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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDENT NEWSPAPER

FRIDAY, JANUARY

VOl- 28, NO 22

13, 2006

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Paul Martin reveals $7 billion post-secondary education plan

Paul Martin was at Columbia Icefields campaigning January 5. He also unveiled $7 billion budget for post-secondary education, which includes a SO/50 plan ami Pearson scholarships. See Page 4 for details.

Feds service review's conclusions misleading Jessie Quinn IMPRINT STAFF

The first draft of the Federation of Students , Service Review elicited strong reactions from a number of servi.cesreviewed, among them Gays and Lesbians of Waterloo (GLO\Vi') and the Womyn's Centre. The review which is mandated by the bylaws of the Internal Administration Chmmittee (lAC), was chaired by vice-president internal, Lawrence Lam and was assisted by St. Jerome's student councillor Randy Besco, ~ence student councillor Salima Printer and tWo student-at-Iarge members, Kevin Royal and Curtis :Miller. The draft report, prepared by Lam has come under scrutiny because it invokes quotes and information that has been challenged. As a result the conclusions drawn in the report are themselves misleading. In one section of the report, Lam draws upon a quote used from an earlier review in 1999 which stated that the Womyn's Centre is a "lesbian femi-nazi hang-

out." While Lam said that he used the quote to demonstrate the progress of the Womyn's Centre in overcoming such perceptions, in the report Lam wrote that "while no survey respondent went so far to make that remark in the current service review, the discomfort that many students have with the Womyn's Centre is still a current challenge." While in the second draft of the report, it is a little more clear that Lam intended to compare the past perception with future perceptions, volunteers at the Womyn's Centre such as Margarita Osipian feel that the quote was an unnecessary inclusion and that it only added to the promotion of negative perceptions. In another section of the report, a GLOW service co-ordinatorwas misquoted. The report states that GLOW ":\irnits thatits volunteer and user base is overwhelmingly 'gay white male.'" However, the volunteer said that the perception is that the user base is overwhelmingly "gay white male." Lam responded to this mistake saying that he only left out one word and that

he was "not going out of his way to make spelling mistakes." A quotation by a surveyed respondent was used saying that "the Womyn's Centre is too sex focused. The Womyn's Centre, however, noted that the event to which the respondent was referring was a sex toys workshop and that this was the first time this event had ever been held. The concern therefore is that when taken out of context, quotations such as these can be misleading. In addition, the report included no positive quotes about the Womyn's Centre and the Womyn's Centre feels that it is "inappropriate to only include negative quotations in order to prove intended point." In order to evaluate the services, feedback was solicited from service volunteers, service users and students-at-Iarge through general surveys given out from Feds Service offices, the Feds main office and a booth situated in the Student Life Centre vendor area during lunch hours. In order to encourage participation,

volunteers were offered a free chocolate bar from Aussies and a chance to win an iPod Nano or a Retail Services gift certificate. Individual meetings were held with the lAC and StUdent Service co-ordinators. One of the concerns expressed by both GLOW and the Womyn's Centre is that only 162 students responded to the surveys :which GLOW Coordinators, Sue Weare and Jeremy Labrie state "is hard to justify as a fair and representative sample of the student body on campus." Because the survey was voluntary there are concerns that the sample was n()t a random sampling which introduces a bias. Lam commented that the demographics of the students that participated in the survey were from a varied age, sex, program and year. However, Osipian, a volunteer of the Womyn's Centre, suggests that the incentives offered to participants would encourage only certain individuals and could consequently skew the results.

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A year in the life of Waterloo In 2005, Waterloo saw many changes, tragedies, celebrities and referendums

A few memorable figures from 2005 (from left): Feds ex,cutives Carmen Lam, Lawerence Lam, Howie Bender and John Andersen; David Suzuki; Bill Gates; David Cheriton. These people and more made 2005 a year that will stick out in the history of UW. &wanne Gardner IMPRINT STAFF

From construction to councils, from fees to Feds, over the past 12 months, IJ1Ij>ri#t reporters worked to provide students with up-to-date information on the most important happenings on their campus. Now we're going to take a look back in time and recap last year's events for you in one handy article.

11'1411 bar scene The issue of the continually falling profits at Fed Hall once again became a hot topic at the July 24 Feds council meeting. Operational and programming changes were on the horizon, but would these new ideas, .such as Fed Hall Thursdays being an event where both underage and ofage students could intermingle, be successful? Only time would tell, but despite these proposed changes, Fed Hall was still expected to lose $40,000 in the 2005-2006 school year. Atthebeginningof the 2005-2006 schOOl year, anew agreement between UW and its neighbouring university l.aurier gave students the opportunity to ftccly frequent the bars on both campuses. While the idea of having more bars to try out seemed promising to many, the thought of an even longer line on Bomber Wednesdays WIS quite frightening.

The Changing face of UW

In the middle of Maya proposal was made for the new Quantum-Nano-

IIThere are many years where [UW] is the university we hire the most people from of any university in the world, and Waterloo has always been in the top five every year." -Bill Gates

technology building to be located on the green between Biology 2, MC and the SLC. While UW students were sympathetic to Waterloo's need for expansion, opposition still arose because of the potential loss of one of the few remaining green spaces on campus. On Friday, November 18, UW celebrated a $25 million gift to the

school of computer science which was then renamed the David R Cheriton School of Computer Science to honour the alumnus donor. The gift will be used to establish the David R Cheriton Endowment for Excellence. in Computer Science which will fund research chairs, faculty fellowships and graduate scholarships. Voting of all kinds

In February 2005, UW students went to the polls for a variety of reasons. Most notably, students voted for their new Feds executive, Students' CoUncil and Senate members. In addition John Andersen (president), Carmen Lam (VP administration and finance), Howie Bender (VP education) and lAwrence Lam (VP internal) began to prepare for their 2005-2006 year in office. Students also voted in favour of both a dental insurance plan and a first-year orientation fee. Just over one month later, students tried to return to the polls to vote on the issue of the $4.75 per-term refundable fee UW students pay to the Watedoo Public Interest Research Group (wpIRG). HoweveronM~ch 28, the first day of the polls, students were greeted by the news that the referendum had been declared null and void. The cancellation of the referendum stemmed from the Yes Committee's refusal to takedown their posters after beiQg ordered to remove

all campaign materials due to their disqualification on March 24. Remembering those we lost

On May 27, UWhonouredJirnCtirtis, a beloved professor of sociology, who passed away suddenly as a result of a

"I am a bit disheartened by the lack of support from the Feds since they're our voice." - Hebron Hailu! ESAmember

heart attack at the age of 63. Curtis was a professorat UW forayer 3Oyears, first joining the community in 1970. He will be remembered by his wife Penny, his four sons, many other surviving family members and the coundess students who had the pleasure of listening to his truly passionate lectures. On July 6, Tara Quach, aUW thirdyear mathematics and business student, died in a Hamilton hospital due to injuries received in a motorcycle accident April 23. The accident took place on Westmount Road in Waterloo. Quach will be remembered fondly by family

members, friends and students alike. OnJuly22, UW studentSaraLeiliwas killed after an SUV rear-ended the vehicle shewas ttavellingin just outside of Chatham. She had been travelling with friend and University of Ottawa student SarahMouland Bothdiedinstantly.Leili had recently finished her first year in the arts program at Conrad Grebe! College and she will be missed by her family, friends and fellow students. On September 23, UW arts student. Chandrasegar Nagulasigamany and his brother Sourniyan were struck and killed by an suv. Originally labelled a hit-and-run, the incident was declared a homicide afternews of a dispute and altercation was revealed. The Waterloo Students TamilAssociation (WATSA), of which Chandrasegarwas president, released a statement on the incident calling for a stop to the violence by all communities. Chandrasegar and Sourniyan will be greatly missed by all who knew them. On November 8, third-year honours geological engineering student Kenton Joel Carnegie suffered an untimely death while out for a walk in North Points, Saskatchewan. While Carnegie was completing a co-op placement at a mining camp in the area, he decided to go for a walk by himself afterwork and was attacked by wolves. Kenton will be sorely missed by his family, friends and his classmates in his engineering class. .

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Feds explains dental plan troubles

Services' review q.uestioned

A new term raises more questions about refunds

Contention caused by services' review

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Students trying to get their dental plan fee reimbursed received a svrprise this week when they were informed they were not eligible for the refund. They discovered that if they did not receive their refund last term, they could not get it this term. Even though it seems strange that the Federation of Students has made it so that only students who h~ld refunded their plans in the fall

term were qualified this term, Feds has its reasons. If the policy was to be renewed on a term-by-term basis by students, the amount of coverage offered would decrease from its current $750 to a mere $250 - a cavity filling costs $175 itself The policy, which allows Feds members to add .coverage for their spouses and dependents, also restricts adding that coverage to the fall term. Another reason for the policy is that the plan requires financial stability

to ensure that it continues into the future. It also causes substantial cuts in the plans overall cost. When asked whether students who were not on campus in the fall term qualify for the refund or not, Feds VP Finance Carmen Lam replied, "New students or those who are returning in the winter term from co-op are the only ones that are allowed to opt out (and enroll family) this term." See DENTAl, page 5

Additionally there is concern about questions that were asked during the meetings between the lAC and the service co-ordinators. The report states that "there was some "defensive reaction on the part of various service co-ordinators." However, some of the questions asked by the lAC could be interpreted as bias, or inappropriate.. GLOW and the Womyn's centre mentioned the

following examples: "Do you have literature that presents the negative consequences of choosing a gay lifestyle?", "How many heterosexual volunte(,!rs do you have at GLOW?", and " Does the Womyn's centre provide services for men?" Both GLOW and the Womvn's centre were asked how they ca~ justify the campus supporting a service which has. such a narrow mandate. . jquinn@imprint.uwatElrioo.ca

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• I Ashley Csanady IMPRINT STAFF

On January 5 Prime Minister Paul Martin visited UW to unveil a proposed $7 billion post-secondary education plan. A Liberal news release said the program would "support Canadian families in surmounting barriers in education, training and tinding a good job." This proposal, announced 18 days before Canadians go to polls January 23, is part of Martin's ongoing fe-election campaign for the Liberal party. Martin chose the Kitchener-\Vaterloo area to unveil his election promise because it's a community that "symbolizes education across Canada." l'vfartin arrived with three buses catrying members of the Liberal party, media and local candidates to make his party's platform announcement at Columbia Iccfield. Martin spoke with the media for an hour and then met wid, U\V President DavidJohnston, privately. "The cost of going to university and college 1Mi': hecome increasingly expensive, even as the of continuing one's education has grO\VI1," .iV[artin said before announcing "thanks to our responsible economic management, which has led to eight balanced budgets in a row, ,ve have the ability to do more to help young enjoy the benefits that a post-secondary education brings." Afartin's plans to make post·,secondary education more readily available to everyone include a plan~ in '""hich, the federal <7""P1'nrnp;"," will pay half of every student's and last year's tuition to total of per year. The program \vilJ begin the 2.007 -2008 scholastic year; every student beginning his or hel" first or diploma at that time will be J\Jartin commented that this plan "will

support more Canadians as they start their studies, help more Canadians to fmish their studies and enable more Canadians to graduate ,vith an education that will help them succeed." Martin used Quebec as an example of how this subsidy program can be beneficial, citing how it has the lowest tuition in the country. fi.Iartin also unveiled a second education platform, the Pearson scholarships, named for former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Pearson was chosen as the namesake because he is "symbolic of the values, the independent voice and the global vision of Canada." Fifty students \vill be chosen annually from among Canada's development partner countties. These students will be able to attend the school and program of their choice in Canada. In addition 25 Pearson scholars , . .'ill also be chosen from Canada to study abroad.in multi-hteralism, international devel~pment and human rights. According to l'vfartin, these areas are ones "in which Lester Pearson held such an interest, made such a mark and left such a legaq~" Martin expressed his hope for the scholarship saying it should "ensure young Canadians are at the forefront of shaping the values of the future, and to forge a connection with future leaders in the developing world, a Liberfl! government will establish the Pearson scholarships. Martin added, "These remarkable students \\lill. represent Canada in the world. They will advance Canadian values. And will have experiences to remember for the rest of their lives." Aside from post -secondary education, l\far-, tin also announced plans for ensuring better job training specifying that EI benefits ~vill kick in and help Canadians find better employment. He also proposed a working income tax benefit that '\\111 create a \vorking income tax benefit

tllat will help people get off welfare and into a good job." Martin concluded the day bycorrunenting, "Itis a guestion of values -everyone coming together,

standing side by side for the common good, f()r the protection and betterment of all." acsanady@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

Otller e"lIea.tiBn platforms

Conservative Canada Education Transfer and remove education from the make bursaries and scholarships tax-free of parental income and assets in Canada Student loan Program apexpected parental contribution for middle income families rate on student loans school textbook purchases tax-deductible

• A $4 billion cash injection • Reduce cost of post-secondary education by reducing fees by 10 per cent and freezing them with federal funding • Replace • Ail graduates' income taxes '$1:-!:iecondarv Education • Ban Act • Reduce ro"rn,'~r<lt", • Increase the Special Opportunities Grant Program to aknowledge the additional costs for post-secondary education caused by having a disability

Green Party • Beduce post-secondary tuition by working with provin • increase involvement in co-operative education pro • Reduce student debt by ameliorating student aid by grant program in place of the Millennium Scholarship • Guarantee that public funding plays an important role and increase investments in post-secondary education • Make post-secondary education supplies GST-free

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toes (jurisdictional separation be damned) ho\,)jng the electorate doesn't notice. If it gatners votes, the details can be figured out later. Since th,e pollsters are carving up the electorate, and the parties are narro'l.ving their promises to certain demographic here's :l brief .list of \Fhat I \vould like to see:

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Maybe it's the recent rush back to school or the post-holiday blues, bud really haven't that much attention to the federal election cU11paigl1. Sure, I have read the papers, listened to the radio and surfed the internet, but I think that rtn dea.ling with a degree of election fatigue that set in even bdt)re Parliament dissolved. The various have been posturing themselves since end of the 2004 election. \Vhen the Liberals \vere in a mjnority position, I was somewhat excited. I hoped that we might see some serious deal-making being made, or maybe some policies would be put in place that eycryone could agree on. Boy, W.1lS I naive. Instead of deal-making, we were flooded ~with controversies and floor-crossings. Add to that sabre rattling and whining, yo~' to ,yonder if anyone was there to The problem, from my point of was that there \vas so much posturing and sound· that I could never tell when ,"nF,-'r",'n,,' happened. 1 tried to be informed, not that easy. The promises are flying fast and thick as we zero in on election day. I wonder whether anyone bas compared the ;mmber of made during the election period to that are actually acted upon once a government finds itself elected. That sounds like a good political science thesis to me. Cill me cynical, bu! it seems that wiH be promised to gain a vote, no Hl:ltter how ill-thought out or impossible it be. A leader can promise to step on someone else's

1. Improved and urban transit: Our highways are congested, air travel takes forever and there's never parking. \X;'e are a mobile nation. If someone said that they would improve our intercity rail travel to sor;lCthing similar to die l:;;uropean or Asian networks, they'd have my vote.

2. More money for t.he CRC: CaJl me a bleeding heart, I-loye·Canada kind of f"ruy, but the eBC has had it for the past decades. Canada needs a strong voice. There are only so mmw repeats in the place of new progran;ming th;t I can take.

3. Boost our foreign aid: Does anrbody stiU remember the Mak~Poverty History ~arnp,'igl1? It's time for Canada to talk the walk thatwe'"c been Bono or no Bono. \Ve've got the resources. \Xi,'ve promised help. Let's see some action.

4. Better financial support for stu.. dents: Students should be able to defer lo,in find decent payments until be it six months or six years after ate. Payments would b~ a percent'age annual income. This allo\\'s students to fOClJS on the education that want which rnight ordinarily be out of their reach, It also allov."s them to focus their time post-graduation on a job rather than the next debt repayment. neai@imprint.uwaterioo.(;a

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ntal: opted-out students still have to pay Peds launched umassive" campaign to inform students of options benefits must complete the claim form with their dentist. In this case the student will have to pay the entire sum and file the claim for the reimbursement.

