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candidates fight for student·votes

GaI.ttt41$.rth._f.~n answerqU8$tions from4acqueime McKoy of Imprint, Ryan Ohe~Wing of uwstudent.org and Chris Tan of studentlHeeentre. a.4!lIril1lctthe media Februafy 8. the fOr.tlln'4reW approximately 50 students to the Great Hall.

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approximately 50 see candidates for t-'e /2001 student government ~y • policies on the line and , themselves to questioning from three cimpus medill' oudets. Ryan Chen-Wmg represented (the novi-defunct) uwstudent.org, Chris 'lim was questioning on behalf of ~ndifecentre.com, andJacqueline McK.oy was there for Imprint. 1 The forum opened with statements from the four vice-president iBtetnal candidates (VPI), Sai Kit Lo, s.blina Bowman, Michael Davenport ~d ~fike Kahn. The candidates were

then questioned on Lawrence~'s recendy proposed $1.1.5 ~dubsfee. Kahn echoed the sentiment of most platforms: "11lelievewith the support fee, I dorrt1lelieve in it. I think tltat I would be able to find money within the VPPs budget to offer as more funding for dubs." Lo was open to investigating all options, "If 1get elected 1willinvestigate the fee and see if it is acceptable for students on top of other fees. [ ... ] 1will help dubs to find different avenues to collect and fundraise for more resources. [... ] For services I will continue to do services review to ensure that the methodology and the statistics really reflect the facts and the needs of students."

With regard to the service review; Davenportsaid, "My problem with the servicereviewisprobablydifferentthan most people's problems with it. My problem with the service review is that it was highly unscientifiG [..•] There are many times where conclusiOns are drawn where ,there is no supporting eviclenceat all So yes, I think complUnieation was a failure but I also think he wasn't a good enough scientist." Candidates for vice-president administration and finance (VPAF) followed the VPI candidates in the media circus. They were barraged with questions about all aspects of Feds business, particularly the revival of Fed Hall. Renjie Butalid, VPAF candidate running under the yellow

ticket, shocked the audience by mentioning that if he had to scrap one Feds business fursome quick money, he would ditch Aussies. Butalid later explained this in an interview with Imprint, stating, "I didn'tknow Aussies was a profit-making business." Team Lotax candidate Sarah Beecroftwas notably absent from the forum as she was preparing for her upcoming wedding at the time. The two candidates for vicepresident education (vpED) faced off against one another. Jesse Ariss of EZVote and Jeff Henry of Team Yellow traded off answering questions shot at them by the panel and floor. VPED candidate Henry came under scrutiny for his previous service, while

Arisswas questioned on theimportance of experience for the job. Just as eVeryone was getting fidgety, the presidential candidates took their turn on the stage. Kevin Royal (ream Yellow), Michelle Zakrison (Shape the Future), stuart Hastings (ream Lorax) and Chris Ferguson (EZVote) exchanged turns at the podium. , When the subject shifted to the placement of a new nanotech building on the B2 green, Ferguson quickly snatched up the opportunity to condernn1osingmore of UWsgreen space. Hasting's response to this was quick: he condemned the idea of getting in th~ way of the university's development. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

UW's Turkish Bull to wrestle for WWE . . acal Sf'EUAL TO IMPRINT

It WIIS a dream come true for Reza Gelik. , Known in his UW days as the '<Turkish Bull", the formereconomiets / urban development student was team captain of the varsity men's fQOtball team, playing on the squad until graduation in 2002. Aspiring to play in the CFL, Celik participated til tntining camps for the Argos, Ti-Cats and Lions before opting to play professional football in Italy for the city of Rome franchise. A 2003 car accident which resulted in a herniated disk and a shattered

leg during training saw the end of football for the "Turkish Bull." While recovering from the injury, Celik decided that he would pursue his childhood dream of professional wresding. "When you tell a friend or loved one that yo~ want to become a wresder, the first thing they say is 'Okay bu~dy, good luck with that. Now get a real job,'" Celik explains. Despite the adverse reaction, Celik decided to enlist in a local wresding school in his hometO\Vn of London, Ontario, where he began to learn the craft. Within four months came his first professional match. "When I stepped into the ring for

the first time, I knew right away that this is exacdy where I want to be," exclaimed Celik. Determined to get noticed, Celik answered a casting call from World Wresding Entertainment by sending in a bio tape. To his surprise, the phone rang a few days later. " ... [It1 was fWWE wrestler and talent agent] Tommy Dreamer." said Celik. "I thought it was one of my buddies playing a joke on me, but it was really him. H<; told me that I would be participating in the WWE tryouts in Buffalo next month. 1 wouldn't dream of passing up an opportunity like that." Celik was one of seven selected (six male, one

female) from a group of over 6,500 applications to participate. The tryout itself was held at a "Smackdownl" live event in Buffalo, N.y. Celik recalls the tryout as . among the most grueling training of his life. "[The in ring trainers] started by making us do 100 Hindu Squats, where you have to squat down all the way to the floor," Celik recalls. "If one' person didn't reach the floor, no matter how many we had done previously, the trainer would ·stop us and make everyone do the entire set all over again. After the 100 . successful squats were completed, we would run up and down the 100

level stairs in the arena. We rep~ated this process five times over." The grueling efforts put forth by the hopefuls were soon rewarcied as various WWE superstars then entered the ring to interact and practise holds and moves with some of the candidates. The final stage of the tryout came when each candidate was given one minute on the microphone to' explain why they want to become a WWE superstar. "I told them that I had a passion for the wresding business, that I respect the wrestling business, the fans and the WWE," replied Celik. See WRESTLER, page 19

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morning, all of running. Two of the stolen cars ,,,ere parked in the satne driveway, Police for the stolen vehicles found five other cars that \vere the

the Insm:ance Bureau of Canada said that car owners can blame a false sense of that their car cannot be stolen because it been for the last 20

it adds a tremendous cost to a motorist's insurance bill: for everT theft. Not sure ,,,,hat the cost of frostbitten' and toes is, but I'd sav it's worth dish ing out more m~ney to those oU"U-"UL.Kl' insurance companies. United Kingdom

Another act of vandalism against GLOW was found on a pillar outside of Brubaker's. !\t\im~t

Bahlibi Higgins STAFF

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& Lesbians of Waterloo (GLO\'\!) have once again been the target of a hate crune. In [(wtth publicly known incident in a month, words "GLO\V, nobody haters) you but ,IX! are a sin in God's eyes" were written on cement pillar outside of Brubaker's found !.il Monday. In the firs t two. occurrences, someone "a sin" over the GLO\Xl bulletin toard. In the third, "a sin" was written ever an advertisement for a GLO\V service. Catharine Scott, associate provost of student \vho had been out of town and was unaware of the incident said, "It's that people would do that and that kind of judgrnent and consider any kind of their business to make such a remark." The graffiti was quickly covered and removed, as is standard policy. "It those in the Student Life Centre and creates an uncomfortable situation." Sue Weare, GLO\'V' co-coordinator, re!)l>1xked that the situation is "very upsetting ;lnd very worrisome for those of us who want make this campus safe for those from all 'l,valks of life." She added, "It is upsetting for those in the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and 'Iransgendered) and religious communities," the individual who did it makes some of t]le telif,rious community look bad. This event "totaliy violates the safety of anyone with a "exual minority of any stripe." The.re have been many incidents recently concerning different organizations on campus. groups have also been targeted in Some of their posters were vandalwith words that criticized aspects of their ¥.c'"",·,nn such as those they worshipped.

Feds president John Andersen said the attacks on GLOW were appalling and childish. He wants to tal(e action and work with GLOW to make the campus safe for everyone. GLOW volunteer Peter McDonald expressed his anger over the incident. Refening to what was \vritten, he said "lIt] still is a hate crime, even with the allegation 'we don't hate

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very worrisome for those of us who want to make this campus safe for those from all walks of life [including] those in the LGBT (lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgendered) and religious communities," -Sue Weare GLOW co-ordinator you.'" Graffiti on campus is not something new. The only thingne\v aboutitis its location. "Vandalism i~ mo~ing out of bathrooms, outside of privacy, to public places. They obviously feel safe doing that." \Veare spoke with U\V police who were certain surveillance tapes in the SLC would not be able to clearly show the pctpetrator.And, even if tlle), did, "Catching one person won't solve the bigger problem," \1(7eare stated, "It is an indication of a greater problem of homonegativity on campus."

One thing everyone interviewed agreed on was that the acts were committed by an individual or a small group of people. Scott, past chair of the university's LGBT advisory committee believes that it is just a few individuals. "It seems to be some group of misguided and imbecilic students, a small silly group," Scott said. "I have faith that most U\X' students think it's deplorable," she added. "The university likes to think it's a safe campus," said Andersen. "Feds and the lmiversity work very closely on this issue. This is a big red flag fOr us." Incidents have occurred numerous times over GLOW's history. Although nothing to this magnitude has happened in about four years, C;'LO\1V' still receives offensive phone messages and has posters taken down on a regular basis. McDonald has recorded many incidents of graffiti in bathroorns, \vhere it goes unchallenged. He said, "graffiti goes up and stays up." The jncident is quite disturbing, especially in light of the diversity campaign, sai~ those interviewed by J;;'J/xrint. The Federation of Students, according to'Andersen, will work with GtD\'V' aIld the university'S diversity campaign to heip make the campus safer forcvcryone. Student Life is making posters and providing education on these issues. Besides dealing 'with the situations immediately, continuing to educate is the only thing lhat can be done, Scott believes. GLO\\-' ,,':ill be launching the ally program, to build a nehvork of supportive people across campus, and educate those who know less about these issues. The incidents have fuelled efforts at GLO\'v, and they plan to start the program the second week of l\1arch which will coincide 'With their 35th anniversarY. 'The uni:v(~j"sitv's LGBT advisory committee ~vil! be meeting ~ext \'leek and will discuss what they can do to further address the issue. ~ kbahlibi@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

.Here's a victory for any motorist that has been pissed off bya police officer speeding or cutting a red light, just because they can. Mark :MiltOll, a traffic officer from Shropshire, UK, is set to reappear in court to face charges of dangerous driving. Milton, who was caught driving at 91 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone and hitting 159 mph on the M54 motorway (where the speed limit is 70 mph) by an onboard camera in his police car, was acquitted of the dangerous driving charge earlier this week. The judge who aC(luitted Milton stated that the prosecution had failed to prove that he had been driving dangerously or that the car was not being use~l for "police purposes." However, High Court Justice Heather llallet ruled that the case needs a fresh hearing as she believes that driving at excessive speeds without news of road conditions, regardless of the driver's skill, amounts to dangerous driving. IViilton's main defence was that he was taking the car for a test drive to get familiar v,'1th it. Right. I too was just "testine" out that knife whe!1 I killed that prostitute. ~,

Russia Russia's newest cop is t.aking a firm stand against tTaffic violators; he's standing firm 24/7. A lifelike plastic replica of a traffic police officer has been stationed on a highway in western Russia and is scaring drivers into obeying the speed limit. Armed with a speed gun, a baton and his very OW11. two-dimensional patrol car, this plastic cop is getti.<Jg positive results like only Jon McClane could, with drivers slowing <10\V11 and driving more cautiously: He may be a little too good, though. "Some drivers stop and come up to him to show their documents, oLhers sit in their cars and wait for the inspector to approach th.l"m;' explained Alexei Zakh;.u:ov; ,vhom the plastic cop was modeled after. If the positive reswts continue, police authorities may employ more of the plastic mock-ups. Unconf..rmed reports suggested that the Russian fire department wag thinking of utilizing similar plastic models but t.he idea was scrapped after discovering the rnock 11fe fighters' inability to stay "solid" during a fire. mjangda@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2006

Kiss and tell this Valentine's Day CAMPUS

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Emma Tarswell IMPRINT STAFF

Sex survey on campus CampusKiss.com, an online dating community, is having its very first cross Canada survey entitled "Canadian CampusKiss and Tell Sex Survey." The survey will ask students questions about dating, hooking up and many other steamy subjects that occur on university and college campuses. This survey is completely anonymous, so students can feel free to answerwithnoworries aboutwho might hear their answers. Participating students also have a chance to win one of three prizes which include a trip for two to New York Oty, a flat screen TV and a year's membership to the online DVD rental service zip.ca. Chances of winning increase when students send the survey to their friends on campus. Anyuniversityorcollege students interested should visitW\\,w,campuskiss.com to fill out a surveyor to just find out more about the CampusKiss online community.SurveyresultswillbeoutonValentine's Day on the CampusKiss website.

Give to charity, not your valentine Last year, Canadians spent around $150 million on gifts for Valentine's Day. This year, wouldn't it be nice to put that money towards a charitable . organization? CanadaHelps is asking that this year, instead of purchasing chocolates or stuffed teddy bears for your Valentine, you give a donation to one of the 80,000 registered charities in Canada. At www.canadahelps.org/GiftCards/ charity~fccard.aspx you can choose a gift card and put any amount on it to give to your special friend.Theycanthenchooseacharitythattheyfeel strongly about, which range from the Hospital for Sick Children to the Daily Bread Food Bank and donate that gift card money to it. CanadaHelps is hoping to raise over $50,000 fur charities over this Valentine's Day season.

OUSA and the province's new plan The Ontario provincial government has a new plan to give more access to first generation students. Many students hope that this plan will give more opportunities to these people and will therefore create a better province. Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) thought that the government would also improve access for under-represented demographics in their new plan. However OUSA has not yet seen this. For OUSA, this is alargeproblem and theybelieve that a committee to study needs to be established to solve the problem. Scott Couttice, the executive director of OUSA, believ'es that the government needs a much better plan to improve university access for under-represented demographics and until this happens, the tuition policy should not be changed. For more information on OUSA and their ideas visit WWw.ousa.ca.

Anti-smokers unite Psychology Pro拢 Geoffrey T. Fong is leading an international study on tobacco control policies that are to be introduced in over 100 countries. Forty researchers from around the world have come together and formed the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project. This group has so far had $15 million in grant funding, but Fong says that they need coritinuous funding in order to be successful. The project they are working on studies the effectiveness of stop smoking campaigns which include warning labels, higher taxes on cigarettes, advertising and promotion bans. Fong says that 100 million people died of tobacco use in the 20th century and the majority of this happened in developing countries. At this past weeks Geneva conference, ITC joined with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control toworkoutthetermsof their tobacco treaty. They also hope that the research they are conducting will aid countries that have not yet signed the treaty by giving them the proper evidence of the problems with tobacco use. Next, Fong will be gi\>ing a speech at the World Health Organization in Geneva whereddegatesfromover 120 countries will come to hear him speak. etarswell@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Putting the fire back in learning Veronique lecat IMPRINT STAFF

how can we know where we are going when we don't know from where we came??

At a time when most of our thoughts tum to love of a romantic kind (or lack thereof), the Centre for Learning&Teachingthrough Technology (LT3).is thirikingofloveof anacodemickind. This Valentine's DaY.they are celebrating路Loving to Learn Day, where students, faculty and staff are sending in their thoughts on the joys of learning. Mark Morton, instructional program manager at LT3, founded the day, which they plan to make an annual event. When asked what the goal of the programwas,heresponded, ''Tome,it'stocelebrate the love of learning that we take for granted on campus. You're so busy, you kind of forget why you're doing what you're doing!" Participants answered survey questions.about their passion for knowledge, which are available on the LT3 website (lt3.uwaterloo.ca/lovingtolearn. html). The best responses - from the following three categories: student, faculty and staff member - will receive a book 'as a prize. On February 14th, all the entries will be published on the UW website. As to the answers he's received so far, Morton remarked that it's "fascinating and joyful to read why people love to leam" The following are some examples of responses they have received: W~ doyou love to learn?

I love to learn because it opens a small window intothismagnificentcreation.IknowIcannotlearn everything in this world but every little glimpse helps me to understand reality and become a better person.

- Shareen Somani, chemical enlineering I feel that there is so much about the world that I don't know. History interests me the most;

Students lose vital learning tools

Chris Henderson, procurement & contract services Has learning ever been u'!faithfol toyou?

Never! All knowledge is valuable because it is useful sooner or later. Any situation I have ever been in throughout my life has always allowed me to learn something - even the unpleasant ones. If I had to live my life over I wouldn't change a thing - even the bad stuff - because everything I learned made me what I am today.

-Brian Dixon, associate chair, biology

Was there aparticularperson who inspiredyour love

of learning?

A number of people fit into this category - but my mother would have established my love of learning through her encouragement and support.

- RachelCaldweU, associate, library communications and iIiformation services . Which wouldyou ratherlive up, learning or laughing? Learning or chocolate? Learning or music? I would give up laughing, because if you didn't learn to laugh you wouldn't be able to do it anyway, chocolate because its unhealthy, music because it takes you nowhere in life.

- I<;yle Collier, student, !}stem desigp engineering The survey is meant to give people a chance to pause and reflect on the reason why they are at a university in the first place. "You should enjoy what you're doing," Morton said of the university experience, "you're never going to get another chance to just read" vlecat@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Tim Alamenciak EOITOR-IN-CHIEF

Imagine having to drive to Toronto to buy books, pens and binders for your class. Now rather than making this trek once per term, . picture making it once a week. Since the closure of a private architecture supply store in Cambridge, architecture students have been living a reality very similar to this one. The Architect Supply Store was a privately operated business that moved in around the same time the school of architecture opened. It provided vital supplies that were previously provided by TechWon: when the school of architecture was located on campus. The pro~ prietor of The Architect Supply Store saw opportunity ... but not enough to stick around. According to Michael Feinburg, a member of WASA (Waterloo Architecture Students Association),theownerwasinterestedinbecoming the sole provider of vitalplottingservices. These services are normally offered at approximately $0.35 per square foot. The Architect Supply Store charged $5 per square foot, a price that Feinburg found "ridiculous." While Feinburg criticizes the shop for its high plotting prices, he had this to say about the shop's general supplies: "He had a larger selection than TechWon:, although the prices were fairly high for regular supplies." The breaking point between the two parties came when the proprietor of The Architect Supply Store made several requests of the Cambridge campus. He wanted a degree of exclusivity in both supplies and plotting services. Feinburg stated that the proprietor was upset when "professors would make orders and people would buy elsewhere."

