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UW student headed for mock Martian mission
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Kinesiology grad student Ken Pizzolitto poses in aMarsSkin spacesuit similar to the one he Win be testing on his upcoming Mars analog mission. The mission, entitled Expedition Alpha, begins in the Utah desert on November 27. Dan Micak IMPRINT STAfF
Will Canadians participate in a future international mission to Mars? While the answer to this question may be a few years off, Ken Pizzolitto, a kinesiology graduate student at the University ofWaterloo, is participating in the preliminary efforts known as the Mars Expedition Research Council's Mars analog studies. Mars analog studies involve simulating Mars missions using regions of the earth with similar geological properties to those on Mars. On November 27, Pizzolitto will join a team ofCanadians spending two ~ weeks in a full-size simulated habitat module in the Utah desert assisting with Expedition Alpha. The study, which represents the launch of the Mars Society ofCanada's fieldreseatch training program, has the goal of train, , ing,the crewtn basic exploration using ,
the Scouting Exploration Methodology Study (SEMS). In order to get a taste of what is to come, Pizzolitto was on hand on November 22 for a presentation at Rod Coutts Hall, hosted by the Water100 Space Society, on the topic ofCanada's involvement in a future international Mars mission. "The event was aimed at showing students how they can get involved now and contribute to Canada's future role in space," said Waterloo Space Society president Benjamin Sanders. The highlight of the Space Society presentation was Pizzolitto's modelling of the MarsSkin, a state-of-the-art Martian space suit prototype. During his Expedition Alpha, Pizzol\tto will be testing a suit that is slighdydifferent from the MarsSkin he modelled at the Waterloo Space Society presentation. "Our audience atMonday'spresentation was extremely diverse. We had ~ , kids,grandparents,stutients from.every ..
faculty on campus," said Sanders. Waterloo Space Society president isstillstrivingtogrowlarger. ''We know The presentation also included a Melissa Battler, whograduatedinApril, thatCanadians are excited about Mars," lecture from guest speaker Rocky was a participant in Expedition One. said Sanders, "and we want to help Persaud, who is vice-president of the " Aside from Pizzolitto's modelling them raise a collective voice so that the Mars Society ofCanada and vete!all of ofthe MarsSkin and Persaud's presen- govemment realizes how important it four simulated Mars missions. tation,theWaterlooSpaceSocietyevent is to invest in [research and developPersaud, a graduate student develop- focused on the discussion ofCanada's ment] and science in this country. ing geological models of sedimentary role in exploring Mars. "If everyone [ill Canada] was willbasins on Mars at the University of As Sanders said, "As aworldleaderin ing to chip in the price for one medium Toronto, organized and commanded spacerobotics,miningandpt:ecisenaviga- cheesepizzaa yeat, we could send an allExpedition One, the first of the Mars tionallidar Llaser-radai), we have all the Canadian mission to Mars in the next analog expeditions, in February and expertiseandabilitytolaunchafuHyCana- five years and prepare to land a CanaMarch of2003. dianroboticmissiontoMars. Allwel1eed dianontheRedPlanetin30-40years." Persaud also managed the science is the money to make it happen." Sanders asserts that going to Mars program for Expedition Two in AuSanders notes, however, that fund- is inevitable, but that Canada's role gust 2004 and was a co-developer of ingisthemajorobstac1ewhichorgani- depends heavily on the willingness of SEMS-- in which Expedition Alpha zations such as the Waterloo Space Canadians to contribute funds to space participants will be trained. The SEMS Society are trying to overcome. In fact, exploration initiatives. "For students training which Pizzolitto and the other one of the goals of the space society's here at Waterloo, we will see humans five trainees will receive will be con- event was to increase awareness of go toMars in our lifetime," said Sandducted with the Mars Society'S three Canada's role in space exploration. ers. ''Whether Canada eams a ticket, astronautdataloggers. TheWatedooSpaceSocietyisalready well, that's up to you." PizzolittowillnotbethefirstUni- the most active space club on anyuniver-Ivi,h Jiles from Christine. Lourziro versity ofWaterloo student to partici- sity campus in the country, with over patein a~1ars analogroissiQn;J?PtnleJ: .' .35.0 ~ 00 iti mailing list.. butit /,' " , " " ~mi<;aj(@impri(ltuwaterloo.ca
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EWS Sybase opens cam us building Universities/Colleges LiberalAmericans may be flooding the Canadian Immigration website, but the number of Canadian students crossing the border to attend American schools continues to grow. A new study reports that over the last five years, Canadian enrolment in American colleges and universities has increased by 18 per cent; 27,017 Canadians enrolled in U.S. schools in 2003-04. A guidance counsellor at McMaster's HillfieldStrathallan College explained the trend: "[Some] are American citizens to begin \\<i.th, or they get an athletic scholarship or they want the smaller class sizes. And there's the Ivy League there, too."
Sybase celebrates the opening of its new building in the University of Waterloo's Research and Technology Park with a wirecutting ceremony. From left to right, UW President David Johnston, Sybase Canada and iAnywhere.president Terry Stepien, Sybase CEO John Chen and developer Brad Marsland. Kevin Kane SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
On Thursday, November 18, Sybase, a leading provider of mobile infrastructure and wireless software solutions, held the grand opening for its new facility in the University of Waterloo Research and Technology Park, located on the North Campus. The mandate ofthe Research and Technology Park is to cultivate a center for radical research and innovation, to bolster economic competitiveness
and to enhance the quality of life for community residents. Itis a $214-million partnership that the University of Waterloo has joined along with governments at the municipal, regional, provincial and federal levels, as well as with two technology associations, Communitech and the Canadian TechnologyTriangle. Sybase'is the founding tenant in the Park. Its state-of-the-art, three-storey, 105,000 square-foot facility is located at 445 Wes Graham Way, just north of the Columbia Icefields building. Sybase was attracted to the Park for its
proximity to the universities and the opportunities to collaborate 'irith UW's researchers, students and graduates. "[The Waterloo Campus facility] celebrates our Waterloo employees for their contributions to the success of the company. By developing a world-class work environment for our employees, we provide an atmosphere that promotes continued innovation and achievements," explained Sybase CEO John Chen. See SYBASE, page 4
Students seek vote to end WPI Andrew Dilts IMPRINT STAFF
A group of UW students has been calling for a referendum that could see the end of the student fee forthe Waterloo Public Research Group. This week, the group has been circulating a petition that calls for the end of the WPIRG fee. The petition reads as follows: ''In accordance with Bylaw XIII.A.3 of the Constitution of the University ofWaterloo Federation of Students (peds), we petition Feds to hold a referendum on the follO\ving question: (preamble) - Currently, each full time undergraduate UniversityofWaterloo student pays $9.50 for every eight month academic year to the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG). (Question) - Do you support the termina-
tion of the \x'PIRG levy?" Written on to the top of at least one of the many petition sheets that have beenmakingtheit way through UW classrooms and public areas this week was the following statement: ''W'PIRG is an extemalorganization thatis not a recognized Feds club and collects [approximately] $200,000 Iyearfrom UW students. Every student should not have to contribute to an organization that hel she either knows nothing about or disagrees with theirpolicies and beliefs." The petition started in the mind of one concerned UW student, Nic Weber. Imprintwas able to contact We~er about the initiative. "After talking to many students who said they did not know what \X'PIRG was or what it does, I thought it was necessary to examine this issue in greater depth," stated Weber. "A refer- . endum on this issue will give \X'PIRG the chance
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A senior Canadian official reported earlier this week that Canada is in discussion \Vith \Vashington, the UN and the Iraqiinterimgovernment to assistwithIraq's parliamentarye1ection on January 30, 1005. Ifan agreemcntis reached early enough it could be announced next week to coincide with Bush's visit to Ottawa. Canada's assistance in the Iraqi election would most likely be technical, including the printing of ballots, hdping ..."i.th voter registration, training returning officers and possibly offeringad,i.ce on preventing voter fraud. "We are known for our elections management," said the official, refertingto Canada's crucial involvement (read: $24 million donation) in the recent election in Afghanistan. A new study out of Ottawa offers some eyeopening information for the marijuana decriminalization debate. The Canadian Addiction survey reports that marijuana use has doubled over the past decade, with 14 per cent admitting to cannabis use in 2004, up from 7.4 per centin 1994. Forty-fivepercentofCanadianshave smoked potatleastonce and males are more likely to toke up than females. Interestingly, the study also links greaterpotusewithhigher education, as 52 per cent of those with post-secondary education smoke pot compared to 35 per cent among 'high school dropouts. Those with higher incomes are also m.ore likely to smoke up.
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to prove to students why they are worth the money." After examining the Feds bylaws concerning referenda, Weber drafted the petition and brought the initiative to a number of his friends. Weber and his friends - a group of eight students altogether-have beeninstrumentalincirculating the petition. ''We represent a mosaic of faculties on campus including the arts, math, engineering and science faculties," says Webetofhis group. ''Since we started collecting signatures [on Monday, November 22] our group has collected over 600 signatures and the response has been overwhelmingly positive." Weber reports that the total number ofstudents currently working to collect signatures has risen to 15.
A grilled cheese sandwich bearing what some believe to be the image of the Vugin Mary has been purchased for $28,OOOvia eBay by online casino GoldenPalace.com. Theseller,Diana DuyserofFortLauderdale, Florida, said she made the sandwich 10 years ago, took a bite and was startled to see "the Virgin Mary stating backatme." The sandv.~ch was immediately confined to a plastic case where it has been preserved ..."i.thout mould ever since. ''1 would like all people to know thatI do believe thatthis is the VirginMary Mother Of God," read Duyser's eBay ad. ''That is my solemn belief [...JI am not scamming anyone." GoldenPalace.comreports that the "sacred sandwich" has received almost two million hits since its posting, and ''Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Tshirts" are now selling for $19.99.
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Sybase: it took $14 million and 14 months Continued from page 3
its roots in the University of Water100. It evolved from the University's Computer Systems Group, which was incorporated into Watcom in the 1980s. In the '90s, Watcom was acquired by PowerSoft, which then merged with Sybase.· In 2000, the mobile and embedded computing division ofSybase was launched as a subsidiary, iAnywhere. In the last 10years,Sybase's Waterloo office has grown from 70 employees to nearly 300. Most of those employees are UW alumni who did co-op terms at iAnywhere or at one of its former incarnations. A full 15 per cent of its current employees are co-op students. Therefore, its market-leadership in the mobile industry reflects well on UW. David Johnston lauded iAnywhere's ability to attract talent: "If you do that right, you do a ldt of things right. "The collaboration between Sybase and the University of Water100 is an important investment in pr~moting a national culture of innovation, bridging public and private sector," elaborated Johnston. "This move by Sybase further underscores Waterloo's global prominence as a leading high-tech region." Chen ended ,his address ,by commending Waterloo as "a great area to incubate talents," causing Johnston to respond approvingly by pumping his fist in the air.
The building is perched on a 270acre environmental reserve that offers a unique natural setting vlith beautiful views and a~cess to many walking trails. It will house operations for Sybase's iA.nywhere Solutions and Financial Fusion subsidiaries, including iAnywhere's .employees in research and development, marketing, sales, professional services, technical support and operations. Employee amenities include a cafeteria with indoor and patio seating, cafe-style lounges with free beverages and a game room featuring foosball and shuffleboard tables, as well as an X-Box connected to an enormous wide-screen TV. .UW President David Johnston applauded the building as an achievement both functionally and architecturally. It includes wireless technologies and voice-over IP phone systems, encased in a spectacular glass exterior with nearly floor-to-ceiling windows. "It took $14 million and 14 months!" said developer Brad Marsland. Since Sybase's mi~sion is to "Enable the Unv,i.red Enterprise," the speakers celebrated the grand opening as a "wire-cutting ceremony" by cutting networking cables instead of the traditional ribbons. Sybase's iAnywhere spinofffias
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According to Feds bylaws, the group needs 10 per cent?f the undergraduate student body's signatures in order to call for ~ referendum on campus. Currendy, that means that more than 1,800 signatures are requited. At the rate that Weber reports, the group will have enough signatures to call for a referendum by the end of November. Vi eber reports that the students involved may have affiliations to various Canadian political parties, but the group does not appear to be acting on behalfofany particular party. "I would think there are also Conservatives, NDPs and Greens among us, but [... ] I haven't really asked," said Weber. At press time, Weber stated that his group had yet to speak to WPIRG about the initiative. Imprint, however, caught up with WPIRG co-ordinator Daryl Novak to discuss the issue. "At this point, \WIRG will continue to carry out its mandate and wait to see the outcome of the petition drive," said Novak. ''W'PIRG fills an important role on UW'scampus. \Vepromoteandsupport civic leadership and community well-being through work on environmental and human rights issues. "UW students are the leaders of tomorrow who will occupy places of importance and ptivi.lege in the com-
munities in which they live - now is the ideal time to develop a civic ethic, to explore our responsibility to our local and global communities, right abngside our professional development. And \)/'PIRG is an ideal place to do it.
" ... under those conditions, we'll welcome the opportunity to demonstrate our worth to the undergraduate body." - Daryl Novak, WPIRG coordinator
'We can only assume that the organizers aren't satisfied v.rith our fee being refundable and on a fundamental level don't believe that students should fund a campus group that promotes and supports civic leadership and community well-being through work on environmental and human rights issues. "It's an opinion we don't feel will be shared by most undergrads once they hear the facts and thatrnightonly happen under a referendum, as we
don't know how the organizers are presenting WPIRG to students perhaps not in art accurate light and that concerns us." This is not the first time that the WPIRG has been under fire through a student campaign. According to Novak, petitions for referenda to reconsider the WPIRG fee have taken place every other year-in the winter terms of1999, 2001 and 2003. In the past, the issue has been raised thata Feds-run referendummay or may not be appropriate for organizations external to the Feds, including \1l;'PIRG. Novak, however, indicated a \\1.llingness toco-operatewith the Feds on the issue. "We'dlike to design mutually agreeable rules with the Feds before a referendum takes place and under those conditions we'll welcome the opportunity to demonstrate our worth to the undergraduate body." Novak did note one issue that WPIRG had with the petition. "The wording of the referendum questions prejudices the outcome they are seeking - it will put us at an unfair disadvantage, if we have to tell people to vote 'NO' in supportof\WIRG." More information about \)/'PIRG is available atwpitg.org. Nic Weber, the initiator ofthe petition forreferendum, offered contact information for anyoneinterested:nic@nicweber.com. adilts@imprint.uwaterioo.ca
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sPECIAl.. T6IMPRINTliMPRNfINTER~N7 IMPRINT STAFF Holocaust documentary at UW Brought to the world's attention through Karen Levine's award-winningCBCdocumentalyandchildren's book, the story behind Halla's Suitcase will be presented at U\X' on Thursday, December 9. Hana's story came out in 2000 thc 'I'okyo Holocaust Education and Resource Centre acquired her empty suitcase from the Ausch",~tz lV[uscum. Motivated by her students' interest in the owner of the suitcase, the centre's director, Fumiko Ishioka, found her way to Hana's brother and Toronto resident George Brady. Brady, a Holocaust survivor, has become an international speaker ded1catcdtopreservingthememoryofhis sister by sharing the incredible story behind Hana's Suitci'~se. and \,till both be ",.•,,,(,,,,,<, l'Vent. The ta.1k win occur at 7 :30 p.m. in l1umanities Theatre and is
infonnalion, Barbara Sivak at 888-4567, extension 6769.
UW researchers to launch cancer website study A federal' grant of more than $l00,OOOwill allow two UW research~
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ers to study how easily people nnderstand what they read on the Internet about certain cancers. Professors] ose.Arocha and Laurie Hoffman-Goetz \vill use the funding over the next two years to evaluate the mostpopularwebsites for breast, prostate and colon cancer. Arocha s~jd yesterday thauheirpilot study found infOlmation on most sites was geared to those with a high school diploma or above. The pair hope to assess more than 100 sites for each fOlln of cancer. ''''if e'll look at how readable the in forn1ation is, but also how comprehensible it is by a reader," Arocha added. They'll also recommend ways to make the information more understandable, which mightindude greater use of photos and more personalized infOlmation for groups of users. The grant ,vas announced by Kitchener-\\'Jatcrloo MP Andrew Telegdi and comes from the Canadian Institute of Health Research. "This project demonstrates Cal1ada's commitment to leading-edge research," T elegdi said in a press release.
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aof c'11courage discussion on various development objectives and practices. The conferencc organizers are looking for proposals from students who ate interested in presenting at the conference. The topics should be based on work, volunteer experience or academic research, and can cover any issues concerning international development. All presentation proposals are eli~ gible to win up to $500. Presenters are also cncouraged to submit a paper related to their presentation topic, which w-ill be considered for publication in the academic journal Ullderctlrrefits.
The deadline for submitting proposals is December 7,2004. For more information on how to submit a proposal or general information on the conference, check out the U\x1DSC website at uwidsc.uwatenoo.ca.
