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Discordia

Heart and Soul

Peace on campus —page 3

String quartet benefit concert —page 14

Almost three-quarters there... $77 million to go Neal Moogk-Soulis IMPRINT STAFF

Opening with a rousing display by the UW cheerleaders, the public launch of the massive fundraising effort, Campaign Waterloo, packed the Davis Centre atrium this past Tuesday. Bob Harding, chair of the Board of Governors and chair of the Campaign Waterloo committee, announced that 23,000 donors have given a total of $183 million, almost three-quarters of its goal of $260 million. The campaign is to end in April 2007 in time to mark the 50th anniversary of the university. Representing the student voice, Feds president Chris Edey expressed appreciation for the beneficial impact that this fundraising would have on campus. He cited that the numerous endowment funds on campus already provide the resources for students to act upon their unlimited ideas that would improve the campus. “Students understand the value of good investment and the importance of giving future students a better experience than we had,” said Edey. Simon Guthrie, Graduate Student Association president, called the university’s campaign bold and welcome because of the constant care and attention the university needs. He also said that it was a credit to UW students that many pay into student endowment funds despite the increases in tuition. “Students should be proud of the renewal that they help fund,” he said. Unscheduled speaker Bill Davis, premier of Ontario from 1971-1985, and the man for whom the Davis Center is named, had some rousing words to impart. In his camera-darling style, he spoke of the need for education, and accessibility, and his expectations for the federal budget. Harding also paid tribute to the

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UW president David Johnston (C), chancellor Mike Lazaridis (A), and board of governors chair Bob Harding (W) join the UW cheerleaders to spell out the public launching of Campaign Waterloo, which has already raised $183 million. former UW president Jim Downey, who had stepped in as an acting vicepresident and was instrumental in beginning the campaign. It was Downey who came up with the campaign slogan “Building a talent trust”. In a slickly crafted 11-minute video

intended to aid the fundraising campaign, the four pillars of the campaign were presented: attracting, enabling, making room for and creating a culture for talent. The video was intended to impress upon its viewers the university’s focus on informa-

tion technology and the use of “intensive research that creates new technology and then transfers that technology to the real world.” The video also reminded viewers of the multiple capital fundraising campaigns that rely on private individuals.

In his closing remarks, chancellor Mike Lazaridis praised UW, where every term there is “a transfusion of talent, culture and academic capital that forms us and helps us grow.” nmoogksoulis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Ontario fastpitch coaches rally behind UW women’s team Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF

On March 26 when the varsity athletes of the 30-plus University of Waterloo teams gather at UW’s 43rd annual Athletics Banquet to celebrate the individual and team accomplishments of the past season, no one from the 15-member Waterloo women’s fastpitch team will be receiving any awards because the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) organization has yet to make the women’s sport an official varsity sport and the UW athletics department refuses to give Waterloo’s team any sort of status or financial support.

In the past few days, fellow coaches from the league in which Waterloo’s team competes, the Ontario Intercollegiate Women’s Fastpitch Association (OIWFA), have voiced their support and encouragement for Waterloo’s female fastpitch team, which receives no funding from UW Athletics, is not allowed to use the “Warrior” name and is not allowed to promote itself on the athletics department’s Web page. “I can relate as I have been with the University of Ottawa [women’s fastpitch team] since go and I founded the ‘Queens’ team,” said University of Ottawa’s head coach Brian Robertson. “In Kingston, their athletic de-

partment basically said no to any new teams or clubs playing out of Queens, so the girls had to decide to take the onus on themselves to continue on or just let it die. Thankfully they did not listen to the athletic director and formed a team comprised of girls from Queens to play in our league, [the OIWFA],” confided Robertson. The OIWFA was formed in the fall of 2001 with four universities and has now ballooned to eleven teams for the upcoming 2004-2005 season. However, UW director of athletics and recreational services Judy McCrae says that varsity status is only for official OUA or CIS sports and that the department’s only other available status,

competitive club status, is only for Campus Recreation teams. The women’s fastpitch team fits into neither of these categories and as a result, the team exists at Waterloo with no status as it fights alongside other OIWFA teams for official OUA status. Although the athletics department says that it does not want to create “second-class athletes” by having too many levels of status, the current policy leaves the women’s team out in the cold, so to speak. “Unfortunately, our sport has gone unnoticed at all levels of educational institutions, excluding some colleges, until very recently. Now we can boast as a sport a provincial championship

on the high school, college and university levels. This distinction is hopefully enough to get schools like Waterloo and Queens to take notice very soon,” explained U of Ottawa’s Robertson. In fact, the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) has had women’s fastpitch as an official OCAA and varsity sport since the 1981-1982 season, 22 years ago, even though it only has seven colleges which field teams. By comparison, the unofficial university league, OIWFA, has 11teams. See STATUS, page 21

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David Seljak has twice been featured in the Macleans’ guide to universities as an “exciting” professor on campus. “I have no idea where they got that information – certainly not from my students,” he joked. But this is one professor who is, indeed, both exciting and modest. Dr. Seljak joined the department of religious studies at St. Jerome’s in 1996, fresh out of McGill, and he now teaches a list of classes on religions of the West and East. But his favourite course is one he designed himself – a social ethics course simply titled, Evil. “I sometimes call it Trauma 101,” he said. “It’s the Holocaust, then it’s racism, then it’s sexism – it’s pretty brutal.” The course focuses on systemic evils and the social contexts that produce them.

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30. Competitive advantage 32. Zoolander’s first name 35. As I was saying... 37. The top banana at this newspaper 38. Not ever 39. Elevator company 40. Smell of onions 41. The process of forming ideas 42. The first word used to describe Eve 46. Poetical description of a circular motion 48. One who takes hold before the rightful heir 49. Hyperbolic navigation systems (I know it sucks) 50. Leg ornament 52. Also known as Troy 53. President Roosevelt, Jimmy Stewart and Cal Ripken Sr. belonged to this fraternal organization 55. 1939 French Foreign Legion film with Gary Cooper 58. Opera solo 59. Administer in small portions 60. Poke fun at someone 61. Inclusive 62. Prime export of the East India Company nmoogksoulis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

“People participate in acts of evil all the time without really being conscious of it,” he claims. “Many Nazis did what they did with a clear conscience – because they were socialized into racist ideologies.” But Dr. Seljak’s expertise isn’t all fun and games. He has a book coming out this summer called Religion and Ethnicity in Canada, which looks at how minority traditions fit into our MARGIE MANSELL country’s religious history. David Seljak: “an exciting professor.” “You had the French Catholics, you had the English When he’s not working, Dr. Protestants – and then you had Seljak likes to spend time with the people whose stories were his wife and three kids. He’s thinking of getting back into never told,” he explained. “So this book starts with martial arts – but this time in a the people who have been father-daughter karate class. “I hope they don’t send any neglected. We look at Sikhs, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, eight-year-old girls to beat me Buddhists and people who up – there are limits to my practise Chinese religion – humiliation levels.” — Lauren S. Breslin Canadians all.”

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UW groups give peace a chance Discordia’s anger and intensity highlights the dangers of religious conflict Bianca Tong IMPRINT STAFF

Despite recent events at campuses across Canada which have only succeeded in deepening the cultural division among groups in the student body, clubs here at Waterloo instead are seeking avenues of discussion and debate. In the interest of promoting a healthy discourse into the reasons that divide student views, it is clubs like the Muslim Students Association and the Jewish Students Association — with the help of the Federation of Students and, to a lesser part, UW admin — that foster this environment of dialogue. This past week, York University officials banned the on-campus activities of the Jewish campus organization Hillel and the group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights after a confrontational clash of demonstrations held last week in a building that housed classes. SPHR was holding a theatrical performance commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, while Hillel had organized a vigil in remembrance of those killed by terrorism. The demonstrations turned ugly when yelling and pushing commenced as a result of a confrontation between the two groups. These events closely mirror those that took place last year at Concordia in Montreal. Sparked by the presence of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on campus, violent riots forced the cancellation of his lecture. Last week, Discordia, a National Film Board of Canada documentary was screened by Feds in the Modern Languages building. The film captured the riots and the events that followed, tracking

the movements of three main activists in the Concordia student politics scene during the period of tension which caught headlines around the world. Filmmakers Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal were on hand to field questions and comments from the audience. They described the period as one of BIANCA TONG high emotional Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal were present at UW for the and political inscreening of their eye-opening documentary Discordia. tensity. One comment from the audience seemed to resonate pects, as well as to inform students of the elethrough the theatre, which touched on the need ments of Palestinian life. to separate the conflict between beliefs and ideas. UW clubs director Rick Theis commented on The commenter also went on to note that stu- the co-existence of the Jewish and Muslim groups dents and people in general need to evaluate on campus. “These groups both want peace, and themselves whether it is a religious or idea based are more interested in talking and discussing conflict that they are involved in. ideas rather than airing out aggressions. These Junaid Quadri, public relations officer for clubs are more similar than they may think, in UW’s Muslim Students Association, described terms of their goals for peace.” He also said that the atmosphere on campus as a peaceful one. He UW administration has been instrumental in commented that the relationship between the fostering this environment, and has been very MSA (as well as other clubs) and the Feds is one supportive in its creation. “They know that we which allows flexibility in the events that the are intellectual people, and that intellectual ideas clubs run, with the authority to step in if any should be debated.” ethics or human rights are violated. The recent btong@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Palestinian Week served to display cultural as-

City gathering feedback on student housing Ryan Chen-Wing IMPRINT STAFF

Editor’s note: Ryan Chen-Wing is the chair of the Student Accommodation Study Advisory Committee. City residents and students are discussing the issue of student housing before city council makes a decision expected in June. About 110 residents including students showed up at Waterloo City Hall on Monday, March 22 to watch and give feedback to city council at the first public meeting on the Student Accommodation Study discussion paper, which was released two weeks earlier.

Twelve delegations showed up at city council chambers to provide feedback to city staff, the five councillors and Waterloo Mayor Herb Epp. In introducing the discussion paper, Epp said, “Our next item will probably not go as quickly, which is probably the understatement of the evening.” The following discussion took about three hours. Dan Currie, policy planner for the city, presented the discussion paper, which outlined the context of the study, research on student housing and six options. While they are presented as distinct options, and one of them is recommended by city staff,

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The University of Manitoba is currently torn as to whether they should take down a picture of Martha Stewart that has hung in their Asper School of Business ever since the design icon visited the city in June 2002. The school had given Stewart the International Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year award, but Stewart’s approaching sentence has some people seeing the honourary award as a potential liability to the school. Jerry Gray, dean of commerce, has hinted that a decision won’t be made until Stewart’s sentence is announced.

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The news editor of University of New Brunswick’s student newspaperhas been arrested for making false police claims. Rayan Malik said that he had been the victim of a racially motivated physical attack; the claims turned out to be completely false. Malik, who hails from Dubai, was also charged with public mischief for his role in a fight at a campus pub, which he also lied about and said was racially motivated. The charges have cost Malik his Pakistani passport.

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Officials from Health Canada are organizing a project in British Columbia that would test making medicinal marijuana available in local pharmacies. This development would make Canada and the Netherlands the only two countries to sell pot legally, and could significantly boost the number of medicinal pot users. The project is still in the planning stages.

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Quebec has become the third province to allow same-sex marriages. The Quebec Court of Appeal unanimously decided last Friday to uphold a lower court ruling allowing gays to marry. The ruling also chides the majority of Canadian provinces, stating that it is “legally unacceptable” that only three provinces — Ontario, British Columbia and now Quebec — have had court hearings on the issue and changed their laws as a result. Gay rights groups hope the fact that the country’s three most populous provinces now recognize gay unions will spark a federal amendment to marriage laws.

Currie said that a combination of a number of the options may be the final solution. At this time, staff prefers the neighbourhood preservation model. This option would encourage denser housing development along major streets like University Avenue and part of Columbia Street, as well as discouraging housing growth in other areas. The other main option being discussed is the student precinct model, which would allow medium density apartments in the AlbertHickory neighbourhood east of UW. See ACCOMMODATION, page 5

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Former USA Today foreign correspondent Jack Kelley has been busted for plagiarizing material from other publications and completely fabricating such stories as an article he wrote in 2000 about a woman who died while fleeing Cuba by sea. Bill Kovach, a former editor, noted in the charges that “[w]e found him amazingly believable.”

