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Friday, October 19, 2007

vol 30, no 14

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what’s inside Opinion

Arts

With Coming Out Week in full swing, Imprint’s editor-in-chief puts the spotlight on the ignorant side of the coin.

From satirical TV host to presidential candidate: Steven Colbert’s new book convinces reviewer Ashley Csanady that she no longer wants to be Canadian.

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There’s something about Mary: find out where all your KD is going and why tie-dye rules with this handy guide to living the high life, man. ► page

Get the low-down on GLOW’s annual Coming Out Week festivities.

Features

A new model for business: how one entrepreneur is attacking the tired stereotypes of fashionable beauty. ► page

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Sports What’s wrong with UW athletics? Imprint sports editor David Klaponski starts a new weekly feature looking at the problems and the people trying to solve them. ► page

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Engineering event aims to broaden appeal Adrienne Raw science editor

Approximately 1,500 girls and their parents from across Ontario attended Go ENG Girl on Saturday, October 13, an event aimed at promoting engineering to girls from Grades 7 to 10. At UW, Go ENG Girl attracted over 200 girls and their parents to an all-day event

of presentations and hands-on activities. “The purpose of Go ENG Girl,” said event organizer Robin Shaw, “is to provide young girls with an opportunity to learn more about engineering, not only from professors, staff and practicing engineers, but from current female engineering students.” The day began at 10 a.m. with

an introduction from Dr. Amit Chakma, a professor in the department of chemical engineering and the UW vp, academic and provost. Chakma spoke briefly to a packed RCH lecture hall on education and engineering. Engineering, he said, gives students the skills and tools they need to solve problems. See ENG, page 14

Men’s hockey glides to a great start Ryan Rusnak reporter

The Warriors men’s hockey season could not have began much better. The team defeated cross-town rivals, the Laurier Golden Hawks, on Wednesday, October 10 by a convincing 6-2 margin. Waterloo scored the first two goals of the game with forwards Sean Roche and Doug Spooner both

notching their first goals of the season. Golden Hawk Chad Kennedy added a late first period goal with just 16 seconds left on the clock to narrow the margin. The second period was all Warriors as they tallied three straight goals. Warrior net minder Jimmy Bernier made 26 saves that night for his first win of the season, while Doug Spooner got his season off to a good

start by scoring twice. There was not much time to celebrate the season opening win as the Warriors were on the ice just two nights later to take on the Western Mustangs. This one turned out to be a penalty filled affair, which saw 18 minor penalties and four 10 minute misconducts. See HOCKEY, page 27

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Human rights on display

WPIRG hosts annual human rights conference that brings the K-W and UW communities together to raise awareness about refugees and internationally displaced persons Zoe McKnight reporter

A Latin American “life tapestry.” A video interview with a Tibetan monk. Original artwork done by Aboriginal inmates in Quebec. An exhibit showing daily rations from a Darfur refugee camp. At first glance, these items may seem unrelated. But a more subtle and deeper connection exists between these items and the idea of “home,” the theme of the second annual Human Rights Conference taking place on November 2 and 3 at UW. The week prior to the conference, a multimedia presentation combining these works and others will be on display in the lower atrium of the Student Life Centre to promote awareness and dialogue, blending mainstream media with other types of expression, said Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) operating committee member Kathryn Lennon. The exhibition is an attempt to add a human dimension to statistics and news media reports of refugee

and internationally displaced persons, and to get people thinking about the issue prior to the conference, titled “Narratives of Home: Displacement.” It is very difficult for the average Canadian to imagine the experiences of displaced persons, and art can often communicate ideas on a different level, said Lennon. The multimedia nature of the exhibit is intended to recognize the diverse perspectives when considering displacement, whether within one’s own borders or in a refugee camp. The purpose of the conference itself is twofold: to bring Kitchener-Waterloo community members together with university students and hold a dialogue, as well as an action component. Operating committee member Miriam Papps said that each speaker and group present was asked to consider “what is one way that students and community members can involve themselves after the conference?” At least eight speakers are confirmed for November 3, after a keynote address by filmmaker Peter Raymont on November 2.

Organizers are “really excited” to have Raymont in attendance, who is the producer of Shake Hands With the Devil, a film which covers the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Raymont is expected to share his own witnessing of displacement through his filmmaking, as well as his personal reflections on the theme of “home.” Likewise, each presenter will touch on their conception of “home” and how that is translated into their experiences with displacement. Saturday’s presenters include Amnesty International representative Gloria Nafziger, Radio Waterloo station manager Heather Majaury and a representative from Doctors Without Borders, among others. Topics to be discussed will focus on the theme of home, and its relation to refugees, those applying for refugee status, internally displaced persons and Canadian Aboriginals. The art exhibit is expected to not only inspire dialogue prior to the conference, but to also increase student participation, since all UW

community members are invited to make a submission by October 24. Student participation is a way to “build potential, to shape your life or even a part of your career,” said Papps. The exhibit also represents a chance for the audience to think critically about the way the mass media currently explores the issues of refugees and displaced persons, said WPIRG co-ordinator of projects and organizational development Raj Gill, who doesn’t think the mass media gets at the root cause of these displacements: “Refugees don’t come out of nowhere. There are always causes, and those causes have implications in Canada,” she said. Media relies on the aspect of conflict and misery, “but what created this conflict and what created this misery, and how do we expose that?” Gill went on to say that the conference is an invitation to discuss the root causes of displacement and the responsibility of Canadian companies and government in addressing the situation. With eight million people newly displaced each year and 10, 000

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settled in Canada, the issues surrounding refugees have direct implications for Canadian society. At UW, volunteers are still needed for construction of the multimedia exhibit, for idea submissions, as well as registration and greeting during the conference, which is free. Submissions can include photography, writing, sculpture, collage, music, painting, film, digital design and performance art. After the conference, a coffeehouse is being offered with the hope of bringing community members together for an exchange of ideas. Along with members of the Burmese community and African drummers, student refugees from UW and Laurier will be making the scene. The Laurier Student Refugee Program has been sponsored by the World University Service Canada and the Laurier student body and has been able to finance the studies of several students. A similar initiative through WUSC and UW Student Refugee Program was able to sponsor one student refugee in 2006 but the program is not ongoing.

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MD program close to UW

Come Out and play with GLOW

Impact of McMaster’s satellite med school

Taylor Schnaeringer

Soohan Sohn reporter

The new McMaster satellite campus in Kitchener expects its first graduates in 2010, and anticipates 90 students and graduates to be active in the school and community by 2013. So, as a member of the community or a prospective student, what does this mean for you? McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, in conjunction with UW’s health sciences campus in Kitchener, is ready to move into the new building at King and Victoria Streets in January of 2008. The school will accommodate 15 students every year to satisfy the need for family doctors in the area. McMaster boasts a 39 per cent graduate family medicine residency training rate, compared to 28 per cent for all Canadian medical school graduates. The university is distinct from other Ontario medical schools in their style of teaching. They use a “problem-based learning” approach, integrating patient interaction early in the program and putting more emphasis on collaboration rather than passive learning. The MD program is unique because it is only three years long instead of the standard four, — albeit students are in school for 11 months per year. All medical school admissions in Ontario are conducted through the Ontario Medical School Application System (OMSAS), run by Ontario Universities Application Centre. Upon successful application, McMaster selects a pool of applicants for their fabled Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI). This process

is also unique relative to other Ontario medical schools, where the applicant is taken through a rotation of mixed interviews, including scenario-based evaluation and roleplay. According to the admissions administration, geographical preference will be chosen by the applicant upon invitation to the MMI. That is, unless the applicant makes the initial cut, geographical location or preference will not matter. Offers of admission are made from the master rank list, irrespective of geographical preference — although students will be placed according to preference wherever possible. It is important to note that the satellite school is under the directorship of McMaster University. UW is playing its part by providing the venue for program to encourage physician retention in the Waterloo-Wellington area. This means that prospective students will be applying exclusively to McMaster, and UW has no role in the admissions process. UW’s pharmacy students will supposedly have some interaction with McMaster’s satellite students throughout their careers on the health sciences campus. McMaster expects to receive 176 students in 2008, up from 100 in 2000. OMSAS received 18,250 applications from 5,872 applicants for 2007, with a total class size of 842 for 2008. By the numbers, this means about one in seven applicants will be accepted. The integration of the satellite campus into the Kitchener pharmacy building brings high hopes for the future of health care in this region. In tandem with pharmacy graduates, we can expect that the McMaster grads of the satellite campus will have a lasting impact on the Waterloo community.

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UW lit up this week as Gays and Lesbians of Waterloo (GLOW) got their festivities underway. This week’s “Coming Out” events began on Sunday, October 14, and will run until Saturday night. The student-run organization is in concordance with the rest of the world as Coming Out Week is celebrated internationally. Coming Out Week, however, is one week late this year so that it didn’t interfere with the Canadian Thanksgiving last week. “One thing we need is awareness of sexual orientation and gender identity on campus,” said student and GLOW volunteer Sean Uyeda. Coming Out Week is not only to help those struggling to be accepted, but also to show the diversity in the queer community. The term “queer,” which is employed throughout GLOW’s promotion is used to represent the whole community in one word. “Queer” is used to represent bi-curious, bisexual, dyke, homosexual, inter-sexual, transsexual, transgender, uncertain and undecided people here at UW.

Coming Out Week is a way of letting the world know that even though people may be part of the queer community, there are differences between them. GLOW’s head service co-ordinator, Matthew LeBlond, hopes that Coming Out Week “will expose the campus to the fact that being queer is not a bad thing and will bring an easier outlet for those individuals who are coming out.” The 45-foot banner in the Student Life Centre is just one of the things that GLOW has done around campus to promote Coming Out Week. The enormous rainbow flag is hung “to promote diversity in the queer community,” said LeBlond. Events are taking place every day during Coming Out Week in hopes of building a safe and supportive environment for queer people in the process of coming out. GLOW hopes that holding school-wide events and discussions will build a support group between people who are coming out. Meeting people and building relationships between with the community are things that Coming Out Week promotes. See GLOW, page 5

Correction In the October 12 issue of Imprint, there was an error in the article “Burma protest opens world’s eyes.” The crowd at the downtown Kitchener rally was reported to have grown to over 1,000 on the International Day of Action for a Free Burma; however that number was actually over 100. Imprint regrets for the error.

SATURDAY October 20

THURSDAY October 25

Bioinformatics: From Quaternary to Binary

Reading by Trevor Cole

Day long conference to raise awareness about bioinformatics in Southern Ontario. The will be speaker sessions for those interested in research, commercialization potential. See http://bic. uwaterloo.ca/symposium for more information. 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Arts Lecture Hall 116

MONDAY October 22 Masters of Social Work information session Learn about Masters of Social Work programs at Ryerson, King’s College (at University of Western Ontario), Wilfrid Laurier, University of Toronto, McMaster University and York University. 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Chapel Lounge, Renison College

Listen to novelist author and journalist, Trevor Cole, read from his work as a part of The Reading Series at St. Jerome’s. Free. 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. STJ 3012

FRIDAY October 26 1st Annual Keystone Campaign Run for Excellence Complete only one lap around Ring Road in support of Workplace Wellness Week. Registration mandatory for participation. 12:15 p.m. Davis Centre (Ring Road Entrance)

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$ 600,000 grant awarded to UW libraries by the Kresge Foundation UW’s success in the Challenge:“The Kresge Challenge was spearheaded by our spirited library staff whose The University of Waterloo earned a belief in this initiative was unparalfew more bragging rights last week, leled. “To everyone who made this becoming the recipient of the larg- feat possible, our sincerest thanks. est grant ever awarded to a Canadian The UW community will enjoy the benefits of your generosity for years library by the Kresge Foundation. The Kresge Foundation supports to come.” Students, as well as members of projects on a challenge basis: a local agency must raise the funding needed the broader UW community are alfor a project, less the amount of the ready enjoying some of those benefits. Kresge Challenge Grant they are Changes that have been implemented thanks to the funding raised through seeking. The Kresge money is awarded only the Kresge Challenge include: the if the local agency succeeds in raising addition of state-of-the-art security its share of the funding; if an agency and collections management systems falls short of its goal, it receives noth- in both the Davis and Porter libraries; renovations on the third floor of the ing from the Foundation. During the two-year long Kresge Porter library, which now includes the Campaign, UW staff, students, par- Peter and Betty Sims Reading Room, a ents and alumni raised $2.8 million computer research area and new study for library renovations, meeting the carrels; and high speed work stations university’s goal. As a result, the throughout both libraries. “Other funds raised will be directKresge Foundation is contributing an additional $600,000 to fund further ed to upcoming projects,” Stanley advises. These other improvements at projects include: both the Davis “The Kresge “a major renovaCentre and Dana tion to the main Porter libraries. Challenge was floor of the Porter Reaching the goals set out for spearheaded by our Library; continuing renovations to UW’s Kresge Challenge has not been spirited library staff the Davis Centre Library; and upeasy. The deadline whose belief in grading individual for meeting the group study $2.8 million mark, this initiative was and areas in both lioriginally set for the braries.” end of 2006, had to unparalleled” The Michibe extended twice. gan-based Kresge The most recent — Mary Stanley Foundation is an extension was anindependent, prinounced in April vate organization of this year. At the time, the library was approximately created in 1924 by department store $250,000 shy of their goal, and the millionaire Sebastian S. Kresge. deadline was extended to June 1, 2007, Since its establishment, the Kresge in the hopes that the extra time would Foundation has awarded 8,222 grants totaling $1.92 billion to institutions allow the final dollars to be raised. To the elation of the many people ranging from those involved in involved in the Kresge Campaign, higher education, and health and extending the deadline paid off. In the human-services, to those concerned October 1, 2007 edition of news @ your with the arts and humanities, science library, the manager of library com- and the environment, and public munications and development, Mary affairs. Stanley, credited the dedication and generosity of everyone involved for bcowen@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

GLOW: events enlighten UW

Brandi Cowen staff reporter

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A student enjoys a beverage during GLOW’s Hump Day bash at Ceaser Martini’s on Wednesday, October 17. The event was part of the festivities during Coming Out Week. continued from page 4

Up-and-coming events for Coming Out Week are Friday’s Coming Out bonfire at Columbia Lake and Saturday’s Warrior Weekends Drag Show in the SLC. Wednesday night’s Hump Day Dance was expected to be a big success, and the same is anticipated of Saturday’s drag show. This will be the second drag show involved with Coming Out Week in the last three years.

