story."

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The Periodical Writer's &SOciation of Canada (which y& can visit o n the web at http:// www,web.net/-pwad) publishes a guide and lists all the magazines in Canada, contact information and how they prefer to be queried (email or letter, for example).

"And then follow up." Kenyon adds. "Editors are busy and your idea will go to the bottom of the pile if you don't call them back a few days later and ask them if they had a chance to think about the story."

Excersise caution when sending out your work. Not all magazines are on the up and up. Kenyon advises keeping copies of all correspondence with the magazine, so should they publish your story under someone else's name or don't pay you, you can sue them.

Though it can be intimidating, Kenyon is quick to point out the rewards of writing for a magazine.

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This tradition celebrating happiness and prosperity for the future was celebrated in the SLC on November 14.

The event was organized by the UW South Asian Students Association.

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Microwave applesauce Ingredients: apples water cinnamon Peel, core and roughly chop the apples. Place the apples in a glass or ceramic dish and add a small amount of water.

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Effective safety includes prevention Continued from page 12

was not included in last years's safety audit.

The independent report indicated that the Dana Porter library was the safest of all three areas inspected. The fact that Walksafe patrols the area and is visible has decreased the opportunity for crime occurring.

Indeed, Shortt indicated that since adding Walksafe to the library's security, the results have been positive due to their presence which discourages criminal or inappropriate behaviour. Walksafe provides "eyes and ears" for UW Police.

This yeaf's safety audit, supervised by the personal safety advisory committee, focused on construction; last year it focused on residences. The committee is represented by groups from around campus, including Feds, Plant Operations, CUPE, Police Services and the Safety Office.

The audit format is kept consistent, and considers lighting, signage, isolation and visibiIity of objects from a distance. The recommendations are then referred to the relevant department, who decides whether a suggestion is feasible.

According to Nathan

Westendorp (co-author of the independent report) safety is about public visibility. "It comes down to where there are more people, there is less chance of crime," he said.

Sergeant Shortt recommends that students use familiar routes, and stay alert. By walking with authority, you are less inviting for a criminal who will attempt to use control to cause harm.

Students have many options available to them on campus, not the least of which include complimentary services such as Walksafe and Ridesafe. The onus does remain on the individual to be responsible for her safety.

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Microwaves: in a kitchen near you KOURTNEY SHORT Imprint staff

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The short answer is that the jelly has more water than pastry and microwave ovens are optimized to heat water. For the long answer, read on.

Microwaves, like visible light, are a form of electromagnetic radiation. The difference lies in the wavelength. Visible light has a wavelength several hundred thousand times shorter than microwaves. Because energy of a longer wave is lower than that of a shorter one, microwaves are a very low-energy form of radiation.

A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Each hydrogen atom shares its electron with the oxygen. The electron isn't shared equally, since the oxygen atom attracts it more strongly than the hydrogen atom does. The molecule is therefore slightly negative on the oxygen side and slightly positive on the hydrogen side. This division of positive and negative charge is called a dipole.

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with the hydrogen of one atom closest to the oxygen of another atom, creating weak bonds between the hydrogen of one atom and the oxygen of a neighbouring atom. As these bonds form, energy is released in the form of heat. To break the bonds, energy must be supplied.

Microwavesare used to produce an oscillating electric field in a microwave oven, which causes the molecules to align. Each time the electric field changes direction, the water molecules rotate in order to align to the new field.

This breaks some of the bonds between atoms and the energy to break the bonds is provided by microwaves. Once the intraatomic bonds are broken, the atoms make new bonds. Energy is released in the form of heat as new bonds are made. Thus, the water inside the food heats up.

This results in major advantages of microwaves over conventional ovens. A microwave works much more quickly, since it targets the water molecules in the food. Also, heating food in a microwave means that only the portions containing water warm up, which is why the container does not warm up.

So, make sure to keep in mind what's happening to all those molecules next time you pop in that yummy gooey danish!

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Japan and Russia vetoed several points, including binding mechanismsthat would force them to meet the pact's targets and rules about expanding forest and farmland.

Many environmentalistswith mixed feelings about the protocol say that ministers fudged results on key technical issues and that Kyoto is a small start.