Continued from page 3 Even though students who opted out in the fall term are automatically ensured their re· they are still charged for its amount in their tuition. After the balance for the entire term is settled - the tuition, the dental plan i; completely paid -- those students will be sent a reimbursement cheque by studentcare. net /works. 'rhe fee for students not enrolled in co-op was $34.25 in the fall term and $68.50 for coverage throughout both the winter and terms. For students enrolled in co-op is $64.22 for the academic term, but the coverage continues for the student's following work term. Students should be aware that the plan does not completely cover their dental care needs. The policy covers 70 per cent of fees coming fi:om checkups and cleaning. However, the only covers 50 per cent of fees incurred fillings, root canals, or oral surgery. The d'lCdunts .increase by 30 per cent forpreventaservices - checkup and cleaning - as ",-",ll as 20 per cent for all other services if the consulted dentist is a member of the Dental Net\vork. Students who wish to claim their dental

All insurance plans are annual contracts and must be operated as such .... we have done our best to work within the university billing system and communicating this to students." 61

Carmen Lam, Feds vice-president administration and finance

Some dental offices ate able to make electronic submissions which would reduce the amount paid by the student to only what's not covered by the plan.

. The Feds-sponsored plan offers a multitude of benefits over individual plans; the Feds plan is much less expensive, it doesn't discriminate against people of certain ages or sexes and most importantly it does not exclude individuals with previous ailments or illnesses. The issue that might come on to the mind of some students is "I never knew that I had to opt out in the fall to be able to in the winterl" Feds engaged on a massive campaign to inform students about the dental plan and most importantly the deadlines during the change of coverage period. Putting up posters across campus, posting the information on t.he Feds website and sending out a comprehensive e-mail to every student e-mail registered on Quest. Although, it would be significantly more convenient for students to have the option to opt out every term, Feds is standing firm stating "All insurance plans are annual con .. tracts and must be operated as such. W/e have done our best to work within the universitv billing system and communicating this t~) students." seteer@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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International A formal proposal will be passed in Tulua, Colombia in March for all men and women, resident or visitor, to always carry at least one condom. As Tulua's AIDS rates are one of the highest, this mandatory requirement will be enforced on everyone 14 years or older. If you are found without a condom, the penalty is either a $180 fine or a safe sex

course. In their efforts to prevent clisease and reduce the pregnancy rate of 17 per cent for women under the age of 18, councilmen have agreed this is the best solution, despite the apparent outrage from priests and clergymen. Alongside t.his proposal, two million free condoms have been given out in last year alone and a number of condom dispensers will begin to pop up. In Colombia, you either carry the rubber or pay the price.

Big businesses have been urged to switch 011 to dean technologies so as to cut greenhouse gas emissions during a meeting of six Asia-Pacific countries on climate change. Senior officials from Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the U.S. opened a meeting of the Asia Pacific Clean Devdopment and Climate Partnership in Sydney on Wednesday. The six partners represent almost half of world GDP, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and population. Officials met about 80 business chiefs from the energy sector and discussed how to cut greenhouse emissions by using dean technologie~. U.S. Energy Secreta.ry Sam Bodman said the partners would expect to challcnge L.~e private sector to take advantage of the opportunities thatwcre available to them. "It's rcally the private sector, the companies that own the assets, that make the financial allocations, that are ultimately going to be the solvers of the p:roblems,"M~. Bodman said. jhuang@imprint.uwaterloo.ca wparkar@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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moments of 2005 Visitors and scandals rock the campus Continued from page 3 Remembering those we lost (continued)

Third-year chemical engineering student Patricia Vepari lost a short, but sudden battle with a meningococcal infection on February 4, 2005. Vepari's life was commemorated with a memorial tree planted near the CElT late last year.

At the beginning of April, UW''s proposed operating budget for 2005(2006 was revealed, sho\\~g that thfe trend of budget cuts at Waterloo would continue for the fifth straig~t year. The tuition freeze and a lack of inflation adjustment in government grants were cited as the primary factors in the financial shortfall. Due to both of these factors, the university \\~ have lost more than $30 million in the past three years.

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Leave the Pack Behind offered a different oral fixation to smokers and non-smokers alike by selling pizza outside the Bomber fast Wednesday. They were raising money for Smoke-Free Day, a campus-wide event aiming to get UW students to quit smoking. Manning the booth was Ray Gulleson, 38 psychology and Kulin Matchar, 2B biomed (pictured).

Canadian environmental activist David Suzuki came to campus on After a trip home to his nativf January 26 to kick off the Waterloo Pakistan for the Christmas holidays, chapter of the federal government's Feds VP administration and finan"c~ ~ One-Tonne Challenge. Suzuki held Raveel Afzaal was restricted from both a student symposium in the returning to Canada due to visa SLC during the afternoon and a difficulties. The problems arose lecture at ~IL's Theatre of the Arts from Afzaal working a full-timf in the evening. position with the Federation with Microsoft mogul Bill Gates made his student visa. The university UW his only Canadian stop in his • wrote a letter to the Pakistani go~ university tour on October 13. With ernment on Afzaal's behalf, assuring a focus on meeting first-year comthat the student would complete puter science, math and engineering his degree and then return to his . students to share his thoughts on home country. the future of technology. Gates Weeks after the end of the Feds spoke in Hagey Hall Humanities election, the winner of the senaTheatre in the morning which was tor-at-Iarge position was finally desimulcasted in the SLC Great Hall termined on March 3. Matt Austin and the Davis Centre concourse for had received the most votes, but he those who were unable to snatch did not officially gain the position up tickets. because he haa been disqualifi~ from the race by Brandon Sweet, the chief returning officer. Austin Tuition debate appealed the disqualification to the university secretary and his appeal was granted. Former Ontario Premier Bob Rae After a lengthy battle over released his post-secondary review in the club's alleged $6,000 debt to February, making recommendations the university, the Federation of such as a $1.5 billion increase in postsecondary funding, a considerable Students' disciplinary committee temporarily dissolved the Embassy rise in tuition and the removal of student assistance in order to enable Student Association (ESA) at the beginning of May. The ESA refused all qualified students to attend postto acknowledge the unpaid rental secondary institutions. The report fees for the Humanities Theatre, suggested that the current tuition freeie would remain until at least where it had held weekly Christian worship events. 2006 and until student aid is fixed and significant new government investments are made. sgardner@imprint.uwaterloo.ca·

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TRACE Gets New Director

This coming August, Catherine Schryer will become director of the Teaching Resources and Continuing Education office in August. She will be taking over from the current director, Barbara Buiman-Fleming of the psychology dcpattment. Schryer considers her specializations to be genre theory an~ healthcare communication. For foOr years, from 2000-2004, she waS president of the UW faculty asSociation. Also known as TRACE, the Teaching Resources and Continuing Education office provides workshops for grad students in the University Teaching program, as well as services for the faculty of uw. Over the next few months, Schryer will begin work as co-director and will begin reviewing TRACE's role in UW life. She ",till also be developing new ideas to

'improve the organisation before stepping into the role of director. legislation needed for a smart nation

David Jol)nston, president of uw, proposed Saturday, December 24 that Canada needs to impose legislation to keep it a "smart nation." The legislation would encourage education and innovation and empower people to best utilize their skills. He said our quality of living will only further decline if such legislation is not imposed. Similar national programs are already instated in the US, Germany and Australia. In the upcoming federal election Johnston believes that Canadians need to focus on the education of the country. He feels that voters in this country are not aware of the problems facing universities today and that these problems need to be addressed quickly. He fears that the country will lose its intelligence if nothing is done to hold on to it. He asks that voters next Monday consider the state of education when voting. International students get more financial options

International students on search for employment can look to UW International Undergraduate Work-Study Program for help. Students from outside Canada in their second year or higher can applyfor on campus jobs in order to gain financial aid. This program is

important because international students have fewer options for financial aid than Canadian students. These jobs offer students $9 to $11 per hour for a maximum of $1,500 per term with work hours of about 5 to 10 hours a week. They are funded by UW with the university paying a 75/25 split with the employer. International students in need of financial aid can now also contact the Undergraduate Emergency Bursary Fund for assistance. More information is available from the Student Awards and Financial Aid Office at 519-888-4567, ext. 3583. Ideas for Health

On January 5, speakers from Canada, Sweden, the United States and Finland gathered for the ''Ideas for Health" international conference in the Lyle Hallman Institute wing of Matthews Hall. Many health organizations, from the community and internationally, joined together to discuss problems facing healthcare today. The day-long event, tided ''Buildingan Integrated Health Information System," featured findings from UW researchers as well as interRAI and the Canadian Institute for Health. The conference was organized by the new «Ideas for Health" research group at uw. This endeavour is led by John Hirdes and Ian McKillop of the health studies and gerontology department respectively. $3.5 million have been put into; many projects

aimed at developing new ways of assessinghealthcare formental health patients and the elderly. These projects are scheduled to be finished by July of this year. McHugh Russell running for NDP

Liam McHugh-Russell, former VP of education at UW and first year law student at the University of Toronto is runningfor the EtobicokeLakeshore seat for the NDP in the upoomingfederal election. During his time at Waterloo, McHugh-Russell was very politically active. He advocated strongly on many important issues such as improving post-secondary education and an infamous CASA debate. After leaving Waterloo, McHugh Russell continued his involvement in politics. He is the co-chair of the youth wing of theNDP, on the OSAP Appeal Board and on the Ontario Federation of Labour's Under 30 .Committee. He has continued his political advocacy by fighting to get AIDS medicine to Africa. He also volunteers at a law clinic andtheNGO (Non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations). McHugh-Russell is running against well-known historian and journalist Liberal Michael Ignatieff. John Capobianco is running for the Conservative Party, Phil Ridge is running for the Green Party, Cathy Holiday is running for the Communist Party and Janice Murray is representing the

Marxist-Leninist Party. McHugh-Russell has no qualms about his high-profile opponent, and his campaign shows this. Ignatieff won the right to represent the liberals easily, where McHugh-Russell fought a tight race against two other candidates. He even said of his Liberal opponent, "People from across the riding have called us and said, 'we're disappointed with the undemocratic process that brought us the Liberal candidate. He hasn't lived in the riding and doesn't represent our concerns." He seems positive about his campaign, commenting, "We think we've got a good shot." Third-year takes the pot at poker

Steve Paul-Ambrose, a third-year science and business student won $1.3 million in a poker tournament January 11. The tournament Paul-Ambrose won was theThirdAnnual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Adantis Casino Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Only spending $102, Paul-Ambrose won his way to the tournament through online poker tournaments at PokerStars.com. He competed against 700 hundred other players from around the world. Look in next week's issue of Imprint for an interview with PaulAmbrose. acsanady@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Politicians learn to podcast of the election campaign, it gets rather through pictures (a photo-blog, if you tired and redundant in blog form. will). Now, SOII).e pictures certainly are Some variety would be nice! worth a thousand words, but the con"C-Blog" is surprisingly better; at tent of Jack Layton's photo journey is least the blurb encourages youth to disappointingly repetitive.Jack shaking vote, regardless of their choice of hands, Jack at a podium, Jack with his candidates. And though some of the arm around another proud NDP. .. you entries have the same superior. tone -- - - -- ---get to the idea. Podcasts are great, but , of the "adult" blog, there is a wider • they're hardly universal; you can't just Blqgging. You do it, I do it, and the variety of content here. The best go catch the most recent episode at, campaign teams for your favourite entries are by far the entries wherein say, the library while you're studying, prime ministerial candidates do it. young voters recall childhood stoaS70u can a written blog. 1bese days, blogging has become a ries to explain why they like certain more organic form of travel writing, Conservative policies. And for those 3) Green Party - http://greenan4 although bIogs lack the concision a little more tech-savvy, the Conserva- party.typepad.com/ of· most mainstream news feeds, they tive site also boasts podcasts, making ofittviewers a more expansive range of them very media-savvy. For a party still struggling to gain ins/igbts. But during the long lead-up to recognition across the country, the Election 2006, which political blogs are Green Party's blog is surprisingly , the least p~san, and which the most professional and straightforward. These days, blogging i~?Which,inotherwords,are Forget 'playing to the electorate' by worth your time as an informed voter? attempting to seem 'hip' and 'with has become a more Here's a look at the largest campaign it'; the Green Party focuses solely on organic form of travel explaining its policies and difference blogs from the four main Englishspeaking parties in Canada: from stronger parties in clear, strucwriting, and although tured statements and posts. 1) Conservatives - http://www. blogs la~k the conciconservative.ca/EN/2524/ 4) Liberals -http://www.liberai.

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bttp://www.conservative.ca/ EN/1868/ Putting aside the party's podcast, there are two blogs on the Conservativewebsite: a Campaign blogand 'CSlog', which is geared toward youth. The Campaign blog is simple at best and unrelenting at worst; it oudines the names and places involved in Stephen Harper's day-to-day hijinx, often not-so-subdy introduces links to policy pages on the site, and never misses an opportunity to proselytize about the inherent superiorty of Harper and Conservative proposals, especially over the Liberals. \'Vhile this kind of heated, persistent attack (the author loves his exclamation points!) is ~rtainly acceptable in many parts I

sion of most main. stream news feeds, they offer viewers a more expansive range of insights.

2) NDP - http://www'ndp. ca/gallery http://wu1w.ndp.ca/podcastitzg Actually, while the NDP also have a radio broadcast and a podcast (with Jack Layton among those making the casts themselves), they don't have a proper written blog. Instead they have opted to tell the story of their campaign

cal blogs_e.aspx I saved the Liberal blog for last because I find its posts the most refreshing. Writren by :Paul 1\fartin's speechwriter over the exhaustive campaign trail, partisan matters come secondary to anecdotes about beingon' the road, and his posts are as likely to make jokes about his O\v,tl party as any other. As such, his posts really do seem more ''human'' than the others. Butwhichever blog or podcastyou choose to follow for the rest of this election -vehement, picturesque, business-like, or casual - make it an informed selection! -Anonymous

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It had to come up at some point. When you're running a campus newspaper, politics are a hard thing to avoid. I always steered clear of having a heavy interest in elections or politics. It just doesn't make good coffee conversation and generally leads to fights. But this week I received a baptism with the sick oil of politics. I've spent days reading party platforms, researching scandals and interviewing politicians. My head has become a house of commons. I'm not going to profess some sort of political manifesto. Instead I'd like to point out how the world of politics is similar to Dawson j Creek. You've got Conservative Joey and Conservative Dawson, Liberal Jen and Liberal Pacey and the extraordinarily left-wing duo of Jack and Andy. They filled hours and hours with their

political scandals and I watched every minute' of it. I felt like politics became my life. But after several hours of Dawsonj Creek} a few cases of beer and a half-pot of coffee, I quickly realized that life is a constant election. Cliche? Is that the one with broccoli and cheese? On that note, did you know that broccoli could not exist without human influence? That's just fucked. But I digress. In realizing that life itself is a big election, there are a number of questions raised. In the male social world, everyone is sort of running for this alpha-male status. Got to be the biggest, the strongest and the smartest. Either that or the liberal viewpoint: the most unique. There's a cliche out there about going on a date. Two common ideas are to go for coffee or for drinks. People tend to attach connotative meanings to these two acts. Coffee can be said to mean you're the artistic sensitive type and drinks can cast the impression of a superficial relationship. But I think the real reason for these two common locations is a destroying of political face. Going for coffee or a couple pints can

consecrate your meeting as open space wij:re people leave their political faces at home. . This extends far beyond mere dating.! It serves as a separator from the professional and the personal. When you want to get! to know someone and chit-chat, you go for coffee or drinks. The other week I saw a group of businessmen at Morty's sharing a few pitchers and some pub-grub. While I was waiting for my habitually late friend to show up, I eavesdropped. Hey, everybody does it. The conversation was forced. It was business-like, but there was a smattering of personal interaction that managed to wedge its way in uncomfortably. It was like sitting down on a tiny couch between two overweight academics-weird. While most business people can conduct meetings over drinks, it makes it a little weird. People are so used to running in the election that when they're forced to remove their faces, it turns weird. Kinda like when Dawson and Joey kissed and they were no longer childhood friends. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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There really is nothing like a good, old-fashioned argument. Two people squaring off about some issue, be it large or small, that they disagree on. It's fascinating - both to watch and to participate in - squaring one's own rhetoric and knowledge and opinions against another's. , Then, thereis the political debate: a dry, uninteresting organism that is so fragile and lacking in substance that you could take no notice of it and usually not miss a thing. It has, of course, not always been this way. P0litical debates used to be quite energetic and were both engaging and entertaining - or so I am wId. The problem is now that these debates have been weighed down with the parties being so fearful of their glorious leaders making any mistake that they beat into them their patty lines and talking points, leaving behind nothing more than carefully trained parrots sporting jackets and ties. It was despite this that I sat down to watch the leader's debate on Monday and if you missed it ... I envy you. It was really that dull.

