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"What is the best way t o relieve stress?"

Geoff Wheeler

"What are frosh too eager t o get?"

Sarah Cale

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2A ERS

4A geography

"What do I do when I'm alone in my room?"

Craig D'Amelio

"What did Michelle and I do last night?"

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4A computer science

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"What's on your mind?"

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"What do men think about every five seconds?"

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OSAP needed ASAP Student financial assistance delayed; last month's blackout blamed Farhan Pirmohamed SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

For those students who expected the Ontano StudentsAssistance Program plck up hne to be their longest w a ~of t the enare process were in for a major shock when they arnved on campus just under two weeks ago. Although no one has confirmed the exact cause, Martha Foulds, fhanc~ala d co-coordtnator for the Umvers~tyof Waterloo says the promnce-mde power blackout was a mam factor that caused many system malfuncuons In all OSAP systems across the protince Foulds also went on to say that there 1s speculauon that a virus may have entered the system dunngthe 48hour power hilure. She wants UW students to be rest assured that absolutely no data was lost dunng the system malfuncuon.

The reason for the delay 1s that upon receiving power, all computers ltnked to the OSAP system were extremely slow, causing delays in data mput. To make matters worse, once power was restored UW financial aid employees were strugltng to restore the system at UW without ihe asslstance of the Government

of Ontario,

who gave government employees time-off to reduce power consumption after the blackout.

For those students who have been granted an OSAP award, the followmg documentauon has been processed: Consents/Signature Pages received up to and includtng August 8, 2003. Supporung documentauon received up to and includmg August 25, 2003 At t h s pomt, many students who are relymg heavdy on OSAP to cover the~rtuluon t h s semester have made fee arrangements wlth the financial office. In h s year, OSAP recpents havelncreasedby 800,w h c h ~as 10per cent increase from prevlous years Joanne Wade, &rector of student awards and financial aid, says that the lncreasem awards 1s not a factor ~nthe delay. M'students who are expectmg an a\$ard should remam pauent as the staff at the financ~aladoffice are working extremely hard. Wade also went on to say that her staffhas beenworkmg extremely hard t h s past month.

They have worked hours upon hours of overume to ensure that UW students can receive their award. Wade sad, "I'm happy with the way my staff has been handhng the situation and how hard they are workmg to end the delay."Therefore, students can be rest assured the staff IS domg everythng humanly possible to speed up the process. Foulds also s a d the delays could take anywhere from three to

four weeks to stra~ghtenout. The good news for UW students is that a statement releasedby the OSAP office says, "From September 2-12, all staff members wdl be dedtcated to distrrbuung the loans we have recelved and no new documentauons wdl be processed. B e g m n g September 15th, some staff wdl return to processing documents rece~vedand changesmade dunng the loan &stnbuuon penod."

Students who wish to check the status of thelr loan mav do so on the Web ate, osap.gov on ca Students should expect the site to be slow, or even Inactive,due to the hlgh number of student lnquirles The fact that the system cemamed slow weeks after workers TX ere back on the lob is the result of the slow connecuon to the mlmstry and not the fault of UW equipment.

If here 1s any positwe outlook for the students through all of t h ~ is s that as of last Thursday, staff members nouced an increase in the speed at whlchdatawas bemgprocessed.Other than that, Foulds and Wade could not say more about the status of the system. Both Foulds and Wade are asking students for the~rpaaence and understandmg through t h s unexpected ordeal and asked students to check the~rstatus online if they have any questions.

OUSA coming to UW to spread the vote to students Christine Baker EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Ontario will be heading to the polls on October 2 for thelong-anticipatedprovincial election.

In the weeks leading up to the election, the Ontario Undergraduate Student f i a n c e (OUSA)will be travelling to campuses across Ontario to highlight issues ofconcern to students and to encourage students to vote.

"Literally, the future oftheir educationis on the line," said Adam Spence, director of OUSA. The OUSA, whch will visit UW

during the week of September 22-26, hopes to inform students so thatthey can make an educated decision at the polls.

OUSA sent out a survey to the three major political parties on issues affectingstudents.Theresultsareavailableatwww.educatedchoice.com "It was reallyinteresting to see the contrast between the political parties and how they answered the questions," said Spence. "It is definitely something that students should look at."

According to Liam McHughRussell,Fedsvice-presidenteducation,

there are "three bigareas7'whereprovincial policy has affected the life of students.

Tuition: According to Statistics Canada, the ayerage - tuition has gone up by over 135per cent since 1993-94 givingontario the second highestlevels of tuition in the country.

Program deregulation was also of great concern to both Spence and McHugh-Russell.

"Certain students in [deregulated] programs can be charged any level of tuition that is deemed reasonable by theuniversity,"saidMcHugh-Russell.

AccordingtoSpence,courseswhich

are currentlyreguiatedareonlyguaranteed to remain so until 2004-05.

"Once that's done, we're not sure what is going to happen," said Spence.

"Asit stands right - now, there has been no response from the government about what they are going to do.

Base University Funding: "Total funding available to universities per student,including tuition fees,grants, base fundingetc. [. . .] is actudylower per student," reported McHughRussell. "There has beenno attention paid to inflation. The cost of going to university goes up by about four per cent everyyear which is slightlyabove

inflation and the base funding stays the same."

See PROVINCIAL, page 6

The article "Buying dead trees" in the August 29 issue stated that students receive a 10 per cent discount when they use Express Books. There is no discount.

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UW student makes semi-finals in prime minister awards Kimberlv Mackhan

Mark Stratford

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Universities CIAbout 5,300 first-year students are settlingmto campus life at the Umversity of Waterloo.

Woody Harrelson staged a massive yoga class at the University ofToronto on Sunday morning to make studenrs aware of ecological issues and the meditative benefits of leg stretches.

For first year students at York University, the onlyguarantee of getting a spot in residence was if they received an entrance scholarship of $2,000 or higher.

Before a dome was recently constructed to protect them from the odour, McGill University's West Island campus reeked of manure from a nearby farm.

The University of Guelph's frosh foam party is drawing criticism from CSA for being "fundamentally sexist in nature."

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o Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that atypical full-timeCanadih university student forked over more than $11,000toget through an eight-month academic year for 200102.

The number of lung transplants in Canada has doubled since our first patients underwent the then-risky surgery in the 1980s.

A major Healtb Canada study on adolescent sexual health has found that teenagers know less about STDs today than they didin the 1980s.

0 Justice Minister Martin Cauchon has told Paul Martin he won't support his Liberal leadership bid.

The rate of inflation has fallen fartherand fasterthan anyoneexpected andis likely to continuedroppeg over the next fewmonths, reveals the head of the Bank of Canada.

International crosoft has warned customersof s new flaws that leave ~ t flags Windows softwarevulnerableto net attacks slmilar to the Blaster ,whlchinfectedhundreds of milons of computers last month.

Lastweek, a man died on a Disneyland roller coaster after being struckin the chest by an unknown object.

TheBoston Archdiocese has agreed to pay $85d o n (U.S.) to settle more than 500 lawsuits from people who claim Roman Catholic priests abused them.

R German police caughtaman playing the flute with both hands as he sped through traffic at 130 kph on a busy highway, police said on Wednesday. o Hurricane Isabel sweptthrough the Atlanuc on Tuesday and forecasters warnitcould threaten the United ?tates.

Wouldn't ~tbe cool saying youwent to schoolwith the next prime nltnister of Canada? Hold that thought.

Matt Stevens, a fourth year chenxcal engineering student at UW, was selected this summer as one of 50 semi-finalists for the 2003 "As prime minister" awards. The nationwide program was sponsored by Magna International, a Canadian supplier of automotivesystems and components.

The contest required students to write a 2,500-word essay answering the follawing query: "If you were the Prime Minister of Canada, what political vision would you offer to irnprove our livingstandards and ensure a secure and prosperous global community?"

Stevens was drawn to the contest by the openness of its structure. 'You pretty much can come from any walk of life and really write about anythmg you'd like to write about," he said.

"It's your vision for tomorrow."

Stevens'vision caught their collective eye, and he was named a semifinalist in July. 'What I did is I used the metaphor of a dance and a guy trylng to learn how to dance, as much as an engineer is no dancing expert," he joked. "[It's like] a chicken talking about flight."

The essay then goes on to outline a seven-tierplan outlininghow Canada's potential can be realized. For this Stevens drew on what he knows as a

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chemical engineeringmajor. "My focus was on environmental technology, restructuringhow we are gomg to get more products to commercialization, things we should focus on like fuel cells and alternauve energes In general. I feel hke to find something that will work, let's try everything."

Other ideas provided by Stevens include a conservation bomb program and a federal law abolishing mandatory reurement.

"Now's the time that business is the environment and now is the time that we must step forward and fulfd our leadership role," he concluded.

On August 6, Stevens and the other 49 semi-finalists were taken to Toronto where their ideas were bounced around to a panel of judges, including CTV personality Mike Dyffy and Major GeneralRichard Rhomer. Later that month, 10 finalists were chosen, all receiving four-month internships with Magna International or another company of their choosing. The winner, who will be namedinNovember, willreceive a $50,000 one-yearinternship and the opportunity to sit down and discuss the details of their essay with the man himself, Jean Chretien.

Unfortunately, Stevens did not make that group of ten finalists, but he's stillthrilled to have made itto the semi-finals. "Itwas an awesome time nonetheless," he said. "The people were incredible and they cameup with some very innovative ideas. It's an honour to be a part of that group."

Stevens also urges UW students to

MARKSTRATFORD

Matt Stevens, a prime minister hopeful and UW chem student, gives the future of our country two thumbs up. participate in the program next year, as he was the only UW student of the 50 semi-finalists chosen."I really hope that more people apply [next year], merely as an exercise in thinking."

Even though he didn't make the finalcut, don't count Stevens out for candidacy just yet. He's stdlgotmuch to say on how Canada's federalgovernment is currently run. "I think we're doing a pretty good job, but I think there are areas where we can benefit from whatwe'renot benefiting from. I don't think we're as efficient as we could be. I thinkwe do a

good job, but not an excellent job.

That's the exciting part - making it excellent."

Then I asked him about the Arnerican governmental system. All he said was, "I'mveryproud to be Canadian."

Oh, and Stevens' first order of business after hegets elected?"[I'll] paint a Canadian flag on my chest and run around the Parliament Buildings. Because I would be so proud to be the prme minister of Canada. Then, day two, I'd get to work." mstratford@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Take back your right-to have a good (and safe) night Walk organized to promote women's safety Kimberly Mackhan

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Take Back theNlght demonstrations are held globally to allow women "to march as a symbol of their baslc human right to be where we want, how wewant: alone orwith another, without the protecuon of men and withoutv~olence."

The first Take Back The Night eventwas heldin Germany in 1973as a response to a series of sexual assaults, rapes and murders. Six years later, "Reclaim the Night" was held in three Canadiancities- Ottawa,Vancouver andHalifax-inwhichwomen took to the streets to reclaim theirright to walk alone at night without fear of violence. Later, The Political Action Collective of the Ottawa Women's Centre organized the first ever "Take Back the Night" march in Ottawa, Statisticsfrom the Canadian Panel onViolenceAminstWomenrevealed that incidents of rape and sexual assaulthavenot decreased.Forinstance, 42per cent ofwomenaged 15and over reported they felt unsafewakngalone in their nelghbourhood after dark, 0

over four times the figure for men.