The little bug is here to stay Anyone who has heard or read about global warming and climate change has heard about how ecosystems are being destroyed and with them we are losing valuable plant and animal species. However, anyone who was out this summer sitting around a campfire may have hoped that we may soon lose one little bug the mosquito. Unfortunately, according to a recent study, the mosquito may have chosen to adapt rather than to die out.

William Bradshaw of Oregon, the first author of the study, has shown that the pitcher plant mosquito, which lives on nectar and is found in eastern North America, bases its lifestyleon the length of day. When days grow shorter, it is genetically programmed to hibernate and settles in to spend the winter comfortablyprotected inside the pitcher plant.

With longer growing seasons caused by warmer weather, mosquitoes born later in the season are able to reproduce and leave more of their genes in the gene pool. The end result is more mosquitoes.

"This is an important finding because it shows the genetic population of the mosquito

was modified by global warming," Marina Caillaud, genetic researcher at Cornell University, told Associated Press. "This suggests that this type of genetic adaptation could happen in other species also."This means that the mosquito is definitely here to stay.

Remote-controlled bladders An exciting new development in biomedical engineering proved successful on September 19. Doctors at New York's Mount Sinai hospital remotely removed the gall bladder of a patient at the European Institute for TeleSurgery in Strasbourg, France.

A fibre-optic connection allowed the surgeons to manipulate the robot, equipped with two arms for holding instruments and one holding a camera, using joysticks. The camera was moved using voice commands.

Yulun Wang, founder of Computer Motion, the company which created the system, said that robots help surgeons by reducing hand shake, allowing tiny movements and enabling surgeons to sit during operations.

The method also benefits patients: it is less invasive and allows for rapid recovery.

For example, a traditionally-removed gall bladder requires a 10cm incision, whereas the bladder in this operation required roughly a half-centimetre incision.

The operation was performed over a dedicated internet connection, with a speed of ten megabits per second and a one-fifth of a second delay.

The system is expected to provide health care in remote regions, like in Third World countries or on the space station.

Warriors winless Basketball team suffers back-to-back losses ROB M C D E R M A N D

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oronto played host to the first game of the Waterloo men's basketball season Friday night, and the Warriors did not disappoint.

The back court combination of Paul Larson, Graham Jarman and Shane Cooney gave the Warriors the early 10-6 lead before falling into foul trouble. Toronto's veteran squad clawed back with a tight inside game and good ball rotation, as the two squads swapped the lead for most of the first half. UW's inside game was kept alive in the half with plays by second-year forward, Andrew Coatsworth.

Coatsworth scoredseven points and grabbedseven rebounds. Going into the second half, UW had a slight advantage with the score at 39-38.

Toronto came back from the break gunning for the lead. Great shooting and ball movement were the Varsity Blues' biggest strengths, and the Warriors were helpless for the first part of the half. Just when it seemed that the more experienced Blues were going to blow out the young Waterloosquad, the Warriors regained their composure.

They settled into their offense and opened themselves up for better

shot opportunities. Waterloo slowly closed the gap and with minutes left in the game, they were within three points of evening the score.

Unfortunately,there justwasn't enough time left in the game for Waterloo to completely bounce back. Toronto walked away with the 68-62 victory.

Saturday,the Warriors boarded the bus again, heading off to play the Golden Gaels of Oueen's. The two teams had already met early in October at McGill University's Redman Classic tournament. Waterloo had proved victorious in that meeting, defeating Queen's 66-50.

Early on in Saturday's game, it appeared as though the Warriors were going to repeat their previous achievement, but the game quickly became a nail-biter.

Mili Milidrag started the game with three quick shots and lay-ins, giving the Warriors an early 6-0 lead. It didn't take long for Queen's to show the crowd what they would see all night long: great three-point shooting. The forgiving rims in the arena were nothing but help for the long-distance shooting Gaels, who mostly relied on points from behind the arch to stay in the game.

Waterloo's long ball game in the first half was iust as solid as their contenders', and for the first time

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this season, the Warriors' inside game came together. Mike Sovran and Milidrag worked the slower Queen's forwards for easy points and the teamgrabbed almostadozen offensive boards in the half. The inside-outside combination secured the Warriors a padded 43-35 lead going into the second half.

The Warriors had learned a lesson against U of T the night before. They came out of the break focused on holding onto their lead.

