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to-UW, who would it be? -

"Barbapapa (clickity click Barbatrick)" Sean McCloskey, Scott Mills and Carolyn Huizinga

"Jimmy Hoffa" Neil Derraugh 1B Math

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"Bruce Lee" Allister Alemaniah

"Mike Tyson" Allen George

2B Computer Engineering

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"Ali G" Cordelia Silva, Smita Nundy and Azim Kara

"Sue Johanson" Patricia Williams, Andrew Hinton and Mai Almardini

3A Econ, 4A Econ and 3B Econ

16 CS, 1B CS and 3A Bio

"Keith Allen (cuz he's one sexy mofo)" Cary Rotman and Keith Allen

"Dr. Phil" Evita Thompson, Vanessa Hartawidjojo and Christine Tikuisis

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4A Engl. Lit, 4A Engl. RPW and 4A Psych

Tears of joy: Grads of 2003 bid farewell UW celebrates eighty-sixth convocation ceremonies Kimberly Mackhan IMPRINTSTAFF

The class of 2003willvouchthat many of t h e m d not be graduating magna cum money and while corporate recruiters did not snap up graduates at a record pace this year or pay them record salaries,movemhelming3,500 students will graduate at the UniversityofWaterloo7sspring convocation from Wednesday through Saturday (June 11- 14). WMe changing majors now isn't a realistic option, more or less 3,122 undergraduate and 388 graduate students would receive their degrees and diplomasduringthe fourday event at the Physical Activities Complex.

Newly appointed UW chancellor, Wke Lazaridis (the founder, president and co-chief executiveofficer of Research InMotionLtd.) jokedwith graduates at Wednesday's lighthearted Commencement exercises, teasing those who clapped too soon or did not clap at all.His convocation speech was delivered for graduates in applied health sciences,environmental studies andindependent studies. Lazaridis succeeds Val 07Donovan,chairman of Com Dev Ltd., who was designated "Chancellor Emeritus" at the sameconvocationceremony. Wednesday proved to be very eventful with honorary degrees also being bestowed to Prof. Paavo Komi and Morden Yolles. Komi is head of the Department of Biology of Physical Activity and director of the Neuromuscular Research Centre at the University of

Jyvaskyla, Finland. Yolles, in contrast, is one of the most distinguished designers in Canada and highly influential in the development of modern Canadimarchitecture.Intheir speeches,both individuals applauded students for making it tlvs far and completing an educationalodysseyat the University of Waterloo, even if it was just on hiatus.

Activities occurring over the past week ultimately reached a climaxwhen scholars from the Faculty of Arts adorned the PAC area with black, silk hoods - fashioned in the Oxford shape -with a border the colour of envy. Denis Desautels, former auditor general of Canada, received aDoctor of Laws (LLD) and addressed the graduates. Artsies were admonished that the plans they made at age 18were usually not viable and would probably not be same at age 25. For some, over $30,000 and five years later, "growing up" proved to be really tough. While the newly-rnintedgraduates were stillurged to makenew plans, theywere cautioned not to leave UW expecting that plans don't fall through; sometimes plans are made to be broken.

Chaviva Hosek, a longstanding champion for higher education and researchin Canada, will speak to Science graduates today. Hosek is anticipated to encourage graduates to "find themselves" and to look back and reflect on life. Graduates will be reassured that they have reached a certainpointwhere they should appreciate what they've lived through and what they have to look forward to. Subsequent to this, UW gradDavidBoswell, a key figurein

Environmental studies grads receive accolades from family and friends for a job well done. the success of several Waterloo software companies and recipient of the 2003 J. W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation, willgive a talk - "Highlights from the Essential Guide to the Software Business."

UW's prominent math and engineering faculties will end this week's convocation ceremonies tomorrow with "inspirational jokes, slip-ups and colourfulexpressions of oration" from Mathematics Prof. Margaret Wright,

widely known and respected for her contributions to numerous areas of mathematical programming, and Engineering Prof. Lotfi Zadeh, "the father of fuzzy logic." Also at convocation, the title o f 'Honorary Member of the University" will be give to retired Prof. Pat Rowe, an expert on cooperative education, and Prof. James Leslie, founder of W s distance education.

As UWgrads finish university and

enter the eight-hour workday world with little to no changes in the realm ofnew experiences they take their training, letting routine and complacency undergo its course. Whether they put their degree towork orgo straightinto a post-graduate schoo1,inone way the p r e s s u r e d be off but in anotherway there is a new and different challenge to face.

Feds show support for Finkelstein visit Keith LeBlanc SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

The debate over Dr. Finkelstein made its way into last Sunday's student council meeting. Finkelstein sparked controversyoverwhether Feds should support the speaker's visit by providing a small amount of funding. The amount in question was only $500 and Dr. Finkelstein would still have visited even if this funding was not provided. But for those arguingfor or against the funding, the debate seemed to centre the message sent to students concerningwhether the student government supported Finkelstein's visit or not.

The question of providing compensation to Dr. Finkelstein was first addressed several months ago when Palestine Week was being planned.

The proposal was sent and approved by the Internal Funding Committee, or IFC. The funding committee was set up to address funding issues like this one, so that they would not be debated during the already lengthy

student council meetings.

The motion proposed on Sunday was to overturn the IFC's decision on the grounds that it did not follow one of its guidelines;the proposed funding did not benefit the student body at large.To provide evidencefor this point, a number of concerned students were present at that meeting, including the President of theJewish Students Asso-. ciation, two representatives from Students United Against Hate as well as the director of WPIRG. However, the motion to stop the funding failed, with only three votes supporting it. Most councilors that voted against the motion did so because they believed the guidelines were followed, and they trusted the IFC in their decision.Many adrmtted throughout the meeting to not having extensive knowledge about Dr. Finkelstein to determine if he is the Anti-Semite that many claim he is.

There were some at the meeting who spoke against themotion because they believed Dr. Finkelstein actually had the right to speak at UW and not

simplybecause they had bhnd f a ~ t h ~ nFeds should support an environment the fundmg committee. that offers these diverse views and gives students the chance to hear all sides of an issue. Her belief is that Dr. Finkelstein himselfis not anti-Jewish, The Jewish but anti-Israel, and states that if a Students speaker was invited at was anti-Pakistan (her family's country of origin) Association feels she would have voted the same. betrayed by Those at the meeting in favour of the mouon to overturn funding no their student doubt believeDr. Finkelsteinis a threat to the Jewish community at Waterrepresentatives loo. Don Menning-McRae, a confor supporting cerned student, was present at the meeting to show his supporr for the someone they motion. He stated he had nothmg view as a threat. against freedom of speech and debate, but the "councll is to represent the collectiveinterestsof the undergraduSpeaking to one such councillor, ate community of Waterloo." Mr. Muneeba Omar, gave some insight Menning-McRae empathized with into how she formed the bases for her counulors unaware ofDr. Finkelstein's decision. Ms. Omar supports Dr. reputation, but is stillvery angered by Finkelstein'svisit because he offers an their almost unanimous vote against alternate view on the Israel-Palestine the motion. He believes that the proconflict.As an advocate of free speech tests brought forward at the council and free thought, she believes the meeting by him and his colleagues

showed the Jewsh commuruty's resentment towards Dr. Fmkelstein's lecture, and thus the Federauon of Students supportmgth~s lecture would be aganst the students' collecuve mterest. "Feds posluon IS obv~ous,exphc~tJemshconcernsabout am-Jewlsh senument do not preclude collecave sponsormgfrom the undergraduate ofWaterloo7'.Mr. Memg-McRae noted that he and many others will not forget t h s move by Feds, whch he beheves was a blatant disregard for a concerned groups opposmon.

In the end, the only thmg for certain was that no matter what decislon was made there wt,uld be anger and resentment dlrected at Feds by one of the groups. The Feds stand behlnd their dec~slonto sponsor Dr. F~nkelstem'sv~sit,staung lt prov~des an envlronrnent for open commurucauon and debate. The Jewish Students Assoc~auon,however, remams feehng betrayed by the~rstudent representauves for putung the student support behmd someone they are not only against but also vlew as a threat.

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Health institute to expand Benefactor donates another $2 mdhon Andrew Dilts IMPRINT STAFF

The Lyle S. Hallm-anInstitute, a University ofwaterloo Institute aimed at encouraginghealthierlifestylesamong Canadians,willsee an expansion of its facilities begin over the coming year.

The additionis expected to cost $4.25 million. OnTuesday,June 10,$2 milion of this total was donated by local business leader and institute namesake Lyle S. Hallman.

Hallman's recent gift brings his total donations to the Institute to 54.5 million. He first donated $2.5 million to UW's faculty of applied health sciencesin 1999,with $1.5milliongoing towards the creation of the Lyle's. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion, and $1 million to the foundation of the Lyle S. Hallman Professor of ~ e a l t Promotion. h The next $2 million will go towards the $4.5 million expansion,providing space for the growing Centre for BehaviouralResearchandProgram Evaluation, the behavioural research arm of the Canadian Cancer Society.

The spacewill also accommodate the Health Behaviour Research Group,

currently located in the Mathematics and Computer building.

Professor Mike Sharratt, dean of the faculty ofApplied Health Sciences, commented on the donation. "The spirit of innovation at the University ofwaterloo," stated Sharratt, "is sustained by this h n d of contribution which is exceptionalin its magnitude, generosity and vision."

UW president David Johnston echoed the sentiments expressed by Sharratt. "Lyle Hallman is one of this community's greatestbenefactors and we are profoundly thankful to him for this generous gift."

LyleHallman participated in World War I1 as a member of the Air Force from 1942until 1945. O n his return to life as acivilian,he foundedthe Hallman Construction Company. The company grew and prospered, and lists among its other achievements the construction of the first high-rise in Cambridge.

Hallman has also been involved in many major positions with local and national organizations, both professional and volunteer. adilts@imprint.uwaterloo.c~"'

"Maybe now's the best time to tell you something..."

Controversy: Dr. Finkelstein has his say, despite the opposition Continued from cover

"There are two possibhties," continuedMenning-McRae,"One presumes either that no informed pro-Palestinian speaker can represent an opinion on the Middle-Eastern conflict without an anti-Jewish message, or that a speaker with anti-Jewish overtones has been chosen in preference to an informed speaker without them. In which ever case, the invitation and endorsement of Finkelstein constitutes a deliberate and focused antiJewishapproach."

Menning-McRae's actions were prompted by what he felt were the serious ramifications resulting from

Feds funding of the lecture. He said, "My concern is less with the speaker and the speech and more with the unambiguous positions student organizations have taken on a matter which obviously involves anti-Jewish sentiment internationallyand on campus."

