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OCTOBER 8, 2004

VOL 27, NO 12

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Embassy club invades Feds office Neal Moogk-Soulis IMPRINT STAFF

A large group of students gathered in the Student Life Centre Great Hall October 5 at noon to"'TIte letters voicing support for the Embassy Students Association. They were reacting to a motion made by the Feds Internal Administration Committee on September 29 suspending the actions of the ESA for the fall term. TheIAC cited a list of eight points that the ESA had failed to comply with. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., the group ofbetween 50 and 75 students packed the Feds office to hand their letters to . Vl'lntetnalJohn Anderson and Feds ClQbsDitector Rick Theis. Students ~theirdevotion to the group, ~ mlC ~> stated, '""!he F.m-

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dMmimstty founded by several UW studentsandaffiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. On October 4, The Embassy booked Fed Hall as an outside group and its pastor, Brandon Malo, encouraged congregants to write to Feds expressing their disappointment at being 芦kicked off of campus." According to Andrew Garland, cofnmunications officer for the ESA, there was not enough time to tell the membership about the reasons why ESA lost its club status. He acknowledged that they were still directed to attend the protest. ''The problem is that none of the students know what's going on. We're trying to work with the executive," Anderson said of the protest. A meeting had been scheduled for 3 p.m. that afternoon to meet with theESAexecu-

tive. Two of the four executives and three ESA members-at-large were present but little was accomplished according to Anderson. Feds has several major issues with the ESA. First, there was no clear distinction between the ESA and The Embassy. Second, the ESA was not processing its finances, including the weekly offerings, through Feds. Third, the ESA committed a series of violations with regards to advertisements and publications. According to Anderson, when the ESA was approached with these concerns he was told that they had been operating in the same manner for several years and thought this \\--as acceptable. "They are free to operate jusdike

anyotherdub," Andersorisaid. "How~ ever,thcymustbeprepa.tedtoopemte accordingtofoCdsand UWregu1ations." asked about ESA's ~II i i i Ii "We very well could be in He streSsed thatFeds communications have been unclearand the路ESA has not been given enough time to respond. According to Theis, he communicated his concerns with the spring term executive throughout August and into early September. On September 3, he asked to meet with the ESA executive in person. On September 10, he met with Sue Stanovi~ and Shelly Nixon of the ESA along with Feds General Manager Suzanne Burdett and Bar Operations I'vfanager J\.lark Thususka. At this meeting Theis informed the ESA that their right to hold an event at Fed Hall on September 20 was revoked. The intent was to give the ESA a chance to generate an action plan and put it into action at their September 27 event. See FEDS, page 5

The alleged eight ESA violations [J Failing to undertake all financial dealings through Feds [J Failing to seek clubs director approval before using the Feds logo and name [J Failing to abide by Feds and UW policies and procedures [J Failing to have all advertising and publications clearly stating the name of the club publishing the material [J Failing to have newsletters or publications produced by the club state that its contents express the views and . opinions of its members only and do not necessarily represent the views of Feds, the student body at farge or the UW administration and must clearly state the name of the club sponsoring the material [J Failing to ensure that all adverti~ing material meet the requirements outlined in the appropriate council procedure [J Failing to consult with the clubs director prior to hosting or participating in any high risk or liability event, in order to obtain advice on minimizing risk [J Failing to consistently use the club's recognized name

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Stephanie Gray, pro-life activist ~nd executive director of the CaQ.adian Centre for Bio-EthicalRefonn visited campus on October 4 to present a lecture 'on, behalf of the Genocide Awareness Project, a controversial exhibit on display at universities around Can~da which attempts to present similarities between abortion anp the genocides of the 20th century, the Holocaust in particular. Gray, who has come to UW on a previous occasion to debate UW.Prof. Jan Narveson on the topic of abortion, presented "Echoes of the Holocaust" to an audience of about 50, beginningahalf-hourpasttheadver- . tised start time of 4:00 p.m. due to a booking conflict with the lecture hall. Her mandate was to show what she called the "double standard" of abortionbyapplyingidentifyingfactors of genocide to abortion practices. Students began to protest the lecture and its theme: prior to October 4. One cornrriunity member left a modified event poster outside Imprintprior to the event, with obscenities sCl'!nvled across the front. The poster used two

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preme Court in 1936 that ,denied petsonhood to Jews, and another in which !;he Supreme Court of Canada reissues a denial of legal rights to' unborn children in 1991. UWSFLPresident Theresa Matters brought Gray to UW because of her track record as an "articulate and 'professional speaker. "She received positive reviews dUring her last visit to UW in 2002," said Mattets. ''We origit;tallywanted herte debate an abortion advocate - similar to' the event in 2002, however flO abortion advocate was available or willing to debate."

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Stephanie Gray speaks at the University of Waterloo on October 4. UWSFL held the event "to raise awateness of·the IinmIanity .of. the unbom.," continued Matters.. "700 often when a ,,-oman. faces a crisis pregnancy, rather than offerhelp many just suggest an abortion. With in-' creased awareness of the humanity of theunbpm we hope that everyone will be ~ore willing to be supportive of' women, facing unexpected pregnancies - thus leading to fewer abortions." Feds. dubs Director Rick Theis approved the event, but, he said, UWSFL did not receive any special Feds funding for the event. ' "The nature of thelectur.e was to draw a correlation between the manipulation oflanguagein cases ofgeno-

cide and the manipUIationoflanguage wards ,proving her thesis of abortion s sUtn>unding Itt!mrtton/,'said asgenodde'.:' ~\-.v wbospokewith Gray to clarifY Graybeganherugumenlbyexamthe nature of the eyent. ining the principle ofa fetuS as a living If studenrs have a problem with- human - the basis of her argument. the event, he continued, they ate enShe then delved further into the deba:tebycomparingthecontextofaborcouraged to bring it forward. Feds hopes the talk stimulates discussion. tion to other genocides, examining MaJ:!:ers echoed this sentiment, statthe word genocide and lookingatwhat ing, ''Werespecteveryin~dual's right she call,ed the "role ofpower and selfto uphold their own opinion. As.a ishness in mass killings." . result, we encourage those who disaThe basis of the lecture was a list of gree with us to voice their opinions" ·fiv~identifyingfactorsofgenocide,which, in a spirit of dialogue on campus." .' y stated, was not exhaustive and The arguments were framed in a includedvatiousformsofgenocidethe very academic fashion. None of the . world has seen in the past century. arguments were religious ill nature, and focused solely on working toSee ABORTION, page 5

outto gain authorization from the Feds . they've been trying to do," said BeDnet. and stay within the confines of uW's The fraternity .has been working with Kiwanis for ten years now, beconling • insurance policy. involved through Kiwanis member and Where Sigma Chi may have sucFor.the past ten years, the Sigma Chi ceededinsellingticketswithFSACin the Sigma Chi alumni Greg Giesen. fraterriity has sold tickets toUW stu. Oktoberfestisnotjustaboutbeer; dj.sallows them from past, this system denrs for the annual Oktoberfest event succeedillgagain. They did not receive itis a social event that brings university held at Karlsberghaus Hall. This year, authoriza:tion because studenrs of the violation in from all over Ontario to they were not allowed to. of alcohol policies, but not everyone celebrate German culture through muRick Theis, UW clubs and services agrees with this interpretation. sic, dance, food, and drink, Bennet said, director, said the way Sigma C:hiis going ''We are potsellingtickets foralcohol, adding, ''It's the way that Germans celabout it violates the university's alcohol ebrate Oktoberfest." we are scillingforadmission to the event," and ethical policies. ' Sigma Chi PresidentCharbelBalloutine The UWUniversity Night is held in said. theAud's Karlsberghaus Festhalle,win• This year's UW UniversitY Night is neroftheBestLargeFesthalleAward for scheduled for October 15. 2002 and 2003. Sigma Chi, in co-opera.:Since 1972, active Kiwanis member case. tion with the Kiwanis Club of Twin According to Theis, the number of Brian Bennet e~plained, Oktoberfest Cities, has been responsible fororganizclubshasirrcreasedgreatlyovertheyears. has been a major fundraiser for the ingticketsales on campus and bus transKiwanis Club. As it is a non-profit With over a hundred clubs affiliated portationto and from the event. organization, all of the net proceeds with UW, a certain infrastructure had to Sigma Chi, like all of the fraternities from the university nights go back into and sororities, is notrecognized as aclub . be adopted in order to keep things organized. 1'hereare nowmore avenues to. the community. under UW policy 33-Ethical Behavgo through and more paperwork to fill ''\Ve're very appreciative of what iour, because ofits exclusivity. However,

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The tiny villa of Seymour Ann, British Columbia was rocked on Tuesday byapolicei:aid,inwhichaqU8.rter. of the town's 60 residents were busted for growing pot. Seymour Ann is so small that it contains only ··otlfl·~canonlybe~';'·

boat or logging road, but that didn>t stop 1()() RCn.-1P <?fficets from reaching the town to perform searches on 14 homes and 14 vehicles, leading to the discovery ofmany factory-sized operations within a two and 11 half.mile radius and the arres~ of at least 1'6 residenrs so far. Said Police SuperintendentMarianne ~y,an: ''We'ye never seen anything like, this before, not where a whole community is affected this way."

International Poor Dubya - not even his hometown paper can support him! The Lone Star Iconoclast, the weekly news· paper in Bush's adopted hometown of Crawford, Texas, has thrown its support in Novembers election squarely behiI).d Democratic nominee John Kerry. The paper not only criticized Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, the national budget and proposals involvirig Social Security and Medicare, but also rescinde:,d its support for Bush dating back to the 2000 election. Looks like, for better or for worse, there's no place like home. mstratford@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Peds: you do the crime, you do the time! Continued from cover

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micro generators andminiatttre filters. Professor IMPRINT STAFF Mansour went int? a bit more detail about one ofthe projects with which the CIRFE is currently , working. ' , The University ofWaterloo recently held a grand opening ceremony for one ofits newesttesearch "The real beauty ofitis, with [RF] technology, centres, t4e C~ntre for Integrated Radio Frewe can make a chip ... just a little tiny chip, that quency Engineering (CIRFE). can sense, 'act and communicate. One of the. With UW's press release claiming that nidioproblems ~e've been workipg on is called ,a dust frequency (RF) based technologies are "the next program." logical step in the silicon revolution ... destined "We throw a bunch of dust into the air ... to become the hallm<u:k technology over the neXt basically tiny chips. We'll be able t? throw [the "decade," Imprint caught up with members of chips] and they will sen&e information [some-' CIRFE to get some more information on the where else], temperature, for example. The chips centre and its research. • will be aMe to communicate Professor Mansour, with each other and selld CIRFE's director and a prothat informatkm toa base fessor in UW's department station somewhere else." , ofelectrical and computer en, CIRFE is housed in a gineering, largely echoed the. rather unassuming 10qltion, sentiinents in the UW press tucked away in a corner on • release and heralded positive the third floor 6f the Davis aspects ofRF technology. Centre. Part of the facility "[RF technology] is really includes a "clean room" behind many, the" gre~t a "Class 10,000" dust-free things we enjoy nowadays," environment necessary for he pointed out. "Think about carrying out such precise reit. Without RFyou wouldn't - Raafat Mansour, UW prof search activities. be able to use a cellphone, you PartofCIRFE'smission wouldn't be able to watch the "is to"be a p~emier source of Olympic Games, you, innovation, creativity and wouldn't be able to watch events somewhere expertise in radio frequency engineering. Accordelse." ing to CIRFE lab manager Bill Jolley, CIRFB's "Forexrunple, we develop [applications] for 'serviceshave been in particularly high demand as satellite applications that will be able to [give] oflate. satellites completely unprecedented capabilities. From what Professor Mansour tells me, there Youcan.have architecture !ha.tyou would net ateal~a,ys other Stuclents< tPat lkecons~tly conceive of. that would never realized using sending hirn.applications or ~tsto be part conventional technolc;>gy." of his "But, ~ can only take so many," Radio frequencies are the frequ~ncies in the comment;ed

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Theis confirmed that the ESA action plan was submitted, in the, form of a handwritten pa,ge slipped under his door on the day of the pre-determined deadline. The action plan was insufficient and was negotiated and resubmitted over the next three days, he explained.. / "On the twenty-seventh, when we m~t;s the ESA, we tried our best to address the concerns," Garland said. Theis attended this event and noted ''Itwas clear to me that the church was running the event and not the ESA. We need to have a clear distinction between the two organizations." "Our mandate for the night was to, not interfere With their actions since if there were violatioAs, it would have been clear that they. couldn't follow their plan," he said about the' event. Following September 27, Theis contacted ES~ secretary Ashley Burns tolet her know that he would be takinghlsconcerns to the lAC. ''If they can't follow an event plan, how cati we' approve further event plans?" Theis asked. Meeting September 29, the IAC determined that suspension would be the best route. Under the terms of the suspension, all rights of the ESA as a Feds-affiliate8 club are suspended. Itis then the responsibility of the ESA executive to demonstrate to the IAC thatithas addressed the concerns ofFedsindthat the violations will not recur in the future., The EsA could then apply for clubs status for the winter term. " ' " Acc;:ordingto Gatland,the ESAwas operatingbasedooth&formercontractwiththeFeds, "We -wereope:wingthebestweknewaccording to the old contract," he said. E.J. ember of the ESA explained