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Lien Chan, who lost the race for president of Taiwan last Saturday, is trying to nullify the election because he feels his opponent, Chen Shui-ban, won unfairly. He believes that Shuiban — who, along with vice president Annette Lu, was wounded by open gunfire the night before the election — claimed a narrow victory because people felt sorry for his injuries. Chan’s camp has also suggested the attack was staged. mstratford@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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St. Jerome’s professor mourned One year on, we Dr. Gerard Campbell loses his lengthy battle with cancer shall remember Mark Stratford IMPRINT STAFF

A man who has been missed this past year at St. Jerome’s will now be missed for many more. Dr. Gerard T. Campbell, who has taught philosophy at St. Jerome’s since 1967, passed away on Sunday, February 29 at the age of 61. Campbell had suffered from cancer for years and was on disability leave from teaching for a year when he succumbed to his illness. Campbell, a graduate of Western and Laval universities, taught a wide range of philosophical fields, including ethics, logic and metaphysics. His healthy interest in Roman Catholic education motivated him to serve as a trustee for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board from 1991 to 1997. He received one of UW’s Distinguished Teacher Awards in 1980. He PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. JEROME’S was an independent donor last year to Dr. Campbell was beloved for his commitment to his students. the Campaign Waterloo project. Many of Campbell’s students revered him a brilliant and dedicated teacher,” wrote approached, my mother was still in for going above and beyond the call of the student. “He taught me the sig- the hospital. Needless to say, I failed duty to serve his students. One stu- nificance of wonder, faith and a the exam miserably. When I got my dent reflected on “the hours he spent universalistic approach to all of hu- mark I approached Prof. Campbell with me and manity. He taught me and told him the situation. He was others over cofthat it is enough to very sympathetic and let me make up fee and at his do good deeds and the exam. I remember how relieved I “For his home, answernot to expect any re- was after I spoke to him that he had ing our quesward. His courage in been so compassionate and underunderstanding tions,” and that the face of cancer and standing. I ended up with a fair grade and dedication he was, “not compassion for oth- in his class, but his kindness helped afraid to talk of ers was inspira- me get through that troubling peto his job, I just riod in my life. things that contional.” want to say “For his understanding and dedicerned our vocaThe student cation to his job, I just want to say tions in life.” went on to describe thank you.” Another in detail a medical thank you,” she wrote. — anonymous student Campbell is survived by his wife past student of emergency that ocof Dr. Gerard T. Campbell Campbell, who curred in her family Martha, their nine children and nine requested that to which Campbell, grandchildren. Memorial donations her name be who at the time was can be made to the St. Thomas withheld from this article, wrote to severely ailing from cancer, gave her Aquinas Philosophy Bursary Fund at Imprint following Campbell’s death to the strength and confidence she St. Jerome’s. share some kind words of her own. needed. “As I sat at my mother’s — With files from Daily Bulletin “The University of Waterloo [has] bedside, school was the furthest thing mstratford@imprint.uwaterloo.ca lost an incredible academic, as well as from my mind. When the final exam

America’s Iraqi invasion is ongoing

ERNEST GAVRILOV

As the one year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the Anglo-American alliance came and passed on March 20, many people around the globe reflected on the events that led to the war and the violent aftermath in the months since past. All around the world, from Tokyo to Manila, and from Madrid and Rome to San Francisco and Waterloo, millions of women and men, enraged by the destructive and murderous legacy of the invasion and occupation of Iraq, banded together in the streets calling for an end to aggression against the Iraqi people and held vigils of remembrance for the victims of this human catastrophe. What preceeded this war was a premeditated campaign of lies and deceptions, aimed at portraying Iraq as a hostile and immediate threat to the United States and the world. These efforts included extensive media campaigns, widespread forgeries of documents relating to Iraq’s past weapons programs, fabricated testimonies of supposed “intelligence sources” and the suppression of factual intelligence data gathered by an array of credible sources, such as the US National Security Agency and the UN’s own weapons inspection program. In an effort to legitimize their upcoming war on Iraq, the U.S. and Britain began recruiting partners by offering rewards such as loan guarantees, weapons contracts and favourable positions in organizations such as NATO to some, while coercing others by threatening to withhold loans and aid packages. And this socalled coalition came into being on the heels of Bush’s speech to the UN, where he proclaimed that the world body would become irrelevant if it didn’t follow the path of war. The American appetite for oil and subsequent hegemony of the area was, of course, the primary motivation for this war. As early as 1992, influential elements in the US security apparatus, like Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld, had already been working on policy directives; they stated that the primary ob-

jective of US foreign policy should be the prevention of the re-emergence of another super power, carried through by the control of resources that would allow such powers to rise to global dominance. This can be put into proper context when we take into consideration the fact that the European Union was heavily involved in the development of Iraqi oil and an end in sanctions would have potentially meant EU control of Iraq’s oil reserves, the second largest in the world. This, of course, was not in the policy directives of Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld. Despite the protests of tens of millions of people around the world and opposition from the United Nations, the war came to Iraq with maximum violence. Rumsfeld himself told the shocked people of the world that the U.S. would use “unprecedented force” and bring upon the Iraqi people “shock and awe.” The minimal resistance put up against advancing forces was crushed rapidly and the impoverished and starving country of 26 million was occupied, its people having witnessed and experienced unimaginable cruelty and crimes of war. Promises by the U.S. and Britain to bring economic prosperity, security and democracy were washed away, beginning only days after the fall of Baghdad, in the form of a vicious guerrilla war that began to grow in the following months, bringing destruction on every level: economic, military and political. US soldiers died daily, hotels and offices bombed, journalists assassinated, oil installations attacked, and public infrastructures looted and destroyed in the midst of lawlessness and chaos everywhere — a situation that produced more “coalition” casualties than the invasion itself. A year later and there are practically no improvements. Continuing daily are attacks on “coalition” forces, suicide bombings, sabotage and generalized chaos, all hampering efforts to institute any kind of coherent security plan in Iraq; people’s lives are still as precarious as ever before. The media uproar over the capture of Saddam Hussein gave way to increasingly high level criticism of the U.S. and Britain over the issue of the non-existence of banned weapons in Iraq. Scandal after embarrassing scandal exposed the extent and systematic nature of the Anglo-American deception. Already Spain has pledged to remove its troops from Iraq by June, followed by Honduras and Poland. So on this first anniversary of the war, it is with some justification that people all around the globe are angry. No one believed the lies at the outset and no one believes them now. And as greater numbers of people begin to think clearly about forming effective fronts to combat this new and violent phase of imperialism, let us say of the suffering of the Iraqi people who paid the heaviest price in all of this, we shall remember.

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Federal budget falters, but UW mathies thrive!

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The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) likewise cautions that much work must still be done to ensure that these first steps in the budget plan will lead to a truly accessible higher education system.

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The federal government recently announced a plan to increase federal student loan limits, issue new grants for low-income students during their first year and create the Canada Learning Bond, designed to assist lower-income families in saving for their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post-secondary education. Many post-secondary students are not fully satisfied with the plan, however, saying it will improve access for low-income students, but it still fails to address the root cause of the access problem â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an under-funded postsecondary system. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) is concerned about the budgetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27 per cent increase in loan limits because, without addressing tuition fees, this move will only plunge students further into debt. Earlier this week, CASA announced the results of a cross-country petition drive calling on the federal government to increase funding to postsecondary education. The petition, with the signatures of 45,000 Canadians from 35 communities coast-tocoast, was presented in the House of Commons last Wednesday.

A UW student team was ranked sixth in the 64th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition. The prestigious competition was written on December 6 by 3,615 students from 479 colleges and universities across Canada and the United States. The students worked to solve math problems designed to challenge the best brains in North America. The top five teams were from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Duke, California Institute of Technology and Harvey Mudd College. UW ranked sixth. Other Canadian teams placing in the top ten were from the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. Rounding out the top ten were Princeton and the University of California, Berkeley. UWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ralph Furmaniak, a firstyear student, had an outstanding result, placing among the top five individuals. He earned the title of Putnam Fellow and received an award of $2,500. Other members of the UW team were Lino Demasi, who earned an honourable mention by placing in the top 66, and Olena Bormashenko.

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Accommodation: new discussion paper presented in ongoing housing debate Continued from page 3

Feedback from the delegations varied. Some favoured the neighbourhood preservation model or suggested that UW build housing in the northwest corner of campus or on parking lot A, between Seagram Drive and University Avenue. Some landlords endorsed the status quo, suggesting that there is no demand and that lodging houses should continue to be the solution to meeting demand for housing. Feds president Chris Edey addressed council emphasizing that living close to campus is important for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Campus is more than brick and mortar, it is the centre of student life,â&#x20AC;? he said. Anthony Piscitelli, VP university affairs-elect of WLU Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union, said that the way some delegations were talking was discriminatory towards students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How would it come off if I said I was concerned about the

number of seniors moving into my neighbourhood?â&#x20AC;? he asked. Dave Wellstood, who spoke as the first delegation, is part of the Sugarbush Neighbourhood Association, which just formed this year and includes the Albert-Hickory neighbourhood and the neighbourhood north of Columbia Street. Wellstood endorsed the student housing on major streets and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we think our neighbourhood is worth preserving and we want it reclaimed.â&#x20AC;? When asked what he thought the proper balance of student and family housing was he suggested around half and half evenly distributed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If one block is students, that block is going to deteriorate,â&#x20AC;? said Wellstood. City planning staff will be holding public meetings over the next month to discuss and collect feedback on the discussion paper. rchen-wing@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Advising the future of Feds A few years ago when I asked Larry Smith for important advice, he told me that it was time management. He said that he even allocates time for thinking. It is easy to get sidetracked and distracted by events of apparent urgency but low importance. Some will be worthy of your attention and other will not. Be conscious of your choices.

Ryan Chen-Wing

UWRYAN.COM A new set of leaders will take over the Federation of Students in several weeks and, with the normally brief involvement, it is important to benefit from the knowledge of those that came before them. Soon a new executive, board and council will take office; many of them will be new to the organization and what it is they should do in their positions. The first thing to do in a new situation should be to collect information and advice. When I became editor of the Iron Warrior after it had been shut down, I asked some old guy for advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listen to anyone,â&#x20AC;? he told me. I replied that I would listen to everyone, but not heed anyone. Listen to what everyone has to say and heed what is reasonable. That was the first piece of advice for you; here is some more.

Overcome the separation from students

Feds restructured in 1996 to move from three executive positions to four and abolish the senior officer positions. There is often a significant separation between the executives and the students whom they are supposed to serve and of whose ranks they were once a part. It is an easy enough position to fall into when working full time, largely sequestered from student life. It is vital to overcome this to know who it is you serve and what they need. Benefit from others

Time management

Some executives in the past distanced themselves from others because of feelings of self-importance, fear of failure and being overwhelmed. The greatest potential to do good comes from the students themselves. Feds could benefit more from harnessing the energy, enthusiasm and goodwill of students, not just from the work we can do, but from our knowledge and ideas. Councillors can be the beginning of this. Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Council as an institution predates even the Federation of

When asked by a reporter what can steer a government off course, Harold Macmillan, who became prime minister of Britain the year UW was founded, replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;events.â&#x20AC;? Various incidents, events and situations will vie for your attention. They will be both major and minor, ranging from the telephone ringing during a meeting, to an assault after a New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party. You must allocate you time according to your priorities.

JULIAN APONG

Students, having been formed by the students societies in 1960, seven years before Feds was incorporated. Showing up to meetings is only the first responsibility of councillors. Though we know that many do not fulfil even that, councillors must also work to develop and improve our organization. This advice is certainly not comprehensive. You should seek more from me and others and remember what the purpose of Feds is. While there is mostly overlap, there are times when what is good for Feds isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t good for students. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t confuse the federation with the students. rchen-wing@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Anti-Semitism Any amount of hate at UW is unacceptable PHILIP WEINER

I was shocked to discover friends who were not aware of the recent wave of anti-Semitic vandalism in Toronto. Wow, do we live in a bubble where such major events just drift past without notice. I criticize Imprint for not reporting this and I criticize all UW students who are not aware of their surroundings.We must be aware of current events so that we can react to them. And react we must! There is no doubt that drawing a swastika on an 81 year-old Holocaust survivor’s door is disgusting and everyone must speak against such hate crimes; people must know this behaviour is unacceptable before it escalates. If we listen to Michael Neumann, Professor of Philosophy at Trent University, who wrote, “we should almost never take anti-Semitism seriously,” then we are allowing these activities to spiral — this past week we have seen how one incident can lead to many others. At UW we have heated arguments and even Imprint’s news editors are already splitting students into “sides.” We must change this attitude before incidents get worse than making a student feel “for the first time … glad I wasn’t wearing my [star of David] necklace in the SLC.” I can’t believe UW has a community where any minority feels uncomfortable in the SLC. Do the words “never again” have no special significance to our generation? There is evidence of a growing anti-Semitic attitude in Canada: according to the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith, anti-Semitic behaviour is up 27.2 per cent from 2002.

