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JUNE 3, 2005

VO L 28, NO 3

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Here today, gone tomorrow? A student runs past the Biology 2 lawn, over which UW plans to build a 225,000 square-foot nanotech building.

CARLA SANDHAM

Students protest construction plans Councillors want to maintain green space, while UW vice-president cites “hierarchy of needs” Christine Loureiro IMPRINT STAFF

As plans move forward to construct a new academic building over the Biology 2 green space, student councillors Matt Strickland and Ian MacKinnon are encouraging Feds to oppose the recommendation. Students are protesting the proposal to place a 225,000 square-foot building (roughly the size of the math and computers building) for nanotechnology engineering and the Institute for Quantum Computing on the green. Strickland and MacKinnon, of engineering and math respectively, will put forth a motion at the June 5 Students’ Council meeting instructing Feds president John Andersen to bring students’ concerns to UW’s administration. “Both of us have a strong interest in aesthetics,” said MacKinnon, stressing that one of the positive qualities of UW’s campus is green space. “The campus is better for having the B2 green,” Strickland echoed about the lawn that hosts frosh week activities, sun worshippers and summer games of Frisbee. But Dennis Huber, UW’s vice president administration and finance, sees a better use for the space.

“The multidisciplinary nature [of nanotechnology] demands a connection with engineering and math,” he said. Huber believes creating physical links between the faculty buildings will also produce usable space for classrooms and offices and aid traffic flow between the buildings. “We’re not convinced that they need a physical connection to reflect a symbolic one,” MacKinnon said. “If the best reason for paving over the B2 green is a symbolic link, then that’s not worth it,” Strickland said. “Ideally we would like to see this on East Campus Hall,” MacKinnon said, adding that building on east campus could become necessary in the near future, and developing a plan for construction there would be beneficial. “You may as well start making a network on east campus,” he added. Huber said three sites on campus are ideal for a building of this size. In keeping with the design of existing buildings, this structure will be three to five stories high, requiring a floor plate of 50,000 to 75,000 square feet. The administration’s working group considered space by East Campus Hall and a site north of math and computers near central services, but the B2 was

the only location subject to extensive investigation. One of the chief considerations in choosing a site is vibration in the area, Huber said, as equipment housed in the building will be extremely sensitive in nature. Proximity to the rail line and local traffic interference led the working group to rule out East Campus Hall. Although there is an existing foundation near central services, rumbling equipment and noticeable vibrations from the nearby boiler house are problematic. The faculty of science’s vibration analysis of the B2 green came back with positive results, he said. Huber stressed plans for the building are still in the preliminary phase. The next step for the working group is selecting an architect, then investigating design and development as well as possible physical obstacles to building on the green. “You don’t start those practices thinking they’re going to fail, but it’s not impossible,” said Huber. “It looks like the only green space that will be left on campus [in 10 years] is the Grad House green,” said Strickland. The councillors also want to see UW create a plan to enhance the green near Burt Matthews Hall (where frosh week’s toga party is held) should the administration build over the B2 green.

Huber cited a “hierarchy of needs” in selecting the building’s location. “Functional need is the most important thing,” he said. “If we can accommodate this now, why don’t we? “I don’t mind having the facts on the table. There’s no perfect solution to meeting everyone’s needs,” he added. “I don’t think it’s as serious an issue as some people might make it to be.” Construction for the building (regardless of location) is to begin in 2006 with a projected occupancy date of 2008. “Essentially they want the symbolic link,” said MacKinnon. “Campus aesthetics and student activities should play a factor.” MacKinnon disagrees with Huber’s hierarchy of needs. “I think [student input] should be taken at par with the concerns of the university. “We understand that not every student need can be met, but it’s a compromise. We would have appreciated a little more notice than this other than just a notice on the Daily Bulletin, he added.” “But at the end of the day, the university will probably do whatever they want,” Strickland said. “That’s the Waterloo way.” cloureiro@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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What’s the best use for the B2 Green? by Salim Eteer and Kirill Levin

“Elephant farm”. Mark Lierman 4A history

“To sit out on and study, not pave over”. Jeanna McCuaig 2B biology

“Playing sports there.” Emily & Amy Milne

“Nothing.” Darrell Gaudette

2A psychology 3A history

electrical engineering grad

Across 1. Teddy bear maker 5. You could say bleated 10. Scarlett O’Hara’s home 14. Poker bet 15. Far beyond the norm 16. The first murder victim 17. Land with noise 18. Grammatical patterns 19. Having torn out one’s hair 20. Pinata material 23. Golfers carry lots 24. Poe’s first name 25. Slow-cooked meal 26. From the perfect amount of sun 27. Summer zodiac sign 28. Gossiping snitch 31. Summer getaway 33. Grumpy 36. The Briton’s prefer a queue 37. Has a big red engine 40. Dick and Jane’s dog 42. Remove a binding 43. Fish sauce 46. Secret agent man 47. Distilled from wood 50. The loneliest number 51. All that’s left 54. Flower stalk 56. Take into custody 57. Ignoramus 60. Tim Hortons cappuccino 62. Chinese mafia 63. Fencing sword 64. Close by 65. Narrow mountain ridge 66. Connery or Astin 67. Indiana town praised in The Music Man 68. Ancient Greek harps 69. Fine clay Down 1. Go down a cliff or building 2. The old unload 3. Successive traffic signals

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4B social work

2B arts & business

3B pure math and physics

“A future water fight to break the Guinness Book world record.” Tushara Weeratne & Caustan De Riggs 2B environment & business

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45. Typical student dwelling 47. Taiwanese capital 48. Having a sleeping disorder 49. Ruling in place of the monarch 52. An apology 53. Timothy Wier’s UW ID 55. Gary Kasparov’s game 58. A shorter Nathan 59. Lyric poems 61. A place without liquor

4. Old photo type 5. Scottish brogue 6. The university pumps them for funds 7. The world’s on his shoulders 8. A turned on man 9. Santa’s first reindeer 10. Pop can opener 11. Last place to find a vegetarian 12. Reacquire a skill 13. Firm pasta 21. Incorrect computer result 22. Female sheep 29. To be form 30. Soy bean curd 32. Won’t be seen till snow falls 33. Used by the boys of summer 34. Violate a moral law 35. Now with Omega-3 37. Anscestor 38. Most likely broken by a senior 39. Secret dalliance 40. Religious form of punishment 41. Hypothetical remedy for all ills 44. Noah’s boat

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“Just lying in the grass.” Amy Pfaff

Jumble theme: Interesting newspaper headlines

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“Suntanning and bikinis”. Loraine Carey

climaxes in chorus of hallelujahs”

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Final Quotation: “______ wants tougher death penalty” Last issue’s solution:

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Universities/Colleges

A dozen college students in the Philippines protested the nation’s debilitating educational system on Wednesday by disrobing near the presidential palace and parading naked as jaybirds for 15 minutes at a busy Manila intersection before police intervened. They claimed it was a statement about the country’s descent from one of the mightiest educational institutions in Asia to a nation facing a shortage of 50,000 classrooms and 3.5 million desks and books this year, due in part to insufficient government funding. On the United States college front, Wisconsin Republican state rep Daniel LeMahieu is proceeding with legislation that would ban the University of Wisconsin’s student health centre from providing, endorsing or prescribing birth control and emergency contraception because he feels birth control “encourages female promiscuity.” Somehow I doubt he knows. CIPRIAN MIHALCEA

UW, WLU and Conestoga student leaders, MPPs Mary Anne Chambers and John Milloy on May 20 in the Tatham Centre.

Liberals introduce increased funding Minister Mary Anne Chambers introduces $6.2 billion for post-secondary education Ciprian Mihalcea IMPRINT STAFF

Many community members were on hand as MPP Mary Anne Chambers visited campus to discuss the McGuinty government’s new plan to improve higher education through an additional $6.2 billion in funding over the next five years — one of the largest funding increases in 40 years. The Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Mary Anne Chambers and Kitchener Centre MPP John Milloy introduced the new funding increase earmarked for programs which improve student financial assistance and increased capital support to graduate departments with increased enrolment. The “Reaching Higher” plan introduces $358 million in student financial assistance over the next four years, more than doubling the amount funded in 2004-05. New funding is also set to

increase financial assistance for 135,000 low- and middle-income students in 2005-06. In addition, the tuition freeze will continue into 2005-06 until a new tuition framework is implemented in September 2006. The plan also reduces the amount of money middle-income parents are expected to contribute to their children’s education and also recognizes computer costs in student loan needs assessments. “If Ontario is to achieve its full potential, it is critical to reach higher when it comes to postsecondary education” said Chambers. “Our goal is to ensure our colleges and universities achieve the highest standards in teaching and research, resulting in the skills and innovation that will support economic growth.” Many student leaders from Waterloo, Laurier and Conestoga were also on hand to comment on the new plan. “This budget represents a turning point for post-secondary education in

Reaching Higher: Increased Funding Info ! 39 per cent increased funding compared to 2004-05 funding base ! Enhanced support with Ontario-only grant of up to $3,000 for 16,000 secondyear dependent students ! Increase weekly loan amounts from $110 to $140 for single students for the 2005-06 school year ! Provide $50 million annually to match funds raised by colleges and universities to establish endowments for financial assistance ! Establish a Research Council in Ontario to advise on and co-ordinate research ! Expand graduate education by 12,000 students in 2007-08 and 14,000 by 2009-10 through new investments of up to $220 million annually by 2009-10 ! New low-income tuition grants of up to $6,000 for 16,000 first-year dependent students ! $95 million in new funding to increase the number of new, first-year med school spaces by 15 per cent

Ontario and for the province as a whole,” says Howie Bender, Feds vice president education. “The McGuinty plan represents the first step towards a brighter future for Ontarians.” Bender was also pleased that the “Liberal government has honoured its commitment to maintaining the current tuition freeze into 2006,” adding “Tuition needs to be predictable, regulated and represent students’ fair share of the cost of education.”