Theis explained it did not come to his att~n tio!l until recently that the ESA collects substantial sums of money at their event. All clubs are required to have Feds representatives conftnn the amount of money, collected at any given event, and hold it in trust for a period of time. The ESA failed to do so; . This procedure is important to make sure the " money collected by Feds clubs for charitable causes or otherwise actually go to the causes they were dedicated to, Theis explained. ' In a similar vein, he noted the discounted rates offered to clubs are intended to encourage " student groups to nieet on campus. They are not in place for ou~side groups to abuse in order to getprice cuts .. .According to Theis, the Embassy has a six, year history ofholding services in Waterloo. They initially met on Laurier's campus arid after the)' were kicked out of that venue they began to hold services at Humanities Theatre, he explained. The Emb~ssy was renting the theatre at the regular rates, explained Catharine Scott, the associate ptovost for hUman resources and student services. According to Scott, the Embassy later formed the ESA to gain Feds clubs status and thereby a reduced rate to rent the theatre. As the theatre is run on a break-even basis, it cannot continllally host,large events with a reduced rent paid. Scott worked with Feds to draft a new clubs policy to limit theatre use to !;Wo dates per club per term. ''I had several people" [from the Embassy] meet with me about the issue. This is not a religious issl,le but rather an'issue ofinappropri,~ . ate use," said Scott. The Embassy then switched its "enueto Fed Hall,whereas a Fe4s club. the ESA C()uldrentth~ venue forSt 00 an hour, translating to a total cost of$500. Had the Embassy rented Fed Hall as an 0

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Abortion: comparison made to Holocaust Continued from page 3

caust. The most vocal audience members,who at vari~us times through the leCture let their Gray showed how the list of factors was opiriions be audibly known, posited that death applicable in genocides such as thai: of theArmein childbirth andthe prevalente ~fillegal, unsaniniansin 1914, the I;Iolocaust;theKhmer"Rouge tary abortions prior to the legalization of aboroppression in Cambodia and the more recent tion are two important reasot;ls to have a proproblems in, Bosnia'and Rwanda. In all cases, choice stance. These two ,did not Wish to make' ~ray argued, victims were subject to dehumantheir nrunes known to Imprint. izingrhetoric, the value oflifewas based on form, To audience membe~Kei:meth Rose, a Jewfunction, and the feelings of others, medical ish student at UW who objected to Gray's comexperimentation was conducted, the killing was parison of abortion to the Holocaust, Gray of a systematic nature and there was a massive argued that a trend exists whereby to comniuniloss of life. cate the severity ofone act ofgenocide, it is often Abortion compares to these atrocities, Gray " compared to genocides of the past. "argued, because of literature calling fetuses a " Gr~ynamedherspeech"'EchoesoftheHolo "coercer, which violates bodily integrity and libcaus!" because ofHolocaust Memorial Museum erty," parasites and spongers and compru;isons Director Walter Reich's dubbing ethnic cleansing to animals. Among other arguments, Gray stated in BO'snia "very loua echoes" of the Holocaust. that the Nazi "lives unworthy oflif~" euthanasia Matters hopes that students who attended program is s.imilar to the quality aflife argument the lecture were challenged on the abortion issue. made by some pro-choicesuppotters. Gray com"In a university environment it is most impared,embryonic stem cell research to "rationalportant that students are repeatedly challenged izing health care on the bacl\:s of the innocent," on pertinent societal issues,'~ she said. ''With comparingittoNaziscientifkexperiments.Gray over 1()O,OOO abortions in Canada per year, we . also called the federal funding and feady availabilhope that every student will take the time to ity of abortion s):stematic ~a said tha~ the lack decide if this is the best solution to an unplanned. of law regulating abortion in Canada was "open pregnancy." season on 'the unborn in this country." Finally, "It is important to note that at no point did Gray's statistics showed that abortions number Stephanie Gray state that the approximately 105,000 per year in Canada; she Holocaust and abortion in Canada were identistated that one out of every four pregnancies cal," she continued, in an e-rpail interview with ends inllbortion. She puts global yearly estiImprint. "Instead she noted that there were simimated abortions at 46 million per year. larities betweert the two, hence the Two main protests were heard from audience word 'echoes' in the title [of the event]. The key members: some students disagreed with Gray's similarity is the denial of personhood." anti-abortion arguments, while others were of\ fended at her comparing abortion to the Holocloureiro@imprjnt.uwaterloo,ca c

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Ontario NDP calls for an end to tuition fee hikes Mark Johnson IMPRINT STAFF

OnSaturday, October 2, OntarioNDP leader Howard Hampton, alongside NDP education critic MPP Rosario ::\Iarchese, announced a new campaign. Entitled "No More Hikes," the campaign aims to pn;ssure the i\1cGuint}· government to freeze or reduce tuition levels for Ontario students. "'No l\Iore Hikes' is a response to the tuition fee crisis in Ontario," Hampton said. "The goal is to not only force Dalton McGuinty to keep his promise and freeze tuition fees but to cut those fees by 1 per cent."

The NDP has long advocated the reduction of tuition fees for students. The McGuint}· Liberal government implemented a tuition fee freeze on April 8 of this year, but Hampton believes it's not enough. In a press release, H~pton pointed out that Ontario students pay the second-highest tuition in Canada. The average student debt exceeds $22,000 after graduation, the highest in the entire country. Recent government initiatives including income-contingent loans are notthe solution, arguedl'vlarchese. He believes that the repayment schemes only make'moderate and low-income graduates pay more in the long run.

"Young people and their families are being shut out of universities and colleges because they can't afford them," l'vfarchese said. "Now the Liberals are talking about raising tuition and increasing debt. That's a debt sentence for many students ... [that] they will serve for years and years and years." :Marchese ,,vill be tmveling across Ontario promoting the "No More Hikes" crusade. He expects a \varm reception from Ontarians, citing polls from the Ontario Confedemtio'n of llniversity Faculty Associations, which reveal that 70 per cent of Ontarians support freezing tuitions and 89 per cent consider post-secondary education a high or very high priority.

Local New Democmts are thrilled \vith the initiative put fotward by Hampton and Marchese. "We are pleased the NDP is spearheading this campaign," said Caitlin Cull, 2A political science student and a member of the University of\V:aterloo Activist New Democrats .. "\\!e look forward to the momentum it will create on university campuses around Ontario." , Dw New Democrats believe that the efforts by the Ontario NDP will be fruitful, and pointed out that Hampton's legislative group recently achieved official party status in the Ontario Legislature. Ontario's New Democrats now have greater research budgets and

, Cull believes that they now possess the resources requiredto run aneffective lobby campaign against tuition fee hikes. "Tuition fees, we hope, will be eventually elimi~ated altogether,",she added. "Evel),one would be able to seek post-secondary education equally. As for now, serious [tuition fee] decreases need to occur to ensure that it be made affordable for all." Local New Democrats are hopeful tllat they will be able to hold a talk on campus featuring Hampton and ,Marchese as they make their rounds across the province. mjohns,on@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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nityto seta vision and a direction," said Spence. Bob Rae began visiting Ontario campuses on October 4 in Thunder Bay and will continue touring' campuses until mid-December. He will be in the Kitchener-\X"aterloo area for the Town Hall meeting on November 25 from 7-9 p.m. The location of the meeting has noq;et been determined. His most recent act'lovas the release of his discussion paper, made public on Oc:,tober 1, which poses a series of cluestions concerning how success can be ensured in higher education. Topics in the paper include funding, system design, and accountability. The paper can be read online or downloaded at WViW. raereview.on.ca. Rae's \'{'eb site can also be accessed through the Bright Fumre campaign \'Ceb site (www.abrightfuture.on) by clicking on "Bobby'S \'{'orld" on the right side of rhe main page. Jeff Henry, Feds VP education, stressed that'''theweb site .. .is an effcctive tool for students to be able to share their srory ... in respect to their bright ideas for solutions." Opportunities for students to become involyed in the review and submit statements or sugg;estions in response to the discussion paper can

also be found on'Rae's web site. A round-table discussion will be held on October 29 involving stakeholders. Spence said thatthismeetingi~ "when representatives from the university as well as from [Feds] will go" to raise their issues. Feds will be holding a student forum on the issue, and 11emy promotes the fact that this will be an "excellent opportunity for students to ~voice their opinions directly to the government." An official date for this forum has not yet been set. The Rae review and the Bright Future campaign will be 011 the agenda for the next Feds council meeting scheduled fot' October 17 at 12:30 in the mulci-purpose room of the SLC. This is an open meeting and all studerits are inyited to come and learn moreaboutOUSA, the Bright Fumrc campaign, and the Rae review. OUSA representatives will be attendi ng the cuuncil meeting to present concerns regarding post-secondary education. Rae's final reconunendations will be released in early- to mid-January. Plans \\ill be implemented starting after the budget meeting in \[arch \vith the goal of having all of the recomrnendariom met by 2007.

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thingcontrov.ersial. Topics couldindude speakers, protests, sensitive issues or even some col- • umnistwriting from deep left (or right) field.' While these topics are definitely more interesting than some of the dry topics. we cover, writing such a story can be like walking through a minefield. Talk to too few sources and 'the writer is immediately labelled as being biased and unreliable. Talk to too many sources and the writeris deluged with contraty opinions, none of which converge into something dose to reality. Unfortunately, in student journalism, we' rarely have the chance to co';er both sides as well as we might like. Frequently, our only soUrce is the one who comes to speak to us or the one who sends a news release. For a student-on~the-street opinion, the only

option is to amqush some unsuspecting stustudent reporter that I was, I had assumed that, "dent in the Great Hall. The problem with that is armed with the proper questions, I might be able thateveryonehasanopinionandnomatterhow to withdraw something leading and thoughtmany opinions you cover, you areaccused of not •provoking from our conversation togethe.r. Unhaviflg enough viewpoints. fortunately for me, President Johnston was on The media-savvy are able to neatly step into message and very good at his game. Nothing I these voids and provide their own m:terpretations . could do within my20-minute timeslot (wedged ofthe events at hand Witnessacomeredpolitician, as I recall between an administrative meeting and or a, corporation attempting to justify its actions. a meetUJ:gwith a high commissioner) could shift While the universitycomrilUnity doesn't have the president from his message. anything nearly as handy as the smooth media Everyone out there has a story to tell and handlers of politicians or corporations, our unigenerally one that fits a motive, conscious or versity'sources nevertheless know how to play o~erwise. Only bypiedng together elements of the game. We can only hope that our writers are various stories might we be able to come up with able to match them at their own game. ". some semblance of the reality that occurs beI recall last winter speaking with David tween one issue and the next. May We only be so Johnston on the occasion of the renewal of his lucky as to print a whole story. contract fora second term as our president. Naive nmoogksoulis@imprint.uwaierloo.ca

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Studies at the honours or general level. bian, gay; bisexual arid ttansgender 10:30 p.m. and $4 after. Doors open at There will also be the option of taking issues (LGBT). Gays and Lesbians of , 9:30 p.m. All proceed&. will go to the Marc Hall foundation, which is figh!- , . one of two areas of spCciaIiZation, "fiWaterl09 (GLOW) has lots planned nancialreguIation" or"personalfinance." to celebrate the week. ingto set a legal precedent prohibiting Monday is National Coming Out publicly funded Catholic schools from • The Legal Studies degree seems like a natural step for UW. Offered for the Stacy Morris and Day and the Thanksgiyjng holiday, so discriminatingagainstGLBTs. past 30 years, the legal studies and Sabrina Bowman For more information or support no events are planned that day. criminology option "was always a Sf!ECIAL TO IMPRINT please visit www.glow.uwaterloO.ca On Tuesday GLOW will set up a popular program," said sociology proto J>ooth in the SLC to promote aware-· or' send an e-mail fessor Fred Desroches. Getting drunk at Oktoberfest ness of LGBT issues and GLOW. , glloW@Watserv1.uwaterloo.ca The option will continue to be Lookingforcheap OktoberfesttickTuesday is also ''WearJeansifY~u're ets? The St. Jerome's Student Union Architeeture talks modern offered and courses in the degree proGay Day." Jeans are commonplace has your solution. They will be selling " UW's schoolofarchitectuteis holdgram will cover everything from busiand can be sported byanyohe, ju~tlike inga''ModernArchitectuteinCanada'' ness law and conflict resolution to OktOberfest tickets to raise funds for, different sexual orientations. This aKenya school-building project. The lecture series this month at its new environmental law, fro~ law in the demonstrates that anybody could be tickets are being sold for $7, even home in Cambridge, 1 Melville St. Middle Ages to criminal profiling. Pargay. Wear jeans to show you are thou.-gh they are a$lOvalue, and will be Architectureprofessor Brian Hunt's . ticipatingdepartments include sociolaccepting of your own and others' talks will follow "the evolution ofideas good for Friday, October 15 - Uniogy, political science, psychology, phisexual orientations. On a sad rtote, versity NightatTheAud. The full cost and highlights of some of the most losophy, planning, peace and conflict this is the anniversary. of the death of notable buildings" ~ Canada. oftheticketswillgo towards the project studies, history, environmental studMatthew Shepard, a'cictim 'of a hate Through Free the Children, St. ThelectutesstartedWednesdayand, • ies, English, actuarialsclence andaccrimin 1998. Jerome's Student Union is going to continue ort October 13 and 20 to counting and financial management. On Wednesday GLOW will be build an elementary school in Kenya discuss "The New Architecture Flourholding its regular weekly discussion The w~rst~op ten list starting August 2005. Thirty thou- J at7:15 p.m., followed by the GLOW iShes (after Expo '67)" and "Set-backs sand dollars needs to be raised to build Ontino Campus, Conservatives social at 8:45 p.m. and New Directions (ip ili.e midhave launched aco~sttofind the top the school and they hope that selling . On· Thursday Laurier's LGBT 1990s)." Oktoberfesttickets will help. ten worst post-secondary ~ourses. group, Glo/;>al, is hosting an event. Presented with Cambridge GallerTickets are on sale in the cafe ofSt. T\lese could be classes that have litde Checkinfo.wlu.calglobal/ fordetails. , ies, ticketsa:re $27 ($20 for galleries vallie or with blatant bias. The group, Jerome'sfromOctob<;:r11 through 15 members) for the series of three lec. And on Friday visit the SLC for a from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more claims that "far too often post-secmovie night. Bl!YsDo~'tC!y' (9 p.m.) tures or $1.0. an<;l $8, respect:ivCly, for information, please contact ondary courses can become simply a andButI'ma.cheerfe(lder(11:15p.m.) in each of the remaining two. Call (519) way' of feeding leftist views to stu~' schoolbu.ilPingkenya2005@hotmailcom the multipurpose room. 621-0460 for tickets and information. dents" and they don't want your tax Saturdaywill feature aBoys&Boyz, Coming out week at UW and tuition dollars to fund these biGrrls & Girls dance at the Grad House. UW Gets Legal National Coming Out Weekis Oct. Wear white to this all-ages event beUW will offer a new inter~scipli- ases.ContestclosesNovember5,2004 11 to 16. Theaimistopromoteaware-', cause there will be black lights and an:d entries can be submitted at~. nary program nextfallin l<::gal studies. ness, sensitivityaq~ acceptan~e oflesg).ow spc~s. The costwillbe $3 before Stmients will be \!.ble to ~ueLegal , campusconservatives.ca/contest.htm.