It is important for Waterloo students to understand that a confrontational atmosphere here is detrimental to the goal of stopping racism. Leslie Scrivener, an ethics reporter for the Toronto Star, suggests that, “unrest between Muslim and Jewish students on university campuses … contributes to hate crimes against Jews.” Don’t think that campuses are immune to hate crimes. B’nai Brith’s 2003 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents revealed 46 reported activities against Jewish students on Canadian campuses. There are three pages of the report dedicated to ways in which Jewish students have been harassed on campuses — including specific examples of graffiti, hate literature, violence and terror-legitimizing rallies. At York University a fight broke out two weeks ago between hundreds of students after pro-Palestine supporters placed a mock Israeli security checkpoint outside a vigil for victims of suicide bombings. I truly wish that UW could be an example to other universities, but I’m not sure why the organizers of Palestine Week don’t understand the difference between pro-Palestine and anti-Israel, because there is an important divergence: one leads to promoting and teaching of a culture and the other to hate. Israel week tried to keep the issue of terror (and what others may call an anti-Palestine display) in one room and had posters showing how great Israel is in the Great Hall. Why wasn’t there more than one display about how great Palestine is? Why could I only find out about the people Israeli soldiers have killed? Unless we change our current pattern of behaviour, we will find ourselves providing B’nai Brith with more examples for their 2004 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents. Friday, March 26, 2004

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The comforts that will cure you

Christine Baker FACTS OF LIFE I can still remember what it was like to be sick when I was little. My parents would set me up on the couch in front of the TV with a nice pillow and warm blanket. They would comfort me and bring me my favourite “get well” foods — warm soups, ginger ale, ice cream. Some of these traditional foods were less delicious than others. My mother swears that de-fizzed pop is the best cure for nausea. At some time or another, we all get sick and need some real TLC. As anyone who has been sick away from home will tell you, there is no place like your bed or your couch when you are sick. The familiarity and comforts of home bring us a kind of healing that

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I get my medication and advice from my doctors. I need them to help me get better and appreciate their help immensely. However, being sick can be emotionally draining and incredibly hard. The emotional support and comfort that I get from friends and family is indispensable. Last week, my mom went on an all out hunt in search of my favourite Tim Horton’s soup. She tried six locations and had them call a few more. On the weekend, my four-year-old woke up, brought down his pillow and put it on the couch so that “mommy could lie down on it.” Several nights a week, my sister drives in from out of town so that I won’t be alone. Those are the things that make a real difference in how I am feeling these days. The medication is working, I am on the road to recovery but I can’t thank everyone enough for helping to make that road as comfortable as my couch. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

A lesson in outsourcing Mike Kerrigan SOBER THOUGHTS For those who haven’t been paying as much attention to the Democratic Primaries as us political junkies, you may not have heard much about outsourcing. Outsourcing is the process of hiring people or companies overseas to perform jobs that were previously or traditionally done in the home country. It is rapidly becoming the overriding political issue of the US presidential elections, and if we hold a fall election in Canada some of the same

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issues threaten to arise here as well. Let me give you a little bit of an inoculation against some of the more absurd claims of those who oppose the trend. The opposition mainly centres on the idea that it costs the economy jobs if someone elsewhere is performing a certain function. On the face of it, this is true; if you would otherwise have hired someone in your country that’s one job fewer. The same holds when production is shut down and performed overseas. If a call centre is moved to India or outsourced directly to an Indian company, the people currently employed have lost their jobs. The problem with this argument is that it assumes a static economy, that is, an economy with a limited ability to create new jobs, so that any single job lost is simply added

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A UW erotica club? Porn-tastic! Mark Stratford BIG EARS BURNING I’m sexy. I’ll say it again: I am a tall, dark, 250-pound big-eared slab of super-powered roto-sexiness. Why? Because I’m confident. That’s why virtually everyone at UW, where pride and school spirit are second-nature, is drop dead sexy in their own way. That’s also why I am so thrilled to be a part-time porn store clerk; I am the middleman between sexy, sexually confident K-W citizens — okay, and a few unwashed guys who send me running for the hand sanitizer after I’ve checked in their video returns — and the porn they so diligently need. The best thing about the healthy, productive, magical world of porn is that there’s something for everyone to enjoy, from the less adventurous “lights-off-sockson-missionary-position-only” lovers to the more experimental viewer who doesn’t mind livening up their video collection with a little scat (and I don’t mean jazz freestyle). My only objection is to the lack of porn on campus. Where’s the triple-X rack at Aussie’s? How come you can check out Vanity Fair at Turnkey Desk but not find the latest issue of Playboy to see how well Cindy Margolis’ acting career is faring these days? It upsets me to think how many people are being left out of the loop. Then, like clockwork, I was sent an article that Michelle Titus mentioned last week in her porn column. For those who haven’t heard, the Committee on College Life at Harvard have voted overwhelmingly to start publishing H Bomb, a magazine that will feature nude pictures of Harvard undergraduates and articles about prevalent sexual issues. The idea was modeled on Squirm, a similarthemed erotica magazine published out of Vassar. (Harvard? Vassar? I knew those sexually repressed Ivy League boys masturbated a lot, but holy crap!) Sounds too controversial to get off the ground, doesn’t it? Think again. Katharina C. Baldegg, one of the two student founders of H Bomb, claims it was easy to gain the committee’s consent since the magazine is, at heart, a student organization. “I don’t think we faced any opposition,” Baldegg said in an interview last month. Of course, there was a

bit of concern over the presence of erotic material on campus, but Baldegg says that they were eventually able to help the Harvard advisors “[get] past the fear of porn.” University administrators are celebrating the sexual diversity of thousands of America’s top students and I can barely get my mother to say the word “lesbian.” (Oh well, one step at a time.) But seriously, I am 100 per cent honest in saying that this is very important news. It proves that postsecondary institutions — the Pope-approved ones notwithstanding — recognize the need some young adults feel to break sexual barriers and express themselves to the extreme. The gradual acceptance of this idea makes me more certain than ever that the time is right to start an official UW porn club! It makes perfect sense. A club like this would thrive on the curiosity of other people’s sex lives alone; after all, you could ask any person on campus at random how they feel about sex and you’ll likely get a laundry list of what turns them on, what freaks them out, who’s on their “conquest list,” and so on. And whether or not they’re willing to admit it, everybody has their favourite porn actors, directors and titles to discuss (hello, weekly summits!). As more and more people come together (sorry, bad pun, bad pun) and the membership fees collect, we could begin a UW erotic magazine. I’m thinking specialty spreads, from “Feds exec bares all!” to an amorous look at the Comfy Lounge crew. (“Look, they’re puttin’ ‘em on the glass!”) Okay, so not everybody would be a fan, but this could be a totally viable and respectable UW product, just as long as it is tasteful, non-violent, done with the participants’ accord and free of gender and sexual stereotypes — which, of course, are requisites of any quality porn. Besides, we at Imprint already run ads about the $1,000 weekly prizes for new dancers at local “ripper bar” Roxxanne’s and no one ever says boo about it. If nobody in the student body is troubled by the prospect of our best and brightest gals rockin’ the brass pole to the hoots and hollers of evolution’s most obvious “F” students, I think we can weather a little bit of exposed hiney. I know I’ve had some nutty ideas before (who hasn’t?), but I hope you all share my enthusiasm in the possibility of someday being a centerfold. It’s a sign of the sexual liberation — and indeed the confidence — that makes us all so damn sexy! Just one question: will the porn club fee cover my electrolysis? mstratford@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Jobs: trading of services necessary Continued from page 6

The reason we don’t have long-term unemployment when new labour-saving technologies are introduced is because the economy is not static— it’s dynamic. When a construction project can be done more cheaply and our food costs less, the resources that would have gone to those activities are used in other ways. We can get more of old products and services — Canadians now spend approximately fifty per cent of their food budget eating out — or put resources into new things we never would have had access to before. Many of the top employing professions did not even exist 50 or 100 years ago. One way to reduce the cost of goods — and thus leave more resources for use in other areas — is to trade with countries that can produce them more cheaply. Free trade has been fought over for hundreds of years, mainly because the benefits of cheaper products are diffuse, while local industries put out of business by competition are readily apparent. Outsourcing is the latest expansion of trade; new technologies allow us to trade in services rather than just in goods. This has resulted in new savings for people, but also a new set of opponents to trade in the service industry. Part of the strength — if it can be called that — of the argument against outsourcing is that a number of higher level jobs are being outsourced

— particularly technical and programming jobs to India. Those who saw trade favourably previously because it shifted out low-level jobs, now see higher level service jobs being eliminated and worry that the trade is regressive. The reality is that the same benefits that accrue when we can get goods cheaper apply to services. It is economically beneficial to have computer software designed at less of a cost or to have an Indian radiologist examine an X-ray for a quarter of the cost of a North American one. In a strong economy, these displacements are rapidly absorbed. Although the opponents of outsourcing in the U.S. accuse the trade of being responsible for the jobless portion of the ‘jobless economic recovery’, only about one per cent of those unemployed are unemployed due to outsourcing. The import of services may have expanded to $250 billion in the U.S., but greater economic specialization has helped to drive the export of services up to $320 billion — outsourcing can work both ways. If outsourcing becomes a major issue in Canada, these facts need to be kept in mind. Outsourcing is nothing new in history; rather, it is the latest way to reduce the cost of the products and services we consume. Getting more for less is the basis of economic growth and outsourcing is a valuable way to help accomplish this. mkerrigan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Extra onions and luv Arda Ocal OUR HOUSE While on one of my many daily trips to Taco Bell the other day, I ordered a bean burrito with extra onions. Lo and behold, when I got the burrito, there were no extra onions. I was certainly charged for extra onions, but I definitely did not taste any extra onions. A few hours later I ordered another bean burrito, with extra onions. And again, after three bites (which effectively finishes the burrito), I tasted no extra onions. Now I know extra onion. I’ve been eating bean burritos for quite some time — and I know when there’s extra onion and when there’s not. Finally, I went back a third time and ordered another bean burrito; this time with “extra extra extra onions… I mean a lot of onions man, like ‘holy cow there’s a lot of onions’ amount of onions.” And I got my extra onions. It’s ironic to me that saying the words “extra onions” won’t get you what you want 100 per cent of the time. I mean, at the very basic level, isn’t their job to make the consumer happy? If the consumer wants “extra onions,” why is it sometimes not enough to say “extra onions” to get “extra onions?” I credit it most to living in a world of abundance. We are used to “excess” and we become

desensitized to it. Saying the word “extra” doesn’t have an effect anymore — you have to elaborate until the other party understands. It’s like people who say “I love you” to everyone they know — or better yet, “I luv u.” What the heck is “luv,” anyway. Some halfway point between like and love so you can brand your friends as important? Why don’t you just tell them you find them acceptable as a friend — that will make them feel just fine. You don’t have to take a powerful word such as “love” and turn it into an overly used expression. Maybe it’s not our fault — we deal with bombardment everyday, after all. All over campus there are so many posters that people just ignore. 8.5 x 11 posters become 8.5 x 14, which become regulation poster size colour spreads, which all of a sudden have famous people on them with big words and fancy colours. Eventually, every poster in our mind gets tie dyed into one big conglomeration of waste. Wouldn’t it be easier if all poster boards on campus were organized by type of advertising? Like the music ads all on one side and food ads on another side? So we know where to look to get what we want? Or couldn’t we regulate how many ads of one particular thing go around campus? Well, maybe not, because in order to be effective marketing, a person must see a poster nine times in order to register it. That’s funny, because I used to have to tell my ex-girlfriend I love her nine times before she believed me, and the Taco Bell guy “extra onions” nine times before he got it. Oh well, I guess once you go this far you can never turn back. Take care until next week. Luv ya! aocal@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Continue positive dialogue despite recent low point in Isreal-Palestine relations ALI AHMED

I wrote much of this article before the killing by Israeli air strikes of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of Hamas. That event doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change the message that I hope my words will put across, but I must express the view felt by people and governments from all around the world, including Canada

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and the European Union, that such acts on behalf of Israel must be condemned and will do nothing to help the peace process, or what remains of it in this low point in Israel-Palestine relations. At home in UW, we have our own undercurrents of conflict with the proIsraeli and pro-Palestinian groups consecutively running Israel and Palestine weeks respectively in a competition to drive home their own view of the crisis. You may argue that it is all a waste, that all it looks like from the

outside is two groups squabbling over an issue thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about to be resolved in the Great Hall of the Student Life Centre, that it only goes to increase tension on campus. No one wants a Concordia to happen here at UW. However, free speech and the opportunity to be exposed to different viewpoints shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a victim to keeping the campus tension-free. On the brighter side, there are signs lately of an attempt by some to bring together people from the opposite sides in one forum. The goals of this

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initiative are rather blurry, the details still being chalked out, but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see where it goes. The Fedsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; showing of Discordia, a documentary on the aftermath of the Concordia mayhem, was a well-timed event by our student government to bring together the two groups. I hope that this article can go some way towards continuing this dialogue, even though there is much anger at Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent actions and at the continuing cycle of suicide bombings. My purpose is not to rehash the views of one side of the Israel-Palestine con-

flict, but to clarify some of the misconceptions people might have about the way Arabs and Muslims perceive Jews. Arabs and Muslims, conceptually and historically, are not anti-Semitic. Their anti-Israel sentiments should not be taken in a racial or religious context. Racially, Arabs and Jews are from the same Semitic stock; it is not uncommon to find Arabs confused or angry when accused of being antiSemitic, not realizing that the term really entails being anti-Jewish. See RELATIONS, page 9