Possible branch campus in Kuwait UW is investigating ,vhether to create a branch campus in oil-rich Kuwait. Kuwait is "quite serious" about e.xploring the idea, as UW presi-. dent David Johnston told The Record. W'hiIe it's still in the early stages, UW is studyingd1c feasibility of estab-
Development Student Conference 'tltillbe held atSt;Paul's
ment and resource studies and political. science programs, but involves students from across campus. The aim of the conference is to educate students on international development, allow students to share their experiences in development research and work and
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USln medical school in lhe adjoini!1g United Arab Ernirates, and Dartmouth ColIf'..gein Ha!10ver, NewHampshire is in the early stage of plans for a liberal arts college. Johnston said Kuwait's government has a strong desire for international educational partners. At present, the University of Kmvait "satisfies only a small portion oftheir education needs." Johnston said Kuwait expressed a need for an engineering campus. Environmental, petroleum and chemical engineering are among Kuwait's priorities. There would be mUltiple benefits to locating a campus there, Johnston said. "As a laboratory for ern~onmen tal planning, it's quite i-ttamatic. We would be very interested in using that asalivinglaboratot'jas to how one can plan development and deal ",~th natural resource exploitation in a sensible, thoughtful fashion." He said UW looks at many international ventures each YL'arand currently has an academic program at Nanjing University and oosnad an atcllitecrure campus in Rome for more than 20 years. -withJikfrom The Record
New dean of mathematics A professor from Cornell Univer-
tnce and applied math professor at Cot11elJ begins l-he 1, C\\;' ef!;~tle"lir\j.! J,_;>it1 been talking to Kuwaiti officials for six months, which made them "sufficiently intrigued and interested" to visit. IfU\'(! decided to go ahead, itwould be in good company, he said. Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. is establishing a faculty of health sciences ,v-ith a
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1998. Coleman received his PhD from U\,¥ in 1979. "Thi.s is a coup for Canada and the UW," saidAmit Chakma, UW's vicepresidentacadenlic and provost. Coleman is director of the C01"nell Theory Centre and its spin-off, ere Manhattan, based in New York City.
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School closing protocols As weather conditions are intensifying, students should be aware of the appropriate protocol.U\'if could be dosed for the day if the \'9atcrloo Region District School Board (\l<;'RDSB) cancels dasses at aU ofits schools. If the board doses rural schools only or cancels school buses --~- but does not dose its cityschools-UWwill be open for classes and busi· ness. The university follows the school bOal:d's lead since it has an effective system for evaluating weather coodi tl0ns across the region early in the day and infonning the public via the news media. \,{'hen the university is to be dosed because of a storm, this me,ms that all classes (both daytime and evening) ,vill not be held. Meetings and other scheduled events will be cancelled and staff other than those employed in "essential services," are not expected to be at work. E1:;~:unina,rion5 't""ljl~ In.:.canceUed and meats and job applications will be p{',stjX'l:lt~':l until the sarnehonrofl The Optomet1Y Clinic would also be dosed and appointments rescheduled. U\V' will close "only in extreme circUlDstances. " fmcconnon@imprint.uwateriooca. mjohnson@imprint.uwaterioo.ca
ttempting to make predictions on "future history"
Predicting future history is tricky. Nobody has all the facts. Nobody fully understands the forces of human societies. Unexpected events could mal(e a big impact. Individual characters could make a big splash. Yet, even with those caveats, futu" rology is valuable as it can help us expose lunatics. Take tlle insurgents .in Fallujah. Those guys must have seen American weapon wizardry and been fully convinced that God was gonna watch their backs. They ended up dead. So much for their futurology. I have my own predictions to offer. \X'hiIe I'm certainly not risking as much as the jihadists ofFallujah, I anI putting my views to a serious test. If 1 am wrong, then I am either missing facts or misunderstanding the s trategic game - or both.
There is a good chance that al-Qaeda ,,~ try to launch a major terrorist attack in the next four years. It needs a demonstration that it is alive and kicking. lfit fails it would lose its credibility as a force and would not be able to Hnd adherents. Iran has a nuclear weapons program. For the regime, a nuclear weapon with the range to reach Europe would be a guarantee against foreign intervention. Nothing Iran could gain in negotiations would be as valuable to its regime as along-range nuclear··tipped missile. Consequently, the current round of negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Association and Europe is doomed. At the same time, Iran has threatened to \vipe Israel off the map. Paranoia being a survival trait for Israeli strategists, an Israeli operation against Iranian nuclear facilities is a sure bet. Moreover, they have tecendy bought $300 million worth of bombs from the U.S. Surely these are not only for dynamite fishing. An attack against Iranian nuclear
infrastructure would be not only difficultto execute but also surely risk a fuU-scalewar.Atthevetyleastitwould invite an Iranian retaliation in Iraq or in Lebanon via their Hezbollah proxies. 11ms, such an operation would be carefully timed and include a preemptive strike against Hezbollah. It would be bloody. The last four years oflntifada in Israel/Palestine have weakened the authority of the Palestinian government. Thus, it is difficult to see any new Palestinian government having enough strength to go into serious negotiations with Israel. At the same time, the Israeli position has stiffened. As a consequence, we are not likely to see any major peace deal COmit1gup in the near future. However, less ambitious agreements between the ti.vo sides are likely. These would signiH-~ candy improve the conditions of the Palestinians. The process of refOlUl in the J\fi.ddIe East would accelerate. The upcoming Iraqi elections would boost the authority of the Iraqi government. This would lead to a partial
suppression of the insurgency. In contrast, Syria would face increasing threats to its stability. I t has no allies in the world save Iran. I t is in trouble for supporting the insurgency in Iraq and stationing troops in Lebanon. There is no real opposition movement to the current govern-ment, so the regime might survive, only to appear greatly diminished in power and ambitions. In Et,rypt, 11:ubarak might decide to follow Arafat to the grave. After his death,Americansrnightinsistonhaving some real elections in that popu" lous nation. This would be interesting to watch. The Saudis would see even more pressure from the Americans for democratic reforms. However, don't (.'Xpect anything dra.rnatic. In contrast, North Korea might emerge from its slumber. It has recently been experimenting with free market economy and apparently even started reducing its personality cult. Would we see Kim Jong-Il having a toast with Bush? No, but maybe he would be coming for a visit to Scout! In the wider world, I ,nink we
would see the Americans trying to boost international co-operation with big sticks and even bigger carrot.". They want allies. Under the new Secretary of State, American diplomacy would be more <lgb>ressive. Perhaps tl1ey might he willing to overcome their hostility toward the U.N. just to build stronger co-op eration 'W-ith countries likeJapan, Brazi~ India and Germany. For example, they might support including those nations in the UN Security Council. In this picture, France would be trying to build its "pole" by proposing imaginative deals to those who fell out with the Yankees -~ Syria, Iran or even Cuba or Venezuela. Nothing would annoy the Yanks more. The Americans would counterattack by trying to isolate FrallCe in Europe. \'V'here Canada would Htinto this picture is unclear. I11 this g;une, Canada has a lot to gain by helping American moves. A lot dependl> on the upcoming Bush visit to our frosty capital. sgutfraind@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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In many cities, Yahoo! groups arc setup to discuss future bike rides, whileotllers havnvcbsitcs chroni cling each event. 11.1e bike rides continue in every city despite not having a fmmal peimit, which has led to opposition from the police. Critical Mass has also endured its share of opposition from city motorists, as some Critical Mass cyclists have been witnessed blocking motorists on the streets, often at major intersections. In October, follO\ving the arrest of over 250 Critical Mass cyclists in Ne\v York City in August, Critical Mass participants ftled a civil rights lawsuit against the NYPD.Thepolice counterclaimed, stating that the cyclis ts were engaging in this act\vithouta permit. In Washington State, police arrested six people in Bellingham on their annual Ballowe'en ride. In \'{'aterloo, HITOSHI MURAKAMI local cyclists meet on the last Friday of every month at 5: 15 p.m. at the university'S main entrance at Seagrrun and UniYefsity for the mombly bike ride through lCitchener-\\'aterloo. For more information on the bike rides and future events around North America, visit http:/ / criticalmassrides.info.
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If you see more cyclists than usuaJ today, it is not a coincidence. The organized ride aims to make a point.
The bike ride, known as "Critical Mass," serves in part to "protest for better cycling facilities and against car culture," as highlighted in posters for the event seen around campus. Each month, cyclists across North America gather for these rides. \Vbile some simply en-joy the ride around the city, some stand for the protest around which the movement is based. The idea for CriticAMass began in San Francisco 1992 as a response to air pollution caused has since gro"'/11 at a rapid pace and has spread to oyer 100 cities across the IT .S. and Canada. , the bike ride happens worlJ,vith 22 documented cities in Asia, 141 in and 212 in North America taking part. Despite the entity's informal chapters across Nnrtll Critical Mass has no formal organit;arion or leaders. Cyclists in local cities simply pick a time every month in an effort to raise awareness about pollution caused by cars.
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cording to Cambridge's Chief Executive Officer Don Smith, Teraskiewlcz hopes to see students moving in by September 2005. "They were When U\X' declared its Cambridge architecture anxious to bring this forward as soon as poscampus open, students were fraught with a sible. It's an extremely tight deadline," Smith ",Thole host of questions. Now, thanks to told The Record. EdwardTeraskiewicz'~ $570,000 purchase of a "\'{r e would like to have a residence for our former \1(!oolco store two blocks away from the firsr-yearstudents," said Rick Haldenby, direc-school, the problem of student housing may be tor of the school of architecture. solved in the near future. Haldenby anticipates that the residence New York City developer Teraskiewicz pur\v(mld consist of two-bedroom units, about a chased the store five-minute walk from from the city ofCam-the school ofarchitecture. bridge, which had sat Although the proand developer empty for more than posal and its details are a decade. Citycounin very preliminary stages Edward Teraskiewicz] cil authorized the and are not his decision, were anxious to bring this Haldenby says the project buy on Monday, November 22. looks attractive. forward as soon as In addition to a ''I'm aware o fit and I possible. It's an extremely think there would be tre70-bed student residence, the former mendousadvantages [... J tight deadline." commercial space if we had a first-year resiwilJ also contain a dence," he said. - Don Smith, Cambridge CEO retail area on the The site has remained main floor and a ernpty since 1991, when parking garage in the \\?oolco closed its doors. basement with space Cambridge council for appwximately 60 to 70 yehides. Student bought it for a year ago, then heard housing \\-(JUld take up the second floor, with proposals to redevelop the location. the possible additjon of one to three floors to as T eraskiewicz will conduct a due dill_depending on a detailed engineering review of gence investigation over the next 90 days, accordthe building. ing to a city sr.aff report, as reported in The RHOId. U\V and Teraskiewicz have not yet worked out an agreement to lease the space and turn it ---with files from The Rlif!mi into a studentresidence, according to the developer's representative Tom \\7atson. But, accloureiro@imprint.uwaterloo.ca ~--.---.------,
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Long-suffering Cambridge architecture students have spent the term as the students who go to classes the furthest fron\ campus. Somehmv, Bomber \}/'ednesdays just don't have the same cachet as they used to when the students were crarr1JJ'led into ES2. In the past few years, landlocked universities have used satellite campuses to both expand their capacity ruld increase tlleir reach to new audiences. The U\,\J Senate recently heard about early negotiations betv.'ecn 0\'\' and the Kuwaiti government to establish a satellite campus in Kuwait to service the local Kuwaiti and ex-patriot population attracted there by the oil industry. Satellite campuses are nothing new. The Cr..iversity of Toronto established a satellite campus in a vacant minitions factory in Ajax to accommodate t..~e huge number of university students following the Second World War. Students would live and attend class there for t,vo years before moving to the main campus. Though this was only a temporary arrangement, more permanent campuses have been established elsewhere. Schoo!. affiliations are nothing new either. The rootS of the University of Waterloo began as a tvvo·-year program at the then \}/'aterloo Lutheran Seminary, followed by further study at Western. As this program grew, so did demand grew for another university to cater to engineering smdcnts, Gerry Hagey \vent down the road and established UW. This kind of gro\vth and reproduction is a natural progression for large institutions. A satellite is established and once it matures it might morph into a bona fide university.
UW has been a pioneer in terms of bringing education to students. Its distance education and continuing education programs have reached a wide range of students across the country. For once, tJW \vill be following rather than leading the wave witll these branch campuses. Next fall, the UK University ofN ottingham will open the second oEts international can1puses in Ningbo, China. Its first international campus opened in Malaysia in the spring of 2000. For decades, familics in Africa, the I\fiddle East and Asia have sent their children to western universities to get a western education. This new trend is merely bringing the mountain toM.ohammed, a form of brand export to bring the wealth of knowledge and above all reputation to new hOl'izons. Ironically, AJiJ/Jriflt, that bastion of campus truth, predicted this U\X' trend in its n10st recent issue. I suspect that the university administrators lJiill. be in for a shock in sevenu decades when they re-examine this new colonization. Inevitably, these campuses will adapt to their environments and create an education system distinct frotH that . of the home campus. The campus in Cambridge was launched as a panacea to the Galt downtown woes. The unl-versity had the will to expand but 110 funds to do so. Cambridge had the money and C'h'11e calling. All too soon, Kitchener will play host to two satellite campuses in the hopes of revitalizing its downtown. Unlike the satellite campuses in Cambridge and I<itchener, where students can live under the illusion that they are truly part of the \\i'aterloo campus, the Kuwaiti campus should provide a campus linked dose enough to Waterloo so as to export the U\X! brand, but far enough away that it may eventually hive off into a separate univer-
sity. It only takes a seed. nmoogksoulis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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demanded Concordia immediately also named members of the foundacommittoadatefor:M.r.Barak'sspeech tion's board of directors and outlined Friday, November 26, 2004 - VoL 27, No. 19 to be rescheduled." their affiliation with Jewish groups. Features Editor, Tim Alamenciak Editorial Board Concordia released a statement on York's administration promptly Arts Editor, Ela Malkovsky Editor-in-chief, Laura Katsirdakis November 5 reaffirming the decision issued a statement condemning NoScience Editor, Penny Michelle Rorke editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca hot to hold the speech on campus due ble's actions. ThereleaseincludedstateSports Editor, Adam McGuire Assistant Editot, Phil Weiner to security concerns. The statement ments from York's Hillel and SolidarPhoto Editor, Chris Miller Cover Editor, Dan Micak ity also said Concordiais consideringways for Palestinian Human Rights stuEditor, Julian Apong Graphics News Editor, Sarah Allmendinger Post-secondary institutions are into make their campus safe enough to dent groups, alsodenouncingwhathe Web Editor, Jacqueline McKoy Opinion Editor, Rachel Shugart tended to be places offree speech. But host any speaker. According to the did. Student IJfe Centre 1116 F:519.884.7800 free speech cannot be absolute. There Canadian Jewish News, Frank Dimant, AccordingtoaqNreport, ''Noble P:519.888.4048 UnivemtyofWaterloo has to be a line drawn somewhere, B'nai Brith's national executive vicetold CIN that his lawyers have advised Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 impdnt.uwaterIoo.ca right? Those who find it necessary to president, said that action against him not to talk to the press because he voice hatred orprejudicehaveno right Concordia is part of a campaign to is in the midstoffiling suit against the to have their views put on a podium. ''vigorously monitor the situation on university forinfringingupon his acaHow do wedraw the line between the campuses nationwide, and take action demic freedom and for defamation." uses and abuses of free speech? if and when we deem necessary." TheGlobestoryincludedmorecomAt Concordia, a student group atHe also told the CIN, "Concordia ment from Noble. "He said he was tempted to invite EhudBarak, aformer is not an isolated example ofJewish curious as to why the university was prime minister ofIsrael to speak on discrimination, but part of what we clamping down on campus protests believe to be a much wider trend in and pro-Palestinian students were We've all had to endure it - the group project. Some love it, some hate it, campus. This, don't forget, is on the academia where Jewish students fear being disciplined," the Globereported. but does the group project balance out to be a positive or negative thing in same campus where a fewyears earlier that they cannot freely voice their opinuniversity life? a different Is~eli prime minister was Has Noble's academic freedom ions on Israel or the Middle East been violated oris this a case of harmThese; projects are supposed to be aboutteamwork, but more often than not scheduled to appear, and this without this resulting in harassment some group members end up doing the majority of the work while others slack prompted aviolent protest. Concordia ful and unnecessary speech? Noble or seeing their marks suffer." brings up a touchy topic; York is a off. There seem to be a few distinct categories of group members: refused the request to haveBarak speak, Is it an affront to free speech to school where pro-Israel and pro-Pal1. The quiet person - they don't say much but they often don't do much on the grounds that they did notha,ve work either. . adequate security measures to handle deny Barak the opportunity to speak estiniangroups clashed last year, with on Concordia's campus? Is itillegiti2. The leader - they step up immediately and often know what they are. the possible repercussions. Concordia protests and counter protests leading to several clubs being sanctioned and talldngabout. Unfortunately they can often be abrasive and overbearing persondid invite Barak to speak at an off mate to offer an off-campus venue instead? These are not cut and dry one student being suspended (alality types. Students have enough people telling them what to do, they don't need campus location, where safety could questions. a miniature boss to add to that. . be guaranteed, but this did not stop though the suspension was liftedafter At York, a professor spread amessome time). 3. The loudmouth - they're abrasive, but they don't have the smarts to back B'nai Brith Canada from filing a huit up. man rights complaint with the Quesage that earned",him condemnation I won't attempt to answer these from many groups. According to the questions, but for those of us spend.. *4,.~iatepersotl.-you'da"etosched.ulenieeringtilne$o~~tk:\rime ."~ fi,unlan>"rughts Commission Globe, Prof. David Noble, a Jewish ing our days on university campuses, to get these people to show up; they just don't check their e-rrulil ~st Concordia. man, "distnbutedmaterialallegingthat are they worth spending some 5. The huffy over-taker - mayhethey're just pissed about not being the Accordingto TlMGlobel1m1AIail,on the York University Foundation is thought on. \1<?here should we draw leader, but these people criticize everything the group does and want to redo it November 6 the Canadian Jewish 'biased by the presence and influence all. Congress said the complaint was the line? ofstaunch pro-Israellobbyists, activi6. The cerebral assassin - they shoot down every idea, and their own bright ''heavy-handed and even 'destructive."' ties and fundraising agencies.'" He ideas are slightly tweaked versions of everyone else's rejected ones. However, "a lawyer for B'nai Brith editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca This is of course an exaggeration, butitcan be supremely frustrating to land , . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , in a group \\tith people who are difficult to work with. Sometimes they slack off, sometimes they boss others around too much, sometimes they just don't want to be there. But the result of this ambiguous group dynamic is one mark for all group members. It's a crapshoot. Some programs, like small engineering programs, make it possible for students to get familiar with classmates and develop groups that work well together all the time. But in larger arts programs there are no humanly possible ways to know everyone in the class, and it is strictly chance ifgroup members will be good to work with. Group projects are a good learning experience nonetheless. In the workplace we will all have to work with people who are difficult to communicate with or get along with, and we will have to suck it up and deal With it. The lucky students get profs who are sympathetic and provide "peer evaluation" in these cases. The problem is that lousy co-workers don't make employees get paid less, whereas crappy group members may well mean worse marks for some students. UNIVERISTV OF WATERLOO STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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Absurd to the power of absurd
ebel to J apheth. If you were to write a resume, you would do so with your only available writing implements: a box of crayons. That is, if you were literate. Teeth brushing for you is an easy task; you only have two teeth. You represent the typical gun-totting, minority-bashing, bible-thumping, Bush-voting, basic-hygiene-lacking person who would be pro-war and anti-environmental. Is this an accurate representation of who you are, or what pro-war and anti-environmental people represent? OJcollrse not!Itwould be stupid of me to make such an assumption. Not only is this generalization grossly inaccurate, as was yours, it does little to add to the debate! In any debate there are many intelligent people who make convincing arguments nomatterwhat side they support. The important thingis that their arguments are based on facts and intelligent analysis, not categorizations or stereotypes.