Feinburgalso stated, "he asked sity pay his rent, or locate his shop rent-free the campus." When these requests were down by the.campus, he packed up and left. Currently, the school of architecture is ing do with some support from UW , tration. The Waterloo Architecture Student;s Association (WASA) has been making frequent supply runs to Toronto and selling supplies 3.t cost to students out of an empty office. Thus far, the campus of approximately 1519 undergraduate architects has purchased $80(J worth of supplies from the impromptu suppl y shop. Some professors have begun their oWt.l expeditions to get supplies for the students. The current Feds council has not offered any assistance to the school of architecture. Accordingto Feinburg, Feds candidates were campaign .. ing arounQ. their campus, but he heard little 01:1 the issue of their. fractured supply line. ; When asked what she thought of this issu} Retail Services director May Yan said, ''We were informed when the school set up that they had a business and didn't need our help. That's what we were advised. We're here to serve them just as much as any other student. [Imptin4 was the first to tell me." WASA presidentJames Andrachukresponded, "It is my understanding that TechWon: [retail services] management was contacted by the school administration early this term and that they declined setting up a store in Cambridge." Retail Services plans to contact the schoul of architecture, "to let them know that we'll be providing the goods." Currently Retail Services ships orders of textbooks out to the Cambridge campus. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Exciting opportunities open up to meet new people and gain skills Suzanne Gardner IMPRINT STAFF

Want a fun opportunity to meet new people and become more involved in university life? The arts, science and OCD (off-campus dons) orientation committees are still on the hunt for new leaders for fall 2006. Any full-time students in the fall term of 2006 are eligible to apply (and yes, being on co-op qualifies as full-time), but applicants for arts and science positions must be from those respective faculties. Those students who are enthusiastic, approachable and friendly are encouraged to apply. Applications for arts leaders are available outside of the ASU office in Arts Lecture Hall, outside of the FOC office at PAS 3006, at the Turnkey "pick-up" folder and onlineatwww.artsorienation.uwaterloo.ca. They can also e-mail the arts FOC at arorient@Watarts.uwater1oo. ca if they have additional questions. Potential

science leaders can apply online through ~ science.uwaterloo.ca/ orientation or they Call e-mail scienceorientation@scimail.uwaterloc.. ca. Students interested in applying to be OCD leaders can fill out an online application at~ ocd.uwaterloo.ca or visit the OCD office above Brubakers in the SLC. In addition, the arts orientation colI)lllittee needs students to be members of the Arts Tech. Crew for orientation week. This is a behindthe-scenes committee that will help setup anq takedown events, run the events and act as the judges for the week. They will not be directly responsible for first year students but they will still be interacting with them. To apply to be at} ATC member, check out www.artsorientation. uwaterloo.ca. For more information about the other orientation committees, please visitwww.orientation.. uwatetloo.ca. sgardner@imprint.uwaterloo.cl"

FlllDAY, FEB~UARY 10, 2006

How to win free UW stuff s.anne Gardner

A loss to safe sex everywhere COMMUNI'IY EDITORIAL

IMPRINT STAFF

UW Shop has now been closed a couple of weeks. But during time one of the main windows the South Campus Hall became littered with a variety o . tmerchandise, from shirts to s~eaters to binders to jerseys. Wond~ringwhy? 1Well, to celebrate the re-opening o the UW Shop Retail Services is g a grand re-opening shopree contest on March 21 and testant who comes closest to the retail value of the items window will win a 30-second

sdree· I FromJanuary31 to March 4, UW

stfadents have the chance to enter this cdntest either online atwww.uwshop. u+aterloo.ca or on campus at the UW Bookstore or TechWorx shop in South Campus Hall. The winner will _ notified on March 6 and a ~y-agreeable time on March 21 will be arranged for the spree to take place. Pot those two weeks, the winner of the contest will be able to go to the UW Shop and plot out their plan of attack. Any merchandise that the winner can grab in 30 seconds and carry on their person (excluding i~s in the jewellery case) is ripe f<¥ the taking. . . The winner's picture and e-mail address will also be posted on the UW Shop website and fellow students can e-mail tips and strategies to help the

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The display window outside the newly renovated UWShop winner create the best plan. The contest limits one entry per person but since it is free to enter, Retail Services marketing manager Susy Kustra hopes that there will be a lot of guesses. Even if you don't have the best estimat-

ing skills, stop by the UW Shop for' the grand re-opening party on March 21 which will feature various discounts and other contests throughout the day. sgardner@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

Planned Parenthood Waterloo Region (PPWR), a community agency that has been providing positive sexual health information to the Waterloo region for 30 years, may have to close its doors. They are the only not-for-profit, choice-based agency in the region of Waterloo providing information and education on healthy and responsible sex. The agency relies on the generosity of individuals, corporations, foundations, service clubs and an annual grant from Waterloo Region to make its programs possible. The loyal donations from the community have not been able to keep up with the expenses and demands from the region. In response to this, staff hours have been cut and volunteers have generously increased their hours in order to help maintain .the same level of service. Planned Parenthood is a vital resource for·sex education in the community and in the past year alone has served over 1,300 individuals in the counselling program and has reached over 2,500 youth in their group and theatre education programs. They offer counselling on . contraception, pregnancy, fertility, sexuality concerns and pregnancy options (abortion, adoption, parenting)

among many of their other services and programs. It is sex education, not moral condemnation, that helps to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Regions that offer substantial government funded sex-education programs have comparatively lower rates of abortion than those without. If Planned Parenthood closes down, Waterloo Region will lose one of its most valuable sexual health resources. Outside of Planned Parenthood, women in this region have no free access to real pro-choice counselling and resources. Locally, women without a family doctor rely on PPWR to provide them with the choice of obtaining an abortion. If we lose Planned Parenthood, we lose the power of choice in this community. According to the PPWR news release, the decision date is February 24. All funds received by that date will be tallied and the total will be the deciding factor with regard to whether or not PPWR continues operations in Waterloo Region. Cheques will not be cashed unless PPWR receives sufficient funds to continue operations. Anyone interested in contributing to PPWRshould call (519) 743-9360 or send a cheque, payable to Planned Parenthood Waterloo Region, 151 Frederick Street, Suite 500, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2M2 or visit the PPWR website formoreinformatibn http://www.ppwr.on.ca. - Margarita Osipian - Ashley Metzloff

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EDS路 2006 Executive candidates reveal all Presidential candidates' thoughts on everything from bus passes to books,,

Increasing advertising such as display boards in luI faculties will let them know what Feds does. ;

Communication with ~tudents has been an is~e forj>ears. What willyou do that's differmtfrom pre~'i(jus execs? i Iplantoholdmonthlytown-hallmeetingsin the Great Hall to advertise [our] opportunities ana to see what events students would like to have... If elected, I would strive to have one , office hour per week in each of the faculties consulting with students.

One of the mqjor ideas onyourplatform is a review of the Ctlmntstructure of Feds. What obviousproblems do you see with Feds' structure right now? I think that our executives are spread thin. I think we need to make sure that student dollars are spent well, but that executives are able to do their jobs and not spread too thin. W~

Michelle Zakrison - Shape the Future You mention empowering Students Council in your platform. Honl exactlY willyou do that? I think that the executive needs to encourage councillors to consult with their constituents [and] should be empowering council to do more than just have IJlonthly meetings. Councillors can make motions, bring things to referendum, hold board of directors and [make] the executives accountable ... [they] don't know they have , this power.

You were talking about empowering and eJlabling students. Students alrea4J hat>e the power to create clubs, host events, what more are you looking inkJ giving students? , FlrStof all, students don'tknowalotaboutFeds. The idea of a student ward is interesting because It's impossible to create a ward that in~ludes all students. Mobilizing students on elections especially on a local level is something that we can do regardless of trying to get another ward.

Given the recent Polar Jam example with the;citys noise restrictions, what steps willyou take to encourage good relatipns between the student population and the city? [fhecity] should carebecausewe are a huge part of the economy. In terms with negotiating with the city; I think that all wewantis to have goodwill '-'1th the city. There's a perception within the population that students are trouble and perhaps the perception of students is that the general community is unfriendly, so maybe "ve could have some sort of open house betvTeen the two groups. .

Assuming the universal buspass riferendumfails, as it is Ctlrrent/y proposed as a mandatory non-rifundahle fee for all students, what would beyour next step?

Christopher Ferguson - EZVote What lvi!!you do to make Cambridge fee! like a part

of UW? I think that they are looking to be part of UW in terms of a few specific services. They had to fight to get their gym down there and they don't have access to doctors because of delays from Health Services. In terms of Feds, I believe that what they want is to transfer most of their Feds fee to WASA.

Whats you proposition of looking at an online refund !yste,,!? How wouldyou balance that against othergroups such as Imprint and CKA1S, who cannot monitor who uses their senices and who doesn't? My belief is that there are things that should not be refundable. You either decided that it is for public good or you decide that it is just an extra thing. I think that if they need the money then it should be a non-refundable fee.

What steps wouldyou take to increase the student presence within Waterloo city council?

I would fight a very good referendum to decide this and I would change the referendum system so that we have an independent chief elector officer and independent election committee. I think that the referendum will fiftd out more, students will get to decide and this will all happen within my term.

What areyour plans for the dentalplan fee? As I understand it, we signed this contract and we can't change it for the next two years. Students are saying that they weren't informed. There's little more that Feds can do, other than advertise and try to inform people what's going on. .

Inyourplatformyou mentioned a lot about the nano technology building and its closing construction on B2 green and in keeping with that what other initiatit>es willyou take to "gre~n" our campus further? I'm going to support the idea of trying to get a sustainable co-coordinator. I really want to make sure that they actually are a force on campus to be reckoned with in terms of environmentalism.

areyou against the Clubs Support Fee?

Last year out of about 100 clubs, 38 used their total clubs allotment. I think there are other avenues of funding such as the Student Life Endowment Fund and the Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation Fund.

Do you agree with the conclusions service review?

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I think a review of the review should take place in order to see what [its] strengths and weaknesses were.

What key areas on campus would you seek to make green? As part of DWSP, there is a natural landscaping team. I think it would,be nicer if a lot more of the green space wasn't just grass, it . was self-sustaining plant life. [We should] work with GROW to make sure that new [and] hopefully existing buildings have green roofs. This would increase energy efficiency and also save us money while greening the campus.

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Jesse Ariss - EZVote

l!7ha/ll'oJtld)'ot! recommend a.f an altertlatili!' to holding fr(JI1SC1iptsjor k~y collection? I definitely think that there doesn't need be an alternative in forms of transcripts I that aU students should be able to get '."C'~V"P"~ in a way that the school can the mrrent co-op sitt/atioll pULLHJHU points is that I will intrnduce a mentorship, giving the opportunity to mentor first-years in prepar·· resumes, business and networking experiThe fourth.years 'will be given monetary COml)erlSa.llc>n for their time. a great &a! of balcmce Slipp0l1

"TIhn.~,·,.n1 for the people who donate to understand that you can't be a grad without an undergrad first and the school needs ,-,..-.u<:""u,,," the fact that in order to be one

of the best schools in the world they need to be balanced vlith our undergrad and our grad programs so I would just encourage demon· strating that. At the m1s fort!m .You CO!ll1JIYflted tbat ),ON arm't a politicalpersotl. HOJI! do ),ot! think ),ON Ii/ill handle gOI'emllie!1t re/Cltiom if ),011 ann't that political? I definitely don't speak the pol.iticallanguage but I speak the common sense language. I think that my ability to really be a m.ediator "rill me get across my points of ,riC\V. In terms OUSA I'd bring some ideas to the table, (like] haying them lobby community groups because they care about education and tne politicians care about [theml. \'Vhy am I a better candidate than SOfm: one who has already had the position? I haven't been drilled with bureaucracy from my first day so I'm coming in fresh a'nd full of energy. . Are)'lm itlftl1'Ol!r of ttfilion increases? Obviously I'm not in favour of tu1t1on increases, I ({on't tnink that anyone is. If we do the tuition freezes and we come off of them and have a huge spike to compensate for their lost income that's not efficient and in the end it will slowly increase each year and hopefully we can do our best to contain and control that. There's a lot of opportunities for extra money that are missed by students \vho arc not on OSAP .. for example, the work study positions. There are a Jot of students who arc paying their own tuition. I'm currently the co·ordinator for student security and I do hiring for Wal.k Safe. \\;'e have a certain number of work study positions that "ve must fill but we also have a few positions for people who aren't on [it]. Chances are that there are a few opportunities there that most people aren't aware of.

Jeff Henry -' Feds 2006 If'hat doyoN see as)'olir areasfor iiJiprOrel1ltllt? 1 think one of the things that we need to do is spend tL.'11e on making sure the academics commission is functioning. One of the thing:; that I thought when coming in to the position was that I would spend a lot of time with lobbying organizations and \vhat time 1 had left \\rith academic things. Unfortunately, perhaps fortunately, I ended up on a committee re\1ewing co-operative education. That was very important but it didn't allow me enough time to persue the things \vithin the school dlat I wanted to do.

students I are ha"cing the largest problem with that. That was something we looked at for a good portion of the CECS overview committee report. Some of the ideas from the administration were "well we should just cut the first work term." Unfortunately you can't cut the first work term because the

first work term, whether it comes in first vear or second vear, is still a first work term 'and students n~ed to get that experience. So how can we better prepare them? One thing we talked about was that co-op 101, something every student has to go 10, was a very boring and un-engaging experience. It tells students about h(N.' to build a resume, network properly, intervie'x: \X7e don't describe the services that we do provide to co.. op students. \'I;.'e simply don't prepare them, we don't engage them. And so we're going to ho\v to do that and make sure that it works. \'fe ha\'e to make SHfe arc aligned with reality. dream job during the firs!' term. \\'t, 10 deliver a better service to stlld¢nts in terms of getting t..hem informed on ho\\,' they can be better candidates in terms of their compeutots. lf7ith ream! donatiollS to grad st!!dent.f, hOlP )Pill )'OI! ba/atfCf supportfor ;mdergprir with this? Part of the university'S six-decade planning exetcis y is that u,""ldergraduate enrohnent is going to be kept relativ~ly steady wrile they're going to double or triple graduate enrolment. We're not necessarily going to he able to easily get the fair shake that we think we deserve. The task force was a good example of making sure the university at least thinks in terms of undergraduate support. The teaching excellence council is a body set Llp under d1(; university student engagement in the trying to classroom so we can have a higher of education. 'rhis doesn't necessarily cost an\' money, but it's helping teachers improve hO\~ to teach better and bring the passion out. I think those arc areas that we can focus on w1thout necessarily too much money. Of course, if we get money for grad students, t..l,en we get good grad students and better 'fA's. I think that's an area we can find synergy between those two problems.

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Vice president administration and finance candidates talk shop

Renjie Butalid

You were talking about starting a silkscreening business. What are the figures for the required equipment? Actually we haven't gone as far as to look into that. I know that it would be a big initial investment and the cost of thatinvestmentwould be spread out over a number of years. I'm looking atC this from a long-term standpoint and that exhaustive investigation still needs to take place prior to this operation.

Regarding thepublicprinter, would that be just one printer? I'm looking at possibly one printer in the Great Hall by the photocopy machine and possibly one upstairs on the third floor. I know a lot of students use that area to study and write essays. There will be a cost for printing - I'm loo!cing at a cost cheaper than what is currently offered afthe libraries.

While firstjlears are in need of qua/ity programming, how willyou serve the of-age members of campus? I'm looking at streamlining the mandates of UW Crew and the Board of Entertainment (BENI), programmingcommittee and marketing department. I'm still looking at events geared towards all of campus, but the ones I wanted to focus on were first-years. If they have a great experience during first year, that will carry on all the way until they graduate. I'd still be focusing on upper-year students too.

Youn talking about extending VPAF to 3 years. W0' is that necessary?

A lot of our platform has to do with long-term ~sion and long-term planning, especially where we'd like to see Feds over the next ten years. Currendy the VPAF has been a position that has notseenit's true potential blossom. The firstfourmonthsas VPAF,you'retrying to learn what the job entails and trying to put the budget together. The next four months you're very productive, and the last four months you'rewinding down and gearing up to finish school or go on to bigger and better things. I'mrecommendinga UW grad because . they can better understand the culture of UW because we're very unique in the fact that we have the largest co-op program in the world. Having a threeyear VPAF will guarantee continuity especially since it will be a' UW grad withrelevantworkexperience, relevant degree and relevant background.

Feds provides tremendous opportunity to students. By extending VPAF to three years, do you feel we n cutting students o/f from that opportunity? I've thought a:bout that, anditis, but in my mind it's the most non-political position within the Feds exec. They are in charge of making sure that the services and businesses are profitable and sustainable so that there's more money for students; there's more money for student-planned initiatives for the clubs and societies. Byweighing the costs and benefits for the three year position, I feel that it would be better off in thelongrun fOl'students to have guaranteed sustainability of feds.

In the forum you said if you could cut a'!Y business itwou/d beAussies. W ~ would you cut a profit-making business? In my mind, I think Aussies could be doing better. I didn't realize that it was a profit-making business. When I was doing my research, I only looked at stats associated with each of the businesses. The product line-up is poor, in my mind, and the location is also another factor. I know thl!re have been talks of movingAussies up to the main floor of the SLC where there's higher student traffic and higher visibility.