They were successful at maintaining their eight point advantage until the midway point in the second half, following a series of unanswered three-pointers by Gaels guard Will Feathersonha. His skill and consistency under pressure was a beacon of hope for Queen's, who rallied behind him and tied the score late in the game. Regulation time expired with the score still tied.

The extra frame saw more of what had accentuated the second half as Queen's kept shooting the lights out of the building. Milidrag had been keeping the Gaels out of their inside game with three blocks and many more defensive stops.

The Warriors just couldn't match Queens' perimeter shooting down the stretch, and the game ended in a heartbreaking 85-82 loss for the Warriors.

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or the Warriors' ice hockey team, last Saturday's game was no comfort, as the Brock Badgers beat the Warriors 8-3.

Despite the efforts of Warrior forward Richard Scott - who scored two of the Warriors's three goals - Waterloo's defense appeared to be defective. Both goalies faced many difficult shots, leading Jason Willard to be pulled for Jake McCracken in the beginning of the third period.

The Warriors couldn't build upon this, letting in two quick goals at the start of the third. Brock, on

the other hand, played well and held the charging Warriors at bay.

Although the Warriors spent a fair bit of time at Brock's net making some heart-stopping shots, the Badgers narrowly edged the Warriors with 35 attempts, compared to 34.

Also scoring for Waterloo was Brian Moffatt, and with an assist, Mark Robson continues his threegame point streak.

With the loss, Waterloo's record drops to 1-7 and puts them four points behind Windsor in the competition for a final playoff spot.

The Warriors will have a chance to rebound this Saturday when they face Queen's at the Columbia Ice Field Arena.

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fter an eventful term, Campus Rec volleyball will be concluding its season on November 18.

This year featured aclose race among all 50 teams, with only a couple of points determining the victor.

This season, the "Top Guns" stayed true to their team name by being the best in the A league. They were closely followed by "Strange Brew2." "Rat Rage" and "Yellow Fever" who managed to score a perfect four in their spirit of competition. This is accomplishment in the highly competitive A league.

The B league, the most competitive with 22 teams, were lead by "El Tapo," closely followed by the "Disorganized Engineers." The team with the highest spirit of competition points was "Elexcellance," which finished sixth overall.

The C league was led by the "Asian Invasion," captained by Clement Lee, who also won the Captain's choice award for being a diligent referee. In all six games played in the C league, "Weavers Army" and "Fury" both ended up

with a perfect four for spirit of competition.

The D league was led by the "North Stars." In this league, "Bolleyvall" and "Trojan Horzes" also managed to scoie a perfect four on their spirit of competition. Way to go guys!

With the playoffs underway, each team will get a final chance to put it on the line. Best of luck to all teams.

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ampus Rec made an appearance during Homecoming weekend with the 2Ball championships.

"Mac-KingShottasnwonin the village division finals with57 points against "Raining Tres."

In the co-ed division, "Big Splashn came out on top with 97 points against the "Mennoknights," "Loose Change," with 108 points, were the champions of the men's division Finally, "Funny" won two Raptors tickets and the Thrifty car rental in a draw during halftime.

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he Warrior cross-country teams walked away from the CIS championships hosted

by Universitt de Sherbrooke with sixth place finishes for both the men's and women's teams.

In addition, Warriors Alastair Lawrence and Joanna Fedy came home with additional hardware, as the former captured All-Canadian status and the latter decisively ran away with Rookie of the Year honours.

While in Sherbrooke, the Warriors had to contend with the best runners in the country, a challenging and well-designed course and abysmal weather conditions.

Regardlessof the poor weather, the Warrior women opened the competition with an exceptional team effort, finishingup three places from a year ago. The narrow difference between the second and sixth place teams illustrates the depth of the women's competition. The Warriors were a mere 20 points behind the silver medallist Varsity Blues of Toronto and only 17 points behind the bronze medallist McGill Martletts.

Leading the Warriors over the weekend was 2000 CIS champion, Deborah Buhlers. Racing - for only the second time since returning from

a month-long lay-off due to injury, Buhlers led for much of the race before sustaining a toe injury. She recovered to finish in 19th place overall, covering the Skm race in 1 9 minutes, 1 2 seconds.

Close behind Buhlers was rookie Joanna Fedy. Fedy, running in her first CIS championships, managed to place 21st, earning the CIS Rookie of the Year award.