However, I must say that the only moment leader cannot be forced to marry two people of interest came for me when Paul Martin of a denomination that he does not believe came out with a policy announcement. This in, then he should not be forced to marry tylo is something unheard of, even in those fabled people who fly in the face of whatever faith debates of old ... policyisneverrevealeddur- ,he prescribes to. I could never support the ing the debates! Sure, you may have a nearly contrary and would agree with the use of 'the national audience, but you don't have the time notwithstanding clause's use in this situation if to devote to whatever policy you're putting it were necessary. . forward and neither the careful scripting nor Of course I doubt that such a thing would . structure that a good policy announcement ever really have to come to pass anyway. Peol?le requires. get all romantic about weddings and I highly It was then to my shock that Paul Martin doubt any pastor would give you the wedding came forward and declared that he and his Libof your dreams if he were being forced iq.to eral band of brothers would come together in it. It's like badmouthing a waiter before your this new session of Parliament to (constitutionmeal ... a very, very bad idea. Regardless, this ally) remove the notwithstanding clause from is an example that comes easily to mind as a, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. good use of the notwithstanding clause., It Considering that this clause is the one is a move that would protect - rather then that< the Conservatives will eventually use to strip - the rights of Canadians and that is follow through on their promise to revert us something that no government should fear . doing. back to '~One Man One Woman," you would probably expect that I would be cheering The fact that Paul Martin somehow" manon this latest liberal policy. Sadly, you would aged to convince his advisors (or vice versa) be wrong. that this was a good policy that people could As much grief as the notwithstanding clause get behind shows that this campaign has been has caused the queer community, it is still a running too long. Martin has leaped before he very necessary part of the Charter that should < looked and I'm certain that in the next week he not be permanendy removed. There are times will reap the consequences of this seemingly when I can understand that its use would be rash pronouncement. required, such as protecting the right of religious figures to marry whom they want. If a religious gbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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tudent issues key as ampaign intensifies The carnpaigning days are dwindling hut the campaign promises are multiplying! What does this mean tostuclents? The answer requires knowledge of the prirnaryinterests of students. I can't speak for all students, but the issues that I think matter most to us include the environment, the economy and post-secondary educaas these all impact our present ilnd ll.itllre well-being. regard to the envitonrnent, thef<:'S no question that the Green Party comes out way ahead with its ,'nv~iml1mentally friendly policies from a green economy to ta!:Rc!te<1 tax reform. Because they ha,e slim chances at best of winning riding in Canada, environmentali:,ts rend to support the Liberals or NDP. i'vfeanwhile, the Conservative opposition to the Kyoto Protocol sh,yws tlleit true colours as enemies of the natural environment. All of the major parties have made for students. The Conserva".',h'~H.~ a tax credit of for half of the tuition the first and timl years of student's education. The NDP has ;nade only a vague promise of $4

},s t>tudents, we often feel compelled to 'vote left-of·centre. But do we understand why? In his naive "Please Keep Your Ads Classy Mark Johnson completely misconstrues the policies of the Conservative Party. }'\s a newly--minted Conservative who once considered himself a dyed-in-the-wool Liberal, allow me to clarify the misconceptions of the C011servative Party as ilIusttated by .l\fr. Johnson. Johnson implies anyone who is anti-Kyoto, is also anti-environment. Unaer the accord, the government can obtain "carbon credits" from other countries instead of actually loweting emissions. Tne Toronto Star reported that to meet our target, the liberal government must buy credits from other countries, And even worse is the monetary waste: although Ca-· nadians have spent $3.7 billion on greenhouse gas emissions have increased by more than 20 per cent since 1990, Johnson argued that it was a Tory gmierrL"TIent that: implemented it, but ["ikd to admit th"t the CST costs less

billion for post-secondary education. 'Xmch approach is the best is for students to decide. The economv is undoubtedly the most important issue of this ~am paign, as economic health leads to the ability to fund all other programs and initiatives. Canadians still have nightmares about the last Conservative government, which as we know, left the economv in shambles and the national debt and unemployment rate at record levcIs. Depressingly, Harper's policies seem geared towards affecting the same impact on our country, which has enjoyed unprecedented economic success under Liberal administration. A news rcIease recently came out that detailed the costs of the plans of Harper's Conservatives, based on economic projections made by Canada's top economists. The analysis clearly states that Harper's plans will plunge us back into a fiscal deficit, amounting to at least $12.4 billion over five years and, if we include the Tory promise to address the so-called "fiscalimbalanee" myth of the Bloc Quebecois, the deficit soars to between $23.4 billion and $52.4 billion, a stunning figure that would cause our debt to skyrocket and create economic hardshipfi)f our generation for decades to corne. 'And tneGtmservatives haven't even finished announcing the extent of their spencling plans yet! Ho\J,' they can accuse the NDP and Liber-als of being the tax end-spenders is

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beyond me. The NDP has also made wild promises, they at least have committed to cancelling tax cuts to pay for their plans. But where will Harper getthe money to pay for his commitments? Will he simply break his promises like his apparent idol, former premier Mike Hartis? Oh, there is one way the Tories might pay for paft of theit proposals. In spite of prior promises to the contrary, they've now declared that they will actually impose a tax increase on Canadians in the lowest income tax bracket. How crooked is that? They've promised to immediately raise income taxes for the poor if elected this month. They hope to, in their first budget, reduce the amount below which low-income Canadians pay no income tax. The Liberals and NDP would both raise that rate and, with many students in that income bracket, we should pay close attention. Student issues are matters that affect the country as a whole. An educated workforce and a healthy environment are a boon to the economy and all parties have made promises in those vital areas. The economy, which drives the country, is a precious element of our well being that must be protected, and I urge you to consider these issues \vhen you make your choice on January 23.

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st ry Tax (MST), a tlL" hidden in the price of goods. Besides, it was a 19931iberal election promise to cut the GST entirely --a promise they failed to keep. Harper's GST cutis more progressive than an income tax cut, which leaves the poorest Canadians behind because they are off the tax roll. But the poor aren't the only minorities Conservatives are assisting. A Tory government \,rill expedite the recognition of foreign credentials through the creation of a federal agency. This means immigrant families will be able to obtain equal work opportunity faster. As a community of many immigrants, UW students should find this idea especially ap" pealing. And what about the Tory plan for child care? The Conservatives offer choice. Does it mal,e sense to tax a working parent who is nowhere close to a daycare and still has to pay for child care? What about stay-at-home parents? Or those who don't work 9-to-5, as many poor parents do? They would be taxed for a sen1.ce they cannot use, which hurts them even more. Even worse, the costs of a daycare bureaucracy \vill eat up much of the $10 billion the Liberals propose to spend, and much of that money will not be funnelled to the people who need it. The 'lory tlL'\: cut for families with young children would give money directly to parents. $25 a \veek, Johnson says. One Conservative policy offers this amount, true, but he fails to consider other policies

and strategies, which coUectivelyadd up to more. Another issue requiring more thought by Johnson is the gun registry. The registty is great at registering reg· istered gun owners. Unfortunately, the problem is illegal guns, which generally flow ae'toSs the US. border. The Conservative plan? Simple: arm our border guards. Believe it or not, Canadian border guards are currently unarmed. Clearly, the ill-thought out gun registty hasn't made our stteets safer. Finally, the Conservative platform is void of a same-sex marriage ban. It simply calls for a democratic vote on the matter. Last year, Paul Martin forced his cabin~t to vote in favour of the legislation. In a democracy, MPs should vote according to their constituents' views. Thats why prominent Conservative MPs James Moore and Jim Prentice voted in favour of the legislation because it reflected the opinion of their constituents. With the plethora of recently released Liberal attack ads, I'm sure Johnson is embarrassed after wagging his finger at Conservatives. He certainly sounded foolish and arrogant by suggesting he spoke for Canadians. Recent polls show the Tories in the lead. U\'\; I've only barely touched on what you need to kno\tJ. Learn to doubt what you are toid and recognize bias in media. i\rrive at your views after grouncfi.r..g them in substantial truths. -John Rogers

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Bahlibi misses great opportunity

Mark Johnson's article "Please keep your ads classy Harper" was subheaded "Conservatives should focus on poli(~y." Yet in his own article, he described the honourable Stephen Harper, leader of the opposition, as a "bitter, sour, ever-scowling" man who "doesfl'tgivea damn" about increasing voter cynicism and thus increasing disenfranchisement. To be fair, he did admit, "believe it or not, there are some actual ideas in their minds." He went on to present these ideas in what I think anyone must view as a one-sided m~er. The GST cut is dismissed by appeals to a highet power, namely an anonymous group of economists. Not content to leave it at this, he also pointed an ironic finger at the Conservariv'Cs for in,troducingthe GST in the first place. He left out the fact that the GST was introduced to replace the l\Janufacturer's Sales TiL", a previously well-hidden tax applied at the back-end of the consumption chain. As long as wc'rc using l11e GST to beat up politicians, isn't it only fait to mention thattheLibcrals appearto have forgotten their 1993 election promise to tepeal the GST entirely? 1 do not w'ish to drone on, so my final words address his views on the gun registry. Its opponents are "insulting the police" and need to "find something else to complain about" because it is "used thousands of tll1es each and every day" to help fight crime. The editors at Ill1printwill have to assist me \,v1th the numbers here: are there 3,650,000 gun crimes in Canada each year? Canada had gun control law~ in place before the gun registry, which itself cost a whopping$l,OOO,OOO,OOO. Sadly, the urban violence where gun crime is rife is not helped by a gun registry for law-abiding folks. Perhaps the billion dollars would have been better spent on a larger police force? I am disappointed that Johnson'S philippic was given ink and inches. Perhaps the editor truly does set the tone for a paper?

Kemet Bahlibi, you have done it again. You have profusely disappointed me. The first time around was when vou wrote a horrible review of a play:but this time, it wasn't something that you wrote, but something that you "assembled." In the January 6, 2006 edition of Imp-rint, Ashley Csanady wrote an article titled, "Why the hell are they famous?" Kemet Bahlibi is credited for assembling an image for the article. In the said image, there is a frame which features Tom Cruise jumping on a couch. This photo is, of course, from his infamous appearance on tl1e television show Oprah. Bahlibi's assembled image also features a photo of Paris Hilton but it is of her at a movie premiere or an mvards shovl. If Bahlibi is going to feature a still from a \'ideo of 1()m Cruise's most famous incident, \Vhr didn't she feature a still from a video of Paris Hilton's most famous incident? Bahlibi, you disappoint me, We all know that sex sells and if you had featured just one photo ol her in night-vision, who kno\ys where you \",ould be today? People would have taken notice of you and perhaps The Nell/ York Tillles or The Washingtoll POJtwould have picked you up to be their "photo assembler." You missed your chance.

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Libs have been doing little campaigning as they're broke, despite stealing millions, though they've started t:be attack ads showing Hatper in a scary appearance, and NDP is the one attacking Libs (with good cause). erc smear campaign? I don't knowwh ich election Johnson is watching, A CPC GST cut is a handout to the rich? Blatant lie. The GST cut is the only cut that will help low income earners, since they don't get anything from the Liberal income tax cut, which helps t..1tose who pay a lot of income tax (the rich). The Lib gun registry is used th;JU sands of times each day to help fight crime? Blatant lie. Under the GR, gun violence has increased. It controls lawabiding citizens, not criminals. It cost 2000 times the amount claimed by tl1e Libs. GR, proposed f,'1lt1 ban, soft on crime stance, tax dollars for comfortable prisons, yes, the Libs are workIng hard to give criminals more il1centiv'~ to harm your family and ensure you won't have the means to protect them. Lib5 ga\"e the biggest tax cuts in Canadian history? Blatant lie. They didn't use negative ads? Blatant lie. They protected the environment? Blatant lie. Their environmental policy is to implement Kyoto, wh:Jse sole purpose is to reduce greenho use gas emissions. Period. J.\linceptionin '97,675,000 kilo t01111es of GHG's were emitted/year. The last data is for 2003, with 740,OOO-kilo wnnes emitted/ vear. Canada has the second highest per capita ernissions in the world. Yet Martin says we're (~nl'jrorlInentally friendly. ' ,-1Iatthew Nowak 4B computer science

Bomber napkin shortage Extremist propaganda unwelcome I'm responding to Johnson'S "Please keep your ads classy Harper" piece, as almost every sentence is a blatant lie. CPC is running a smear campaign with no message? Blatant lie. CPC is setting pace with policy after policy, even Lib-funded media concedes this.

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I sort of feel like maybe you shouldn't do this ... \l('hen English is not your first language and you come to North i\merica (or probably any other English speaking country) for the first time, one of the first thu1f:,>S you learn is to use lots of "sort of," "like" and "somehow" in your language. Everyone else does it and after all you want to learn to speak like native speakers do. But after a while I started to think about i1'. I heard sentL'11CeS like "I son of don't really like Mexican food:'or "She's like this really pretty girl, but I somehow feel like maybe she'~ just not my type:' and tllat got me confused. of r asked do people such a lor they avoid

definite statements so hard? At first I thought that there might be some secret language police that takes you away if you say things like "J don't like Mexican food" or "She's a pretty girl, but she's not my type," but no. I tried it and 1 am stjll here (for tile record, I do like Mexican food), Something else might happen however. If you express roilr dislike of something in a clear-cut \,,~ay - without toning it down by the above filler words --- people might think you lack tact or judge you as aggressive, especially if they just said that they like it. You can say it as casuaJlyas you want, with no single hint of impoliteness, and still cause that reaction. I think that the reason behind such vagueness in om language is the fact that we are living in a consensus societY. It seems like an un\,nitten la\V not to question otber people's opinions and to never the impression that \'011 thi.'1k YOU are right and the orhcr" " -Y~ur you could you? And even if you . . want to tell the

other person that you think his acting is wrong, for heaven's sake don't just say: "You shouldn't do this." Ptlt it rather like: "I sort of feel like maybe you shouldn't do this". The latter part can optionally be replaced by: " ... maybe this isn't the best idea." These are the marks that the con~ sensus-worshipping attitude has left in om language (my first language is German, and there are signs there, too). Don't get me wrong. Toning yourself do\vn definitely makes sense when you are dealing 'W1th a different culture that you know little ab;~lUt, when you have to be carefui not to say insulting things or things L~at are misunderstood. But aren't we taking it a little far by pUl1ing this vagueness in everyday conversations, -\vhert: 00 consequences whatsoever can be ex~ pected? "I'm kind of doing volunteer work on Saturday, so 1 can't So,

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No MP from any party has done more to try and correct the injustice of the Deportation and Denaturalization policy than Andrew Telegdi (Kitchener-Waterloo). As Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Telegdi has led his group in coming up with a series of recommenaations that will end D and D once and for all by making the citizenship revocation process judiciously fair. These recommendations must be enacted if the Charter rights of 6 million naturalized Canadians are to be protected. That is something -that will be dealt with by the new parliament. That makes it essential that Telegdi be returned. Ukrainian News, December 14-27, 2005 The hero of this case, if that isn't too strong a word, is Liberal MP Andrew Telegdi (Kitchener-Waterloo) Columnist Peter Worthington, Toronto Sun, June 2, 2004 Andrew Telegdi managed to preserve a thread of dignity and purpose in Parliament a lonely Liberal voice standing up for what he believes is right. Columnist Greg Weston, Ottawa Sun, December 2, 2001 Telegdi has made it clear he is prepared to make sacrifices for his convictions about democracy and rule of the law. Columnist Graham Fraser, Toronto Star, December 2, 2001

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Free-market economist Stephen Harper; leader of the opposition Conservative Party. is profree trade, pro-Iraq war; anti-Kyoto, anf! socially conservative. Move over Tony Blair: if elected, Mr. Harper will quickly become Mr. Bush's new best friend internationally and the poster boy for his ideal foreign leader.

