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The Warrior men's hockey team came tearing onto their home turf, preparing themsdves for the ferocious battle they were about to fight Thursday, November 10. And light they did, to claim a gripping 54 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks. As predicted, bod1 temns came out flying ",;,ith a pounding desire to triumph. Both knew they would haw to bring out the big guns in order to contend. The Warriors ki.cked off the garne'with their spirits sOa!:ing - making hard passes, winning battles in the corners, busting out wi.th effective breakouts. But, ",;~th some unfortunate shorthanded play, \'4'aterloo coughed up two early goals, one during a 1:\\'0man dis"ldvantage. H fl"rr~"'>" the tables soon turned and once the \7{'arriors tl:;tutned to full strength, rookie Dave Edgeworth halIl1nercci one in from the side of the net, assisted by Kevin Hurley. It W?$ dear that ';vlth even strength, the \\'arnors conu-olIcd the game, outs hooting their opponents 19-14 in thefirst, and maintaining play in the Laurier zone. "Because of th c penalties, 1personally thought it w'as tough to get a real good gauE,'IC of the game," noted head coach Brian Bourque.

Doug Spooner tries to pass one by Golden Hawks goalie Justin Day_ The Warriors outskated the Golden Hawks to ~ 54 victory on November 10, extending their winning streak to four games.

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turn of events brought about untimely ckath of Kenton Joel C:Gmegle, a third-year honours geolopCftI engineering student here at the University of Waterloo, Tuesday, Ni)vember 8. Carnegie was out for a ,,;allt by himself after work when he w"a:S att,lcked by wolves. \X'ork for KtlJwn was a co-op placement at a canlp in North Points, Sask~;lChe'\van, which is about 500 km rlr.:rth of Saskatoon, near d1e border of the Northwest Territories. lh~

Accordingto RCrvll:> spokeswoman Beadler Russell, quoted in the Durbatli ~I'jon News, Carnegie told his co-workers he was going for a wall;: and would return around 5 p.m. \X'ben he failed to return, others went to find him and his body'.vas discovered around 7 p.m. near the gate of the can1p where he lived. An interview in the Saskatoon StarPhomixwith a man who spoke to Kenton days before he died noted that Kenton and another man at the camp had already had a dose encounter with wokes. They had taken pictures of a pacl( from about five feet away. \1\'olf attacks have become more

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common .in northern intelligence knowledge dedic~tion ~dhumou; Canada, especiaUy around areas where they come who \vill be missed by into contact with people. all those whose lives According to the British he touched. He was a charitable organization member of tile EngiWolf Trust, in the past 50 nee-ring Society and the years there have only been host of a mdio show on 17 wolf-related human campus station CKMS fatalities in the northern called Strange Brl?w. The hemisphere (Europe and tragedy of his death Russia) and none in North is especially acute for America for the past 100 COURTESY OF DAilY BULL-HIN the 20 or so classmates years. who belong to the tiny geological en~ Kenton is distinguished in his gineering prof,>ram. He will be sorely missed. obituary as a man of profoundintegrity,

"Kenton was admired by all of his clabsmates, fellow students, staff ;md faculty that kne\" him and we will feel his absence for vem's to corne. Our thoughts and prayers are \\->jth I<:mton's family during this difficult time," said a statement released by the engineering faculty: Memotial donations can be made to the University of \'qaterloo Kmton Carnegie Memorial Fund and University counselling services are available for any classmates or friends who need their assistance. rtemmer@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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evidence from various ,tLtdent leaders on the Feds student council mailing .list early last week suggested that U\\i' administration was considering locking academic buiidings between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. and during weekends to limit vandalis!!1 and increase safety. ,\ccording to Al ilacKenzie of Service;, there are currently no coactd:" plans to lock down buildings but the university is considerlimiting access to buildings after hours by designath'1g"main entrances" to buildings or implementing a \'VatClrd access system. Another suggesis to issu<; students an electronic kev fot access to facilities. Architecture st~dt'nts currently pay a $50 rehmdable for an electronic key, granting thU1124 hour access to the Cambridge and specific rooms that are down at night. The Fmal decision to change access to UW's buildJings will not be made without student input; Feds advises students contact their facruty societies for breaking information.. jmckoy@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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a former "sex addict" who on college and university G1!llI'UM:~ throughout Canada and the sexually compulsive and l'.cidktive behaviours. Leahy is a former technology expert from Atlanta, Georgia with a southern drawl and preacher's rhythm to his voice who begins Pom Nation by challenging his audience to ask themselves the question "how does pornography affect me?" He also makes it explicit that he does not take a lnoral or family-values slant to his information session nor is he concerned with the freedom of speech is~ues surrounding pornography. Instead, Porn .Nation takes a mature vi.fw of pornography as a possible poblem in a contemporary'-l<'orld that is i-aughtwith conflicting moral values atrlhas little guidance for young adults mtside of a religious context. Leahy de.ails his life story as it related to pG'nography, from his first encounter at:ge eleven on the school playground tohis subsequent addiction that led hln to sexual promiscuity and infidelity which culminated in divorce and firdly led to him seeking help.

A dog and a house plant were among the registered voters for the Patti Quebecois leadership race which elected Andre Boisclair leader of the separatist party on Tuesday. According to the Globe and Mail, a chihuahua named Pixelle Daoust and a house plant named Gilbert Laplante both successfully joined the PQ and voted for a leader. The report cites an lmnamed source in oneof thekadership canlps as saying the dog not only received a valid membership card, but also a birthday card from interim Part Quebecois leader Louise Harel. PQ president Monique Richard said the system wasn't perfect, but insisted that irregularities were the exception and not tl1e rule. Officials said they simply didn't have the resources to check the identiiies of all 140,000 members. MlCHAEll. DAVENPORT

A. student heads into Biology 1 late Wednesday evening. Currently all teaching facilities on campus, save for several newly-upgraded computer labs are accessible by students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Feds Policy #2 currently ensures round-the-clock student accessibility to most academic buildings.

orn a Pornography is defined as the explicit description or exhibition of sexual activity in literature, film or media that i; intended to stimruate erotic rather th;m aesthetic or emo-, tional feelings. According to a report produced by the HarryJ. Kaiser Foundation, an American health policy and media thinktank, the number of sex-uaJ situations on television has doubled since 1998. In his talks, Leahy offers support for the theory that pornography objectifies women, citing his own experiences and inability to form meaninghll mature relationships because of his addiction to pornography and erotic sensations. An important part of Leahy'S message is of special interest to the UW community involving the role of technology and pornography. As a leading developer in the technology industry for many years, Leahy was uniquely poised to experience the "digital sexual revolution" at its forefront. He described having access to high-resolution pictures and streamed video years before the general public was aware of these media. Pornography is now the largest generator of revenue on the Internet and the entire industry generates $57 billion u.s. worldwide each year. In an interview after the show, lmprintasked Mr. Leahy if he thought pornography was one of the driving factors in information technology. "Pop-ups came straight from pornography," he said. "With streamingmrutimedia, it's been a huge influence. People in the tech industry actively invite

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Dutch domino enthusiasts were enraged on Monday when a sparrow flew into an exposition centre in the northern city of l.eeuwarden, in the Netherlands, and knocked over 23,000 dominoes. Employees afTY comp:my Endemol l'.TV had worked for weeks setting up more than four million dominoes in an attempt to break the official Guinness World Record for falling dominoes. The company is trying to beat their own record of 3,992,397 dominoes during a live television broadcast originally set to occur last Wednesda): After creating havoc in the setup area, the cornmon house sparrow -- of a species on the national endangered list ---\vas chased into a corner and shot bv an extermim'J.tor '>',1th an air ritle. â&#x20AC;˘ The Dutch animal protection agency is currently demanding prosecution for the killing, which they say was uncalled for. Endemol NV is considering some kind of mem01ia1 or mentiorl fiJr the dead bird during the television broadcast. .

At the end of that portion, Leahy gave the audience a four-minute break and informed everyone that the next portion of the talk worud be about his personal spiritual journey and return to his Christilln roots. "I respect him for allowing the break and being considerate of the audience members who weren't interested in the faithbased message," a student said after the show. This allowed Leahy to get his overall message about sexual addictions across to a broaderaudience while still being able to appeal to the Christian and faith-based groups that brought him to campus.

Also in Europe, the residents of a retirement home in southern Sweden were shocked last weekend when they were visited by a pair of intoxicated moose. The two had become drunk over the weekend by eating fermented apples they found outside the retirement home in Sibbhrut, said employee Anna Karlsson. Police managed to scare them off once, but the tipsy mammals returned to get more of the tempting fruits. Tnis time the moose were drunk and aggressive, forcing police to send fora hunter with a dog to make them leave. Police did not pursue the culprits, but made sure all apples were picked up from the area, police chief Bengt Hallberg said. No one was hurt.

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Michaelleahy argues pornography can be addictive. programmers from pornography companies to teach others how they do things." CCC representative Russ Martin indicated that the club was prompted to bring in this speaker because "it seems people on campus are obsessed with sex. We wanted to provide a Christian perspective and engage people without putting them down or being preachy;' he said. The first half of Michael Leahy's presentation involved short video segments alternated with lecturing. This effective and engaging technique presented a decidedly non-religious perspective on the issues surrounding sexual addictions.

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ppln t see the I was on top of the world on Sunday. Well, I was standing pretty

near the highest point in the City of Waterloo beyond the west end of Columbia St. You may recall that Sunday was a really, really windy day. It was amazing to take a few minutes to stand there and contemplate the vista. Behind me was one of the few working farms still within the city limits and to the left of me was one of t.hc last large stands of mature trees the city. Before me lay the V!sU that is Waterloo - the good, the had and the suburban sprawl. To the right, I could see a large area where the glacial hills had been cruelly flattened to make way for the latest power centre. I may have been on top of the ,,,orId, but it was easy to get depressed. In the distance, I could see UW At one point a break in the clouds allowed the sun to pass over the campus to set one building after another aglow in golden fall sunlight. I guess that proves that God smiles on \Vaterloo; Alac!eam just confirms the fact.

When you consider UW; it grew out of a convergence of perseverance, influence and luck. On Sunday evening I had a chance to listen to my grandfather, George Soulis, give an informal talk to the participants of the UW Unlimited program. For almost an hour he regaled the high school students with his early life experiences indudingthe unconventional way that he ended up at UW where he eventually founded the systems design engineering department. Touching on UW Unlimited's design theme he spoke of the importance of observation spurring creativity and design. You don't realize what resources you have, either within yourself or 'N'irhin the people around you until you stop and pay attention. Only then can great things happen. I was stopping and listenmg on the top of that glacial moraine Sunday afternoon. Seeing t..~e city and the geography spread before me, I hadn'trC'..tlized quite how big Waterloo had become. As a student, my boundaries are more or less the vicinity of the campus and

Uptown \'<!aterloo. Even then, I have frequently not stopped to listen, or to root out all of the stories that are within

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that small area. Instead I've focused on getting the next thing done.

Paul Wens recently conducted an informal survey in his Mac!eailS column that accompanied that magazine's annual university review. His rather subjective survey (where in a follow-up blog entry he rated Imprint as aboveaverage) concluded there is good student journalism out there but that student journalism frequently becomes routine journalism. He feared that, in the rush to produce a regular newspaper, student journalists risked setting themselves up to be !Ote journalists. "Just fill the damned paper and hope to fight another day," is how he put it. Reminds me of a few Wednesday production nights. ' Once you get your head locked into a routine, you can't pun yourself to observe what's around you and creativity suffers. In lighter moments around the production table, I've joked that we should launch a news-making team. After all, it's often easier to go and make the news than to find it. Imprint tries damned hard each week, but we can't find every story out there, nor do we have the time and resources to cover it all. In order to be aware of what you have, you need to have a vibrant community that's worth

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paying attention to. From what I've seen, U\V has vibrant pockets but nodunggrand and unifying. After aU, in the recent Globe mId Mail report card, UW did well in academic and reputation categories but the sense of campus community received a B- and school spirit a C+ much to the shock of the university administmtion who tout the campus as the number one campus in Canada (thank you, M.acleans). As we swing into the final two weeks of the term, the times of change are among us. January v.ill see a cycling of the students in and out of co-op. The blinders are on to finish the course work, study for the exams and then think about· moving somewhere else. Is it anv wonder that we don't have time to foster a large, tight campus community? Amongst all the bustle there are rays of vitality. Waterloo's en6>1neers are hosting a cancer fundraiser in honour of 3B computer science student Rob Stanich, who is currently battlingcancer, and systems design studen~ Vince Fazari who lost his battle last year. There are signs that Waterloo could break from the somewhat sti~ fling four-months·~on-four-months off routine. l'he routine will always be there, butitishoped that the students win slow down and watch the world around them. nmoogksQulis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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V\'aterloo takes over NYC

of Waterloo is openoffices in New York City and Can join in on the celebration ,'\J"'VUll"'Cl 22. Lazaridis, V\"V' chancellor, :We :" 'nnder <1nd CJ:':O of at the UW President Daand Bob Harding, a past chair UW Board of Directors and chairman of Brascan Corporation, \v:ill also help christen new offices. OWs offices in Manhattan are n~ncd "Waterloo ICR [Institute for Computer Research) Manhattan" and are located at 55 Broad Street on the fourth floor. The event is free to attend, but pre ,registration was required by November 14th, 2005. Registration has closed; for moreinformation you can call 8R8-4567 ext. 7747. Tlc

tl'lgmeers unite for cancer charity

On Monday, November 14, EngSoc launched the largest fundraiser in itt; history to raise money for the Cilrv'tilian Cancer Society. The event is in honour of Rob Staruch in 3D computer cngineerwho was recently diagnosed

with cancer and is undergoing treatment in Windsor. Stamch was also extremely involved in EngSoc. The event is also in memory of Vince Fazari, a fourth-year systems design engineering student, who passed away last year from cancer. Several notable faculty members, staff and students will be shaving their heads or waxing their legs to raise money for the cause. Sue Gooding, the operations manager for the faculty of engineering, will shave her head if EngSoc reaches its goal of $25,000. Professor Gorbet of electrical and computer engineering will shave the beard he's had for 18 years if is raised, EngSoc will be collecting don<1-tions and shaving heads in CPH November 14 to November 25 from 11 :30 a.m. to 1:30 The grand finale the cheque to the Society will take November 28. Va yo held back from Waterloo performance

G-unit rapper and convicted felon Tony Yayo was unable to perform at Federation Hall this Tuesday because he lacked the proper paper~urk to be let into the country. As of 5:30 p.m. on Monday this week, the university, in combination with regional police, cancelled the concert. According to John Fedy, manager of Fed Hall, "IYayo's publicist] said they'd get the paperwork through the day of [the event], but at that point the university had already decided to cancel it." Without appropriate paperwork, Yayowould be unable to legally enter Canada due to his status as a convicted felon. He served a term in a United

States prison for a gun conviction from 2002--2004. Yayo, who according to his website "is real, like milk," will perform at other Canadian gigs. Upcoming greed lecture at Hagey Hall

Former head of the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) John Meisd be speaking at Hagey Hall on November 28. The lecture, entitled "The Curse and Potential of Greed: Social and Political Issues Arising from Acquisitiventcss" will start at 8:00 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre. You win need a ticket to but tickets are free and at the theatre box office. Following the lecture i\i[eisd will participate in a student on November 29 at 10:30 a.m. in Needles Hall, room 3001. Meisel will speak about the "substantial increase in greedy behaviour ,-- often obscenely greedy behaviour - in ever-widening spheres: business, Hnance, government, media, sports, entertainment, health care and even education." Meisel has a BA and MA from the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of London. He has published numerous books and scholarly articles on topics like electoral behaviour, political parties and politics and the arts. Ife was also a former president of the Royal Society of Canada and the fi)unding co-editor of the Canadian JOl4rnalof Political Science and the International Politica! S cifl1Zce RelJicw.

