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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDENT NEWSPAPER

VOL 28, NO 30

FRIDAY, MARCH

10,2006

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GLOW shines for 35th anniversary Sabrina Bowman IMPRINT STAFF

GWW celebrated its 35th anniversary last W y with a social and party complete Vi cak.es held at theGtad House. The evert ught togethet students, staff members and alumni, all in celebration of the longstandingorgaruzation. GLOW is the longest-running lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) organization in Canada, and it has seen its share of changes over the years.

In 1971, the Waterloo University Gay and Lesbian Movement was founded. During the formativeyears of the organization, the gay rights movement was very new. There were instances of the RCMP infiltrating WUGLM and using the Wfonnation they found to "out" members to thdi Workplaces and com.i:nunities. ' The group renamed itself in 1980 to the, Gay LibetatiQ1l Movement, cllaitging again to the路Ga}i.andLesbim~ ,Movement in 1985. In order to refiect~titBes.the Organization then became the Gays and Lesbians of Waterloo (GLOW) in 1998.'

Today GLOW serves various purposes in their otlit:e in the Student Life Centre. ''We provide support and social services for LGBTQQ people, allies and othetmembers of the UW community," said Sue Weare, one of GLOW's co-ordinators. GLOW also has events which are open to all that focus on sexual diversity, a library, general information and social and educational events. GLOW also runs a peer help phone line which is operated by trained volunteers and provides support and advice for students with questions about LGBTQQ issues.

"We offer the office as a safe space for LGBTQQ students on campus and our volunteers and allies," commented GLOW's other co-ordinator Jeremy Labrie.

Recently, after several instances of homophobic graffiti on campus, GLOW launched its Ally Network Program which has been in the works for several years. The program will ptc!>vide an opportunity for people to come forward and take action on homophobia.

"One of the things that many LGTBQQ people notice is comments like 'you're so gay' which are insulting, but aren't really meant that way;' said Labrie. The Ally training would help

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GLOW co-ordinators Sue Weare and Jeremy Labrie po~ with other volunteers at the Grad House. people recognize this kind of unintentional homophobia and will increase GLOW's exposure on campus and create awareness that there are visible people who will support and encourage LGBTQQ students.

Ally program participants will be given buttons to indicate that they have completed the program. ~'This is a very powerful and supportive tbing'forgay students to see these symboIs,"saidWe楼e.The buttons will also be available in the GLOW office for those who may not want or be able to participate in the

training, but wa!lJ: students to know that th~ are an ally who can be approached.

The program would also help counterbalance anyhomopbobk occurrences on campus.

It will prornotepositive dialogue centted around acceptance and support.

GLOW'S role on campus continues to be important for all members Of the UW commi;tnity.

"Where I came from, I always felt like an alien, thatI was wrong...when I came here. there was a place here for me was safe, and that said

being the way I felt inside was right," said 3B . religious studies student Avril Dobson.

"GLOW has existed fot manyyears, and each generation has made it their own. It's great to see the spirit hascontinued,'; commented UW alumnus Pett Bakus.

Labrie was also enthusiastic about GLOW's strength and perserverence.

"GLOW has been going strong for 35 years and I hope it go~s for 35 more." sbowman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

High expectations for Blackforest prove warranted 'despite some flaws Margaret Clark IMPRINT STAFF

St. Paul's United College transformed into a forum for a wide range of performance and visual arts pn Friday March 3 and Saturday March 4. The Royal City Big Band kicked the college's Blackforest Coffeehouse event off to a rip-roaring start on Fridaywith a set of classic and contemporary jazz hits, complementing a very fine brass sound with powerful female vocals. From this energized start the evening then cascaded through a series of guitar and voice pieces, a violin solo (and duet), some comic piano and poetry, the folksy stylings of Toronto-band Uncle Seth, a taste of the

bustling with energy both nights, making for experimental with Do What Now?'s spoken a .fun-loving and responsive crowd. The art word and musical improv routine, and finally show celebrated what was most certainly its the soothing Bomber hit, intransit. most professionally-run ,year, showcasing a Then Saturday evening, to a packed and engaged house, the musical delights continued with ,wide range of photography, paintings, sketches, murals and fork sculptures. more guitar and vocals, an a cappella ensemble, In many ways the event this year was a real The Leonard Nimoy Quartet (evidently CS "passing of the torch." A great many longguys can sing too), some dance, CD highlights standing crowd favourites put on their final from live-performing Chris Bray, a magic show, performances on the MacKirdy Hall stage. and more guitar, piano, and strong female vocals. a great many new crowd favourites stepped up The evening ended only after Critical Mass had its turn upon the s~e, Christian rocking the , to carry on the tradition. Blackforestremained a uniting force, with many members of the audi34th annual Blackforest Coffeehouse into a ence hailing from out of town, having travelled well-deserved and upbeat conclusion. in just to plunk themselves down on a couch All involved in the event - performers. orfor the two-night coffeehouse. A portion of ganizers, audience and volunteers alike - were

all proceeds will go to Reaching Our Outdoor Friends (ROOF).

The Blackforest co-ordinatingteam alsO sold T-shirts this year, as well as CDs of last year's performances andmerch.andise from the major bands. So for those of you who either missed this year's Blackforest or who want to watch:.ilie performances again arul again, check out www. uwblackforest.com for contactinformation and write the coordinators about the availability of recordings for this year's acts.

Though sometimes a hit-or-miss event, this . year th~e \vas no contest: the 34th Blackforest Coffeehouse at St. Paul's was unforgetrable. mclark@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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news@imprint.uwaterloo.ca News Editor: Jacqueline McKoy News Assistant: Ashley Csanady

ES envisions sustainability Initiative receives widespr~ad support from ES dean, student body bold," commented Saini. ''This is my mes~ in 1998. The three full-time and two part-time staff members are governed by a Sustainsage to the rest of this campus: that a susability Advisory Committee, which is made tainability office can be economically viable, Serious focus on environmental sustainability up of students, staff and faculty. They run and we will come out profitable in the end." at the University of Waterloo could soon beSaini also announced that if a sustainability 11 programs, the results of which have saved come a reality ~ough the establishment of office were created, he would comrn.it to promillions of kilowatt-hours, over seven billion a strong and energized sustainability office. viding space for it in the environmental studies litres of water and upwards of $11 million in On March 7, students, sta££: faculty members, building. energy and supply costs. community members and administrators met ''With evidence from the best' Canadian H:ds Arts Councillor and VP Admirl and in a packed room to discuss the creation of a Finance-elect Reajie Butalid was in attendance and American universities that a sustainabilit)r sustainability office in a meeting organized by at the meeting and also committed to helpoffice can pay for itself, thete is now nothing the UW· Sustainability Project' working group, ing create the office. "I think this is a great holding this university back," commented Darcy initiative. On behalf of the Federation of Clearing a Path.

Higgins, co-ordinator of UWSP. Sustainability is often defined as "providThe lectures were followed by a group Students, I think this is a project we would ing the essentials today without affecting the . breakout session to generate ideas ot what the like to help see through to implementation." ability of future generations to provide for Tiffany Smith} environmental director for participants would like to see the sustainability themselves." A sustainability office would the environmental studies society and office become. Oneof the challenges identified promote environmentalism at UW and could a member of the Clearing a Path was was how to get the university administ;ration potentially employ students, provide funding pleased with the results of the event .. onside with the project. Even with eventual for environmental initiatives and technologies, payback and money generation of environ"This event proved the widespread support create links between administrators, student for a sustainable campus, with students from mental technologies, startup costs and neces" and community groups and individuals who all faculties, professors, community members sary large-scale organization could cause the are interested in environmental issues and be and UW staff developing an incredible vision." administration to be cautious in lending support. a strong catalyst for environmental change on Clearing a Path meets at 5:30 p.m. on Thurs"This university ought to get on board with campus. It would also put Waterloo on the map days in the UWSP Office, 3rd floor SLC. For sustainability i~sues, create a sustainability in terms of sustainability and draw attention to mort:! information, e-mail: clearin~a_path@ office and give it some teeth. We talk a lot environmental innovation on this campus. hotmail.cot;n. about environmental sustainability but we The event featured an opening address are being rather timid about it. We should be sbowman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

by Deep Saini, the dean of environmental studies, and continued with keynote speaker and geography Prof Jean Andrey, who spoke about sustainability today apd the challenges it presents. " "This future thing is kind of distressing for you. .. you were the first generation growing up with the knowledge that you could destroy the world:' Prof Andrey said, and further outlined that this is why we all "must be more. aggressive and creative" in tackling sustainability challenges.

She continued on to say that universities are the places where people need to take leadership and action on issues that affect the common good. .

Sustainability offices are beginning to emerge over North America. Most notable is the sustainability office at Harvard.

Univers~ty. Their office employs nine staff (five full-time and four part-time) and runs 13 programs. They have a $6 inillion loan. fund that has actually seen a 34 per cent return on its investments into environmental technoloDARCY HIGGINS • gies for the campus and has funded 36 projects , since it started.

Graduate and undergraduate students from the faculties of engineering, environThe University of British Columbia also mental studies and arts discuss their vision for a UW Sustainability Office. has a sustainability office, which was created Sabrina Bowman

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Thirty-month sentence handed down in Fed Hall beating Jeff Anstett IMPRINT STAFF

Three years after Ramsey Hanlon was brutally beatenin'the parkinglot beside Federation Hall, the first of three accused has been sentenced. David :Mirza, 22, was convicted of aggravated assault in Kitchener Superior Court on March 8, 2006 and sentenced to 30 months in prison. This was not the house-arrest sentence:Mirza and his family had been hoping for. Justice Donald Gordon backed up his decision to sentence the l\fississauga man· to prisop,as opposed to house arrest, sayingtheattaCk on an unconscious victim was "cowardly."

Charges were laid against two other men after the incident.JosephJohn, 23, was also convicted of aggravatedassaultandwillface sentencing on April 24. Christopher Carter, 23, was acquitted of the same charge. Both men were from Mississauga.

Police responded to the inodent at 2:20 a.m. on January 1,2003. Following a fire alarm shortlyafter midnight during the New Year's Eve patty, crowds spilled out onto RingRoad and surrounding areas.

The crowd of more than 1,000 became unruly, courts heard, with numerous brawls breaking out.

According to testimony heard in court, Hanlon was attacked in the parking lot outside of Fed Hall while trying to defend a friend who had gotten into a fight following the alarm. :Mirza, kl].ocking him to the ground where Hanlonhithishead, then kicked Hanlon in the head using a "soccer-style kick." Others in the group with Mirza proceeded to kick Hanlon in the head and torso.

Accordingto Hanlon's family, the brain damage is so severe, he cannot work or driVe. Hanlon, who chose not to attend the trial nor speak atit, conveyed a statement via his mother to the court thafread, "I had to learn how to walk and talk - a baby in a grown man's body."

Both Justice Gordon and Hanlon have criticized the university for their poor handling of security during the eV¢nt. Justice Gordon went so far as to suggest othat a civil lawsuit might be appropriate. Hanlon has promised to sue the university "to get some kind of compensation for everything I've lost and will never get back."

Twenty days after the incident, UW administration shut down both the Bombshelter Pub and Federation Hall "in response to ongoing concerns about safety." UW's dfr~ctor of business operations, Bud Walker, whose name appears on UW's liquor licence, suspended the sale of alcohol following a news release that said, "Concerns over pub safety have led the university to suspend the serving of alcohol."

The ~uspension was to remain in effect until "a better management arrapgement for the two facilities can be worked out between UW and its Federation of Students."

The suspension came after two weeks of UW officials asked the food services department to take charge of Bombshelterand.FederationHall.

Both pubs reopened in September 2003 after Feds and admin worked out an arrangement.

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~HERE, THERE E~ VERYWHERE Ashley Csanady IMPRINT STAFF

England

You can now buy a brand new sex toy while' hitting up your local pub in England.

TheseTabooboomachines.have,been present in washrooms throughout England for years, with the intention of giving buyers privacy while purchasing these more delicate items. The Tabooboo machines have now moved into the more public domain of bars and nightclubs throughout England, from London to Newcasde. The machines sell 11 different toys such as mini vibrators which usually cost five pounds, about $10 Canadian.

Owner of the Alphabet Bar in West London said about 20 people use the machine, located in the centre of the' bar, a day. He said the reasons behind the purchases vary; "some buy the toys because they are a novelty, some do it for a laugh, some buy them as presents. It's been a great success."

Tabooboo machines have even begun showing up in hairdressers, health clubs and retail stores. The company is looking to expand its horizons (if that's still possible) with 20 machines recendy having been shipped to Italy and 10 to the US. Well, I guess this means if you leave the bar alone, you can at least take an interesting party favour with you.

US A woman was recendy assaulted by an elephant in Waco, Texas.

The woman, whose name has not been released, was visiting the Cameron Park zoo with a child and another woman, when she decided she wanted to play with the elephant. The woman had to climb a three-foot fence and scale an eight foot wall to enter the enclosure.

J'he majority of the enclosure is surrounded by a moat. Something screams bad idea about this situation. Once she was in, one of the two 6,000 pound female elephants in the exhibit smacked her with her trunk. The woman then crawled out of the exhibit with minor injuries.

The elephants spent the rest of the day recover- . ing from the shock in a private area.

I guess we've all learned two lessons from this: 1) when there is a fence, a wall and a moat in your way, it might not be a good idea to play with somethit;tg. 2) although some things may be bigger in Texas, common senseis apparendy not one of them.

Wales

Have you ever wanted to own your own Welsh casde? Now you can!

In southern Wales, the possibly haunted Uanwit Major Casde, which has been abandoned since the 18th century, is upfor sale. The roof is missing and the interior was dismanded in 1834, but that's not all folks. The structure is protected by Britain's preservation laws, which means an archeologist may need to be present for some of the restoration. . So how much will buying your very own casde set you back? The Vale of Glamorgan Coucil is selling the casde by auction and expect it to go for 5,000 to 15,000 pounds, about $10,090 to $30,000 Canadian. A small price to pay for your very own, runqown, haunted but authentic British casde. Seriously, I'm not being sarcastic here, I really want to buy this casde. If you want to time-share with me let me knOw. C'mon people! It's a cas de! acsanady@imprint.uwaterloo.ca , ,

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Day of juggling to.showcase and unite·local clubs.

Rod McLachlan IMPRINT STAFF

If you're tired of balancing all,of your essays and assignments, this'weekend's Waterloo Juggling Festival could be the ideal chance to take a.break from it all.

This year's festival, which is being hosted by the UW juggling club, will be held this Saturday, March 11 from '10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Student Life Centre.

March 11 and 12'sactionwillfeatureamixof both opep juggling displays as well as workshops for those who want to be more than passive spectators. Not only will you be able to learn how to juggle, out unicycle and diabolo instruction will also be offered amon~ other thi!1gs.

A diabolo is a juggling-related implement that is 'comprised of one main spool that is whipped and whirled on a string that is attached to two sticks, which are held by the juggler.

Beginners are certainly welcome to get involved and try their hand at various implements.

"If you just want to juggle three balls, you could probably learn in an hour," said UW juggI1ng club president, Steve Snowden. "The basic skills you can learn pretty quickly."

Other competitive games that will be on demonstration as well as open for audience participation include blind juggling, quarter juggling, five-ball endurance, Simon Says and ball combat.

"What we're doing for the festival is we're setting up not only the show where the professional jugglers are coming to display their stuff," noted Snowden, "but there's also competitions throughout the day in the SLC

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Three members of the UW Juggling Club pr~ctise three-way juggling with juggling clubs. where anyone can juggle to compete in the different competitions depending on what their skill level is."

•A raffle of donated prizes will also take place. Three companies have donated all of the prizes, which include deVil sticks, balls, yo~yos, rings and T-shirts. , Moreover, a special show on'Saturday night

by AIRPLAY's Jeff and Wes Peden, a well re-

nowned father-and-son juggling duo, will, cap off what looks to be a busy initial day for this festival. Tickets for the show are $5 in advance or $10 at the door.

There ~e currently no specific 'events planned for Sunday. Instead the festival will take on a more casual tone and will mainly be composed of open juggling, with visitors being able to join in on the fun.

The festival should have a unique feel, as Snowden expects that a lot of people from different juggling clubs will show up. There should be lots of variety and many different acts.

For more information, visit www.juggling. uwaterloo.ca . rmclachlan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Is ,it. time to Up~blish or perish?"

Volunteer Opportunity Warrior Weekends Term Directors The Warrior Weekends'Committee is currently recruiting directors for the Spring 2006 and Fall 2006 terms!

Director positions: 1) Term Director - Events: Responsible for assisting in the planning and running of the monthly events. Strong interpersonal and leadership . skills are an asset.

2) Term Director Marketing - Responsible for the recruitment a,nd management of volunteers, as well as designing and marketing advertising materials for monthly events. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills are an asset.

Successful candidates must be full time registered undergraduate student1 (incl¥ding co-op) in good academic standing and must be available for the Spring 2006 term, or the Fall 2006 term. For more information regarding the positions visit: www.warriorweekends.uwaterloo.ca

, Join the Teaml Interested applicants are asked to submit their resume with an accompanying cover letter to the Student Life Office by

Friday March 17th, 2006 F or further information please 'contact: Seena Chellakudam, Student Life Assistant Student Life Office, Needles Hall 3006 (519) 888-4567 ext.6993 studentlife@uwaterloo.ca

As any prof wilLtel1 you, the aCademic maxim is "publish or perish." If they are unable to prove .themselves academically, they quickly fade away. On a parallel track, you might say that universities and colleges have adopted their own maxim of late: recruit 'or retreat.

Since the 1950s, ~ducation has become the new religion. When the ~sians hurled Sputnik into space, Western governments tripped over themselves to open new institutions to dose the perceived education gap. It's no ~stake that the largest number of Canadian universities were established between 1957.and 1977. However, the time has come for a re~koning.

First, while there is a lot of money for new buildings. there is little for upkeep and maintenance.Manyuniversitybuildings,includingsevera1 at Waterloo, are decidedly showitlg their age. My favourite example is the CECS building that continues to be plagued by moisture in the brick walls - and on a five-year-old building no less.

So how do universities counter this? They expand. Addingmore bodies to otherwise underfilled classrooms means more tuition is coming through the door for little additional cost. I'm sure we've all beeninclasseswheretheprof apologizes at the beginning of the term, ''1 had planned for an intimate group of 20 students but they told me last week t;hat I had 40 students." However, repeatedly increasmg enrolment without the necessary funds to back up the facilities does a disservice to the educational experience.

Universities can also expan9. programs. In recent years, we have seen half a dozen major construction projects on campus to house these new programs. In the near future, we will see a new quantum building, a new engineering building-- even if they have to tear down DWE first . - and if we're lucky, a new arts building. New programs mean new buildipgs which mean

(hopefully) more students and profs with grants to fill them. .

Until now though; university admini~.trators have beenluckywith a seeminglylimitlesS Student population. However, the potential exists, and enrolment sta.tistics back this up, for enrolments to either stay steady or to fall in coming years.

First, the fading baby boom means that there are fewer young people out there to be educated.

Second, a large part of university growth came from the seemingly unquenchable demand for education. Almost every major urban centre claims at least one and sometimes seVerar~ Secondaryinstitutions. Addto that the number of satellite campuses,with apologies to MarkTwain, and you won't be able to throw a brick without breakihga campus window. The existi!1g student population continues to be stretched across in. numerable institutions. Witness UWs declining entrance standards simply to fill the programs we have - and we're not the only ones.

So where rpight we turn for more students? . The Ontario government has one answer: s·tuderits whose parents did not participate in postsecondary studies. The barriers repo~dly " ... can include insufficient information about the' benefits of postsecondary education and training, as well as hick of role models, expectations, confidence and resources." You'll notice that tuition money (resources) is listed -laSt. Another source of students continues to be international students. UWs provost, Amit Chakma, is on ,record hoping tb triple UWs current take so that the number of international students would make up one-fifth of the undergraduate population. The benefit of international students is that they are not subsidized by the province, which means the university can charge higher tuition rates and never needs to go to the province ,university cap in hand. , So what does this mean for UW? We are an institution with agingbuildings and fewer lucrative scholarships than our older counterparts that will be fighti!1g for an increasingl.y limited number of students. We'll have to bring on aggressive recruit. menttechniquesorot;herwise be prepared toretreat .as ~'s number one ranked university. nmoogksoulis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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WWOW ·wows Women's Week crowd but a whole lot,of volunteer power and perseverance, is an organization devoted to helping immigrant famili~s maneuvre thrQugh the intricacies of Canadian culture and government.