Next to the finish line was Warriors' team captain Kristie Henry. Despite her injuries, Henry still managed to finish in the top third of the field and ran one of her fastest races of the year.

Also representing the Warriors this weekend, were veterans Emily Rimas, Kim Neumayer, Jill Patterson and Gina Jackson. This foursome finished in 43rd, 48th, 60th and 67th respectively,many of which were their best finishes at the CIS championships.

Following the women's team race, the men took to the same 2.5km loop as the ladies, but for four laps instead of two. In a race woneasily by the Guelph Gryphons (their third CIS championship in a row) the men put forth an effort that earned them 155 points and a sixth place finish behind the University of Victoria.

Leading the way for the Warrior men was Alastair Lawrence. In a determined effort, Alastair moved

up through the field early in the race, eventually moving into the top five. 4astair remained strong throughout the race, but was eventually passed by a number of high quality athletes, finishing 12thoverall. Alastair has continually improved throughout the season, running faster in each successive race.

Alastair was rewarded for his efforts and named a second team allCanadian.

Kevin Beatty was the second Warrior to cross the finish line.

After a long season of leading the Warriors in competition and practice, Beatty still found the strength to finish in 24th position overall, his best career CIS finish. Team captain Kevin Smith was the next Warrior to stop the clock at a time of 34 minutes, four seconds. Smith ran an evenly paced race and finished in 37th position overall, well up from his standings a year ago.

Rookie Josh Morrison (a.k.a.

J-Mo) was behind Kevin in 38th place. Morrison ran an uneven race, running the last two laps about as fast as anyone in the field and making up tens of positions in the process. Another couple of rookie runners, Scott Arnald and Mike Logue, also represented the Warriors this weekend, finishing 60th and 89th overall. Between these two rookies was veteran Will Gibbons in 85th position.

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Badminton highlights JON ROEGELEAND BARRY HARRISON special to Imprint

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Their first opponent was Queen's, a team the Warriors have not beaten in more than five years.

The Warriors put recent history behind them however, and romped to a 9-2 victory.

Kenny Ng, Stephen Docking, Tyler deWitt, Karmen Too and Lindsay Anderson all provided singles wins to push the Warriors to what proved to be an insurmountable lead. Ng and Ricky Luk, Docking and Alex Wong, and Too and Erica Chui all won doubles matches.

Victor Quan and Shannon Byrne punctuated the win with an easy mixed doubles victory.

The Warriors then faced York, the team that eliminated them from the playoffs a year earlier. The team got off to a commanding start, capturing four of the sixsinglesmatches.

Ng, Docking and deWitt took the men's matches, and Anderson came from behind to win a three-game women's singles match, giving the Warriors the lead heading into doubles play. Unfortunately, the Warriors could manage only one doubles win, allowing York to tie it up at five matches a piece. York then captured a close mixed doubles match to edge the Warriors 6-5.

At the midway point in the season, the Warriors sit in fifth place in the OUAstandings and are poised for playoff competition.

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The Warriors did a good job containing Toronto's transition game and strong physical guards, but trailed 35-28 at halftime. Toronto stretched out their lead early in the second half, but Waterloo fought back and trailed by only three points with less than four minutes to go, despite shooting only

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52 per cent from the foul line for the game. In the last four minutes, a combinationof clutch outside shooting and lots of time at the charity stripe for U of T led to the final score of 75-59 for Toronto.

W s leading scorer was fifthyear guard Leslie Mitchell with 14 points, followed closely by rookie Julie Devenny who continued a strong early-season play with 13 points, Casie Kergan, Meghann Clancy and Amanda Kiewswetter all chipped in with eight points Kieswetter, a second-year guard, also boasts a team season high of 11 rebounds.

The Warrior women returned to Waterloo but were back on the bus Saturday morning bound for Kingston. Queen's has astrong team

which returns four starters from the team that finished fourth in Canada at last year's national championships, butthe Warriors playedsome of their most inspired basketball of the year, enjoying a slim 35-34 lead at halftime.

In the second, the Warriors managed to widen the lead to nine points before going cold and becoming stagnant on the offensive end of the floor. Queen's quickly erased the deficit and took its first lead of the game around the eight minute mark of the half, a lead which they never relinquished. The final score was 71-61 for Queen's.