In the last two weeks of Letters, Imprint readers have been treated to a classic debate that takes place in our society. Alarmed by the impact of our way of life upon the environment, a concerned citizen wrote in to raise awareness of an important issue. Annoyed by this apparent "waste of time," angry counterattacks were written back. Unfortunately the main argument of last week's letter was centered around environmentalists being both "nut balls" and ''whackos.''Tothewriteroflastweek's letter allow me to draw similarconclusions. Based on your stated position of being pro-war and anti- environment, I draw the following conclusions: clearly you must be a redneck goat farmer from Alabama. I would include your name, but can't because of space restrictions. You met your wife at a family reunion. You have enough kids to populate a small country. As well, all of their names start with the letter "J," ranging from J ez-
- Matthew Piggott 1A environment and resollrce stlldies
Try being a mathie, Mark! DoesMarkJohnsonreadwhathewrites? He says of second-hand smoke: ''It releases the same 4,000 chemicals as smoke that is direcdy inhaled, but in evengreaterquantity"WouldJohnson care to explain where the additional quantity comes from?, I am not a smoker,andI don'tlikecigarette smoke. But, I would appreciate it ifJohnson tried to make sense. In a past column,Johnson advocated higher tuition fees. He justified this position by using himself as an example. He was able to pay $4,560 in tuition on an annual income of less than $20,000. Well Johnson, I have a challenge. TransfertoCSorEngineeringwhere tuition is between to $7,000 to $8,oooperyear. And then tty staying in the program while working 40 hours a '.\reek. Those programs are unaffordable unless you've got a good paying co-op job, rich parents or a tolerance for debt.
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What if your prof. said he thought it would be just fine if someone killed you? What ifhe then decided to withdraw the remark when it looked like he might lose his job because of it? How safe would you feel? Would you take a classwiththatpro£?Wouldyoubelieve thatthepro£ would treat you fairlyafter saying that killing you was justifiable? That's the situation that some UW students are facing. UWs decision not to take any action against Pro£ Elmasty following his comments that Israeli civilians are legitimate targets for suicide bombers does not provide a suitable learning environment. It's important that UW students feel safe and fairly treatedintheirclasses.Astrongeranswer must be given when a pro£ says thatit's justifiable to kill UW students.
- Yaacov Iland 3A peace and co!iflict studies Skewed Datardina I would like to post a response to a letter to the editor written by Mr Ahmed Datardina that appeared in Imprint three weeks ago. In his letter, Mr. Datardinamentioned 2000 Muslims dyingin the Gujarat riots in India and that Kashmir is a war against Muslims. There's no doubt that what happened to the Muslim community in Gujaratwas deplorable and that there was some degree of political involvement in those events. But Datardina must get to the root of the problem, which is the fact that it was the Muslims who torched 59 Hindus in a train first. What happened after that was retaliation and there were killings on both sides - Hindu and Muslim. FUf1hermore, the number 2000 is debatable. I've seen various numbers. I've also read that an equal number of Hindus and Muslims died in the whole fiasco. The due process oflaw is finally taking place. Thosewhoareresponsible for murder on both sides will be brought to justice. Datardina should also realize that Kashmir is not any sort ofwar against
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Muslims. India is a secular nation and many, many cultures thrive in India. The king of Kashmir decided to become part of India at the time of India's partition itself, a partition that initselfwas a controversial move. India wants to keep the Kashmiriland as much as it wants to keep both Hindu and Muslim populations of that land. You find it convenient to talk about the Muslims who have died in Kashmir. But Muslims are only two-thirds of the Kashmiri population, who continue to live there. The other one-third was Hindu-Hindus that were either killed or driven out oftheir homeland. In fact, many of them live in makeshift refugee camps today. Furthermore, Kashmirwas always Hindu land before Muslims came to India and carried out a Hindu genocide. Kashmir was a holy land for us, where our yogis and sages prayed and meditated and many of our Hindu people went on pilgrimages. If you can't tolerate the Palestinian people losing their land to Israel, how can you tolerate this? If you can't tolerate the plight ofthe Palestinians livingin refugee camps, how can you tolerate the plight of the Kashmiri Hindus? Regardless, talks are in the process between the concerned parties on the Kashmir issue. All concerns will be attended to. So please Datardina, before you send such material to any newsPllper, , do your homework and present the whole situation. Violence is never the . solution to any problem. Thatis a fact. Furthermore, it is one thing to stand up for your rights, it's another to present a skewed version of reality.
- DIISf?yant Bansal masters compllter engineering Sell those lecture slides I have a pet peeve. It concerns the use ofthe science computer lab.s. SinceI do not have a decent printer at home, I need the labs to print offallmyprojects and assignments and I'm sure many others are like me. But now that many prof. are using Powerpoint lecture format, I find the computer labs are full students printing offidenticallec-
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tures. Often, they contain huge graphics that tie up the prlnter forages, and many ofthem choose to print the Powerpoint slides in one-slide-perpage fortnat, which everyone knows is a complete waste ofink and paper because slides usually contain an average four sentences per page. Not oi1ly that, I always find tons of these lecture notes left over in !;helabs when I cpme in the evenings to do myprinriflg (the only time the labs are actually free). What a waste of time and paperl Please guys, be more efficient with your printing. Two or four slides per page, with space on the back leaves plenty of room for taking notes. Don't print those slides that contain only a graphic - your lecture notes will print much faster. Also, is itpossible for professors to make their lecture notes available to students for purchase as a package at the UW Bookstore? This would cut down on computer lab usage, and cut back on the ink and p~per which are inevitably wasted. ,
- Jennifer Hood 4B hofWurs biology Nothing wrong with voting morally I attended university in the United States for two years bef~retransferringto Waterloo. As I have many friends in the States~ I have been disa~pointed to read many articles as of late slamming President Bush, the American people for voting "morally," and many othersuch things. Firsdy, many cannot seem to comprehend why Bush, with the lack of success against the ''War on Terrorism" and the US economi<; downturn couldhavepossiblygottenre-elected. Well,asmy
innocent civilians, whoever they may be, in any way, shape orform, should the harm be physical, psychologiCal, material,-or civil. Moreover, SFPR believes that, while words advocatingvidlence against civilians are unacceptable, the carnage actuallytakingplaceis absolutely deplorable - and this is the unfortunate case in the Israeli occupation which is inflicting all of the above forms ofharm on Palestinians every single day.
-MqyarEl-Khatib President, Student for Palestinian Rights Carolyn Parrish's distorted neutrality I had the pleasure of attending an event hosted by the Students for Palestinian Rights on RemembranceDaywhich saw outspoken Member ofParliamentCarolyn Parrish speak on Canada's role in Palestinian issues of human rights and more specifically, Canada's customary "neutrality" inlsraeli-Palestinian affairs. Ms. Parrish, a veteran politician and longtime member of the Liberal Party of Canada- until recendy - argued that Canada has traditionally held a distincdy neutral approach to issues conceminglsraelandPalestine.Ms. Pat:r!-shexpressed concem in that the Foreign Affairs ministry under Pierre Pettigrew is becoming more and more "pro-Israeli." Using UN GeneralAssemblyvotes as h~reference, Ms. Parrlshpointed out that Canada's long-established policy toward the conflictis that we by no' means support Israel's post-l967 occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. However, recent votes on the West Bank barrier being built by Israel (which has been
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llOtvoicedisapprovaloverthecriminalconstruction. My issue 'with Ms. Parrish's analysis is that instead of moving away from neutrality as she· implied, an abstained vote in- my estimation means that Canada is moving closer to neutrality thanever,butshouldwebe?Tosay·thatfromthe leadership ofLester Pearson onward Canada has been neutral in Palestinian ~d Israeli affairs, as Ms. Parrish suggested, is ~imply false; perhaps morally,Everyc~tizenshouldbeabletousetheir true according to official policy in Ottawa but democratic vote in whichever way they feel best . false in practice. Canada believes thatthe occupasetvestheirinterests.So,onbehalfofmyAmerition of pre-1967 Palestinian land is blatantly can friends, suck it up already, illegal and our General Assembly votes have To all you U\V students, it doesn't matter . reflectedthatoverthelastthirty~plusyears.Our your political preference but don't get confused votes have been pro~PaJ.estinian and rightfully \vithbeing "Anti-American" and "Anti-Bush." so. An abstained vote in the General Assembly And let's show some Canadian class instead of is, in my estimation, the quintessential definibeingoutspokenlikel\.fPCarolynParrish. When tion of neutrality on an issue. the borders re~closed to softwood lumber ' . If the Government of Canada wants to truly and Canadian catcie, remember to send her a practise; neutrality in Israeli-Palestinian affairs, thank-you card. then it should continue to abstain from votes relating to the issue in the General Assembly. - Mark Yolkowski However,lfCanada wants to champion human 3Aarts rights like it traditionally has done in the past, then it must take a stand for the Palestinian plight ' SFPR supports UW's decision at the United. Nations. Ms. Parrish did not advocate neutrality in herpresenration, l'he advoSFPR welcomes the university'S decision notto cated a pro-Palestinian stance and rightfully so. formally discipline Dr. Elmasry for his remarks Canada must find a fine balanceinits support for made on'Michael Coren Live. While we consider the Palestlnian people but that support should Dr. Elmasry's statements to be completely unnot be compromised in diplomatic maneuvering. acceptable, we do believe that they were made That firi.e balance consists of championing huunintentionally, particularly when you consider man rights while perhaps offering conditional Dr. Elmasry's longstanding record ofpreaching support for initiatives such as the United Nafor tolerance. Thus, SFPR treats Dr. Elmasry's tions Relief and Works Agency which openly apology, retraction and assurances as sincere, claims to employ members ofHarnas -a terror:' satisfactory and trustworthy. ist organization under Canadian law. . We consider the matter closed and call upon Ms. P~hmu~t realize. that 1.'fitisneu~:r all other groups concerned with the Palestinianthat she is looking lor (which I do not think IS Israeli conflict to re~pecttheuniversity's values of the case), thi:nMr. Pettigrewis on the right track. inclusiveness and tolerance in their statements and actions. - Harjinder Rona SFPR does not condone the targeting of lAartr
UW at risk of missing the bus The idea of a universal bus pass is not a new one. Kitchener Transit fust pl;oposed a universal bus pass in 1996 and G RT raised the issue again in early 2002, whe? Yaacoy Hand was Feds prt;sident. . Brenda Koprowski continued to talk about the issue through mid-2002, until the Feds conducted a scientifically unsound survey of Last', week, Grand River Transit released. SLC dwellers and council conveniendy attached four route options for its much anticipated the issue to the dead weight of the Waterloo express service, which is to start in September student housing problem, which sentit to the 2005. However, two of these four options bottom of the Feds' to-do list. Chris Edey's leave UW clean out of the equation. 2003 election platform included a platitude Two of the four route options continue up about the U-Pass, but Dave Capper's departure allowed him to avoid King Street from Kitchener past Wilfrid Laurier Uniit. versity, bypassing UW alCmrent Feds president .'(our Feds council together. Becky Wroe told Imprintin With over 19,000 stuand executive have July that the bus pass issue dents on campus in the fall, would go to referendum, repeatedly alienated but despite her ticket's 17,000 in winter and 9,000 in summer, UW is a huge GRT by an on-again, promise to blog on feds.ca generator of traffic. Should frequently, naught has the university be left out of 'off-again approach to been said of the.bus pass this new service, it will ultia universal bus pass since then. mately be a failure of both Essentially, the Feds are and a perennial remissing the bus, with no your administration and your Federation of Sturegard for your interests. luctance to hold a dents. A U-Pass, if we accept referendum Your 'peds council and the modestes~tedcost, executive have rt;peatedly of$50 per 4- month term, issue. alienated GRT by an Onwould be a $145 saving per .a'gain,off~again ap~~h t~over,tbecutrent&ys~ .' t~ whereyo~b'Uyathree-' to a universal bus pass (UPass) and a perennial reluctance to hold- a month package for$139 and the fourth month is at regular price. 1f$50 per term were added referendum on the issue. Despite a corporate pass program offered to the fee bill of every full-time undergraduate by GRT and an escalating parki~g crisis, the administration doesn"'t seem to care too much. see TRA!,!SIT, page 10
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student, GRT would get almost $2 million . next year. That's enough for three new buses and the drivers, fuel and maintenance to operate them for an entire year. As Nea1 Moogk-Soulis said in his column earlier this term, it's also a lot of negotiating power. It's also one-fifth of the total estimated cost of the new express project, which, if you didn't know, your tuition is already partially. funding. In the submission for federal fundingthatGRTpreparedin2003, the University of Waterloo made several in-kind commitments worth over $200,000. Although some might see this as the administration caring, it represents a token effort - the university's policies still favour staffwho park on campus, illustrated by the recent parking debacle from which staffwere prodigiously spared. The lack of a public "drive" to encourage its employees to use other, less ecologically damaging methods of getting to work is equally as
insulting as the size of certain , UW chancellors' SUVs. So, the ad- _____ ministration is ~ missing the bus as ~ well with its lukewarm message to its own employees. An express bus route going through UW would have many benefits, including connecting the school of architecture in downtown Galt to UW's main campus and giving UW students more choice as to where they live and how much they pay to live there. Housing is cheaper generally the farther from the university you get and an express route would make living in
other areas of the region feasible. However, GRTseems amenable to bypassing the university altogether, which shows that the relationship between the university and the transit authority is less than optimal. Action on the UPass issue could improve the university's chances of staying on board. Coupled with a U-Pass, express service can only be beneficial to students. The administration needs to lend a stronger hand to GRT's efforts and the Feds need to mend fences and call a referendum on the issue - and soon. Time is running out, and in the' end, if no action is taken, we may' all miss the bus. 0
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For shame again, Elmasry!