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KurtC bain liv s as Igend But documentarians are missing the target in their "investigation"

JUST COPFO Ian Halperin stole my time Tuesday at Bomber with a documentary on Kurt Cobain. The documentary itself ~asn't an enormous waste of time - in fact, it was a passable film. It was Halperin'S presence at this showing that made it a waste of time. He came off as an artiste - a documentarian in the most romantic (read: Ivlichael Moore) sense of the word. In Halperin's mind, he was out to change the 'World and ~et things right for Cobain. But really, Halperin played in to the classic role of a counter-culture artist documentarian ... all the while wearing Fubu and Sean John clothes. Revolutionary, really. For those of vou who aren't familiar with the goings-on in Cobain's life, I'll give you a wee primer. Cobain was a musician in the '90s. He and his band Nirvana were settlers of grunge. They brought it to the world, cultivating it like a small, four-chord grind-rock plant. Cobain was the voice of a generation of downtrodden youth.. And then he died in a horrible fashion - overdosed on heroin and shot through the head. The case is one of the most interesting murder cases in recent music history. There is a host of evidence that leads people to believe Cobain was murdered. Facts like the enormous amount of heroin in his body (allegedly three times the lethal dose) that would have prevented

him from lifting and firing a shotgun lead people away from the suicide conclusion. The killer? Well, most would agree that Courtney Love is the most likely perpetrator. She's crazy like a Scientologist. Ultimately, there is ample evidence thatleads people to believe Cobain was murdered. Why , hasn't the investigation been reopened? When I asked Halperin, he replied, "Well that's the big question," then went off on some

People don't want to believe that one of the most hardcore grunge superheroes of the '90s took the easy way out. It's tragic to think that he would do that ... tangent reeking of verbal masturbation. That is, indeed, the big question, and nobody has answered it yet. I guess maybe one reason is that Kurt killed himself. Do~'t get me wrong - I'm all for the evidence, but look at the people screaming it out: they're the loudest ones we know. Halperin happily mentioned how much he hates George Bush and made some sort of a Michael Moore analogy during his talks. Moore is perhaps the most well-known loudmouth sensationalist. It hardly matters if what he says is true because he is the loudest voice. Halperin is certainly loud and he speaks to

a crowd that's sympathetic to what he's saying. People don't want to believe that one of the most hardcore grunge superheroes of the '90s took the easy way out. It's tragic to think that he would do that - but the world is flJt a nice place. But when you're caught in a flurry of lou:lmouth claims, it's hard to see the bare fac:s. The man had a shotgun in his hand and a hde in his head. If there really is irrefutable evidence that he was killed then that yields reasonable doubt to the idea that he murdered himself. If you have reasonable doubt, you can't convkt, right? Well, then why aren't they overturning the ruling? Perhaps Halperin is right in saying that the Seattle Police Department doesn't care about "just another junkie." But realistically, the generation of new police officers would be the one most heavily affected by Cobain's death. Yet there still are no results. It's an interesting mystery and I encourage all· of you to look into it for yourselves. But be careful - it's surrounded by zealots and sensationalists. There is a reason Courtney Love hasn't been convicted yet and I doubt it has anything to do with her influence. But then again, it's the story that makes the legend. A fallen hero always inspires people in one way or another. Unfortunately, some people were inspired to be copycats. But (or others, Cobain, served as inspirati~n to get Up and make a hell of a lot of noise. Halperin was there to make art and mon~y, not to change the world. His film and speech did not have the balls of good investigative journalism. He was arting for the sake of art and perhaps money for Sean John shirts. ~ I

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Paranoia rampant among Christians

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opinion@imprint.uwaterloo.¢a Opinion Editor: Mark Johnson Opinion Assistant: Tom Levesque

Last week our campus was graced with the presence of noted fundamentalist and taIkshow host Michael Coren. While I love him as a brother in Christ, he has repeatedly displayed, through juvenile ramblings that appear in the Toronto Sun "newspaper" each Saturday, that he is sadly. misinformed or uninformed on virtually every issue he touches on, not the least of which is Christianity. While I fully support his freedom of speech, he does seem to lack common sense. From ridi; culing the elites who try to stop Quebec from Impri11f does not guarantee to publish atticles, phoseparating to condemning liberal Christians for tographs, letters or advertising. Material may not be their human rights views to criticizing judges published, at the discretion of Imprint, if that material is who issue rulings based on the law instead deemed to be libelous or in contravention with Imprints of their beliefs, l\vfic;:hael Coren has made for policies with respect to our code of ethics and journalishimself a reputation as being an angry-at-thetic standatds. world, irrational and unstable person. Obviously he needs to reassess his moral Imprint is published ev'ery Friday during fall and winter compass, but since the Bible commands us not terms, and every second Friday during the spring term. to judge (Matthew 7:1), I will choose to respect Imprint reserves the right to screen, edit and refuse adthat rule - Coren may do whatever he wishes. vertising. Imprint Publications is not responsible for adHis cohunns, however, seem designed to anger vertisng mistakes beyond the cost of the advertisement. and offend as many people as possible. And One copy per customer. Imprint ISSN 0706-7380. Imprint no, before you ask, that doesn't remind me of . CON Pub Mail Product Sales Agreement no. 40065122. anyone I know. I missed portions of his November 8 talk Next board meeting: (perhaps he caused me to leave repeatedly to December 5, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. I throw up?) but what I did catch was rrund-

boggling. He made no apologies for parroting the irritating view of many fundamentalist and evangelical Christians that they're always under attack and everybody's out to get them. I have never been attacked, ridiculed or criticized for beingan evangelical Christian. While it mays<;enloddthatrmscolding"myownkind," it is frustrating but necessary that I must apologize for the constant whining and complaining coming from fundamentalist Christianity, not to mention their foolish and rampant mistrust and suspicion of nonbelievers. As I was raised evangelical Christian, I've witnessed first-hand this mindset of paranoia:~ The church I attend, just to give you an impression of how wacky they are, brought in a singer and then officially bannedhim two weeks afterward because they found oat he was gay. The love ot God at work, e h ? ' My church laments at length the phenomenon of "the persecuted church," i.e., Christians in other countries who are persecuted for their beliefs. Nowhere do they acknowledge the fact that Christians are murdering either non-Christians or each other in countries such as Ireland, Indonesia and, of course, Iraq. I assure you that all Christians are not so narrow-minded. Although we're somewhat muzzled by the conservative, pro-fundamentalist media. there are evangelical Christians who support human rights including same-sex marriage. There are those of us who oppose capital punishment, believing that Jesus died for our sins so we wouldn't have to. There are those of us who recognize the right of a woman to control her own body and, hence, are pro-choice. On the Catholic side of things, :Mr. Coren

surprised me by mentioning the infamous sex scandals. What utrerly shocked me was that he had the nerve to defend the Catholic hierarchy's reputation for pedophilia and tape, asserting that over 80 per cent of the alleged victims are over the age of 14. As if that makes everything all right! Coren, like the Catholic hierarchy, repeatedly condemns homosexuality; but seems oblivious to the fact that a good share of Catholics support 6ame-sex marriage - and birth control as well! But that's a matter for the Catholic Chw;ch to settle for itself. ' Domestically, let's take a look at our:;te.a, which Coren insists has some absurd bias . I st Christians. I've read all too often Toronto ~'IIf1 and National Post (not prime examples of fijne literature) columnists who rant and rave that evangelical Christians are always under attack in the media. I never actually see these attacks happen - just the claim that they "always do." Strange! Although I'm keenly attuned to the media 'and read the news daily. perhaps there hive been one or two instances where evangelical Chtistians were criticize<!. If so, instead of crying and stamping their feet, my fellow Christians shoUld turn to the Bible- specifically Matthew.5:1112 - where it says to rejoice and be glad (for salvation) if you are insulted for your beliefs. Jesus did not say to whine and bitch. My humble recommendation for Michael Coren and his ilk is to stop the silly campaigns against human rights, the media and libe ral Christianity and start showing some of thesrune love Jesus did! Do our religion proud! mjohnson@imprint.uwaterioo .ca

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WWII article confusing

l\fark Johnson argues in his article that we should treasure our right to

vote, for which people have sacrificed their life. I agree with him on the conclusion but his reasoning makes no sense at all. He says, "had Russia not turned communist, we'd likely be under Nazi control right now." I don't se(~ any relation between communism and fighiing Nazism. If someone calls you Untermensch and tries to kill you, you will have to fight. And this is exactly what happened in Russia. It had nothing to do with ideology. Besides, Russia probably contributed the most in the Second World \Var but that doesn't mean it saved the ",,"orId. 1'he world - or at least Nm:th America -- wouldn't have anyway. It is anything but co-ordinate an amphibious think about the 2,753 C, rhvlians who were either killed or c~.rm.lJred at Dieppe in 1942, if you've ever heard of it. A cmss-ocean amphibious attack itself is absolutely unthinkable, not to mention the fact that the U.S. built mure ships in WWH than the rest of world. Johnson also says, "w\V[ was a w'!stt~ of tin1e, money and lives." Yes, of course. But what war isn't? Finally, let's look at the farce of the "\VW1I [... ] was unavoidable. Hitler would most have continued with his litlIe conquest of Europe had Britain and .France not intervened." Did BritabandFranceintervenewhenHitler inv::JAed Poland? Did Hitler continue with his conquest? Was \VWIl un~yoidahle? I feel confused.

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up after yourselves!

have more respect for the environment in which we live and learn. The majority of students probably have two hands to pick up their waste and two feet to take them to the required waste receptacle (of which we counted seven garbage cans and six recycling bins sitting nearly empty). Have some respect and take responsibility -- we're not two years old. Mommy and Daddy don't pick up after us anymore!

- Stephanie Hill & Stephanie }<Iuter 4Apsychology

Praise for Stalinism? To the editor, What's up wit..~ Mark Johnson? He is a professional idiot. We were not saved in World War II because Russia was communist and therefore fought Hitler. Most countries that are attacked fight back! Hitler and Stalin signed a pact to divide Poland and Stalin joined the war only when Hitler attacked the USSR - sometlling Johnson even notes in his column. I'm sure the Soviets f()ught very gallantly, but it was al.so winter and tactical errors defeated the Germans on the Eastern front, not Soviet "prosperity." Johnson can't resist the urge to valorize things that hardly deserve even his poorly articulated praise, be it for Liberal corruption or, most recently, for Stalinism! HopefuUy he enjoys a long, obscure career as a talk· radio host, spedalizing in historical inaccuracies and one-track thinking. It must be uncomfortable living in Johnson's world, being that it lacks that key third dimension: depth.

--- Chlis Ferguson 3BH..PIJ;'

Be Canadian first!

To the editor,

We are appalled by the lack of shown by users of the Great Student Life Centre. Mon· d;"y e"'~njng, before class, we decided to h£tngoutin the S1 ,C before heading to our three-hour night class. \Vhat we fOlL'ld was a cesspool of garbage. There 'l)/cre half-empty coffee cups, Tim I lorton's paraphernalia and n"l;;;sl·~"n.ersalongwjth other garbage scattclted throughout the room. We wish we had brought a camera to capture the inhumane living conditions that have been created by a bunch of filthy pigs. The students of the University of Waterloo need to

I'll stop short of saying I was personalIy offended by Kaleb Ruch's November 4 article, "Ontario should consider .separation," only because the content of his previous nonsensical babbling makes it clear that he has no idea what he's talking about. To Kaleb I say: Get your act together, you fool! It seems you've never left Ontario to meet an actual Quebecois who wants to "separate." Furthermore, you don't even know what the last referendum was about. Born and raised, I know sovereigntists from alI walks of life. It wasn't about Quebec using

an empty threat to get its way 'with Canada, as Ruch suggested Ontario should consider (if he wants to get the rest of Canada on their knees, Ontario should threaten to separate _._. in fact, they might even be rolling around on the ground). It was about pride in one's culture and province, one that has arguably played the most significant role in Canada's development. Educated, honest Quebecois ,v:ill tell you there is no rational justification for separa· tion - they feel pride such that they want 100 per cent control over the destiny of la belle province. At this juncture, noteworthy is the definition of the word "separate." It gets tossed around a lot. Very few Quebecois want to separate from Canada. What many want is a "sovereign alliance" --- essen tially one that allows autonomy and control of resources with many of the benefits of being part of Canada. The last referendum wasn't about separating. The question asked for the mandate to negotiate with Canada the terms of a "sovereign alliance" as set out in an act of the National Assembly. I love Quebec. But I am Canadian before I am Quebecois. This is likely only normal in Ontario, where country comes before province in most cases. Before Ruch opens his mouth he should engage the critical thought process he may possess -- it should tell you "Kaleb doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground."

-- Micbael AI,Cubbin 3B emimf1!lIe11t and bt/Siness

having made. I can only hope that in future issues, Jltipn:llt should pay closer attention to these details and not make a mistake on such a sensitive occasion.

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Edit0r's n0te The poem featured on the cover of the November 11 edition of Imprint is not In Flander's Fields. Instead the poem is entitled Reply to Flanders Fields, written by John Mitchell.

Sports coverage lacking

To the edit01j I am writing in response to your spotts coverage from Volume 28,Issue 15. After the men's cross-country team posted their best result of the season, I turned to the back of the Itttprint to fmd the headline: "Cross country, field hockey, rugby, soccer end seasons without a medal" After fivev=, I am habituated to minimal covt.'f~e, but the nq,mtive spin was a ncw twist. Perplexxxi, I scanned the page to find the write-up about the race, thinking there must be somethingpositive there.

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Imprint errs on poet

To the editor, I noticed that 'JohnI'vfitchell"was noted as being the person responsible for vi1:iting In Flanders Fields. Unfortunately, someone must have dropped the ball because, in fact, it is John McCrae who wrote that lengendary poem i.t1 1915, over 90 years ago. According to Wikipedia, "John l'vlitchell" is the president of the United l'vline \vorkers, a composer, journalist, rugby player, filmmaker based in New York City, British climatologist/ Climate modeller, senator from Oregon, father of Gen. Billy Mitchell, former Assistant Director-General of the British Council, U.S. Attorney Gt:neral and Watergate conspirator or the 20th mayor of Calgary, Alberta. He is not the author of Flanders Fields. A simple Google search would have corrected this error, an error which Jtnprill.t should be ashamed of

Aw c'mon - it's got to be better than that last one, right?

Wait - ~The: Vompyre"? Dude, this better not be a goth bar. You Know how I feel

about goth bars. \\ Don't get all twitchy. sure it's just a name.

1 read the blurbs for the other slighted sports ._- field hockey, rugby, soccer -- but you t.udn'teven bother to include a summary of the cross-country team's valiant last eHortl You took the time to slam them in the title but did not ,,,rite a word about it in the column, thanks. You also neglected sc'veral ncwsworthy items. One story would be the infuriating and unjust decision that was made by the srJlOoJ not to send the men's cross-country team to the CIS championships despite the fact they were nationally ranked in the top 10 and fmished fifth in the deepest conference in Canada (very close to the fourth and third teams). Your caption was not even accurate -cross-country did in fact bringhome a medal from OUAs in the form of Scott Atnald's individual silver. This was an ama7ing accomplishment and Scott deserves credit. This past weekend, Scott cxt.'CUted an even greater feat by once again finishing in 1he silver medal position; hut this rime at the CIS national championships. Lifted by cheering from his snubbed teammates, who drove 2000 km to Halifax to support, Scott ended his universitycross-counttycareeras the Warrior men's all-time greatest. Hopefully you can at least print Scott's name this week, evcnif it is only in this letter. .

- Alichael Logue Captain, UU7 Cross-Country

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Whispers about possible homosexuality spread like wildfire in the world of performing arts

There is a type of rumour within the acting cot11munity that is seen as a rite of passage. It'll spread like wildfire after only the merest whisper and haunt an actor's career and social life foryears to come. You're not a real actor until you've had to face "the gay rumour." This is the kind of juicy gossip a tabloid can really run with, postulating about possible "encOlmters" \'\lith various other "possibly gay" actors. Gay porn stars are also a common choice as a significant other for the not-quite-closeted up-;md-coming actor, apparently. happened to them all, from Dolly Parton 'Travolta, Oprah Winfrey to Vin Diesel. Damon and Ben Affleck were the favourites a while back. More recently were Viggo Mortenson, Elijah Wood, and a couple other members of the Lord of the Rings cast. (After all, Gandalf was played by bona-fide gay actor Sir Ian McKellen, so obviously his gayness rubbed off on all the rest of them!) It's out of control: "Married? With kids? Well, he's obviously gay --- the wife must have been coerced the studios into acting as his cover." This was a charge leveled recently at Brad Pitt, fueled in part by his recent public breakup and the fact that Angelina Jolie's bisexuality and "casual lady lovers" are confirmed.