Thirty-six per cent ofwomen aged 15 and over reported that they either modified theiractiviuesorroutines or began to avoid certam places specificdyto protect themselves fromcrime.

It is worth noung that 22 per cent of all females installed secutlty devices such as new locks or alarms, five per cent changed their telephone number and four per cent took a self-defence course.

Even though the march highlights the fact that violent behaviour against women happens all too often, the Take Back The Night Committee is mainly connected with violence. at night. Women are asked to support the Take Back the Night march by joining in the walk and bringingnoise makers, instruments and drums to reclaim the right of women and children "to be safe, without violence, regardless of age, creed, location, number or attlre." Men can surmort themarchbywalkingonthesidewalk, distribuung flyers and offering posiuve encouragement to the marchers.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,2003

Volunteers needed for housing survey Lauren S. Breslin

IMPRINTSTAFF The Federation of Students is looking for volunteers to help conduct a student housing survey of the LesterSunview neighbourhood, which is located to the west of campus. h p proximately 30 studentswillbe needed to act as surveyors in the neighbourhood situated between Lester, Columbia, Hazel and University Avenues.

In return for what will amount to a six-hour time commitment, all volunteerswillreceivean honorarium and an appreciation dinner outing following the completion of the survey.

The student housing survey is a joint effort between the Feds and the City of Waterloo and is designed to gather data on a typical suburban student neighbourhood, to assess the relationship between students and permanent residents and ultimately to

houses, and the impact of resident turnorer on the non-student population. "We can't pass good policies without first having all the information in front of us."

"Hopefully in the end we'll see a smarter housing policy in this city."

- Chris Edey Fedspresident

Post-secondary students make up roughly 25 per cent of the resident population of Waterloo. As a result, the clty's housing policies have aimed to provide secure accommodation for

students while minimizing the negative impacts on local neighbourhoods.

Although the city has the final say in any adjustments made to current property standards, lot maintenance regulations and licensing of lodging houses, the Feds hope the survey will help themmake recommendations in the interest of Waterloo students.

"Hopefdlyin the endwe'l see a smarter housing policy in this city," said Edep.

The student housing survey is scheduled to take place on September 22, but may extend to the following day. There will be a short training session for surveyors on September 15 at Ground Zero beginning at 5 p.m. Anyone who would like more information or who is interested in becoming a surveyor should contact Chris Edey atpres@feds.uwaterloo.ca.

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As usual, this term's first legendary Bomber BTednesday drew a gant crowd of UW7'smost dedcated earlyblrd parTgoers. By 6:30 p.m. the Bomber ltneup stretched across the Great Hall and around the corner.

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ing their first wnter term on campus ''11 e could just walk here from resldence," recalled hlcI(m1ey Although the attitude In llne was one of frustrated anticipation, most students just seem happy to have the Bomber back open ~ t beer h on tap.

Besides, as one fourth jear student exclauned, "Lines are good if you're ham me red^" egilmer@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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mately go back to their calculus textbooks in the traditional UW fashion.

Despite the countless cries of "this sucks!" and ''I fucking hate this!", many students seemed eager andwiling to wait out the line.

Well, at least for another hour or so, if need be.

A few second year students, including Ashley hfcIGnley and Colin McFarlend,exclaunedthelr frustration w t h having the Bomber closed dur-

ilccordmg to McHugh-Russell, t h s translates into two to three per cent budget cuts In every department, every year and results in fewer faculty and reduced course offenngs "Ontanois the lowest fundedprovmce per student in Canada," said Spence Accordmg to McHugh-Russell,the average Ontano umversity student pald 42 per cent of the cost of thelr educauonln 2001-02.

"That's sevenper cent above the35 per cent that the Tones s a d was reasonable in thelr 1999 elecuon campaign," s a d McHugh-Russell.

Fmanclal a d : The average student debt at graduanon In O n t m o IS over

$20,000 "Differentpohucalparues have &fferent plans w t h what they are going to do to address the issue of debt as well as financd ad," s a d Spence.The student financial a d system hasn't been changed slnce '94 so OSAP 1s a in system that~sprettystagnantand~s need of great change. OSAP doesn't [always]coverit so now we aregettmg into an Issue of pnvate debt."

"Assessed need~ssigmficantly below real need in most cases," said McHugh-Russell. "And the way that OSAP works it is often the case that assessedneed~salso above what [students] actually get."

In the cormng weeks, the Federauon of Students d have posters around campus outhmng the Iffer-

ent party platforms on Issues facing students Students are encouraged to contact members of the students'councll to learn more or participate.

"The less that students vote, wnte letters to the e&tor,umte letters to thelr MPPs, parucipatemrahes, parucipate in forum5 to say that they are interested in these Issues, the less effec~vethe student voice IS in the provmce," s a d McHugh-Russell "The most Important thmg for students to do is to make an educated cholce in the election," sald Spence.

"Look at each of the parues and ask 'whch of themis going to mvestin my needs, lnvest in access, lnvest In the quahty of educauon that I receive'."

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Job prospects, money, blah blah blah . . .

FACTS OF LIFE Thlnhng back to when I was 17, the idea that I was responsible for choosIng the brection mv hfe would take seems absurd At the ume, I had trouble s~clungmitha hair colour for more than a month,let alone decidmg on something that would hold mv interest for four J ears.

I have knownpeople that ha\ e had their futures mapped out forever and have proceededun\\ ,ivemglytowards

mas good at or go a here the monex n as. Not once was I told to follow my dream, do what I lox e or I~stento mq gut.

Faced u-ith seemingly endless choices, I struggled with this decision.

Parents, teachers, friends - everyone had a suggestion on how I should proceed. Thanks to (or perhaps in spite of) all their advice, I finally decided on a university (Iwent to UR' . . .0-and yes, I can see your collective eyes rolling) and it took me forever to decide on a program.

But, I finally made the decision.

El-eryone felt confident in my choice

Election overload Kourtney Short

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Time and again students have said theywon't bevotingbecause they don't know enough about the candidates or the issues. But what does it take to be an informed voter?

If you watch television, you're inundated with PC andLiberal ads. You might even catch thenews andget daily updates on the candidates' progress through the province. Newspapers mapoffer a more in-depthview of the candidates' platforms, as well as editorials picking apart the campaigns.But, even if you have time to immerse yourself in media coverage, how informed are you really?

News reports often consist oflittle more than a couple of sound bites and a shot ofthe candidatesin front oftheir campaign buses. Each newspaper seems to haveits own fa\-ouredcandidate. For example, the National Post gave up allillusion ofimpartiktywhen it printed a front-page story wirh the headline "McGuintywould use 'dumb idea' if popular" (September 5).

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gomg to be able to handle the new token gay roommate and whether everyone can make funny and appropriate jokes about h m or her.

I have no defirute answers as to why homosexualityis so funny. Maybe it has to do with the catty nature of

UNDEFEATED One of the inevitable challenges that gay students face is finding accepting roommates to live with for a school term. VC'hile of course you can never really know a person until you have actually spent some time with them, poucanusuallygetagoodideaoftheir character based onwhat other people say about them and by who they choose to spend theirweekendswith.

If you are like me and are completely out of the closet, meeting new flatmates can be a fun and exciting challenge.Withey love me?Wdl they hate me? Will they want to be the surrogate mothers of my children?

Only time will tell. But what does become apparent almost from the get-go,is how these new flatmates are

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I had to think hard (very hard) to come up with an!- future plans that 1 thought might result from the program I was in. *ding* Number two sign that I was almost certainly in the uTrongprogram. %'hen I expressed my concern, everyone kept tehng me about the great job prospects, great money, blah blah blah. I still wanted out. *ding* I was definitelyin the wrongprogram. Whenit finallybecame clear to me, I still had noideawhatitwas that I should have been doing. I was too busy worrying aboutwhat ereryone would say if I decided not to finish my degree to figure out what it mas that I actually wanted.

Don't get me wrong - I loved

university.As most ofyou hnov and therest ofyouu-ill figureout, thereis a lot to learnoutsick the classroom. I experienced a lot and made some amazing friends.

The most regrettable part is that I think I knew what I u-anted to do the wholc time but I didn't listen to my Instincts because I didn'twant to let anyone down.

Years later I finally got myself together, got myself on track and realized that I had only let myself down by listening to everyone else.

Don't settle. Follow J-ourgut.

Find out what you really want to do and be unapologeticin your desire to succeed.

Flatmates and gay jokes

Television ads?If you believe everything you see there, I have a miracle cream I'd like to sell you.

It used to be that people had consistentpolitical affiliations:Ifyou believed in social spending, you voted Liberal. Ifyou believed in tax cuts, you votedPC.AccordingtoWitmer's campaign flyer, all"thls has changed: she promotes health care, education and the environment, traditionallyLiberal and NDP concerns. The catch? Her party plans to give tax cuts and simultaneously spend more money.

The best news sources offer the most analysis and,in particular,analysis from severalperspectives.The best coverage I've seen is on Studio 2, a TVO program that structures their election coverage as a debate among several experts. It was there that I learned that after the NDP promised public auto insurance in the 1990 election, they reneged on the promise a year later, a significant fact given that auto insurance is a major issue in this election.

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so I didn't give it a second thought.

Khcn it came time to choose my courses, I n-as armed with a list of interesting and exciting options. All but one were dropped as they did not meet the recluiremcnts of my program. *ding* Number one sign that I was probably in the u7rongprogram.

Duringmy first year, I went to see my program co-ordinator to help me "map out" my university experience.

She handed me a magic wand (I only wish I was ktdding) and a piece of paper that said "my number one dream" three times. I was instructed to write down my three biggest dreams and to regard them all as equally imporfant. The subtextwas clearly "it's okay to settle."

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However, as I have learned ~nthe past, ume IS always requlred if someone is to learn the dfference between what is Manous and what IS unacceptable when ~tcomes to thelr new roommate (who just so happens to be gay.)

many gay men and women, or t h a t I

amgay and justhke every other straght person In the world. They absolutely love to make jokes about me and my httle gay hfe. But theywonder, as Ido, what jokes are great for a chuckle and whlch ones are just downnght rude Again, to this end there really 1s no definite answer. It totally depends on the person (a.k.a.the buttcrfthe jokes), thelr mood, theway the joke pans and the meanmg behind the jokes Over the course of the last two days I have been called "Farmer Gay" (whde wearing my mov~e-watchmgoveralls), have been referred to as the "gay roommate" about 20 times and have overheard comments ltke "I love h, he's sooo gay'" As you can see, some jokes are super funny, whde o&ers are just dumb and annoying.

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Will they love me? Will they hate me? Will they want to be the surrogate mother of my children?