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ChOosing your. battles ,As a child; I remember being confused by something. What was the difference benyeen a woman being called Mrs. Smith or Ms. Smith, I wondered. Being a child of the eighties, I soon learned what I thought was the distinction: Mrs. Smith was a nice married lady; Ms. Smith was a bitter, unt?arried woman who wa,S most likely aggressive and humourless .. Obviously, my youthful discovery was not accurate. "Mrs." is a term used 'to indicate a married woman, "Miss" indicates an unmarried. woman. Men are all referred to as "Mr.", whether married or not. So the term "Ms."was de~eloped as an equivalent 'to this; a title that didn't give the unnecessary allusion to marital status. 'After all, why should women's marital status be announced in this way? So why did I get the impression that all women who used the term "Ms." were uppity bitches? Because, as I l~lUlledJa.ter in life, w~.p.,· ',lW: ~likelyti~;" .. ' campus groups I've observed).!reem Who.weteaware ofthe historical patri-

to be fighting the wrong battles much of the time. For any campaign to be successful, it needs to take note of the context in which it will be operating, and proceed with this in mind. Women's groups seein to behave more aggressively and more emotionally in,response to this common (albeit incorrect) perceptio?-' offeminists as bitter and militant. It is as if they are fighting both the issue at hand and this perc~tioil, wbichmakes them fight twice as hard. This works ~stthem, confirming these incorrectperceptions. Admittedly, this incorrect perception is maddening, but the bestway to fightitis for feminists to choose their battles wisely, and make it clear that feminism is still relevant today. For those who launch into battle about every little thing that annoys them,knowthatthisi~doingadisserv

ice to feminism. Itis very important to choose carefully what is passionately defended. Feminism is about equiility not fighting for the sake of fighting. AnMor God's sake, ifyou're going to stage a protest about a column in this paper, at least figure out all your facts before you set up your event so

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lack of Rah-Rah To the editor, Last year, I was a student at Laurier, but this year I am doing graduate studies in the philosophy department at UW. In making the transition from the smaller school to this o,:"!e, I was told that I would notice two things. First of all, I was told that the academic element atthe University of \"X1aterlooisverystrong. Afternearlya month, I can confidently saythatI am impressed by the calibre of the academics at this institution. But secondly, friends and national surveys alike wamed me that the extracurricular student life wouldn't be as strong as it had been atL-aurier. I didn't want to believe it. Then, after seeing an ad in the Imprint about a student s;vent at Federation Hall on September 20, I decided to attend. \'V'hen I got there, I found that it had been cancelled. Apparently, nearly 150 other students filled out a sheet of paper reminding the Feds of how important this event was to their university experience, and asking them not to cancel it again. Shortly after, I heard that the Embassy Students Association had been revoked ofits club status, and that they were no longer allowed to rent out the Federation ofStudents l:{all7'""a venue that is supposedly mvned by the students and for the students. Needless to say, my first impression of the student life here at this university is proving the despairing warnings true; But shouldn't we at the " University ofWaterloo strive to be the best university in all aspects - both

academically and otherwise? And ifwe are, is this really the right way that students and student clubs should be treated? "

-Dwqyne Moore MA philosophy

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Corporate strategists kno,w that this type of viral litter-based advertising is a beautifully effective strategy. I saw this ad in a variety of settings around campus,today - the SLC,near the duck pond, under the biology link -and each time I was reminded ofthe opportunity to bite into an f'X_ TREMEWHOPPER". Imprint, what gives?

To the edt/or, ~Ryan ShaJJI

I was walking through the SLC on Friday and Ihad a vivid sense thatthe new Imprintwas on the racks. No, this sense didn't stem from lively conversation between students about the news or even the scent of fresh newsprint. It came from the trail ofgarbage on the ground. As most people have noticed, Imprintis stuffing its editions withglossy advertisements that miraculously fall out when the paper is opened. This is a classic form ofadvertising that makes a lot of sense; something falls in your lap and you have no choice but to take notice. Buta universitynewspaper-the supposed voice of conscientious students~withashiningred flyer from Burger King in it? I findthls disturbing for a number of reasons. One is the blatant and almost unconscious littering that comes with this tactic. Another is the waste of paper. There's no information on the Burger King booklet that sa};s where this type of paper came from, leaving readers baffled as to whether they can even recycle it. And what about health? Why are you peddling questionably healthy food?

UWa/llmnlls Con-hibition To the editor, In response to Prof. Mohamed Elmasry's suggestion that alcohol should be banned on Canadian cam-puses, I find that his quotations seem to suggest his bias. His statement, "It's our responsibility as adults and academic leaders to prevent the serious health risks and behavioural problems associated with the misuse of alcohol" gives insight to his opinion that he considers the student population neither adults _nor responsible. Far be it for university students to drink responsibly, nor to be intelligent enough not to succumb to the evils of manipulation of big beer companies! As well, the suppott shown by parepts t("y:;eals the fact that they too do not believe that their child is responsible enough to deal with the real world problems of alcohoL He also states, "If anybody really wanted desperately to drink tlley can go off-campus." I can already picture the alcohol~depraved, mouth-slobbering,

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stark raving lunatic searching for his or her hit of alcohol. -" Hisworldviewseemstoneglectthat millions of people enjoy alcohol for purposes other than achievinginsobriety. Prolubitionalwayshasconsequences (as in the 1920s), and in doing so, we're forcing the problem of irresponsible drinking out of our sight. Itistruethat there will be some who will be irrespon" sible, but it is better to attempt'to control it rather than i~ore it. Some benefits of campus pubs include restricted access and better security. How often do you see a first-aid t~am in a bar off campus? At every school-sponsored event, the people in red are al'Nays on stand by. Sometimes there are problems, but I shuoder to think what the outcome would be ifthe event occurred off-campus. In the end,isit betterto provide a safe situation for students all day and night, or only during the hours ofnine-to-five?

please. Unlike Johnson's solution, this would strengthen the institution ofmarriage' because those getting married would be doing so purely for love instead of economic benefits. Johnson also fails to realize that only the Conservative policy of free votes could bring about this happy compromise. Additionally, there are a sizable number of Liberal rv1Ps who . oppose same sex marriage, such as David Kilgour, who said: "And, I'm afraid, and I'm not the only one afraid of this, it could lead to mothers marrying sons and all kinds of things." Instead of end~rsingthe Liberal policy of nine appointed judges ruling yes 01' no on the issue, ]\11'. Johnson, and indeed Paul Martin, would be wise to consi9.er the above points that trey seem to have missed. -Brettdan iVIcLattghfin 2B math

left out? -Philip LielJ! 2£1 electlical cilld computer engineeling We're just not getting it To the editor, Despite the follow-up letters to Mark Johnson'S "rvlissingthe Point," the point has still not been made. The letters to the editotcorrectly refute l\fr. Johnson'S biblical arguments and Conservative slurs. However, whether 01' not homosexuality is a choice 01' biblically sanctioned is irrelevant to this issue. It is a question of how to balance religious and homosexual rights. Despite Johnson's claims, opponents of same-sex marriage do not hate gays; they just do not want the word marriage changed. By even the most conservative estimates, maniage is a centuries old religious term, so opposition to the government changing it is understandablc. The simple soluti(Jn is to have the govcrnment get out of the marriage question entirely. The government would recognize that marriage is a privatemarter between the couple and their higher being(s). Churches and other bodies \.vould marry whomever they

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To the editor, Tom Levesque's article "The- Lost Adventures of the Left" is a weak, shameful and poorly constructed attack on the millions of Canadians who lean left of the political pendulum. Levesque uses the case of a new Ontario regulation about freezing raw fish to suggest that Lefries "probably had traumatic childhood experiences". Since Levesque believes that a single government policy could be the result of childhood experiences, then it could just as easily be said that any right-wing socially conservative policy suggests that Conservatives were brought up by rich, boring, religious, homophobic bigots. But tllat would be poor reasoning and a gross generalization that has no place in our student newspaper. If Levesque wants to mount an attack, let alone stigmatize an entire ideological section of our population, he should at least be grounded by proper reasoning and argumematiol1.

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I spent the m~nth ofJune in Vancouver and was stunned by their in. geniousrecyclingsystem. Toencourage people to bring ~ack thos<: emp~ ties, they impose deposits rangingfrom . 5 to 25cents,oQ,ey~+ythingfrop:). pop

many residentially-challenged folk scouringB>r1>op ~ and,beer bottles to take back to the stores, pi~k up the deposit money, and use it to buy food, liquor and God knows what else. That's ,a lot of waste kept off the streets. WruIe taking four loaded shopping bags back to the liquor store, I had three people ask me}f they could take th~ bottles off my hands. This deposit-return system helps homeless, keep fqod in theirbellies, it helps. clean up the streets and it encourages

I'd like to talk some trash; ifI could. Recently I was bestowedwit;hthemost hiS a well!4m.own ahd sadEa!:t thafthe powerful "rnitld rea;ger': thattechnol- . 401 is overrun each and every claywith c~~, i:ciiiq~or~d beer'brittJ.es~eV:en ogy can produce. And it temporarily loo~atPeople'sMSNpictureS)9rthey a fleet of approximately 200 garbage drinking bo~es have a deposit on th,em! drove me insane. . _ fartcledme.) . trucks destined for Michigan, which It was quite exhilarating to take One day I was on MSN ~ei:'s be As ifbeingable to check ifa girl has . has reluctantly accepted our trash for back those empty SmirnoffIce bottles honest, that's every day, but I mean deleted you from her M~Nlistis bad several years now. . and get easy money - money that I, • recycling. this particular day), an~ a friend of enough - now I could analyze how Under pressure from American of course, happily spef!.t on more Unfortunately, the McGuintygovmine messaged me. they responded to me. But the effects. environmental groups and Detno- . booze! ernment in Ontario seems to have its I replied and closed his conversaof the program started getting to my cratic politicians, Michigan's govemI couldn't" help but wonder wbJ head stuck up its ass. It apparently is tion window, as I usually do. (I'm· head. , ment now appears ready to put their Ontario hasn't followed this pruden.t going to disregard the neW Michigan definitely an MSN window closer; I For the next few days, after my foot down and say, "enoug~ is p~th. Initiating such a scheme'would law and just let trucks eve~tually get feel I want as few' programs on· the initial "puppy love" with the program , enough!" incur only minimal costs, ,as it's the turned back from the border. The taskbar as possible-and if they reply, wore off, I started to becomeparaThe U.S. consumer who's paying the deposits. Iiberalswereelected bypledgingfriendthe conversation windoW-will pop up noid. has enough Vancouver is a remarkably clean lierrelations between the province and again anyway, so why keep it open?) Does she really not wantto talk to . garbageprobcity, especially compared with a dump the cities, but the environment minisme or is she just busy? Is she just an My friend replied, ''Why did you close' lems of their \\ like Toronto. ter has dismissed the garbage issue as my conversation window?" "MSN picture stirfer" oris sheloo~g own (just \\ Why? Out a "municipal responsibility." That piqued myinterest a bit. "Howat my pic because.she fancies me? All look at their \ if, west, I saw Thankfully, Toronto's mayor is did you 'know I closed the window?" this kept swirling around in my head, president!) '\. more progressive-minded and is tak- , I inqUired, again closing the conversafaster, and faster with every ''1 just without us' ing action on this issue. Let's hope closed your conversation windoW.' tionwindow. My friend replied, ''You heal>ing more he's successful, as itwould set an excelclosed it again." Now I was thormessageIreceived. trash upon them. lent precedent for smallermunicipaliOl+g~yintrigued. The conseq~nce·'of b~gthis To be fair, only ties such as Kitchener-Waterloo. ;.After bartering my soul, I got the sort of program became so bad that about a third of our Wake up, Mr. p~~grl!ffiandinstalledit. The program finally, six days afterI firstinstalled the garbage going to Michi\ :. McGuinty! Putting program, I cracked under the pressure, was magnificent -let's say you were gan is from residentialar" ,i,ntg. pra<;ti~e -$<?lll~ talkingtofriendA,andfriendAcloses . cursed the program ~s the work of '-eas::'The majority comes mon sense proYRpr conversation window. You Satanhimself,anduninstalledit,thus from industrial, commercial, , grams such as a dewould then receive an automaticmesr~storing my piece of mind. and institutional sources. What p()~iHeturn Sy;Ss~ from friGfidj\ saying ''1j1.!~tclo~!;:d . , I couldn~thaudlepeing¥e~ Gib~on: reaJ.J.ygripes mds the 'faCt that a }m:ge ., tem might win fruu:.~Q;"tttSariot). wind~,~' ~purteSYI (although I 'di~ pr!tCtis~:thl'owing my '~el1ffln! gitbage'i{''6ronto sefids' back some of the of the, program. fedora onto a coat rack. Didn't work to'Mithiganis recyclable material! m,any . voters .c It took all of two, minutes before I very well though). I realized that we . WeinCanadaliketoparadearound you've alienated, ;~w 1~ unlirp.i.ted potential of thi~ mere mortals are wiJ:4out this kind of celebrating our "social conscis:nce," RACHEL SHUGART including this p~ogram: ,And how it could help me power for a reason. but it's Michigan's innovative. new one. . 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Attack of the V.P.s The disparity in height between Kerry and Bush made apparent in the first presidential debate was nothing compared to the disparity in, well, everything between Edwards and Cheney on Tuesday night's vice preside~tial debate. Even before the debate, newspapers had a field day talking about Darth Vader/Yoda versus Luke Skywalker, as well as other non-Star W'arsrelatedcomparisons. It was the lawyer against the oil executive, the homecoming king against the cUffimdgeon. The dichotomy was obvious. A generation apart, the two men sat at a single table and gave far more thrilling performances than that of their runningmates. Whereas Dubya's gaffes are infamous, no one could accuse Cheney oflacking in the oratory department - th'e man appeared reasonable, even at times kindly. He was 'able to do all of this in away that almost made you forget that his underlying argument was that of fear: vote for us because it's a scarv time and wl;latever you think we did ';rong was for ~'OlJ1" o,"vn good. Edwards, on the other hand, was able to convey his ticket's message with a warmth and straightforwardness people have wanted to see from Kerry. Edwards was able to hold his own against Cheney, no small feat for someone