Patrick Basham. Washington TI~es. December 2. 2005 Canadians should take a look at what [Alliance-Conservative Stephen Harper] proposes... the pulling back of government pulling it back from the environment pulling it back from the defence of equality, pulling it back from the !kfence of Aboriginals, pulling it back frOm the defence of women. Internationally. what he proposes is by and large a policy that would very closely follow the hard line of the Bush White House. [Cahadians] should know that that's what they would get with Stephen Harper. No question about that I do think it would be dangerous for Canada to have a leader with the kind of mentality that Mr. Harper has. . Former Conservative Prime Minister Joe Clark

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I remember there was this teacher in my high school who really hated Disney movies. She felt they were outdated and projecteo unrealistic ideas on little girls or somethi!1g, I'm not entirely sure. She even went so far as to take Disney wrapping paper and cut out a picture of four princesses. She then glued them to Bristol board and made a poster about the "Dangers of Disney." You know, she did have a point. Disney movies do portray a certain set of unrealistic and unattainable values. Belle does stay in an abusive relationship and Snow White is supposed to be dead when Prince Charming kisses her - which is just weird. Despite this cynical take on these age-old fairy tales, Disney movies aren't all bad. In a world where kids are growing up faster and faster and are exposed to even more sex and violence than we were, Disney provides an innocent happy ending with a moral lesson as welL The bad' guy is always v~quished and the hard-working, misunderstood or persecuted heroine. escapes her terrible condition and lives happily ever after. Once upon a time, fairy tales' were often used to convey moral values or important les~ons to children. Cinderella taught them to work hard and be kind and Little Red-Riding-Hood taught them not to wander off into the woods alone. Although most kids need only to turn on the six o'clock news to learn not to wander off alone, these fairy tales still hold certain values for children. There are the lessons of hard

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work, kindness and even tolerance (Ariel's family was bigoted against humans) and how these traits will lead to some great reward. Though valid, in my opinion these are not the most redeeming qualities of Disney movies. It is, in fact, the idea of happily ever after. In a society where 50 per cent of all marriages end in divorce, that means just as many children are growing up in a household where relationships are not ever lasting. The idea of true, everlasting love is becoming more and more rare in our society. Even as I'm writing this a small part of my brain is screaming, "c'mon!" We live in a society that is becoming more and more jaded by the day. The "death of romance," as Carrie Bradshaw put it, is not just in New York anymore. Children are surrounded by this and Disney movies provide a happy ending in a cynical world. Although the archetype of fairy tales maybe outdated and even a little sexist, the message of romance and lbve shouldn't be. Disney movies can convey a story to children that r~sonate in their minds for ever. What girl doesn't still dream of finding Prince Charming - although he may be more like a

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When mommy and daddy don't stay" together, children get the wrong idea about love. It's becoming disposable and Disney movies show a kind of endu,ring, unconditional love to children at a young enough age that it permeates through their subconscious. One could say Belle stayed in an abusive relationship, but they could also say she stayed with someone she cared about despite the way he looked and the way society perceived him. What could be a more valuable lesson to girls today than that?

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There is nothing worse in this crazy world than having son:iething dangle tantalizingly in your face only to be snatched awayat thelastsecond. It's true with wagging a piece of meat in front of a polar bear and it's true with Paul IYfart:in's tuition plan for undergrads. Like swimmingin a shark infested tank with a severedhumanhand,PaulMartin proudly shared his tuition plan for students at his recent campus visit. If the Liberal's are elected, he will implement a plan, beginning 2007, to pay for half of the first and last year's tuition for all Canadian students. 2oo7? Well let's see... that plan now becomes relevant to only first and second year students currentlyattending uw, assuming, of course, they don't drop out,graduate early or have some other reason for not accepting this money. And even then, it will still only apply to their last year. For the rest of us on campus, third and fourth years students who have worked ourselves to the bone, sucked up to our parents 01' complied to the ball-and-chain that is aSAP to pay for our tuition, this plan is a one-two punch in the face. I don't vote Liberal, but if I did, I would certainly change my vote now! .

What is the purpose of coming to a university full of people who have already invested thousands of dollars into their education to announce that their little siblings are going to get another break in life? They already have more of mom and dad's love and money staying at home, living the high school dream. Do I really need to know that they'll be getting another break in life? I realize hindsight is 20/20, but where was this goddamned plan for the double cohort? Not only did we have to comp.ete with extra students and the unknown of what would be neeaed to ev~ get us accepted into university or college, but we suffered in scholarships as 85 per cent became the new 70 per cent. As a student graduating before this lovely little piece of crafty Politics will be implemented, I really wish I could have stopped myself from watching the news that night. I always knew my curiosity would get me in trouble like the cat or the monkey and the man with the big yellow hat, but I never thought it would make me so bitter. It sounds to roe like the Liberals are trying to compete with the Conservative method of gaining votes: "Free money for everyone who doesn't need itl" What concerns me more than anything are the feelings I already have for the university lifestyle. I wouldn't consider myself a purist, but . I do think universities are becoming over-crowded with individuals who perceive these institutions as colleges,

job-training centres, or places to 'hang out before they have to enl:er the "real.world." Universities were always intended for the pUJ:suit .of knowledge, built on the threshold of curiosity (again, like the monkey ... ) stemmed from the outcasts and philosophers and solid in the foundation that knowledge is pow~r. Admi~b.ly, over the years aristocrafy and pnvilege became these schotls arid sanctioned them for those bf mon<cy, which is also not the po*nt of their existence. ! While I do insist that .~. 'ty should be fl viable option for anyo e with a passion forlearning,I don'tkn that tuition coupons are the way to do it. This, I believe, is a stab from the Liberal party at equality for students, but as with feminism, environmental politics and many other controversial topics, the key lies in distributing equitable access, which implies thatthere are fair chances and opportunities without assuming that an undergrad degree becomes a prerequisite for managing a Dairy Queen. We can't go back to the ancient Greek schools of thought where universities have their roots, but for the sake of not turninguniversity into a further extension ou the hell thatwas high school, where post-secondary students feel theyne~ to dwell for the next four years,l hesitate to applaud the Martin-Liberal tuition plan. That and the fact that I will be gr~duating 2006. -Rebecca McNeil

Language: "sort ofu a w.a:y of speaking Maybe, as a non-native speaker, I am missing something here. Maybe these words have an actual function. Maybe I am a bit pedantic with my examples. But even if that's true, there is something more important to it. I think that the excessive toning down of opini0ns can be harmful. Harmful? Yes, because it handicaps discussion that might be useful in changing some opinion for, the better. If I tell my friend that I always have my heating on and the window open to keep the airinside fresh, then he might say ''Yeah, that's true. Just, ehhh.. it

might somehow not really be ~eces足 sary to have it open all the time? Ah, I don't knOw." Wonderful! No point was made at all, yet he said something. I am never going to change my obviously wrong behaviour because of this. What he should say is more like: "I think that's a huge waste of energy. Why don't you just turn theheatingbff and open the window whenever you're at school (or wherever)?" Oear point, no one offended. I might actually think about it and come to the conclusion tha~ following his advice would not involve that much effort.

This example shows how ~n honest conversation can change an opinion. A lot of our opiniohs have never been tested. Many ~f us, inch~~ng me: do not hav~l.a real pOSitIon on Important poli*tcal topics. It is through discussidm that such opinions are formed and improved. And if this discussi~n is softened by thousands of "sort of," "somehow" and "like," then the resulting positions will be iu st as weak as they were before.. -Tom Gitzinger

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aggressive at press conferences as we are on the ice? Perhaps the decor of the boardrooms where these conferences occur should be changed. Add a score board, fill the pot,with some hockey sticks, flood the wood floor with some dry ice and we'll be set.

, ,~eXample o(out~pe,s.' smqjs~ttated 'in a,qUote toUnd·' totnethisopp6crtfuuty . those people' in the U,s. _m to think it is fun to bully' I ~ere in Canada, "I hope you :ptfat and hJve to roll on your ~ because you can't use your 1." Yes, that was a little unwarr,.ted - but first banning Alberta bqef because of one case of BSE ~ now poultry from BC because of\ a bifd that has the flu is classi¥ u overreacting. Gosh, I hope ~.II end up not having enough to fulfill your Atkins diet e to resort to eating your otatoes (I'm sure you will yto ban our potatoes from tQ 8Mt soon enough). ;'-.,case asitis reported in the No~,22, 2005 National Post article ~«US.BansBCPoultry:'states

_the Us. has banned all poultry C$Ug from BC because one bird ~ f«>und by the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) to have a ~thogenic strain of avian flu. In _itis not even the same strain that led to the mass slaughter of birds in • Peaser Valley in March. , But of course, Canadians have to play nice just in case the U.S. decides t¥t they won't trade with uS or purcHase any more of our companies (i.e. HBG). To my surprise, in an ride in the New York Times, the A.ineficans were standing up for us, while the CFIA doctors were playing Why can't we be as mean and

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Evans said. "We feel that the request from the US. is not totally unreasonable." Who the hell do you thJnkyou are?Apolitician?You'resmarterthan that, get on your lab coat and speak some sense. But Mr. Osterholm, from the University of Minnesota, the man I want to give a big hug to (and not only to keep warm on this blasted cold day), said, "I personally don't understand the science behind the government's decision. The strain of flu identified in the Canadian duck is commoninNorthAmerica. Besides, if the Asian flu virus does appear in North America, migratory birds will almost certainly be the source. And there's no stopping the movement of migratory birds between Canada and the US." He adds "Why do we care about this? I just don't understand" Perhaps he is a Canadian incognito, but I truly believe that there are logical Americans out there along with him. So I will be scouring the news for the next few weeks to find out if I need to get tile geese sittidg on my lawn migratory passports so they can get to their winter homes on time. Hopefully the lineups won't be too long.

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hcbidingiO a .certain, fOllow them around stalk. . and waoching their every mbetter our political system. 16mokaycomparison,I suppose. it.a little out of context. When Of stalk:in& they fail to realize Wverine is from Canada. Fucking Wolverine. I 'bet he could even take on Carradine - the American WtllVelrine - arguably the most character in mainstream hails from the land of the and beer. much as comic books have a of being kiddish and dare there is something to be from the story of Wolverine. He's rough, smart and ridiculously *vertlul. Plus in Ultimate Wolverine

versus The Hulk, hegottomin half and could still move - that's Canadian. Now Canadians don't get torn in half by the Hulk every day, but we certainly endure our fair share of strife. It's part of the Canadian spirit to get back up after you get knocked down ... or torn in half. It's not all savagery though. He has strong family values. Look at the Xmen movies. Wolverine treats Rogue like his daughter. While there may be some insinuated sexual relationship here and there, he still makes sure to protect her at all costs. Wolverine's no-bullshit approach is . exactly . what (4riadians are all a!x:>ut; Be teal. baye. a pint and talk about hockey. . ' . . Globally speaking. Canada embodies mUch of Wolvedne'sspirit. If the United Nations were the X-men, we

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Students enrolled in FINE 330, History and Discourse of the Museum, areusually challenged to collaborate on the creation of an exhibit using pieces from UW's permanent collection. While the exhibit is usually mounted in the Modern Languages Gallery, this year was different. Under the direction of UW Curator Carol Podedworny, the fall 2005 class had the unique opportunity to work with local artists, create their own theme and, finally, mount a full-scale exhibit in UW's Main Gallery. FINE 330 is in its sixth year but this is the first time students have ~pennitted to fashion an exhibit for the 4000 square foor,publicly funded Main Gallery. This privilege went'to student curators Amy Advani, EmilJ Berg, Stephanie Bush,Julia Cyr, Ana-Joel Falcon, Mark Folkes, Keelan Murtha, Cindy Willick,Jenn Yeates and Kristina Zelko. The team of student curators is a diverse group. Some are Fine Arts majors planning to make careers in the arts and others are history or drama majors with electives in fine and PI!!I'forming arts. Regardless of their main focus of study, they have all succeeded in accomplishing a major undertaking in a relatively short period of time - they only had three hours a week of class time to plan everything. Each student focused on one artist and chose one or more works to be featured in

their exhibit entitled Two Degrees of Separation. The theme stems from class discussions and an interest in the artists' exploration of nature versus culture. Two Degrees of Separation has something for almost every artistic sensibility. The works are not limited to anyone artistic medium: there are paintings, sculptures, photogtaphll, textile pieces, creations made out of scrap aluminum and many more in a variety of shapes and sizes. The students did everything from contacting the artists - in some cases visiting the artist's studio - to deciding how to place the art within the space. The main gallery exhibit always opens in the winter, but because the fall semester ends in December this class had the added challenge of installing Two Degrees of Separation and planning the opening before the end of the fall term. Their vision comes to fruition this week. For those who planned to pursue careers in the Fine Arts, this was an invaluable experience providing insight into the business aspect of art with the added bonus of some great professional contacts. Two Df!!W of Separation featuring the works of local artists Ernest Detwiler, Sue Detwiler, Melissa Doherty, Simon Frank, Dave Hind,· Kirtley Jarvis, Ivan Jurakic, Tor Lukasik-Foss, AidanUrquhartandAndewWrightop~sJanu

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Baum states: "Respect for difference is an essential ingredient of the culture of peac4. Can Catholics honour Jews, Muslims, Hindu~ and Buddhists for their differences, or must Catholics l?o~ upo~ them as potential convertr to the Chns~an Fa1~.?" . I Baum will be gtVIng· a public lecture ait St. Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo on Friday, January 20 at 7:30 p.rll. in Siegfried Hall. The title of his lecture IS "Muslim/ Christian Relations after 9 / 11." Dr. Baum has served in many diverse forms over the years: from 1960-1965 he was an expetit for Vatican Council II, he taught theology ~t St. Michael's College I Toronto for nearly 30 years and since 1968 has been a professor ~t McGill University in Montreal. His lecture will be both powerful and riveting, if this recent offering of his is any indication of what to expect. ' -Steven R. McEvey

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domination finally dead and '05 saw the mainstream acc'::ptarlce of manvartists far outside r-mditional boundaries of the rnusk:. The continuing growth of the Houston and UK grime scenes, success of innovative artists and the explosion of regional stars demonstrate mainstream rap's ne'W~ anything-goes mentality. The pace of t.t.us innovation shows no signs of dO\yn. Rap fans can expect :~'n06 to a more exciting year. Here ii-ire a few artists who are likely to do things in 2006.

lA<.d.y Sovereign Tbctcarealotof talented grime MCs in London right now, but more than tJlem, Lady Sovereign is most to push UK grime beyond its nC\rrow North American fan base. recently earned a deal with after free styling for Jay-Z,

her upcoming album promises to be the first release by a grime MC with the marketing weight of a US Rap label behind it. And on ber recent US tour, the 4' 11" self-proclaimed "white midget" also impressed audiences \vith her stage presence. 1-ler combination of novelty (short, fern ale, british), skills and genuine sense of humor make her likely to blow up in 2006.