GLOW also has several different discussion groups that meet yearround. The coming out disscussion group meets to talk about accepting yourself, coming out to friends, and coming out to family. The heart-toheart discussion group and the diversity discussion group meet once a month throughout the year. Student and GLOW volunteer Adam Timmermans hopes that Coming Out Week will “help to conquer homophobia in the community.” Things

like coming out discussion groups, which are more on the academic side of the event, will discuss things like homophobia, heterophobia, transphobia and biphobia throughout the week. Coming Out Week has had a great turnout and a wide range of participation from the UW students. “The campus in general has been very accepting, but it’s not to say we haven’t had small incidents,” says LeBlond. tschnaeringer@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

ROSALIND PICARD Rosalind W. Picard is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Laboratory and co-director of the Things That Thing Consortium, the largest industrial sponsorship organization at the laboratory. Picard holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Masters and Doctorate degrees, both in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, from the MIT. An MIT faculty member since 1991, she was previously a member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. She was honoured as a Fellow of the IEEE in 2005

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Author of over a hundred peer-reviewed scientific articles, Dr, Picard has pioneered research in affective computing and in content-based image and video retrieval. Her award-winning book, Affective Computing (MIT Press, 1997), lays the groundwork for giving machines the skills of emotional intelligence. She and her students have designed and developed a variety of new sensors, algorithms and systems for sensing, recognizing, and responding respectfully to human affective information, with applications in human and machine learning, health and human-computer interaction. She presently serves on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Personalization Research, and on the Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation’s division of Computers in Science and Engineering in the USA, and has been a consultant for Apple, AT&T, BT, HP, i.Robot, and Motorola. Often a keynote conference speaker, her groups’ achievements have been featured in The New York Times, The London Independent, Scientific American Frontiers, Time, Vogue, New Scientist and the BBC

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Margaret Trudeau discusses mental illness Britta Hallberg staff reporter

An open-minded RIM park audience welcomed Margaret Trudeau on October 15. The groupie-turned-activist spoke passionately about mental illness and the effects mental health has on one’s life. Trudeau, along with hockey legend Ron Ellis shared personal experiences with the illness at a symposium called Mental Health Matters. Singer Juanita Wilkins and local MPP Elizabeth Witmer were also special guests. Witmer’s opening speech began with an expression of her interest in mental health issues, and her appreciation of community support in respect to her recent reelection, and also regarding the attendance at the evening conference: “What a wonderful outpour of interest in mental health. It’s hard to get people interested in mental health. It’s just not as sexy as having some other disease.” The Mental Health Symposium was held at RIM Park and supported by Open magazine. Various mental health associations had information booths lining the auditorium, which was full of interested and appreciative audience members. The topic of mental health was boldly addressed in speeches and music, revealing the internal struggles of depression and bi-polar disorder. Overcoming the darkness and seeing the light was the theme of one of Wilkins’ songs: “I can be wherever

my heart finds me… when morning is mine.” Wilkins ended her performance with an empowering message: “When we have knowledge and understanding we no longer fear the unknown.” Trudeau, among the many Canadians who have struggled with mental illness, has used her publicity to extend knowledge and understanding. Warming to the audience, Trudeau spoke of bi-polar disorder and how she overcame the darkness of mental illness. Non-apologetic in nature, the proud grandmother who was once the youngest first lady in the world expressed her feelings surrounding societal stigma on mental illness. “It’s about time we addressed this,” Trudeau said, emphasizing the importance of a broader level of understanding and involvement on the issue. The personal experiences of Ellis and Trudeau spread awareness on the needs of people struggling with mental illness. “I isolated myself,” Trudeau revealed, on how her own mental health went from bad to worse. Margaret Trudeau developed postpartum depression after the birth of her second son. The high and low points prior to, and after, this development were states of mania and depression, which she denied for many years and treated herself with marijuana. Brighteyed and open-minded, Trudeau revealed the tumultuous state of her mind before she sought treatment. “My life was falling apart in front of me. I had learned to be a pretty good actress. I just faked, faked, faked. My children didn’t know the level their mommy had fallen to.” Now a grandmother, Trudeau emphasized the importance of loved ones reaching out for help, and reaching out for those in need of help. “You can’t get up alone.” Reflecting on her younger years, Trudeau spoke of a society persistent on her recovery, though some were critical of her marriage to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Admitting to being “ill prepared to be the Prime Minister’s wife,” Margaret Trudeau explained in a later interview with Imprint that one of her biggest regrets was self-medication with drugs. “I was always a good girl,” said Trudeau about her sometimes controversial reputation ,“but I should have gotten help earlier. I always thought people would expect a lot from

me. A big step was forgiveness. ” After expressing gratitude to her loved ones for helping her through rough times, Trudeau (who was addressed later on Monday night as “Maggie”), explained the misconceptions the media put forth about her life, and how her mania was seen as promiscuity. However, for the most part, Trudeau was appreciative and spoke predominantly on the importance of social awareness: “I realized I wasn’t being judged, I was being loved. Someone reached out for me and got me the help I needed.” Trudeau finds forgiveness to be a huge part of her recovery: “If it wasn’t for others helping me, for the treatment of mental illness, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Forgiveness was a big step.” The combination of her young age and the extensive attention from the media made both public and private life difficult. “I kept excusing my behaviour because I was the Prime Minister’s wife. I was Margaret Trudeau! I was not mentally ill!” Denial, along with the use of drugs, heightened Trudeau’s manic-depressive state. “Heavy use of marijuana can trigger psychosis for those with bi-polar,” she informed listeners. Reflecting on her desire to escape her life many years ago, Trudeau realizes how far she’s come. “ I am so lucky. We are so blessed. We live in the most beautiful country in the world!” With Trudeau’s heartfelt presence, Ellis softened at the idea of sharing with a predominately female audience. The Maple Leafs player spoke openly of the four pillars that helped him overcome depression. Encouraging the community to “keep the flame of hope alive,” Ellis thanked his wife, a concerned doctor, the Homewood facility in Guelph and the friends he worked with. Ellis and Trudeau encouraged those suffering from bi-polar, depression, various mood disorders and mental illnesses to learn to live with and manage their diagnosis. Ellis thanked the community, saying he felt honoured to be presenting with Trudeau.The blue-eyed “Maggie” ended with the message for the Waterloo community to reach out for help and reach out to help others. bhallberg@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Family Coalition Party GLOWing with post-election pride The Family Coalition Party (FCP) of Ontario is growing fast. This past election, the FCP ran candidates in 83 of 107 electoral ridings. They made great strides in various parts of the province, garnering a total of 35,479 votes, good for nearly one per cent of the popular vote province-wide. And for the next provincial election, they aim to run a candidate in every riding in the province. Yes, the FCP is definitely a party on the rise. Now if only they had a clue. As the University of Waterloo comes together to promote Coming Out Week across campus, the FCP is putting the finishing touches on what they call a successful election. 35,000plus saw things the way the FCP sees them, which means one thing — there are a lot of misguided, intolerant voters in this province. A quick trip to the FCP website will explain their views much better than I ever could. They appear to have generated their party platform from traditional Christian beliefs, and many of their provincial supporters are members of the federal Christian Heritage Party. They base their policies on family — namely, on the “traditional” values of marriage — which, of course, means complete intolerance for anyone living the lifestyle that Gays and Lesbians of Waterloo (GLOW) is working so hard to protect and support this week.

Take a look at some of the press clippings on the site. A July 2007 article from a publication called The Conservative Voice — shudder — talks about the gay marriage movement — specifically, how the “homosexual lobby has fine-tuned its rhetoric in recent years” and how the movement for the legalization of gay marriage will eventually “expose and alert Americans to the illegitimate motives behind this illegitimate concept.” In their policies, they’re very careful to avoid gay-bashing — they use terms like “nuclear family” and “traditional definition.” But as GLOW takes the campus spotlight for an entire week of events, they know exactly where the FCP and its supporters stand. They just don’t have a clue. It’s tough for me to comprehend how these ignoramuses even make a successful living for themselves, let alone forming a relatively organized political party. And that’s the thing with the FCP — they all seem to be normal, friendly people. And in many respects, they are. They just don’t have a clue. Take, for instance, Kitchener Centre FCP candidate Bill Bernhardt. I never had the opportunity to meet Bernhardt, but my brother J.D. ran against him as an independent on October 10. This meant that J.D. had the chance to meet Bill at many all-candidates debates and events over the course of the campaign. So I

thought I’d call J.D. to get a comment on Mr. Bernhardt. “Hey, it’s me,” I said. “I just want to know what you thought of Bill Bernhardt during the election. I’m writing my column on the FCP this week.” “Aw, you are?” J.D. said. “Well, I don’t want to say anything bad about Bill. He was a nice guy!” “He was?” I asked. “Yeah,” J.D. said. “Just completely wrong. But a nice guy.” It’s hard to have disdain for the ignorant. Many of the FCP members are not obtrusive people, and their methods are neither dangerous nor harmful. They just don’t have a clue. This is the great thing about events like Coming Out Week — it promotes a cause (such as GLOW’s) as well as exposing the causes of the counter-movement (such as the FCP).

And although a great deal of eligible voters seem to agree with the FCP, and although the FCP has a defined base and a legitimate place as a provincial political party, they will always be completely lost on every issue that GLOW and the UW community is working towards this week. Because the FCP just doesn’t have a clue. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Sticks and stones? There is one important life lesson you won’t hear coming from your parents, teachers or the other authority figures charged with raising us and preparing us for the world: you will be hated. You will be despised, ridiculed and degraded because of things you can’t control. You’ll encounter people and places in your life that will make you want to give up and die. When he was found that morning nine years ago, they thought he was a scarecrow. He was strung up against a fence, brutally beaten. His face was covered in dried blood and his skull had a fracture that went halfway around his head. Matthew Shepard had been murdered for a reason he wasn’t prepared for growing up. He had been hated and murdered not because of who he was, but because of what he was.

Take it from Matthew Shepard and maintain hope in the world, no matter how the names hurt you or break your bones. I grew up in a small town not far from Waterloo. Wingham, billed as the “Radio and Television Town of Canada” is made up of around 3,000 people, mostly farmers and factory workers. It wasn’t unusual to hear “faggot” being screamed from the cab of a passing truck as I walked down the street. It wasn’t unusual to hear a teacher laughing while I did a presentation on homophobia. It wasn’t unusual to be hated. I remember thinking it was all so unfair. Why should I be the target of people’s hatred? How could people be so ignorant, so filled with anger? Most of all, I was angry that no one had prepared me for what I was going through, for what I was facing. Nobody had told me I would be hated. I lost hope.

Was Matthew Shepard an idiot? What the hell did he expect, prancing around in some hick town like Laramie? Didn’t he know it was just a matter of time before someone beat the shit out of him? Didn’t he ever stop for a second and think that it was a bad idea to expect people to accept him as the faggot he was? After he was found tied to that fence like a scarecrow, after he died, and a long time after his parents advocated to save his murderer from execution, I realized something. Yes, Matthew was hated. Yes, he was killed for what he was. But he never lost hope. He never gave up believing that the people around him had good hearts and would accept him.

