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sci,~nce alumnus David Cheriton do· rnillion to U\1;' last week. The gift will .ld research activities through the creation of chairs, fellO\vships and graduate studies hips. iron received a Masters degree and PhD uter science from UW'in 1974 and 1978 ely. He made his fortune through succcs;stw commercialization of research initiatives ani j investments in tech companies. His $200,000 . in Google produ'ced a 5000 per cent ..erlton told reporters via conference call lber 18 gift announcement. , a professor at Stanford Ulliversit)~ Cheriton said, "The University of \X/aterloo was ti'-f!tlSf(Jrmational experience' for me, taking me - undergrra.duate to the leading edge I' res~l<ancl providing th;,; basis

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elighted to be in a position to give back and excited bywhatthis gift may enable, Waterloo's strong faculty; students and " he continued. "Education is the best t one can mal{e, a$ I thankfully figured n,'" < Wong, director of the school of cornputcr science, says the gift will have a lasting .

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by Cheriton's donation. One 4A CS major was "disappointed he's not doing anything to improve undergraduate studies;' and called the donation "completely irrelevant."

The gift is a "ref1ection of institutional priorities at the moment," said Alan George, associate provost (Ulformation systems and technology) and Cheriton's former professor. Gc'Orge, who approached Cheriton a year ggo about making a large donation, says UW most needs to bolster graduate studies and attract faculty members.

Cheriton, 54, has no current plans to donate to undergrad.uatestudies; heis open to that possibility and hopes his gift will have a.resi.dual effect,vith.in the school of computer science.

"I never planned to acquire the we-11m that I have:' said the sdf-descril:lf:d"dlt.":lpskate," who admitted to fecli~.~ . little ~nsetti~~{~~ donation, having nC'1lel'befOl:e spent $23 m He sees education as a worthwhile irlYeSlment, and wants to enable students and researchers to spend more time doing what they ,-"Xcd at, instead of raising funds for research initiatives. ''Ricll people are sort of like dogs and fire hvdrants," Cheriton said of his choice to fund r~searcb and scholarships instead. of buildings.

"People are the oru:s \vim r<:'' <11 impact. Pe<.')ple, not buildings, make a good university." cloureiro@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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1976: co-authored influential academic paper on minimum spanning trees with renO'.,vned computer scientist Robcrt Tarjan • 1995: co-founds Granite Systems, early developer of gigabit Ethernet products - 1996: Granite sells to Cisco Systems for $220 million A.watds - ' -·2003: SigComm Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Computing :Mochinery, me premier professional organization for computer science - 2003: U\V Alumni Achievement medal 2004: seventh on Forbes .Midas list for technology'S top 100 dealmakers

$350,000 to UW in 2003 endows a graduate scholarship and faculty fellowship in computer

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Three hundred young entrepreneurs and future iUllOVllJors from across the country descended u\Xm the ]\Jetro 1'oronto Convention Centre in

d~:wmownTorontolastweekendf()rtheannual la pact Entrepreneurship Conference,in order to;neet, learn, network and offer exposure to A year after its inception by a of former U\'A;' students, the current 30-team of volunteer students attracted in the field of entrepreneurship, menswear business tycoon Harry gave the keynote speech. ~~129 fe,~ allm;l/ed students to listen to interact with several other high-profile ",n~rt;prei1eurs including Bill Tatham, who sold tech start-up company in 2000 for $1.76 bijhl11 to rival company Siebel Svsterns, and fo: whom tbe famous UW co-or building is narned. Other speakers included the president of Shad International Barry Bisson, Tim from Tech Capital Partners and Barry founder of wesellit.ca, which ranked .il1 top one per cent of international eBay seilers, But corporate leaders were not the only >,vho were featured, The first annual awards for Entrepreneur and Innovator of the Year wen~ also handed out.

Perera, who was the recipient of the EtHr,cp:rerlcu prize, founded a company that vimrk~ to encourage the tourism industry in anti-child sex tourism. UW engineering student Adil Lalani \'!{%s given the Innovator prize for creating SmfYour\\Iork.com, a web,based homework management system that recently sold for $ 1.25 million. In addition, two $5,000 sdJolarships were set up for UW's masters of bu:;iness, entrepreneurship and technology

Hundreds of young aspiring entrepreneurs gain advice from Harry Rosen.

(1'vfBET) program to be awarded to two of the conference's attendees.

The conference featured workshops, breakout sessions and a silent auction, in which $5,000 was raised for the UW,creatcd international development association Engineers Without Borders. It was sponsored by several large corporations including IBM, Telus, Deloitte, LewisMedia and Waterloo's O\vn Research in Motion.

Impactwas founded in May 2004 by a group of students at the University of Waterloo and has now grown into a national not-for-profit

organization run by students from across the country, The organization's mission is "to foster innovators, thinkers and economic movers to stay competitive in a global economy," and it does this mainly through the annual Impact conference. The organization will also be organizing a national "l\pprentice" competition, in which student teams from different universities will compete to have their campus named "Canada's most innovative school." stheis@imprint.uwaterioo.ca sbowman@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

II faculties to get winter break Suunne Gardner II4W'flINT STAFF

O:nMonday, November 21, a Senate meeting n;K,auHlg the possibility of giving engineering students a full reading week along with all the other faculties on campus resulted in t'iN'o-to-one vote to approve the change to a five-cl:ay reading week.

Previously, engineering and math students received only a two-day break from classes the month of February, having their classes cancelled for the Thursday and Friday of reading week. As compensation, these studel1ts did receive three additional exam "'.I~'-"V1H" days at the end of the term, howeyer, as their classes ended before those of all other faculties.

Engineering student senator Jonathan Fishbein worked to get the input of as many Crl,i1,1flel:'t1tlg students as possible on this matreported that 296 students voiced their .. ~.;~.;h.-,,- on the reading week issue and that was an even 50/50 split between those fOf the change and those against it. "13ecause of " Fishbein commented, "I interpreted tnt results as not enough engineering student to change the status quo. Normally advocate a change to the system if ""路",,,,路,tv of students want it and in this case WllS no clear majority:" Regardless of Fishbein's motion to reject change on behalf of tbe students of engineering, the Senate still approved a ntw reading week for all faculties across Aside from the fact that Fishbein disappointed about this result on note btcause he believes that the

eurrent system should remain in place, he echoes the sentiments of many engineers by displaying a greater disappointment with the Senate itself: "I'm much more disappointed with how the decision came to be and how the student voice was ignored. What it represents is that the university does not value the decisions of its students. [... j Senate owes engineering students an explanation regarding why they ignored the recommendation of the student body."

Math student senator Adam Felix also commented on the responses he received from math students regarding the readingweekissue: "To be completely honest, there weren't many students who rep~ied to me when I asked them for their input about reading week. There were some students who told me that they would prefer the study days, but I heard bad\: from approximately 10 to 20 students. So, as far as I can tell math students are indifferent to the change."

Contrary to Felix's presumptions, math student Iljya Kalai responded to the new reading week plan by saying, "1 think it's great and it's a lot better than the reading days we used to get.

But I had no idea, and neither did any of my friends, that this was implemented."

As a result of the new reacting week plan, potential problems that may arise include longer exam periods and more exam scheduling conflicts. The new plan \vill take effect beg-inning in the winter 2007 term; engineering and math students will continue to have only Thursday and Friday off for the upcoming winter 2006 reading week. sgardner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Things got nutty on Parliament Hill last week \vhen Public \~!orks Minister Scott Brison compared his former Tory colleab'Uc Peter MacKay to a furry rodent.

Since their friendship soured in 2003 after Brison left the Conservatives for the Liberals, th.e two politicians have often been at loggerheads and spent the past week in the Commons trading what some have called cheap shots.

Asked about the exchanges after a speech to the Rotary Club on Friday, a flustered Brison tried to avoid the issue.

"It's not something that I devore any tjme to thinking about, to be honest," he said. "When you're hunting for big game, you don't shoot at squirrels."

During one testy exchange on the scandal, MacKay called Brison a "Him-Ham salesman who would not know the truth if it hit him in the head." At another point, he referred to his former party colleague as one of the "turncoat, t\\rin towers of virtue on the prime minister's ad scam defence team."

Brison used his Rotary Club appearance to take further aim at the Conservatives, suggeSth"lg their leader, Stephen Harper. was a social dinosaur at odds with progressive Canadian values,

International Sam, the dog whose ugliness earned hirD TV appearances, limousine rides and even a meeting with millionaire Donald Trump, has died at age 14, California's Santa Barbara New.I'-Press reported on Tuesdav.

The pooch with the hairless body, crooked teeth and sparse tuft of hair atop his knobby head died Friday just short of his 15th birthday, said his owner, Susie Lockheed.

Sam became an international celebrity after winning the ugliest animal contest at the 2003 Sonoma-Marin Fair in California - a victory he twice repeated. Lockheed marketed his visage on T-shirts, a calendar and even a coffee "ugly mug."

The owner said she was initially terrified of Sam when she agreed to take him in as a rescue six years ago on a 48-hour trial basis, j\lthough she fell inlovc \vith him, his appearance repulsed her then-boyfriend and prompted the man to break up with her.

At the time of his death, Sam was scheduled to be filmed for a Discovery Channel series on the world's ugliest species.

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Takeru Kobayashi swallowed 67 Krystal's hamburgers in eight minutes to retain his title of Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Champion and win $10,000.

Kobayashi, of Nagano, Japan, fended off San Diego State University engineering student Joey Chestnut, who was tied with the Japa..'lese champion at 60 Krystals ,,-,-ith 37 seconds left.

Chestnut,21, saidhis failure to dunk one of the 2.5-square-inch burgers in water slowed him, and Kobavashi downed seven more Knrstals as Chestnut o;lly finished two in the remaining time.

The 172-pound Kobayashi, who finished 69 Krystals during the 2004 contest, said this year's competition was a struggle. Kobayashi also holds tIle title of hot dog-eating champion, after eating 49 hot dogs in 12 minures at tht Nathan's Fatnotls Fourth of Tulv Internation;tl l-iot Dog-Eating Contest at CO~-lCy Island, Nev; York.' ? mjohnson@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2005

University to . cover most of ELPE costs Darren Hutz IMPRINT STAFF

ATamil student makes an offering to the temple as part of the Maaveerar Naal on Wednesday, November 23 in the SLC multi-purpose room. Maaveerar Naal means "hero's day" in Tamil and commemorates fallen Tamil soldiers in the,Sri Lankan conflict. The event was organized . by the Waterloo Tamil Student Association in association with Feds.

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The University of Waterloo will soon take on the bulk of funding for the English Language Proficiency Program (ELPP). through tuition instead of the student services and ancillary fee. The program, most widely recognized due to the English 4n,guage Proficiency Exam (ELPE) thatis now mandatory for allincoming students, has been deemed more academic than service-related. Federation of Students President John Andersen commented that "It will save students money."

The student services fee, currendy at $122 per academic term for undergp:ads, is collected from students on top of tuition to pay for things like health services, ~e ombudsman and career services (outside of co-op) among others.

Some services are funded joindy by students (through the services fee) .and the university like counselling services (because UW staff use the service as well). Previously students have paid for 90 per cent of the total cost for ELPP, while the remaining 10 per cent has been funded by the university, even though UW has recognized ELPP as predominandy academic in natute.

For undergraduates, ELPP in. ~udes administration of the ELPE, \vtiting clinics for ELPE students, consultation, ELPE review, writing workshops and Guertilli Grammar - a program for classroom grammar education.

For graduates, the program includes weekly tutoring, consulting and diagnostic services. The total ongoing budget for ELPP in 2004/2005 is $259,634, meaning students pay $233,671 per year while

the university pays $25,963 - which "didn't cover the cost of printingatlji proctoring the exam," said Andersell.

The current arrangement consists of a swapping of payment amounti, with students paying 10 per cent amI the university paying the rem~ 90 percent. ."Its about time we didn't get double-billed for this," commente:i Andersen, who believes that bfcause the ELPE is now a requirfment fo'r all students, it is certain-o/ an academic expense although t is also paid for through the setvices fee. "These ELPEexpenses shouldn't be here, they should be c0vered by tuition," said Andersen.

Some of the ELPP, like the writing workshops available to all student1, is covered in the ten per cent thl:.t students are charged.

According to Andersen, around 1992/93, when government fune,ing was cut, universities separated many fees from tuition in an effort to make post-secondary education seem 'more affordable. Andersen said that thi~ fee swap will make the true cost of university more obvious.

The changes won't be visible on your fee statement immediately.

Ancillary fees are calculated based on actual costs two years ago, so the fee swap won't actually take effect until 2006/07. Will it directly raise tuition? Andersen says "no, and even if it did, at least we get to claim it for taxes ... the government likes to fund for tuition, but not the real cost of education." Andersen predicts net savings for students ~s a result of this change: "It's about time we correctly accounted fdr this,"he Sal'd â&#x20AC;˘ II dhutz@imprint.uwaterloo.~

Simple but slow dental plan refund Ashley Csanady IMPRINT STAFF

Many students who opted outof their dental plan with Feds in September are still waiting for their refunds.

This fall, for the first time, Federation of Students implemented a dental plan for all undergraduate students. All students were able to opt out of the plan by the third week' of September through the Student Care and should have received a refund by the beginning of November.

However, some students are still waiting for their refunds and want to know why they haven't received them yet.

Dana Loo, a lA arts and business student, said, "I just don't understand why they were so late.

Especially when we "had to opt out by the third week of September.

Refunds for dropped courses went o!It weeks¡ ago."

Cllfmen Lam, Feds vice-president admin and finance said of the absent refunds, "students need to understand this is the first year we .

are running the plan and so there .are a lot of logistical problems that we ran into that we weren't anticipating at the beginning. And, basically, to my understanding,..the cheques were sent out and students should have received the cheques this week." . When asked how Feds were planning on making the refunds more efficient next year, Lam said, "It is something we are trying to work with the university to what is the easiest way that we can do it '" I'm always welcome for more ideas that students can think of to make ~t] more efficient."