Spank Rock Don't feel bad if you have no idea what Baltimore dub music is. A hybrid of house, rap, sampled break beats and dirty words, it's currently only a blip on the mainstream radar, largely due to the insistence of most B-more producers to sample immediately recognizable songs without any regard to royalty payments. However, Baltimore club won't stay underground for long; it's one of the most fun iterations of urban music to come along in years, eaten up by rap audiences starved for up tempo songs by the current slow--as-molas-

ut o ses southern rap climate. The music is already starting to poke through to tl1e mainstream; Gwen Stefani's "HoJlaback Girl" and Pharrel's "Can I Have it Like That" have recently received B-more remix treatments. But despite prominent DJ mixes, the genre still hasn't found a face. This is ~yhere Spank Rock comes in. Spank Rock consists of Spank, a.lea. Naeem Juwan, together with producer XX,X Change and DJ Chris Rockswell. Theit output is heavy 011 crass, lighthearted party raps over bass-laden Baltimore instrun1entals, but recent releases such as "Competition (Remix)" point towards the group's introspective side. Despite having only released two official singles so far, the trio are building a massive rep on the Internet. While opening for J\UA in September, they demonstrated serious talent by seriously rocking an audience who likely had no idea who they were. Sp;U;k's album will be out thi~ spring on Big Dada. Its combination of wig-splitting beats and rhymes with

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Clipse In 2002, things \vere looking good for Virginia's Clipse. They had signed to the Neptunes' Star Trak label, released one of the most critically acclaimed street-rap albums of the' year (Lord V?illin') and guest-starred on a massive pop single Gustin Timberlake's "LikeI Love You''). But then things went terribly wrong. A label merger relegated them to Jive/Zomba, a label that does a worse job marketing street rap than Homer Simpson does at differential calculus, Witl1label drama preventing the release of Hell Hath No Fury, the duo did what any good rap group does when ignored by the majors: theyclropped some sickmi...xtapes. One of which, We Got it 4 Cheap po! 2, is regarded by critics and fans as one of the top rap releases of 2005. Tbis made the labels sit up and tal,e notice, and Hel/Hath ]\To Fur)' is finally expected

to see the light in 2006. Duringtbeir hiatus, (Jipse had the chance to develop their skills, and arc undoubtedly better rappers than they were in '02 (when they kicked ass). Perhaps more importantly, they're pissed off, one of the key ingredients to great rap music Currently riding a wave of street cred not seen since the early G-Unit mistapc the Clipse are this writer's pick for thug rappers to watch in 2006.

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Based on a short story by Franz Gracch.lis follows a German h~mter who is killed in a hunting accident. He meets the boatman of the afterlife and, upon getting lost, the two are left to roam the seas of the earth while trying to reach to the: other side. hHowdoes it end?" asks the film's ditrector. "It's Kafka, YOU don't really an ending. Alth~)Ugh, in som~ ways it's a story about listening." Stillar, who teaches semiotics and linl,ruistics and is also imcolved with the department of digital arts and communication, wanted to put his money "l.vhere his mouth was. By proclueing an effective, "filmic" looking shorr, he hopes to demonstrate [0 his students that, given the luxuries of ollr digital age, it is quite simple to create a meaningful short film. The short was made with equip rr,ent that is available on loan from U\"Y' ;UJd Stillarused his daughterand brother to help with the acting duties, 1-1:~ ,.lso composed the film's entire

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III hope that anyone who wants to make a film will look at this and say, II can do that, too.' I want to help people find an enthusiasm for making their own films" given the lack of funds, the filmmaker is forced to come up "\,rith a creathT apptoach to the challenges of the story.

Stillar's goal with the project was not just to tell a stOry, but to inspire others to do the ~ame. "I hope that anyone who wants to make a film will look at this and say, '1 can do that too.' J ,,,.-ant to help people find an enthusiasm for making their own films -- they don't have to be dramatic. It can be anything." Stillar thinks for a moment before voicing the root of his motivation. "1 want the culture of production rather than reproduction." It is doubtful that anyone who has seen far too many e~pty blockbusters and forgettable eashgrab movies would disagree. Presented by UW"'s English Society (artsweb.uwaterloo.ca/ ~'englsoc), Stillar's The HtmterGrarchtu is being screened on Tuesday, January 17 'lt4:00p.m. in PAS 1229, The screening is expected to last half an hour with Stillar providing a shott introduction. fvukcevic@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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For the life of me, I can't understand why some people bash electronic dance music. If you don't like it, fine, but that's no reason to hurl insults and vitriol at it like it's your job. For the rest of you, the non-haters, here's a rare and tasty treat for your ears - a trance mix tape. (Yeah, I know! Weird, huh?) You're not likely to hear these songs in a K -W club any time soon, but at least you can bliss out to them on the way to school or work. And check this out: this compilation is roughly 75 minutes long and it takes about that long for the Greyhound to get from Kitchener to within sight of the CN Tower. Coincidence? Well, yeah! But still, you get the idea ...

Mario Piu presents DJ Arabesque - ''The Vision" (Vision 1 Mix) Let's start things off with a nice, simple and yes, somewhat repetitive limb-lifter. This track has a nice easy build for about three minutes, breaks into some decendy dirty distorted bass beats and then takes to graceful flight. It's not brilliant, but it's a catchy and danceable track to get things going.

Headstrong - "Escalator" This techy hanger builds layer by layer for about two minutes until a big silence ushers in the sexy string theme at the heart of the track. Some typi-

cal trance tricks here, but they're the only things keeping the strings from becoming melodramatic. The end result is actually a well-produced and bass-laden song with two climaxes to get you in the mood ... so to speak.

Ocean Lab - "Oear Blue Water" (Ferry CorstenMix) Oh my God, this song has words! Not that there's anything wrong with accents, but maybe we should give ptopsto this song because the vocalist doesn't have an accent - that is to say, defying stereotypes is a good thing. Trance has a bad reputation of being repetitive cheese produced in western Europe by guys who look like the "alien Nordic dudes" in Dude, W~j MY Car? and featuring horridly contrived and banal lyrics about love and relationships sung by sub-par female singers with

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western European accents (which always made me wonder why they always sing in English, rather than their native tongues). The good news is this isn't one of those trance tracks. Well, it may be produced by alien Nordic dudes - I don't really know-but the vocals are beautiful, the lyrics are simple but not painful and the remixing by Ferry Corsten is, as one would expect, stellar.

E can 0 - "Run" (Z2 Remix) This is eas-

ily one of the greatest trance songs I have ever heard. The production values are through the roof, leading to a song full of beautiful, subde touches. Despite fronting a nice rolling beat right off the bat, "Run" quickly establishes itself as more than just another banger, taking the listener's senses on a multilayered trip full of gende rises and falls, fade-ins and fade-outs. Just past the four-minute mark, "Run" hits you ever so gentlywithits theme such that you don't know that's what it is - it seems like just more beautiful scenery on this orgasmic trip until everything else disappears justpast the five-minute point and one of the sexiest bass drops of all time grabs your soul and says, ''Welcome te paradise." Pure liquid gold. (No, not as in the type of speed, just liquid gold.)

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Basic Dawn - ''Pure Thrust" (Nu-NRG Remix) So, how do I follow up after "Run" hit the ball out Qf the parJt? Well, making a mixtape is like

setting a basebaillineup, the first and fourth elements being the most important: the first guy up is a table-sett:et, making an impact and getting the other team's attention, but the fourth is your Big Gun, the nucleus of the whole team and the guy who drives them home. What does that make track five? The backup plan - if the last track

didn't get you, this one will. ''Pure Thrust" is a heavy pounding track to begin with, until a voice declares, "Silence!" and some echoing trance pours in. Then, just before the three-minute mark, the, song further evolves, culminating in the silenceI before the build that begins around 3:30. Whatl goes down must come up, it seems, because after wooing you in the middle, the song builds back up, to pure, pounding, danceable money, baby. ¥

Fictivisionvs. C-Quence-"Symbols" (NighJ Creature's Hard NRG Mix) My copy of this song has crappy recording qual-I ity, which makes it sound like the weakest link on this mixtape. However, this song is thoroughlYI catchy, well-produced and sure to reel you in! with its simple but beautiful and uplifting theme.! Nothing too complex here, this one is just rolling along with some good easy trance. i

James Holden - "Horizons" (Way Out Wes~ ~) I James Holden must be some kind of trance god! A lot of people probably remember the first time they heard Holden's masterpiece, "Nothing" and it probably left them feeling like they'd melted into a puddle of warm goo, purring in ecstasy. (Yes, goo purrs. Shut up.) "Horizons" is another incomparable delicacy from this genius of the industry. Like the finest chef's culinary creations, there is so much to this song, so many subdeties offlavour,yourauraltastebudswillbeleft~ fur hours. Remixing by Way Out West doesn't hurt either; Way Out West is too different, I darq say too creative to be trance mainstream, but brilliant to be ignored and Holden plus w.o.w. i~ a match made in trance heaven.

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FBKLING Tm not feeling it anymore. I'm still trying 10 put my finger on exactly why that is. For 'NnattTer the reason, last year's hottest sho'",; ;r.flJi, just doesn't excite me like it used to. Almost (,xact)y one year ago I opened my column ''lith determined call to arms: watch Lo.rt or watch It was that good. Now, one season .i :1tcr, not so enthusiastic. ] suppose my first feelings of ambivalence ');'cre: sown by the season finale. Action, ten,;ion ;ll1d drama led up to the money shot: we would finally find out what was at the bottom that stul;born 01' hatch. And what did we some sort of closure, right? Nope. bigger cliffhanger than those that had before. It turned out that the hatch was a deep ttmnel. \'{'a·hoo. \'{'hat about the \\7hat about the ans\vers to the dozens (luesrions swirling around the island? I felt that the show's producers preferred to milk the h~nsi()n for as long as possible instead of prm'idingus with the closure that a season finale demands. That's fine, to a certain extent, but hringing up more questions than you answer sloppy storytelling. Over the summer my original excitement the show started to degrade. The fact the writers chose to end the first season smash TV sbm.v in a long time a tease was annoying. It al~o brought

certain fears to the surface; primarily, I'm not sure that the shownmners know where they're going \vith this tl1ing. ' As any X-Fifes fan can tell you, when the show's writers don't actually have a plan for their story (i.e. they make it up as they go) t..~e final result is always disastrous. The deeper we delve into the world of Lost, tl1e more and more I come to doubt tl1e show's ability to maintain its own momentum. However, by admitting that the show doesn't excite me like it used to I'm not sav .. ing that it's bad. No, it's still one of the mo~t exciting programs on the air, but I'm tiring of the same old tricks. I still tune in every week, but I'm starting to look elsewhere fo~ my contemporary TV entertainment. Mainly Veronica j\,lm:, and Battlestar Galactica. Oh, and Arrested Del}f/opment- until it was cancelled, but I don't want to get started on that. . As fun as Lost is, I can't help but harbour the fear that the show is nothing more than the sum of its parts; a Frankenstein monster created with gimmicky puzzle-·pieces and stitched together with lofty production values. As the electric spark that gave it life starts to wane, I fear that the spectacular show we've been promised will result in nothing more than a slumped oyer mound of disappointment. Sooner or later, the pieces will buckle and the puzzle will shatter. Of course, I really hope I'm wrong about this. I would like for nothing more than to be wowed by the second half of the show's sophomore season. Sure I'll complain, but when Lost is good .- as it still frequently is - .it's the best. fvukcevic@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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book should be fiction. alJ measures, the acts contained within surreal and disturbing. But it's not ficin fact the whole thing was written by \\". [1· known music journalist Neil Strauss. The hook detail~ Strauss' induction and in.f!llmtion of a group uf professional pick:;1' artists. Their sol<~ focus is scientificallv the yarious factors that contribut;~ , woman being attracted to a man. r the premise is entirely chauvinistic. lughout the book Strauss striYes tu solve his poor performance with ,vomen.1Ie nses to the top of the group of pickup artists, new methods along the way and more about himself. is hard to read at some parts. methods used range from basic to com·, and yat\, in terms of their respect women. One school advocates a form of to pick up girls. Maybe ,'ou'ye seen -_., Ross Jeffries' Sp;;ed Seduction is thing and, sadly enough, i, works. Strauss weayes more than an i11StfUl:· tional guide for ho\y to pick up women. He a story that is introspectiv,:, em<)tiona1

It's never boring. In fact, the queen of never boring, Cuurtney Love, makes a guest appearance for several chapters ,vhen she lives in a bouse \\'ith Strauss. Her insanity is dd1nitely not an act. . But Cobain's ex-wife isn't the only celebrity to make an appearance in The G"Illff.. Throughout the course of his experience with the pick up artist community, Strauss is also maintaining a career as an entertainment journalist. Being very troubled by his life as a pick up artist, he seeks advice from Tom Cruise. Cruise is described as the ultimate natural pick-up artist. Strauss uses his knowledge to hundreds of phone number~-, dozens of one-night stands and the flvour of Britney . Spears during an imen'iew. Ultimately, he comes to the stark realiza·· [ion thatjnst~ad of viewing women as people, they become prizes in a game. But his lifechanging moment occurs \vhen he meets a girl who responds to none of his routines. Inste,Hl, she bangs around Strauss for his personality. At one point she professes that it would be better if he didn't dress like a dub superstar. And of COllrse there is a \\'hole gamut of llllderlying melodrama between members of the community. Some find love, some lose love and some forget what 10\"e actually is. One member, the inspiration for the b;)ok, goes sa\'agely insane periodically and comes out of the mental institution with vicious enthusiasm. The book is a thrilling ride through the depths of the human psyche. It is a grunge 10'l'C story at best and a horrid of the treatment of women at ,,'01'se. 1 recomrncnd it to everyone, especially women. \\'hile the idea of a book dedicated to investigating pick-up artists seems chauvinistic (it is), Strams manages to deliver it with the utmost sensitivity. .-Tim Alamenciak

of a Geisha

Film starring Ziyi Zhang is artistic and captivating Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshal! DreamWorks

Having ne\'er read the book I really bad notbing to compare the film to. Howev~r, I feel the movie fell short of truly explaining what the role of a geisha is. Regardless of this shottcoming, the cinematography alone is enough to warrant seeing this film. Anyone with an interest in Japanese culture would delight in the aesthetics this movie uses. From scenic mountain ranges to brilliant architecture, this film includes all the beauty Japan has to offer. The cinematographic highlights include a chase scene where Mameha (1Vlichelle Yeow) is introduced, Sayuri's (Ziyi Zhang's) initiation dance and the tear-jerking finale when Sayuri's love for the Chairman (Ken Watanabe) is finally realized. At the crucial moment where the young geisha trainee, Sayu!i, must deliver a ruined kimono to a rival geisha, t..~e camera follows the young girl up a bamboo-lined staircase with the moon silhouetting her. This shot couldn't be more Japanese if it tried. Unsure of what to expect from a geisha's debut, moviegoers are treated to a visually astounding dance highlighted by a single lit tl1eatre light, which illuminates the snow falling around the geisha. The culmination of Sayuri's feelings for the chairman comes at the climax of the film. Here her disappointment at having an unwanted patron becomes unexpected joy when her unrequited love finally comes to fruition. As the narrator reminds us, a geisha is not permitted to love. A geisha can only ever he a balf-wife, which is \vhy the finale in which

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SaYllri's patron turns out to be the man she has always loyed is so heart-wrenching, Set against a picturesque cherry blossom garden, a memorable scene is reminiscent of one from Tbe Last Sa"!!frai in which, ironically Ken \'7atanabe laments the beaut\' of chef;": blossoms. Similar to his character'in 'IDe L£,;t SalJlttrai, Ken \'\.'atanabe yet again plays the role of a compassionate man, spouting easily digestible one-line philosophies. You first hear his sensual and calming voice before he appears on screen, but unfortunately for the female viewers, \'\.'ata·· nabe as the chairman does not meet the aesthetic standards set by him in The Last Samttrai. lYtichelle Ye~h and Ziyi Zhang reunite in the. film, once again "vowing audiences with thei.r mentor··protege on-screen friendship. Instead of being rivals, as they,vere in Ang Lee's 2000 masterpiece CIT)tf(mng Tigel; Hidd:n Drqgofl,Zhang and Yeoh work together to set an astounding record for the highest price paid to a geisha for her virginity. Yeoh, the older geisha who holds the record for earnir,g the most money for her debut, takes Sayuri under her wing in an effort to make her the most desired geisha in town. Sayuri first appears as the tmderdog in the harshly competitive \vorld of geisha, where by a series of unfortunate events she has been demoted to a common slave. Like many of us, Sayuri experiences an epiphany and decides to dedicate her life to becoming a geisha, which is where the rest of the movie takes us. Overall, the film was artistically engaging and the story line was captivating. \Vhether or not you've read the book, you'll definitdy get your yen's worth. -Stephanie Theis

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13, 2006

features@irnprint.uwaterloo.ca features Editor: Kemet Bahlibi Featutes Assistant: Jing Huang

Party ads prove to be entertain.ing Liberal, Conservative and NDP television ads give the idea that an election is nothing without a little party-bashing? Kernet Bahlibi IMf'FlINT STAFF

For those of you not living under a rock, you may know that it's election season. And for those of you who are, you may have put two and two together when reading the news section of Imprint. When nearing the actual day of the election, there's always one thing }tou can count on - party bashing. Instead of making themselves look good with their plans for Canada, politicians are taking the easy way out by bombarding Canadians with a negative view of their opponents. It seems as though there's a certain "art" to party-bashing, especially in com~ mercials. The parties all start their campaign television ads on a positive note. They're ,telling the viewers ~hat their party is 'trying to achieve andwhytheir agenda is best. These ads begin about a couple of months before Election

guess it's okay if I say what's wrong Day. About one month before the with each ad. Election Day, the ads start to change. The parties are still boosting about Liberals themselves, but throw in a little tidbit These have to be the most enterabout their competitors.. tainingads. They don't mention what The most entertaining commerthe Liberals are trying to achieve-at cials have been aired earlier this week. I don't want it to seem as though I'm . all. All 11 of them have a horrible picture of Stephen Harper in the backendorsing any particular party, so I ground of all their ads. Each of them "suggests" things HaqJer is doing or hiding, like playing MilliMe to George W. Bush. "Bush's new best friend is the poster boy for his' ideal foreign leader. A Harper victory will put a smile on George W. Bush's face." Another one of the ads talks about "donors" Harper had to help with his campaign, which he won't reveal, but suggests they are American with lines like, ''We do kno~ he's very popular with rightwingers'in the U.S. They have money. Maybetheyhelped? We just don't know, he 'just won't say." It's ironic the Liberals are hounding him about money where he's getting

his money from. But kudos to them for playing on the fact that a lot of Canadians are not big fans of Bush. Could the world really handle two Bushes? One is definitely more than enough. The drums playing in the' background that sound like we're off to war are a golden touch to the ads. Last year the polls turned to the Liberals' favour when they started airing their "anti-Conservative" ads.