The GPAJ will be circulating a petition to UW students and hope to gather support for their movement. It will exhort the Feds to take action against the GPAJ and similar organizations. "That representative student governments feel that anti-Jewishsentiment is an acceptable component of discourse has serious ramifications."

After Finkelstein's lecture, Feds

decided that itwould be "prudent for us to review [thelecture] and see if any changes have to be made in the future," according to Edey. Feds will be conducting a post-mortem with the IFC and event organizers to discuss which groups were affected by Finkelstein's lecture, and to determine if changes are needed, how they are to be implemented.

Ultimately, Edey expressed about Finkelstein's lecture, "Some of his remarks we felt were highly insensitive toward members of the audience."

With reference to the GPAJ initiative, Edey stated, "At first glance, it's not something thatwe can support. It violates the spirit of clubs and it also

violates UW Policy 33, whch we follow."According to UW,violations of policy 33 include discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment, as well as an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment.

Feds has proposed organizing a UW modelMiddle East peace conferencein order to facilitatemore peaceful, equal, moderated discussion on the matter.

Some parties expressed interest in having future Middle East awareness events organized in cooperation by both Palestinian and Israeli groups.

Fedy and~ickTheis,Feds clubs director, would like to see future initiatives organized by both groups, because,

according to Fedy, "They have the sameintentionsinmind."Feds would sponsor such an event wholeheartedly, hoping more students would participate, and less would be offended. W I R G ' s Gill "hopes that there is going to be future cooperation between the two groups."

o.What a charmer that Dr. Finkelstein is! Read all about his lecture, page 5

FRTDAY,JUNE 13,2003

Lecture on Israeli-Palestinian conflict sparks anger M i k e Kerrigan

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IMPRINT STAFF caust explomuon, although ht\ tont I .aterin thelecture the controverand manner are so abrasir e that t h ~ j sial side of Finkelstein \vas revealed Chce~ing,booing, csyingand screamundermne his purpose when he described a g o u p of stuingmatches allerupted from the tightly dents in the audence \vith whom he packed audtence attending alecture on was verbally sparring as "Nazis" and the roots ofthe Israeli-Palestinianconaccused the shldents andgroups who "The worst thing flict held this past Tuesday night. The opposed the funding for hislecture of lecture was conducted by Professor employing "thuggish, Stalinistic, that ever Norman Finkelstein, who was invited Nazi-like" tactics. He continuedvith happened to the by theNoamChomsky Fan Club, the an attack on the Chadian Jewish Students for Palestinian fights and Congress and R'nai Rrith, another Nazi Holocaust the ~luslimStudentsflssociationwith Jewish organization,because they tried was that sponsorship granted from WPIRG to prevent him from spealung or reand the Federation of Students. Even ceiving fundmg. He described both American Jewry before the lecture, the event ignited groups as "forces of evil." discovered it." conflict. For the two weeks that preThroughout the question period ceded the event, Jewish and other - Dr. Norman he made frequent comparisons beconcerned students tried to keep the F~nkelste~n tween the subjects of his attacks and event from obtaining funding from the Nazi party. When one student campusorganizations by raising awarecommented that the Zionist moveness ofFmkelstcin's controversialviewAt thelecture Finkelstein presented ment explicitly stated that it wanted points and statements. a decidedly one-sided view of the Issettlersto liveinpeacewith the Arabs, ManyJewish students felt betrayed raeli-Palestinian confictin front ofan Finkelstein commented that all counby the MSA because the Jewish Stuaudience largely consisting of suptries say they want peace, and noted dents' Association hadrecentlyworked portive students and community that "peace" was themost commonly with the group to form the 'Coalition members. used word in the Nazi lexicon. He Against Hate' that prevented anti-IsFinkelstein stated that the "Zionstated that he was not surprised that lamic preacher Mark Harhng from ist coniuest" ofthe Palestinianregion no academic departments had sponspeakingin IGtchener. Recent optomwas areenactment of the "conquest" sored his talk, and claimed that proetqgraduate MarkEltis stated that the of North America by white settlers fessors were the first recruits into the invitationwould"clearly make a mockand stated that Zionism had "near Naziparty. As well, he explained that ery out of the united against hate universal" support amongst Xmeripeaceful resistance is only possible campaign." JSA president Sabrina cans of all political stsipes during the against a nation with sufficient moral Bowman commented that theMSAis earlierpart of the last century for that character, and that Israel, ltke Nazi "employing different standards for reason.

Germany, does not possess it. matters important to us as opposed He claimed that land takings by When one student broke downin to them, in terms of anti-discriminaIsrael and the expulsion of Arabs tears while she explained how oftion." fromlsraeli-held tenitosy that occurred fended she was to be labelled a Nazi, MSApresidentI<ashfHassan disaduringthe 1948and 1967Arab-Israeli Finkelsteintold her he had no respect greed. He explained that "there is a wars were events that were waiting to for her position and accused her of fundamental difference between happen but that they needed to be shedding "crocodile tears." Booing Judaism, the religion, and Zionism, gven the properpretext. He neglected and screaming matches exploded the political ideology of the state of to mention that in both cases the wars from the audience for a couple of Israel," and claimed that Finkelstein is were initiated by Arab countries or minutes before Finkelstein broke in qualified to speak on Zionism because that the Palestinian territories estaband stated that he, as the child-of he possesses a doctorate from lishedin 1948were immedately conHolocaust survivors, would not be Princeton on the subject. Hassan did quered by Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jor"brow-beaten" from expressing lus not feel that a comparison to Mark dan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia before opinion by tears. He stated that if the Hardingwas accurate because Harding the countries proceeded to attack Isstudent had any heart in her she'd be preaches out of "animosity and hate" rael. crying for the Palestinians, at which whde Finkelstein "speaks based on Israel could only have been point the larger part of the audience documented facts." hlroy Fonseca, founded through the expulsion of broke into applause. who largely spearheaded the event, Arabs or through apartheid, accordThe audlence question periodwas argued that the Hardinglecture should ing to Finkelstein, and the nation extendedtwice due to the ovenvhelmhave been protested and dtsputed but chose the former method until 1967, ingnumber of students and communot shut down; he advocated that when it shifted to the latter. He listed nity members who wished to speak. similar actions be taken if students a ream of charges against Israeli auWhen the session was finally cut off have a concern with the Finkelstein thorities that some human rights those who had not had a chance to lecture but that h s perspective should groups in the area had documented. speakrespondedwith anger, but evebe available on campus.

These charges included house demoryone left the theatre without inciFinkelstein has been a controverlitions, torture, false imprisonment dent. Throughout the lecture three sial figure for a number of years beand an accusation that Israeli soldiers uniformed campuspolice officers obcause of his views on the Israeli-Paleshad hunted Palestinian children for served the event from the exits in tinian conflict and the Holocaust. He sport. He was particularly critical of addition to two senior officers who is a secularJewish descendent of two Israeli engagements inSouthernLebawere present in plain clothes. Despite Holocaust survivors who claims that, non in 1982, and he noted that the the tangible anger in the room, no "the worst thing that ever happened number of Arabs killed there were physicalconflicts occurred. to the NaziHolocaustwas that Amerisimilar to the number of Israelis killed can Jewry discoveredit." I n his book in 140 years of war and terrorist atTheHolocaz/stIndus~,he accuses Jewish organizations of exploiting the tragedy of the Holocaust for personal gain, denying actual Holocaust survivors retributions and contributing to rising anti-Semitic views. There are numerous positive and negative reviews of his work, but the most balancedviewpoints suggestthat heraises

UW capital construction projects update Kimberly Mackhan

North Campus has commenceda~ith the first phase of 90 units planned for January 2004. The four SuperBuild projects remainon schcdule,uithboth the Coutts Lecture Hall addition and theTatham Centre (cooperative education) now fully operational,and both the Centre for Environmental & Information Technology and the E n g neering111 addttionin their final stages of completion in time for September occupancy. The fee for theSJ,C and Columbia Icefield improvements ndl be added to student fee statements begnning this fall.

UWPlant Operations are trying to keep the noise level down. If there is a chance of falhng bits of ceiling, they will have someone watchng for it and making sure no one is nearby.

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The age of the expansion of the UVC' Empire is upon us. The reworking of new and existing buildings is being hammered throughout various corners of our campus. The most evident of these constructions is the 8770 square feet addition to the SLC that will provide more meeting rooms, lounge area and office space. For the less genial, the third floor of the S I L \dlsoon feature quieter spaces,where Feds services and resourceswvillbe.

At Columbialcefields,workis progressing smoothly to guarantee the provision of an additional gym. h liitncss Centre and\%'omen'sHockey Dressing Room are also being created for September. Construction of the new townhouse complex on the

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FACTS OF "...Canadianuniversities are relying increasinglyon private funds from tuition fees and other sources and less on public funds."

-Statistics Canada University students paid $3.3-bdlion in tuition and fees last year. According to the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, the

sise the word average in that sentence.

Although I didn't need to go to school to managed to learn that all on learn about debt (I my own, thank you very much), six years spent attending post-secondary institutions has greatly furthered my 'education' on the subject.

With tuitions increasing at an average rate five times greater than inflation (over 135per cent in the '90s - gasp) and government aid plummeting, many university students are unwittingly taking a crash course in debt management (bet you ddn't know you were getting a double major!). Although I am currentlyunaware of aprogram that teaches these vital skills, I can suggest a few courses that wouldgreatly enrich such acurriculum: Stealing from Peter 101; How to Delay Paying Paul (not for beginners); Surviving on Beer and Pasta - a

Have It All - How to Handle a Full-TimeJob arzdgo to School. like many students, I was reqwed to work and borrow money in order to get by. When I got my fxst student loan, I felt an undercurrent of mild panic and unease. I was wisely advised to get used to the feeling. (Sadly, I took the advice. It seems that at some point, I decided to join society in its quest to live well beyond its means. But that's another story.)

Does debt have to be a part of life after school? Once schoolis over, surely the financial carnage must stop? Let's see, you only have to worry about your rent/mortgage, food, car and a social life of sorts. Oh, and did I mention repaying $20,000 in borrowed money? Nice.

It's pretty sad when you can only hope that your starting salary exceeds the amount of

The best dung about a campus as diverse as L W s is that events are constantlq.gomg.on, and allreceive equal room to advertise to the skeptical and the converted alike.The worst h g about such a campus is that, every once in a while, some human assrag just has to abuse this privilege.