In the spirit of International Women's Week, Dni'. versity of Waterloo's Womyn's Centre hosted a Founded .by Sadia Gassam 11 years ago, the wide range of awareness-related activities March group started out with a tiny reom, a desk and a phone - and, of course, enough intetested 6 to 10. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Canada's ratification of the most comprehensive volunteers to man the phone throughout all . international treaty on women's rights, the United hours of operation.

WWOW is made up of women from a very Nations Convention on the Elimination of AlI Forms of Discrimination Against Women. So . diverse range of cultures, such ·that when they the awareness week truly serves as a reminder arrived in Canada they really only had two things of how recent the acceptance of a need for .in commqn: one, that they were all typified as women's equality has been - and how much immigrants, and two, that they all wanted the . best for their children. With this commonality in work still remains to be done. mind, they initially united over issues of educaKicking off the experience with a demontion and youth developtpent, while also doing stration of the women's self-defence course ''Wendo'' on Monday, the focus turned quickly extensive research on issues· like female genital mutilation, health and the local environment to a serie~ of forums and workshops, entertainand cross-cultural sensitivity. The organization ingand educational alike. On the humorous side, reaches out to the young and elderly alike and Norman Nawrocki headed a comeclycabareton also has programs teaching English for job Tuesday night, dealing with date rape, domestic searches and general social integration (including violence, homophobia and safe sex in ways that made all the iss.ues approachable and accessible involvement in school advisory groups- even finding translators so parents can take part in to the audience. On a more serious note, Bev their children's education), andis a vocal advocacy Jacobs, representing indigenous women in Canada, and a panel of women entrepreneurs • group on important issues pertaining to women both spoke more direcdy on Wednesday, in locally and internationally.

Over the years, WWOW has a9ileved a separate forums, about two different but equally great deal of networking between the diverse important women's issues.

To finish off the week; the Womyn's Centre immigrant communities in Waterloo Region, and thanks to a generous donation, WWOW is offering various workshops in the SLC multipurpose room on Friday, with topics including now has its own converted house, from which - but not limited to ---' herbal medicine, yoga, it operates and co-ordinates its many initiatives crafting and sustainable menstruation. On andlong-standingprogiams. As always, though, the group still relies on a volunteer base to Thursday night, a collection of better-known provide the real sense of community. local bands (from Waterloo and Toronto) will For those interested in learning more about play at the Bombshelter, with all proceeds going direcdy to World-Wide Opportunities for WWOWs projects, the group is hosting an open house on April 21; all ate welcome. That said, Women(WWOW),agroupthatspoketoasmall many thanks to the Womyn's Centre for a week but attentive gathering Monday afternoon.

While all the events were. engaging and. of interactive, entertaining and, in some cases, pertinent to the celebration of International truly enlightening presentations on the experiWomen's Week, the latter event was by far ences of women, bot!} in our local community and throughout the world. the most striking and eye-openiflg. WWOw, a group v,>ith no regular government funding Margaret Clark IMPRINT STAFF

New health promotion centre holds open house .

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Health Services is new home to Leave the Pack Behind .

'leronique Lecat IMPRINT STAFF

If pamphlets galore on varipus methods of contraception or the risks of piercing your tongue"are what you're looking for, the new health promotions office is the place to find them.

The centre is a resource available to students interested in acquiring health-related information, located in room 125 of Health'service:,;. They held an open house on March 8 to celebrate its opening, where they s'erved fruit, vegetables, coffee cake and juice.

The office was created to create a space where "students can drop in for information or to ask questions," says registered dietician Sandy Chuchmach; "before, we had so much information but no way for students to ac"" cess.it." ~ Sandra Gibson, a health educator at the university, said that the new centre is f'an evolution.

Health promotion is becoming so important for students and everybody."

The room is filled with brochures about all kinds of health issues including safe sex, proper nutri.tion,· the dangers of tattooing and stress-management techniques. A resource centre for all students, it can also help out dons, doctors and clubs. If a don would like to put up information on alcohol abuse, they h!l-ve pre-made envelopes with all the alcohol-related pamphlets in it. If a doctor or nurse would like to offer a student

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informadon regarding a specific health issue, they can find it in.the centre. For Women's Week, a student group requested information on women's health issues and free condoms that they can out at the event. Gibsop. says that they are "trying to build a relationship with different groups."

Leave the Pack Behind, an organization that provides information on quitting smoking. has also set up in the space, allowing easy access their resources.

Eventually, the co-ordinators hope to have student volunteers manning the centre at all times, not only to ensure that people can find the information they're looking for, but also to , let visiting students be more at ease.

Chuchmach believes that the centre "helps us to attract student volunteers too," by providing "an area for them to work properly." .

Gibson emphasizes that "one of the t~ings we're really strong on is beirig realistic ... We want [students] to make informed decisions... [we are] very realistic about student life." She provides the example that, :'We're not promoting abstinence; we're promoting srife sex." Ultimately, she" says that they are focused on the importance of "getting through university with [one's] health intact ... [and] leading a healthy life- . style early on."

The centre is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday. vlecat@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Indulging ina smoke-free day Stephanie Theis IMPRINT STAFF

Hundreds of UW students didn't have to pay for breakfast or make it, compliments of" Leave the Pack Behind, the government-funded tobacco control initiative group that held its first ever Smoke-Free Day on Thursday, March 2. LTPB, which has hosted the annual "Let's Mak/ a Deal" contest on campus for the past three years, held the full day event to raise greater awareness about tobacco issues.

A pancake breakfast for the first 300 students started the day's events in the Great Hall in the SLC. Students were treated to entertainment provided by The Benefits of Doubt, . musician Edward Monzon as well as both the UW Hip Hop club and' the DJ club.

UW alumni Dr. Scott Leatherdale spoke about tobacco control and the actions communities can take in fostering healthy lifestyle choices.

Currendy, Dr. Leatherdale holds the position of assistant professor for both the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo, in the department of public health science'S and the department of health stUdies and gerontology respectively.

Dr. Leatherdale is also a behavioural scientist at Cancer Care Ontario.

During the event students were asked to pledge their "support for a

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cleaner, healthier future" b y ' , either signing a form and/or wearing a smokefree day pin. Throughout the day, students were . given free stuff, had the chance to win an assortment of prizes and were given the opportunity to engage in a variety of games including Twister. Those seeking information" could explore the Exhibitor's Fair in the multipurpose room.

The event, which mirrors the World Heatth Organization's World No-Tobacco Day (WNTD) , concluded with a showing of the 1999 movie The Insider featuring Russell Crowe and Al Pacino, at 5 p.m. Since 1987, the WHO has declared May 31 WNTD with two main goals in mind, "to stress the importance to fight against the tobacc9 epidemic and to reduce the preventable death and diseases caused by its consumption."

Federation of Students, UWFood Services and UW Health Services cooperatively sponsored the initiative.

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signments due once the class lecture period was over. In courses with no final examination, projects and assignments could be due between the end of lectures and the beginning of the exam period.

Senate, however, has decided to allow assignments to be due during the two days after classes end and before exams begin. This revision won't be made this term as most profs gave out due dates on the first day of classes, but it is expected. to take effect next term. ' The Senate has also decided to change the rules for viewing exam paperS. Students will no longer have to wait until grades have been posted "on Quest to see their marks and review their exam papers. After the revision is in place students will be able to request an informal review of their final exam.

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If you are looking for a fun way to learn about the environment, the Bomber may have the answer for you.

On Tuesday, March 14, the Bomber is hosting "Green Bomber Night." The event is being held in order to raise environmental and sustainability awareness around campus.

Groups such as UW Sustainability Project, UW Greens, Environmental Studies Society and Environment and Resource Studies Student Association will be present and will be explaining what their groups are doing for the environment in hopes of sharing their ideas as well as recruiting new volunteers. The campus environmental groups will also be accepting charitable donations for their support of treatlIlent for children with leprosy from Africa's IvotyCoast. ' The night is not just educational though. The night is to be MC'ed by leprechaun, "Seamus O'Higgin" and there will be live performances all night by Balance Pact, Sexy Tiger Party and Red Balloon along with a DJ playing throughout the night.

This is an all ages event and begins at 8 p.m.

Management gurus review c0op process .

The process, that matche~ Waterloo co-op students with jobs every term is being studied by professors from the engineering faculty. Peggy Jarvie, the director of co-op education and career services, believes that the system is in need of an in-depth analysis as the process of finding a co-op job can be quite difficult.

The two professors from the management sciences department heading the project are Kenneth McKay and Miguel Anjos. These two will be looking at what is working well iri the process and which aspects of it need improvement.

Their aim is to discover how they can best help the employers and the students who need this system.

Jarvie believes that the job match system seems simple but after this analysis she thinks it will be gready improved.

Prof. questions hydrogen craze

If you think that hydrogen-powered cars are the wave the future, you may be at odds with a University of Waterloo Prof. Xianguo Li, a professor of mechanical engineering and a hydrogen full cell researcher.

Although Li is working towards a hydrogen powered car, he believes that focusing only on hydrogen fuel as an alternative to gas powered cars is a bad idea.

Many people hope that hydrogen will be widely used by the end of the 21st century, but Li believes that these people are not thinking abo~t any possible long-term affects. He says, ''The second law of thermodynamics, in essence, states that every energy process has animpact" and people need to understand this before looking at hydrogen as a new fuel.

He also says that cars used in scientific experiments are noftreated the same way that cars. are treated in the real world, therefore hydrogenpowered cars may not be'the most efficient way to drive.

Hydrogen is also not easily found as, at the moment, it is an element , . not a fuel source. Li feels that the general public must address these problems and understand that with all new fuels there will be negative impacts. <

South Asian groups' cultural bash inSle

Sick of The O.c. and E.R? Thinking of doing something interesting and educational, on a Thursday night?

Well, UW campus cultural cJubs may have the solution to' a "dull Thursday night. On March 16, several campus groups representing the South Asian community will be hosting a culture night in the Student Life Centre.

Organized "by Wat~rloo-Lau足 Assignments no longer due during rier Ismaili Students Association, exam period South Asian Students Association, In tht next year, UW is planning Hindu Students Association imd on changing academic regulations Pakistani Students Association, regarding exams. After the changes this event will give students a good have been made, no assignments look at Indian culture. From tradiwill be due after lectures end. This tional dance to exotic foodstuffs, is because the UW Senate feels that the Indian cultural night promises stude~ts should not be rushing to fun and flavour. Doors open at 9 complete assignments while they are . p.m. and best of all this event is studying for their exams. completely free.

The old policy stated that classes with final exams could not have asetarswell@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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IDSC shows- worl'd to students International development conference puts' focus on awareness Jacqueline McKoy IMPRINT STAFF

Diverse,itlternationalperspectiveswere . , brought to the UW campus last weekend at the student-run International Development Student Conference (IDSq. Now in its second year,' the conferencewasorganizedbyagroupof nine upper-year and graduate students from arts, environmental science and eOgineeringand planningforthis year's event began early last term.

The conference's keynote address ~ delivered to a nearly-packed Davis Centre lecture room by Dr. Nat'esh Singh of the Canadian In~tional DevelopmentAgency,orCIDA Singh is no stranger to the .univetsity, l).aving served in the school's 1D Canada Trust/Walter Bean VIsiting Professorship in the Environment during 2001 and 2002 Singh highlighted CIbKs eftOrts to help the developing world meet the United Nations' 25 :Millennium Development Goals in areas such as health care and education. He . also discussed the need for both the developed and third worlds' to treat foreign aid activities as participative, noting that "development is a right, rather than a charity."

Saturday morning and afternoon featured eight student-led presentations on a variety of development issues. Philosophy PhD candidate and IDSC co-ordinator Joseph Mikhael presented, the conflicting arguments concerning "The Politics of Fair Trade" to open the day's events.

Engineers Without Borders' UW chapter president Sarah Lewis then delivered a talk on issues surrounding "tied" foreign aid, which is donated

to a country on the condition that it is spent on the donating nation's goods and services. One of the major features of EWB's Make Poverty History campaign is lobbying the Canadian government tp un-tie all of its foreign aid funds.

The scholarly presentations continued, providing an eXtensive p~er on many more aspects of development. Third-year planning student Julie Nolan unveiled her poster on "a collaboration of elements ... which [she feels are] necessary to help Third World countries and their develop, ment issues." Her presentation em~ phasized greater peace and conflict education in the Third World.

UDevelopment is a right, rather than a charity" - Naresh Singh CIDA Laura Brittain, an English RPW major in her fourth year, presented a talk on how failed development efforts overseas are contributing to increasing socioeconomic gaps.

Political science students Saad Karim and Curtis Stefaniuk discussed how to incorporate indigenous tradition .an:d culture into development efforts.

Ruiting Li of economics present~d her comments on the effectiveness of foreign economic development through the context of a Chinese saying, the "Fishermen's Philosophy."

Regional initiatives were the

focus of the conference's last two talks. Michael McCubbin and Andrea Charbonneau from England's University of Warwick and McGill University respectively presented Shelter Wakadogo, a charitable startup organization that strives to provide aid to Sub-Saharan Africa without the bureaucracy and overhead issues associated with governments and large non-governmental organizations. Environment and business student Gillian Stresman ended the conference's presentation portion with her findings on waste management and its effects on public health in the village of Accra, Ghana.

Dr. Graham Browne, president of St. Paul's College, brought the conference to a close with the announcement of the university'S future offering of an undergraduate option in international development.

Featured requirements of this new program are at least eight months of overs~as development work experience, as well as several terms' worth of courses in a second language. . This oJ>tion is being developed in consultation with the department of political science and the faculty of environmental studies, as well as student groups such as Engineers Without Borders and UW Forum for Independent Thought.

Attendees were also addressed by Paulina Dole of Canada's International Development Research Centre, who spoke about theprganization's efforts in supporting both foreign and overseas resea,rchers and scholars in creating new development strategies.

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With two years .of promised tuition freezes behind us, post-secondary students across Ontario will see a definite tuition increase for the following year. Although eachinstitution is allowed a maximum average increase of five per cent, students might be looking at a maximum of 4.5 per cent tuition increase for first year arts and science; eight per cent for professional programs and four per cent for subsequent years of study.

The McGuinty government calls upon their 2005 budget plan "ReachingHigher" -requiring a 3:1 ratio of government to student dollars - to provide qualified students with an access guarantee; ensuring financial support to almost 200,000 students in lower and middle-income families.

Institutions that wish to increase their fees must ascertain the government's goal to improve quality and accessibility for post-secondary programs.

In order to oversee results, the government is creating the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). "That council will be responsible for monitoring the quality of student's education and also the accessibility to university,'" said Scott Courtice, executive director of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Association (OUSA). "They will hold universities accountable for quality and access."

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"Student tuition increases are "Student tuitjon not just for next year, but those increases are not are set in stone for the lifetime of this government... however just for next year, long that ,would be," remarked but those are set in Courtice.

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Future initiatives by OUSA will - Scott Courtice, be to organize everits to inform the DUSA executive director public as to the recent decisions by the McGuinty government in hopes to get public pressure to. have the "The government was pulling more government reconsider. They will money out as students were putting critically analyze thcr current situamore funding in without receiving any tion and c~)fltinue to -advocate for benefits," remar~ed Courtice. change.

OUSA had their own plan of at'Just because the government tack, reaching a 30/70 split betweerr made an announcement today, student and goverriment contribu- . . doesn't mean they can't change their tions by the year 2011. , mind doWn the road."

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Phil's bouncer stabbed i~n brawl

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Kitchener man charged in assauh with a weapon Suzanne Gardner IMPRINT STAFF

A nightclub bouncer received minor chest injuries after being stabbed while trying to diffuse a fight at Phil's Grandson's Place late last Wednesday, March 1.

Police were called to the scene across from the Wilfrid Laurier University campus around 2:20 a.m., finding six to eight patrons hanging around the outside of the popular King Street bar. ~ Further investigation led police to arresting two men in a car at the corner of University and Lincoln' avenues. Twenty-eight-year-old Gary Smith of Kitchener was charged for assault with a weapon, while the other man was later released. Smith is currendy being held by police for a preliminary hearing.

The 43-year old bouncer was taken to Grand River Hospital to be treated for the puncture wounds to his upper body and was later released. . Police are still talking to witnesses and forensic investigators are looking into the case.

When asked about how this disturbance might compromise the safety of Kitchener-Waterloo area citiz~ns, Olaf Heinzel, public affairs co-ordinator for the Water-

Regional Police, explained that the "reality is that when you have a nightclub with alcohol there is always the potential for disturbances' to occur [and that] differences in opinion shouldn't come as a surprise."

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Heinzel pointed out, however, that there is a greater concern with this specific incident because there was a weapon involved; and that the police's "primary concern is that nobody gets hurt." . Third-year University of Waterloo math student Chris Duffy

also found the parti~ularly violent nature of this incident to be quite surprising.

"Living in a university town, I find it hard to believe that with our highly educated population that people still need to resort to violence to solve their problems," explained Duffy. The student did not, however, feel as though his safety was in any greater danger as a result of this disturbance.' .

Jon Neely, a bouncer at UW's on-campus' bar the Bombshelter, commented on how he and his fc:;llow Bomber employees try to diffuse potentially dangerous situations. ''Normally we try to separate people by having as many bouncers as there are people in the fight [because as a] campus bar we have stricter regulations and have to use equal force," Neely explained.

Neely was quick to point out, however, that they "rarely have fights [at Bomber because] people seem to respect t;he bouncers because [they are] students, too."

When contacted by Imprint, a representative from Phil's nightclub declined comment on the incident, saying that she had bee,n instructed not to speak to the media.

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Waterloo engineering students took part in the annual ''B~us Push" to raise money for charity on Saturday, Match 4.~ The "push" was actually more of a "pullif' as a regional GRT bus was dra.gged by a giant tug-of-war rope down to Kitchener Market Square. As always, participants collected pledges.

Local sponsors also helPed contribute towards the charitable cause the Heart we are not living up to the teachings . and Stroke Foundation, selected by of Islam." this year's organizers.

On Wednesday night, David This year there wereapproximately Kolinsky-a law firm member 50 participants in this increasingiypopfrom Toronto-led a presentation entitled "In the Steps of Abraham: ~ ular charity event. GRT transit services An Introduction to Islam." Kolinsky donated the use of one of their buses for the activity and representatives focused on three concepts in Islam from the Heart and Stroke Foundation that he felt needed clarifying: God, came out to help with co-ordinating the Qur'an, and Muhammad, as well the,event. The morning was chilly but as speaking aboutIslam's position as it sunnywhen Participants took off from stands with Christianity and Judaism. theUWcampusatlO:l0a.m.The''Bus ''We all see ourselves as worshipping Push" team took UniversityAvenue folthe same God as Christians and Jews lowed

by KingSt. downpastKitchener do." He also fielded questions about Market Square for a total of 6.8 km. his experiences as a convert to Islam The support and curiosity of motorists from a Canadian perspective. and pedestrians helped motivate the Thursday night featured a discusteam along the way. The financial and, sion on the recent controversy over volunteer support fromlocalmerchants the Danish Muhammad cartoons. also added to the succe,ss of this year's Leading it was guest speaker Mu''Bus Push" since participants had free hammed Al-Shareef, who also spoke Tim Hortonssnacks aswcllasanumber about the life of Muhammad. of raffle prizes to lookforwardtowhen they finished at 11:30 a.m. Sponsors cmiller@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Raising awareness of Islam Cross campus campaign aimed at educating students wife? My son's mother? Or is there something beyond?" In discussing how the ima.ge of Muslim women has.been estai?lished, she believes that This week, the University of Waterloo featured an Islam Awareness . they have "relegated understanding of our religion to others, including campaign organized by the Muslim men."