No one ever told Matthew Shepard he would be tortured and killed. Not his parents, or his teachers, or anyone else that was supposed to prepare him for real life. No one ever took his hope in the world away. Matthew realized something early on that took me years to figure out. If we let our lives become ruled by negativity and anger, we’re no better than the people who hate us. So next time you find yourself in a Laramie, or a Wingham, or anywhere you don’t feel welcome, remember that Matthew Shepard never expected anyone to hate him and neither should you. Never lose hope in the world that we live in. tmyers@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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How to live the high life Five simple ways to get you user cred

Someone once said, “The best mind altering drug is truth.” Well, I don’t know about you, but I really doubt that rebellious youths are skipping class to go roll a big joint of honesty. That goes double for the smoky car in the Wal Mart parking lot at 3 a.m. full of paranoid faces. Point being, based on sheer popularity, the best mind altering drug isn’t truth, but rather pot. The great thing about weed is everyone’s doing it. By smoking up, you instantly look cooler, get more friends and most importantly, become a rebel without a cause. If you haven’t become a stoner yet don’t worry; here are the top five tips to become the next Bob Marley: 1) Make sure your wardrobe reflects your awesome new hobby. The best way to announce it to the world is to only wear shirts, jackets and backpacks with giant pot leaves on them or tie dye. Everything should be in shades of red, yellow and green, and feature pictures of Jimi Hendrix (even if you have no clue who he is). Always dress for success, or more importantly, like a stereotyped pothead who reeks of cheap incense and gets lost in the backseat of their own car. 2) Now that you look the part, it’s time to start talking like an extra from Half-Baked. Call everyone “dude,” or “man.” Some people (like close members of your family) may feel irritated at first by your

new form of speech. However, this will come in handy when you actually do start forgetting everyone’s name. It’s also very important that you talk like an inner city rapper. So what if you’re from the suburbs, and the only low-riding machine you’ve driven is a lawn mower? When leaving a room, always say “peace out,” as if to say you are the peace, and you are leaving. 3) Now, as much as sitting in your basement getting high and watching Robot Chicken is fun, it’s also important to have other interests. It’s a scientific fact that after you do pot for the first time, you develop a spiritual connection to Pink Floyd. You alone can understand the poetry of their music, especially if you’re baked off your ass at the time. Dark Side of The Moon is a relevant masterpiece that should be discussed at length with everyone. A cool way to spend a Friday night is listening to “Comfortably Numb” on repeat and writing an English paper on the genius of Floyd. How very original. 4) If anyone challenges you about becoming a clichéd, brain damaged wannabe, it’s important to be able to argue how great weed is. Say, “No, man, pot makes me more creative. I think super deep thoughts when I’m high.” Even though all you ever actually think is “I want chips. My mouth tastes

bad. I can’t hear my own voice. I want chips.” If you’re high, you may have creative ideas, but you’re often too baked to do anything about them and can never remember them sober. It’s okay if anti drug people just don’t get you. You’re an enigma. 5) Finally, if you feel that you’re not political enough, why not take up a cause? You can fight for the legalization of marijuana! Wouldn’t it be great if you could just buy it at a store? So much more convenient than having to go buy it in the apartment of a guy who lives above a store. Why shouldn’t pot be legal? Everyone drives better when they’re high and are generally more peaceful to be around. After all, why not legalize something that’s just so fun? If you follow these five suggestions, in no time you’ll be partying with the (still living) members of Zeppelin. And for those who believe that pot is an evil drug? Ask yourself this; Why is alcohol legal? When was the last time you heard statistics about domestic abuse and marijuana? The most harmful thing a stoner ever does is forget to change the cat box or eat all of your KD. In the words of Jim Morrison, “Drugs are a bet with your mind.” A bet he obviously lost. mcommon@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Letters! 100 words: f-bombs “Recently Imprint has let its standards slip. Not by letting me write sports articles, but with the increasing number of swear words that find their way into the opinion section. In last weeks edition both ‘100 words’ columns ended with the f-word. Would it be so hard for people to express what they really mean with one of the many words offered by the English language? This is not an attack on free speech but there is a time and a place for swearing, and this newspaper is not one of them. Thesaurus anyone?” —Tom

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Sensual sandwiches I think it’s safe to say that everyone likes a good sandwich. That complex mélange of textures, the sensual explosion of tastes, the playful contrast of cold cuts and vegetables; few would be so bold as to disagree when I state that sandwiches are the pinnacle of Western civilization. Since the University of Waterloo is one of the best universities in Canada (according to Maclean’s), it follows that there would be delicious sandwiches sold on campus. If you enjoy your sandwich fresh, with crisp lettuce and an assortment of Pillar’s meat products, then I must admit that even your distinguishing tastes would be satisfied by the offerings of Food Services. That said, I must raise an issue which has irked me since I first stood sweaty palmed and excited at the cash register in the Modern Languages Café: the prices are atrocious. I mean, if I go to a grocery store and buy green peppers, tomatoes, pickles, salami and bread, the price per sandwich is not going to cost very much at all — and yet, when I go to modern languages, that sandwich ends up costing me a five piece. If it was a regular business that would be one thing, but Food Services should be dedicated to filling us up with nutritious delight, not forcing me into a diet of bagels from Tim Hortons. Economics be damned, this school should subsidize their sandwiches!

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random parkI am writing in reing lots. Yeah, sponse to Keegan letters so I can’t even Tremblay’s article, kickflip. Nei“ L a ck i n g f o u r wheel fun”, about the lack of a ther can most of you. Campus Police is a no-brainer. My skateboarding culture at UW. From some personal experience I assure friends and I have had enough runyou that there are skaters out there ins with them and we don’t feel like - I live with two and know several donating our boards to their cause. Finally, it’s just not very practimore. The problem just may be that we never make it on to campus with cal to skate on campus for a lot of our boards, and a few reasons come people. It would be mostly up-hill both ways for me, and that pesky to mind. I recall one time during first year Waterloo Park poses problems for when, while walking from V1 to Tim skateboarding. Besides, my bike can Horton’s, an arrogant female snorted, get me to class ten minutes faster. With no skate park in Waterloo, “who still skateboards in university?” to a friend of mine who happened I’m not surprised that skaters rarely to be skating at the time. We were run into each other. But we do exist! shocked and speechless that someone If you skate, next time you want would just flat-out insult us like that! some fresh air head over to the Two minutes later, though, my friend nearest parking lot. Or do what came up with the not-so-snappy we did and build a mini-ramp in retort, “who’s still a bitch in univer- your backyard. (Just don’t tell our sity?” Enough people, apparently, landlord!) as we often get heckled by people —Michael Koivusalo who stumble across us skating in

100 words: alumni I have graduated from this fine institution and ever since I have been bombarded with pleas for donations. Please stop. No fresh grad has any money to give. Most of us will never have any money to give throughout our lifetimes. But a very few of us

will make it big. These lucky persons will have so much money they will have to give some of it away. I would love to see if the University of Waterloo was on top of such a person’s list. What you, the administration, have to realize is that a true gift, the most gratifying one, is the one no one asked for. —Filip Spacek

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Another man suspected of abusing young boys in an Asian country is being hunted. German police unscrambled his face after finding photos posted on the internet of boys betweensix and 12 being abused. The face was swirled — and I guess the creator didn’t think about the wonders of Photoshop and other such programs. The German police force sure did. The man started in a seminary, but wasn’t recommended to be a priest. So he started just teaching young kids and did a lot of volunteer work. I’m glad that the priests caught him, but how did he manage to be a teacher?! And to volunteer?! I almost feel sorry for the guy — almost — because after all, he did make some attempts to lead a “giving, productive” life. I also have a mix of feelings when it comes to the fact that, if the allegations are true, the man committed the abuse in Cambodia and Vietnam. It’s a familiar story. Pedophiles seem to gravitate to poor Asian countries in hopes of dodging our tough laws. In response, Canada has amended our laws in order to extradite these perpetrators and try them in Canada. Before these changes, Canadians couldn’t be tried in Canada for crimes committed outside of Canada; this is still true for other crimes, but not pedophilia. The Cambodian police are fully co-operating in trying to hunt down this suspect. My first reaction to the Cambodian and Vietnamese settings was that this terrible suspect of pedophilia was also a racist asshole. Like he somehow thought that Asian boys don’t count, that it’s okay to abuse them. Despite this knee-jerk reaction, though, perhaps there’s a more complex explanation. The man doesn’t fit the

typical “creepy old man” profile. He’s young, educated, motivated… sound familiar? Maybe suspect Christopher Paul Neil is rich and running, searching for the one place he’s heard of where that what he wants is acceptable. It’s possible that he’s a racist asshole, but maybe he’s just a man looking for his place in the world. Unfortunately for him, he will never have one. So what do you do with a pedophile? They’re reviewing this question lately in France. The penal system is being investigated and criticized as completely useless and inhumane, at least in regard to pedophiles. After all, how do you rehabilitate people who cannot seem to be healed? Perhaps pedophilia is nature’s cruelest mistake, giving old men and women desires for things they should never have. We have to uphold justice and protect the children, of course. The pedophiles — well, we just don’t know what to do with them. We’ve got the punishment thing down, I guess. Year by year, our methods of cracking down on underground child abuse rings get better and more effective. Yet we haven’t come any closer to preventing pedophiles’ crimes or “healing” the criminals. Child molesters have the highest rate of recidivism among criminals, so the best you can hope for is to keep them in jail — indefinitely. I’ve known child abuse victims, and I’ve also worked with people (as a budding social worker) who were suspected of minor but telling sexual acts, and had to be watched constantly. It’s a challenge to my sense of the world that some people can be created with such a backward sense of sex and morality. —Christine Ogley

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a week at RCH: you’d actually be pretty cute if you would stop wearing those damn shirts to your knees. It looks like a dress! We work together, usually on that Monday night shift that seems to drag on forever. I really like you and it seems like you feel the same way but I don’t want to make things awkward in the workplace and all that shit, so if you want to go for a drink (anything but coffee) let me know... and otherwise, we’ll just stay friends right? Missed a connection? Wanna break the ice? email to ghalpern@imprint. uwaterloo.ca

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Of the 15 schools that participated in Go ENG Girl, Chakma notes that UW is renowned for its engineering program. However, he also noted that, “We are not the best because we think we are the best. We are the best because students think we are the best.” And students, even those who will not attend for many years, clearly think UW is one of the best universities. “I heard [UW] is one of the best universities in the country for math and engineering,” said Meghan Wing, a Grade 8 student from Guelph. Following Chakma’s welcoming comments, Lesley James, a PhD candidate and research assistant at UW, delivered the keynote address. James, who earned her degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Brunswick, spoke about both her own experiences and the engineering field. “Engineering is a caring profession,” she said, citing as examples work in the medical and environmental fields. She also spoke about the duty engineers have to both society and the environment. At 11 a.m. the girls left their parents behind to spend the morning participating in two hands-on activities directed by female undergraduate volunteers. Divided into groups of three to five, girls in Grades 7 and 8 designed and built hydraulic arms out of popsicle sticks, syringes and medical tubing. Meanwhile, girls in Grades 9 and 10 installed themselves in front of computers and were guided through the creation of a web browser in Visual Basic. “The girls seemed to especially enjoy the hands-on activities and interacting with the undergraduate students,” said Shaw. Indeed, students in both activities were animated and engaged in what they were doing. “I learned a lot of interesting things,” said Desiree Allan, a Grade 7 student from St. Gabriel’s in Brantford who attended the hydraulic arm activity. “I thought engineering was just about building, but there’s a lot more to it.” A panel of seven female undergraduate students who answered questions from the girls and their parents occupied the final hours of the event.