“Our goal is to ensure our colleges and universities achieve the highest standards in teaching and research, resulting in the skills and innovation that will support economic growth.” —MPP Mary Anne Chambers

Canada

A woman in Ottawa has been told by Canada Post that her front doorstep is too high and that her mail service may be terminated if she does not make adjustments. Christine Charbonneau went to check her mail last Friday and found a Canada Post worker measuring her 30 centimetrehigh doorstep, which is ten centimetres higher than the limit outlined by building regulations. A Canada Post spokeswoman has said that Charbonneau must reduce the size of the step or move her mailbox. Charbonneau finds the whole thing ridiculous. International

North Korea may be facing an endangering food crisis that has caused “starvation rations” to be dispersed to its people, but that hasn’t stopped the country’s scientists from inventing a new growth-enhancing nutritional candy! A Japanese newspaper published a story last Friday claiming that North Korea has developed a new candy that can increase a child’s height, weight and IQ (the “weight” part isn’t exactly earth-shattering), and the head of a North Korean research centre says there are no clinical methods used and no side effects. If it sounds too good to be true to us Westerners, it is: the new snack is composed of sesame seeds, carrots, beans and seaweed, majorly stretching the definition of the word “candy.” Cool idea, though — we should slap similar misnomers on our children’s medication. More parents would trust Ritalin if it suddenly became “Farmer Smile-A-Lot’s Gumball Grab Bag.”

Minister Chambers praised the students who assisted the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance in the compilation of the extensive Rae review which outlined many recommendations for improvement of post-secondary education. Chambers, Milloy and others on hand celebrated with cake on which was inscribed the phrase “Upwards and Onwards: A new era for higher education.”

A 17-year-old in Italy found guilty of vandalism, slander and disturbing the peace has been ordered by the judge to lose some weight. The judge felt that, in addition to assigning volunteer work, putting the 220 lb. boy on a diet would “reinforce his self-esteem,” although His Honour did not reveal exactly how many shed pounds would set the kid straight. Sounds like he’s not getting enough carrots and seaweed.

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They plan to arrive in Tobermory on June 7. They began ther hike at Queenston (Niagara-on-the-Lake) on April 30. The Martins have raised $9,078 in cash and pledges to date. The goal is to raise $15,000. About $25,000 in donations is needed each year to sponsor children.

Carla Sandham EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

School of Pharmacy design revealed

Feds call for action

University of Waterloo’s international students expect to work off-campus by September. The Feds called on Citizenship and Immigration Minister Joe Volpe to implement the policy change announced last month that would permit international students to work off campus. If implemented, the policy will also allow students to be granted a two-year work permit upon graduation. International students pay just under three times the price that Canadian students pay for their education. Trek 4 Kids reaches Wiarton

Brothers and UW students Eric and Kevin Martin reached Wiarton Monday during their 850-kilometre hike of the Bruce Trail to raise funds for House of Friendship’s summer camp program.

Kitchener city council reviewed a preliminary design concept for the new UW school of pharmacy during Monday night’s meeting. Council approved a set of founding principles for the design of the new campus in downtown Kitchener, bringing the School of Pharmacy one step closer to becoming a reality. The preliminary design concept builds on the vision of the school of pharmacy’s Hallman director, Dr. Jake Thiessen, to create an “integrated world of care.” The specific design, layout and physical makeup will undoubtedly change as UW further develops a more detailed plan, but the general themes and components for the campus will remain largely the same. csandham@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Math by-election results Khalil Andani and Lianchong Zhu are Math’s two new Student Council members, elected on Friday, May 27. Student Council seats are still available for the following constituencies: one each for Architecture, Optometry, Environmental Studies, Independent Studies, and Renison. Two seats are available for Engineering students. Contact Brandon Sweet, Feds executive researcher, ext. 6781 June’s Student Council meeting will be held this Sunday, June 5 at the Cambridge Architecture building, starting at 12 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2005

Time for non-smokers’ rights to reign

Mark Johnson IMPRINT STAFF

What is it with smokers these days? It’s bad enough that they go around polluting our air, effectively killing themselves and those around them, but now they’re huffing and puffing (literally) over limitations being placed upon their shameful habits — and claiming their “rights” are being unfairly violated. Tobacco is the only product legally available in Canada that can kill its users if they follow the manufacturer’s directions. Luckily for smokers, we have a public health care system that provides care for them when they give themselves cancer, heart attacks, emphysema and the numerous other afflictions associated with tobacco use. It’s a huge money loser: tobacco use is costing our health care system roughly $5 billion a year, and revenue from taxes on cigarettes covers but a fraction of that amount. Smoking costs the economy $336 per Canadian per year. A group of Canadian online companies, headed by momentus.ca, have made it clear on their websites that they only hire non-smokers. It’s a policy aimed at lowering health-related costs for employers. Smokers tend to get sick more easily, miss work more often and take more breaks when at work than nonsmokers. The policy makes perfect sense. At Weyco Medical Benefits, a Michigan company, employees were given

two years’ notice of a no-smoking policy and the company paid for products and programs to help smokers quit. In the end, 20 workers quit and four had to be fired. Studies show that smokers cost Canadian companies $8 billion a year in lost productivity – that’s no small sum! Investments to curb suicidal behaviour such as smoking are definitely justified and the government should provide incentives for companies to engage in such practices. Hopefully the crackdown on “defective employees” will put the fear of God into smokers and encourage them to free themselves of a self-imposed addiction. A recent survey showed that over 70 per cent of smokers want to quit, so we must tap into that constituency.

...if you insist on killing yourself, at least be so kind as to not take us with you! How do we get the poor souls to take that crucial step? One way is to hit them where it counts: in their wallet! Cigarette taxes are an excellent way to discourage smoking, promote health and increase government revenue all at the same time. Thankfully, the McGuinty government in Ontario kept its promise to raise cigarette taxes; let’s hope the federal government follows suit. This is an olive branch to smokers — and is desperately needed considering tobacco use kills close to 48,000 Canadians each and every year. The World Bank, World Health Organization and various health promotion groups have all called for

increased taxes on cigarettes. New Canadian research now shows that exposure to secondhand smoke is just as harmful to a woman’s fertility as is she herself smokes. This comes after the news that smoking also brings on menopause at an earlier age. Isn’t that a kicker? While smokers whine and cry about their so-called “right” to bestow their secondhand smoke upon us, they are diminishing women’s chances of conceiving. Not only can smokers kill themselves and those around them – now they can also kill future generations before they’re conceived! Even here on the UW campus, we have to deal with arrogant, inconsiderate smokers who insist on lighting up around entrances to buildings – then the smoke of course wafts inside for all to enjoy. Considering that secondhand smoke is even more dangerous than directly inhaled smoke and kills more than 3,000 non-smoking Canadians a year, these actions are disgraceful. Note that they do this in spite of the presence of signs indicating many of these doors are “designated nosmoking entrances.” This leads one to conclude that they’re either illiterate or selfish and insensitive – I’d guess it’s the latter. Granted, the majority of smokers is far more considerate of others and would never take part in such behaviour, but perhaps it’s time for the small group of offenders to realize the err of their selfish behaviour and start considering the well-being of others. While it would be best for all concerned if you quit smoking, if you insist on killing yourself, at least be so kind as to not take us with you!

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SEEN SOMETHING INTERESTING AROUND

UW remembers sociology professor

CAMPUS LATELY?

Talented instructor and researcher will be dearly missed Janine Gilbert SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

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Jim Curtis, a beloved professor of sociology, passed away suddenly at the age of 63 after an apparent heart attack suffered on campus last Friday. Curtis has been a professor at the University of Waterloo for over 30 years, first joining the faculty in 1970. Curtis researched various areas including Canadian culture in a comparative perspective, social inequality and the sociology of physical activity. He is known for his comparison of Canadian and American values. A truly talented instructor and remarkable researcher, Curtis had been an inspiration for the thousands of students and colleagues that he has taught and worked with. His acknowledgements run outside of the University of Waterloo as well. He was known as one of Canada’s pre-eminent academic and intellectual leaders and has been called one of the country’s finest sociologists. The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association acknowledged

Curtis for his Outstanding Contribution to the field of sociology. He was also given the country’s highest academic honour this past November as he was inducted as a

have had the pleasure of listening to him lecture on topics for which he was truly passionate. His loving wife Penny, four sons and many other family members survive him. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care Centre have been suggested and can be arranged by contacting the Edward R. Good funeral home.