The question you eventually come down to is "just who in Hollywood is actually gay?" It's a difficult question to answer, because fact and fictionbave been blurred for so]ongthatit's hard to pick apart the tabloid cash-grabbing headlines from the actual outings. Of the actors I've named above, are any of them actually gay? Well, possibly. Of co';rse, most of this is completely secondary to the real question: just who the hell cares? These people are actors and, while they may be stellar actors who can conjure up a tear at the critical point in a scene, their sole contribution to our society is - at most - a mere two hours' worth of entert.ainment and escapism from the monotony that is our red-carpet-lacking lives.

There are so mili"ly other people \'7ho are infmitely more deserving of our praise and admiration, let alone rumours and gossip, than a group of trumped-up socialites and Scientolo-gists. \Vhatabout our doctors? They save our lives and deliver our children. What about teachers and professors, who help us learn everything from the alphabet to solving differential equations, the police who protect us, the architects who design our homes and the construction workers who build them, our parents who raise us and care for us and love us no matter what or the sheer armies of volunteers. Where are the magazines devoted to heroworshipping these people, uncovering little and meaningless tidbits of their private lives?

\'{;'here are the paparazzi and the posters and the behind-the--scenes exposes? Why does our society insist on focusing on this group of people \vhom many of us will never melet, while continually passing over the real-life action heroes and heroines whom we see on the street every day? And why, of all things, do people care so much about the se"l.."Uality of a group of people who never even date outside of their own red-carpet-elite social circle? Elijah Wood? Gay? Well, that's great for him, and if it's true, let's hope he has the courage to come out - but unless he's interested in dating me, I won't be joining in on the infatuation. gbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Af. a full-time student, I can fully udcrstand how difficult it must b~ for the contributors to Imprint to their academic obligations doing tlleir best to provide tb:" students of dUs campus with an ertertaining and informative news m:dinm. However, I have been letS than impressed with the way ih! \,\larriors are being covered this acdemic and athletic year. In the 11 issues th~t have been tllUS far, of the leading headlines dealing with your n¥.'''p"",,~'c athletic teams, four have negative, four positive ~..QU neutr;;.!, while one issue did nd cn~n have a single article. In of Imj)rint, the issue that did not feature a sports section was th;:o first issue of the year; however, an to preview the fall season sports teams was certainly nus:-:ed,

The question I have is what type rnessage is JfJljJlifit sending to the swdent hody by portraying its sports negatively? \'i/aterloo is an institution that prides itself on exthe me~saQ;e that th(~ students :lre receiving is that our le:1mS, the university's ambas-

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Again, a journalist can oniyreport what happens and the fall sports season was in fact less than successful for several Warrior teams. However, I believe one of the mandates of a student paper is to inform the 8tu. dent body and help build the morale of a university, "vhile fostering school spirit. Thus far, Imprint has failed to do this by failing to bring the numerous successes the Warriors had this season to the forefront.

I have been less than impressed with the way the Warriors are being covered ... For example, men's tennis won bronze at OUA, men's hockey is in first in the West for the first time in five years, men's basketball is tied for second in the West and nationally ranked, badminton has won fo;r of five competitions, cheerleadine is hosting nationals at \'i/aterloo thi'~ vear, Scott ArnaJd of cross countrv ~,,'on silver at nationals and is an AllCanadian, men's golf won gold and \vomen's golf won OUA bronze and women's volleyball is off to one of their better starts in recent years.

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provide opportunities for students to pursue excellence in all areas of human development; athletics at the university level provide an opportunity for students to pursue excellence in physical development. An institution also needs to build spirit, enthusiasm and a focus that everyone on campus can identify "vith, and that is one of the things that athletics do for an institution; it provide a positive focus for students and the success of a team can enhance the development of school pride but sustain that pride over a long period of time through alumni support. Strong alumni relations are built around strong academic and athletic programs which are successful; the students themselves really take ownership of the university and all that it has to offer. Athletic departments have recognized that athletic success is critical to the long-term success of a university and its athletic programs. The argument has been made that athletics are a large expense for such a small proportion of the student hody. However, athletics add camaraderie to the campus, a bit of spirit and, even if students do not attend sporting events, there is an identitvthat comes [rom the University of Waterloo go ing to another university or another part of Canada and representing the student body. Athletics and physical activity, 'whether it is intercollegiate competition or intramuxal, serves to provide students viith a release from the academic pressures and stn;sscs of life. See ATHLETICS, page 11

After perusing various MSN names 1 notice many"! detest boys," "girls are so damn hormonal" and "I hate these mind games." In an attempt to bridge this gap between the sexes, we must understand the fundamental differences between men and women and engage in tasteful open discourse. First, women lactate, men do not. Secondly, women take on average 156 per cent longer to pee. \'l7hile a woman spends all this extra rime in the washroom, the boyfriend/husband usually fantasizes about her younger sister. Thirdly, when men smell like cheese, it'~ a masculine musk. W'hen women smell like cheese, it's time to buy some Vagisil. If you are yelling at me, it prohably means you smell like cheese, so yell at me from a distance. I have a dream that Olle day we can embrace ali cheese-smellers as equals, regardless of sex or pungency. \Yiomen are not called the fairer sex for nothing. It's cuz they're not slobs. Shit, men bathe infrequently, fart loudly, lyrically belch, pick their noses - and that's just during cJmrch. \'\j'ornen are more in tunevrith their emotions than men arc, which is good and bad. So I was talking to this 20something girl named Rutebega. She's in this long-distance relationship with some random orc: "Heramb, my boyfriend boughtme

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a promise ring. When Ilook at my ring, the distance between us shortens;' she said gushing v-,jth joy. This naivete bothered me because nobody over the age of 13 buys promise rings anymore so I retorted: "Oh yeah? \X'hen your boyfriend looks at his ring, he promises to only seduce women deady hotter than you. I mean, a promise is a promise." I'm not saying all guys are unfaithful, but under certain circumstances our weakness surfaces. You know the PussycatDolls' song lyric, "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like mc." Yes! Any guy who stares at a supcrmodcl in Cosmo and says, "this unrealistic image of a girl disgusts me!" is bullshittingmassivcly, probably because th.erc are other girls in the room and he wants to get laid tonight. As long as the opposite sex is aware of our fondness for superficial beauty, I have done my service. Another difference is this i.nfamous line I have heard so frequently by gals: "Yeah, Heramb, all my friends are guys. They are easier to get along with." I'm just quoting, not editorializing, so chillax. When have you ever heard a guy say, "I only have girlfriends because I don't get along with guys?" Hen, gay guys gotta have at least one guy friend ~- their boyfriend --- so basically there is a no recorded uttering of that line in history by a dude. So men and women, we are a different species, but ain't no reason we can't all get along. Live the following \"Fords of wisdom: when you be halin', stop that shit and start malin'. hramachandran@imprintuwaterloo.ca

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I was disappointed by the inflammatory and inaccurate information containedin the HealthNutcolumn tided "Milk may be hip, but it's definitely not groovy" which appeared in the November 4 issue of Imprint. As UW's registered dietitian, my role is to provide accurate nutrition information to and encourage healthy behaviours in the student body, act as a resource for food and nutrition-related issues and provide individual nutrition counselling to students. I therefore feel compelled to comment on, and clarify, erroneous and potentially harmful information which appeared in this column. While other animal species may not consume milk in the adult stage,

this does not mean it is an unnatural or abnormal behaviour for humans. There is evidence that humans consumed animal milk as far back as 路3000 B.C., hardly a time when they were "driven by hip-hop dairy farmer commercials." Think about the numerous other food-related behaviours specific to our species such as cooking food, eating with utensils and drinking beverages from a glass; would you change these behaviours to match those of other species because we have "similar biological systems?" As far as the lactose intolerance issue goes, about 70 per cent of the world's adult population have low levels of the intestinal enzyme lactase, which is necessary to digest the milk sugar lactose. However, many studies have shown that even these individuals can consume dairyproducts,including milk, when small portions are ingested with meals throughout the day. (McBeab and Miller, 1998, Hertler, Huynh andSavaiano, 1996,Vesa,RiitaandSahi, 1996, Suarez and Savaiano, 1997.)

Lactose-reduced milks and lactase tablets are widely available and offer additional options for lactose maldigesters. Other dietary strategies can help even severely intolerant individuals improve their tolerance to milk and include this important food which is our major food source of calcium and vitamin D. The most troubling part of the article was the comment which suggested milk was impure, which couldn't be further from the truth. Every batch of milk is extensively tested - when it leaves the dairy farm, before it is unloaded at the processing plant and during processing. Hormones are not allowed in milk in Canada nor are antibiotic residues. Cows receiving necessary antibiotic treatment are identified and their milk is destroyed. I forwarded the excerpt "what about oodles of microorganisms that are diluted with more milk to reach the appropriate levels plus hints of cow blood and pus. Don't forget the possible antibodies [sic - did the

author intend to say antibiotics?] and drugs fed to the cow." to Dr. Mansel Griffiths, chair, Dairy Microbiology, Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph and director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety. His response to what he called "a ridiculous and ill-informed article" is as follows: ''Milk is one of the most tested foods we consume in Ontario.. Raw milk is analyzed for microbial quality, indications of health status of the cows fromwhichitwas produced, antibiotic residues and presence of added water. In fact, farmers are penalized financially if they do not meet the strict guidelines setout for each of these. "Milk in Ontario is among the highest quality milks found anywhere in the world." I thinkwe can feel reassured that such a world-recognized authority on milk is confident about the quality of our milk supply. Health Nutalso writes that calcium is found in abundance in many foods, including broccoli and almonds,

which she states are "chock full" of calcium. Calcium from most plant sources is known to be absorbed less efficiendy than dairy sources. Vegetables that offer highly absotbable calcium include broccoli, kale and bok choy. However, one would have to consume at least 2 1/2 cups of broccoli to get th~ same amount of calciun contained in an eight-ounce glass of milk (Health Canada, Canaditn Nutrient File, 1997). Almonds? Yes, a good source, but the three-quarters cup needed to equal the calciun in a single glass of milk contain~ a substantial amount of fat and 6J2 calories: hardly a practical way br most adults to meet their calciun requirements. The Dietary Reference Inta~e has established an adequate inta~e of calcium for adults ages 19 to )0 as 1000 mg per day, which can Je provided by three servings of mlk or milk products. See VITAMINS, page 11

It's election time once again

It's that time again folks. 'Time for catch phrases, baby kissing, empty promises and TV appearances. Time to break out the shoeshine, the fake smiles, the campaign buses and the handshakes. In other words, it's time to brace yourself For as surely as Christmas will fall on December 25 this year, we will be having an election before you can say "Cirque du Soleil." For a few of us, this is great news, as hours can be wasted at work debating the latest pon numbers or staged appearance. Of all the ways I c~ waste time at work, few of them are as inappropriate as discussing (or arguing) politics. But for the rest of you, I'm sure your gag reflexes will be tested each time you hear the words "moral authority" or "Gomery report," for if you were to be given a nickel each time you will hear those phrases over the next month, you'd be wealthier than any of the beneficiaries from the sponsorship scandal The problem is that we've all been through this before with exactly the same characters (or clowns, if you want to stick with the circus theme from above). It can be interesting when there are fresh faces in the crowd - remember Stockwell Day and his jet-ski? I'm sure the writers at This Hour Has 22 Minutes and ~I CanadianAir Farce do. But no, it's just the usual suspects once again. In case you've forgotten (and I don't blame you if you have), here's a quick rundown: Gilles Duceppe, the faithful leader of Quebec separatism, is potentially one of the more charismatic politicians in Canada - but only in that other officiallanguage. He offers considerable entertainmentvalueduringtheEnglish debates since he really has nothing to lose (or gain) in them. Jack Layton, the man with the only genuine smile on Parliament Hill, is the political embodiment of the

"goody-two-shoes" type that few of us can stomach. While his positive tone was initially refreshing, his terminal cheerfulness can get in the way of hammering home a point-especially in a debate setting. Stephen Hatper, his devilish eyes aside, is a natural introvert who seems as uncomfortable in any sort of causal setting (like flipping burgers at various BBQs, which is all he seemed to do路 this summer) as most Conservatives would be at a gay bar - not exacdy an attractive quality for someone who is supposed to personify the general population at an international level. Last, and possibly least, is the Right Honourable Paul Martin. An air of elitism is evident almost every titpe he speaks and it is alienating at best. At the same time, he gives political cartoonists more material than the other three combined. His tone does nothing but distance himself from the general public and cuddles him closer to the banking buddies he made in his days as finance minister. In other words, unless you specifically enjoy clinically dissecting the pros and cons of political leaders, it's time to tune out the sound bytes on TV and focus only on the issues. Then again, maybe it's time to revive the Rhinoceros Party whose ex-leader was quoted as saying, "[our party's] platform is. the one I'm standing on." I can definitdy make time for people with a sense <of humour like that. kruch@imprint.uwaterloo. ca

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I love Gatorade. I can't get enough of it. There's something those tasty electrolytes. Wbo am I kidding? I don't know what the hell an electrolyte is. The ingredients listed include mostly sugar, water and salt. That salt must be the secret ingredient. Otherwise it's Kool-Aid. salty Kool-Aid was with me e,:t:ry step of the way though my hnuse league days. You could say the st\Jff "'leaned me into the Canadian culture that we all hold so d.ear. started playing hockey when I Vlas six years old. used to give the worst ice t:ime to the little kids. I would games that started at five in the morning on Saturday. I had to wake up at four to get there on time. 'fhat's not to say that we don't see trH:U in the morning these days, but if we do we're either too drunk or too hopped up on Red Bull and Ktlet>·de:eo in algebra to notice. Where I'm from, six-year-old hockey players get up at four. We were all morning people in those Some of dIe first clear memo.ties 1 have are from those hockey mornings. . I remember sleepily choking dovrn oatmeal and hot chocolate in the darkness before sunrise and then lurching across the front lawn toward my dad's hatchback Toyota

Camry with a hockey bag twice my size. Dad usually grabbed my sticks. Then I remember standing on my team'shlue line. I played defence but I wasn't much of a skater, so I figured I was hetter off parking it. That way I'd see 'em coming a mile away. Why would you ever need to skate around? Forechedcing? What's that? Afterwards there was always a hottlc of Gatorade and hreakfast at McDonald's waiting for me regardless of whether or not we won the game. Being awake before 10:30 never seemed like a big deal. I'm a stereotypical Canadian hockey buff and that's when it all started. That's also when my little addiction to Gatorade began. For me, it will always be a small part of my personal hockey tradition. Of course the product isn't really related to hockey or even Canada, for that matter. They don't mention either on their website. Americans originally created the thirst-quencher in 1965 for football. It was invented at the University of Florida for players who would get so unimaginably thirsty that their gameplay suffered. Unlike Canada, Florida is hot. According to Gatorade, the team started playing better, probably due to their thrists being more quenched than their opponents'. Canada needs its own hockeyrelated sports drink -- chemically designed to be warm, with the help of, urn, heatletrocene and maybe some retsyn. Call it leaf juice or something. dhutz@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated that adequate cakiwn and vitamin D intakes can mlt1.iTniz(' the fisk of developing the bOll(; dis<:ase osteoporosis. Currently, 1. in 4 Canadian women and 1 in 8 Ci.tli1Cllan men over the age of 50 have osteoporosis_ The Food Hahits ol Canadians Sltidy, a ,-n,Ml',rpj',Pl"<HreC;mada-wide nutrisurvey done by researchers at University in the late 1990s, that almost half of all females and adult males and more than 40 per wen males did not .consume minimum. number of servings of milk products -- a serious com::ern. It is important to note that an calcium intake maximizes bone mass achievcd in our !Il/cntics and minimizes age-related houdoss later in life. So for university this age is an opportunity to ·'bank" calcium stores which will help ensure bone health in the future .. _" hardly a good time to be "scaring" young adults away from animport.ant source of this nutrient. In addition, milk provides an ahundance of many other nutrients, including vitamins A, B12 and protein, phosphorous, magnesium and potassium. Dr. Griffiths commented on the health

benefits of milk: "Milk is one of the best sources for calcium and vitamin D that aid in the development of strong bones. "There is also increasing evidence that milk contains nutrients such as CLA [conjugated linoleic acid] that can protect against a number of chronic diseases. There is also increasing evidence that dairy products can also help reduce obesity." So for any students who were influenced by "Milk may be hip, but it's definitely not groovy," I encourage' you to arm yourself with factual information fj:om health profcssionals like registered dietitians, doctors and nurses before making dietary changes that can have a far-reaching impact on your health. What's "definitely not groovy" is a student newspaper at the country's top-ranked university printing an irresponsible, error-filled rant rather than providing accurate, evidence-based information to its population. Students are welcome to stop by Health Services for more information on calcium requirements, food sources of calcium and lactose intolerance or to make an appointment to discuss your specific nutrition concerns. - Sandy Chuchmach Registered Dietitian UW Health Services