As reported in last week's Implint, a poster in the SLC advertisingalecture for "The Morality of Capitalism" -hosted on June 4 by the UW Objectivist Club -was adorned with the charming slogan 'You bring the shovel, he'll bring the bdshit!" This is exactly the sort of pigheaded extremism that we, as university students, should be leagues above.

Guest speaker Dr. John Ridpath responded to the act, stating that something so "antimtellectual" @s term) totally disproves any point the vandal wanted to make. Not that it matters; this is all run-of-the-mill for Ridpath.

The phdosophy of objectivism -which believes that mankind's only priorities are

"Hah! That's pretty funny!" There. Beautihl.

Not only have I just pissed my integrity as an impartial news reporter out the window, but no matter how much I educate myself on objectiv ism, I'll have a preconceived notion- someone thinks it's bullsht.

How about a more rahcal example: Let's say I've got a younger brother named Jimmy, and a grown man in my neighbourhood is going around telling little kids that white people are superior to non-white people. Ignorance has provoked me, and if this man approaches Jimmy, my instinct would be to bust him wide open.

Needlessly animalistic?Yep. A violation of free speech?Not in my book. This guy is attempting to poison my community, and just because he doesn't r e h e the harm in his words doesn't mean he should be free to say them. Dr. Ghate also gives some "apparent exceptions" to free speech, such as a man yelling "Fire!" in a crowded space where there is no fire (i.e.where it is not appropriate).Wouldn't the same man yelling "Niger!" be an apparent exception too?

I just feel that, like a handgun, free speech should only be allotted to those who can use it responsibly. Am I a n enemy to common rights and freedoms? Nah, just a guy who doesn't mind putting lus name next to his opinions.

There's at least one SLC frequenterwho can't even do that.

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I've always been somewhatperplexed by the strong opposition to gay marriages that largely tolerantrehgious conservativesgenerallypossess.

After hearing strongdeclarations that the introduction of gay marriages would lead to the complete undermining of the institution, I tried to imagine just how they thought a gay marriage ceremonywould be organized. I supposed that they envisioned a spectaclewhere two men dressed in tght pink leather skirts frolicked down the aisle while the congregation spanked them with whps to the tune of 'Here comes the bride (Madonna DanceHall Remix.)'

I've since acquired a somewhatmore refined understanding of their opposition, and I must admit that their arguments are quite persuasive.

The problem is h a t the inclusion of special status for married couples in our laws and the consequent recoption of marriage by the government

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Uon3tmisuse a dangerous weapon individuality and personal gain -has always had opposition, and Rdpath's worst offender was a student who drew a swastlka next to his picture (at Harvard,of allplaces).

This isn't about whether you believe in objectivism;after attendingthe lecture, I've decided to gve it a pass simply because I h k a degree of conformity is required to achiex-ercd idiosyncrasy. Instead, this is about free speech; the poster-changercan give his or her opinion as freely as Dr. Ridpath can give his. But why?Why should anyone tolerate a viewpoint stated through vandalism by someone who lacks the cajones to back it up with his or her identity?

Interestingly,it's an article in The New IntelhctuaI- a newsletter published by the Objectivist Club at U of T -that got me &ding. In "The Inalienable Right to Free Speech," Dr. Onkar Ghate argues that so-called "hate speech"is aninseparablepart of free speech and must be tolerated to protect the rights of everyone.

Um, forgive me, but I don't get it. Why should unsubstantiatedrhetoric borne of anger and/or stupidity with the purpose of hurting people be tolerated at all?Perhaps Dr. Ghate feels the audience must be informed enough to know what to believe. "Knowledge is power," says he.

True, but ignorance is powerfd, too. For example,when I learned what the objectivism poster scribblinghad read, my reaction was

money that you owe.

The federal government commissioned an independent evaluation of the effects of increasing tuition and a decrease in grants. They could have saved a lot of money by visiting any university campus. The result is a generation of burnt-out, stressed-out students who will likely work for years to pay down their debt, let alone save for a rainy day.

According to Statistics Canada, over 30 per cent of graduating students have &fficulties repaying student loans within the first year after graduation. The Ontario Association of Youth Employment says that "high debt loads may put pressure on students to take on any job to h l f i re-payment obligations,possibly creating underemployment, frustration and pessimism."

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Mixing business with pleasure? You're not alone

Inter-officedatingisacomplicated matter to assess. Many companies frown upon such interactions at work, but tend to ignore these situations when they occur. It seems, according to Elkmagazine features editor Alexandra Postman, that "office affairs are becoming the norm rather than the exception." In an OfficeSex andRomance Survey conducted byJanet Lever forE//e magazine in J a n u q 2002, "62 per cent said that they had at least one office affair,nearly half of them while married or in a committed relation-

Vandalism not appreciated To the editor, In today's world, left-wing opinions are rarely taken seriously.We just ended a war in which few people in favour of the war, if any, actually stopped and seriously thought about the objections [being] raised: Instead, they tried to make it look like we were in favour of rape, torture and mass devastation.

As a recent letter to Imprint showed, arguments against homosexual marriages make absolutely no sense and don't deal with the actual issues. If this has taught us anything, it is that people's opinions, even those that we disagree with, deserve to be taken seriously.

However, as the repeated vanadalism of the poster advertising the talk on the morality of capitalism shows, some on the left don't seem to have learned this lesson.

It is not freedom of speech when what you are saying is highjacked by someone with a totally different agenda.

Yes, I agree that the talk d be mostly bullshit. However, if people do not realize this after going to the talk, there is no way two sentences are going to change their minds.

To the people who did the vandalism: grow up, or at the very least, stop diminishing my cause.

- Greg Hines

3A compgter science More Heramb please To the editor, I don't know when you decided to re-imbibe Haremb Ramachandran's work into Impmnt, but I'm really glad to see ~thappen. Haremb's work represents apleasant change from the routine, strong selfconvicuon, and the abiltty to make .

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s h p with someone else." Of those participatingin officeromance "42per cent admitted to having sex on the job" and "7 per cent were caught in the act." Although, "for 87 per cent of those who engaged in office sex there wereno apparentconsequences."

Office dating has a definite appeal.

Accordingto Leemor Amado, the associatepractice consultant for the AmericanManagementAssociation (AMA) one major contributor is that "people work longer hours today which creates fewer opportunitics,to meet others outside ofthe office."

Other than convenience,compatibdity can be another key factor.In certain workplaces, employeeinterestsare directly reflectedinthe business itself.

Working amongst people with whom you share common interests undoubtedly leads to the buddmg of romances. Support for this assumption was found by a survey by the AhLAxvhch showed that "44 per cent

of managers who dated someone from work said their relationships led to marriage."

Of course, mixing of this sort can get complicated and messy, but what relationships start without this potential? Getting involved with someone can be risky business and one must be familiar with the possible consequences. Sometimes problems arise simply due to the fact the one or both parties are slightly reluctantabout dating a co-worker.

Being consciousof possible consequencesandalterationsin office environment is pivotal for a successful situation to occur.

Richard Niolon, Ph.D., outlines five questions one should ask when considering dating a co-worker.They seem pretty obvious, but when caught up in the moment such common sense can escapeus. Impact on job performance is important, ths involves how close you work together

or added stresses from relationship broughtinto office.These stresses can escalateif youintend to be secretive.

Officegossip can be quite annoying, but the truth will eventually surface. m s gossip can complicate a break up situation even more and dealing with constant whispers and apparent "truths" is usually difficult. Questioning the ability of being able to leave work issues at the office must also be addressed. Lastly, it is important to askwhy the attraction exists. Sometimes interest can manifest when spending extreme amounts of time with another. Outside of work the attractionmay dunhush significantdy.

Emotional stabdity must also be taken into consideration,we allhave our desperate moments and a work environment can offer a whole new pond of fish to tempt. Examine all areas before concoctingthis type of mixture. Like some experiments results are uncertain and operating

with safety equipmentis necessary.

Decidingto swimin the office dating pool can be a sink or swim experience.Knowing the risks is important and will likely keep you afloat regardless of the water conditions. It is a matter of opinion whether romance should be allowed in the office and whether or not to partake. Lever's surveyfound that "60 per cent of respondents felt that an employer should have no role in outlawing office romances or setting guidelines for whom their employees should date." Just make sure not to take out frustrations on other employees.

When romance can be hard to locate, awareness ofit appearingin various places is helpful. The workplace is one such location.It's just a determinationif it's worth the potential risk. Reahstically though, what relationship is risk-free?

happen what one believes in. I'm an eager follower of Haremb's work and look forward to reading h s articles every time they come out.

I don't think his work lacks taste, as he is simply shedding some light on a very real aspect of student behaviour. I'm tired of reading mundane commentaries that the other Imprintwriters are so good at.

I like controversy. I like passion.

And Haremb does it all very well!

Re-incorporating Haremb's work into Imprint shows that the staff has decided to finally be more openminded about other things students have on their mind. It shows that Imprinthas decided to shed its holier-than-thou attitude and lend an ear to those who may seem to be swimming against the current.

After all, it's those who dare to thmk differently (and positively) who produce a positive change in this world, not those who like to blend in with the crowd mindlessly.

Keep up the good work, Haremb!

It's not just cannabis users who pay the pnce.

Annual costs of the Drug War Inc. are estimated to range up to $40 billion in the U.S. alone, billions more around the world.

Yes, there are some risks associated with smoking pot but no greater than any number of other legal activities such as motorcycle riding, eating a diet high in fat or even going for a swim. If we are going to start outlawing things that perhaps may pose some risk to someone, somewhere sometime, well there are many currently legal substances and activities that cause far more harm to individuals and society than does cannabis.

It is not the proper role of a limited, democratic government to protect adult citizens from their own folly. Attempts to do so simply open the door to intrusive, paternahtic government and cradle to grave socialism.

If we truly wish to raise a new generation of responsible citizens, the first step is for the government to step aside and let citizens take responsibility for their own actions and well-being.

whatever we can to foster understanding between these two warring peoples.

Inviting such a speaker, who will only contribute to the dysfunctional divisiveness that exists and incite hostility, flies in the face of all that is reasonable.

diversity and respect it is expected that Jewish students do but it seems that everyone else can do their own thing - especially the Arab students.

This is not an issue of free speech, speaking ofwhich, racism, discrimination and bigotry is not free speech. As a world renowned institution you should stand up to these people, not encourage them.

Your student federation, like most others around the world I am sorry to say, is becoming anti-American and anti-sernitic.

I am sorry I had to write this letter.

Cannabis not so dangerous To the editor, Gopaul Deosaran does a nice job summarizing the adverse health effects associatedwith cannabis.