Students Association. Beginning on Pandit also felt that there was too Tuesday with information displays much focus on Muslims in the Middle in the Great Hall, the campaign East, which she quotes a Library of featured several guest lecturers who Congress report as comprising only spoke to students about critical issues 20 per cent of Muslims worldwide. regarding Islam. On Tuesday night, She warns that people should be caurecent Waterloo arrival Indrisa Pantious to view Islam as a "monolithic dit-a library media educator who entity." has taught at several universities. a.s She talked about the roles of well as a course on Islam-headed a the hijab, women in !=he workplace' lecture and discussion on the role of and multiple wives and urged for women in Islam. ''We want to clear understanding between Muslims up misconceptions about Muslim and non-Muslims when discussing women. That's what this presentation such topics. ''We will never have is about," said Katherine Young, who understanding if I do not say hello; emceed the evedt. if I do not invite you into my home."

Pandit encourages Muslimwomen Ultimately, she felt that "we are to ask themselves:,''Who am I? Am I witnessing a time in our life when my father's daughter? My husband's Chris Miller

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included RIM, crnc, Flying Dog and Mongolian Grill who donated either money, prizes or gift certificates for the event. The tired group was generously driven back to the campus on the same bus they worked so hard tq pull down to Kitchener.

The 2006 ''Bus Push" marks the 30 anniversary of this annualEngineering Society event held every winter. The origin of the event stems back to a group of mischievous engineering students who were sentenced by the dean to run a charity event in return for pulling an outra.geous prank. In keeping up with their wild spirits, the group o( pranksters decided to push a bus down to Kitchener and collect pledges for thcir disruptive yet entertairiing altruism.. In that first year, the selected charity was the Big Brothers/Sisters of' Waterloo. This year, the "Bus Push" team collectively raised over $4,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Kate Kelly, one of the five directors of the 2006 ''Bus Push" event remarked that the "was so worthwhile and deserved all the time and effort we [the organizers] put into it." She also commented on the generosity and friendliness of the Heart and Stroke volunteers who came down to help the organizers run the event and promote it around campus. The organizers hope to see more publicity and even more support for the event next year.

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opinion@imprJnt.uwaterl06.ca Opinion Editor: Wasim Parkar Opinion Assistaht: Jennifer Guo

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Student Life Centre, Room 1116 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 P: 519.888.4048 F: 519.884.7800 imprint.uwaterloo.ca Editor-in-chief, Tim Alamenciak editor@imptint.uwaterloo.ca Advertising & Production Manager, Laurie Tigert-Dumas ads@imprint.uwaterloo.ca General Manager, Catherine Bolger cbolger@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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It's a lot of weeks and days this week, it seems.

We're rounding off 35 years of GLOW, celebrating women and learning all about Islam. Oh, multiculturalism.

While the past weeks have been marred by acts of vandalism and insensitive cartoons, this week has been positively marked by cultures exposing thems<1ves and teaching people.

As students, our cultural future is being promised great change. Whether these changes , are good or bad could be debated for days on end - but change in any culture requires a certain amount ·of adaptation. There's always a process of adjustment, sacrifices to be made and that. It's like moving in with a roommate - you need to start closing the door when you use the washroom. Oddly enough, this seems to be a hard thing to adjust to for certain roommates living in squalid three-bedroom townhouses.

But there are certain things that can aid the transition. In this case, I found using a little bottle of water to mist your roommate when they misbehave works well.

Regardless of their cultural background, UW does a great job of welcoming all new students to student life. We have a great swath of councils and teams devoted to running frosh week and other orientation events, dons to guide people in residence and off-campus dons to help those students who haven't opted to take the residence route.

As we move in to a truly multicultural 'Canada, awareness weeks are becomihg more and more important. They're the spray of water that encourage you ·to learn more. Just as the GLOW Ally network, Islam Awareness Week and International Women's Day will aid a shift towards acceptance in our culture, our culture needs to be accepted and understood on a global scale.

Over the past few years, Waterloo Region has been struggling with student housing.

They're afraid of creating "student ghetros," and students are afraid of paying ungodly . amounts of rent.

With the impending tuition hike, rent is something all. students will be looking to save on. I mean, you could try the old'bread, water

and Spam diet, but you might start hallucinating after a few weeks. And no, the giant orange monsters with three horns don't go away - they're always watching.

The students of Waterloo have a unique opportunity to combat tuition hikes and ensure fair treatment for students. While the wards are split between Laurier and uw, the students still have a strong voice in the community. From the rumours I've heard of candidates, it's set to be an interesting election.

Just as cultural information sessions marry cultures; so too can students bring together the non-student sector of Waterloo. If the public is able to understand student culture and the financial plights of students, then they will be able to understand the aspect of the municip~ portfolio that concerns students.

I encourage all of you to volunteer for a campaign in the upcoming election. I know it's long-term, but it's never too early to start sharing your unique and vibrant culture with the rest of the world. Students have a lot to offer, and while they may occasioruilly seem unkempt and slighdy savage, they're really gende andrespond well when fed bits of sushi. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Next board meeting: Wednesday:March 22, 2006 12:00 p.m.

With pictures of girls ''behaving badly" at both McGill and Western circulatingcampu~es, media and parents'from across Canada (and even a few in the U.S.) have been asking the question: what's going on with our girls?

A recent article in the National Post details the theory of Leonard Sax, a gender studies expert who just finished a lecture tour across Canada. Dr. Sax says that the current gender imbalance on campuses (girls now out number boys 3:2) is responsible for this "moral decline" and "sexual promiscuity," that girls are becoming more desperate and, in turn, more promiscuous in order to attract male attention. Dr, Sax says that the recent string of provocative photos is evidence of the length females are now going to attract male attention. I beg to differ.

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result of the gender imbalance. I think that women and sex.is merely no longer as taboo a subject as it once was. Sexual e:lij)loration has long been a part of university life for many students - but it's like Sarah Michelle Gellar says in Cruel Intentions, "it's just that nobody talks about it." The difference between then and now is that people are talking about it. It is becoming more and more socially acceptable for young women to take part in the sarile kinds of activities as their male counterparts have been for generations. Women who enjoy a certain amount of sexual freedom no longer have to hide it, they are able to flaunt it more and more. I like to call this the "Sex and the City effect."

Birth control has been around for. over 40 years now, and in that time women have learned that they can be in control of their bodies and their sex lives. It wasn't, however, until the ladies of Sex and the City strutted on to the small screen in 1997 that this new facet of society was celebrated in popular culture.

For, the first time in history, single, successful and powerful women were enjoying sex and not planning on settling down any time ·soon. These women were successful lawyers and business women, and they brought to

the forefront· of society the fact that single women are having sex and have nothing to be ashamed of - going as far as discussing it openly over brunch the next day.

I feel that it is this new aspect of society that has led to this alleged increase in female sexuality on campuses across the country.

While Dr. Sax may say that this change is the "unintended result of [society'sj gender blindness," I say it's a result of women finally taking the reigns of their sex lives - and not being villified for it. Our generation has grown up in a much more sexually liberal society, and as a result, young women are more uninhibited than ever before. They aren't trying harder to catch a guy's eye by stripping at parties, they are finally acting as they see fit and without having to worry they'll be persecuted for it.

It's about a sort of sexual freedom that hasn't existed before. It's a freedom of discussion; women are now able' to discuss sex candidly.

Where in previous years sexual activity was kept in the closet and a taboosubjec~' the "Sex and the City effect" has taken hold - and made it the topic of choice at brunch ~bles everywhere. ' acsanady@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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McGuinty, Harper play partisan 'games with Senate down the provincial debt, currently at over $100 billion, $21 billion of which is thanks to Mike Harris.

So, what has Dalton done? The deficit, left at $6.2 billion by the Harris/Eves Conservatives, has still not been eliminated, in spite of Dalton's. kind-hearted mx hikes that penalize the middle-and lower-income classes.

Dalton McGuinty has put his foot in He also found some money to cut hismotithagain.Despitei~beingout颅 mxes for the rich. To my irritation, side of his government's jurisdiction, the provincial debt has grown subhe's decided to adopt the longstanding stantially.

NDP policy that calls for the end of The provincial and federal wings the Canadian Senate. of the Liberal Party in Ontario have been divided since the broken promPremier "Flop-Flop McFly" (as ises of Dalton McGuinty damaged he is known in the Toronto Sun) is no the Liberal name and, in the 2004 stranger to controversy. He stormed to power in the 2003 election to clean federal election, reduced Paul Martin's up the horrible economic disaster majority government to fragile mIDorleft by the Conservatives, balance. ity. Count the arrogance of McGuinty the budget and freeze mxes. I met as a factor in the Liberal defeat on McGuinty once and he assured me January 23 as well: So now Dalton has decided that that ~s party, should they form the government, would definitely pay we should get rid of the Senate~

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which has ~ctioned since Confederation as a sober second thought to examine all proposed legislation.

It was the Senate thai stopped the MukoneyConservative government from recriminalizing abortion.

For years, the west (i.e., Alberta) has whined ,that it doesn't have enough representation in the Senate - a bizarre argument considering the only province truly underrepresented is Ontario, which has 38 per cent of the population but only 22.8 per cent of the senators. Believe it or not, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was among the advocates of the infamous "Triple E" Senate - that is, elected, . effective and equal.

The elected part is foolish; we already have an elected House of Commons! What's the point of having two elected bodies? It's nice to have the Senate, an appointed group that can take a long, hard look at government policy without

having to worry about partisan population wasn't a bunch of rightgames and electoral fortunes. Our wing nuts like himself, has proposed senators today represent a wide that we elect senators, a costly and, range of professions, ranging from . as mentioned earlier, foolish thing doctors and scientists to lawyers to do. and artists and even a former NHL Dalton would sooner see us abolhockey player! ish the Senate.

The Senate is already effective.

What's apparent is that they're Case closed. both wrong. Turning the Senate The equal part is the dumbest into a partisan cesspool like the of the three. Equal, in terms of House of Commons would be representation by population, you counterproductive and eliminating ask? No, the Triple E Senate activists the Senate would also eliminate want'the same number of senators a necessary check on the power from each province, similar to of the House of Commons and, the U.S. system, where California, through them, the tyranny of the whose population surpasses that majority. of Canada, has equal say in the You've helped damage the Liberal Senate as does Wyoming, wh9se brand enough, Dalton, it's time to population is only double that of stop crowing NDP policy and get Kitchener. down to work.

This method may be equal, but it And while you're at it, how about sure as hell isn't: democratic. keeping some of your promises?

Harper, who suddenly moderated mjohnson@imprint.uwaterloo.ca when he realized that the Canadian

South Dakota abortion legislation raises problem's

One of the problems with being an "activist" is that you tend to fall into the trap of focusing so intently on the is!lue which you are fighting for that you end up floating through

the world with blinders on, unable to see other areas worthy of fighting for, or against.

Martin Niem61ler, a German Lutheran pastor who lived through both World Wars, spoke famously of falling into this trap, saying "First they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Commu: nist. [... ] Then they came for me,

and there was no one left to speak can see because you're in South for me." In' other words, we - as Dakota. You can't get to a clinic people-need to speak out against in another state, and even if you oppression wherever we see it, recould, you couldn't afford an aborgardless of whether it takes direct tion anyway. aim at ourselves or not.

Desperate times, desperate measures. , Which'is why this week, I bring N~w, of course, not everyone your attention to South Dakota, where on Monday Governor Mike would fall headlong into this panic.

Rounds signed a bill into law that But cases such as I just outlined albanned abortions in the state. ready happen: teen mothers desperate to "lose" the baby they are carryYes, banned.

There are ing through any some exceptions means necessary to the law, which and boy"First they came would allow for friends pressurfor the Jews, and I ing them to do a woman to have an abortion under something about . did not speak out yery strict circum"it:' if they are stances - Rebecause I was not a even'still around publican Senator by that point.

Jew." Bill Napoli offered If you are the following as a pro-life, and you case-in-point: ''A want to see fewer real-life description to me would be women having abortions, there a rape victim, brutally raped, savare so many better, more ratio,nal aged. The girl was a virgin. ~he was routes to take, such as promotion of adoption, and similar alternareligious ... she was brutalized and raped, sodomized as bad as you can tives and better sex-education to possibly make it, and is impregnated. boost the use of contraceptives to I mean, that girl could be so messed prevent abortions before they are up, physically路 and psychologically, that carrying that child could very well threaten her life."

So there you have it: unless you are a virginal, religiously pure woman wl;!.o has been brutally raped to the point of having your life endangered by your pregnancy ;.. well, then you can't have an abortion in South Dakota.

Now, I don't really care which side of the abortion debate you fall on here. Anyone should be able to understand that outright dictating what individuals are allowed to do with their own bodies is blatantly t thought you said tyrannical and poses an extreme you were going to danger to both the mother and child set fire to }f7ur te/etiS/.,fl ' - born or not. if Crash won Best Picture If you are a woman who has just found out that you are pregnant when you haven't been planning for it, you are going to freak out. Men, imagine your girlfriend came to you, right now, and said she was pregnant - you would freak'out.

This is not a good situation: you're both in university, you're in debt up to your eyeballs, and your parents would go absolutely apeshit-bonkers on you if they ever found out.

You are now in.a desperate situation. You are not thinking right and you have no options that yo~

even needed. Banning abortion only takes it out of the certified clinics and into the shady corners of society.

South Dakota has taken a step in a direction which is trulyunfathomable.

It would be both ironic and terrifying to see our southern neighbour forgo its democracy for a theocratic-totalitarian regime styled after the recently defeated Taliban.

Those of us who are fighting such things as this may not always agree with each other. In fact, we may not always like each other. But none of us can afford to fight solely for 9urselves.

To be the target of intolerance and oppression teaches you what it's like for everyone who ever becomes a target of it, regardless of the hate that spawned the oppression.

You're already standing for a cause and you are already outraged.

Why limit yourself to being outraged over one lone thing when our world is full of so mjiny things worthy of our outrage. gbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Wi-Fi ban good idea

To the editor, I feel that the president at Lakehead University has done the right'thing by banning Wi-Fi: The radiation of electromagnetic fields is a problem that is especially harmful to younger people who have fast-growing tissues. Even though Health Canada has ruled that there is no identified risk at normal exposure, I think the University of Waterloo should take pr~cautions by providing an enviropmem that does not have any risks, People should know that there might be no harmful effects on humans until decades after the point of exposure and by then, it will be too late. There are many computers on campus so access to the Internet should not be a problem. Most people who bring their laptops to class aren't even doing Class-related things, they're usually on MSN chatting or playing some sort of game. This is a distraction for the people learning around them.

Until there is further information on the health risks posed, the university should do something about the problem. We have the right not to be guinea pigs!

do you really believe environmental mediately make a -difference. These sions created from burning fossil fuels. studies, as a whole, has more money , After collecting data, what do' Scientists believe, even after eliminating suggestions may seem too simple, but wedo7 to spend? Perhaps Mr. Liang would all vehicles and power plants, the tem- how often do we neglect them? If all be interested to know that the money the University of Waterloo students . perature of the Earth will still rise. allocated to architecture went with followed these siJ;nple steps, wewould To the editor, Even with all this data regarding them to the engineering faculty. While climate change, we are uncertain of .help sustain a better environment for the dream of "additional funding to the future.

While reading last week's Imprint, my what will come next. Will we wait to make up this [resource] shortfall" is attention was drawn to an article writsee parts of Canada flooding caused by - Mami Sakamoto a nice thought, reality sets in when ten by Rebecca McNeil, "Is climate the sea level risiPgin response to global sources of funding need to be found. change the real deal?"

18 planning warming? I still think many of us are Perhaps Mr.' Liang thinks money The weather pattern in Canada is, unaware of the impact global warming grows on trees, maybe even the s~e noticeably changing. The amount of will have, or even if we are aware, we Where has our decency gone7 trees that ES students all fondly study. snowfall durirIg winter is decreasing delay taking immediate, drastic meaNewsflash, it does not. and people experience extremely high sures because we think this is not going I will agree with Mr. Liang that temperatures durirIg the summer. In to happen while we are alive.

To the editor, there is silver lining in every cloud., . addition, recent natural disasters, such as Although we cannot eliminate all As for the rest of it, he clearly did not North American floods and European the vehicles and shutdown the power Recently, while working out at the let the facts get in the way of getting heat waves have made us aware someplants, students can do something to Columbia Ice Fields gym, my friend his letter published. thing is happening with the Earth. improve the environment. By turning returned to the change room to Scientists have been working on the off lights and television when not discover that her sweater had been - Jason Tsang issue of globalwarmingandmostagree in use, using public transportation . stolen.

48 planning the Earth's temperature is rising; This instead of driving, recycling papers, change is largely caused by CO2 emis- cans and PET bottles, we can imSee LETTERS page 12

- Manyu Liang 18 environment and business

Benny Liang misinformed on architecture move evaluation

To the editor, In response to Benny Liang's letter titled ''Architecture moving away is not as bad as it sounds" as published March 3 issue of Imprint, I must question the basis of the facts that he presents.

As a first-year student, 1 find it simply incredulous that he could say that there is no need for a workshop.

Has Mr. Liang even walked through the planning studio on the second floor of ES2? If he had, perhaps he might have seen the numerous models that required the use of the workshop; they certainly did not transform themselves into finished products from items bought at Michaels. I challenge Mr. Liang to speak to any of the upper-year design students to see if they depend on the workshop. Even better, let's see Mr. Liang create a similar model without the workshop.

Now let us turn our attention to what Mr. Liang believes the workshop space could become. A new GIS lab? Already being implemented in the building. A new student lounge?

What is already on the second floor of ES2? Many of the ideas he brings forward are already being implemented. For the ideas that have not been implemented yet, why advocate . ttansformirigthe workshop area into " some other use when there is even more unused space elsewhere in ES that could be utilized?

Lastly, let us look at where the buck stops. Now that architecture is not a part of environmental studies,

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My beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, the franchise that winning forgo~ are struggling once again. Badly. Watching them play these days is about as awkward as Mike Tyson trying to form a coherent sentence. Their goaltending is ' sub-par, their defense loosely resembles a sieve and their scorers - well, they just aren't scoring. That, as they say, is not exacdy a form~a for success.

But it wasn't always this way.

Prior to 1967, the last time the Stanley Cup was lifted in Toronto, the Leafs were in the same echelon as the Montreal Canadiens with stars such as Dave Keon and the double-double king himself, Tim Horton, lacing up their skates for the Buds. But for the next 20 years, mismanagement by their penny-pinching owner Harold Ballard handicapped the squad despite having the most loyal of fans in terms of both spirit and financial backing.

The 1990s saw a renaissance that started with the hiring of Cliff Fletcher as general manager and the trade for the legendary Doug Gilmour and his successor as captain, 1-fats Sundin. This has lead to a streak of playoff appearances -:- in fact, only two clubs have won more playoff series than the Maple Leafs in recent history. , Yet somehow over that stretch, that still hasn't produced even so much as a playoff finalist. In the meantin:ie, two clubs from Florida and

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oneca1led the Mighty Dut;.ks of Anaheim have all come closer to winning the Stanley Cup than any Toronto team in almost 40 years.

Like many other opponents of fair votThat leads me into describing this year's ing,Johnson focuses on "the two Is" (Italy team: Be it typical Leafs fan denial, but I truly and Israel) for counter-examples. While it is thought this team was going to be competitive instructive to learn from the mistakes these for a playoff. spot. But almost from the get-go, " countries have made, it is incorrect to pretend something was missing. A blown third-period that a Canadian fair vote system will be similarly lead here, an untimely penalty there. Of course broken. Most of the 70-plus countries who there were injuries, but what has become painuse proportional representation (PR) do so fully obvious to me in recent weeks is that this Continued from page 11 successfully; why woUldn't Canada? team has never gelled. Plain and simple.