But one thing remains true, a bad gay joke can always (and I do mean always) be reciprocated by a bad "yo momma" joke. Just do me a favour and refrain &om making such jokes when the said mother figure is still at the apartment. Usually moms find these jokes far less funny than the gay ones. acowan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Spinningmulti-coloursilluminatethe darkened room, sounds of astonishment and delight not only fa my ears but also erupt from my own mouth.

It definitelyis awonderful world, I reaffirmed, as the Aurora Beam concluded my first Fantasia party.

It was, however, a Fantasia party not of the Disney variety, for no television was present. Think dtrty.

Surfing the Internet one day, I stumbled on Laura Bonnet's Fantasia site (www.fantasiaparties.com).

Her offering at-home sex toy presentations was of immediate interest to me.

Quickly I booked a date and, on September 7 ,I was the hostess of my very own Fantasia party.

Bonnet arrived at my apartment with trunks, baskets and suitcases full of sex novelties. It was a bit overwhelming.

My reservations were quicklyabolished after meeting her. A married woman with six children, Bonnet was very intriguing to me.

Her relaxed attitudeabout the sexrelated products was refreshing and encouraging for those who wanted to explore the offerings. Not only was I comforted by the fun nature of her presentation, my friends in at-

tendance were as well.

A group consisting of some Imprintpls (we canget freaky!),a Laurier housemate (are we really surprised?) and another close friend (we both have changed since f i s t year) all took advantage of this opportunity and purchased at least one item.

Many questions were asked and stories shared about products and sex in general. The atmosphere was one of excitement, enjoyment and curiousity.

Purchases ranged from heating body oils, flavoured lubricants and vibrators. Although, when the time came to decide what to buy, tension erupted. So many neat and titillating choices combinedwith monetary restrictions complicated the choice.

From risque lingerie for both men and women to electronic stimulation products, sexual creativityblossomed.

Of particular interest were vibrators, which enthralledthe group. Four such toys were demonstrated: Hidden Delights (or the Silver Bullet in some sex shops);aclitoral stimAlator as well as scrotum tickler; the Pink Kangaroo, as seen on Sexandthe Ci& The Beaded Dolphin; and the newly released Aurora Beam.

Price wise, HiddenDelights being " the most inexpensive battery operated toy ($34.95) was purchased by half of attendees. Sadly, all other options ofthevibrating persuasionwere too pricy at the moment, costing $89.95, 999.95 and $199.95 respectively. Each of these offered individual traits drawing the need to touch each one.

Even1confrontedmy fear ofthese

devices and might have some gooc vibrations soon:Happily, some re ceived a free Fiesta vibrator afte spending $75. Although less com plex, this gift will provide a gradua introduction to more intricatevibra tors.

MI were taken individually intc another room for purchasing an( each woman exitedclutchga bag o goodies. Immediately we all dis played our choices with the group relinquishing the need to shop be hind closed doors.

A modernized version o Tupper-ware parties, Fantasia par ties are agreatway to bond with you friends on a whole new level. Ini tially, I was anxious about whc would actually attend and whethe purchases would be made.

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Deliberations on the cohort A few thoughts before we ban the phrase double cohort from our vocabularies Elizabeth Rogers COMMUNITY EDITORIAL

Every year Lake Superior State University allows the public to vote on words they would like to see banned from the English language. This year the term "double cohort" should benominated.

Those two little words have sent a collective shudder through our education system since thegovernment beganimplementing the new curriculum four years ago.

This phenomenon has caused a domino effect throughout the system, wreaking havoc as double graduations, teacher surplus and extra competition for admission into universities.

Itwas a year ofwatchingeverymark and livingwith uncertainty about what would in the upcoming year. Many Grade 12 students were left wondering if theywould be at a disadvantage to the OAC students because of curriculum changes. Truth is, universities have always accounted for the differences in curriculum for out of province students and likewise considered the children of the new curriculum.

With the elimination of the OAC year, a "bulge" of stu$ents are now going through our system. Don't be fooled by the term: there aren't "double" the students. The Ontario University Application Centre estimates that .

-applications were up 46.7 per cent t h s translates about students also opted to students. take a fifth year of high school or pursued options in other provinces. Ofthe nearly 102,000 students who applied, about 72,000 were accepted. Proportionally this fits the average from the past ten years since not everyone who applies is qualified. The government and universities promised, "there will be a place for every qualified student" but that does not guarantee a place for everyone. For those who were accepted, very few students had to "settle": about 81 per cent gotinto one of their top three program choices. This is higher thanin previous years.

Mahng room in the system was another challenge the government has been planmng for since 1999.To compensate for theincrease, they have been pouring extra cash Into umversiues

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across the province. New facilities have been built and initiatives have been implemented to optimize use of existingones. The most common buildings to pop up are residences. The UniversityofToronto even purchased a hotel to accommodate the influx of students. New staff have been hired and more money is available for student loans, scholarships and bursaries. A two per cent per year cap on tuition increases is currently in place for the five years.

So what does this mean for UW? Right now, there are about 5,329 new students on campus. Most of these students are from the infamous double cohort. Science, Applied Health Science and Environmental Studies were all over target for their expected enrollment figures.There will be more students requiring services but also more to support the local economy and student organizations. It means more paper work for already busy departments and perhaps longer lineups on campus.verycreative Orientadon Weekleaders successfullyplanned events to make sure erenone was included, drinking age or not.

High schools are still recoveringin the wake of the losing a significant portion of their enrolment. While many students did stay around for a fifth year, there were stiU teacher surpluses declaredin many boards across the province. Now that the remnants of Ontario SecondarySchoolaregone, new evaluation policies, such as rubrics and the elimination of late penalties, can be fully implemented withoutworrying about keepingit "equal."

The new curriculum has taken over secondary schools, just in time for the provincialelection.

Unfortunately, no one can see the future of the double cohort after they complete their education. Will there be enough jobs for all the graduates?

What will happen to universities in the wake of double cohort? Will the government make good on its promises? There are too many variables and unforeseen circumstances to predict the future with any certainty. However, if there's one thing our double cohort students are good at, it's rolling with the proverbial punches.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,2003

Life's an itch, then you die First-year jitters are nothing. compared to hurth-vear anxieties vigourIpossessedwhenIwasin first

B16 EARS BURNIN6 I'd like to dedlcate thls column to eveq one at UK'nho, hke me, 1s now enterlng thelr final J ear of stu&es'I'd also like to send t h s one out to all the f r o ~ hwho , ha1 e been qutte the slght to behold thls past meek, runnlng around, idenuf~lng bu~ldlngs,learn lng about meal plans and celeblaung thelr admission lnto adulthood I w ~ s hI could saT ~tmakes me feel all warm and squlshy mslde, but ~t doesn't. I am jealous, bltter and desperatell longlng for an ounce of the

yeax.

This has got to be a symptom of "the itch," or the desire to graduate as speedily as possible. As great as ULV 1s (and as much as I'll pine for ~tonce I'm actuallygone), it's hard not to be all antsy at the thought of blowin' this pop stand once and for all. A worthy comparison is the "serenyear itch"which often haunts careers and marriages. I'm seriously consideringcheatingon my campus -with a trade!

I'm sure a fen- final-year (andpossibly a few third-year) students are feelingtheitch too. It's anodd sensation. My intellect, social skills and school spirit all feel locked awa!- in limbo, lea~ingmewiththe onlyother thing I'ue developed over the past three years-my abilit).to be cynical.

We all have that wonderful gift,

and it's a great thing in moderation. I mean, you don't wanna be nobody's fool (orbee-yotch,ifyouwiU), but you don'twant to wind up all hard as nails either.

I know that being cynical in high school helped get me prepared for university life ('You mean I'll get a higher education and I get to leave Burlington? What's the catch?"), and after a few years, that cynicismgrew to philosophical proportions: Was I really meant to be an artsie? Will I erer use half of what I'm being taught?

Could lllaclean's magazine possibljstimulate this school's genitalia any harder?

Then, during frosh week, the itch struck. I sat tallung to a fellow finalyear friend in the SLC, and we were literally trying to out-sullen one another. I complained about how my undergrad advisor had neglected to

regsterme for the class I came to UW to take. She menuoned how she s d had another full course load to go before graduatmg.Allaround us were frosh, aglow In the most genuine smlles I would ever have seen were their faces not all burled behind campus maps. Suddenlv I was a very crusty- andvery cymcal- old man The polnt, I thlnk, 1s that unn erslrv~shardest on both these groups.

The first-rear students w~lllearnthat ~ t ' snot always the fun and games of frosh n eek, whereas students In m r posluon must ~ronlcall! overcome the lthclness to achlel-e the future which makes them so anzous In the first place.

T o get through ~tunscathed, we all have to play bl our own rules as much as possible. As an example, 1'1-e Included my own set ofguldehnes. It's land ofhke mrverslon of the Declaradon of Independence, exceptI don't own any slaves, so I draftedit myself.

Here goes: u I will take eve-gI hear from my parents, professors andacademc personnel with a gram of salt. I must respectthe fact thatthey don'tview the situation the same way I do, and vice versa.

I will budget my time and money well enough to know how it feels to be responsible while still taking full advantage of the university experience.

LI I willnever doubt my confidencein myself andmy assurance that I canget through anythng.

I will look out for three people and three people only-me, myself and I. Okay, soit's alittleDr. Phil, but so far it's keepingmy mind on track. And hey, should any first year students begin to struggle andwind up benefi ting from this advice, well, that might just prove that there's life in this old dog yet.

Caressing the age-old questlon What's the difference between UW and WLU?

OUR HOUSE They hug, and we don't. That's the difference.

Really, that's it.

When two Laurier students see each other, they hug. Ifit's twoguys, they give the "thuggin" handshake/ hug combo. Ifit's twogirls, they hug and jump up and down. If it's a guy and a girl, the guy twirls the girl around in the air.

T h e n nvo VLY' students meet, they don't hug.Theygn-ehandshakes.

Tu-o guys, handshake. Guy and girl, handshake (or the side hug which doesn't count'). Two girls . . . well, maybe a semi-hug, but still a weak and short one.

But that's the &Terence. WLU: huggers. UK-:handshakers.

Youcan credit this phenomenon to many reasons, the most obvious being that they are a smaller school withless people (althoughwith more than 3,500 frosh accepted this year,

only 1,500 or so less than us, this might be losing validity). Sure, they see many of the same faces everyday and that could warrant amore "hug&' community. But even at UK"s smaller circles, hugs are f e v and far benveen: Putting the initial "I haxn't seen you in four months" mandatory hug aside, you'll rarely hug someone on campus from mid-September until December, unless your mom comes to visit.

At Laurier, hugs are almost a daily occurrence. Not havingseen that person for two or more days is enough to warrant a hug. At Laurier they'll hug you if you know their sister's best friend's ex-boyfriend's barber. They'll even hug you if you go to UW and they've only met you once or twice! hlaybe Laurier students are just touchy-feel>-like that and we like our space. hlaybe we haw so m~lchmore space on our campus that we x-alue it and it becomes enpinedin our minds that spaceis good. Laurier kids ha\-eto deal consistentlywith tight spaces (especiallyin some of the residences this !.ear), so maybe they just get used to being close.There's definitelya level of comfort and culture among Laurier students that gives them the hugbug.