W h c h only makes it doubly unfortunate that he misses the point entirely. No one in the sensible drug la~vreform movement claims that smoking cannabis is risk free, particularly for children.

The point is, prohibition is worse.

The greatest danger of using cannabis isn't the physical effects; it's the risk of being dragged through the criminal justice system.

Every year hundreds of thousands of otherwise ordinary, non-violent and productive adult citizens are caught up in the dragnet ofprohibition, branded for life as criminals.

- Greg Francisco

Board member, Teachers Against Prohibition

Finkelstein will only incite hostility To the editor, I was deeply disappointed to read that the University of Waterloo has invited Norman Finkelstein, wellknown for his anti-Israel stance, to speak tomorrow.

At this significant moment in time, when the Israelis and Palestinians are poised to begin implementing George Bush's "road map" in the hopes that it will eventuallylead to peace in the regon, it behooves all of us to do

-E.Joan O'Callagban

U Wgradztate Lecture reflects badly on U W To the editor, I am writing to you because it has been brought to my attention that your campus has condoned and supported a talk by Mr. Finkelsteh.

He is a known holocaust denier, an anti-semite and an offensive person.

I am shocked that a campus such as yours is asking a person like this to your campus. I would expect Concordia to do something like this with it's history of anti-semitism, but Waterloo I assumed was different. I guess I was wrong.

Mr. Finkelstein's works have been banned by the Toronto school board concluding that his work was "anti-semitic." Is he being asked to come because your student population and professors have a particular Arabic slant to it or are your receiving funds from "Oil Producing Nations?"

Mr. Finkelstein is associated with neo-Nazis &white supremacists, so is Waterloo's proximity to IGtchener have anything to do with the support of this person? We know for a fact that there is a large German population in this area should we become worried about sending our children to pour school?

I am very upset because it was brought to my attention that the Jewish Student Association asked you not to bring this person to campus but was ignored and also when it comes to supporting

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What's all the fuss?

To the editor,

I would like to thank the Feds and W I R G for sponsoring Dr. Norman Finkelstein's recent lecture.

The Jewish Students Association has objected to student funds being used to sponsor Dr. Finkelstein's talk. \Why? I attended the lecture.

There was nothing anti-semitic about it. Dr. Finkelstein &d not make any hateful comments about Jews. His primary complaints were against the Israeli government and military.

He didn't deny the Holocaust, or Israel's right to existence, or do anythng that reasonable people would consider anti-Semitic.

So, I'm puzzled about the objections. Why should students not hear Dr. Finkelstein's lecture and use it to form their own opinions? Why the call for censorship? I'm glad that Dr. Finkelstein was able to visit UK7and present his viewpoint.

This is what university is supposed to be about.

-DavidPariug

masters dpsree, math

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Union: legal definition of marriage from 1866 continued from page 6

is one of the few remaining examples where we failed to achievea separation of church and state. We draw our legal definition of marriage from an 1866 legaldecision that entrenchedthe Christian definition into law. Although the institution has since generallybecome secularizedinour society, its relgous s i i c a n c e has not diminished among the faithful. To now alter its legal definition is to force an unwanted and divergent legal interpretation on the institutions from which it originated.

To draw a parallel, Christmasis drawn from the Christian tradition but

is currently celebratedwidelyby Canadians of all creeds.If the courts had had a reason to legally define the holiday 100years ago, it would likely have been definedas aday to celebrate the birth of Christ Today the holiday is largely secularizedand the vast majority of us consider it a day to celebratefamily and friends and not a day to attend relgous ceremonies.If the governmentwere to decide to update the hypotheticaldefinition of Christmas to correspondwith its current secularinterpretation,Christians would now find their sacred day enshrined in law as something other

than how it is defined for them.

The solution isn't to hide from the opposition and choose to either redefine a relqgous institution or to leave gay couphgs as lower status relationshipsin our society.The governmentneeds to get completely out of the business of recognrzmg marriages all together-gay or heterosexual. The only reason the government has for recognizing marriages nowadays is to grant the legal rights, obhgationsand benefits that are bestowed upon a couple.

These are a fimctionof the welfare state, not relgous tradition, and there

is no reason why they should be granted only to those who choose to adopt the institution of marriage, however defined.

Instead, the government should offer and recognize socialunions between people who wish to be long term partners regardless ofwhether they choose to recognize their union through marriage. These would provide any couple who wishes to be joined with all the specialbenefits that are currently afforded only to heterosexualmarriedcouples:bereavement leave,healthcare benefits,pension benefits, spousal support, name

changes and status in the case of adoption.Gay rights advocatesare most concernedwithequalaccessto these benefits, not in interferingwith relgous tradition. We've moved beyond the point in our societywhere our relationshipswith each other need to be defined within the guidelines of a particular faith.Let's drop the r w o u s tradition of marriage from law and leave it to churches to choose who and how they'd like to marry, and to government to choose what status joined couples should be granted.

Huggenkiss about the potential for such dangers.

Accordingto Miss Huggenkiss, gay men who prefer bananas over all other fruit choices are deeply disturbed individuals. Not content with such a broad statement, I asked Miss Hugenkiss for amore specificanswer.

To this, Miss Huggenkiss revealed that she had previously detected a lisp in my voice and then proceeded to call securityto escort me off the museum grounds. Knowing that she must

have mistaken me for a banana loving gay man, I decided to send her a pornographicvideo entitled "Three Men and a Banana." She died the next day.

Now that you know why gay men choose the fruit that they do, be proud of who you are! So, the next time someone calls you a "fruit," my dear gay comrades, just point them in the direction of a healthy snack and shp off on your merry way!

Calling all fruit loops! What's your favourite?

Ever since I was avery lonely teenager, I have suspected a correlationbetween gay men, personality types, and fruit preference.Yes, people have laughed.

Yes, people have scorned.But over the years I have relieved my suspicions with much extensiveresearch.Today, I am excited to announce that I have completed my research, and I can now share my findtngs with my readers.

(Please note:my research pertains only to gay men, as we all know that lesbians prefer long protruding vegetables, as well as lots of tomatoes.) With that being said, I shall now share with you my findings.

Do you enjoy the sweet, supple, and crisp taste of a Granny Smith?

Well if you do, you are definitelygay, gay, gay!! Dr. Ben Dover of MacIntoshUniversitysays that men who prefer Granny Smith apples often exhibit a definite liking for penises. Additionally, Granny Smith

fans are usually extremelysmelly,and like to carry around baby pictures of their mother in their wallet. As disturbing as this may seem, Dr. Dover claims that friends and family should try to stay calm around their Granny Smith loving freak, as any sort of conflict could quite possibly result in them peeing on your children.

Contrastingtheir apple-lovmg friends, gay men who prefer to eat berries or grapes make up some of the most senously unfunny people on the face of the earth. In fact, it is a well-known fact that these berry lovers can often be found insertingthese tiny fruit into every possible orifice on their bodies.. .seriouslyunfunny by far!Furthermore, gay berry andgrape lovers can be very lazy and obese and listen to Shania Twain, the worst offence of them all. If you are agay man and you happen to be daang a grape or berry lover, you must be a pineapplelover.

Citrus fruit lovers are the juiciest gay men of them all. (And by juiciest, I don't mean gossip.) Studies show that gay citrus lovers enjoy making and playing their own board games, fashioning drapes out of old tea bags, and dressing up like that mean lady at Needles Hall.In fact, years of research have determined that gay men who

hold a preference for lemons and grapefruitsare extremelyrude and can be prone to excessive mutual masturbation.

If you are frightened by the accuracyofthat news, brace yourself for what you are about to learn about banana lovers!Yes, the combination of a homosexual man and a firm ripe banana can be a deathly combination!

For my studies, I decided to visit the Banana Museum in Redbutt, Alberta.

There I spoke to Amanda

acowan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Whv won't vou call me Queer?

Ryan Weston COMMUNIlYEDITORIAL

In the "fetters" section ofthe last Izpn'ntI was quite disturbed by what was, in all likelihood a well-meaning editorial decision. Every time I had written the word "Queer" in a letter regarding same-sexmarriage, it was changed to the word "homosexual."

While someone, I hope, thought they were doing the right thing to avoid offending anyone, the change had me furmng about the language polidcs of Queer representationwhichcontinue to cause problems for Queer people.

I do not, in any way, think of myself as a c'homosexual." This sounds like a doctor's prognosis, with all the trauma associated therein: 'Tm sorry Mr. Weston, but your son is untreatably homosexual." Could you imagine? Such medicallanguage around sexuality limits me and "my kind" to a separation that still aims to keep us contained, to force us to live within the prescribed limits of whatever it is that "homosexual" has come to mean. The fact that it was the word used by teachers, priests and friends who were trying to be

respectfulwhile being terrified at the thought of anyone they knew being gay only makes it worse.

The editing of my letter was fuaher problematic since I was not solely discussing people society has labelled "homosexual." Therewere points where bisexuality (another k h l y medical term) was discussed explicitly,yetwhen the content focused again on Queer issues, the word homosexual was inserted.

Certainly there is a lot of baggage around the word "Queef'. "Queer" has been used as an insult against us sexual deviants and perverts for years.

It meant we were strange, different, "other"; something to be reviled and resisted. Certainly the word hurts within a certain context, but so do all the so-called'nice'words likegay, homo, lesbian. Using the word Queer ourselves not only forces 'straight' society to acknowledgeits ugly historical oppression of us and the terrible way we continue to be treated, but I believe it lets me start de-g words for myself. I am different from most of the people in my community and I will work out exactlywhat that differenceis on my

own, without the hindrance of the medical establishment's terminology.

There areveryparticularreasons why I think of myself as "Queer" rather than the seemingly-infectious "homosexual." In my mind, "Quee? representsthe broader spectrum of people who have been marginalized for expressions of sexuality and gender roles. These include, but are not limited to: gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals, transgendered and others (not paedophiles or those into bestiality as some of our opponents would argue). We were all called Queer together and I think that the reclamation of this insult has been incredible at strengthening a movement.

Certainly there are those within these communities who disagree - with my use of the word, but I am most often chastised for sayingit by straight people who would probably turn a deaf ear if another het said it instead.

I still think,however, that it is a powerfid word and whether others agree or not, it is the word that I choose for myself. Please don't take that away from me in order to make everyoneelse feelmore comfortable.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13,2003

UW's Muskoka Club: not your regular cottage industry

OUR HOUSE A club on campus devoted entirely to social schmoozing and "network-oriented" events probably wouldn't strike you at first as one that is professional in execution. It certainly gives you more of an image of a few friends getting together every week for a few drinks and eats, watching a game on TV and talking about their lives. You know, something very laid back, probably organized at the last minute.