In the days and weeks after 9/11, the Muslim and Arab population became one of the most persecuted groups within the United States. While not having anything to do with the greatest terrorist attack in the history of the United States, these people bore the brunt of the hatred and vengeance within the hearts of many Americans and some Canadians. The situation became so bad that several political figures had to stand up and denounce the widespread acts of discrimination that were happening on a daily basis. For weeks, people from every walk of life were calling for respect for those who fell within this group and for understanding that these people were not deserving of the newly-created stigmaheld against them. While this helped somewhat, the news was still ftlled for months with reports of attacks and vandalism, shown parallel to the images which none of us will ever be able to fully forget. To this day, they are still reeling from this backlash and some of the less tolerant members of society continue to spit this back into their faces. It should be, then, that Muslim and Arab-Americans or Arab-Canadians, of all people, ought to understand what it feels like to be discriminated against. Itis then supremely ironic that last Tuesday
or what that faith tells you. Using that faith as a group of Muslim parents demanded to the a "Get out of Jail Free" card and excuse to Toronto District School Board that their childiscriminate is utterly despicable. dren be removed from a class at the Market If I subscribed to a faith that told me that Lane Public School; a class that was designed to teach,these children tolerance. The class is women were the subservjent gender, would it be right for me to demand that they remain at required for all students and teaches them home in the kitchens of Canada? ahout diversity issues. Not surprisingly, one If I subscribed to a faith that told me that of the issues thatis covered in the class is samesex marriage and families, as well as desCribing jCaueasians~the~eNCt; wou~ make it right for me to refuse to work alongi:he bullying children of same-sex parents sufside someone who is Asian or African Amerift:r in school. can or any other race? The problem these parents had with the So then why, if you subscribe to a faith that class was that they felt that their religious freedoms were being stepped on and their 'tells you that homosexuality is wrong, is it right to tell your children that gays, lesbians children exposed to something which their and bisexuals are not to be treated with the religious faith speaks against. same amount of respect as you yourself wish? Enter Prof. Elmasry, speaking as the president of the Canadian Islamic Congress, saying that, "Teaching tolerance at a young age is a must, but you have to balance that with the appearance that you are not promoting certain I wrote this stqry about an evil values, in'this case homosexual families." millionaire who blocks the sun Elmasry, h,.ow exacdy are we supposed to teach the next generation to have respect for so everyone' has to pay for electheir fellow man without "promoting" certain tricity from his power plant. I lifestyles? And I'm not just talking about my think I really did it this time. (apparendy) revolting lifestyle, I'm talking I'm going to see if I can sell it! about any lifestyle. Because that is the very essence of tolerance: respecting those people who differ from us despite their differences. It is the ultimate hypocrisy that members of an oppressed minority in Canada have a problem with teaching their children how to rise above discrimin,ation, actively trying to take diem out of,a program specifically designed to promote tolerance of other oppressed minorities. It shouldn't matter what religion you are
â&#x20AC;˘ If your faith tells you same-sex marriage is wrong-don't have one. If your faith tells you children shouldn't be raised in same-sex families - don't raise your children in one. Tolerance isa two-way street, Professor. If you cannot give it, you have no right to demand it. My mother drilled into me as a child that! must treat others as I wish to be treated and that j~telf,e~'.i,*i'Sft't.-.x what their background, faith or their causewas created equal and forever remain it. That is the faith to which I subscribe. It is unfortunate that this is a lecture some people never receiveq. Hopefully their children will not suffer the same. gbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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This week, 59 people were killed in a plane crash in China, a mass protest broke out over the Ukrainian election, there's continued aggression from Iraqi insurgents and National Tf'lJtlSUf'IJ hit theatres. It's been a tough week. But the straw that broke this camel'sbackwasthe28,000USDpaidfor a grilled cheese sandwich imprinted with the Virginl'viary's face. Some things are inevitable-war, famine, disease - but when processed cheddar rears its ugly head, Death can't be far behind. I needed an escape, something to restore my equilibrium, my inner state of peace and love. I craved a coma induced by a vaâ&#x20AC;˘ nllla latte LV. drip accompanied by some liquid biscotti chasers, but it was not to be. Instead, 1 was kidnapped Saturday morning, strapped into a car, driveninto Toronto and dragged into the barefooted uber-limber ordeal also known as Tbe YogaSbow. To add
insult to injury, there was a fifteen dollar admission charge - 1 tell ya, they don't run cults the way they used to. Whilst my abductor flitted from kiosk to kiosk in zen-bliss, 1decided to survey my surroundings. As shetest--drove outfitswith brandnames like Hugger-Mugger, Lululemon, timbuk2 and j'QgagUtl, 1 found a place to set my inferior body down (with horrible posture t:hat Vlas sure to result in a meeting with the discipline guru). Throngs of the super-healthy and ultra-spiritual amassed in the 100,000 square foot hall Amid the range of ages, ethnicities and bodyl:ypes, therewas one constant - almost everyone had a yoga mat bound to their bqdies. Likely the mats conveyed some socialhierarchyofwhichlwasnotaware -1 wondered what'd happen ifa basic bluematweretoapproachanadvanced purple mat - perhaps some kind of sacrificial ritual? Being matless, 1 never found out. The decor included large brightly-colored banners which hung from the ceiling proclaiming soothing directives to Exercise, l'vfeditate, Breathe, Stretch,andforGod'ssake,
This was a common theme throughout the show: everywhere you looked, messages of inner peace were carpetbombed over clothing. books andvattous other merchandise. I tried suppressing my snickering at kiosks with names like Mahal's CDs &DVDs, the ChakraSpa, www.omcentral.comand Soul Catcher 3 (I maintained a wide berth - I didn't want a spoiler since I hadn't seen the original or the sequel). I was confronted with
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unaware that Florida was the new yoga mecca-as evident in a ''Destiruttion: Florida" kiosk for true yoga-aficionados. My jgnorancewas furthervalidated by my surprise at seeingAdidas,Roots, andJoe Boxer at the show- it seems my Eastern Religions Prof. had neglected to cover these Hindu deities. Just past the flower-petal-strewn ponds were more yogic delights serviceslikeposturalre-education,aural photos, free bio-energy diagnosis and most impressively, one place offering "immediate enlightenment" - but havingsettledon the "Therapyin aJar;' nirvana would have to wait for my nextpaycheque. The atmosphere eventually grew on me my bladder stoppedteactingto the constant sound of running water that emanated from thewaterfea!Ute and I was even tempted to try the hemp focaccia, thecoolhemp non-dairy dessert and
the menu were snacks like gingerwonders,chocolate soy-nuts andsoy-chlps. Oddly, the nearby Lays vending machine \vas almost empty. At day's end, 1 was exhausted not from taking any of the 75 yoga classes offered (FYI, though classes may remove you from. worldly cares, lheywon'tremoveyoufrom 7 percent GST), but from schlepping my coat around and keeping a straight face as a well-meaning shopkeeper handed me agoodiebag featuririga spandex headband to, she explained, "catch thesweat" - it~"ltS cute thatshe thoughtI'dwork up a sweat. It\va.8 a Patty Hearstexperience. As we left the building in a tofu-and-soy milk-induced haze, I shared in my abductor's rapturous proclamations of feeling"atpeace" and "totally relaxed." Pulling out of the parking lot, 1 thought, ''We ought to make an effort to try new things, because you never know what you'll get out of it." My reverie was broken by some
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Moshpit madness: tiot for true fans
Tonight I decided to have one of those "veg" kind of nights. I parked my lazy (yet remarkably firm) butt in front of the TV, two-bite brownies in hand and put on some quality entertainment. After a couple of minutes, I started to feel really guilty and ashamed of myself: each brownie only took me one bite to eat (I finally realized why myoId roommates never wanted to share their burgers with me). Later, a buddy of mine stopped by and we had one of our usual manly discussions. After teaching me to squint while putting up lights on a Christmas tree to even out the gaps (okay, that
didn't really happen), he talked showed up far earlier anyone else in order to secure himself a prime spot about his recent trip to a Megadeth at a general admission show, but concert at the Kool Haus. To those who have never been, couldn't enjoy the show to its fullest. Toronto's Kool Haus is your typi~ cal concert hall, with stage in front and a wide open, level viewing area for the standing room audience. IIWhatwas My buddy, being the devoted fan that he is, arrived at the concert supposed to be a hours before it started, snagging a front row center standing spot. night of bliss and What was supposed to be a night heavy metal turned of bliss and heavy metal turned into an annoying exercise in self-defense: into an annoying crowd.surfers continually landed on him and moshers tried to suck him into the abyss of the nearby mosh self-defense ...11 pits. Still, he persisted, attempting to enjoy the music. As Megadeth left the stage, he was satisfied yet perturbed that his Some concert-goers would say, chest was now sporting a melange "too bad, so sad, suck it up and of shoe logos imparted by the feet watch from the back," but to them . I say "fiddlesticks." of crowd surfers. My friend paid the same amount Mosh pits and crowd surfing of money as everyone else did, almost always form right in the
prime concert viewing location front and centre- which makes it difficult for many fans that might be just as devoted as the shin-kicking mosh heads but want to actually watch the show and enjoy it without binoculars. Consider also the size of some fans. Now my friend is a bigguy--':' you could bump him and he wouldn't phase - but what about the skinny, acne-grizzled kids that often fall into the "diehard fan" category? They deserve an equal opportunity to enjoy the concert the way that they want to enjoy it. Many of them (male or female) who want to get close to their favourite musicians get eaten alive and pushed to the back, simply because certain people have the need to run into each other over and over again. There would be nothing awkward about moving the mosh pits to another location, such as to the
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sides or the back. Everyone could be happy that way - even the band, which will . still get the vibe and reaction from the crowd for their efforts. Unfortunately, that would be a disaster to try and manage, and not worth the effort. I take it as a blessing in disguise that the Bomber and Fed Hall prohibit moshing and crowd surfing at their shows, because it gives me the chance to enjoy the music and actually watch what the band is doing. I used to mosh and crowd surf too, budt's nice to have good view of the band and head-bang in my own comfort bubble. Besides, if I really want to run into people while listening to music, I'd just blast Megadeth in my headphones while body-checking people after writing an exam in the 路PAC. Trust me, it's actually kind of therapeutic. aocal@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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ofthe Museum ofModem Attin New Lastly, big government does not York, for example, cost $825 million. embrace the efficiency of capitalism. The entry fee is a paltry twenty bucks. Last weekend, I found myself lost in Nonetheless, all the major news out- . downtown Toronto with a friend. lets are reporting complaints about 路We stopped at a convenience store the price. The "good cause" lobby in search of directions. The store was dictates that art should be free to eveselling a map for five dollars, which I ryone, but they fail to consider howthe judged to be it fair price. govemmentcouldpayforsuchapolicy. We were lost, we needed amap and I observe "good cause" lobbyists this little Chinese lady happened to be with great amusement. Do they realize selling one. It was capitalism atits best. that more museums for Sue could My friend who advocates big govmean fewer textbooks for Johnny? ernment, business subsidies and social More likely, they expect the moneywill programs, let's call her '.'stereotYPical simply grow on the tree in my pocket, leftist" or SL, wanted to read the map or perhaps come from cuts to critical '.\1.thout paying for it and then leave. services like health care. Sue gets her SL would rather those five dollars f museum and Johnny his textbook, go to the government. From there, the but Bob dies waiting for an !viR!. money would be used to appease sepaThe socialists who want free art ratistsin Quebec, pay bureaucrats' salaalso desire free health care, daycare, ries, fund Adrienne Clarkson's limou. education and mass transit. Meansine, subsidize Canada Steamship Lines while, they advocate for better wages and build Jack Layton a bike path. for overseas workers and reduced defiIndeed, the government would be cit spending. The concepts of com"helping people" \\i.th my money. parison and relative importance are In the capitalist world, the convenlost on big government advocates. ience store owner profits from selling They simply want everything. maps, franchises and hires more workIeboils down to one simple fact: ers. this society rewards effort rather than The little Chinese lady becomes a results. We reward the support of the convenience store tycoon. But ifgovinstitution withoutregru:d for its goals, ernment takes the money out of my priorities or importance. We are bompocket, I can no longer spend it. barded with effort-oriented phrases Thatleaves our anecdotal convenlike get iflVolved, come out and participate ience store owner with nothing to do rather than results or comparisonbut beg the government for help based statements. Despite what the and so the vicious cycle continues. Libenils andNDP rrughtthink, not all effort is created equal. talevesq@imprint.uwaterioo.ca o
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Well, he dropped the hammer. Prime :Minister Paul Martin reached his Vlit's end and kicked maverickMP Carolyn Parrish out of the Liberal caucus. \'i'hat are we to make of this? Evidently the prime minister believes looking good for Dubya is a higher priority than freedom of speech for his caucus. Gran ted, Carolyn did have, as she admitted dur.ing her recent visit to U\Xl, "occasional bouts of the truth." She said the things otbers were afraid to. Ul\;PO,::;l1:ig: reality, however controvetsial it may be, does not warrant thi~ kind of punishment. After all, did calling the war-mongering Republican administration "bastards" hurt her in the June election? Of course notl She won by nearly 12,000 votes over the nearest competitor, her biggest margin of victory ever. Residents of Mississauga·~ Erinda1e have repeatedly told me how great an MP she is; how she al'ways finds time for her constituents; how she'ssobraveandonlrspeakingwhat we all know is the truth.
It's true: Canadians were dumbfounded that the Americans could reelect that deranged cowboy. Many supporters of the Iraq invasion could rightly be called bastards. And who else but idiots would support a missile defence system that has proved penetrable and unworkable? I've never been a supporter ofPaul Martin and this unwarranted dis·missal adds another strike against him. During the reign of Jean Chretien, there were frequent calls for his resignation to let Martin take over the helm, but KingJ ean never kicked any of them out of caucus - although sometimes I wish some of them had been. Martin's people said that the Bush doll-stomping episode broke the camel's back with regard to Carolyn Parrish. '\XTe all know tbat's not true. Itwas because she questioned the leadership of Paul Martin's team and admitted that although she supported Martin for the leadership, she does not presently hold his abilities in high regard. Her criticisms were justified. The Liberal1eadership, for an intents and purposes, botched an election that should have been easy to win ..A patheticallY'veak Conservative Party was allowed to pound us ovet the 50called sponsorship scandal and Mar-
tin played right into their hands by focussing on it. Had we followed the example of Chretien, who Parl'ish rightly praised as a "true Liberal," we'd have easily won a majority. The Liberals should have campaigned on their stellar record of eliminating the $42 billion Conservative deficit, ratifying Kyoto, paying down debt, cutting taxes and, most importantly, keeping us out of the American terrorist attack in Iraq!
I f you ask me, simply the fact that we opposed the Iraq invasion while the Conservatives were gung-ho in favour could have won us the election. Carolyn Parrish should be commended for ha'ving the guts to speak the facts. 1fartin may soon regret his draconian decision. Parrish is enormously popular in 1lississauga and could probablpvin an election running for the NDP or as an Independent. He
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What ever happened to Fed Hall? Brendan Burrows IMPRINTSTAFF
Like most third-year students, I remember Fed Hall as a place of epic memories where, although the line was incredibly long, the list ofbenefits was long as well. Cheap beers, three bars and seas of women that flowed like the salmon of Capistrano. However, as more and more underagers began to filter into the school, socially insecure 17-year-oldcircle dancers ransacked the scene. Soonenough,North â&#x20AC;˘!\merica's largest on-campus bar morphed into its largest highschool dance. Thus the Thursday night exodus to the off watering holes began and slowly - bavingnothing but selfconscious seventeen-year olds to fuel the atmosphere-Fed Hall began to fade away. Now, under new management, the jewel in the crown ofUW is geared to make a comeback for the winter semester. Peds bas attempted several different strategies in an effort to bring the dance floor to some semblance of its formerglory-all ofwhich bave so far met with mediocre success. I had the pleasure of seeing DJ Dopey last month~t Fcllfiill- one ofthe top' hip-hop DJs in the world. The 2003 World DMC champion, a man that spins in front of thousands weekly, played to 25 raving fans at a nearempty Fed Hall. "Before I got hired this year the [previous] promotions crew had booked eightdifferentDJ s in an effort to bring a new kind of flavour to Fed Hall; Dopey is obviously huge in Toronto. The problem is that no one went out and asked the students if they had any interest in seeing those DJs. For example,]azzy Jeffis obvi-
ously a big name but he was booked within the organization without representatives actually going outside and asking students if that's what they want to hear," stated Fed Hall general managerJohn Fedy. The original idea of bringing in world-renown D J s is appealing but it is not representative of what the student body wants at this point in time. Next term, there are plans to have a promotions team actually go out and communicate with the students about what they want to see . "Some of the biggest tumouts for Fed Hall this year have been various clubs renting out the facility for different events [...] some of the SOCA parties thrown by the Caribbean clubs have attracted a lot of students from both [UW] and Lautier. The position we want to take for student clubs for next year is pretty much 'we'll get the DJ ifyou bring the people,"'Fedysaid. Touted as being North America's biggest on-campus nightclub, Fed Hall's sheer enormity could be one of the reasons that students have been alienated in the past months. The feeling of it being an intima!C:p'~aci.just hasn't been there "'WeWanttornak¢anumber of accessible renovations where the size of the club could be changed up to accommodate a smaller crowd if need be." This suggestion makes sense; a smaller atmosphere can make any club feel more cozy and inviting. Another new move sure to bring more people to the club is the plan to allow Laurier students to be able to sign themselves in. A Waterloo student is also able to sign in as many as four people, so the club is more or less open to the public. The resuscitation of Fed Hall has
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fed Hall stands lonely and empty# waiting for people to come drink drink drink! Ibeen a long and arduous process. ''The first step was eliminating underage nights, because ifyou can go to bars when you're under 19 then you're not going to have any desire to go to that bar when you are over 19. We want to get it back to the way it was four to five years ago when there was no particular stereotype associated with Fed Hall. Anybody should feel welcome or accepted as soon as they walk into the bar," said Fedy, who was responsible for turning Philthy McNasty's from a Monday night nonpriority drinking spot into a happen-
ingclub. "We're planning on using the same conceptthatPhilthy's used last year on Friday nights to attract people this year to Fed Hall. The targeted night is Tuesday and we'll be initially opening it up for f::i.ends of staff and their friends to make it one big inclusive party to start off with." If anybody was around to see Philthy's shift from being a place where families go to eat and bowl on Hi:iday nights to where people go to get hammered and flirt with members of the opposite sex, then you
know that the stratc:gy proposed by Fedy is a good one. On Monday of next week, the management and promotion teams will sit down to discuss what will actually be done in an attempt to bring Fed Hall back to its former status. Will Fed Hall be able to regain its former glory and live up to its potential? Decide for yourselfnext week when I outline the official steps being taken to try and make Fed Hall a staple for UW students and barhoppers everywhere. bburrowS@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Watch out kids ...it's Herambone versus the Almighty
I'm in class the other day when I hear a rumble in my belly. Damn baked beans with a side orderofrefried beans. Anyway, I'm an old pro at the gastric atts so I figure I'll let the sphincter speak. I can control the amplitude. We'll go for a mild spring breeze. I shake around in my chair getting the right combination ofcheek-to-seat pressure. The countdown begins, 3, 2, 1. .. webaveliftoff. UhohSpaghettios. Thegentlecurrentofaitgavewayto a freaking cyclone. There was some serious resonance. !twas like an exorcism in my ass. The prof's all, "Herambone, ifyou had that kind of passion in your studies, you'd be teaching this course."