Think of one moment while at

UK'where you saw aguy/grl that vou knew, but not too well (and you're both sober) Dld you hug them?

Chances are you can find a few umes mheie vou ddn't AIavbe I ou g ~e \ them apnton the shouldet ot a squeeze of the arm, but not a hug.

The one thlng I do not accept as a valld polnt of debate 1s school pr~de, because belleve ~t or not, we've got

tons -we just don't show it all the time. Between the pep rally, the football game and the toga party durlng froshweek, I saw enough pnde to fill three Launer campuses.Though pnde can Induce a touchy-feelyatmosphere (soccer fans often caress each other after a goal, for example) and thls could be used to explam Lnuncr's hugness,lt does not accurately explan UKns lack of hugness.

Regardless of what the causes or effects m g h t be, the polnt 1s that

Laurier students hug, and UW students don't. We're just at different levels. But just imagine how different our school would be if we were inclined to hug. Yo,u'd have 17,000 students touching each other. Maybe that's not such a bad idea after all.

Check o u t tons ofpictures from frosh week online at radioZ.feds.ca/ aok/frosh.htm

Vote: Equal coverage continued from page 9

In California,a section of the Elections Code requires networks to give equal time to all candidates who request it. I brieflywished Ontario had such a regulation when Ernie Eves dssolved the Ontario Legislature during a noon-hour report: CTV broadcast Eves' speech and spoke with Witmer, but didn't speak to anyone from the other parties. According to thenews director at CKCO, this ornission occurred because they hadonly 20 minutes notice. However, sucharegulation generally seems unnecessary as most stations report on each candidatein turn- ifyou forget that there are 10 official parties, not three.

If you're a member of one of the other parties, or worse, an independent, yourchances ofreceivingair time are dramaticallyreduced. For example, in addition to the big-three parties, Kitchener-Waterloohas a Green Party candidate, Pauline Richards. And that doesn't even begin to mention the six parties who currently don't have candidates in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding.

Given all this doubt, I'll still be votinginthe October 2 election. Now, if only I could decide who to vote for.

Abortion takes its toll In response to MeganVC'heeler7sletter regardmgabortion: I realize you have a heartfelt concern for women who suffer or may potentially suffer from unwanted pregnancies, but the fact remains that abortions take aphysical and psychological toll on women.

I am referring to this from personal experience: I have connections with a counseling centre in Calgary, Alberta. However, the fact that abortion takes a toll on womenis irrelevant to the question of the morality of abortion.

The fact is, if the unborn are human, nothing will justify abortion, and if they are not, all morality is 100 per cent irrelevant.Although I d not discuss my personal beliefs on that point; I think it is important to note that any issue other than this, raised by either side, is a side issue with no real bearing on the subject.

- Jeffey Coleman

IA honours math

Microsoft and (your) money Iwas amused by Microsoft's "Getting softwareany cheaperwould beillegal" ad in the latest Imprint.

Actually, there's agreat deal of perfectlylegal free software available,notablythat distributed by the Linux and GNU projects, but Microsoft woul9 *'

lox e to have you beheve that noncommercial software is alllllegaland/ or immoral Give J our money to Mlcrosoftl You wlll be rewarded with high-quallty products hke Wlndows, whose secuntyholes were responsible for the recent round of worm attacks that cnppled systems all over our campus and the world.

- iMatt/3eu/Skala Doctoral candidate, computer science

Stay away from Eves Fellow students, this is an extremely significant time for young people across the province. Ontario's premier, Ernie Eves, has called an election for October 2 anditis now your chance to have a say. T o the Grade 12 grads: have the new curriculum, standardized testing and funding cuts helped your education?

In the year before the Conservatives were elected,tuition fees were on average $2,076 per year. That is now less thanwhatwe pay for one semester of school and that is without an increasein the minimum wage. Watch a news segment and see if you can hear what Ernie Eves has to offer to students. In thelast number ofyears, our environmental safetyhas deteriorated to the point that many of us feel the need to drink bottled water.

We have an amazing opportunity

here in IOtchener-Waterloo because the local canddate for re elecuon IS Ehzabeth Witmer, educauon mimster for the provincial government If you are voung here or at home, ou have an opportumtr to vote for the pohcies of another party, be it the Green, Lberal or New Democrauc canddate.These pames have allpromised a tuiuon fee freeze.

It is ume for students to ruse their voices and make the lfference they want to make. If you are over 18, take the ume to get on the voters' hst.

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Indeed, they are exphutlywed smce the Charter of R~ghtsand Freedoms, whde d e n t on the Issues of aboruon andgay marriage, states that "Canada IS foundeduponpmc~plesthat recogmze the supremacyof God." pelther lowercase-g god or gods].

It is, therefore, wrong to attempt to outnght lllegumlze the opimons of the thee-quarters of Canalans who profess amajor monotheisucrehgon when absolutely no consatuuonal (and gven more space I would argue, reasonable) basis for such acuon exlsts.

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Separation of church and state I am always amused when Canadan polemcists cite "separaaon of church and state" (as Megan Wheeler &din her recent letter and M k e Kernganm aless recent edltonal), asif that principle had any bearing here. That phrase, though not actually appearing, 1s based upon aratherhberalrealngof the first amendment of the consutuuon of the Umted States.

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Folding cranes lor peace Alexandre l ~ l o v SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

Sadoko Sasahwas two years oldwhen A-bombs flattened Hiroshima. Although she survived, the. burden of that day neverleft her. Ten years later she was diagnosed with leukemia caused by the radiation. Dying in the hospital, the child remembered the legend of the 1,000 cranes: that the gods would grant a wish to anyone who folded 1,000 paper cranes.

Sadoko's cranes were left unfinished.

Some of the 644 she finished were made out of bandages and the wrappers of her famurite bubble gum.

Today they alladorn the Chtldrcn's Peace Monument, a statue in Hiroslima's Peace Park, the money forwhtch was collected by her classmates after her death Since then, everyAugust 6, Sasakl's cranes are joined b~ crane\ from all ox er the world to commemorate the countless chlldren who pcri\hcd in the war. Delegations from ex e q race andnanonahty come to the monument to hang thelr own small svmbols ofpeace.

This year there was a UW connecuon: Three representauvcs from the I<onnich~waJapan Club dehvered a

thousand cranes to the statue of Sasah.

The cranes were folded thls March at the SLC as a part of the club's Yume Project. Yume means dream in Japanese, and it was the club members' hope toinvolve the K-W community to teach them about the legacies ofwar and about Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper.

It was Jeff Carter's first trip to Hiroshima: "It felt sort of strange that such a place is mainly just a tourist attraction now . . . it was difficult to stop and think about its true purpose with all the people running around shooting pictures.

"I drew a Canadtan flag and put it on [a crane], and felt a strong sense of accomplishment. These cranes had come a long way . . . I took a brief moment to remember what happened here, and although it was horrible, seeingall the cranes that people had brought f~lledme with a strong sense of hope for the future."

Perhaps it makes no sense to fold paper to stop war. Origami craneswill not stop bullets, or silence guns. Hut though it may be trivial in the face of war's absurd brutality, perhaps nothing makes as much sense as the pure beauty ofJapanese art. ,f

RYAN CHAN

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Heramb does frosh week

HERAMB'S HAREM I attended certaln 2003 frosh events to analyze the social impact of the double cohort in a m d slze umversity. Ruught. I attended the Lunar Luau, Monte Carlo night, Math scavenger hunt (don't askme why), Black and GoldDay and the toga party.

Lunar Luau: LrZhfO! But in fact, the party was decent. Alcohol was semed at this event real ghetto style: there was a table with vodka, rum and W'index.

Since mathies attended, there was the obhgatory big screenvideo game system \et up m the SLC. The outside of the Cove became a dance floor and sumo wresthng occupted room 1120.

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The cranes were folded this March at the SLC as a part of the club's Yume Sadoko Sasakiwas two years oldwhen Project. Yumemeans dream in JapaLl-bombs flattened Hiroshima. Alnese, and it was the club members' though she survived, the. burden of hope to in\-olve the K-W community that day never left her. Ten years later to teach themabout thelegacies ofwar she was diagnosed with leukemia and about Origami, the Japanese art caused by the radiation. Dying in the of folding paper. hospital, the child remembered the It was Jeff Carter's first trip to legend of the 1,000 cranes: that the Hiroshima: "It felt sort of strange that gods would grant a wish to anyone such a place is mainly just a tourist who folded 1,000 paper cranes. attraction now . . . it was diffic~lltto Sadoko's cranes were left unfinished. stop and think about its true purpose Some of the 644 she finished were with all the people running around made out of bandages and thc \\-rapshooting piciuscs. pers ofhcr fax-ouritc bubble gum.

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Thls celestial-themcd parq was held In the SJ,C Alath, engneertngand enmonmental studies students attended I\Iq initla1 thoughts \\hen I heard thc name Lunar Luau: LAhlO! But in fact, the party was decent. Alcohol was served at this event real ghetto style: there was a table with vodka, rum and A'index.

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Recipes for enjoying the summer9 s - bountv Kourtney Short IMPRINT STAFF

Eggplant in garlic sauce

At agood Chinese restaurant, eggplant in garlic sauce is an amazing expenence. It's incrediblyrich- eggplant sucks up oil like you wouldn't believe- but still a bit escapes to pool on your plate. Forget purportedhealth benefits of vegetarian meals, this ts a dish for voluptuaries.

1 lb. regular or firm tofu (not extrafirm) 2 tsp. cMe-garhc sauce 2 Tbsp. soy sauce, plus extra to taste 2 Tbsp. rice mnegar 1Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger about 1cup vegetable oil, divided 2 eggplants, diced 1 head of garlic 1 onion 1 green pepper 1 Tbsp. cornstarch 2 Tbsp. oyster sauce hot cookedrice (preferably sticky) Marinate sliced tofuin arnixture of chile-garlic sauce, vegetable oil, soy

sauce, oyster sauce, nce vmegar, sugar andgnger for at least one hour and up to one day. Dram, reserving the mannade. Bake on agreased coobe sheettn a 400 degree oven for 1/2 hour or untd chewy and somewhat cnspy.

MeanwMe, mnce the garhc, shce the oruon, chop the green pepper and dtce the eggplants Into 2 cm cubes.

Add the cornstarch to the reserved mannade. Heat severalTbsp. vegetable 011ma wok or large frymgpan.Add the garhc and omon and fry bnefly.

Add the remamng vegetables. You dneed to conttnue addmg od as the eggplant absorbs it: the dlsh is supposed to bench but not qulte greasy.

Conunue frying over h g h heat untd the eggplants soften. Towards the end, dnzzle on the oyster sauce and severaltablespoons of soy sauce. Add the cornstarch-mannade m t u r e and allow ~t to boll to thcken. Add the tofu and stir to combme. Taste the mxture and add addmonal seasontngs as needed. Serve hot over sticky nce.