Conservatives If you thought the Liberal party used an unflattering picture of Stephen Harper for their ads, just wait until you see the one the Conservatives use of Paul1fartin. Martin's droopy face looks like one of those sad clowns - minus the makeup. They even took the liberty to plaster his face on a balloon that quickly deflates. Their latest ad goes a little something like this: "He says he opposes U.S. style private health care but he personally uses a private clinic. He says he loves Canada, but he re-flagged his ships to avoid paying Canadian taxes. With a record like this, how can we believe an' . Martin has to ,say." If anyone mehQ\VoblivioUs tothe sponsorslrlP\scandal that took place last year, you should thankthe<l::OnSerc vatives. They generously provided us with theimp()rtantpartsof dlestandal - in every single ad. They alsO have a technique going - show a horrible picture of Martin, bash Martin, and praise the Conservative agenda. ,At least they were wise enough to include their agenda. Now Canadians know why they should vote Conservative. But maybe Harper should have hired

better people to man one of his earlier ads. A word of adVice: if you have even the slightestidea that you will not only have to sustain the current taxes but raise them, you really shouldn't be putting out ads that brag about how you will "cut the GST" or give out tax breaks. New Democratic Party

Jack Layton gets brownie points for just being plain nice. At first he minimizes his bashing to only the Liberals. The one the aired just in time for the holidays is an example of this. ''What are the liberals giving their friends? [for Christmas] $10 Billion Dollar Corporate Tax Giveaway.." This was indicated by a prettily wrapped box, while the "no jobs, no investment and no training" . that Canadians would receive was symbolized by a lump of coal. Extra points go out to the NDP for basl:Ung both the Liberals and .the ~il~tives. Neither one of thOse p;:irties $awit coming, or else maybe they would have done a little NDP bashing of their own. aired hythese three viewed 00 their party it seems belngtecialotc)f "information" through adds - most of them true-you should take the time to research each parties platform on your own before you vote. The ads Unfairly showcase these politicians at their worst but hey, they are still funny as hell. kbahlibi@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

University of Waterloo s,tudent banned from entry into Canada Last year's VP Administration and Finance of the Federation ....nnifer Guo iMf'flINT STAFF

It sounds like something out of a John Grisham novel. Fourth year international student RaveelAfzaal went back home to Pakis.tan for what was supposed to be a relaxing winter break, and ended up being unexpectedly detained by the Pakistani government for an entire four month term. Suspense. Bewilderment. Conspiracy? One wonders ,how this could have happened. In 2005, Afzaal became the first international student to hold an executive position as VP Administration and Finance of the Federation of Students. His duties required that he becomes a full-time employee of UW and put his studies on hold for ~ one-year period. At the time, UW's Human Resource Office was unaware that Afzaal needed a working permit to be a part of Feds, causing evenpual complications. The Pakistani government perhaps thought that Afzaal was trying to find a way to stay in Canada without proper

legal documents. In a past interview, Afzaal told Imprint that he had misplaced his passport before his departure from Pakistan and was denied by the Canadian High Commission for another visa upon reapplication. The Commission felt that Afzaal did not have a justifiable reason to return to his position of UW staff member in Canada because he was only granted the status of international student. When asked to look back at how the incident affected his life, he replied, "It was the first time I felt helpless. Before that, every time I had a situation, I thought I could deal with it ... The High Commission over in Pakistan treated us like cattle ... they don't let us talk to them, the way they treat us is really horrible." Seeing the silver lining during his temporary confinement in Pakistan, . Afzaal was offered and took an active position as a United Nations development program worker. This, along with his experience with Feds, ultimately changed his

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career plans: "Before, I was going help of UW's various faculty memto be a businessman like my father, bers and administration personnel, make lots of money, but now having numerous letters were written to seen what I did (in the fQur months Waterloo'sMP Andrew Telegdi. "[It working in Pakistan for the UN) was] Mr. Telegdi who helped to exhas [brought] a different meaning to my life." These days, Afzaal's new goals are to expand existing infrastructures and build more hospitals and schools in developing countries through working with the United Nations. Afzaal was finally granted exit from Pakistan nearly four months after on a special Minister's Permit. Raveel Afzaal returned to Canada in May 2005 Thanks to the being detained in Pakistan for four months.

perlite my return because I had done nothing wrong," explained Afzaal. Andrew Telegdi made. a personal guarantee to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Joe Volpe to help Afzaal return to Waterloo to continue his studies. Afzaal is expected to' complete his mathematics and economics degree this Fall 2006. Until then, he must remain in Canada as part of the conditions on his permit. Reflecting back, Afzaal , was probably in a better position than most. "[UW] knew more about me because I was the vice president and could help me out [of PaHstan], what about all the other international students who get stuck in situations like that? That's why I believe issues like [this] have to be brought up to the table."

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2006

Swing Batter Batter, Swwwing! How to survive being a geek in Waterloo Okay, so let me jump right into it and get started with this fresh article like it's been around for a while. \\i'hat I want to convey is an understanding of the female G-Spot. Think about it for a second. "G-Spot." Doesn't it just raise your sex awareness simply by looking at it? Alright, so you might not be that turned on, but atleastI have you thinkiflg about sex. So what is this G-Spot? In old tales of yonder, the G-Spot was known as the "Kahuma Tortatan," which translates to "Fighting Whale." This G-Spot or Kahuma Tortatan is most commonly viewed as being a place or world of erotic satisfaction. It is ht,rc that a woman can experience the holiest of orgasms. Oncmayask, "\lV'hatdo you need to enter this land of the G-Spot?" Simply put, you need a penis. But on a more complex level, you can use many objects (i.e. a finger, a dildo or even a tongue). But the point to take away here is that what you need is something firm and easy to control inside of the vagina. In order to achieve the greatest exposure of the G-spot, you should do your best to stimulate the entire "cooch." This will get the blood pumping at full making all of those se..xual nerve, extremely excited. It is at this

point that you will be ready to hit the bull's eye. So, what is the best way to hit the G-Spot? Sex! In most cases, sex is the best way to achieve the most pleasurable G-Spot orgasm. Ladies - while putting yours and your partner's bodies together like a puzzle, do your best to set your man's soldier inside of YOU in a w~y that allows for as much pr~ssute as possible on the front wall of your vagina. Guys - think about this as a sport; you need to score the goal. Girls, you can do the same, but it would probably be the bestto be the coach; tell your man how hot or cold he is from getting that touchdown. Trust me, when you've received the HailMaty once, all it takes are a few more practices and you'll be putting up a ton of points. And vlith this, comes the world of sex positions. \Xlhen experimenting to find that Gspot orgasm, many people go with the doggie style approach, as this will allow for an optimal amount of pressure in the right area. However, for some, this isn't always the case. Another position that works well is to have the man set up so that his ''wonderbar'' is around half a foot to a foot above his partner's area. The lady friend should be lying on her back. Her legs can rest on her partner's shoulders or can be held in the man's forearms at about the height of his ribs. As for the rest, I hope that you and your sex-crazed partner add

your OVln spices to the recipe. Call it whatever you want and just know that even if you didn't hit the glorious spot, then at least you've taken away a new fiery position. Random pillows are good and never forget the world of oral sex. It's a great way to preheat the oven before sticking in the turkey. So what do vou do if you do find thi; amazing place? Stay there! Keep that rhythm, keep that flow and keep that energy level at a consistent pace. No pressure or anything guys, but if you do happen to lose that lovin' feeling, just know one thing. you might be committing penis suicide. By losing that G-spot, you'll only leave your partner stircrazy of wanting more and more and more. At most times this would be a good thing, but in some cases, if this happens, post-sex taI1{: can consist of guys saying, "Damn I've got a case of sensi-dick." rcole@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Poll question of the week: "What's your favourite sex position?" Guyon top - l'viissionary Girl on top - Plunger From behind -- Doggie style

Standing -~ Get freaky style Send your answers to: features@imptint.uwaterloo.ca

Scott Houston IMPRINT STAFF

This article is not for everyone. If someone says, "I'd tap that!" and you think of a hot chick at the Bomber, this article is not for you. If you think +2/ +2 equals four, this is not for you. If you think a token is something you give someone to show your appreciation and a counter is something you prepare food on, this article is not for you. So now that we've weeded out the dead weight - they've stopped reading, I can call them whatever I want - the four of us can finallv have a friendly discussion. I'm sur~ most of you have figured out that I'm a geek. And if you're still read路路 ing, then you probably are geeks too. Even if you're not a geek and just geek-curious, keep on reading and you'll find some great places to hang out in Waterloo. Back home you could find all the comics you ever wanted, located in a single store. But you've come to the university and are having a hard time finding the place to get your comics fix. There are two stores within walking distance of the university: GeminiJetpack and Carry-on Comics. Both are located on King Street, Gemini is just a stone's throwaway from King St. and University Ave., while Carry-on is closer to \~'aterloo 1o\.vn Square (which is a bit of a

hike, but you can easily catch a bus there.) Both these places carty ma."'1y mainstream comics from both the Marvel and DC universes and a.lso have back issues of comics available for sale. Gemini even has the added bonus of becoming a member which gives you not only 15 per cent off your comic purchases, but also the privilege of renting their thousands of anime titles available. If anime is more your thing then Gemini is for you. It has many current titles, pretty much anything that has been licensed to DVD release in Canada. From Appleseed to Zone of tbe Enders, they have a whole lot of anime. They also have many live-action films geeks will love including the Got/zjlla series and A!Jstery S dent!' Theatre 3000. In addition, they also have many imported movies, that aren't bootlegged, like Zatoicbt~ Battle Roy'ale and biram 2. Another good location for movies is Generation X, located near Regina St. and Erb St. They specialize in movies you can't find anywhere else. With fair prices and a great selection, this is one of the best video stores around. But if you like the big screen, check out Princess Cinemas and Princess Twin. They show great independent films all the time, for a very fair price. And you can get tickets at the Turnkey Desk fO!" $6. See GEEK, page 22

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he legend of the wingman Why every single man must have a wingman - or two

l\>len tend to build their social conventions around absolutely ludicrous, but fairly persuasive, metaphors. They ,;rill build entire relationships around concepts that appear in beer commenials or that are read in gentlemen's magazines. Not to say that these relationships don't serve their intended purposes, but I'll argue .that ~ the basis of these rdationships i s . â&#x20AC;˘ /' to promote good man, but rather heca~se someone camt' up with a good name and everything fell into place from there. A'nd so I will tell you why 1have two wingmen. Fortl10se of you who don't know what a wingman is, let me enlighten you. Having a wingman is an age-old ttaclition where guys will desit,rnate a f:dend to watch out for them in any ;lnd 211 social situations. Some guys bave these wingmen just for going i:mt to bars and picking up girls. For other guys, normally those who don't pic.\r up women in bars, the wingman is }>QUI: constant backup for awkward IJrdifficult situations. Por instance, say you're at a party ::tl'ldyou'retalkingto a girl. Your wingman will steer dear of the conversaoon ss long as youlooklike you're in no If someone else tries to enter

that conversation, it is the \vingman's just remember - we're not trying to duty to keep that person from intercon anyone. \X'e're justtryingto have a friend at arms' length that can help us rupting. If you look like you're getting into trouble, the wLflgman will jump navigate that scary world called girls. in and try to bail 'lOU out. Unless a guy specifically asks their Good \\ringm~n will have secret wingman to "be on duty" or "help me tools to help each oilier out. A good out tonight," a wingman is an ongoing wingman will know exactly which relationship that is reciprocal. You take turns helping and watching out conversation lines 'Will make their partner look good and for each other. If that call to duty is which will ~... raised, then one of the guys will agree make iliem r.!;"~ ,,-~ to sacrifice his night to play the look bad. '. _~ dedicated wingman. This usuHaving this .'t~ ally happens when one guy in for m a s::7. ~ really, really likes a girl tion can but isn't sure that she make a likes him. So now you understand a little bit more about the social convention of the wingman. But that doesn't explain why I have two wingmen, does it? Well, as I said before, most male social conventions are based off of inane metaphors. .~ This one was 7-.? \t particularly so. Tim is \~~ f my wingAlDEN STANLEY man. He's an old friend from high school and he understands wingman one of the most trusted me quite well. I've also got another people in the world. friend named James who recently got Now, as much as anyone may outof arathetlong-termrelationship fault a guy for having a wingman, it is and asked if he could join our wingvery similar to the "I'm going to the man duo and make it a trio. We saiti washroom"Fonvention girls have. "Sorry James, we'll look out for you Although the wingman is usually a but there can be only one wingman." designated person who 'Will always He said "One wingman? But I don't watch your back, girls will often have understand. You need two wings to another girl watch out for them in fly, don't you?" social situations too. So, before you judge me and my fellow wingman See WINGS, page 22 for being shallow or manipulative,

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*** (out of five) dj'trk but warm evening had me reeling too lazy to cook. Realizing r\e.adline for my column was n!1uch too close, I grabbed friend and fellow Imprinter Dan and headed t.o Kitchener for some pub grub at the Whale and Ale. The pub is very much in the Hritish style --- lots of dark wood panelling and furnishing. Inter-s persed streetlamps provide light, "lith neon beer advertisements: 111 the middle of the room is a r cd telephone booth, an over t he-top reminder of the pub atmosphere. The restaurant also features seve tal other pub requisites, including a pool table, dartboard (complete \\ tith scary-looking "regulars") and

a flat-screen television in the corner, which on this night featured a hockey game between New Jersey and Philadelphia. Had it instead been showing riotous "football," I imagined it would have felt like an after-work pub in Liverpool. The Whale and Ale maintains a typical pub menu. It features some appetizers, a variety of mains, including pizza, pastas, sandwiches and traditional pub favourites such as fish and chips and steak and kidney pie (mmm ... organs!). Both Dan and I chose from the sandwich selections, with his choice being the roast beef hoagie ($8.99) and mine the chicken charmoula ($8.50). Both came with a choice of fries, potato or soup of the day, which today was a chicken Creole. We both se"Iected the soup .. One benefit of this pub is its tremendous on--tap beer selection. Aside from the regular beers (Blue, Keith's, etc.) the Whale and Ale offers several British beers. I excitedly ordered a half-pint of Srnithwicks, which was fresh, rich and delicious, with a lovely, creamy head. . Our food arrived and we dug in. The Creole chicken soup, rather than being creamy (which is what Creole traditionally is), had a to-

matoey broth. It was chock full of vegetables and chicken, but devoid of flavour, aside from a suble heat. Dan quite liked it, iliough I was less impressed. The roast beef hoagie was overflowing with beef, cheese, onions, mushrooms and a bit of mayo. Although the meat was cut too iliick and dry, it was a generous serving. The mayo was jazzed up, giving it a distinct taste, and the cheese on top was golden brown and well-balanced with the rest of the filling. My chicken charmoula was on the same freshly toasted and crusty bun as the hoagie. It consisted of fried onion, chicken, lettuce, mayo, some "charmoula" sauce (a spicy tomato concoction) and a smattering of roasted red pepper ribbons. The chicken, aside from an unpleasant spongy texture, was nicely grilled and flavourful. It worked well with the charmoula sauce and garlicky mayonnaise. \~fhile not stunning, the food at the Whale and Ale is passable pub fare and the Brit-influenced ambiance and beer selection makes it worth the drive to Kitchener. sbowman@imprfnt.uwaterloo.ca