Correction COURTESY UW DAILY BULLETIN

Jim Curtis.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the national academy dedicated to the promotion of learning and research in the humanities and sciences. His numerous publications and significant work in the field of Canadian sociology has given inspiration to many sociologists who follow in his footsteps. He will be missed by many students here at the university who

The May 20 issue of Imprint had errors in the proposed Ancilliary Services Fee (ASF) story; the fee is as follows: —$10/term for full-time undergraduates —$6.50/term for full-time graduate students —$3/term for part-time undergraduates —$2/term for part-time graduate students

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UW automotive engineers second to none UW Formula SAE team racks up nine top spots in their best-ever finish in 18 years Mohammad Jangda IMPRINT STAFF

Keeping with its Maclean’s tradition of being the best, the University of Waterloo added another great success story to its list of evergrowing achievements when UW’s Formula SAE team was announced top Canadian entry at the Formula SAE competition on May 22, 2005. With what can be described as possibly the best-designed Formula SAE car in Canadian history, the team returned to Waterloo after securing fourth place out of over 140 international entries (highest position by a Canadian team in nine years), and first out of 17 Canadian entries, at the grueling five day competition held in Pontiac, Michigan. The Formula SAE competition is an annual event that challenges university students around the world to design, build, race and market a small formula-style racing car in the period of one year. The competition draws over 120 teams every year, all of whom are constrained by rigid guidelines set in place to test the knowledge, creativity and imagination of participating teams and act as an educational experience for young engineers. UW’s Formula SAE team has been taking part in the competition since 1987 and this year’s result is its best-ever finish. The team also

COURTESY FORMULA SAE TEAM

This is the vehicle that thinking outside the classroom will get you into. secured top 20 positions in seven of the eight mini- events held to test various aspects of the car, the most notable of which being second place for engineering design, which evaluates

A forum to change the world? Jacqueline McKoy IMPRINT STAFF

UWFIT’s first meeting made reference to probable obstacles that UWFIT may face in its quest to change the world. Well-known think-tanks, Waterloo’s newest student organization, the such as the Fraser and Cato Institutes, often have Forum for Independent Thought (UWFIT), political affiliations — contrary to the UWFIT’s had its inaugural meeting last Thursday, with the strategy — that makes their policy become prachopes of spurring student activism and cultural tice. Suri maintains that a disassociation with awareness on campus. political ideology is one of the unique facets of Frustrated by a campus-wide sense of discon- the UWFIT, aside from the fact that its existence nection from curalone is unique. rent world issues, UW is currently third year engineerthe only Canaing students Rajat dian university Suri and Kirsten to have a reRobinson ponsearch group of dered the idea of this type. creating a discusStanford sion group to help University’s like-minded stuRoosevelt Indents make sense stitute, a similar of the world and mucharound them in touted student ways that their acapolicy group, demic experience came into existmay not allow for. ence last month KIRILL LEVIN Suri, UWFIT’s UWFIT’s Rajat Suri listens to one of the many with plans to expresident, said viewpoints expressed at the club’s first meeting. tend chapters to Waterloo students other Ivy typically devote a considerable amount of time League schools in the near future. Despite the and intellectual prowess to solving theoretical group’s youth and lack of political clout, UWFIT’s problems that are at the basis of the school’s mission states plans for “high-quality research technical programs, but that his vision for with the potential for international impact.” UWFIT is to “channel the creative energy of UWFIT’s members will likely have the assistance UW’s students into solutions” to some of the of UW professors such as Larry Smith, Jan world’s most pressing problems. Narveson and dean of arts, Robert Kerton, all of UWFIT’s major goal is to provide a bi- whom are active in economic and developmental partisan forum for applying students’ knowl- policy on both the national and global level. edge and problem-solving skills to critical ecoThe club’s ambitious goals are grounded by nomic, social and political issues. The group’s Suri’s hope that at the very least, UWFIT “is first target is attempting to find solutions to the useful in bringing together people with a comUnited Nation’s lag in implementing their mon goal and noble cause of helping others help Millenium Development Goals to improve the themselves.” standard of living in the developing world. Aside jmckoy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca from ideas, the group of around 20 students at

the design of a car as a whole. They were also awarded second place in the Ricardo Powertrain Award as well as the Society of Plastics Engineers Composites Award. The

team’s great success has been a long time coming and due largely to their devotion to perfecting the car’s design through testing and reevaluation of past designs and then building it for quality. The SAE team members, ranging from firstyear undergraduates to master’s students, all share the passion of motorsports and handson learning and hope to travel to the United Kingdom next to compete in the Formula Student Competition and return with similar successes. Also aiming for success is UW’s Alternate Fuels Team at the recently launched Challenge X, which is a competition involving the auto industry and 17 universities working to design a vehicle that uses the latest automotive technologies and runs on an alternate fuel system. UWAFT also recently held a forum titled “The Future of Hydrogen” where speakers from the industry and academics discussed the feasibility of hydrogen as a fuel source for vehicles. With its international successes and constant yearning for innovation, UW can do naught but add on to its successes. As a judge said at the SAE competition, “Waterloo is a small team that always shows up with big results.” —With files from the Daily Bulletin mjangda@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Campus resources an invaluable tool Stephanie Lim SPECIAL TO IMPRINT

I’m graduating in two months and I still don’t know what I want to do with my life. Don’t panic; I’m wellrounded. I studied English literature, French and took a few business classes; that should get me somewhere, right? Regardless of year or area of study, many students are confused about the type of career they would like to pursue or how their degree applies to their career goals. Beth Bower of Counselling Services said a person typically changes their career three to five times in their lifetime. However, in today’s society, she added some people could even change their careers five to nine times. Jamie, a second-year UW student, has another problem — the career planning process. For Jamie, his career path was not all fun and games. After being discouraged by one of his high school teachers, he gave up on his dream of becoming an actor. His parents never liked the idea either. He decided to proactively re-examine his likes and dislikes. He recognized his love for computers, drawing and television, which in turn led him to develop an interest in graphic design. Now what? How does one become a so-called “graphic designer”? What steps are involved? If this sounds like you, don’t worry. There is help and you don’t have to go far — it’s on campus at Counselling Services and Career Services.

Counselling Services vs. Career Services UW has both Counselling Services and Career Services, which both

offer assistance to those who are in the process of searching for the perfect career. Student fees fund career and counselling services. Many students do not realize there are professionals on campus who are willing and able to help. Even after you graduate and have spent a year or two in the working world only to realize your chosen path doesn’t suit you, Career Services welcomes you to come back and take advantage of their programs. Counselling Services and Career Services go hand-in-hand. No matter what stage you are at in your career planning process, from the “I’m screwed, I need direction in life” to the “I know what I want to be, but how do I get there” stage, you can still go to either place for assistance. I was unaware that Counselling Services offered career counselling in addition to personal counselling. As I walked by the front bulletin board, I saw a poster that read, “Spring 2005 Looking for Career Direction?” I then stood in awe for about 10 seconds — someone had answered my prayers. From that poster, I learned there is something called the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). More specifically, the SII is designed to help identify your pattern of vocational interests and show how that pattern compares to the interest patterns of 67,000 women and men in over 100 occupations. Bower stressed that the SII provides suggestions of different career choices which match your interests in comparisons to those who are already in the field. It does not dictate what careers you should or should not pursue. The inventory costs $10.

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The team at Career Services is ready to help you find that perfect career. Aside from the SII, Counselling Services also offers the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) — an assessment based on psychologist Carl Jung’s theories to identify your preferences on four separate scales: preferred source of energy, preferred way of gathering information, preferred way of making decisions and preferred way of interacting with your immediate environment. After completing this assessment, and receiving feedback from a certified counsellor, you will know your type/personality. Knowing your type not only helps you identify personal reasons for stress and relationship related issues, but it also helps you predict work

settings and potential occupations that would be consistent with your style/comfort zone. “I love all sixteen personalities from the MBTI — they are all positive. It’s about differences. Any personality can do any occupation; it’s only the approach that is different,” said Bower. If you want to kick-start your career search, Counselling Services is offering a free workshop entitled “Getting Started in Career Exploration” on June 21 from 4 p.m to 5:30 p.m. and July 7 from 11:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about the SII, MBTI and other services at Counselling Services go to Needles Hall, Room 2080 or call 888-4567 ext.

2655 to book an appointment. If you’re asking yourself the following questions, Career Services is the place to go. 1. Is this the type of career I want? Will it make me happy? 2. Do I see myself doing this for the next five years of my life? Or am I ambitious and like change? 3. What are the steps to get into this career? If you have a few careers in mind that suit your interests and personality, but at the same time you are wondering how to cross the bridge from university life to the working world, Career Services can help. See HELP, page 8

The leak that launched a thousand complaints

While doing my laundry on Sunday, I found several stains on my white Tshirt. I couldn’t scrub them out so I rubbed the shirt in detergent and left the shirt on the floor to try to lift the stain a bit. Leaving this shirt to be washed last, I began to hang my wet laundry on chairs just outside of my bathroom. By the time I had finished, I noticed that my permanently dirtcovered floor and wet white T-shirt had combined into an uncleanable mess. I tried not to see it as losing a shirt so much as gaining a rag. A bit upset, I went outside to hang my laundry. A woman speaking to me in Khmer soon approached. I smiled

politely, appreciating the advice she was trying to give me on how to hang my laundry, but due to incomprehension responded with “Kn’yon meun yeung dtay,” meaning, “I don’t understand.” My neighbour overheard our discussion and explained that there was a problem. The two of them entered my flat and walked straight to the far end. Pointing to a wet patch on the floor under the chairs where I had left my wet clothes, my neighbour explained that this woman lives downstairs from me and was being dribbled upon by my laundry water. I apologised profusely. I slapped my forehead repeatedly to mime my foolishness for those who didn’t understand English. I promised it would not happen again. Both woman and neighbour continued to talk. I wondered what was still unresolved. I apologised again. That had no effect. Eventually, my neighbour told me that it was no problem.