Athletics: a tool to improve university life Continued from page 9 TIle Canadian university system is not a direct route to the professional ranks, however, it provides players with a vehicle to get an education while playing the game they love. Waterloo is an academic ScllOOl and academics really are the number one priority, but both academics and athletics can be combined effectively. Universities also benefit from athletes financially, through tuition fees, free publicity and the exposure that athletic teams generate in the local community. Those arc all financially positive for the school. Athletics offer an environment for the students to enjoy their university experience by becoming involved and engaging in healthy lifestyles while at the same time adding to the prestige of the school. People who play sports also develop good work habits through the discipline, teamwork and life lessons learned through participation. Compared to the United States collegiate system, Canadian institutions have not been able to generate the same type of public intcrest in athletics. This is due in large part to the philosophical differences between the two systems. Canadian intercollegiate competition exists as a broad-ba.~ed student service to provide athletic opportunities for students to pursue athletic excellence throughintcrcollegiatecompetitionand recreational programming. The .Alnerican system is marketed to the public aggressively and viewed as a feeder system to the professional ranks, which potentially generates income for the university, sometimes at the expense of the \v"elfare of the student athletes. This is most evident through the offering of scholarships based solely on athletic performance with the goal of attracting the best athletes

to American schools. Canada does not offer scholarships based on athletic performance alone, a practice that has arguably weakened the quality of athletes

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The main reason for L.~e lack of student support at the University of Waterloo is the 8c.hoo1's athletic apathy in recent years in the major sports; the community and the students want a team thcy can be proud of and until the major sports tcams at Waterloo start delivering championships it will be difficult to grab the attention of potential fans. However, there is no reason that !l1t/mllfcannot report on the Warriors more effectively to generate greater interest from the student body and surrounding community. - Matthew McGahey

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feutures@imprint.uwaterloo.ca Ft':;iJures Editor: Bryan Carney Features Assistant: Kernet Bahlibi

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The mathies' extravagant efforts to protect their valuable tie were of little CL'11St;quence when lillother of their symbols, the symbol of Math Soc, was attadt.t:d. On th.e afternoon of Sunday, November 13, while walking on the third fioor, members of MathSoc noticed the empty display case. The Natural Log, which is literally of wood, though symbolically repn~sents a natural logarithm, had bCt:nstolen. The culprits the "anonytHu\:!.\ " had replaced the Log" with clumps of la\\"!!_ For those of you who do not re,:nember high school math and therefore cannot fully appreciate the ytl:ll:le humour inherent in the prank, a natural logarithm is denoted by ln, pronounced lawn. TIle clusters of lawn surrounded a ga:rbage bin turned on its side on which the letters" ERTW;' (engineers rule the worJd) were written. The "Natural L()g"isdisplayedinacasenea!"theMath C&D ---- or at least it 'was. I'hjll'int staff first heard about the incidl."Ot after checking their e-mail afternoon when they found t'~'''''Q-'''''O sent by the "anonymous It began: "Last night while th,~ W~.terloo l'vfathies were busy not showering, their beloved mascot "The l\bt.utclLog"was stolen from its display ca:se." Also included were the pictures shown here. "!t'~ fun to prank other faculties," said MathSoc president Michael when asked why he thought someone would steal the log, "I laugh at it." Tbis,,-asn'tthefirsttimetheloghad heen stolen. It went missing in the wintertecrn of 2003 and then miraculously aj)i[}t:ared in POET'S, the engineering a few months later during the spaiugterm. Tb avoid another kidnappiRlg, the log was hidden until they got th,:: ~"V display case and heightened measures. Securitv measures to prevent Suitday's theft. Tbe"annnymous engineer" forced the

lock open \vith some kind of tool and also Lllt the chain that was attached to the log. "I don't mind the prank happening", but Tersigni adde:.-d, ''I'm disappointed at the: vandalism." We spoke to Eng Soc's VP of Education Ken Hanes to find out whether they were awctre of the prank. Wnile "most pranks go through EngSoc and are approved by council," an e..mail they received from Tersigui regarding the missing log was "the first time they had ever heard about it." We asked a few students who they thought really stole the log. Fourth yea!" computer science student, Ahmed Fa!"rakha, thinks it was an "underground engineer group." He also says, "maybe they're the ones that did the tiger outside." By that tiger, he means the SClUpMe outside of Carl Pollock Hall. Itwas turned on its side, painted orange and had the words "Engineers a!"e Grrrreat" written on its side. It also had a cutout of Tony the Tiger attached to it. If you are still confused after this description, check out the picture on Page 5. "I think it was a senior student that did it as a last prank before they left - -they knew it was something mathies would understand," said fourth year English RPW and history student Alexander Lunde, "It was a mathie framing engineers. Now reo ally, do you thinl( engineers would be nerdy enough to think of a joke like that?" First year science students Benish Sabib a,r{d Samantha Somwaru also thought the prank "against" the math students was done by one of their own. "Math people did it because they hate engineers;' said Sabih. Somwaru agreed, adding that there was no way someone could get past the math students "if they had the nerve to guard that tie the way they did during 1'1'Osh week. That was crazy!" Was it the engineers getting back the mathies? Was it the mathies framing the engineers? Or could it have been a student from another faculty altogether that just wanted to add more fuel to the fire? You decide! kbahlibi@jmprint.uwaterloo.ca jquinn@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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)rd ''blog'' has been a reliable in all forms of m,~iA,. Every politician, musician and any other public figure and dog is making :mre they have 01 these "blogs" everyone is taJ,king about, lest the revolution lea"~ them behind. . e they have lasted a relang t~e and arguably have e interesring effects, blogs harve all the gimmieky ingredients be appropriately placed in the category of things to occupy me. first clue is, of course, the the main reason for their srU:cells. You probably wouldn't feel left out if everyone but you was 'Ni:

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"time-stamping website updates" -- as many web administrators have done foryea!"s. Butitjust so happens that another way of saying this, "web log," gave birth to a wonderfully catchy coinage when the t\\70 words are combined. One can imagine a similarreactlon to the coining of the term "bnmch;" woe to the ill-fated politicians who were still eating breakfast and lunch as separate meals on Sundays (and calling it that) during this tumultuous, revolutionary time. Both of these examples point to the power of a name to make something normally quite mundane seem out-of-this-worldnew, exciting and even subversive. Marketers of goods and services have been successfully exploiting this human susceptibility to capture a slice of the attention economy,

Engineers etch a joke into a garbage bin; "ERTWN stands for "engineers rule the world."

An engineer tool has its way with the natural log after a few drinks: (note: the hat is green).

but societies at large (to paraphrase Ezra Pound) like to "make it new" to keep things interesting and exciting. Once a new name gets used enough to lose its freshness (usually when duds like politicians start to catch on and start to uncool it a little bit -as with blogs nov.-) the fad in question starts to show itself forwhat it is and fades into the background. Luckily, this makes room for the new "must-dos" of the day. Everyone knows, for instance, that "podcasting" is the wave of the future. "Listening to pre-recorded radio shows" doesn't quite have the same appeal for some reason, and Apple probably couldn't be happier. Except for Google or TiVo, who have managed to have their corporate names used in fad lingo that appears

r fc tc to have stuck even as the fad status receded. Nobody who is anybody these days performs a ",veb search" like we used to Dack in the 1990's. If you ","ant to know something, you Google it. And all those America..'1 celebrities would be ostracized if they admitted to watching or taping TV shows like cavemen when even geezers like Dave Letterman would TiVo it. Xerox was actually foolish enough to combat the use of their name as a "fadYc.rb" (my coinage, feel free to use it - if you're cool) ,vith ad campaigns, for feal"itwould destroy the meaning of its corporate name. Brother "photocopiers co." probably couldn't have been happier. But perhaps this fad principle can be used to students' advan ..

es tage. Maybe our professors should make our courses more excitjng by starting a trend that will sweep the nation -_. "test-ays" the combination test and essay that, of course, utilizes the U;ternet in some way and makes tests and essays separately look hopelessly backwards. Don't forget, we're number one according to l'i1ac!lJans - this just might work. Let this all be an assurance to you poor students: if you haverr't been able to fit either podcasting or blogging into your budget or schedule, the world is not leaving your behind. Just remember, it's usually not the people who missed out on fads who look stupid in pictures 20 years down the road. bcarney@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005

Un Bon Choix • if you can make up your mind

Cafe Bon Choix 140-100 Regina Street South Waterloo

*** I'd walked by Cafe Bon Choix a few times before. Its. too-bright fluorescent lights gave me the impression it was yet another weak coffee-and-stale-baked-goods joint at the bottom of an office building. I was surprised to find out that they served foodarid arealso booked as a party room/ cateringbusiness. Wewalkedinoutof thedrivingrain, sha\ing off the water and looking around.

The L-shaped room felt like an officedoughnut shop halfbreed, and the faux foliage embracing the light fixtures with the odd fake ttee sprinkled here and there emphasized the catering side of the establishment. There is a teeny bar near the door, which seats approximately four people. It is properly dark and dank, the way a hole-in-the-wall should be, but completely in contrast to the superbright fluorescent lighting of the majority of the restaurant. Our server, quite young and friendly, brought us our menus, a tea for me and a pint of Creemore for my roommate, Rebecca. Aside from the generic Canadian-style menu choices (salads, burgers, chicken fingers, etc.), there are also pizzas, pastas and crepes. I settled on the broccoli and turkey crepe with a side garden salad (there was also a choice of soup) for $7. 95,and Rebecca chose a smallsized bowl of fetrucine alfredo ($5.95). The lights hummed in the otherwise quiet room, with occasional raucous laughter coming from the party a few tables down. We discussed

the nature of choice, bureaucratic structure, and how some government departments fearfully and wisely prepared for the election of George Bush in the States. Rebecca's pasta was quite a reasonable portion for a small. It came with two pieces of garlic bread, though they looked more like thick slices of white toast, which could have used more garlic. The pasta was nicely cooked (a feat that so many restaurants seem to find particularly difficult), drowning in creamy, garlicky, cheesy sauce. I was at first cynical about my crepe when it arrived at the table, and not entirely without justification. A really good crepe is hard to come by. This one, while not the best, wasn't bad. The shell was thin, and overcooked, but generally pleasant. The filling however, was scrumptious. It was a good portion of tender-crisp bright green broccoli and chunks of flavourful, delicious turkey, all smothered in cheese and a lovely cream sauce. The side salad was

basic, with some green pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes on top. The roasted garlic dressing was pretty much a ranch, but with less peppercorn. . : After a conversation about the evils of relativism, we examined the cake selection ($4.50 a piece) at the front of the restaurant. With 10 cakes to choose from, our choices were exceedingly difficult and almost painful to make. I settled on the chocolate mousse cake, and Rebecca chose the chocolate raspberry cheesecake. The cakes arrived in small but reasonable wedges. Rebecca's raspberry chocolate cheesecake is base and heaping mousse top had her saying it was "almost indecent." The chocolate mousse cake was light, touched by BaUey's and a simple and satisfying end to our meal. It's very easy to waltz bya place, never knowing what it is, but it is often worth stopping for a second look. sbowman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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which now dominates the market is no replacement for the real deal. If you don't like the taste of water, then squeezing in some lemon or orange juice is a better alternative. So why should you drink water in such excessive amounts which could result in being stuck in the 100 all day? Well, I'll start off with sharing a revelation. Drinking massive amounts of water will give you tons and tons of energy. You'll be amazed at how you can get through a full day of classes, go to the gym and study for a couple hours. Om top .of all this activity you'll go through it with gloWing and clear skin. Imagine not feeling sleepy during your 2:30 lecture and just feeling spectacular instead. Obviously, drinking water is a compliment to a healthy lifestyle including proper nutrition and sleep! Other reasons you should drink water are because it cleanses your digestive tract of unwanted nasty stuff. It's also used in a slew of various cellular processes by your body. But, as I said before, the greatest drawback to drinking water is the multiple visits to the washroom. It's also a major reason why people don't drink water.

But, since you can't carry around a portable washroom unit, it's better just to accept this downside and think about all the good you're doing to your body. As young adults, our body can take a lot of the crap that we throw at it. Realistically. as we get older this resistance will slowly break down and toxins will start to build up. Therefore, drinking water now will help you train yourself to keep up the habit as well as keep your insides clean for life. A greatway to start drinking water is to start small and g.radually make your way to the two litres a day. Have a glass of water with a meal or invest in a Nalgene botde to drink during class and throughout the day. While bottled water is great, try to avoid refilling used bottles, as the plastic of the botde. ¢ventually leaches in and mixes with the water. A great way to check if you're drinking enough water is to take a peek into the toilet bowl next time you have to go. If your urine is clear then you are well hydrated. However, if it is a dark yellow then run to the nearest water fountain and chug it like it's beer. jbanwait@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Corrections In the article "Vigil held to raise ; awareness for earthquake victims" in ' the November 11, 2005 issue, factual mistakes were made. Here is the correct ' information.

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Official death toll of the earthquake in Pakistan is 74,000 not 18,000. 69,000 people were injured, not 41,000. [J Homeless estimate is three million instead of two million. [J The vigil was one hour instead of a half hour. Waterloo Ismaili Student's Association is WISA, not WIA. Only Islamabad was desolated (not Lahore).

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Photography - the magic of c turing the perfect Mohammad Jangda !MPmNT STAFF

Click Whirr. Gssh. Quack. The wide array of noises emitted calueras has grown and so have cameras. They're growing more common every single day, with a camera popping up everywhere -;-- in your cell phone, MP3 player and, soon enough, your blender. But having a camera is of little use if you don't know how to properly use it to take the majestic photos it wa.s put together in China for. Here is a list of guidelines you can use to u,lleash the James Nachtwey ,in you ru.'ld take better photos to wow all yCillt friends. Hfiv~

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Take a photo of something. It can be anything - your significant other dressed fabulously in a toga, d,c three-week-old mouldy cheese on the floor of your living ,((KRm, your drunken friends passed Ullt iii the snow, the leaning tower of ", anything! Just pick a subject concentrate your shot intently the subject! .' . fi~

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The majority of your LCD should be filled with your subject. There's no p<Jint if your subject is the size of a miniscule little ant in the photo, e>.:pecially if it is a miniscule little ant. Zoom in or get closer to your subject too close though - squirrels c;;..n sometimes be aggressive). By mabngyour subject more prominent in the photo, it makes the shot more inten~sting and ensures that viewer attention stays on your subject.