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Have a taste of Italy Geek: an indepth guide for with Florentine Pesto any geeks in UW Good for a cheap budget but expensive taste Ashley Csanady IMPRINT STAFF

Aorentine Pesto

I came across this dish _this past summer while travelling through Tuscany. Their rest stops have these really good restaurants called Auto Grills. They are similar to Le Marche in Toronto. In them I discovered this pasta that I really _loved, which all of them seemed to carry. When I got home, I decided to try my hand at it and although not as good as the original it's still pretty damn tasty. Ingredients

1 box of linguine (I say box because those little square boxes are the amount I used to cook this) 2 plum tomatoes diced 1/2-3/4 cup of bottled 'pesto sauce (bottled, not fresh, is necessary) 4--6 cloves garlic finely chopped Dried chili peppers to taste (optional) 4 Tablespoons olive oil

Parmesan cheese (parmigiano Reggiano is preferred - if you have money to spare) . Start boiling the water wh,ile you heat the oil in a deep skillet. Saute the garlic and peppers together in the oil for a minute or two on high heat. Don't let the garlic burn - it will make the sauce bitter. Add the pesto to the sauteed mixture, reduce heat and stir well. Keep heat low, but high enough that it's still simmering. Once the pasta is almost cooked, add the tomatoes to the skillet. Drain the pasta ahd toss in the skillet with the sauce. Add cheese to taste (I recommend die Parmigiano Reggiano because it is a stronger cheese and brings out the flavours in the tnilder sauce quite well). This recipe should serve up to four people, depending on your appetites. This simple but delicious recipe is quick, easy and good enough to impress even the pickiest of friends. If you serve it with a good Italian wine; it's as good as being there. acsanady@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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But what if movies and comics don't interest you? What if you're a gamer? Board games, trading card games and pen and paper games, they're all great and they can all be found in a number of places. Back to the "I'd tap that!" joke, if you got the joke: bravo. You have a twisted sense of humour like mine. Moreover, you're a Magic: the Gathering player and one of the best places for this hobby is none other than Gemini J etpack. The store that has walls of anime also has a wall of Magic: the Gathering as well! You can buy the most recent expansions and also . some older cards by perusing their binders ,and not only do they carry Magic: the Gathering, they carry other TCGs as well, including Gundam, Yu-gi-oh! and VS System. Another place for Magic across the border is Last Level, on Queen street in Kitchener. They have impromptu tournaments and video gaming available on site, and have

They also carr y board games like Settlers of Catan, Carcasonne, and Sequence. But J&J Cards & Collectibles has perhaps the finest selection of board games in the area, in addition

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to of tabletop products like Warhammer. Another good place for Warhammer and the like is Nexus Games in Kitchener, located on Queen St. For RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons and miniatures like Herocli", and Dungeons & Dragon Minia- . tures, once again, Gemini is your place to be. Gemini has a great stock of D&D rule books and compendiums, and also can order The Biggest Dungeon in the World; a full adventure that takes your characters from . level one to level 20. They can also order in many varieties of dice: and other RPG paraphernalia. By now, your inner geek should be screaming to visit some of these awesome places. These are just a few locations in Waterloo that I've found myself, and I'm sure there are other place~ that I've not yet discovered. Keep an eye out for those great hang-out~ and don't forget to tell your friends. Happy gaming. shouston@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Removing the need for energy consumption through nature Re'becca McNeil SI'f:CIAL TO IMPRINT

\'\':here science can often become most interesting for the broader co mmunity is in the incorporation of social issues, aesthetic beauty and the pursuit of technology, while maintaining a level of naturalistic simplicity. The erection of several new Living \Valls in the Environmental Studies buildings stands as a perfect analogy of an ofn:n"misunderstood faculty on C:Ul1pUS. Both kin and stranger to the purer sciences, the faculty of enTironmental studies is a marriage between political, social and sci entific communities expressed thnmgh a variety of programs and the new Living Walls are sturdy examples of how these principles can be applied to a controlled environment in efforts to improve quality of life, air and environment. Not only do these bold wall mountings create a beautiful break for the~ eye from the concrete mass, but the:y also serve as a strong reminder of the natural world in the cold, dead months of winter; cleaning the air and providing plenty of inspiration for a hUl~ student population. These unassuming structures are a n1as$ of ferns, mosses and other ~g and foliage plants used to acrivCly draw in air and highly specialized beneficial microbes, which

then decay pollutants, distributing the new, clean air throughout the space by a mechanical ventilation system. Three walls were erected, one in the front fover of ESl and two within the actual courtyard. An interactive display will be made available by the official unveiling, date to be announced.

In addition to air purification, the wall will significantly add to the attractiveness of the indoor environment. Instrumental in the construction and implementation of the Living Wall was Patti Cook, development officer for ES and member of campus WATGREEN, who commented:. "an inno,:?-tive filtering system using a wall of living plants is an effective and natural way to treat the air. living wall has been installed in Environmental Studies as the first demonstration of the faculty'S commitment to green buildings. In addition to air

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purification, the wall will significantly add to the attractiveness of the indoor environment and will serve as an educational tool." Air Quality Solutions, a Guelph business, installed the structures with funds supplied by Waterloo Environmental Studies Endownment Fund (WESEF), student and faculty donations, K-W Community Foundation, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and other community supports. Further "green" renovation lies ahead for the ES buildings, which will proceed as funding becomes available, but is expected to include moveable sound wall structures, lighting, floor and furnishing systems. ''This exciting new project will turn existing buildings into the first 'green' facility on campus." says Cook. "The need to renovate space provides an opportunity to remake the faculty of environmental studies' facilities in a manner consistent with principles of sustainability." Biofiltration through systems such as Living Walls is an alternative means of refreshing the indoor air without using o1.ltdoor sources which then need to be heated or cooled, altering the energy consumption of a building drastically. Providing fresh air for buildings is becoming an increasingly iinportant concern in the heaJth community

rmalizing Nancy's niceness

Here'il1IUl archetypal character that ha$ shown up in practically every . ~ool: the nerdy guy with social skills. ·Even if you never knew this kid. your school probably had at l~t one. Perhaps he was the shy ano quiet type, or perhaps he was clitlgy and annoying. But besides the poor social skills, these people al~ays had one other thing in common' (besides the lack of social s~ls): most people treated them fai~ly poorly. Enter another archetypal charact6::she who is nice to everyone. is nice to even that picks-hisnose....d-doesn't-shower nerd guy. D~ I have to tell you what happens nett? reah, we all know what happens: thar: nerd gets feelings for her. And th; we all laugh at that poor kid be ause we know the truth! "She d sn't like you, boy! She's just too nice to mock you like we do!" ~'ve got some bad news for the me$t in the audience. See, we're all like that nerdy, dweeby kid. , This finally 'Came to light around the!nillionth time one of my female

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friends said to me, "I really hope he doesn't get the wrong idea." If a girl is too nice to a guy, any guy, they think she has a thing for him. Honestly, this is a problem girls have! I've had so many girls trick me into thinking they had a thing for me when they just really liked hanging out with me that I'm a goddamned pro attelling the difference by now. (Hint: if she asks you to go to class with her, she doesn't like 'you, she just thinks you'll enjoy FINE 252 or STV 402.)

I've got some bad news for the men in the audience. See, we're all like that nerdy, dweeby kid. However, I fear that many of my male brethren haven't picked up this same skill. Consider the following: there are two women you see on a regular basis, Nancy and Bertha. ;Nancy is nice to you, while Bertha is a ... well, she's really mean. Does that mean Nancy wants to get in your pants? No! What is likely the case is Nancy is ·nice to everyone, and

The newest members of Environmental Studies: one of three Living. Walls recently installed. Photo taken in ES courtyard. as North Americans spends more time indoors, leading to disorders such as Sick Building Syndrome, which costs the economy billions of dollars per year. Used in scientific studies, Living Walls, as well as other integrated plant systems in general, were noticed to increase productivity, reduce absenteeism, fatigue, headaches and other mild health problems. Another proud moment for UW's award-winning WATgreen program, the Living Walls in ES serve to "green" features of an existing building rather than opt to

tear it down and replace it with cutting-edge green technology. While the walls are relatively small right now, they exist as a reminder that green initiatives can be successfully lobbied and practiced within our own academic community by taking small steps towards such goals. These Living Walls are the ftrst of several additions that will be added to ES2, the space left empty by the faculty of Architecture, is moved to the new Cambridge buildings. The redesign of part of ES2 for offices, workspaces and classrooms is in the works.

HIV virus showing attenuation not just to you. This is the common misconception. What a lot of people do is look at person X, look at everyone else, and if person X is nicer to them than others are, conclude that person X is infatuated with them. This is wrong. What should be looked at is how person X treats you relative to everyone else. If that person is indeed nicer to you than your peers, then you're on to something! For you people studying any sort of science or statistics out there, dare I say math and physics, the magic word here is "normalization." What I mean (if it's not clear already) is if Nancy is nice to you, you need to calibrate that to her overall niceness. If she thinks you're special, she'll treat you specially. Does it work the same the other way around? Do men have problems with the women around them being misled? I· honestly don't know. What I do know are these two things: it hasn't happened to me, and !f it's happened to one of the men around me, I have yet to hear them complain about it. This has been a public service annoucement funded by the "Girls Who Are Tired Of Men Getting the Wrong Idea" association (GWATOMGWI). mdavenport@jmprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be split into two types: HIV-l and HN-2, where mV-2 is less pathogenic than HN-l. HIV-l infections result in lethal immunodeficiency disease in humans. Both types, however, most likely originated from a virus that caused a similar disease in chimp1lUlzees that jumped the species boundary and became infective to humans, and which has plagued the human population to this day while maintaining epidemic proportions. A recent study published in the October 14, 2005 AIDS journal compares the viral fitn~s of the 1986 HIV-l virus versus the 2002 HIV-l virus 1IUld shows an interesting decline in the virus's fitness levels. Two types of fitness were mea.sured: the pathogenic fitness, which measures the ability of the virus to replicate; and the transmission fitness which measures the efficiency of th~virustotransferbetweenhosts and the virus's sensitivity to inhibition by several anti-viral ?-gents. Both measures of fitness were decreased in the 2002 virus as compared to the 1986 virus. Similarly, the 2002 .virus was found to be more sensitive to the anti-viral agents. Changes in virulence during an epidemic are common among pathogens, 1IUld the HN's decline in infectiousness has been decreasing

since the start of the pandemic. This form of atrenuation can be described by the consequence of serial bottlenecks of the HN virus as it spreads through the hum1lUl population. The theory states that every time an HIV virus is transferred to a new host, the virus transmitted is slightly weaker than the one plaguing the original host. After a string of infections and tr1IUlsfers, the final virus would be much weaker than the original. The attenuation mechanisms are complex and not completely understood, but they most likely involve evolution of the virus towards a less virulent virus, capable of increased survival and transmission. Some scientists believe that the virus could become non-lethal in 20, 200 or2000 years. There is no way to know for sure as the rate of decreased fitness was not measured in the study. It does, however, show the first experimental evidence that the HN-l virus is becoming less Virulent over time, but the study was only able to observe a limited number of HN-l isolates. For these results to be completely accepted by., the scientific community independent studies need to be conducted.

Important - Decreased replicative jitness does not imp!J decreased lethalness of HIVand as of right now HIV is still apossiblYfatal i1ifection. Allsteps need to be taken to protect against being infected with HW as with a'!} other sexual!J transmitted disease.

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Is-blood so bad nowadays?

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While it is now possible to suppress your period, is it healthy? COMMUNITY

A teenaged girl dressed in a ballet leotard, looking insecure and confused, stares up from the cover of December's Maclean's magazine. " This girl illustrates the current hype in health. It is a new menstrual suppression drug that may hit pharmacy stands pending Health Canada approval. The drug acts like the birth control pill but takes out the seven day inert pills to instead have a "28 day" continuoos dailyhormonal dose. This will basically allow women to opt out of having their periods altogether, 365 days a year. Another pill design has an 84 day cycle with subsequent inert pills for a four times a year period. The birth control pill is about 98 per cent effective in preventing pregnancy by way of tricking the body into thinking it's already pregnant. This is done by manipulating hormones in the body throughout the 28 day ovulation cycle. However, the old pill allows for seven days of bleeding where the woman does not take the pill but takes inert pills which allow women to stay on schedule.

The new pill offers low dosages of hormones released over the cycle with no breaks. It also claims to prevent any hormonal mood swings and associated pain. So, can chemically stopping natural hormonal o<;currence really be a viable choice? Professional opinions are again divided on this controversial topic. Some say that it is perfectly okay to live in a bleeding-free world where women can control when they want their period. Other health professionals question the safety and possible infertility that may

So, can chemically stopping natural _hormonal occurrence really be a viable choice? result with continual usage of the drug. First off, the long term effects of bypassing this natural female event by pumping hormones into the body have not been extensively studied. Female society has changed significantly since the age of the barefoot and pregnant image. We have our periods earlier and our

children later. Girls now have their periods at age 11 or 12 rather than 16 and mostwomen are career-oriented and tend to have fewer children in their late 20's or higher. While 19th century women had about 50 periods in their lifetime. Women today can expect to have about 400 periods. Incidences of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) have increased among today's women. Many theories have been thrown around about the cause of such extreme changes over the decades, such as the increase in chemical exposure. It seems that society has turned to more chemicals to relieve the effect of prior chemical exposures. The arguments seem to sway more toward using the drug as it solves common female issues with menstruation and it seems the average career-oriented woman just doesn't have time to deal with a monthly visit from "Aunt Flow." In the end, it's not normal to completely suppress a body's natural event. In most cases, there may be consequences in the long term, such as not being able to conceive. Society has forgotten that woman's period signifies the possibility of healthy reproduction; it is not something we should easily brush away or opt out of without careful consideration.

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Reproductive problems in mice from chemical found in soy

Genistein, a major component of soy products, was recently discovered to cause reproductive problems in test mice. It disrupted ovary development in newborn female mice when they were given the substance. ''Although we are not entirely certain about how these animal studies on genistein translate- to the human population, there is some reason to be cautious," said Dr. David A. Schwartz, Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).

Why Peter Pan had a good thing going for him

Just when you thought you had enough to worty about as an independent young person, becoming an adult may be hazardous to your health. According to a study released by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Centre, going from adolecence to adulthood worsens diet, obesity, reproductive- health,

inactivity, health-care access and substance use. One of the reasons for this may t be because when adolescents reE adulthood, increasing numbers f them do not have current health surance, do not receive regular de tal care or physical examinations and do not have access to health care. The study, which involved 14,000 young people of ethnically a~d regionally diverse backgrounds, appeared in the January issue Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. iPod -

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Warriors go 1路1 on Toronto road trip Graham Jarman has a big weekend leading the Warriors in scoring in two games Brody Hohman SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

To some a 5-4 record might suggest mediocrity, however this is not the case "rith the Warriors mens basketball program. This is where the Warriors sit in the OUA standings at the halfway point of the season, but things are looking up. Even better news is the more forgiving second half schedule in which eight of the 12 contests are against teams with losing records. Momentum is gaining as the Warriors fight for a record more indicative of their talent and desire, the same talent and desire that led to a 19-3 record last year. The Warriors are putting together wins consistently, following early losses to strong teams such as Carleton, Ottawa and McMaster with a three game winning streak. The second half of the season kicked off with a road trip to Toronto to take on the struggling 2-7 Ryerson Rams. The Warriors took the advantage quickly and never looked back.