Carot halwa

I first tasted this dish at Classic Indian Restaurant and was instantly addicted.Thelong cookingtime causes the carrots to almost melt into the milk mixture.

1Tbsp. butter or margarine 5 carrots,grated

3 cups milk 1/2.cup cream 1 tsp. ground cardarnom 1/4 to 1/ 3 cup sugar Melt the butter or margarine in a pot. Add thegrated carrots and stir to coat. Add the milk and cream.Add the ground cardamom and sugar. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medum heat. Reduce the temperature to low, partially cover the pot with a lid and simmer for 2-3hours, stirringevery 15 minutes or so, or until the pudding is thick. Chtll (the puddingwill thicken as it chills). Add more sweetener, if desired, and serve warm or cold sprinkled with cashews and raisins.

The esserrfiial suite; of tools for building nebsit~s;and ri~h internet applications,

o Too busy to cook, too poor to eat out? Onkar Food and Spices sells three samosas for a dollar.

These delicious, crispy pastries are filled with a slightly spicy mixture of potatoes, peas and cumin. , Onkar is located at Kearinger and Glenforest, a short walk from the north campus path.

Frosh: Heramb likes 'em continued from page 14

The highlightof my night occurred when three math majors karaoked "Like a Virgin" horribly out of key. I suppose it was fitting that math majors sang that song.

Monte Carlo,Night, Thursday September 4

Ah yes, the crown jewel of frosh week. I didn'trealize this eventwas dry until1 downed half adozenmocktails.

Needless to say I remained sober but enjoyed rather smooth bowel movements. The comfy area was transformed into a veritable smorgasbord of fake gambling.The blackjack tables offered frosh the chance to showcase thelr adept card counting skills. The dealers fitted themselves with handsome costumes that screarnedMonte Carlo, except that they had Wal-Mart tags s d l affixed.

The SLC became too hot, so I moved onto the PAC. A magician did cool mcks until he was accosted by a man with a plunger. That was funny, too.

The theme throughout the mght was gorgeous women. The female frosh tended to don elegant outfits on these parucular occasions. Of course there's the odd ho-licious outfit that shows ahttle too much skn. Amen to ho-liciousoutfits. Onto the dance floor

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1 noticed a lot of girls dancing alone. The male frosh were probably

too young and shy. Heck, the closest most of these guys have gotten to poonani was during b i .

Scavenger Hunt, Friday September 5

I attendedthemath scavengerhunt.

I will arbitrarily use this hunt as my sample of all scavenger,hunts in the respective faculties.

Some students were excited about gathering shit while others were less than enthralled.The leaderswere bored beyond belief. Many of the leadershad no real role in this event aside from cheering their team on. For the &st two hours, this is doable, but then you start reminiscing about past combinatorics homework. That's bad.

Black and Gold Day, Saturday September 6

Hundreds of frosh marched to University Stadium to show their Waterloo pride as the Warriors battled the WesternMustangs. The youngtns were exuberant, whch brought a tear to my eye. But then the Warriors were ass-whooped by the Mustangs 62-12.

That also brought a tear to my other eye.Within scconds I was sobbing like a toddler who had just crapped his pants.

After a few dozen touchdowns by Western, the sea of black and gold In the audtence began to resemblevomit.

Toga party, Saturday September 6

The final event in frosh week al-

lowed students to let loose in an orgy of ritualistic dancing to a variety of "musicians." And they all wear togas.

A toga when worn improperly is not real sexy. Some people looked like superheroes from the planet Dweebo.

However, some members of the holicious club avoided excessive fabric.

That was good.

Attendance was awesome at this event. The line-up stretched for miles.

Well, it seemed like miles. During "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, frosh and leaders started to jump up and down like drugged-up freaks and some elbows smackedmy head. That was bad. After more crying,I recuperatedand enjoyedtherest of the night.

Conclusions

Frosh week was awesome. Some events blew goats but most of them rocked my world. I give Frosh Week the brown fist of approval.

Key Quotes

O "I painted my face this morning but then got a sunburn. Now it looks like I have a penls on my face."

-Anonymous frosh O "Man, the Warrior receivers need stickier fingers 'cuz they keep dropping the ball."

-IGd at the football game O "Heygirls,do yournind~flstretch myself on your lap. It's for Imprint."

-Heramb

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Memories of frosh week i

hobyn Huang IMPRINT STAFF

Frosh week was certainly a defimng moment in my hfe. As I stepped Into my new home, I was caught between the images of s a y g goodbye to the best frlends, boyfr~endand famlly I bad seen everyday formostofmyhfe, and the reahty of meeung an infimte amount of new faces over a span of only a week. The frlendly encouragement of an amazmg don helped to ease t h ~eplsode. t Upon movlng m, I was unmecbately thrust Into the week's acuviues.

The splrit of the opemng ceremomes was lndescnbable - hundreds of frosh, unknown to each other, were grouped together on the Village Green, chanting for their respecuve restdences, whch corresponded to d~fferentlandmark terrltorles of Canada. Themght culrmnatedmmore cheers and an ~ n t r i p n ghypnoust spectacle. The residence events also included a variety mght, where I &scovered playmgcapturethe flag at night IS the best stress rehever ever. I also heard that swmg danclng was fun.

As a proud member of Team Lacerta,I saw firsthand how much hfe the math faculty had to offer as we engaged in cheers, team decathlons, and getung-to-know-each-other exercises, all In the s p m of math. The sunburns, extreme heat and fatlgue were defimtely worth ~t m order to meet people from our program and tour the finer po~ntsof the campus.

Itwas also dunng my ~ m e w t the h mathes that I got to see the provocauve, yet hdar~ous,play, SzngleandSexy.

As soon as the forelgn character made remarks In Cantonese, the predomnantlyAslan audence burstmto laughter.

Not to forget that throughout the week,I had more free barbecue lunches and dnners than I had durlng the enure summer.

The Hawauan Luau hosted by the

math and eng~neerlngfaculues was defimtely one of the biggest htghhghts of myweek. Unhke Monte Carlo and the toga party, the event was lowkey and those who came out got the sang chance to slng some karaoke (I N'Sync!); sumo wrestle wtth their fnends; play laser-tag;dnnka mocktad and dancehke crazy; orm the true spmt of mathles, stretch thelr brams over a game of chess.

Monte Carlo had a huge turnout People, predominantly the males, qcuckly flocked to the blackjack and poker tables, as well as the roulette wheels Down at the PAC, newfound fr~endstook plctures together and rested up before headmg over to the h g h rollers' table. The hne to the dance floor in the basement was horrendous but, allin all, everyone, especially thegirls, had a fun timedressing up. I was surprised that so many girls draggedtheirprom dresses down here for what they knew would only be a serni-forrnal.

As the week drew to a close, the reality of school and workhadn't quite sunkin just yet. The endoffroshweek events included a carnival, pep rally and footballgame, as well as a scandalous toga party. Once again, I came out for free food, but in the process, made a fool of myself on the mechanical

bull, played a decent game of minigolf and observed my fellow frosh gettmg wild on the muddy slip-andslide. By the end, sleep suddenly seemed much more important than attending the pep rally. I heard about the free bandanas and sawmany ofmy floor mates painted up in black and gold. My roommate also remarked that our footballteam lost pretty badly, which lowered spirits.That, however, didn't ruin the momentum of the night's events. The toga party was wild. Throughout the night, and into next day, I could hear the repetitive hum of "toga, toga, toga" all over campus. I loved it.

Because of the nice weather, the large congregation of people didn't resultin excessive sweat, and everyone was pretty eager to dance into the night to severalgenresof music. Once again, ~twas interesting to randomly meet people that I don't think I will meet ever again-at least not this term. The crazy drunkenness that had already ensuedand carriedinto the night ended what would be a momentous week for many. Though I have not fully conceptualized the statement, "live life to its fullest," I tried to let go, and froshweekhas definitelyhelped me to ease into the whole university experience already.

MIKE KERRIGAN

When I snap my fingers, dance!

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Sumo wrestling at the Lunar Luau.

Plunging into Monte Carlo night.

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Two lovely ladies dressed right for monte carlo night.

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&n Black and Gold day, school spirit reigns supreme.

Pimping it up at monte carlo night.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,2003

Students take charge in local Habitat build Two famhes in need have homes thanks to Habitat for Humanity Tim Alamenciak SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

August 11marked thegroundbrealang ceremony for the first ever student-lead Habitat for Humanity housing project. The buildin\-olves students from both the University of Waterloo and the University of Guelph in an effort to supply two needy families with a place to live.

The isvo families for whom the houses are being built ha\-e different stories, but similar problems.The Uka family recentdycame to Canada from IGxo\-o and has since had trouble building finances to bu!- a home. The Benoit family, Marnie, Stan and their nvo children,mere previous1~living in unsanitar!. conditions. Both parents were working full rime to try to save for a house, but layoffs drained their savings, prewnting them from reaching the la-el required for a downpayment on a house.

Through social channels at work, each family heard of a Habitat for Humanity home opportunit]\- and decided to apply. The application process was relatively easy for both families since they met Habitat's requirements perfectly. The applicants must h w e never owned a house; hare a secure, full-time job; and be willing to participate in the labour required to construct their own house.

The situation brings to mind the proverb, "give a man a fish and he shall eat for a day, teach a man to tish and he shall eat forever." Habitat takes this one step further by not only teaching people to fish, but giving them a pole. T o assist the new homeowners in the trials and bills to follow, the!- must take a preparatory six week training course on the fundamentals of home ownership including basic repair, mainrenance and financial matters.Also, they feel that the 400 volunteer hours required of each applicant assists in the transition process.

Habitat nanrrall~-$xspriorit]\-to those in &rc need. Indeed, the Renoir farnil!- \\-as in need of a helping hand up theladder oflife. Their apartment had mold groving in smali crannies tha; ~ o l i u t e dthe air for their two sons, aged fil-e and onc.

The cos; of the d i d housing project is estimated at S 100per square focx, or approximatel:, S400,OUO for both houscs. The!- are expected to he completed by Rowxnher.

For ntow li/foi-n/nti~i~ about I-T~biti~f ror Iiwr/imi i ~SPP , uJnw.hal~itat.

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University of Waterloo and "niversity of Guelph student volunteers at work on the construction site.

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Film festival explores moment in musical history Adrian Chin IMPRINTSTAFF

I sit amously, wamngfor the d m m n g of the theatre hghts whch inevitably wdl inmate a wave of contagous tranquhty. The room darkens and a grin appears upon my face. Finally after 33 years of being in legal hmbo, Festzual Express is about to see first hght at The Toronto Internauonal F h Fesuval.

The branchdd of two young promoters m 1970,Ken Walker and Thor Eaton, the Fesuval Express was a 12car CN Rul train that temporardy housed many of the best musicians of the ume. On boardwere over 20 bands inclu&ng Jams Jophn, t h Grateful ~ Dead, The Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Buddy Guy as well as pro moters and groupies. Also on board were filmmakers to document the journey. The tram's five-day journey began m Toronto and was immedi:~telymet by fierce protest from fans un.iviElrtg to pay the $14 price tag for the two-day opemng, forcing the GtatefulDead to throw a free concert.