How ironic it is, then, that at a school with its highest reputation in academics, that the most organized and well-structured campus organization is the "party" club.

The Muskoka Club is definitely presents itself well. With weekly emails containing news updates and future event updates, an integrated Web site with an events database and member search, startup side initiatives (such as Radio Waterloo 2), and most importantly a core of passionate executives, this club will definitely catch your attention. In all honesty, how many of us haven't heard of Muskoka, let alone have a membership (currently over 1000 students hold a membership)?

Events are marketed well in advance, often with marketing "how to" seminars for their

volunteers before advertising begins. And there are often many events per week (in some weeks three or four), which gives you ample opportunity to check out an event that suits your schedule.

Then again, how hard is it to organize a bunch of people to go on a brewery tour with unlimited beer? A lot of people don't take Rluskoka seriously, and perhaps rightfully so. The "people who sign up for a membership" vs. "people who show up for events" ratio might be quite low. Many people might check out one event and then quit, not being able to convince their own group of friends to attend another event, or feeling bad about "going out to a party event" in the heart of school time. But what many people might not realize

is that Muskoka also has other events - such as networking seminars with guest speakers that teach people how to properly network for the future. It might be all fun and games at some events, but they also host those types of events where you feel more informed and better about yourself after attending. And those events take considerable time to plan.

Consider also the fact that Muskoka has experienced stiff competition from administration for their very purpose and goals (sound familiar?). So how does Muskoka motivate their people to put so much effort? It's all about passion; somethmg this club has an abundance of. Not only a rooted passion established by club founder Alex Matan, and by current presi-

dent Jake Phllips, the eager and determined president whose energy flows through the club, but an innate passion. Muskoka works around probably the most very basic student want, meeting new people in a social atmosphere, and uses that as a motivating tool.

Events are organized, a forum is created to build relationships, and people have fun and feel better.

After all, that's what part of university should be about, right?

So maybe in the beginning Muskoka did have that image of a few friends getting together every week for a few drinks and eats, watching a game on TV and talking about their lives - but they sure created a good atmosphere out of it.

FOR UP TO DATE EVENT LIST1 I S AND MORE INFO CALL 888-0042 OR VISIT

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Be the Voice that's heard.

Calf For Students' Council Nominations The Federation of Students is seeking applications to fill the following Students'Council vacancies for thc 2003-2004 term.

AH5 Co-op One Vacanq Al-iS Regutar One Vacancy Arts Co-op One Vjcancy

Independent Studies One Vacancy knison Co-op One Vacancy ES Regular One Vacancy

Become a student leader and represent your felfow students.

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n Features Edxor: Andrew Dilts features@~mprint.uwaterloo.ca

More of vour hometown Pride tri-Pride Week 2003 brings celebration of diversity back to the WaterlooRegion Andrew Dilts IMPRINT STAFF

This week marks the ninth annual triPride week, a celebrationofgay pride in Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph.

The event began with openingceremonies on June 9 and will last until evening closing ceremonies on Sunday,June 15. Throughout the course of the week, a number of gatherings, art exhibitsand performances will celebrate diversityin the tri-city area.

From the comedy trio "Oot and Aboot" and the artwork of Chuck Samuels, to a bonfire celebration at Columbia Lake and documentary-inthe-makingKingdom Come, tr-Pride week presents opportunities for people of every sexual orientation to take an active part in their community.

Celebrating since 1995 One enthusiastic member describedthe tri-Prideweekas "a celebration of life. It shows the many facets of the community here in Waterloo."

Indeed, everyone I spoke with about the event seemed enthusiastic about the event, and were more than willing to speak about past and present experiences. tri-Pride week enters its ninth year this year, and has been gaining mo-

A VP'S EDUCATION The commonly held behef about Hamlet's traglc flaw is that he failed because he was Incapable of acung due to an Inherent confhct between h s emouonal reahtv - a violent bent for vengeana - and his moral pnnciples T h s 1s not uncommon, as one can see from the prevalence of cheaung In rela~onshps,the hkehhood of recidmsm, and the tendency for many of us to watch TV when there IS Important work to be done. Everyone at some pomt or another has been confhctedt h n h n g that whatjels right should h is nght, desplte a square w ~ t what great deal of evldence to the contrary.

Much more lnsiQous (and difficult to deal wth) are the occasional moments in the execuuon of our duues when we find ourselves In confict not between our desires and our pnnciples, but in the jaws of two mportant

scruples. Occasionally, desuny and duty bestow upon us a decision that asks us to choose not between what feels right and what we know IS right, - but lnstead belabours us with a cholce that welghs too seemingly equal jusuces - or mjusuces.

What must be done? The Sphlnx would probablj respond that the answer is simple: take the way of the Tao, pursue the middle road, follow the path of least resistance. When faced with a fork in the road, you can always sit and wait for someone else to make the dec~slon.

Indecision, though, IS not popular Chreuen's constant waffing for the first few months of 2003 about whether Canada would support the incursion In Iraq, compounded with his ulumate half-hearted decision not to send Canadian forces, but to allow some solclters to remam stationed with the Amencan invaders, met w t h a sallow response from both sldes of the fence.

Unfortunately, lnacuon is not just a quick elevator to R&cule Towers; it is usually just plan wrong. It IS hkely that in the battle of virtues, wlth enough educa~on, contemplauoa and c o p s u l ~ p o ~ , r ,

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one principle, one good, or one p u c e wdl prevad. To say that the deciston is simply too hard to make and become the acuonless Cartesian ponuficator means not just that you have failed to make the right decision, but that you have placed the right of choosing in the hands of others -who map be less informed, less capable and less principled than you.

Rex Murphy, when I had the pleasure of hearing him speak two weeks ago, spoke at length about how leadership must manifest itself in the present.

Those who wish to be leaders must notice the great moral crises of the day, recognize the underlping conflict, and distill the ultimate action that is required.

Secondly, though, he stressed that it is necessary for more and more of us to take on this challenge, to learn not just what it is we exactly believe, but how to express it to our peers.

Fence sitting is for love cats.

Educate yourself, arm yourself with arguments, let your principles battle each other. The harder the decision, the greater its import. You may in fact be wrong in the final analysis, but as

long as you made an effort to truly adhere to your pr~nciples,to educate yourself as to the true lmpact of both choices and to make a stand, you wdl have tried your best.

Remember Dante: the hottest

places ~nHell are reserved for those who, ln a ume of great moral cnsis, mamtain their neutraht~.T o err 1s human, but to not try is always a fdure. liam@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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tri-Pride: many events to help you Pieces of the Canadan AIDS Memorial Quilt get out for the weekend Below are eight of the more than 500 three-foot by six-foot cloth panels that make up the continued from previous page

gallery." Also featured at thegallery are ErikaKieruf, with amore personal tive on female sexuality, and sculine-Osiented an artist who incorporates

iVso featured at &Pride weekwas IGngdorn Come, a filmed event at the local nightclub The Robin's Nest In Cambridge. Kingdom Come is a cooperativeproject between the Discovery Channeland Alliance Atlantis @soducers of the Academy Award-winning documentary Bowling for Columbine),which follows a three-week tour oftalented dragkingsacrossNorth America.

Film crews will be shooting the documentary as they follow the drag lungs, attempting to create a movie in the spirit of PrirdaQueen f i e Desert.

Nigel Noble is the film's producer, and theworkwill be directed by Sonia Slutsky.

According to Olensen, the event which took place on June 10, had a "great attendance," and was "absolutely fun. It was a great night, every

RennaisanceinKitchenerandTheNest in Cambridge.

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AIDS. The sectionswill be on display at Research in Motion Parkin Waterloo, fromJune 12-14

Gays and Lesbians uf (GLOW)claims to be thelongest run-

eventwillbe co-hosted by the tri-Prde Commttee and GLOW and w d be held at Columbia Lake In Waterloo.

The organizers expect 250 people to show up at the event, anincrease over last year's turnout of approximately80 people. Again, the bonfire will continue with the theme of celebration.

O u t w i t h a celebration

Sunday, June 15th will mark the last day of the event, in IOtchenerWaterloo. That day brings the centrepiece of tri-Pride week, the Pride Day Outdoor Festival.

Celebrated on Roos Island in Victoria Park (downtown IGtchener) the outdoor festival will feature a barbecue, beer garden, children's play area, and a full list of entertainers.

There is no cost for the event, and

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Gail Tako (lago) and Rick Fazekas (Othello) adapt well to the script.

Findinganinterestingor new way for audiences to see the scriptis exactlywhat IOlgour was interestedin doing.With a hot topic such as same-sex marriages,Kilgour and producer John Kempton are sure to generate a large and hopefully interested auclence. Nonetheless IGlgour and Kempton are aware that their audiencewill essentially have a script. With the familiarity of almost every Shakespearean play, the audience will be looking for and seekingout certain parts of the play, waiting for the moment thatpeaks theirinterest.

Calling it a twisted version of Othella, IGlgour

makes no reservations about the potcrltial a d hvpeful success of the show. Focusing q-fccificallyon keeping the set and interpretation of the play modern, IGlgour requested that the set and costume designers remain neutral in their creations. The set is comprised simply of six rectangular risers and four triangular risers, while themilitary costumes are built entirely from different military costumes.

IGlgour points out, "It is in modern military, so I said design the military.

I don't want it to be US military, or Canadian military, or British military -pick bits and pieces and make up the look."

The past year has proven to be interesting for both IGlgour and Kempton. They expressed their appreciation for every member of the cast and crew who have dedicated themselves to making the show a success. Kempton notes, "I have

worked in a lot of business projects and things like that and you onlj7 see committed teams like that because they are puttingin time; that is not the case here, it is so much more interesting to be around."

Interest is what builds the local theatre community, while it asks individuals to dedicate their time to what turns out little or no economical means. Taking a Shakespearean play and adapting it to modern appreciation may result in controversy, but may also build the foundation for a newinterpretation.Whatwemay judge as false has the abdity to be true, and in the words of Iago, "Men should be what they seem."

Othello takes place at the Registry Theatre,122FrederickStreetfromJune 12-14and 19 and 21. Tickets are $13.

You may visitwww.kwlt.orgfor more information. akerswill@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

David Carev: Definitelv not pop idol material J

who were willing to not only come several hours before us, but to secure our advanced spot in h e .

The mass of people we came upon was daunting to say the least.

Fanatical girls from Windsor had been there for four days, first among thou-

I am not Canadian Idolmaterial. Let me tell you why.

We left early on Monday morning. I mean earlj. Like typical student bedtime early.