I know Bomber operates on a term-lryterm turnaround for emplqyees. What are your thoughts on that?

I would keep it the same. A lot of students are here to study for four months and, looking for part-time jobs. The next four months on co-op, when they come back, their job is still sort of there for them. c

and Waterloo are in general quite similar and close in proximity.

What will you do to attract popular acts to UW? .

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We have a very good marketing department and we need to encourage them and the UW Crew more to try to find these acts. We need to give them a lot more freedom to. try and bring those hot bands and hot people on to campus."

What are your thoughts on Aussies to the second floor?

I think that space is going to be an issp.e. On the second floor - there's going to be conflict with Brubakers. Brubakers has already felt under attack from Wasabi and Scoops, so I would be extremely cautious about that sort of move.

FinanciallY speaking, what at'(JnuIJs within Feds do you see as viable for additional dub funding?

Tim Foster

Doyou think a Bomber cam will increase Bomber business? Yes. In the long run. I think that

We want to totally restructure it. The way it works now is that pubs need to spend money and then apply forreimbursement The problem is not the quantity of money, but the access to it. By setting up what we've proposed - a joint bank account between Feds and clubsingood standing - the clubs are going to be able to save money from one term to the next. They're going to be able to access it more conveniendy, with cheques for instance.

Your platform talks about supporting ftrstjlCars in the barscene. What areyougoing to do to support upperjlear students?

The upper-year students are already right now, the Bomber is saturated quite well served as demonstrated so business is capped. If people end by the huge lineups that we see with up waiting in line, they aren't going Bomber Wednesdays. The upper-year to be happy. They're going to choose " students are going to be better served to go somewhere else on another by having a Bomber webcam. There's, occasion and the Bomber may not a misconception that a non-alcoholic be full then. night is only for first-year students Do you have a'!Y ideas for improving or underage students. Really it's for business at Fed Hall? everybody. There are goingto be other There's already a plan that has been events happening that people will be instituted by the current administration interested in doing. to expand Fed Hall to weddings, proms At the end of your term, where would and things like that. '\Ye need to wait to you like Feds to be business-wise? see how tfutt shapes up before we can I would like Feds to not have left a try and change the plan again. bad taste in students' mouths. I don't What need do you see on campus that want them to have bad memories asa new business could satiifj? sociated with the businesses. I want There have been ideas thrown the businesses to be profitable and I . around by the other tickets like printwant them to have aminimumimpact ing and silk screening. My platform on student lives. primarly pertains to making sure What experience can you bring'to the the existing businesses are made as VPAF position? profitable as possible and as efficient I have extensive mathematical and serviceable as possible. and economic education as well as What areyour thoughts on WLU and experience putting together budgets UWjoint bar access? on smaller scales. I ran a reasonably See~s quite appropriate. Laurier large debate tournament last May, the Waterloo Debate Death Drudge. We needed to plan that out very carefully contihgentupon Feds funding. I know the general concepts and I have the mathematical background for it.

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IVhat part of Feds business needs the most attention? As I mentioned before, Fed Hall. The fact that it lost lOOk is unacceptable. It really does need to be shaped up - pardon the pun. I also think Aussies . needs some attention. The reason for ! that is that Aussies made, I believe, 10k last year. This is great, but similar convenience stores atotheruniversities are making [more]. We need to look at Aussies and say what is it doing right and what can be done better so thatwe can increase our finances and support student initiatives, clubs and services.

Do you see a need for further opening up our on~campus bars to minors? In terms of Fed Hiilland Bomber, I think that with the changing diversity and demographics on campus, we do need to be more inclusive of those groups that can't drink. If it means opening the bars, then we should look in to that. If they can't come in cause they're underage, what are they paying for with their Feds fee?

What are your thoughts on WLU and UW allowing each other's students in to their bars? I think it's a great idea. I think we have two great universities with different programs really close together. We could be working together more-like Polar Jam. We've got this great event co-sponsored with Laurier. Itincreases UW's presence atLaurier and Laurier's presence at UW and I think it's a big win for both universities.

How wouldyou have organized Polar Jam differentlY to avoid the problems th~ ran into? I think the biggest thing the VPAF, could have contributed to was helping Erin O'Learywith the sponsorship. It's a very big event, and one of the VPAF's mandates is to help secure alternate funding for events for the Federation. I think that is something that's been lacking in current years.

How willyou support clubs in tertlls of sponsorship and alternative funding? I thinkitdepends on the club. There are some clubs where sponsorship is going to be much easier than others. We've got the Campus Crusade for . Cheese (CCCH) where they've talked in the club to go to the dairy farmers. I think that having someone in Feds, especially an exec, going with them will help them get that sponsorship. There are some clubs where sponsorship is, not feasible just because there's not as big of a group that will help them. I do think that, depending on the club, it's a big help we can give them.

"Whatareyourthottghts on the anei//ial)' fee for clubs?

Michael Tersigni

Fed Hall was a hot topic in lastyear's election. It has improlled slightlY, but what are yourplansfor Fed Hall? Myplans for Fed Rall are the same for all other businesses: review it. We need to see what it is doing well and what it can be doing better. Currendy there are plans to turn it in to a bit more of a catering business. We need to see if that's actually viable in order to extend it so that it doesn'tlose lOOk per year like last year.

There are clubs that do need more money. I think we have to exhaustively research all possibilities for funding. The reason I want to do this business C review is instead of throwing money away at the businesses, businesses should be making money to support the dubs. I think before we start taxing the students an extra $1.75 when they already complain aboJlt increased tuition fees, we need to find other ways of financially supporting the clubs.

Sarah Beecroft

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PRlJ)AY. FEBRUARY 10, 2006

Vice president, internal candidates measure up

Poster toaster Heramb Ramachandran IMPRINT STAFF

On my resume to impress employers, it says that I'm a political analyst for Feds elections. Since I don't know squat about people's platforms I shall dissect the posters focusing on important issues like colour sequence, quality of haircuts, proper stapling technique, etc. Before· I start, not voting in thes€; elections is akin to eating a little kitty cat sashimi style. Do you really wanna be considered a kitty cat eater?

Sabrina Bowman

Michael Davenport

Mike Kahn

HfJB! wouldyou conduct a services review?

How wouldyou conduct a services review?

I think the way the service review was done had some good aspects. I "\l.'OUld try to go outside the SLC and conduct surveys elsewhere. Alotof our students don't come through the SLC. I "\l.'OUld try to get a wider survey both in terms of numberandin terms of where people are coming from. I would get all que$tions looked at by ethics to make mmthatthey'renotgoingto be offending or alienating anyone. And also to rmlke sure that we're getting the right information out of those questions. I \!iOUld send them the questions ahead of time so they have time to prepare. I would also make sure that when the draft is done, it would be sent to the president I would make sure that coordinators have looked at it.

I would do it ov:eralongerperiod of time and support it with evidence. The other thing I would change would be making sure I leave the SLC to interview people. I think it's important to reach out to more students than the ones that are frequently in the SLC. I have a feeling that students that hang out in the math building or far-flung regions of engineering or arts might not be as aware of the services.

What wouldyou do to combat discrimination on campus such as the recent actions against GLOW?

Wouldyoufollow through with the recom,,118fflIations 0/ the recent service review? 'the first thing I would do as VPI is review the review. \Ve need to look c:omprehensively at the review and look atwhere the problems lie. A lot of hard work and consideration .went into it, :lind I \:lon't want to dismiss it entirely. ,~~ need to find out where those areas of strength are and where the areas of problems are. Certainly there are a lot of recommendations, butI don't think they're all based on a full understanding of bow our services ,,"ork.

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f1Vt:!i1obie for clubs? As it stands right now, the primary source of funding is the special projects fund which is governed by the internal funding committee, as well as the enterprise opportunity and innovation fund. Funding can also be found through the studentlife endowment fund, although this is less likely for clubs as it has to do more with enriching student space on campus. I think that one thing the VPI can do is create a list of funding that is readily available on the Feds website, "!'he other option we have is sponsorship. 'This is something that hasn't been done much in the Federation.

Youpropose severalcostfy initiatives (i.e., J'ervices co-ordinator, sustainability ojJice). How do you reconcile this with planned financial supportfor clubs? On my platform I said [I would] hire a services co-ordinator. What I'd really like to do is look in to the option of taking the clubs director and extending their portfolio once again, as it was under John Anderson, to be clubs and services director. Lawrence J.am removed that - I think that was a mistake. I know why he did it but I think there needs to be some stability. I think it's absolutely essential for the services to have a co-ordinator. They've told me this, and they need someone who can provide that stability term-to-term so that any recommendations given can be do'ne in a much easier way. The funding for a sustainability office wouldn't come from Feds, it ~'Ould come from the university. It's their responsibility to pay for it, and it's ;oouttime we modernize and come to lhe level a lot of other campuses are on in terms of sustainability:

Wouldyoufollow through with therecommendations 0/ the last service review? I believe that some of the recommendations are okay. For instance, the Internal Administration Committee (lAC) recommended the Womyn's Centre to be renamed the ''Women's Issues Resource Centre." They explicitly dropped the "awareness of women's equality" from the mandate. As much as we strive for equality, there is still some sexual inequality on campus, so dropping that from their mandate would be bad.

What sources 0/ funding doyou see as tiable options for cilfbs? ~.

There is the Student Life Endowment Fund which clubs could apply for. I also feel that clubs could be doingmore resource sharing; Things like pooling resources, sharing buses and more communication between the clubs is key. I think the key to improving clubs on campus is encouraging more things like that - not necessarily giving them'more cash.

How wouldyou respond to a student who came to you with a concern that thry feltuncomfortable because 0/ nudityfeatured in a Womyn~ Centre ad? The first thing to do is ascertain what the nudity is. My opinion is that breasts are not pornographic themselves, as long as they're not presented in a pornographic context. We should be aware of the concerns, but you have to weigh whether or not the student speaks for themselves or for a group.

What would your response be to the recent GLOW vandalism and what actions wouldyou take? I'm not sure what the VPI can do to stop petty crime. The only thing I can say is I'd condemn it, but I don't think realistically there is anything else you can do. You could perhaps lobby to get a security camera PUt there, but if it's not a dangerous place for people, that's difficult. .

Your pfaifornl talks about the lift hand not knolving what the right hand is doing. What concrete steps willyou take to e!1sure that the left does kn01JJ what the right is doing? I have pledged to attend three clubs meetings per week. That's the first step. Another thing I want to do involves the event forms. I believe that one thing to do, that would kill two birds with one stone, would be making the event forms so that the VPI can see what kind of things the club is doing and pool resources. If that ends up being the case, there is a net benefit to clubs.

I would try to overview as much as I could I would make sure to oversee the IAC - I think that one of the biggest things is that the IAC kind of wentoff courseandwentafterGWW. If there was to be a second services review, I would watch people. I would also consult a lot more - go to GWW ahead of timeandaskif theythinkit'san okay process. Also I would have them comment on the final report ---: saying if it's good or bad.

TeamYeUow Kevin Royal, the presidential candidate, has a really majestic name. It's like he was pre-destined to become president. On the topic of names, if you remove the 'N from Renjie's last name, it becomes 'Butlid'. If you pool all their individual accomplishments together, you could cure world virginity. All three also have pretty smiles. It's important to have leaders with good appreciation of dental hygiene.

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How wouldyou work with UWSP and '. The Davenport side pose is a perUWadmin to create the UW Sustainfect dichotomy of GQ and starving ability OjJice? . I would lobby the university to set up funding and try to get Feds to put forward some money. I would have UWSP tie into that as much as possible. They"should be a resource and a source for information for the sustainability office.

If a studentwas concernedabout nudity featured in Womyn 3' Centre ads, what steps wouldyou take to resolve this? If certain peopleare offended by it, I would probably talk to me Womyn's Centre and encourage the person who came to me to do the same so they " could understand why.

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Bohemian artist The pensive look into space suggests our rugged candidate can beat up the other candidates through telepathy. He also sort of looks like Silent Bob. I like the minimalist approach to the design with less words and more use of red. Although when I think of red, I think of Dracula. I'm freaking scared of Dracula.

can shape my future ~ytime if you get my meaning, boom shacka lacka. Tersigni seems to be wearing three shirts. I like a man who isn't afraid to wear three shirts: He does have nice dimples though.

Team lorax A\vW\\~ there's a cutesev I,orax in their poster. I \Vanna sho~t it and roast it. Stuart Hastings sounds like a J.D Salinger character. Let me guess - he got kicked out of high school. Holy crap he did? That's freaking cool. Oh oh, he's got the unshaven look. I like a leader who shaves sporadically. It shows he has more important shit to do. ''Bee smart, vote Beecroft!" Hey, thatdoesn'trhyme. Herambonedoesn't mind if someone this cute sucks at poetry. And she has symmetric eyebrows. That's important in a leader. I am glad these candidates share the same fetish for scarves as Herambone.

SaiKit This solo powerhouse has managed to get his poster out to most of the school despite his lack of running mates. If he smiled more, that would be sweet. Right now, he looks sotta constipated. I wanna get him some Metamucil. Infrequent bowel movements aside, he has a sweet poster with good use of 3-Fonts. A leader well versed in Powerpoint gets the Brown Fist of Approval.

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Referendum promises funding for improved arts experience Ashley Csanady IMPRINT STAFF路

All full-time arts students will notice an extra referendum question, regarding the creation of an arts. endowment fund, on their ballot when they vote in the upcoming Federation of Students election. Imprintrecently sat down with the ''Yes'' committee to discuss this proposition. The committee members include Kate Daley,NealMoogk-Soulis and Matthew Jermyn.

Imprint: What is the endowmentfund and'what will it do? Daley: The arts endowment fund would be an opportunity for students to contributearefundablefeeof$12aterm initially... 60percentWould be put away and 40 per cent would be used to fund student initiatives. After the fund has , grown the interest from the part that's put away is used to fund the initiative, so the amount you have every year grows. The sources of funding to improve the arts undergraduateeducationexpetience

. are insufficient for the needs that we have. We've purposely kept the definitionof whatthefundisgoingtribeused for fairly broad - to improve the arts undergraduate education experience at UW... anything from students who are looking to hold or attend conferences, who are looking for funding for upgnKUngloungespac~

All the other faculties have ehdowment funds; the math fund is $10n .. . the engineering [fee] is $75, we are only asking for $12, it is a modest contribution that is fully refundable, but we think that the benefits are potentially enormous.

What made you personallY Jeel so strongly about this issue, to pursue the Yes comfl,ittee? Moogk-Soulis: For me it's creating something that will live on at the university and continue to benefit studeilts, next term and ten terms from now. I think the impetus came when two years ago the endowment fund vote missed by, I think, nine votes

Jermyn: I got involved to make a difference on campus for arts students. To kind of give something back to the faculty thathas given so much of itself to the students and to myself in the past number of years I've been here.

How long would it take to get this up and running and how long would it entail to establish it, and soon would it be available to students, pending it gets ratified? Moogk-Soulis: I think there is the potential the fee could stand to be collected and thus available in the spring term... I would foresee probably the fall term would be the first time students would see a payment being made, or at least money available. Jermyn: With something that has the potential to be as big as this is, we don't want [to be] half prepared when they really need a little more time.

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intell~expressionandexploration... Idrinkoneofthe~ofourfiuxdty

is the potential to explore and to challenge and to innovate in ways that aren't necessarily technological [or] tacti1~ .. I drink there is a lot of imagination and .. enthusiasm in arts students.

Average students that don'tparticipate much, just goes to class, w0' should t~ care? WkY should thry voteyes? Jermyn: If you go to class they may very well see the benefits in the class so

How doyou hope or think that thisfund would improve the faculry if arts? W0' would it be beneficial to arts students?

whether it's upgradingtheequipmentof a smart classroom like:ML 1017 ... orif their prof decides to use documentary series to get participation of students or a key point of his lecture across. When arts students go to vote, the referendum question will be added on to the ticket. For more information, visit aeEuwaterloo.ca or feds.ca or you can email the ''Yes'' committee at artsendowmentfund@gmai1.com. There is no ''No'' committee for this referendum.

Daley: [The fund provides] the potentialforcreativityand foracademicand

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Sai Kit Lo What areyourplansjor raising monry jor the proposed excellence scholarship? I would need to get the approval and consent from councillor and budget committee. I know that each year the Feds have approximatel)~ $1.3 million budget so setting aside! $10,000 can give out 20 scholarships! for $500 each. I'm going to sit downl with the budget committee and dis-' cuss with them why this idea is so' good to motivate students to ... keep up the good work. I can get corporate sponsorship on the funding to keep a link between many groups that can help make student life better.

How doyouplan on generatingfunding jorclubs? I plan to use the Student Life Endowment Fund, faculty endO\l;ment funds and corporation sponsorship. From what I know, a lot of clubs are using corporate sponsors, so I would educate other clubs on how to get those sponsors. Some clubs are doing exceptionally well so I would use.them to inspire other clubs to do the same. How willyou reach students il1 other

faculties? ' I will si:arta project that can really impact student life. Each society has a C&D in their faculty building or lounge and [they] need renovating. I ~>ill head up a joint initiative with other societies to start some project ... [like] build up [a] network that will help get cheaper food [and] renovate. Just by [using] those funds, I [can] improve student life along side the societies.

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I think the idea of having a review is agood because as the students' servant we need to think about how to improve the way we cater to [them]. In terms of the service review, I'll make sure the volunteers and coordinators of each service, can speak' out and give some input about their services. I strive to work in harmony with these groups and make sur~ they have time to prepare for review instead of having to face scrutiny all of a sudden. I want to make sure that if I am going to do such a service review again, I will properly do one that the methodology and statistics are used correctly.

Doyou think reactions were biOl)!n out

if proportion?