Desplte bemg financially doonled from the beginrung, the promoters never let the party stop. The musicians conunued to receive the royal treatment and the tram conunued on track towards Winmpeg and Calgary even mahng an unscheduled booze stop in Saskatoon. The promoters'gener-

osity was rewarded with what was most important - the music.The alcohol and drug parties they helped finance kept the occupants of the passenger cars exceedingly happy. This magical atmosphere they created lay thickand sustained,heighteningthese @tat sleep-deprived, psychedelicrock 'n' rollers into a state of sweet, sweet musical jamming heaven. Following the concerts however, the originalproducers sued each other and the documentary project was abandoned.

"When I first came on board I knew that there would be problems" saidBob Smeaton, &rector ofFestiual Expess. "I've worked with the Beatles and with Hendrix and one of the most difficult things is getting the rights.

Obviously the guys that were filming it didn't thnk to go around with a piece of paper to everybody and say, 'hey guys, sign this for the fdm."'

1n1994, footage of the moviewas found in A Rosedale garage by Toronto filmmakersGarth Douglas and James Cuknghnm. By following the cham of utle, Douglas a n d c h g h a m cmnmally contactcdGavin Poolrnan, the son of the orignal1970 producer, Willem. Poolman became a producer and hred Smeaton as &rector.

Once Smeaton got a hold of the material, he went to D u b h to cut a trader with editor Eamonn Power.

"We cut together a 15-minute trader whlch Poolman and John Trapman -

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(another producer) then tookaruund to \arious investors," said Smeaton.

Funds thatwere rased bought t m e in the e&ung toom for Smeaton and Power It took 30 weeks to edit the material. "With this film it mas a c a w of not whatwe couldn't use but whdt we could use because there was so much of it where it was out of focus.

Obviously the guys who were fdming were probabl~indulgng as much as the guys on the train were" said Smeaton.

As editing conunued Smeaton

This unique composition, created by artist Aidan Urquhart, is part of a new art exhibition called Locked Knowledge. You may have noticed pieces from the exhibition all around campus. Locked Knowledge displays the importance of freedom in its most organic form, and this particular piece is meant for one to walk through the space to experience freedom for herself.

The exhibition will be on until October 9th and will include a talk by Urquhart in ECH 1219 on Thursday, September 11 at 1:30-3:30 pm. Anyone interested is welcomed to attend.

thought heavily about the story structure 'Wethoughtthatmaybewemight be able to make the story without getting contemporaryinterviews. But it soon became evident thatweneeded to go back to the Dead guys and the people thatwere there on the day just to get the backstorytoo,"saidSmeaton.

"I think if we had just shown it and not had that element in there people might have been a bit confused as why this was happening, what was going on. So I think it worked out great."

Smeaton was impressedwith the

quality of the audio in the movie.

'You sometimes get bands in a studio where maybe some of them can't play as well as they should or sing as well as they should. These guys, despite everything that was going on, they could all play, itwas just a case of raising the bass here and there,getting the drums through so what you hear is pretty much what happened on the day" see FESTIVAL, page 22

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Glasgow's Mogwai bites hard Underground band does more than just piss off Britain's pop scene Katrina Koh SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

Deep

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album alittle easier to listen to than The Places Yoti Have Come To Frar ThelVost.

"Ghost Of A Good Thing" where Carrabba displays the higher rangeof h s voice is a prime example and an excellent song.

Carrabba continues to sing with emotion and one cannot help but think that the relationships he has been involved in must have been terrible and that he has been the subjected tomuch anguish and pain in his life.

However, A ,Ifark, A Il'lission, A Brand, i l Scar seems to take on a slightly different tone from previous albums and is a littleless depressing to listen to.

This album. withits refreshing mix of acoustic and electric,gitar (Note that "Hands Down" which debuted as an acoustic song on the So Impossible EP, is now accompaniedby an electricgutar.), is the type of album that can be listened to from beginning to end.

While every song is aminner, a few of the tracks stand out over the others. "Hands Down," which appears first on the album, is one o f the fewposi-

Dashboard Confessional A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar Vagrant Records

Themembers ofDashboard Confessional, Chris Carrabba (~~ocals, guitar), Scott Schoenbeck (bass), John Lefler (guitar,organ, piano, back-up vocals) and Mike Marsh (drums,backup vocals), have once again put out a stellar album and proven their musical brilliance.

T h s emo band took its name from theline "On the way home, this car hears my confessions,"in the song 'Thesharp Hint OfNewTears"whch made its debut on Dashboard Confessional's very first full-length album, Swirs Amy Komance. The band was formed when Chris Carrabba began a solo side-gig during h s time with the band Further Seems Forever.

With their fourth full-length album, A Mark, A lbfission,A ~ & dA Scar, Dashboard Confessional is livingup to,ifnot surpassing,the espectations of its fans. The album, with its hstinctive sound and haunting lyrics, exhibits the same ingenuity as Dashboard's previous album, The Placej Yo'ou H a w Come To Fear The Alost, but is a little less harsh.

Carrabba pours his heart and soul into the music, conveying truth and heartache with a convictionveryfew can match.

Thelyncs axeintellgentandcomplex and Carrabba does a superb . - .

--. lob of showmg off hls vocal range as well as the softer side of his voice.

Whileallofthe songs - dealwith the ups and downs (well.. .mostly the downs) of relationships, the varied range in Carrabba's voice and change ofpace from songto song, makes this

with a twist

Carrabba's songwriting skills are second to none.

"Bend And Not Break" and "Carve Your Heart Out Your.-.

-. selY'are two more of thegreat songs that appear on the album. Every track is amazing, - and A M a r k , A A h i o n , A Brand A Scar it is well worth your money.

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Evanescence Fallen producer

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Evanescence burstonto therockmusic scene earlier this yearwith their hit song "Bring me to Life." Their dark unique style, known well to fans of European goth metal bands like Lacuna Coil, makes their debut CD not only enjoyable onits own merits, but anice escape from the standard rock CDs being produced by the music industn-.

The singer ofEvanescence, Ann Lee, said, "We're definitely arock band, but the twist is that the band's musicis epic, dramatic, dark rock." This epic, dramatic touch provides the edge that the Evanescence's debut CD needs in order to become anecessary addition to anyone's CD collection. Fallen contains their two h t s currently mahng the music video and radio top40 play lists, "Bring me to Life," and "Going Under."

Alongwith these hits,italso has anice spectrum of gothic music from the soft dark tones of "My Immortal" to the hard driving beats of "\Thisper."

The only problem I have with this othenvise amazing addition to my collection is thatwhile their songs are unique from the standard rock, a few of them made me wonder if I had my CD on repeat.Othemise,l thoroughly enjoyed this CD and recommendit to anyone who enjoys quality dark rock .. . or gottl~cstyle muslc.

hlogwai is not the answer to a depressingday. Theirinstrumental rock sound with quiet and loud dynamics evokes a certain calmness over the listener. Lstening to their music gives you the time to think and reflect.

This Glasgow - based quintet formed by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Atchisin, John Cummings, Martin Bulloch and Brendon O'Hare came togetherin 1996. Theyreleased an album earlier this pear called Hap& SongsforHapp2 People and critics have observed that the band has turned to aquieter andelectronicdtrection."This was just a natural growth from our previous album, Rock Action," commented Cumrnings on the change in sound on their latest album.

This album has great power, feeling, and emotional depth. Most of this melancholic album is pretty soft and darkwith layers of electronicsand hidden vocals. There are few songs like "IGlling all the Flies" and "Ratts of the Capital" that erupt into raging power chordintensity.With each song, the

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this album is hard to articulate but fans of Mogzvai will not be &sappointed. "We just continue trying new things and anything that works is great," explained Cummings. hlogwai always seem to find a way to express themselves \x7ith a unique sound that is deafening yet achingly beautiful. At a live show they are ten times louder than your average rock band. People fear them for their eardrum-damaging bursts of noise. At the same time one can find themselves lost in their atmospheric sound.

Mogwai are not only known for making good music but they are also the notorious fellas behind the "Blur is Shit" T-shirts. "It was meant to be a joke in away but Blur is a band who always thinks they make good music when they don't," said Cumming.

T h s gave the band a lot of media attention inBritain, with it even being rumoured that Blur bought a case of the T-shirts themselves.

Mogwai is not a band bound to make the mainstream scene anytime soon but they don't care.

Trying to be famous is not why they make music. Nonetheless, they are definitely a group worth recognition.

They're so underground, they can't even get decent lighting.

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Horror movies often lose their charm when h e c t o r s allow their killers to run around in Halloween costumes and ski masks and have their victims run back up the stairs instead of out the frontjdbr. Kudos to Victor Salva for finding a new way to lessen the thrill of a horror movie: give the creeper so much screen time that heis no more scary than the outlandish stupidity of the jocks he preys on.

The original introduced us to the character of the creeper (Jonathan Breck); a demonic being that arises every 23rd spring, for 23 days, to quell its ravenous appetite for human flesh and restore itself by forminga human tapestry of collected body parts.Jeepers Creepers 2 opens in the midst of an argument at the Taggarts' farm. Jack Taggart (Ray Wise), is yelling at his son,Billy, to carefullyaf6x allthe scarecrows to their posts, while also accusing him of meddling with his equipment. When Jack storms off to tend to the broken equipment, Billy's brother slides back under the truck he is working on and (wouldn'tyou know it?) Billy is left all by himself in the cornfieldswith the scarecrows.When one of the scarecrows turns out to be the creeper himself (and Billy turns out to be ~ t dinner), s Jack withdraws into a silent state,eager to seek revenge upon the evil that stole his son. The next scene followingis of a school bus fded with athletes, traveling (who would have guessed?) through the

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middle of nowhere, celebratingafter a temvictory.

From here, tangents of skin colour and homophobia, which are essentially irrelevant to the plot, arise and hog more screen time then they deserve.

When the bus blows a tire, the pace of the movie accelerates as the mangled teens desperately try to escape the wrath of the creeper. When Jack receives a radio signal from the terrified teenagers and races after them to avenge the death of his son, the plot becomes even more dampened by poor dialogueand predictabilityupon which the remainder of the movie exists.

To give credit to Salva, the creeper is chilling in appearance, however its behaviour is less than frightening. A string of inconsistencies and random happenings that remain unexplained leave the viewers confused and questioning Salva's credibility. For example, one of the teenagers is suddenly (and conveniently) revisted by the deceased star of the original movie through severaldreams.These dreams allowher to explain to her friends,and the audience, the story of the creeper, because it seems Salva cannot find any other way to do it.

The creeper also becomes increasinglyless scarywhenit's evident to the viewersthat only certain characterswill die; too quickly the unrestrained evil appears contained to the corpses of a few jocks that, let's face it, were jerks anyways.

But hey, who knows, maybe they will rereleaseit as Heebie Jeebies 2 for children and enjoy wild success at the box office. After all, creepier thmgs have happened.