The early minutes saw Graham Jarman hit' several quick shots on his way to 15 first half points. Ryerson leaned on their big man Igor Bakovic for some post scoring. The 6'11" centre grabbed 10 rebounds during the half, but despite Bakovic's inside presence, the \'i;'arriors out rebounded 25-19 in the half thanks to the help of J\lichael Davis and Chris Edwards (19 rebounds combined). Waterloo dominated the first half of the game and went into the locker room with a 17 point lead. The Warriors continued their pressure against the Rams fits in the second half as the always-reliable Jarman continued scoring and Olivier Quesnel exploded for nine of his career high 13 points. After the first eight minutes the Warriors had a commanding 25' point lead. Ryerson's N'kruma Hylton's 10 second half points helped lead a late run, which saw the Rams come within nine points, but that was as close as they would get. The Warriors won the game handily with a final score of 89-77. Graham Jarman led the Warriors once again with 21 points and six assists on 10

of 19 shooting. Dan White scored 13 and Gerard Magennis had a solid, all around game of nine points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. Micheal Davis and Chris Edwards played an active game on the glass recording ten and nine rebounds respectively. Ryerson's bright spots were Bakovic's monstrous 19 points, 18 rebound double-double and Hylton's 16 points and four assists. The next stop for the Warriors may have been in the same city, but it was against a very different team. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues were red hot and working their way up to the top of the OUA East standings. The game started off well for the visitors as Graham Jarman once again got off to a hot start, scoring 14 first half points. Waterloo caught a break as University of Toronto's Mike Williams went down with an injury after only 10 minutes of play. The loss of the 6'6 Williams would force the Varsity Blues to play small as tried to climb back from a nine point ~l1rst half deficit.

Showing why they are where they are in t~e standings, Toronto embraced this problem and showed a very quick, attacking style. The game went into a back and forth shootout until some late scoring droughts for the Warriors provJd to be the clincher. The Varsity Blues went on to win the contest 73-68, handing the Warriors their first loss in four OUA games. l\1ike Degiorgio scored 15 points to go along with Paul Sergautis' 21 in the home win. Graham Jarman managed.1 6 points, eight assists and five rebounds, white l\1ichael Davis scored 16 points to go along with a couple of threes. Olivier Quem cl continued his hot play chipping in with 11, ; 1S Chris Edwards scored nine points and grabbe:d four boards. The Warriors (6-5 in OUA competition, an ld 14-8 overall) now sit in fourth place in the OU A West, while the Rams are 2-9 and the Varsi'ty Blues are tied for first in the OUA at 9-2. The Warriors are home this weekend to face RM C (0-10) on Friday night at 8:00 p.m., and Queer.l's (3-7) on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. Both gaml~s can be seen at the PAC. l

Carleton's winning streak ends Coach Dave Smart deflects praise of winning streak to players

On November 23, 2002, the Carleton Ravens' mens basketball team lost to the Laurentian Voyageurs 88-81. Never a program to be satisfied with losing, Carleton Head Coach Dave Smart prepared his players to bounce back with an important victory in their next game. And they got one, in convincing fashion, over Ryerson on November 29,2002. Then they beat up on Toronto on November 30, 2002. Then, just for good measure, the Ravens rattled off 85 more wins without a defeat. Over three years since their last loss to the Voyageurs, the Ravens fell to the Brock

Badgers 69-67 last weekend in St. Catharine's, ending the longest winning streak in Canadian basketball history. And you would guess that a streak like that would be easy to comprehend. But you would guess wrong. Consider this: since the Ravens fell to Laurentian, they have seen three frosh weeks, nine academic terms and 1142 days before seeing anything in the loss column. For the sake' of perspective, their win streak lasted one term short of the average time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree. Last season alone, four varsity basketball teams lost 16 games or more. Carleton has lost 16 times in the millenniufll. Since Smart took over the reigns in 1999, the Ravens have compiled a regular season record of 125-15. Better still, Carleton's postseason record in that time is 23-4, including three straight OUA titles and three straight national championships. There are teams that can win, teams that can win when it counts

and teams like the Ravens, who somehow manage to do both. So with so much fanfare surrounding the streak and its conclusion, you would guess that Smart would be using this week to reflect on the three-plus-year ride his team has been on. But you would guess wrong. "The past is the past, I'm worried about this weekend," Smart said in a phone interview this week. "1 really wasn't too aware of the streak. We've got to take care of getting ready for (the playoffs in) mid-to-late February." Translation: Ravens angry. Ravens want more trophies. Beating Carleton was great for the 7-3. Badgers and terrible for every other OUA team. The Ravens somehow remained focused on winning when focus didn't matter and nobody else had a chance. Now, after a loss, focus matters again. And they have the most of it. Smart is the catalyst of the Ravens sudden-

death attitude; the kind of coach who thinks success has nothing to do with him even when it has everything to do with him. Getting the most out of players who are supposed to win is no easy task and Smart, despite his modesty, is the best at it. In our conversation, Smart said that, "it's easy to coach good players," (not true) and that he thought, "other coaches could have had a better record with the players [he's] had" (not possible). Winning when you're not supposed to is one thing. Winning when you are expe..ted to is another. But regardless of the credit (or lack thereof), Smart takes for his six-plus years of success, numbers don't lie. Numbers like 87 straightwins, 1142 days and 3 straight championships. And after the Brock loss, you would guess that the Ravens \vill not be able to make the run at a fourth consecutive national title. But you would guess wrong. amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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SWin%ming 7 "- Waterloo 192, Brock 50 \lVjatetlo,o 142, Huronia 122 The ',N'arriors returned to the pool v;tjd~ :1 td-meet against the Brock p&"dgets and an all-star team from the HumniaRegion. The men conquered :Brock, 192-50, and Huronia, ''''4-.'<:;.•". First place finishers were Chernukin (50 m free, 50 m m back), Kader EI-Pityani m 1M, 200 m breast), and Art (200 back). The \'{Tarriors also the 4 x 50 m medley relay (Hare, Brandon Crawford, son) and the 4 x 100 m free 1:" Crawford, EI-Fityani,

V rSI 15t place in the 50 m breast, 2nd in the 100 m fly, and 3rd in the 50 m fly. Thewornen lost, 144-131, to Brock and 190.5- 71.5 to Huronia.

Track and Field Jan. 7 University of Toronto Sharon Anderson Track Meet After a long winter break and intense Florida ttaining camp, the U\V track and tield team jumped back into their season with the University of Toronto's Sharon Anderson track meet. Fifth year veteran Justin l_utchin hurled the 7.26 kg shotput a monstrous 15.50 m,not only ranking him .first in the event but, also qualifying him for the CIS Championships in Saskatoon in March. The put beat his own personal record by over a metre and broke the 28-year-old U\\i yarsity record previously held hy Rob Town. Jason Goetz just mis~ed the t]W Varsity record by 5, earning a 2nd place finish in the triple jump ,vith a leap of 14.22 em, and a 3rd place finish in the long jump. Jasonis currently ranked third in the country for the triple jump and sixth for the high jump,

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Jan. 7 - Wilfrid 3, Wat.etloo 0 The \"7aterloo men's volleyball took a hard loss to the Laurier Golden hawks on Saturday. Laurier swept \~7aterloo a"vay in the first game, 25-19. Game two was closer, the Warriors only losing 25·23, and game three was lost 25 . . 19. Despite 'v7aterloo's loss, the men produced 27 kills, four service aces and 21 digs. \Vaterloo's 22 attack errors could have been responsible for the match loss, and attributed to the meek .292 attack petcentage. The Laurier team was not statistically superior to the \V'arriors, generating 24 kills, five service aces and 28 digs. However, the Hawks did commit considerablv fewer mistakes than \1(l aterloo: ",-jth only 12 attack errors, and a healthy 1.205 attack percentage. The \Varriors will face York Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the PAC.

Jan. 6 - Watedoo 49, Ryerson 43 As the battle begins for playoff spots, the \Xfaterloo women's basketball team is ready to improve their 1-9-0 record from the first half of the season and secure one of the spots. The\llOmen traveled to Toronto, countering tne Rams first on Friday night. Heading into th.e intermission, the \Viarriors found themselves ahead 21-20, "cith seven point,<; contributed by third year Gillian Maxwell. The second half saw Ryerson attempt to recover to the lead, but \X.'aterloo kept their composure, with lMelanie BelQre and Maxwell combining for 24 points, 12 rebounds, and six steals overall. As the Rams closed in to the lead in the third quarter, fourth-year Katie Tucker showed outstanding hustle defensively, and prevented Ryerson from re-entering the game, allowing \\-'aterloo the 49-43 victory.

Jan. 8 - Toronto 62, \v'aterloo 35 The \'V"arriors next faced the Varsity Blues on Sunday, expecting to generate a SO'cak and put up a fight for 1oronto, Waterloo pressured the Blues defensively, forcing eight turnovers in the first half, and escaped with a 24-23 lead. The second half saw Toronto's larger portion of the line-up, which began to dominate the game. As the Warriors stopped scoring, Ihe Blues rM away with tlle gan1c and continued to push their score, taking the \yin, 62·35, Rookie Erin Button scored eight points for the \1i/arriors, while Tucker scored seven and Belote scored six. '\\7aterloo recovered 29 rebounds, earned seven assists and made 11 steals. Th~: ladies play R,;,\IC today at 6:00p.m. and Queen's tomorro\,r at 6:00 p.m., both in the PAC. wWager@irnprint.uwaterloo.ca

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\,\'aterloo women's hockey team the first h8J£ of their season II regrettable loss to the top_h+d.=" Laurier Golden Ha,vks on December 5, before the well.."",c.~.~oc,.r1 Christmas break. saw the Hawks neck and neck, each shots on net, neither team kdd surrender a goal. \Vaterloo .ed the :;coring, with a goal second-vear forward Sarah in the' second period. The maintained the lead for of the period, until the <'P<'M£,~r1 '\,vith a late goal forward de ..

of Laurier'" secand.35 shots in total t,J :>Geure a sound save percentage of ,t¥,t3. The cross-towurivals remained the rest of the second and most of the third. \V'jth five minutes remaining in 1:11<.: ,""riod. the Ha'wks snatched the ]caei'" away with a slippery goal past -. :uber. The W'arriors, try as they tight, just could not manage to tie up and unfurtunately let a "-1n over Ie number one team in theOUAslip lrough their fingers. The \\'arriors, hovering-in scn:nth 'ace aboye the \v'ester~'Mustangs, 'e pleased widl their efforts, espeally considering they '"vere minutes 'lay from tying Of beating the first cnked Hawks. The previous ganl.e the Golden :awks tied the Guelph Grvphons, ho sit in second place. In recent tmes, Laurier has produced tight :ores with teams like Queen's in lird place, York in fifth place and 'estern in last place. The smaU ,fferentials between the scores

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spot. At this point, it's looking as if any team could be the one to crack their streak This is good for \'X'aterloo, as beat.. ing the purple and-gold would instill a much-needed confidence boost. \\7ith a recent 2-1 "w over Brock, a 4.. 2 win over Toronto and a 4-4 tie 'with the second-place Gryphons, \Vaterloo is beginning to open up to its potentiaL \Vith their recent sue.. cess, the Warriors could be in just the right position to nick a win from the Golden Hawks. Upcoming games for \\faterloo include Friday versus \\'cstern jn London, and Saturday against the \'(indsor Lancers in \,('incisor, Al tIKir records Sl1ggcst that \'('cstern should be an easy win for the \Ve all kl1o\v upsets happen. Windsor is one point ahcad of \\'atcrloo with one game in hane!. Sixth place is at stake this weekend, and wins over both teams could laLUlch the team even further ahead in the standings. \,(.'ith a sensational goalie like Hubel', and the speedy, crafty forwards that \'V"aterloo possesses, their potential is limitless. For n(J\'~ it is about putting all tne pieces together, being in the right place at the l1ght time and making things happen. \\'hen the scores are as close as they are in this league, it makes it easy for one ream to overtake anotheJ:. It could be \'i;'aterloo's time to rise to its capabilities. The 'Nomen look fotward to their upcoming games and prepare for the next half of their season, \-vhich could possibly hold some startling outcomes. It is up to the \V'arrior ladies to take advantage of theclose rankings and their recent sUccess and produce the results that they are capable of wW8ger@imprint.uw8terloo.ca

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The \'Carrion; had nearly three weeks off from game action as I:hey rolled into Montreal for the annual UniCup Christmas tournament. tbe wav the \'Varriors pla\'ed, you would m;t have knowl~ tl:tat they hadn't played a game in over thrc~ week,. Thev were untouchable in the tOijmal~cnt, beating the Ottawa G(:e·Gees 11-5 in the final.

The \'I;larriors were hoping that their in iVfontreal would carryover into success in league play. Unfortunately, that was not the case in their !irst two league games of 2006. These two games were big for the success

team ill the standings as found themselves trailing the Western Musrangs by just three points in the far west division standings. This meant that if the \varr.iors could sweep the weekend series, ther ·would find themsclvt:s leading their division. Unfortunately for the \'{'arriur" the J\Iustangs had other ideas as they trotted into Columbia Ice fields arena on Friday night. From the start the Mustangs had, it didn't show that they had j~st had an hour and a half bus ride. 11K\' dominated the first period throwing 17 shots at Warriors goalie Curtis Darling, beating him four times. The \Varrjors' Jordan Brenner ·was able to cut into the lead with about five

minutes left in the Jirst period v:ith an assist going to :M:ike DelIa Mora. Both goalies were solid in the second period, <L.'i able to stop all the shots that ,vere directed their way. The Mustangs' fourth yuu' captain Jamie Chamberlain completed bis hat trkk in the t..hird period to ensure the victon' for \'{'estern. The Mustangs' goalie and former Memorial Cup Champion Scott Dickie had another strong outing making 24 saves. Despite \>;'estern's 48 minutes in penalties compared to \1(;'aterloo's 20, their offence wasn't impeded in the 5·1 win. \1,7ater]00 was looking for the spJjt as they headed to the John Labatt

Centre to conclude the home and home against \X:cstern. To say the Mustangs had a fast start to this game w,luld be an understate rnem. They scored tv:o goals in 1.h(: first 43 seconds of the first period. \'{'afriors forward Kevin Hurley wuuld cut into the lYlustangs lead at the eight-minute mark, but former London Knight Kyle Piwowarcyzk had restored the tt\'o-goal lead only a minute later. The first period would end with the evlustangs leading 4·2. Backup goalie Nick Pannon! would replace Darling for the second period after he allowed four goals on 14 shots. Jamie Chamberlain would add his second goal of the night in

the second period ensunng the 6,3 win. Ch::unberhin had a great scoring SLX goals in thre~~games and Jive against the \\'arriors in their hotTle anel home series. "n1C \X'ardor;; were simply O'Jt·· worked by tile Stangs being out-shf)t a combined 64 to 37 in the t'NfJ This home and home ~':ilJ be looked at as a missed opportul:Uty for the Warriors. They nmy tlnd themselves points behind the ?llustangs in the hIt West division and three spots behind them in the CIS rankings. The \\'arriors next game conaes this Friday in \\/indsor against the J.,anccrs.

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me-t?f and it the 7.8 year olu UW varsity record preVl(llJs!y il€td by Rob T0W!1.

Jenn(l Bell, Trock (lnd Field ':lenna, a third year Kint!5iolCiYY student O!!tfHiO, comp:2ted in fOUl events this th·e Sh;.-won Anderson ft1<?et in Torom:o.

in the

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(out of hef

9th (out or 16) in the

fWill

Toronto,

weekend at placed 4th

ill th~

and 9th

E"/€nt. In the shot put

stJndald distcJnce in

ShOi'i{:d

Saturday. January 14. 2006 Windsor Larn:ers 7:30 PM. uw elf Arena lIS

Warrior {M) Volleyball