We all went outside. I continued to hang my laundry on the clothesline. Another neighbour approached me pointing to the laundry and speaking in rapid Khmer. Again I smiled awkwardly and responded with, “Kn’yon meun yeung dtay.” My neighbour overheard again. He explained that she wanted to know if I was married, implying the only excuse for my ineptitude would be if I didn’t have a woman to do these things for me. “No, I’m not married,” I responded. Feeling embarrassed, I went inside to unwind, using my new rag to scrub the floors. About half an hour later, a young girl in a baseball cap and a middle-aged woman came knocking. The woman introduced herself as Srey Hem’s elder sister, who is my neighbour’s ten year old daughter. I invited both of them in, wondering what had prompted the visit. They both walked straight to the rear of the house and Srey Hem’s sister

pointed to the stain. The young girl, acting as interpreter, explained that the neighbours were complaining about a leak. “Yes,” I said, “I know. I just talked to them about it.” A middle-aged bare-chested man walked in, dressed in only a sarong. He spoke with Srey Hem’s lder sister. I wondered what was happening. Again, I explained about the laundry. Much apologising and forehead slapping followed. Still no one seemed satisfied. The girl asked me about my other leak. “Other leak?” I responded. She moved aside my garbage can to reveal that the plastic bag had not only leaked, but created a large puddle of decomposing mango, banana and assorted nasty juices onto my floor and into my neighbour’s flat. Again, my forehead took a beating. In the meantime, the girl grabbed my new floor rag and began scrubbing away. Meanwhile the man began shouting at the little girl,

walking about and stomping exaggeratedly on the floor. I felt bad for the girl. As it turns out, my neighbours below were being annoyed by the sound of my walking. I promised to try to be quieter and to cause no more leaks. Everyone, including the irate sarong-clad man from the flat below, said that it was no problem. I was starting to get a knot in my stomach from the constant embarrassment. Eventually, they left and I continued cleaning. I went to read a book to unwind. Just as I sat down, the phone rang. The call was coming from my boss’ phone. “Hello Adam, this is Srey Hem. I heard there was a problem.” I explained about the leak and apologized repeatedly. This time at least, my forehead remained unharmed as Srey Hem speaks fluent English and wasn’t there to see me hit myself anyway. I hung up and went to take a nap.

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The apprentice becomes the master My father is quite the cook. He can make Christmas dinner for 25 or a garlic and blue cheese dip for my mom and I while we’re watching TV. I guess his cooking skills are a result of my family structure. My mother is a registered nurse and so she wasn’t always around during dinner like my father, the nine to five programmer. My four brothers and I ate like it was going out of style. Yet for all of his cooking mastery, my father never understood that there’s a time to grill. He’s only beginning to learn the powers of the charred side. In the past, my father would be content to fry pork chops in a skillet or boil hot dogs. For him, barbecuing was something to be done because you’re already outside. Why cook over propane when there’s an electric stove or oven inside? So in honour of my patriarch with the imperfect palate, I will explain a little bit about how to harness the power of the grill.

For starters, there’s the choice between propane and charcoal. I’ll briefly describe the difference in cooking using the two of them. Charcoal involves more time and a little more skill to use but it usually provides a more authentic taste and experience. When using charcoal you can choose pure charcoal or briquettes soaked in lighter fluid. For a more pure flavour, don’t use lighter fluid — buy an electric starter. This looks sort of like a metal lasso that plugs in. (If anyone remembers the scene in Home Alone where Kevin hangs a red-hot starter from the door knob in order to burn the crook’s hand, that is what I’m talking about.) You can tell charcoal is ready when the briquettes have ashed over evenly. Here is the main difference between charcoal and propane. With charcoal, you start off

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Not many students know what Career Services offers. Others may feel apprehensive about going in to ask for help. Mahoney wants to clear up the misconception that Career Services is only for co-op students. Located in the Tatham Centre, Career Services is available to all undergraduates, graduates, alumni, and co-op students. Mahoney encourages students to begin thinking about career development early,

“Thinking about making a career decision can be overwhelming. Take some action — even if it is a small step. Career Services is here to help students develop lifelong and career development skills.” I will never forget my undergraduate officer’s words of wisdom: “Do something that you are interested in, not what others tell you” (hint: your parents). In the end, whose life is it anyway? And who will have to live it? It’s okay to ask for help.

with a lot of heat and it slowly dies down. This can be great for steaks because usually you’ll want to retain the moisture. This is achieved by throwing the meat on the barbecue at high heat in order to sear the outer edges shut, trapping the moisture in. Then when the heat dies down the meat can cook evenly in the middle without drying out or losing any of the flavour. With propane, you will have even heat throughout your cooking. You can usually (depending on the quality of your grill) adjust the strength of the flame using a dial on the front of the barbecue. However, most CLAIRE MOUSSEAU propane barbecues will not allow you the same heat as charcoal ones. Propane is generally cleaner and easier to control than charcoal. Usually people prefer the rustic taste of chargrilled food. This is especially true since it’s easier to cook with wood chips or

other flavouring on a charcoal grill. Adding wood chips is definitely the easiest and most impressive way to liven up your bland grilling. I’m a sucker for hickory chips but anything from mesquite chips to apple wood can add a distinctive flavour to your favourite dish. If you’re using a propane grill, you’ll either need to soak the wood chips and put them in tin foil pouches or you’ll need a smoker box. This is a small metal box with a sliding lid in which you put wood chips (either dry or a combination of dry and soaked). When cooking on charcoal, just throw soaked wood chips directly onto the coals. When they start to smolder you’ve hit the jackpot. Barbecuing is not the same as regular cooking, no matter what my father or anyone’s father says. But to do it right — to really notice the flavour difference — you’ll need to know what you’re dealing with. Know the power of the charred side. The forces contained in those tiny black bricks can only be unleashed by those who know how to wield it. Don’t be afraid to discover the secrets of the grill. You must face your fears — then, and only then, will you be a true barbecuer. janstett@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

It’s simpler than you think

Many of us use them every day at one point or another. They increase our productivity by taking us a distance that would take 30 minutes to walk in under five. Some spend years worth of tuition on them, but do we really understand what that money is going into? Some of us do, but lately I’ve met many who don’t. The internal combustion engine is an integral component of a vehicle and one that baffles many people. Even if you don’t need to know this now, the day you take your car in for an oil change and a mechanic tells you your head gasket needs reSTOCK PHOTO placed, you’ll thank me. At the most basic level, the purpose of an engine is to convert fuel into energy in order to move your car. Sounds simple, right? Well, stay with me for a minute. An internal combustion engine converts the fuel internally, inside the car’s engine. These engines operate on the premise that when a small quantity of fuel is ignited in a small, enclosed space, a large amount of energy is then released in the form of expanding gas. External combustion engines are operable, such as a steam engine or certain Hypercar engines currently under development. But let’s pretend those don’t exist for now. When you look under the hood of your car, what you see from the top is the valve cover and head. These are bolted to the engine block and sealed with the aforementioned head gasket. When the seal breaks, your head gasket will need to be replaced due to a lack of compression in

the cylinders — something that can’t be detected through an oil change. A car engine consists of a number of cylinders — typically four, six or eight. Inside these cylinders is where combustion takes place. A piston moves up and down creating compression and a spark plug located at the top of each cylinder, set inside the head, ignites a mixture of air and fuel at the appropriate time. The air and fuel reach the piston chamber through valves that open and close as needed. Problems with this system require immediate attention, before the problem gets worse or more damage is caused. The piston rings can be another area of engine trouble. Piston rings act as a seal between the outer edge of the piston and the inner wall of the cylinder. Through regular use, these rings can become worn, allowing air and fuel to seep around the piston during the compression cycle. Worn piston rings are also the most common cause of an engine that “burns oil.” A quick check once a week can help you avoid these costly repairs. Look at the space where your car has been parked — is there oil on the pavement? While driving your car, you can also listen to the engine. If you hear knocking, it’s a good sign that you have trouble. Also check your engine oil occasionally, to make sure it’s full and clean. While there are many other important systems in your vehicle, the engine is clearly the most essential (not to say they aren’t all essential). But now that you know exactly how your vehicle’s engine operates, you can judge for yourself whether or not you’re going to pay your mechanic an arm and a leg to have it fixed. kamcgreg@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Since the release of Peter Jackson’s first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, it seems like every facet of the arts is grappling for the chance to jump onto its super successful coattails. All over the world (and the web) there are myriad places to purchase everything from custom framed Lord of the Rings paintings and marble sculptures to tickets to the latest Lord of the Ringsthemed performance. Toronto is certainly a leading presenter of Tolkein art works and performances. Last summer Toronto’s Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus presented an adaptation of Tolkein’s The Hobbit and it has recently been confirmed that Toronto will host the world premiere of the lavish Lord of the Rings musical

in February 2006. Presented by Mirvish Productions, the Lord of the Rings musical boasts a $27-million budget, a cast of 65 performers and any number of spectacular special effects. For those who cannot wait until February to attend a live rendering of The Lord of the Rings there is another per-