Take a glance at the rearview Michelle Titus TOUCHED While slang terms dominate almost every sexual conversation, when discussing more taboo acts, the prevalence of such references rises. These terms range from historical, cultural or descriptive origins. This is exactly the case with anal sex as outlined in Stephen Arnottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sex: A Userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide; whether it be the act of â&#x20AC;&#x153;bringing the flowering branch to the full moonâ&#x20AC;? according to a Chinese description, the Indiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;lower congress,â&#x20AC;? a polite term of eighteenth century English â&#x20AC;&#x153;to navigate the windward passage,â&#x20AC;? the more historically and religion based â&#x20AC;&#x153;sodomy and buggery,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;doing it Irish style,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greek styleâ&#x20AC;? or current popular culture based terms not included in the book such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;back-door entry,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;rearviewâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Hershey highwayâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they all refer to the same act of sex. Anal sex has a vast history that contributed to many of these terms and has not always been viewed negatively nor as a solely homosexual experience. Actually, according to Arnott, â&#x20AC;&#x153;heterosexual anal sex was practised in many parts of the world, most often as a form of contraception.â&#x20AC;? Evidence of this can be seen in various art pieces of the past ranging from painting to pottery. Although this act was particularly popular, it tended to remain illegal. Some areas required doctors to report anal tears and some women even removed unwanted husbands with anal penetration accusations in the 1400â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. While anal sex was a form of contraception it also provided pleasure that many in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s society ignore. The anus is full of nerve endings that can bring intense pleasure if treated properly and for men, the prostrate gland (located at the base of the bladder) is

actually a major source of sexual gratification. However, due to misconceptions and malpractice, this form of intercourse tends to be surrounded by negative connotations. When partaking in this form of intercourse it is important to venture forward with care and compassion. Pain is often attributed to anal sex but this occurs when done improperly. It is necessary to proceed with caution and not being afraid to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;stop,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;waitâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;no.â&#x20AC;? Any sign of pain means that things need to either slow down or end. Upon initial entry muscles will contract but will slowly relax. Anus muscles are required to relax or penetration can be painful and cause damage. Going slow and using lots of water-based lubricant and a condom is the best bet to achieve an enjoyable and safe experience. Another issue many have with anal intercourse is the role of the anus for excrement removal (while others revel in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dirtinessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; aspect). This can be handled simply with a quick douching before the activities begin and eating properly to promote regularity. Anal sex should be wanted by both individuals involved. There should be absolutely no sneak attacks or guilt trips. This is a matter that should be discussed openly and honestly before any attempts are made. At the start it is better for partners participating in anal sex to play equal roles rather than being a dom or sub (that can wait until later endeavours). Like any type of sex there are risks that should be taken into consideration and research can be reassuring to uneasy minds. When it comes to anal sex there is no need to jump in bum first; take it slow, start with exploring the rectum area with fingers or sex toys moving on to finger or toy insertion. Work gradually towards the goal of full penetration and thrusting. Why not give anal sex a look? You never know when that glance might turn into an intoxicating, addicting stare. mtitus@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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On being happy Aaron Cowan UNDEFEATED With only two weeks left until the inevitable end of my life as an Imprint columnist, I wanted to take an opportunity this week to return to the basics. While my column has always been about the education and advocacy of gay issues, I know that every article I have written has touched on my own perceptions of the world in one way or another. In fact, the very title of my column, Undefeated, calls upon what I believe to be the essential factor of a happy existence: personal empowerment. This week I offer my readers my own personal perception on life, and also share with them the way in which I have succeeded in achieving the highest level of personal acceptance, appreciation and general happiness. Enjoy! To me life is a game. While everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perceptions of winning and losing differ, I believe that we can all recognize what it feels like to be either ahead or behind in the game. We all have our highs and lows, and often those highs and lows can very much be dependent on the actions of others. How many times would you say that

your day was made better or worse depending on what someone else did or what someone else said? I very much doubt that there is a single individual out there who can honestly say that their happiness is one hundred per cent independent of the actions of others. Nevertheless, it has always been my personal philosophy that we can live better existences by striving to separate ourselves from the negative and positive forces of our world. See yourself as the guardian of your own happiness. If we could all learn to be less influenced by the actions or words of others then I guarantee there would be a lot more happy people in the world. Perhaps think of it this way. Throughout your life you will meet and interact with maybe hundreds of thousands of people. A few hundred of those people you may really get to know, while only a handful you could actually consider really close friends. In my experience I have learned that people come and go, whether you like it or not. And so, while it is nice to make friends and develop relationships, you can never expect anyone (no matter who they are) to be there whenever and however you like. Alternatively, the only person that you can ever count on to be there for you from the day of your birth to the hour of your death is, well, you. You are the person that you have to live with. You are the person that

you have to listen to, and speak to and answer to every moment of your life. There is no running away from it; you will always be around. The challenge then is to learn to be happy with yourself and to honour yourself in the best ways possible. If you think of it in those terms it kind of changes your perception of the world around you. Think about it, how many people can you say will without a doubt be in your life in ten years from now? No one can predict who will move away, who will die or who will take up different interests. Therefore, the only person that you know will be in your life in ten years is yourself. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure this concept sounds easy enough to grasp, but it really isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all that simple to put into practice. Having dedicated myself to this philosophy, I can honestly say that today I am a much happier person than I was five years ago. Today I care far less about what people think about me or how people react to me. Today I strive to balance the esteem of others with my own self-esteem, and I always, always put myself and my own needs first. This week I conclude my article with a call out to my readers to take a look at their own perceptions of the world. Take a moment now to think about your life and ask yourself the following question: Who is the guardian of my own happiness? acowan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Relations: getting better? Continued from page 8

Arabic, like Hebrew, is a Semitic language, and Persian, Urdu and other languages of the Muslim world share the Semitic alphabet. We often refer to Jews, even if half ironically, as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;our cousinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Religiously speaking, Judaism and Islam have a lot in common, besides their monotheistic core. Muslims venerate the prophets of Judaism â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Abraham (Ibrahim), Moses (Musa), David (Dawud), Solomon (Suleiman) and more â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and believe in the Old Testament as divine revelation. They are allowed to eat kosher meat and marry Jewish women (the Prophet Muhammad himself married a highranking Jewish lady who converted to Islam). History shows that Jews generally enjoyed highly respected posi-

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tions such as judges, teachers, doctors and viziers in Islamic society. Notable Jewish philosophers such as Maimonides belonged to courts of Muslim rulers and wrote many of their works in the Arabic language. The current Muslim-Jewish hostility is a recent phenomenon that has arisen due to the occupation of Palestinian territories and the failure to achieve a fair peace agreement. Even so, the apparently anti-Semitic imagery in Arab media is not usually targeted against the Jewish race, but against the state of Israel as a political entity. In colloquial Arabic, the word for Zionist (sahyuniyy), being uncommon and rather bookish, might at times be replaced by Jew, but that does not signify a personal animosity against Jews as a race. Mainstream media including Al Jazeera and major

Arabic newspapers only use words like Israeli, forces of occupationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (quwwat el ehtilal) and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Zionistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; when referring to Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s occupation of Palestinian territories. It is understandable that the Jewish community, having been persecuted in Europe and elsewhere for many years, might interpret the fierce opposition in the Muslim world to Israel as stemming from anti-Semitism, but this is simply not true. The resentment will go away if Israel ends its occupation and sufficiently addresses the issues of illegal Jewish settlements and the return of Palestinian refugees. Sadly, blind acts of incitement such as the killing of Sheikh Yassin at a time when the Palestinian Authority stands powerless will only foment more violence, and both the Palestinians and the Israelis will suffer as the result.

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Letters Outdated thinking To the editor, In his last article, Mike Kerrigan claimed that Jack Layton painted a picture of impending environmental doom during his speech at the SLC. Kerrigan must have been hallucinating, or perhaps Layton’s mention of the environment provoked a paranoid overreaction. I can’t help but marvel at the terror the mere mention of the environment brings into a conservative’s eyes. Terror that borders paranoia brought on by the outdated idea that using modern environmentally-friendly technologies could only bring harm to the economy and that hundreds of thousands of jobs would be lost. While it would likely mean fewer jobs in the oil industry, claiming that technological advancement would destroy the entire economy is like claiming a century ago that the invention of the internal combustion engine would do the same because it would put many horse breeders out of business. A 2002 poll of 500 senior corporate executives indicated that 75 per cent were in favour of Kyoto at the height of the debate. However, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce chose to defend the position of the 25 per cent minority by opposing the accord. While the Chamber claims to represent the interests of all Canadian industries, its agenda was again hijacked by a few. Those few have just completed their takeover of Canada’s Progressive Conservative party, which is now nothing more than the political wing of a narrow interest group. Expect more Kyoto doomsday scare tactics from the party’s leadership. Despite their rhetoric, anyone claim-

ing to have the interest of the Canadian economy at heart should note that many business executives are not as nearsighted as the typical new brand “conservative” and actually see opportunities in Kyoto, not doom. Not that much could have been expected from the “new” Conservative Party — conservative is just another adjective used to describe nearsighted, narrow and outdated thinking. — Teodora Alexandrova 4B Mathematics Activism vs. racism To the editor, When planning Israel week we outright stated that not all Palestinians caused Palestinian terrorism, let alone all Muslims, so pardon my shock when I walked into the SLC during Palestine Week to find that the SFPR wasn’t blaming Israeli governmental policies or even Israel itself; nope, they were blaming the Jews. (Can you imagine what would have happened if Israel week tried to blame Palestinian terror on all Muslims?) This was clearly demonstrated by a video they had on repeat showing a young girl saying “I wish the Jews could come live in our shoes for one day,” not Israelis, but the Jews!! There are over a million Muslims in Israel, and over 20 per cent of the members of the government are Muslim, so to claim that the government of Israel’s decisions represent only Jews and are the views of all Jews is nothing but hatred. Criticism of Israel is not antiSemitism, Israel is a democratic country and, like we are free to criticize George W. Bush, so too are we free to criticize

Ariel Sharon. However, when criticism of Bush shifts to bashing all Americans, we as Canadians tend to become outraged, and we should be even more outraged when criticism of the Israeli government turns to blaming an entire religion (imagine if the MP who made the above comments had tried to blame Bush’s policies on all Christians!). You can blame Israel, it’s your democratic right, but if you blame the Jews then you are an anti-Semite, a racist and you have no place on my campus. Someone needs to teach the SFPR that blaming Israel = activism but blaming Jews = racism and here at UW we don’t tolerate racism. Feds needs to send a clear message that this kind of hatred has no place here. If you agree then send your VP internal an e-mail at vpin@uwaterloo.ca and tell him you won’t stand for racism on your campus and racist groups need to be disbanded immediately. If you support this kind of hatred, then don’t worry, the nice folks at www.k-k-k.com will be very supportive of your cause. — Mathew Plant President, Waterloo-Israel Political Affairs Club Keep it public To the editor, I had to respond to Michael Raab’s opinion on the always popular Canadian health care system. In his letter, Raab states that, “publicly funded services are almost always vastly more expensive than they need to be.” Where did this statement come from? Coming from a scientific background, I am immediately alerted when such a gen-

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eral and far-reaching statement is provided without facts to back it up. Give me one example where public services are vastly more expensive than their private counterparts. On the flipside, there are many instances in recent news where privatization has resulted in an increase in cost without an increase in quality of product/service. Mr. Raab is no doubt correct in making his point that health care in Canada is not free. The goal of our system is not in saving individuals money, the goal of our health care system is universality. That means that if you go to the doctor for the flu, you don’t have to worry about the costs; likewise, if you need a kidney transplant, you still don’t need to worry about the costs. For those who will never, ever need a high-priced operation or medical exam, I thank you on behalf of all those who have received an organ transplant, multiple MRIs, chemotherapy, or open-heart surgery — without your tax dollars, many of these individuals would not have been able to afford such care and surely would not have been able to continue to lead healthy, productive lives. Finally, Raab comments on Roy Romanow and his famous report entitled, “Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada.” First of all, Roy Romanow was premier of Saskatchewan for many years, and retired from politics in 2001. Last I checked, to become premier of a province was to have been elected. I don’t think he snuck in the back door and sat in the premier’s office without anybody saying anything. The brief summary of the almost 400 page report does not do the report or Imprint readers justice. I would suggest that anybody who has a problem with universal health care take an extended trip south of the border, ideally doing some type of risky activity where one may end up breaking a bone or two. Deal with the health care system down there, then wish that the worst part of your experience had been the three-hour wait in emergency. — Eric Wong 4B Kinesiology Not the world’s best To the editor, Mark Johnson would have you believe that the Canadian health care system is perfect in its current form. It undeniably is the “pride of Canada,” but “the envy of the world?” Perhaps Mr. Johnson has yet to take a look at the WHO report placing Canada’s health care system in 30th place, behind countries like Oman and Colombia. As claimed, the Canada Health Act does indeed ensure public administration, accessibility and universality, but what about timeliness? The Canadian Medical Association found that 69 per centofOntariocancerpatientswaitlonger than four weeks for treatment, the maximum wait recommended by specialists. In Newfoundland, only one in four patients requiring “very urgent” bypass surgery get the care they need within the clinically recommended period. With health care costs steadily rising

eight to ten per cent per year, we cannot afford to downplay the issue any longer. One such possible solution we should seriously evaluate is privatization. Contrary to what Mr. Johnson would have you believe, privatization does not mean ‘Americanization’. Nor is privatization the cure-all for our societal ills. Can privatization bring down costs? Socialist Sweden sure does think so. Privatizing lab and X-ray services reduced costs by nearly 50 per cent. St. George’s Hospital in Stockholm is now run by a company, a move that reduced costs by 30 per cent. But not all publicprivate partnerships work well. Look to our neighbours down south; the United States spends more per person on health care than any other country, yet many Americans receive inadequate care. Then what is the solution? Despite increasing federal spending throughout the `90s, hospitals continue to be overcrowded, and waitlists continue to grow. So, should we follow Romanow’s report and inject even more money into health care and add another layer of bureaucracy? Should we follow the public-private partnership model in Europe? Or should we look into a medical savings account system as in Singapore? I don’t know, but I do know that we need reform and the only way to achieve it is by recognizing that there is a problem and creating a collective solution while holding dear our Canadian values. Only then can Canada’s health care system be accurately declared “the envy of the world.” — Parambir Singh Keila 4A Computer Science All-ages events To the editor, As an underaged first-year student, I was impressed to see UW host an allages local punk spectacle on March 20 in the SLC. Being 18 puts me into a small category of UW students whose concert selections are usually limited to bigname, MTV pseudo-musicians who run their circus road show through Fed Hall (Not By Choice — gag me with a spoon). The local, genuine artists are usually hauled over to The Bomber, where kids like me aren’t welcome after 7 p.m. This local punk showcase at the SLC has brought UW one step closer to becoming the non-exclusive cultural and artistic incubator that it should be. — Catherine Pan 1B Planning Conservative qualities To the editor, In last week’s “Health Care — Liberal Views”, the author was kind enough to outline what he perceived the Conservative Party’s philosophy to be when it comes to health care. If you braved the rhetoric, what it all boils down to is this guy telling you that the Conservatives have never seen a social institution they didn’t want to privatise before you can say “profit” three times. continued page 11