Questions concerned everything from whether they’ve ever fallen asleep in class — the answer was a universal “yes,” qualified by “it depends on how much sleep I’ve had” — to difficulties the students faced as females in maledominated classrooms. In answer to that question, Laura Sloboda, a second year mechanical engineering student, said, “The girls are kind of in charge,” a comment that elicited considerable laughter from the audience. Panelists also had advice for girls considering engineering. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it, because girls can do it,” said Lisa Du, a second year computer engineering student. “If you like a challenge […]” said Sloboda, “that’s a really good reason to pick engineering.” Like the seven panelists, all of the students who volunteered to help out at the event were female undergraduates. Students volunteered for different reasons, but there was a common theme of desire to support girls interested in engineering. According to Ewa Przemienicki, a fourth year systems design volunteer, the goal of all the volunteers at the event is to “be able to convince girls not be afraid.” “I know way too many girls intimidated by topics like engineering,” added Mary Robinson, a masters student in chemical engineering. For Melissa Kerr, a fourth year volunteer from systems design engineering, the event is “a chance to return the favour of being interested [in engineering] who’s already interested.” She adds that, in high school she had the opportunity to meet people who mentored her. “That highly influenced and helped me,” she said. The girls who came out to Go ENG Girl came for a variety of reasons. “My friend recommended it,” said Maggie Earle, a Grade 8 student at St. Boniface. Desiree Allan, a Grade 7 student from St. Gabriel’s in Brantford, came partly because her mother was interested in engineering and partly because she “wanted to learn what engineering was about and consider it as a career.” What all these girls had in common was their interest in engineering. “I love math and creating stuff and finding new ways to solve problems,”

said Wing. “I’m a geek like that.” Both the event co-ordinators and the volunteers agreed that females bring a unique aspect to the engineering field. “Female students bring a different perspective to the classroom and often tackle problems in a different way, resulting in new ideas and solutions,” said Shaw. Sloboda agrees. “If you have diversity, you can get a greater variety of solutions,” she said. Sloboda, who ran the web browser activity, believes that girls are under-represented, which is detrimental to the field of engineering. “You can’t get a full range of solutions,” she said, “if everyone is thinking the same way.” According to Chakma, “Female students have more of the element of creativity in them.” He also admits that female students are “much more organized” than their male counterparts. “We need young girls to recognize what they can contribute to engineering,” said Shaw and Go ENG Girl enables universities to do this. The results of the event are very positive. “Based on the feedback we received from the girls and their parents, it definitely seems like we accomplished our goal,” said Shaw. Shaw has high hopes for the future of Go ENG Girl. “Our hope,” she said, “is that this event will continue to

grow in participation numbers as girls and their parents become more aware of the diverse options for study and in work that engineering offers.” In an interview after the event, Shaw said she was pleased with how it turned out. “Overall,” she said,

“Go ENG Girl was a fantastic day and we are encouraged by the number of young girls who came out and expressed an interest in science and engineering.” araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Cane toads, an invasive super-amphibian rampaging across Australia, may be defeated by arthritis. New findings suggest the invaders are prone to arthritis and may be more vulnerable to infections designed to stop their spread. Introduced in 1935 to control crop-eating insects, the toads spread quickly, resulting in declines in the population of native animals in the area. Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered that the toads’ fast-hopping travels have resulted in increased arthritis in the amphibians. About ten per cent of the larger amphibians that make up the invading front of the population had severe spinal arthritis. Amphibians on this invading front may also have weakened immune systems, which scientists are investigating as a means of controlling the spreading of the toads. New dinosaur species found

Scientists in Argentina recently announced the discovery of a new dinosaur species — a 105-foot planteater that is believed to be among the largest dinosaurs ever found. Named Futalognkosaurus dukei after the Mapuche Indian words for “giant” and “chief,” the species represents a previously unknown species of Titanosaur. The giant herbivore walked the Earth about 88 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. The first bones were discovered on the banks of Lake Barreales in the Argentine province of Neuquen. Scientists estimate that the dinosaur reached over 43 feet in height. The neck alone was 56 feet long, and the excavated spinal column weighed about nine tons. The specimen is only one of over 1,000 different fossil specimens found at the site. Transgenic trees break down pollutants

A French hybrid of an aspen tree, developed in part by scientists at the

University of Washington, may prove instrumental in removing pollutants from the water. Researchers used bacteria to insert a cytochrome known as P450 2E1 — an enzyme that ordinarily breaks down contaminants in the livers of humans and other mammals — into the hybrid aspen. Results from lab tests show that plants with the cytochrome removed between 51 and 91 per cent of the contaminants in the water they were immersed in. The cytochrome also boosts the tree’s ability to absorb chemicals such as chloroform, left over from the drinking water sanitation process; carbon tetrachloride, an industrial solvent; and vinyl chloride. Similar experiments on the Arabidopsis plant (a flowering weed), reveal that these plants can also remove chemicals like RDX left behind in the soil of firing ranges. The ultimate goal of this research is to create trees that provide a low-cost solution for cleaning contaminated groundwater and other sites. Fertility could be silenced by new gene treatment

Researchers from Boston, Massachusetts have recently released information on a new gene-silencing technique that stops sperm binding to eggs. The technique uses RNA interference (RNAi) to block the production of a sperm-binding protein on the surface of the women’s eggs, which is called zone pellucida protein 3 (ZP3). The approach would, it is hoped, avoid the harmful side effects of hormonal birth control and the reduced physical sensation of barrier contraceptives. In human cells, the RNAi treatment reduces the production of ZP3 by 95 per cent. Scientists hope that someday an RNAi treatment administered through a skin patch or vaginal suppository (a small plug of chemical designed to melt at body temperature) would prove a viable contraceptive for women.

A global epidemic of polio could make headlines in the foreseeable future. Developing countries are beginning to be unable to rely on economically viable vaccines while the ones used in developed nations are still too expensive. Nigeria has seen the resurface of a previously eradicated strain of polio after a vaccination program was halted by local beliefs that the vaccine was contaminated. In 2003, religious leaders in northern Nigeria spoke out against the virus, claiming it was contaminated with anti-fertility hormones and HIV in a western scheme to depopulate Africa. This caused the shut down of vaccination programs in areas of Nigeria influenced by these leaders. World Health Organization officials traveled to Nigeria in an attempt to meet with local leaders and clear up the situation. The vaccine was also tested by third-party scientists and found to be clear of any contaminants allowing vaccination to restart in 2006. The number of infected individuals dropped significantly from 836 in 2006 to 191 in 2007, however the past two years has seen 93 children become paralyzed by Type 2 polio. This form of polio has not been seen for over seven years, however it is used in a type of oral vaccine. This re-emergence did not shock experts; people are given an oral vaccine meaning some will excrete live virus in their stool, which could infect unvaccinated people. Polio is a highly contagious virus that can lead to permanent damage or death. A person is infected when contaminated food or drink is ingested. The virus leaves the intestines and travels to the brain and spinal cord where it affects areas responsible for controlling muscles. Polio was

of the population is unvaccinated and has never had contact with the live virus. Indonesia and Mexico plan on halting vaccination programs that make use of oral vaccines, instead using the more expensive version of the vaccine that cannot infect unvaccinated individuals. They will use this vaccine until the oral vaccine-derived virus has been eliminated from the environment and then discontinue all vaccinations. This would, however, leave the population open to further polio infection. Scientists met last month in an effort to develop new and cheap alternatives to keeping the virus at bay. Currently there is no cure for polio; people experiencing minor symptoms go on to make a full recovery however those with a more severe case could suffer permanent damage or death. fnaqib@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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It’s out of this world… almost to rest, residing in the Smithsonian Museum and symbolizing the huge step it has taken in space travel.

Sherif Soliman assistant science

Space travel has always been one of our fantasies. To date, a very select and fortunate few have accomplished such a feat and only by dedicating their lives to it. Astronauts who have been in the great void have earned such a privilege by undergoning years of brutal training and conditioning. In recent years, several private entities have been racing to successfully run a civilian – friendly “spaceship.” The list of those companies includes Canadian Arrow which is currently developing a design called PlanetSpace, Armadillo Airspace headed by millionaire video game programmer John Carmack, SpaceX by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, and Blue Origin which is the venture of Amazon.com’s founder Jeff Bezos. The list goes on to include no less than fifteen companies that are into the space race. However, the company that probably stands out the most is Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic is an affiliate of the Virgin Group owned by none other than the famous Sir Richard Branson. Sir Branson – for those of you who are not familiar with him – is the very famous British entrepreneur, and owner of the Virgin Group under which reside 360 affiliate companies – no typo there, that is three hundred and sixty. The list includes Virgin Megastores, along with Virgin Airlines, Virgin Records, Virgin Publishing, Virgin Hotels, Virgin Mobile, Virgin.Net, etc... The company boasts the fact that it is the first “space line” the world has ever seen, and that Virgin’s prototype spacecraft “SpaceShipOne” was the first privately funded craft to reach space three times at altitudes greater than 100 km. Designed and built by Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites, on October 4, 2004, SpaceShipOne won Virgin Galactic the $10 million Ansari X Prize which required a craft to fly into space twice in a two week time period to win. After such success, SpaceShipOne has been left

In the beginning… “Space is Virgin Territory.” With this slogan, Virgin Galactic was born. On September 27, 2004, Branson and Rutan announced the $21 million deal signed with Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which licensed the patents for Rutan’s Scaled Composites to begin construction of project “Tier One”, another name for SpaceShipOne. The project’s aim was to develop a method of suborbital human travel to space, by the means of a reusable vehicle that could achieve such heights without the need to subject human passengers to the long and rigorous training astronauts need to go through today. To officially establish a suborbital flight path, the spacecraft height must exceed the 100 km Kármán line barrier, a height appriximately five times what commercial jets can reach. From take off, to landing... Virgin Galactic plans to initiate flights by 2009 at the latest from their $255 million spaceport in New Mexico. Another spaceport that would compete against Virgin Galactic’s is Space Adventure’s spaceport planned to take ground in the United Arab Emirates, a project that has a budget of $250 million, and another spaceport to be constructed in Singapore by 2009. Virgin’s initial plan is to have one trip per week and increase that frequency up to two flights a day. The difference between their trips and normal takeoffs to space, is that their craft, WhiteKnightTwo which will be carrying SpaceShipTwo (renamed Virgin SpaceShip VSS Enterprise in New York’s WIRED NextFest in 2006) will have horizontal takeoff, similar to that of normal airplanes, thus minimizing the amount of physical pressure on the passengers . SpaceShipTwo is a more advanced and ultimately bigger design than SpaceShipOne and

will carry six passengers, plus two pilots. The full flight is to take two and a half hours. Upon reaching 50,000 feet, SpaceShipTwo will detach itself from WhiteKnightTwo and the new modified hybrid rockets will ignite with so much force that Virgin Galactic says “... you are instantly pinned down in your seat, overwhelmed but enthralled by the howl of the rocket motor...”, in a steep ascent called the “boost” phase during which passengers will experience between 3 to 4 times the gravitational force of the Earth (G Force) for 90 seconds while the craft achieves maximum speed of 2,500 mph, over three times the speed of sound. The craft will level out at an altitude of about 360,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. That is where the pilots will use the feathering technique designed by Scaled Composites, turning the flight path into a slow and relaxed gliding, and allowing the passengers to enjoy the dream-like 0G, and the surely fantastic view. However, the amount of G to be experienced on reentry will briefly peak at 6-7G, almost half the value tolerable by the human body. The science behind the magic… The two major breakthroughs that made this project possible are the special hybrid rockets used in the engines, but even more, the unique Feathering technique developed by Scaled Composites. The hybrid rockets are supplied by SpaceDev. SpaceDev is a distinguished company in the aerospace field, known for developing the SapceDev Dream Chaser: their own spaceship that could go into orbital as well as suborbital flight path using a single hybrid rocket, the same ones supplied to Virgin Galactic’s Tier One crafts. The hybrid rockets use solid hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (a quite fancy name for rubber) as its fuel, along with liquid nitrous oxide oxidizer. They generate 88 kN (kilo newtons) of thrust for around 87-90 seconds. Most of the components of the engine are provided by SpaceDev, while

other components, such as the fuel casings and tank liners are made by Scaled Composites. The real breakthrough, however, is Scaled Composite’s Feathering technique, or the “shuttlecock” design. It is an orientation of the wings in which they fold up in space into an aerodynamic shape similar to that of a “feather”, giving the spacecraft extremely high drag, and reducing friction, as well as the need for very careful speed control on re-entry, which was one of the major problems involved in re-entry to the Earth’s atmosphere in the past. Space shuttles would have to be very precisely steered, at speeds much lower than that of SpaceShipTwo’s so as to keep it in stable flight path. Feathering allows steering to be so flexible and carefree, that in one of the early test flights, one of Tier One’s vice presidents and test pilot of SpaceShipOne, Michael Melvill, performed the entry into the atmosphere in inverted orientation. What do I need to have? Guts of steel, and a deep deep pocket. On Virgin Galactic’s website, they describe the experience as “... intense, approaching sensory overload...,” they also claim that they can get a potential space tourist all trained and prepared in three days. That constitutes an astronomical difference from the years of training traveling to space requires nowadays. When asked about how it is possible to minimize the training period so drastically, Professor Joseph Sanderson of the Physics Department here in University of Waterloo, said that it was probably due to the fact that passengers on such a flight would not experience, among many other intensive conditions, a fraction of the huge G pull astronauts do when their vehicles take off vertically. Moreover, Virgin Galactic passengers are not actually going into full space orbit, as the craft can only handle suborbital flight. So, if your guts are good, let’s see if your pocket can take the heat. The ticket is $200,000. And your booking status determines how that nice sum of money is to be paid.