The service review was reported in print before it was finished. I think the next time we have a service review, we need to be more careful before we let the draft out. I don't think it's appropriate for people to discuss a draft before it is done.

What is your reaction to recent ~tnti颅 GWW and LGBTQ vandalism? I think someone who would do such [a] thing would not only would make people they attack feel uncomfortable and feel discriminated but would destroy the image of certain religious groups. These people that commit this vandalism have done no good but harm to both sides.

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Traditionallv, Valentine's Dav is celebrated in t\vo distinct ways: spending time with your significant other, or cuddling a forty of rye and crying for six hours until your neighbours knock the door down because they can't stand your girlish sobbing anymore, only to come in to find you dressed like Cupid buried neck deep ir) pillows watching Pretty in Pink over and over. Goddamn, Molly Ringwald. Anyway, my Valentine's Day \',.':ill be spent watching the hubbub (or perhaps lack thereol:) of student voters. Polling the masses, checking out the scene, the usual newspaper stuff I have been wading through policies and platforms since they landed on the team's websites (or on a scrap of paper at Bomber). Through all this frenzy I began to realize just how much Feds controls, and also how much you thro\v away by not voting. I'm not here to soapbox you; I'd just like to express how incredible it is that 81 per cent of students last year didn't care. Honestly - do you want to

see improvement on this campus? Or are ~'ou fine s\'1th sitting back and letting a fe,v select groups control student government? \\'10 havc seen manyvaluahle news stories duringthe campaigllingprocess, and I'm certain more will crop up before February 14. But something on the international newscape begs for atrention: European political cartoons. A brilliant European paper decided to run a cartoon featuring the sacred prophet of Islam ,,'earing a bomb on his head like a turban. Not only is this reference to Muslims savagely inappropriate it desecrates a sacred figure of their religion. Several years earlier the newspaper declined to run a cartoon that poked fun at Jesus. This situation sneaks volumes. It tells me of the power of the press, Ln an age \vhere people trust small discs more than arduously produced newspapers, one call lose sight of the agendasetting abiliiles of the written word. I'm not offering this as an excuse for their publishing of these cartoons, instead as a warning. I'm very, very tempted to quote Spiderman, but I \von't --- promise, Some may speculate on whether or not this cartoon brings to question journalistic integrity, It doesn'\:-,-- it onlv carves fuxther the line that journalists are her~ to present the trutl1-'«'- not stereotypes. That being said, we can learn a lot from these cartoons. This harkens back to my column on

the semantics of tolerance. The campus, and the "urld atlaxge, is coming to anoti:1er breaking POL'lt in our acceptance of previously foreign ideals. ~;\s a Gunpus we are gradually \vorking towards our acceptance of the LGBTQ C01:nn1llillty. "Acceptance?" You say. "But what about all thatvandalism?"\'7ell, I did say working towards, The incidents of anti-GLOW and anti-LGBTQ vandalism definitely do not uTl1nediately cuntrihute to an ;iccepting environment. But they open a wound that has been forgotten about and will (hopefully) hold certain parties accountable for their homophobia. Once things are out in the open, even in such a crude forum as a pillar in the SLC, they can be dealt with. Now 'when you go to the polls, think what is more important to you. \Vould you rather have a Bomber linc camera, mavbe fancy free parking, perhaps your o\vn clubs·bank ac~ount, an on-campus silk screening business, a think tank, naturalized fields on campus, a sustainability co-ordinator ... or a place where everyone can feel welcome? \'V'hen you hit the polls (and you should), I'd encourage you to think first about tl1e things that affectyouday-to-da)~ and how comfortable people feel on our campus. Second, you can consider all. the fancy bling these patties propose to giye to students -- however exorbitant the costs. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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ulti Ie raining centres unnecessary Herding young athletes together with the right facilities can be effective

\\7ith the world turning its collective focus tmvards the \'\'inter Games in 'lorino, the state of our amateur athletics programs will be in the spotlight. From skiing and luge to speed skating, the Olympics· provide a grand stage for athletes who l.'eneral1y don't see the light of dav, in terms"of pre~s coverage, from a professi~nal sports-biased media, This is, as they say, their time to shine, Unfortunately, it's also their time to fail. Canada is unique in that we have the second largest country by area in the world but with a population tl1at "vouldn't even rank us in the top 30. \1/j'hat this means, in terms of sport, is that we start off hehind the eight ball before even getting srarted. Many winter sports require some sort of specific training facility that likely seryes no

secondary or tertiary purpose, sucb as a speed skating oval or a Nordic ski jump. These structures are costly and see little return on investment. \,{he Canada the size of say Morocco (a country \\'ith approximately the same population), these albleric resources would be more justifiable as the entjre '~n,h,.hH"n have access to them. This, of course, is not the case. \'rith the ninth lowest population density of any country in the world, it is next to impossible to provide that level of service for ClTr)' sport for person in the country. Despite the fact a third of Canadians live in the sprawling regions of Great Toronto, Vancouver and I'vIontrcal, the facilities that have already been built are for the most not there. 'IX'orld class skating ovals skl jumps are only located in Calgary, the Olympic host in 1988, serving a population of about one million. Clearly, this is not an effecl1ve use of monetary resources. That being said, there really are only two options, The first would be to accept lower leyeis of achievement at events snch as Olympics and \10'orld Championships, something that I doubt ,,,,ould be acceptnble considering the amount

of pride we take out of seeing Canadians on the podium. Instead, the best solution would be to inyest in the athletes themselves it in Canada or This needs to go the current ievel, and should. a11eviate the athlete's Ciepc:nclerlce on lU,"""Hl.l",

losing is separated By ficiEtating a mm-e to a common home, where top level athletes from the country can train together and push each other to be their best, building multiple, costly top notch ficili ties becomes unnecessary while still an environment for athletes that does but breed success. Unlike the regionalization of politics, the regionalization of spOrt has already sho\litrl to be a prosperous Yenture. \'V'jtJl further commitment to that initiative in every aspect, the prospect of Canadian success for Olympiads to come would be even brighter. kruch@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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LETTERS Want to 11M your opirion heardl Read SOfl'1ettq in Imprint you did or didn't likel Send your letters of 250 words or less to letters@imprint.uwaterIoo.ca Violence is not the solution

To the editor, The recent Palestinian elections have caused mucl;l debate, but what Khaled and so many other pro-Palestinian activists wilfully ignore is that Hamas is a terrorist organization. It may build schools and hospitals for the impoverished Palestinian demographic, but it is nevertheless a terrorist organization. Regardless of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, the Palestinian people will never achieve independence through violence. Electing a militant organization which fails to recognize Israel's right to exist is not a path to peace. In fact, the only thing more foolish than expecting a peaceful accord between Israel and Hamas is expecting any Western country to support a militant theocracy. The unfortunate fact of the matrer is that Hamas will benefit the Palestinians about as much as a terrorist francophone group would benefit separatist-Quebecois. As wrong as it is for a country as advanced and westernized as Israel to promote

a Jewish State, at the expense of non-Jews, a "free" Palestine would b芦 no different. Let it not be forgotten that the Palestinians do not only want a democracy, but an Islamic democracy. Where, then, would that leave the Jews? Or the Christians? Or the Druze? Would they be treated equally? Highly doubtful. The Palestinian leadership has shown time and time again that they would just as soon blow up a school bus as an army tank. Until the Palestinian peoples, and their supporters abroad, realize that violence will never liberate the Palestinians, there will never be peace. - Tyler Andrew Gilbert Emoff 1B arts

Arts Snob, say you?

To the editor, As I browsed through the online version of this fine newspaper, a sudden shock befell when I clicked on a seemingly innocuous link titled ''Animal House is no longer an option." "Flabbergasted" is perhaps too mild a word to describe my feelings on the contents of said article. I felt vexed by the egregious piece introducing Chris Moffat as a selfstyled "Art Snob" who feels it his prerogative to enlighten the hapless populace about true culture. While

Mr. Moffat may well be educated enough in the discourse to claim the title (although the pedestrian names. he flaunted as indicators of his erudition do leave the question wide open to debate), why does he feel it would benefit the intellectual sphere to admit the unwashed masses into our midst? Nay, I say! If I wanted to be a part of a group that accepts anybody with a pulse, I would've joined Imprinlt Pretentiousness is a quality to be savoured, like fine 1961 Bordeaux, not distributed to the hoi polloi in metallic kegs named "Bubba." Howevtr, further contemplations led me to the conclusion that Mr. Moffat's column - should he keep his pledge to indoctrinate the entirety of campus in thewayof thehoitj-toity-would not possibly be understood by the simpletons that compose the majority of this campus. There is even a glimmer of hope in my eyes that a shrewd diamond in the rough or two will sieve out of the riffraff and join their rightful society. Thus, it would appear thatMr. Moffat could, indeed, only benefit us, not hurt us. It is my dream to one day sip Grand Yunnan teawhiledebatingtheinfluence of Schopenhauer on Tom Waits in the confines of a University of Waterloo Intelligentsia club. Moffat, do not let my dream die.

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To the editor, Ever since l'vIarkJohnson wrote his misinformed, ill-judged and, frankly, ludicrous piece on the London bombings whereby he inserted much praise for the Liberal party, I have been popping in now and then to read the latest Imprint (apart from a period of a few weeks when you seemed to go offline). I enjoy many of the articles and they give an good insight into life at a university far bigger than my own here in Scotland. There is however one crucial similarity; we too have our share of political science students who have no idea. In his latest article, supposedly about university elections, Johnson launches off again: "Some of our leaders would do well to take lessons from Feds election participants, and maybe even candidates of record, such as myself! OK, maybe not so much." (Since I know so much already - you can't teach me - such modesty... ) "But, you ask, who is in line to replace Stephen Harper after he's -let's pray - defeated in the next election? Perhaps there is a better leader waiting in the wings?" Coming from a Liberal party office holder in K-C ridingwho saw their candidate of three terms defeated this is sutely sour grapes. And we have yet to resolve the mysterious additional votes in Desnethe - Missisippi - Churchill River where a box allegedly appeared with 300 votes for the Liberal and after a lOOper cent turnout in one small polling station! Maybe Johnson's prayers worked better than he hoped - only in the wrong riding ... "Then there's the Liberal party, still stinging from its sudden fall from glory. Former leader Paul Martin brags about being a patriotic Canadian, but then there's his record of Canada Steamship Lines vessels flying the flags of other nations to try af!d dodge Canadian taxes. He was critical of Canada's decision to remain out of the Iraq war and hesitant to support same-sex marriage, but he now portrays himself as the great defender of Canadian values." Sudden fall from glory? It has been on the cards for years but thanks to the Liberals bribing people with taxpayers' money and abusing p-arliamentary procedures like some third world dictatorship, they hung on for far longer than they should have done. And how come Johnson is only whining about CSL now when it has been widely known for years? "Martin asked Canadians to 'choose your Canada.' Would that be the Canada where political parties are hijacked by stealth and slime, such as when he and his henchmen ousted Jean Chretien, a superb prime lIlinister, shoved Chretien supporters to the sidelines and assumed the reigns of power, only to find that they didn't know what to do? (Hello? This is the same Paul Martin that Johnson was praising to the skies a few weeks ago? Chretien has yetto answer for years of allegedly similar if not worse abuses of power and once the investigations really get under way without Liberal interference and abuse of the legal process perhaps we'll see him answer some questions for once. And it is . "reins" not "reigns" unless you are referring to the Queen or the GG)

"Paul Martin is destined to go down in history as a failure of a prime minister." (Even though Johnsop praised him to the skies ... ) "So who's going to lead the new Liberal party? Frank McKenna, _ill business-type corporate pig like Martin, has thankfully bowed o~t of the race." A corporate-type pig? These are the people you and yoW: now unemployed Liberal workers and ex-MPs want to give them jobs! You were happy enough for them to be in the Liberal party. Oh wait. Johnson thinks the Liberal party's own "corporate pigs" are going to give him a job and eventually he's going to be anMP and possibly minister ... Hmm what did Macbeth say? ''Vaulting ambition that o'erleaps itself?" Such arrogance surely deserves immediate promotion to PM as it is obvious from Johnson's various screeds over the past few months that he and only he alone is Canada's future and he and only he can save Canada from the big corporations. (Where does the money you want . for your endless "social"- programs come from?) And he has the gall to claim that he has been impartial in his articles! This is a guy who claims to support Muslims and gays (who are regularly hanged by Muslim governments), supports Palestinians yet professes to be a Christian and ignores the Palestinians' constant assaults on Christians in the West Bank to name but two. It must be so confusing for him when he wakes up in the morning wonderMg which head to 'Put on that dat he will however be pleased to hear that his articles are now regularly 'examined' via the internet and held up as a shining example of a self proclaimed political genius who turns out to be using the "Janet and John talk Politics" series of books rather than the ones he is supposed to be reading during his politics classes ... does he have any idea how ridiculous he sounds and how Canada is portrayed to many outside? I have many Canadian friends, some of whom ~ervedin the British Army with me and they visibly 1vinct'when I show them another of his now infamous articles! I fully expect him to launch into the standard "Go away dear chap and stop criticising a foreign country etc" Well if Johnson stops waffling on about my country and giving ill judged publicity to those who would harm both our countries I might. - David AM Terron University of Stirling Scotland UK

Csanaday's flaw

To the editor, When I began reading Csanady's column in last week's Impdnt, during my lunch break at the office, I nearly fell off my rolling office chait路. The article was entitled "Free to be sexy," and the basic premise o( th(~ article is that women should be able to dress the way they want and be perceived as being just as competent as a male counterpart. Seems noble right? Wrong. See LETTERS page 13

_DAY. FEBRUARY 10, 2006

Letters: Csanady pushes too far. EBCIIED t:ontinued from page 12

Csanady quotes a leading feminist i1heory researcher, Peter Glick, on his !'CSearch regarding gender stereotypes and the workplace. The results of Glick's study pointed out that liUbrects believed the wOJ:!1an in the lrui.nagerial position who was dressed l:Wm:>catively to be less capable than },. demurely dressed counterpart. Csanady's comment is that women ~Ihould be seen for their credentials hnd not their bodies. She then· goes on to point out that 'NOmen possess this "powerful tool" ()f sexuality. She uses the example of ~ waitress bringing in a higher amount ()f gratuities whel1 she is dressed more J>rovocatively. Is this really a positive f.or the waitress? The waitress is being tewarded for her body and not for her performance of her job. Haven't feminists been fighting for society to llcCept women as being equal to men for years? Isn't using your "feminine ~" to succeed, contradictory to the previous notion? Csanady then goes on to say that women should not have to ,·~s like a man" to succeed in the (;orporate world. A company has a dress code in order to facilitate

a productivc'and non~stracting environment. Adhering to a dress code does not mean that a woman has to dress like a man. It means· that she looks professional and competent and will be valued as an employee. Csanady went too far in stating that sma~t, professional women are forced to dress like a man to compete with their male counterparts. It is true that women should be free to do (or dress) with the same freedom as men, but it is also true that smart women should make smart decisions about what attire is appropriate for them in the workplace. There is an appropriate place for sexu~ty - the office is not one of them. Using sexuality to succeed only reinforces the stereotypes the author is trying to dispel with her column. As a young professional woman I find it disheartening that other women think it to be appropriate to use their sexuality in this manner. I hope to someday become the resident of the coveted corner office, and I hope to get there because of my skills and smart decisions.

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Freedom vs. freedom

Freedom of speech is a dilemma. On one hand; you will always have one person who complains that their freedom of speech is heing infringed upon, silencing and censoring their t;ight to speak tneir mind. On the other, you will always have a person who believes that some things should not be said, that there are such extremes of language that they can damage everything from those who hear it, to society at large. There is no utopic middle ground between these two positions - and which side you fall on depends on everything from the topic, to who the speaker is. There is no denying that there are limits to our freedom of speech. As Canadians, there are certain things that we all know we cannot say or write - either by law, or by societal ,agreement. But at the same time there are conflicts - areas of turmoil where the freedom of speech and the rights of citizens cannot Simultaneously be upheld. .This is not just a national problem, but a global one. Take, for example, Sweden - a country which has some of the toughest anti-hate-speech laws in existence, protecting many of their citizens from discrimination, prejudice and ultimately violence. And yet, a Swedish website which lists nearly 130 prominent gays and lesbians - openly calling for their deaths - cannot be brought off of the internet all because the peoples' deaths have been called for using biblical quotes. This website, which lists the professions and home addresses of·the citizens marked for death, has been deemed untouchable by a chief prosecutor because its

religious nature protects it under tl:eir laws surrounding freedom of religion. Now make no mistake, I do fully believe that freedom of religion is something that needs to remain protected, and I holq no illusions thafwithout my freedom of speech I would never be able to write any of these articles as' I do but there needs to be clearly defined limits to both of these freedoms. Openly calling fqr the deaths of citizens, regardless of the manner in which those threats are uttered, should be so far out of bounds as to be unimaginable. Without placing boundaries, hate groups could create an open season upon their enemies as long as they framed their assassination lists in the right tone of voice. It would not take long for there to be a full range of death-lists for YOilr local maniac to choose from: Neo-Nazis for· Christ, The Black Panther Ministries, Jihadist Army of Ontario, Campus Crusade for Pure Blood, Crucify the (RandomRacial/Religious-Epithet). Realize that this isn't just a hypQthetical bastardized pseudoreligion is currently being used to justify and protect a death-list of innocent citizens. Governments have the responsibility to p'rotect those who live within their borders .. At times, this may mean ·that our rights as citizens have to be restricted or infringed upon. While we may not be pleased with the prospect, we all need to understand that the intent is to ensure that we can all live in our homes and in our cities without fear. Any of us, no matter what minority or majority you' ascribe to, could end up on a death list with a frightening amount of ease. The' key is to fight for the protection of all groups of people, and not wait until the crosshairs are on your 'own - because by that portH, it's already too late. gbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Another election, another defection EXTREME CENTRE Canada now has a new Conservative government - the weakest, most fragile ap.d definitely the most right-wing government we've had in decades. The composition of the new Cabinet has the press chattering and those bloggers (i.e. techno-geeks who haven't matured past diary writing and have a litde too much time on their hands) blogging. The biggest shock, in my view, was the surprise defection of British Columbia liberal MP David Emerson, who joined the Conservative government and, surprise surprise, received a Cabinet post - the portfolio of International Trade. I'm taken aback! Not because of the defection - Emerson was always a Conservative at heatt anyway - but because such a critical

post is being given to an opportunistic partyjumper. How many nerves will be frayed as a result of this controversial appointment? Why would a traitor be given a post, pushing longtime loyalists to the side? Of course, readers will be quick to complain that parliamentary MILF Belinda Stronach pulled the same stunt last year. Former Progressive Conservative MP Scott Brison also switched to the Liberals, sitting as Public Works minister through a very ' tumultuous period. However, there are stark differences that cannot be ignored. Before her switch, Harper was screaming at Belinda Stronach. He told her that she had" no future in the party, implying that she might as well get lost. Her progressive social views no doubt made Harper sick to his stomach and he had no use for her. Wounded not only by that, but also by the realization that the Conservative Party had expelled the former progressive wing, she left for the liberals and found a party far more in tune with her principles, a party of inclusion.