Johnson raises fears of short-lived coalition What this all sums up to is that reality has Not only was it stolen, but someone had governments, made "in the back rooms and caught up to the Leafs. Too many brutal trades gone through her locker and taken it from the alleys". Although PR systems do produce (such as the reacquiring of Wendel Clark for her. This came as a huge shock. Who would a draft "pick that turned into Roberto Luongo) have the audacity to go through someone's路 coalition governments, it is untrue that most of those coalitions are short-lived and unstable, and horrendous free agent sign楼lgs (Dmitri locker? Not 24 hours later, I had my shoes and untrue that voters cannot predict these Kristich) that were nothing more than band-aid sto~en from me. I admit I didn't put them coalitions in advance. solutions to a much deeper problem. in my locker but seeing as there were plenty The column's most ridiculous criticism conThe solution is not rocket science - even an " of other shoes on the floor in the women's cerns strategic voting. All voting systems can average fancanidentifythe fact that this teamneeds change room, I thought they would be safe be gamed, but all reasonable fair vote systems to be rebuilt' from the ground up - but doing from t.hat sort of juvenile:; thievery. To my remove strategil: voting incentives: voters will so is as great a challenge as you'll get in hockey. surprise, they were not. Maybe it is just me, rarely do better by voting against their first Realistically, if the product on the ice is second but I cannot understand where people get choice party. Contrast that with FPTP, where rate, are people going to continue paying $13 for " the nerve to take things that do not, belong the incentives for strategic voting are huge. a beer and $80 for a ticket in the upper bowl of to them. I saw that people had hung posters And then there's. the "not actually very the Air Canada Centre? Of course not. with the plea that someone would return what representative" PR election case study. The If this team is to succeed in the near future, had been taken from them and thought that ruling government represents 51 per cent of the framework must start with ownership's acit could never happen to me. How could I voters, and has a genuine majority. Would he ceptance of this dire situation. They need to have been so smug? I thought that being in prefer that the 32 per cent of NDP voters play their cards as being a popular locale for university, everyone being "mature" aduits, form a majority government instead? That is many top players to perfection. They need to we would have learned that stealing is wrong commit to a youth movement centring around pretty close to what h!!-ppens in practice: look and immoral. at Ontario in 1990, Quebec in 1998, or 11 their two goaltenders who starred in this year's I guess I was wrong. I once had trust and out of the last 15 Canadian federal majority WorldJunior HockeyClIa.I]lpionships. And they , faith in our community, that we could all respect need to find a way t6 implement this transition one another and each other's belongings. Not , governments.

There are interesting questions surrounding searnlessly without a drop in the team's ability anymore. It is just too bad that I had to lose my the inclusion of small parties in coalitions. Howto succeed. expensive shoes to learn that lesson. ever, to say that Christian Heritage Party voters Skeptical might not be "the best word, but should be shut out of government representait's a start.

- Samantha Labonte tion for supporting a small party is undemo18 planning kruch@imprint.uwaterloo.ca cratic, especially when they share conservative views with a majority of other voters.

We will hear a lot about electoral reform in #,JobMOn rehash~ argumen~ '\ the coming months, as the Ontario Liberals have promised a referendum on the issue to To the etlitOfj be held in 2007. We can only hope that FPTP proponents will do a better job of defending Mark Johnson rehashed many tired, incorrect their system than Mark Johnson has. arguments in his March 3 defence" of "first past the post" (FPTP) voting systems. Voting - Pau! Nijjar "reform is an important issue. Surely we can UWAlumnus move beyond straw-man arguments?

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Duo plays lustrous licks at Starlight Windsor's Neverending White Lights and former David Bowie tourmate Emm Gryner team, up in Waterloo Darcy "'iggins

good, .www.neverendingwhitelights.com). They'll be in Ottawa soon, then taking a rest, but .

The stage at Waterloo's most not before a MarCh 11 all-ages happening club was rocking show in Windsor. Snider, also strong last week, with a young from Windsor, was picked up band.bursting through at the

by Daniel Victor in June of last Starlight. Neverending White year. Snider, without any piano Lights, who shone with a proexperience, quickly learned 14 fessional sound, brought alpng, . songs on keyboard and feels he's more established songstress "constantly getting better."

Emm Gryner to help dazzle The Neverending White the crowd. .

Lights series of albums has Emm Gryner ("there's a begun with ACT 1 - Goodf?ye lot of consonants in there," Friends of the HeavenlY Bodies, she joked)led with a short set with 16 artists contributing. of five songs, playing three on ' Performers come from such bass guitar with a funky stylt. bands as Alexisonfire, 311, She toned down one of her Velvet Teen, Deckard and Our hits, "Symphonic," lending a Lady Peace. Snider described more melodic touch on piano Victor as "able to see the light" with a powerful voice. ''Disco on the project, adding, "There Light," a song from her alis a history of collaboration in bum Science Fair, relates some creative art. Daniel has been thoughts on the music business able to bring artists towards in beautifully deep vocals. She one thing." finished with her version of Emm Grynet's band Hot the Beatles' ''Revolution.'' The One, on her indie record label, lyrics seemed to come through has got her excited. They've more clearly and powerfully finished the album and she than the original, again addclaims it rocks hard. Hot One ing a ~troke of funk on bass. "is an energetic band and they'll The large audience was quite be getting their album out first receptive. 'to those they respect, including The sounds of the Nevmusicians and activists. Inerending White Lights came Flight' Safety recently joined up next with Daniel Victor of thelabel,andUWbandintranWindsor, brainchild of the colsit recently opened for them laboration, leading the vocals. at the University of Guelph.

Victor lent soft musical passages Gryner has b~en connected to a mellow first number. The with Kitchener since the age band had an ambient sound, Emm Gryner shares piano duties with Daniel Victor, who has a #1 hit with his single, "The Grace." of 10, when she was on Big Top but with an emphasis on heavy it might come around June. but a lack of melody.

Talent. She thought K-W was drumming and instrumentals.

On the third song of the show, Victor moved A lovely duet ensued when Victor invited a mecca of entertainment while growing up, And it worked. to some light piano' keys and guest Marco DiFeGryner up for a rendition of her soft song describing NWL as "not just another band."

Gryner became friends with Victor's man"Sere1)ade." NWL seems to have a hit on their She really respects Victor and predicts "more ager and really liked the song "The Grace." She . lice of Supergarage sang a couple of sofigs. hands with "The Grace," which just made modern rock hits ahead of them." And she acts as an angel in the song's video filmed last The more punk-style of Difelice Changed the dynamics 'a bit. He co-wrote in Windsor"with #1 on 102.1 the Edge. Fan reaction to this may be back to the area soon. ' fall. Gryner, now livingin southwestern Ontario, Victor, a trend of collaboration that became song came out with screams and head-bangs.

The best chance for a real hit for NWL told me of hermeetingwithDanny !vliChel, K -W Beginning with simple guitar patterns, vocals might be in a song with a stronger but simple' rocker who helped get her to the Starlight. Her evident throughout the night. With Victor takfirst time playing there, she really enjoyed the ing back the vocals, NWL performed a song come in and the song fiillshed with improve vocal sound. The band attempts to replicate he co-wrote with Scott Anderson of Finger 11. drumming featuringJason Pierce that got great songs from their album when they perform venue, despite not getting to do a sound Check.

This one was a slower piece that featured heavy fan response. live and unable to have all guests at every show.

She's hoping to do a cross-country tour to supBrad Snider (backup vocals and keyboards) But the music was grand, sweeping and very port her next album, preferring to start small bass broken up with repeated piano tinkering. told me of his excitement about the number one professional for suCh a novel group. with one of her classic "living room tours" and Another piece used a synthesizer combined with spot and the band justwinningBestWebsite at the some clUbs. Being independent, she can decide vocals, keyboards, bass and drums to provide dhiggins@imprint.uwaterloo.ca on her own time when to release the album, but walls of sound with a catchy, bassi drpm intro Independent Music Awards (It's actually pretty IMPRINT STAFF

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Weloveto beassociatedwiththeprovocative. This is whyWe allow portraits of the vttgin Mary to be smeared with cow feces and placed in our galleries. It mayalsoexplainwhyexperime.ntalnoise bands like Wolf Eyes, who sing about ''urine bum," gain a devoted following.

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Indeed, a particularly cultivated friend told me recently that to "not appreciate Cronenberg's Crashwas to forsake your , claim to the title of "arts'snob." . If it is necessary for the arts snob to associate with the provocative, it seems likely that the work of British writer J.G. Ballard should find a home on our bookshelves. One of the most importantwriters to address themechanization of society in the modern era, . Ballard was in fact the author of the novel that inspired Cronenberg's f1lm.

He also wrote Empire 0/ the Sun, which was tumedintoablockbustermovie by box-OfficewhoreStevenSpielberg,and thus will be ignored.

Ballard's Crash is a portrait of technological dystopia, filled to the brim with nihilism and a plethora of disturbingimagery: ''The lungs of elderlymen punctured by door-handles; the chests of young women impaled on steering-columns; the cheek of handsome youths tom on the chromium latches of quarter-lights." One publisher, after reading the novel, proclaimed that Ballard "is beyond psyChiatric help."

The English writer's other work does not deny the publisher'S diagnosis.

Nineteen sixty-nine's AtrocitY Exhibition, a fragmented critique of media culture containing chapters with titles such as ''Whv I want to' F*** Ronald Reagan" and""Plan for the Assassination of Jackie Kennedy" so offended bookseller Nelson Doubleday that he demanded the entire press run be shredded. Vermillion Samis, a brilliantly written short-story collection about a desert resort inhabited by insane celebrities, was so erotic in its portrayal of technology's manifestations that it disappeared off bookshelves into obscurity. Each of Ballard's novels becomes a struggle against nausea. ' But the true arts snob is immune to Ballard's perversity. So smart, so enlight<;ned, there is nothing we have seen before. Arts snobs are able to look past the blood and genitals practically unfazed, to see the message under- ' neath. We,likeJ.G. Ballard, subscribe to the idea that the best way to enlighten people is to upset them. Arts snobs can thus appreciate the image of a man making love to a wound his wife earnedin a ciraccident, because we see it forwhatit really is, a commentary on the effect of modern technology and disaster media on the human psyche.

I mean, isn't it obvious?

Fellow British writer Martin Amis described Ballard as "quite unlike anyone else; indeed, he seems to address a differept - a disused - part of the reader's brain." For providing this intellectual challenge, arts snobs Can latch on to Ballard and love Him. forever. He is a perfecttestanientto the ideal that the best art is the type that repulses its beholder. and by separating the intellectulilly enlightened from the weak-stomached majority, Ballard has given arts snobs the greatest gift they could ever ask: for: something to hold over everyone else. ' cmoffat@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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AtWood puts the pieces together in a compilation of her latest work Margaret Atwood

New Beginnings, and a few small independent

The Tent

printings of smaller collections.

What draws in the reader in this compilation is that every tale is a story about a life. They are told in first, second or third person accounts and some are stories of a person tellingtheirown story to save it from the ravages of the press, or from being lost in time.

A powerful collection of pieces on orphans that highlights the compilation. Atwood uses wit and dark humour to show the lives of others.

McClelland & Stewart

This fascinating collection of stories, poems and shorts is as intriguing as the many different voices Atwood uses to portray the pieces. The works in this collection span many years of writing and many of the pieces have previously been published elsewhere in such works as: The Walrus, Harper's Magazine,

Readers will be drawn in by the power of lives, some calm and serene, and some outrageous, and others downright wicked and evil. Butall willgrab your attention. Read with great attention and take time after each story to reflect upon the message of that piece before moving on. The temptation will be to race through the book, and if you do so, you will be drawn back to reread it more slowly and savour the offering.

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Oscar-night stream of consciousness Instead of a paint-by-numbers Oscar report, I've decided to take you, dear reader, and plop you down on the couch next to me during my Oscar viewing session. You'll get it all: the cheers, the moans, the surprises and the "LOL"s. Read on, if you dare, and discover what I thought of the 2006 Academy Awards: Why do these red-carpet commentators make fun of the celebrities so much? And the comments aren't even funny, they're just mean-spirited or lame. At least that guy who asks questions that the entire planet already know's the answers to makes up for it.

Is it wrong to miss Joan Rivers?

Here we go - the show begins.

Let's see what you got, Stewart.

Hmm, an openiogmontagewith ... wow, look at that, they've managed to cut in a lot of great movie scenes into one big sequence. That's actually really cool. Okay, and segue into Stewart's introduction: a tent. Not surprised, and, heh, Billy Crystal and Chris Rock inside - that's good. Oh, man, Steve Martin has to make sure his kids grow up okay - and they've got white hair. That's great. HA! And there's Letterman ... making sure that

Steve Martin's kids grow up okay. So good. And there's Stewart in bed with Halle Berry, then George Clooney?

Stewart: "Am I dreaming?" Clooney: "(Devilish grin) No." That was one of the best openings I've ever seen.

Just hilarious. I loved it.

And there's Stewart himself to deliver his monologue. "Stop piracy.

Some of the women here can barely afford enough material to cover up their breasts." Now he's saying that cowboy films have never had gay things in them and here we've got a montage.

What? Ohman. Ohmygod,that is hilarious. That homoerotic cowboymontagehacimelaughing so hard there were teats in my eyes. llikethe "back: to glamour" theme for the show. Okay, onto the awards.

First big award of the night goes to Clooney for Syriana. Not at allsurprlsed. That man is like Johnny Depp - everybody likes him. And there he is for his acceptance speech making fun of himself: "So I'm not winning director" and "George Clooney, Oscar winner, sexiest man alive (1997), Batman ... died today ... " This guy is the coolest man on the planet.

Ha! That Tom Hanks video where he shows what happens if your speech goes on for too long is great - the musicians close in on him then the violinist smashed her instrument over his head.

blowing Steven Spielberg's mintfl."

Stiller is awesome.

Will Ferrell and Steve Carell are excellent, presenting Best Makeup with terrible makeup on themselves.

And it went to Narnia, no surprise there. Wait, what's this? Ah! They just cut that woman off before she could give her speech. Not cool.

These political smear commercials are hilarious: 'judi Dench took out my eye in a bar fight." I love it.

And Charlize Theron is wearing a shoulder ... thing. Why would she possibly need that?

Heh, the March

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guys brought toy (I hope ...) penguinsupwith them.Awww.

Hey kids, it's Mickey Rooney!

That guy is the best.

Hrm,

Bro/eeback And there's Ben Stiller ... in a green suit? Wha- ah! Heh, that's good, he's pretending his body is being edited out and he's just a disembodied head.

That's teally funny. How can he do that with such a straight face? "I'm

gets Best Score - could this be an early sign of victory? Wow, the show programmers really are taking every chance they can get to put down DVDs aren't they?

I can see how it must be hard out th~e for a pimp with all of those

"witches" everywhere. I suppose they do late-night rooftop battles with the short-skirted hos. Stewart: "Martin Scorsese: zero. Three 6 Mafia: one."

Hilarious.

Here we go, one of biggest awards of the night, Best Director... Ang Lee! Good for him. He did a great job with that flick.

And here comes Jack Nicholson with his trademark sunglasses. Biggest award of the night, here we go. res going to Brokeback. no question about ... and? HolY sbi~? Wow. Oh, man, that's crazy. It's Crasb. Wow, I did not see that coming. If I had a farm, I would have lost it now because I would have bet the whole thing on Brokeback. But it's Crash.

Wow. I guess I should get around to seeing it now.

They just cut off one of the Cmsbproducers' acceptance speech?

What's up with that? That's so lame.

I'd rather hang around another ten minutes and not rob these people of their moment in the spotlight.

So there we have it. Wow, I'm still shocked that Crash took Best Picture.

Despite the (many) mess-ups and cut-offs, I had a great time. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much at the Oscars, or watched a show with such a great, even pace.

Stewart did an amazing job - I pray that they bring him back: next year.

That was really fun. fvukcevic@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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It takes a while for one to sort out exactly. what's going on in Ken Finkleman's new CBC mini-series At the Hotel However, once the air cleats, one can see that this six-part mini-series is packed with more sub. plots thl!ll Shakespeare and, judging from the first two episodes, all the richer for it.

At the Hotel is an upstairs / downstairs drama set in the Chateau Rousseau, a glamourous hotel that is slowly drifting into dowagerhood. The first episode opens with a flashblJ.ck to the death of a chambermaid, which preoccupies the plot and will hopefully be sorted out once the story arc is complete. Martha Henry plays Miss Lucy Knowlton who owns the Chateau Rousseau. Her brotherJacob wants to sell but Lucy stands firm, wanting to keep her eclectic hotel.

The cinematography is gripping and sparse, with no scene lasting more than a minute. Between th.e employees and the guests, Finldeman

the new路 the. washed-up comic duo, the. eoq~ually6ghting chambermaid arid bellililUl couple.

Besides Miss Lucy, the key character isJenny, thenewclwnbermaid played

by Natalie Lisioska, who is witness to a murder in the first episode.

The subplots are carefully .juxtaposed one against the other. For insO!Oce, Jenny, the new chambermaid,i~ the target of the skirt-chasing politician .who also happens to be Jacob's son. This parallels nicely with the dead chambermaid from the flashback: who, it's hinted, may have something to with Jacob and Miss Lucy when they were younger.

The women are the strongest members of thecastwith the more interestingparts. Besides Miss Lucy and Jenny. the best character is ll-yearold Piper, played by rising star Samantha Weinstein, who is a long-term guest At the Hotel with her mother Folly, the washed up rockstar. The wistful duet that Folly and Piper did of Tom Waits' "Time" At the end of the first episode is a fitting end. .

The music surprised me. Finbeyond the kleman decided to usual background soundtrack and adds several musical numbers, usually a couple of duet in each episode.

These are not new songs, but rather old favourites from musicals. The Gttys and Dolls duet "Sue me" crops up so that chambermaid Adelaide and bellman Jeremy can describe their relationship.

More dramatic than what is expected of Finldeman, this is an excellent drama. My only regret is that this show has me hooked. As well, I wonder about the wisdom of creating such a varied cast. There are over 100 speaking parts, more suitable perhaps for Coronation Street than for a six-part mini-series. The hotel serves as a perfect vehicle for a constant mix of new characters, but it could confuse an audience that is already trying to sort out the subplots from the first episode.

This is definitely a drama to watch, just keep a notepad handy to untangle the cleverly confusing plot.

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Sonic Snippets Twin Fangs

Street Sweeper Rectangle Records

With sinister beats and scathingguitars, this Edmonton duo couldn't have a better name. Guitarist Paul Coutts sparks scorching riffs while alternating with his equally coarse vocals, all the while drummer Penny Tentiary rides her high-hat and smashes her snare drum like they owe her money.

Where other garage rockers like The Hives are narcissistically spelling out their own names, Twin Fangs sticks to business with screaming countdowns and spitfire lines like, ''We do or die!"

Coutts may seem disingenuous at first, but once you realize he's yelling about dancing, the background handclaps come in and you can almost see the grin on his face - it's the same one you'll soon be wearing.

---: Angelo Florendo

Rockets and little willies

Of course "adequate" is not the kind of adjective that a groundbreaking act collects. Beyond the fifth song, the songs merely replicate themes introduced earlier, and it gets boring fast if you're looking for something new. The songs decline in quality and by the end of the album, most of the punch that characterized the first few songs has petered out entirely.

As a rock album, it works. The solos are satisfactorily facemelting, the music is tight and professional.Recommendedif you want some more music along the lines of The Trews, Sloan or Billy Talent.

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and "Leela" are perfect examples of Raman's ability to combine the beats of an Indian tabla with catchy Westernized tunes. Her powerful voice trimmed with a sexy rasp adds a

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Susheela Raman

Music for Crocodiles Narada

Rocketface

Rocketface Bumstead

The debut offering from Toronto natives Rocketface is a polished, adequate album. The first five songs are power pop/rock, full of energy and demonstrating all the things any listener might expect from any Canadian band.

While SusheelaRaman's third studio album features more songs in English (and even one in French) than her previous efforts, her infusion of Indian instruments into Western melodies is both ingenious and incredibly successful, making this album extremely accessible to the common listener.

Songs such as ''What Silence Said:'

smidge of an edge to her poetic lyrics and works to keep this 13-track album interesting and unique.

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Usually-solo jazz singer NorahJones teams up with bass player/ producer/ songwriter Lee Alexander to bring us The Little Willies, a series of country love ballads with a slightly modern twist. Lead vocalist Richard Julian complements Jones' sultry voice to make a variety of duets that are soothing to the ears. Electric guitaristJim Campilongo adds flavour to such tunes as "Roly Poly," "Love Me," and "RoU On." Talented instrumentalists like Lee Alexander, drummer Dan Rieser and special guest Jon Dryden (organ, accordian) paint an auditory picture to accompany the vocalists.