Lam said students still missing' their refunds by the end of the week "should contact Student tare to make sure they had filled out the proper address because that would be the main reason why they haven't received their cheques yet." Student Care's phone number is 1-866-3698794 or you can visit them online at www.studentcare.net. acsanady@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Fitness professionals k~ep fit with Fit Fest Jas Banwait IMPRINT STAFF

: Gays Sivakumar (right) practises a throw on Sylvia Przychadzk at a seIf路defence instruction , u.ion held by UWs Women in Math committee this past Tuesday. The sessionwas instructed

by Deborah Kerr, who runs sessions regularly for Campus Recreation. Women il:1 Math holds HYeral events during the term, including dance lessons and karaoke nights.

UW Campus Recreation was in shape this past Saturday as it hosted a fundraisingtrainingdayforfitnessprofessionals called Fit Fest. This one-day event was held in the CIF and PAC gyms and conference rooms. There were about 210 participants ranging in age and fitness background coming mainly from across the tn-city area.

The registration fee was $50 and all proceeds went to the National Eating Disorders Information Centre (NEDIC). In total, there was about $2600 raised.

Participant were able to attend their choice of four out of 25 twohour training seminars which ranged from the science of stretching to aqua-choreography. All presenters were of prestigious and experienced backgrounds and came to offer their services at. reduced rates to help the NEDIC cause.

These seminars are continuing education credits which~ go toward a participant's certification maintenance. A fitness professional needs four a year. At this event, participants had the potential to receive all of their Continuing Education Credits (CECs) and more throughout the seven-hour day.

The Canadian Fitness Professionals (CanFitPro) holds a threeday annual conference in Toronto which attracts around 5,000 fitness

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professionals across Ontario. UW Fit Fest was similar in calibre, but at a much smaller scale and a less expensive price.

Rebecca White, Fit Festhead coordinator and UW fitness and aquatic~ coordinator, felt that having this day helped many fitness professionals achieve their CECs at an accessible and cheaper cost.

"I wanted the event to meet the educational needs of students' as well as provide an opportunity for the fitness professional in a smaller community who rents out their church'basement to teach, to obtain high-quality continuing education.

Many of these people cannot or will not travel to Toronto for a conference, but still need to stay current and excited about teaching fitness;' said White.

Each participant also received a bag of goodies which contained many . of the sponsors' coupons and free samples. A booklet containing each of the presenter's session handouts was also provided which allowed participants to get the most out of their day at the event.

All in all, the event was well-organized and very enjoyable. At such a small scale and low cost, it was very easy to interact with the presenters and actually learn. The event was relevantandworthwhileforallfitness professionals and enthusiasts. jbanwait@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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elebrating the sound of success Jacqueline McKoy IMPRINT STAFF

The university community will be treated to musical masterpieces at orchestra@Waterloo's first anniversary concert next Thursday, December 1.

A committee led by computer science Prof. Anna Lubiw and former KW Symphony conductor Erna Van Daele spearheaded the volunteer-run orchestra last fall. Completely independent from UW's music depart .. ment, orchestra@Waterloois open to staff, faculty, students and alumni.

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Att1"acting dose to 100 eager musicians from across campus in its inaugural term, tne ensemble prepared a program of orchestral standards by Tchaikovsky and Grieg for a sold-out audience at their first concert last December in the Humanities Theatre. The group also played a selection of 20th century repertoire in their March concert; they also performed at UW's annual Canada Day celebrations at Columbia Lake in July.

Lubiw, the orchestra's planning committee chair notes that "It is wonderful to see how the orchestra

has developed since its beginning in Fall 2004. This term we have 'a mixture of some vcry good people, and many return[ing] play'ers." The orchestra's memhershiP currently stands at 68 musician;', most of whom are undergraduate students. The players hail from a variety of faculties (the majoritY from engineering and math), an,d their musical experience range S from playing in high school concet: t bands to performing with Canada's National Youth Orchestra. see ORCHESTRA, page '1

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With the copious amounts of reading and newsgathetingthat I have done,it is surprising that I haven't read much

by Robert Fisk. Fisk is the rviiddle East correspondent for the British nC\vspapet The btdeJletldent. He was on campus Tuesday delivering the St. Paul's College-sponsored Kerr··Salzman lecture talking alYJut Lhe Great War of Civilization.

Based in Beirut, he has observed many of the J.,>reat dashes of the past 30 years st1"etching from Afghanistan, through Iran, the Middle East and the Balkans. He regaled the audience with tales of riding tanks, covering stories under fire and stepping over corpses to get to the real story. This man is not a hotel journalist. It is a wonder, though, that he is still alive.

If the bullets didn't get him, surdy the psychological impact might have. r took three things away from his talk: nobody asks why anymore, journalists make good parasites and semantics mean everything.

Fisk outlined that front-page stories rarely ask the all-important question: why did this happen? Using the September 11 bombings as an example, he said that that in short order we knew who had committed

the attacks and how, but we never got a dear answer why. His asserting was that asking why \vould bring far too many questions to the surface.

By not inquiring, journalists reduce theirinHuence as watchdogs for the high and mighty. A good journalist is always asking why and exposing what's going on, ostensibly for the public to decide. Om~ eould argue that mainst1"eam journalists, for whatever reason, have forfeited their chance to ask why independent journalists, primarily through new media, have taken up the torch.

The second problem that Fisk sees with modern mainstream jemrnalists is their temptation to become "hotel journalists." He pointed to the conflict in Iraq where the majority of Western journalists remain within the secure Green Zone and ody transcribe what information is give~ to them by defence officials. He used as an example a copy of a tront page article in a major American newspaper that only cited several dozen official military sources, without the journalist having apparently ventured outside of the hoteL Fisk then echoed a criticism that I once heard from another journalist, famed for their l...'1vestigative journalism. This journalist complained that no one actually covered a story in person anymore. 'X'hile tec.hno!ogy allows us to reach around the world, it is a sccurity blanket against actually having to go outside and talk to someone. The sad reality, even at the level of a campus newspaper, is that

a lot of news and fact -checking can be done by either telephone or OVe,r the internet. Ids simply faster and th e internet is al·ways there after sensihl e people have gone to bed. You can cover more stories electronically tha 11 if you actually had to move yoursel f from place to place.

This link to technology can be tenuous. By relying on what can be found instantlv online and not '.vh;,t you have expdrienced, :vou can find yourself high and dry when th e technology goes on strike. You maY actually hare to talk to someone face to face!

The final point that stuck me \vas the quick refresher in sfma11ties. For all the ribbing that rrY brother gives me, usually along de lines of "So what does an EngEJ1 major really do?" Fisk pointed o~t that terms are changed to suit de needs of the day. Fisk pointed o't how the name for Israel's bard r between it and the Palestinians h 8 changed from "the securitywal" to "the security fence," trivializilg the impact that it has on the peope tllere. "\Ve didn't cali it the Bertu Fence," he said.

We have moved beyond the mite:ate age of global politics. Words a1,1 their meanings are critical in conveing meaning. Who defines the word', who disseminates the meanings at,c1 who asks the questions forges the tmderstanding. May good journalis1S aspire to those tenets. nmoogksoulis@imprint.uwaterioo.c a

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'I'heFederationof Students announced j:leW changes to the Fed Bus servicelast Monday. In order to comply with the OntarioHighwayTransitAct,anumber (:>f adjustments were made to the way tilie service is run.

The Fed Bus is a c4arter service JCUfl by the Federation of Students, 1Which departs Fridays from the Davis Centre to Toronto, Hamilton and :London and has return services on ~undays. There are also special trips edlike the Thanksgiving bus to ttawa. Ticket prices, according to , president John Andersen, have changed in years and are still $17 for a return or $9 for a one-way ticket for regular destinations throughout Pte GTA and London.

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The other significant change is that bus drivers will no longer,be able to sell tickets on the bus. Tickets can only be bought in advance at the Feds office in the Student Life Centre.

These measures are temporary while the Feds look for alternative ways to accommodate the students in terms of ticket sales including selling bulk tickets in advance and creating an on-line purchasing system.

The Fed Bus is a highly popular, fiscally responsible service that has been in operation for about 20 yeats, according to Andersen. ''We're not in the buisness to make money," he said." ''We budget for profit but not a large profit by any means." rte,mmer@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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WlISA Cultural Night in SLC

The Waterloo Laurier Ismaili Students' Association (UWISA) held a cultural night on Monday, November 21 in the SLC to raise awareness for the earthquake in Pakistan. UW Students were invited to watch the cultural dances that were performed in the SLC Great Hall and could treat themselves to samosas, chai tea and henna tattoos. Shahzil Mohamed, social representative of WLISA, said that they tried to make events "more diverse" this year, "introducing more cultures ... Gujuratis, Tamils, West Indians, Pakistanis ... just South Asian cultures." The cultural night was one of a series of events, held to help from Pakistani Student Association (PSA) and Southeast Asian Student Association (SASA) to raise money for the earthquake relief,

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which included a vigil, and dodgeball and hockey tournaments.

Clubs director position filled, marketing manager position opened

Dave McDougall, current Feds marketing manager, will be stepping in as full-time Clubs Director starting January. McDougall, a former AHS grad from uw, looks forward to working more closely with students. .He will replace Sabrina Bowman, who became interim clubs director when Rick Theis left to work in the Student Life Office. The marketing manager position is currendy open; interested applicants should inquire, at the Feds office in the SLC. Plant operations hiring

UW Plant Operations is looking for students to work with grounds crew to help with early morning snow shovelling. Shovellers are called in any time there is more than an inch of snow and are paid $10 an hour. Interested students can email lpvandon@uwaterloo.ca for more details. jangda@imprint.uwaterloo.ca wkuang@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The orchestra has grown in its ambition since its inception. The group held a public auction this past summer for the community to bid on pieces for performance at next week's concert. This Jaunary will see dozens of students competing for the chance to playa solo work with the orchestra in the university'S first-ever concerto competition.

NextThursday's concert, held in ~e Humanities Theatre at 8 p.m., will feature three soloists: combinatorics and optimization Prof.

Romy Shioda on violin, mechanical engineering student Hector Vasquez on cello, and WLU music Prof. emeritus Boyd McDonald on piano. The three musicians will collaborate on a Beethoven triple concerto.

Admission is free for all members of the UW community but tickets are required from the Theatre Box Office in Hagey Hall. jmckoy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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If somebody gives you $25 million, do you wonder who else deserves it or do you take it straight to The Beer Store? Human nature suggests we take it and run, but what's the right thing to do?

I'm sure you have heard about the gift that we, the UW community, received from the benevolent millionaire D~vid R. Cheriton. The university had a ceremony and named a school after him. According to Cheriton, the gift was made because "the University of Waterloo was a transformational experience for [him] ..."

Thanks, Davey, for that t.ruly golden sound bite. The mainstreanl press loves you. How have the wife and kids been?

According to an article by Will Harper that appeared in lrfetroActil't, a San Francisco-based newspaper, the wlfe and kids were not so good.

Turns out, Cheriton was a bit of a cheapskate.

From the article: "Iris [Cheriton's wife] said he insisted that his wife pay for the fa.mily's groceries and split the costs in repairing their home after the 1989 quake, using the meager income from her piano lessons. \X'hile he drove tbe newer Vanagon, she was forced to drive a beat-up 1970 van, which a famjly friend described as 'the most dilapidated, unsafe vehicle I've ever seen.'" Life at the Cheriton home doesn't sound so good.

With this out in the light, the question "how can you say no?" suddenly becomes relevant.

How can you consciously turn down a $25 million gift "rith no st~illgS attached and wonderful sound bites tbat jerk off the ego of UW?

You can't. You bend over, accept it and name a school after the cheapskate who gave you an outrageous amotmt of cash.

Ivlind you, his wife and kids did get some things from the divorce. The settlement factored in Cheriton's cash-money. Of tl1e approximately $50 million worth of stock, Cheriton had excercised $9.7 million of it. His family got a slice of that pie.

1 really 'wonder if the cut really made up for the way Cheriton broke his news: "David Cheriton told his wife that he wanted to end the marriage (according to a friend of Iris', he broke the news onlv one hour after she had found out that her mdther had died)."

If you ask me, the well-being of my offspring and the once-love of my life are more important than donating $25 million to a school. But really; how can we make such moral presumptions o'f someone who dumps his wife soon after her mother dies?

The funny thing is, you can justify the idea that Cheriton's gesture was noble because rather than making the lives of his family easier, he is contributing to the education of many: So remember- the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science is sponsored by a gillormous asshole.

Should we have taken the money? \Vlell, it's hard to turn away $25 million. If prof~ssors don't have enough to gas up their Jags ... God knows what we'll do. Fine leather chairs and caviar or they don't work. \Vell, look on the bright side, at least tuition ... no, wait, the majority of you won't actuaUy benefit from this. But l}\X;' looks better to the world, right? I mean, we're richer and that's what matters.

In a world where Silicon Valley pirates turn over millions of imaginary dollars in a night, there is no room for campfire morality. eic@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Stephen Harper is at it again, leading his pack of trained parrots through the political arenas and the various mass~media outlets, all the while mindlessly croaking "One man one woman" and leaving behind wide swaths of verbal fe· cal matter.

Depending on who you hear it from, revers~ ing the same~sex marriage law is anything from Ilarper's number one priority to being on his "to do" list. I honestly cannot understand why it is that the Conser~atives continue to be;t this war drum.

Politically, Harper's stance makes verv little sense. First of all, several polls have said that the Canadian public is scared of Harper - regardless of their attitude toward the GomerI' report and the Liberal's honesty issues, Ca[',.adia~ voters don't want to vote for the man whom they view as a radical.

If anything, Harper should be working to try to even out his linage and attempt to 'woo the moderate voters -·~·-and you're definitely not going to do that by emulaf:ir{g the broken r~cord \vith a southern drawl that is George Bush.

Secondly, the Canadian public, as a whole, generally holds t.he charter in a very high regard.