I should be more passionate in general Religious people are passionate. Then again ... Religion is wrought with irrationalities, hypocrisies, duplicities, Mickey Roonies, ChuckE. Cheese's, etc. Rather than present a biting satirical assailment on religion, I shall present a puerile, lowbrow rant on religion's younger brother, cult worship. Well, since I got a non-refundable ticket to hell anyway, let's do the religion angle. God: "Herambone, you have never written directly about My job ever. Well, you have used My presence to make witty jokes that de~ serve the Holy Fist of Approval. Anyhoot, mocking religion might anger people on campus, especially the quiet yet potent Buddhist contingent." \ Heramb: "Well God, ther't: comes a time when Buddhists can take aback seat to the Harem. Yeahhhh." God: ''Your fight-the-Buddhists attitude truly impresses me. Freaking
Buddhists, all peaceful and shit. Write on, brother." I understand religion is well-~ intentioned and can instill a sense of purpose in lives, but so can stamp collecting. The tremendous joy one derives from uncovering that rare naked Elvis bicentennial is truly spiritual. And when's the last time that a country went to war 'cause the enemy had coolerpattems on their 37-cent stamp? Ignoring the GreatStamp Warof1712, ofcourse. That analogy above is considered heresy in 17 states. I looked it up. The moral quagmire that I find particularlyquagtnirish with re1igion is the issue of masturbation. Many religions consideritimtnoral. Notice how your hands are almost always less than a fo.ot from your genitals. That's too damn convenient. And weren't we made in God's image? Shit, I'll justgo out and say it: God flogs the divine dolphin. I'm choosing this example be-
cause it is one I face daily, often twice daily, thrice on the Sabbath. Basically, there are too many religious sacrifices that I feel lack worthiness. Take the whole can't sleep with tf?y neighbour's wife commandment. What if I sublet? Archaic wording that can bemanipulated for Herambonic gains, I thank you. Another thing that vexes me is how religious scripture leads to diverse interpretation. No man, you need to have less interpretation and more regulation. Where in the Good Book does it say punching Herambone in the face for fartingin your general direction is acceptable? Oh shit, it says that? My bad. Anyway, people are inherently moronic and will do moronic things when the rules are fuzzy. As an aside, regardless ofreligious affiliation, some people need to fast. They'd bestptactiseRamadan six times a year. Throw in a little Lent for good measure. That's Herambone's kc:y to
weight loss. Sometimes religion provides a convenient scapegoat to avoid the issues. Take dating, for example. A girl could easily pull out the "my religion forbids me from pursuing a relationship with you" line. What the heck religion is that, the "I can't date ridiculously good-looking writers with outrageously sculpted physiques and outlandishly large wee-wees" religion? ''Well if tbatwas the case, I'd date you Herambone." BW:ll1uun. I know someone on campus "is going to pray for me." Heyman, ptay forme all you want, I'm still watching Matlock. As Emo Phillips, the great standup comedian putit, "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord " doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." hramachandran@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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elaborate! You're just trying to get to know each other and see ifyou're compatible. So why notgo with something classic? Like dinner or drinks!
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Yeah, I guess that would work! Dinner or drinks is agood opportunity to talk a bit, get to know each other, and show off the fact that I'm comforlable interacting with society in a non-violent manner. See, now you're getting it! Chicks definitely dig dudes who are able to interact with society in
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This week: advice on the perfect first date from the master ofromance, Chewbacca!
Adam: H~ Chewie, thanks so muchfor being here knew I had to caUyou because the interview I didwith Obi Wan was an enormous hitfForS011Je reason Wrmrloo studentsjust love Star Wars. to~! I
Chewbacca: Wwwtttawwfmnanrafarrrrmm mmmnun.tnttrrar. H~ dude, I resent that! It's not because we are all
antisocial cookie-dough eatingfantary buffi who wear sweatpants and stare at ourshoes when we talk to other
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What? Pimps started wearingfur coats to copyyour naturalpelt? Those gtqs suck. A'!YJYt:!Y, Chewie, I am
I was thinking I'd bring her a nice gift,you know, something to let her know she's special. What better wqy to show agirlyou care, andyou are an up-and-comingyounggo-getter, than to catch her afoh! AU chicks dig waJlqe, right? Ffffi 111111111 !!!!Rrraaa!Rttmrraaaaa!
Okqy ... you ... are ... holding... me... over•.. your..• head and... shakingme... violentfy. Which •.. leads... me to believe that... chicksperhaps. " do not... dig walleye ... Fnnnur£ Okay, thefish was perhaps not the best idea. But listen to what I have plannedfor the date! Two words: elk hunting! Mmmmmrrrannnwrraaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ohyeah? We/4 I happen to know that that's how Dick and qnne C~ met, Mr. Criticism! :Mmmmmllllllllllllll waaaawwwwwwwwrttr! Look, I'm sorry. ~ don't mean to caUyfJU names•. And I guess the whole "outdoorsman" theme might not be aU that inspired. This is stresgut for me, tbough. Mqybeyou could... you know... give me some ideasfor a goodfirst date? And dude, what's with the roaring? Mmmrtt hmmm. Aaah, there it goes! Sorry, I've been trying to clear my throat this whole time. So look, Adam, first dates don't have to be
a non-violent manner. So yeah, when choosing a spot for drinks or dinner, definitely go fora hip place with a nice atmosphere, but don't go too expensive. Expensive restaurants are a place for 48-year-old bond traders to have affairs. Besides, you need that money for textbooks I Just go somewhere you'll both be comfortable. And remember, it helps to be decisive! Don't spout off 14 different restaurant possibilities and ask her to choose, or the "none at all" option is going to start looking pretty attractive.
O(){Joob kqy!Tbis is aUgreat sl1dfChewie,you Don juan,you. So I noticedyou said dinner or drinks. Does one work better than the other? Well, dinner is more formal, which might be good in some situations. Drinks help to ease the social tension, but they definitely increase the probability that you'll accidentally blurt out something about your "My little Pony" collection. It's a toss up. Generally, if she likes drinks - and "My little Pony" - go for drinks. Ifnot, dinner! Cool! 50 that takes care tif the start of the date.
Wbat should we do tifter dinner?
Hal Dinner ... Don't trust yourself with the "My little Pony" thing, eh? Well, if I were you, I'd choose a fun activity that you both enjoy. Afterwards, you can reflect on it and say "Remember that time we both participated in that fun activity, which we enjoyed mutually?" She will say, "Yes." Then you can hold hands!
Thankyou for the least speciftcpiece ofadvice ever given. I wasn't done, smart guy. Ifyou've got her to agree to being seen in public with you, you probably know a thing or two about her interests. So pick the one that you are mostinterested in as well. She likes baseball? Go to a baseball game. Dancing? Go dancing. Stealing police cars? Actually, you probably shouldn't steal police cars. And ifyou don't know any of her interests, go with the old standbys!
Which are? First, wrest1ingin those inflatable sumo suits. Thatrules.Second,hottubs!BIindDate,ElimiDrm, and every other television show ever filmed with the word ''Date'' in the title can't be wrong. Also, if you happen to have a private jet and an apartmentin Paris, now's the time to break them out.
Cool! Thanks Chewie! I fllNst sqy, I think I've learned a lot, and I'm reatfy for ~ date. You'~ the greatest. Now excuse me, I've got a wallrye to catch for my special somebo4J! Mmmmrrrrnnnuruwnrfl ajohns@imprint.uw8terloo.ca
The guide to finding employment after graduation Helpful words to take you down the long hard road to the rest of your life Michelle Titus IMPRINT STAFF
100: "I feel it gave me a leg up in my career. I was
havingto accumulatemoredebtwas too much." able to obtain relevant work experience while So she opted to gain more Held experience as earning my degree." This work experience inwell as payoff debt acquired over four years. cluded eight months at Research In Motion After completing an undergraduate post-secWhen Johnson went looking for employondary education and obtaining a degree, many where he now holds a full-time position as a ment it was her experience that got her a fullsoftware developer. In hindsight, McEachern university graduates Hnd themselves asking time position. Thanks to summer positions at feels that participating in the co-op program "now what?" Choosing a university was hard the Hamilton Children's Aid, she was hired at after high school but this next step may be even enabled him to achieve his current level of the St. Catharine's agency. When it came down harder. employment. ''1 do not believe that I could to it, "getting hired was based on my experience, have gotten a job with as much responsibility Finding a job can be difftcult on its own not my degree." as I have now without going through the co-op without even taking into consideration its relLooking back,Johnsopis thankful that she evance to the undergraduate's Held of study. process," he said. "planned early for ther] Held," and urges other Although McEachern's current job is not university students to "get your foot in the With many factors weighing on the minds of these graduates, many roads can be taken to exactly what he studied at university as a math door early." major with a computer science and software begin employment. Although these examples are positive, it can engineering option, he "relies strongly on techAs tuition prices continue to rise, (tnding be expected that many university graduates beemployment is becoming a huge preoccupation nical skills obtained at come discouraged. for many graduates. Rather than taking time to university, but less so But, results from the locate a job in their Held, some find it more on math and theory." Ontario University practical to take a temporary one thatwill payoff He intends to keep this "lfeel [CO-Op] gave me a Graduate Survey prodebts and become somewhat ftnancially stable position fora few years vide a little more hope. leg up in my career. I was Published yearly by before starting serious job hunts. before he will consider This is exactlywhatQueen's universitygradufurthering his educathe Ontario Universiable to obtain relevant tion. ate Brett Dunlop has opt~d to do since he ties' Application Cenwork experience while "needed money to pay back loans." With a Other graduates tre on behalf of the degree in fine art, his options for permanent plan to continue their Council of Ontario earning my degree." employment are vast but definitely hard to get studies immediately afUniversities, it surveys -Kevin McEachern into. ''1 was having trouble ftnding a job in my ter receiving an underemploymentinformaHeld," said Dunlop. So, after graduating, he graduate degree. Howtion ofgraduates from wasted no time finding seasonal work at a landever, this is not an easy Ontario university unscaping company. This is where he plans to stay task. Being accepted into a graduate program dergraduate programs. "for another couple ofmonths," and "then start can be more competitive than university. Some The most recent survey, published in April seriously looking for a job in [his] Held while programs require work experience before apply2004, includes results of employment experimaintaining another side job for bills." When it ing is possible, making a job in the planned ences, ,earnings and skills matching of 2001 comes to Dunlop's ideal employment opportugraduate Help absolutely necessary. graduates six months and two years after uninity, he is "still unsure." However he does have Jennifer Johnson waS in this situation after versity graduation. direction: ''1 want a position where I can use my graduating from the University of Waterloo. In reference to employment rates, the study creative abilities," said Dunlop, ''but that's hard ''From what I've heard, two years ofexperience finds that two years after graduation 95.8 per since there are fewwillingto give that chance to is required," said Jo~son in reference to concent of graduates from undergraduate prosomeone with little practical work experience." tinuing her education'in social development grams are employed. Of these graduates, 85.3 Some graduates are able to jump right into studies. She went on to say, "I haven't looked per cent "consider their work either 'closely' or a position related to their Held of study. Kevin into it much because I knew I wanted to take a 'somewhat' related to their university educaMcEachern attributes this to the co-operative year off." After writing her honours thesis she tion." Findings for six months after graduation e.qJlntiQQ. Rrpgpul1 attlIct Qmvet~t;lt .o£Wl\~r.-.: <~T<!,S. ".11~~ (OJ a,. Ql;.e~~.':aQq :'tbe. thpllgl}t Q( •• were~lol~t~s prllm1sing, with 93.6 per cent em-
ployed,andBO.2percentinrelatedfieldstotheit degrees. While these statistics offer positive information for university graduates, the survey response rate is extremely discouraging. This is because "of the 45 798 graduates who were surveyed, 13, 125 or 28.7 per cent responded." So, although this study may bring a little encouragement to graduates these findings cannot be depended upon. But, in the end, some positive findings are better than none. Locating a job after university graduation is a matter ofremaining motivated. Ifa temporary situation is taken in order to payoff debts or to get goals organized it is important not to get stuck in a rut. ''The hope of something better," is what keeps Dunlop going along with the belief that his "time and work in school will pay off with a related job." The same goes for graduates planning to return to school after obtaining experience or those required to reapply. It can be hard to return to school after being in the workforce and earning a regularpaycheque, so it is important to keep yourself focused on the future. Johnson'S approach on gaining experience in her field allows her to test out her future: "this way I can try it out and then move on to my master's." This ensures that the appropriate graduate program is chosen. All in all, the thought of diving into the workforce after achieving a university undergraduate degree is a daunting one. Just as high school students choose different roads after graduation, so will university graduates. When it comes to employment, graduates have many choices. Whether students choose to begin jobs in their Helds of study, take temporary positions to payoff acquired debts, or build up career experience, it is a matter of individual priorities, opportunities or necessities. The recent graduates mentioned as well as the 2004 Graduate Survey offera light at the end of the sometimes seemingly dark post-undergraduate degree tunnel. Keep positive and focused, and you will make it out employed. mtitus@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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Jim Jones' heart of darkness (part II) A quarter century after the ignominy ofJonestown thrust Guyana into the world's media spotlight, the massacre has yet to find a comfortable resting place in this country's history and society. Perhaps it is because the vic.rims and perpetrators ofthe "crime of the century" were overwhelmingly American, or because the world at large knows little else about Guyana, butinanycase memories ofJonestown are rapidly fading in Guyana. A quick search of Georgetown's largest bookstore could turn up not one book about the Jonestown Massacre. At Guyana's National Library, the event and its aftermath are recorded onlyin two thick file folders of yellowing and disintegratingnewspaper clippings. In theend, however, a disorganized jumble of unconfirmed reports, wild accusations and rumours is only appropriate for the lingering mysteries of Jim Jones and his Peo. pIe's Temple. Jones' first involvement in Guyana predated the massacre by nearly a decade. He was an invited guest of the government in 1970 and the lands that became Jonestown were leased from thegovernmentforan unknown amount in 1973. In 1974, he performed one ofhis trademark "healing services" in Georgetown's Sacred Heart Church. This event appalled
Guyana's religious community, but did not at allimpair his apparently cozy relationship with Guyana's government at the rime. Jonestown, officially called the People's Temple Agricultural l\fission, quickly became a state within a state where the only laws were those of Jones. In contravention of his agreements with the Guyanese authorities, he brought down waves of followers after fleeing San Francisco. Local officials in the Port ofMabrumareported and complained ofillicit shipments of drugs and weapons destined for Jonestown, but their objections were consistently overruled by the central government. According to the editor of the G1!Jana Chronicle, ShariefKhan, ''They [the People'S Temple] had official protection." Behind the official facade,cheeringl.y promulgated by a summer 1977 "Progress Report," thelivesofthemembers of the People's Temple became increasingly destitute. DeborahLayton Blakey,afurmerfinancialsecreta!yofthe Temple, escaped from Jonestown in December 1977 andinawrittenaffidavit laid bare the disturbing reality. Layton's affidavit details an agriculturalmission that had become a forced labour camp, repletewith annedguards and a starvation diet. Jones, who was ingesting copious amounts ofalcohol and drugs by this point, would harangue the 1,000 field workers for up to eight hours per day over Jonestown's public address system. He would claim to be the descendent ofJ esus Christ and Lenin and predict an impending attack onJonestown by the CIA or mercenaries lurking in the
jungle. Jones used a combination of fear, intimidation and physical discomfort to keep his followers in line, and potential defectors were threatened with death. Most frighteningly of all, there were weekly "White Nights," .which were full-scale dress rehearsals for "revolutionary suicide" where Temple members would ingest the "poison" and only be told later that it was only a drill. Despite the affidavit and other increasingly bizarre and harrowing tales that began to leak out ofJonestown, the U.S. State Department and the Guyanese government took no ac-
... some Temple members willingly drank the purple cyanide-laced KoolAid ... tion. However, California congressman Leo Ryan, in response to the requests of families of those in Jonestown, launched a personal factfinding mission to Guyana. After an initial refusal, he and several reporters were granted permission by Jones to visitthesettlementinNovember1978, setting the stage for the final actin the Jonestown tragedy. Ryan and his party arrived at Jonestown on Friday, November 17 and were treated to entertainment and a veneer of a communal happiness. The following day, the lie came un-
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done. A resident quietly passed a note to Ryan asking to be evacuated from Jonestown; by that afternoon, 20 peopIe wanted out. The congressman, his team and several defectors were abIeto leave the camp, but were subsequendy ambushed by Jones' armed guards at the PortKaituma airstrip. Ryan, three reporters and one Temple defector became the first casualties of the Jonestown Massacre. Back \vithin the compound, the well-practised drills became macabre reality. While some Temple members willingly drank the purple cyanide-laced Kool-Aid, others (mostly children) were forcibly injected with the poison, while infants had the mixture sprayed into their mouths. While surrounded by this dance of death, Jones continued to broadcast, declaring the glory of "revolutionary suicide" and reassuring his followers that death was preferable to "capture." Guyanese soldiers arrived the followingmomingto find more than 900 bodies in Jonestown, including that ofJ ones, who had died from a single gunshot to the head. The lack of a more vigorous response bytheAmericangovernmentin lightofLayton's affidavitand the other disturbing evidence is almost incomprehensible. A 1979 congressional investigation ofthe massacre faulted both the U.S. Embassy in Guyana and the StateDepattmentfortheirpoorknowledge of activities in Jonestown and their lack ofinitiative in responding to mountingconcemssurroundingJones.. Congressman Ryan apparently thought so little ofthese two institutions that he did not even consult them before launching his own investigation.