As is often the case in the average love ballad, the lyrics leave something to be desired. But the combination of talents on the album makes up for the words. In short, The Little Willies are worth a listen.

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The Diableros

You Can't Break the Strings in Our Olympic Hearts Baudelaire

The title may seem valiant. but it's really a desperate cry for personal reassurance rather than a declaration of resolve - it's hard to believe a man so obviously on the run. Pete Carmichael's manic raves - akin to The Arcade Fire's Wm Butler - are frightening because we can hear exactly what he's fleeing from - the swift, stalking rhythm sections of his own band, whose constant buzz bleeds together fuzz bass, farfisa keyboards and jangled guitars, forming a messy phantasm of romantic pop which still neverloses sight of melody.

The pace slows with each successive track as pursuer and runaway catch their breath. By the time the pensive conclusion of "Golden Gates" is reached, both have shed their veils of effects and distortion. What's left is a vulnerable band and the haunting realization that they share the same beaten heart - strings intact.

Darcy Higgins

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Group of the year gives it all at the Bomber Angelo Florendo IMPRINT STAFF

The term "give'r" is perhaps one of the best our country has ever produced.

Undeniably Canadian and borne out of stuporous, late-night partying, it has become a part of northern culture because of how well it seems to portray our taste for kicks. Funny how well this same description fits with the East Coast sounds of Matt Mays and El Torpedo, who came into the Bomber on Friday without need for such exhaustive overanalyzing.

Not that their recent successes don't warrant a short go-over. A mere four days previous, the band came away big winners at the 2006 East Coast Music Awards, ending the night \\.~th four trophies - the most handed out to any artist at this year's event.

With a rapidly growing fan-base and their new title of Group of the Year, manyarewonderingwhat exactly is in that Nova Scotia air.

Or maybe it's the food. After they finished up a song early in the set, Matt Mays winced while adjusting the protective tape wrapped around one of the digits on his fret-board hand.

"My finger's not doing too good:' he explained to the audience. "I was eating lobster and instead of cracking its shell I cracked my finger." Nothing says East Coast rock like shellfish. and guitars.

But the Waterloo crowd was more interested in the latter and, thankfully, Mays left the seafood on the sho~.

U;ding the band with his barroom candour, Mays' vocals and guitar work shared the same confidence as his pre-song introductions.

Any pain felt from his troublesome finger seemed to divert to his lips, as Mays' passionate vocals almost growled back at the audience.

Older track "Fall July Moon" had Mays strumming softly, while his riffs

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Matt Mays growls his way to the hearts of Waterloo fans. hit hard on "Move Your Mind," a song that called for overdriven guitars that drown out the rest of the band during its screaming highpoint.

But this was the only time Mays' crew, EI Torpedo, was ever out of sight. Though drummer Tim Baker hid behind his long hair, full beard and Red Sox baseball cap, his crisp snare hits and tom rolls did the talking for him.

Lead guitarist Jarret Murphy was second to Mays in terms of enthusiasm, working up a sweat synching head-bangs with guitar strums while raising his axe above the crowd.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, bassist Andy Patil was content with head-bobbing to his laidback rhythms, while the seated keXboardist tried his best to get the drowd's attention.

All this onstage action came together for the band's performance of crowd favourite "Cocaine Cowgirl:'

the numerous raised beers signaling the audience's approval.

Leaving the stage bare for a moment, an extended encore call beckoned Mays back to his guitar.

He closed the night with a solo performance of ''Your Heart," a song that a smirking Mays said was about "stealing someone's girlfriend at a party." A second encore call showed the crO\\.u was pleased with the band's white-knuckle bar music played with fervour and fun, which is what Matt Mays and El Torpedo are all about.

They're about playing with your heart on your sleeve and not caring if blood gets spilled every time you give a high five. They're about drunken laughs and maybe a bit of the rough stuff.

They're all about the great Canadian party mentality, precisely summed up in two short words and one intoxicatingly slurred idiom: just give'r. aflorendo@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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EATU Don't leave me this way PEOPLE PERSON The Hollies sang, "the road is long, with many . a winding turn." I'm pretty sure he was talking about his brother - a fairly heavy guy if I remember correctly -:- but I think his words are still pretty relevant. As this term begins to come to a close, many of us can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Usually when a term ends, it's a time to relax and reflect. For those of us taking the spring term off or graduating, we're faced with many important decisions.

Decisions on where to live, where to work or whether to travel are always stressful. They become especially stressful because they deal with money. It may be cheaper to live at home for the summer. But then again, the cost of therapy after living with mom and dad could outweigh this. You could be trying to decide whether to get a minimum-wage job that gives you more spare time or try finding a "real" job that you can put on your resume afterward. Others still will decide that money is not everything in life and spend their summer months volunteering their time for needy organizations. And of course those with disgusting amounts of money and little debt (or those with no financial sense) will decide to better themselves by spending the summer travelling. (Those of us with any sense know that travelling after graduation is just a code word for not getting into grad school.)

So although we non-co-op students will be faced with a plethora of difficult decisions in a little over a month, there's a different agony that affects both co-op and regular students alike. What happens to a relationship when one or both partners are faced with the decision to move? There's the option of staying in the same town and seeing each other regularly or you can try and face the dreaded long-distance relationship. I know of a couple who both had decent jobs and free living while at home (in different directions) but stayed in town to accept less-than-perfect jobs and pay rent just so they could see each other more often.

Eventually the financial situation became too much of a burden, both became disgruntled and stressed and finally broke up. Then both were in a town neither wanted to be in, with bills they shouldn't be paying and no family or friends to comfort them. They resented the other for the sacrifices.

Although this sounds depressing, I've heard far worse tales of those who try long-distance relationships only to have them fizzle and die. r can't explain, especially in the space allotted here, how much proximity affects a relationship, but I can say this with much confidence: with a good relationship the road can never be too long or winding. If you really love the person, you'll find a way to make it work.

As a pithy example of long-distance relationships gone right, I'm forced to examine (hold back your vomit) my parents' relationship. My parents met in high school, became friends and began dating at the end of Grade 13. My dad went off to Western and my mom went off to Algonquin in Ottawa. In the summers they worked together in Kitchener and during the school year they saw each other as frequently as possible. When my mom finished her program, she moved to London and lived with my dad while he finished his degree. Long story short, they've been married over 25 years with five children.

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From courtroom to campus Famed "prom queen" commends community support at UW really know what the teachings on homosexuality were and so I asked the principal and school board. I find it unfortunate that it is 2006 and they do not condone some issues, like premarital Marc Hall, currently a 2B psychology student sex - they let pregnant women go to the prom. at lJW, became well-known when he took his, I respect their views because Oshawa Catholic high they are religious, but I wasn't school to court after they going to the prom to have sex forbade him to bring his on the dance floor - I just boyfriend to the prom . wanted to go with my friends While many of his classand my boyfriend. mates were supportive, Do you find UW} campus the school believed that to be generallY accepting of the allowing Marc to bring LGBTQQ community? his boyfriend would be Absolutely. I don't think an affirmation of the "gay I've experienced any negalifestvle." The Ontario tivity toward homosexuality, Superior Court ruled in though there have been a few favour of Hall's case just people I've met who were hours before the prom. apprehensive about meeting It is seen by many as a me, but after they met me, human rights victory. they thought, "Oh,he'spretty Hall's story was made cool." I think generally most into a film entitled Prom people are supportive.

Queen: theMarcHal1 Story, How can students, staff and which was released in faculty be supportive toward the 2004 and was shown at LGBTQQ community?

UW on Thursday, March Generally I've found that 2 for the pre-campus most people are supportkickoff of WPIRG's Rainbow Reels Queer From left to right Michelle LaFrance, Martin Krall, Aileen Schrock, Marc ive at this school. I think Film Festival.

Hall and Danielle Eastveld after the a discussion and showing of the film WPIRG and GLOW do an awesome job.

Imprint sat down with Hall to talk about the . Prom Queen: the Marc Hall Story.

What advice do you have for students involved in advocary? film, his battle and his Toronto and a lot of people came out for it; I would suggest just standing up for who experiences as a UW student. you are. Don't put up with being treated difImprint: WhatwasyourinvolvementmtheHlllking it was a lot of fun.

How troe-to-life is the film? ferently, because to hide who you are is just of the film Prom Queen: the Marc Hall Story?

It is It dramatized movie, but some of it ridiculous.

Hall: Five different producers wanted to. make the movie. I hired an entertainment路 does accurately portray what happened. They wanted to make the movie a lot more fun - it The Rainbow Reels Film Festival will be lawyer... sat down and talked about which running from March 10-12. Details can be is actually titled a comedy. producer was most reasonable and we went How hasyottr experience shapedyottr opinion of found at http://pirg.uwaterloo.ca/calendar/ with Tapestry Pictures. They set up interviews tbe Catholic school board? index. php?clear= 1. with the writer and myself, and he asked a whole Originally. I wasn't extremely Catholic anybunch of questions ... wrote the script and sbowman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca ways. My opinion hasn't really changed. I didn't sent it to me to go over it. I was like, 'WOW; Sabrina Bowman

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a movie about me- it's great, it's perfect!'

There was one scene where they drive away in the limo and I got to be there for that. It was a lot of fun watching them actually do the scenes. There was a movie premiere in

Ecuador - all of South merica in one spot Alim Maherali

overrun by monkeys, a monkey ran up to Al, from behind and stole his pop right out of his hand. I couldn't stop laughing at the fact that he got robbed by a monkey.

In Mindo, a town renowned for bird watching, Al and I stumbled upon a hostel with dozens of hummingbirds (over eight species) in its backyard. We spent more than an路 hour mes-, merized, watching the hummingbirds feeding, fighting and playing. .

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For most people, time or money will keep them from seeing and doing everything they want to while on vacation. If you find yourself in this boat and want to check out South America, then Ecuador is the place to go. Ecuador features a coastline on the Pacific Ocean, cloud forest regions, the Andes mountain range and the Amazon jungle all in one country. The world-famous Galapagos Islands are also in Ecuador, but are expensive and time-consuming to visit so they did not make our itinerary (nor did it's $125 park entrance fee). The most important feature of Ecuador is the short distances between places which mean that you save time and money getting from place to place. As it turned out, that was the deciding factor for AlNawaz (Al) and I to visit Ecuador. With a modest budget, we had a strong passion for adventure and set out to climb a volcano, explore the jungle and soak up as much of Ecuador as we could.

Although I'm not going to focus much on what we did, I do want to share some of our favourite moments,aswcllas travel tips not commonly found in travel handbooks, in the hopes it inspires you to visit Ecuador to go on an adventure. For more details about our trip, pictures, travel tips, budgeting information or for anyguestions or advice, check out www.spaces.msn.cOm/alimsworld.

Three Memories I Will Never Forget While at Santa Martha Animal Rescue , a place that rehabilitates animals who have

At the equator, you can stand in both North and South Hemispheres at once. been abused or injured, I got too close to a jaguar in a cage who decided to reach out and pull me closer to try to 路take a bite out of me. Luckily I escaped without injury, but the jaguar clawed my jacket and bit into my sleeve. Needless to say, my jacket is no longer waterproof after this heart-pounding experience.

While in a small town used as a jumping-off point for Amazon jungle tours that is literally

Traveling Tips: Bring lots of Ziploc, plastic and garbage bags to keep your clothes dry, keep laundry in and zip up important documents (i.e., passpOrt, wallet and tickets).

Baby wipes and brush-ups are key for places that don't have the greatest washroom facilities such as the jungle. Hey, the other option is to use leaves with bugs.

Book your immunizations and vaccines early. Some vaccines like yellow fever can only be administered at government- regulated sites and others like malaria pills requiJe days or weeks before they are 100 per cent effective.

Whenever you get the chance, upload your pictures to the net or burn them on a CD so that if your camera gets lost or broken at least you still have your pictures.

For more travel tips, budgeting tips, trip details and pictures of Ecuador (including the jaguar that tried to eat me), check out http:/ / spaces.msn.com/ alimsworld.

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n exotic foray into the heart of Kitchener Ethiopian-Eritrean food delights and surprises at A-M Africa Transamerica (HA)

A-M Africa

24 King Street East Kitchener

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(out of five)

Oh, downtown Kitchener. It is often known for its sketchy streets, colourful personalities and dark, dirty dives. l:Iowever, it's also home to some pretty good restaurants, including the Ethiopian-Eritrean A-M Africa.

Excited by the prospect of spice combinations (who rounded up some fellow 'mhvi,,,o.-,·< and headed for the depths

Located a few minutes away from the bus station, the unassuming restaurant is up a Hight of stairs that opens into a large room. The room is decorated in a hodgepodge fashion ··--lots of exotic wares, safari·inspired wallpaper an.d a large photograph of a laughing boy that is, according to my Eritreatl. dining mate Kemet, "in every single house in [her] community." A large TV in the far corner captured the interest of our server much more than we did. While he was quite a polite young man, his attention was drawn more to the big-·screen than the customers.

A-M Africa offers quite a few meat choices and some vegetarian options.

They also have a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony (by reservation only), which I've never seen but is supposed to be fantastic.

We perused the menu, all sipping on water (we're students and journalists - - the poorest of the poor). When the server came back to take our order, we found to our dismay t.hat about half of the

items we wanted to order 'were not available. \\l11ile there is a note on the menu that some items are not always available, I t..~ink it would be p~udent of the restaurant to list what is or isn't available each day so that diners don't have to scramble to find something else.

Ethiopian-Eritrean food revolves around stews of meat or legumes. It has been influenced by traders that have been coming to the region SL-lce the 14008. They brought ginger, chili pepper and other exotic spices, which has resulted in a cuisine t.h.at is spicy and flavourful.

Two of us went for the Tibsy ($10.99): beef strips, red peppers and onions in a spicy red sauce. Jackie, Imprints illustrious news editor, chose the Tseyhi Tyel ($10.99), a goat stew.

Features editor Kemet and I ordered the Timtimo ($7.99), described as "roasted lentils ground and simmered in a sauce of red pepper and tangy exotic spices."

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During second-year university, I remember preparing to go back to \J\;illerioo because reading week ':Fas This preparation usually mc:lucieci a trip to the supermarket I would call it) for I usua.lly made more often than not, I deviated from it.. .only to find myself lingering near the bakery / desserts area and creating my "grocery list" from that section.

On this trip, glancing about I noticed many colourfully packaged boxes, but there was one product that caught my eye. It was a smallish square box, unobtrusive, but carried itself well -- almost regally. The packaging had a black background and fancy'.vhite lettering adorning the phrase "Sticky Toffee Pudding~" In the middle was an inviting photo of the pudding in all its glory, swimming in a delightful sauce. The description followed with, "A moist, dark all-butter sponge cake with dates and pecans; topped with a rich sticky toffee sauce." I had found a '.vinner! \X11en I tried it for the first l:ime, the delicious combination of the soft cake and intensely sweet sauce had me wanting more. I knew I had to replicate the dessert.

I did not have anv dates in the house, and personally:, 1 found that pitting the dates was time con suming.

Instead, I created mv own version of the Sl:icky Toffee 'Pudding using dried figs. Figs are full of flavour, very sweet, and eontain many tiny edible seeds.

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1 1/4 cup boiling water 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 3/4 cup a11- purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder tsp baking soda Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9xS L-lch loaf pan.

Toffee Sauce: Combine the sugar, butter and whipped cream in a saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat.

Pour 1 1/2 cups of the sauce into the loaf pan and reserve the remainder.

Pudding: Combine the chopped figs and boiling water in a bowl. Set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Add the egg and the vanilla.

Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in the fig and water mix. Combine until the ingredients are moistened and fully incorporated.

Pour the mixture into the loaf pan, and bake for one hour or until golden brown.

Serve with the remaining sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Makcs 4-6 servings.

The history of this is varied but there are tlvo dominant versions.

The common thread in mv research shows that the dessert c~mes from England, and according to W\V\\: stickytoffeepudding.com, (yes the website really exists!) more specifically in the Lake District area, northwest of England. The website states that due to the pudding's delicious taste and popular demand, it quickly became a classic among other dessert comforts, such as treacle pudding.

The other version recounts of a creator by the name of Francis Coulson. According to Sharrow Bay Country House Hotel (in Gloucestershire, England), tlle recipe originated from their Head Chef Coulson in the 1970's. Initially known as "icky sticky toffee sponge," the popularity of the dessert prompted Coulson to make alterations to his recipe. He shared this version to adoring crowds who were interested in making their own puddings at home.

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Even without a dedicated journalism ptognun, U\V hosts a great range of publications. There's more to read out there besides ImpriNt! \'{i'hether it be an enviromnental l'n:l};,l,Z,JrHo or book of literature there's SO!lue:rnlng at the university for everyhave to go out one to read, you and look.

Tara flynn Alternatives Executive Editor

Ha"ed aUhe University of Waterloo but , published by ;-\ltemative~Inc,/lfferntlti!t~f journal focuses their efforts on issues tllat permin to the Canadian environ-· menL Thejourrulhvasorigina!lybasedat Trent University and was i1tstpublished in 1971. In 1984, undcrthe guidance of Dr. Robert Gibson, the journal moved to the lJniversity of Waterloo.

A!ternatib'eS strives to kec'P a."1 academic focus, with faculty members contributingoften. {lve thousand copies of eaeh issue are printed bimonthly. Half of the copies sold are to subscription rc"ltders from across Canada and 26

other countries. The number of readers your novel?" Many 'writers have built . has tripled in the last three years. connections with The NelvQtlaftntyand The joumalis nm bya core staff of have been writing for them tor years. tour with the assistance of volunteers, In the spring they will be venturing into genre writing, and .in the summer, interns and work study or co-op students. The production of the journal comedies. is funded equally by subscriptions and This literary journal, which is fundraising. "priced like a magazine, but rC'"'ads like The magazine not only deals with. a book;' features att, prose and poetry. receive approx.iwhat people believe the definition of . Each envi.ronment tu hut it also focuses pieces of short flction and on the social and economicalissues.Af. select only twO. people acros;; the a connection between wotd cou.ntrv a chance to be more informed through its hlsion of visual and literary and ed~cated on challeges we face on art. Since it's housed at the university, an environmental. level. make the that it's Copies are availahle at the lJ\1{f as opposed to a an academic bookstore ~.nd libraries. literary magazine.

The editot, Ki.'TIJemiganhas been with the The Nm) QUf,ltirJr/y since the second issue. The creators originally wanted it to be more like a magazine, \vlth the goal of featuring local "Writers.

Expcriencingacoming~of-ageof sorts, The NnvQuclI'Ierfy has many established writerswhohavebeenwritingf()rthem for years; however, they always keep the doors open to !1ew"INnters. Publishing houses don't usually accept inel\:peri-enced writers, so it's a great stepping stone for hopeful authors. They have published many U\1{l students' "work, which includes the cover story of the latest issue. rne joumal ha:; a loyal core group of readeTs; their circulation rna\, be lo,,~ but it's always looking to e"ll.1;a.,"1d Aspiring writers should read it $0 they can learn about their generation of writers and learn their craft. The Nt'ltJ Quarter/:; is .an example of hO\1/ the Kim Jernigan university has really worked to make a The New Quarterly home fix the arts.

Editor-in-Chief for the Fall issue, which is their 100th issue, Tbe Nell' QuarterIJ will be The NmJQlldrterly is in its 25th year of doing a feature on the 25 most loved publication, publishing four books per authors. Readers can vote online for year. The latest installment, Wtiti!!glit'eJ, their favourite pick. is the fltst issue of this halhnark year.

Copies of The N81Jl Quarterly are The issue asked the question,"How available at the UW bookstore and did you arrive at the opening line of libraries.

Carina Gaspar Across the Creek

Anita Glover

Editor-in-Chief

Grebe! Speaks St. Jerome's university provides student life-related intcmnatlon with their college paper,/la·oJ.f the Creek. Founded in tl1e 80s, ATC was created as a ,vav to establish a sense of independence ft:om ~'-le University of Waterloo.