Reversing a law that protects human rights -_.- one of the very things Canada is known for on the international stage - and which abides by the charter rules is a major and controversial step. . There were some people vlho weren't happy w1th the sa.me-sex marriage legislation, preferring it to be under some other name or kept to civil unions, but revising Canadian history would both horrify and alienate those moderates -- people who Harper is hoping will vote for him.

Furthermore, just how do Harper and his parroting legions intend to enact this reversal of Canadian law? According to their own web-site, "f\ Conservative government will support legislation defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman." If the Conservatives somehow manage to pull a majo!: win in this coming election and somehow to pass a such a law ill the an managed to do is waste a lot of their own and o~r montT. The heavily Liberal Senate, \vhich Chretien's sarne-sex LUaLjl.ldi!.1C and go ayoid ment to existing legislation ,vithout it okayed by the Senate.All that he really appears to be left with is the all-too-oftcn-referenced "not,\vithstanding" clause -- and l<~at's an issue at best. F1'On1 what T've been able to discern from my research, Harper would have to enact this as part of a nc\v l;w or as an amendment to the existing 1a\v -- where he would run into the Senate backslapping him into submission once again.

So, you've got to ask why are Steprlen Harper and his Conservatives so absolutelv hell-bent on driving themselves into politic~l annihilation and embarrassment? what L~e hell ... I'm going to say it anyway: it's simple, Steven Halve! is a sore loser.

Considering how often he loses, vou'd think he'd be used to it by now. gbarciay@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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ulroney deserves credit Former Cpnservative P.M. absolutely loved Canada

Love him, hate him, loathe him, despise him -no matter which way you look at it, everyone who has any recollection whatsoever of Brian Mulroney as a political figure also has an opinion of arguably the most controversial prime minister in Ca;J.adian history - and a strong opinion at that.

I personally don't remember much. My interest in politics really only started with his resignation, the transfer of power to Kim Campbell and the resulting romp of the Conservative party by Jean Chretien's Libetals that saw the former government's caucus reduced to a paltry two seats in the liIouse of Commpns. ! What I do remember is the resentment felt eyeryone of voting age even years after ~. departure from politics. i Which is why when the CBC was to air a special on the man responsible for the GST, free trade and the failed bid to add Quebec to the constitution, I put off writing my column to watch it. ; And boy, am I ever glad I did.

Por two hours, candid conversatio,ns captured by journalist-turned-novelist Peter C. Newman were put forth in a chronology that detailed Mulroney's most personal thoughts and feelings throughout his 10 years in the House of Commons and nine as prime minister.

At first, I figured this to be no more than a slaughter, as are most cases where private conversations are exposed in a controlled (and heavily biased) environment (read: Richard Nixon). Yet this was different.

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for every muttered curse (and there were more than a few), there was apparent sincerity.

He recounted with heartfelt pain his dejection over the failed Meech Lake Accord, something that had it passed would have certainly cemented his legacy on Parliament Hill.

For me, this was a side of Mulroney that I had never seen and never expected even existed. It was quite apparent that he was hurting not only as a politician but as a Canadian.

Yet moments later he was back on the attack with his vicious and unrelenting tone (not unlike that of the current leader of the new Conservative Party) that eventually alienated him from the rest of Canada.

His hatred for the media was as subde as a slap to the face. He expressed utter disgust toward both Lucien Bouchard and the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau, both of whom he accused at various times of trying to break the country apart, the former for political gain and the latter out of personal vengeance.

However, throughout the entire film there was one emphatic thought that I had never seen or heard of before in reference to Mulroney. Not u1)like Trudeau, I got the sense that he absolutely loved Canada. True, the media portray him as buddy-buddy with the United States and in some respects they're right.

But despite the criticism, he made it perfecdy clear in the dialogue from his years in office that every move he made, he made because he believed it was best for Canada.

True, he was not the most well-liked man ever to lead the country, but he was undisputedly one of the most tireless workers ever to step foot in the prime minister's office.

Take him or leave him, love him or hate, Brian Mulroney shaped this country like few of his predecessors. Unfortunately for him and his lasting legacy, in the eyes of many Canadians that shape is somewhat distorted. kruch@imprintuwater/oo.ca

As I gaze outside my window into the vast abyss of earth and sky, somethingprofound enters my spectrum of thoUght: "Holy crap, I can see my neighbour's wife naked! Goddayuuuum, those gotta be fake. The ptice tag's still attached."

Mter absorbing the metaphotical significance of that moment, I realize my Imprintcareer is down to two columns. Then Buddha calls: "Hey '!>qne, so I hear you are actually calling it quits? You best not be fuckingwith us like you did last year. I know people who know people," threatens Buddha.

"Well Buddha, indeed it's true. No lame comebacks. Just a clean break like Ike and Tina.

Oh hold up, Jesus is on the other line."

"Herambone, the day I read your first craptastic paragraph in 2003, I knew Armageddon was inevitable. Although 路there were times I found your antics amusing like when you volunteered at a sperm bank and helped all those ~mless men," says Jesus.

"OK, even my Dad said that was gold. . Mosdy, I just thought you were a self-righteous monkey turd who assumed fake conversations with me were funny. Don't you have any regard for those students on campus with amoral fabric more fabricky than yours?" he continues.

"Jesus, I believe we all have roles in society.

Actually, the similarity between us is quite striking. You are a spiritual entity to billions. I am a purveyor of printed smack to dozens. You stirred the pot in Israel. I steamed the kettle in

Waterloo. You were persecuted for your actions.

I enrolled in math." ''Wow. Actually, what you did the last three years was sorta Biblical- a veritable messiah to Waterlosers if you will," assesses Jesus.

And with that particularly heretical blasphemy, Herambone has just secured his nonrefundable, first-class ticket to hell with the vegetarian meal option.

Seriously; folks, I don't have what it takes to bci: a religious deity. I can only bench 60 lbs. My willpower is more questionable than Madonna's British accent. Heck, during the 30 Hour Famine, I went to the路 Mandarin. I fart and blame the deaf guy in the elevator. I laugh at people when they slip on ice. And I enjoy writing about all of it each week.

Keeping with this self-indulgent theme, I shall now answer one question posed to me over the years by the goOd citizens of earth: "Why do you write, Herambone?"

Oh man, I write for the gillies. You see, back in first year I couldn't get a date if the Earth's gravitational pull depended on it. I tried all strategies including getting a cooler haircut, reading HUgh Hephner's autobiography and stuffing socks in my pants. It all failed miserably, including a nasty soCk rash. Since I'm about as athletic as a fatty acid, varsity superstardom waS not in the cards. But hey, I could tell a funny joke! . Since I'm president and sole member of the Heramb Ramachandran fan club, if what I write doesn't elicit boisterous laughter from yours truly, it gets scrapped or reworded with amusing ghetto slang. For example, "the last sentence wasn't funny."

Stay tuned next week for the final edition of Harem. Hankerchlefs are available at Aussies. hramachandran@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Attention First Year Students The University of Waterloo Student Life Office is conducting a focus group study on the University of Waterloo's Orientation Week 2005. The information collected in this study will be used to help improve and enhance the programming offered during future Orientation Weeks.

When: various times between November 25th - December 4th Length: Approximately 1 路hour Focus groups will be,planned around the schedules o/the participants.

Food' and beverages will be provided during the sessions for the participants. No names or other identifying information about the participants will be revealed.

If you are a First Year UW student and you are interested in participating in the study, please contact: Rick Theis Student Life Coordinator, Special Projects emtheis@uwaterloo.ca

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Momentary pregnant silence. we're all out of egg

"Oh, sure," came back the surprised answer.

"Can I get a straw with that?"

This seemed to be a major sticking point for Tim Hottom employees.

Apparently none of them can fathom how one might use a straw and a carton of milk together. When I ask for one, they react as though I were buying pickles arld laundry detergent at a grocery store check out, grinning like I was planning to use them together· in some diabolical scheme.

"A straw? Uhhh, sure."

Good, I thought. I wouldn't have to snort my milk with a coffee stirstick today. In the past, I had tried ordering coffee instead of milk to ease the difficulty. In doing so, I discovered a universal truth: Intel Carl cram more

salad."

"Okay. How about a soup combo?"

"Sure. What would you like with that?"

"A Canadian maplc doughnut arld a large white milk."

"Okay. What kind of dough. nut?"

"A. Canadian maple."

"Okay. And to drink?"

"A large white mille" More silence.

"I'll give you your total at the \Iiindow."

I cruised helplessly to the window.

This was a daily affair. At the window, I received a medium coffee, which I promptly gave back.

"Can I get a large whit~ milk?"

than one hundred million transistors onto a die the sb:e of my fingertip with a greater·than·ninety-nine-per-cent success rate, but no one, especially not Tim Hortons employees, Carl properly secure a single coffee cup with a single lid. Never.

I've ordered "no tomatoes" and upon returning home, found sandwiches "vith "only" tomatoes. Not even lneat.

Once in a while, I meet someone normal behind the counter at Tinl Hortons. I recognize such people instantly and we bond. We send each other nonverbal cues as if to say, "Hi, I'm normal too." It's like a secret society.

In fairne;s, the two Tim Hortons on campus seem to run with marvel-

ous efficiency and rarely misinte1}1ret orders. Perhaps the sheer volume of students they serve has put them through a trial-by-fire of sorts.

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Without a doubt. Is it because their policies and record absolutely enthrall C;anadians? Definitely not.

You've aU heard the exLiberals '\vin

opposition - the Con· sNV;\Uves --. is 50 completelv terrible incompetent. The Tbries an atrocious record of economic mismanagement at both j-ederal ,md provincial levels, K backbench full of arlti-g-ay, aClti-choice social conservative and a spendthrift platform d,at \',lOttld make ND P socialists with CHIt\'.

I have problems \Vilh the way aj have been conducting tkiaIIselves. WhileI'veeommended rlteConservativesinreccntcolu!I1_fls fix their tong;':! altitude~ regarding trade and Canadian sovereignty, Stcf)hen Harper, should ashamed of 'himself ~

Earlier in dIe year when the Tories war in Iraq.

They'd love for Canadians to were leading in the polls, Harper believe they've moderated. In fact, vowed to bring down the government "at the earliest opportunity." they've simply done a better job as of late silencing the majority views Weeks later, with the Liberals back in their party. Canadians know what out: ahead in the polls, he reversed his position and voted in favour of lies beneath the surface and are too smart to fall for their petty political the Liberal budget bill, C-43.

If there's one thing the Conserva~ games.

Be watchful this election; the tives have made clear,it's that they're ever-power-hungry Conservative hungry for power. The whole tea~ force will stop at nothing to gain son U1e Progressive Conservatives power - and that includes accuswere taken over bv the Canadian Alliance was beca~se the Alliance ing Paul Martin of supporting child pornography and calling Dalton was desperate to win. In recent McGuinty a reptilian kitten eater! years, the Alliance Conservatives What would a Conservative vic, have stifled dissent and silenced tory mean for Canada? They initially outspoken members of their party opposed the Kyoto Accord, then when they offered their extremist opinions _'-_._-_ said they'd keep it and now that on everything from l;~, wiiM t;.o ' " the government ha~ a solid plan abortion to the I YN I'IANi f:: R for implementation, the Tories \ C;iRiSTMI\S., t4f1. again say the accord should be ~ftiR? scrapped.

Harper spent years lobbying against universal but now says he supports it. The Conservatives should realize that their waffling and their seemingly hidden agendas are a primary reason Canadians refuse to dect them.

Granted. on some positions are clear as a SUmlTler'S day. . Harper has dismissed Atlantic Canadians as "defeatist" and he has called Canada "a second-tier socialist country."

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What are you going to be when you grow up? As G-day looms, the question grows larger and more frequent until it seems that you can't pass a quiet afternoon at the bar without hearing the terrifying refrain.

As of publication I will officially have 22 gloriOUSly agonizing days left in my undergraduate career. Dailynow people drop the question "so, what are you going to do when you're finished?"

My invariable answer is ''Mexico.''

Staring into the black abyss that is graduation, it's the best answer I can come up with. After that, I've got nothing, no plans; my daybook is empty as the bleak Canadian tundra.

The fabulous part, other than the look on my mother's face when I told her, is that there's absolutely nothing wrong with this.

With the whirlwind schedule of classes, papers, exams and co-op interviews it's almost impossible for a student to figure out what will really make her happy. That's supposed to be the point of life, isn't it?

Happiness?

For a couple of months the prospect of eternity was menacing but, after a minor breakdown, my future started to look considerably brighter.

I won't have any obligations, deadlines

or due dates, no papers to hand in and no exams to study for. I will be utterly and blissfully free - other than having to payoff my student loans of course.

This is my advice to anyone else who is diving into the future and wondering if there's any water in the pool: don't panic. There is no hurry to start a career, get married, secure a mortgage, grow some kids and get old fast. Take up welding, learn how to block felt hats, write for an underground newspaper - do things that satisfy your soul.

The next time. ~omeone asks you whatyoq're doingwith the rest of your life all you have to sayis ''Whatever the fuck I want. See you in Mexico."

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Continued from page 11 His party has pledged to end samesex marriage, a stance opposed by a majority of Canadians according to a recent CTV poll. They've suggested a Conservative governnientwould use the Constitution's notwithstanding Clause to override court decisions it didn't like. ~ The Martin Liberals have made it abundandy clear that they intend to make the economy the election issue, and this is an area of policy where ~ both the Conservatives and the New Democratic Party are extraordinarily weak. (The Bloc Quebecois policies are so weak they don't even warrant being mentioned.)

The Conservatives perhaps would do well to take Econ 102 at Waterloo.

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They consistendy refer to any gqvernmentsurplus as "overtaxation,* a notion they learned from that great economic wonder to the south, George W. Bush.

Funny how taxes are far, far l~r now than they were under the list Conservative administration. Funny how the Tories didn't babble a~t overtaxation then! ; The surpluses are a result of incrediblygood management in spite of the Liberals having cut taxes by over $100 billion. They continue to P!lY down the national debt, which stan!is at just under $500 billion (over $300 billion of the debt was created by the last Conservative government).