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Itisevenhardertodiscem theactions of the Guyanese government at the time, as there has never been a formal investigation into the massacre in Guyanaandgovernmentofficials refused to participate in the American investigations. Fromallappearances,itseems that theBurnhamgovernmentwashappyto take Jones' money and tum a blind eye towhateverwentonin the deep jungle. The People'S Temple and Burnham shared a strong belief in socialism and there have also been rumors of sexual liaisons between government officials and the agents of the Temple. Itis clear that the Guyanese people knew next to nothing about what was ttanspiringinJonestown until it was all over. The records of the National Library contained no media mention of Jonestown before the massacre aside fromaNovember 15 article stating that Congressman Ryan was visiting Guyana to discuss iradeissues, which was of course an outright lie. All thingsconsidered, the reaction ofthe Guyanesegovernment was typical of totalitarian regimes - the stubborn denial ofreality followed by sticking one's head in the sand for long periods. Jonestown leaves many unanswered questions and endless fodder for conspiracy theorists. In Guyana, memories are fading faster than the physical presence of]ones town itself, despite continued calls for a genuine government inquiry. Meanwhile, deep in the rain forest, a rotted sign that once hung overJones' altar still reads, ''Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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Battle to rage on at the Bomber Arda Ocal IMPRINT STAFF
It's Friday night at the Bomber, and what better way to spend it than at a fight? A battle, rather. Nine bands will beat, pound and rock out on that storied Bomber stage on the 26th of November in an effort to be called UW's musical champion. The nine challengers come from all walks of life. Some, like Warrior Nation artists Sweetline (www.sweetline.ca). are no stranger to campus, haVing played at UW's Canada Day celebrations in front of 70,000 plus people and have previously shared the stage with Three Days Grace, The Headstones, The Trews and Sam Roberts. Others are relatively newto the university radar. Bands such as the often funky and experimental Knock Knock Ginger and Ensuing Silence (www.ensuingsilence.com). \vith their brashrockstyleandcreativeriffs,areeager to prove that their respective passions for music will translate into impressed pattons at the Bomber on Friday.
Headlining the show is Samsara, last year's Battle of the Bands \\linner. The highly-touted crew is no stranger to the Bomber stage, having opened for By Divine Rightlast year; as well as having played a wild set at \"\!arrior Nation's CD release party in September. The winners of this year's contest wilhvin the night's admission money, alive-to-airon CKl\fS radio and a track on the Warrior Nation 2005 CD. Doors open at 6 p.m., cover is $2 at the door and each band will be given 20 minutes to perform.
Battle of the Bands Friday, November 26 Bombshelter, $2 [J 8:00 - Symbiot on Stage [J 8:30 - Knock Knock Ginger [J 9:00 - Samuel Clemens [J 9:30 - Ensuing Silence [J 10:00 - Colin Maclellan [J 10:30 - Rotary Red [J 11 :00 - Eternity [J 11:30 - Sweetline [J 12:00 - Educated Skeptics [J 12:30 - Samsara
Samsara won last year's Battle of the Bands - who's going to win this year?
High energy and catchy riffs couldn't save this show Chris Mustakas SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
There was an aura of excitement and anticipation in the car on Mondaynight as we drove to Toronto to see Velvet RevolverrockouttheAirCanadaCentte. Withtickets to floorseats,wedecided to get to Toronto early. We thought that seeing Velvet Revolver from that close would be another memorable experi-
ence. And why wouldn't it be a memorable experience? Especially considering that Velvet Revolver is the super group that consists of fonner Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum; it also
includes guitarist David Kushner, formerly of\Vasted Youth and, ofcourse, lead singer Scott Weiland, fonnallyof Stone Temple Pilots. Aside from Velvet's tracks played on the radio, I was a relative newbie to their music. I was there to see Scott Weiland. I had seen him twice before with STP and I still consider them one ofmyfavourite bands. Considering his drug problems and his numerous runinswith thelawit is abitofasurprise that he's still on tour. Then again, the fact that the Velvet Revolver showwas able to take place last Monday was also a surprise. Upon our arrival at the ACC, we were told, along with the other 11,500
fans, that the showwas beingdelayed as , thecrewwas still tryingto setup the stage. Worse yet, concertgoers with floor tickets had to remain outside in front of Gate2. Finally, the doors were opened and wewereslowlyallowed to enter. I noticed that the stage had been setup for Velvet Revolver and not their opening act To the crowd's credit, they stayed relatively calm and even engaged in loud cheers for the roadie with the ugly mullet who wentdown to his chest. Whateverexcitement and anticipation that was in the crowd originally seemed to fadeintothe rafters of the ACe. At 9:45, more than two hours after its scheduled statt time, theconcertbegan.
The band ran on stage amidst an explosion of relieved cheers. They didn't waste any time, and opened up with three songs from their debut album Contraband, including "Sucker Train Blues," "Do it For the Kids" and "Headspace." WtI=d yelled the obligatory antiU.S. comments that seem to be brought out anytime an American act plays in Canada and was widely accepted.by the crowd with cheers. It was interesting to see Slash's take on the older STP songs which were originally played by Robert DeLeo. In spite of that, Slash, decked out in his traditional leather chaps and cigarette effordessly dangling
from the corner of his mouth, rocked the crowd with his typical guitar solos during "Fall To Pieces," "Set Me Free," "Slither" and GNR's "It's So Easy."The band even played a cover ofAero smith's "No More No More" during one of their two encores. Certainly, Velvet Revolver rocked the crowd and it was interesting to see Slash in the flesh and Weiland clean and out of troub~e. But the reality of the situation is this - tickets cost $65.75, the show was delayed two hours, there was no opening band and the show itself was only an hour and twenty-five minutes long. For the money, the show was deftnitely a huge disappointment.
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Orchestra@uwaterloo's .inaugural performance Kumi Yamamoto SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
Although UW has had orchestras, bands, choirs and other musical groups in the past and/ or present, the campus has lacked a full orches• tra for the last several years. This had been a disappointment for some UW students with musical talents, of which there are many more than you might expect when looking into the computer labs and libraries on campus. Orchestra@uwaterloo fills this musical gap. Although not affiliated with the music department, the orchestr~ has had a terrific response from UW musicians, which is reflected in the size of the orchestra, much to the delight of the planning committee. Planning statted during the sum.; mer, headed by the current chair of the orchestra@uwateroo council, Anna Lubiw, a faculty member in the computer science department. Lubiw says that the orchestra has been getting a lot of support from the UW community. "Partly it's official support from Catharine Scott, the associate provost of Human Resources and Student Services, and from the Development Office. But it's also support from the people around campus who have been helping the orchestra in various ways - donating money and time, storing instruments, moving percussion,
booking space for us. For example, the math and science librarians who suddenly have to deal with requests for the oboe part to Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Julierl People have been friendly and curious and helpful. It's really nice to see." The committee has also faced problems, a major one of ~hich was rehearsal space. Lubiw explains, ''We're big and we're noisy and we don't have much money. And UW is so short of space in the first place.
The orchestra has had a terrific response from UW musicians, which is reflected in the size of the orchestra. "There was a tim~ in the spring when I thought we'd have to cancel the whole plan because we couldn't find space. It was Renison College - and in particular the chaplain Gerry Mueller - who offered us space, . and for the wonderful reason 'that they like to support music! Then, when 'Ye turned out to be way too big for the Renison Chapel, we got lucky again -2., Catharine Scott arranged for us to use Ron Eydt Village's Great Hall when it isn't used
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All eyes are on conductor Ema Van Daele as orchestra@uwaterloo prepares for its inaugural performance. . for midterms." The problem of the lack of rehearsal space has chased the orchestra to four different rehearsal locations. Every week, musicians have to double-check the schedule to ensure that they end up in the right place; failure to do this results in running frantically toward the sound of music and hopefully toward the correct rehearsal location! Thursday December 2, at 8 p.m., in the Humanities Theatre will mark the inaugural concert for
Good performances, solid story, decent flick Finding Neverland Marc Forster
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Depp just can't shake that pirate image. Pan story with its subplot a mysterious ailment the boys' mother, Slyvia, is suffering from. Through his play, Barrie. lends hope to notonlythedyingwoman, buttoherchildrenaswell.Whileitmeans well,it's this part ofthe movie that drags it down. While the acting is fine and the story elementscometogethernicely, themovie does border a bit too much into the overly sentimental. The result is a final product that is more forgettable thenitis tragic.Perhapsthereasonthe~partsof
the movie didn't work was thlt the dialogue'.vasn'tsubde and in factitwas a bit too forward for my tastes. However, the young lead, a boy conveniendy enough named Peter (Freddie
Highmore), does a great job for a 12year-old kid. In fact, he's so natural that he seamlessly works himself into the film,rightalongwithDeppandWinslet - who are, in my opinion, two of the finest actors working today. Apparc:ntly the boyimptessedDepp so much with his acting chops that Johnny insisted thatTnnBurtoncasthimintheupcoming
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It may not have hit the emotional bull's-eye thatitwas shooting for, but the sweet story combined with the fine acting makes FindiflgNewriandamovie wotth checking out - if you're into that sort of thing. Filip Vukcevic
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The orchestra open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of UW. There will be another round of auditions in early January, at which point rehearsals for the next concert will also statt. Anyone interested in joining the orchestra can find more information and register at www.orchestra.uwaterloo.ca. There will also be an open rehearsal where interested students are invited to check out and rehearse with the orchestra on Thursday,January 6, 2005 at Ron Eydt Village Great Hall.
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I reaIlywanted this movie to knock me out. I've been eyeing it ever since the summer, and while it did have a big red "Oscar Bait" placard hung around its neck, I didn't care. Any film that manages toworkinPeterPan,Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet has got me eagerly waitinginline. Unfortunately, the film isn't the inspirational sucker-punch I was hoping it would be; it's a decent movie, but not much more. . Based on actual events, the film follows playwrightJ-M. Barrie (Depp) as we see what moved him to write the classic and timeless story, PeterPan. We areintroduced to Barrie at the debutof his latest play; it's a bomb. He knows that he's got to pull up his socks and deliverarealwinnernextortherewillbe trouble. The only problem is, he isn't inspired He doesn't have a story inside ofhim fighting to free itself-yet. Soon Barrie meets ~ young widow, Slyvia Davis (Winslet), and becomes enchanted by her good-hearted childreri. He was desperately in need of inspirationandit's aJm,ostmagicalhow, after spendingsome timeplayingmakebelieve with young boys, he was able to createwbatbecai:neNevedand-aplace that has become the ideal fantasy land for generations ofchildren. The film does a good job of tying together the development of the Peter
orchestra@uwaterloo. Admission is free and donations to help with orchestra expenses are appreciated. The orchestra is conducted by Erna Van Daele and is composed of about 70 musicians. They will play "The Academic Festival Overture" by Johannes Brahms, "Sonata pian'e forte" by Giovanni Gabrieli, "Symphony No.8" by F. Joseph Haydn, "Peer Gynt Suite No.2" by Edvard Grieg and "The Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy" by Peter 1. Tchaikovsky.
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Gonna get my· homies and get up .on ya! Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas $59.99 Playstation 2
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of play-time for a game of its magnitude, so I put off the review until I had some time to get intimate with the game. And intimate I did get. From its humble roots as a 2-D top down game that made its fame by being gory, GTA has grown into a full-blown gaming. phenomenon. It has rnade inno~ative strides in freeform mission-based game design that have been emulated and adapted by manyrnajordevelopers. ButI've been completely tom the entire time between loving anti hating the game. Then SanAndreascame along and somewhat swayed my opinion toward love, but not entirely. The storyline is quite captivating, beginningwith the main character, CJ,re-
to grasp. You can ,have a girlfriend, turning to his gangsta P.festyle 'cause mod your car, roll with your homies,' his momma got shot up in a gang war. compete in low-rider and dance conHe's quickly thrust back into the seedy underground world of San Andreas, · tests, play mini-games, take over terriand so are you. tory, build up propetlJ'Or simply mercilesslyrnassacre pedestrians. As well, The early missions coddle the player they've added an enormously fun twoclosely, and provide a comfortable introductionto thegame's features. Then player aspect to the game. Don't get the story behind the missions quickly your underwear in a twist - it's only rampages and a free roam n:tii:ti-game envelops theplayerinits elegantexecuthathasn~ effect on the actual progress tion. The voice actingis the best! have ever seen in a game to date, and the ofthe game. Two separate players can do drive-bys, shoot random pedestridialog is well-scripted, although hard ans and kiss each other. The last bit was to decipher at times. Eventually, you , get used to the heavily slang-laden ,something my cohort was particularly fond of... I still don't know why. dialog, and begin using the words in ,The real improvements in San daily speech, yo. , Which brings me to my next point · Andreas lie in the way the game is ' played. Shooting controls have been - rolling with my homies. This,wontightened up and your character is derful addition to the series allows you to recruit a number ofgang members much more agile. CJ moves less like an (based on the respect you command) · awkward mannequin and more like a real person would. He can roll, Jump and take them through the streets of fences and even strafe. San Andreas. They pop out of the Elements known previously,only windows of cars to ftr~ at enemy gang members, and will attack everyone you to RPGs have al~,o been introduced. tell them to. The only issue here is that CJ carl increase his skill with guns gangs can sometimes get unwieldy, (herein referred to as "gats'') such that and your homies don't try to dodge he rnay eventually be able to wield two your bullets, requiring you to actually gatS simultaneously, allowing for rapid shoot through them. Not cool, yo. execution of meddlin' bitches. Your The sheer amount of stuffto do in motorcycle riding, car driving and ,San Andreas is staggering and difficult bicycle peddling skills also improve in
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this way. What's that? Yeah, you can ride a BJ\.1X. There's nothing more exciting than taking down the police when they're shaking up your homies while bunny-hopping on a bike. It also improves your physique and lowers your fat CJ canhavetoomanytacos.lnfact, he can eat until he vomits, then keep eating. There are negative repercussions, ofcourse. A fat-ass gangstaisn't so good at hopping the fences or moving fast, and he tends to get ridiculed by his homies. It's okay, because after they ridicule him, you can blow theirfacesoffwithanAK-47. But a bout 6f binge eating can qui~kly be amended by a quick trip to thegym. Youcanincreaseyourmuscle, lower your fat and even learn new ways to shit-kick people without a gat Now I've divulged all the details that I absolutely love about the game, out there are several things that are' wrong With it. The most obvious flaw is the one that I have been tormented by in each iteration of the series. It's like the eVil monkey in t:l:ie closet of Grand Theft Auto. It nags and bites at the gamer, and although
notable tracks, such as ''Evil Deeds;' 3" trackexplaininghis fatherless childhood, ''Yellow Brick Road," recounting Em's adolescence from meeting Kim to explaining what it was like growing up a caucasianduringtheearly'90spro-A£tican rap movement ''Now with this being the new trend/ we don't fitin/ Crackers is Qutwith Cactus albums/ Blackness is in/ African symbols in medallions/represent black power/ We don't know whatitmeant"Thelyricsgoontoexplain the confusion he felt when he made the
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Howie Beck Self-Titled
After a fiveyeargap since his last album, Toronto singer/songwriter HowieBeck has returned with a new self-titled release. Released on anindependentlabel, True North Recordings, and recorded entirelyinhis bedroom, his album seems to belie its birthplace. \X'hile the whispered vocals are still present, gone are the lo-fi cracks and hisses thathave become typical ofbedrooql. records. In place of this static is production thatcan be described as anything but lo-ft. This difference in pro,.. duction value is what has helped Howie to creru:e an album thatdtaws thelistener in and'reveals new aspects with ea<;h listen. Although the production needed nientioning, it is the songwritingon this album that really makes it memorable", Beckwrites achingly heautiful songs that flirt between moments of apprehensive hopefulness and gorgeous melancholy. His breathyvocalsmanage to add a feeling of sadness to his songs, DAVID making even the upbeat moments feel. Howie Beck perfqrming with his heart on his sleeve last Satursomewhat bittersweet day's performance at the Starlight Social Club. Fromhisdesperatepleatostayinside Beck also performed last week at obvious charm quicklywonhim some a lie on "Everybody Sells Out" to the new fans in the Starlight audience. the Starlight Social Club on a dual bill handclaps and bouncing guitar on Ending his set with "The One with Kingston native Matt Barber. ''Don't Afraid," the mOOd of the Both artists complemented each other . You Wanted," he quickly.reminded album never settles in one place long, me of the album's liner notes, since which keeps things interesting for the .extremelywellin front of an appreciatucked along with the generic list of tive and intimate audience. listener. Thelushinstrumentationgives 'thank you's' are the wor<;ls "Five Beck's solid stage presence accenthe songs a fuller sound throughout, , years is too long." With an album this tuated his live set, in which he played with the layers of music building togood, one can hope his next album - getherto create moments thatcan soar. songs culled mainly from his ~cent and Waterloo visit won't be quite as release. Deftly incorporating lively Lending their talents to the albunt, banter in between songs and" eVen long in coming. British singers Ed Harcourt and Leslie Feist ofBroken Social Scene fame sing . inviting an audience member to come Eric Sykes and Dave George-Cosh. up on stage to play the shaker, Beck;s back up along with Sarah Slean.
most don't succumb to it's ~il powers, a few·do. The game offers little indication of progress, and even less tangible evidence of progress. It Cr<!ates a sense of ''Why am I playing this?" Which inevitably leads to senseless violence, and ultimately the shelving of the game. Although the RPGlike system provides some degree of . satisfaction and sense of progress, it doesn't go far enough. The otherissues have cropped up in GTA games before and are primaruythe result ofhaving such a massive game. The collision detection engine som(!times fails, and frequent burps in frame-rate occur, especially when orchestrating massive qU'pile-ups, or gunning down an army of cops. Overall, I have very few complaints about San Andreas. The game is wonderfully put-together and well strip ted. The only significant issue I take with the game is the constant nagging ghost of a problem that bites at my very soul like a booger in the nose of someone who doesn't know it's there. Other than that, the game is great fun. So rally some homies, roll into Ballas turf, and cap some bitches.
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The masses are always pleased when Eminem drops another album. This time he giveS themEIIt'On', the follow-up to The Eminem Show. As always, his socio-political wit is sprinkled throughout every track, reinforcing the statement that he came into the industry with: he just doesn't give a fuck. President Bush, Michael Jackson andevmthelateChristopherReeveallfall victim to Em's wrath. He touches on topics such as his relationship with his daughter Hallie, his beef with Benzino and the current political situation, aswell • as resurfacinghis feelings for his ex-~e
Kim. .