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and promises to fulfill audiences desire to relive the magic of Middle Earth. Toronto-born composer Howard Shore, the mastermind behind the scores for Peter Jackson’s trilogy, has adapted h i s work f o r the films into COURTESY OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHONY WEBSITE

Canadian illustrator John Howe’s original sketch of Gollum formance definitely worth checking out and it is coming to KW on Saturday, June 4 at the Centre in the Square. The

work for soloists, chorus and orchestra has played to sold out audiences all over the Europe and the United States

this riveting symphony. The awesome music is accompanied by a slideshow featuring the original conceptual

artwork for the film trilogy by Alan Lee and Canadian illustrator John Howe. The KW Philharmonic Choir and Youth Choir join the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony in three performances lead by world-renowned conductor Markus Huber. Also featured is 16-year-old vocalist Kaitlyn Lusk who gained popularity for her performances of “Into the West” and “Gollum’s Song” composed by Shore for the films. The Lord of the Rings Symphony comes to Centre in the Square on June 4 at 7:30 p.m and to Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto on Sunday, June 5 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. For Tickets to Saturday’s performance call (519) 578-1570.

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The road to becoming a successful music journalist

I’ve come to a complex crossroads in my life, as have many other people my age in the same situation. I’ve finished my degree here at Waterloo but I don’t think my degree relates whatsoever to what I’d like to spend the rest of my life doing — frankly, cubicles bore the hell out of me. After volunteering for Imprint over the past year, I consider myself incredibly lucky that I’ve been able to have access and contribute to such an important and constructive resource on campus. It’s a resource which has heavily influenced my decision to drop any immediate plans to further pursue a

career in engineering and instead to pursue a career in journalism and since I dig music so much, I figure why not try my hand at music journalism. Low pay and hard work, but I get all the free CDs I want— sounds perfect! The thing is, after I made my decision, I didn’t know where to begin. Enter Jason Schneider. Schneider, a native of the K-W region, spent time at Ryerson, Conestoga College and Waterloo, honing his writing skills, publishing his work in The Record, the now-defunct id and he currently serves as assistant editor for one of Canada’s most popular music publications, Exclaim! He’s also recently released a fictional novel entitled 3000 Miles which can be purchased at any local bookstore. I had the pleasure of speaking to Schneider and inquiring about the trials and tribulations that he’s experienced in his career.

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He shared with me, “[Lester Bangs] changed my life, basically. He broke all the rules when it came to rock journalism. That’s what I realize when getting into him and all the other heavy hitters — what really appealed to me is that they called it ‘rock journalism’ but there’s no rules to it. You can write about whatever you want. There are articles that [Bangs] wrote, for example on Iggy Pop, where Iggy Pop is mentioned once and the rest is just prose of what his impressions were listening to the album. Once I got that in my head, that really opened things up for me.” Needless to say, there are obstacles in pursuing a career in music journalism. One of the major drawbacks that may scare interested journalists is that a recent study showed that the job market has decreased almost 15 per cent over the past several years and

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with the onset of blogs and podcasting, the numbers will continue to decrease. Schneider also offered that, “the hardest part is living [locally]. There’s not a lot of outlets to get your stuff printed off.” But with all of these potential barriers looming overhead, why would anyone want to undertake such a competitive and stressful lifestyle? “You’ve gotta love what you do and you’ve gotta love music,” said Schneider. “You’ve got to get your word out but you can’t do it in a kiss-ass way. You’ve got to want to communicate something about the music rather than just going on and on about how great they are.” Schneider offers one major piece of advice which every aspiring journalist should take to heart. “Discipline. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned with [post-secondary education] is that dis-

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cipline is really key to becoming a successful journalist.” Yeah, anyone can be a music journalist, but to be a successful music journalist, well, that’s a bit more tricky. You’ve got to network your ass off, write as objectively as possible (writing coherent sentences also helps), meet your deadlines as early as possible but most importantly, love what you do and everything that comes with your job, be it good or bad. When coming to a crossroads in your life, I’m often reminded of Robert Frost who wrote in his seminal poem The Road Not Taken that, “I took the [path] less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” As for me, my decision to pursue a career in music journalism has been a tough one, but if that’s the path I’ll take, that’s the path that will make all the difference. dgeorgec@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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friends, family and newcomers alike. There was a solid presence by loyal fans and it is certain The Early Morning garnered new ones at the Starlight with their unique and catchy music. I have to admit, I found myself humming the chorus to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Got That Knowing Wayâ&#x20AC;? a few days later. Also, the band gave audience members a copy of their three-song demo and a chance to join their e-mail list. It seems fans are making good use of the discâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; I heard that same song that was stuck in my head blaring out of an apartment complex window Friday night. The show started around ten beginning with Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commanding performance, accompanied by acoustic bass. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse music and his velvet vocals made me wish there were more people around to appreciate his obviously outstanding talent. The Most Serene Republic followed with their eclectic sound including an impressive stint by front man Adrian Jewett playing the trombone in one songâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; very cool. Hailing from Milton, The Most Serene Republic has six members (all of whom are charismatic and extremely talented) and recently made their Toronto debut after signing with Arts and Crafts. The Early Morning took the stage around 11:30 p.m., and expressed their gratitude for the support from local audiences and for the chance to play such a great venue. Ryan Lowe, lead guitarist and arranger for the electronic drums and keyboards, commented on the fan response, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Audiences are

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The Early Morning (L-R) Ryan Lowe, Tim Foran, Matt Foran generally into finding new and unique sounding bands and most people at our shows are excited by what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting out there. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had really great support for what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing so far.â&#x20AC;? Since relocating to Toronto, The Early Morning has been gaining momentum (and fans) at a rapid pace and recently made their radio debut with the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some Days Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Too Hardâ&#x20AC;? on CFNY 102.1. Lowe recalls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were listening to CBC while loading gear out after a show at the Horseshoe and were floored to hear them plug the show and spin a track off our demoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was a pretty amazing moment for us!â&#x20AC;? In addition to their roles as artists, Tim and Matt share the task of managing the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bookings, pro-

motional materials and CD demo design. With the help of friends they also keep their website up-to-date. The Early Morning has a wealth of shows coming up. On June 4, they play at the Boat in Kensington Market in Toronto with two other bands, Shalabi Effect from Montreal and Beef Terminal from Toronto. June 17 is a busy day, as the band will be featured on CFRU FM 93.3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Undertones program in the afternoon and then plays a show at the Vinyl Night Club in Guelph with the Miniatures and Guelph rockers Samsara. Early Morning is on the rise. For more information about the band and their upcoming events check out www.theearlymorning.com. akind@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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This book is the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;One Book, One Communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; book for Waterloo this year. The goal of One Book is to get a large proportion of the population to read the same book. The chosen book is always by a living Canadian author, who will come and be involved in

events in the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Readers enjoy the opportunity to see talented writers whose books are successful in Canada,â&#x20AC;? says Sharron Smith of Kitchener Public Library and chair of One Book, One Community â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once people have read the same book they talk to friends and neighbours and it spirals from there,â&#x20AC;? adds Smith. Hominids is an intriguing speculative fiction book. The main premise is based on quantum theory. Parallel to our world are many other worlds. Some very close to ours and some not. In our story, Ponter Boddit, often referred to as Scholar Boddit, is one of our main characters. He is a quantum physicist from a parallel world. While working on a quantum computer, he is translated into the same location in our universe; unfortunately it is the centre of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Then the true adventure begins. Ponter is given Canadian Citizenship, which is especially unusual because he is a Neanderthal. One could argue however, that a Neanderthal emerging from a mine in Sudbury might not be that far out of the question. Many around the world believe it is a hoax and many believe it is true. The resultâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Ponter cult begins.

Some want to control him and his knowledge. In our sister earth, they have never had a global war, never developed nuclear weapons nor destroyed the environment the way we have.