Packed snugly into my parents' indigo Toyota Matrix, we headed to the big city where our inevitable stardom was bound to take effect.

A Pumpkins-loving rock snob attracted to glam boys, an aspiring diva in pajamas not-so-secretly in love with Tuxedo Mask, and me, a slightly vain power pop prince at the wheel; our adventure began at 2:30 a.m.

What did we have in common?

Self-deprecatingwit and the dream of being the next Canadian Idol. Add in a neurotic closet-Hanson fan just hitching a ride, and you've got yourself a party.

Fueled up on fast food and Disney tunes, our commute was quick. After dropping off our passenger and making sure she successfullysnuck back to her High Park home, we drove downtown where the real adventure would begin.

Our destination: the Metropolitan Convention Centre, South Building. The final stop in an audition tour across the country.

Having thought ahead, we had become good friends with people more dedicated than ourselves,

sands. The arrangement was confuusing (and might I add poorly organized) but we found the way to our place in line with some trepidation and much excitement.

Waiting in this preliminary line was by far the highlight of the trip.

Playing the Friends trivia game for hours on end, amusing ourselves by chatting with random neighbours, watching the prostitutes and gin0 jesters practise their verses (what was inevitablyAlicia Keys' "Fallin" or Etta James' "At Last"), and of course searching for port-a-potties. These are the moments we keep with us forever.

Several hours later, at around 9 a.m., we noticed some commotion at the bottom of our little patch of grassy knoll. Statements to the press made later indicate that several members of the audition line had misinterpreted (what I'm sure were

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and immorality. In a wide arena covered with garbage, we were made to stand in yet another series of disorienting lines as though we were some sort of cattle. No trash cans, no water fountains, no chairs.

Those wanting to leave the area would not be permitted to return.

With time these lines diffused into one massive crowd of disgruntled Idol contestants. When it seemed like we were actually moving forward, it turned out the crowd was merely reshaping itself to accommodate a CTVcameracrew, tilming the orange-hued host of the program, Ben hlulroney.

It was then, seeing that Ryan Seacrest wannabe with the bad

hairdo flashing his glossy smile doing take after take of the same intro speech, that we had had enough.

I am not Canadian Idolmaterial because I decided to leave the line. I am not Canadidn Idolmaterial because after eight hours of waiting we looked around and saw a mere 200 hopefuls standing behind us. I am not Canadian Idolmaterial because out of 6,000 auditioners, I had somehow managed to place 5,800. So me (the power pop prince) and my friends (the diva and the rock snob) decided to call it quits.

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Note to self: when choosing between stardom and lawn chairs, go with the fame.

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Italian Job a heist The Italian Job F. Gary Gray Paramount Pictures

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Animatrix proves interesting Animatrix Peter Chung Warner Brothers

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Getready to enterinto the matrix once again. TheAnimahxis now available on DVD. This collection of nine animated shorts expands and develops the intricate storyline of The Matrix Trilogy, explains some scenes from the movie Matl;;xReloaded, and finally describes in complete detail the fall of mankind.

The Wachowski brothers have already released four of the nine shorts for free download at www.intothematrix.com. Yet, these onlygive a small taste ofwhat is to be discovered in TheAnimatnx.

Beyond the storylines is the art of TheAnimatnx. Each filmuses adifferent artistic style, ranging from realistic CG to surrealisticfilm noir. The art is amazing and together with the plots creates anamazingset ofmatrix shorts.

The first short is The FinalFhghtof the Osiris. This short, created completely with computer graphics, is an amazing prequel to MatrixRerbaded.It

startswith adojo fight scene so realistic that at times it is hard to believe it is done in CG, and ends with a disturbing dtscovery about the robots on the surface.At that point they are forced to race againsttime to get awarning about the imminent threat back to Zion.

The second and third short are SecondRenaissance. This story, written by the Wachowski brothers explains in more detail than the first Matrix how mankind was "ultimately the creator of their own demise."

T h ~dark s piece describeshow manlund created the robots to use as their own personal slaves, and how the robots rose up and defeated the humans. The imagery in this f h is definitely the darkest of the series, with similarities to protests inVietnam and Tiananmen Square, and modern warfare.

The fourth short is Kid'sStoty. For those who have seen the Matrix Reloaded, this story will explain the background story of a kid who shows up momentarilyin the film. Keanu Reeves actually voices Neo, who is also featured in the story. This short is especiallyexcitingsinceit explains whatwas originally a confusing scene from the Matrix Reloaded movie.

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The fifth segment is entitled Program. This prolonged battle sequence is essentially the weakest of the nine films. It features two samurai warriors in the matrix fightingwith skills a la Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Questions about loyalty to Zion arise, and it ends with a small, unexpected plot twist. This f h i s availableonline as well.

The name of the sixth film is World Record. This fdm is about a track runner who learns about the matrix through extreme stress caused by dedtcation to his sport. After losing one world record due to concerns about drug use, he goes for a second attempt at the risk of ligament injury and unexpectedly he experiences the real world.

The seventh one is called Bgyond.

This cute film states that every complex program must have its glitches.

In the matrix, one of these glitches is a "haunted house."A younggirilooking for her cat stumbles upon the haunted house and discovers that the world is not exactly as it seems.

The eighth short is narnedA Detective Stoty. This somewhat fdm noir glimpse into the matrix is probably themost artistically interesungof the nine. The story revolves around a private eye who is hired by someone to hunt down a computer hacker known as Trinity. Carrie-Anne Moss lends her vocal talents to this short film. T h s f h i s also available online.

Matm'czlbted is the ninth and final short. This film is definitely the most interesting and possibly the most exciting piece of the nine shorts.

This film is about a human resistance that hunts down and "converts" machines instead of killing them, adding another layer to the complexity of The Matrix series. It is very surreal, and interesting, and ends on a note of despair, like the other films from The Animatrix series.

These superblyproduced,yetemotionally dark films add a lot to the mythology of the Matrix and while explaining some of the unknowns from the first two movies.

Yet it stillleavesadesire for more.

TheAnimatrixis an excellent DVD to purchase for those who need a quick Matrix fix while waiting for the final film of the trilogy to come out.

I never watched the original fdm, but I did see the 2003remake of Theltalan Job when it first came out in 2001 as OceanlsEleven(my little ode to David Spade). One can't help but draw comparisons between the two. They both have a stellar cast, they're both remakes of an older film, they both involve an elaborate heist to steal a shit-load of money, and they both have an underlying boy-gets-girl ending.

Gary Gray's The ItahnJobis your basic heist movie, with some slick car chases and an obscene amount of product placement.In fact, by the end of it, you'll wonder how you could have gone without a Mini-Cooper.

They're just so powerful for such a small car!

The story begins with a group of professional thieves led by Donald Sutherland, stealing $35 milhon in gold bars from a safe in a Venetian palazzo. Each member of the crew has a specific duty (much like Ocean's 11).

The crew consists of the planner, Charlie (Marky Mark); the getaway driver, Handsome Rob (Jason Statham);the explosives expert, LeftEar (Mos Def); the guywho's apparently just there for the ride, Steve

(Edward Norton); and the hacker, Lyle (Seth Green).

I first questioned whether Seth Green should have been cast in this movie, but I question it no more.

Green carries the comedic relief throughout the movie with his hilarious tale about the true creation of Napster.

After an elaborate boat chase, the scene fades out and Into the crew celebraung in a secluded area In the Alpines. How they wound up there IS aresult of"mome magc." As the crew comes down the mountan, they are betrayed by a member of their own team, and the money is taken One year goes by and the remamder of the crew reumtes to get the~rgold back T h s tlme they enhst Sutherland's daughter Stella, who just happens to be a top-notch safecracker The new heist IS more elaborate than the first one and has enough excitement to leave you on the edge of pour seat The only problem I have wlth the ending is Edward Norton's complacent atutude as he is led off screen I'd be fighung and screammg ull the bltter end The mome ~sn'ta real t h d e r , whch can be good for a nice relaxmg just-

finished-my-exam-and-I-don'twant-to-thnk sort of mght What make The Itahan Job worthwhde to watch is the performances by Seth Green and Mos Def. They provide all the comc rehef to what would have, been a typlcal car chaslngcaper movle.

Ocean'sEleveneatyourhearts out! 2.5 Stars (out of 5).

Sit back with Cold's new one

Cold Year of the Spider FlipiGiffen Records

Year ofthe Spider is one of those albums that you can simply put in your CD player and sit back and listen to in its entirety - something that seems to be hard to come by these days. The first single off the album, "Stupid Girl," which features Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, is quickly growing in popularity on TV and radio. This may just suggest that Spider is the album that will officially make Cold "popular" with the masses in Canada whether that is a good thing or not shall be left to personal opinion.

Spiderdoes not only showcase some awesome guitar and a an overall heavier-rock sound, but the lyrics of the entire album seem to have more depth and meaning than the current single suggests. In fact, this third major label release by Cold is the band's most emotionally charged album yet.

The songs, "The Day Seattle Died" and "W the Music Industry," hold self-explanatory titles.

Other songs however, such as "Suffocate," "Cure My Tragedy (A Letter to God)," and "Don't Belong," suggest a more personal relevance, especially to lyricist Scooter Ward who faced extraordinary adversities previous to and during the making of this album.

It is these personal lyrics that make the album easy to relate to, and great at getting out anger or other emotions in the listening process.

The opening song, "Remedy," is one of the catchiest songs on the CD, (I'm already listening to it obsessively) and if this doesn't get you immediately hooked then nothing will.

The only downside to Spideris the fact that it starts out energetically but seems to lose that force as it progresses. This seems slightly disappointing and out of place at first, but luckily the album eventually regains its power in the end.

Cold's Year ofthe Spider is not an album to push off to the side this summer. If you haven't had a chance to hear it already, it is time to give it at least a listen and find out what you've been missing. You won't regret it.

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You said it! Co-op students speak out With ranking day upon us, co-op students all over campus are feeling the pressure. One frustration among many is the uncertainty about the educationalvalue,degree of relevance and overallquality of the positions posted.

In a recent Imprint survey, co-op students spoke out about theirprevious co-op jobs, and this is what they had to sa?. Listen to their experiences on ranking day, as well as during con'tinuous phase.

NPS Pharmaceuticals Mississauga, O N Chemical&BiologicalDepartment "Excellent! 1 learned more than I expected to and worked with an amazlng group of people. 1 learned a lot of scientific instrumentation (eg. HPIL), techniques and theory.

It was a really good opportunity to learn about the pharmaceutical industry."