Leading scorers for UW were Devenny with 18 points, Clancy with 11 points and Leslie Mitchell with nine points.

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UW Drama is keeping up appearances Twelfth Night Modern Languages Theatre of the Arts November 14-17 Imprint staff

ith palpable energy, memorable characters, and many hilarious moments, UW drama has mounted a clever and entertaining version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Undertaking one of the Bard's most well-loved comedies, the cast shatters the language barrier to perform an honest, if exuberant rendering of the original script.

The story begins with Viola, who has been shipwrecked and presumes that her twin brother Sebastian has drowned. She decides to disguise herself as a male servant named Cesario in order to serve Orsino, the Duke of Illyria.

Orsino pines relentlesslyfor the lovely Countess Olivia, and sends Cesario (Viola) over to woo her on his behalf. Unresponsive in the face of Orsino's desires, Olivio instead falls in love with Cesario, who herself has fallen in love with Orsino.

Much to Olivia's annoyance, her drunken cousin Sir Toby Belch is encouraginghis friend,Sir Andrew Aguecheek, another flamboyant drunk, to court her.

Add to this mess the servant Malvolio, who is tricked by the maid Maria into making an ass of himself in an attempt to woo his mistress, Olivia.

Everything comes to a head

when Sebastian (Viola's twin brother) returns from the sea unharmed, and is promptly mistaken for his sister Viola (Cesario).

Very simply, if you're not familiar with the play, things could get a little complicated; however, with succinct revisions, fluid pacing, and effectiveperformances,UW drama makes everything decidedly uncomplicated.

On a setconsistingof fourbeautifully dramatic columns, the actors use these ingredients to transform the ML theatre into their own modernized Shakespearian world.

As the detestable character of Malvolio, whose gullibility condemns him to a cell of total darkness, Brad Goddard sports his cultivated dramatic flair. Malvolio seethes with bitterness after falling victim to the trickery of others; but by the end of the show, with quick words of contempt and an even quicker exit, the audience feels a pang of sympathy for him.

As an actor, Goddard is graceful and theatrical, and can easily dominate the stage with his echoing voice and penetrating glare.

As a straight-man, Goddard's domineering presence makes him the perfect comedic target - and seeing him dressed in yellow breeches and overalls, you'd laugh too!

Meghan Flynn's Viola is notably un-Shakespearian, but comes across as a profound and powerful performance.Her gesturesarecasual but candid, and her voice is direct yet expressive.

Indeed, Flynn lends depth to

the production, and her performance is one of the highlights of the show.

One of the most believable actors is Andy Trithardt in the role of the Fool.

Trithardt renders the comedic philosophies of his character with an authentic performance.

Jef Gagnon is another star, whose portrayal of the quirky, unkempt, foppishly over-the-top Sir Andrew is wonderfully executed.

Graham Williams IANICEIIM animates Sir Toby into an amusing The cast of Twelfth Night engages in a pre-show meditation circle. and boisterous drunk who stumblesabout the stage ances, and in turn, the ease with tion intosomewhat of ashakespearin a rambunctious stupor. ian musical-comedy. Although some which people can be deceived.

For the audience, the banterThe invented character of the of the numbers are reminiscent of ing betweenTrithardt, Gagnon, and Spirit of Love drives home both the an amateurish high-school glee club, Williams is unadulterated eye- realistic and idealistic manifestations they add a playful, almost farcical candy, proving to be one of the of love harboured onstage, and is flavour to the show. most entertaining elements of the channelled through the beautiful As the director explains in the show. With song, dance and drink, operatic stylings of Mia Praught. program, the musical additions are their antics left us wanting more.

Beyond its lengthy explanation an extension of the opening line: "If Much of the play's comedy is in the program, there are few ele- music be the food of love, play on." timeless, what with its rigamarole ments that hint at the show's hisDirector Joel Greenberg can of misunderstandings, role-revers- torically-specificsetting ofthe 1960s chalk up Twelfth Night as another als and mischievous conspiracies.

-except, of course, for the music. success on his roster of theatrical Thematically, the show adThe insertion of songs taken achievements with UW drama. dresses - among other things - from 60s and 70s musical adaptaIf drama be the food of enterthe dangers of judging by appear- tions of the play turns the produc- tainment, Mr. Greenberg, play on.