The curr~nt Editor-In-Chief and student union member, Carir.la CJ3.spcr, would like the p'aper to someday be available to more students on campus since St. Jerome's has a lot to offer.

The paper, which is funded by the studentunlon, is a monthly publication that is free for students.

Volunteers comprise all members of the student union and regular contributor;;. Although the union is able to distribute their papers successfully 'with a small group of volunteers, Gaspar would like to establish a committee in order to cover more political issues or any events th~tt ;)Ccur on the main ca.~pus. She did not like that the voter turnout was so low and credits this to the lack of extensive coverage 'within the whole University of Waterloo Her messege to students is to get involved "Thenewspaperisanimportant source of h'1formation and more people should be aware of that."

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Since its beginnings as just a radio dub at U\'V', the station has now become an active participant in the Kitchenet\vaterloo community.

A major goal for this 0 niversity of Waterloo radio station is help promote and develop talent: in Canada, whether it lx: talent within our communitv or across the country. Also, they a:te here to serve a public that wouldn't usually be served.

Because of the rise in listeners, CKMS had to increase the number of their staff. At any given time, there are about 150 vo.lunteers for various duties: on-air, in training or other committees. The estimated munber of listeners is between one and six per cent of the population.

'TI1e radio holds three studios; one where broadcasting of shows takes place, the second is used for

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Conrad Grebel's Grebe! SpeakJ is another example of a college's endeavour to inform its community.

articles.

Tbe publication was in 1980. Since the paper has gone through many looks which have reflected the changing of editors.

An editor ,along with Kyle ~rheaton, Anita Glover feels the 18 takillg the approach the material cover. Thev try and print articles that woul~l b~:nefit other students. They try to capture different experiences of students on campus.

She also believes newspapers need to be mote adventurous and not. be afraid of what want to publish.

Glover encourages students across campus to pick up a copy of Grebe! SpeakJ·, and hopes to someday make the publication more accessible to other students.

production and the third is a recording studio.

Students are able to use the recording studio with 'the assistance of an engineer for $35 ~n hour. This resource is always open to students and is something that should be Utilized.

This studio (which is big enough to hold a large band) was designed by an engineering student from U\V There are a variety of programs on air throughour tbe day and night.

Although the stat"ion is not always aired 24 hours a day, it is still running until at least midnight every night.

CKJ'V[S is dependent on student but not solely. Fundraising is done and more involved members of the community pay $15 a year.

Heather Majoury,general manager at CKMS, 'would like more smdents to be aware of what CKMS offers, and believes media is an integral part of campus life.

The CKMS raJio shows have something for everyone. Just go to \Vvlw.ckmsfm.ca to find the programming schedules and tune in. kbahlibi@imprint.uw3terioo.ca

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Engineering, math and physics all produce papers that are mainly geared towards their specific faculties or department. Independently they are amusing papers that occasionally take a jab at the other two. But when you read a few of their past and present issues, you kind of get the feeling they are pla}~ng the game of Sorry: you get me I get you back.

got him slapped across the face. That story spawned numerous articles that used his original as an example.

Another issue that raised some eyebrows was a recent cartoon they published, featuring a stickman holding a cross, wearing a turban and a swastika, while burning a Canadian fiag, with the caption "What, I have the right to

George "Goat" McBimie and Max Schirm Darkmatter

be a jackass if I want to."

In the future, the Iron If/arrioris considering widening their focus outside of the engineering faculty.

They believe that while it is an engineering paper, itis open to everyone.

In the past, not all contributors have been engineers.

week. The two editors, George "('Ioat" McBirnie and Max Schirm, are both yolW1teers and have had, in the past, a print-everything policy that has caused some controversial issues. For example, a photo contest thauan approximately a year ago produced photos thatwerc too controversial to be allowed to appear on

Editors

Unlike the Iron Ifamorwhich publishes 1200 copies every other week, Dal"kmatter only publishes 40 copies approximately every other

the University of \Vaterloo's ,,'ebspace.

As a result, the content of the Physics Club's publication has become l~ore regulated.

A hot point of contention for Darkfltatter has been their rivalries with different media sources, specifically,2\1athNEW·S. On one oc" casion, AfathNEW'S wrote an article entitled "How to write Dark.lllatter."

Darkmatter then retaliated by publishing a whole issue devoted to the subject of "we don't like MathNEWT' and distributed them

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in the math building. Matb- NEWS' response? They posted copies of Darkmatter aU over the physics building's urinal walls. NeedJess to say, that contention ended with Darkmatler challenging their opponents to a danc'e off, but it never happened.

The friendly rivalries between' these faculties' show no signs of letting up, so in the meantime, have fun with it and read all about it in l"rfathNEIVS, Dafktl!atter and the Iron Ifcirrior.

Editor-in-Chief

Founded around 1972, Math0:Err:5' is a biweekly publication that mostly focuses on satire. Funded by a third of the MathSoc fee, they still keep a certaLn distance because a large amount of their humour is directed towards the society.

While most people read newspapers for important information, hIatbNE fr'J writers read with an eve for something they could mock. Tile editors and contributors know their audience well and have no qualms about catering to them. Students from other faculties might not understand a lot of the jokes and references that the paper focuses on, including various humourous quotes from professors.

The popularity of these quotes from professors is something all three publications bave in common. However, because of the lighthearted nature of the paper, they maintain a friendly rivalry 'with most of the other on-campus publications.

AiathNEU:~<; is not all fun and games. However, they acknowledge that comedy writing is a difficult genre and some of their issues are oftenr.jt-and-miss. Yet thcirreliable format and content are two of the things that make them appealing to their audience, and so they have no plans to change anywhere in the near future.

Andrew Dodds Iron Warrior Editor-in·Chief

Beginning about 30. years ago when the faculty of I.OlJ:.,;aH;:;CHLlf!, was first opened, tIlf hon has cbeen a source of news and entertainment to engineering students.

Throughout the years, they have ,;trived to be the voice of 111e1r faculty and capture things they thought would be of interest to the undergrads.

Although iron IVarrior is geared towards engineers, the paper does not restrict submis·· 8iom from those not in the faculty.

Currently they are thinking of ways to improve their website to allow students in other faculties to view their publication.

Cmrent editor-ia-chief, Andrew Dodds has been a contributor to the paper since Fall 2004·. He learned a tough lesson in journalism after publishing one of his first articles.

Hi~ article, entitled "Pitfalls of EngDaring," which laid out reasons fl{)t to date female engineering students,

Chris Tan studentlifecentre. com Editor/Webmaster

If you are not patient enough to wait a week to read about the latest campus news in Itl'/Hint, or you enjoy reading commentary on the Feds election like, "We joke a year ago that any Asian could steal the vote -- no",\' we joke that you probably need to be Catholic, too," then hit up www.studentlifecentre. com.

Along with providing students information dealing with campus events, Chris Tan provides witty and insightful conclusions to cur~ rent issues concerning students.

Tan began SLC.com.comjust for the fun of it. He noticed there wasn't much out there about spe~ cifie places and thought the SLC would be the perfect hub. Thinking his site would be more gossipy than it cunentlv is, he soon realized a story isn't' as good unless it has some context to back it up.

It's been a year since his first blog entry, which was coincidently also his first wrong bJog entry.

Since that little mishap, his site has proved to be very reliable with its information, and this year's Feds coverage was correct.

SLC.com is run as a weblog updated several times each day.

As soon as something happens on campus, you can be sure he's already posted an entry. He doesn't look for stories - they pretty much come to him.

For many students, Tan's website has been their only source of oncampus information. The number of people that view SLC.com on a daily basis has been doubling eve:ry few months and currently, the number of viewers a day has gone to an impressive 700 ..

Unfortunately, the fate of SLC. com is undeter~ined. With Tan graduating next month, whether or not this popular website will continue on is up in the air. kbahlibi@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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Absence: does the heart grow stronger?

Continued from page 18 Although this is not a common story, it is an example of how when two people want to make something work, they do. \'{'ithout asking my parents too much about their romantic lives, I can safdy say it wasn't easy for them but they made it work In the end, I'd saythatif your partner really cares for you, they will wantwhat's best for you. If what's best for you is living at home, traveling, or accepting a job (summer or co··op) that's far away, they should understand and commit to making it work In retUrn, it is your responsibility to make sure they know that they are part of that decision-making process.

Don'tleave them in the cold waiting and wondeting \vhat part (if any) they play in your future. 'I'heynecd to understand that this is an important decision and that they play an important partin what the outcome is. 'There is nothing scarier than '\ .undering whether your parmer ,v:iJj move out of your life, possibly and not kno\\,jng if you can about it.

I'm sure in the coming months there will be many couples fighting over issues such as this. It's a very common reaction to panic when one feels powerlesB. Don't be surptised if your partner feels left out or uneasy. If they're scared, like 1 justdesctibed, they may do stupid which they may regret. fight, they may vet, for those that scared and fairly stupid, they pass up something good and try you before you hurt them. It's cntire1yinexcusable blltnotuncomrnon

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for someone to c.l,eat on their partner because they assume the relationship will be ending.

If your partner has put you in a similar situation, don't give in to fear _. _- tmst your partner. And if you're the one making the decision, don't assume you're the only one agonizing over this.

It may be scary for you, but remember that you're in control. If your partner cares for you that much, this decision will be in~redibly important for them too. They, however, aren't in control and therefore are probably more scared than you. Do both of you a favour and talk openly about it. Tell them of your potential plans and ask for their input and advice. Give them a heads-up that things may be changing.

Most importantly, no matter how agonizing the decision is, or how painful it is to either party, remember one thing: one co-op term or one summer away from your partner is not the end of the world. It's not important how much time you spend away from the p(.~son but how special the time you spend together is. If it's important for your partner to travel or work abroad (without you) after graduation, have the faith and courage to wait for them.

If they've promised they can make it work, take them at their word and try your best to make it work as well. wi! be anything but easy, but if you truly love that person and see a future ,v-jill them, then it will be \vorth it. 'The road may be long and winding, but the journey will be completely 'worth it if you have someone who loves you waiting at the end. janstett@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Continued from page 19 Each of these plates was served with a choice of rice or the more traditional injera, a sour, spongy flatbread used to eat in place of cutlery. We all selected the injera and sat back in anticipation of the meal.

Tim, Imprints editor-In-chief, relayed amusing stories about some of Kitchener's finer establishments, including one bar which had a sign saying something to the effect of "patrons who stand outside and yell at passersby will be asked to leave."

Our food arrived a short time later on gigantic platters upon which was placed a large circle elf injera, and on top of that, the salad and stew, which allowed the bread to soak up all the extra sauce.

The timtimo was akin to a lentil porridge. The delicious roastiness of the lentils shone through as the predominate flavour, complemented by a tingling pepper and onion afterburn.

Suzanne, Imprint's head proofreader, and Tim, both Ethiopian food virgins, really enjoyed their tibsy, which was cooked mild as ordered. Though the beef \vas tough, both enjoyed the freshness and taste of their meal.

Jackie described ber tseyhi tvel as "hearty yet mellow." The goat was overly bony and a bit chewy, but the paprika, pepper and oniony sauce played nicely on the tongue.

Ail meals were served with a lightly·dressed, refreshing salad.

Sampling African foods for the first time.

The spongy, moist and sour injera nicely complemented each of the spicy and flavourful stews, though some in the party found its flavour overwhelmed the maLt1.

Full and happy (no one at the table entirely finished their meal), we got ready to pay the bill that arrived in no short time and after a gentle reminder to the server to bring it.

We paid up the very reasonable totals and made our way off into th..: Kitchener night, all of us pleased

with the unique and satisfying food at J\.·M Africa. The service may be slow, but t.~e well-priced, fresh and exotic food makes it well wortb the trip past dodgy establishments to this little African restaurant on King Street.

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Minister of Environment visits Waterloo Region to promote the groundbreaking Clean Water Aa Sabrina Bowman iMPRINT STAFF

It may still taste funny, but \Vaterloo's wate; is about to g~t much safer if a proposed provincial water act is approved.

Ontario Environment Minister Laurel Broten was in town on Monday, March 6 to promote a proposed groundbreaking new water protection act called the Clean \Vater Act and to meet with members of the of Waterloo and the Grand (:onservation Authority. "\,<;iaterloo Region and the Grand River V/atershed have undertaken some of the most advanced source ,vater protection in Ontario. Today I am here to salute your great work," said Minister Broten.

The Clean Water Act is part of a strategy to address and implement all of the recommendations of the \valkerton inquiry, which was a result of a water contaminatio11 epidemic that struck Walkerto11, Ontario in 2000. isn't the only place that has had trouble with drinking water contamination. The Region of \vaterloL) also faced a crisis when the town of Elmira suffered water contamination in the early 19905, which affected its entire water system. It is especially important to protect water sources now since almost one million people currently rely on the ground and surface water in the local watershed.

Minister Broten commented that the Act was focused on changing how we think about drinking water and working on preventio11 of water contamination with those who are most familiar with their communities ---- municipalities and conservation authorities.

The Act would mandate the creation of source protection

committees, in each region or municipality. These source protection committees would be created through a partnership betwcen municipalities and conservatipn authorities (where they exist), and would encourage them to take a proactive role in protecting their watersheds in order to reduce risks to drinking water. I\finister Broten provided the example of an old drinking water well in a qnickly growing area that is slated to be surrounded by an industrial park. The act would mandate thc municipality and conservation authority to assess possible c011tamination risks to the well wate.r and take appropriate action if necessary. The Act would allow for municipalities to legally take preventative measures to avoid future contamination.

Prof. Jim Robinson of the environment and resource studies department in the environmental studies faculty felt that the Act would help to strengthen planning around watersheds. "[The Act] uses a watershed basis to protect drinking water sources using land use planning, even in areas where there are no couserva·cion authorities. \Vlhere they exist, conservation authorities are given a clear role."

However, Robinson had some concerns over the people who may be left out of the act, including those on private water systems and First Nations. Even in areas to which the act is applicable, opportunities for public input may be limited.

"Full public participation in t..J,.e water protection planning process is not reqnired [in the act]. Without that we may end up with neither the best plans nor as great a public acceptance."

Robinson also commented that there is a lack of clarity on whether

Ontario's Environment Minister laurel Broten with John Milloy, MPP for Kitchen~r - Centre. or not the funding put forward by the provincial government is going to be sustained over the long term.

The Act would be supplemented by the $61.5 million funding that was released last year by the province, of which $16.5 million has gone to conservation authorities. The rest of the $51 million is designated for technical studies to be carried out over the next five years.

Aside from having significant safety benefits for the general public, there is

potential filf universities to get some of the funding through research and site study opportunities. "Undertakjngthis resL'afch will have partnerships at all levels;' said Minister Broten. "There is a great deal of knowledge in academia and I can't think of a more appropriate place for research than university catnpuses."

And since some of the funding will be going towards staff positions boLl-} in municipalities and conservation authorities to work on these

dean water initiatives, there could be a new crop of jobs opening of up for students and graduates interested in water quality and drinking water issues.

Minister Broten ended her talk by encouraging everyone in the region to continue looking after the regional watershed.

"We all have a responsibility to protect drinking water," she said. sbowman@imprint.uwaterioo.ca

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Folks! My apologies for last week's silence. Many of you might be wondering about the control system technologies that control the buses you ride. Control system technolo~es define vehicle l~cation, schedule and speed during system operations.

Many North and South American rapid systems use control systems to enhance vehicle control. They include Curitiba, Montreal, Ottawa, Porto Alegre, Quebec City, Quito and Sao Paulo.

OK, I ,vill cut tl1e technical cmp a bit now, and discuss how to use this control in the first place. What are the ways rapid systems are using to control buses? You might be aware of

the global positioning system (GPS), and similar technology is utilized in some advanced bus control systems.

Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems allow monitoring of vehicle locations system-wide to assist op· erations control centres in adjusting vehicle locations and speeds to meet operational goals. So a G PS device is in the bus and it communicates with the control system and transfers real time information. This information allows decisions to be made on strate·· gies that meet operational goals. Some of who actually deploy a sensor at the bus stop which can transmit a signal to the control system on sensing a bus.

An onboard device having basic info (ous run, route, operator, et cctera.) communicates with the sensor at the bus stop. This information is then transmitted to tne control system.

Some of the rapid systems use dispatch signals. Informationis dispatched at terminal locations to regulate headways between successive vehicles a.'1d promote service reliability. 'Ine majority

of them operate on fixed information; however, Ottawa and Quito use radio dispatch signals on routes in order to maintain the headways.

Despite the applicability and beneficial use of control systems, control system technology solutions are apparently highly tailored to the operating environments and physical constraints of each city. There is no single consistent appr~ach or combination of approaches among the systems. The high degree of variance among all control systems co.uld be at-tributed to differences in institutional arrangements in dlat rapid system agency. The extent of control sYstem depeo'ds mainly on the initiati~e of the entity or agency overseeing the signal systems, which typically is a department separate from the transit operating agency. This situation adds another institutional barrier in developing control system technologies for rapid systems.

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Most celebrations include serving food as a way of commemorating the occasion, butitseems even more appropriate as Food Not Bombs (r"NB) members prepare forfestiv'ities neJ>."tFriday March 17: Food Awareness Day. While most people will be focused on beverages as St. Patrick's Day party~ng begins, the local group of dedicated students shift their atteniion to promoting food issues and awareness as they serve a free certified organic and vegan lunch between noon and 2 p.m. in the SLC multipurpose room.

The focus of thc day is get students thinking about food issues: where it comes h:om,if itishealthy,if its transport is hurtful to the environment, eating locally, and to see that the lack of healthy food on campus is ... well, a lack;' says Heather Dabrowski, local voluntcer a.'1.d third-vear social development studies majc;r. -

Dabrowski becatneinvolved with the organization just this semester.

She went to one of FNB's regular sen-ings and discussion arose that since the number of volunteers was growing, there was tlle possibility of doing more on campus. Thus, Food Awareness Day took root.

As for whv this day is imnortant, Dabrowski has a: fc:;'" rea~ons. "I think that for a .lot of us, the connection isn't there. Food just comes," said Dabrowski. "I am stilllearnil1g lots and just continue to have a growing (no pun intended) interest in the connection between me and the fanners."

For many students, tne struggle to eat healthily on campus and the high cost of healthieroptions (e.g.: mmpare the price of pop to juice) should lure them to thehooths as the day includes dieticians and discussions surrounding hcalthy eating choices, for ourselves and the environment. see fNB, page 25

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Space age technology peers into the. past Michael L. Davenport IMPRINT STAFF.

If you thought NASA was all about exploring space and ultimately getting us as far from this rock known as Earth as possible - well, hang onto your fedoras, we're going Indiana Jones-ing!

Tom Sever is one of NASA's archaeologists and experts on "remote sensing." He's spent a good chunk of his life developing complex sensors based both on visible light and mi~rowave frequencies, which can pierce conventionally opaque objects. Dan Irwin is another NASA remote sensing expert, as well as an expert on Latin America. William Saturno is an archaeologist at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Together, with NASA technology at their disposal, ~ they've been hunting for Maya ruins Central America.

They need all the help they can get. "On the ground, the 60- to 100-foot trees and , dense undergrowth can. obscure objects as dose as 10 feet away, Explorers can'stumble righttlttough an ancient city that once housed thousands - and never even realize it," said Tom Sever in a NASA press release. So three guys randomly wandering around in Guatemalan brush looking for ruins aren't going to be terribly successful. But you don't get awarded the kinds of credentials these guys have without being quite ingenious.

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The Maya used mortar as a building material. (That technology wasn't new when the Maya started doing it around 1500 B.C to 1000 B. C, human civilization has used mortar since at least 12,000 RC) Mortar is made by "cooking" liri:!estone until it crumbles into a powder, then using that powder to make mortar. (Incidentally, this process takes alot of wood. Some speculate the rainforest devastationthat making mortar entailed changed the climate, ·which contributed to the end of the Maya civilization. But that's another story.)

Over the millennia, the mortar chemically changed the soil; and those changes were subtly reflected in the plant life: the colour and reflectivity of the plants are different in areas where mortar is present.