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Avoid centering your subjects to create a more interesting shot. Imagine your LCD divided equally by two horizontal and two vertical lines and place your subjects along those lines or where they intersect. For example, if shooting your drunken friend lying face-down in the snow, place their unconscious body on the right vetticalline and fill the rest with snO'\," Trust me, they'll look beautiful .._- just like a snow angel. Simple background

Place your subject in front of a simple background. If your background is too complex it can distract the viewer's attention (the last thing you want is a telephone pole to stick out of your significant other's head or people paying more attention to the mess that is your living room than the fabulous toga your significant other is wearing). If you're lucky enough to have a camera that can adjust depth of field, use a shallow focus to blur out the background. This ensures that you draw attention to your subject and makes for some neat shots. Point of view (POV)

See your subject in a whole new way. Try different points of view when taking your shots. Move around a bit, shooting from various distances, positions and heights. When taking pictures of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, for example, shoot it from the front, back and both sides. And that's not all; try shooting from your hotel room (if you have the view), right underneath, on the toptnost level, or across the

street in the cafe. By havwg a wide variety of photos of the same subject, you can make something usually mundane very interesting! Try it with a friend of yours (don't tell them they're boring though; they might just huff and turn you down). Unusual angles

See yom subject from a whole new level. The majority of photos are taken at the eye level of the photographer (because it's the most convenient position). Shake it up a bit and try a different angle - drop to the floor in the prone position and shoot looking up at your cat, or climb on top of a table or a wall and shootlooking down at your group of friends. This gives you an opportunity to get a little crazy and adventurous - and you can turn out some great shots while having fun. Timing

Capture that perfect moment! Shoot your roommate midway through" his/her attempt to jump across the Grand Canvon or that unfortunate biker half\~>ay through Ius/her launch off the bicycle after crashing into that pink VW' Beetle. Although very hard to do, timing yom subjects right usually results in the best shots. Visual elements and principles

Get creative! Use the visual elements and principles to create visually appealing photos. Balance your subject with a related secondary subject to create a sense of connection. Your roommate picking his /her nose balanced with their landfill of a room can show what an intense

slob he/she is. Use naturally occurring rhythms (such as a field of corn stalks) or mechanical patterns (such as the zig-zag design on your '80s silk shirt) to create visually stimulating repetition, Frame your subject to two or more sides of the photo to create an interesting effect. Give the viewer a sensory overload using texture to show off the fme details of your subject. Create interesting shapes by capturing a silhouette of your subject (like a silhouetted hand shining the "rawk on" sign at a concert or your friends striking cra.zyposes). Create a sense of motion by tilting the camera and taking a diagonal photo or using panning (moving the camera at the same speed and direction as your moving subject while you take the photo) or non-panning (intentionally having your subject blurred while they move). Breaking all the rules!

None of these guidelines are absolute! Sometimes you can get away with not having a main subject (a photo of a corn field for example has many subjects) and centeringyour subject (group photos are typically fine when centred). You'll probably find yourself substituting another guideline to make up for the one you didn't follow. Taking good photos is a skill that comes with practise and appreciation of the art. So browse through photos in newspapers and magazines and ask yourself what makes them good or not, and with the tips I've given you in mind, get out and get clicking. jangda@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Water Deepa Mehta Fox Searchlight Pictures

Few films actu?Jly are what they are titled. I remember all of the press that Water received at the Toronto Film Festival several months ago. Not only was it written about with great reverence, but it was given the prestigious honour of being the movie to kick off the festival -_.- it was the opening night film. I didn't see rVater when it debuted several months ago. That was a mistake. Currently playing at the Princess Twin, Water is one of the most profound films I have ever seen. The film (a Canadian production) is in Hindhvith English subtitles and doesn't feature crime or superstars. However, if you're OP{;il to less mainstream storytelling then you're in for a vel1' revealing experience. rj;atertakes place in India in the 19308 and follows the story of an eight-year-old girl, Chuyia (played by a young girl named Sarala), whose equally young husband has died. This makes her a widow. I was still shocked by the fact that such a young girl could be married when Chuyia was taken to a local commune full of widows. You see, in her world widows are t1:eated as second-class citizens; t.hey are quarantined due to their society's religious and cultural taboos. When Clne of the widows is allowed to help out at a local wedding, the priest scoffs at her,

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On Tuesday, November 13, a lot of people at the University of Waterloo were bummed out Butthis wasn't the usual student-life-related"I-d011't-wantto·study-computer--science-I -just-",-anna-dance" bum·-nut seen so often on this campus. This was the type of bmn-out that can only occur when one person ler$ another down. The letter in this case was 10n), Yayo, the G-unit t-ap artist, who, following t.he trend set by B.E.T. host Big Tigger earlier in tl1e term, decided that his pressing Yayo-related happenings were more important than entertaining the University of Waterloo. The letee was U\\7's rap-fan conununity, who stared with puppy dog eyes out of its collective oversize-d trac.ksuit and whimpered, "Say it ain't so, Yayo." \Why did this cancellation occur? I cannot say. AtleastI cannot say without having to do research, and if you have ever done research you agree "lith

Eight-year-old Chuyia does not understand why she is treated differently. She does not understand what it means to be a widow. "Don't let your shadow touch the bride." While at the commune, little Chuyia befriends another widow, the beautiful Kalyani (played by Indian/Canadian Lisa Ray) who teaches her the ways of this new world. Throughout the entire film we are provided with stark contrasts berween age and youth. \Ve are also reminded that, in many ways, they're very much the same. It is within the walls of the widow boarding house that the core of the movie takes place, but

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me that it is just not on. Maybe the fact that Tony Yayo's last name means cocaine caused him a little trouble at the border. Maybe he realized that he didn't need the additional ivorv backscratcher that UW's paycheque would ha~e bought him. Perhaps someone was struck by lightning. I cannot say with any certainty. Nonetheless, I shall cast my journalistic hat into the realm of speculation I present a list of ways to prevent artists from canceling lJ\"x! appearances in the future:

1) Smuggle them in A lot of great musicians are felons. There is a simple explanation for this. The fire in one's belly that causes one to make sweet sweet music is the very same fire that gives one a propensity towards carrying illegal weapons and cocaine. Johnny Cash had it, Johann Sebastian Bach would have had it if gats and blow were around during the baroque period and Tony Yayo has it today. The solution? Trucks ,vith secret floor panels. Hey, itworked for Han Solo. Of course, smuggling poses an important question: how does one advertise a concert

the film's scope has no borders. We w1t11ess several of the characters question their reli!,non. They ask a very important question: what do you do when your faith conflicts with your conscience? \Vhy are these women treated so poorly, due to no fault of their own? Finally, is it possible to free yourself - can a "tainted" woman find salvation? The film offers an answer, but it is a complex one - yes and no. When director Deepa Mehta was making the film in India, the production was halted

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without "The Man" knowing about it? Answer: secret code! With the help of secret code, Oyay Ynot posters can blanket the town while Tony Yayo stays safe at home in Queens (as far as the feds are concerned anyway).

2) Shock coUars These are pretty much in the realm of sci-fl. But the fact is that we are living in an age where Gene Rodenberry's dreams are John Q. Public's reality; A Waterloo dropout perfected trek-style communieaturs. Tell me there isn't somebodvon campus who could whip the f'''eds up a qu"aJity shock collar? "lbat way, the next time Mr. or Mrs. Musician decides to go"buy platinum fronts instead of meeting contrActual obligations in Waterloo, we can hit t.~em with the juice until they realize how much their fans really love them.

3) Book someone who needs the money Artists like 10ny Yayo have no incentive to play shows because what they make .in one night performing is less than the cost of one of their fillings. In today's climate of file sharing and

due to threats and demonstrations bv Hindu fundamentalists. I did 110t see any anti-f-Hndu sentiments in the ftlm and don't believe that it was made to criticize. I think it was made to educate and enlighten. True, it does paint the society in a somewhat negative light, but it never tells you ,vhat is right and what is wrong. That is left for you to decide. The only criticism 1 have to offer is that I felt the love story in the movie was some· what forced. The characters seem to fall in love for no other reason than they are both gorgeous. J would not have minded had the fiIrn's running time been extended to more fully explore this side of the story. Even Sf), this small quibble is not enough to take yon out of the film. Once you're in, you cannot pull yourself away. At the conclusion of the movie the characters catch a glimpse of Ghandi, a man who had only been talked about in hushed whispers up until that point. A crowd has assembled at a train station to listen to him give a short speech. He says, "I used to think that God was the truth. I have since learned that the truth is God." This film is not just called "Water," itis water, clean, cold and fresh. Director Deepa Mehta splashes it right in your face, washing away din, fear and tears. All that remains is truth. --Filip Vukcevic

events fly? shrinking record company profits, major-labul artists make the majority of their money through sneaker endorsements i.e. G-unit sneaker and th,c !vIaroon 5 wingtip and have no actual financid incentive to play shows. TI1is is why the pruden t concert booker "rill hire an independent artist inst.ead of a major-label artist. Unlike major-labd futears, independentsarehl.:mgry foropportunitie s to play (and usually for actual food as well). Thw;, to the shrewd concert promoter I say this: wh r book 10ny Yayo when you ean book his hobn equivalent~ Glue-Sniffin' Boxcar Ant.oine? Another important note about independen t artists is that, today, independent does not neces sarilymean unpopular. Thanks to the television Se> ries The O.C, which showcases manyindependertt artists on its soundtracks, indie bands now often come equipped with their own built·-in audience of 12-year-old females arLxious to hear the lead singer's "golfing vlithAdam Brody" anecdotes. ajohns@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Mohammad Jangda !MPRINT STAFF The packed crowd in WiliUd Laurier University's Maureen Forester Recital Hali was treated to something different last Friday. Percussionist Evan Mitchell amazed fans and audience members \\-1t11 a mesmerizing perfc)fmance that these writers in awe. The second he stepped onto the Rt,lgtt, he took command of the crowd. Everyone held their breath from thevcrv first ;lote played until the vibration of last note had cleared the air. From his very first piece, an upbe51t A. .i'vIarcellino \\1th a

ina recording of early twentieth-century music. He shortly returned to the snares to end the piece with a bang. K Abe's "Wind Sketch," Mitchell's third piece, \vas enchantingjy peacefuL "Percussionjnstruments have the widest dynamic SPL'Ctrum;' explained lvfit,.nell beforethepiecc.Hethenwentontodemonstrate on the marimba, the·wide range of sounds that percussion instruments can produce, reducing many sections of

a three-section ancxcdsound dynamics. It began crescendos and decrescendos snare drums v.ith IvIitchell W'.""".""<l chanting, "Do as they do so :H1d d<) do so." 1Yiitchell moveAl to a series of cymbol.s and wind chimes in d,*e 8c'f:ond section creatirIg a hauntingly atmosphere, and even throwing

b lhepieeeto softvibmtions that one could only sense but not actually hear. Through his performance 1Yfitchcll tried to show his audience "a side of percussion that people stereotypically don't even know exists." By exhibiting a whole variety of sounds and the "C}.-pressive and subdued qualities of percussion;' he hoped that the audience membc>fS '\\-'Ould each leave with a different favourite piece.

It's hard to be part of a revolution when you've been at it for so long. all the rules you've broken become common practice and you're left bdlind by a youtIger, more intrepid group. Despite being at it for over 25 yer<lxs, rock veterans the Rheostatics hlwen't stopped making their brand fOi:\'ll1Xd~thinking music and they ciIDJe to the Starlight to prove that still got what it takes to wow c1r(lWds. Soundcheck problems delayed the opening band The Stars Here for O'17cr 30 minutes. The \vait didn't affect the enthusiasm, as their short S{~t was well received. Follo\\mg up veilS bluegrass country soloist Justin j{vltledl!lc..Alone with only a cracked shield him, Rutledge seem phased by the outspoken ctoW'ti. as he played songs off of his debut :~lbum No Nlit'tf" Alol1e. Proving his bmvery, he unplugged his guitar and j j V ,. . " " " , , " , , ,

5 Mitchell continued to enchant his audienceinhisnex:tpiecewith thedjembe. Thepiecewascarefullyorchestrated, with each hit on the drum producing a newer sound. Mitchell exp1'lined that accutru.."Y and key understanding of each piece\vas what he took with him on stage. /\. composition by R. Trt.ws saw l\fitx:.'-lell incorporating a piano into the mix while a composition by Zivkovic saw Mitchell shmving Lhe versatility of

the snaredmms. A second composition by Zivkovic in the recital was a powerful and moving piece, seemingly played by two people at once, and was inspired by the villag--e:t:s of llijas being driven out by rebel militants. lviitchell ended the show with a smash, accompanied by his students, playing D. Ivfatheson's "iJ re di spagna:' (oribrinally performed by Moxy Fru-· vous). Mitchell showed off his vocal taknts in this bubbly and amusing tale of a former kingwho switche.~ lives with a pauper .look~alike. "Dle audience .rewarded. l\fitchell's qwlity performancev.ith Uig ovation. pel'cw;s10!11 pe:r.f(.lfmanccs are rare, percussion instruments is h"nn.,lpo<"

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Evan Mitchell ends his smashing performance with a beaming smile.

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stepped off the stage, playing a sing~a long in the middle of the crowd. As imprt~ssive as the opening acts wt-'re, both bands were sure to acknowl-· edge the effect that the Rheostatics have had on Canadian music before leaving the stage. With high expectations, it would've been understandable if the Rheostatics started slowly. Instead, they jumped on stage with an enthusiasm that belied their age - guitarist Marrin Tielli even came outwearing a pioneerc esque suede jacket and a long black wig to spur the crowd. Playing a mix of both new cuts and fan favourites, the Rheostatics attempted to please all of their audience members, whose ages fluctuated from young adult to father of four. The entire set· was incredibly loose. No introductions or ends t~) songs were played as every performance bled into the next or simply ended and began abruptly. Though with a younger band this could seem sloppy, with the Rheostatics it can only be described as natural. They've been playing shows

rli ht o all their Jives so there arc definitely no sUl-prises fix this banel. It may not have been an entirely newe..xperience, but technical failures are still a band's wurst enemy and tonight's set seemed bent on destyoying Martin Tielli. Fumbling around with uncooperative effects pedals throughout the set, Tielli eventually gave up and kicked his equipment in frustration. But revenge came s·wiftlyas a malfunctioning microphone began tU send piercing electric shocks through his lips. Improvising, Tielli attempted to sing from afar but his enthusiasm worked against him, as everytime he grabbed the mic in the middle of his high-energy vocals he was reminded that technology isn't always man's best friend. Trying to mal,e light of Tieill's misfonunes, bassist TimVesely jokingly kicked one of 1vfichael PhillipWojewoda's cymbals. Showing that this night could indeed be cursed, the cymbal came loose and flew into the air, dramatically crashed onto the floor.

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The song came to a grinding halt and Vesely tried to fIx the drum set Ju~t as they've done throughout t11eir careers; however, the band took it with a smile. Ford, the keyboard~ ist, even filled the delay with a joke. As easy as it was to laugh at a fl}mg cymbal, Martin couldn't seem to fInd any humour when it came to his continual on-stage torture delivered by his now-possessed microphone, which had been exchanged for a new one but still manages to shock him. Finany boiling over, Tielli furiously stormed off stage and headed to the back for a smoke. \Vith the one disgruntled member out Qf the picture, the ba.'1d got back being hilarious. "We used to shock Martin bdc)re;' joked drummer Phillip-Wojewoda, "and right after we'd always give him a cigarette. He's just been trained that way." The band tried to move forward wi.th the set despite TieIli's absence, but they didn't have to '>vait long before Marrin heroically returned to the

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stage.Yeah, he was stili heing shocked, but there was no wayan e1eclrif1ed microphone would get in the way of a good show. Bypassing his equally stubborn effects pedals entirely, 'fielli still managed to rock the house. But the rille still wasn't helping out the cause, so he took a step back and called for Justin Rutledge to help out 011 vocal duties. Though Rutledge'S earlier performance was straight country~ he surprised everyone by belting out a screaming rendition of "Feed Yoursel[" Even Patrick Finch, guitarist from The Stars Here, joined the al.ready crowded stage, playing guitar aloDf,-'"Side Dave Bidini. It was during tbis performance where you realised what the concert was all about. Showing the crowd what two decades of rock music can pro~ duce, they transformed the Starlight's stage int~ a classroom for eager n::;usidans, prov-ing that you don't need Jack Black to run a school of rock. af!orendo@imprintuwaterloo.ca

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Through long and careful research, I have made a great musical history breakthrough: mI,Jsicians love to write about animals. Alright, maybe this is not so much a breakthrough as opposed to a well-known fact, but I needed a good introduction. to lure you into reading this. This mixtape is obvIously about animals, both the big and the small, both the fuzzy and the scaly. Read on to learn more about music and animals combined.

beaver as our national animal. Why? "Cause all them birds and predators just take from the land / But the beaver always gives a dam." Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird" Want to drive a band crazy while at their concert? Yell out a request for this song to be played. And no, I'm not talking about just at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. For reasons not entirely known, the practice of shouting out the name of this

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To kick off the animal theme is a song that is not about a breed of furry or slimy" creatures; rather, the "strange animal" 80s rocker Gowan speaks of is actually a woman. Take offence to being called "strange" if you want to ladies, but we all know it's actually true. Regardless, Gowan seems to be extremely entranced with this woman and the hold she seems to have over him is insanely powerful, so really it's all quite flattering. And did I mention how damn catchy it is? "0 Ominous Spiritus!"