The goal of One Book, One Community is to get a large proportion of the popualtion to read the same book. There is much we could learn from our cousins in this world. Follow Ponter as he develops friendships, experiences religion and learns that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a homo sapien to be human. For more information about the Kitchener Waterloo One Book, One Community Program visit the website: www.therecord.com/ onebook/index.html. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Steven R. McEvoy

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Creating mixed CDs Fight Club author Let’s kick it off with “Once” by Pearl Jam, transition out of grunge into “Self Esteem” by Offspring then throw them a curveball with “Come On Eileen” by the Dexy’s Midnight Runners, and not the punk version, that would be too obvious… Obviously music is an art form in itself, but when multiple songs are played consecutively — live or recorded — the order of songs is crucial. There is a subtle but distinct art-within-the-art to song selection and organization. A good show or album is more than a random fistful of sound, it is a carefully crafted experience for the audience. As the creator of this experience, it is your job to grab your crowd by the ears and strap them into a roller coaster of emotion, fury, or whatever it is that you do best. For a more general approach, think of it in terms of making a mix CD to be played loudly at some party. Perhaps you were at a party on the May 24 weekend. Most house parties I go to have the CD player open and anyone can throw on whatever CD they want. Most of the time the music will be determined by whomever happens to wander through that room and grab something out of the CD wallets that are lying around. The true test of any mix CD is how long it gets left on in that situation. If it’s good, nobody messes with it. If it sucks, it lasts about as long as a Hootie and the Blowfish album at Club Abstract on a Saturday night. Similarly, if you aren’t careful about how you play your songs in a live show, your audience may

a) boo/heckle you, or b) simply leave (less offensive, but more hurtful). Either way, you have to be careful about song selection. There are a few basic rules to making a good mix/set list. First, you have to consider that your audience inevitably has varied musical tastes. Whether it’s a room full of old friends or spiked out stereotypical punkers, you have to count on the fact that every song you play will not appeal to each person in the room. This means that with each new song you have to try to grab the people who weren’t interested in the last song you played. In my experience, most people in a crowd have an attention span of 1.1 songs (assuming the song isn’t offensively awful). If the second song starts and it’s not interesting, you can bet someone will switch the CD. This also means that you should never put two songs by the same band in a row; you’re either boring people or mimicking a real album, thus negating the “mixness” of it. Secondly, although you are switching styles and bands, make sure you do so smoothly. Did you know that “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins uses the same four chords as “Happy Ending” by Avril Lavigne? Did you also know that by playing them one after another, you can really piss off a Billy Corgan fan? You have to be gentle with the folks who like what you are doing while you try to grab the ones who do not. Be careful not to alienate anyone. The basic principle in playlist creation is to be sensitive to your audience and especially sensitive to the fact that they are easily bored. It sucks when your mix CD is pulled in favour of some other annoying crap and I don’t know if you’ve ever had a crowd completely abandon you but… let’s just say it doesn’t do much for your self-esteem, or Offspring’s for that matter.

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Chuck Palahniuk is best known as the author of Fight Club, the book that became the movie with Brad Pitt and Ed Norto and gave Palahniuk a cult following overnight. His newest release, Haunted, is garnering similar attention. Erie, scary, and terrifying; is how I would describe this book in three words. This book is a collection of short stories written by character who are on a writer’s retreat. They all responded to an ad to ”give up three months of your life and create the masterpiece you have always said you would.” Each of the 18 respondents had an idea of where they would be going - to a large country estate, a camp in the woods; yet the reality is they get locked into an old, ornate theatre house. They have food, shelter, and facilities, yet all doors are locked, all windows bricked over and no way out. From there the book becomes a cross between Fear Factor, Survivor and your most feared horror story. We see the depths to which people will descend to achieve fame and riches. Palahniuk, during the current book tour, was reading the first story called ‘Guts’ and to date there have been 63 people who have passed out with many

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directors and an estimated 170,000 patrons enjoyed a performance of some kind there over the last eight years.Roth explains that the immense After eight successful seasons bringing diverse and stellar productions to the Kitchener-Water- time commitment required to manage the theatre is the chief reason for the decision to disconloo region, co-founder and general manager Steve Roth announced on Monday that Water- tinue the Waterloo Stage Theatre. “Thankfully, we loo Stage would not have always worked return with a 2005-2006 with wonderful perseason. formers and artists over “I will really Roth founded the the years — but the theatre company with miss this theatre. reality of the situation his wife Dale Hobbs in is that we are a one man It has created so 1997, converting the operation and everyspace on King Street many memories thing has always come from a movie house to back to me. and we have met a live theatre by removAlthough I still love ing 250 seats making so many friends.” what I do, I am getting room for a stage and —Steve Roth, co-founder tired. For my own licensed lounge. health and for my famRoth and Hobbs ily, I need to explore took pains to keep the historic design of the theatre intact during their other options. I will really miss this theatre. It has renovations. The result was and still is an inti- created so many memories and we have met so mate and unique space ideal for a variety of live many friends.” For many the decision comes as quite a shock acts from Broadway musicals, like Man of La Mancha to celebrity speakers like Susan Hawk and it is certain the presence of Waterloo Stage in the local arts community will be sorely missed. from CBC’s hit show Survivor. Waterloo Stage produced over 50 produc- After announcing the decision not to continue tions over their eight years beginning with the the Waterloo Stage, Roth expressed his thanks musical, They’re Playing Our Song that opened on and good wishes to the community. “It has been an experience that I will never May 14, 1997 and finishing with their recent production of Anne, based on the acclaimed forget!” Canadian novel, which closed on May 21, 2005. Waterloo Stage employed over 200 actors and akind@imprint.uwaterloo.ca IMPRINT STAFF

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Where are they now?

On an average day, I see hundreds of faces, talk to dozens of people and only remember the names of a few. But one of those people I did remember tapped me on the shoulder the other day. As I turned around to see who it was, I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of an old college friend. She was like many friends you meet while away at school: they drop out or graduate and go their separate ways to fulfill their life’s ambitions. It only took Cassandra one semester to realize journalism was not for her. The days of homemade chocolate monkeys for breakfast were gone and the nights of cramming with our friend “Blue” were over. In the three years since we parted, I often wondered where life had taken her. I was thrilled to hear she is now managing a new café in downtown Kitchener and engaged to be married to a friend of my fiancé. This blast from the past intrigued me and I wondered, “What are UW

alumni doing? Where do they end up?” We all know where Mike Lazaridis went, but what about that freckly redhead with the funny hat who sat next to you in Psych 101? I intend to find out. Not because you may remember them, but to give you an idea of where you may end up 10, 20, 30 years after graduating from Canada’s No. 1 university (Maclean’s) through this ongoing series highlighting UW alumni. Name: Timo Wadhawan Program: Systems Design Engineering Graduation Date: 1970 Current Position: Vice-president, cofounder of Heartwood of Danville Inc. (timo@hwd3d.com) Timo Wadhawan was 24 when studying as a grad student in the newest department at UW in the late ‘60s. “I was a typical foreign student in that my life was more on campus than off,” he writes in an e-mail from his office in Danville, California. “Academically, I was a B student.” Wadhawan said he remembers spending many evenings discussing various ideas for commercialization with systems designs Prof Les Seeley.

“I think it was here where the seed of going into business was sown,” he says. Now 30 years later, Wadhawan is living his dream. After leaving Waterloo, he went back to a previous job at Bombardier in Montreal designing locomotivesdiesel electric. “There I got on the state-of-theart project, the Light Rapid Comfortable (LRC); building train sets to run at much higher speed and more reliably than the Turbo Train between Montreal and Toronto,” says Wadhawan. From there he journeyed to Vancouver to work as an electrical engineer at British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. Fourteen years later, Wadhawan became the construction manager responsible for the Cathedral Square substation in downtown Vancouver. It wasn’t until the year 2000 that Wadhawan found his calling. “I did not have a typical career,” he said. “I went back and forth into several careers. I had a few successes over the years, but nothing has been as fun and rewarding as working in Heartwood.” See HEARTWOOD, page 14

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The chicken and the egg

It’s no secret that the University of Waterloo’s atmosphere fosters a spirit of entrepreneurship. Many of us have heard tales of UW’s successful “spinoff companies,” from the muchtouted 800-pound-gorilla-in-ourbackyard RIM, to many of the smaller ventures undertaken by current students and recent graduates. (What do you give an 800 pound gorilla in your backyard? Anything it wants!!) For every successful venture, however, I have found other students with great ideas that never come to fruition. Ideas that could contribute to the economy, make a million dollars, change the world for the better. Some innovators lack the proper skills, others the time to dedicate to a project. Many more, though, come up against what I have come to know as the chicken-and-egg problem — the need for money and for reassurance that the venture will be successful. Many recount, for example, that they would work on their own company if they just had the startup cash or a bit of helpful advice to send them on their way. Yet to get that cash, one

needs to first invest the time, money and research to demonstrate that the venture could be successful. To have the time, money and energy to dedicate, many need to have income that will allow them to support that research — a very reason to start the company in the first place. For others, the circular problem takes a bit of a different face. For so many of the major undertakings of our lives, we can find support from those who have traveled like paths. Switching cities every four months for co-op got you down? Look no further than your upper-year peers for advice on how to get through the tough times. Low mark on a tough course? UW has hundreds of professors who have made it all the way through school — surely many of them can recount times when their marks were not quite as high as they needed to be. With entrepreneurial ventures, however, nobody has been precisely where you’re trying to go. While many organizations (like UW’s CBET) can serve us greatly in working toward our goals, the entrepreneur’s choices can be that much more difficult. What if it doesn’t work? What if it looks good on the surface, but the sales don’t pick up? What if you build it, but nobody comes? See ANSWERS, page 14