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But why don’t we look at the facts? The cost of health care to the public is an enormous expense.The waste that riddles its administration, the “biggovernment” red tape that confines its actions and the drain of medical professionals south of the border — these are all serious problems. The Conservative Party alone is willing to address these issues and create a sustainable health care system that is universally accessible and publicly insured. Again — universally accessible and publicly insured. The Liberals have had 10 years to find ways to make health care more efficient and sustainable. Are we there yet? And since my Liberal colleague took the time to enlighten the school population as to why the Liberals deserve the chance to govern once again, let me take the opportunity to explain why that would be ludicrous. The number one issue in Canada is health care, yet in 10 years, nothing substantial has been done to improve care, lessen waste and encourage sustainability. In 10 years, one would assume the government would generally have learned the principles of fiscal responsibility. But the scandal-riddled Liberals have been continuously elected with credentials such as HRDC scandals, an impotent and ill-conceived gun registry, lining Liberal Party coffers with your tax money, ignoring the necessity of a foreign policy, ravaging the strength and integrity of the military and relinquishing Parliament’s duty to legislate on controversial matters. Before you go to the polls for the upcoming general election, I ask every person to ponder these questions: What have the Liberals done for Canada? Are our social programs sustainable? Are we taken seriously on the world stage? Did/do we have a clear foreign policy during times of international instability? Do you enjoy tax dollars going to friends of the Liberal

Party? My answer to these questions is no. My solution is the new, united, centre-right Conservative Party of Canada. Vote Tory if you prefer substance to spin. — Matt Bondy 1B Political Science Christian truth To the editor, We, as Christians, would like to respond to the letter entitled “Fundamentalism” in the March 19th Imprint. We don’t know who approached you, but we wish to apologise for any deception from our fellow Christians. It is against our beliefs to deceive others, even more so when it comes to telling people about Jesus. Pressing our beliefs on others is not only rude, but pointless, since the decision to accept or reject Christianity is a key part of the message. In contrast to these “underhanded pressure tactics,” we want to plainly tell you and any others interested just what the Christian message is. God loves all people and created them for the purpose of having a relationship with Him (John 3:16). However, people have chosen to go their own way, which is what Christians call sin and that wrecks the relationship (Isaiah 59:2). To solve this problem, God sent Jesus to mend the relationship by dying for us (2 Corinthians 5:18). God has done all the work for us, but we need to freely accept Jesus in order to re-establish the relationship. This is because He does not want to impose this relationship on anyone. Neither do we, but our purpose is to tell anyone who will listen since the message is so important. We hope this has been informative.

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When I first read the community editorial on marriage by Rajat Suri, I responded with mixed feelings of depression and indignation. It is difficult for someone who is 21, male and engaged to understand or empathize with a person who disagrees with the idea of marriage and seems to approach it with such hostility. To be honest, this was the attitude that I first expected from my friends and peers when they found out that I had proposed to the woman I love and whom I had been dating since my first year of university. Much to my surprise, just about everyone was very supportive and excited, asking when the day was and seeming, if surprised, genuinely happy for us. It is not in our Western society particularly popular to be considering marriage in your early twenties, let alone to be engaged. There has certainly been a trend lately though towards getting engaged/married much earlier in your twenties than what we have seen for the last 20 years or so and I’m sure many people know someone around them who is soon to be mar-

ried. Despite this shift towards young nuptial bliss, there are many people who are still very doubtful of the idea or institution of marriage as it stands today and in our culture and time singleness is quickly becoming a more viable and accepted alternative lifestyle. Perhaps this shift from marriage is in part due to disillusionment or misunderstanding of what marriage is and what it is not, a need to redefine what marriage is and the loss of faith in traditional religious systems (secularization). Marriage is captured today in reality shows, and across our current media from The Bachelor to Newlyweds as trite and flippantly trendy and a ceremony not to be taken seriously — but these conceptions of marriage do not give us a proper perspective of what the union should be. Marriage requires work and sacrifice by both partners and like any relationship you will only get out of a marriage what you put in to it. It is also a large commitment that should not be taken lightly and is something that constitutes a major decision and will result in lifestyle changes. This means that unlike what every engaged couple says around you, not everyone is ready to get married and should not walk down that aisle until they are sure they can take on the kind of commitment

that married life requires. This requires much self-reflection and reflection on the relationship itself, two things which are by no means easy to do and require an enormous amount of honesty which can save you heartache years from now. I think that it is obvious as well that marriage should not prevent you from doing charity or good things in the world, such as go to Africa and help Habitat for Humanity. Marriages can in fact act as support systems for doing these kinds of activities, as a good marriage provides you with someone to share and grow with while helping your neighbour. This kind of experience allows you to grow together and shared experiences are important for any marriage and relationship in general. As well, raising children to be beacons in society and to make good choices in society is of far more help than you know, as every great person in history has to attribute some success to their parents’ support. This is not to say that marriage is for everyone and as mentioned it is a relationship that will require much work; however, like all good things in life, when you put enough work into planting a seed there will always be a harvest and a marriage can be one of the greatest relationships and companionships you can have in your life.

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Only as happy as your stomach

Cari Mason

12° NORTH Nothing here in Bamako should be capable of inspiring hunger. The streets are littered with garbage and lined with open sewers. The air is cloudy with pollution and dust; an odd mix which sticks to my skin and leaves my body the colour of a tan-in-a-can experiment gone wrong. The buses are filthy, the taxis no cleaner and the washrooms — even when you can find one with a sink — are rarely equipped with soap. Yet, despite all this, there is something about eating in the streets. It wasn’t always like this. When I first arrived, stories of parasites and disease fresh in my memory, I was able to look at street food as it should be looked at: rationally and with disgust. Like the streets it is cooked on, this food should not inspire hunger. It doesn’t even rank with the street meat of America — a food referred to as “salmonella on wheels” by a friend of

mine. No, this is meat cooked there in front of you over an open sewer — oops, I mean, open fire — by a woman who cuts the raw meat while, without washing her hands, grabs your newly cooked brochette and pushes the meat onto your sandwich. This meat, of course, is a remnant of the same meat that can be seen hanging down the street in front of the butcher shops, unrefrigerated,and swarming with flies in the sweltering heat. Handing you your sandwich with her free hand, she grabs your money with the same hand and throws it in a bowl she will later use to feed someone else. This money, of course, is the same money that was wet from the sweat of another person’s body when you received it, at which point you where comforted by the thought it was just wet with sweat. By European standards it is unhygienic and probably unsafe, yet all rational thoughts are fading and the hunger just grows. In all truth, I am still terrified of eating meat here, I don’t drink the water and I like it when my vegetables are washed in a mix of bleach and water before I eat them. Though I walk by the meat vendors with a sense of longing, knowing that if I could just learn to silence the little

voice that lurks inside of me chanting “worms, worms, worms,” I could satisfy my craving, but I’m not able to do it. I blame my inability to eat here on a childhood composed entirely of an overzealous European paranoia about the bacteria that lurks in food. Unlike the people here who seem to have built up an immunity to such illnesses, I, like many other travellers, am left vulnerable and exposed to all parasites offered by meat — at least the kind of meat my non-existent volunteer salary can afford. And since getting sick in Africa is one right of passage I would like to avoid, the only street food I’m willing to try are the fried plantains. Watching as they are cooked, I find comfort in supervising as my food is prepared, instead of having to rely merely on the (sometimes misleading) sense of security that a restaurant provides. Seriously though, food is a topic I feel that all travellers should take into consideration before travelling somewhere, because in my experience, you are only as happy as your stomach. Bon appétit! CARI MASON

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Weavers’ Arms’ pleasantly priced dining Sarah Lau IMPRINT STAFF

Weavers’ Arms Restaurant & Pub 268 Phillip St. Waterloo, ON 519-884-6606 My older brother was coming to Waterloo to spend the weekend and as a little sister, it was my duty to show him a good time. He knew that I did a lot of partying and went out a lot, so it was imperative that he have a blast while he was up here. When dinner time rolled around

on Saturday evening, I was still puzzled as to where I could take him. Luckily, his own friends who attended UW as well decided to lift the burden off me by picking a dining spot themselves. They decided on Weavers’ Arms, a small restaurant and pub owned by WCRI, where two of my brother’s friends happened to be living. Being situated right behind the residences on Phillip St., it’s no wonder I’ve never noticed it before. Upon entering the pub, I was surprised at how the front entrance did not meet any of my expectations

of how the interior was to look. Inside was a fireplace, a sit-down bar as well as two pool tables. It was delightfully furnished with appealing décor, such as the antiqued wooden phone booth that stood next to the bar stools. It all added together to give off a warm, house-comforting feeling. We had arrived around 6:55 in the evening and were told by our waitress that before 7 o’clock we could enjoy their half-priced appetizers special. Taking advantage of this, I and the four other people I was with decided to order almost everything on the

appetizers menu, crossing off the foods that we didn’t want and subsequently forgoing the entrées altogether. As we were waiting for our food, we decided to order a few pitchers of beer to pass the time. As a result, they also had a wings and beer special where you get a pitcher of beer along with 20 jumbo chicken wings for only $20. We decided to get two and while watching the Raptors game on a huge television screen, we ate our appetizers and drank our beer. The calamari, served with a classic seafood sauce (costing us $2.49 as a

result of the half-priced special), was extremely tasty. It was certainly not swimming in a pool of oil and was covered with a fair enough amount of batter that it was still possible to taste the squid within. The Weavers’ Nachos were another delightful dish for the low, low price of $2.49 for a small or $3.99 for a large portion. It was covered with cheese, fresh green onions and tomatoes and came with the option of adding jalapeno peppers served with salsa and sour cream. See WEAVERS, page 13

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Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guide to travel Tim Alamenciak IMPRINT STAFF

With the snow melting and summer approaching, the first thing on everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind is that last exam. The end of one term and the start of another, much easier, term. Unless of course youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re attending in the summer. In that case, I and all my free-term brethren, feel sorry for you. But for those who are taking a much-needed break, the idea of travelling could be enticing. After eight painful consecutive months of mindless learning, you deserve it. However, on the budget of a student, it is difficult to come up with the cash for a flight, or even a train ride, to some faraway place, let alone accommodations. There are a few corners that are extremely susceptible to cutting. The passport is a small expense, but if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have one, you definitely need one to go out of the country. The Canadian government charges $85 for a 24-page passport. It usually takes a few weeks to receive your passport, so plan ahead and apply for it early. Forms for getting a passport can be downloaded from http:// www.ppt.gc.ca/online_forms/ index_e.asp. The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) offers a slew of travel

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Weavers: beer and finger-licking foods The nachos were a big hit at the table and for the price that we paid, the portion was well worth it. We also ordered the coconut shrimp and the steamed mussels from the starters menu, two of the pricier appetizers from the rest, with regular prices of $6.49 and $6.99 respectively. Not to discourage you from ordering these items on the menu, but the portions of these dishes were considerably smaller than we had expected. The coconut shrimp dish consisted of only four shrimp and disappeared quite fast when brought to our table of five. As delicious as it was, it was by no means a filling dish. The same can be said about the steamed mussels. Al-

though it did come with more than four, the mussels were very small. Offered a choice of tomato basil, white wine and garlic, or citrus curry, we decided on the white wine and garlic sauce which I highly recommend. It was flavourful and savoury as it added a pleasant touch to the bite-sized mussels. The highlight of the meal of course had to be the 40 (plus or minus three) wings that we ordered with the pitchers of beer. We were allowed the option of mixing the flavours of a platter of wings with teriyaki, medium, BBQ, honey garlic, or other sauces. The bill came out to be a little over $60 including drinks, which to me, is

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004

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Everyone needs a little “Heart and Soul” Garick Stevenson IMPRINT STAFF

This Saturday, March 27 will be a night to remember for Waterloo classical music. A night of auditory excellence will be provided by The Glass Tunnel String Quartet which consists of UW first year students Brendan Riggs, Sheena Gingerich, Ian Cromwell and Geoff Lywood. The concert will feature the compositions of Debussy, Bach, Beethoven and Dvorak. “Heart and Soul,” as the night is named, is a benefit concert sponsored by the Applied Health Sciences Undergraduate Members (AHSUM) in an effort to raise money and awareness for heart disease. The concert will be held in the Chapel at Conrad Grebel College. Aside from the feature act, there will be several other performances on piano, guitar and violin during the first half of the two hour event. “Heart and Soul” starts at 7 p.m. in the Conrad Grebel College Chapel. The show only costs $3.50 and all proceeds go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. For more information, please contact the AHSUM or email Ian Cromwell at icromwel@ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca gstevenson@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

The Glass Tunnel String Quartet are in fighting shape for their benefit concert this Saturday.