The “Founders” are the first 100 people to book their space tickets and fly with Virgin. They also would have to pay the full $200,000 price of the ticket in their deposit. The list of 100 Founders is already full and is closed to any new reservations. People who couldn’t make it to the Founders elite group — either by being too late to book, or not having those big pockets to pay the big bucks – are the “Pioneers.” The Pioneers are those who will fly in the first year of Virgin Galactic flights, and are expected to be around 1,000 customers. They would have to pay between $100,000 and $175,000 in deposit. And finally, all others who will book their tickets after the Pioneers, will be the “Voyagers”, and those can pay the minimal sum of $20,000 as deposit. The official authority on space in the student body, The Waterloo Space Society said that that price tag is most likely going to decrease once more companies launch their own space lines.

Virgin and other space faring companies continue developing their spacecraft.” They also went on to point out that other controversies that might be surrounding the “space race” soon would include who would control the resources of the moon, meteors, or other planets that might be explored very soon, and commercial interest in space that demands that such a problem be resolved. So, what now...?

As simple as that...? Not really. Lately there has been some controversy surrounding the project after an explosion rocked the Scaled Composites site in Mojave, killing three employees and wounding three others. Moreover, the explosion was not even related to SpaceShipTwo, it was during a routine cold flow Nitrous Oxide test that should have been trivial and easy to do, and is being investigated by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The incident raised concerns as well as eyebrows. The ultimate safety of the project as projected by Virgin Galactic is being scrutinized, along with their apparent silence about the whole incident, letting Scaled Composites take most of the heat. The Waterloo Space Society commented on that by saying that “... any accident is a sad day. We can hope that the root cause will be determined and that future flights will be now much safer as a result. Accidents can delay significantly delay projects — Columbia’s demise halted the NASA space program for over two years. It is important that

Even though making any judgments on how the space race is going seems very premature, there are already other ventures underway. The Waterloo Space Society attracted our attention to another major prize offered by the X Prize Foundation called the Google Lunar X Prize, or Moon 2.0 for short. The winner of that prize has to successfully design a spacecraft that can land on lunar surface and survive long enough to roam for 500 meters and send predefined data packages called “Mooncasts” back to Earth. It is hard to predict what is to come next. Outer space exploration and the urge to reach further distances have never been greater. There are theories that seriously discuss the possibility of considering other planets as refuge for the human race once conditions on Earth become too deteriorated to sustain human life. Such plans might not even be required to have an atmosphere that is a perfect match to the one we enjoy on Earth, as there is research on how we could build colonies that could sustain themselves regardless of the surrounding environment. All the advances in space travel and the exponentially growing competition between private companies to be the first to control those resources do beg the question: Will the space race have a winner? ssoliman@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Fashioning the world through a model business Alicia Boers staff reporter

We all want to be successful in our careers and make millions of dollars, but at the same time we all want to make the world a better place. Impossible, right? Not according to 24-year-old Canadian entrepreneur, Ben Barry. I just finished reading his amazing book, “Fashioning Reality, a New Generation of Entrepreneurship,” and found myself inspired and whole-heartedly looking forward to the future. Fashioning reality

At age 14, Barry opened his own modelling agency. He wanted to help his friend who had spent a lot of time and money on modelling classes, only to find herself unsuccessful at getting a job because she didn’t have the right “look.” Barry’s friend wasn’t Paris Hilton, she wasn’t 5’11”, size 2 and blond. Simply put, she was not, and would never be, a model. With the creation of The Ben Barry Agency, Barry got his friend a modelling job and realized that he could find other beautiful people modelling work. Over the past ten years, Barry’s idea has evolved from a simple modelling business into a social change-inflicting machine. He realizes, and shapes his business around, the reality that, “No matter where you lived, the media idealized an unrealistic standard of beauty. No matter where you were from, people faced intense pressure to

conform to this standard of beauty. No matter where you found yourself, people’s health and self-esteem were being harmed by this standard of beauty.” Barry decided to take this standard of beauty, throw it away and present to the world models of all ages, sizes, races and personalities, because “when a model poses in front of the camera or stalks the runway, it’s not about her shoes, makeup or dress. It’s all about her personality and charisma, about effervescence from within.” His new idea of models: “Goodbye, ideal beauty. Hello, real beauty.” Barry’s theory is inspiring and really made me look at my own perception of beauty. The agency started with the friend who wanted a modelling job — and Barry got her one. The story develops through several of his experiences; judging the Canadian section of Elite Model contest, shooting with Seventeen magazine, traveling to New York and Paris, all the way to his undergrad years working for a degree in women studies was thought-provoking; but one of the most attention grasping stories in his book would have to be about his friend Mia. Mia was a smart, athletic, dancer and was fascinated by models. After a while, Barry noticed that Mia began looking worn out, she was too busy to eat, she lost her energy and finally Mia’s mother caught her forcing herself to throw up and she ended up in the hospital for three months battling anorexia and bulimia. Barry doesn’t automatically blame

the fashion industry for driving young, vulnerable girls like Mia to sickness, but he does consider it instrumental. Barry says that in Mia’s case there was three combining factors working against her. First, Mia wanted to be beautiful, the kind of beautiful she saw in the magazines. Second, most of the women in the magazines were white and Mia was of Chinese decent and was consequently unable to see herself as beautiful. Finally, Mia was busy and had little control of her life, so she created a sense of control over her body through manipulating her weight. For me, Mia’s was the most inspirational and emotional story in the book. I was moved to tears while reading it, and was forced to look at myself and my sense of beauty. As a young woman who is not a model, I have not been pushed as far as Mia, but I have been pushed quite close. Let’s just put it all out there, the good and the bad: Alicia Boers, 5’9”, 140 pounds, acne prone skin, I work out, I have a wonderful family, great friends, an amazing boyfriend. I love Alan Alda, I love country music and school is cool. Am I a model? No. Am I happy? Hell yes! While reading Barry’s book, it was hard not to look at myself and feel guilty for all the negativity and disapproval I have put upon my body. I was drawn into Barry’s story and was so excited that someone was taking initiative and really trying to make a difference in the way people felt about themselves. Barry’s business changed throughout his years but his ultimate

goal remains the same, “I became determined to see to it that my friends — and everyone like them – would feel empowered, not discouraged, by the media’s narrow, pervasive definition of beauty.” This book has made me step back and look at myself physically; it has made me re-work my ideas of beauty and question how those ideas have been influenced by the media. On this campus I think it is important to question the conventional forms of beauty. With so many people at UW — many of diverse ages, sizes, and races — we need to throw away the media’s forceful, narrow-minded attitudes about beauty and form our own. The reason Barry’s business and ideas work is because when people look at models they see someone better than themselves and someone beyond human. How are consumers supposed to be inspired and motivated to buy products from designers and brands if the models that advertise the products are far more beautiful and beyond human? This is where Barry’s agency comes in and provides models of all different ages, sizes, and races to designers and brands in order to relate to their consumers, and boost sales, while at the same time improving the media’s effect onpeople’s body image. Barry became an entrepreneur at a very young age, because he wanted to fix a problem he saw the world; he “came up with what seemed like a logical solution and figured out how to apply it.” see BARRY, page 21

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Wrenching 40 A Philthy experience

Kaitlyn Kaminski reporter

Picture this: thousands of frosh engineers gathered in Fed Hall, chanting and cheering. Smoke spreads, music booms and lights spin, while each one is anxious and anticipating the arrival of something epic. Something very long, and rigid. Clearly, they are all awaiting The Tool. Measuring 60 inches, and triple chromeplated, the rather large wrench has been the University of Waterloo’s engineering mascot for 40 years now. In 1967, the engineering society debated a symbolic token of their proud and dedicated faculty (and possibly for their arrogance too). The Tool didn’t get its title right off the bat; there was a competitor. A sword, nonetheless! With heated meetings of both society “A” and society “B”, the pipe wrench was stiff competition, and lead its way to victory. Then it came down to size. Some of the society was in favour of the small wrench that was used as a gavel at the meetings — but that’s not how engineers do it. They went big— really big. During his co-op term, society “A” President Jim Pike was on the lookout for the perfect sturdy tool. He finally found the perfect 60 inch pipe wrench at an industrial supply distributor called, The Ridgid Tool Company. But being a barely 10 year old faculty, $350 for The Tool was hard to come by. In a letter to the company, Pike explained the university having the largest engineering faculty in Canada, and a distinctive reputation in academics. He also added that it was also where co-op was initiated, and they would be honoured to have their wrench as a mascot. In return, the company replied with resounding pleasure at the idea, but under two conditions: they must keep its original orange colours, and it must be referred to as “The Ridgid Tool,” for respect of the company. Agreeing to these, Pike whisked “The Ridgid Tool” away (in the back of his ’62 VW Beetle) and brought it to the machine shop

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in Waterloo. After being dipped in chrome — Pike explains he wished a chemical engineer could have told him what happens to orange paint in chrome dip – they added chains for extra protection. With all this reverence for the new gleaming shaft of The Tool, it was bound to be sought after by mathies, artsies, and other univerisites alike! This is when the Action Committee was created. They are a group of students dedicated to The Tool in public and private spaces. They keep a vigilant eye over it, as The Tool may only be touched by those garnishing the sacred iron ring of engineering. This is presented to graduating engineering students in the tradition of “The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer,” or better known as “The Iron Ring Ceremony.” Only once students have taken the oath of the engineer may they at last touch the cold, hard steel that is ‘The Tool’. As the wrench eventually went from “the ridgid tool” to just “the tool,” the action committee, over time, became known as tool bearers. There is not much known about these cronies, other than they scare small children with their coveralls, hard hats, and face masks (respectively in the University of Waterloo’s colours). This went so far as the Waterloo Police barring the Tool Bearers to wear their masks at the Canada Day festivities this year; therefore the wrench never made an appearance. No Tool Bearers in full attire, no Tool. Despite the heavy guard, the tool has been stolen. The last robbery to date is in January of 1982, when the tool was being taken back by a blockade of vehicles after the Welcome Back Stag. A Tool Bearer had stopped unexpectedly before they made it to the hiding place; then, U of T engineering students attacked him and snatched the mighty wrench. It was gone for two months, with bitter negotiations back and forth. Finally, by March of 1982, the sneaky engineering students sent the 60 inch tool back — in a 45-gallon drum of reinforced concrete! The Tool Bearers diligently worked to free the tool from the firm solid, only when they broke through they discovered that “U of T” was engraved in it. Coming from a small group of engineers 40 years ago — who were set on establishing a central symbol for Waterloo engineering — the Tool has grown to a protected obsession. The phrase, “Engineers rule the world,” has been passed around time and time again. They are seen as an emblem of superiority. With The Tool, it’s all a matter of showing everyone else that UW engineers have the biggest…wrench!

with a pile of outerwear in Desperate times call for community editorial your hands. desperate measures. I look around. Up When bathroom against the well-lit back line-ups begin resembling shortage economy queues, Philthy’s wall, a line-up of slim, attractive blondes patrons forgo privacy and cram into the are shaking their moneymakers to the blarloos. Take Lynn (definitely not her real ing hip-hop. Their audience is made up name – read on), for instance. Squatting of a few bodybuilders leaning against the over the toilet with a guy doing his business dancefloor railing about ten feet away. In a few feet away is, unarguably, gutsy (and front of me, a group of three girls is dancstupid – keep reading.) The guy was decent, ing up a storm while a stumbling ginger kid turning around to allow her privacy, but is dry-humping them from every available unfortunately forgetting to secure the door angle. They don’t seem to mind. The place is filling up. The pulchritubehind him. Halfway to fulfillment turned into a halftime show as the door swung dinous crowd is now somewhat diluted wide open, exposing Lynn’s privates to the – whatever happened to face control? I bathroom line and substantially increasing didn’t pay a $3 cover for the company of Lynn’s popularity with the opposite sex for lacklustre ordinaries – I’ve already dropped four grand for a term at UW! the remainder of the night. Did that girl just squeeze my ass? Or Flash forward (pun intended) a few months to this past Friday night at Philthy’s was it her dancing partner, the inebriated - two girls enter the bathroom as I wonder surfer wannabe? Too many questions, too if history would repeat itself, getting my little time and I’m already getting suggestive camera ready for documentation. The guy stares from a group of sultry goddesses to in front of me turns around, slowly slurring my right. Sigh. My good looks can be such a burden sometimes. By the end of the “Women, man…” What a virgin. After relieving myself, I cautiously night I was utterly exhausted from all the descend into the party zone in Philthy’s girls giving me their numbers and asking basement. A brief demographic assessment me to pass them to the nearby Brad Pitt confirms that almost everyone around me look-alike. I exit as the night winds down. Just is white and good looking. It feels good behind my friends, the ginger kid emerges, to fit in. Well, almost. The partygoers are pri- solo and sweaty (both likely due to earlier marily dressed in Abercrombie; with their dry-humping efforts.) Don’t sulk, buddy. popped collars, tanned skin and glossy hair, You’ve always got Palmela. So – would I recommend Philthy’s to they look positively fly. Donning Diesel and a fair complexion, I look like Euro someone who loves beer, hip-hop and steamy wo/men? Definitely. Just remember trash. Bummer. I awkwardly one-two-step on the dance- – arrive clean shaven. floor; damn lack of coat check! You’re probably thinking that coat check can’t possibly —Alexei Korotin have anything to do with one’s dancing, but I’d really like to see you try to look smooth