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tions was about Edward's youth and experience versus Cheney's seasoned warrior. The answers were less than remarkable, but they did get me thinking. Cheney referred to the added importance of the VP job now, more than ever---=- and he's right, especially for the current Republican -ticket. It used to be that the Veep was expendable, relatively unimportant and rather decorative.

Now, though, the Veep's profile is raised - remember ho\v Cheney was hidden in an undisclosed location while Bush was paraded around post 9 Ill? This Republican ticket is perhaps one of the few in memorywhere the Veep's death would present a greater problem than the President's! After all, what is a puppet v,i.thout his master? Though Edwards might have trouble in terms of inexperience should Kerry fall, Cheney could easily take over Bush's post - it would just be a minor adjustment, a matter ofmoving ?ffices and some new ceremonial duties. But how would Bush do without his mentor-nanny? Also interesting were the words Cheney used - that the veep needs to be ";'heartbeataway" -an interesting choice of words for a man who's had multiple heart surgeries. The flip side of all of his,experience in fouradmin,istrations (interesting how he touts the experience, but rarely mentions the presidents he's worked for-like NLxon) is that he 1S an old man - and what with Bush's 9-to-5 mentality and Cheney's age and health, you really have to wonder if these are the guys you want to hire for a job that often entails overtime and travel. All of which has whetted my appetite for this Friday's second presidential ,debate - it'll be interesting how Kerry and Bush \Vill perform §lnd \vhether Bill O'ReillpviUneed to make more excuses for Bush's performance: he's a simple man, he was tired. Weil, sure, maybe he needs another vacation. slywong@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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and a name to the situation. It means something to me. Now, as you all know by now, bisexual. 1\11' family knows this, my friends know this, and some of my coworkers know this. \X'hen they hear in the news about gay marriage or the Federal ~1arriage Amendment, when they see a rainbow flagora pink triangle, when they see an episode of W7ill and Grace, they can inst:.1.ndy relate, because through kno,"ving me, they can put a name and a face to the labeL 11us is howwe can help change society's perspectives - through simply having people realize that tl1ey knQw someone who is dirccdy affected by all dus political blustering and la\vTI1aking. It's no IOl1btCr "those 6>ays," instead it's their uncleJimmy, hertueceCandice, Ius brod1er Frank, or her best tnend Rachel, who she's known since they \vere both only thi.r high. Belieyeme,Iknowjustaswellasany one of you that coming out is a "big rhing," and apparen tly so does the Human Rights Campaign. This coming \vTckisNationaIComingOutWeek,an event that was started as a march upon Washington backin1987,and since has ~- become a recognized e\Tnt in many university cmnpuses across Canada and the U.S. See LABelS, page 13

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On Tuesday, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson delivered the government,s speech from the throne. Of particular interest was the promise to create a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force, improve of the quality oflife for Aboriginals and create a national child day-care program. Let me address these one by one. A 5,000-strongpeacekeepingarmy is the last thing Canada needs. We can barely maintain the forces we do have. Just today, one of the second-hand British submarines we purchased (read: broken tin cans) caught fire in the Atlantic. Dead in the water, its crew could do nothing but wait for a British rescue armada. Give our troops the proper tools to complete their missions first and then recruit more troops. ' lfind it amusing that the Liberals refuse to support American foreign policy, but time and again they demonstrate their willingness to provide clean-up crews for its side effects. At least the submarine was stranded near the British Isles and notthe Canadian coast. 1'm sure the crew breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering thadt need not fear Sea Kihg helicopters falling from the sky in addition to harsh waters and on-board fires .. Let's talkaboutAborigiqals. In the 2003 budget, $172.5 million was devoted to Aboriginal languages and

culture over the next 11 years. Tuesday's speech from the throne promised more of the same. One hundred seventy two million, five hundred thousand dollars! Wh~tare they g6ing to do, engrave every word ever written in marble? This money could be spent more responsibly. Fix the military, fL'C healthcare, fL'C Paul Martin's haircut. -Anything. And last, the idea of socialist child daycare. This cropped up before the election as a last-minute vote grab targeting middle-income families. Caring for children - it sounds so warm and fuzzy. In reality, it is yet another example of a·social program that is not needed or affordable. If the Liberals wanted to buy my vote, they should have given me a new PDA, some snazzy new clothes and a free strip-tease. Since Canadians rarely seem to. care how the government spends their hard-earned money, I think the government should use ta~ dollars to buy things for me. That's where I stand on the political spectrum. I'm right near the, "Buy Tom Expensive Gifts With Your Tax Dollars" party. When this government falls, and I believe itwiJl fall soon, remember one thing: vote blue. Otherwise you ",ill be forced to listen to me complain endlessly about Liberal policy. Conservatives are not scary. We're not Stockwell Day clones. 1 have yet to meet every member of the Conservative Part~~. Out of the hundreds that I have met, only one was sporting red horns and a trident. I think the trident was a fake.

On my last work term, I worked for a small non-profit agency out in rural Ontario. We were a United Way-affiliated agency, which helped tl10se in the local community who had epilepsy, providing information, assistance, and advocacy forthese indi\i.duals and their fan1ilies. Refore I started working there, ] knew absolutely nothing about epilepsy. Nota dUng.] didn't know anyone who had epilepsy, and if someone had told me that dley had epilepsy, I wouldn't haye knO\vl1 what that meant. It was "just ~nother one of those neurological disorders." Ofcourse, part ofmy job while I was there was trying to increase awareness and changing the average person's perception of epilepsy, and \vhile I was doing this, I met and talked \v1th an uncountable numberofpeople affected by epilepsy. I got to know them on a personal basis. Mypcrspecuve chal1btCd. Now, whenever 1 hear about epilepsy,l can inst,mtly relate. I can pura face

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Editor's note: Sherry Bell is the Lead Hand on Grounds in the north section rif Uw. This editorialadds anotherperspective to last week's article about alcohol on campus. As someone-who is responsible for cleaning up the mess Bomberpatrons leave behind after Wednesdqy nights, she points out that student.' irresponsible behaviour is causing a mt!iorproblem. When we come in on the morning afraid you after Bomber Wednesdays there is just kids are going to' vandaJism everywhere. From ,smashed-out car )ose your bars, windshields, to' bus shelters debecause this has stroyed, to parking meters stolen and t~ kids' bicycles being wrecked, been an ongoing kids have no "respect for even one of their o)"n and I find that really hard thing/' . to handle. " "When'we come in we spend at least four hours on Thursdays clean- , out of the vandalism account of the ing up what should never have hapUniversity ofWaterfoo. pened in the first place. Most of the This is just some of the things people' that come to campus don't that we see outside; what's happencome in until 9 a.m. We start at 7:30 ing inside campus buildings is even a.m., so a lot of people aren't even worse. We've heard reports ofwashaware of what's going on. rooms being destroyed, drinking When we go home on Wednesfountarns being kicked off the wall, day nights, we know that when·we lights smashed, toilets plugged income in on Thursday rriorningthere's . tentionally so they overflow and going to be a ~jorproblem ~n destroy rooms below them - we've

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had computers that were destroyed in this manner. It just s~ems to me that people that come. to this university should be a little bit more responsible for their actions. I think there are too many people tul'Jling a blind eye to it. If something' would be' done, if people were made aware of this, then maybe this situation wil1.stop. I'm afraid' you kids ~e going to lose your bars because this is an ongoing thing. It has been happening pretty much as long as I've been here and I've worked here for over 26 years .. We can pretty much count on the day after Bomber nights being bad. This Jlear is worse than 'ever, the garbage is worse than ever and we fihd that most of the garbage is 'situated just steps away from a , garbage container. When people come in in the morning, it's just disgusting. The barricades around construc" tion sites that have been erected for the safety of people nave even been dismantled. If anyone fell into the holes that these barriers were protecting, they could be seriously hurt. I don't ever want to se"e someone hurt because of that kind of stupidity. Sherry Bell

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from the terminal. Kitchener even provides for all you Orange Monkey patrons and v111ylFormostnewcomersto 1)\'V,rhcirexpelovers aill<e. DowntO\vn is host to' rience of the area is limited hrgclyto the Encore Records, which carries rare-ish area around the university, and \\7aterloo records, posters, t -shirts, and shit like in particular. Having grown up in that. It's located just up Charles on Kitchener, I find it hard to believe that Queen right near the terminal. sonle people have never been to. this Finally, after you get some fresh lump of coal in the belly of Southern vinyl, head on over to "Shakedown Ontario. I guess nobody knows what Srreet"roseetheirwidearrayofsmokKitchenerreally hastoofter. ingdevices. For tobacco use only, of To ease you into the vibe of COU1'se. Now kids, you do have to be Kitchener, I suggest you visittheKW 19 plus to buy any of these. ShakeRook Store. It's the best used book down is near City Hall on King. store in the immediate atea, and justa After spending a day buying vinyl, few steps outside of \'Vaterloo. It's bongs, books and grunge shirts, you located on King just past Victoria. Oh, might be a little bit broke. That's okay, on youn,vay, you can stop in arNew because Kitchenerloves the value shopper. The next little bit is best experiYork Rock and pickup some rare band garb, knives, or a bong. encedina car, as getting there by bus is The Book Store takes any kind of awkward. Head down Victoria toward books in trade, and will give you store Guelph. Right ncar Victoria and credit for books of the same ilk. ComFrederick there is KW -SUl1)lus. Y ou'U ics get cornie credits, fictiongcts fiction know it because there's a tank parked credits, etcetera. in the parking lot (fof sale) and a giant Ifyou're the bus type, the area around airplane on the top of the building the main bus terminal in Kitchener (unfortunately, non-functioning and 1fotd!S'6ID'emte1'e:i:ti:i:1gsi'rtJtfS:'F5tC'(\i:nic" 110t'ÂŁO:t gale) :1\.'\,'V~'Stll:Plus'is agigatit'ic geeks like myself there is Lookin' For . garage sale. Tiley have everything from . Heroes, a comic shop specializing in, canned food to car stereos, all at rock well, comics. They canT all tile new titles bottom prices. as well as a wide selection of back issues, Justdown the stteet, closcrto Guelph, and are also very nice guys who will is XS Cargo. TI1is place is like theisland order in any title you want. Lookin' For of lost and broken toys that Rudolph I-lewes is on Ontario Street just actbss the l'cindecr visits. They sell tonnes of ~~~~~-

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decrromcs, mostly working, tor dirtcheap prices. If you're a do-it-yourself 1~~1)e,..j()tsofgood deals can be had here. :"'~"'For some mote cultured, nonshopping activities, head to the Frederick Plaza for some cheap movies; Frederick Cinemas, located in the Plaza On Frederick Stteet, shows movies that are in regular theatres, as well as ones that just left. Admission price is

around six dollars, depending on the time you go. Naturally, Tuesdays and matinees are cheaper. After your long day of exploring Kitchener, buying lots of crap and seeing a movie, quench your thirst with some authentic hick-bar fun. The Stampede Corral is an authentic cowboy-style bar that typically caters to women over fifty and men looking to

cngaj-,Tt: in a contest of "Let's see \,,110 can pick up the oldest woman." N eedless to say, it's 19 plus, and also a hootin' hollerin' good time. And that's about the slice of it. All that fun, right next door. So hop on the twelve or the seven, get off at the terminal and start cruising around. talamen@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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This week: Classic films of the twentieth century (and Macbetb), as re-enacted by Adam and Hillary Duff. Ada!Jl: Hillao', I'm soglad)'otf could be bml. So, )}.'hat's on.your mind? Hillary Duff: Well, Adam, I was thinking, pethaps 'we could re-enact some classic films and plays, for no apparent reason. Why not! Let's ["et started.