IAN CROMWELL

Will Wonderfalls victim to the FOX timeslot of death? David Carey DIET COKE HEAD This past week I caught onto a new show created by those nice, yet adorably foolish, people over on the FOX network. It’s fun and quirky, in a sort of randomly humorous kind of way. And my new favourite obsession airs in what some have called the Fox time slot of death: Friday nights at 9 p.m. Wonderfalls tells the delightfully offbeat story of Jaye Tyler, a 24 year-old university graduate with a scorching case of Generation-Y apathy. Living in a cheap “I Dream of Genie”-styled trailer in Niagara Falls, she spends most of her time evading work of any kind and in general being bitter and sarcastic about things. One day she meets a cute young bartender, finds out her sister is a lesbian, and most importantly starts hearing voices. Her topsy-turvy world of neurotic underachievement gains a sudden purpose and responsibility. As USA Today puts it, her life goes from ideal to surreal when inanimate animals — including a wax lion, brass monkey and plush chameleon — start talking to her, assigning her tasks for the benefit of strangers and, ultimately,

herself. Think of it as Joan of Arcadia on acid, or Ally McBeal meets Early Edition. Many critics call Wonderfalls the best new show of the season. But it’s not the kind of program that viewers flock to without question. Already I’ve had to use my thesaurus three times to find different ways to say “quirky” — the show is crazy weird, but well worth it. That being said, good reviews don’t bring in an audience. The show premiered two weeks ago to less than stellar ratings. Despite the fact that 13 episodes have been completed, there is already talk of possible cancellation if numbers don’t improve. One of the major problems with Wonderfalls is its timeslot (the aforementioned timeslot of death). Although FOX loves their new show, they have a history of bailing when things get off to a rocky start. Anyone remember Firefly? Probably not, since it premiered last year in the death slot and was quickly cancelled after ten weeks on the air. It too heralded great critical response but low audience viewership. Why? Well for one thing it was a space western set in the 25th century involving a sardonic spaceship captain, a professional whore, and a nutjob girl genius in a box. I don’t think my thesaurus has enough “quirky” synonyms to do it justice. The fact is that Firefly was a great program that failed to capture an audience.

RON BERCUME

“Look honey, isn’t the mist beautiful? Wait, that’s not mist, it’s the deadly timeslot! Ahhh!” It’s not that no one watches TV on Fridays, it’s that some shows need time to develop and gain a following. The network knows that there is a huge market for sci-fi, horror, and fantasy television, and they’re desperate to capitalize on it. Genre shows’ audiences are almost never huge, but they are often hugely loyal. What the Powers That Be over at FOX want is another X-Files, something that’s new and creative, but appeals to more of a mass market.

How quickly they forget where things started. In September of 1993, the first XFiles episode aired to an American audience of around seven million. This is small potatoes for a major network pilot — this week’s American Idol had over three times as many viewers. It wasn’t until a few years later, after it had caught on, that The X-Files really made an impact. During the third season, FOX ruled over Friday

night television. The audience increased to an average of 17 million people per episode and went up even more after the show moved to Sundays. If FOX isn’t careful, they’ll cancel yet another show with a potential for greatness before allowing it to gain the popularity it deserves. Wonderfalls isn’t for everyone, but it’s certainly not for no one either. dcarey@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004

Where did the brains go? I’m looking at you, zombies Dawn of the Dead directed by Zack Snyder Universal Pictures

Ah, the movie fan’s holy trilogies. Scifi fans revere Lucas’ original Star Wars films, horror fans look to Raimi’s Evil Dead films and drama fans like most of Coppola’s Godfather films. Personally, my trilogy is Romero’s Dead films. This is why I went into a viewing of the new Dawn of the Dead film last Friday with some apprehension. Romero’s original Dawn of the Dead was released in 1978 and centered around a group of four people adapting to a world that was slowly being destroyed by the living dead and by the humans trying to contain the problem. With nowhere left to go, they decide to hide out in the local mall. Personally, I loved this concept immediately, as I’ve often fantasized about what it would be like to be locked into a mall like Conestoga for a night and have the key to every store. What would you do? Major eat-fest at Zehrs? Try on clothes at Zeller’s? Play video games at Electronics Boutique? And, if there were people outside trying to get at your stuff, what would you do to protect it? This is the dark question that Romero explores with his four protagonists, as they fight, scheme and kill to keep what they believe is theirs. It’s an amazing comment on our consumer-based society that you would

kill someone over a roll of toilet paper, and this is another reason why I love the original. Would the remake, though, be able to keep this social commentary and still produce a really good movie? Written by James Gunn and directed by Zack Snyder, the remake of Dawn of the Dead opens on a world relatively calm, as nurse Ana, played by Canadian favourite Sarah Polley, yearns to go home for date night with her husband, all the while ignoring the signs around her that something might be wrong. She can’t ignore it for long, though, as it presents itself as a massive zombie attack upon her suburban home that leaves it and her neighbourhood decimated. She soon finds herself allied with Kenneth (Ving Rhames) and other survivors. With nowhere else to go, the troupe decides to hide out in the local Crossroads Mall to collect their thoughts and decide what to do in a world being eaten alive. My immediate thought upon leaving the movie was that it was a good action movie that happened to involve zombies. We have great action scenes of people fighting with the zombies and among themselves, of recently deceased people rising up and killing, and of car crashes. There are even a few moments of dread, as the group explores the mall for the first time, thinking that there

might be something around every corner, or while they explore the darkened underground parking garage looking for a fuse box. Romero accomplished all this in his original film, though not with the same gory result. Yet he still managed to infuse his film with social commentary, something that, except for a few seconds when the troop encounters three mall security guards, is completely gone from this version. Would I recommend the film? Sure, it has a few good scares and like I said, it’s a good action movie. The performances aren’t great and it relies on several stereotypical characters, but acting is not exactly what people are going to see this film for. For fans of the original, there are even a few tidbits put in to appease us, including a store in the mall named after Gayleen Ross, who starred in the original, and an appearance by effects wizard Tom Savini and Ken Foree, who uttered the famous line “When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth” in the original. Also, stick around during the credits to get some closure on the story. Does it live up to the original? From the tone in this article, you should be able to guess the answer to this question, but on it’s own, it’s a pretty good movie. Except for the fact that the zombies run. Stupid, very stupid. MICHAEL GIBSON/IMDB

Allen Gagne, special to Imprint

Mixtape masterpiece: Kids! Lighten up! Melissa Bunn and Alex North SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

Exam time is fast approaching and with that we thought we would shine some light into your panicked lives. The thing about the songs that we picked is that not all of them are meant to be funny. Some of the wonderful artists are dead serious, which makes us wonder. It’s important during these stressful times that you listen to something that will make you laugh and not something that will make you go home and cry into your pillow (ahem, emo — oh sorry, I mean indie kids). So with that we hope you enjoy our sarcastic banter — please don’t take offence, remember we really L-O-V-E these guys. Dead Prez - “Be Healthy” Have you ever heard that over half of the people in North America are fat? Everything you eat has trans fat except this song. We promise you that this song is 100 per cent trans fat free. I know these guys are trying to be serious, but how can you take anyone seriously who rhymes ginger root with yootes? (translation: youths). We appreciate the message, especially during the endless babble at the end of the song. It really shows they care. Thanks guys! Reggie and the Full Effect - “FO-O-D” Thought we’d mix it up a bit — just kidding. Reggie’s message is much easier to understand: Food = Good. Finally, someone who’s got it right.

This song is more funny “ha ha” than “you’ve got to be kidding.” Here, let me give you a sample (don’t forget to add excellent beats and superb vocal talent): “You are big and I am small/ You are as wide as I am tall/We are at the buffet/Lunch is the best time of day.” These guys obviously know what they are talking about. Put down the doughnut/raisins and have a listen. Biz Markie - “Just a Friend” He’s talking about a girl with 9/10 hips and a very big bra — makes me think she’s probably enjoying the trans fat. Just kidding, she’s probably hot. But serious Biz, if she’s cheating on you, grow some selfesteem and get yourself out of there. Props for writing a really catchy song and being completely off tune with only a drum beat to guide you. Oh wait, I forgot the three piano notes. Way to go! Nick Le Shay and Jessica Simpson - “Where You Are” Hey you guys, you’re really young. We ask ourselves why on earth you get married so early? Oh wait, now we remember. Just one question: Nick, was it worth it? The only redeeming quality of this song is the super awkward kiss on the carousel. I think the kids in MTV Becoming did it a little more convincingly. Nick Cannon and R.Kelly “Gigalo” Just want to say congratulations on the acquittal. We’re glad you aren’t

a pedo because your songs are so damn catchy and now we don’t feel guilty for liking you. Props to Nick Cannon for promoting Hypnotiq and causing hilarious moments in our lives, ahem, ahem. We feel a theme song coming on the for the summer. Mr. T - “Treat Your Mother Right” The best “you’re so fat” jokes. We’d like to say thank you to Mr. T for his after school special on how to treat your momma with respect because apparently she’s a sexist stereotype and that’s gotta be tough. The catchy chorus “treat your mother right, treat her right” inspires us to go home and demand a hot meal because apparently that’s why she deserves our respect. Way to put the message out there, Mr. T.

Ms. Polley, Mr. Rhames, can I have your autographs — er, brains?

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004

Trying to define the shape of punk come and gone CATHLEEN MCKAGUE

Several months ago, while discussing musical tastes over the bustle of our cafeteria table, a fellow don in residence presented me with a question that caught me off my guard and for which I had no ready answer. It was not so much that the question was difficult in itself; rather, the question’s confounding nature lay in its concurrent simplicity and complexity and in the fact that I had never really stopped to consider the issue as she had presented it. The question was, simply, “what is punk?” I wanted to reply that punk is a type of music, but

not being musically inclined myself I found great difficulty in describing the genre’s technicalities. Plus, it’s more than just music. The question really stuck with me. So, I put my thinking cap on and Andrea — you will be pleased to learn that after some painstaking deliberation, I have at last come to an answer for your inquiry. Let’s start with what punk isn’t. It’s not donning trendy, body-hugging, darkly coloured clothing, flashy silver studded belts and chokers, wrist cuffs and spiky hair yet “laughing while old people fall” and throwing eggs at Montreal protesters just for kicks. It’s not about fulfilling a particular image. Punk isn’t pumping out corporate-created songs in a corporate-created band that produces videos overflowing with impossibly large chested Barbie look-alikes in bikinis and other similarly degrading images (despite what MuchMusic would have you believe). It isn’t smearing your

eyes with smoky black shadow, adopting a perpetually jaded, pissed-off attitude, singing one song about a so-called punk and not eating meat “because it’s gross and, um…it’s bad for you.” And it’s definitely not being stupid and immature, like initiating unprovoked fights, trashing other people’s property, or going on drunken rampages with your punk buddies in the wee hours of the morn. What is punk, then? Punk is wearing the clothes that you feel comfortable in, not what someone else thinks you should wear. There are no rules. Punks can be sporty, conservative, skaish, hardcore, kid-bright and cheery — whatever. It’s overcoming your fear of being different. It’s being who you are. Punk is updating your wardrobe by putting thick black Xs through brand names and logos that you thought you needed to be accepted (hey, gotta put use to those old clothes, somehow). It’s being the only church-going regular with hot pink hair and piercings. It’s sporting homemade fashions. It’s bleaching and manicpanic-ing your hair so many times that it falls out in clumps in the shower (sorry Jill — I just think you’re that much cooler!). Punk is being a tiny-framed, 5’3” single female and knowing that if I fall in a mosh pit, within milliseconds someone will be there to help me to my feet. It’s being tapped on the shoulder by a complete stranger to be given back a fallen hair ribbon at a show housing thousands of rowdy audience members. It’s participating in mutual, cathartic bruising and blood-letting in the pit while pulling your “adversaries” to their feet and walking away as buddies — for some, anyway. It’s running for two blocks to catch up with the woman who left her gloves on the bus in order to return them to her.

Punk is equality. It’s rejecting repressive societal structures such as patriarchy, racism and homophobia. It’s the manager of a show telling a disruptive audience member that his homophobic comments are uncalled for, unacceptable and “uncool.” It’s giving the woman the handle of the leash in the relationship — sometimes literally. It’s speaking out against injustice. It’s not bitching about authoritative structures while shooting up and drinking yourself stupid on a daily basis — in fact, some of the most politically-active, hardcore punks I know are straightedge. its avoiding the use uv punkshuashun if thats what u lyke. Punk is handing out homemade flyers on street corners. It’s playing gigs out of classrooms, halls, church basements, teen drop-in centres and empty barns. It’s chilling with other bands backstage and taking the time — no matter how late it is or how exhausted, dehydrated, sweaty, pissed-off and/or hungry you feel — to actually talk to your fans. It’s creating music that’s loud and angry and fun and to which everyone can relate. Punk dancing — known by the choice term, “skanking” — is accessible through its simplicity, allowing even those who “can’t dance” to keep the beat. It’s Phil’s. Well, that pretty much sums up my perception of punk. I admit that my definition is slightly flawed, in that not all characteristics apply to all punks and not all attributes are exclusively “punk” in nature. However, I think I’ve touched on some main elements of punk music and culture and done the genre justice, I hope. FINAL SUMMATION: What is punk? I’m not entirely sure — but I know that I like it. And I want more.