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Lifestyles of the warm and cheesy Forget Kraft Dinner; once you try this original, homemade mac and cheese, you’ll never turn back

The chilly days are upon us and while the bears prepare for their hibernation, a part of us yearns to slumber like them in peaceful tranquility. Unfortunately, a student life demands that we are awake, active, semi-stressed/aggravated throughout the winter and not sleeping much. But I’ll stop painting such a dreary picture. Unlike our mammalian counterparts, we humans do have an array of consolation prizes, and my focus of choice would be the enjoyment of comfort foods. I cannot image anything better than being warmed from the inside out by a hearty bowl of homemade mac and cheese. Forget Kraft Dinner — don’t even mention the name. Its runny-nosed sauce is an outrage to real upstanding mac and cheese dishes. Making your own macaroni and cheese is so rewarding, cost conscious and most of all, exponentially tastier than eating a store bought variety. With all this talk of enjoyment, to who should we credit the invention

of macaroni and cheese? There are many theories and there appears to be two front-runners. The first would be that a lady by the name of Elizabeth Raffald created the dish. It appeared in her book called “The Experienced Housekeeper,” published in 1769. Her rendition of the classic comprised of a béchamel sauce (a creamy white sauce) with cheddar, mixed with macaroni, sprinkled with Parmesan, then baked until bubbly and golden. However the other theory, and the one I like more, would include former American President Thomas Jefferson. If he wanted to, he could have added kitchen resourcefulness to his list of accomplishments. It appears food desires can drive anyone, in our case Jefferson, to go to great lengths to get what they want. The story is that when his Italian pasta machine failed to make an appearance on shipment day, he decided to build his own. He made the macaroni and instructed the cook put in “liberal” quantities of York cheddar and bake it as a casserole. This famous link was not the last mac and cheese would have: in 1933 Crayola created a “macaroni and cheese” crayon in honour of its trademark yelloworange hue. tli@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Barry: A new generation of entrepreneurship continued from page 18

The business side of the book is really interesting and gives encouragement to young people, especially students who strive for change. According to Barry, “Business can be a vehicle for social change … social issues aren’t a barrier to the bottom line; instead they can drive it.” Barry is emphatic about using business to create social change, but he is also honest in saying that business does contribute to many problems, especially social problems around the world such as “the manufacturing of clothing in overseas sweatshops and unethical labour.” Despite the negative effects, business can also help young people solve social problems especially students who have vision and passion to make the world a better place. Barry is insistent on the principle of the balanced contract, which advocates “social issues influence purchase choices, business can be a vehicle for social change and young people are in a great position to initiate the balanced contract. We, as young people have grown up aware of the world. We see diverse perspectives of international issues. We have been the most targeted market for most of our lives, and we have so much exposure

for themselves and their communities.” These organizations are readily accessible to students in University and can help start your entrepreneurial future. The University of Waterloo has come up with a unique experience for those who are interested in business and entrepreneurship. The Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CBET), was created to support, build on and expand the entrepreneurial initiatives at UW. Students have certain business pathways they wish to take and this program is unique, catering to individual’s goals. Check out www.newventurepathways. org for more information and contacts. Looking toward my own future, this book has given me great insights into my own future in business. I am a part of an entrepreneurial business, created by my boyfriend four years ago, called Mind Over Math. I am currently the Waterloo branch manager of the business and Barry’s book gave me much advice and inspiration for moving forward. I can be a part of this business and can be in school, and do both well. Since reading this book, I have been more active in seeking out advice form other business people, and I have attended networking events.

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If business is something that drives you, you shouldn’t shy away from it because of your age and apparent inexperience. to technology that communications and interactions become immediate to us. This translates into young entrepreneurs seeking change, and wanting that change Barry gives advice to socially responsible students and young entrepreneur “attend school; you don’t have to postpone running your business or give it up altogether. You can do both, and do both well.” He asks and answers questions about starting a business, and follows up these questions by asking and answering questions about running a business. Barry’s advice is helpful and it doesn’t just apply to his business model, he seeks to give advice to all young entrepreneurs who wish to shape a better world with their ideas. Those who have a passion, and wish to turn that passion into a socially responsible business, can turn to and learn from Barry’s ideas, “society needs more socially relevant enterprises. It needs more people making more changes. Address the problem that ignites your passion then start a business that seeks to right the wrong.” Even those who do not see themselves as future CEO’s can help to shape a brighter future. Barry instructs to, “Jump in. Act now.” Seek out companies that are doing their part to change the world. The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty with whom Barry worked to develop, uses real women as their models to promote their products while at the same time promoting a healthy body image for women and young girls. Other companies that promote a socially responsible business model can be found if you take the time to look. An incredible program that can get you involved with business while you’re in school is SIFE/ACE. SIFE(Students in Free Enterprise) “provides student teams with the opportunity to develop leadership, team building and communication skills by teaching the principles of free enterprise, and in turn, they are improving the quality of life and standard of living for millions of people.” ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship) “is a national charitable organization that is teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures

I have tried to be more proactive in thinking up marketing initiatives and have read more business books to gather more advice and inspiration for running a company. The book also helped me focus on customer service and a social cause. Mind Over Math began, not as a profit-driven company, but as a resource for students to excel in and even learn to love math. I believe in this company and Barry’s book has given me even more encouragement and inspiration. As students, we should not accept the conventional roles of impressionable youth, instead we need to take a stand against what we believe are social problem and work toward finding a solution. If business is something that drives you, you shouldn’t shy away from it because of your age and apparent inexperience. We should all gravitate either towards entrepreneurship or becoming involved in socially responsible businesses to ensure our future is bright. As Barry puts it, “I’m trying to do my part by working to change an industry that promotes a destructively narrow view of beauty. Other young entrepreneurs are creating their own vital businesses. You can do the same, addressing a number of issues that matter to you by making that your work. Together, we’ll create a world in which we all really want to live. We can fashion reality.” Ben Barry will be speaking about entrepreneurship and socially responsible businesses at Wilfrid Laurier in March 2008.

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Zoobombs go off in K-W

Japanese indie rock sensations, The Zoobombs, impressed an active but sparce audience at The Starlight. Keegan Tremblay reporter

The slogan on Matta’s shirt may have been lost in translation, but the indie-rock vibes resonating from The Zoobombs were understood with clarity. The band, hailing from Japan’s underground scene, is currently on a tour across Canada. The fourth October show they played was last Wednesday night in Waterloo at The Starlight. The Zoobombs are comprised of four members: Don Matsuo (lead guitar, lead vocals, proclaimed conductor), Matta (keyboard/synthesizer, back-up vocals), Pocky (bass guitar, back-up vocals) and Moo-stop (drummer).

Having heard only their recordings — primarily from their Myspace — I went to the show with low expectations but I left impressed. Aside from Pocky, each member had more than one solo, a stimulating arrangement that emphasized each instrument which is an idea generally avoided in today’s mainstream rock show. Branching from North America’s mainstream rockshow in another way, one possible weakness of the band may have been their inability to sing or speak much English. The fan following seemed to be understanding of this, however, and the band did well to overcome any language barriers sinply by playing their instruments. The apex of the night was a unique transi-

tion lead by the highly energetic Don Matsuo. Finishing his riff to close a song, he walked over to Matta and mashed the keyboard with his hand. Holding the ugly note, he laid his head down along the top of the keyboard and proceeded to play. Joined by Matta, the two turned the duet into a powerful song incorporating the whole band and their instruments. While The Zoobombs let a few songs get away from them at points, overtaken by less impressive and more traditional noisy rock-haze, they were certainly worth the $8 ticket. The Starlight venue, located in uptown Waterloo, was a good enough host. Designed with an eye-catching retro theme, The Starlight provided a welcoming atmosphere for both

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the band and its listeners. The stage was put together in simple fashion with a red curtain background and a few flashing, rotating lights. Although the lead singer did have to point to his microphone and then the roof mid-song before he obtained his ideal sound level, the only notable issue with the house was attendance. The show ended in true rock fashion with the band returning for an encore. Don Matsuo rounded it out by dropping his guitar on the ground, thrashing aside the backstage curtain and walking off, leaving his band on stage to wind things down. The quietest Zoobomb, Pocky, then proceeded to shut off the stale after noise of the band’s amps and thanked the audience, who stood whistling and cheering.

A bris to forget cliché Toronto play something to kvetch about Shaun Slipetz reporter

“I’m not one of those bank-owning, economycontrolling, world-dominating Jews,” the IrishCatholic Chris O’Connell, masquerading as a Jew, proudly proclaims to an aggravated Adam Lipschitz, his old high school buddy and a bona fide Jew. This is but one example of the stereotypedriven humour that falls flat in actor-turned-director Avery Saltzman’s Canadian adaptation of Jewtopia, currently playing at the Diesel Playhouse in Toronto until December 1. Jewtopia is the story of the charming Gentile Chris (played by Canadian Idol’s roving reporter David Kerr) who desperately wants to be a Jew in order to find a nice Jewish girl so that he “never has to make another decision as long as he lives.” At a rockin’ young Jewish singles mixer, Chris bumps into Adam (played by Second City comedy

veteran Matt Baram), a clumsy Jew looking for a nice Jewish girl to marry in order to make his devoutly Jewish parents happy. Recognizing the mutual benefits of combining forces, the two make a pact and embark on an adventure together to help each other land Jewish lasses. The jokes in Jewtopia cover the typical gauntlet of Jewish pokes and prods — Jews making fun of Jews on themes such as circumcision and bar mitzvahs. There are no new comedic ideas in the play — only clichéd, recycled one-liners. The first half of Jewtopia is a two-man show: Chris and Adam catch up, converse and concoct a plan. They are alone, except for the audience, whom actors Kerr and Baram more or less make into another character in the play. When asking a question or cracking a joke, they look and gently gesture to the audience, as if to try to trigger a response or a chuckle. It’s an unsettling feeling watching actors break briefly out of role, and it is a detrimental reminder

to the audience that they are attending a performance and not immersed in the real thing. This, however, does not surprise: Kerr is accustomed to interacting with fans on Canadian Idol and Baram is an improv comedy veteran used to working closely with a live audience. Kerr and Baram, though, have been well cast together. They gel. Baram naturally plays the humble, petite Jew; Kerr is suited to energetically play the loud, large gentile, and he plays him well even if he does suffer from a case of overactingitis. Kerr shines when he jumps into his alter ego, his father — a macho, loud-mouthed, take-no-shitfrom-nobody, high-ranking U.S. navy officer. In addition, scenic designer Graham Maxwell does a commendable job in designing a simple, blue stage setting. The scenes are smoothly changed when the three set blocks are spun around and rearranged on the stage. While the first half falls flat because of its lame writing and suspect acting, the second half of Jewtopia breathes some

fresh air into the theatre. In particular, the addition of actress Jeanie Calleja in a variety of roles ranging from a sadistic Hispanic nurse to a series of horrendous first-time Jewish dates gives the audience a reason to stick around. In a far more dynamic stage environment than the two-man first half, the second half centres on a vibrant Passover dinner scene with seven players from three generations all on the stage at once. Without spoiling the ending, let it be said that there is thick dramatic tension created when Adam arrives with his shishka (non-Jewish) girlfriend and sits sandwiched at the dinner table between her and his own mother. However, Jewtopia is a comedy, so it should make you laugh, right? But the humour falls flat time and time again. It’s clichéd. It’s gimmicky. The play’s characters all sing and dance to a hiphop song called “We’re All Jews Now.” Need I say more? So save your cash for the next bris you’re invited to.