War against science COMMUNITY iEDITORIAL It's in the nature of the scientific method thar it is always open to examinatioq and attack. This is its greatest virtue, one that ensures its success. When an "Einstein" finds some fault with a "Newton's" discovery, he is ,not slain for it. The science world acknowledges them both for their services and the beautiful process flows on. It is a great compliment to science the way the powerful and influential religious institution feels constantly threatened by it. Every time a scientific discovery forces religions to re-interpret their books, there is a violent reaction, rather like a convulsive reflex directed toward an object of danger. Take for example, how the good old times, when it was thought that the world was the centre of the universe, came to an end; or how the world's age was claimed to about 6,000 years by creationists until science stepped in. The controversy surrounding the theory of evolution continues and religious groups shift from hostile tactics to trying to find common ground with one of the most powerful scientific theories of all time. The latest attack on the theory has come with the "alternate" theory of "Intelligent Design" or In Using as "evidence" the missing pieces in the puzzle of evolution on a rather negative way to define something, which scientists strive to discover and place, ID is primarily a

rehash of creationism. It claims that the cells and molecules of life are too complicated to have come to exist without an intelligent creator, a direct challenge to natural selection. The advocates of ID wanted it to be offered as an alternate to evolution in highschool science courses. While that was not allowed by courts on the basis that the theory is nott-secular and thus unconstitutional, the ID movement signals desperation, as religion tries to sneak into enemy territory. Whatever the outcome of this new ballie may be, the amount of support this gibberish has received ' is alarming. I just want to ask; where scientists struggle to prove and providce evidence to ideas and theories that later direcdy help the human race, why people in the end so easily go hostile against science, favoring a bunch of random, confirmative crap theologians put out? What is the reason that anything religious deserves automatic respect and no one is allowed to question religious matters when religious leaders go poking their noses in all sorts of worldly matters and get a say in all issues? Why is it that I will be excused from my duties if I have religious reasons and not if I really want to go to a Radiohead concert? Shouldn't theologians be tested and called on to prove whatever they claim to be true? And how can people live comfortably in a home powered by nuclear power and use insulin produced through genetic engineering and complain about atomic bombs and cloning? . In the end, it will be the science community that will find answers to the puzzle of religion.

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Scott Brison, a social progressive and fiscal conservative, was one of the first openly gay MPs. Needless to say, he didn't belong in the new Alliance Conservative Party. Dismayed that his Progressive Conservative Party was destroyed and absorbed into the Alliance,he found a home with the liberals, a party that welcomes all Canadians, regardless of their sexual orientation. Both of those members joined the Liberals on principle. David Emerson appears to have joined the Conservatives solely based on opportunism. Emerson wanted power and running as a Liberal was the only way to remain in Parliament - his central Vancouver riding only registered 18.8 per cent support for the Conservatives. Davey knows he will never be re-elected as a Conservative; no doubt he wants to serve a couple years in the Conservative cabinet and shordy thereafter, receive some plum government appointment - perhaps a Senate seat! Harper even admitted he approached Emerson to help put a Vancouver representative in his cabinet, with the city being

bright as always and electing zero Conserva~ tives. Defectors join the Liberals based od principle and honour. Apparendy, defectort> join the Conservatives based on bribery and treachery. The Conservatives, who called Belind:l Stronach a "whore" for defecting to the liber·· als, are in a difficult position. On one hand, some of them believe that defectors should compete in a byelection before being permitted to switch parties. On the other hand, the! Tories now have one more MP! No doubt they'll do what Conservatives do best - put power ahead of principle. They'll sit on their hands and do absolutely nothing. Talk of a bill to restrict party jumping will slowly die out. Kinda reminds me of the NDP and theii: fierce drive to enact proportional represen~ tation. Remember how they won a majoritY government in Ontario with a minority of votes? Strangely, electoral reform was no' where on the government agenda. Funny how politics work, eh? mjohnson@imprint.uwaterloo.c(l

Environmental changes on platform for some candidates COMMUNITY {EDITORIAL ;

environment - that thing that encompasses all- had trouble making it as an issue in the last federal election. The current race for Feds exec, however, has brought environmental sustainabillty to the forefront in platforms, posters and forums. Candidates have been bringing up issues of campus sustainability, likely spurred in part by the disproportionate number of contenders from environmental studies (five of fourteen). An efficient and outreaching Federation of Students will generally mean good things for the environment, as support for campus groups increases and students are made aware of how they can contribute to campus greening. But most candidates are already promising well-run government. MichelieZakrison with the Shape the Future ticket has'an extensive background and understanding of sustainability, having helped establish UWSP and volunteering with other groups. As president, she promises to "take this experience and lobby our administration for environmental change," music to the ears of those working for a greener campus. Her VP-internal running-mate, Sabrina Bowman denies a student apathy on campus and points to the creation of the UW Environment Network, which she actively promoted from '. its inception. I am sympathetic to the ticket that calls . -Ali Alavi themselves Team Lorax, having myself been compared with the awkward looking creature . (though I've; yet to read the book). At the far end of town where the grickle-grass grows lies the all-ES ticket of Stuart Hastings, Mike Kahn and Sarah Beecroft. Lorax has placed the last point of their six-point platform to "Lobby the university for a permanent Sustainability Officer," a position also being espoused by Shape the Euture. As VP and now president of the ES society, l\fike Kahn has been especially supportive of the Environment Network lending enthusiasm and financial help. And as Chris Tan of studentlifecentre.com wrote, "the university reallY needs a sustainability officer." Chris Ferguson rejects that the ES candidates are the only way to go, stating in his blog that EZ Vote will take other candidates head-on in environmental policy. "We're

confident we've got an action plan that will be quite appealing to people of a green persuasion," Ferguson wrote. A former UWSP volunteer as well, Ferguson is an advocate of recycling and said "everything we do should be as sustainable as possible." His running mate for VP-internal, l\fichael Davenport, was able to identify a situation where the former waste management coordinator wa$ . able to effectively and efficiendy help hint with a waste reduction problem he had while working at the university. Kevin Royal of Team Yellow doesn't claim to be an expert on the environment, but his platform is one of ideas. Their platform state~ they will "Enact Feds policies on environmental issues deemed important to students and push for their implementation with the support of other' campus groups." Their ideas, including banning styrofoam, appear somewhat naive. Working with established member groups of the Environment Network would be a good idea to come up with large but effective initiatives. VP candidates at the media forum were asked whether environmental sustainability would be part of their role in admin and finance. Michael Tersigni (Shape the Future) made it very clear that sustainability would be assessed during his proposed business review. Renjie Butalid (team Yellow) would also look at the environmental impact of all businesses and services through a review, and Tim Foster (EZ Vote) agreed that sustainability would be part of his role, without providing specifics. Sai Kit Lo with All for" Students doesn't mention the environment in his platform. I recendy heard the individual in charge of the U-Pass at Trent state that it's one of the best ways a campus can benefit the environment. EZ Vote has been strongest on this issue, committing to a referendum without hesitation, and promoting it as perhaps the key issue. Team Lorax would also hold a referendum, and Shape the Future would if there was clear student interest after a survey is completed. Drew Adams, acclaimed Feds councillor for ES is also planning on pushing for the U-Pass. So you know where they stand; therell.r~ many candidates who appear environ'mentall)' committed, but with varying knowledge, experience and communication abilities. Vote and make it count. And by the way, with posters every way .you turn, next time can we cut down on the paper? . -

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Why •the crossing offloors? •

Betrayal. Deception. Belinda Stronach. Although it happened relatively l~ng ago, the stinging feeling that Selinda Stronach left in my heart still lingers heavily as though it were or!.ly yesterday that she crossed the !lOot to the Liberal party. The move brought with it much rejoicing from the Liberals. Reg Alock, the Liberal MP for Winnipeg Sooth, was quoted as saying: "She brings to the table some solid management experience, which I'm always interested in because I'm always trying to gather around the treasury board agenda side of [these] people who have got s-'ignificant management experience. All in all, I think it's great." Of course, no reference was made to the "amazingly coincidental" timing of her change by any Liberal politician. So her vote nted the Liberal government being dissolved - big £rigdeal. I really can't blame them, h. The whole situation was r~niscent of when you fart in an elevator and there's only one other person in there with you. You know you did it. He knows you did it. But you still deny, deny, deny. I guess that really sums up politics ~ general. Oh, politics. You are a fil~y mistress. Anyway, needless to say the COlllservatives were outraged. Steven Fletcher, Conservative MP for Charleswood - St. James -Atsiniboia, had this to say: ''You knoW, that she joined an organizatioIIllike that is, I think, very poor judgment. Ms. Stronach has made bet'decision. She has shown herself to be a hypocrite. And therefore she ~longs in the Liberal party." . Treason. Disloyalty. David Bmerson. . It was recently announced that David Emerson, a former Liberal hlP for the Vancouver Kingsway tlding, had crossed the floor to become the Conservative minister of international trade. While the timing of the move wasn't as strategic: as that of Belinda Stronach's, that doesn't make it any less wrong. If aaything, it's even more wrong alter all of the contempt that the <;Onservatives gave Stronach after ber defection. Do I care, though? Heck no. In fact. I absolutely love it. Now the Liberals know how it feels to be burt; the kind of hurt one feels when bis girlfriend dumps him for his best friend. Damn you, Cassandral Fickle. Hypocrite. Selfish. Don't Clare. Steven Preisman.

Cartoon issue opens wounds Muslims in the west worried and confused as reprinting of cartoons picks up pace COMMUNI1Y I EDITORIAL At the time of writing this editorial, the reasons as to why the publishing of cartoons in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten depicting the Prophet Muhammad (peace Be Upon Him) as a terrorist, is offensive and insulting to Muslims have been established in the media all over the world. So how does the European media react after learning of these reasons? They simply decide to provoke and upset

Muslims even further, as illustrated by the reprinting of the cartoons in several newspapers throughout the continent as a show of support for their peers in Denmark. Subsequendy, Muslims all over the world have voiced their discontent in a variety of different methods, ranging from boycotting Danish goods, government sanctions and the burning of embassies in the Middle East. It is certainly unfortunate that a minority of Muslims have taken unnecessary violent measures, giving more fodder to the Western media to criticize Muslims and stereotype the religion and its followers even more. However, it is absolutely crucial that non-Muslims, especially those living in the West, try and understand

why Muslims have been absolutely outraged and upset by this issue. One would get the impression watching the media coverage that Muslims are against freedom of speech and expression. Nothing could be further from the truth. Nevertheless ,freedomof speech has to have a limit. The idea of freedom of speech is associated with bringing diverse opinions and building stronger community ties andnotto offend and insult the deeply held beliefs of others. Educated and intellectual Muslims like myself are prone to question the very freedom of speech that the editor of JyllandsPosten is referring to, when the same editor refused to print defamatory cartoons of Jesus Christ, claiming it would offend readers.

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challenging time for Muslims. Most of us are not even sure as to what the right mechanisms are to combat the crisis. !tis absolutely essential for Muslims to communicate their outrage in a peaceful manner and also inform their non-Muslim counterparts about what this whole issue really means to them. Itis also the responsibility of members of the Canadian community to make a sincere effort in actually listening to Muslims with an open mind, instead of passing ideas and rhetoric that they obtained from so-called media "experts." Only then can we have a genuine respect for freedom of speech. -Wasim Parkar Imprint staff

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Don't blame the saint, blame Hallmark PEoPLE PERSON I've run into far too many people lately who hate St. Valentine's Day. They rage about how commercial and meaningless it is. Mosdy I think they rage because they're too afraid to embrace the holiday for its true meaning. Either that or it's because Valentine's Day will find them alone, sitting on a beanbag chair with cracker crumbs all overtheir bellies and an emptied can of processed cheese lying on the floor beside them. Really, I'm convinced that most people hate Valentine's Day solely because either they're alone or they're with someone and don't want the pressure of having to bow down to the holiday. It's true that Valentine's Day forces people to celebrate their relationship when maybe they didn't want to; I understand that. I understand that boxes of chocolates, pink and red anything and sappy greeting cards induce vomit faster two-dozen tequila shots in under an hour. I know that Hallmark has hijacked an otherwise sweet and genuine holiday. I don't contest that. But here's the problem: the holiday wasn't created by Hallmark.

I know that most people are somewhat aware of the story of St. Valentine. Actually, there are two or three different stories about St. Valentine and that's why in 1969 the Catholic Church officially stopped celebrating the feast of St. Valentine. And while the story of the priest who performed Christian marriages after they were banned is romantic in the truer sense of the word, it doesn't exacdy inspire young lovers the way Cupid's arrow in the southern cheek does. What you may not know is how the holiday went from a feast for St. Valentine to a romantic holiday. At the risk of starting a fiery debate regarding the Catholic Church's indoctrination policies, I'd like to tell you a short story, which I find much more inspiring than anything ever written on a greeting card. In the Middle Ages, a pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia was celebrated on February 15. There are many different accounts of how this festival was celebrated. From what I have gathered, it seems initially the festival was in honour ofJuno, the queen of the Roman gods. During the festival, male goats (a symbol of fertility) were sacrificed. Adolescent males wore the skins of the goats while parading through the villages whipping young females with the skins in order to promote fertility. Eventually the festival evolved and names of young women were written on scrap of paper or animal skin and placed in a jar. Eli-

V-Day can go two ways Heramb Ramachandran IMPRINT STAFF

Valentine's Day can either inspire joy in one's soul or be worse than a urethral swab with a coat hanger. Given my current poonani-less predicament, I shall offer humble advice to the throngs of single losers on campus. The question on everyone's mind is of course, "Oh great Herambone, how could you, of all people, be single on V-Day? That's rarer than the Dalai Lama getting busted for video piracy. You are most righteously one of the four coolest people at Waterloo next to President Johnson, the Waterloo Warrior and the dude who fills the vending machines with candy. You possess that rare combination of ridiculous good looks and incredible modesty. Say it ain't so, HerambOnel" Sometimes, shit just happens. Atrulydelightful night can be rendered flaccid with what I like to call CRAP (Confused Response After Passion). ''Herambone, I'm not sure I want a relationship!" announced my lady friend. "Exsqueeze me? What part of; 'yo, let's go to your place and play this new board game called oil massage' suggests Herambone wants a relationship? Was something lost in translation? Herambone wasn't speaking Punjabi." It turns out verbal communication is sometimes more useless than razors at a feminist rally. Oh sweet and precious fan base that look up to me for spiritual guidance, being single is okay. Well, if you're single whilst all your friends are hooked up, that's pretty sad. I have no advice for you other than make new friends. There is still four days to find a suitable match. Basically, put your beer goggles on and attack the campus with a passion more passionate than the Passion 0/ Christ. Your lonely ass is single on arguably the most romantic day of the year, thus concessions must be granted. Chicks and dudes that you would normally mock for their double chins and/ or extra nostrils are now fair game. Can you spell "lowered expectations?" Desperation never tasted so salty.