With the tremendous amount of footage - the he had to work with, Smeaton reasoned that "Everytime we had someone on full screen you're not see something that we can show on screen so we madethe decision fairly early on thatwheneverwe could we would give the audience something to look at rather than having someone on screenjust talking." Thus his use of a split screen techniquein the movie.

Smeaton estimated that from the 50 hours of footage about one thlrd was unusable because it lacked audio.

"There were a few bands on tour 1ikeTrafficwho were f h e d but there wasn't any aud~o,the audio was very short about a minute and a halfso we made the decision within the f i m to use songs for length rather than just segments.That'swhy Traffic couldn't make the cut."

The release of Festival Express on DVD would contain about 1hour of extra material. " T h e r e d be two more Grateful Dead songs, two extra Janis Joplin songs and a songby Ian and Sylvia.We could have made the filmthe Grateful Dead, janis joplin, the band but it would not have been a true reflection of the whole festival experience."

Sept 16, 2003

lR\IE(CY(CILl[NGTIlP'S 1FO)IRl S1I1UID)IENTS Region of Waterloo WASTE MANAGEMENT

In Waterloo Region, there are two recyclrng collection programs: a Cart collection program for participating apartments, condominiums, townhouses; and a weekly curbside Blue Box collection program for smgle family dwellings, semi-detached duplexes, smaller walk-up apartment buildings, and student lodging residences. Once you know wh~chof the two collection programs services your place of residence, the information below will help you sort and prepare materials properly for recycling.

Place your garbage and recycling at the curb only on your collection day.

Please remove your containers by 7:00 p.m.

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Dinoriders or Stephen Spielberg's boundary breaking Jurassic Park.

Michael Crichton's fiction on the hazards of dinosaur cloning was portrayed as a heart-pounding foray into the land that time almost forgot. Man clearly seems to be fascinated with dinosaurs andmoreparticularily, why

dinosaur fossils help geologsts and evolutionarybiologistspiece together the puzzle of continental drift. The other great mysteryis the mass extinction that caused the end of the Cretaceous period and the reign of the dinosaurs. To date, there have been five so-calledgreat extinctions which

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This specimen was discovered at Little Sandhill Creek, Alberta.

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strophic exuncuon of a large portion of hfe on the planet. ~ l w i i u o caused n by conunental dnft and ameteonte are the hkely suspects for the first two great exuncuons. A masslve volcamc erupuon a mdhon umes more powerful than the Mount St. Helens erupuon~sthought to have caused thegreatest exuncuon ever, the Permean exuncuon, around 225 mllhon years ago. Flnallv the age of the dmosaurs is thought to have been ushered In and out bv space objects stnhng the earth.

The anmhlauon of the lnosaurs marks the boundary hnlung Cretaceous ume and Ternary ume. Whatever brought about the massacre of the dinosaurs adlaonally lead to the death of almost 70 per cent of all the species on the Earth. Palaeontologists struggleto dscover distinctivecharactensucs of the survivors and the v ~ c ums of the aftermath. Survivors are cmcd; the devastation65d o n years

ago mght have caused every breathmg orgarusm to vamsh. In contrast,plants and various small ammals hke fish, amphlblans and placental mammals were barely affected Theones on exuncuon can be absurd, rangng from excessive hormone producaon, to the loss of Interest in sex, or the conventional, hke volcanic empuons, magneuc reversal, sunspots or the collslon with an extra-terresual object.

Geophysicaltheones propose that a 10 km wlde meteonte smashed Into Mexlco's Yucatan Pemsula, hurlmg a barrage of rocks and dirt Into the atmosphere. The Chicxulub Crater, as the crater is known, is approximately 200 kmm diameter. Despiteits size,it remained hidden by a blanket of youngerrocks and sedimentarydebris until it was found by a team of NASA scientistsstudyinggroundwater flows and Mayan ruins.

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Chicxulub Crater is signature of the lilller object, there are three possible k d mechamsms. The most popular theon; IS that a cloud of dust smothered the earth In a duck haze that would have blocked out the sun.

Wlthout the sun, plants and plankton the foundauon of the food cham would have l e d . T o compound matters, the blocked sunhght would have chdled the earth, turmng troplcs Into colder climates. A second posslblllty IS that thck sulphur clouds would have covered the earth, a d l n g aadram to an already fragde chmate. A thlrd, and more remote, theory IS that wildfires swept the Earth, reducing the plant populauon and addmg to the haze. The Impact caused by a meteonte may have activated a nuclear-winter scenano that caused the death of the dmosaurs.

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Also, it was discovered that the emission was not only perfectly narrow, but was also completely steady.

Unlike most molecules, which emit their photons for a short time, pause, and then resume emissions, the carbon nanotube's emission remained steady as long as the researchers could measure."This is very excitingbecause for any applicationin quantum optics, youwant a steady and precise photon emitter," said Novotny.

The narrow emission and complete absence of blinking are very tempting to quantum cryptography researchers who need devices that de-

s ~ t yof Rochester may make carbon nanotubes more useful w ~ t hthe d s covery that they proride~dealphoton emission. "The emlsslon bandwdth 1s as narrow as you can get at room temperature," s a ~ dLukas Novotny, professor of opucs at Rochester The steadj and narrow transmssion of nanotubes bnngs quantum cryptogr a p h ~even closer to reahn Quantum c n ptograph~allows Ind n duals to communicate in perfect prn acT The L S Department of Defenseis1 erylntere5tedm d e elop ~ mg th15 theoretlcallx unbreakable method ofcodmg~nformauon,ah c h necessitates a rehable nra\ to dell1er single photons on demand. continued from page 25 T h s findlng was a genume s u ~ prlse to the researchers, u ho had set X second theon 1s that a dreadful out to measure the emlssion or fluovolcanlc erupuon created the same efrescence of a carbon nanotube. The fect as ameteonte stnke. As muchas team lllummated the nanotube with a a t h r d of the Ind~ansubconunent is focusedlaser beam 1n aprocess called covered In lava, bringng to mmd a confocal mlcroscopp. Unhke most catastrophe erupuon. Xshandgreenmolecules that re-emit the hght In a house gases spewed out bj such a "fuzzlp range ofwavelengths at room volcano resulted in the Permean ex-

pendably release a single photon on command.

Other applications of this discovery include sensors so sensitive that they can detect a single molecule. A biological molecule binding to a nanotube would change the perfect emission and reveal the presence and characteristicsof that molecule.

Currently IGauss and Novotnp, the researchers in charge of this discovery, are working o t ~further experiments to test the steadiness of the nanotube flourescence in ranges beyond theinitialexperiments. The!-are also pursuing studies aimed at determining the minimum possible bandwidth at ultracold temperatures.

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tmctlon that sau 90 to 95 per cent ofthemorld's marme species v, lped out The drastlc enr~lonmentalchanges would have made ~tdifficult for adaptauon b r evolutmn The August d s c o e~n of the new dinosaur Rqasaixtzu namadenus - a rime-meter long, horned carnir ore s l m ~ l a r t o Iymn~zosaix?-zls- along the banks of the Narmada Rmer in Indla adds weight to t h s theon. The bones were found In sedments ]Inked rv~ththe largest volcamc erupuon In the past 500 milhon \ ears Spec1al17atlonthrough e\ oluuon ties manT species to then en\ iron ment Genela1 long-term enmronmental rer oluuons that outpace er o lutlon are a death sentence for man\ specles The Irlsh Elk, Megdocero~, dted about 11,000 \ears ago when glac~erscol ered much of Europe, lts home land. Man's effect on the planet m the past 10,000vearshas been blamed for the deaths of countless species The passenger plgeon, once abundant 1n North Amerlcan skes, was wiped out over a 50 \ear pe~iodat the end of the runeteenth centun due to rapld deforestauon and eucessir e hunung Although these propositions are mutualh concelr able, ne~thercan account for W ~ speclfic T an~malswere wlped out- hereas others stal ed a h e \\ h~ d ~ dthe dinosaur dle OLR nhlle other biologlcall\ sensltir e animals, hke froqs, sun 11 ed; A hcn Mother Nature has been messedu~th,there15 nplcallvamalo~~tnicehack LTnul then, Spielberg'\ monsters mi11 pelslst on a rampage The latest buzz is that the wretched^ cleverx elouraptors areaware of more than lust how to check t h e ~ r electrified pen for a weak spot.

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Scientists studying those working in and around Ground Zero followmg September 11,2001 say that the workers suffered brutal effects from the fumes coming out of the wreckage. Researchers based at the University of California took 8,000 air sarnples a mile away from Ground Zero throughout the month of October.

The debris pile acted like a chemical factory, c o o h g and spewing out all manner of toxic elements. Minute transitionmetals,whichinterferewith lung chemistry; sulphuricacid, which attacks cilia and lungcells direct1y;very fine, insoluble glass particles which travel through the lungs to the bloodstream; and heart and high-temperature orgamc matter, many components of which are known to be carcinogens were found m the air samples.

'Rarest insect' breeds An almost extinct speciesofinsect took a step away from oblivion this weekwhen an egglaid by a female Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, Dyococelzs australts, hatched at the Melbourne Zoo m Australia. The specles was believed to have been wiped out in 1918 when rats infested their home island. In 2001 three specimenswere found on Ball's Pyramid, a 2,000 foot high pillar of rock 23 km off of Lord Howe Island, itself 700 krn east of Australia. It is believed that only 10 specimens exis\t in the total global population of this insect. Melbourne Zoo has a long history of breeding stick insects and currently rears five separate specieqas well as dozens o f otherinvertebrate species. It is hoped that a stablepopulation of the species can be raised so that entomologists can h e r study this little known bug.

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When the Russians tested thetr fxst atomic bomb, Teller advocated for an even blgger bomb: the hydrogen bomb. In h s autobiography in 2001, he stated: "I deeply regret the deaths and lnjur~esthat resulted from the atomc bombmgs, but my best explanauon ofwhy I do not regret workmg on weapons 1s a quesaon: What if we hadn't?'TWe'd likely be beatmg each other up with clubs I expect,wtthout hamng to worry about how many clubs the other guy had hidden in the bushes andwhether there reallywas a dub-gap.

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Waterloo whipped by Western Charbel G. Ballautine SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

The Waterloo Warriors were utterly embarrassed by the explosiveoffence of the Western Mustangs last Saturday afternoon at University Stadium.

Before the opening kickoff, four skydivers landed at midfield following the singing of our national anthem each carrying either Warrior or Canadian flags.Theywere welcomed by the roar of some 3,800 football fans who attended the annual Black and Gold Day game at the end of frosh week. Unfortunately,the thousands ofUW frosh experiencingtheir first Waterloo sporting event were soon disappointedas the game quickly became a blowout.

The Mustangs scored on theirvery first possession of the game on a 40yard touchdown pass from quarterback Chris Hessel towide-receiver Christian Heffernan just minutes into the contest, givingWestern a 7-0 lead.

After adefensive stop by the Warrims on the second Mustang series, western scored t~uchdownson its

following two possessions but missed one of its converts. The two Mustangs that share the nuItling back duties -Randy McAuley and Drew Soleyn- scored on rushes of 17and sevenyards, respectively.With a safety concededby the Warriors sandwiched in the middle of the two major scores, Western increased its lead to 22-0 hy the end of the first quarter.