Titanic Adam (as1ack): You're really rich and I'm realb' poor, and yet despite this class disparity JP8 are both litera~f;' '~fJ the sallJe boat. " Also, we are extremelY attractive. Care to eNgage ill a stea!71)!, passionate lope that will echo t/Jroughout tbe c(ges, and also, to take rifI)ottr shirt? Hillary (as Rose): Billy Zanewillnot like this at alL Still,] cannot resist your dreamy eyes and proletarian charm. \,\Tould you like to sketch me in the nude? I would! I also SIIggest }j}C {JJake fOlie in a car, on a boat! It's D'llJbolic, bNtofJl;/JatI atll

Macbeth Adam (as Alacbeth): I 'm all up-andcoming ]Olmg knight taking the world I~)' storm. Yep, nothing rail possih{y go liJrong! Hillary (as Lady Macbeth): As your wife, I sugges t you kill the king. Screw your courage to the stickingplace! Also, witches are involved somehow. I qlleStiofJ Yotfr logic ill the area of regicide; hOlllfl!er, as thi.f play is based on historical wenlf, IN)! hands are pretti' milch tied. Wow, that line rhymed! ]8 this a dagget; 1 see before me? Nope,yoll 're halltfcinating. So 1'111 king, lvhat happens 1I0W? Well, I haven't read this play since my Grade 11 English class, but I'm pretty sure we all die. Oh shit,

Goldfinger Adam (as 1aml!.r Bond): I'm a British super-spy, mid ifthere 's one tbing I hate, it's people asphy.xiating "!]girlfiimds }vitbgold paint! f1illary. (as Goldflnger): I am a

wealthy, upstanding gentleman ~ for some reason obsessed with gold .who just happens to enjoy killing people in ludicrously elaborate fashions! NO\v hold still while 1 shoot you in the junk wi.th a laser. Not SOj(lst! I hallf escaped, and Ivitb the help 0ryottr .fliggeJtiJ'e!y named, bl.fxol1! etltployee, J .rhal! stopYOtljiYJIlJ nt/king the

I question your logic in the area of regi .. cide;however, as this play is based on historical events, my hands are pretty much tied. u.s. gold .rl.fppfy! Not if my hat-throwing AsianAmerican bodyguatd has anything to say about it! Oops, apparently you have killed him. I'll see you ill tbe sequel!

I tvade all manner of sharp traps, as well as natives witl1 blow-darts and extremely large rocks. Now, to find the Ark of tlle Covenant before the Nazis do! Adam (as AfmioN): Yo,"ll nt1Jfl'iitld the ark lvithollt me, 'y0tir to!1.gb-ta/kjf{~ female sidekitk. L4fterall, 110' abzil!)' fo Otftthink a large Mongo/ian !lIay tGtllf itl haJu!y. Point taken! Now, let's kill a few dozen NaZIS in an increasingly entertaining manner. Call there be IlllfllJmic.r i11ld makes, (il1d make.r cOllling Ollt o/tbe mouths ofJtltlrJImies? \x/hy not? Uh oh, the Nazis are opening the Ark! DON't IPOrry, sometbing tells me t/;ry're going to melt a!ld drip goo while emitting high-pikbet/, gtJfg/ir(~ screams. How diJ you know that? I reeld the script. B~y, it slm: is a good thillg theArk is selfe ill a dramatically k.11J!/ llJarehousc. So what's ZIP flOlll, In4)'? I'll see)'otf in the sequell

our dtamatic escape from Nazi -occupied Paris, I'm back \'vith my new boyfriend and I need your help. How's that for cojones) Pic!)' it again, Sam! So, yeah, you have to choose between a selfish desire for your fOnDer love and a noble self-sacrifice to help others in need. Also, you are wearing a cool tuxedo. What'll it be? I'll c/;(lO-fe se!fi.rh desire for my jimtler /ol'e ... btl htl,jtlsi kidding! Thanks a lot Rick, you're a kick-ass guy. Might I suggest you console yourself by making friends wi.th this cool French policem,U1? 1'011 !fligbt. Play it again, Sam. Hilla~y, that WllJ great. I IntlSt J'!.Y, YOll -are easily otlr ge1le1'tltiofl 's greafest tIlU/et't{f!/ actress. IFould ),ot! be .fO kind as to abmtdon),oNr singing careerforl1lt, or, ifYON are to t'Ofltifltte it, do so if! {/ someJJ/hat bearable fasbion, J la 1ustin Timberlake? For you, anything. By the way, Adam, don't you think that maybe if people haven't seen these movies and plays, they really won't bret this column at all? This inten;iew is 0I;8t:

Casablanca Adam (as Rkk): O/a/I tbe gin/oit/t.f if! tillthe world, wl!y did'y0N hat'e to )J)cmderinto !!line? Raiders of the Lost Ark Hillary Duff(as Ilsa): Well, your gin Hillary (as Indiana Jones): Hi, I'm joint is just so nice. Plus, atter abananarchaeologist.Pleas_e~~c.u~ep:c:'yI:iJ.e. _ . ~c:r:.ll:tg F?Ll ~t~. ~r~i.n. ~tat~on d1fl~g . . .. _ . aj<?J:ns~impri!1t.u~~t.e!,I.~9:.Ga

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.ill of you confused fIrst-years might be thinking, "1 should get someone to inject ink a few millimetres below my skin in a pattern indicative of something 1 currently see as important, or perhaps some sort of gang affiliation." \\;' ell, shit, before you run out and get some two-bit Joe to do this for you, orGod forbid, try ityourselfwith a ghetto-contraption made of a bic pen and the motor from a vibrator, you should know what you're in for. Most people new to body-modifIcation haye one question fIrst and foremost in their minds: Ouch? No, not really. But that's what eyeryone says. Speaking for the tattooing experience, it feelsand every tattoo artist will tell you this - like rubbing a bad sunburn. That's mostly true, but the thing nobody mentions is the feeling afterwards. Under pain, your body releases certain "happy chemicals" called endorphins. These act like a natural form of super-TylenoL As a result of these happy drugs, most people who have gotten tattoos have trouble recalling the actual pain at the time. In fact, endorphins are a little part of so-called "tattoo-addiction." \\bich brings us nicely to the second issuethe safeguard against addiction - money. Tattoos range from affordable to extraordinarily expensiye. As an example, a happy face approximately two inches across, fIlled in with vibrant yellow, costs $130. It's hard to give a per-size pricing scheme since prices change in terms of difftculty, colour density and shape. Although money is a major concern for students, it should have little, if any, lmpact on your tattoo choice. To a lot of people, tattoos are just things to prove you're tough, but this is not the way it should be. Tattoos have origins dating back to ancient religious rituals, and should be viewed similarly, as a sort of urbanite religious rituaL Just like when you pick a partner, s~ttling

is neyer good. Try to look at other examples not as ideas but as inspiration for your own design. Even if you're not the artistic type, most tattoo artists can design one with your input and are more than happy to do so. Tattoo artists are artists, so be careful \yith what you pick. Not that you're ainllng to please them necessarily, but most respectable artists won't do any racist designs. Lots of them won't do perfect circles. Not cause they're racist, just because they're hard to dra\\'. After you've decided what you want, the question of where comes to mind. Your body is a fairly large canvas and given the social norms, most of it is covered with clothing. Consider, along with your design, whether you want the world to see it or if it's exclusively for friends and loved ones. Certain areas like forearms, face, hands and neck are generally unacceptable in most minimum-wage counter-jockey jobs, but are becoming much more accepted with the growing popularity of tattooing among the middle-class. Also be aware that the area to be inked is shaved by the artist prior to tattooing. The second "where," and the las t decision, is ' the actual studio you go to. In K-W' there are quite a few reputable places. Just look in the Yellow Pages. Make sure you go into the shop and scout it out while you're there. It should appear relatively clean in the front, and impeccably clean in the room where the magic is made. Tools should be sterilized in an autoclave (looks kind oflike a microwave), and the caps that hold the ink should be new each time. E yen the razor should be a disposable one, thro\\'n out after use. Tattooingis a wonderful art growing in popularity across all social classes. There's a certain feeling that comes with getting a tattoo, a sense of ownership, a sense that nobody can take this one piece of you away. And it makes you look cool.

Above: the many tattoos of Imprint's volunteers.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2004

Miss Oktoberfest contestant up close

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I'm sure you know that Kitchener is home to the largest Bavarian festivaI in North America. It's Lelthebingedrin~ hegin! Don't worry kids, fpr!;ome teal p&fottriers, Buy up some'tickets one ofK-town's few claims to fame. Being so a;lij~Under.:.~swillbeabletohavesomefuri, ($22) 'to see ·The·Trews and polka legend close to the world's second-biggest binge drinktoo. I'm sure someone Will be havihga pop-andWalter Ostanek playing QueenstfiountArena. ing festival is definitely something for ;tudents bratwurst party somewhere. Jusikidding. They To see, such a, unique c()mbination of polka to be excited about. ' have a parade for you kids, wfth lots, offun and and rock in Qur hometown is a wonderful Of course, thereis much more to Oktoberfest happy floats. opportunity, kindQflike ~ spicy onion chocothan just binge drinking. There's the women, or Inanycase,there'slotsofBavarian'brouhaha late bar. Well, in any case, call 570-4267 for rather, the woman. She is Miss Oktoberfestto behadinJGtawpit{lhe c;~mingweeks. Herr::'s tickets. Oh, and it's' 19-plus. I guess they don:t Kitchener's version of a hometown celebrity. a rundown bf ev~ntS so you can pre~book Ihe want to cQrrupt our ym:ith by lettirig them Every year the sexiest and most Bavarian-esque room at the hospital once you literally drinkyoUr, witness this twisted, uiiion. lady is selected out of a bunch of contestants to, face off: OctoJl,er li.~t.§;30a.ln. - Although well, hold Onkel Hans' hand and attend various October 8 at. 11:30 a.m. ~ Many men and may be temptedtgSt;ta few more hours of women dressing, in funny Oktoberfest oiItfits sleep oo't1),e i,tdn8"ayMonday, you shouid .. events. It's undearwhether or not she represents Onkel Hans' wife.' and hammerinsa, tap into a keg signal the kickget offi6~t~z¥,~ss and go see the parade. In any case, Imprinthad the chance to sit down off of Okioberfestivities. The tapping of the The 0imJ;,el:f~;t Rarade starts iri Waterloo with one of the lovely ladies vying for Onkel keg is an outdoor affair that takes place juStin at Ki~:~ri~ -Erb-and, cruises right through Hans' eligibl~ hand. frontQfKitch~erCity Hall, whichi~locatedon b<;>th,,,d.§j>Q, p:~~,fin;ally stopping at Ki~g Imprint: 50, didyou win? King-Street in the heart of downtown. The and £artiio epuJl:de features lots .::of Contestant: No. m~the keg symbolizes the beginning,of en6tt:h~~s ~~~s,b?i~d.~and other such fan., Have you competed in pastyears? the~y ..fl(}wiQg river of beer t1J.at is,r~~rS<,; .•. ';":~;~:""'" ". , Not for Miss Oktoberfest: ~eSt These;f¢\Y;sr.h~~uled main eV'efltsare ~i 50 in other pageants? Oitober9&10'atl0a.m.-Ifyouthinkyoubits and piece% 'of,!;he' fun to beh~B'at Yes. I was Miss Concordia for two years, .. ~c:tter,if y':l'~5:an:actually~~ ,<.?~~C;l!~:,~~~ r~frQW ~~ placeh;:the kind ~fgot me si:arted in the whole which to check \:?!It this latest pop~ ',. F<;&thaijen; w,;nerem.tl:):ft1:)~er runslikewl!-ter ang, pageant business. .cuJtu't~:ltii4'0.xfn .1Qcalscene. DktiibdifestkWl::;~:~~,;#~"'" ~~s.i{,the gbds'Y()9 tan Can you tell us some highlights ofyour experience fbt~~·.~~her1;hesiAgersino:urcrifu1:nllnity:' ;p¥t~1ra~~" ti .", . . these pJace~ at in the Miss Dktoberfest pageant? isontlie ninth befor~~O a.in. / ~.6ftblie •. . . .' ....dick the link to tbe ,A good thing about entering these things is forms" Online .. at . feftthat &i1~"F~thalle:n~" Of c6urse, you ha;'e The prize is a package tQlier9iPo~4~top~ein theffiinking-your- that you get to meet a lot of different people. People who could help you out in the future. •s~ff at over.~5.9(f; . tace~offesthiities~, But you frash -,- go to the Also, every contestant gets prizes. The other girls 'llltPtJerj'estj'do/lacJil:.et Oh, aridifyo,;&. .' paritlie, iesJU!;l~. :P~c~liot chocolate. are nice as well. The food is a definite bonusMiss Oktoberfest contestants get fed very well.