Hisincrediblelyricistnisdownplayed greadyonseveraltrackssuchas "AssLike That,"..in which he raps in a mjddleeastemaccentaboutsexualfimtasieswith jailbait celebrities. The politically-fueled anti-BUsh anthem ''M:osh'' suggested we'd see an angrier and passionate Eminem,aswedidon theclassicJ.Iar.rholJ MathersLP.~however,islacedwith
tracks Such as ''Big Weenie," an egostroking~yofbravadocommenting onthejealo~hefacesfromhisadversar
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lier this year) and apologizes for his actions. The stand-out track has to be the melodic''LikeToySoldiers.''Emtact:fu\ly sets the record straight on his problems \vith thelikesofJaRuleandBenzinoover rhythmicmarchingsnares. ''Ihisshitwent way,beyond some Jay-Z and Nas shit/ Even though the battle is won/I feellike we lost it/ I spent so much energy on it/ honestly I'm exhausted/[...JThis ain't whatI'minhip-hop for/ itain'twhy I got init/ Itwasnevermyobjectforsomeone togetkilled/ whywouldI wannadesttoy something I helped build?" WhereEminem fails on this album is in the diversity of production. Em produces roughly 50 per cent ofthis effort, withprettytp.uchthesameresultonevery track. His use ofsnares, bass and strings is comparable throughout the album. Similarly, his moderate tempo instrumentation fails to diversify his beat
catalog. In all fairness, Em does give us an "encore" to the same ideas and principles thatheputforwardon TheEminem Show. He definitely doesn't reinvent himselfwith this effort. This album is worth the purchase, but take it forwhat it is - an Encore and nothing more. Justin Close
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Wouldn't you rather see The Dears live instead? wereworthlisteningto once in a while. Having had such an affirming live experience, I thought, a live album would be justwhatTheDears needed to solidify my love. I think I was wrong.
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I am forever falling in and out oflove with The Dears. With each newrelease, there are generally two or three really strong, beautiful songs and, sadly, a bunch of weak ones. But after seeing the band live, I decided they were fantastic, and that even the Qad songs
begins with "Autonomy," an 11minute jam with a true rock-and-roll climax, complete with a denouement ofeerie "oohs" and "aahs." As vocalist Murray A. Lightbum opens his mouth to sing, he exposes his tremulous, Morrissey-like timbre - so wonderfully suitable for the subject matter to follow - torrid romance. Following mediocre versions of "C'etaitpour la passion" and ''End of a Hollywood ~edt:ttn:e Story," "Who Are You, Defenders ofthe Universe?" (the first of five songs from No Cities LeftJ opens to great cheers from the crowd, who can be heard singing along in the background.
The ordinarily lovely duet "22: The Death of All the Romance" breaks any spell the previous songs may have woven. Organist Natalia Yanchak's vocals are strained and awful, making her sound like an uninterested, disaffected lover a shoddy Nico impression, to be honest - and transforming the otherwise passionate tune into a rather stoic melodrama. Lightbum's vocals are no better-perhaps he knows, since he can be heard laughing before he sings. Despite this regrettable performance, therestofthe band sounds incredibly tight, saving the song from certain death. , If anything, putting out a live album is a humbling experience. It'll never be perfection, budt does showcase the human side of a band. Humans, unlike ProTools, make mistakes. Forinstance, one ofmy favourite tracks fromNo Cities Left, ''Lostin
the Plot," is played a little faster than nonnal,andLightbumclearlyhastrouble keeping up; he sounds more shouty than melodic. At other times, like in ''End ofa Hollywood Bedtime Story," Lightbum's voice is noticeably marred, perhaps bytoomuchFinlandia vodka, as the liner notes suggest. , Despite their shortcomings, these songs do work to bring the focus back, capturingtheaudiencewithsomegood . old pop-noir romantique. The last song, ''Pinned Together, Falling Apart" receives the special extended play treatment, and is changed into a drawn-out, twenty-two minute epic. The Dears do an excellent job of creating suspense, building up with the kind of pre-vocal,wankeiy that is usually acceptable at live shows. Despite sounding like he's got a cold (actuallyhe'sstonedrunk),Lightbum pulls off a subdued, fragile version of himself, emoting with a delicate vi-
Mixtape Madness: Reminiscing songs Evette Bernabe and Jennette Kidnie SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
Being inspired by a recent floor dinner, we found ourselves goingbacktowhen we were younger and listening to the songs of back in the day. Growing up, we tend to reminisce about thegoodold
days. Theseweret:hedayswhenWecould relaxandhave some fun. Sometimes, to take awaytheincteasingstresSeS ofuniversity life, you justwantto pop in some "oldies but goodies" and just dance like no one's watching. Y oudlmced to these songs at one point in your life and it's about time to do it again. Let's take a walk down memory lane... '
Madonna - Material Girl We both agree that Madonna is a legend. The pop idol, l\iadonna provided theworldwithlivelysongs thatcan get any party statted. This song in particular,oneofherfirstandmostmemorable hits, has encouraged the idea that "diamonds are a girl's best friend." Its light-hearted lyrics, catchy video and melodybavedazz1.edmanyfans throughout the years and will continue to do so.
New Kids on the Block - Step by Step These boys started the boy bandera, with their boyish good looks and their not-so-complicateddaneemoves. These boys were dreamt about by many girls around theworldand theirparapherna-
'lia was collected via dolls, lunch boxes and posters. The lyrics to this song created their heartthrob appeal which captivated so manythroughoutthe '90s.
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back There'snotalotthatapersoncansay about this song. It is self explanatory: this is aparty-hopping, ass-shaking song, fulloflyricsthatare"easytoremembet: Onstressfuldays,suchas thedayswhere you're stuck in your room studying for those dreadful exams, play this song, pull a Cameron Diaz, and statt shaking that back.
whenever this song is put on.
Nena-99 Luftballoons Although this song was out before we weie born, we found ourselves and still Hnd ourselves listeningtoit. No, we are not talking about the Goldfinger version of this song; we are talking about the version that is'impossible tb understabd unless you're fluentin the Gennanlanguage. With its two-step beat, "99 Luftballoons" has a cheerful approach that makes you think of balloons something that every child loves.
Tiffany -
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Now Although Tiffany was' a one-hit wonder, she was still able to have a significant impact on the music scene. This song was a feel-good blockbuster found in teenage girls' tape players everywhere. Itis adelightfulsongthatisnot overly complicated but still caught the attentionofmany. Welikeithecauseit's jUst fun. ,~ Walking down memory lane, we realize that despite how old we get, these songswillcontinueto be our favourites. Our love for these oldies and goodies will never die.
brato that gradually becomes stronger as the song gets more and more passionate. The audience clearly loves it: fans can be heard singing the "no, no, no" parts on cue. At about nineteen minutes, Lightbum fades out with the same eerie "oohs" and "ahhs" ·that characterized "Autonomy." Wtthhisemotivevoiceandcaptivating stage presence,Lightbum is truly the star of the show, although the rest of the band makes far fewer technical flqbs and is really quite impressively tight. Perhaps that is what's lacking on most of The Dears' releases. They are notjustfor the ears: yeah, you've got to hear the music,butyou also have to see the act, feel the electricityintheair,taste the sweat and, yep, smell the vodka breath. To get the most out of The Dears,I'd sayjustpaythe $15 to see their show. It would be more worth your while than buying this album. Kerry Freek
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CyndiLauper-GirlsJustWanna Have Fun This is for the ladie~, a song that represents "GirlPower"inanoldiestype of way. It's true, girls just wanna have fun, and what more fun can girls have thantosinganddancetoCyndiLauper? The song bas a bubbly beatthatgets you on your feet and the lyrics embody the thoughts of every young girl.
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean ThisisaclassicMichaelJacksonsong, andwhataretheoldieswithoutMichael? This song continues to have all ages singing and reminds them of dancing along to it at an early age. It was the combination of the crotch-grabbing dance moves, thelyrics and the priceless beat that made this song so famous when we were ~dren, and will continue to inspire us all to getup anddance
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UPCOMING Friday, November 26, 2004 One Imprint paper left for the fall term - December 3. Classifieds and campus bulletin items should be emailed.ads@imprint.uwaterloo.ca. or dropped off at the office by Tuesday, November 30, 12:00 p.m., Student Life Centre, room 1116. David Orchard, author, organic farmer, former leadership candidate speaks on "Canadian Sovereignty in a Globalized World" public forum at 7:00 p.m. at Native Canadian Centre Auditorium, 17 Spadina Road, T.O. Information contact (416) 778-7027 ; e-mail: grantorchard@bellnet.ca or www.davidorchard.com. All welcome. The Inefficiency Committee of St. Jerome's University is pleased to announce a talk by Prof. Marie I. George, Department of Philosophy, St. John's University, NY on "Christ and ET: Room for Both in a Sane Mind?" in room 3014 at 4:00 p.m., St. Jeromes. For info e-mail gregoire@uwaterloo.ca. Wednesday, December 8, 2004 13th Annual Noon-hour Christmas Concert at the Davis Centre, Great Hall at 12: 15 p.m. The University Choir, Chamber Choir and the Chapel Choir will be participating.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY _~t~.Q How Sybase uses UW's talent to lead the m.obile industry Kevin Kane SPECIAL TO IMPRINT
How can you get the information you need? How can you get it anytime, anyplace, on any device, with or \vithout an Internet connection? Enabling the right information to get to the right people at the right time, wherever they are, is the dream of Sybase Inc. and its subsidiary, iAnywhere Solutions. Most of iAnywhere's employees are UW alumni. In the last 10 years, the company has employed about 300 co-op students. The company's strategy is to employ 15 per cent of its workforce as co-op students at any given time, representing a significant recognition of UW as a breeder of top talent iAnywhere makes products that allow busi~ nCsses to do business on the go. Increasingly, businesses have some people at headquarters, others at remote sites~ still others away on trips to ~ade-shows and conferences and their sales people are everywhere. All these people are in disparate locations and they can only be maximally productive and make informed business decisions if they have access to critical enterprise data. This data is typically stored in a database back at the company's office on a server. The question is, how can a mobile workforce get access to this data when they need it, regardless of where they are? This is one of the problems that iAnywhere solves with their flagship product, SQL Anywhere. SQL Anywhere lets people access enterprise data on ally mobi)e qevice, wherever they are - even if they don't have an Internet connection. Here's how it works - SQL Anywhere allows a company to embed a relational database in any ofits enterprise applications. Then, using any mobile device, such as a laptop or smartphone, mobile workers can' access the same information that would otherwise only be available back at the office. Of course, to many UW students, making phone calls and getting e-mail on a mobile device is nothing new. But imagine being able to acce~s every single program in your employer's enterprise and every relevant gigabyte of data you need from a huge database, right there on your Palm, PocketPC or smart phone? The benefits can be enormous to mobile workers such as traveling salespeople, engineers working on sites, politicians on campaign trails, executives traveling between clients, logistics workers taking inventories, remote team members working far away, mar-
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From left to right: University of Waterloo President David Johnston, Sybase Canada and iAnywhere President Terry Stepien and Sybase CEO, John Chen. . '. keting reps atindustryevents. insurance agents visiting accident sites, journalists on the newsbeat or any people who need to serve customers on the frontlines. iAnywhere is a great place to work, whether you're an engineer, a CS student or a nontechnical student. The company hires technical people for research and developmen4 as well as non-technical people for roles in sales, marketing, support, professional services and operations. Brian Vine, VP ofMarketing for iAnywhere, notes that the non-technical hires don't have to comprehend the technology at the level of engineers or computer scientists, but must possess an understanding of the technology at some level. "They can't be afraid of it or avoid it." People who are comfortable with using technology or savvy with using computers could fit that bill. For instance, Vinc acknowledged that support employees "aren't necessarily solving a technical problem" so much as ~
they mlghtbe helping'users get up and running with deploymen4 troubleshooting welldocumented issues and giving guidance in a professional and reassuring manner. Marketing people would need to possess good communication skills, both verbal wd written, an understanding and interest in the technology, as well as project management ability. Co-op students are highly valued by the company and receive demanding tasks as real team members. Full-time employees enjoy such benefits as :ufon reimbursement for continued education, and all employees receive perks like free beverages and X-Box gaming on an enortUous TV. Excelling in the industry means making sure that your mobile solutions are easy to use for developers and end users, flexible to integrate with a company's existing IT infrastructure, scaleable to handle many simultaneous users and secure from data theft. iAnywhere builds its solutions with open standards so
that they can work on any platform. Companies don't want to risk investing in a solution based on a narrow set of standards that could become obsolete shortly after deployment. Perhaps most importantly, their solutions are designed on an "always available model," meaning that they enable you to access your enterprise applications and data anywhere, even when you're in an area without access to a network, such as when you're on the subway, in a plane, in a rural area or somewhere with patchy internet access. iAnywhere enjoys a 73 per cent market share in mobile databases and is number one in both the mobile middleware and mobile device management markets. It's a very fast-paced industry, so to become involved, you will have to be continually learning. You can learn more about the mobile revolution at iAnywhere.com, IDC.com, mobiletrax.com and lYfobile Enterprise magazine.
Unmanned NASA plane reaches top speed of Mach 9.8 Rocket designed to fmd alternative rocket power for space entrance vehicles
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NASA plane reaches new speed A new top speed by an airborne vehicle has been recorded by NASA's X-43A research vessel, which achieved a speed of Mach 9.8. The unmanned flight occurred on November 16 just off the coast of Los Angeles at an altitude of 110,000 feet The immense speeds
caused the outer hull to reach approximately 2,300 degrees Kelvin. This flight was the latest in thtee test flights which NASA has dubbed the Hyper-X program. The US $230 million program is designed to find an alternative to rocket power for space entrance vehicles. The engine is one of the new supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) engines, which have no movable parts and use compressed air to ignite the fuel. The engine was designed by Zane Pinckney back in 1996 and is the most efficient engine ~t NASA has seen. The primary advantage of the new engine is the ability to change the amount of air passing thtough the engine - subsequently it would uot need to be at full thrust at all times, like most rockets. Furthermore, the
engine does not have the need for carrying around the heavy oxygen tanks which significantly slow down standard rocket-powered vehicles. The X-43A was still brought into space by the oxygen tanks, but once it achieved an attitude of 40,000 feet and a speed of Mach 4 the aircraft switched to the scramjet engines. NASA hopes that the new engine design will allow for faster flights that come with a cheaper price tag.
Chinese to launch 100 satellites The Chinese government is planning to launch 100 satellites into the sky before 2020. These satellites are designed to look at all parts ofChina and have an elaborate job of surveying set for them.
The government plans to survey water reserves, forests and city construction, but also, according to a government official, "various activities ofsociety." Shao Liqin, a representative of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology further elaborated: '''The aim is that at any time audanyplace, we can obtain necessary data on any event through watching the Earth from space." The project is an ambitious one considering that China has ouly launched 20 recoverable satellites, the last of which landed in someone's house. However, Chinese are leaders in space exploration, becoming the third nation to put a man in space. Also this August they took important steps when they launched a survey satellite. <Big Brother is watching you (soon). pweiner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
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It's official--the \X'aterloo Warriors men's basketball team is on a roll. The Warriors, ranked seventh in the nation, cemented their place among the province's top dubs as they tan roughshod over eighthranked McJ\Jas ter, 87 -71, in hont 0 f an enthusiastic home crowd last \Y/ednesday at the PAC. Not only does the victory push U\XT's regular season record to a perthe ,;vin was even more meanfor the Warriors as they exthe Marauders, the team that ended their playoff run last season. Leading the way for the \Y/arriors \vas lYlike Sovran, who scored a teamhigh 20 points. Graham Jannin added 19 for Waterloo, \vho finished the game with a 50.7 shooting percentage. But hefore the groundbreaking \\'1n over McMaster, the \\7arriors nabbed a pair ofvictories on the road as they edged Queen's 53-50 on Friday, November 19 before crushing Royal J\filitary College on Satnrday, November 20 by a score of72·-55. The weekend was highlighted with a come-from-behind Ilictory over the Queen's Golden Gaels, as U\'II claimed their first lead of the game when guard Gerard J\,fagennis drilled a buzzer .. beating threepoi1lter. While both victories were obviously important for the club, Waterloo head coach Tom Kieswctter was quick to acknowledge the wins did not come easily. "Those were two big wins for us," Kicswetter said. "The first win [over Queen's] was very difficult." \Y/aterloo limped into Kingston
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For everyone who was unaware that tne University ofWaterloo even had a varsity badminton team, here is your official notice --they just became U\\7'8 first team to win an OUA championship this year. This past weekend, on Sunday, November 21, the Waterloo Warriors men and women's badminton team broke UW's 25-year 10ngOUAchampionship drought in the littlepublicized sport by defeating the \Vestem Mustangs in spectacular fashion, 7-6. "Our team had kind of been planning on going for the gold," said a confident U\Y/ badminton team captainAmanda Grobbecker. "We never thought we'd end up second or third. Everyone was really pumped, we had trained so hard."