Arrogant Worms - "We are the Beaver" If you haven't heard of this Canadian comedy trio until now, you've really been missing out. Damn, can these guys make me laugh! The vast majority of this band's songs are Canadian-themed because we all know how much we love to mock ourselves. On this track, the boys defend our country's choice of the

serial killer Charles Manson who used many of the tracks off of this album to justify his murders. Listening to this song with its intended meaning in mind, however, displays a prime example of the Fab Fout's keen ability to present their politiCal bias through a catchy song.

Jack Off Jill- "My Cat" An insanely poppy song from this gothic-alternative rock girl band, "My Cat" features lead singer Jessicka Fodera belting OUt a ridiculous and COIb.pletely non-sensical tune about, you guessed it, her cat. Honestly, this song just makes me want to laugh and bang my head around a lot all at the same time. And it makes tne wish I had a cat li~e Jessicka's. I mean, cOn)e on! Her cat can play ~e guitar and eat a whole watermelon! How cobl is thalr .

song at a concert, regardless of the Led Zeppelin - "Black Dog" performer, has become extremely Advance warning: this song recommonplace at live shows, thus making this song out to be a rock ally has nothing to do with a black 'n' roll cliche of sorts. R,;egatdless of " dog at all. The title actualJ.y catlJ.e the song's somewhat trite status, it's from a nameless black dog tha.t . still an awesome song ... and I still was often seen wandering around want to scream out its name at my the Headley Grange studios where next concert experience. the band was recording their next album. The song itself, on the The Beades - "Piggies" other hand, is actually about the desire for a woman's love and the One of my favourite songs from resulting happiness when this love the Beatles' self-titled double album is achieved. Nevertheless, this is a (more commonly known as The killer rock tune which also features WhiteAlbum) is this song by George a complex, shifting time signature Harri$on which he intended to be a which the band actually admits wias social commentary about lust and intended to thwart cover bands from greed. Unfortunately, this song has playing the song. often been misinterpreted as an anti-police anthem, particularly by sgardner@imprint.uwaterloo.cs

History repeats with the reinvention of Gwen Stefani what forgotten and once beloved Deborah Harry. Google the name, find a biographical sketch and witness the similarities. If you can't be Gwen Stefani is riding her brand new beamer down the yellow brick bothered, I'll make it a little dearer. Deborah l{arry, like our friend road to commercial success. Gwen Stefani, was the frontwoman With the release of Love, Ange4 Music, Baf?y, her debut solo album, for a mainstream punk outfit in the she succeeded in creating a new late '70s and early '80s. With her image for herself, without the help band, she gained a huge following of her band No Doubt. With her and was able to make a name for herself. After years of success with band on the backburner, she has been hailed by critics as innovative Blondie, she pursued a solo career by dabbling in rap and mainstream and original. Some even say she has pop. Sound familiar? Not only does done the impossible. Stefani look and sound astonishStefani, coming from, a punkand-ska-influenced background, ingly similar to Harry, now she is using Harry's formula for success. experienced quite a bit of success Arguably, this' is how mainwith her band. Now she has shed stream music works. History her old skin and made the seemingly unlikely shift from pseudo-ska ' repeats. Artists look back to past success stories and find inspiration. frontwoman to mainstream pop There is nothing unusual about it. diva, dabbling in R&B and hip-hop. Anyhow, Gwen Stefani is probSeems innovative, right? ably just expressing herself how For anyone who buys this, I she sees fit. invite you to search out the some-

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Well, unfortunately, she is also alienating a fan base that gave her the commercial freedom to do what she wants. In the early' 80s, Deborah Harry lent her pop success to a new form of music - rap. She brought a new genre into the spotlight and it was experimental. Her fan base was intrigued; she had reinvented herself with something fresh. Unlike Harry, Gwen Stefani is on' the cutting edge of a dull blade. Although she is at the forefront of the music industry, she has brlj.nched into a form of music that is over-saturating the marketPlace and is being exploited in every possible sense. Her true fans realize this and I guarantee they resent it. She may be experiencing a great deal of success with her new-found niche, but she has traded in a loyal following for a fickle generation of teenage tastes.

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Live minimalism Part I0: Silent as the tomb Steve Reich

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This disc of music by the prominent minimalist composer Steve Reich . . recorded live in 1977 in New York's The Kitchen. Five out of these six tracks have been previously recorded and released, the exception being "Pendulum Music" - some ll$ve said that this fact reduces this' • 's value to that of only "documentary interest." I wholeheartedly disagree. Minimalist music was very popular among anti-institutionalists in the ~ 1960s and '70s and although at p9ints these recordings are not of excellent quality, this disc has a lot of character and does much to excite ~ forgotten optimism surrounding philosophy and music in the late- to ~20th century. For example, oc~lIyitis possible to hear a truck ~ by outside the performance v~ it would be easy to see this as an unfortunate technicality of live performance, which would detract from the overall effect of the muSic, but I found it to be appropriate to the atmosphere of minimalism, which was born on the streets of New York and Los Angeles. . The techniques of minimalism involve a "reduction of means." This essentially means that a musi-

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cal process is put into place at the beginning of a work and the music consists only of the process working itself out until the end. "Pendulum Music," for example, involves four speakers laid on their backs on stage and a microphone suspended upside-down above each one. Four "Why?" Erin screamed. "Dr. performers each pull a mike back Fischer sent us to you. Why are you and .release them simultaneously, doing this?" and the music is the sound of the The cardinal looked at them calmly feedback from the mikes as they while the messenger of Baal waited in pass over their respective speakers, the doorway. ''Dr. Fischer was a fool. the rhythm slowing and changing as He once cameverycloseto uncovering they come to a rest at their original our secrets, but somehow evaded the hanging position. attention of the messengers. Hewrote The performers are solid, the me to 1:!Ilk about his theories. I gave ensemble is almost perfect and him access to our books and scrolls although I prefer "Violin Phase" while gaining his trust. In the end, I with all live violins, ,this is the first convinced him he was mistaken. You performance of the piece with violin see, I do not like to kill, but you saw and tape and it is a fascinating listen, too much for me to let you go." especially if you have another one Mike looked around the room. to compare it to. The mikes are a bit close, but this really is of signifi- . There seemed no way out except the door they had come through. On the cance only in "Six Pianos," and the cardinal's desk he saw a letter opener, metallic sound it produces at least though with the cardinal and the lends an interesting element to the messenger watching, he could hardly overall effect. I suggest this disc for take it unnoticed. any enthusiast of minimalist, ambiMike stood up suddenly. "You'll ent, electronic or dassical music, never get away with this;' he intoned or anyone interested in exploring melodramatically. time through sound. It is available ''Don't be a fool, boy," the cardinal through Twelfth Night Music at the scolded. ''There's no choice left for Atrium (33 Erb St. W), 747-5808. you but to lie down and die." ''There's always a choice," Mike -Joel Verkaik

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ChamId. The man also gives some of the best interviews I've ever read. With Zathura he takes his first steps into the fields of action and children's ~ and, for the most part, he has ~d to pull it off. ; If you've seen any of the trailers f<lt ~ flick th~.~ you know that it's ~Juma1!Jzln space. Two bored . kids discover a boardgame (is that a pun?) that takes them on crazy adv~tures, but this time through space msteadof a jungle. This time there's nb Robin Williams in sight. Even so, the chemistry between the two lead kids Danny Gonah BOb<>} and Walter Gosh Hutcherson) is. enough to keep you interested. They both deliver very natural and nUanced performances; these felt like real kids the entire time. Neither of them is a Dakota Fanning, hilt they are better than .most child actors out there. I suppose the fact th,at they spend much of the movie dhdging meteors and rurming from robots helped in the motivation dCpattment. , I'd say that the film's greatest strength, other than the relationship

between the brothers, is the special effects. I don't mean that in an insulting way, like say, "Stea/th had good special effects." Rather, the movie's excellent use of models and practical effects, as opposed to CG, helps give it an atmosphere that you don't get from most kids' movies these days. These two seem to be in a lot more danger than the moppets in Spy Kids. When one of the children finds out he has a robot under his control, his first command is one of my favorite lines of the year: "Get me a juice-box, be-yotch." Plus, any movie that makes mention of Smash Bros. gets bonus points in my book. That brings us to the negatives - mainly, the story. Overall, it's a decent tale with a good mora1: be nice to your siblings and appreciate what you have. However, I don't think there was anything to the story that sets the movie apart from the other kiddie-adventure movies out there. As much as I respect that Favreau and his team used E. T. as a model, Zathura doesn't even approach the Spielberg epic in feel or form. All in all I would say that this is one of the better children's movies out there at the moment. But of course, the fact that it isn't in CG - something this movie is proud of - is going to hurt it at the box office. Plus, I wouldn't be surprised if as you're reading this you're already standing in line for the new Harry Potter. Favreauhas shown that he knows how to do action, adventure and special effects. With that, I can't wait to see his upcoming film, the long-gestating adaptation o~ John Carter tif Mars. If you don't know what that is, you're not cool. -Filip Vukcevic

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Several hours later Mike and Erin found themselves in the graveyard of Baltinglas near the abbey staring at the bizarre mausoleum that had started their adventure. "Shall we go in?" Mike asked. "Do you really think we should?" "I don't think we'll be safe until we've exposed this so that they can't come after us. If we're killed after revealing this, people will know we

were telling the truth. That's the one thing the church can't afford." ''Alright.'' With that, the two of them approached the locked metal grating that ensured no one would be able to disturb the dead. The lock was old and rusted and broke easily after being struck with a rock several times. Despite the importance Cardinal Richards had stressed, it seemed that no one took care of this tomb anymore. Theyenteredandhurrieddown the old moss-covered steps into a large room. A large candelabra hung from the ceiling. Erin fumbled with a lighter .she had in herpocketand lit the stubby candles that were still there. The tomb looked exactly like a scene from an old gothic movie. There were urns and coffins set into niches in the walls and moss grew everywhere. In the very centre of the room stood a small obelisk. ''What are we looking for?" Erin asked. ''Fm not sure;' Mike replied, "I think it would be documents, but it could be artifacts too." ''Mike ... look at the floor." Mike looked down. Even with the dancing shadows cast by the flickering candles above, he could see it clearly. There on the floor was a giant symbol of Baal. mross@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The great thing about Urban Dead is that you can bum a days' worth of action points in anywhere from ten minutes to half-an-hour while using MSN, thenhavethefreedomtogetback to your regular life. It won't absorb you like World of Warcraft, but it still ends up being addictive and fun. It's like the methadone of MMORPGs. Emo Game (www.emogame.com) In this series of 2.5-D side-scrolling adventure games, youget control of some your favourite emo music personalities in a battles against everything lame in pop culture. Be warned though, these games are not exacdy PG - brutal dismemberment, tongue-and-cheek sodomy and physical fights with celebrity body parts (mcludingAnna Nicole Smith's G-spot and Janet Jackson's boob) are common. This game is rich in emo characters and values. Playas Connor Obcrest of Bright Eyes and fight sellout bands like Sum 41 and Puddle of Mud. They've even got a game dedicated to slagging George W. Bush. Every character has a funny intro and a hilarious special move that you can use in the fight against pop culture. In these games you get to kill time and Gene Simmons, if your emo is emoenough. dhutz@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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boy, I read about fire-eaters and welldivers, sandstorms and desert lakes. I dreamed of goirlg to the Sahruia. Bench Prcssis the story of how I fouq.d my dream again....... these books grew out of one another and form a single unit, taking the reader from the self-obsessed physical culture of the early 1980s to a new awareness of the crimes of the past and the threats lying ahead in the future." Lindqvist books in English are not easy to find, but are well worth the effort. Back to the writer and the skinhead, what they have in common is self-image and self- doubt that can be overcome, and dreams that are assisted by building the body. Or as Montaigne stated along rime ago: ''To strengthen the mind you must harden the muscles." Use this book for the mind and maybe it will challenge you to do some work on tuning up the body as well. -Steven McEvoy

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This book is so powerful and so moving, it brought me to tears more than once. This is an amazing story of places, famlly, love, and the desert. Last winter I had to read one of William/ books for a course and have become addicted to her writings. Williams is a Mormon naturalist who pushes the boundaries of both, and her unique insights bring a freshness to both faith and preservation. I have tracked down and read all of her books that are currently in print, and this is the most powerful of all. Terry states in another book, ''The great silences of the desert are not void of sound, but void of distractions." This book is about the silences and the distractions of death, the death of her mother and of the bird refuge that she loved and was her solace.

The chapter headings are unique, written as a journal, but not by date but by lake height. As the Great Salt Lake rose to record heights in the mid-1980s, Terry's mother was dying of cancer, and the Salt Lake's rising was flooding the Bear River :Migratory Bird refuge. The refuge was sacred to Terry as a place she and her grandmother .would visit together, and as a place to get alone outside of the city to reflect, meditate and believe. Terry begins the prologue with "Everything about the Great Salt Lake is exaggerated - the heart, the cold, the salt, and the brine. It is a landscape so surreal one can never know what it is for certain. ... Most of the women in my family are dead. Cancer. At 34, I became the matriarch of my famlly." This book chronicles one woman's love of the desert, of the bird refuge an4 of her family. It tells the story of cancer clusters in the desert

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and tissues, highlighting normal, diseased, deformed and artificial specimens. Reading like an anti-smoking ad, one can view a healthy lung alongside a tobacco-riddled smoker's lung. Walking a fine line between circus freak shows a healthy liver and one destroyed by cirrhosis. from the turn of the century and a clinical No part left untouched, one can also see anatomy class for medical students, Bodycancerous tumours, aneurysms and deformed Worlds 2 at the Ontario Science Centre presbodies, once a reality left only to televisions ents the audience with a grotesquely beautiful and medical personnel. Families were out in view of the human body. Created by German full force this particular day, with many parents anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the exhibit remarking to their children, ''Look, honey, that's showcases myriad of models, cross-sections and body segments, which in the past were· what Grandpa has in his knee to help him walk." Education has definitely been elevated very inaccessible. Von Hagens invented the plastination to a new degree. Questions have arisen regarding the techtechnique on display that is used to, in effect, niques that von Hagens uses in creating his permanently mummify his specimens down exhibit, which he considers art. He includes the to the microscopic level. Plastination essentidy replaces the body's fluids and fats with accomplished anatomical painter Rembrandt as one his influences and the painting ''The p~ preserving all of the body's structures and nystems for display. No longer just "life- Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaas Tulp." Criticism has probed his use of the donated bodies like" but literally of past life, the result is an and how he chooses to display his life's work. Is eerie exhibit that pushes the definitions of this considered mutilation? Is the body sacred what constitutes the arts and sciences. Vari0$ poses are displayed for the curious, such after death? Is there a line between education asl a ski-jumper mid-stride, an inverted pole- and indecency? One also wonders if it is an attempt at immortalization on the part of the vahlter and a woman in a yoga-like arch. What body donators. makes them unique is the internal view that There was an exhibit that I could not wrap is presented. Skinless, the posers display the my mind around, which was a slice of a speciintricate musculature and interaction of the men. About three centimetres thick, various various systems that we possess. cross-sections were exhibited this way. The . At a time when we're gaining our independence, making life-long friends and life-long most fascinating was the full body slice,.akin habits, it is fascinating to see in the flesh what to the chalk outline of a body at a police crime scene, only this one displays organs, bones and can happen after years of debilitating routine. musculature. One is reminded of a cold-cuts A particularly interesting part of this distincslicer at a delicatessen. tive exhibit displays body segments, organs IMPRINT STAFF