- Jasrnin Bhatia, Biochemistry

Dixon Rehabilitation Toronto, O N Administrative Assistant "My supervisors wereveryprofessional, yet laid back. They value the 'fresh eyes' of aco-op student andare constantly looking for a way to improve office functionality.They insist on having a sense of humour in the workplace.

Be relaxed and confident, have a sense of humour and be d i n g to listen (because they like to talk a lot).

Don't use the word multitaskmg in your resume. They hate it."

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South Fletchers Sportsplex Brampton, O N Fitness Programmer "Itis notadifficultor stressful job, andit's avaluable experienceworking with people. However, I would recommend it to kmesiology students rather than health. They also paid for First Aid/CPR training."

-Sarah Waltho, Health Sciences

Dalhousie University H&fax,NS ARC -Lab Technician "Dr. McMasteris agreat supervisor focused on the improvement of the co-op students' knowledge. He is extremely relaxed and approachable.

I enjoyed the focus on building experience.Youare assigneda project where you canlearn a number of techniques and then take over the project and do all the work on your own. I was trained extremely well and had the opportunity to learn the background in everything I did."

- Nathan Wright, Biochemistry

Etobicoke Collegiate Institute Toronto, O N Computer Department

"I found that this job was great for ahrst or secondworkterm.YoLrcanget a basic introduction to software and hardware problem solvingin arelaxed environment. The administrativeside of the job can be frustrating; I had to keepvisiangtheTorontoDismctSchoo1 Board office downtown because there were problems with my paychecks."

- Matt Patterson, ComputerScience

Co-op students Sean Boychuk and loana Morcov wait to be paged for their interviews.

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Colgate-Palmolive Toronto, O N Global Bleach "Fast-paced, high stressjob. There is little communication with supervisors. Apply only if you are interested in straipht " chemistrv and don't mind domg very repe~tive work."

- Anonymous, Blochemistry

''Wy supervisor] Steve Manske, was the nicest guy I've everworked for.

Very helpful and willing to teach. It was a verv valuable research exDenence."

-Dan Wainberg,HealthSciences

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Remember how you used to sit outside on cool summer nights and wish on falling stars? Well, if you're fromthe GreaterTorontoArea, chances are you were wishing on a satellite! " F a h g stars" are in reality meteors or solid bodies that travel through space.

These falling bodies happen to be noticeable at night when the friction between the surfaces of the meteors and of the air generates heat as the meteors go through the earth's atmosphere. Spontaneous combustion then causes the meteor to radiate and leave a blazing trail of light as it falls. hfanymeteors however burnup completely before hitting the earth's surface..

From gazing at stars to tracking N.lSAmissions, the Canadian Xstronomical Society (CASCA)can take you on avirtual trip to outer space andget you home in time for dinner. CASCX

held its 34th annual meeting at the University of Waterloo on June 1st3rd, exerting a pull on an estimated 200-plus astronomers. UW's physics department hosted the event which revolved around the theme "Structure Formationin the Universe: FromPlanets to the Horizon." A supernova channel of talks and poster papers embracing astronomical issues and findings were discussed. UW Professor Michel Fich, a member of the organizing committee, commented that all scales of structure formation were considered - fromplanets to the universeitself.

The 2003 Helen Sawyer Hogg publiclecturewasconductedbyMichael Shara of the American Museum of Natural History. The title of the address was "Stellar Promiscuity and Destruction," and the mattcr was about collision between stars. Millions of pairs of stars have smashed together within the vicinity of our galaxy sinceitwas created. "Some stel-

lar collisions produce remnants with telltale structures forbidden by or&nary stellar evolution and we have detected and begun to characterize these remnants. Dense star clusters have been identified as the breeding grounds for stellar collisions and for indiscriminate mate-swapping," asserted Shara.

Other significant lectures of the conference included presentations from UW researchers - Professors Walter Duly, Russell Smith and Gretchen Harris (current president of the society).Harris'workcontains the first color-magnitude diagram of a globular cluster outside the Local Group of galaxies and she questions many dynarnical models associated with the interferenceof clusters during their existence. Profs Michael Hudson, Laura Parker and Robbi Pike were also engaged in organizing the successful administration of the event.

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Oh babv! Maternal matters in the news Leena Singh, Kelly John Rose and Heramb Ramachandran SPECIAL TO IMPRINT, IMPRINT STAFF

May the best looking sperm win!

A Spanish study revealed that handsome men have the best sperm.

Researchers concluded that men with the "healthiest, fastest sperm were rated as the most facially attractive" by their female counterparts. Although facial symmetry has long been an indication o f a healthy male, this is the first time it has been linked with reproductive quality.

The study consisted of 66 men whose facial attractiveness was rated by 66 women. Their "semen quality was measured according to the World Health Organizationguidelines." Wornen's perception of facial attractivenesswas h k e d with healthy sperm morphology and mothty.

However, there u7asno link between a man's good looks and his sperm concentration.

A mother's touch

nurturing to their offspring raise less nervous adults. The study conducted on rats suggests that amother's affectioncan "permanentlychange the way the infant's genes operate."

The study found that mothers who licked their baby rats raised "less anxious and fearful adults." The nurtured baby rats produced less stress hormones when assessed in stress tests.

Researchers found that amother's affection enhances a gene in the baby's brain which soothes the body.

Monkey pox in the States

An outbreak of monkeypox has carrieditself to 37 victims in Wisconsin, Indiana andIhnois.

The disease was passed frompetprairie dogs to people. This is the first time that monkeypox, a smallpox-relatedvirususually found in Africa, has infected humans in the United States. Although only four cases are confirmed, the num. bers are expected to rise.

Newborn boys heavier than girls

A new study suggests that women

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women dogs, and in one case, an infected rabbit came down with the illness." Ostroff continues to ensure that the average citizen should not be concerned at this point of being exposed t o

gaining any more weight than mothers-to-be carrying daughters.Scientistbelieve this study could explain why baby boys tend to weigh an average of 3.5 ounces more than newborn

A study led by aprofessor of medicine at McGill University suggests that mothers who are more

women for one week before their routine prenatal checkup of 27 weeks of pregnancy.

All the women gave birth to normal weight babies at full term.

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WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Anyone who is at least 18 years old and either currently wears or wishes to wear contact lenses is eligible.

WHAT IS THE TIME COMMITMENT? The number and length of sessions depends on the particular study requirements. Studies generally range from two to ten sessions.

WILL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ANY REMUNERATION? Participants will be reimbursed for their time commitment; the amount varies with the study.

WOULD YOU LIKE MORE INFORMATION? Please contact the Centre for Contact Lens Research Optometry, room 352 519-888-4539, (ext. 4539 for on campus calls) or Web site: www.cfclr.com ill studies involving human participants and conducted by the CCLR have been reviewed an( eceived ethics clearance through the Office of Research Ethics, University of Waterloo 519-888-4567, ext. 6005).

NASA has two Martian rovers planned for launch between June 5 and July 15.

Working as miniature ge-ologists,these robots will have miniature thermal emission

spectrometersand an eye-height panoramic camera among their array of scientificinstruments.

"The instrumentation onboard these rovers, combinedwith theirgreatmobilitydoffer a totally new view of Mars, including a microscopic view inside rocks for the first time," said Dr. Weiler of NASA. The first rover will land on January 4,2004, and the second on January 25,2004. NASA will be webcasting thelaunches atwww.jpl.nasa.gov/ webcast/mer/.

Heramb's MicroFile - stressball science

The stress levels duringco-op can be high,ganja high. The uncertainty of employment canmake someonegomental. Andof course when youget an interview, it happens to always fall on the day of a midterm. It is imperative to treat stress with suitable methods.

Accordingto www.stressballs.com,squeezing somethingreduces stress. Hey, I can attest to that Butseriously, astressballchannelsone's frustration onto an inanimate object.This controlled aggression can bring down stress levels for a temporary period of time. But alas, the ball must be squeezed repeatedlyto have any sustained affect.

The beauty of a stress ball is that it comes in many different shapes and sizes.For allyou folks who like to have stressballscoordinatewith your outfits, no worries. There are golf stressballs, chili pepper stressballs, Richard Nixon's Chin stress balls and for all those perverts out there, the booby stressball is indeed available.

SciScam: Exploring the junk science and statistics that Dermeate our lives

bxamimng species extinction figures Mike Kerrigan IMPRINT STAFF

Due to the high consequences involved in the discussion, species extinction can bean extremely sensitive topic. Every permanent loss of another speciesrepresents alossin the planet's biodiversity and something we can never recapture. Due to the nature of the issue, many environmental groups have understandably focused strongly on this issue, but numbers are often used to stir people to action rather than to accuratelyreflect the true state of the environment.

"Species are dying out at a rate of 40,000 per year!" is a cominon refrain in environmentalist literature, but few realize where that figure came from.

In 1979, Norman Myer proclaimed that figure in his book SinkingArk: A h7ewLook at the Problem ofDisqbpearlngSpecies. The fact was extensively quoted and made newspaper headlines, butwas not actually backed up by any scientific support. He simply (gue)estimated that one mtllion species would die over the next quarter century and did the math.

Other groups have come up with slightly more scientific-seeming methods of producing figures, but with little more empirical backing.

In 1996,the World Wildlife Fund proclaimed at a media conference in Geneva that 50,000 species aregoing extinct each year, mainly due to commercial logging. This figure came from estimating a hypothetical number of species that could exist - they chose up to two million known species to 30 million possible - and running them through an island biogeography equation.

T k s equation was developed to estimate the species carryingcapacity of a forested area, but it was reversed to predict extinction rates on the assumption that extinction happens in the same ratio when a forested area is removed.

They assumed that 1.2per cent of the world's forests were disappearing annually, even though the United Nations Environment Program's figure at the same time showed a 0.6 per cent annual loss. The common benchmark used to give a sense of the equation's estimatesis that 50 per cent of species in an areago extinct if 90 per cent of the forest is lost.

It seems like a rational assumption, but the known evidence contradicts it. For example, 90 per cent of the Brazilian rainforest was removed in the 1800s, but when the Brazdian Society of Zoology examined the known plant and animal species they found no extinctions had occurred.

That does not discount the likely possibdity that some unknown species went extinct, but it does show that species can adapt much better to a reduced environment than the theory predicts.

The UnitedNations Environment Program has recently offered species extinction rates that are based more on the empiricalevidence than on theory or assumption. They suggest that 0.7 per cent of the world's species could go extinct over the next 30 years-about 11,000known species, or 370 per year.

This is still lamentable and should not be dismissed, but it is a better starting point for public policy discussion than the scare-figures that were previously being tossed about.

TOP CORNER HOCKEY Ducks don't suck

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Stephen Dietrich honours his mother's memory while helping the KitchenerWaterloo Kodiaks on their quest for a championship.