These changes are only visible from high altitude or orbit, and are only detectable using NASA's technology. The team collected data from NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar, an instrument which is flown aboard' a high altitude weather plane. The changes were noticed where the ruins were already known to be present, and have been used to successfully lead the team to new, heretofore undiscovered ruins.

It is hoped that this technology will lead • . legitimate scientists and archaeologists to valuable sites before looters can beat them to the punch. mdavenport@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

The IKONOS satellite, f9Cusing on.the ancient ruins of Tikal, a Maya city deep in the Guatemalan rainforest.

incredible innovation in insulation Though its application is recent, the concept of aerogel was actually first developed in the 1930s by Charles Learned who replaced the liquid portions of a jar of jelly with air without

In fact, temperatures of over 1,400 degrees Celsius are necessary to affect the incredibly heat resistant material. Despite being approximately 95 per cent porous, aerogel is indeed a solid and can support objects 4000 times its weight. Itis where Dr. Peter semi-elastic and will form dimples if enough .

Tsou of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is pressure is applied. It its elasticlimitis exceeded, .....j:JUSY trying to. find a substitute for his proposed it shatters in a violent manner, similar to that use of cotton to capture the small piec~s of a of glass. With the texture of a rough sponge, comet's tail.lnhis experiments,he soon finds that its appearance is mostly transparent but has a a substance almost light as air is necessary. blue cast whose colour is produced because of Mter 30 years and countless trials, Tsou's the same light refraCtion that causes the sky to vision has been realized. January 15, 2006 appear blue. saw the official retrieval of Stardust's capsule There are many forms of aerogel, ranging containing the sought after particles of Comet from ~ilica, carbon and alumina aerogels each Wild 2 after almost seven years of flight, with with their own unique properties. Silicon gelthanks and congratulations directed to Tsou derived aerogels are the most common and was and,.of course, aerogel. the form U$ed in the Stardust mission.

For the actual colle~on, blOCKS of aerogel Apart'from being used as a particle collecwere organized into a "tennis racquet" shape tor, aerogel has also been used as an electtonics which unfolded during flight, with one side insulator, currently protecting against the frigid facing towards the particles. .Martian temperatures so the Mars Rover can However, small they may be, the comet's continue to provide its incredible shots: . particles move at the same hypervelocity of the Though its use is still mostly consttained comet itself. The heat and friction produced to aerospace projects, commercial applications from stopping the particles Cal} potentially for aerogel, such 'as blankets, gloves and winter deform and, if moving fast enough, may even coats, are currently making ~eir way into marvaporize the comet dust entirely. ketplaces all over the world.

Aerogel is unique in that it is composed So whether aerogel is warming your hands of 99.8 per cent air and provides '39 times OJ; capturing space particles at over 13,600 more insulation than the nearest comparable mph, this unique material has· a proven track fibreglass. These tw<? qualities allow particles record and the potential to progress space to come to a relatively gradual halt while dis- . exploration - and snowball fights - well sipating heat from friction' that could have into the .future. otherwise caused damage to the delicate fragments. aflorendo@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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When NASA's Stardust project called for the uptake of particles from Comet Wild 2, scientists were posed with the problem of collecting samples smaller than grains of sand but

delicate enough to be vaporized if collected 'by conventional means.· What better way to solve such a unique problem than by using a substance unlike any other. The chosen material is called aerogel and the recent retrieval of the Stardust capsule has placed the space-age solid in the spotlight once again.

FNB: Food awareness day But festivities and awareness shouldn't and don't have to end next Friday, says the group.

Suggestions on how to extend this experience year-round includes eating 10caIly (even Sobey's sells Ontario vegetables), visiting markets and local growers, joining FNB and checking out the One Tonne Challenge or Food Miles websites or starting a garden. For them the possibilities are endless but the awareness maintains the spirit of the day year round.

Other activities include a mini film festival featuring four different films, a speaker and disCussion forum: "Healthy Eating on Campus;' a Food Fair \vith local groups and topics of interest, a Grocery Fair featuring vegetables from local organic farms and organic dry goods

anq snacks. These events will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Great Hall.

If for no other reason, Dabrowski maintains that people should be excited about this event because of the free food, but adds that "there will be tons of information going around about food and gardens ,and the environment."

As for Dabrowski, sl}e only hopes that picking up a pamphlet or watching a snippet of a movie or speaker will trigger a sense of connection or awareness between access to food ~d the persor\ Who grew it. "We just want people to become aware of the importance of food issues in a globalized society." rm~neil@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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McMaster University DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY The Program in Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine offers two diploma programs designed to provide basic instruction in the principles of occupational health and safety.

The full-time program nms from September to November. The partprogram mns from September to April and is designed for students within commuting distance from Hamilton wishing to continue their n01mal employment while enrolled in the program. The part-time program is held one day per week, but includes two extended periods of IhH-t1me study lasting two weeks.

While special consideration will be given to those already in the occupational health field, interested individuals without such experience may also be considered. A relevant university degree or equivalent is generally required.

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Genes arc a fundamental unit of biological information, the build·· ing blocks* which contain all the instructions for making, well, you.

You don't keep the genes for yourself though; if you're lucky you get to reproduce and pass your genes onto your offspring. Not everyone gets to reproduce though (I can tell you all about thai) so only some genes get passed on. Some are selected against and die out.

With me so far? (I can hear the biologists yawning.)

The same ideas that are applied to units of biological information can also be applied to other forms of information: the reproducing, the dying out, even the mutation and whatnot. When we use this analogy, \ve refer to the bits of information as "memes."

Let me reiterate just to make this clear: just as genes are units of information, memes are units of information. Genes contain instructions. Memes can be anything you have stuck in your head - ideas, paintings, those damn quizzes people post on their LiveJournals - anything.

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If you think the idea of a meme is brilliant, thanks-- but I can't take credit for it. Richard Dawkins popularized it long before I was born, There's a huge Wikipedia entry on memes so if this stuff fascinates you, go read it. It talks about the history and extends the analogy between biology and sociology. That stuff fascinates me too, but what reallY interests me is how certain memes affect how we communicate.

One time in high school, the student's council threw an appreciation buffet for our teachers. I found out one guy on staff really liked honey mustard, so me being the suck-up 1 am, I went out of my way to make sure some was there for him. One of the girls on council (who 1 will only refer to as "raging bitch;" you'll see why) chewed me out for being so servile. Why would I dare spend $3.00 on an extra bottle of mustard when only hI! expre~sed a special preference for it? But when this particular teacher came down the buffet line, she sl'id to him, straight up, "Did you notice we got your honey mustard for you?"

See, a Seifzj"eld fan would just say, "she pulled a Big Salad." It's a refer·, ence to a Seilljeld episode in which

5 George's !:,>irlfriend did much the same thing; she implicitly took credit for a Salad George had bought for Elaine. That episode, and the idea associated with it, is considered a meme. I could explain the whole scenario every time, but see how much more concise "Big Salad" is?

The usage of memes to streamline communication is by no means, new, either. Sigmund Freud invented a lot of terminology which became popular memes. Ever call someone anal-retentive? That, and the entire idea around it, is his doing.

(Somehow, "anal-expulsive" never caught on, though. Perhaps people don't like the thought of expulsive anuses?)

This to me is fascinating stuff; it kind of reminds me of video compression. If you're in a conversation with someone and vou know you have "assimilated the" same set of memes, a lot of meaning can he communicated in just a few words.

Star Trek even did an episode on a language based on m<:m~s. Darmok and Gilad at Tenagra!

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Have you ever wondered what causes the "lub-dub" sound that you hear when you listen to your heart? ]vIost people tend to believe that it's caused by the heart contracting and relaxing; this is actually wrong. The heart is just a muscle. When you lift your arm, contracting and relaxing several muscles, it doesn't make any sound, so why should your heart? To understand what does create the "lub-dub" sound a little more knowledge about the heart is needed.

As described above, the ~eart is mostly made of muscle fibers. Anatomicaliy, itis splitinto four ('"lumbers -- the right and left atria and the right and left ventricles. The atria are located at the top of the heart Ccloser to your head) and the ventricles are below them. The four compartments aren't all connected to each other; the right atrium connects to the right ventricle and similarly the left atrium connects to the left ventricle. But the right and left sides of theheartrcmain unconnected.

Now how does the heart connect to the rest of the body? The atriums are connected to ve~s, which they receive blood from, and L1.e ventricles are connected to arteries, which the" expel blood to. Atria expand to fill with blood and contract to pump the blood into their respective ventricles. The ventricles then contract and pump blood into their respective arteries.

To understand where the "lubdub" sound originates trom, knowledge of the an~tomical specifics of the heart is not needed. All that is

required is to understand that an atrium pumps blood into a ventricle and the ventricle pumps blood out of the heart through arteriesWhat you should be asking is, "If the ventricle is connected to the atria and an artery, when the ventricle contracts, what forces the blood into the artery and not back into the atrium?"

The answer is the presence of valves: a one-directional valve exists between each atria and ventricle, making sure that blood can only How from attia to ventricle. Thesevalves are called the atriovent11cular CAY) .'alves,

To understand where the Illub-dub" sound originates from, knowledge of the anatomical specifics of the heart is not needed.

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\'Vhen the ventricle begins to contract, it pushes blood up and slams its AV valve shut, leaving the blood only one way to How: through the artery. The actual slamming of the AV valves is what we hear as the "Jub" sound. Scientifically, this sound is known as the first' heart sound, which, if you're in a quiet room, you can barely hear by pressing your palms against your ears. You'll hear a distinct and rhythmic "IUD" dub," "Iub-dub," "lub dub, .. "

Well, that explains where the "lub" sound originates from, but whatttbout the "d1;th," betterknown as the second heart SOtU1d?

Along r]).;; same line of thought as before, after the ventricle contracts, what stops blood from spilling back into the ventricle? t\gain this problem is solved by the placement of a valve between each ventricle and its exit artcry~ These valves are called the semilunar valves and allow blood to flow in only one direction --- from ventricle to "artery. After the ventricle contracts, blood tries to spill back into the ventricle but instead pushes against the semilunar valve and shuts it, forcing the blood to go away from the heart. Si..·nilarlyas before, the shutting of the semilunar valves causes the "dub" sound.

Using a stethoscope you can hear these sounds much more dearly and doctors are ahle to find irreg111~rities in the two sounds, which could be caused by a malfunctioning. valve.

For example, a whoosing sound could indicate a not fi.lllV sealed valve which is allov.>ing blood to leak back across it. Clicking sounds are usually attributed to the abnormal movement of the valve. \Vell, if you've made it LlUs far into the article you can distinguish yourself as a gr;duate of the Imprint Roa.dside Matchbook School of Medicine ----- now you'll be able to practice medicine practically arrywhere. And \vhen I say "medicine," I mean aW'kwardly placing your palms on olher people's ears to see if you can hear their heartbeats, and when I say "practically anywhere," I mean most definitely never. fnaqib@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Hm,vever, there is a looming threat of extinction as the habitat is threatened by The Jocotoco Foundation took root in 1997 logging and agricu ltme, leading the J ocotoco when Robert Ridgley, nu\\' vice-president of Foundation to create reserves for this rare the endangered bird conservation 'with the species.

American Bird Conservancy, heard a strange Although loud when it does sound, the noise not unlike a dog barking. Three-quarters bird is usually very quiet compared to other of an hour later he heard it again, and made antipittas and more colourful as well. The a recording. entire global population is estimated to be In the damp, mossy underbrush of the less than 30 and scientists have pinpointed Cloud Forest outside Ecuador, Ridgley 12 territories where the specie~ reside, all but encountered the jocotoco antipitta. He two found in the foundation's Tapichalaca describes the bird, which was discovered Reserve. on a field expedition, as having "long stilt legs" and being "blue-grey in colour ... [with "\)j'e're not really sure exactly if it's cxaJ very short tail, so it. __________________________. tremely rare or, because can either run very fast it vocalizes so little, it's or hop. It 'lctually hops This technique had hard to find. 1 suspect at times. the latter, others susabout 10 inches the scientists caught pect the former," com centimeters! long." men ted Krabbe. the playback Up for more than 30 Either way, if the birders lure • h foundation hadn't startbJnb out ,)f the brush mInutes as t ey ed buying land quickly, who hear the recorded documented theknownhahitatof this call and, believing it to be elusive species would an intruder, charge after it species while being have been cut down by to protect their territory. now. They are curreatly This technique had the attacked by it. working on purchasing scientists ca~ght up for the bird's remaining more than 30 minutes intact habitat which is as they documented the species while being adjacent to the Podocarpus National Park. attacked by it.

In order to help gain awareness and revNiels Krabbe, bird expert of the Zooenue for the project, many of the reserves logical Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark and have lodging facilities and are open to birdco-founder of the foundation, scientifically watching tours, though there is some concern described the species Gmflaria ridgelyi, but its about tourism. "\l(;'e arc worried we'll get Rebecca McNeil IMPRINT STAFF

The cloud forests of Central and South America are habitat to several species of rare and endangered birds, such as the jocotoco antpitta of Ecuador. too many visitors. We don't want visitors to tnese areas to actually have an impact on the nature there. It is primarily to protect birds that we purchased these areas. Tourism comes in second."

Currently there are over 2,200 hectares of cloud forest reserved through this initiative, while 5,600 hectares have been established elsewhere in the country.

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Niels Krabbe said, "We have taken it upon [ourselves] to try to protect those species that are not protected in national parks." rmcneil@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The Student Life Office is looking for students to join our Student Services Training Team, which is responsible for delivering the Orientation Leader Training program. Teams of two will present four training modules on You are Waterloo, What every leader should know, Harassment and Diversity, and Health and Safety. The sessions will be offered throughout the Winter; Spring and Fall terms. In addition; you will present our series of interactive educational programs, "Bridges" which addresses topics like Alcohol, Budgeting, Leadership, and Where to find Housing.

Successful candidates must: - be full or part-time registered (induding co-op) undergraduate students in good academic standing, - have a sincere interest in Orientation and Student Life, - have excellent presentation and oral communication skills, - have a sincere interest in Orientation and Student life, - have a working knowledge of on-campus resources.

- have an interest in learning to facilitate discussion among peers, including conducting focus group research.

Each member of the team wi!! be expected to work between 2 and 10 hours a month and will be paid $101 hour. Successful candidates wiil also be paid for training they receive before'beginning the program.

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Polar ice caps melting rapidly

Antarcticaisshrinkingatanalarming rate. The world's largest reservoir of fresh water is melting faster than new' snow can fall, according to Ullivershy of Colorado researchers.

In the first comprehensive satellite study of the continent, geophysicist Isabella Velicogna and her colleagues

determined Antarctica lost ice at a rate of 3t> cubic miles per year from 2002 to 2005, instead of growing from heavy snoWfalls as had been predicted.

Independent researchers at Propulsion .Laboratory in California reported tha~ Greenland's Arctic glaciers are melting twice as fast as they were five years ago, adding 38 cubic miles of freshwater to the J\tlantic ocean each yc:at.

According to the Los Angeles, Times, these 拢in~gs suggest the past century's increase in global tempera-. tures is altering the balance of the * . world's water cycle.

South Africanresearchers Maarten de Wit andJacekStankiewicz reportin the journalSdenc4 that minor changes in rainfall caused by climate change can affect l~es, rivers and streams across one-fourth of Africa by the end of this century. The potential implications are devastating.

So why the T. reX's long reign?

Even the nanie 1)rannosaurJls rex Steven Spielberg would have the means lizard king. world believe the 1)rannosaurJls rex is Can't blame Hollywood for this the biggest, baddest, most fearsome . one. The original SpinOSaHrJlS bones carnivorous dihosaur ever to have were d~stroyed when Allied bombs trod the earth. struck a Munich museum during But according to Cristiano Dal World War II. Since then, few fossils ~asso of the CiVil Natural History have been found.

Museum in Milan, that's not so. The SpinOSaHt'JIS, first identified by paleontologist Ernst Stromer in 1912, is Ancestors to Bell Canada's the new king. precocious Olympic mascots, Sasso examined several Spinoperhaps?

SaHt'JIS skull fragments to determine Scientists unearthed another piece of the dinosaur's size. He estimates the evolutionary puzzle this February, the theropod was 55 feet long and with the discovery of a 164 rnillionweighed .in at eight tons, about five year-old beaver-like fossil that is feetlongermd two tons heavier than. challenging long-held beliefs about the T. rex. early mammals.

The SpinosaurJls, with. its spinal Castorocauda lutrasimiJis, found.in sail and long, crocodile-like jaws, Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Ch.ina's roamed Argentina, Morocco, Formation, was adapted to life in Tunisia and Algeria 100 millionthe water, scientists said. With fur, years-ago.

New king on the dino block .

a scaly tail, webbed feet and seallike teeth, the fossil resembles a modern-day beaver, but belonged to a group that became extinct long before rodents appeared. Prior to the discovery, scientists believed . early mammals were primitive creatures confined to land, at least until the disappearance of dinosaurs 65 million-years-ago.

"This exciting fossil is a further jigsaw-puzzle piece in a series of recent discoveries, demonstrating that the diversity and early evolutionary history of mammals were much more complex than perceived less than a decade ago," wrote Thomas Martin, of Germany's Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, in路 journal Science.

Illegal logging puts Mexican monarch population at路 risk

Mexico's governrnentis taking drastic measures to protect its butterflies, as illegal logging in national parks continues to threaten rnillions of monarchs.

A team of 17 park rangers, armed with assault weapons and body armour, will protect tens of rnillions . of the butterflies in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in 1vfichoacan state.

In 2004, the number of migrating monarchs plummeted to 100 rnillion - the lowest number on record.

Despite heavy penalties, experts say, logging in the national parks accelerated in the last five years. The illegal logging industry is ruthless, with gangs, frequently armed, deployed at night to avoid detection. " "If this ~ogging] continues, we wOR't have any butterflies, there won't be any water and there won't be any villages; the trees are the basis for everything that is living in this area," said Jose Alvarez, head of the Michoacan Reforestation Fund.

Archaeologists become Roman economists

Researchers at the University of Liverpool believe they have found a way to determine the value of coins used in Roman times. Dr. Matthew Ponting, of the University of liverpool, believes that by investigating the . . chemical composition of over 1,000 . coins gathered from museums around the world, it's possible to determine what the coins would be worth in modern times.

According to Dr. Ponting, "For the first time we are able to use a combina" tion of chemical and isotopic analysis on these coins. Chemical analysis will give useful trace element "finger prints" tellingus about the type of ores exploited and the technology used in smelting and refining the metal." .

Itis believed that the silver content of Roman coins was manipulated by Emperors to solve financial problems caused by government overspending. By measuring the weight of the coins and calculating what the silver content of the coins was at the time of circulation, Dr. Ponting believe it is possible to determine the value of the coin. He believes that the manipulation of .silver content'lead to a measurable drop in weight, making it possible to calculate the value.

- with Jilesfrom the BBC, Los Angeles Times and llvescience.com

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HE'PWANTED \Veekend counseilors and relief staH to work in homes for individuals with developmental challenges. 1\hniinum eight-month commitment. Paid positions. Send resume to Don i\Iader, K\\' Habilitation Services, 108 Svdne\ Street, Kitehcner, ON, N2C 3VZ. .

SP - 100 Forest Firefighting course, London, March 8-12 or \Vaterloo, March 16-20,2006. To register, please call Wildfire Specialists Inc., 2233 Radar Road, Sutie 5, Hanmer, Ontario, PiP lR2. Toll free 1-877-3815849. Ontario Ministrv of Natural Resources accredited. No guarantee of employment.

Now accepting rcsumes - Ziggy's Cycle &: Sport Ltd is looking for likeminded students to join our team for the upcoming season. Fun-time and part-time positions need to be filled include mechanics and sales people.

E-mail resumes to Marta at ziggys. cyde.sport@bcllllct.ca or drop off to (lur store 417 King Street, \\T,

Summer camp counsellors on caminterview'; for premier camps in Positions available for hllented, energetic and fun-loving students as counsellors ill all team sports including roller hockey and lacrosse, all individual sports such as tennis and golf, waterfront and pool activities, and sDecialtv activities including art, dal~ce, th~atre, gymnasnewspaper, rocketry and radio.