Attention: material of a Biohazardous nature Hardcore rap-metal band talks about the meaning behind the music Biohazard Guelph: Trasheteria November 10 LAURA TAYLOR special to Imprint

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hen many celebrities today ignore their positions as role models, I find it satisfying to meet a band that acknowledges its power to influence fans, and confronts its social responsibility by projecting a positive message.

Choosing September 11 to release Uncrvilization, their sixth studio album in over 11years, the four members of Biohazard (Billy Graziadei, Danny Schuler, Leo Curley, and Evan Seinfeld) felt they were putting out "an emergency wake-up call for the world."

Recorded by the band in their Brooklyn rehearsal space-turned "Rat Piss Studios," Uncivilrzation (released on Sanctuary Records in

North America), features guest appearances by members of Sepultura, Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, Skarhead, Slipknot, Pantera, Type 0 Negative and Cypress Hill.

With full creative control, includingengineering,producing, and even directing their own videos, Biohazard's hardcore rap-metal deals with coping in a crazy and violent world.

Before going on stage, bassist/ singer Evan Seinfeld described the intensity of waking up in NewYork City on September 11 to see the World Trade Center on fire. After watching numerous television replays of the plane hitting the first tower, Seinfeld went up on the roof of his building.

"I just sat there," he said, "and watched the second building get hit.

I had my cellphone on the roof, and I started calling my friends who worked at the World Trade Center to see if they were alive or not. Not everybody made it."

I asked Seinfeld about the rel-

evance of Biohazard's message in the context of terrorism and war.

"War is an exaggeratedfist fight where people don't know how to talk anymore."

Wanting justice, he doesn't believe America can find it by throwing bombs and killing more innocent people.

"People at work trying to feed their families have nothing to do with anybody's religious crusade, economic crusade or anything," he declared.

Seinfelddoesn't understand the philosophy that recommends dropping food packages along with bombs just to present a better image to the rest of the world.

"The whole point of our mission," he said, "is to open people's eyes [and to tell people] that this is our wake-up call to have a revolution of sanity, communication, love and freedom."

Before each song in their live set, Seinfeld, who also plays Jaz Hoyt on the HBO series 02, took a

moment to remind the enthusiastic crowd what Biohazard is all about.

"Being a leader and not a follower and standing up for what you believe in."

Early in our conversation, Seinfeld emphaticallystated that the members of Biohazard refuse to be terrorized. Believing that fans can identify with ,the messages on Uncivilization or on their other albums, Seinfeld admits that Biohazard doesn't have all the answers.

He hopes that the young people who buy the records and go see the shows can "pick up something positive from what we [the members of Biohazard] do."

Seeing his audienceas the teachers, doctors and politicians of the nextgeneration, Seinfeld writesand performs for people who might become prime ministers, presidents "or just a good mom or dad."

Many fans write, e-mail or approach the band at concerts to thank the members for their positive influence. Last Saturday night a few

young men asked Seinfeld to play the song "Loss" for a recently deceased friend.

Biohazard played the song's acoustic intro, asking for a moment of silence to accompany the dedication that was extended to honour all who died before their time.

On the subject of his responsibility to fans, Seinfeld said, "Like it or not, everyone in the public eye is a role model." He thinks it's sad that so many successfulbands don't fulfill their social responsibility to kids who look to stars for direction.

Believing in a karmic world, Seinfeld believes that the things you do come back around to you.

What does that mean for Biohazard? After suggesting people check out the band's official Web site, www.biohazard.com, for lyrics and other information, Seinfeld summedeverythingup: "We're willing to fight and die for what we believe in, and that's spreading our positive message in such a negative world, with our music."

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Li madean incredible first appearance as the villain opposite Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 4, and his North American career has taken flight with starring roles in Romeo Must Die and Kiss of the Dra~on. latest venture, The let Li is the ultimate martial arts movie Star.

One (by James Wong, director of Final Destination), has an Angeles police officer named and commercials try to sell: Jet Li, irresistible drawwith itsMatrix-like Gabriel. "bullet time" and carnage.

However, since the life energy What the trailers did not warn cinematography, flashy choreois divided equally amongst the re- people of was that the movie was !graphed fights and, well, Jet Li. Nevertheless, my verdict is maining selves, both sides of Jet Li going to attempt to have a plot with mixed because of an unfortunate are treated to catchy Matrix-like characters. That is to say that The imbalancebetweensomegreatfight cinematography.