If you can't find the love of your life, there's always V-Day! The pre-drinking starts at noon, tequila shots at five, Jagermeister with the cutsy cinnamon hearts at nine. Heramhone gives alcohol-induced states of euphoria the brown fist of approval.. Lds see, V-Day on Tuesday means Fubar. This'll be a bigger meat market than an Oscar Meyer slaughterhouse. Assuming you don't smell like coconut oil and talcum powder.prp~for action look good. Just avoid girls with cameras. Oh why, pray tell? Herambonicpsychologydictates thatacamera chick at a club probably doesn't go out much. Just to prove that she's not totally lame, she'll hit up a place once a year and take lots of pictures. She'll put these pictures on her blog or MSN to show some semblance of a social life. Guys, she's there for the photos, nothing more. You have a better chance flirting 'Yith a pillow. As路 an aside, awhile back I was engaged in amusing banter with a positively radiant brunette at some poser lounge. We discussed such weighty issues as Brangelina, which Backstreet Boy was most annoying.J-Lo's ass, stem cell research, etc. Anyhoot, I was pimp maneuvering good, gettin' all touchy-feely. Then my buddy Jumbo comes over to me: "Herambone,wegottacatchthelastbus,man. You don't wanna wake your parents up." Please guys, for the love of Jehovah, don't block on V-Day. Whatever animosity you may feel for some dude, the V-Day block is worse than Ebola. Roundhouse kick him to the路 face, sleep with his sister, key his Volkswagon, anything but the block. Where was I? Right, trying to get laid on Valentine's Day. Towards last call, if the targets are resisting your bullshit, pull out some Shakespeare. That's the atom bomb of pickups - a flawless victory. "I have always believed that love is a smoke made with the fume Iilf sighs." hramachandran@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

gible young men from the village would draw names from the jar. The girl whose name was drawn belonged to the boy for the rest of the year. Each year the young men would choose a new mate for the year. They would stitch each other's names on their sleeves for the weeks following the festival. This is believed to be where the phrase "wear your heart on your sleeve" comes from. The Catholic Church disapproved of this festival. So they originally replaced the names of the young women with the names of saints, hoping that the young men would draw the names and then spend the year trying to emulate the virtues of their new patron saint. This inevitably proved to be less popular than choosing a new mate for the year. The Catholic Church instead decided to celebrate the feast of St. Valentine, who was martyred on February 14, as an opportunity for young lovers to reaffirm their love for each other. And so after that, the holiday was used not to choose a mate, but to show your chosen one how special they were and how much you cared for them. That's how I look at Valentine's Day: not as a mandatory holiday where those in relationships are forced to spend hoards of money on useless crap from already tacky stores and those not in relationships are forced to sit in the corner listening to "Everybody Hurts" on repeat while crying and gratifying

themselves, but as an opportunity for those in love to affirm to their partner that they really do want to be with them. Think of it as everyone's anniversary. For those not in a relationship, don't think of it as a reminder of the fact that you're not with someone. Remember two things on Valentine>s Day: first, that you'll never be happy with anyone if you're not happy with no one and second, that there is love out there that is pure and honest and not sugarcoated like you'll find in Carleton Cards. Real love is easy, but every relationship is work. Hallmark serves no purpose but to raise false hopes and heighten already unreasonable expectations. Celebrate the holiday for its true meaning: an opportunity to tell those you love how much they really mean to you. janstett@imprint.uwaterloo.cauwaterloo.ca

ilIAD 10, 2006

It's路 not that I'm not bitter BICS,

BLAHNIICS & BRAS Valentine's Day once again looms around the comer surrounding us with candy hearts, jewelry ads and sickeningly sweet teddy bears saying ''1 Love You." These tokens of love that coat every checkout line don't give me the warm fuzzies - they just make me bitter, well, more bitter than usual anyways. As a single female, Valentine's Day is probably one of the most depressing days of the year. Luckily this year I have a midterm that night, so at least I won't have to wallow in my basement with cookie dough watching a crappy romantic comedy that just makes me even more bitter. The stupid thing is, why does Valentine's affect me or any woman at all? It's an arbitrary Hallmark holiday contrived to make people shell out hundreds of dollars in the name of ''love.'' What is the actual "message" behind Valentine's Day? No matter how stupid it may seem,

Valentine's Day is very firmly engrained on our society and every year the same thing happens. Couples spend unnecessary money on one another and end up fighting when their night doesn't meet their high expectations that surround the "most romantic of all days." Single women stare longingly at Godiva chocolates and in jewelry store windows, hoping magically that someone will ask to be their valentine. Single men, however, sigh in relief at not having to shell out hard-earned money for no good reason. So, if Valentine's Day is so stupid, why does it still evoke such emotion? Build up such expectations? Create so much drama? We are bombarded with images of happy couples and Valentine's Day bliss, but what is it really all about? Why is Valentine's Day still so prevalent in our society if it doesn't hold any meaning? The thing is, it once did. Although murky, Valentine's Day does have at least some authentic history. The true origins of Valentine's Day are still unknown; however, at le-.lstthree Catholic saints martyred duringRoman times with the name Valentine or Valentinus. One of the most popular Valentine's Day myths is that when Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage for young men to improve the performance of his army, a Catholic priest named Valentine continued toperformmarriagesin secret for young lovers. He wasinevitablydiscovered and killed and hence St. Valentine's Day was born. Valentine's Day does have roots in the ancient past - whether it is the story of love overcoming

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all odds, or a kind-hearted priest helpinglovers get married, no one knows. This romantic image of young lovers meeting in secret to be married is a 10tmoremeaningfuI than the chocolate hearts and paper cards that represent the "season of love" today. The biggest problem with Valentine's Dayis that there is no longer any kind of real significance behind it. Whatevertrueinspiration for the holiday there once was, it is now a purely commercial holiday supported by Hallmark, Hershey and Tiffany'S. Movies, TV shows andeven books build up this romantic image of Valentine's Day that resonates through our minds for the whole year, so that Valentine's Day will always be associated with the perfect romantic moment. Valentine's Day teaches no lesson; it provides no insight into our lives or society. It doesn't even give hope that someone is out there for you. It is just another day, providing another excuse for people to lavish their significant others with unnecessary presents. And, honestly, do couples reaf!y need another day to flaunt their relationships? When it really comes down to it, it's just another day of theyear. Althoughitmayonce have been an authentic holiday, it has lost its genuine romanticism. There is no definite history behind it; myths, legends and Cupid are now all that back up this so-called holiday. The commercial basis for the day is now so far from its possible roots that Valentine's has lost any real meaning. This year I've decided just to ignore its existence and I know that by writing this column I

have alteady acknowledged it. So I'm a hypocrite alteady. Many people have asked me what my real problem is with Valentine's Day and that really got me thinking. My biggest problem is that it really isn't about anything. Sure, it may have some ancient meaning behind it, but that has now been so lost to commercialism. Any real credibility this holiday had died about the same time as consumerism was born. Really, what's the point? If you truly love and care about someone, you shouldn't . need an arbitrary day to confirm that. Sure, it may once have celebrated something but ask yourself before you buy that over-priced teddy bear, "Wf,Iy am I buying this? Whatam I celebrating? Who am I commemorating - St. Valentine?" For all we know, he could be a priest who diddled his jailor's daughter - what he was imprisoned for in the first place is still a mystery. In the end, Valentine's Day is just a myth, just like unicorns. I'm not saying I don't like unicorns - who doesn't? - but I don't see people defending the fact that unicorns still exist either. So next time you are walking through the mall, ~ypass the Valentine's display and don't sigh longingly in their direction. Just keep telling yourself it doesn't mean anything - or at least try to. I just hope this year I'll be cramming so hard for my midterm that Valentine's will pass me by without notice. I mean, not that it bothers me - it's just another day after all. acsanady@imprint.u\wterloo.ca

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How to have- fun in February Ideas for you to put an interesting twist on this month See how much coffee you can drink without throwing up

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Waterloo gets to be a pretty boring place in February. Notonlyis there not a lot of stuff to do outside, the bulk of your friends willlikdy be cloistered in library cubicles trying their damndest not to get kicked out of school. But what's the fun-Ioving,responsibility-shirking student to do once the February social lull sets in? Be creative. There are plenty of ways to have fun in February, it just takes a little know-how. Book a squash court Squash is a pretty fun sport because you get to go in a little room where you lose all sense of perspective and go totally apeshit on a little ball. It is very ~artic. But. what if you don't play squash? Squash courts are still some of the finest places to be, friend. When you have booked thatcourt,itis yourprivate clubhouse and you can do whatever you wantinit as long as you aren't damaging the walls or floor. Play with your dolls. Make tender love to someone. Simply sit and laugh at the fact that you are preventingothers from playing squash. Whatever you do, the ceilings are still higher than the ones in your apartment and that is dope.

Everyone always says, "Oh man I've had so much coffee today, I fed like I'm going to throw up," but how often do you actually see anyone actually throwing up? Show these braggarts what you're made of and beat them at their own game. Think about it: as a student, you are likdy experienced in alcohol-induced vomiting and possiblypizza-induced vomiting. Broaden your horizons. Watch Shaft It's still the baddest movie ever made. And by bad, we mean good. All those of you who were born in 1987 probably missed the last 70s nostalgia craze which hit around 1998 (when you were still into Power Rangers) and youlikely have never experienced the simple joy that is watching Richard Roundtree (the private dick who's a sex machine to all the chicks) smoke a few suckas to an Isaac Hayes soundtrack. Do so now. Become melodramatic February is an ass month. It is cold, it contains Valentine's Day (the most sadistic holiday of them all) and there's midterms. So why fight the uphill battle of trying to remain cheery? I say mope, friend. Mope. When you totally commit yourself to

being pissed off and moody all the time you realize that being pissed off and moody can actually be pretty fun. You will finally have an excuse to wear black lace and eyeshadow. The music of Radiohead will no longer suck to you. You can refer to your soul as a "yawning chasm." Who knows, you might even meet that special someone - tortured spirits get booty by the truckload.

Lift weights Sure you make fun of people for doing it now. Weight lifters are narcissistic, they always smell faintly of cheese and they beat you up. But when you actually start doing it you realize it's a blast! It turns out that when you lift weights your brain rdeases chemicals that make you happy, an evolutionary throwback designed to make our monkey ancestors climb trees more quicklY. So, by working out you are actually getting high off of crazy brain chemicals and are basically the next best thing to drugs. But beware - without free gym facilities this habit can actually rival junkie-dom as a fiscal expense. By following these five examples, even you can make February a fun month. Don't give in to the midterm blues, friend - you can beat 'em! ajohns@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Special valentines gift ideas for that special someone Stephanie Theis IMPRINT STAFF

Instead of bombarding your loved one or friends with commercialized crap, be a little daring and certainly different. Steer away from your typical flowers and chocolates, and consider one of the following options that may prove to make this Valentine's just that much more unique. 1. Condoms. Alright, so slightly suggestive but nonetheless incredibly appropriate. Tryout a different brand or a variation, such as the Lovestruck condom, which comes in a red package or the twisted condom. 2. Photoframe (of you) or the two of you. Spice it up by hiding a sexy picture of yourself right behind the other one, and let your partner know that there is more to this gift than meets the eye. 3. Dinner in a basket or colander. 4. Make a donation to a charity in their name. 5. Give the gift of strip tease. (Not the movie). If you wish to brush up on your skills or pick

up some new ones, rent Carmen Electra's Striptease. 6. Show your valentine what they really mean and do something that they have been asking of you, such as watch an action movie that you may not like or try playing their favourite sport with them. 7. Make a custom shirt or hat with the words "Property of (your valentine)" and wear it on Valentine's Day. 8. Chocolate sauce, whipped cream and cherries. Need I say more?

9. Coupon book. Pretty conventional, but leaves room for creativity and personalization. 10. Spa night. Heat up towels in dryer for extra pampering, buy some body scrub or scentedbodywash. Once yourvalentineisrelaxed, delivertheperfect massage with candles and massage oil or lotion. For spicier adaptations, check out the Stag Shop's collection of massage oils, which come in a variety of scents as well as flavours. Some are pure massage oil, some are lickable and some heat up when yougendy blow on the oil after applying. stheis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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World-travelling ballet lands in town Valentine's Day enriched by dassic romantic ballet Fitip Vukcevic IMPRINT STAFF

Nothing says Valentine's Day better than RomeO' andJuliet, and nothing says ROfmo andJulietbetter than ballet. If you're running low on inspiration in this season o拢 lovers, the Kitchener Centre in the Square and Ballet Jargen Canada have the perfect solution: Tuesdll.Y, February 14, they will be presenting their ballet production <;>f the timeless Shakespearean romance, Romeo andJuliet, for One night only. While most are familiar with the classic tale of two tragic, star-cross'd lovers, few have seen the piece conveyed without words. In Bengt Jargen's internationally recognised and critically acclaimed version, the emotions, characters and story are communicated through dance instead, and to the stirring, renowned score of composer Sergei Prokofiev. The regularly sold-out production has so far been showcased throughout major communities in the United States, Hong Kong, China and Canada at large, making its p1!.use in Kitchener a welcome and very special event. Tara Butler, who dances as love-torn Juliet in the play, is confident that dance can not only convey emotion as effectively as words, but often conveys the deeper huttWl ssntiments far better. "People come to me andrthey're in tears. I've had such a wonderful response so far. Not all of the tears are sad, some are from happiness because the personhas been allowed to let go of something." On the surface, a non-speaking production of Shakespeare's masterpiece is very different from one wherein the captive audience can be dazzled by the bard's famous words. However, Butler firmly believes that the translation of text into dance does not dampen a single emotional response, and indeed enriches the audience's experience. ''You don't have to be reciting every single word to get the point across. You take the feelings that you have inside and you allov,T them to come out in the way that you're moving your whole body." Even so, Butler admits that there must be room for change. Live theatre affords performers the luxury of saying the same thing in different ways, and this organic quality readily develops in ballet as well. "When it's live theatre anything is possible. I really try to allow myself to be open and free to the moment while staying within the context of what

In a one-night-only performance, Ballet Jorgen Canada invites Waterloo audiences to experience Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet through the power of dance on February 14. we've choreographed. If you do the same thing every time, it loses its realness. I play with it a little bit." Butler recalls an instance where she was so wrapped up in the performance that she hadto change the choreography in order to be true to her emotions. ''I recall One instance during the potion scene where I stopped and sat there for a moment. I didn't know if I was standing on stage and nottrying to do something, or deciding to do something. I didn't do the other parts of the choreography because it felt like that

stillness was more poignant." Improvisation, when it comes from the moment and physical intuition, is theatre at its best. "It worked really well and we kept it in." When the curtain falls, all Butler wants is to have made a connection with the audience. "I hope that there's some sense of inspiration, or comfort, that we can bring them." The key to live theatre, whether it is a ballet, play; or musical, is emotion. "People like to feel." Founded in 1987 by Susan Bodie and Bengt Jargen, Ballet Jargen Canada is committed to

creating new opportunities for choreographers in the art form, as well as the development of origiflal, emotive productions. Renowned 路as the most prolific ballet company in Canada, the group has a laudable and rigourous desire to reach as many Canadian communities as possible with the power of dance. Tickets are available at the Centre in the Square box office or its website (www.centresquare.com). fvukcevic@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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[he brilliant 20th century lyricist \'anilJa Ice once advised us all to 'stop, collaborate and listen" - wise Nords from a wise man and an adage )ertec:tlV Stcit(~d to the manifesto of ·heArts Snob. If there is any hope ~or the development of an artistic :lnd :ultural community in \X!aterloo, then here has to be a sense of... 'Hell... one; ditch everyone of your i1cnds who doesn't like to read, thinks the boundarics of

The atmosphere of Cafe 1842, a small corner shop on King St. at the Heuther Hotel, seems to invoke the same sense of intellectual energy associated with the salons. \lV'it..'< its red brick w?Jls and old bookshelves, it seems to be a sort of elitist retreat (despite the fact that it's located on the citv's main street). It recalls, perhaps, the "Chestnut Tree Cafe" from Orwell's 1984~-~ the haunt of paHHk"', musicians and opponents of Big Brother, a place of ideas in a wodd that condemned independent thought. Cafe 1 tl42 is not as dank and depressing as Orwell's

there is any hope for the development an artistic and cultural community in Waterloo, then there has to a sense .. well ... community.

to go as but ir might help to ignore them \ little bit. young and hopeful art have to fmd some like- minds, IunJlectualinteraction is absolutely ideas. l:11,e essential Dr example the salons of 18th century These gatherings of writ· ~rs, artists, "philosophes" and great uninhibited by class, gender .If raCt·, were a main force behind the that revolutionized ;'{i'estem his torr The onlyrequiremcnt 1)[ entrance to the salon was that you

world, but it has the same sense of being-separate, non-commercial and open to any and all ideas. Indeed, many of \Vatetloo's "intellectual

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the hockey game. Perhaps plot a proletarian revolution, if you feel it appropriate (which I assure you, it is). On the other side of the street is another potentially salon-ish care, the Symposium, located on King between Dupont and Erb. Perhaps more aligned with j\ncient Greek values (as suggestedbyits name),Symposium offers a stimulus to thought that is not as prominent at Cafe 1842 - alcohol. In Ancient Greece, dle symposium. was ? gatl1ering of men who basically got drunk, gave their bloated opinions on metaphysics and the world and then passed out to some epic poetry. Plato records Socrates attending such events, and no doubt they were important venues for intellectual interchange in the Classical age, The Symposium Cafe emphasizes the same kind of commitment to thought, as suggested by the massive reproduction of Raphael's School I?lAthmsplastered on the walls. This fresco, portraying Plato, Aristotle and other great figures of \Vestern thought, looms over the visiting Arts Snob, daring him or her to match the intellectual prowess of its subjects. The dim candlelight and comfortable couches provide a wonderful environment to engage in dnmken philosophising just like those noble Greeks. Because it is open late, it's the perfect venue to meet at after watching one of those subtitled films at the Princess. \'{7aterloo thus has the ioumiallons in place for the grmvth of an intellectual community. It is possible, 0 cynical students, to be entertained alld educated; one just needs a place to go. The aspiring Arts Snob must realize the value of these caf6irlstitutions, and perhaps then the spirit of the salon can carryon in our humble W'wn,

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Sword swinging Dante stars in eapcom's Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition. Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition Capcom Playstation 2

game was an instant classic, the sequel was an exercise :in broken gameplay and franchise bastardization. Thankfully, famed Resident Eviiproducer Ship MikamirejoinedfueDeli/~Cryseries

Expanding on Capcom's third entry in for the third go-arouhd, a move that the DevilMqy Cry series, the re-released fulfilled the series' high expectations. .specW edition adds new features and Dante's latest quest introduces his minor tweaks to last year's acclaimed previously unmentioned twin brother action game. These alterations aren't Virgil; a samurai-wielding deviant set entirelywellreceived,however,as some . on opening a gate to hell. While the of the game's defining features are main premise is your average videocompromised in the process. game fare~ the interactions between the two brothers are presented with For those unfamiliar with the preimpassioned voice acting and feature vious games, the Delil Mqy Cry series chronicles the adventures of Dante, a the most incredible, off-the-wall achalf-marthalf-demon that cuts first and tion cut-scenes in recent memory. Despite this high standard for acasks questions later. Though the first

tion set during these scenes, the core gameplaygoesleapsandboundsabove any scripted event. Dante is equipped with multiple close and long-range weapons which can be switched on the fly. This flexibility all~ for limitless attack combinations, especially when considering the game's customizable styles. Players can select one of many different styles that include the aptly titled "gunslinger" and "sword master" styles. These provide specific abilities dependingontbeselectedstyleandfocuseshowtheplayerwillapproacheach enemy while adding a tactical aspect missing from most action games, But this is still an action game and DetilMqy Cry 3 never lets its weapons or features take precedence over what the series was made famous for: retroinspired,fastpacedaction. The controls are extremely responsive and Dante's ridiculous range of abilities include the usual double jumping and more outlandish feats. If surfing on the back of a downed enemy while firing tWin handguns doesn't entice you, maybe action games just aren't for you.