To be honest, the Martin Libetal government has shotitself in the fo:>t on the economicissue by pledging to, if re-elected, introduce $39 billion in tax cuts that are skewed heavily t)ward the wealthy. As has been prov¢n

by Mike Harris and George W. Bush, tax cuts are a surefire way to damage the economy. .

What should be done is to apply those surpluses against the natior:al debt. This lowers our interest pay~ ments, freeing up funds for areas such as health care, post-secondary education and the environment.

While this may be viewed as shottterm pain for long-term gain, the std fact is that it's going to take m~y, many years to repair the damage done to Canada by the last Conservative government.

Or maybe ethics should be the election issue? Has anyone noticed that suddenly the Conservatives dOll't . talk about that anymore - perhaps because the C;onrery report cornpletely exonerated the Paul Martin government and Conservativedepu.ty leader Peter MacKay continues to take heat for breaking the contra.ct he signed with David Orchard not to merge the PC Party with the R.efor m Alliance.

Let's hope that this election i ncreases the seat totals for the Liben lis and NDP - and that those seats a re taken from the Conservatives. Ideally, we'll get another Liberal minority with enough NDP MPs to form a coalition majority -and then mayl;>e we can get some more solid budge:ts like the last one implemented to he,lp Canadians from coast to cOast.

The other possible election outcome is, God forbid, a Conservative government. The last one left us with unemploymentover11 percent, skyhigh interest rates and of course the ever-popular GST as well as a fr~e trade deal that has fatally damaged Canadian agriculture. Canada was, at the time, on the brink of becoming a Third World economy, accorditJ.g to The Economist.

Contrast that with Liberal eCDnomic policy: now our interest ratb are hovering at historic lows and the unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in three decades.

It's clear which party can and should be trusted with the precio.ls Canadian economy. I won't tell you who to vote for- that's up toygu to decide- but please consider whether we really want to give the Conservatives the opportunity to agaiq ",reck our great country - this time in an alliance with their sister party, the Bloc Quebecois..

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Hew is it that students, a notoriously imp<wcrished demographic, manage to also be the country's most stylish group of Sure some people have the cash to pick up designer duds, but the majority of us have to make our dollars stretch farther than that plastic i\nnstrong fellow.

In the spirit of Buy Nothing Day, purchas·· ing textiles that have already been used reduces your impact on the environment, recycles money in the community and turns shopping into an adventure to push the limits of your creativity.

The obvious options include browsing the super-discount racks at the mall and waiting untill your favourite store has that end-ofseason blowout sale.

Then there's the staple of the fashionconscious penny pincher ------ the thrift store. \X'aterloo is home to some notoriously funky second·-hand stores.

3600 in uptown \Vaterloo on the corner of Kjng and Erb specializes in recycled chic and always has window displays to knock your socks off. 111eir prices are a little higher than regular thrift shops but they handpick their stock and vend nothing but hlgh-quality merchandise.

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The money from your purchases goes to MCC projects around the world and "the purchase of one shlrt in an MCC thrift shop "vill provide breakfast for one child for one month in Sudan," according to the MCC's website.

Lastin our tour, but deftnitely notleast, is the economy superstore Value Village. The Kitchener VV is located on Ottawa and Weber, just a quick ride down the number 8 bus route.

Their clothes are all donated and shopping at the VV is a quantity over quality treasure hunt.

Definitely check out the monthly 50-percent-off sales, but you best go early because it gets a little rowdy after 11 :00 a.m.

Some people ftnd the idea of wearing "somebodv else's clothes" a little ilistasteful, but that's Just a riiliculous sentiment. There are a few tricks of the trade that I can offer to help the impoverished fashlon diva get off on the right foot.

First off, there are a few things to check for.

Most clothes people give away are in pretty good conilition but sometimes you can find some real crap on the racks.

A bit of a musty smell is natural and will come out in the wash, but make sure there are no stains, torn seams or holes (unless you're willing to do some mending).

Check out the accessory section: there are often tons of great scarves that were fashionable several decades ago (yes, retro) and weird jewellery that's excellent for crafting or revmnping.

Mostly stay away from the shoe section, though it's worth a quick browse just in case.

My final tip, a reward for reading to the end of this article if you will, is that the little boys' T-shirt section i~ the secret motherload sta~h.

Happy shopping, fellow thriftsters. rtemmer@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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Extremism breeds extremism, as they say, which perhaps explains how the popularity of "Buy NothingDay" has continued to grow under our environment of increasingly invasive commercial advertising, indirectly backed by the urging of some political leaders to buy, buy, buy our way out of looming economic adversity.

Whlle recognizing the symbolic significance and intentions of "BND," (being held November 26 this year) it's hard to imigine the act of not buying anything for a day, let alone that act being any more effective in solving economic or social justice problems than buying lots, especially if everyone just buys tl1e same things tomorrow that they missed.

There are some goods and services toward (or rather, away from) whlch the all-encompassing anti-consumption energy revved up by "BND" cart more productively be directed.

Gasoline

The first is the most obvious, but also the most difficult, since our love affair with it extends over a century.

In tills case the "anti" energy is normally a little too finely tuned and rumed squarely at those nasty SL'Vs ruining the environment for all us other efficient motorists. The SUV is a pretty potent symbol of social justice arrogance - the vehlcular equivalent of a fur coat; there's no pretending you need the big vehlcle for your large family

or to haul cargo these as can be done with vans, minis or not.

However, there are probably many times more single-occupant minivans sitting in Canada's 401 traffic dams and Tim Hortons drive-through lines.

Useful purchases would be a public transit pass, a smart(er) cat, a travel mug to fill up at home, a manual lawn-mower, a home nearyour workplace or membership in a -political party that will acknowledge a likely energy crisis coming out of the inevitable descend from peak oil production (research it and decide).

Clothing

\Ve all hate slave labour but perhaps not as much as we hate what seem like relatively overpriced clothes, especially for student budgets.

Unfortunately as BND champions at Adbusters often point out poetically, there is a high cost to low cost; somebody else very likely paid the rest of the low bill you received for clothing at many mass retailers - probably someone without a choice.

'The wage regulations (or lack thereot) of the country where a garment is manufactured is usually a pretty good tip-off. In a crunch,

buying local is a useful purchase in the direc-tion of social justice. \XJith an investment of time, a foreign-made "fair-trade" garment will go much further.

Food

Buying local or organic foods are both better options than holding out for a day, especially if you extend your concept of social justice to include animals. But even if vou don't, the conditions on organic farms are decidedly more humane for the human workers in a general . shop versus hctory fashion.

Buying local is a little bit more challenging in a country "I.vhere the ground is frozen fo!' a good portion of the year, but not impossible.

There are a number of produce co-operatives that v.rill even deliver the local goods (stockpiled and preserved from the growing season) right to your door if you become a shareholder.

There are plenty more \'lays to make etWc.a1 purchases that, if balanced \vith an as-neede;d mentality, can produce many morelasting effec ts than a yearly "buy nothing" delay ever will.

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-'asternfood,whilevaryingbycoun) be heavvon beans and meat, olive sUbtle,u.cique spicing. Imustadmit of my favourite "comfort cuisines," when it is done well. the end of the term, I realized that was little likelihood of me being able to somewhere far from campus for dinner, ~H'_~ ~,,~. political science paper wasn't about to '",-fite itself.

My dining mate and I chose to go to AJw..£ldina restaurant in the University plaza. there before and hadn't exactly been :vay, but a little voice inside desperately wanted torecaptute the feeling of munching on a hot tresh falafel (chickpea patty) sandwich rife with creamy, smooth hummus. The restaurant itself is !o";ely. The walls are painted a hurnt

tangerine and beige, accented here and there by plants. The ceiling is home to about eight ornate, gorgeous iron light fixtures that enhance the muted exoticness of the decor.

This tastefulness unfortunately was not continued in the bathrooms, which ate decorated with bright orange sponge paint. In the corner is a folding wall that hides cleaning supplies, which on this visit was draped -with yellow rubber gloves.

The door is rickety and the ceiling is still lined with some half-Falling-off painter's tape that does the already dodgy-Iooking room no favours. Forttillately, since customers are (hopefully) spending more time in the dining room than the bathroom, this doesn't impact the dining experience too much.

We were greeted by a pleasant but intense server who brought us menus. The restaurant has a buffet every night from 5-9 (011 Tuesdays it's vegetarian) but considering the small number of people in the restaurant, and the inability to know how long food had been sitting around in the buffet, my friend and I chose to order off the menu.

My friend ordered the Bitingan Bil salsa ($11.99), an eggplant and tomato stew v.rith rice and chicken. Warm memories of hot falafel convinced me to order the falafel with green salad and hummus plate ($8.99 or $6.99 without hummus).

The server had explained the price difference incorrectly, and when my food came and it was not what I expected, I told her as much. She got rather snippy about it, but she did bring we what I had originally wanted.

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The hummus tasted like pureed garlic with a few chickpeas thrown in for flavour, and this ,vas not a good thing. It was served ,,>1th cold, old pita tl-lat would have done better served a few days earlier and warmed on the grilL My friend's Bitingan Bil salsa was much less of a disappointment. It was nicely presented, Witll the garlicky eggplant and tomato stew surrounding a mound of rice, upon which perched a skewer of nicely charred chicken.

The chicken was succulent and flavourful, while the rice, my friend claimed, may have been "the best rice of all time" and while I might not go that far, I would agree that it was fantastic.

Ithad an intriguing creamy flavour, asif it had been enriched with some kind of nut meal.

To end our meal, we each ordered an Egyptian tea ($2.25) and shared a hazelnut and almond baklava ($2.25). The baklava v.'aS tender, sweet and extremely rich. The layers of phyllo pastry were soaked with honey but did not lose their crispness. The dessert was nicely complemented by the small, intense cup of Egyptian tea, which tasted of cinnamon, cardamom and other spices.

Almadina is hit-and-miss. While it certainly didn't take me back in to those narrow mark~t

streets of the :r..Iiddle East, its dishes Gill be quite good. I'm not convinced, however, that the prices justify what you get. TIle ambiance and the good dishes almost make Ahnadina an enjoyable dining experience. Just don't spend too much time in the bathroom. sbowman@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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bten almost five years of hard work and stress at Waterloo, but I think I've finally found my true calling. I want to be a Dirty Dancing 11.tne!ls instructor.

After attcndingthe UW Fit fest this weekend and experiencing first-hand the particulars of dancing, 1 have become a true believer "sport." It C;ill empower women of all ~. ~ well 18 and older that is.

The DD session, like the conference, was overfiowing with estrogen, mostly fitness instructors looking to spice up their classes.

I admit I was quite apprehensive at flfst, eSp<--'Ciaily when the session took place in the elF gym where everyone going to the weight room could gawk at us through the windows.

Sure e!lough, there were many boys who got a ft'Ce; ~ow, specifically the men's hockey team p.reparing to board its bus.

My anxiety thickened, as 1 learned right off the bat that Dirty Dancing was strictly striptease.

So basically the class consisted of very flowrhythmical movements that required one out v.rith finesse and a certain feminine flare. Um,yeah,itwasmoreof a choreographed f()replay complete with removal of clothing.

I was excited though this was a tad out of comfort zone, and I find it important for people to try new things and experience i.ttllmowns.

H.ow else are you going to grow and learn ahout who you are and what you want?

So the voluptuous instructor with a tie--dyed shirt, which was later stripped off to show six pack abs, lead us through a variety of techniques and postures which signified the basic ideas of being sexy.

The basic sexy pose is retracting your shoulders, pushing your chest out and jutting your hip out to one side.

Then you suck in your gut, stand up straight and delicately place one foot in front of the other. It's actually quite easy to accomplish.

The challenging part came ,vith the flom work, V'"hich involved a slight balancing act of leaning on elbows ,vith legs straight in the air.

All of these moves were done v.rith the thought tllat one had to remain sexy and poised.

The climax of the routine came Virith the removal of clothing, which wasn't pretend.

Before you get too excited, we just took off our sweaters and pretended to take off our pants. This was followed by an intimate wall routine which involved steps like "assume the position" and "big hello." All--in-all the whole session was awesome and quite enjoyable.

The goal of Dirty Dancing is not to seduce your man, but instead to achieve a level of body confidence.

Itisimportant for women to feel comfortable in their skin and love their bodies regardless of their shape.

This class allows ',vomen to leave their rigid and restrictive comfort zones, \vith the aim of exploring movement in a very fun and 110n~ threatening environment.

For all those people who are still wondering what really happened in that gym, it was an excellent work out geared to the core and hip muscles. So get your minds out of the gutter! jbanwait@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to look into the distance and see a crystal mirage? For those of you who have never heard of, or see~ such an image, this is actually a natural phenomenon that occurs in the skies above Antarctica and the seas of the Arctic and is also quite a famous occurrence in Italy, above the Straits of Messina where it was first sighted in 1818. However, it has been cited all over the world. In fact, it is frequently seen over seas or over vast areas of ice. This phenomenon is called the Fata Morgana.

The Fata Morgana is quite a complex process to understand, but what

essentially happens is that images of far-off buildings or trees for example, become inverted and elongated. \\:"hen cold and warm layers of air alternate just above the sea or ground level, light rays take a bend towards the colder layer of air.

'IX'hat then takes place is a complex light path and subsequently, several images of objects on land form in the sky and become inverted. \Vhen these J~yers of air move up and down rapidly, this causes a ripple effect on the image. Over these inverted images is usually an upright image of what has been inverted. Therefore, the Fata Morgana is several image~ of a landmark superimposed on one another. A Fata 1vlorg'ana most often occurs the morning after an

extremely cold night. '>X'hat has most commonly been said by anyone who has seen a Fata Morgana is that an image of castles or floating cities is created in the distance due to the way objects from the land are elongated and reflected in the sky.

Air temperatures h~ve also been observed to alternate like this above large valleys in Alaska. .

The result is a Fata Morg;ana dur.. ing ""'inter, because this is when the air temperaulf(~ alternations mostly occur.