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50 are you competing nextyear? Iwouldliketo,dependingonwhatthecox,nmittee comes up with in terms of contestant regulations. For example, this year's winner is from Mount Forest. That's almost 80 kilometres away, whichls the current limit for entering the pageant The restriction was putin placeto keep the competitian as local as possible. In recent years, there have even beeri people from the U.S. coming in to compete. Lastyearwas the first time someone from Kitchenerwon. This year, not so much. Over half of the contestants I knew were involved in the community, and yet they didn't win. Doh..sounds scandalous. Is the whole damn thing rigged? There are rumours with every pageant regarding that. You need to learn not to pay attention to those rumours, do the best that you can and in the end everything should work out ... unless it actually is rigged. Do you think the Miss Dktoberfest pageant is a good thing? The pageant is a great idea. It gets regular girls around the community to participate in important events. The winner getS to visit schools, give motivational speeches and attend important events. It helps financially as the winner gets a scholarship. What kind ofadvice doyou havefor Waterloovians who want to get tnto the pageant scene? Oktoberfestis once a ye~, but th~re is always the Miss KW pageant. Just keep in mind that you . don'thave to be special, you can just be an ordinary person and enter to meet new people and get the experience. Be confident in yoursclf, show that to the judges and the people and yoti'll d9 great. talamen@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Humble pie-and other assorted pa~tries

I have been a c.i'>luinhist fqr about tw<J years and have pUblished close to 50 pieces for Imprint. My writing goal is to provide the student body with a column that observes society in a humorous light. I write about fictional and non-fic!ional exploits with the intention to entertain readers. I stand by most of my articles (as a writershould) but am not afraid to admit when I have erred in judgement. Some of you took umbrage at the content and t~ne of my column entitled "Three genres of women," published in the September 24 edition of Imprint. As an amateur columnist who takes his duties seriously, it was incumbent 00 me to carefully consider your comments and respond in a responsible fashion. . I have done so and have come to the conclusion that I should apologize unreservedly to those who found that column offensive. And I do that most sincerely. I have elected not to publish my regular column this week in otder tHat the apology receives the prominence that it deserves. In my overzealous efforts to be provocative, I obviously crossed the line of responsible journalistic standards and inadvertently resorted to tawdry joUrnalism, although I was too close to the column to be aware ofit at the time. As for the so called "caricatures," let me make

it abundantly dear that these stereotypes are universal to the population at large, and not just to ofle section ofthe population. Likely, these are ·farmore prevalentamongtheneanderthalicsection of the male population. Further, the tone of the column may have portrayed the writer as some high priest sitting in judgment of lesser mortals. Far fro.m;it.A (;ritical self~examination on mypartwould reveal, in short order, that I can fill'volumes with my own imperfections and shortcomings, tatherthan just one column. No doubt, it would also make for some mindnumbingly boring reading. , This experience has taught me that the written word - even if presented as tonguein-cheek satire - has the power to perpetuate myths and stereotypes that end up causing needless hurt to people. Those of you who have known me closely over the past few years will hopefully vouch for the fundamental values of respect, decency, humility and politeness that I constantly aspire to practise in my personal life, thanks to my parents'strong influence. I appeal to you not to view one column by an amateur writer as being reflective of the man. To ail my readers I make a solemn commitment to re-educate and re-orient myselfonthe art ofwriting satire with good taste and subtlety and to provoke thought as an engine for positive and constructive change in society - attributes that I obviously failed to pay close attention to when I wrote the last column. To the critics of that article I say, "Thank you for your constructive criticism. Keep it coming; it will make mea better person and a better columnist." hramachandran@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Ex-pats do Hash ,

the squatter's shacks that lie between ordeal. The feast,at the end of the the hotel and the Atlantic Ocean. course (in both liquid and solid forms) Not only is it Georgetown's sole provided the answer. five-star hotel, and likely the home of The Hash phenomenon traces its the only chicken club sandwich this origins to 1938 when a sporting group side of the Essequibo River, it also ofBritish expats, who frequented the transforms itselfas the dayprogresses . Selangor Club in Kuala Lampur,' orfrom a quiet poolside breakfastlocale, ganized the Hash House Harriers. This to a breezy Caribbean bar, to a hand social club began hosting a monthly TheCantldian Guide to Living and Workhall ap.d then at midnight it becomes game. of Hounds and Hares, which ing Overs~as strongly cautions overnot a pumpkin, but the Latka Barseas Canadians against falling into eventually became known Simply as the habit of associating only with. highly popular with locals and expats ~ the Hash and has now spawned about alike. Hell, even Guyana's president, '1,500 separate chapters.. other foreigners or hanging out conBharratJagdeo, was thef:t~ last Friday standy in the "expatriate ghetto," as Like any not-so-secret society, the night to check out the scene. Hash has its own unique rituals. At I believe they called it. And for good Unfortunately, the hotel's newlytime§, it seemed t<;> be straying dangerreason. Nothing defeats the,intern.aapp()inted French manager was deterously close to some kind of ED COMtional experience quicker than closetmined to rainonourmeren~eparade ing oneself in a transplanted reprolike production, with official hash as he constantly ordered the frustrated names and one overly-vocal hasher duction ofhome . However, there is a DJto turn do~n themusic. Finally, at who msisted on an interpretation of certain comfort in sameness that is one in the morning, he ordered the only really apparent when it is yanked the Hash Bible that would make a plug pulled completely, leaving locals, gathering ofWahabbis look like a reout from under you. Thus, anyone expatsand the Venezuelan bodycbuild~ laXed crowd. working overseas will eventually cross ing team disappointed and looking paths with the local expatriate comFrom my increasingly unreliable for a new bar to patronize. According recollection, the hash punishment/ munity, as I did sometime ago. to local rumor, the r.nanager wants to Language is the common denomireward system seems to be as folreinvent the Latino Bar - as a blacklows: Those who arrived too early , nator for almost any group and in tie-only wine bar. Clearly he's been Georgetown, the British, Australians, had to chug a beer while being hosed Americans and Canadians have gelled spending too much time confmed to , down with water, those who arrived his compound if he thinks such a too late had to chug a beer while being int:o a sort ofAnglosphere. Itismosdy business plan is going to fly in hosed down with water, those who composed of international developGeorgetown. ment lifers, and is quite tighdy knit made the egregious error of wearing I imagine Douglas Adams wrote despite the fact that its cast of characnew shoes to the Hash had to chug a The Restdurant at the End of the Uniter.s is constandy jetting around·the beer while being hosed with water, verse after visiting it place like the wbrld. The second common denomiand, just for kicks, Hash virgins had Pegasus, as both places manage to nator, at least in my brief experience, to take down a few shots of rum exist in self-satisfied bubbles well while being hosed down with water. appears to be an affection for the insulated from' the world 'just be_ .. H~ving pres~ably tlotyet q1.Scov7 botde. ered the wonders· of slow-pitch The Meridian Pegasus Hotel, or . yond their walls. On Sunday morning it was off to softball, the British have found an "the compound" as I prefer to cal! it, the Hash, a combination Hares and equallyexcellentwayofdtinkihgheav. is certainly the most surreal stop on the Hounds, cross-country running and expat circuit. Viewed from the outily under the ~se of athleticism. orientee'nng club that appeals to exside, it bears a closer resemblance to a Ha-sh is,a worldwide enterprise (no pats and Guyanese alike. As I stummilitary base than the actual military poo intended), so don't be surpri~ed bled through the Guyanese b~sh, base, which is just down the street. Its if you one day c0rrle across a group of searc;:hingin futility for a combination perimeter is marked by a barbed-wire people w.ith cockney accents trying to of little piles of shredded paper, ex- . diff~rentiate their pile of paper ftom . topped wall, replete with a watchtower and searchlight. Sadly though, in this peeting at any moment to be queried the ~any local varieties on the'streets . land of contrasts, a stone thrown over if I actually was. Dr. Livingstone, I , of Toronto. wondered why otherwise sane people. the afor,ementioned barbed wire would likely rattle the r90f of one of would subject themsdves to such an cedey@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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One more time around Pilate gears up for an Oct. 23 return visit to Waterloo at Fed Hall Dave George-Cosh IMPRINT STAFF

Todd Clark is on a high. As lyricist and singer for critically-acclaimed Pilate, Clarkistiding the coattails of a successful debut album and has just returned from a tour of the UK. But he definitely doesn't let that go to his head. "99 per cent of the bands [around] put out albums that just come and go. You could argue that, success-wise, as foran~ band in Canada, that we were one of the top 5-6 groups this year. \Ve've got our foot in the poor and our album's done very well for us. Hopefully on our next; album we can take it up a notch," says Clark. And take it up a notch they do. Pilate's live shows are becominglegendary, from winning North by Northeast's. Best Unsigned Act award -in 2002 to their last sold-out performance in \\7aterloo, held at the Starlite

Social Club. Clark has been playing alongside bassist Ruby Bumrah, guitarist Chris Greenough and drummer Bill Keeley for a number of years and according to Clark, all that hard work is finally paying off. ''We've done really well this year, but there's always more you can do. And that's the way you're always looking at it, you get a litde taste of some success and you always know what else there is to do. I don't think someone's . sitting down going, 'You know, I think we've made it.' There's still so much to do, and our album's been [somewhat ofj a success. My ultimate gig would be playing Massey Hall, which would be pretty amazing. Obviously [opening for] U2 would be an amazing opportunity for me as well." Pilate's debut album, "Caught By the Win.dow," was released on Maple Music Recordings last year and has . done wonders for the band. But re-

mate places, you can be more intimate [with your audience]; you can be a bit gatdless of the success of the album, more personable. In bigger rooms, Clark keeps a tireless attitude in proyou've just got to make a bigger show. moting and pushing his band. A show larger-than-Iife on stage. The "I defmitely am [hard on rriyselfj, only thing is that sometimes, bigger throughout the process [of our sucvenues are cool since everyone can see cess]. But the thing is, after you're you. There's better production and done, I don't know if you can be hard' sound, which is what our music needs on yourself and not like the job you more then anything... to be 00: that . did and say, 'Who's fault is that?' I'm level as opposed to some shitty pub incredibly hard on ourselves throughwhere [it's not possible]." out the process, but in the end that Clark also dismissed talk amongs t means that you create a product that 'the slacker-indie crowd on Pilate's you're proud of." uncanny resemblance to another wellClark's enthusiasm for his live perknown band, Radiohead. "I don't care. I'll do the same thing formance clearly shows. W'hen asked whether or not Pilate's performance in ifI were to hear my band and ifI wasn't the cavernous Fed Hali woulcl bother in it. We do it all the time v.rithother him, he rebuffed the idea unwaverbands, The thing for me, more often ingly. than not, is that you want to be com"The thing about our show as pared to good bands - that they opposed to our album is that its more sound like Radiohead and not sound of a rock-show. W'hen you walk into a like shit. And the reality is, when we place and you see what people are were in ouryoungel; days that was the expecting, and you get to more intiband that we were listening to and that

got us interested in music. It wasn't Aerosmith. It's only natural that it shows up, and I understand the comparisons. At the end of the day, good bands are bands that write good songs. Ifyoucan't"vrite a good song,itdoesn't matter who you get compared to because it's not that interesting. If we're hopefqlly writing relevant and decent music and it's coming off as soundihg like Radiohead, it's not a conscious decision to do that. Things could be worse, know what I mean? We could be Creed." Pilate brings their game face to Fed Hall on Saturday, October 23. Tickets are$15 for UW students, $16 for nontJW students and $18 at the door. Doors open at 9:00 p.m. For an opportunity to ineet the band before the show, listen to A-oK, Wednesday, October 12 at 9:00 p.m. on CI<1[S 100.3 FM. listen to theaudiointervicw at AoK Online: \Vww.ckmsfm.ca/ aok dgeorgec@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

mbracingo e of out own Kristy Miller SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

On a crisp Friday night on the first of October, a group of dedicated music listeners showed up to our humble Bomber for a concert full of good friends and relaxing music. Craig Cardiff, as a local artist, has become somewhat of an icon, having many fans that come for his sets, with their usual crowd of friends every Friday night. rt doesn't take much to grab a beer and get comfortable with those around you. In fact, I took thrce friends along with me and there were no complaints about the entertainment value or the quality of Craig. There is something about his music that allows the crowd to totally connect with what he is singing about. Maybe it's the appreciation for the fact that Cardiff writes all his own lyrics, as well as'manages to use

small anecdotes and stories to get the cro\vd into his state of mind .. Or maybe it's . how much he puts into his performance and his craft. Songs like ".I udy Garland," "Dance ;\Ie Outside" and "Stabilize" have an effect of head-bobbing and silence amongst the crowd. If there is noise, it's people singing along. 1'd imagine the feeling he gets fro,m a live performance would almost be intoxi~ating, not to mention the pride he feels when he realizes that there are people sitting on the Bomber floor jus t to get cl(;se. I don't think that anyonccould pay me to sit on who floor on a \\1 ednesday night. Fridays are different, foll,s. As a big fan of in die music, as well as your staples such as Dave :Matthews, John .Mayer, Luke Doucet, Ben Harper,JackJohnson and Dashboard Confessional, I find it almost calming to know that there is an artist that has been playing for

ten years mmnly for his love of music and that it won't. cost my right a,rm 'w see him in concert. The opportunity to see an artist who puts on a good show in your own backyard or at a small venue is priceless.The chance to see an artist who has six all~ums ;under his belt and the booking capacity to c~me to your own living room is even better. Has anrone else heard of this? Charge your friends eight bucks and gather 30 people and Craig is yours for an evening. If you can't make it to the Bomber, bring the performance to your home. It's what he has come to call a "living room show." I would like to make a point in this article, of the importance of supporting local talent. Okay, so maybe you're not a local like myself, but getting into the arts and music scene in a community is a great way to spread your love of music and promote talent that obviously doesn't

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Craig Cardiff woos the Bombshelter with heartfelt songs and clever anecdotes. get as much internat'ional recognition as it should. You qn't go wrong buring a ticket for the show, having

cheap pitchers and just relaxing on a Fl-iday to aman on an acoustic guitar, especiallyif that man is Craig Cardiff.

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most mothers would find insulting? Don't sweat it, 'just board the ark before your soulful roots suck the radio-fare contaminants out of the soil and you forget how to dance. Cleaning the shizazz from your underwear will be your personal tribute for being allowed to listen to such an .infectiously fun band.