For the glory of the award Andrea Kerswill UNHEARD OF Award shows. They are the one night a year that individuals are recognized for their hard work and achievements. They also come in all forms. From the Oscars, to the Geminis, to the MTV awards, Brit awards and the Junos, people all over the world are constantly patted on the back for their massive achievements of excellence. And I often wonder what the hell for. Of course I believe that everyone should be recognized for their efforts and even praised for their completion of a project, but really, what do awards say or do for anyone? The psyche of the award show is even interesting in itself. In most cases, individuals are up against one another to prove whom is more worthy to receive the award. And in the Hollywood sense, whoever wins that Oscar at the end of the night looks forward to many, many trailers with the title, “Oscar-Award winning…” Suddenly they are deemed worthy of such a prize and labeled brilliant for all of their days to come. Little does the average person know that the Oscar panel is made up of previous award winners such as Julia Roberts (bah to that one) and non-award winners such as Oprah. When winners are handed their statuette or a piece of paper, they are finally recognized for everything they have done over, usually, the past year.

In light of this, I realized that award shows are a cultural phenomenon that we are never going to escape; and that really sucks! You would think the glory of your own achievement would be enough. This Saturday, the K-W Arts Award Gala is being held and it prompted me to note that no matter where you go or what city you live in, the buzz of the award show is everywhere. And mostly, forgive me for this, they are a bunch of bullshit about which the average person is uninformed about. For several award shows, they even have a lofty position available for seat-fillers. This year for the Gemini awards held in Toronto, some fellow Imprinters and I headed down to fill the positions. What is hilarious about this and uncanny as well is that being a seat-filler seems to be a very serious thing. Because the Geminis and many other award shows are broadcast live on air, the stations and organizers want all of the seats to be filled, so when they scan the audience live it actually looks full and there are no gaps in the seats. So as a seat-filler, you are asked to move around during the show depending on who decides to leave during the show, or who makes a quick exit to the washroom. This may sound crazy, but really, if anyone truly cared about these shows, wouldn’t there be tons of people to fill the seats? Even the Oscars do the same thing. Hell, Kramer did it and won an award. Too funny. Nonetheless, it’s important to recognize that awards in the fullest sense really mean nothing. It is what the individual does that truly matters. It even shocked me to see Bill Murray so upset at not winning the Oscar for best actor. I mean really come on, you know better, don’t you Mr. Murray? akerswill@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004

Student-run play is just the ticket UW students put on a show for charity Matt Charters IMPRINT STAFF

The University of Waterloo is used to seeing a variety of arts faculty drama productions, but on March 31, a new kind of student theatre is being presented at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener. Tickets Please is a new play created from the ground up entirely by UW students, without help from the faculty. The play tells the story of four strangers lured to a Los Angeles airport by promises of an island getaway. Waiting for the plane, they discover they have more in common than at first glance. It appears they’ve been duped — a woman named Sheila has lured the four together to confront them for ruining her life. The comedy is written, produced and co-directed by fifth year history/ drama major Aaron Cowan. Cowan has been writing the play since September 2003 with the intention of putting into practice some of the things he’s learned over the years here at UW. “I just wanted to create something,” he said. Although he was involved in theatre and drama in high school, Cowan says he’s never undertaken something of this magnitude before. “It’s more education than you can get in the classroom,” he stated.

It takes a lot of work to make a project like this take form. The 14 students (seven of whom are cast members) involved in the play all have multiple roles to fulfill, dabbling in everything from set and lighting design to sound editing. When it came time to finance the venture, Cowan turned to the community for support. “Our goal was to make a $2,000 budget to run the show,” he said. “We had no money. So we went to local businesses in the K-W area and groups on campus to request money for [the play]. We ended up making $1,800 which covers theatre rental, publicity, props and sets.” With groups like Feds and the ASU helping out, Cowan said“it was nice to see the community and campus come to our assistance.” After the play finishes its run, all the proceeds from ticket and concession sales will be donated to the MakeA-Wish Foundation. “We didn’t know what to do with the money, so why not donate it to a worthy cause?” explained Cowan. “The Make-AWish Foundation is one of my favourite charities.” It hasn’t been easy for Cowan and his team. “We had a lot of trouble trying to get it off the ground,” Cowan said. “The most rewarding aspect will have be just to have gone through so much, starting from absolute scratch

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The Tickets Please production team (left to right): Meg DeForest, stage manager, Aaron Cowan, writer/producer/co-director, Amy Hopper, co-director and Monica Sallan, house manager. and seeing it through.” A production like this can go a long way in showing students just what they can do if they put their minds to it. And what happens to a writer/ producer/co-director when his labour of love finally hits the big stage? “I

want to be able to sit in the audience and watch it. After all the work of putting it together, I just want to sit there and enjoy it.” Tickets Please runs from Wednesday, March 31 to Saturday, April 3 with a performance each night at 7 p.m. and

a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St. in Kitchener. Tickets are $10 for students and $12 general admission, and are available at (519) 746-2680. mcharters@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004

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The male silent crisis

Male mental health problems are going undiagnosed

A banner week for campus science Midnight Sun donated to discovery centre

Azadeh Samadi Neal Moogk-Soulis

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Canada’s SCISAT satellite in full operation in ozone research

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The mental health situation of males is being called a silent crisis. According to communityvoices.org, studies of depression show a major increase in depression among men. Traditionally, women suffer depression more often than men. The greatest evidence of male vulnerability is in suicide statistics. Among Canadians of all ages, four of every five suicides are male. Additionally, when it comes to chronic disease, men are slightly more likely to get high blood pressure or cancer, and twice as likely to consume more than five alcoholic drinks a day. According to the Toronto Men’s Health Network (TMHN) one reason for the increasing male depression rate is the low priority given to men’s health issues in the research community. More funding and more experts in this area will support continuing research of male mental health. Male and societal attitudes have fostered the silence about male depression. “The women’s health movement was very self-directed,” said Dr. McCreary, co-chair of TMHN, associate editor of the International Journal of Men’s Health and one of a small handful of men’s health researchers in Canada. “Women banded together to work on problems with health delivery. Men don’t want to do that. We have a culture in our society that men have to be tough; men have to be strong. Our society is very good at punishing gender deviation in men. Weakness is not considered to be masculine.” According to UK-based MaleHealth.com, men may feel it’s “weak and unmanly to admit to feelings of despair.” Because it’s easier for men to admit to physical symptoms, rather than emotional ones, their men-

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Don’t let depression destroy you, there is always help available. All you need to do is ask for it. tal health problems can go undiagnosed. Beliefs about masculinity also encourage men’s general lack of interest in health issues; many men don’t think they are at risk for depression, so why learn about it? Psychiatrist and clinical professor at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Myers said, “In men, mental illness can be masked. We’ve known for decades that women are more apt to recognize illness of any sort and go to their doctor.” This doesn’t mean women are

healthier, but that some men just repress it. We believe a lot of symptoms in men, for example, migraines, back pain, is rooted in depression.” Raising awareness about men and their vulnerability to depression is a rising trend and “may help in terms of reducing the stigma attached to mental health,” said Dr. McCreary. If you think you might be depressed try not to hide it. You can easily seek help on campus at Health Services. asamadi@imprint.uwaterlooc.ca

The Midnight Sun Solar Race Team announced last week that they have donated Midnight Sun V, completed in 1999, to the Canada South Science and Discovery Centre in Windsor. The latest car, Midnight Sun VII was unveiled this summer at a ceremony on campus. That car achieved third place overall in the 2003 American Solar Challenge and won the Technical Innovation Award. The team has begun planning and design for the next incarnation, Midnight Sun VIII, which will race in 2005. Previous models of MidnightSun have met varying fates. According to Cali Citron, media relations officer for the MidnightSun team, MidnightSun I, II and III were dismantled and many of the mechanisms were used for the next model or the parts were sold off. The frame from MidnightSun IV was used for MidnightSun V which will now be on display in Windsor. Besides racing their solar cars, the team uses them as part of an active educational campaign travelling both locally and provincially to spread the word about the benefits and possibilities of solar energy. They have taken the car to many elementary and secondary schools to teach the benefits of renewable energy. Midnight Sun VI was recently displayed at the Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum. The Canada South Science and Discovery Centre (Science City) is a family-focussed centre in downtown Windsor. The centre specializes in interactive exhibits with a focus on Southern Ontario, and in particular Windsor and Essex County, including industry, the Carolinian forest and the Great Lakes waterway.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has confirmed the full commissioning of its SCISAT satellite for an ozone research project headed by University of Waterloo chemistry professor Peter Bernath. As mission scientist, Bernath leads a team of researchers from a variety of Canadian and foreign institutions. The mission will measure and help understand the chemical processes affecting the distribution of ozone in Earth’s upper atmosphere. “The images and data captured by SCISAT are of an outstanding quality,” said Bernath, “The science team hopes to extract significant results from these data.” A commissioning review held at CSA headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec marked the formal transition from satellite commissioning activities to full science operations, officially launching the two-year Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE). It will help Canadian and international scientists improve their understanding of the depletion of the ozone layer, with a special emphasis on the changes occurring over Canada and in the Arctic. The mission payload consists of a Fourier Transform Spectrometer and a second instrument called MAESTRO (for the Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation). As part of the project, a copy of the satellite instrument was made for the ground-based Waterloo Atmospheric Observatory. SCISAT’s first scientific results should be available by the end of the year. nmoogksoulis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Playing games with the mind — and the coolest phone

Jason Yu IMPRINT STAFF

No more controllers! Play video games with your mind

Researchers have recently developed a way to link human brain waves to video game actions. A device called Mind Balance is paving the way for the development of video games using mind control and programs that could allow paralyzed individuals to communicate with a computer. Mind Balance uses direct electroencephalography (EEG) and Bluetooth wireless technology all fitted into a headset called Cerebrus that is worn by its user. EEG is traditionally used to monitor brain activity and Bluetooth is a type of wireless connectivity for connecting mobile phones, computers, PDAs, etc. In demonstrations, the Mind Balance device was used to control Mawg, a frog-like character, who is walking along a tight rope in a computer simulation. The user focuses his attention to either of two boxes placed at the

sides of a monitor. If the character in the simulation loses balance, the user must focus his attention to the appropriate box in order to restore balance. Mind Balance can pick up signals coming from the cerebrum of the user’s brain. This region of the brain is used to control speech, balance and higher thought processes. Once a suitable computer program is designed to interpret signals from the Cerebrus headset, then the device can find its use as a way for paralyzed individuals to communicate with computers. For instance, people who suffer from

mands. “Voice is the most natural and effective way we communicate,” said Christen Krogh, head of Opera’s software development. Opera is currently the third most-used Internet browser.

“a pizza,” the computer misinterpreted this to mean “eight pizzas.” This problem was later fixed when the browser asked if there were any errors in the order, allowing a correction to be made. Voice is likely to be next step in how we interact with our computers. Opera aims to first launch a Windows-based version of their voiceoperated browser, to be followed by versions for other operating systems (release dates have not been set). Just when you thought you had the coolest phone

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Opera Software of Oslo, Norway is on the verge of developing an Internet browser that responds to voice com-

The browser is based on IBM’s ViaVoice technology, which will allow Opera’s browser users to talk naturally to their computer. The technology will translate a simple voice command into normal code for the Internet. However, demonstration versions are currently not so natural, as users have to learn to listen for the browser to ask a question and wait for a beep before voicing a command. In a demonstration of the voice-operated browser, a pizza ordering form was filled out on the Internet. When the user specified that he wanted to order

most become a sport. Let’s face it, if you are using a cell phone that doesn’t have a high resolution TFT colour screen and a built-in camera then you might as well just carry a quarter for the payphone because your phone isn’t much cooler. Now that cellular technologies are

growing stronger and faster, the ability to send higher resolution pictures and videos are being featured in the market’s latest phones. The new generation of mobile phones, set to hit the market later this year, all have cameras with a resolution of at least 1.28 megapixels (about three times the resolution of existing phones). So, instead of just sending your pictures to a friend, you can print them out since the image quality will be vastly improved. Among the flashiest phones unveiled at the CTIA Wireless 2004 convention last week was the LG8000. This phone has “EV-DO” wireless technology that allows Internet connections comparable to DSL and cable connections, as well as streaming video and music playback. The phone also features a 1.3 megapixel camera with panoramic picture-taking and 10 digital zoom settings. Other phones introduced at the CTIA convention were the Motorola V710, S o n y Ericsson S700, and the Nokia 7610. jyu@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Finding the next Warriors Part one: the search for athletes, filling needs and making the grade Adam McGuire IMPRINT STAFF