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broke in the recording studio - she was fearThomas' guitar work instantly activates the first concert; the black-marker X's on their band and for the rest of the performance, less and tried new things:' Kaija says of their hands are unnecessary, as their crossed arks new approach. ''I feel that that's what we've there's no off switch in sight. and hesitant shuffles are enough to label them It's the first day of snowfall and a frigid breeze accomplished with this record; it's just a much Synchronizing with Scheven's visceral beats, underage. seems to have followed Toronto dance rockmore confident representation of what we're Nirmala Basnayake's body movements speak As much as the band would like to llee ers Controller.Controller into Waterloo - or volumes, but they pale in comparison to the imabout." more dancing. Kaija says they "really get路 off perhaps theweather has simply picked the most . pact of her vocals. Her flirtatious tone beckons With as much attention as their debut album . playing for a younger crowd because they're inconvenient time for irony. the audience to exchange their shy toe-tapping has received, Kaija believes "the strength of more unbridled."

"For these last couple shows it's just been a this band is our live performance and I'd like for unbridled head-banging. ''In some ways also more genuine," continyes drag," says guitarist Scott Kaija of their recent for the next record capture that." Instead of Kaija's piercing guitars on the aptly titled Morris. ''To actually be the first sh~ the &:st troubles. The band's official mascot and primaking a live album, Morris suggests, "Maybe concert, for one of those kids when they're "City of Daggers" are backed by Morris' funkmary mode of transportation, Linda Vee (as in infused basslines as both members compete we just have to come with every CD. You'll most excited about music before they get tj,ld van), had broken down twice and was tearfully with the audience's most enthused dancers. get one performance out of this 路CD then we . enough to get all bitter - that's really a spe4iaI abandoned in Medicine Hat, Alberta. gottago."

Playing songs off of their newly released rock time," says Morris as he wipes anim~ Touring often claims its fair share of emoThankfully, their listeners have come out to tear from his eye.

X-Amounts, the band also play many of the tional casualties as well. Driving on endless roads see them and not vice versa. Their performance tracks found on their debut History EP, which is Backstage, Morrisisn'twipinganything 0 4er while being held captive in a faultyvan carrying surprising considering Nirmala's apprehension keeps the tempos high with "History,"~'Straight than sweat but Controller.Controller conjutes people sardined between equipment doesn't in the Head" and "Magnetic Strip." The band surrounding their early work. ''I remember she up just enough energy to play one last song. exactly promote mental health. "You don't couldn't even listen.to playback of her vocals:' is exhausted by set's end and Scheven's final Appropriately choosing "Disco Blackout"; as \Wfit to get lost on the road," warns drummer cymbal crashes drain his remaining energy as says Kaija. "kwas her first band ... so I think their final performance, there isn't a hint of , Jeff Scheven. "I was talkingwitli' [Canadian rap she was pretty overwhelmed." he collapses on his drum set. Sweat drenched fatigue from the band - it's all or nothing. "It artist] k-os in Halifax and he is only who he is and sore all over, the band walk to the backstage ain't no bigdeal," sings Nirmala, but with their Her previous hesitations are nowhere to be on the road - that's who he's become." andrestwbiletheaudiencemakesahalf-heartecl relentless work ethic and uncommon devotipn found on X-Amounts. Like a violent tornado, Controller. Controller ,may have gotten requeSt for an encore. their newest songs possess an organic freedom to their fans, Controller.Controller is sure tojbe similar advice on their previous nine-week that is destructive yet natural. This confidence Though there's inklings of enthusiasm, a big deat soon enough. . tour. Supporting Death From Above 1979 on it's dampened by some of the members in comes from the learning process of being. in their cross-Atlantic stint gave the band some this. all-ages crowd who are clearly at their a band. ''I noticed Nirmala just really go for much needed yet hard-earned experience. DFA's popularity also provided some unexpected perks, such as continually playing at packed venues while also offering a few celebrity encounters, which ranged from hanging out with Johnny Knoxville in his Manhattan hotel room to supposedly being heckled by Arrested Dlft'elopment star David Cross.

Though obviously not as giamourous, their current tour is their first as headliners and Waterloo is the second last stop before their homecoming show. Even with the stresses of being on the road, Controller.Controller isn't exactly looking forward to their return home.

"Personally, I always go into Toronto shows just being anxious and never knowing what to expect," Kaija says of his mixed emotions.

Bassist Ronnie Morris explains, ''Toronto's where we've'gotten the most backlash."

Controller. Controller has a reputation for being in touch with their fans, but this also means they are connected with their harshest critics. ''We hear the guys that are just shooting their mouths off," says Morris. "So you start wondering, 'Is that what everybody thinks?'" .

Trying to hide their uncertainty, Scheven heads to his drum set wearing a tiger-print mask as the rest of the band follow his lead onsfilge. The set's red lights seem to .conceal more than they illuminate and you begin to question the band's confidence - that is until the opening riffs on "Tigers and Daughters" blast away any doubts. Colwyn UewelynRonnie Morris and Nirmala Basnayake wow the crowd with hip shakes and sonic booms.

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one of those things that's more than it should be. You'd think anchise that's spawned multiple and breaks box-·office records .d time again would be worthy of tht~ ... wait a minute. I'm sorry. for a ulomcl1t I forgot I was talking about mev1;;:s here _._-- a magical land where success isn't necessarily an indicator of quality.

I'm not that big a fan of Mr. Potter and friends; I've dug the movics, but I don't think that there's much to them other than eye-candy. Then again, I haven'tread the books so maybe I don't know what I'm talking aboutin regards to the epic saga of Hany Potter, but I can tell you this-the films have ranged from fun to unwatchable. l11us far I prefer my HP-Sauce in the following flavours -- Gobletrf Fire (the fourth has great action), Sorcerer} Stone (the first was a good introduction

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Granted, that's only complimentary to a point.

Given the very detailed history of this world, there isn't much I can say here that will help you along in terms of plot. If you're a Potter newbie like me then all you need to know is this:

barely escapes from danger for a fourth time. Dragons and Mer-people and Voldemort, oh my!

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all very exciting and I didn't find myself bored - or confused -- at alL The finale was especially exciting -- a t(.'!1·or-filled showdown between Harry and his recently resurre<..'ted nemesis. Ralph Fiennes is great as the malicious Lord Voldemort, complete wiili digital enhancements to ~om­ pletelyremovehisnose and give his face a very slick reptilian look. I was actually frightened of this character. Were I a dozen yc.-ars younger (or,more honestly, four years younger) this movie would have given me nightmares.

I also appreciated author J.K. Howling'S willingness to take the characters to some darker and more mature places. Having the story "grow up" alongwiili tb.c reatiers is, in my opinion, a fresh take. The acting is good across the board, from the kids to the veteran actors that work alongside d1em. major regret for the film is tbat the producers couldn't back \X'illian1s to do rile Patrick Doyle does a Williams' presence is Despite the detailed '.mnn,"" "F'-rF' prl~(li:ct:ss'Jrs. Don't me \\.'rong: I enjoy these movies. have fun going to iliem and look f01:\vard to the next, but 1 don't have much respect for the series, nor do I think that other than for the colossal amounts of money malce they wiD be remembered after they've left theatres. .

But damn that Lord Voldemort" is creepy.

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just: a natural progression for us. \'l/e've become better song\vriters over time, and I tllink tbatit \'iOuld get boring writing the same type of songs from our past albums over and over.

Kyle: And a lot of the stuff we've been listening to lately is heavy.

Okq)!, out '!f Trio meets BOUDCi..'1g Souls. Anyway, I inmyself to their show at The .">"-4'."'1" in Guelph last Sunday to set: th",m again and ask them a few The venue was dirty, and yet oddly appealing, kind the girls you find at Phil's. 1 there a few seconds into their set and was instantly reminded 1 made t.he drive. These guys arC good on record but are even ti~hter and more energetic live.

"1"'a11 Back Down" and "Thoughts of" Tomorrow" were the highlights, of which can be found on newest EP released on Year the Sun, j4 Parting Gift, which is little showcase of what this is capable of. The vocals were h:.ll1g on and the guys were having a contagiously fun time rocking mll. Their set was great, and the al1undantly scenester crowd seemed it as much as I did. After St~t, Chris (bass/vocals), Kyle (guitar/vocals), Ben (guitar/vocals) (drummer extraordinaire) some of my questions of the dub in totally fashion, I jotted down on a(l old Silverstein poster.

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his t""U friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) are back for their fourth year at ilie magical school of witchcraft and wizardry; .Hogwarts.

I-larry's goal is to make it through yet anoilier year at the infamously dangerous school and once more escape from the clutches of his life-long nemesis, the evil wizard Voldemprt. In short, Harry casts spells to escape from some scary places and ilien has a wand battle with a cool-looking snake-man. Sadl)~ that last sentence pretty much sums up the entire film.

My problem with Goblet rf Fire is me same problem I have "\\ith the entire film franchise: there is nothing tothese movies of actual substance.

And I don't want to hear any moans of "\X'ell they arejust children's films."

Please. I've seen children's films that can c'asily compete with adult cinema, like E T. fu'ld I'll'; Im-redibles just to name a few. There is no reason the Harry Potter movies have to lack a point.

Gob/et(;f Fire is entirely plot-driven, there are little·-to-no interesting character moments and it lacks real emotion. You get the same standard "Mystery at Hogwans" that solves itself in the same contrived way. If vou didn't faU for Potter with ilie previous films, nothing here will turn you around.

Fundamental problems aside, there certainly are some very nice sides to this latest outing. First off, this movie is gorgeous to look at. The set pieces are

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Ben: Great question. I say Screeching Weasel and Alkaline Trio Chr.is: Are Face to Face past or present? Actually, how about the Police and Farewell to Freewav.

Can we have already played with tbem though?

Yeah, that's fine.

Kyle: Ozzy, Randy Rhodes era, and Green Day. I think that'd be a fun show.

Buck: Straightforward man, the Ramones and NoFX. U;7h,,1S the hest thing about being ill il bCllui?

Kyle: Playing shows and the camaraderie between the four of us.

Chris: And the pretty girls.

Buck: Drinking free pitchers with other bands after the shows.

It definitely iI'otdd be the girls. () kCI), ItJha/ .refs the DUPEs apartjrotli fbe Imck/Odd of other !Jllfik and SCrea!lIO blflu/.i- beil~f!, tossed a/ HS like It/ollk,y shit?

Ben: We've been doing this for a while and have never hopped onto any bandwagons.

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Ben: You just'\vrite songs that you'd want to listen to, you know? You play the stuff that· you "\vould \vaat to hear on the other end. The things that get you excited.

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Either one of those.

Ben: Born to rock, I live to rock [shredding air guitar solo noted].

It was a treat talking to these guys, especially because of the total absence of the 'more punk than thou' attitude that plagues a lot of the tight-pant wearing \'Xtarped Tour' alumni and hopefuls. Do yourself a favour: turn off the .M y American Heart, punch yourself in the junk for having it on your play list and check out wW"l.thedupes.com and www.myspace.com/thedupes to have a listen. You can even keep an eye on MuchLoud if you have the pimped out Rogers package, be·· cause the video for "Don't Let ~fe FaB" recently entered the station's rotation and if the opportunity arises go see them the next time they're in the area, which I personally think can't be soon enough.

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Tom Vek invades T.O. ' England's hottest new export stops off at the Drake Hotel practicality as drummer Noam Schatz peppers his inspired performance with computer-engineered beats summoned by a tech-laced Gone are the days of decrepit, stickydrum set. Playing songs from their floored venues and garage bands equally as squalid - modern rock newly released The Loving Sounds of Static, Mobius Band employ both and roll has found a way to make luxury the new "in" thing. Being Casio synth tones and post-punk the avant-garde musician that he guitar stabs, finding an unusual yet instantly appealing middle ground is, Tom Vek's progressive music is between Interpol and The Postal matched only by his likewise taste Service. for setting.

After playing an enthused set As far as cities go, few are as classy to a sparse audience, the floor fills as Toronto and when talking about with Tom Vek's anticipated arrival. fashionable stages, even fewer are On his album We Have Sound, which as chic as Drake Hotel's basement hideaway, the Underground. Nestled alternates between electronic funk and ID-fi pop, the UK wunderkind between the high-end design studios displays his versatility by playing all of Queen Street, the equal parts hotel, bar, cafe, restaurant and concert hall of the instruments on the record. As is a designer's dream; modern indus- . impDssible as this would be for a live set, a troop of Vek clones couldn't trial styling is finished off by walls lined with flat-screen televisiDns that have performed better as his standshowwork bylocalcinematographers in band reproduce each bass line and guitar strum with ease. rather than the usual CNN. Sticking with the .drums, Vek's New York's Mobius Band, the otherworldly musical ability is 'On night's opening act, doesn't seem tOD enthused about it. "Our new constant display as he sings and video is going to be kinda like plays ~th his eyes closed. He even this," jokes guitarist Peter Sax while manages to overcome the inherent technical limitations of a concert by pointing to one of the screens. "It's improvising around the computer just going to be a: whole bunch 'Of distorted drum sections on "C-C amorphous cDlours and my head in (You Set the Fire in Me)." When the the middle." Their brand of music seems to contradict Sax's overt aurally bare "On the Road" calls for Angelo Florendo

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His imagination seems to ins~ire the crowd as the high energy clo~ing song "I Ain't Saying My Goodb)~es" manages to win over even the clost posh audience members, prying them from their stationary mannequin poses and forcing them onto the dance floor. The final performance is artwork in itself - Vek's cfitshing cymbals and the crowd's swC!aty leaps juxtaposed over top the Drake's streamlined atmosphere aren't so much clashing as they are mOVing in parallel. .

After leaving the stage, Tom Vek goes against common celebrity behaviour and talks with the crowd.

Instead of bragging about trav~ng the world and at1:ending extravagant parties, he tells me of his earlier !'Itay in MDntreal and tourist-mandatory trip to the CN tDwer. He is even racious enough to personally give me a copy of his CD. So no, atistOt;rat isn't the new deadbeat, but Mohius Band and Tom Vek prove that ri)ck and roll still manages to . 'clean up quite nicely.