The keyword is mix. Therefore you need an eclectic smorgasbord of aural delicacies to keep the true essence of a' mixtape intact. Lullabye Arkestra - "Summertime" What do you get when .you take a member of Do Make Say Think; get him in a room with his girlfriend, tum them into musical Sex Machine robots programmed a la James Brown and

Wolf Parade'~ "Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts" If you've ever laid awake at night wondering what Frog Eyes would

sound like if they teamed up with The Arcade Fire, then you should probably listen to Wolf Parade. The Blood Brothers - "Love Rbymeswith Hideous Car Wreck" When a song lambastes our often cliche, always narrow- conception of what the meaning oflove is (or anything we hold dear for that matter), as a populace in general, the initial response is us\1.ally potent backlash. Inevitably, this is followed by inertiatic denouement, where our relatively insensitive protagonist has been having second thoughts about the whole matter ofl-o-v-e. I mean can you fall in love with the sound of a ship sinking? Is her dream wedding dress a newspaper gown? Can a car accident be the catalyst for love? For those lG. Ballard fans, the answer is a resounding "yes" .1\Iodern love is definitely riot pretty. Tl}e band delves deep into the unCC)llsciousness of urbanity, pulling out sounds that are paradoxically ugly, yet gorgeous in their attempt to disfigure the collagen - injected face of rock and roll. Turning love upside down on its trash - flavoured octopus head is the kind of love The Blood Brothers output best. Not

for the faint of heart. The Shocking Pinks - "It's Hard to Breathe" Remember th4t firsttime youwoke up in your dorm room and thought you were in your bedroom back home, but suddenly the reality of the situation gravitated towards your bedridden, drowsy self? That's this song. Busdriver - "Germs that May Cause the Following" and EI-P"Deep Space 9mm" ProvingJa Rule's comment that 50 Centis indeed spare change and that a lot of spare change can buy fame, you have acts like Busdriver and EI-P, among numerous other underground hip - hop acts who don't have to die trying to get rich. W'hile 50 has a whack of bigwig producers at his beck and whim, and even some vocal dexterity with the. words he spits, he lacks d1e intense flow and passion that Busdriver and EI-P are capable of delivering. c

The 5.6.7 .8's - "Bomb the Twist" This Japanese surf outfit band will be locked away forever in history "cia the celluloid media of Kill Bill VoL 1. They create music that even aNeolithic

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With.few role models to turn to, musicians, the tme diagnosticians of society, have the responsibility as arbiters of culture to describe societal ailments. But it takes a rare and unique . talent such as The Arcade Fire to channel these observations to the listener with such profundity that they have their own personal revelations. Preaching their new album Funeral in Guelph last Wednesday at Club Vinyl, The Arcade Fire played to a congregation of .mainly twentysomethings. The Arcade Fire are a band who, in rec;ent months, have garnered reams ofcritical success and a rapidly expanding fan base. This is why, on the night of September 29, Club Vinyl WaS packed with bodies.

Thi~riswh)'lft:erewlui a frenetic buzzing amidst the crowd, murmuring in anticipation of the sophomoric fare fromFuneral, the follow - up to their seven-song eponymous debut. At the end of their set, Win Buder, lead singer of the band apologized, when after playing nearly their entire discography they had to stop because they did not路 have any more songs to play. The oft sombre and regretful materialis displayed in lyrics such as "And since there's no one else around/we let our hair grow long/ and forget all we used to know/then our skin gets thicket/from living out in the snow." The words in "Tunnels" nevertheless resonate with an intense optimism: xylophone interludes swelling in tempo overlap the angelic hum of background vocals, synth, drums and strings in cathartic resolve..

. Apart from their nostalgic tendencies, The Arcade Fire's sincerity is revealedin their appeals to resurrect the living dead through their music. The powerful coupling of the epic "No Cars Go" and the captivatirig repetition of "Power Out" served to ignite the nightlong participation of the crowd who sang along with the band and-danced like itwas their birthdays. Win told everyone to "lift those heavy eyelids" in "Rebellion (Lies)" and the name "Wake Up" is self-explanatory. As the evening drew to a close around 1 a.m. \vcith their encore "Headlights Look Like Diamonds," everyone left wide-eyed; their voices hoarse from singing and their ears still ringing long after theelin died down. There are few bands with a similar sound or lyrical adroitness around, and comparisons to Broken Social

Scene, The Pixies, The Talking Heads andTheCaridonotdoTheArcade'Rre' justice. Replacing the crown of thorns with a "Crown ofLove," Buder shared his lovesick burdens in a song that morphed from a quiet ballad into a crescendo-driven orchestra number. Win's ,,'life, Renee, was equally poignant singing "In the Backseat," where theeverydayvacantactofbeinga passive observer in the backseat of a car becomesamomentofepiphany and grandtur-TheArcade Fire's most successful endeavour is transforming the things we take for granted in our lives and forcing us to see the lightatthe end ofthe tunneL The funeral paradoxically becomes a moment of rebirth, as we . realize that our childhood has not been forsaken and that the future, the incongmous, featureless frontier that it is, begins whenever we want it to,

heathen with an IQ of negative 50, who is actually an amoeba in dimension-X dancing with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, an<:i thinks the sound of rocks falling is genius would enjoy. Putitthis way - my best friend Sonny Chiba's hipbones shattered when he attempted to bomb the twist. Animal Monster""": "Jumangi" It only makes sense'that someone would make music rhat' evokes the 8bit sound quality of the original Nintendo platform, inadvertently awakening the youth that will always be pissed, wondering why Koopa Troopas didn't have anything better to do then bother plumbers who eat stars and become supernovas so they can save upper-class whiny princesses from rape and torture. Animal Collective - "Winter's Love" Driving back home from the birthday party, Nick asks Jessica how much she spent 011 the watch she gave him as a gift. The camera shows the car scree~hing to a halt in the middle of traffic with Nick angrily exclaiming, "$50,000, are you insane?" Oh Jessica, your whimsy knows no bounds.

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,For my money, the most sacrilegious part of Saved! plays over the movie's opening credits. In the words ofNed Flanders: Mandy Moore's startlingly bad cover of the Beach Boys' classic 'God Only K?ows' "makes the Baby Jesus cry.'" After that fiasco however, it's relatively smooth sailing through this' clever black co~edy sat4izing Christian youth. More specifically, the kind of Christians' who wear the;ir faith~ loudly and proudly on their sleeve, like a fashion lal::!eLAnathe girl with the most fashionable faith is teen queen Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore), who steals the movie in all her rich bitch glory. Hillary chauffeurs her disabled I;>rother Roland (Macaulay Culkin) and her friends, the Christian Jewels,. to their Christian high school in a wheelchairaccessible van with the vanity lic!,!nse plat~ JC GIRL.'The remainingJewels are Mary Gena Malone) and Veronica (Elizabeth Thai) and together they parti<;;ipate in such varied social activities as picketing women' S h~alth clinics, being popular and singing at school assemblies. Maty is actually ,die film's central . character but Malone is saddled with such a one-note character that it's hard to ~t involved in her storyline. When Maty's ice skating, Jesus-loving boyfriend Dean (Chad Faust) confesses his homosexuality to her,she sets OUt to -save him. So Matypops Dean's cherry in aloosely defined pactwithJesus: she has sexwithI?ean,Jesus cures Dean of ,

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This sounds (EvaAmum), therequisite non-believbeinggay,andthenJesuSrestoresMary's way to reproduce the same heart complicated, butitmakesmoresense The love story between Roland and symbol in print, publications have, in the ftIm. spiritual and physic~ virginity. Obvi~ass;mdrais compelling and well- acted ously, things don't go entirely accordsirnplyresortedtoreplacingthesymAnyway, the basic gist of the by.both Culkin and Amurri, and deingtoplan. Matyends up pregnant and bol With the. world 'Heart.' So, what movie focuses on the underlying Dean ends up at Mercy House, a Chris- serves a lot more screen' time than it kind ofmovie uses an actual symbol· 'philosophies behind rae two groups receives. In a movie overcrowded with tian treatment centre, after his parents in its tide instead of words? Avery of detectives; The first group advosubplots,ithas to contend with Patrick's find gay pom under his bed. peculiar one. , . cares that "everything is connected" This sets offacrisis offaith that alien- (patrickFugit),Thesonoftheschool's I had been looking forward to' whilethe second says thae'life is chaos." principal, Pastor Skip (Martin ·DonoatesMaryfrom theJewels,especia1lywhen this movie for quite some time. I'm Itis then up.to the characl:'ers stuck in Hillary OUts Dean to the schoo~ and sets van); Patrick's pursuit ofMatyis never a huge Jason Schwartzman fan (he between to pick a side."Ultimitetythey Malone's expression· permanently at explored satisfactorily. The crisis that of the masterpiece. Rushmore) and I all realize thatthe bestway'to livdlife Matyand Cassandra face at the movie's 'mopey' for the remainder of the film. couldQ.'t help but be intrigued by a isn'rwith eirperextreme, but instead by Thebetrayaldoes however, offeruswith end doesn't feel authentic either, perfllm that classified itself as an 'exisbalancing the two viewpoU;ts. ' one ofthe best scenes ofthe movie: after haps because the resolution is so clearly tential. comedy.' I attended its world So, how do~s all of this come totelegraphed, nor is the movie's 'God a failed exorcismattempt,Hillarypitches premiere a couple ofweeks backdurgether? Not too well, unfortunately. loves everyone because oftheir diff:e'r~'. ingthe Tbronto International Film a Bible at .Mary whilstscreaming,"I It'sreallyquiteconfusingandwhihd ences'message. filled with Christ's lovel~; , Festival: Itwas iivetY cool night; the', understand the fillnmaket's 'desire Saved/works bestwhenitstays truetu The moVie really demap~ that we director was there as were stars' to put existential theories· into his suspend our disbelief wh¢n .Maty is its satirical roots and smart dialogue and Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg, Lily 'ftIm, much of it do~sn!tl:t1'ak~ sense able to hide her pregiiarteyfrom just doestfttrytopteach. Despiteitsflaws, the . Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman. Hearand will leave you scratching yaiii: about everyone until she's readyta give . movie deserves to stand out among the ing Hoffman make jokes about head while trying to ullderstan'd the birth. The onlypeople that do find out . crowdedfieldofteenmoviesforitsintel- . Wahlberg's prosthetic penis was story. are Roland and hisgirlfriend, Cassanclpt ligent subject matter and talented cast. worth the six hourwaitalone. That While the movie misses '.6ti' its existential mark, it scotesa min:or hit crazy Hoffman. . . Anyway, so how was the movie? in the comedy arena; the ftIm is quite Well, really confusing for starters. funny. Then ;igain, most of the hu~ . The basic plot goes so~ething like mouris derived from the weird situJOB OPPORTUNITY! this---':youngadultAlbert Markovski ations the characters put themselves G aSOll Schwartman) has run into into by trying to tackle the existential We are'currently looking to 'fill the position of some difficulties with his life,includsituations: but still, if nothingel~,e Federation Orientation Committee Administrative Coordinator ing a depressing lack of direction,. the movie 1s good for a few laughs. arid turns to a pair of "existential Ulciinately this ftIm is very hard The Federation Orientation Committee Administrative Coordinator will assist the Federation" detectives" (Dustin Hoffman and, to recommend.~If your tastes are' Orientation Committee in the planning and implementing of the cross campus Orientation Week Lily Tomlin) to help him figure things more mainstream, you'll want to skip ,events'and other cross committee collaborative efforts. This position..-will chair cross campus out. He hires them to basically spy this one. But if you're up for someevent sub-committees and distribute tasks appropriately amongst Ule team members. The cross on bini and follow him around, all thing very different from the standcampus events include, but are not limited to, Toga, Monte Carlo Night, Black and Gold Day, in the hopes that they can get to the ard studio picture, and are willing to Safe Home Program, and the Information Boop!. This position will !llso bt: responsible for taking root of what is making his life mis- _ bendyourmind a bit, then take a trip the minutes at the weekly Federation Orientation Committee meetings .. erable. • down the clothes-lined aisles of Meanwliile a high level\!xecutive Huckabees, just don't be surpri;;eci if of· the clothing store chain 'This position will. work part-time (10 hours perw~ek) thr()ugfi~llt the _winter term, and full-time you come Q~t confused. SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

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nome hasb~en completed. Mcjre comprehensive gene sequencing is expeded to be completedsometime in' 2005. Cub:ently, the genome has only been secfUence~ for one breed of cow, the Hereford, which was <;hosen because of its use for beef prod4:tion. _ It is hoped that this rese*h'willle~dto better rcilk production .and ~reased disease prevention. Itis also hoped tha!understanding the genome of a'!Y other ~al will help \IS better Understan~ the human &enome as well.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2004 Co-op (Main) & Grad employer interviews continue. Job rankings (Accounting) open at 6 a.m. Co-op job pos~ngs (Ar~hitectureand Teaching only) available at 6 a.m. Teach: information session about teacher training and other study. abroad programs: Register online at www.careej:services.u~aterloo.ca. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., IC 1208. .