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Drawn into the music Music is almost always an inspiration to artists of all types, including comic artists. You’ve probably noticed it yourself; if not yourself, you may have friends who work more efficiently when you’ve got a soundtrack behind you (like Miss Gaetano mentioned in last week’s science section). But in the world of comics and cartoons, when does music become not just an inspiration, but also an entity of the creation? One example of such is the form of early cartoon musicals. Cartoons like the musical films of the Walt Disney Classics collection, as well as the early Looney Tunes library, are what I’m talking about. Many of us grew up with these classic cartoons, so there’s no real reason to dive too deeply into describing the topic. Although, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, ask a hardcore cartoon fan, and she will tell you almost everything! Despite the fact that it all began with simple animated shorts using royalty-free music for the soundtrack, these cartoons were able to expand into a huge phenomenon, later developing into high-budget animated full-length features. They grab emotion, feelings that we wouldn’t usually consider at first glance, and the type of song used can totally change the feeling of the cartoon’s scenes. Take the intro scene of The Lion King, for example. The tribal-sounding song “The Circle of Life” (www.youtube.com/

watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc) is playing in the background, with the scene slowly forming with shade disappearing from the sunrise, and the animal kingdom all move to one direction. They hear of this one epic child being born into the hierarchy of lions, a kid they don’t even know, and they come to pay their respects. Now, imagine that same scene with a different song in the background. Think of the Benny Hill ending theme (www.youtube. com/watch?v=spz8_rpE0e0). Now put that playing in the background of the same Lion King introduction. The scene’s not so epic now is it? Well, unless you mean “epically hilarious.” Music, even during the times when animators got it for dirt cheap, was carefully chosen based on the animation being made (or vice versa). Music can even become a literary theme within comics. There are some more recent examples of such, like Jeph Jacques’ Questionable Content (www.questionablecontent.net). It thrives on music. Though it’s an indie-rock sitcom-like comic, QC holds a ton of musical references to video game music, house tracks, European metal and even movie themes like the main theme of Indiana Jones by John Williams. Other comics you can check out with a music theme include Edwitch, by Josh Rosen (www.edwitch.com) and the recent chapter of Sarah Zero, by Ace Plughead (www.sarahzero.com). Sometimes, comics can even be drawn into music. Some bands I listen to both have different flavours in music they share one thing in common: a bond with a successful comic artist or look. Jamie Hewlett, the character co-creator and designer of the band Gorillaz, is also the creator of the cult-favourite Tank Girl

comics. The age-old Canadian favourite duo, Prozzak were also animated, both in a very Japanese-influenced style. One of my newer favourite bands is Menomena, an indie band from Oregon, and is known for their friendship with Craig Thompson, writer/artist of my favourite comics of all time, Blankets. He’s helped the band quite a bit, designing the trippy album artwork for their 2007 album, Friend and Foe, and he recently toured with Menomena during their recent European tour, drawing illustrations and sketches on the set’s backdrop during the performances! To end off, I’ll share with you some music artists that I listen to that inspire my drawing of comics: Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand... and the composer of the Benny Hill ending theme. ptrinh@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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UPCOMING Thursday, October 25, 2007 The WWLHIN Board welcomes the public to attend its meetings, 7 to 9 p.m. For info call 519-822-6208 ext 212 or Kate.Borthwick@lhins.on.ca. Silverlight Tech Briefing with Jamie Wakeam, ISV Tech Advisor, Microsoft – learn about the next generation of .NET media experiences and rich interactive web applications. Seminar is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Accelerator Centre, 295 Hagey Blvd., (UW), Waterloo. Tuesday, October 30, 2007 An evening of interaction and enlightenment featuring accomplished women in leadership positons, from 5 to 8 p.m., Accelerator Centre, Main Foyer, 295 Hagey Blvd., (UW), Waterloo. For info 519-513-2414 or kspiess@infusionangels.com. Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Women’s Crisis Services is holding a presentation with keynote speaker Robert Alexander at 5:30 p.m. at St. George Banquet Hall. RSVP Shelly. Friesen@wcswr.org or 519-653-2289 ext 239. Thursday, November 1, 2007 UW Speech Communication invites you to the seventh annual Career Night, with keynote speakers, world cafe and much more from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in South Campus Hall, Festival Room. Free event. Friday, November 9, 2007 2007 Impact Leadership Conference. Learn, participate and network with accomplished and future business leaders. Ends on Sunday November 11, 2007. Apply at http://conference. impact.org.

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Hockey season blasts off

Richard Lu

With many new, quality recruits added to the already stacked varsity hockey roster, the Warriors have high expectations for the 2007-2008 season.

Hockey: season starts with two huge wins continued from cover

The Mustangs opened the scoring just 48 seconds into the game thanks to a Ryan Hare goal. The Warriors were not discouraged; they

rallied to tie the game late in the first period. Corey Fraser and David Edgeworth both scored after that to give the Warriors a 3-1 victory. Jimmy Bernier was solid between the pipes for the Warriors, turning aside 27 of 28 shots he faced. The Warriors traveled to Brock University on Sunday for an afternoon game. This was the Warriors’ third game in five nights, but if they were feeling any fatigue they did not show it. Doug Spooner opened the scoring for the Warriors at the nine-minute mark of the first period with assists going to Kyle Sonnenburg

Solid start at Naismith for women David Klaponski sports editor

The Waterloo women’s basketball team started their 2007-2008 campaign this past weekend with the inaugural Naismith Basketball Tournament. Though the team only won one game out of three, the games were all close and the team now has a lot of experience to go on for the start of the regular season. In the first game, the Warriors faced off against a tough University of Quebec at Montreal team. The game was tied at half 29-29, but the UQAM team pushed hard in the second half to overcome a 39-31 deficit and took the game 66-58. The second game saw the Warriors win their first game under new head coach Christin Mackenzie-Dickenson. The Warriors won in overtime

against the Trinity Western Spartans from British Columbia, 57-48. The final game, which may have decided the tournament champions, had the Warriors play the St. Francis Xavier X-Women. After a tight opening half, the score was tied at 22-22. The second half was a different story and the dominant St. FX team took the lead and held off a fierce Warrior offensive attack. The Warriors finished the tournament 1-2 and although they did not win the tournament, they played well and have learned a lot from their games at the Naismith Classic. This weekend, the Warriors go to Alberta for some more preseason action in preparation for the start to the season November 2nd. dklapons@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

and Chris Ray. The Badgers stormed back scoring the next two goals to take a 2-1 lead. Sonnenburg tied the game with 12 minutes left in the second period. Jordon Brenner gave the Warriors the lead four minutes later, allowing the Warriors to head to the second intermission with a 3-2 lead. Maybe it was fatigue or the pressure of playing with the lead, but the Warriors came out a bit flat and the Badgers played the third period like they had nothing to lose. They scored three minutes into the period to tie the game, then tallied two more to secure

a 5-3 victory. The Badgers out-shot the Warriors 11-9 in the third period of Sundays game. Despite their road loss in St. Catherines, the Warriors have to very upbeat about how their season began. They have averaged four goals per game thus far this season. The Warriors will put their 2-1 record on the line when they travel to Lakehead to take on the always dangerous Thunderwolves. Lakehead has yet to lose a game this season. The Warriors’ next home game is Friday, October 26, versus Windsor.

Men’s basketball Men’s soccer team team still gelling miss out on playoffs Tom Ellis

staff reporter

Brody Hohman reporter

The Warriors may have lost all three of their games at the 40th annual Naismith Classic this past weekend, but there isn’t a sense of panic just yet. Friday night the Warriors lost a hard fought battle with the Calgary Dinos 83-76 before losing to the University of Toronto 76-53 the next night. The tournament came to a close Sunday afternoon when Waterloo lost a nail-biter to McMaster 65-62.

For the fifth time this season, the men’s varsity soccer team lost by a solitary goal. On each occasion, spectators see the improvements the team makes, yet without the results to accompany them. The defeat on Sunday October 14 to Guelph ended any hopes of making the playoffs this season, yet there are plenty of positives to take into the last two games of this season and into the next. The match was highly entertaining with tit for tat attacks and counterattacks. Both teams

see BASKETBALL, page 31

see SOCCER, page 30

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All aboard the Rockie Mountain Express Community Editorial They’ve won 21 of their last 22 games. They swept their divisional series three games to none, and then proceeded to dismantle their opponent in the league series, capturing the pennant in just four games. No, they are not the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox. They are the Colorado Rockies, folks, and for the first time in their 15-year history they are headed to the World Series behind one of the most amazing late season runs ever. For baseball and sports fans in general, there is nothing that captivates us more than the sight of long shot underdogs succeeding against all expectations. Consider this: • • •

This is a team that was nine games under .500 in May. This a team that was on the outside fringes of the playoff race heading into September. This is a team that was four and a half games back of the final playoff spot with nine games left to play.

This is a team that was two games back with two games to play. • This is a team that was down two runs in the 13th inning of the wildcard tie-breaker game, and came back to win it the bottom of the inning on a dramatic play at the plate. This is really the stuff that cheesy sports movies are made of. In an interview with ESPN, outfielder Ryan Spillbrough concured with the mindboggling nature of this run. “It’s a far-fetched story; it sounds like the kind of bedtime story you tell your five-year-old son when he wants to hear a fairy tale.” Remember the movie Major League and the countless others like it. A lovable group of no name rag-tags overcome on-field and off-field hardships and win it all despite being doubted by all the experts. The story of the Rockies is the quintessential inspirational sports movie. They haven’t had a winning season in seven years and they’ve never won more than 83 games in a season. Even their big name players, Todd

Helton, Matt Holliday and Jeff Francis are unknown outside of Colorado. To complete the sports fairytale quadfecta, the Rockies need to walk off the field in Game 7 of the World Series to the resonance of a slowclap applause from the opposing team’s fans. For the passive watcher to really get into a game on the tube, it either needs to be your favourite team playing or you need some kind of compelling narrative. With the Yankees gone from the post-season, we won’t be so lucky to as to hear the FOX sports announcers gush over the dreaminess of Derek Jeter and his brilliant jump throws for the umpteenth time. Instead we will hear a million sports clichés spouted about the underdog Rockies and their miracle run. So it may be best to turn the volume down when watching the Rockies head for destiny. Nevertheless, if you loathe the evil empire-lite Boston Red Sox and are indifferent to the Cleveland Indians, it’s time to join the growing Rockies bandwagon.

Men’s Hockey OUA Standings

Women’s Hockey OUA Standings

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Football OUA Standings Ottawa Laurier Queen’s Guelph McMaster Waterloo Western Windsor York Toronto

GP 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

W 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 0

L T OTL PTS 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 12 2 0 0 10 3 0 0 8 3 0 0 8 4 0 0 6 3 0 1 6 5 0 0 4 6 0 0 2 7 0 0 0

Saturday, October 13 Waterloo 0 at Queens 45 Waterloo Queen’s

Far West Division

GP W L T OTL PTS Western 4 3 1 0 0 6 Waterloo 3 2 1 0 0 4 Lakehead 2 2 0 0 0 4 Windsor 2 0 2 0 0 0 Laurier 2 0 2 0 0 0

Friday, October 12 Western 1 at Waterloo 3 Waterloo Western

Next Game: Oct 20, 2007 VS Western @ University Stadium

Waterloo Brock

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GP Guelph 5 York 5 Windsor 5 Toronto 4 Western 5 Laurier 3 Queen’s 5 Waterloo 4 UOIT 5 Brock 5

W 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0

Men’s Soccer OUA Standings

L T OTL PTS 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 7 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 5 0 0 0

West Division York Western Brock Laurier Windsor Guelph Waterloo McMaster

Monday, October 15

Laurier Waterloo

1st 2nd 3rd Total 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0

Women’s Rugby OUA Quaterfinal Playoffs

Waterloo 3 at Brock 5

Attendance: 100

Laurier 4 at Waterloo 0

1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1

Sunday, October 14

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 9 14 0 45

Saturday, October 13

1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 2 0 3 1 1 3 5

McMaster 15 at Waterloo 32

GP W L T PTS 14 11 1 2 35 12 8 1 3 27 13 6 4 3 21 12 6 4 2 20 12 5 6 1 16 13 4 7 2 14 12 1 9 2 5 12 1 10 1 4

Women’s Soccer OUA Standings West Division

GP W York 14 13 McMaster 12 5 Brock 13 5 Laurier 12 5 Western 12 4 Guelph 13 4 Waterloo 12 4 Windsor 12 0

L T PTS 1 0 39 3 4 19 4 4 19 4 3 18 5 3 15 6 3 15 6 2 14 11 1 1

Sunday, October 14

Waterloo 1 at Guelph 2

Brock 1 at Waterloo 3

Scoring Summary 1st Half Guelph – Nieuwland 20:00 Guelph – Serpe 42:00 2nd Half Waterloo – Murphy 55:00

Scoring Summary 1st Half Brock – Southgate 28:00 2nd Half Waterloo – Deloyer 49:00 Waterloo – Hope 52:00 Waterloo – Chadwick 75:00

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Jimmy Bernier - Hockey

Diane Kelly - Rugby

Jimmy Bernier, a 2nd year history student from Baie-Comeau, Quebec, came up huge for Warrior hockey this past week in the teams first three games of the 2007/08 regular season. Bernier was instrumental in the Warriors 6-2 win over rival Laurier, and 3-1 win over Western. Despite a 5-3 loss on Sunday to the Brock Badgers, Bernier played strong, keeping the Warriors close. In total Bernier made 83 saves on 90 shots which is good enough for a .922 save percentage and a 2.33 goals against average..