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Wednesday night I had the pleasure of sitting in on a rehearsal of Reason Taken Power, a Bored and Burlesque Theatre Companyprod\lction written

by Waterloo students Alex Lunde and Ashley Bissonnette.

The title of the play, drawn from a line in Shakespeare's Macbeth, appropriately captures the essence of the play, immediately establishing it's literary influence. If a certain literary sophistication scares you, fear not: th.e play takes place in contemporary Waterloo and the dialogue treads lightly on the thin line between cunning and crude.

According to co-writer Alex Lunde, the strength of the play lies in the contemporary portrayal of Shakespearean themes. These themes, as the play contends, are still applicable today and play out in the lives of modern day, ordinary people. Lunde and Bissonnette hope their scriptwill allow people to access these themes without the obvious

language barrier that exists in most of Shakespeare's work.

Nevertheless, Reason Taken Power is far from your ordinary Shakespearean production. It is an amalgamation 'Of different characters and themes, borrowed from works such as Othello, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar, put together in a mesh of drama and humour that highlights modern romance. It is an entertaining production that digs up timeless themes and applies them in a modern context, reminding us that the arts have practical application in a world that tends to value pragmatics.

Lunde and Bissonnette, along with co-director Katrina Suave, were inspired to put on the play in order to provide Waterloo students with a creative outlet they ordinarily would not have. Ac<;ording to Lupde, there are a limited number of drama productions at Waterloo and few acting roles. This play provides students with an opportunity tD demonstrate their abilities outside of the drama department. Ata school where engineering, math and physics are so prominent,

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it is important fo provide alternative artistic outlets. The play showcases students from a wide vatiety of faculties.

As for the play, I've been told 110t to spoil the surprise. But I can give you a taste. Most of the play is sel: in Club Arden (a clear allusion to the Arden Forest in As You Like 11)0. It focuses on the relationships of I:he different Shakespearean-based characters. Particular attention is paid. to Nick, played by Dan Cristofori, as he ingests a not-so-mild hallucirlOgenic concoction and rambles on about the fine points of the °modt:rn romantic.

If this description has left you confused, but possibly intereste<t, I advise you check out the play. DOn't expect professional acting; this i~n't Rent. However, you can expect sincere performances and intelligt:nt dialogue.

You can see it for yourself on I)ecember 2, in the SLC Multi-Purp{)se Room. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets :tte $4 at the door.

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LCD Souncisl'stem is thc best dance ba.nd in the ~orld. At least it is in the humble opinion of myself and everyone who matters. LCD is the brainchild of James Murph}~ a veteran of numerous '90s punk bands and half 'of remixing gods DFA (short f()t Death from Above). Since 2002, wh{~n he began releasing songs l.mder the LCD namc, James Murphy has heen consistently rejuvenating dance music with his self-aware, intelligent and often hilarious blend of post·· disco and funk (which the media likes to call disco-punk, punkfunl~ or dance-punk). So when it was anmlUl1ced tllat LCD Soundsystem would be performing at Return to New York on November 18, I knew 1 had to be tJ,ere.

Return to New York is a monthly d:VIU, party held in New York, Barcelona,1\fiami and, for reason, Toronto. Started by Arthur Baker (the '80s beat guru who nn[Nj:lll.:,xi Afrika Bambatta's "Planet the party is an attempt to inciie cuhure with the elecand house music scenes while capturing the fed of '80s New York nightlife, Having had a blast at three Return to Ne\7 York parties this summer, had high hopes for this one.

One {)f my favourite bands perform. one of my favourite parties ,,,-."";,,~~~l to be a good night. \'\'hen we pulled up to the venue, no-,vever, I was a bit concerned. due to LCD's Jarge being held at Koo! Haus of the usual Mod Club, a smaller venue that would have sold out in 20 minutes. Anyone who has been to Kool H~us knows that it's one of the worst venues in 'Ibrdtlto for live music. Essentially a Wll.tehouse (and previously called The W'arehouse), its acoustics leave much w be desired and it's generally too to generate the type of inri!:rmt;.~ feel one gets at the Opera Hot!s,;: urthe Phoenix. Apparen tly the ~~.",'"'-n~N'" had shared my concerns, and acted on them: a large of the venue was dosed off black floor-to· ceiling cur-

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rny,experience \'lith tribme this disc is a compelling . the bands performing the song" :m:: hodgepodges of memberB from various other bands. The names in attendance range from the sublime (iVlotorhead vocilisl J ,emmv i(ilnlisi("J' on "The Trooper") to th~ wha t -the·hcU-is-he-doing-here (Iron i\laiden's own Paul Di' Anno singinf! ''\\{'lathchild'') to the ridiculous (\X~X'E Superstar Chris J el'icho taking some time off from Fozzy [yeah, he's in a band -- largely a CO;["p(.)raite creation] to sing "The Evil Do"). that 1'0 the credit of all involved, much all these "all star" come together remarkably wdl, even if the "all star" label is a little overstated. The lead guitarists do justice to the original tracks. However, in my

tain8, immediately giving the place the feel of a smaller club.

After walking around the venue to see jf any old acquaintances were in attendance, 1 noted that the crowd looked a little less slick than I had expected. None of the top-tier hipsters seemed to be in attendance, the proportion of asymmetrical haircuts and thrift-store-chic outfits was low, and the crowd seemed to be a little more upscale than at previous Return to New York parties. I guessed that this had something to do v.0.th the ticket price. Thirty dollars is a steep sum for any act and t.aking into acCOlmt tlle fact that James Murphy had DJed at myoId nacho spot, the Queenshead, for free the previous evening, I guessed that a lot of the downtown kids were likely deterred by the price.

We got our first beer justin rime to watch opening act The Juan Maclea..'1 take the stage. I've never been a huge fan of Juan (also on the DFA label), largely because I find his music to be a bit cold and mechanized. I'm sure that Juan would consider this a compliment: his most recent albU111 is called Less Them HumaN. However, his set made me completely re-evaluate my opinion of his music. His four..person band was equipped with a dizzying array of analog synthesizers and unidentifiable scary-looking machines including a theremin (a tn,e of synthesizer played by waving one's hands in the aitwithout actually touching the machine). Performed livc, juan's take on early Detroit techno and chicago house had a lot more personality and warmth than! had expected and the whole crowd was dancing before his set ended.

Oh yeah, and the sound was great, which leads me to believe that Kool Haus's sound system is ideally suited to dance music over rock.

LCD took the stage around 1 a.m., starting with "Your City's a Sucker." James Murphy's accompanying band was even larger than Juan Maclean's, and included a bass player, a drummer, a keyboard player (who also happened to be a total babe) and another percussionist equipped with an enormous conga drum and the inf':lmous DFA cowbells. \,\'hen

ration opJnlon, the biggest weakness of this album is that the bands all pull off such darn good Iron Majden impressions, which to me means brillian t and high-energy guitar riffs shmving promise in songs before thcy devolve into unremarkable lyri~s and run-of-the-mill song structures, punctuated by fantastic guitar solos that are too little too late to sa\Te the songs.

The highlight of the disc is "Flight of Icarus," which rolls along \vith such a catchy tune and such a rolling pace that the li.stencr can't help but get into it, while the most frustrating tracks are "\Vasted Years" and "Fear of the Dark," which tant.alize with the most incredibly breakneck and incrcLlibly beautiful guitar intros, respectively, before diving into predictable structures and ho-hum lyrics.

This is a must-have for Maidenheads, but for the re~t of us heavymetal fans one listen is probably enough.

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the first song was finished,Murphy, pudgy frame showing through his requisite T-shirt, announced to the audience, "The first shO\v we eyer olaved was in London at Return to Ne~- York and 1was fucking wasted.

So in honour of that, tonight I'm fucking wasted!" In spite of, or perhaps due to, his inebriation, Murphy was on fire that night. I don't usually associate dance music 'Ii'ith an energetic front man, but Murphy danced around like a clU111SY, inebriated, male Brimer Spears. His vocals wcre a111azing; while they were sloppier than those on his ?Jbum, he periodically improvised and switched up lyrics, putting a new spin on his old songs. He took breaks to play the drU111s and performed a few cowbell solos. He spilled beer on the drummer. He drank even more. All in all, he succeeded in putting the punk in disco-punk. All the while, Murphy's band backed him up with live polyrhythmic instrumentation that matched his energy. The highlight of thc night for me was hearing "Losing My Edge": part history of dance music, part send-up of hipster pretension, it's the best thing to happen to dance music since Daft Punk, and it sounded even better live.

After a short encore, the band relinquished the stage to Arthur Baker for a Dr set. However, as it \vas already 2;30, the bulk of the audience headed tmFard the door.

As I left the venue, I realized tl1at 1 actually pitied those fust-t1er hipster kids who were unwilling to pay 30 dollars for the show, as it was entirely worth it. Seeing some of my favourite dance songs performed live and my favourite dance producer fucking wasted was a dance experience no DJ can duplicate.

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Celebrated photographer Roman Vishniac's pictw'cs of Jewish sntciJs t1:uly camc to life as they were accompanied by narration and live music at Hagey .Hall's Humanities Theatre on November 10.

TI1e University of Waterloo'sJew1sh studies program, with the help of the Waterloo Region Holocaust Education Committee, presented Toronto--based producer and director Judy Kopelo\\,'s original work, which combined lifesized versions of Vishniac's photographs along with live renditions of Yiddish fojJ, songs and a narration performed by Kopelow.

Vi~hniac's photos of the Jewish shteds (villages) of Poland, Romania, Russia and Hungary were taken with a hidden camera and are the only sun'ivingrecord of shtetl culture. Wbenasked why he took these pictures, Vishniac replied that, "It had to be done. I felt that the world was about to be cast into the mad shadow of Nazism and that the outcome would be the annihilation of a people 'who had no spokesman to record their plight. [... j 1knew it was my task to make certain that this vanished world did not totally disappear."

In an attempt to continue t.~e fulfillmentof her father's dreams, Vishniac's daughter Mara Vishniac Kohn initiated this production by contacting Kopdow about whether her father's images could be staged. She comments on the purpose of this performance, saying that, "Now, more tl1an sixty ycars later, we want to remember the cllildren mv father loved, the children of a vanished world. We V';'l.llt to look into their eyes and see therc thc wonder, the hope and the trust in a future they viOuld not experience."

Kopclow and Vishniac Kohn, also along with musical director Sabatino Vacca, worked together to ensure that

Vishniac's original goals were met. Assisted the talented musical quartet of soprano Marta Ewa JvIatulc\~0.C", tenor Joey Nicdi:)fo, cellist Mcran Currie..Roberts and clarinetist j\lichael \X'estwood, the various components of this presentation flowed together wonderfully. ,fhe key binding force behind this production, however, was director Kopelow's captivating narration.

By introducing and concluding the presentation with quotations from I-iolocaust survivors Elie \~Tiesel and Primo Levi, Kopelow brought the entire performance around to a full circle.

Kopelow asserts that this production "is at once a celebration and remembrance of the short life of each murdered child and a proclamation that they are not forgotten. We celebrate each child with poetry and song and we remember them \,0.th love." Truly this production is one that teaches its audicnce both about the events of the Holocaust and, perhaps more importantly, about life itself. sgardner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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CAMPUS BULLETIN Upcoming FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2005 The Inefficiency Commitee of St. Jerome's University presents Professor Alan Blum (Sociology, Social and Political Thought, York University) on 'Ine Question of Efficiency and Inefficiency as an Ethical Collision.

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Siegfried Hall (Room 1(30), St. Jerome's University.

WEDNESDAY, NOVI<~mER 30,2005 Prem Rewat at Oxford University (worldwide DVD premiere). Welcomed as a much respected and welltraveled teacher, Prem Rewat, known by millions as Maharaji, recently addressed a distinguished audience at this historic university. During the event, Prem Rewat explained that people imagine an idyllic state of peace in which no one fights. But, he said, there is also a state of peace thaI lives in the heart of everv human being. 4:30-5:45 p.m. Graduate House, Universitv of Waterloo (upstairs). For details, visit '~,\Hv.elanvital.ca.

Auditions! You are invited to an opcn casting eall for the vVilfrid Laurier Fringe Festival. Auditions will take place vVed. Nov 30 and Thurs. Dec.

I from 7 - 10 p.m. in the Bricker Academic building. E-mail laurier.. fringe@hotmail.com for more info.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005 orchestra@uwaterloo first anniversary concert. Music bv Beethoven and Ichaikovsky, with 'guest artists Romy Shioda. Hector Vasquez and Boyd McDonald at 8 p.m., Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall, University of \Vaterloo. Tickets free from Theatre Box Office: call 888-4908. More info: www.orchestra.uwaterloo.ea.

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Please join us for refreshments, view our technical device display and tour our new facilities. Door prizes too!

EI.PE Strategy Sessions - one hour information sessions designed to help you prepare for the English Language Proficiency Examination. 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 aI1d 3:00 p.m. in PAS 208'3. No sign-up necessary, plea~e attend one session only, Let us help you prepare! 111e next ELPE is on \Vednesday, December 7, 2005 at 5 and 7 p.m. in the PAC.

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discovery has been published in the online edition of N attire (so you have no excuse not to read it).

The magnetic substance present in these bacteria is an iron oxide (Fe 30 4) whose crystals only measure 50 nanometres in length. Fifteen to twenty of these iron oxide crystals line up in chains called magneto somes.

The scientists discovered the protein that lines these magneto somes along a previously unknown cytoskeletal structure.

For the "compass" to work as intended, all the m agneto somes must line up so that their mahrnetic mo ments add up, instead of cancelling themselves out. (Imagine a compass 'where, instead of one big unified different needle, there ,vere tiny needles pointing random directions. That would be a pretty terrible compass.) This means the magnetosomes must have a specific, organized structure to be effective at all.