13, 2004 Co-op (Main) & Grad em~loyer interviews continue. Job ~ankings (Accounting) close at 9 a.m. Job matcb results (Accounting) available at 10 a.m. Co-op job postings (Accounting) available at 6 a.m. Meeting for Accounting st)ldents not matched 4:30 p.m., ALI13. . Co-op job postings (kcbitecture and Teachi~g o~ly) . close at 11 :59 p.m. Professional & Post Degree Day 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., . Great Hall SLC. Thursday, October 14,2004 Co-op (Main)' & Grad employerihterviews continue. Co-op job postings (Architecture and Teaching only) available at 6 a.m; Co-op job postings (Accounting) dose at 11:59 p.m. Acceptance of Employment Meetings with coordinators (Accounting). Career Services Worksbops: Job Search Strategies Learn the "how to" of job/work search, networking, and employer reasearch. Creative and traditional methods are explored. Note: Much of this information is similar: to the Co-op 101 Job Search session. Register online at www.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca Room for rent for a quiet individual iIJ a detached 3:30p.m.- 5:00 p.m., TC 1208. . home near both universities. Parking and all amenities. Please' call 725-5348. . Friday, October 15, 2004 Co-op (Main) & Grad employer interviews continue. Co-op job postings (Architecture; .and Te~ching qnly) close at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Oc~ober18, 2004 Co-op job postings(Accounting) available at 6 a.m. Co-op (Main) & Grad employer interviews continue. Career Serviees Workshops: Suc~ssfiilly Negotiating Job Offers: Increase the; odds pf getting what you .. want when negotiating salary and other details related to the job offer. Note: this workshop is geare4 • towards graduating students. Register online at . www.careerserv.ices.uwaterloo.ca 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., TC 1208. .-

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BULLETIN , 'Thursday, November 4, 2004 RefWorks: The BasICS: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Offered to students, faculty and staff. A UW licenseq, web-based bibliographic management system. The s'ession will cover importing references from databases; managing. your personal database, a)1d formatting biblographies in vaPous styles. Register in advance:.www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/useredlforml Held in the FLEX Lab, 3rdfloor, Dana Porter Library. Wednesday, November 17, 2004 Keep Current - Digitally! 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Offerend to graduate students, faCulty and staff. This hands-on sessiol! .will show you how to save your search strategies in various databases and have the results emailed to you on a regular basis. Covers sciences;social sciences and arts and humanities' databases. Held in FLEX Lab, 3rd floor, Dana Porter Library. See 1ST - Skills for the Academic eWorkplace, for registration form: ist.uwaterloo.ca/ cs/courses.htnil.

ANNOUNCE Need food or short of cash? The Feds food bank is a confidential student-run food bank ttmt provides non-perishable goods to UW students in need. Visit us in .the Student Lift: Centre, room 2108 'or you can e~mail us at:. uwfoodbank@hotrnail.com. Philosopby in Action; Join a discussion that looks at how philosophy applies to everyday life. Saturdays and Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in downtown Kitchener - 742-4433 (leave message). Cbeck out all tbe events happening in the Student Life Centre at http:// www.studentservices.uwaterloo.ca/slc/events.htm. The Universtiy of Waterloo would like to welcome all prospective students and their families to You @ Waterloo Day, 'Saturday, October 30, 2004, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00.p.m. Activites include facultydnd program inf9rmation, campus and residence tours, Coop presentations, and introductory s~ns about uw. Visit www.findoutmore.uwateiloo.ca!visitus or call 519-888-4567 ext. 5732.

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VOLUNTEER VolUBteer with a child at their school and help improve their self-esteeni and confidence. One to three hoUts a . weekcommitrnent. Call Canadian Mental Health at 7447645, ext 317. ' Weekday/Weekend train station tourist greeters. During September and through Oktoberfest, the former Waterloo Train Station will offer historical exhibits and tourist information to visitorS. Friendly and responsible adults are required for three-hour volunteer shifts to greet and assist visitors. Voluteers will work in pairS. .Call Anne at . 885-8828 to volunteer. '. Family Oktoberfest eveni'seeks helpers. Spass 'N Spiel needs you! Help out at this fun and friendly Oktoberfest family event on Sunday, October 17th. Adults and teens '(age 1(;+) can volunteer to serve food, Sell tickets, or run' sport challenge and game activities. Call Chris at 8851220 ext. 241 to volunteer. . Easter Seals needs volunteers for Oktoberfest button.sales at Schwaben Club October 15 and 16 (8-1Op.m.). Bring a friend, stay for the festivities and support kids with physical disabilities! 519-880-8877.

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Only two seasons removed from a 117 season, the Waterloo Wartiors women's volleyball program proved that they could play with Canada's best teams at the first ever Waterloo Invitational volleyball tournament. The warriors finished their own tournament with a2-2 record - good enough for third place in the five-team preseason tournament. \X-'hile head coachJason Grieve said itwas always

the tourney when they topped a strong Dalhousie squad 3-0 (25.-22, 25-23, 25-18) on Friday night. According to Grieve, the victory over Dalhousie gave his side some much neeaed confidence heading into the second day of competition, as the Warriors came from behind in two of the three sets. ''We had two really good games on Friday," Grieve commented. ''Th'ewin against Dalhousie was important. We learned that we could fight Ifrom behind] W(e that."

Saturday's actiqn was less kind to the Warriors, as they fell to McGill in a tight 3-0 (25-21,25-21,25-23) match. In the tournament's last game for the hbst side, western powerhouse Simon Fraser University bested Waterloo 3-0 (25-18,25-19,25-19). Although UW stumbled in the tournament's fInal two games, Grieve said he was happy with how his team cal11e along. The coach cited a pair of rookies - Gaby Lesniak and Lana Vanderlee - as a big reason for the early on-court success of the team.

Also, 2003-04 UW rookie of the year Kathleen Freeman picked up where she left offlastyear, as she was named to the tournament's all-star team. "Kathleen came in a lihle bit strongerthls year," Grieve said. "She's really established herself as a leader on the terun." The \Varriors will have one more tune-up tournament at McGill before opening their 2004-05 season against rival Laurier on October 20. amcguire@imprint.uwate~,1oo.ca

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Brian led the Warriors to a decisive 17-3 victory over the Guelph GryPl10ns on Saturday afternoon. Brian, who has been the leader of the Warriors all season, scored two tries, including a 65-yard run in the win.

Kathleen led the Warriors to 2 wins in 4 matches in the inaugural Waterloo Invitational last weekend. Freeman led the Warriors in points during wins over both Queen's and Dalhousie; including a career high 22 points versus Dalhousie in a 3-game sweep. Freeman's outstanding play earned her toumame~t a.ll-star recognition.

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WelcQme, one and all, to the batde of Waterloo, Ontario ~ won 44-3 by the WLU Golden Hawks! In this corner, we have the big, bad, football-playfug ma<;hine; its name strikes fear into its opponents' hearts. It's the one, the only, Golden ' . Hawks!

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In the other corner, we have a team that doesn't know th~ meaning of th~ word quit the team whose heart is surpassed only by its brain. They are the underdog, UW's pride, the Warriors!" . This is what I was expecting as I stepped into the stadIum on Saturday night. However, it did not come to pass. I guess the Warrior crowd had'not been to a football game lately. , Thexwere the quietest crowd I've ever seen; save for the yellow shirt clad super-fans. On Laurier's side, the game-play was decent, with most drives ending in touchdowns. The Golden Hawks were, after all, the third-ranked clubin the nation""":'" now they're the secondranked team. Aq::ordingto UWhea,dcoach Chris . TriantafJlou, our only points were, regrettably, a field goaFthat 'should

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University of Waterloo Warriors quarterback Jon Morbey looks downfield in preparation for a pass attempt to a teammate in last Saturday night's 44-3 loss to Laurier. . have been a touch down. "The call was a passing play and I think we should have run the ball. I was really disappointed with the call [and] we ended up kicking a fielq goal," said TriantafJlou. "Our offensive line didn't play well, but that was no fault C?f their own," he added. With the~, Wilfrid Laurier extended its perfect 2004 record to 5-0~ 0-0. The offensive line has been' plagued by injuries. This week, the Warriors learn whether or not they' will lose offensive lineman Andrew Christman to a concussion.

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"Certainly, [quarterback] Jon [Morbey] kno~s his role," offered TriantafJlou. "He's worked at it, he just has to work a litde harder." A team is only as good as its . playmakerand UW's quarterback just has to keep improving if the Warriors are going to get anywhere. But the team can't change overnight. "It's one day at a time, one player at a time and one play at a time. Footballcan'tbe changed around like instant soup. I think we'll get whet~' we want to get, but we all want to get there quicker," confessed Triantafilou. !f0pefully, the Warriors can get there for a win against the Western Mustangs on Saturday, October 9 at 7 p.m. at University Stadium on Seagram Drive. ' Curref!tly, the Western Mustangs (3-2-0-0) are the ninth-ranked team in the country and are tied for third place inthe OyA with the Guelph Gryphons. On the other hand, there are seven clubs ahead of the Warriors (1 ~3-0-1) in the ten-team aUA standings and only two clubs below.

-:-with files from Adam McGuire shouston@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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After losing 1-0 in a bitter battle against the \'Vestern Mustangs last ,Saturday, the Waterloo Warriors men's soccer team dug deep and turned in abtilliant 5-0 effort on Sutlday versus Trent Excalibut, which has yet to win a game this season. Heading into Saturday's 'match against ewo, Warriot head coach Peter Mackie knew that his team was going to be in tough against a divisional rival that was the sevcnthranked team in the nation. Nevertheless, \"/aterloo had home field advantage and was determined to seriously challenge the l\cfustangs. Cnfortunate1y, \'X! estern "goal-

keeper Al-Shaibani Haidar had other intentions as he backstopped his club to a 1-0 victory "\\Jith his shutout performance. Dante Biscaro tallied 'the only goal that Haidar needed as the Mustangs secured a fourth straight win. "It was just very disappointing," commented Mackie. "We didn't play that well on Saturday. We gave them the [winning] goal; they didn't eam .it.~'

Reflecting on the game against \X!estetn, U\'V coach-had some con~ cerns about his club's defensive play, "Goalkeeping has been a bit of a concern for us," admitted coach j\1ackie. "It was a defensive error that )ost us the game [011 the winning goaiJ. "It w.as just a sub-par perform c ance for the entire team." -

As a result ofthe victory, \'Vestern (4-1-1) now has a four-point ~ivi颅 sionallead over the Wilfrid Laurier. Golden Ha"\vks. In spite of Saturday's lacklustre performance, the \'Varri{)rs were able to return to offensive form against the east division's Trent (0-7-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Proof that Waterloo turned in a team effort on Sunday is the fact that five different Warrior players scored in the 5-0 romp. "It was a must-win far us," said Mackie, who has every intelition of leadi~g his team to the playoffs this season. "\\/e went down there [Trent] and played really well. "J t was imperative that we went down there and got back to basics," said Mackie. '

Roberto Cerullo, Paul Arnold, Isaac Acquah, Parman Charkhzarin and Emre Arif all scored for the visiting Watriors. Waterloo's keeper Matt Simons turned away all of the Excalibur shots to earn the shutout and keep the Warriors within two points of Laurier in the standings. ' This weekend the Warriors only have one game to focus ~n. On Sat-

urday, October 9, \1iiat~rloo will host the Royal1-filitary College Palladins at 1 p.m. Currently, RMC's team holds a similar record to U\1{"s with two wins and three losses.

.-lJJithfilesfi'om UIFO athletics and Adam McGuire rm clachlan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Ichiro'shit parade hits than a date with Ike Turner.plays for one ofbaseball's mostinvisible teams, the Mar.iflers. Small market, westcoast teams suffer from the under-exposure bug at the best of times (see also: Oakland Athletics). But the Mariners were downright bad Seattle Mariners outfielder lehiro this season and no matter how many hits you have, it's tough to get noticed Suzuki went about his bu,tliness quiedy in 2004. ~. when your team is falling faster than In fact, Ichiro not#nl1 broke EnrOll stock. Another ptoblemwasthatIchiro George Sisler's single:~s~ron hits record of257, buthe somehowman~ -ri:to,re hits than plliyboy.com~had' . aged to'do it without anyone really tof1ghtthroughalail~age'barrierall noticing. Amidst the tearfulgo'Odbye season. While past record chasers lik,e of the Montreal Expos and the tear~ .-B~ ~'Onds t09k d¥e""t~ve me the ful collapse 'Of the Chicag'O Cubs~ 'One ;~:hd! alone" approach ti; the pUblic in of the greatest accomplishrn,entsJn'theirmilestofleseasons,Ichirohadn'O baseball became a f'O'Otnote~, '. • " . . .th@:f:e buttosfuiJe, pod aild endear Butthetruthisthatlchlro--:....who· . himse1ft'Othe.niedia ~u translat'Or., had more hits than the Beides ~ ,'. Granted, IcI:Ur'O became a media 'Ce:mented himselfas the best hitter in ' darling in Japan" qus yeat with a during the 2004 se~son. What 'Nikoh~armed infa~fry tbatfollowed fuakestherec'O!dm'Orejaw-droppjpg bis every step. Even though lchiro is its Slsler'slnarkslpod f'Or.84, br'Oke anAm.e*~n's record with an yearsbcl'Ore the,~utive Japanese A,.t!leri:cail teagi.m4merica's pastime, '. starslap-singIe.dJri~wayt~ imriiortalc . .hisjapanese t(:')ngue kept him 'Out of . ity':thelUnelight, . Thro~~rywin, every loss and.B\ltiegar~s5 'Ofnationality,Ichiro . ev,er:y. . t&1B~tJr~~o~fthe. '~:ni6re ruts than aVegas blackjack hi .. . ) I c h i t o jrist keptget- t~~le --.-:.. has bec'Om~one ofth.e most tin ,.; t~asunfortunate, though, complete.striker$ ofa baseball in the il(Su6h llJ;eat was dtoWned in the game's rich history.Heis the new Ted ·.etofthe·PacificNobhwes~ Williams, but heds the antithesis of riblt;nli~thatIchirQ-,:..more~ hUn, too.lchiro has matched every

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