Creat salaries, room, board, travel and US summer work visa. From June 17 to August 12. Enjoy a great summel that promises to be unforgettable. I'his is a great co-op opportunity. Apply now! l,"or more information: \Vinadu - www.campwinadu. com 1-877 -694-7 46-;. Dan bee .- www.campd::mbee.eom (girls): 1SOO-392-3752. Interviewer will be on campus March 21, from 10 a.m. !-<) "3 p.nL in the Student Life main floor.

UPCOMING Tlnmda}j March 9-12, 2006 6th Annual Rainbow Reels Film Fcstival - free admission to nine movies in DCB02. Friday' social at Legion Hall with CLO\V. Saturday premiere of j'vlost Guys Today. www.rainbowreds.org.

Wednesday, March 15,2006 "j\lonev matteIs" - what everv student n'eeds to know about aSAp, personal banking/finance and debt.

Plan on attending this free event at 12 p.m., SLC, Multipurpose room.

For more info contact the Ombuds office at ext 2402 or ombuds@uwaterloo.ca.

Possibility of I)eace - a DVD pesentation by Mr. Prem Rawat, internationally acclaimed expert on the topic of inner peacc. Crad House, seminar room from 4:30 to 5: 15 p.m. For info www-tprf.org, www.elanvital.ca.

Thursday, Mrach 16,2006 trW Fine Arts Film Society presents Sopyoflje, 112 minutes, at 7 p.m.

East Campus HaH Auditorium, room \Vith English subtitles,free admission. For info ext 69B. Friday, March 17,2006 St. Patrick's Dav Pub at the \Vater100 Inn, 475 King Street, N., \Vate\,100 from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. For info and tickets eall Deanna at 894-000 I or email thedaa@sympatico.ca.

Intercordia-SJU BBQ fundraiser will be held between the SLC and BIO building, from II a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Monday raised will assist students

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Window cleaner required for summer employment in Kitehcner. $13 to start, 40-50 hours per week. Fax resume to 895-6829. No highrise, but ladder work involved.

FOIl54'E

Coleman gas electric portable generator. and outlet, 6,2S0 surge, 5,000 running constant, 5 gallon gas tank. II hours running constant, complete with wheels. Brand new, still in box. Call 577-5620.

Car for sale .- 1993 Nissan 240SX sports car, 2+2 coupe, 2.4L(l55HP), 95,757km, automatic, air conditioning, racing green colour, snow tires included. Good condition, primarily, driven betwem U\V and \-VaterIoo residence. Asking $3,750. Call Murray at cxt 4006 or 886-4664 evenings or e-mail mooyoung@uwater!oo.ca.

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TUTOII English tutoring available - trouble writing essays? Is English new to you?

Friendly U\V English graduate offering tutoring and ESL serviccs. Please call 741-0'353.

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cell phone (416) 705-5648 or e-mail turtle005@rogers.com.

Available now - two-bedroom apartment at $900 per month and threebedroom house at $()50 plus utilities per month. Available September 2006 .- three-bedroom apartment at $395 per room, two-bedroom apartment at $900, five-bedroom apartment at $350 inclusive per roOHl, five-bedroom house at 5425 plus utilities per room (on Hazel St) and three-bedroom house at $950 plus utilities per month. Bor more info call 746-6327 or 501-1486.

Three-bedroom f(lf three people -lease May 1, 20D6 to April 30,2007. $425 per perSOll, utilities included.

Free ensuite, washer, dner, private entrance, backyard, close to shopping, 15 minutes from university. For appointment call June or Don Smith at (416) 491-1370, cell pholle ('416) 705-5648 or e-mail turtle005@rogers.com.

One all-inclusive, fully furnished room available until April 30, 2006 at Albert and Columbia {Cardill Crescent . All utilities, laundry and

internet included. $300/month, negotiable. Contact ele\,inson@m\;aterjoo.ca or (416) 832-36B. Premium 3 bedroom townhouse unit in a profe&sionally managed student complex. Perfect for students, close to U\V campus. Available May and September Z006. Call Pory now at 7'1-6-14 J1 for all the details and to sel up a showing.

The University of 1oronto at lvlississauga residences are now accepting applIcatlOlls tor our summer term 2006 at the low rate of $J ,700 for four months. Each summer resident will be placed in a single room two bathrooms, air conditioned, four-person apartment-style suitc. This is a great opportunity for \Vaterloo co路-op students working in the Mississauga area. For more info please visit our website at.www.utm.utoronto.ca/resi .. cenee and click on "summer."

Cheap summer sublets ~ niee to\\TIhouses on Albert Street, close to both universities and RIM. Call RYan at (519) 375 .. 566, for detaiols and prices, ranging from $200 to $300.

11uee and fom-bedroom apaltments

available September 2006. A IS-minute walk to U\V Sixplex is located at 282 Erh Street, with a 12-month lease, $399 per room, utilities included. Building is very clean, launclrv on main floor and parking lot. Don't miss out ~ call i\like at (416) 505-0507 or e-mail 282erb@gmail.com.

Five/six bedroom century home, large principal rooms, 10' ceilings, uptown \\'aterloo, hardwood floors, verandah, loft, fireplace, garden, laundry, $1,750-$1,850. Four bedroom, two storey loft approximatdv 1,800 square fcet, utilities included, new kitchen, hardwood floors, two exits, two Jiving rooms, balcony or walkout, laundrv, $l.295-$1,495. Call Bianca at 722-1'598 from 2 .. 7 p.m. or 635-8934 after 7 p.m.

May and September leases - clean four-bedroom townouses on Albert Street, each vvi th tI.';o bathrooms, free lal.mdT\' and free llarking. As low as }375 PCI: room. Can Ryan at (519)

The Walrus magazine is com(ng to a university or college near you. The magazine is sponsoring "The Student Field Note Contest" with an entry deadline of March 15, 2006. For mOf~ info visit www.walrusmagazine.ca.

Join the GLOW Ally Network! Visit watserv l.uwaterloo.cal-glowally, to learn how you call make this campus safe and positive for everyone, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or questioning students, staff and faculty.

Nominations are required for the follo'\\lng seats on Senate: Graduate Student Representatives - two graduate students of the University to he elected by/from the full and part-time graduate students of the University; terms from May I, 2006 to April 30, 2008. Nomination forms are ayailable from the Secretariat, ext 6125, and from the Secretariat webpage; sec http://\vww.secretariat.uwaterloo. calelectiolls/nomc1ections.htm.

At least five nominators are required in each case. Nominations should be se:nt to the Chief Retuming Officer, Secretariat, NeeJles Hall, room 3060 no later than 3:00 p.m., Fnday, March 17,2006. Elections will follow if necessary. Graduate student members of senate whose .terms expire as of April 30, 2006 and are eligible for fe-election: Simon Guthrie (optomehT), Craig Sluss (combinal-orics and Optimization).

director for Senior Summer Games Host Committee. Call 888-6488 or 888-0409, or e-mail at volunteer@ city.waterloo.on.ca.

Prueter Publk School (Union/Lancaster area) needs volunteers to work in classrooms or with individual students. Call Bill Shouldice 578-0910.

K-\V regions second annual non-violence festival will take place in \Vaterloo Park on May 13,2006 in recognition with the international day of non-violence. Volunteers are neeCled.

Please contact www.llonviolencefesrival.com for more info.

FBN Multimedia is looking for males 18-35, males 35-50, females 25-35. The cast is ensemble style with five main characters, five supporting characters and several bit parts and extra5. Also looking ror a composer to score the film. Please contact: info@ fbnmultimedia.com or visit www.fbnmultimedia.colll.

The YMCA is seeking dedicated volunteers for our children's global education classes. Teach children about the world around them and valuable experience by getting involved todar Classes run Wednesday from 5 to 6: 30 p.m. at the Kaufman Family YMCA For more information contact the' International supervisor, Sarah, at 741-8585 or e-mail intern1.!tiollal@kwymca.org.

TIle LOOP is coming to K-\V A city rep volunteer is I1c.eded t<; write about the mmic and cultural scene -. free tickcts. Check out ww,v.the10op.c<I or (519) 716-0688 fur other

positions.

2006 National Student Build call for volunteers .- event is taking place May 6 to 13 in \Vinnipeg, Manitoba. For more info call Habitat for Humanitv Canada 1-800-667- 513 7 or 'WViW. stu'dentbuild.ca, Onlinc volunteer applications are due by March l5, 2006.

Pole-Fit Flare Fitness -- discover K'V's popular pole dancing fitness program! Chcck us out online at W\v路w.polefit.ca for registration and program information or call (519) 342-2974.

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Three rooms available i\Iav '06 to 1\-1a\' '07. Onc bedroom available Scp'tenlber '06 to Seftember '07 in well kept home. $43( utilities included.

Free "parking, laundry facilities OHsite. Cal! Pam at 570-2305.

HOU.,NG Room for rent for a quiet individual in a detached home near both universities. Parkirig and all amenities.

Please call 725-5348.

23 High Street - side-street off Hazel. Lease IVlay 1, 2006, to April 30, 2007. $450 per person, utilities included. Licenced' group relltal for four people, free ensnite washer and drYer, private entrance, four large bedrooms, front porch, backyard, close to shopping, 15 minute walk to FbI' appointment call June or Don Smith, (416)+91-1370,

going to Honduras, Ukraine and other countries to live and work in impoverished communities.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 UN International Day for elimination of racial discrimination - this year's theme is ''The Aboriginal Peoples of this Land," 8: 30 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Kitchener Cit}, Hall. For info call 748-9590 or www.crosscultures. ca.

A clinic of hope - Dr. l\Jll1e-1Vlarie Zajdlik presents "Campaign for Africa" hope for HIV/AIDS victims in Lesotho, at \Vilfrid Laurier University, Bricker Academic Building; room 102.

CECS Workshops are as follows: Mondav, March 13 "Business Etiquette and Professionalism" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m, TC1208. \-Vednesdav, March 15 ._- "Successfully Negotiating Job Offers" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., TCt208. <

ANNOUNCEMENTS Win up to $1,000 for your writing.

Students in third/folllth years qualify for STC's Heidi Thiessen Memorial i\\vard for Student Technical \Vriting.

Visit www.stc-soc.org/awards/student. php for detai1s and an application. lell us what vou think - "National Survey of Student Engagement." All first year and graduating undergraduates wi11 receive an e-mail survey asking for input about their t I\V eiperience. For info call ext. 3989 or e-mail nsse@uwaterloo.ca.

VOUJNTEER The City of Waterloo is currently recruiting secretary and operations

CHURCH SERVICE twenty20dircctions: young adult service starts at 7:30 p.m. cvery second and fourth Sunday (March 12 and 26) at Koinonia Christian Fellowship, 850 Sawmill Road, Bloomingdale, ON. University pickup at U\V - 6:-+5 p.m., SCI, and \-VLU pickup is at 7 p.m., University Ave entrance under the wall<way. FOr more illforn~ation - ww\v.kcf.org.

CIASSIFIEDS HOU.,NG Bungalow house for rent May 2006.

Basement has seDaratc entrance and bathroom. Shared kitchen and wash路room upstairs with three bedrooms.

Call Divina (905) 257-3628 or (289) 242-6116 or e-mail di\'inatb(Q)hotmail.com. ..

HElP WANTE" Summer job - work at the beach!

Kazwear Swirrnvear - full and Dart- time positions available Grand Bend, Port Stanlev and Bavfield. Possible monthly wage increases and bonus.

Contact camlkazswim@rogers.com.

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March Madness

]\larch Madness is coming. No, it's not t.he NCAA. basketball tournament, but 111e \\(at:;':rioo C:ampus Rec Basketball toum;xment. The third annual3~on-3 charity b:lscd toumeyis an annual event that is not a basketball competition, but a charity event that is geared towards havinv fun and raisinR money for charity. Thi~year, themoneYis going to the Yellow Jersey project through the LivestrongCatnpaif:,l11 (Lance Arm· stmng Foundation).

1\\'0 Krist)' Guthrie and KlflCS10J(>gy major Grahiun Campbcll, Yellow Jersey project at Waterloo. \'{7ith inspiration from the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Li\}~ the Ydlowlers,:.y project is trying to raise funds f~)t(h~ foundation a~d~ise a\,"lXC11e~5 and share their message with Canadians. This year, the campaign for tbe Yellow Jersey project is to raise fe)f the LAE On Friday March 24th and Saturday March 25th, the basketball toumame~t is hoping to last year's total of $1,500. year's event has p1izes from Boston Pizza, Dooly's, \'7ebco, Iivestrongcampaign, McGinnis FrontRow and the Raptors, \\1.th a special raffle for a basketball signed by Morris Peterson.

Last'\'L'at"s tournament had 48 teams and this yeartheyarelookingto have 64.

They are looking at havmg five different divisions this year (beginner,intermediate, advanced, all··Star and co..eel). Can1pus ree is looking forvoJunteers to help with the event. If interested, contact K.atc Shippey atkjhippe@uwaterloo. ca. Registration for the tournrunent on until March 16 and is $50 per team. For full details check out www.campusrec. uwaterloo.com or contact .Marc ltutriaga at extension 5693.

Waterloo students enjoy themselves in one of Campus Ree's many fitness classes off~red at the university. fitness Explosion

For those students requiring a much· needed break from midterms and essays, a remarkable opportunity is upon you. On March 15 Campus Rec invites LJW students out to Fit Explosion, an hour-long combination of various fitness classes that Campus Rec offers.

The best part - you don't pay a cent.

In an attempt to expose all of the different fitness options, Campus Rec has set up this free chance for students to taste carciio·kickboxing, hi-lo aerobics, and tightening and toning, all of which are fused into the Fit Explosion program. From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the small PAC gym, participants will be shown a mix of programs. see fiTNESS, page 31

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s etball seas n continues Brody Hohman SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

It is no surprise that the Mcl'vfastef Marauders, who finished their season in first place in the OUA West with a 17-5 record, will be competing in the OUA conference finals. \Vhat is a surprise, however is who they will be playing.

The York Lions finished their season with a very respectable 14-8 record, good for fourth in the east, but certainly not good enough to foreshadow convincing playoff vic·· tories civer powerhouses Carleton and Ottawa.

But surprises have been the theme of the 2005-2006 OUA play.. offs.

The upsets started on the very first day of the playoffs when the 616 Queen's Golden Gaels knocked off the 16-6 University of T01"Onto Varsity Blues.

Number S1.,,, Laurier then defeated number two Guelph on their way to doing just the same to third place Brock before succumbing to McMaster. The ted-hot number five Windsor Lancers also barely got by the talented fourth place Waterloo Warriors.

Still the most impressive play-

off run belongs to the York Lions who took off after a slim overtime victory over the 8-14 Laurentian Voyageurs.

They first got by the second ranked 18-4 Ottawa Gees-Gees by a very authoritative 76-55 victory.

Then came the three time defending CIS Champion, 20-2 first place and heavily favoured Carleton Ravens.

But 011 the back of Tut Ruach's 40 minute, 20 point, 10 assist ef· fort the Lions got past the Ravens 82- 74 and kept their teams playoff hopes alive. see BASKETBAll, page 31

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At least we've got baseball have to battle through adversity to win, ticket buyers will be lined up for the next W'BC by the conclusion of spring training.

This \Vorld Baseball Classic idea might not be all that bad after all.

OK, the timing might not be perfect. And the venues are a little weak.

And the talent pool for most teams is more shallow than Hugh Hefner.

Butdespiteitsinefficencies, the WBC otTers baseball fans something tllat has been foreign to mem tor over a centurv.

We1c~me to meaningful baseball in March.

The first real upset of me \\V'BC was a collossal one -- and one we Canucks were on the winning side of IiJr a change. The gritty Canadians toppled the favoured USA in opening round-robin actionlastweek, proving thd commradere and teml concept mell.11S more t.han talent - could SOllleOne forward that memo to Hockey Canada?

Th~ Canadian upset is exactly what the tournament needed, and it only took two days to happen. It was apparent in first-round games in Japanlastweek matatleast some parts of the world cared about this tlung.

Now, with thanks to the emotinallycharged Dominican Republic club and Canada's big win over the hosts, the tournament suddenly means a whole lot to North America.

In what was supposed to be a gitnme for the U luted States, the W'BC now has the ability to become an In-temational SportS story. EYen if the Americans recover and go on to \v.in the tournament, one loss has brought this tournament to where it needs to be in order for its recurring success. The notion that someone else has a chance, be it t:.~e Dominicans, Cuba or Canada ~ means that people will watch.

But I, like many sports fans, was skeptical at me onset of me W'Be HO\v exciting could baseball's first best-on-best international tournament be with such absurd rules as pitch counts and tie games? How sharp would the players be just days after scraping tl1eir Cheeto-encrusted carcuses off their warm comfy couches? The last thing ]\fLB wanted for this tournanlent is for it to become glorified spring training.

But the W1,C could bea big event for Major Leag·ue Baseball and for all 16 countries that are participating in it. The tinling of the thing is one major point of contention, but: mere was 110 other available timeframe in which to place the tourney. The only other option would be to suspend the season, a feat deemed impossible on the account of how crammed the MLB sceduJc is already. For .a league that offers its players about a dozen days off all year, a thrce--week tournament break in June doesn't compute .- unless spring trailung is moved to January.

Internationally, the tournament was gaining m~re headlines than originally thought even before the U.S. lost. Now mat they have, expect coverage to increase exponentirJly. If there's anything the world likes seeing more than victory bvthe human race, it's American defc.a~.

Furthermore, the tournament could Fain permanent residence in the where more big-money ticket sales can be made .-~-. ramer than the original thought of taking the \VBC show on the road in order to generate interest. If the Americans

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So despite the weaknesses tlus tournament inherently possesses, it seems to be doing much better man expected. How much of tl1atis strictly fallout from the American loss is vet to be seen. But in any event, baseball is 011 the right track internationally with the \,{IBe Besides, how can you go wrong with meaningful baseball in March? amcguire@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Basketball: QUA conference finals Fitness: shaping up continued from page 30

The finals matchup between Mc1faster and York will provide the classic backdrop of the number one favourite against the Cinderella playoff team.

And although the lions should probably be considered more than a David, the Marauders are certainly a Goliath.

McMaster has floated among the CIS coach's top 10 all year (currently sev'tnth) and provide a very balanced attack tllat finished first in the conference -1766 points in 22 games. Led by illJ-star torward Adam Steiner's 15.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game the Marauders have seven players who finished with over seven points per game this year induding key contributors John Obrovac, Ben Katz and Jl.fartin Ajayi.

York also features a very high octane offence---· 1595 points in 22 games - which is led bv Daniel Eves and Tut Ruach. Eves ave~ed 1S.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while Ruach averaged 17.3 points and 4.1 assists

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per gaHle. The Lions also have a very strong presence under the basket with the 6'10" Jordan Foebel who averaged 9.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game ul11ning me boards.

The importance of this finals match up lies in the seeding for the CIS Championship tournament. As me OUA representatives (final fourin conference playoffs) Carleton, Laurier, York, and McMaster are all guaranteed spots in me Final 10Tournamentwhichwill run from March 16·19 in Halifa.,..

The winner of the QUA confer·· ence finals will be given a top fout ranking among the leaders of the Canada West, Atlantic and Quebec conferences. Both teams know me importance of seeding firsthand and should provide a very entertaining and otTensive final on Saturday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. at York Univ:ershy.

Tickets are availabJe to adults for $5, and $3 dollars for student;;/ seniors, while children under 12 get in free. Call 416-736·-5982 for more information.

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Not only is tbjs an opportunity to jump back into your weight-loss resolution from New Year's, but it will also give you great insight into the fantastic fitness programs provided

by Crunpus Rec . Fit Explosion is open to bom males and females, and there is no registration required; just show up \\1th a towe!, water bottle and get ready tClt a good workout. Even if you are not necessarily a work-out type of person, Fit Explosion could provide you with just the stress-relief or adrenaline rush that you have been looking for, and hey, you might even make a new habit out of it.

If you have never attended a fitness cl'lss before, you are seriously missing out. If all you needed was >til opportututy free of charge to get out and try a class, then make sure to wrangle up some friends and head to PAC on March 15. dklaponski@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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