Diane Kelly, a fifth year science student from Ripley, Ontario, was influential in Warrior Rugby’s 32-15 OUA quarter final win over the visiting McMaster Marauders. Kelly dominated the Marauders on both sides of the ball with timely tackles defensively and scoring 4 tries, two of which came in the second half breaking the game open for the Warriors. With the win the Warriors now advance to the OUA semi-finals next week against Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.

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Marauders blown away by Warriors Tom Ellis staff reporter

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The Warriors storm down the field in their OUA quarter-final against Mac.

There are great expectations that the 20072008 season will be the best in the women’s varsity rugby team’s history. For a third successive season they are in the playoffs, and head coach Eric Ciezar is convinced that his team can “improve on last years bronze medal in the OUA playoffs and finish in the top two provincially.” Those that braved the icy wind on Saturday, October 13, were treated to a dominant display by a rampant Warrior side who has lost just once this season. A strong wind combined with the low temperature before kickoff meant problems for both sides, but having beaten McMaster comfortably in the first game of the season by 12 points, The Warriors were confident they could reach the semi-finals. The game started well for the Warriors after winning a critical coin toss as McMaster is known for favouring a kicking game. This allowed UW to make the tactical decision to play against the wind in the first half. A clean catch from the kickoff by the Waterloo forwards was the basis for an early attack where the ball was recycled well and spread wide, allowing winger Caitlin Martin to score in the corner. The oncoming wind meant there was no chance to add to the points tally with a conversion. A lack of discipline from a flustered McMaster side saw them concede penalty after penalty due to constant pressure form the Warriors during the opening 20 mintues. McMaster finally gained possession of the ball, using it well before equalizing with a well worked try. The game was not tied for long as Diane Kelly broke through the McMaster defence to score a stunning individual 40-yard try. At the break the match

was delicately poised at 10-5 with both sides looking threatening on the attack. The second half began with one score each before McMaster’s constant indiscipline around the ruck led to one of their players receiving a 10-minute “sin bin” penalty. The one player advantage was seized upon by UW with both Kellys, Lisa and Diane scoring five points and a conversion. At 27-10 the match was over in a competitive sense, yet there was more entertainment for the spectators as each side notched up a tie a piece leaving the final score 32-15. Speaking to Imprint following his team’s pressive victory, coach Ciezar said, “We

“This week in training we focused on ball retention and we did that well today.” — UW rugby Coach Eric Ciezar needed to win the toss, and we did. This week in training we focussed on ball retention, and we did that well today.” He added, “In the second half we used the wind to our advantage, but we could have used it more.” After scoring four impressive tries the Imprint women’s varisty rugby player of the week goes to Warriors captain Diane Kelly, who lead by example throughout the match. The Warriors will attempt to claim a place in the OUA final on the road against Trent on Friday, October 19, with kickoff at 7pm. tellis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Soccer: Men’s team fails to make playoffs for the second straight year continued from page 27

started strongly, yet the Warriors found themselves 2-0 down at halftime following a simple unmarked header followed by a spectacular curling shot into the top corner. The second half began as the first one ended — with both teams attacking. A penetrating pass from the left flank allowed Jimmy Murphy to head home giving the Warriors hope of a comeback. On several occasions, UW came close to an equalizer, no more so than when Murphy broke free and accelerated towards goal. A

cynical challenge from behind by the last man saw Guelph reduced to 10 men with 15 minutes on the clock. Despite the number of free kicks, corners and long throws the Warriors could not find a way to beat the Guelph defence. When they finally did with another header, it was disallowed for a foul on the goal keeper, much to the disappointment of the players. Eric Aguib missed a clear cut chance to steal a point with only a few minutes remaining, yet the ball trickled agonisingly past the wrong side of the post.

Speaking after the match, coach Peter Mackie was upbeat despite the loss, repeating that “it’s not a bad side despite the record this season. They play with plenty of spirit.” He added that, at “next weekend’s game against Windsor we will try to get a result, and I want to introduce some young players.” The final matches of the season see the Warriors travel to Western and Windsor playing to ensure they do not end up bottom of the league. tellis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

High hopes for Warrior women

Richard Lu

The women’s basketball team now has high hopes for the rest of their season after a positive start in the Naismith Classic.

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Football team drops fourth straight game to Golden Gaels David Klaponski sports editor

Richard Lu

Warrior forward Eric Aguib fights off a sliding McMaster player.

The Warriors football team lost its fourth straight game on the weekend to Queens University 45-0. They now move into the final week of the season tied with the Western Mustangs at a 3-4 record who they play this weekend. The winner of Saturday’s game most likely will face off against Queen’s in the first round of the playoffs. Luckily for the Warriors, they are playing at home and though the

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crowds have not been that large so far this season, it’s a far better venue for them than playing away from home in London. The Mustangs of the Andy Fantuz days are over and the Warriors really have a good chance of winning this weekend. Catch the game versus the Mustangs on Saturday on national television (The Score, local cable channel 53) at 1:00 p.m. or show up to the game and help cheer the Warriors on. dklapons@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Basketball: Warrior men drop all 3 continued from page 27

But the theme of the weekend, as Warrior cocaptain Dan White points out, was chemistry: “Our offence is pretty young. We’re trying to get our chemistry and timing ready for the regular season.” And that young offence got plenty of chances to see the floor this weekend as Kieswetter consistently went ten deep into his bench, as promised, including inserting some youth into the starting line up. The response was especially good from second year guard Jordan Hannah, and first year guard Cam McIntyre who was named to the tournament all-star team. Hannah drained 21 points in 17 minutes against Calgary and 10 points in 16 minutes against UofT before playing just six minutes against McMaster. Hannah was also 5 of 7 from three point range over the weekend. Now in his second year the Warriors will need Hannah to provide consistent offence to help ease the scoring load for the rest of the team. Looking to bring more scoring to the mix all season is McIntyre. After hitting just one shot in 17 minutes against Calgary, McIntyre went off, scoring 16 points against Toronto and 26 against McMaster. In those two games he was 9 of 19 from three point range and 16 of 23 from the floor, including a late firsthalf run against McMaster where he scored 13 of the Warriors last 15 points. McIntyre seems to have a knack for the big shot and isn’t afraid to take it, which bodes well for the Warriors, who have lacked a pure scorer in recent years. “I’m looking to do everything, but scoring is a big part of my game,” adds McIntyre after the gut-wrenching loss to McMaster. The question now becomes

can the young guards, along with other young Warriors Luke Kieswetter and Tim Rossy put it all together on a consistent basis? “It’s a learning experience; it takes time,” pointed out White. “It just takes more practice, and getting into games.” And that is what Naismith and the rest of the exhibition season is all about for the Warriors. More important than exhibition wins is the progress of the youth and the team as a whole. And there were other good signs apart from the young scoring. Alan Goodhoofd looked like a man possessed, playing with great energy. He grabbed 30 rebounds over the weekend including 13 against McMaster and 11 against Calgary. Sinclair Brown also displayed his all around game with some excellent passing alongside solid rebounding and scoring, while Matt Hayes also crashed the boards and provided some key defensive stops. This team toughness on both the glass and the defensive end was the other area of concern for the Warriors, and while not perfect this weekend it looked good. Add in the talents of Dave Burnett, Dan White and Ben Frisby and this year’s version of Warriors basketball looks like a team with all the tools to become a competitive team in the OUA. Making this exhibition season an important one for the coming together of the young Warriors, who make their next stop this Saturday night at Sheridan College, with a 7:30 p.m. game time. So while going 0-3 at your own tournament is not good, it’s not all that bad either. And for those wondering whether the new FIBA rules played any factor in the losses: “Nope,” White quickly shot down, “We’ve adjusted.”

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Matt Hayes battles a McMaster defender down low in the paint

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On the brink Women’s varsity soccer team only five points out of second place, but are sitting precariously in seventh, one point out of the playoffs Tom Ellis staff reporter

After a recent run of bad results which had threatened to end their season early, the women’s varsity soccer team responded in emphatic fashion taking all three points in a must win game against Guelph. The result sees them only a point off sixth place and a playoff spot, with a game still in hand. With only one match again this weekend the pressure was on to record a win, not only to get into the playoffs but also to ensure they get a favourable draw. The players responded by keeping possession for the first 25 minutes, but as has happened often this season a defensive mix up between the goal keeper and her defenders lead to a freak goal. The long ball

came in and the goalkeeper was unable to gather the ball; she could only watch as the ball bounced over everyone in the area into the goal. There was no response before halftime, and if the result had stayed that way their playoff hopes would have been out of their hands. At halftime things had to change, so head coach Peter Mackie fiddled with the formation, going from the defensive 4-5-1 to a more attacking 3-4-3. Within 12 minutes the gamble had paid off with the Warriors taking a 2-1 lead with goals from Danielle Deloyer and Tara Chadwick. The two crucial goals settled the team and the victory was completed late in the game when Laura Hope tucked the ball away. After the match coach Peter Mackie told Imprint that “today was a must win game, and we needed maximum points. Unfortunately we conceded a freak goal and needed to change things at half time.” Referring to the change in formation he added that “it was a risky gamble but it worked. Guelph just didn’t adjust to the changes and within 12 minutes we were 2-1 up.” This weekend sees the Warriors face Western and Windsor away on October 21 and 22 respectively. They’ll be needing maximum points to finish with a chance of getting a bye in the first round of the playoffs. tellis@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Warrior forward Danielle Deloyer falls over a sprawling Laurier goalkeeper. Laurier sit 4 points up on UW with 18 points.

UW athletics is more than just varsity sports Fixing Sports David Klaponski sports editor

Waterloo isn’t a sports school! If you want to get excited about athletics, the University of Waterloo is the wrong place to be. That seems to be the common response on campus to people with whom I’ve spoken about this issue. Waterloo is known not for its athletics programs, but for its academics. People go to Waterloo to learn and not to play games. However, many people argue, myself included, that a strong body equals a strong mind. A world renowned math faculty, a top level engineering program and a top Maclean’s Magazine ranking have done much to help undermine the sports programs at Waterloo. Some might argue that a lack of funds or alumni support are critical factors to the reasons why the University of Waterloo isn’t also a world renowned athletics university, but this week marks the start of a series of interviews which will try to attack the very heart of that theory. Over the coming weeks, I will be interviewing a series of people involved with athletics at the University of Waterloo and trying to figure out the problem. First, I need to know if the theory is true; if the University of Waterloo is indeed lacking in the athletics department compared to its other world famous fields. Secondly, if anyone would know

how to fix the problem and develop UW athletics into a world class program, it would be the people closely involved with the athletics department. This week we talked with UW student Jess Voll. Jess is an honours arts student. A wellness co-ordinator at UW, Jess has worked all over campus, including the satellite campus in Cambridge. She takes care of the monthly Campus Rec Fit Fix newsletter and helps organize the personal trainers on campus at both CIF and the PAC. Personally, I didn’t even know we had a gym in Cambridge. “It’s a small hotel-gym sized fitness centre and I co-ordinated the fitness programs and wellness programs there with the UW architecture students,” said Voll, who also added that the gym barely got used. “None of [the architecture students] worked out and there was no usage of the facilities,” continued Voll. “Wellness is all about mind-body harmony: physically, emotionally and intellectually.” I guess it makes sense. I remember my first year living with a couple of architecture students who would come home at 1 a.m. and leave at 8 a.m. in the morning. I never saw them work out once and one of them still has my gray suede sports coat. “There is definitely a work-play discrepancy in terms of balance,” explained Voll. I press on for some answers and ask her what she thinks is the problem with athletics at Waterloo. The well-

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Wellness co-ordinator Jess Voll talks to a personal trainer at Columbia Ice Fields Gym. ness co-ordinator had some different answers than most, but maybe I should have expected them. She believes that, perhaps, athletics at UW should be more about balance and less about varsity sports. “Athletics is often synonymous with varsity sports, but maybe if people knew more about all the different kinds of clubs that athletics offers, then maybe they would have a better balance.” In closing, I asked Voll if she has a quick fix for the problem of the unbal-

anced wellness level of UW students. “Give us more snow days, more days off,” she answered I chuckled. That’s not happening anytime soon. “I don’t want to sound clichéd, but there’s pretty much something for everyone,” finished Voll. Maybe she’s right. Maybe there is nothing wrong with the UW athletics programs. Maybe they are alright? But if there isn’t a problem with the program, then wherein lies the rub? That is the question. This is the goal

of this series of stories. To find out the problems causing the undermined UW athletics program and attack the issue at its heart. If you have any ideas about why we don’t also have a world-renowned athletics program to go along with our world-renowned academics programs, please write in to the Sports editors of the Imprint. We would love to hear your comments. dklapons@imprint.uwaterloo.ca