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Stephen Dietnch's mom's dream was to remve a senlor lacrosse team in K-W and that her son - youldcome back and play for thelocal team, but she l e d before she could see it happen.

Ruth Dlemch worked in the local lacrosse commwty, firstas avalunteerandlater as a fulltime executtve assistant for the K W m n o r and jumor lacrosse leagues. She worked to bnng a semor franchse back to the city andlast fall her effort was rewarded when the Ontano Lacrosse Associationannounced expansionteams in AjaxPickeringand Kitchener-Waterloo.

She passed away on Christmas Day 2002, at the age of 58, after the team's return had been announced but four months before the season would start.

Dietrich said that his mother's death changes this season for him. "It would mean so much more to win a championship this season."

The team is on its way to achieving that. In their first season backafter 17 seasons away, the Kttchener-Waterloo Kodiaks are unbeaten and leadmg the eight senior-B teams in the Ontario LacrosseAssociation.

In the winter, Dietrich plays professional lacrosse for the Buffalo Bandits. This spring he came back to keep goal for the Kodiaks. However, he hasn't seen much playing time as he is still recovering from a concussion he received at the end of the Bandits' regular season.

When he was younger, he ended up with an , ulcer from the pressure of stopping shotsin this fast-paced game. "I've learned to handle the pressure," Dietrich said. "It's an exhilarating adrenalinerush."

Dietrich creditsKodiaks coach Ian McGough as the biggestinfluencein his player profile for the Bandits.

McGough has played lacrosse since he was five years old, and he has coached minor and junior lacrosseover the years. Many of the players he now coaches on the Kodiaks played under him for theKitchener-Waterloo Braves, a junior team, where he coached in the early 1990s.

In addition to luck, McGough attributes the Kodiaks'success to tearnchemistry.'Wetegot agreat bunch of guys." This tight community is reflected in the organization and the fans that

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"A lot of the players have uncles and fathers who played on the orignal Kodiaks team," h~icGoughsaid.

The son of the team president plays for the teamand the 12-year-o1d"water technician" shares a surname with a vice-president.

In the stands many families come out to cheer on the team.

There are also members of the UW family present on the team; player Rob McMurren was on the 1997Yates Cup winningWarrior football team and trainer Annette Vieira won OUA gold withwomen's Warrior rugby. 'You could saywe all play with aK1arriorattitude," said McGough.

With five games left in the regular season the Kodiaks can boast a two-and-a-half game lead going into their next game tomorrow.

For people who have never watched lacrosse, Kodiaks head coach Ian McGough describes it as a combination between basketball and hockey.

"There are picks and screens like you might find in basketball, but it looks a lot like hockey."

The fast-paced game is played on an iceless hockey rink with a rubber ball that players pass with nets on the end of metre-long sticks.

Next home game (fan appreciation) Saturday June 14 2003 7:30 p.m. vs.

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When the New Jersey Devils stoned the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs, the remarkable thing was that the hfighty Ducks were only one game away from winning it all. After all, the franchise had been in serious trouble after missing the playoffs in its previous three seasons and fan interest had wilted away.

The Ducks earnedrespectwith their eyeopening playoff run. Any team that can dust off the Detroit Red Wings machine in a four game sweep and stymie the Dallas Stars in six games is a seriously good team.

The Ducks' resiliency was exemplified by its captain, Paul Kariya, in Game 6 of the finals. He showed the world what he was made of when he produced one of the most dramatic periods of play in Stanley Cup history.

Six minutes into the second period of Game 6, Devils'captain,Scott Stevensrocked Kariya in a crushing open-ice hit. Steven's pulverising forearm knocked Kariya out cold and the 5-10,172lbs iconic captain of the

Ducks lay motionless on the ice in a scene forever etched into the minds of those who witnessed it.

Hearts were heavy at the sight of the mightiest of the Ducks sprawled on the ice.

Kariya is more than just an offensive force; he is the symbol of the Ducks' franchise.

However, Stevenslearned that one can't keep a good man down for long. Moments later, Kariya's chest lifted up and a blast of air from his mouth fogged up his visor.

I<ariya was back to life. He returned from the dressing room four minutes later and immediately hounded Devils' defenceman, Scott Niedermayer, causingan uncharacteristic gve-away.

Kariya then drove to the net and crashed Martin Brodeur as the puck h t the goal-post.

Kariya was back and his inspirationally courageous play lifted the Ducks and left the Devils defencemen more tentative. Seven minutes later, Kariya roared down the wing in one of his classic rushes and boomed his heavy slapshot past Brodeur and into the top corner. The Ducks went on to win Game 6 and Kariya finished with a goal and two assists.

However, it was more than just a win for the Ducks. Kariya's response to both the Stevens hit and the relentless media scrutiny over his lack of prior production was a defining statement about his character, and symbolically,the Ducks' resilience.

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Ing prov~dedfor accepted appl~cants.Students welcome. Call for interview 1-888-564-4361, TRAVEL & TEACH ENGLISH: lobs, $$ guaranteed. TESOL certified in five days. ~ t t e n da free information seminar. Free infopack: 1-888-2702941 o r www.globaltesol.com.

Weekend counsellors and relief staff to work in homes for individuals with developmental challenges. Experience, minimum eight-month commitment. Paid positions. Send resume to Don Mader. K-W Habilitation Services. 108 Sydney . , Street, Kitchener, ON, N2G 3V2.

N o w hiring Student Fundraisers! $8.00/hr to start, Work on Campus, Flexible hours, Raises every term! If you are a good communicator, enthusiastic and dependable, then we want to talk to you!

Please apply in person at the Office of Development in South Campus Hall. Please include a cover letter, resume, class schedule and three references.

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1990 Ford Mustang - automatic, 4 cychnder. New p a n t lob, brakes and windshield. Approximately 130 K. E-tested. $2,250. Call 577-5620.

Attention Architects/Enaineers - Calcomp Pen Plotter D size for sale with stand, pens, cleaning kit. $60 or best offer. Call 888-0992 and leave message for Teff.

Used furniture. Kitchens, bedrooms, livingrooms etc. You need furniture - we can help! Delivery available. 742-8109, 408 king St. E. - ~ i t c h e n e r .

N e w Bed. Double, still in plastic, Mattress & boxspring $275. Delivery avaiiable 742 8109. 408 King St. E. Kitchener.

Thursday, June 1 9 , 2 0 0 3 4th Annual Chicken Wing Competition in support of Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington wdl be held at the Victoria Park Pavillion, 8 0 Schneideer Avenue, Kitchener. For information and tickets call 7452112.

Sunday, June 29,2003 Returning by populaf demand: Jazz on the Grand from 1 to 5 p.m. Two beautiful gardens, two jazz bands, art for sale, tasty food divine drinks - the Elora Elixer Fergus Fizz, Salem sip. What more could you ask? For tickets phone 846-8245 o r visit the Elora General Store.

Monday, June 30 to July 2 Volunteers are needed for UW Canada Day Celebrations. There are many different volunteer opportunities, from security to concessions. Sign-up online: www.canadaday.uwaterloo.ca o r email: uwcanadaday@yahoo.com o r see our box at the Turnkey Desk.

lElWSUBSCRlPTiONS Fall or Winter $17.75 Summer $ 8.

Newly renovated house for rent, 3 and 2 bedroom unlts. Mmutes from Universities, malls, expressway, central air, new appliances, hardwood flooring, laundry, parking, beautiful backyard, separate entrance, auite neiehbourhood. Please call 884 - 0277.

Rental: fully furnished four bedroom, executive home; near shopping, universities. Available September 2003 to Tune 2004. Non-smokers, no pets. $1,600 plus utiiitieslmonth. Phone 742-3735.

Fully-furnished 4 bedroom, executive home; near shopping, universities; available september 2003 to june 2004; non smokers, no pets; $1,600 + utilitieslmo.; phone 742-3735.

Great sublets: from May t o August $250.00 a month per room, or $500.00 for two bedroom apartment, all inclusive. Clean, newly renovated. call N 0 . C . H . 747-1071.

Room for rent for a quiet individual in a detached home near both universities. Parking and all amenities. Please call 725-5348.

Brieht and s ~ a c i o u s- three and four bedroom " townhomes in park setting. Freshly painted, four appliances, extra parking $25lspot, gas heat, 1 112 bath, diningroom, full basement, 1 0 minute walk to university. Waterloo north. Three bedroom $400 per person and four bedroom $400+. Call Ruby 747-1071.

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Used furniture - bedrooms, k~tchens, h n g rooms, etc. You need furnlture, we can help! Dellvery ava~lable.Call 7428109 or w i t us at 408 K ~ n gStreet, E., Kltchener.

OPEN 800K CONTEST 17 - 22 year olds only

Open Text Corporation and the University of Waterloo are proud to present Collaboration Technology Vision, a day of discussion about the future of collaboration.

Where:

University of Waterloo,William M.Tatham Centre for Co-ope rative Education &Career Services, Room 22 18

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Tuesday June 1 7,2003

9:45am

Welcome and Introduction University of Waterloo

9:SOam

Open Text Welcome and Kick-Off Anik Ganguly, Executive Vice President, Products - Open Text

1O:OOam

Open Text and the University, Historical Origins FrankTompa, Professor University of Waterloo - CS

1O:3Oam

Research Relationships (Open Text) Gary Promhouse, Chief Scientist, Search Technology

11:00am

Research Relationships (University of Waterloo) Fakhreddine Karray, Professor - University of Waterloo

11:30am

Open Text Products/Direction Neil Wilson,VP Product Marketing

12:OOpm

Keynote: A CollaborativeVision Tom Jenkins, CEO Open Text / David Johnston, President - University of Waterloo

1 :00pm

Q&A Sessions 1 Presenters

Why: Open Text is one of the largest software companies in the

250 Multiple choice questions on Part IL 0f The Urantia Book "The Life and reachings of Jesus'

world. Starting from the University of Waterloo as a spin off, Open Text has grown to more than $250 million in annual revenues in the past 10 years. As a proud member of the Waterloo technical community and ongoing research programs at the University of Waterloo, Open Text will be sharing knowledge and vision with its partners in innovation at the University of Waterloo. Researchers, students, professors and the public are encouraged to come out and see what's on the cutting edge and beyond! Keynote presentations by the President of the University and Open Text's own Chief Executive Officer will be preceded by sessions on research efforts, technical synergies and vision by Open Text research staff and management as well as the University of Waterloo academic and management staff.

No RSVP required.

Please visit http://www.opentext.com/uwaterloo for more intormation!

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