Produced in Dolby-Digital surround sound with high detail character models, the game's presentation is certainly a high point in the PS2's game library. . These features have all been available in the previous release, but the special edition adds the ability to play as Vtrgilwhileatthe same time signifiRobert Vagacs cantly decreasing the game's once noReligious Nuts Political Fanatics: torious difficultly level Though V trgil's U2 In Theological Perspective inclusion is appreciated, his story is Cascade Books disjointed and his action sequences aren't different enough from Dante's to warrant a second play-through for Vagacs does many unique and inthose who have already completed triguing things in this little volume. the game. Last year's version was an He examines the collective works incredibly difficult game, but successof U2 through the theological fully completing each level provided a lenses of Walter Brueggemann to great sense of accomplishment that is interpret their albums and specific gone from this release. songs. The categories he borrows Despite these criticisms, DevilMqy from Brueggemann are the themes Cry 3: Special Edition brings the same of hope amidst despair, social justice frantic action as last years release with and eschatological anticipation, exile some nice extras-and a discount price-In a scorched .land and finally g~ce Easily recommended for action junk;' and resurrection. '" ~ . ' ies and those who missed out one of Vagacs was dra~rn to undertake last best this endeavor after attending a U2 . · I I r n > S ili1'~s-W~.~~ ~G¥kG¥k• • • • •G¥k~~r.~ concert, which raised a number of h ,. ..., . • .. questions in 'hi;hriillid.. Bg'1ut~~: .-,..~~FI!?t'&ndO . ,,,:;?"'>;-\_@" .,-.0.,. "., ·.f'··. "They prompt me toask whiltis it ex-

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late father as a cold and ruthless criminal, thiough the second, in which the elegant wife reveals Johnny's painful inadequacies as an.upper-class man, to the fiqal~ti<ms ~-byone of Johnny's more obnoxious English friends, Aw. eloquently builds up and breaks down the readers' perceptions and judgments - about Johnny, the various narrators and ultimately themselves. With the bulk of johnny's story set in Malaysia of the 194Os, a period of great social upheaval, Aw blends a rich and composed cultural history with his universal tale about the unreliability of anyone person as a witness to other lives. To this end, the setting is tremendously effective, with the many brutal secrets suppressed in that era of competing colonial powers a strong TashAw backdrop to the mysteries Tash Aw's readers learn can just as easily go unThe Harmony Silk Factory flo1ved in anyone person's life. Riverhead Books Johnny Lim has passed away I had the privilege of hearing when the novel begins, such that his Tash Aw read from his first novel, hard and unrelenting story is more The Harmo'!Y Silk Factury, during the than anything a record of what his frustrated son has lost of his heritage. International Festival of Authors in Butultimately, The Harm01!Y Silk Factory Toronto last fall. This delicate, Malayalso suggests what kind of history the sian-born writer living in England was young and hurting man still stands to soft-spoken but powerful. Gentle yet reclaim. And in ~ Aw's devastating vibrant. And his hook, \vinner of the first (andhopefullyfar from last) novel 200S\\,;'hitbread First Novel award and leaves a strong message of inheritance short-listed for the 2005 l'vfan Book with his readers: How much, his prize, is no different. A veritable literary triptych, The . writing asks, have we too lost of our Harm01!Y Silk Factury paints the life and fore-hearers- their darkest sins, their greatest triumphs? character of one Johnny Lim - texAnd how much, the pages to go on tile merchant, rebel, crook, lover, liar, to ask -=--longafterthe story has ended, enigma - in three "panels" that are or just begun - do we, each and every as different in style and voice as they day, still lose of one another? are in their portrayals of the Malaysian protagonist. From the first section, in - Margaret Clark which the agitated son constructs his

diversity? Is it their consistency, or their cohesiveness as a band? IS it their commitment to the music and each other? Is it U2's concern and involvement with social justiceissues? Perhaps it is simply the fact that they generate great music?" yagacs believes that there are four categories of readers for this book: you are neither a U2 fan nor a Christ follower, you are a U2 fan with no real connection to Jesus Christ, you are a Christian with no real connection to U2 or you are both a U2 fan and a Christian. No matrer which category you are in, this book can be informative - both on the history of U2 and the progression of thought through their music - and the spiritual. imagery and implications of their work album by album. No matrer which of the four you are, this book will open your eyes. Brian Walsh in the introduction states, "Rob Vagacs does not come to worship at the shrine of U2. That would b€ a blasphemy to his own faith and a terrible disservice to the band. Rather, this book opens our eyes to light thatis shining in the midst of the darkness of a postmodern world." I believe it sums up the book well. This book will not herald U2 as the light, but as light bearers in a darkening world. This book will help you see light around you, whether mother people, music, or even theology. Robert Vagacs is a local K-W author and his book is available at Words Worth Books (\Vaterloo), KW Books (Kitchener) and Book Express (Cambridge Centre) or through amazon. ca. -

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IUDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 2006

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WITH FEELING and in the DVD department of ,ur local Future Shop, Best: Buy or aI-Mart and be very quiet. You'll :ar something. Deep, throbbing and r·oft~ the drums of \var _. distant ough may be .-- cause the ound beneath your feet to throb. ar is coming, and I'll tell you right >w: it's not gonua be pretty. /\. visit to your local Blockbuster II make one thing vety clear: VHS gone; we now live in the age of VD. This past year has probably en the peak of the format's golden e. And if the industry has its lY, th.: will soon b~ shown e door. ':r:!lt~ children of the future, : ate be twins: Blu-ray and D-DVD. Remember the VHS/Beta war? dther do 1. It was before my time d most likely before yours too. Even , one thing is certain: while Beta is nsidered the official. "loser," the lliosers were always the consumers: , \"Xi'hatever the d~cade, a dual-for-

mat medium ,,-ill remain a negative force because it divides the avaUabJe product market, leads to consumer confusiun and ultimatcly,yastes a lot of everyone's money. \X'ith the DVD's fast acceptance by th.e mainstream ...... not to mention the astronomical sales figures ",.- it's no surpli~e that the studios want to t,'1.p the market again. But while united in their support of the D"VD, the two big boys want to butt heads over format: 'lbshiba vs. Sony in a fight to the death! So what's the deal - how are these new formats differc'llt fi:om our tried and true old DVD? In terms of hardware, bodl formats will utilize a new blue laser instead of the current red beam. The blue laser has a much shorter wavelength than the red and as a result more information can be stored on the discs. The discs themselves will be the same size and dimensions of current DVD/CDs. I'll keep the Trekno-babble to a minimum and try to make the f01lo\'{mg stats something most people can understand: BIu-ray discs have a starting storage capacity of 50GB 'with a theoretical limit of 200GB, while HD-DVDs start at 30GB and could reach 60GB. By comparison, today'S DVDs can fit a ma..ximum of 9GB - essentially, Blu-ray will be the equivalent of fi';e-and-a~half DVDs

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,,,hile HD-DVD will be equivalent to tbree and a third. I'm sure you can recognize the advantages right off the bat: tlle dars of disc-swapping will be over and normally bulley TVon-DVD box sets will be confined to, at most, 1:\.vo discs. The new formats are also ideal for 'high-definition transfers of fihns and television shows ""- if you've got L~e gear for it, you'll be in heaven. Then again, with the jump to lID, eat up your storage space and you're back to one mCJ\;1e per disc. But storage isn't the only secret to each team's game plan: what really matters are the backers. This is whercit gets ugly. You see, different studios are each supportingdifferentmediums.ln the BIu-ray camp you've got Sony, Fox and Disney while HnDv'D is backed bv Paramount, Universa~ and New Line. TIle 5()()...pound gorilla of studios, Warner Bros., is going to be backing both formats at launch··time. Clearly there's a problem here: you won't be able to watch the movies and '1 V shows you want unless you O'.v11 both players. Compounding the problem, both sides are refusing to back down. BIu-ray has the support of the Sony media empire (it will be the format of the upcoming Playstation 3) while HD-DVD will be king on the home PC front (the next version

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of \'Cindows will be on HD-DVD). Tbnk the days of VHS YS. Beta were ugly? You ain't seen nothi..ng yet. \Xi'ble at first glance it seems tbat BIu·ray, 1.>.1th its larger capao.:y, ,vill have the upper hfu"1d, BIu·ray is going to lose its advantage because HD-D'VD '1),111 beat it to the consumer market. (HD-DVD launches in a few months, whereas the first Blu-ray discs will be a\'llilable much later in tbe year.) A.dditionallv, Bluray discs "viii be much more expensive to produce and thus, more expensive to buy: \X'here one side has a weakness, the other has an advantage and vice-versa. The reason the upcoming war will be so confusing is that there is no clear victor. The deciding factor, it seems, \,,111 be the marketplace. Or will it? As a connoisseur of DVDs - and a reviewer to boot - I'm going to go with the following prediction: tbey'll both fail. Really, the only way you're going to see the advan-

tage of either format is if you'ye got: a High Definition relevision and at /erl.rt a 5.1 system (although 6.1 and 7.1 would be better). But'who has that kind of a set-up? Do I? In nw dreams. Do you? Pr()b~bly not, eithe~. So would we go out and plop down cssentiallyrepurchasing()urcoliections, for adyantages we can't eyen enjoy? I predict that bod1 formats will debut with a lot of flourish, but sales ,vill be dismal and ultirnately both formats will be reduced tC) a niche market. There's no competing with DVD - it's the king, and will be for at least the next decade. Besides, tl,e day DVD goes tbeway of VI IS you \von't even care what the physical medium is; you'll be too busy interfacing \'lith' your hio-gel cybedink and downloading content directly into your brain. Forget bigh··def, the future's all about real-def.! fvukcevic@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Dark matter illuminated Closer to solving the universe's biggest mystery is that they are transparent to light and have no electric charge (unlike most components of ordinary matter), yet they weigh enough If mattercin'tbeseenordescribed,andnobody . to exert a gravitational pull that prevents the knows what it is, does it really exist? Cambridge stars in the galaxies from flying apart, making researchers are one step closer to giving a firm it a worthwhile area of study for many in the "yes" as they make progress in defining dark science discipline. Scientists are trying to detect the matter matter, a substance so abstract that one of the few things known about it is that it does using giant one-tonne crystals kept at low \ indeed exist. While the scientific community temperatures. As the dark matter particle passes understands a large amount about baryonic through the crystal, it will occasionally lead to a gravitational drag in some of the crystal matter ("normal" matter, the stuff that is the make-up of stars, planets and people) it has particles. Thus far, this is the only method of struggled to understand from what, exacdy, observing the particles, and has allowed scithe cosmos are made up oÂŁ entists to record the speed at which it travels This bizarre substance that literally holds at (5.6 miles a second), and that the smallest chUnks of this matter measure 1,000 light years up the universe, but is currendy invisible to modern telescope technology, is one of the wide. Researchers commented that they hope that future experiments in particle accelerators great puzzles of contemporary science. This mysterious body can often be best described will give them greater knowledge regarding the as "1 ,OOO-light-y~arphysics of dark matter. Once thought to be wide bricks" that make up the universe. ProFirst proposed by cold cosmic sludge, Professor Gilmore from fessorGilmorecalculated the Cambridge research Swiss cosmologist Fritz the temperature of this Zwicky in 1933, dark dark matter to be in the team said: "It's the basic COURTESY OF NASi! unit from which bigger tens of thousands of things are made up. matter is a way to degrees, although not in Only a few months ago, Andromeda galaxy, piCtured above, was thoughtto be the Some of these you put â&#x20AC;˘ ..' "real" temperature. "Norbiggest galaxy in our area. The Milky Way now takes precedence in our area. stars in and you call it a explain the missing mass mal hot things glow and 'little galaxy; sometimes f "h Âˇ you can feel the infrared yot,l put several of these 0 t e universe. coming ofE The strange :Salaxies, researchers made another int~esting So altho,ugh there still may not be a cleat finding. In the study they found that the Milky understanding of what this matter exacdy is, together and c;all it a thing about dark matter we are aware that it is imperative in keeping the Waywas bigger than what cosmologists thought. is that it doesn't give off bigger galaxy." It has now been established that it adds up to more radiation." This is because dark matter is not Previously thought to be the second largest in universe ordered. Without it, scientists say, the made of electrons and protons, the fundamen- the local group, the Milky Way knocked An- galaXies would quickly fall apart. Says Gilmore: than five times the mass of all the stars and dromeda into second place and took the tide ''The sun is moving so fast that if it weren'l galaxies put together. tal particles that everything else consists of, but for the largest galaxy in the area. fer the dark matter, it would fly straight off ou1 rather of some mysterious particle, yet another First proposed by Swiss cosmologist Fritz Taking 23 nights, the research also gave some of the Milky Way," a good enough reason f01 mystery in the pursuit' of understanding of this Zwicky in 1933, dark matter is a way to explain indication as to the relationship between dark scientists to have such strong interest in thi~ the missing mass of the universe. Normal phenomenon. matter and dark energy: "Something has finebizarre subject. matter, or "stuff" we can see, including planBy using the world's' largest telescopes, the tuned the relative amounts of this stuff to make The results on the Cambridge research ire ets and stars, only makes up four per cent of research group made thorough 3-D maps of them similar in amount and exactly right to add yet to be published. Gilmore is in the final stage~ the universe. It's that "stuff" in be,tween stars the galaxies, using the stars' movements to mark up to perfection. That can't be chance. There's of drafting a paper which will be submitted to ~ out the impression of the dark matter amidst and planets, which is referred to as dark matter, and the energy source that seems to push them. Utilizing 7,OOQseparate measurements, got ,to be some connection between the two~' leading astrophysics journal within the next fev; said Gilmore. Just confirming their existence weeks They are of great excitement to the scithe team has establish that the galaxies contain galaxies apart which has become known as dark energy. about 400 times the amount of dark matter would be a great accomplishment in explaining entific community, potentially leading to further the structure and geometry of the: universe. pursuit of this random and strange existence. What is known about dark matter particles as they do "normal" matter. By studying the Rebecca McNeil

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Many scientists have endeavoured in discovering the alternate energy source, and a handf~l of ideas are on the cart to minimize the fuel emission and consumption of the rudimentary resources. So what if one day a scientist pops in with an idea that does not use any fuel, any resources, yet it can generate electricity to' power street lights! It is kind of weird! Well novel ideas have emerged from "too weird" ideas. Electro-Kinetic Road Ramp - a type of speed bump - is one of those weird ideas that has received an enormous response. Typically speed bumps have been used to improve safety for pedestrians. Now they can generate electricity rather than merely popping up out of nowhere when you're driving!

So how does it work? The concept is quite simple; it is nothing but a set of articulated plates placed on roadway. The plates are capable of moving up and down when the vehicle passes over them. The up-and-down motion is translated to a generator with a fly wheel of very low inertia in which the kinetic energy is stored. The generator is capable of producing 5 to 10 kWof electricity, more than enough to power the street lights. Think about the regular congestion on arterial streets, and about the electricity used in traffic lights, signs and other roadway devices. The idea is an excellent way harness this untapp'ed energy source, which otherwise, would have been wasted. Quite pertinent with the ideas is opposition to it. People have criticized the idea for various reasons. One popular criticism is that it steals money from peoples pocket, but consider the'law of conservation of energy: the money that you put in gasoline is now transferred to kinetic energy, while you pay taxes \on gasoline and on using the roadway its~lf. Another major concern pertains to mechanics of the speed bumps. The vehicle will experience major frictional forces while advancing, "to every action

there is equal and opposite reaction," so if you are traveling on hard and stiff .road the better grip enables you to move faster, and if you travel on soft road (moving plates) you will loose extra energy required to move ahead. Think about walking on road covered With snow and one without snow; clearly you need more effort to walk on road covered with snow or ice, due to less coefficient of friction. So the term "energy efficient" is quite questionable for many people. But fortunately or unfortunately, many of us are not physicists and that leads to less population concerned about frictional losses. Many local authorities had expressed an interest in ordering the $50,000 ramps. Around 300 jobs are due to be created for a production run of 2,000 ramps next year. The company has recently approached councils with the final patented project. Speed bumps are an interesting idea and the benefits are high relative to the costs. Besides, wouldn't it be thrilling to do more for environment by just riding over speed ramps? zabdy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca .