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Enter Aiagneto,rpiril/tfllJ gr:yNJiWJ!'({jt1l en.re. These bacteria form a of intetnal "compass needle" the bacteria distinguish which h;:;tween up and down, helping to to optimal living (pa.rters. breakthrough; this is Tile exciting part is that which this needle discovered by rcs'tarchers at ci1e ivlax Planck In路 stitute for i\,farine J\ficrobiology (in and the Max Biochemistry Germany). This ~

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things travellers tend to 'worry ;0.Jotllwhen boarding an airplane, sh-id ding' ,ff the runway at the destination's is one of the lesser concerns.

Air France overshoot at Pearson International Airport last August, for may have been highly publi~ all 309 passengers survived and lI,uthorities were quick to point ouf tiltilt such a crash hadn't occurred at in over three decades.

Nevertheless, planes overshootingt11e runway are a far more serious oroblem than ~lOst are aware of In'the last 12 momhs alone, seven aircraft have bet'll dC1>troyed worldwide from going off the end of the tarmac, killing 34 Jple and injuring more than 100. L'1 the United States alone, it happens to rnore than 10 aircrafts per year. l';ngineering Arresting Systems a U.S.~based company Cl.e'VCl()PS braking technology for has an answer to this prob,

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Do clors at the University of Alberta weice able to transplant pancreatic islets- tissue that controls and releases ins,ilin into the body - into diabetic patients in 2000. It was believed that this surgical intervention could cure diabetic patients once and for all; this ,v-as sadly not the case. Islets need to be harvested from suitable of which there simply arc not enough. /\. different approach is being investigated in which transplanta~ tiun is not required. Instead, the body is coaxed into growing its own insulin producing cells, called beta cells, which are located in parts of the pancreas called islets. This

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The researchers investigated a group of 25 to 30 genes which seemed to affect the formation of the magnetosomes. One gene in particular was studied, a gene which was responsible for the formation of a protein (caned MamJ) related to the construction of magnetosomes. \Vhen this gene ,vas removed from the bacteria, the magnetosomes still formed - but they were shaped like clumps of iron oxide rather than the needle shape required to be useful.

This may seem like reatly specific research which does not influence you in ,my but the research is interesting several reasons.

For one, the protein is vcry similar to in other organ路 isms responsible for the formation of biominerals in other organisms, like bones and shells. In addition, the techniques used to study the ge路 netically modified and unmodified cells are fairly new, allowing cells to

Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldfmse. Right: Asimilarspecies with gene removed - compass is no longer neadhHlhaped. be imaged -- in three dimensions .__. using an electron microscope.

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is accomplished by administering growth factors to stimulate the patient's pancreas into growing its own beta cells. This type of drug intervention has been used in other cases; for example, the growth factor erythropoietin stimulates the production of red blood cells.

However, the diabetes therapy does not require that a process be sped up instead it requires a process to be restarted.

The two growth factors being investigated are gastrin and epidermal growth factor. Gastrin is produced in the stomach and epidermal growth factor is an allpurpose growth chemical. These chemicals were linked to beta cell production when mice showed abnormal amounts. of beta cells

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lcm. It's called cellular concrete and It'S in use in 18 airports in the United States. l11e concrete, installed at the end of a runway, is desi~rned to crumble under the ,~ejght o(passenger-sized aircraft. If a plane drives into the concrete, it will sink into it and quickly stop.

The secret to cellular concrete is essentially air. During the prefabrication process, in which the conC'fete. is poured into large, cube-shaped slabs, a foaming agent is added into the mixture. The air bubbles in the foam are locked into the concrete as it cures, a process that takes several weeks. The mixture must be precise: the slabs have to be weak enough to allow a plane to sink in, but strong enough to support serv.ice vehicles and to v;rithstand weathering. T11e final density of cenular concrete works out to around 20 pounds per cubic foot, compared ro 150 pounds for normal concrete. In fact, cellular concrete is so brittle that small chunks of it em be easily crushed by hand.

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Cellular concrete took 15 years to develop; most of that time involved extensive testing. The !-ina! test was performed in 1996 \\rith a Boeing 727, which dropped from 55 knots (101. km/h) to zeroin a mere324 feet (98.8m) when it hit the stopping pad. The most vindicating test of all, however, happenedrecentlyin the United States when a Boeing 747 fun of passengers overran the rumvay, wiling into the cellular concrete at the end. It stopped safely; no onewas injured and theplanc, except for its tires, was undamaged.

A runway end typically uses between 3,000 and 5,000 slabs of the concrete, which is custom-made to the specifications of the run~ray being modified.

With airports constanrly focusing more on the safety of its travellers, Canadian airports win likely see cellular concrete gracing their runways as the future unfolds, ensuring that accider1ts - such as the Pearson overshoot in August - never happen again. agardiner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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In Bmce /llmighty, Jim Carrey uses his God~like powers to control traffic and green lights. If this is your daily fantasy, part of it has come true. The iXpress bus is equipped with a Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system. TSP gives priority to buses over cars by assuring certain green lights for the buses and holding back cars. You'll have to look elsewhere for other Bruff Almighty powers, though.

In the spring of 2003, the Region ofWatetloo proposed creating a high .. quality, high. speed express bus service linking major destinations across the Waterloo region.

The project, entitled the "Central Transit Corridor Express" project, was awarded by Transit Canada that spring and the Region of Waterloo was one of eight municipalities across th e country to receive funds for it.

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when the animals contained a mutation that increased the amount of the two growth factors being released.

Testing has shown that newly diabetic mice increased their beta cel! populations greatly after being administered the growth factors, which led to blood glucose levels returning to normal values.

However, mice with long,standing diabetes required an immunosup .. pressive medication to be given alongside the growth factors, but glucose levels did drop. This leads to a problem, however, because immunosuppressive drugs cause damage to the kidneys, making this treatment a last resort for patients with dangerously uncontrolled diabetes.

Phase 2 trials are underway for the use of gro\vth factors in human patients and shouid yield results by the spring of 2006. There are two types of diab{~tes - type 1, in which beta cells die off as a result of an autoimmune reaction, and type 2, in which islets produce insufficient amounts of insulin. The desired result would be that type 2 diabetics would no longer need insulin and type 1 patients would require less, thus making their disease easier to manage.

Stimulating the body into regenerating its tissues as a line of clinical therapy is not limited to curing diabetics. Researchers at Harvard Medical School have provoked adult mammal heart muscle cells into multiplying.

This past Septemher, the of \Y/aterloo started the from Conestoga Mall 10 street ''lith 13 stations selected by rider feedback. On a normal route it takes about 50 minutes to go from the university to Fairview mall, hut if you take the iXpress it will take only 27 minutes. The 46 per cent decrease in time is due to the driver using the TSp system if he is running late.

So, what is the TSP and how does it work? Suppose you got onto the iXpress and it was running late. It would then arrive late at the next stop, Wilfred Laurier. If the light between these two stops happens to be red, the bus can send an electronic request to the signal to receive an earlier or longer green.

The University and Albert intersection is one or" four intersections equipped in this area. Phillip, Lamier and Haze! have it as well. Six areas have been identified and equipped for TS1' in the Waterloo area.

t Human hearts are unable to repair themselves after incurring damage; instead, damaged heart muscle tissue gets replaced with scar tissue. The researchers found that a certain enzyme's activity ,vas lowest when the heart was gt~wing and highest when it had reacbed adult size and this had stopped gwwing. Inhibiting the function of this enzyme and applying a growth factor enticed heart muscle cells to begin to grow again.

These new advances in restoring function to damaged tissue using drug-based therapies open an alternative door to using stem cells as a solution to disease.

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both teams were penalized, providing uneven shifts all period.

Goalie Curtis Darling managed to keep the The Waterloo men's hockey team travelled to Rams at bay, achieving a .935 save percentage.

Toronto to face the Ryerson Rams on Novem- . The same was true for Ryerson goalie Pierre ber 19 carrying an 8-1 record. The Warriors Beaulien, as the Waterloo offence seemed to emerged with a 2-2 ti« - their very first of have been silenced, though out-shooting the the season.

Rams 35-31.

The game started off well, with a Warrior Right off the bat in the third, Ryerson scored goal eight minutes into the first. His first goal their second goal, taking the lead and applying of the season, Ryan Macgregorlaunched the some significant pressure on the Warriors. The scoring, assisted by Frank Fazio and Sean Moir. penalty box satuntouchedinthethird, as the deterAside from a couple of penalties from both mination towin drowned out any opportunity for teams, the first period appeared to be quiet. i1kgal play from both Ryerson and Waterloo.

Action picked up in the second as Ryerson With the Rams hanging on desperately to the scored an unanswered goal halfway through and lead and with seven minutes left in the game, IMPRINT INTERN

, second-year Warrior Jordan Brenner put one past Beaulien to spoil Ryerson's attempts, with assists from rookies Dave Edgeworth and Shane Hart. The goal was the fifth of the season for the K-W native.

Though not able to fight back for the win, Waterloo managed to secure the tie, creating their seventh consecutive game without a loss.

The men have also managed to reduce their penalty minutes to their original average of 12 minutes a game. Over the past four games, Waterloo's average minutes have lingered at 25 per game and it has been a strenuous task of minimizing penalties due to some new calls. It has been a side goal of the Warriors to adjust

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The Warriors prepare for their next game tonight against RMC at 7:30 p.m. at Columbia Icefields. RMC leads the Mid East division of 'the league, with 11 points, while Waterloo sits in a three-way tie for first in the Far West divi-· sion with 13 points.

RMC recendy tied Lakehead 3-3, the Thunderwolves being one of the teams the Warriors are tied with in the division. If this performance is in any way a projection of RMC's play, Waterloo may have quite a challenge on its hands. wwager@imprint.uwaterlocl.ca

Women's Warriors overcome the Blues to take third win of the season Whitney Wager IMPRINT INTERN

On November 19, the Waterloo women's hockey team pulled 'off their third win of the season over the Toronto Varsity Blues, 4-2. With the playoffs approaching, the women prepare for a tight race for spots, placing them in a mustwin situation.

The Warriors leapt to the lead within the first 24 seconds of the game, with a quick goal from fourth-yearJulianne Schmalz. With seven minutes left in the period, the Blues answered with a goal of their own, tying up the game.

Before the first concluded, the Warriors r«gained the lead with another goal from the poip.t, as Carissa Casselman scored.

The second produced a very limited number of shots from both teams, three for the Warriors and nine for the Blues. While Waterloo goal-tender Alexis Huber stood tall in net, shutring down the Toronto offence, the Warriors managed to punch,m a goal. Fourth-year Stacey Grygiel scored Wa~rloo's third goal, serving as her second goal of the season.

Moving into the third period, the action took off once again, beginningwith asecondgoalfrom the Blues to close the gap 3-2. The rest of the .

period had the Warriors on the edge, as Toronto out-shot Waterloo 11-9. But Huber handled the shots apd with a one player disadvantage in the dying minutes of the game, fourth-year Kaleena Yeung fired a shot and scored an empty net goal to claim the Waterloo victory 4-2.

Assists of the game went to Kirsten Undstol (3), Kelly Costa, Natalie Vandenheuvel,Jo-ann Scott and Schmalz, each with one. The win was also significandyattributed to Huber's outstanding play, halting a total of 27 shots to produce a firm save percentage of .931.

The Blues sit in a comfortable third place position in the league, while the Warriors ad-

vanced to fifth place. In order to snag a spot in th~ playoffs, the wOI?en need to step up ~d continue to produce WlnS. The key conten4ers that the Warriors must be ready for ar~ \the undefeated Laurier Golden Hawks, who irhe ladies have come close to defeating in previous matches, as well as Queen's and Guelph.

And so the Warriors prepare for 'a battle versus the Guelph Gryphons Saturday, November. 26. The Waterloo women kiI certainly go into the game ready to fight :for their fourth win. wwager@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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SPECiAL TO IMPRINT "rh~; \\7arriors men's basketball te'am hit

a snu!]! roadblock in its drive to repeat last yeats successful season. After start· the season 2-1 'v1th victories over .Laun:ntianand a one-point to York, the Warriors came up their biggest test of the young .seaSon against the always-tough Ottawa and Carleton squads.

The first stop in the nation's capital Friday night at the University to take on the host Geein their own Montpetit gym.

The \,%;1I.rrior8 came out strong early and controlled most of the first half. defence forced the undefeated to take tlu.ick and iU··ad'iised shots. Waterloo carried a 34-28 "d,<>.,""a,.-.p into the break but were The Gee-Gees came o lit with ne\\' life and took control of Ottawa's guards played agnY",,,Ir"," and caused several careless

turnovers as evident by Josh GibsonBascombe's five steals. The 76-·68 Ottawa 'I.\c>jn was led by luex Mcleod's 18 points and Jermaine Campbell's 17 point and eight rebound efforts. The W'arriors were led by GrahamJarman and Clu1s Edwards, who scored 25 and 16 points rcspcctively_ Michael Davis had a near double-double 'with nine points and nine rebounds.

The following eVL"1ling'l.vas an even bigger test as the Warriors t~lced the defending champions, the Carleton Ravens. Wanting to avenge Lhe tough Ottawa loss and leave the citywith a 1-1 split, the Warriors could not find their shot against the undefeated Ravens.

The Ravens came out firing to the tune of a 10-point lead and never lookecl back. \'Ii'aterloo never did 11nd a groove in a game that was full of fouls. Both Chris Edwards and 11idlaelDavis were forced to sitmostof thetirstJ.i.alf before fouling out later. The second half was the same story as the Ravens finished the game on 50 per cent shooting from the field and 43.5 per cent shooting

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from behind the arc. 111C aerial assault was led by senior guard OsvaldoJeant}~ who scored 19 points while knocking down four of four from dO\.VTIto\.VTI. Aaron Doornekamp W>l.S also a key part of the 82-60 Ravens victory with a near triple-double at 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Michael Davis scoted 12 points and Olivier Quesnel scored 10 on a night where the Warriors shot 26 per cent from the field 3..c'1d were out-rebounded 4321. Despite being held to one-for-ten shooting, lJ\V star GrahamJarman was still effective in getting to the line eight . times while knod"ing do\"TI seven for nine total points.