One betrays its sales pitch by forcWithout a doubt, The One ing unnecessary fluff upon the scenes and an awful plot.

The basic premise of The One creams TheMatrm at its own game; viewer like the character's feelings runs parallel to The Matrix in that it the firstaction scene done was worth for his wife.

This type of crap is shoved is set in an alternate dimension, but the price of admission.

Themoviesports plentyof "bul- down the throat of the viewer, who here, each person exists simultaneously in multiple universes at once, let time," as well as the elusive re- only paid the $12 to see Li dodge volving camera only found in the bullets and punch through walls. It sharing the same "life energy."

From this, Jet Li plays an ambi- opening scene of The Matrix. And should be obvious to everyone that tious agent named Yulaw who has frankly, Jet Li makes much better Jet Li is not an actor; why the studio been murdering all his alternate use of this than TheMatrixever did. attempted to turn lead into gold is Unfortunately, these scenesare anyone's guess. selves in different universes in order That said, it is unfortunate that to concentrate his life energy. By few and far between. The remaindoing this, he increases his own der of the movie has lots of action the movie did not adhere to its sales power, hoping to remain the sole which is entertaining but unsatisfy- pitch, otherwise itwould be a block"god-like" survivor known as "the ing, given the incredible impression buster for sure. one." the Matrix-esque scenes leave.

The concept is solid. MatrixComparisons aside, The One like cinematography sells, and Jet Li The final target, of course, is in our universe: a mild mannered Los certainly delivers what the trailers is simply the best.

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t's no surprise that Timothy Findley's latest novel, Spadework,quickly foundits way onto the national bestseller list. Days after it hit the shelves in September, Spadework started a steady climb into the top ten surely an indication that once again, one of ~ a n a d a ' smot highly respectel and widely read au thors had pro. duced a masterpiece.

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Enter Griffin Kindcaid, the aspiring actor. Enter his wife Jane, an unstable but well-off set decorator.

Enter their son .Will, an intense seven-year-old, more perceptive than either Jane or Griff want to believe.

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The conclusion of Spadework is anti-climatic, and it ends like a bad Hollywood movie. Don't wait for the twist; it never comes.

Spadework's problem is that it is an easy read when it shouldn't be.

Findley's readers are used to being challenged. They are used to discovering hidden meanings, to loving and hating the characters, to figuring out what the hell is going on.

Reading Findley should make the readerthink. Sadly,Spadework's lack of intensity and often banal descriptions fail to do that.

But even the most scathing of reviews will not s t o ~a devout Findley reader from going out and buying Spadework. And so they should.

Buy Spadework. Borrow it.

Read it. And afterwards, bury it.

Then go dlg up some of Findley's older work (thlnk Headhunter, thlnk Not Wanted on the Voyage, think Famous Last Words) to serve as a remmder of what a truly talented and brllllant author he really

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The interview with Sears was conducted

by Drama Professor Gerhard Hauck and was complemented by animated readings from both of her major works.

Sears charmed the audience with her magnetic personality and shared the motivation behind her chosen career path.

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ep cats, cool dudes, raconteurs, free spirits -the jazz world has always had plenty of them around, from Cab Calloway to Slim Gaillard to Miles, Trane, Dizzy andBird.

They seem to walk, talk and exist on a different plane.

Let's consider the cases of two of the most otherworldly sorts that the planet jazz has ever known: Herman "Sonny" Blount better known as Sun Ra, and Roland Kirk

As with Ra, Rahsaan'spresence was best appreciated in live performance, for it was on stage that his spirit truly soared. Here was a man who suffered a severe stroke two years prior to his death.

Did he languish or retreat from life as a result? No, instead he had his saxes rebuilt so that he could continue to play with his "good" hand and fingers.

He was a multi-instrumentalist skilled on the saxophone, the flute, the trumpet and other instruments he invented because he felt he needed a new sound.

"Acting is a craft I have been called to by my nature, but playwrighting is acraft I choose to nurture."

She joked that her decision to pursue a career in playwrighting came from the noblest of concerns: "Stories about [me] are not being told and not being told from [my]perspective." She stressed the extraordinary difference made by sharing one's ownexperiences. . .