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facing some unfortunate circumstances that had severely depleted the \X'arrior backcourt, as third-year guard Matt Kieswcttcr did not make the trip due to an ankle sprain. IGeswetter's injury came just days after guard Nate Tucker decided to leave the team due to personal rea·· sons, so U\ii"s starters kne\v they would be counted on to play big minutes against the Golden Gaels of Queen's. However, the Warriors hardly looked like the club that had been ranked eighth in the nation in the early stages against the Gaels, as \'\I'aterloo's arsenal of shooters had trouble finding their collective rhythm. To make matters worse, the \'\I'arriots were ice cold from beyond the three-point arch, going an astonishing 0-11 in the first half. While U\'\' forward Michael Davis ignited the Warriors corning off the bench, the visitors still trailed the Golden Gaels 29-25 at the half. The second frame was more of the same for UW, as the Warriors struggled to find their offensive groove. Defensively, however, \'(7atedoowas enjoying more success, as they were able to keep themselves within striking distance of the fromrunning Gaels, But with four minutes to go and Queen's ahead by a score of 50-40, the Warriors looked like they would suffer their firstloss of the season. Four minutes and a 13-0 run later, the Warriors had emerged unscathed thanks to some tough defense and Magennis' clutch shot. "Down the stretch, we had guys step up," said Kieswetter. "Nobody panicked. That's the sign ora veteran team."
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Waterloo Warriors' guard Graham Jarman attempts to secure a loose ball in action againstthe McMaster Marauders on Wednesday, November 24 at the PAC. UW won the game 87·11.
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Yet, no one seemed to see UW's upset victory coming, except for maybe Grobbecker and UW coaches Alex Tam and Andrew Ma. The win secured for Waterioo its first ~UA title since the men's badminton team won ~UA gold way back in the 1978-79 season. Making the victory even swecter is the fact that the WarriOfs had their championship hopes dashed last year by the Mustangs, who had won four out of the hst five OUA crowns before this year's upset by UW. Also, up until third-place Waterloo defeated the frrst-place Mustangs this past weekend, this year's OU;\playoff host school Western had gone undefeated all season long, Deadlocked at 6-6, tl1e fate of the ~UA's top badminton prize remained unclear right until the final match between U\V and Western. The match, a women's doubles
match, ultimately handed Waterloo the gold when UW's Teresa Tso and Roma Zhu won over Western's Kristy Hislop and Candace Wong,
15-6,15-9. "It was totally amazing. I think I had about seven heart attacks in the finals just from watching," said Grobbecker. "It didn't hit me until Monday mortling that we'd actually won. " Leading six matches to five, itwas a loss by UW's Ricky Luk and Maggie Chu, who were battling it out in the last mixed game of the finals, that forced \Y/aterloo's hopes onto the shoulders of Tso and Zhu, who both had to provide some heroics for the win. "Our team had alot offaith in each other. Everybody believed in themselves," said Grobbecker of U\y/'s determination to win. "The team atmosphere was totally amazing."
gold in 25 years A little more than four hours earlier, \Xlaterloo had defeated the second-seeded McMaster Marauders in semif111al action, 10-3, to advance to the finals. Rookie arts major Charles Pyne led the way for the Warriors, earning the team's initial win against Mdvlaster. The victory definitely was a momentum and confidence builder for the \'IIarriors in the semifinal round, as U\V went on to sweep all of the men's singles and doubles matches, two of the women's singles matches, a wonlen's doubles match and two of three mixed doubles games. Pyne's superb play against both Mc]\ias ter and \v'estern was the main reason why hewas named 2004 OU A male MVP, U\V's and the OU/\'s male athlete of the week and selected as an ~UA all-star. "Charles [pyne] has broughtalot
of things to thc team this year," said Grobbeckerofherteammate. "He's really helped out a lot of other players. He is a great aspect of ow: team." On the women's side of things, U\y/'s T50 was named \J\'{"5 female athlete of the week. "Teresa is a lothke Charles, she's willing to heIp other athletes with their gmne," said Grobbecker. "She's a lot quieter, but just her presence is really strong." Next up for the \Varriors will most likely be a banner-raising event, with Grobbecker and her teammates flnally able to see a new hanner accompany the dust-covered 197879 OUA championship banner of old.
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Warriors' offence explodes in 5-0 win over Rams Waterloo receives goals from five different Warriors as Curtis Darling backstops UW to crucial victory Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF
UW's men's hockey team achieved half of their objective this past weekend when they earned a split of their twoweekendroadgames,losing4-3 . to the U ofT Varsity Blues on November 19 and romping over the Ryerson Rams 5-0 on November 21. In Friday's game against the Blues, the Warriors were actually leading the game 3-1 at the conclusion of the first period. However, U ofT's top two scorers-l\fikeNason, who had 14points heading into the game, and Ian l\.falcolm, who had 12 points prior to Saturday - both scored in the second period to pull the Blues even "vith U\V at 3-3. In the third frame, Malcolm scored his second of the game and ninth goal of the season to put the win on ice for U ofT after a Warriors' forward misread a back-checking assignment. Heading into the game, Malcolm and Nason, who are both in the topten in OUA scoring, had been a concern for the Warriors. In the end, Warriors head coach Karl Taylor was still pleased ",,1.th his team's efforts. "We played a great game. We outchanced them 25-12," said Taylor. "I don'twanttoma:ke~'Wedidn't
lose because of fate; we just weren't happy with our fate." UW's Curtis Darling made 31 saves in the losing cause. The Warriors had eight minor penalties in the game, including ftrst period unsportsmanlike conduct and roughing penalties. Then on Sunday, November 21, the Warriors traveled to the Lakeshore Lions Arena to take on the Ryerson Rams. Taking out their earlier frustrations on the Rams, UW exploded for ftve goals, which came ftom five different Warriors. Darling backstopped his team to win over Ryerson, making 17 saves to earn the shutout. This feat by Darlingisevenmoreimpressivewhen one considers the fact that Waterloo
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UW netminder Curtis Darling. a first-year arts and business student from Calgary, earned the shutout in Waterloo's 5-0 win. was assessed seven penalties for a totai of14 minutes during the course of the game. Waterloo's MattLevicki and Sean Roche opened the scoringin the fust period. The Warriors then received second-period markers froml\.fike Della Mora and Adam Metherel before Jordan Brenner wrapped up Waterloo's offensive output with a thirdperiod goal. Despite the surprising balanced scoringa1:tack, Waterloo's coach said he was not caught off guard when he was asked if he expected to see ftve different players score.
"Not really. We don't have one guy to lead the way, to score 50 goals for us," said Taylor. "We just need to bear down when we get our opportunities." Waterloo has only scored 23 goals in their nine games this season, including the ftve-goal explosion in their latest game against Ryerson, who currently sport a dismal 0-10 record. Looking ahead, Waterloo will host Queen's (4-6-0-0) tomorrow, Saturday, November 27, and RMC (3-3-0-4) the following day. Both games will start at 2 p.m. Now that U\V has had a breakout
gamein terms ofoffence coach Taylor will focus on a number of tpings to keep his team on a roll. 'We need to have high-tempo practices," said Taylor in a telephone interview with Imprinton November 24. 'Wet}eed to pre-scout. Actually, r just ftnished watching some video on Queen's. "Our coaching staff doesn't like our [3-6-0-0] record and the players don't like it either." In order to improve their record, Waterloo will have to shutdown RMC's Tyler IYfiddlebrook, who is number two in OUA scoring and number seven in CIS scoring (10
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GP,6 G, 11 A, 47 PIM). "We'n definitely have some match-ups on [Middlebrook]," said Taylor, whose team will have the last line change as the home club: 'We want to focus on us. We'll make some adjustments, but we're not going to change our game for another team." Both games will be crucial as Waterloo looks to gain some early ground in their drive for a playoff spot and fans can expect a gritty, energetic performance from Taylor's squad.
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Charles helped lead the Warriors win the QUA Championship for the first time in 25 years. Charles was instrumental in defeating McMaster 10-3 in the semifinals and knocking off the defending champions from Western 7-6 in the finals. Charles was named the 2004 OUA MVP and selected as an OUA All-Star.
Teresa helped lead the Warriors victories McMaster and Western to claim the QUA gold medal Teresa, with partner Rama Zhu, broke a 6-6 tie in the QUA Finals against Western by defeating their opponents 15-6 and 15-9 to claim the OUA gold medal for the first time in 25 years.
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Warriors earn split in Kingston Maxwell's rebounding one of few bright spots this weekend Dan Micak IMPRINT STAFF
The McMasterl\farauders shot51.7 per cent from the field in beating the Warriors women's basketball"team 7458 on Wednesday, November 24 at the PAC. The game marked the War-. . riors' fifth loss in seven games during the regular season. Despite the loss, one highlight of the game for the Warriors was the double-double from forward Gillian Maxwell who chalked up ten points and ten boards in the contest. Madeleine Noble also added 15 points on 6-10 from the field for the Warriors side. Prior to their game with the Marauders, the Warriors travelled to Kingston for a pair of games. The first contest saw the Warriors fall to the Queen's Golden Gaels by a score of 88-56. \Vaterloo's offence was simply outmatched in the game by a strong Golden Gael defence, which forced the Warriors into taking bad shots throughout. The game was close after the first half, with the Warriors trailing by only five, but Queen's broke it open in the latter halfwith a 10-pointrun to open the set.
The oudook for the Warriors was bleak even before the game began as captain Kate McCrae injured her elbowin thewarm-up and was forced to wear a bulky elbow guard during the contest. McCrae received hospital attention after the match. Queen's forward Amy Goodall scored a total of24 points in the affair, adding 6 rebounds. "In the first half we were successful in minimizing her contributions," said Warriors head coachMano Watsa. "[But] in the second half, she really turned it up." Rookie guard Kim Lee added 12 for the losing cause. Coach Watsa noted of Lee's performance, "She's really emerged as amajor scoring threat for us." The Warriors' second road game of the Kingston swing was against the struggling Royal:Military College Paladins, who were winless in their fitst five games of the season. The Warriors proved victorious in this contest, dropping the Paladins 84-53. ''1 really felt we had something to prove after our loss to Queen's. I challenged the players with that, and they responded," said Watsa. The visiting Warriors jumped out to an early lead in the contest as the team'sfullcourtpresscreatednumer-
ous turnovers. In fact, both Kim Lee and Gillian Maxwell had three steals in the game. The inexperience of the Paladins proved to be the difference in the fitst half as the Warriors entered the break up by 15. The second half proved much the same as the first with the Warriors shutting down the Paladins. Gillian Maxwell had a strong performance with 14 points and 9 boards as the Paladin defence paid specific attention to shutting down centreJulie Devenny. "[Maxwell is] a force on the boards and other teams have to contend with her," noted Coach Watsa. Rookies Kim Lee and Melanie Belore w~re also in double figures in points in the contest. The Warriors' next game takes them to St. Catharine's to face the Brock Badgers, a team Waterloo must beat if they hope to turn their season around and make the playoffs. ''1 don't thinkwe'llneedany help gettingup for that game," saidWatsa. 'They knocked us out of the playoffs last year and they've beaten us already this year in a game that was very winnable [for us]. I believe the girls will be ready for that game." dmicak@imprint.uwaterloo.ca
Waterloo's Gillian Maxwell goes for the rebound in a game against McMaster at the PAC on November 24.
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Ron Artest and the new NBA
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Ron Artest is a thug. In fact, he has always been a thug. He was a thug when he played college basketball for St.John's. He was a thug when he played his fIrst two and a half seasons with the Chicago Bulls. And he was a thug long before he went berserk and knocked out some Pistons fans in Detroit last week - an attack that landed him a whopping 72-game suspension. The truth is, Attest is the biggest bitchinaleaguefiUedwith big bitches and any fan oftheNBA knows it. But what your run-of-the-mill hoops fan doesn't know is that Attest's actions areadirectproductofthetwenty-first century version of professional basketball. . Welcome to the new NBA: The National Badass Association. Since its early days in the 1990s, the National Badass Association has experienced a meteoric rise to popularity among the best basketball players in the world. For some reason, theNBA seems to be highly suscep"u0l4H0'jacimss athletes who'1lomehow manage to stay out of jail long enough to make a career out of hoops. In fact, the new NBA could
1992. Ron Attest is not the origiflal badass-thathonourgoes to Dennis Rodman, whose rainbow haircuts and intriguing body piercings led to his rep'utation a:> a madman (and kicking a courtside photographer in the groin didn't help his reputation either). Since Rodman retired, the NBAhas beenoverrunwitha bumper crop ofbabybadasses.Allan Iverson is a solid badass. Latrell Sprewell is a recovering badass who still falls victim to relapses now and then. And the entire Portland Trail Blazers roster is stacked with badasses, although they don't usually realize it when they're high (which is most of the time). RonArtestisn't the only badass in the new NBA; he's just the best at
it. Which brings to the forefront anotherquestion-whatmakesa badass a badass? The answer is simple - a baller becomes a badass at the exact moment when his own agenda becomes more important than the team's. But the new NBA likes to have players doing their own thing, because it's sexier that way. Badasses sell more tickets than Kobe Bryant bas bedfellows, so when someone like Attest blows up; the league has only itself to
blatne. The league's biggest problem was thclr unwillingness to dispose of the
badass phenomenon when they could have. Far before Artest's fIsts started flyingin Detroit, players were creating their own badass images using the league as little more than a forum for their chicanery. The league did nothing to keep players' noses clean (and devoid ofcocaine residue) and soon the NBA was filled with badasses. However, the greatest problem spawned from the National Badass Association is the fact that kids still watch the new NBA. I am tired of hearing excuses of provocation and cries of ''I'm only human" from the badasses ofbasketball. Granted, beer cup showers and dodging folding chairs area'tin the job description, nor should they be. Butwhlle the badasses are human, they're also looked up to. Charles Barkleywas wrong; athletes are role models. The Ron Attests of the world need to put-aside their album promotion tours and streetfight escapades before they ruin the league for good. The badassesin the NBA wantto be treated like regular people, except there's one problem - they're not regular people. Athletes are in the spotlight, so they'd better start acting like it. Otherwise, the new NBA might take on a whole new meaning: Neighbourhood Bedlam Advocates. amcguire@imprint.uw8terloo.ca
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Free fitness classes during exams University ofWaterloo's Campus Recreation department will be offering free exam fimess classes starting Monday, December 6. Schedules for
Campus Recreation employment opportunities The Campus Recreation departmenthas begun accepting applications for all jobs for the 2005 winter and spring terms. Persons interested in these opportunities can obtain an application online at www.campusrec. uwaterloo.ca. Anyone who has questions regarding the jobs that are being of-
fered is encouraged to get in contact with the appropriate Campus Rec coordinatorat888-4567: Rebecca White (aquatics, fitness and fIrst aid) at ext. 5034; Annette Bryndza (instructional and conditioning) at ext. 6340; Michelle Robinson (recreational leagues and tennis and squash tournaments) at ext. 7126; MarcIturriaga (competitive leagues and tournaments) at ext. 5693 and Pete Speek (part-t;ime equipment desk) at ext. 5522.
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Basketball: and the men who play it Continued from page 24 GuardJanninlead the Wartiorswith 15 points. Sovran topped all UW rebounders with eight. The following night against the RMCPaladinswasamuchlessexciting. albeit more relaxinggame forthe Warriors. Waterloo's shooting touch that had escaped them a night before bad returned, as the Warriors cruised to a double-digits victory. Although UW controlled the game right from the opening tip-dff, Kieswetterpointed to veteran Andrew Coatsworth as a big reason for the Waterloo victory. Coatsworth, a fifth-
year forward, poured in 17 points as well as containing the OUA's all-time leading scorer, RMC's Kevin Dulude, to a meagre 12 points. "[Coatsworth1 outplayed him at both ends of the floor," Kieswetter said. "He is an outstanding defensive baskeW player." Fifth-yearveteranDaveMUOkleyled the Warriors with a 21-point effurt. SoWn added another eight boards, again a team high. \ . Nextup fortheWarriors Is a showdown with third-ranked Brock in St. Catharines. The Badgers areanimpressive 5-1 on the season, as their only loss came at the hands ofWaterloo. Game
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Swimming The Campbell Division swimming championships were held this past weekend in Toronto. The meet divides conference teams according to f1nal finishing places from last year's championship. This weekend, the Warriors competed hard at the meet and ended up witha third place finish forthe men and a fifth place finish for the women,leadingtheWarriorstoanoverallplacement of fourth. Home team Toronto took firstplace,edgingoutWesternandBrock. Only 11 points separated Brock and Waterloo in the standings. Using the traditional scoring system (to 16thplace), thewomenhadtwosixthplacefinishesinthe4x50medleyrelayand the4 x 50 free. The men had a thirdplace finish in the 4 x 50 med1eyrelayand took fifthplacein the 4 x 100 freerelay. The Waterloo swimmers have two meets remaining this term, traveling first to Guelph this Saturday, then to Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti on the Dec. 3 weekend to
Women's Volleyball Hosted by the McMaster Marauders, the Waterloo women's volleyball team completed their fourth match on the road this past Wednesday. Set one proved to be aggressive, as both teams had a strong offence. Warrior middle Kathleen Freeman led the way in a high-scoring set. By the end ofthe set, the Marauders took the win 25-21. Warriors captured the second set with a 25-16 win, followed by a loss in set three to McMaster, 25-13. Set four transmitted the energy of the previous set as the Marauders took the lead, 19-16. The match continued in a flurry of scoring and timeouts with the Warriors winning set point due to a Marauder hitting error, 2522. In the deciding set, McMaster quickly took the lead, with scores of 41 and 8-5. After putting up a strong fIght, the Warriors lost to the Marauders 15-11.
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Campus Rec offers exam relief the fitness dasseswill bepostedonline (www.campusrec.uwaterloo.ca) and in the Physical Activities Complex beginning December 3.
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Men's Volleyball Monday, November 15 proved to be disappointing for the Warrior volleyball team. The men played the Wmdsor Lancers, who beat Waterloo in all three sets. Windsor won 25-17,25-17 and 25-16. A good effort was made by the men's team, who unfortunately could not stand up to Windsor.
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