To the casual observers of varsity athletics, the off-season appears to be down time for athletes; a time to reflect upon the year that has passed and recover from the bumps and bruises that they acquire during the rigors of the season. But for coaches of varsity athletics, the work has just begun. Almost immediately after a season ends, the new recruiting season commences. In fact, the work involved in recruiting new athletes is a year-round process for coaches of varsity sports like basketball, where the battle for the best new players is extremely competitive. But for UW women’s basketball head coach Tom O’Brien, the hard work and long hours of recruiting are always worth the effort. “I love recruiting,” said O’Brien, who just finished his eighth season as Warriors bench boss. “I enjoy talking to the kids, I enjoy everything about it.” But as enjoyable as the process is for many coaches, it’s a tedious business involving countless hours of research and know-how. For UW men’s hoops coach Tom Kieswetter, recruiting is a matter of risk and reward. “It can be very frustrating,” said Kieswetter, a former Warrior basketball player and member of the UW athletics hall-of-fame who is in his twelfth year as Waterloo head coach. “[Sometimes, a recruit is] a perfect fit

to come here and they decide not to come here. The payoff [for the recruiting efforts] is such an imbalance.” According to both O’Brien and Kieswetter, the recruiting process begins with player identification. With more schools in Ontario and across Canada vying for the nation’s top players, recruiting throughout the nation is becoming more of a practised science. “After we identify someone, it’s a process of staying in touch,” said O’Brien. “I prefer the phone [instead of the more common e-mail correspondence] because it’s much more personal.” Kieswetter says his program relies a little heavier on outside sources for tips on the potential Warriors of the future. A province-wide recruiting agency produces a newsletter that evaluates and ranks the next crop of high school-aged talent. Kieswetter says that, once a player catches the attention of the coaching staff, the recruitment truly begins. “Once we accumulate a list of potential recruits, we can send out letters of introduction,” said Kieswetter. “We also identify [potential recruits] in summer club tournaments.” Obviously, player selection is the most integral facet of the recruiting process. However, both Kieswetter and O’Brien are quick to point out that a player’s on-court ability is far from the only element that makes a player attractive to them when attempting to compile their annual

recruitment “wish lists.” “Talent is one of many factors,” said Kieswetter. “Compatibility is very important. We want to bring in individuals that suit us.” Coaches have to be conscious of numerous factors when compiling a list of top recruits and the complexity of finding the right athletes are deeper than many realize. Basically, each year’s recruits have a different set of circumstances around which they are pursued. In fact, O’Brien says that this season, his club will be doing minimal recruiting because of a number of factors. Firstly, says O’Brien, his club is among the youngest in the OUA and they will have numerous returnees for the 2004-05 season. On top of that, O’Brien says that future recruiting years may be more advantageous for his club down the road. “We don’t need a lot,” said O’Brien. “There’s a really good graduating class coming out [of high school] next year.” But no matter how talented a recruit is, or how well a recruit fits the mould of a team, the biggest hurdle to be cleared in becoming a varsity athlete is established by the registrar’s office. While professional athletes rely completely on their physical ability to further their careers, student athletes have to be extremely conscious in the classroom in order to be offered entry into any university. amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Once the varsity season ends, coaches from across Canada begin their pursuit of the newest crop of blue-chip high school recruits.

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March Madness takes over at UW Brian Santos SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

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Matt Bells, right, receives the Hopkins Kemp Honorary Achievement Award from Campus Rec’s Jane Varley at the annual Campus Recreation Recognition dinner last week.

This past weekend, on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20, Campus Recreation hosted an entertaining 3on-3 basketball tournament, labelled “March Madness.” The tournament was a huge success. “We were really happy, we’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback. People are excited to do it next year,” said tournament convenor, Jeremy Cross. Subsequently, he hopes that this tournament can become an annual event, perhaps even once every term. Thirty teams competed, not the numbers that the organizers were hoping for, but being the first time the

tournament was run, there is reason to be optimistic that numbers are going to increase in the future. “We hope to get up to 64 teams. That’s the plan,” said Cross. Participants received T-shirts, free vouchers and raffle tickets for prizes, including autographed Toronto Raptors memorabilia. There were four different divisions in which participants could have competed. A team made up of Oliver Quensel, Mallic Stephen, Michael Davis and Matt Kieswetter captured the A-Division title. BDivision winners were Neil Chaudhuri, Jud Whiteside, Geoffrey Burt and Adam Jefferies. Winning the C-Division was Larry Huang, CB Lin, Hui Xu and Rusli Ciandy. Seizing the co-ed title were Ian Woods, Katie Hillis, Brad Ashfield and Heather Ball. -with files from UW Campus Rec

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Status: Women’s fastpitch teams fight for recognition Continued from cover

“We’ve got seven teams. If we had that many teams interested (like the 11 at the university level) we’d give it varsity status,” said executive director of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Doug Gellatly from his North York office in a telephone interview. “It comes down to finances, student interest and staff,” said Gellatly of the required elements to get a new program off the ground. But he feels that the women’s fastpitch program is stable at the college level. “There is no movement to drop it. We don’t see it as dropping in the future.” For women’s fastpitch teams to see the same level of success as their collegiate cousins, official OUA status will have to be gained. However, to achieve that status, a proposal must have the backing of eight or more of the OUA’s 18 athletic directors, with one of those eight taking the lead and presenting the proposal to the OUA’s governing body. Unfortunately, the climate in the university sporting world is not very friendly right now to having new sports being added to its menu. This is in large part due to the national sporting organization, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), performing a program review evaluation of 10 of their 19 sports with the aim of probably axing some of those sports altogether, due to financial reasons. The decisions will be made in December of this year, with implementation taking place by September of 2006. However, coaches of teams from schools that do have competitive club status available to them and have been offered such status have advice to offer to Waterloo’s team and its manager Jen Calbeck. “I would say to Waterloo, to continue everything they are doing, and wait for their opportunity. They are running a program any school would be proud of and on the brink of something great on the field,” said U of Ottawa coach Robertson. “The most important thing is to be

ready. We here made sure we were extremely organized with our management and our financial situation was clear with budgets and other financial records, so when we were given three days to disclose everything and form a clear and concise proposal it was very easy to do and came across very professional. Schools now have very little money in the way of sports and definitely do not have excess cash to be throwing away so it is very important that when that opportunity comes around not to give them any reason to say no,” added Robertson. Despite some small successes around the sport, some coaches like Robertson’s successor at Queen’s are simply frustrated with the situation. “Queen’s treats us at least poorly and possibly worse. With almost any men’s sport …99 per cent of universities in Ontario bend over backwards,” said Queen’s women’s fastpitch coach Norman Adams whose team is not allowed to use the Golden Gaels or Queen’s names much like the situation at UW. “If our league had the desire we should be working on entering the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as an affiliated international league with an independent group of teams and accepting the fact that varsity sports won’t include fastpitch for sometime to come unless we somehow become more desirable,” fumed Adams. “I coach a group of dedicated young ladies who pay tuition, recreation fees and student fees that are used to support other sports. I smell a great opportunity for a law school student to start a class action suit.” With such a turn of events unlikely to happen anytime in the near future the Waterloo women’s fastpitch team will continue to fight for the status they feel they deserve as they watch their male counterparts, the Warrior men’s team, gear up for their fourth season in the OUA as an official sport. rmclachlan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The Stanley Cup crapshoot Adam McGuire TWO-MINUTE WARNING The Ottawa Senators will win the Stanley cup. The nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital has one of the strongest teams in the NHL. With the playoffs right around the corner, the Senators will inevitably claim hockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holy grail. Nobody can beat the Ottawa Senators. Except maybe Detroit. Or Tampa Bay. Or Boston. Or Colorado. Or even (gulp) Toronto. With a possible labour dispute on the horizon, and with the NHL enduring their unexpected (and unfair) reputation as a league for thugs, the newfound competitiveness in hockey couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have come at a better time. It seems as though any team that squeaks into the 16-team playoff picture can escape with Lord Stanleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chalice, a prospect that both fascinates fans and frustrates playoff prognosticators. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s postseason has the ability to be the best springtime hockey has ever seen. Consider this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as of March 25 (with a little over a week left in the season), not one of the NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30 teams have secured their final overall finishing position. In fact, the largest gap between any two teams immediately neighbouring each other in the standings is 10 points, as the basement-dwelling New York Rangers are

10 clear of the deeper-basement-dwelling Washington Capitals (not exactly the most enticing race in the league). But the heart-palpitating races near the top of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standings are even closer.

With a bracket this confusing, the only thing missing from the eastern conference playoff picture is a partridge in a pear tree. In the eastern conference horserace, a measly four points separates the fourth through seventh place teams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Toronto, Ottawa, New Jersey and Montreal. At the top of the conference sit Tampa Bay, Philadelphia and Boston, separated by only three points. With a bracket this confusing, the only thing missing from the eastern conference playoff picture is a partridge in a pear tree. In the western conference, the races are fewer but no less intense. A logjam at the bottom of the conference will see only two teams out of four make the postseason, as the quartet of teams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edmonton, Nashville, St. Louis and Los Angeles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are separated by only three points. It seems as though every team has sniffed a playoff

berth this season and any team can win on any given day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even Pittsburgh. At this rate, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if the California Golden Seals made the playoffs next year. So if your brain can sustain the mind-numbing numerical equations and pure mathematics it takes to figure out the ever-changing playoff brackets, you will no doubt see how absolutely thrilling this season has been to watch. The best thing about hockey this season is that the New York Yankees are nowhere to be found, and a teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s payroll has nothing to do with their onice success. Just ask Glen Sather. And as if the pure excitement of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standings race wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, all six Canadian teams are in the mix for a spot in the dance. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an outside chance that all six teams north of the forty-ninth will be part of the Stanley cup tournament, which would be the greatest amount of Canadian content in the postseason since 1993. Incidentally, 1993 was also the last season that a Canadian team won hockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ultimate prize, when Montreal claimed the cup. Not since a lucky loonie in Salt Lake City have Canadian hockey fans been so optimistic. But whether or not the eventual Stanley Cup champion is a Canadian team, they will inevitably be worthy of their title. Each critic and fan has their favourite (mine is any team thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not Toronto), but in the end, any one of the 16 playoff teams will have the talent and ability to earn their spot at the top of the NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mountain. And if that team is Ottawa, then bonus points for me. amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Members of the UW nordic ski team finished their seasons on a high note this past week at the Canadian College and University Nordic Championships (CCUNC). The Warrior women earned third place for their efforts while their male counterparts were fourth. The week-long event was held in Charlo, New Brunswick, in conjunction with the junior and senior national championships. Six members of the Waterloo squad competed alongside Olympic gold medallist Beckie Scott and other members of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national ski team. University competition began on Tuesday morning with a short distance classic race. The sun was shining and the air was crisp as the athletes headed out on the course to get the championships underway. Men competed in a 7.5 km race while women sped around a 5 km course. The Warrior stars of the day were Eerik Randsalu and Andrea Dupont who each finished eighth in the highly competitive field. In order to compete at this level, skis must be carefully waxed and tested for speed. To this end, athletes and coaches spent many hours together that evening preparing skis for the following dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race. The results of the work were apparent as the UW team had some of the fastest skis on the trail during Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skate race. The Wednesday race was pursuit style, which means that the athletes who won on Tuesday started first and other athletes followed in the order that they finished, according to the time gaps in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results. In this way, Dupont had finished four seconds after the seventh place skier on Tuesday and so started four seconds after her on Wednesday. The race is exciting as athletes who are stronger in the skate technique have a chance to make up time in the second race. The skate race was a 15km event for men and 10km for women. Dupont again showed her strength as she maintained her eigth place over the hilly course. Her Warrior teammates Mary Ellen Wood and Colleen Lynch were both able to move up considerably during the skate race to 14th and 16th place respectively. On the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side, Randsalu put up a good fight though he dropped one spot to ninth place after a sprint to the finish with Carletonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ed McCarthy. The other men competing improved their positions in the skate race, with Charles Curtis finishing 14th, Justin Faulkner 20th, and Bryon Hughson 25th. After a day of rest, the competition turned short. The sprint race was held on Friday, in the classic technique. On a

sprint day, each athlete races against the clock to gain a qualifying time on the course. Athletes are then ranked and the top 16 go on to race each other in heats of four which see the last two get eliminated. Making the top 16 cutoff is the hard part of the day as the university athletes are combined with skiers from the open categories. Waterlooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own sprint specialist Andrea Dupont was one of the top athletes in qualifying. Her time around the 900m course was good for ninth place overall, and the second place among university skiers earning her a silver medal and a berth in the quarter final. The competition there proved too challenging, as she pushed to finish third in the heat, missing out on a chance to race head-to-head with Beckie Scott in the semifinal. Lynch also put up a good fight in qualifying, finishing 12th among university skiers and 23rd overall. Randsalu was again the strongest link on the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, finishing eighth in the university competition with Bryon Hughson close behind in 11th. While non-university athletes rested up on Saturday, the CCUNC relays were held under very cold conditons. The relay was held over a 3.75km course in skate technique. The Warriors have been well-prepared for the cold this year and were able to come home with two medals from these events. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team of Faulkner, Randsalu and Hughson finished second behind a speedy team from Augustana University College, but ahead of the OUA champion Carleton team. In the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race, an unfortunate fall near the end left the Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team of Wood, Lynch and Dupont in third place, very close behind the Carleton and Lakehead teams. This was the conclusion of the CCUNC events. The team standings had Carleton first in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competition and Lakehead first among the women. Warrior women finished in third place and the men were fourth overall. The final event that was contested was the open long distance race. Though not part of the CCUNC, the UW team decided to try their hand at the endurance events. During a steady and wet snowfall, the men skated five times around a 10km loop for a total of 50km. Leading the Warriors was Faulkner in 26th place with a time of 2 hours, 45 minutes. Shortly behind him were Randsalu, 33rd and Curtis, 34th among 75 male starters. The women were out for 30km with Mary Ellen Wood being the lone UW participant. A strong, persistent effort led her to a 22nd place finish after almost two hours of skiing in a field of over 40 women. The Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season is now over. They will take a short rest before beginning their preparation for next winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitions.

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