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2005

Straight dope and gay Adonis

Well, the advertising companies have done it again. They’ve sent the hordes of “concerned parents,” still trying to recover from their shock and awe over Janet Jackson’s impromptu biology lesson, into a frothing-at-the-mouth madness all over again. This time, they’re all agog over Paris Hilton’s apparently orgasmic reaction to a greasy burger. Over the top? Well, of course! But that’s only because the ad execs wanted you to focus on “Hot Babe” rather then on the hour-long purging session that inevitably followed that shoot. The notion that sex sells is as old as advertising itself and considering how long that industry has been around, perhaps we should be used to it by now — and advertisers would have to come up with a better way of grabbing attention. Sadly, this is not the case. Take the newest Molson ad campaign, “It Starts Here” — the “It” apparently being sex with first-name-only women who think

you’re a quarterback from Florida. While many of my gay buddies sit around scratching their heads over Molson’s sellout to Coors or commenting on the Fatboy Slim music, my straight buddies are already halfway to The Beer Store in search of monosyllabically-named floosies and a two-four, drooling in uncanny resemblance to a zombie-like state. This is not something that happens in gay-demographic aimed advertising. I’m not saying “we queers are smarter than you” and thus can see through these simple tactics; what I’m saying is that the way advertising is received differs between gay men and straight men. Advertising for the straight man is always themed towards “what you want to have.” You want this burger because this hot woman likes it. Using this body spray will have women falling over one another to claw at your shoes. You want this car because you want to have this adorable family life and this womanslave to drive your 2.5 offspring to soccer. Advertising aimed at the gay male is different, however. It is less about what you want to have, and more about what you want to be. You want to buy these Calvin Kleins because you want to look like this model. You want to buy these shoes because you want to be like this cute guy. You want to buy this brand of

jeans because you want to be fashionably trendy. Now, of course, there is blending between these two lines of advertising, but the vast majority of advertisements that specifically target gay men are often filled with those same drool-worthy figures. And in this there is an inherent problem. While the straight-geared advertising may only cause a guy to become disappointed when his body spray does nothing more then cause him to smell like a perfume-isle catastrophe, many of the gay-themed advertising causes a slightly more concerning side-effect: depression. Amongst those of us who are not the Greek-styled Adonises so blatantly portrayed in form-fitting jock-straps, it has much the same effect as the advertising in women’s beauty magazines. The constant strain of attempting to reach that which is unattainable has, and is, causing more problems than the antics of some freakishly voodoo-esque Barbie doll come to life. Of course, asking advertisers to change their methods is about as useless as asking either of the Hilton sisters a math-question. You’re equally unlikely to get much of a response out of either. gbarclay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Filling in the spaces on the UW campus

Last month, the university released information about the planned Institute of Quantum Computing building. The current plan calls for a five-storey, 225,000 square foot building similar in size to the Math & Computer building to be placed in the green space between the Peter Russell Rock Garden and Ring Road. Construction would begin this year and be completed in either 2008 or 2009. UW’s long-term plan calls for filling in all of the space it has, including all of the parking areas. I doubt that when the university founders were planning the campus they planned on a ceaseless conurbation of interconnected and otherwise dull architecture to be surrounded by a sea of parking lots. The idea of the IQC is a great concept. When I first heard about the new IQC building, I had understood that it was to be placed on a portion of either parking lot A or B. Placing the building in one of those two areas would reduce the amount of surface lots, which are otherwise barren and empty outside of the normal working day. The biggest staff argument for placing the IQC on the biology green is that as quantum physics would involve the math, science and engineering faculties, it would be nice to have the building next door. However, the university campus is a pedestrian campus where one can reach virtually any point on campus by a 10minute walk. Another argument that Dennis Huber, UW’s VP admin and finance, gave against building on any parking lot

was the cost of providing alternate parking arrangements. A parking structure, in order to provide an equal amount of parking nearby, would cost between $5,000 and $20,000 a parking space. A simple solution would be to construct the IQC building on top of several storeys of a parking structure, which would preferably be underground. This would at least maintain the number of parking spaces the university has. Incidentally, the university has no contractual obligation to provide parking spaces for anyone on campus at all. Another argument for placing the new IQC building on the biology green is that the space is normally not used.

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The last time I looked, that green space was used for marshalling frosh during Frosh Week and during the summer by participants in the various universityhosted summer camps. Granted, there are not hundreds of students flocking over the area at any one point in the day, but the campus need not be a series of buildings stacked cheek by jowl. Once again, the university staff has recommended a short-sighted solution at the detriment of the university’s longterm plan. Any potential for aesthetic breathing space is slowly disappearing, one ‘green’ at a time. neal@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Ian Blechschmidt

Major help needed to fix troubles in city of Toronto

So here I am, sitting pathetically at my desk, congested, sneezing and coughing as a result of one doozie of a head cold going around class at the moment. I thought I’d do the honourable thing by skipping class in an attempt to quarantine myself (and write my column, before the deadline renders me dead). I’m supposed to be finishing up a lab due tomorrow, but I really don’t have the mental patience to deal with calculating Reynold’s numbers for my fluids course — at least until the afternoon. Instead, I think I’ll sift through the three unread Globe and Mails sprawled out on my bed left over from the long weekend. Let’s see: the Queen’s here (am I supposed to care?); the Desperate Housewives finale was Sunday (must save that article for the girlfriend); and the Jays failed to sweep the nationals (what else is new?). Seems to be a fairly mundane weekend for headlines. But wait — here we go. The title reads “Even Walmart is leaving…” in the Toronto section of Saturday’s Globe. According to the article, the United Way is set to release a list of target neighbourhoods in the city they believe are most at risk for poverty and are in need of instant help, headlined by a community in south-east Scarborough centred around Morningside Mall where, incredibly, mega-corporation Walmart can not even turn a profit and has closed up shop. It later mentions that 32.4 per cent of tenants in the area spend at least 30 per cent of their income on rent — a staggering figure in itself, but one

that should hardly be a surprise. Toronto has been faced with a number of hardships over its recent past, with the SARS outbreak of 2003 totally crippling the important tourism industry of a city already at the wrong end of years of neglect from both the provincial and federal governments. Systemic funding shortages for crucial programs such as affordable housing and public transit have stemmed growth in various parts of the city. They created monsters such as this Scarborough community where its poverty is exemplified by sad situations such as where two immigrant families are sharing one- or two-bedroom apartments because the monthly rent of $1,100 is unsubsidized and, for most, unaffordable. And yet when the people of Toronto went to elect a new mayor less than two years ago, what was the main issue? Despite the fact that I only live in the suburbs and thus did not actively participate in the campaign, I’m still embarrassed to tell you that it was whether or not to build a bridge to Toronto’s island airport. That’s it. Even though there are eligible voters so poor that they have to walk over half an hour to reach the closest food bank because they can’t scrape together bus fare, this was still the dominant topic between the three candidates. With all due respect to our civil engineering readers, bridges can’t justifiably take precedence. If Toronto would ever like to be a world-class city, help is needed from all levels of government even beyond the money pledged in the recently passed federal budget for essential services. Otherwise, you can surely add dignity to Olympic bids and now Walmarts to the list of things Toronto has lost in years past — a humbling prospect to say the least. kruch@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Answers: sometimes a matter of sticking to your vision WPIRG Letters Letters Continued from page 12

The very reassurance we seek, wanting to hear that our idea wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fail, is one that some can only find once weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked hard to demonstrate the ideaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success.

So, how do we break the cycle? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question with many answers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pull yourself up by your bootstraps,â&#x20AC;? is the simplest answer: make the startup money in other ways and then use that â&#x20AC;&#x153;sweat moneyâ&#x20AC;? to kick-start the project.

As for the need for reassurance, sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of sticking to your visionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the guiding mission of what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve set out to doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and relying on it as a focus for your actions during rocky periods in the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth.

Indeed, the search for answers to such problems is the subject of many an academic discipline and I have a limit to the number of words they allow me to publish. However, for those of my fellow students who read these words and think of their

own great ideas sitting in the backs of their heads, I remind you of this simple concept: even if you fail completely, at least youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have known that you tried your best. adilts@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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come a witness of a crime or accident. He calls it forensic 3-D, which is admissible in courts in California. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a powerful tool,â&#x20AC;? says Wadhawan, whose team of experts can re-create traffic accidents in 3D, simulating the exact conditions of the event. Heartwood is also involved in the rebuilding of a section of the San Francisco bridge (Golden Gate). They are building the bridge in 3-D before each step of actual construction, in order to see specific interferences they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normally see in 2-D, says Wadhawan. Recently, they also completed a virtual home for cartoonist Scott Adams, Dilbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creator. Like many UW grads, Wadhawan is making a difference in the world using his skills and experiences from Waterloo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It created in me the confidence that I could do whatever I wished,â&#x20AC;? he says. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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The web-using public has been almost entranced with search giant Google’s seemingly infallible ability to find nearly anything on the web; practices like corporate “Googling” to fact-check the applications of new applicants is one indication of this trend. Internet searches, however, aren’t quite as efficient or accurate as one might think. Searching for phrases with common words like “not”, “or” and “be” often returns results with only parts of the phrase present in the document. A Google search for one of the English language’s most commonly quoted phrases, “to be or not to be,” finds over half a million results but only returns 885 of them as “relevant”. To make matters worse, Google takes 0.55 seconds to find these results with a 0.17 per cent of accuracy. While your average Internet user may not find these results too disconcerting, but Waterloo Computer Science Prof. Ian Munro does. A Canada Research Chair in Algorithm Design, Munro wants to “develop ways of searching text that is time efficient and also takes a minimal amount of space.” When a user enters a search phrase, Google and many other search engines rely on patching together the historical results of searches for parts of the phrase. This

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New dinosaur Just when we thought all dinosaurs were discovered, paleontologists in Utah have discovered a new one. The feathered, rotund, sickle-clawed creature was newly named: Falcariu utahensis. The dino walked on two legs and was about 13 feet long and 4.5 feet tall. It probably ate both plants and animals. It appears that the remains of the dinosaur was discovered among many others of the same species in a two-acre hill side. Why and how all of these dinosaurs died together remains unknown.