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Whole body plastination from BodyWorids 2 displays a javelin thrower. Von Hagens' artistic side comes out later in the presentation, where he exhibits the body cut up in freakish sections. "Exploded Man" is an expansion of the body's anatomy strung out in a life-sized marionette fashion. Tipping his hat to Salvador Dali's ''Burning Giraffe," von Hagens realizes an exhibit with drawers protruding from the body's legs and torso. It is unquestionable that von Hagens' technical

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on a sunny day. The road is lined with graceful trees. The small farm fields on both ends hearken· back 250 years to colourful, tall grass prairie savannahs. Near them, fruit orchards are in full bloom, resounding with the singing of a wide array of birds. Isn't that refreshing? Since the spring of 2003, the Region of Waterloo has taken the lead by identifying the environmentally sensitive landscapes v.>ithin the region. Recently. two·ESL locations, home to a wide variety of wildlife, have been proposed by the Region of Waterloo. In the northwest, the proposed "Laurel Creek Head Waters ESL" links seven important ESPAs, provincially significantwetlands, earth science sites, headwater reaches of creek, a cold water fishery and other natural habitats and landforms. The second proposed ESL is the "Blair Bechtel Cruickston ESL" that combines unique land in Cambridge and Dumfries. This area is home to bald eagles, deer and many other rare species and yet is surprisingly near to both Kitchener and Cambridge. Some of the lands within ESL designations are the targets of developers. Many aspects of the plan have been criticized, including the demarcation of ESLs, decrease in resale value of property, increase in countryside litter, effect of herbicide/pesticide use, increase in traffic and impact on the water wells of residents. Sever~ petitions have been filed against ESLs. Out of 178 petitions filed from 101 residents and land owners residing in the proposed ESL, not one was in favour. The petition filed from the residents of the Region of Waterloo outside of the proposed ESL resulted in 197 petitions against and 104 in favor of the ESLs, from 292 residents. The petitions fWm the 26 non-residents of Waterloo consisted of 25 against and one in favor of ESLs. In total, from April 2005 to June 2005, 400 petitions were filed from

abilities are superb, but his extreme "shock art" leaves many with questions about his intents. Definitely not for the faint of heart, the BodyWorlds 2 exhibit is on Until February 26, 2006 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. Go with an open mind and appreciate, as one guide put it, "all that your skin holds." bianca@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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314 residents against ESLs and 105 petitions were filed in favour. The major concern from the landowners was the lowering of the resale value of the lands after implementation of the ESL project. Considering the public opinion and stakeholders' concerns over the period of two years the region has conducted numerous meetings, workshops, presentations and public open houses. This process has now entered a seven-month stakeholder and public consultation phase. ESLs will prohibit urban expansion into environmentally sensitive landscape, avoiding urban sprawl and encouraging planners to use current land and buildings. Without ESLs, the pressure for development in these areas will eventually become too intense to resist. The result would be the sort of sprawl one notices around American cities. Limiting urban expansion in the ESLs will be beneficial to both the existing water system and the local wildlife population. With increased construction in our area, we have seen the crystal-clear stream with a rocky bed that flows behind our house turn into a murky, muddy ditch. The silt washed down during construction has built up so much that the stream is now only half its original width. The sight of deer, raccoons and foxes is considerably reduced. Is it essential that this sensitive landscape should be preserved for future generations? Hopefully, ESLs will make the public more aware of the importance of saving what is left of green space in the Waterloo Region. This requires environmental stewardship and public education, which in turn creates more pressure on politicians not to give in to developers and the promise of cash flow to build up these ESLs for our future generations.

Over 300 million people worldwide are infected with malaria and at least one million of those will be killed by the disease. Overall, most cases occur in Africa and Asia, but the disease used to be rampant in North America as well, most notably it} the central and eastern United States. This was remedied with mass DDT spraying and other anti-mosquito measures, but the disease continues to haunt Third World countries. Malaria is caused by the eukaryotic microorganism Plasmodium Jalciparuttl, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. Sporozoites invade the bloodstream of victims after an infected mo~quito bites them. These infective particles disappear from the bloodstream within 30 minutes of infection and are relocated to the liver where they mature and reproduce into merozoites. Merozoites spread back into the bloodstream 7 to 10 days after the initial infection and begin to harvest red blood cells, which are used to further mature the organism and become able to be retransmitted to a mosquito who feeds on the infected individual, thus repeating the cycle. The disease-causing action of P. Jalciparum is the destruction of red blood cells during the growth of the organism, which deprives the body of oxygen. The main drug used against malaria is chloroquine, which works by exposing P.Jatciparpm to its own toxic waste. P. Jatciparum digests haemoglobin located in red blood cells. This metabolic process releases an iron metabolite called heme which is toxic to most microorganisms but P. Jalciparum is able to convert heme to hemozoin, which is non-toxic. Chloroquine inhibits this detoxification step.

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from sweet wormwood (or Artemisia), a plant native to China. Artemisinin was originally an ancient Chinese remedy for malaria that Interestingly, some individuals are genetically more resistant to malaria than others. was rediscovered by Chinese scientists who For example, a person diagnosed with sickle published their results in a 1979 issue of the Chinese Medical Journal. cell anemia is able to resist the effects of Treatment using artemisinin would last infection by P.falciparum better than a person seven days, which is far too long and thus with normally formed 'blood cells. Others have had the benefit of being infected once too expensive for the majority of the populawith malaria and surviving, thus making .tion affected. A combination of artemisinin and mefloquine (a it possible for their chemical derivative bodies to fight off of chloroquine) rethe micro-organism ... people who are duces the length of in future infections. However, people who unconscious and on the the therapy to three days, but the length do not have either of these defence mecha- verge of death have been and the amount of needed nisms and who do not restored to a responsive ismedication still far too large. have treatment available are most likely to state and on the quick Chloroquine can be purchased for approxbecome fatal cases. road to recovery ... imately 10 cents at The effectiveness many roadside stands of chloroquine has in Africa whereas the been remarkable artemisinin-mefloquine cocktail totals to sickened people who are unconscious and about two dollars. on the verge of death have been restored Other medications are near completion to a responsive state and on the quick road to recovery within hours of administering and production, needing to complete several clinical trials before release. But these the drug. Unfortunately this simple ability to control drugs have big shoes to fill. Chloroquine malaria was short-lived, as resistant strains was a highly effective combatant of malaria and did so using an amazingly low budget; began surfacing as early as the 1960s (apmedications to replace chloroquine would proximately 20 years after its discovery). These chloroquine-resistant strains are able need to fill these requirements. to remove the chemical from their cellular Replacing chloroquine would be an enorbodies at a quicker rate than the original mous step in not only helping the people organism and this limits the effectiveness who fall ill to malaria but also the whole population of Africa, where it is estimated of the drug. Replacements for chloroquine have that the economic loss to the continent is been sought since the first resistant organone to four per cent of it's gross domestic isms were found. One potential substitute is product. This loss totals up to $12 billion . a year. artemisinin, a chemical compound obtained

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Researchers from Imperial College in London, Englandhave successfully gotten human embryonic stem cells to become cartilage cells. Details on this breakthrough will be published in the November 2005 issue of the scientific journal Tissue Engineering (which, as a Waterloo student, is free for you to read online~. It is hoped that in the not-too-distant futute, this information will allow cartilage to be grown for use in humans. At the end of the process designed to help the stem cells become cartilage, the cells were transplanted into mice. After 35 days the stem cells had indeed become cartilage, showing that transplanting these cells into already-living organisms is possible. The ability to grow cartilage would be a boon for several surguries. Though cartilage have some limited natural regenerative ability, this di:mini.~hes with age. Cartilage is responsible for the smooth operation of joints (cartilage is low friction compared to bone) and excessive cartilage wear is the main factor necessitating joint replacement. The first author of the paper, Dr. Archana Vats, wrote ''The ability to grow cartilage using stem cells coUld have eno~ous implications foe a number of medical problems.... Although doctors bave been able to carry out joint replacements for a number of years, it has not been possible to replace the worn out cartilage. By replacing the cartilage it may be possible to avoid the need fOr a joint replacement for some time."

Dr. Anne Bishop, also involved with stem cell research at Imperial College, wrote ''The potential of stem cells has been widely known for many years, but it is only recently we have started to make progress towards the ultimate goal of using them in patients. These results show it may be as little as five years before this advance can be used to directly benefit patients for a huge variety of illnesses and injuries." In a way, this is a culmination of much prior research at Imperial College, as researchers there have developed the technologies and techniques that made this breakthrough possible. (They developed a special scaffolding on which the stem cells can be grown.) In another way, it's just the beg1nning. Link between turtle and tortoise

A 120-million-year-old fossilized reptile found in Brazilmay be the oldest known creature depicting themodern turtle. Currentfossilrecords that date back 200 million years show more evidence of tortoises existingthan turdes. The find was discovered in rocks belonging to the Lower Cretaceous beds of the Crato Formation and was fortunate enough to have been preserved in fine mud. The fossilshows evidence of webbing from soft-tisS\.le. However, tortoises haveveryshortfoot bones apd little soft tissue, whereas the recent find portrays slightly longer foot bones. ''The original species, Araripmrys barretoi, ~s arrow-shaped claws," Sarah Fielding, lead autHor of the school of Earth and environmental sciences at Portsmouth, told BBC news' website. The new find, named Araripe"D's arturi, differs from these features, havingverysimple claws and a shell that is slightly squared off at the back. The shell of the fossil is also pitted, a common characteristic of modern soft-shelled turtles, which lack keratin that covers the shell bone. Published details can be found in the journal . Palaeontology. Further information can be found at news.bbc.co.uk. mdavenport@imprint.uwaterloo.ca rblom@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

We are currently looking to fill the position of Federation Orientation Committee Administrative Coordinator The Federation Orientation Committee Administrative Coordinator will assist the Federation Orientation Committee in the planning and implementing of the cross campus Orientation Week events and other cross committee collaborative efforts. This posi-' tion will chair cross campus event sub-committees and distribute tasks appropriately amongst the team members. The cross campus events include, but are not limited to, Toga, Monte Carlo Night, Black and Gold Day, Safe Home Program and the Information Booth. This position will also be responsible for taking the mintues at the weekly Federation Orientation Committee meetings. This position will work part-time (lO'hours per week) throughout the winter term, and full-time (35 hours per week) throughout the spring term. '

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Extensive experience as either a Federation Orientation Committee member or an Orientation Leader is essential. Excellent knowledge of all 'I-<orientation cross campus events. Excellent knowledge of Orientation Week and the goals of the Federation of Students and the University of Waterloo for Orientation Week. Proven event planning experience. Proven communication skills. Proven experience leading committees and managing teams. Excellent writing skills and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently.

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants ate asked to submit their resume along with a one-page writing sample on the topic "Before I came to university I wish I had known ..." Appplications should be submitted no later than Friday, November 25, 2005 to Becky Wroe, Orientation /Special Events Manager, Federation of Students.

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HELPWANTED Weekend counsellors and relief staff to wQrk in homes for individuals with deve.\opmental challenges. Minimum eight~nth commitment. Paid positions. Send re&ume to Don Mader, K-W Habilitation Services, 108 Sydney Street, Kitchener, ON,N2G3V2. Christmas gift wrappers - creative individuals. G1'A locations - downtown TorOllto, North York, Thornhill, Richmond Hill. Managers to $1 O.15/hour + bonuses. wrappers to $8.15lhour. Full/part time, December 1-24. Telephone416-533-9227 or .www.torontowraps.com. \Ve&site developer wanted - paid and volunteer database-driven website de-

velopers. GraphiC design skills an asset. Competitive salaries for the experienced developer. Quick hire for the comp,etent volunteers. Send resume to hr@meehatrosoft.com.

HOUSING Room for rent for a quiet individual in a detached home near both universities. Parking and all amenities. Please call 725-5348. Attention co-op students! Study in style. Student accommodations at centrally located luxury dowritown Toronto hotel. Featuring elegant, modern, fully furnished, private, phone service, Tv, cable, 24-hour security service, wireless internet and more. No 12-month £Olll-

mitment required. Units from $1,098 including meals. Tours available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 111 Carlton Street. Call Joseph at 1-800-565-8865. www.torontoprimrosehotel.com. password: Student. Single rooms available for winter and/or spring terms in Resurrection College across from uw. Quiet co-ed residence, meal plan. Good community atmosphere. High-speed internet, local phone service included. Call Patti at 885-4950 or visit our website: www.resurrectioncollege. ca.

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DJ, refreshments, food, guitar and mere. Admission includes drink ~ tasty treat. Ow 'lbwn by UW Drama begins at 8 p.m., Theatre of tb.e Arts, ML, tonight i ,~elIlberJ9~ FQr ticketslinfQcllil

....908. . cOme one, come all! Hildegard n Cooperative ,Day Nursery their annual Christmas shopping today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., • Centre, room 1301, ICR lounge, To participate or for info call 8854 ext 5437. :ruIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2005 Christmas' Child (shoebox) organized for delivery from 4:30p.m; at the processing 66 Langs Drive, Cambridge. 1-800-303-1269 or www. AY, NOVEMBER 23, 2005 Wallacea: student scientific on expeditions in Honduras, a, Egypt and South Africa. Gain biodiversity experience. Info in Needles Hall, room '3004 to 4:30 p.m. More info at www.

Inefficiency Committee of St. Jer's University presents Professor Alan (Sociology, Social and Political York University) on The Ques-' • of Efficiency and Inefficiency as an EfiicaI Collision. 3 :30 p.m. to 5 :00 p.m. ~ Hall (Room 1030), St. Jerome's U1avet'llity. lnruRsDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005 otchesta@Uwaterloo first anniversary concert. Music by Beethoven and TchaikoVskr, with guest artists Romy Shioda, ~ Vasquez and Boyd McDonald at 8 ,~m., Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall, ~ity of Waterloo. Tickets free from e Box Office: call 888-4908. More i : www.orchestra.uwaterloo.ca. Canadian Hearing Society invites

oommunity '" jo'o u. "" Opon , ouse/Christmas Get-together at our , facilities in Eastwood Square Plaza r and Ottawa St.) from 3 p.m. to 7 ro. Please join us for refreshments, vie,,\, rtechnical device display and tour our facilities. Door prizes too!

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tion. Basic requirements of the exam, typical errors that will count against you and planning, writing and time management strategies. Tuesday, December 6, 2005: ,10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in DC 1350, 1:30 ,and 3:00 p.m. in PAS 2083. No sign up necessary, please attend one session only.' Let us help you prepare! The next ELPE is on Wedensday, December 7, 2005 at 5 ,anc;l7 p.m. in the PAC.