Both the Gee-Gees and the Ra vens sit atop the OUA East standings at 4:-0 while the \'Varriors are 2-3, which is good enough for a three··way tie for 4th in the West with McMaster and Laurier. The Warriors will look for different results this week when they visit McMaster on Wednesday night and host the 4-1 Brock Badgers Saturday at 3 p.m. in the PAC.

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respectively. The Waterloo swimmers have two more meets bef()re the cnd of the fall season - tomorrow in Guelph and next weekend at the Eastern Michigan Invitational.

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The \\!arriors faced the Rams last Saturday, coming up short with a 3.. 1 loss. Ryerson squeezed by, as Waterloo kept the games tight. The first game ended 25-19 and the second 'was even doser at 25-22. The Warriors were slowly catching up and managed to nick the third game 25-23, forcing the match into four. Waterloo's roll, however, could not be continued as they reluctantly coughed up game four, 25·18. Second-year Vince Weber led the Warrior attack \v1th 11 kills and a .292 attack percentage, along ,"vith fourth-year Brent Forrest, who made 10 kills. Despite the Warriors' efforts, they could not manage Ryerson's attacks, as the Rams made 47 kills as a team and earned a 4.235 attack percentage. The Warriors did manage to pull off 10 service aces. and nine blocks, while the Rams only made

locations, Waterloo co-hosted Division with WLU at pool.

Chetnukhin shone for Wawinning in both the 200m fn""",yk, the 1 OOm backstroke, as third in the SOm and W'atson also had a suece~1iful weekend, placing third in ,he 100m and 200m butterfly.

The \1(;'~"rriors also managed to secure second place in the 4x50m medley to Chernukhin, \'K'atson, Raymond Chow: Angela MelS~t/(c stood out for the Warrior WOHlcn, placing fourth, fifth and sixth in tbe SOm, 100m and 200m butterfly t\'M

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The nation's capital was the theme for \'¢'arrior basketball this week as the women's team travelled to Ottawa to face the University of Ottawa GeeGees and CarletOl; Ravens. With two starters downed by injuries the Warriors were off to a tough 0-4 start on the season, but they managed to split the weekend series with a win over Ottawa and a loss to Carleton.

The Warriors travelled to the Universityof Otra\vaFriday nighttomatch up agaii1St the Gee-Gees. Point f,tUatd Nicole Tisdale was still sidelined with torn 14,>aments in her left ankle but Kimbel'Iy Lee was back in her second garne after ankle surgery and shot an impressive 55 per cent. Ottawa started the game off strong as VeronigueMartineau helped lead her team to an eightpointlead midway through the first half.

Heather Pictrobonhelped the Warriors battle back but Waterloo still trailed 2925 at the half. The Warriors wasted no time in the second half> squaring up the game'l.vithin the opening minutes.1I1is momentum continued to build as the Warriors were fInishing offensively as well as shutting down Martineau, who started hot but finished with only six points. The 'X'arriors cruisecl to a 6'1-48 ,>jcwry as Lee finished with 15 points arld five rebounds. Katie 'ltKker was also huge, racking up 11 points, six

rebounds and four steals. Some other good news induded second..year point guard Melanie Bdore's abiEtv to Jill in for Tisdale\\1tll seven pO~1tS, three assists :l.11d two steals.

The Saturday night game took place at The Raven's Nest against the Carleton Ravens. The WarrIors were feeling conBdent after their first win of the season against Ottawa and were trying to build some momentum to help turn the early season around. U ni()rtul1ately the Ravens were not going to let that happen as they pressed hard the entire game. The Ravens had nine offensive rebounds in the first half as they worked a nine-player rotation.

Despite Alyssa Prevctt's five points and three rebounds in the first half the Warriors trailed 34-25. Bv the end of the game, nine Carleton' Ravens had reachecl double digits inmil1utes played as thev rolled to the 67-41 victof\~ DasaFarthing led the Ravens with 1'8 points and Jacqui Snyder chipped in v;rith 14. The positive for the Warriors was Kimberly Lee, who never lost a step as she scored 17 points while swiping three steals.

The \Varriors are now1 ..5 on the season as Ottawa and Carleton sit at 1-3 and 2-2 respectively. \'Vaterloo v.':ill continue to try and turn its season around this we~k as the \Varriors face McMaster in Hamilton on Wednesday and host Brock Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in the PAC. .

Last Sunday saw the Warrior men sutTer a tough 3-0 loss versus the VarBlues- Waterloo could not put up . t the third··ranked Blues, games. Game one ended 25.. 12, and garne two ended25-17. As the \lI/arriors comumed to improve, they proved to be slightlytoughet comperitiol1in game keeping the score tight at 2523, but unfortunately they could not punch out a win.

Vince \1{i eber again led the attack, withninelcillsa,'1.da.217 attad{percentage. Brent Forrest addecl nine lcills of his own, while \J<;'eber and rookie Ian Pappel earned two service aces apiece. The Blues came on strong, exiting the game with a total of 30 kills, eight blocks and a total attack percentage of 2.465. 'Ibe \\'art1ors stood not far behind, making 26 kills and executing two blocks. \'V'aterloo looks forward to facing the Guelph G!)1')hons on W'edncsday at the PAC at 8 p.m. as they search fur their first "'1n of the sel1son. wwager@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2005

Defeated but not disheartened, Warriors focus Wasim Parkar SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

The Waterloo Warriors women's volleyball team lost a tight and intense gfUlle against its counterparts from McMaster by a score of 25-20,25-20,25-17. While McMaster won in three straight sets, the game was actually much closer than the score line suggests. In the end, the difference between the teams was more consistency and precision by the girls from McMaster, while the Warriors were unable to build any sort of momentum throughout the game mainly due to simple mistakes at the most inopportune times.

The first set was a tense and. scrappy affair, 'with both teams giving away points due to mistakes. The Warriors nevertheless did manage to get the better of the opening exchanges, at one point opening up a lead of 18-13. However, McMaster managed to find some rhythm in its play, with its outside hitters managing to find open spaces consistendy, eventually enabling the Marauders to overturn the deficit and win the 5e1:25-20.

Buoyed by their performance in the first set, the girls' from McMaster had an effective stranglehold. on the rest of the match. While the Warriors did manage to win a few impressive rallies, they simply succumbed to a team intent on following the basics efficiendy. By the time the third set came around, the Warriors seemed deflated and McMaster completed a very impressive victory.

After the game, Coach Jason Grieve admitted that it was a hard loss to take. According to Grieve, three days of planning had gone into . the game. A lot of ideas and tactics that saw fruition during practice simply disappeared under the intensity of the game. While the game plan did appear to be succeeding in the initial. stages of the game, Grieve admitted that it was the passive nature of play by the Warriors that eventually led to their downfall against more offensively-minded opponents.

During the Warriors' pre-season Grieve had mentioned that this team would definitely need a period of acclimatization before it clicked into full gear. With eight games being played in the season, the players are starting to understand each other better, but the cohesion and link-up play between the players still has room for improvement. Grieve was not too downcast and remained optimistic about the future, confident the team would come good soon.

There were certainly positives in the form of impressive middle blocker Sarah Watters and Gaby Lesniak who had some killer plays in the latter stages of the game after an erratic start. When the gloom of losing this game is cleared, there is certainly hope for the future, with injured rookie BojanaJosipovic expected to return soon to the line-up to complement the rest of the team. That being said, the players now have to focus on intangibles such as mental toughness and strength· of character in order to turn around their season. The Warriors do have the talent, but courage and heart will also go a long way in winning some difficult upcoming matches this season.

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IMustangs trample Warriors, but not until Warriors give the Blues the blues

Thin line between benchwarmers and heroes I~:~~:L~~~~PRINT

Warming the bench is different for Canadian football quarterbacks. r;irst, there is the obvious inc!'e,,~e in responsibility. After all, the: pine is extra cold north of the .forty-ninth, so a warm set of cheeks t:a~l '"ave a bench from the horrors of warping and splitting. And since til.{; 'winds of Saskatchewan can he particularly harsh, pine-riders in Canadian ball serve as in-game models for Reebok's latest official siddine parkas.

But beyond lumber care and fashion sense, Canadian QB backups have one more responsibilthan those of their American C0illlterparts - they might actually get to play.

Nobody knows how many quarre:thacks \,rill play in the ninety-third Cup game this \veekend in V"<>riC''''.T''''' but odds are it will be mOfe than two. Anthony Calvillo enrrenched as the starter for the l~,a~'rern Division champion Mon tf.~ Allouette5, so unless hi.s femur '~lples under a heap of Edmonton I~~-1mo pass rushers, he'U play the full 60 minutes. But the Western Divi..io:n representatives from northern t\lbertahave a pair of pivots--starter Ray and backup Jason Maas could each take snaps and touchdowns on SUl1day. It's ;, old-fashioned quarterback controversy, an art that has been l.ost on th~ NFL - and perfected Canada.

The job of a starting quarterback in the NFL is as safe as a hillbilly sheriff in southern Alabama. The unlywaya startil1g pivotloses his job irl the NFL is via a crippling injury. the Arizona Cardinals of th~ world usually start a youngster ar in the season's waning weeks, but when training camp rolls around it win be the same terrible piloting the same terteam.

In the CFL, though, quarterbad,s face the dreaded hook at the first sign of shakiness. Starters such as Ray, Calgary's Henry Burris, Saskatchewan's Nealon Greene and Hamilton's Dannv McManus have all been yanked ~ither mid-game or mid-week this season, for no other fe.ason than the other guy was playing better. Not so in the ]\.;Fl., where even Joey Harrington his job. when the odd quarterback cotnroversy surfaces in the NFL, its C<,HTI.h;\\tants usually have Canadian fI'}OtlJ. The last great QB controversy sput.h of the border was in BUffalo, "'ht:!'e Rob Jolmson was eventualIy U;~'4'+''''U by former CFL MVP Doug Then FIutie moved on to 5;w Diego, where he and Drew nre~:s fought for the starting job.

E.ven this season, the closest thing

to a QB dogfight is between Harrington and Jeff Garcia - another CFL grad. But when David Carr has taken every snap for the 1-9 Houston Texans this season, the safety net under NFL starters has grown too big.

Perhaps it is the hockey mentality that renders the CFL quarterback so much more accountable. When Ed Belfour lets in three straight softies, he's yanked from the game. Same too in football, no matter the situation _. just look at the Eskimos.

In each of their two playoff wins, both Ray, the starter, and Maas, the backup, have seen significant action.

In fact, Maas has now twice come off the bench and thrown touchdown passes in comeback victories.

Come Sunday, Ricky Ray and Anthony Calvillo may very weU take all the snaps at quarterback.

But if the Eskimos offence starts to stumble, Ray will be pulled faster than you can say "Grey Cup champions."

Welcome to the CFL, where team success matters more than the maintenance of egos and the starting quarterback is not always the finishing one.

Just ask Ricky Ray and Jason Maas. amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

'was a powerful Mustang squad which had 'whitewashed the McMaster Marauders 13-0 in the other semi-final.

The Waterloo Warriors badminton team came up short in its quest to Not only was Western coming into the game with great momentum defend their QUA Championship from its rout of the Marauders, they this past weekend, having to settle were also the only team that had for a silver medal after being dedefeated the Warriors during the feated by the host team, the Western regular season.

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Ma, in his second season as War'The event, held at the Thames riors head coach, knew that the team Hall GVm in London, featured the had a daunting task ahead in the form top four teams based on the regular season standings. of the Mustangs.

In their semifinal tie with the "Western has always been domiUniversity of Toronto Varsity Blues, nant because of the calibre of players that they get at their school," the Warriors found themselves in an he said. early hole after dropping each of the three women's singles matches.

He also poi.nted out that the MusBut Waterloo answered right back tangs had "at least five new players with provincial or national level comby sweeping the three men's singles matches to square the tie at 3-3. petitive experience this year. That's a big advantage that most teams will After splitting the men's and not get in one year." women's doubles matches, the two The Warriors managed to take the teams were once again deadlocked at lead in the championship tie when 5-5 with three matches remaining.

Rolf Horn, who was unbeaten on From there it was all Waterloo as the \~!arriors swept the three the season in singles play, defeated WeSk-rn's Nick Kiefer 15-8, 15-9 in mixed doubles matches to get past t.he Varsity Blues and advance to the opening match.

It was all Western from that point the final.

U\"X;' coach Andrew Ma was very on however, as the Mustangs swept ple-Ased with the effort his team put the remaining 12 matches to finish off a dominant weekend as QUA out in its victory over the Varsity Blues. champions.

"Qur key to the win was the The championship is the second desire and路co~nmitment that the ' in the past three seasons for the Mustangs. players had to winning the match," said Ma. "They didn't give up even In the bronze medal tie, 1bronto when we were down a game." defeated McMaster handily by a Waiting for them in t..,.e finals score of 10-3 to ensure the Var-

sity Blueswouldn't go home emptyhanded.

Along \vith their silver medal, t,vo members of the Waterloo team received post-season awards.

Rolf Horn was named the league's Most Valuable Player as well as being selected as a~ QUA all-star.

UW's Charles Pyne was named an OUA second-team alI-star for the second consecutive season for his efforts.

Although the team didn't reach its goal of successfully defending its league title, Ma was still very pleased with his team's season. ''The team is definitely disappointed that they were unable to defend their title since the opportunity was there," the coach commented.

"But on the upside it was not an easy victory over Toronto to secure a silver medal."

Ultimately, Ma feels that it was the tough match against the Varsity Blues that hurt his team the most in the final.

The advantage that Western had by virtue of finishing first in the regular season and playing the weaker Marauders was too much for the \N'arriors to overcome, "[\\';'estern] had a relatively easier tie against McMaster and they could use the depth of their line-up to allow some of their top players to rest to play us," he said.

"The team played very well during the weekend but we definitely did not have enough energy against Western."

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