EMILY M. COLLINS She explains that UW welcomes theatre artist Djanet Sears. she was 17 years old She also wanted to address the problem the first time she read a piece of fiction by an author of African descent called A Raisin in of black actors not being given roles in mainthe Sun. This is a play by Lorraine Hansberry stream white theatre. She said that the soluwhich explores the experience of a black tion to the problem is not to make theatres family in the 1950's moving to the suburbs hire more black actors but to get more black from an apartment in Chicago's poor South playwrights to write plays for them.

Sears also discussed her play Harlem side. Sears says that though she felt somewhat removed from the story, having grown up in Duet, a prelude to Shakespeare's Othello that a middle class white neighbourhood, there recounts the tale of Othello's life before were "things being told about me that I had Desdemona, with his first wife, Billie. She says her intention was to explore the Othello not experienced in literature before."

Sears plans to hold the AfriCanadian archetype from a black woman's perspective.

She also wanted to ask questions about Playwrights Festival again next year. Her vision behind organizing the festival is to race without white people ever entering the bring together playwrights of African descent stage as an attempt to illustrate how racism is in order to combat the difficulties of being internalized by black people and surfaces in relationships among them. isolated in different regions.

Sears' new play, A Black Girl in Search of She commented that it was "not a moblem that nobody knew who we were but that God, opens on February 7 at the Harbourfront we didn't know who we were."

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Just from the name, most of you will probably be able to determine the driving force behind the fourth disc from Orange County California's Kottonmouth Kings.

For those of you who can't it's weed. Pot. Mary Jane. Ganga.

Mariiuana. This fact alone makes the album worth listening to.

But there is something about listening to a bunch of perpetually stoned suburbanites rap about being perpetually stoned that makes walking to school a little more fun than it used to be.

So maybe their rapping (which sounds like Kid Rock vs. Cypress Hill) won't win them any awards.

So maybe they won't have the next hit single - if for no other reason than the bleeps censoring out the drug references could constitute a whole new backbeat on their own.

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But with lines like "Growin' up in the 'burbs where the herb is the word/the herb, herb, herb, the herb is the word" how can you lose?

The beats aren't bad - some are actually pretty good ("Life Rolls On" is an example) and for those of us who like a little variety in our music, there are even a couple of decent punk tunes.

And if nothing else, it's great to hear a group rapping about something other than bling bling and overstated sexual prowess.

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a bad case of the munchies.

mate who played the fiddle along with the music while we drank underage in our residence room.

So in the spririt of "Viens-tu prendres une biere," I will salute one of French-Canada's greatest bands with a cold one.

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After 25 years and 10 albums of foot-stomping Quebecois drinking music, La Bottine Souriante continues to please fans worldwide with their 11th album. Cordial.

La Bottine Souriante mixes fiddles, guitars, spoons, accordions, mandolins, horns and a multitude of percussion instruments to deliver a celtic-cajun style folk sound.

If you are looking for some booty-shaking music to surprise friends with at parties, this may be what you are looking for. If you are French-Canadian and like to drink, Should not be without this album.

When I first popped the disc into my. CD player - . and hit play, two memories came to mind: ihk sight of drunken adults dancing around me during "la fete de St. Jean Baptisten at Club Richelieu and all the nights with my first-year room-

Fans of Plasticine's anthemic rock will be pushing and shoving each other out of the way to pick up the band's latest release, Public Address System.

It's been over a year since Rob Szabo and Steve Strongman - the writing force behind Plasticine re-released their debut album, and the wait has been worth it.

Public Address System is the product of a lot of woodshedding andlivesong development; the men of Plasticine have toured their asses off,andsongslike "Medusa," "Don't Come Any Closer" and "Pretty Ugly" sound like old favourites to those of us who have had the chance to see their phenomenal live show.

Szabo's vocals are a not-so-subtle blend of heartfelt honesty and rock posturing. You might guess that the lanky singer-songwriter spent a little time in his adolescence getting rejected by the ladies; you can hear the 'Yuck you" between the beats if you listen carefully.

What's most impressive is that the band was able to capture much of their live prowess on this record.

I feel sorry for any band that allows Plasticine to open for them; they'll never live up to this rock standard.

Yours to discover.