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At a time when we are very familiar with the idea of losing species to extinction, scientists made a breakthrough this December when they flew to a mountain preserve in Jakarta, Indonesia - untouched by human contact and found 40 previously unknown or unrecorded species. The team ~laims tc have discovered 20 new frog species, foU! new butterfly species and five types of palms just before the holidays. A fortnight in December spent with butterfly nets and binoculars paid off tor this , team who recorded rare plants, giant flowen and a parade of interesting animals, including an egg-laying mammal with a duck-like bill and body of a hedgehog, which was sc unaffected by human presence that it allowed them to pick it up and take it back to camF to be studied. See BREAKTHROUGH page 27

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Besides discovering ne,,' species otherwise unknown to the scientific vwrlel, the team discovered a tree kangaroo thought to be extinct to the area and an elusive bird of paradise, not often seen since it was first described in 1897. The team ,vas lucky enough to observe a male, black \vith metallic and white plumage and what looks like wires extending from its head, participate in a mating practice on their second night on the island. The trek was organized by the U.S.-based emiromnental organizarion Conservation International and

the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and conducted by 11 Australian, Indonesian and American scientists. They needed six permits in order to legally fiy by helicopter to a relatively open bog-like lake on the ,vestern range of the mountainous region. Beehler, co-leader of tl1e expedition said, "There was not a single trail, no sign of civilization, no sign of even local communities ever having been there," It took minutes on the island for the team to discover their first new species as they spotted a blackish, chicken.like bird with orange \vatdes, making it the first new bird found in New Guinea in

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Candidates of the Peds 2006 ticket to continae \vith campus environmental resources and initiatives that are already in place. Additionally, this ticket would like to enact several

a report to council "on Ul1V,UJLHg challenges and oppor·, mayinclllde banning from businesses, conservation and the arnount of paper

nm Biology 2 and l\IC buildings. Construction was set to begin in 2006, with hopes of occupancy in 2008. Candidates plan to k'ad the lobby since they believe there are other potential sites for the nanotechnology building, indudL\1g North Campus and East Campus, Although they may be more expensive options, the team believes that the environmental costs outweigh the financial costs. As of vet, there are no formal ways to preve;1t the build" ing from being constructed, except for lobbying. Sai Kit La

This independent candidate", whose rnotto is "All for students;' proposes no specific enviwnmental plans. he does plan to broaden students' views through a series of events, presentations, ,mel debates on severa! issues, one of which is envixonmental sustainability.

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Weeds costing Australians biodiversity and money \Veeds are becoming a big problem in Australia, where dIe infectious plants can cost the agricultural centre $4 billion a year tor removaL \X'eeds, being a catch-all word for plants that are harmful to the biodiversiw of any ecosystem, are also causing the deterioration of 1A,ustralia's unique ,,;atet\\'avs, national parks, and historical sites. They are also harming the native plant species that are vital to the survival of many insects, birds and animals. The weeds are also causing problems \vith human health, where 20 of the 25 major season allergens are foreign weeds. Australia is not defenseless however, thev have many safeguards and metl10ds'to deal with weeds.

licies In 2001, the {.1\;;' sustainabilityproject was formed; it is run bv volunteers from several discipline~. Currently, there is no fulltime I<eds position that is responsible for sustainability. The waste management co-ordinator position, held by Patti Cook for the past 14 years, is now vacant after she transferred to a position in environmental studies faculty. Shape the Future

endeavour to obtain logging permits as demands Ltlcrease worldwide for timber. Currently no permit~ are given to the area, but that is largely because there is no transport system. The area is not a wildlife reserve and because of this there is potential for devastation from government/political groups and logging companies,

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For now, however, the scientific community is relishing in the findings of dle December research. Beehler commented that they have "onlv scratched the surface.'; He and othe'r scientists nlan to retum later this year to do furilier research and if th~v'rc lucky, flnd another rare and inter~st ing species.

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Gearing up for the playoffs Warriors drop one of two on the road Brody Hohman SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

As the Warriors quest for playoff positioning continued last weekend, the team made a stop in Thunder Bay for a pair of games against the Lakehead Thunderwolves (5-11). Friday night saw the first game of the series open up with a very tight first half. Things remained neck and neck until Gerard Magennis hit a very late three pointer to give the Warriors a six point lead at the break. Waterloo carried this momentum into the second half and came out firing, managing to extend their lead to ten points. Kieran Posey provided a spark for the Thunderwolves as they bit into the \~'arrior lead as the half went on. Lakehead came close to taking the lead, but every time they scored, Waterloo responded with offence of their own. Leading this charge was all-star guard Graham Jarman who finished on 11 of 17 shooting. Jarman finished with 22 points in the 75-69 UW victory as Matt Kieswetter had a career high路 of 18 points off the bench in just 15 minutes. Gerard Magennis scored 15 points including three of four from the land beyond. Michael Davis was also a presence dropping ten points and eight rebounds. See BASKETBALL, page 32

At"12-8, the Warriors have only two games left in the season and sit in third place behind McMaster and Guelph

Track and field team stays strong even when separated into two countries Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF

Despite splitting their talent with one group competing north of the border and one south, the Warriors track and field team enjoyed some significant success this past weekend at both York University and the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Rookie Katie Horricks thinks that the support that the Warriors are giving each other as a team is one of the reasons why the team is doing so well of late. ''The [men and women's] teams have been working really hard, and I think everyone's just starting to peak at the right time," commented Horricks before heading off to the York Oassic. ''For a small team, we have a lot of spirit at all the competitions and always make sure that we're cheering each other on." Competingat the prestigious and spiritedMeyo Invitational in Indiana, seven of Waterloo's top track athletes turned in some impressive times.

On Friday night, some of the quickest 300m varsity sprinters in Canada and the U.S. came out to show their stufE Undaunted by their competition at the bi-national meet, fifth-year veteran Shane E'erth and Mississauga native Ernie Ukwuoma posted personal bests of 35.45 and 35.61 s~conds,earningthem 10th and 11th place respectively. As a result of their successful times, Ferth is now ranked 12th in the CIS and fifth in the OUA, while Ukwuoma now sits 13th in the country and sixth provincially. Continuing to thrive after qualifying for the CIS championships in the 1500m event two weeks ago at the McGill Team Challenge in Montreal, fourth-year long distance runner Scott Arnald came up with a CIS standard time finish of 8:22.75 seconds in the 3000m race. Consequently, Arnald is currently ranked second in Canada in the 3000m, first in the 1500m and ninth in the 1000m. . Also making the trek to Notre Dame were the men's 4x400m relay team with the fourth

fastest time in the CIS. Ukwuoma ran his leg of the race in 51.4, Ferth in 49.1, Drew Haynes in 51.3 and Kirk Ewen in 50.3. Back in Canada at the York Classic, fifthyear kinesiology student and co-captain Sarah Snable led the way for the Warriors on Saturday, shaving a half second off her 300m personal best en route to a second-place finish and a time of 42.30. Also finishing strong was second-year arts student Kate Bickle who wound up in fourth in the 300m, posting a personal best time. Snable, Bickle and Horricks along with Cindy Willits and Jaime Hauseman - being members of UW's 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams - fared well, cla:iming first in the former event and third in the latrer. Horricks believes that she is fortunate to have such experienced athletes offering her advice. . "Kate and Sarah are both great role models," said Borricks of her teammates, "and are constantly encouraging me to push myself to

the limits and do the best I can." "For the 4x400 we focus more on the whole race as a team instead of on our individual splits. They really try and keep the rest of u~ feeling confident before we run, and make sure we're warmed up and as ready to go a~ possible." In other action, Horricks came in fourth in the 6OOm; Jodi Wendland finished in third in the 100Om; Steve Kristensen earned a fourth place result in the 1OOOm;Jenna Bell was fourth in both the 60m hurdles and the pentathlon; Andrew MacDonald wound up in third in the triple jump; Laura Pearson was third in the shot put event. Serving as the Warriors last big tune up before the OUA championships, the Warrior~ will head to Montreal to compete in the McGill All-Corners competition on February 18.

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Eric Dingle, Squush Eric, a second year Engineering student from Calgary, Alberta, led the Warriors to a Bronze Medal this past weekend at the ~UA

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and played an incredible match against Western's number 1 (Andrew Jones). Eric, showed incredibLe determination and performance that drove him to come back from a O~2 deficit. and win his next 3 games in a row, beating Andrew Jones, 3路 2. The Warriors were defeated by Western in the semi路finals but fought back to claim the QUA bronze over Toronto.

Daniela (otesto, Figure Skating Daniela, a second year Social Work student from SUdbury, Ontario, led the Warriors to a fifth pla~e finish at the Ryersc:ro Invitationat this past weekend. Daniela skated a flawless program to win the Gold Free Skate event. She also helped Waterloo win a gold medal in the Synchronized Skating team . event. Daniela contributed the most points for the Warriors in the team standings.

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RIDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 2006

:anada prepares for.Olympics Skating team has impressive showing good watch though, as viewers are encouraged to try and pick the team that was screwed the most by crooked adjudicators. Women's Skeleton - Thursday, February 18 For those who don't know what this is, we'U call it bobsledding m so happy the Super Bowl is without the sled. Mote specifically, . vet. .' it's spandex-clad former track stars Aside from the fact that the game throwing themselves down an ice uahorrendousttainwreckof £oot- chute face-first on a cookie sheet. It all sloppiness, the end of the NFL mightnotbe the most cerebral sport, ;a5on means one thing. and I'm not but it's fast-paced (like, t:xprts~ lking about the Pro Bowl. fast-paced) . and there's a possibility Let the games begin. for a really neat injury. Short~Ttack Speed Skating Every four yeats, the end of the ~per Bowl means the countdown - Wednesday, February 16 . ) the Olympics and, in this year's Not only a must-watch because lse, that's only five short days. But Canadians perennially dominate ecause 17 days of action live from these races, but also because nothorino, Italy might melt your brain, ingmakesrollerderbymoreexciting )ur inner sports nerd needs to be than doubling the speed, enclosing repared to pick and choose your the rink with boards and giving Ilympic viewership. In this vein, Twoeach competitor a set of razors on Cifillte ~ is proud to present their feet. )ur 2OM'Olympic Viewing Guide Men's and Women!s Hockey - nothing but essentials. Finals _.' Monday, February 20 Openihg. Ceremonies - Fri- and Sunday, February 26 ay, February 10 Obviously, tbe events for CanadiNot usually a crowd pleaser, but ans-andforeveryothernarionwho must-watch' just for preparation's has the maple leaf in the cross.hatts. tke. Good to see women's hockey .'.' 1'<l.~ytheseate . "~es !teranDanielle Goyette lead ~ '. would be like d War II lto the stadium as flag b~q, too. ,abAckyard scrap. But us Canadians :eing as though she was the. only have a cockiness to ourselves when it ag bearer asked who didn't react to comes to these two hockey teams, and le proposition like they'd just been. really, who can blame us? Irs hard to ;ked to donate a kidney. be worried when you're the best. Men's Downhill -:- Sunday, Closing Ceremonies-Sunday, ebruary 12·' , February 26 This is a great first-weekend event, The mood during the closing :iing'sversion Of WorM} Wildest Pojice ceremonies will depend purdy on the 'hases. Addingto the excitement, Vemen's hockey final earliet in the day. lshassettheover-underatsevenfor You will either be:~) so drunk with le number of Jack-and-Cokes Bode excitement and Alexan:aer' Keith's' [iller consunles before he hurdles that we won our second straight mself down an icy mountain. Make hockey gold, or: b) so ridiculously rre you watch on a Canadian nethammered ill the interest of selfwallowing because we "won" silver ork though, because NBC doesn't lOW that Miller isn't the only skier (see: above). Either way, you'll be . the event. too drunk to worry about the lame Ice Dance - Friday Februceremonies anyway. :y 17 . So there you have it, a complete comprehensive Olympic viewing Ice dance is probably the most ,tis tic competition in the Olympics guide, including death defiance and - minus the late-night competition, public drunkenness. lexican cockfights are a more legitiEnjoy the games. Or, if you're .ate form of sport than this year's Bode Miller, enjoy your beverage. :e Dance, which was decided by the dges round about 2003. It's still a amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The Waterloo figure skating team travelled to Ryerson University the past weekend to take part in the Ryerson Figure Skating Invitational. With 16 members participating in the synchronized team event, the Warriors women showed their prowess by placing first in the competition tied with Queen's University. In individu~ competition, Daniela Cotesta was judged as the bestin the gold free skate event and brought home the win for Waterloo. Cotesta, a social development studies major, was competing in her first varsity competition and skated a flawless program even with the massive pressure on her shoulders. Third year student Leo Kwong, who usually

skates well, received a silver medal in the mens open free skate for his highly technical performance. Psychology student, Sheridan Hinnegan, and kinesiology major, Sarah Michelle Norris, finished third in variation dance. Hinnegan also received a 3rd for her routine in the gold solo dance competition. Overall, the team placed fifth out of 11 teams. The Warrior figure skating team now looks forward to the February 24-25 OUA championship in St. Catharines, hosted by Brock University, following reading week. They hope to improve on their last years third place finish at the Ontario championships. They will be hard pressed to improve their placing if schools like Queen's keep up with theirwith dominant performances. The Queen's team are the returning champs and

will be the team to beat at this year's competition. The hosts, Brock University also placed ahead of the Warriors in last year's OUA championship and have the all important home judge advantage in this years competition. In a sport where it is almost impossible to have unbias judging, home arena advantage plays an important part in OUA figure skating competition. Every Canadian remembers the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002 where in the Canadian pair of Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were denied the gold only to be upgraded from their silver later in the week. The team hopes to overcome any home arena disadvantage and come out on top this year. dklaponski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2006

Gryphonsroughup Warriors Ryan Rusnak

as both teams scored twice: . At the end of the second perk>d the shot clock showed26-21 infavotir of the Gryphons butthe scot~ Atthemoment, theGuelphGryphons showed a 6-3 advantage for the' are in the fight of their lives to make Gryphons. , .... the playoff1\. Guelph did not let up in the third .. They need to play With urgency for the rest of the season in order period scoring two goals, seveA~... eight of the night, on Warriors ~ . to make the playoffs. GUelph. finds minderCurtis Darling. Guelph's eighth themselves in the basement of the goal of thenightVlOuldendup~ mid-west division ~,~ points Darling from the Warriors !let. . . behind the Brock Badgers. New Warrior Matt McGahey £e-. That urgency was evident as they placed him betweenthepipesfurthe·.·· took on the Warriors. The Gryphons remainder of the game, ffi;OOngthree scored four times in the first period, saves. Warrior's netminderCurtis Dartwo of which were shorthanded. ling had a rough The Warriors outing allowing got onto the eight goals on 27 board With a goal from Warriors Guelph was able to shots. The Warriors standout Kevin capitalize on their wereabletomake Hurley With the respectassists. going to opportunities while things able scoring two Doug Spooner goals off the and Brian Fitzgerthe Warriors sticks off Kevin ald at 8:41 of the could not. Hurley and Ryan first period. Macgregor in the The first pelast 15 minutes of riod ended with the game. the Gryphons This game will go down in the leading 4-1. books as one the Warriors could have It looked like the Warriors may won. They outshot the Gryphons 33have been mounting a comeback 30, but Guelph was able to capitalize as forward Shane Hart scored at on their opportunities while the Warthe 13-minute mark of the second riors could not. period. Guelph responded quickly There were, however, some bright however, scoring 34 seconds later spots for the Warriors. Shane Hart to restore their three goal lead, then showed signs that he may have the added another three minutes later to potential to be an offensive threat extend that lead to four. at the University level, while Kevin Shane Hart continued his strong Hurley had a good game scoring his playas he scored his second goal of ninth goal of the season. the period, and third of the season The Warriors will be looking for with 34 seconds remaining in the . a win when they head to Windsor on second frame. Friday to battle the Lancers. The second period settled nothing SPECIAL to IMPRINT

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The Warriors lost 86-79 on Wednesday to the first-place McMaster Marauders in Waterloo

Warren Gilchrist led the way for the Thunderwolves with 22 points while teammate Kiraan Posey had 14 points and seven rebounds. Saturday night was another shootout between the two teams that saw five players from each team reach double digits in scoring. lakehead jumped out to a lead andgotthehoriie crowdinto the game very early. The Warriors began to find their shotin the latter stages of the half and started cutting into the lead Moment;um continued to build fortheWarriotswhenMattKieswet-' ter tossed up a lob pass in transition to Michael Davis, who finished the "alley" With the "oop" on a jam with authority. Gerard Magennis capped off the Waterloo run with another very late three to give the Warriors a31-30 lead into the break. As the second half got under way, the Thunderwolves jumped out to another quick lead. The Wolves showed an up tempo and aggressive style, scoring many quick baskets. Lakehead went to the free throw line 25 times on the game compared to Waterloo's four. Mi~hael Davis helped bring the game within reach hitting a couple key three pointers but the Warriors were forced to commit fouls down the stretch as Lakehead pulled away for the 77-68 win. . As UW coach Tom Kieswetter put it, the Warriors simply could.

shot the ball well [46.2 per cent] or. Saturdaywe didn't [38.9 per cent frorr the field, including 29.6 per cent frorr three point range]." Davis paced the Warriors scorer! with 16 points and Gerard Magenni~ followed with 13. Olivier Quesne scored 11 and grabbed an impr~s. sive five offensive rebounds as Chri~ Edwards and Graham Jarman hac· ten points, seven rebounds ·and ter rebounds, eight assists respectively. Scott Seely had 16 points and foUl steals for Lakehead while Kiraan Pose) was second in LU scoring with 13. ' The Warriors (12-7) are no" tied for second in the OUA Wes' With Guelph while lakehead (6-12: is on the outside of the playoff pk ture looking in, hoping for a sma! miracle. Waterloo has three games lef on the season including two hugt divisional games this week agains McMaster, who sits in first plact and Guelph, who shares secone place with the Warriors. ''We wan to win all three," commented Coad Kieswetter, "If we do we finisl first or second." The worst cast scenario for UW would be a"pos· sible sixth place finish if all wen wrong, which would still provide : playoff berth. McMaster (13-5) came to thl PAC on Wednesday night (result: not available at press time) and thl Warriors travel to Guelph on Sat urday at 3 p.m. to take on the 12-( Gryphons.