"Anno~ncements Research" parrlcipantswanted - Mavis Fenn, a professor in the department of religious studies, is studying how being Buddhist affects student identity. She would like to talk to both international students and Canadian students. This research will hopefully lead t~ a better understanding of the role that religion plays in adaptation to campus life and ~(5findividual identity. No one has done this so you have the opportunity to participate in pioneering research. If you volunteer, you will be asked to fill in a questionnaire and if you agree, to be interviewed. The total would be approximately 1.5 hours of your time. The study haS' been reviewed and received ethics clearance through the Office of Research Ethics. However, the final decision about participation is yours and you may remove your consent at any time. If you are interested in participating, pleas~ e-mai1Prof.Fennatrnfenn@u~aterloo.ca: or leave a message with your name, e-tnail or phone number at 885-1465, ext 21l. Alternatively, you can come to St. Paul's College, room 209. Want cool jewelry for Christmas? E-mail Anayabi: com_ march2006@hotmail. com. Handmade jewelry, clothes (pants) for sizes 16+ incluQing cargo capris and gauchas! If interested, delivery to campus is available. Your recycling efforts can help support the Canadian Diabetes Association by donatiflg your used clothing, household items, ink cartridges and cell phones. To donate please call 1-800-505-5525. Goodbye from Nancy O'Neil: Waterloo students are the best of the best, that is what I have always told students and staff. I want to say goodbye to the students and staff at the university. I will miss the students the most. They taught me a lot about myself and shared their lives with me. Going to work each day was like working with a second family. To a11 of you that have touched my life over the last years, I offer my thanks and m)i best wishes. If you would like to send ~e a personal message, I can be contacted at noneil1822@hotmail.com. I am volunteering my time to organize and promote the "Peace Concert-Dedicated to Tibet." If will be held 011 Tuesday, March 21, 2006

at Kitchener's City Hall. Regards, Nancy O'Neil, former Co-ordinator of Sp~ Events, Bookings and Programs for the Student Life Centre. Wm up to $1,000 for your writing! Students in third and fourth years qualify for STC's Heidi Thiessen Memorial Award for Student Technical Writing. Vtsitwww. stc-soc.orWawardslstudent.php for details and an application.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005 Successfully negotiating job offers, TC 1208,4:30-5:30p.m.Increasetheoddsof getting what you want when negotiating salary and other details related to the job offer. This workshop "is geared toward graduating students. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005 Work search strategies, TC 1208,3:304:30 p.m; Practise networking and other strategies in order to increase the effectiveness of your job search. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,2005 Interview skills: preparing for questions, TC 1208, 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Discuss and learn from taped excerpts of actual interviews. Letter writing, TC 1208, 3 :30-4:30 p.m. Learn how to use letters to your advantage in the job search. 1HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005 Teaching EngJish abroad, TC 2218, 2.:30-3:30 p.m. Find out about TESOL certification, relationship between a certificate and employment, skills required to teach ESL, jobs, etc. Presented by John Richardson, lawyer, author and provider of professional test prep and admission programs. LSAT Strategy and law school bound TC 2218 12:30-1:30 p.m. Hear about LSAT strategies and best practises to prepare an effective law school application. All attendees who sign up for the newsletter will receive a free copy of LSATSuccess with CD by Thomas White. Presented by John Richardson, lawyer, author and provider of professional test preparations and admissions programs. Interview Skills: Selling your skills, TC 1208, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Do not stop at the fundamentals; you must prove your skills in.theinterview. Here is your opportunity to practise and improve. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 Info session: University of Western Ontario, TC 1208, 4:30-6 p.m. An information session on the MD/PhD program at Western.

Volunteer The MHATES program is looking for volunteers. Students will receive training to off~r educational support services to peers coping with mental-health issues.

Applications availabie at Health Services 123B. Resume builder! Volunteers needed to visit people with Alzheimer's disease through Alzheimer Society Volunteer Companion Program. One to four hours per week. Next training session on November 8. Call Jill 742-1422. Wanted! Volunteers for a research project. Help us test an internet-based survey of post-secondary students' tobacco use. We are asking smokers and non-smokers to complete a brief paper and pencil questionnaire and the same questionnaire online. Completing them both should take you about 20-25 minutes. E-tnail Vidhl: vadlakha@uwaterloo.ca to set up a data collection appointment. Your anonymity will be protected and you have a chance to enter your name into 100 draws for $20.00 UWRetail Services gift certificates! This project has received ethics clearance through the Office of Research Ethics.

Ongoi,ng 1HURSDAYS UW Forum for Independent Thought, a student think-tank, has regular meetings Thursdays at 5 p.m. in the SLC Multipurpose room. Visit http://uwfit.org for details.

Student Awards and Financial Aid November 2005 Tired of waiting In line? Avoid rush hour - conu: in from 9 to 12 a.m. Important dates: get OSAP rollover forms in now to allow time for processing. November 22: last day to sign confirmation of enrollment. December 1: last day to submit undergraduate bursary appeals for fall term only. December 15: recommended last submission date for continuation of interest-free status forms for this term. Recommended last day to pick up loans for fall term. Upcomingscholarshiplbursary deadlines - please check website for full listing of deadlines each month. For further information, check out the new and improved Student Awards & Financial Aid website at http://safa. uwaterloo.ca/ .

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005

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Warrior men take one and lose one in weekend basketball action UW finishes close in solid showing against the York Lions, and comes out on top against the Laurentian Voyageurs Jordan Poebel backed Eves with 16 points, three blocks, 13 rebounds and an assist.

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The Warrior men's basketball team presented spectators this weekend with a great show of both offensive and defensive skills. The Warriors played two games this weekend, losing their first by a mere point, but they kept their morale up and won their second match by five baskets.

November 11, 2005 - York 75, Waterloo 74 The Warriors dominated the first half with short passes and quick maneuvering, shooting 53 per cent from the floor and 57 per cent from the three-point line. The Warrior offence remained aggressive throughout the first half, putting up 42 points while the defence thwarted many of the Lions' offensive plays to end the half with a 10-point lead However, the second half was a totally different game. The Lions caine in with a thirst for blood, tearing up the court to dose the gap to a mere two points before the Warriors gained their footing in the match again. The Warriors charged forward again to regain their 1O-point lead midway through the half. Although it looked like victory was inevitable for the Warriors, the Lions raged back and gave the Warriors a chase for the win. The Warrior defence tried as hard as they could to stop the Lions' rampage and for a while it seemed that the Warriors would hold onto their lead, but with two seconds left on the dock the Lions' Dane Eves sunk his 10th basket of the night and snatched the victory from the Warriors. Warrior Chris Edwards led the scoreboard for the Warriors with 21 points, one block, one steal, six rebounds and an assist. Graham Jarman was back in action, having recovered from his injury, to sink eight baskets for a total of 20 points as well as snatching three rebounds and dishing out five assists. Warriors forward Michael Davis fought his way to 16 points, three blocks, one steal, five rebounds and three assists. The Lions' Dane Eves was the hero for his team, securing the winning basket to end the game with 24 points arid rune rebounds. Centre

November 12, 2005 - Waterloo 8Z, Laurentian 72 ' The Warriors came into this game without a hint of their loss just the previous day. The Warriors marched to earn their victory with a 10-point lead overthe Voyageurs. The Warriors were 55 per cent for shooting and 40 per cent from the three-point line. The Warriors repeated their firsthalf performance in the same manner as they did versus York the night prior to end the first half with a 10-point advantage. However, it seems that the team learned from its mistakes and came out fiercely in the second half, adding another eight points to set the margin at 18 points. The Voyageurs tried to use some of the tactics that the Lions used, but the Warriors had already prepared for them and were able to subdue the Voyageurs and secure the win. The Warriors had many shining , stars on Saturday, with four plays getting into the double figures. Shining the most was Warriors guard Gerard Magennis with 18 points, one block, two steals, seven rebounds and four assists. Warriors forwards Michael Davis and Chris Edwards teamed up to take home 29 points together. Davis had 16 points, three blocks, three steals, five rebounds and an assist while Edwards had 13 points, two blocks, a steal and five rebounds. Guard Graham Jarman went home with 10 points, two steals, a rebound and seven assists. Voyageurs forward Ben Palmer was the game's top scorer with 20 points, a block, two steals and 12 rebounds. Guards Matt Brown and Brody 路Bishop secured 17 and 15 points respectively. Brown also had a block, steal, five rebounds and an assistwhile Bishop had a steal, rebound and.three assists. The Warriors have two more games this weekend. They will make the trip to Ottawa to face the University of Ottawa's Gee-Gees on November 18 and Carleton's Ravens on November 19.

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"From a player's standpoint, there were some calls [from the referees] we haven't seen yet, some calls that we weren't ready fot:' commented Assistant Coach Shflwn Dietrich. ''But as a team, we are going to have to adjust." The second period saw the intenSity escalate, first with a slick spin-o-tama goal from centre Mike Della Mora, trave1ling through the legs of a defending Golden Hawk and straight through the goaltender's cting five-hole. Della Mora, assist from point-man Alex nnell, tied up the game. is a third-year centre and been playing a more defensive for the Warriors in the past two which is why the team was to see. him score four of goals. The coaches describe ra as a man they can rely on penalty-kill. Apparently, he is in both ends. "[Della Mora] is ore on power plays this year, some big goals," explained e. ''But· he's still'covering the end too." Ten minutes into the second, a b~wl broke out after the Lauriergoal. tripped in Ryan MacGregor's to the net. With three Wartwo Golden Hawks in the· the heightened tension pushed both teams to strive further for the· ~t)\ Soon after, Waterloo earned ilQPtfter two-minute high-sticking • putting the Warriors down '. onceagam iffidpavrnttne ~. fotthe Golden Hawks' third and goals. . Warriors forward Mike Della More faces off with a Laurier player. Della More scored two goals in the third period to turn the tables . about two minutes leftin the on Laurier and clinch a 5-4 victory for the Warriors. Della Mora managed to blast from the point after a beautipass from Edgeworth and With the game tied up, Waterloo At 4;53, the Warriors pulled ahead to be a team to reckon with come are putting ourselves in position to assist from Matt Ianetta was handed a penalty for tripping, for the first time, 5-4, with a fourth and January. Next time, it could turn win the division, which was our goal end to the feisty second final goal from Della Mora. Assisted allowing Laurier a power play. Warout the other way." at the start," revealed Dietrich. riot goalie Curtis Darling exhibited by Hart, Della Mora fired and scored With their 5-1 record, the Warriors After their defeat of the Golden The men headed into the third exemplary goaltending, making four from the high-slot. In a desperate atare contending in a tight race for the Hawks, the Warriors prepare for their 3 and had seemingly put their or five distinctive saves with heavy tempt, Laurier pulled the goalie to play top spots in the OUA league, though next game versus the Toronto Varsity . behind them. Two minutes a furious last minute with a one-man traffic in front of the net. Darling they have played two or three games Blues tonight at 7:30 p.m. This just the period, speedy rookie Shane has remained the backbone of the advantage. With some successful deless than most teams. Waterloo's past may be the year for Waterloo. "[The H~ut shook free of the Golden Hawk team for the last year. "He makes fending, the Warriors held the Hawks several games have been very close, coaching staffj has recruited for big saves at key times:' commented ~onaclear-cut breakaway, only back, managing to scrape anotherwin most Within one-goal differentials. character, for hard-working, quality utdown by the Laurier goalie. Dietrich "Very seldom will you see to add to their collectiou. ''It's getting to a point where you go players," Bourque said. While still him not on the ball." With 41 shots a lot of heart ... a lot of "It was a tough game," admitted in and you have to win [every game]:' early in the season, Waterloo cer~.. temarkedBourque. This did not on net, Darling eamed a sound save pietrich. Waterloo slipped by with Bourque described. The men have set tainly has some great expectations. dt$er the Warriors' efforts as Della percentage of .902 against the Golden a win, but they acknowledge that their sight on winning the far West From where they are standing now, . soon had his hat-trick goal on a Hawks. ''In the past, [Darling] has in the next match it will be imposdivision and by the record they have their goals seem to be more thiln following a rousing mid-ice had phenomenal numbers. He is sible to predict the results. Dietrich produced so far, OUA Championachievable. ~ forced by Waterloo captain known for making the first save:' explained, "there are 13 new faces ships and Nationals may also be in A _ Metherel. Bourque added. on [the Laurier team]; they're going the cards. ''With our 5-1 record, we wwager@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

SCott, a fifth year EnvironmentaVBusiness student from Waterloo, Ontario, captl/md the CIS Cross Country individual silver medal by finishing second overalr at this past weekends canadian University Championships in Halifax. Scott finshed in a time of 30:36 fof the 10k course. As • result, Scott earned first team CIS AU-canadian honours and was selected to the Canadian team that will compete at the FISU World Un;"'rsi1;y Championships held in Algeria next March.

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arah, a second year Biochemistry student from Ottawa, Ontario, led the Warriors to a 3-0 win over the Brock University Badgers in St.catharines· on Saturday afternoon. watters led all players with 10 kills and only 1 error on 15 attempts. She contributed defensively with 7 blocks bringing her total to 38 blocks on tha s.ason to lead the OUA conference. On Thursday, in a 3-1 loss to York, Watters led all players with 5 blocks.

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Campus rec has squash Campus rec·joins the "Knight to Remember" effort to unite students over 40,000 players of all ages participating all across Canada and has donated $600,000 worth of prizes. On top of that, for every "Knight to Remember" event held, the Black Knight and event co-sponsors make a donation to the Special Olympics Canada Foundation. These donations aid the foundation in raising n1illions of dollars to increase the participation of more intellectually disabled people in Special Olympics programs across Canada. If there is no other reason to get involved, then know that your participation in next term's "Knight to Remember" squash event will be affecting thousands of disabled Canadian athletes. Students are encouraged to look for the opportunity to join the Black Knight Squash league next term. Don't be turned off if you don't know how to play. Intramural sports are all about learning new games. It can be played at any age andis fairly easy to learn. The game is played in a fully enclosed rectangular room. Playing with a partner you hit a small bouncy ball with a racquet against the front wall and attempt to land it in your opponent's quarter court, behind the short line. Squash is very similar to tennis or badminton, mechanics-wise. If you have any prior experience in either of these sports, then it is highly likely you will enjoy squash. Even if you have never played any sort of racquet sport, it is an opportunity to at least keep fit and tone those muscles. Squash isn't only for those 40-year-old men with headbands and their shorts hiked up, so don't be afraid to get out to the Black Knight Squash league next term.

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Last Saturday, November 12, concluded the intramural Black Knight Squash league with a season-end tournament among all participants. ,A one-day event, the tournament offered matches of varying degrees of difficulty - beginner, intermediate and advanced. Individuals were required to sign upin theearl:y weeks of September to beplacedon teams according to skill levels. The league was for any player seeking organized squash action, some cbmpetition and a guaranteed end-of-season tournament. All participants were invited to enter. Of the seven participants entered into the advanced section of the tournament, Kumar Erramilli (computer science/software engineering) was the victor. Scott Zimmer (first year mechatronics engineerin1?J triumphed in the intermediate division out of 21 participants and Josh Tressen (health studies) won the consolation finals. This term could not produce enough entrants for a competitive beginners' section, but hopefully future terms will be able to. The Black Knight Squash league runs the intramurals and tournament every term, so if you missed out, it is available next term as well. While individuals are certainly welcome, entrants are asked not to prepare pre-assembled teams to register; all players will be assigned to separate teams. Participants will meet more people this way, which is one of the goals of the intramural program. The league and tournament are components of the Black Knight "Knight to Remember" program. In its 15th year, the program now has

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for three round-robin games. The top tWo seeds in each division after the round-robin IMPRINT STAFF will then advance to a single-elimination medal round. What better way to unite students than by The tournament is also expected to fuel having them hurl rubber balls at each other? already-existing, but healthy, rivalries between While it may sound like a paradox, campus rec residences. has adopted this philosophy and organized a Prizes provided by both village residence residence-only dodgeball tournament aimed council and campus rec will be awarded not only at facilitatto the tournament ing communication champion, the Conbetween students who, solation champion II ItI s all about having a reside on campus, but and the team that best also at campu,s rec's exemplifies the spirit good time and traditional mission of competition. of encouraging UniSpirit of competibeing active/I versity of Waterloo tion emphasizes that students to stay fit _ Kate Shippey integrity, fairness and and active. respect are the founco-ordinator of special events dation of athletic "It's all about havcampus rec competition. ing a good time and being active," said Teams are encoUtKate Shippey, campus agedtoshowteamspirrec's co-ordinator of it by donning unique special events and promotions. uniforms. Those of you who are enthusiastic The tournament, which takes place dodgeball fans can watch the fury at Columbia Saturday, November 26, will see 32 teams Icefields; the battle begins at 9 a.m. composed of students from almost every residence on campus, including graduate studmicak@imprint.uwaterloo,ca dents' residences, divided into eight divisions stheis@imprint.uwaterloo,ca

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