But the Warriors would not die.

WarriorkickerMattArmstrongkicked a 42-yard field goal 2 minutes 31 secondsinto the second quarter. The score was set up by wide receiver Ian Forde's 36-yard receptionfrom quarter backMiro Hadjinian.

After our defence stopped the Mustangs on their next possession, the Warrior offence put more points on the board. Four first downs lead to a 26-yard touch down pass from Hadjinian to Forde, who made a spectacularcatchin double coverage.

The two Mustangdefenders stared at Forde in disbelief as he celebrated the majorscore,whichcuttheleadto 2210.

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The Nordiques revisited

TOP CORNER HOCKEY People from Quebec are passionate sports fians. It would he a terrible shame and tragedy if the Montreal Expos major league baseball team were to relocate to the United States as theNHL's Quebec Nordques did in 1995.

The Nordiques, you mayremember, became the Colorado Avalanche after the strike-shortened 1794-95 NHL season. Then,in their inaugural season in Colorado, the team won the Stanley Cup. "Oh the cursed, twisted hands of fate!" the fans in Quebec must have moaned in pain when their heroes won it all for another city.

After all, these were the fans who had grown up with the Norhques team showcasing an amazing array of talent while in their final years in Quebec.

They would no longer be able to witness stars like Joe Sahc, hlats Sundm,Owen Nolan, Peter Forsberg, Adam Deadmarsh, Valeri Kamensky and Adam Foote bloom before their very eyes.

Therefore, it is of paramount im-

portance not to let the painful history repeat itself with the hlontreal Expos of 2003.

The Expos, too, hare assembled a great team with future hall-of-famer Vladimir Guerrero; perennial all-star Jose Vidro; solid infielders Orlando Cahrera and K'il Cordero; plus strong starting pitching from the Cuban brothers Li\-an and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez; Javier I'ascluez; and Toma Ohka. With a shoe string budget, the Expos management has crafted a talent laden team through shrewd drafting and trades.

X heartfeltresurgence oftheExpos into the minds of Montrealers came duringthe emotional four-game sweep of division rival Philadelphia Phillies at home in the Stade Olympique at the end of August.

The Expos had been trailing the Phdlies by fourgamesin the Wild Card race but four consecutive fightingperformances by the Expos propelled the team into a tie for the Wild Card spot at the end of the series.Averageattendance for the Expos is around 6,000 but by the end of this series, over 20,000 fans attended the final couple ofgames.

The fans ackno\vledged their team's brilhant play.

You may be surprised, but the Stade Olympique is a rocking place for baseball that vitally contributes to the Expos' success.

The sporting atmo3phereis palpable with the Expos fans reacting to

ex-eq pitch and even-play. The thunderous roar of the croud is deafening even when the stadium is less than half-full.Toronto fans canlearn a thing or two from the Expo fans.

The secret of the aural thunder is two-fold: the concrete structure and the paddedroof cultivates ageatresonating echo :md also, the fans can readily muster a tremendous clang by rocking tlle seats up and down. Plus, of course, the freely fun-loving spirit of the Quebecois adds natural excitement and dancing in the seats to the mix.

All this adds up to an incredible aura that pumps up the players: The Expos are anastonishing36-17when plajlng at Olympic Stadium including nine straight wins.

Symbolically, in the August 26 game, the team exhibited great fighting spirit when they came back from a 8-0 deficit to beat the Phillies 14-loin a monumental comeback. The game was thrilling and was talked about in aU popular sports shows in North America. Fans appreciate an underdog. ~fter'the series,~ h l l i ecatcher~fike s Lieberthal said, "ltwas really amazing to see this place . . . it was so loud."

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Baseball Warriors ground Hawks Rod Mclachlan IMPRINT STAFF Sometimes, all it takes is just one comment by aLaurier GoldenHawks' coach to be overheard by someone on a Warriors' bench to spark a drive to win, to prove the other side wrong.

'You've got to hit tonight. This is our night tonight," said a Hawks' coach to one of his players before the start of this past Wednesday night's game in Kitchener. However, it was probably more than those few simple words that fuelled the Warriors to a 51victory over thevisiting Laurier club in f r y t of 70-plus fans atJack Couch Pa&.

A more likely cause for the win was an excellent seveninningpitchingperformance by rookie right handerJohn McNabb in his OUA men's baseball debut. McNabb was very aggressive on the mound early on in the game.

Also, by keeping his pitches lower in the strike zone, he was able to not give

up any homeruns. This is a difficult task in park that is very friendly to the long ball, especially down the short leftand righi field lines.

However, McNabb did have some solid run support. The Warriors got off to a quick start by loading the bases in the bottom of the first, and then having the runner at third base steal home off a wild throw. Next, third baseman Chris Dietrich hit aline drive to left to collect two RBI's and put Waterloo up 3-0 after one inning. ~ u r i n the g course of the next five innings the two clubs exchanged one run apiece.

Later, in the bottom of the sixth, centre-fielderScottReynoldsadded an insurance run with a solo homerun blast to deep right centre-field to make the score 5-1.

To finish off the all-around team effort, the Warrior infielders dug out three inning ending double plays during the course of the game. One dou-

ble play had shortstop MarkJohnston t h o m n g from his knees to third, while anearfierdoubleplayhadhstbaseman Andrew Hoffman stretchmg to the h m t to reach a low toss.

Catcher Graham Holloway also showed off h s powerful throwing arm as he picked off a Laurier base runner trylng to steal second dunng the top of the slxth. As aresult, the Golden Hawks were never abIe to get anythmg going. Rehever Ryan Kloepfer then came in at the top of the elghth and fimshed offwhat McNabb had started by strihng out three over the last two Inmngs.

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Park, West, Waterloo. For more info call 747-8788 or Thursday, October 1 6 Famine Relief Concert starring UW Volunteer Fair 2003 at Conestoga Mall D r u m Circle, Douglas Watson, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Come to the Ophelia's Mask, Sweetline, M a t t Volunteer Action Centre's booth at Osborne, Mo Kauffey, Red Zepplin Centre Court for infomation on hunand many moK from 8 p.m. to 1 2 am., dreds of volunteer positions. For more Student Life Centre, Great Hall. Check info call 742-8610 or email o u t the website a t http:// jh.kwvac@on.aibn.com. www.geocities.comluwfamine/ o r Nancy at noneil@uwaterloo.ca for more Thursday, September 25, 2003 information.

Books Are Fun sale - from 10:30 a.m. to

Power Plav for Easter5eal kids -volunteers needkd. Spend a few hours on Sat-

HELP WANTED TRAVEL & TEACH ENGLISH: Jobs, $$ guaranteed. TESOL c e r t ~ f ~ eInd f ~ v e days. Attend a free mformat~onsemlnar:Free mfopack: 1-888-270-2941or www.globaltesol.com.

Weekend counsellors and rel~efstaff to work In homes for mdiv~dualswith developmental challenges. Experience, minimum e~ght-monthcommitment.

Paid positions. Send resume to Don Mader, K-W Habilitation Services, 108 Sydney Street. Kltchener, ON, N2G 3 ~ 2 ..

Qualified Gvmnastics Coaches wanted -part-time coaching positions still available for our Fall Recreational Program.

Some classes available within walking distance from the University. Please call Robyn at the Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 743-4970.

Now hiring Student Fundraisers! $81 hour 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, claw schedule and three references.

urday, October 4 helping with Power Play for Easter Seal Kids. A fun outdoor, 4 on 4, street hockey tournament being held in the Philthy McNasty's parking area at westmbunt Plaza, ~ a t e i o from o 8:00 a.m.

to 7:00 p.m. For more info contact Lisa at 568-8556 or Ireaume@easterseals.org.

Bartenders and cocktail waitresses needed at Roxanne's, 597 Kmg Street N., Waterloo. Interv~ewmgWednesday to Fr~day3:OO6:00 p.m. 886-7565.

Child care - occas~onaloutings (flexlble) for developmentally delayed 10 year old.

T ~ m spent e will be on self help and cornmunlcatlon skills while hav~ngfun on outmgs.

Ocasslonal chdd care In home for h m as well as 7 year old twms (flexlble) so parents can have an evenlng out. Lookmg for someone who has an interest in workmg w ~ t h special needs children, is patient, creative and fun. Car is an asset but not necessary. $8 to $10lhour depend~ngon background and experience. Call Deb 746-1584.

Part-time employment available starting in September. Fun, games, sports and crafts with after-school children at Laurelwood Public School. 1 5 minute walk from University. Leave a message at 741-8997.

guitar, voice, bass, theory. Located on bus route in Uptown Waterloo. 8864514 or www.adrianjones.org or info@adrlanlones.org.

Essay help - research and writmg.

Winning applications, entrance letters from dedicated wrrting experts. 1888-345-8295 or www.customessay.com

HOUSING Apartment condo - two bedrooms, den, 1 112 baths, patio. Available October to May. Close to Universities and Uptown Waterloo. $9751 month, all inclusive. 746-1889.

FOR SALE SERVICES The ALPHA Course - an opportunity to explore the meaying of life. Free introductory dinner Wednesday, September 17. Call Kira 746-0549 or kaonysko@gto.net to register.

Adrian Jones Music School - instruction in

Graphing calculator T I - 8 5 with manual. In excellent condition. $60, price negotiable. 742-6242.

1998 Pontiac Sunfire - manual, 4 door, excellent condition, undercoated annually, extra tires (allseason and winter). Certified and etested. $5,275. Call 632-5032.

Over 20,000 labs Current+ AviuSsbk Twzrhing Engti~kArwnd "Ihe W d

Choose your roommate. Wisely.

PowerBook The Winch PowerBook is the ultimate in power and portability. With a G4 processor up to 1GHz, up to 1GB of memory, and the optional SuperDrive for burning DVDs and CDs: the PowerBook G4 is so amazing you'll want to take it everywhere. Includes iPhoto, iTunes and iMovie.

iBook iBook is the most affordable Mac portable ever. It's smaller and lighter than a textbook, with a 12.1- or 14.1-inch display, plenty of memory, and a roomy hard drive to store your MP3s, digital videos, and favourite applications.

And with the DVD-ROMICD-RW Combo drive, you can watch movies and burn your own CDs? Includes iPhoto, iTunes and iMovie.

iMac The iMac dazzles with its brilliant 15-inch and 17-inch LCD flat-panel displays. Its compact base packs a powerful processor, a huge hard drive, and the optional SuperDrive for burning DVDs and CDs" And best of all, iMac is as easy on the wallet as it is on the eye. lncludes iPhoto, iTunes and iMovie.

To learn more about Apple products, student pricing and promotions, and financing, visit www.apple.ca/higheredindividuals or go to CampusTechshop on the lower level of the Student Life Centre. *Apple SuperDrive requ~redfor IDVD.SuperDrive and IDVD ava~lableoil selected models. Keynote sold separately TM and 02003 Apple Computer, lnc Ali rights reserved.

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