Google is one of the most popular search engines around the world. technique is what has made Internet searches faster in recent years, but also lends to less relevant search results. Munro’s new searching technique uses computing “trees”, which make searches faster because they allow a user to look for combinations or elements (or phrases) at different places within a document,

rather than searching for individual words in a phrase and only returning the results that contain the words in the same order that the user entered them in. For instance, the tree method would find “to be” in “to be or not to be” twice, and would only need to search twice; some search engines would make six separate searches for

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each word and combine the results that contain that exact phrase. Prof. Munro’s techniques are not only faster, but require less storage space required to temporarily store search results while they are being processed. jmckay@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Colourless air, blue skies, and red sunsets

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New light has been shed on the biological roots of sexual orientation. A study performed by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden concludes that homosexual and heterosexual men respond differently to two types of odours that are involved in sexual arousal. “The brains of different groups responded similarly to ordinary odours such as lavender, but differed in their response to the chemicals thought to be pheromones,” lead researcher Ivanka Savic said, as reported in the May 10th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This research may provide a biological basis for homosexual orientation through studying human pheromones. Pheromones are naturally occurring substances the fertile body excretes externally, conveying an airborne message to trigger a response from the opposite sex of the same species. Pheromones were first defined in 1959 as chemical substances excreted by animals to trigger reproductive behavioral response from a recipient of the same species. According to the researchers, homosexual men instinctively respond

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to other men in the same way as heterosexual women. Two chemicals that were used for research were a testosterone derivative produced in men’s sweat and an estrogen-like compound found in women’s urine. These chemicals have both been suspected of being pheromones. The estrogen-like compound in women activated the regions in the brain that were related to smell, but it lit up the hypothalamus in men. On the other hand, the male sweat chemical, acted the opposite way, such that it activated mostly the hypothalamus in women and the smell-related regions in men. It seems that these two chemicals are odours to one sex and pheromones to another. Another report that was done in 1991 by Dr. Simon LeVay indicates that a small region of the hypothalamus is twice as large in straight men as in women or homosexual men and the Swedish research also confirms that fact. The brain scanning technique used by the Swedish researchers lacks the resolution to see the region studied by Dr. LeVay, which is a barely a millimeter across. But both findings suggest that the hypothalamus is organized in a way related to sexual orientation. asamadi@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Have you ever asked why the sky is blue? How come the air we breath is colourless but the sky is blue? Sunlight enters the sky. When the sunlight comes through the atmosphere it hits the air, which is composed mostly of nitrogen and oxygen, and also it hits the aerosol (small particles such as water vapor, ash, dust, …), some of the light gets absorbed. After awhile, the molecule radiates (releases or gives off) the light in a different direction. The colour that is radiated is the same colour that was absorbed. The different colours of light are affected differently. In the year 1871, Lord Rayleigh determined that small particles scatter short wavelength light more than long wavelength light. The light with the shorter wavelengths, blues, are scatered more often than the ones with longer wavelength (reds). As a matter of fact, air is very faint blue, because of this scattered light, just as a red rose is red because it scatters red light preferentially. The bluish colour of air is only visible when you see through a lot of

air at once—like in the sky. The sky would be black if there wasn’t any atmosphere. When the air is clear the sunset will appear yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and some of the blue light has been scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural or otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may be orange, since the salt particles absorb other lights and scatter the orange light. It should be mentioned that these salt particles are in the air as a result of water evaporation. As the sun begins to set, the light must travel farther through the atmosphere before it gets to you. More of the light is reflected and scattered. As less reaches you directly, the sun appears less bright. The color of the sun itself appears to change, first to orange and then to red. This is because even more of the short wavelength blues and greens are now scattered. Only the longer wavelengths are left in the direct beam that reaches your eyes. asamadi@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Custom painkillers According to scientists at McGill University, there may soon be painkillers specifically designed for you. The current research tests the time it takes rats to lift their tails out of 120 degree water. The research has lead to the conclusion that each rat’s pain threshold is different as each rat takes a different amount of time to react to the hot water. This research will lead to the possibility of a person being able to receive painkillers given their age, sex and pain threshold, as well as take into account side effects and possible addiction.

Super cute! If, after listening to Gwen Stefani’s LAMB, you still yearn for more. check out the new HP R607 Harajuku Lovers Digital Camera. The Gwen digi-cam sports a turquoise shine with Japanese kanji and katakana characters. It comes complete with a designer bag, hand strap and true Japanese style. At about $250 US, with only 3,000 being produced, this super kawaii (super cute in Japanese) accessory is bound to sell out in a flash. Interested? Sign up at www.hp.com/ buy/gwen.

Use your remote control Feeling overwhelmed with 200-plus class sizes? Want to ask questions but feel too intimidated? The answer to these questions has arrived in many university campuses in the U.S. The device is a small remote control like “clicker” which sends infrared signals to a computer system visible to the professor. The prof can now have questions like “Are you awake?” and “Do you understand” answered within seconds via a click by the students. The controller costs $25

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Former UW student Dana Ellis recently set a new Canadian record in pole-vaulting.

On Sunday, May 22, former UW track star and Canadian Olympian Dana Ellis not only won the Adidas Track Classic in Carson, California, but also beat her Canadian pole-vaulting record. The former UW rookie of the year (1999) and athlete of the year (2002) set the new Canadian standard with a spellbinding clearance of 4.50 metres, bettering the previous mark of 4.47, which she set in Brussels last September. Improving the national record is a long-term goal, said Ellis, a native of Kitchener. “Oh, this is really a constant goal for myself,” commented Ellis this past Wednesday. “I actually was pretty injured [with Achilles tendonitis] going into the Adidas meet, so I really didn’t have any expectations at all. Maybe that’s why I did so well. Maybe I put too much pressure on myself normally.” However, this latest competition was nowhere near the level of tension Ellis felt when she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. She placed sixth with a vault of 4.40 metres. Reflecting back on her time at UW, the hometown star feels that valuable lessons, both for life and for the track, were learned at her alma mater. “Training with the UW track and field team was a great experience for me,” said Ellis, “and I have a billion awesome memories that I carry with me every day — I learned so much from my UW teammates and especially from UW track coach Brent McFarlane. He is a very wise man and I use what he taught me on and off the track.”

Originating from a supportive Kitchener Waterloo community has also driven Ellis as she practises and competes at various meets around the globe. “Our community supports its athletes more than anywhere I’ve ever been,” said Ellis. “It’s wonderful, and we as athletes appreciate it tremendously. Even from afar, I receive tons of support and encouragement from the K-W area, and this motivates me so much. I am so thankful for this.” Next up for Ellis will be the Seville Grand Prix, which is being held in Seville, Spain and is chock full of “highcalibre” athletes. Before the meet, Ellis will be training for the high level of competition. “I practise about five days a week, and compete most weekends, so it is a busy schedule,” reflected Ellis before heading to the airport on Wednesday. “For the most part, meets aren’t within driving distance, so I am on a plane every weekend. I am actually leaving for Spain today.” Despite her desire to attend medical school at some point, Ellis said there is a good chance area fans will get to see her compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. “Pole vault is going so well right now, it’s hard for me to think of giving it up prematurely to go back to school,” confessed Ellis. “I know that my body can only do this for so long, but I also want to get on with ‘real life,’ so that I’m not still in school at age 50! I would love to compete in the next Olympics and medal. “I think that is very realistic. I am going to play it by ear. I think you’ll see me there though.” rmclachlan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Warrior goaltender to attend NHL research camp

Waterloo Warriors goaltender Curtis Darling will head to Toronto on Monday to attend the NHL’s research and development camp to test goalie equipment and new net sizes. Several over-age junior players have been contacted by the league to take part in a series of scrimmages, which include goaltenders wearing smaller equipment and allowing the forwards and defencemen more net to shoot at. Scrimmages where the goalies will be playing in front of larger nets will also be showcased. There will be six scrimmages in all during the three-day event. Darling was the rookie of the year in the Ontario University Athletics West division in 2004-05. The first-year engineering student posted a 12-5-3 record and 0.932 save percentage. UW golf tournament nears sell out

The University of Waterloo President’s Golf Tournament is again nearing sellout for the fifth annual event. The project is a collaborative effort between the UW office of alumni affairs, the president’s office and the UW athletic department. The event takes place June 6 at Deer Ridge Club in Kitchener. The organizing committee is chaired by Garry West (managing partner Ernst&Young)who hopes to raise more than $50,000 for the University of Waterloo athletics excellence fund. Adam McGuire’s column, Two-Minute Warning, will return June 17.